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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-12
LAKE CRYSTAL SENSATION.
Burt Mckay Attempts to Shoot
His Successful Rival in a
Love Affair.
A Bloooless ARRAY.

Lake Crystal is stirred up over q SEN
sationRl affair, which furnishes some
very interesting details. The principals
Ee Burt Mckay, of Lake Crystal, g. g.
Smith, of st. James, and Mrs. Smith, of
ST. James, until Wednesday Mabel J.
Hickok, of Lake Crystal. The facts IN
the case, as gathered from the officers,
appear 10 be IS follows:
Mckay has for year or two loved
Miss Hickok and il was generally under
stood that ne was to marry her. He is
q member of the firm of Lembke & Co.,
general merchandise dealers, and Is well
known IN that portion of the county.
Both he and the young lady have grown
UP from childhood IN Lake Crystal. His
affection seemed 10 be reciprocated, and
their marriage at any time would not
have surprised the god people of the
village. There have been rumors, how
ever, that the lewly condition of the
young lady's family was source of OBJ
lection to their union on the part OF Nc
kay's family. However that may be,
the wedding has never been announced,
and the people were greatly surprised
10 hear on Wednesday that Miss Hickok
had during the afternoon been married
to Z. q. Smith, of St. James. This in
teresting little love affair had been kept
q profound secret, and IL is supposed
that not even Mckay knew about it.
The bridal party proceeded to the de-
pot 81 night, to take the 11;45 train for
St. James. Mckay had been greatly af-
fected BY the wedding and sought sur
cease Of sorrow IN few drinks, but not
sufficiently enough to render him ire
sponsible for his acts. He proceeded
10 Rowland & Reese's hardware store
and had Mr.. Rowland fill four empty
cham bers Of his 5elf-cocking bulldog re-
volYer with No. So cartridges. He re-
mFFked that one of the balls would skill
the - -" Mr.. Rowland
thought that he had reference TO a dog
or some other animal. When going to
the depot Mckay met night policeman
Carl J. Peterson, and they passed few
words II regard TO the wedding. He
showed Peterson his revolver and said
that he would "shoot the
If he spoke, meaning Smith. He said
that he was going 10 see Mrs. Smith of
and bid her goodbye. Peterson warned
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-12
SUGAR BETS.

The Minnesota Academy of Sciences
considered the question of the sugar
beet at its last meeting. Prof. Harper,
of the Agricultural college, started the
discussion with paper embodying the
latest results of the experiments along
tins line. He thought the time was
now at hand when the sugar raising in
dustry could be added TO the other in
comparable agricultural resources of the
Northwest. The day of experimenting
WIS past and the work now IN hand was
TO educate the farmer along this line.
II was now possible 10 get 20 per cent. of
sugar from the beet, as against 5per cent.
at the start. This meant q fair margin
of profit 10 the producer if care and at
tention is given TO the subject. Light,
sandy loan was best fitted to the raising
of the sugar beet, and II should not be
new soil, and that Was best which had
been previously planted to corn, oats or
other grains. A beet weighing about
pound and half gave the best results,
a thing which the farmer should bear
IN mind. The big beets looked pretty,
but there was not the same profit in
them.
A peculiar thing about the sugar beet
which recommended it TO this section
of the country was that freezing did not
affect it 'at all injuriouslv, thus making
II possible to store and ship at al sea-
SONS of the year. As an accompaniment
TO other crops he believed that the beet
would be of inestimable value to the
Northwestern farmer, and to the craft
all over the country as well
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-12
BuckIen's 4rnica SaIve.

The best Salve IN the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhenm
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
ChilblAins, Corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures Piles or no pay re-
quired. II is guaranteed TO give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25 cts. per box. For sale bv J. B. Jones
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Misunderstanding

If you have lounges, sofas, parlor suits,
or any other articles IN the line to be up
holstered, they will be returned to you
good as new, and cheaper for the quail
ty of the work than elsewhere. Also a
large stock of pushes and other uphol-
stery goods on hand.
JOHN KLEIN d Co.
Alb and 4l5 s. Front St. Mankato Mimi.
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Auction Sale!

l VIII sell at public auction on the D.
A. Jones farm, near Minneopa Falls,
Wednesday, Dec. 18th, 1890, commence
ing at 10 O'Clock, q. m, the following
property, TO wit: 5 mich COWS, har-
vesters, and large quantity of house
hold goods Terms of sale: On sums of
$1,000 and under. cash; over that
amount credit of one year viii be CIV
en- on approved notes.
2Ild2t 26wlt r. II. MAwTIsoN.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

The regular convention of Manksto
Lodge No. IS, K. of P. Thursday even
ing, was unusually well attended and q
most enjoyable evening was spent. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year, whose terms will COM
mence on the first of January:
C. CT. B. Coy.
V. C.-G. O. Ellsworth.
P.-W. B. Fordyce.
NJ. A. G. Stevenson.
K.R. 81. E. Peterson.
M. Ell. A. Under.
M. F.-A. Under.
Treas.-D. T. Brewer.
After the regular business of the lodge
had been completed pleasant episode
occurred which added no little to the
pleasures Of the evening. On behalf
of the members of the lodge Mr.. w B.
Davies presented to Mr.. D. F. Brewer
an elegant gold ring with the emblems
of the order gracefully and richly inlaid
IN d handsome setting. After q fttinl
acknowledgement from the recipien-
the meeting adjourned to the Palace
Restaurant where refreshments were
served and an hour spent IN social in
tercsurse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-12

PImples, boils and other humors, are liable
10 appear when the blood gets heated The
best remedy is DIR. J. b. McLeans Sarsaparil-
Ii. Sold by j. z. Jones, druggist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-12

If you feel unable TO do your work and have
that Tired feeling, take DR.. J. H McLeans
SarsaparillR; 1t will make you bright, active
and vigorous. Sold by J. r. Jones. druggist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-12

Needles, oil and repairs for al sewing
n achines. Stamping patterns at whole
sale or retail. Mrs. L. G. Schroeder,
low. Spring street. 170t6-wI9tS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-12

Persons advanced in years feel younger and
stronger, as well as freer from the iufirmities
of age, bs taking DIR. J. H Mclean s Sarsapa-
rilla. Sold by ]. z. Jones. druggist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-12

The reputation of the Boston by giving their
goods represented you
buy of us the goods you
here to make right with you every case
We do not sell goods for you
complain tell that bought them your Judgment
Every Department in store filled with We
shipped dollars worth of old away
goods for cash and prices that every
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
He Wanted Big Money.

\ representative of The CaQ interviewed
Mr.. VIM. Edward Eastlake last Thursday at
the extensive stove works of Messrs. Cutler
and Proctor in reference TO prize that he
had drawn in the Louisiana State Lottery
Mr.. Eastlake said: Il had one-twentieth Of
ticket No G4301, that drew the Third Capital
prize OF S50.000, and collected the amount
due me, s2,500, very promptly through the
American Express Company. have bought
tickets for the last thirteen months, invest
ing during that time total of SIS. I sold
one of two tickets I had for the October
drawing 10 friend and the one sold drew
$50, but l didn't kick, l was after bigger
money. l have always thought that the
drawings were fair and square and intend TO
continue to purchase tickets as long as I
have a dollar to spare. l have invested my
money in the preferred stock of a building
and loan association where it will double
itself in eight years" Mr. EaStlake is a
well-infoTmed and intelligent gentleman, q
moulder by trade and has been a widower for
number of years. One of his mates says
that he is contemplating matrimony again.
-Peoria en- Saturday EUeraing Call, Febru-
airy 1.
The cheapest place in Missouri to live is
at the penitentiary. The daily cost of main
tanning conyicts at that institution is only
715 cents per capita.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13

che consequences. Be happy, nv Lady harry
AS happy as am.and look for my return
on earlier day than you may 6nticipate.
Yours till death, and after. HARRY
Like the Irish lord, Miss Henley was
''in two minds, while she rose and dressed
herself. There were parts of the letter for
which she loved the writer and parts for
which she hated him.
What prospect was before that reck-
less man-what misery what horror.
might not be lying III wait in the dreadful
future. If he failed in the act OF Yenge-
ance, that violent death of which he had
written so heedlessly might overtake him
from another hand. If he succeeded. the
law might discover his crime. and the in
fanny of expiration on the scaffold might be
his dreadful end. She turned, shudder-
ing, from the contemplation of those hid
eous possibilities, and took refuge in the
hope Of his safe, his guiltless return. Even
II his visions Of success, even if his pur-
poses of reform (how hopeless at his aged
were actually realized, could she consent
to marry the man who had led his life
had written his letter, had contemplated
(and still cherished) his merciless resolu-
ton of revenge7 No woman in her senses
could let the bare idea of being his wife
enter her mind. Iris opened her writing
desk, to hide the letter from all ewes but
her own. As she secured it with the KEY
her heart sank under the return of a ter
Tor remembered but too well. Once more
the superstitious belief in a destiny that
was urging Lord Harry and herself nearer
and nearer to each other, even when they
seemed to be most widely and most sure
ly separated, thrilled her under the chill
ing mystery OF its presence. She dropped
helplessly into chair. Oh, for a friend
VINO could feel Tor her, VINO could strength
en- her, whose wise words could restore
her to her better and calmer self! Hugh
was far away; and Iris was left to suffer
and to struggle alone.
Heartfelt aspirations for help and SYM
pathy! Oh, irony of circumstances, how
were they answered. The housemaid
entered the room to announce the arrival
of discharged servant with lost char
acter
Let the young woman come in" Iris
said Was Fanny Mere the friend whom
she had been longing for? She looked at
her troubled face in the glass-and laugh
ed bitterly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
ENORMOUS SHIPMENTS.

Frequent shipments of carload lots
of DR.. Pierce's Medicines. to all the
principal commercial centers of this
country, are necessary to supply the
unprecedented demand for these world
famed remedies. No other medicines
ever attained anything like the popu-
larity which they enjoy. No other
medicines possess such superior and
positive curative properties as to war
rant their manufacturers in selling
them, as the proprietors of DIR. Pierce's
Medicines are doing, through druggists,
under a positive guarantee of benefit
or cure an euery case, on fair trial, or
money refunded.
There are scores of sarsaparillas and
other blood medicines advertised, but
the "Golden Medical Discovery of DR..
Pierce is the only one ever backed up by
a positive guarantee from well-known
and thoroughly responsible house. The
conditions are, that, given a fair trial, it
will do all that is claimed for it, or
money paid for it viii be promptly re-
funded. A Certificate of Guarantee
wraps every bottle.
To attempt the sale of an inferior, or
even fairly good, blood-puriffer under
such trying conditions as these, would
mean bankruptcy to its proprietors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13

The pleasant life in the country house
had lasted for nearly month when the
announcement of Hugh's approaching re-
turn to England reached Iris. The fatal
end of his fathers long and lingering ILL
ness had arrived and the funeral had TAX
en- place. Business connected with his
succession to the property would detain
him in London for a few days. Submit
ting to this necessity, he earnestly express
ed the hope of seeing Iris again the mo-
ment he was at liberty
Hearing the good news, Mr.. Henley OBJ
stinately returned to his plans-already
twice thwarted-for promoting the mar
rage Of Mountjoy and Iris.
He wrote to invite Hugh to his house in
a tone of cordiality which astonished his
daughter, and when the guest arrived the
genial welcome of the host had but one eff
fect-Mr. Henley overacted his part. He
gave the two young people perpetual OPP
portunities of speaking to each other priv
ately; and, on the principle that none are
so blind as those who won't see, he failed
to discover that the relations between
them continued to be the relations of
friendship, do what he might. Hugh's
long attendance on his diving father had
left him depressed in spirits. Iris under
stood him and felt for him. He was not
ready with his opinion of the new maid
after he had seen Fanny Mere.
MY inclination" he said, lis to trust
the girl And yet hesitate to follow my
inclination-and don't know why"
When Hugh's visit came to an end he
continued his journey in northerly di-
rection. The property left to him by his
father included cottage, standing in it's
own grounds, on the Scotch shore of the
Solway Firth. The place had been neg
lected during the long residence of the Ell
der Mr.. Mountjoy on the Continent.
Hugh's present object was to judge, by
his own Investigation, of the necessity for
repairs.
On the departure of his guest, Mr.. Hen
ley (still obstinately hopeful of the mar
riage on which he had set his mind) as
sumed jocular manner towards Iris, and
asked if the Scotch cottage was to be put
in order for the honeymoon. Her reply,
gently as it was expressed, threw him into
a state of fury. His vindictive temper
revealed, not only in harsh words, but in
spiteful actions He sold one of his dogs
which had especially attached itself to
Iris; and, seeing that she still enjoyed
the country, he decided on returning to
London.
She submitted in silence. But the events
of that past time, when her fathers merci-
less conduct had driven her out of his
house, returning ominously to her memory,
she said to herself:
rs day coming when l shall leave him
again?" 1t was coming-and she little
knew how.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
Seen From the Train-Bokhara.

When the train. after travers1ng the
oasis for ten miles from the modern
town, pulls up at the station of Bairam Ali,
Ia the midst of an absolute wilderness OF
crumbling brick and clay, the spectacle OF
walls. towers. ramparGs, and domes,
stretching In bewildering confusion to the
horizon. reminds us that we are In the
center Of bygone greatness. Here, within
a short distance of each other, and cover
ing an area of several square miles, In
which there is scarcely a yard without
some remains Of the past, or with a single
perfect relic, are to be seen the ruins OF at
least three cities that have been born and
fourished and have died.
In these solitudes, moreover, the traveller
may realize in all its sweep the mingled
gloom and grandeur of Central Asian
scenery. Throughout the still night the
fre-horse. as the natives have sometimes
christened ii, races onward, painting audi
bly,, gutturally, and shaking a name of
sparks and smoke. Itself and its riders
are all alone. No token or sound of life
greets eye or ear, no outline redeems the
level sameness of the dim horizon; no
shadows fall upon the staring plain. The
moon shines with dreary GOODNESS from the
hollow dome, and profound and tearfu
solitude seems to brood over the desert.
The returning sunlight scarcely dissipates
the impression of sadness, of ssdesolate and
hopeless decay, of a continent and life
sunk In a mortal swoon The traveller
feels like a wanderer at night In some
desecrated dooryard, amid crumbling
tombstones and half-obliterated mounds.
A cemetery, not of hundreds of years, but
thousands, not Of families or tribes, but OF
nations and empires, lie outspread around
him, and ever and anon in falling tower
and shattered arch, he stumbles upon some
poor unearthed skeleton of the past Rus
sian Central Asia-Curzon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
CHAPTER xIv.-THE LADY's MAID

1t was not easy to form a positive opin-
lon of the young woman who now pre-
scented herself in Miss Henlev's room
If the Turkish taste is Il uly reported as
valuing beauty in the female figure more
than beauty in the female face, Fanny
Mere's personal appearance might have
found, in ConStantinOple, the approval
which she failed to receive in London.
Slim and well-balanced, firmly and neatly
made, she interested men who met with
her by accident (and sometimes even wo-
mem. if they happened to be walking be-
hind her. When they quckened their
steps and, passing on, looked back at her
face, they lost all interest in Fanny from
that moment. Painters would have de-
scribed the defect in her face as want of
color" She was one OF the whitest of fair
female human beings. Light flaXen hair,
faint blue eyes with no complexion in
them, and a complexion which looked as
If it had never been stirred by a circula-
ton of blood, produced an effect on her
fellow-creatures in general which made
them inSenSible to the beauty of her fig
ure, and the grace of her movements.
There was no betrayal of bad health in her
strange pallor; on the contrary, she sug-
gested the idea of rare physical strength.
Her quietly respectful manner was, so to
say, emphasized by an underlying self
possession which looked capable of acting
promptly and fearleSsly in the critical
emergencies If life Otherwise, the ex-
preston of character in her face was es-
sentially passive. Here was a steady, res
olute young woman, possessed of qualities
which failed to show themselves on the
surface-whether good qualities or bad
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13

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Medical Discovery" is such a medicine,
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As remedy for all Blood, Skin and
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As remedy for the peculiar weak
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1t is but natural that the people
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They are manufactured by the Worlds
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13

me doctor declared that medical neIp
would be of no avail while Rhoda Bennett
remained in London. In the country she
had been born and bred, and to the coun-
try she must return. Mr.. Henley's large
landed property, on the north of London,
happened to include farm in the neigh
borhood of Muswell Hill Wisely waiting
for a favorable opportunity, IRIS alluded
to the good qualities which had made
Rhoda almost as much her friend as her
servant, and asked leave to remove the in
valid to the healthy air of the farm.
Her anxiety about the recovery of a
servant so astonished Mr. Henley that he
was hurried las he afterwards declared)
into granting his daughters request At
ter the concession, the necessary arrange
ments were easily made. The influence of
Iris won the good will of the farmer and
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500 REWARD. 500.

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is taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease and giving the patient strength, by
building np the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials Address,
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s~Sold by DRUGGISTS 75c
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Spring M edicine

early last spring was very much run down, had
nervous headache, felt miserable and sI that wss
very much benefited by Hoods Sarsapsrills and rec
cmmend it to my friends" MRS j. NJ. TAYLOR, IIIe
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, o.
Hoods Ssrssparills has cured me of salt
rheum. which I have had for years. I do think
it is splendid medicine. I 40 years of age
and my skin is Just smooth and fair as a piece
of glass. I have six children, and when anything
is the trouble with them the first thing go for is
Hoods ssrsaparills-" MRS. LILA CLARK, South
Norwalk, Conn.