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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02

educates children has an equal attrac-
tion for parents and guardians. 1t SO
happens that among the Thousand and
one wonderful sights are scores upon
scores of those which are really of
benefit to the little folks. Special acts
and features are secured for the
avOWed purpose Of delightlng children
of all ages, and the smallest child will
be sure to find some curious or ele-
CANT object within the big tents to
amply repay the parents for the visit.
Chiidren'S numbers are arranged on
the program in the circus especially
for this object, and embrace sights
and featS easily cOmprehended ana
understood by their youthful minds
Little elephants, tiny ponies, dogs,
sheep, pigs, and other creatures are
taught to execute tricks similar to
those read about in story books, and
for the three hours they may possibly
remain in the show, the children are
really reveling in what their youthful
fancieS imagine is veritable fairy
land of wonders. Such attractions as
the two menagerieS afford them an
excellent idea of the beasts, birds, land
reptiles living in the world. Johanna,
the gorilla, affords the only OppOrtu-
nifty at present existing anywhere or
seeing such human-like creature, for
no others are in captivity. The
wonderful featS of the 70 trained
horses show the little ones what can
be done by man in the way of making
the brute creation subject to his
power, and the same may be said of
the three herds of trained elephants
and the cages of wild beasts, while it
it, do doubt, both amusing and in
structive for them to watch all the
performances in the three rings, on
three stages, ON the race track, where
scores upon scores of clowns are con-
tinually seen in their ridiculous &C
tions and absurd caperS. There are so
many meritOriOus features that it
would be hard to find anyone not salts
| fed and Barnum & Bailey's Show is
certainly the cheapest of all these in
existence, for it gives so much for so
little The picturesque entertain
ment in the menageria tent, where
magicians, fire kings, jugglers, must
clans, and others perform, and where
| the giant, midget, and Orissa tw ms
are found convey more solid infOrma-
tion than a whole library Children
NAV again be both delighted and in
structed by a sight of the new street
parade, containing, as it does. living
representatives of Columbus and the
people taking part in the historical
pageant rendered him in the city of
Barcelona, and the big 40-horse team,
| with illustrations of nursery rhymes
and fables and stories. All this and
more will assuredly be here on Wed
ncSday, July Ia. 1897.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
GARDEN CITY

Mrs. Dickinson's father, Mr.. Nor
termOre, is visiting here.
Mrs. Eli Warner, of Minneapolis, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Eli Rock
wood.
A M. Thompson and e. w. Gates
drove to MankatO last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huson, of AmbOy,
visited over Sunday at VIM. Kings.
The Sunday school convention held
here last Saturday and Sunday was
well attended, although delegates
from several other points in this
county would have been present had
it not been for the rain.
The Aid society of the Christian
church met with Mrs. @. Fl. Piper last
week Thursday.
Miss Hannah Mertesdorf visited
with her sister, Mrs. VIM. Schultz,
last week.
James Dunbar has a brother visit
ing here.
Miss Mae Webb visited with Miss
Lila Osgood over Sunday.
Mrs. Coffman went to Lake Crystal
last Saturday.
Georgia Wolverton has been very
sick the past two weeks with
bronchitis, but at this writing is some
better.
The Methodist aid society meets
with Mrs. Goldenstar Friday after
noon.
Mrs. George Goodall had friends
here last week.
Mrs. Sherman Thompson, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. Geo.
Warren, went to her home in Fair
mont last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02

The board of equalization has not
yet gotten ready to summon tax pay
ers before it, but a number Of changes
in the personal property assessment
are in contemplation.
The freight offices of the Omaha
and Chicago & Northwestern roads
will be closed all day Monday in OBJ
servance of July Fourth, which c. IN S
on Sunday. The Minneapolis 81 81.
Louis Office will be closed all day ex-
cept from 300 to 500 p. m.
ID. L Rose, agent of the Standard
Accident Insurance Co., today hand' d
check for 81 200 to Carl Schneider
ger, administrator of the estate OF
the late August Meier This was the
amount of insurance that Mr.. Meier
carried
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02

The Elks lodge expects TO 90 to
Minneapolis about hundred strong
to attend the Elks meeting there
July 5th to Sth.
The following township assessors
returned their reports today: James
town, Harry lowell, SIG, 1854, last year,
SIC, 500; Mankato, Geo. Hodlpp, $780,
OH, last year, $72 1859; Mcpherson, j..
B. Hayes, Sal, 9S7, last year, $40, 1897.
The Davis Palmer Co., of Mime
arolis, filed articles of incorpora ton
Tuesday with the secretary of state.
1t has capital stock of $4,000, and
the incOrpOrators are Geo. M. Palmer
and +. E. Crandall. of this city, and
G. e. Davis, of Minneapolis.
There is an agitation in some
parts Of the county in favor of the
county board purchasing stone
crusher to supply broken stone when
ever some is desired for DAD improve
ment. This proposition is we'll worth
the consideration of the board, as it
would no doubt facilitate the proper
kind of road Improvement.
An Inherent preacher held forth
at the corner of Front and Jackson
streets last evening, and said that the
second coming of Christ would occur
soon after 1903. He went on to prove
this by referring to the wars and ru-
mors OF wars, the plague and famine
in India, the trouble in Cuba and the
massacres in Armenia, He said that
trouble wouldn't really begin until
the Turkish empire went to pieces.
His audience found plenty Of trouble
in trying to keep the mosquitoes
away.
AS soon as the plank arrives, the
Blue Earth river bridge will be re-
planked. 1t needs replanking badly.
The west approach will be raised
eighteen inches at the lower end, so
that it will not be as steep as it is
now. The plank approach at the east
end has been replaced with sand and
broken stone, making good roadbed.
The town of South Bend ought to
macadamize the road from the bridge
to the foot of Matthew's hill. The
county has done great deal for that
township. 1t is reported that the
township is MOI taking care as it ought
to of the fine macadam road which
the county built for it last year. Ii
this is true, it is very discredltable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
SUMMER TERRI OPENS
Continuous Sessions at the Normal
School inaugurated Today.

The summer term at the Normal
school under the new plan of coz
tuuOuS sessions opened this morning.
The attendance was greater than on
the first day of any fail term in the
past. Over d hundred students We re
present in tue Normal department,
and this number will be greatly in
creased by Monday.
Between nifty and sixty pupils were
enrolled in each of the lower depart
ments of the Model school, and thirty
in the grammar department. The
suspicious opening ensures the sue
cess Of the summer term, and there
fore OF the continuous sessions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02

The free coinage papers have from
time to time published To the effect
that there were 100000 men out of
employment in this Country, and
charged it to the gold standard. Now
they have suddenly cut the number
to 336, $50. Ii there was any truth in
their original statement, it would in
dictate that prosperity is fast return
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
Why 1t Didn't Feel SO Depressed.

Blue Earth City Post.
A New York exchange says that in
1910 eggs were cents dozen; butter
8 cents a pound; oats Is cents per bu-
shell; wheat IS cents; barley A cents ;
rye SO cents; corn IA cents; hay SO so
to $500; straw 81 90 ton: cows from
81. 90 to $500; sheep (best) S1.O0; no
berries, no grapes, no market for ap-
pies, peaches or plums. except hand
pared or sun-dried: farm hands from
$40. 90 to $13. 90 month; girls to do
Homework S1.00 per week; girls to
spin IS cents per week; girls to teach
summer school 81 90 per week. Com
pare these prices with those of today
and it may make you feel better and
realize that there have been worse
times than these. Yet the country
at that time didn't feel the depres-
sion as we do now, for we were with
out our Tillmans, our organs, our
Coxeys or our Debses. We didn't even
have our Minneapolis Press or our
Frank Day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
APPOINTED A DEPUTY.

G. T. Howe, of Pipestone, state
boiler inspector for the second con-
gressionaI district, left this afternoon
after being in the city for day or
two. While here he appointed M. M.
Cram, of Nicollet county, deputy in
spector for Blue Earth and Waseca
counties. Mr.. Cram is moving to this
city to reside, and will commence on
his duties Immediately.
Mr.. Howe states that during the
last year he has travelled $500 miles
by carriage in carrying out his in
spectiOn duties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
MOVING TO MANkATO.

Messrs. L. G.. Trask and @. M. Nc
Curdy, who compose the firm of Trask
& McCurdy, of Sioux Falls, S. D., are
in the city arranging to move their
Office and business to MankatO. They
have the tri-state agency of Dakota,
Iowa and Minnesota for the Union
Life Insurance Co. They have not yet
secured office rooms for the present,
but have spoken for offices in the new
Ode Fellows block. M. P. Givens,
agent of the firm, is also in the city
to locate. All are pleasant gentle
men and will be desirable acquisi-
tion to the city's business and social
circles
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
TO QUIT BUSINESS.

The L. E. Scott Stock of Pianos and
Organs In the Hands of Their naker
nust be Sold in Twelve Days to
Save Expense, on Easy Payments
Desk, Office Fixtures and Lease on
ROom-Ali nust Go.
Having been unable to make salts
factory arrangements with l.. E.
Scott to continue the sale of our goods
in Mankato and vicinity, and being
unable to find a satisfactory repre-
sentative, we have decided to discOn-
tinue our business here. We are sorry
but sometimes such changes are neces-
sary. We have taken possession of
the entire stock of pianos and organs
and have brought to Mankato all in
struments in the hands of sub-agents
controlled by Mr.. Scott. We find
that we have no boxes to ship in, and
to ship piano by express would be
very expensive, so have decided to
close them out right here at manu-
facturs cost. While we regret to
make such figures or open cuts Oh
price as to disrange the immediate
future music trade here, we feel
obliged to make such figures as will
even in these hard times, dispose of
every instrument in the next ten days.
On any and all Instruments, both
pianos and organs, we offer to take for
them exactly the manufacturers
wholesale cost. We offer tomorrow
beautiful new u octave English oak
high grade upright piano for only
Sl44 All other styles at correspond
ingly low prices; all marked in plain
figures and one price to all. We have
several good secondhand pianos and
organs that can be bought at one half
what they are worth, Organs cost
from 500 to S62. II you have any use
for piano or organ come and see us,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
The people of Cambria, who have

The people of Cambria, who have
since 1857, will celebrate this year as
usual. in the grove. Prof. VIM. Ap-
Madoc, the well known baritone
singer Of Chicago, will be present all
day, and will give concert in the
evening Rev. Alex Jenkins, of
Pacific church, ST. Paul, will also be
present all day. A good time is
assured to all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
UNION HOUSE TO OPEN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens. of Good
Thunder, have taken a half lease
of the Union House with Miss Carrie
Ellefson and will open the hotel to
the public Monday The dining
room will be thrown open tomorrow
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens will
move to the city in order that their
daughters may take full Normal
course. The rooms of the hotel are
large and comfortably furnished, and
a number of Normal students will
find residence there. We wish the
new management success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
May Prove a Remedy.

st. Paul Pioneer Press:
The children of victim of a Mary
land lynching have sued the sheriff
for $4,000. If they win their suit it
is possible that one potent remedy for
this kind of lawlessness will have
been discovered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
The Minneapolis 81 ST. Louis
Railroad Company.

The M. & ST. L. R. r. will r a
special train out of Mankato, al : 80
D. no. Saturday, July 3rd, making con-
nections at Waterville with thr ugh
trains for East South and West
Excursion on sale on this date at
exceptionally low rates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
New Stable, New Wigs.

Martin Wiltgen has his new barn
completed dit No 1l5-ll7-1l9 East
Main street, near Saulpaugh hotel.
He has 20 90 d horses His buggies
and carriages are all new. A share
of patronage is solicited. Telephone
IN connection
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02

The Minnesota capitol will be built
OF Minnesota stone. 1t seems that
the legislature of 1895 was wise enough
to provide for such an emergency as
has arisen, and passed law that state
stone should be used if it could be OBJ
tanned at a reasonable price. This
practically settles that controversy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02

The office of the mayor and city
attorney at the city hall has been
handsomely recarpeted and cleaned
and some new furniture put in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
RAPIDAN STORE RGLARiZED.

The store at Rapidan was broken
into by burglars last night and box
OF carpenters tools was stolen. The
tools had been left there by a car
penter who was at work on the new
church. There is no clue to the thief,
but Sheriff Bowen was notified.
Tramps are very numerous, and it can
no dOu bt be laid to item.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
Bids for New Well.

Sealed bids will be received for sink
ing a new well for the village water
works by the village council of Ma
della, Minnesota, on or before the 18th
day of July, 1897. Said well is to be
tubular, of not less than six (6) inches
in diameter, and the estimate is to
be by the foot to the depth of zoe
feet. The council reserve the right
to reject any or all bids.
S. LARSON.
Recorder of the Village of Madelia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02
DELIGHTS FOR CHILDREN
New Features Designated Espe-
cially for Their Pleasure
and Instruction.

o institution pro-
VideS so much in
Structive entertain
ment for the chill
dren as Barnum &
Bailey'S Greatest
Show on Earth, for,
with character istic
foresight, that enter
prising firm recog-
'nize the fact that
what amuSeS and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02

The Elks lodge expects TO go to
Minneapolis about a hundred strong
to attend the Elks meeting there
July 5th to Sth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-02

Bring yourmagazines to the FREE
PRESS bindery
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-10
Texas and Pacific Excursion List.

INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT
ELECT Y-Washington, ID. G..
March 4th; tickets on sale February
9th and 18th final limit for return
March 10th; one fare for the round trip
SOL 40, with choice of routes via New
Orleans, Shreveport. Memphis or ST.
Louis.
MARDI GRAs-New Orleans, La,
tickets on sale February Doth and 9th,
final limit for return, March 18th, at
rate of one fare for the round trip $33.-
20 no change of cars between Ell Paso
and New Orleans.
X. OF P. UNIFORM RANK-Hot
Springs Ark, May 18th. Tickets on
sale May 18th and 10Th; final limit for
return May Goth. One fare for the
round trip 800 90.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Y M.
C. A Mobile, Ala, April 2lst to 25th,
rate CT one fare for the round Fri p
S33. 90 to duly accredited delegates,
certified by local secretaries. Tickets
on sale April 18th and 10Th final limit
for return April 3Oth.
In addition to the above there will
be reduced rates via "El PaSo route"
Texas and Pacific to meetings to be
held in Buffalo, N. Y, G.. a. r. Ma
tional Encampment IN August, Annual
convention National Educational as
ISOLATION, Milwaukee, July 9th to 9th.
Southern Baptist convention. Whining
ton 5. c. May 9TH to 14th. United
Confederate Veteran reunion, Nash
Vile, Tenn, May 9TH to 7th. For
further information call on or address.
E. S. STEPHENS, b. f. DARBYSHIRE,
Depot agent, Genl agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-10
THECOURTOF ST.JAlIES
Numerous Candidates For the
Office.
CHAUNCEY DEPEw THE FAvORITE.
The English People Admire Him, and He
Is More Eloquent Than Even Bayard.
But Walter wellman Sees a Snag In
Governor Morton.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Especial. +
Chauncey Depew is n serious and very am
bilious candidate for the embassadorship
at London. He has his application in with
President Elect Mckinley and is not per
hitting any grass to grow under his feet.
Mr.. Depew has for some years been anx-
ious to go abroad in diplomatic role,
and, of course, London is the place of
places for him. He is already well known
there and very popular. Mr.. White, who
was our secretary of embassy at London,
tells me the English think Mr.. Depew the
greatest man in America. Their constant
marvel is that he has not ere this been
elected president of the United States.
They cannot understand why n man of
such brilliancy has not risen to the very
heights of the political ladder.
Bayard's Popularity.
ambassador Bayard is very popular in
London, and for much the same reason
that Mr.. Depew is. You must remember
that in England the public man who can
make a good after dinner speech or reel off
an address upon something or nothing at
all, circumstances demand, is n rara
avis. The average after dinner speaker in
England hens and haws, clears his throat
coughs when he wants to stop and think,
repeats his words, drawls to gain time
and gets through his dull remarks without
saying very much Of anything, and almost
always without even the semblance of a
good joke to enliven the scene. Embassa-
dor Bayard is every one in America
knows, fluent talker. He has the divine
afflatus of a flowing tongue. He can talk
on one subject almost as well as another.
He is never at loss for words. Moreover,
he loves to make speeches and never
misses chance to do so.
The result is that the ambassador is in
vited everywhere when speechmaking is
wanted. He is the stock orator of the great
metropolis. After certain number of
Englishmen have reeled off their stereo
typed platitudes, heInmed and hawed and
coughed and exclaimed "don't you know
the regulation number of times, Mr.. Bay
ard is introduced. Then the company set
ties down to enjoyment. Then it knows
it will get something worth having. Mr..
Bayard opens his mouth and out roll the
pearls of wisdom, of eloquence, of senti-
ment. The English are not quite able to
understand how he does it. The process
is mystery to them. 1t is not in their
line. But they enjoy it-they love it, in
fact-it is such refreshing novelty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-10
Good Health.

If you want to keep your health and
strength without consulting the doctor
so often, the best thing you can do is to
write to the Worlds Dispensary Medi-
cal Association, Buffalo, n. Y, for
copy of DIR. Pierce's great book, the
''People's Common Sense Medical
Adviser" Send p one-cent stamps to
cover the cost of mailing only, 1t is a
large book of zoos pages, with over 300
illustrations 1t is the same book
which $50, 900 copies were sold at 81 30
each. The only difference is in the
binding, which in the free edition is of
strong manila paper. There is no
other such complete family doctor book
in the English language. 1t is verlt-
able medical library; complete in one
volume. Send now before all are given
away. They are going off rapidly,
therefore, do not delay sending imme-
diately if in want of one. The above
generous offer is limited to 10000 CO.
pies.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-10
They All Like Chauncey.

There are times when the ambassador
rubs it in a little too strong, when he
speaks for an hour when 10 or B minutes
would do good deal better. Sometimes
the audience fails to discern very clearly
what the good man is driving at, for they
are not up to our American ways. But
they endure it all for the sake of their ia
vorite, and applaud him wildly at the
close whenever the close comes. 1t stands
to reason that in city like this Chauncey
Depew, dignified by the title of embassa-
dor, would be a shining success. He would
simply take the town. I have heard it said
that with Mr.. Depew in London, dining
out daily and making n nightly speech,
we should need no arbitration treaty.
There would never be any danger of war
between the two nations. The English
wouldn't fight with us for fear of losing
Chauncey.
However this may be, l doubt if DIR.
Depew compasseS his am bition. There are
others. Mr.. Platt, the senator elect and
leader of the Republican party in New
York, has Il candidate for ambassador at
London in the person of Ex-Governor Nor
ton. Mr.. Platt seems to be in earnest about
it. He has made his wishes known at
Canton, and Mr.. Platt is n gentleman who
will be treated by the president elect with
a good deal of consideration. Then there
is Whitelaw Reid. He also is a candidate
for the mission to the court of St. James
He has no particular hacker, but does not
need one. l hear upon pretty good au-
thOrity that the man who was originally
picked out for the London mission-Colonel
John Hay of this city-told Major Mckin-
ley he would gladly step aside for Mr.. Reid.
Reid and Hay have been friends for years
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-10

The tenor Of the Grau opera compa-
ny sits alone at the Pierson hotel table
in magnificent loneliness and solitary
grandeur.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-10
Threw Away his Canes.

Mr.. d. Wiley, ex-postm aster, Black
Creek, N. Y, was so badly afflicted
with rheumatism that he was only
able to hobble around with canes, anG
even then it caused him great pain.
After using Chamberlan's Pain Balm
he was so much improved that he
threw away his canes. He says this
liriment did him more good than al
other medicines and treatment put
together. For sale at so cents per
bottle by all druggists.
Fine linen typewriter paper for sale
at the HERAIp office
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-10

Adolph NeuendOrff is to be perma-
nent conductor of the Metropolitan OPP
era house in New York vice Anton
Seidl who goes to Covent garden in
London to conduct Wagner operas
there,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-10

There is peace in prospect for the
much disturbed New England conserv-
atory at Boston. Carl Faelten, the ar
bitrary, mutton headed director, has
been fired, and man of better equi-
poise will be given his shoes. Under
Faelten the conservatory came near
going TO niecPS.