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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
March 4 IL Is
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth.-ss In Probate Court, Special
Term F, bruary 2Sth; 1898.
In the matter of the estate OF George
Robson Hair, deceased.
Letters of administration with the will au-
nexed on the estate of said deceased being this
day granted unto Elizabeth Selma Hair OF said
county.
tt rs ordered that all claims and demands OF
all nersons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance, at
the Probate office In the City of Man ato in
said Blue Earth county. on the following day
viz: On Monday, the 3rd day of September,
1898 at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon OF that day.
II il further ordered, that seven months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred; unless for cause shown
further tim be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice OF the time and
place of the hearing and examination M said
claims q, d demands shall be given by publica-
ton of this order for three successive
weeks prior to the day appointed for such ex-
animation in the Mankato Free Press,
weekly newspaper printed and published at
the city of dankato, in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato, the 2Sth DAY OF
February A. d. 1885,
By the Court:
[Seal of Probate Court.l GEO. W. MEAD,
Judge OF Probate.
Jean A. Flttie,
Attorney for Administrative.
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NEW TAILORING FIRM.
Madison & Knudson Open Up on Jackson
Street.

Andrew Madison and Christian
Knudson have formed a partnership
under the name of Madison & Knud-
son, and today moved into the Davis
building, 12O Jackson street, where
they will open a first class tailoring
shop in a day or two. Both of these
gentlemen are we'll known to the
people of Mankato. Mr.. Madison has
been in the tailoring business in this
city since 1875, being at one time
associated with Hans Jorgensen. Mr..
Knudson has been with Pond & Jor-
gensen. Both are first class filters
and cutters.
The new firm has purchased large
stock of goods of the latest pattern,
and is prepared to turn out first class
custom work. They solicit share of
the patronage of the public.
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to terminate to the lowest responsible bidder
or bidders, said work to be completed within
the time required, and in the manner specified,
in said viewers report, And no bid will be en-
tertained which exceeds more than thirty G0)
per cent over and above the estimated cost of
the construction, in any case, as stated in the
quired to give a satisfactory bond, with two
freehold securities, for the faithful perform
ance and fulfillment of his contract, and to pay
all damages that may accrue by reason of his
quired in the contract. The said order and es-
Inmates and profile are on fill, aad may be seen
at my Office.
Dated March 1, 1898.
P. A. GUNDERS,
County Auditor Blue Earth County, State OF
Minnesota.
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SETTLED,
Claim of a St. Paul Bank Against
r. D. Hubbard.
The Bank Receives 100000 Bonds and
100000 Stock of the LightingCom-
pany for Its $4,000 Claim.

The claim of the First National
bank of st. Paul against r. ID. Hub
bard has been settled by Assignee
Palmer in a manner that is satisfac-
tory to all concerned. The banks
claim was s45, 900, and was secured by
bonds of the Mankato Gas and Elec-
trio Light Co. to the amount OF $780,
900. The claim was allowed.
The bank made proposition to the
assignee that if the bonds and
100000 of the stock of the company
was turned over to it, the claim would
be cancelled in full. This was agreed
upon and yesterday Judge Severance
confirmed the sale. This is considered
to be advantageous to the other
creditors whose clai rs have been
allowed, for it takes big item out of
the list of liabilities. If the bonds
held as collateral had been disposed
of, it is not likely that they would
have brought enough to pay the
CHILLI, duu UuC UdlduSS VI ohS
claim would have gone in with
the others for share of the assets
The bonds are probably worth 60 to 10
cents on the dollar, while the stock is
not considered as worth anything.
The lighting company is bonded
for 800, 900, and it's stock amounts to
100000. The st. Paul bank thus
holds the greater part of the bonds
and one half the stock. If it acquires
any more Of the stock, it will gain a
controlling interest. 1t is not known
whether il will do this, or dispose OF
what it has before the annual meet
ing, which occurs in June or July
No change in the local management is
anticipated before the annual meet.
ing, at least.
Assignee Palmer has the assets in
his charge pretty we'll disposed Of.
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REACHED A. SETTLEMENT.

The order to show cause why di7i-
dends should not be ordered without
requiring creditors to file releases, in
the case of Longini & Ihoms, was to
have been heard before Judge Sever
ance this forenoon. When the time
arrived, B. G. Taylor, attorney for
Cohn Bros, of Chicago, who had
started the proceedings, announced
that the matter had been settled and
secured the dismissal of the proceed
ings, 1t had been expected that a
big legal fight would result from the
proceedings, and the Withdrawal OF
them was somewhat of surprise. Mr.,
Longini will return to Davenport to.
morrow.
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A SAD DEATH.

Miss Martha sE. Mastin, who has
been engaged in the dress making
business on South Second street for
some time past, died Monday night.
She had been :sick for some time,
and her death was 4due to in
flammatory' rheumatism. She was
aged twenty-eight years, and leaves
two brothers, onesresiding in Vernon
aud one in California, and sister in
Oregon. She has manyi friends who
will regretsto learn of her death.
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Chas. Yates goes to St. Paul tomor-
row morning to accept a position with
a wholesale house.
Frank Hotaling is sick at his home
with appendicitis.
Jno. Hughes got a severe cash over
his right eye while coasting on agency
hill Saturday night. DR.. Holbrook
dressed his wound.
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CITIZENS LECTURE COURSE.

The fifth entertainment of the
course will be the Park Sisters, who
appear on Monday, the 7th. These
ladies are instrumental musicians.
The Lyceum Bureau claims they are
the finest quartet of lady musicians
in the world. They have had the
great honor of playing before several
Of our presidents and many of the
most noted people in America and
Europe, by special invitation.
Mankato Theatre, March 7th.
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March 2, d-March 4-11-18 W.
SALE OF DITCHING JOBS.

Notice is hereby given, that on the Both day
of March, 1885, at 10 o'clock a. M, at the
auditors Office, court house, city of Mankato,
Blue Earth county, Mimi, will sell the jobs of
Blue Earth county, established by the board of
county commissioners of Blue Earth county,
state of Minnesota, by their order bearing date
December 8, 1897, viz: In sections of 100 feet
each, each of said sections to be known and
numbered by stakes, as shown by the report of
the viewers in said matter, commencing at the
one including the outlet, and from thence, sue
cessively, up stream to the one including the
source.
The route favorably reported on by the said
viewers is as follows Beginning at point
1,3O95 #. east of the center of section 81 town
ship 1O7 north of range rs west in said county
and ctata
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old. The board will recommend that
all of the woodwork about the bridge
be renewed
The same committee visited the
Butterfield bridge last Saturday, and
will recommend that the outside ends
of BOTH approaches be repaired and
some new planking laid.
The Shelby and Rapidan bridges
have been examined by a committee
consisting of Commissioners Hannay,
Hughes and Borchert.
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DR.. O. E. Line has received letter
from DR.. Stafford, who is now in
Denver, on his way back from Cali
fornia. DR.. Stafford will visit a
brother in Kansas, and return to
MankatO in about two weeks.
The contract for the construction
of the two stone piers for bridge in
Judson was awarded Saturday fol-
$277.
Judge Mead made an order today
to examine account of the guardian
IF Frederick Lehman. 7I'
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The county treasurY's receipts of
personal property taxes on Saturday
were $3.50. The.largest individual
pay ment of personal property taxes
was that of Stephen Lamm, 81, 739. OF;
and the largest payment by corpora
tion was S1,957.04, by the First Ma
tional bank.
W. A. Deyling, who has BEEN with
DR.. Warner for two years, commenced
work with Nyquist & Iverson this
morning. He will continue to have
charge of the A. o. U. w. hall He is
first class young man and has the
best wishes of all in his new position.
The mother of Will Stewart, of
North Mankato, died suddenly Friday
evening while calling on a neighhor
at GAINESVILLE. She was stricken with
paralysis. The funeral took place at
GAINESVILLE Sunday. Mrs. Smith visited
her son last summer.
G. Sohre, of Good Thunder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Engebritson, of Medo, and
j. T. Powers and wife, of Mapleton,
were Stahl House.guests last evening.
Fred Koke's boy, Hugo, while
coastiug on the Rock street hill,
broke his left leg above the ankle,
also dlslocating the ankle. DR..
Webster has the case.
Judge Mead made an order today
admitting the will of Jacob Sontag to
probate; and an order to examine &C.
counts of the administrator of the es-
tate of Kate Fuller deceased.
A deed was filed today transferring
from M. ], Sontag to DR.. E. J. Hiel-
scher the hotel property at the corner
of Front and Washington streets, for
81, 900.
1t is now spring, according to the
almanac. 1t will not be long before
it is spring in reality. II every
winter were as pleasant as the past
has been, Minnesota would become a
winter resort.
Mankato lodge No. Is, 1. o. o. F.,
had dozen visitors from Madison
Lake at it's meeting last night. Two
candidates were initiated, and the
team did some excellent work.
While Sebastian Gettl, of Mankato
township, was driving Saturday night
he was thrown out of his sleigh and
received some severe bruises about
his face. DR.. Andrews dressed his
injuries.
Judge Severance this afternoon
confirmed the sale of the real estate
and notes of the old Mapleton bank,
made last week by Assignee Arget-
singer.
Chas. Beckwith will not lay the
water pipe to the hospital until the
frost is out of the ground in the
spring.
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Democratic Caucus.

The Democrats Mankato town.
ship will hold caucus at the town
hall Saturday, March 5th, 1898, to
place in nomination full ticket of
tJwnship officers. Committee.
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Township Caucus.

The Republican caucus for Mankato
township, to nominate full town
ship ticket, will be held 10 the iowa
hall Friday, March 4th, fr,m 400 to
500 p. m. BY ORDER COMMITTEES.
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BRIDGES NEED REPAIRING.

County Commissioners Hughes,
Roberts and Graf examined the Cam
bria bridge yesterday, by direction of
the county board. The bridge was
found to be In an unsafe condition,
the stringers being twenty-five years
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04

Heart Rescue in 80 Minutes after momen-
tarily expecting for years that death might
snap the vital cord at any minute This is the
story thousands could tell and have told of the
the Heart. Every day chronicles the taking
away of many who have not needed natures
warnings that the heart was tired out and
needed the helping that this wonderful cure
gives. Heart disorders are insiduous. Don t
trif1e. This great remedy at tacks the disease
instantly. Sold by P. Follman.-41.
, 1898-07-02

intense heat Of the summer. The houses
are rarely molo than two stories in
height, owing to the r0vaGcs If earthquakes.
Glass is Of course unknown, as the EARTH
quakes would shiver every pane.
Strange to say, life in the old city does
not present many points Of interest TO the
traveller, for the streets are narrow and
the houses solid and gloomy. II Is q mark
ed contrast TO the businesslike cities Of
South America. The Spaniards born IN The
Iberian Peninsula look down upon those
born in the islands, 50 that class distinctions
are very closely drawn. IhIs has resulted
in the failure to make political combinations
Hatred and jealousy Of the foreigner are
carried TO extreme limits, the CHINESE COM
ing in for a large share OF their ulslaVour'
The theatres are poor, concoilS arc iate'
and there is 10 library, and their omusements
ore mostly limited 10 hearing the bnnd play,
attending balls on Sundays and cock nights.
The cockpits are licensed by the Govern
ment, and though the betting is limited BY
law. the citizeus will not hold to 1t. lie
revenues of the islands me furnished ny
dil ect taxes on every Indian half.OIetd and
Chinese. The dress If the natives IS ex-
c,tdingly picturesque, and is never adopted
Jy the Spanish. Cigar makers ~ and
a ound the city Of Manila number 1900,
and hey ale ali girls and wome" with the
exception Of 1900 men. They present "
picturesque appearance with 'helr "n'ate COS.
tune and huge hats intended to protect lhem
f ON the rays of the sun. They make their
cigars squat ing Il their heels or sitting on
bamboo stools two inches hlsn. I l4tynd 6as'
"duently come from considerable distances,
going back and forth in boats ooecco
has always been and probably will continue
to be the most important product OF tlF
Philippines; and. according to the old Laws,
the Indians were compelled to raise Tobacco
in certain regions which were not adapted
TO growing it, even to the exclusion Of Other
CROPS. but in 1888 the laws were repealed
and the result was the securing Of finer tob"c-
co and better cigars, for they are 80" made
at q higher rate. The wants Of the native"
are few and are easily supplied. They live
along the banks of the rivers in nuts made
of bamboo and cane thatchcd with palm
loaves. Some Of the views IN the suhnlbs
If Manila are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Amer
ran
, 1898-07-02
lie Recognises the Advantages.
Demernrn ArnOsn.

VulQqe Councilor:-Whot is dis? At do
Behold Flower Show dem is going TO have
a prize for de best lumshop rum, and dc
Judges is to have dc tasting! ] say, Be; is
time we did have Flower Show in We own
Village.
This is from a man who Will DO if, occo-
%sionally -
A lot of brave Yanks of Manila
When shots whistlcd louder and bhrilIer
Each cal'd to his man
Bring cigars and a fan,
While we sink all the DOns of Manila"
, 1898-07-02
Not her Code

Visitor The Parson says he is sorry 10
hear of the great contention between you and
the lady next door. and says that. as u good
christian, YOU ought to love your neighbour
as yourself.
Good CbriStian-Wha Me love she Me
love dat yellah.tail snake, TEL PalsOn-
if hat is his religion before so. I sa letf
he one time and join dc 'Cotch Church.
Magistrate.-"What do you do during the
week?"
Tramp-"Nothing." Magistrolc-"And on
Sunday"
Tramp.-"Then I take a day of"
Mrs. JOnes-"I wonder what it is that
makes baby 80 wakeful?" Mr.. jones savage.
Iy)-"Why, it's hereditary, Of course!-this
is what comes of your sitting up nights
waiting for mel'
One day there cams a surprise for the
small by. The bah had pulled Itself up
and stood by a chair. The small boy gszed
in amarement. 'Oh, mamma, mamma" he
called, the baby standing Oh it's hind legs"
GIRL sure; dem upstart nyoungmen
amt got not a bit O mannorS. Take de dry
road TO heself and push me IN de mud.
Sympathiser:- Yes, my child; but don't
bex. When yon see dem mashers walk SO
c%a'efol, YOU mus know the fellahs has to
cleau dem own boots.
, 1898-07-02

Mogistrate.-"What do you do during the
The evening times., 1898-10-25
WAGNER MUSIC.

The idea that Wagner music, glorious
and intellectual as it certainly is, is wea-
risome to the nerves, is not limited to the
groundlings 4 person who processes to
be musical says in the Nineteenth Cen
tury:
"Of course no one would be foolish
enough TO deny the genius, the colossal
genius, of Wagner. That he was COM
poser of the first rank, in his own par
ticular domain at least, is as indisputa-
BILE as that Beethoven remains the mas
ter of the symphony. But the point is
that we are having too much Wagner.
Even in the interests of our ears We are
having too much. Rodenbach, the French
author, declared that, after hearing
Beethovens music. he was left serene;
whereas after listening to Wagner he
went home aching all over, as if he had
been tossed by the pillows of a heavy
sea. There is story told about the Won
derful cure from deafness OF a patient
who had been recommended to go and
hear 'Lohengrin, and to sit near the or
chestra by the tromboneS. The doctor ac
companied his patient and sat beside him.
All of q sudden, while the noise of the
Instruments was at its ioudest, theadeaf
man found he could hear Doctor he
almost shrieked I can hear The doc
tor took no notice. I tell you, DOCTOR
repeated the men in ecstasy, you have
saved me. l have recovered my hearing
Still the doctor was silent: he had be-
come deaf himself. The story may be
apocryphal, but one does not need to be
an anti Wagnerian to see the point of 1t.
When the Emperor Joseph II said TO the
composer of Don Giovanni on the first
night of its representation: Your opera is
very graceful, Herr Mozart, but it has
huge quantity of notes. Mozart could with
justice make the proud reply: Not one too
many sire 1t is only In very few cases
that one can say the same of Wagner His
scores are overloaded with notes. His use
of crashing chords is excessive, and his ex-
trayagances of harmony are not always
atoned for by their result on the ear. The
greatest art of the orchestral writer is to
produce many varieties of tone while yet
making the several parts of his score ap-
parent to the hearer. Wagner only now
and again does this.
LAS Sir George Macfarren once pointed
out the same quality of tone prevails
throughout Wagner opera of four hours
length. One has but the variety which is
made by striking more forcibly or less
forcibly on the pianoforte-of loud and less
loud-but the constancy of the same tone
of brass and reed instruments prevails
from beginning to end, and with such in
distinctness of part-writing that, when
the music has been committed to memory
by a listener, he. cannot in many instances
trace the elements of the score. OF course
the great majority of those who have
made Wagner the fashionable composer
know nothing of all this. Their type Is
represented by the old lady who at per-
formance OF Faust during the church
scene inquired Of her granddaughter what
the relationship was between the two per-
sons on the stagei They call for Wag-
ner simply because Wagner is the correct
thing; just as it Is the correct thing for
everybody who is anybody Gin music to
go to Baireuth"
The evening times., 1898-10-25
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1898.
The Quaker City Celebration.

The spectacle-loving people Of Phila-
delphia are known TO the world as the
particular friends Of peace. simply be-
cause the traditions of the community
areQuaker. It was expected that if there
existedany provocation for a peace cele-
bration, that city would be the first TO
make an extensive and expensive show
of rejoicing. In the matter of the truce
between this country and Spain, the
Western city Of Chicago was the more
precipitate, having need of some sort
of hurrah time to attract the rural
merchant and stimulate languid fall
trade. st. Louis has an annual folly
In which Egyptian gorgeousness pa
rades the streets in a tremendous at
tempt at gaiety that is wholly un-
American, and the country merchant
makes that his time for stocking up his
depleted shelves. 1t was commercial
necessity that Chicago should offer a
rival exhibition, but there was no other
excuse than a jubilee over a peace
that is supposed to be within sight Of
the mental vision. That anybody
should rejoice in peace, after war while
the Quaker City remained Indifferent,
was out Of the question.
So there is to be week of Jubilee in
Philadelphia, under the pretense that
the work of the Joint Commission at
Paris is mere formality, a simple rati-
fication Of an agreement already ef-
fected. Fortunately, the public is not
expected to do anything more than look
drawal from the Paris negotiations and
the humiliating spectacle Of General
Blanco in full authority at Havana
defying the American Commissioners,
selling government property and in
every way conducting himself as
though Spain had drubbed us soundly
in the war-must prevent the masses
Of the people from taking a hearty in
terest in the peace part Of the celebra-
ton. As a show, however, they will
enjoy it in their usual sober. if not dis
NAL, manner. The display of national
colors, the erection of arches, the pa
rades Of military and civic societies
and the sight of the President and his
Cabinet, will be a break in the monot-
ony of everyday life, and the Phila-
delphians always welcome that, what
ever the occasion.
We do not credit the assertion of the
Republican orators in New York that
the eyes OF Spain are always on US, and
that her hopes ebb and flow according
to the indications Of popular sentiment
We do not believe the success of the
Democrats, who were most potent in
bringing on the war, will be taken by
Spain to mean that her punishment is
disapproved and that the American
people are unwilling Judge Day should
demand all the Philippines. Neither do
we think the premature celebrations of
Chicago and Philadelphia win be inter-
preted by Spain as meaning that we
are so absolutely devoted to peace that
we viii relax all our demands rather
than incur the risk of renewal of hos
tilities. Therefore, We hope Philadel-
phia will have a good time
The evening times., 1898-10-25

stitution. no one was considered well
BILE. il not q beautiful. hand. The SPELL
ing OF the writer might not be above
reproach, the subject matter might not
be important or well worded, but the
penmanship must be good or the edu-
cation OF the writer was defective.
Nowadays, Ct almost seems that the
better the education, the worse the pen
manship. Half the authors of our day
write hand which is simply execrable,
as their printers and proof readers can
testify. 1t is not by any means COM
mon to find a graduate of our public
schools who, on going into an office
where fine penmanship is needed, is
able to satisfy the requirements. And
even If the writing is legible ii. is likely
10 have individualities and idiosyn-
crasies to which one must become ac-
customed before il is easily read.
1t is not desirable to crush out indi-
yiduality in penmanship, but this is not
easily done. Good writers, like we'll
hammered people. are usually able TO
express their individuality in spite of
rules. In Europe. especially in Ger
many, much attention is paid to this
branch of education. and a teacher
trained in German schools, where the
children must practice their letters over
and over again. that the exact proper
tions of every loop and curve be pre-
served. is usually Mortified at the lati
fudP allowed in the schools of this
country. More attention to this branch
Of education might save the nation
some money in oculists' bills.