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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-06
HEALTH oEFIcEH's ANNUAL
REPORT.
The Mortality Record Without a
Parallel In the Stats--A Most
Favorable Report.


TO he Honorable Common Council.
GRsTLENES--To fulfill my duty as
health officer ] respectfully submit the
following annual report, the same to ex-
tend over the time included between
March LIST, 1887, and Feb. 10Th, 1888:
In reference TO the sanitary condition
Of the city during the year, am able to
report that it has been reasonably fair
throughout the entire time, consequent
upon a rigid sanitary inspection and the
growing tendency Of the citizens TO give
proper attention to the sanitary coDdI-
ton of the surroundings within and
without their habitations. That there
is room for Improvement there is no
doubt, and it will remain so until the
masses are better informed and schooled
as to the importance of exercising more
care and intelligence in regard TO the
sanitary condition Of their homes, in
order to prevent disease and favor long
evity.
The mortality record is very favorable.
Figuring upon the basis of 10000 popu-
lation, the mortality is only 9.6 to 900.
There have died from various causes. as
appears in the following statement. 60
81 of " HON were males and AZ females:
Consumption IL; entero-colitis and ac-
cident, each 6; still-born, Brights' dis
ease, and meningitis, each 5;diphiheria,
'cholera-infantum, and unknown, each A;
old age, scarlatina, heart disease, bron-
chitis, and pneumonia, each 3; typhoid
fever, tuberculos meningitis, peritonitis
paralysis, and commissions, each 2; eere.
bro-meningitis, anemia brain, blood
poison, apoplexy (cerebraD, purpura-
hemorhagica, inflammation of the liver
pelvic abcess, congestion of the lungs
chronic diarrhea, suffocated, CASTRO en-.
teritis, chronic gastritis, hemorrage al
base of brain, congestion of the liver
sclerosis of the liver, puerperat- portion
tits, cancer of the stomach, inanition
pieuro-pneumonia, softening of the
brain, and anemIa, each /. Total 96.
OF this number those who died under
one year old were 26; over one and un.
der five, 8; over five and under fifteen
s; over fifteen and under thirty, II
over thirty and under seventy, %; over
seventy and under eighty, 2; over
eighty, 2; over eighty-fve, 2. Deduct
ing the six that died by accident, five
from old age and FIVE still-born, it leaves
but s to 600 chargeable to disease.
think the mortality record is without
parallel in the State of Minnesota
The city has been exempt during the
entire year from any epidemic.
of which 1S3 were males and 100 females
all white but one. The population
has increased by births over the number
of deaths 200.
G. f. WARNER,
Health Officer
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First ins. March %; last May 4.
SHERIFFS EXECUTION SALE.

By virtue of an execution issued out Of and
under the seal of the District Court in and for
the county of Blue Earth. and State of Mime
sofa, upon Judgment rendered and docketed
in said county, on the ed day Of March A. d.
1883, for the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five
and 35-l00 Dollars, I'm an action wherein Mar
cellius III. Pitts, Aurilius v. Pitts, Joseph L.
Pitts. and Flooson d. Pitts, partners as H. A.
Pitts & Sons, was plaintiff, and Anton Magin
Impleaded with William butcher was defend
ant, have this 10th day of March, A ID. 1888
levied upon all the right, title and Interest OF
the said defendant, Anton Magin, in and 10 the
following described real estate, situate in The
county of Blue Earth, and State of Minnesota
known and described as follows, to-wit: The
south half "a OF the southeast quarter Ia OF
section twenty five (25) township one hundred
and nine 900 range twenty-six t26). Now
therefore. notice is hereby given that will
sell the above described real property to the
highest bidder for cash at public auction al
the front door of the Office of the Register OF
Deeds, of Blue Earth county aforesaid, in the
city of mankato therein, on the 9Th day OF n ay
A. ID. 1888, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF
that day to satisfy the said execution, togeth
er with the interest and cost thereon.
Dated March 21st.
G. II. PIPER,
Sheriff of Blue Earth county
Ii. ID. SMITH, Atty for Plaintiff.
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Here md There.

Now is the time to study the catalogues
of trustworthy seedmen.
According to late accounts the Louisi-
ana strawberry crop is the largest ever
grown.
Arkansas and Texas claim that the i'm
migration into those states during the
past year has been greater than in any
previous season.
Prof. De Muth is quoted as saying, that
hay fed to a COW between meals is worse
than wasted, as it interferes with the di-
gestion of the regular ration.
In no way can a farmer with less
trouble enrich a poor field with scanty
heritage than by feeding sheep on it, So
afflrms an English sheep farmer.
Readers interested in the production of
silk cocoons can obtain information on
the subject by applying to the commits
sioner of agriculture, Washington, d. c.,
who has on hand some silkworm eggs for
distribution.
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1. A detection of the traces when un-
der draught from straight line from
shoulder to doubletree results in decided
loss of power, and such loss is applied to
the CALLING and worrying Of the horse.
2. The use of truck or little wheel
under the end of the plough beam gained
AL per cent. of the draft as an aver
age of the trials made, and in addition
gave more uniform furrow and relieved
the plowman. This saving can be made
only when the line Of draft is right.
3. The use of the coulter was, without
exception, attended with a decided loss of
force or increased draft by whatever
form of coulter used, but was less with
the new style coulter than with the roll
ing and old fashioned coulter. The aver
age gain of draft by dispensing with
the coulter was 1876 per cent. The coul-
ter invariably disturbed the line Of
draft, resulting in furrow of different
dimensions from those formed without it.
T. The draft of a pillow decreases as
depth of furrow increases until it reaches
the plow's normal capacity, and then In
creases as the depth is increased beyond
this capacity of the pillow. This law is
modified by the fact that as furrow in
creases in size the ratio of cutting face or
edge of pillow to the furrow turned de-
creases.
8. The draft of a pillow decreases as
width of furrow increases until the nor
NAL capacity of the pillow is reached, after
which it increases again under the same
limitations as in previous case of depth,
yet it does not increase in as rapid ratio
as is seen in case of depth. The absolute
draft in a 15-inch furrow was less than
for 10-inch furrow.
6. The discord of these results with
those previously found by others has
several possible explanations, one of which
may possibly be the influence of pillow
improvement.
Z. The necessity of intelligently adjust
ing the furrow to the normal capacity Of
the pillow or using only plows that will be
normal to the furrow turned was made
apparent. The loss in draft from a
furrow varying from the plow's normal
capacity by two points only was for an
average of all trials of varying widths and
depths 81 per cent. From the standpoint
of draft it is poor economy to turn a
small furrow. Three horses are better
than two in blowing.
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LITERARY NOTES.
G.. +. WARNER,
Health Officer

The April number of the Century closes
the thirty-fifth half-yearly volme. The
first article is by Edward L. Wilson, the
well-known photographer, and is de-
scriptive of the natural and other fea-
lures of Palestine "From Dan to Beer
sheba." The article has great number
of illustrations, mainly from photo
graphs, and will be of special interest to
the teachers and students of the Inter
national Sunday School Lessons.
Theodore Roosevelt, in this number
describes, with the aid of Mr.. Reming-
toms well-informed pencil, that Decd
eddy American institution, "The Round
up" AS Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Rem
ington have both participated in scenes
such as are here depicted, the paper Is
unusually vivid both in letter-press and
An illustrated article on "The Amer
lean Inventors of the Telegraph" tells
the inside story of the invention, espec-
tally bringing out the services rendered
to the enterprise by Alfred Vail. Mr..
Wallis extremely important connection
with the invention is here for the first
time fully and authoritatively told. The
article will be surprise to the larger
part of the public.
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HOPE FOR CONSERVATIVES,

A New Theory of the Dread Disease
Which Seems Very Sensible.
In fifty per cent. of the cases, con-
sumption is only the symptom of some
other diseased
The disease, in such cases, cannot be
cured until the cause, whatever it is, is
removed.
More than half the victims of con-
sumption have albumen in the water.
"What does this indicator"
Albumen cannot appear in what es-
capes from the body, if the organs which
take the water from the blood are healthy
We drink water in large quantities
every day. This water goes through the
body and washes away the waste matter
and decay of the system, and takes it to
the kidneys. If these organs are healthy,
this waste in solution in the water is re-
moved by them. If not, the natural ac-
ton is reUerSed, and, instead of removing
the waste, that poisonous stuff remains
In the blood, but the real life-giving ele-
ment or the albumen escapes.
Fancy the effect
This uric acid waste is a rank poison,
and attacks the weakest organ first. The
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.. A. MIMER. Manaeer.
First fms. March %: last April 9.
PROBATE NOTICE.

GTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Lydia Larkin,
deceased
The State OF Minnesota and the said Probate
Court 10 all persons interested in the estate OF
Lydia Larkin, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas. George NJ. Ray has filed his resig-
nation in the probate court as administrator
of said estate, and whereas, John s Larkin
and 5. Q. Larkin, of the County Of Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota, have fled thelrpetiti0n in
the Probate Court Of the county of Blue
Earth for letters OF administration de bonis
non 10 issue TO j. Il. Brown upon the estate Of
Lydia LarkiD. late of said county deceased.
Therefore you and each Of you are cited
aud required to appear at the Office of the
Judge of Probate in the city of Mankato Ia
SAID county on the 24th day of April, A. D.
1885, at ten o'cloek in the forenoon of that day,
and show cause why letters of administration
upon said estate should not issue TO said j.
e. Brown as prayed for in said petition.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sci
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this 2lst day OF March, A. D. 1888.
g. w. MEAD,
lSeal1 Judge of Probate.
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Wonderful Cnres.

w. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Re.
tail Druggists of Rome, Ga, say: We
have been selling DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for two years. Have new
er handled remedies that sell as well, or
give such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures affected
by these medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced Consumption have
been entirely cured by use of a few bot
ties of DR.. Kings New Discovery, taken
in connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by ]. r.
Jones
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COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Board met March goth, 1888. Present
Commissioners ii. K. Lee, John Dia-
mond, A. M. Hannay, John s. Jones
and G. Ii. Dietz.
Petition of Omar Mullin and others to
set off the e3 of sec. 81 and all of sec. 80,
town 105, range 25, from school district
and notices ordered posted, hearing set
for May 9th, 1888.
Bond of w. N. Plymat as auctIoneer
received and approved.
On motion, ordered that the motion to
award contract for abutments at Al
wards and culvert at Fleming's, made
January 7th, be received and that the
contract for both Jobs be awarded to
Griffith Williams at his bid, 1857 so.
On motion, Board adjourned to March
2tst at q. m.
Board met March 2lst, 1888, at 8 am,
all the members being present.
The following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, by the terms of written
agreement entered into by and between
A. L. Haley, architect, of the city OF
Minneapolis, and the Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth County
dated the 18th day of June, A. ID. 1886,
it was agreed between said parties that
the said A. L. Haiey should act as super
intendent in the erection of that certain
building to be erected by said Blue
Earth County, viz, the court house he
ing erected by said Blue Earth county !;
and,
WHEREAS, the said Haley has not per-
formed said services as such superin-
tendent in manner satisfactory 10 the
said Board of County Commissioners nor
in accordance with the terms of said
contract whereby he was so employed;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the said Board OF Coun-
ty Commissioners do discharge and dis
miss the said A. L. Haley as such Super
intendent of said court house building,
and he is hereby notified not to perform
any more services upon said contract.
On motion, the foregoing resolution
was amended by the addition of the fol-
lowing:
RESOLVED, That George Reed be and he
is hereby employed and substituted as
Superintendent IN place of the said A. L.
Haley, discharged. hereby reserving the
right TO discharge said George Reed at
any time.
Resolution as amended carried, Com
missioner Diamond voting no amend
ment
Resolved, That copy of this notice be
served upon A. l.. Haly, Michael Ring,
and J. L. Tobin.
The following bills were allowed:
Haggard & Emery. goods to poor, $500
Mcconnell 4 Thomas, do 600
Beebe & Hart, do 500
j Mann, do 1900
VIM Albrecht, do 80
w J Martin, wood to poor, s 90
Beebe & Hart, house rent to poor, 600
H X Lee, railroad fare of poor, 37.S6
Schulein & Meinstein, goods to poor farm, 1.5O
] J Gill, hauling wood to county Offices, $50
Stephen Thorne. blanks, 500
A A Stevens, jury fees, 80
George Reed, services on court house, AIS
On motion, Board adjourned to 10th
day of April.
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The April 81. Nicholas has seasonable
frontispiece by Fem, two toddlers un-
der an umbrella, on "An April Day.
This introduces the opening article
"What Makes 1t Rain2" by George p.
Merrill. There is also a charming
Rhyme for Rainy Day. by Julia NJ.
Cotton, artistically framed by Katherine
Pyle.
Louisa M. Alcott, in "Trudel's Siege, F"
relates the efforts of brave little Dutch
woman to tide her parents over time
of trial and shows how she succeeded
through patience, courage, and trust in
God" There are excellent illustrations
by Edwards. There is a translation
from Daudet, by Maria Ellerv MacKaye,
1.-THE Red Partridge Tells His Story"
wherein is given "the bird 's-eye view"
of partridge shooting. It is illustrated
by Wiles,
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And now Is introduced for the first time
to the public the new prolific German wax
bean, an improved strain of the old ia
vorite German wax. This new strain,
which has been tested in many localities
with both field and garden culture, APP
pears to have given very general satisfac-
ton. Wick, who has been testing it for
four years, has it catalogued this season
under the name of New Prolific German
Wax. His stock was started from sim
gle seed of the old German wax, and
while the general appearance Of the plant
of the new prolific resembles the old and
retains its good points, Wick claims for
the newcomer that it is a stronger and
more robust grower; its pods are straight
er, longer, rounder, and that 1t is more
than twice as productive-in fact, COM
bines all the good qualities Of the old
with the improvements wrought by years
of careful selection and cultivation.
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As to the matter OF seed, farmers are
advised for their general crops to plant
such varieties as In former years have
proven successful In their own localities
and In soils similar to their own. Small
plots may be profltably employed In test
Ing new and promising kinds introduced
by Trustworthy seedsmen or other
fartnara
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albumen in the
blood, to be but the indication of kidney
arrangement The real cause of.pulmo-
nary troubles being so authoritatively
shown to be faulty, even though unsus-
pected action of the kidneys, explains
why, in order to master the dreaded con-
sumption, one must rid the blood of the
uric acid irritant, which inflames and
burns up the lung substance. For this
purpose, there is nothing equal to that
great specific, Warmers safe cure. This
remedy has won the favor of medical
men all over the world, purely on its
merits. We have no doubt that if the
kidneys are kept in natural action, con-
sumption and great many other dis
eases, caused by uric acid, will not only
be cured, but will be prevented.
J. w. Westlake, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
had a sister residing in Michigan who
was thought surely to be going with con-
sumption. She took ten bottles of War
ner's safe cure, which he sent her, and
he says: THAT was the last heard OF
her consumption" Thousands of such
cases are developed every day.
Dip your finger in acid every day, and
it soon testers and is destroyed. Send
acid poisoned blood through the lungs
every second and they soon give way.
This, then, is the condition of things
that always precedes consumption :
First, weakened kidneys; second, re-
tanned uric acid, poisoning the blood; the
development of disease in the lungs by
the irritant acids passing through them.
Then there is a little cough in the morn
ing; soon, thick, yellow matter is spit up,
followed by loss of flesh and strength
with dreadful night sweats; and when
the patient goes to his school physician
for help he is put on cod liver oil, which
his stomach, weakened also by uric acid
In the blood, cannot digest. Because
there is no pain present in the kidneys,
the patient does not think they are af-
feeted, but the kidney acid is doing its
work every minute, every hour, day and
night, and by and by the disease of the
lungs has advanced until pus is devel-
oped, then comes hemorrhages, and at
last the CLASSY stare of the eyes, which
denote that the end is near.
A post-mortem examination of such
cases shows that the terrible uric acid
has completely destroyed the substance
of the lung.
1t is impossible to cure lung diseases.
when the blood is poisoned with uric
ac'I
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wire plant Stakes.

American Garden made an admirable
suggestion when it advised wire plant
stakes as worthy of adoption. In these
days, when wire is so much used for
fences and arbors, there are always short
lengths left over that can be utilized for
stakes The authority referred to tells
Just how to do this:
Take wire of sufficient strength to afford
some support small wire will do for deli
cate little plants, but heavy ones require
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PLANT STAKES.


the end, as it holds the tying material
in place without being so tight as
to choke the plant, and without it
the sharp wires are q constant source
of danger, being liable to catch in
the clothing and seriously injure any one
thrown upon them. Groups of flower
stalks can be tied up by taking three of
the stakes and passing the string through
the wire loops. A better way when shap-
ing the wires is to make some of them
into pairs, shaped as in Fig. 1, where the
tops catch together, forming wire circle
tor support the plants, allowing them to
develop their natural beauty of growth.
If these wires are dipped into thin paint or
black varnish they will last for years. An
easy way to do this is to stop up one end
of piece of two inch gas pipe of the right
length, fill with the varnish and quickly
dip the stakes in and hang them up to
dry. Make these now and you will be
glad of i when stalking time comes.
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STOUT; straighten
it and cut into
lengths from one
to three and a half
feet; then, with a
strong pair of
pliers or use of an
anvil swage, bend
one end into a
ring, as in Fig. 2.
1t is important to
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Am Imnrored WAS Renn.

An ImpFoVod WAX hohh'
The old German wax bean has long en-
joyed an enviable reputation among wax
beans. 1t natures early, the flavor is
superior and Its pods are tender, but It is
not so prolific as some other varieties.
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Brolnpton Hos
pital of London,
England, s h ow s
in its reports that
over so per cent.
Of the victims of
consumption are
really victims of
kidn ey disease,
the lung trouble,
being shown by
the presence of
albumen in the
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THE Milwaukee railroad company has
laid off 5,0O0 its employees, including
roadmen, clerks and freight handlers.
This is direct result of the strikes
real and threatened.
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Sher10 OF Blu
}. ID. SMITH. Atty for Plaintiff
First ins. March 80; last April 20.
NOTICE To CREDITORS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Daniel A
Jones, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons having
claims and demands against the estate OF Ian
iel A. Jones, late of the county OF Cook, State
of Illinois, deceased, that the Judge of the Pro
bate Court of said county of Blue Earth, will
hear, examine and adjust claims and demands
against said estate at his Office IN the city OF
Hankato in said county of Blue Earth, on the
30th day of October, 1888, 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 March q, 1888.
G. W. MEAD,
IIlhna of Prnhafa
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CASH
FRUIT AND PROVISION HOUSE

wholesale department. and have to
will them the benefit of
prices according
prices
pleased prices wholesale find
call IN.
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M>SNAro FRFE Press.
PRIpAY. APRIL Q 1855.
FARM AND GARDEN.
WIRE STAKES ADVISED FOR PLANTS.
A PROLIFIC WAX BEAN.
Improved Modes In Corn CuIture-val-
uAble Facts Regarding PlOws and PIsw-
ing-some Other Matters That WIN Ne
Found TO he of Interest.

The important subject of plows and
blowing has been recently shown forth in
its many phases by Professor Sanborn, in
a bulletin giving report Of results and
observations gained and made on the
Missouri state agricultural grounds, Fol-
lowing is brief summary OF these OBJ
seryations;
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SOAPS.
STARCH,

have nearly 800 boxes of soap bought be-
fore the advance which l will sell at old figures
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CANNED GOODS.

We have also a complete stock of California
canned goods, which we will sell at bottom
figures.
Stoneware at the rate of gallons for Is cts.
FARNIACIOUS GOODS