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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-04
The Changes.

No changes were made in the teach
ing force of the high school, Franklin
or Union schools, all of the teachers be-
ing reelected.
In the Pleasant Grove sschool. one
vacancy occurred, Miss Carrie Will
liams not desiring a reelection as
teacher of the fifth grade, where she
has given three years of excellent SER
vice. Miss Clarissa A sOsborn was
elected to fill the vacancy, but may be
assigned to the West Mankato building,
transferring with Miss Parmalee. She
is daughter of Mrs. L. Osborn, of this
city, and is a graduate of the high
school and also of the elementary
course of the normal.school. She has
taught very successfully at Faribault
during the past year, and is we'll recon-
mended
Two of the present teachersain the
West Mankato school were dropped,
and one new ,one was elected, Miss
Bessie Parmalee, of this city, who was
assigned to the first and second grades,
but may be given the fifth grade in the
Pleasant Grove. She is graduate of
the Waseca high school and of the. Man.
kato normal school and has taught for
three years at Hutchinson. She is a
daughter of Mr.and Mrs. C.Parmalee,
who recently moved to Mankato from
Waseca, and has the very highest re-
concentrations. Her experience was
allowed to count for one year in the
salary schedule
There were an unusually large num-
Der of applications.
A motion to fix the superintendent
salary at 81, 800 was lost by vote of
three ayes to five nays. o The vote on
fixing it at 81, 700 was six ayes and two
nays Mr. Uline was then unanimously
reelected.
The election of a teacher of music
and drawing was postponed until an
other meeting, as it was getting late
and there were many applications .
Only one change wasamade in jani-
tors Lincoln Radcliff was elected
janitor of the Pleasant Grove building
to succeed W. III. Ward. He is a
licensed engineer.
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istical report for March
The Water Bills.

The bills were taken up and read.
Among them was one for the city for
$26 for water rent from the Union
building from May to November.
Mr.. Parry opposed paying the bill, as
the board had refused to pay a similar
bill at the last meeting and should be
consistent. He was opposed to pay
ing for water for the school children
when water is given away free to
horses and cattle in the watering
troughs. He moved that the bills be
allowed except this one, the object be-
ing to contest the legality of the bill.
DR.. Webster said that he did not
want to vote against the bill without
an opinion from attorneys that the bill
was illegal.
Mr.. Fletcher said that the matter
had come up before and two attorneys
had held that the city could collect the
water rents.
Mr.. Parry said that he did not think
the city would try to collect the rents,
or that it would dare to shut off the
water from the schools.
President Davis said that it was Gus.
tomary for school boards to pay for
water used.
Mr.. Parry said that the st. Paul
school board had refused to pay water
rent, and he had not learned how it
came out.
Mr.. Fletcher said that the matter
was as broad as it was long. By refus.
ing to pay the bill the amount might
be saved to the school tax, but it would
be added to the city tax. He said that
more water runs to waste in one trough
during the night than would be needed
to supply all of the schools
Capt. Keysor said that he had been
before the board of public works three
times on this matter. Mr.. Cray had
held that the water bills must be paid
because the school district extends be-
yond the city corporation.
The motion was lost, Messrs. Fetch
er, Keysor and Parry voting for it, and
Messrs Coughlan, Davis, Webster and
Mrs. Smith against it. Motion to allow all
the bills. including the water bill, was
carried, and on motion of Mr.. Parry the
water bills disallowed at the last meet
ing were allowed.
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Reduction of Force.

The committee on schools recon
mended that one less teacher be en-
ployed for the West Mankato school
next year, and that the East Mankato
school be discontinued. This reduces
the teaching force in West Mankato to
four. One teacher has been employed
in the East Mankato school, besides a
ianitor. The committee said that the
board had been assured at the begin
ming of the year that thirty three pu.
pills would attend the school, while the
number belonging now is only fourteen
and the average attendance is thirteen.
The report was adopted unanimously.
Capt. Keysor brought up the matter
of decoration day exercises. He said
that it was proposed that the schools
have exercises in their own buildings
on May goth, and that there be two
speakers for each building. This would
save the trouble of getting the scholars
into the parade, and the same result
could be accomplished of recalling me-
mortal day and instructing the scholars
in loyalty to the government.
Suut. Uline said that he was heartily
in sympathy with this, and the teachers
would take steps to have the program
carried out. Owing to state examina-
tions in the high school, the day would
be observed there on May 31st. The
lieutenant governor would address the
normal school in the forenoon and the
high school in the afternoon.
On motion of Mr. Parry, the sup arln-
tendent was instructed to cooperate
with the G.. A. r in making arrange
ments for observing memorial day.
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Two designations.

The resignation of Miss Helen E.
Scott as teacher in the eighth grade
was received and accepted 1t was
stated that owing to her mothers i'll
ness she might leaye at the close of this
week and return to her home. The
matter of selecting a substitute was
left to the committee on schools with
power to act, and the election of sue
cessor for next year was postponed un-
til the close of the year.
The resignation of Miss Lathy as di-
rectress of music was received and &C.
copied She will return to her home at
Alton, ILL.,, at the close of the year.
1t was stated that DR.. Richard Bur-
ton, of the university of Minnesota, had
accepted an invitation to give the ad-
dress at the high school commencement
exercises, his subject to be ''The Place
of Literature in Education" His terms
are $50 and expenses.
Capt. Keysor humorously observed
that the exercises would be dry with
out music. He thought that the best
talent possible should be procured, and
moved that the committee on schools
secure the best scientific music that it
could get.
President Davis said that he believed
that the directress of music would pro-
vide all the music that was needed.
It was stated that show company
has engaged the opera house for the en-
tire week of commencement. The mat
ter of procuring it for the graduating
exercises if possible, was referred to
the committee on schools with power
to act.
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May 4 IL Is
ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION TO
CONVEY LANDS ON CONTRACT.

ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION TO
CONVEY LANDS ON CONTRACT.
~TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-SS. In Probate court, Special
Term April Both, 1900.
In the matter OF the estate of John Wagner,
deceased
On reading and filing the petition of William
Minkel. claiming to be entitled to aconveyance
of certain real estate from the administrators
OF said estates, setting forth that John Wagner
deceased, was bound by contract in
writing to convey said real estate to the said
W1ll'am Minkel upon the terms and con-
ditions therein stated with description of the
land to be conveyed, and the facts upon which
such claim to conveyance is predcated and
praying that the Probate Court make decree
authorizing and directing the said Administra-
trix to convey such real estateto said petitioner
as the person entitled thereto.
1t is therefore ordered that all persons inter-
ested in said estate may appear before this
curt, at a Special term thereof to be held on
Tuesday the 10th day of May, A. D. 1900,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at the Probate
Office in the Court House in Mankato in said
County, and oppose said petition.
And it is further ordered, that this order shall
be published once in each week for three success
Mankato FRgE PRESS a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato in said
County.
Dated at Mankato. the Both day OF April.
A. ID. 1850.
BY the Court,
VIM f. HUGHES,
Prof. ate Seal1 Judge of Probate
Geo w Mead,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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May 4 Al IS

Maya 4118
ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATORS.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth, SIS. In Probate Court. Special
term, April, %, 1900.
In the matter of the estate of Rudolph
Schwanenberg. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Charles
Schwanenberg, of Mankato, Minnesota, repre-
senting among other things, that Rudolph
Schwanenberg, late of Blue Earth county Min
nesota, on the 4th day of April, A. D. 1892, at
Mankato, Minnesota, died intestate, and being
a resident of this county at the time of
his death, leaving goods, chattels and
estate within this county, and that the
said petitioner is son of said deceased,
and praying that administration of said estate
be to him, said petitioner, granted.
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Friday, the list day of June
A. ID. 1900, at 10 o'clock a. M, at the probate
office in the city of Mankato, in said county
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased, and to all persons
interested, by publication of this order once in
each week, for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free
Press, weeklynewspaper printedand published
at Man kato in said County.
Dated at the City of Mankato, the 18th day
OF April, A. d. 1860.
By the Court:
Probate Court Seal. VIM. f. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate
Sam B. Wilson,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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Superintendent Uline presented re-
quest from the senior class of the high
school for an appropriation with which
to purchase programs and invitations
for commencement day.
On DR.. Webster's motion. 1875 was
appropriated for the purpose. after
some discussion, the vote standing four
in favor of the motion and three
against.
Supt. Uline presented the following
- - r
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HIGH SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL.
Miss Caroline Fullerton, principal,
English and English literature, sS50per
year, an increase of $50
Miss Fannie NJ Sutton, assistant
principal and teacher of latin, S75 per
month, an increase of 80.
w. A, Roth, German and mathema-
tics $50 per month, an increase of $40.
Samuel S. Endslow, science, SIS per
month.
Miss Emma G. O'Donnell, mathema-
tics and history. $50 month, an in
crease of S.
EIGHTH GRADE.
Miss Minnie Van Blarcum and Miss
Lizzie Lewis, at $50, being an increase
of IS in each case.
FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
Miss Minnie Bangerter, principal and
seventh grade, $50 per month.
Miss Grace Wilson, sixth grade, $50.
Miss Jennie Fletcher, fifth grade, $50.
Miss Emma Kohler, fourth grade, $50.
Miss Jennie Madigan, third grade,
$40.
Miss Ida J. Tubarg. second grade,
$50.
Miss Maude Coughlan, first grade, $40.
Miss Mabel L. Wood, primary grade,
$50.
UNION SCHOOL.
Miss Catherine L. Dunn, principal
and seventh grade, $50.
Miss Cora Frankenfeld, sixth grade,
$50.
Miss Annie E. Jones, fifth grade, $50.
Miss Frances Thompson, fourth
grade, s45.
Miss Isabel S. Beatty, third grade,
$50
Miss Margaret M. Kelly, second
grade, $50.
Miss Helen E. Coffin. first grade, $50.
Miss r. Hannah Jones, primary
grade, $40.
PLEASANT GROVE SCHOOL. !.
Miss Belle Dredge, principal and
seventh grade, $50.
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Miss Amelia; Iceberg, sixth grade.

Miss Amelia, Iceberg, sixth grade.
$50.
Miss Clarissa A. Osborn, fifth grade,
$35.
Miss Emma E. sFirestone, fourth
grade, S45.
Miss Tillie e. Liedloff, third grade,
$45.
Miss Carrie E Brewster, B third
grade. $50.
Miss May G. Dougherty, second
grade, $50.
Miss Clara R. Kelly, A first and B
second grades, $50.
Miss Gertrude M. Durkee, A primary
and B first grades, $50.
Miss Alice c. Davis, primary grade.
$40.
WEST MANKATO SCHOOL
. Miss Lenore NJ. Roblee, principal and
fifth, sixth and seventh grades, $50.
Miss Daisy Richardson, third and
lOulGu WV
O Miss Bessie Parmalee, first and sec
ond grades, $40 sVEs
Miss Ethel Rice. primary grade, $50
JANITORS.
High school building, j. F. Crowell
$500 year, an increase $50.
Franklin building, Joseph Huettl
$400.
Union building, Chas. Vogel, $3.50.
Pleasant Grove building, Lincoln
Radcliff, $3.50.
West Mankato building, H.sP. Bur
mister, $500, an increase of $50.
The Changes.
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the German Lutheran church at two
o'clock this afternoon. The deceased
was brother to Chas. Vogel and.leaves
wife and two 'children. He moved
from Mankato alyear ago. Pneumonia
caused his taking off.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-04

APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATOR.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth, IS. In Probate Court, Special
Term, April 2Sth, 1900.
In the matter OF the estate of Ellen
Roberts, deceased
On reading'and filing the petition of Griffith
ID. Roberts, OF Judson, Minnesota representing
among other things that Ellen Roberts, late
OF Blue Earth county, Minnesota, on the 25tb day
OF January, A. ID. 1900 at the town of Judson,
minnesota, died intestate, and being q resident
OF this county a. the time of her death, leaving
goods, chattels and estate within this county.
and that the said petitioner is the SURVIVING
husband OF said deceased, and praying that ad-
miplstration of said estate be to him said
petitioner, granted.
1t is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Thursday, the 31st day of
May, A. ID. 1900, at 10 o'clock a. M, at
the probate Office in the City of Mankato in said
OUnUy.
Ordered further, That notice thereof be given
% the heirs of said deceased and to all persons
Interested, by publication of this order once in
'oN vnnk for three successive weeks prior to
said day OF hearing, in the Mankato Free Press,
weekly newspaper printed and published
| at Man ato, in said county.
Dated at the City OF Mankato the 2Sth day of
April, A. d. 1900.
By the Court,
VIM. F. HUGHES,
lPRoBtTE sEAL.l Judge OF Probate.
Sam b. Wilson,
Attorney for Petitioner
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds fled:
Frederick Pautsch to sHeinrich
Pautsch, 81, set, and set, net, sec. 80,
Rapidan, for S., 900.
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A large line of trimmed hats at Mrs
Dittmans, Saulpaugh block.
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ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the post Office at Mankato. Mimi, for
the week ending Nav 3. 1900.
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Election of Teachers.

The election of teachers was taken
up, and the following corps was elected:
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Elranson, Mrs. G. Orr, j.
EllinRson, Anna Phelps Mrs. J. F.
Evans, a. Robinson, Mrs. Isaac
Gansland, Axel Nels. Rockman Mrs Richard
Goris, GEORGE Rhunkes Miss Della
Gustafson. Richard Runkle, Mrs. Caroline.
Hill, F. M. Russell, VIM
Janson, HerrAy. Samuelsou. Mrs. John :
Lampert. e. III. Skeiver. A. J.
Leonard, Sophia. Smith, Mrs. Alfred.
Lind, Charles. Smith, Mrs. Georgia.
Lyons Miss s. E. Smith, Vinton A.
Meighon. Anthony. Swan Mrs. Carl.
Morgan, Miss Ada. Sullivan, Mrs. Johanna
Nerold, VIM. Thompson, Arthur
O'Brien, Mrs James. Van Blacken, Lucy
Olson, Mrs. Michael, Wells, Mr.. Henry
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-
naming unclaimed at the expiration of
Is days from this date will be sent to
the dead letter office.
L. P. HUNT, Postmaster.
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Prof. E. B. Uline, at $1,700 per year
an increase of 500.
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May 4 II Is

ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATOR
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-24
a neighbor's summer kitchen, and 9

a neighbor's summer kitchen, and as
the floor was not tight, got into the
habit Of coming into the room above.
The farmer captured them by use of
the trap shown in the illustration.
A small-sized dry goods box, not so
large but it can be easily carried, is
fixed with a trap door, which is at
tached to a lever connected with a
trigger in such a manner that when
sprung the door will drop. The box
can be carried with its captive TO q
safe distance, where the odor will not
be disturbing, and the prisoner shot
or dispatched by trusty dog.
The illustration shows the trap
ready set. The trap door, a, is at
taehed to lever, b, which rests on
fulcrum at G. The other end of the
lever is fastened to the trigger, d. The
trigger passes through the top of the
box, the notch, (, catching on the
edge of the hole in the box, which
should be large enough to give plenty
of play. The trigger stick should be
long enough to reach within an inch
of the bottom Of the box, where the
bait, 9, is fastened. A hinged door in
the side of the box makes the last act
essy-that of dispstching the en-
trapped animal. If the box is carried
cerefully there is no danger of the
skunk opening hostilities until imme-
diate danger threatens him.-Ameri'
can Agriculturist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-24
Needed tho Soap.

ut was at department store bargain
counter for odds and ends. The
crush was terrific. Women squeezed
and elbowed and showed to get along.
side the counter. Frequently two of
them happened to pick up the same
bargain at one and the same time, and
then they both retained their clutch
on it and looked daggers at each other
until the stronger of the two won the
victory or the bargain was rent into
ribbons.
A naughty matron with an electric
seal coat picked up box containing
three cakes of imported soap for
eight cents at the same moment that
an humble-lookinS little woman in
faded tan coat had fastened her'grasp
on the box.
"I believe I was the first to take
hold of this" said the matron in the
electric seal coat, freezingly.
The humble looking little woman
held on for q minute, studying her
antagonist, then she slowly relaxed
her hold on the box.
"Well, you can have it," she said.
amiably. 'sYou look as if you need
the soap"
The bargain counter is the place to
observe how they love one another
Washington Post.
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Kruger Fifteen Years AGO.

The following story Of President
Kruger is published in recent issue
of the Paris Figaro: The President
was visiting Holland in 1885, and,
according to this journal, dividing his
attention between old Dutch churches
and young Dutch women, who sang
songs in his honor, when a CORE
spondent met him, and suggested that
everything was settled between Eng
land and the Transvaal. '"There you
are mistaken" said Mr.. Kruger. Il
cannot, naturally, discount events.
[ have great confidence in the Queen
OF England, in many English people,
and even in their chief statesmen.
But the scheme for an Austral Africa,
exclusively British, hauntsttoo many
minds and too many interests for mo
to be without disquietude. They al
ways keep up mischief making around
us to disturb the situation until the
propitious time comes" - -
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been experienced in sending messages
concerning the situation in the be-
leaguered city, therefore, although a
reassuring response could not so cas-
lily be transmitted.
The Beers, too, are learning to use
modern methods. A small contingent
have realized the uselessness OF mere
ly tearing up section of railway and
throwing the rails into stream-the
usual Boer method of destroying q
track. What they now do is to heat
the centre of a section to white heat
and carry the rail by its two cool ends
to the nearest tree or telegraph pole,
round which they twist it in such a
way that it is absolutely impossible to
use it again for railway purposes.
When the usual plan is adopted, the
British troops merely search for the
missing sections and replace them.
4 valuable method of communicate
ing. which the British are using IN
South Africa, is the heliograph, such
as our army has long employed on the
Western plains.
General Butler, while at Frere sta
ton, communicated daily with Gen
eral White, at Ladysmith, about twen-
ty miles away, with the heliograph:
Sun rays flashed back and forth told
the besieged army to be of good cheer
and assured the relief column that the
garrison, though hard pressed, was
cheerful. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-24
. Feed Calves Accordingly.

Calves for veal may be started on
whole milk, gradually shifted to skim
milk, and finished off with whole milk
for week or ten days to give them q
smooth appearance and improve their
sale. In O number OF careful trials
reported, calves gained one pound in
weight from ten to sixteen pounds Of
skim-milk.
Calves for beef stock can be profit
ably raised on a diet largely skim
milk, but should be taught to eat hay
and grain as soon as possible. Heifers
for dairy purposes should grow in a
thrifty way, but should not get too
fat; for these skim-milk is the best
food of all until they are year old,
wheat bran and middlings being added
as soon as they. will eat them.
In feeding milk to calves, especially
young ones, overfeeding must be
guarded against, and the milk can be
used to the best advantage when fresh
from the separator, and warm, as al
ready described. If skim-milk from a
creamery is used, great care must be
exercised to prevent injury from old
or tainted milk. Calves are much
sooner made sick with bad milk than
are pigs. If the milk is clean and
pure acidity does not hurt, dirty and
putrid milk is death to calves and
should never be fed under any circum-
ataucpa
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self was in 1880. Fancy if one Of
those early patrons could have
dropped in at the exhibition last week
and seen what his favorites had at
tanned to! Surely he would have
thought himself translated. The very
generic name of the plant, the "gol.
den flower" at first so pertinent, has
lost it's distinctiveness. There are
golden chrysanthemums still, it is
true; yellow blossoms Incompatible
for purity and briTliance; but what of
all these other colors not less brilliant
and pure, these rich damasks, royal
puppies, flushed pinks, this dazzling
white that puts snowdrift to shame,
at last actually bloom that is just
sea green?
Color, size, form, growth, all have
undergone change that half a CEN
tury ago it entered into no mans
heart to conceive. And the end is not
yet, it may be; the last wonder has
not yet been revealed for us; so limit.
less in its possibilities and potency is!
that "affectation Of Men to gratifei
the Pleasure of their Eyes, inciting
them to push on things to more and
more Perfection. THE Saturday Re.
u9aw