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Go to Avondale Park Sunday. Take
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DONALD MINERAL SPRINGS WATER

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The most wonderful testimonials from
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Weems. Miss.
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The tidiest Ice Cream and Confectionery
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PREVENTION OF CnLLLS AND EEYER

HUDSON River Br'k Mfg. Co.,
Verplanck Point N Y
of trusting entirely to your Ready Relief
of trusting entirely in your Ready Relief
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] am located in a most malarious district
in which few of the residents escape maia,
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My men, and those who have come from
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JOHN MORTON. Proprietor.
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Crippled Nervous, Neuralgia, or prostrat-
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CURES AND PREVENTS Colds, Coughs,
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RADWAliS READY RELlEE

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on more Railways Ready Relief, and in an
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could write a great deal more, but this pa
per woald aot hold half of what l could
JACOB j. HAPPIER.
April TO- 1897
DIR. RadWay & Co: have been a sufferer
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l could not raise my hands to my head nor
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Theirs is not a remedial agent in the world
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quickly as RAILWAYS READY RELIEF.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
Teachers Examinations

for Blue: Earth county will be held as
follows, beginning promptly at eight
o'clock each day:
AmbOy, Tuesday and Wednesday,
March and 3
Mankato, (H s. Friday and Satur-
day, March and 6.
ST. Clair, Friday and Saturday,
March II and 13.
Paper will be furnished.
The usual program will be followed.
No certificates extended, endorsed or
renewed, and no private examinations
granted to any one. All permanent
certificates issued to persons who dur
ing the present schoOl-year did not at
tend Summer School, are hereby re-
vOked. and such persons, desiring a
certificate, must take examination in
all subjects.
GEO. W. SCHERER,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
Mankato, Feb. l, 1897.
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Foreign Fleets at Canea Bonn
bard the Cretan lnSur-
gents Position.
Were Warned to DeSiSt From
an Attack on the Turks
But Refused.
King George Appeals to the
Gar, InterCeding for
His Support.

CANEA, Island of Crete, Feb. ga
fusilade having continued since morn
ing, despite the warnings OF the for
eign admirals, the united squadrons
bombarded the insurgent camp outside
Canea.
At 4 80 O'Clock in the afternoon sig
nails We're made to H. M. S. Dryad, H.
M S. Harrier and II. M. S. Revenge,
together with one Italian, one Russian
and one German ship to open fire Cd
the Cretan position where the Greek
flag was hoisted some days ago The
British ships fired 40 and the others &c
shells at the villages and ruined the
house held by the Cretans. The flag
was soon lowered and the order cease
fire" sounded after 10 minutes. There
upon the flag was rehoisted. The rocks
around were crowded with CretanS.
The Turks, encouraged by the fleet,
now opened lively fusilade, while the
Cretans were removing the wounded.
The Cretans had not replied during the
whole performance. 1t was some
what melancholy and degrading spec
tacle
At 40 the insurgents at Akrotiri,
having attacked the Turkish garrlsoU
at Halepa, the joint feet bombarded
the Cretans for 20 minutes. The insur-
acts fed taking their flag with them.
English Began the Firing.
Later reports are to the effect that
the English men-of-war opened the en-
gagement. The others followed. The
Kaiserin Augusta fred melinite shells
The commander of the Greek man-of-
war Hydra cleared for action in case of
necessity Some shells fell in the town
of Canea, raising clouds of dust. 1t is
rumored that several persons Were
killed and wounded. When firing
ceased the Greek flag was still flying
over the insurgents camp.
British torpedo boats have captured
and brought to this port the small
Greek steamer Laurium which was
carrying victuals and tents for the in
surgents.
The forts fired two rounds of blank
cartridges at the Greek gunboat Pc
neus. A Turkish frigate also dis
charged blank shots at the Greeks. The
Greek gunboat Peneus quickly replied
to the blank shots fired by the Turkish
frigate. The frigate then Withdrew
from the scene of operations
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Feb. - 10 20


CTATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court, Special Term
February 9th, 1896.
In the Matter OF the Guardianship of Flora
+. McMurtrle, person of unsouud mind
On reading and filing the petition of Sydney
c. Soule guard N Of the person and property
of Flora E McMurtrie person of unsound
mind Tor license to sell portion of the real
estate of which his said ward is seized. And it
appearing from said petition that it is neces
sary and would be beneficial to said ward and
all persons interested therein that said rea
estate, or part thereof should be sold.
1t is ordered, That the next of the kin of the
said ward and all persons interested In the
estate OF said ward shall appear before said
Probate Court at the Probate office in the City
of NJ ankato, in the County of Blue Earth afore-
said. on the 9Th day of March, A. d., 1897, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon to sh cause why
a license should not be granted for the sale OF
said real estate.
And it is further ordered, That notice OF
such hearing be given to AL persons interested
in said estate by publ cation of this order for
thre- successive weeks prior to said
hearing, III the Mankato Free Press, a
weekly newspaper printed and published at the
city Of Mankato in said Blue Earth county,
State of Minnesota.
Dated February 9Th, 1896
By the Court:
Seal G. W. MEAD,
Judge of Probate.
VIM. THOMAS,
Attorney Tor Guardian.
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SOLONS MAKE A RECORD
Quick Action on a ReSolu-
ton in Regard to Syl-
VeSter SCOval.
Passed Both Houses Within
Half an Hour After Its
Introduction.
Thirteen Bills of More or
Less Importance Pass
the House.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 22.-The legislature
broke the record III the matter of rapid
legislation Saturday, resolution going
through both houses in half an hour.
At 10 80 Senator Stevens introduced a
resolution commencing the action Of
the United States senate calling for an
investigation of the means by which
Sylvester Scovel, correspondent of the
New York World, is detained in a Gu
ban prison by order of the Spanish gov
eminent in Cuba. 1t was unanimously
adopted in the senate without debate,
and was Immediately transmitted to
the house of representatives, where it
was unanimously concurred in. At II
O'Clock, just 80 minutes after it was in
troduced in the senate, the resolution
was reported back from the house.
Three Bills Passed.
Of the bills on the calendar for final
action Senator Wyman's two banking
bills went over by his request Three
measures were passed, as follows:
S. F. IA Dunn-To compel prisoners in
county and village jails to perform serv-
ice upon the public streets, highways,
public buildings and grounds; regulating
the manner of performing such labor, and
prescribing the punishment for violations
of the provisions thereof.
S. f. 223 Hodge-To require all rail
road companies in this state to VIII I'm
lands in this state have been granted by
the state or territory of Minnesota or the
United States of America to file a list of
said lands with the state auditor.
S. f. 200, Stebbins-To empower towns,
cities, villages and boroughs in this state
to cause bodies to be disinterred from
abandoned unused and neglected public
cemeteries and reburied in proper and
convenient cemeteries.
In Committee of the Whole.
On gen eral orders about dozen bills
were acted on, but progress was report
ed on most of them. Two were rec
omm ended for indefinite postponement
and one for passage, as follows:
S. f. 1876, Pottgeiser-To regulate pri-
mary election of delegates to conventions.
Indefinitely postponed; S. F. 329 substi-
tuted.
S. f. 147, Observation-Disclosures coun-
ties to build and keep in repair bridges.
Indefinitely postponed.
S. F. 200, Theden-To repeal an act au-
thorizing the village of Excelsior to estab-
lish waterworks department and to
raise funds therefor To pass
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VIM. E. Devlin, of Lake Crystal.
is serving ten days sentence in the
county Jail for petit larceny.
The Great Northern Railway has
One Million acres choice wheat lands
in Minnesota still undisposed Of.
Write for maps and full particulars
Land Commissioner, Great Northern
Railroad, St. Paul, MINI. 33tl3
The Sunday school convention fol
the county of Nicollet will be held
at the Swedish Congregational
church in North MankatO
on Saturday and Sunday, February
9th and 18th commencing at
p. M. on Saturday. Mr.. Hugh Cork,
field worker for the northwest, will
be present. A good program has
been prepared. THos. HoDsON, Co.
Pres
james Abels, of North Mankato,
Thursday showed US finely con-
structed guitar which'has been made
at odd moments from.a piece of hard
wood that was part of the oak fix
lures in the former office of the FREE
PRESS. The wood has a fine grain,
and the tone of the instrument is
rich. Mr.. Abels is an expert guitar
maker.
Geo. T. Pixley died at half past
one o'clock Saturday, after a long
illness of Bright's disease, which had
confined him to his bed for about
eight weeks. He passed away peace
fully and without pain. He was born
at Richmond, Mass, April 10th, 1916,
and had been resident of Minnesota
for the past thirteen years. A wife
and eight children, all married but
one, survive him. The funeral will
occur tomorrow at two o'clock from
the house, 1O4 Florence street, and
the ,interment took place at Min
neopa.
Senator Yale has prepared bill
to make appropriations for continuous
sessions in the Normal schools to COM
mence Sept. 1st next. The schools
are to have 4S weeks of instruction.
For this purpose an additional $4,000
is to be appropriated annually
for the Mankato Normal. The
annual current appropriation is to be
raised by S6,OO0,a an appropriation
of SIS, 900 for a deficit is to be made.
This will place the institution in con-
dition whereby the state can secure
the greatest return on the invest
ment.
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CHANGE OF AGENTS,
w. M. Barr Succeeds r. r. Powers a,
the r. s. St. L. Depot.

hHS ~ ~ -. OCpOe.
At six o'clock Thursday evening
f. f. Powers ceased to be
the agent for the Minneapolis
& St. Louis road, and W. M.
Barr succeeded him as agent. Mr..
Powers will hereafter devote his en-
tire time to the soap manufacturing
business in which tie firm Of Powers
& Fish is engaged, and it was for this
purpose that he resigned his position.
He has been in the railroad business
for twenty-One years. and during that
time has only had months vacation.
Fl was with the Milwaukee road for
eight years, and with the M. & St. l..
for thirteen years, the last ten as
agent in this city. He was recently
offered much better position in Min
neapOlis. but declined. He goes out
with first-class recommendations
Mr.. Barr, the new agent, has been
cashier at the depot for the past five
years, and is an exceptionally cOmpe-
tent official. His promotion has been
well deserved, and will give pleasure
to his many friends. A Mr.. Nelson, of
Lake Minnetonka, will succeed him as
cashier.
A. McVean, of Minneapolis, auditor
of the M. & St. L. road, yesterday
checked up the station accounts and
assisted in the transfer.
Bring your magazinesto the FREE
PRESS bindery
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HOW'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST & TRTAX, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, O..
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Crtarrh Cure is taken intern.
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Price 72c per bottle. Sold by al
Druggists. Testimonials free.
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PASSED MANY BILLS.
Thirteen Measures Receive Final Action
in the House.

Thirteen Measures Receive Final Action
in the House.
Although the attendance in the
house was small good day S
work was done, thirteen bills hav-
ing been passed. It was the last day
for the introduction of bills carrying
road and bridge appropriations and a
large number of these measures were
brought in. Of the bills passed Sew
erance's measure prohibiting the use of
sunk boats had narrow escape, secur-
ing only one more than the necessary
number. The bill providing for new
military code met with some Populist
opposition, five members of that party
voting in the negative. Mr. Reeves
bill reducing the wolf bounties from
$I5 for females and S. for whelps to S.
and 81 was amended to provide a
bounty of S. for the killing of full
grown wolf during the months of Jan
uary, February, March, April and
May, and So at other seasons of the
year, and 81 for cub at any time.
These Were Passed.
S. F. n, Yale-Relating to cemetary as
sociations
F. 1O2, Barr-Enlarging the powers of
village councils.
ST. 1862, Sperry-Relating to the issue
of bonds by cities and villages.
III. f. 1876, Dunn-Correcting the stat
utes relative to redemption from tax sales.
II. f. 149, Severance-To prevent the
use of floating batteries or sunk boats in
the pursuit of AQUATIC fowl
H. f. SO, McGill-A revision of the mil
itary code.
H. F. 70, Coe-To punish interference
with electric wires
H. F. 35S, West--To prevent the spread
Of disease among swine.
III. f. 209, Cray-Relating to mortgage
foreclosures.
H. F. 317, Reeves-Reducing wolf boun.
ties.
H. F. 275 McNeil-Authorizing deputy
county auditors to administer oaths
II. f. 81, Dunn-Requiring judgments
affecting title toreal estate to be filed in
the office of register of deeds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
DECLARED FOR UNION.
Forty Thousand Persons Participate in a
Demonstration at Athens.

Forty Thousand Persons Participate in a
Demonstration at Athens.
ATHENS, Feb %. Over 10000 per.
sons participated in demonstration
during the afternoon on University
Square in favor of the union of Crete
with Greece. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed. An address was adopted,
declaring that the king and people
were ready for any sacrifice Of blood
and treasure to bring the present Gre
tan policy to successful issue. The
crowd then marched to the palace
and deputation presented the address
to the king.
Seven hundred Greek soldiers with
artillery have landed near Kissoto.
A Turkish transport, accompanied
by a British torpedo boat, is engaged in
conveying 1900 troops from Gambia to
Canea
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
PIGS THAT GREW TO BE HOGS.

Chas. Macbeth, stock buyer of Man,
kato, bought ten pigs of T. A. Pelton
of Nicollet, in 1896,on verbal contract
and paid nothing at the time. Mr.
Macbeth received the hogs about two
weeks ago. The ten hogs weighed
5,OS5. Mr.. Macbeth paid 1910 hun
dred for them as he'promised when he
bought them. The ten pigs brought
Sl8S.l4.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
Mustapha Bey Denies.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Mustapha
Bey, Turkish minister to the United
States, denied published reports that
Joseph IscIgis had been summary
removed from his office as Turk
ish consul at Boston ON account
of charges of embezzlement of trust
funds against him. The minister sa d
that he purposed to await the action OF
the courts in the matter before taking
measures regarding Iscigls' position as
Turkish consul
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Unat the senate ADJOURN on March 81 was
defeated in the senate Saturday
According to the report of the commit
Zee on public accounts the state has on
hand and in solvent banks S643,21S. 13 and
in insolvent banks S264, S12.6S. This
amount is double the sum so tied up two
years ago, when the report was made to
the last legislature.
Representative Foss has introduced a
bill creating a farmers relief fund. 1t
sets aside 1000 from the state grain in
spection fund and one half the surplus in
such fund at the end of each calendar
year, for the purpose of supplying seed
grain to farmers whose crops have failed
or have been destroyed.
The joint legislative committee, ap.
pointed to investigate and report with re.
gard to the location of the fourth hospital
for the insane, continued its inquiry Sat
urday afternoon. The witnesses exam.
ined were Henry Hopper of Stephen, Alvaf
Eastman of St. Cloud and DIR. S. 6.
Smith, members of the commission.
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Richard Willard pleaded guilty in
the municipal court this forenoon to
the charge Of using abusive language,
and was fined $13.65, A friend went
his security until Monday, and he was
r-lpaSa6
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Appealing to the Gear.

LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Berlin says: The
queen of Greece recently sent a message
to the czar requesting his support fo1
the n tional cause of Greece. The
king also wired The czar stating that be
would declare war ON Turkey and him.
self lead the army before he would
yield to European coercion. Princess
Marie of Greece also telegraphed her
fiance, Grand Duke George of Russia,
that the action of the powers against
Greece was Infamous.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

Diseases Of women speciality by
DR.. f. d. Brandenberg, 40l S. Front
ST., Cor. Jackson. Office hours, 1912
"a. Telephone 90.
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Aiming the Mussulmans.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. %. "A dis
thorities are arming the Mussulmans
population for descent upon the
Greek frontier near Arta.
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For SALE CHEAP-MiXed clover
and timothy seed. Samples and orders
taken at the Clifton House barn. n.
JulIar. 37t2
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For Sale.

Nice young driving team, we'll
matched. Cheap for cash or on time
for good approved note. Team can be
seen at 300 Center St., Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
To the Farmers,

l want your chickens, calves, hogs,
cattle and sheep, and will pay highest
market price at the packing house
Chas. j. Macbeth, Mankato. 14tf.
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Austria VI it'll the Kaiser.

BERLIN, Feb. 22-None of the pow
ers except Austria has accepted the
proposal of Emperor William to block
ade Piraeus
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

Judge Mead made an order yester-
day confirming the sale of land of the
Erie WirShing estate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
COLONEL VASSOS WARNED
Foreign Warships Will Let Loose if He
Attempts to Advance.

CANEA, Feb. 22.-The foreign ad-
mirals have warned Colonel Vassos the
commander of the Greek forces Oh the
Island of Crete, of their intention to
attack his troops with four men-of- war
anchored off his camp, Aghioi Theo-
dori, should he attempt to advance to
the interior of the island.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Senator Knatvold S resolution providing
that the senate adjourn on March 81 was
defeated in the senate SATURDAY..
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released.