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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
SAMPLE CASE STOLEN.
A Search Warrant Brings 1t to Light
SATURDAY..

Fred Whitman, of Minneapolis, trav-
cling salesman for the Plant Rubber
Co., of that city, stepped into Schroe-
der & Murphy's hardware store at
nine O'Clock Friday evening, leav-
ing his sample case outside of the
door. When he went out it was miss
ing, and he at once reported the
theft to the police. The case
and it's contents are valued at SIS, and
none Of the samples would be of any
service to anyone.
Officer Daniels saw Geo. Empey and
stranger named Russell, who has
been in the city making and selling
copper wire clothes supports for two
or three days, together, and
thought that they acted rather
suspiciously. Officer Bienapf also
Swallowed them. This forenoon Mr..
Whitman got out search warrant and
the house en- Mulberry street where
the two men room was searched that
afternoon. The sample case was
found hidden in the attic. Empey
and Russell were taken into custody
by Chief Wagon and Officer Thilgen.
They deny any knowledge of the mat
ter and say that they were at
another place at the time of the al
legged theft. They room in the second
floor of the house, and another man
also rooms there.
Empey and Russell have been sell
ing the wire supports together. They
were seen to go to their boarding
house, then go to Karmany's lower
meat market, buy some meat and re-
turn to their boarding house.
Saturday Empey and Russell
were discharged as Mr.. Whitman did
not wish to take the time to stay over
and prosecute the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
BIG MEETING.
Two Hundred School Officers
Get Together.
Addresses Friday AfternoOnDby Asst
Supt, Hyde and President Soaring,
and Other Business.

The convention of district school
officers met at 2 O'Clock Friday after
noon in L. P. Hunts hall. The officers
spent the forenoon in visiting the
public and Normal schools. The at
tendance is nearly two hundred,
nearly all being officers of the COM
mon schools of the county. A great
deal of interest is being displayed in
the meeting, and it must result in
much good to the schools. 1t is the
intention of County Superintendent
Scherer, who has labored hard to
work up interest in this meeting,
that the organization affected shall
be permanent.
F.. Crane, of Garden City, was
elected chairman, and E. L. Warren,
of Vernon Center, secretary.
The scholars of the Pohl school,
district No. 142, with their teacher,
Miss Clara Gerlich appeared and gave
a song to show what can be done in
schools in the way of music. 1t was
done so nicely that the school was
encored and sang Marching Through
Georgia.
Hon. G. w. G. Hyde, of St. Paul, as
sistant state superintendent of public
instruction, was present and spoke
for an hour and twenty minutes on
'tThe Subject of Education" He
said that the state, for it's own secur-
ity, owes it to itself to educate it's
children. Thirty per cent of
criminals are. illiterate, while sixty
per cent can read and write with diff
ficulty. 1t costs Minnesota but So to
educate each child, while it costs
twenty-five times as much to care for
an occupant of the penitentiary. Mr.,
Hyde answered questions in the ques-
tion box until he had to leave to
take the train for Chattanooga, Tenn,
to attend the superintendent's meet
ing.
President Soaring followed upon
the subject, Relation of Normal
Schools to Common Schools"
He said that the Normals were
founded to furnish better teach
ers for the rural schools but
but do not fill this expectation fully.
The rural schools could get this class
of teachers by paying better wages.
The remainder of the afternoon
was consumed in discussion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas, It has pleased our all
wise Father to take unto Himself the
dearly beloved wife of our dear
brother, DR.. E L. Halves, thus leay-
ing him to fight the rest of life's bat
ties alone, and thus leaving his heart
and home desolate, and
Whereas, The hearts of the men,
bers of our order are warm with SYM
pathy for him in this, his time Of sor-
row, and believing that our love and
sympathy will be of some aid in COM
forting him, therefore be it
Resolved, By Mankato lodge No.
SO, Knights of Pythias, that we are
participators in the sorrow of Brother
Halves, and that we hereby tender
our brother our love and sympathy
and we trust that the Great Ruler
above will send to him his comforter
in this his time of need.
A. G.. MATTER.
] B. RICHARDS.
G.. @. TOwNE.
Committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
CIRCUS PARADE.
Bands, Wild Animals, Horse.
men, Clowns, Etc.
The EIks Charity Circus Friday
Surely Eclipse All Previous
circus Entertainments.

The Elk's Charity Circus, manage
RE and all, arrived in MankatoThurs.
day by it's own special train. The
train was switched to side track,
and the tents pitched on the out
skirts of the city. The unloading of
the wild animals and horses began be.
gan before daylight, and was watch
ed by big crowd Of people, including
many small ,Doys, who carried water
for the elephants for tickets.
The big parade started promptly on
schedule time, 1920 a. M, from the
corner of Second and Jackson streets,
went up Second, down Front, etc. 1t
was grand success. Three bands OF
music, two of which were in fine gilt
band wagons, highly ornamented,
and drawn by numerous richly capari.
soned steeds. There were squads OF
horsemen, numerous animal cages.
clowns, etc Jack Hoeffier and Cnas.
T. Taylor were there in their special
ties, and it was hard to tell that 1t
was them.
The managerie deserves special
mention. The man eating tiger, that
looked something like Henry Hance' s
dog, was held in subsection by dar-
ing lion tanner, who was locked in the
cage with it, The famous Numedian
lion, of bright golden color, was in a
cage by itself. 1t is of the same color
as the lion owned by John and David
Richards, and looked very fierce.
A rider galloped ahead to warn the
drivers of horses to look out as the
elephants were coming and might
scare the horses. A wild western
cowboy, dressed in Buffalo Bill
clothes, attracted great admiration.
The parade was witnessed by thous-
ands of people, who lined the side
walks, and had to be restrained by
the police.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
1T is PERMANENT.
School Officers Will Hold Annual
Meetings.
Action Taken in Regard to Text Books
at the Business Session
Saturday.

At the session of the district school
officers Saturday. VIM. White
was elected secretary in the absence
of Mr.. Warren.
City Superintendent A. w. Varney
spoke upon "The Relation of High
Schools to Common Schools" He
said that there ought to be an age
limit for teachers, and that the
minimum limit should be twenty
one years. He advocated the town
ship system of schools, with a central
school in each township, and thought
that it was time that provision was
being made for it. Teaching should
be profession of such a character
that people would remain in it, the
same as in the legal or medical pro-
fession. In order to get the best
teachers to remain, high wages should
be paid.
County Superintendent G. G..
Schultz, of st. Peter, spoke upon
Progress of Rural Schools" He en-
dorsed what Mr.. Varney had said of
the conditions existing IN the dis
trict schools, and called attention to
the wonderful advances and i'm
provements of the last few years. and
said that present tendencies lead to
hope for improvement in the future.
Remarks were made by Superinten-
dent Scherer, President Soaring and
j. S. Parks, of Pleasant Mound, who
has been clerk of his school district
for thirty-four years.
A resolution was adopted providing
for committee to report the names
of four teachers to select text books
in geography, hygiene and grammar
and providing that if changes in the
use OF these text books are made
these changes take place only
so as to replace worn out
books. The committee consisted of
Messrs Gutterson, Atcherson, T. f
Mills, and Latin. This committee
reported the names of the following
teachers: Prof. Berry, Chas. Mawes,
Supt. Scherer, Mrs. L. Wells, VIM.
White, 81. Kinney.
A motion was carried that all other
books on the list be adopted.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Supt. Scherer and the others who had
spoken before the convention.
A motion was carried that the
organization be made a permanent
one, and that it have yearly meetings
and that the county superintendent
be official secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25

Judge Mead made an order Friday
setting apart the homestead and per-
sonal property to the widow in the
matter of the estate of Griffith
Roberts.
The festival at the Swedish Metlo.
dist church Friday was attended
by. lbs people and was much enjoyed.
The Belgrade supervisors held a
meeting Friday afternoon and it is un.
derstood that the proposition to vote
funds to construct the proposed new
road up the bluff will be submitted to
vote at the town meeting in March,
Engineer Thompson is preparing
plans and an estimate of the cost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
A FINE YARD.
Manager Farr Moves Into His
New Office.
Laird, Norton & Co. Now Have Model
Lumber Yard and Buildings
in MankatO.

Manager Farr has moved into the
new office of Laird, Norton & Co.'s
local lumber yard, and will be found
there hereafter. The office is on
Cherry street, at the southeast end
of the new yard. and is very hand
somely finished on the inside and
brick walls on the outside. 1t is
heated by hot air furnace, has a
birch floor, oiled white pine finish,
and walls and ceiling with hard
finish, oiled with three coats. The
counter is also of white pine.
Back of the office is store room of
large proportions, to be filled with
window sashes and doors and other
stock. Racks have been constructed
for mouldings. The second floor is
used as store room for light shop
finished work, building paper, etc.
At the west side of the yard
is an immense iron sheeted
shed, 100 feet long and % feet
wide, with doors all along the east
side. This shed is we'll filled
with lumber, of which it has capacity
for twenty-five car loads. Hard wood
floorings are kept constantly on hand
here, and Mr.. FAIR can secure any
thing wanted in the way of hard
wood finishing material from the
Winona mills on short notice.
The new yard has more than twice
the capacity of the company's old
yard. The long rows of new lumber
of every description are neatly piled
with the precision of military camp.
Anything wanted in the building line
can be procured here, as the company
carries in stock great quantity Of
every variety of lumber, of all grades.
Laird, Norton & Co, have done bust
ness in Mankato longer than any
other lumber firm, dating back some
twenty years, 1t is one of the great
lumber firms of the Northwest, and
its name is familiar to every house
hold. Its success has been due to the
excellence of its STOCK, it's reasonable
prices, and its fair dealing with every
one. w. M. FAIR has been the COM
pany's local manager for fifteen years,
and has handled the firms local
interests with eminent success. The
firm has now in Mankato one of the
finest yards in the state, equipped
with fine buildings and sheds. Those
who have not yet done so should take
a look at the new yard On Cherry
street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
A MOCK TRIAL.

There will be a mock trial at the
Commercial college Saturday evening
at seven o'clock. 1t promises to be
very interesting Owen Seelye is to
be charged with bank robbery and put
on trial. The attorneys for the state
will be Messrs, Brown, Hudson and
Evans, and those for the defense
Messrs. Osborn, Hickok and Farmer.
No admission fee will be charged, and
everyone is invited.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
Card of Thanks.

The undersigned desire to sincerely
thank the friends and neighbors
who SO kindly assisted during the re-
cent illness Of our beloved mother,
and rendered aid and comfort after
her death.
FAMILY OF THE LATE MRS. ELIZA
BETH ULMAN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.

Geo. Kreitzer, who has been engag-
ed in the furniture business on North
Front street for the past quarter of a
century, has decided to retire from
business, and has disposed of his large
stock of goods to John Klein & Co.,
who moved it TO their store today.
Mr.. Kreitzer's store is next to Leo.
Lamm's shoe store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25

For Sale-Two fresh milk cows L.
Quire of Geo. w. Monks.
Louis Stricken, representing tn,
Span-Newgass midwinter horse 81
at Chicago, has been in the city fol
several DAYS, but has left, being un
able to secure the carload of horse
that he was after. He said that TIE
ia mers 10 this vicinity do not rails,
as good quality Of horses as is de
manded for carriage and draft pur
poses. They would find ready sale
for good horses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers of real es-
tate were filed today:
Oliver B. Peterson ct al. to Henry
Rue, undivided one-third of south
ninety feet of lot twelve. and east
nineteen feet of south ninety feet of
lot thirteen, block five, Amboy, for
$3.50.
Ephriam Clemens to Xavier Dasch-
ner, sw /, Sc t, sec. Is, LIE Ray, for
81, 600,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
GOOD MAN DISCHARGED.
K. {. Sweet, the Veteran Engineer, Laid
Off Permanently.

Owing to the accident the other
morning, when Engineer K. @.
Sweets engine went bump against
the rear coach of theElmore accommo-
datiOn train, in front Of the Union
depot, Mr.. Sweet has received his dis
charge from the services of the road.
This will be unpleasant news for Mr..
Sweets many friends in this city. He
is veteran in railroad service, hav-
ing had thirty-four years experience,
commencing when boy of II, of
which seventeen years was with the
Chicago & Northwestern. During all
of this time the occurrence of the
other morning was the first accident
that has happened through any fault
of his. Mr.. Sweet has resided in Man
kato for number of years, and has
made model citizen in every re-
spect. He has been loyal to his city
and to his road, and has large circle
of friends who would be more than
pleased to see him restored to the
roll of employees of the road. Mr..
Sweet lays no blame on the railroad.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25

Pill-Eame. 10 cents vial for DR.. Agnew's
Liver Pills would not make them the fame they
enjoy today if the curative qualities were not
in them. Worth will get to the top and that
accounts for the wonderful demand for these
little gems. They positively cure Constipation
Biliousness, Sick Headache. Sold by P. Foil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25

81. Naylor, of Rapidan township,
while returning on horseback from
an evening call, his horse slipped on
an icy incline, he was thrown vio-
lently TO the ground, the horse falling
on his right leg and injuring it so
severely that he will be confined to
the house for month or two. DR..
Brandenburg wascalled to set the in
jured limb.
A deed was filed today, transferring
from John X. Rodgers Jr. to James L.
Martin the north sixty acres of the
east half of the southeast quarter Of
section 81, Decoria, for 1900
20 dozen ladies wrappers just re-
ceived at Brett's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25

Vim. Hop Snn b, humorous lee
tui'I, Is. : i.,I +, gagged to lecture
b. Ter, -. 500 h u MinnesotaTeach
er>' A,,t,l, ~ March 18th. The
,uclotu ne, II Mankato March
Is halo 10 ! NJ. Su it'll is the au-
buoI VI "Eyou,iu Dodd."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25

Couldn't Estimate its Value DIR Agnew's
Cure for the Heart never fails. It relieves in 80
minutes, it cures. 1t is beacon light to lead
you back to health. w. 81. Musselman, of G.
A. R., Weissport, Pa, says: 1.-TWO bottles of
DR.. Agnews Cure for the Heart entirely cured
me of palpitation and smothering spells Its
value cannot be estimated. I feel like new
man. Sold by P. Follman.-33.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25

Giles of Incorporation have been filled
with the secretary of state by the
Maakato Citizens Telephone COM
pany; capital stock, 1925, 900; incorpora-
tors, Lorin Cray, H. E. Hance, w. A..
Funk, J. H. Funk, J. 81. James, Ed L.
P. Staede, F. Kron, H. A. Patterson,
John @. Wise, Jr., A. G.. Bierbauer,
John Klein, John B. Meagher, o. W.
Schmidt, William Plymat and Mic
Peterson.
Thursday County Commissioner
Roberts sent w. B. Hodge, to jack
sonville, ILL.,, to his daughter, Mrs. G..
e. Nettleton, who agrees to care fol
him for the balance of his life. Mr..
Hodge has been an inmate of the
county poor fam for great many
years, is totally deaf and can only
walk with the aid of two canes. 1t is
getting rid of a great care for the
poor farm employees.
Judge Mead has made an order o
license to sell real estate in the mat
ter of the estate of Andrew Quinn; an
order allowing final account and order
discharging administrator and bonds
men in the matter of the estate of
John S. Jones, deceased; an order to
hear petition for settlement Of the
estate of Edna Phoebe Jones.
Geo. Phillips received a telegram
from Baraboo Monday announcing
the death of the father of the Ring
ling brothers, the well known show
men. Mr.. Ringing was brother of
Mrs. Mich Juiiar, Of Decoria. Mr..
Juliar left for Baraboo today to at
tend the funeral.
The flag ON the government bull d.
ing has been ordered placed at half
mask in respect for those killed by
the explosion in the battle ship
Maine, and to continue until further
notice.
M. B, Haynes has returned from
Wheaton, where he was engaged to
prepare plans and specifications for a
sewerage and water works system.
He made the necessary surveys and
will at once prepare the plans.
A pension of Sc a month has been
granted to James S. Nelson, of Gar
den City.
The St. Patrick day exercises will
be held at the A. 0. u w. hall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-25
CHARITY CIRCUS.
Friday Evenings Entertainment
Melted $l6O.
A Side Splitting Performance, With
Many Novel Features, Crowded
House to Witness II.

line CQarlGy CIRCUS Il rlQdy evening dU
the opera house was grand success,
both as an interesting performance
and financially. The building was
crowded to it's fullest capacity, with
a highly interesting audience. The
gross receipts were 1866, and it is
thought that the amount netted for
charitable purposes was not less than
$3.50. This is, indeed, fine showing,
The circus was merry rollicking
takeoff on the real circus, besides
some features of the circus given in
their reality. Local talent, taken
from the Elks lodge, was assisted by
circus talent, and the combination
made one of the most amusing enter
tainments ever given in the city.
The entertainment opened with
a side show, where the wonders and
the monstrosities of the world were
exhibited. These were introduced to
the audience and explained. Then
came the big show, with It's catchy
music, it's rings and it's trapese.
There were bare back riders, trapese
performers, tumblers, clowns, aero
bats, roustabouts, and all the other
features of worlds greatest show.
Eight spirited horses were ridden in
by gentlemen and lady riders, there
was riding and counter riding, leap
ing through paper disks, etc. Sam
Minton, of St. Peter, was ring master.
The clowns were very funny, the
tumbling was good, and the various
feats of dexterity were fully up to
the circus standard. Charlie Taylor,
the strong man, gave a remarkable
exhibition of physical development
in lifting a ton in weights. Dan
Bowen was unable to chain man
fast to a chair with a hundred feet
of chain.
The circus performance abounded
in surprises at every turn, and the
audience was kept in continual roar
of laughter. When the performance
was half through, it was announced
that concert would follow 1t was
later announced that this concert
would be free to all who had seats in
the house, and all were requested to
come forward and take front seats.
Ten cents would be charged those
who were out of doors. At the con-
clusion of the concert, those who had
seats in the house were requested to
go out of doors. Thus closed per-
Torrance that will long be remem-
bered by those who witnessed or took
part in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-12

feeling runs high in England at present
The Church of England, as an example,
appears to be on its trial. There is
no state church agitation in America
and the American public will Judge of
the play as it is intended to be, story
of human love"
Going to another subject that is very
near Mr.. Gaines SympathieS. the pro-
posed Anglo-American alliance. the
novelist said that the newspaper an
nouncements that he was to lecture on
the subject in this country were at least
premature. Il have said mo- for four
years." he said, Ito proposals to have
me appear as a professional lecturer
America pays me too generously al
ready to make this further source of in
come necessary. But. Major Pond urg-
es upon me the view that this question
rises above mere personal considera-
lions.
so I am going to try and find out
how much you are interested in the al
lance. We in England are very much
interested. The interest extends to all
classes, even to those who think any
formal alliance is impracticabIe At
any rate, even if it is a dream, it is a
beautiful dream"
All England, Mr.. Game said. was talk
ing of the cars disarmament propOsaI
when he left the other side and the
concensus of opinion was that it would
be Illogical and grOtesque for England
not at least to agree to the conference
The recent SpaniSh-American war Mr.
Game said doubtless had an effect in
leading the car to his present conclu-
sion, seeing that America. with the
smallest standing army and not the
most remarkable of navies, had won
a great victory.
Mr.. Game manifested great interest
in the authors dinner. When told that
at dinner another English novelist, Mr.
Zangwiu. had made a very brilliant
speech, he said he was very glad in
deed, to hear it, but that Mr. ZangwiH
was always sure of being extremely
sparkling and interesting. For Israel
Zangwill he has the highest respect,