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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17
a SERIOUS Less.

The Rapidan Milling Company SUI
Tered a serious loss Tuesday, through
the giving way OF a portion Of their
dam. The accident was caused by
the ice going out, though large
amount Of ice had previously passed
over safely. About 200 feet of the
dam was destroyed. The dam was
built last fan DIT cost Of about Sl0,-
600. and was constructed Of stone
hauled from this city. 1t was not
over ten feet high and was many feet
thick, and apparently very strong. 1t
was 400 or 500 feet in length, and was
built for the purpose Of raising the
Blue Earth river TO a point where d
good fal could be secured for the tun-
mel. and afforded a fine water power.
The water in The river is now SO high
that there is no trouble about sup
ply for the mill, and doubtless steps
viii soon be taken TO repair the dam
age. 1t seems strange that the engi-
neer who had the work in charge
should not have made provision
against such an accident as has befad-
len the dam The enterprise and
pluck shown by the mill company in
the past viii quickly overcome the loss
which they have suffered.
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WHERE WILL IT BE?
An Eight C0rnered Fight Now on for
the Public Building Site.
List Of the Bids.

Secretary Fosters ruling that Ine
bids for public building sites should
be kept secret until the contest was
decided has been Intellectual in keep
ing the facts from the public, as is
shown by the following telegram from
Washington in Fridays Pioneer Press:
There is a red-hOt fight over the
site for the public building at Manka-
TO. :. Z. HOlbrOOk i here in the in
terest of his offer, and J. T. Williams
is watching him. The latter, on ac-
count Of property he owns, Is interest
ed in the location. There are eight
bids. as follows:
PeIu0n x RisU, NinneOpa House, S.
900: Z. p. Jensen, opposite Minneopa
House. ST. 500: s. T. HOlbrook. corner
Second and Jackson streets, s., 475:
Hall & Simpson. Second and Hickory,
SI3. 500: Mr.. Robel opposite Longs
butter house, SD. Acc: II. Boegen, Sec
Ond and Mulberry streets, So, 900: L. L.
DeROsia, Commercial Hotel, So, 900:
Irving corner. 81. 900.
Mr.. HOlbT0Ok expects to win, as the
price OF his property was 81, 900 more
than his bid. but parties Interested
made up that sum in order TO have
the building upon his property. No
amount Of writing or 1elegraph1ng 10
the department can affect The loca-
tiOn, as The department will take no
action until an Inspector has InYesDlg-
a1ed and reported
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CLEAN UP.

The chief of police has issued his
annual spring notice to clean up.
This should be carried out in the
spirit and TO the word. In the past,
the 1city has been kept reasonably
clean, and it is owing TO this that nc
epidemics Or any serious amount OF
sickness has occurred. The duty of
every property owner and occupant
of rented property is plain. All OF
the accumulated rubbish of the win
ter should be at once removed, and all
garbage gotten well out Of the way
before it commences to decompose
and breed pestilence under the warm
rays Of the rsun. Let cellars and
woodsheds be thoroughly cleaned and
aired. Then every yard should be
raked, the trees and bushes trimmed
and the premises generally put in good
condition. 1t will then be a pleasure
TO drive about the city.
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

At a regular communication OF Am
boy Lodge No. 81, I. o. o. F., held at
their hall April 18th, 1891, the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Res0lUed, 1t requires no effort for
those who knew Bro. W. A. Neal TO
love him, and all our brothers were
strongly attached to him. He was a
genial companion. a kind brother and
friend, and was ever ready TO call on
those in affection and distress. As a
husband, citizen and Odd Fellow he
was faithful Ind true, and his death
was most deeply felt and mourned by
all who knew him. Loyal and honor
able ID all the relations Of life.
ReSotUed. We may write without
challenge upon his tomb in the broad
sunlight OF Heaven that grandeSt Of
tributes, here lies an honest man, a
most notable brother that has passed
into the great Temple Of our sublime
Master on high, having ready the one
essential password that will open TO
him the portals Of the celestial city
whose maker and builder is God.
Res0tGed. That we the officers and
members Of AmbOy Lodge would eX-
tend TO the bereaved wife and rela-
tiyes Of our deceased brother our
heartfelt sympathy and brotherly as
sistance IN this their sad bereave-
ment.
ResotUed, That these resolutions be
spread on the records Of AmbOy Lodge
and that a copy be presented to Mrs
W. A, Neal, the bereayed wife Of oul
brother, and that the lodge room be
draped in mourning for a period OF
thirty days
ReSOJred, That these resolutions be
published in the Lake Crystal Miro,
and MankatO FREE PRESS.
II. 3. PERRIN.
VIM robinson. Com.
ID. z. Gross.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Fire De
parbment was held Thursday night. and
the following officers were chosen:
Chief Engineer-Ge0 M. Phillips.
1st Asst - Henry Fricke.
End Asst . &C. ?. Williams.
Mr.. Phillips was reelected without
opposition, which was worthy tri-
butte to an efficient officer. A lively
contest occurred in filing the Office Of
First Assistant.
The department discussed the adj
visibility Of the city purchasing hors-
es for its use, and also Of erecting a
separate building for the apparatus
and horses. 1t was believed that the
rent of the present room would go a
long way toward paying the interest
on the money required for the pro-
posed Improvement. There was also
a feeling expressed that more appara-
1us is needed. No formal action was
taken in any Of these matters.
The annual election Of Superior
Hose Co. No. 2 occurred Wednesday
night, and the following officers were
chosen
3. Bangerter, Jr.-Foreman.
II. RObel-1Sb Assistant.
M L. Fallenstein-2nd Assistant.
John A. LulsdOrff-
Henry Guth-Treasurer.
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IMPORTANT SALE.
ever.

Geo. T. Barr, administrator of the
estate Of P. A. Foster, deceased, has
sold r. d. Hubbard and Geo. M.
Palmer. the contract for purchase of
1000 acres Of school lands in Mime
sofa held by Mr.. Foster at the time OF
his death. The estate viii realize
something like S9,00G-Or a slight adj
vance over what Mr.. Foster had in
vested
Mr.. Barr has done well in disposing
Of the contract, and the gentlemen
who now have the lands under their
control are to be congratulated. The
property includes some of the best
and most desirable real estate in Min
nesota, and they viii realize hand
somely from the purchase.
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A FINE ESTABLISHMENT.
A Look Over One of the Best Appointed
Merchant Tailoring Stores In
the State.

The splendid weather to-day recalls
the fact TO the greater part of man.
/ kind that they must soon bring out
their spring and summer clothing
! Not few on looking over their ward
robes viii see the necessity for the
purchase Of clothes or furnishing
/ goods that are new or of the latest
styles, and such should repair i'm
mediately TO M. O. Sundt's large and
well stocked merchant tailoring estab-
Iishment, on South Front street. A
reporter glanced through this store
this forenoon, and was surprised TO
note the completeness Of the stock
no line Of which but what contains as
fine a quality Of goods and as great
variety as the most fashionable en-
pOrium in one Of the large cities Of
the country. Nor is this strange,
for Mr.. Sundt has the same Opporbuni-
ty TO secure this class Of goods as do
the leading merchants Of St. Paul or
Minneapolis.
The store is beautifully decorated
and with the new papering and paint
ing presents a pleasing appearance.
The stock contained in it is larger
than ever before. The numerous Ia
bles and racks are filed with suitings
of the very latest materials and de-
signs, including fancy and plain che
yiOts, tibits, uudress wOrSteds, soft
finished wOrsteds, and different grades
of tan colored suitings, and many 9TH
ers. Not the least noticeable is the
fancy vestings, which are now SO pop
ular.
The lines of shirts and underwear
was never SO complete. The ''Gold'
and Silver shirts lead, and present
something new this year in makeup.
There is a nice Iineof fancy neglige
shirts which will beyery general y worn
this summer, on account Of their cool
ness and comfort.
The Knox and Christie hats are the
popular thing for gentlemen, and Mr..
Sund1 has a large stock Of them, in
the spring styles. Every other kind
Of hat worn is also in stock.
Neckwear is no small part Of a gen
tleman's makeup nowadays, and
these goods this year are more abtrac-
tive and tasteful than ever before.
All the latest novelties and fads are
to be found in Mr.. Sundt's store, and
Of every grade and design.
Gloves, umbrellas, canes, suspend
ers, handkerchiefs, cuffs, collars and
hundred other things cannot fail to
attract attention on account of the
taste which Mr.. Sundt has diplayed in
the selection of this stock. All the la
test and nobbiest things in these lines
are in the stock.
The tailoring department now oc-
cupies the second story Of the build
ing, giving more needed room below.
Only first class wOrkmen are employ
ed, and the work which they turn out
gives satisfaction every time. Mr..
Sundt has had practical experience in
the cutting schools of New York and
is therefore peculiarly fitted to satisfy
his customers He now has the larg-
| est exclusive merchant tailoring es-
Establishment in this part Of the state,
while he intends to enlarge the es-
tablisment in the near future, SO that
it viii employ from 10 to 20 men, and
from now on a man will be constantly
on the road
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Mankato Lodge No. 36, Z. of P,
adopted the following resolutions at
its meeting Thursday night:
WHEREAS, God in his wisdom has
seen proper to again affiict the home
of our worthy brother, Chancellor Conn
mander J. 3. Coy, by removing from
earth his dearly beloved sister, be it
ResOEUed, That we extend to Bro.
Coy in his hour Of great affection our
heartfelt sympathy and prefer him
any assistance in our power TO tighten
his burden.
spread upon the minutes Of this meet
ing, and that the same be properly
engrossed and presented TO brother
Gov.
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PRIZES FOR SUGAR BETS.

At the Board Of Trade meeting Mon
day morning, Mr.. G. II. Higgs suggest
ed that the Board offer prizes TO the
farmers Of Blue Earth and NicoIlet
counties for the best samples Of sugar
beet TO be raised this season. He
stated that with Such,an inducement,
the best of care would be taken to get
the best returns, and thus the CUES
tion would be settled whether beet
raising is profitable in this section.
On his motion. it was decided to offer
prizes of S15, SO and S. for beets that
produce the largest percentage of SUI
gar, and the matter was left with q
committee consisting of Messrs
Higgs, J. c. Wise and Geo. T. Barr
The committee will secure different
varieties Of seeds at once, and those
desiring to plant some of it can get II
from them. The regulations of the
contest will be made known in due
time.
This is practical way Of finding
out just what our soil is capable Of
and we hope that a large number Of
farmers and citizens will plant the
seed.
1t was also stated in the Board that
beet sugar factories can be built fol-
as low as s., 900, and that in Germany
they are as thickly scattered over thf
country as creameries are here. Farm.
ers organize cooperative factories, anC
have their sugar refined at the large
refinerieS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-17

SHOW TO Cure all Skin Diseases"
Simply apply ''Swsyne's Ointment.
No internal medicine required. Cures
letter, eczema, itch, erysipelas. all un-
slightly eruptions on the face, hands,
nose etc, leaving the skin clear, white
and healthy. Its great healing and cur
alive powers are possessed by no other
remedy. Ask your druggist for Swayne's
Ointment. decl2, 6mts
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G.. Schmidt a Son.

The Northwestern Bag & Trunk
House, just received a car load Of
trunks and bags which they have TO
offer at very low prices. The finest
assortment in the city. d3O6t6-w42t4
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]. G. Roller has green field peas for
sale. Also an kinds of vegetables and
garden seeds at one-half price. Also
all kinds grass seer. miIlet and Hum
garian. 43J2
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For Sale.

A span of half-blood Norman Mares,
four and five years old.
Also, two young full blood Durham
Bulls.
The above stock for sale at bargain.
T. c. PEART,
P. O. Box S02. Mankato, Mimi.
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Seed Corn, white and yellow varie.
ties. Address Lyman FaIkner, Man
katO, or call on him at Spring Island
43t3w%
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NOTICE.

The fifth annual convention of the
w. Z. L. U. Of Dist. No. 4wiIl be held
at GAINESVILLE, June 9th and 10th.
M. Z. PLYMAT, Dist. Pres.
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Trunks Trunks! Trunks
g. Schmidt & Son, headquarters for
trunks and bags. Prices the lowest in
the city. d306t6-w42t4
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ID Il ID.

February Is, 1891, at his resi-
den0e No. 1884 Johnson street, N E., Mime
apolis, Mr.. Israel Millett. aged fifty mine years
and SIX months, of pneumonia.
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Albert Magin has

Albert Magin has removed his
breeding stations from the American
to the Nicollet House barn, where
they can be found Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays. 116d43t2w#
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following is list of unclaimed
letters for week ending April 13. 1891.
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P. O. Box SO2.
32t.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-31
RECORD OF SUNDAY SORROWS.
-Four People Seriously Injured by Falls in
the Two Cities Yesterday,

-Four People Seriously Injured by Falls In
the Two Cities Yesterday.
There were five accidents reported in the
two cities yesterday, and four of-them were
caused by falls, one of which will result
fatally. The list follows:
BAKER-Robert Baker, % years old, EN-.
ployed as q fireman ON the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was instantly killed in the Twen-
ty-eighth street roundhouse at O'Clock
yesterday morning. Baker was caught be-
tween a wall and the engine and his life
squeezed out The deceased was single and
lived at Bethany.
CICEsuR-Lizzie, the 4-vear-old daughter of
Louis Cicesur, who lives at No. 27S Wylie
noon by falling from the tbird-story window
of her home. Her skull was fractured, her
leg and right arm broken and she was in
jured internally. She cannot recover
BRADLEY-Edward Bradley, aged Z years,
fell from the top of box car on the Pitts
burg and Western Railroad at the foot of
Locust street, Allegheny, yesterday after
noon. His. right arm was broken at the
elbow and his head badly cut He was re-
moved to his home on Beaver avenue.
MCCLAIN-John McClain, an employe at
the corkworks, Twenty-fourth street, fell
from tr,stle yesterday afternoon and suf-
bruises and cuts. He was sent to his home
5S Twenty-second street.
HANsELL-Elmer Hansell, q young man
who lives on Soho street, fell down a steep
flight of steps in the rear Of his home yester-
day morning. His right arm was fractured
and his face badly cut. He was removed to
the Mercy, Hospital.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-31

about the vexed question of wire overhead
versus underground, Mr.. Doren said that
until better insulation is obtained in the
underground cables the latter system will
not be success. He says the company
recently laid an underground cable between
the main office in Boston and a railroad
terminus, and that much trouble was oc-
casioned by the imperfect insulation. If an
imperfection exists in the casing or covering
a ground is formed, and in addition, moist
ure entering through to the wires causes
oxidization and subsequent decay. Mr..
Doren says the plan has been tried in the
riverside section of New York, but trouble
has always ensued from the causes stated.
The construction of new lines is being
pushed as usual, Mr.. Doren says, but he
had no figures on the number of miles laid
during the year.
Mr.. Doren commented on the recent re-
port that the Vanderbilts had obtained con-
troll of the Union Pacific He said that it
would give them road right through from
ocean to ocean. Mr.. Spencer, lately Vice
President of the Baltimore and Ohio road,
but now with Pierrepoint, Morgan & Co.,
was named in connection with the charge,
and Mr.. Doren says he is regarded as one
of the foremost railroad men in the country.
Speaking about railroads." said Mr..
Doren, "a man recently asked me if I OBJ
served that the Pennsylvania Railroad
made faster time with every change of
schedule. That never occurred to me, but
1t is fact. The road is making wonderful
progress. observe it is Strengthening its
tracks, cutting off curves and putting down
strong bridges, and in time the system will
become the very finest in the world"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-31
PLUN6ED,TO SAVE HIMSELF.

John Stern, Makes Terrible Fight for His
Life Against the Flames-He Is Fatally
Burned by a'Gas Explosion Near Sharps-
burg.
The boiler house of the Standard Oil
Works, at the 'Sharpsburg bridge, was con-
siderably damaged by fire yesterday, and
John Stern, an employee, was terribly
burned. A short time before 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, John Stern was working on a
gas pipe in the boiler rooms. From a
cause that is not.yet learned, the pipe broke
and the gas igritedrfrom light that Stern
held in one hand. The clothes OF the man
caught fire, and inaalmost an instant he was
enveloped in flames, the grease and oil on
his apparel assisting the burning.
His screams attracted the other work
men about the place, and Just as they
reached him he had succeeded in gaining q
position from which he sprang into tank
containing water. He was Immediately
pulled out, but was burned about the body
,to such an extent that he cannot live.
In the meantime the woodwork of the
'boiler room caught fire and an alarm was
sent in from station s.. After hard work
by the department the fire was extin-
iguished, the loss being about $500. Stern
was removed in patrol wagon No. 5 to his
home in Sharpsburg. He is married man,
20 years old. Drs. Robinson and Dinsmore
.attended him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-31
LITTLE BITS OF CORNER GOSSIP.

HARRY DUNN, IA years of age, has beer
missing from his home, No. sos Larimer ave
nue. East End, since last Wednesday, and
his parents are greatly alarmed because the
boy is delicate. His face is paralyzed OF
the left side. When he left the house he
wore a blue coat and vest and striped
pants. He has dark hair, gray eyes and i.
very much tanned.
JOHN T. FoRD, the Baltimore manager who
is here with the English Comedy Company
yesterday received from Hon. Elihu Jack
son, Governor of Maryland, his commission
as delegate from Maryland to the National
Prison Congress which convenes at Pitts
burg early in October.
PETER THORNTON, n West Penn Railroad
brakeman, who was injured on the road on
Saturday, died at the West Penn Hospital
saturday. The coroner will hold an inquest
to-day.
ED MCMURRAY of the music firm of Echols
McMurray & Co., of Allegheny, is lying dan.
gerously i'll with typhoid fever at his home
on Arch street.
A WATER main on East street, Allegheny,
burst about 2 o'clock yesterday morning and
the street was seriously damaged.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-31
HUGUs & HAcKE.

EXTRA BARGAIN Offering for
this LAST WEEK of our Summer
: sClearing Sale.
A choice at $40 90 Each of the
handsome Embroidered and Braided
PARIS ROBES. The prices were
SIS 90, $40 90 and Sz5 90.
At a5c A YARD light ground, reg
ular 55c quality, ALL WOOL
FRENCH CHALLIS; no Styles re-
served; all go at the same price this
week.
AT 81 IS A PAIR a lot of PURE
LINEN HEMSTITCHED PILLOW
CASES; usual price 81 50.
EMBROIDERED CASHMERE
FICHUS, entire assortment at very
much reduced prices:
81 90 ones at 81 50.
S. 90 ones at So 90.
Even greater reductions in those of
higher price.
Two Exceptional values in CHE
MILE PORTIERES: Lot No. I,
Plain Colors, fringed top and bottom,
at 81 95 per pair. Lot No. 2, with
Dado Frieze, and fringed top and
bottom, at S. 95 per pair.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-31
HIGH-PRESsURE BOILERS.
A st. Louis Manufacturer Says That Power
Is Daily Increased

A St. Louis Manufacturer Says That Power
Is Daily Increased.
E. D. Meier, who is connected with the
manufacture of boilers in st. Louis, was at
the Duquesne yesterday. He says the ten
dency of the day is toward higher pres
sure in boilers. Triple-expansion and
quadruple-expansion boilers are going into
greater use every day, and these types re-
quire higher pressure. His company is
now figuring on a boiler for Edison, to
stand pressure of 225 pounds. He has
seen boilers tested up to 900 pounds. Ma
chinery is now very largely used in making
boilers, and the quality of the work is per-
haps better.
Mr.. Meier says.there is noodoubt of ex-
Congressman Niedringhaus' sincerity re-
garding timed plate. He met him the
other day, said Mr. Meier, and asked him
for an order for boiler. he mentioned
he was making one for the United States Iron
and Tin Plate Company at Demmler, who
were adding to their timed plate plant.
Mr.. Niedringhaus replied that he himself
was putting up timed plate plant and
would soon be turning out as much timed
plate as any mill in the country.