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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
Ordinance Withdrawn.

Attorney Comstock appeared for
Messrs Alleman and Snow, and said
that they had made a business propo-
sition, and are not promoters OF any
scheme. They have but one PROPOSE
tiOn to make, and have been and are
now ready to carry out what they pro-
pose, and would give satisfactory
bond. There appear to be conflicting
interests, some open and some un-
der cover, and the citizens have not
shown proper interest in the mat
ter. 1t is a question whether the
citizens would support the proposition
if carried. The clang of the old horse
carbells seems to fill the ears or some,
and the dazzling old electric lights
seem to blind the eyes of others to
the best welfare of the city. The
propositions offered mean great deal
for the future of Mankato. The gen.
tIemen have granted some cOnces-
sions, but the financial outlook is not
now as bright as when the PROPOSE
tion was first made, and they are con-
WINGED that the concessions are not
justified. In view of all this, they
ask leave to withdraw the application
for franchise. They thank the coun-
Gil for it's kind treatment. and regret
that the two elements cannot get to-
gether.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
TELEGRAPH RATES.
rlanager Jones Corrects a Statement
i'm the Commercial Club.

1t was stated at the meeting of the
Commercial Club Friday night that
telegraph tolls to points little out
side of the limits of Blue Earth coun-
ty are so cents, while the rate from
Duluth to Chicago is only twenty
five cents. In speaking of this today,
Manager Jones, of theWestern Union,
said:
81 want to correct the impression
which that statement gives, as it was
probably said in joking spirit. On
an average, the rate on ten word mes
sages to points within ninety miles of
Mankato is twenty-five cents. The
rate is twenty-five cents to some
points as far distant as 12O miles.
The highest rate to any point in
Minnesota is forty cents, over the
Western Union wires. A message can
be sent from the extreme northern
part of the state to the extreme
southern part for that price"
1t is probable that within couple
of weeks the Western Union office
will be lighted by electricity. The
old oil lamps ought to have been re-
placed long ago, as it does not speak
well of the Western Union to have
the only business office in Mankato
lighted by Anticipated methods.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
Powell & Conrad'S License.

The license committee favored
granting license to Powell & Con-
rad, whose license expires Feb. 23rd.
Aid. Bradley said that he was OPP
posed to granting licenses so far
ahead, as il was not right.
Aid. Andrews took the same ground.
In reply to question, City Attor-
ney Pau said that he saw no legal OBJ
lection to man throwing upa Ii
cenSe and taking out another. The
granting of the new license revokes
the old at once.
Aid. Andrews said that to grant
the license now would mean $500 less
to the city than it would if it were
granted when the present license eX-
pires, which would be under the 81 900
rate. To grant the license now would
be the rObbing of the city of $500. Ii
we are doing this let us go on and
rob the city of 5000 by granting
new licenses to all.
Aid. Lille thought that the city
would be the .gainer in the end, as
there would be no "a licenses taken
out under the new rate.
The license was granted, Aids. An
drews and Bradley voting ''no."
The majority of the waterworks
committee reported favorably upon
the putting in of stand pipe in West
Mankato.
Engineer Haynes said that the
watering troughs have to be shut off
in the winter where there is no
sewer.
Aid. Lille said that it was predju-
dice on the part OF the engineer to
make such a statement Unless there
is circulation the pipes will freeze.
Aid. Bradley said that the object
of the water trough was to supply the
the people with water free of cost
They have not put in connections as
they agreed, while the cost of the
mains is twice what it had been
represented.
A vote on the report resulted in a
tie, and Mayor Weaver voted ''no,"
thus defeating it..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
Assessments Lowered.

j. E. Porter appeared before the
council on behalf of the number of
property owners along West Front
street, and asked that the city allow
a portion of the improvement of the
street from the general fund. He said
that the work was ordered done with
out petition of the property owners,
and not over 500 of the 81, 300 assess
ed could be collected, as the other pro-
perty is not worth the assessment.
1t would almost amount to confisca-
tion of the property. The improve
ment is "a general benefit, the
street having one-half the travel COM
ing into the city, and the people using
the road leaving their money in the
center of the city. The street is al
so main tthoroughfare to the park.
The improvement is not particular
benefit to the residents on it. The
city paid for the improvement of the
DAD by the hospital. where $3.50 was
spent. The city paid $1,000 to repair
the slough road, and $4,000 for the
cemetery road, and $500 for cutting
down Agency hill, and $500 for cut
ting down Second street by the
quarry. In all these cases the reason
was that the roads were main
thoroughfares. The property owners
in this case are mostly poor people.
Some of the wealthy owners are 60
ing to let their land go to the city in
lieu of the assessments One widow
lady cannot pay her assessment of $50.
The council should pay one-half the
cost, or at least $500. The board of
public works is unanimous upon this.
President Beatty said that unless
the council took action the board
would have to confirm the assess
ment.
Aid. Lille said that the work was
more expensive than he thought
necessary, and said that the improve
ment had not been petitioned for by
the property owners, and offered re-
solution that $500 be allowedIby the
city. This was unanimously adopted.
Aid. Andrews said that over 49, 900
is owed the city on local improve
ment assessments.
The regular order was then taken
up, with Aid. Andrews in the chair,
at 9 :45 p. M.
An application for liquor license
was received from j f. orlando, and
Dec. 26th was set as the date for
hearing, necessitating a special meet
ing.
A liquor license was granted to Otto
Mann, whose present license expires
Ian 18th
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
OFFICERS INSTALLED.
St. Joseph's Court, Catholic Order of
FOreSterS.

St. Joseph's Court, Catholic Order of
F0reSters
ST. Joseph's court, Catholic Order of
Foresters, which was oganized in this
city this fall, met Tuesday and in,
stalled the officers that were elected
Nov. 7th. The court has a charter
membership of twenty-seven. Grand
Chief Ranger Egan, of ST. Paul, in
stalled the officers, and number of
members of the LeSueur court were
present. After the exercises, an ad-
jOurnment was taken to Henry Robel' s
cafe, where fine luncheon was served.
The following is list of the officers
installed:
DINO. B. Hodapp, chief ranger. 6
Jno. G. Thro, vice chief ranger.
G. j. Robel, past chief ranger.
Joseph H. Tnro, recording secretary.
]. j. Walraff. financial secretary.
David D. Hilger, treasurer.
Otto Lamm, ..
Stephen Sieberg, 'onOineiS'
Frank Hodapp,
Frank Nuebel, trustees.
August Zimmerman,
a. G. Roemer, conductors.
Geo. j. Guth, oouoAo0oi'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
New Fire Apparatus.

The fire department. committee re-
commended the purchase of a new
hook and ladder truck to replace the
present one, which is not strong
enough to be safe, not being made for
horse power. w. S. Knot & Co., of
ST. Paul, offer truck at 81, 100, pay
able July 1st next without interest.
Mayor Weaver read telegram just
received from r. G. Judson saying not
to buy the truck until he could be
heard from, as a letter followed.
The report was adopted, and the
question of the purchase of the truck
was referred to the fire department
committee, and recess was taken
for it to prepare report. The COM
mittee thought that the matter ought
to be laid over, or the committee
empowered to act.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
Streets Vacated.

The hearing on the application for
the vacation of certain streets for
Omaha railway purposes was again
taken up, and City Attorney Pfau
presented the necessary resolutions.
Aid. Zimmerman said that the al
dermen. had been working in the in
terest of the railroad for while, and
should now work flor the interest of
the city. He said that there would
not be room for another road to cross
Main street inside the first abutment
Their ewould be no room for another
road to cross Cummings addition, un-
less crowded onto the sandbar, where
it would be hindered by injunctions.
He asked to have fifty feet nearest the
river excepted.
Aid. Andrews said that since the
Omaha road owns the land between
the streets to the river, it could keep
out any other company. The ends of
streets by the river would be useless
to the city.
Aid. Zimmerman said that the
right of way of the road does not go
to the river.
Aid. Andrews said that no part of
the streets beyond the right of way is
to be vacated.
Resolutions formally vacating "A,"
'B," $50" and Minnesota streets, and
the alleys in blocks 1858 and 8, SO far
as wanted, were adopted, Aid. Him.
melman casting the only vote against
them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
DEATH OF AN EX-ALDERr1AN.

Michal Roll died Saturday after
noon after an illness of two months, of
dropsy of the heart. He was 81 years
old he came to America from Ger
many with his parents, who located
at Lancaster, N. Y. For the last
twenty-six years he has been resi-
dent of Mankato, and was at one
time an alderman. He belonged tothe
German Catholic Benevolent Socieey
which had charge of the funeral
at nine o'clock uMonday morning
from the German Catholic church.
Mr.. Roll lived on North Broad street,
and for twenty yeare past he has con-
Quoted a blacksmith shop on North
Front street. He was highly respect
ed, and his many friends regret his
death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
CALENDAR SHORTENING.
Several Judgments Secured in the
Municipal Court.

The calendar was called in the
municipalcourtMonda the follow
ing cases were disposed of:
W. P. Cook & Co., VS.. w. S. Taylor,
passed for settlement.
Robt. Cramer VS.. Jacob P. Meyer,
set for trial Dec. 18th.
j. E. Neff VS.. E. A. Masters, order for
judgment for 1855 damages.
J. E. Neff VS.. Nick Kramer, order
for judgment for S43 20 damages.
J. E. Neff VS.. U. G.. Root, settled.
W. B. Walker VS.. Louis RAIDER, order
for Judgment for 1892 damages.
Judge Shissler again urged that the
cases on the calendar be disposed of as
rapidly as possible, so that the calen-
dar should not grow to an indefinite
length.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
CITY COUNCIL.
THE ELECTRIC FRANCHISE Or
DINANCE WITHDRAWN.

ALI of the alderman were present at
the meeting of the council Saturday
night, and Mayor Weaver presided.
The special order was waived, and
the hearing of the applications for va
cation of certain streets in Cummings
addition was taken up. Attorney
Cray stated that as the ordinance had
been accepted by the directors of the
G. & N. w. road the vacation was
now the only thing needed.
Aid. Andrews offered the necessary
resolution to accomplish the vacation.
A hitch arose, recess was taken to
special order was taken up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Mankato Ought to Have it Here
after.

AFTER.
We Just learn that the people of
Good Thunder are making strenu-
Gus effort to have the annual county
fair held in their town instead of in
Garden City. The general complaint
about the present location is that it
is not easily reached, and is not in
the central part of the county. Be-
sides this, the accommodations are
far better in Good Thunder than in
Garden City. The grounds of Dick
Houk would afford an ideal location,
and are very easy of access from all
parts of the county. In such move
ment, the interests of the public, and
especially of the farming commu-
mites, must be considered above all
questions of purely local nature.
With this in view, we have no hesita-
tion to say that Good Thunder ought
to have our county fair for good and
all.-Mapleton Enterprise.
When it comes to convenience Man
kato is the best place in the county
for the fair. All of the facilities are
here or could be quickly secured,
while four lines of railroad lead from
every part of the county to the city.
Our business men would see to 1T
that the fair was a success, and the
receipts here would be $50 much
greater that the association could 60
into the business more extensively
Mankato is the natural place for the
fair, and if we cannot get the county
fair, let us get up fve-county fair,
with prizes and big crowds, horse
races and fire works.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
A SURPRISE PARTY.
Why Landlord Snow Was Called from
the Council Meeting.

S. r. Snow was sent for by mes
senger while attending the council
meeting Saturday night, being in
formed that his wife wanted to see
him. Thinking that she had been
taken sick, he asked DR.. Andrews to
go to the hotel with him. When they
arrived there, Mr.. Shows fears were
allayed by being ushered into jolly
crowd of about twenty ladies and
gentlemen who had assembled at Mrs.
FoX's and taken Mrs. Snow by sur
prise. The evening was delightfully."-
spent by all spresent, while DR..
Andrews fastened back to resume his
duties in the council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
ERMlNlE AT ST. PETER.

The Erminie cast drove to st. Peter
Monday afternoon and presented the
opera to a fairly good house. While
the chances of financial success were
not sufficiently 1attering to warrant
the engagement of the orchestra, and
the performance thus lacked an ele-
ment in spirit which the orchestra
gives, the audience seemed pleased
with the entertainment, as a whole.
The cast express themselves as highly
pleased with the kind and neighborly
manner in which the ST. Peter people
received them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
PIECE OF RASCALlTY.
Fire is Sure ptitousIy Started in the
Glass Block Furnace.

Late Saturday night some one got
into the basement of the Glass Block
and filled the furnace and ran the
heat up so that the steam registered
eighty pounds. Architect Thayer
was going by and heard the pipes
pounding, and suspecting that some
thing was wrong notified Mr.. Thoms.
1t was found that the basement door
was unlocked, but no damage had re-
suited, as the steam pipes were tested
to stand a much higher pressure.
When the dynamo is running the
pressure is'usually go to 70 pounds,
but otherwise only four or five pounds.
There is no clue to who got in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13

-Belva Lockwood has been secured
for lecture at Mapleton, and now it
is trying to get Mrs. Lease. There
are some queer towns in this world.
"A marriage license was granted
today to VIM. Schneider, of Freedom
county, and Mateilda Hearturick, of
Mapleton.
"A pension has been granted to
Louis Davidson, of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13

St Peter comes to the front with
an elopement Some towns cannot be
kept back. The parties, according to
the Herald, are good looking, seven
teen year old Maggie Duffy, and
Charles Bedford, painter. They took
the g. & n. w. train for Reedsberg,
Wis, and efforts to intercept them
at Winona failed.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11
ORANGE CROP DAMAGED.
The Extreme Cold weather
Causes Great Loss in FLORIDA

The freezing OF the Florida or
ange crop Is a commercial disaster
whose effects will be more general
lv felt than almost any other
which could fall on so limited an
area. The United States obtain
almost half their supply Of this
delicious fruit from Florida. The
Havana crop is marketed before
Florida oranges are gathered, and
Sicilian and Mediterranean oranges
have been gradually driven out of
the market by the products Of Cal
iiornia and the South. The Cali
tornia crop is equally large and Of
fine quality, but California oranges
mature later, and are not handled
till others are out of the way.
A more serious matter than the
freezing Of even 100000 boxes Of
oranges would be the destruction
of the groves. 1t takes 4 tree ten
wears to come into bearing, and
the killing Of a tree means practi-
cally the loss Of ten crops. tits
to be hoped that the damage will
moi be great, but the outlook is
very serious. The groves Of Flor
ida represent . vast outlay oImon-
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11

The Aberdeen Examiner, whose
editor, Major Jonas, is domicilcd
IN Washington, contains the fol-
lowing information touching the
bill to create an additional federal
judge for Mississippi:
1.-The Mississippi delegation is
solid IN urging the creation of an
other federal iudgeship for the
state, and make a grand showing
as to the necessity for such action.
But there is no harder bill to get
through Congress, for the reason
that similar demands come up
from all the States, aid have al
ways been stoutlv fought in com
mittee or on the floor"
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11
IuE IEUUIE EAE.
Receipts From 1851 to 1871
Were over 100000, Do.

Commissioner Miller Of the In
tern4 Revenue Bureau, has begun
sending out taI-paycr~ return
blanks for Assessment OF the inter-
nal revenue incoweta l undcr the
act of August -a. INo. jhosa
blanks will boz ecatlo the coilao-
tons OF Internal revcuuotUroughout
the country, and 10y them viii he
distributed to the taN-payers.
There are siXty-,hreo collectors,
and it is the intention to send out
as rapidly as printedabout 3,OQJ,-
600 copies, <hough il il not cE-
pected that that lumber viii be
actually required in making re-
turns. The most uncertain ele-
ment is reaching a conclusion as
to the number of actual income
taxpayers is that Of corporations,
Of which there are no reliable data
at hand. The difficulty Of even
approXimating the total is increas-
ed by the fact that in some States
corporations are created by special
charter granted by the Legislature,
in others by certificates issued by
the Secretary of State and in 9TH
ers by the courts. Each of the
six ferns contains that part of the
tariff act relating to the income
tax,
The records of the Treasury
Department show that the aggre-
gate of all receipts from income
taxes levied between the years
1863 and 1881, when the last act
was repealed, was 1888, 331 ,292,
which is divided as follows: Per-
sonal, 1864, $50, SG2; corporations,
soy, $3.50, 505; non-residents, S437,-
80; special, $4,000
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11

A Republican organ which goes
into spasms at the mere mention
Of the Carlisle currency bill re-
commends the study of the Cana
dian system of the bank-note cur.
rency, (which seems to be sound
and elastic" The Carlisle bill is
an elaboration and improvement
on the Baltimore bank-note plan
is based, and is almost Identical
with the Canadian bank note sys-
tenn, -Courier-J Journal.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11
Cure for Headache.

AS remedy for all forms of head
ach Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. 1t elfacts permanent
cure and the most dreaded habi ual
sick headaches yield to it's influence.
In CASES Of habitual constipation
Electric Bitters cures by giving the
needed tone to tho bowels, and few
cases long resist the use of tais medi-
cine. Large bottles only SOC at Crow
der < Ednunds' drug store.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11

A foreigner, not absolutely GER
tain Of all the shades of meaning
in our English words, recently at.
tended reception at Vassar Col
lege, at which the young ladies Of
the institution were arrayed in all
the bewildering beauty of evening
toilets. Said he to the President,
81 have never before seen so grand
a sight as those young ladies in
their night.gowns." st. Adams
Messenger.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11
Cash III the Treasury.

Jackson, Jan. s. Gov. Stone
today counted the money in the
State treasury, and found the same
to contain $155. TAB. OF the ia
NOUS Mississippi special warrants
the Treasurer has redeemed and
cancelled $4,000, leaving only
$4,000 outstanding. As these
have accumulated six months in.
terest, and as they are only receIv-
able at face value prior to January
1896. most Of them will be held
until maturity, for the interest.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11
What the New Year Brings.


Vacant chars.
Good wishes without number.
Change, but not always silver,
January-and all the Others.
Alistakes-we date our letters
wrong.
Friends grown 5lder aud a few
joyless
Bills of every description, but
every one too large,
Improvements that cause Won
der and Questionings.
Dividends without variety all
shrunk like old hannels.
"The new faces at the door, the
new boot on the floor"
New friends? Yes and worthy
ones too. How have we existed
without them!
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11

Father Flynn-"Why don't you
have your pig sly further from
your house, Googan?" Googan-
"Phwat for, yer riverence?' Fa-
Their Flynn Because it's unheal-
thy" Goosan-"Divil a bit, yer
reverence; the pig has niver had a
sick day since he was born"
Puck.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11

The Dwight Manufacturing
company Of Boston has at last def
nitcly determined to erect large
cotton mill at Alabama City, Ala,
for the manufacture 0: coarse cotton
cloths for export. The mill will
contain $4,000 spindles.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11
For Rent.

The brick storehouse now occu-
pied by D. J.. Brown on West side
Court square. Possession given
January /, 1895. J. FALLEN.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-11-23

I went down below the bridge, where
they were at work on the wreck ana
afterwards went home"
Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 1.-THE people
of this city stood appalled, today Wheh
they realized the full horror Of the ter
rible accident which occurred last even
ing on the big Central Viaduct. 1t was
the worst accident that had ever nap
pened in this city, and the story OF how
the motor car loaded with men, women
and children, had plunged through the
open draw straight down hundred
feet into the river was told over and
over again. Thousands Of people re-
NAMED by the river bank all last night
and thousands more were there early
this morning Great crowds are still
standing on the bridge above the
wrecked car and about the place where
the wreck is buried in the river eagerly
discussing every detail of the accident.
First reports of the disaster have
been verified in every particular, With
the possible exception Of the number
of victims, which is somewhat smaller
than was at first supposed. The work
of rescuing the bodies Of the victims
has gone on steadily since o'clock last
night, and it is now believed nothing
more can be done until the last bit of
the wreckage of the car has been re-
moved from the river.