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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
THE JOURNAL CONTEST.
Contestants from Mankato to 60 After
the Prizes.

Much excitement is being aroused
over the Popular school and favorite
teacher contest" lately inaugurated by
the Minneapolis Journal" Sixty four
prizes are offered, among which ore
two trips to Europe and return, all ex-
penses paid, these to go to the two
teachers receiving the largest number
of votes; two prizes valued at $500 and
$500 respectively, which will go to the
two most favored schools. The pupils
also are voted upon and come in for
their share of the prizes in the way of
bicycles. gold watches, high priced
kodaks. Friends have advanced the
names of Miss Jessie Stevens instructor
of science at the high school, Miss
Gertrude Durkee, Pleasant b. Grove
school, and Miss Ethel Rice,.of the
West Mankato school With such fair
and popular contestants as these, a good
deal of friendly rivalry will be INDUCED
in, no doubt, and Judging from the
local pride usually exhibited by citizens
of this place, Mankato ought to'try to
get to the front and pluck off the atop of
the prize list. y "a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
THE LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.

THE LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
The thirty first session of the Mime
sofa legislature finished it's work and
adjourned at noon Tuesday. In many
respects the session was above the
average of good work accomplished, and
while the passage by the senate of two
or three important measures sent over
from the house would have added much
to the work accomplished, it can be
said to it's credit that no bad or vicious
legislation was permitted to get on the
statute books and there is cause for
thankfulness for this.
Failure to pass the gross earnings
railroad tax bill was unfortunate. 1t is
not saying too much to claim that no
single measure was discussed during
the entire session that seemed to CON-
mand such a unity of sentiment among
the people generally for its enactment.
But the end has not been reached on
this proposition. Temporarily laid
aside, it will come up two years hence
with demand for it's passage that will
not be downed without the best of rea-
sons,
The failure to provide for continuous
sessions of at least the Mankato and
Winona Normals was certainly short
sighted policy and inexcusable narrow
ness. The great educational institu-
tions of this state are its pride and boast,
and the splendid work of these Normal
summer schools the past two years was
such as to command their continuance
to every intelligent mind. 1t is hoped
that the next legislature will remedy
the omission of the past in this respect.
Among the good things done was the
passage of bill for the election of rail
road and warehouse commissioners.
The people will now have an opportu-
nifty to select their own servants to fill
these positions, and whether the service
will be improved or not under the new
order of things the fact remains that
those who pay the freight will have the
responsibility entrusted to them of
choosing their own commissioners-as
they should
To review the entire field of legisla-
tive acts would consume too much time
and space, but the work can be sum-
med up as being creditable on the
whole.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
Garden City.

Garden City, April 19-Lloyd Ketcham
spent few days of last week in Iowa.
Mrs. Lon Cookson returned last week
from Moose Lake.
Will Hall is in Mankato under the
doctors care for blood poison.
The Junior League will give cob
web social in the M. E. church Wed
nesday evening.
Mrs. G. F. Loring and daughter An
ME spent two days last week in Ro-
chester.
Mrs Lou Butterfeld visited in Lake
Crystal last week.
Marion Church and wife, of Eureka
Springs, Ark, are visiting at James
Churches.
George La Favor is able to be out
again.
Jesse Hall and family left for Stevens
county this week,
The Royal Neighbors took in thirteen
new members last Saturday.
Il. Burnett is building new house.
Ed. Peterson, Sherbern, spent Sun
day in town.
Frank Swift went to Vernon Monday
to work this summer.
The piers for the new bridge are COM
pleted, and carpenters are at work put
ting in the false tressle. Grading will
be begun at once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21

60, 900 people, and many charming
homes, begirt with lawn and flowers.
We are indebted to our good friend and
former fellow citizen, DR.. VIM. F.
Lewis for delightful ride over all the
avenues of lovely Oakland.
While in this city, we have received
so many considerable aids and courtesies
from Robert Roberts and his good
wife that we shall ever bear them in
kind remembrance. Their friends
will be pleased to know that Roy
Hudson and Theodore Hansen are with
them, and both industriously attending
school, the former law school and the
latter a dental college.
There are not nearly so many Mime
sotans here as at Los Angeles. The
climate of this city is not agreeable,
and it will never be sought for climatic
purposes. j. II. BAKER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
ANTI.SALO0N LEAGUE.

The Presbyterian church was crowd
ed Sunday night at the union service in
the interests of the Anti Saloon League.
Rev. w. j. johnson, of Luverne, dis
trict organizer addressed the meeting,
treating the liquor traffic from the eco
nomic standpoint. 1t was an able pre-
sentation of the question in which
many facts were deduced going to show
that instead of the government and
business being financially benefited
they are injured by the liquor traffic.
The Anti-Salo0n League has been or
ganized in the United States for about
three years and now numbers 10000, 00O
members. A branch has been organic
ed in this city and will hold meetings
from time to time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
April FL. 1890
] Andrews'and Schmitt have

ATTORNEYS Andrews and Schmitt have.
served notice of a motion for rew
trial on Attorneys Funk and Plymat
for the Citizens Telephone Co, on be-
half of Geo. Vosbeck, returnable April
9th. Lorin Cray, for H. M. Kellogg,
has served similar notice on Mr.. Vos-
beck, returnable the same day.
About hundred names have been
secured toward the formation of a
street fair association, each member
pledging S. 1t is desired to increase
this number, if possible. A meeting of
all subscribers will be held tonight to
form an organization, the meeting be-
ing called for eight o'clock at the city 4
hall 10 .-=
Rev. D, E. Finks, DID,, of New York
City, will be in this city on Sunday and
Monday, and give two lectures in the
PRESBYTERIAN church, illustrated with
double stereoptican. Sunday night
subject, Strange People of our Land"
Monday, "The Mountaineers of the
South" These lectures will be free. A
collection will be taken to defray ex-
penses DR.. Finks lectures have been
heard and witnessed by Rev. Mr. Beattie,
pastor of the church, and he recommends
them as of the highest quality The
views are equal to Stoddard's Everyone
who can should avail themselves of
hearing and learning about these fea4
lures of our American life and popula3
ton that being little known are coming
to command universal interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
HIS SUFFERINGS ENDED.
Death of Winthrop G. Severance Wednes.
day Forenoon.

Winthrop G.. Severance oldest son
of Judge and Mrs. M. J. Severance, died
at nine o'clock Wednesday, aged
thirty-nine years. He resided in Man
kato during his youth, bnt had been en-
gagged in the railroad business for a
number of years, and was general trans
portation agent of the Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley railroad for the
state of Nebraska for about eight years
His health was broken by an attack of
grip and by overwork about two years
ago, and he gradually failed until
death ended his sufferings.
Mr.. Severance was an excellent rail
road man and enjoyed the confidence of
the officers of the road. He had many
warm friends in this city who will re-
greet his early taking off.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
DISCUSSED GLADSTONE.

At the meeting of the Social Science
club Tuesday, as Judge Severance
could not be present to read his paper,
Prof G. F. oKoehler was called upon
and read paper on the Sociological
Effects of Gladstone's Life and Work. "
He traced the life of Gladstone and his
connection with important public meas
ures the enactment into laws which he
secured, or brought prominently before
the people of England and the world,
and also referred to the effect which
some of his most important life work
had upon the world. A very general
discussion followed which was of a very
interesting nature, and Gladstone's
work and its sociological effect was re-
viewed from several different stand
points.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
A BROKEN LIMB.
Little Otto Weigelt Has an Encounter
With a Horse.

A sad accident happened Saturday to
little OttoWeigelt, the four year old boy
of Ferdinand Weigelt, of Good Thun-
der. The boy was standing in the barn
yard when the horse ran out Of the
barn and knocked the little fellow
down and stepped on one side of
his head and on his left leg. The boys
face was bruised badly and his thigh
bone was fractured. Mr.. Weigelt
brought his boy to the city on the train,
and DIR. T d Brandenburg, assisted
by DR. J A. H Fischer, reduced the
fracture and dressed the lads other in
juries. The boy Is staying with Henry
Boegen, on North Broad street, and is
doing nicely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
THINKS HE is CHRISTI

Otto Anderson, a single man, thirty
years of age. residing in the First ward,
has been adjudged insane by yudge
Hughes, assisted by lDrs Warner and
Harrington, and was committed to the
ST. Peter insane asylum. He was be-
fore the court once before during the
winter, but relatives thought that they
could care for him. His trouble is due
to- religious excitement, and he i'm
AGNES himself to be Christ and the
president of the United States, and be-
lleves that there is a conspiracy to kill
him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
GARDEN CITY BRIDGE.
The Omaha Roads New Work is Well
Along. ~

Work is we'll along on the new bridge
which the Omaha road is having con-
structed across the Watonwan river
near Garden City. The work has been
in progress since Feb. 1st, and the abut
ments have been completed and pile
crew went to work today. In thirty
days it is thought that the bridge will
be completed. About thirty-five men
have been at work up to Monday, when
a new crew of fifty arrived. The i'm
provement will straighten out sharp
curve in the road.
Garden City is having a b1ilding
boom this spring, number of new
buildings going up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
South Bend.

South Bend, April 1S-A number of
the friends of Miss Bessie Mitchell sur
prised her at the home of her sister
Mrs. Lee Sorell, last Thursday evening,
it being the occasion of her birthday.
A pleasant time was had by all present
Miss Clara keenan, returned last Fri
day to her home at Indian Lake.
Sunday school was held in the church
last Sunday. There was also preaching
by T M. Edmands, of Mankato. He
will continue his services here through
the summer ...
Wedding bells were heard in our
neighborhood last week-also cowbells
etc later on! Mr. Luvine Anderson
and Miss Gertie Olson were the con-
tracing parties.
Mrs. G. M. keenan, returned last
Saturday after visiting with relatives
in st. James and Madelia. -
Eben P Davis had the misfortune to
sprain his ankle.
A young man arrived at the home of
Mrs. Alderman last Saturday.
Sunday was a beautiful day and the
road was lined with teams and BIZ
cyclists going to Minneopa Falls.
Miss Marian Evans who is employed
in Fred Kron's store, now boards at
home. riding her wheel back and forth.
Seeding and house cleaning are the
chief topics nova. days.
School reopened Manday after two
weeks vacation,
We hearthat Mr.. Ed Laird has pur-
chased a house in West Mankato.
Looks suspicious Ed.
Miss Bessie Maston, of Mankato,
visited in the neighborhood Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
April II 2l2S
April II 2l2S
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON FILING PETE
TION TO SELL LAND.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth,-ss. In Probate Court, Special
term, April 10Th, 1899.
In the matter of the estate of Annie Jen-
kins, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Ben'amin
J. Jenkins. setting forth the amount OF per-
sonal estate that that has iss come come into
how much remains undisposed Of the
amount of debts outstanding against said de-
ceased, as far as the same can be ascertained;
he legacieS unpaid and description of all the
real estate, excepting the homestead, of which
said deceased died seized, and the condition
and value of the respective portions or lots
thereof; the persons interested in said estate,
with their residences;and pra wing that license be
to him, granted to sell the following described
tract of land, to-wit: The south half Of the
northeast quarter OF section thirty { o. in
township one hundred and nine Qo9) North, of
rang. twenty-niue (29) west, situate and ly-
ing in the county of Blue Earth and state,
OF Minnesota And it appearing by, said
ersonal estate in the hands OF said admins ira
tor, to pay said debts, the egacies or
expenses of administration, and that it is nee
esSary for the payment of such debts legacies
or expenses to sell all of said real estate.
1t is therefore ordered, that all persons in
terested in said estate appear before this Court
on saturday, the sixth day of May A. D.
1899 at1Oo clock am at theProbateOffice in the
city of MankatO in said county, then and there
to show cause Gf any there be- why license
should not be granted to said adninistra' or
VIII W Scll 81 Guo ESdl coptlc VI odlu uS-
ceased as shall be necessary to pay such debts,
Iegares and expenses
And it ia further ordered, that this order
shall ne published once in each week. for thrze
successive weeks prior to said day OF hearing, in
the Mankato Free Press weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Mankato,
in said county.
Dated at Nankato, the. tenth day OF April
A. d. 1899.
By the Court:
WIN. r. HUGHES,
PROBATE SEAL Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
DO YOU KNOW
THAT
DR.. Wards REMEDIES
FLAvORlNG EXTRACTS, :
SPICES, ETC..
Put up by the J. r. Watkins Medical
Co., Winona. Mimi, 81:
Give General Satisfaction
Wherever known.
Give General Satisfaction
W hereyer known.

The reason is they are scien-
tlfic preparations and are sold
entirely on merit. n.
These remedies have stood the
test of over thirty years trial in
this state, having always been
sold on the plan of satisfaction
or no pay"
Mr.. F. G. >Thayer the agent for
this section of the state, has over
10000 regular customers in his
territory eight counties) and
could give hundreds of testino-
malls if necessary as to the merits
of 'Dr. Wards "
In fact DR.. Wards Remedies.
Extracts, ETC.. can be acknowl-
edged standard Of excellence
everywhere. Our competitors will
say they have something Just as
good" or lust the same except
IN name Don't be deceived;get
the best, get the genuine. See
that DIR. Wards, Watkins and
Winona are blown in every bottle,
Remember every article is war.
ranted.
Our motto: Satisfaction or no
pay.
Respectfully,
I F. G. THAYER, Agent,
Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21

A break from Quay's forces in the
Pennsylvania legislature occurred
yesterday when thirteen of his ad-
herents went with the finsurgent' Re-
publicans to B. F. Jones.o IT would be-
a pleasant outcome if the members of
the legislature down there could so far
recover their blindness as to see their
way to elect Mr.. Jones or some other
good Republican.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
NEW STREET COMMISSIONER
The Street Force Now Looks to New
Head.

S. A. Anderson the newly appointed
street commissioner, took hold of his
work Monday morning, succeeding f.
Halstead. who showed him around and
called his attention to points that will
be of value to him. Mr.. Anderson does
not intend to make any radical changes
in the street force at present, but will
gradually weed out the incompetent
men and fill their places as rapidly as
practicable. Whenever he can do so,
he intends to have his men work on one
thing until that is done and then take
up another thing, and he will personal
ly supervise their work and see that no
Sinking is done. When it is necessary
to divide the work, he will have reli-
able men at each place to see that the
men do the work expected of then. He
believes that workmen should do as
faithful work for the city as for private
parties He will not follow the prac-
tice of having them turn intheir own
time.
The inventory OF the street tools own
ed by the city is very brief one, and
shows the city to be possessed of very
little. There are no shovels on the list,
but one pick. and but five pairs of rub
Der boots. Mr.. Anderson will ask the
city to buy dozen shovels and picks.
When men furnish their own tools it is
not so easy to discharge them if they
are incompetent.
Mr.. Donaldson, who has been en-
gagged to give the books an expert ex-
animation, will start in at June LIST,
1895, as it is not thought necessary to go
back any further.
A little incident at the council meet
ing Monday leads people to believe
that Mayor Currier does not intend to
re-appoint Judge Porter as president of
the board of public works. When
Recorder Williams presented Mr..
Porter's name to the council as deputy
recorder he was asked how long the
appointment was for. Mr.. Williams
replied that Mr.. Porter's term expires
in one year and that perhaps he had
better not make the appointment for a
longer time, as he had appointed Mr..
Porter because the latter was in the
building and it would not be much
trouble to him. The mayor interjected
a remark that Mr. Williams had better
appoint Mr.. Porter for only one year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21

The adjusters have not yet arrived to
look over the big mill loss. Joe Hem
pei, an engineer, and four firemen as
sisted Waterman Koke in extinguish-
ing the fire. aud credit is due to them
as well as Mr. Koke for their prompt
and efficient work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
Card of Thanks.

We, the undersigned, desire to tender
our sincere thanks to the many kind
friends and neighbors for the kindly as
sistance and sympathy extended in be-
half of of our daughter during her late
sickness and death. 1t will ever be
gratefully remembered.
JOHN THOMAS AND FAMILY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
LETTERS FROM ALASKA.
Ralph Torrey is Doing Well at Fort
Nv,
Selkirk.

Judge Torrey has received letter from
his son, Ralph, sent from Fort Selkirk,
Alaska, March 18th, in which the
young man says that he is still engaged
in teaming, with several men working
for him. He states that he is only max
ing $50 to $25 day now, but that
things are picking up. He goes twenty
to thirty miles day on the trail, and
is getting feshy. His nose, ears,
cheek and fingers have been frost bit
ten The weather was getting warm
when he wrote and it was beginning to
thaw little.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21

Pau & Pau are about to move into
rooms over the National Citizens bank,
to be vacated by w. B. Davies, who
will move his Office to the court horse
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
For Sale.

I will sell cheap on account of sick
ness, my livery business with or with
out barn. Kept busy all the time. Els
tablished IA years Must be taken at
once PETER DANIELSON,
Sibley Co. Winthrop, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
a Big wheat FARM OF 987
ACRES FOR SALE CHEAP,

$50 acres under cultivation II acres of grove;
good frame house, with stone cellar, large frame
barn, four frame granarles, machine Sheds,
blacksmith shop and hog and hen houses all in
good repair; dug well of first-class water that
will supply 200 to 300 head of stock. One of the
best farms in the great wheat belt of the world.
Price only $12 900 on terms to suit. E j. Lam
DER & CO., Grand Forks, n. D. Established
SS3)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21

Mrs o. P Smith writes to friends from
Dawson City, Yukon territory, under
date of March 18th, in which she speaks
of the winter as having averaged thirty
degrees below zero, and the tempera
ture going as low as sixty)one below
one day. Mrs Smith has been at Daw-
son City for a year and is keeping a
hotel and says she is doing fairly we'll.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21

John Klein g Co. have had a fine
large awning placed in front of their
store, covering the entire double front
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21

Judge J. H. Quinn, of Wells, was
visitor to Mankato Tuesday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21

Mr.. Donaldson, who has been en-.
gagged to give the books an expert ex-
animation, will start in at June list,
1895, as it is not thought necessary to go
back any further.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-11-22
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