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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-17
AFTER THIRTY, YEARS.

In the life of man thirty years is a
long time. The infant grows into ripe
manhood; the youth finds himself
over the summit, while the middle
aged man awakes to the forcible real
ization that his course is nearly run.
Nothing so thrills the hearts of
friends and sends the latent blood
quickening through the veins, as to
unexpectly meet after thirty years of
separation, grasp hands which had in
early days toiled to make homes on
the frontier and recount incidents of
by-gone days almost obliterated by
time.
The old fifty miners residing in Man
kato-and their numbers are getting
few-will be glad to read the news of
the arrival in this city Sunday morn
ing of Mr.. Geo. w. Nelson, who form
erly resided in South Bend, and at a
time when that now somewhat an
Gent landmark was the metropolis of
Blue Earth county. He is and Tor
years has been, a resident of New York
City, and was a delegate to the Chris
tian Endeavor meeting in Minneapo-
lis. He came down here to spend a
few days with old acquaintance and
look after some property interests
which he still has near the Blue
Earth.
The world seems to have used Mr..
Nelson with generous hand. While
his hair shows the bleaching process
of time, he has still well preserved
physique, and appears to enjoy life as
of yore. Mr.. Nelson will remain in
the city few days and will, no doubt,
have pleasant time. He left South
Bend in the spring of 1862 and this is
his first visit since that date.
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ELECTRIC CARS.

MANKATo, MINI, July IL, 1891
Editor Free Press.
Your local in to-nights paper sug-
costing the adoption of electricity as
motive of power for our street cars
is the point, and the subject is one
which the Street Car Co. should give
careful consideration.
The writer feels con fident that the
adoption of electric motors would at
least double the revenue.
The writer does not use the street
cars half as often as he would like to-,
for the reason that they are not at
hand when wanted and frequently not
in sight.
This experience is common to all
who use the cars and is often heard
expressed on our streets. The street
car company is doubtless not getting
rich very fast, and perhaps the stock
holders feel that they would like to
see larger earnings on the present
S4UiPhOuU UClOlC uldhluS hOAS OoO
lay, but they will not come.
Our present street car service is not
up with the times. People have to
be educated up to street car riding
the same as to any other modern in
novation and this can be done best by
using equipments that are abreast
with the times.
1t is without doubt, true with this
as with any other business. If the co.
will equip and operate the street rail-
way on liberal and broad gauge plan
they will reap dividends where the
slow, old fashioned Eorse railway
would not pay expenses.
Besides this they owe it to the city
and its citizens, that having under
taken to maintain street railway
they should do it in way that would
be creditable to the city and worthy of
patronage.
1t is to be hoped they will consider
the matter seriously.
A STREET CAR PATRON. 9
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SERIOUS INJURY.

II. T. Neff, son of editor Neff, while
attempting to make coupling be-
tween Janney and an old style coup
ling at Madelia Thursday morning,
received terrible injury to his right
hand. The train on which he was
breaking was working on a curve, and
when the cars came together the gate
in the Janney coupler caught his
breaking stick, breaking it in two,
drawing his hand between the coup
lers and pinning it there, the end of
the stick grinding the flesh all out of
the palm of Ais hand and breaking
the bones except the outside one.
the fingers and thumb were uninjur-
ed. it seems there were two coup
lings to make and this was the first
one, the engineer, thinking Neff had
made the coupling continued backing
after the other car about twenty feet,
compelling Howard to walk between
the cars, his hand being pinned so he
could not get away. The engineer,
however, heard the latter calling for
help and came back, and by starting
the engine forward soon succeeded in
liberating him from his dangerous
position. He came at once to Lake
Crystal where his hand was dressed
by DR.. Cullen, the railroad physician.
DR.. Warner came down from Manka-
to yesterday, and after examination
concurred with DR.. Cullen in the eff
fort to save his hand. His wife came
down from st. Paul on the noon train
Yesterday. While his hand bas been
permanently injured it is thought
now that amputation will be averted.
Lake Crystal Mirror.
The FREE PRESS, in common with
all friends of Mr.. Neff, is sorry to
learn Of this serious mishap, and sim
cerely hopes that the young man will
come out better than present reports
would seem to Indicate. 1t is a terri
BILE thing for any man to lose the use
of hand, much less ayoung man just
entering upon the labor of life.
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NEW WAREHOUSE.

Mr. Ed. l. P. Staede has commenced
the erection of large coal shed and
a warehouse on the Northwestern
track, north of the pumping station.
The coal shed will be 10 by 40 feet,
and the warehouse 80 by so or 60 feet
and two stories in height. Both struc-
lures will be of brick. >The ware
house will be used for the storage of
machinery and carriages. Mr.. Staede
will, in addition to handling these,
deal in coal. He proposes to push
business, and his well known energy
and rustling qualities warrant the be-
lief that he will soon have large
business.
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GRACEFULLY ACQUIESCED.

The St. Paul Dispatches Washington
correspondent has clearer concep-
tion of the feeling of the people OF
Mankato over the selection of site
for the Mankato public building than
a few of the chronic disturbers here
would like to concede. In speaking OF
the ready acQuieScence of the people
the correspondent says: "The citizens
Of Mankato are wise, and they Will
profit by their wisdom. When the
Secretary of the Treasury announced
his selection of the site for the public
building in that city. the owners of
the dozen or more sites which were
not selected accepted the Secretary's
decision gracefully and agreed to the
selection. With commendable public
spirit they are now going ahead to
perfect a title to the government in
order that plans for the building may
be prepared and work commenced as
soon as possible" No obstacle will
be placed in the way of the govern
ment going ahead with our building,
and the sooner work is commenced,
the better will it please our people.
And here is what the special
Washington correspondent of the Min
neapolis Tribune has to say: "There
will be no public building erected at
Sioux Falls for some time to come.
The citizens have protested against
the site chosen and have sent one of
their number to Washington to tell
the story of their wrongs to Secretary
Foster.
1t is understood that the Fargo
kickers are likewise determined to
have new deal. The cases will be
held up, both for Fargo and Sioux
Falls, until another special agent can
be sent to select sites. Inasmuch as
the agents are busy just now, it is not
likely that one can be sent until next
October or November. Meantime the
supervising architect will take no ac-
tion and not pencil will be put to
paper for drawing the sketch plans
of these buildings. Consequently it
will be 1892, or may be 1893 before
ground will be broken for these public
buildings, which ought to go up right
away.
The people of Mankato have been
wise in their generation. They have
accepted the site chosen for them
and their building will probably be
completed before anything whatever
is done for Sioux Falls or Fargo, I'M
less the people of those places come to
their senses and permit the public
veal to dominate, rather than pri-
vate purposes or personal gain, in the
disposal of their real estate"
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Program of s. S. Institute, to be held
in the Baptist Church at Garden
City. July 18th, 1891.

$50 a. m.-Devotional Exercises, led by Rev.
Sniff.
1000 a. m.-Address by Prof. E. W. Parker,
GLOW shall we retain our young peo-
pie in the S. 81
1870 a. m.-Enthusiasm and zeal in our S. s..
work. w. w. P. Mcconnell.
HOO a. m.-The relation of the pastor to the
S. S. Rev. Sniff.
1l:30 a. m.--1llustrating teaching. Geo. H.
Brewster.
1900 m.-Basket dinner. Everyone come sup
piled with the Wherewith.
1870 p. m.-Praise meeting led by Rev. Foote.
200 p. nl.--Should the moral reforms of the
day be taught in the S. s.; such as
temperance, Sabbath keeping and
common honesty. j. H. Robinson,
Prof Z. w. Parker, Rev. Foote, w.
w. p. Mcconnell and others.
2:30 p. m.-Teachers Power G. NJ. Palmer
800 p. m.-Felowship with Christ the only
sure road to success. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Thew.
$40 p. ma conference about the needs OF
the S. S. work, questions, etc.
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Half Rates to Minneapolis, MINI.

The Third Musical Festival of the
United Scandinavian singers of Amer
lea will take place at Minneapolis,
Mimi, July 10th to 21st, and for this
occasion the Chicago & North West
ern R'y Co. will sell excursion tickets
to Minneapolis and return at the very
low rate of one fare for the round
trip. For further information con-
corning rates, dates of sale, ETC., ap-
ply to agents G. & w. w. R'y.
77t6 4t2
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LAKE CRYSTAL ITEMS.
(From the Mirror.)

(From the Mirror.)
Tommy Jones went to Mankato yes
terday to accept position with the
Walter A. Woods company, as expert
on harvesters.
Mr.. Hanson, the tailor, has patented
or invented car coupler that those
who have investigated it say is a hum
mer.
Mrs. Chase recently received a letter
from Ellis, who is travelling with the
Andrews opera company, in which he
states that the company is playing to
good business and expect to make a
trip to Lake Crystal in the fall.
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A Sensible Husband.
New York Press.)

New York Press.)
Ny wife cannot cook, though she studies book
OF recipes day after day.
But what do care? She is charming and fair
And as sweet as the blossoms of May.
She tries all her might but her bread isn't light,
For she never can get it to Use.
But then you should see as she breakfasts with
me
The light that illumines her eyes!
No skill can she boast in preparing roast,
And in pies her successes are few,
And i'll she fares when soup she prepares,
For she's sure to get into stew.
But no fault do find. for she's loving and kind;
And when bachelorship forsook
Twas to wed sweet wife, a companion for life
1t wasn't to marry cook.S
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THE WASECA ASSEMBLY.

For the Waseca Assembly at Maple
wood Park, near Waseca, the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway Co. will
sell excursion tickets to Waseca and
return June 30th to July 22d, inclu-
sive, at very low rates. For tickets
and further information apply to
agents @. & n. w. R'y. 77t6,4t2
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A CARD.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Barnard desire
to thank the many friends for aid and
sympathy during their recent sad af-
Fiction, also for the floral tributes
pure and fair like the dear one ''gone
BEFORE
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What is

Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
for Paregoric Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor Oil.
1t Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years. by
Millions of Mothers. CasOra destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castora prevents vomiting Sour Curd.
Diarrhoea and Wind Collie Castoria relieves
teething troubles constipation and fatulency.
Castora assmilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-.
Children's Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters for week ending July Is, 1891.

In calling for the above letters please say "ad-
vertised" and give date of list. Letters remain
ing unclaimed at the expiration of 15 days from
this date will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
w. w. p. MCCONNELL, P. N.
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Go to Walters & Evans for the Wal
terra. Wood Binders and Mowers and
all kinds of farm machinery at Central
Warehouse, on foot of Jackson st. 1tf
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DEL ID.

BARNARD-July 2, Perry NJ, infant son of
W. E. and Ella A. Barnard, aged 4 months
and 16 days.
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CaStOria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children
DIR. G. G. OsGooD,
Lowell. Mass
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"Castoria is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
Dr.. J. F. KNcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
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Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStoria.

MONEY TO LOAN on improved farm
ands at low rates Of interest and easy
payments. @. w. MEAD,
Room ZIG Investment Building.
46tf Mankato, MINI.
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CastOria.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-"
81. A. ARCHER, N. D.,
iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products yet we are free to confess that tho
merits of Castoria has won US to look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN G. SMITH, Pres,
Cfroof Naxu Vnr1r Ts<v
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The Centaur Company, Murray Street, City
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RrOoklyn's Hour OF Terror.

nO0F OF Terror.
'Thud! thud! thudr"
Is it the mad gallop of a horse a. bs
fips from some apprehended peril rect
leAs of the human lives he NAV endanper
in his wild fight?
"Thumpl thumpl thump!"
Has confagration cut off the escanA
of women and children from some tene.
ment house, and are the firemen seekino
to rescue them by battering through the
walls?
"Whack! whack! whack,"
Men stand still to listen. Women
grow pale as the ominous sounds reach
their ears.
"ls it the coming of a Storm" whis.
per1ngly asks a strong man.
"ls some awful disaster at handr' asks
woman with frightened face.
"Naw!" shouts bootblack in tones
which bring glad relief. Its only q
Teller on President street a-beatin' de
family carpet in de back yard!"-New
York World.
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A n,.f,gured Countenance.

Many people who would scarcely no
ice an armless or legless man will in
stsntly detect and remalk on any blem-
sb of the human face, and dive into all
sorts of speculations as to its cause and
attendant circumstances. If you doubt
this assertion become possessed of a dis
edlored optic and note how much atten-
ion ii will invite. A black eye is gener-
ally avoidable, but blotches, pimples and
other scrofulous and eruptive marks steal
upon US without warning, and are fire.
quently the first intimation Of the fact
that our blood is going wrong A prompt
and systematic use Of 2. p. P. (Prickly
Ash, Poke Root and Potassium), will
purify the blood, cleanse the skin and
give back to the face natures familiar,
nddy signs of health. Get it OF your
druggist
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,.xespeARE REVIVED.

... Up y Few Extracts
rsssss f'e'I About the Bard ,,.
,on exchanges agree that Win l,
Oar Lonovn new play is the greatcs'
shsksspesre .ason We knew that Willie
hipg Of the 80 sooner or later. Thert
you'd d Sss on hm,-Aprll 3d. ss 49, of
~ % TTbespian Amateur aSS' ',;va ne ~
The lnsSstionsl church will give per- ho
te Cong King Henry Sixt" in the
brusnce "a usrt Tuesday evening iteuben
pxp ball neI ,.,ente4i tinsmith, enactlnG
soO 70. oIe of bis majesty. nn,S pr" and the
be fO,' by one of our townsnie ID anu ore
.sSt poet of the age, shoula oe l'"; ;ntnr
xte-t; VT elsewhere today an excerpt
We The Sadler's Wells Daily blowplpe,
tom . iT examining into the hterar! "Dth
rncI css tsneyr, late of this village Inc
Of w. o :nn cached by our discriminating
cOncluSlo change is that MIR. Shakespeare
snd sole ontstiou mighty genius. We
Is Wi'nCad' 80 all along, and We have KNOWN
ns'e %. o wears. Now that the metropolitan
BIN eu iorses us. we wonder what Will the
pre s.r;ug dotard of the Avon Palladium
dodoeim for his fostering and f1vblown
..n-Dec. "A, 1889 ,, SON
S ". mint in our supplement to-day q son
"f f-nm the pen Of Willie Shakespeare
D soofour esteemed townsnan' square Jonn
Sn% u.O0oare Willie is now located III Lon
oOaAS 1a ;s recognized as one of the bright
oOn, associations in the literary galaxy OF
a. 'Onu.ronolis-The Tidings, May IS, 1857.
" T;stress Shakespeare laid an egg on our
IL resterday measuring eleven inches IN
eO .,fo,once The amiable and accom-
Sr.Sad wepch informs us that her nus
"a whose poetic genius frequently IL
teammates these columns, Will VISIT our
~, neyt month. William. here Is our
P-Tbe Tidings, June Is, loSI.
Ths gifted W. Shaxpur honored this of
e. Nth a call last Thursday. He was
.n;ling all over. 1t is boy, and weighs
.sn mounds Thanks, Willie, for the cigar
twas daisy.-The Tidings, July 8, 1897.
The fireworks on Squire Shakespeare s
,,rn last Fourth of July night were the
snsst ever witnessed in the county They
T,re brought up from London by the
.cnire's son William, the famous poet
Did
II YOU want to make Bill Shaxpeare
bOuuing mad just ask him how much veni-
an is pound All joking aside, Willie is
the leading poet of the age.-The Tidings
July l6, 1857 Eugene Field in Chicago
EeTS
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Condition VS.. Theory.

Those who are in i'll health are con-
fronted by condition, not theory, al,
though there are numbers of people. ready
and anxious to theOrize about it. In
ninety-nine cases out of hundred s. 3 3
will do the work of renovation. In cases
of Indigestion, loss of appetite and gene
raj debility, this wonderful medicine acts
with almost miraculous certainty. 1t re-
stores til e activity of the liver, purifies
the blood and builds up the system. AS
tonic for young and old it is without a
rival Though it is powerful in it's effects,
the youngest or the oldest can take II
with the most beneficial effects s. 5. B.
has behind it record of half century,
and is more popular as household rem
edy to-day than ever before.
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An Opportunity.

twas in Ludlow street yesterday that
ganln about ten years old was heard call
ing:
Jimmy. Jimmy Oh, there, Jimmy!"
WHATS De racket" querietl Jimmy from
athid' story window.
~, ult yer bruther Sam, and git yer bruther
nl' ana Etyer sister Mary, and git all de
IDS yer can and hurry up
What fur"
L. oause banana peldler out here has
~ Noken sick and fell down, and dere's
@s'luiiest chance to git away wild a good
sllag wen ever have In all dis worldr'-
new York Evening World
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Her Plan.

Last Thursday evening, at one of Mrs.
Pumperley Pompp's delightful dinner.
where the flowers alone cost $50, one
charming belle said to another, as they
were sitting in the drawing room waiting
for the gentlemen:
I'm going to have delightful time this
summer. Papa and mamma have both
agreed to my plans"
Where are you going?" asks the other
charming belle.
Nowhere, of course Pm going to stay
at home where the men are. life
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A carpenter by the name of NJ S. Pow.
ers, fell from the ,oof of house in East
Des Moines, Ohio, and sustained painful
and serious sprain of the wrist which b.
cured with one bottle of Chamberlain
Pain Balm He says it is worth S. boz
tie. Ii cost him so cents. For sale
druggists. July4-1u
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Hadn't Seen Him

A New Yorker who lately had three
hours to put in at country railroad juno
ton in Maryland along with thirteen
other people says that all sat in a cold and
dreary waiting room the full three hours,
and the silence was broken by only two re-
marks. One man inquired of another:
''Seen Jim lately:"
And the other pulled himself together
for a great effort and replied:
"Nawr'-EeW York World.
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His Appearance.

She was "A plain, matter Of fact kind OF
girl, and didn't take any extraordinary in
tere~t in art. AS she walked past piece
of stattiary the young rn:tn. who was de
voting himself to her. sad:
Isn't tina: "a fine p.c<a' Of work. Just
notice the pose and the general sir OF It,.
ayes >ir replied. after gazing ut !;
few nlcmcat% "iic looks like Il .'erlec
0eaileui: 49,. \, 90 '''''<''' - ~!
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A Perennial Mystery.

Average Man-These Sunday papers just
make me sick. Nothing in them but com
monplace personal items about II lot Of no
bodies no one ever heard of.
Friend-I saw little mention of you il.
The Sunday Cannon.
Average Man (half an hour later, to mes
senger boy)-Here, rush around to The
Cannon Office and get me forty copies OF
the Sunday edition.-New York Weekly
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Change of Climate

Kills more people than is generally known. Par
ticuarly is this the case in instances where the
constitution Is delica e. and among our immigrant
population seeking new homes in those portions OF
the West and where malarial and typhoid fevers
prevail at certain seasons of the year. The best
preparative for change Of climate or of diet and
water which that change necess;tates, is Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which not only fortifes the
system against malaria, variable temperature,
damp, and the facilitating effects Of tropical heat
but is also the leading remedy for constipation
dyspepsia, liver complaint, bodily troubles epeci
ally apt to attack emigrants and visitors to regions
near the equator, mariners and tourists. Whether
used as safeguard by sea voyagers travellers by
land, miners. OF agricultursts in newly populated
districts. this fine specific has ELECTED the most ia
vorab.e testimony. July Aim
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MIR. Spriggins (gentlyeMy dear, a
Washington man was shot at by bur
glar, and his life was saved by button
which the bullet struck.
Mrs Spriggins-Well, what of it?
Mr. Spriggfhs (meekly)-Nothing, only
the button must have been on.-New
York Weekly.