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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

nervous sensIprIIry, iE is a. wonder that
such scenes as this don't kill you. He
thonght.kfor ID moment and then an.
swered in languid voice: Yes, you are
to a certain degree right. fought not to
undergo what so often do. | am very
unwell now My feet and hands of late
seem to be always cold, aud ought
perhaps to be in bed, but things of the
sort you have just seen don't hurt me,
for, to tell you the truth, that scene is
the only ming To-Day THAT mas made me
forget nay condition or given me- any
pleasure | have in that order, made
two people happy and alleviated the dis
tress of many a poor soul whom never
expect to see That old lady, he con-
tinued, was no counterfeit. The moth
or spoke out in all the features of her
face. 1t is more than one can often say
that III doing right one has made two
people happy in one day. Speed, die
when ! may, | want it said.rof me by
those who know me best that | always
plucked thistle and planted flower
when thought a flower would grow. ;
What fitting sentiment! What a glo-
rious recollection"
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to-arrive,here one week from tonight.
They will take yup their residence in
the house occupied for some years
past by Mr.. Sherk and his mother.
Mrs. NJ. A. Sherk. Tie latter will
continue p reside with them, at least
for the preYent.
The bride is young ladyof attrac-s
tive personality and Of excellent
family. SHE is an accomplished
musician, anil is a favorite with those
who know, he. She viii be welcome
ed by.Mankab,social circles. of which
she-wfii bea valuable acquisition.
Mr. sherk, by his residence in Man.
kato Of twenty-five years, is. SO well
and favorable Known that any words
OF ours are unnecessary. He is sue
cessful young business man and citi-
zen: His host of friends viii be
more than pleased to know of his
good fortune in securing so. estimable
a bride, and the FREE Press Joins
them in wishing Nh and Mrs. Sherk
ia happy and prosperous future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

he desired to see mesas soon as he was
through giving audieaces, and thatslf
had nothing to do could take thapa
pers and amuse myself in that or any
other way | saw fit till he was ready.
In the room, when | entered, OBJ
served sitting near the fireplace, dressed
in humble attire, two ladies, modesf4y
waiting their turn. One after another
ofsthegisitors came and vent each bent
on his own particular errand, some sat
isfied and others evidently displeased at
the result of their mission The hour
had arrived to close the door against all
further callers No one was left in the
room nov, except, the president, the two
ladies and me. With a rather peevish
and fretful air he turned to them and
said, WELL ladies. what can l do for
your They both commenced to. speak
at once, From what they said he soon
learned that one was the wife and the
other the mother of two men imprisoned
for resisting the draft in western Penn
sylvania Stop, said he Don't say
any more. Give me your petition. Z The
old lady responded: Mr.. Lincoln, we've
got no petition We couldn't write one
and had no money to pay for writing
one, and | thought. best to come and see
you. oh, said he, I understand your
casesp He rang his bell and ordered
one of the messengers TO tell General
Dana to bring him the names of all the
men in prison for resisting the draft in
western Pennsylvania. The general soon
came with the list. He inquired if there
was any difference in the charges or de-
grees of guilt. The general replied that
he knew of none. Well, then, said he,
these fellows have suffered long enough,
and have thought so for some time,
and now that my mind is on the subject
I believe ! will turn out the whole flock.
So draw up the order, general, and /
will sign it. 1t was done, and the gen.
eral left the room. Turning to the wom-
en-, he said. Now, ladies, you can go. ;
The younger of the two ran forward and
was in the act of kneeling in thankful
ness Get up, he said. Don't kneel to
me, but thank God and CO.
I'VE Were now alone. | said to him,
Lincoln, with my, knowledge of your
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

The Fourth of July celebration of
the.German Lutheran church promises
to be a success to Judge from the
energy with which the young people
are pushing 1t. They have succeeded
in engaging band, and Capt. Wool
sons drum and fife corps. German
and English speeches will be delivered
at Christensen's park across the river.
There viii be races and other prize
games by the sschool children, and
otheramusements for young and old :.
Meals and temperance drinks will be
served on the grounds. Everybody is
invited.
The B5icklayers and Masons
Union, at its meeting Saturday night
decided to send for a charter from the
international Union. As the charter
can only~be secured at New York City,
it will be some days before it arrives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21
SKETCHES OF LINCOLN.
Dennis Hanks Visit to the
White House, 5ss96
BENT ON A STRANGE MISSION.

Recollections of John f. speed-Lincoln's
Made Two People Happy = PIucking
Thistles and Planting Flowers.
From The Life of Lincoln" by William Fl
Herndon and Jesse " Weik. Copyright, 1888,
by Jesse " Weik Copyright 1892. by D. APP
pleton & Co. F
! In 1868 Mr. Lincoln was informed
one morning that among the visitors in
the anteroom of the White House was a
man who claimed to be his relative. He
walked out and was surprised to find
his boyhood friend and cousin, Dennis
Hanks The latter had come to see his
distinguished relative on a rather
strange mission. A number of persons
living in Coles county, in Illinois, Of
Tended at the presence and conduct of a
few soldiers who were at home from the
war on Through at the town of Charles
ton, had brought about riot, in which
encounter several of the latter had been
killed. Several of the civilian particle
pants who had acted as leaders in the
strife had been arrested and sent to Fort
McHenry or some other place Of con-
fnement equally far from their homes
The leading lawyers and politicians of
central Illinois We're appealed to, but
they and all others who had tried their
hand had been signally unsuccessful in
their efforts TO secure the release Of. the
prisoners. Meanwhile some one of a
sentimental turn had conceived the idea
of sending garrulous old Dennis Hanks
to Washington, fondly believing that
his relationship to the president might
in this last extremity be of some avail
The novelty of the project secured its
adoption by the prisoners friends, and
Dennis, arrayed in suit of new clothes,
set out for the national capital | have
heard him describe this visit very mi
nutely. How his appearance in Wash
ington and his mission struck Mr.. Lin
coin can only be imagined
The president, after listening to him
and learning the purpose of his visit,
retired to an adjoining room and re.
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CHANGED THE PLACE.
The Populists VIII Celebrate at Good
Thunder.

The executive committee of the new
Peoples Party League, held a meet
ing at Garden City Saturday to make
further arrangements for the Fourth
Of July celebration. As the people of
Garden City had not given much ma
teriai encouragement to the proposed
celebration, it was decided to change
the place of the celebration to Good
Thunder.
Three speakers have been secured,
Hon. L. c.. Long, Of Mobiles county,
who was the Populist candidate for
congress in this district, Rev. Father
Fox, of Mapleton, and Prof. E. w.
Parker, of Garden City The speech
making will take place in the fore
noon. F. NJ Currier will read the
Declaration of Independence.
In the afternoon and evening there
will be a bowery dance, and in the
afternoon an Evolutionary entertain
ment will take place. There will bicy-
Gle races, and a prize will be given to
the champion base ball club. The
Jackson Lake cornet band has been
secured to furnish music.
The Milwaukee road will make a
special rate of IS cents for the round
trip from this city, and the morning
train will be held until 700 a. m. 1t
returns at 500 o'clock, and this will
give the full day there, and there will
doubtless be a large crowd go from
here.
An executive committee was APP
pointed for the day, to consist of p.
McGrath, e, Rosenberger and Paul
Gloucker. r. l.. Houk was appointed
marshal, and A. NJ. Morrison presi-
dent of the day.
The executive committee adjourned
TO the call of the president.
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MANKATo FREE Press
POLICE COURT.
PLENTY of Business Before Judge
Shissler.

ShiSSier-
This was blue Monday in the NUM-
cipal court, and some of the misdoings
of the past two days were taken
judicial notice of. r5 1!
Sunday forenoon the police
found VIM. naggerty and son, Jack,
having trouble at their house. Otlicer
Kelly arrested them and had TO use
his club freely upon Jack before he
would submit Quite acrowd collect
ed around, attracted by the distur-
bance, but both prisoners were finally.
landed in the lookup. This morning
Jack was brought before the court on
the charge ofadisorderly conduct and
was given sixty days in Jail. As Nm.-
Haggerty had found work he was re-
leased.
Robt. Buttemer was arrested Satur-
day afternoon and was farraigned tins
morning on the charge Of dlsorderly
conduct, and paid fine OF So and costs.
The Arabian colony had a wedding
this afternoon, and in accordance
with the custom in far-oif Araoy,
a celebration was had before-hand,Jo
Bashara and Saleti Azin were arrested
on the charge of fast driving on the
streets. They pleaded guilty this
morning and paid fines of So and costs
each.
The suit of A. n. Sanger VS. Pat
McTighe is being tried by a jury.of
twelve this afternoon 1t is an ac-
ton to recover a balance due on
threshing bill, and the defendant
claims that sparks from the separa-.
tor caused some wheat sheayes to
burn, for which he puts. in a counter
claim. The plaintiff claims that the
defendant was to have plowed around
The burned spot but did not. Z. l..
Benedict appears for the plaintiff, and
"A. r. Pfau for the defendant.
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SHERk-WARDEN.
A Marriage In Far off California

Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. Thos. A. Sherk, of this
city, and Miss Mary Warden, of Elsi-
more, California, which will take
place at $50 O'Clock Wednesday, .or
when the clocks in Mankato indicate
1880 o'clock. The marriage service
will be pronounced in the presence of
a large number of friends OF the bride
and groom at Elsinore, which is a
pretty little town nesting along the
bank Of beautiful sheet of water of
that name, and possesses valuable hot
baths that attract tourists patron
age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherk will 90 to Los
Angeles after the ceremony and will
at once start for this city, expecting
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

The ever-increasing popular
ity of CLIMAX PLUG can only
be attributed to its high quail
ty, delicious flavor, and satisfy
ing substance-three features
which all judges of Chewing
Tobacco know to be essential.
81
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BABY ONE SOLID RED

Our little baby, almost q years old, was
was about three months DID, Her little body
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

Henry Henderson has completed
his contract on the culyert on the
Eagle Lake road and the two culverts
on the poor farm road.
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turned with an extremely large roll Of
papers, labeled 1.-THE Charleston Riot
Case, which he carefully united and
gravely directed his now diplomatic
cousin to read, Subsequently, and as if
to continue the joke, he sent him down
to confer with the secretary of war. He
soon returned from the latter's office
withthe report that the head of the war
department could not be found, and it
was well enough that he did not meet
that abrupt and oftentimes demonstra-
tive official, In the course of time, how
ever, the latter happened in at the execu-
tive mansion, and there, in the presence
of Dennis, the president sought to- re-
open the now noted Charleston case.
Adopting Mr. Hanks version, the secre-
tary, with his characteristic plainness
OF speech, referring to the prisoners, de-
clared that every Id one of them
should be hung" Even the humane and
kindly inquiry. of the president, eIf
these men should return home and be-
come good citizens, who would be
hurt?" failed to convince the distin-
guished secretary that the public good
could be promoted by so doing. The
president not feeling willing to override
the Judgment of his war secretary in
this instance, further consideration of
the case ceased, and his cousin returned
to his home in Illinois with his mission
unaccomplished. g a4lHoUB
s1 Dennis Opinion of Stanton. ~
in Dennis retained rather unfavorahle
impression of Mr.. Stanton, whom he
described as ''frisky little Yankee
with a short coattail. !" 81 asked Abe, y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21
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Many men ask for a certain
brand of tobacco through force
of habit, without stopping to
think whether there is anything
better to be had for the same
price. Ifyou want the best, ask
for CLIMAX PLUG. ,
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-06-28
PENIS GROVE, N. J.. FRIDAY. JUNE %. 1896.

A young Reading m%achinist, James
A. Doyle, Jr., was killed while trying
to couple cars.
A trolley car at York ran over and
killed Helen, the little daughter OF
William B. Klinefelter.
Chauncey Arnold, who last week
shot ex-Constable Callahan, at Column
bia, in the mouth is now in Jail.
A huge boiler he was assisting to
move at Lancaster rolled upon George
Schoenberger, breaking his neck.
The body of a well-dressed man wno
shot himself to death a month ago was
found on the Shenandoah Mountain.
While returning from visiting
friends, Michael Mulherrin, of Pitts.
ton, was run down and killed by 9
train.
The remains of George Brown and
Anthony Grujiniskie, entombed in
Shamokin mine since October, were re
covered.
A thief who plundered George Weld.
ener's house at Douglass, Berks County
was chased by armed men, captured
and taken to Jail.
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-06-28
Southern n
Western States

Residents of Stockton, CAL, are ex-
cited over a reported find of 81, 900, DOC
of Spanish treasure on the Island Of
Cocos.
Charles Graham, n of the best
known newspaper illustrators in Amer
lea, has been missing for ten days from
the Hotel Mateo, near San Francisco
While insane, Mrs. Sanford GILES,
wife of a farmer living near hellsburg,
Iowa, poisoned three of her six children
and then committed suicide. The
children died.
Two persons we're killed and four in
iured, one of the latter fatally, by the
explosion of the boiler of a portable en-
pine, in Attica, Indiana.
Wind storms IN Richardson county,
Nebraska, and at Kenwood, Dennison
and other points III Iowa destroyed con
siderable property. AT Kenwood, Mrs
John Rose was killed by the collapse o.
her house.
Will Purvis, a convicted murderer,
was resentenced to be hanged, on July
.31st, at Columbia, Mississippi. In
February, 1894, Purvis was taken tt
the scaffold and the drop was sprung
but the rope broke and the Sheriff
Welded to the ~entreaties of the Grove
not to rehang the man. His case hal
been pending aver since.
While attempting to arrest o crlmi
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-06-28

A train of cars to be known as "Mis-
sour; on Wheels" will be sent through
the country to advertise the State.
A verdict at Columbus, o., gives the
State $50, goo worth of land in Hamil-
ton now occupied by the Pennsylvania
Company.
BY cutting through the roof of the
Columbus CO., Jail, Frank Burton, a
pickpocket, and Frank Williams, a
burglar, made their escape.
For alleged em~besxlement of $1190
from the National Soldiers Home at
Milwaukee, VIM. Nelson, the postmas-
ter, has been arrested. b
A thief stole from ex-Comgressman
W. E. Mason, of Chicago, the $500
watch presented to him by employees
of the House.
E. W. Agnew, President of the First
| National Bank of Ocala, Florida, was
indicted by the United States Grand
Jury on charges of ENLIGHTENMENT, abb
stractlon and misapplicstion of the
funds of the bank, and of making false
entries on the books of the bank.
Mayor Fitch, of South st. Paul,
caused the arrest of J.. w. Stopf, City
Treasurer of that town, on the charge
of embezzlement. He is short in his
accounts about $4,000.
c. F. Wilson, of New York, was shot
and killed near Montgomery, Ala
bama, by Emmett Chester, a farmer,
who had accused Wilson of being too
intimate with his stepdaughter.
Post-ofice Inspectors in Chicago ar
rested five men and two women on the
charge of having sent a large number
of green goods circulars through the
mails.
Martin Skinner and Arthur Barney
were killed and Avery Crocker fatally
injured by the explosion of a saw-mill
boiler near Byron Centre, Michigan. 1
Paul P. Lawson, a Populist ex-mem-
Der of the Idaho Legislature, has been
convicted of murder and sentenced, to
be hanged.
Lightning and storm seriously dam
aged the oil wells in the vicinity OF
Wapakoneta, o., n firm alone losing
about 500, 000.
During a quarrel over some trivia!
matter at Pellyton, Ky, Thomas and
James Croakett shot and killed DanieI
Kidd and then escaped.
A band of Cheyenne Indians is re-
ported to have raided Martins ranch,
near Dover, Oklahoma, burned out
buildings and stampeded cattle.
DR.. d. ]. Seaman was put on trial al
Detroit, Mich, for causing the death,
by malpractice, OF Emily Hall, of Hale
sowan, England.
Incendiaries succeeded in burning
the post exchange at Preside Military
Reservation, California. One mar wal
dangerously burned.
While asleep in her room in Chi
cago, Mrs. j. A. Fox had a pair o
earrings cut out OF hor ears by a bur
glar with a large knife. He threatened
to kill her, and escaped. 2
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-06-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Eastern and
fiddle States

Johanna Shannahan, a domestic en-
ployed by William Young, at Norwich,
Conn, vas m~ysteriously murdered.
A Hoston syndicate has purchased
the entire town of Morse, Wis, and
will establish the largest tannery in the
State. The town will be run on the
plan OF Pullman, Ill.
Two young children of Herman
Eidelman we're fatally burned in New
York city. An older child played with
matches and set fire to the bed-clothes.
Eighty houses in Tottenham,
Ontario, we're burned. Loss, $3.50, 900;
insurance, $75, 200.
John Hendershott and William
David Wilter, convicted of the murder
Of William Henry Hendershott, were
hanged at st. Thomas, Ontario. 8
The jury in the case of William
Cesar, the New York negro charged
with the murder of his common-law
wife, Mary Martin, rendered a verdict
Of murder in the first degree.
Ex-Police Inspector Mclaughlin was
sentenced by Judge Barrett, in New
York, to two years and six months In
State prison.
The Coroner's jury in Brooklyn,
which investigated the Henry murder
case, exonersted VIM. Henry, who had
been accused of the crime. 4
Ex-Inspector Mclaughlin, of New
York, has been breaking down since
being sentenced to Sing Sing for extor'
ton.
In a fracas in a Bowery dive, N. Y.
James Welsh, a sailor from the receiv-
ing ship Vermont, was fatally stabbed
by John Ball, a tough.
W. II. Kiester and Ed. Reese have
been arrested at Troy, New York and
William Noelyn and Fritz Spieker Al
New York, for counterfeiting silver
coin. B
In showing his wife his new revolver
Walter Mclean, of New York, shot
her in the abdomen, causing hel
death.
Clad in a shirt and brandishing a
dirk, which he said was for Cleveland
| William Campbell was arrested Al
Clyde, N. Y.
While loading rifles for picknickers,
near Hartford, Conn, Mrs. John E.
Taylor was shot dead by a careless
young man. who ran away.
Louis Friedman, aged 10 years, wal
arrested in New York, and held tt
await requisition papers, on the charge
of conspiracy and robbery, preferred
by Bernstein & Goldberg, owners of {
hat and cap factory in Rutherford
New Jersey. 1t Is claimed that thu
Cloth Hat and Cap Makers Union, o
New York city, to which Friedman be
longed, had ordered the blowing VI
of Bernstein & Goldberg's factory witt
dynamite.
Edmond Huerstel, a New Yord law
yer, was arrested, charged by Eugen'
II. Lecour with forgery for $7SOl.72
A of the Dartmouth and West
port Street Railway Company left tn,
track at the foot of Smith Mills Hill
near New Bedford, Mass, and Topples
over. The car contained fifty passen.
gers, seventeen of whom were injured
one fatally.
Recorder Golf, in New York, sen
fenced William Cesar, the West lndi
negro, who murdered Mary Martin, t
die by ''electrocution" during the weel
beginning July 90, and Judge lngra
ham sentenced Richard Leach, con
victed of wife murder, to die durin.
the week beginning August 3. .
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-06-28

heliBlous FOOL Washing In pRrlk,i e.
The congregation was not SO nu.
merous as it might have been had not
Pawels flung his bomb, though IL
was far from being a sparse one.
The church, being fond OF contrasts,
put forth all her pomp while the
Archbishop was going through the
humiliations OF the ceremonial.
Strictly speaking, there is no fool
washing. The twelve INDECENT old
men had their feet carefully washed
before they came to the cathedral.
When seated there In a row, stock.
ingless, but with slippers represent.
ing those worp by seabathers at
Trouville, She Archbishop approaches
them, attended by his Wears Gen.
eral. One u these ecclesiastics bears
D golden ever with a narrow neck, in
which is scented water, and the
other a basin and napkins of fine
damask linen. A footstooi Is before
each old man. The basin is set upon
1t by the Archbishop. This done, the
person whose feet are to be washed
withdraws them from the canvas
slippers aud holds them over the ba.
sin. His Grace then pours . few
drops OF water over each foot. This
done a towel is handed to him, and
he wipes the water away.
AS there are twelve persons to be
attended to, this of1ce, which Is
taken to symbolic Christian charity
and humanity, Is repeated as many
times. A grand procession, followed
by an anthem, ends the service.
London Daily News.