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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15

OF ADMINISTRATORS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth. IS. In Probate Court, Special
Term, May 31st 1900.
In the matter Of the estate of Frederick
Kruger, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Ottilia
Kruger, of Mankato, Minnesota, representing
among other things that Frederick Kruger, late
OF Blue Earth county, Minnesota, on the 18th day
of June A. ID 1897, at the town of Mankato,
Minnesota, died intestate, and being a 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
wife of said deceased, and praying that ad-
ministrat1on of said estate be to her said
Ottilia Kruger, granted.
1t is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Saturday the Both day of
June, A. D. 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,
weekly newspaper printed and published
at Mankato, in said county.
Dated at the City OF Mankato the 31st day OF
May, A. D. 1900.
By the Court,
VIM. F. HUGHES,
PROBATE sEAL.] Judge of Probate.
Severance Andrews,
Attorney for Petitioner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15
DR.. Downing, President of the Down.
ing Medical Association and Ger.
man Medical and Surgical Insti.
tute, Chicago, Illinois.

This eminent expert specialist, we'll and favor
ably known throughout the United States for the
many wonderful cures of all forms of Chronic,
Nervous and Special Diseases that baf1ed the skill
o. other physicians and specialists; ably assisted
by full staff of skilled physicians and expert
specialists, whose experience in the largest hos
pitaIs of both Europe and America, enable them
to successfully treat obscure and chronic dis
eases. Their long experience remarkable skill
and universal success entities them to the conf
dence of the afflicted eYeryMhere
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15

For remit. K. Knapp's seven room
cottage with good lawn beautifully
shaded. on Lake street, Madison Lake
Fine summer home. Rent So 90 per
month any length of time. Inquire of
d. G. Geddes, Madison Lake, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15
MANKATO FREE PRESS
Notice.

Who can give me the present P. o.
address of Emma B. Mitchell, who was
a resident of Blue Earth county in 1888.
Address all information to
f. E. CORES.
Wadena, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15
From Fridays Daily:
FOUR MORE INDICTMENTS.
The Grand Jury Completes its Work aud
is Discharged.

The grand jury came in at 1890 o'clock
Saturday with four more indictments,
making eleven in all. 1t presented its f.
nal report, and was discharged. The re-
port says that the jury visited the Jail and
'found it in first class condition, with six
male prisoners confined therein, all of
whom reported that they had received good
treatment at the hands of the sheriff and
his deputies"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15
A BICYCLE MEET.
Athletic Club May Take Hold of One
This Summer.

The regular meeting of the Athletic
club was held Friday evening.
The committee on the dance to be
given by the club on June Goth, Wood
mans day, report that they had secured
the full Concordia orchestra and that
good music is assured and good time
can be enjoyed by all those who attend.
The work of putting in the baths is
progressing satisfactorily, and within
ten days they will be ready for use.
Two showers and tub bath are being
put in.
A communication from the N. w.
Cycle Meet association in reference to,
the holding of a tournament on July
4th, was read, but owing to the short
space of time and also to their being
no celebration in this city on the 4th it
was decided not to take this matter up
at present but to arrange for meet a
little later in the season.
Two base ball teams have been form
ed and are practicing nightly and will
soon be in trim to meet all corners.
After transacting routine business
the club adjourned to meet again Mon
day, June 18th.
Mrs. Geo. T. Barr went to Fairmont
Thursday, for few days visit with
friends.
Garden seed, planters and hoes for
sale. J. Ct. Roller.
Corn planters, buggies and every
thing else at cost. J. q. Roller.
J. G.. Roller wants 800 bushels millet
seed at once.
Buckwheat seed for sale. J. G..
Roller. 52t2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15
X RAY EXAMINATIONS.

Our offices have the most complete electrical
apparatus in the west, including most power
full and perfect Ray machine, with which the
innermost organs of the body may be readily
seen and examined Obscure and difficult dis.
rOSitiuelu DIAGNOSED
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15

1 have 10000 pounds binding Irvine
to offer at very low prices, J. G. Roller.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15
TERRIBLY BURNED.
Ray Smeaton Has q Close Call for His
Life.

Ray Smeaton, the sixteen year old
son of the foreman of 7. r. Cough
lan's Gabler quarry. two miles
below the city. was terribly burn
ed at about eight o'clock Friday
at the quarry. He and another boy un-
dertook to set off blast on their own
hook. The fuse apparently went out,
and young Smeaton went to see what
was the matter. Just then the blast
went off and the boy received some
powder burns and his clothing took
fire. The fire from his clothing iniict-
ed the greatest injury, and he would
probably have died had not pail OF
water been standing by. which the
other boy quickly threw over him.
Smeaton's shirt and trousers were
partially burned, and his entire left
side was terribly injured. The left
side of his face, and his left arm and
leg received some frightful burns, and
his hair was burned off.
DIR. Webster was summoned and
dressed the injuries and had the boy
removed to st. Joseph's hospital. He
expresses the opinion that the lad will
recover, although it was close call,
Chas. Williams. one of the 6S Syrians
who reside in the old Nicollet House,
was injured by falling rock at the
cement works Saturday. His left
and ankle were bruised. but the injury
is not serious. DR.. Steel attended the
case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15

There are rumors that one of the in
dictments returned by the grand jury re-
lates to Gladys Langdon, who was bound
over on the charge of conducting a house
of i'll fame. A number of witnesses were
examined in the Keene- Lobdell case, but
it is considered more than questionable
whether either party was indicted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15

All of the prisoners who were arraigned
Friday were brought into court Saturday
and pleaded not guilty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15
June 8 Is %

June Is %
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON FILING PETI
TION TO SELL LAND.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15

The trial of the case of Arthur B. Chap.
man against the Omaha road took up the
day. A motion by the defendant to dis
miss pwas overruled. The next case
for trial is the $4,000 dam
age suit of Charles H. Smith as
administrator of the estate of Walter
Smith, deceased, against the Winona &
St. Peter road.
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June 8 15 22
B g Reynolds,
Attorney for Petitioner.

ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATORS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15

A member of the grand jury desires to
deny that there were proceedings in that
body such as was reported in local paper
and in which Sheriff Gerlich's name
was used.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30

An Irishman who was out of work
went on board vessel that was In
the harbor and asked the captain If he
could find him work on the ship.
"Well." said the captain, at the same
time handing the Irishman n piece OF
rope, "if you can find three ends to
that rope you shall have some work"
The Irishman got hold of the rope
and. showing 1t to the captain, snid,
That's one end. your honor" Then no
took hold of the other end and, show
ing It to the captain as before, said,
"And that's two ends, your honor"
Then, taking hold Of both ends of the
rope, he threw 1t overheard, saying,
"And faith there's another end TO 1t,
your honor"
lie was Immediately engaged.-Lon-
don King.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30

81 was recently party to n dIseuB
slon." sald II doctor, "wherc the ques-
tlon of the nnture OF happiness arose,
and certain wise head present was
asked to define II. Ills reply was so
satisfactory that | trust you will allow
me to repeat 1t for the benefit of those
interested.
Gle said: Happiness is II state Of
mlnd-more active than contentment.
less pronounced and more abiding than
Joyfulncss; whose principal and per-
manent source is In a temperament dis
posed to make the best OF what Is;
whose immediate occasion Is in n con
seriousness which. pleased with the
present, Is without acute regret or I'M
duo apprehension
"Whnt better definition could one
have than this P'-New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30

was chased by niger came gallon.
Ing that way. He busted through the
people, sub he busted his way right
along and he struck the general and
knocked him into a ditch and then
planted both heels on my stomach and
rendered me unconscious for half an
hour. The duel didn't go on. When /
got my breath again, l offered TO pro-
coed from sitting position, and. al
though the general was telescoped by
the collision, 1t is due to him to say
that he would have stood on one leg
and fought 1t out. But it was not to
be. The public decided that all par
ties, including the mewl, had wiped
away any stains on their regulations,
and we were escorted to town by our
partisans.'
"And of course you and the general
drank together and made up2" | asked.
"Of co'se. sub, of co'se-that is, the
general didn't invite me, aud | didn't
invite him, but when third party
proposed cocktails-a party whose cred.
II was good at the bar--we accompa-
MED him. And as to the making up,
sub. we had imbibed and replaced our
glasses when | looked at my late an
tagonist and said:
General Blum cannot doubt your
valor, subj
And he looked at me with eyes
which were moist and replied:
Colonel Bunker, the man who ques-
lions your chiyalry Is my enemy
Then our hands met our friend
called for three more, and the loving
cup restored peace and good will"
NJ QUAD
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30
A DUEL THAT FAILED
HONOR WAS SAVED WITHOUT THE
SHEDDING OF BLOOD.

Colonel Bunker Tells How the Code
and How sanGuinary Outcome
Was Happily Averted.
Copyright 1900, by c. b. Lewis
81 had gone to small town In Mis-
sissippi to rest and recuperate. suh,"
said the colonel as he restored his glass
TO the table, ito rest and recuperate
after my hard work In the state sen.
ate. hadn't been there day when
| met up with person who called HIM
self General Blum. He didn't have the
look of a general, sub. but didn't
start In asking questions. accepted
his word that he had been general
accepted his word as gentleman
does, and he invited me into the near
est barroom TO imbibe cocktail We
didn't imhibe. When the general called
for drinks for two, his order was not
taken. In other words, sub, AS he
didn't put down his money the cock
tails remained nnmixed. The general
looked at me appealingly, but turned
away. | would not hurt his feelings
by offering to pay for the drinks.
Had General Blum stopped there
all would have been well. but he did
not stop Next day he called on me TO
talk over the late wah. 1t wasn't ten
minutes, sub, before | began to doubt
him. found that he didn't know the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30
CASk is NEVER EMPTY.
For Years Wine Is Drawn From 1t
TO Celebrate Great Events.


to Celebrate Great Events.
All really excellent champagne is the
result OF judlclous blending Time
was when each big vineyard owner
had his own cellar and his own brand.
But 1t has been found advantageous to
sell the raw wine to dealers, who make
one district supply what another lacks.
But there are still few provincial
establishments that cling to the old
ways browning with wreath of flow
ers the first tubful Of ripe grapes and
keeping "the bride of the cellar full
from year to year.
The bride, be 1t understood. is spe-
cIal wine cask filed with the first run
ming of the press. More accurately 1t
holds the Juice which drips away be-
fore any pressure is applied. Wine
from II Is never sold, but used upon
high days and holidays, passed about
as a gift or devoted to the comfort or
the sick and the poor.
Something akin TO the bride exists In
the German free cities. Each Of them
has wine cellar. and in each cellar
there is n cask always yielding Wine,
but never empty
Any burgher is entitled to demand a
bottle of Its contents when he marries,
when his first son Is chrlstened and
also when the son Is Fl. IL the son IL
adventurous or the burgher himself,
for that matter, he gets another bottle
from the cask when he comes home
from far countries.
But there is an official specially
charged TO see that whenever II bottle
full is drawn out another bottleful OF
as near as possible the same quality at
once goes in. And thus 1t happens that
the city eask is never empty.-Boston
Giobp
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30
GIadstoue's Levity.

While Mr. Gladstone interested his
audiences immensely by his endless
flow OF animated remarks and brilliant
historical criticisms. he failed altogeth-
er to convey to them the sense of great
ness. Every one left his society pleas
ed, amused, perhaps delighted. But l
cannot imagine anybody quitting 1t I'M
pressed with reverence. There was in-
deed a levity sometimes observable
about him which was very antagonis-
tic to reverence.
DR.. Martineau himself told me how
disappointed he was when, meeting
him after his great return to power,
he said to him, what an opportunity
you have for the great work before
you-the consolidation of the empire?
Mr.. Gladstone shrugged his shoulders
and said: "Oh. don't know about that.
The clerks in the colonial office have
got too much to do acknowledgements
porary Review.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30
I'm. nesf lie ConId Do.

MIR. Blaine" says the Washington
correspondent OF Tho Chicago Record,
FUSED to tell story OF an eccentric In
dlyidual in Maine who was never
known to express an opinion on any
subject Being called rs II witness In
n lawsuit to testify concerning the rep
utation OF the defendant, the lawyers
on both sides failed to obtain direct
answer TO any Of their questions and
finally appealed TO the court.
Regarding the man sternly. the judge
said in his most impressive tones:
"Wltness, am going to ask you a
question, and | want you to give me a
direct answer. IL the defendant n good
mann
"'Them that likes him says he IL;
them that don't says he amt was the
'teply"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30
LnmrcI CrONNmn.

The laurel crown used to decorate
the brow of the victor IN the old
Olynplnn games or the head of some
triumphant general was composed of
bay leaves. The bay IL Taurus nobllis,
an thus the wreath or crown has
been tI!led laurel or bay, according
TO the wbln of the writer. Tho bay
was considered by the anclents to be
an antidoto against poison and II Sc
curlty against lightning Its leaves
were used TO provide n pleasing In
ccnse, and sprny Of bay was carried
In the garments Of all superstitious
persons as guard against all dangers.
1t IL interesting 10 note how tho
laurel or bay has passed down to these
more prosnic times. The heads on
medals, coins, etc, are almost always
crowned with laurel Then we have
II poet laureate, or the poet crowned
with laurcl-thnt Ia TO sny, the chief
poet Of the times. Again, the title of
bachelor, won by exceptional skill In
connection with art or science, takes
us back TO the middle ages, when
young doctors were crowned with
laurel and received the title of bacca
laurel London Gardeners Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30

feared. Over 200 Indians had swarm
ed down out of the hills at daybreak
the morning before, and, though they
had lost Il score of men, the dugout
had been carried by assault and its
defenders butchered. We waited here
half an hour to give the poor corpses
burial and then pushed on toward
White Horse. 1t was not until we got
within two miles Of the station that
our fears We're relieved. Then we
heard the reports of rifles and knew
that the place was still holding out
The station was situated about mid
way of a long, bare hill To the west
Of It was Il coulee, or dry ravine, with
banks 20 feet high We had with us n
couple of scouts who knew every rod
of the overland trail, and when within
mile of the station these men were
sent forward to spy out tho situation
They returned after awhile to report
that Spotted Horse and about $50 OF
his dog soldiers" MS the Cheyennes
We're called, were laying siege TO the
station and had evidently occupied the
ground FOR two or three days. The
ground around the dugout was 30 open
that the Indians dared not "rushn the
place, nor was there any. ahow to use
key OF powder without reckless ex-
posture. With their allies holding the
trail TO the east, the Cheyennes had en-
tered upon siege In hopes to starye
tho employees out. Their war ponies
and most Of the band were lying up In
the dry raVinc for the night. This ra-
vine had no opening to the south and
was therefore a cul dc sac.
The first signs of dawn were In the
sky when we saddled up, mounted, and
the whole of us pushed forward, led
by the scouts. for the mouth OF the RI
vine. We had tho Spencer carbines,
each with II full magazine, and as we
got the order to charge each man be-
gan shooting. When n carblne was
empty, II WINS thrown away and re-
Holver used In Its place. When the re.
volyer was empty, 1t was cast aside for
the sabcr. Extended from bank to
bank, we swept up the ravine, and we
had nothing to do but kill. Taken by
surprise, the Cheyennes thought only
of getting away. We had scarcely got
TO work when the eight men who had
been cuuped up In the dugout sailed
out to take hand In, and 1t was made
| the saddest sunrise the Cheyenne tribe
Ind ever seen. Not pony could es-
cape out Of that trap. Numbers OF the
| warriors scrambled up the banks and
got safely away, but nearly every one
left his weapons behind. The fight did
not last above 80 minutes. and our loss
| was only three men wounded.
Down In that ruyine we harvested IS
dead Indians, and on the banks above
the stage men counted up - more, We
| got upward of ii hundred rifles, about
80 pistols, $50 ponies and wagon load
of miscellaneous stun. Every Indian
lying there WAS n dead one. Custer
had said, "Shoot to KILL" and there
were no wounded or prisoners. Among
the Killed were Spotted Horse. big
Moon nnd White Bird. and that fight
broke the backbone OF the Cheyenne
nation. Their part In the war was to
| capture all the stations west OF Burn
ing Hin, but they had only taken Paw
nee Flat. They never rode TO wal
again. Within a week they were su
ing for peace, and they were the first
TO be gathered on Il reservation.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30
STEEL WOOL.
A Curious Material Used as a Sub
stitute For Sandpaper.

S'hotV ~ 'uhoPtpths
Steel wool Is machine produced ma
terial that Is used MS Il substitute for
sandpaper. 1t Is composed OF sharp
edged threads of steel, which curl UP
together Hike wool, or somewhat ms the
wood fbers of the familiar material
known as excelsior curl up together,
though the steel wool Is very much
finer, the finest of 1t being not much
Coarser than the coarscst of natural
woods. The steel wool is put up In
packages containing enc pound each.
These are something like rolls of cot
ton batting, hut smaller, II pound of
steel wool, loosely packed, making,
rolled In paper and open ut the ends,
n package perhaps IL inches long and
two or three Inches In diameter.
Made la various degrees Of coarse
ness steel wool Is put TO variety Of
uses, the finer woods for polishing wood
and metal and the coarser for rub
bling down paint and yarnish. 1t IL
often used on special parts of work,
while, for example, on the fiat surfaces
of II door n man would use sandpaper
with II block back of It.; for the mold
| ings he would use steel WOOL which fits
| into the ercviccs and conforms itself
TO Irregular shapes. Such work can
be done with steel wool far more readi-
ly aud quickly than with sandpaper,
and II II used with like advantage on
irregular and small surfaces and on
carved work.
Besides the steel wool there is n
coarscr material of the same kind call
cd steel shavIngs, which Is put TO vari-
Gus uses, ms In taking of old paint or
yarnlsh and In polishing wood before
painting. ana II Is used on bowling al
leys and on floors for smoothing and
cleaning them,
Sandpnper clogs In use, steel wool
breaks down. The wool Is commonly
used with gloves TO keep the ends from
sticking into the tlngers.-New York
Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30

The average newspaper man Is usu-
ally about as quick witted as the next
one. This was pretty well illustrated
when the Chicago Record was placing
It's foreign correspondents. George AIDE
was sent abroad by Victor +. lawson
for that purpose. AIDE did all right
until lie got into Seryia. There he
found all the newspaper men In Jail
for political offenses. lie was In a
quandary. so he cabled to Mr.. Lawson:
Newspaper men all In Jail Press
fensor very strict"
Lawson promptly cabled back;
MAKE press censor correspondent"
And AIDE did Finland Printer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-30

"a Colorado millionaire extremely
millionaire one who was getting up an
art gallery, went to Whistler's studio In
the Rue du Bac," says Vance Thomp-
son In his Paris letter to The Saturday
Evening Post. He glanced casually
Mt the pictures on the wnlls-'sympho-
nies' In rose and gold, In blue and gray,
Ia brown and green.
allow much for the lotr he asked
with the confidence Of one who owns
gold mines.
"'Four millions said Whistler.
"'Whutr
"'My posthumous prices And the
painter added. Good morning."