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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-04-22
GOODS GOING
WAY
BELOW COST.

This is your last chance, only few more
days in which you can secure bargains at SELL,
ing out prices.
The goods we are offering are the very best,
and the most select stock seen IN any store
~ ~ here. y ~
In Gents Furnishing goods we offer, for the
coming week the greatest bargains ever heard
II - Of. ~ ~
K. SCHWARTZ.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-04-22

SHERIFF's SALE.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of st. Martin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
CAUSED A PANIC.
Passengers Thought Collision Immi
nent and Several Jump From Nov.
ing Train,

Friday afternoon we were informed
that a somewhat peculiar accident
happened on the G.. & N. w. east
bound passenger that leaves this city at
1850 p. m. some where east of Waseca
Thursday. An insane woman was on
the train being taken to the hospital at
Rochester. She went into the toilet
room and from there jumped through
the window. One of the brakemen ran
through the smoking car, so our inform
ant relates, pulling at the bell rope.
and calling out something, probably
about the woman jumping, but. which
the passengers mistook for orders to
jump, and thinking collision was inn
minent they made break for the door
in panic, and several jumped from
the platform, one gentleman breaking
an arm in two or three places. The
woman in question was found.sitting on
the track uninjured, and asked what
they had stopped the train and come
back there for.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
nHANKATo, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER
FORMER ACTION RESCINDED.
North MaDkato Council Will Not Delay
Building Sidewalks.

The council of North Mankato held a
special meeting Friday for the pur.
pose of reconsidering the action taken
Monday night regarding the building
of walks by the village that have not
been built as ordered by the council. A
number of interested parties were pres
emit, who protested against the action of
the council postponiug the building OF
the walks until spring, saying that it
was an injustice to those who had
complied with the order of the council.
The former motion was rescinded and
another motion was passed to proceed
with the building of the walks at once.
Bids were advertised for elsewhere in
this issue and will be opened Monday
night, Oct. 9th, at Wheeler & Ben
nett's office. Those delinquent will
have until then to build their walks,
and thereby save the ten per cent
penalty,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
CHIEF BRUELS ORDER.
Wounded Strangers Not TO be Received
From the Railroads.

Chief Bruels gave the police orders
Thursday not to receive any more in
jured strangers at the city hall from
the railroads. His idea is to avoid the
disgraceful occurrence of Thursday,
when man with his foot half cut off
was allowed to remain all night and
part Of the day without care or atten-
dance while the various officials
wrangled as to whose duty it was to
care for him. He takes the ground
that such cases should be taken at once
to the hospital and treated, and the
question of who pays for it settled af-
forwards.
The railroads take the ground that
they are not responsible for the injur-
les received by tramps or other tres
passers who seek to steal rides on their
moving trains in the darkness, and that
they are not bound to pay the hospital
bills in such cases They are undoubt.
eddy right If they bring these wound
ed men to the city and deliver them to
the officials they have done all that hui
manity or justice requires of them.
1t would seem that such cases ought
to come under the care of the county,
which has levied large fund for the
care of the poor. Because man who
has foot cut off is stranger is no rea-
son why his wounds should not be
dressed. If the county is too poor to
care for such cases, the hat should be
passed around, for it ought not to be
said that any one was allowed to suf-
fer in this community while officials
haggled as to who should pay the cost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
WHERE MOST NEEDED.
The City is Paying its Day Laborers and
Some Salaries.

While the council referred the financ @
matter to the committee on ways and
means and the mayor to try to get
money to pay the bills, nothing along
this line will probably be done. TIL ere
is $1,000 in the road fund that came
from the Alexander Peterson liquor
license fee, and the committee and
mayor decided after the council meet
ing last night to instruct the city :,
corder to draw orders on the road ~
for the payment of the men or 1AE/'
roll. This will take care of tl~ i
laborers The recorder was ais. in
structed to draw orders on the 81, 800 in
the current fund, paying only salaries,
and beginning with the policemen.
When the money in the road fund and
current fund is exhausted, the recorder
will refuse to draw any more orders, as
he states that Judge Severance gave
him instructions to this effect. This
means that the other people having bills
against the city, including the Man.
kato Gas and Electric Light Co., will
have to wait. The various contractors
are in this list.
About 81 900 of the bills allowed last
night will not be paid until more money
comes into the treasury. By NoY. 10Th,
it is thought that there will be enough
money to pay everybody. Several
liquor licenses will be taken out before
that time, the settlement with the
county treasurer will bring in about
$1,000, the water rents will be payable,
and some of the special assessments
will be paid in. The city will then
have to go until March with little
revenue aside from an occasional liquor
license fee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
Reports of Committees.

The committee on claims and ac~
counts reported adversely on W. N.Ply
mats claim for reduction of his as
sessment on the Fifth street sewer, and
also adversely on the proposed settle
ment or any settlement of the difficulty
in regard to Third avenue, w. B. Craig
being the claimant. The reports were
adopted
The street committee reported that
it had some petitions, but that it was
too late in the season to begin any new
work
The health committee reported that
pump had been purchased with which
to clean the hospital cesspool.
Aid. Weed moved that the city Fecor-
der advertise for sealed bids for doing
the official city printing for two years
from Oct. 2Sth, the expiration of the
present contract The motion was car
ried.
The liquor license bond Of Henry
Dreher with F. Hannah and John
Thomas as suret es, and. Polchow e.
Thilgep, with John Adams and Law
renee Henline as sureties, We're APP
proved.
The hospital committee, through
Aid. Taylor, reported that the Sisters
desire to put in a hydraulic elevator
at St. Josephs hospital for the purpose
of raising and lowering patients. They
desire to make an arrangement with
the city for the use of water as a mo-
tive power.
President Porter suggested that a
meter ought to be put on.
Aid Taylor said that the Sisters were
wiling to pay SO month, otherwise
they would use electricity.
Aid. Meyer thought that the water
supply might not warrant the using of
water for such purpose.
President Porter thought that the,
city ought not to rent water for ,many
more elevators.
The matter was left with the water
works committee, to report at the next
meeting.
Engineer Thompson said that the city
Continued on fifth page.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
HORSE KILLED.
John Erickson's Close Call
Thursday Evening.
Was Caught on the Chicago & North
western Crossing on the ST. Peter
Bluff Road.

John Erickson, farmer who lives
on one of the Goodrich farms, on the
st. Peter bluff road a few miles north
of the city, has close call Thursday
while driving home with horse
and cart. When ne reached the cross
ing of the Chicago & Northwestern
track, near Mankato Junction, and
close to Joseph Rausch's farm, freight
train No. 46 came along, going toward
the Junction. 1t was at Gas o'clock,
and darkness had set in, so that Mr..
Erickson did not notice how close the
train was to him, and he undertook to
drive across the track ahead Of the
engine.
Just as the horse got on the track
the engine struck the animal and
killed it and demolished the cart. MI.
Erickson fell over backwards and
thus.escaped with only slight injuries.
His hip and knee were bruised, but
not sufficiently to require the atten-
tion of physician, although the train
men offered to take him to the city.
He walked the remainder Of the dis
tance home.
The crossing is dangerous one If
trains are coming toward the city, as
the view is cut off, but when trains
are leaving the city there is an unin-
terrupted view, especially where PEG.
pie are driving away from the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
"A BLIND PIG.
Officers Think They Have Found
One.
A Garden City Restaurant Keeper Ar.
rested on the Charge of Selling
Liquor UnlawfuIIy.

Chas. Loomis was arrested Friday
in his place of business at Garden City,
on the charge of selling liquor without
license. The officers have had their
suspicious in regard to Mr.. LOOMS for
some time past, and determined to test
the matter Friday. Deputy Sheriffs
Stevens and Atchison drove to Garden
City, but as Loomis was acquainted
with Mr.. Stevens the latter kept in the
back ground, while Mr.. Atchison did
the sleuth act. Mr.. Atchison talked
horse for a while and then with some
companions visited Loomis' restaurant
and called for drinks, throwing down a
half dollar. He was asked what he
wanted, and he replied that he wanted
whatever 'the boys" liked to drink.
Some red liquid was produced, having
rather suspicious odor.
Mr. Atchison took possession of some
of the liquor and placed LOOMS under
arrest. The latter demanded to see the
officers authority, and was jerked over
the counter and then consented ito be
good. Mr.. Stevens was waiting Just
outside the door, which was fastened by
a sDring lock. LOOMS was brought to
this city and placed in the county Jail,
and was ar1aigned before Judge Shissler
this forenoon. His examination was
SET for Friday next and his bail was
placed at $3.50, which he expected to
furnish this afternoon, as soon as his
brother could arrive from Lake Crystal.
The officers state that the colored
liquor sold by Loomis is called trough
on rats" The alcoholic taste is very
slight. The officers brought back with
them pint flask partly filled with alco-
hol. Prof. u. O. Cox, of the normal
school, has been engaged to analyze the
red liquor.
Loomis, when seen by FreePress re-
porter said that he would fight
the case. He has engaged S. B. Will
son as his attorney. He stated that he
d. rot sell liquor in his place. The
red liquor he said was mixture of pop
and orange cider, and said that the au'
thorities would have hard time to
prove that there is anything in it con-
trary to law.
Loomis formerly resided at Lake
Crystal and was in trouble there on a
similar charge, but was freed for want
of evidence against him He has con-
Quoted restaurant at Garden City for
a number of months.
In regard to the bottle of alcohol,
Loomis states that it was not his and
that he never had it in his possession.
He said that some one on the outside of
the building handed il through the win
dow to Mr.. Atchison.
Loomis furnished$250 cash bail that
afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
MAY SUE THE CITY.
Contractor Peterson Puts in a Big Bill
for Extras.

John Peterson, who had the contract
for putting in the North Fourth street
culvert, has consulted W. A. Funk and
threatens to sue the city. His contract
price was 81, 300, and he claims $3.50 ex-
ira for ten inches more excavation and
masonry than the contract called for,
and $40 70 extra for drain pipe, etc.
The council last night allowed him the
$40 IA cents and SO for the extra exca-
walton and masonry. The recorder to-
day offered him an order for $50. IA if he
would receipt in full and if his labor
and material accounts are paid, but he
refused it and announced that he would
sue the city, The street committee will
look over the work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
MONEY MATTERS
They Receive Attention FroGg
the Aldermen.
Bills to the Amount of $500 Allowed
With E $1,000 in Sight to
u Them.

<S,S .ermen wrestled with the
S<S' question Friday and ended
equesting the mayor and ways and
leans committee to see if they couIan's
find some way to tide the matter gyex
a month, especially so that the Oar
laborerssmay obtain their pay. Ihs'
mayor and this committee did this Ezes
spring, and the aldermen had cont
dence that they could do it again
Mayor Currier presided and az o.:
the aldermen were in their seats
q Recorder Williams stated thab he Aa@J
received several inquiries in regard TO,
the $12, 900 water refunding bonds grS2
one of these was read
A letter was read from Manager G
Fl. Higgs, of the Creamery PaoksgU
Mfg Co., protesting against the OzdsE'
for sidewalk on Van Brun6 street
along the factory. He said that 5hS
walk would not be used if built, while
it would seriously damage the faetoEgIS
facilities for doing business 1t was
placed on file.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
AN !NCENDlARY FIRE.
M .Jost's Store Building in Dukes Ad.
dition Burns.

M. Jost's store building in Dukes ad-
dition burned to the ground early Friday
morning. The fire was discovered at
about two o'clock, and was then under
full Roadway, and seemed to have
started from one of the corners, on the
outside. AS the building was not in
use except as store house it is evident
that the fire was of incendiary origin.
The Dukes addition company re-
sponded to an alarm, but the fire was
too far along to be extinguished, and
the building burned to the ground
with it's contents.
Mr.. Jost had his sleigh and store
fixtures and household goods
stored in the building. All of
this personal property was destroyed.
The loss on building is about 5000 and
on the contents $400. There was no
insurance on the building.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
RESOLUTIONS.

The following resolutions have been
adopted by Alex. Wilkin post, G.. A. r:
Whereas, An excursion was organ.
lied by the Alexander Wilkin post, of
Mankato, MIMI, to enable the said
post, and our sisters Of the Woman
Relief Corps, of this city, to visit the
city of Red, Wing. Mimi, ON the 23rd of
August, 1899. And we received SUBJ
stantial aid and generous treatment
from the Chicago and Great Western
r. r. Co., and also from the order of
the Elks of this city. Therefore be it
Resolved, That our most hearty
thanks are due, and we hereby tender
the same to the superintendent of the
Chicago and Great Western railroad
for his generous response ito our
solicitations for an excursion train
to convey Wilkin Post and
our Woman's Relief Corps to
Red Wing. Mimi, on August 23rd, 1899,
and to the courtly and sweet tempered
conductor whose cumulative flow of
smiles brought volume of sunshine
that charmed away all the dullness and
gloom from the few bilious specimens
who prophesied rainy weather, and
many other unpleasant experiences;
and to the charmingly good natured
Elks, who so kindly lent helping
hand in organizing the excursion; and
to the citizens who joined us and con-
tributed in "a large measure to make
the excursion a success; and also to the
officers of the Good Steamer, under
whose care we made safe and pleas
ant voyage. III. S, ELDRED.
G01nmjttaa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
A RECORD BREAKER.
Omaha Road Sells More tickets in Man
katO Than Ever Before,

The officials at the union depot did
an immense business during Septem
Der, the sales of railroad tickets and
mileage aggregating over $12. 900 for the
Omaha and Chicago & Northwestern
roads. The tickets sold for the Omaha
road amounted to 5000, which is a
greater sum than ever before taken in
ia one month since the road came to
Mankato. The freight business of these
two roads was also very large. These
things are an Indication of the prosp er-
Gus times that have set in again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
1T WAS NOT COL. NEFP.

The papers were misinformed Fri
day as to who caused the arrest of
Engineer Mitchell at Lake Crystal the
evening before. One of the conductors
who was delayed there gave out the in
formation in this city that it was
Editor Neff, but we now learn that it
was R. B. Thomas and another member
of the village board. Mr. Neff did not
have any hand in the affair, and we
hasten to straighten out the matter.
The reporters felt like thirty cents
when they found that they had unin-
tentionally gotten the Colonel mixed
up in matter where he did not belong.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13

Helena Weigelt has had papers pre-
pared in an action for divorce against
her husband, Ferdinand Weigelt, on
the ground of cruel and. inhuman
treatment. She alleges a number of
instances of poundings and kickings to
which she claims to have been sui je t.
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. Weigelt were mar
ried in Germany in 1874, and have
eight children ranging in age from
four to twenty five years. Weigelt has
had more or less trouble with his neigh
bors and was recently examined as to
his sanity. but discharged. Thos. and
Evan Hughes are attorneys for Mrs.
Weigelt.
A. B. Ewing's grocery stock has been
practically all disposed Of Lon Strick-
land, of North Mankato. has taken the
crockery, w. B. Torrey has purchased
enough to stock up his grocery store
on Byron street, and Chas. Mohr has
purchased stock and will open store.
Mr.. Ewing gave up possession of
the store on Monday, and it will be oc-
cupied by Joseph Ruerup, who has
move his Racket stock there.
G l.. Alleman left Thursday after
noon for Chicago, and will take in the
laying of the corner stone of the new
federal building He will then go to
Minneapolis and be present at the cere
monies attending the disbanding of the
Thirteenth regiment.
Mrs. G.. A Briggs, sister of Mrs L A.
Under, left Thursday for her home at
South Paris, Maine, after a visit of ten
weeks in the city. Mrs. Under accom-
panied her as far as Minneapolis, where
both will remain for a couple of days.
The normal school foot ball team
went to Mapleton Saturday to play
the team of the high school there. Next
Saturday the Pillsbu'y academy team
will come to Mankato and play tne
normal school team
County Commissioner Graf, Low
renee Henline and John Stock conpos-
ed the party that accompanied 5. viii
hartz to Mile Laos county Thursday
afternoon.
Mich Juliar returned Saturday from
Pipestone, where he attended n meeting
of the directors of the Unired Farmers
Township Mutual Hail association of
Minnesota.
D. L. Morse & Son have leased ono of
B. G. Taylor's Office rooms over thu Na
tional Citizens bank, and will move
their real estate Office there.
A deed was filed Friday transferring
from Paul Williams to Julius Conrad
the undivided fve-sixths of the mel,
lsw4. sec, IL, Shelby. for $1,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
ACTION FOR DIVORCE.

Papers were served Thursday in an
action for divorce brought by Mrs.
Harry Paddock against her husband,
Attorney Paddock, the ground alleged
in the complaint being cruel and in
human treatment. Pau & Pau are
Mrs. Paddock's attorneys. Mr.. Pad
dock will be represented by Lorin Cray,
and states that in his answer he will
deny the allegations and specifications
of cruel and inhuman treatment. The
final separation occurred yesterday,
Mrs. Paddock taking her eighteen
months old child with her to her moth
er's home. Friends of both parties will
sincerely regret the domestic troubles
that have INTERVIEWED between them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
DEATH OF MRS. SALFER.

Mrs. Josephine Safer died at Tour
tellotte hospital at o'clock Saturday
morning of lung fever, aged seventy
six years. She had been sick for some
time. Her husband died twenty-one
years ago. but she leaves three sons,
Joseph and John j.. of this city, and
Amel, of Sioux City. Mrs. Salfer en-
loved a wide acquaintance and was
loved and respected by all. The funeral
occurred from the German Catholic
church at 900 a. m. Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13

A. B. Ewing is somewhat better, but
will not be able to attend to business dun
ing the winter He and Mrs. Ewing will
continue to reside in Mankato. Mr.,
Ewing has been examined by DR.. 81. A.
Tomlinson, of st. Peter, and by DIR.
Knox Bacon, of st. Paul. the latter on
behalf of the Omaha railroad company
DIR. Tomlinson found him badly shaken
up, with his nerves shattered and heart
affected.
DIR Ira Bishop, of Mapleton, was in
town Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13

Julius Reinsberg, of Madison Lake,
was registered at the Stahl House
Thursday.
The Colfax, Wash, Gazette says: E.
B. Gray, of Wilcox, and Mrs. M. L.
Hall, off Colfax, were united in mar,
riage Sunday, September "a, by Rey. T.
w. Walters, at the home of the bride
in this city. The wedding was quiet,
none but necessary witnesses being
present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
LIGHT WIND.
The Yacht Race Again Threatened With
Failure.

Special to the Daily Free Press:
New York, Oct. THE yachts
turned the stake boat at 1 80, the Sham
rock leading by two lengths. The Col
umbia.quickly closedup the'gap and they
are now sailing abreast There is only a
three knot wind and the yachts may not
finish inside of time limit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13

w. H.,Cole, of Lake Crystal, Robt.
Hays; of Vernon Center; S. G. Brooks,
of Mapleton, and Frank Haskell, OF
Madison Lake, were among the people
from adjoining towns who were in
Mankato today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
Very respectfully yours,
"E. nj. PoPE p

A communication was received FROM
Joseph B. Reed, of Portland, Me-, ask
ing to be paid the amount of note
held against the city by the administra~
tor of Mary G. Merrelrs estate, which
he desires TO close up. The note draws
eight per cent interest. No action was
taken.
A letter was received from Rudolph
Kleyboldt & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio
the purchasers Of the other city refand~
ing bonds, saying that at presens thp
S12, 900 of water refunding bonds can
not be foated for three. and half p8E
cent interest, as the money market is
too tight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13

"St. Paul, Oct 2,1S9S-
I'D. V. Williams, City Recorder,
"Mankato Mimi
Dear Sir: received your comnE~
nication making claim upon me fer an
amount alleged to be due from nS to
the city of Mankato, and write to sd~
wise you that l am decidedly Of the
opinion that the presentation Of shiE,
claim was directed under misappre-
hension of the facts in the cass- Il
shall take an early opportunity, Il IL
be accorded me, to examine the mat
ter with the proper officials and il il
should then be determined that the
claim is legal and equitable it win be
promptly adjusted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-13
Gen. Pope Heard From

The following letter was read by the
recorder:
"St. Paul, Oct. 2,169S.
I'd. V. Williams, City Recorder,