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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
AMBOY ITEMS.
From the Herald:

From the Herald:
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
@. Troy, of Sterling. died Sunday
morning. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at their home Tuesday after
noon by Rev. Wareham, of this place.
The bridge west of town is said to
be in need of repairs. Three or four
pillng need replacing by new ones and
the town board has recently caused
unsafe" notices to be posted. 1t is
to be hoped the county commissioners
will give it immediate attention.
Edward Bleedorn, of this place, and
Miss Maria Haas, of LIE Sueur county,
were married at the German Lake
Lutheran church in that county, Sun
day, Oct. 18th, by Pastor Getsloff.
Eds many friends are showering con-
gratulations upon him.
The Pauhl Bros, who came here
from Wisconsin several weeks ago eS-
tablished themselves in a tent in Ned
Decker's grove on the banks of Jack
son Lake and engaged in duck shoot
ing, met with quite a misfortune last
Friday morning. The boys were ab-
sent from their tent, and when they
returned about noon, they found their
entire outfit in ashes. All their
clothes except what they had on their
backs, two guns, about 1000 shells,
bedding, etc., was burned. The boys
are of the opinion that the fire was of
an incendiary origin. but the Herald
is 10th to believe there are persons in
this locality who would stoop to such
despicable piece of deViltry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
HARD COAL FROM SOFT.

If the reports that come from Daven-
port, Iowa, are true, the anthracite
coal trust is likely to have COM
petitor that will give it some trouble,
unless it gets possession of it. 1t is
making of hard coal from soft coal,
A party at Indianapolis, Ind, claims
to have discovered process by which
the soft article can be transformed
into an article superior TO the anthra-
cite. He claims that he makes this
change by the aid of heat and pressure,
and does in a small way, what nature
did on gigantic scale. He claims
that from one ton of soft coal costing
about S1.25, he can get 1900 pounds of
hard coal superior to Pennsylvania
anthracite, at cost of about 81. In
the transformation enough gas is Sc
cured from the coal to run two large
furnaces, besides small quantities of
ammonia, lubricating oil and pitch.
He claims that through this process
the soft coal districts of the west and
southwest will be able to control the
hard coal market of the world. A
company has been formed, land is now,
so the dispatch states, erecting large
plant at Davenport, for the manu-
facture of hard coal from soft. The
result of the experiment on practical
scale will be watched with interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

Wyck. Had the former any such an
as has the latter, his
election would be assured. but I'M
fortunately for New York, he has not.
In fact there is but one Tammany or
ganization in this country, and that
is one too many. 1t is STEPPED In cor
ruption, and if it shall succeed in get
ting hold of the purse-string or the
great city it will revel in fairness OF
the bones of it's victims. 1t is said
that the mayor of Greater New York
will have the disbursing of $40, 900, OOO
annually, and with some $4,000 ap-
pointees to draw upon, if Tammany
succeeds this time it will be able to
so entrench and fortify itself as to
make it's reign assured for years to
come. With these conditions, there
fore. the result in the Empire city has
aroused deep interest throughout the
country.
All good citizens will hope, under
the circumstances, to see Mr.. Low
elected although General Tracy would
make splendid official, and his sue
cess would be cause for equal glorii-
cation with that of Mr.. Low. Either,
so it isn't 'tother, will be received
with pleasure by all who believe in
good government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
NEEDS NO EPITAPH.

Just before the late Chas. A. Dana
died, he directed that upon his death
no obituary notice of himself be pub
lished in the San, but that the simple
announcement of his death be given.
In accordance with his request all
that appeared in the San on Monday
morning last was simple ten word
announcement of his death. This
was placed at the head of the edi-
torial columns. There was no men
tion made of his personality or of his
life work. This was simply the fol-
lowing out of his policy through life,
of excluding from the columns OF the
SIN any reference to himself. This
recalls to the Duluth Herald part of
the poetic tribute paid to Mr.. Dana
by the late lamented Eugene Field.
But bless ye, Mr.. Dana! may you live a
thOusan' years,
To sort o keep things lively III thls 'dle Vi
human tears; -,
An may live thousan', too,-a thousan less
day, -,
And when it comes your time to go, you'll need
no Latin chaH
Nor geographic data put in your epitaph;
But one straight line of English and OF truth
will let the folks know
The homage nd the gratitude nd reverence
they owe;
You'll need no epitaph but this: Here sleeps
the man who run
That best nd brightest paper, the Moo York
Sun "
Mr.. Fields hope was realized, in
that he passed away before Mr.. Dana
did, and while the latter did not live
a thousand years, he attained a
greater age than most men, and
crowded more into his busy life than
many men would were they to live d
thousand years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

The haste of the Mckinley admin
istration to sell the Union Pacific
railroad to the Morgan syndicate be-
fore congress meets, at loss of S2O,-
100000 to the government, looks
rather suspicious. Cleveland gave
the same Morgan gang a 1000, 900
bond rake-Off, and it looks as though
Mckinley was going him So,oOO,OOO
better on the railway deal.-Fdrnont
Sentinel.
We fail to see wherein the admins
trahion has evinced any special
haste. Had it allowed the matter to
drag along any longer, you would have
accused it of negligence in behalf of
a few capitalists. Whatever is done,
you are bound to express dissatisfac-
tion with. AS it is the bidding is
open tosthe world, and within the
last few days there have been ru-
mors that another syndicate will put
in a bid at a considerable advance
over the one that has made the
present offer. On the basis proposed
by the reorganization committee it is
the general opinion that the govern
ment is getting out of the affair IN
very good shape and will do better
than by any other method that
could be followed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
ATTORNEY DAILY INJURED.
Falls From a Chair and is Badly
Bruised and Cut.

Attorney Daley met with pain
full accident Saturday evening. 1t was
about six o'clock, and he was sitting
in his office, when wasp flew un-
fortunately close to him and he de-
termined to put an end to his un-
welcome visitor. He got paper,
mounted a chair and aimed a
fatal blow at the wasp, which was
at the top Of high window.
AS the blow descended, so did Attor-
ney Daley. He was standing too
near the front edge Of the chair, and
the latter tipped up up. Mr.. Daley
fell across the back, so that one
of the sharp nobs took him in the
abdomen, infiicting very painful as
we'll as somewhat dangerous injury.
He managed to alight on his feet, but
the pain and shock overcome him, and
after taking two or three steps he fell
to the floor in swoon. He recovered
consciousness moment later, only to
find that his head had been badly cut
by his fall. He was lying near the
stove, and it is probable that he cut
his head on the sharp edge of a stove
fixture. Mr.. Daily managed to reach
Dr. Websters office, where he was
treated. 1t was necessary to take
three stitches over the right eye and
temple, where deep cut to the bone
was found. He also had a bad scar
on the right side of his face. The
most serious wound is the one to the
abdomen, and Mr.. Daily will find it
necessary to be very quiet for a few
days. His many friends will hope for
his speedy recovery from the effects
| Of the accident.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
nEETING OF SCHOOL OFFICERS.

County Superintendent Scherer is
making arrangements for holding a
meeting of all school officers in the
county for the discussion of timely
topics. Such meeting will I'M
doubtedly result in much good to the
officers attending. Too often the Off
GERS of our country schools know but
little in regard to their du ties and
such meeting will do much to en-
tighten them on such and similar sub
jects. Mr.. Scherer has sent out re-
turn postal cards to all school boards
asking as to best time and place to
hold such meeting. Most of the re-
plies received give Mankato as the
preference for place of holding meet
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
A SECOND OPERATOR.
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
Co, Increases Its Local Facilities.

Co. Increases Its Local Facilities.
The increasing business of the local
exchange of the Northwestern Tele-
phone Exchange Co. has necessitatcd
the placing of an additional operator
in the office. Miss Mathilda Johnson
has been given this position, and with
Miss Bertha Hunter as first operator,
the patrons of the office ought to be
given satisfactory service.
The long distance line from Man
kato to Wells and the one from Fair
mont to Albert Lea have been COM
pleted, and the line will be completed
to Austin by Nov. 1st. Instruments
will be placed at once, and the long
distance service to points on the two
lines will be in operation by Nov 1st.
The crews that have been employed
on these extensions have gone to
South Dakota to build line from
Sioux Falls to Sioux City.
The local exchange of the North.
western Co. has 140 instruments,
which is a greater number than at
any previous time. The business OF
the company is steadily increasing.
The rate sheets to the points along
the new extensions has not yet been
prepared. Good Thunder. Mapleton
Minnesota Lake, Wells and the points
along the Milwaukee road from Aus
tin to Fairmont are the new points
reached by the Northwestern. Blue
Earth City and Winnebago City are
on the list, which means competition
at the home of the Blue Earth Valley
U1olophOno On
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Oct 15 % 30
GEO. w. BUswELL,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Blue Earth City, MINI.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
= Earth-ss. In Probate Court, Special Term
october 9th, 1896.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Ida
Lndquist, Arthur W. Lindquist and HIda
NJ. Lindquist, minors.
On reading and filing the petition of Ida
Lindquist, guardian of the person and property
of LidaLindquist Arthur w .Iindquist and Hilda
NJ Lindquist minors for license to sell lot seven
90 of block twenty-nine (29) of Mankato City,
Blue Earth county, State of Minnesota, subject
to the life estate therein of Ida Lindquist ard
subject to mortgage therein to the Mankato
Mutual Building and Loan Association being
the real estate of her said wards, And it
appearing from said petition that it is neces-
sary and would be beneficial to said wards and
all persons interested therein that said real
estate, or part thereof should be sold
1t is ordered That the next of the kin OF the
said wards and all persons interested IN the
estate of said wards shall appear before said
Of Mankato, in the County of Blue Earth afore-
said .onthe 9th day of November, A. D., 1897 at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, to sh wv cause why
a license should not be granted for the sale of
said real estate.
And it is further ordered, That notice of
such hearing be given to all persons interested
in said estate by publication of this order for
three successive weeks prior to said
hearing in the Mankato Free Press a
weekly newspaper printed and published at the
city of Mankato in said Blue Earth county.
Minnesota.
Dated October 9th, 1897.
BY the Court:
Seal. G. W. MEAD,
Judge of Probate
Thos. Hughes,
Attorney for Guardian.
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Oct Is Nov 26
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
Evan Hughes,
Attorney for Guardian

DEFAULT HAVING BEEN MADE IN THE
- payment of the sum of Two Hundred and
Ten (S2l0.00) Dollars, which is claimed to be due
at the date of this notice for interest upon a
certain mortgage, duly executed and delivered
by Charles P. Lowell and Margaret S. Lowell,
his wife, to Henry F. Barnard, bearing date
April 2sth, 1890, to secure the sum OF $2,oOO.Oo
and interest at seven per cent. per annum, pay
able semiannually, according to the conditions
of one promissory note and the coupons thereto
attached, and duly recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds in and for Blue Earth Coun-
ty Minnesota, the End day of May A. D.,
1859, at nine o clock a. M, in Book 26 of Mort
cages, on page 1875. And no action or proceed
ing at law or otherwise having been instituted
to recover the debt secured by SAID mortgage,
or any part thereof. Now, therefore, notice is
hereby given that by virtue OF a power OF sale
contained in said mortgage, and of the statutes
in such cases made and provided, the said
mortgage will be forclosed and the premises de-
scribed in and covered by said mortgage, and
lying and being in the said County of Blue
Earth and State of Minnesota, viz: The East
half of the Southwest quarter and the West
half of the Southeast quarter and West half of
the Northeast quarter, all in Section twenty
six (26), in Township one hundred and seven
900 of Range twenty-eight (2o) West, except
Nineteen 90 acres off the West side OF the said
West half of the Northeast quarter, to-
gether with the hereditaments and appurt-
enances will be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash to pay said debt and in
terest on said premises and seventy-fve dollars
attorneys fees 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 Novem-
Der A. d. 1897, at 10 o'clock A. M of that day,
subject to redemption at any time within one
wear from the day of sale as provided by law.
Dated October 14th, 1897.
HENRY +. BARNARD.
Mortgage.
GEO. w. BUswELL,
Attorney for Mortgage,
N.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

The Chicago 1tmes-Herald New
York correspondent says that close
observers of the Greater New York
contest estimate that the vote will be
divided among the different candi-
dates as follows: Van Wyck, Tam
many, $4,000; Seth Low. 135, 900;
Gen. Tracy, 10000; Henry George
about the same as Tracy. This gives
about 10000 votes to the Prohibition
lists and to Gleason, of Long Island
City, and allowsfor about 10000 who
will not 60 to the polls. This shows
that a union of forces for clean
municipal government would carry
the city by safe margin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

II Greater New York goes Bryan
Democratic, the next national cleo
tion will 90 Democratic.-Rock County
NeaUs
Not necessarily, Greater New York
is but small part of the nation, and
because few machine politicians see
fit to split things so Tammany stands
chance of getting back into power
again, is no sign that the people OF
the whole country are going daft.
This country has had four bitter years
of hard times through Democratic
rule, and will hardly care to return
to that again, with the weight of hat
money added.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss In Probate Court, Special term,
October 18th, 1897.
Duffy.
On reading and filing the petition of Anna
Felt, guardian of the above named ThomasDLtfy
setting forth the amount of personal estate that
has come into her hands, the disposition there
of, and how much remains undlspoSed OF, the
amount of debts outstanding against said
ward, as far as the same can be ascertalned;
with the charges of administration, and the
taxes, assessments and other charges, which are
an existing lien upon his estate, and the i'm
provements which are necessary for the pre-.
Servatlon of his real estate and a description OF
the tracts of land of said ward which 1t Is
proposed to mortgage, and praying that license
be to her granted to mortgage the tracts OF
And it appearing by said petition that the
personal estate of said Thomas Duty,
ward, is insufficient to pay his debts, with
the charges of administration and to pay any
taxes, assessments or other charges which are
an existing lien upon his estate, or to pay for
any Improvements which are necessary for the
preservation of his real estate or any part
thereof.
1t is therefore ordered, That all persons in
terested in said estate appear before this court
on Monday the 18th day of November, A. D.
1897 at 10 clock A. NJ, at the probate office In
the court house in the City iof Mankato,
in said county; then and there to show cause, III
any there be- why license should not be granted
to said Anna Felt,guardian to mortgage the said
real estate of said ward, for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning funds for the payment of such debts,
charges, taxes, assessments and liens ana Tor
the making of such necessary improvements.
And it is further ordered, That this order
shall be published once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing,
in the Mankato Free Press, weekly news.
paper printed and published at the City of
Mankato in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato the 18th day
of October. A. D. 1897.
By the Court,
Seal of Probate court. GEO. W. MEAD.
Judge of Probate,
Evan Hughes,
ATTORNEY for Guardian.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

THE silver barons seem to be losing
their grip upon the Popocratic COM
bination. More and more the old
greenback idea seems to be coming to
the front among those who are lead
ing it. Henry George, whose mayor
atty candidacy in New York is push
ing him forward as one of the posi-
BILE leaders of the imitation crowd, de-
clares himself an out and out green
hacker, and that the free coinage is
sue is back number. Fiat money is
the real foundation for the aggrega-
tion and they are fast coming out in
their true cOlOrs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

r. q. Cross, OF Amboy, the newly
elected secretary of the Mankato
Hail and Cyclone Insurance Co., was
in the city Friday looking after the
interests of the company. He yester-
day resigned his position of secretary
of the Minnesota Hail and Cyclone
Insurance Co., of Amboy, and will
give his entire time to the Mankato
company. The latter will extend its
business largely next year. 1t has a
good record for the first year, having
paid all losses in full and met the ex-
penses of starting in business, with a
very reasonable assessment.
Messrs. John Laurisch, Jacob Born
and E. Sheldon, who compose the
board of viewers for the MCPHERSON
Medo ditch W ere in the city, having
completed their viewing of the prop
erty, and will hold session Monday
to decide upon the feasibility of the
work. The ditch in contemplation is
to drain a tract of marsh land of about
300 acres, situated in the towns Of Nc
Pherson and Medo, and will be over
three miles in length, about eight
feet wide at the bottom and an
average of three feet in depth. County
Surveyor Brooks has just completed a
profile of same, and is now making
estimates as to cost.
Prof. John Fisher, violinist, was
arrested at o'clock Saturday for
disturbing the peace. Fisher rooms
in block Fourteen and often goes
home very much under the influence
of liquor and then makes the night
hideous. The jewellers of the neigh
boring rooms have stood it until
patience has ceased to be virtue
and finally made complaint with the
result as above stated.
1T is now so late in the season that
F. L. jerks will not erect the build
Ing which he proposed to put up
south of The Saulpaugh. He may
put il up next year if he can lease
the rooms for a term of years. He
had hoped to do this this fall.
The State conference of the
Board of Charities and Correction will
be held at St. Cloud, Nov. Sd to 5th
next. The program is varied one
and touches upon all the principal
subjects that come under the eye OF
the board.
Attorney G. L. Benedict broke
mp camp at Swan lake Saturday
and returned to the city. He was at
the lake a little over week and
brought in nice string of ducks, al
though the weather was not favor
able. He royalty entertained several
Mankato friendf at his camp.
Suit has been. begun by Soren
Nelson against Bishman & Sorenson
the contractors who built his flats fol
S14O.SO, for alleged failure to complete
building according to contract.
"A deed was filed today, transfer
ring from Catherine Chase to Byron
Page one and half acres in govern
ment lot five, LIE Ray, for $500.
Judge Mead made an order today
appointing Chas. Wagon guardian Of
Christian Hub.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

Mr.. BRYAN is perfectly willing and
even anxious to instruct the people
as to his views of free coinage, by re-
peating his cast off assertions of last
year at $500 per night, but is as silent
as tomb if the necessary cash is not
in sight. He evidently believes in
getting hold of a gooi slice of the
prosperity he says is not here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
The Heart Must Not be Trif1ed

with.-Where there are symptoms of
heart weakness, there should be DR..
Agnew's Cure for the Heart, it's a
magical remedy, gives relief in thirty
minutes. and there are thousands
who testify that it cures permanently,
Mrs. w. T. Rumble, of Dundalk, Ont,
says: 81 was for years unable to at
tend to my household duties. l used
DR.. Agnew's Cure for the Heart, the
result was wonderful, the pain left
me Immediately after the first dose,
and few bottles cured" Sold by n.
Weed and p. FOllman.-13.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

The free traders have been assert
ing that the Dingley law was as much
of revenue deficit law, as was the
Wilson law. But the trouble is that
the facts do not bear out their asser-
lions. The revenues under the Ding
ley law are constantly increasing aud
it is the opinion of treasury officials
that by the first of the year, or very
shortly thereafter, the revenues
therefrom will equal the expendi-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
Minnesota Banana Belt to the Front

Minneapolis Journal.
Southern Minnesota farmers this
week picked fine, ripe strawberries
from their vines, as the happy editors
of several country exchanges testify.
The banana and cordwood season has
been delayed trifle this year by wet
weather at seeding time, but an.
nOuncement of it's commencement may
be looked for at any time from fortu-
nate editors of weekly papers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29

Have You Catarrh faint ?-Here's strong
evidence of the uuickness and sureness of that
wonderful remedy, DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder: "For years l was victim of Chronic
Catarrh-tried many remedies, but no cure was
effected until l had procured and used Dr..
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. First application
gave me instant relief, and in an incredibly short
while l was absolutely cured. james
Headley, Dundee, N. Y. Sold by N. Weed and
P. Follman.-14.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-29
Worth Every Cent of 1t.

Sleepy Eye Dispatch:
THERE is deficit of S11 ,41l,779 in
the postal account. In other words
we pay nearly S12,0OO,OOO for our
postal facilities and the convenience
and comfort is worth every cent of it.