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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-31
AT McCABE'S.

Among the wedding presents in a
prosperous central Illinois town re-
Gently, was one that at first sight
looked nightly out of place among
the cut glass and silver-ware.
The BRIDES most intimate friends
bought jspanued tin bread box, and
filed it up with such things as cookie
cutters. egg beaters, can openers,
mir cling knives, kitchen knives, tin
cups and so on OF course 1t was
meant and taken. as joke-but the
lot cost more than many of the more
pretentions presents.
The fact is that these little house
keeping trifles do run into money, for
good house-keeper has q right to
good tools, and she must and will
be constantly buying something Of
the sort. So, when this store takes
up house-furnishings ii means more
money saved to buyers here than
most people realize
We are adding to abe assortment
daily, now-it will be more complete
soon; today We suggest these prices:
Wood fDer water pals. lie
S-QuarT coffee pots. SC
Flexible weather 5, rps per loot &c
BEST nicElec S1oFe pokerS- -----.----- SC
Wax ispers for gas Hghierz- 60 IN 6o1.J
And scores of Others as good
LIS nrsCABE o 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-31

No kind Of wheat now known exactIv
resembles that found in the collins of
the old Egyptians
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-31
The weather We May Have.

Fair tonlghI and Wednesday. colder
Wednesday
Today temperature So
JH SHERIER. Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-31
A Lima Mans Testimony.

Hoods Pills are non-irritatipg, mild,
effectiye
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
DIRECTORS MEET.
Favorable Reports of the Farmers Hail
and Cyclone Insurance Companies.

The auditing board of the Farmers
United Township Mutual Hail Insur-
ance Co held meeting at the Stahl
House this forenoon, and the directors
met this afternoon. The policy hold
ers will hold their annual meeting at
the city hall at one o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, when the reports will be
presented and the directors for the
coming year elected.
Those who were present at the meet
ing of the auditing board this forenoon
were President Andrew French, of
Plainview; Secretary F. NJ Payne. of
Pipestone, and Directors S. B Yates, of
Madelia August Strehlow, of Bethany,
and John M Duell, of Eyota. This
afternoon Directors HI. w. Wadsworth
of Madelia, and Q. Currier, of Mic
ollet, and Treasurer MIC Juliar, of ST..
Clair, were on hand for the directors
meeting.
The directors of the Farmers United
Township Mutual Cyclone Insurance
Co. will hold meeting tonight and the
policy holders will have their annual
meeting at the city hall tomorrow i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
hail insurance meeting.
L. H. Bulls, of West Concord, and
August Minske, of Waseca, will be
present at the meeting of the cyclone
directors tonight.
The reports for the year are highly
favorable. The amount of insurance
in force is large, while the losses have
been small. The only cyclone loss was
Sc 10 in Pipestone county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
TREATED ALIKE.
No Exclusive Franchises in
North MankatO.
Both Telephone Companies Granted Per-
mission to Plant Poles and
String Wires.

The council of North Mankato held a
meeting at o E. Benefits residence
Tuesday afternoon. The meetings
hereafter will be held at the office of
Wheeler & Bennett, at the corner of
Range and Wheeler streets.
President James and w. N. Plymat
appeared on behalf of the Citizens
Telephone Co., and asked for twenty
years franchise, exclusive until June
next. Mr.. Plymat said that the COM
pany had planned to cross the river
from the first, and that it had brought
down the prices SO that every one could
have phone. He thought it but fair
to give his company chance now, as
the Northwestern company had had it's
chance for good many years.
Manager Buchholtz and B. d. Smith
appeared on behalf of the Northwestern
company. Mr. Smith said that all that
the Northwestern company wanted was
equal rights, and he maintained that
the council had no legal right to grant
an exclusive franchise.
The council considered the matter
and decided to grant both companies
franchises but for no definite length of
time, and to give no exclusive rights.
The recorder was ordered to post no.
tees for special election to vote on
the question of separation from the
township, the date of the election to be
Jan. 21st, at the office of Wheeler &
Bennett.
An application for liquor license
was received from Sam Ross, and mo-
ton to lay the application on the table
was unanimously carried. This amounts
to a refusal to grant the application.
The council adopted rules, one of
which fixes the first Monday of each
month as the time for holding the regu.
lar meetings hereafter,
The telephone franchises permit the
village to string police and fire wires on
the poles, and make such other require
ments as are usual.
W. R Geddes has been selected as
village attorney and will prepare a
number of ordinances to meet the re
quirements of the corporation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
NOT SUICIDE.
Funeral of John, A. Weis Occurred
Wednesday Morning.

The remains of the late John A Weis
arrived in Mankato from St. Paul at
7:45 o'clock Tuesday. The funeral
occurred from st Peter and Pauls
Catholic church at nine o'clock Wednes-
day morning.
w. G. Hoerr returned Tuesday and
states that the officials of the police de-
partment all assured him that there was
no reason to think that the young man
committed suicide, as there was no mo-
tive for such an act Mr.. Hoffman, who
was Mr. Weis' employer, told Mr.
Hoerr that, he never had a better en-
ploye, and that his accounts were all
straight
The autopsy showed that death was
due to opium poisoning of some char
acter as yet unknown, and probably ad-
ministered by some one else by mistake,
No other developments have occurred.
The autopsy showed that Weis was an
unusually healthy man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
atement Of the replies:

The only place where higher price
was paid than in Mankato was Chaska,
which has freight rate of 3.6 cents to
Minneapolis, while Mankato has a rate
of 6 cents. While paying one cent
more, it is still making Ia cents a
bushel more than is the Tease in
Mankato
Some of the farmers have been claim
ing that two or three cents more was
being paid for wheat at Madison Lake
than in this city, and that they also had
meal ticket thrown in at Madison
Lake, Although there has been brisk
competition at Madison Lake, it will be
seen that the price paid for wheat is no
higher than in Mankato.
Mr.. Schumacher made his investiga-
tion unbeknown to the mill authorities
or to anyone else, and they have not
yet seen any of the letters which he has
received, Mr.. Schumacher is satisfied
that this city continues to hold the
banner as the best wheat market in this
section.
Mr.. Schumacher also looked up the
prices paid for hogs on the same day,
Dec. Both, and his returns are as
follows:
Thaio Ma1iY
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13

Lysander Cook was down from Good
Thunder Tuesday
Geo. Randall and j. H. Kinney, of
Amboy, were in the city Tuesday.
T. c. Norman, R. B. Thomas and D.
A Reed, of Lake Crystal, were in the
city Tuesday.
Attorney w S. Hammond, of ST..
James, had business in the probate
court Tuesday.
Aid. J. u. Fowler has moved his
stock of goods to Lake Crystal and will
auction them off there.
A. B. Smith is now special agent Of
the Minneapolis Fire and Marine In
surance Co. G.. L. Van Fleet formerly
of this city, is also with that company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
Choice Medium
Alive. Alive. Dressed.

From this, it will be seen that Man
kato is also a better hog market than
any other in this section. For eight
weeks, Chas j. Macbeth shipped in a
carload week from Garden City and
Mapleton, but at the same time was
paying more here than at outside
points. During the fall and early win
ter he paid Chicago prices.
Large amounts of produce have been
and are still coming in, and the farmers
are finding this not only the best point
to sell, but also the best place to dc
their shopping.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
AN IMPORTANT RULING.

The Citizens's Fire association has re-
ceived notice of an important ruling by
the commissioner of internal revenue to
the effect that the policies issued by ii
are exempt from internal revenue tax
alton, and are therefore not obliged to
be stamped This ruling is an import,
ant one for the local company, as il
amounts to saving of over $50 pei
month, that goes to the members. This
ruling applies to only one other com
pany in the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13

MankatO Manufacturing Co. Report q
Good Years Business.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mankato Manufacturing
Co. was held yesterday afternoon. The
following directors were elected: VIM.
Thomas, VIM. Morgan, Fred Prouse, L..
n Holmes and w. H. Wilcox. Mr..
Wilcox was afterwards elected presi.
dent, Col. Thomas secretary and treas
urer, Mr. Prouse foreman of the ma
chine department, and Mr. Morgan
foreman of the foundry department.
The reports showed that the past year
was good one for the company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
OUR SOLDIERS.

dedicated to and sung by Mr.. H. ii. Jones
Lake Crystal
Ye sons of freedom. bark the bugle call,
Onward to battle every soul;
Dying in bondage, and of cruelty,
Poor little Cuba must be free.
Onward, soldiers, fear not the foe,
March on. March on, with one mighty blow,
Wipe off Cuba Spanish tyranny,
Little Isle of Cuba must be free.
From all directions, like a mighty wave,
Rushed to their arms all young and brave;
Unfurl the banner in the heavenly breeze,
Liberty on lands and seas
We'll strip the Spaniards from all their pride
We sha Ii conquer, God is on our side.
Well fight the monster through all its tyranny,
Sweet Isle of Cuba must be free.
Sons of Columbia, ere We all depart,
Warm is the prayer lift from every heart,
To God in heaven, for He's your sword and
shield,
For His guidance on the field,
Over Havana on New Years day,
In sight of harbor, land and bay
Stars and stripes were raised in memory
That brave little Cuba now is free.
H. G. Roberts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13

In the makeup of the house commit
tees announced today, Representative
Gutterson landed the craftsmanship OF
of the committee on ways and means.
Judge Hughes made an order OF IL
cense to sell land today in the matter. OF
the estate of Joseph H. Casper, and an
order to mortgage land in the same
case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13

The members of Dukes addition book
and ladder company have come out in
new uniforms that are probably little
finer than anything yet seen in the city.
They consist of blue broadcloth suits
and regulation caps.
H G. Slater has disposed of his Lake
Washington summer resort to Mr..
Spielman, of Sibley county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
TO NORTH MANKATO.

The directors of the Citizens Tele-
phone Co. heldsa meeting Tuesday and
decided to extend the system into North
Mankato
w. A Funk was elected attorney for
the company in all matters where legal
advice is needed, and will defend against
the suit brought by Geo. Vosbeck.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
LOCAL MARKET.
1t is Better Than in Surrounding
Towns.
The Prices Paid Here for Wheat and
Hogs Hold up Well in Comparison
With Other Places.

In order to get the prices paid in diff
ferent places in Southern Minnesota for
wheat, Ed. Schumacher recently wrote
for the quotations on Dec, Both. He
has received number of replies, al
though several of them report on only
one grade The following is a tab
ulated statement of the replies
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13

Mapleton is enaeayoT1ng 70. get
state farmers. institute Tor Feb. 24t
aud 25th.
Highest cash price Pad fer woo
+ ,wier Il Pay any,
Gotlieb Kietzer, of Vesnon,, was j
Nankato Monday ar9cnsang, certifs
copies Of his deeds an othfg, paper
His house bnrned The DAT altar Chris
mas, and his private papers We're.
destroyed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
JURORS SELECTED.
These Will Serve at the February Term
of the Dis trict Court.

Clerk of Court Thorne, Sheriff Ger
Itch and Justice ]. S. Englerth, of
Mankato township, have drawn the
jury list for the February term of the
district court, as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13

Mrs Mycue died at her home on Lib
erty street at three o'clock Saturday
afternoon, aged sixty years. The
funeral occurred from the house yester-
day forenoon at ten o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
JUDGMENTS GRANTED.
Claims of Solomon Weddeles and Ellen
H. Levi Allowed.

Judge Severance has decided the
two appeal cases of Solomon Weddeles
and Ellen HI. Levi from the order of
Receiver Geo H. Clark disallowing
their claims against Longini q Thoms.
insolyent. The court sets aside the or
der of the receiver and grants the ap-
pellants' Judgment against the receiver
for the amount of their claims Mr..
Weddeles' claim is $500, and Mrs.
Lewis claim is So, 400.
The suit of Mel Cook VS.. the board
of county commissioners of Blue Earth
county has been settled by the county
agreeing to pay the entire amount
asked, 1921 IS. The contest was over
the payment for lumber used in re-
planking the Rapidan bridge. w. N.
Plymat is Mr. Cooks attorney,
The, suit of Margaret Murray VS.. W.
G.. Hoerr, which was set for trial today
before Judge Severance, has been con-
tinued. Attorneys A. j. O'Grady and
Frank Murray were over from James
vile to appear for the plaintiff G. d.
Geddes is the defendants attorney.
Gustav Gerstenhauer has thus far
been unable to furnish his bail bond OF
81 900
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13

Gustav Gerstenhauer has thus far
been unable to furnish his bail bond of
81 900
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
TAX RATEFOR 1898.

Rates lSSin
City OF Mankato in the County Blue
a
The figures below mills
p A. GUNDERS, County Auditor
MankaiO, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13

GRAND JURY.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
CApLES-FREEMAN.
Married Last Evening at the Cdtho-
lie Church.

Last evening at 7 80 O'Clock William
Caples of this city led to the altar Miss
Mayme Freeman of Maria.
The wedding was sOlemnized at the
Catholic church by Rev. Father Cahin
In the presence of q large number of
friends of the contracting parties.
The bridal couple entered the church
together. preceded by Mr.. and Mrs. T.
G. Lyons, brother and sister
of the groom, and passed
along the aisle to the altar
where Father Cahill stood awaiting
them. He pronounced the solemn
words that made them man and wife
and Immediately after the impressive
ceremony the wedding party passed out
of the church, the bride and groom
leading.
The newly welded couple and tn cir
guests then repaired to the D. r
Francis where an elegant supper was
served,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
PROGRAMA.

1.-''Compsneroe ausentes. March
funebre de"Keller" ejecutsda en-
el piano por Ell Senior Don Fla
vianO Gomez, con acompans-
miento de orquests.
2.-Discurs0 por Ell Senior Lie. D. B.
Frias Camacho.
3.-"Septims palabra" "Acton,"
csntsda por IL Senorita Mar
garita Martinez y coreads por
Senoritas y Caballeros.
4.-Discurso por ell Senior Lie. F. B.
Sexton.
5.-Nocturno de "Chopin" Mum. IL
Ia Senorita Concepcion ]. Qua
ron.
6.-Al0cucion por Ell Senior d. Tomas
Moreno. con motive de 10 dedi-
caciou de un retrato del Senior
D. Manuel M. Bauche 81 Casino
de Ciudad Juarez.
Z. Stabat Mater de Roesini, Mum.
A, csntsdo por ell Seuor d. ]. Ma
nuel Robles.
s.-Poesis por IL nina Espersnzs Va
rela.
9.-Gran Marcia funebre de Schubert,
Op. IS, ejecutads en- 81 piano q
cuatr0 manos por IL Senorita
Conception Cuaron and 81 Senior
ingeniero D. Hilario Guerrero.
por 81 Senior Charles
Davis.
11.-"Stab at- Mater" de Rossini Mum.
8, cantado por Ia Seuorita Dolo-
res Leon y coro de Senoritas
Caballeros.
por Ell Senior Ingenfero
D. Eduardo Prieto Basave.
funebre de Chopin, Piano
OrQuesta.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
OFF FOR THE Pen.
ivy enty CoDvlCts Went Over the
Road TODAY.

The peniteptiary agents left on the
T. P. this afternoon with twenty con-
victs. All wore iron collars and we're
chained together except three women.
A large crowd of friends of the con-
victs gathered at tie depot to say good
bye and few tears were shed. The
crowd on the platform was composed
of Americans, Mexicans, negroes, and
dance hall girls.
One old black woman wept cOpiously
at parting with her ID year old grand
daughter, who was sentenced
for theft. A dance hall girl
sobbed Historically and .
middle sged Mexican father went into
the car and berated his IA year old
SON who was in irons. The gray hair
ed man told him that his present dis
grace should serve az q warning to him
in future. The boy wept and hid his
face,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
The Tin Discovery.

ga man came to me several mont tbs
ago with samples of tin ore taken from
the vicinity of the Conklin claim, :"
remarked Chas N. Grosvenor, Q
Memphis capitalist, after learning of
the discovery of the tin deposits, yes
terdsy, land wanted me ito invest In
the mine and develop It,
He was confident that when
developed the mine would yield large
fortune. I did not take kindly to the
proposition at the time for the reason
that q man Is asked to invest In all
kinds of mining schemes in this locali-
ty and throughout the west and each
one is represented to be of enormous
value. offering immense re-
ed hvc 80 have 49,. been sppr o:ch.
1t has become q common matter to
meet them all with q refusal, and I
made no exception in favor of the tin,
The discovery on the Conklin land will
undoubtedly attract widespread at
tentiOn.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
POLICE COURT.
None of the Balls and Chains Are in
Use Today-plenty of Work For
Freight Train Tourists.-Other
Dolce Matters.

Freight Train Tourlsts.-Other
Police Matters.
In one corner of the Jail is pile of
iron balls with long chains attached to
them. They are for the purpose of
strengthening the ''ties" between the
city and the individuals who come to
the sympathy of the people. A short
time ago the city was overrun with
this element but Chief Lockhart's
order to round them up every night
had the effect of driving them out of
town and today there was
not q man working on ethe streets.
Said an officer this morning: "We
have plenty of work for this travelling
element and as fast as they come in
we will put them to work. If they
wish to enjoy this beautiful climate
it is nothing more than right that they
should work to keep up good appetite.
We will round them up every night
from now on be cause we need their
services badly"
Henry Blue, a famous character in
court circles, was locked up last night
for disturbing the peace. AS soon as
the iron doors we're closed upon him he
to complain of being cold.
The jailer retired but Blues screams
prisoner was given enough cover to
keep him warm in the coolest regions
Of the Kloudike country, but still he
yelled, and continued his noise until
daylight this morning. He will have
3 hearing this evening.
Louis Barraza was arrested by Fran
co for being drunk and down and was
fined 81.
Louis Acosta was locked up by
Rogers on charge of drunk and dis
orderly and was assessed 81.
II. McCabe was fined So for being
Trunk and disorderly. He paid the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
Died.

Mrs. L. J. Lancaster, q native of
Louisiana, who has been recising in Ell
Paso for the past seven months, died
yesterday afternoon at $40 of pleuro
pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held at her
late residence, 4O4 Franklin street, this
afternoon under the direction of Under
taker Nagley. Relatives and friends,
also mem oers of B. and r. T., are res
"octfnlly invited to attend. Rev. Mr..
F 'ench of the Methodist church will
Oficiate. Interment at COncOrdis
cemetery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
Masked Ball and Cake Walk.

A "Grand Mssque Ball and Cake
Walk of The Oak and Ivory Fill
Monte club, will take place at Chopin
hall tonight. The affair appears to be
we'll managed and no doubt much
amusement will be in store for those
who attend. A short program of vocal
and instrumental music will be render
ed, with Mrs. S. st. Clair of Frisco in
some of her latest songs.
Refreshments will be served while
1.-THE band plays on
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19

Alsmogordo is about to be lighted
with electric lights. The lights have al
ready been ordered from the east and
are expected to arrive any day; the city
has already been wired. This city has
about the cheapest lighting plant in
the southwest, the incsndescent lights
being furnished for fifty cents per
month and the arc lights in proportion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19

T. B. Scothorne, Harley Courson. Chi
cago; John Faber, n. Myer, Chi
huahua; Ruben Erickson, Frank Miles,
Kansas City; J: Chilcote, Chas. M.
Williams y Tucson, Ariz.; F. Wade, ia
rills. N. M; Il. Hsskin, Valentine,
Tex; Dave McCarty, Abilene, Texas;
D. w. Adams. Gatesville, Tex; Harry
Boos, Hoxie, Ark. jas. Kugan, Cane
sville, Tex; D. G. Franks, Del Rio,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
MUNICIPAL BONDS.
The Three Recent Issues Likely to
Sell For a Greater Premium
Than Those Issued a Short Time
AUO,

IMAM nose lSSuSO d SHOTI ihhe
Ago.
The opinion of the attorney general
in regard to the new bonds will be re-
ceived tomorrow.
The form of each of the three bond
issues was submitted to him short
time ago aud after he examines and
passes upon them they will be submit
ted to the photographers.
The bids from prospective purchasers
will be opened February 2, and It is
expected that it will be close and the
offers considerably above par. Already
one open offer for the bonds has been
received from an eastern capitalist.
He proposes to pay per cent premium
for the entire issue of ISL 900, which
would amount to $3.50 above the par
value.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
latest bond issues bear only per cent
interest the demand for Ell Paso
bonds is such that they will dou btless
bring when sold q greater premium
than the issue disposed of several
months ago.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
New Sewer System.

Work on the new sewer pumping
station in Cotton's addition begins this
morning. The laying of the new sewer
system is progressing rapidly and the
new main has been laid westward
across the city as far as Kansas street,
where large force of workmen are en-
gagged at present.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
Another Will Contest.

You are named as an heir. By the
terms of the will you can get lap robes
and horse blankets at West Texas Sad
6lery Co. cheaper than any place in
the city but you call at corner Oregon
and Overland streets before they are
all sold.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19
Musical Concerts

The Epworth League of the First M.
E. church is arranging for q coruse of
entertainments, consisting of two
musicals and one lecture to be given
at their church on the Sd, the 10th. and
the 18th of February