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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
SCHAFER CONFESSES.
He Makes Statement discriminating
Another Party.
James Ferguson Gets Sixty Days
Weigelt Discharged.

Saturday was busy day in NUM-
cipal court. The trial of Ferdinand
Weigelt on the charge Of assault in
the third degree upon L. NJ. Nichols
was begun before jury Of nine late
Friday afternoon, and occupied
Saturday forenoon. County Attorney
Hughes appeared for the state, and
w. n. Plymat for the defendant.
The jury brought in verdict OF not
guilty, and Weigelt was discharged.
On motion of the county attorney,
the action to place Weigelt under q
bond to keep the peace was dismissed.
James Ferguson, who stole bolt of
cloth from in front Of Fred Kron's
store a couple Of weeks ago, was
brought before the court that after
noon and asked permission to with
draw his plea of not guilty TO the
charge Of petit larceny. This was
granted, and he pleaded guilty to the
charge. Judge Shissler sentenced
him to pay fine of $40 and costs, or
serve sixty days in Jail. Ferguson
took the latter alternative.
Frank Schafer made a confession
Friday at the city hall. He said
that another party stole the bicycle
from DIR. Grants building, but admit
ted that he himself pawned it and
used the money to get drunk with.
He said that he came from Northfeld.
A coat and vest belonging to John
Conrad, driver Of the City
Hotel bus, were stolen Fri
day and were pawned at L.
Salet's shop that morning for
fifty cents. Mr.. Salet says that they
were pawned by the same parties VINO
pawned the bicycle there little later. |
Schafer was arraigned this after
noon on warrant sworn out by Mr.. |
Conrad, charging him with grand |
larceny in the second degree, in steal |
ing the coat and vest. The hearing |
was set for Tuesday next, and he was
committed to jail in default OF 500
bail. Mrs. Grant has also sworn out a |
warrant against him charging him |
with similar otfense in regard to her |
husbands bicycle. A warrant is out |
for the other party, who is thought to |
have left the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-16
FROM HOT SPRINGS.
Sunday. Anril 9TH. 1897,

Sunudy, Aprll Hui, IOSt.
This is a beautiful Sunday, the
thermometer registering about 70 de-
grees in the shade, with a soft re-
freshing breeze. The sights to be
seen here are wonderful, and invalids
from nearly all parts of the globe are
receiving treatment at the springs
London, England, furnishes three per-
sons who have been here for some
time. 1t is estimated that no less
than two thousand strangers are in
the city at this time, but this number
will decrease as soon as spring opens
up in this part of the country.
In days journey around the city one
encounters people of various ailments,
some without one limb, some without
an arm, and others bereft of both
arms and limbs.
No mail has been received here for
four days over the Iron Mountain rail-
road between Hot Springs and St.
Louis, owing to a washOut of thirty
miles Of track. Some mail reaches US
by way of the Kansas City line.
The Mankato contingent, six in all,
went to church today, and listened to
an able discourse by Elder Stafford,
one Of our party from Mankato. The
Elder was at his best, and as usual,
pleased his audience. We have ar
ranged to attend the colored M. E.
church tonight, which is presided
over by one of the most eminent
pastors of the colored race in the
south.
Mr.. W. W. Paddock and myself are
rooming together, and in company
with Elder Stafford and w. W. Gibbs,
Of St. James, enjoy daily walk about
the city and on the mountains.
Mrs. Stafford, who has been here
about five weeks, is much improved in
health, and will return home with US.
Messrs. Gibbs and Paddock are also
improved in health.
Hot Springs, Ark, is a thriving,
pleasantly located city OF $4,000 resi-
dent population, situated in the heart
of the Ozark Mountains, near the
geographical center of the State of
Arkansas, 41O miles southwest of St.
Louis and siXty-five miles from Little
Rock, the capital of the state. Statis-
tics prove it to be the healthiest city
in the world, with the lowest average
death rate.
Among other features Hot Springs
has seventy-two hot springs, twenty
two bath houses, three banks, hotel
accommodations to suit all visitors,
two daily newspapers, nineteen
churches, fifteen schools, sixteen livery
stables, good markets, numerous
rail establishments, active lodges of
leading secret and charitable organiza-
tions, the United States Army and
Navy Hospital, the United States
government reservation Of 1851 acres,
waterworks, electric lights and cleo
trio street railways. an excellent
natural sewerage. system, good fire
and police system, and, in
short, everything that goes to make
up modern enterprising town.
AS whole, the city is of substan-
uial and permanent character, and
shows decided recent improvement.
The streets and avenues are kept in
excellent condition for riding, driving
and bicycling, and are bordered with
broad concrete walks, abundantly
shaded, the ragged wooden sidewalks
of former days having almost entirely !
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A Chance of Your Life to Keep Warm

All robes, blankets, gloves and NIT
tens at and below cost. Closing them
out to make room for the spring and
summer goods arriving. $500 robes at
$2.25; $3.50 robes at $3.50; $500 robes
at $3.50, etc.
About forty robes left to select
from. Blankets SOC each and up ac-
cording to quality but strictly at cost.
Ii you need robe next year it will
pay you to buy now at 0. w. Schmidt
Saddlery Co., No. 226 S. Front street.
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just Received at the o. w. Schmidt
Saddlery Co.

100 set Of machine made light single
and double driving harnesses from the
largest factory east, which we offer at
great bargains. For we bought the
quantity and received the price and
quality to offer you single harnesses
worth $500 at $500; $500 single har-
nesses only S. IS, etc. The greatest
bargains ever shown in the harness
line at o. W. Schmidt Saddlery Co.,
No. 226 S. Front st.
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For Bargain go to o. w. Schmidt's
Saddiery Co.

Fifty set of heavy team harness
always on hand to select from, made
OF the best No. oak tanned leather,
and every stitch handmade. The
only kind we make at prices Of inferior
qualities. If you want a good durable
work harness, you will miss it by not
examing our stock and getting our
prices. We carry the largest and best
stock ever shown in the city.
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Come to us and Wen Collar Your
Horse.

About six dozen remnant lots of
different manufacturers make of No.
wool collars-Odds and ends accumu-
lated on our hands, worth 1926 to
S2.75 each; your choice only 81. so as
long as they last, which is great
deal less than cost. A bargain never
before offered, at O. W. Schmidt's
Saddlery Co.. No. 226 S. Front Street.
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-WANTED-Active and reliable
young man to take care of soda fount-
ain and do other work in a fancy
grocery. Write or call on at once.
G. A. ROBERTS, GAINESVILLE, MINI.
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To the FarmrS.
Alta

l want your chickens, calves, hogs,
cattle and sheep, and will pay highest
market price at the packing house
Chas. ]. Macbeth, Mankato. I4tf.
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For Sale

White French artichokes. Every
farmer should grow them for his hogs
and cattle. Seed for sale by
G. w. MONKS,
4It5 Mankato, MINI.
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Safe Deposit Boxes

for rent. Papers and valuables of ali
kinds safe from fl )ois, ii re and thieves
MANkATO SAVINGS BANK.
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STATE OF OHIO, City OF TOLEDO, !

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, I -,
LUCAS COUNTY. 81
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
f. j. CHENEY s. Co., doing business in
the City Of Toledo: County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
IN my presence, this 9th day of
December, A. D. 1886.
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For SALE-A six weeks old full
blooded Jersey bull calf, for sale. In
Quire at 123 South Front st.
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-Seeders and haIrOWs; also best
disc harrows at bottom prices. J. G..
Roller. 39t3
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All kinds of grass seeds for sale.
j. G.. Roller. Alta
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A. w GLEASON

SEAL A. w. GLEASON,
80 Notary Pubic.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
8FSold by Druggists.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20
Our Correspondents.
UNION RIDGE.

Seeing nothing in your valuable
paper from our part of the country,
we will give a few items for publ
cation.
Planting corn will soon be over
and then comes the time for glo-
rlous fishing,
Rev. and Mrs. John H. Yount
were visiting at Liberty Sunday.
There are six inmates at the poor
farm and they seem to do well un-
der the care of Superintendent
James Il. Turner.
Prof. Noah Chostner has boen
employed to teach our school this
fall. He is y nice young man and
we wish him success.
Mr.. and Mrs G. M. Johnson were
visiting at Leopold the other Sun
day.
County Treasury ElGrank has
been having some work done on
his farm in our district.
The trees have at last took on
their beautiful green, and the con-
slant song Of the birds and sweet
odor Of the wild flowers make us
to rejoice in the pure, delightful
air of the country home.
Miss Mnta Johnson spenta few
days,with her brothers family week
before last.
Uncle John Kreigle, who has
been very sick, is better at this
writing.
Mr.. julius Barks visited his father
Saturday and Sunday.
William Kreigle's children have
the whooping cough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dore Cooper of
near Castor river visited Mrs.
Coopor's mother q few days last
week.
Strawberry picking is here at
last.
The Misses Seabaugh, accompa-
MED by their brother, visited their
cousins, Misses Radie and Lille
Cheek.
Mrs. Isham Teeters has been
dangerously ill the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Proffer of
Hog creek visited friends here
Sunday.
Uncle Jacob Barks visited Uncle
lsham Teeters Sunday.
Our Sunday school at the Ridge
is getting on nicely.
On account of busy times not
many Of our neighbors visited the
picnic Saturday.
The roses are in full bloom now,
and Oh! how we would like to
make wreath and crown our King
or Queen.
For fear this goes to the very
bottom of the waste basket we will
close. TooD AND ToDD.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20
OUR NEIGHBORS.

Capt. John A. Snider, who was
quietly married March 28 to Mrs.
Emma Cofer Of Lutesville and so
cleverly kept his friends here at
home in the dark as regards the
happy occurrence, brought his wife
home last Sunday afternoon. When
night came on and the clouds had
broken and stars and the crescent
May moon were sitting their mild
light down through the shadows q
band of music-makers stole quietly
up to the gate in front Of Capt.
Snider's residence and gave the
newly married couple q serenade.
Never was sweeter music born on
gentle breeze in this city of much
musical talent than mandolin, guitar
violin and cornot made on this oo-
casion. This, however wns only Il
prelude to what was to occurnbout
twenty.four hours later-the fol.
lowing night. The latc republican
congressional candidates. many
friends IN town, old boys and young
boys, had planned to repay him In
double measure for the way ho
treated thom by keeping them In
the dark q whole month aa regards
hir marriage. 50 about 3 o'clock
on Monday night q regiment that
muat have looked something like
The Turkish nrmy which Is now
advancing On 0reeue iIled down
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20


FLORIDA used to grow oranges
and lemons, but the frost killed the
trees year or two ago. Califor-
Mia still grows oranges and lemons,
but the cost Of their transportation
across a continent renders them too
expensive for the masses oftbe peo-
pie to use. They can be had much
cheaper from the West Indies, from
Central America and from the Med
iterranean. In order to prevent
the people of the east from buying
them from those quarters Of the
earth Senator Jones wants congress
to impose a duty upon them which
will exclude the foreign product
and compel everybody who cannot
pay tho California price, plus the
freight charges, to go without or
anges and lemons. This is the way
that high protection causes "pros.
perity" for the few at the expense
of the many.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20
The Cross Against the Crescent.

Crete is a little island. Greece is a little
kingdom. The cause of Greece and of Crete
is now the cause of all Christendom as, ages
ago, the cause OF all the world was The cause
of Greece and Crete. What is Marathon? A
Grecian plain. What is Saamis? A bay in
the Aegean sea. Yet on Marathon and Sa-
lamis once depended the political destinies of
the world. If Persian power had prevailed
over Greece it would have prevailed over all
Europe, and centuries after it would have
crossed the Atlantic ocean.
How many people cansider the political
meaning OF the eastern victories of Alexander
the Great? The Macedonian conqueror no
doubt acted from personal ambition; yet with
out knowing it, he was fighting for the saliva
ton Of Europe. Here in America we feel
today the influence of the victories Of Alex.
ander the Great; for ;heY were the invincible
barrier against Asialic paganism. Greece
was, indeed, pagan a; that time; but Grecian
paganism had been touched by the Hebrew
faith and law and prophets; and more than
one Greek philosopher was in sympathy,
without knowing the cause, with the existing
and the coming revelation of celestial grace
in the Holy Land.
Where Xerxes failed, Mohammed succeed
ed. He flooded southeastern Europe with
the desolating CT use of Islam. But the Chris
tian powers Of Europe then saw their danger,
and resisted the Arabian food; but since that
time they have not done their duty. The
crusaders should have continued their work
until the Crescent was driven out of Europe
and western Asia
On little Crete it may depend, by her own
acts, and the sympathy OF brotherhood which
she excites throughout the Christian world,
to annhilate the victory which Turkey won
in 1886 over all Christian Europe, even over
her defenders, England and France. The
terrible mutiny in British India was direct
consequence Of the victory of Turkey in the
Crimean war and in the treaty of Paris, for
the Mohammedan ambition Of the east was
excited by the Mohammedan victory in Eu-
rope. England aided to win that awful VIC
tory, and she suffered the awful consequen-
ces. Let England take warning. When the
Ottoman empire shall be broken down for
ever there will be no danger from Moham-
medan ambition in India. Even Mohamme-
dan fataism will aid in keeping the peace
throughout India. Rosary Magazine.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20
What. Senator Gray Says.

Itappears more than probable that
the Dingley tariff bill will reunite
the democracy. Senator Gray of
Delaware, who, more than any
other one man, can speak in the
name of the democrats who differed
with their party on the currency
question during the last campaign,
now speaks fully and without re-
serve.
Here is Senator Gray's state
nient, which we find in the Wash
ington correspondence of the New
York Journal: "Nothing could
more significantly cap the monu-
meBt Offnancial folly, so laborious-
ly erected by the republican party
during the past twenty-five years
than the proposal, now distinctly
avowed, TO tax the people for a
huge surplus, beyond the necessities
Of governmental expenditure, to be
held idle in the treasury, and not
restored to the channels Of business
and trade. The taxing power was
never before threatened to be so
ruthless and dohantly used. Every
dollar TINS taken from the pockets
Of tho people will be unlawfully
taken.
aThe shreo hundred and forty
AZ millions Of groenbncls, and ih'
one hundred and CITY millions o.
ghsrlnan Treasury notes payable
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20
Mayfield- Smith Academy.

My services having been secured
by Miss Satterfeid for the remain
der of the school year, | have as
sumed the duties of the school, ia
connection with her, beginning with
current term, Monday, Jan. IL
1897.
Tuition For Term of 10 Weeks:
Primary Department. ......,.....$5.oo
intermediate Department. ...... ..o.2S
Academic Department. ....--.. -5.se
A Training School department viii a2sene
conducted in connection with the academy
Special courses will be given in the higher
branches for the benefit Of teachers aud an
desirous of the course.
There is no reason why we should
not havea good school in our midst.
Patronize home schools, and thus
show that you are interested in ed
ucation.
ID. w. Lutes, B. s. D.
Hiss Jennie Satterfield, B. S. d.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20
St. Louis, were here last week.

St. LOUIS, were mere laSt week.
Henry Berry and Mr.. Schultz
were in our town few days ago
and left a few cases of soda water.
Charles Watkins of Maiden was
here last week, visiting his old ac-
quaintances.
Mrs. J. W. Vaughan of Brown
wood visited in our city last week.
]. V. SIinkard and Charley King
were in Marble Hill last week at
tending county court.
Sam Randolph, who has been at
work at Poplin for some time, re-
turned last Friday.
S. J. McMinn made a business
trip to Cape Girardean last Friday.
We have a fine prospect for fruit
of all kinds.
Herman Hess closed his saloon
on the 18th.
L. B. James was on the puny
list last week.
r. 7. White and family started
for their home at Bell city Sunday.
The young folks had an enjoyable
dance at Charley Joslin's Saturday
night.
J. D. GIasner crossed the rail
road bridge at this place Saturday
evening. 1t appears like Douglas
has a good deal Of business over to
Mr.. Surgeons of late.
B. II. Bollinger puts in good time
ditching when it is too wet to pIow.
ALLEN ARooN.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20
An Object Lesson.

The Marietta Journal bushes to
tell story Of Georgia's shortsight-
edness. A farmer on the Etowah
river, near Rome, sold last year to
u famous seed sman in Philadelphia
500 worth of turnip seed. This
was returned to Georgia and sold
at the same price per ounce AS the
farmer received per pound.
And Missouri engages in the
same sort Of business. The Cape
Girardcau Domocrat says:
All the machinery used by the
farmers in this section ofthc country
is made from timber grown in south
east Missouri. 1t is shipped to the
big factories in the large cities,
worked up and shipped back here
and sold to our farmers at enor.
nous prices.
This county alone could furnish
timber for number of factories
and the whole section would be ben
Gifted if it was worked up at home
in machinery, furniture, etc. Instead
it is being cut into stave bolts and
railroad ties at starvation prices.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20
PATTON.
Corn planting is about over.

Corn planting is about over.
Mrs. Hannah Huterman, wife OF
John Huterman, is very sick with
typhoid fever.
Elder J. P. Dalton Preached an
interesting sermon at Post Oak
chapel last Sunday.
James Gibbs is about to lose one
of his eyes; caused by running a
limb in it.
The Sunday school at Post Oak
chapel is progressing nicely with
Miss Margaret Killian as superin-
tendont, May the good work go on,
NJ. +. and Fl. F. Bollinger and
John Knowles went to Cape county
last week to run the Farmer saw
mill.
David Robinson is down with the
fever.
We are glad to report that James
Bollinger, one of our mill men, is
able to be out again.
William Hicks is having some
improvements made on his house
and lot 1t is rumored that Uncle
Billy is going back into business
here.
A. j. Shrum has very sore hand
from the effect of small cut on one
Of his fingers.
DR., Frank O'Kelley and others
have been bringing in some fine
strings of fish for the past week.
G. w. Limbaugh will soon be
ready to move into his new store.
house. PArToNITE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20

PURE boraX is worth from five to
six and a half cents II pound. 1t is
largely used in the manufacture of
soap and other common necessaries
of life. Senator Jones demands
that congress shall about double its
price by putting duty Of five cents
a pound on the pure article and
proportionate duties on all impure
borates. This he asks in order that
his Nevada constituents may be able
to sell borax for twice its value to
the soap-makers. The tax would
not add one cent to the govern
ment's revenues. 1t would simply
make seventy millions Of people
pay a heavy tax on their soap, etc,
to few Of Senator Jones $4,000
constituents. This is the genius of
the high.protectionist theory.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-05-20

on demand undoubtedly constitute
Il standing menace to the gold re-
serve, ,and consequently to the main
tenance of q stable currency at par
with gold.
"But the greenbacks are required
by law to be reissued when they
come into the possession Of the
government, They can only be re-
tired by authority Of law, and can
be safely retired only by such care
fully contrived legislation as shall
by a substituted currency avoid the
distress Of contraction.
"A bill which proposes on the
one hand to take millions by way
Of taxation out Of the pockets Of
the people to be paid as bounties
to fayored classes, and on the other
to take additional millions beyond
the requirements Of governmental
expenditure, to lie idle in the
treasury and thereby produce a
contraction Of the currency, would
seem to lack any feature that
could commend it to popular
favor.
"Such a bill runs athwart every
conviction Of my life and should be
q challenge to every democrat who
understands and loves the princi-
pies Of his party to untiring war
fare in behalf of the people whom
it threatens to oppress.
"Principles cannot be compromis-
ed and true democrats cannot be Ca
joled into surrender to the party of
privilege and plutocracy. The
democrats of the senate, | believe,
stand together on this line"