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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-17

thing else must be used. What it
should be, he did not know. The
cement rock crushed up and properly
packed, might prove the right thing.
A good permanent roadbed even at
considerable expense would prove a
good investment. He was convinced
that the county or state ought to
share in the expense of building good
roads If this were done he believed
that progress in good road bull ling
would be noted at once. He would
like to see a good roads association
organized in this county.
Messrs. Brandrup, Weed, Helmer,
Pope and Talbert followed in the dis
cussion and related number of facts
which had come under their observa-
tion. Mr.. Helmer stated that the
river gravel was worthless for road
building, as it would not form a hard
ened bed, which was the reason why
roads built with it had proved fail
ures. Good results, he said, could
only be obtained from gravel taken
from beds which were not washed by
the rivers, and he cited numerous in
stances where good roads which had
worn for years with slight repairs
had been made from such gravel
Prof. Cox said that the roads he re-
ferred to in Ohio and Indiana were
made from gravel obtained from
gravel pits, and not from the silver
banks. He believed that sufficient
gravel could be found in this vicinity.
The hope was expressed that the
evenings discussion might cause an
agitation which would result in the
formation OF good road s association,
which would push forward the i'm
prOvement of our roads.
The next meeting of the club will
occur on Tuesday evening, Jan. 2lst,
when B. ID. Smith will read a paper
on the Jury System-its present
workings and suggested improve
mentS."
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NEW FIRM.

Messrs. Paul Cote and JnO. @. Carl
son, two as good carpenters as the
state of Minnesota contains, have
formed a CO partnership under the
firm name of Cote & Carlson, for the
purpose of conducting general con-
tract business. They are now or will
forthwith figure on the extension for
DR.. Andrews building, a residence for
A. w. Robinson of this city and one
for Dr. o. G. Stricken of New Ulm.
These gentlemen were last year en-
gagged with Burdick & Co., and are
wel-kDOWn wherever they have
worked, as being thorough workmen.
Mr.. Cote was for three years Burdick's
foreman, and made himself popular
with all with whom he came 10 con-
tact.
We predict for these gentlemen a
successful partnership, and have every
that they will fully meet
every requirement in their field.
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MR.. ROBEL'S POSITION.
He Will Pay the Lawful Fee When
His License Expires.

Mr.. Henry Robel stated to the
FREE PRESS today that he is not un-
decided as TO what he is going to do
regarding the renewal of his liquor
license. Said he: my license, the
one under which l am now doing bust
ness, does not expire until next No
vember. When it expires l will apply
for new license and will then pay
whatever sum for it that is required
by law. 1 don't see why l should
make an application for new license
at. this time"
Mr.. Robel intends to abide. by the
spirit of the law, and not ask the
council to take advantage of any
technically of the law, if there is one
that can be taken advantage of.
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Obituary.

Died in Minneapolis, Monday. JAN
6, 1895, of rheumatism of the heart,
Frank Ford, aged 81 years. Mr.. Ford
was born and raised in Mankato, and
since his sixteenth year had followed
the occupation of railroading, and at
the time of his death was in the en-
ploy of the Omaha road. He has
been sufferer from muscular rheuma-
tism for the last four years. His re-
mains were brought to Mankato for
burial. Mr.. Ford was married nearly
year ago and leaves a wife and also
his father, mother and brother to
mourn his death.
IT'S hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart.
IT'S hard, so hard to speak the words:
We must forever part.
Dearest loved one we must lay thee
In the peaceful graves embrace,
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-17
COUNTY BOARD.
An Adjournment will be Reached
Saturday Afternoon.

The county board today decided to
advance the rates of all county papers
not referred to Friday SIS year
each for publishing the county board
proceedings. This makes the sums
allowed as follows: Lake Crystal I'm
ION S35, Amboy Herald S35, Mapleton
Enterprise S35, Good Thunder Herald
s35, Mankato Post $40, Mankato Journ-
al S35, Mankato Ledger S35. The
Morning Neacs was added to the list
and allowed $50.
J. r. Thompson sent a communica-
tion to the board to have the road
record book left where the public can
have access to it at all times.
The board will adjourn this after
noon.
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POPULiST LEAGUE ORGANIZES

Eleven Populists of the city met
Wednesday night, pursuant to the
call, and organized local league, to
become part of the state league.
The following officers were elected:
E. Rosenberger, president.
j. l.. King, vice-pre>ident.
S. A. Anderson, treasurer.
A. NJ Morrison, secretary.
Mr.. Morrison was also elected dele
gate to the state league, which meets
at ST. Paul, Jan. 18th.
Meetings are to be held monthly.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTES.
\ Small Fire Friday Quickly
ExtinquiShed.

The fire department was called out
at 1:30 O'Clock Friday afternoon by a
small blaze at the school house at the
the corner of Washington and Broad
streets. The use of chemical quick
ly extinguished the fire before any
appreciate damage was done
Box nineteen was tested by the de-
partment this afternoon and worked
satisfactorily.
Superior Hose Co. No. 2 is trying
a team of heavy black horses from
near Lake Crystal this afternoon.
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manner.

Sheriff and Mrs. Bowen were sur
prised Friday by about twenty
five of their neighbors dropping in
upon them. The party brought re-
freshments, and the evening was
spent in playing cards. Several
musical selections were rendered,
and all had a fine time.
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INSTALLATION.

Minneopa Rebekah lodge No. y
held its installation of officers Thurs
day night IN the 1. o. o. f. h D .
G.. M. Sister M. ]. Holman installed
the following officers in very credible
manner
Sister Bean, N. G..
Sister Fowler, V. G..
Sister Schroeder, r. Sec'y.
Sister Harky, f. Sec'y.
Sister True, Treasurer.
Sister Durkee, Chaplain.
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Judge Mead made an order TODAY
for hearing petition for the appoint
ment of guardian for Sherman Wes-
ton, and an order for hearing a petit
tion for administration of the estate
of Christiana M. Mailman.
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Engineer Sawyer, who has immedi-
ate charge of the Omaha railroad i'm
provements in this city, put force of
men at work excavating for the piers
for the bridge over the Blue Earth
river this morning. Five men went
to work, and others who applied for
JOBS were told to come Monday morn
ing prepared to go to work. The pile
driver will then be ready for use, and
crew of seven or eight men will be
employed. Another force of men
will find work on the false work of the
bridge, and in all probably from thir-
ty to fifty men will soon be at work
there.
An official went over the levee
property this forenoon and blazed all
of the tall, straight trees, and they
are to be cut down at once and used
for piles for the false work for the
bridge. These piles are not for per-
manent use.
The bridge over the Blue Earth
river will consist of three spans of
$50 feet each, and will have one track,
being known as single track bridge.
1t will also be what is known as
Through BRIDGE" in that the truss
work will be above the flooring, SINH
lar to the Main street bridge over the
Minnesota river. The present bridge
of the Omaha road over the Blue
Earth river is what is known as
'deck bridge, having no superstruc-
ture of truss work.
The stone for the heavy piers will
probably come from the local quarries.
although this matter will rest with
the bridge contractor and not the
road. The stone from the Weimer
quarry, nearly opposite the mouth of
the Blue Earth river, has been favora-
bly, spoken of in this connection.
The drawings for the "a" street
culvert have been completed, and
show that the culvert will be 25 feet
wide and ten or twelve feet high, as
desired. The side walls will be 14S
feet long at the top and 1870 feet long
at the extreme length of the bottom.
The walls will be massively construct
ed OF stone and will support iron
girderS.
Jno. G. Noe is actively at work ex-
amining abstracts of the titles to the
various pieces of property on the
right of way, and several deeds have
already been given to the road.
An agent of the Chicago & North
| western road has been in the city for
some time quietly picking up pieces
of property along the line of that
road into the city, in order to provide
ground for double track. He has
now nearly or quite finished his work,
and has been successful in getting
what land was desired This puts
the Northwestern road in a position
to improve it's trackage in this ci ty
and be ready for the straight jump to
New Ulm.
Jno. Q. Noe returned this afternoon
from st. Paul, where h. had a co nfer-
ence with Gen. Mgr. Winter. He
will now go on and make the pur-
chases as rapidly as possible.
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DIRECTORS ELECTED.

The board of trade held it's annual
election of directors Friday after
noon from 3 100 to 500 O'Clock, and the
foil owing were chosen.
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NUMBER 80
WORK BEGINS.
DIRT FLIES ON THE O1AHA
RlGHT-OF=WAY.

A Force of Men Put at Work FRIDAY
Morning ON the Excavation for
the Blue Earth River Bridge
Trees Being Cut for Temporary
Piles-Description of the Bridge
Chicago & Northwestern Getting
Ready to Build a Double Track.
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The old board holds its last meeting
Monday morning, and the new will
organize then.
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j. w. Andrews, Geo. T. Barr,
G. A. Chapman, w. M. Farr,
P. FoIlman, J. n. Hall,
M. B. Haynes, HI. p. Jensen,
Jno. Klein, J. G. Noe,
E. f. Soaring, James Shoemaker,
j. Ill. Stewart, j. A. Willard,
M. G.. Willard, }. G. Wise Jr.,
Lorin Cray, Thos. Hughes,
4. G.. HeinZe, A. j. Busch.
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The Orchestra of Heaven.

Inc Orruebtr0 OF Heaven.
The welcoming angel says to some new
~ arrived so.,l, Listen now to the music;
the orchestra Of heaven Is about to render
one Of the hest orntorios" The soul would
think, why, have been hearing the hest
music for 80 years on earth. Almost every
winter I heard in the Academy Of Music
tho Creation, the Messiah and '.Jeph-
thai. have heard all the great living
prima donnas and some who are dead !"
Let the welcoming angel then say To n
prospcred soul OF earth, go now and
rest; this Is the everlasting rest = Why, +"
the soul would think, II am not tired.
Why do want to rest: l have not done n
stroke of work for the last 90 years
spent my winters in Florida and my sum
mcrs In the Adirondacks, and i am not in
need of rest My hearers, heaven will
not be so much Of n heaven for those who
Ind no struggle on earth But when those
who had hard push with the red gate Of
my text, the gate of carbunclc. come to the
Rnte of pearl and find IL wide open, they
will say: Why. how strange this is. This
is the first gate 81 valuable entrance in 40
years TINT l have found open" And the
welcoming angel will say to some Chris
tian mother who reared n large family of
and prepared them for usefulness
and heaven, Go where you please and sit
down on what velvet hank or cushioned
throne you may prefer. And hear the
newly arrived soul saying, "Oh, my!
What good thing II is TO rest. ] was so
tirrd. ! WIS tired for ~ years. Angel,
tell me, Is this an unbroken rest? Can IL
he that there are no sick children to take
rarc ofs Nv head yyns 80 fir,d manning
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orr ana she turns around, saying, My
child, for the first time / hear your voice.
On earth ! SAW your smile and felt the coil
Of your blond curls ON your childish brow,
but never heard your voice, even in play
or prattle, and l am confused 10 know
which is she hest music, that which
the angels Of God render or the voice OF
you. my darling Music / read about IT
and saw the notos In the music book, and
! saw the fingers OF pianists and Organists
run up and down the snowhanks Of the
key board. but ] never thought IL would 10
anything like this Music Then the
angel will say To lifelong invalid. Ibid
you ever breathe air like thise Such
baimi Such tonici Such immortal life
In every respiration! Did you ever have
any climate on earth like this climate
Of heaven" And the soul says: This IL
the first time In many long year i have
been freed from pain. AS passed through
the river by that gate the last ache left
me, and I am well, gloriously we'll, ever
lastingly well have swallowed the last
bitter draft. have felt the last cut OF the
knife. I have passed the last sleepless
night, and now l realize the beauty of
what 81. John said in Revelation, There
shall 10 no more pain. And then the
martyrs and the prophets and the apostles
will take up the chorus. and all the recov-
cred inyalids from earth will join in the
triumphant refrain that surgcs 70 and fro,
from east gate of heaven lowest gate.
Chorus, No more pain, no more pain; no
more pain, no more painv'
My hearers, 1t will be great heaven for
all who get through, but the best heaven
for those who hnd on earth nothing but
struggle. Blessed all those who, before
they entered the gate of pearl passed
through the gate Of carhunclc!
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Aboriginal hostility pushed hnck. surely
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RAILWAY DIVISION

Timetable in effect June 20, 1896.
Steamer connections between Pier Light
ST., Wharf. Baltimore. and the railway
division ut Claiborne.
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HELP WANTED FEMALE.

WE MUST FAVE HELP. We pay
men aud women $40 10 SIS per week for
easy home work. No books or peddling.
Steady employment guaranteed. Send
stamp for work and particulars AT once
HERMANN * SEYMOUR. 2l3 South
Sixth Street. Philadelphia. ~. dee. 7-6m.
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Help Wanted-Female.

Ladies' make hig wages making gentlcmen's
neckwcar AT home by an easy method Ne
teach You FREE and furnish work ali the year
send stamp for work and particulars at once
Elite Ncckwear Co.. Camden. New Jersey.
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Daily except Saturday and Sunday
} Daily except Sunday.
SATURDAY TRAINS.

Daily except Saturday and Sunday.
Daily except Sunday.
SATURDAY TRAINS.
East bound: Leave Baltimore +. so a. m.
Salisbury ll.3S, arrive Ocean CITY 1880
Evening train leaves Baltimore p. M,
Salisbury 6.+6, arrives Ocean City 30
Local train leaves Claiborne 5.25 p. M.
Salisbury ..32, arrives Ocean City $ 40.
West Bound: Ocean City Gas a. IN.
Salisbury 40 arrives in Baltimore /. p. IN.
Afternoon train leaves Ocean LEO, Sails.
bury l.59. arrives in Baltimore 9.IO.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
East Bound: Leaves Baltimore II. m.
Salisbury 40 arrive Ocean City 1880.
Local train leaves Claiborne SIS. SALISBURY
9.l2, arrives Ocean City 1915.
West Bound: Local Express leaves Ocean
City $50, Salisbury $40. arrives Baltimore
IO.45. Ocean City Special, leaves Ocean
City SIS, Salisbury col, arrives Baltimore
1915.
WILLARD THOMPSON. Gen1 Manager.
A. J. BENJAMIN. Div. Freight and Pass
Agt Salisbury. Md.
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So Forth and Help Others.

10 anu
My hearers. with the humble spirit OF
that Russian mechanic let us go forth and
help Others. Having showed back the car
bunclc gntc for yourself to pass in and
pass on and rnss up. lend a hand to others
that they also may get through the red
gate and Tass in and pass on and pass upl
But mark well and undcrscorc with
heavy dasLcs of the ZEN the order Of the
gates Gate 81 carbunclc before gate Of
pearl. Isaiah the prince saw the one gate
centuries before IT. John the exile saw
the other. The one you must push open.
The ether stands orcn. Gate 81 n Saviour's
atoncment before the gate of divine par
don. Gate of poverty before gate Of affiu-
encc. Gatc Of earthly trial before gate Of
heavenly satisfaction. Through much
tribulatior you enter the kingdom of God
II you ever enter il at all But heaven
will not bc So much OF n heaven to those
who had everything in this world. A man
who had everything in this world enters
heaven, and the welcoming angel appoints
such newly arrived soul TO mansion,
and says. go In and live there. That
mansion Is yours forever" That man
thinks TO himself. why have for many
years lived in mansion; n mansion is no
novelty to me-" The welcoming angel mp
points some one prospered Of earth to the
honors of heaven, the coronets and thrones.
The soul thinks 90 itself, Il had more
honors on earth than l could apprccia,s
and crowns arc heavy things TO wear, any
how" The welcoming angel appoints
some prospcrcd soul of earth TO n fine land
scapc in the heavenly country and says,
Walk there and enjoy Yourself" The
soul thinks TO itself, 1.-The place owned
on the Hudson" or 1.-The castle had on
the Rhine was almost rs picturesque, and
then l cannot sec the sunset on the river
for It is here everlasting day and the sun
never sets
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-09-26

Among what we considered comfortable
homes have come privation and close cal
culation and an economy that Kills. Mil
lions Of people who say nothing about 1t
nre Mt this moment Mt their wits end
There are millions Of people who do not
want charity, but want work. The cry has
gone up to the ears Of the Lord Of Saba
9th, and the prayer will be heard, and re-
lief will come. II we have nothing better
TO depend ON than American politics, relief
will never come Whoever Is elected TO the
presidency, the wheels of government turn
so slowly and caucus In yondcr white
building ON the hill may tic the hands Of
any president. Now, though we who live
In the District Of Columbia cannot vote.
we can pray, and my prayer day and night
shall he: 30 God. hear the cry Of the souls
from under the altar Thou, who hast
brought tho wheat and corn Of this season
to such magnitude of supply, give food to
man and beast. Thou, who hadst not
where "a lay thy head, pity the shcltcrless
Thou. who hast brought To perfection the
cotton Of the south and the fax Of the
north, clothc the naked. Thou, who hast
filled the mine with coal give fuel 20 the
shivcring Bring bread to the body, intel
ligcncc 10 tho mind and salvation TO the
soul Of all the people! God save the ma
tion,''
But we must admit IL is a hard gate To
push back. Millions Of thin hands have
pushed at it without making 1t swing on
It's hard hinges II is a gate made out Of
empty -four barrels and cold fire CRATES and
unmCdicatcd sickness and ghastlincss and
horror. II is a gate Of struggle A gate
Of penury. a gate Of want gnte Of
disappointment a red gate, or what
Isaiah would have called gate of carbun-
cles
The Bitter Draft.
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TIME TABLE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
HARRINGTON TO FRANKLIN.
STATIONS.
S Daily, except Sunday.

BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE & AT.
X LANTIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
" of Baltimore.
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Read the biography of Robert Hall, the
Baptist preacher, who, though he had been
pronounced Ounce Mt school. lived 70
thrill the world with his Christian clo-
qncrcc and If Genri.c Pcnbody. who never
Owned carriage and denied himself all
Injuries that he might while living and
after dcnth. through last will and tesla
mcri. devote his uncountcd millions to tho
education NJ the Toor people in England
aud America. and "f bishop james, who
i'm boyhood worked his passage from Ire
land to America and bccame the joy of
Mcihodism and blessing To the race Go
Ia the biographical alcoye in city state or
national library ard find at least every
other book nm illustration Of overcome OBJ
staclc and of carminc gate that had TO be
forced open
What Is true Of individuals is true Of ma
tions. wns II n mild spring morning when
the pilgrim fathers landed ON Plymouth
rock. and did they come in "a gilded yacht
gay steamers flyingf No II was I'm cold
December and from ship in which one
would not want 10 cross the Hudson or the
Potomac river. Scalping knives all ready
TO receive them, they landed, their only
welcome the Indian warwhoop Red men
on the beach. Red men In the forest. Red
men on the mountains Red men in the
valleys Living gates 81 rcd men. Gates
~ carhunclc'
story Never Told.
Aboriginal hostility pushed hnck. surely