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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
VERNON CENTER

Vernon Center, Aug. 16 : Miss Estella
Nelson, of Oconomowoc, Wis, is visit
ing at the home of her uncle, T. S.
Hays.
Miss Pearl Thompson, with her
brother Jim, is visiting at Alma City.
Miss Hattie Meyers, of st, Peter,
spent week with her cousins, the
Misses Hays, returning to her home
Saturday,
Mrs Frank Cooper visited her
mother, Mrs. Credicott, at Mapleton
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Merrell visited
the latter's parents west of Amboy
Sunday.
o. 7. Mobiles is home from travelling
for the Champion Harvesting Co. since
early in the spring.
Miss Laura Cooper visited with her
cousin, Miss Nell DAILY, at Mapleton,
last Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Cooper and Mrs c. 1.
Burrows drove to Amboy Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Thompson drove
out through Martin county the latter
part of last week and report the grain
as all in the shock and of an excellent
quality. :.
The Misses Pratt, of Fairmont, are
visiting their cousin, Miss Minnie
Cornish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
THE COUNTY FAIR.

Ample accommodations for both man
and beast are provided for this year at
the County Fair. Two large eating
houses on the grounds and two good
hotels up town will furnish meals at
reasonable rates, while all teams are
furnished hay free on the grounds.
The attractions are much greater
than ever before, consisting of four
horse races each day, grand bicycle
race and parade, games of base ball,
foot races, tug of war between the
ladies of Royal Neighbor Camps, etc.,
etc.
The celebrated dog Max will drive
Nan Wilkes, (2:25) in two races each
day, which alone is worth many times
the price of admission.
Remember the dates, Aug. 80, 80 and
81 at Garden City, and come with the
whole family.
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STREET FAIR MENTION.
Committee Returns With New Ideas
From Win0na.

T. w. Hart and J. G. Thro returned
last night from Winona, where they
picked up number of street fair point
ers and were received with cordiality.
1t was learned that the city council
does the street decorating and illumi-
nation, and acts literally.
The Winona fair is to be held Sept.
26 to 80, and the amount raised and
the premium list are about the same as
in Mankato.
L. G.. M. Fletcher has donated the
use of his vacant store next to the Saw
ings bank for the art department.
A Shetland pony exhibit, with prizes
for all, is to be had.
The farmer coming with the finest
rig is to be given prize.
F. E. Hitchcock and D. G.. Robinson
have donated $50 to apply on policy
in any of their life insurance com
lpanies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
THREE CASES DISPOSED OF.
One Settled and Two Are Decided by The
Court.

The replevin case of S. A. Buel, re-
spondent, VS.. Thos. McArdle, appellant,
was argued before Judge Severance
yesterday afternoon on points of law
The case of S. A Buel, appellant, vs.
Geo. Klaus, respondent, was also tried
Mr. Klaus is the constable of Danville,
and Mr.. Buers action is for alleged false
return. w. N. Plymat and G. J. Laur-
isch are Mr.. ..Buers attorneys, and Thos
M, Keogan appeared for the two de-
PENDANTS.
Judge Severance has rendered a de-
cision affirming the Judgment of the
Justice court in the McArdle case. and
a decision reversing the Judgment of
the Justice court in the Klaus case
The suit of Chas. Bishman VS.. Frank
Moevus and David Thomas, to foreclose
a lien in Lake Crystal has been settled
and dismissed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
THE RAT INCONVENIENCE.

The fire on Agency hill yesterday af-
ternoon destroyed small barn owned
by Mrs. Hill, of Chicago, located on
property leased by Frank Draper,
Young & Monsons delivery clerk. The
fire was started by a neighbours ten
year-old son, who saw rat run under
the barn and thought he would make
the place too hot for the rodent. When
he saw what he had done, he tried to
extinguish the fire. The barn was pro-
badly worth $50. and Mr., Draper lost
some ar ticles stored in the building to
the value of S25, with no insurance.
We did not learn what became of the
rat, but the boys father will probably
pay for the building.
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Sheriff Gerlich and Officer Daniels
drove out on the Pohl road late this af-
ternoon to look for a supposedly in
sane man, reported to have been seen
several miles from the city.
Lake Crystal Union: Supt. Spencer
and other officials of the Omaha were
in town Friday. Matters in connection
with the grading of the Vernon hill
and other important railroad changes
were considered.
Henry G. Pickle and Edna G. SAILS
berry, both of Eagle Lake, will be mar.
ried this evening.
Carl Torgeson, who resides ten miles
south of the city on the Maple river
fell on a sharpened stake yesterday
afternoon, and the stake was run en-
tirely through his thigh. DR.. Steel was
summoned to dress the injury.
Thes grandest and best excursion of
the season will be that going from Man
kato to Red Wing next Wednesday
morning. The train will leave the
Great Western depot at 1880 o'clock, re
turning in the evening. One dollars is
the round trip fare. Tickets can be
had of Commander Torrey or any mem.
Der of the Grand Army or Woman's Re.
lief corps.
Griebel & Hoeffiler have received the
| largest consignment of advertising
paper ever sent to any firm in the
Northwest. 1t was sent to them by the
American Tobacco Go. for the purpose
of billing twenty-five leading towns of
Southern Minnesota, and comprises
about two tons of paper. Griebel &
Hoeffier will bill the state fair at the
same time, and it would be golden
opportunity to get the street fair well
advertised. The firm will begin work
at once and will do it in a thorough
manner.
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THE EXPERT INVESTIGATION.
Report by Mr.. Donaldson TO be Read
Tomorrow Night.

The mayor, council and city officials
held an informal meeting at the city
hall last night to discuss Expert Ac-
countant Donaldson's report and other
matters. The report was not quite
finished and no action was taken. 1t is
being run off in type writing and will
be read in open council meeting to-
morrow night, according to present in
tentions 1t is said that it will make q
showing that will cause the eyes of the
tax payers to open wide in wonder.
The matter of decorating and il
Eliminating Front street during the
street fair was talked over, but no &C
tiOn taken.
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SOUTH BEND

s South Bend, Aug. 16-Mr Addle-
mann is con lined TO the house with
rheumatism.
Mrs. James Steele and daughter,
Maggie, went to Madelia this week.
Mrs. Alvara Laird has been i'll for
some time.
Rev Davis, Of Mankato, preached
Sunday afternoon ia the absence OF
Rev. T. M. Edmands, who has gone to
Vermont for months vacation.
miss Malinda Steel has purchased a
brand new bicycle.
G. j. keenan, and little daughter,
Laura. of st. James, visited with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 6. NJ
Keenan,, last week.
Elmer Conklin has returned from
Lake Crystal where he has been work.
ing for some tsme.
Miss Eliza Steele went to Lake
Crystal and Madelia last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine and children
Of Decoria, visited with Mr.. and Mrs
II. D, Burnett Sunday.
Albert Herbert's new house is
nearly completed.
John Keidel intends building a
house soon.
Mrs. w H. Webster, OF Mankato
visited with Mrs H. X. Fairweathel
last week at the home of the latter's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. M keenan,
The whistle of the threshing
machine is heard in the neighbor
hood.
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N~~>~>N~
s AROUND THE COUNTY. 5
GARDEN CITY.

Garden City, Aug. 16-Mr. Wergess,
Chas. Chamberlain and Will Stevens,
of Amboy, were down fishing Monday.
Sam Rector has gone TO Kasota to
work in the creamery.
Frank Swift, OF Vernon, spent Sun
day in town.
Mrs. Van Slyke and children re-
turned to Elmore Monday.
Miss Ellie Rector will teach in the
Terry district this fall.
Mrs. Ellis and daughter Of Mime
apolis, are visiting at w. j. Osgood 8.
Mrs. Darrow, Of Mankato, is visit
ing in town.
Allie Osgood visited in Lake Crys-
tai few days last week.
Mr.. Close. of Lake Crystal, was in
town Monday.
Edna Osgood, of Lake Crystal.
spent Sunday with her cousin, Allie
OsgoUd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Bowen spent
Sunday in town.
John Osgood has sold forty acres OF
his from to Wipifred Buckles.
Mr.. Preston has built porch to his
house.
Grace Preston returned last week
from Huntley.
Miss Phoebe Jones, of Crystal, was
in town Saturday.
Mrs. Lou Butterteld is visiting in
Blue Earth City.
George Over and Homer Waite
spent Sunday in Vernon.
Charley Pepper, of Sea Breeze, Fla,
Is visiting relatives in town.
The Ladies Industrial society meets
with Mis- M. M. Tough Thursday.
Miss Willard and The Misses Austin,
Of Mankalo, are visiting in town.
A number from Vernon attended
the circus here Monday night.
Remember the lawn social at Frank
Falrchild's Thursday evening.
The Misses Austin and Miss Will
lard were given reception Tuesday
evening al the home of Miss Myrtle
Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Dilley are the
happy parents of baby boy We
A. NJ. Sale has a brother visiting
him.
Mrs. Andrew Friend entertained
large number OF relatives and friends
last Wednesday afternoon, it being
her birthday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
A NEW BUILDING.

"A. R. Exile intends to erect a new
building next spring on his Jackson
street property, TO accommodate his in
creasing business, as he is crowded for
room at present. He will have plans
prepared the present season. He ship
ped today some fine monuments, and
has some others under way for parties
in the county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

Mrs. David Jones died at ,LeSueur
this morning and the funeral will occur
there at two o'clock tomorrow after
noon. A daughter, Miss Annie Jones,
resides in this city. Several Mankato
people, who knew the deceased, will
attend the funeral
Cures when all else fails. Rocky
Mountain Tea. Thro.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

The total as returned by the assessors
was 1876, COS. and the total as equal
lied was last year 81 .S91, 963
Last year the amount of credits other
than of banks was $1SS, S96. This class
comprises mortgages
The only diamonds and jewelry re-
turned were from Lake Crystal, and
the only steamboats, from jamestown
and Madison Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. 1t cures pain
nails, and Instantly takes the sting out of corns
and bunions, It's the greutest comfort discoy-.
eryof the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight
sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet.
Try it to-day. Sold bv all druggists and shoe
stores. By mail for 25c in stamps. Trial pack.
age FREE Address Allen S. Olmstead, Leroy,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

Reports from Belgrade show that the
wheat yield there is Sixteen to twenty
bushels to the acre; Nos 2and S:79ss s
Henry Piepho will have his trial Aug
2lst ona the charge of dr1lnkennesst
Claus Johnson claims that Piephoj ran
into and damaged his buggy. Piepho
denies that he was drunk,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
AUDITORS ABSTRACT.
Personal Property of Blue Earth County
F0Ots up to Sl,998.259.

The following is an abstract of per-
sonal property of Blue Earth county as
equalized by the county board and pre-
pared by the county auditor to be for
warded to the state auditor:
Minimize of narsnns assessed 4 100
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the post Office at Mankato, Mimi, for
the week ending August II, 1899.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

A great maker of human happiness
Rocky Mountain Tea. Thro.
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NEW GOODS-Gettng em in foreign domestic
Everything fresh attractive No fancy prices well
bought half sold We operating New things
shown each day.
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Our
Window
Display

This week give you idea of handsome things
Just received in the of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

,SBLlpI,I 1lII NOO LtIIIlBI, Uu5IdF II
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised" and name date of this
list. One cent extra will be charged
for each advertised letter. Letters re-
manning unclaimed at the expiration of
Is days from this date will be sent to
the dead letter office.
L. P. HUNT, Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
Household Linens.

We consider them the pretet patterns shown
that saying good deal The people Mankato that
nothing but linens made of the best flax There lots
of inferior grades in the market but every for
our trade.
placing the goods in we have quite
number of ODD PATTERNS IN NAPKINS by and
SHORT LENGTHS in TABLE LINENS. In order
offer SPECIALLY LOW PRICES all this week.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-06
SANDY HOOK PILOTS FALL OUT.
oLp-TIME sHIPMATEs GO TO LAW ABOUT A
FENCE ON THEIR PROPERTY IN sTAPLEToN.

o1p-TIME sHIPMATEs GO TO LAW ABOUT
FENCE ON THEIR PROPERTY IN sTAPLEToN.
The building Of a fence between two houses IN
Beach-st Stapleton. Staten Island, has resulted IN
a lawsuit which bids fair TO be prolonged for an
Indefinite period The owners Of the properties are
Oscar stonreiden and Evn Mitchell, two Sandy
Hook pilots. who for years have sailed on the
same boat.
Seven or eight years ago Stohreiden solo MS
bouse in Beach-st 10 his friend Mitchell, ana soon
after erected a house on the lot adjoining, whlch
he also owned. four-foot passage-way was iei'
between the two houses, and verbal agreement
was made not TO build a fence Stonrelden ana
Mitchell belonged to the same religious oruei'
called the Plymouth Brethren.
About five years ago Mitchell moved from MS
nropertv into Bay-st, and rented his house 10
Ivan Van Albert another Sandy Hook pilot van
Albert has lately decided 10 buy the Mitchell
house. and paid liberal deposit to bind the par
gain Mitchell in the mean time. has Withdrawn
from the Plymouth Brethren. much to Stohreiden
dissatisfaction. s
Mitchell alleges that soon as Stohreiden hearo
NJ the sale he attempted TO sell his own house TO
Van Albert thus spelling Mitchells sale Inc sec
stoffr,;aan the latter Immediately started TO pulS
a fence between the two premises IN Vloid'oh oi
the agreement made several years ago ho
Van Albert reported the matter TO MltcneL I99 Wn9
returned the check he had received ana thus ctes
the trade OF He then brought suit against St0f-
reiden for violation OF his agreement Stonreeloeh
saws that he built the fence at his Wlie soci'a
ton The dificulty will be settled in the courts.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-06
PLEASED WITH FIREUENS WORk.
COMMISSIONER sCANNELL WELL SATISFIED
WITH THE WAY THEY HANDLED
FOURTH OF JULY FIRES

Fire Commissioner Scannell was greatly peased
Yesterday morning over the manner In Which the
Fire Department did its work on Tuesday. lhere
were one hundred alarms sent out by the 1ele'
eraph Bureau in the twenty-four hours OF the
Fourth 1t kept the operators at headquarters OF
tho tlnp but the Commissioner had provided for
extra help in the signal room Even with this
assistance there was one hour In wnich thlee
operators and the chief operator had considerable
difficulty in keeping pace with the rush Of alarms
This was between the hours of $50 and y.So CLOCK
in the evening There were just twenty-five alarms
received and sent out in this interval IL was a.
most an average of every two minutes. Al
one time three fire boxes were pulled simultaneous
Iv and the operators did some hustling that re-
minded chief Operator Farrell OF his experience
on the Fourth Of 1876. when record or alarms was
established. . , 1,.,.ots ~ wary
commissioner Scannel expressed himsef as very
we'll satisfied with tho work Of the force. ~
The frernen did as they always 90 WheH ~ auy :
thing extra is demanded of them, said he; Ihey he,
Ala yeII They had a great deal or running sput
o,a & weI 6ro was held in check There were no fires
reouirine larger force than that summoneu OH d
arst alarm Every precauton was taken, n,,s,,
Sunerintendent Blackwell said that iusSaay .n " :
n.oe The largest number Of fires for any tweniHr
four hours since 1892. There were seventy sssu i
alarms and thirty still alarms III hot IL Sii'7'S '
stance did frehox fail TO WORK.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-06
NETWORK CITY.

The Chatham Square branch or the New forA
Free Circulating Library, at No p East Broadway
was opened Yesterday 1t Is equipped with fifty
two hundred volumes
Meetings of the Board Of Education and OF the
Manhattan Bronx board Elm and Grand SITS. after
noon.
The new floating hospital OF st. Johns Guild the
Helen c. Juliard will make It's first trip to-day
The mails from China. Japan and Hawaii or the
following dates Hong Kong June g. Shanghai June
10. Yokohama June II. Honolulu June a. which ar
rived al San Francisco on the steamer Coptlc' are
due to arrive In this city on Sunday morning Mails
for China Japan and Hawaii Will close at the uen-
eral Postoffice as advertised.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-06
WITH ROBBING A DEAD NAN
, POLICEMAN HELD BY CHIEF DEvERYs ORDERS

A POLICEMAN HELD By CHIEF pEVERf ; ofSDNh'
on A SERIOUS ACCUSATION.
pol,cenan Thomas F OBrien OF the West one
hrdred nd twenty-hfth station is under arrest
IN susnIcon OF having committed a serious onence'
that of robhng the dead on the morning or June
N last Captain George 3 Rhoads. fifty years Old OF
No "a West One hundred and thirtiethst. connect
od with the Niagara Insurance Company. OF NO lo'
proadwav and a prominent member OF the 'tn
peonoent was run over and killed by northoound
electric car In Eighth-ave. and One-nundreu-ahu-
thirty -third-st.
The brother Of Captain Rhoads complained 10
cr1,of Deverv that his brother when killed had on
his person a gold watch. a gold cnain ana goio
Iocket and sum OF money. When the body was
turned over 10 his relatives none of THESE ari-
o,ns u,ara found on him. Shortly afterward the
chain and locket were returned by some one whose
Identity Mr. Rhoades does not know.
Chief Devery has been investigating the case.
Yesterday Inspector Kane in whose district the
West hundred nd twenty -f1fh-st station Is
included went to the station 70 ask OBrlen VINO
saw the accident while on posi- aooat me in .h
ouastions put to him and placed under arrest
When o. Brien was arraigned before the sergeant re
is said have been detected IN enueaNT,Ins - ~ ~
ma &c a slim of paper to another policeman. This was
intercepted and found to he a pawn ticket Whlcn
set forth that $50 had been lent on a watcn. Al
the West one hundred d-twenty -ffth-st station
o. T3rien according to orders received from Chief
Deyery had been suspended from the force since
30 o'clock. O'Brien was locked up In a cell on
the charge of being a suspicious person.
Sergeant Norton said that he knew nothing per,
sonay about the affair. except what he has learned
in roundabout and hearsay manner Inc whoie
affair was in the hands Of Inspector Kane.
q Rrien will probably be arraigned In the Harlem
Police Court this morning
New-York tribune., 1899-07-06
FINE FOR PRICES COUNSEL.

II. c. HENDERSON HAS HIMSELF COMMITTED
AND THEN PAYS s..
Henry c. Henderson. who caused such a dis
turbance In the Mazet Investigation Committee
rooms on June as to get arrested, and whose case
came up for many hearings before Magistrate Ohm
sted was yesterday afternoon fined $ by Magls-
trate Olmsted in the jefferson Market Court He
said he would appeal the case. Henderson was
counsel for Captain Price before the committee.
Mr. Henderson appeared in court with his lawyer
j. Ryder Cady As soon his case was called he
and the lawyer stepped on the bridge before the
Magistrate The latter was only few SECONDS ID
delivering his decision which not accompanied
by anv opinion or brief He said he had decided TO
fine Mr. Henderson s..
That's an acknowledgment that I'm guilty said
Mr. Henderson. land l want to appeal the case.
The question then to how the appeal
should be taken. Ex-Assistant District-Attorney
George Gordon Battle was standing by awaiting a
case In which he was counsel. and he was con-
suited He said he knew of several cases In which
persons fined for disorderly conduct had appealed
and had In a few instances He said that an
order to allow an appeal would have TO be secured
from the Court Of General Sessions.
Henderson and mis- counsel decided that they
would pay the fine under protest and then appeal,
and they sent to Chief Clerk Demorest's desk to
pay. But another consultation there resulted In
their deciding to accept a commitment MI Hen
derson said he would rather be committed and then
pay the fine. commitment paper was then made
out and the lawyer led back to the cellroom
by Sergeant Foody Of the court squad. He met
Keeper Goodrich. who took the commit tment paper,
and the s. was thereupon paid over. Lawyer Cady
said that the fine paid under protest, and
Keeper Goodrich inscribed that fact on the blank.
He then announced that Mr.. Henderson was free.
Mr. Henderson said that he had been prisoner
for about two minutes. but he thought 1t would
have been better had he been prisoner for a
couple Of hours as he thought il would have made
his case stronger He did not say when he would
sx for he n apDeal
New-York tribune., 1899-07-06
NEW-YORK FILLS UP AGAIN.

PLEASURE SEEKERS COME BACK WITH RUSH
AND BOTHER THE ROADS TO HANDLE THEM
Hundreds and thousands Of persons came troop
ing back 10 the city yesterday From the noun
tains from the seashore. from the country and
from many another resort they focked back 20
town The tuxtaposition Of a Saturday half-hoi-
day Sunday a tacitly agreed holiday on Monday
and the Fourth Of July led nearly every one who
could possibly get away from the city TO do So
While the departures were spread over practically
three days. the pleasure seekers all returned in
body. and yesterdays travel record made old rail
road and transportation managers gasp
Every train that came into the New-York Cen
tral was packed and jammed. and section after
section Of popular trains were The baggage
men and other employees at the Grand Central Sta
tion were poWerless to handle the throngs. The
people coming out Of the station mobbed the street
cars and cabs were snapped up In moment 1t
was the same story at the ferries Of other roads
The lam was terrific. and the heat OF the day
added to the discomfort BY night however. the
matter had adjusted itself somewhat and the crush
was over. and almost normal conditions were