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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
KIDNEY TROUBLES.
Due To Many Causes, But Always with
One Result, A Life Of Agony Fraught
with Horror, Death.

There are many people to-day who are
unknowingly suffering from some severe
kidney disease. This dreaded trouble should
not be neglected. Swollen joints, pains in the
small of the back, watery sacs under the eyes,
general bloating of the entire body, loss of
appetite, sleeplessness and nervousness are
few of the many symptoms that attend this
awful affection. The blood becomes filled with
the germs of the disease and carries it to other
parts of the body, so that when patient suffer
ing from this trouble dies, the entire body is
found to be filled with disease cells. Do not
hesitate or experiment if you are in this con-
clifton. You cannot begin too soon to look for
help. Take at once that greatest and surest of
cures, Kiclapoo Indian Sagwa. Thousands
attest its value for this trouble.
One of the many who testify TO its curative
powers is ]. A. Kaisar, of Kewanee, Ill. He
writes as follows: 81 would say that l was
almost down with my back, and consulted
splendid physician who said my left kidney
vas badly affected. l could hardly get up
when / was sitting or lying down. l had taken
the doctor medicine, but it did me no good at
all. l took Kickapoo Indian Sagwa and it
cured me-
This same result is obtained in every in
stance. 1t cures always where a cure is pos
sbe. Above all, it is absolutely harmless, as
it contains no poisonous ingredients of any
description, being made entirely of roots,
banks, herbs and gums of the Indians own
gathering. You can buy it at your druggists,
81 90 q DOtt'-, bottles for 90.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

BRO. LAMPHERE, of the Moorhead
NeaUs, seems to have taken umbrage at
the reference made to Senator Davis
by L. P. Hunt at the banquet given
the editors by the G. A. r. committee
at the Windsor Hotel recently. Our
friend is entirely over-sensitive. Mr..
Hunt, in his brief response to the
toast, "The Daily Press" took occa-
sion to say, that the press made and
unmade many men in political life,
and he hoped that it would make
Senator Davis president of the United
States, or words to that effect. We
fail to see anything in this that should
jar on the nerves of Lamphere or any,
body else. And Lamphere seems to
be the only one of two hundred pres
ent who felt any serious nervous shock.
But Populistic nerves are very sensi-
tive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

THE ST. James Journal, inspeaking
of the Second district from political
standpoint, has this to say regarding
Mr.. B. D. Smiths candidacy for attor-
ney general: ben Smith, of Man.
kato, is a candidate for the Office of
attorney general of the state, subject
to the decision of the Republican
state convention. At the last Repub-
lican convention the Second district
received nothing, and it behooves us
this year to unite on some one man,
and push his candidacy to success
full consummation. A better man
than Mr.. Smith could not be chosen.
To know him is to admire his abili-
ties, to respect his honorable man
hood, to love his genial good-hearted-
ness. He would make an ideal officer,
and would be an ornament to the
state, an honor to the district"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
CANDIDACY ANNOUNCED.

Saturdays Minneapolis Journal
contained telegram dated at Sleepy
Eye, claiming that the Sleepy Eye
Dispatch had formally and authorita-
lively announced That Mr. Geo. Somer-
vile of that place was a candidate for
congress, and won contest the dis
trict convention for the Republican
nomination. There is probably no
question about the correctness of the
statement. For several weeks it has
been quietly whispered that in due
time this gentleman name would be
brought forward, and that he would
enter the field backed by a pretty
strong array Of warm personal friends.
While the FREE PRESS, in common,
with large circle of earnest Republi
cans, had hope d that Mr.. McCleary's
clean and satisfactory congressional
acts would lead TO his denomination
without opposition, there is a crafty
ing aspect to Mr. Somerville's candi-
dacy, now that he has determined to
come into the field, and that is that
he is thorough Republican. There
is no tincture of free trade nor free
silver about him. He has always been
a Republican of the stalWart kind, and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
CONGRESSMAN McCLEARY.

That Congressman McCleary has
fairly won the high position he holds
in the congress of the United States
is clearly evident by the splendid press
notices he is receiving throughout the
country. Unframed in the school of
politics as he was when he entered
the congressional field four years ago,
the magnificent victory he won at that
time proved him an apt student and
sagacious gentleman. The bold stand
he took on the question of finance at
outset of his public career, and the
vigOr with which he has maintained
his position all along, has won for him
the confidence of the mass of his party
and the respect of those whose views
are widely at variance with his own.
His masterful arguments in present.
ing the sound money side of the fnan-
cial question rightfully led Speaker
Reed to name him upon one of the
most important committees of the
house-Banking and Currency-and
his recent reply to Congressman
Towne's free silver speech is a clear
and forcible vindication of his selec-
tion for this place.
Sundays Pioneer Press contained an
excellent editorial on the proprlety of
returning Mr.. McCleary for another
term, and among other things 1T said:
There are few men in congress who
possess the high qualities of Prof.
McCleary. He is just beginning to be
found out by his fellow representa-
tiveS at his full value He is Just be-
ginning to carry the weight and in
fluence in congress which is due to his
rare mental endoWmentS and his work.
ing power. And this is the time
when some rival politician in his dis
trict thinks he should be turned out
and his place taken by another fresh
man who, as soon as he in turn begins
to know anything, will be sent home
to make way for another in the end
, less chain of greenhOrns This is the
sort of thing which strips many of
the western states of all influence in
congress. 1t is safe to say that if any
eastern or middle state was fortunate
enough to secure so able and useful a
representative as Congressman Nc
Cleary his district would keep him
there as long as he would consent to
serve it. Mr.. McCleary would be a
valuable man in any post of duty TO
which he might be assigned. He was
a valuable representative during his
first term. He has been still more
valuable during his second term. He
| is certain to prove more and more
valuable with every term he is kept in
congress, for he has the stuff in him
which commands widening influence
and higher rank in such a body the
longer and better he is known.
Here is something for the Second
district Republicans to ponder we'll
before deciding to lay Mr.. McCleary
aside.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

while we believe that Congressman
McCleary will succeed himself, it is
fortunate that he has gentleman so
clean and so worthy to contest the
nomination as is Mr.. Somerville.
With two such worthy champions Of
Republican principles, the question of
selection is more one of personal
friendship than of party expediency,
and whoever succeeds the district is
sure of maintaining the high standard
it has always enjoyed in the congress
of the United States.
The position of the FREE PRESS on
the question of congressman is we'll
known. While it entertains the
highest opinion of Mr.. Somerville, and
in the event of his nomination will &C
cord him all the support within it's
power, it will yield none of it's earn
estness in the support of Congressman
McCleary before the coming district
convention. The district, and es-
pecially Blue Earth county, have no
reason to feel other than proud of our
present representative, and his friends
throughout the district will now be-
come active in looking after his in
terests.
No one should underestimate the
strength of Mr.. Somerville. He is a
thoroughly popular representative of
the young Republicans, and will make
an aggressive campaign. The Second
district promises to be the battle field
of a hard fought contest between the
friends of two eminently worthy and
popular chieftaius.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
accordance with the above resolution the
ral counties are entitled to representation
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AND
PRIMARIES.
OFFICIAL CALL.

A Republican convention for the county of
Sac Earth, Minnesota, will be held on Friday,
he 10th day of March, 1896, at l.. P. Hunt s
Tall in the city of Mankato, at 10 o'clock a.
H. for the purpose of electing twenty-one dele
Gates to the Minnesota Republican State Con.
vsntion, to be held in the city of Minneapolis,
oZR Thursday, March "a, 1896, for the purpose of
r2oosing four delegates and four alternates to
The National Republican Convention to be held
al the city of st. Louis, June 16 1896, and plac-
Eg IN nomination nine candidates for presi-
&ential electors to be voted for at the election
10 be held November g. 1886; also for the selec-
t,on of twenty-one delegates to attend the
sNeond District Convention, to be held in the
ray of Mankato, at l.. 2. Hunts Hail.
Monday, the 23rd day of March, 10 O'Clock
A. m, for the choosing of two delegates
E3d two alternates to the Republican
National Convention to be held at the city of
Sc, Louis, June Is, 1896 All voters, without re-
zrd to past political affiliations who believe in
he principles of the Republican party and who
Heslre its success in the present campaign, are
AyIted TO participate in the selection of dele
gates to this convention
The basis of representation shall be one dele
gate for each twenty-five votes, or major frac-
ton thereof cast for Governor Knute Nelson in
sG Every precinct is entitled to at least one
delegate.
In accordance with the above apportionment
ise several precincts will be entitled to the fol-
lowing number of delegates in the convention .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
NELSON FOR CLOUGH.

If there has been suspicion lurk-
ing within the breast of anyone that
Senator Nelson was not going to take
a hand in Gov Clough's campaign,
that suspicion has been dispelled by
the publication of letter in the Min
neapolis Journal, written to friend
by the senator about two weeks ago.
The communication is likely one of
many of the same general tenor,
as the Journal says that the let
ter placed in it's hands is a carbon
copy, which fact would lead to the
conclusion that the one which it pub
lished is not the only one sent out.
No one who knows Senator Nelson
well, knows his disposition to stand
by those who stand by him, have at
any time seriously believed that he
would forsake Mr.. Clough in his hour
of need. Nelson is not built that way.
His political success is more to be
credited to the fact that he stands
ready to reward his friends and pun
ish his enemies than to forsake his
friends and reward his enemies. And
the successful politician is the one
who follows this line of policy. To no
one man in the state does senator Mel
son owe his success for a seat in the
United States senate more than Gov.
ClOugh, and ungrateful indeed would
the senator be did he take any other
position than that of supporting him.
But the stated motive for coming to
Clough's rescue is hardly creditable to
the senator. The mass of Republi-
cans throughout the state who are op-
posing Clough's nomination for gov
ernOr are not actuated because ex-
Senator Washburn may be opposed to
him. The senatorial fight closed over
a year ago and the next gubernatorial
contest will be fought out on issues
entirely removed from what occurred
in the senatorial matter. While Mr..
Nelson would be expected to lend
his influence for Mr.. Clough's success,
he will find that he has got pretty
heavy load to carry. Clearly, Mr..
Clough is not the choice of the party
for governor, and at this time it is diff
ficult to see how he can possibly sue
coed ina nominating convention,
even with so powerful backing as the
senator is conceded to be-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

By the direction of the Republican Congress
sional Committee of the Second Congressional
District of the State of Minnesota, a convention
OF the Republican voters of the Second Con-
gressional District of the State of Minnesota
Will be held at L. P. Hunts Hall in the City of
Gankato on Monday, March 23d, 1896, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of elect
ng two delegates and two alternates to the
National Republican Convention to be held at
st. Louis June 18th, 1896.
The Congressional Convention will be COM
posed of delegates from the several counties in
the district to be chosen by Republican County
Conventions held for that purpose.
The number of delegates to which the several
eUonties are entitled shall be in accordance
with the following resolution adopted by the
Congressional Committee
Resolved, That each county shall be entitled
80 one delegate for each two hundred votes or
major fraction thereof cast for the Republican
naRdidate for governor in 1894, and that each
r0anty be allowed in addition five delegates at
large"
In accordance with the above resolution the
AaE cOuptinS entitlnd TO al
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

Mr.. M. o. HALL, of Duluth, has
been mentioned as superintendent of
the st. Cloud reformatory in place of
w. e. Lee, who recently resigned, and
his selection by the board would be
a good one, as he is we'll fitted for such
a responsible position. The Preston
Times in speaking of him says: 'It
has been our pleasure to know Mr..
Hall for many years. and we sincerely
hope the board of managers will see
their way clear to appoint him. His
frmness of character, his executive
ability and sterling integrity es-
pecially fit him for the important du-
ties of superintendent. No better
man could be found in the state"
The qualities herein mentioned are
those needed in administration of the
duties of this important position, and
the board should carefully consider
his application when it comes to make
selection.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

By direction of the Republican State Central
Committee the Republican voters of the several
counties of the State of Minnesota are request
ed TO send delegates to the state convention to
be held in Exposition Hall at Minneapolis, on
Tuesday March oath, 1896, at twelve o'clock
noon, for the purpose of electing four dele
gates at large and four alternates at large to
Che Notional Republican Convention to be held
at st Louis, June 10, 1896; also, to nominate
nine presidential electors.
The state convention will be composed of
delegates from the several counties of the state
TO be chosen by Republican county conventions
held for the purpose.
The number of delegates to which the several
counties are entitled shall be in accordance
with the following resolution which was unani-
mously adopted by the State Committee:
''Resolved. That each county shall be entl-
tied to one delegate for each two hundred votes
or majority fraction thereof cast for the Re-
publican candidate for governor in 1884, and
that each county be allowed in addition live
delegates at large.
In accordance with the above resolution the
several counties are entitled to representation
i'm ba
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
An Veritable Chronic Kicker.

Fergus Falls Journal
Brother Lampheres digestion must
be unusually bad when he objects be-
cause Brother Hunt referred to Sena-
tor Davis presidential boom at the
editorial banquet on the ground that
politics and religion are barred. There
is neither politics nor religion in Sena-
tor Davis candidacy, and moreover
the editorial banquet has nothing to
do with the editorial association. 1t
is simply social function given by
the city of ST. Paul. But Brother
Lamphere is such chronic kicker
that he will have to be pardoned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
CLASSICAL COURSE.

All who received thirty-two or
more credits are to receive honorable
mention on graduation.
There is said to be a desire on the
part of the class and some of the
teachers that speaker of note be Sc
cured, instead of the usual exercises
by the graduates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

Lincoln-At Kelley school house.
Madison Lake-At District No. 49, school
house.
Jamestown-At Ballentyne school house.
Decoria-At town hail.
Shelby-At Amboy opera house.
Vernon-At Petrich's store.
Lyra-At Wilsie's lumber Office.
Lime--At Schumacher school house.
City of Mankato:-
First ward-At $50 North Front street.
Second ward-At 607 North Front street
Third ward-At city hall.
Fourth ward-At SOC South Front street.
Fifth ward-At hose house.
Sixth ward-At hook and ladder house
WALTER MCBRooM, WV. P. MCCONNELL,
Sec'y. Chair man
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

Primaries will be held in the various towns
and voting precincts between the hours of ZOO
znd 100 O'Clock p. m. of Thursday, the 10Th day
sE March, as follows:
Medo-At town hall
Eagle Lake-At Ewing's Hall.
Mapleton-At Sprague's Hall
Rapidan-At District No. 66, school house.
Judson-At town hall
8&fice
Sterling Center-At town hall.
Beauford-At District No, Sc, school bousa
South Bend-At hotel.
Garden City-At Tysons Hall.
Lake Crystal-At Freemans Hall
Butternut Valley-At Fetch school house.
Cambria-At District No. IL. school house.
Mankato town-At Woodland school house.
Pleasant Mound-At Perry's store
Ceresco-At Russell school house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

THE negroes of the south pay taxes
upon $l36, 900 worth of property.
Pretty good for race which has been
out of bondage less than third of a
century.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
FIFTEEN GRADUATES.
This Number the High School Will
Turn Out.

1t is now definitely settled who will
graduate from the High school the
present year. To graduate, min
imum of twenty-eight credits out of a
total of thirty-two are required, al
though by taking extra studies many
in the class have passed the maximum
mark. The following is list of the
class, with age and credits:
ASSIGAI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

MANKATO has let contract for arc lights
1900 candle power, at $50 per light per annum
st. Cloud Times.
No, Mankato has not let such con
tract yet, for the very good reason
that she has never had the chance.
She will let one for $3.50 though, if
the party putting in the bid makes
good his offer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

IT is estimated that the people OF
this country will buy 1000, 900 bicycles
this season. 1t looks as though the
nation would soon be on wheels.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
-Mankato is in earnest in the mat

-MankatO is in earnest in the mat
ter of a rousing Fourth of July cele-
bration. The various committees
have been appointed and we notice
the names of the best hustlers the
city affords, are on the important
committees.-An Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06

Now if we add for Hennepin county
or the Fifth district 80 delegates and
for the Fourth district one halfof the
total number of delegates, GOETHE to-
tai of Clough's strength according to
these figures would be AIS or 1872 short
of nomination.
The FREE PRESS believes that it
has treated Mr. Cloughs strength
with more liberality than it will de-
velOp in the convention. Where. then.
can he hope for nomination.? And
the same air of uncertainty surrounds
the other candidates. No one will 90
into the convention with sufficient
number of votes to secure the nomi-
nation, and the chances for a dark
horse would seem to be excellent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-06
WHO WILL BE GOVERNOR?

The expected in the gubernatorial
complication happened on Saturday
when the official announcement of
Hon. W. E. Lees candidacy was made.
While the formal announcement
caused no surprise, it having been
we'll known for several weeks that it
was liable to come any day, it is con-
cededly further complication of the
political situation. Mr.. Lee comes
from section of country where Coy.
Clough had counted upon much
strength and where, indeed, he would
have carried off the large majority of
delegates. Lee, however, is especially
strong in the Sixth district, and it is
claimed by his friends that he will
leave but very few scattering votes
for the present executive. Surrounded
as he is by candidates from almost
every quarter of the state, it is a
mathematical problem of no easy solv-
ency bow Mr.. Clough can figure out
nomination. If the convention for
the nomination of state officers is
based upon the same representation
as that for the selection of delegates
to the national Republican conven-
ton, there will be 1,151 delegates. To
nominate will require $40 votes
Where can Mr. Clough get them? OF
course it is early in the campaign to
give anything like an accurate guess
as to the outcome, yet it is not diff
ticult matter to figure any candidate
thus far mentioned with large
shortage of delegates.
After looking over the counties in
the various districts, leaving out of
the calculation the Fourth and Fifth
districts, in our judgment Mr.. Clough
would stand at this time with about
the following votes in the convention:
Evening journal., 1896-10-01
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
BRYAN VERSUS THE CLERGY.

To the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
Sir: Without attempting any de-
fence of Mr.. Bryan, / would like TO
say one or two things in reference to
the sO-called unwarranted attack made
by him against the clergy in his recent
speech delivered in Wilmington. In the
first place | am informed that whateve
Mr. Bryan might have said on the sub
ject was provoked by an attack made on
him by one of the prominent minister
of that city, if not at political meet
ing at least at q religious assembly
converted into one. In the second
place. / think it exceedingly unwise in
Mr. Bryan to have taken any notice Of
such an attack made upon him for the
reason that he lays himself liable to
unjust and uncharitable criticism by
certain men of the 'holy calling" who
are never better pleased than
when their names, like their
faces, are to be seen in public
places. 1t affords fine opportunity for
such men to go Off on their spread
eagle" in which they delight and for
which they are so renowned. And as
to the charge itself made by Mr.. Bryan
against the clergy, 1t seems to me there
must be more truth than poetry in it or
they would not squirm or squeal under
it. One Of them at least seems to have
taken IL very seriously to heart. seeing
he appears the second time in the Bal
timore Sun to berate Mr.. Bryan, or as
is still more palpable. to praise Mr.. Nc
Kinley. ONE OF THE CLERGY.
Cecil County, Md, Sept. 20, 1896.