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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
Getting What He Deserves.

Blue Earth City POST
The Lake Crystal Union wants to
see the man who lives about twelve
miles west of St. Peter nominated for
governor next year. Why, bless your
Popocratic soul, Neff, he was nomi-
mated last year, and you would have
supported him, too, if you had doubt
ed for minute that Clough would
reappoint you oil inspector. You
was a genuine 16 to l Popocrat then
and supported Clough for a supposed
consideration. Glad you "got left. +"
Served you right. But until you have
thoroughly renovated your political
principles you should keep mum about
honesty in politics. If all popocrats
are as "honest" as you, little scorch-
ing occasionally will only give you a
taste of the big scorching to come
when you reach Pop headquarters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1897. =

UP in one Of the Michigan mines a
days ago few agitators attempted to
work up strike. The matter was
submitted to secret ballot and was de-
feated by the miners by vote of 3 to
1. The 'agitators are generally glib
takers, and what they can't win with
oily speech they generally get through
a series Of bulldozing tactics. But
when deprived Of both through the
secret ballot, they are helpless. Many
a bad strike would doubtless be saved
if the question were first submitted
to vote by secret ballot as in the
case above mentioned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

The annual report of Treasurer
Jones and Secretary Brewster, to be
presented to the school board
will be published in full in the papers
They show balance of about $4,000
on hand
Judge Severance has granted a
motion for a new trial in the case of
E. R. Bohan VS. W. H. Watts. The
ury gave Mr.. Bohan 1925 on the first
trial. w. N. Plymat is the plaintiff s
attorney, and Thos. Hughes is the de-
PENDANTS attorney. 1t is we'll dig
ging case.
The Good Thunder Herald says
that large number of county fair
membership tickets were sold and
that Lake Crystal was out in force,
drawing the conclusion that the lat
ter place will try to capture the fair
next year. The effort last year did
not succeed.
w. w. Weller, Of Rapidan, has
threshed his crops, and secured a
yield of 10 bushels of wheat to the
acre, AZ bushels of barley, AZ bushels
of oats, and 80 bushels of succotash.
This is fine yield, and shows Mr..
Weller to be good farmer. He is
to erect rev house on his
farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLRMENT
A Former nankato Boy In Trouble at
St. Paul.

The following fromFriday's st. Paul
Pioneeri Press refers to young man
who left this city about two years
ago. He lived with his parents while
ia Mankato, and worked for the opera
house management, aud did bill post
ing. His friends will read the article
with regret, as his family is highly
respectable one, and he gave promise
of useful life:
Robert Wallace, twenty-five years
old, stamp clerk in Farwell, Ozmun,
Kirk & Co.'s wholesale hardware
house, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Detective Sweeney, on a
charge of embezzlement. The COM
plant is made by Freeman P. Strong,
president of the firm. Wallace was
locked up in the central police station
and he will be arraigned this morning
in the police court. The complaint
alleges that Wallace embezzled Sl05
in postage stamps.
Mr.. Wallace has been in the en-
ploy of the firm two years. The man.
ayers recently suspected the young
man of appropriating funds Of the
firm to his own use and laid a trap
for him. The firm purchases on an
average 5000 in stamps every month.
Yesterday morning Mr. Freeman sent
Wallace to the postotfice to buy $50
worth of stamps. While he was
absent the reserve stamp drawer was
examined and the stamps were count
ed. When Mr. Wallace returned
he gave $50 worth of stamps to Mr..
Freeman. The reserve was again
examined and it is said that it was
short $40. From this it was conclud.
ed that Wallace had bought only $40
worth of stamps and had taken $40
worth from the reserve drawer. In
quiry at the postoffice, it is said, con-
firmed this suspicion. Mr.. Wallace
was taken to the office of Mr.. Strong,
where he is said to have made a con-
fession, acknowledging that he had
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
Ken 81, 2l5 during his career in the

taken 81 ,2l5 during his career in the
office.
Mr.. Strong says that the stealing
has been going on almost all the time
that Wallace has been in the house
and he thinks that the total amount
of the offerings aggregate $4,000. Mr..
Strong says that Wallace's habits run
to buggy riding with young ladies and
to having a good time.
Wallace lives with his parents at
500 Marion street. He Is not married.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

HAD this years big wheat crop hap
pened three years later it would have
counted more in favor of Republican
perpetuation-AdriG Democrat.
1t will help as it is, 1t Will do its
part toward helping along Republican
good times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

The st. Paul Globe says it is not
glad that Mckinley was elected. Is
one to have understand by this that
it would rather have seen Bryan and
Accent dollars?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

The Winona Republican tells of a
Fillmore county farm that sold at $40
per acre, The Bryanites used to tell
how the gold standard destroyed
values. The above is indeed a ter
rible example.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
Ought to Lead.

Lane sboro Journal:
A South Dakota fprmer expects to
clear $40, 900 on his potato crop alone
this year. Isn't it sOrrowtul how op-
pressed some farmers are. From the
way he plays the "tuber" he ought to
lead the band.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

EX-CoNGREssNIAN TOwNE says be
is glad free coinage was defeated last
fall. Mr.. TOwne seems to have
gotten around with the great major
ity of the American people in this
view,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

OTTER TAIL county carried off the
first prize in the county exhibits, and
AnOka county came in second, at the
state fair. The county exhibits were
said to be fine, and attracted much
attention
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

DEBs denounces the United States
supreme court as breeder of revolu-
ton" Debs has things turned around.
He is the fellow that is breeding
revolution instead of the court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

BEDE's Budget thinks that the God
dess of Liberty on the silver dollar
must feel awfully cheap. She GER
tainly is in cheap company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

THE Popocrats have good deal to
say about supply and demand. Last
year they did not recognize such
termS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
ELECTION WAS INVALID.
School Bonds Cannot Be
Issued On Account of An Error.

At the July school meeting ,in the |
village of Mapleton a proposition to
issue 81, ZOO bonds to take up school |
bonds falling due July 1st next was
carried, and the village authorities
have since made arrangements to dis
pose them in small denominations |
to farmers. 1t now appears that the
election was illegal for the reason
that the notice Of the meeting did not |
call attention to the fact that these |
bonds were to be voted upon. The
law declares that each matter to
come before the school meetings
aside from the regular routine must !
be mentioned in the notice, and on
this account Auditor Gunders has re-
fused to approve the bonds. This
will necessitate another election.
The school officers had wished to have
the money by Oct. 1st At the July
meeting special tax levy of $1,000
was also voted to build an annex to
the school building, but this was in
the notice and was legal.
About twenty people from the
vicinity Of Amboy left on the home
seekers excursion to Kansas. We can
think Of no reason why Blue Earth
county people should think of moving
to Kansas, unless they cannot ap-
preciate good thing when they have
it.
Judge Mead Thursday issued let
tiers testamentary to Thos. Jones and
Edward r. Jones, and.made an order
for hearing claims, in the matter of
the estate Of John F. Jones, deceas-
ed: and an order allowing the admin
istrators account, and the final de-
cree and distribution Of the estate of
Sibella Schwingher, deceased.
The suit of Nicholas Heinzeman
VS.. the Winona & st. Peter railway
company was tried before Judge Sew.
erance yesterday and today. 1t Is an
action in which hundred foot strip
Of land through forty acres of the
plaintiffs land, or about seven acres
in all, is involved. A. r. Pau and J.
E. Porter are attorneys for the
plaintiff, and w. D. Abbott, of Wi
mona, is appearing for the defendant.
Senator Wilkinson, Alderman
Himmelman's fast trotter has been
taken to Indianapolis, where he is en-
tered for the 2:20 trot next Tuesday
and the 2:16 trot next Friday, during
the state fair. From there he will be
taken to Terra Haute, for the races.
He could have won the races at the
state fair this week had it not been
that the track was soft in places. On
a hard track he could leave the fastest |
of them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
For Sale Cheap.

A new 800 90 bicycle for sale. Will
take $50 in wood, hay and oats. Call
at once. FREE PRESS office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
TEACHER FORGIVES HIM
BUT LITTLE OLIVER RICHARDS MUST
GO TO THE REFORM SCHOOL.
He Stole $50 from the Desk of Miss
MiIIer-A Scene in the Court
room.

Oliver Richards, d neatly dressed, bright
looking youth of twelve, was arraigned in
the Criminal Court yesterday AFTERNOON on
the charge OF grand larceny. The boy en-
tered a plea of guilty to the charge. He
was guilty of robbing his teacher. Miss
Eta Miller, principal of School No. Is. The
theft occurred April Is, of this year, during
the noon hour. When Miss Miller dismissed
the pupils for dinner she had a purse con-
tanning $50 in her desk. Before school con-
vened at 2 o'clock she had occasion to open
her purse, but the money was gone. When
the children came in she anxiously scanned
the young faces before her for some sign
of guilt but there was nothing to indicate
that one of the scholars had taken the
money. However, oliver Richards was
missing, and this aroused the suspicion of
the teacher. He did not return TO school
and in a day or two Miss Miller communi-
Gated with the police. The city detectives
were put on the case and the story of the
theft was soon. disclosed. The Richards boy
it seems had taken the money, purchased a
couple of cheap bicycles and with a com
panion had ridden to Greenfield and back.
The youthful prisoner was partly raised
by the family of John F. Richards, a re-
spectacle citizen living on Fletcher avenue.
The boys father is dead and his mother
resides in an adjoining county. Mr.. Rich
ARDS was IN court and seemed to feel keen
ly the youths disgrace. After the trial of
the case Miss Miller, the boys teacher,
walked over to where he sat, placed her
arm about his neck, and told him that she
would freely forgive him and wanted him
to know that she still loved him. The
youthful culprit was greatly afrected by the
would break. Judge McCray committed the
prisoner TO the Reform School for Boys.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
A MIN TO Brightwood.

Mayor Taggart and Controller Johnson,
accompanied by the Board of Works and the
Board of Safety, drove to Brightwood yes
terday afternoon to complete the inspection
of property that the city acquired by an
nexatfon of the suburbs. The party visited
the water works, after which the principal
streets were inspected. The subject of build
ing a firehouse in that vicinity received
some consideration, as well as the matter
of a subpoiee station for the northeast
That there will be substations at West In
~dianapolis and in or near Haughville has
already been determined. 1t is also prob
B-rightwood or the Immediate ~neighbor-
hood. Now that the inspection of the
suburbs has been completed the boards will
proceed to locate the new public buildings.
1t is the intention TO get them completed
this summer There is talk of a subpolice
station in the southeast part of the city
and that question Will probably be decided
when the other sites are chosen.
The foreman of street repairs has been
with the mayors inspection party and has
received suggestions as TO repairs that
ought 10 be made In a number of the
suburbs. The mayor is anxious TO have all
the gravel streets put i'm good condition.
Controller Johnson has been on the differ
ent trips that a been made in order to
acquaint himself with the necessity for ad-
ditional appropriations for the Improve
ments that are contemplated and at the
proper time he will the Coun-
Gil to appropriate the money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
a NOTED STAR SAPPHIRE.
Gem of } Carats, Perfectly Trans
parent and without Flaw.
London Times.

-OAlSOlI l. lAAIG0
There is at present in the keeping of Mr..
Hayward, of Argyll street, Regent street, a
Ceylon sapphire belonging to Major General
Robiey, which is not less remarkable for it's
size than for it's translucency and the bril-
lance of the optical effects it can show. The
weight of the gem is 63S c~arats, and it is of
= dark. milky blue color, perfectly trans
parent and ffawless. Larger sapphires have
been known. but they have usually, if not
always, been dull and muddy instead OF
having the clear, translucent color of this
specimen.
But, in addition. it possesses a property
occasionally found in slightly cloudy or
milky Ceylon sapphires-and sometimes in
other gems, too-which greatly en-
hances its value in the eyes of believers in
the occult powers of precious stones to con-
fer health and good fortune on their wear
ers. 1t is a star sapphire of asteria-that is.
being cut en- caboehon it displays a beauti-
full opaiescent star, dividing its SIX rays at
the apex, which changes its position Accord
ing to the movement of the source Of light
by which ii is viewed.
By employing two or three sources OF
light two or three OF these stars can be ST.
multaneously seen in the gem. BY further
cutting it is said that the beauty of this
stone could be still more increased, but,
of course, at the expense of it's size.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14

The first of the big circuses to come to
town will be the "Barnum and Bailey
Greatest Show on Earth" which is to ex-
hibit here Tune 8. The capital invested in
the show is $3.5o0,0OO, its daily expenses are
$500. 1t employs it's heads of departments
by the year. 1t has 1000 people on its pay
rolls, agents all over the world, winter
quarters covering ten acres at Bridgeport,
Conn, has 400 horses, "a elephants, "a rail-
road cars, 800 performers, 100 cars, chariots
and cages, two -menageries, three circus
rings, three stages, hippodrome, and every
known circus feature of any consequence.
Seventy trained horses perform at one time
in one ring. a young lady is shot from a
crossbow way up into space, Johanna, the
giant gorilla. the Orissa wins the giant,
the midget man-weighing but 6h2 pounds.
magicians. jugglers and musicians are all
in the menagerie tent. in addition there is
the 49-hOrse team driven by one man, and
the big new parade of the return of Column
bus to Barcelona.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
Three Roads Holding AIoof.

-16OOs
The executive committee of the Western
Passenger Association is making desperate
efforts to get all the lines possible as mem
bers of the organization. The committee
met at Chicago again yesterday and held a
conference with representatives of the Wis
consin Central, the Minneapolis & Omaha
and the Great Western, urging them to be-
come members of the association. None of
the roads Joined and they gave varying rea-
sons for their refusal. One road would not
join until the others had become members,
and the others, which We're represented by
their general passenger agents, said they
had not the power to commit their roads
to q membership.
The Western roads report that improved
conditions are becoming visible in the pas
senger business. This has been the dark
spot with all OF the Western roads for the
last six months and they have tried in
every way to increase their traffic, without
success. The business has not as yet
reached the proportions of last year, al
though that was nothing to boast of, but
the general passenger agents of the
affirm that conditions are improving and
that in the near future they will be doing
a good share of the business once more.
The executive officers of the Western
roads are not any too confident that their
ION honor" agreement to maintain rates in
the territory of the Western Passenger As
sociation is going to have the effect that
was intended. Already there has crept into
the rate sheets some little decentralization in
rates, and no effort has been made to stop
it. Lumber rates in the Northwest have
been in a shaky condition for several
weeks, and nothing has been
done to stiffen them and none of the
interested roads show any disposition to
take any action in the matter. However,
the ION honor' agreement Will be kept in
effect for some time yet, as the roads are
not in a position to enter into any other
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
Important to Sufferers
HOW o MAY OBTAIN A LASTING
CURE FOR PILES.
No Surgical Operation, No Pain, TrI-
fling E~xpense-A Simple, armies
Remedy, but 1t Does the work.

No Surgical Operation, No Pain, TrI-
fling Expense-A Simple, Harmless
Remedy, but 1t Does the work.
There are some people who have piles as
frequently and regularly as other people
have colds
Any little bowel trouble will bring them
on. any extra exertion, as in lifting, will
produce them, and in fact will often appear
without Il apparent provocation. Piles,
however, are much more serious than a
cold, as the tendency is always to grow
worse until the trouble becomes deep seated
and chronic, or develops into some fatal
rectal disease.
While there are many pile remedies which
give relief, yet there is but one which net
only gives instant relief. but at the same
time makes a permanent cure, and that is
the well-known Pyramid Pile Cure.
This remedy is composed of simple, harm
less. vegetable ingredients, but combined so
effectively and acts so promptly and thor
oughly that it cures every form of piles
whether itching, blind. bleeding or pro-
truding.
In long-standing cases the Pyramid Pile
Cure has proven to be the only certain cure
except a surgical operation, and its advan
tages over an operation are many. as 1t is
painless, causes no delay or interference
with daily occupation. and last but not
least, it is cheaper than any surgical opera
ton could possible be. costing but a dollar
a package ~ any drug store.
The casIs that the Pyramid Pile Cure viii
not reach are so few that physicians are
doing away with operations for piles and
depending on this cheap but effective rem
edy TO accomplish a complete cure, and IL
never disappoints except in cases beyond
the reach OF medical skill.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is prepared by
the Pyramid Drug Company, OF Albion.
Mich. and for sale by druggists everywhere
at SO cents per package. Each package cons
tains a treatise on cause and cures OF piles,
together with testimonials from every Sec
ton Of this country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14

Baltimore & Ohio. and no. expense is to be
sible.
The business of the newIy-established
Continental line over the Monon and the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is steadily
increasing, but it is noticeable hat the Bal
timOre q Ohio is not turning over to the
Cincinnati. Hamilton q Dayton and the
ern lines are turning over to the b. q o.,
and west-bound business is not heavier
than east-bound. One of the Western Off
lowing such - state sofl affairs TO exist. The
fast Continental line, east-bound, turned
over to the CS H. * d. to be forwarded
over the d. & O.. to the seaboard on Sun
day. SO; Monday, q; Tuesday, "a; Wednes-
day, 30, and yesterday, 80 loaded cars. ag-
gregating l4S loaded ears, against "a west
bound received from the Baltimore & Ohio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14

In an interview at New York yesterday
Receiver Murray, Of the Baltimore & Ohio,
thus explains the alliance of that company
with the Great Northern: 1T means a
unity of transportation interests that near
ly the globe. A line of steam
ers runs between the United States and
Japan and China and forms q direct con-
nection with the Great Northern Railroad,
which transfers the freight from the Pa
cific ocean to the Great lakes, where it is
taken by the fast modern steamers of the
Great Northern Steamship Line and
brought to Fairporr,- on Lake Erie, and
thence transferred to the Baltimore q Ohio,
which takes it to tide water at Baltimore
England and the continent, making an al
most unbroken line from one end of the
world to the other. Similar connections are
made with the Northern Pacific Railroad
and its Pacific steamship connections, and
this will doubtless have the effect of
handling by way of the United States much
traffic that has hitherto paid tribute to
Canada This new route is the shortest
from the far Western countries to Europe
as well as all parts Of the United States
that are tributary to the far Eastern coun-
tries for the products of the United States.
BY this combination a yearly service by
rail is contemplated when navigation is
closed, and by rail and water when it is
open. In addition to this a line of steam
ships has been put on between Chicago and
Milwaukee which will handle to all points
west and northwest all freight seeking a
Watpr outlet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
RECALLS THE LOVE MURDER.

Court Reverses "a Case in
Which Warren Tate Was Interested.
The case Of Warren Tate against Cath
crime Hamlin was reversed yesterday in the
Supreme Court. The case involves the title
to several hundred acres of land near Cas-
Teton. The court sends the case back to
the lower court for a new trial. The case
started on foreclosure proceedings on a
Tate. The Supreme Court holds tha Tate
has some interest in the land, but that
Mrs. Hamlin is rightfully the owner. The
suit has been a sensational one. 1t was be-
gun in 1877 and because of evidence he had
given Warren Tate shot and killed William
Love in the courtroom. He was fined $10,-
600 for contempt of court, but the fine was
never paid. Afterwards he was acquitted of
the charge of murder. Tate died recently
and the case has been carried on by his
widow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The B'nai Birth. a Jewish society of
national prominence, will meet in this city
May % in a two days session. The head
quarters of the society will be at the Deni-
son House.
The quarterly conference of Women of
the Friends Foreign Missionary Society
will hold IN all-day session Saturday, at
Friends Church. corner of Alabama and
new Thirteenth streets.
At the examination of the lower classes
in gymnastics at the Girls Classical School
yesterday morning Miss Margaret Shipp
eXcelled all previous records of the school
Miss Eleanor Lemcke reached the highest
previous record and Miss Gladys Wright
ranked third. This morning the eXamina-
tions in the advanced classes will take
place. s H