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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-22
The Minnesota bows at Chicago. d

The Minnesota boys at Chicago. don't
seem to be causing much of sensation
but they are having good time never.
theless. Mr.. Davis. though he heat
General Washburn for delegateship, has
had an interruption in his flight to pallt.
ical glory. His hopes to succeed Hpn,
r. G. Evans as member of the national
committee are blasted, for the lively
Evans was reelected to that position.
Messrs. O'Brien for chairman and 3D.
wards for the resolutions committee will
discharge their duties faithfully.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-22
Pot Grown Strawberry Plants.

For the amateur, the pot grown straw
berry plant serves we'll There Is no
more risk of losing the plants than in
ordinary bedding plants These plants
are obtained. explains Prairie Farmer. as
the runners grow in summer. by sinking
two or three inch pots In the soil. on q
level with the surface. and fastening. by
a peg or stone u single runner over each
pot The roots strike into this. and a.
soon as the plant has become we'll estab
lished the runner is cut off. the pots
lifted and placed by themselves. where
they can have shade for few days and
the plant Is ready 10 be transplanted into
once and give a good crop the following
summer
Every one who has a garden should
grow a few strawberries When fresh
from the plant they are quite different
article from the very best that can b. Oh
tanned In the market The best way for
a small garden is TO make new planta
ton for fifty or q hundred plants every
year. and dig up an equal number of old
ones, after gathering the crop By be
ginning at one end Of the lot new soil can
be used for a number of years For anna
bouT use III lulo uOtuOd IuC IO"5 hCCu
be over two feet apart and the plants one
foot. 1t Is always best to depend upon
such varieties as have proved suitable for
the locality We have heard good reports
of the Sharpless from many sources Al
though not an attractive berry In appear
ance It is fine in quality One grower
says PLANT Of strong. healthy growth
and. when heavily MANFRED. prolific. !
find It requires but one thing beyond
keeping the ground free from weeds to
insure success, TO wit, liberal supply Of
fertilizers, with this 1t will succeed on all
soils, and without It will fail on any The
earth must be rich and heavily fertilized
also to have It do its best" The amateur
will find no difficulty in supplying this
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TUITION Is FREE
CYRUS NORTHROP, Ii. D., President.
Minueapolis. Mimi.
First ins. June Is; last ins. July 9.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the matter of the estate of Levi L. Houk,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons having
claims ana demands against the estate OF
Levi l.. Houk, late Of the county OF Blue
Earth deceased, that the Judge OF the Probate
adjust claims and demands against said estate
at his Office 10 the City Of Mankato in said
county, on the l4th day OF January, 1889, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon OF that day, and
that seven months from the date hereof have
been limited and allowed by said Probate
Court for creditors to present their claims.
Dated June ~ 1888.
Administrators OF the estate OF Levi u. Houk,
deceased
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Ex-WARDEN REED SUICIDES.

An Uns :eady Aim All That Saved Him
From INSTANT Death.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 1S.-At II O'Clock
Saturday morning ex Warden J. A. Reed
shot himself in the head with 3S-cal-
ibre revolver, at his residence at No. 1928
First avenue south. The ball entered
the left cheek, coming out near the right
ear and barely missing the brain. There
is a possibility his life may be spared.
Worry over the charges made against
him (from all of which he had, however,
been vindicated) had probably affected
him mind.
COMPARATIVELY COMFORTABLE.
A reporter who visited ex-Warden
Reeds residence late last night was met
at the door by DR.. w. III. Pratt. of Still
water, who was Mr.. Reeds family ply
stefan during his long residence at that
place, and was told by him that the
wounded man had rested very well
throughout the day and Is still much
more comfortable than could be expect
ed ueder the circumstances. The doc
tor said:
"Mr. Reed Is perfectly rational now
and we have great hope of being able to
save him. After the first shock there
has come comparatively safe period,
but there will come time in few days
that is full of danger"
The physicians have not permitted
anyone to talk to Mr.. Reed about his
attempt at suicide, and he has said moth
ing himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-22
Shipping Poultry to Market.

To meet the demands of the New York
market, the crops of turkeys and chickens
must be free from food or other substance,
hence poultry designed for that market
must be kept from food about twenty.
four hours before killing 1t is generally
conceded that all poultry is best killed by
cutting through the roof of the mouth to
the brain with sharp pointed knife. For
that market leave the head and legs on.
and do not draw" the entrails.
The advice has been given many times
not to pack poultry until it is entirely re-.
lieved of all animal heat. This is an i'm.
portant point. for birds packed before
they are cold are almost sure to spoil
For packing material clean dry wheat or
rye straw will be found preferable.
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In cultivating corn. 1t ought to be borne
in mind that the roots of the corn plant
run nearer the surface than those of
many other plants. and while there are
some advocates left for root pruning, the
great majority disapprove of cutting and
tearing corn roots Some years ago Pro
fessor Roberts. in a lecture delivered be
fore New York farmers club, explained
the effects of ordinary cultivation by
means of diagrams He remarked that Il
was common to begin cultivating at a
distance from the corn plants and to go
nearer and deeper as the stalks were bet
ter able to withstand the breaking of the
earth.
Fig | shows by the vertical marks the
young plant uninjured by the teeth: and
Fig the longer roots cut by the opera
ton.
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CoMFoRTABLE.
A Sound Legal opinion.

f. cambridge Munday Esq, County
Atty, Clay Co., Tex. says: "Have used
Electric Bitters with most happy results.
My brother also was very low with Ma
larial Fever and Jaundice, but was cured
by timely use of this medicine. Am sat
isfied Electric Bitters saved his life.'
Mr.. ID. ]. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds like testimony, saying: He
positively believes he would have died,
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off. as
well as cure all Malarial Diseases, and
for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Dis
orders iiands unequaled. Price Soc.
and 81. at ]. r. Jones' Drug Store.
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= AIPTRE
Lumber Company.
POSTS AND CORD WOOD.
Cor. Second and Mulberry SITS.
Cor. Second and Mulberry SITS


A Methodist church at Augusta held a
"hard boiled egg festival" for the purpose Of
raising money. Each lady attending was ex-
pected to bring hard boiled egg, the pro-
ceeds to go to the purchase of an organ.
The chief magistrate of justice court in
Jasper county, Ga, sits on a nail keg when
dealing out justice, and when case is given
to a jury the good men and true" are turned
in horse lot to make up their verdict,
An Austrian baron who desired to commit
suicide consulted a physician about COM
plant about his heart in order to find out
exactly where it was. He then fired five
shots into his body, aiming at his heart, and
they being unsuccessful, he blew his brains
out with one shot
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Died with Her Children.

At the recent fire at Vassar, Mich, a thor
oughbred female pointer, owned by Johr
Loss, had her kennel, in which were eight
puppies, under one of the burning buildings
With mother instinct the poor thing rar
back and forth from under the burning
building, mutely appealing for help, bu
none could be given, and rather than desert
her brood she died with them--Chicagc
Herald
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First ins. June 8; last ins. June 90.
IN PROBATE COURT.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF Blue
- Earth, in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Humphrey
Jones, deceased.
On reading and filing the petitions Of w. J.
Heliker F. Hartwick, Joseph Hartwick aud
irg Duel, representing that Humphrey Jones
deceased in his lite time by his contract in
writing agreed to sell and convey to these pc
titoners certain real estate In said petitions
desCrib upon the terms AMI conditions there
in stated. and that they have fully performed
for said real estate, and al e now entitled to q
conveyance thereof and praying that the exc
cutor of the last will and testament of the said
Humphrey jones deceased be authorized and
directed to convey the same TO them.
1t is therefore ordered, that all persons in
terested in said estate appear before the Judge
of this Court. ON the 24th day of July, A.
ID. 1888, at IL O'Clock i'm the forenoon of thai
day at the Probate Office in the city of Manka-
cause Of any there bel why the prayer OF said
petitioners should not be granted.
Ii IS further ordered, that copy of this or.
der shall be published for four successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the Man
kato FREE PRESS, a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato, in said county, the
last of which publications shall be at least
fourteen days before said day OF hearing, and
personally served on all persons interested in
fourteen days before said day of hearing, and
upon all other persons interested, according 10
law.
Dated June LIST, A. u. 1888.
BY the Court,
G. W. MEAD,
Judge of Probate of Blue Earth County, Min
nesota.
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His Had Ereak.

Bt. Louis Dame What' Have you re-
fused MIR De Goode, of Omaha Why ue
belongs to one of the best families IN tho
country, and was delighted at the prospect
OF a match between you
St Louis BELLE would have accented
him, but fortunately foi my future happiness
found him out in time. He did not really
love me, he was after my money
impossible The DE Goodies have always
been the soul Of honor
"You told me yourself. ma, that | should
not trust any sutton who appeared forgetful
OF my personal comfort under any circum-
stances"
Certainly"
"Well Mr. De Goode took me TO the opera
last night ana he hadn't a peanut in his
pocket Omaha World.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT
EVERY DAY MAT TIERS.

Diversity af Practice In Corn Culture.
How same OF the isiR Yields Have Been
Obtained The Way the Roots Of Corn
Plants Grow.
The diversity Of opinion that exists In
regard 10 the cultivation Of corn can. gen
orally speaking DO explained by all who
stop 10 consider the matter Take the
subject OF narrowing corn; some farmers
report absolute injury to their crops
therefrom others. equally trustworthy.
consider 1t cheap and at the same time
effective way OF cultivating their corn.
As with other questions. SO with this
one. circumstances must be considered In
determining It Experiments to decide
the benefits Of narrowing corn make II
appear that when the crop has been
planted on land not well prepared, har
rowing Is likely 10 do more damage than
benefit while on soil thoroughly pulver
lied and In good condition. the harrow
becomes a positive benefit. especially as
II admits OF earlier working of the young
plants than does the cultiVator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-22
ONYX In EenInnI,v

There has recently been discovered In
Southern Kentucky a very fino grade Of
onyx. Heretofore onyx has been found only
in Mexico The mineral is extensively used
for decorative purposes, and the discovery o.
" IN tho United States will tend 10 cheape,
It nrd extend Its use. Chicago Herald
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you. To proceed: we cruised some months
in the South sea, and took a number Of ships
One was privateer that had plundered
British Indiaman In the Southern ocean, and
had entered the South sea by New Holland.
This fellow was full of fine clothes, and had
some silver in her We took what we
wanted, and let her go with her people under
matches, her yards square, her helm amid
ships, and her cabin ON fire. Our maxim is:
NO witnessesr That Is the pirates philos-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-22
notice of Hearing of Application
for Liquor License.

Notice Is hereby given that there has been
filed in the Office of the Village Recorder ir
the village of Amboy, application for license
for the year from July LIST, 1885, to July 1st,
1889, according to the statute of 1878, chapter
10, in such case made and provided, and as
amended in section %, chapter II, 1887, as fol-
lows, to-wit:
e. Radtke place of business lot 49, block s,
Main street, front room, first floor.
The said application will be heard by the
Common Council on the end day of July at 8
O'Clock p. m. Any person may appear at the
time and place stated and object 10 the grant
ing of such license. and II IL shall appear TO
the Common Council empowered TO grant
such license, that the applicant has knowing
ly violated any of the laws OF the state, regu-
lating the liquor traffic or of the municipality
where such application is made within the
year preceding such application, or any law
relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors to
minors, habitual drunkards, or Incorporate
drinkers, after receiving notice forbidding
such sale within five years proceeding such APP
plication, such Common Council shall refuse
to grant the license,
Dated June 9Th 1888.
F. A. TIFFANY,
Village Recorder
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A Useful Device.

The useful device shown In the cut here
presented was originally described and H.
Illustrated in Rural New Yorker This de-
vice has been used with success in driv.
ing planks into the ground
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A little wooden box or trough cut ont
of a solid piece of wood was placed at the
top of the plank. as shawn in the cut, and
the mallet was pounded upon this, Thus
the plank was driven securely TO its place
and the top was comparatively uninjured.
Had the attempt been made TO drive the
planks with the ordinary mallet. the tops
would have been mashed and defaced
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-22

Governor Hill has signed bill author
izing the New York state dairy commits
sioner to appoint Eve expert butter and
cheese makers to visit factories and agri
cultural fairs and conventions to imparl
information thereat of the best methods
Of making butter and cheese
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Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given. that marked sealed
bids for the furnishing of all materials, erect
ing and completing on or before Nov. LIST, 1888
according to the plans, specifications and de-
tail drawings, the first story OF the new court
house of Brown county in the cityof New Ulm
including the lay ing OF the first story 50ists,
and further including or excepting from the
full completion of said first story, such parts
thereof as the architect may determine upon
as advisable and proper, will be received at
the county auditors Office of said county at
New Ulm, Minn., up to O'Clock p. m. on Jul,
24th, 1858, at which time and place the board OF
county commissioners will open and pass on
the bids herein called for. The basement of
said building is now In course OF construction
and will be completed In due time. Separate
bids will also be received at said time and
place for the furnishing OF all materials, cree
ton and completion of the whole building.
The plans and specifications of said building
can be seen ut said auditors Office and at the
office of the architect, Mr.. Carl e. Struck, l2s
Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Mtnn., who will
also furnish all other necessary Information
rs to the said first story of the building. The
successful bidder will be required TO enter into
a good and Sufficient bond 10 be approved by
said board for the good, proper and faithful
of his contract The board re-
serves the right TO reject any and all bids.
Dated New Ulm, Mimi, May 3oth, 1883.
BY order of the Board OF County Commits
sioners. Z. g. KOCH,
SITS Chairman.
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A1thor Of "The Wreck of the Grosuenor,"
"Jactss Coartship," my Watch Be
lotU. "'Ths Lady Mad Etc.
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oucnly eouinned road I'm nIinais wiseonsin
Iowa, Missouri Minnesota and Dakota.
~ e. the Hest Direct kessfe Aefsreen
west, Southwest aud For Wesf.
For maps, time tables, rates OF passage aud
freight, ETC., apply to the nearest station agent
RAILWAY, or TO any Railroad Agent any
r. MILLER A. ". II. CARPENTER
Gen'l Manager. Genn Pass. and Ticket AGt
J. +. TUCKER, GRO. H. HRAFFORD,
Asst Gen'l Manager. Aes't GENT Pass. AEt
MILWAUKEE,, WBCoNsIH.
IN For information in reference to Lands
and Towns owned by the CHICAGO, MIL
WAUKEE q ST. PAUL RAILWAY CON-
PANY, write to H. HAUGAN, Land Commits.
sioner Milwaukee. Wisconsin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-22
THE LIGHTNING
GRUBBING MACHINE

The Most Powerful, Durable, Cheapest and
Handiest Grubbing Machine in the Market.
Horses are now doing the work. No digging
down or stalking to set this machine. Two or
more ordinary trees can be drawn out at the
same time. Come and see these mochines at
work, and If you buy will pay your railroad
fare both ways, or send for illustrated circu-
lars to G. ID. EDWARDS,
Albert Lea, Mimi,
Manufacturer of Ditching, Grabbing and Well
Drilling Machines. 5lml
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SOME DOCTORS
'THE UNIVF RSITI
OF MINNESOTA

OF MINNESOTA
was established by the constitution of the
state and is endowed by the General Govern
ment, being part Of the State system Of pub
lie instruction.
OPEN TO BOTH SEXES.
The following Courses of Study are offered;
Regular College Courses.
Se,en.mc' .. .''' '......... ?
Civil Engineering, leading to degree. :. b. c. E.
Mechanical Engineering, leading to
Electrical Engineering. leading to de
Architecture, leading to degree. B: a rch.
Agriculture, B. AgI.
Medicine and Surgery. leading to degree M d.
Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery,
Dentistry, leading to degree... ID. ID. s..
The Graduate Department offers courses
leading to the Masters degree and Phi. d.
Special Courses.
The school of Agriculture offers two
ENGLISH HS
to meet the wants of farmers sons.
The school OF Practical Me, hanics and De-
sign" offers courses in shop work, Gincluding
wood, iron and metal worklng), Industrial
Freehsnd and Mechanical Drawing; Wood
Carving and Designing.
In the College OF Science, Literature and
Arts, persons OF mature years and Judgment
are admitted to pursue, under direction OF the
Faculty, studies selected from the regular
courses.
LAW SCHOOL.
The Department of Law will be opened In
September. Two years course. A large corps
of Lecturers and Instructors, eminent in the
profession, has been secured,
MEDICINE,
The Department OF Medicine will be opened
I'm October. This department consists OF the
College of Nc dicine and Surgery, the College
of Homeopathic Meicdine and Surgery and the
College of Dentistry. Three years course.
TUITION Is FREE
Except in these two strictly professional de-
partments,
The total number of professors, Instructors
and lecturers, IN all departments, is l04.
Next year opens September 9Th, 1888.
Catalogue, containing full information, will
be sent to all persons who apply for 1t.
Address
CYRUS NORTHROP, Ii. D., President.
Minneapolis, Mimi.
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-srBscRIBE FOR THE
FRIED PRESS,
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was established by the constitution of the
state and is endowed by the General Govern
ment, being part Of the State system of pub
lie instruction.
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The Department OF Medicine will be opened
I'm October. This department consists OF the
of Homeopathic Meicdine and Surgery and the
College of Dentistry. Three years course.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-15
sHorauNs FOR CLUBS

when the Ammunition Was Exhausted-
Four Wheeling Men in Jail for Murder
WAsHrSoroN,P p A., ,Sept.8.-Frenk Riddle,
Adam Shaeffer, John Rust and Peter Cross,
Of Wheeling, were lodged in Jail here to-
day charged with the murder Of Adam
Staub at Taylorstown last evening. They
were under the influence Of liquor, and
when some small boys jeered them, left
their wagon and challenged a crowd of
men to a fight. The challenge was not ac-
cepted, whereupon one of the Wheeling
ties struck man named Zike Hand. A
general fight followed, in which stones
and shotguns were used. After firing
the Wheeling men would use their guns as
clubs, and several Of them were broken
while being used In this way. One of the
party raised his gun to strike mon who
moved away and the gun descended on the
head Of the drunkenest Of the Wheeling
ties, cutting a bad cash and laying him
out stiff. Another of the Wheelingites
struck Robert Green over the head with
gun, breaking the weapon by the blow.
Adam Staub, of Claysville, was shot in the
region of the heart by one Of the Wheeling
nlen. Staub died before midnight.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-15
SKUNK FARMING.
A Novel Mode of Acquiring the Filthy
Lucre.

A Novel Mode of Acquiring the Filthy
Lucre.
FRANKLIN, PA, Sept. 7.-Wilson Miller,
a farmer living in Plum Township Ve-
mango County, undertook some time ago
to raise skunks for the pelts. Mr.. Miller
was in the city to-day and gave some
points to reporter about his novel enter
prise. 1t has not been, as yet, a success,
but he thinks in another season he can
make it SO. He began the business by
capturing alive six skunks at the cost of
suit Of clothes and three days. hard work
turning over rail-piles. The animals were
kept in tight pen and bred freely in
captivity. In duo time his stock was in
creased from six to twenty -seven. About
the time he began to think the skunk
industry was bonanza the entire nucleus
of his ranch escaped from the pen and dis
appeared in night. His intention was to
kill off all the spotted young, believing
that in time this would give him exclu
lively black ones, the skins of which always
commanded good price in market. Mr..
Miller said he could have captured some
of the escaped young, as he knew where
they concealed themselves in a rail- pile,
but he did not care to accept the respon-
sibility of raising them by hand. He will
do nothing more in the queer business un-
til fall, when he will again capture a
nucleus and try it once more. He has
great confidence in being able to make it
q financial success.