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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
MANKATo FREE PRESS
A NEW STORE.

Mankato will soon have added TO
her business establishments another
house for the handling of agricultural
implements and wagons and carriages.
Mr. E. /. 2. Staede. of Devils Lake. N.
D., is the gentleman who will put IN
this business. and he has rented the
south corner store in The Saulpaugh
block for the purpose, and will soon
fill it with complete stock.
Mr.. Staede has purchased. through
H. P. Christensen. lot 5, block 81, City
of Mankato. known as the Allan Nc
Dougal property, corner of Broad and
Walnut streets. The price paid was
81. 500.
Mr.. Staede is one of those enterpri-
sing, pushing men who have made
Dakota all that it has ever been in
the past. Being now convinced that
Mankato is the coming city of this sec
ton he has wisely chosen to locate
here and settle down. Mankato well
comes Mr.. Staede and all other young
and energetic gentlemen who may
choose to reside within her gates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
THE WAITE-FRISBIE WILL CASES
DECIDED.

The Supreme Court yesterday hand
ed down a decision in the Waite-Fris-
bic contested will cases. in which the
order of the trial Judge is sustained.
The syllabus is as follows:
Adeline Waite, respondent, VS.. Will
liam Frisbie, executor, etc., ct al.
appellants. Augustus E. Waite. re-
spondent. VS.. William Frisbie. eX-
ecutor, ct al, appellants. Syllabus +:
Where will is not read by. nor to,
the teStator. and it has been prepared
by another person from instructions
given by the testator, and is then
signed upon an assurance that it eX-
presses what he desires, if the Ian
guage inserted is not the language of
the instructions, and if it does not
make in legal effect the provision
which the testator apparently desired
it is not his will.
Under the provision in sec. 3, Oh. Il,
Gen. ST. 1878, that a will shall be
signed at the end thereof by the tes-
tatOr or by some person in his pres
ence and by his express direction, !"
mere knowledge on the part of the
teStatOr that another is signing or has
signed and assent to, or acquieSence
in it, there being no previous direc-
ton to be inferred from looks or GEES
lures or other ambiguous token is not
enough. II the previous express di-
rection is given by gestures, they must
be unambiguOuS as words. Order
affirmed. GILFILLAN, G. ].
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
DEFINES HIS POSITION.

Editor Free Press:
In speaking at the railroad meeting
Wednesday evening, without notes. |
may not have used language which
exactly defines my position regarding
the Currier Bill. Certainly | am not
reported by you as would wish to be
understood. While | do not favor the
Iowa Law being the best possible for
our situation, find in it very much of
value, and do not admit the truth OF
statements that its operation has been
an INJURY to the State of Iowa or to
the Railroads of that State.
If the Currier bill is the best attain
able law for us, by all means let US
have that, revised and perfected. We
cannot remain in the present situ-
alton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
HIS OWN LIFE.
E. NJ. POPE.

There was large attendance at the
Baptist church Wednesday night to
hear Thos. n. Doutney, the convert
ed liquor seller and reformed inebri-
ate, tell the story in his own language
of his sad and bitter past life. 1t GER
tainly was one of the best lessons of
life and a terrible warning against
the use of strong drink to those who
heard it. 1t would have been Of meal
culable value to every young man in
this city TO have been there. He APP
pears even in childhood victim to the
curse-in young manhood a perfect
slave to its demandS-and later on a
sofa confirmed drunkard-a bar and
hotel owner, and all in comparatively
short space of time. He had suffer
ed delirium tremenS four timeS-been
in the lunatic asylum. He had suffer-
ed everything and tried everything as
a cure. All to no purpose for the
curse was born in him. But at last
he finds help. A friend greets him
kindly in the name of Christ-tells
him of a power TO save. He listens to
the entreaties, buries himself in the
dust of his sins at the foot of the cross
and finds relief. Here his description
of his conversion to religion and tenn
perance, while painfully sad. was yet
most beautifully realistic. 1t was a
most graghic picture. 1t was an hon.
est story of an honest conversion. Mr..
Doutney has perfect control of his
voice, manner and gesture. At times,
as occasion requires, he is dramatic
powerfully so, with a well-rounded
yoice-and again it is as mellow as
can be. He spares no words against
the traffic as traffic-abuSes none
and adheres strictly to gospel temper
ance. About so have thus far signed
the pledge.
The piano selections of Mr.. White
were rendered only as an artist of his
stamp can give them, and there are
few such as he. The singing by the
White Grand Colored Concert Com
pany, delightfully."- charming.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
UNCLE JOSH'S LETTERS.

Uncle Josh has consented to write a
series of letters which will run
through the FREE Press, and as the
contributions come from a practical
farmer, and one who has read extern
sively, they will no doubt prove inter
esting and instructive.
AT this time the FREE PRESS is
ignorant of the particular line of ar
gument ''Uncle Josh" purposes follow
ing, as he declines to furnish second
installment until the first is disposed
of. hence his sayings will be as new to
us as TO the reader Our suggestion
to the reader would be to follow Uncle
Josh and Deacon Goodwin in what is
to appear in these columns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
A LETTER FROM MIR. GREEN.
We have received the following in
teresting letter, addressed to the Re

We have received the following in
tereSting letter, addressed to the Re
gister:
RAMONA. CAL, Jan. 81. '9l.
As there were so many in Amboy
and MapletOn and all around the
country That wanted me to write to
them, | thought it would be good
plan TO write to you and have you print
1t. L left Amboy Dec. IL. 1890. and ar
rived here in Ramona, Cal, Dec. 10TH
l stayed with my brother William for
a few days and then [ rented a house.
paying 50 month rent. 1t is in d
nice location. Ramona is very nice
place. having between 5000 and 1000
Inhabitants, There are fine people
here. | got job in large meat mar
ket here the next day after l got NOV
ed. 4 very rich man owns it. He
has two good shops here and one in
another town. He owns big ranch
five miles from here. containing a
number Of thousand acres. He keeps
his own cattle. sheep, hogs and veals.
He has got a steam pillow which they
say viii pillow 60 acres day. This is
very large valley. They raise very
large potatoes here and sweet potatoes
worth Il cts. pound. and so are Irish
potatoes. They are called sweet
"spuds" and Irish ''spuds." Every
thing is sold by the pound here We
sell meat out of shop, steak 10, I21
and 10 cts. pound; lard 124 cts. We
make lots of lard, sausage and bolon-
ga. The beef is the best [ ever saw.
Well, this is the incest country / ever
dreamed of. 1t is like summer all the
time, but no wind, nor snow Can
carry lamp outdoors any night light
ed and the wind won't blow it out: and
the moon shines so bright it don't
seem as If | ever saw it shine so bright
there. 1t is SO warm that we don't
have to have any fire, only for cook
ing. Coal is high. worth 20 cents a
hundred. and not very good at that.
Stove wood. one foot long, three teer
wide and eight feet long and four feet
high is cord here and is worth Sll.
Hay is worth SO ton. it is all bailed.
There is no tame timothy hay or wild
hay. | am always so glad to get your
ever welcome paper. Ny brother Will
liam died January 81, 1891. Mr.. Deck
er and wife were here and made us
visit. was very glad to see them.
They are stopping at John Mors, in
Santa Anna. He is going home to
Amboy in two or three weeks. I
haven't seen Hoover since got here.
They are going home too. When I
think of it, / think it is a long ways
from here to Minnesota, and so it is.
We are all well and gaining in flesh,
which is pretty good sign that we get
plenty to eat.
/ guess that is all for this time. I
will try to do better next time.
Yours truly,
A. J. GREEN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
FUN. AT MAPLET0N.

The citizens of Mapleton enjoyed a
of their lives Thursday evening, which
at tone time threatened TO end in blood
shed. The good people OF that vii
lage. like those of every other enter
prising place. enjoy an occasional
minstrel show, especially where the
troupe is composed of the real. genu-
inc niggah." The Georgia Ministries
had been advertised for that night,
and with such success that the crowd
would have filed a good-siZed hall af-
ter every seat in the rink was taken.
The enterprising colored men thought
TO profit by the situation by raising
the price ten cents over that which
had been announced. The increase
was generally paid. but one gentleman
refused TO either pay it or leave, and
was roundly abused. He resented the
insult and struck one Of the troupe.
Another member went back to the
stage and returned with assistance
and two big reyolyers. Trouble SEEM
ed imminent. ladies screamed. men
hid under seats, the passage out
through the doorway rose to premi-
um. and no one knew what would
happen. The trouble was finally calm
ed and the troupe gave a good enter
tainment. Had anyone been hurt, it
is doubtful whether the Georgia Min
strels could have fulfilled another en-
gagement soon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Lake Crystal Union.

JErry Shanahan, who lives ON a
farm, a short distance east of this
place, last Thursday morning started
with cutter and span of horses to
take his sister to the Mankato Normal
accompanied by Miss Mahony who had
spent Saturday with Miss Shanahan
on the farm. The party arrived at
Mankato all right. In the afternoon
Jerry started to take Miss Mahony to
where she is teaching school. in judi
son, driving on the Minnesota river.
They followed the river until they had
nearly reached the boarding place of
Miss MahOny, when, the night being
stormy and dark, he drove into a
large hole in the ice made by some
one taking out ice. The accident was
so sudden, without moments warn
ing, no time was given TO spring from
the cutter. but all went down in about
nine feet of water, As Mr.. ,Shana-
han was going down, his hand came
in contact with the ice: this he chung
TO and with the other hand he grab
bed Miss Mahony Both wearing hea-
Wy wraps, he had difficulty in rescue
ing her and himself. He paid no at
tention TO the team, but after he and
the young lady had received thor
ough soaking, by a mighty effort he
succeeded in pulling the young lady
upon the solid ice. He started i'm
mediately with Miss VI. for a house
not far distant, and reached it chill
ed through. As soon as he saw the
young lady placed in good hands. he
and help returned to the horses One
was drowned and the other, more
dead than alive. was rescued, by plac-
ing a chain about him. The robes.
cutter, and harness were also taken
from the hole. The horse saved had
pounded his knees against the rough
edge of the ice until they were more
or less cut and bruised. Mr.. S. and
the young lady came out of it all right
in due time. Their escape from
drowning is wonderful, and only aver
ted by GOODNESS, bravery and presence
of mind. The loss of horse TO Mr.. S.
is quite an item, but he congratulates
himself that all is well that ends
well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused
such a general revival of trade at j. r.
Jones' Drug Store as their giving away
to their costumers of so many free trial
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. His trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and
never disappoints. Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Group, and all
throat and lung disease quickly cured.
You can test it before buying by getting
a trial bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
For Sale

For Sale.
A span of half-blood Norman Mares,
four and five years DID,
Also, two young full blood Durham
Bulls.
The above stock for sale at bargain.
7. e. PEART,
P. o. Box S02. Mankato, Mimi.
2Dt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20

During the coming six weeks
Mayor Pau must appoint a successor
for Henry Zimmerman on the Board
of Public Works, the latter's term of
two years having expired. If there
are any candidates for the position,
they have not yet come to the surface.
As there is 5000 per year attached to
the Office, it is not supposable that
there will be any lack of available
timber.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
Winter Excursions to Warmer
Chimes.

Excursion tickets to Mexico, CalIfor-
MIA, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida,
the Gulf Coast, Texas, Hot Springs of
Arkansas, and Excelsior Springs of
Missouri, now on sale by the Agents OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
wsy. Apply for rates and other infbr-
nation to the nearest Agent, or address
Geo. 81. Heaford, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago. Illinois.
A. J. YORKER, Local Tick. Agt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
SOUTH BEND. Feb. 18th

SOUTH BEND. Feb. 18th.
Good sleighing makes US all happy.
Mr.. Frank Scullin has friend from
Tracy stopping with him.
Mr.. A. J. Hultengren met with a
slight accident yesterday. He fell
from his sleigh which run over his
arm. dragging him some distance and
bruising the arm quite badly.
A large dance again last night at
the old South Bend house. Among
the dancers were number from Lake
Crystal, Garden City and Mankato
Mr.. Hook is happy at last. He has
found someone to bake his bread"
Mr.. Cuddy says its all a mistake
about poultry raising not being pro-
fitable. Begging his pardon we wish
him the very best of luck.
Mrs. TAFT will leave for St. Charles,
Mimi. tomorrow to meet her daugh-
ter, who arrived there from England.
on her way home to Victoria. B. c..
and also to visit other daughters. re-
latives and friends. Her daughter,
Miss Belle TAFT will accompany her.
Miss Maud Scullin is coming home
soon from Waseca. where she has
been staying with her aunt attending
school. All will be glad to see Maud.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-20

Pimples. boils and other humors. are liable
to appear when the blood gets heated. The
best remedy is DR.. ]. 81. McLeans Sarsaparil-
q. Sold by J.. K. Jones. druggist.
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25

We want every mother to know that
Group can be prevented. True Group
never appears withouta a warning. The
first symptom is hoarseness, then the
child appears to have taken cold or a
cold may have accompanied the
hoarseness from the start. After that
a peculiar rough cough is developed,
which is followed by the Group. The
time to act is when the child first be-
comes hoarse; a few doses of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy would pre-
vent the attack. Even after the
rough cough has appeared the disease
may be prevented by using this RENE
dy as directed. The only safe way is
to keep so cent bottle of the rene
dy in the house for use whenever
symptoms of the disease appear. For
sale by Fritz Buckentin, Morris and
Thorpe & Tolifson, Hancock. I'm
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25

The TRIBUNE is of the opinion that
our last Legislature acted decidedly
penurious in making the $4,000 ap-
preparation for collecting and main
tanning Minnesota's exhibit at the
Worlds Fair; but that is passed and
cannot be helped. And now the most
feasible and just way of making up
the $150,0OO, considered necessary for
the above object, seems to be for the
different counties in the state to raise
their quota. Stevens county has but
little to raise, S31O, and it seems to us
that amount should be raised without
difficulty. All who are interested in
the progress and welfare of our county
should be willing to contribute to this
worthy object. It is quite probable
that the next legislature will pass an
act to refund the money contributed
by the citizens of the state. We re-
gret that sickness prevented our at
tending the meeting recently held
here to take steps to raise Stevens
county's quota for the purpose above
stated.
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25
SpCial Offer,

We have made arrangements with the
publishers of that wonderful magazine,
The REVIEW OF REVIEWS, which in 1o
months has secured an international cir,
culation of over 200, 900 copies, whereby
we are enabled to send the MORRIS TRI-
BUNE and the REVIEW OF REVIEWS for
$3, if the subscription is received before
January 1st, 1892, after that date the
price will be 1926. Both publications
one year, for $500. The Review of Re-
views is. beyond all question, the best
monthly magazine published in the
United States.
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25
Reclining Chair Cars.

If you intend going East or South via
st. Paul and Chicago, why not take "The
Burlington" day train from St. Paul and
Minneapolis, and enjoy the beautiful
scenery of the Upper Mississippi? This
train has one feature not afforded by any
other line between the Twin Cities and
Chicago; it carries elegant reclining
chair cars, which make the journey de-
lighfully easy and comfortable. and no
extra charge is made to those occupying
seats. Insist on the agent giving you
tickets via 'The Burlington"-C. B. s.
n. r. Rand take no others. 45
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25
A Very Busy Man.

In each of several states of this
Union is a village called Woodside-
in what state is the one we are about
to mention, we leave the reader to
guess. How some of them gained
the name, whether because they were
on the confines of great forests or not,
may be conjectured; but that this par
ticular one was named for man who
was paragon of busy occupation
there can be no doubt. AS we write
we have his card before us: "Rev.
--- Wood, Editor and Prophet
or Baptist proprietor Wood
side Store, Woodside Blacksmith and
Carpenter Shop, Woodside Insurance
Office, Woodside Stock and Hay
Ranch, Woodside Job Printing Office,
Woodside Real Estate Office" Only
meat market and hotel need have
been added to make him "sole mon
arch of all'-Woodside. Rev. Wood,
all must acknowledge, was very
busy man. In fact this is a country
of busy men, this United States; and
the Western busy man in particular,
when he travels, always selects "The
Burlington as the quickest, shortest
and most comfortable line to reach
all the chiefciti
For information as to tickets, rates
and maps, call on your local agent, or
write to W. J. G. Kenyon, Gen. Pass.
Agent, c. B. & N. r. r., st. Paul
MINI.
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25
Stevens County and the Worlds
Fair.


At meeting recently held to devise
ways and means for the raising of the
quota of $310, apportioned to Stevens
county, for the "Wold's Fair Fund,
the organization of permanent
estate and Worlds Fair Exhibit
Board" was effected. The following
officers and committees were elected
and appointed. President, II. W.
Stone; secretary, H. S. Judson; treas
urer, A. G. Thorpe. Finance commit
tee, II. w. Stone, Samuel Larson and
H. S. Judson. Statistic and printing
committee, r. G. Stevens, Hugh
Whiteley and E. W. Randall. Ex-
hibit committee given later.
The finance committee were in
structed to make a canvas and raise
the fund either by cash subscriptions
or good notes. The meeting showed,
without dissenting voice, all were
unanimously in favor of raising the
fund. The exhibit committee, rep
resentative from each township in the
county, have been requested to see
that the products are raised in their
towns the season of 1892, for special
exhibit purposes at the state fair and
due notice should now be given to the
farmers of their townships, that they
may have ample time to select seed
and prepare land, etc, to creditably
compete as townships and the board
will then be enabled to select exhibits
that should bring to Stevens county
first prize at the state fair.
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25

Our farmer friend S. B. Smith of
Rendsville is thoroughly posted in
butter making and butter producing
COWS, and of course the following
item will interest him as we'll as many
other dairymen of Stevens county
The champion butter COW of the world
$50 far as known) is Pauline Paul,
owned by S. B. butcher q Son, Paw
ling, Dutchess Co., n. j. During
one year she has given the enormous
amount of 1153 pounds, fifteen and
three, fourths ounces of butter or over
three pounds, two ounces daily for
that time. This is more than many
farmers get from five COWS, and yet
her owners have one COW to feed and
care for, and the cost of keeping one
COW only in place of five. But as
long as so many farmers are content
to keep 200 pound COWS they should
be silent about the stupidity of sheep.
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25
An elegant stock of silverware at
the Morris jewelry store. 49tz

tits earnestly hoped that the enter
tainment to be given next Friday
evening at the court house by the east
side schools will be literally patron
lied by our citizens. The west side
school is provided with an organ, but
our east side school has none, and 1t
is for the purpore of raising money to
purchase one that this entertainment
is to be given. A most worthd object,
surely, and every one who can attend
should not fail to do so. Our west
side neighbors should turn out and
aid the eastsiders i'll their laudable
undertaking. In other words, let
them do unto others as they woul have
others do unto them under similar cir
cumstances.
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25
Opinions of the Trade South,

| find Chamberlain's medicines
very excellent, particularly Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy.-B. E. ETH
RIDGE, Hallettville, Texas.
l have tried Chamberlain Cough
Remedy with great success.-R. TAN
NERET, Waveland, Miss.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can
not be beat.-W. L. DAVIS, Liberty
Hill, La.
| have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in my family and consider it
the best | have ever tried.-W. j.
FLOWERS, Doraville, GA. 5Ocent bot
ties for sale by Fritz Buckentin, Nor
ris and Thorpe & Tollifson, Hancock.
I'm
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25

There is a great scarcity of hired
girls, the demand being greater than
the supply-a perfect famine, SO to
speak. In this section the great de-
ficiency is owing to the fact that too
many hired girls get married and then
the former hired girl has to have a
hired girl to do the work which the
former hired girl was in the habit of
doing. There are only two ways out
of this difficulty. Either the hired
girls will have to ''let up on getting
married, or the hired girl when she
gets married will have to do the hired
girls work.
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25

E. F. Bruhn, formerly of Eau
Claire, Wis, has opened cigar fac
tory in Satter's building, corner of
Atlantic Avenue and Fourth street.
Mr.. B. is an experienced cigar manu-
facturer and has the reputation of
making most excellent brands. We
are pleased to make a note of this
new industry in Morris, and we hope
that our local dealers in cigars will
extend to Mr.. Bruhn liberal patron
age. He will employ five men and
boys in his factory. The following are
his brands of 10c cigars, Pets, Ell Leo,
Gypsy Queen, Cuban Rose; and the
Flora de Cuba, Havana Daisies, Extra
Havana Gems, Cinch Club, American
Standard, and Climax are sc. Patron
ise home industry by smoking these
brands.
Morris tribune., 1891-11-25

On Thursday last grain buyers in
Appleton we're paying II cents for
No. 1 Northern wheat. Here in Nor
ris our grain men were paying 50
cents per bushel. Six cents bushel
is quite difference. No wonder that
farmers in sight of Appleton haul
their wheat and fax to Morris. The
difference in the price of flax in that
town and here is about the same as
the difference in the price of wheat.