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A BATCH OF BREEZY MEL ANGIE FROM A BUSY
 BEE HIVE OF
 INDUSTRY.
Interesting Personals Of Rail-
 read Men

[Mondayl and pay off the boys at 3:3O p. m.
 Mr. Dick George, an employe on the rip track has returned to his du- ties after lengthy visit to rel atives in Kentecky.
 A foundation for the big steel water tank is very near completed and the boiler department has started the construction of the tank.
 Coach No. 1O4 after being re- paired and repainted was turned out of the shops last week ready for duty.
 Mir. J. ". Patterson formerly day maehinlst in the round house, has now been placed on night duty.
 Mir Louis Bradbury has re signed his position with this con- pany as he will in the future en- gage in the soda water business.
 Mr, Edward Williams has again accepted a position as stenciller in the paint department on the rip track.
 A skylight is being built by the bridge and building department oyer the new blacksmith shops.
 An immense garden is being put in shape at the shops. After the ground IS in shape vegetables of ali kinds, also cotton will be planted and it will certainly be a thing of beauty when finished.
 Nh. Mike Schnoeble, a machinist at the shops, is again on duty after a lengthy illness at his home on east 3rd avenue.
 The blow car which has been undergoing repairs at the shops has been fixed up and is now in working order and will be sent south for business.
 Work has begun on tae coaches for the Swan Lake road which will run into this city at an early date.
 Mir. Peter Murray very old man employed in the tool room, was taken seriously i'll last week. He was taken to his home, where he re. mains in 8 critical condition.
 Mr. George Dugan resigned his position as machinist at the shops in order to join the navy. He left Friday for Philadelphia Pa, and carried with him the best wishes of bis fellow workmen.
 Eugene Graham. the ever hand- some and popular conductor of the Cotton Belt, is now in Hot Springs for his health.
 The road on the north end of the route is now all right and the trains are now running on schedule time.
 An immense freight traffic has been run on this road the past week and will also be on for several weeks as the rise of the river has delayed business from being transacted.
 E. H. Bond, coppersmith in the tin and copper department, is again on duty after being very i'll for the past week at his home on east End avenue.
 Mr. Jay Miller. Chief Dispatcher at the shops, is quite i'll at his home on west 9th avenue.
 Supt. Coughlin is south looking after the interests of the road.
 MT. Chas. Near, Chief Clerk in the Transportation Department has been slightly i'll for the past few days.
 A large number of flat cars loaded with gravel are going north to fill up and make solid the washed out places along the road. F. s. Rawlins, the Superintendent of the north end, has returned to his Jonesboro home after spending few days here.
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HAY FEVER,

making a per-ect cure in a few days. Never fails No fatal case LA GRIPPE ever known
 where Brazilian Balm was faithfully used Ii destroys the grippe germ and quickly remove: all the after bad effect.
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s. c. ALEXANDER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29

The ST. Louis Globe-Democrat in
speaking of the wheat and corn crop
for this season says: SIN many direct
ions fortune is lavishing her favors on
the United States. Not only are we
fighting successfully war which will
result in great triumph for civiliza-
tion, but the crop reports are among
the most favorable ever received at
this time Of the year. The wheat
yield will be the largest in the coun-
try's history. That Of 1892 was Gill;
900, 900 bushels, which was 10O,OOO.0OO
greater than the crop of any other
year in this country before or since.
In 1898 the wheat yield of the United
States is placed at figures ranging
from 625, 000,0 900 bushels to $50, 0OO,0 900.
The indications are that the corn
crop will equal or exceed last years
unexampled yield, which was 1884
100000 bushels. In only three years
before 1S97-in 1890, 1892 and 1896
did the corn crop of this country pass
the 1000, 100000 mark. This means
good times for the farmer, and usually
when the farmer prospers the coun-
try prospers." $780,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
A CHANGE DESIRED.
New Assignee May be Appointed for
Oscar Cassidy.

A hearing will be had Friday on an
order to show cause why Geo.
Schwartz should not be removed as as
signee of Oscar Cassidy and the Cassidy
Packing Co., and some one else ap-
polluted assignee. Some Of the credi-
tors, represented by O. M. Metcalf,
of st. Paul, have petitioned for the
change, and it is said that little or no
opposition will be made to the move.
Lorin Cray represents some of the
creditors, and will have no objections
to offer. Whether Mr.. Schwartz's at
torneys put up very stiff fight for
him remains to be seen. They are E.
J. Cannon, of St, Paul, and w. N.
Plymat, of this city.
The petitioners claim that Mr..
Schwartz resides at Omaha and that
for various reasons it would be better
to have some one else in the place.
1t is not believed that the hearing
will consume much time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29

The launching at Bath, Me-, the
other day of steamship intended as
an ocean tramp, says the Sioux City
Journal, is promise that the decayed
merchant marine of this country is
again to return to it's own. This is
the first steamship built in this coun-
try for this purpose. 1t is an evidence
that the iron and steel industry has
reached such stage of development
that combined with American ingenu-
ity, the old supremacy that the nation
enjoyed as a builder in the days of
wooden sailing vessels is about to
come back and stay, and that the flag
is to be multiplied on all the seas. A
country that can produce such sea-
fighters as America should certainly
have great commerce on the oceans.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
A BLACK EYE.
Brakeman Meets q Travelling Mans Fist
Wednesday Afternoon.

An unpleasant occurrence was wit
messed at the union depot at los p.
M, when the train for the west pulled
out. A travelling man attempted to
board the train with his hands full of
grips. and the brakeman stopped him
until he should show his ticket. The
travelling man, who formerly resided
in Mankato but now lives in another
Southern Minnesota town, became
angry and struck the brakeman three
blows in the face. blackening his eye
The brakeman is new man on the
road and was too technical in carry
ing out his orders to suit the COM
mercial traveller The latter's story
was that he offered to produce his
mileage book as soon as he could
place his grips on the platform, but
that he was not permitted to do this
A crowd gathered around while the
dispute was in progress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
!: VARIOUS OPINIONS:
IT HAS TIED HIS TONGUE,


Fairfax Standard;
Chas. A. Towne is not talking so
much about being "just as good Re.
publican as ever" since he got the
straight Democratic nomination for
congress in the Sixth district.
HOW 1T RUINS US.
Hutchinson Independent:
$27,000,O00 worth Of manufactured
goods exported and SIS, 900, 900 import
ed in June, 100000 balance in our
favor. Thus the Dingley bill con-
tinues to ruin the country.
WHERE THE TROUBLE REALLY is.
FairmOnt News
The Leroy Independent says: Soon
gresham McCleary, of the Second
district seems to be having a peck of
trouble these days with his Washing
ton reporters" He is not having
half the trouble with reporters that
the Popocrats are having with Nc
Cleary. They fused around all sum-
mer trying to have him beaten in the
convention, and ever since he was
unanimously nominated they have
been hunting for some one who is fool
enough to run against him but so far
without success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
INJUNCTION WITHDRAWN.
Telephone Company Comedies to Mr..
Fletcher's Wishes.

The Western Electric Telephone
Co. has come down gracefully. 1t is
running a toll line from Mankato to
St. Peter along the bluff road. The
company has set line of poles and
will soon string the wire. L. G.. M.
Fletcher Tuesday commenced an in
junction proceeding 10 restrain the
company from stringing it's wire as
proposed past his homestead on the
bluff road, on the ground that mum
Der of his fine shade trees would be
injured by the trimming that would
be necessary in order to string the
wire from pole to pole. An order to
show cause why the temporary in
junction should not be made perma-
nent was made returnable before
Judge Severance Friday.
The company has decided to meet
Mr.. Fletcher's objections, and has
agreed to set the poles fifteen feet
from where they now are and spare
the shade trees. The company also
agrees to pay the costs of the injunct-
ion proceedings. Thus Mr.. Fletcher
gains his point, and has withdrawn
his Injunction proceedings, through
his attorney, B. G. Taylor. There
will be no further delay in connecting
up Mankato and St. Peter by the
Western Electric people,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29

Ex-Attorney General Harmon has
taken stand along with ex-President
Cleveland against what he is pleased
to call imperialism. On the other
hand, the ablest man Of the Cleve-
land cabinet, ex-Secretary Olney, is
pronounced advocate of territorial ex-
pansion.' The so-called bugaboo Of
''imperialism" has no terrors for him.
when the entering Of the United
States into the affairs of the world is
far preferable to national isolation.
In fact he holds that this country
cannot escape mixing in the affairs of
the world even should it so wish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29

Architect Gerlach has prepared
plans for a new school building to re-
place the old Dickinson school house,
which was recently destroyed by
Tightening. The building, which will
be erected at once, is to be known as
the Woodlawn school, in district SO.
A fight between two boys involved
both families and they were in County
Attorney Hughes office today, but
reached a peaceable adjustment Of
their troubles. The trouble arose
over an older member of one family
chastising the boy Of the other family
who was fighting.
A man claiming to come from Aus.
tin was locked up Tuesday after
noon by Chief Wagon, on the charge
of vagrancy. He was found begging
for beer in saloons and acting sus-
piously. He claimed to be looking
for work, and the court gave him an
hour to leave the city next morning.
The Dollard house, on Fourth street,
was entered by burglar last night,
but nothing was taken, so far as
known. Entrance was gained through
a window, and the burglar was prob
ably frightened away before he had
made a search of the house. The
residence is occupied by two families.
Frank Simmons and John Welsh, of
Cottonwood county. were placed in
the Blue Earth county jail Monday, to
serve a sentence of fifteen days..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
BARN BURNED.
Fires are Getting Frequent Once
More.
Suspicious Appearing Man Seen Just
Previous to the Discovery of Tuesday
Nights Fire.

Fire number three, Of the present
batch, occurred at midnight Tuesday
night, and this time it was barn.
Smoke and flames were discovered is
suing from II. G. Thoms' barn, on the
alley between Third and Fourth
streets, near Hickory, and an alarm
was sent IN from box 27. The fire de-
partment was quickly on the scene,
but the flames then had great start,
and the fire blazed up and was hot
one. 1t was soon gotten under con-
troll, however. and no other property
was injured. The barn is a ruin.
There was nothing in it at the time,
Of value.
The origin of the fire is mystery,
but the general impression is that the
barn was set on fire.
About fifteen minutes before the
fire occurred, Chas. T. Taylor and
Gates Phillips were standing at the
corner of Second and Main streets,
and their attention was attracted by
a man who ran across Second street,
coming through the middle of the
block close to Jno. Lulsdorf's resi-
dence and entering the middle of the
block opposite, where he disappeared
from view. This man was running
rapidly, and was tall man, without
coat or hat, but wearing a vest. Mr..
Phillips suggested that they follow
him, but Mr.. Taylor said that it
would be better to let him go, as he
was probably some fellow who was be-
ing chased by the police. Mr.. Phillips
and Mr.. Taylor were each at home
telling their wives Of the incident
when the ire bell rang. 1t may be
that this man had something to do
with starting the fire.
Mr.. Thoms estimates his loss at
5000, with no insurance. He does not
intend to rebuild the barn. Mr..
Thoms' property is occupied Miss
Erdahl, who takes boarders. she was
the first to discover the fire, and one
of her boarders, o. Haug, sent in the
alarm, while another ALT. Anderson,
took her cow from the barn. When
the fire was first discovered cit was
burning on the alley side, on the in
terror of the lower floor, The quick
ness ofMissErdahl's boarders probably
resulted in adjoining buildings being
saved, as high wind was blowing at
the time.
The barn had been leased by G. Dol
son, but he left yesterday with his
team for North Dakota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
SUGAR BEETS THRIVING.

Justice Henry knott states that
the sugar beet crop is doing we'll this
year. The wet weather in June al
lowed the beets to get we'll rooted,
and the present dry weather is the
best thing for them. The drier it is
from now on, the greater proportion
OF sugar will the beets contain. Mr..
knott did not put in as many beets as
usual, but other farmers around
Mankato have small acreages of the
beets, and these are all looking we'll
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
in THE TRENCHES.
Letter Written in Front OF
Santiago.
Charge of the Dismounted Cavalry De.
scribed by a MankatO
Man.

John w. Blue, of troop K, Third U.
S. cavalry, has written an interest
ing letter home to his mother. He
participated in the attack on San
tiago, and was in the thick of the
fighting. He writes as follows:
In Front of Santiago de Cuba.
July 9th, 1898.
DEAR MOTHER:-l couldn't write
any sooner, and It's only luck that L
got this paper and envelope TO write
ON. suppose you have read in the
papers by this time OF the battle we
mad here. tell you it was The most
horrible sight ever saw. They kept
US lying down In front OF the Spanish
trenches for over an hour, and we
were not allowed to shoot back IN
that time. and they were just shoot
ing US down like dogs. They estab-
lished a hospital right back Of US and
carried the wounded there, and they
cried and mOaned most spitifully.
Finally the Spaniards got range on
this hospital and threw shells into it,
and then they gave US the command
TO charge their trenches. and tell
you we had a hot time for about an
hour, but we saw them back to
another line of trenches and we took
their first line of trenches and we
took their first line. We fought for
two days and half, and now there is
flag Of truce up. We don't know whether
they will surrender or not. 1t was
sickening to see their trenches when
we captured them. Dead Spaniards
were piled on top Of each other, and
some Of them only wounded. Two of
rs captured one, and he fell on his
knees and held up his hands like he
was praying. When he saw we weren' It
going to hurt him he was tickled to
death.
Lieut.. Hobson and his men were
exchanged here yesterday. They
came out of the Spanish lines and
over to our regiment, and our band
struck up, my Country IT'S of Thee"
Well. don't believe there were ten
men in the regiment that wasen't
crying for Joy, and such cheering you
never heard. L got the Bible you sent
me and have read it good deal these
days, for we are not doing anything
only lying in the trenches. We will
know today whether they will sur
render or not.
We had thirty-fve men in our troop
10 90 into the fight, and our captain
and ten men were wounded and one
man killed instantly. Some of the
wounded will die. 1 tell you 1 never
expected to come out alive when we
charged on them. There is German
officer here, and he says he never
heard of dismounted cavalry charging
Entertainments before. You know we
left our horses in Tampa, but we did
charge them. and took them. too.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
PROBABLY INSANE.
N an With a Madelia Rig OverhauIed In
MankatO.

Tuesday afternoon, Chief Wagon
received telephone message from
Deputy Sheriff Austin, of Madelia,
asking him to be on the lookout for a
sandy complectioned man driving a
bay horse hitched to a top buggy.
No further particulars were given,
except that the man had passed
through Lake Crystal headed this
way and that an officer from Lake
Crystal was following him.
Chief Wagon took his station at
the east end of the Blue Earth river
bridge, and stationed Officer Bienapfl
at the east end Of the slough. About
supper time, Mr., Wagon espied an
outfit answering the description COM
ing across the bridge, and took it into
custody, picking up Officer Bienapfl
on the way in. The man claimed to
live at Jackson and gave several con-
flicting accounts of how he happened
to get the horse and buggy. One was
that he had gotten it at Window and
another was that he had procured it
at Lake Crystal. He gave evidences
of being insane. To confirm this sus-
picion, when he was searched at the
city hall he was asked where he got
his new clothes, and replied that he
got them at St. Peter, in the asylum.
An officer arrived soon after and
took the man back to Madelia with
him. H. said that the man, who was
a stranger there, had found the horse
and buggy tied to a hitching post and
had united it and driven off, without
saying word to anyone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
July 22 20 Aug 5 90
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
cTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth-ss In Probate Court, Special
Term, July 25, 1898.
In the matter OF the estate OF Miranda
Cook, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF
Emery L. Cook, admir istrator of the estate of
Miranda Cook, deceased, representing, among
other things that he has fully administered,
said estate and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining, settling and allowing the
final account of his admi ,istration, and for
the assignment OF the residue of said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, That said account be examined
and petition heard, by this Court, on Monday
the Goth day OF August, A. d, 1897, at 10
O'Clock a. M, at the Office OF Probate Court,
in said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing a copy of this order once in each week
for three successive weeks, prior to said day
of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at the
City of Mankato in said county.
Dated at the city Mankato. the 25th day OF
July, A. d. 1895.
By the Court,
IPRoBATE SEAL SAM B. WILSON.
Judge of Probate.
n L. Schmtt,
Attorney for Administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29

Lost, black martin collarette be-
tween Mankato and South Bend.
Finder please leave at this office.
G, S. Ellis, Miss Mariette Spaulding
and Miss Maysel Bishop, of MapletoD,
were in the city Tuesday afternoon.
E. B. Grant, of Fairmont, and Miss
Nora M. Crandall, Of Amboy, were
united in marriage at the Clifton
House Wednesday.
Office Grout levied on bicycle to
satisfy judgment today. Bicycles
are not exempt from seizure for debt.
The wheel was one of those given
away at the opera house.
The deeds to the knitting mill and
fibreware works property were filed
today by the new owners. 1t required
1926 in revenue stamps to attach to
the deeds One deed took 1920 worth
of stamps One ten dollar stamp was
stuck on to one of the deeds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
MISS CROSS FUNERAL.
fer Early Death Was Due to Appen.
dicitis,

The funeral of the late Alma Cross
occurred from the Episcopal church
at 10 O'Clock Tuesday forenoon, and the
remains were inferred in GlenwoOd
cemetery.
The home of the deceased was at
St. Clair, and she was a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cross, of that place. She
was Twenty-Five years Of age, About
Two months ago, she was taken with
appendicitis, and went to Rochester,
where an operation was performed.
This was not entirely successful, and
she came to Mankato three weeks
ago, and another operation was per-
formed, but with little hope of sue
cess. Miss Cross was attended by her
parents and other members of her
family during her illness, and receiv-
ed every possible attention. Her
brother, B. f. Hodgman, and the lat
ter's wife, of LeMars, Iowa, have also
been in the city for several days. The
deceased had many friends in the
county who regret her early taking
OF.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
FAVORABLE CROP REPORT.

The weekly crop report received by
Supt Spencer from the agents along
his division of the Omaha road shows
that the cutting of wheat has COM
menced in the southern part of the
state. Oats are nearly all cut. No
yields are given, but the promise is
for an immense crop of everything.
The weather has been favorable and
no damage has been inflicted by hail
or any other cause. Corn is coming on
finely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
LITERARY NOTES.

If the Philippines become possess
leans flock thither to establish new
homes, they will have to include
snakes and lizards among their family
pets In an article on Life in Man.
ia" in The Youths Companion for
the week of June 30th Charles b.
Howard says: "Our household in
cluded three or four Chinese Chow
dogs, with thick, orange-colored fur
and coal-black tongues, and Pedro, the
house-snake, small python, which
travelled about inside the canvas
walls and kept us free from rats and
mice. Pedro never came out, and
we were not disturbed at all by his
proximity. We slept on strips of
mating, spread over cane-seated
couches, the legs Of which rested in
bowls of water to prevent visits from
centipedes, tarantulas, white ants
aud other tropical gentry, that can
not be kept out of the houses. Wash
stands, sideboards and refrigerators
are protected in the same way. The
big white ant and little red ant seem
particularly fond of tooth powder,
and not vestige would be left in the
morning if a wash-stand rested d.
rectly upon the floor. Tiny little
green and yellow lizards
used to dart among the books on the
table, after the lamps were lighted,
devouring the insects which swarmed
around the lights. Occasionally one
of these lizards would drop from the
ceiling, alighting with a resounding
smack"