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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
PROPS. AND ATTYS. BANQUET.
The Attorneys Adopt Appropriate
Resolutions i'm Return.

The banquet rendered the profess
sors base ball team by the lawyers
team Thursday was an occasion of
much merriment. The ladies of the
Congregational church furnished the
meal, and so many others participated
that the receipts were about S35. The
professors and lawyers had table by
themselves, and each lawyer found
something to remind him of the posi-
tion which he occupied in the game
last fall. There were witty remarks
passed back and forth, but the original
purpose of having toasts could not
very we'll be adhered to.
In order to show their appreciation,
the lawyers today adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the bid
made by the Ladies Society and the
Barr of the Congregational church,
we, the Lawyers of the Lawyers Base
Ball club, and the Professors of the
Professors Base Ball club, did on the
10th day of April, 1896, at the hour of
$50 o'clock p, m. of said day, greedily
partake of we're inviting, invigOrat-
ing and long to be remembered re-
past, furnished by the said ladies and
said Barr, and
WHEREAS, none of the professors
who partook of said repast have been
permanently debilitated or retired
from their profession, and
WHEREAS, none of the mattresses
at said repaSt carried on f1irtatiOnS
with any of the said professors, and
WHEREAS, no divorce suits have
been commenced on account of any
thing happening at said repast;
Now, therefore be it resolved, that
the thanks of the Lawyers, land the
Professors, if they have any be and
the same are hereby rendered to the
said ladies and the said Barr;
And be it further and lastly reSOlv-
ed, That when the said Lawyers
Base Ball Club shall again defeat the
Professors Base Ball Club, the said
ladies and the said Barr shall have
the first bid for furnishing a repast,
provided they are willing to trust the
professors for their pay.
P. S. Be it further resolved that
the said Barr be requested to spread
these resolutions at length upon the
records of the said Congregational
church.
Dated at the City of Mankato, this
18th day of April, A. D., 1896.
Signed,
The Lawyers Base Ball Club by
w. e. YOUNG, Manager.
II. L. SCHMITT, Captain,
JEAN A. FLITTIE, Chaplain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
LIGHTS AND PAVING.
A Gathering of Citizens Considers
These Subjects.

About twenty Front street business
men met at the Office of John Klein
& Co. Saturday in response to person
al notification by Mayor Weaver and
Mr.. Klein, to consider subjects affect
ing the welfare of the municipality.
The meeting was informal in charac-
ter and was presided over by Mayor
Weaver, who stated nls desire to
know how the business men feel in re-
gard to the latest proposition made
by the Mankato Gas and Electric
Light Co. He went on to state his
position in favor of a municipal plant,
and maintained that plant could be
put in for $4,000. He aid not wish
to antagonize the wishes OF the peo-
pie, however, and as the council
might be evenly divided, he desired
to know how to act.
The subject was then talked over at
length, and the meeting lasted from
$50 until HOO o'clock. All shades of
opinion were represented, but it was
the final determination that the cOun-
Gil should accept the proposition in
case the company will couple with it
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
MR.. BERRY OUT.
A New Sunday School Secretary to
be Appointed.

w @APP~.ASS~'
Last October Rev. B. f. Berry was
engaged as secretary of the Blue
Earth county Sunday School Associa-
tion, and has been acting in that
capacity ever since. His strong point
has been a successful method of hold
ing revival meetings, and he has from
time to time reported large number
of conversions at the various places in
the county where he has held these
meetings. His income has been de-
rived from preaching at half dozen
different points in the country dis
tricts, as the Sunday school associa-
tion has not yet became strong
enough to pay a salary to it's secre-
tary. One of these preaching places
was the school house near the 'iron
BRIDGE, several miles southeast Of
this city, but for Gel tain reasons the
congregation became divided, and
another man has been doing the work
there of late.
For some weeks past, it has been
rumored that efforts were being made
to get Mr.. Berry to resign as secre-
tary of the Sunday school association,
owing to fear that his influence for
good had been impaired by certain al
legged recent developments. Wheth-
er this is true or not, Mr.. Berry has
sent in his books, and although his
resignation has not yet been received,
it is understood that successor is to
be chosen at once.
The officials of tie aiation are
very reticent in reg - re matter,
but it is believed thav raey rave what
they consider ample reasons for de-
string a new secretary.
Mr.. Berry's family, consisting of a
wife and five children, reside at Mon
tecello, Iowa, and Mrs. Berry is very
| we'll spken of. He has made many
friends in the county during the win.
ter, VINO will regret to learn of the
turn his affairs are taking.
Mrs. Joseph Meurer, of Bird Isl
and, daughter of Peter Keltgen, OF
Belgrade, died Friday, April 10th
and was buried Sunday at Belgrade
She was about twenty-five years o.
age and was highly respected. She
was a cousin of Mrs. NJ. P. Kennedy
of North Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17

The Minneapolis Times says. that
the Oregon Republicans are for free
coinage with a string, Well, hardly.
The Oregon Republicans declared for
the use of both gold and silver as
money, but demanded that they
should so be used that parity may be
maintained. That demand is dead
set opposition to the free coinage of
silver, for with free coinage the par
ity of the two metals could not be
maintained.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
QUITE a number of the metropoli-

QUITE number of the metropoli-
tan papers OF the country have either
published, or made arrangements to
publish Holmes confession of MUIR
ders committed by himself. Just
what good will come, or what moral
purpose will be served by flooding the
land with the details of his revolving
crimes does not appear There is
nothing in the story that will in any
way benefit the public. In fact, So
ciety would be much better off, il
these sickening details were not laid
before it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17

could put in plant for $4,000, if it
would quit when that amount was
spent. That the cost would not eX-
coed the estimates was not the expert
ence of private parties in building.
Geo. T. Barr amended Mr.. Fairs
motion by adding the words, eff the
company will add to its proposition
reasonable reduction in the price of
gas"
f. M. Currier said that the impress
sion seemed to be that the company is
trying to beat the city and that the
council is trying to freeze out the
company. He did not agree with this
view Of the matter, and thought that
if the company would make a fair
proposition the council should meet it
half way. If not, he did not favor
giving it the contract. He held that
the mayor and council were elected on
the lighting question and have no
right to do other than what they were
elected on. He thought that the
heavier taxpayers of the city were in
favor of giving the company the con-
tract, and that those who pay little
taxes want a city plant.
Mr.. Farr said that his inquiries did
not lead him to take that view.
Engineer Haynes said that the city
could put in plant for $40, 200, but
that it would not be good one.
The motion as amended was then
carried unanimously. and the board
adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17

gone. But on the first day Of March on
the recommendation of Mrs. Fannie Jones,
of Anderson, Ind, 1 commenced taking
DR.. Miles NesU Cure for the Heart
and wonderful to tell, in ten days l was
working at light work and on March 10 COM
menced framing barn, which is heavy
work, and 1 hav'nt lost day since. am56
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Il betieUe I ana fully cured, and
I am now only anxious that everyone shall
know of your wonderful remedies
Dyesville, Ohio. SILAs FARLEY.
DR.. Miles Heart Cure is sold on a positive
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All druggists sell it at 81, bottles for S. or
it will be sent, prepaid on receipt of price
by the DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
DR.. Miles Heart Cure
Restores Health
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17

The Minneapolis Journal referring
to the fact that little or nothing is
said about the vice presidential nomi
nation at ST. Louis, says no mistake
should be made regarding that posi-
tion. There would be no mistake
made if the convention would nomi-
nate man like Tom Reed for second
place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
DO YOU KNOW CHARLIE?

CD. Gerlick, formerly with Young & Mon
son and L. 7. Grady, of Mankato, has pur-
chased the stock of Fine Groceries of F. L.
MCCadden, and with VIM. Barnett will con-
tinue business at the old stand 4l2 South
Front street. c. J. Gerlick is one of John
Gerlick's sons,of Decoria township. Mr.. Ger
Luverne, Mimi, for the past three years. Mr..
Barnett is of the same place and has also had
a great deal of experience in the grocery
business.
Charlie will be pleased to meet all his old
acquaintance and make new ones.
GERLICK & BARNETT.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
IEART DISEASE, like
many other ailments when they

have taken hold of the system,
never gets better of it's own accord. but
Constantly grOsUs sUOTse. There are
thousands who know they have defective
heart, but will not admit the fact. They
don't want their friends to worry. and
Don't kss0sD sUIsGt to take for it, as
they have been told time and again that
heart disease was incurable. Such was the
case OF Mr.. Silas Farley of Dyesville, Ohio
who writes June 49, 1894, as follows:
81 had heart disease for 23 gears,
my heart hurting me almost continually.
The first Is years 1 doctored all the time,
trying several physicians and remedies,
until my last doctor told me it was only a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17

question of time as
I could not be cured.
1 gradually grew
worse, very weak,
and completely dis
couraged, until I
lived, propped half
up in bed, because I
couldn't lie dOaC,1s
nor sit up. Think
ing my time had
come I told my FAM
lily what 1 wanted
dono whon 7 ~oe
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
BOARD OF TRADE.
THE LIGHTING PROPOSITION Is
DISCUSSED.

The Board Recommends that the
Council and Local Company Get To-
gether, if Possible, Provided
Reasonable Reduction in Gas Rates
is Standardization Depot Committee
Reports and is Disci1arged--Other
Matters.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-14
PUBLIC OPINION.

sThe attitude of the people of the Unit ed States, as we'll as of congress, toward the Cubans in their rebellion against Spain is fully, if indirectly, justified by former Capt. Gen. Martinez Campos in his recent speech in the Spanish senate. New York Advertiser, Rep.
 Premier Canovas and the Spanish to- ries are displeased with the demand for reform in Cuba made by General Campos in addressing the Spanish senate. It was
 a confession that the existing condition of anarchy in the island was forced by spanish tyranny, yet General Campos
 himself was so far from being radical in
 his demands for improvement that he
 merely called for Spain to establish in the West Indies every convenient re- form. New York World, Dem.
 The idea that the free silver sentiment is confined to the "lunatics' and "dema- gogues" Of the south and west has re- ceived some severe shocks recently. Even the goldolators have walked to the fact that the agriculturists of New York and E New England are becoming "contami-
 hated" The New York Herald has been
 making a survey of the state, and it finds everywhere in the rural districts a strong undercurrent for the white metal.
 Memphis Appeal, Dem.
 There is no use trying to head off this free silver movement. It will spread : over New York state itself like some white simeon of finance. Seven up- country farmers out of ten are for free silver, 16 to l, in New York right now. This cry for free silver amounts to revo- lution. I'm going to Chicago. and I'm going to fight for gold, but 1t will be planting and no fruit, sowing and no harvest save the harvest of disappoint-
 ment. Free silver, 16 to 1, will carry New York.-Col. John R. Fellows
 When the democrats came into power in the south, after the reconstruction pe- riod, state and county treasury war rants were at a heavy discount. Some value; some a little more and some a lit-
 warrants, generally speaking. have come to be worth their face value in gold or
 money as good as gold. Republican suc- cess and bayonet rule in the south would have the effect of sending the value of the warrants back where 1t was years ago.-Savannah News, Dem.
 From the time of the entrance into po- litical life of the Hon. George Fred Will Hams of Massachusetts no one has ever accused that brilliant young statesman of a sacrifice or disregard of principle. It was a devotion to his ideals of right which estranged him from the republl- can party a dozen years ago, at a time when loyalty to It's candidates would have won for him larger political honors and emoluments than have since been his portion. In all his course his most admirable characteristic has been his fearless advocacy of his conception of right, no matter whether friends were to be won or enemies to be made.-Man- chester Union, Dem.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-14

and after the first ballot, on which our vote will be given to Boies, Alabama will stand for Bryan as long as there is any show of his getting the nomination.
 Asked what southern states would vote for Bryan on the first ballot, MT. Tomlin- son said
 T cannot now give all of them, but I do know that on the first roll call he will have the votes of California, North Car olina, Mississippi, Georgia and Louis- jana.
 "On the second ballot Texas, Alabama, Ohio and Illinois will rally to his stand ard" Continuing his remarks MT Tom linson said:
 "The demonstration yesterday vas something more than mere compliment to MT. Bryan. If you have at all studied the proceedings of this convention you will see that logically Bryan is the com promise candidate between Bland and Teller. This convention cannot name Teller for the reason that he is a repub-i lican. Bland is not the man for us to name. therefore honestly predict the nomination of Bryan on the third ballot"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-14
Card
To the State Herald:

Tothe State Herald:
 "The Tribune is expected to inform the peoples party of public events and to discuss public men, Those who buy the paper pay for it with that just expecta- ton. Less than sixty days ago MT. Bur russ pledged himself to the populists of this county to refuse his support to Cap tain Johnston"
 The above statement published in the Peoples Tribune of July 9 is an unmiti- gated and inexcusable falsehood, with out the fainteSt shadow of truth to atone for the mallgnity of it's perpetration. Those populists, so-called, who claim that I ever directly or indirectly pledged myself to them mot to- support Captain Johnston are liars, scoundrels and pup pies, who are utterly devoid of all sense of personal virtue or public morality. Desperate indeed must be the political fortunes of cooperation when it is found necessary to discard the weapons of truth and resort to the role of islander, falsehood and base fabrication to accom- plish the unholy purpose of political des- peration. The Tribune is expected to inform the public of facts and to discuss public men in the light of facts, not upon the basis of the utterly unfounded state- ments of political towards and menda- cious partisans, who have not the cour- age to sign their name to a. bill Of partic- ulars, showing the time, place and audi ence of a pledge that was never made. In repelling the unjust assaults Of the Tribune upon me I have endeavored to be moderate in expression, courteous in tone and free from any reflection upon the editor of the Tribune. I cannot now believe that the editor of the Tribune meant to indorse this vile falsehood. It is wholly unworthy of him. He must be the victim of unprincipled men, who fab> ricated this vile falsehood for the grati- fication of personal indignity and to as- sist the accomplishment of their diaboli- cal political purposes.
 HENRY PAGE BURRUSS.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-14
WILL MEET TO RATIFY.

Next Thursday night the democrats of Birmingham and Jefferson county will hold meeting in this city, the object of which will be to ratify the action of the Chicago convention. The action of the convention has given almost universal satisfaction among democrats. That the ratification meeting will be a rousing success goes without saying. The plat form adopted is just what three-fourths of the democrats of Jefferson county de- sired. The nominee for president, MT. Bryan, satisfies all the democrats. Many are perfectly delighted. At the time Mr. Bryan spoke here, about a year ago, and held 5000 people spellbound in the rain for more than two hours in the old Win nie Davis wigwam the gallant young silver knight" of the west won to him self personal admirers by the thousand. Each of these are even more than de- lighted at bis nomination and can and will enter into ratification of the action of the convention with no small degree of enthusiasm. The meeting. Thursday night promises to be great meeting.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-14
THE HELL OF STOCK GAMBLERS vs.
 THE PEOPLE.

"The American flag against the redr was the cry on the stock exchange yes terday morning, when the brokers, both republicans and democrats, fell in behind Dick Halstesd who carried the Stars and Stripes and marched several times around the room. While the parade was in progress the air was filled with shouts of Down with popuHsm" Down with anarchy!' "No red flag in oursr' "Hur- rah for McKinleyr Give us sound money!'-New York Journal of Sunday.
 Since when was this super-excellent devotion of the sealy denizens of the stock gambling hell of New York to the flag of freedom born? When were these pests and plunderers of mankind, these unsuitable parasites upon the body of or follow the Stars and Stripes? They marched after 1t on Saturday several times around their den of thieves, which circumscrbes and limits their patriot ism and religion as well.
 It was in absolute harmony with the fitness of things that these harpies should forthwith, under the inspiration of one Isidor Wormser, a "Cleveland' elector four years ago, band themselves without distinction of former party af- filiations into a Mckinley club. For every stock gambler who goes where he belongs, into the party of trusts and poodle, hundred Americans, good and true, will leave 1t and find their true position in the ranks which contend for a government of the American people, by the American people, for the Ameri- can people.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-14

MIR. MCKINLEY WAS NOMINATED AT ST. LOUIS ON A PLATFORM WHICH DECLARES FOR THE MAIN TENANCE OF THE GOLD STANDARD UNTIL IT SHALL BE CHANGED INTO BIMETABLISM BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT. MIR. MCKINLEY WAS THE MOST POPULAR MAN AMONG THE REPUBLICANS, AND THREE MONTHS AGO EVERYBODY IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PROPHESIED HIS ELECTION. HOW IS IT TODAY? HE WHO USED TO BOAST THAT HE LOOKS LIKE NAPOLEON SHUD- DERS TODAY WHEN HE THINKS THAT HE WAS NOMINATED ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. HE RANCHES THAT HE HEARS IN THE DISTANCE THE SOUND OF THE WAVES AS THEY BEAT ON THE LONELY SHORES OF ST. HELENA-W. J. BRYAN.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-14

WHY ARE MCKINLEY AND THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY NO LONGER CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS? IT IS BECAUSE NO PRIVATE CHARAC- TER, HOWEVER PURE, NO PERSON AL POPULARITY HOWEVER GREAT. CAN PROTECT FROM THE AVENGING WRATH OF AN INDIG- NANT PEOPLE. THE MAN WHO WOULD DECLARE THAT HE IS IN FAVOR OF POSTING THE GOLD STANDARD ON THIS PEOPLE, OR WHO IS WILLING TO SURRENDER THE RIGHT OF SELF-GOVERN- MENT AND TO PLACE LEGISLA- TIVE CONTROL IN THE HANDS OF FOREIGN POTENTATES AND POW FRS, CANNOT HOPE FOR AN ELEC- TION TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES. WE GO FORTH CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL WIN. WHY? BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A SPOT OF GROUND UPON WHICH THE ADVOCATES OF THE GOLD STANDARD CAN MEET US.-W. J. BRYAN
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-14

left his sedt for an hour to lecture on the divinity of Christ at a church on Capitol Hill.
 Bryan in his habit is decorous and well within the moral line. He has none of the vices. When he is president should that time come, the White House cigar bill will represent only the con- sumption of visitors, and the wine will be as lacking as in the abstemious days of Hayes. For the second time the world will witness temperance White House.
 Bryan, while master of eloquence prepares his speeches with care He writes them, prunes, pares and rehearses them. He told me once that he would no more speak without preparation than he'd plunge wingless and reckless into an abyss. His life is quiet except so far as he disturbs it with his piIHrimages of politics. He has no circle of friends; pays and receives no social visits. He is in no sense a lady's maL. He is not flower of society.
 "In dress Bryan could not be called a flop. Neither would he excite the car tooniSt by any Greeleyan peculiarties of raiment His garb is modest and of dark reserve. Bryan will win no notice for the clothes he wears.
 Tn epitome Bryan is the west He stands by his game and his guns But he has nothing of malice for the east. His life is simple With his wife as companion, going nowhere she might not go, he makes up existence meeting men, reading books, making speeches to further his political beliefs.
 Such is a hit or miss sketch of man who has ever been consistent who served two terms in congress without mark to his discredit; and who only fail ed of reelection to his third from an overproduction of Clevelandism. He is not a mugwump, not a popul.st. but a democrat who gets his principles and his inspirations in party past. before the cancer of Clevelandsm had poisoned it's blood. The party need not blush in shame for it's nominee It has selected as good a democrat and as true an American as any who ever bought bond or owned bank"