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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-12
J FROM THE COUNTY.
!, Interesting News from Free Press
! Correspondents.
EAGLE LAKE.

EAGLE LAKE.
Meeting in the NJ. E. church every
night this week.
Mrs. j. A. Ewing and daughter,
Berniece, drove out from Mankato and
spent the day with friends here, Mon
day.
The Oregon Concert company gave
a dance in the hall Monday night.
There was a large crowd out, includ-
ing load from Smiths Mill. All re-
ported a good time.
A sleighload of our yOund folks
drove TO GAINESVILLE last Friday and
spent tue evening with MIS-. Gertrude
PresSnall Brown.
Miss Sadie Giblin, of Smiths Mill,
is visiting Miss Mile Mynard.
Mrs. Ward, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs, Ed. Thomas, re-
turned Saturday to her home.
The Nj. w. A. will give dance in
Ewing's hall Monday, Feb. 22nd. All
are invited to come.
Mrs. Mercy Luthultz has been quite
i'll, but is again able to be out.
Mrs. Ada Van Kirk is very much
better.
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Johnny HalversOn is slowly imprOv-
ing from very sick spell.
The company that bought out +. Fl.
Barnes has for some reason backed
out.
Chas. Kelly has moved into Gardner
Murtaugh's house, that is just COM
pleted.
John McMichael went to Lake Crys-
tai Saturday mig ht
RAPIDAN.
A number of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. B. Garrett met at his resi-
dence last Sunday evening, it being
his seth birthday. The evening was
spent in singing and friendly greet
ing. Before departure an elegant re-
past was served. Your scribe tried
hard to do his duty.
Geo. Bartlett has been on the sick
list for several days.
A violin concert was held at the
school house in district 100 last eve
ming. Music by H. Serum and others.
The ladies relief social at Garden
City was well attended by parties from
Rapidan.
Fred Bosin is hauling stone for the
foundation of an addition to his barn
to built soon.
Thursday evening, Feb. 18th val
entine social will be given in district
schoolhouse 100, for the benefit of the
minister. A small admittance fee
will be charged. Supper will be
served by the ladies of the neighbor-
hood, for which a small charge will be
made. Everybody is cordially invited
to attend and have good time.
BELGRADE ITEMS.
Royal Meachum, who is visiting his
sister, Mrs. L. P. Parsons, of this
place, is spending few days in Man
kato visiting relatives.
f. Jefferson's daug hter, Irene, is
quite sick with la grippe.
Thos. Foster, of Indian Lake. re-
turned to his home last week Tues
day.
Mrs. r. Rist, who has been very sick
is reported some better.
George Culp, of Elysian, is visiting
his brother and cousin at this place.
We were very glad to shake hands
with our old friend, Hughie Hauckins,
who made flying trip to this place on
business the other day.
The birthday party Monday evening,
Feb. 8th, at H. Trask's, in honor of
Misses Minnie Clark, Myrta Cole and
Villa Randall. was quite largely at
tended, and those who were there re-
port very enjoyable evening. We
hope the three Misses who are lucky
enough to have a birthday on the
same day will continue every year to
invite their many friends to help them
celebrate.
Mark Brooks is visiting his son,
James Brooks. in this community.
Rev. Josiah Keene still continues to
I'LL the pulpit of the Belgrade church
We hear that he will continue to do
so until the arrival of the new
minister.
Miss Minnie Clark is staying with
Mrs, r. Rest during her illness.
How many of our neighbors are
aware of the fact that Mr.. ard Mrs.
John Kern, recently of this place, but
now residing at Hebron. answer to the
happy tune of papa aid mamma? The
little fairy who causes the difference
in the Kern family, is nine pound
daughter.
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trouble between the Transvaal Re-
public and the MagOto tribe, averting
war. He is 4S years of age and a
very pleasant gentleman. He ex-
poets TO return to Mankato. He took
his oldest daughter with him to
Africa on his present trip, and his
son is in the city attending the Com
mercial college,
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VERNON CENTER.

The school contest will be held in
the M. E church Friday eve ming, Feb
18th. rhe contestants are Frank
BuckmiSJer, Richard, Harvey aud
Robert Thew, Chas and Helen Gran
mis-, Blanche Wymon, Tirzah shy der,
Grace Cornish, May Wilhtr Myrtl-
Force. Fred and Verne CandaI and
John Lowell. The contesl ants are all
of the Vernon school The contest
bids fair 70 be interesting Everyone
is invited to attend. Admil'anre IL
cents
Next Saturday afternoon covenant
meeting Will be held in the Il p list
church, al the usual hour
Next SUNDAY evening union g,~prl
temier ince meeting in IN f.
church A general invita-, X
tended to all 10 attend.
A New England supp pr
served in IT," VI e chucn
ing OF h. 2.nd OF F'h a.
D-Opriate p.n r,ni. -
,be Fl tn st"r.
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A NEW CHURCH.

The Swedish Methodist Episcopal
church society has purchased lot four
Cummings sun DIVISION, facing on
Four h street, between eS'il and
Hickory streets. Tue smirrA intends
IT, erect a new church bHlldlug On the
Int he present year, 80 = ST am,uL
F2OHi. /, he iOi Is ln un. u - the
r''r ioi % f'a-ktt ldr
t,'ncN, auG tclgg han
Il r. ~ =
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GARDEN CITY.


Miss Emma Drake, formerly of this
place, is visiting with Mrs. E. b.
Parker this week.
Miss Matte Perrin, of AmboY, is
visiting with friends here Miss Per-
rim attended school here several years
ago.
Miss Reader, from Horizon, visited
with Miss Laura Edgerton over Sun
day.
The Ladies' Industrial society of
the Christian church, met with MI.
Clough last Thursday. The number
present was about seventy-tive The
party in the evening numbered about
forty. All reported an enjoyable
time.
The people of the Baptist church
will give program entitled Roll
Call" next Saturday and Sunday.
Come all, it is something new.
Rev. G. L. Waite will preach in the
Rapidan school house next Friday
night al 7:45. ......
Last Thursday night the depot was
broken into and several boxes belong
ing to Joe Tyson were opened. The
loss is not yet known.
Mrs. E. w Gates has been on the
sick list the past week.
Harry Thompson was the guest of
A. M. Thompson over Sunday.
The young people of the Christian
church here will give an entertain
ment for the benefit of the sidewalk
fund, one week from Friday night,
Feb. 10Th, in the Christian church.
A baby boy came to gladen the
home of Mr.. and Sam Duffield last
Saturday.
Prof. Thompson is conducting town.
ship examination this week.
Joe Leatherman and family are
quite sick.
A. M. Kendell has been unable to
attend to his postoffice duties on &C.
count of sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haggard have moved
into the rooms over d. j. Musser's
store. She is daughter of VIM. La
Favor.
Miss Martell, of Avoka, Wis, is
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. M. Clough.
James Church is home from Man
kato looking after his interest in the
postoffice.
The @. w. B. M. will meet with Mrs.
Clough Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Styles have moved in
to the north part of d. j. Musser's
store.
Tie young people of Watonwan will
play "The Merry Coboler" in the
Woodman's hall Friday night of this
week. Admission 10 and Is cents.
Rev. Brown, of Vernon, ipcuured in
the M. E. church last Wednesday
night.
Rev. G. L. Waite and VIM. Over
and family went to Madelia Thursday
night. They report tue NEE JIngs
held there by Rev. Erwin and wife as
progressing nicely, with nine addi-
tons.
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"My wife was troubled with weak
stomach but since taking Hoods Sar
Saparilla her stomach has been
strengthened. and she is better than
she was before for years" Frank
Williams, Big Lake Mimi.
Hoods pills are prompt and effec-
lent.
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JUDSON.

Rev. j. w. Roberts drove to Man.
kato Monday and came home Tues
day.
Edgar Jones, son of Mr.. Watkin
Jones, who used TO reside at JudsOn,
and was town clerk for period, but
who is now in the mercantile business
at Window, is visiting relatives and
friends in Judson, and intends TO go
to ST. Peter and LIE Sueur to see rela-
tives there before returning home.
Miss Lizzie Thomas, of Mankato, is
visiting with relatives and friends at
Lake Crystal and Judson. Her father
rented his farm in LIE Sueur county
last fall and bought house and lot in
Mankato, and has moved mis- family to
the city.
John M. Thomas is well again, and
has been around this week with
Conner Evans getting the good will of
the people towards the Bible society
collection.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway.

CANNON VALLEY.
Depart Arrive
No. % and "a Waterville
and Faribault Accommo. 6:45 m 4:05 m
No. 81 and %, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Red Wing
Passenger 500 m 9:05 m
Daily except Sunday.
No. 20 connects at Waterville with through
trains for Des Mones; also with free chair car
to Denver, via Kansas City and Topeka. No.
81 connects with through trains having through
sleepers for Chicago. St. Louis and Kansas City.
Information regarding rates routes, etc.,
cheerfully furnished upon application to
f. f. POWERS Agent
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.

Departing. Trains a, irving
No. l22 $50 a. m. No. 1"1-12:30 p. m
No. 1O4-2.3O p. m. No. 1873 S:m p. m
No. 16S-7:O1 p. m. No. 1S3- AGO D. m.
No. 1872 makes close connections at Austin
with through Sleeper-for St. Louis, Peoria and
Kansas City arriving 7:15 next morning
This train also connects for La Crosse and
Chicago.
No. I04 makes connection with Chicago
Sleepers at Austin and Lacrosse.
J. G. MOORE, Agent.
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Chicago & Northwestern.

OHICdBU 90 NUI UH WtSUtIH,
EAST BOUND. Depart Arrive
fChicago Mail and Passenger us a m 7:5n M
tsChicago express 4:'5 m 4:35 N
fTracy s. Waseca Accom'dn 3:15 p m 3:55 p m
WEST BOUND.
ssDakota Passenger 1925 m 100 m
MINI. Mail and Passenger 6:35 p m 7:1O o m
tWaseca q Tracy Accom'dn $50 a m 9:35 m
tDaily except Sunday. *Daily.
tSleepers Mankato to Chic go.
SSleepers Chicago to Mankato.
c. E. JOHNSON, Agent.
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STAGE SCHEDULE.

STAGE SCHEDULE.
Between Mankato, st. Clair and Minnesota
Lake.
Leave Mankato daily at Z :On a. m.
Arrive at st. Clair daily at 10 as a. m.
Leave Minnesota Lake at go a. m. Monday.
Arrive at st. Clair at 81 5 n. m.
Leave st. Clair ally at 2:45 p. m.
Leave Nankato daily al 6:l5 p. m.
Arrive st. Clair Tuesday at IL :0o a. m.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-04-28
THE TRUST COLLAPSES.
The Cotton Growers Will Have
No More Trouble About the
Question of Securing Ties.

Col. ID. z. Duren, manager Of
the State Alliance exchange, yes
terday afternoon returned from
Washington, where he has been
for several days on business of
great Importance to the cotton
growers of the State. He went
on to Sumter in the afternoon.
Col. Duncan, it will be re
membered, led the fight made
last year in many Of the southern
States, particularly in South
Carolina, against the fiat cotton
tie trust, introducing a wire tie
which, after big fight, the i'm.
porters were forced to accept.
Before the season was out thou.
sands of bundles of the wire ties
were manufactured and sold all
through the south, many of the
growers boycottlng the flat tie
trust which had had them at it's
mercy so long.
Colonel Duncan has found from
his visit to New York that the
farmers will have no more trouble
about the tie trust. Several COM
panies have gone to man anufactur-
ing the flat ties on a large scale
and they are now Offering to
purchasers all the flat ties that
they can handle at Is cents a
bundle less than the actual wire
used last season could he brought
at. In other words, the prices
have fallen until the flat ties can
be purchased at 15 cents less per
bundle than the crude wire to be
made into the ties can be bought
at.
While the fight made against
the trust was thought by many
to be.useless, the above statement
OF facts seems to show that it was
exceedingly effective. No doubt
there will be general rejoicing
among thu cotton growers of
South Carolina at the result
The State.
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We are still looking for reports
from the Sub. Alliances.

The Cotton Plant is now pub
lished at Laurens, S. c., and is
still in the hands of the Commit
tee with w. L. Crews as editor
and publisher. 1t is bright,
lively, paper and every Alliance
man should see to it that ne gets
the Cotton Plant and reads it. 1t
is full of good substantial matter
and the exchange prlce list alone
is worth the price OF the paper.
Let the Alliancemen go to work
and get subscribers, and if your
subscription has not expired and
you are not receiving the paper,
write the publisher and he will
make correction.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-04-28
THE EDREADED CONSUMPTION
CAN he CURED.
r. A. SIccum, M. g.. the Great
Chemist and Scientist, Will
Send. Free, Three Bottles of
His Newly Discovered Relnc-
dies to Suffers.

EDITOR ENTERPRIsE:-T have dis
covered a reliable cure for Consump-
tion and all Bronchial, Throat and
Lung Diseases, General Decline, Loss
Of Flesh and all Conditions of VAST
ing Away. BY it's timely use thou
sands OF apparently hopeless cases
have been cured. SO prooi-positive am
of its power to cure, that to make it's
merits known, | will send, free, to any
afflicted reader of your paper. three
bottles of my Newly Discovered Rene
dies upon receipt of Express and Post
office address. Il. A. SLOCUM, NJ. c.,
9S Pine st. New York.
When writing the Doctor, please mention
this paper.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-04-28

AT the prices of 1872 the exports
which were in 1894 f15,900,00O,
would have realized f29,O0O,-
900, while the imports, eli, 900,
600, would, at the prices of 1892,
have cost the colony E16,S19, or
a balance of loss because of the
fall of prices of CT, ,4S3,96S on
the external trade alone. In other
words, but for the fall of prices
the entire item of debt would
have been wiped out. and bonus
of f2,O00.0OO would remain to
the credit of the colony. | have
no doubt that in the case of Cal
liornia, Il community equal in
population and similar in resour.
ces, the external Indebtedness of
that State is not less than is the
case in York South Wales, and
the loss by the tall of prices is
equally burdensome. But great
as is the loss to New South
Wales, it is still England that is
the gamer to the extent of the
depreciation, and it is this argu-
ment, that the creditor nation
gains by each fresh fall in prices,
which, however immortal, is still
impregnably intre ched in the
economic faith of this community.
Cheap silver involves low ex.
changes with all Asia; low ex-
changes result in cheap produc.
ton in Asia and stimulated ex-
ports from Asia. Racially such
conditions are menace to our
civilization ; even commercially
they are not easy to defend, but
financially they appeal very pow
erfully to certain predominant
interests in this kingdom.
Having drawn attention to one
of the principal obstacles to cur
rency reform, which, while an
obstacle to settlement in "credi-
tor" England is an incentive IN
the United States perhaps you
will permit me in further let
ter to point out how far the pres
ent government of this country is
prepared to go, under pressure of
the exigencies of the Indian ad-
ministration.
MOREToN FREwEN.
20 Ohesham Place, March Is
1897.
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NOTICE
TO ROAD OVERSEERS

4 5 "A C0NSEQUENCCE OF THE
"a recent heavy rains, the public
roads in some sections of the County,
(and especially the clay roads within
radius of five miles of the town of
Lancaster), are almost in an impass-
able condition. All overseers of pub
lie roads are hereby notified and re-
CURED to call out their hands and nut
their respective sections i'm good re-
pair, as soon as they are in proper
condition TO be worked.
BY order of Commissioners.
l.. j. PERRY,
County Supervisor.
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Report From The PrimUs Sub
Alliance.

Mr.. Editor: AS it has fallen to
my lot by appointment to cor
respond for our sub Alliance
will endeavor to give you a short
item.
We have we'll organized
body of Alliance brethren and
are in fine working order and
have some accessions nearly
every meeting. We have Il good
lecture every meeting by our
worthy lecturer, Brother J. r.
knight. A good lecture is the
life of an Alliance, and that we
have every meeting. We also
have a good attendance every
meeting. Every brother seems to
be interested in the Alliance
work which is 2 good work, which
in my opinion is the next organi-
zation to the church. Some of the
money sharks say the Alliance
is dead, but they are mistaken.
Let them tackle us, and they
will find the liveliest corpse they
ever met.
A good Alliance brother visit
ed me the other day and said to
me he intended to attend the AL
lance as long as his old mule
was able to carry him to one. He
rides nine miles to one. We glory
In the spunk of such Alliancemen.
Seventy five per cent. of Ali
men are laborers and, if united.
we would he as the driving
wheel of a great engine which
sets thousands of spindles in mo
ton when it revolves. Come.
brother farmer, make spoke in
the Alliance wheel.
As have been appointed re
porter expect to do my duty as
best | can. | expect to 90 hewing
and if the chips strike some pco
pie | can't help it. If | should
write long letters | hope the good
Editor will grant me space in his
valuable paper. ! expect to chop
with the Alliance broad axe. and
some Of the chips are sure to
strike some of our County and
State officers. 1t matters not if |
write long letters, ! do not get
81 day as a salary and want
somebody else to get fifty cents
per day.
People in this section are
through planting cotton, and it is
coming up slowly on account of
dry weather, fruit crops are look
ing fine and promising. Not as
much sorghum cane planted in
this section as last year.
Mr.. Editor, | will not write any
more for this time till | see if
this escapes the waste basket.
b. f. ADAMS.
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W. A Nr.Tr$ .

WANTED.-WE DO NOT WANT
BOYS OR LOAFERS. to write, but
men liability. 5000 To $500 per month,
salary or commission. State and
general managers. RACINE FIRE
ENGIN y Il Co.. Racine, Wis.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-04-28
SILVER AND GOLD.
Mr.. Frewen Writes About Silver
And The Fall of Prices.

MI. MORTON freWen, writing
from London to the Washington
Post, draws the line between the
debtor and creditor nations, and
shows most plainly the close re-
lation which the gold and silver
question bears toward the fall of
prices. He says
In this mornings cable to the
"Times" Mr.. Smalley reports from
w ashington an interesting inter
view with the President. Mr..
Smalley's hitherto mistaken con
viction has been that the St.
Louis bimetalic "plank" was dis.
honest-a mere vote catcher. His
interview with the President. has
clearly convinced him that the
President, at least. is in earnest
in his desire to secure an inter
national settlement.
The Times correspondent is to
be congratulated on mis- discovery:
if he perserveres he may find in
the public life of the United
States other honest men. The
view has been sedulously fostereI
by New York critics in the Lon
don press, that half the American
nation has stuck its flag to an
archy, and that the other half
won the day last November by a
platform so tricky as to involve.
in clasic, "party perfidy and par
ty dlshonor." Mr.. Smailey's pres
ent voyage of discovery from
Manhattan Island to the little
known District Of Columbia, is
certainly worth while, if it has
carried to his mind the conviction
that the leader Of a party, who
declared Tor bimetalism before
the election does not stand re-
vealed mono-metallist, now that
the election has been won.
AS to the prospect of an inter
national monetary agreement,
TO which many of us here have
devoted our energies for the past
twenty years, you will perhaps
permit me to write at some
length. Looking back to the rec
ords OF the abortive conferences
of the past it seems pretty clear
that those who attribute their
failure to England's hostility.
know too little of the subject to
answer the question, "but why
should England co, operate Even
the late lamented Prof. Francis
Walker, ! venture to say did not
entirely appreciate England's po-
sihon. 1t was his view-a view
which | and many others accept
ed because of his great authority.
that if America suffered by the
fall of prices and the loss of a"par
OF exchange, yet England suf-
fered even more. This view. how
ever, will not stand investigation {;
the question of bimetallism yer
sus gold is primarily question
OF debtor nations. versus creditor
nations, and it is becoming clear
by the light of modern research
that the creditor nation is the
gamer at the expense of the debt
or, and it is the gamer, too, by
particularly the whole amount of
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nation, Notwithstanding the pa
ralysis of our agriculture, and of
certain other special industries
which have been unminded by
the competition of using silver in
Asia. Let me show the effect of
the fall In prices upon our cred
itor relation with foreign coun-
tries. Our foreign loans and in
vestments are upward of ten thou
sand million dollars, the lnteres,
on winch is supposed to average
1 per. cent, or $400,0OO,OOO a
year. This interest reaches us i'm
the form of wheat, cotton, wool
and other produce. Wheat has
in the past few years fallen more
than one half. Translating then
our entire receipt of interest into
bushels of wheat ii may be said
that Instead of receiving go
100000 bushels of wheat as the
equivalent of $400,000,00O of in
terest we are receiving, at the
average price of the past four
years over five hundred million
bushels. AS our total consump.
ton of wheat is less than go.
100000 bushels a year 1857
pounds per capita), the fall in
the prices has given us in the
form of increased interest on our
foreign investment more than the
entire annual bread supply of
our people. 1t is little wonder,
then, that we reformers fighting
this battle in England make little
headway against those who say
"better free bread than free sill
ver."
Prof. Walker, however, used to
warn us of the possible insolvency
of our debtors, because of the
great collapse of the price of what
they produce; but thus far, by
contrast with our entire foreign
loans, our losses in Turkey,
Greece and the Argentine have
been bagatelle ; nor is there any
real alarm as yet felt in England
that the further fall of prices will
involve any extensive liquidation
in America and Australia. Thus
far we are getting our four hun
dred millions of interest, and if
one-half of our debtors prove in
solvent we should even then be as
well paid as if prices under BIZ
metallism reverted to the previ-
Gus high level before 1878, and
all our debtors paid us in full.
Theories apart, what are the
facts! The gross annual per cap
ita income Of the debtor nations
has been largely reduced in the
past thirty years, while appa-
rently that of the creditor has in
creased. In New Zealand, for ey-
ample, the per capita income has
fallen since 1873 from GAO to
Cpl, and the present income of
your 3O,O00,000 of farm popula-
ton is not more than f20; in
England, on the other hand, Mr..
Bowley's extremely elobarate re-
turns, which can be found in the
journal of the Royal Statistical
Society for June, 1895, show
that our per capita income has in
crnaCn1 g;r,n SRn c.o.. Gao