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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
VERNON CENTER ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Slater visited in Am
boy over Sunday.
Mrs. Reed is attending the district
w. G. T. U. convention at Waterville
this week.
Bessie Reed, of this place, received
the silver medal at the Pleasant
Prairie medal contest.
Died, at Reuben Carpenters Sunday
morning, the infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Carpenter. The funeral SER
vice was held at the family residence,
Rev. Sanderson officiating.
The knights of Pythias lodge OBJ
served their annual memorial day.as-
sisted by their families Monday even
| ing. The services was appropriate,
consisting of addresses, essays, reclta-
tions and select singing, and their
regular memorial service.
A number of Vernonites attended
the game of ball between the Blue
Earth City and Winnebago City boys
at Winnebago City Saturday after
noon. Among them were, Messrs.
Goodfellow, Force, Sanderson, Kranse,
McMichael, Doty, Halverson, Hender-
son, Kendall, Morrow, Francis, G. and
J. Stockdill.
Field day at Vernon Center June
10Th: The program beginning at 1000
a. m. will consist of music by the Yer
non Center band, choruses, recitations
and short addresses by the old settlers
of the township. At 1:30 p. m. field
sports will begin, consisting of the
following:
Ladies bicycle parade.
Potato race.
3-High kick.
4-Sledge throw.
5-Standing jump.
Cumming jump.
Running high jump.
S-Boys' foot race, 100 yards.
9-Free-for-all 100 yards dash.
1O-Free-for-all one-half mile race.
11-Free-for-all bicycle race.
12-Ball game.
President of the day, Will Thomp-
son. Marshal of the day, Henry
Kranse. Lunch served by the ladies
of Vernon Center and vicinity, the
proceeds to be applied for identifying
the village. All are invited to attend
and enjoy day in the grove.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
SCHOOL BOARD.
Considerable Business Transacted
Monday Night.

At the meeting of the school board
Monday, Miss Anna NJ. Demaree,
of Albert Lea, was elected on the
first ballot to the position of Latin
and Greek teacher in the High
school. She is graduate of the In
diana state university, at Blooming
ton, taking her A. B. degree in 1892,
and her A. M. degree in 1898, after a
post graduate year in Greek. She
has taught for two years in the
Ladies' College, at Albert Lea. She
comes highly recommended from the
university and from Albert Lea.
Thos. j. Jones, Supt. Kenaston and
Prof. Searles were appointed COM
mittee to look over the reviews and
magazines with a view to have them
bound, and report the numbers of vol,
umes and probable cost of binding.
1t was voted 80 appropriate $40 fol
library purposes to each the Franklyn
and Union schools.
A plan for a two-story addition tC
the Pleasant Grove building, sub
mitted by Architect Gerlach, was
unanimously adopted. The addition
will be 80 by Al feet. 1t was voted
to have the specifications prepared
and the committee on property anc
expenses was instructed to advertise
| for bids.
The members of the different wards
were given copies of the poll lists tt
revise for the annual school election
to be held July 10th.
The board adjourned to meet on thu
call of the president.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
THE FOURTH AT OAK CLIFF.

Gen. J. HI. Baker states that the
Fourth of July will be celebrated as
usual at Oak Cliff Farm. Two elo
quent speakers will be on hand tt
give addresses, and Gen. and Mrs
Baker will extend their well-knowr
hospitality to all visitors. All ole
soldiers and all others are invited tC
be present, and to bring refreshments
with. them. An outdoor picnic will
be enjoyed, and those who have beer
there before will need no second in
vitationsto go. The best kind of &
time will be had.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
1T is AT WORK.
The Road Roller Successfully I'm
loaded.


The expert engineer who is to
handle the road roller for ten days ar
rived Monday, and the ponderous
mass of iron was unloaded from the
fat car near the Milwaukee depot at
about eleven o'clock this forenoon in
the presence of 200 to 300 people. 1t
took some time to get everything in
readiness, and the car properly
blocked and an approach of heavy
timbers made. Finally, when every
thing was prepared, the throttle was
opened and the machine rolled down
as easily as ship slides into the water
1t was run back and forth once or
twice, and acted well. After dinner
it was taken down Front street to
Vine and there set to work on the
street. Wherever it was exhibited it
drew a crowd of interested spectators
The engineer seemed to have perfect
control of it, and as street roller il
is undoubtedly success.
In crossing Main street the weight
of the roller broke the plank culvert
The aldermen and city officials were
on hand to see the unloading, anc
seemed to be pretty well satisfied
When the roller reached the ground
a cheer went up from the crowd. All
kinds of comments were made, the
most common being "what will they
do with it?" 1t was the butt of /
good many josh remarks. Man!
horses were frightened, but no run
aways occurred,
The bicyclists were pleased at tn
manner in which it leveled off tn
ground. If it will stop raining for
day or two the back streets may b.
put in fine condition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
OAK CLIFF FART FOR SALE.


Splendid farm for sale in Southern
Minnesota. Fine dwelling house
9 rooms, furnace, tenant house, out
buildings of all kinds, good fences
fine groves, Blue Earth river, beauti
full views, good water, rich soil
apples, plums, cherries, small fruit O.
every description, and shrubbery. ST,
hundred acres, 120 acres in timber
Best farm, best home, best neighbor!
in the state. All in perfect order
Horses, Fcattle, hogs, sheep 'ant
machinery will all be sold with farm
if desired. Apply to Gen. j. FL
Baker, Oak Cliff Farm, Garden City
Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
@REAT BATTLES are contin-
~ ually going on in the human sys-
tenn. Hoods Sarsaparilla drives out
disease and Restores Health.
ORDER FOR ALIMONY.

Judge Severance made an order fol
alimony Monday pending the trial OF
the case, in the suit for divorce OF
Chas. Highlander VS.. Jena Voigtland
er. The plaintiff bases his suit on al
legged adultery, and the defendant
brings counter-charges of cruel and
inhuman treatment. The order made
by the court is for $50 for attorneys
fees, $40 suit money, and s12 month
while the case is pending. w. N. Ply
mat is attorney for the plaintiff, and
Plau & Young for the defendant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
A PAINFUL DEATH.
A Little Girl Burned to Death in
- Lincoln.

The four-year old daughter of Ed.
Reinboldt, of Lincoln township, was
burned to death yesterday forenoon.
The family was out of the house at
the time, but on discovering smoke
issuing from the house they ran in
and found the contents of a closet on
fire. The little girl was in the closet,
and was fatally burned. 1t is thought
that she lighted match to see, and
the clothing took fire. The case is a
sad one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
MUNICIPAL COURT.

The calendar was called in the
municipal court Monday morning, and
the following cases were disposed of:
J. n. Sanger ct al. VS.. Pat McTighe
set for trial by agreement June 18th.
S. S. King VS.. J. w. Shanks, W. T.
Mills, garnishee, affidavit for service
by publication.
f. f. Powers VS.. Nichols and Henry
Theissen, T. r. Caughlan garnishee,
Panenberg & Pay, garnishee, order
for judgment against defendants,
damages S87.S3.
J. E. Neff VS.. L. D. Saylor, settled.
VIM. Deiderick VS.. Mich Becker,
order for judgment for S159.50
damages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
MANKATo FREE PRESS
ANOTHER FRANCHISE.
pHoENlx CONSTRUCTION co. Of
FIClALS ON HAND.
They Will Ask the Counch TUT !"
Franchise Saturday Night--offer
Low Rates--Would Start up IN
Sixty Days, If Favorab'y Received.

CM Waterbury, general manager
of tho Phoenix Construction company,
of Indianapolis, and ). M. MlUcneii'
nronrietor of the Hotel Mitchell, Nora
Strings. Iowa, are in the city To-Day
and state that they will ask the clty
council at it's meeting Saturday nlghO
for franchise to put in telephone
exchange. The Phoenix CONSTRUCTION
comnany are the constructors OF tne
Phoenix National Telephone company
and also of railroads and general con-
struction, The franchise desired Is
similar to that owned by the North
western Telephone Exchange.
Mr.. Waterbury stated TO a FREE
PRESS reporter this afternoon thaC
his company has exchanges IN a mum
her of cities. 1t uses the double wire
system, ringing over one wire anu
talking over the other, which is quite
an advantage over the present system
He claims that it does not infringe
upon the Bell patents, and will put
ND a guarantee to that effect. Inc
exchange will employ an operator,ano
the rental price of instruments Will
be 81 a month for business houses ana
$3.50 a month for residences. Mi.
Waterbury thinks that 200 subscrlo-
ers ought to be secured, and he says
that if everything goes smooth
ly the system would be IN
working order in sixty days.
The service is the grounded system, ="
the same as the present service. He
says that his service will be better in
many ways than the present one.
Mr.. Mitchell has been looking over
the ground for some time, paying
visits to the city. He will be manag-
er of the Northwestern division OF
the company.
Hughes, Rice & Hughes have been
employed to look after the interests
of the company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
THE CENSUS.
Who Are to be Counted, and Who
Not.

The census enumeratOrS in Manka-
to are doing their work slowly but as
thoroughly as possible. Mr.. Thomp-
kins is as far advanced as any, having
found $50 names in the Third ward
west of the Omaha railroad track.
Mr.. Paddock has Esecured something
like 900 names.
Some question has arisen as to who
are eligible to be counted,an a FREE
PRESS reporter asked Senator Barr
about the matter this morning. 1.-THE
law is plain,' said Mr.. Barr, "that
only those who were residents of the
city on June 1st should be counted.
If people know of families who have
moved away since then they should
inform the enumerators. Families
coming in since June 1st cannot be
enumerated, but if they claim not to
have been counted elsewhere, they
must be reported by the enumerators.
Inmates of the insane asylums sent
from this city should be counted, as
we'll as people who are away but
whose residence is here, The city
and Normal school teachers should be
counted, as they are here nine months
in the year and this is their resi-
dence."
1t might also be stated that the
resident or vagrant prisoners in the
Jail on June 1st should be counted.
The enumerators have found no ten
dency on the part OF anyone to sup
press any information for the purpose
of reducing the showing of the
census. The law is strict on this
point, and prescribes penalty of
sixty days in Jail for refusing to give
every name. There is no alternative
of paying a fine. If there is any sus-
picion that names are being withheld,
prompt investigation will be made
and the guilty parties properly pun.
ished.
There are great many travelling
men whose legal residence is in Man.
kato, but who are here not over once
a month. Care should be taken tC
get all of these. The enumerators
will always be glad to hear of any
names they have not gotten.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
WORK BEGINS.

Contractor Carroll recei we'd a tele-
gram from Washington Tuesday say
ing that his bid on the addition to the
government building had been &C
cepted. He began today to remove
the stone on the rear wall, and hopes
to have the building done by Novem-
Der 1St.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14

and Zenni was discharged. He was
Immediately rearrested, however, on
warrant charging him with grand
larceny in the second degree in steal
ing goods belonging to Kouri. The
examination was set for THURSDAY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14

Soon after the examination began
of Michael Saleem Zenni in the mu-
nicipal court yesterday afternoon, on
the charge of stealing money from
Thoddaus Kouri, the warrant was
found by the court to be defective
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14

NEW YORK has $4,000 school
children without school facilities.
Tammany seems to.have been shaping
things for it's perpetual continuance in
power.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14

Do Not Neglect the symptoms of
impure blood. Do not disregard
natures cry for help. Take Hoods
Sarsaparilla and guard against serious
illness and prolonged suffering.
Hoods Pills for the liver and bow.
els, act easily yet promptly and effect.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14

HAVE you been counted? If not.
see that you are not missed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
Cuticura
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Because
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Mothers and
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Are their
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Potter Drug and Chem. Corp, Sole Pro-
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Skin and Blood Diseases" mailed free.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14

"A marriage license was granted
today to James A. Johnson an Marie
G. Sontag, both of this city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-30
WOMAN AND HER WOES.
Here Are Just Few of the Handieaps OF
the SEX

Here Are just Few of the Handieaps OF
the Sex.
First. on the sly, she is
inhumanly barred from using cigarette
case.
Second. She is not allowed to make
love, but merely to receive the manufac-
tured article.
Third. When she bets with any mem
I Der of the other sex, she rarely has the
privilege of paying it if she loses.
Fourth. She is unable to go unat-
tended to the theater.
Fifth. She cannot even dance more
than three times III succession with a
partner whom she likes without being
/ suspected of tendency to firt.
Sixth No matter how put out-by
her maid Or her milliner-she is not
permitted the use of stronger language
than Dear mep' or stHow tiresome %
Seventh. She may not chaff the
waiter at foreign table d'hote, al
though she knows his language perfect
~ and longs to take advantage of the
chance of showing that she knows it.
Eighth. a masculine assumption
she is deemed unable to play cricket or
football and is doomed to less violent
games, like croquet and tennis, with
mild young men.
Ninth Though over head and ears
in love, she may never make an offer,
except, perhaps, in leap year, and for
this it would be hard for her to quote
an actual precedent.
Tenth.-She is expected to be able to
make use of needle and is thus dis
abled from competing with men in
works Of idleness.
Eleventh. Her ears are stepped in
slang when her brothers come home
from school, and yet she is obliged, as
far as possible, to keep her lips from
using it.
Twelfth. If there be baby in the
house where she is visiting, she is pre-
sumed to be unable to talk sensibly
about it.
Thirteenth. When her married sister
makes call, she is always bounced up
on to entertain the children.
Fourteenth. However humorous her
temperament may naturally be, she can
not crack joke or sing a comic song
without being thought eccentric.
Fifteenth.-She must not practice
boxing, except as regards the ears of
her small brothers.
Sixteenth. is not allowed the
privilege of a latchkey. - Cassell's
Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-30
yCREASE IN INTEREST IN
IN 10 YEARS, 1885 "a.
corrosion Of Metals by water.

The peculiar statement is made by
NJ. Bauchier in LIE Revue Maritime ct
Coloniale that corrosion of metals by
water may be caused by the action of
micro-organisms present in particular
harbors, but absent in the ocean. 1t ap-
pears that the fact, as ascertained, of
pure aluminium plates immersed in
Norfolk Roads being badly corroded at
the end of three months, while in
France commercial aluminium subject
ed to the same test was practically I'M
touched, and two plates attached to the
bottom Of ship were uninjured after
voyage around the world, led him to in
vestigate the sea water from different
places, with the following results, as
stated: If introduced into boilers, the
Mediterranean water, which contains
more salt than the Atlantic water,
causes more damage; SO does the water
taken from estuaries and near the shore,
which contains a larger proportion of
nitrates from fermenting organic mat
ter. The destructive power of the shore
water is much reduced, however, if it
be sterilized by means of boiling.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-30
INCOME SAVED FOR INvEsTMEN
IN 10 YEARS, 1854
Massachusetts Official Ink.

There is no longer any uncertainty in
regard to the permanency of the official
record ink adopted for use on the state
records and official documents. AS the
ink stands in the ink well it is of deep
greenish tinge and looks not unlike a
wri ting fluid. 1t seems hardly thicker
than a fluid and flows smoothly and
easily from the pen. While still damp
on the paper it shows the same greenish
tinge that is apparent in the ink we'll,
but as it grows old on the paper it takes
ON deep black and has a smooth and
clean cut appearance, without being
glossy. After it has been ON the paper
minute it is only family smutched BY
vigorous rubbing with the moistened
finger, and if allowed to become old on
the paper can be wet thoroughly with
out being effaced. The secret is that the
ink eats directly into the surface of the
paper and cannot therefore be removed
without destroying that surface. There
is no danger that the ink will become
brown after it has been on the paper or
book for many years, for the brownish
tinge is given by logwood, and no log
wood is used in the record ink. Boston
Transcript.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-30
REAL PIRATES.
Shey Exist In the Malay and Eastern Wa
ters Especially.

fhey Exist In the Malay and Eastern Wa
ters Especially.
As matter of fact, there are plenty
Of pirates extant, although they are sell
dom SO bold in any sea as to attack a YES
sci flying European flag. The Malay
and eastern waters swarm with SEEM
ingly commercial junks and proas,
which wear all the air of responsibility.
but are none the less ON constant watch
for becalmed traders and cargo ships I'M
dermanned. In the Formosa channel the
outward and homeward bound passen-
gers will see apparently innocent vessels
leisurely drifting in pairs before the
wind. They drag between them huge
cable, to which is fastened sweepnet,
and if nothing better turn up they have
to be content with what tunnies and
turtle they may thus catch off the Pes
catores or the Paracels, or in those wa
tiers, the home of the cyclone, where
rises the lonely Piedra Blanca. If, how
ever, Tonkinese or Chinese rice or
opium boat drifts by and no embarrass-
ing European is near, the nets are drawn
in, the swarthy fishermen get out their
spears and muskets, and combine to
board and ravage the unlucky trader,
cutting the threats of all on board and
sinking the junk when she has been
thoroughly cleaned out.
Instances have been known in which
Canton or Fuchau pirates have shipped
as seemingly harmless and respectable
voyagers on board even European steam
ships sailing ont of Chinese ports, and
have risen, when the vessel was we'll at
sea, and massacred her captain and
crew. In such case one hears of it, for
European blood is an expensive liquid
to spill in the east, but no mention ever
comes to public ears of the hundreds of
craft sailed and owned by natives, which
year by year, in the seas east of Singa-
pore, fall victims to the treacherous pi-
rate of the Malay peninsula, or Celebes
or Javan archipelago.
A we'll manned merchant ship, with
a maxim gun ON board, would be fairly
safe, for they can only attack in their
boats, and any quick firing cannon of the
modern type would be more than they
could comfortably face. A steamer, too,
as long as her engines keep going, is per-
fectly secure, for their best chance is in
those dead Gains which come upon the
eastern seas when the trader is helpless
ly fixed, while the "water rats can
bring their dhow or proa close up with
long sweeps and finish off the rest in
their boats London Telegraph.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-30
CUMBERLAND VALLEY R. R.
In effect NOV. is. 1895.
DOWN TRAINS.

No. 4. Mail leaves Winchester Z 10 a.
a.. Martinsburg 8 90, Hagerstown s 40
Chambersburg o 80 Carlisle 10 81 arrive
It Harrisburg II 10. Phila. 3 90. BALTIC.
3 10. N. Y. 8 So, p IN.
No. s. Lesvas Winchester 2 90, Mar
,insburg 8 80 Hagerstown ut 2S D
m, Chambe' sburg g. 30, Carlisle6 %, ar.
Harrisburg TOE. Phil. II IS, BALTIC. 10 40
n. Y. 3 SO.
No. 10 Mail leaves Winchester 3 90,
o M. MartinsNurg 20, Hagerstown
0 90 Chambersburg 0 40. Carlisle 10 30.
ar Harrisburg 10 80, Pbila. 4 80. Bhlti.
uore 90. N. Y 73a
Through coach from Hagerstown TO
Philadelphia on train Nod.
Uf TRAINS.
No. / Leaves Harrisburg 4 IS a. m.
Carlisle %, Chamb-rsburg 8 80 a. m.
1agerstowp II. MartlnSburg 10. ar
Winchester 10 80.
No. Q Leaves Harrisburg SO a. M
,rrive Hagerstown 10 80 Martinsbure
II 10, Winchester 10 05 p. M.
No. 5. Leaves Harrisburg a. 10 10 p
u ar. Hagerstown 2 go
No. 7. Leaves Harrisburg As p. m
Ar atHagerstnwn 625. Martinsburg 90
Winchester at 50
Through coach from Philadelphia TO
Hagerstown on trains Nos. aud o.
Additional trains betweenHarrisbur
Carlisle and Chambersburg. Connec-
lions for all trains on Mount Alto and
P. r. system, ]. +. BOYD,
w. A. GUARD, Supt.
Agent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-30
An Italian Festival.

Toward midday the crowd attains its
largest proportions then the suspension
of the church services, hunger and
fatigue help to lessen its number.
Groups form under the trees and picnic
others surround the ''friggitori' who
are busy frying chickens, fish, sweet
breads, rice balls and many other COM
pounds in the boiling oil Of their great
copper pans. In the wineshops there is
much drinking going on, intermixed
with laughing, jesting, fooling, quarrel
ing, the townsfolk numerically jeer-
ing at the country people, some of whom
laugh with and at their tormentors,
while others preserve sulky silence.
The Republicans begin to sing choruses
which are professions of their political
faith, to which the socialist group re-
plies with gibes, also sung in chorus.
The simple melody once united to the
stornello, artless outpouring of lovers
joys and sorrows, sung at happy har-
vests and merry yintages and by the Sc
rene voices Of peasant maidens at work
in quiet fields, is degraded and welded
to rhymed doggerel, spiced with insult
and blasphemy.
On the steep banks under the thick
lick shade many are asleep. The coun-
try women, with their smooth, closely
braided heads lying on their white kerr
chiefs, rest like dreaming saints in the
sleep of the just In other patches Of
shade other women are lying with di-