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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
ANOTHER CONTEST.
Friday Night at the Young Mems Christ
ian Association Rooms.

The social committee of the Y.
M. G. A. have arranged for a
friendly contest to be participated in
by the young men who play crokinole,
checkers and caroms. A room will
be devoted to each of the three games,
Come on We players. There has never
been a contest to see who are the best
players, so that this contest must be
very interesting. There are a great
many young men who play these games
and some of them are good players, but
who are the best, that's the question.
This feature will be the feature at the
Friday night social this week. Every
young man in the city is cordially in
vited.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

Bourke Cochran has swung around
and now favors Bryan aud announces
that he will support him for the presi-
dency on an anti-imperialistic platform.
He excuses his change on the ground
that he always admired Bryan per.
sonally; but objected to the Chicago
platform, and he further holds that the
country cannot be reduced to silver
basis for at least four years. But how
will Mr.. Cochran swallow the Chicago
platform which Bryan says must be re-
affirmed this year. Besides he will
find that the people are in no mood to
take any chance on our currency being
reduced to silver basis in four years.
They had two years of paralysis in
business affairs as a result of it agita-
ton from 94 to '96, and do not desire a
repetition of the same experience for
four years more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

No one wonders why Eugene Blair
is such great favorite with everyone
after witnessing a performance of "a
Lady of Quality" in which she is APP
pearing this season at the head of her
own company of capable players.
There is something about Miss Blair
that speaks of an extremely refined
character. Especially is this noticeable
in her love for dainty things in life,
and her taste for selecting the delicate
shades of heliotrope, lavender and VIC
let, which are her favorites. In the
various acts of the play all these tastes
are manifested to large extent. Hav-
ing superintendent the construction of
the scenery and directed the staging of
the piece. she had numerous opportuni-
ties of displaying all the fine points of
her artistic temperament and true wo-
manly instinct. She will appear at the
theatre Saturday, Feb Sd.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

this can be accomplished as we'll in the
early days of May as it can be after the
national convention is held.
Under existing conditions it would
seem that second state convention
would be simply an uncalled for ex-
pense upon the voters of the party, and
delaying of active work in the matter
of organization which is needed so
badly. 1t will take nearly or quite
month after the convention is held to
get the new state committee organized
and matters we'll in hand so that the
work through the state can be taken up
as it should be, and with June or July
convention, this will crowd the work of
organization before the more active du-
ties of the campaign will be at hand.
This is feature that thould be care
fully considered by the state committee
before it makes it's final decision.
And it might be said here that the
members of the national committee
have advised in favor of early state
conventions for nomination of state
tickets this year, of all years, on &C.
count of the opportunity it will give for
better organization, and the Free Press
believes that this is in accord with the
consensus of opinion of the press of the
state and the majority of the farmers.
And we further believe it would be
advisable for the congressional COM
mittee of the Second district to con-
slider the matter of nominating a can
didate for congress at the convention
which meets to nominate two district
delegates to the national convention.
There is no reason why the nomination
could not just as we'll be made at that
time as later, and so save the time and
expense and trouble of later conven-
ton,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
D. C. DAVIES,
DAVIES & WILHARTZ,
Room l Odd Fellows Block.

IeuO" l. Ouu OlAVWo DAUCh'
A neat house and lot on W. Fourth
street, 800 cash, balance on easy terms.
| Can be had for $3.50.
A good six room house and two lots
about ten minutes walk from post of
fce This place ought to bring 5000,
but can be had now for 1915.
An eleven room house on a number
one lot on South Front street. Ought
to bring $1,000, but can be had for
81, 500.
A ten-room brick house on State
street. The lot itself should bring
81 800, house and lot can be had now
for 80 800.
A well-built five.room brick house,
good barn and we'll and II acres of land.
This place is big bargain at $3.50.
A $40 acre farm near Mankato to
trade for city property.
One of the best business blocks in the
city to trade for improved farm pro-
perty. This properly is now earning
10 per cent on sale price.
80 acres land in Mile Laos county
for sale cheap or will trade for Man
kato property
100 acres of good land in Mile Laos
county seven miles from market. Will
trade for Mankato property.
We have the following places for
rent:
Two 10-room houses nicely located
! bath rooms, CT y water, sewerage cis-
tern, each per month $50.
Two room houses we'll built and 10.
Gated, each per month SIP
! A well-built. 7room house on N. 9th
, street, per month IS
A 10 room house on Byron St., per
month So.
A fivs room house on Fulton street.
per month IS
A Broom house West Mankato, per
month 81 90.
We make farm loans with the priv.
lege of paying on or before ten years
| with interest at six per cent
We represent some of the best fire in
surance companies doing business in
| the country, and you are invited to call
on us for any information you may de-
sire in regard to our fire insurance
To investors, will say that we have
bargains upon which you can double
your money inside of three years. If
you are talking of investing kindly call
and see have to offer
Thanking you for the splendid pat
ronage accorded US during the past and
hoping for continuance of the same,
we a'e, with wishes for mutual pro-
fitable year-this 1900,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
Notice.

Owing to the rapidly increasing de-
mand for the Syracuse Easy" Washer
the manufacturers, Messrs. Dodge &
Zuill, Syracuse. N. Y, have opened 9
branch effice at Minneapolis, Mimi.
No. 214 So. 4th St., with E. F. Beebe
manager. The merits of their "Ail
Pressure" washer is highly spoken of in
our city by those who use them II
not only saves strength but the clothes
as we'll. D. T. Davis, No. 2O7 Hanover
St., is their local agent in Mankato.
E. F BEEBE, Mgr,
214 So. 4th St., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

The Elk River Star-News thus re
fers to the move for one state conven-
tion this year: There are good many
advocates of an early state convention
this year, some even going 80 far as to
favor one convention for election of
delegates to the National Republican
convention and for the nomination of
candidates for state Office. 1t would
certainly be advantageous from an
economical point of view, and it would
be further advantage in enabling the
new campaign committee to effect g
thorough organization for the cam
paign."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

Otto Koke has made the plaster cast
of the bust of the late President Scar.
ing, and it lacks but few finishing
touch es, which will be put on
whe n the plaster has thoroughly dried.
The cast is splendid likeness and is
greatly admired by those who have
seen it.
The viewers on ditch No. 4, in Lin
coin and Garden City, held meeting
at county surveyor Brooks office this
afternoon to assess the benefits and
damages. The estimated cost of the
ditch is $4,000. The viewers are o.
Throdahl. Jacob Born and VIM. s..
Hughes.
The mercury went as low as seven
degrees below zero last night, but to-
wards morning change occurred. and
by seven o'clock it had gone up to zero.
There is reason to hope that the sever
est weather of the winter has passed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
A SMALLPOX REMEDY.

While looking through an old scrap
book the other day we ran upon the
following smallpox remedy, from q
correspondent of the Stockton (Cal.9
Herald and which he stoutely AYERS has
cured many cases, even after the pic
tings were filled The discovery be-
longs to an eminent French scientist:
SuIphate of Zinc. ..............1 grain
Foxglove (DigitaleS. ...........1 grain
Water. ...............3 teaspoonful
Mix thoroughly and then add four
ounces of water and take one teaspoon
full every hour. For a child lessen the
dose
This is harmless remedy and can
be taken by we'll person without any,
i'll effects. 1t is also equally good for
scarlet fever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

schemes flourish. When the facts are
gathered, the federal grand juries in
Boston, New York and Philadelphia
will be requested to look into these
cases. If this thing keeps on, all the
rich men will in Jail This will be a
good thing for the assessors. They will
not be bothered hunting up our mil
lionaires and trying to make them own
up to the possession of property. We
shall simply have to elect sheriff as
the assessor. We are happy to an
nounce to all and sundry that Browns
in Town" is no trust. At the theatre
Friday, Feb. I'd.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
THE KENTUCKY TRAGEDY,

The st. Paul Globe yesterday work
ed itself into furious passion over the
situation in Kentucky and the assassin
alton of Senator Goebel, which it
charges entirely to the Republicans.
The situation there is most deplor-
able one, and the assassination of Goe-
bel is matter to be condemned by
every lover of law and order. Bat
there is no Disgusting the fact that Mr..
Goebel is the victim of his own col
fusion with lawlessness. The election
law of which he was the author was
designed for the sole purpose of count
ing his party in and the Republicans
out regardless of the actual results.
He then went to work to get himself
nominated for governor. and the
methods which he pursued were such
that large element of his own party
protested. So strong was this feeling
that the Republican ticket received a
maj ority of the votes cast, and election
boards. creatures of his own law were
obliged to acknowledge that the yer.
dict of the people was against him. But
he was not content with this and as his
partisans were in control of the legisla-
ture. he went to work deliberately to
set aside the will of the people and so
obtain the governorship And in a
state where passions run as high as is
the case in Kentucky, the present situa-
ton is the natural outcome Men are
not content there to let the law take
it's co purse, but with shot gun or rifle
in hand, place themselves aboye the
law.
The authorities there have great
resp onsibility placed upon them and it
is hopeful that they will meet it I'M
fine hingly. and that cooler counsels
may prevail so that the state may not
be further disgraced by the unlawful
pr oceedings that have been enacted
there of late.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

Col. Bryan hardly hell ed himself
with well thinking people when he said
in one of his eastern speeches in an at
tempt to be sarcastic at the expense of
the Republicans, that God will be-
come round shouldered over some OF
the responsibilities and cares entrusted
TO Him."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

J. c. Moore, who has returned from
Rochester, was able to take a walk
down street today, and received the
congratulations of his friends on his re-
covery from his recent critical operation
He will not return to his office until he
has fully recuperated, and expects to
visit friends in several places first.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
THERE is A CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use of coffee
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called Grain 0, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with,
out distress, and but few can tell it
from coffee. 1t does not cost over I as
much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. 15c and 25c per pack
age. Try it. Ask for Grain-O.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

Rev. Sheldon, it is said, proposes to
increase the price of the Topeka Daily
Capital during the week that he will
conduct it. The price of advertising
space will also be increased it is said.
Before fully deciding this feature the
reverend gentleman may we'll ask his
own question, what would Jesus dol
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
ONE OR TWO CONVENTIONS
WHICH?

The question whether the Republi-
cans shall hold one or two state conven-
tions is now being discussed by the
state press, and while there are some,
for one reason or another, who argue in
favor of two conventions. the opinion
seems to be growing with the country
ress that one convention will answer
every purpose. 1t seems to the Free
Press that there is every reason why
the one convention idea should prevail
this year. While the average voter
generally warns up as the campaign
progresses, and before election arrives
has developed great interest in the cam
paign, he does not as general thing
take large amount of interest in the
preliminary campaign. 1t is not always
the easiest thing in the world to get
voters out to the primaries, and with
the number of conventions that would
be necessary, if two state conventions
are held, before the last county con-
vention meets for nomination of county
officers, it is doubtful if the interest of
the voters in general can be kept up in
all of them.
Nor is there any real use for two state
conventions, for the work of two con-
ventions can just as we'll be transacted
at one time. 1t is argued against one
convention, that as it will be obliged to
meet prior to the middle of May that it
will be too early to nominate a
state ticket. Why too earlys The diff
ference in time will hardly be more
than six weeks, as it is generally con
coded that the convention for state Of
ficers should be held the last of June at
the latest, and the convention in May
will be IS we'll prepared to select a
state ticket as we'll as one that wsuld
meet six weeks later.
Then the unorganized condition
which the party finds itself in is one of
the most emphatic reasons why the
state licked should be selected at the
early convention. With the convention
for state officers early in May, the work
of organization by the new state com
mittee could not be gotten under way
earlier than the fore part of June, and
it will be found that the time from
then until the first of September will be
none too long to perfect a thorough or
ganization throughout the state. And
it may be said right here, that the more
time that is devoted to thorough Or
ganization of the party through the
state, the easier it will be to win most
decided victory at the polls in Novem-
Der next.
The only argument the opponents of
one convention now have to fall back
upon, is that it will give the Republi-
cans of the state no chance to affirm
the platform and work of the national
convention This is not absolutely neces.
sary. The work of the national con.
vention will be strictly Republican and
can be endorsed by any man who be-
lieves in Republican principles, and it
will not need second state convention
to affirm it's work in order to make it
any more binding upon the Republicans
of Minnesota. What is wanted in Min
nesota is platform relating to state is-
sues, which will reaffirm the principle
of the national Republican party, and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

At present the British are more in
tent on saving their amy in South
Africa from destruction. than they are
in MAKING great advance movement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

A hearing on the taxation of costs
was had today before Judge Cray in the
Longini & Thoms lien cases. The point
at issue is the taxation of $25 attorneys
fee in each case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

Some of the Iowans who have sena-
torial ambitions are sorry to learn that
Gov. Shaw does not want the vice
presidential nomination and would not
accept it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
SMociety:

W. F. Jewson reached his fifty eighth
mile stone yesterday in life's journey,
and fourteen of his gentlemen friends
formed surprise party upon him.
Mrs, Jewson engineered this part of the
affair, and the guests took supper and
spent the evening there. Both host
and hostess were surprised when a
finely upholstered, adjustable reclining
chair was produced and presented to
Mr.. Jewson with the compliments and
best wishes of the company. The af.
fair was greatly enjoyed by all present
DIR. E. D. Steel pleasantly entertained
the High Fly whist club at his resi-
dence Tuesday evening. A fine menu
was served.
Invitations have been issued for the
dancing party to be given by Mankato
council No. 1920, Royal Arcanum, at
the A. o. U. W. hall, Tuesday evening,
Feb. 18th. Music will be furnished by
Dode Fisk's orchestra, of Baraboo, Wis
This will be one of the pleasantest par
ties of the season. The committee of
arrangements consists of Edmund
Rausch, Isidor Longini, E F. Soaring,
F. E. Crandall and d. A. Walker. The
committee on introduction is 81 I. Par.
ry, B. C. Taylor, P. S. Thomas, w. L.
Comstock and G. L. Alleman. The
floor committee is John C. Wise Jr.,
VIM. J. Rausch and Fred Manderfeld
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
~ N~\NANA~
: MUSICAL - DRAMATIC :
After the Cordage Trust.

The government having had such
luck pursuing the whiskey trust into
its hole, has now attacked the cordage
trust, and means to find out why these
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

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.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the post Office at Mankato. Mimi, for
the week ending Feb. 1, 1900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-02

with horror. There
is no necessity for
the ordeal of child
birth to be either
painful or danger
Gus. The use of
MOTHERS FRIEND
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-28
new RAILROADS.
The Number Projected In New Mexico to
Be Built This Year Is Large.

The Number Projected In New Mexico to
Be Built This Year Is Large.
The Railway Age published the fol-
lowing lists of railroad lines projected
In New Mexico. and on which tracklay-
ing is to be commenced this year:
Columbus & Observation-Disclosures to
Deming, N. NJ, IS miles, surveyed; pro-
jected, Columbus to Salt Lake City; dis
tance in New Mexico, about 26O miles.
Andrew o. Bailey, president, Columbus,
N. M. H. P. Olcott, civil engineer,
Deming, N. M.
Las Vegas, Mora & Taos-Las Vegas,
via Mora, to Taos, N. NJ, s. miles, sur
veyed. Robert L. M. Ross, secretary,
East Las Vegas, N. M; NJ. H. Alberger,
civil engineer.
Black Range-Magdalena to Chloride,
N. M, 80 miles; surveyed, and construc-
tion to begin this spring. r. e. Twitch-
ell, Las Vegas, N. NJ; Charles F. Gray
son. president, SILVER City, N. NJ
Ell Paso & Oscura-El Paso, Tex, to
Oscura mountain, N, NJ, about 140
miles.
New Mexico & Western-Maxwell
City, N. NJ, to Taos and Elizabethtown,
with branch to Badly, N. NJ, 100 miles;
surveyed. Glen M. Latimer, president,
and j. B. Latimer, civil engineer, both
of East Las Vegas, N. M.
Alamogordo & Sacramento Mountain
Extension, Toboggan to Cox Canon,
N. M, 7.S1 miles; grading completed in
1899, and most of the track laid since
January l Of this year. H. A. Sumner.
civil engineer. Alamogordo. N. NJ
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-28
1T LOOKS YARLIKE.
Russia Preparing to Have a Brush With
Turkey.

London, March 2S, s a. m.-The Stand
ard gives double-leaded prominence to
the following dispatch from Odessa:
There can be no longer any doubt as
to the object of the warlike preparations
now being completed In Southern Rus
sia. Nearly 25O,0OO troops are already
mobilized for active service. The Black
sea squadron, with transports, is held In
instant readiness.
"The tension in the relations between
st. Petersburg and the sublime porte
becomes every day more acute. The po.
sition is looked upon with the gravest
apprehension.
IF the Ottoman government, support.
ed by Germany, should prove stubborh-
ly intractible with regard to Russta''
concessionary demands in Asia Mino",
serious complications must inevitably
ensue. The Russian garrisons in the
Caucasus and along the Armenian from
tier have been increased fourfold and
equipped for active service"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-28
Notice of Bids for Bonds.

The commissioners Of Sierra county.
New Mexico. will receive bids up to and
including the I'd day Of April, 1900, at 10
o'clock a. M, for the sum Of sixty thou
sand dollars ($80,o00) of refunding bonds
Of said county Of Sierra, which said
bonds will be issued by the commission
ers Of said Sierra county for tho pur-
pose of refunding $4,000 current ex-
pense bonds Of said county, issued in
1889; $4,000 funding bonds issued In
1889; the bonds to be issued will bear
interest at the rate Of per cent per
annum, and be redeemable after TWEEN.
ty years form date Of issue, and abso-
lutely due and payable thirty years
thereafter.
The right to reject any and all bids
Is hereby reserved, and bidders will be
required to deposit with the treasurer
Of Sierra county a certified check for
the sum Of Ave hundred dollars a. .
guarantee that the bonds will be taken
and the money paid II their bid IL ac-
cepted, and to be forfeited to said coun.
ty in case they fail to carry out their
agreement.
JAMES DALGLISH,
Chairman Board Of County Commits
sioners.