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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON FILING PETI-
TION TO SELL LAND.

:
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
September 18th. 1899.
In the matter of the estate of Owen
Rowland deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of owen
Morris, executor of the laAt will and
testament of Owen Rowland. deceased
setting forth the amount of personal
estate that has come into his hands, the dis
position thereof and how much remains undis-
posed Of the amount of debts outstanding
against said deceased, as far as the same can
ead asoertd dsaeqDto1 the egSGies The unpaid
estate, excepting the homestead, i0 OF
which said deceased died seized and the
condition and value Of the respective por-
tions or lots thereof; the persons interested in
said estate, with their residences; and praying
that license be to him granted to Sell lots
seven; eight 81 and nine 90 in block sixteen
the county OF Ramsey, and state of Minnesota.
And it appearing by said petition that there is
not sufficient personal estate in the hands of
the egaces or OF saia debts
that it is necessary for the payment of such
debts, legacies or expenses to sell said
1t is therefore ordered that all persons inter.
ested in said estate appear before this court on
Friday, the Goth day of October A. d.
1899, at 10 o'clock a m, at the probate office
county, then and there to show cause il anv
there be, why license should not be granted to
said owen Morris. executor to sell so much
OF the real estate of said deceased as shall he
necessary to pay SUCH debts legacies and ex-
penses. %
And it is further ordered that this order shall
be published once in each week for three success.
sive weeks prior TO said day of hearing in
the Mankato Free Press, weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Mankat. .
in said county. 1
Dated at Mankato the 18th day OF septem-
Der, A. D. 1899.
By the Court:
seal froDate court. VIM. F. HUGHES,
Thos Hughes. oDa'e
Attorney for Executor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
A HOT ROAST.
Judge Severance Gets After the
Charter.
Calls II a Mongref, Made up of Odds
and Ends, and Worse Than
None.

The following is Judge Severances
memorandum accompanying his order
denying the mandamus proceedings of
the police:
''The relator is member of the po-
lice force of the city of Mankato. 1t
does not appear from the writ whether
he was appointed as day policeman or
a Waterman, and which office he holds
by appointment of the mayor is not
made in any manner to appear. No
evidence was introduced on the trial
and the matter was submitted on the
writ and answer.
cit is evident that the charter abso-
lutely forbids the allowance of any COM
pensation to day policeman to exceed
$45 per month, but, so far as the plead
ings show, the relator may have been
appointed as day policeman or a
Waterman, but which Office he holds l
cannot tell. The appointment should
settle the question as to which Office the
relator holds, but it does not. By the
practice which seems to have been fol-
lowed, every member of the police force
held the Office of day policeman and
Waterman. The Office that each one
holds should be fixed by his appoint
ment and not by his conduct
''The city council by its resolution of
April 21st, 1899, fixed the compensation
of all policemen at $40 per month. The
resolution of Aug. 4th, 1899, rearranged
the whole matter of compensation for
these officers and fixed it at $50 per
month, in direct violation of sec. 7,
chap. 3, of the charter, as to day police
men, and in violation of gee. II of said
charter.
/. The charter itself is mongrel, in
congruous in its provisions and difficult
to construe. The charter is a niggardly
charter, and imposes duties without
any just compensation. By the pro
visions of sec. of said chapter of said
charter, the day policemen are required
to do the janitor work at the city hall,
that is to sweep out and wash out the
city hall from cellar to garrett and to
perform every mental duty, utterly in,
consistent with the dignity of public
officer, and for sweeping, scrubbing and
keeping the peace he can only receive
$45 per month. A city can be better
run without charter than with such a
one as this city has. 1t seems to have
been made up of the odds and ends of
every charter in the universe without
any consideratin Of their relation to
each other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
DAVIES ! XLHARIZ
Office In Odd Fellows
Building.
Mankato, MINI.

We submit the following for your in
vestigation. They are all bargains
House and lot on North Third st s. $50
House and lot near Franklin school $50
House and lot on Locke street,. 575
Lot on South Fourth street. $1,000. 700
One OF the most pleasant houses in
the city, all modern. ........ 2, 500
New house on VanBrunt street. 2, 500
Business block, well located on South
Front street at a bargain.
lO acres adjoining city limits, with good
buildings. Would make a choice
farm for gardening or poultry raising.
40 acres 10 miles from Mankato, per
acre. 20
90 acres miles southwest of Man
KaGO. .............l, UUO
1000 acres good land, per acre. =. .25
$4,000 to loan on farm security
at 6 per cent interest on long
time, If you want anything in
the line of real estate, loans or
insurance, give us call.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15

Amid N. Johnson, the two weeks old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Johnson, who
reside at the corner of West Third and
Sibley streets, died Wednesday. The
funeral occurred Thursday afternoon
from the residence
R. S. Annis and wife. of Mapleton,
returned Tuesday from drive over
land to South Shore. S. D., and back.
The trip took them three weeks.
Mrs. w. A. Boedker, of Chicago, has
joined her husband, who is one of the
contractors on the Mankato & New
Ulm railway.
Pfau & Pau have moved from the
city attorneys Office in,the city hall to
their spacious rooms over the National
Citizens bank.
Miss Bessie Wilson departed Mon
day afternoon for Elgin, ILL.,, to take a
position in the Office of the D. G.. Cook
Publishing Co.
Misses Flory Wise, Laura Beatty and
Alma Wagon left Saturday morning for
Duluth. where they will teach in the
public schools.
w. A. Funk went to st. Paul this af-
ternoon to attend meeting of the Re-
publican state central committee.
G. M. johnson, of Madelia, arrived in
the city Monday to remain until after
the street fair.
A. J. Stackpole, of Lake Crystal,
was in the city on business in the NUM-.
cipal court Saturday
R. L. Houk, of Good Thunder, was
in the city;Friday night.
VIM. LEM. who is serving life sen.
tence in Saltwater for the murder of
VIM. Schwartz, has written touching
letter to Mrs. Rev. Hair, in which he
expresses the hope of favorable out
come of his petition to the state pardon
ing board.
A. B, Ewing's friends will be glad to
know that he is much better today and
is now considered out of danger.
M. J, Moster, ruler in the Free Press
bindery, was suddenly called to ST. Paul
today on account of the death of his
father.
g.. V. McGraw has purchased the
residence property of W. M. Farr, at
the corner of Clark and Locke streets,
and has taken possession of the same.
The number of tickets sold at the
union depot in this city for the state
fair was 602.
City Attorney Daley moved today
back into his Office over A. M. STEMS
store, from the city hall, where he has
been located all summer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15

w. j. Osborn moved into his law Of
fee over the National Citizens bank
Wednesday.
The Craig Pass case is on trial before
Judge Severance.
III. G. Miller, of the st. Peter Free
Press, spent Wednesday afternoon in
Mankato.
B. G. Taylor has moved into his new
Office rooms over the National Citizens
bank.
Mrs. E. w. Gates and Miss Liza Will.
son, of Garden City, are guests at the
Clifton House.
The board of public works has taken
possession of the front offices on the
north side of the second floor Of the city
hall. formerly used as the offices of the
city attorney.
A white frost formed Tuesday night,
the first of the season. 1t occurred
so late that no damage could result, as
corn is out of the way.
H. S. Kennedy, of Minneapolis, form
erly of this city, was guest at The
Saulpaugh Tuesday night.
Attorney Byron Hughes, of Wells,
was in the city Tuesday night, taking in
the street fair.
Miss Laura Klein left Wednesday
for Faribault to resume her studies in
st. Mary's academy.
b. A. Patterson returned day or so
ago from a successful chicken hunt
near Lake Benton.
Mrs. Lulu Mather arrived from Min.
neapolis Wednesday to visit her
aunt, Miss Phillips, for week.
AL. Krieger is back from visit with
his parents in Belle PLANE and will
leave for Chicago in about two weeks
to attend school.
J. j. Thornton, of st. James, was in
the city Tuesday evening
Miss Mason, of st. Peter, is the guest
of Miss Hattie Simpson for a few DAYS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
The pope is suffering from a cold

The pope is suffering from coldroa,
!; An epidemic of typhoid fever has
broken out in the Moabite quarter of
Berlin.
The new White Star line steamship
Oceanic, the largest vessel afoat, has
arrived at New York from Queenstown
on her maiden trip. <tcat
The French minister of war, General
de Gallifet, has decided to remodelnthe
intelligence department Sept. 10. 4rr 1t
will be exclusively military hereafter,
taking no part in the police or espion.
age services. Ill
George Siler, widely known as the
referee of the greatest fistic encounters
of recent years, has decided to leave
Chicago and locate permanently in New
York. He has been chosen official ref
cree of the Coney Island Athletic club.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
AN IMPORTANT FOOD LAW.
Heavy Penal les for Selling Articles of
Food Containing Unhealthy Ingredients.

The following law was passed at the
last session of the Missouri legislature,
taking effect August 90, 1899:
SECTION 1. That it shall be unlaw
full for any person or corporation doing
business in this state to manufacture,
sell or offer to sell any article, COM
pound or preparation for the purpose of
being used or which is intended to be
used in the preparation of food, in
which article, compound or preparation
there is any arsenic, calomel, bismuth,
ammonia or alum.
SEC. 2 Any person or corporation
violating the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
shall, upon conviction, be ined not less
than one hundred dollars, which shall
be paid into and become part of the
road fund of the county in which such
fine. is collected.
The operation of this law will be
mainly against alum baking powders.
But the manufacture or sale of any
article Of FOOD or article intended to be
used in food which contains any of the
substances classed by the law as un-
healthful- from arsenic to alum-is alb
solutely prohibited.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
Special Notice.

Mr.. Toland requests us to announce
that he will extend his special offer of
three months additional tuition free un-
til Sept. 18th, to all who enter his bust
ness universities at La Crosse, Eau
Claire. Wausau or Monroe, Wis, or
Winena, MINI. He also requests that
those unfamiliar with his schools or
who desire catalogue of special inform
alton, address, F. J. Toland, La Crosse,
Wis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15

have it injure the city. If money was
lost by closing these shows he would go
among his friends to make it up,
The outcome was that Chief Bruels
was notified to see the show people and
allow them to reopen if they would
confine themselves strictly to last
nights agreement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
TRY ALIENS FOOT EASE,

powder to be shaken into the shoes. Your
feet feel SWOLLEN, nervous and hot, and get tired
easily. If you have smarting feetor tight shoes
try Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen, sweating
feet ingrowing nails, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and
gives rest and comfort. Try it today. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted,
LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES

At New York, ID; Chicago, 2.
AT Brooklyn. 4; Pittsburg, 3.
At Boston, 6; ST. Louis, 8. Second
game, Boston, 5; ST. Louis
At Philadelphia, s; Cleveland, 2.
At Baltimore, 3; Louisville, q Second
game, Baltimore s; Louisville, T. .ef g..
{ At Washington A. Cincinnati, IA. Sec
ond game, Washington, s.; Cincinnati, 8.
Position of CIubs-Brooklyn 800, Phil
adelphia 1888, Boston .6t6, Baltimore .5S9,
Cincinnati Dol st. Louis. $50, Chicago
.512, Pittsburg .492, Louisville 457, New
York .421, Washington 1850, Cleveland
l42 ~, -a'.s-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
PROPOSALS FOR WOOD

Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned up to Monday, October
2nd. 1899, for 800 cords dry maple
wood, and 800 cords soft dry wood
(elm and basswood), all of the first
quality and delivered on the normal
school grounds, Mankato MINI, as
needed Bids may be made for any
part of said wood. The right is re-
served to reject any or all bids. Ad-
dress GEO: H. CLARK,
Resident Director State Normal School,
2O4 Odd Fellows Block.
Mankato, Mimi, Sept. 18th, 1899.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
Used Coal Oil on the Fire.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 14.-Mrs. Beatrice
Markalana and her daughter, Ange-
lima, aged is years, were burned to
death, and Joseph Markalana, the ehus-
band and father, was seriously injured
as the result of an attempt of the girl
to start a fire with coil oil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
Bank official Under Arrest.

CoLEBRooK, N. H., Sept. 14.-Harry
F. Bailey, formerly cashier of the Cole
brook National bank and treasurer of
the Colebrook Savings bank, both of
which suspended last winter owing to
discrepancies in the accounts, is under
arrest charged with embezzlement of
finds
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
Murderer Probably suioided.

Dies MONIES, Sept. 14.-Mrs. Mary
Hammer was murderously attacked by
her husband, Joseph, in this city about
midnight and will probably not recover.
The man is missing and there are rea-
sons to believe he has committed sui
eide. Jealousy was the cause.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
Condor at DeIagoa. BAY.

LoURENzo MARQUEE, Delagoa Bay,
Sept. l4.-The German cruiser Condor
has arrived here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15

Christ Danielson has for sale second,
hand cane mill and evaporating pan.
G. J. Macbeth wishes to announce to
his many farmer friends that although
he is running the hardware store lately
purchased of Benack & Harris, he will
still pay the highest cash price for hogs
sheep and cattle. 15t4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
Bull for Sale.

Thorough bred short horn. Enquire
of w. w. P Mcconnell or E. f. Scar
ing, Mankato; MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-09-15
EE5aa1E3:I;Nl

STAGE SCHEDULE,
Between Mankato st. Clair and Minnesota
Lake.1
Leave Mankato daily at 100 a. m,
Arrive at st. Clair daily at 10 :45 a. m.
Leave Minnesota Lake at 100 g.. m. Monday.
Arrive at st. Clair at Q :15 o. M
Leave st. Clair daily at 2 As p. m.
Arrive Mankato daily at 6 :15 p. m.
Arrive St. Clair Tuesday at IL 200 am.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17

SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION.
Jim Freye Of Hustonville tells
this of Jim Coulter, of Middleburg:
One day when Mr. Coulter was at
Liberty, a very young man with q
very bald head came into the hotel.
lie was q stranger, and Mr.. Coul-
ter by way of commencing a con-
versation, said to him
my friend, am not asking to
guy you, but would like to know
how it comes that so Young q man
is so bald
st was this way he replied.
when my time to get hair came
they said there was none left but
red so / told them / didn't be.
lieye ! cared for ANY,
AS Coulter has very red hair, he
was satisfied to let the conversation
drop.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17
Saint Mary Beacon,
SHORT WORDS.

The following paragraph on the
ssUse Of Short Words is attributed
to Horatio Seymour. 1t practices
what il preached therein, since there
il no word in it with more than
two syllables, save suchas are quot
ed for purposes Of illustration
eve must not only think in
words, bat We mnst also try to use
the best words and those which in
speech viii put what is in our minds
into the minds Of others. This is
the great art which those must gain
who wish to teach in @ school, the
church, at the bar or through the
press. To do this in the right way
they should use the short words
which we learn in early life and
which have the same sense to all
classes Of men. The English Of
our Bible is good. Now and then
some long words are found, and
they always hurt the verses in which
you find them. Take that which
says: 20 ye generation Of vipers,
who hath warned Jon to fee from
the wrath to come! 2 There is one
long word which onght not to be in
it--namely, generation In the
old version, the old word brood 10
used. Read the verse With the term
and you will feel its full force: 20
ye viper's brood, who hath warned
you to fee from the wrath to come?
Crime sometimes does not look like
crime when it 10 set before us the
many folds Of . long word. When
q man steals and we call it de
falcation,' we are at loss to know
il it is plumber or a crime. III
he does not tell the truth, and we
are told that it is case Of 'preya-
rication.' it takes Us some time to
know just what We should think Of
it.
No man will ever cheat himself
into wrongdoing, nor will he be at
q loss to Judge Of others if he
thinks and speaks Of acts in clear,
crisp terms. 1t 10 good rule, il
one 10 at q loss to know il an act ID
right or wrong, to write it down in
short, straighous English.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17
GfaDhC0h0DeS are sold Tor I0 ana n
Farms for sale.


Farm Of 800 acres, fertile, good -
buildings, situate about II miles fxom
Oakvillc and four miles from steamboat
wharf. Good state OF cultivation. Price,
$4,000. Terms easy.
Farm 10 acres, good buildings, fine
soil and well improved Suitable for
trucking. Price, 81 800. Near ~. Jo-
seph's Church. Terms easy.
Farm 40 acres on 10. Clements Bay.
Fine two-story dwelling. New. euita-
BILE for cultivation of fruit. Beautiful
view. Terms easy.
A small farm, II miles South of Chap.
tico at Cross Roads. Two miles from
steamboat wharf. ~ acres. Common
improvements. Good stand for business,
mercantile or mechanical. Suitable for
fruit. Price, 800. Terms easy.
Small tract of land on tributary Of 81.
Clements Bay. Good dwelling. About
9 acres. Good for trucking. Price. $3.50.
Terms easy.
10. r. MORGAN,
Leonardtown. Nd.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17

PAT's BoT10MLEss LAKE.-In
county Sligo there il q small lake
renowned for it's fabulous depth.
A professor happened to be in that
part OF Ireland last summer, and
started out one day for 3 ramble
among the mountains, accompanied
BY native guide.
As they climbed, Pat asked him
II he would like to see this lake,
for it's no bottom ct all, sor.
'Bat how do you know that Pet.
asked the professor.
Well, sor, I'll tell ye; me own
cousin was showing the pond to
gentleman one daY cor, and he
looked incredulous like, just as you
do, and me cousin couldn't stand
il for him to doubt bis word, sor,
end so he said, 'Begorra, I'll prove
the truth of me Words and OF
with his clothes and in be jumped.
The professors face wore . quiz
zical and an amused expression.
Yes, sor, in he jumped, and
didn't come up again, at all, ct
ALL
But said the professor, Il don't
see that your cousin proved his
point By recklesslv drowning him
SELF
Sure, sor, it wasn't drowned at
all he was /; the next day comes .
cable from him in Australia askin'
to send on his clothes. '-Argo-
naut.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17

LETTING IL OUT.-A lady who
had servant somewhat given to
curiosity inquired on returning
from a visit one afternoon Did
the postman leave any letters,
Mary
Nothing but postcard, maam. ,
who 10 it from, Mary"
and, do you think I'd read it
ma'am ? said the girl with an in-
jured air.
Perhaps not; but any one who
sends me a message on a postcard
is either supid or impertinent.'
You'll excuse me ma'am, re-
turned the girl loftily, but / must
say that's a nice way to be talking
about your own mother
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17

CHIEF JUSTICE MARsHALL.-It
10 related Of Judge Marshall that
while on the bench in Virginia, his
circuit embracing several counties,
il was his custom to drive alone in
o carryall from courthouse to court
house, and on one occasion, while
passing along q narrow road thru q
small wood, he was presently arous-
ed from absorption in deep thought
by discovering that bis horse was
at standstill and his way impeded
by q goed-sized sapling, which had
heen wedged between the fore wheel
and body Of the wagon. He got
out and tried in every way he could
devise to extricate his team. He
tried pulling up the sapling but it
was too well rooted. Then he tried
breaking it off. butt was too stout.
Finally, as he stood gazing at it in
bewilderment, O negro came whist
ling along the road.
Here, my man. said the Judge /;
sgo over to a neighbours and bor-
row an axe and cut away that little
tree fer me. I'll not get out Of
these woods before nightfall.
''Fhe negro, seeing the condi-
tions, said: sOh! masra; you
don't need no axe. kin git Jour
boss out easy 'nuff,' and taking the
horse by the bride bscked him,
and in minute had him and the
wagon free. The Judge looked at
tho simple solution of the perplex-
ity and said
Il thank You. Ithank you. 1t
lie simple enough, but ] should new
or have thought of that method Of
extricating myself
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17

During the civil war, as well as in our
late war with Spain. diarrhoea was one
of the most troublesome diseases the ar
my had to contend with. In many in
stances it became chronic and the old
soldiers still suffer with it. Mr.. David
Taylor Of Wind Ridge, Greene Co., Pa,
il one OF these. He uses Chamberlain 8
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and says he never found anything that
would give him such quick relief. II IL
for sale by w. T. Greenwell q Son, Leon
argltown-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17

Mamma, what would you do if
that big vase in the parlor should
get broken?' said Tommy.
i should spank whoever did it,
said Mrs. Banks, gazing severely at
her little son.
well, then, you'd better begin
to get up your muscle said Tom
my gleefully, scoz paps's broken it.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17

FOR SHERIFF.

Announce Hr. J. FRAxKLIs ApAns
- candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for the sheriffaity. He is . good
.s.a : sIas asoeFas' ana VII prove
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17

HAVING taken possession Of Black
II smith Shop recently occupied by n, J.
Pope In Leonsrdtown, I am prepared 10
give special attention 90 horseshoeing, cic.
! can always be found at my shop and
wiz do ell work In my line ~ shortess mo-
ice and - cheap as can b done In the
county. Guns and pistols also repaired
Terms cash.
WIN. n. WHILE.