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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
1888 NENEn NARIEs

| SO the men rack their brains for n
good excuse. Just as children do when
they want 10 go home early from school
! and their parents have sent 300 note to
the teacher o. that effect. and instead of
saving, like the children. that they are
tsick. the sailors vary DO by saving tneir
people want Them because Of the serious
illness Of some members of the family
It's no use for the sailor tO play possum.
because ne would promptly Doe sent TO the
hospital for examination ANA would Doe
as quickly returned 10 duty. Wherein the
| navy has a distinct advantage over the
( school teachers 10 SIS curious thing
jthat with the originality and ingenuity
sailor invariably possesses ne never gets
a new reason for wanting leave Per-
lhaps mothers I'D" may have become "a
TRADITION from which they dare not vary.
lor perhaps they consider the heart of the
}Hternest executive would he melted by
Fuch a doleiw tale; certain u IS lh.t ID
n common seaman were Z" aAh TOT .tiN'
1or any oiher reason then 'hat Urls oHice'
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

whether ne oven had had a mother at
All and to the certain knowledge OF the
officer 10 whom he again applied for leave
he had gone OF for several days at a
time on three different occasions 70 be
present az her death and funeral. IL
began 10 grow mOuotonous. but the man
had worked 10 50 successfully thus FAR
that 90 never seemed 20 occur 10 him that
70 might eventually fail, and with the
faith of a little child he went to the Off
Ger. and, salutng. said:
81 have just heard from my home that
my mother IS dead. May ! have three
days leave sir, to go 20 the fuueral?'
Are they going 10 keep her until you
got there unexpectedly demanded the
officer 20 the mans surprise. lie had
never been asked that before.
Eyes. SIR"
well" rotorted the officer. whose pa
tlcnce was exhausted. II should recon-
mend their putting her on Ice Get back
10 your quarters and don't Kill your
mother so often. you unnatural SON.
GRANDFATHER THIS TIME.
when the mon get thoir leave and
ovcrstay it, as they not infrequently do
again they are as little children who are
late FOR school with no adequate excuse
and once more illness IS brought 10 their
aid. Some member OF the family either
SIS ill or has suddenly died. The officer
IS certain of hearing that when the man
comes back. IL never varies. though the
application of 30 sometimes does. The
other day one man stayed twcntv-fOur
hours over his leave. and when ne re-
ported 90 his officer he gave an excuse
that his grandfather had been very sick
and he had been with him.
otis mo- usc." said the officer. 'your
grandfather has been sick once TOO
often" And the man was sent 10 the
Orig"
The next morning. 10 the officers in
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

Nr George A. Hudgins, OF Palmyra,
wrote.
-I ann living Just two and onc-half
miles tiom the post office at Palmyra,
and bad prior 10 the commencement OF
tho free delivery of my daily maid 10
keep hired boy for the purpose OF send
ng for the mail. so you can easily see /
look upon il as a godsend 90 me, and, as
TAR as am informed. 10 is the same with
al my neishoOrs.
"Whether at first II will pay the ex-
pense incurred 7 am not prepared to say
but do know that more mail Is now re-
ceived than formerly
From Postmaster L. +. Hirewalt OF
China Grove, n. Co. was this endorse
ment:
"As regards the sentiment Of the people
along the line Ok the free delivery, tho
people are highly pleased with It, and
ihere are other communities mat desire
n. our delivery is about 81 miles IN eN-
tent ,, 49,.
,,raI carrier has increased some from
tho fr.st and has recently increased more.
.Tbe aggregate number Of pieces OF
mail matter handled by the carrier dur
iac the year from July ]. 1897, 10 June 80
ISIS Is fs62 That handled for the first
TWO months of the present nscal year Is
2,SSj
There has also been a percepuhle In
crease IN the delivery OF newspapers
The authorization 20 carry parcels re-
celve subscriptions TO newspapers, TO re-
celve and deliver kilograms Enclosed In
Government stamped envelopes) has been
taken advantage OF and duly appreciated
by the people.
"rAo.e served by rural carriers have
sunuNt PROPER boxes for the reception Of
mai. They have good wooden boxes, and
they are a. a rule secure
Every State has some service except
Idaho, Mississippi. Montana, Nevada,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas,
Utah, and Wyoming. Alaska. Indian
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
JACKIE PLOTS
TO GET ASHORE
Uses Office Boys Excuse Of Death in
the Family,
SOME RELATIVES DIE Of Ten.
Men Send Postal Cards 10 Themselves
Bearing News Of BcrcaVmcnts, but
the Officers Arc "On'-Naughty
Tricks of Good Sailors.
SOME RELATIVES DIE OFTEN.

Like the relation Of boarding school
Teacher to her scholars IS that OF a naval
officer 60 his ships crew. Not unnatur-
ally tho navy rcscuts this Wow OF It, but
tho fact remains These stories go TO
demonstrate the point.
A sailor cannot go Of on leave Of sew
rral days without first getting permis-
sion from the executive officer OF tho
ship and as sc would be utterly dcmor-
ulizing 90 the discipline 20 have the men
going Off FOR no ostcnsiblo reason than q
spree which IS what they do as q rule,
"a legitimate excuse IS demanded. which
casts over it a certain dignity that would
otherwise be lacking.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
Housekeeping Linens
and White Goods.

Bargain pricls IN Lincn DamasKS anu
Napkins: ,,., r,or,,,t,
z5-ioch Txtra-Fine Linen Damask 75c
35-ioch Half-Bleached Linen DamasK'
40c. -.i. Mouth
S' Fgiii q, Linen Napkins, Si.25 to 81 per
dozen. .,-,s q o. nor
dozen. N-t-t-- 70
Hemstitchcd cloths, aand , NAPKINS u
f-tica Ucmstitchcd Sheets. 9JN'@ az 0'c.
Hcmstitchcd Pillow Cases, 4oNjo' at
IS e. r, Heavy Sheets. ready hemmed'
Slx90 40c.; g0xgo, 41c. e,.oo ~,
feYap noe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

day I'm the week. and to have them de-
ivored is a convenience indeed TO me
and most OF the parties living on this
route are benefited as much as myself.
There are no defects in delivery that /
know Of" t..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

Territory. New Mexico and Oklahoma
are unrepresented. Idaho Is the only
state that has not asked for service.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
IT'S THE PRICE

lion. and SO the bargain figures arc con-
spicuous in an the Dry Goods Depart
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
Carpets, Mattino s, LinoIeums


An Kinds of floor coverings i'm best
makes. selected colorinss, attractive
Wool Mixed Ingram Carpets, CSC. 90.
Au-Nool ingram carpets. 100 ~ ana n''
Tapestry Brussels Carpets. 40. 90 ana
Velvcts and Extra Velvets. 9oc 10 Sl.25.
1Hohlaud SMYRNA Rugs. an sizes.
Imperial Smyrna RUSS. mat 20 carpet
''7 ingram Art Squares, all wool at csc.
P'I' nslain Art Squares. half WOOL at zoe.
PIT ne z@'a Art Squares. wool mixed. at 4oe.
pyIvii5.s rjroleum NJ 40 80 - and ooc.
NIaftinrs from Zoe. per yard to 4"c
SIMPSONS OHcloths at -oe. per yafn.
MaryeIs in our Curtain Debt.
Nartes iu STYLE. marvc.s in price. en-
No+ffnrnam Curtains from &c. io
r.iut d.Fsurit Curtains from 81 Io So.
T.mhuur irish Point l h.a ii .
curtains rr0m $40 fo sl- i'. iuHy "' per
cent lass Iau actual values.
Blankets and ComfortabIes'
~ makes. best materials. best values.
Our Early Holiday Display
embraces in part
Chenille TaaIc-Covers and curtains
silk and Velour Ptlow-Iops.
franlctrv Coverings and Damask IS.
plain White SILK and SILK Initial HAND
NII .S1a, Embroidered and Initial Hand
VoIour SIX and Cretoune DraPeries.
Lace BED Sets, Ronais 1nco Mats anu
Ru0ct and Mantel scarfs
Tarona prfr-a-Brac Cuf-Gl2ss. Sterllne
silver Novelties, Celuloid Cases. Opal
rlexoe and Trays.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
A. HUTZLER'SS0NS,
315 East Broad Street.
Our Holiday Sale

is about to be introduced in
all its splendor. The move
ment of stock IS where our
,i,;og ....o,,,.4 &c centred
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09

1t would be better and no more than
courtesy to consult together before
any charges are made In open meet
ing where the newspapers will :have
q chance to get material with which
to create disturbance In the commu-
nifty. II matters had been talked
over before the meetlng,i 1T would have
been found out that there vas moth
ing to.it. Back of all this is some
thing frying in the fire, and II the
council would come to the Iboard's
office, it would explain the matter.
He wanted sthe council to hereafter
show little courtesy to the board,
but If the latter is not to receive
courtesy he gave notice to the coun-
Gil that the latter would get it back
in public in the same way after this.
Aid. Bradley said that the, board
had gone ahead without regard to law
or right. 1t should have consulted the
council before acting as it had done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
Aid. Petersen Cuts Ia.

Aid. Petersen got mad at this point.
He said that the Sixth ward has had
some of its streets graded and no cost
assessed on the property owners. Aid.
Fowler had no right to complain of
what was done elsewhere.
Aid. Fowler denied this, but Aid.
Petersen stayed by his statement and
said that the Fifth and Sixth wards
are getting all the free work. He would
like to have as much work done in
lower town at city expense as Is done
in those two wards.
City Engineer Thompson came to
Aid. Petersen's support by saying that
q requisitiOn for 1925 had been OBJ
tanned for use on West Fourth street,
and s75 more expended without q
requisition but with the knowledge
and consent OF Aid. Fowler.
Aid. Petersen said that the Sixth
ward had more street work done at
city expense than any other ward In
the city. Nothing had ever been as.
sessed against the property for work
done there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
DISTRIBUTION OF PLUMS.
Mel Rasdall Will Succeed Postmaster
Gerlich at st. Clair.

Congressman McCleary will leave
for Washington next week. He ex.
poets an unusually busy and interest.
ing session, owing to the many new
matters that the war has devolved
upon congress to settle.
Mr.. McCleary Friday gave out the
following list of recommendations
for appointment as postmasters:
Bigelow, Mobiles county, c. M.
Davis, editor of the Bigelow Signal,
vice G. f, Mods TT, term expired.
Round Lake, Mobiles county, Elmer
D. Trip, vice A. It, Diehn, term
expired.
Milan, Chippewa county, A. 81.
Dalen. vice o. K. Opjorden, whose
term is about to expire.
st. Clair, Blue Earth county, Mel
vim B. Rasdall, vice Fred Gerlich, re-
signed to take the office of sheriff.
Mr.. Rasdall is an old soldier and IS
well and favorably known throughout
the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
Did Nothing illegal.

Mr.. Porter said that the board
claims that nothing illegalor unlawful
had been done by it, and the point he
was trying to make was that il the
council thought that there was illegal
action it should have called in the
board quietly before hand and not
jump.on its neck in open meeting.
Aid. Bradley did not see why the
board did not even consult with the
street committee. None of the alder
men would refuse to meet with the
board on receiving notice from it.
Aid. Peterson said that he believed
that the fault lay. with the aldermen
as much as with the board. There is
too much ordering OF work or allow
ing Of work out of courtesy. The
board has been encouraged in this
wrong practice in the past by.'mem-
bers Of the council II he was to
fad work being done in his ward
that was not assessed he would have
il stopped. There had been nothing
done in his ward without assessment.
Much work has been done in other
wards that has been charged to the
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
Aldermanic Secrets Laid Bare
Saturday Nights Meeting a
Monkey and Parrot
Time.

There was hot time in the old city
hall Saturday night. 1t has been
many moons since the council cham
Der has witnessed such a serio-comic
affair as developed during the meet
ing of the city fathers. The cat was
let out of the bag in the matter of
the wasteful application of city funds
to Improvements that ought to be as
sessed upon the property benefited.
That such extravaganza has been rife
for years has been we'll known to close
observers of municipal affairs, but for
the aldermen to admit this by accus.
ing each other of getting more than
their share is something entirely novel
and out of the ordinary.
The council meeting progressed
peacefully and without incident un-
til the bills were t ken up. Aid.
Fowler had been looking over the big
stack of them before the meeting was
called to order and he was laying for
couple of them. The discussion
that followed waxed warm. and angry
passions rose as accusation and threats
were banded back and forth. 1t af-
forded spectacle that ought to cause
the taxpayers of Mankato to open
their eyes. Vice President Peterson
presided in the absence of Mayor
Pau.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
Holds Up Another.

A bill for assistance for the city
engineer was next held up by Aid.
Fowler. He said the engineer is get
ting big salary and his time is not
half taken up, and he wanted to know
why he needle assistance add would
like to have the bill itemized.
Mr.. Thompson said that as long as
the alderman was in the state of
mind that he was, the bill had better
be referred to committee.
Aid. Fowler retorted that he would
remain in that state of mind as long
as he was in the council, now.
The bill was sent to the committee
on claims and accounts.
President Porter had warmed up by
this time, and said that the board of
public works desired to work in har.
mony with the council and obey it's
orders. The present matter had Gre
ated considerable fuss and had given
and may yet give the newspapers ma
terial to write up. some pretty spicy
articles and what might be called
scandal. He desired to pour Oil on
the waters and not add to the flames.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
Aid. Fowler Objects.

Among the bills was an estimate for
K. V. Waters on his contract for
grading Fifth street. As soon as this
was read, Aid. Fowler jumped to his
feet and objected to it's being allowed.
He said that part of the estimate was
for the grading of Cherry street, and
he did not propose that the council
should pay for the grading of that
street, as it had never authorized the
work He moved that the bill be re-
ferred to a committee.
Engineer Thompson was asked to
explain and said that the city is pay
ing Mr.. Walters four cents yard to
take dirt from Cherry street instead
of from Ald.> Fritz's lot, which the
latter had been paying Mr.. Waters
to do.
Aid. Fowler said that the city
is throwing away four cents yard.
Mr.. Fritz was paying Mr.. Waters to
take the dirt from his lot. II. I.
Parry states that the grading of Cher
~ street prevents ingress to his lot
except from the rear and he threatens
to sue the city. Mrs. Harper had pc
toned to have Cherry street graded,
but the council had refused to order
the work, yet the board of public
works had gone ahead without au-
thority and caused the grading to be
done.
Mr.. Thompson said that Cherry
street is being graded now for four
cents yard instead of twelve cents
some time In the future. The board
had exercised the right to make the
change.
Aid. Fowler said that it was exer-
cising right which it never had.
The contractor is being paid 124 cents
yard instead of 81 cents, which was
his bid. It Is not fair to the other
bidders, who had bid less tnan 124
cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
City Foots the Bill.

Aid. Fowler said that he would bet
$500 to'a cent that this was not the
case. He called attention to the St.
Peter road and the road by the City
hotel-nicely fixed at city expense.
Lower town had received nearly all of
the free work.
Aid. Bradley denied that any work
had been done in his ward at city ex-
pense, while the Second ward was get
ting the most.
Aid. Peterson challenged the alder
man to point to anything that had
been done in his ward at city ex.
pense during the time that he had
been in the council.
Aid. Bradley said that over LOO
had been expended .on the St. Peter
road, and in every part of the city
work had been done and paid for out
of the city treasury, when it ought
to have been assessed.
Aid. Fowler said that all of the free
work is going north of Main street.
Aid. Peterson denied this and said
that it is going south of that street
and the Second ward had received
nothing. II the other aldermen had
looked after their wards as carefully
as he had done there would be no
trouble.
Aid. Bradley referred to the Main
street drain.
Aid. Peterson: "That is not in my
ward"
Aid. Bradley: "Then there is the
North Front street merchandising"
Aid. Peterson: "That was all as
sessed on the property"
Aid. Bradley: "How about the st.
Peter roao?"
Aid. Peterson. "That is in the First
ward"
Aid. Bradley denied that any work
had been done at city expense in the
Fifth ward, and called upon anyone
to point to such work.
Aid. Peterson. "There is the
cemetery road"
Aid. Bradley: ''That is in the
Fourth ward"
Aid. Fowler: "That work was done
ten years ago, anyway"
Aid. Peterson: "The road across
the slough"
Aid. Bradley: "That goes out of
my ward"
Aid. Fowler repeated his objection
to the bill, and it was laid aside.
Aids. Adams, Zimmerman and Fritz
kept their silence during all of this
talk, only for a small portion of
which have we space.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
GRATITUDE.

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the complete restoration of my hearing, which
had suddenly failed during very heavy cold,
and for over year was almost totally deaf.
Iwould raise from my throat little hard Jumps
that looked like chalk. 1 had fullness,
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my friends were obliged to talk very loud.
twas in August 1897 used Aerial M Medication.
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Buffalo, N. Y.
FREE.
Aerial Medication will positively cure deafness,
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09

of sitting 10 the council and having
things 90 as they had been going
The board of public works is perfectly
lawless. The council might as well
resign and let the board run things,
as the board pays no attention to the
restrictions of the charter.
A sharp colloquy took place between
Aid. Fowler and Mr.. Thompson. The
former asked the latter a question in
reference to the authority for order.
ing the disputed work. Mr.. Thomp.
son would not answer except in his
own way, while the aldermen at
tempted Ia vain to pin him down to a
direct answer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
Must Be Stopped.

Aid. Fowler said that the council
had known of the work done in the
Sixth ward. The council is deserving
of courtesy from the board of public
works, which should consult the
council. The matter had become no.
torious, in the extravaganza Of work
being done without assessment, and
paid for out of the city treasury. 1t
was time that it was stopped, and he
proposed to try to stop it If he could.
Pres. Porter advanced, shaking his
finger at Alderman Fowler,
and said that If there was
to be no courtesy he would serve
notice on Aid. Fowler that he would
get all he wanted. If there was to be
war there would be war. He would
get up and tell all he knew about the
matter.
Aid. Fowler said that this was just
what he wanted. He said that he
did not refer to Mr.. Porter in par
tlcular, but to the board as a whole.
II there was anything held back, he
wanted the public to know it. He
intended in the future to try to put a
check on the reckless expenditure of
public funds.
Some further talk was attempted,
but debate was shut off by the ad.
journment of the council. Matters
had warmed up to white heat dur
ing the last fifteen minutes, and the
air continued to be surchagred with
electricity fora few moments after
adjournment was taken, but peace
was finally restored between the con.
tending parties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-09
Other Business.

Applications for liquor licenses
were received from orlando & Funk,
e. 81, Roche, Inc, and Otto Mann.
Dec. 9th was set as the date for q
hearing.
A claim was received from Mrs.
VIM. Ratloff, by her attorney, Arthur
Schaub, for $500 for bills incurred by
reason OF her falling over a defective
sidewalk on Madison and Lafayette
streets Nov. 18th. 1t was referred to
the committee on claims and &C.
counts. Mrs. Ratloff claims to been
seriously injured by her fall.
A profile of the alley In the rear of
Lorin Cray's residence was presented
and adopted.
The committee on claims stated
that bill for $45 had been presented
by Contractor winners for extra
work cutting brick and getting out
new stone for the new central fire
station. The committee recommend
ed that the claim be allowed, and
that the amount be deducted from
the bill for the brick. This was
adopted.
The committee reported unfavor-
ably upon the bill of W. T. Hayes for
extra work hauling gravel for Broad
street.
The report of arc lights out for
November was 40t hours.
Chief Wagon reported eighteen ar
rests and sixteen dodgers during
November.
The receipts of the municipal court
during November were reported as
being $l65.
City Attorney Pau reported that
the contracts with Swan f. Lind
strom for ventilating the fire station
and with Pond s. Hasey for the heat