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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
A FINE ENTERTAINMENT.
The Royal Bell Ringers Greeted By a
Crowded House.

The fifth entertainment on the
citizens lecture course was given Fri
day evening by the Royal Hand Bell
Ringers and the opera house was
packed to the doors to hear them.
The bells are sweet toned and the
members of this company are capable
of getting all the music out t-ere is
in them. The frequent encores they
received showed that they had cap
tured their audience completely. AS
a manipulation of sleigh bells, Mr..
D. S. Miller, the conductor of the
company, would be hard to excel and
the music ne got from them was
something marvellous. Taking them
all around, the Royal Bell Ringers
are the best that ever visited the
city, and the lecture committee is to
be congratulated on having been able
to give our citizens such a musical
treat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
SOCIAL PURITY LEAGUE.
New League Organized by the
Churches Sunday.

A meeting of all OF the churches of
the city was held in the Baptist
church Sunday afternoon at 800
o'clock, for the purpose of the promo
tion of social purity. Mr.. Steadwell
presided and gave long talk, show
ing the great need of league Of this
kind in our city. He said some things
that are probably not true, and which
will be investigated. An organization
was then perfected, and will be known
as the Social Purity League. Mrs. B.
D. Smith was elected president, Mrs.
Geo. Palmer, vice-president; DR.. Ella
Everett, secretary.
The pastors of the churches will
each appoint one superintendent.
These will form the executive COM
mittee of the league.
The object of the new league is to
promote social purity and to elevate
the moral standard of our social life,
advocating the single standard of
morals for men and women alike.
This league is a national league, the
outgrowth of the rescue work of Mr..
Crittenden of New York. Mr.. Crit.
tenden as already established forty
rescue homes throughout the United
States by his influence. Thousands
of fallen girls and women have been
rescued from a life of shame by his
great work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
HIGH WATER.
What a North rlankato Tlan Thinks
of Their Danger.

1.-THE people on this side OF the
river" said prominent North Man
kato resident Monday, ''seem to be
more worried about high water and
that all North Mankato will be wash
ed out than the people who live over
there.
''The last time that high water did
any damage to speak OF, over there
was in the spring of 1881. Since then
the streets and the lots have been
graded so that the water cannot have
the clear sweep through the bottom
that it had in 1881. The houses are
also nearly all of them built on good,
high foundations so that the water
would have to get higher than it ever
was to damage them.
"While we have a lot of snow" he
continued, "the river was very low ia
the fall and consequently there is not
very much ice. If the ice don't
block up so that the water will back
in, don't believe we will have much
to fear. OF course, if the snow goes
off quickly and we have have heavy
rains, the river will be high,
"And another thing the lakes and
sloughs are very low and it will take
considerable water to fill them SO
they will overflow. The ground will
also absorb great deal of the water.
1 heard that some Of the North Man.
kato residents have rented rooms on
this side into which they could move
if necessary but have been unable to
find any one who had.
eff the St.Louis company put their
railroad through North Mankato
along the line they now have survey
ed this will also help in future years
to keep the river back. We are not
losing any sleep in worrying about
high water"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
HOW'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
FL. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST & TRTAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
WALD1NG. 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 all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
COMMUNICATED.

Mr.. EDITORIALS various persons
have been expressing themselves from
time TO time on the prosperity QueS-
tiUn, should like the privilege of
using little space in y, ur paper this
week on tnat subject, from a farmers
standpoint.
IL mas been requested by great
many Of my farmer acQuaintances to
commence this subject, hoping that il
might lead to some others who are
more experienced taking the matter
i'll hand and going further in detail
with 1t.
l remember when one of the MAYORS
of Mankato said, "What want to see
is large dinner pail brigade" That
was very wise remark. But please
do not show partiality by putting in
such factories as will benefit the city
laborer only, but put in factories to
furnish labor for the city and market
for farmers-the small farmers as well
as the large ones.
What benefit do our small farmers
derive from the flour mills other than
The privilege Of buying flour, or from
the Tub factory, fOundrles, elevators,
acklng houses and great many
other factories, as compared with that
of the large farmers? They, the large
farmers, are ben, flied by ali of these,
where the small farmers receive
nothing.
This looks unjust, Tor the small
farmer has his taxes to pay and does
as much for the merchant as a grea,
many of our farmers of greater extent,
for as general rule they have Just as
large trade and stand in need of Just
as many groceries.
Now suppose that some of our idle
capital would be put into corpora.
Iiun and invested in beet sugar RI.
tinery, something that would benefit
the city aud the farmers, something
that would furnish employment for
a great mauy laborers and make a
market for another product, namely,
the beet. TINS woul d benz tiJ our
small farmers and as many of the large
ones as wish 10 join us.
Take d look over the map of Blue
Earth county and see how badly our
farm lands on the south and east ot
the city are cut up. Take a look III
The roads leading to Eagle Lake, 81.
| Ciair, Indlan Lake, Good Thunder,
| Garden City and in the vicinity o.
Rapiddn, and ste how many five, ten.
twenty five and forty acre farms rne r.
are. See now many families won d he
benefited by beet sugar factory Al.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVEN.
TON.

The annual State Sunday school
convention of the Minnesota Sunday
School Association, is to be held at
Rochester, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, April 1922. This is an as
ISOLATION of all Protestant Sunday
school workers, and is for the develop
ment of each individual school. The
necessity for such gathering is very
evident when the work of the Sunday
schools is compared with the day
schools.
The program of this coming meet
ing is most practical one. Such
noted speakers as Rev. Matt Hughes,
DR.. Geo. e. Merrill and Mrs. j. E..
Hobart, of Minneapolis, and DR..
Edwards and several prominent pri-
mary workers of st. Paul, besides
others as prominent in the State,
have been secured. In addition to
these, W. j. Semelroth, state normal
supt. Sunday school work for Missouri,
and Mrs. Semelroth, primary supt. of
Sunday school work of the same state;
also G. Q, Wallace, field Sunday school
worker of Iowa, are to be there and
take active part. Altogether it is the
strongest Sunday school program pre-
sented in this state for years. The
railroads have granted reduced fare,
and the people of Rochester will give
free entertainment. There should be
a very large delegation,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
CASE OF WITCHCRAFT T.
An Alleged Indian Territory Witch Sh'
to Death.

An Alleged Indian Territory Witch Shot
to Death.
GUTHRIE, o. T., March lin the
vicinity of StonewaD, Chickasaw Ma
ton, there has occurred most pecu-
liar incident for these civilized times,
Mrs. Mary Gilcroast, daughter OF
Judge Collins, died few weeks ago.
1t was charged that her death was
caused by witchcraft, Lucy Factor, a
woman of the neighborhood, being
named as the witch whose magic
spells had done the evil Mr. Gilcroast
the husband of the dead woman, and a
friend, went to the home of Lucy
Factor and shot her to death. All par.
ties are Indians. Gilcroast and his
companion were arrested by the tribal
authorities, but were soon released, not
even being bound over for trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
HIS EIGHTH BIRTHDAY.

Master VERNE, the s year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Chiquet, of GLIB S.
Front street, gave a pleasant birth
day party to about twenty. five of his
school friends of the Pleasant Grove,
between the hours of 200 and 500 p.
m. The children engaged in numer-
Gus games until tired, when light re.
freshments were served before their
departure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED

A. N. Knapp's two boys, George and
Allie, were pleasantly surprised last
Saturday evening at their home in
West Mankato. About thirty of their
little friends called on them. Mr..
and Mrs. Knapp helped their children
to entertain their guests, and they all
had goo6time. Light refreshments
were served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
A BUSINESS CHANGE.

A. B. Ewing Friday bought VIM.
Jones' large stock of groceries, and is
invoicing it previous to removing it
to the "corner grocery" Mr. Ewing
is enjoying splendid business. Mr..
Jones will retire from business for
the present and has not yet made up
his mind what to do in the future
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
EX-SENATOR DOLPH DEAD.

The Recent Amputation of His Leg
Proved Fatal.
PORTLAND, Or, March 11.-E1-San.
ator Dolph died at noon from the eff.
fects of amputation of leg last week.
Since the operation he has been very
tow and has scarcely been expected to
recover.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

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, Mimi. 33tl3
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19

Simon Jacob, who was arrested
yesterday on complaint of John Peter
is preparing to have the latter
prosecuted, charging that he drew a
knife on him.
The little child of Geo. Otto
suffered broken thigh at about ten
O'Clock last night. DR.. Warner set the
fracture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
SUNDAYS r1ASS nEETING.

A we'll attended and enthusiastic
meeting was held in the Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon in
relation to securing aid for the
helpes Armenians. In some
Introductory remarks Mr.. Rowe, of
the Normal, outlined the situation
showing how little realization of the
situation we have or can have unless
we picture the actual condition as de-
scribed by eve witnesses.
Rev. Mr.. Davis followed with a.. very
strong appeal. for help, in the name of
humanity and in the name of Christ.
He quoted a recent article pointing
out the fact that 400 persons in one
district of Armenia had died of starv-
alton and that in spite of the fact
that the merest pitUance would be
sufficient to support life. In some
districts pOrridge is made which
costs about 10 cents a week for one
person. 1t will support life. Little
more can be said for it. Our duty to
act was strongly presented. Rev. Mr..
Beattie made an earnest and eloquent
address, abiding to Greece as Ar
menia's star of hope and expressing his
conviction that she would yet accom-
plish something in spite of the ulti-
10 alum. The speaker then called the
audience to consider the question of
need there as compared with the need
10 Mankato. He knew of three fami-
lies in great need, but it was not to be
compared with that in Armenia.
Here are friendly government, num-
erous charitable organizations
churches, etc. There are enemies on
all sides and no friends but those who
are far away,
The meeting closed with the an
nouncement that everyone would
have, within the next few DAYS, an
opportunity to contribute. Let it be
worthy OF us as christians and as.men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
An Old Trick.


The amount of fun that members have
when out on their trips is equaled only by
the amount of enthusiasm that they in.
spire by their songs. Coming up from
Jackson the other day one of their old
jests was successfully played. The word
was passed around, and when the brake.
man entered the car one member looked
at his watch, and not being satisfied with
the result of the inspection, asked the
brakeman what time it was. The brake
man accommodatingly told the inquirer,
whereat the rs members of the club shout.
ed in chorus. "Thank you kindly, sirP'
The brakeman dropped his head and
sneaked crestfallen away amid the laugh,
ter. Pretty soon he came back.
"Say," said he, "if you will play that
on the conductor, won't say a word
about it. -
The boys agreed to it very readily, and
when this conductor entered he was asked
the time of night. He pulled out his
watch and gave the hour to the inquirer
"Thank you kindly, STRIP shouted the
club in unison.
The conductor wilted and went hurried
~ out. He came back in half an hour
with the remark:
"Do you know what you made me dol
I called Lancaster when 1 should have
called Logan, and my head amt exactly
clear yet"
Several years ago the same trick was
played at one of the meetings. The direct.
or turned in his place on the stage and
asked If some gentleman would kindly
give him the time, as he had to catch q
train. A man rose in the audience, drew
forth his watch, doubtless with thrill OF
pride, and told the leader the honr.
"Thank you, kindly, STRIP shouted the
boys, and the man sat down as if he had
been struck on the head with a maui
Columbus Dispatch.
The wife of a Dutch diplomatist
writes: "Of course one cannot tell how
far necessity may force our young
queen, but she expressed in my presence
the other day her great wish to remain
unmarried as long as. possible, and hel
resolution to choose her husband fol
herself. with every wish to please my
people, whom / dearly love, she said,
sit seems to me more my affair than
theirs after all, and at my age cannot
judge of what will be really for my
own happiness and their good. And
also feel sure that happy woman
would make better queen than dis
satisfied wife. I would much rather
like Queen Elizabeth of England, never
marry than not marry Of my own wish
aud choice. ("
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
asy to AXE
asy to Operate

Are features peculiar to Hoods Pills. Small III
size tasteless, efficient, thorough. AS one man
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-03-19
Hoods,
said: " You never know you rw-,,. uwn
have taken pill till it is all M-& a 90
over" 25c. c. /. Hood & Co.. LII Sob
Proprietors, Lowell, Mass
The o. pills to take with Hoods SarsaparilfS'

: o. pills to take with Hoods Sarsaparills~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-22
sar. shs.'Ysr,Eorsse.

II. J., Lelbtrled, -nanaror Of Sunny Slope
stock farm. Emporia, Kan. In u recent is-
sue Of tho Breeders Gazette tells how they
plant, harvest aud feed sorghum at the
home Of the big herd Of iIercfnrds owned
by G. s. Cross. This article viii doubtless
prove OF interest to stockman and FARM
or readers. MIR. Loibfrled aayA: III kausas
wa prepare the land for sorghum the same
an we would for a crop Only we pay = lit
tie more attention TO pulvcriglng tho
ground, After the ground lis put In nice
condition we plant our tirat sowing about
! April 10. We use pross drill for drilling
and use from two 10 two and hi,lf bush
ella Of seed per acre. The seed preferred In
Kansas is orange amber. We generally
plant about 100 acres IN sorghum every
year. Our first sowing Ii about forty acres
and we then SOW about thirty acres at u
time about three weeks apart. The object
lin this IN to arrange 80 that II eau all be
| harvested before II gets too ripc.
just an the heads begin 10 appear and boz
fore Il gets IN bloom We harvest X. We
use a binder Tor this purpose With this
machine we cut about eight acres per day.
/ The second day after II is cut we put 1t up
IN small shocks, then we let II stand for
about thirty days. We then stack IL, In tho
first place We build ventllators made of
2x4s. feet long, and set togethorin an X
shape. Tho sorghum IL stacked tho same ~
wheat and oats. We have quito frequently
fed sofEhum that was two years old with
good results. We always like 10 feed our
cane early. and all upstacked Sorghum
should he fed before the list of January, rs
tho heavy freezing and thawinx destroys
the saceharIne matter and sours the sor-
Cham and forms an acid which destroys all
tho fattening quality tho sorghum pos
aesses.
Sorghum should never DO fed when al
! lowed 10 ripen, as tho cattle viii gorge
their stomnrhB with the seed This VIII
cause irritation Of the bowels aud impactiou
OF the stomach or bloody mnrrain This
{ causes inflammation quito frequently and
when cows are pregnant they will lose
their calves at seven months. Whom sorg-
j hum Ia fed before tho seed is allowed to
bloom there is no more danger In feeding
II than IN feeding timothy hay or clover
We have had twoivc years experience ID
feeding sorghum and bnd II the most profit-
able crop for forage that can be raised. We
harvest from six to ten tons to the acre
and the cost for cutting, binding and put
ting In shock Is about 40 cents per Ton
Our experience has been In feeding 1t 4
pure bred cattle all the time. We find chi
fodder with grain makes excellent fcsd FOL
{ calves, especially when tAey are high,
fed: Il keeps them from securing AMI
. makes them very fat. The sorghum croI
] Is much moro profitable than mlllet Of
Kbnir corn and II is a better fat producing
.orage plant.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-22
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

NUTIcE 10 CON'rR ACTORS
Sealed proposals addressed 10 the CITY
SECRETARY OF tho city OF Houston wiz pn
rec.syed up TO y. m, OF Monday, sep
tomlScr g. 1897. for the work OF paving
San Jac!nto street from the north slde
OF Franklin avenue to she san Jarin.o
street bridge. Willow street from me
San Jacinto street bridge TO shea street
and Liberty street from Shea stres. 10
The north side Of Mckee street. 10 be en-
hraced N one oon'rac'. anu vnt. Vs." a..
payjng Mckee street from the west side
of Liberty street TO Inc wesT soc OF
Cont stree SNnu street from the north
eide of Mckee street 10 odn avenue ana
Odjn avenue frysn Cont street TO carr
street, 10 h, embraced In second con,
tract, aud curb walls 10 be consructco
where nccsssary--am ne , work d 10 "s
NV tho city cunncil and now on hle N
the office OF tire city Eng,ntsr Ger,
F. iif,d check In the sum OF sluVV. oc' loo az
hank and made payable 10 the order OF
II. d. Rice. Mayor, must accompany
each hid, and the successful bidder WI
be required to eivc satisfactory bond IN
the sum of $1,000 f9y the pr9pep c Sos'i ths
IL. u. RICE, Mayor.
Houston. Texas, August ls. lSI.
NOTIcE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals addressed to the CITY
secretary Of Ia. CITY OF Houston win be
gust %, ISL for the work OF paving and
constructor OF curb walls on Masl
street from the north side OF McGowen
avenue to tho city fmits, said work y
| b. done according to specifications
| adopted nv tho CITY Council and on III,
| In the office OF the Guy Engineer, ant
| BIDS to be received on all classes of pave
| mont embraced therein Each bid mus
| b. accompanied by certified check or
of Mayor II. II. Rice fol $1,000 and th'
| successful bdter Will be required e
| give acceptable bond in the sum of $500
| for the proper completion OF the work
| The city reserves the right TO rciect an!
and all bids. II. II. RICE, Mayor.
Houston. Texas. August IL. 1871.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-22
Percentaac in Fnrmins.

Colemnn's Rurni World.
No other calling IN the world can show
so largo n percentage as farming. Of those
who acquire modest competency, owI
good homes and. have IN assured living
whether times are good or bad The troubl!
with Disseminated farmers ls,that they conf
Htrast their conditions with the wronI
classes with professional men.l who hav!
spent moro money on an education thai
would buy and stock good farm. or Will
merchants and manufacturers, who oml
ploy large capital and take great rssks-i
instead Of with men who begin life witt
little or no capital. and must support tliet
families by labor. Every township In ou
older States will show farmers who bega'
life as farm iaborers, sInI 81 80 years
age were owners Of good farms. with cpn(
| Portable. and In many cases. elegant ho1ue(
Once farm y paid for. and the farmer ~
learned 10 manage Il. abs future ID MOI
secure than In any other calling.