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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
Through Tourist Sleeping Car Service
to Texas, Old Mexico and California

Via Chicago Great Western Ry. to Kan
sas City and Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
and Southern Pacific Railways through
Dallas, San Antonio, Ell Paso and Los
Angeles to San Francisco Only
through car lines from the Northwest
to Texas points and connecting at Spot.
ford Junction for all points in Old
Mexico These cars are in charge OF
an experienced official. Make con-
nections at Randolph every Saturday
with train leaving Mankato at AS p,
m., reaching Dallas the following Sun.
day, San Antonio on Monday, Ell Paso
on Tuesday, Los Angeles at noon Wed
nesday and San Francisco early Thurs
day morning. These are Pullman
Tourist Cars similar to those run on all
transcontinenta lines, and the charges
for berths are about half those regularly
charged. To persons who have made
the trip to California via other routes.
this Southern route will prove most
delightful change, and to persons con-
templating trip to Texas or Mexican
points it furnishes facilities heretofore
unoffered Full information furnished
by any Chicago Great Western Agent,
or F. Fl Lord, G., P. & T. A, 113 AID
ans ST., Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

hose It wants to be independent Of
the fire department. and has right to
buy the hose without regard to the
council, but does not wish to go to that
extremity.
Chief Phillips said that he had never
refused the board hose. He had asked
to have it returned so as to give it
proper care He had seen hose lying
around the streets. The department
has no condemned hose at present, but
could spare 100 feet of old hose if it was
returned each time. 1t has no more
hose than it needs. and he suggested
that $50 feet of new hose be bought.
Aid. Jordan moved that 200 feet of
new hose for the fire department bepur-
chased and that 100 feet of the old hose
be turned over to the board of public
works. This was carried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
Miscellaneous Matters.

A petition for the widening of Lewis
street from Marshall to the slough to
the width of &c feet was read and re-
ferred to the street committee.
Two remonstrances against sprink-
ling of North Fourth street from Elm
to Mulberry streets, and one against
the sprinkling of Mulberry street be-
tween Third and Fourth streets were
received.
Mayor Currier stated that Splitter &
Co. have paid for the $12, 900 of refund
ing bonds, including the premium of
1888, less some expenses.
Aid. Jordan said that an old barn be-
longing to Judge Nelson, condemned
last year. has not yet been removed. 1t
is surrounded by hay and straw and is
firetrap and should be moved.
Aid. Weed reported that 800 copies of
the report of the engineer, health of
fcer and park superintendent can be
printed in pamphlet, form for not to ex-
coed S75. On motion of Aid. Jordan. it
was ordered that the reports be printed.
Aid. Deebach reported for the COM
mittee on city property that the sprink-
ling contractors be required to furnish
improved carts for Front street instead
of the city owning the carts. The re-
port was adopted
Aid. Deebach recommended that the
stairway of the city hall be reprinted,
ex-Recorder Cal Smith to do the work,
and thus repay what the city has
charged against him. The matter was
laid over until the committee can find
out the probable expense.
The report of Chief Bruels, of lights
out during January, was read That
official also reported two arrests and
fifteen dodgers during January.
The city treasurers report was read.
Engineer Thompson reported having
granted building permit to the Stand
ard Lumber Co. to erect frame shed
16x40 feet with IA foot posts and to raise
the present shed four feet. Both are to
be covered with iron.
The liquor license bond of Nicholas
Kleinschmidt, with Conrad Klein
schmidt andAnton Klauges as sureties,
was approved and license ordered
granted upon the payment of 81 900 in
to the city treasury.
A resolution making the Mankat o
Daily Free Press the official paper of
the city for one year from Feb. 3rd was
adopted.
Mayor Currier announced meeting
of the sinking fund commission for 400
o'clock Monday afternoon.
A resolution was adopted designating
the sprinkling districts. The streets in
cluded in the remonstrances were
stricken out
City Attorney Daley asked for a
special committee to help get evidence
in the city cases in the district court.
The mayor appointed Aids. Taylor,
Meyer and Leonard.
The bills were read and allowed, in
GLIDING street pay roll of 500 90 and
water works repairs 1884, 43. The coun-
Gil then adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
A SprinkIing Controversy.

A full set of sprinkling specifications
was read. If stringently followed, they
would result in greatly improved SER
vice. They call for two Studebaker or
Winkler sprinkler wagons for Front
street. to be up to date in every par
ticular.
Aid. Taylor stated that the wagons
will cost about 1895 each. He thought
that many Front street business men
would be willing to pay more for
sprinkling the street properly.
Aid. Meyer took the ground that the
Front street property owners should
pay more for sprinkling than the re st
of the city, if the contractors charge
more on account of purchasing the
wagons.
Aid Weed maintained that the
sprinkling of Front street with the new
carts would be benefit to the people
in general and he opposed a separate
contract for Front street.
Engineer Thompson suggested that
the city be divided into two districts,
one of which shall be Front street, the
contract for both to be awarded to the
same contractor, so as to avoid divi-
sion of responsibility, Aid. Jordan ia
vored this. and Aid Meyer made mo
ton to carry it into effect, City Attor-
ney Daley having held that this would
be legal. The motion was carried, Aid
Weed voting mo.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
Won't KnuckIe Down.

The board of public works made a
requisition fer the purchase of 100 feet
of hose, to cost S48, for the use of the
waterworks department in flushing out
sewers.
Aid Jordan said that last year the
board had 800 feet of condemned hose
from the fire department. This hose
had been left around on and under side
walks. If new hose is to be purchased
it should be bought for the file depart
ment, and some of the old hose turned
over to the board and better care taken
of it.
Engineer Thompson said that the
board has had to get down on it's knees
to get hose from the fire department
that the latter cannot use. The board
is then required to bring it back, and
knuckle down the next time it wants
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

The picnic announced to be held at
Minnesota Lake, by the Winnebago
City News, is not that of the Modern
Woodmen Picnic association that holds
its picnics along the Milwaukee rail
road. That association will hold a
meeting at Winnebago City Feb. 10Th
to set time and place for holding the
next picnic. Local Woodmen do not
know what association it is that is an
nounced to picnic at Minnesota Lake.
The masquerade party given by De-
gree of Honor lodge No. 70, at the A.
o. U. w. hall last evening, was at
tended by nearly $50 couples and was a
very pleasant affair. The majority OF
the dancers were masked. Prof. Bra.
stad's orchestra furnished the music,
and refreshments were served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

Mr.. Roberts, who tried to break into
congress from Utah, but was shut out
because of his polygameus record, says
that the house has established "dan-
gerous precedent" It is curious how q
defeated party to such game always
looks upon such defeat as establishing
a dangerous precedent. As matter of
fact, the action of the house is extreme
ly dangerous to any man who may have
a polygamous record, but would hardly
apply to any other case, nor would pub
lie sentiment approve of it. And in this
case public sentiment was the controll-
ing force that formulated the danger
Gus precedent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
OPPORTUNITIES"

Is the appropriate title of a little book
Just issued containing concise descrip'
ton of the towns along the line of the
Northern Pacific railway in Wisconsin
Minnesota, Manitoba. North Dakota,
Montana, Idaho and Washington, where
business openings can be fonnd at the
present time. Full particulars are Civ
en- of the existing conditions in these
places, and persons contemplating q
change Of location for any commercial
enterprise will fird in this work mine
of valuable information. Copies will
be sent free upon application to @. W
Pc TT, General Emigration Agent, N.
M. Ry., ST. Paul. MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
THE CITY WELLS.
Uneasiness in Regard to the
Water Supply.
The Hubbard Milling Co. s Artesian Wells
give out Suddenly and the City
Will Investigate.

The Harry Brown matter was not
touched upon at the meeting of the
council Friday Mayor Currier was
in the chair and all of the aldermen
were present.
The most important matter consii-
cred was the city's water supply, fears
having recently arisen that it must be
protected or the flow of the artesian
wells will diminish. The more wells
that are sunk, the less the flow from
the others is. The two wells used by
the Hubbard Milling Co.. have recently
begun to give much less water than
formerly, and it is suspected that the
iron casing has corroded so as to allow
of large leakage.
Engineer Thompson brought up the
matter of putting the city wells in good
repair. The two wells of the Hubbard
Milling Co, he said, need recasing, and
hat company is willing to do this in
stead of putting down another we'll, if
the city would repair its wells
AID. Meyer favored another we'll, after
which the old wells could be fixed one
at time. Neither of the city wells
can be spared at the present time.
President Porter said that the idea of
the board was to send for an expert
who had been in the oil regions to get
his opinion. This could be done for S75
to 800
Aid Meyer did not see why the city
should go to any expense when its wells
are giving plenty of water.
Engineer Koke said that the city
wells give plenty of water now The
mill wells were put down one year be-
fore the city wells, and have recently
given out suddenly If the city wells
should all at once give out, it would
put the city in bad shape. The iron
pipe of the mill wells has probably cor
roded. By the defect in the mill wells,
the city wells are suffering, and as the
leakage in the mill wells increases the
water in the city wells decreases Mr..
Koke thought the defect to be ten or
twenty feet from the surface, and
thought that it could be remedied if
this was the case
Aid. Jordan opposed going into any
"copartnership with Mr.. Hubbard"
The latter was using the water of the
city's sand we'll for his boilers, which
ought to be flowing into the city water
mains
Engineer Thompson said that the
time will come when private parties
must be prevented from putting in
wells or the city will be without water.
Aid. Jordan favored protecting the
city's present wells
The matter was left with the water
committee and board of public works
to Investigate the need of repairs and
report at the next meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
Only Tour of Old Mexico

in Pullmans finest Compartment,
Drawing-Room, Library, Observation
and Dining Cars-all Vestibuled-with
the celebrated open top car "Chililitli. "
Longest tour ever offered-longest in
Mexico, longest in City of Mexico,
longest in tropics. Only tour to ruined
cities. Special Trains start January
% and March 6. Tickets include all
expenses everywhere. Under Escort
of the American Tourist Association,
1923 Marquette Building, Chicago
Reau Campbell, General Manager For
maps. books of the tour, tickets, etc
call on agents of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul R'y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
Trains Too Speedy.

Aid. Jordan asked whether any au-
thority had ever been given for trains
to run through the city faster than the
ordinance allows. He had been told by
officials that permission had been
granted by the last council to run 30
miles an hour.
CITY Recorder Williams said that he
had been unable to find anything to
this effect.
Aid. Taylor moved that the matter
be referred to the street committee to
report at the next meeting, and this
was carried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
D. C. DAVIES.
Successor to
DAVIES Sc WILHARTZ,
Room l Odd Fellows Block.
Babcock' S Bargains,

Two first class houses, water, sewer,
bath, on large corner lot, Pleasant St.,
can be rented so as to net 10 per cent
interest, So. 700.
New six room house, water, sewer,
gas, barn, 6S #. corner lot, fine home,
partly on easy terms, on Pleasant St.,
~, 900.
Twelve room house, large lot on S.
Front St., only $500 cash required, bal
ance long time, so, 300.
Six room cottage with large barn, on
hill. Can exchange this with some
cash for farm, stock of goods, or house
and lot down town.
Eight room new house on Van Brunt
street; a nice home, So, 200.
A good house on Clark st. Can sell
on easy terms. Make me an offer
Have a cash customer for home
south of Main street; about $4,000.
What have you to offer? Have another
customer for home on monthly pay
ments, also one for store building on
Front street, for cash.
A 60 acre improved farm one mile
from Mankato at $50 per acre.
An improved 100 acre farm, Martin
county, near Truman; good buildings;
100 acres plowed ready for crop. If
taken soon, $50 per acre.
Eighty acres Wild one mile from
Amiret, Lyon county, worth $25 an
acre. Can sell on easy terms at $50.
Have 300 acres two miles from
Amiret, five from Tracy, at $22.
Have a variety of city property to
BUSINESS CHANCES
Have S12, 900 exceptionally fine stock
of dry goods, shoes and groceries, in
the best 600 people town in Southern
Minnesota, doing a splendid business.
Can exchange this for Minnesota land,
or can arrange for part long time.
Owner don't need cash. This is rare
opportunity.
Hotel-Lease and furniture of steam
heated money making hotel. good Min
nesota town; can be had on very easy
terms.
Drug store-Old established trade,
at Winthrop, Mimi. On account OF
illness of owner, can be had on very
easy terms
Grocery-At Window, doing good
business Owner compelled to go to
California on account of wife's health.
Will sell cheap for cash, or take good
farm land in exchange.
Hardware-Have the best paying
hardware store in Redwood county, for
sale at right price Could take some
real estate or could arrange for time
with good security. Owner don't need
money.
FOR RENT
Two ten-room brick houses, State
street, modern, $40.
Ten-room house near Lincoln Park,
will be put in first class repair, 90.
Two seven room houses, newly paint
ed and fitted up, Lincoln street, $lS.
A three room fat, warm and close 10
business street, 81.
Three room cottage, Van Brunt ST.,
81
FIRE INSURANCE.
If you want to buy, sell or trade any
thing, call on or write to
NJ. e. BABCOCk,
Rear Room Citizens National Bank,
M orxk ofo Nina
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

p. J. Smalley, secretary of the state
dairy food commission, has resigned his
position. It is understood the reason
for his retirement is because of differ
ences which have arisen between him
and the head of the department regard
ing the enforcement of the baking
powder law, and also other matters in
the department.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS

A neat cottage six blocks from post
Office can be rented so as to earn IL per
cent on purchase price.
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 postof-
flee. 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 So, 1900, but can be had for
so, 500.
A ten broom brick house on State
street. The lot itself should bring
81, 800; house and lot can be had now
for SO 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 property 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 1O-room houses nicely located.
bath rooms, city water sewerage. els
tern, each per month $50.
Two 7-room houses we'll built and 10.
Gated, each per month $12
street, per month So.
A 10 room house on Byron St., per
month So.
A five room house on Fulton street,
per month $8.
"A Broom house West ..Mankato, Der
month 81
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 informa tion 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 what we have to offer.
Thanking you for the splendid pat
ronage accorded us during the past and
hoping for a continuance of the same,
we are, with wishes for mutual pro-
| fitable vear-this 1900
Respectfully yours,
"a n n a HEH ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
Homeseekers Excursion Tickets,

to nearly all points in the United States
on sale at all ticket offices of the Chi
cago, Great Western Railway on the
1st and Sd Tuesdays of February. March
and April, at the very low homeseekers
rate of one fare p us 80 90 for the round
trip. Tickets good for return within 81
days from date of sale. Persons con.
templating trip will save money by
calling on any agent of the Chicago,
eatWestern Ry. and obtaining detail
information regarding the homeseekers
rates, or addressing F. N. Lord, g. P.
& T. A., 116 Adams St.. Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
ALL QUIET.
Situation in Kentucky Does Not
Seem to Have Changed.
Generally Believed That the LegisIa
ture Will Meet at Frankfort
Tomorrow.

Special to Daily Free Press.
Frankfort, Feb 5.-Though it is not
officially stated it is generally believed
that the legislature will meet in this
city tomorrow.
The Democratic members of the legis-
lature. who went to Louisville, last
night, are returning.
1t is intimated that Gov Taylor will
not further resist the demand of the
legislature to enter the capitol build
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

Great Britain has now 2l3, 900 men in
South Africa, the largest army England
ever had in the field. At the close of
the Crimean war she had $4,000 men,
and Wellington had %. 900 at Waterloo.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

Listener" in Window Reporter, says
Medicine Hat is hotter than hades in
summer and colder than blazes in the
winter" We don't know how its sum-
mer weather is. but that it can turn
out first quality of winter weather is
unquestioned, as can be noted by the
sample we got the first of the week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

Gov. Lind has appointed Major W.
A. Hotchkiss, editor of the National
Republican. of Preston, MINI to fill
out the unexpired term of DR.. s. o.
Pine, as member of the board of trus
tees of the Soldiers Home DR. Pine
resigned to accept the position of sur
geon of the home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
BATTLE YESTERDAY.
Such are the Reports from
South Africa.
The London War Office, However, De.
MES Having Received Such
Information.

Special to Daily Free Press.
London, Feb. ga special from
Durham, Natal. dated Monday, says
there is no definite news from Gen.
Butler, but that it isreported that there
was heavy fighting in the section where
he is on Sunday. The war Office, how
ever, denies having received any infor-
nation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

The Iowa legislature has adopted a
proposed amendment to the constiiu-
ton of that state, providing for bien-
NAL elections. Iowa is one of the few
states that has chung to the annual
election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

Anslie's Magazine says that Manila,
under American control, promises to
become the distributing point of the
Orient. Well. W y shouldn't it?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

The Reviews of Reviews thinks the
Nicaragua canal would be worth much
more to the nation then ship subsidies.
Possibly congress will give the nation
both We are becoming great people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

Major Bowler has appointed II. E.
Tolmie, of Spring Valley, secretary of
the state dairy commission to succeed
P. J. Smally, who resigned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

Mapleton Enterprise: Mr. T. P.
Hanna closed big real estate deal on
Wednesday when he sold three thou
sand SIX hundred acres of Wilkin county
land TO q gentleman at Mount Pulaski,
Illinois This is a part of the large
tract purchased lasJ year by syndi-
cate of Blue Earth county men and it
Is said that by this sale alone they have
have proved the wisdom of their invest
ment
More wheat is coming in at pres emit
than for some time, although prices are
not any higher. The good condition of
the roads and the necessities of some of
the farmers, with the belief that prices
will not change much, are the leading
causes.
Over thirty men are now employe
on the work of remodeling the old I'm
seed oil plant into brewing plant.
The steel work will be completed in
three or four more days. Manager
Wilhartz returned last night from q
trip TO the twin cities.
Mrs Schmidt, of Mankato township.
has received draft for 81, $50 from the
Odd Fellows Beneficiary society. being
the insurance carried on the life of her
late husband.
w. A. Hanna, of Mapleton, was in
city, Friday.
T. S. Wilcox. of Kasota, was in the
city over night.
Editor Fl. G. Maxfeld, of Madison
Lake, was in the city Friday afternoon.
Mrs. J.H Ray went to ST. Paul Friday
morning to attend the funeral this after.
noon of her sister, Mrs Frances Russell,
whose death occurred Friday.
Banker A. 4. Swenson, of Nicollet,
50 guest at the City Hotel Friday.