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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-04
A NARROW ESCAPE.
A REMARKABLE RECORD.

Herbert Sprague a 90 year old inmate
Of the Vermont soldiers home, has u
record cqualed by few men in that in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-04

ESTATE OF LORENZO y. AINSWORTR
STATE or VERMONT. District of Chit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-04

f. w ~ y,
T.. j. DERBY
l3.3t Commissioners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
WAS CARELESS.
Creamery Man Short in His
Accounts.
Led a Deputy Sheriff Lively Chase
Across the Country for Two
Days.

Deputy Sheriff Stevens had lively
chase Friday and Saturday, driving ia
miles in the wake of a man VINO
was claimed to be short in his
accounts to the extent. OF $2OO or
$500. Mr.. Stevens had in his
pocket warrant for the mans arrest on
charge of having cashed SIG check
and pocketed the proceeds. The man
was buttermaker in certain creamery
in this county, and was known
to the deputy sheriff, and the
latter finally overhauled him after a
round about chase. The man agreed
to settle and handed over what money
he had. and in consideration of this the
warrant was not served.
1t is not thought that the creamery
man intended any dishonesty, but that
his shortage was due to carelessness.
At the request of his friends, and mas
much as the prosecution has been
dropped, we refrain from mentioning
names
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
SOciety......

Saturday was the twentieth anniversary
of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Cur
ran. and in honor of the event they
gave a reception in the evening at their
home on South Second street. The in
terror of the house was beautifully
decorated for the occasion with cut
flowers and plants. About one hun,
dred and fifty guests were present, and
light refreshments were served. An
orchestra furnished music during the
evening. Mr.. ana Mrs. Curran were
presented with number Of gifts OF
handsome china ware. The evening
was very enjoyable one for all pre-
sent, and every one wished the host
and hostess many more anniversaries,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
4 SUDDEN DEATH.
Old Resident OF Rapidau Found Dead ia
Bed.

Ernest Piscaner was found dead in
bed at his home half mile from Rapi-
dan Wednesday morning. Hewas work
ing hard in the harvest field all day
yesterday, and retired at II o'clock last
night, apparently in the best OF health,
He was called sbetween four and five
o'clock this morning, but did not re-
spond, and he was found to be dead and
rigid. 1t is evident that he died about
midnight.
Coroner Kennedy and DR.. Branden-
burg were summoned and made an in
vestigation, and death was found to
have been due to heart failure. No in.
quest was found to be necessary.
Mr.. Pischner was sc years Of age
April 9Th last. He came to this coun-
try from Germany, was an early settler;
industrious and we'll liked by all. He
is survived by a wife, three sons and
three daughters. One son, August, sub
mitted to an operation in the hospital
last week by DR.. Brandenburg, and he
was taken home by the physician this
morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
Cure When Others Fail.

Diseases of the Eyes and Ears, Granulated Lids,
Cataract, Cross-eyes Strengthened without pain or
danger. Discharging Ears, Deafness, ETC., Dis
eases OF Nose and Throat, Catarrh, bronchitis,
Asthma, Diseases of Stomach and Liver, Dys-
pepsia Indigestion, Headache, Billiousness,
Jaundice, Kidney and Bladder troubles, Blood
and Skin Diseases, sScrofula, Pimpes, Blotches,
Eczema, Ulcers, etc Nervous Diseases, Head
ache, Hysteria, insomnia, Lack of Vitality, Nerv-
business, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Functional
Heart Disease, Palpitaton Dizziness Shortness
of Breath Heart Pains, etc. Glandular Diseases,
Tumors, Abnormal Growth Cancers cured with
out paln-new method. Piles and all Rectal Dis
eases. Diseases of Women, Deformities, Lack
of development of any organ. Small and weak
parts enlarged and strengthened.
Middle Aged and Youn8 Men,
suffering from Lost Manhood, Nervous or Ply
steal Debility, Seminal Weakness, Lost Vigor
Decline of Manly Powers, Drains, Discharges
and Losses. Varicocele and all the train of evils
resulting from Excesses, Errors of Youth etc.
producing some of the following effects, as Nerv.
business, Weakness, Emissions, Pimpies and
Blotches, Debility, Dizziness, Defective Memory,
Absence OF Will Power, Confusion of Ideas, Aver
sion to Society, Sexual Exhaustion, Pain in the
Back, Dreams, etc, blighting the most radiant
hopes, rendering marriage unhappy and bust,
ness failure; sweeping thousands to an un-
timely grave, No matter who has failed consult
the doctor. He has cured thousands when they
had given up in dspair. A Perfect Restoration
Guaranteed. Consultation sacredly confden-
tial. Delays are dangerous.
MARRIAGE.
Married persons, or those contemplating mar.
riage, who are aware of physical defects or weak,
nesses which would render marriage disap.
pointment, would do we'll to call.
WEAKNESS.
In many cases drains occur unobserved by the
sufferer. To this hidden drain upon the vitality
may be attributed the cause of many diseases OF
the nerves, stomach, heart, kidneys and bladder.
LADIES.
We have long given careful attention to the
treatment of diseases peculiar to women and our
method OF treatment has been universally sue
cessful. No lady, married single, need hesi-
tate to call for consultation either alone or with
a friend.
REMARKABLE CURES perfected in old cases
which have been neglected or unskillfully treat.
ed. No experiments or failures. Free Exarni.
nation of the Urine, chemical and microscpical;
and correspondence strictly confidential and
medicine sent to any part of the United States.
List of questions free. Address with postage.
DR.. DOWNING,
- ~e.A- CHICAGO. ILLS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

France is nation of sensations, and
they often follow each other in rapid
succession and it furnished another one
yesterday in the shooting of M. Labor,
one of the attorneys of Dreyfus. The
conspirators who have been plotting for
the overturning of the republic and a
royal government, however, seem to be
about to the end of their rope. The as
sassination of Labor is likely to bring
about such reyulsion of public senti-
ment as to materially strengthen the
cause of the republic. Still the stu
alton is most precari, US and the pre-
sent week will be a most eventful
one for France. There seems to be no
longer any question but that Dreyfus
will he acquitted, and justice will be
done to him, but the facts connected
with the case will stand as most black
record upon France, one of the blacklist
in its history. But luckily for the re-
public in its hour of trial, it has two
strong men for president and minister
of war, who will hold things level if it
is in the power of men to do so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
WASECA CLUB WINS.

The ball game at Waseca Tuesday
between the club of that place and the
Mankato club was good one. The
game was highly interesting up to the
seventh inning, standing four and four.
In the seventh luck turned against the
Mankato boys, for the enemy ran in
seven scores. The game closed with
six runs credited to Mankato and thir-
teen to Waseca. The Mankato club
did not have its regular pitcher or
catcher. The Waseca club has played
twenty-five games and only lost three,
SO the local team is not taking it's de-
feat very hard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

Alvah Eastman says that Judge Col
Inns will certainly be a candidate for
governor. The judge says he has not
made up his mind just what he will do
about entering the race Now that
Mr.. Eastman has issued his proclama-
tion it is not plain to see what Judge
Collins has to do about it 1t can't be
possible that Alvah is guessing at what
he assumes to be fact. If, however.
Mr.. Eastman and his Journal Press will
give the judge any voice in deciding
the matter it is quite possible that he
will prefer to remain on the supreme
bench rather than to enter upon the un-
certainty surrounding the gubernatoriaI
nomination and election. Such a course.
at least, would seem to be much more
in keeping with his natural bent and
more congenial to man of the Judges.
age and environments. 1t is not an
easy thing to lay down a certainty for
an uncertainty resign lucrative
and highly honorable position for what
may prove retirement to private life.
Be just, if not generous, Alvah, and
give the Judge chance to consult his
own interests in the premises.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
IN MANKATO..
Master Horseshoers' Conventions
to Meet Sept. 10Th.
Local Organization Will be Formed
Then, aud Prices Will be
Regulated.

The annual convention of the Master
Horseshoers of Minnesota will be held
in this city Sept. 10th. 1t is expected
that hundred delegates will, be pre-
sent from st. Paul, Minneapolis, Du-
Iuth, Winona, Saltwater and st. Cloud,
which have organizations. 1t has not
vet been decided in what hall to hold
the convention, but local horseshoers
have been given charge of the prepare
lions for the meeting.
The last annual meeting was held IN
Saltwater, and the present officers are
L. B. Albright, ST Cloud, president;
A. w. Kearney, Saltwater, second vice.
president; James Peaslee, st. Paul, re-
cording secretary; P. H. Ryan, Still
water, financial secretary; Harry
Hathaway, Saltwater, treasurer; James
Gray, Minneapolis, corresponding Sec
rotary and national delegate:
Mankato has no organization at pre-
sent, but it is intended to form a
union at the time Of the convention.
The principal object of the union, ac-
cording to a horseshoer, will be to
regulate prices. A horse can be shoed
in Mankato today at considerable less
expense than in the twin cities or Du-
luth. 1t is expected that all of the
horseshoers in and around Mankato
will go into the union, 49,.
There is license law in the state
covering cities of $4,000 inhabitants,
and under it's provisions no one can do
horse shoeing without having passed q
successful examination covering the
structure of horses hoof, etc. The
association desires that this law apply
to the entire state, and it would also
like to have legislation empowering,
horseshoers to place liens on property
on which work has been done, provided
they have not received their pay.
Mankato will welcome the conven-
ton and hope that its meeting may
prove profitable,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
CITY'S HEALTH.
Meeting Tuesday Night to Con-
slider Matters.
Request For an Amendment to the Or
dinance Regulating Slaughter
Houses.

The council committee on health and
the mayor and health officer held a
meeting Tuesday night at the city hall to
consider several matters The most
important was a request from J. M.
Karmany that the ordinance be amend.
ed to permit slaughtering in the rear of
the meat markets Mr.. Karmany is
prepared to do killing at his market in
heater manner than is done in some
slaughter houses.
The committee decided not to take
any action, but it was suggested that
Mr.. Karmany circulate a petition to
the council for signatures of property
owners.
The question of the removal Of some
hogs that have been kept in shipping
yard near the Northwestern railroad
tracks longer than the health officer
thought proper was talked over. The
owner has agreed to move them.
1t was reported that some cattle sus-
pected of being lumpy jawed are in the
city awaiting slaughter. The owners
deny that they are lumpy jawed, and
as there is much. doubt on the matter
DR.. Dodds is to be present when they
are slaughtered Saturday.
1t was decided that the bodies of dead
horses be buried by the city when the
owners notify the chief of police with
in twelve hours.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
DEMURRER SUSTAINED.
City Seems 10 be Permanently Out of the
VOsbeCk Case.

Judge Severance Wednesday filed a
decision sustaining the demurrer in the
case of Geo Vosbeck against the city of
Mankato. The demurrer was based on
the general ground that the complaint
did not state sufficient grounds for a
cause of action.
Judge Andrews, who is one of the at
torneys for Nh. Vosbeck, stated to the
Free Press today that he was inclined
to the opinion that no appeal would be
taken from the decision, for the reason
that he had never believed that the city
was liable, but that the liability rests
with the telephone company and the
contractor He had not yet seen his
client or associate counsel,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
LAID AT REST.

The remainsgof David ]. Jones were
laid to rest sTueyday afternoon in a
beautiful spot in Minneopa cemetery,
The services were held at the Welsh
church at o'clock and were conducted
by the pastor, Rev. W. E Evans, as
sisted by others. The church was filled
with sympathizing friends, and the
floral offerings were numerous and
beautiful, c The procession consisted of
some sixty carriages. Mr.. Jones was
loved by all,whosknew him. His wife
has lost a true and loving husband,
his children an 'indulgent father, the
church one of itsImost worthy and ac-
tive members, 'andr the.Ecommunity a
good citizen. Mr.. Jones was not as
has been said, Populist, but a staunch
Republican.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

The Mormon authorities at Salt Lake,
says the st. Paul Pioneer Press, are ap-
plying the ecclesiastical screws in the
matter of church tithes. These, &C
cording to recent statement made by
President Snow, had fallen in July,
1898. to $4,000 per month. For the
corresponding month this year they
footed up $4,000. President Snow de-
clared that the commands of the church
regarding tithes must be obeyed, or
the Latter-Day Saints will be turned
over to the prosecutions of their enc
mics and the Lord will cease to bless
them" With an income of $52, 900 per
month, or 1924, 900 per annum, and a
slavish constituency easily terrorized
into action to suit its purposes, it can
readily be seen with what facility the
Mormon hierarchy controls elections in
Utah, manipulates the local courts,
keeps immigration agents in the guise
of missionaries at work providing new
sectaries to offset the inflow of GENTLE
Immigrants, and goes on fortifying an
institution whose enmity to American
ideas of true religious freedom and So
cial order there is small attempt to con-
ceal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
PASSED AWAY.
Chas. c. Cain Dies from the Effects of
His Injuries.

Chas. c. Cain died at S:25 o'clock Mon
day morning, as the result of the injuries
which he inflicted upon himself last
Tuesday morning by shooting. He was
apparently feeling better yesterday
forenoon, but began to fail in. the after
noon and was unconscious all night.
Coroner Kennedy visited the house after
learning of Mr.. Gains death, but con-
cluded that no inquest was necessary
as there was no question but that 1t was
a case of suicide
The funeral will he held from the
house at two o'clock Wednesday after
noon, and the remains will be inferred
in Glenwood cemetery. Rev. ;. ID.
Works will conduct the services. The
remains can be viewed Wednesday fore
noon, but not in the afternoon.
Drs. Andrews, Zimmerman and Hol-
brook held a post norton examination
of the remains of Mr.. Cain this fore
noon. 1t was found that the fourth
bullet was embedded in the base of the
brain in very close proximity to the
medulla oblongata. Had the bullet
gone half an inch further death would
been instantaneous. The bullet was
only slightly hattened.
The left anterior lobe of the brain
was found to be in condition OF de-
generation, or disease, which accounts
for Mr.. Gains mental condition prior
to the shooting, and proves to the salts
faction of the physicians that he was
not responsible for his actions at the
time.
Mr., Cain carried 81, coo insurance in
the Bankers Life of Des Moines, Iowa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
WILL DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP.

The firm of Drs. Andrews, Webster
& Zimmerman will dissolve In week
or two, Drs. Andrews and Zimmerman
remaining in partnership, and DIR.
Webster resuming his individual prac-
tice. DR.. Webster will move back into
the rooms which he formerly occupied,
over the corner of the Model Clothing
house, now occupied by B. c, Taylor
The change will probably be made by
Sept 1st
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

There are no new developments in
the Good Thunder shooting case, and
excitement has died out.
Joseph A. hammers, wife and daugh
ter, of Chicago, arrived in the city
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. hammers
was born in Mankato in 1853 and this
is his first visit here since leaving. He
has represented the fifteenth ward in
Chicago's council for four years. He
and his family visited Mrs. Sophia
MEME at No. 453 North Sixth street.
Drs. H. A. Tomlinson and Darling
rode over from st. Peter on their wheels
Saturday afternoon. DR.. Tomlinson
has ridden chainless bicycle for two
years and thinks there is nothing like
it. He rode it 1000 miles with one oil
ing. The doctor has been fortunate
with his wheel, for in riding it four
thousand miles he has not had single
puncture.
Chief Bruels has received a photo
graph of H. F. Winters from the Of
ficials of Wabasha county, where he is
held on the charge of having passed a
forged check fora small amount. Win
tiers is the man who got into trouble
for keeping one of Harlan Bros. teams
too long last spring. He went under
the name of Milton in Wabasha county,
but the photograph shows the men to
be the same. 1t is thought that he pass
ed forged check in Mankato.
Lamberton Star: The first threshing
done in this vicinity, that we have
heard of this season, was done by Rich.
Wegner on his farm southeast of town.
Mr. Wegner tells us that the wheat he
threshed was heavy strawed and only
averaged 10 bushels to the acre, and
thinks that it will probably grade No.
2. Oats and barley are good yield,
the oats he threshed averaging over 40
bushels to the acre. Hesays that many
people who have been estimating a
good yield will be surprised when they
come to thresh their wheat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

The state investment board on Satur-
day approved of loans of school funds
to school districts, townships and
villages of the state, for $50, 335. The state
has had authority to loan to school dis
tricts, and last winter the law was
amended so as to allow loans to be
made to townships and villages which
desired to make improvements.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
YES OR NO.
nankato People Are Respectfully
Asked to Answer These Questions.

Is there anything in the evidence of
ones senses?
Can the reader dispute and then dis
prove local evidence?
Can reliance be placed upon statements
from people we know
Are the opinions of residents of Man
kato of any greater moment than
opinions held by residents of Maine
or California?
Would you sooner believe people living
in those states than those of your
own city?
Answer these questions honestly after
you have quietly read the following:
Miss Dora E. Swain, of 131 Clark ST.. !,
says: II procured Doan's Kidney Pills
and Doan's Ointment at the Seidle Drug
Co. for my aunt, Mrs. S. Fl. Miller. She
suffered during the winter and particu-
larly in the month of March with back
ache and feeling of languor and list
lessness chung to her persistently. Her
son, my cousin, now volunteer at
Chattanooga, was equally unfortunate
in being afflicted with backache and
sluggish kidneys. In addition to kid
ney trouble my aunt was annoyed with
some sort of eczema. Both used Doan's
Kidney Pills, and my aunt used the
Ointment, They obtained positive re-
lief from suffering when other medi-
cines had utterly failed, and both
heartily endorse the claims made for
Doan's Kidney Pills and Doans Oint-
ment,"
For sale by ali dealers, price 80 cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo.
N. Y, sole agents for the q. s.
Remember the name--Doan's-and
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
THE NORTHWEST WHEAT CROP

The NORTHWEST WHEAT CROP
The Minneapolis Journal has made
its regular annual estimate of the
wheat crop Of the northwest, after
careful investigation. 1t places the
average yield for Minnesota at 154
bushels per acre; in North Dako-
ia at 49, bushels and in South
Dakota at IL bushels per acre.
The acreage for the three states it
estimates at the same as last year,
IA, 800, 900 acres adiyided as follows:
Minnesota, 5000, 900 acres; North Da
kota, 100000 acres; South Dakota,
3, 800, 900 acres. This gives an esti-
mate for.the three states of 197, 100000
bushels as against 224, 100000 bushels
for last year. OF this Minnesota is
credited with SO, 900, 900 bushels; North
Dakota with 67,5O0,0OO, and South
Dakota with 36,000,0O0 bushels. The
average yield is estimated at 1873
bushels per acre, as against 157 for
last year. The Journal has always
been conservative in it's estimates,
running under the actual output,
rather than up to or over it, and it is
altogether probable that its claim
that the present crop will reach about
200, 100000 bushels will be realized.
The Journal places the acreage much
higher this year than it has hereto
fore, but says that this seems to be
warranted by the facts in connection
with the distribution of past crops.
1t further says that 200, 900, 900 bushels
can nc longer be looked upon as a
bumper crop, but that limit must
now be placed at 25O, 100000 bushels.
This is caused by the fact that i'm
L
migration into the three states has
been heavy during the past two Or
three years, and as result thousands
Of acres Of new lands have been open
ed up, and the tendency Of all this is
toward wheat. On the other hand
the Journal points out that on the
older lands the tendency is to decrease
wheat production and substitute cat.
tie and sheep, and that diversified
farming is crowding the wheat
acreage. This is true, but while it is
\ crowding the acreage it is not in al
instances reducing the total wheat
yield. There are many farms which
have been brought up to a better
state of cultivation through .dairyinQ
and stock raising, and the wheat yield
per acre has greatly increased so that
the sum total for the farm is often
as much now on less acres, as 1t was a
few years ago at the low yield.
But the crops of the northwest this
year promise abundant business, and
with the fair prices which it now
seems assured they will bring, will
place the farmers in good shape for
the future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
A GOOD YIELD.
Wheat Goes Twenty Bushels Around
Eagle Lake.

Claus Eckman, whose farm is near
Eagle Lake, has threshed his wheat
and secured yield of twenty-four
bushels to the acre, grading No. 2,
Henry Hill secured eighteen bushels
to the acre, No. 2 wheat.
I. N. Ewing's wheat went seventeen
bushels to the acre. No. 2
Wheat around Eagle Lake is estimat-
ed to average twenty bushels to the
acre, and ali is going No. 3, which is
better than the farmers expected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18
WAGES GO UP.

Contractor McDougall has raised the
wages of his workmen from S1.75 a day
to 50 day, to take effect tomorrow,
Owing to the alluring wages held out
by farmers to work in the harvest
field, the contractors have had hard
work to hold enough men on the rail
road work.