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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-08
THE WINDMILL SUIT.

Some time ago, Mrs L. D. Saylor
sold the top of windmill to Mr..
Martin, who sold it to w. G. Hoerr.
D. L Rose, having regained possession
of the Saylor farm, brought replevin
suit to get possession of the top, and
won it in December. Today Mr..
Hoerr's attorney moved that the
Judgment be satisfied, on the ground
that the mill top had been returned.
Mr.. Roses attorney combatted the
motion on the ground that, while the
top had been returned, it had been al,
most Immediately removed again,
claimed. The court took the matter
under advisement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-08
A. d. Beach, J. M. Karmany.


Entertainment-Dr E. J. Davis, w.
N. Plymat. w. B. Walker, Henry
Holman, Joseph Tidland.
Relief-Frank Loring, of Garden
City; w. j. Martin. of Mankato; j.
G. Graham, of Good Thunder.
Applications-Capt L. H.Andrews,
M. L. Lockerby, Henry Tibbitts.
Graves Capt. S. w: Burgess, chair
man; Christian Hubb, Lutheran
cemetery; Capt. L. n. Holmes, Glen
wood; P. II. Whalen, Calvary; Grit. j
Lewis, Minneopa; Geo. w. Warren,
Garden City; j. H. Graham, Good
Thunder.
The matter of having one instead
two meetings month willcome up for
consideration at the next meeting.
Until this is decided the trustees will
not enter into new lease.
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The following shows the purposes
for which taxes are to be raised:
d. OF II. INSTALLATION.

The following officers were installed
installed at meeting of Superior
Lodge No 5, D. of H., A. o. q. W.
last Monday night:
p. @. of HonOr-Chas. f. Mailman
Chief of Honor MinnOra APPEL.
Lady of HOnor-Minnie Gerlach.
Chief of Ceremonies EleanOra
Pfeiffer.
Recorder-Mary Louisa Lang.
Receiver-Ellen Louise Currler.
Financier, Laura Belle Davies,
Sister Usher-Alice Wilson.
l. Watch-Josephine Deyling.
0. Watch-Lillian Swanson.
The Trustees are II. G APPEL, one
year, Lille Terwilliger, two years,
Alice Bradley, three years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-08
COUNTY. PRINTING.
The Commissioners Designate Papers
Buy Wood, and Appoint
Physicians.
The Free Press is Chosen q
the Official Paper of the
County.

The county board has appointed
the following physicians:
First district, DR.. E. ]. Davis, 5000
per year.
: Second district, DR.. A. G. Smith,
S75 per year.
Third district, Dr. W. R. Cullen,
500 per year.
Fourth district, DR.. o. H. Nc
Michael, $40 per year.
Fifth district, DR.. Ira Bishop, $50
per year.
Sixth district, DR.. W. S. Smith, $50
per year.
Seventh district, DR.. w. S. Holden,
$40 per year.
A number of school petitions were
received.
The greater part of today twas
taken up with the awarding of the
various forms of county printing.
A resolution was adopted, providing
that the county board proceedings
shall be published in The DAILY
FREE PRESS, WEEKLY FREE PRESS,
Daily RevieaO, Weekly Revieac, and Man
kato Post, at $50 year each, and the
Lake Crystal Union, Amboy Herald,
Mapleton Enterprise, Good Thunder
Herald, Mankato Journal, and Man
kato Ledger, at S35 year each.
1t was voted that the delinquent
tax list for 1895 should be published
in the WEEKLY FREE PRESS and
Weekly Revie,o, at six cents per descrip-
tion for each paper.
A motion was carried that the COM
missioners' annual report should be
published in the DAILY FREE PRESS,
WEEKLY FREE PRESS, Daily Reuie,o,
Weekly Revie,U. and Mankato Post, each
paper to be allowed $50 for the work.
Commissioner Roberts was author
lied to get desk for the auditors
office.
The following wood bids were
opened:
Fred RAIDER, IS cords dry oak, 1910.
P. J. McGrath, so cords soft wood,
S2.7O; 10 cords dry oak, $500.
4. Shatin, IS cords dry maple, 81. so;
10 cords dry oak, 1915.
Chas, Foster. 25 cords soft wood,
1926.
G.. w. Fletcher, 20 cords soft wood,
1914; 25 cords red oak, 1914.
NJ. Shanahau, 25 cords dry oak,
$3.50,
The following purchases were made,
at the above prices:
Fred RAIDER, so cords dry oak; P. j.
McGrath, 10 cords dry oak; A. Shatin,
Is cords maple; Chas. Foster, % cords
soft wood; M. Shanahan, 25 cords dry
oak
The commissioners will contract
with other parties for soft wood to
complete the amount.
The publication of the annual tax
rate for 1897 was this afternoon award
ed to the DAILY FREE PRESS and
WEEKLY FREE PRESS, and the Daily
Reuieac and Weekly Revie,o, at Sl2 for
each paper
The WEEKLY FREE PRESS was
unanimously named as the official pa
per of the county for the ensuing year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-08
JOINT INSTALLATION.
vWiIkin Post and the w. K. G. Seat
Their New Officers.

Alexander Wilkin post, G. A. R.,
and the Womans' Relief Corps held a
Joint installation of officers last even
ing. Besides the installation services,
Mrs. Clara Gish Ewing gave several
Rotations, and the drum corps and
Tidland's orchestra furnished music.
The program was greatly enjoyed, a.
was also the supper that followed:
Commander Robt. Girvin announc-
ed his appointments and committees
as follows:
Sergeant major-Geo. W. Mead.
Quarter master sergeant-B. +
Schafer.
Finance committee-C. P. Williams.
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First insertion Jan. lS-15-22
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS

OhDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-sS.-In Probate Court. Special Term
January 5th, 1897.
Krogel, deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Charles
krogel administrator of the estate of Augustine
krogei deceased, representing among other
Things THAT he has fully administered said estate
ana praying that time and place be fixed
ior examining and allowing the final account of
his administration and for the assignment Of
the residue OF said estate to the parties en-
titled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be examined
and petition heard by this court on s aturdav
the 9th day of February. A. D., 1897. at i0
O'Clock a. m, at the Probate Office in the City of
Mankato, in said county
ana IL is further ordered, that notice thereof
De gwen to all persons interested by publishing
d copy OF this order once in each week
Ior three successive weeks prior to said day of
nearing in the Free Press weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Mankato in
Dated at the City OF Mankato, the 5th day
OF January, A. D., 1897.
By the Court:
seal OF Probate Court. CIV. MEAD,
W. E. YOUNG,
Attorney for Administrator.
MankatO, Mimi.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul.

Departing. Trains irving.
No. I22 $40 a. m. No. 1 IL :3o p. m.
No. 1u4-2:3O p. m. No. 1913 8: p. m.
No !6S-7Hn D m. No. 1873 A. q D. m.
No 1872 makes close connect ons al Austin
with through Sleeper-for st Louis, Peoria and
Kansas City arriving 7:15 next morning
This train also connects for La Crosse and
Chicago.
No. l04 makes connection with Chicago
Sleepers at Austin and Lacrosse.
J. c. MOORE, Agent.
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Chicago & Northwestern.

EAST BOUND Derart Arrive
tChicago Mail and Passenger 7.15 m 7:5. m
f. hicaRo express 4: p m :36 m
IT acy & Waseca Accom'dn 3:15 . m 3:55 p m
WEST BOUND.
2sDakota PASSENGER 1925 m I:'O p m
fMinn. Mail and Passenger $50 m 7:In m
tWaseca q Tracy Accom'dn % a m $3.50 m
tDaily except Sunday. "Daily.
tSl.eptrs Mankato to Chic go.
SSleepers Chicago to MsIkato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-08
STAGE SCHEDULE.

Between MankatU, ST. Clair end Minnesota
Lake.
cave Mankato daily al 80 a. n.
Arrive al ST. Clair daily 1T I 0 45 a. m.
Leave Minnesota Lake at q: a. M Mohoay'
arrive al st. Clair at ?: 5 =. m.
Leave st. Clair ally at 2:45 p. m.
Leave Nanka o daily ~ 6:l : y. m.
Arrive ST. Clair Tuesday at IL IN a. M
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Minneapolis & ST. Louis Railway.
CANNON VALLEY.

Depart Arrive
No. % and PA Waterville
and Faribault Accommo. 6:45 m 4:O5 p m
No. 81 and %, St. Paul,
MINNEAPOLIS and Red Wing
Passenger 500 m 9:n5 D m
Daily except SUNDAY.
No. % connecrs at Waterville with through
t. aims for lies M. ines; a with free chair car
to Denver, via Kansas City and Topeka No.
81 connects with through trains having through
sIeepers for Chicago. s Louis and Kansas City.
information regarding rates routes etc.,
cheertully furnished upon -pplicatior to
F. +. POWERS, Agent.
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Strayed.

One Bay mare and two bay mare
colts-one yearling and one nursing
colt. Reward will be given if infor-
nation as to their whereabouts or on
their delivery to VIM. Durrin, at
Madison Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-08

Don't Worry about your health.
Keep your blood pure by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla and you neeG not
fear the grip, colds, bronchitis, pneu-
mOnia or typhoid fever.
Hoods Pills are the favorite family
cathartic, easy to take, easy to oper
ate,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-08

DEBs, Coxey and Mrs. Cougar have
deserted their party. But this doubt
less signifies that the country will be
inflicted with a new one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-08
VALUATION BY TOWNSHIPS.
The Taxable Valuation as Shown or
the Tax Rate Abstract.

The following is the total taxable
valuation, real and personal, of the
county by townships, as taken from
the county auditors abstract Of the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-08

Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on
receipt of price, Csc, or for 81.
DIR. HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL
OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Humphreys' Med. Co., Ill William ST., N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-10-18

between lots 2 and :, 4 e THENCE
road street, thence north on Railroad
street # 91a inches to place of begin
ming, being a part of lot 3, blk Z,
plat of ne of NV 80, 40, 10 east ass
Commencing at point on the north
west side of River street, opposite
the west corner of lot Z, blk l, Of
Tambitng's add. to Eagle RIVER,
thence northoasterly along northwest
side of River street 100 TT to point
opposite east corner lot 8, blk l,
thence northwesterly to low-water
mark on Eagle river, thence south
westerly along the line of said low
water mark opposite the point Of be-
ginning, thence soUtheasterly to
place of beginning, except sW 10 TT
of said real estate 164A
All that part Of Coy. lot 4, sec. So, 4s. %.
described as follows:
Commencing at point $50 TT west
from center line of main track Of G.
& NV. r. r. (railroad) as at pres
ent constructed, from q point 315 TT
south of point where said center
line Of said main track crosses the
state line, between the states of Wis
consin and Michigan, running thence
west at right angle with said main
track of said railroad for 500 TT,
thence south 100 IT, thence east
parallel with said mentioned line 500
it. thence north 100 1T to place of
beginning, assessed to Il. O'Brien S.SS
Cary's add to Village of Eagle River.
i fss- blk > amt l4l4s
Mcintyre & Browns add. to Eagle River.
des. amt
lot blk 1919
To determine starting point run south
on section line from ne corner of sec
ton 30, town 40, range 10, 13 chains
IS links, thence west parallel with
highway Is rods to a certain point
to be known as northeast coTT.ef -
the land to be described, thence
II rods, south Is rods, thence eaa~
IL rods, thence north Z6 rods to place
Of beginning, assessed to Herman
Mayis 1919
To determine the starting point run
south on section line from northeast
corner of section 30, town 10 range
10, 13 chains IS links, thence west
parallel with highway Sl3 rods,
thence 10 rods for starting point,
thence west 51a rods, thence south
16 reds. thence east 81 rods, thence
assessed to Thomas Halllnap TO
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-10-18
TAX DEED NOTICE.
Notice of the Expiration of the
Time for the Redemption Of
Lands Sold for Taxes for the
Year of 1894.
0BFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK,
Villas County, Wisconsin.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the following
fots or tracts Of land sold May Fl, in the
year Of 1895, for the taxes due and I'M
paid for the year Of 1894, remain unre-
deemed IN the Office of the county clerk
OF Villas county, Wisconsin; that opposite
the description Of each tract or lot OF part
thereof, in the following list, is the name
Of the person, if any, to whom assessed
and the amount of taxes, interest and
charges calculated to the last day OF re-
denption, due on each.
Now, therefore, unless the taxes, interest
ard charges set opposite the tracts herein
described shall be paid on or before the
list day Of May 1893, the said tracts of
lard shall be forfeited and will be con
veyed, to the purchaser or purchasers In
pursuance Of the statute in such case made
and provided.
Dated at Eagle River, Wis, July o
a. d. 1897.
JOHN RADCLIFFE,
Deputy County Clerk Villas County, wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-10-18

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-10-18

Commencing at Sc corner OF lot z, DIX
g. of c. l.. Perry's 1st add. to Eagle
River, thence south to Is line be
tween lots and 3 Gov survey
therce west Oh Is line 155 fit. thence
north $50 TT to sw corner of lot 2,
blk 3, of perry's add. to Eagle River,
thence east 131 fit to place of begin
ming, assessed to Maxwell MaGee 8.
Ann o'Connor's I'd add to Eagle Riv
UnrecorGed Plat.
Evening journal., 1897-04-30
An odlons Tnx.

The tin plate makers wish to boom
their business by increasing the duty
on imported tin plate, TO the injury of
the canning industry and other indus
tries that flourish by reason of cheap
tin plate, Another blow is struck at
business by abolishing the rebate on ex-
ported tin cans Now canned goods ex-
ported in cans made of imported tin are
allowed a drawback of the duty paid,
and thus an export business has been
built up i'll canned fruits, oysters, vege-
tables, petroleum, etc. Over 1000, coo
tin cans are sent abroad annually, con-
tanning oil which completes with that Of
Russia. When Russia can buy tin plate
at 50. 20 box, while we have to pay
SO. 90 for it, it is evident that our COM
petition Will be rendered difficult Mr.
Dingley robs Peter to pay PauL-Balti-
more Sun
Evening journal., 1897-04-30
NEW CASTLE NEWS NOTES.

New Castle physicians report scarce
ly any sickness in town, except the
usual Spring disturbances.
An immense cargo of sugar passed
New Castle yesterday when the steamer
Briscoe steamed up to Philadelphia.
Sodding and other repairs are badly
needed around the Second and Har-
mony streets wall of Emmanuel church
yard. The trustees will probably have
these repairs and other Improvements
made next month.
The water supply is very weak In
some parts of town. The water COM
pany blames its subscribers for the
failure of supply because the small
pipes which the later put in their
houses are easily clogged or closed.
Business is much better this week in
town, now that the Delaware Iron
Works have resumed operations, and
$50 Of its 500 men are at work regu-
larly.
John II. Martin and William h. Roth
we'll are having the front yards of
their Fourth street residence terraced
and their houses beautihed by painters
Robert White, who was injured few
days ago by fall from his wheel, fell
again last night, badly spraining his
wrist.
A singing class, which has been
studying the o,d-fashioned sofia sys-
TEN, disbanded this week because of 8
falling OFF in the attendance.
Evening journal., 1897-04-30
Champ clarI.'s wit.

Champ Clark of Missouri is not only
one of the wittiest men in the house Of
representatives, but he is one of the
best posted on the tariff question.
In ridiculing some Of the rates of the
Dingley bill that TO him seemed subject
to criticism, he recited how a man of
the name of Goodyear went before the
ways and means committee and secured
the tariff he wanted by some skillful
palaver about the great statesmen that
Maine had produced. Then he said:
Mr. Chairman, that piece Of soft
soap made it harder for every poor
man in the United States to build a
house. Governor Dingley swallowed the
bait as quick as a trout would swallow
a fly [laughterl, and next summer some
poor devil out west, living in a dugout
100 miles from a railroad station, who
voted for Mckinley under the deluded
idea that prosperity would come under
his admin ;tration and who has not
heard of this tariff bill, ciphers it out
that he can build him a two room cot
tage with lumber and other building
hlNlDLluln ~ INC OlN lult. A4t EOts 10 lut
station TO get the lumber and finds that
the price has gone sky high, and he goes
back to his home and says to his wife;
My dear, l am sorry that we must stay
in the dugcut. We cannot bpild our lit
tie house. a great man by the name Of
Governor Dinglcy has put the price o.
lumber and other things so high that
we cannot do it, but, thank God, hC
has left dragon s blood free. Laughter
Next year, when my handsome friend
from Iowa lMr Dollivor) returns tC
that fine agricultural district which b,
represents, some man who has not beel
able to buy a coat because Of the higl
price Of woolen cloth will say to hi
neighbor There comes Dolliver, wh,
put up the price Of WOODEN goods. Bu
the successful candidate for the post
Office in that district says, Oh but Dol
liver put divi-divi ON the free listl
And in chorus they sing, 'Dolliver ant
diyi-divi forever. " Laughter. Ap
plause ON the Democratic side.
Evening journal., 1897-04-30
whr Inereasa the conl putrq

Under the existing tariff bituminous
coal pays 40 cents a ton. The Dingley
bill proposes to make this 20 cents. In
1906 the imports Of bituminous coal
into the United States were l,243, 835
tons. The exports were 2,246, 2S4. The
figures for Canada were: Imported from
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, etc,
123, ,4O4 tons; from Quebec Ontario,
etc., 80, 9S7; from British Columbia,
627, 257; exports TO these three divisions
respectively, 4l3 tons, l,67l,3O2 and
1904 Canada now proposes in case the
Dingley rate is imposed to retaliate by
a high duty on our coal. which Will
certainly not stimulate exports. Here
is an export business worth twice as
much as the corresponding import bust
ness, and it is proposed TO run the risk
of running the former for the sake of
screwing $3.50. 600 taxes out Of the lat
ter, and this on the plea of reviving
American industry. Can any sane man
fail TO see that, even assuming that
imports do not fall off, it is hardly
worth while for the sake of paltry
$3.50, 000 to tempt Canada into running
an established business nearly twice as
large as that which is to yield the tax?
Yet this is the way in which 'the old
thing works f"
Evening journal., 1897-04-30
Protecting the Few wooigrowers.

Suppose the Dingley duties on wool
would give the woolgrowers all the
protection claimed and that the price
of wool would actually go up the full
amount of the duty, which, of course,
is absurd. What would be the effect up
on the country at large?
Mr. Edward Atkinson, statistician,
estimates the annual wool product at
500, 600, 900 out of a total Of $l8, =
600, 600 produced by all the workers Of
the country and the persons dependent
on the wool industry at 800, 600 out of
a total population Of $4,000, 600. The
wool duty then means that out Of every
24O persons 230 are to be 'held up" for
the benefit Of the other one. This is a
sample of what protection does. OF
course more than 800, 600 persons may
sometimes raise few sheep, bat the
interests of these others are more those
of the consumer than of the sheep raiser,
and they would loso more because Of in
creased cost of woolens than they would
gain by the increased price Of wool.
The protective tariff system is farce
when considered in connection with the
farmer or tho workingman Will they
ever fully appreciate it,
Evening journal., 1897-04-30
blaine Opposed a DUTY on hides.

The following letter from Secretary
Of State James G. Blaine in 1890 is
supposed to have had great weight with
the ways and means committee:
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1890.
DEAR Mr.. MCKINLnY--It is a great mistake
to take hides from the free list, where they
have been for so many years. 1t Is a slap in
the face to the South Americans, with whom
we are trying TO enlarge our trade. 1t will
benefit the farmer by adding TO per cent to
the price Of his children's shoes. 1t viii yield
a profit TO the butcher only, the last man that
needs It, The movement Is inJudicious from
beginning TO end, in every form and phase.
Pray stop it before IL sees light Such move
monts as this for protection win protect the
Republican party into q speedy retirement
Yours hastily, JAMES G.. BLAINE.
Hon. William Mckinley, Chairman Ways and
Means.
Where is the Blaine this year who
can head off the westerners who want
their share Of protection and foolishly
imagine that they can get it by a duty
on hides? 1t is perfectly consistent with
the protection system to tax hides, es-
pecially as the bulk of the tax would
probably go to few monopoly butch
ers and ranchmen. But observe some Of
the effects upon our industries:
The importations Of untaxed hides
and skins last year were valued at $780,
216, 528. The goatskins were valued at
$40, 303, ,359. The former We're mostly
converted into sole leather, beltirgs
and such like heavy material for which
our native hides arc not thick enough.
The goatskins are not produced in this
country.
From this raw material we not only
manufacture Loots, shoes and leather
goods for cur own people cheaper and
! better than they are made elsewhere in
the world, but we exported finished
products Of the value Of $40, 242, 75G.
Without free and cheap raw material
this expert trade would have been i'm
possible, and our own people, as Nh.
Blaine pointed cut, would be compelled
/ to pay more for their footwear The
wages paid to our workers in leather
last year amounted to $25, 542, 166.