The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-02
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The latest books of campaign
songs just received at A. r. Mussers
RED Hots," Democratic, and ''True
Blues" Republican.
Thomas Butter, living at 1872 Fifth
avenue, was badly burned Tues
day by a premature explosion OF
blast which he was arranging in Max
field & Cuughlin's stone quarry. He
was shocked and his hands and arms
were so badly burned that the skin
peeled off. DIR. Webster d.essed the
wounds.
Judge Severance Monday filed
his certificate as nOn-partisan can
didate to succeed himself, with the
county auditor. 1t was accompanied
by more than the required number of
signatures. The certificates of the
Democratic and Peoples party candi-
dates for congress are on file, but the
latter does not comply with the law.
Being new party, the certificate of
each delegate at the nominating con-
yention who favored him should ac-
company the certificate of the chair
man and secretary of the convention.
Andrew Peterson, who was arrest
ed Monday on the charge of getting
livery rigs the day before of Michael
& Weltgen with the purpose to de-
fraud, pleaded not guilty yesterday
afternoon, and was tried by the court.
Several witnesses were sworn and he
was found guilty and fined SIS and
costs. in all S25.2S. In default of pay
ment. he was committed to the COM
ty Jail for 80 days. He got a single
rig Sunday forenoon, another single
rig in the afternoon and double one
at night, making bill of So. He also
drove to St. Peter when he agreed to
drive only about the city.
Henry Tanger was up from Lake
Crystal Monday, where he is putting
up the elevator that was moved from
this city. He states that be has ascer-
tanned who told the false story regard
ing the prevalence of diptheria in this
city. He said that S. w. Chilson told
a Mr.. Hickok and the latter told the
editor of the Mirror. Chilson is
stone mason and is no contractor.
Whoever told the story deserves to be
tarred and feathered and ridden out
of the city on a rail. Such lying
spirit should receive no countenance,
and the man has forfeited all claims
to the respect of his fellow citizens.
We can scarcely believe that citizen
of Mankato could perpetrate such an
outrage on his own home as this false
hood is.
Our physicians believe that there
is not much danger of cholera get
ting into the Northwest this year. In
most cities one of the precautions ad-
vised is to boil the water before drink
ing it. AS Mankato has artesian
water this is unnecessary, except
where people drink water from wells.
A physician stated yesterday that
many people in the city drink water
from wells which they think is good
because it tastes good. When an
epidemic comes, they may find out
their mistake when it is too late.
Another physician, speaking of the
cholera, stated that a person in good
physical condition is as apt to take
the disease as anyone else. The best
way to ward it off is to be very
careful about the diet, and not eat
fruit, green corn or other vegetables,
and to avoid being in the night air
The disease is of the same nature as
other choleras, only much worse.
When it spreads over the country, as
it will be likely to do next year, the
germs will find breeding places in
filth, aud will be apt to inf est the nu-
merouS old privy vaults, cess-poOls
and wells along Front street and else
where, and once there they will be diff
fcult to dislodge, but will have strong
holds from which to make their in
siduous attacks upon the people.
The ReUieoU. with Characteristic
unfairness, persists in its attempts to
mislead the public in regard to the
bids for city printing. 1t pretends to
''give the figures" and gives but one
item out of the fourteen upon which
both papers bid. Out of those four
teen the DAILY FREE PRESS was low
est on eight, the Revieao on two, and
on four both papers were the same.
Not satisfied with garbling the figures,
the Revieao falsely states that the
WEEKLY FREE PRESS bid was not
considered, whereas the truth is that
the chairman of of the printing COM
mittee reported in favor of declaring
the WEEKLY FREE PRESS the official
paper, being the lowest bidder. The
thousands of readers of the WEEKLY
FREE PRESS in the city will smile at
the statement of our pigmy contem-
porary that it has no circulation in
the city. Many business men have ex-
pressed their disgust with the council