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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
OFF To FATHkRLAND.
Several Blue Earth County People
Will Cross the Ocean.

Several residents of this city and
county will spend the winter at their
former homes in the "old country"
G. A N. Carlstrom and family and
a friend left few days ago for NAL
mo, Sweden, and will return in the
spring.
The Carlson brothers, of Vernon Gen.
ter, left Saturday morning for Gothen-
berg, Sweden, and will be gone three
or four months.
Hilda Goodager left Wednesday
noon for Christiana, Norway. Her
father is sick there and she will not
return during his life time, probably.
These all purchased tickets of L..
A. Linder, who is agent for several
steam ship lines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
MANKATO LODGE, NO. 70.
New Officers Elected Last Saturday
Night.


The following officers will sway the
rod the coming year for the Mankato
Lodge, No. 10, D. of H:
Mary Graeber, p @. of III.
Rosa Boehmer, G. of I'll.
Elizabeth Kramer, LOT III.
Amelia Wagner, @. of G.
Pauline Koke, Recorder.
Bertha Kleinschmidt, Financier.
Mary Johnson, Receiver.
Josephine Hanson, S. q.
Corelina Anderson, 1. w.
Anna Eaeder, o. w.
Mary Graeber, Trustee.
Mary Graeber, Representative to
Grand Lodge.
Rosa Boehmer, alternate.
All the members of the lodge except
four were present at the meeting.
Grand Chief of Honor ELAN III. Man
tor, of Willmar, Mimi, paid the lodge
an official visit and made short
speech. Brother Wolf, of Minneapo-
lis, and Chas. Holman also addressed
the meeting. The lodge accepted the
invitation of Blue Earth Lodge, No.
80, A. o. U. W., to have a joint and
public installation on Jan.13.
The doors were then thrown open
to outsiders and a musical program
rendered, refreshments served and an
all around good time had.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11

The jury in the $500 SANDER suit
of Peter 0. Westin VS.. George Ballard,
which retired at about three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, brought in a
sealed verdict at about seven o'clock
last evening. When court assembled
this morning, the verdict was opened
and was found to-award the plaintiff
$500 damages. At the request of the
defendants attorney, a stay of forty
days was taken.
The suit of John Mcneil VS.. Peter
G. Peterson and Peter Lien was tried,
argued and submitted yesterday after
noon after O'Clock. 1t was remark
ably quick work. The plaintiff
alleged that the defendants had shot
holes into his steamboat at Bass lake,
in Faribault county, and sunk it, and
he asked 5000 damages, or triple the
amount of his loss. 1t was the b oat
formerly owned by George W. Allyn
on Madison Lake. The defendants
denied that they were the parties
who did the shooting.
The jury had agreed upon sealed
verdict by o'clock, and when it was
read in court this morning it was
found to be in favor of the defendants.
At the request of the plaintiffs at
torney, a stay of twenty days was
taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
NEW LODGE INSTITUTED.
rIankato Rebekahs Have an Outing to
FladeIia.

Thirty-five members of the Rebekah
lodges of this city went to Madelia
Fridays afternoon and aided in in
stituting a new lodge there. They
returned at 4:30 o'clock this morning
on the Omaha train, having had a
delightful time.
The following are the officers of the
new lodge, which started in with a
charter membership of thirty-seven:
Mrs. ]. A. Clark, N. G.
Mrs. E. L. Cove, V. G..
Mrs. Frank Cove, r. S.
Mrs. Elmor Cising, P. S.
Mrs. G. S. Christensen, II.
Mrs S. B. Estis, r. s. n. G.
Mrs. j. E. Johnson, L. S. N. G..
Mrs. Charles Ash, r. S. V. G..
Miss Marion Murphy, L. S. Y. G..
Mrs. Theodore Tollarson, Wordan.
Mrs. Eldon Clark, Con.
Mrs. w. P. Mitchell, Chaplain.
The work was done by Mankato
team. Afterwards a banquet was
served, which all enjoyed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
GARDEN CITY WINS.
The County Fair Will Remain
There.

The annual meeting of the Blne
Earth county agricultural society was
held at Garden City Saturday, e. W..
Parker was elected president, and
VIM. III. Over secretary.
A lively fight made made to change
the location of the fair to Lake CryS-
tai, and about fifty citizens of that
place attended the annual meeting
The Lake Crystal contingent sent for
reinforcements, but these arrived too
late and the location was not chang
ed. The vote stood about eighty for
Garden City to fifty for Lake Crystal.
The association was enriched yearly
800 by the purchase of membership
tickets. A friendly feeling prevailed.
Its said that the failure of the
Lake Crystal reinforcements was
from the fact that the driver of the
first team was Garden City man and
he delayed the procession as much as
possible.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
CHANGE OF TIME.

A new time card went into effect
upon the Omaha Sunday, and trains
will arrive and depart as follows:
No. will arrive at 11:20 p. m. and
depart at 11:23. No. 8 will arrive at
1:23 o. m. and depart at 1:27. No.
will arrive at 4:10 a. m. and depart at
Ais. No. will arrive at 3:49 and de-
part at 1852. The passenger train at
1:23 tomorrow afternoon will arrive
at the new depot and hereafter all
trains will arrive there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11

The trial of the suit of Ernest
Clausius VS.. Charles N. Fiero and
Orpha Fiero, to recover $4,000 for
alleged SANDER, was begun this morn
ing. Hughes Bros. appear for the
plaintiff and w. E. Young for the
defendants. The plaintiffs seventeen
year-old daughter worked for her
board for Mr.. Hamilton, the seventy
year-old and wbite-haired janitor of
one of the public school buildings,
while attending school last April. 1t
is claimed in the complaint that Mrs.
Feiro made statements rejecting
upon the young lady's conduct,
which statements and reflections
were untrue. The young lady enjoys
an excellent reputation, and so does
Mr.. Hamilton, and their friends were
shocked at the stories which they
heard.
A large number of ladies who are
acquainted with the parties to the
suit, and some of them witnesses, at
tended the trial.
Ida Clausius, Ernest Clausius, Min
ME Loomis, Mrs. Lucretia LOOMS and
John LOOMS were examined for the
plaintiff, and Mrs. Orpha Fiero and
Charles N. Fiero were examined fol-
the defendants. Three witnesses
claim to have heard Mrs. FierO make
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
WOODMEIN ELECT.
New Officers Put i'm by Blue Earth
Camp No. 100.

Blue Earth Camp No. 1870 Modern
Woodmen of American held a regular
meeting Saturday. Three new men,
bers were adopted, after which the
election of officers occurred. The old
officers held over with but one or two
exceptions.
Officers for the year 1897 are:
V. c., w. HI. Hart.
W. A., d. G. Davis.
e. B., Geo. Pass.
Clerk, w. f. Jones.
Escort, Otto Koke.
Physician, J. A. Hilscher.
Waterman, w. w. RaymOre.
Sentry, E. A. Whitcomb.
Delegate, Albert Schippel.
Manager for three years-Herman
Bierbauer.
A public installation of officers will
take place the first meeting in
January, followed by literary and
musical program.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11

Mrs. M. D. Fritz, I'll Minnesota
street, Mankato, has been appointed
by the Curtis Publishing Company
to take subscriptions in this county
for. that excellent magazine, the
Ladies Home Journal. Anyone wish
ing to renew their subscription or be-
come new subscriber can do so by
addressing her as above. Subscrip.
tion price ST. per year Mrs. Fritz will
mail you receipt for the same. The
Journal makes handsome Christmas
present for lady friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mankato Lodge Knights of Pythias,

Mankato lodge No. SO, Knights OF
Pythias, held well attended meet.
ing Friday night and transacted good
deal of business. The following off.
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year:
Chancellor Commander, ]. r.
Brandrup.
Vice Chancellor, A. w. Robinson.
Prelate, j. @. Moore.
Master of Work, HI. A. Pomadt.
Keeper of Records and Seal, T. w.
Hart.
Master of EXchequer, L. A. Under,
Master of Finance, e. f. Soaring.
Master at Arms, John Rudberg.
Inner Guard, A. A. Brooks.
Outer Guard, Olof G.. Lundberg.
Trustee, A. M. Rutan.
The second rank was conferred on
Ole o. Odjard Sr.
The standing committee on parties
reported that another of the series OF
pleasant informal social parties would
beugiven Monday evening next, and
that the program would be varied
somewhat. Instead of card playing
an excellent musical program will be
carried out, to be followed by light
refreshments and dancing.
Grand Chancellor Stratton and
Grand Keeper of Records and Sea-
Wheaton, of Minneapolis, were pre-.
sent in their official capacity and gave
excellent addresses. The former also
participated in the rank work.
| After the close of the lodge, re.
freshments were served, and social
session had.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
A NEW STORE.
A. d. Chapman Will Soon Start a
Notion Store,

A. D. Chapman, late of Chicago,
has leased j. H. Rays store, previous.
ly occupied by the now defunct
Morning Neeos, and will put in a stock
of notions. He will 60 east, perhaps
as far as New York, and will return
in about ten days with his stock. He
has been on the road a good deal, and
has also been in business before. De-
string to start in for himself again, he
decided that Mankato was the best
city that he or his friends knew of,
and so he came here. He is pleas
ant gentleman and will no doubt do
a good business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
LOST HIS nONEY.

Geo. Postle, farmer living near
the poor farm, brought load of wheat
to the city Saturday afternoon and un-
loaded it at the city mill. Some
where between there and NJ. A.
Sherk & Sons store he dropped an &C.
count book containing $55 in bills,and
has been unable to find it. The book
slipped down through a hole in his
pocket and out under the lining.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
ELkS MEnORIAL.
Impressive Exercises Held al
Their Hall Yesterday.

The annual memorial services of
the Elks lodge were held at the A. 0.
U. W. hall at PM. Sunday. About
two hundred people were present, and
the exercises were very Impressive.
The string quartet opened with a
selection, and the regular opening
exercises were carried out by the
officers of the lodge. After an open
ing ode, Rev. Geo. Fl. Davis offered
an invocation.
Attorney A. H. Hall, of MinneapO-
lis, gave we'll prepared address. He
is an able speaker.
The closing exercises were followed
by selection by the string quartet,
and benedlction by Rev. Davis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11

John, the nlneteen-year-old son
of Theodore Zellmer, died at 4:3O
o'clock Friday afternoon, of typhoid
fever, at his home. 1924 North Fourth
street. The funeral will occur at
o'clock Sunday afternoon from the
German Catholic church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
Congressman McCleary Yesterday

Congressman McCleary yesterday
filed his expense account previous to
the nomination convention, S1S9.48,
and in the district campaign, S696.84,
Chas. Graf, $50; III. @. Akers, $1l4.37:
j. A. Flittie, $12737. Mr.. Wilson,
who ran for judge of probate, is the
only candidate who has not filed his
expense account.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11

the remarks attributed to her in the
complaint, while Mrs. FierO denied
ever having made them.
The case was argued and went to
the jury this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11

For SALE-A new oak counting
room desk for sale at a bargain. Call
at the FREE PRESS office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
NOVEMBER REPORT.
The City Treasurer Makes His
r1onthly report.

The following is a synopsis of the
November report of City Treasurer
Williams:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
is as follows:

Balance on hand December st.....$ 1898
The condition of the various funds
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-15
TIE Generals ]
ar. to Speak In West Virginia
Latefi'ills Month,
THEY WILL BE IN WHEELING
,lors than i.iheiy, I'm. the ,,.,e, Have
No, sc, liern Ei.sd!,,.t'ensrsp, wai,.
rnh "soencmr GRADY speai,isihr rop.
ocrui. ~ i3'E

Il
Tho Parry OF Union generals thRtIbn
been making speeches for sound money
IN the west, Is now on It's way 10 Tie
cast. and West Virginia il tobe visited,
Tho generals Will probably. spend a
week in this state. They wIiiienter tho
state from Cincinnati vln lilo chesa-
peakc & ohio road, the nrst Stop % DC
Of Huntington. Before going Eastward
over The Chesapeake X ohloirorspeeches
a, Charleston, Hinton, and Other points
which, however, are not yeI settled by
The state committee, an efroft Will be
made TO have tho generals come up tho
Ohln River road for speeches at Par
Nrsburs and Wheeling, and possibly at
one or two other places. Z
In the party are General Russell a.
Aiger, OF Michigan; General o. .. How
ard. OF New York: General Daniel T.,
slrklcl, OF New York: Corporal Tam
ner. Of brooklyn; General sTilomas b.
etcwart Colonel George AZ, Warner and
Colonel John a. Hopkins. The appear
&ncr OF the party IN West Virginia will
probably be during the last wick OF the
present month. That they @llf,hc greet
Cd by large audiences Is without doubt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-15
MOUNDsvtLLE.
A Miscellaneous oleianEo OF Minor Mat
tiers from IarxhAIrs JletrupoIl,.


Burglars secured an entrance into the
store OF David Levi on Tuesday night
through side door. The safe was not
locked and when they opened II they
found no valuables. Nothing In the
store seemed 10 be disturbed.
Rev. ]. L. Turner, OF Columbus. will
address the young people at the VI. T..
church this evening for the purpose of
instructinE them In system for the
study OF The, Bible.
Il. c. C;rlsell is expected to arrive
home from Dayton. Ohio. entirely cured
OF the disease OF which he has been
there for treatment for the past few
months.
The funeral OF Mrs. Richard ClcEg
took place yesterday afternoon. 1t was
attended by the Knights OF Py,hias and
knights ior the Golden Eagle.
Circuit court adjourned yesterday.
nrter'receivins tho report OF the grand
jury until next Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Lowe left yesterday
morning for u visit 10 relatives In H.
lnois.
Col. Hugh Sterling. of Wheeling. was
In the city yesterday on business.
Miss Kate Showacre has gone TO Sis-
.tersylllestovialt friends.
t1'homds Cats was at Marietta yes.
terday on business.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-15
sI}ss 800 sssss
\ Sports
points. ON FOOT BALL.

To many OF Saturdays spectators,
the football game may be unintclll-
giblc. Details, like comparisons, are
odlous and a brief outline OF the game
may be sufficient
Eleven men CONSTITUTES atenm. In the
llnr.up thecrhtre holds the ball. To his
right and lett are the guards and tack
les; Back OF these stand the! quarter
back, whoitccelycs the bail al q given
signal and two half.backs, one OF
whom receives the bali and cndeay-
ors TO make a gain of territory with 1t.
To the right and left OF this y.shapcd
aggregation stand the end palyers, The
full back stands considerably in the
rear OF all. 'f,, X
Tho object Ia to carry the, ball to
thelr opponents Roal line. II success
full this constitutes touchdown,
There are many ways BY which Il
touchdown Il made. Often main
strength or one team will tear open the
ranks Of The Other at the centre, all
lowing the halt-back to 20 through,
This play Is termed n centre rush. A
half back, may run. around the ends
Of tho opposieg team, the "lntorrer-
ence' made by>hls own team assisting.
Each eleven have many series OF plays,
looking TO making snins.
The "fylng wedge" has been dis
continued. In mass play this year.
but five men are allowed instead OF
seven as formerly. Science has taken
precedence OF many OF the brute
strength tactics OF old.
A touchdown counts four. points. II
entities the team making It to goal
klckwhich II successful counts for two
points more. The game opens with a
Kick or. The team getting the bali
must gain I'VE yards In three trials: Il
not the ball Is given up.
A goal Kick from the field Is only
used IN desperate cases and rarely
successful. Captain Bob Edwards,
OF the Wheeling Tigers, has accom-
pllshed this play several times.
Such In brief Is n running sketch.
The escorts Of young ladies at the ball
park on Saturday afternoon will not
have fears of insanity explaining the
game 10 tho weaker sex. Base ball Is
an enigma to explain during one
game, but football Is much more SIM
pie 10 the uninitlated. There are count
less slIillful plays, and tcchnicalItIes
OF the game, known only to It's STU
dent, but the game can be understood
IN a short time.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-15

Senator arnliy's Nimhie cap,r,.
The real hufrah OF the eysninf ~ M
10 bis feet The T'amrnnny 61mStlst
~ not n. stranger 20, Wheeling and a.
he rs atllveiy speaker with pretenslons
70 iuratpry he warmed his hearers in
ny his USUAL methods. He Opened by
shyln6 he acknowledgement from the
unterriled Democrat, OF New York 10
TIE lnflnclble Democracy OF, West Wiz.
Glnin. In Il Tammahy spasm. tiger
STRIPES and all he defined what he con-
sluercu Democracy reviewing tho Chi.
caSo convention, claiming Il was the
Voice Of the people. and with fine irony
denounced the Democrats who could
not swallow the platform or candidates
81 that convention. He thanked God
that the Democracy had Mt lAst d.
clofed Tor the FREQ and unlimited coin.
age of silver-it 10 j :. the money ~
the American constitution and the
money OF tho people, He stopped 10, thp
methods OF the demRgogue in attack
ing what he was pleased TO term the
money power For the most part oflthe
time he dwell upon tho crime ORA,
and claimed that the act ;,vRs, passed
N a surreptltious manner, and at the
ochPst OF thu money powcr.,, He was
particularly anxlous1th a reporter OF
me lntellgercer should be present and
henr his words especially when he
cited the words OF noted Republican
leaders whom he claimed had de-
nounced ile bill after Il had been ..'doc.
lie was asked a question by a gentle
man IN the audience why this great
crime he was prating about had not
peen remedled before by Democratic
congresses? Senator Grady complete
~ eyaded the question by claiming that
something hau been corrected, naming
the force bill and the Mckinley tariff
law. ~ - -
Mr.. Grady's style. of oratory seemed
to please his audience greatly, and bs
was rewarded by liberal applause. Il
was a good meeting for the Democ-
racy, but the speeches were not calcu.
lated 10 shake the. belief OF any one
holding opposite views.
AT the Pythian Temple on the South
Side. another largely attended meeting
was hald. ut which the first speaker
was ex-Statc Treasurer W. r. Thomp-
sou, or Huntington, who spoke OF silver
and the crime OF ICY for three-ui
tiers of an hour, and was then succeed
ed by General Watts. who spoke
briefly, making practically the same
speech he made at the Opera House.
The Union Generals travel in special
train consisting Ola baggage, dining
and combination sleeping and obscrva-
tion car. and at the tail end of the train
Is fiat car. on which. securely mounted
area brass rapid-tlre gun and mortar
This fiat is In charge OF experienced
gunners. The Union Generals have Just
returned from tour through Wlscon.
sin. Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa,
Nebraska. Kansas and Illinois. On that
trip the artillery men fired GOO bombs
and 1900 blank cartridges, made UP OF
pound and half of.powder each, which
makes 1850 pounds of powder used In
the rapid-tire gun alone. They deliver
ed 300 speeches to an aggregate au-
dience for tho trip Of 100000 persons.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-15
The silvery tongue, ],
General IYntt.' Speech.

When General Watts arose there was
cheering for the space OF about twelve
seconds. Although the audience APP
peared 10 be In a humor TO hear almost
anything II cannot lie said that his
reception was IN the nature OF IN ora-
Ton. In fact the things he wanted
most 10 impress upon the miGI5 OF his
hearers were received in Il ratE;ar chilly
manner, and others met with only fee
PIE demonstrations OF appl1USy, He
oeGan ny thanking the Ohi3G county
democrats for their loyal support at
thc recent state conventions, aud also,
NJ might say. for the first suggestion
o. his candidacy. He dwelt 6aa3tt2 al
eyed purity OF the DemoeratlS,admin-
sirauon u affairs In the sttte for
tNeity-si% years and the Inability OF
Sne late Republican Legislature 20 ind
Nt|th!E% wrong in spite of the invests
kaihR committees they had sept Jrer
the state. lie claimed the ErGat obJec-
uoa the Republicans urged against his
GgEtioE was that he was not sound on
national finances. and thar the RE-
piO!icans were very much concerned
es2ht his monetary salvatl0N.s The
SIS,ntEhl then proceeded 10 read Ids free
S'Fer tftle cIGar,n!leginS hatshe Ind al
Won OK silver nt the ratio Of lG,tO /. He
s4id that he had been accugtd ~ be-
ihS thr enemy OF labor. bit pointed 10
nlS official record as RECITATION of
,tiS charge. Then lie told In iftfathetic
tpfc 0r-ynicc IT thc great sacrifice lie
made Just AFTER his nomination for
Soyorhpr,tin going 70 Washington and
rnSiShIAg III, MOST lucrative federal Of
li,e ID th7 Giatc. Wien he found the
anfninktrution Was against tho people
ana Ms pariy no went lwlth iasS party
anu the people, winding ZIP with the
t"hHrJus exclamation, IL am DemJ-
,la,' AMI that he t0hk jugt.ls .fnuch
pSian In being one nav az BI0JG tho
.hlcaEo convention. He ATTACKED the
,n'ney question IN a mild way, ievot-
tshe most 0f illS time TO tfr speeches Of
senator Elklns tn 1924 and Mt ttlH. Par
M'shrlg convention. He clnfned that
me iHtclllganecr and Senator i3lkins
%erc not 10 accord on tltY money
I,,UrS!'on. which fairly cntttlcs:Iicncrhl
NaUr TO anDtlSgr good, hard gnlaE lie
predicted all mrtg % prosperity should
hryan he elected, and M he nat down
~ Tho close Of lin speech a6nlc-GGptIc.
,."n 7n the Ttnsr vary kindly niIgSestel
~. hrea Gllo"rD for General ,T.tts.'
'"sse was quite q hearty respoeae.