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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
IN wELcoME GUEST.
AL. g. Field to Open the Academy's
Season.

IS al. g. Field and his big white Minstrel
Company of sixty people will, as usual,
open the Academy's season. appearing
here August 10. Among the names on
the roster of this super best of all min
strel organizations are the Cornalla fam
lily Of lady and gentlemen acrobats. Their
performance is entirely different from all
others and the salary they receive is equiv
alent to that paid to many entire compa-
MES. The De Veilliers, French panto-
nnimists, glotesque dancers, etc., are
another European Importation who make
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Remnants.

We will place on our counter Monday
a big lot Of Remnants of Woolen Goods
in blacks and colors, at one-half price.
Some great values among these.
Big lot of Remnant Wash Goods,
Prints, Percales, etc, at less than one
half price.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
FEED YOUR STOCK.

We are headquarters for all kinds of
stock feed. We keep on hand full sup
ply of hay, corn, oats, ana chop. Also
sell wheat. Prompt delivery to any part
of the city. j. y. HOOVER,
214 Salem: avenue. phone pa.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
HURST ON BAIL.

St. Louis, Aug. 6.-Umpire Hurst,
who was arrested here last night for
throwing beer glass into a crowd ut
Cincinnati and seriously injuring spec
tator, was released this afternoon on bail
of $500, the Cincinnati authorities not
having come for HIM.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Special Prices on Sheetings,
Table Linens. Towels, Napkins.

1914 full Bleached 6heeting, good heavy
quality. the usual pc grade, this week,
at II Lee the yard.
0-4 Best Quality Bleached Sheeting
only 10c.
10 Unbleached Sheeting, good quality
and only 14c the yard.
42-inch Pillow Case Cotton, good heavy
quality, at &c the yard.
Napkins from SOC to 3d. SO the dozen.
Special values in Table Linens, at 4Sc,
Use and 98c.
Two big things in Towels, at 10c and
~ &c each. All Linen and great values.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Special ia Black CYess Goods.

More of them added to the list this
week
At 24c the yard, another lot of the So
inch wide allwool French Serge in five
shades of black.
At CSC the yard, instead of 81 &c the
yard, another lot of tine 36 inch all wool
fine quality Storm Serge. Great value.
AT 49c, pieces of fine quality Figured
Mohair and Wool Figured Dress Goods,
worth i9c to G0c.
AT SOC, pieces of the very desirable
natural weave in Black Dress Goods;
just reduced from Toe.
At 5Sc, 3 pieces of very desirable things
in Canvas Weaves, have been Toe.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
KING GEORGE DELEGATEs.

Richmond, Aug. 6.-The King George
county delegates to Roanoke are in
structed for Tyler for governor and Ely
son for State chairman. lf' .ff
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Our Great Wash Goods Sale is
still on.

Many pretty choice styles still here.
Note the cut:
Lawns, Dimities, etc. worth 12 lee, ali
to 90 at 5 3-4c the yard
Lawns, Dimities, Lappets, Organizes,
etc, worth l5c to lSc, to 90 at Sc the
yard.
Why not have an additional thin dress
at these remarkable prcess
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
MINER KILLED.

Hinton, w. Va, Aug. GAS. w.
Woodrum, aged % years, was killed by
falling slate in mine at Dlmock, on
New river, to-day. His remains were
brought to this city to. night.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Next Week the Convention.

A thousand or more people will be here
If you keep boarders you will be pressed
for accommodation. Prepare in advance
for their coming.
Note few:
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Belts.

Ladies' Leather Belts in the finer grades
decidedly cut.
Finest Leather Belts, all the new shades,
most popular buckles, all new, worth
G9c. Mt 49c.
SOC Belts at SOC.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
BAsERALL YEsTERDAY.

The Union Stars. Jr., defeated the n.
& W., Jr., yesterday morning by a score
of ~ to II. Batteries: Conway, Urich
and White; Lillis, Mcdonald and Hutts.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Wrappers.

Two dozen Ladies' Lawn Wrappers
worth 81, your choice to. morrow ut G0c.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Stamped Linens.

Quite a few of the "job lot" of Stamped
Linen pieces on sale tomorrow.
25 per cent. off of regular prices takes
them.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
is Ladies' Shirt Waists.

to 90 at bargain. Mostly 80 and SO
sizes. Worth from 75c to $l25. Any Of
them, If you linda lit, tomorrow at SOC.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Mems Shirts.

Acc will buy n 81 Shirt at our store to-
morrow, if you can find size. Drop in
anil see them.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07

Tot of GentIemen's and Ladies' Col
lars, soiled, ut 1c each to mo 'e them out.
Broken sizes.
Such values as we are now Offering are.
only attainable during this period of the
season. See the stock
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Lot of Ladies' Night Wrappers
at a Bargain

10 dozen Ladies' Night Wrappers,
nicely made, of good material, latest
shaped necks; worth 75c, tomorrow 49c
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07

The Jefferson, Richmond, Va, is con-
Quoted strictly upon the European plan
for the summer months with cafe charges
as moderate as any first-class restaurant
in the State. Good rooms can be had for
$3.50 per day and upwards.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07

Strawberry Ice Cream made of fresl
strawberries at j. j. Catogni's.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-07
Fans Cut in Two

Any of our fine assortment of Er.pir
japanese Fans to- morrow at just one half
regular cost.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-03
THE DUST BLANKET SYSTEM



1t Is being Adopted In the Northwest to
Prevent Drought.
Attention is being directed TO what II
known as the Campbell system of soil
culture in tho Dakotas, Nebraska and
other states. This system is certain tC
be largely experimental with in South
Dakota next season The Chicago Her
aid, which reports that the Chicago,
milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad com
pany will alone put in 90 experiment
stations in that state this year, publishe
tho account Of an intelligent Dakota
farmer who has already tried the Camp
bell system with pleasing results This
system is described by the authority
quoted as follows:
The Campbell method consists in a
complete Encouragement and pulverizinp
of the top seven or eight inches Of soil,
turning it ns nearly bottom upward N
is possible. The plant food is found al
tho end of each season veg largely con
centrated in the top four inches. This
plant food must be- pluwed down into the
bottom of a furrow soycn on eight incho.
deep. From this depth 1t will be placed
by the action Of moisture just where thu
hstlc feeders of the plant roots want it.
Immediately after blowing the lowe
four inches of the furow slice must be
packed as firm as possible for several
reasons, tho most important of which i!
that this completely oblitoratcs all cayi.
ties. Where the furruw lies loose the
air circulatcs under the plants and the
ground dries out. After the deep slow.
ing and subsurface packing, the next
step is to keep the upper two inches Of
the surface soil constantly dry. Thi.
forms u soft mulch or dust blanket, SC
as 10 cut of the moist earth below from
the effects of the air.
Water cannot pass through loose, dry
soil by capillary attraction; therefore
the dust blanket protects the moisture
in the root bed from evaporation and
saves all the natural rainfall for the use
of tho plants, Strong capillary attrac-
ton is desired in the root beds, aud
therefore the root bed is packed. Nc
capillary attraction is desired in the
surface, and therefore the dust blanket
is formed.
Even owners of the irrigated farms
participate in the discussions and pro.
pose to tcst the new system next season.
This will be done principally as an OBJ.
joct lesson for farmers who live in the
vicinity and who cannot engage in irri.
cation because Of lack of means.
If the Campbell system proves to be
all that is claimed for it, the moisture
that falls during the early spring months
can be retained in the ground until
after the dry periods, which have here.
tofore caused so much injury to crops
on ground that was not irrigated
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-03

LYNcHRuEG, Campbell County, Va,
March 18TH 1897.
10 the Editor
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There are few Sain scaueIe /
through this part, but they are few and
far apart
Ths E ders are doing a good work,
and they kuowiL Many 9th rs are ind
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
LEGISLATORS RETURN.
First Impressions of a Blue Earth
County Representative.

There stepped off of the train from
st. Paul Friday Representa-
tives VIM. Jameson and Nels Ny
quist, Postmaster Nash, and Ben
Williams Esq. They had just re-
turned from st. Paul, and will remain
until Monday, as the house has taken
a recess until Monday evening.
Mr.. Nash, the successful aspirant
for the House postmastership, was all
smiles. Mr.. Williams, whose claims
have not yet been recognized in a
substantial manner, expects to re-
ceive preferment, and we learn that
he will undoubtedly uccessful.
Messrs. Jameson and NyQulst are
looking we'll. The former has taken
rooms at "a Summit avenue, and has
an interesting story TO relate regard
ing the first days of the session. He
said that every county has several
candidates seeking appointments,
while each of the Twin Cities has at
least a hundred. These pull and haul
the representative around and give
them no peace. Mr.. Jameson said
that he actually felt sick one evening,
after the amount of urgent solicitation
which. he had received.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
REPAIRING THE WELLS.
flow the Pressure Has Been Restored
i'm One Artesian Well.

The artesian well at the fbreware
works originally had a pressure of
thirty pounds, but so many leaks de-
veloped that the pressure entirely
failed and it was necessary to pump
the water up. M. l.. Brandt was re-
Gently employed to stop the leakage,
and drove new pipe down to the
rock inside of the old pipe, with a
packer at the bottom. He then filled
in between the two pipes with Port
land cement The result has been
that the loss of water was so
thoroughly prevented that the well
now has pr, ssure of twenty five
pounds.
The city has had similar trouble
with its artesian wells and the sug
gestion is made by Mr.. M. G. Willard
that by similarly repairing these
wells the pressure will be restored
and the expense of pumping the water
greatly reduced. We commend this
suggestion to the favorable cOnsidera.
tion of the ci' y officials.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
NO MuRE SHUT DOWNS.
The Liectric Light Company Puts in a
Duplicate Engine.

The Mankato Gas and Electric
Light Co. has just purchased and put
in position a fifty horse power engine,
at cost of 81, $50. The purpose of the
engine is TO prevent a shut down of
any part of the light plant when the
mill is not running. Last month the
mill was closed down for five days for
repairs, and for several hours in the
evening the lighting plant was not
sufficient to operate the sixty iucap-
descent lights. This latter fact caused
the complaint at the last meeting of
the council when the company
presented its lighting bill.
The new engine is duplicate Of
one in use, and will only be called
upon for service in extreme cases,
which will not De. frequent: Con-
tinuous lighting service can hereafter
be rendered by the company, as it's
plant is now well equipped. Last year
between S7,000-and $4,000 was expend-
ed on the plant in the way Of new
machinery and repairs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
REPORTS REQUIRED.
The County Board Will Hear
rIonthIy About County Hospital
Patients.
John tfardcastle Hall Cost the
County the Sum of Thirty
Dollars.

The county board adjourned Thurs
day afternoon, but before it did so, it
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved That the commissioner
for the Second district is hereby re-
quired to make written report TO
this board at each meeting thereon or
the number Of county patients at tne
city hospital, such report TO lnclude
name, occupation, residence, allment
and any other item that will show the
conditions or circumstances that re-
Quire his or her treatment at said
hospital.
The bill for the case of John Hard
castle Hall for six weeks is supposed
to have been the. cause Of the intro
duction of this resolution. The bill,
which was for the care and board of
the mysterious man, amounted to
thirty dollars, and was allowed at the
December term of the board. There
was no bill for medical service, as
this service was rendered by the ply
stefan who attended him, DR.. An
drews.
Since the above was placed in type,
we are Informed by one of the county
board that the above resolution was
adopted at the instance of Commits
sioner Roberts and on motion OF Com
missioner Hannay, on account
of the criticism in the southern
part of the county, led by
the Mapleton Enterprise, in regard
to the number of patients receiving
treatment in the hospital The bill
for Mr.. Halls treatment had nothing
to do in influencing the board to take
action.
Sheriff Bowen presented his an
nual report, showing the receipts for
a the year 1896 to have been s., 2O7 .25.
OF this, 81, 4S6.18 was fees for criminal
business, and S72l07 fees for civil
business.
Some school petitions and other
routine business were acted upon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
A TEAM TAKEN.
IL Was Afterwards found Tied in the
Woods.

A team of horses, harnesses and bob
sled were taken from the barn of
Frank Pearson, a farmer living near
Red Jacket, Saturday night. Yester-
day forenoon, Gates Phillips drove to
Good Thunder and noticed a team
answering the description tied in the
woods beyond the river, two miles
from Mr.. Pearson's residence. He
thought nothing of it at the time, but
when he drove back last evening he
saw the team still there. When he
reached Mankato be learned of Mr..
Pearson's loss, and concluded that it
was probably the same team. He
drove out this forenoon and found
that neighbor had put the horses in
his barn, and that it was the team
wanted by Mr.. Pearson. In the
meanwhile, the sheriff and police Off
Gals had been notified.
Between 1880 and 500 o'clock Sun
day morning, man was seen by the
neighbors to drive the team into the
woods and hitch it. He must have
had it out all night for whatever pur-
pose he used it. He was not recOg-
nized and there is no clue as to who
be is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
THE HACK ORDINANCE.
Bus Man Fay Claims That 1t is
Illegal

@. Ell. Fay, the ten cent bus man,
was before the court Friday to
answer to the charge of doing bust
ness at the union depot without the
license required by the city ordinance,
as recently amended. He pleaded not
guilty. w. E. Young appeared as his
attorney, and City Attorney Pfau for
the city. Mr.. Young said that he
would concede that Mr.. Fay took pas
sengers to the depot when ordered to
do so, and called for them at the de-
pot when. notified to be there, and
took other passengers who got into
the bus, but did not solicit business
at the depot.
Mr. Young moved to dismiss the
action and that the defendant be dis
charged, on four grounds: First, that
it appears by the minutes of the
council and the records of the city
that ordinance seventeen was never
legally passed. Second, that it ap-
pears from the records that no proper
affidavit of publication of the .,0rdi-
nance was ever made. Third, that it
appears by the records that no proper
proof of publication of the amend
ment to ordinance seventeen was
ever made, and the amendment was
never legally passed. Fourth, that
there is no ordinance or authority in
the city authorizing or requiring
hacks or vehicles of any kind to be
licensed.
The principal ground upon which
Mr.. Young contests the ordinance,
however, is that it is contrary to the
charter, and therefore illegal, in that
it delegates the authority to grant
licenses to the city recorder, while
it should consider and grant the
licenses itself, as in the case of liquor
licenses.
1t was agreed that the attorneys
should submit their case in briefs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
SIDEWALK BIDS OPENED.
Five Contracting Firms Submit Pro-
positions on the Foot
ways.
The. Lowest Bid ON the. City En-
gineer's Plans is $I,340, and
On Otker Plans, $I,275.

The board of public works met at
bids for the construction of the foot
ways along the Minnesota river bridge.
two o'clock Monday and opent
Five bids were received and as rule
were quite satisfactory in price. Bids
had been called for on the plans pre-
pared by City Engineer Haynes, and
on plans submitted by the bidders,
and all but one of the latter took ad-
vantage of this to submit plans OF
their own. The bids were as follows:
Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Co.,
represented by G. P. Following
the engineers plans, 81, 349.
Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co., re-
presented by L. HI. Johnson-Plan
ga" submitted by the company,
81 ,275; plan 3d." 81, 300.
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton,
Ohio, represented by H. W. Jack
Following the engineers plans, with
slight amendments, $l,375; plan
submitted by the company, $1,000.
Mayer Bros, of MaDkato, following
the engineers plan, S1.426; plans sub.
mitted by the company, l, S1,34S; q
81, 300; 3, S1,2S7; a, 81, 251; 5, Sl,127.
Kleinschmidt Bros, of Mankato-
Following the engineers plan, 81, 430
plans submitted by the company, l,
81, 345; 2, Sl,31O
The plans by the bidders all differ
in detail, and will be fully explained
at the adjourned meeting Of the
council to be held tonight to consider
the matter. The council will indi
cate which bid it desires to accept
and the board of public works will
meet Monday afternoon and aware
the contract as the council wishes.
The bids of Mayer Bros. on the
plans submitted by the firm are not t.
be considered for the reason that i
had not completed its specification
when the bids were opened.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
THE CONTRACT AWARDED.
Board of Public Works Gives it to
G. p. Jones.

The board of public works met Mon
day and decided unanimously
to award the contract for the bridge
walks to q. P. Jones, the lowest bid
der on Engineer Haynes plan. The
contract will be prepared and Mr..
Jones will be told of the situation,
an6 he can take what action he desires.
Engineer Haynes received letter
today from Mr.. Jones, written from
Minneapolis yesterday, which indi-
Gates that he has not heard of the &C
tion taken toward the close of the
council meeting Saturday night, after
he had left. His letter also indicates
that the company will commence
work on the walk material this week,
on the strength of the promise made
Saturday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
THE FAIRIES CARNIVAL.
Ii Was a Great Success Last Night
From Every Standpoint.
The Production Was Both Elaborate
and Interesting.

The opera house Friday night was
filled with townspeople to witness the
production of the Fairies Carnival.
The play is pretty production, and
was put on with great care. Mr.. Edgar
Owen, the author, personally directed
the affair, and the perfectness with
which the various parts were given,
showed that he had trained the young
minds to good purpose. The cast in
Guided about $50 children, ranging in
ages from five years to sweet sixteen,
and to control such an army of
youngsters and keep them in place
was task of no small proportions.
1t would be impossible to give even
passing notice in these columns to
all who appeared on the. program, but
it is no diSparagement to the others
to mention the fact that Master
Warner Baker, as s'Puck, the Court
JESTER" Master Bert better known as
Toodles) Root, as Moth, the Miller"
and Roy Andrews, as "Prince Aberon,
the Royal Consort," were especially
good in their respective roles. Warner
Baker. had much the longer part, and
he mastered his lines with commenda-
bic accuracy. These young men acted
their parts particularly well. and sang
enJertainingly.
The leading parts taken by the young
misses -Frakie Wells, Alberbine An
drews and Esther Hubbard, were ex-
ceptionally well rendered. The diff
ferent subjects of the various queens
all acted their parts nicely, and while
all marched and danced with pre-
cesion, the little butterflies easily
ranked first in interest to the audi
ence. Thirty of these sweet little
girls in their dancing and singing did
really better than some of the older
ones, and this may be accounted for
on the theory that they have not yet
reached the age where stage embarass-
ment interferes with their natural
action and happy, playful natures.
The fancy dancing by Misses Kate
Hubbard and Minnie Schoyen was
good, as so also was that of the Misses
Anna Clements and Anna Beatty,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
N. b. JOHNSON LOST.
HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE SATUR-
DAY NIGHT.
His Horse Found With the Cutter Up
side DOwn--tte Was Seen Later on
Foot ENDURING the Road to St.
Peter--Relatives. and Neighbors
Searching For Him, as it is Feared
Harm Has BefaIlen Him.

Nels e. Johnson, farmer who lives
near Representative Nels Nyquist's
home in the northern part of the
county, is lost,and a great deal of aux
iety is felt for his safety, owing to
some circumstances of the case. He
was in Mankato Saturday afternoon,
and started for home in his cutter,
driving gray horse. When headrove
past Justice Henry Knoff's house at
dark, the latter's daughter noticed
him. Later the horse cs'ne into Mr..
Knoff's yard, with the liter upside
down. Search was at once cum menced,
but to no avail, for Mr.. Johnson could
be found nowhere. He did not return
home, and his brother has been search
ing for him the last two days.
The only person who has seen the
missing man since he left the cutter
was Mr.. Miller, farmer. A mile north
of Mr.. Knoff's, he asked Mr.. Miller
the road to ST. Peter. He was walk
ing then and seemed to be all right
mentally and not under the influence
of liquor. He did not say anything
about his horse and cutter.
Mr.. Johnson and his brother con-
duct farm jointly. He is forty
eight years of age, and is married to
an American wife, but has no child
rem. He is five feet six inches tall,
1870 pounds, has dark muStache, gray
hair and wore seal cap, black over
coat and dark clothes. He had some
money with him, but not great
deal. His friends are at loss to I'M
derstand his disappearance, and hope
that he will turn up all right.
Chief Yates telephoned to ST. Peter
this afternoon, but could learn no.
thing of Johnson there.