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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-22

lew OF me list OF good things contained in
this number.
The November Midland Monthly con-
fains the second iustailment OF col. John
W. Emerson's Grants Life in the West
and His Mississippi Valley Campaigns
Grants meeting and coartshin OF Miss
Julia Dent. who afterwards became his
wife, forms the greater part OF this in
teresting sketch OF the great commander.
Tha article X illustrated by views Of The
Col. Dent mansion and Jefferson bar
racks. near 81. Louis. Another flpStrzt-
81 article Is joaquin Miiier's Mountain
Home
Yale University Is the subject Of an sn-
teressiRg article IN the Novsultssr number
OF Frank Lesiie's Popular Monthly. I, %
written BY one OF the se1ior students and
- profuSsly illustrated with views "a
portraits IL is the first Of series OF na-
Peers on american Universities ana 81
l~ses~ THIS number has many Interesting
contributions. and Is especially notable Cor
The quality and quantity % its lIlustra-
tons.
Life and Health for November has s.s
cover adorned by portrait az LADY Henry
Somerset. while is frorti<p.ece ia a nl~t-
IRE % Miss Frances Willard and Miss Re-
ssoca krikosisn; the latter is the saurh-
ter % the Armenian pastor OF the great
Protestant church OF Ain,ah Thus these
two women. foremost In the ranks OF
women workers fo- the Improvement Of
The world, place their seal OF approval on
the contents Of this periodical.
Tsae HSpaosie Magazine for November
Nil attract al readers wtaa have ersave.s
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
bushels per acre, and quality goo(
Flax is doing well. Corn is eXcellen1

| coSIlSiC PSA oSlS3 uhu SOON
Flax is doing we'll. Corn is excellent
Garden City-The prospective yielG
| Of wheat is twenty bushels per acre
oats fifty to sixty bushels, barley
thirty to forty bushels, rye 25 and
flax fifteen to twenty. Oats will not
grade az well as last year, not having
filled as good, and wheat will be OF
lighter and some poorer quality,
Vernon Center-Crop condition is
good, fully up to the average. About
half the wheat and oats are now in
shock in good condition.
Winnebago City-The army worm
has commenced working in grain, and
has caused considerable damage,
mostly in oats and corn. One farmer
burned thirty acres of oats
that was entirely destroyed. One
field of corn is entirely destroyed.
Oats are somewhat rusty and with
the worms, some estimate twenty-five
per cent destroyed.
Blue Earth City-Prospects are very
good except for oats, which are rusty
and badly lodged Corn is beyond any
crop ever grown here.
Elmore-Flax and corn are doing
we'll. Farmers report considerable
damage to oats by the army worm,
and that the Hessian fly is working
some in the wheat. With insects and
rust, they estimate twenty-five to
thirty per cent damage to wheat and
oats.
Dundee-Wheat will be an average
crop. Oats will be light, with large
acreage.
Avoca-A worm like the army
worm has gotten into wheat and is
doing some damage now. Wheat and
oats damaged some by rust. Corn
looks well, and fax will be fair crop.
Hadley-Flax and corn will be
larger crops than last year, while
wheat will be about eighty per cent
of last year.
Lake Wilson-Rust has done more
harm than at first reported, to wheat
and oats.
Woodstock-Wheat is doing nicely.
Magnolia is damaged some
by rust, and the army worm is doing
considerable damage in oats and
wheat.
Valley Springs, S. D-Everything
looks like big crop, except wheat,
which will be a fair average crop.
Sioux Falls, S. D-Harvesting of
wheat, oats and barley is well along,
and in good condition. Wheat and
oats are not so heavy as was expected.
Oats has been considerably damaged
by rust Barley and corn are good.
Hartford, S. D-A small fly that
works similar to the Hessian fly is do
ing considerable damage in some
localities, but only in small numbers
so far.
Spencer, S. D-Wheat will yield
less than last year, and will be of poor
quality. The barley crop will be
heavy, some farmers estimating forty
bushels per acre. Oats also heavy.
Flax and corn are suffering for rain
which has not fallen for five weeks.
Fulton, S. D-Harvesting progress.
ing rapidly and no serious damage
from any cause.
Doom, Iowa-Heavy dew and hot
sun causing more rust on wheat. Corn
is growing finely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
Vernon Center News.

Harvesting is under full headway
The recent rains have ripened the
grain very fast.
The alarm of fire Thursday after
hOOn proved to be the smoke house
belonging to the BabcOck Meat Mar
ket.. Little damage was done except
to the smoke house and 70 pounds Of
bacon, which were destroyed.
John McMichael is one of the lucky
ones and secured next to the largest
club of the St. Paul Globe, which en-
Titles him to ticket to the Pacific
coast by the way of the Yellow Stone
park, all expenses paid, and has one
month for sight seeing.
All arrangements are completed fOl
a telephone between here and Man
katO.
Rev. Myron f. Fifield, of Beevel
Creek, Mimi, has been secured as pas.
tor for the Baptist church of this
place, and will preach his first sermon
for the year, next Sunday at 300 p. m.
Ned Warren and family returned
from an extended visit in the eastern
states, Tuesday afternoon, visiting
Niagara Falls, returning by the Lakes
and visiting in WISCONSIN and Iowa.
Miss Vinette BabcGek spent a part
of last week in Mankat9 visiting
friends.
+. r. Lowell went to Minneapolis
to attend the funeral of cousin, who
was daughter OF Chas. Lowell.
Mr., and Mrs Homer Babcock are
the happy parents of son.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Judd, of Gar
den City, visited their children here
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Minis visited
their daughter in Madelia Monday.
Byron Carpenter, of Blue Earth
City, made flying visit here Monday.
Mrs. David Carpenter has moved
on her farm near town
Prof. Berry visited the summer
school at Lake Crystal, Monday.
Miss May Robinson, of Lake Crystal,
and Miss Minnie Roe, of Winnebago
City, are visiting friends here.
Mrs. Frasier returned Friday from
Fairmont, where she had been visit
ing friends for the past six weeks.
Ed. Barnes is building large addi-
tion to his house.
Twenty-slX of our little folks are
invited to Mr.. Skaters Wednesday
afternoon, in honor of Earl's second
birthday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31


CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth, SIS. In Probate Court Special
Term, July 9th, 1896.
In the matter of the estate of GeorgeW. Cham
berlain, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Nellie
b. Green, of Otseg, state of New York,
representing among other things that George
w. chamberlain, late of Mt. Upton. New York
on the day OF April, A. ID. 1866, at Mt.
Upton, New York, died intestate, and
Delng an lnhabitant of New York at
the time OF his death, leaving goods, chattels
and estate within this county, and that the said
petltioner Is a daughter of said de-
ceased, and praying that administration of
SAID estate be to A. NJ. Rutan. granted.
IL is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
lore this court on Saturday, the 22d day of
August, A. d. 1896, at 10 O'Clock a, M, at the
probate office in the City of Mankato, in said
Ordered further, That notice thereof be given
TO the heirs OF said dece sed and to all persons
interested, by publication of this order once in
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day OF hearing, in the Mankato Free Press,
weekly newspaper printed and published
at the City OF Maukato in said county.
Dated at the City OF Mankato the 9th day of
July, A. D. 1896.
By the Court,
Seal of Probate Court G.. W, MEAD,
Judge of Probate
NJ Rutan,
Attorney for Petitioner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
The Democratic county convon

The Democratic county conven-
zion will be held tomorrow at two
o'clock at the city hall, to elect dele
gates to the state and congressional
conventions. The caucuses will be
held this evening. The chances are
that uninstructed delegates will be
elected, favorable to John Lind for
governor and Frank Day for congress.
The leaders are making great efforts
at liking up slate that will be true
to their desires.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
Half Rates to Omaha

Via the North Western Line (Chi
cago & North Western R'y), August
Is, II and Is, 1S96-one fare for the
round trip. On August "a excursion
tickets at very low rates will also be
sold from Omaha to Denver and the
famous Hot Springs of South Dakota
For tickets and full information
apply to agents Chicago & North
Western R'y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
Cheap Excursions to the West and
Northwest.

On August 4, IS, September 1, Is, 20,
October 6 and 20, 1896, The North
Western Line Chicago & North
Western R'y) will sell homeseekers'
excursion tickets at very low rates to
large number of points in the West
and Northwest.
For tickets and full information ap-
ply to agents Chicago & North West
ern R'V
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31

were added to the list last night.
Whose barn will be the next one Sc
lected for destruction? The tiend
who did last falls dreadful work in
this city, be he maniac or lawlesS, has
evidently returned to his pastime.
Five fires have been kindled by him
within the limits of two blocks, and
as many buildings have been ruined
Beginning on the night of the Fourth
of July, Dominick Oster's barn was
first set off. No cause for the ire
was discovered, land it can probably be
laid to the fire bug. Then the build
ing opposite the opera house burned,
and day or two later DR.. Follman's
barn took fire. Last night the old
Ledger office on Walnut street went
up, and also the barn used by the
Star Steam Laundry.
The first fire was discovered about
ten o'clock, and it made hot blaze.
The hook and ladder boys promptly
pulled the walls down, while water
was turned on sufficiently to keep the
sparks from flying. The old building
was a landmark, and no tears will be
shed over it's loss. 1t had neither
value nor insurance and was an eye
sore.
At about 100 a. M, Geo. Klein in
going into the rear of the Clifton
House saw fire in the barn back of
the Star Steam Laundry, and used by
that company. The barn had been
securely locked and the only opening
was a small one for cat. 1t
is thought that the mis-
creant introduced the fire through
that hole. BY the time that the door
could be forced open, the span of
gray delivery horses was smothered
to death. The delivery wagon and
some other articles were burned. The
building was constructed originally
as a machinery shed, and had little
value.
The laundry company, which con-
sists of Geo. w. Sugden and Attorney
Young, had 5000 of insurance on the
team and wagon, and $50 on the barn,
all in the Phoenix. Mr.. Sugden esti-
mates the loss at $500 to 5000. The
team was one of the best in the city
used in the delivery business. The
barn will probably not be rebuilt.
The fire department did excellent
service in preventing the spread of
the flames among the mass of frame
sheds along the alley.
This morning it was discovered that
an attempt had been made last night
to fire an clubhouse back of John
Leas' saloon, but the hay that was set
on fire had burned without igniting
the building.
1t seems probable, from past eXper-
fence, that more fires will be started
in the course of few nights. In view
of the danger the mayor would be JUS
titled in taking extraordinary steps
toward detecting the fire bug or
brighten him away. A reward for his
conviction sufficiently large to in
terest those who might have their
suspicious, couple of shrewd detect
ives, and few extra police in citizens
clothing, set to work without taking
brass band with them, might put a
stop to the fires and perhaps lead to
the discovery of the party who is
starting them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
Money to loan on first class real
estate Security-Schmitt & Wilson.


F. Y. FELTON, was brought home
from Heron Lake Thursday with a
broken leg. The accident occurred
while he was assisting in unloading
machinery, and he will be laid up for
some time,
Home Seekers Excursions, at one
fare plus So 90, will be made by the
Northern Pacific r. r. Co. on August
4th and Is; September 1st 18th and
29th; and October 9th and 10th.
Ample time given for inspection of
lands. Particulars furnished by G.
w. Noff General Emigrant Agent,
St. Paul, MINI. Special G.. A. r. eX-
cursions on September Sd, 4th and 9Th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
Fire! Fire!! Fire!!!

Twelve dozen heavy, upper leather
team nets. First shine lost by water
and soiled, but wearing qualities as
good as ever. Nets worth $500 going
at $3.50 a pair as long as they last; so
take advantage of this great bargain
before all are gone.
G.. SCHMIDT & Son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31

On account of the Democratic
state convention to be held in Mime
neapolis Aug. 4, the Omaha line Will
sell excursion tickets to Minneapolis
for So. 40, one fare for the round trip:
Tickets will be sold Aug B, and 4, good
to return not later than Aug. +, 1896.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
Half Rate Excursion to Salt Lake City
Utah, Via the Omaha Line.

On Aug. 6 and 7, the Omaha Line
will make excursion rates to Salt Lake
City, Utah, of one fare for the round
trip, two dollars added for return GER
tificate. Tickets will be good for re.
turn, leaving Salt Lake City on Aug.
Is or ~, only. The rate from Manka-
to will be only $35. 55. For further in.
formation, call on or address Allen
Burdick, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
DEATH OF s. v. PERRY.
He Received the Final Summons
Last Evening.

Last Evening.
S. V. Perry, who has been sick for
a couple of weeks past with inflamma-
tion of the bowels, died at his home
on Pleasant street last evening be-
tween six and seven O'Clock. For
several days no hope for his recovery
was felt.
The deceased was about forty-five
years of age and had been resident
of Mankato for some years. He was
past grand in the order of Odd Eel
lows, and belonged to Mankato lodge
No. Is, Blue Earth camp, and Mime
opa Rebekah lodge No. Y. He carried
$1,000 insurance in the National
Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Mime
apolis. A wife but no children sur
vive him.
Mr.. Perry was telegraph operator,
and before moving to Mankato was
station agent of the Chicago & North
western road at Eagle Lake and
Smiths Mills. He was an instructor
in the business college tor time, and
later owned the North Mankato
Breeze, which he leased for a year to
T. Harry Belknap, some weeks ago.
/ He enjoyed large acquaintance and
had numerous friends who will sim
cerely regret his death.
The funeral will occur from the res
idence at two o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon, and will be in charge of the
Odd Fellows. Two sisters from
Illinois and relatives from Iowa are
expected on tonight's train, and rela-
tives of Mrs. Perry from the twin
cities are already here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
Go Now!
To 90 or not to 60

To go or not to 60
Aye, there's the rub!
OF routes there seems to be no choice
For by the 500, to the east or west
1t is determined in the minds 9e
OF all we'll thinking men
To be the best,
Write for Summer Outings" to w
R. Galloway, G. P. A., Minneapolis
Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
Home-Seeker's Excursions.

The Omaha Line announces home
seekers excursions on the following
dates: Aug. 4, Is; Sept, l, 10, 20; Oct.
6, 20. For full information, call on or
address Allan Burdick, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
Farms For Sale.

The undersigned will sell the Shu-
bert farm, located near the city, in
fractions to suit purchasers.
II. L. & R. II. ROSE
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
INCENDIARISM.
THE FIRE BUG HAS RENEWED
HIS OPERATIONS.

Two Fires Last Night, and an At
tempt to Start AnOther-The Star
Steam Laundry Loses a Team OF
Horses and Its Delivery Wagon
Old Ledger Office Burned-ACtive
Steps to Find the Culprit Should be
Taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31

The board of public works has
made arrangements with S. f. Barney
for gravel for the Front street work,
and will get it from the rear Of Neil
& axis lumber ward
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31

Captain John Page did not return
from Winona in time for yesterdays
game, according to promise. With
Partridge, there will be ten men with
out him.
Only few were present at the
game at Sibley park yesterday after
noon. The Boston Bloomers were de-
feated By the Mankato Crescents by
a score of eleven to six
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31

Use the advertising Columns on
luc FEt:E P.:ES.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
EIGHT TO FOUR.
This is the Tune to Which Owatonna
SucCumbed.

odNSbuUCd.
For week day, there was good
attendance at the ball game yesterday
afternoon, between Mankato and
Owatonna. Both clubs were in good
trim. The battery for Mankato was
Berg and Schwartz, while Owatonna's
battery was Brush and Keefe. Berg
struck out three, and gave free pass
es to first to four, while Brush famed
out seven and allowed three to have
bases on balls. Some excellent indi-
vidual plays were made on both sides.
Errors on the part of Owatonna al
lowed Mankato to score heavily at
the start.
The score by innings was as follows:
Mankato- 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 8
OwatOnna-0 l l 2 0 0 0 a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
July 3 |, 1896
July 81 Aug Z IA

ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATOR
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-25
BEATING THE GOLD.
How the Gliding Used in Ornamental
Decoration Is Prepared.

Parsons Weekly: The beating of
the innumerable little square pieces OF
gold which are used TO cover domes
and signs and so ON, forms a distinct
industry in the gold trade, which en-
ploys large number of hands and re-
quireS no small amount of skill.
The long low building in which the
work is carried on is filed throughout
the day with the sound of hammers
On every side little boxes are To be
seen which, although only measuring
an inch and a half in length, are each
worth about 810. The gold is received
in bars one-eighth of an inch in thick
ness, an inch in width and weighing
240 pennyweights. This is rolled into
ribbon 80 yards in length.
1t is then given to the workmen in
strips measuring seven yards, each of
which is cut uo into $50 pieces. These
are now ready to be beaten out by
hand. They are placed protected by
fine SkinSl. in a tool known as the
clutch" and are thoroughly pounded
out on a Sreat granite block set in
the ground in such a way that there is
absolutely no Migratory movement.
The process is repeated several times.
the gold as it spreads being continu-
ouSly Subdivided until it is of the exact
dimensions required.
The skins in which the gold is beaten
are so delicate that they will tear as
easily as paper. nevertheless they are
so fine quality that they viii with
stand the continual hammering for
several years. The gold, which is fin
ally beaten down TO 2OO,000th of an inch.
is rubbed with brine" before being
placed in the skins. in order that It
shall not adhere to them.
Easy as this work of beating out the
gold may seem, it is in reality an art
of a very delicate description The
workman must know TO a nicely pre-
cisely how hard or gentle the blows of
his hammer must be, and also the ex-
act spot on which they should fall. Ac-
cordingly, a very superior class OF men
are employed in the business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-25
To Remove Their Brains.

Hartford Times: Nothing ought to sur
prise nowadays in the 'direction of scien-
tific or surgical magic. So many things
can be done nowadays which appeared
impossible until they We're actually ac-
complished that there is not much
further room for establishment, whatever
new marvels may be achieved. But it is
still just a little startling 10 read of a
serious proposal to remove the brains iof
persons suffering from insanity, leaving
them to live out their natural lives, I'M
intelligent, of course, but at any rate
relieved of their dreadful malady, just
as an unsound limb is cured by am
putation. 1t is now said that this can
actually be done, though even be it so,
one fails TO see much mercy. in enabling
the patient to pass years in existence
in a state of mental vacuity, without
sense feelings or emotions If it were
possible for some modern medical magi-
clan to give new brains for old ones
to remove the WORKOUT organ only for
the purpose of replacing it with brand
new one of superior quality-the new dis
covery would be of more practical service
IN humanity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-25

magistrate, after filming Barlas, said
II only for the sake of his devoted dog
he should in future avoid a dram.
L will dae that, SIR" said James,
looking down at the wistful friend by
his side After my daughters mar
riage. as sure as this is Christmas day,
I'll only drink Wi moderation
He came out of the court a sad.
ashamed man. counted his notes and
remembered how he had sold beyond
his eXoectation and despite MASTERY
and fine" he had more to take home
than even in his most sanguine dreams
he had hoped.
Dave, lad he said to the anxious
dog whose tender eyes were fixed on
him. We've an hour before our train,
we'll buy the wife and BARNS some
Draws. and you'll never let on, what for
no, l did ma gang hame last NIGHT"
Dave wagged an asserting tail.
Christmas is no trade holiday in
Presbyterian Edinburgh, and by chance
Barlas walked into the very shop to
make purchases, under whose windows
he had laid himself down to sleep the
evening before. Having confided to Il
''ceevil lad he wanted a grand clock,
no too dear, for the wife, and maybe
some things for Helen, he was marched
up stairs to the mantle department.
There he stood confused, and shy, and
Dayie wishful for the quiet of the
hills shrunk close to him. Barlas, un-
aware he figured in that days Scots
man under the heading of "A drunken
drover and his dog" puzzled why the
grand young ladies smiled at him.,