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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Arrangements Completed for a Better
Fair Than Ever Before,


The premium list of the fortieth an
nual fair of Blue Earth County Agri-
cultural society, to be held at Garden
City Sept. 18th, 10th and Goth, has
been printed at the Vernon Center
News Office in neat pamphlet form.
The officers of the association are
A. L. Crane president, Ora Swan
secretary, Geo. Gilman treasurer, all
of Garden City, and the following vice
presidents L. S. Foster of Indian
Lake, W FL. Pay of this city, Geo.
W. Norman of Lake Crystal. L. S.
Terry of Vernon Center, aad Geo.
Barnard of Good Thunder.
The following superintendent have
been chosen Mr.. and Mrs 81. Waters of
Good Thunder for floral hall, L. D.
Ketcham of Garden City for horses,
F. B. Nickerson of Garden City for
cattle, F. Warren of Garden City for
sheep and swine, E. W. Preston of
Lake Crystal for vegetables and grain,
s. E. Chittendenaof Mankato for poul-
try, Geo. Barnard of Good Thunder
for dairy, L. d. Mills of Garden City
for fruits, and A. L. Crane of Garden
City for privileges.
j. j. Dufield Of Garden City has
been appointed marshal.
Blue Earth county is now third in
the state in the amount paid in purses
and premiums at its county fair. The
premium list this year has been re-
vised, and the society looks to see the
county get "a still higher place on the
list
In the matter of anausements
speeches. etc., there will be enough to
satisfy everybody, hut no gambling or
fake games will be allowed on the
grounds.
1t is expected to make the second day
no less attractive than the third, and
to this end all entries must be made
before the close of the first day. and
all exhibits must be on the ground not
later than 10 a. m. of the second day.
The secretary's book will be open for
entr les on and after Sept list.
The officers of the society will meet
at the Norton hotel at Garden City
Saturday, Aug. 18th, to hear reports
and make final arrangements This
has been good year for the farmers,
on the whole, and the fair ought to
beaa hummer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
WOULD 60 SLOW.
Mayor Petersen Wants the Council to
Discuss the New Charter.

Mayor Petersen, in discussing the
question Of the new charter, stated
Wednesday that he had not had time to
look at it yet. He would like to read it
all over and understand its provisions
before the council takes action looking
to the calling of special election to
submit it to vote of the people. He
said that there is no hurry about sub
uniting the charter. 1t might be that
some of the provisions will not be sat
isfactory to the council and that the
new charter will need overhaullng. He
wished to secure legal advice as to
whether the council has the right to
do this.
Mr.. Petersen said that he would
probably call a special meeting of the
council to read over the new charter
and compare its provisions with those
of the present charter. This session,
he. Thought, should be a secret one.
Mayor Petersen is not in favor of
having the special assessments made
by the council, and if the new charter
provides for this he thinks that it
should be amended so as to have it
done by the board of public works or
some substitute for it. He considers
it entirely outside of the province of
the council to levy the assessments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16

say died from effects of his INJURY last
evening.
S. P. McGraw, stranger, was ar
rested at Saltwater, charged with
beating one of his horses. He was
fined $50 or given the alternative of a
Jail sentence.
1t is reported from Saltwater that
the state board of health will COM
mence criminal proceedings against
the town officials of Oneka, Washing
ton county for permitting violations
of quarantine regulations relating to
small pox prevalent there.
Three men, A. G. Buck, Fred Gruhl
and John E. Schanborn, who were ar
rested near Moorhead for shooting
prairie chickens, pleaded not guilty.
Their trial took place today. Their
guns and dogs were taken from them
and will be placed in evidence, as well
as one chicken which was in their
possession.
The old creamery building at Blue
Earth was burned yesterday morning.
SPARKS from the smoke stack was the
cause of the fire. A new creamery is
in process of erection there.
The Stewartville council voted to
allow Mr. Johnson of Leroy to put
in an electric lighting plant, the same
to be in running order in ninety days.
Several wheat stacks on the farm of
Anton Holm and Christian Tomtom
near Clarkfeld. were struck by light
ming and burned Monday night.
The citizens of Meeker county will
ask Gov. Van SAINT to call a specia
election in the twenty-third district,
to choose representative in place of
the late j. W. Torrey, who shot him
self some two months ago.
Mrs. Sisson of Wells has peach tree
in her garden upon which there are 40
peaches at present, and there is pos
sibility of them maturing, although
the dry weather has been terribly
against them. The tree was grown
from seed which Mrs Sisson planted
Wells has ordered forty carloads of
gravel to be used on her streets The
gravel costs &c. So delivered at Wells.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
AWARDED CONTRACTS.
State Board of Control Finishes Buying
Supplies.

The state board of control Tues
day completed the last of the contracts
for supplying the state institutions
The bids for tea, accepted yesterday.
were these of Griggs, Cooper & Co..
Foley Bros. & Kelly and Mccormick,
Benke q Co. The total amount of the
bids is 81, 400. 80. The contract for
baking powder was let to Griggs,
Cooper & Co. Samples of the tea and
coffee were first tested and analysed by
an expert and the baking powder was
passed upon by the state dairy and
food commission.
According to the figures compiled
by the board of control the supplies
purchased for the first three months,
under the new system, amounts to
$73, 303. 81. The largest purchases are
$50, 1858 for groceries; 81, 331. So, dry
goods; $14, 054. rs, meats; $S, S75,
breadstuffs; So, 500; clothing, 81, 0e3,
tobacco. There are thirty-six classes
of goods on the schedule for which
contracts were awarded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
LITIGATION in STORE.
Mankato People Mixed Up in a Building
SQuabble at Wells,

The new Catholic church if st. CAST
mir was built last summer at Wells at
a cost of several thousand dollars.
The contractors we're J. J. Walraf and
John Rowland of this city, but after
partially completing the church they
ceased work. The building committee
completed the church at cost 81, 300
in excess of the contract price, and
liens to this amount have been placed
upon the edifce. Only one Mankato
firm has lien, Odjard & knott, whose
claim is 49,
The bondsmen Of the contractors were
Ed. Cousandier and Joseph Settling
erman of this city, but they refuse to
pay the amount demanded, on the
ground that they are not liable, be-
cause the plans followed under the con-
tract were varied from in building
the church.
Papers were served today in an &C.
ton brought by Conant & Conant of
Wells, acting for G. L. Colman Lum-
Der Co. against all of the parties in
terested to recover on it's lien of $500.
This will bring the trouble, that has
long been brewing. to head
Severance q Andrews are the attor-
neys for the church of st. Casimir,
Pau & Pau for the bondsmen, and
Thomas and Evan Hughes for Odjard
& Knott. A good deal of litigation
is apt to follow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
REWARD FOR MISCREANT.

Some party has made it a nightly
practice for year --past to deface the
fine brass sign at the corner of the
Geo. E. Brett. Inc, store by expec-
torating tobacco juice upon it, Mr..
Brett has decided to put stop to ii
and will prosecute whoever is discov-
cred doing it, to the full extent of the
law. He offers a reward to anyone
who will apprehend the miscreant who
has been engaging in the filthy bust
ness. The sign is a handsome orna-
ment and cost large sum of money,
and the firms enterprise is deservin g
of better return.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
HIS OWN FAULT
A Plain Drunk Burns His Cell
Down.
Is Burned to Death in II at Good Thunder
This Afternoon, After Fight
With Officers.

An unknown man was burned TO
death in the village lookup at Good
Thunder at two O'Clock Tuesday.
With two others who - were hanging
about the village and carousing this
forenoon, heswas ordered byss-- the Off
Gals to leave the village. The trio re-
fused to go, and this man was locked
up after a desperate fight, in which
most of the clothing was torn from
his body.
While the officers were securing the
village for the other two men, the one
who was locked up enlivene6 things
by setting fire TO his cell in the lookup.
1t was scarcely fifteen minutes after
he had been placed there that he start
ed the fire. Before he could be rescued,
he was fatally burned andssSssuffocated
by the smoke. The interior of the
Lookup was also badly damaged by the
flames
= The identity of the deceased was not
learned, but it is known that. he was, "a
harness maker by trade and had-. come
from Minneapolis to WORK insSthes.har
vest.. fields, He had. been. thus employed,
and had come to the village to get rid
of some of his coin in the saloons
When ordered out of town, he and his
companions refused to go, and when
it was sought to arrest hi m he resisted
and showed fight. The officers were
not the kind to back down, but han
died him as the occasion demanded,
which was not with kid gloves.
Coroner Kennedy was notified of the
man S death as soon as possible after
it occurred, and he tooh the afternoon
train for Good Thunder to investigate
the circumstances If he finds it neces-
sary, he will hold an inquest to locate
the blame, if there was any.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
A PLEASANT AFFAIR.

The joint picnic of the Manka.
To and st. Peter courts of the
Catholic Order of Foresters
at Lake Emily Tuesday was attended
by several hundred people, of whom
a number were from this city. A par
ade was had at st. Peter previous to
going to the lake, and the st. Peter
band and orchestra attended the pic
mic. A number of sports were had in
the afternoon and prizes awarded, and
a dance was had in the evening. The
picnic was greatly enjoyed by all pre-
sent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
TELEPHONE CROSSING THE ALPS

When Caesar made his hazardous
trip across the Alps he little thought
that some day taose dangerous peaks
would be traversed byaa human voice.
But today. 2O00 years after Ceasar's
death, Italian and French engineers
are putting Rome and paris in tele-
phonic connection, surmounting every
obstacle in the perilous undertaking.
Golden Grain Belt" beer > is s. great
aid to surmounting the obstacles of
everyday life, for it gives health,
strength, and promotes clear brain.
Order case of your dealer or be sup
piled by NJ. J. Smith, Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
CLAUSEN WINS.
Is Elected Secretary of Railroad and
Warehouse Commission.

st. Paul, Aug. 14.-Late yesterday
afternoon the state railroad commits
sion elected A. c. Clausen. ex-state
grain inspector. to the position of Sec
rotary of the commission. -
He will assume charge of the Office
on Sept. 1. Henry Feig of Raymond
was made superintendent of country
elevators, and d. w. Watson of Dus
luth, inspector of licenses of commits
sion men. 80
The selection of Mr. Clausen for the
secretaryship is no surprise as it had
been understood for some time that
he probably would be chosen.
From the first he was the choice-of
Chairman Mills. Commissioner Staples
opposed him and Commissioner Miller
hesitated to cast the deciding vote for
he might antagonize the defeated
member. ----.
Secfe tary A. K. Tiesberg made
good fight to be retained, but, contrary
influences were too strong. Mr.. Clau-
sem 8 appointment will not cause hap
piness in certain sections of the. Re-
pu blican party.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
HAMLIN VS.. BUFFALO.

Minnesota is not exactly trying to
rival Buffalo this year, but the man
ayers of the state fair say that if
there are any people in the west who
do not go to the Pan-American exposi-
tion they will be sure to be at Hamline
in the week of September 3D. while
those who do go to Buffalo will GER
tainly wish to see what the northwest
can do in the way of an annual fair
pure and simple. Then there will be
visitors from distance whose inspec-
tion of the great Minnesota exhibit at
Buffalo will lead them to wish to see
more of the northwest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
UNAVOIDABLE REPORT.

There are no signs that the street
Cal. franchise is to be taken advantage
Of, and there is evidence that the pre-
sent company will allow it to lapse. 1t
is limited that the expert who visited
the city for eastern capitalists did not
present a very rosy report and that
this has caused the monied men to
refrain from taking the bond issue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
DON'T LIKE THE CHANGE.

Henry Weber and dozen other
residents of Decoria have retained the
services of Thomas and Evans Hughes
and will take an appeal to the district
court from the order of the town board
in changing road across Adam
Lortz's farm. The appellants are ira
velers of the road and they want the
old road, which they have worked to
improve for years. They say that the
new road makes the distance longer to
the school house and to Mankato, and
that the location is not a good one for
a road.
The town board made the change
July 18th last.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
Aug. 16-23-30. 1901.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS.

ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS.
oTATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
- Earth, SIS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF James
g. Hanna, deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of Gertrude
A. Hanna of Mankato, Minnesota, rep
resenting among other things that James
L. Hanna, late of Blue Earth county,
Minnesota, Con the 9th day of August
A, ID. 1901, at the County OF Blue
Earth died intestate, and being an inhabitant
of this county al the time OF his death, leaving
goods, chatteis and estate within this county,
and that the said petitioner is the surviving
wife of said deceased, and praying that ad-
miDistration of said estate be to said
petitioner, granted.
1t is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore said court on Saturday, the 18th day OF
September, A. ID. 1901, at 10 O'Clock a. M, at
the probate Office in Mankato, in said county.
Ordered further, That notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said dece ased and to all persons
interested, by publishing this order once In
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press,
a weekly newspaper printed and published
at Mankato, in said county.
Dated at Mankato the 18th day OF Aug, A. d.
1901.
BY the Court,
probate Court Seal. i VIM. +. HUGHES,
Irx6r ~ D. hat
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
STACKS BURNED.

Saturday nights storm was severe
around Amboy, where.-theres was a
heavy. downpour for half an. hour =. or
SO. Lightning caused the burning of
two stacks on Frank Otterstein farm,
and aeighbor of his also lost two
stacks from the same cause. 81. B.
Perrin drove home from Amboy and
found the rain to have fallen in Sec
tions only.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
A NORTHWESTERN EXPOSITION.

The Minnesota fair is in some sense
northwestern exposition. ~. --. Its. ex-
hibitors come from dozen states and
since it adopted the character of a ma
tional livestock exhibition it's visitors
are quite as widely distributed. The
fair opens this year on Sept 2.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
PAID THE CITY.

The city was Wenesday paid $500 by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
way company for the right of way
across two lots on the river bank
where the city tool house is located.
This follows the agreement made by
the company's representatives and the
council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
POTATOES ARE HIGH.
Anoka De aIers Pay Highest Prices on
Record.

Anoka, Mimi, Aug. 14.-Potatoes
sold yesterday at $1.05 bushel, the
highest ever paid here for early stock.
Thousands of bushels are being ship
ped. Yesterday at 90 cents L. P. Petrie
realized $780, 20 for one load of pota-
tees. Buyers look for very high prices
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16

Found-A gold stick pin at the Pres
byterian church yesterday. Owner can
have same at city recorders Office by
paying for this notice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-16
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Mrs Benj. Hoehn Of Madison Lake
died in this city at six O'Clock Monday
evening. She was operated upon Aug.
9Th for cancer of the bowels, but the
disease had too strong hold upon her
to permit of her recovery. She was
thirty nine years of age and leaves a
husband and four children. The
funeral occurred at nine o'clock We'd
nesday forenoon from the Catholic
church at Madison Lake.
Elaine Newcomb, daughter of DR..
George E. and Emelyn N. Partridge,
died at 2 80 Wednesday morning, aged
one year. five months and twenty-siK
days DR.. Partridge, who has charge
of the department of psychology and
pedagogy at the normal school, went
to Lake Washington Saturday with his
family to spend few days at L. A.
Linder's summer home. The little one
was attacked with summer complaint
and died after an illness of twenty
six hours. The remains were brought to
the city the same day. and the funeral
occurredfrom st. Johns Episcopal
church Thursday forenoon. at ten
n, clocH
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31
"NERvE WASTE

One Of the most helpful books on
nerve weakness ever issued Is that en-
titled "Nefve WASTE" by DR.. Sawyer,
Of San FrAncisco, now In It's dfth thou
sand. This work ofan experienced and
reputable physician Is In agreeable con-
trast to the vast sum Of false teaching
which prevails on this interesting sub
ject. 1t abounds In carefully consider
ed and practical advice, and has the
two great merits Of wisdom and sim
cerity.
1t is endorsed by both the religious
and secular press The Chicago Ad-
vance says: IA perusal Of the book
and the application ofits principles will
put health, hope and heart into thou
sands of lives that are now suffering
through nervous impairment"
The book is $1.00, by mail, postpaid.
One of the most interesting chapters
chapter Xxx, on Nervines and Nerve
Tonics-has been printed separately as a
sample chapter, and will be sent to any
address for stamp by the publishers,
THE PACIFIC Pun. Co., Box 1858, San
Francisco. ll-l6-Ol
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31
.;~:--::-: NElGHBoRS .::-:.:.::.p

Rico News-Sun:-Mrs Robert Brown
and Master Royce came up from the
valley Tuesday, and Bob Is consequent
ly happy. +. Outlet, late
principal of the Dolores public school,
was a visitor in Rico Monday. He re-
turned home Tuesday. ......... Jim.
Hammond, one of the largest cattle
owners in the west end of the county;
came in Friday. He reports grass good
and stock doing we'll "DOc"
Leavell and his son, Reamer, came up
from Montezuma valley Tuesday, en-
route to Navajo basin to start the sum-
mer campaign on their mining propef-
ties there. ......It is rather an
unique sight TO see ladies out In the
hills prospecting for gold and silver
mines, hut there are several ladies in
Rico who are following the vocation
with an energy that makes the old
mossbacks take to back seat. The
News-Sun hopes that their industry
may be rewarded with all the success
their brightest hopes have pictured.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31

A temporary injunction has been
granted by Judge Palmer preventing
the police Of Denver from interfering
with women drinking at the bar or in
the wine room of saloons. 1t is argued
that 'sas women vote in Colorado and
are in all rights, privileges and immun-
tiles on the same basis with men, that
they are also entitled to drink as much,
when and where they will" Should
this injunction lie made permanent and
be sustained by the highest courts,
there will be many women ready and
anxious to give up their right to vote.
The majority of the fair sex hold sa'
5 looms and all Intoxicating liquors in ex'
treme contempt and they will not take
kindly to this new privilege gained
through equal suffrage.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31
Montrose county farmers will plant
Michigan potatoes this year,

Field and Farm:-A Texas range
foreman who does not take the stock
Ipspers but who knows all there Is to be
learned in the business has discovered
a marvellous cure for locoed animals.
The other day he caught some locoed
bulls and put teuspoonful Of stock
chloioform into each ear and then
turned them loose. He said that it
certainly infused new life In them, for
they Immediately began to cavort
around the corral, putting and blowing
long strings Of pus from the iiose. AT
ter few minutes they quieted down
and began TO eat SOME hay that was in
the corral. Their appetite is now raw
enous snd they give every indication
Of recovering.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31

In his address to the Christian En-
deavor societies Of San Francisco,
President Mckinley, referring to char
acter, said: "It is no longer draw
back to the progress of a young man to
be o member Of a Christian church. 1t
is.no embarrassment. It is an encour-
agement. 1t Is NO hfndrance. 1t is q
help. There pevef was in all the past
such demansf as now for incorrupti.
BILE character strong enough to resist
every temptation to do wrong. We
need IT in every relation Of life, in the
bone, IN the store, the Bank and in tn,
great business affair." Of the country
We need it in the. discharge of the new
duties that have COME to the govern
afnt- 1t isneeded everywhere, neve
&rs tAn At MN Ko,SAN
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31
Bonds Placed.

The county commissioners have ac-
cepted a proposition to dispose of the
new bonds at n rate Of interest that will
save the county A54.oO year. 1t will
take some time to close the deal as the
bonds will have to be printed, signed
and recorded. The only expense to the
county will be the recording with the
Secretary Of State, as the purchaser
does the rest.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31
Change In Time.

A new time card goes into effect OIL
Rio Grande Southern tomorrow (Satur.
day; June ~: The train from Durango
will leave that city at 8 o'clock in the
niufniirg and arrive here at 1f:ls, and
run Though to Telluride, arriving there
at BIAS j. IN. The other train leaves
Telluride 1t 7as In tie morning and
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31

A big shipment of dressed hogs and
beef went out yesterday by express. II
THE STAR mentioned every shipment
of this kind all the necessary work
would be to fix an item for one day and
use ditto marks for the other days Of
each week the year round.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31
Big Receipts from War Tax

A statement prepared at the internal
revenue bureau, says dispatch, shows
that the total receipts from the war
revenue act up to April 30, 1901, were
$500, 197, Ssh, of which sIo5, ,7o2, ,l22 came
from documentary stamps, ssf, 1851, ,12s
from beer and Sf5, ,264, N from tobacco.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-31

Del Raplee and Uncle John Temple
were In from Arrlola, Wednesday, but
would not stay long as they are irrigat-
ing. They report crops in the finest
condition.,