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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
TWENTY=THREE TRAMPS.
The City Over-Run, But the City
Council Refuses Relief

Twenty-three tramps were locked
up in' the city hall Friday, and fill
ed the three cages to OVERLOOKING.
Fifteen were run in in one batch from
near Fowler & Pays lime kiln, and
six we're secured from the Milwaukee
yard. All were sent out of the city
this morning-if they choose to go.
The tramps have soft thing in Man
kato, and they are flocking here from
all directions. The only punishment
that can be inflicted is to give them a
Jail sentence, but they want nothing
better than the good food and beds
provided there, land the expense would
be great. The city gives them COM
Portable lodgings at night and then
turns them loose on the people to beg
or steal living.
Said police officer this morning:
"There are more tramps coming to
the city now than for six or seven
years past. We can't do anything
with them, except to lock them up at
night as matter of safety to the
city,
Chief Yates said: eff the council
would only pass an ordinance provid-
ing for small Enclosure in the sun be-
hind the city hall, with stone pile
in it, we could quickly rid the city of
tramps. A little hard work there,
witha bread and water diet, and then
an escape, and the tramps will never
return, and will black list this city
among their fellows. 1t would cost
but little"
Mayor Weaver, in his annual mes
sage to the council, recommended
this very thing, but that message was
laid away among the musty archives
of the city, and this suggestion with
several other very good ones have
been lost in the glare of electric
lights which has filled the vision of
the aldermen ever since they took
the oath of Office. The matter has
been frequently urged in the local
papers, but the aldermen calmly al
low the horde of tramps to infest the
city, rendering the streets dangerous
and loose articles unsafe. The present
council does not seem able or disposed
to grapple with the subject, but it is
to be hoped that the next administra-
tion will take a vigorous and wise
stand on the matter and cure the
tramp evil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
JACOB FREUND HERE.
He Complains of His Treatment by
Mankato Papers.

Jacob Freund, who was the other
day acquitted for the murder of Clara
Ober, after two trials, was in the city
Friday. When seen by FREE PRESS
reporter he claimed to be in great
hurry and would not say anything.
He added: 81 don't like the way the
Mankato newspapers have treated me,
anyway" When told that they had
stood up for fair trial for him when
the papers in other places were
roasting him numerically, he said !:
"Well, the papers here have been
copying from the Fairmont papers"
Freund said, in reply to a question,
that he is now living in Blue Earth
City, and that he has experienced no
trouble there from the residents. He
then jerked out, SIS that ALP" and
when informed that no more infor-
nation was desired of him, he walked
away.
Freund evidently has nc kind of
appreciation of the fairness which the
Mankato papers have without eXcep-
tion displayed toward his case, in the
face of the strong prejudice existing
against him where he is best known.
His attorneys have procured change
of venue to Waseca county for the
trial of the $4,000 civil suit against
him, commenced by Mrs. Ober.
the mother of the dead girl,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
Forests and Rains .
Owatonna journal:

Owatonna journal:
The past history of the old world
records territories and provinces, that
were the garden of God, in point of
fruitfulness and fronded beauty, but
now are dry barren wastes. because
the vandalism of man laid low their
forests, and barred their fruitful acres
to the parching heat of the summer
sun. This country, even, has lOcali-
ties, where the annual rainfall is ,ass
than it was years ago, when tn :. land,
was covered with thick trees. mota hIu
parts of the state Of Main = and Mich.
gan. Germany is so cI.,svinced of tho
effacaciousness of forests fo nromote
moisture in the air, and superinduce
rainfall, that the forests are guarded
with jealous care, and only trees fully
matured are allowed to be cut, and
another must be set for every tree
felled.
Regardless of what the weather
records may show in the vicinity of
st. Paul, we think it has been demon
strated most clearly, by the records
! and history OF other states and coun-
tries, that the noticeable diminished
rainfall and the consequent of the dry
ing up of many of the sloughs and
| small lakes that once thickly studded
the prairie lands of Minnesota, are
directly the result of making bare the
thousands OF acres of her pine lands,
the towering trees Of which were
magnet to hold the storm clouds and
cause them to diStill their tons of rain
on her fruitful fields; and if the
mercenary spirit of the age is to have
full control and the state take no
thought OF it's morrow, and the van
dalism OF the tree destroying, which
has had its WantOn sway for over forty
years in the forests of Minnesota, be
not checked, the time is not far away
when the rainfall will be too small for
the successive cultivation of her teem-
ing acres.
Minnesota should have laws on her
statute books, that would protect
against the ruthless cutting of her
pine forests, and compel the loggers
to spare the young trees, too small for
lumber purposes, useless logs and chips,
left from the logging operations and
thereby end the one great source of
forest fires that destroy everything in
their wake. And another law should
be enacted compelling farmers to
plant trees along all the public high
ways passing through or along the
borders OF their lands, on the lines
thereof. Ii such law was enacted
and enforced, in twenty years, from
the date of the tree planting, Mime
sofa would be picture of frOndous
loneliness, and the influence the trees
would exert upon the atmosphere
would cause the storm clouds more
frequently to gather, and the annual
precipitation of rain be increased, and
her farmers be doubly paid in the ad-
ded beauty of their farms, and in in
creased productions of grass and culti-
waited crops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
A Beautiful
Residence
Property at a
Low Figure....
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If you are contemplating moving to
town and want TO buy a pretty piece
of property consisting Of house and
lot at a very reasonable figure, call on
the undersigned.
The house is brick veneered, has
seven rooms, nicely arranged,
consisting of three bedrooms, parlOr,
dining room, sewing room, kitchen
and closets. An excellent cellar under
whole house. A large cistern and
best kind of we'll water. House has
been built three years.
The lot has been filled and a nice
wall three feet high surrounds entire
premises. Shade trees in abundance,
and small fruit trees, all in healthy
condition; also currants and other
small fruit
The property is located two blocks
from Front street, and three blocks
from the new government postoffice,
and can be bought for $4,000.
Investigate the property. Address
or call on
THE FREE PRESS OFFICE,
Mankato, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
Business Session.

At the business session the follow
ing officers were elected:
President. II. Block, st. Peter.
Vice-President-Chas. e. Chanel
ST. Paul.
Secretary-C n. Stewart, Rochester
Treasurer-Henry Nupson, Preston
A legislative committee was an.
pointed, consisting of Sheriffs Jno.
Holmberg, Chas. E. Chapel, D. t.
Bowen, W. w. Butchert, j. HI. Block
and III. A. Rider.
A committee was appointed to pre-
pare resolutions thanking the Com
mercial club for its kindness, consist
ing of Sheriffs Ness, Chapel, Forsyth
and Johnson.
The executive session was not COM
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
NEW UNION DEPOT.
Plans Completed for the Elegant
Building to be Erected by
the Omaha
A Structure of Which Any Pro.
gressive City Could Well
be Proud.

Mr.. Jno. G. Noe today received the
blue prints of the drawing for the
new union depot to be erected in this
city by the Omaha road. The build
ing will be all and more than was ex-
pected, and will be most creditable
one both for the road and the city.
1t will be constructed OF stone and
brick, and will be heated by steam.
The baggage room will be in de-
tached building, with roof covering
the space between the two. The de-
pot will be 90 feet long and 80 feet
wide, and the baggage room will be
43 feet long and 21$ feet wide. The
space between the two buildings will
be thirty feet, and wide platform
will surround both, partly protected
by twelve foot roof or shed, which
will extend some two hundred feet.
The tracks will be on the river side OF
the depot, some distance away, but
the platform will cover all Of the
space.
The first floor of the depot will con.
tain mems waiting room at the
south end, 344X27 feet, with wOmen's
waiting room on the north end, of the
same size Between the two on the
river side will be a ticket office 143
square, with a window to each
waiting room and two windows to the
platform. On the east side, separated
from the ticket Office by a passage
joining The two waiting rooms, will
be toilet rooms, one for each waiting
room. A stairway will lead to the
second floor from beside the ticket
office, as with the present depot.
The stairway will lead up to hall
fifty feet long and seven and halt
feet wide, extending along the east
side of the second story, and from
which doors will open into the offices.
At the north end Of the second floor
will be the superintendent office.
14$ by q feet; next the clerks room
49, by Is So feet; train dispatcher's
room % by 223 feet: road masters Of
fee at the south end, 223 by % feet.
There will also be large room fol
records, a store room, closets and tot
let rooms.
The first floor will be twelve feet in
the clear, and the second floor eleven
and a half feet. The building will be
about thirty feet high.
The baggage building will be one
story high, and will contain
boiler room II by q feet, at
the north end, and baggage room 81
by 218 feet, with a side entrance on
each side. The steam heating plant
will be on this side.
The lower four feet and eight inches
of both buildings will be of stone.
bringing the walls up to the window
stills. Above that the walls will be OF
brick, with stone trimmings. There
will be copper eve throughs and ridge
boards. and slate roofs. Two stone
piers will support the shed between
the two buildings.
The depot will present an attractive
appearance. The roof will be steep
and the different rooms will be well
lighted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
E. J. CHENEY 81 CO..
THREE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers of real es-
tate were filed with the register of
deeds today:
III. p. Christensen to VIM. Irving,
west half of lot twenty-five, block
four, Van Brunt's ad., 5000.
Stephen Lamm to Edward f. Jen-
kens, south half of lot fourteen, addi-
tion "A," Lake Crystal.
w. L. Comstock to d. d. Smith, lot
eleven, Beatty's subdivision, 5000,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
Strawberry Plants.

Having tested more than thirty
different varieties of strawberry
plants have made grandsuccess OF
the two varieties which / will sell
at one half what other agents self
for. have a choice lot of plants OF
these two varieties for spring de-
livery. Send to me for what you
want and / guarantee satisfaction.
d. ALWAY,
Eagle Lake MINI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
HOW'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
T. J. CHENEY g. CO.,
Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold at all Druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
Millinery at Cost.

Closing out sale of hats, ribbons,
feathers, etc. of the Gregg & Pear
son stock, 12l Jackson street, begin
ing Tuesday, May 18th. Everything to
be sold by June 1st.
Fixtures for sale.
@. D. TAYLOR, Assignee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
A Clergyman'S Voice.

Rev. r. Priest says: Tongue can
not express the good that Warmers
White Wine of Tar Syrup has done
for nae and my family. have labor
ed in the cause fifteen years, and have
never found anything that will re-
lieve Hoarseness and irritation of the
throat and lungs like White Wine of
Tar Syrup.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
An Iowa rEniSter.

DEAR DoCTER: 1 have tried your
medicine and believe that any one
who is troubled with Cough, Hoarse-
ness or Lameness about the chest or
lungs cannot well afford to be with
out the White Wine of Tar Syrup.
St. Charles, La. REV. @. W. PATTISON.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22

pleted at 400 p. M, and it was de-
cided to meet again at 600 p. NJ. The
citizens with carriages drove in front
of the L. P. Hunt building at Ais p.
M, and the visitors were given ride
about the city.
The reception will occur at The
Saulpaugh at I 80 o'clock tonight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
NOney to Loan.

Money to loan on farm lands at low
est rate of interest with privilege of
paying 800 or any multiple thereof
on any interest day.
W. p. COFFIN.
POStoffice building, MankatO, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
WANTED--IO men

To solicit orders for hardy nursery
stock, ornamental trees and shrubs
both city and country work. Big pay;
steady work; good territory near home.
LII. MAY & co, St Paul, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
THE CONTRACT LET.

The board of public works opened
bids Saturday for the grading Of
Guenther hill. Bids were also SUBJ
mitted for surfacing with broken
rock. The bids were as follows:
Hurd & Gill-Work complete, ST.
O55.30. Surfacing with broken rock,
$500 per 100 lineal feet.
Bowen & Thomas-Complete, $1,000
Surfacing, $1,000.
f. & j. King-Complete, 81, 472.00.
Surfacing, $500.
John McCall-Complete, $4,000.
Surfacing, S2700.
Robert III. Buttenger = Complete,
$l,071.00. Surfacing, S17.O0.
The contract was awarded to Bowen
s. Thomas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22

The jury in the case of Mrs. joe
phine Gramaun VS.. Andrew Webster
brought in verdict for the plaintiff
Thursday afternoon, awarding her
the possession of the team of horses
in question.
Judge Mead issued an order today
appointing Martin L. Dossett admin
strator OF the estate of Elizabeth S.
Folsom, deceased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
To the Farmers.

l want your chickens, calves, hogs,
cattle and sheep, and will pay highest
market price at the packing house
Chas. j. Macbeth, Mankato. 14tf.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22

I will sell cheaper than ever,
wagons, buggies, bicycles, harrows,
disc harrows, and everything you
want. j. G Roller.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
WATER RATES.

The boardof public works have made
the following rates for water by meter
to take effect after June lst:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22
RefrigoratOrs.

j. A. Lewis carries fine line of
these goods. Alaska is a beauty and
gives the best Of satisfaction, Call
and see.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22

HThe WEEKLY FREE PRESS is the
best paper in the county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22

Il. d. Saylor has been drawn on
the United States petit jury, which
meets at Winona, June 7th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-22

Paegel.
Viola John G. 20 LOAN
CellO-E. W. Stei
BaSsO Geo. JoSt.
First Wastern money
Second Clarionet-J Onqrty, collat-
First Cornet-T. @. Jones.
Second Cornet-Herman Sch
Flute COrnet-Carl Kurth.
TrOmbone-Geo. Pruer. =,
Snare drums-Jack Hoeffier.
Bass Drum-MaX StanZ.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-05-07
Gen. Grosvenors weekly bulletin of McKin-
ley IS strength is AS follows:

Senator Quay advises the anti-McKinley
men Ia keep cool fight strictly on the defensive,
and be-rrady for any opportunity that turns
up. Lots Of things may happen before the 10th
of June.
Ex-Serretary John w. Foster thinks that
Indiana is Overwhelmingly for Mckinley.
Tom Plat claims that 60 votes in the South
claimed for Mckinley will be thrown out of
the Convention, and that 90 Ohio delegates are
ready TO bolt Mckinley.
The gold men are growing hopeful Of con-
trolling the Democratic Convention ut Chicago.
A week ago it seemed as III the silver men
would carry it with n whoopElaj but the action
of tie Michigan Democratsin turning down
silver has encouraged the gold men. who now
claim that they have certain 892 delegates out
of the total of o 8, while the silver men have
only 35S, leaving 1853 doubtful.
Senator Proctor returned to Washington last
week, and gave an interested public the expla.
nation of the unexpected result in Vermont.
He said that he had not tried to influence the
Vermont people in the matter. That would
have been useless, for the people of his State
have habit of doing their own thinking.
When he went home to attend the Convention
he was surprised to find such an overwhelming
sentiment in favor of Mckinley. ut was a
tidal wave, ground swell, cyclone. avalanche"
This was mainly because Mckinley stands un-
equivocally for high protection.
AT the Illinois Republican Convention, April
81, Capt. John T. Tanner was nominated for
Governor, aud resolutions instructing the del.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-05-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

Gen. J. s. Clarkson has not given up hope
for Senator Allison. He was in Washington
last week in consultation with Senator Quay
and Others and in response TO an inquiry as
to whether Mckinley had votes enough to BIO
nominated by reclamation. said:
g." lie has not nearly n majority yet, nor will
he, in my Judgment, enter the convention
with majority. Indeed. he will be shorter
of majority on the first ballot at st. Louis
than Blaine was in tho emotional year of 70
Grant in go, or Sherman in 49, when the
latter, in field OF Ii candidates voted for on
the first ballot, had 300 votes. lie will not be
nominated by reclamation, because L can say
positively that Allison, Quay, and Morton will
remain in the contest, and SO, surely, will
Reed, and Judge so will Bradley and Cullom.
The States of the first four named gentlemen
have instructed their delegates to go TO st.
Louis TO present these gentlemen's names to
the National Convention, and there is no doubt
that this will be done. Allison has not the
least idea of Withdrawing. nor Iowa any idea
OF giving up the fight. / believe this is true
Of the othcr candidates aud their States Me-
Kinley will fall from so to 100 votes short of
enough to nominate al the start, aud the field
will represent from 525 TO $50 votes. By the
field i mean Allison, Reed, Quay, Bradley.
Morton, and Cullom. already suggested, and
such other available men as Harrison, Lincoln,
Foraker, Hobart, Davis and Gen. Tracey, of
New York, and Others who might fifty be men,
toned. For party is rs rich in its capable
reserve of available candidates as it is strong
in the candidates offered Ne man fit 10 be
President on receiving the call of his party,
could would resist the duty to accept the
nomination for President"
Gen. Clarkson gives tho following as his
figures up 10 date:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-05-07
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON D. O. THURsDAMAY L.

be taken the second day thereafter at 5 p. m
This was assented to by all concerned, and the
incident closed.
The River and Harbor bill was then taken
up.
At Q o'clock Mr. PETER occasioned another
furry. At that time the Bond resolution was
laid before the Senate the unfinished busi-
ness. 1t was supposed the resolution would
give way. But Mr.. PETER insisted on going
on. saying he had yielded to three appropria-
tion bills and would yield no longer.
MIR. Frye, in charge of the River and Harbor
bill, finally moved to proceed with that bill.
The effect of this motion, if adopted. would
have been to dsplace the bond resolution, and
practically to defeat it. The motion was de-
feated-2S yeas, SO nays.
MIR. Hill spoke against the bond resolution.
In the House, Mr.. Boutele ME, r., Chair.
man of the Committee on Naval Affairs, moved
that the House non-concur in the Senate
amendments to the Naval appropriation bill
and request conference. He referred to the
fact that when four battle-ships were provided
for by the House the public mind had been
gre fly inhamed and excited by wars and
rumors of wars" After more structures upon
the Senate, Mr.. Boutelle was ruled out of order.
Gen. Ben LIE Fevre, Representative, says
that all the Executive patronage is being
worked hard to secure third term for Presi-
dent Cleveland.
The break to Mckinley in the New York
ranks has already begun.
The Hon. Franklin Macveagh, the Demo-
cratic candidate for United States Senator for
Illinois, at the last election, joins issues with
Gov. Altged, who represents the free coinage
faction. Mr.. MacVcagh has issued an appeal
to the Democratic party of Illinois. He says:
That the Democratic party of Illinois has been
playing with this fire, is the temporary effect
of a personal mistaken domination and that
the majority of the Democrats of Illinois are
really for dishonest money, 1 do not for one
moment believe. That the Democrats of Chi
cago are for an honest dollar is already clear,
but have no doubt that all the Democrats
outside Chicago are for honest money"