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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03
our COUNCILS ECONOMY"

Editor Free Press:
In your Tuesdays issue notice in
the report of the proceedings of the city
council that after raising the salary of
the Mavor (excuse me, l mean city at
torney), city treasurer, police force and
poundmaster, they suddenly decided to
become very economical and the result
was that the salary of the police force
and poundmaster was reduced, and to
show the citizens and taxpayers that
the city should be still more economical,
they decided to cut the very large salary
of the chief of the Mankato Fire Dept.
twenty-five dollars per year. HIS year
ly salary was seventy-fve dollars $3.50
year, understand me, seventy five
dollars year. Very large pay for the
chief of a fire department containing
12O men, isn't itP Now TO cut that down
$25 per year is economy isn't it? The
fire department has never as vet COM
planned or appeared in print but when
it comes to insulting our chief and men,
bers of our department we draw the
line. We have, Mr.. Editor, as all of
our citizens know as good a volunteer
fire department as can be found in the
state. 1t Island always has been sup
ported and kept up by the business men
and the fire boys, the only assistance re-
large and generous donation of $3.50 per
year for each company. Outside of that
the council does not even furnish rubs
Der coat or anything else for the support
or protection of its fire boys, and when
il comes to buying dance ticket of the
fire boys once a year, the hardest
"kickers" we find are among the city
aldermen. That, Mr.. Editor, is the ex-
act state of things, and / can assure you
the chances for change are very slim.
Last year we asked for horses 10 draw
our hook and ladder. truck and hose
carts to and from fires. Did we get
them? Well, no, not vet, but We are
expecting them every day for the matter
was only left to the committee on fire
department to report on. Those horses
could do the city sprinkling, cleaning
and street scraping during the
day and at night could
pull our apparatus if needed and /
think as great many of the fire boys
do, that the city would have more good
cut OF those horses than it will out of a
board of public works, or night watch
at large. Now. Mr.. Editor, don't you
think 81 800 would get three good teams
and if the council would trade the fire
apparatus 1t now has and would get a
good hook and ladder truck and two
four-wheeled hose carts and horses,
don't you think it would improve our
city more than this board of public
works, sewer inspector and sidewalk in
spector? But instead of helping along
this organization which is of the most
value to the city the council now insults
us by cutting the salary of our chief $25 |
per year. Well, Mr.. Editor, want TO
tell you of one thing more and that is
this, next Thursday night the fire de-
partment meets at its rooms and some
action will be taken on this matter and
will guarantee that If the city council
does not raise the salary of the chief at
its next meeting the city Of Mankato
will be-well, we will await develop
ments. Yours respectfully,
A FIRE Boy,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

WIN. II. BARSUM, chairman of the
democratic national committee, and who
directed several presidential campaigns
previous to the last one, died Tuesday.
Mr.. Barnum was skillful politician. Ii
is well understood that in the last cam
paign his views were decidedly against
the free trade platform which Mr..
Cleveland forced on the party, and that
accounts for the fact that Mr.. Barnum
kept rather in the background during
the contest. 1t is not likely that the re-
suit would have been much different
had Barnum's opinions ruled, though
Mr.. Cleveland's defeat might have been
less disastrous. His death removes one
of the notable political figures of the
times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03
TIE cost of the Centennial celebration,

THE cost of the Centennial celebration,
when all the bills are audited for public
expenditures, will exceed $5OO,OOO.
The cost of the military parade is put at
500, 900; the industrial parade, the FIRE
works and the concert consumed an
other 100000; the cars or floats en-
blemafic of important events in the his
tory of the country, used in the indus
trial parade, cost $4,000. The cost OF
rations for the various military visitors
though few states like MassacEus-
etts, New Jersey and Connecticut paid
their own bills-run up into vast sum
of money. The ball, the naval display,
the badges, some of them costing $50
each, make an aggregation of heroic d.
mansions, demonstrating that such cele-
brations come high, even if they come
only once in a hundred years. Probab-
ly the private expenditures for decora-
tions and in various ways by residents Of
New York equal the public cost, and the
amounts expended by visitors Is another
unknown sum that would cut big fig
ure IL it could be ascertained.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

The fire departments are said 10 be
Justly indignant at the action of the
council in reducing the salary of the fire
chief. The action was SO inexcusable in
face of the retention of other salaries at
an increased figure that the fire boys
are figuratively "red hot" over the mat
ter. The position of fire warden re-
quires really more of an officers time,
not to say trouble and Inconvenience,
than that of city attorney, yet with the
whip of the Mayor over them the alder
men held the salary of the latter at $500
per year, and tried to cover up the
transaction by reducing Mr.. Phillips
hardly earned allowance to $50 per year.
There is more music in the air than the
city council will care to hear.
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LIST ins. April g; last May 10.
CITATION.

=
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Mary Haskell,
deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested In the estate OF
Mary Haskell, deceased, Greeting:
Whereas, Frank Haskell, of the county of
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, has filed his
petition in the Probate Court of the county Of
Bue Earth for Letters of Administration TO
issue to George A. Fuller, upon the estate of
Mary Haskell, late of said county. deceased.
Therefore, you and eacL of You are cited
and required to appear at the Office OF the
Judge of Probate In the city of Mankato, in
said county of Blue Earth, on the Gath day of
May, A. ID. 1859, at 10 O'clock in the forenoon
of that day, and show cause why Letters of
Administration upon said estate should not
issue to the said George A. Fuller, as prayed
for in said petition.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this 2srd day of April. A: ID. 1889.
ISeal1 GEO. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03
LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS.
A Statement Showing the Amount
of Business Done In the Two
past Years.

The following table affords COMPARE
son of the business transacted in this
State by the regular life insurance com
panies during the years 1887 and 1888,
respectively, taken from the insurance
commissioners annual report to be made
in July: In force at the beginning OF
the year 1887, 13,453 policies; amount,
$50, O6O $40; 1883, policies, Is $50; amount,
$3S,669,7l5. Issued during the year 1887.
policies, I, 952; amount, 81, 1886 ,447; 1888,
policies, 1907; amount, $l6,5l2, 1859.
Ceased to be In force during the year
1887, policies, 1857; amount, "a ,s4l 1874;
1888, policies, 5,69S; amount, $9,437 ,l75.
In force at the close of the year 1887,
policies. 15,54S; amount, $3S, l55, 223;
1883, policies, Is, O6S; amount, SAC, 72l ,7l5.
Premiums collected during the year 1887 /,
81 ,OO2, l73 AZ; 1888, 81 80, 6S9.24. Losses
incurred during the year 1887, 1921 ,O67.-
"a; 1888 S47S, 70S.O3. This shows net
gain IN number of policies of 2,2l6; net
gain in insurance written, ~, COS ,745; in
crease in premiums, 1921 ,5l5.S2; increase
in losses incurred, $l57 ,640.79. No new
companies have been admitted during
the year 1888, and but one company has
withdrawn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03
a SUMNER TOUR.

1t is not too soon to be planning for
the spending of your summer vacation,
and let us suggest that one of the most
delightful journeys imaginable is trip
through Colorado. Your first real view
of Rocky Mountain scenery will be at
the beautiful city of Denver, which you
can best reach from the Mississippi VAL
lev BY the palatial vestIbuled trains OF
"The Burlington" Thence you can 90
over the crest of the continent, through
the grandest mountain scenery on the
globe, landing in Salt Lake, the curious
city OF the Saints" or numerous short
tours can be taken to hundred places
of great interest. In no other part of
the country is so great a variety OF
Rocky Mountain landscape to be seen
from the car window. For full informa-
ton as to rates, etc., address w. ]. q.
Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent, c. B. & N.
X. R., st. Paul, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

We have received q communication
from st. Paul purporting to correct some
of the "bias" of the reports Of the street
car strike given by the newspapers OF
that city. The writer, however, exhib-
its considerable prejudice himself, and
is particularly severe on king" Lowry.
Now, Mankato is quite distance from
the scene of the strike, and has no de-
sire to interfere with it-especially as ii
appears to be in dying condition any
way. Our correspondent can certainly
find some paper nearer home to print
his VIEWS" and where they will be
more likely to come under Mr.. Lowry's
notice. He doesn't take the FREE PRESS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

AFTER perusing the great and mastery
centennial address of Chauncy NJ. De-
pew good many people reflect that it is
not creditaole TO this country that such
a man could not be elected TO the presi-
dency simply because Of unjust and ig-
norant prejudice. Learned, brilliant
and eloquent, the address will give the
country a better knowledge of Mr..
Depew's abilities and acquaint the
people more widely with his liberal and
splendid character.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

AT.the centennial banquet Tuesday
the bill of fare, in print, was nine inch
es in length aud entirely of French con-
struction, not a single old-fashioned
American dish being served, unless in a
foreign disguise. This part of the cele-
bration was at least ill-advised, and an
attempt ct dudeism which the people
will not relish. There were twelve va
rieties of wine, and the dinner is said
to have cost $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET

CHICAGO, May |, 1889.
Wheat opened at 9:30a. m, May ST
June Sla, July 7Ss, Sept. n Dec. 10.
Closing prices, :l5 p. M, May 7s3
June 7Ss, July az, Dec. T2.
July 7SB, Sept. II, Dec. 70, Year 75s
Lowest prices, May 7Sa. June Isl
July 779, Sept. 76a, Dec. 77a, Year 754
Minneapolis, close, July S52
MESS PORK.
Opening MAY S11.47a, June 81 IS
Close-May $1l .523, June Sll72f.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03
NOTICE FOR HEARING
OF
Application for Liquor License.

NOTICE is hereby given that there has been
~ filed with the County Commissioners of
The County of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota
an application for liquor license for the year
1889, according to the statutes OF 1878, in such
place made and provided, and as amended in
General Laws 1887. Name Of applicant, Will
liam Hubner. Place of business in front room
ON ground floor situate on lot 8, block Is, Mad
ison Lake. Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
The sad application will be heard by the
County Commissioners on the Sth day of May,
1889, at one O'Clock p IN.
Any person may appear at the time and
place stated and object to the granting of such
license, and If 1t shall appear to the County
Commissioners empowered TO grant such IL
eense that the applicant has knowingly violat
ed any of the laws of this state regulating the
liquor traffic, or of the county within the year
proceeding such application, or any law relat
ing TO the sale Of intoxicating liquors to min
ors, haptual drunkards, or incorporate drink
ers after receiving notice forbidding such
sale within five years preceding such applica-
ton, such board of County Commissioners
shall refuse to grant such license.
Mankato, April 18th, 1889.
Fl. X. LEE,
45ta Chm Board County CONS.
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wHITTleR,s POEM
Read at the sub-Treasury Building, New
York, April 30.


THE VOW OF WASHINGTON.
\ The sword was sheathed: in April's sun
Nay green the fields by Freedom won;
I'D severed sections, weary of debates,
JoNed hands at last and were United States. ]
ocEr. sitting by the Seat
How lA>Sd the day that dawned ON thee,
When the lNsSSa. long desired began,
Ana IN its mex le hour had found the mani
One thought The tNenon salvos spoke;
The resonant boiifser's vibrant stroke,
Inc Voicefnl streets, tis Ylaudit eehomg halls,
And prayer and hymn oorSS heayenwIrd from st.
How felt the land in every par
The strong throb of nations he 1T,
Az its great leader gave, with reverest awe,
His pledge To Union Liberty and Law
That pledge the heavens above him hearA
That VOW tine sleep of centuries stirred
In world wide wonder listening peoples bent
Their gaze ON Freedoms great experiment,
Could 1t succeed. OF honor sold
And hopes deceived all history told
Above the wrecks that strewe I the inournful past
Was the long dream of ages true at lasts
Thank God! the peoples choice just,
The one man equal to his trust,
Wise beyond lore, and without weakness good,
Calm in the strength of fiawless rectitude!
His rule OF justice, order, peace,
Made possible the worlds release;
Taught prince and serf that power is but trust,
And rule, alone, which serves the ruled, is just;
That Freedom generous is, but strong
In hate of fraud and selfish wrong,
Pretense that turns her holy truths TO lies,
And lawless license masking in her guise.
Land OF his love. with one glad voice
Let thy great sisterhood rejoice:
A century * suns Ger thee have risen and set,
And, God be praised, we are one nation yet
And still. we trust, the years to be
Shall prove his hope was destiny,
Leaving our flag with all its ded stars
Unrent by faction and unstained by warsS
Lo! where with patient toll he nursed
And trained the new-set plant at first,
The widening branches of stately tee
Stretch from the sunrise to the sunset sea.
And in its broad and sheltering shade,
Sitting with none to make afraid,
Were we now silent, through each mighty limb.
The winds of heaven would sing the praise of him
Our first and best his ashes lie
Beneath his own Virginian sky.
Forgive forget, o true and just and brave,
For, ever in the awful strife
And dark hours of the nations life,
Through the fierce tumult pierced his warning
word
Their fathers voice his erring children heard.
The change for which he prayed and sought
In that sharp agony was wrought;
No partial interest draws its alien lire
Twixt North and South. the cypress and the pine
One people now, all doubt beyond,
His name shall be our Union bond;
We lift our hands to heaven, and here and now,
Take on our lips the old Centennial vow.
For Hll. and trust must needs be ours;
Chooser and chosen both are powers
Equal in service as in rights: the claim
OF duty rests on each and all the same.
Then let the sovereign millions where
Our banner floats in sun and air,
From the warm palm-lands to Alaskas cold,
Repeat with us the pledge a century old
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The register of deeds reports the fol-
lowing transfers of real estate for the
week ending to-day.
P. 7. Shepard to Prudence Amor
ton, lot 10, blk. 8, Lake Crystal. 5 800
A. Johnson to Prudence A. Nor
ton, lot 3, blk. IA, Lake Crystal. 100
]. L. Wsshburn to II. p. Christen-
sen, lot 8, Point Pleasant, and
part of lot 10, Point Pleasant..... 600
L. Klugherz to G. Hub, lot 9, Llnds-
ley's ad..............."".....". oUO
Mary A. Schroeder to Mary Fan
ming, W 574 #. of n q # of lot g.,
blk. 81, and 573 feet of lot 10,
block 81, City of Mankato,....... LOO
]. A. Nelson to c. S. c. Christen-
sen, lots 10, IL, Island IS, More
land, Freeman & Bucks ad.... $50
Clara L. Smith to F. S. Everett,
land in net, nwf sec. %, 100, Is 90
B. A. Merrill to R. b. Smith, land
In set, nw4, sec. %, 100, 2S....... 400
Jennie A. Scott to P. P. Scott,
lot 4, Marston's ad., Lake Crys-
..".......................'' 1oo
j. Lewis to III. j. Fuller, nwi. net
and W Is a of net, net, ali in sec.
20, 100, 20; also part of net, nwt,
sec. 20, 100, 20; also land in swi,
net, sec. 20, 100, 20 ....-.......... $500
G. Thompson to w. Pearson, lot 8,
blk 40, City of Mankato,.....-..- 400
Total, II deeds..............-."..H,65 $50
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LIST ms. April &c; last ins. May 10.
CITATION.

oTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Ohio c. Nc
Curdy, deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all Persons interested in the estate
of Ohio @. McCurdy deceased, Greeting:
You and each of you are hereby cited and
required personally to be and appear before
the Judge of Probate of the county of Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota, at his office In the
city OF Mankato, In said county, on the Esd day
OF May, A. ID. 1850. at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon of that day, then and there to attend the
final settlement of the account Of Geo. H.
Clark and Willard NJ. Farr, Administrators
with the will annexed Of Ohio G. McCurdy de-
ceased, and the distribution OF said estate.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the Pro-
bate Court this 25th day of April, A. d. 1889.
IsnAL.I G.. w. MEAD,
Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

1T is stated that the removal of GER
tain member of the state grain inspec-
ton department is likely to lead to
some serious political complications as
the official in question is strongly sup
ported by the Farmers Alliance. In
deed Well, if We were Governor Mer-
RAM we'd let 'em complicate. Does the
latter owe the so-cslled Farmers ALI
ance any deep obligation for its efforts to
scuttle the Republican ship last fall
What sort of farmers" are these that
have so much time for politics?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

THE Minneapolis Journal says "Buf-
falo Bill has sailed for London" AS we
understand it, Mr.. Cody has tired of the
glamor of British royalty, has received
all the honors possible from that coun-
try, and has now turned to find new
worlds to conquer. His destination on
the present trip is Paris where he will
set up his "wlld west" show across the
street from the worlds exposition. Like
ly he will make a great deal more mon
ey than the stock holders in that con-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

HAS any meat inspector been appoint
ed as vet for this CITY? fnot, we advise
that the board Of health instruct the
health officer to fill the position or hunt
up some one for it. If the h. o. is to re-
ceive salary of 500 per year, he ought
to do something to earn il.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-03

The stories are coming thick and fast
of encouragement ana disgraceful
scenes at the centennial ball. 1t is per-
haps we'll to state that the dudes" who
managed the ball angered New York re-
porters by their insolence prior to the
event, and it is not likely the latter are
going to praise the affair very highly.
This may account for some of the de-
scriptions telegraphed from the metrop-
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81. Paul Grain and proyis.oo,.

~ nut taF3tf HH'I I-F0NF7IOnN.
Wheat 10 | harl, JTNGS: No Northern
sSc; No No. : Northern, $3.50,
Corn-SaInple 33d Pc.
Oats--No. : white, q sc: No white 2202lc
Rye No. : JlG043c
Ground Feed si2 O0GlI250
Com MAJ -Unbclted, s12.50.
Bran -Eoited, 81 aOa0S25.
Baled HaJ-No. upland prairie JO@5.5o
No. 1, 81
Timothy Hay $50
Potatoes -1if0lSc
ID. 80
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By this time the Prohibitionists capa-
BILE of learning, by observation and ex-
per,ence, lessons against their will, must
have been convinced of the folly OF max
ing their cause National or State issue.
General Fisk Is of this reasoning class,
and he has fallen into line with the Re-
publicans of New JERSEY. AS Prohibi-
ton aid the Democratic party is discov-
cred at last to be fraud. 1t was never,
in fact, known to be anything else. The
liquor question must be left wholly out of
account as National question. Its reg
ulation by States should be only to the
extent of licenses restrictions, with local
option authority, bv which towns or vii
lagos or country townships may permit
it's sale under license or prohibit it alto
gether, according to the sense OF the
community. That Is to-day the senti-
ment and opinion of four-fifths OF the
voters of the United States.
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Chicago Live stock.

Hogs Receipts, 1880 head: light. si@475:
rough packing, S450614.55: mike end heavy
packing and shipping, S4.G16o4;o
Cattle Receipts Il, 900 head; fat cattle, So 4o@
40; stockers and feeders, S2.4o03 50; cows and
mixed. Sl.90@3.4O; bulk, S2.256e3 75
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head muttons, S35015;
lambs S4.50@5.75; shorn westerns, S4.75: shorn
Texans, S3.156a3.a0
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Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures Piles or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
26 cts. per box. For sale by ]. Il. Jones
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ACCORDING to Congressman Dunnell,
the application of Editor d. Sinclair, OF
the Republican, is on file for the Winona
postoffice. We trust that if such is the
case Mr.. Dunnell hasn't any doubt as to
his duty to endorse the application. Mr..
Sinclair is entitled the Winona post.
Office if he wants il.
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RESOLUTIONS.

Alta regular meeting of the Wilkin Post No
10, G.. A. II of this city, held May 1st, 1859, the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the great Com
mander of all the universe to take from US
one of the beloved members of this post, Com
rade Rudolph Schwanenberg, who departed
this life on the 2lst day of April, A. ID. 1889
Be IL
ReSolced, That we greatly deplOre the loss OF
our dear brother, who was true soldier, and
II worthy and faithful brother and comrtde
the memory of whom will always be dear to
us. And
Resolred. That we extend our heartfelt SYM
patty to the dear friends and relatives of our
deceased comrade in this hour of their bC
reavement.
Resolrsd, That this resolution be spread upon
the records of this post and be published IN
the newspapers of this city.
The following resolution was also unani
mously adopted:
Resolved, That Wilkin post hereby expresses
its thanks To Co. + I'd Reg. NJ. N. G. and to tho
ladies present who furnished and served e.
this post the sumptuous banquet at armory
hall ON the evening of April 30th.
s X. KENNEDY,
LORIN CRAY, Sen. Vice Gem
Adjutant.