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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04

Walter McBroom returned Saturday
night from trip in the interest of the
Creamery Package Manufacturing Co,
He sold a separator to the Home
creamery, near Sleepy Eye; separa-
tor to the Lake Belt creamery at
Welcome; separator and churn to
the Willow Lawn creamery at Trav-
erse; and large sized churn to the
Springfield creamery. All of these
creamerIes are making additions and
Improvements.
The suit of Mayer Bros. VS..
James Van Wrinkle was tried in the
municipal court before a jury Saturday
afternoon, The plaintiffs claim bal
ance of $4S. 10 for repairing an engine,
having received 1926. Arthur Schaub
appeared as attorney for the plaintiffs,
and Schmitt & Wilson for the de-
PENDANT.
Attorney F. E. Sylvester, late of
South Dakota, was in the city Saturday
He has concluded to locate in Madelia
and practice law. He formerly at
tended the Normal school in this
city, but has been practicing his pro-
fession in South Dakota for i've years.
F. b. Stevens, of Red Wing, secre-
tary of the state threshers' union,
was a City Hotel guest Saturday night.
He is attending the meetings being
held in this county at Good Thunder,
Mapleton and Lake Crystal to forward
the county organization.
Burglars endeavored to gain en-
trance to T. B. Murtaugh's store at
Madison Lake the other night, &C
cording to the Mirror. They got in
after cutting holes through two doors,
but it is not known how much they
stole.
The Blue Earth Valley telephone
company's report as filed with the
State auditor shows the receipts for
the past year amount to s5,64S.
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ADJOURN IN MAY
House Working With That Oh.
jeCt in View.
APPROPRIATIONS FAR ADVANCED
Nothing Remains to Prolong the Session
Save the Question of Hawaiian
Annexation or War.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The house
leaders have been strai ming all their
energies to expedite the appropriation
bills with view to an early adjourn
ment and they are succeeding beyond
their most sanguine expectations Not
in quarter of century have the ap.
priation bills been so far advanced in
the long session as they are at this
time Only three of the ID regular
bills remain in committee. The other
10 have gone through one or more leg
islative stages and one-the military
academy-is in the hands of the presi-
dent awaiting his signature. With
the appropriation bills and the immi-
grafton bill, the consideration of which
has been set for March 10, out of the
way, nothing remains to prolong this
session of ongress save the question of
annexation of Hawaii or war.
Should AID journ Early in May.
The leaders of both sides looking
ahead, eliminating both these subjects
as probabilities or posi- bilities of delay,
agree that the appropriation bills
should be passed and that congress
should be ready to adjourn early in
May. If such contingency as war
should arise it would be necessary for
congress to act both in the formal dec
laration of war and in furnishing ways
and means for it's prosecution. With
regard to Hawaiian annexation there is
no doubt that if the present treaty is
abandoned in the senate no move for
annexation by legislative enactment
will be initiated by the house. Speaker
Reed makes no concealment of his per-
sonal opposition to annexation and
other very prominent Republican men,
bers are outspoken.
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SHOULD BE AMENDED.
Opposition in the Senate to the Pending
Alaskan Bill.

Opposition in the Senate to the Pending
Alaskan Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I2S.-Beyond the
fact that the bill regulating the right
of way for railroads in Alaska and for
other purposes will probably be taken
up the programme in the senate for
this week is quite indefinite. The
Alaska bill is of much wider scope
than it's title indicates and it will not
be voted upon without considerable
discussion. There is no general dis
position to defeat the bill, but some
senators are of opinion that it should
be amended in some particulars and
they will seek to secure these changes
before the vote is taken.
1t is understood to be Senator Davis
intention to again move the considera-
ton of the Hawaiian treaty, if oppor.
tunity offers, but there is no DISPOSE
ton at present to unduly press the
treaty in antagonism to other measures.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
NEW FIRM.
It is Now Benack & Harris, Hardware
Dealers.

Mankato has new firm today. 1t
will hereafter be known as Benack &
Harris, G. D. Benack having taken as
a partner in the hardware business
Chas. Earris. The stock will be en-
larged and improved. and the store
will be fully up-to-date in every
respect. Mr.. Harris travels for the
firm of Marshall, Wells & Co., whole
sale dealers in hardware, of Duluth.
and will continue on the road for the
present.
The new firm will be very strong
one. composed as it is of two such en-
terprising and progressive men as
Messrs. Benack and Harris. Both
gentlemen have made the hardware
business their speciality for many
years, and have thorough know
ledge of it. We wish the new firm all
possible success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.
Wilbur Taylor Badly Injured While
C0asting.

An unfortunate accident happened
on Agency hill Saturday evening
while a large party of young people
were coasting. Six or seven bob-sled
loads were enjoying the exciting sport.
The road-bed was icy, and the sleds
shot down the steep incline with or lat
velosity. sometimes carrying the
riders beyond Front street. At about
$50 o'clock, while about half those
engaged in the sport were walking up
the hill, a bob,sled load came down
the hill making no outcry, as is usual
to warn the others to get out of the
way. Those farthest up the hill saw
the sled coming and jumped aside and
shouted to those in the rear to look
out. All of the latter but Wilbur
Taylor got out of the way. Mr.. Tay-
lor started one way, but the stearer
on the sled turned the same way to
avoid him. He then started to jump
up, so as to fall on the sled, but was
caught on the left ankle and one bone
was snapped off four inches above the
ankle. The sled went another block
and then tipped over. The stearer
was knocked unconscious and another
rider had his head cut open.
Mr.. Taylor's friends carried him to
his room, In Geo. Pass's building on
Jackson street, and Dr. Warner set
the fracture. Mr.. Taylor will be laid
up for about a month. He will have
the sympathy of many friends in his
misfortune. He is fortunate in car
rying accident insurance.
The others who were hurt were not
seriously injured.
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SEVEN WE'RE KILLED.

Bus Filled With Pleasure Seekers Struck
by Train.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-A bus filed with
pleasure seekers was struck by a Grand
Trunk passenger train at the Western
avenue crossing south of Blue Island in
the southwestern part of the city.
Seven of the number were killed and
not one of the occupants of the vehicle
escaped without injury. The victims
of the disaster were on their way from
West Harvey to Blue Island where a
surprise party was to be held.
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AGED RESIDENT GONE.

Peter Manage, an aged resident of
St. Clair, died Friday at his home.
His death was sudden and he passed
away without a struggle. He had
been we'll all of his life, until five
minutes before he died. He was
over eighty years of age, and had re-
sided at St. Clair since 1856, A family
of grown children, five sons and five
daughters, survive him. The funeral
will occur from the Catholic church at
St. Clair Monday at 900 a. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
VERDICT GREAT SURPRISE.

The Bondsmen of Nebraska's Defaulting
Treasurer Held Not Liable.
OMAHA, Feb. 28.-The jury in the
case of the state against the bondsmen
of ex-State Treasurer BARLEY, returned
a verdict for the defense during the
evening. The amount sued for was
$3.50, 900. The case was on trial 10
days and was given to the jury on Fri
day evening. The courts instructions
were in effect that a verdict for the full
amount thould be returned in favor of
the state. There was much surprise
when the verdict was read, even the
court expressing astonishment. The
state will move to have the verdict set
aside.
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LOST TWO FINGERS.

Mr.. Victor jacobson, sawyer at
Charles Pettrson's saw mill in Hebron,
met with quite d painful accident late
Friday afternoon. He slipped in
some way and his left hand came ON
to the saw while in motion, injuring
il quite bad y He was brought to
this city and placed in the hospital
This morning Dr.. Davis, assisted by
DR.. Steel, removed the two middle
fingers at about the middle of them.
His hand was otherwise injured, but
it is thought he will get along all
right.
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HORSE COMPANY ORGANIZED.

A company has been organized by
sixteen farmers of Mankato township
to be known as the Mankato Handle
tonian Stock Co. It has a capital
stock of $1,000, and has purchased
Martin J. Jordan's Prince Nutwood
for $500. The officers of the COMPANY
are: Ed. Ore, president; Geo. w.
Haigh, secretary; and Messrs. Witrock,
Stephen May, Webster and Geo. Bal
lard, directors.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers of real
estate were filed Saturday:
Svend Omundson to Oiuf Omund-
son, nw4, SET, sec. IL, Medo, for 81, 200.
James A. King to Chas. Shustag,
south ten acres of net, sw4, and north
half of set, sw4, and SET, set, sw4, sec.
4, Mcpherson, for $1,000.
James A. King to Frederick J..
Kruse, north thirty acres ne4, sw4,
sec. 4, Mcpherson, for 81, 400.
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North Dakota Land Sales.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 28.-B. S. Russell, a
North Dakotan of considerable promi-
nence, and Jamestown land specu-
lator, is in the city. Mr.. Russell has
just closed a contract with Eastern peo-
pie for the disposal of over 1900 acres
of Northern Pacific lands in Stutsman
county, North Dakota. Mr.. Russell
said: "In all the history of my business
in North Dakota I have never seen
such steady sale of lands as is now
going on"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
AGRARIANS WARNED.

German Paper Points Ont Results of War
fare Against American Products.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28-Consul Ma
son, at Frankfort, has transmitted to
the state department a significant pub
LEGATION from one of the German papers,
warning the agrarians in that country
against pressing their warfare against
United States products, and pointing
out the stimulation of the beet sugar
industry in the United States as one of
the most dangerous results Of that
policy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
FELL DOWN CELLAR.
A Fatal Accident at Minnesota Lake
Saturday Night.

A telegram from Minnesota Lake,
received by the Free Press today, con-
tains the sad information of the death
of Miss Henrietta Schroeder, daughter
of Frederick Schroeder. Her death
was caused Saturday night by falling
down the stairs leading to the cellar
Miss Schroeder was 10 years of age,
and the terrible accident which befell
her has caused much sorrow in the
community.
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Closed with a Big Rally.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 2S.-The conven-
ton of the Student Volunteers closed
during the evening with big rally
at the Grays armory. Nearly the
entire day was given up to meetings
and intense interest in the missionary
cause was aroused by the score or more
of eloquent speakers who addressed the
large crowds that assembled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
CONRAD-RAY.

VIM. Conrad, Of Lamberton, and
Mrs. Minnie Ray, CT this city, were mar
ried Monday afternoon by Rev. q. E,
Line, and will reside on farm near
Lamberton. 1t will be remembered
that Mrs. Ray recently commenced an
action for alleged breach of promise
against Mr.. Conrad, demanding S., 900
damage, and subsequently Withdrew
it. This is a case where "all's we'll
that ends WE'LL"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04

A fine 800 acre farm within one mile
of the village limits of Mountain
Lake. This is all good tillable land,
has good house and barn, about all
under cultivation. This lis a. fine farm,
and the location makes. it very de.
sirable. Price, $26 per acre. Want
ST 500 cash, bala nee on time to suit
the purchaser. Call on OF address f.
w. Hunt, Mankato, Mimi.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers Of real es-
tate have been fled with the register
of deeds:
Sarah Crane to Anna Brooks, lots
five and seven, block five, Cranes ad-
dition, Mapleton, for $185.
Jno. J. Lloyd to Evan T. James,
seven acres in sec. Is, Cambria, for
$3.50,
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CARD OF THANKS.

I desire to extend my heartfelt
thanks to the friends and neighbors
and 10 the ladies Of the Degree of
Honor, who so kindly extended their
sympathy and aid during the recent
illness and following the death of my
late wife. Their goodness is fully
appreciated.
G.. f. SCHRIEBER,
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RELIEF FOR CUBA.

By resolution of The Board OF
Trade passed pursuant to request OF
the Secretary of State of the United
States, the undersigned president and
secretary of said board are authorized
to receive contributions of money,
food or clothing for the relief of the
destitute and suffering Cubans.
JAS SHOEMAKER, President.
CHAs. A. CHAPMAN, Sec.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04

Cinnamon Coz ted PiIls.-Dr. Agnew's Liver
Pills are coated like a cinnamon drop, very
40 in vial for 10 cents Their popularity is a
whirlwind, sweeping competitors before it like
chaff. No pain, no gripping, no inconvenience.
Sold by P. Follman.-40,
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CHEAP WATER PIPE.
City Gets it at Little More Than the
Cost of Old Iron.

A car load of water main has been
received by the city. 1t is mostly six
inch pipe, with variety of other
dimensions that it is desirable to have
on hand. Pipe does not cost what it
did when the city first commenced to
put in it's mains. Then the pipe cost
as high as $50 ton, and when a year
or two ago the price fell to S21 so it
was considered to be exceedingly low
and it was feared that heavy ad-
vance would soon be made The pres
ent car load only cost $3.50 ton,
which is way below the lowest figure
yet reached. The cost Of laying mains
is considerably reduced when pipe can
be had at this price.
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opened fire with guns upon the occu.
pants of the carriage.
The first shot missed, but the second
wounded footman in the arm. The
coachman whipped up his horses and
the royal party dashed away at a gal
lop. The miscreants fired seven more
shots after them, none Of which took
effect, and the king and the princess
returned to the palace unhurt.
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LOST 100000 IN WAGES.
No Prospect of a Settlement of the Bidde-
ford Strike.

No Prospect Of a Settle ment of the Bidde-
ford Strike.
BIDDEFoRD, Me-, Feb. %. 1t is
claimed that the strikers in the Laconia
and York cotton mills will remain out
until they are starved in. This seems
to be the situation at the end of the
sixth week of the strike and there is no
prospect of settlement for weeks to
come. Both strikers and mill manage
ment remain firm and indications of a
settlement by arbitration seem most re-
mote. The strike has already caused a
loss in wages of nearly 5000, 900.
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Farmers and HOmeseekers.

For sale in California 10000 acres of
farming land, suitable for grain,
beets. fruit. grazing and general
farming. Low prices, easy terms.
Write for full information
FARNswoRTH, VAIL & CALKINs,
Wilcox Block, Los Angeles, Calf.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
KILLED TWO POLICEMEN
Chicago Maniac Objects to Being Placed
Under Arrest.

Chicago Maniac objects Co Being Placed
Under Arrest.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2S.-Officer Patrick
Fenton was killed and Officer Daniel
Carey fatally shot by Michael Clark,
whom they attempted to arrest. Clark.
who is a butcher employed at the
stockyards, boarded at Alb Forty second
street. His landlady noticed that he
was acting strangely and asked him to
vacate, but he refused and barricaded
the doors of his room. Police were
called and forced an entrance. AS
Fenton stepped into the room he re-
ceived bullet through the heart.
Carey leaped upon the maniac and in
the struggle received shot through
the body. Clark afterwards gave him
self up
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TO KILL KING GEORGE.

Unsuccessful Attempt to Assassinate the
Ruler of Greece.
ATHENS, Feb. 28.-An unsuccessful
attempt was made to assassinate King
George of Greece.
The king was returning from Pha-
lerum at 3 o'clock in the evening in a
landau, accompanied by the Princess
Maria, when two men who were hid
den in q ditch alongside the road
The broad ax., 1898-12-24
THE cHRIsT-cHILD.

HIS world has
whirled on In
its way
For nineteen hun
dred years,
Since Bethlehem's
babe, who came
In Love,
Wept over Us His
tears.
Stin swings above
The broad ax., 1898-12-24

-Wassail bob" q bunch OF holly or
other eyergreens on a pole, decked with
ribbons and hung with oranges and
apples, and sometimes bearing Q pair
OF dolls, was carried about In York
shire at Christmas nearly q century
ago. And until 1880 the "besant" was
escorted BY q procession with music at
Shaftesbury-it being q tree-shaped
framework covered with ribbons, hov-
ers and peacock feathers, on which
were hung jewels, coins and other ar
ticles OF value. loaned by the local gen.
ny. Hutchins' history Of Dorset states
In 1903 that the decorations Of this
oesant," or "hyzant." or "bezon," a.
It was variously called, were sometimes
worth a. much as s1,500.
These and kindred customs prevail
ing in the England Of q century ago
are generally regarded by archaeolo-
gists as survivals Of tree worship.
which seems to hive existed every
where.
Germany probably received the tree
from Scandinavia. where the ancient
legend tells Of "Yggdrasil," the ash,
which binds together heaven, earth
and hell; its branches spreading over
the whole world, and reaching above
the sky; its roots running in three d.
The broad ax., 1898-12-24

rections, one to the Asa gods in heav-
en-, one to the Frost giants, and the
third to the underworld.
In the far East, japanese sacred
books. written a dozen centuries ago,
relate how the gods pulled up by the
roots on the mountain Kager the Saka
tree, on the branches OF which they
hung jewels, a mirror and blue and
white peace offerings to the shining
goddess Of the heavens.
The Hindoo Parijata and Kalpayris-
ksha yielded all the objects Of the de-
sires Of gods and mortals, and 30, too,
did the Iranian Harvisptokhm, ''the
tree Of all the seeds"
At cremation ceremonies In Bud
dhist Siam q framework representing
q tree, TO which are tied lines and nut
shells containing money and lottery
tickets. occupies prominent place, and
after the rites these "fruits," which
are called "karaphruk." are scrambled
for by the crowd.
In Upper India the scavenger caste
carry In PROFESSIONS. In honor Of their
god zahir, bamboo, framework deck
ed with bright eolored cloths and pea
cock feathers. and hung with fans and
lunches Of cocoa nutA
Lncian described trees covered With
and sacred attributes which
were brought each year to Be burnt
offerings to the goddess Atsrratis n
Of Syria; and he told also
u great trees. loaded with goats. shssr.
garments and gold and silver objects
which were burned before the syro-
Phosnician gods.
Conversational. or -made-up- tree
re pictured on Babylonian cylinders.
md one Of the biiingual hymns trans
atsd By Prof. sayee describes how ths
Place Of the Tree Cot which thsss |
'icnrsd trses we're undoubtedly gym
The broad ax., 1898-12-24

and q bull standing beneath, ready fol-
sacrifice.
Pictures and other Votive objecti
were attached to the laurel Of Apollo
Summing up all the evidence, 1t GER
tainly seems that the Christmas tres
hung with gifts has descended to N
from the times when decorated tree,
laden with offerings were worshiped
a. representatives Of the abstract
Universe tree" whose trunk was the
cosmic axis, whose roots were In the
underworld. and whose branches. Lift
cd aloft into the skies, bore up thu
heavenly hosts.
The custom Of decorating the church
% with greenery at Christmas had Il,
origin in q pagan ceremony. The
great feast Of Saturn was held In De-
csmber. when the worshipers hung the
temple with such green things az thsy
could find; and the Christians adopted
the same method to celebrate the birth
Of the Savior, giving 1t an emblematie
turn by referring to the righteous
branch" and justifying 1t from Isaiah
s.: 1S-@The glory Of Lebanon shall
come unto thee. the Or tree. the pine
tree and the box together to beautify
the place Of my sanctuary"
The holly, or holy tree, Is called
Christ's thorn in Germany and Scan
dinavia. from Its use in church decora.
tons and its putting forth its berris,
at Christmas time.
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THE YULE Loo,

Christmas day In the primitive
church was always observed as the
Sabbath day, and. like that preceded
By an Eve, or Vigil. Hence our pres
emit Christmas Eve. On the night Of
this Eve, people were wont to light
up candles Of an uncommon size, call
ed Christmas candles. and lay q log Of
wood upon the fire, called q Yule log
or Christmas block, to illuminate the
house, and, as It were, to turn night
into day. This custom n still kept up
In the north Of England. The siss Of
these logs Of wood, which were In
fact great trees. may be imagined from
the fact that in the time Of the civil
wars Of the last century. Capt. Hosier
burnt the house Of Mr.. Barker Of
Haghmond Abbey, near Shrewsbury,
By setting IRE to the Yuls log. At
the bringing In Of the Yule log af
Christmas Eve In the ancient castle Of
England, the great hall Of the castle
was profussly decorated with ivy and
holly bsrriea. Al soon a. the log was
lighted thu Christmas festivities be-
gan The servants were then given q
general holiday and did not 60 to bed
ct Al, but ramblsd about until the
church balls called them to prayer At
- o'clock. The word Yule signifies
ceristmes. which was called In the
Latin or Western church the Feast Of
Lights, because they used many lights
o. candles It its celebration In honor
q oAsist the Light Of al Lightk