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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
SCHOOL BOARD.
Several Tlatters of Importance Acted
Upon
Structed,

The school board held a special
meeting Friday and the first bust
ness was the reading of summons in
suit started by eX-Janitor W. j.
Love against the board; for $3.50 for
extra work at the Union building.
The matter was referred to the
finance committee with power to en-
ploy attorneys. Lorin Cray will pro-
badly be retained.
The secretary was instructed to
offer Susan B. Holt $40 per month, she
being disinclined to accept the posi-
tion of music teacher and assistant
in the High school at the wages Of
fered.
The committee on property and eX-
penses was instructed to secure esti-
mates on the cost Of fitting up the
northwestern room of the basement
of the High school as laboratory
This would allow of the present lab
oratory being added to the adjoining
recitation room.
Another meeting of the board will
be held Monday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
MINNESOTA LAKE.
1t Has Been Booming Since the Great
Fire.

Minnesota Lake and its vicinity is
enjoying a boom in earnest this year.
From the fire of July 6, which de-
stroyed about $4,000 worth of proper
ty over and above insurance, and
which left some of the sufferers pen
niless, a great reaction has taken
place. The block which was de-
stroyed is being rapidly rebuilt with
substantial bricks. The buildings
now in course of construction are: V.
A. Belle, harness shop; F. w. Wrucke,
harness shop; A. Falbusch, saloon
Peter Kremer, hardware store, and P.
J. Kremer, Jr., general store. J. b.
Kaufman has just completed his
$4,000 residence; ground is being
broken for a flour mill; real estate is
transferred every day, and work is
under way on about dozen private
residences. A big hotel will be built
this fall. New elevators will be con-
structed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
FRUITFUL SANTA CLARA.
The California Cars Arrive and Re-
ceive Many Visitors.

The $50 o'clock train on the Mil
waukee road Thursday brought with
it the two cars of the California Intro
ducing Co., advertising the productive
ness of Santa Clara county, of which
San Jose is the principal city. The
cars were at once sidetracked in front
of the depot, across Hickory street,
and the footing of the electric light
plant whistle and the brilliant illumi-
nation of the lights in the cars soon
attracted a large crowd of interested
spectators. Throughout today the
cars have been center of interest.
They will remain until Monday, and
will then take brief trip and prob
ably return for Editors Day, Wednes-
day.
The exhibit of preserved and dried
fruits, such as peaches, pears, prunes,
apricots, grapes, sugar beets, olive oil,
wines, and the scores Of other produc-
tions of the soil Of that portion of
central California in which Santa
Clara county is located, is highly
creditable, and gives one a good
idea of that section. Some fine photo
graphs of scenes on the fruit and
other ranches are also highly inter-
esting.
All visitors are treated to glass of
wild cherry phosphate, and not few
were Friday invited into Manager
Leek's private room, where they sam
pied many kinds of excellent wine
made from grapes grown in Santa
Clara county. The California Intro
ducing Co., are Chicago agents for G..
Shilling & Co., the San Francisco wine
merchants. Mr.. Leek has disposed
of large quantities of wine on the
trip, by the case and bottle, as it's
fine flavor is very taking, and denotes
evident purity.
In one car the Van Duren patent
cake moulds are explained and the
ladies given free instruction on the
art or cake making.
The cars will be open from 900 to
11:30 a. NJ, and from 1:30 to 500 p. M,
and from 7:30 on in the evening. La
dies are especially invited to visit the
cars during the forenoon and after
noon. The visit is one we'll worth
making, and will give a fair idea of
that section of the country, and to-
days heat will add to the reality.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
WlEDENHEFT-PASCHE.
A Notable Wedding at Good Thunder
Thursday.
MankatO.

Miss Martha Wiedenheft and Rev.
Friedrich Pasche were married at
Good Thunder Thursday by Rev. J.
GrabarlEswitz, the ceremony taking
place in the Lutheran church in the
afternoon. The groom is young
graduate of Concordia college, St.
Louis, who has taken up the ministry
as his life work. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. VIE
denheft, of Good Thunder, and is a
most excellent young lady.
The bride was dressed in pink silk,
trimmed with white satin and flowers
and wore white slippers. A beautiful
wreath of flowers on a trailing silk
veil adorned her and she looked very
lovely. Accompanying her were six
maids all robed in dotted white null
dresses, three of them wearing bou-
quets of flowers and three bows of
/ ribbons. The groomsmen also wore
bouquets and ribbons upon their black
suits. The maids and groomsmen
were Misses Ida Wiedenheft. Paulina
Pasche, Lena Sohre, Emma Pasche,
Lena barge and Clara Billet, and
Messrs. Herman Landeck, Paul
Pasche, Otto Wiedenheft, Julius
Dellegue, w. H. Graf and Chas.
Pasche.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pasche will remain at
Good Thunder for a week and will
then 60 to Butte, Neb., where the
former has accepted call to the min
istry. The best wishes of their Blue
Earth county friends will accompany
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
THE SURVEYORS SUIT.

CountyAttorney Benedict Saturday
served official notice upon the coun-
ty board and county auditor of the
appeal taken to the District court
from the action of the board July
18th in allowing J. G. Thompson bill
of $3S for surveying and to prevent
the. paying of future bills of like kind.
The appeal was signed by A. M.
Haynes, David Carpenter, Robt. H.
Hughes, J. D. Price, Joseph Singer
man, Jno. D. Morris, Andrew Little,
John D. Little and M. B. Haynes.
AS the county attorney has to ap-
pear for the petitioners, the question
is who will appear for county board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
.Heetipg of Property Owners Called
for Saturday Night.

The present city council has for sew
eral weeks past been urged by some of
the property owners on Front street to
do something which will improve the
present bad condition of said street.
Pursuant to this request the commit
tee On streets, alleys and grades has
called meeting to be held Saturday
night at s o'clock at City Hall. All
Front street property owners are re-
quested to meet with the committee,
land probably the entire council) at
said time and place for the purpose of
an informal yet free discussion as to
the necessity of improving said street
and the best and most economical way
to improve it. 1t will be understood
that those who do not attend or have
any voice in this meeting are in favor
of the council ordering such improve
ments on said street as may be recon-
mended by the board of public works.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
INSTANTLY KILLED
JOHN NORDTON DISE1BOWELED
WHILE AT WORK.
A Fatal Accident at the Milwau-
kee Gravel Pit Friday.A
Workman Crushed to Death Bee
tween Sliding Stump and the
Steam ShoveI.-He came from fiec-
tor to rlankato Recently.

A fatal accident occurred al the
Milwaukee roads gravel pit near the
LeSueur river trestle at about 200,
Friday. John Nordton ard
another workman I'VE excaYatfng
under Lugh stump placexo put
the scooRQf the steaA shovel, when
the ste ID suaaeuly slid down the wet
bank & Nordton companion jumped
baclt II. tinle 70 escape unhurt, but
dtdnAtepped backward against the
arm or tae steam shovel, and was
caught Ia the abdomen by the stump,
which rushed him back and tore
open his abdomen so that his entrals
came 1at. The unfortunate man
liyedo1JlY two or three minutes. His
remains:6ere brought to this city as
soon as possible, and taken to John
Klein & Co.'S undertaking establish
ment, where they are now There
are several severe bruises on the body
Nordton was about thirty-five years
of age and unmarried. He came from
Sweden about four years ago, and his
parents still reside there. He has a
brother at Hector, Mimi, and two in
Minneapolis. He came to Mankato
from Hector two or three months ago,
and Immediately went to work on the
Milwaukee gravel train. He boarded
at AXtel Sandberg's house in North
Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

I have improved farms in Yellow
Medicine and Chippewa counties for
sale, and offering same at lowest
prices and best terms. Am closing
out real estate business. These lands
are the choicest in the whole state.
Good water, rich soil, and country
almost fully settled, and values sure
to rise rapidly. Write or call on L.
III. Schellach, Granite Falls, Mimi, at
once, for particulars. 7t3
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

THE WELSH BOOK.

The Minneapolis Tribune of Monday
morning contained very fine write
up of the "History of the Welsh in
Minnesota" which has just been is
sued by the FREE PRESS PRINTING
Co. In speaking of the work it says:
"While there is no attempt at max
ing the Boak a general history of all
the early settlers of Minnesota, it's
story is. SO iRterwoven with all the i'm
portant events that it will serve as
very fair substitute for a history of
the state. The book is espe-
ciaHy valuable for it's detailed account
Of the Sioux massacre. In it the
Welsh pioneers took an important
part and many were among the vic
Tins. No other Welsh settlement in
America had such an experience.
While the history of the massacre is
written entirely from the standpoint
of the Welsh frontiersman, it has
been expanded into very complete
account, swelling over the space as
signed it and being concluded in an
appendix There is meat for
the student of state history on every
page. One of the interesting features
is the explanation of the many Indian
names that are now being used with
out thought OF their original mean
ing. Indian traditions are touched
upon in excellent literary style" The
Tribune makes very liberal extracts
from the work and pays high COM
pliment to it's editors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

The Seyerest wind storm since ff-
teen years ago last June visited this
city between 1890 and 100 o'clock Fri
day, and damage Of all kinds was
wrought. Last night was sultry and
the day opened warm. The lowest
temperature reached during the night
was seventy degrees, and at 700 a. m.
the temperature had arisen to 76 de-
grees, and by noon to 90 degrees.
There was no wind, and the air was
sultry. About noon black cloud be-
gan to come up from the southwest in
manner very threatening.
At about 1910 O'Clock the rain be-
gan to fall, and then the wind set in
with great severity, driving the rain
drops like snow flakes in winter. Hail
then began to come down, and to
make the storm complete some heavy
claps of thunder occurred. The wind
blew in one direction and had nothing
of the rolling motion of cyclone, and
in this respect was similar to the
wind fifteen years ago, although not
of as great velocity.
The wind was at it's height not over
five minutes but during that time
great deal of damage was done in the
city. We have not been able to gather
all the damage done, but the follow
ing instances Of the effects of the
storm will show how severe it was.
M. A. Sherk & Sons store was badly
wrenched, the top being pushed five
inches out of plumb. The casing of
the front plate glass windows is an
inch away from the glass in places,
but the latter were not cracked.
A section of the tin roof on the rear
of B. D. Pay & Sons livery barn, over
ten feet square, was torn off.
The telephone wires were badly de-
moralized, and it took several hours
to restore them. Some became crossed
with the fire alarm wires, and others
were broken by falling branches.
A telegraph pole near the rear of
Stephen Lamms house, on Hickory
street, was blown down.
A street car was blown over near
the street car barn. 1t was empty
and standing on the side track.
The sky-light at the top of the
elevator shaft of The Saulpaugh was
broken out, and large window at the
end of one of the fourth floor halls
was blown in.
A Gaping stone and portion of
the galvanized iron work on the
steeple of the Baptist church was
blown into G. H. Parsons yard.
Two windows on the Jackson street
side of the Ray building were blown
in, casing and all.
The sky-light in VIM. Davis photo
graph gallery were badly demoralized.
d. L. Clements & Sons awning
frame was badly twisted.
Fine shade trees were blown down
and broken at Judge Severance's, 0.
Cassidy's, James Shoemaker's, Geo.
NJ. Palmer's, Prof. Searing's, the
Union school grounds, DR.. M. b.
Woods, and many other places.
Streets and yards were strewn with
broken branches.
The tin roof of the cooper shop at
the Linseed Oil Mill blew off, which
will cause damage of about 800.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
ELEGANTLY LOCATED.

On Monday Drs. J. A. James and z.
G.. Harrington will occupy quarters in
l.. P. Hunts new office building over
the FREE PRESS. They have secured
four rooms, three of which face jack
son street. DR.. Harrington will occu-
by the west corner room, DR.. James
the east corner and the one to the
rear, while the room between the
corners will be used as a common re-
ception room.
There is not a handsomer suite of
rooms to be found anywhere.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
FIVE=YEAR LEASE.
Nyquist s IversOn Secure the
Brett Corner.

Nyquist & Iverson today entered
into a lease with A. Messer for the
corner store now occupied by Geo. E.
Brett. The lease is for five years,
commencing Oct. 1st, and on that
date Nyquist & Iverson will move
their stock of goods into the build
ing. They will have one of the finest
locations in the city, and are to be
congratulated upon securing it.
Mr.. Brett's lease does not expire for
a year, but this was satisfactorily
arranged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
SOME BIG YIELDS.

Mankato township affords three in
stances of good yields, as returned by
the threshers. John Ore secured 30
bushels to the acre from eleven acres,
No. l Northern wheat. Peter Frenzel
secured 60 bushels of barley to the
acre from ten acres, grading No. 2.
John Duffy got q bushels of wheat to
the acre from so acres, grading No. l
Northern
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

The above is agood likeness Of tn e
late Miss Clara Ober, the young lady
whose tragic death at Blue Earth
City has aroused such intense feeling
there, and charged with whose alleged
murder two prisoners, Jacob Freund,
the saloon keeper, and Lewis Olson,
his bar tender, are now in the Blue
Earth county jail awaiting examina-
tiOD
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
Southwark HO?

Farmers who are seeking to better
themselves should 60 south! The
Queen and Crescent Route offers a
million acres of farms at $500 and
$500 an acre ION easy terms); and
monthly half-rate excursions to 60
and see for yourself. No billiards..
No cold waves. Fine schools and
churches. Hospitable people. Send
for books and information.' w. @.
RINEARsON, G. P. A., Cincinnati, 0.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
Wool.

Wanted, of best quality, all grades
at best market prices, by Mankato
Knitting Mills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
WIND PLAYS HAVOC
MUCH DArlAGE WROUGHT BY FRI
DAYS STORM.

Trees Broken Down in all Parts of
the City, Window Lights Broken,
and Buildings Wrenched - Roofs
Roised and Other Trouble Caused-=
Telephone Wires observation-disclosures
of Damage on the Prairie, to Houses
Barns and Stacks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

WANTED Inexperienced engineer would like
w traction job during threshing season, Re-
ferences Address C. care Free Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
COST OF JAIL.

County Auditor Gunders has COM
piled with the request from Secretary
Hart, of the state board of corrections
and charities, to furnish the cost of
the jail. Itemized, the cost was re-
ported by Mr.. Gunders to be as fol-
lows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16
Honey to Lend.

on good farm land at Mankato
Savings Bank. stiff
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

NTANTED-A good wagon maker. Call or
w correspond with T. G. Tomlin, GAINESVILLE,
MINI. p. o. PIG.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-04-25
RUSH AT McGEAR'S.
The Fine Weather Brought Out
the Shoppers.

the Shoppers.
The fine weather of this week has
brought out the shoppers, and the
famous sore of
8. E. MCGEAR & BRO,
has pre- sented bright and busy scene
these lovely aft srnoons; not only 10
the afternoons has the big rush of
eager buy ers crowded their counters,
but they have been keeping the sales
men busy from the early opening
hours.
MEssRs McGEAR say the bus ness
of the week has been phenominal, es-
pecially In the sales of coats and wraps
and in silk goods. Never was so many
silk dress patterns sold before In q
week Ia their store.
Silks are go remarkably cheap in
price now that 1t Is really no wonder
that 50 many who can afford 1t are
buying the beautiful and rich mater
ial, while they have the opportunity.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-04-25
Scott Emulsion

will cure stubborn cough when
all the ordinary cough remedies
have failed. Try it for yourself.
We are putting up a ffty-cent
size chiefly for that purpose. A
cough is usually the tel1tale of
weakened physical condition.
Correct that condition by the use
of a proper remedy and the
cough will soon disappear.
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod-lver
Oil and Hypophosphites acts in
two ways. 1t nourishes, strength
ems and builds up the system, at
the same time allays the irrita-
tion and heals the inflammation.
1t gives immediate relief at
night from the choking sensation
so often accompanying a cold.
Dontbe persuaded to take substitute!
Scott & Bovine, NY. All Druggists. soc. and ST.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-04-25
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.

Monthly Meeting of the Mer-
chants and Mechanics.
The 25th annual meeting of the
Merchants and Mechanics Saving
Fund and Building Association was
held at their room Wedne sday evening.
The annual report was submitted,
showing the receipts and disburse.
ments during the year of $10l,573 20.
The assets are $276.31479 divided
among 1854 shares of stock as shown
by a detailed print id report that was
distribut I'D among the members, or q
copy of which can be had upon appli-
cation to any Of the officers. Suff-
cient applications for stock In new
series having been received, 1t was re-
solved that the 26th series be opened,
; and about two hundred shares were
subscribed for. The old officers were
reelected for the ensuing year. vii.
son l.. Silvers, Treasurer and George
Donaghav, E G. Lambert, Joseph A.
Woodruff, 0 E. Peck and E d. g.
Evans, Directors.
Chas. F. Dare was reelected Secre.
tary.
The Mecrhants' & Mechanics Saw.
ing Fund and Building Associa tion was
organized in April 1870. d. B. Whita
ker was Its first President, and B. Bel
mont Willis was elected its first Secre-
tary.
Mr.. Willis was taken sick and within
the next two months Chas. F. Dare
was elected, and he has been continu-
ous'y reelected ever since, receiving
his goth election at last weeks annual
meeting.
George Donaghay succeeded Mr..
Whitaker as President. The Ass ocia-
tion has therefore had but two presi-
dents and practically but one Secre-
tary.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-04-25
OFFICERS ELECTED,
The Traction Company Fully
Organized.

The Traction Company Fully
Organized.
Tuesday afternoon the Directors OF
the South Jersey Traction Company
met In Philadelphia, and organic ID
for the ensuing year. There was no
contention over the cffices to be filed
and there were no changes from the
officers of last year, as follows:
Presldent--Aaron Fries.
Vice President-Richard W. Clay.
Secretary and Treasurer Walter
b Bacon.
Executive Commit se-Frank Il.
Lewis, William o. Garrison, George
Wood.
An agreement was entered into by
the South Jersey Traction Company
with the Millville Traction Company,
so that In the future during the days,
the cars from this city to Miliville, will
run over the horseshoe bend. directly
to the depot. At night they will run
direct to the bridge, as they do now.
The Millville Traction Company will
also furnish power half way over the
pike. This will greatly improve the
service, and the South jersey Trac.
ton Company will thus save one
generator. and have that for use in
emergencies or upon special occasion.
This Is the contamination of the pol
10y OF the two Companies to operate
the roads In the entire harmony. This
fact Is further evidenced by the elec-
ton of President Langley of the Mill
VILE Traction Company as one of the
Directors of the South Jersey Traction
Company, and also Walter H. Bacon
as Counsel for the Millvllle Traction
COMPANY.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-04-25
Judge Krueger Surprised.

Judge Krueger, of le Court of En-
rors and Appeal, who lives at Newark,
S epped into his garden on Saturday
afternoon to give instructions to his
gardener. When he returned to the
house he was astonished to see an un-
kempt and Unlocking man sitting at
his table, leisurely drinking a bottle
of beer and eating some luncheon
which the Judge had left on the table.
The stranger was not dis concert I'D by
the entrance of the Judge, followed by
the gardener. A policeman was called
In, and the man was taken to the
Fourth Precinct police station. He
said he was VIM, Logan, "a years old,
and had no home.