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The indicator., 1897-10-23

Judging it in the light of past expert.
ence, remembering its broken pledges, it's
unfultilled VOWS, ITS shameful neglect OF
our streets, it's utter incapacity for the
proper conduct OF city affairs,-Iudg;ng
it by its shortcomings, we say, and how
does the democratic party and it's hired
ally, the populist party, stand in Besse-
mer today?
is there man or woman in tho steel
works town who does not honestly feel
that this important suburb has been
neglected and misused under Mayor Or
mans administration?
Is there man or woman in this great
and important suburb who is so blinded
by foolish partsanship that he or she
can not see that the taxes turned into
the city treasury are going toward the
improvement of downtown districts
when, indeed, it is used for any improve
ments at all-instead of being expended
up this way where it should be?
Is there man or woman on the hill
who has not secretly if not openly con-
demned the neglectful policy of NAL
administration for permitting cobble.
stones, chunks of Stag, baling wire, old
shoes, dead cats, tin cans, dangerous
iron hoops and the like to lie on the
streets week in and wesls out and no at
tempt made to remove the nuisance?
Is there man or woman so lacking in
spirit, so wanting in Just local pride
that they do not resent this shameful
treatment, this outrage on their purses
as well as to their feelings and their GER
tain rights.
Is there man or woman in Bessemer
who does not know that, notwithstand-
ing the fact that this section of the city
has been sighted and neglected and lit
tie money spsn. here. that the present
city administration is extravagant and
that some of the funds are already ex-
hausted ? That the Jail fund has but
S34.29 left; that the contingent fund has
only S2.45 and that the street and grad
ing fund has only $3.50 left? Do thoy
not know that the city council is al
ready reduced to the necessity of shift
ing money by ordinance from one fund
to another in order to carry on business,
and the demo-pop extravagant misrule
and mismanagement only Just begun?
is there n man or woman, who, if the
situation is calmly and dispassionately
thought over will not refuse to assist in
the crime of placing such men at the
head of county affairs?
We hope there are not many. We are
confident there are only few. We are
sure there is independence enough, spirit
enough, local pride enough. righteous in
dignation enough to resent the wrong
done and to refuse to perpetuate such a
gang of political ingrates and freebooters
in office.
We feel sure that we have not mis-
taken the temper Of the people of Besse-
mer.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

The poverty campaign will never find
favor in Pueblo. 1t was inaugurated by
democratic candidates in the campaign
last spring but will not be popularized
by the democratic candidates this fall.
Politics is a matter OF business with the
taxpayers Just now. They permitted
their sympathies to get ahead OF their
judgment in the late municipal election
and there is not day passes that they
do not regret it. II there is any candi-
date on the fusion ticket SO very needy
that he needs pair OF shoes or sack
Of flour, lot his friends pass the hat, but
don't try the sympathy dodge any moro.
Tho poverty campaign carried on from
house to house is degrading and unman-
ly, besides being an imposition on the
public.
The indicator., 1897-10-23
IS THIS POLITICS ?.
The Unfair and Boorish
Action of the City Ad-
ministration in Re-
gard to the Bes-
semer City
Hall.
FREE ONLY THE PETS
The Hall is to Let Now Like Priv
ate Building-No More Courtesies
for the People of Bessemer
Everybody Pay Except the Demo-
Gratis, Bless Them How do You
Like it Anyhow?

Residents of Bessemer, here is deleci
Gus morsel of food for your cogitation.
Think it over without feeling vexed
and one day you will be numbered with
those who have gained salvation through
the virtueof patience and forbearance.
During the administrations of Mayors
Strait and King the Bessemer city hall
was froe to citizens of this suburb for
any worthy purposes Public meetings,
church festivals, concerts or entertain
ments, dances and the like were held
without charge for the hall.
1t was considered by the mayor and
city council that the people were enti-
tied to such consideration, and they
were.
But how is it now?
Well, it is Just this way: 1t is procur.
able at the rate of 50 per e, ening for the
hall, including republican rallies, but
the democrats appropriate the use of the
hall to themselves as often as they see
fit and pay nothing.
Republicans must pay for it for a po
litical speaking, everybody else must
pay for it for any other purpose at 50 a
night. but the blessed democrats have
been using it night in and night out and
never turn in a cent to the city treasury.
When the republican meeting was
held there Tuesday night, Chairmsn Alb
bey turned over a check for So as ex-
acted by the selfish, i'll natured, boorish
city authorities, but the demo pop com
bine pay nothing.
The privilege of the hall should be
free to all, but as the democratic admin
istration charge for it at all it should
have the grace of swine and treat all
alike.
The way to get back at them is to
knock the demo-pops out everywhere
and then the hall will be granted free
again.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

A half thousand men is a good many,
but at the very lowest calculation that is
the number now employed at the steel
works. In fact $50 men would be nearer
the mark. They are as thick in and
about the excavation for tie new foun-
dry as shovelers loading u city wagon on
the street. Speaking OF the foundry ex-
tension, it will be 100 feet long and will
make one of the finest foundries in the
country.
1t has been definitely determined upon
to blow in one of the blast furnaces
about November /, as was foretold in
these columns a month ago. Coal is be
ing moved to the c. f. e |. coke ovens
at the mines, and next week the fuel and
ore will be shipped TO the steel works.
The starting up OF the blast furnace will
be big thing and the news will be
hailed with delight all over the city.
The moulders and pattern makers are
making fast time. All the new men who
came out TO go to work are employed as
are also three or four of the old mould
ers who had been out on strike They
get 81. 10 per day.
The ticklish job of taking down the
smoke stack standing between the bloom
mill and the soaking pit is gong on.
Men are taking out the brick lining, and
when that is done the stack will be low
cred by means of tackling blocks.
The motive power for the cranes and
hosting machines generally will be cleo
tricty This will be big improvement,
as electricity is much more easily gov
erned than steam or hydraulic power.
Work is going ahead on the relocating
ovens, and things are in an uproar gen
orally. 1t seems that it is about time for
the Chieftain to catch on TO the fact that
strange movements are really being
made at the steel works. 1t said short
time ago, and its statement was aped by
the Press, that "when the work of the
new Improvements begun in earnest the
people would be apprised through their
columns" The scoop which THE IN
DIcToR makes on the daiiies regarding
steel works news seems to hurt them.
The scoop about the blowing in of the
blast furnace is the latest. Not a word
has been said about it in any other pa
per in the city.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

NOTHING in the way of future enter
prise is ore certain than that the Gulf
road will construct an Independent line
next spring between Pueblo and Wal
senburg. 1t is the crowning ambition
of Receiver Trumbull to span this gap,
and the recent reorganization of the
Gull company makes it's contamination
certainty. The building of this long
section of trunk line, coming as it will
at time when the steel works will be
booming, will greatly assist in drawing
attention to Pueblo and be OF advantage
in many ways. There are lively times
ahead and no mistake.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

If the friends ard political hackers of
L. l. Ernst have no better argument to
advance in favor Of his election than
that he "came to Pueblo in 1879 and was
at ono time a member Of the volunteer
fire company" they will fail to arouse
any degree Of enthusiasm in his behalf.
There are some men in town who came
hero even before 1879, but they are not
doing much toward helping to build up
the New Pueblo, and are generally re-
uarded as being covered with a species
Of cryptoeamous plant commonly called
mos. True, they did not all belong to
"ths volunteer fire company but fire
companies such ss arc on exhibition in
this town now are not popular, anyhow.
Give u some better rsassn why the
dsmocratis candidate for county treas
ursr should b elected.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

C. l.. Funk is the crack shot with a
shotgun. AT the Cripple Creek tour a.
ment he made some wonderful scores.
In one shoot of 525 clay pigeons he broke
i92, making an average of 93 81 per
cent. and won the medal, beautiful
thing representing a stag's head with
crossed guns aud an engraved medallion
suspended. His nearest competitor was
w. G Mason who made the high score
of %. In the 100 bird shoot Funk broke
96 and won again. He held up Pueblo's
credit in good style and deserves a vote
of thanks from the sportsmen of the city.
The indicator., 1897-10-23
Get the Best or None at All.

Photographs, like eggs, must be good
if they are of any account at all. Get n
poor hat, cheap tie, an ill fitting shoe
if you will but don't get poor, cheap,
ill gotten up photograph. They last al
ways, and thousands of persons who
may never see, you see your picture and
judge you, perhaps, accordingly.
Howard, 10 West Fourth street. does
first class work only and has the trade OF
the city where taste, finish and excel
lence are desired. His customers are
among the up-to.date people of the city
as casual glance about his studio will
verify. Prices reasonable.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

Now IS the opportune time for Besse-
mer to act. The report of City Auditor
Latshaw as read at the council meeting
Monday night shows that there is $3.50
left in the street grading fund, and the
residents up this way should get to
gether and make strong pull for that
$3.50. We would suggest that a mass
meeting be held and committee ap-
pointed to wait on Mayor Orman and
the democratic aldermen and show rea-
sons why that $3.50 should be expended
on our streets. A strong pull and a pull
all together might win.
The indicator., 1897-10-23
A Greflt Offer.

On the second page Of THE INDICATOR
will be found great offer to newspaper
readers. We offer THE INDICATOR and
the st. Louis Republic both one year
for sl.35, the Republic being the twice.
a-wesk edition. Here is an inducement
to new subscribers. Reasonable terms
will be made old subscribers tG Tue In
DIcAToR. Don't delay, but como in and
Join the ranks OF the LUCKY ones.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

The unsatisfactory record made by
the present democratic populist admin
istration of the city is a drag on the
campaign being made by the demo-
cratic populist candidates for election 10
the county Offices The incompetents
now asking the people for their votes
will be turned down as they should be.
Experience is bitter school master, and
the franchised inhabitants of Pueblo
have had bitter taste of demo pop rule.
The indicator., 1897-10-23
The Fairness Of j. M. Meares

j. M. Meales, the best clerk and re-
corder this county ever had, did the fair
and manly thing in not putting up sin
gle delegation to help secure his renomi-
nation, nor did his deputies take any
part. He secured this unanimous re-
nomination in the fsirest and freest con.
vsntion Pueblo ever bshsld, which
proves in what esteem he is held by his
party. Not only this, but there are
many persons Of different political faith
who rejoice at his candidacy and will
vote for hin on the score Of his useful.
ness.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

A LITTLE authority, u little power has
spoiled the demo-pop combine which is
running the affairs of the city. 1t has
swelled the combine so much that it
seems to have overlooked the very exist
ence OF Bessemer. We want no more of
its pretentious mightiness, its vain
struttings, and must keep them out of
the county offices.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

THE veteran editor of the New York
Sun is dead. Charles a. Dana passed
away from his earthly sphere of useful
ness the IS inst, leaving world to dis
cuss his merits and demerits. He was an
able man and in earlier years welded
great political power, but in his old age
he became erratic, his judgment dwarfsd
and he lost much of his influence. How
ever, the world is all the better for his
having lived in it.
The indicator., 1897-10-23
REPUBLICAN REC NCT TICKET.
For Justice of the Peace,
NJ. \. CAREY.
For Constable,
HENRY ANDERSON.
Republican Platform.

''Tho Republican party of Pueblo county In
convention assembled hereby rcanirms it,
allegiance to Republican principles The Re
publican party Is aud ever has been purty
of performance and not Of empty promises.
I'VE hereby endorse the American policy
of protection to home industries as consist
emily advocated and enacted into laws by the
Republican party at every opportunity since
the party first came into existence. Under
that policy this country has prospcred to a
degree that is unparalleled in the history Of
this or any other country, American mark
cts have been preserved to American manu-
fncmrcrs and the american luhorer has boon
protected against the paupcr labor Of Europe.
I'VE demand that the system of protection
he made complete by the wi-e restriction OF
foreign immigration.
'Four years of Democratic rule undcrn So
called revenue tariT has cost this country
more than four years of war; the public debt
has been enormously increased in II time of
profound peace, our mills and factories have
been silent, and thousands Of honest, indus
trious American iaborers have been deprived
of their daily bread
THE Democratic party is u party OF prom
ises only. 1t can not he relied on to carry out
any policy. Its history is made up of broken
pledges. 1t has always failed In any admin
I
istntive capacity whether national. state or
local.
I'VE condemn the present administration
of the city OF Pueblo for its extravaganza and
mismanagemcnt, whereby the total nprro-
priations for year will he exhausted in nine
months or less, rendering inevitable an in
crease in the city's debt and u relapse into
the condition of insolvency from which IT
had been rescued by the preceding Republic
can administration.
I'VE extend our sympathy to the striking
coal miners In their struggle for living
wage.
1--WE pledge ourselves to nn honest cconom-
ical and efficient administration of county
affairs, and point to the past record of the
party in the city and county as a guarantee
of the fulfillment of their pledge.
ave favor such legislation as will reduc,
the number ofcounty commissioners to three
1--WE heartily endorse the nomination o
Hon. Charles d. Hayt for justice of the su
preme court"
The indicator., 1897-10-23
A Correction.
To whom it NAV CONCERN:

To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that F. W. Hull,
democratic nominee for county clerk, is
not A. E. Hull the contractor, and is in
no wise connected with him in business.
This n to settls the report that they are
one and the same psrsou,
The indicator., 1897-10-23

The incompetents will stand no show
in this election. They are making a
dismal failure Of the city administration
and must go.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

VoTE for j. NJ. Meales for county clerk.
lie does his whole duty as an official and
saves money for the county. That is
the sort OF man to place in office.
The indicator., 1897-10-23
FIVE HUNDRED MEN!
That is the Number Now
Employed at the
Steel Works.
BLAST FURNACE TO BE BLOWN IN

Work on the New Foundry Progress
ing Rapidly -Moulders and Pattern
Makers Are Hurrying De-
molishing Process Goes on Fast
and Furious Electricity Will be
the Motive Power Time the Chief
tain "Let the Public Know
Through Our Columns"
The indicator., 1897-10-23
.BESSEMER'S CHANCE
Opportunity to Get Back at
the Enemy of the Steel
Works Town.
SHAMEFUL ABUSE OF AUTHORITY

by Their Fruits Shall Ye Know
Them'-Bessemer Pays the Taxes
and the Downtown Districts Get
the Benefits Shameful Neglect of
Streets by the Demo-Pop Admin
istration The Gang Seeking Elec-
tion to the County Offices Would
Do no Better if Successful.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

Pueblo would be happy town if all
the chronic grumblers and GROWERS
would go to Klondike.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

Anthracite At $3.50. This is for the
best anthracite and the prize won't last
great while. Andersen 4 Moors have
it Yard on. Eirq stssst near steel wsrks.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

The entire republican ticket will be
elected Just as easy.
The indicator., 1897-10-23

PUEBLO is the commercial hub of the
state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07
RAN AGAINST TROUBLE.

Special Policeman Albert E Miller.
who ATTENDS the Salvation army
meetingi, procured a warrant Friday
afternoon for the arrest of D. Hunt
ley, the deaf and dumb man on the
charge Of assault in the third degree,
alleged to have been committed yes
terday. Miller's face is checkered
with scratches and bruises and he
carries "a beautiful pair of black
eyes, His face and nose are covered
with with plasters, and the indica-
Jions are not wanting that the trou-
BILE came thick and furious for a time.
Officer Miller has little to say of
the matter except that he and Hunt
ley met alone on the street
yesterday and that fur flew with
out any words passing be-
tween them-strange as that
may seem. Miller some time ago had
trouble at the Salvation Army hall
with Huntley and his brother, and
procured a warrant for the latter,
which was never served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07
ILLEGAL FISHING STOPPED.
Fish Warden Hawkins Makes a
Couple of Seizures.

Game and Fish Warden Fred Haw.
kins took a trip to Madison Lake
Saturday night and found two far
mers who live near the lake engaged
in spearing fish. He hailed them and
confscated their outfit and fish, but
decided to let the men go, as they
bore good regulations land had not
been known to have done Illegal fish
ing before.
On Friday night, Mr. Hawk ms
found party of young men engaged
in spearing fish on Lake Washington,
and confscated their outfit and fish
and also their boat.
Mr.. Hawkins will soon proceed
against his assailants of several
weeks ago, when he was ducked in
the lake. He states that he has posi-
tive evidence against two of the
party, but is not sure as to the third,
whom he thought he recognized as
Louis Mason, of Kasota, but would
not be certain. Mr.. Mason denies
that he was one of the parties or that
he had anything to do with the affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION.
p. A. Gunders Secures an Order to
Show Cause Against his Neighbor.

County Auditor Gunders Friday got
a temporary restraining order from
Judge Severance, enjoining DR.. w.
W. Eberhart from proceeding with
barn which Mr.. Gunders claims he
has begun to erect within nine feet of
the kitchen of the county auditors
residence, on South Second street.
The court also made an order to show
cause why the temporary injunction
should not be made permanent. The
order is returnable Tuesday next at
ten o'clock, when the arguments will
be heard. W. E. Young is Mr..
Gunders' attorney.
Mr.. Gunders states that if DR..
Eberhart places a stable so near his
house it will be nuisance
and will iDjure his pro-
perty $500. The foundation only is in
thus far.
The trouble seems to be that DR..
Eberhart's corner lot is so situated
that he cannot well build barn upon
it unless it comes pretty close to
somebody's house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07
NOTES FROM THE SCHOOLS.

Mr.. Brown has put in eight new
trees around the high school build
ing.
The high school has reason to be
proud of the records many of its grad
yates are making. Miss Grace Com
stock has won first pIize for poem in
the State University, Louis Osborn is
president of his class, Miss Lida o.
born, president of some organization,
and the Plymat brothers are doing
finely. Several graduates are taking
high rank as teachers, and Burt Pfau
is now city attorney.
Miss Van Blarcum, Miss McWil-
liamS and Miss Scouten will visit
Europe this summer.
The grades quite generally observed
Arbor day in some form or other.
Union school observed mothers day
last week. Visitors have been
numerous in the schools recently. The
members of the board have been
heartily welcome also.
The grades of the various buildings
are keeping up their numbers better
than at any spring term before.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07
A SERIOUS CONDITION.
Eyesight of Pupils in One of the
Grades Examined.
Out of FortY-one Pupils, the Eyesight
of Twenty -four Was Not Normal.

The teachers Of one Of the lower
grades in one of the Mankato public
schools last week examined the eye
sight of her pupils with charts sup
piled her by DR.. James at her re-
quest. Of the fOrty-One pupils eXam
ined, the eye-sight of twenty-fOur
was not normal, as shown by the tests
which she was able to make. Eight
or ten of the worst cases were taken
to DR.. James for further examination,
and he found that they were suffering
from myOpia, or near sightedness,
in a more or less degree. This is
larger per cent than has usually been
found in schools where examinations
have recently been made. These pu-
pills were from five to eleven years of
age.
Some of the pupils whose sight was
defective only needed treatment to
restore perfect vision, while some
needed glasses. Had their cases gone
along unnoticed, many would have
been forced to drop out of school later.
This is a serious matter, and shows
the great need of thorough examina-
tion of the eyes of all pupils of the
schools.
DR.. James lectured at St. James
Wednesday night on the eyes. Supt.
Manuel has been examining all of the
pupils of the schools there as to their
hearing and sight and found many
defective in one or the other.
Of about 1000 pupils recently exam
ined by an oculist at Peekskill, n. Y.
only 26 had perfect eyes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-07
nRS. KNUTSON DEAD.

Mrs. Matte Knutson, of Rapi-
dan Mills, died Thursday,
April 30, at about LOO o'clock
p. M, of diabetes, after an i'll
ness of some two years, aged Sc years.
Her husband and nine grown-up chill
dren survive her. The children are
Mrs. W. w. Mendenhall, Mrs. Chris
Erickson, Emil, Louis, George, Benja-
min and William Knutson, of Rapi-
dan Mills, Mrs. T.. Olson, of ST. Paul,
and Martin Knutson, of Mankato.
All were present at her death except
Mrs. Olson, who was detained by
sickness. Mrs. Knutson had been a
resident of Rapidan Mills for the past
Is years, and was highly respected by
her neighbors, and was kind and
loving mother in cher home. The
funeral services will take place at the
house at one o'clock tomorrow after
noon.