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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-28
Il SUGG ESTION WITH

That Is sad and startling news which
comes from the steeples of the meet
ing-houses on the Green. 1t has for
some time been scientifically suspected
that those steeples We're furnishing
hibernal and yernal hiding places for
the pestiferous elm-leaf beetles. That
suspicion has been amply verified Yes
terday it was discovered that in the
steeple of one of the meeting houses
there are "myriads' of insects, and a
quart were scooped UP with cornu-
copia'' and without any exertion" 1t
is considered certain that a similar
state of things exists in the other
steeples on and near the Green. The
beetles are to be attacked with ben
zine, and it is to be hoped that they
will be killed by it and not proceed to
wax fat on it.
When the suspicion that the steeples
were filled with elm-leaf beetles was
first made public we suggested that If
a search for them resulted in finding
them it might be well to then look
downstairs for such animals as wolves
in Sleeps clothing and for insidiously-
gnawing heresy rats. We also sug-
gested that the trail of "that old SER
pent' might be found. After yester-
days discovery in the steeple we wish
to withdraw that suggestion and to
express the hope that nobody will be
rash enough to act on it, We are so
surprised by what there is in the
steeples that we do not think it best to
press any exploration downstairs
There is no telling what would be
found, and there is enough to do at
present in sprinkling benzine on the
devilish inhabitants of the steeples.
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Il PUBIC rR US Il.

Last year the old soldier idea, donni-
mated the Massachusetts legislature to
such an extent that what is known as
the veterans preference law was mass
ed. Massachusetts has a civil service
law, but the veterans preference act
practically nullified it so far as Union
veterans We're concerned. That act has
just been declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme court of the State. The
case was that of an applicant for a
position who had passed an examina-
ton by the civil service commissioners
and was highest on the list of those
found eligible for appointment. The
commissioners, under the veterans
preference act. gave the position to a
veteran who had not taken the exanin-
alton. The Supreme court holds that
the Legislature cannot constitutionally
provide that certain public offices and
employments which it has created shall
any other class, even though the veter-
ans are found or thought to be actual
" qualified to perform the duties of the
offices in question. The court says:
Public offices are created for the pur-
pose of effecting the ends for which
governments have been instituted,
which are the common good, and not
the profit, honor or private interest of
any one man, family or class of men.
In our form of government it is funda-
mental that public offices are a public
trust, and that the persons to be ap-
pointed should be selected solely with a
view to the public welfare.
This is entirely sound and in accord
ance with "the spirit of our institu-
TONS" Public offices should not be "a
private snap" for any privileged class.
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in a small canvas bag. His garb
would never give rise to the suspicion
that he was worth thousands of dol
lars. He wore pair of duck trousers
and coat of similar texture.
The sack he carried contained scores
of diamonds of all sorts and Sizes
which he had gathered in western Aus
tralia. When Nagel boarded the Mar
iposa at Sydney he handed over his bag
of diamonds to Purser Smith, who gave
him a receipt for it and dismissed the
matter from his mind.
The purser's troubles had only begun
for the diamond king Of the steerage
haunted the office morning, noon ana
night inquiring as to the safety OF ms
precious stones Finally Nagel could
stand the strain no longer. He stood
the separation from his diamonds untli
Honolulu was reached, and then ne
handed Smith the receipt and received
his precious bag in exchange, and dis
appeared into the steerage.
Then the life of Storage Steward
Calligan became burden to him. Ma
gel hid his jewels in various places,
and changed the hiding place about ev-
cry hour. Everybody in the steerage
knew about the wonderful bag and its
contents, and all the while the owner
thought he was very secretlVe. for
the last two days of the voyage Nagel
kept his fortune in his trunk under his
berth, and then kept watch on 1t, re-
fusing to leave his vigil to go to ms
meals. The latter were brought to him
by the steward to prevent the passen-
ger from starving.
Shortly after the Mariposa locked
Nagel left the steamer with his bag
and soon disappeared from the dock.
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the condition of affairs. He could give
no accurate description of the nervy
robber, as 1t was not an unusual thing
to have strange visitors, and he had
not observed this one very closely.
About all he had noticed was that he
was dressed in light-colored spring
suit. He was about thirty-five years
old and smooth shaven. He didn't re-
call ever having seen him before, but
he was sure it was some person who
had observed that Mr.. Lovenberg kept
money in the vault, and that it was his
custom to open the vault at about that
hour in the morning, before any one
else came.
In his hurry the robber overlooked
some gold coins that were lying under
meath some checks in the cash drawer,
and he did not take the checks.
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as our own. yet is put up in a much
more attractive manner and commands
reader sale" The original Zions
Cooperative Institution expired by linz
itation of law on October last, but a
new corporation, under the old NAME
was organized on September 80 with q
ffty-year lease of life.
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FASHION NOTES.
stuns to Avoid.

Satlnes are offered in the stores with
lustre so like that of fine silk that 1t
takes brave heart to resist them, but
do stop and think minute. The peri
cd during which the material Will look
like silk is rather short, Then it has to
go into the wash tub, out Of which 1t
comes looking neither like silk nor like
good Saline Better get something
that from the beginning looks honestly
like what it is, You win save money
and be the better dressed in the end
Taffetas are not very expensive, are
highly fashionable at present and care
in purchasing viii ensure q good return
for the outlay. Here is a sketch of an
excellent way to employ a taffeta the
goods being green in this instance,
The jacket bodice's green fronts We're
turned back abruptly into basque
faced with white satin, and the space
below was filled in with white satin
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Advertising Rates.

Situations, Wants, Rents and other small
advertsements One Cent Word each in
sertion. Five cents word for full week
(seven timeSl
Display Advertisements-Per inch, one In
sertion, Sl.20; each subsequent insertion, 40
cents; one week. $3.50; one month, $40; one
year, $40.
Obituary notices, in prose or verse, 10 cents
per line Notices of bit this, Marriages, Deaths
aud Funerals, SO cents each. Local notices,
Is cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their own
jmmedite business (all matter to DO uuob-
jectionable) and their contracts do not IN
clude Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
Discounts-On Two inches or more one
month and over, 10 per cent; on four inches
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(From the San Francisco Examiner.)
One of the weaIthiest passengers who
ever crossed thePacific ocean in the
steerage of an ocean steamer arrived
from Australia on the Mariposa yester-
day morning. John Nagel was the
passenger, and he carried his fortune
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-28

1t appears that eggs can be too fresh
Eggs directly from the nest are said to
be less rich and appetizing than when
day or two old. For invalids the day
old egg is recommended as just the
thing.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-28

1t is calculated that the death duties
to be assessed on the estate of the late
Baron Hirsch by the English govern
ment, under whose jurisdiction very
large share of his enormous fortune
falls, will amount to something like
IS. 600 900.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-28

Through the efforts of Philadelphia
philanthropists an institution called
the Home of Delight" has been opened
in that city. 1t Is for the benefit of the
poor in the slum districts, the idea be-
ing borrowed from the London "Palace
Of Delight" Tt starts in modest way,
but it hopes to grow as its capabilities
for good are demonstrated. In a com
modious house of fourteen rooms free
public library has been established,
with a reading-room, a conversation
room, a gymnasium, and a room for
games. Among the plans for almost
immediate action are the formation of
a penny bank, cadet club, sewing
circles, district nurse aid, etc. There
is practically no limit to the amount
Of work that can be undertaken through
the agency of this Home for Delight. .
It's benefits are offered to the people of
all crecds and without regard to color
or nationality, and it is designed to
minister to their mental and moral re-
quirements. Chief among the promot-
ers of the enterprise is Rabbi J. Leon
ard Levi who will devote to it the
entire proceeds CT a prosperous publ
cation Of which he is the editor.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-28

The chief of police in each Russian
district passes upon all printed adver-
tisements, as well as upon the text of
papers and magazines, and recently
two bicycle-tire firms had their adver-
tisements returned as not available"
because one contained the words sen
sational novelty and the other beats
everything"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-28

A fifteen-year-old English girl has
p1itral murmur of the heart so strong
that it can be heard twelve feet away
when she has her clothes on. If she is
placed with chest exposed three feet
from closed door, the sound can be
heard by person standing at the same
distance from the other side of the
door. The Lancet says the heart is not
enlarged or dilated, and the only incon-
venience felt by the patient is that she
easily gets out of breath.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-28

The twenty-seventh annual report of
the president of lions Cooperative
Mercantile Institution, made recently
at stockholders meeting in Salt Lake
City, showed an unusual degree of
prosperity The institution did a bust
ness in 1895 of s2,549, 1892, on which it
realized profit of $124,915, permitting
semi-annuaI dividends of per cent
The sales in 1895 were S157,275 in .ex-
cess of those in 1894. Among the pro-
ducts of the Institution were rs, 400 pairs
of boots and shoes and 1858 dozen of
overalls and shirts Fear is expressed
by the president that the members OF
the corporation will lose much of their
dried-fruit market, unless they are more
particular in the packing of their pro-
duct, "as the California evaporated
dried fruit. while not as fine-hayored
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It is related that the late Duke of
Leicester on a certain occasion met one
Of his laborers and said to him: II re-
yret, owing to a report made by my
steward, at having to dispense with
your services, as there is not, believe,
sufficient work for ALL Upon hearing
this the man innocently remarked:
Faith, your grace, there is no neces-
tsity to dismiss me on account of search
ty of work, as very little would keep
me busy" His ready reply amused the
duke, who gave orders for his reten-
ton.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-28

Woman, a London periodical, says
that American women have ceased to
surpass English women in English So
ciety in respect to brilliancy, attrac-
tiveness and chic The Prince Of
Wales, the dictator of social taste.
finds the gentle graces of English ar
istocrats more agreeable than the
laughing loneliness Of the daughters of
the New World This is one of the
things that are too good to be true.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
June 10 July 81
SUM MONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth, District Court, Sixth Judicial District
j. p. Armstrong, plaintiff, VS.. George Small
also all other persons parties unknown
claiming any right title estate, lien, or interest
in the real estate described in the complaint
herein, defendants Summons
The State of Minnesota to the above named de-
fendant
You, and each of you, are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint of the
plaintiff in the above entitled action, which
is on file in the office of the clerk
of said court at the City of Mankato in the said
County OF Blue Earth, Minnesota, and to serve
a copy of your answer to said complaint upon
the subscribers at their office in the said
City of Mankato, in the county of Blue Earth
in the state aforesaid, within twenty days
after the service of this summons on
you, exclusive of the day of such service; and
if you fail to answer the said complaint with
in the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will apply
to the court for the relief demanded in the
complaint herein, together with the costs
and disbursements herein.
Dated Mankato, Mimi. June 10Th, A. D. 1896.
FLETCHER & TAYLOR,
Plaintiffs ATTORNEYS
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July II Aug %.
MORTGAGE FOPECI OSTIPF SATE

Default having been made in the conditions
OF certain mortgage executed by William j.
Dunn and Anna Dunn his wife mortgagors to
the Mankato Mutual Building and Loan As SO
citation, corporation duly created and ex-
listing under and by virtue of the laws of the
state OF Minnesota, mortgage, dated April
Gath, A. ID. 1895, and recorded in the Office of
the register of deeds in and for the county of
Blue Earth, in the State of Minnesota, Con 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
division of lot One ~ in Block % of Cummings
addition to Mankato, except the Westerly
Four a. feet of said lot Nineteen DO, 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 certain promissory note bear
William j. Dunn and Anna Dunn to ,said
Mankato Mutual Building and Loan Asso-
alton, and there being due and unpaid upon
sad note and mortgage. at 1.-THE date of the
notice the sum of six hundred and thirty
and 36-100 dollars, all of which said mortgage
now declares to be due and payable to it. That
said mortgagors have neglected to pay the
taxes assessed and levied against said land be
fore the same became delinquent and said
mortgage has been obliged to and did on June
LIST, 1885, pay said taxes against said land
to the sum of Nine and 2O-1OO and the same is
due and payable to aid mortgage with eight
per cent. interest as provided in said mortgage
anu no dCUlOn OF proceeding at law or OUnerWlSe
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 Augusta. d. 1896
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, to satisfy the
amount of said mortgage debt then due and I'M
paid, together with said Nine and 2l-1OO dollars
interest thereon at per cent. from June LIST
1896 together with the costs and expenses of
such foreclosure proceeding, including twenty
five dollars attorneys fees as stipulated in said
mortgages and the said mortgage will be
hereby foreclosed
Dated July 18TH 1896.
MANKATO MUTUAL BUILDING AND
LOANS ASSOCIATION. Mortgage.
THoS. HUGHES.
Attorney for Mortgage.
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SHERIFFS EXECUTION SALE.
BY virtue of an execution issued out of and
under the seal of the District Court in and for
the county of Blue Earth and State of Min
nesota under a. Judgment rendered and DOCK
eted in said county on the 14th day of
May, A: d. 1895, for the sum of Sixty
six and 1910 (65.75) dollar in Bn action where
sn Evan ID. Jones and David j. Jones
plaintiff and William MendenhaiI de.
PENDANT, ! have this 18th day of July, A.
d. 1896. levied upon all the right, title
and interest of the said defendant, William
Mendenhall in and to the following described
real estate situated in the county of BlueEart
and State of Minnesota, known and described
as follows: The southeast quarter (4) OF
township one hundred and seven QOO range
the office of the Register of Deeds in and fol
said county of Blue Earth, Minnesota and all OF
the right, title and interest of the, said defen
dant, William Mendenhall, in and to the said
real estate at any time since judgment.
Now, therefore. notice is hereby given that
will sell the above described real property to
the highest bidder for cash at public auction at
the front door of the County Court House OF
Blue Earth county aforesaid, in the City OF
Mankato therein, on Saturday, the 29th day OF
August, 1896 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that
day to satisfy the said execution, together with
the interest and costs thereon.
Dated this 18th day of July A, D. 1896.
D. T. BOWEN,
Sheriff of Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Thos. Hughes,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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June 10 July 81.
SHERIFF'S EXECUTION SALE,

By virtue of an execution issued out of and
under the seal of the District Court in and for
the County of Freeborn and State of Min
nesota, upon judgment rendered and docket
ed in said county on the 29th day of October,
A. D. 1889, for the sum of one hundred and
thirty-elght and 25-1OO @138.25) dollars, in
plaintiff. and B. F.. shafer defendant l
levied upon all the right, title and interest Of
the said defendant, B. j. Shafer, in and to the
following described real estate, situated in the
county of Blue Earth and State of Minnesota,
known and described as follows: Lot number
eight () in block number two (2) of Cummings
addition to the City of Mankato according to
the plat of said addition now on file and of
record in the Office of the Register of Deeds in
and for said Blue Earth county being all of said
lot eight (9 block two (2) excepting the west
forty feet and three inches thereof, and all of
the right, title and interest of said Defendant,
B. F. Shafer in and to the said real estate at
any time since judgment.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
will sell the above described real property to
the highest bidder for cash at public auction
at the front door of the County Court House
of Blue Earth county, aforesaid, in the City of
Mankato therein, on the I'd day of August, A.
D., 1896, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that
day to satisfy the said execution, together with
the interest and costs thereon.
Dated this 18th day of June, A. D., 1896.
D. T. BOWEN,
Sheriff of Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
N. T. DAVIS,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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First insertion July pa Aug 7
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAN

Il YIN hEAhlNU YIN OhAlMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth-ss. In Probate Court. Special Term,
July 22d, 1896.
In the matter OF the estate of David
Evans, deceased
Letters testamentary the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
David T. Evans of said county.
1t is ordered that all claims and demands Of
all persons against said estate be presen ted to
this court for examination and allowance, at
the Probate Office in the City of Mankato, in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day,
viz: On the 9th day of February 1897
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day.
1t is further ordered that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the eX-
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court or not proven to it's satisfaction
shall be forever barred, unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, That notice of the time and
place of the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
tion of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly news
paper printed and published at the city of Man
kato, in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato, the 22d day
of July, A. D. 1896.
By the Court:
probate Seal. GEO W. MEAD,
Judge of Probate
Thos. Hughes,
Attorney for Executor
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ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATORS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth.-ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term, July 22d, 1896.
In the matter OF the estate of Mary
Neary. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of John
Neary, of said county, representing
among other things, that Mary Neary
late of said Blue Earth County on
the 1st day of June, A. D. 1896, at
jamestown, died intestate, and be-
ing an inhabitant of this county
at the time of her death, leaving goods,
chattels and estate within this county and
that the said petitioner is son
said John Neary, granted.
1t is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Tuesday, the 18th day of
August A. D.. 1896, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at
the 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 publish
ed at the city of Mankato in said county.
Dated at the city OF Mankato the 22d day Of
July, A. d. 1896.
By the Court
Seal of Probate Court. g. w. MEAD.
Judge of Probate.
co Daley,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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NOTICE OF LIS PENDENs.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth. District Court, Sixth Judicial Dis
trict
j. P. Armstrong, plaintiff, VS.. George Small,
also all other persons or parties unknown,
claiming any right, title, estate lien, or interest
in the real estate described in the complaint
herein, Observation-Disclosures of Lis Pendens.
Notice is hereby given that an action has
been commenced in this court by the above
named plaintiff against the above named de-
PENDANTS for the purpose of determining the
adverse claims of said defendants and each of
them in and to the real estate described in the
complaint herein and hereafter mentioned, and
for the purpose of quieting the title to said
lands in this plaintiff.
The premises affected by said action are
situated in the County of Blue Earth, and State
of Minnesota, and are described as follows, to-
wit: The North one-half, IN. ~. of the South
east Quarter, Is. E. "a, of Section Twenty
Seven. (27l, in Township One Hundred Six QO6),
north of Range Twenty-Five (29), west of the
Fifth principal meridian.
Dated June 10Th, A. D., 1896.
FLETCHER & TAYLOR,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
Mankato. MINI.