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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-17
FLAX GROWING.
An Interesting Communication on
a Subject that Concerns Min
neSOta Farmers,

The agricultural department at Wash
ington has had under consideration re
Gently letter from an Irishman who
has been familiar with fiax-growIng and
linen manufacturing since 1916. 1t opens
up number of important subjects for
the consideration of the people of this
country and especially shows what pos
sibilitIes are open to the Northwest,
where fax-raising has been demon
strated to be profitable even under ex-
istIng circumstances. The writer saws
in his interesting communication there
are only two establishments weavin -
one at Webter, Mass, and the other at
Appleton, Wis.,, the latter doing but lit
tie, and neither weaving anything finer
than crash. There is nothing in the eli
mate or soil conflicting with the asser-
ton that just as good fax and linen may
be produced in every state in the Ameri-
can Union as in any country. Germany
now spins and weaves the finest linen,
and she has no essentially different
cllT0dtc lTOIl hmCIiCa. MANY thiiko
become successful in America from the
facility with which the people take up
and adopt improved processes and APP
pliances, and this may be the salvation
of the linen industry, of the importance
of which there is no question. There is
every reason why the American farmer
should produce million acres Of flax
for both seed and fiber over and above
what is now produced, which would give
L, 900, 600 to 15,OOO,O 900 bushels of seed,
worth as many millions of dollars, and
500, 600 tons of fax straw worth $5O,-
OOO, 900, and from which 100000 tons of
fax fiber would be obtained, worth
500, OOO, 900. Once established, Ameri-
can invention would, as in all other in
dustries, soon build up an industry to
consume this raw material. l wish the
State experimental farms to grow a
small amount in each State, and such
private farmers as are disposed to do the
same. The flax should be sown upon
good mellow soil which has been well
MANFRED the past year, or active chemi-
cal fertilizers may be employed to a rea-
sonable extent. The seed should be
sown at the rate of two and half bush
els on an acre of land, brushed in, and
no further attention is needed except
ing that any large weeds may be re-
moved until the fax has turned" for
half its length, when it should be pulled,
cured and cared for to keep it bright, in
the same manner as is done with hay.
The seed NAV be taken off by ripping
or by roller threshing, and there will be
a market for all fax straw thus grown at
500 per ton. The crop should give two
and half tons of straw to an acre, and
twelve to fifteen bushels of seed. The
cost of pulling is, in Canada, S. an acre.
| Prof. Willetts has informed the send
er that the subject of his letter would be
earnestly considered by the department,
which would lend its aid to any effort to
increase or diversity the agricultural in
dustries of the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-17

WHEREAS, Default has been made I'm the
w conditions of a certain mortgage execu-
ted and delivered by Emma K. Mitchell and
Randolph Mitchell, husband and wife mort
gagOrs, to w. J. Bowden mortgaree, dated the
nth day Of June A. ID. 1888, and recorded In
the Office Of the Register OF Deeds OF the coun-
~ of Blue Earth, in the state OF Minnesota, on
the oath day Of July, A. ID. 1855, ut IL o'clock
NJ, in book % Of Mortgages, on page 2s3. on
which there Is claimed TO be due, ana Is due at
the date of this notice, the amount OF One
Hundred and Twenty-one and $1,000 (Sl2lSO)
Dollars. and no action or proceeding has been
instituted at law or in equity to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof.
Now, therefore, Notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of n power OF sale contained I'm said
mortgage, and of the statute In such case
made and provided said mortgage Will be Tore
closed by sale Of the mortgaged premises
therein described, at public auction Tor cash,
10y the Sheriff Of said county, at the steps OF
the court house i'm the city of Mankato, In the
county of Blue Earth and state of Minnesota
on
Saturday, the ! 9Th Day of May, :.
A. ID. 1889, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, 10 sat
isfy the amount which shall then be due on
said mortgage, with interest thereon, ana costs
and expenses of sale, and twenty-five dollars
attorneys fees, as stipulated in said mortgage
i'm case of foreclosure.
The premises described in said mortgage
and TO be sold, are the lot, piece or parcel OF
land situated I'm the county of Blue Earth and
state OF Minnesota, and known ana described
as follows, to-wit: The southwest quarter (A)
of section No. eleven ClD in township NO. one
hundred and seven 1C0 of range No. twenty
nine 700 w. J. BOWDEN,
'''"o '' Mortgage.
Geo. w. Wilson, Attorney for Mortgage.
Dated March 10Th, 1889.
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ABOUT THE STATE.

Dairy Commissioner Howard says the
Lake Crystal cheese manufacturers are
too fast. He says he investigated the
matter promptly, and that the samples
are i'll the hands of the state chemist,
whose report he is awaiting
1t IL stated that Senator &. X Davis is
backing Senator w. q. Ward, of Waseca,
for the position of United States mar
shall. Senator Washburn is opposed TO
him, but Hs he (Washburn) is to name
the district attorney, Davis is bound TO
have his candidate FOR marshal go
through.
The board of trustees of the soldiers
home at Miunehaha has decided that
each inmate shall turn all his pension,
excepting 81 per month, into the home.
Some are disposed TO criticise the pro-
posed practice, bui the trustees clam to
have the precedents Of almost every in
stituiion Of the kind in the country.
The second meeting of r,c state eight
hour league was held at Labor hall, st.
Paul, Sunday afternoon. Over 400 labor
organizations Of Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Red Wing and Saltwater, were repre-,
scented. The object of the meeting was
to perfect the organization Of the work
ing classes preparatory to the final de.
noument May !, 1890, whor all the Ia,
boring people Of the United States will
ask for au cight-bour vorking day.
The state normal schools at 81. Cloud
and Winona hold their commencement
May 20 to 90 inclusive.
Under the new law the governor viii
have TO appoint five new members o
the state prison board, one from eacl
congressional district 1t has not yet
transpired who the candidate from The
Second district VIII be.
The annual state convention of the
Prohibition party will be held at Mime
apolis, July % and q. a programme o
doings has been prepared, which in
cludes addresses by speakers Of nationa
reputation; contests for Demorest golC
medal and for a prize of $50 offered by
the state central committee to the gIeC
club rendering Prohibition song in the
best manner and other interesting fca
lures. County conventions will immedi
ately precede the state convention.
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MAY PARDON THEM ALL
The President Considering the
AdvisabiIity Of Granting Am
nesty TO Descrters.
Supreme Court Decisions in the
Famous Myra Clark Gaines and
the Sharon Terry Cases.
The Civil Service Commission Organ.
lied by Electlng Commissioner Ly.
man President-WashingtO

WASHINGTON, May l4.-It is probale
that the president will issue a proclama-
ton granting pardons to all deserters
from the United States army, whether
under confinement or at large. Sena-
tor Plumb has urged this action on him
for some time, and it is rumored that
the proclamation will soon be forthcom-
ing. President Grant, in 1878, granted
pardons to all deserters from the army
and navy. Since that time 10000 en-
listed men in the army alone have de-
serted and only about 5000 of these have
been captured. The pardoning Of these
will save the government the great ex-
pense constantly entailed in capturing
those at large and convicting them. Sec
rotary Proctor evidently favors the plan.
He has ordered the release of numerous
deserters confined in the military prison.
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AID FOR sELoIT COLLEGE.

A Chicago Man VIII Give S25, 900 II an
Additional $4,000 Is Subscribed
Other Conditional Gifts.
BELoIT, Wis, May IA prominent
Chicago gentleman has offered $25, 900
to Beloit college for building an academy
building, provided the people of Beloit
will raise $4,000 more as an endowment
fund. The students themselves raised
5000 during the day, and will probably
raise the amount to nearly $1,000. An
other gentleman has offered the college
800, 600 if another 800, 900 can be raised
by July l. The $35, 900 mentioned be-
fore will count in raising the 800, 900.
1t is almost certain that the entire
amount will be secured. An academy
building and science hall will probably
be erected at once.
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ALWAYS ON TIME

There is no line SD handsomely equippedsfor
Through Passenger Service as "The North
western Line"-C., st. Psi & o. R'y-and
the Minneapolis, st. Paul and Chicago trains
over this line have better record for reach
ing either end of their run con time" than
those of any other line i'm the country.
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FAMOUS CASES DECIDED.
Judgment In the sharon-Terry and Myra
Clark Gaines Gases Affirmed.

Judgment In the sharon-Terry and Myra
Clark Gaines Cases Affirmed.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The supreme
court of the United States has rendered
a decision in one branch of the celebrated
Myra Clarke Gaines litigation. A suit
was brought by Mrs. Gaines some years
ago for an amount approximating g.,
900, 900, the income derived by the City
of New Orleans from the property willed
to her by her father, the title to which
was for long time in dispute, and for
about $3.50, 200 interest on this income.
On the death of Mrs. Gaines, in 1885, the
prosecution of this suit was continued by
her heirs. A judgment was expected
more than two years ago, but the decis-
ion of the court has been delayed. The
court, has affirmed the Judgment Of the
lower court as far a. It related to the
income of the improved property, $780,
TT and interest, but disallowed that part
of the judgment awarding 81 ,04S, 900 for
reuenue on the unimproved property.
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Effects Lasting Cures.

Paines Celery Compound has performed many
other cures as marvellous as these.-copies OF
letters sent 10 any address. Pleasant 70 take.
does not disturb, but aids digestion, and entire
ly vegetable; child can take it. What's the
use OF suffering longer with rheumatism or
neuralgia2
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success forgotten assoon as convenient. There
Is natural but not very reasonable feeling
In the public mind that one who predicts
panic or popular disturbance helps In some
way to bring on the evil he predicts.
Mr.. Croly was born In Cloghnakilty, Coun-
ty Cork, Ireland, Nov. 8, 1929, and came to
the United State in 1884. He learned the
trade Of silversmith, but very early went
into journalism, marrying Miss Jennie Cum
ningham, known to the reading public as
"Jennie June" They lost their all in an I'M
fortunate journalistic enterprise at Rockford,
Ills, then attained success in New York city,
where Mr.. Croly was at one time managing
editor Of Tho World and at another of The
Graphic. He was man of very many curl.
Gus theories and apt suggestions, as strange @
mixture Of the severely practical and the
visionary as can DO found in the profession.
He leaves wife and three children The
daughter Vida Is an actress, as was hi:
daughter Minnie, who died few years ago.
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LIST ins May 10; last ins. May "a.
CITATION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF John Doyle
deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all Persons Interested In the estate
of John j. DOI le. deceased, Greeting:
Whereas, Mary Doyle, of the county OF
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, has filed her
petition i'm the Probate Court of the county OF
Sue Earth for Letters of Administration 10
issue to her said petitioner, upon the estate OF
John j. Doyle, late of said county. deceased.
Therefore, you and eacI of You arc 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 Sth day of
June, A. ID. 1889, 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 Mary Doyle as prayed
for in said petition
In Testimony whereof, / have hereunto set
my nand and affixed the seal OF the Probate
Court this 9th day of May. A. ID. 1889.
IS"al1 GEO w. MEAD.
Judge of Probate.
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building wanting roofing CUTTERS hardware
nails etc. money by calling the only Mankao
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The Sharon Judgment Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, May l4.-The Judgment
in Sharon vs.. Terry and wife was
affirmed by the court unanimously. The
court holds that in the original case the
citizenship of parties being in different
states and the object of the suit, the can
collation. of forged instrument, being
one of the oldest heads Of equity juris-
diction, the case presented was one of
prima facie jurisdiction and if there
were any errors in the original decision
they must be presented on appeal from
the decree in that case and cannot be
considered in this case which is an ap-
peal from decision reviving the action
in the name of the executor of the de-
ceased Sharon and that the objections
urged to that degree Of revivor are friv-
olous.
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First ms. Apr. 90: last June 7, 1889.
MORTGAGE SALE.

Geo. w. Wilson, Attorney for Mortgage,
Dated March 10Th, 1889.
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4 W0man'S Discovery.

"Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by lady in this
county. Disease fastened It's clutches
upon her and for seveu years she with
stood its severest test, but her vital or.
gans were unermined and death seemed
imminent. For three months she
coughed necessarily and could not sleep
She bought of us bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption and
was so much relieved on taking first
dose that she slept ali night and with one
bottle has been miraculouslv cured. HeI
name is Luther Lutz," Thus write w
C. Hamrick x Co, of Shelby. N. c.
Get free trial bottle at J. r. Jones
Drug Store.
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SUMMONS.
oTATE OF MINNEsoTA-county Of Blue

c,TATE OF MINNEsoTA-county OF Blue
- Earth--ss. S,,.h Iudic,sI District
DlstTiCtN SSan,,facturing Company, Plaintin,
80 h saRnci Kaucher, Defendant. Summons,
ISe state of Minnesota to the ABOVE ""iii'u
De Yem Samuel Kaucher, are hereby summon 81
ed and required TO answer a .he entitIe9 action.
the s,c Pia ~ tiIed in the Office Of the CLERK
Of the District vS SSH answer SlG GS said
serve c3ps N st his Office, in the city OF
Tie county syeg of si OF t fs
twenty nay nI,,siye of the day OF such service
SPd e ansTsr the aSe P ssG IN
WITHIN inc tll iiS ii'd1ment against you in the
action Q, wi x bnndred and dollars s Sad
fyone cents with ffom 'Sovenbsr l8s
per cent ;dpS pei with the costs and dis6urse-
ments herein ,., ,a,b A ID 1889,
Dated manA"''' i L. wASHBURN,
Plaintiffs Attorney; Mankato, MINI.
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Paine's
Celery Compound

81 have been greatly affiicted with acute
rheumatism, and could ind no relief until
used Paine's Celery Compound. After using
six bottles OF this medicine am now cured OF
rheumatic troubles"
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THE WARDER, BUSHNELL & GLESSNER CO.,
First ins. April 5th: last May II, 1889.
MORTGAGE SALE.

CHICAGO. ILLINOIS
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There is more Catarrh in this section

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced 1t
a local disease, and prescribed local rem
edies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to
be a constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured
by f. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken inter-
nally in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful 1t acts directly upon the
blood and mucus surface of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars Tor any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address, F. ]. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o.
D6@Sold by Druggists, '75c.
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David q. CrOIv.

David Goodman Croly, the recently de-
ceased writer, was at one time quite noted on
account of the remarkable fulfillment of some
very remarkable prophecies which he made
on purely philosophic principles. Writing as
a s'positivist" or sociologist In the early part
of 1873, he predicted the crash in the North
ern Pacific railroad, the panic, the fall Of
wages, labor riots, decline in prices and a
chanpa In the political government of the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-17
Have Found the Missing Link.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 14.-On White
island, a suburb of Tonawanda, men en-
gagged in excavating cellar on Saturday
dug up eleven very peculiar skeletons.
The being to whom the skull belonged
could not have differed greatly from an
ape, either from appearance or intellect.
The accompanying thigh bones were
abnormally long and very slender, and
there are thirteen rios on side. The
shoulder blades are entirely lacking.
Many members of the Buffalo Academy
of Natural Sciences think that the long
expected "mlssing link" has at last been
found.
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Murdered by a Constable.

SOMERSET, KY. May 14.-During the
progress Of Sunday school convention
at Woodstock Constable Doolin tried to
arrest William Watson for trivial Of.
Tense. The young man started to run
away, when Doolin fired at him with a
gun, the charge entering his back, kill
ing him almost instantly. Doolin was
arrested and locked ND.
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Southwest.

To the true born westerner, in whom the
instinct of moving on to find more desirable
country never dies. not even the Pacific ocean
can be q barrier.
A man of this class, who had lived success
sively in number of states and territories
between his native Ohio and his present home
In California, ono day had revival of his
migratory longing He must ''pack his grip"
and ego west"
"But how can you get any farther west
than Californian he was asked
"Pshawi" he answered. There's plenty of
west left, all down through Mexican Califor
MIA and South America. There's Peru, now
I'd give good deal to see the mines down
there. ! tell you, sir" he cried, warming
with his subject, sit mist bc real good and
westy down in Peru''-- Youths COMPANION
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Good Causs for Resirninr.

ST. LOUIS, May 14.-W. II. Newman,
the third vice president of the Missouri
Pacific system, has handed in his resig-
nation to take effect June /. The office
was abolished. Mr.. Newman will take
a trip to Alaska and will not return I'M
til fall.
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Printer Palmer Takes Charge.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Public Printer
Palmer has taken charge of the great
government printing Office. Mr.. Bene-
dict, his predecessor, quietly babe many
of the employees good bye and took his
leave, while Mr.. Palmer gave up most of
the day to shaking hands with his en-
ployees.
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into Connecticutat
IN early age and
1ntered tho bust
ness Of iron manu-
facture at Lime
Rock, Litchfield
c county, Of that
state. In this he
prospered so soon
that ut an early
age he became pro
prietor Of the prin-
cipal blast furnaces
and FORCES in the
Housatonic valley.
Through all his life
he was an earnest
mocrat, ever
ready to aid his
marty with counsel
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nation in ls78-an
fulfilled except the
last. He put forth
the doctrine that
q close study Of the
past would often
enable us to pre-
dict the future so
cial condition with
absolute certainty;
but the American
people do not take
kindly to prophets,
so he was rather
sharply criticised
Mt the time and HIS
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VIII HeanOiI Gases.

WASHINGTON, May l4.-Judges Cooley,
Morrison and Bragg, members of the
interstate commerce commission, have
left for Titusville, Pa. where they will
give hearing in the Pennsylvania oil
cases May ~ and 10. The commission
will also hold session in Toledo, Ohio,
on the Gath inst, and later in Chicago.
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Against the Cinnamon.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-In the case of
Chae Chang Ping, appellant, against the
collector of the port of San Francisco,
the supreme court decided adversely to
the Chinaman. The case was to test the
validity of the Scott exclusion act.
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CARPENTERS. Wages Advanced.

PITTsBURG, May IA special from
Sharon, Pa, says the wages of all car
penters in that place have been adj
vanced 10 per cent. A demand for the
increase was made month ago by The
Carpenters and Joiners' union.
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Shot His Wife and Himself.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May l3.-George
Ward, night engineer at the Memphis
then sent bullet through his temple
and died. Mrs. Ward had left her hus-
band and it was her determined refusal
to return TO him that caused the tragedy.
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Civil Service Commission oreanized.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-The civil ser
vice commission organized yesterday by
electing Commissioner Lyman president
of the commission. All the commission
ers wers were present, Commissioner
Roosevelt qualifying.
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BELvIDERE, N. j., Lay 4.-Michael
Bolak, the Hungarian murderer, has
been sentenced by Chief Justice Beasley
to be hanged July Is. Bolak killed
Michael Bollinshire, of Oxford, a friend,
to obtain his money, about $50.
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DENVER, Col, May 14.-Fred Medley,
proprietor of the Pueblo house, shot and
killed his wife because she refused to
give him money with which to buy beer.
He was drunk ct the time, He at
tempted to escape but was arrested.
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ILLINOIS is just about to have compul-
sorry education law. Two bills have
passed one branch of the legislature, one
limiting the attendance 10 fourteen
weeks and the other to sixteen.