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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-09
NICOLLET.

Nicollet, March ii. W. Dayton
left for his home in Slayton Thursday.
John Joslin, our buttermaker, is in
tending to move into the rooms form
erly occupied by A. 7, Swenson.
G. E Jensen came back from Mime.
apolis Wednesday evening.
H. Thompson, of this place, is digging
a we'll for George Hopper.
J. G. Zins received carload of bug.
gies and carriages last Tuesday.
Harry Anderson went to st. Peter
one day last week.
Hugo Hyne, who has been away fo1
some time, returned on Wednesday
last.
Albert Swenson went to st. Peter one
day last week
Ed. H. Olson transacted business in
st. Peter last week.
Miss Myra Buschers, of Courtland,
made short visit at the home of Mrs.
Weller one day last week.
Mrs John Burg expects to have a
millinery opening in few days.
August OFT, of this place, and Miss
Bertha Freitag, of CORTLAND, were unit.
ed in marriage at the home of the
brides sister in New Ulm last Tuesday.
The bride looked very beautiful in a
dress of steel gray silk.
Miss Clara Nelson is home from
Minneapolis spending few days with
her mother.
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IMPRESSIVE SERVICES.
Remains of Mrs. Truax Leave for
OskaIO0sa, Iowa.

The remains of the late Mrs. U. g.
Truax were taken to Oskaloosa, Iowa,
Wednesday for burial, leaving on 1926
a. m. train over the Omaha road, &C
companied by Mr.. Truax and two
children and Miss Electa McCrea, sis.
ter of the deceased. Snort but i'm.
pressive services were held at the resi-
dence. 116 Van Brunt street, at nine
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Lee w.
Beattie. Prof. Hughes, Mrs. FL. 1.
Parry and John r. Thomas furnished
music, and the floral offerings were
beautiful. Mankato lodge No. 36,
Knights of Pythias, of which Mr.
Truax is a member, gave handsome
pillow of lilies and azalias. The Man
kato Athletic club, of which Mr.
Truax is president, gave beautiful
heart design of lilies and roses.
Mr.. Truax expects to return with the
children Monday, and expects to be &C
companied home by his mother, Mrs.
Belle Truax, of Eddyville, Iowa, who
may make her home with him in the
future.
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MAPLEToN.

March 6. 190O.- The recital given
Friday night by the pupils of Mrs. AL
bert Ewing's class in vocal music and
elocution was success in every way
The pupils showed careful training and
each number was well received.
Mrs. Lou Biese, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Troen
die; left Saturday for home in Tracy.
The funeral of Mrs Chas. Durkee
was held in the Congregational church
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. H L. Berry, of Easton, visited
in Mapleton Saturday.
Mr. James McBroom still continues
very low.
The New York millinery store has
been moved into the building lately va
Gated by Aug. Paegal & Co.
Mrs. John Ball will give mission
airy tea for the benefit of the Congre-
gational church, Thursday afternoon
Miss Laura Schlingerman is home
from the Winona seminary for short
vacation.
Mrs. A. A. Buck is visiting in Min
neapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-09

One wing of Porulism has presi.
Dental ticket in the field, it having
been nominated last year. Another
wing will meet in convention at Gin
cinnati on May 9th next, for the pur-
pose of putting ticket in the field.
And still another section of the party
will meet at Sioux Falls, S. D., on the
same date for the same purpose. Each
claims to be the only simon pure brand.
The Pop that can't be suited with a
presidential ticket in the coming cam
paign will be past all hopes of pleasing.
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tions of greater importance to the
farmer, than that of road improve
ment, and it should be most carefully
considered. The Times says:
The one important economic issue in
volved at the annual township election
to be held Tuesday. March IS. is the re-
pair and improvement of the roads.
Poor roads are direct money loss to
the persons using them. The wear
on animals, wagons, machinery and
material is considerable, and the loss
of time is another large item. Poor
roads make the hauling of full load
impossible, and often impossible high
ways prevent the farmer from taking
advantage of sudden but temporary
rise in prices: Good roads means
less hauling and more pounds to the
load, a minimum of wear on vehicles
and machinery, less fatigue for horses
and drivers and easy access to markets
at all reasons of the year. In county
like Freeborn where there is so much
travelling to and from the creamery in
addition to the delivery of produce in
the markets, it is doubly important
that every rod of road should be kept
in good condition.
There is a social value to good roads
that must be considered Good roads
means larger and more regular at
tendance at the public schools and at
elections, and the greater comfort at
travel increases the intercourse be-
tween neighbors and neighborhoods
thereby eliminating from farm life
much of the isolation and lonesome.
ness that is so Objectionable and which
is one cause of the removal of the young
people to the already crowded cities,
1t is sometimes urged that the plans
advanced by some goods roads advo-
, Gates are impracticable and that their
adoption would involve an outlay
greater than the value of the AUDITING
property. But it is not necessary to
adopt these expensive plans. Grading,
coarse gravel, and thing are the i'm
portant things. and these can be had at
a price that is trifing compared with
the saving and benefits to be attained.
The Importance of road improvement
is well understood by an increasing
number of persons, and it is to be hoped
that the question will be discussed at
the annual meetings week from Tues.
day and that more than usual care will
WILDE exercised in the selection of Of
ficials who are in sympathy with the
cause and will devote themselves with
energy and intelligence to improve as
many roads in the township during the
coming season as is feasible.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-09
JUSTICE COURT REVERSED.

Judge Cray has rendered a decision
in the case of Katherine and Geo. Ar
mold, applts., VS.. Horace Cummins, sub
stituted for Geo. Hilton, respt. He re-
verses the Judgment of the lower court,
which was appealed from. In a mem
orandum, he says that the Judgment
must be reversed for irregularities in
the court below, but that it seems to
make hardship on the respondent. who
does not appear to be party to such
Irregularities. A motion by the re-
spondent for an order that the appel
liant make and file new appeal bond
was denied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-09

The trial of the suit of Gerlich VS..
May took up the day in the municipal
court, the case going to the jury Tues
day afternoon. The trial has lasted
two days, and each of the eight jury
men gets the magnificent sum of fifty
cents for his services. The jury brought
in a verdict late this afternoon of $40. 65
for the plaintiff, being the full amount
asked for.
Sheriff Sandy Mcdonald, of Blue
Earth, was in the city Tuesday after
noon,
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The ticket sales at the Union depot
Sunday footed up to over $40O There
was an unusually heavy Sunday travel
Strange as it may seem, robins were
seen Wednesday, singing on trees They
evidently arrived before the storm and
are going to wait for the snow to melt
and then axe up their abode and go to
housekeeping
The arguments were made this after
noon in the case of the Pittsburg Plate
Glass Co. VS.. the Sisters of the Sorrow
full Mother Kleinscnmidt Bros. & ]
Schingle.
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MADISON LAKE.

W. N. Durrin is having his lumber
hauled to st. Peter. He has contracted
it to firms in that city.
HI. q. Max6eld. of the "Jeffers Mir
ror," visited his family in this place
Sunday.
A A. Campbell was calling on ole
acquaintance the first of the week.
G.. j. Shannahan, of Faribault, was
seen on our streets Tuesday.
Glynn Allyn has returned from Ne
vada, Mo, where he spent the winter
His parents are expected home this
month.
Mrs. Shepard, of Minneapolis, is the
guest of relatives in this place.
Frank Haskell has secured the recon-
mendation of postmaster to succeed 81
Ct. Maxfield, resigned.
L. B. Murtaugh purchased team Of
ponies of Claude Wildes this week.
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HAS POWER TO ACT.

About sixty members of the Modern
Woodmen camp attended the meeting
Tuesday as the coming picnic was the.
question up for discussion A commit
tee of arrangements with full power to.
act was appointed, consisting of J. R.
Snow, w. Ell. Pay, J. G. Roller, Geo. N.
Phelps and D. G. Davies. The picnic.
matter was being discussed when the
Royal Neighbors arrived and caused q
precipitate adjournment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-09
MATTER OF RoADIMPRovEMENT

MATTER OF ROADIMPROyEMENT
The Albert Lea Times has the follow.
ing upon the matter of good roads in
connection with the town elections to
be held on Tuesday next, March 10,
that is SO to the point that we repro
duce it in full What is said in rela-
ton to Freedom county applies in full
to Blue Earth. And there is no ques
ton arising at the annual town cleo
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GARDEN CITY.

Garden City, March 9th. About fiji
teen Woodmen from this place attend
ed lodge at Madelia Monday night.
Liza Wilson spent Sunday at E. w
Gates.
Bert Wilson returned to his home in
Grove Lake Monday.
The play last Friday night was quite
well attended. About twenty-five dol
lars being taken in.
M. A. Caller and wife were in town
Friday.
Gus Bixby and family are moving
onto the John Stevens farm.
Mrs. John Stevens is moving from
the farm to rooms over Over &Clough's
store.
Mrs. Doyle is moving to Huntley.
Mrs. Loomis, of Mankato, has been
visiting in town.
Sadie Close has been on the sick list
the past week.
Allie Osgood was a Lake Crystal
visitor Saturday.
Bessie Compton is spending her vaca.
ton at E. w. Gates.
Chas. La Favor and family, of Ma
della visited at Geo. La Fayors last
week.
Revival meetings began in the Chris.
tian church Tuesday evening.
The Foresters give dance in the M.
WA. hall Friday night, March 9th.
Ct. S. Warren has sold his grocery
store to Over & Clough.
w. E. Court has purchased the shop
and tools of G. W. Goodall and is now
prepared to do all kinds of smithing
work.
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The hurry with which the house
passed the bill carrying out the recon-
mendation of the president to appro-
pirate some 81, 1000, 900, for the relief of
Porto Rico, being the custom duties
collected since that island passed under
American control, shows that that body
can gracefully acknowledge it made a
mistake
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-09
THE CITY SCORES.

Judge Cray has rendered a decision
sustaining the demurrer entered by the
city to the complaint of j. E. Peter
son in the latters suit against the mu
nicipality City Attorney Daley demur-
red to the complaint on the ground
that it did not state facts sufficient to
to constitute a cause for action. This
does not dispose of the case, however,
as the complaint can be amended, but
the matter will go ever until another
term of court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-09
Chicago Great Western Increase.

The gross earnings of the Chicago
Great Western Ry., Maple Leaf
Route for the fourth week of Febru-
airy, 1900 show an increase of So, 1854. SO
over the corresponding week OF last
year; making total increase OF
$54, 556.1 II for the month of February
The total increase since the beginning
of fiscal year July 1st) to date $780,
ZOE. 81.
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Society:

The members of Blue Earth camp
No. 73O, Modern Woodnen of America.
were given surprise during their ses-
sion Tuesday evening by Linden camp,
Royal Neighbors of America. AT
about $50 o'clock there was an alarm
at the outer door, and before the axe
wielders could rally to the defense
their encampment was taxed by storm
by party of thirty ladies. The in
vaders proved to be kind conquerors,
for they loaded down the tables with
refreshments. The evening was very
pleasantly passed in playing games, and
it was just midnight when the party
broke up.
Miss Durkee very pleasantly enter
tanned few of her lady friends at
six o'clock tea Tuesday evening, at her
home at the corner of Clark and Cen
ter streets, The spread was delicious
one.
A very large attendance of the Fort
nightly club gathered at the residence
of the president, Rev. Lee w. Beattie,
Tuesday. The program was excep-
tionally interesting. 1t vas Norway
evening"" B. Bjornsen was the literary
character considered. Mr.. Hubbard
analysed this greatest of Norwegian
writer's by presenting carefully pre-
pared and very clear sketch of his life
Miss Alice Robbins followed with re-
view of his leading work, "In Gods
Way" and for over half an hour enter
tanned the club with most graphic de-
scription of the story. Miss Robbins,
excells in ability to get the meat out of
a book and present it in most palatable
style to her auditors Miss Fender
CASTS paper "A Comparison of the
Relative Events of Ibsen's and Bjorn-
sens Works, 1.-THE Dolls House" and
I'm Gods Way" was unique and en-
PERTAINING analysis of these two works,
full of keen analysis and pointed criti-
cism. The program was followed by a
social hour, Mrs. Beattie, as hostess,
serving delicate refreshments. 1t was
the last meeting in the home of the
president and proved to be most de-
lightful and profitable occasion.
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in TRANSVAAL.
British Entered That Country
Several Days Ago.
Lord Roberts Telegraphs That His Forces
are advancing ..-.Boers
Retreating.
Special to Daily Free Press:

Special to Daily Free Press:
London, March IA special from
Durham says that flying column Of
British troops from Zululand has en-
tered the Transvaal and has been daily
skirmishing with small parties of Beers
The force consists of mounted infantry,
Natal scouts and artillery, all com
manded by Gen. Prendergast. The
column first crossed the border on Feb
2sth and now occupies an entrenched
position on Catassa hill, nine miles
within the Transvaal.
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Bubonic Plague at Frisco.

Special to Daily Free Press
San Francisco, March T. A case sup
posed to be bubonic plague has appear
ed here, the victim being Chinaman
All Chinatown is quarantined.
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Lord Roberts Advancing.

Special to Daily Free Press
London, March Lord Roberts tele-
graphs from Osfontein as follows: "Ad-
vanced March 18th. Enemy in full re-
treat, closely followed by our troops,
Casualties few"
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John Klein & Co.'S delivery team ran
away Tuesday and the dray wagon
was wrecked on telephone pole. The
runaway started from the alley in the
rear of the store.
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Money to Lend.

On farm land. Low rate, easy terms
Annual payments if desired.
MANKATO SAVINGS BANK.
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POLITICAL POINTERS.
D. 7. Bowen Will Not be an Independent
Candidate for Sheriff.

A report having spread that D. T.
Bowen was contemplating running for
sheriff as an Independent candidate,
that gentleman desires it to be known
that if he decides that he would like
the Office again he will seek it from
the Republican county convention.
He says that he is Republican and
would not run on any other ticket.
The saloon question is the absorbing
one in North Mankato. The Prohibit
tion element, aided by others who do
not think it good policy to have saloons
there at present, are putting up a
strong fight against the proposition.
Next Tuesday will decide the matter.
Democratic candidates in this county
are scaace at present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-09

The Literature of it's col
umns is equal to that
of the best magazines.
1t is interesting to the
Children as well as the
parents.
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Garden City, March 9Th About fit
teen Woodmen from this place attend
ed lodge at Madelia Monday night.
Liza Wilson snent Sunday at T.. w
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The Weekly Free Press and the Weekly
Inter Ocean, both one year. $I.35. where paid
in advance.
Evening star., 1900-12-22

departed chief, consisting Of three squaws
1amily of five squaws and ten children
VIII make up quite a gathering in the Sac
ana Fox White House. Besides this he will
nave the nine members of the council to
feed and clothe AS the income of the chief
is derived from the rental grounds of the
tribes land. he has sufficient to support
ms official household in princely style with
out work.
Not in a quarter of century, and per-
maps never again, will a clan of SURVIVOR
shipping Indians choose a new chief Those
or this clan are rapidly dying off or being
schools set aside for them Some have
been forced into allotments where an Indian
soon loses his identity. The government
agents have dealt harshly with those who
Kept up their ancient customs, until TODAY
there are few tribes who are free to hold
tEeir services without interruption by the
Evening star., 1900-12-22

in the sweat lodge sweating the impurities
of the common Indian ont of his system He
was clad only in breech clout. One of the
medicine men near him threw a sacred
white otter skin at him and the new chief
fell as If dead. Then the two men who led
him in grabbed him by the feet and un-
tremendously dragged him around the
lodge. while all the spectators threw their
otter skins at him.
Suddenly he jumped to his feet, and reach
ing up into the air brought out tom-tom.
Where it came from no one could tell 1t
was merely a feat Of jugglery. which the
Indians would not try to solve If they
could. They wanted to think the Great
Spirit handed the drum to their new chief,
and the delusion was accepted as a fact
He then went to the center of the dance
grounds, and there, with two huge Ameri-
can flags floating over him. Ka-wan-so de-
clared Wa-pa-ke-sek chief Of the Sac and
Fox tribe of Indians and member or the
Otter Skin degree of medicine men. With
bowed heads the Indians sat around and
listened. When Ka-wan-so had finished
the tribe and its guests adjourned to big
dog feast and ate their fill at the expense
Of Wa-pa-ke-sek.
In addition to receiving the chieftaincy,
Wa-pa-ke-sek fell heir n the family Of the
Evening star., 1900-12-22
By NORMAN DUNCAN.

He had slipped too freely from the bottle
that makes the old young again, and with
vision of serpents before him he had
passed on to the happy hunting ground.
Nah -mal-way was a victim of temptation.
He could not resist the cup that cheers
The taking off of Nah-mal-way by an evil
spirit was the cause OF squaws' lamenta-
tionS for many sleeps, and the braves went
about silently with the black paint Of sor-
row spread freely upon their naked breasts
The medicine men cut their wrists and
studied the flames from the sacred candle
Rations came with unusual regularity and
yet sense OF impending evil darkened the
existence of the Indians. The dead chief
had surely left curse upon them, said
Looking Glass, an old chief Of the Fox clan
So Looking Glass was called upon for an
explanation of his words, and he said:
My brothers, Nah-mal-way was a bad
medicine chief. He drank the white man 8
frewater and blamed US for his dying. I
told him the pale face had put snakes in ,t
and he would surely die, but he laughed at
me and said / was no prophet. l tell YOU
my brothers. that he has left his curse upon
us and we must have 1t taken away or
We will die"
To Save the sQuaws.
Then Red Eagle was told in a dream that
the Sun Spirit would take the tribes'
squaws. He made a prayer to the Sun
Spirit and was told that his squaw must
be sacrificed to save the other suuaws of
the tribe. To make this spiritual sacrifice
he was to order the sun dance and place
his squaw in the midst Of the dance circle
as an offering to the SUM- If the sun was
not angry with them he would order the
sQuaw to get up and leave while the dane
ers were looking at her. but If the sun was
angry with the tribe then he would strike
the squaw dead. Red Fox went about or
der!ng the braves to prepare for the dance
and instructed them how to dress and
paint.
One morning when the sun had scarcely
peeped over the treetops Red Eagle came
Evening star., 1900-12-22

from their bodies and went about pointing
them al the Indians who We're shammlng
sickness. These were then shot at with
the sacred beans, after which they arose
and were pronounced cured. This celebra-
ton lasted until late that night and was
supposed to be the real Introductory to the
initiation of the new chief. After the dance
they all bathed in the river near the vii
lage.
Early next morning the Indian medicine
men from surrounding tribes began to ar
rive From the east came Running Elk
OF the Poncas. from the south Whistling
Bear OF the Arapahoes and from. the west
Big Heart of the Osages. All of them
brought the sacred paint along so that they
could take part in the ceremonies II in
V!ted. Other redskins came until there
We're 800 in all. Ka-wan-so called them to
gether on the open prairie to the south of
the grounds used for the dances The
nlght before a number of sweat lodges had
sprung up near the place, and in these
lodges We're the new chief and his family.
After the Indians had all seated them
selves, ka-wan-so. in an impressive voice,
announced the name of the new chief and
called him forth. Up to this time nobody
mad known who was to be chosen. The
cholce was surprise to all.
ParlOr Magic.
Wa-pa-ke-sek well-known medicine
man, and quite influential among his fel
low tribesmen, was the new chief, and when
he appeared there was a general silence.
The new chief was short and fat, but quite
weak from three days fasting. He had been