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


Garden City, March 2-Marsh Lam
berton and wife, Of Lake Crystal,
spent few days here last week with
relatives.
Mr.. William King had severe at
tack of heart trouble slast Thursday
afternoon, but he is able to be around
again.
Mr.. Charles Blanchard has rented
Mr.. L. D. Mills place this year.
Mrs. John Chapman went ito Man
kato Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Mills was surprised last
Friday evening by about twenty-five
of her friends and schOOlmates.
Mr.. Alfred Meservey is very sick.
Mr.. Amos Warner is suffering with
an attack of erysipelas. At this writ
ing he is some better.
Mr.. Decoe and family, of Iowa, have
moved on to Mr.. Munger's farm.
Ed. Parker drove to Mankato Sat
urday.
Miss Bertha Cole has been quite
sick for the past week.
Mr.. Karl Osgood went to Amboy
Sunday. ar.
Mrs. George nLamberton, of Lake
Crystal, visited in town Saturday.
Mr.. Carlos Boynton, of Mankato
was in town on business Monday.
The Baptist Dime society will serve
dinner in their church Friday, Marcel
4th, from II O'Clock until 300 o'clock
Mrs. Frank Lamberton, of Whine
bago City, visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. "a. G. Mcbride this week,
Mrs. Leroy Terry has been very
sick for week or more with the Ia
grippe.
The Royal Neighbours will give an
oyster supper in the basement or the
Christian church Saturday evening,
March 5th. .-.t ,..
Mr.. Will Lafavor and family moved
to Mankato Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nixon, of Blue Earth
City, visited in town over Sunday.
Miss Laura Edgerton visited in Fair
mont this week.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. Ed.
Terry is IN very poor health.
The G. w. B. M. meets at the
Christian church Saturday afternoon
at 300 o'clock. Young folks and
children are especially invited.
Several of our citizens were in Lake
Crystal this week.
Mr.. Martin Leatherman will COM
mence a series of talks in the Advent
church Saturday night, March 9Th.
There was a wooden wedding an
niversary celebrated at Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Roberts last Monday evening.
MRS. Charles Blanchard leaves this
week to visit her son George and his
family who reside at St. James.
The play given by the M. w. A.
was we'll attended.
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sEAGLE LAKE.

Eagle Lake, March 2.-Geo., Nc Beth
has rented his barber shop to firm
from Mankato. We did not learn
their names.
Our creamery is having good run
for this time of the year. Mr.. Hart
is anticipating good season. This
he certainly deserves as he has one OF
the finest creameries in the state.
The question of building new
school building has not died, those
who are interested are getting more
careful estimates as to the cost OF
building and furnishing the new
building. This will, we feel sure.
materalize in the near future.
Mr.. Braun, our lumberman, is get
ting a good patronage now, and ex-
poets to have all he can do this
coming summer.
Mr.. Page is remodeling the inside
of the house he purchased from his
mother, Mrs. Chase. He has moved
his family here from Minneapolis.
Merit. Minard has moved into the
house, until recently owned by Mr..
Dan Matteson, but now owned by the
Gear, Scott Co.
Miss Mittie Hill, who has been
teaching near Mapleton, came home
Tuesday, her school being finished.
&c. Presnell expects to move his
family to Todd county some time this
summer. We are Informed that he is
Offering his home for sale.
We are glad to see L. NJ. Anderson
out on the street again.
Daniel Reed has begun raizing to
the ground the old barn on the lot
recently purchased from him by
Jonathan Pressnall. I'D
Town meeting day is fast approach
ing. There seems to be but little
stir as to who shall be chosen as
township officers,
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SPRING ISLAND.

Spring Island. March 2.-There is a
good deal of sickness in the vicinity
in the form of colds and sore throat.
Mrs. Albert Dornberg entertained a
few of her friends to tea last Thurs
day.
George Kerns has been visiting in
Mankato for several days but returned
Tuesday.
Our people were gathering their ice
harvest last week and got through
just in time to escape the thaw.
Hal Councilman has been quite Ill
for several days.
A team drove off the Dornberg hill
one day last week, and we understand
one of the horses was quite seriously
hurt.
Joe Phillips has young hunting
dog of which he is quite proud. he
was out with him last Saturday and
got four jack-rabbits, the dog doing
his part in fine shape. 1t Is an irish
setter and gives promise of making
one of the best hunters in this sec
tiOn.
There was an entertainment ano
"mysticn supper at the Just school,
house on Tuesday evening, and q load
Of our people went up. They report
very pleasant time, but poor sleigh y
ing. ~ esar ..s
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SCHOOL BOARD.
Attempt to Alter the Minutes
Fails.
The Resolution in Regard to Qualification
of Teachers is Retained After
Another Fight.

All of the members of the school
board were present at last evenings
meeting.
When the minutes of the last meet
ing were read, Mr.. Fletcher moved
that they be adopted after striking
out the resolution defining the quail
fcations necessary in applicants fol
positlons as teachers. He made the
point that the resolution was an
amendment to the rules, which can
not be amended except by giving due
notice. which had not been given.
Mr. Cray said that the minutes
were correct if they showed what was
done, and should be adopted without
amendments If mistake had been
made, it could be remedied after
wards.
Mr.. Fletcher's motion received nc
second. land the minutes were then
approved.
Mr.. Fletcher said that he presumed
that the resolution would become a
rule to govern the action of the board
hereafter.
President Williams said that he
did not know how it would affect the
rules.
Mr.. Fletcher:read from the boards
rules, as follows:
The board shall elect all teachers
and ianitors, giving due consideration
to the recommendation of the super
intendent as to teachers, provided
that no teacher shall be elected who
has not previously passed an examin-
alton by the Superintendent, except
by the consent Of five members OF the
board.
These rules may be amended or
abolished at any regular meeting,
notice having been given at preVl'
Gus regular meeting, by tWo-thlrds
vote of the members present.
Mr., Fletcher said that according to
this, the resolution cannot govern
the action of the board.
Mr.. Cray said that the resolution
does not modify the rules, but merely
further limits the qualifications. He
did not consider it inconsistent with
the rules.
Mr.. Fletcher said that it does
conflict.
Mr.. Wilson took the same ground
as Mr.. Cray, and the matter was
dropped after some further discussion
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legally refuse to grant them such
Very truly yours.
w. w. PENDERGAST,
Sunt. Public Inst

UulUtUu,
Very truly yours.
w. w. PENDERGAST,
Supt. Public Inst.
Mr.. Cray said that this question
had been tried in the courts OF WIS.,
consin, Massachusetts and Indiana.
The question resolves itself into
whether the children are in good faith
living in the district and not here to
attend school. He thought that the
intent of the parents was to be taken
into consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the &C
tion of the board at it's last meeting
was reconsidered, and the children
were granted free tuition, Mr.. Fletcher
voting "No" The latter said that If
the board yielded to the argument
made, it would lose the tuition OF
half the outside pupils on one pretext
or the another.
On motion of MI Coughlin, similar
action was taken in regard to the
child of G. W. Babcock, of Kasota. 1t
was stated that Mr.. Babcock owns
property here, leaves his family here
a good share of the time, and is now
travelling in foreign parts.
Mr.. Fletcher facetiOusly moved
that our citizens be exempt from pay
ing taxes, and Mr. Wilson suggested
that this be referred to the school
committee.
When the bills were under con-
sideration, a little discussion occur
red over a bill for brOoms, MIR Wilson
said that the rules provide that the
janitors shall buy them. President
Williams replied that the board has
bought them for ten years, notwith-
standing the rule. Mr.. Wilson re-
torted that a sweeping" change was
necessary.
Bills to the amount of S599.25 were
allowed. One of these was for 81. so
for tuning the organ in one of the
buildings. The bill was incurred by
a teacher, and this led to much dis
cussion. the members taking the
ground that the teachers should not
incur bills, except through the regu-
lar course.
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Tuition RENTED.

Mr.. Cray brought up the case OF
Henry and Esther Bowen, children of
Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Bowen, Of
Cambria, and grand children of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hughes, of this city.
The board at it's last meeting had
voted to charge them tuition the
same as other non residents. He had
given more. time and thought to this
case than to any other question that
had come before the board.
Evan Hughes, uncle of the children,
stated that they are eleven and five
years old and that they are living
with their grand parents to relieve
their loneliness and also to relieve
their mother, who is in poor health.
They have lived in the city since they
were three years old, have never at
tendeo az, other school. He said
tIat 1t lad I1esented The facts to
the attorney general, who had re-
ferTed the matter to the state sup
erintendent off! public instruction.
The question. submitted was whether
the board could compel the children
to pay tuition. He had the following
letter in return:
Ii the two children of whom you
speak are, in good faith, living ia
MankatO with their grand parents, Oh
with anyone else, and have not gone
or been sent there for the purpose OF
attending school, and If they and
their friends regard Mankato as their
home, they are certainly entitled to
free tuition in the Mankato schools,
and the board of education cannot
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Mr.. Lawler of ST. Paul, who had
been engaged to speak here on St.
Patrick's day the 18th inst writes
that he will be unable to come, ow-
ing to legal business which will de-
tain him in Des Moines, but a good
substitute will be the Salisbury Or.
chestra, of Chicago, WI ich has been
secured for the occasion. The Cen
tenary of 1913 will be worthily cele
brated at the opera house with
melody, song and story of the
Emerald Isle" as never before
Further particulars given later on.
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TRIAL CONCLUDED.
First Case of the Kind Tried in the
County.

The case of z. G. Harrington against
the Madelia Mercantile Co., E. G.
Warner and others, on trial before
Judge Severance, was concluded yes
terday. The case was somewhat Pc
culiar. DR.. Harrington, who was
president of the company, bought the
building and goods of the company
and applied the proceeds to the pay
ment of it's debts, but there was de-
ficiency OF about $1,000, which was
owing to DR.. Harrington himself. He
commenced this action against the
shareholders to compel them to con-
tribute their just share to the pay
ment of this deficit. Mr.. Warner made
the only defense, claiming that while
thirty shares of the stock had been
in his name for about three years, and
he had taken much interest in the
firm, kept'.posted as to it's business,
had purchased goods from jcbbers in
the name of the firm, and had been
twice elected director, yet that he
was not stakeholder, and was not
aware thstlanyone SO considered him,
but claimed that he held the stock as
collateral tsecurity. The case was
taken under advisement by the court
and the decision will be awaited with
much interest. 1t is probably the
first action of this kind ever tried In
this county.
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Money in Land.

Yes, you will make money by buy
ing the N. P. r. r. lands and the
foreclosed farms, offered by me 10
Mimi, N: OAK, Idaho and Washing.
ton. Ample experience and the fact
that I deal on commission only, en-
ables me to handle only first class
bargains. Call on me at the law Of,
fees of Jean A. Flittie, rooms POS, I'd
floor Odd Fellows block, Mankato.
JOHN FLITTIE.
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JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY'S BEST.


West Mankato school gives it's Riley
program, which every lover of the
Hoosier poet should not fail to hear.
Admission 15c.
The Blacksmith Song ............. Girls Chorus.
Observation-Disclosures Squeers. :. Ver Bates.
Recitation-Doc. Sifers. ..... .Lottie Hamilton.
Song-Bye O'Baby .-..Mamle Gessler.
Rec.-The Man in the Noon. Harry Enfield.
Music Mankato Mandolin Quartet.
Rec.-The Little Mock Man. -. .Zella McBeth.
Supg-Down on de Ohio. ..........B Boys Chorus.
Rec.-Noey's Night Piece. Carl Day.
Violin lo-Intermezzo-Caveleri Rusticana,
Miss Minnie Schoyen.
Rec.-The Bundle Bee. Myrtle Hayes.
Rec-Up and Down or Brandy Wine,...
neutrality-suspicious.. Harvey Day.
a. Rock bye. Lady (c;xI;++ocir,s
sung b. Brides Valentine
Rec,-At Aunty's House. .... Hazel Trowbridge.
Song-The Sailors. Four Little Boys.
Rec.-The Squirt Gun Uncle Naked Me-.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Elmer Purrier.
Rec.-The Silent Victors ......Delia Gibbons.
Violin Solo-Selected. ... Miss Minnie Schoyen.
Rec.-Nine Little COLLINS $500. Ralph Gessler.
Sea Song Boys Chorus,
Rec Alexis Bear Story. Clarence Zenopolski
Music. .Mankato Mandolin Quartet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
JUDSON PAID In FULL.

The total tax collection for Monday
the last day personal property taxes
were due before the ten per cent pen
atty attached, was $13, 1854. The
town of Judson paid every dollars
worth of it's personal property tax.
The country towns are pretty well
paid up. In the city the amount de.
linquent will average about the same
as usual.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04
To Cure
ScrOfuld

1t ought to interest everybody to
know that the terrible affection
called Scrofula is the forerunner of q
still more terrible disease. Scrofula
is the seed of consumption. It Is so
deep-seated and obstinate that not
one doctor in hundred can cure it.
To cure Scrofula, you must cure the
blood. You must go down to the
roots and reach deep. A CLOSING
over with mineral poisons is not
only useless, but makes things Q
great deal worse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04

Geo. A. Bradford, of ST. James,
clerk of court of Watonwan county,
returned to his home last evening,
after. having attended district court
in this city three days as witness.
A good lot with large house and
barn and all modern improvements,
on Broad street, in center of city, for
sale cheap. Also 100 acres Of we'll
improved farming land two miles
from city. Address or call on A. O.
Eberhart.
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Dr.. Agnew's Ointment Cures Pi1es.-Itch-
ing. Bleeding, and Blind Piles. Comfort in one
application, 1t cures in three to six nights. 1t
cures all skim diseases in young and old. A
remedy beyond compare, and it never fails.
IS cents. Sold by P. Follman.-43.
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If you want to meet your friends
you'll find them at Brett's buying
muslin underwear.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-04

Swiff's Specific cures Scrofula
when nothing else will. It purifes
and vitalizes the blood. It drives
out the poisonous elements. It stops
the accumulation of morbid deposits
1t is purely vegetable, and is the
discovery of an eminent scientist.
It is for the blood alone; that is all
it is good for. If you have Scrofu1a,
Catarrh, Rheumatism, Cancer, Ec-
zema or any other Blood Disease,
s. S. will cure you, no matter how
many doctors or other medicines
have failed.
Send to the SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga.
for free books about Blood Diseasea
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
Desirable Plantation For Sale

On account of my blind
ness and inability to look af-
ter the cultivation of my
farm, l will sell my planta-
ton three miles North of
Crawfordville, for ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS, if
paid in cash.
1t contains 80 acres of
good oak and hickory land,
we'll watered and perfectly
healthy.
125 acres are under fence
and in a fine state of cultiva-
ton.
The residence is not fine,
but comfortable.
Two good tenement hous-
es, barns stables and other
Out-houses.
A never failing well of
good water.
Vineyard of fine grapes
and some fruit trees.
u this p lace l have al
ways had fat stock, my meat
has never given out in the
smoke house, and l have al
ways. had to move old corn
to make room for the new.
No incumbrance. Titles
perfect.
Parties meaning business
will please address
VIM. Thomas,
Crawfordville,
Fla,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For TAX CoLLEcToR,

At the solicitation of my friends !
hereby announce myself candidate
for the Office Of tax collector for Wa
bulla county at the coming election
subject to the democratic primaries,
If nominated and elected, l will en-
deavor to attend 20 my official duties
with satisfaction 10 the people,
w. G, Durrance.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
For TAX COLLECTOR.

BY the solicitation Of my friends
hereby announce myself candidate
for the office of Tax Collector for Wa
kulla county, at the coming election
subject to the ratification Of the demo-
cratic primaries, If elected will en-
deavor to fill the office satisfactory to
the people and with credit to myself.
Very Respectfully,
ID. w. Syfrett
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
S TATE NEWS

The Second Battalion OF Florida
State Troops, have volunteered in u
body to fight Spain,
suwanee oounty's military, company
rendered their services last week to
fight Spain,
Key West seems to be having some
trouble with the negro soldiers en-
oamped there,
The % annual meeting:of the Florida
medical association held vt Jacksonville
this week was largely attended.
The citizens of Punta Gorda have or
ganized themselves into home guard
and are preparing TO fight II the Span
iards try to land on their soil.
Randall Fernall and Charley Ander-
son two patriotic oollored citizens of
Live Oak, are organizing company of
colored troops to fight Spain.
o..
A negro baby was found tied up in
crocus sack and sunk to the bottom of
n pond near Live Oak last week and
the officers are now searching for it's
brutal mother.
The truck growers Of South Florida
are complaining of the drought and de-
clare that they will realize nothing
on their vegetables il it continues much
longer,
The Seminole Indians are not banker
ing for fight with Spain. A young
buck, on being asked il he wanted to
20 to war said, "No, let white man 60
to war. Kill off lots of white man
leave white squaw heap. Indian have
three or four white squaw."
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
For THE LEGISLATURE.

I hereby announce myself candi-
date for the next Legislature, subject
to Democratic nomination.
II nominated and elected l shall en-
deavor to do my whole duty as rep
resontative and pledge my support to
the reelection of Samuel Pasco. d,
Ever remembering the interest of
my many friends in Wakulla,
Yours Fraternally,
w. G. Rouse.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
VOTING CONTEST!

Voting contest for the most popular
young lady in the county will begin
Saturday April % at Towles drug store,
Premium will be nice piece of jewell
ny no lady will be ashamed to wear, ev-
cry method will be usedsto insure an
honest contest, Results TO be printed
each week in the BREEsn, Contest
will close Saturday night October LIST,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
ARRAN ITEMS.
BY H..

Rev. s. ]. Revell preached an inter
resting sermon to an attentive au-
dience here Sunday it being his regu-
lar appointment.
Miss Lula Walker of Crawfordville
was the guest Of Miss Ida Hill Sunday
Misses Mamie Farley Florida and
Bessie Walker Of Crawfordville were
visiting in Arran Monday p. m.
Mr.. F, M. Bunker spent Tuesday in
Tallahassee on business.
Messrs Giles and Gwaltny's Ice ar
rived last p, m, and they are how
ready to furnish the public with Ice
cold saltwater, but they will have to
wait on the weather little while, as
we are all cold enough at this writing
without any Ice
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Talk about feeding the army" ex-
claimed an old farmer from Liberty
county, at Quincy court last week,
"why you can send over to old Liberty
and get provisions enough to feed the
United States Army until it can whip
Spain three times" and the old fellow
believed every word he said.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
For Tax Assessor.

hereby announce myself rs can
lidate for the office of Tax Assessor of
Wakulla county at the coming election
subject to the Democratic Primaries,
and earnestly solicit the support Of my
friends and fellow citizens.
l.. l.. Harvey.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Mr. Lashley, the first man to volun-
teer in the United States Navy after
the war began, is native Of Wakulla
county, and his home is near Oil Still
in this county.