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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

Town Hall, Lakefield, Mimi. $4,000
High school, Adrian, Mimi. 1000
Public school, Morgan, Mimi. 5000
Public school, AmbOy, Mimi. 5000
Public school, Fairmont, MINI $500
Public school, AyOca, MIMI. 5000
Public school, Smiths Mill. -. 1880
Brick business block, Forest
City, Iowa. 5000
Brick business block, New Ulm,
MINI .............. 1900
Brick business block, Amboy,
MINI. =. 5000
Patterson-Payne block, Man
kato, MINI. 10000
Business block, ElySian, Mimi. 5000
Security Flats, MankatO, Mimi $4,000
A. NJ. Clements resident, Man
kato. MINI. 5000
G. f. Koehler, residence, Man
kato, Mimi. 5000
VIM. Quimby, residence, Del
vim, MINI. 2,OOO
w. @. Banman, residence, Wa
SEGA, MINI. ...... 3,UUO
S. f. Merrill, residence, Min
neopa, Mimi. $500
David Husband, residence,
GaleSburg, Ill. ........... $500
Carlos n. Boynton, residence,
MankatO, MINI. .......... 1850
Geo. t. Barr, improvement on
dwelling, Mankato, Mimi. $500
Geo. e. Brett, improvement
on dwelling, Mankato, Mimi. 500
He has also planned the following
buildings which are to be built in
1895, viz:
M. e. church, Mankato, Mimi. SIS 5000
Christian church, Mankaio,
MINI ............ ........ 5,UUU
Congregational church chapel,
West MankatO, Mimi. ...... 1000
Business building for Mr.. John
III. Ray, MankatO, Mimi. 10000
Printing establishment for the
FREE PRESS. ......... 5000
The building for the new home for
the FREE PRESS is 44X90, two stories
and basement. The basement will be
ten feet in clear height. 1t will be
five feet below and five feet above the
sidewalk grade, and will be thoroughly
lighted and used for the heavy ma
chinery of the office.
The first story is fourteen feet in
the clear and the second story twelve
feet, and with the exception of small
amount of space, will be used ex-
clusively for the business of the paper.
The front of the building will have
polished jasper and granite columns,
and heavy stone arches over the first
story, and the second story will be
finished and Ornamented with stone,
terra Gotta and pressed brick. The
second story will be finished off for
office rooms, with all modern conven-
fences, and will be equal if not SUI
periOr to any apartments of the kind
in the city. The structure will be
lighted throughout with electricity or
gas, and every room will be heated by
steam Architect Thayer has de
signed something especially neat and
attractive for the exterior, while the
interior will be arranged with particu-
lar reference to the convenience of a
printing establishment such as the
FREE PRESS has grown to be. 1t will
be modern in every appointment, and
will eclipse any thing of the kind in
the northwest.
A few of the many buildings de-
signed by Mr.. Thayer were illustrated
in Monday evenings FREE PRESS, and
they are models of architecture. He
says the outlook for new buildings the
coming season was never so bright as
now, and busy summer is promised.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
HE SAYS FAREWELL.
Rev. A. r. Taylor and Family Leave
Tomorrow for Their New Home.

Yesterday Rev. A. r. Taylor con-
Quoted farewell services at the
Episcopal church in this city, and
tomorrow with his family will bid
good bye to Mankato, and depart
for his new home in Warren, Penn. :,
where he has accepted a call as
rector of the Episcopal church.
Mankato is sorry to lose Rev. Tay-
lor. The departure of such a man
is a severe loss for any town, for
his place is not easily filled; but
what is Mankato's loss in this re-
spect is Warren's gain.
Under Mr.. Taylor's ministrations
the Episcopal church here has
greatly prospered, and has added
much to its influence and power
for good in the community. Few
men are better fitted for the minis
terial field than he. Possessed
of most charitable nature, a close
and student net only of books but
of the world, keen and broad
minded IN every respect, he aims
at the practical rather than theo-
retical in religious life. His teach
ings are not merely to make men
better for the life to come, but for
the life they live upon earth as
well, and he always has happy
way of expressing himself upon
these questions.
In the social questions of the day
Mr.. Taylor is an advanced thinker,
and in all matters pertaining to
their discussion he has taken a
most lively interest and part, and
it is but justice to here state
that to him much credit is due for
the organization of the Social
Science club in our midst.
During his four years and half
residence in our city he has made
many friends who are doubly sorry
to see him leave, but who all Join
in the hope that through the years
to come time will deal gently with
him and his, in their distant home
and lead them through life in
pleasant places.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
ARCHITECT THAYER.
Some of the Buildings which He
Designed in 1894.

Among the thoroughly competent
and artistic architects of Minnesota,
Mr.. Frank Thayer, of Mankato, ranks
with the best. That this claim is
true is fully verified by the large num-
Der of plans he has been called upon to
make for parties outside of Mankato
as we'll as for those in the city.
Below will be found list of the
buildings which he planned in 1894,
together with partial list of those he
has under way and which will be
erected the coming season:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

4NCuOClO oICu dU UIlC
hospital Tuesday.
-Jens Haungelund took out his first
naturalization papers Tuesday.
Will M. George, of The Saul
paugh, received a handsome New
Years gift Tuesday in the shape
of a 7-pound baby girl.
Revival meetings will be held
every evening this week at the M. e..
church except Saturday. Rev. Stout
will conduct the services.
The Sons of Hermann are today
installing officers and comforting de-
grees on lady members. Sixteen St
Peter delegates are present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Burrill, of
Belgrade, Tuesday celebrated the
fifteenth anniversary of their we'd
ding. A number of intimate friends
were present.
One of the omissions in our years
Improvements was that of Mr.. 0. 0.
Pitchers residence on Second street.
Mr.. P. laid out 500 on his home which
added greatly to it's appearance as
well as convenience.
AT the Sardis Eisteddfod, held in
Bricklayers' ball, Chicago, Christmas
day, the prize essay, "The Effect of
Evolution on Christian Doctrines"
was captured by D. T. Lloyd, of the
FREE PRESS office, this city.
"A petition in the will of Jacob
Lunkenheimer, of Lime township,
was filed for probate Tuesday. Deceas-
ed bequeathed his $4,000 estate to his
wife and two sons, James and Michael.
The hearing has been set for Friday,
February 1st.
The Hong Kong Tea Company
has opened up store in the Meagher
building. Valuable gifts are put in
the packages of tea and the purchaser
will have an opportunity to buy dia-
monds, rubies and other valuables at
a nominal figure.
1T is with much regret that we
announce today that the New Years
edition of the FREE PRESS has been
entirely exhausted and that 600 to
1000 copies more than was printed
might easily have been disposed Of.
The compliments that have been re-
ceived are many, and we wish to ex-
press our thanks accordingly.
We inadvertently omitted men,
tion in our Mondays issue of Miss
Marie Collins entertainment at the
Methodist church Saturday evening.
While the audience was not large it
was thoroughly appreciated, and Miss
Collins, as usual, did herself proud.
She has postponed her departure for
Washington until early next week,
Jacob Lunkenhimeg, of Lime town
ship, died suddenly Tuesday morn
ing at his home from heart trouble.
He had been ailing for some time, but
was able to be about, and his sudden
death was shock to his friends. He
was IA years of age, and leaves wife
and two grown-up sons. We were un-
able to learn when the funeral SER
vices will take place, but presumably
tomorrow.
"A very pleasant surprise greeted
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
staff on the last evening of the old
year, when by request of the Assist
tion Superintendent Mr.. P. f, Tim.
mer, all the agents gathered at the
office over the Mankato National
bank, and there found waiting them
fruit, wine, nuts and cigars, of which
they heartily partook and after listen.
ing to few encouraging words from
their esteemed assistant. They part
ed in the best of spirits, wishing
each other the happiest of New
Years and many applications for the
year of '95.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
THE SECURITY FLATS
How a Home In Them is a Matter
of Economy.

The new Security flats have been hive
of busy industry for the past three weeks
The numerous families that will hence
forth make it their home have been NOV
ing in and getting their furniture in shape
for actual housekeeping.
Much has been said of this new build
ing but, very little is really known about
the elegance and modern schemes which
have been employed to make it an ideal
abiding place. The FREE Press today
presents picture of the building, and
now that it is virtually completed brief
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
STAGE SHEDULE.

Between Mankato, St. Clair and Minnesota LAX
Leave Mankato daily at ZOO a. m.
Arrive at st. Clair daily at 10:45 q. m.
Leave Minnesota Lake at 100 a. m. Monday
Arrive at St. Clair at 2:15 p. m.
Leave St, Clair daily at 2:45 p. m.
Leave at N ankato daily at 81 p. m.
Arrive St Clair Tuesday at IL 100 a. m.
Arrive atMinnesota Lake at 7:16 D. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

THE New Years edition of the Du-
luth Ners Tribune was edited by the
pupils of the high schools of that city.
and is most creditable sheet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

LAST Fridays issue of the Owa-
tonna Journal was a neatly printed
sixteen-paged paper containing a
write-up of that enterprsing city and
a review of the years Improvements,
which reached 100000. bro. Dean is
a rustler and is giving OwatoDna a
fr>t-class paper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
OMAHA AT 1T.
The Train Crews Feel Effects of
ECOnOmy.

The Omaha road has been quietly
at work cutting down the crews be-
tween Sioux City and St. Paul, and
today six crews are doing the work of
the thirteen formerly employed.
1t is not known how much farther
the cut will extend, but it is not be-
lieved it will be prosecuted any
farther.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
FIRE ALARn.
Two Small Fires That Did Little
Damage.

The department was called out yes
terday morning to the Creamery
Package Company where a burning
chimney caused considerable scare.
There was n damage. The boys dress
ed themselves and got out in eight
minutes. This was good work.
The same cause brought out Elk
celsior company to small house on
Minnesota street at 4:30 yesterday,
but the property was little Injured.
No alarm was sent in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Chicago & Northwestern,

EAST BOUND. Depart Arrive
*Chicago express 3:15 pm $50 pm
Tracy & local Winona 1925 am 1855 am
WEST BOUND.
+Chicaco express 1855 am 1925 am
Tracy & Wlnona local 7:05 pm 1885 pm
fTracy Accommodation 800 am $40 am
Sleeper to Chicago.
+Sleeper Chicago to Mankato.
Carry passengers Detreen Waseca and Tracy
all trains Daily except Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway.
CANNON VALLEY

ICANNUN
Depart Arrive
No. % & "a Waterville and
Faribauilt Accommod. 6:15 a. m. 2:55 p. m.
No. 81 & %, St. Paul. Min
neapolis and Redwing Pas
senger 7lO q. m. 100 p. N.
Daily, except Sunday,
No. % connects at Watervie with through.
trains for Des Moines; also with free chair car
to Denver via Kansas City and Topeka. No.
21 connects with through trains having through
seepers for Chicago, ST. Louis and Kansas City.
Informs tion regarding rates, routes ETC., cheer
fully furnished upon application to
f. +. POWERS, Agent. "a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

The Winona Republican foots up
the amount spent in public and pri-
vate Improvements in WinOna for
1894 at 100000. Pretty good for an
"off year"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
The Railroads.

Chicago, St. Paul, MINI s. Omaha Ry.
GOING YVES. DEPARTS.
NO. Kansas City y Omaha Exp. lilo p. m.
No. & Sioux City
Express, HAT o. m.
No. st. Paul M'polis g. Duluth
local arrives SIS o. m
NO. Gilmore Accommodation, A2:35 a. m.
NO. y 2:15 m,
No. 2 Kansas City & Omaha Exp, 1925 a.. m
No. 4 It. P, nj. & Chicago. 1856 D, m.
No: 6 st. Paul M'polis & Duluth
local TAO a. m.
No. y Gilmore Accommodation, HOO a. m
NO. 10 1910 p. m.
Nos. /, and 2, daily
Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, g.. and TO- daily except
Sunday.
No. z, daily except Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

Drs. Andrews & Wood. ... 400
W. C. Bauman, residence. $500
Union school,. ........ ............. 1900
J. J. Walraff. 1.5OO
Geo. Thoms' store. .............. 1900
Geo. Barr, residence. 49,. . 1920
Repairing Swedish church ... 700
L. A. Linders addition . 500
L. p Hunts addition. ... 500
Remodeling G. E. Brett's residence $500 500
Simpson, addition Observation-Disclosures. 400
w. R. Hamett. addition. 400
Remodeling Allen Burdick's residence 300
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

Ur. Prices Cream taking PO<. oea
Most Perfect Made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.
DEPARTS,
No. 122-Austin, Lacrosse Local. :. 6.15 a. m.
No. 104- Chicago Passenger $500. 800 m.
No. 1872 Makes Close Connections at WellsA
for points West and at Albert Lea and Austink
with Through Trains for Southern Points.
ARRIVES. "
No. Observation-Disclosures. 500 p. N.
No. 1872 Makes Connections at Wells with
Through Trains from the East and West.
j. c. MOORE, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Burdick & Co.'S Flat.

The firm of Burdick & Co has been in
existence for about two years, but in that
time they have done a remarkable bust
ness. This is what they did last year:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
LOCAL ITEnS.

Mrs. John Neubert died at the
hospital Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
CHALLENGED TO A DUEL.
Stay Obtained In the Boatner-Hear-
scy Proceedings.

Congressman Charles J. Boatner of the
fifth Louisiana district is understood to
have challenged Maj Henry J. Hearsey,
editor of the New Orleans Daily States, to
fight a duel.
The controversy began several weeks
ago, when the New Orleans Evening News
which is controlled by Congressman Boat
ner, intimated that the States had support
ed Governor Murphy ]. Foster for re-eec-
ton in consdera ton of the city printing
contract.
The States denounced the insinultion as
a lie, and followed up the denunciation with
several articles on the subject, to which the
News replied, reiteraIing the charge in
more definite language.
Friday evening the 'Sta-es contained an
article denouncing Mr.. Boarner in unmeas-
ured terms as a liar and a scoundrel, and
concluding with the statement that the
editor of the States will accord him the
meeting IF gen leman Whenever he choo- es
to demand it" Il.
Mr.. Boatner called upon his friends, Capt.
l.. ID. McI4ane, president of the Monroe Ma
tional Bank, and Col A. w. Crandall of the
Great Southern Telephone and Telegra phi
Company: they went to- see Maj. HearSey
at the office of the States Saturday. He
named Col f. H. Lombard of the Citizens
Bank of New Orleans, and j. c. Ably, a
leading editorial writer of the Daily States,
as his representatives,. -
After numerous. conferences between the
seconds of Congressman -. D.. Boatnsr and
Maj. Hearsey, at which no settlement could
be arrived at, the following bulletin was
finally determined upon ana issued last
night: .sif1 .e ..-..
I'VE, the undersigned, representing Maj.
H. j. Hearsey on the 'one part, and Mr..
c. J. Boatner ON the other. in their pending
differences, are pleased to announce that
there is stay in the proceedings for I.
meeting on the field, and that there are the
most hopeful prospects of an amicable adj
jIstment. Appreciating the deep interest
manifested by the public in this matter, is
the cause for this announcement
(SiSneD "A. w. Crandall and l.. D. Nc
Lane for Mr.. Boatner.
"E. H. Lombard and j. c. Ably for Mr.
HearSeY.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
TELESCOPE LENSES.
Interesting Speculation to the Limit
in Size i'm object Glasses

From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The great lenses, forty inches in clear
aperture, for the Yerkes telescope, are now
complete in the workshop of Avian G.
Clark at Cambridgeirort. Mass.
An observatory, to be under the control
of Chicago University has been equipped
for the reception of the great telescope,
and 1T will soon be in use. The tube which
is of steel and siXty-three feet long was
made in time for exhibition a Chicago dur
ing the Columbian exposition, and is said
TO be equal to all the demands for strength,
rigidity and easy movement. The two
lenses composing the objective are of the
simplest form. One is of crown and the
other of flint glass, each being forty and a
half inches in diameter. An inch and a
half is cut off in mounting, giving a clear
aperture of forty inches. The crown tense
is double convex, three-Quarters of an inch
thick at the edge and two and three
quarters of an inch thick at the center. Be
ing well supported about the circumfer-
ence, this thickness gives sufficient rigidity,
although the weight is nearly two hundred
pounds. The flint or negative lens is plano
concave, two inches thick on the edge and
about an inch and quarter in the center,
weighing 800 pounds. These lenses have
been tested for months by Mr.. Clark. and
local imperfectons have been corrected in
the -most careful manner.
The production of the rough disks of
glass was a labor of great difficulty, and
the final success of the makers in Paris
marks a great advance in the manufacture
of optical glass One of the disks was COM
pleted and delivered at Cambridgeport long
before the other was perfected, and II was
necessary to await the production of both
before the labor of grinding and polishing
could be undertaken.
1t would not be surprising if a telescope
of fcrty-eight inches aperture We're con-
structed within the next ten years and per-
haps earlier OF course, the possible sag
ging of the glass from its own weight may
become perceptble in glass of fifty inches.
But the perfection of the forty-inch glass
shows that the limit has not been reached.
and no one can tell whether a properly pro-
portioned glass of forty-eight inches VIII
sag or not until the experiment be tried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
EXCITING TRAIN RUNAWAY,
Caused by Slight Collision EARRING
Open the Locomotive Throttle.

Caused by n Slight Collision EARRING
Open the Locomotive Throttle.
From the Philadelphia Record. Of ..
A runaway locomotive with four freight
cars dashed up the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad from Wissahickon 20
Conshohocken recently, spreading conster-
ration among the railroad hands all along
the way. and narrowly escaping catastro-
phe of the most serious character. Shift
ing engine 231, in charge of Engineer John
Dernbach. was drilling cars into the sid
ngs above the Wissahickon station. Fear
ing the approach Ct an up train Brakeman
Deegan was sent toward Wissahickon with
a flag, but before he had reached the sharp
curve construction train, with engine
432 attached, came along at rapid speed and
crashed into the slowly moving freight
drill. Seeing that a collision was inevita-
BILE Engineer Dernbach and Fireman Hay
den jumped from the shfter to save their
lives. '.,
The sudden jar opened the throttle of the
shlfter, and the engine started up the line,
gaining in speed at every turn of the
wheels. Attached to the shifter We're
three coal cars and box car. At Cedar
street the rear truck of the box car jumped
the track and ran on the ties to near the
deep cut at Robinson street, when the
wheels regained the rails. Up through
Manayunk the train dashed along at eX-
press speed, the cars and engine swaying
to and fro in such fashion that the spec
tators expected to see them topple over
every minute. Flagmen. unconsC ious of
the accident, waved their flags for the
coming train, but stood aghast, with Won
dering eyes, to see 1t dash past without
an occupant in the cab. The telegraph
was quickly ticking off warning along the
line. notifying all station agents to be on
the lookout. AT the Manayunk freight sid
ing Conductor McVey Of. the regular freight
had just run his train on the long siding
and was still holding the switch lever when
the runaway train dashed past him. Had
the wild train come along an instant before
Il bad smash-up would. have taken place.
Engineer DernEach and his fireman pick
ed themselves up from the mud alongside
the road and mounted the engine of the con-
struction train along with Engineer O. Bren
The engine was cut loose and with throttle
wide open, started in pursuit of the run
away train. The first sight of the runaway
was had while rounding the sharp curves
at Flat Rock. The wild shifter was then
worth. At Spring Hill q few hundred yards
get low in the runaway and the lighter en-
couple to 1t Just as it was entering Con-
shohocken. Then It was quickly brought
to a standstin. Preparations had been
made at Conshohocken to run the wild train
on the Plymouth branch, with a blind
switch open to receive it a short distance
above the station. ..
pedestrians and teamsters, who just man
n hpfDep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-16
A CHECK FOR NEARLY s2s.Oo0. 900.
How China Paid q War Indemnity to
japan.

From the London Graphic.
An unpretentious ceremony which tool.
place at the Bank of England at II O'Clock
on Saturday morning affords striking evil
dence of the fact that London is the center
OF the monetary world. Here were assem-
bled represen Iatives of China and Japan
the former to hand over and .fhe latter to
receive check for f4,S0,00O odd. the price
OF the evacuation of the Liao-Tong penin-
sula by the japanese troops within three
months of such payment. The uninitiated
might have anticipated that the transaction
would take place in coin, and that tina
Japanese repl esentatives would take away
thelr due in gold in a four-wheeled cab
Unfortunately, however there are material
ailncuit1es in the way of such a primitive
proceeding. million sovereigns weigh
256 100 ounces troy, which may be rough
~ estimated as between seven and eight
tons avoirdupoS, SO that, allowing a ton
as 1alr load, some thirty-five vans would
nave been required for the operation. The
procedure adopted was therefore much
easier Mr. Horace G. Bowen. the chief
cashier of the Bank of England, was pres
ent with check for f4,9o0,0o0, representing
the gold which had been paid into the bank
TO China's credit. This check he handed to
china's representative, who, with a grave
bow. handed it back to Japan's representa-
tive, who handed it back to Mr. Bowen,
who in his turn walked to another office
and paid 1t TO the credit of the Japanese
government, where it will lie until drawn
against.
a few weeks. ago a somewhat similar
procedure was gone through when China
paid tS,ooO,oOO On account of the t:}2 900 900
due to Japan as war indemnity, and thrice
again, 1t is to be presumed, these gentle
men Will meet at the bank and go through
the same performance OF the f31. 600 900
which will thus have been placed to the
credit of Japan at the Bank of England
at least f2o,o0O0o0 will, it is stated on good
authority, be spent on ornaments mainly
NJ
portion will go to British manufacturers
IT'S an i'll wind that blows nobody good"