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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

sition, and ] see by the paper that he
had about 500 with him.
"Beu worked for another farmer in
Herman county, a mile or two from
where John worked, and they visited
one another every Sunday. John
wrote to me on Friday that he was
coming, and week from the follow
ing Monday Bleu came to my house
aud shook hands with me. This was
about u month ago. | asked him how
John was, and he said that John was
happy and fat and that he would
come and help me move to Mankato
II said John had gone to South
Dakota to see his father and see how
he liked it there and might not come
back for several weeks. While Bleu
was telling me this, he could not look
me in the face. and did not like the
feel of his hand. He said that he had
plenty of money and was wearing a
new suit of clothes. l aske him how
he had more money than John had,
and he said that he had worked har
der and gotten more pay. [ had no
more letters from John, and for the
past three weeks have suspected that
Bleu had killed him. | have written
everywhere that | could to find out
about John, but have got no trace Of
him. The article in last nights
FREE PRESS is the first that | have
heard regarding his body being found
"Bleu was cow boy for five years,
and away from home. His mother is
a Christian woman and will feel
terribly about this thing He left
Minneapolis after he called on me,
and | could get no more trace of him.
His mother did not know where he
went to, and when l expressed my
fears to her she burst out Crying
Mrs. ProSSer has resided in MankatU
for twenty-five years. Htr husband
lives in Minneapolis, but she prefers
MankatO as home. She has daugh-
ter living in Minneapolis, She
expects to hear from Minneapolis
today.
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NV. IL 10 26
N ~ IL L u Apa
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

OhDER FOX he "a KING On CLAIMS.
- TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth - In Probate Court, SPECIAL
Term, ovt mber s, 1897.
In The matter of the estate of Martin
SkulStan, deceased
Letters of administration on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto anon
SkCelStah;
1t S ordered that all claims and demands oil
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance, at
the Probate office in the City of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county, on he following day
viz: On Mo- y, the l2th day of June
1898, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of that day.
1t is further ordered that seven months IRON
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex-
plratton OF which time all claims not presented
to said court or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred; unless for cause shO wn
further tim be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice of the time and
place / the hea ing aud examination said
claims demands shall be given by pubica
tion of this order for three succ ssive
weeks prior to t. e day appointei for such ex-
animation in the Mdnkato Free Pr-ss, a
weekly newspaper printed and published at
the city OF ankato, in said county
Dated ut the City of Manaato, the Sth day of
November, A. d. 1897.
BY the Court:
[Seal of Probate Court GEO. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate.
W. N. Plymat,
Attorney for administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
BLEU A WILLIAM.
COnfesses to the Killing of Young
John PrOSser.
Mrs. PrOsser, of This City, Tells of Bleu's
HypOCrisy===Eie Was Johns
Bosom Friend.

Thursdays Minneapolis Journal
says that Dan Bleu, the man who was
suspected of killing John PrOsSer near
Herman, this state, was found TO be
confined in the work house in that
city, where he was serving sixty
day sentence in the wOrkhOuse, and
was visited by Chief Of Police Smith,
and an Inspector and talked with in
regard to the matter. The Journal
says that after some conversation
Bleu weakened, and was then charged
directly with the mur@ +, when he
broke down and adL.IJted he did it,.
His story is as follows:
"John and left the city together
in July aud we obtained employment
on adjoining farms. John stopped
working on October 2, and Sunday
afternoon we took walk. We were
walking, chatting pleasantly as we
were the best of friends. He was
walking on my left side and we boz h
carried guns. Mine was resting over
my left arm with the muzzle pointing
direct at Johns head.
I'VE were walking in the woods.
and lake was on each side of Us.
Suddenly the thought flashed through
my mind, that by numbering John |
could yet the money he had with him
AS quick as the thought came, with
out d moments delay l pulled the
trigger. The charge tore the back
portion Of his head off. He fell to the
ground like log and never spoke. |
then searched him and took S55 from
his pocket. | took his gun and hurled
it aS far Is possible into the lake.
At this Bleu broke down and it was some mo-
ments before he was able to continue.
Il went back 10 the house, got
spade and went back TO the spot where
l ba1 murdered John. | dug hole
and buried him. then went back to
the farm aud worked several days. l
got scared and finally settled up with
my emplOw for $40. | came to Min
steel arch bridge threw my gun into
the river. This is my story. l haye
told you all. 1t was not premeditated,
and God knows l was not responsible
for my action"
After his confession Bleu was order
ed locked up aud will be held for the
Grant county authorities, where the
crime was committed. His work
house sentence Will probably be com
muLed. The Journal says the Re-
mains will probably be sent to Spring
Valley for buria, but today's adviceS
tate that the remains are so decOm-
posed that they will be inferred at
Herman.
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Oct 20 Nov : IL
ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE OF
APPLlt,ATlO FOR APPOINTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATOR

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-sS. In Probat. Court, Special
Term oct Der 27Jh 1891
IN the matter of the estate of Paul j.
Hall d ceas ed
:, on IN reading and filing the petition of John
Hail' OF LeRay. ead Blue Earth
e"uAg representing among other things,
that Pau j Hail. tate of said T.Ray on TIA
10Th dty OF o toher A. D. 1897, at said
I WI OF LeRay, died inteslat- and be-
Ing an inhabitant of This county
AT the time OF his death, leaving goods,
chattelS aud estate within this county and
that the SAID petitioner is a brother
OF said deceased, and aylug that admin
l~tration of said estate be TO Nels Ny qul, t
granted.
1t ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Tuesday the 23rd day of
Nov mber, A. D., 1897, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. at
the probate office III the city of Mankato, in
said county.
Ordered further, That notice thereof be given
TO the heirs OF said deceased and to all persons
Interested, b publication OF this order once in
each week, for hree successive weeks prior to
said d y If hearing, in the Mankato Free
Press, a KY ewSpaper printed and publish
ed al the OF Mank in said county.
Dated a, ecitv of Mankato the 9th day OF
October. A. 1897.
BY the Court
Seal of Prob ,,te Court. GEO. w. MEAD.
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
Mrs. PrOsser interviewed.

The mother of the dead boy, Mrs.
Henry Prosser, resides at HOS North
Fourth street, occupying the second
floor of a new brick house. When a
FREE PRESS reporter called upon her
thi> a." she was holding a COW
of Thursday DAILY FREE PRESS
in 1t. u....u nd had been weeping
over the account of the murder of her
SOD. IL was the first and only infor-
nation which she had received, but
that the victim was her son there
Was no question. When the reporter
informed her that Bleu had made d
confession, she broke down, and it
Was several moments before she could
give the following account of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
Oct Is Nov 26
NOV
MORTGAGE FORECI OSITRE SALE

DEFAULT HAVING BEEN MADE IN THE
- payment Of the sum of Two Hundred and
Ten (S0 00) Dollars, which is claimed to be due
at the date of this notice Tor interest upon a
Ger TIA in mortgage, duly executed and delivered
by Charles 2. Lowell and Margaret :. Lowell
his wife, to Henry FsBarnard bearing date
April 18th, 1870, to secure the sum of 50 100 90
and interest at seven per cent per annum paw
at semiannually, according to the conditions
OF one prOmssOry note and the coupons thereto
attached and duly recorded in he Office of the
Re lister Of Deeds in and for Blue Earth Coun-
ty, Minnesota. on tn End day of Way a. D.,
1880, at nine o cl' ok a. m, in Book 26 of Mort
gags. on page l95. and no action or proceed
ing at law or otherwise having been instituted
to recover the debt s. cured by SAID mortgage,
or any part thereof Now, therefore. notice is
hereby given tn t by virtue of power of sale
contained in said mortgage. and of the statu es
IN such cases made and provided, the said
mortgage will be forclosed and the remiseS de-
lying and being in the said c unity of Blue
Earth and State of Minnesota, viz: The East
half of the Southwest quarter and the West
half of the Scout east quarter and West half of
the Northeast quarter all in Sc, ton twenty
SIX C26), i'll Township one hundred and seven
900 of Range twonty-eight (2S) West, except
Nineteen 90 acres off the West side of he said
West half of the Northeast quarter, to-
gether with the heredta ents and appurt-
enances will he sold at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash to lay SAID debt and in
altorn"ys fee as stipulated in and by the said
mortgage In case of foreclosure and the dis
bursements allowed by law, which sale will be
made by the Sheriff Of the said Blue Earth
County, Minnesota, at the Easterly front
door of the Court House in the
City of Mankato in said Blue Earth County,
Minnesota, on Saturday the 9th day Of Novpm-
Der A. d. 1897, at 10 o'clock \. NJ of that day,
subject to redemption a. any time within one
year from the day of sale as provided by law.
Dated October 18th. 1897.
HENRY t. BARNARD.
Mortgage.
GEO. w. BUswELL,
Attorney for MOrtgaSee
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NOTICE OF TENDENCY OF PETITION

NOTICE OF TENDENCY OF PETITION.
District of Blue Earth County, MINI.
County of Blue Earth, 90
To whom it may concern
Notice is hereby given of the tendency, be-
fore the Board OF CountyCommIssIOn of Blue
EdI til county, Minnesota, of a petition for the
location, establish. rent and construction of a
pubic dutch. The man or principal ditch
commencing at point 1.3O9.5 it east of the CEN
ter of sec ION twenty-seveu (37J in township one
hundred AID seven 900 north of range twenty
five 90 west, said county aud state as shown
by the viewers report thereof ON file in the
office of the comfy auditor of said county, and
pass ng through the lands of the follow rngnam-
ed PEI sons, to-wIt: Peter Baumgartn- T, John
IInllnel man. + red Franz Nicholas Juliar, John
A. Wizard, 5, Lamm, JAS. M3honey, Ann E.
Wilson, Daniel Murphy, Jas. Dooley, Daniel
Manouey, Chas. Splinter.
The route favoraDly rep, rted on by the said
viewers is as follows: Beginning at a point
5000 TT. east of the center OF section II, town
ship lUi north of range 20 west, in SAID county
and state,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
THE SENATE ORGANIZES.
Republicans Gain Control of the Senate
of the State of Blue Earth.

The senators representing tine state
of Blue e nth, met at the senate
chamber, In the Y. NJ G. A. rooms
SaJurd ny aud orgtliz ID for the
winter St ssi0n 1S97-lS9S by electing
officers and adopting the necessary
rules. The various senatorial dis
tricts of Blue Earth state were fully
represented by twenty-Seven acuVe,
bright-looking men who seem deter
mined to make the coming session
one of the most intelligent and use
ful ever held in the state. After a
few preliminary remarks by Hon
Geo. Z. Barr, the respective parJles
Withdrew to caucus for senate officers
the Republicans being in majority,
the Democrats, Populists and Pro-
hnbitiUniSJs made combination,
uniting on one set of officers in a
desperate effort to wrest the power
from the dominant party.
ReaSsembllng the election resulted
as follows, the straight Republican
TICKET being elected:
Decentralization H Emerson.
Secretary -AibrrG B Hughes
Assistant secretary-ROy Hudson.
2ud assistant secretary - Lewis
Davis.
Sergeant at-arms-Luth Burgess
Assistant sergeant at armS-Wm. 5
keene.
al of M
Following the election, the rules by
which the senate is to be guided for
the coming session were adopted,
several resolutions and bills were in-
roduced which were referred to
committees . except bill to apprO-
prlale $40, 600 for the expenses of the
present session, which was jOyously
and unanimously passed under sus-
pension OF the rules.
Mr.. Barr was DIT all times ready to
assist in making the session highly
valuable ami Instructive one to these
young men, who feel they need a
better understanding Of parliament
AIRY law, ana Wnicn, Win MT. Bars
help, they undoubtedly will get
All bers OF the Y, NJ. G A. are
eligible to membership in the senate,
and this opportunity should not be
to pass.
L. is hoped for larger attendance
next Friday, when the regular meet
ing will be held.
Last evenings meeting was very
enthusiastic, each member seemed
earnest in a desire to work for The
good Of all. The Democrats and as
sOCiates have already promised to
briDg enough new members into the
next meeting to make it decidedly
lively for the Republican president
and his party.
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The board OF Viewers further state that this
dit, was extended 20l62 feet beyond the point
OF termination named in The petition for the
reason that greater fail could be obt, ined.
which would insure more perfect drainage.
That the following are the names of the owners
of the lands that will be affected thereby as the
same appears in the report OF the viewers, to-
wit: L. oItel, Chas. Wolfeil, w. Baumgar
ner, j. A. Willard, Mic JulIar, Peter Baumgart-
ner, John Zimmerman, Fred Franz, S. Lamm
n IL. Lynch. j. +. Mahoney Ann E. Wilson,
Daniel Mahoney, Andrew Hanson A. Oftedahl
and that SAID petition will be heard by the SAID
board of county commissioners, at their special
session. on the eighth day of December A. ID.
1897.
Dated at Mankato county of Blue Earth,
Mimi, this eleventh day of November. A. ID.
1897. PA UNDERS.
County Auditor.
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H. E. Hance is sending out let
tiers TO representative farmers CT this
vicinity asking them TO cooperate
with the board of trade committee in
getting a creamery established in
MankatO. WHAT is needed is suffi-
cienJ number of cows, and when this
is secured a creamery will be sure
thing.
The Enterprise say that the pas
tors Mapleton have formed minis
ters' club.
Pond & Jorgenson sold bill of
sos worth of clothing this morning
to farmer near Smiths Mill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

GEO. w. BUswELL,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Blue Earth City, Mum.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-27
WASHINGTON GOES FORWARD.

A New Tobacco Factory-Another To
bacco Warehouse-Truck.ng-A Mar
riage.
Washington, n c., May 26.-(Special.)
A company has been organized for the
purpose of manufacturing smoking tobac-
GO. They expect to begin work next Mon
day. l have seen a sample of their goods,
1t is mild and very fine.
The lumber mills in and around Wash
ington are now running on full time.
Potatoes are being shipped from this
section and prices are very satisfactory
The acreage is below what it was last
year. but it is thought from the present
outlook that the yield will be almost as
large as it was last season. | am IN
formed that the increase in the acreage
of tobacco in this section isabout 70 per
cent over last year, and the erection of
another tobacco warehouse is contempla-
ted.
DIR. Nicholson tells me that next Octo-
Der will be the time for the annual
races This track (which is one of the
best half mile tracks IN the State) will
in first class condition. The race purses
will be larger than before.
Signs of improvement can be seen while
walking around the town. Some new
buildings are going up, while others are
undergoing repairs and renovation. The
doctors all tell me that the health Of the
town is excellent.
DR.. J. G. Blount, Jr., a very worthy
and popular young man and rising young
physician, has gone to Wilmington on a
very important and pleasant mission. He
will this morning wed one of Whining
tons loveliest and fairest daughters, Miss
Oornelia Angle. They will leave Whining
ton this morning and arrive in Washing
ton this evening. A reception will be
given them at the home of the groom's
father. DR. j. G. Blount, Sr.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-27
PROTECT THE SYSTEM FROM
MALARIA.

1t is impossible to do this even in regions
of country where miasma is rife, and
where the periodic fevers which it causes
assume their most formidable types. The
immense popularity of Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is very largely attributable
to the fact Of it's efficiency as remedy
for chills and fever, bilious remittents,
and as preventive Of the various forms
Of malarial diseases. In those portions
Of the West and South where complaints
of this nature prevail, and in the tropics,
it is particularly esteemed for the pro-
tective influence which it exerts; and it
has been very widely adopted as substi-
tute for the dangerous and comparatively
inefficient alkaloid, sulphate of quinine
Physicians have not been among the last
to concede its merits, and the emphatic
professional endorsements which it has
received have added to the reputation it
has obtained at home and abroad.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-27

A well selected text is half Of the SER
mon. Given good text and preacher
who is in earnest, and the result IS sure
to be good. The text of this article IS a
plain simple statement that proves itself
in the readers own mind without argyll
ment The text is Good health is bet
ter than great riches"
Without health nothing really matters
very much. A hacking cough takes all
the beauty out of landscape or sunset.
Erysipelas or eczema will spoil the cnjoy~
ment of sprightly conversation, of beau-
tiful concert, of wonderful painting.
The biggest bank account in the world
won't pay a man for his health. but
very small amount of money will make
him healthy and keep him healthy.
Most all bodily troubles start i'll the
digestive or respiratory organs. 1t is
here that impropev living first makes an
opening for disease. The development
differs as constitutions and temperanents
differ The causes are almost identical.
To get at the root of the matter is simple
enough if you start right.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
is a medicine for the whole body. 1t
works through the digestive organs on
all the others.
1t cures the first thing it comes to and
after that, the next. 1t puts health III
place of disease i'll the stomach, and from
the vantage ground thus gained, it
reaches every fibes of the body and drives
disease before it - indigestion, liver
troubles, kidney complaint, bliousness,
skin and scalp diseases, salt-rlleum, letter,
eczema, and all the troubles caused by
impure blood.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-27
THE CAROLINA DRUG COMPANY
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The business heretofore conducted by
the firm Of B. G. Rogers & Go. passes
this day into the hands Of THE
CAROLINA DRUG COMPANY, where
at the old stand, corner Of Will
mingtOn, Martin and Markets streets,
the business will be conducted by
the above company. MR.. JOHN Y.
MACRAE, Of Raleigh, and Mr.. w. A.
Ring, Of Charlotte, N. c., two OF
the most competent prescription drug
gists in the State, will be connected
with the new company. Mr.. Marcus
Croker and Mr.. John Williams will also
retain their positions as clerks of the new
compan ny. We solicit a continuation OF
the patronage Of the old friends of the
concern and the public generally.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-27
RAILROADS 6USY
WORKING ON POOLING BILL FOR
MEX CONGRESS-
Though the Southern and Western Re-
rupt aw, They Cannot Nave
the Autocrat.

Washington, D. c., May 26.-(SpecialD
The railroads have about abandoned all
efforts to secure consideration of q pool
ing bill at this session. The promoters of
the scheme, however, are not idle, but
are laying the wires for next session,
when they will make a stubborn fight to
secure consideration for their pet scheme.
There is no doubt but they will be much
stronger in the House this Congress than
they were last year, and if their pooling
bill can get through the Senate, they Will
be perfectly willing to try their fortune in
the popular branch of Congress.
The Nelson bankruptcy bill, which
passed the Senate some weeks ago, still
main there in spite of the large petition
signed by nearly all the Western and
Southern Republicans asking for its con-
sideration at this session. If Tom Reed
were not an autocrat, and the great
"Wnlte Flbuster'' that he is, the demand
Of the Republicans would have some
weight and the cry of the business world
for some relief, (which the bankruptcy bill
would give them, would pe needed; but to
appoint the judiciary Committee to con-
siuer the bankruptcy bill woul in a
measure upset Reeds programme, and,
of course, such Il thing as that would be
out of the question, although every men,
Der of the House is pleading for an OPP
portunity to consider the BILL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-27

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For many
years doctors pronounced it local dis
ease, and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be canstitu-
tional disease, and therefore requires con
stitutlQnal treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by f. J. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market 1t is taken
internally in doses from ten drops to Il
aeaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucuous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials Address,
f. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by dll druggists, Toe
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-27
Cuinine and other fc-
yer medicines take fOu.5
to 10 days 10 cure fever.
JohRSOn'S Chill andEever
Tonic cures i'm ONE DAY.
BaICE FOR HARMONY IN OHIO.
To Make Il Campaign for Union of Gold
and Silver Democrats.


Cleveland o.. May 2J.-Internal Reve-
nue. Collector l.. Z. Ohliger, an intimate
friend of Calvin S. Brice, il responsible
for the story that the ex-senator will
come to Ohio in two weeks and enter
upon an active campaign in the interest
of Democratic harmony. Brice's idea
is that the gold and silver men should
get together in the State campaign, and
make common cause of the election of
a silver man for Governor. To this end
Brice will support any silver man salts
factory to the party at large. He be
lieyes, according To Ohliger. that the
smaller faction should give in to the larg-
er, and that the gold men should there
fore sacrifice their preference to secure
party success. He thinks there is good
chance to elect silver ticket in Ohio.
and proposes that Democrats shall take
advantage of ii.
Mr. Brice has been in the West In
dies, whittier he went to recupeTate. His
| re-entry into Ohio politics as Il harmonic
er OF faction on Il silver platform will
| create a sensation among Buckeye poll
| ticians.