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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
For Your Country's Good.

Heads of departments and other en-
ployes holding supervisory positions
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul road are distributing copies of
the following circular among the work.
men under them:
you have before you an opportuni-
ty such as has rarely been given to any
class of men in history-the opportuni-
ty to be the controlling influence in
saving your country.
Therefore, organize! This is no
question of Republican or Democrat,
but of your own protection as wage
earners. Organize for the preserva-
ton of sound money-in defense of
your own wages-in support of the
country's prosperity and the country's
honor!
LET railway men of every class act
together. It is as noble a cause as
ever man put his hand to. Organize
now and work, and when November
comes and free silver is defeated the
people will know that the railway men
did their part nobly for the country's
salvation"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
Sept. Acct. 16.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE sA

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
Default having been made in the conditions
of certain mortgage executed by William j.
the Mankato Mutual Building and Loan Asso
citation, corporation duly created and ex-
listing under and by virtue of the laws of the
Gath, A. d. 1896, and recorded in the Office of
the register of deeds in and for the county of
Blue Earth, in the State of Minnesota, on the
First day of June, A. d. 1896, at o'clock in the
afternoon, in Book As of Mortgages, on page 80,
by which mortgage there was conveyed and
granted the following described real estate
situate in the County of Blue Earth aforesaid
to-wit: Lot Nineteen 90 of Fletcher's sub
division of lot One % in Block o. of Cummings
addition to Mankato, except the Westerly
-Four AZ feet of said lot Nineteen (19, to secure
the payment of the sum of six hundred and
eighteen dollars, with interest at the rate of
eight per cent per annum, according to the
conditions of a certain promissory note bear
ing same date as said mortgage, made by the
William j. Dunn and Anna Dunn to said
Mankato Mutual Building and Loan Asso-
alton, and there being due and unpaid upon
notice the sum of six hundred and thirty
six dollars, all of which said mortgage
now declares to be due and payable to it. That
taxes assessed and levied against said land be
fore the same became delinquent and said
mortgage has been obliged to and did on June
to the sum of Nine and 20-100 and the same is
due and payable to aid MORTGAGE with eight
per cent. interest as provided in said mortgage
and no action or proceeding at law or otherwise
having been instituted to recover the amount
of said mortgage debt or any part thereof;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue and in pursuance of power of sale in
said mortgage contained and Herewith re-
corded and of the statute in such case made
and provided, the above dercribed premises will
be sold at public auction, at the east front door
of the court house, in and for said county of
Blue Earth and at the City of Mankato, there
in, on Saturday, the 18th day of October "A D 1896,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to satisfy the
amount of said mortgage debt then due and un-
paid, together with said Nine and 21-1OO dollars
taxes paid by said MORTGAGE aforesaid with
interest thereon at 8 per cent. from June LIST
1896 together with the costs and expenses of
such foreclosure proceeding, including twenty
five dollars attorneys fees stipulated in said
mortgage; and the said mortgage will be
hereby foreclosed.
Dated August 31st 1885,
MANKATO MUTUAL BUILDING AND
LOANS ASSOCIATION. Mortgage.
THOs. HUGHES,
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
PLANT OF WOOL GROWERS.

Sheep and Wool Of Colorado Have Been
Demonetized.
A wool grower in Colorado writes as
follows:
I'VE of Colorado have much to COM
plain of. Not only has silver been de-
monetized, but last and worst the
sheep and wool of Colorado have been
demonetized.
1--WE have got along with the de-
monetization of silver for more than
twenty-three years, and we still pro-
duce Sic, 900, 900 worth of silver annual
~. This is more than three times as
much as produced at the time OF the
demonstration. The highest value OF
our silver product in any one year was
in 1892. We then produced . little
more than SIT 100000 worth. This year
we will have produced about $14,O0O,-
600 worth. BY the repeal of the Sher-
MAI silver purchase law our annual
silver product has declined about ST.
100000.
But the demonstration of sheep
and wool has hurt us worse than that.
III loSl OUT WOOL CLIP SOlu lOI ACoA ~
100000 This year it will scarcely sell
for $1,500,000. The sheep and wool
industry of Colorado in 1892 was worth
to the state about $S,OOO,0OO; in 1896
it will hurry it to amount to $4,000
900.
in other words our loss by the de-
monetization of sheep and wool is
about $3,5OO,OOO, more than our loss
by the demonstration of silver.
while the Sherman silver law was
in existence, silver averaged 92.445
cents per ounce; but since the repeal it
has averaged 64.133 cents per ounce.
This is a decline of about 81 IL per
cent.
In 1892 wool in Colorado was worth
Is cents per pound; but this year our
wool growers are offered cents per
pound. This is a decline of sc 2-3 per
cent.
I'm 1892 mutton sheep in Colorado
were worth an average of So per head;
now they are worth about 81. This
is decline of &c 2-3 per cent.
$50 you see the demonstration OF
sheep and wool has hurt us in Colo
RADIO worse than the characterization
of silver"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
Sept IL Is 25

Sept IL Is 25
ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATORS.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth, SIS. In Probate Court Regular
Term, September 7th, 1896.
In the matter of the estate of Alexander Nc
Cracker, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
representing among other things that Alex
ander McCracken, late of Vernon, said county,
on the 18th day of March, A. ID. 1896, at
Rochester, Minnesota, died intestate and
being an inhabitant of this county at
the time of his DEATH leaving goods, chattels
and estate within this county, and that the said
petitioner is brother-in-law of said de-.
ceased, and praying that administration of
said estate be to said P. II. Pew, granted
1t is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Tuesday, the 9th day of
probate office in the City of Mankato. in said
county.
Ordered further. That notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased and to all persons
interested, by publication of this order once in
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press,
weekly newspaper printed and published
at the City of Mankato, in said county.
Dated at the City Of Mankato the 7th day OF
September, A. D. 1896.
By the Court,
Seal of Probate Court. G. W. MEAD.
Judge of Probate.
W Young,
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
Mr.. Free Silver, If

Laborer-"Mr. Free Silver, if it is so
hard for me to find any chance to earn
enough to buy bushel of potatoes
now, how will it help me to have the
price of busheI doubled?"
Farmer-"Mr. Free Silver, if it is so
hard for me to find any man to buy
my bushel of potatoes now, how will
it help me by charging him twice as
much as I am now offering them at?"
Mine Owner-"Mr. Free Silver,i if you
are going to give those fellows a 80
cent dollar, how are you going to keep
your promise to me to double the price
of my bullion?"
Debtor-"Mr. Free Silver, if you are
going to double the prices of the bull
ion of those silver kings how are you
going to keep your promise to me that
I can pay my debts at so cents on the
dollar?"
Old Soldier-"Mr. Free Silver, if
debtors are to be given the chance to
pay what they owe at so cents on the
dollar, how can I get more than half
of the pension which Uncle Sam owes
me?"
Financier-"Mr. Free Silver, if you
are going to make 100-cent dollar,
why not use the present dollar. If
you are going to change the present
dollar, why trade it for one worth not
half so much?"
Uncle Sam-"Mr. Free Silver, if !
build the mill, work for nothing, and
nav all the exDenSeS whv should T LET
you boss and take all the grist?"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
TORE POCKETS PICKED.
A Certificate for 5000 Found and Re.
turned to the Owner.

Several cases of pockets being
picked, other than those reported in
the FIR EE PRESS Friday, have come
to light.
Andrew Hanson, a well-to do farmer
living in Medo, attended the after
noon performance of Wild West. AS
he was going in, large man jostled
him over a small man who was sitting
on the front row of seats. Afterwards
he missed his pocketbook, containing
certificate of deposit on the First
National bank for 5000, and about $l5
in money. One of the canvassmen
picked up the pocketbook under the
seats, not far from where Mr.. Hanson
had been sitting, and turned it over
to one of Col. Cody's detectives, who
gave it to Chief Yates. Mr.. Hanson
had reported his loss to the police
and to the bank, and the book was
turned over to the bank. Mr.. Hanson
had gone home before learning of the
recovery of the pocketbook, and the
certificate was mailed to him today. 1t
was the renewal of au old certificate,
made yesterday, and when returned
was crumbled and soiled by dirty
hands. The money was gone. The
police are uncertain whether his
pocket was picked or whether the
book dropped out of his pocket while
he was seated and watching the per-
Torrance.
A thief picked the pocket of Mrs.
Pressnall, of Eagle Lake, while she
was watching the parade at the corner
of Second and Jackson streets. Her
loss was three dollars.
Mrs. Mantor, of Decoria, came to
the city to see the show, and her
pocket was picked of $3.50 and a
certificate of deposit for small
amount. This occurred in the crowd
in the office of a hotel. She did not
have money enough left to buy ticket
to the show.
Mrs. Stevens, of Eagle Lake, caught
a man in the act of picking her pocket.
She grabbed her purse and held up
both hands land shouted that some
one was trying to pick her pocket, but
the man walked off into the crowd in
cool and unconcerned manner and
escaped. This happened at the corner
of Second and Jackson streets.
1t is fortunate that no accidents &C.
Cured during the day. There was not
runaway or any other kind of an &C
cident reported. Very little drunken
ness and no disorder were noticeable,
and only one arrest was made during
the day. and that was for drunken
ness. The regular police force and
some extra men were on duty all day
and last night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
THEY ARE ORGANIZING TO FIGHT
FREE SILVER.

All Over the Country the Men Who De-
Declaring for Sound Neurological Ar
gument for the Wage Garner.
The clerks and other employees Of the
railroads here are organizing sound
money club to fight free silver. Mis-
sionary work will be set on foot and
the work will, be theoretically carried
on.
These clubs are being organized all
over the countr.7. The total numDer
of railroad employees in the United
States is in the neigborhood of 100000.
1t is thought by those who are inter-
ested in the organization O. sound
money clubs among these employees
at before the campaign is over there
will be 1000 such clubs.
While the arguments used among
railroad men are especially applicable
to them, the logic of the arguments is
applicaL-e to all wage earners. There
is no class of wage earners who would
suffer more under free coinage than
railroad employees. This would apply
to the general manager as well as to
the more humble flagman at a cross
ing. The railroads are probably the
largest debtors, outside of the banks,
in the country. They owe many mil
lions of dollars for which they have
given their mortgage bonds. When
they borrowed this money they got it
in gold or it's equivalent. Seventy
five per cent of these bonds are in
terms payable, principal and interest,
in gold And with the premium on
gold that would be one of the first re-
suits of free coinage, the gold debt OF
the raj roads would be increased to
just thct extent.
On the contrary the railroads would
not only have to accept from passen-
gers and shippers a 53-cent dollar,
but would not be able to change the
rates, as these are generally fixed by
law. The upshot of it all would be
that the fixed charges of the road
would be doubled while tneir earnings
would at Lest remain where they are.
Under these circumstances they
could hardly be expected to increase
wages, and these wages would be paid
in 53-cent dollars. Even if the roads
could stand this strain and would not
be compelled, many of them, to reduce
the number of employees, those en-
ployes would still be working for the
old wages while the prices of every
necessity of life would be rapidly
doubling.
While this presentation of the case
applies with special force to railroad
employees, the logic of the argument
applies to every wage Garner. If the
wages of some of them should go up,
they will find that the prices of cloth
ing, furniture and food would go up
ten times as fast, and ten times as
high.-Columbus (O.)Dispatch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
Pledged to Sound Mcney.

Sound money clubs with an aggre-
gate membership of nearly one thou
sand have been organized by the en-
rloyes of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road at various points along the COM
pany's lines in Maryland and West
Virginia. The movement was only
started about two weeks ago and it is
estimated a total membership of 5000
or more will be reached before the
election. The organizations are strict
ly nos-partisan, the obligation taken
by those joining merely binding hem
to vote in favor of sound money.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
A r1ost Wonderful Cure.

Eminent Physicians Pronounced it
Consumption.
DIR. G. D. WARNER, Coldwater, Mich.
Dear Sir:-I have received great
benefit from your White Wine of Tar
Syrup. had cough and the doctors
gave up all hopes of my recovery and
pronounced it consumption; thought
it was death for me. l tried every
thing that we could hear of. Finally
one Of my friends prevailed upon me
to use your White Wine of Tar Syrup.
l took two bottle sand am cured en-
tirely. Such medicine l can recon-
mend it to those who are afflicted as
was. Very Resp'y Yours,
JOSEPH E. UNDERHILL, Doland,
South Dakota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

Home Seekers Excursions, at one
fare plus So 90, will be made by the
Northern Pacific r. r. Co. on Septem.
Der 29th; and October 9Th and Goth.
Ample time given for inspection of
lands. Particulars furnished by G.
W. Mott General Emigrant Agent,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
BRYAN AND WOOL GROWERS.

Extracts Which Show the Candidate Is a
Free Trader.
From the Canton Qllinois) Register,
we clip some extracts from the speech
Bryan made upon the Wilson-G German
tariff, as follows:
wool, for instance, is the chief raw
material in the wooden industry, and it
has been placed upon the free list.
Whether the tariff on wool has
raised the price of wool to the sheep
grower above the point it would have
reached without tariff is question
which has been discussed rather than
settled. Speaking for myself, it is i'm
material in my judgment whether the
sheep growrs receives any benefit from
the tariff OF not. Whether he does or
not, whether the wool manufacturer
collects a compensatory duty from the
consumer of wooden goods and pays it
over to the wool grower, or collects it
and keeps it himself, or doesn't col
lect it at all, and therefore does not
need it, I am for free wool in order
that the vast majority of people who
do not raise sheep, but who do need
warm clothing toprotect them from the
blasts of winter may have their cloth
ing cheaper; and in order that our
wooden manufacturers, unburdened by
tax upon home grown wool-may
manufacture for wider market.
"The committee has left-not only
upon carpets but upon iron, and upon
wooden goods and cotton goods and
all through the bill-far more tariff
than anybody can justify, even if it
could be shown that any protection is
needed at all or could be rightfully
asked"
The above extracts from Bryan's
speech show he is an ultra free trader.
Remember this was relating to the
Wilson bill, much stronger bill than
the one finally passed, called the
Wilson-Gorman bill. In that speech
he says the tariff in the Wilson bill is
far too high. How do Republ' cans
relish these principles of the Demo-
cratic date?-Ogden Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

Tony Safer, son of Joseph Safer,
the milk man, while handling a tar
get rifle at his home Sunday, dis
charged it is such position that the
ball passed through the fingers of the
left hand, between the bone and inner
surface. DR.. Hielscher- dressed the
wound and no serious result is anti
cipated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
Corn HuSkerS.

The Mccormick Harvesting Ma
hine Company will have on exhibit
billion Oh and after Sept. 18th a
sample Of their new corn husker and
shredder
The price is low and every farmer
should have one.
Please call al w. r. B. Smyth's Of
flee and see it. 15t2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
For Fiat Money,

One by one the Popocrats are
throwing off the mask and admitting
that they want no bimetallism, but
silver recommendation. H. L. Louks
of South Dakota, leading Populist,
admits that he wants silver because
it is step toward fiat money" The
Nebraska patriot, Edgerton, admits
that fiat money will follow silver.
A Kentucky silver man joins in the
song in the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal:
IF the people want bimetallism at
all, they want the currency depre-
ciated, and this is what would be
done if the ratio of 16 to should be
adopted. It is not parity which we
want; it is not concurrent circulation;
if gold does not circulate here it will
circulate elsewhere, as it is now do
ing; it will still form portion Of
the worlds money supply. We will
have no need for gold; silver will be
our money, and it will be what we
want, a deprecated currency" - Nc
Cook (Neb.) Republican.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

j. G.. Roller will sell buggies,
wagons and plows at lower prices
than ever. Also corn cutters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

The west will be the enemys coun-
try also by the time Bryan gets back
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

WThe WEEKLY FREE PRESS is the
best paper in the county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25
Dignity.

AS becomes a man who is not CIV
en- to chasing rainbows, William Nc
Kinley will not take the stump in
this campaign. This is in conso-
nance with the dignity of the great
office for which he has been named.
He will stay at home and let 1.-The
office seek him" instead of chasing
over the country after it. This fea-
ture of the campaign will certainly
appeal strongly to the good sense of
those who in the years gone by have
advocated the idea that the office
should seek the man, not the man
seek the office.--Republican, McCook
Neb.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-25

When applied to Major Mckinley the
popular song must be revised to read:
HE does't have to wander from his
own fireside.'
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-04-17
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.

The New York Evening Post.
though mugwump all over. IL not
Republican, cannot see as clearly as
its neighbor, the Tribune, pretends
20 see, that all the signs poiut to a
Democratic defeat next Novem Der.
The Post furnishes the recent local
elections in several States as favora
bic to the Democracy, and then says:
In other States the same signs OF
Democratic life and energy are per
ccptible. City and town elections
were held throughout Michigan yes
terday. and, according to the Tsi0-
une's dispatches, unusual interest
was manifested" ''large vote was
pOlled.' and while the issues. as a
rule. were purely local ones. the
Democrats generally developed un-
looked for strength, and in many cities
which for years have returned Re
publican officials their ticket has been
elected III whole or in part" SINH
lar reports come from Ohio, i'm which
elections were held on Monday. The
Democrats cut down the Republican
malorities in many places, and car
ried others for the first time in sew
eral years. So, too, in Connecticut.
They made vigorous contest in all
quarters and scored gains in many.
In Wisconsin they are also alive, for
in the Milwaukee election of vester
day Large Demo- ratio gains were
recorded i'll all wards of the city"
Democracy is not dead yet, nor is
it asleep, as some have seemed to
suppose.
Since tue above was put in type
town elections have been held
throughout New Jersey and resulted
in sweeping Democratic gains. New
Jersey, 1t would seem, has returned
to her first love. and can safely be
counted on to cast her electoral vote
next fall for the Democratic candi-
date for President.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-04-17
The San Jose or PernjcJoUs
Scale.

We are i'll receipt of Bulletic 81 of
the Virginia Agricultural Experiment
Station which treats of the PERM
cious scale recently introduced to
the Eastern States from California.
Tins pest has now been widely scat
tered over the Atlantic seaboard by
means of infected nurserystocll, prin-
cipally from New Jersy nurseries. ..
1T Is minute scale insect which
infests all manner of fruits and null
tiplles at an enormous rapid rate,
soon causing the death of the plants
attaced. This insect promises to do
untold injury to our fruit interests
unless strenuous measures are adop.
ted for its suppression. Looking to
this end an act was passed at the
last session of the Legislature con-
ferring upon the Board of Control of
the Agricultural Experiment Station
the authority to appoint an official
inspector and giving to this officer
power to inspect all premises and
treat infested plants as he may deem
proper for the suppression of the in.
sect.
This bulletin treats in full of the
insect with number Of illustrations
and gives the text of the State law
and the rules and the regulations
adopted by the Board of Control.
Prof. VIM. b. Atwood has been ap,
pointed inspector and all correspond
ence on the subject should be ad
dressed to him at Blacksburg, Va.
All persons interested will receive
the bulletin upon request.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-04-17
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON-
HENT7OH.

The Democrats of Tazewell
county are hereby called to meet
at the Court House on Tuesday,
May 18th; 1896, at l o'clock p. M.
for the purpose of electing sixteen
delegate and alternates to repre-.
sent Tazewell county in the State
Democratic Convention to be held
at Stanton, Va, June 4th, 1896,
to elect delegates to the Chicago
National Convention. Clear Fork
district will be entitled to six dele
gates and six alternates; jefferson
vile District TO five delegates
and five alternates; Maiden
Spring district five delegates and
five alternates. All persons, no
matter what their past political
aililiation, who are willing to CO.
operate with lis against high taxes
and oppression are cordially. nvi-
ted TO attend the meeting.
S. J. THOMPSON,
County Chairman.