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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
A SHORT VISIT.
Congressman MCCleary Has a
Busy Day.
The St. Peter Postoffice Matter Will Not
Be Settled Until His Return
From Europe.

Congressman McCleary arrived in
the city at 4 40 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, and from that time to the
present has scarcely had a moment
that he could call his own. A number
of his constituents had been long wait
ing his coming, and inasmuch as he
had allowed but little over one day for
Mankato they were all on hand. The
Saulpaugh register contained names
today from all parts of the Second dis
trict.
Thursday morning the congressman
and has family will leave for st. Paul,
and then will go to New York One
week from today they will take passage
on the American liner st. Louis for
Europe, and will spend the summer
months touring in the British Isles,
France. Germany, Italy, Switzerland
and Belgium. They will return on
the st. Louis, landing in New York
on Sept. 1st They will then go to
Washington, where the congressman
will attend to any business from the
district that may be awaiting him. 1t
promises to be very pleasant trip
throughout. From Washington, Mr.
McCleary and family will return to
Mankato.
Among the people who came to the
city to see Mr.. McCleary were
some citizens of st. Peter, who are in
terested in the disposition of the post
mastership at that place. This plum
has long hung in the air and has caus-
ed the mouths of several excellent Re
publicans of the city down the creek
:, water with desire and expectancy.
good many of the people have taken
sides and a friendly contest has been
the result. Mr.. McCleary is friendly
to all parties and has been in hopes
that the Republicans of st. Peter
would settle the matter among them
selves He has determined to give
the 4 one more chance, and will not
make recommendation until after
his return from Europe. This is the
only postoffice appointment of any con-
sequence in the district now remain
ing open.
Mr.. McCleary today decided to rec
ommend the appointment of Edward
Carlson for postmaster of Hanska,
the present incumbent having resign
ed. The postofice was established
there before the railroad was built
and is more than half mile from the
depot. A short time ago a letter was
received from the postoffice depart
ment advising that the Office be
brought within eighty rods of the de-
pot, in order that the govern ment
might be saved the expense of star
route from the depot to the postoffice.
Mr. Carlson's store is only twenty
rods from the depot.
Congressman McCleary declined to
be interviewed on national questions.
While in Europe he will make study
of social and economic questions that
are likely to arise in this country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
HAS NOT RETURNED.
Stranger Hires a Team From Michels
Livery Barn.

Last evening J. Fl. Michels let a
stranger giving the name of Robbins
and claiming to live in the city have a
team of horses and buggy to drive
four miles into the country to get his
brother, who was doing carpenter work
on a farm near the poor farm. Rob
bins claimed that his brothers. wife
was sick.
Robbins did not return by morning,
and investigation showed that no car
penter has been working near the poor
farm. Sheriff Geriich was informed
and the country was secured without
getting a trace of the man. One horse
is chestnut gelding and the other a
bay gelding One weighs $50 pounds,
the other $50. The buggy is a new
red gear top one, with side springs.
Robbins is young man, rather small,
and smooth shaven
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
Less Thar Half Rates to San Francisco,
Personally Conducted Special Train.

Parties from Winona, Rochester.
Dodge Center, Owatonna, Waseca and
other points in Minnesota can join
special train party via. Chicago &
North Western R'y, under auspices
of Epworth League. stopovers en-
route will be made at Denver, Colorado
Springs, Manitou, Garden of the
Gods, Pixies Peak, Salt Lake City, etc.
Everybody interested should make
arrangements to Join this personally
conducted party. Less than half rates
for the round trip from all points in
Minnesota. Privilege of returnin g
different route from that going.
Tickets limited Ito August 81, 1901.
Call on agents for full particulars or
address W. B. Kniskern, G. P. & I.
A., Chicago, ILL.,, for copy of folder
containing detailed arrangements and
maps of California and San Francisco.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The town of Vivian, in Waseca
county, Tuesday voted down propo-
sition to issue $40, 900 bonds to aid in
the construction of the Duluth, st.
Cloud, Glencoe & Mankato railroad.
The majority against bonds was some
thing over thirty.
Some of the farmers of the township
have offered to raise $40 900 among
themselves provided a station is locat-
ed there.
Freedom will vote Wednesday 'on a
proposition to issue $12, 900 bonds
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
A MYSTERY.
Team Turned Loose on the Highway and
Unclaimed.

Sheriff Gerlich has in his possession
a team of horses and carriage, the
owner of which is unknown. The
horses were unhitched from the buggy
Tuesday night and the harnesses taken
off and they were turned loose upon the
Pohl road, two miles southeast of the
city. The carriage was left at Mr..
Pohl's place, just inside the gate. No
one appearing to claim them, the
horses were hitched up and turned
over to the sheriff. One horse is a
chestnut and the other grisley gray.
Mic Juliar saw the team driven along
the Pohl road--past his place Tuesday.
There was a young man and woman
in the buggy then. What became of
them, or why they turned the horses
loose where they did, is as great a
mystery as the ownership of the rig is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
The Skin an Hn n's sts, 10

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with the NAV
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poison huor the blood
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glands and infect the blood
diseases in the blood, the application
Pure Blood Of POWDER soaps and washes can do no
Soft, Healthy Skin
with the blood the acid other pois
puifes circulation builds
blood and aushes the little glands with blood and
rough red ppy akin alo What needed
isi relieves all
itching
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best in all blood and skin troubles
medical without Book
and Skin Diseases Tue ATLANTA GA
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Mr.. Young has secured abstracts of
title to all of the land upon which the
O. .cago Great Western road has OBJ
tanned options, between Hickory and
Poplar streets.
The road has not yet approached the
Laird Norton Co. for an option on its
lumber yard, and--this leads some peo-
pie to believe that it does not intend
to extend westward through the city,
but only to come into the center of the
city and build depot.
However, an abstract has been secur-
ed to the property occupied by Geo..
Atchison's bus barn, south of the lum-
Der yard, and Mr.. Atchison has secured
an option upon three-cornered piece
of property across Minnesota street and
west of the Milwaukee tracks, from
Mrs. Hemmerly of Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
A statistician on the New York Pro

A statistician on the New York Pro.
duct Exchange figures out that this
years wheat crop will be 6S4, 900
bushels. This would surpass any
wheat crop ever harvested, that of
1898, which is the largest yet harvest
ed, being 675, 900 bushels. 1t is easy to
figure out most anything at this season
of the year, but it must be said tina
the present indications seem to justify
the figures given.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Former Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire says that the reference to
bimetallism in the Republican plat
form in 1896 is what gave Mckinley
two terms as president. Mr.. Cha nd
Ter should remember it was the declar-
alton that the dollar should be worth
100 cents at all times and keeping
faith with that declaration that really
made Mr.. Mckinley president and then
reelected him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

In the case of Earl Russell who is
divorced and remarked in Nevada,
England is going to pass on the valid
ity of American divorces. This may
prove one kind of enterprise that will
not bear expectation, and it will be
Just as we'll if it don't.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has decided to
enter the political field in Virginia
and may possibly become candidate
for the United States senate. This is
not pleasant news for the Democratic
bosses there and they are considerably
agitated over it as result. Demo-
cracy would be the gamer by the entry
of large number of such broad mind
ed men as Lee into it's political life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty deeds filed:

Warranty deeds filed:
David Secor to Wilhelmina Hoe
schildt, lot four, block two, Randall
addition to Amboy, for $40.
James Smith TO Fannie M. Smith,
n15, neil, sec. %, Jamestown, fol
81, 900.
Geo. T. Welcome to Geo. M
Palmer, lot five, Palmer's addition
city, for 5000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The Modern Woodmen picnic at
Minnesota Lake Tuesday was attend
ed by 2, 900 people. The Mankato and
Albert Lea clubs played ball. but the
local team was not in it with the AL
bert Lea salaried team. Outside of
the rapid fielding of the Albert Lea
team, the feature of the game was a
home run by Joe Effer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Capt. Alpert Steinhauser of New
Ulm was in Mankato today. He was
captain of company in the Forty
fifth U. S. volunteer infantry, which
was mustered out at San Francisco
June Sd. He was shot through the
knee in the Tamarines on May 2Sth,
1900, and has stiff joint. He will re-
sumo the practice of law at New Ulm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Tuesday Wednesdays Daily.

From Tuesday Wednesdays Daily.
J. F. Fisher of st. James dined at
the Saulpaugh today.
J. Newhart of New Ulm was in
the citysslast evening.
T. P. Gere and son of Sioux City
were in Mankato today.
~ Edgar Davis of Davis Bros. Tracy,
spent the. day in the city.
. E. R. Kennedy and J.--H. Moore left
for "Trip to Hayward, Wis, today.
A patent has been granted to Ru
dolph Bratha of Minnesota Lake on a
valve.
Rev. R. Won Griffith and wife of
Lime Springs, Iowa, are visiting in
the city,
=. Senator Benedict has the thanks Of
the Free Press for copy of the Min
nesota Blue Book.
A. o. Eberhart's fine Clark street
residence wall be ready for occupancy
in about two weeks
Capt. Thos. P Gere of Sioux City, a
prominent railroad civil engineer, and
we'll known in Mankato, is in the city
today.
1t is thought that the county board
will decide to put steel bridge over
Bull Run creek in Medo, with timber
approaches.
The arguments in the suit of John
w. HOLMAN VS.. A. J. Busch & Co.
were completed in the district court
this afternoon.
Evan Bros, who have been engaged
in the meat business on North Front
street for the past four months, have
closed their shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Long of Mime
apolis are in the city to visit friends
and attend the Clark Crane wedding
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. J. T. McCleary and son, Leslie,
arrived in the city at noon from st.
Paul. Congressman McCleary joined
them at :45 p. II.
Thos. Hughes, and W. B.
Young ARE in st. Paul to argue
the Hughes Epson contested election
case before the supreme court.
Col G. E. Johnson, who has return
ed from the march across country of the
Third regiment, reports a very pleas
ant time, despite the hardships.
Several tramps stole the dinners of
the Omaha workmen, from the tool
house this forenoon. The police were
notified, and Officer Daniels drove a
lot of tramps out of the yards.
Ole Grue, the North Mankato con-
tractor, who has been sick for couple
of months, is better. He has had
of diseases, and submit
ted to an operation a couple of weeks
ago
MRS. D. L. Clements leaves for the
east this evening to meet her brother,
Rev. DR.. Case of San Francisco, who
has just returned from six months
tour of Europe, Egypt and the Holy
Land.
Prof. Carl Riedelsberger of Mime
apolis is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Schoyen and will remain until after
the concert Thursday@sevening. He
will play ssthe accompanimentssfor- Ibis
pupil Miss Minnie Schoyen.
Il. I. Bargen of Mountain Lake, who
supposed that he had purchased a part
Of the old BeobachteT. plant froma~J.
M. Broome, was in the city yesterday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Harriet A. Dickinson an old resident
at Verndale is dead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
Society,".

Miss Neva Nettleton entertained six
teen of her young friends Tuesday, in
honor of her twelfth birthday. Dainty
were served and very
enjoyable time was had
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Miss Ida Nicholson and Deputy
Sheriff Albert Gerlich will be united
in marriage at the home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. o. Nicholson,
on Saturday evening, June goth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The mar iage of Miss Grace B.
Clark and IL. Frank NJ Crane, the.
latter of Breckenridge, Wilkin county,
occurred at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Clark,
Wednesday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21


Rev. DR.. Case of San Francisco, who
has just returned from six months
tour of Europe, Egypt and the Holy
Land.
Prof Carl Riedelsberger of Mime
apolis is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Schoyen and will remain until after
the concert Thursdayz.evening HE
will play ssthe accompaniment for Ibis
pupil, Miss Minnie schoyen.
II. l. Bargen of Mountain Lake, who
supposed that he had purchased a part
Of the old BeobachteTs plant from..<~J.
M. Broome, was in the city yesterday
to take possession of it. Mr.. Broome,
after thinking the matter-"over, - con-
cluded not to sell.
..'John A. Tidland asIzresigned Ibis
office as justice of.--the peace insNorth
Mankato and is moving to his farm in
Hebron. The council will appoint
successor as justice at its nextss--m
ing. No names....have yetssssbe men
toned in connection with the. position.
Dairy Commissioner cConnell IAN
nounces that the June educational.but-
ter contest for Minnesota will occur..on
June goth. This contest is growing
among the dairy interest of the state
and is creating much interest, and we
hope to see Blue Earth county cream
cries represented in the June contest
Owing to the inability on the part of
the executive committee to arrange a
satisfactory program for the Blue
Earth countySunday school convention,
it has been determined to postpone the
convention until August, and, with
the advice of the state workers the
date has been set as August 21st and
22d.
Among those who were booked to
leave on the :. Minneapolis. Journals
American excursion this morning,
via the lakes, were Mr.. and Mrs. c.
L. ..Alleman, ..G. IN Smith and Miss
Netfie Smith of this city, and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. N. Ware land Miss Elsie Belle
Ware of Amboy. :. The trip includes
eleven days andscovers 2, 500 miles.
nearly all BY water
DIR. J. W. Andrews, DIR. q ssA.
Hielscher, DR.. Us. Holbrook, WV
Davis Jr., Jacob Hubb, Paul Iverson,
D.. G. Robinson, Jay. Wysong, Chas.
Koke and Cal Limpert started on their
BICYCLES at two O. clock this afternoon
for Waterville and Tetonka park, lex
pecting to reach there by fve..o' clock.
They--will be guests of DR.. Andrews
While there. Some will return on-the
train tonight, others will ride back to-
morrow on their wheels.
ron another page of this issue will
| be found the advertisement OF the
Union Tea & Coffee Co., located at 42o
South Front street, near the Savings
bank, This company is selling an ex-
lcellent quality of teas and coffees,
handling nothing but the satisfactory
kinds The company is reliable and
lany orders given them will be prompt
lly filed at much lower prices than
lhaye heretofore been made the people
of the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swan johnson went to
THOMPSON, Iowa, Monday, having been
called there by the dangerous illness OF
their second daughter, Miss Amanda,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-09-06

AS The Green Bag has it. Chief Jus
tice Marshall used to narrate with
great glee the following correspond
ence on a point Of honor between Gov
ernor Giles Of Virginia and Patrick
Henry. The governor wrote:
sirl understand that you have called me
bobtail politician. ] wish to know II it be true
and, II true, your meaning. W. r. GILBs-
Patrick Henry's reply came promptly
sir-I do not recollect calling you bobtail
politician at any time but think it probable that
l have l can't say what did mean, but il you
will tell me what you think meant ! will Say
whether you correct or not. Very respect.
kully, PATRIcK HENRY.
This was leaving 1t to Giles with q
vengeance; but. as there was no fur
Their correspondence. the governor OF
Virginia must have read satisfaction
somewhere between the lines Of Pat
rick Henry's brilliantly eQuivocal re
nlv
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-09-06
ANIMAL LIFE.

A good camel will travel 100 miles q
day for ten days through the desert.
The lobster Is his own most deadly enc
my. The young ones scorn all other food
when they have a chance to eat one an
other.
The stupid policy of hunters In South
Africa has led to the almost total destruc-
ton of host of wild animals, the Quag-
ga among them.
Dragon fly grubs are most destructive
to the fry Of fish. Out Of $4,000 turned
into a pond one April only "a could be
found the following September. The
pond was infested by dragon fly.
Bees are known to be excellent weather
prophets. There is a common country
saying that "a bee was never caught In q
shower" When rain is coming. bees do
not go far aield. but buzz close to their
hives.
A falcon which strayed from Fontaine-
bleau. near Paris. in pursuit of some 9TH
er bird, was found next day at Malta, In
the Mediterranean. Another falcon Is
said to have returned from Andalusia,
Spain. to the peak Of Tenerife in six
hours.
When taken young. the hedgehog may
be completely FAMED and made familiar,
allowing itself to be handled and associat-
ing with the dog and cat upon terms of
perfect concord. It feeds indifferently
upon bread and milk, meat, ETC., and
keeps up q regular nocturnal chase after
insocfa
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-09-06

The adage Happy is the bride that
the sun shines on" is one that Is IN
known In many lands. A Breton bride
takes 1t unhappily when the day Of her
wedding dawns bright and sunny. Rain
on her marriage morn is held to sig
nifty that all her tears are shed and that
she will therefore have a happy mar
ried life.
1t Is said that the Era Of simbrisk
call the day before the wedding the
weeping day, and the bride and her girl
friends weep as much as possible with
the idea of getting the mourning Of life
over, so that only what is joyful may
remain. In some countries this result 10
attained by sousing the bride with wa
ter The Greeks think that thorough
drenching of the bride will bring her
lasting good fortune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-09-06
All wfvea or wfdowa-

"When a girl is born ia India" relates
a woman missionary, 'the first question
asked is, Whom shall she marry? Every
high caste girl must be welded at Il
and to a man Of her caste and her horo-
scope. He may be comparatively young,
middle aged or old. immoral, diseased or
brutal. 1t makes no difference, II his
caste and horoscope agree with hers. A
woman in India Is perfectly helpless.
"She Is generally married at or 8,
but does not become a member Of her
husbands family until she is IL. II it
should chance that her husband die be-
fore that time, she becomes a child Wild
ow. the most despised Of creatures. A
curse Is believed to be upon her, and IL
she goes the ordinary course she commits
suicide In desperation. There are 72.000
child widows under 8 years Of age in In
dia. There IL no wooing or being won in
India. Every girl over II Is wife or
widow"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-09-06
PLAYlN' THE FIELD.

can So" said Uncle Hiram, you're a.
feeEn mighty blue
Because the girl you learned to love has
made fool O. you?
You're wrestlin' with the dumps, | see,
an like as not you've cried
OF course you wouldn't own to that
an thought of suicide.
My boy, used to see Bill Jones a-bettin'
on some race.
Day after day; the boss he picked each
time in second place,
Err may be third, till Bill at last would
say, with feeble smile:
I'll quit a-backin' favorites an play the
field a-while!'
"Some silly sort O. sentiment had prompt
ed him to bet
A lot of good hard dollars that he hasn't
won back yeti
He'd pick boss whose beauty had jes'
somehow turned his head,
An bet the opposition t standstill, so
it's said.
He'd back the stced for somethin' that he
knowed he could't do.
A-going 'gainst all precedent an better
Judgment, too;
Ai IuSu hS u AZ dA say. guess IL
time to change my style;
I'll quit a-backin' favorites an play the
field awhile!
AN say, my boy! Bill Jones one time to
me this thought revealed:
There's lots more chance O. winnin' if a
TELLER plays the field
An affections much like racin' when fer
beauty you would choose;
The man who backs favorite is mighty
apt to lose!
His Judgments warped by rogueish eyes,
red cheeks an pretty hair;
He stakes his all on winnin' an he loses
in despair;
An so l wouldn't suicide: I'd live an
change my style
I'd quit a-backin' favorites an play the
field awhile"'-PUcK.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-09-06
Crushed the Diamond.

Among historic diamonds one, the
"Piggott," has gone out Of existence.
The story Of its destruction is trag-
ical one. 1t was said to be worth $780,
900. The diamond came into the pos
session Of Ali Pasha, who always wore
1t in a green silk purse attached to his
girdle.
He was wearing It when he was
wounded by Reshid Pasha- Knowing
that his wound was mortal, he imme-
diately retired to his divan, gave orders
that his favorite wife should be poison
ed and then delivered the diamond to
Captain D'Anglas with the order that
1t should be crushed to powder in his
presence. His command was obeyed,
and the beautiful gem was utterly de-
stroyed.