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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-28
BOARD OF TRADE.
Good Roads and the Norwegian
Saengerfest Considered

The Board of Trade held a regular
meeting Monday, and on the re-
commentator of the membership
committee elected Oscar W. Schmidt
a director.
Chairman Andrews, of the union
depot committee, made a written re-
port OF the recent conference with
the railway officials at St. Paul cover
ing the ground published at the time
in these columns. The report was &C
cepted.
Secretary Chapman stated that he
had received letter from Marx & Co.,
of st. Cloud, proprietors of the
Granite City Cigar Factory, asking
what the city would do for them in
case the factory was moved to this
city. He had answered by saying
that this would be good location for
such a factory, but that the city is no
longer granting bonuses.
j. II. Stewart asked whether it was
the policy of the board not to grant
bonuses in cases where branches of
desirable Eastern factories could be
secured. 1t was stated in reply by
members that where it was desired to
disposed of old machinery or to start
factories which will compete with
those already here no bonuses will be
favored.
DR.. Andrews introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, the Scandinavians form
large element of our population and
WHEREAS, they are amongst our
most enterprising and industrious
citizens always ready to assist in any
public good, and
WHEREAS, they have expressed
desire to invite to our city and enter
tain while here the Norwegian Saeng-
erfeSt, and
WHEREAS, it will bring to our CITY
nearly or quite 500 strangers from the
neighbOring states, S. Dakota, Iowa,
Wisconsin and Michigan, therefore
BE 1t resolved, by the Board of Trade
OF MankatO that we are in full sympa-
thy with the efforts of the NOrWe-
gian citizens of Mankato in desiring to
hold this great Saengerfest in our
city, and that we hereby promise to
render them ever reasonable effort
within our power to assist in enter
tanning these strangers and other
wise making them welcome guests in
our city should the committee having
the matter in charge see fit to extend
To them an invitation
DR.. Andrews called attention to the
petition for bridge over the LIE
Sueur river at Red Jacket crossing,
and said that it was important and
wise for the board to encourage it,
as it would give better outlet to and
from Rapidan than we have now. 1t
would be more direct and by far the
best road and hill. He moved that
the road and bridge committee be re-
quested to accompany the commits
sioners when they look over the
ground March 3rd. This was carried,
and the board adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-28

VIM. Irving has received letter
from his sister, who lives at Mel
bourne, Australia, enclosing a clipping
from paper, on the weather.
Thunder storms, oppressive heat and
smoke from brush fires have been the
rule. In one place the temperature
rose to 108 degrees in the shade, and
100 degrees was common. 1t is to be
hoped that this is not an indication of
what will occur north of the equator
next summer. The beautiful winter
weather of Minnesota is preferable.
Frank l.. Melvin, who has been an
invalid nearly all his life, died at his
home in .Nicollet county Friday,
aged "a years. The funeral occurred
at 2:3O o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Henry May, of Mankato town
ship, has received a telegram from
Portland, Oregon, announcing the
death of her sister, Mrs. Fl. A. Paus,
a former resident of this city.
R. f. Jones states that the prob
ability now is that the new Welsh
church will be built on the site of the
cd one, the latter to be torn down.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-28
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Will be Held i'm Mankato March
10th.

2Otn.
The county committee met Monday
morning at L. p. Hunts office as per
call of the chairman, and fixed upon
Friday, March goth, as the day for
holding the county convention for the
selection of q delegates to attend the
state convention and like number to
attend the congressional convention.
Primaries will be held in the various
towns and voting precincts between
the hours of and o'clock p. M,
Thursday, the 10th day of March, and
the basis of representation was fixed
at one delegate for every 25 votes or
major fraction thereof cast for Gov
ernor Nelson in 1894. This will give
convention of 100 delegates.
The committee representative was
not as large as was hoped for. The
Williams and G.. w. Norman, of Jud-
Little, MapletOn, g. w. Swift and
VIM. Jameson, Rapidan, Fred Gerlach,
Mcpherson, and John Kleinschmidt,
of MankatO, present.
Owing to the fact that the con-
gressional convention has not yet
been called, the chairman was author
lied to make any alterations that
might be necessary in the way of rep
resentation to conform to the congress
siOnal committees requirements.
This committee will meet tomorrow,
and will probably fix March 23rd as the
date for holding the district conven-
tiOn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-28
A HANDSOME PRESENT.

A. G. Bierbauer today remembered
the fire department very handsomely
by presenting it a fine billiard table,
with slate top and inlald wood frame.
1t was taken to the city hall this
afternoon and taken to the third floor
and put in the firemens' rooms. The
boys are very proud of their table, and
it will no doubt afford amusement for
years to come.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-28
ILLEGAL FISHING.

Game Warden Mendenhall was in
the city Monday and stated that he
took couple of trips to Loon lake
last week and confiscated number of
fish lines. He states that some parties
have been putting out thirty or forty
lines over night, whereas the law only
allows one line. He is on the lookout
for viOlatOrs of the law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-28
VALUABLE COLT LOST.

N. P.Lee's bad luck did not entirely
end with the burning of his barn and
horses. A day or so ago he had his
most valuable colt, a year old, by
Alturas, PIP, dam Alexandrite,
Grated to ship from, Pierre, S. d., to
this city. The colt killed him.
self in the crate before leaving Pierre.
The animal had been on the Curryer
ranch, and was probably worth nearly
$500
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-28

The L. Patterson Mercantile Co.
yesterday received carload of rolled
oats, carload of washing machines,
and carload of syrup, and today a
carload of jelly. The company has
furnished full stock Of groceries to
E. G. McCadden, the new Jackson
street grocer.
Notice is hereby given that a
part of article " of the bylaws of
Mankato Savings bank is hereby
amended as follows: Interest will be
allowed on all sums which shall have
been on deposit for six or more
months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-28
To the Farmers.

l want your chickens, calves, hogs,
cattle and sheep, and will pay highest
market price at the packing house.
Chas. j. Macbeth, Mankato. 14tf.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-28
Congressman Harter Suicides.

Special to Daily Free Press.
FOsTORIA, O., Feb, %. = Exon
this morning. No cause is known for
the rash act.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

"A. u. Kellam, one of the Judges
or the supreme court, resigned
last we' k, and it has since devel.
opcd that his resignation was by
request of Governor Sheldon, on
the grounds of gross immortality.
Kellam is openly accused of taking
liberties with a child in his office
at night, and taking advantage of
another mans wife when she was
under the influence Of morphine.
The reluctance cf the vIctim, to
30 dragged into the publicity OF
the courts is Jhe only reason he
has not been arrested.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

August Sobek and Aaron Hav.
llk are about ready to commence
operations on a 4 inch artesian
well on Mr.. Sobek's land. After
the completion of this we'll an
other one will at once be put
down for Mr.. Hawk. These
gentlemen. deserve much credit
for their enterprise in this line as
they will have the honor of put.
ting down the first artesian well
IN Buffalo county.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
BiliOusness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. AL Druggists.
indian Shields.

Mr.. Walter HOugh, of the Department
Of Ethnology Of the United States Ma
tional Museum, presents in the last
Smithsonian report Il summary OF the
various shields of American Indians
no = In the museum at Washington. AS
an object of defense the shield must
have come into use with early projectile
weapons. The parrying stick could only
have served when a direct blow was
struck. The broad shield then must
have been the counter growth Of the
bow The North American Indian
shield was convex the oval shield be-
ing exceptional. Rawhide-that of the
buffalo and elk-was most general IN
Use. IIariot describes the shields of the
Virginia Indians as targets made or
barcks.' The Ceris and Celebrates Of
New Mexico made shields of laths inter-
woven with cords. In Tobasco, tortoise
shell. inlaid with silver and copper. WAS
in use, and Mr.. Hough notes the tor
toise-shell shields of the Malays. George
Catlin describes in detail bow the Sioux
brave made his shield by drying a bui-
falo hide and sincaring it with glue.
Captain John c.. Bourke is satisfied thar
we have no Indians now who use
shields. As a protection against n rifle
ball. the Indian soon found how use
less was a shield. The offense was
stronger than the defense, and the fight
of ~proiectiles versus armor is going on
to-day.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

The Miller Roller Mills will
give tn. ,otoHin.f a bushel Of
No. | VIII al, and KEEP Armers
over uignt for :old OF 10 bushels:
35 pounds Pttcnt, Is p unds
Second Patent, 32 pounds Straight,
81 pound. Family, with bran and
shorts.
Also sell at wholesale: Patent
@ $3.50, Second Patent % S1.30,
Strai.ht % S1.20, Family % $l.00,
Low Grade @ 75c. per hundred.
MILLER Bios. Co.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
congratulated upon finding it's
way into such good hands.

Judge ID. Haucy has been ap-
pointed to the Supreme Bench by
''oV' oheldon to succeed Judge
A. G. Kellam resigned. A
better man than Judge Haney
could not have been chosen for
this position. Frank B. Smith Of
Alexandria has been selected as
Judge of the fourth judicial cir
cult to succeed Judge Haney.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

George Backus has taken the
engagement for the coming year,
I tAc Dakota Sieve, published at
' es'lnSton Springs. 1t is strange
nat the fortunes of SO good a man
George should fall into such
n lines, but the Sieve Is to be
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

A writ of error has been
by the Supreme Court in
be LaCToix burglary case. The
assigned will be argued be-
ire the Supreme Court on the
9TH ct this month, and it will
BON he determi ned whether or
Will get a new trial.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

/ +, reported that thc literary
rrrslnments held week At the
>.h yoi h,u.e are simply
ont .! sight" This we had al
,aly predicted from the high
raie Of talent available in that
e'ghlorhood.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

.1.l AouI'on left Tuesday for
nron TO atrend tAc meeting Of
g Lapubl can State Central
to lie held there last
~. which Nill select Il time
.pa" for holding Che state
.,r~pflDn
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
For Sale.

One pair OF L. inch steel bound
tackle blocks, also 900 feet Of /
.nch pure manila rope. W. sell
same at nalf acual cost.
\. T., INo esoN.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

George Deindorfer, of Grow
Ike. was transacting business in
i Valley Monday.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

4 dance was held at Arthur
TITS last Thursday evening and
ose present. report a very enjoy
lie time.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

Eckleberry sold his
bfa. o county land this week to
him Pfaff.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

To Subscribers OF 'he CHEF
4. F.a Years sans F:pi'"n III
~. .. we will give f e. Il years
3 zion to the Toledo Week
,na.c
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

Bert Healey, Waterbury's en-
rnr;sinr merchant and all round
,or.. was doing business in the
[etropolis Tues lay.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

}. l.. Prlntup, representing
k.as Bros. Co of Sioax City,
..Husactlng business with the
MS o icers Monday.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

'he BIZ rabbit hunt came off
jgy. There were ten hunters
~ n the sort and ~ jack
9.. we're bronyh, in.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

" Z. Marshall made a bust
to the railroad his week
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12
M'KINLEWTEs 10000 STRONG.

Ohioans Close Deal for the st. Louis Ex-
position Building for Use ~ Headquar-
tiers.
ST. LOUIS, March 9.-Prominent
Ohioans, supporters of Maj Mckinley.
arrived in town Saturday and closed a
deal which will inaugurate whirl in
the presidential boom of Ohio's favor.
lite son during the republican national
convention week. The deal was moth
ing less than the securing of the Ex-
position building as general head
quarters for the Mckinley workers
and adherents from June Is until June
FL next.
The committee also contracted for
all the available hotel accommodations
1t this city. This was done in the
name of the publican league of Ohio,
1900 of whom will be here during the
convention. It is probable that Nc.
Kinley headquarters will be opened
here as early as April at the Planters
hotel, where 100 rooms have been Sc.
cnred. Mr.. Gaitree, chairman of the
committee, said 90, 900 Ohioans would
be here during the convention.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12
THE SPANISH SITUATION.

Tho Utmost Energy of the Authorities
Falls to Prevent Demonstrations Against
the United States.
LONDON, March 9.-The Madrid COR
respondent OF the Standard, noting
the fact that the utmost energy of the
authorities fails to prevent demonstra-
tions of hostility toward the United
States, says the press everywhere de-
precates premature ebullitions, but
plainly expresses the opinion that
these impulses may soon be needed for
energetic action, as Spain will sooner
confront any contingencies, however
dangerous, than stoop to insult.
Valencia was again in turbulent
state Sunday over the condition of the
relations between Spain and the United
States. A mob gathered and was pro.
ceeding towards the American consul.
ate with the intention of causing a
disturbance there, but force of police
opposed their passage through the
streets. A desperate struggle ensued,
and several persons were wounded.
The United States Minister, Mr..
Taylor, has refused the designations
Of Spaniards acting as United States
consuls when they were written in
Spanish, on the ground that that Ian
guage is not the official language of
the United States.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12
HARD ON INTRUDERS.
Judge Springer Says They Have No Stand
Ing In United States Courts.

ouuSr sPruRtT says uey 1tnNe NO Stnnd-
Ing In United States Courts.
MUsCoGEE, !. T.. March 0-Judge
Springer, of the Northern district OF
the United States court for the Indian
territory, has decided that the Chero.
kee intruders have no right in the In
dian courts and the decision has caused
great deal of excitement and indig-
nation on the part of the white set
tiers. There are over 1000 of these in.
truders in the Cherokee country who
have leased lands and now exercise the
right of Indian citizenship. In many
cases they have built permanent houses
upon the lands and improved it in
other ways The judge declared that
he regarded this class of people as land
robbers, and as they had no right to
lease the land they had no status in
his court where the title to land In any
way entered into the case. This will
deprive the white settlers of any means
of redressing their grievances or set
Ting disputes and leave them ut the
mercy Of the Indians who own the
lands.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12
SENATE ExTRAvAaANcE.

Ninety senstors Require $50 Employees,
who Draw 04S2,OOO Yearly.
WAsHrNaToN, March o. - Senator
Chandler has been investigating the
senate's extravagances. The result OF
his researches more than justifies all
that has been said in the newspapers
on the subject. The senator finds that
the roll Of employees Of the senate has
been growing until it has now reached
the startling number of $50. Among
these are lei clerks 81 messengers, SO
laborers, 90 pages, Is folders, Is police.
men, mail carriers, watchmen, and
SO on. The senate employees draw
$4s2, 900 annually. The striking fca-
ture is the rapid, increase in the num-
Der of persons required to make official
life comfortable for 30 senators. This
pay roll was s3l7.93l in 1887. 1t has
been increased sl75, 600 in nine years.
The salaries and mileage of the 90
senators is $3.50, 900 annually. So it mp
pears that the cost of the help is lit
tie more than the cost of the senators.
Besides the enormous salary account
of the employees the senators manage
to get away with s175. 600 a year for
various incidental or for contingent
expenses" as the report has 1t. Nine
years ago the senate spent s447, 232 for
employees and on contingent account.
In 1894 these expenses reached 5000, ls9.
Last year the senate had spasm of
economy, and got away with S64s. POI,
besides salaries and mileage. These
figures compiled by Senator Chandler
show there are about four employees to
each senator
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12
Satolli at Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, NO., March Gear
dinal Satolli, who arrived in the city
from Denver Saturday evening, put in
busy Sabbath yesterday. At ten a.
m. he celebrated pontifical high mass
at the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, on West Eleventh street,
the first mass of the kind ever eele.
brated in Kansas City. In the after.
noon from two until six he was given
dinner and reception at the Coates
house, when 1t is estimated he shook
hands with 5000 people. Satolli will
remain in the city until Tuesday.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12
ANOTHER NEW PARTY.
Ono VIII He Launched with Prohibitio
and Free Silver as the Basic Principlas.

Ono WIN He Launched with Prohibition
and Free Silver ms the Basic Principles.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 9-The ar.
rangements for the national confer
ence OF reformers to form new party
which is to be held in this city Tues.
day have been completed. A large
portion of the reformers who are in
the conference movement favor call
for new party convention in this city
May 20, 81 and 22. Indications point
to union of reformers on the basis of
free silver, independent of other gov
ernments, and the abolition of the
liquor traffic; other questions to be set
tied in convention.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12
STREET CARS COLLIDE.

A st. Louis Motorman's Refusal to Obey
Orders Results Fatally.
ST. LOUIS, March 9.-As the result O.
the disobedience of orders by ]. A.
Aiken, motorman, a terrible head-end
collision occurred yesterday evening
about o'clock between two cars OF
the newly completed Kirkwood cleo
trio railroad, which connects the sub.
urban town of Kirkwood with this
city. Both cars were badly smashed,
four men were probably fatally in
iured, 30 badly hurt, and between 20
and 80 Others less seriously injured.
The names Of those fatally injured are:
j. A. Aiken and Sam Smith, motor.
men; j. L. Jones, claim agent Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad, and Richard
Lonagan, insurance agent.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

GEORGE REEDER, notorious outlaw
and member of the Dalton gang Of
outlaws has been captured Mt Pawnee,
]. 7. He is said to be the last member
Of the once noted gang of desperadoes.
A BAD head-end collision occurred on
the electric road between Kirkwood
and st. Louis on the sth in which four
men were probably fatally wounded
and about SO others more or less hurt.
Disobedience of orders was the cause.
NINETEEN counties in Wisconsin have
held conventions and all the delegates
are for Mckinley.
J. II. MCVIcKER, the we'll known the
atrical manager, died at Chicago on the
18th, aged "a. He was stricken with
paralysis a short time ago.
CAREFULLY concealed in barrel and
covered with a mass of old rags and
cotton, the dead bodies of a gray.
haired man and newborn babe were
found in an alley in Hyde park, Chi
cago, on the sth. In consequence, the
police are working on what they con-
slider a double murder.
DARLINGTON BOOTH, the deposed COM
mander of the Salvation army in Amer
lea, met with an enthusiastic recep-
ton at New York on the 9Th and took
the inaugural step Of forming rival
organization on lines similar to the
Salvation army.
TILE ANDERSON won the six days
bicycle race ut Chicago, going a50 miles
and 6 laps. Baldwin won the second
prize as she finished ahead of CLAW,
although both covered the same dis
tance-S53 miles and laps.
STEPHEN POWELL, a we'll known mer-
chant of Hampstead, L. l., was struck
down and killed within few feet of
his own door late on the night of the
18th. Mr.. Powell was in the habit of
carrying large sum of money, and it
was thought that robbery was the OBJ
ject of the murder. The murderers
were interrupted in their work, how
ever, and secured no booty.
A STREET car at Memphis, Tenn,
jumped the track at the bridge, tore
the side rail away and tumbled in to
the bayou. IS feet down. Several per-
sons were hurt, two of whom will die.
A MUsKoeEE, I. T., dispatch said
that Judge Springer, Of the Northern
district of the United States for the In.
dian territory, has decided that the
Cherokee intruders have no right in
the Indian courts. This will deprive
the white settlers of any means of re.
dressing their grievances or settling
their disputes and leaves them at the
mercy of the Indians who own the
lands.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-12

The Omaha Bee says: 1.-THE propo-
sition now pending before congress to
create permanent position in the de-
partment of agriculture under the
title of director-in-chief of scientific
bureaus and Investigations commenda
itself to favorable consideration.
There rs a recognized need of man of
high scientific attainments and in
4uiries that will enable the depart
ment to secure the agricultural inter-
ests OF the country their full share in
the benefits of new scientific discover
les and the appliance Of approved
scientific methods and processes"