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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
The Annual Statement of the Commits
siOners Shows Them to be in Good
Shape.

The financial statement of Blue
Earth county for the fiscal year end
ing Jan. 2, 1898, will be found else
where in the Free Press to-
day. 1t is one of the most elab-
crate statements ever made in this
county, or doubtless any other county
in the state. and Auditor Gunders is
entitled to great credit for the work
he has done in placing the affairs Of
the county so fully before the peopl e
that they can easily understand the
details in full.
The statement shows that there
was a balance on hand in the county
treasury in the various funds on Jan
1, 1897, Of SIS, 467 .26. During the yea r
1897 there was received from taxes
and other sources s26l, S9O9s, making
total of 1921, 35S.24. The disburse-
ments for the year were 1855, ITO A +,
leaving balance on hand Jan. 2, 1898,
of SIG, 1880. or the receipts for tn e
year S2O3, 667.71 was from the taxes of
1896. The state school apportio n
ment amounted to S21, 764.OO. The
sum of S9,38380 was received from
taxes of previous years, and S9,693 .36
from undistributed taxes. The re-
mainder was from various sources.
OF the disbursements $19,1S5. II was
for state taxes, S12,174.34 for state
school taxes. The expenses of the
district court were $11, 239.49. OF
this sum, $2,6O1,S5 was for court OFF,
GERS, s6l5.SO for grand jury, S5,979.5e
for petit jurors, 81, 454.2S fol
witnesses.
There was paid for expense OF
criminal cases in justice court 1854
Interest and part of bonds on court
house took 81, 1915 90. while the item
of salaries come to Sic, $685. 80. The
support of the poor and the poor
farm cost $10,054 90. OF this sum
S940. 81 was paid for the relief of poor
outside of the poor farm. The super.
intendent's salary and help at the
poor farm cost S1.079.29; improve.
ments and repairs cost 1898 95; sup.
plies and machinery. S2S3, As; provi-
sions, S580.79; clothing and goods,
1923. 80 and miscellaneous expenses
were $4,000.
Roads and bridges cost the county
"a, 2O9.22. There was paid to the
city of Mankato for taxes S3S, 062 %.
To the towns and villages S23, $50. Is.
and to the school districts, $50, 500. 80.
In the statement will De found a
table showing the amount credited to
the different funds.
The affairs Of the county have been
well handled and the comm issiOners
and the county auditor are entitled
to credit for the close attention they
give to all details, and the business
like manner In which they attend to
the business Ut the county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28
MADE AN ASSIGNMENT.

Henry Robel, formerly of this city,
but who has been in business at Min
nesotaLake for year or so, has made
an assignment to man named Fish.
The assets are reported at 81, 700 and
the liabilities at $1,000 Mr.. Robel's
many friends will be sorry to learn of
his misfortune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pond were sur.
prised by about thirty-five of their
friends Thursday, who came with
plenty Of refreshments and big, up
holstered easy chair for Mr.. Pond.
The evening was very pleasantly
spent, although George was a little
late in getting home, not having
"tumbled."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28
BIDS OPENED.

The hospital trustees opened bids
Friday for furnishing fifty tons of ice
for the use of the hospital. The
bids ranged from $24.5O to S37 90 for
the job. The contract was awarded
to John Devens for $24.5O or less than
fifty cents ton. He has to draw the
ice about three and a half miles.
This is remarkably low bid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28

For safe hail and cyclone insurance
address the Mankato Hail & Cyclone
Insurance Co., e. G. Cross, secretary,
Room 8 Hunts Bldg Mankato, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28

Piil-Dosed.-With nauseOus, blg burgers,
prejudices people against pills generally. DR..
Agnew's Liver Pills are resolutionizing the pill
demapd-They'r SO pleasant to take-The
doses are small and so is the prioe-l0 cents for
10 doses. Biliousness, sick headache, constipa-
ton dispelled. Works like a charm. Sold By
p. Follmm.-G
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28

The Free Press has received a
letter from August Bruck, formerly
of this city, asking for recent copies
of the paper. Mr.. Bruck is now a
marine guard on the U. S. s. Balti
more, at San Francisco. The letter
was written from Honolulu, Hawaiian
Islands, Jan. 9th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28

A petition is being prepared for.
presentation at the next meeting of
the council, asking that the water
mains be extended block on North
Sixth street, to accommodate num-
Der of people who want to take wa
ter. This will bring the mains to
Franklin street, and only three
blocks east of the Franklin school
house.
The rear rooms of the First
National bank have been repapered
and reprinted and otherwise improv-
ed. The room formerly used by
the directors will be used by Presi-
dent Lamm as a private Office. The
rear room will be occupied as an office
by S. and L. S. Lamm, and the d.
rectors will also meet there.
The wife of the Methodist minis
ter at Lake Crystal has suffered an
accident to her head, and DR.. Web
ster was summoned there today, ex-
pecting to perform an operation on
the skull known as craneotomy. He
will also attend r. F. Phillips, who is
ill there.
Madison Lake Mirror: N. Frede-
rick, Jr. has bought thirty-one acres
from O. 81. Austin. This farm lies
across the road from Prospect Park.
Mr.. Frederick will remodel the house
and make that his home in the fut-
ure. The consideration was 81, 900.
Judge Severance has made an order
fixing the time to file claims against
the knitting mill company as not
later than Feb, 18th. and in the case
of the fibreware works, Feb. 21st.
Mr.. Scheerschmidt, the baker, has
leased the building at 227 North
Front street, of Wagon Bros, former
ly occupied by Faddoul Kouri, and
will move his bakery there Feb. LIST.
John Saenger, of Kasota, has bought
out Frescholtz s. Millas' saloon, in
the Sontag house building on North
Front street, taking the interest of
both partners.
Judge Mead made an ordert Thurs
day to examine accounts of the
guardian of Flora E. McMurtrie; and
an order to hear petition for settle
ment of the estate of Frank Wines,
deceased.
w. R. Geddes reports having secur-
ed an increase of pension for Joshua
Woloben, from Sc to s12 per mouth.
Judge Mead has made an order ap-
pointing Minna Topper administra-
trix of the estate of Wm. Topper.
The barber license cases have been
continued until February 81.
Pill-DOsed.-With nauseous, big burgers,
prejudices people against pills generally. DR..
Agnew's Liver Pills are resolutionizing the pill
demapd-They'r SO pleasant to take-The
doses are small and 30 is the prioe-10 cents for
10 doses. Biliousness, sick headache, constipa-
ton dispelled. Works like a charm. Sold BIZ
p. Eollman.-A
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28

XHIANTED-25 good men who can give good
w reference can get position with the
Man kato Hail ami Insurance Go. by applying
at their Office, room 8, Free Press bldg.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-07-30
LAKE ARTHUR CAMP GROUND.

The Methodists of Acadia, Vermil-
ion and Caleasieu parishes have es-
tablshed very pretty camp ground
on the north bank of Lake Arthur
and the camp meeting has been in
progress since the goth. A corres-
pondent of the Jennings Record thus
describes it:
lone who has never been in the
Lake Arthur camp meeting grounds
can draw no imaginary picture Of
their beauty. Situated on the north
bank OF a beautiful lake under large
group of antique oaks, with a cool
breeze continually tanning you from
off the lake, makes visitor feel as
though he had struck the garden
spot of the world.
The tabernacle is a magnificent
building capable of seating 600 or 700
people. A large roomy parsonage, a
slIahSef nome, several two story
houses, now occupied by some of the
leading men of the country, a large
wharf that enables steamboats, to
land passengers right on the ground.
AL of this has been done in short
space of six months.
The association purchased ten
acres of ground with lake frontage
OF five acres that has no equal in the
state.
The camp meeting will commence
on the goth inst. The best ministe-
rial help has been secured and large
crowd is expected and great revival
will be the result. Everybody is in
vited to attend. Rooms will befnrn-
ished free and meals 1T 90 cents on
the ground
Bathing, fishing and skiff riding
are greatly enjoyed and no mosqui-
toes to interfere with your rest. In
short, it is one of the greatest places
to spend q few weeks that the writer
knows OF, besides what spiritual
blessing one can receive =
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-07-30
QUITE A SENSATION.


The latest sensation comes from
one OF neighboring railroad towns
and the story goes that a prominent
railroader went home when he was
expected to be out on run. He had
just disrobed, when his wife who had
been looking very uneasy, told him
that she had taken very i'll and he
would have to go for doctor. The
accommodating husband got into his
clothes as quickly as possible and
rushed up town only to discover that
the clothes he had on were not his.
but belonged to one Of his best
friends. He went through the pock-
cts and found hundred and TWENTY
five dollars in the vest. The railroad
er Immediately telephoned bis friend
that he could have his coat and trous-
ers back, but he had decided to keep
the vest. The exchange was made
and the railroader is now a hundred
and twenty-five dollars and lot of
experience ahead. His friend also
has some experience, but will be
broke until pay day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-07-30
AS INSTRUCTED.

a \
When it was first arranged some
years ago for postmasters in the Unit
ed States to send in quarterly reports
many queer documents were furnish
ed.
One of the funniest, addressed to
the President himself, came from
Waterford, Fulton county, Illinois,
and is a model of comprehensiyeness.
if not Of grammatical precision. 1t
is filed at the postofice department,
and reads as follows;
waterford, fulton c, ils.July the 9.
muster president of United States
Dear Sur Bean required by the in
structions of the Post Office to report
quarterly, ! now foolfl that pleasin
duty by reportin as follows. The
Harvestin has been goin on pretty
well and most of the naburs have got
thur cuttin about dun. wheat is
hardly an average crop, on rollin lans
corn is yellowish and wont cut more
than 10 or Is booshils to the aker
the health of the communitie is only
tolerably meesils and colery have
broken out in abought 2 and a half
miles from hear, THAR are powerful
awakenin on the subjec of religion in
the naborhood. nancy Smith neer
nabor had twins day before yesterday
and one Of them wont live half its
days this is aboot all / know and
have to report the present quarter
give my respects to your wife and
subscrib myself your Trolley
Abigail jenkins,
Up m at fulton Co. lis. 2
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-07-30
An Alligator Attacks a Baby.

While an old eolored nurse was
amusing Mrs. Thomas Casey's baby,
several weeks ago, by holding the
baby over the edge Of the water, in
bayou Black in front of Casey's
home, and allowing the baby to splash
the water with its feet, an alligator
sprang at the baby, caught it by the
leg, and tried to pull the child in the
bayou. The faithful nurse held on
to the child and after a desperate
fight with the alligator, finally rescued
the child. The surprised baby had
its leg considerably bruised, by the
water monsters teeth, and would
certainly have parished had the old
nurse shown less presence of mind. =
IIouma Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-07-30
''p m at fulton Co. lis. 2

y
The Donaldsonville Times very ape
propriately says: The man who
is SO very bad that he is scared of
himself and carries 44-Colt revolver
and an access Of lead, never meets
that man who is afaaid of him. The
very bad man weakens at the sight Of
a well-meaning antagonist. Z You
are right, Bro. Won Lotten, "a pistol
toter' may bully the weak or an un-
armed man, but he is a coward at
heart and will not face real danger
Signal.
-------------s - /.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-07-30

For eighteen months have been well. Al
though ~ years Of age can 60 where wish
and sleep all night and wake up as cheer
ful a. babe and completely rested,
DR.. Miles Remedies are sold by all drug
gists Under positive guarantee. first bottla
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and. Nerves sent free to all applicants. -
DIR. MILES Co. Elkhart. Ind
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-07-30

Others and a number
of remedies. spending
a large amount OF
money. but finally be-
came so bad that it was
unsafe for me to leave
home. I commenced
using Or. Miles Heart
Cure Two years ago
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-07-30

Every dog has his day-but the
cat has monopoly on the nights.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06

Robert Wake field, of Bratton town.
ship, 1Dsde narrow escape from be-
ing killed by a vicious ssallicn Owned
by him on Tuesday a week ego,
which result was only averted by the
timely arrival OF the hired m ,n Mr.
W. was in the act Of getting on the
horse's back when the torse threw
his head around aud hit him on the
wrist, making painful wound half
an inch deep. The animal then
reared up and enclosed him with its
front feet and threw him t, the
ground, and then tried to jump on
him and bite him at the same time,
but it's feet straddled the prostra.e
body Ct Mr.. w. in several attempts,
when the hired man appeared and
rescued him from certain death -
McVeytovn Journal.
Evans, Indiana, passed through a
a Johnstcwn horror on Sunday eve
ming about supper time when the
bank of the Ohio river broke and le #
a wave of water 20 feet high to r IL
over the town that was built on
ground much lower than the rivsr.
Houses were swept away just as they
were swept away at Johnstown nine
years ago. AS the frame houses
swept away on the bosom of the food.
stoves were upset and number of
houses were set on fire, which added ,
the horror of the s,eie The foode j
valley i, four miles wide and it is
difficult to extend aid to the suffering
people. Several hundred people
were saved by getting into the Court
House, and into the Gslli;in county
Bank, a 1000 people ran to high
ground, and many Were saved in var
ious ways, but about 400 were
drowned.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06

Beaver Springs Herald, March 81:
Oa Friday night robbers eat-red in-
to tie house of Amos Focht III Chap
man township and the old gentleman
went down stairs to see what the
noise was in the house. Wien he
came down he saw man, who
glass pitcher and threw it
at Mr.. Fo hit, cutting him badly on
one hand by the broken pitcher.
By this time bis son cama do IN
stairs with gun and fred shot at
The robber but missed hin, whe cup
on the robber grasped or had an axa,
with which he made a desperate fight
with young Focht who used the gun
barrel for his weapon ard knocke d
the robber down. He hit him on the
lore part of the head, cutting cash
to the bone The rob5er was ipsen-
sible fer six hours or more, His
wound was dressed by DR.. Bogar. A
warrant was issued, and Mr.. Robber
was brought to the Middlehurg jsil
on Saturday afternoon, and ths
wound was again dressed on Sund, y
by Dr.. Hassinger. The robbsr is
said to be from Shamokin. He will
remain in Jail until June term of
court. Its a pity that the shot went
astray, for this country has no use
for such characters.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06
MA VA L w AR F A r E;.

At this writing Tuesday afternoon,
April s, the trouble between the
United States and Spain has a war
like aspect. The matter in dispute
between the two government will
be sent by President Mckinley to
Congress tomorrow, What Cong
ress will do when it receives the
Presidents report can only be con-
jeCtured. Conjectures are not safe
to rely on. In this case the conjec-
lures are almost one sided, they are
that the action of Congress will be
of such character that war must
soon come. If it does come, it will
mostly be fight on sea. The YES
sels to engage in the sea warfare are
of the latest models and their action
on that account will be watched by
all civilized people with the keenest
The following picture of
anAmerican Man of War, is a picture
of one of the most powerful ships of
modern times and her action in the
battle will be watched
with the keeneSt interest.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06
A MAN TELLS A FISH STORY

From the Lewistown (yMe.) Journal
David Kelly. of Surry, has had a
queer experience, and in consequence
believes that a smelt will never die SO
long as it is kept frozen stiff. Two
weeks ago he was fishing on Morgans
Bay, where he captured dozen or
moro smilts, which he left in a pail
in his little shanty, expecting to re-
turn soon and resume work. Being
called to Boston to attend the fun.
eral of a relative he did not return
for several DAYS. Then he took the
pail filed with snow and ice, in
which were the smelts, and placed it
in tub, pouring over it few gal
Ions of warm water in order to get
the 6sh out whole. He then went
to the village, where he staid three
hours. When he returned every
smelt was alive and swimming around
in the tub.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06
.NHRRIED:

GRAY-MART1N.-On the 23rd inst
at Concord, Franklin county, Pa. by
Rev. Frances E Purcell, j. F. Gray,
and Ella B. Martin.
= /PEHER-LINDsEY.-On the 22nd
inst at East Salem, by Rev. j.
Lands, Mr.. William F. Peiffer and
Miss Sarah e. Lindsey, both Of Juni.
alta county.
/LEAcH-WoopwARD.-On the 3Otl,
day of March, at McCoysville, Pa,
by Rev. w. @. Adair. Harry L Leach
of Miflintown, and Linnie Woodward
of .McCoysvills.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06
GREAT SALES prove the great
~ merit of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Hoods Sarsaparilla sells because it
accomplishes GREAT CURES.

Germany's claim against Spain for
damage to property beioaging to
German citizens on the island of
Cuba, and for the killing Of three
German citizens is backed by a war
ship ready for battle. Citizens of
/, the United States have filed ella ms
at Washington, amounting to six
teen million dollars against Spain.
for injury and loss by the war IL
Cuba The less of stock, burning of
sugar plantation property, and SO
forth.
Here is one that is going the
rounds of the jokers: Two men are
employed on an ice wagon. They
are ident;cally the same as to height,
girth AMI other avoirdupois produ-
cling dimensions. The man on the
front end of the wagon weighs 160
pounds. What does the other man
weigh! He weighs ice, ct course,
but the man 70 whom tie conundrum
is suddenly put never thinks of that
until be has pgzzied his brain for ten
or fifteen minutes in an atts mpt TO
find some other solution.
People Believe what they read
about Hoods Sarsaparlila. They know
it is an honest medicine, and that it
cures. Get Hoods and Only Hoods.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills, re-
lieve constipation assist digestion. 25c.
/"Mrs. Levi Myers died at her home
in Thomrsontown Tuesday evening
of last week, aged S8 years, 10
months AID 20 days. Funeral took
piece On Frid-y, c,'nduo;ed by Rev.
J. G Rsighnrd. paster of the Luther
an church Of which she WIS devoted
member during The past So years.
H. maiden name was Rachel Lukens,
daughter of the late Henry Lukens,
She is survived Ly her aged husband
and four children Mrs p. G. Shelly
of Altoona, Mis-. w. II. Meredith and
II. A. Meyers, ef Thompsontown,
and Mrs. j. 2. Wickersham of Miffiin
town F"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06
DE- David KenncdyS
EdVOFitc Remedy
CURES ALL KIDNEY, STOMACH

A Piitsburg man recently said {:
Recently, Spe aker Reed wished to
see a man on some pending legisla-
ton ard telegraphed for him to c7ins
to Washington. The man took 'ha
frs. train available. but -washOut on
the road made itimposs Die Tor the
train to proceed further toward its
des,iratIon. Going 10 q telegra ph
station be sent ;Eis despatch to the
speaker: :.
"Wa shou. on the line Csu'c come. "
Wren Reed reed the message he
sent back this reply:
"Buy a new shirt and come any
way"
The Sales of Hoods Sarsaparilla
are the largest in the world because
the cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla are
wonderful, perfect, permanent.
Hoods Pills are the best family
cathartic and liv e- medicine. 25c.
Photographs advancing in price
Take Notice on and after April LIST,
1898, my price for our best Cabine.
Photographs will be 800 per dczer,
until then April LIST, 1 will make and
sell tickets for these same photo
graphs for 1.5O per dozen. I bave
ordered 5000 of the highest style
cards printed in gold to supply this
work, our efforts in low priced work
has not be.n appreciated, therefore
we are obliged to return to cur old
price 800 per dozen. Tickets sold
Will re good at any time presented,
this ia our last aud only chai ce to
get high priced work at ha'f price.
Don't come in after the time ari say
Won didn't see this add, it vii! tie too
late. Respertfui,S.
JOSEPH HISS
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06
County Primary
Election and Convention.

r. The Republican county committee
met in Zeigler's hotel in Patterson,
on Saturday, and fixed the time for
holding the primary election on Sat-
urday, April 9, 1898, and the time
for the meeting of the convention Of
return judges, Monday, April IL,
1895. at Mifflintown.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06
A CORDIAL INVITATION

Miss Ellie Pannebaker has just re.
turLed from Philadelphia with full
line of choice millinery goods, with
which to please the most critical
taste. The ladies' know where the
novelties in millinery goods are KEEP,
in Patterson. and Miss Pannebaker
extends cordial invitation to them
to call and see her stock of goods.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-04-06
OOt

ID now we'll and have been greatly bene-
iited otherwise. l have increased in
weight and am in better health. Icannot
say enough in praise Of Hoods Sarsapa-
riIla." MRS. H. BLAKE, So. Berwick, Me.
This and other similar cures prove that