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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13

s4OO to $500 from the county, "to pay
the expenses" of the train service,
etc. Every place where a speech was
made was required to put up for the
expenses, and the value received was
to be the impetus given the cause
by so magnetic and silver-tongued an
orator as Mr.. Bryan.
When the local committee learned
what would be expected of it, the
members were aghast. They had
been having difficulty in raising
enough funds to meet the ordinary
hall rent and had economical by
giving up any attempt to have a
parade, which was a sore disappoint-
ment to some. Under these circum-
stances it was out of the question to
attempt to raise the sum demanded.
1t was also felt that the silver mine
owners, who, next to the office seekers,
would be the chief benefciaries of
Bryan's election, ought to meet the
expense of Bryan's trip, and if they
were doing so, it was not desired to
swell the great campaign fund at such
a sacrifice.
This is the reason why Bryan did
not come to Mankato, as had been
partially arranged, as the story comes
to us, and it comes from Democratic
sources.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
cashiers Office and takes up little
room and runs to perfection.
The Mankato Gas and Electric
Light company supplies these motors.
Garden City Items.

Hurrah for Mckinley as our next
president!
Mr.. Mcbride is slowly improving
from his illness.
Frank Lamberton is visiting Mr..
Mcbride and family this week.
Mrs. Chas. Boynton, Mrs. VIM.
Osgood, Lizzie Dufield and Anna
Loring served hot lunch in the
Christian church last Tuesday, the
proceeds being about 81.
Blanch LOOMS is visiting Birda
Mcbride this week.
The surprise party given at Mr..
Wolverton's last Monday night was
well attended and all reported good
time, although the roads are very
muddy.
E. Clough is quite sick this week.
Miss Winnie Mills commenced her
school last Monday in the Rush Lake
district.
Threshing is nearly done in this
part of the county.
Mr. and Mrs. William Norton are
moving into the house in West Town
formerly occupied by Mr.. Tyce and
family.
Mr.. Pettis and family are moving
to MankatO this week.
There was meeting at the Rapidan
school house Friday night.
The ladies of the Baptist church
served dinner in the church Friday.
James Church was up from Man
kato during election. PANsY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
All of Them Had Good Majorities il
This County.

The vote on the constitutional
amendments in the county last Tues.
day was as follows:
Taxation of railroad lands. Yes,
4, 492; No, sos.
Increasing road and bridge fund.
Yes, 2,71S; No. lis.
On constitution convention. Yes,
1,75S; No. 1928.
Creating board of pardons. Yes.
1897; No. 1856.
Relating elective franchise. Yes
1,706; No. 949.
Allowing cities to frame their own
charters. Yes, 2,1S9; No. 855.
Relating to taking or damaging
private property for public use. Yes
1880; No. 1,055.
For loaning permanent school anC
university fund. Yes, 2,25S; No. 700.
For taxation of sleeping Car an6
other companies. Yes, 3,0S1; No. 1893
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M'KINEY'S ELECTION.
How 1t Has Benefited Two MankatC
Men.

Carlos Boynton and Oscar Cassidy
left this morning for Salt Lake City,
Utah, to buy sheep. They would not
have gone back but for McKinley's
election, which they have been wait
ing for.
Some time ago Mr.. Cassidy went to
Salt Lake City and purchased a car
load of choice sheppard brought it to
Madelia, where he disposed of it.
The money for the shipment was not
forthcoming, and Mr.. Cassidy could
not return for another carload. When
McKinley's election was assured, the
money was available, as the banks
ceased to hold back, and Mr.. Cassidy
was free to take another trip.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
OMAHA DEPOT APPROACH.
The Board of Trade Appointssa Spe-
cial Committee.

The Board of Trade this morning
appointed Geo. T. Barr, M. B.
Haynes and Jno. N. Hall special
committee to see the Milwaukee road
in regard to the extending of Walnut
street across it's right of way to the
Omaha depot grounds. The regular
committee had never been called to-
gether, although repeatedly urged to
do so. The new committee will I'M
doubtedly do something. The matter
is an important one, and there ought
to he carriage way and sidewalk to
the depot.
A committee was appointed, con-
sisting of M. B. Haynes, f. M. Cur
rier and Oscar Schmidt, to whom was
referred the question of an official
city weigher, to be considered and re-
| ported upon.
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The first business before the South
ern Minnesota Teachers association
Friday afternoon was the report OF
the secretary, Miss Crawford. Routine
business was transacted, and President
Koehler appointed committee to
prepare a recommendation to the
legislature in favor of anti-tobaccO
legislation in regard to pupils in the
schools. This committee consists of
Supts. w. f. f. Selleck, of Austin; L..
81. Ford, of Owatonna, and Geo. E.
Kenaston, of this city.
Hon. A. w. Rankin, state inspector
of graded schools, gave an address on
''The Teachers out of School," which
contained some valuable advice. The
discussion that followed was led by
Supt. G. E. Guthrie, of Luverne.
Supt. Kenaston and J. N. McCon-
nell, the latter of Heron Lake, dis
cussed the subject of geography as a
center for the unifcation of studies.
A paper prepared by Miss Giles, of
Austin, on history and literature in
the grades, was read by Prof. E. P.
Budlong, of Rochester, in her absence.
The discussion was participated in by
President Soaring, Miss Pierce and
Supts. Kenaston and E. L. Porter, the
latter of Worthington.
The Normal hall, where the sessions
were held was crowded last evening,
many citizens being presented. Prof.
Frank Slade Oliver gave piano solo
so nicely that he was encored.
DR.. III. A. Cleveland gave his splen-
did lecture on shakespeare" and it
was we'll received.
Miss Josephine Holt rendered a
vocal solo exquisitely.
The morning session was opened
by a discussion on the subject, "Anti-
Tobacco Leagues in Public Schools"
by Supts. Ford and Kenaston.
DR.. Stuart FL. Rowe, of the Normal
school, read an able paper on"Present
State of Child Study" Prof. Budlong
lead the discussion.
Music in the public schools was the
subject of paper br Prof. Oliver. A
long and interesting discussion follow.
ed, participated in by Prof. G. w.
G. Hyde, Assistendent Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, St. Paul
Miss Deem, Supervisor of Music City
Schools, Mankato; Miss Josephine
Holt, Supervisor of Music, State
Normal School, Mankato.
The following resolution, presented
by Asst. State Supt. G. w. G. Hyde,
was unanimously adopted:
ResolUed, That the teachers com.
posing Southern Minnesota Teachers
Association do earnestly request the
members of the State Legislature tC
favor the adoption of an amendment
to the school law that will include
elementary vocal music among the
branches in which teachers are to be
examined by county superintendent
of schools, such amendment to be il
force on and after January lst, 1898.
A paper on English literature in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13

Leo. S. Lamm received a grue-
some present today from a.cousin who
lives in San Antonio, Texas, whom
Mr.. Lamm visited on his southern
trip. The gift is the skin of a rattle
snake, four foot long, six inches wide,
and having fifteen rattles. When Mr.
Lamm's cousin killed the snake he
found twenty-one little ones. Mr..
Lamm has not yet decided what he
will do with it.
"A marriage license was granted
yesterday to Albert Pap and Au
gusta A. Klanz, both of this county.
Mrs. M. L. Lockerby, who has
been sick for some days back with
congestion of the lungs, is reported
considerably better this morning and
her friends hope for her speedy re-
covery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
THF DAVIS FAILURE.

LAKE CRYSTAL, MINI, Nov. 6, '96.
The liabilities of W. G. Davis,
hardware merchant who assigned here
today, are about S21, 1000. Assets about
$4,000.
Our Democratic friends are quietly
settling their little balances and try
ing to think their loss is all for the
best.
Republicans are iubilant, but out Of
respect for their Democratic friends,
not noisy. We are anxious for Man.
kato to name the date that we can
join them in a grand celebration
over the result of this great victory.
OCCASIONAL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
FIRST DISTRICT MEETING.
The Eastern Star Members From
Several Towns Get Together.

The first of the newly provided sfor
district meetings of the Order of the
Eastern Star was held at the Masonic
hall in this city Saturday evening.
Delegates were present from this city,
New Ulm, GAINESVILLE, Lake Crystal,
Waseca, LeSueur, Cannon Falls and
other places, and the seating capacity
of the hall was insufficient. Among
the high officers present were Mrs.
Mary L. McGindley, of Duluth, grand
worthy matron, and Mrs. Rausch, of
Wisconsin, worthy past matron. JOS
eph A. Eckstein, of New Ulm, was in
stalled as deputy.grand worthy patron.
A banquet was served and all had a
pleasant evening. A musical pro-
gram was carried out.
Mrs. Frank Fowler was elected a
district deputy, succeeding over sew
eral other nominees.
Invitations for the next annual
meeting were received from New Ulm
Waseca, GAINESVILLE and Mankato, and
Mankato was selected by vote of
about five to one, owing to the superb
or railroad facilities here.
Among those present from out of
the city were Ell. A. Comstock and
wife, Mrs. J. M. Taylor, Mrs. J. A.
Cornrey, Miss Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
III. Miner, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Sackett,
Mr.. and P. K. Empey and D. J.
Dodge, GAINESVILLE; Mrs. Lucy Behuke,
New Ulm: Mary G. Taylor, Mime.
apolis; Joseph A. Eckstein and wife,
New Ulm.
Mrs. McGrindley went to ST. Charles
to attend similar convention there
today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
SPECIALIST
What is Your Disease 2

If you have PILES you know it by
the protusion or hemOrrhage atstool.
If you have bearing down, aching or
burning in rectum, if constipated, or
have attacks Of diarrhpa, numb limbs,
burning in soles of feet, itching about
anus, if you are feeble and worn out
poor stomach, lame back, poor memo
ry, feel respondent, as soon die as live,
as you feel, your trouble is RECTAL
ULCER, which is the immediate
cause of Fissure, Fistula, Polypus,
and Structure and Consumption.
What is Ruptures
In every human being there are two
openings one on each side of the lower
parts of the abdomen called ''Inguinal
Rings" through which passes the
Spermatic Cords or Fallopian Tubes,
and are formed by the muscles and
ligaments. When they fit close around
the cord it is an impossibility for any
one to have Rupture. But when,
from any cause, these muscles become
relaxed from and the opening too large
all that prevents the intestines from
coming out is the lining membrane or
peritoneum, and severe strain, cough
or sneeze will force them out, when it
is called Inguinal hernia, and if it fol-
lows the cord down into the scrotum,
it is called scrotal hernia. There it
will be seen there is nothing torn or
rent, but simply relaxed muscles and
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Our theory of cure is to retain the
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AN HONEST MAN.

John Bushman, who lives three
miles from the city on the Mapleton
road, is an honest man. A week ago
Saturday he was paid $40 too much
on wheat check, two ten dollar bills
sticking together, at Mcconnell &
Cummins' store. Today he went in
the store and returned $40. When the
mistake was discovered week ago,
it was not known where the shortage
went.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13

Judge Mead yesterday made an
order to examine accounts of the ad-
minlstrator of the estate of Chas.
G. Clapshaw, deceased; and an order
appointing A. L. Wakefield trustee,
in the matter of the estate of A. j.
Wakefield.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
BY ELECTRICITY.
Two improvements Well Worthy of
Notice.

Notice
The L. Patterson Mercantile Co. is
having a five horse power electric
motor placed in it's building to run
the elevator, which has been hereto
fore propelled by hand. 1t will be
put in operation Tuesday.
An electric motor of one horse
power capacity was started at the
Glass Block at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. 1t is operating the cash
cable system, and takes the place of
the gasoline engine, which occasioned
much trouble and was not very salts
factory. The motor is located in the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
BRYAN WOULDN'T COME.
Reasons Why His rlankato Date Was
Cancelled.

The reason why Bryan did not visit
Mankato during the campaign, as ex-
pected, has been mystery to some.
The fact leaked out few days ago
that the local Popocratic party could
not afford to pay the price for the
visit. The Bryan managers wanted
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
A PROFITABLE MEETING.
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TEACHERS
TRANSACT BUSINESS.

They Make Requests of the Legis-
lature for Consideration Next
Winter Excellent Program of
Papers and Discussions Carried
Out=-TwO Hundred Teachers From
Outside of Mankato Present =. A
Grand Success.
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A HEAVY MAJORITY.
McCleary Carries the District by
Over 5000 rIajOrity.

The following is the vote on Con-
gresham in this district as reported
today:
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Much in Little

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sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. 25c.
The only Pills to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22

the ace queen. AS to the spade suit we
think that West must have held at least seven
Tor, with but five or six, at least six trumps
must be placed with him, and a trump lead
after taking the force would have been his
play. We think it more reasonable to allow
MIN seven spades rather than eight and so
count MS hand as one heart, seven spades
ana hye trumps. North held six hearts one
diamond, three spades and three trumps (Of
course North may have one less spade and
one more trump, but the drop seems to favor
our placing of the spade suit.)
west should in our opinion play the three
OF trumps at trick four. If the king of spades
falls, he should lead the ace of trumps at
trick five. He should then lead a heart for
his partner to trump; If West holds the best
trump, his spade suit is made by leading
1t; perhaps he can draw all the trumps but
IL not, he can force the adverse trump with
spade and re-enter with his last trump. if
West does not hold the best trump he can
use his Judgment as to whether to lead a
trump or play to force; the worst that can
happen is the making of two heart tricks
by North. Any other line of play by East
after trumping at trick four would seem less
promising; the lead of diamonds insures at
least two tricks for North and South by
ruffing, and the lead of heart before lead
ing ace Of trumps might ruin Vests hand
by subjecting it to another force afterwards.
We do not overlook the possibility of a gain
by trumping with ace and leading the trey
This coup would work we'll if Vests trumps
proved to be of the right SIZE but there are
few situations where the play would gain
over trumplng with the trey, and there
is danger of loss.
HAMILTON DEFEATS BOSTON DUPLI-
GATES.
The thirty-fourth challenge match for the
A. w. L. Challenge trophy was played last
Saturday between the Hamilton club, of
Philadelphia, (holder), and the Duplicate
Whist club, of Boston, (challenger) The
Hamiltons won by the score of 26 to 16. The
score by deals is here given, together with
an interesting summary of the way some of
the deals were opened by the two teams, for
which we are indebted to the whist column of
the Philadelphia Telegraph:
The score by deals follows:
Deals 2 8 < 6 Z Total
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
FITzsIMMONs WILL FIGHT,
But He Objects Strongly to Any
Limited Contest.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. N.-Manager Julian
and Bob Fitzsimmons are bewildered at the
offers that are pouring in on them in con-
nect1on with the Corbett fight. They say
they cannot understand why clubs and indi-
viduals should keep on Offering purses for
limited round fights, when thew have both
openly stated that they will only countenance
q finish fight. Julian said last night: ION
account OF the receipt of numerous offers
curing the past two or three days from New
YORK or whereabouts, | have come to con-
slder that there is something in the wind.
think Corbett has induced these people
TO make these offers to bid for a limited round
90, knowing all the time that l will refuse
a "a, oners, and thereby appear as refusing
all oHers he has proposed. 1t is plain to be
seen that Corbett is behind the various club
people and that every time 1 say no to the
oHers 1t t1ckles him to death So to save
ourselves from being placed in a false light
anu 10 snow the public that we-that is Fitz
summons and myself-are willing and anxious
70 Drlng about a meeting with Corbett. I
teiegraphed to the latter and to the managers
OF al the club who have made offers for the
nn agn stating that l will wait until the
1Stn OF November week from Saturday and
II NOBODY comes forward with an offer for
1nlsh hight, l will accept the best offer
mdGe py any one club. We desire to let the
pupnc Know of the fact that we have posio
livery made up our minds not to let Corbe+f
get out OF fight If we cannot arrange for
nnlsh fight, We will consent to fight for a
limited number Of rounds"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22

Foster and his friends in the Brooklyn
handicap; Counter Tenor, the winner
of the Metropolitan handicap, and Lola
Easton, who has the fastest mark for
three-quarter horse in the West. The
last three are still in handling and may
be seen out nearly any day Luhrs
has sort of perpetual horse show
going on for lovers of fast horses and
the pictures of the dead and gone
fast ones that look down from the
walls of the cooling ring on the later
generation need not be ashamed of the
equines that fill the stalls they once
occupied-if dead horses have any re-
gard for any old thing.
Outside of the running class there
are couple of fast PAGERS, notably
DR.. Easton's Badge, Graves Colbert
and the phenomenal Sphinxetta Oil
yer Twist and Mitchell Boy make very
decent representatives of the trotting
class.
Bill Wilson, you know him, used to
be with the Stanford stud at Palo Alto
for years, has had a pretty busy sea-
son with the runners said Frank
Luhrs, speaking about the horses just
shipped home, and their trainer
''WiIson knows all about horses and he
tells me that some of them are Won
ders, and can readily believe him
for | never saw a better lot And the
showing made Here by SO many Of them
convinced me Of what T have held for
years and which is coming to be thor
oughly understood by owners: That the
climate Of Minnesota is the right thing
for horses in training. Some of the
best horses ever put under a pigskin
were broken and handled in this. state.
and that owners know this is demon
strated in the length Of the string and
the blue blood at Kittsondale this sea-
SON The horses can't be used here, for
the laws shut off the runners-but they
can't shut off the sending of them here
for training, and, If there was any
sort of chance for the horsemen, this
state would be pretty we'll at the front
of the list for horse breeding But
there seems to be no sort Of local
interest in and, with the exception of
Mr.. Gushing and Mr.. Orth, Of Mime
apolis, ! don't know any men who
take any stock in the runners. And
to my mind the only way to have q
horse race is to start the runners If
it were not for expense Of shipping.
every runner in Kentucky would be
sent here in yearling form for hand
ling and next year it is quite certain
that there will be a lot of them sent
up. And don't care if they send them
ALL"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
COLTS SENT SOUTH
END OF A BUSY AND SUCCESSFUL
SEASON AT KITTSON-
DALE.
MINNESOTA AIR Is PROVING
VALUABLE TO EARLY PERFECTION
OF SPEED IN FAST
HORSES.
WINNERS OF PRIZE PURSES
HeyeI Annually I'm the Aerated Oxone
of the North Star State
MINNESOTA AIR is PROVING
WINNERS OF PRIZE PURSE
HeyeI Annually In the Aerated Oxone
of the North Star State
Tracks.

The horse palace that old Comodore
Kittson built at Kittsondale housed a
good many samples of what is known
to the talent as a good thing while
the commodore was alive, but even
in it's palmy days the big stable did
not have quite as many of the best
of them at any one time as it did dur
ing the past summer The statement
is made on the proposition that horses
are to be regarded as good things in
proportion to their capacity as money
getters. Frank Luhrs says that at one
period within couple of weeks there
were horses there in training which
had earned for their owners not less
than $150,000, and that is a tidy piece
Of money in these days, when they
hang up dollars for prize fighters and
doughnuts for horses. And the fact
that horses of this class are sent to
Minnesota to be handled and trained
is speaking pretty well for the climate,
considering the fact that horse racing
is practically barred under the present
laws
Only a few wise men knew it, but
there has been an opportunity afforded
W any one WHO looked II up, TO see the
best bunch of yearlings in the country
in training on the Kittsonda1e track
any fine morning for the past three
months Or more. The New York sport
ing papers have been talking a good
deal of late about the fact that
the fastest Of the Kentucky yearlings
of the season brought $1,000 on account
of the time he showed at his age. And
yet there were eight yearlings in the
bunch at Kittsondale that showed bet
ter time than the Kentucky crack on
trial. But they are not for sale and
twenty-five of them were shipped home
to winter quarters on Friday last.
Among the lot there are number that
may be depended upon to take off some
good things ana Luhrs thinks there
may be some world heaters among
the lot-and Luhrs ought to know.
The stables out Of which these promis-
ing ones came included those of Schorr.
the rich Memphis brewer and breeder:
Jack Mcdonald, of Louisville: J. G,
Gushing and Orth, Of Minneapolis.
Among the kings of the running turf
in handling were Boundless, who
picked up $50, 900 for his owner by win
ming the American derby in the
Worlds fair year; DR.. Rice. who
brought off nearly as good thing for