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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
MANKATO WINS.
Hard Fought Game at Waseca Thurs.
day.

In addition to the grocers taking in
Waseca Thursday, the Mankato ball
team took the scalps Of the Waseca
Blues into camp after hard fought
game. The score book reads 81, but
that does not tell the whole tale.
numerous errors and ragged base run
ming made the score closer than 1t
should have been, for Mankato ought
to have won in a walk. The features
of the game were the batting of Hupp,
and the batting work of POlchOw and
Leyen berger, coupled with the field
ing of Polchow. Mace played good
fielding game at first base, and Ply
mat made one-handed stop OF wild
throw that deserves mention. Gill,
at second, played his same steady
game, and the team as whole played
very good ball considering that it was
their first game together.
Brisbone and Dieke did battery
duty for Waseca, and worked to-
gether like machinery. Both teams
were made up entirely of home
players, and deserved better crowd,
Mankato fans were distinguished by
their absence, and the team received
scanty applause from the crowd. A
return game is to be played here in
the near future, and the fans are ex-
pected to turn out in full force. If
proper support is given, games will be
played here during the entire summer.
The score by innings was as follows:
R.H.
Mankato.. ....O21 O1O3 O-7-S
Waseca ...O 90 212 % O-4-5
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
STOCK COMPANY PROPOSED.

A we'll attended meeting of the pa.
irons and others interested in the
Mankato Cooperative Dairy Associa'
tion was held at the creamery in this
city this afternoon. The object OF
the meeting was to form new stock
company to own the plant, il
was desired that $1,000 in stock
be subscribed in order to take
up the $1,000 of notes of members de.
posted as collateral security fol
loans, and to place the company in
good financial condition. Up to BOO
o. m, $4,000 had been subscribed
There was some opposition to the
plan, but it is thought that it will
90 through, as the creamery has
demonstrated itself success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
Picnic RumOrs Say.

That no rain fell at Waseca before
600 p. M, and then only a sprinkle.
Neither did any rain fall at Mankato
junction. The weather was just
right.
That G. E. Musser dished up the
coffee for the crowd in good style.
That DR.. Eberhart can wear more
neckties at time than any man of
his size in town.
That D. P. Young makes a mighty
good front man in picnic.
That it is conceded that Mrs. Geo.
H. Brewster makes fine picnic pies.
That the wholesalers cannot play
ball with the boys a little bit.
That John B. Richards can get
away with more square inches of
crackers than almost any ordinary
man.
That all Of the judges were quickly
identified by their red noses.
That Percy Thomas came very near
being strangled by getting tangled up
in his suspenders while making an at
tempt to play ball with the whole
salers.
That Young & Monson keep on
hand the biggest kicker in Mankato.
That Mrs. A. B. Ewing has the dis
tinction Of having the biggest kicker
for husband of any lady in the city.
That when E. L. Patterson thinks
he can play ball he is mistaken.
That Burt Clements is ball player
all will concede.
That everyone at the picnic had a
splendid time. We will take the
responsibility of passing such re-
solution without further notice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
STILL A MYSTERY.

The young girl referred to
as having been left at the poor
farm and refusing to give her name
or home became mother this morn
ing. 1t appears that she came to the
city over the Omaha road from some
point west, and went to Tourtellotte
hospital. Finding it necessary to have
an order from county commissioner
in order to remain there at county
expense, she bargained with the
driver of ten cent conveyance to
take her to the poor farm. Later, a
gentleman made inquiries regarding
her at the hospital. Neither the
sisters nor the driver knew anything
of the girl, and her identity is yet I'm.
disclosed. Inquiries made at Garden
City concerning her, by County Com
missioner Hughes, failed to show any
knowledge of her. The name which
she gave is believed to be assumed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
NO CELEBRATION.
July Fourth Will Be Observed Without
Display in MankatO.

The proposed celebration of the
Fourth of July has been abandoned.
A committee was at work this week
attempting to raise the necessary
funds, but the money was not forth.
coming, and the project has been laid
aside for this year. Several Of the
lodges referred the matter to com.
mittees, but they thought that there
would not be time to correspond with
other lodges. The Grand Army post
did not feel like taking the burden of
the work upon itself.
Mankato will observe the day
quietly. There will be plenty of
interesting features, in the way of
the German Lutheran picnic at Sib-
ley park and other picnics, to satisfy
those who want to stay at home,
while there will be celebrations in
several small towns around.
We suggest that the energy that
would have been devoted to pre-
pairing for Fourth of July cele.
bration be now directed to
getting ready for grand
street fair to be held in Mankato for
three days or week in the latter
part of September. 1t is not too early
to make the preliminary arrange.
ments if it is made the success that
it ought to be. Let the street fair be
combined with bargain days, and
there will be the greatest crowd in
the city that has ever been seen here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
FROM THE TWELFTH.
MankatO Boy in the New Ulm Company
Heard From.

CAMP THOMAS,
Chickamauga Park, Ga.
May Both, 1898.
EDITOR FREE PRESS,
MankatO, MINI.
Minnesota's volunteers have been
under the southern sun for ten days,
into running shape. The boys have
shared pretty hard, having had to
sleep out doors in all kinds of weather,
and some of it has not been pleasant.
The first three days the ratiOns con-
sisted Of coffee and bareback for break
fast; dinner, sowbellie and potatoes,
mo coffee), and supper, coffee and
bareback; not very nourishing food to
say the least-but their hearts have
been gladdened, as we now have cot.
fee, fried potatoes and bareback for
breakfast. Dinner, beef fried or
roasted, pea soup, bread and tomatoes.
Supper, same as breakfast, only fried
onions with potatoes and sowbellie
Few Of the boys have in any way
been i'll, and the report is on the
rounds that Minnesota's regiments
have fewer sick men than any of the
other states represented in Chicka.
manga Park, and to say what the
writer has seen, it is true. They don't
seem to mind the intense heat very
much, and on the 14-mile march from
Chattanooga, Tenn, to the park, only
four men in the 18th dropped out,
while the other regiments lost twenty
to 100 men and only marched four to
six miles. Nothing but compliments
are rendered Minnesota's boys, and
one Of the majors was heard to ask
Col. Bobletter if he had brought regi.
ments of Minnesota giants to Chicka-
manga Park. At points along the
trip from Camp Ramsey the writer
overheard similar remarks.
The 18th MINI. Vol. is in the First
Brigade, Third Division, First Army
Corps. Company A is at the right OF
the line at camp, and the First COM
pany with first battalion in line of
march.
Gen. Brooks headquarters is but
about forty PAGES from the 18th.
There are now about $4,000 troops in
camp, and more arriving every day.
CHAs. E. BARNES,
Co. A, 18th MINI. Vol.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17

LIST prize, 10 boxes pepper; I'd, 8 boxes
pepper. Grant Morrison, 1st, J.
Kehone, I'd.
Jumping race, with legs tied, distance
35 yards-1st prize, 10 boxes Rumford
baking powder; I'd, s boxes same.
Fred Craver, 1st. P. Rose, I'd.
In the free for all running race that
was put Inc place of the bicycle
race, HI. Hillesheim was lst, E. L.
Patterson, I'd.
Selbert Olson caught the largest
fish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
A PLEASANT EVENT.

At the close Of the prayer meeting
in the Welsh Presbyterian church on
State street Thursday, June 9th,
Rev. w. E. Evans, the pastor, was
presented with very elegant gold
watch by the Ladies' Aid society of
the congregation.
The presentation address was made
by Mr.. Hugh Roberts, who read also
in the Welsh language fine original
poem prepared for the occasion, Of
which poem the last stanza may be
freely translated as follows:
"Be this lifelong mentor
To you; firm as rock,
Of the warm and true affection
OF your kind Mankato flock"
The Rev. Mr.. Evans was taken COM
pletely by surprise, and made very
feeling and appropriate response, in
timating that he priced the warm af-
lection Of his people as shown in this
pleasant manner, more highly than
even the valuable present received.
Mrs. Evans, the pastors wife, was
also presented with two beautiful
bouquets.
The whole affair was exceedingly
pleasant, and will serve to bind to-
gether, in true Christian love, still
more firmly this already highly ap-
preciated pastor and his appreciative
congregation. D.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17

Chas. Smith. an old resident of st.
Clair, died Friday aged eighty
years. He leaves several grown child
rem. The funeral occurred Sunday.
Miss Blanche Rodgers, of st. Clair,
was brought to Tourtellotte hospital
Friday very sick. She is under the
care of Andrews, Webster and Tim
norman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
A DEMURRER.
Important Question Concerning
MCCall's Indictment.
Ed. F0rchie Pleads Guilty to the Charge
of Larceny---WeIIer Case
Completed.

Edward VIM. Forchie appeared in
the district court Thursday and
entered plea of guilty to the charge
OF grand larceny in the second degree.
He was remanded back to jail and it
is not certain just when he will get
his sentence.
John Mccall was brought IN TO en-
ter his plea to the indictment which
charges him with forgery in the sec
ond degree, but his attorney, VIM. +.
Hughes, filed demurrer to the in
dictment. The point in the demurrer
is that what purports to be the
forged check is drawn upon the
"First National bank" with no ref
erence to where the bank is located
further than the date line. Mr..
Hughes said that a check drawn in so
indefinite manner would not be val
id under any circumstances, and
could therefore do no one injury.
County Attorney Hughes said that
nearly all Of the checks used in the
city are drawn up in this way, and
that if the form of this was not valid.
none of the others are. The check is
made out on blank form and pur-
ports to be made in Mankato and d.
rected to the First National bank.
The court took the point under ad-
visement until Saturday morning,
and remanded Mccall back to Jail.
The $4,000 da'rage suit of Are
belle Burke VS.. w. W. Weller
went to the jury Friday fore
noon. The witnesses examined
Thursday afternoon were Ray Weller,
Fred Cookson, Clarence Van Slyck,
Mrs. Dollie Nelson, L. B. Garrett,
Jesse and Annie Weller, for the de-
PENDANT, and Lee Jones, Daisy, ]. E.
and Arebelle Burke in rebuttal. The
case rested at 400 p. M, when A. r.
Pau made the closing argument for
the defendant, and w. r. Geddes for
the plaintiff. The charge was given
Friday morning.
The trial of the suit of the Massil.
lion Engine and Thresher company
VS.. Jacob and John Groll, J. W. Egley
and Geo. Emerson was begun Friday.
The company sold $4,000 threshing
outfit to the defendants and has re-
ceived $500 in cash and the balance in
promissory notes. The sale was made
with warranty, and the defendants
present suit is to enforce the collec-
tion of one of the notes for $40. and
the defendants put in counter
claim for $500. M. B. Weber, of
Winona, w. N. Plymat and Q. J.
Laurisch are the plaintiffs attorneys,
while Pau & Pfau!and Lorin Cray ap-
pear for the defendants. The taking
of evidence was commenced today.
The court granted the request of
Carl Victor Swenson, an employe at
the Widell quarries, to change his
name to Carl Victor Lindell. There
are several Carl Victor Swensons in
the city, it appears, and to avoid get
ting his mail mixed up he concluded
to change his name.
Rev. Lee w. Beattie had an inter
view with Judge, that after
noon in regard to the investigation of
the houses of ill fame in and around
the city, but learned that it was
too late, as the grand jury had
been discharged. He states that GER
tain parties have petitioned to have
the houses Investigated, and that at
their request he called to see about
having the matter brought to the at.
tention of the grand jury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
For the Plaintiff.

The jury in the Burke Weller case
brought in a verdict of S62.50 for the
plaintiff, at 3:45 p. m. The highest
hgure named by any juror was $500.
The 81, 900 suit against Mrs. Weller
has been continued until the next
term.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post Office at Mankato.
Mimi, for the week ending June 9th,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17

In calling for the above letters
please say advertised" and name
date of this list. Letters remaining
unclaimed at the expiration of Is
DAYS from this date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-17

Olson, Mrs. John
Olson, Miss Minnie
Pacoureck, Jas.
Quinlan, c. L.
Robinson, Lyman
Smith, Mrs. VIM.
Swanson, Luie
Sullivan, Mrs. L.
Thompson, Mrs. Jimmy
Unincie, Mrs. Clara
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-01
A DOCTORS DIRECTIONS.
They save a daughter from blindness.

when father writes THAT yours ais tho
best medicine in the world" you can
allow something for seeming extrava-
Eance in the statement if you know that
the medicine so praised, cured loved
daughter of disease eld restored to her
the eyesight nearly lost. The best med
icine in the world for you is the medicine
that cures you. There can't be anything
better. No medicine can do more than
cure. That is why John S. Goode, of
Orrick, Mo-, writes in these strong terms:
",Dr., Ayers sarsaparilla is the best med
icine in the world. My daughter had n
relapse after the measles, due to taking
cold. She was nearly blind and was obliged
to remain in dark room all the time.
The doctors could give her no relief; ono
of them directed me to give her Ayers
Sarsaparilla. Two bottles cured her COM
pletely."
The thousands of testimonials to the
value of DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla repeat
over and over again, in one form or another
the expression: The doctors gave hes
give her DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla. Two
bottles completely cured her"
1t IL common experience to try DR..
Ayers Sarsaparilla as u last resort. 1t 10
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-01
General Opie's wav.

General Ogle, memb Der OF tho
Pennsylvania assembly. had been
deputed to compose an address
to the newly elected president, An
drew Jackson. When the bluff old
warrior submitted his document to
the house, fellow member, a dap
per little fellow from Philadelphia,
observed: pardon me, general.
hesitate about making any sugges-
ton to SO distinguished an individ-
ual, but | cannot refrain from say
ing that it is customary with Gull
tured letter writer's to write the
first personal pronoun with a capital
II instead of small IL" General
Ogle returned a look of scorn
"Sir," said he. "when J. write to so
great a man as General Andrew
Jackson, Democratic president of
the United States, I abase myself |
abase myself, sir. use as small an
II as | can put upon paper But,
sir, il ever | should have to write to
a little snipe like you, | would use
an ~ sir. that woald fill two pages
OF fOOlScan!"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-01
Owned by Colored People.

From the Baltimore Sun: The only
cotton mill in the country,it is claimed,
owned exclusively by colored people,
is now approaching completion at Con-
cord, N. c., and the last brick will be
laid before the close of the present
year. The mill is to have from 1000
to 10000 spindles and from $50 to 250
looms. The building is handsome
three story brick structure, 100 feet
long and 80 feet wide. Besides the
main building there are also engine and
boiler houses and a tower for water
purposes. 1t is expected the mill will
be put in operation by the LIST of April
The colored people of Wilmington
alone have put $4,000 in the mill, which
promises to be a monument to the en-
terprise and thrift of the colored peo-
pie of the old north state.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-01
A RAT ELECTROCUTED.
Mr.. Rodent Bit a Live Wire and 1t Did
the Rest

Mr. Rodent Bit Live Wire and 1t Did
the Rest.
A quick-witted attache of we'll
the quick disposition of rats. A night
or two ago a member of the rodent
tribe made his way into trap which
had been set for his species, says the
Washington Post. The trap was one
Of the wire cage variety, and when the
man whose duty it is to take care of it
came around in the morning he
thought his quarry was squirrel or
a medium sized gray dog. No such
rat, as far as size went, had ever been
seen by him. He carried the cage out
into the daylight and whistled for a
dog. Several came, but none of them
would tackle the rat 1t was too big.
Then some cats were called, but they
only took one look before scurrying
away. The matter was becoming seri-
GUS, when the house electrician came
along. '1'll fix him." was the electri-
clans solitary ejaculation. Then he
disappeared, to return minute or two
later with a battery from which pro-
jected a piece of WIRE "Just turn
this crank Bit he said to bystand-
er. The latter did as directed, and the
electrician showed the wire into the
trap. The big rat glanced at it, and
then grabbed it viciously with his
teeth. Presto! AS quick as a flash
all was over. The rodent had gone to
that bourne, etc. 'Just matter of
1000 volts or So" sententiously re-
marked the electrician, picking up his
battery and walking away. The rat
was pitched into the garbage barrel,
and now cats and dogs are at a dis
count at that hotel, while electricity il
away above par.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-01
SCARED EY TELECRAPHY.

-----------
Incident Made the Operator Feel b.
Creepy.
Gas YOU know" said a retired veter-
an to the Buffalo Express ruan, Il
used to be a telegraph operator. In
the year 1876 l was working in the
Western Unions main office in New
York One night I wanted to get Off
the worst way. | had an important
engagement, and did not want to break
it, and Tracked my brains all day Tor
valid excuse to offer to the night man
ager in applying for leave. | was I'M
able to think of anything and went
to work in an unsatisfied state OIL
mind After | got to work, however.
an idea struck me. had received sew
eral messages from the offices In some
of the hotels, so l took a receiving
blank and wrote message like this:
George: We are at the St. Denis.
Can't you come up and see u.s.
signed to the fictitious telegram the
name of an aunt of mine who lived IN
Boston and whom l had not seen for
several years, and sent it down to the
night manager with little note stat
ing that my aunt had just come to
town and that l would like very much
to get off. 1t happened that there was
not much business that night and l
got reply back in few minutes that
I could go at $3.50 o'clock. That suit
ed me to T and began to take some
more messages. The operator at the
ST. Denis was sending quite batch.
as it happened, fact which had led
me to use the name of that hotel in
my fake message. and was still sending
when, fifteen minutes later. there
flashed over the wire this message:
George: We are at the st. Denis.
Can't you come up and see us?' The
message was addressed to me and was
signed by the name of the same aunt
whose name I had taken. l laughed
when l took it, for I thought at first
that some of the operators had caught
on to my excuse for getting off. Then
in minute realized the impossibility
of the story having been sent to the st.
Denis, for the wire and operator there
had both been busy continuously since
l wrote my fake. l began to feel
creepy and wired back to st. Denis to
know whether the message was genu-
inc or a fake. I was assured that it
was genuine, and then I felt queerer
yet. l sent a reply telling my aunt
that could not get off but would see
her in the morning, and as soon as $3.50
O'Clock came hustled up to the hotel,
where found her name and that of her
daughter on the register. 1 kept my
other engagement and saw my aunt
the next day. I never told her of the
fake telegram"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-01

common experience to have Dr.. Ayers
Sarsaparilla prescribed by a physician.
1t is common experience to see " COM
piicte cure" follow the use of few bottles
Of this great blood purifying medicine.
Because, it is a specific for all forms of
blood disease. If disease has its origin
III bad or impure blood, DR.. Ayers Sars-
aparila, acting directly on the blood, re-
moving its impurities and giving to it
vitalizing energy. will promptly eradicate
the disease.
The great feature Of DR.. Ayers Sarsapa-
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its use. Many medicines only suppress
disease-they push the pimples down
under the skin, they paint the complexion
with subtle arsenical compounds, but the
disease RACES in the veins like pent-up
fire. and some day breaks out in a vol
Ayers sarsaparilla goes to the root. 1t
makes the fountain clean and the waters
are clean. 1t makes the root good and
the fruit is good. 1t gives Nature the
elements she needs to build up the broken
down constituti6,-not to brace it up with
stimulants or patch it up on the surface.
Send for DR.. Ayers Curebook, and learn
more about the cures effected by this
remedy. It's sent free, on request, by the
]. G. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-01
HERE is A BRIDE.

HERE is A BRIDE.
In this world? Come, let us try on the
emerald green satin, and then we shall
be through"
Day after day Matte Everett came
until the wedding drew near. Some
times she saw Major Carlyle. sometimes
she did not. But the oftener she came,
the oftener one fixed fact became
evolved from her inner consciousness
that Augusta Bellefont was, or ought
to be. the happiest girl in the world.
Yet there was an absent look in Au-
gusta's great. blue eyes, troubled ex-
preston of the mouth that forbade the
inference of perfect bliss.
II wonder what it is that is wanting
in her life?" said Matte to herself
'Oh, If only was in her place!"
Lights and blossoms and the SHIN
mer Of silk and satin ushered in Miss
Beliefont's wedding evening; and Mat
tie was there dimpled, smiling and
eager to help. an - t.E
The bridesmaids were ready-all was
ready but the bride. Augusta Bellefont
had been strangely capricious and full
Of vagaries all day, sometimes laugh
ing. sometimes almost sad.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-01
June Bugs Are Here,

1t is early for June bugs, yet they
are out, and in most effective style.
too, in the jewelers. cases. l have seen
one, and he is truly beautiful speci-
men of the enameler's art, says Table
Talk. His body is incrusted in tiny
diamonds, his wings, enameled in soft
ly blended tints, seek to reproduce the
diamonds iridescence. His mission in
life is to clasp a veil, but that is de-
creed too lowly, in sense, and the
pretty recipient of the. jewel enameled
June bug had decided that he shall
nestle amid the soft folds of her lace
corsage.-EX.