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The herald., 1898-01-02

acre cuts but small figure; but, when
a man plants on large scale, saving
of twenty-five cents in the purchase of
each tree runs into money very rapidly,
and the saving of S. a year in the cost
of cultivating each acre makes another
large saving, both of which streaks of
economy run far into the future for the
orchardist that is economical in these
things will save money for many years
in the cost of harvesting and marketing
his crop-he will have fewer fruit boxes
to buy. for instance. Don't economize in
this way-it is false economy.
If you have been a farmer in the
states east of the Rocky mountains try
to forget all you ever knew about
farming when you come to California,
for you will have nearly everything to
learn over again. The most successful
orchardists we have in California today
are those who, figuratively speaking,
didn't know hame strap from Inch pin
when they came here.
The man who knew that he didn't know
how to manage q ranch started in and
learned how, and he had nothing to I'M
learn. The man who knows he knew
how to run farm back east is liable to
think he knows how to do it here, and
sometimes he doesn't give up that idea
until it has cost him more than the tut
ton should.
The same advice aplies to men who
propose to engage in other branches of
ranch life to greater or less degree.
There is but one standard variety of
oranges to plant. and that is the Wash
ington navel. Ninety per cent of the
orange trees planted in orchard during
the past fifteen years in Southern Calf
fornia have been of this variety, and
this fact is sufficient Endorsement of
the proposition herein given. There
are other varieties that can be planted
on a smaller scale. Second on the list
is the Mediterranean Sweet, which Is
valuable as a late orange that ripens
after the Navel is all marketed. The
Valencia Late is still later, and on a
small scale this orange has proven
profitable, but on a large scale it would
overstock the market, which is flooded
with all kinds of deciduous fruits and
berries during the season of the year
when this orange is rip,ening.
The st. Michael is good orange ana
highly favored, but 1t is small and full
of seeds.
The cost of planting ten-acre orange
orchard and caring for 1t for three years
may be safely estimated as follows:
Trees. 80 to the acre.. 800
Preparing land and setting. 100
Care at $20an acre per year. 600
Cost at end of three years.. .s11O0
To this must be added the cost ofland,
whatever that might be, and the cost of
water, assessments on water stock, or
in whatever form the cost may come
The Southern California Fruit ex-
change is an organization of citrus
fruit growers who have banded them
selves together to market their own
fruit by cooperative methods. The or
ganization is a very strong one and this
season will control over half the crop of
Southern California. BY virtue of this
organization commission merchants are
compelled to buy their own fruit out
The herald., 1898-01-02

and marketing. New markets must be
developed by putting the fruit within
the reach of the people-carrying it to
their doors, if need be-and every mar
ket VIII have to be kept we'll stocked
with the fruit in its finest condition and
appearance during the entire season.
Every available method of complete dis
tribution must be utilized.
That the industry will continue to be
profitable under intelligent management
we have no doubt, but it can only be SO
under most conservative methods of pro-
ducing and marketing. During the early
years OF our production, the quantity OF
navels being limited, prices ruled high,
affording not only rare opportunities for
spectators, but inducing extravagant
methods among the producers, both of
which must be eliminated. Producers
must cooperate, to the end that their
fruit in its best possible condition shall
lie put on the markets at the least pos
sible expense; keeping the supplies
steadily moving forward into all mar
kets.
1t is certain that our oranges intro
duced into any community will do their
own talking, so long as the price is not
beyond the reach of the people. Re-
joicing, as we do, in the duty Of one cent
per pound, which was levied by the last
Congress, and which enables us to
reach the large consuming markets up-
on practically equal basis with the for
eign producer, we must not waste this
advantage gained by adding it to the
price OF our fruit and thus placing the
foreigner on exactly the same footing
that he occupied before the duty was
placed upon citrus fruits. The foreigner
will never complain Of the duty 50 long
as we add it to the price of our goods.
Intelligence, economy and co-opera-
The herald., 1898-01-02

loss of $3.50 an acre in the value of the
orchard when it comes into bearing.
The ground should be carefully graded
and plowed before the trees are set. The
grading should he done, if necessary, in
order to insure an easy irrigation. After
being thus thoroughly prepared it can
be laid out and planted to trees.
| Good nursery trees--one year old buds
on four-year- roots-can now be had
for SO cents per tree. Formerly they cost
more. Cheaper trees can be had now;
but right here again comes in the fool
| ishness of false economy. Get trees as
cheap as possible, of course, but get the
very best trees that can be had regard
l. less Of cost for the best trees can be
had at reasonable price.
| In planting the trees too much pains
cannot be taken. Give. them a good
start and good care thereafter and you
will get your money back at a much
earlier date than you would otherwise.
A vigorous yearling bud will be large,
with a top we'll branched, with body
an inch in diameter foot from the
ground.
1t costs from SIS to $25 year to take
care Of an orchard while the trees are
young. 1t is better to pay $25 an acre
than SIS, provided you get the worth
of your money, but you don't want to
pay $25 for SIS job.
An orange tree will stand more abuse
and still live than almost any other
tree, and yet it will respond to good
care more readily than almost any 9TH
err tree also.
Don't make the mistake of planting
too large an orchard. There is much
larger percentage of failures among
large orchards than among small ones.
When a man plants on small scale
little saving on each tree or on each
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right and pay good price for it, instead
OF having 1T consigned to them for what
ever it may bring. Thus all classes of
fruit growers are benefited whether they
belong to the exchange or not.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
FISHER OWAY.
Pleasant Wedding at st. Johns Catholic
Church This Morning. @J-

Miss Eleanor E. Roway and Mr..
VIM. S. Fisher were united in mar
riage at St. Johns Catholic church
at eight o'clock this morning, by Rev.
Father Prior, in the presence of
number of relatives and friends. Mr..
Frank McLauren and Miss Minnie
Roway were best man and bridesmaid
Among those present from out of the
city were Mrs. Marguerite B. E. Lollfs,
of Hutchinson; Mrs. Grant Ritter and
Miss Kate Roway, of St. Paul, sisters
of the bride, After the ceremony, a
wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Leonard Roway, No. 1905 South Fro Mt
street, which was greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher will reside at
No. PIG East Spring street. Mr..
Fisher is an employ of the Omaha
road at the union depot, and is a
popular and Industrious young mar
His bride has been employed at the
box factory and in the Free Press
bindery, and is most estimable
young lady. The numerous friends
of both will wish them a happy an d
prosperous life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
Other Business.

The architects certificate was res
ceived, showing that E. G. Wicker
sham Is entitl ed to receive an esti-
mate of Sl25 on the Union school
heating plant, and the estimate was
allowed.
A communication was received
from A. Deiser. janitor Of the East
Mankato building, saying that the
well there was empty the last term
and that he was obliged to carry
water from his house to the school.
He asked the board to pay him $40 for
the additional work at that time,
and that the we'll be repaired.
Mr.. Coughlan said that Mr.. Deiser
did not know that he would have to
carry the water when he was elected.
He moved that the bill be allowed
Mr., Fletcher said that Mr.. Deiser
is receiving $3.50 year as janitor fer a
one-roon school, which ought to
cover the carrying of water.
The motion was carried, SIX to two,
and the board adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
MIX River Valley of Montana.

A long stretch of fertile valley land
reducing all the staple grain and
root crops. Eight cooperative farmer
bitches already in operation between
Havre, Chinook and Harlem. Room
for more colonies of farmers who can
easily build their own bitches on free
homesteads at cost of from SO to 81
in labor and cash per acre. Irrigation
is the use of water for crops when and
where it is needed. 1t means crops
every year. In connection with stock
growing, it is a sure avenue to wealth.
Good openings for poultry and dairy
ing. Chances for any industrious
man to own horses, cattle. sheep, hogs
and hens and get rich. Hundreds Of
homes to be had in sight Of daily
trains on the Great Northern Rail-
way. Good market and shipping IA
cilities. Water rights still to be had
IN the river, and plenty Of chances in
the tributary streams. Extensive
live stock ranges border the valley.
Grass sun-cures on the ground into
standing hay. Precious metals and
timber in the immediate vicinity.
Montana is the richest state per CAPT.
ia in the Union. For further infor-
nation and printed matter address
Moses Folsom, immigration Agent,
G.. N. Ry., st. Paul, MINI.
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field offered to put the moulding on
for two cents foot.
The matter was referred to the
committee on property and expense
with power to act. The cost will be
from $65 to $40.
Hughes s. King put in a. bid for con-
structing a fence around the Union
school grounds at $780, and offered
to do the necessary carpenter work IN
the engine room for $44.S5.
Mr.. Coughlan said that, thinking
that permanent fence would prove
cheaper than one that would have to
be patched up frequently, he had
written to parties about gas-pipe
fences. M. D. Gilmore & Co., OF St.
Paul, offer to furnish posts for two
rail fences at S1.66 or Sl.2O each. &C.
cording to size. and one inch pipe at
S2.9S per hundred feet and
one and one fourth inch pipe
81. 80 per hundred feet. Robinson &
Cary, of St. Paul, offer TO furnish
posts at S1.65 and one and one-half
inch pipe at S4S1 per hundred feet.
Cedar posts would cost less, but
would not be so durable. No action
was taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
WANTS TO RELEASE.
A Longini s. Thoms Creditor De-
sires to Give up nortgage and
Share With Creditors.

On the petition Of Samuel Stern
berger, of Philadelphia, holding the
second mortgage of $12,5OO upon the
Glass Block, Judge Severance has
made an order directing George II.
Clark, receiver, Longini & Thoms,
and all creditors, to show cause Au.
gust Is, why Sternberger should not
be permitted to release his mortgage
to the receiver and file and prove his
claim against the estate of the in
solvents and share in the dividends of
the estate with the common credi-
tors. Kitchel, Cohen & Shaw, of
Minneapolis, and w. L. Comstock are
attorneys for the petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
July 29-Aug 5 IL, 90
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON FILING PETIT
TION TO SELL LAND.-ISS9

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
= Earth,-ss. In Probate Court, Special
term, July 20. 1898.
In the matter of the estate Of Martin Skulstah,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Anon
SkuIstah, setting forth the amount of
personal estate that has come into
his hands, the disposition thereof, end
how much remains undsposed of; the
amount of debts outstanding against said de-
ceased, as far as the same can be ascertained;
legacies unpaid and description of all the
real estate, excepting the homestead, Of which
said deceased died seized, and the condition
and value of the respective portions or lots
thereof; the persons interested in said estate,
with their residences;and praying that license be
to him, granted to sell the south half of the
southeast quarter of section twenty coy, in
township one hundred and eight Q0S), range
thirty-two (32), Brown county. Minnesota;and
the north half of the south west quarter of Sec
ton twenty (2o) town one hundred and eight
QoS,) west of range thirty-two (32) west in
Brown county, Minnesota. And it appearing
by said petition that there is not Sufficient
personal estate in tie hands OF said Anon
Skulstah to pay said debts, the legacies or
expenses of administration, and that it is nee
essary for the payment of such debts, legacies
or expenses to sell the whole of said real estate.
1t is therefore ordered, that all persons in
terested in said estate appear before this Court
on Thursday, the 25th day of August A. d.
1S9Siat1Uo clock am. at thePro bateOfhce in the
city of Mankato in said county, then and there
to show cause iii any there be) why license
should not be granted to said Anon Skulstah to
sell so much of the real estate of said deceased
as shall be necessary to pay expenses.
And it ia further ordered, that this order
shall pc published once in each week, for thr e
successive weeks prior to said day OF hearing, in
the Mankato Free Press a weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Mankato,
in said county.
Dated at Nankato, the goth day of July,
A. ID. 1898.
BY the Court
SAM. B.. WILSON,
probate SEAL Judge Of Probate.
W. N Plymat,
Attorney for Admin illustrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
VACANCY FILLED.
School Board Fills West Manka-
to Roster.
Bids For Making Repairs on the Various
School Buildings Opened
Last Night.

The school board last night filed
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Prof. A. Fl. Emerson as principal
of the West Mankato building and
teacher Of the sixth sand seventh
grades. The applicants for the posi-
tion were Miss Lenore Roblee, teach
er of the fifth grade Of the same
building, and Milton Melvin, Ernest
Pierce and Ambrose Hayes, all we'll
recommended.
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher, Miss
Roblee was promoted to the place.
Her salary was increased from $50 to
$55 per month.
This left the fifth grade vacant, and
the applicants were Miss Macbeth,
Miss Flora Schroeder, Miss Estella
Grannis and Miss Minnie Rausch.
Two ballots were necessary, Misses
Schroeder and Macbeth each receiv-
ing four ON the first ballot. and On
the second Miss Schroeder receiving
five to three for Miss Macbeth. Miss
Schroeder's salary was placed at $35
month.
Miss Schroeder resides with her
mother in this city. She graduated
from the high school in 1892,and from
the advanced course at the Normal in
1893, and has taught during the past
four years at New Ulm. Supt. E. T.
Critchett, of the latter place, re-
commends her very highly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
DITCHlNG A SUCCESS.
Four Hundred Acres of Slough
Cropped in Mcpherson.

The ditch which John A. Tidland,
of Nicollet, made for Contractor J.
f. Mahoney in MCPHERSON town ship
has proved success. The ditch was
completed to the satisfaction of the
contractor, and 400 acres of land has
been reclaimed aud put into crops
this season. This years crops are
mostly hay and flax.
There is now a move on foot among
the farmers of aseca county to
drain Lake Elysian down to low water
mark. If this is done, it is said that
1000 acres of land will be recovered
and put under cultivation. The
farmers who would be benefited by
this are preparing petition for it, to
be presented to the county board OF
Waseca county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
CAUGHT In THE ACT.
Two Boys Who Were Stealing Apples
are in Trouble.

When Paul Aachen, who lives in
the north part of the city, was going
home at ten o'clock last night from a
neighbours, he saw two boys peering
through the fence at his apple trees.
He turned aside and hid sto!await de-
velopments, and saw the boys climb
the fence and pick some of the ap-
piles. Then he made his appearance
and captured one of the boys, but the
other escaped. The boy who was cap
tured left his hat and five apples in
Mr.. Aachen's hands as evidence,
Mr.. Aachen knows both OF the boys,
who are about twelve years old and of
respectable parentage. He called up
on Acting County Attorney Evan
Hughes today and desired warrant
for their arrest, but the matter will
probably be settled out of court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
THE CONFERENCE.
Auditor Gunders Picks up Information
of Value.

P. A. Gunders, the efficient county
auditor, has probably made greater
improvements in the records of the
office than any previous official. This
is particularly true In the matter of
transfers, abstract OF taxes and tax
list. In order to be able to do this,
he has visited other counties and has
sought for information wherever he
could regarding the work of the Of
flee, and has equipped himself well.
On June 22nd and %, he attended
conference Of the auditors associa-
tion at St. Paul, which was held for
the purpose Of 'devising means of i'm
proving the records of auditors offices
and to decrease the expense to the
people. Mr.. Gunders has saved the
taxpayers several hundred dollars by
inaugurating new system of enter
ing delinquent taxes for judgment.
The state auditor and several ex-
pert tax attorneys attended the con-
ference at ST. Paul, and gave many
pointers which Mr.. Gunder will apply
in the future work of the office. The
taxpayers will benefit by this.
Mr.. Gunders is now serving his sec
ond term as auditor and is better
qualified by experience than ever be-
fore to serve the people. He has pas
sed through the period of learning de-
tails that every new incumbent has
to 90 through. He is always at his
Office, and has not gone out among
the people, relying on that they will
his good work. He has
been taxpayer of the county for ten
years, and has proved all and more as
an official than his warmest friends
predicted of him. ..G..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
Of Interest to Homeseekers

To those DESTROYS of owning farm
home, and seeking by industry and
thrift to attain an independent con-
dition in life, no better chance is af-
forded than the fertile farming lands,
at low prices and reasonable terms sit
uated along the line of the Chicago g.
Northwestern in western Minnesota
and South Dakota.
This locality is forging to the front
and yearly gaining immense wealth
from it's fine crops, dairy interests and
stock raising. W
For further information regarding
Homeseekers' rates, etc, please apply
to w. B. Kniskern, G. P. and T. A.
% Fifth Ave, Chicago. -H&
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29

Bids were opened for making re-
pairs on the school buildings, as fol-
lows:
Joseph Manderfeld, calsomining,
new blackboards, and everything else
needed in all the buildings, satisfac-
tion guaranteed, $3.50.
A. V. Smith and Frank W. Morse,
calsomining and new black boards,
Pleasant Grove, s95.25, West Manka-
to S55, Franklin $3.50, East
Mankato $3.50, or all four
buildings s24O. The Union and high
school buildings were not included.
81. D. Williams, calsomining, new
black boards and nearly everything
else needed, high school S165, Frank
lin S1O4, West Mankato S84, Pleasant
Grove S144, East Mankato S2S.
The contract was awarded to Mr..
Manderfeld.
The following bids were opened for
laying new floors in the Pleasant
Grove building, about 5000 square
feet:
Hughes & King, No l southern
pine, 1926 without leveling, 1920 with
leveling.
Geo. P. Carroll, quarter sawed
southern pine, also new stairway, etc.
$3.50.
E. L. Hanson, quarter sawed south
ern pine, 1915 square.
J. N. Day & Co., floors, stairs, etc.,
1895.
w. s. Taylor, Georgia pine, quarter
sawed, So go square or 1915.
On motion of Mr.. Cray, the letting
of this contract was left to the COM
mittee on property and expenses with
power to act.
Mrs. Smith brought up the subject
of picture mouldings in the build
ings that are not supplied with them,
saying that it would be economy to
put the moulding on. Mr.. Mander-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29

Dan Orr, who has been working in
blacksmith shop in the city for six
weeks, was locked up last night for
being drunk. After being placed in
his cell, he roundly abused the police.
He was this morning given thirty
minutes to leave the city, and was
escorted to the limits by copper.
Mayor Pau states that he will call
the charter commission together for
Monday.
G. G. Gudarian has purchase cor
ner lot in North Mankato and will at
once erect residence and a store.
He is recent conner to the city. A.
w. Robinson furnishes the lumber.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29

A prominent citizen of Mankato
asked US this morning where the city
mower was. He said that on some Of
the back streets the weeds have
grown up thick and high at the sides
of the streets and that now is the
time to cut them before they go to
seed.
Mrs. Brett has received fine photo
of her son Franks catch of hundred
and twenty pound fish, notice Of
which was made in these columns a
few days ago. Frank is justly proud
of his angling qualifications and Of
his ability to land such a whopper.
Judge Wilson made an order today
for hearing on claims in the matter
of the estate of Wallace P. Cook, de-
ceased; and an order for hearing
guardians account in the guardian
ship of Anna and Katie Spleetstozer.
A. W. Robinson has laid fine
twelve foot plank walk in front of his
lumber yard.
Atty. Frank Cornish, of ST. Paul
made business trip to Mankato to-
day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
DAVIES ! N|LHARIZ.
103 Odd Fellows Block,
Mankato. Minnesota.
-rl#t
A FEW OF OUR FARM SNAPS

We have the cheapest farm proper
ties in any county in the state in the
market today.
as5 acres Ly s99 county, all improved, $40, de-
so acres Lyon county all improved, $3.50
worth $40, ~
100 acres Lyon county, all improved, with crop,
S20 worth S25.
$50 acres Yellow Medicine county, all improved,
$50. worth So
10 acres Ramsey county, all improved, S25,
worth $40.
159 acres Chippewa county, all improved. $40,
100 acres Pipestone county, all improved, So,
worth $50. rE.t
475 acres Pope county, all improved, SIS, worth
SIS.
240 acres Scott county, all improved, s12, worth
SIS. %
274 acres Otter Tail county, all improved, IS,
worth So.
400 acres Mcleod county all improved. se5,
16o acres Morrison county, all improved, $40,
22O acres Lac qui Parle county, all improved,
$40, worth S25.
40 quarter sections Mile Laos county, all i'm.
proved, ST to SIS.
Improved and unimproved farms,
the cheapest and the best in following
counties: Becker, Wadena, Cass,
Grow Wing, Stevens, Wilkin, Traverse,
Renville, Redwood, Brown, Nicollet,
Martin and LeSueur.
16 genuine farm bargains in Blue
Earth county.
WWe give you anything you want.
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Homeseekers Excursion.

On the following dates, July 5th,
10Th, Aug. End, 10th, Sept. 9th, Goth
and Oct. 4th and 18th, 1898, the
Northwestern Line will sell Home
seekers Excursion tickets. For full
information call on f. @. Whittlesey,
agent union depot
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29

several prominent physi-
clans and took their treat
ment faithfully, but was
unable to get the slight
est relief. In fact, my con-
dition seemed to grow
worse, the disease spread
over my entire body, and
from November to March
l suffered agony. l tried
many patent medicines,
but none relieved me.
Upon the a d ic e of a
friend | decided to try