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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-22
PIONEERS MEET.
Territorial Settlers Have a Big
Reunion.
Banquet, Followed by Interesting
Papers and Talks on events
of the Early Days.

The annual reunion and banquet of
the Territorial Old Settlers association
of Blue Earth county, held at the Odd
Fellows hall Thursday, was success
in every way. The attendance was
fully as great as last year. if not greater.
The county was we'll represented, and
the reunion orsfraternal feature of the
gathering was one of the pleasantest.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
furnished the banquet and served the
tables, which were filled several times
before all had partaken. The ladies
did themselves proud and received
many compliments on the spread.
President Stephen Lamm called the
meeting to order in the lodge
room at eight o'clock, and for nearly
two hours the gathering of young and
old listened to the ever interesting ex.
periences of early days. The gray
boards present had their minds trans
ported back to the ffties, before Mime
sofa had taken her place as one Of the
proud states of the Union, and when
the red man held most of the land.
A. E. Clark was the first speaker.
He referred to the general progress of
the world, and said that in this the
state and county had played no unim.
portant part. The state is but an in
ant, and it is only forty-seven years
ago that the first white settlers located
in Mankato. In looking over the early
records of the county, it is found that
the county board once granted di-
vorce. This would not pass the scrute-
nizing eye of the public examiner now.
Hunting Indians was also recogp lied
by law, as the county board in the
early sixties offered reward of $50 for
each Indian scalp brought in. Mr..
Clark spoke of the hardships and trials
of frontier life, which had no Injuries
and few comforts, with the ever present
danger from the Indians. The pioneers
had provided for public education and
builded better than they knew, for the
system is now a splendid one.
Secretary G. A. Chapman read a
characteristic letter from P. K john
son, who regretted that he could not be
present, and related several incidents of
early days, including his own appoint
ment by President Pierce as Mankato's
first postmaster.
Mrs. o. o. Pitcher read the following
interesting paper:
1t was one of the loveliest of DAYS in
June, '53, when Captain Humbertson,
of the little steamer Clarion, threw out
the plank on Minnesonta's shore. 1t was
Sunday, and while we disembarked
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President Mckinley is said to have
expressed the wish that no federal Office
holder be elected as delegate to the
Republican national convention next
wear. This is most sensible wish, in
direct line with the thought of the
party, and there is little doubt but
that it will be respected. The president
has been a member of several national
conventions and has had good chance
to witness the effects of large body of
federal office holders on such an occa-
sion. In the convention of 1892, and
also in two or three previous conven.
lions they exerted vast influence to
the disgust of many people. While
here and there the election of federal
office holder as delegate might not be
Objectionable, the filling of the conven-
ton as was the case in 1892, is very OBJ
iectionable The work of the conven-
ton should be the voice of the people
who are to ratify it, and not of those
who may expect to directly benefit
from its successful outcome. President
Mckinley if the rumor is true,
has recommended good exam
pie for precedent. 1t is sound
political sense, and it should be OBJ
served by the party.
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L. P. Hunt, Stephen Thorne D.
7. Bowen, Chas M. Masters and Jas. A.
Masters were each the recipient of a
box of cigars Friday morning direct
from Manila. The gifts were from Mr..
W. g. Masters, who is in the postal
service of the government at that point.
The smokers are par excellence and w.
G.. has the thanks of the favored quin-
tet for his generous remembrance.
Marriage license was granted Satur-
day to Andrew Granlund and Elizabeth
Guam, both of Lake Crystal.
NJ, L. Lockerby, who is suffering
of paralysis, is gradually growing
weaker. He gained during the first
half of the week, but has not main
tanned the gain,
The suit of Robert o. Craig VS.. the
Mankato Lime & Stone Co., Geo. Pass,
Alexander Bashaw, D. V. Williams, and
Albert Schippel was tried and argued
before Judge Severance Thursday and
Friday, and decision is expected be-
fore the end ofithe month.
The case of Thos. R. Coughlin VS..
Longini & Thoms and others was be-
fore Judge Severance Saturday on
a motion for the taxation of costs, but
the matter was postponed.
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GOOD DOCTRINE.
Strong Endorsement for Van SAINT by q
Second District War Horse.

Woodstock, MINI Dec. Is, 1899.
Editor Mankato Free Press: Inas.
much as the politicians of Minnesota
are busying themselves in debating to
the masses as to who shall be the next
Republican nominee for governor.
would you kindly grant little space
in your valuable columns to a humble
citizen in rural district to express a
few thoughts in relation to that high
Office. 1t matters not which one of
all the eminent men who have been
mentioned in connection with such a
nomination by the Republican party of
Minnesota, the writer will give him his
hearty support, and furthermore will
venture the prediction that whoever is
nominated for governor next year by
the Republicans will be triumphantly
elected. We are informed through the
state press that some of the Washing
ton Office holders are grooming R g..
Evans, of Hennepin. for governor
We are also informed that Judge
Collins is about to lay aside his judicial
Joga and announce himself as can
didate for governor, also that ex-Attor-
ney General M. E. Clapp is being
groomed and "Old Pease" has been
mentioned and last, but not least, Capt.
S. R. Van SAINT has a following.
Either of the men mentioned would
fill the gubernatorial chair with honor
and dignity. In considering the can
didacy of R. G.. Evans we should not
forget that Minneapolis, Hennepin Co.,
the Fifth Mimi. Cong. district furnished
the candidate in 1896, as we'll as in 1898.
How the Republicans in Hennepin sup
ported their honored citizens is matter
of record. In 1896 it gave John Lind a
plurality of over three thousand votes
at the same time giving Fletcher,
Republican for congress, 2,997 major
ity. In 1898 it gave John Lind, Demo.
GRAFT, plurality of SITS, at the same
time giving Fletcher, Republican for
congress, plurality of $3.50. This
record surely places Minneapolis, Hen
nepin Co., the 9Th congressional dis
trict in an unenviable position. to say
the least. With such record the Re.
puhlicans of that district should be
willing to hold themselves aloof 80 far
as a candidate of their own is concerned
and give their, strength and good will
to candidate who merits it and to a
district which deserves it. Why not go
to Georgia or to Mississippi for presi-
Dental candidate? Either of them can
do as much toward electing president
as Hennepin county did in 1896 and
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had counted on, so Berrie France, who
was near, went to the rescue. He waded
in and literally threw the fish out with his
hands. The fish was so long that when
drawn up on the rungs of ladder till its
tail just touched the ground, its tail was
quite number of inches taller than my
father. They called it sturgeon.
John R. Bowen spoke from the stand
point of the old settlers boy. He said
that the boy learned to become a close
observer of nature, including human
nature, He learned that some men
were moral, that others were religions.
that not all the moral men were reli.
gious and that not all religious men
were moral. The man who snored in
church or who hesitated about partici
pating in prayer meetings were often
debarred from being a judge at the
next horse race. Mr.. Bowen spoke of
the large commerce which was carried
on the Minnesota river.
Rev. J. w. Powell said that he is
seventy-seven years of age, and goes to
bed at eight o'clock in the evening and
gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning
ready to do twelve hours work He
said that he felt as young as he ever
did. He congratulated the old settlers
on their healthy appearance and on
their fine families. The men and the
women who came to the state in early
days and remained here had pluck.
The weak, tender-footed fellows didn't
leave the east, as they were afraid of
snakes, wolves, bears and Indians.
Mr.. Powell said that Minnesota can
never be provincial state, as it's popu-
lation is cosmopolitan He asked the
grand children of the old settlers to
help make the twentieth century even
better than the nineteenth.
Miss Flossie Macbeth gave a happy
| little recitation.
County Attorney Thos. Hughes reviewed
some of the principal events of each year
in territorial days in the Minnesota valley,
beginning with 1850. He spoke of the ex
Plorations and excursions up the river,
the Sioux treaty, building of Fort
Ridgely, organization of Blue Earth
county in 1853, etc. He said that the first
sermon was preached in June or July,
1853 by Rev. Hobart.
M T. Comstock took issue with this last
statement and claimed that James Thomp-
son preached the first sermon. Mr..
Hughes insisted that the records showed
that it was Rev. Hobart.
Mark Wildes said that he. came to ST.
Paul in 1857, and exhibited a vest fifty-one
years old, made before sewing machines
were invented also his steamer ticket up
the Mississippi, poll book used in St
Paul, and dance program used when
Franklin Pierce was inaugurated in 1853.
| Mayor Currier spoke of the resources
and capabilities of this region. He said
that during his trip east last summer he
had seen no country that compared with
this in resources He predicted that the
boys of today will live to see Mankato a
city of so 900 people. The old states are
full of cities of 40. 900 to 5o.o people,
with no greater resources than Mankato
On motion of John Diamond a rising
vote of thanks was extended to Jas. Shoe
maker, who is laid up and cannot be pres
| ent
The remainder of the evening was de-
voted to cards and dancing.
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-24

Did you notice the showers on the
coast yesterday? The weather man will
make a reputation if he isn't careful.
His probably rain" on Wednesday was
a striking illustration of conservatism,
and the showers he predicted for yester-
day turned out to be something very
much like what he is wont to call rain.
Perhaps he has been trying to let us
down easy this week with his 'proba-
blies" and his Showers" Easy or not
easy, he has let us down about far
enough and a change is needed. Be
hind the clouds the sun is shining, is
fine theory, but we want to see the sun
often and long enough to know that the
theory is based on fact. Let us hope
that for at least day and a half we
may have continued sunshine with in
creasing good spirits, instead of contin-
ued cloudness with increasing gloom
and probably rain"
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SHINY.

you've started your housekeeping
early" Eyes, We had to or wait until
five families got through with our step
ladder. Chicago Record.
Y.-They say the Toodles baby has
her mothers chin. C.--Indeed. / didn't
know the little thing had begun to talk
yet!-Yonkers Statesman,
Sympathetic friend-Your health APP
pears to have improved greatly of late.
Convalescent-Y-e- I've been off
among strangers who didn't eternally
talk to me about it.-New York Week.
ly.
Dobbs-Theres a man who shaves
several times a day Wiggin-You
don't mean it? Should think there'd
doesn't hurt his face at all. He is a
Standardization Life.
Mr.. De Club-My dear, a great Ger
man physician says women require
more sleep than men.
Mrs De C.-Does he?
Mr.. De C.-Yes, my dear--um--er-
you'd better not wait up for me to-
night,-New York Weekly
''Out pastor is very liberal, but he
doesn't deny the scripture account Of
the fall of man."
mop"
mo; he admits Eve ate the apple,
but holds she was caused to do so by a
troit Journal.
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HELPFUL ENEMIES.

The Law and Order league couldn't
have fairly asked for anything better
than some of its opponents have done
for 1t. Grover Cleveland used to be
loved for the enemies he made, and the
Law and Order league is fortunate in
some of the enemies it has made. If
the opponents of the Law and Order
league mean to destroy it they will
have to go at it differently. They will
haveto have speakers who know the diff
ference between gaming and game and
they will have to exhibit less prejudice
and more reason. If they are not care
full they will make Brother Thrasher
more popular than they want him to be.
He stands their savage abuse well and
the Law and Order leagues record is
an impressive one. It's charter will
probably not be repealed this year.
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The SpOiler.

A woman there was and she wrote for the
las you or | might dol
She told how to cut and fit dress,
And how to stew many savory mess,
But she never had done Ii herself, | guess,
(Which none of her readers anew)
O the hour we spent and the -four we spent,
And the sugar we wasted Ike sand,
At the hest of woman who never had
cooked
land now we know that she never could
cook.
And did not understand.
A woman there was, and she wrote right
fair,
lAs you or / might do).
How out of a barrel to- make a chair,
TO be covered with chintz and stuffed with
hair
'Twoud adorn any par.or, and give 1t an
(And we thought the tale was true.
o the days we worked and the ways we
worked
To hammer and saw and hack,
In making Il chair In which no one would
A chair in which no one could possibly sit
Without crick III his back.
A woman there was, and she had her fun,
Better than you and y;
She wrote out receipts, and never tried one,
She wrote about chldren-of course she had
none
She told us to do what she never had done,
land never intended to try).
And 1t isn't to toll and 1t isn't to spoil
That brims the cup of disgrace
It's to follow Il woman who didn't know
beans,
CA woman who never had cooked any
beans),
But wrote and was paid to fill space.
Washington Congressionalst.
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colt, the first thing he ever owned. Most
smart youngsters would have seen in it
a prospective saddle horse David was
another sort. He sold the colt for $52
and put the money in calves, to grow
while he worked for more. Pretty soon
he had the chance to buy an eighty
acre farm 1t took grit to go in debt
for it, with wheat at % cents a bushel
and firewood 81 a cord. Those We're
the prices Davids father had got for
what he had,to sell. Still, David bought
/ the farm. Inside of four years he had
paid for it with money earned mostly
by breaking prairie. The virgin soil Is
too tough for horses or mules. 1t must
be turned with the slow, steady draught
OF oxen. His breaking plough, special
implement, he made himself with the
help of local blacksmith. He had no
money to buy. the necessary iron, but
friend stood security so he got 1t. and
thus was enabled literally to set his
I hand to the plough.
1t is no wonder he loves land and pre-
fers it to all other investments. From
the first it has prospered him amazing
ly though from the first he has seldom
sold crude products. That first eighty
acre farm had herd of cattle on even
before it was paid for So, driving and
thriving, the master of it came to own
5000 acres by the time the civil war be-
gan
Surprisingly rich, he has not forgot
ten what it means to be poor. AS be-
comes his blood, he is Presbyterian,
and strives to live his religion as well
as to believe it. Liberal in support Of
his church and her works, he can be de-
pended on to be as liberal to any good
cause, especially the cause of education.
Tarkio college alone has received from
him nearly 100000 He had given to
the institution above $4,000 when fire
destroyed the main building. He at
once offered $4,000 toward rebuilding,
if as much could be raised elsewhere.
Since then he has had a standing offer
to give to the college a dollar for every
dollar contributed outside. By his help
the college has put up its present mag
nificent buildings and holds its place
among high-class western institutions
of learning. Needless to add that Mr.
Rankins picture appears upon the COL
lege button or that his unique and orig |
inal adjuration, "Set fire." makes an |
important part Of the college yell.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep |
1t holy" is a living law upon every foot |
of Rankin land. By way of helping his |
men to keep it, Mr.. Rankin stipulates
in the beginning that Monday shall be |
pay day. As they are paid off weekly, |
he thinks it wise to minimize Sunday |
He does not relish the
thought that a man may waste his
in an hour and leave his fam
lily in want before next weeks money |
comes in,--Atlanta Constitution.
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F41SHION NOTES.


Here is a design that offers good sug-
gestions to a very slender woman, and
that in the materials in which it was
found constituted an attractive gown
for early summer. Its goods was blue
and white striped madras. The skirt
had box-pleated founce with heading
Of Swiss embroidery headed on both
sides with quillings of light blue rib
bon. This was also the composition of
the epaulettes, which were the extreme
width permissible and increased the APP
parent shoulder width considerably.
Crystal buttons ornamented the revers,
which framed a narrow pleated vest of
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A Crack IN AND AT THEPLATFORM

Bryan is making rather impressive
bluff at standing solidly on the one and
only platform, and in seeing and hear
ing him one might get the idea that
there wasn't even a crack in the plat
form or in his mental outfit. One of the
principal planks in his platform de-
nounced government by injunction
and favored legislation which would
provide for trials by jury in cases of
contempt of court. This was one of
Bryans pet reforms, and his echoes on
the stump took up the cry against the
power of the courts to punish for con-
tempt. Virginia was Bryan Demo-
cratic State, and her legislature logic
ally concluded that the principles of
the national Democratic platform
ought to be embodied in the legislation
of that State. Accordingly law was
passed which provided that every per-
son charged with contempt of court
SIOulu NE eHtllleQ 10 trial Dy jury.
Under this law man who had Offend
ed one of the Virginia courts demand
ed jury trial. The court refused his
demand and fined him $25 and costs
for contempt. The case was carried to
the Virginia court of appeals, which at
firmed the ruling of the lower court, de-
claring that while the legislature has
the power to regulate the jurisdiction
of circuit, county and corporation
courts, 1t cannot destroy, while 1t may
confine within reasonable bounds, the
authority necessary to the exercise of
the jurisdiction conferred" The court
held that the power to punish for con-
tempt is necessarily resident in and
to be exercised by the court itself, and
that the vice of an act which seeks to
deprive the court of this inherent pow-
er is not cured by providing for it's
exercise by a jury"
Is the Supreme court of Virginia
more intelligent, more thoughtful and
more patriotic than Bryan?
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made
Parasos are to be lovely this season
and are made of all sorts of pretty and
transparent materials. One of the new
est and more elaborate designs shows
a festooning of lace, the festoons being
attached to the points of the parasol
only and hanging free between. Para
soils tucked all over and elaborate with
insertions are shown, and spangled net
is also used. 1t is easy to see that such
parasols will be handsome, but not till
the sun shines on them can one guess
at their dazzling beauty. Altogether 1t
would seem that the parasol this season
Is judged suited to as much trimming
and as delicate and brilliant effects as
any other part of the costume, even the
fan.
Among the new skirtings is beauti-
full material that is full on one selvage,
straight on the other and wide enough
to make a skirt. The weave that makes
soft folds at one selvage gradually fiat
tens and blends into the perfectly plain
weave of the other edge. You can guess
the result. Your skirt can be made
perfectly close at the hips and all of a
Suuuell ~ VIII ripple lnto LullHeSS 10
drive the other girl into despair. The
same material suits the blouse cut SO
well that it is a pity it appears too late
to meet the craze for the blouse. Love-
ly net skirtings come frilled and braid
ed with an elaborateness and deicacy
that makes it seem impossible, when
the gown is done, that anything but
finger patience could have accomplished
it all. FLORETTE.
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bicycle It has a receptacle into
which the dirt is swept and it raises
practically no dust. What it could do
on wet pavement is not specifically
stated, but its inventor claims that, un-
der favorable circumstances, one man
with machine can do the work Of half
a-dozen men with trays and brooms,
and do it better. Under the old way it
has cost st. Paul thirty-two dollars per
mile of street per week to keep the as
phalt celan, and to cut this cost down
to one-f1fth would be very welcome to
the taxpayers. Only a few of the ma
chimes will be used this year.
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A CURIOUS -4RGUJyE yY

That was curious argument mada
py M. de F'reyolnet in the French Cham
Der the other day. He urged that II
would be useless to increase the number
of troops beyond a certain point, he.
cause there would not be room enough
in the country to manoeuvre them in.
The French effective force. Including
the military schools, was already 561 ,OOo
This was inferior, possibly, to the force
of neighboring Power, but here the
question of population came in. It would
be ridiculous, he argued, for popuIa-
ton represented by the figure to try
to keep pace numerically with the forces
of population represented by the fig
ure 8. Compensation must be sought In
some other direction. M. de Freycinet
then went on to say that the ground on
which forces would confront one anoth-
err, if that day ever arrived, would be
saturated with troops, and in the zone
between Nuremberg and Switzerland it
was impossible to think of handling
larger number Of men than the present
forces If a collision such as would
shake all Europe ever occurred the
ground would be so crammed with
troops that a few supplementary corps
could not increase the advantage of the
Power possessing them. They could be