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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
A THOROUGH JOB.
More Riprapping Along the Omaha,
and the City Roller Used.

The Omaha road has decided to rip
rap the inner slope of the fill along
the entire'right of way from the Blue
Earth river to Jackson street. This
will require about two months, and
the quarries in this city and Kasota
will furnish the stone. The object of
this is the protection of the new fill,
for in case of high water there are
several openings through which the
water can back up in West Mankato,
and current could be formed from
the Blue Earth river out through the
ga" street opening. or the one at
Mound avenue. By protecting the
inner surface as well as the outer,
the road will be independent in case
of high water An immense amount
of riprap will be required to do this
work.
The Omaha road has received the
free use Of the city's steam roller to
roll down the surfacing on the right
of way. The road pays all expenses
of running the roller, and commenced
to use it yesterday afternoon, and an
improvement is already noticed The
road expects to cover the broken
stone with gravel or cinders, and this
will probably also be rolled down
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
DISTRICT COURT.
hat is Transpiring in Judge
SeVerance's Court.

The Schisler condemna-
tion case went to the jury late this
afternoon. 1t was argued by At
torney Hall for the plaintiff and At
torney Cray for the road. The
witnesses examined for the plaintiff
after those named yesterday were
Judson Flanagan, ]. 6. Fowler, w.
B. Walker and Geo. Pond. The
defendant put on A. e. Laird, d. G.
Evans, Merideth L. Evans, John
Duffy, Alexander Knapp, Benz. Young
and Geo. Blake. The plaintiff in
rebuttal put on r. Burrell, E. A..
Gibbon and f. G.. Pangberg. The
defendant in rebuttal put on Jno. G.
Noe. The principal point sought to be
established was the value of the land
involved.
The trial of Edward Swartout is eX-
pected to be concluded before tomor-
row night, and then the Balser MUIR
der trial will come ON and will proba-
bly, occupy week.
Several naturalization papers were
taken out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Ttt4 MINNESOTA BRIDGE I'M.
P2OVEMENT.

The county commissioners were
waited upon this morning by the
committee selected by the CONNER
cial club to present the matter Of an
appropriation for foot walk construc-
tion either side Of the Minnesota river
bridge, and the subject was eXhaus-
lively discussed. The fact that the
county appropriated $4,000 toward
the original construction of the bridge
was one argument advanced why it
should still feel a proprietary interest
in the structure, and the further fact
that since the railroad tracks were re-
moved to the river front those cross
ing the bridge on foot are in constant
danger of their lives, should cause a
union Of forces on the part of the
county with the city and Belgrade to
take immediate steps to avert any
possible casualty. The amount asked
for is small, and in no event would ex-
coed 5000. While the commissioners
u1u HUI 1EulCdUc WudU dCUlUu UuGy Will
take, it is believed that after their
visit to the bridge this afternoon to
witness the incoming and outgoing of
trains. and becoming eye witnesses to
the constant danger surrounding
those who may happen to be on the
bridge at the lme, through the fright
ening Of hur>rs, they will readily see
the importance and justice Of making
the small appropriation asked for.
OF one thing II re can be no doubt,
and that is that some means must be
provided for he p!ofcctiOn of women
and childrcp vino arc obliged to pass
over this bridge n wv that the dan
gers have been point out it will be
little less than criminal neglect to
allow this matter 10 drift along to a
needless length. And in all fairness,
the county should be willing to bear
one-third the expense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
Especially if you do it in the Free
Press.

Last evenings FREE PRESS contain
ed notice of ''lost pocketbook," and
this morning it was brought to this
office with it's contents. The purse
contained two or three notes aggre-
eating several hundred dollars to.
gether with several dollars in
money. The finder was Chas. Ben
nett, of this city, and it was picked uI
in the hallway of the second floor OF
the Y. M. l. Co.'S building.
The property belongs to Mrs. Elsie
E. Chamberlin, of Amboy, who was
in the city yesterday on business
Luckily it was found by an honest
gentleman who, having noticed the
advertisement in the FREE PRESS
lost no time in returning it to the
office, and it will be promptly return
ed to it's owner.
There is nothing so quick in return
as advertising-if you use the columns
of the FREE PRESS. Mankato bust.
ness men appreciate this fact,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
NOTHING WILL BE DONE.
Gov. Coughs Election will not be
Contested.

Some weeks ago the fusion state
committee gave Gen. e. M. Pope the
evidence upon which there was talk
of basing contest for the guberna-
torial chair, on the ground of fraud
and mistakes in counting the ballots.
Gen. Pope has completed the eXamina-
tion of this evidence, and states that
there will undoubtedly be no contest
and nothing further heard regarding
the matter. He says that he found
as many evidences of fraud as had
been expected, but Gov. Clough's
plurality is so large that it would be a
long and expensive undertaking to
prove as many cases of fraud as would
unseat him.
Gen. Pope went to St. Paul the
other day to make shis report to the
committee, but could not find any of
the members and returned without
seeing them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Garden City Items.

Keep your ears open, for reports say
that there are to be three weddings in
this big city Xmas.
The store has changed hands again,
the Thurston Bros. being the owners
now. The goods are being shipped to
Wilder, and il looks as if we would be
without dry goods store.
VIM. Norton has moved into the
house east of Robert Shaver's dwell
ing.
Mrs. Lee filled the pulpit at the M.
E. church last Sunday.
Miss Nellie Duffield burned both
her hands with hot lard, the other
day. They are very painful.
Miss Dickerson has been quite sick
the past week, but is better at the
present writing.
Don't forget the poverty social at
Mr. Tom Campbell's next Saturday
night. Also remember that if the
rules and regulations are not carried
out forfeit will be called for.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
THOSE "TERRIBLE CONSEOUEN.
CES."

Remarking upon the move being
tariff bill to be ready for an extra ses-
sion of congress next March, our
neighbor down the street says "the
terrible consequences which followed
the Mckinley enactment may serve as
a caution" Those were terrible con-
sequences indeed, which followed the
enactment of the Mckinley law. The
greatest prosperity the country had
ever seen was truly something terrible
to endure. But after wandering in
the wilderness of free trade for some
three years the people of this nation
have demanded that there be return
to the "terrible consequences" which
followed the mckinley enactment"
They are the kind of consequences the
people are longing for these days and
the Republican leaders are exhibiting
a promptness which is commedable in
getting to work at once in carrying
out the mandate of the people as ex-
pressed at the polls. Our neighbor
also says that the reason for the franz
ing of This bill is because prosperity
has failed to return or even be inaug-
urated by the election of Mckinley.
Wrong again in both instances. The
bill is not being framed because "pros-
perity has not returned" but because
it is one of the pledges the Republl-
cans made to the people in event of
being returned to power. AS to re-
turning prosperity, the ReUiesc is en-
tirely too impatient. Matters have
been improving right along since cleo
tion. There is feeling of confidence
everywhere which has not been ex-
hibited in business circles fer the past
three years, and industrial institu-
tions everywhere are opening and CIV
ing employment to thousands of men
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
SAW HIS SON SHOT BY CLAIR.
ENCE CROOK.
He Denies That There Was an Al
tercation Previous to the Shoot.
ing, Or that it Was Done in Self
Says that it Was a De-
liberate and Evidently Premedi=
tated lurder = Another AmbOy
Resident Gives the Bornt Side.

Mr.. Hiram Bornt, of Amboy, the
aged and infirm father of the victim
of Clarence Crooks unerring aim, is
in the city on business. When seen
by FREE PRESS reporter he express
ed his regret at the fact that so many
incorrect reports of the shooting of
his son have gone forth, for the evil
dent purpose OF mitigating Crooks
crime in the public estimation pre-
vious to the trial. When it was sug-
gested to him that the trial might go
over to the May term of court, he said
that he hoped that it would not, as
the fact of the trial being pending
leaves the family in an unsettled
state. He and his wife are both DID,
and it is hard task for them to come
to this city, especially as there is now
no one left at the farm to oversee
matters when they are away.
In speaking of the shooting of his
son, Mr.. BOrnt said that he was an
eye witness to the firing of thesec-
ond shot by Crook, from whom he was
not over six or eight feet away at the
time. He denies that there was any
alteration between his son and
Crook previous to the shooting, and
says that Crook cannot truthfully
make out case of self defense. He
says that it was deliberate murder,
and that.he has no doubt but that it
was fully premeditated.
A well known citizen of Blue Earth
county who resides near Amboy was
in Mankato today and said to the
FREE PRESS:
81 notice that one or two of the
papers have been publishing articles
on the Crook case which seem to be
intended to sway public sentiment in
his favor in view of his coming trial.
/ want .your readers to understand
that the great majority of the SUBJ
stantial farmers and citizens of the
southern part of the county want to
see exact justice done in this case.
The sympathizers with and apologi-
zers for Crook are not among this
class. Mr.. and Mrs. Bornt, the par
ents of the murdered young man, are
excellent people, and have the esteem
of all. They are what some would
call old-fashioned people, simple in
their tastes, and honest and honor
able. Henry G.. Bornt, Crooks vic
tim, was not saloon loafer and in
Cured the dislike of some of that
class. which is favorable to Crook.
Crook was keeping company with
young Mr.. Bornt's niece, and Mr..
Bornt urged her not to 20 with Crook,
giving her his reasons. The girl very
foolishly seems to have told Crook
what her uncle had told her in refer
ence to him. This seems to have
been Crooks motive for the crime
which he committed. Crooks repu-
tation was not considered the best,
but whether Mr.. Bornt's statement
to his niece was correct or not was no
reason why Crook should kill him"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that tht
partnership heretofore existing be
tween A. III. Pressnall and c. W
Chase, of Eagle Lake. under the firm
name of Pressnall & Chase, is this day
dissolved. by G. w. Chase retiring
his interest being taken by Chas
Bennett and the firm continued undel
the name of PressnaiI & Bennett, wh(
will collect all debts due and pay al
bills against the firm
Dated Eagle Lake, Dec IL, 1895.
A. III. PRESSNALL.
G. W. CHASE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
OrlAHA CONDEMNATION CASE.

The matter of the appeal Of Grace
and Frank j. Schisler from the award
of the commissioners in the Omaha
condemnation proce edings is on trial
in the district court today. The
plaintiff made a motion to dismiss,
but this was overruled. Mr.. Schisler
and S. @. Pond testified. The land in
question is in Riverside addition.
The next case for trial will be that
of Edward Swartout, charged with
assault in the second degree. Bal
ser's trial will follow.
Several second papers were issued.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
LIBRARY BOARD 1EETING.

The Library board held meeting
last night and authorized the loan
committee to expend $3.50 and the
reference committee to expend 5000
for new books.
Heat from the steam plant was
turned on yesterday afternoon, and
the plant Sc ms to work well. The
old library hours will hereafter be
followed, 900 to 1900 A. NJ and 100 to
500 P M, and on Wednesday and
Saturday 700 to 900 P. NJ.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18

Alexander Cooper, the great Tenn
perance evangelist, will be in Mankato
about the middle of Jan. Watch for
further notices.
The county board today disallowed
the Mapleton school petition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
AGENT POWERS OFFER.
He Can Be Freight tee,t of the II.
& st. l.. at st. I'auI

General Superintendent II Il. Clark,
of the M. & St. l.. road. spent the
day in the ciJ". One object
of his visit was to offer
Agent f. +. PoRcrs the position
of freight agent ah St. Paul. Mr.
Powers received this offer yester-
day but declined, and declined
again today. The offer is a
tempting one, as it is similar
to that taken by Allan Burdick, but
Mr.. Powers is sati, fed that Mankato
is one of the garden spots of the earth
and prefers to remain. The offer is a
compliment to an efficient employee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
BONDS APPROVED.
County Officials Have Good Names on
Their Paper.

The county board this afternoon
took up the bonds filed by the county
officers for the coming term, and ap-
proved them. The bonds with the
sureties are as follows:
]. A. Ewing, country treasurer. 800,
600: S. Billings, Patrick Madigan,
VIM. III. Macbeth, John Anderson,
John W. Andrews, j. d. Humiston,
L. M. Anderson, Daniel W.'Matteson,
Handy Britt, Nels inquest, Michael
j. Ryan, VIM. Durrin, VIM. III. Allyn,
Frank Haskell, Geo W. Allyn, John
L. Cummins, Brenton P. Robertson,
Lewis P. Hunt, VIM. Jameson, These
bondsmen qualify to the amount of
$4,000.
p. A. Gunders. auditor, SIS, 1000: John
Klein, Henry Foster, Geo. P. Hoerr,
M. G. Willard, John A. Willard.
B. Bangerter, Jr., register of deeds,
$4,000: Gerhard Lulsdorf, Benedict
Bangerter, ST., O. Berbauer.
Thos. Hughes, county attorney, 81,
900: Henry Hughes, Thos. o. Jones.
Geo. w. Mead, judge of probate,
$1,000: John G. Noe, L. A. Under.
Stephen Thorne, clerk of court,
$1,000: P. A. Larson, T. Reese, L. A.
Pratt.
". w. Paddock, coroner, 81 900: Jno.
f. Meagher, G. M. Phillips.
Walter f. Brooks, surveyor, $500:
James r. Thompson, VIM. E. Young.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
The Commercial Club endorsed the

The Commercial Club endorsed the
suggestion of the FREE PRESS at it's
meeting last night, regarding trade
excursions, and appointed commit
tee to look into and consider the mat
ter. If the idea is pushed little
there is no reason why some good
fruit should not be the result and the
Commercial Club is lust the body to
push it to success if it can be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
VOTED THE MONEY.
The County Board ApprOpriates
$500 for the minnesota Bridge
FOOtwayS.
The Board Was Unanimous i'm Its
Action ON the Matter.

Late this afternoon the county
board unanimously adopted a
resolution appropriating $500 to-
ward the expense of constructing
foot ways along the Minnesota river
bridge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18

THE Albert Lea Standard claims
that John Lind was elected governor
by some five or six thousand votes.
Will the Standard explain why, II
this is so, the election judges, the ma
jority of whom were his supporters,
did not count him in?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
County Treasurer-elect Ewing wi

County Treasurer-elect Ewing will
appoint as his deputy Lewis Davis,
who has been employed with Nyquist
& Iverson for some time. Mr.. Davis is
an excellent young man and has
served in the treasurer's Office under
Mr.. Lloyd. proving to be an efficient
and capable employe Mr.. Ewing is
to be commended on his selection.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18

John Laurisch, of Danville: Fred
Gerlach, of Mcpherson; Henry
Schultz, of Lime; and Mr.. Yeager, of
Beauford, were among the court house
visitors today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18

LET US see. 1t was The weather
prophets that told Us December was
to be cold, stormy month How
ever there is yet time enough for old
BOreas to make things howl to the
satisfaction of all, before the new
year arrives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
COUNTY COMMITS SIONERS.
The Report of the Board of Audit
Received.

The county board convened today
and will approve the bonds of the
county officials.
A petition for the formation of
new school district in Mapleton town.
ship was received, and w. n. Plymat
made arguments in it's favor. The
village is opposed to the new district.
The report of the Board of Audit
was received, as follows:
To the Honorable Bonrd Of County Com
nlissi0ners of Blue Edrth Co., MINI:
GE TLEMEN: The board of Audit
would most respectfully report that
they have this day examined the con-
ditions of the county treasury and
found the treasurer as shown by the
country auditors books liable for the
sum of SIT, 769 20, for which the treas
urer exhibited the following:
Deposit at First National bank. $685. &c
Same, Natiunal Citizens bank. 3.338.4S
Same, Mankato National bank. .-..... 3,29On
Same. Lake Crystal bank. 96l 10
Same, Mapleron bank .................. 4,22963
Same, Amboy bank Observation-Disclosures. 1881
Same, Good Thunder State bank. 61s.49
Cash and cash items. =. -. -. 49,. 1.23245
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .S17, 1920
The deposit charged against the
Mapleton bank is deposit in the
Mapleton bank which is insolvent and
the same is in litigation, and it is not
kown what amount will be realized
on same.
Mankato, Dec. I'd, 1896.
Respectfully submitted,
P. A. GUNDERs, County Auditor,
Blue Earth County MINI.
STEPHEN THORNE, Clerk of Dist.
Court, Blue Earth County, MINI.
RoBT. S. HUGHES, Chairman Co.
CONS, Blue Earth County, MINI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-31
LIKE a CLOUDBURST.
Mighty DOwnpour of Raiu at steu-
benvflIe. Ohio.

A severe storm, like a cloudburst, occur
red west of Steubenville, Ohio. yesterday
afternoon about 4 o'clock, and within a
period of thirty minutes a mighty torrent
Of water had spread desolation along both
Parmar's and Fishers runs, in the lower
part of that city. No lives were lost as
there were persons along the creeks who
saw the water coming down the valley
who ran from house to house warning the
people Everybody fed, many wading knee
deep in water, from their homes to the hills
which line the runs on both sides Two
hundred people are homeless as result Of
the flood The damage will aggregate all
of S2v0,VW
feet high, sweeping before the food barns,
houses, bridges, trees and outbuildngs.
The debris all gathered at the mouth of the
Panhandle culvert, and the water hacked
up II the low lands near by, where all the
houses were washed away. The culvert
was undermined and most of il swept
away, and this undermined the track
There is another culyert washed out half
mile further west Of the Panhandle. On
the same road, al Gould's the track is
covered to a depth of four feet by a slip
which is CSC feet in length. On the
Wheeling and Lake Erie road washouts
are reported all along the road from Steu-
benyille to JeWett. culvert over Wills
creek was washed out on the Cleveland and
Pittsburg railroad. Big slips are reported
on the Cleveland and P'ttsburg road at
Brilliant Martins Ferry and Port Homer.
Wills creek, north Of the city, was the
highest in its history, and swept away
bridges and damaged ice ponds and sever
al houses were washed from their founda-
tions. Two bents of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie road were washed away The
poor people along the line of the flood have
gone bravely to work to collect together
and repair the damage done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-31
SOUTHERN RAILWAY,


Schedule In effect June a. 1896.
All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania pas
senyer station.
500 A.M.-Daily.-Lo for Danville. Connects
at Manassas for Strasburg, daily except Sunday.
and at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and Western.
daily and with d the nn E ana OHIO daily for
Ills A.M.-Daiy.-T UNITED STATES FAST
NAIL. Carries Pullman Buffet Sleepers, New York
bury with Pullman s:eeper for Ashevie and Hot
Springs. y. c.; Knoxville and Chattanooga. Tenn,
and at Charlotte with Pullman Sleeper for Augusta
also Pullman Sleeper New York to New Orleans,
man Sleeper for birmingham, Memphis and St.
Louis.
4:oi P.M.-Iocal for Front Royal. Rivertm and
Adj P.M.-Daily. for charlottesville.
WESTERN vESTIB ULED LIMITED. composed OF
Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers. Dining Cars and Day
HaS sTnss New York to
vile, and New York to Memphis, Via birmingham
gomery. vestibuled Day Coach Washington to At
lanta. Southern Railway Dining Car Greensboro to
TRAINS on WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIv1s-
ION leave Washington 9:01 am. daily, 100 pm.
and As PIN t daily n except i sundsy and 25
Herndon. returning, arrive at Washington sec
s na 7of from Ro an H AID SS daily
oept Sunday. from Herndon. 1874 am. daily, ex-
Through trains from % the south arrive at Wash
day and $40 am. daily from Charlottesville ''''
tion furnished ut Offices, 81 and 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue. and at Pennsylvania railroad passenger
W. H. GREEN. General supt.
]. NJ CULP. Traffic Manager.
W. A TURK. Gen Pass. Agent.
L. s. BROWN, Gen. Agent Pass. Dept.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-31
Miss Kate Field,

Mail advices by steamer from Honolulu
say:
No final disposition of the remains of Miss
Kate Field has been made. Miss Lillian
Whiting of New York has sent written
request that the casket be forwarded for
irterment beside Miss Fields mother. Miss
Whiting states that George Riddle, the elo-
cutionist, is Miss Fields surviving relative.
In her dying moments Miss Field requested
that letters announcing the decease be sent
to various friends in the United States. No
response TO these letters has been received
by Consul Mills Miss Field left no estate
I'm Honolulu, in fact, she died in debt 1t ia
said she left some personal effects in Wash
ington, ID, c.