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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
TO LEAVE MANKATO.
The A. B. c. Stock Moved Today to
Armour, s. d,

ArmOur, ). ID.
A. B. Chapman, of the A, B. G..
store, who has been conducting a
racket store in this city for the past
three years, has formed partper-
snip with M. M. Hoagland and Tuesday
moved the A. B. @. stock of goods to
Armour, South Dakota, Mr.. Chapman
has always enjoyed good trade here
but thinks the South Dakota town a
better location for his racket stock.
While in Mankato Mr.. Chaplain has
had the confidence of the public, and
the people of Armour will find in him
an honorable gentleman, fully alive to
the interests of the town in which
he lives.
Mr., Hoagland, who has become as.
ISOLATED with him, formerly resided
in Nicollet county but later conduct
ed boot and shoe store in Marshall,
Minnesota, and he too, is we'll spoken
of.
These gentlemen will conduct the
business on larger scale than here,
having decided to add a stock of dry
goods.
Armour, South Dakota, is located
near the Indian reservation, and is
one of the greatest local wheat cen.
tiers in the world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12

The sale of the packing house plant,
which was reported in our local col
umns Tuesday will be good news to
our business men and citizens generally.
It's overhauling and Immediately opera
ton will be great thing for our city,
for it will mean the establishing here
of permanent hog market, on a more
extensive scale, and there is no reason
why Mankato cannot be made as good
a hog market as any point in the
northwest. Not only hogs will be
packed, but beef and mutton will also
be handled. In fact the plant under
Mr. Besser's management will handle
everything that a first class packing
plant anywhere does. And besides
this it means branching out of Man
kato's industries; it means more en-
plo, ment for workingmen, and that is
what the city wants When the pack
ing plant was in operation before it
was one of the best institutio for the
city's welfare, within our borders, and
the Free Press believes this will prove
the case now. Mr.. Besser ought to be
given the strongest kind of support by
our citizens in order that the plant may
be one of the strongest institutions of
the city, as we believe it can be made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
REMAINS SHIPPED EAST.
More Information About the Late Pat.
rick J. McCIoskey.

Tuesday afternoon, telegram
was received from the Deertield,
Mich, Maccabees directing that the
remains of Patrick J. McCloskey be
shipped to Elizabeth McClC skey, at
Philadelphia. This will be done, the
casket leaving on the two O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
Arthur ]. Chapman, who has b en-
working on the Minneapolis & st.
Louis road near New Ulm. reported
to the police yesterday that McClos,
key worked as horse sheer and black
smith in one of the camps on that
road for three months, leaving the
middle of October for the east. Chap
man called at Lamm s. Landkam-
mer's undertaking rooms and identi.
fed the remains as those of McClos-
key. He recognised the horse shoe
tattoed on one arm. The contractor
for whom McCloskey worked was
named Faulkner, and the camp was
located near the Cottonwood river.
McCloskey's personal effects are to
be shipped to the Maccabees at Deer
field, at their request. presumably to
complete the proof Of death SO that
the insurance can be collected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
HIS UPS AND DOWNS.
Ralph Torrey Drops From $50, 900, but
is Gaining Again.

Geo. W.Sugden has received letter
from Ralph H. Torrey, dated at Daw-
son, Y. T., Nov. Both. 1t is written
on the back of laundry slip, and is
as follows: He
Il don't know what put it in my
head TO send you this slip. I'll bet it
will cause you many laugh. Maybe
it will explain to you why we in the
far north seldom battle and change
clothes. How are you? 1 trust you
are well and as happy as l will be
when L get back to Maukato. have
had my ups and downs the past Two
years. Three or four months ago, l
was supposed to be worth thirty
thousaud-then got a decided drop.
am now getting on my feet again,
Am running wood yard lat S25 a
cord, do you want few cords?) and
selling machinery.
81 will take the first boat for Cape
Nome about June 1st and trust to
get me with large enough poke"
Jo 70 IT, CAV Parie along next Septem-
Der. nave been to church five or
times the past two years. Talk
about singing, | have yelled so much
at horses and dogs [ can't raise a
note. They have several churches
here, Presby terrain, Methodist, Catho-
lie, Caurch OF England and ga Saliva
tion Army / wonder how you all
are. My kindest regards TO every
body. "Your friend
"RALPH Ell. 1ORREY"
Tha undry slip is one from the
Cascade Steam laundry, Of Dawson.
Shirts are quoted at Is cents, col
las 20 cents, cuffs per pair 80 cents,
gnt shirt so cents, pajamas per suit
Is cents, dresses ST to 81, wrappers Is
to 81. 81, skirts 81 TO SO, pillow shams
Is cents 10 $3.50, etc. Mr.. Torrey
writes across the face of the slip,
Fresh steaks 81 so per pound" He
also encl ose d two theatre programs
One of the advertisements is Turkish
baths at So so each A restaurant
man advertlses dinners at 81.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
HE WON'T EAT.
The Remarkable Case OF Louis
Odland.
Saws He Has Made q Pledge and has
Refralned From Eating For
Seventeen Days.

A stranger giving the name OF Louis
o lland and claiming to have come
from Yankton, S. D, was found IN
Rapidan Monday evening, and as he ap-
pesred to be insane, word was sent to
Sheriff Gerlich. John Stevens ana
Il lbert Gerlich went out and got the
man. retaining at eleven o'clock. ID
land refuses to eat anything and
claims to have tasted for sixteen days.
Last night he said that he had four
more days to fast, and this morning ne
said that he had six more. He Will
Dot give any reason for his alb
steminousness, saying that it is secret
that he does not himself know. On all
other points he seems to be sane
enough. Sheriff Gerlich has notified
the authorities at Yankton that the
man is being held, here.
Odland was quite laxative at the Jail
Tuesday. He said that he had
walked from st. Paul. Passing
through Mankato Monday. He made
pledge to himself at st. Paul Dec.
23d not to eat for twenty days. He
has gone seventeen days, using only
salt water of which he has bottle.
He would not state the reason why he
had made the pledge, but said that he
has six or seven reasons. He is u
years old, Single and his home is at
Mclean, Clay county, S. D. He says
that he is graduate of the university
of Wisconsin and of the university of
South Dakota, holding bachelors de-
gree in the literary course, and is
working for masters degree. He ad-
mits that he was in the insane asylum
at Yankton for three months, but says
that he was merely visiting there,
never having been legally committed.
Odland talks fuently, in low. must
cal voice. He has in his possession a
great amount of manuscript which he
has written. 1t is mere tumble of
words without sense.
J. Holberg, to whose house in Rapi-
dan Odland came at dark last evening,
st stes that the man refused to eat and
acted queerly.
Odland states that when three more
sys have lapsed he will eat all he
wants and have a good time If he
were to eat before that time it
would cause him sgreat sorrow for
a long time. He says that
h is weak, but otherwise has had nc
i'll effect from his fast. He said that he
n,ver liked newspaper notoriety, and
hoped that the papers would not hear
of his case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12

Louis Odland is still triumphing over
an empty stomach. He has eaten moth
ing since his confinement in Jail, and
has taken but one drink of water. He
states that he will not eat as long as he
is held in Jail, no matter if the time
overruns his twenty days. He desires
to go to West Okoboji. on Spirit Lake,
iowa, where he says he has relatives
Sheriff Gerlich has telegraphed there,
but has not yet received replies from
any of the kilograms which he has sent
to different places referred to by Cd
land.
Odland was shown a paper Tuesday
containing the account of his arrival
and strange behavior He became vic
l4ntly angry that anything concerning
him should have been published and
tore up the paper. The other inmates
of the Jail are much inter ested in his
case, but he refuses to have anything
t. say since reading the published
article
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
NINETEENTH OR TWENTIETH?

Vernon Center, MINI, Jan. s, 1900.
Editor Free Press: Considerable
theory and a gument being prevalent
as to whether we are in the Goth CEN
fury now or not, the writer has been
induced to advance his views on the
subject. We have seen and heard ex-
cited individuals, with wild gesticula-
tions and fiery eyes expounding to a
crowd and explaining that ever since
Jan 1st we have been living in the 2Jth
century, and we have also heard in
dividuals in precisely the same manner
prove conclusively that we will not live
in the Goth century until the beginning
of the year 1901. Of course every
citizen. being created free and equal,
has right to his or her view on the
matter. and we have agreed with one
pig headed Individual who claimed
that instead of commencing. with the
year one we commenced with the year
nothing. How nice the date Septem-
Der II. A D would sound.
From The day of ohrist's birth until
one year from that date it was the year
one and as soon as we reach Jan 1st,
2, we were in the year two, and not
until then. When we reached Jan. 1st,
100 we had passed SO years and were
Just entering on the hundredth, hence
the century was not completed until
the close of that year of Jan, l, 101,
and then commenced the second; does
it not necessarily follow that the third
century began with the year 201, and
the tenth century with the year 9O1,
and is it not according to logic for the
twentieth century to,commence with
the wear 1901? Put little thought
and study onto this subject, and if
needs be draw a CHI 1rt and see if you
cannot make it clear in your brain.
In some places the argument over
this subject is almost as intense as that
oyer tn. free SILVER question. but it
strikes us that any sane person should
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
A BAD RUNAWAY.

Mrs. Peter Bauer and her 10-year old
daughter, Mary, of Belgrade, while
driving to Kerns creamery about Z
o'clock Monday, were run into by
a Mankato man with an empty hay
rack, who wanted the whole road. In
so doing, Mrs. Bauers team became en-.
tangled and ran away, throwing both
occupants to the ground. The daugh-
ter was picked up unconscious. and
Mrs. Bauer was hurt internally and
also badly bruised in her face The
team ran for mile. breaking the wa
gon, and were finally caught by Henry
Mans. DR.. Brandenburg was called to
dress the injuries and found both in a
critical condition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
UNDER AMUSEMENT.
VIM. LeDze's case Argued Yesterday
by Attorney Young.

w. E. Young appeared before the
board of pardons at st. Paul Monday
in behalf of VIM. Lenzs application
for pardon. He presented % aft
d4vits from Wisconsin as to Lenz's
previous good character, and 80 to 40
letters from prominent Mankato and
Blue Earth county citizens asking for
favorable consideration for LEM.
Warden Reeve spoke briefly in LEM s
behalf Elk Warden Wolfer had
spoke for Lenz privately with mem
bers of the board The outcome is
problematical, the board taking the
application under advisement.
A young man named Richardson was
arrested Monday on warrant issued
some time ago, charging him and
another party with disorderly conduct
He pleaded not guilty that afternoon,
and w. r Geddes, his attorney, OBJ.
jected to further proceedings on the
ground that the warrant and complaint
were defective, and that the ordinance
under witch the action is brought is
null and void. The trial was get for
j an. 9th at 10 M, and in default of
SlOO bail the defendant was remanded
to Jail.
Chas. ]. Macbeth has leased the old
Thoms building, formerly occupied by
the Racket store, and will move his
stock there during the present week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
D. OF II. OFFICERS INSTALLED.

At the regular meeting of Mankato
lodge No. 70, D. of H., the following
officers were installed:
P. G of H.-Rose E Boehmer.
G. of H.-Mary A. Graeber.
l.. of H.-Augusta Danielson.
G.. of C-Martha Gardner.
Recorder-Pauline Koke.
Finan.-Minnie Koke
Rec Joseph Schlingerman.
S U.-Mollie Danielson.
I. W.-Fredericka Holm.
o. W.--Minnnie Franksen.
Brother Porter conducted the in.
stallation ceremonies After short
program of music and songs, lunch was
served in the dining room.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
TOOK PREMIUMS.
F. A. Fisher Carries off Several at the
Win0na Poultry Show.

F. A. Fisher, of this city, had an ex-
hibit of Light Brahmas at the inter
state poultry show held in Winona last
week, and won the following premiums:
First and send on pullets; second prize
on hen; first on cock; second on cock
erel and second on breeding pen. The
scores on pullets were SO and 90; hen,
928; cock, 90; cockerel, Y04; breeding
pen, 1851.
S E Chittenden, of this city, won
second prize on hen; score 80 This was
Partridge Cochin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12

DIR. w. A. Beach, assisted by DR.
Dahl, amputated a leg below the knee
for Ed Broslan Saturday, at St
JOSEF ''s hospital. The trouble dates
back some years, to when Mr. Broslan
was child and had an attack If the
measles. He has been lame ever since.
The amputation will permit the use OF
an artificial limb. Mr. Broslan resides
at the corner of Front and Cherry
streets.
Geo Smith, of Butterfield, is visit
ing friends in the city this week a..-.
Miss Nellie DAILY, of Mapleton, came
to the city Monday and entered the
Commercial college.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12
DON'T WANT HIM.
Lewis OdIand's Relatives Will Do NOth-
ing for Him.

Lewis Odland, the insane man who
refuses to eat, still persists in taking
no food He called for his bottle of
salt water Wednesday and drank it
down, this being the first thing of any
nature that has passed his lips since his
arrival. This is the nineteenth day
that he claims to have gone without
food. He requires two more blankets
at night than the other inmates of the
Jail, as he complains of the cold.
Sheriff Gerlich has received the fol-
lowing replies from kilograms sent out:
Yankton, S. D Jan 9, 1900.-Lew-
is Odland has been patient here from
Clay county. Discharged July 20. No
relatives known. V. S. Ross, Superln-
tendent.
Vermillion. IS. D., Jan. 9, 1900.-
Lewis residence in Madison, is. Can
do nothing for him. HENRY ODLAND.
Henry Odland is brother of Lewis
Odland.
Miss Annie Ljungberg, who resides
at No 524 South Fifth street, called on
DR.. Davis Wednesday and told him
that she knew Odland's family. Dr.
Davis informed Sheriff Gerlich and the
latter called on Mis- Ljungberg that
afternoon, but it developed that her &C
uuaintance was with another family,
named Oakland, who are we'll to do
and we'll known residents of Clay
county. Supt Ross, of the asylum,
| would have no difficulty in locating
them. Odland is Norwegian
Odland stated on his arrival at the
Jail that his fast was to last as many
DAYS as there are husks on ali ear OF
corn. A queer odor animated from
him, and on investigation it was found
that he had some Limberger cheese
| tied under his shirt bosom. Probably
this took his appetite away.
Sheriff Gerlich is anxious to get RID
of Odland, as he likes to have Doarders
who are hungry. He stated this after
noon that he would make complaint OF
insanity against the man and have him
examined by Judge Hughes. The
lat er took look at Odland at the Jail
/ his forenoon, After the man has
been committed State Agent Gates
will no doubt be notified and will take
him to va lkton, as it is evident that
Odland is resident of South Da-
kota, or he would not have been COM
T
mitted to the Yankton asylum. He
has t been out of the hospital there
long enough to have lost his residence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12

G S. Christensen was over from Ma
della Tuesday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-12

The Herald says that the Amboy
creamery took in 1,39l,53 POUNDS OF
milk during 1899, for which $40, S65.oo
was received for the butter manufac-
tured and over 81, 900 paid to patrons.
The Indebtedness of the association
was decreased 81, 100.
J.E Thomas, of Lake Crystal, was
in the city today.
The Yale expositor., 1900-09-07
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE,
A GOOD POLITICAL MAXIM.

1t is claimed that the democrats
who are managing the local Bryan
Club are trying to obtain signatures of
young republicans and others who
have formerly supported the demo-
cratic National ticket.
To these we would say: Don't jump
at conclusions. Hear the other side of
the question. Think the matter over
after it has been thoughtfully present
ed. 1t is one thing for the National
managers of democracy to make charg-
es, but another to substantiate them.
Just such charges were made against
republicans concerning the tariff ques-
tion and the claim made that it would
ruin the nation. And but four years
ago they charged that our money
policy would reduce the circulation of
money and bring about disaster and
ruin. The republican party has car
ried both of these measures into effect
and the result has proven the national
and state leaders of democracy to be
false prophets. Instead of predicted
ruin and disaster we are a busy peo-
pie Instead of stringent monetary
conditions more is now in circulation
among business men and the people
generally than ever before.
And let us not forget that it is q
mighty good plan to let we'll enough
alone.
The Yale expositor., 1900-09-07
THE THIRD TICKET.

Since the recent republican county
convention there have been frequent
rumors to the effect that those who
were dissatisfied with the ticket would
place another in nomination.
A few of the disgruntled ones have
made a strong effort to stir up opposi-
ton throughout the county and to get
large gathering of republicans to-
gether to organize and pick out an
opposition ticket.
On Saturday last these met at Port
Huron and it is claimed that the crowd
amounted to an even dozen. And yet
it is claimed that this dozen sat behind
closed doors and constituted themselves
q "machine" to defeat the honorable,
capable and active republicans who
haye been placed in nomination at the
recent republican county convention.
There was much secrecy among the
members of this selected few, but it is
claimed that while they fully under
stand that they cannot elect anyone
whom they may nominate, yet they
hope to elect democrats and defeat the
following republicans:
Harvey Tappan, for Probate Judge.
Z. +. Law, for Prosecuting Attorney.
Harrison Maines, for Sheriff.
n. Z. Thomas, for Circuit Judge.
Geo. w. Moore, for Senator, and as
many more of the ticket as possible.
John l.. Black, of Port Huron, who
was honored by the party with years
as Police Justice of Port Huron and s
years as Judge of Probate, but who
was disappointed in his failure to Sc
cure another year term at the time
WolcOtt was nominated, was elected
president of the new machine. Dennis
Parnell Sullivan, until recently dem
ocrat and very close friend of OBrien
j. Atkinson, was named as secretary,
and John w. Gardner of Clyde was
made treasurer. 1t is claimed that
John w. Gardner, of Clyde; Fred Good
ing, of Kenockee; Charles CARING, of
Emmett, and a few others in other
townships were connected with the
matter.
But we believe that the gentlemen
connected with the affair will use more
good common sense than to undertake
to defeat the thoroughly good ticket
that the party has placed in nomination.
1t may be said to the credit of the re-
publicans of Brockway, that although
an effort was recently made to get a
representative from this township, not
single republican could be found to
be identified with the matter.
We of Brockway know the men we
have placed in nomination. One of
them is worthy citizen of our village
and is identified with the best interests
of our community, from moral, edu
cational and political standpoint.
Others that have been named by the
party are former citizens and thorough
ly good and capable men.
Our republicans have no sympathy
with the proposed guerilla warfare that
is sought to be used against them.
The Yale expositor., 1900-09-07
Bryanism and Free Silver.

The democratic party managers are
making great effort to raise hue
and cry about Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines so that the people may
overlook Bryan's position on the mon
ey question.
In an able editorial on Sept. 4, the
Detroit Free Press, points out this fact
and then calls attention to this portion
of the democratic platform:
ave affirm and indorse the principles
of the democratic platform adopted at
Chicago in 1896, and we reiterate the
demand of that platform for an Amer
lean financial system made by the
American people for themselves,
which shall restore and maintain a
bimetallic price level, and as part Of
such system the immediate restoration
Of the free and unlimited coinage Of
SilCeT at the present ratio of 16 TO 1,
without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other nation"
And the Free Press then points out
that this means reputation and dis
aster to all business enterprise and
values.
We call the attention of our readers
to the fact that coinage of silver shall
be "immediate" that it shall be '.tree" :
that it shall be "unLimited" and that
the ratio shall be "16 to Il. All of
these are demanded by the man who
dictated that plank, William j. Bryan.
Four years ago this representative of
democracy predicted all sorts of fnan-
cial disaster unless we adopted these
changes in our monetary system.
During the educational campaign that
followed the conservative people of the
nation of all parties concluded that our
nation needs dollars that are good for
100 cents at all times and in every por-
ton of the world.
They soon came to realize that a
silver dollar actually contains but 48
cents worth of silver; that if the gov
ernment should coin the silver mine
owners bulk silver 49, cents worth
that dollar, actually worth 48 cents and
float it among the people of the nation
at 100 cents. The mine owner would
be the gamer by 81 cents on each dol
lar thus coined.
Their right to do this is to be "un-
limited, and Bryan wants it to be
"immediate."
The democratic leaders "reiterate
the demand of that platform Q896)".
They would again create distrust of
money and property values. They
would again foster uncertainty and
disturb the present confidence and
stability of our present substantial
monetary system that has given us
dollars, whether of silver, paper, or
gold, that are worth what they repre-
sent the entire world over.