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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-12
VERNON CENTER.

The Vernon base ball club played in
Good Thunder the Fourth.
Mr.. Barnard has on a new stock of
decorated China.
ChaS. Lathrop, former resident of
this place, was in town the first of the
week.
Mr.. Henry Thew went to Albert
Lea Monday to hear Rev. Talmage
speak.
All business in town is good. II.
KranSe ships his usual amount of hogs
each week.
The Vernon and Watwonan base
ball clubs played game of ball near
the Watwonan school house last Sat.
urday. The Watwonan club being
victorious this time.
Miss Isabel Cornish closed a sue.
cessful term of school with a picnic
last Friday.
Gardner Murtaugh went to Fair
mont Friday to visit his parents, re-
turning Sunday.
Mr.. T. Hays returned from Wiscon
sin Saturday. where he has been visit
ing for some time.
Mr.. Jessie Cornish has bought two
acres in GRAMS addition, and is antici
pating building house soon.
Mr.. Minis residence is nearly com
pleted. The work on it is credit tt
Mr.. Morrison, the contractor.
Rev. Fair, missionary preparing
to go to South America, preached il
the Baptist church Sunday afternoon
A number from here attended divine
service at Willow creek Sunday; the
service being in English in the after
noon.
The Knights of Pythias lodge met
Monday evening, and did work in the
second and third degree. Twelve
visitors from the Lake Crystal lodge
were present. At midnight they were
all participants of bountiful supper
at the Cornish House.
Married, at Mr.. j. Wilber's, Thurs
day, June 9th, by Rev. Paden, Mr.
VIM. Tallman, of Mankato, and Mis-!
| Georgiette WILDER, of Vernon. Mr.
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SPRING ISLAND.

On Monday Mrs. Waddel and Mrs.
Blake, of Mankato, visited at Mr..
McCall's.
Mrs. Velva Williams. of Redwing, is
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Williams.
Miss Bertha McPheeters returned
Thursday from Jordan, Scott county,
where she has been teaching term
of school. Her young friends made it
met that evening at the house of Geo.
McPheeters to welcome her home.
Pastor Won Hagen, of Garden City,
during his sermon here last Sunday,
smiled ever more pleasantly than
usual. Well, come to find out, it's
their first, and boy.
The first nine of LIE Hitler played
the first nine of Rapidan last Sunday.
The game stood Is to 5 in favor of the
LIE Killers. The LIE Killers are in
good shape, having been beaten but
two games this season.
A merry party and it's sad sequel.
Saturday evening a party OF boys and
girls gathered at VIM. Young's. Will
Mccall, lad of II years, was perform
ing some difficult feats on trapeeze
rings. Stimulated by the praise of
his companions, he executed somer-
sault as the rings were swinging for
ward and at height of ten feet, and
although he alighted on his feet, the
conclusion was so great that both
bones of the left leg were squarely
broken. DR.. Davis came out from
Mankato and attended the case, and
says Will cannot bear his weight on
that limb for six months or year,
according to circumstances. Much
sympathy is expressed for him and his
parents. The use of trapeZe rings is
discontinued by boys hereabout.
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July 5-19-
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL.

July 5-19-
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. InProbate Court, General Term,
July LIST, 1895.
In the matter OF the estate of David
Morris, deceased.
Whereas, an instrument in writing, purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of
David Morris. deceased, late of said county,
has been delivered to this court;
has filed Herewith his = petition,
representing among, other things, that said
David Morris died in said county on the
eth day of June, 1895, testate, and that
said petitioner is the soleexecu-
tor named in said last will and
ment may be admitted to probate. and that
letters testamentary be to him issued thereon;
1t is ordered that the proofs of said instru-
ment, and the said petition be heard before this
court, at the probate office in
said county, on the goth day of July, A. D..
1895, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, when all
concerned may appear and contest the pro-
bate of said instrument,
And it is further ordered that public notice of
the time and place of said hearing be
given to all persons interested by publication
of these orders for three weeks successfully
previous to said day of hearing, in the
MANKATo FREE PRESS, newspaper printed
and published at the City of Mankato in said
county.
Dated at the city of Mankato this LIST day
of July, A. D., 1895.
By the Court.
Probate Seal. GEO. w. MEAD,
Judge OF Probate.
TRos. HUGHES,
Attorney for Petitioner,
Mankato, Mimi.
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BOUND OVER.

Daniel Bedford was examined in
the municipal court Friday on the
charge of bastardy performed by
Amelia Gieseke. The latter was the
only witness, and as her vocal cords
are partly paralyzed it was difficult for
her to give evidence. Bedford was
represented by Hughes, Rice &
Hughes, and County Attorney Bene-
dict appeared for the state. Belford
was bound over to the District court,
and in default of $500 bail was COM
mitted to jail.
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AROUND THE COUNTY.
Newsy Items from Different Parts
of the County.
MAPLETON

MAPLETON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Sprague have a
little daughter.
Miss Viola Hill has been visiting
relatives in Mapleton.
Crops never looked better at this
time of the year, and promise big re-
turns.
Rev. Day will preach in the Medic
church next Sunday at ZOO o'clock in
the afternoon.
There are plenty of tramps in town.
Mrs. Neino is giving her restaurant
coat of paint in and outside.
The excursion running to Clear
Lake, Iowa, to hear Rev. Sam Jones
next Sunday, attracts much attention
here in Mapleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Little and their
three bows, of Big Stone Lake, are
visiting their relatives. Mrs. Little
was formerly Miss Schimmele.
Miss Sue Sprague, of the Whitney
district, and Mrs. Carrie Lawrence, of
old Mapleton schools, united in a
picnic at Lake Laura last Saturday.
Mr.. E. Z. Weed returned to his home
Monday at Whitewater, Wis. He has
but few of the car load of Jersey
COWS which he brought here, for sale.
He leaves them with DIR. Bishop for
sale, and expects to return after har-
vest with another car load.
The Beaufort picnic last Friday was
immense, with two brass bands, a
crowd of people from Medo, Decoria,
Lyra, Mapleton and Beaufort town.
ships; also a fine program by Miss
eliza Tenney's and Miss Webb's
school; plenty to eat, and a perfect
day. 1t was voted grand success.
At the council meeting Monday
night, it was considered better not to
have the saloon license. AS a result
our three saloons are closed. Mr.. John
Hussey applied for privilege to put a
billiard table into his saloon, which
was not allowed. He claims to be run
ming temperance saloon.
DR.. Bishop and family attended the
wedding of his brother, John Bishop,
and Miss Hurd, of Mankato, Wednes-
day. Miss Hurd has been our most
successful primary teacher for three
years, consequently is great favorite
in our town. Mr.. Bishop has made
Mapleton his home for many years,
and has always been known as an
honest and upright man. His friends
congratulate him and with them much
Joy. Mr.. Bishop has good position
as beek-keeper at Des Moines, Iowa.
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Wool.

Wanted, of best quality, all grades
at best market prices, by Mankato
Knitting Mills.
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CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

A warrant was issued Friday for the
arrest OF Geo. Loomis, a farmer living
two miles west of Lake Crystal, on
the charge of assault in the second
degree upon Joseph Skiff, peddler.
According to Skiff's story they made
a trade of a watch and chain for a
horse, buggy and harness. There was
a Disagreement, and LOOMS pounded
Skiff badly. The affair occurred
Wednesday. The warrant was placed
in the hands of the officers for SER
vice.
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HOT STUFF.
That's What a Batch of Business men
Got at the City Hall Last Night.
Thew are Put Through the "Sweat
Box, Process to Show Why AS
sessments Should not be Raised.

Responding to summons issued Dy
order of the board OF equalization Vi
the council, twenty-five or thirty
business men dragged themselves IN
to the council chambers FRIDAY
after the fatigue of the hottest DAY
of the season, ostensibly to show
cause why their assessments snoulu
not be raised, but in reality more TO
be allowed to swelter for couple OF
hours waiting turns to be usherea IN
to the presence of the council OF SIX
and politely Intercepted or informed
something after this fashion: your
personal property assessment las6
wear was s.. We have raised IL TO
s.. What have you to say in oppo-
sition to the decree of this COURT"
The helpless, sweltering victim regis
tered a vigorous kick, showed where
everything bought and sold had been
greatly reduced in cost and failed TO
see, through the veil of mist covering
HIS ucdUcu DIOW, WHY oe'T>SS ShO"N' ~
showed up several points. After he
had been further piled with questions
and some member of the equalizing
board had vented his knowledge of
the value of the personal possessions
of the now almost exhausted witness,
he was permitted to give the "sign OF
courtesy and withdraw in favor OF
some other anXiously awaiting tax
payer who was forthwith put through
the same mill.
This modus operandi was continued
from eight until nearly eleven o'clock,
but as everything was conducted in
secret no one knew how he Jared.
1t is safe to say, however, that the
schedule as prepared by the board
will stand about as previously ar
ranged.
1t is probable that the current
fund.-" to be used to complete the
electric light plant in the event the
bonds carry, will all be needed, hence
this heroic effort to still further
bleed the helpless taxpayer.
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Tallman was former Vernonite, and
is held in high esteem in this place,
and we are all glad to learn of his
good fortune in securing so estimable
a bride. Miss Eta is the only child
of Mr.. and Mrs. John WILDER, and has
grown to womanhood here, and is a
young lady loved by all. She is one of
our teachers, also fine musician,
helping sing and play where the most
needed. Their many friends will be
pleased to learn that Mr. and Mrs.
Tallman have decided to make this
place their future home. They are
now travelling in Iowa, and will be alb
sent about two weeks.
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Honey to Lend.
on good farm land at MankatO
Savings Bank. stiff
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-12

For SALE-CHEAP-A scholarship
emitting the holder to pursue the
Shorthand Course in the Mankato
Business college. Inquire of H. L.
ScHMITT, 215 Y. M. I. building, city.
3Otf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-12
WANTED-A MAN

in every section at once to sell staple
goods to dealers; no peddling: expert
ence unnecessary; best side line. S75
a month. Salary and expenses or large
commission made. Address with two
cent stamp for sealed particulars, Cliff
ton Soap & Manufacturing Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
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HUDSON.

JUDSON.
The Christian Endeavor convention
was held Friday, and was we'll at
tended. There were delegates from
Minneapolis, ForestOn, Bristle Grove,
Lime Springs, Lake Crystal. Salem
~. B. J. Salem (CongregationaD.
Mrs. Mathew Jones from Worthing-
ton, got badly hurt by the horses
starting suddenly, tipping the back
seat over and turning the occupants
out on the ground. Mrs. Jones was
taken to her sisters, Mrs. John NJ.
Roberts, and DR.. Williams was sum-
moned. She is doing nicely now.
Mrs. Chas. Davis is on the sick list.
DR.. Preese and wife, from Wiscon-
sin, took in the convention. Many Of
their old friends were glad to see
them.
Mr.. Joseph Roberts and wife had a
new conner last Sunday, and every
thing has the appearance that he has
come to stay with them.
Mr.. Thomas Thomas, from Wauke-
sha, Wis, came out last week with
the intention of looking up farm in
Minnesota. Whether he bought or not
we do not know. Mr.. Thomas has an
aunt living in Mankato, Mrs. R.
Davis, and will also make her call
before he returns home. He spend
Sunday with Rev. John w. Roberts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17
Accommodating Landlord.

A correspondent assures us that b
never knew that it was possible for an Inn
keeper to be too accommodating to III,
guests until he went down to Nova Scott;
recently and put up at a pleasant little no
tel in the country. The landlord of this
hotel laid it down as onesof his principle;
of action to give people little moro thai
they asked tOr--to be extra accommodate
ing" as he termed it,
The landlord brilliantly illustrated hi.
adherence to this principle the very morn
ing after our correspondents arrival at the
hotel. The guest had to go away on the +
O'Clock train that morning and asked the
proprietor TO call him at g. The guest
went to sleep in the calm assurance tina,
he should be aroused at the proper hour.
He seemed hardly to have fallen into a
sound sleep when he heard a terrific pound-
ing at his door. He sprang up wide awake.
whats the matter" he called out.
"Four O'clock Four o'clockr' came
the landlord S voice from the other side OF
the door. 1.-TWO hours more to sleepr'
1t is needless to say that the guest slept
no more that morning. The landlord :
anxiety to be extra accommodating fail
ed of its mark that time.-Youth's Com.
OaniOO
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A very pretty marriage was solemniZed
at St Mark 5 Episcopal church, Wedncs.
day evening. "he groom was Mr.. II. J.
Covelle, a former resident of this city, now
of Wakefield, h. l.. and the bride was
Miss Frances FL. Smith of this city Over
206 invitations were sent out and there
was very large gathering of relatives and
friends in the church when the bridal
party entered at O'Clock The church
had been very artistlcally decorated with
wreaths and flowers for the occasion The
marriage ceremony was conducted by
Rev. Medvill Mclaughlin of Wakefield
Il. l. formerly rector of the church in this
city assisted by Rev. j. l.. Sparks the
pr sent rector, The bride, who is promi-
nent in the highest social circles Of the
city, was attired in a handsome dress of
white silk, with bridal veil, which added
to, rather than shadowed the personal
beauty of the wcarer The bridesmaid
was Miss May Darrah Of this city. and
Mr. Harry A Smith ofticiated as best
man. The ushcrs were Mr.. l. G. Sails
bury of Skowhegan, and Mr. Frank W.
Alden of Waterville. After the mar
riagc ceremony was completed there was
u reception at the home of the bride 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Smith on
Elm street, where the large number of
costly and beautiful presents attested to
the esteem in which the young couple
were held by their friends Mr. and Mrs.
Coville left on the Pullman at 10 O'Clock
for wedding trip OF a fortnight, after
which they will take up their residence
in Wakefield, Il. /.
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Tricked the Professor.

Labouchere, while undergoing his little
go examination at Cambridge, noticed q
number of dons providing about, in the
hope of catching some one cheating. So
he hastily scrubbed a few words upon u
sheet of paper, hid it away under his blot
ter and ostentatiously referred to it from
time to time, with great parade of look
ing furtively round to see that nobody was
looking. The trap was not long in taking
effect. Argus thunderingly inquired what
he had got there. ooh, nothing-at least,
only piece of paper stammercd the in
genuous youth provokingly. But the OK
aminer was memorable. He insisted on
looking under the blotter and was reward
ed by reading in a large, round hand, the
words, "You may be very clever, but you
can't eat coke. San Francisco Argo.
naut.
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Prehistoric Egyptian Giants.

In 1881, when Professor Zimmerman
was engaged in exploring the ruins of an
ancient temple OF Isis on the banks of the
Nile, 10 miles below Najar Djfard, he
opened a row of tombs in which some pre-
historic race of giants had been buried
The smallest skeleton out of some sixty
odd which were examined during the time
zimmerman was excavating at Naiar
DJfard measured Z feet s inches in length
and the largest Il feet l inch. Memorial
tablets were discovered in great numbers,
but there was no record that even limited
that they were in memory of men of ex-
traordinary size. 1t is believed that the
tombs date back to the year 1043 3. c.
st. Louis Republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17
ABOUT EDITOR STOREY.
How His Raids on the Newspaper Work.
ers Were Checked.

Wilbur Storey, though a great, editor,
never had fame for good humor, and as ne
grew old he grew irritable. Little things
worried him; small matters made nm
furious. If some mistakes shone forth IN
any fashion of bad, ragged work In the
Chicago Times, Storey was liable TO an
uuire the criminal out and deal with MIN.
There came time in his life when his
dismissal from the service OF his paper
averaged four week, good men too.
James b. Runnion, now editor IN chle1 OF
the Kansas City Star, was then managing
editor of Wilbur Storey's Times. To pre-
serve his force from the devastating swoops
of Storeys irritability something had to
be done.
Runnion studied the situation long ana
hard. He noticed that after Storey had
discharged man he appeared to expert
ence great relief and would get along IN
peace and comparative quietude for
time. The record showed that Storey never
fred more than one man day.
IRRunnion could only provide the right
sort of victim every day, all would be
well. A bright idea struck Runnion. he
had a splendid, competent boy in the ele-
yator He removed that competent youth
to another field and hired another boy, the
worst that he could find.
The boy knew nothing of an elevator
and did everything wrong. The first time
Storey got into the elevator with the
worthless boy he started the machine too
soon and almost caught the great editor in
the door frame Had he succeeded it would
have ended Storey's career. Upon arrival
at the top floor Storey ordered the danger
Gus youth discharged. 1t was done, and
the old elevator boy was sent back until a
fresh victim could be brought in.
The next morning q new and clumsy
elevator boy was discovered by Storey and
promptly told to go. The morning fol-
lowing Runnion fed the great editor an
other. Now and then a boy would last
two days, but the rule was five week.
Storey would immediate a quintet of ele-
vator boys each week, and with that he
would rest content. 1t was a good thing
and kept him off the regular force and re-
stored tranquility among the hired men.
But it was bit rough on the boys
Washington Star.
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Alice f. Marston aud Sarah f. Nicker-
son were sentenced to the Hallowell In
dustrial school, yesterday, by Judge LARA
bee of the police cunt These are young
girls and are in danger at falling into
vice, Officer Mcnamara took the girls
to that institution. Wednesday afternoon.
The only other bushes done in the police
court, Wednesday, was man charged with
drunkenness, n stranger in Gardiner He
was allowed to go on probation and at
once shook the dust of Gardiner for
pastures fresh and felds anew
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WALTZ OF ROSES.

Olivier Metra' 5 "waltz of Roses"
Sheds in rhythmic shower
The very petals of the flower,
And all is roses,
The rouge of petals in shower.
Alone apart, one dancer watches
Her mirrored, morbid grace.
Before the mirror face to face
Alone she watches
Her morbid, vague, ambiguous grace.
Before the mirrors dance of shadows
She dances in dream,
And she and they together seem
A dance of shadows,
Alike the shadows of a dream.
Arthur Symons.
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New smokes.ack Jackets are being
placed in the round house of the Maint
Central in this city. The old ones We're
set too far back into the house to allow
the stacks Of the new locomotives to come
under them when in the house. and the
men were greatly annoyed during last
winter by the building being filled with
smoke and gas when there We're several
ma ;hines in, aud the weather so bad that
the doors We're obliged to be kept closed
The new Jackets are larger than the
old ones and are set about four feet further
ahead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

There is quiet talk of IL new ladies
Greek letter fraternity being formed at
Colby the present fall As it is, there is
only one fraternity for the ladies' and tba,
the Sigma Kappa, which is purely local
society, being founded here in 1872, a time
when the number of lady students ws,s
much smaller than at present. Now the
number of students in the ladies' colleg,
greatly outnumbers the chances for ad
mission to the fraternity, and the ladies
have an idea that it would be mice tn
have a society which is branch of som Q
larger organization.
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The mayor and aldermen met at the city

The mayor and aldermen met at the city
rooms rs municipal officers, Wednesday,
and held an investigation to ascertain, il
possible, the origin of the fires of last Sun
day morning In the case of the fire in
the house of Horace Toward. occupied by
II. W Gould, Mr.. Toward Mr.. Gould and
Chief Engineer Brown were called to
testify. In the case of the fire in the
stable of S. s. Wormcll, Mr.. Wormell and
S. A. Green were called as witnesses. III
neither case could the cause of the fire be
determined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

George Harrington, representing Gardi-
ncr Lodge, Joseph Martin. Evergreen En-
campment, and Fred White, Canton. who
have been in attendance as the meeting of
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows at Port
land, returned home. Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

b. z. Hussay, an employee in the pat
tern shop of the Lockwood mill, got his
right hand in contact with buzz sax
"Wednesday, severing the first three fingers
The accident did not happen on the SAW
on which Mr.. Hussey was working at the
time, but another near it, which he had
been using previously, and neglected to
cover up or stop after having used.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-17

There will be recital at the Congre
gational church, at q clock, Friday even
ing, by the pupils Of Miss ~ NJ Gsrdi
ner. The entertainment will be under
the management OF Mis-. b. W. Part
ridge and Miss Gardiner
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daily gsansi,sf yaaraal.
CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.
Re tgfoas.

Oct Bill State Sunday School Convention,
Winthrop.
Oct 23-portland District Epworth League
CONVENTION, Gorham.
Temperance.
Nov. Hancock District Lodge Good Tenn
piar. Sound.
Nov. s0-Waldo District Lodge, Good Tenn
piars, Brooks.
Dec. 6-Somerset District Lodge, Good Temp
lars Bingham.
Dec. i4-North Aroostook District Lodge,toou
Templars. South Pressure Isle
Dec. 4.-Kennebec District Lodge. tooo
Tenn plars, Riverside. ,
Templars, Bangor.
Educational.
Oct. 22-zs-North Aroostook Teachers Asso-
citation, Fort Fairfield.
Oct 2i-15--omerset County Teachers Con-
yention, Norfdge"ock.
oct. 3i-Noy. Tea cheers Institute. North
Arson.