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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05
Rain Helped the CROPS,

Recent heavy rains have helped the
crops that were needing it, and the
farmers now feel assured that corn will
make good crop.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05
PLAYED with Matches.

The tlve-year-old daughter of H. Fl.
Turner, of Moberly, while playing with
matches, set fire to her clothing and
was so badly burned that she died.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05
Hurled to His Death.

Lewellyn Patton, an engineer at f. P
Ah1sy'S vitrified brick plant near St
Joe, was caught by balance wheel
and hurled to death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05
Murdered woman's Identity.

The woman found murdered near
Wayland, has been identified as Mrs.
Julia Mills, daughter of John Dorothy,
of Warsaw, Ill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05

Surrounded by his IA children and
many grandchildren, Abraham Spiro,
the well-known clothing manufacture.
er, died at his home in st. Louis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31
THE DEDICATION.
February I'd Is the Date Selected
For the Ceremonies.
The Splendid New Odd Fellows Building
Will Be Dedicated With ElOquence,
Feasting and Dancing.

The Odd Fellows committee on
dedication has decided upon February
I'd as the day of the formal dedication
of the building, and has arranged the
outline of the program. The exer-
cises will begin at 100 o'clock in the
afternoon and will continue through
out the afternoon and evening. W.
G. Nye, of Minneapolis, Grand Mas
ter Simpson, of Austin, and Mrs.
Eunice Melville, of Minneapolis, a
prominent Rebekah, will give the
principal addresses. The formal dedi-
catory exercises will be followed by
music and singing, and a banquet
will be served at six o'clock.
After the banquet the program will
be continued, and then the floor will
be given over to the dancers. The
basement Of the building will be used
as cloak rooms, and the halls will be
filed with card tables.
j. A. Flitte has been selected by
the committee as grand marshal
Mrs III. r. Wiecking and Mrs. D. F
Bowen will have charge of the ban
quet. Jacob Wagon will arrange the
dancing program. Tickets will bt
one dollar plate, and preparations
will be made for accommodating ;
large attendance. The affair will b,
made a brilliant success in every re
spect, and large number of member
OF the order from surrounding town
are expected to be present. Nothing
will be left undone that will add t
the comfort of the guests.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31
HELP T ALONG.
Mankato Can Have a Creamery With
Little Outlay.

The board of trade committee on
creamery will tomorrow solicit SUBJ
scriptions from the business men for
the purpose of raising sufficient money
to move the creamery plant of the
Mankato Cooperative Creamery Co. to
this city, 1t is estimated that $3.50
will be required for this purpose
Stern & Hance head the list with the
handsome donation of s25. If other
business men were half so liberal, the
committee will have no trouble in
raising the necessary funds in half "a
day.
A creamery will be an advantage to
the city in more ways than one. Be-
sides putting cash into the hands of
the farmers to be spent in this city,
it will afford asupply of choice, fresh
butter at all times of the year, and a
supply of fresh buttermilk, which
will find ready sale. People who
use good separator creamery butter
have about as pure an article of but.
ter as it is possible to make, and sci.
dom go back to hand made butter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31

County Commissioner Roberts yes
terday purchased 45 cords of dry oak
wood to be delivered where designat-
ed, at SO Is cord; 10 cords of dry red
and ash, at SO 25 a cord; and 40 cords
of young bass wood and elm, at $3.50
a cord. He expects to buy about as
much more at the same prices which
are under those in the bids received
by the committee Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31
BIDS OPENED.

The Oaklawn Creamery Co. opened
bids this afternoon for building a
creamery building in the town of
Belgrade; Nicollet county, near what
is known as the Belgrade church. The
bids were as follows:
j. N. Day & Co., complete S1.400.
A. Johnston & Co., without mason
work $3.50. For work alone Sl75.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31

A large number of their friends
formed surprise party upon Mr., and
Mrs. f. E. Jefferson, in Belgrade.
Christmas night, it being the tenth
anniversary of their wedding. A mum.
Der of tin presents were left All en-.
joyed the occasion very much.
Marriage licenses were granted to-
day to Jessie B. Powell, of Elysian.
and Rose E. Semke, of Madison Lake:
and David j. Rux, Of Waseca county.
and Bertha Mailman, of LIE Ray.
The Models tenth annual red figure
sale. All our suits and overcoats
divided into five lots, S., 1915, So Is,
Sl1.75 and IS. Bargains for every.
body. You cannot afford to let this
sale 60 by. Model Clothing and Shoe
House.
Our entire stock is new and all orr
styles up to date. You can well af-
ford to borrow the money to make an
investment. Call and see our red fig-
ure sale prices. You will regret it if
you don't take advantage of this sale.
Model Clothing and Shoe House,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31

J. B. Nielsen & Co., complete 81 ,13s.
Work alone 1884
o. nj. Hagwell, complete S1,348.
Work alone 1895.
Kleinschmidt Bros complete 81 ,675.
The contract was awarded to ]. B.
Nielsen & Co the lowest bidders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31

lose one of our most esteemed young
men, Mr.. Will Mccall, who enters
the fraternity of travelling men some
time next week. Will is fine, ener
Uetic vounp man. and will win conf
dence everywhere, We all wish him
the highest success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31

made. See our goods and our red fig
ure sale prices. They will convince
you that the sale we are having now
is by far the best and greatest bar
gain ever offered to this trading COM
munity. Model Clothing and Shoe
House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31

We are overstocked and must I'M
load. Everything at ridiculously low
prices for the next thirty days. Model
Clothing and Shoe House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31

Dr. Agnews Catarrhal Powder.-Rev. W.
ID. Main, pastor of the Baptist Emmanuel
Church, Buffalo, gives strong testimony for and
Is firm believer in DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder. He had tried many kinds of remedies
without avail. after using DIR. Agnew's
Catar hal Powder was benefited at once" are
his words. 1t is wonderful remedy. 1t re-
ewes instantly. Sold by P. Follman.-7O.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31
5 AROUND THE COUNTY. 5
MAPLETON.

MAPLETON.
Miss julie Jeverson, of Owatonna,
spent Christmas in MapletOn.
Mrs. Jennie Bishop, Miss Bernice
Bishop, the Mr. and Mrs. Jones, H..
L. Berry and Edmund Spaulding lett
Christmas day for visit with friends
and relatives in Bangor. Wisconsin.
School closed Friday afternoon for
the holiday vacation with appropriate
exercises.
A number from town attended the
golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Dobie, Of Sterling, Friday. All
report a most delightful time.
MIR. Ernest Argetsinger, of White
water, Wisconsin, is visiting friends
and relatives in Mapleton.
Mr.. Geo. Otto, of MINNEAPOLIS, is
visiting with his brother, VIM. e,
Otto.
Mr.. and Mrs. CorliSs, of Rush Lake,
Wis, are spending the holidays with
Mrs. CorliSs' parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Donald MCGregCr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31

We live up to our advertisements,
and will back up every assertion
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-12-31

Our entire stock of fine suits and
overcoats, also boys and children's
suits and overcoats, everything at
red figure sale prices. Model Cloth
ing and Shoe House.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
| 8 | I
Circulation Growth.

IN the year 1855 the circula-
on was. Observation-Disclosures. 800
January Ist, 81, were printed 3, l36
Daily average for year 1891. 1850
Daily average for year 1892. 5000
Daily average for year 1898. 6,213
Daily average for year 1894. S,419
Daily average for year 1895. 9,217
Daily average for year 1890. lO,769
Daily average for first three
months 1897 ............... II, 917
The State Journal has
been under the present
management for over elev-
en- years, and its daily cir
culation in that time has
increased from 800 to over
1900, or an average growth
Of one thousand a year.
The State Journal re-
ceives the full day leased
wire Associated Press re-
port, is a member of the
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, has 4
Linotypes, fast Web Per-
fecting Press, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
$4,000 TO DIG FOR GOLD.
Company Organized at Harrington to
Boom a Cripple Greek Mine.

Herington, April 20.-Herington par
ties have leased the Orphan Belle, No.
gold mine at Cripple Creek and per-
fected an organization to be known as
The Harrington Milling and Mining Co.
Six thousand dollars of stock was sold
and fully paid up in town four or five
DAYS. that being all the stock issued
except one-fOurth of the entire stock to
the mine owner, and one-eighth to w.
P Seeds, for legal services, leaving the
Sc 600 subscribed here to represent five
eighths of the mine.
The mine is said to be in shape to
take out pay dirt from the start, and
is situated only 100 feet from the rich
strike in Orphan Belle No. 1. The $4,000
cash put up by the boys here is to be
used for immediate development of the
mine and is to be paid back to them
out of the first proceeds. The cash and
entire management of the company is
placed in the hands Of A. S. McAllister
who has resigned his place as engineer
on the Rock Island road and will leave
a t once to take active charge of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Dirt is given away at 51s Fillmore St

EVAN DAVIS,
Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
KANSAS NEWS.
An Abilene Man VIII Publish a
Newspaper
Above the Clouds, on Pixies
Peak Heights.
ISSUE TWICE A DAY.
Cog Road Passengers Names
TeIephoned in Advance.
To Confront the Tourist at the
Summit.
TWICE A DAY.

Abilene, April Pot. B. Wilson who
left this city a short time since, has a
novel scheme for the summer. He is
at the bottom of a project to publish a
newspaper on the summit of old Pixies
Peak. The paper VIII be 4-columns, g.
pages, with fine Illustrations and de-
scriptions of noted places around the
Peak, including Colorado Springs and
ManitOu.
The paper will be printed twice day
and the names of the cog road passen-
gers viii be telephoned up in advance,
to appear in the paper by the time the
cog train reaches the summit-and each
tourist can invest in several copies of
the paper above the clouds with his
name to astOnish his friends back at
home. The name of the paper will be
the pixies Peak News and already
many advertising contracts have been
drawn up. The daily circulation will
be 1000 copies, which will be sent to
every leading hotel in America. The
project is a daring one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
NOTES FROM MCPHERSON.
Short Items of Interest From the
Santa Fe Middle Division.

Charles Delaney, who has been en-
ployed as stationery engineer at this
point for the past u years, will leave
for La Junta on The 28th inst with his
family. Mr.. Delaney has accepted the
position of stationery engineer at La
Junta.
Brakeman Ed Miller has taken run
on the NJ. & NJ. branch and has moved
his family to Florence.
Geo. Duden, stenographer and time
keeper in the office of Master Mechanic
Gavitt, spent Saturday and Sunday
with his parents in Topeka.
Engineer Henry c. Forester left on
the 18th inst. for California to accOmpa-
ny his wife home. Mrs. Forester has
been in California for the past six
months for the benefit of her health.
Engine 1888, which has been in pa ssen-
gerseVvice between Newton and Dodge,
has been assigned to Engineer Mears
and Fireman Brisco on trains Z, 6, 5, 8,
between Newton and Nickerson.
Engine 2 has been turned out of the
shop after receiving a general over
hauling and has been assigned to SerV-
ice between Strong City and Superior.
Scale Inspector John B. New is kept
busy looking after the scales on the
middle and southern divisions.
Business on the middle division is the
best, so the old timers say, that it has
been for years.
Trainmaster G. H. Saunders is max
ing arrangements to move his family
to Newton about May I.
Frank w. Booth, stenOgra pher to As
sistant General Superintendent Turner,
spent Sunday in ,Nickerson, the guest
of friends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
WILL OPEN THE SEASON.
The Journal and the Capital Ball
Teams WIN Meet Thursday.

The greatest game of the season will be
seen at Athletic park on Thursday after
noon when the Journal-Capital base ball
teams meet for honors and fun The ad-
mission will be free and Tim Donovan
has promised to provide plenty of police
protection. The game will be called at
o'clock and the admission will be as free
as the air.
Both teams have been practicing and
it is safe to say that there Will be some
decidedly fancy playing. The teams will
be dignified by two city editors and also
strengthened, for they are old time base
ball hends.
Certainly no finer pitchers will appear
on the diamond this summer than viii be
seen Thursday. Arrangements had been
made TO have JacksOn'S Military band
furnish music during the intermissions
Charlie NIcCabe. but as the band has
ceased to be. the music will have TO be
dispensed with Betting on the game has
opened at Chas. Eagles cigar store. The
odds are about two to one on The Journal
hearty and cordial Invitation is given
to the base bail fans and the ladies to at
tend Be sure and be prompt for the ball
will be put in motion at exactly 4:O4 D. IN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
M'NALL APPEARS.
he Goes Before the Federal Authori
ties Without the Formally


Webb NIcNall went before the federal
court this afternoon and was released
upon his own recOgnizance to answer
to the Indictments against him return
ed by the grand jury.
Soon after dinner Mr.. Perry called
Mr.. McNau over the telephone. The fol-
lowing dialogue ensued:
Hello, is that McNall?"
Yes
This is W. c. Perry
Eyes"
'Can you come down this afternoon"
What do you want?"
Haven't you read the Journal?"
Yes"
''See what it said about the action"
ooh, yes; saw that, but couldn't I'M
derstand where it had leaked out"
We'll, can't explain the leak my
self. but what the Journal said was
true
What do you want me to do?" asked
AIcNa1.
Wen, we want you to appear
TN be there
Yes, Mac. come down and we will
accept your personal recOgnizance, for
appearance for trial"
BE down in 80 minutes"
Mr. McNan went down and the ar
ted by Mr.. Perry, the superintendent of
to arrest.
w. H. Haskell of Gaylord sent the
following telegram to United States
Marshal Nicely Sunday afternoon:
Webb McNalI is here. Do you want
him apprehended? Is there any re-
ward?"
Haskell is one of NcNalTs bondsmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
MARRIED womEN TEACHERS.
Unmarried Women Teachers Protest
at Belleville.

Belleville, April 20.-At the next
meeting of the board of education of
this civ the question will come up
whether the board will continue the
practice of employing married women
for teachers in the city schools of Belle
Vile. Our city public schools employ
nine teachers, two male and seven fe-
male Three of the women teachers,
are married. The vigorous kick of en-
Moving married women for teachers,
and more especially those who have
able-bodied husbands who can make
them living, comes from the unmar-
ried lady teachers. who claim that as
they have prepared themselves to teach
the higher branches of learning in our
state colleges they. too, are more enti-
tied to teach than are those who are
married. The next meeting of the
board will be held in May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
F. G. Logan's Grain Letter.

WHEAT-After the holidays Liver
pool was quoted 315 pence higher and
later lost 114 of that. COnsols were
quoted off 5s from last Thursdays quo
tatiOn and London brokers were buy
ers of our securities. This made a. sell
ing Juror among eleventh hour bulls
who bought at the top yesterday but
after the liquidation bulliSh news be-
gan to come in. Minneapolis reported
continent buying more flour today than
any one day on the crop. Duluth said
probably 512 millions of their wheat al
ready contracted to move forward.
Freezing weather Sunday and last
night in northwest, and freezing wealth
er in Kentucky, where wheat is said
to be jointed. Two Minneapolis mill
ing concerns sold 10000 barrels flour
yesterday and advices from Ohio, Mich
igan and Missouri of damage to crop
and 1ateness of season while notWith-
standing the break, st. Louis was bid
ding 1O1 for No. red white wheat there
100, 900 cash wheat was taken here for
shipment, and Bradstreet's decrease
for the worlds 2,94S,000 bushels of
which 748 900 was east of the Rochies,
and 1900 600 in Europe, was almost the
same as corresponding week last year.
Repetition of adviceS from France was
of ten per cent less area sOWn and the
ton being holiday cleared 122. GOO wheat.
Primary receipts are 1896, 600
Shipments 213, 900 while on passage
decreased !, 500 900 bushels. Linn and Cud-
terday were good buyers at bottom
While the strength on tOdays closing
NAV not be maintained, we think the bull
side is without doubt the side to take
with discretion, as the stocks OF wheat IN
all proba bility will gradually disappear.
Pillsbury estimates Minneapolis flour
sales last week at 100000 barrels. equal 60
the product of 2,25O,o00 bushels OF wheat
CORN-Ruled easier with wheat not
witf1standing light receipts and ship
znents for tomorrow, the price in Kansas
City being weak and lower and advices
from Texas points to the effect that there
was considerable hot corn there. The
outlook for receipts is for an Improvement
and while market may sympathtze with
wheat strength, the tendency, perhaps.
is for liquidation of corn contracts:
OATS-Were easy, disposition OF LEGAL
crowd to raid them, but cash demand was
good, and New York reported good cash
business. Too low product to sell very
much of with any prospects of war in
sight.
PROFESSIONALISM small trade at
opening weak and lower which was not
much more than maintained. Selling was
scattered and liquidation set in Sellers
of yesterday We're the best buyers Cash
trade was only fair and receipts hogs for
q. 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
GIRLS FIGHT A DEVIL FISH
Katie Herbruck and Lillian Mckee
han, of Tacoma, Kill an Octopus.

Tacoma, Wn.. April 2O.-Katie Her
bruck and Lillian McKeehan of Taco
ma, are two brave young women. Yes
terday while out in rowboat collect
ing sea urchins and star fishes in Puget
Sound they were attacked by a monster
devil fish measuring over Il feet be
tween the ends of the opposite arms.
Their first notice was when the octopus
thrust an arm into the boat, catching
Miss Herbruck by the foot. She scream
ed and pulled, finally escaping by dex-
terousIy slipping off her shoe. Then
began the battle
The octopus whipped the sound until
foam covered its surface endeavOring
all the while to fasten a tentacle about
one of the boats occupants. The young
women responded by vigorously pound
ing it with oars and fish hook. Finally
the octopus twisted an arm about the
cross piece in the boats bow and head
ed for sea This frightened Misses Her
bruck and McKeehan, who believed
their only hope lay in cutting off this
tentacle, which they succeeded in do
ing with an oar after being towed six
miles. Another stroke killed the mon
ster which was dragged into the boat
1t weighed ITO pounds and each of it's
eight arms was covered with over $50
suckers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
A RARE PRODUCTION
Will be Margaret Mather's Presenta-
ton of "Cymbeline" at the Grand.

The sale of seats for Margaret Math-
er's "Cymbeline" will open at Shows
drug store Thursday morning at eight
O'Clock Miss Mather comes to the
Grand in this city next Monday even
ing. and the gifted actress will undoubt-
ediv be greeted by a large audience.
The play "Cymbeline" is probably the
least known but yet one of the most in
teresting of Shakespeare productions.
"Cymbeline" can be called neither
comedy nor a tragedy, for it is both.
'Cymbeline" is a play that deals with
the king of that name who is supposed
to have reigned over the TrinObahtes,
who inhabited MiddIeseX, HertfOrdshire
and Essex, England. a quarter of
century before the birth of Christ This
period lends itself to splendid scenic
display of the impressive sort, and Miss
Mather has taken full advantage of
her opportunities. Everything that
money could get to make her prOduc-
ton a scenic and artistic success she
has obtained. The play will be staged
in a historically correct manner, al
though picturesqUeness has not been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
"owNEY" IS DEAD.
The Well Known Railroad Dog Went
Mad and Had to be Killed.

Cleveland, April 20.-"Owney," the
celebrated railroad dog, will travel over
the country in mail cars no more. He
has met his fate in this city.
The trouble which resulted in his
death arose over the fact that he be-
came mad. Whether or not his madness
was due to an order issued recently by
the superint endent of mails in Chicago
to the effect that OWney' should hence
forth be excluded from the mail cars,
cannot be positively stated At any rate
'Owney'' found his way into the Union
depot on some train Thursday, and that
evening displayed signs of madness He
bit a brakeman quite seriously, and
when a police officer attempted to paci-
fy him with his club the dog turned on
the officer and bit him also.
A short struggle then ensued, in which
"Owney" was dubbed to death by the
policeman.