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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
POLICE COURT MUTATIONS.
Charged with Horse Stealing.-A
Stranger Tapped for $40.

Ed. Graves pleaded guilty late Sat-
urday afternoon TO the charge Of as
saultin the third degree upon Louis
Walz and paid fine of 1855.
A week or two ago, Geo. May won a
repleyin suit against Frank Bowers,
whereby the court awarded him the
possession of a horse which he had
traded off on Sunday. He claims now
that Bowers has not returned the
horse to him, and had Bowers arrest
ed this morning on the charge of
grand larceny in the second degree.
Bowers attorney is w. n. Plymat,
and Mays is Thos. Hughes. The
hearingwas set for 1000 a. ~. to-
morrow.
A stranger who would not give his
name reported to officer Daniels this
morning that he was robbed of $40
Saturday night, while visiting a
house Of i'll repute near the city.
Taking the advice of the officer, he
went 10 make demand for his
money,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
Y. M. c. A. EDUCATIONAL WORK

The directors of the Y. M. Q. A. of
the city have been considering for
some time the advisability of under
taking some educational work in con-
nection with what is now being done
by that institution, and with this
end in view a committee consisting of
A. B Moffatt, ]. Ell. Moore and Mr.. q.
o. Cox, has been appointed to arrange
the matter. At present classes in
com .r ercial arithmetic, penmanship
and spelling will be provided for, and
Prof. W. E. Freeman, of the Business
college, and w. ]. Osborn, have been
engaged to do the teaching. The
classes will meet two nights in the
week, and will be so arranged that
those who are interested can attend.
The work has been planned for
those whose early education has been
neglected, but who now see the need
of such, and who can spend a little
time of evenings in study.
A general meeting will be held at
the Y, M. G. A. rooms early in Janu.
airy 1.-THE exact date to be announced
later to which all those interested
are invited. The instruction will be
of the very best, as the names of the
| instructors would Indicate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
EWING DIVORCE CASE.

(From the Minneapolis Journal.)
The Ewing divorce case, which &C.
casioned SO much stir in theHennepin
county district court in 1893, regard
ing the disposition of the one child in
case who was finally awarded to the
custody of the father, came up again
Saturday morning before Judge Pond
on motion to change the findings of
fact ia his decision. The grounds on
which this motion were based were
embodied in an affidavit signed by
Mrs. Ewing, which was to the effect
that the evidence she had given on
the trial was prevarication pure and
simple.
The case was tried before both
Judge Pond of this court and Judg e
Severance of the twelfth district at
Mankato, and last week the case
again came up before the latter in an
effort to secure the possession of the
child. Owing to the decision in this
court the courtsthere held against the
plaintiff, Clary B. Ewing, land IN ia vor
of the defendant, VIM. Ewing. If
Judge Pond alters the findings of fact,
they will be used in the reargument
before Judge Severance. The motion
this morning was submitted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
FUNERAL OF MRS. q. n. PHILLIPS

The funeral of Mrs. G.. M. Phillips
occurred at two o'clock Tuesday
from the house under direction of
Undertaken Thomas. The respect
and esteem in which deceased was
held was shown by the numerous and
beautiful foral offerings bestowed.
They were among the finest ever seen
in Mankato.
The Degree of Honor, No. 5, of
which Mrs. Phillips was a member,
gave a large heart encircled in a
wreath with the inscription,
"Tahlma Cumi." All the mem
bers of this lodge wore evergreen and
their badges were draped in mourn
ing. The other offerings were: De-
gree of Honor, No. 10, two wreaths;
Grand Lodge, D, of H., heart;
Fire Department., mounted harp:
A. o. U. w, Lodge, anchor; Hook and
Ladder Co., No. l, sickle; and flowers
from Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Snow, j. L..
Ritter, B. P. o. Elks, 225, DR.. G. f.
Warner, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. G. Nor
ton, and Mrs. Ed. [. P Staede.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
LITERARY AT INDIAN LAKE.
A Good Program and a Large Crowd
to Enjoy It.

The Indian Lake Literary and De-
batting society always draws large
crowd, but the meeting held last
Saturday evening beat all previous
records. The people came from every
direction and literally packed the
school house. A count showed that
thirty-six teams were tied around the
building.
The program given was eXcellent,as
the applause that each number
brought proved. 1t consisted of three
dialogues, songs, recitations, ETC., and
the debate, "Resolved, that Necessity
leads men farther than Curiosity"
Mr.. FirgelCragun lead the affirmative
and Chas. johnson the negative. The
judges decided in favor of the mega
tive
Ttt next meeting will be held on
January 9th; the debate will be, Gre
solved that capital punishment should
be abolished. A good literary program
is being prepared and an enjoyable
time is assured those who attend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
DEATH OF MRS. PHILLIPS.
The Final Summons Came to Her
Saturday Evening.

Mrs. Geo. M. Phillips died Saturday
evening between 1000 and 1880
o'clock. of Inflammation of the bowels.
She had been sick for three weeks,
and an operation was performed Fri
day afternoon to open an abcess which
had formed in the bowels. This was
successful, and it was thought that
the patient would recover, but the
abcess broke, and Mrs. Phillips sunk
rapidly Saturday.
The deceased was born at Edwards.
vile, N. Y, and was aged 43 years,
ten months and seven days. Her
maiden name was Josephine Ballen-
ger, and on Feb. 4th, 1870, she was
united in marriage with Mr.. Phillips,
at Ogdensburg, N. Y. They moved
to Mankato in 1878, where they have
ever since resided Two sons were
born to them, of whom one died as a
child. and the other, Gates. resides in
Mankato. A brother of the deceased,
SudIlSS DdllCHSCiS ICctuOc AZ Nv l. 0HA'
and is now in the city, accompanied
by his wife. Two brothers reside at
Ogdensburg, n. Y.
Mrs. Phillips was member of Su-
perior lodge No. 5, Degree of Honor,
and always took great interest in
the order She was past chief of
honor of No. 5, and held the Office of
grand usher in the grand lodge. She
will be greatly missed in the lodge
room as well as elsewhere. She was a
lady of great energy and uncommon
ability, who devoted her entire efforts
for the good of whatever she was in
terested in. Her friends are not con.
fined to Mankato, but her large &C
Quaintance throughout the state will
sincerely regret her untimely taking
off. General sorrow is felt in this
city, and the afflicted family has the
sympathy of all.
The funeral will occur tomorrow at
200 o'clock from the house, and will
be in charge of the Degree of Honor
lodge, while the A. 0. q. W. lodge
will attend in body. The services
Will conducted by Elder Hair and DR..
Cleveland.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
TOOK THE TEAr1 IN FUN.

Clarence Watts, of Mankato town.
ship, drove to the Indian Lake litera-
ray society Wednesday night, and
while attending the meeting some one
took his team and drove around the
country, leaving it in Mr.. Kern's barn,
with a note in the keyhole saying
to whom it belonged. 1t is known
who the parties are who took the
team, and they may be called upon to
settle. Mr.. Kern's barn is one-half a
mile from where the literary society
met. 1t was at first thought that
the team had been stolen or had torn
loose, and Mr.. Watts spent a good
share of the night looking for them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
A HAPPY PRACTICE.

Post Office Inspector Geo. M. Rus
some deserving boy happy on Christ
mas day, wherever he may be on that
day. He was in Mankato this year
and Warner Zenapolski, seven year
old boy who lives with his mother
near the Blue Earth river, was asked
to be at Dr. Frisbie's Office Thursday
afternoon at four O'Clock, without be-
ing told what for. Mr.. Russell took
the lad to a store and fitted him out
with sled, book, toys, ETC., sending
him home the happiest boy in town.
1t is safe to say that no one enjoys
Christmas more thoroughly than Mr..
Russell.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
A BAD CUT.
J. II. Rausch Tipped Out of His
Sleigh and Injured.

Joseph H. sRausch, who lives in
Lime township near Mankato juno
tion, met with painful accident
Thursday. He was driving down a
hill, when the sleigh slipped around
on the icy surface until it passed
below the horses. The latter became
frightened and tipped the sleigh over.
Mr.. Rausch was spilled out on the
road and fell under the horses feet.
He does not know whether he was
struck by hoof or fell on a sharp
stone, but he received severe cut
over one eye, the scalp being pene-
trated to the bone for several inches,
and his back was badly bruised. He
came to this city and DR.. Andrews
took number of stitches in his fore
head.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
BIDS FOR THE SIDEWALKS.
THEY WILL BE RECEIVED up TO
Up. M, SATURDAY, JAN. 9.
Board of Public Works Instructed to
Advertise for Bids for Sidewalks on
River Bridge-Work Will Probably
be Completed Before Spring-A
Short Session of the City Council.

The city aldermen received an I'M
expected summons Friday after
noon to attend the special meeting of
the council that evening. The alder
men were all present except Mr..
Bradley.
Alderman Andrews called the meet
ing to order. He said that the people
in Belgrade had voted their share of
the cost of the Minnesota bridge foot
walks and were now anxious to have
the work done Immediately. One
building firm had told him that the
work could be done considerable
cheaper in the winter while the river
was frozen than any other time and
for that reason he had called the
special meeting to advertise for bids.
Alderman Zimmerman thought
that the time in which to receive
these bids ought to be long enough
so that it could be well advertised.
He moved that the board of public
works be instructed to advertise for
bids for the construction of two side
walks on the Minnesota river bridge,
the bids to be received up to
two o'clock Saturday, Jan. 9, and that
each bidder should bid on a plan of
his own and also on the one prepared
by the city engineer. This carried.
On motion of Alderman Peterson it
was decided that the county commits
sioners of Blue Earth county and the
supervisors of Belgrade township be
invited to be present at the opening
of the bids ON Jan. 9.
The bids will be opened by the
board of public works at 2 p. m. and
acted on by the council in the evening.
H. P. Christensen spoke about the
approaches on the Belgrade side of
the bridge. He thought they ought to
be fixed by widening the road with
river sand.
Engineer Haynes thought the side
walks could be supported on timbers,
which would be great deal cheaper
for the present.
The aldermen thought Belgrade
would take care of that part Of the
walk. The meeting adjourned.
The regular council meeting will be
held next Saturday and an adjourned
meeting on the following Saturday.
City Engineer Haynes today sent
notices to some of the leading bridge
builders, asking them to bid and tell
ing them the conditions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
A Call for the Needy,

Will the Christian people and all
Others who will who have cast off
clothing at home, kindly bring or send
the same to 314 S. Front street?
find there are some thirty families of
small children with widowed mothers
who did not receive a morsel for
Christmas and are in need of clothing.
Small pants or coats or those that
could be made over, shoes, stockings.
small dresses and aprons are chiefly
needed.
We desire to distribute these with
other good things on New Years Day.
Kindly bring or send the same as
early as possible.
Resp't yours for the Master,
d. e. SMITH,
Capt. Salvation Army.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
DIRECTORS MEETING.

The directors of the Mankato Saw
ings bank held a meeting Monday
in their bank. The present
officers were reelected:
President-L. G, M. Fletcher.
e-president-Geo. e. Brett.
Cashier. G. Cotton.
The usual dividend of five per cent
was declared for the past six months.
The trustees were we'll satisfied with
the condition of the bank. Money is
more plentiful since the election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
POLICE COURT MUTATIONS.

S. M. Wandell pleaded guilty Mon
day in the municipal court to
the charge of drunkness, first offense,
and went to Jail for thirty days.
VIM. Morrow pleaded guilty to the
same offense and paid fine of S13.65.
Ed. Graves was arrested this fore
noon on the charge of assault in the
third degree upon Louis Walz, and
will probably have his hearing
tomorrow morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
DEATH OF WILSON HOLT.

Mrs. J. Mcdonald received a tele-
gram Tuesday from Lake Crystal
stating that her father-in-law, Mr..
Wilson Holt, died early this morning.
The deceased was II years old and
died of old age. He was living with
his daughter, Mrs. Ernest Ramsdale,
in Lake Crystal and was sick but a
short time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
LITTLE SnOPLIFTING DONE.

The merchants report very few
cases of shoplifting during the past
few days, when the crowds made
such work little more to be expected.
In one or more of the leading stores.
women were detected in secreting ar
ticles, but as the latter had little value
no prosecutions were made. Many OF
the stores report slight losses through
this kind of sneak thievery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
OFFICERS ELECTED.

MankatO Lodge No. IL A. F. & A. M.
Elects Officers for the Ensuing Year
A regular meeting of Mankato lodge
No. II A. f. & A. M. was held Satur-
day evening and officers elected for
the coming year, as follows:
Worshipful Master, Hugh McMur-
trie.
Senior warden, Jean Flittie.
Junior warden, J. N. Day.
Treasurer, G. A. Chapman.
Secretary, s. B. Wilson.
The installation of the newly elect
ed members will be held at the next
regular meeting in January.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
BROKE HIS ARM.

The five year son of Mrs. Chas. Fox,
who lives about four miles east Of this
city, broke both the bones in his right
arm little above the wrist. He was
sliding on a board covered with ice
and having lots of fun, when he fell
off the side with the above result. DR..
Warner dressed the arm last evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01

The Mapleton postoffice has been
advanced to the third class, and the
salarp increased to $1,000, according
to the Enterprise, TO date from Jan.
lst. 1t is the only third class office
in the county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
For Sale.

A 20 acre lot of improved land sec.
5, Mcpherson, 81 miles from Eagle
Lake, IL miles from St. Clair. Would
take good team in part payment.
Inquire or address f. A. Stevens, st.
Clair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
ORDER OF FORESTERS.
Officers Elected for the Coming Year.

The Catholic Order of Forester
held meeting in their college hal
Monday and elected the following
officers for 1897:
]. @. Thro-Chief Ranger.
f. x. Hodapp-Vice Chief Ranger.
Godfred Robel-Past Chief Ranger.
J. j. Gould-Treasurer.
Albert Misunderstanding Secretary
F. Neuble-Financia Secretary.
Geo. Guth and Otto Lamm Con
ductors.
Joe Kirchner and Mike Kratz-
SentinelS.
A. Blissenbach, A. Schaub an d
Albert Hodapp-Trustees.
The officers will be initiated at the
next meeting on Monday, Jan. IL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01
THE BONE BROKEN.

A Slip on the Ice with Serious Re-
suits.
f. Wuson, whose home is in North
Mankato, had the misfortune to slip
and fall on an icy piece of ground
Thursday evening. His weight came
upon his left arm, and one bone was
snapped off below the elbow. He
called upon DR.. Warner, who reduced
the fracture.
Several falls on the icy walks have
been reported, and 1T is rather rema TX
able that more accidents have not
occurred.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01

-'I was troubled with my stomach
so that 1 could not eat anything with
out distress and concluded to give
Hoods Sarsaparilla trial. After
taking three bottles L was we'll"
Mrs. M. M. Robinson, River Point,
MINI. Hoods Pills cure all liver ills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01

The st. Peter Knights of Pythias
have decided to institute ser es #
Pythias parties to be given during the
winter.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-07-10
Tools of the Pyramid Builders,

A two years study at Gizeh has
convinced Flinders Petrie that the
Egyptian stone workers of 1000 years
ago had q surprising acquaintance
with what have been considered mod.
ern tools. Among the many tools
used by the pyramid builders were
both solid and tubular drills and
straight and circular saws. The
drills, like those of today, were set
with jewels probably corundum, as
the diamond was very scarce), and
even lathe tools had such cutting
edges. So remarkable was the quail
ity OF the tubular drills and the skill
OF the workmen that the cutting
marks in hard granite give no indica.
ton OF wear of the tool, while cut
OF tenth of an inch was made in
the hardest rock at each revolution.
and hole through both the hardest
and softest material was bored per.
fectly smooth and uniform through.
out. OF the material and method Of
making the tools nothing is known.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-07-10
Beecher's First Church.

It has been determined that the
church in which Henry Ward Beecher
began his ministry shall be torn down
to make room for buildings of up-to-
date design. When Mr.. Beecher be-
came the pastor the church was the
finest in Indiana. His salary was
$500, but at the same time the COVER
nor received only $1,000, which in
cluded pay for his private secretary.
Beecher is remembered by members of
his first congregation for his~u.:tt;,r pop
ularity and sociability,and as a lee
turer to young men.
Some persons were inclined to be-
lieve that Mr.. Beecher was little too
exuberant and fond of fun" said a
member of the church. II remember
that it was said at a lawn party he
took off his coat and rolled down hill.
Once, in coming from Terre Haute in
stage at night, he found an elder of
his church in the stage. He disguised
his voice and inquired what people
thought of Beecher's church and about
Beecher. All this was done in pure
fun"
Mr.: Beecher was twenty-six years
old when he came here, and he re-
manned for eight years. In 1S47 he left
to go to Brooklyn. Chicago Chron-
icle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-07-10
Beautiful, but a Recluse.

The Empress Of Austria has been
since the death of Prince Rudolf, a
complete mental wreck, subject to
most pathetic delusions about hel
son, and requiring the greatest care.
She still preserves much of her
stately beauty, for which she has
been always famous among the royal
women of Europe, for it is beauty
OF contour which neither time nor
trouble can destroy: but she is a con.
slant recluse. The Emperor, in
spite of domestic worry, adheres to
his habit of accessibility to his PEG.
pie, granting personal audiences and
listening to every plea or story Of
real or fancied wrong, blending Of
patriarchal habit with magniflcence
OF court ceremonial which has not it's
counterpart IN Europe.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-07-10
Scotch Thrift,

An event which caused much stir
in the little community was the in.
PRODUCTION of gas. Previously oil of a
coarse kind, or camel coal placed on
the front of the CRATE, had been used
for lighting purposes. Candles were
expensive and their light feeble, and
so to a great extent the SQuair was
in a state Of darkness, for necessity
or thrift reduced the use Of artificial
light to the minimum. An old
woman Of frugal habits, who had
means and appliances superior to her
neighbors, and who rejoiced in the
possession of servant, used to say to
that domestic, as the shades Of even
ing began to descend: moo, Mamie,
We may pit the lamp on the table, an
If onybody O consequence cas- We can
LIGHT it. The Scotsman.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-07-10
She Was Grateful.

we were nearing Jacksonville, Fla,
after the long trip from New York.
line porter had finished brushing of
mother and her four children, each
one OF whom had demanded attention
every fifteen minutes, when the
woman turned and said:
You have been very attentive to
Us curing the trip, and l wish to re-
ward YOU"
Eyes, 'um."
What is your name:?" she asked,
as she took out pencil and notebook.
william White, num-"
She wrote for a minute on one of
the leaves of her book and then tore
1t out and handed it to him with the
remark:
"A colored man who is ambitious
10 get along we'll will always find
friends"
caught him in the vestibule two
minutes later and asked to see the
paper. 1t tread:
"Mr. Pullman-Your man, William
White, has been very attentive to me
and my children, and I would recon.
mend that you raise his salary and
let him know that you fully appre.
cate his efforts. MRS. S. B -"
l read it aloud to the porter and
then looked at him. He gasped for
breath, and it was long minute be-
~ft 9!.ehe could calculate:
'Befo' de EawG! but I dun thought
dat was t1fteen-dorfaar check on
some bank in Jacksonville. lit!
Shoo! Wall, Of all de deleterious OBJ
noxiousness eter did dun meet IN
via IN all my life dis captivates de
plnnaclc."-NeW York SIM.
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his arm about her waist and holding her
70 MS heart: All, may we always feel
me peace OF such benediction, dar-
ing. May we always stand together as
we are standing now, through better
anu through worse; ever firm in each
otners trust; ever strong in each 9TH
ers love. And when our suns shall set,
may our skies be as calm and as tran
qull as this glorious one before US.
"On. Tranquil sunset OF the soul,
W., "hen all the jar of earth is past;
"hea storms no longer round US roll.
~ Ana heaven IS near 1T last;
we know, though fail and faint We NAV.
calm sunset ends the longest day.n
THE END
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-07-10
A Forty-Year-Old Babe.

In Blockley Hospital, Philadelphia,
there is baby forty years Of age.
This freak has never grown an inch or
changed an iota in appearance since
it was fourteen months old. It is in
all respects an infant save in the mat
ter Of years, and the scientists are
sorely puzzled to know the nature of
the disease which prevents people
from growing old. If it were con-
tagious, the ladies generally would
take infinite pains to catch it, espe-
cially after they had attained the age
of thirty, which is the period at which
their intellectual and physical beauty
has reached its greatest perfection. -
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
New Zealand has surplus revenue
Of 81, 100000.