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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
LAKE CRYSTAL HAPPENINGS.

Lake Crystal Union.
There is a snow ball bush in the
front yard of d. Radichel's in this
place that is getting ready to blossom
the second time this season.
To see the IA varieties Of apples
raised by ]. S. Parks, Pleasant Mound,
is sight never to be forgotten. Who
says Minnesota cannot raise fruit?
Some one stole Roy Jones' money
purse the time he was killed at
Worthington. His father thinks
there were $40 in the purse at the
time. 1t is hard to believe there are
people who are mean enough to do
such acts, but there are, just the
same.
81. A. Weymouth, of this place, has
been assisting his neighbors in Lincoln
to thresh, and showed us two samples
of wheat from couple of farms that
went only ten bushels per acre. The
quality is poor;would grade about No.
3 if allowed to sweat in the stack.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
EAGLE LAKE.

Threshipg has commenced and
grain bids fair for medium crop.
Lis Pressnall thresbed III bushels of
wheat to the acre.
A. HI. Prssnall, accompanied by
his niece, Grace Pressnall, took train
Tuesday for Indiana. They expect
to be gone several weeks visiting
relatives and friends in Henry
county, Ind.
The prospect is that about fifteen
of the citizens of our vicinity will 60
to Buffalo. n. Y, to attend the
National G.. A, r. encampment.
Katie Hinshaw is visiting friends
aud relatives in Eagle Lake.
Mr.. Allen Moon, of Washington, D..
c., who has been visiting relatives in
Eagle Lake for the past few weeks
took train for Amboy last Wednes-
day.
Eagle Lake school is to commence
Sept. 9th with the same corps OF
teachers as last year.
VIM. Levitt and family moved to
Winona last week. He goes there to
learn the jewellers trade.
We understand that Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe LuthultZ are thinking seriously
of going to Missouri to spend the
winter with her sister Mrs. Jess
Martin.
Mr. Herbert Kinney, of AmboY,
visited friends in Eagle Lake Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
WITCH HAZEL OIL

b. w. Gates and Garlic Warren went
to Grove Lake this week.
Willie White, while riding his bicy-
Gle last week, came in contact with
Charley MasOn's tank wagon. Willie
was thrown from his wheel and the
wheel of the wagon passed twice over
his leg. Fortunately no bones were
broken. III.
G. F. Loring was in Mankato last
Tuesday. no ...,.
Quite a number from here expect
to leave the last Of the week for the
trip to Buffalo.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Eli lockwood
a baby girl, last Friday.
The local union of the Christian
Endeavor Society will be held here
one week from next Sunday, August
10Th. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
Charley Peterson is spending q
short vacationahere. -
w. S. Osgood and daughter, Lila
were in Mankato last Saturday after
noon. E.rn
Mr.. G. Morehouse, of Winnebago, is
spending few days at A. M. Ken
delrS.
Mrs. Oliver started last week with
Mr.. Geo. Owen for California to see
her daughter.
Joe Leatherman has moved his fam
lily into their new house.
John Stanton's nephew, Mr.. Steel
of Indiana, arrived here last Monday
with his threshing machine and crew.
He will begin work at once.
The Aid Society of the Christian
church, meets with Mrs. J. f. OsgOod
Thursday. There will be an ice
cream social in the evening.
Deacon Smith started for Pennsyl.
vania this week to celebrate the
tenth reunion of the Smith family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20

If a small bottle of Shaker Digest
i've Cordial does you no good, don't
buy large one.
"Prove all things; hold fast that
which is good" It's not good for
everybody, only for the thin, pale,
sick, weak and weary. For those who
are starving for want Of digested food.
For those who cannot get fat or
strong, because their stomachs do
not work as they ought to.
These are the people, millions of
them, whom Shaker Digestive Cor
dial will cure.
Food makes strength, muscle, brain,
blood, energy-after it is digested. If
not digested, it will do you no good
at all.
Shaker Digestive Cordial helps your
stomach to digest your food and cures
indigestion permanently. When
you've tried a small bottle, you can
tell.
Sold by druggists. Trial bottle 10
cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
BELGRADE.

Mr.. Peter Belts and family, who
were old residents here, but went to
Boston, Ca, have returned from the
dence in Belgrade once more.
Belle Sharp, from Los Angeles, Cal.
is visiting her brother, William
Sharp.
Thomas Tate and sons have gone
to RedwoodFalls to spend the thresh-
ing season.
Henry and John LeDue have de-
parted for the west, looking for work.
Chas. Foster and Vern Tate went
to Minneapolis Sunday.
Ralph Keene, NJ D., from Belling-
ham, MINI, is visiting his parents. A
friend accompanied him, and the trip
on their bicycles.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. John
son, Aug. 9th, daughter.
Some of the farmers have threshed,
Peter Belts has gone to Tracy to
visit his brother.
Miss Jesse Lewis, and niece, of
Mankato, are visiting Minnie Loucks.
Ancil Goodridge has left, and his
destinat ion is not known.
Gus Tidland and son have the con-
tract of eXcavating for the new
furnace, to be placed in the school
house. Also for laying the chimney
for the same.
Hog cholera seems to be making
quite sensation in our town. Pugh
and Johnson seem to be the only ones
afflicted yet. Care should be taken
not to visit these places for fear of
carrying the disease.
Roscoe Eldred, who has been laid
off the road for some time on account
of the coal strike, has gone back to
work again.
We are sorry to hear that Hon.
Benton Severance is ill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
DEATHS REAPER.
Hon. Benton Severance Dies Sud-
denly Last Night Soon After
Retiring.

This community will be deeply
touched to learn of the wholly uneX-
pected and sudden death of Hon.
Benton Severance which occurred at
his home in Belgrade at $50 o'clock
last night.
For several days previous to the
present week Mr.. Severance had not
been feeling we'll, but his ailment was
not looked upon as anything serious
He was able to be about most
of the time, but was not we'll
enough to perform much If any
labor. The last few days, however,
he was improving, and yester-
day he was feeling especially cheer
full. At supper he ate quite heartily
and made no complaint of not feeling
well. About nine o'clock he retired
as so also did his wife. Shortly after,
Mr. Severance threw his arm Up and
across Mrs. Severance and the I'M
usual action caused the wife to make
an inquiry of her husband. Receiv-
ing no reply she Immediately arose,
and found him wholly unconscious,
dying few moments later and before
a physician could arrive. Heart
failure was the cause of his
sudden demise.
Mr.. Severance was well and favor
ably known in Blue Earth and
NicOllet counties. He was born in
1885, being 81 years of age last March.
He has one brother and two
sisters residing in New York
state, and a sister in California.
Mr.. Severance came to Mankato
in 1858 and very soon there
after settled on the farm in Belgrade
where he ever after resided. He was
elected as member of the House Of
Representatives from Nicollet county
in 1894 and again in 1896. He held,
during his life time, no other office
save and except town offices.
Deceased was one of the most high
ly respected citizens in this section.
He was man of strict integrity and
Of an irreproachable character. His
word was always to be relied upon.
In the death of Benton Severance
the community has lost a most ex-
emplary citizen and the wife and
family most considerable husband
and indulgent father.
Besides wife, deceased. leaves two
sons, Charles and David, both living
at the home farm.
The funeral will be held at the
residence in Belgrade Friday after
noon.at two o'clock. The services will
be conducted by DR.. Cleveland of the
M. E. church. The remains will be
inferred in Glenwood cemetery, be-
side a daughter who passed away
eight years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20

On motion board Of equalization adj
iourned until a. m. July q, A. d.,
1897.
Wednesday, July q. A. D., 1897.
Board of equalization met pursuant
to adjournment. All members
present;
On motion ordered that changes be
made in the valuation of household
and Office furniture, agricultural tools,
implements, etc, and goods and
merchandise. And the following per-
centage be added to the valuation as
returned by the assessors for the fol-
lowing assessment districts aud the
following schedule indicates the per-
centage to be added:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
THE WHEAT CROP.
Less Yield Per Acre, But More Acres
in Blue Earth County Then Last


Wheat in the speculative centers
dropped somewhat today, but it is
likely that it was on slight reactio n
from yesterdays big bulge. In the
local market old wheat was quoted at
SEC, New wheat at 79-77c. There is
no No. being brought in, but quit e
little that grades No. is being Of
fered, and few loads of quite damp
wheat has been rejected. The Chi
cago Tribune sent to it's correspondents
ia every county asking for careful
report of the yield and condition of
wheat in each county, to be sent in
last night. The report that was sent
by the correspondent from Blue Earth
county is as follows, and agrees with
all the late information that can be
cleaned:
"The wheat crop of Blue Earth
county and vicinity is very much less
than last year-a shrinkage of abou t
80 per cent. This shrinkage has bee q
caused by too much hot weather, too
much rain, and small damage by
chinch bugs. Yield will be Is to 16
bushels per acre. While this years
yield per acre is less than last, the
acreage is much larger, and about the
same quantity in bushels will be
harvested. There will be very little,
if any, No. hard wheat. Wheat
threshing is now in progress, and a
portion of that marketed is being re-
jected on account of it's moist and
soft condition. Wheat, on the whole,
in Blue Earth county, will grade
No. q"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
| FROM THE COUNTY.
, Interesting News from Free Press
Correspondents.
JEGZGZG@ZEE
VERNON CENTER.

Rev. Stoneman, of Garden City,
preached in the M. E. church to full
house Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Mrs. Brown is spending the
week at Madelia, visiting friends.
Rev. Stockdill, wife and daughter,
went to Hamline Thursday to occupy
their new residence that is just COM
pleted.
Mrs. Carrie Morris has moved in
part of Mr.. Anderson's house.
Ada Cornish returned from Fair
mont Thursday.
The plate glass has been put in
the front Of the Barnes block, adding
greatly to the beauty of the stores,
A number from here are planning to
attend the G. A. r. encampment in
Buffalo, N. Y.
Miss Louise Award, Mrs. A. G..
WILDER and Mr.. Buck, entertained
their Sunday school classes at the
home of Mrs. A. G. WILDER.
The w. G. t. U. will meet the End
and 4th Wednesday of each month,
Next Wednesday at 300 p. M. they
will meet with Mrs. M. B. Warren.
1t Will be a mothers meeting, con-
Quoted by Mrs. A. @. WILDER.
Friday evening Of this week there
will be a watermelon social at the
home of Mrs. Mathew Farmer.
Miss Vinette Babcock spent part
of last week with friends at Lake
Crystal. Miss Brooks, of that place,
came home with her Sunday after
noon.
DR.. Warham took in the ball game
at Lake Crystal Tuesday afternoon.
Mr., and Mrs. G.. Wendland, of
Garden City, made call on @. f.
Forces family Sunday afternoon.
Hiram Woodbury. spent a few days
here. on his return trip to Oregon, his
home.
Geo. Snyder sold span of horses to
Hans Olson Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
SUGDEN-CHAPMAN.

Cards are out announcing the
marriage on September 1st. of Mr..
Geo. n. Sugden and Miss Marie Chap.
man. The ceremony will occur at the
Centenary NJ. e. church, Mankato at
II o'clock M. The card announces
that the young people will be Sat
home" after October 9Th, PIP Clark
street.
Mr.. Sugden is popular young man
He has conducted the Star laundry
for several years and has made a
splendid success of his business.
Miss Chapman is the daughter OF
Mrs. Jane N. Chapman, and is popular
and accomplished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
GARDEN CITY.

Rush Coffman's sister Dorcas, from
Minneapolis, is visiting here.
Mrs. Wesley, of Winnebago City,
who has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason, returned home
last week,
Mrs. Barren, Of Wisconsin, is visit
ing friends in town. Mrs. B. was for
merly music teacher in this place.
Mae Beebe, of Lake Crystal, visited
friends in town last week.
John Atkinson, of Winnebago City
was in town one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Munger are visiting at
Mr.. Blanchard's this week.
Mrs. McCormic, of Minneapolis, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Chap
man.
The Aid Society of the M. E.
church, let with Mrs. Mcbride last
Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20

Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with Humphreys
Witch Hazel Oil as CURATIVE and
HEALING APPLICATION. 1t has been
used 40 years and always affords relief
and always gives satisfaction.
ltCures PILES or HEMoRRHoIDs, External
or Internal, Blind or Bleeding Itching and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immediate certain.
1t Cures BURNS, Scalds and liberation and
Contraction from Burns. Relief instant
1t Cures TORN, Cut and Lacerated
Wounds and Bruises.
1t Cures BoILs, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Old
Sores, Itching Eruptions, Scurfy or Scald
Head. 1t is Infallible.
1t Cures INFLAMED or CAKED BREASTS
and Sore Nipples. 1t is invaluable.
1t Cures SALT RHEUM, letters, Security
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters,
Sore Lips or Nostrils, Corns and Bunions,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings of Insects.
Three Sizes, 25c., soc. and $I.oo.
Sold by Druggists, sent postpaid receptof
nUWV.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
"PUT ME OFF AT BUFFALO,"

The G.. A. r. excursions that will
leave Mankato on Saturday and Sun
day for Buffalo promise to be we'll
patronized by Mankato people.
Among those who have secured
tickets and have their bel this secured
are the following:
Madison Keene, Joseph Burell, Miss
Minnie McGraw and her sister, Mrs.
Webster, e. r. Kennedy and son, D..
P. Young, Col. Thomas, Jas. Shoe
maker, Mrs. A. P. Mann, Mrs. E. p.
Freeman, M. Hanna, E. A. Cooper,
Geo. E. Brett, Ed. Brett.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20

The Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Ry. will make rate Of $3.50
for Mankato to Buffalo, N. Y, and
return. Date of sale Aug. 81. Special
train will leave Mankato at 2:3O D. M.
with Wagner sleeper attached. Re-
member this car starts from Mankato
and If you reserve your berth in it you
run no chance of getting left. Fare
$500 for double berth. This is the
same rate charged by other lines for
accommodations ia tourist sleepers,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
HIS CASE CONTINUED.

The Minneapolis Journal says: ''The
case against W. H. Cashier, who is
charged with the larceny of bicycle
from w. A. Strait of the Ben Hur
agency, was continued by Judge Holt
this morning until next Monday. The
police received letter from Chief
Greiger, of Faribault, Mimi, this
morning, asking that he be held for
the authorities at that place, should
the charge against him here be dis
missed. He is wanted at Faribault
for larceny also.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
FAUST.

VIM. Roberts and OLIVE Martin will
be seen in Faust at the Mankato
Theatre next Saturday. The COM
pany numbers 10 people and carry
their own special scenery for this pro-
duction. The prices have been cut to,
25, IS and so cents. A guaranteed at
traction at popular prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20
National Encampment Sons / tof
Veterans, indianapolis, Sept.
Q-II,'0z,

Northwestern line will sell excur-
sion tickets at one fare for round
rip For particulars Call al unloa
depot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20

-Rosenberger & Currier report the
candy trade much better than a year
ago, and prospects good for splendid
fall trade.
There were sixteen teachers
present at the examination at Lake
Crystal yesterday and Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-20

Excursion Tickets to County Fair at
New Ulm.
Via the North Western Line, will
be sold at reduced rates, August % to
%, inclusive, limited TO August 30.
Apply to agents Chicago & North
Western Ry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
COSTLY GEMS.

Sara Bernhardt has magnifcen
collection of jewels, but she does not
care for diamonds. Her fancy runs to
the quaint ornaments of medieval
times, and belts and chatelaines are
her treasures. She rarely wears ear
rings or bracelets.
Some examples of diamond carving
shown by skillful jeweler are flies,
tie wings made from thin engraved
diamonds; two other diamonds, en-
graved with armorial bearings and the
imperial arms of Russia, Gre used in
one instance on shirt and cuff buttons.
There is no limit to the money mil
Eonaires can squander. Some rich men
of this country have their table set with
ware worth $4,000. Decorations of
enamels and jewels make the gold plate
more expensive. Mrs. William Astor
is said to have an entire service of pur-
est gold, comprising 80 pieces. They are
arms.
Diamonds can now be engraved in q
very artistic manner. 1t has long been
believed that it was impossible to carve
designs on these hard, glittering stones,
bat some roughly engraved were found
in India and at the Paris exposition of
1878 diamond was exhibited on which
a portrait of the king of Holland had
been scratched. The work was imper-
feet, however, and the stone was prac-
ticaily ruined.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
About Carrying School Books.

Mothers are cautioned by ply
sician who has had much experience
with children's hospitals not to
permit their children, who carry a
load of school books back and forth
from home and school each day, to
carry the load always in the same
hand or over the same shoulder, as
many instances have been known
where the habit heightened the arm
or enlarged the hand disproportion-
ately, or caused the child to carry
one shoulder higher than the other.
If the books are carried first on the
right and then in the left hand
every second day, or the bag of
books suspended from the shoulder
changed about as frequently, the
danger will be met and overcome.
Besides which, the weaker hand
will be strengthened.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15

those large, cheaply-built houses which
one will find in all the numbering towns
of the west where land is cheap and
pine is cheap, and regular boarders are
cheap and numerous, but my room was
clean enough and reasonably secure.
The window had no fastenings, but the
sash had swelled, and the easement
held it in a grip which all my strength
could not loosen. The door was pro-
vided with bolt and q lock, and tho
transom was too narrow to admit the
body of man. 1 felt pretty secure.
but was made nervous by the fact that
the curtain failed to cover the lower
part of the window. / was morally
certain that my ugly fellow-traveler
stood outside in the darkness, watching
ME with hungry eyes.
/ did not feel sleepy enough to go to
bed, neither did find it particularly
cheerful to sit in the one little wooden
chair which the room afforded and gaze
at the cheap wall paper covering the
pine partition, or the "skied" picture
of flaming red, long tailed bird of
paradise, with his head set backward
on his neck. My books were in my
trunk, and there was nothing at hand
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
LATE MILLINERY,

Blue must be reckoped as fashion
able color for millinery, but only in it's
dark shades-principally French blue
and sapphire.
Several shades of red promise almost
as well. They are all tints of vivid
dye. whether Of the peony, ripe goose
berry or poppy varieties. Bright deep
pink and cerise are also in demand.
In spite of this marked preference for
gay colors the trade is we'll provided
with black velvet; still, it is likely to be
used less than might have been expect
ed for covering shapes. Black felts are
not much asked for by the best houses.
AS matters now stand in the millinery
world greens and violets hold the first
place. These are the colors that are
produced in the greatest variety of
shades; moss, blue green's, metallic
greens, reseda and water greens are
all equally the fashion. The violets
run from eveque to blush mauves, and
from aubergine to reddish violets and
lilacs.-Dry Goods Economist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Reduced Rates to Washington ON
Account of the Inauguration via
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.

For the benefit of those who
desire to attend the ceremonies in.
cident to the Inauguration of Presi-
dent elect Mckinley, the PennsyI-
vania Railroad Company will sell
excursion tickets to Washington
March 1, 2, 3, and 4, valid to re-
turn from March 4 to s, at the fol-
lowing rates: From Philadelphia,
So 40; Harrisburg, S5.O5; Whining
ton, S4.35; Baltimore, SLIGO, and
from all other stations on the Penn
sylvania system at reduced rates.
This Inauguration will be a most
interesting event, and will un-
doubtedly attract large number
of people from every section of the
country.
The magnificent facilities of the
Pennsylvania Railroad make this
line the favorite route to the
national capital at all times, and
Its enormous equipment and
splendid terminal advantages at
Washington make is especially
popular on such occasions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
THE BOOK WRITER'S.

Rudyard Kipling is related by mar
riage to William Mckinley. Mrs. Will
liam Glidden, Mrs. Kipling's aunt, is
Maj. McKinley's first cousin.
John Ruskin's publisher says that
since 1871 there has never been loss
on any of that authors works. For
good many years Rusllin received over
$4,000 annually in royalties.
Nine Paul Blouet, the wife of "Max
O'Rell," is not only the translator of all
her husbands books into English. but
is an excellent cook, and is to be seen at
her very best when entertaining her
husbands friends.
1t is said that j. II. Shorthouse, au-
thor of John Inglesant," kept the
manuscript of that book in glass case
for 20 years, now and then reading it
to his friends. London publishers
heard of the book and induced him to
permit its publication.