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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-31
MANKATo FREE PRESS
FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1891.
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE.


The result of the conferences of the
heads of the Shanahan and Lyons fam
lilies with the county attorney Thurs
day afternoon was that warrants were
issued for the arrest of Christopher
and Benedict Shanahan, sworn out by
Patrick Lyons, and for the arrest OF
Richard, William and Patrick Lyons
and Terrence McGrath, sworn out by
Christopher Shanahan. The two
Shanahan boys are charged with as
sault in the second degree, which is
an indictable offense, while the Lyons
are charged with simple assault. The
warrants were served later in the af-
ternoon, and the cases were set for 2
o'clock Friday noon. The story Of
the unfortunate affair, as told by the
Shanahan boys, is that John Shana-
han started to ride home with the
four young men of the Lyons family,
and that when half mile from the
village the latter stopped the team,
unhitched the horses and pitched
upon him. He was knocked down, a
tooth kicked out, and was terribly
bruised and beaten. His pleadings to
his assailants not to kill him were
heard by his two brothers at the
house mile away, and they came to
his rescue. Christopher Shanahan
knocked the four boys down, took the
wagon wrench from William Lyons
and struck him with it, and was upon
the whole victorious. He received a
blow upon the head with the wrench,
cutting two holes in his hat and rails
ing punches on his head.
The Lyons tell different story.
They say that while John Shanahan
was riding with them he repeatedly
took the hat off of one Of the boys
and threw it into the road, and that
when they reached certain place in
the road, by preconcerted plan with
his brothers he threw the hat away
and jumped from the wagon and en-
gagged in fight with the boys. The
other two Shanahan boys tnen came
out of an adjoining cornfleld and as
Saulted them.
The battlefield is torn up as though
cattle had been driven through it..
All of the parties engaged in the fight
were more or less injured. All agree
that the trouble started from an oc-
ecurrence at a wedding month ago.
The Shanahan and Lyons farms adj
Join, and it is said that the families
have never been upon the best of
terms.
The trial of the parties was post
poned this afternoon.
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Received too late for last week.
DIVERS DOTS.
VERNON CENTER. July %.

6hNON SEN 1Eh3 @cs
The Ladies Home Missionary Soci-
ETY. OF the Baptist church of Vernon,
convened at Mr.. Mertesdorf's, July
%. An interesting session with many
present. A dime supper and social in
the evening. A large crowd present.
Mr.. Mertesdorf has beautiful home,
and he and wife and charming daugh-
tiers are adopts in frank and kindly
entertainment, and that delicious sup
per! my pen fails to describe it, so l
leave it to the imagination or your
readers.
Mrs. Annie Laekey, nee Thompson,
Of Minneapolis, is visiting relatives
and friends in this vicinity. Also
Mrs. Mary Pugh, nee Thompson, of
Faribault.
School meeting in district "a result
ed in the election of Jas. ingalls, as
director, Chas. Gilchrist, treasurer,
and Clarence Gilchrist clerk.
Miss Alpha Thompson is visiting in
Amboy.
Ceresco is putting on metropolitan
airs-meat wagon, peddler's tinware
wagon. etc., perambulate our town.
Barley harvest in progress and oats
and wheat are ripening evenly and
nicely. SCRIBE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-31
A DAYLIGHT BURGLARY.

The burglar who is operating in
Mankato is growing holder, through
the success of his past endeavors.
Sunday he perpetrated a burglary
which in boldness rather eclipses any
thing of the kind yet reported. While
the family of Mr.. ]. w. Fowler were
at church the thief entered the house
and ransacked it from garrett to cellar
Entrance is supposed to have been
gained through door on the Center
street side, which may have been left
unlocked. The object of the thief was
evidently only to get money, as he
overhauled several hundred dollars
worth of silver and jewelry, but did
not take any of it, so far as ascer-
tanned. He found 81 in a purse be-
longing to Mrs. Fischer, and So belong
ing to Mrs. Fowler. The bureau
drawers had been ransacked and the
contents examined. When the fami-
ly returned the doors were open, but
there was no trace of the burglar, who
had entered and departed without at
tracing the attention of the neigh
bors. There is no clue.
Our people may as well prepare to
end these petty robberies by the cold
lead treatment. More houses have
been entered than during the
scare two years ago, and it is about
time that the business was brought to
at end
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A NEW TIME LOCK.

E. J. Teipner, representing the Nc
Neal & Urban Safe and Lock Co., has
his headquarters in this city, and COW
sers territory including Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and
Colorado. He had on exhibition to-
day in the Mankato National Bank a
triple movement time lock for vaults,
which is beauty, and is well calcula-
ted to battle the best efforts of burg
lars. The three movements render it
a safe lock to use, as it is not to be
supposed that in any event the three
would stop at one time. The bank
officials are greatly pleased with the
lock, and all who have seen it pro-
nounce it as nearly perfect as it is
possible to make it. The Citizens Ma
tional Bank has also shown an inter-
est in the lock. Mr.. Teipner ought
to have no difficulty in effecting a
good many sales in this part of the
state. He also handles fire and burg
lar proof safes, vault doors, automatic
and combination locks, etc. These
goods are all among the best to be
found anywhere, and we understand
have always given the best of salts
faction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-31
BOARD OF TRADE.

The Board of Trade meeting Mon
day morning was well attended. The
main topic of discussion was upon a
motion of Geo. T. Barr to send two
delegates to the Worlds Fair conven-
tion to be held at ST. Paul Aug. 18th.
S. F. Barney opposed any greater sum
to boom the state than $50, 900 already
appropriated, wanted no boom, and
stated that the young men becoming
of age this year would take up all the
spare land we have, therefore he want
ed nc. more immigration.
This view was opposed by every 9th
er member, though one or two wanted
to know the way in which the increased
sum would be spent. The majority of
members took the broad and liberal
view that $3.50, 900 will be little enough
to advertise our state at the World IS
Fair, and thought that there would
be no hardship to any one in raising
the necessary amount.
A preamble was offered by Gen.
Pope and adopted, declaring it to be
the sense of the board that the appro-
priation of $50, 900 is too small to prop
erly exhibit the resources of the state.
A ballot was then taken upon the
election Of the two delegates provided
for in Mr.. Barr's motion, it having
been adopted with the preamble with
only Mr.. Barney's vote opposing. The
result was the election of Senator
Barr and Gen. Pope, by large major
ity. They were instructed to ascer-
tain the necessities of the increased
amount asked for, and report at the
next meeting.
Several other matters of little i'm
portance were considered.
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SCHOOL AFFAIRS.

The school board held special
meeting Friday night to canvass the
vote of the recent election. The vote
in the different precincts was as fol-
lows: First 90, Second 9, Third IS,
Fourth %.
Lucien Wilkins was made janitor
Of the High schoofbuilding, and -
Olson was elected to succeed him as
janitor of the Pleasant Grove build
ing.
Messrs. Keysor, Mcconnell and
Davis, and Supt. Bechdolt, were ap-
pointed committee to arrange for
appropriate exercises on the compile
tion of the High school building. A
cut of the building was ordered for the
Frank Leslie magazine agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-31
THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FAIR

The Twelfth Annual Fair of the
Southern Minnesota Fair Association
will be held in Rochester, Aug. 31st,
to Sept. 9Th. Everybody is cordially
invited to write to G. Van Camper,
Secretary, for copy of the premium
list. The premiums offered are liber-
al. Passenger fares will be only one
half the regulate rate within radius
of 200 miles of Rochester. AS hereto
fore, there will be many fairs in the
country this year. A few may be lar
ger than this, most of them will be
smaller, but none will be stronger in
inviting features, more diversified in
extent and scope, richer in rare ex-
hibits, purer in entertainments, or be
more lntently interesting to the Wis
itor.
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LOOKING OUR WAY.

We are in receipt of letter to-day
from young man of Rome, n. Y,
asking among other things: "Will you
please inform me whether or not there
is or ever has been a commercial
school in your city, what is the pres
ent population of Mankato, and at
what time, evenings, do the stores
close?"
This shows that Mankato is not un-
known, even in the far east. Such in
quiries are frequent, and the need of
some printed matter to send on is
felt. We will soon have some hand
some cuts of the public buildings, and
scenes at Lake Madison, and we would
suggest to the Board of Trade that it
take steps to have folding circular
prepared, say twelve by twenty inches,
with % or Sc small pages, which shall
set forth our advantages in concise
form and simple language, together
with something concerning Blue Earth
county, and Southern Minnesota. This
could contain some cuts and a map.
California was referred to in the
Board of Trade room this morning as
a successful boom state. Nearly every
town in California has such circular,
which is printed every year by thou
sands. The cost would be trifiing,
and could be taken up by subscription.
Let the Board consider this.
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IMPROVEMENT OF THE OPERA
HOUSE.

The patrons of the opera house will
be surprised and delighted when they
next attend an entertainment there.
Some very notable changes are being
made to have the house conform more
with Manager Georges ideas, and the
public will be the gamers. In the
first place, the seats have been rear
ranged and will be remembered. The
rear row has been taken up and put
just back of the railing which divides
the parquet from the dress circle.
More seats have been placed in the
parquet, filling up vacant spaces and
making new row in front. A center
aisle has been made in that portion
of the house back of the railing, which
will make ingress and egress much
easier, and will give more of the de-
sirable end seats. There will be no
more crossing the center of the house,
which was never agreeable to anyone.
A railing will enclose the orchestra,
who will have uniform seats. The
mating is to be placed in the gallery
aisles and on the steps leading there
to, which will do away with the noise
in that quarter, and new mating or
carpets will be laid on the first floor
and in the entrance. In the gallery a
railing will be placed back of the
second row of seats, and these will
hereafter be among the best in the
house. This will serve to keep the
gallery gods quieter than in the past.
A change that will be appreciated
will be in regard to the box office,
which will be placed opposite the CEN
ter of the entrance. Patrons will en-
ter the house on the right and left,
and an usher will direct them which
side to enter Railing will lead to the
gallery entrance, and the exit from
the gallery will be from both sides.
This arrangement will provide foyer
of respectable size and convenience.
These changes will enlarge the seat
ing capacity of the first floor some
what, while making the aisle space
more convenient. When everything
is done and the house thoroughly
cleaned it will present much more
inviting appearance. tits likely that
the building will be heated by fur
pacQC
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SHOULD BE REMOVED.

The watering trough on Front
street, opposite buttons livery stable
is veritable nuisance and should be
removed. 1t is the rule, rather than
the exception, that it is almost i'm
possible for teams to pass this point
without stopping for others to pass,
while the water keeps the sidewalk in
a continual state of slush through
which ladies must bedraggle their
skirts.
The more fitting place for the trough
would be on cross street where
travel is not so great. Poplar street
would not be out of the way and put
there it would interfere with no one
and remove all danger from collision
and inconvenience to travel.
1t is matter that the city authori-
ties can exercise a little good judg-
ment in disposing of to the credit of
the city and advantage to travel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-31
BAD RUNAWAY.

A bad runaway occurred on S. Front
street at about o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon. F. Strunk's lumber team
ran away and when it reached the
water trough it struck the carriage of
S. HI. Baker, of Rapidan Mills, con-
tanning Mrs. Baker, her sister, daugh-
ter and niece. The four were thrown
out, and Mrs. Bakers wrist was bro
ken and she was badly bruised. The
Others escaped with slight bruises.
Mr.. Bakers team ran down Front
street dragging the overturned car
riage, until caught on Jackson street.
The carriage and Mr.. Strunk's wagon
were both badly demoralized, but the
horses were uninjured.
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LOOK AT THIS.

Perry Zimmerman, while in Smiths
Mills dayor two ago, learned from a
farmer one and one-half mile from
there who has thrashed his winter
wheat, and it yielded him 30 bushels
to the acre, No. l hard. This is the
first returns from the harvest field
which we have heard of, and it is eX-
tremely encouraging.
The fine weather which we are now
enjoying is the best thing that could
happen to wheat, and the harvest will
commence in many places Monday.
The machine shops are busy repair
ing the steam thrashers, which will
soon be at work in every part OF the
county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-31
A SUGGESTION
About Moving Watering TrOughs.

Would it not be better to put one at
Minneopa barn and take others on the
side streets between Front and Sec
ond as near their present location as
practicable.
Poplar street is only "A feet wide at
one point and the settlement of the
triangle is before Council and no COM
plication should be introduced there.
The troughs should be taken of
Front street. G.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-31

John Klein & Co. have commenced
the construction of new Office in the
south half of their building, opposite
their present office. That it will be
fitted out in handsome style there can
be no room to doubt.
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What is
|2; asst

Pitchers prescription
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine
other Narcotic substance 1t Is harmless substitute
for Paregoric Drops Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL
1t is Pleasant Its is thirty years. by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and aays
feverishness Castora prevents vomiting Sour Curd.
DiarrhOea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and fatuency
Castoria assmilates the food regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep Cas-
toria is the Chdrens Panacea the Mothers Friend.
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Piles! Piles Itching Piles!

Symptoms-Moisture; itching and
most at night; worse by scratch
ing. If allowed to continue tumors form,
which often bleed and ulcerate, becom-
ing very sore. Swayne's Ointment stops
the itching and bleeding, heals uleera-
ton and in most cases removes the tum-
ors. At druggists, or by mail 30 cents.
DR.. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia. Ask
your druggist for it. dec12,6mts
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MONEY TO LOAN on improved farm
ands at low rates of interest and easy
payments. G.. w. MEAD,
Room PIG Investment Building.
46tf Mankato, MINI.
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Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.

Go to Waters & Evans for the Wal
ter A. Wood Binders and Mowers and
all kinds of farm machinery at Central
Warehouse, on foot of Jackson ST. 1tf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-31

Among the many mechanical novel
ties promised for this seasons Mime
apolis Exposition, are number that
will be entirely new to the people OF
the Northwest. Among the most
prominent of these are an envelope
machine that cuts out the paper,
gums the flaps and folds them to
gether. in fact does everything except
address them. Another feature that
will prove attractive is wood carving
machine that draws and cuts out the
most wonderfully intricate designs.
Still another attractive speciality is a
machine for weaving wire mattresses.
There are numerous other features OF
the same kind. 92t6
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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"
DR. G.. G. OsaooD,
Lowell, Mass.
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"Castoria Is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. Ihope 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 throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
Dr.. J. F. KNCHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
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Castoria.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-"
q. A. ARCHER, II. 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 tia
merits Of Castoria has won US to look with
favor upon it.''
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN G. SkrH, Pres,
urray Street, New York CITY.
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For Sale.
A span of haIf-blood Norman Mares,
four and FIVE years old.
Also, two young full blood Durham
Bulls
The above stock for sale at bargain.
7. G. PEART,
P. O. Box S02. Mankato, MINI.
32t
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LAKE CRYSTAL ITEMS.
Cleaned from the Mirror.


A party was given in Union Hall
last evening in honor of the Misses
Glynn, of Springfield, o., who are Wis
iting at John Glynn's. The party was
conducted by Misses Beaver and Riley
and everybody enjoyed themselves un-
til the small hours, dancing to the mu-
sic of Lovelett's orchestra.
Mr.. S. f. Hartman and lady, on the
Nelson farm, at Rapidan, entertained
Mr.. Lee and wife, and Mr.. Force, of
Mankato, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, of
Lake Crystal, at dinner last Sunday.
The Nelson farm is looking very fine
this season and the Hartman table is
"out of sight,, a popular phrase for
superlatiye excellence.
S. T. Merrill informs US that it
rained so hard in the storm last Thurs
day that a siX-acre mound on Orange
Little's farm near Minneopa, was not
only stripped so far as the crop was
concerned, but that, excepting very
small piece at the top, every inch of
soil was washed away, leaving moth
ing but the hard blue clay. In anoth-
er place woman's cellar was filled
with water and hail, and it is stated
that the hail did not melt for many
days afterWard. The storm came
very near being cloud-burst.
Little Rufus Folsom, while playing
about grindstone on his fathers
farm last Saturday, accidentally pulled
the stone over, and falling beneath it.
The stone was revolving at the time
and as it fell the ragged, broken end
of the treadle pin struck him in the
calf of the leg, boring an ugly wound
and tearing the flesh in a fearful
manner. The boy was brought to DR..
Herring, who dressed the wound and
pronounced no bones affected. The
boy is about six years old, and is get
ting better as rapidly as could be
hoped for under the circumstances.
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Company, n Murray Street, City.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1891-08-20
CROP NOTES.

II, II. Smiley, living north Of town,
had field of wheat which went 3l4
bushels to the acre.
ID. w. Fairchild worked six days
with two teams and four men, stack
ing 60 acres OF wheat.
d. Smith brought In load of
wheat which measured so bushels and
weighed out 81 bushels, = pounds.
John Ludden thrashed 9A acres OF
fax which yielded 22411 bushels. Over
% bushels to the acre of flax is not bad.
Daniel Unruh threshed 5S bushels of
wheat from one acre of ground. The
ground, however, was in on old cattle
yard which had been plowed up. Fer
tiIizing snrely pays.
G. j. Bach purchased of Stephen AL
mond, Monday, the wheat from a 40
acre field, amounting to 1864 bushels,
for which he paid 80 cents per bushel,
making the nice little sum OF S1,089.
$s24.20 to the acre is not very bad for
wheat raising with wheat at the pres
ent low price. Mr.. Bach says this was
one of the finest lots of wheat ever
brought to Hurley and he thinks it will
20 No, | hard. 1t was Of the blue
stem variety.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1891-08-20
We shall need all money due us on
account or note on or before Oct lst.
Respectfully,
Ip1 r. FEpnJTSNN e, CN
IRA &. FERGUSON s. Co.

hillet is growing in favor as a crop,
but farmers hold very different opin-
ions in regard to it. This is due to
some facts not generally understood d
When millet is cut for hay at the prop
or time-when about half the heads
are formed-it leaves land in fine con-
dition for the next crop, but when al
lowed to go to seed it is very hard on
the land. Ripe milleJ straw is hard
and woody and of little value as feed,
but the seed is sometimes ground and
fed like other grain. When cut green,
the hay is better than timothy and ap-
proaches clover in value, but must be
fed to horses and breeding COWS and
ewes with caution, For other stock it
is excellent, and as {; change it is re-
lished by all. Three and half to four
tons of millet per acre is not an un-
usual crop. In moist climates and wet
seasons it grows larger, but is more
sappy and not so valuable ton for ton.
Southern grown seed produces the
most hay, but the crop from it will
rarely ripen seed in this climate
Northwestern Agriculturist.