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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-27

They have met and gone and what is
the result? They have put forth no
argument that has in any way dis
lodged the statements made by the
president. While as whole they are
doubtless well-meaning gentlemen,
who seemingly have an idea that the
country is going to eternal bow-wows
because of the trouble in the Philip
pines and the determination of the
administration to restore order there.
And who were the men who took part
in this demonstration? We have no
disposition to abuse them. Nothing
is gained by that. But we simply
wish to call attention to who some of
them are and what has been their
past. Foremost among them was Carl
Schurz. He was bitter critic of
Lincoln in 1864, and helped to organ
ize the liberal Republican bolt against
Grant in1871. He was president OF
the liberal Republican gathering that
nominated Greeley at Cincinnati in
1872. In scarcely more than a month
after this nomination, Mr. schurz
proceeded to repudiate his own &C
tion and called convention to be
held at Fifth Avenue hotel, New
York, which put in nomination VIM.
Groesbeck, of Ohio, for president, and
Frederick L. Olmstead, of New York,
for vice-president, Gen. Grant had
no more malignant enemy than Carl
SchuIz, and he joined in the cry OF
Ceasarism which was made against
the general and poured forth his fears
as to the danger of an empire, which
were never realized. In fact Mr..
Schurz has been out with every presi-
dent from Lincoln to Mckinley, ex-
cept Hayes, and he was member OF
his cabinet. While he is probably as
DESTROYS of the welfare Of the country
as any other good citizen he has man.
aged in the majority of instances to
get on the wrong side of great ques-
tions, and see only disaster if his views
did not prevail.
The other leader of the gathering
was Horace White, the editor of the
New York Evening Post. He was
among those who assailed Grant in
1872 and cried that Ceasarism would
prevail if Grant succeeded. But Grant
did succeed and there was no Caesar
ism, just as there is no imperialism
now. Since then Mr.. White has been
drifting politically, and few are the
public men of the country who have
not been the targets for his bitter
shafts. These are the kind of men
who stand as the leaders of the So
called anti-imperial movement. None
of them stand connected with any
great political party, nor with any
movement-thati is being carried for
ward in this country. They exert no
influence whatever in the public life
of the nation,
Bourke Cochran comes the nearest
of all who addressed the Chicago
meeting, of being in close touch with
public life and movements, and his
speech was the most moderate Of any
delivered at the gathering. His whole
argument was founded upon If"
And to his credit be it said that he
was for supporting the president in
the present troubles in the Philip
pines and in his efforts to bring about
peace, and had no sympathy for the
ideas of Prof. Tolman, of the Chicago
University, who thanked God that
the Filipinos were fighting the
United States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-27
BUCKWHEAT WANTED.

We are in the market for buckwhea
and will pay the highest market prices
at all times.
HUBBARD MILLING Co,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
A PAIR OF FIRES.
Hubbard Milling Co. Has a
$4,000 Loss.
A. B. Ewing's Grocery Store Narrowly
Missed q Bad Fire.-.CIothing
Stock Smoked.

Two fires occurred in Mankato Satur-
day night each of which caused con-
siderable damage. The first one dis
covered was in the cupelo of the big
mill warehouse elevator, which is Ovid
ed from the mill proper by thick fire
wall. DIR. J. A. Heilscher saw flames
issuing from the cupelo at about ten
o'clock and an alarm quickly brought
the fire department on the scene. 1t
was difficult fire to fight. as the iron
sheeting prevented the streams of water
from reaching the right place, and
the ! firemen feared to go upon
the roof to cut holes in the sheeting, as
no one could tell whether or not the
roof supports had been burned away,
The cupelo finally burned itself out
Streams of water were thrown into
the elevator and the fire was confined
to the top portion and to some wheat,
the fremen finally getting it extin-
guished entirely. The fremen did
some excellent work.
There was 4, 900 bushels of wheat that
was partially burned and the balance
wet, 1900 bushels of screenings wet.
and 800 bushels of rye wet. Mr. Hub
bard estimates the damage to building
and grain at $4,000. The loss is fully
covered by insurance in the millers
companies. o. - :
1t will probably never be known
what caused the fire, but the theory
advanced and the one that seems most
reasonable is that it was due to friction
at the head Of one of the elevators Mr..
Hubbard states that it is impossible for
fire to pass the heavy fire wall separat-
ing the warehouse from the mill pro-
per. If everything had burned out up
to the fire wall, the damage would not
have exceeded $4,000 The mill was
shut down today, but will resume
operations again tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
FOR SALE BY II. /. PARRY
NARROW ESCAPE.

Last Sunday, Mrs, H. S. Kennedy,
former resident Of Mankato and we'll
known to a large circle, came near
yielding up her life in Lake Minneton-
ka. With her children she was spend
ing the day at the lake and with friends
started out for ride in one of the
steamers. AS the boat left the pier, by
some sort of accident it collided with
the dock, and the force was so great as
to burst one of the main steam pipes.
This caused panic among the passen-
gers. Mrs. Kennedy's little girl was
the first to leap into the lake, and the
mother Immediately followed after.
Several others also jumped overheard.
The water was sixteen feet deep, and
had it not been for the timely assistance
of some gentlemen, both the mother
and daughter would have been drowned.
AS it was, both were pulled out Of the
water in an unconscious condition.
Mrs. Kennedy was resuscitated after
hard work, but the child remained un-
conscious for some time longer.
A lady friend who was on the boat
retained her presence of mind sufficient
to remain On the boat and take care Of
Mrs. Kennedy's younger child, and of
course they escaped without injury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
MCPHERSON is FAVORABLE.
Farmers Propose to Vote Bonus for
the Electric Road.

Fred Lassow, of Mcpherson, was in
the city Tuesday. He reports that
some of the wheat is now about ready
to cut. Much of it is afflicted with
rust on the leaves, and there is some
blight. The crop will not be what was
expected ten days ago, on account of
the heat last week.
Mr.. Lassow stated that on Sunday a
meeting of some of the farmers of Nc
Pherson was held to consider the mat
ter of voting township bonds for a
bonus for the building of the proposed
electric railway. The meeting was
favorable to the proposition, and Mr..
Lassow believes that the township
would vote Sc, 900 or $1,000 bonds for
the purpose. A special election may be-
called soon to submit the proposition.
If 81, 900 was voted. it would mean only
$40 per each quarter section, and Mr..
Lassow believes that the benefits will
be much greater A few of the farmers
give it out that they are opposed to the
road.
1t is intended to run freight cars over
the track that can be attached to the
trains on the steam roads, thus making
through shipments of grain and stock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
NOT PROFITABLE.
Citizens Sugar Beet Farm May Prove
Losing Investment.

Secretary Chapman, of the board of
trade, has taken up the third and last
assessment on the persons interested in
the sugar beet farm. In all, 5000 has
been collected. There are number of
expenses to be met later, and it is now
estimated that the beets must go four
teen tons to the acre and bring $40 a
ton in order to come out even, Supt.
Asher estimates that the yield will be
twelve tons and that the beets will
bring 1926 ton. Deducting 80 cents a
ton for freight, the % acres must pro-
duce 81, 1OS. 80 worth of beets to pay ex-
penses, while the production as estimat-
ed by the superintendent of the farm
will be 1910 So This will leave de-
felt of $19S 90, or 1926 per acre, which
will be somewhat different from the
brilliant promises of profit held out in
the spring.
1t must be borne in mind that So an
acre rental is being paid for "a acres,
and that the storm washed out two
acres of beets. The wet weather was
bad for the rest of the field.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
SUIT FOR $4,000.
Mrs. Beck Wants Young Mr.. Buckholtz
to Settle Up.

The suit of Mrs. Rose Beck against
Geo. b. Buckholtz was tried before
Judge Severance Wednesday. The
plaintiff and the father of the defend
ant reside in Medic, while the where
abouts of the defendant himself are not
known, the summons having been
served by publication. The action is
one brought to recover $50, 900 damages
for the alleged seduction by the defend
ant of plaintiffs IS year old daughter,
Annie. This is claimed to have occur
red last year, the child being born in
March last. The plaintiff is widow,
while the defendants father is said to
be wealthy.
Mrs. Beck's attorneys are Thos. and
Evan Hughes. After the present suit
is over, they say that an action will be
commenced to set aside the conveyance
of eighty acres of land inMedo by young
Buckholtz to his father, the considera-
ton being 81, 400, while it is claimed that
the land is worth $4,000. The old gem
tlemen had a $1,000 mortgage on the
property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
FRUIT is PLENTY.
Apple and Peach Crops are
Large.
New Potatoes are Almost Worth Their
Weight in Gold-Mel0ns and
Tomatoes Plenty.

New apples are making their appear
ance on the market Thus far they are
rather high in price and few in number
but Manager Thomas, of the Fruit
Commission Co., has advices to the eff
feet that the Southern crop is a heavy
one and that there will be apples
enough for everybody. The drouth in
the East has reduced the crop there,
but Minnesota gets its apples from
elsewhere. \
The peach crop in Michigan is very
heavy and is coming into the Chicago
market two weeks earlier than usual,
but the annual story of shortage in
crop is abroad, probably to make an ex-
.cuse for keeping prices up. Plums will
be good crop, pears an Indifferent
crop,
The succulent watermelon is just
now in high favor. A large number of
melons are consumed in Mankato daily,
and the demand will increase during
the next two weeks. The Texas and
Mississippi melons have had their day
for this season, and heMissouri melon is
in demand. Soon it will be the Iowa
melon and then the home grown pro-
duct. Watermelons are retailing at
% cents each. In two weeks. Minnesota
canteloupes will be on the market.
Tomatoes are just coming on the
market in appreciate quantities. They
are unusually nice and sell at 25 cents
basket. Most of those now in the mar
ket come from Mississippi and Ten
nessee, but home grown tomatoes are
beginning to make their appearance
and in two weeks will monopolize the
trade. The tomato crop will be large
and the tomatoes of most excellent ap-
pearance and flavor.
Minnesota potatoes now have the
whole field to themselves, having
driven out the Ohio product. They are
bringing 20 to rs cents a bushel, and
are very toothsome.
Blueberries this season are beautiful
ly plump and blue. Wisconsin is fur
nishing Mankato people with most of
their berries, which are retailing at ten
cents quart.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
Mankato, Mimi, July 26, 1899

Mankato, Mimi, July 26, 1899.
Geo. M. Palmer,
Treasurer Hubbard Milling Co.,
Mankato, MINI.
Dear Sir: Your kind letter Of yester-
day with the stated enclosure is receiv-
3D. In behalf of the fire department of
the city of Mankato, thank you for
the remembrance. We have endeav-
ored to faithfully perform the duty en-
trusted to US. How we'll we have sue
ceeded the fire records of the past will
show. I accept your congratulations as
to the efficiency of the department.
Yours very truly,
GEO. M. PHILLIPS,
Chief Mankato Fire Department.
Members of the department bravely
scaled to the roof of the burning ware
house in order to reach the fire in the
cupola.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD.
Moses Gates Passes Away at Park
Rapids, Mimi.

Word was received Wednesday
of the death at Park Rapids, Mimi, on
Friday last, of Moses Gates. Mr..
Gates was among the oldest and most
respected of Mankato's earlier resi-
dents. He was mill wright by trade.
Three years ago he moved from Man
kato. Although he was in feeble
health for some time, the immediate
cause of his death was the rupture of a
blood vessel in his head, caused by a
fall. He was residing with his son, l..
H. Gates, at Park Rapids.
Mr.. Gates death will cause sorrow to
a large circle of friends and acquaint.
ances, who had learned to respect his
sterling qualities. The interment
will be had at Park Rapids.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
Must Have More Nerve.

Mapleton Enterprise Hard times
fade away with the approach of circus
and no matter how hard up people may
be at other times of the year they are sail
ing on the sea of prosperity when circus
day arrives, This was manifest last Mon
day and any one who questions Blue
Earth county's prosperity in the face
of the thousands who turned out to
view the elephant must have more
nerve than sixteen to one populist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28

Bert Carley, of Madison Lake, came
here Tuesday and pleaded guilty to
charge of assault in the third degree,
preferred by Joseph Schaub He paid
a fine of So. SO. The assault was COM
mitted Saturday.
The surveyors on the electric street
railway right of way have completed
their work in the country and are
again at work in the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
BROUGHT BACK.
Alex Cooley Captured at Bloom
ingtOn Ferry.
He Admits Having Written the Forged
Check, and Will Plead Guilty
and Take His Medicine.

Chief Bruels received telegram late
Tuesday, saying that Alex Cooley, the
young man wanted for the larceny OF a
Cleveland bicycle from j. A. Lewis &
Son, was at Bloomington Ferry, about
twelve miles from Minneapolis. He
took the first train and arrived at the
village none to soon, for Cooley had
sold the bicycle to man living SIX
miles away, at Bloomington, and was
prepared to take the stage for Mime
apolis, where he intended to enlist IN
the regular army. Chief Bruels placed
him under arrest, but as the young fell
low tried to escape it was necessary to
place handouts upon his hands. He
brought his prisoner and the bicycle
back this noon and placed Cooley in
the county Jail. Cooley had sold the
bicycle for SIS, and parties witnessed
the transaction sent word to Chief
Bruels and located the man and wheel
for him.
Cooley was seen at the Jail this after
noon by Free Press reporter, and ad
mitred the forgery and theft. He said
that he had wanted bicycle for some
time past and knew of no other way to
get one. He had written out the check
and thus secured.the wheel. Then he
rode to Morristown and worked three
days for farmer. Going to Faribault,
he learned that the officers were after
him. At first he thought of coming to
Mankato and giving himself up. but
afterwards decided to enlist and get
out of the country. He went back to
his home to make preparations for
going, and while there three Morris
town men undertook to capture him
He pulled his bicycle wrench on them
and made his escape. they thinking
that it was revolver. The marshal
got behind box and pulled his gun,
but when he came out from his place of
retreat, Cooley was gone. Cooley was
at Faribault Friday. and it was Satur-
day morning when he left Morristown.
He went to Bloomington Ferry and
sold his wheel and was arrested there.
Cooley claims that he never commit
ted forgery before, and had stolen
nothing more valuable than water.
melons. He has been arrested
twice for assault and once for
some other minor ofense. He gives his
age as IS, and states that he will plead
guilty.
This morning, Mr.. Lewis received a
telephone message from Morristown,
saying that Cooley was near there and
that he would be arrested if Mr.. Lewis
would agree to give $50. The Morris
town officers made a mistake, as Cooley
was already under arrest After leav-
ing Morristown, the officers there had
traced him as far as Ottawa
The bicycle was identified this after
noon by Mr.. Lewis, and had not been
badly used.
Cooley was taken before Judge Shiss-
Ter at $50 p. m. and waived an exami-
nation and was bound over to the No
vember grand jury. He is anxious to
begin serving his sentence, and is sorry
that court does not meet sooner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28

DO uOU Gulut&eANucu you COuo W Lie
for dental work you will get something
for nothing. You will not. We are
not built that way, We wish fair COM
pensation for first class work and ma
terial of same grade, We use no salves,
plasters or stickey substance to make
our artificial plates stick. We DON'T
HAVE TOO. Best work; best material
and best treatment at moderate cost is
our motto. Then you will be satisfied
I will be satisfied, and we'll all be salts
fed. DR.. E. L. Halves.
A still alarm took the central station
hook and ladder truck to the restaurant
under the box factory. near the corner
of Front and Hickory streets Friday
at about 1890 o'clock. A gasoline stove
had eYerfowed, and when it was lighted
the flames spread to the floor. The fire
was extinguished with few pals of
water before much damage had result
ed. The restaurant is conducted by
Miss Carrie Ellefson.
1t is likely that S. J. Johnson will
find warrant ready for his rearrest
when he completes his sentence of sixty
days fo- petit larceny at Garden City.
County Attorney Hughes believes that
it is case that the grand jury ought
20 investigate, and it is is probable that
an endeavor will be made to bind him
over.
County Surveyor Brooks has accepted
the new stone culvert on the St. Peter
prairie road, between the Omaha. and
Northwestern roads. 1t was built by
Carlstrom Bros. for Lime township,
and is larger and better built than the
old one that was carried out by the
storm, and no further trouble is feared.
It was found impracticable to place
the base ball park north of the Franklin
school, owing to the fact that the soil
has too mnch rock for excavating for
post holes Ground has been secured
of A. L. Wheeler, in North Mankato,
and the fence will be put up at once.
The North Mankato village council
has dispensed with the services of the
marshal. and vigilance committee of
dozen or more will see that the laws
are enforced. This will save expense
and is expected to bring better results
County Attorney Hughes went to St.
Paul Tuesday to consult the attor-
ney general in regard to the listing of
mortgages of the state and savings
banks and of the building and loan as
ISOLATION for taxation.
w. S. Howe has returned from trip
to Lake Superior. He and his son, Her
bert. Rev. S. D. Works and Dr. j. S.
Holbrook went on a fishing expedition
to Two Harbors and Isle Royal and
caught 300 trout.
DR.. James McMahan, Of LIE Mars,
Iowa, and Mrs Kennedy. of Duluth, are
guests of their sister, Mrs. w. Maxfeld.
They were called to the city by the SER
ious condition of their father, DR.. w.
McMahan.
Mrs. Ward, whose home is in West
Mankato and whose husband is a fire
man on the Omaha road, met with a
serious accident Thursday, by falling
from chair.
The jury at Window acquitted Peter
G Penner, who was tried on the charge
of having attempted to set fire to Hub
bard & Palmer's elevator at Mountain
Lake last winter,
A heavy thunder shower came up Mon
day and laid the dust nicely. 1t is
feared that it caused the grain to go
down some more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
SERVICES APPRECIATED.
Hubbard Milling Co. Presents the Fire
Department With Check.

The following letters will explain
themselves:
Mankato, Mimi, July %, 1899.
Geo. NJ. Phillips,
Chief of Fire Department,
Mankato. MINI.
Dear Sir: We take pleasure in en-
closing herewith check to your order
for $50 as slight token of our appre-
citation of the prompt and thorough
work of your department on Saturday
night last. We congratulate you and
the department on the efficiency which
has been attained, and the manner in
which the interests of the city are
guarded by it's fire companies.
Yours respectfully,
@. M. PALMER,
Treasurer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
A Second Alarm.

At about eleven o'clock Saturday a
passerby discovered fire in the base
ment of A. B. Ewing's grocery
store, in the Model block, and
an alarm was sent in. The fire
department soon had the flames
extinguished, and the damage from fire
was slight. The grocery store and the
Model Clothing store were both filed
with smoke, and the goods in the latter
suffered considerably from this cause.
1t was necessary to break the front and
rear basement windows.
How this fire started is also mys-
terry. Mr.. Ewing has been very un-
fortunate in regard to fires, but the
damage done has not been much after
the one that burned him out in the
old Odd Fellows block, A number of
empty barrels and boxes were piled in
the basement, as Mr.. Ewing keeps
these for the cracker factory. He closed
the store himself at ten o'clock, and
everything seemed to be all right then.
although he had not visited the base
ment since the forenoon. A theory is
that rats may have started the fire by
gnawing a match.
The water that was turned on the
fire may have wet some barrels of -four.
Mr.. Ewing does not know just what
the damage to his stock is, but it will
probably not exceed $500. The loss by
smoke to Stern & Hance will be much
greater, and their store is closed pending
an adjustment of the loss.
MI. Ewing carries So 200 insurance on
his grocery stock, which he estimates to
be worth 81, 500.
Louis Janda and several other parties
discovered the fire and while one gave
the alarm the others went to work to
put out the fire. 1t appeared to them
that there were two separate fires, with
out any connection with each other.
One was in the basement, where empty
boxes were burning, and the other was
in the rear of the first floor, where a
gasoline can was ablaze. Mr.. Janda
and his friends worked heroically in
their endeavor to stop the fire, and
were in some danger from an explosion
of the can.
When the fire was first discovered, a
pane of glass in the rear window of the
basement was broken out. This might
indicate than incendiary has entered
the basement and started the two fires,
as Mr.. Ewing states that no glass was
broken out of the window when he left
the building.
At the request of the property own
ers, Mayor Currier asked Fire War
dens Beach and Bangerter to investi-
gate the fire. They did so, and report
ed that the kerosene can was in an I'M
usually safe place in the basement
The fire started in the empty boxes
near the broken window pane and ran
up the kerosene pump to the first floor,
burning what waste oil there was in
the receptacle. On the first floor was a
can marked gasoline, but really con-
tanning machine oil. The wardens
could assign no cause for the fire start
ing, but there were not two separate
fires.
The wheat harvest will begin the lat
for no rt of tbiS vuool> os co.,, q 11-,.,o
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The cages at the city hall were NOV
ed Tuesday to the north side, and
were put in place today, so that they
can now accommodate prisoners. The
hall is all torn up with the improve
ments going on.