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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
ONLY THE BOOTS uLEFL "a
Report That =. Miske Has MystsrE.;;
ously DISAPPEARED.


A. E. Salisbury, Of this city, recent
" secured--a-jadgment against Il.
Miske, of Pleasant Mound. Miske has
disposed Of his farm and packed up to
move away. SO it is said. A few days
ago he took carload Of hogs, to St.,
Paul to sell. Mr.. Salisbury looked in
to the matter to protect his claim,
and today reported to County
Attorney Hughes a very strange
occurrence. He said that Miske, af-
ter Stacking his thirst at St. Paul,
went into a hog car and went to
sleep. All that was afterwards found
there was his pair of boots. What
became of Miske is now the question.
No report Of his mysterious disap-
pearance has appeared in the city
papers. ern gln JDs u Kos haE -
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asfOuuRsMard 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn shat thsfe is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able, to cure in ali its Stages and
that is IoatarEhyr AalES Catsrrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to. the medical frat ernity. Catarrh
being (a ednetithtipna disease, .se-
quires a constitutional treatmeft.
Halls Catarrhs Gore is taken inter
nallyy acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving Sthe patient
strength by building up the constitu-
tion and assisting nature in. doing It's
work. The proprietopsA haYeso much
faith in it's curatiXe powers, that. they
offer. One Hundred Dollars for any
case cas- that it +; fails i,t to cqFe end f9t
! 499Sss,l OH fHENEiH s. co.,
Toledo, o.
Hseld by druggtstsi 75c.
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AfTHiiD. MAIDEN.
A Shy YodngThing Will Try Not to
Tie AfraidsA gain.gUm Io9d

he aids.Again.gUm To9d
County Spperindent Scherer receives
some curious letters in his-maH, The
following isbne received today from
a young lady WHO took the teachers
examination m this city last week
and failed TO even get third grade
certificate. EShet resides in another
county, andis a graduate of the high
school of neighbpring city. The let
ter is given litterally as written, with
the diction and, Spelling in their
original state, the date line and sig
nature of course being withheld: .
Dear Sir Il receaved my dines
and am Disappointed in not getting a
End Grade. II will confess to you that
l was scarf salDmost to death when
taking the examination. l had been
told you wonldn't. give me d lcertifi-
cate know matter how we'll 1 stood
and that YOU were q crank and cross
every thing in that line you see. lido
you blame me for being nervous. |
could not do as well as common l
KNOW. AnQEl WIFI Say TlSuU uedT UudU
, l trust that iyou are my friend l am
truly your friend and will you'll beg
of you send me 3rd Grade certificate.
Next time d take an examination in
your Co 1 will try and not be afraid
and then can d6 better. If you will
send me a certificate you. will never
be sorry butt you Will be glad you did
some time Iiknow. l have bargained
for the school thinking would surely
get a End Grade and they expect me
to teach and you can surely SET, that
this leaves me ia d pretty way Will
you please send me a 3rd Grade my
standing entities me to one: dc
wish it was 90 could see you but you
remember me and iteisI so L cannot
call to your office but do pray that
my letter will do-just- as much-geed,
Will you l beg please send me a Bro
Grade certificate 1 will send nay stand
ings back so you can refer to them i
you will. and also stamp Tor stage
I CESS 1 have said air Sahfnsa letter
1 will trust Il your Kindness TAM olH
fEiepd b hl Wy3
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
NUMBER 10 1T

be provided with adequate water aud
sewerage. Several ways had been sug-a
gested, and one in particular, which,
if decided upon, would furnish that
Institution with water at least the
greater part of the year at compare
lively small cost.The city should take
up the matter and act before cold
weather sets in. 49,. .., g.
Aid. Zimmerman suggested that
the quarrymen quarry out a sewer
and water excavation to the hospital.
taking the stone. 1t could be assess
ed, as it would benefit all the pro-
perty. .................. .-- o.
Aid. Peterson thought that sum-
mer service could be given with
pipe eighteen inches under ground,
and occasionally in winter. to fill re-
ceptacles. He did not think it prac-
ticable to excavate through the solid
rock. There would be no danger of
freezing with the small pipe propos-
ed, as it would be sloping and the
water would cyphon out. u~a -- - :,
Aid. Fritz moved that the city en-
gineer ascertain the cost of this, and
devise any other means by which the
hospital can be supplied with sewer
age and water. This carried.
Aid. Fritz suggested that the
watering trough at the corner of
Front and Poplar streets be repaired
as it makes the street muddy, and
the city engineer said that it would
be attended to. ..--... -.. -.s.-
The bills were read and allowed. q,
The council adjourned until Satur-
day evening next at 1870 p. NJ, when
the supplementary lighting contract,
location of lights, police appoint
mems, ETC., will be the special order.
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orders for Next Saturday Night.

The council worked hard Saturday
night and transacted a great deal of
business, no friction occurring any
where. The new work ordered done
is all important, and about closes up
new Improvements for the present
year, owing to the lateness of the sea-
son. Some Of the new work was due
to the removal of the Omaha track.
Mayor Pfau presided until the re-
cess, land then Vice President. Peterson
held the gayeL. All of the aldermen
were in their seats. bus rDrIJ J
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Aid. Zimmerman said thatit would

Aid. Himmelman said thatit would
be the most expensive job ever under
taken. The sewer would be placed
the lowest, and the water pipe would
sag in the soft dirt above and eventu.
ally the lead connections would break.
President Burgess said that this
was true and that the rules say that
they must be laid side by side on
level when placed in the same exca
yation.. L. = ~ ~ y Ri. E
Engineer Thompson says that the
city has 612 feet of water pipe, which
is half enough for Fourth street.
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Petitions and Applications.

A petition for sewer on Fourth
street from Plum street to sixty-six
feet. south of Jackson street was re-
ceived and referred to the sewer com.
.mittee. D - , - -- 81" -5 49, 80
A petition was received from prop
erty owners on Broad street between
Liberty and Lincoln streets, asking
that that portion Of the street be
graded and boulevarded.. 1t was re-
ferred to the street committee to re-
port during the evening, ,,Irrr.7.
A petition for four lights between
Seventh and Pau street, near the
hospital onoFi fifth avenue, and one arc
Hight at the corner Of Lafayette and
Third streets, and a light at the cor
ner of Thompson and Third streets
was received and referred to thelight
ing committee. W o2c
zoAfpstition from Superior Hose Go
no. z'for driver was refefredDith thu
committee on, fire departm ent to re
port during the evening. oSc"
h Waltersr& iEffern asked the council
bto.reimbuFse themaS49O for extra Wori
on their oFranklin stFeetlg dHg con
tracts as the profile called for cut O
twenty feet, whereas" they had ,,epl!
counted on sig feet. It, wa Is referred
qtAsepmpittes On daps]
1 An applieati6n9 Tor a liquor licens'
was received from Johr Miller0 ant
Oct. 10Th was Set az the Day for {,
hhearing.w v0uG1 9nif s'GaK ,bammt
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81 - = 81. kbash
ON HAND, 5$3,os4.6S.

~ City Treasurer Williams, monthly
report shows; 1884 6coa hand Oct.
ast, against 1910, ala.o5 Sept. 1st,
The receipts were! sb739, 05, as fol-
lows; = County treasurer, $3.50, saloon
license, pJ$lI 1000, hay at park, $50,
municipal 2ceurta $22. &C.,. special as
sessments $246. As, rents $50 80. The
expenditures were IS, HS34 V'''''
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Stand Pipes to 90,

Aid. Petersen said that the firemen
are delayed at the MIGRANTS where
the street .sprinklers have taps. PIE
thought that it would be best to ma Re
direct connection with the mainsidur.
ing the coming winter for the sprink'
lers, and take-off the taps.o NJ
aid. Hanme1maG Suggested THAT
special ,sprilnllkIling .hyEddrants be lpP'
.cured.cs s9i7q IT u .I.s9Gts IiG
Engineer Thompson said that the
board of public b works had ordered
four new valves that can be used fol
both sprinkltng wagons and fire hose
1t was intended 9 to take Adewn the
stand pipes llG 9nf s1tH9 >'n3G !
i Q Chief Phillips said that he had al
ways objected TO the dydrants beina
6sed tor ythihgbut dire pupposes,a a.
they get out Of order. go 81 zyaT /
+ Inspector Halstead said that these
valves are used in a number Of cities
Aid. Petersenamoyed that as soon a
the sprinkling season is ended thu
board of public works remove th'
stand pipes. This was carried. !
laid. Bradley brought up the dun
finished sidewalk ii front Of Photo
grapher Davis property on Cherr,
Esfraeth 7sTdi ,sT1Ta.J 1'dN0t 9huJ 1
Engineer Thompson, said that tn
walk is unfinished for the reason tina
the people who are making it are no
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08

The board of public works reported
inHfa7or of the Fourth street sewer
referred to above, estimating the cost
at s1,676, the property benefited to
meet the entire expense. The report
was adopted and the matter was re.
ferred to the board again to secure
bids. ;fs.7EJ ,5guooh IL q .4)o-
Aid. Zimmerman said that water
mains would be necessary with the
sewer. z312Jtt n93d :~,1GJ 'i'-
President Burgess stated that the
expense Of extending the water mains
on Fourth street was estimated at
S8O6.hT l7I , II " Tunld'G = N +.
. Mayor Pfau asked whether sewer
and water pipes could not be laid in
one uexcayation.o ,n'Ho ,sa5gph .s5fI
us Engineer, Thompson thought that
tit1eould be done. u ;iqLd ,a0o15-oc.
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Esray.

'' On, Wednesday, Sept. 8, two ewes
came to farm on section 49, town of
Judson, owned 10y H.. Roberts and
occupied by II, A,1Jones. d Owner can
Have property by cal ling as above and
paying expenses. , ~. =, -
shall not be-responsfble for any
damage hat may ha open the ewes,
tRof Will guarantee themfrom going
estray. H.A Jones.
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The following acquisitions were
Water at the Hospital.

Aid. Fritz stated that the cistern
at the hospital had given out and
that there has not been sufic-
lent wind the last two weeks to raise
well water, which is procured BY the
use of the wind mill. The hospital Is
a, most worthy Institution and should
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Police Appointments Next Saturday

Police Appointments Next Saturday.
o aid! Petersen said that the lightning
committee had not met, because It
did not want to Edorso until the sup
Elementary contract for lights was
approved, He suggested that the en-
tire council meet With the committee.
He thought that the matter flights
could be madea spsaial deTfor thu
special .meetingsto bs Md nektsatuI.
day night. - @S WV e
EIMsJyorl Pau sugsssted that when
the councils ieurl Ut DE Tor aweek,
as he desired to make communica-
tien t0thef council at that time, re-
garding citydaffairs, police, etc.
After further discussion, this was
agreed Ia. - - = = q. - Z. a. u -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
There is more Catarrh in this section

lu6T6- Is uuOIC SdUdl IL Ia OulS SOSUlOkJ
/ ofthe country than all other diseases /
put together. and until the last few !,
years was supposed incurable. For
great many years doctors pronounced :;
it local disease, and prescribed I
local remedies, and by constantly fail s
ing to cure with local treatment, pro-
nounced it lncurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be constitutional
disease, and, therefore, requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh1
Cure, manufactured by f.. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con-
stitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally in doses from 10,
drops to a teaspoOnful. 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer q
one hundred dollars for any case 1T !
fails to cure, Send for circulars and !,
testimonials. Address - ! .s ~ 1ri-,r,p
lns 75FuJ. CHENEY 81 Co., Toledo, Q.,l,
'@Sold by druggists, 75c. nno3 i
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proved

ma. Hinnelmah nbvsd snat 4 CAR
hadpf water pipe % purchased to
complete the water mains % Fourth.
street, where sewers were ordered
This:was carried. 3 II I'D s.
THE Question Of whether The mains
should be, laid by rcontFact or days
labor came up The members oflthe
board of public works favored the lat.
ter, as the cheapest and bestwaY:1--Z
Aid. Fritz moved that the mains be
laid by the days labor under the d.
rection of the board, and this was car
ried. ..s
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THE Jourmal-FREE Press COM
bination is a pleasing proposition and
one that will at once he taken ad-'
vantage of by large proportion Of
our people gs992 .rocauIoH q F..
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Bids will be 1received0 q the f FREE III 3
PRESS office up Ito Saturday noon,
Oct. 9, 1897, for ten cprds of dry maple
wood and twenty cords, Sf dry bass
wood Must BE lgopd,, Sound body
wood" Right to reject any or all bids
reserved Address .7rq6Q atnH no
liaoza ,etst'B1 THE FREE Press, tnI
sds oJI soiGiuon Mankates Mimi.
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CHAS. 1WAGEN, CHIEF.
The Probable Coming Head OF
RI the Police Force s4a =
Change In the Situation
~ yLHI} a-g .g5jtTey T151l&
II Brought About. ,rt~~v

Owing to the; opposition. that has, aldts>oq
developed to the appointment gGofo JmuI IL
John Donahue as chief OF police to
succeed Chas. Yates, that gentleman
can now be called practically out of
the lace. The opposition to him was sdT
based mainly to the fact Of his beinga gsyi,o4
somewhat of a stranger in the city, tst,a.
bis duties keeping him on the road. aj.Y1I
T'The next chief OF police will very sst.I
likely be Charles Wagon, member of .ta1u
the firm Of Wagon Bros. Mr.. Wagon aoJS@
was born and brought up in Mankates h:.aT
and is known to most of our citizens, TusGs1
and TO all Of the Older residents. His sss'd
name was brought out late last week. IT, ~ "
and was the cause of Mayor Pau de-sr6SsI
laying his appointments for week. .@fdsI
Strong pressure is being brought to- ysdr
bear to have the appointment made, <s.ob ss
and as Mr.. Wagons friends are, influ- 7GiIesm
entail he will undoubtedly receivel e bad
the Office. He is understood to have ;,iJGi
| given his consent to the efforts being I srk
made in his behalf. While Aid. Him .EuygiiE
melman has spoken a good word for Js;l 6id
Mr. Donahue, he IS very friendly to
NJ fh w's sppotntmSut IL Ma4a fER aastanHT
will ISbe followed blythe al
most certain, dropping ofo offcers' ia biAi
Schultz from the rolls. Officers erit I'd
| Lundberg and Flanagan are ON the
anxious seat. .0ae of them may be \ odT
reappointed,- BUT 'offcers Daniels, /" ga
Kelley, Schiman and Thttgen are
practically certain to beretained. The . Hiss
force will be reduced by one, n.andt II : aa
Frank Bienapf, who is in the employ
Of the Minneapolis Brewing Co.; lis ID sss-,
said to be booked for appontmenb. dr. Il sET l.
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OATEuT THAT IDEAL : 1t may make You
FAlEWI rich Good inventions wanted.
New book "Cash Value of Good Idea free.
Write at once for special offer good for thirty
66 Bufford Block, indianapolis, Ind. -
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TWO DAMAGE SUITS:
Mr.. and mrs. W. W. Weller Sued
--H~1 By Mrs, John Burke. 't0r y !:

Mrs. John Burke has commenced
two actions for damages against Mr..
and Mrs. W,W.a,Weiler,t, for alleged as
Isault. Allwo Of the parties reside in
FRapidan, and Mr.. Weller IL now uh.
der Indictment 500 the charge of as
saulting Mrs. Burke. Mrs Burke now
sues MI. Weller fol. 200 damages,
| and Mrs. Weller for 81 1000 damages,
besides special damages for DOCTORS
bills, etc. w. R. Geddes is Mrs.
Burke's attorney. The trial of Mr.
Weller on the criminal action comes
on at the November term of the dis.
trict court. II ,-1sssa& 49,
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To the III Ladies' Of l,ank,ato and v1i,clnit,

Should my representatives call on
they will have something Of interest,
to explain, ss9OlGEO9 EUKEENE, ID DIS .
8Q3 805 s. Front Stm iPhotographer9il
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Before you sell your potatoes be
sure and see-t: JGHOerr,-cOrner
Front, and Vine, near the stone
quarries. soa+tgmmo2 gdt ua 10 VII
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metropolitan family news.
paperthe4 minneapolis Jourtoa has no
equal in the west. Its special cor.
respondenoefrom every statein the.
NORTHWEST yaswell as from Washing
toni the teastern cities and Europe
covefs the news of the world in an
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COUNCIL is INDUSTRIOUS.
LARGE A1OUNT OF WORK ACCOM-
PLlSHED SATURDAY NIGHT.

Sewer and Water Mains for Fourth
Street, and Ora ding and Boulevard
ing for South Broad Street--Gather-
Ing of Garbage Will Continue Until
Cold Weather--H. p. ChriStensen's
Lots are Purchased--Lighting and
Police Appointments rlade Special
orders for Next Saturday Night.
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no CURE A cOLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
refund the poney if it fails 70 cure 2a
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-05-20
Sent to Jail for Tilthiness

San Francisco, May Nv. B.
Bradbury, local millionaire, was to.
day sentenced to twenty-four hours i'm.
prisonment in the county Jail for yio.
lating the civic ordinance prohibiting
expectorating on the floors of street
cars This was Bradbury's second
onense' He claims the privilege of
splitting when and where he pleases as
an inalienable American privilege. and
VIII make test case of his punishment
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-05-20
A PLEA FOR MERCY.
Theodore Durrant Makes His Appeal to
Governor Budd.

Sacramento, May 17.-An appeal for
the life of Theodore Durrant, the con-
demned murderer OF Blanche Lamont,
was today heard in the court of last
resort. Governor Budd sat in final
judgment in the case, and Eugene
Deuprey, attorney for Durrant, argued
eloquently for the life of his client
The governor listened to the argument
in silence, and only once did he show
any sign of being impressed. That was
when Attorney Deuprey asked him to
compare certain writing of Rev. DR..
Gibson with the writing on the pack
age sent by the murderer to the mother
of his victim. The governor scrutin-
lied the writing closely, and asked to
be given the originals for com parison.
Durrant's attorney had come pre-
pared to spring a sensation in the case
by producing a document, purporting
to be confession of a San Quentin
convict named John Rosenburg, that
he was the murderer of Blanche La
mont, and Durrant had nothing to do
with the case. The alleged confession
was introduced, but was devoid of in
tuence, owing to the fact that the gov
ernor had learned of the matter, and
had ascertained positively that John
Rosenburg did not arrive in California
until seven months after the crime was
committed.
The governor said nothing that would
give an intimation of what, he would
do III the case, nor did he show that he
was particularly impressed by any ar.
gument that was advanced.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-05-20

Philadelphia, May 1S.-In the CITY
which placed on his brow the laurel
crown of achievement, the memory of
George Washington was honored today
IN monumental bronze. The cord
which released the saddling flags from
the figure of the first president was
drawn by the country's latest executive.
Surrounding him We're men in whose
veins runs the blood of those patriots
who battled shoulder to shoulder with
Washington, and with him made DOS
sible the scene enacted today. 1t was a
notable gathering, including the pres-
dent, vice-president and cabinet officers,
officers and privates OF the army and
navy, and the direct descendants of the
molders and makers of the nation.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-05-20

City of Mexico, May lS.-The city
government forbade any bulllights to
be given today. The authorities claim
the bulls provided for the fights are so
poor they do not justify the price of
admission asked by the management.
Enrique Mercio, u Spanish bulltighter,
has visited the famous bull-breeding
iarms OF Atenco and other places, and
ms Judgment is that none of the bulls
SHOWN hlm were worthy OF the ring.
The poorness of the animals is becom.
ing serious matter, and it begins to
look as if bullighting would stop for
lack of animals to fight. The govern.
ment is firm, and no performances will
be allowed with inferior cattle. A
shipload OF bulls has been ordered from
Spain to meet the emergency.