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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
BUSINESS CHANGE.
c. D. Benack Buys the Culver Bros.
Stock of Hardware.

G. d. Benack has purchased the
stock of hardware of Culver Bros at
219 South Front street and took posses
sion Saturday. Mr.. Benack will sell off
this stock at cost and below and those
who wish anythi ng in that line will
do well to call and see him, as it is a
good line from which to select. He
will soon have on a new and complete
stock of shelf and heavy hardware
suitable for the spring and summer
trade which will be sold at right
prices. Mr. Benack is well known to
our people, having conducted hard
ware business here several years ago,
is pleasing and accommodating
gentleman and his many friends will
be pleased to know that he has con-
cluded to enter into business again in
this city and make his future home
here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
PUSH MANKATO..
Views of a Business Man as to
Our City's Future.
Sets Forth the Advantages That Would
Accrue From a Street Railway
A Closer Union of Citizens
Desired.

1t has been apparent to many of our
citizens for some time back that Man
kato is now at point where it will
grow fast or slow, according to the
efforts put forth by our people to in
terest outsiders in our city and to make
conditions here such as will make it a
most desirable place for those who al e
looking for location for homes or an
opportunity for business. One or two
can not do much alone, but if all work
together. much can be accomplished.
In conversation with one of our
leading business men this morning up
on this feature he said
SIN union Jnere is stength. 1t &C.
complishes a great deal, and if applied
to Mankato would surprise our citizens
and increase our population to a con-
siderable extent. Hundreds of families
would come to Mankato and make it
their home, if they could secure a
conf home, on reasonable
basi S or could rent one at a moderate
rental. If we had street railway this
roblem would be much simplifed.
But as it is now centrally located lots
are too expensive for the great ma
jority desiring to purchase home,
and to build in our suburbs without a
street railway is putting them in a
majority of instances too far out from
the business part of the city, and so
we lose from year to year many desir-
able families.
"Some of our citizens do not be-
lieve in street railways and say they
will not pay, in city of this size
and to substantiate this latter,
they mention other cities where
they have proved failure. In most
of these cases, such failure if investi-
gated into would be shown to be a
natural consequence, as many of these
companies were organized and pro-
NOTED from the start for speculative
purposes and the program embraces
the selling out entire or the freeing out
of the stockholders and reorganiza-
ton to reap for their own selfish bene-
fits. But where rightly and honestly
organized they have proved an advant-
age to many cities of the class of Man
katO
"a street railway is now necessity
to any go-ahead city, a benefit to real
estate in terests and most desirable to
the enjoyment of comfortable homes
in suburbs which without would be
of little use. Our suburbs and city at
large ought to encourage and contri-
butte to the building and operating of
street railway to the point of MAX
ing the expense of constructing reason
able and it's operation profitable. And
we ought not to postpone this, but lend
our assistance to such an undertaking
without delay. Money is cheap, and
could be better employ
ed in building up our own city,
than used to invest in outside specu-
lations and ventures.
"Ask those who speculate in outside
cities and states what they make by
it, and the great majority of them will
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
The Free Press the Leader Only 500 Year.

ways been the ones who have stood for
a prudent and economic al expenditure
of the public funds in the past, and
the tax payers can safely entrust their
interests to Republican officials in the
future.
City Recorder Williams, an other
Republican, by a display of backbone
year ago last fall, called halt on
the council when the latter was pre-
pairing to spend more than there was
money in the funds to spend. He in
sisted that the purposes of the different
funds be respected, and it was this to
a large extent that has given the city
money to red uce its debt. Mr.. Will
Iiams is the first city recorder to hold
the council to the charter limitations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22

have to acknowledge to their sorrow,
that they lose all, or nearly all they
put in. At the present time large sums
of money, a portion of which, at least,
might be used to better advantage at
home, goes into northern land. a
few may benefit from their invest
ments, bus without a doubt the
majority will have hard experience
and will lose what they put in. AS
an outside real estate man said: we
want commissions on the very first
chance of selling and not great quanti-
ties of land to hold. Next comes the
California oil speculations. Every
mail brings promising circulars and
without doubt many will make invest
ments there and also at their loss.
LAS [ said at first, in union there is
strength. What we want in Mankato
above all else is a union of business
men and citizens. That there is
strength in united efforts is we'll illus
trated in our adjoining neighbor,
North Mankato. They have lately es-
tablished electric lights for their
streets, organized fire department,
are building town hall, taking steps
to improve their streets. The conse-
quences are that North Mankato is
rapidly growing and considerable
building is already under way there
at this early period of the season.
North Mankato feels friendly to us,
and would be glad to become part
of our city if it could.
"The city of Mankato has all the
advantages, natural and otherwise,
that could be asked for. Low freight
rates have been secured. 1t is a rail
road center, the surrounding country
is rich, it's location beautiful Nature
has provided everything needed for a
large and thriving city, and all that
is needed is union and push on the
part of its citizens and it will go
ahead. Real estate in many cities,
neglected for years is now advancing,
and Mankato is able to enjoy the same
elements of prosperity. Many chances
for investments ought to be taken
notice of such as manufacturing, job
bling houses, etc. A street railway is
the making of any city, and for this
reason our people ought to go ahead
and not rest until one here is an &C
complished fact. They should see that
those in possession of franchise de-
velop the same or allow it to be can
celled and so open the field that
others may have the opportunity to go
ahead and do something if possible -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
REPAIRS To BE MADE.
County Board Decides Upon Several at
Court House and Jail.

The county board Friday after
noon visited the Jail and decided to
have steel ceilings put on several of the
first floor rooms of the sheriff's resi-
dence. Some other repairs were also
ordered
1t was decided to decorate the walls
nd ceiling of Judge Cray's Office in
the court house and to put a grating
over the window in the vault at
tached to the register of deeds Office.
Two or three applications for the
abatement. of taxes were granted
and number were refu sed.
The board will hold another meeting
for general business early in May. 1t
will also meet April 23d for hearing
on the petition for ditch No. 5, in
Medo and Danville.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
RESTAURANT SOLD.

w. W. Carr Friday disposed of the
Vendome restaurant to Stephen Sic
berg, formerly clerk in Fred Kron' s
store, but for a year past in business
at Sleepy Eye He was burned out
recently. Mr. Sieberg has taken pos
session and will change the name to
Sieberg's Cafe. His friends wish him
success.
Mr.. Carr will go on the road again
and will move his family to Iowa.
Our people will be sorry to lose this
excellent family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
SALE OF RESIDENCE.

Prof. G. f. Koehler has sold his resi-
dence at the corner of Clark and Locke
streets to County Attorney S. B. Will
son, for So, 500. Mr.. Wilson takes pos.
session April LIST. Prof Koehler retains
the east half of the lot and expects tt
build there, but not this year. Mr..
Wilson secures very desirable prop.
erty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
NEW STORE BUILDING.

Conrad Mayer, one of the Mayer
brothers, has decided to erect a two
story brick store building at the north
east corner of Front and Rock streets. 1t
will be % by 90, and will cost 81, 00C
or more. Pass & Schippel are prepar-
ing the plans.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
CONTRACT AWARDED.

Bids were opened Friday evening for
the erection of a story and half cot
tage for Dennis Hodapp on North
Second street, as follows Hurley &
Co. 81, 800, Conrad Wolff 81, $40, j. B.
Nielsen & Co. 81, 1S1, Mahlke &
Frankson 81, 066. The contract was
awarded to Mahlke & Frankson, and
does not include plumbing or painting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
two year!

Miss Darr, one of the teachers in the
Wells schools, returned Friday evening,
the spring vacation having been be-
gun week earlier than planned on
account of smallpox. The schools
will be closed two weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
DIED AT LINCOLN.
Mrs Sarah Keith, Formerly OF This
City, is no More.

Mrs Sarah Keith. wife of Scott
Keith, died at her home at Lincoln,
Neb. at 9 80 O. clock Sunday evening, of
erysipelas. after an illness of two
weeks. Her sister, Mrs. T. F. Brown
of st. Paul, and her brother, G. A.
Diamond of Lincoln, besides the mem
bers of her own family, were with her
during her last hours.
The deceased was daughter of
John Diamond of this city, and was
born in Shelby township, this county.
She was forty three years of age and
leaves husband and two children.
She was loved by ali who knew her,
and her death will be source of sor-
row to all of these.
The remains will be brought to the
city on the four o'clock train We'd
nesday morning and the funeral will
occur Thursday, probably at two
O'Clock from the Episcopal church.
Money to loan at per cent. No
commissions. Call at Mankato State
bank.
An oil exhibit to represent the
petroleum interests of California at
the Pan American exposition, is be-
ing collected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
ON SAFE BASIS.
Library Finances Conducted as
They Should Be.
President Wood Reports That nc Money
Has Been Borrowed ia the Past
Year and Will Not Be.

The annual reports of the president
and secretary Of the public library
board were presented to the council Fri
day night and made gratifying show
ing from financial point of view.
The board has succeeded in paying off
its floating Indebtedness of $3.50 and
has gotten along without borrowing
money. The change to a safe plan of
conducting the affairs of the library
is highly creditable to the board
Hereafter the board will have the
funds on hand before it contracts any
bills. s s..------,.---
The report of President Wood is as
follows:
To the Honorable Common Council
of the City of Man kato. Gentlemen
I herewith submit my fourth annual
report as president of the library
board. The detailed report submitted
by the librarian is the first submitted
since the establishment of the library
which did not show substantial in
crease over the previous year.
The reason for this is not lack of in
terest by our people in the library,
but because of lack of funds we have
been unable to either buy new books
or to keep in repair great many
books we have on hand.
We are pleased to report that we
have passed the year without borrow
ing money, and from now ON will not
contract bills without having the
funds to pay them. All this, however,
has been accomplished at the expense
of the usefulness of the library
The past few weeks have witnessed
the dawn of a new era for the library.
The munifcent gift by Mr.. Carnegie
of $40, 900 will build and equip a home
which it will be the determined effort
of the library board to make a credit
to Mr.. Carnegie and the city, and a
lasting and ever increasing benefit to
our citizens as they grow more and
more into it's use We are pleased to
see the council meet the generosity of
Mr.. Carnegie with like spirit in
agreeing to provide 81, 900 per year for
support of the library. While we
shall have many expenses which we do
not have under our present order -.of
things, we believe that by careful at
tention we can meet these expenses and
increase our facilities for good with
each succeeding year.
Respectfully submitted,
M. B. WOOD,
President Library Board
March Is, 1901.
Secretary Patterson's report is as
follows:
Mankato, Mimi, March Is, 1901.
To the Honorable the Common
Council of the City of Mankato. =
Gentlemen: l have the honor to sub
NIT the annual secretary's report of
the Mankato public library for the
year ending Feb. 2Sth, 1901:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
Cascarine at all Druggists.

Cures Biliousness, Constipation and Dyspep-
STA, or money refunded. Price so cents. Book
explaining cause and cure mailed free. Rea
Bros. & Co., Minneap polls, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
MORE ELECTION RETURNS.
South Bend Reports Good Financial
Condition and Hot Fight.

The following additional returns
from Tuesdays election have been re-
ceived:
South Bend. Supervisors, Daniel
Williams chairman, D. E. Lewis,
Rienhardt Olsen clerk, 6. A. Hutton
gren; treasurer, David Herbert; as
SCISSOR, w. F. Crandall Justice, l..
Anderson constables, G. 7. Cole, Leo
F. Sorell.
For town purposes $1G0 was voted,
and for road purposes $3.50. The town
has 5000 cash on hand and $500 of I'M
collected taxes coming. Two tickets
were in the field and q hot fight was
put up.
Cambria Supervisors, Edw. Jones
chairman, Evan L. Harris, VIM. G.
Jones clerk, D. aaE. Bowen; treasurer,
Dan w. Harris assessor, VIM. p.
Jones justice, L. FL. Hughes; con-
stables, Joseph Wagner, +. Gilley.
There was voted for township ex-
penSeS $3.50 and for roads and bridges
$4OO. Two tickets were in the field
Ceresco. Supervisors, August Gems
chairman, Thos. Rooney, Geo. Cool
ing clerk, Chas. Russell; treasurer,
Frank Thurston assessor, Ferdinand
Bloede justices, John Woodhall, J. K.
Klatt; constables, J. R. Mobiles,
Chas. L. Klatt.
For general town purposes, 5000 was
voted, and for the road and bridge fund
$3.50.
Danville -Supervisors, L. P. Kauff
man chairman, L. label, l.. Hoechst;
clerk, j. p Kremer treasurer, L. F.
Phillips assessor, Herman Fischer;
Justice, Chas Fischer constables, F.
w. Fischer Frank Bach.
Eight hundred dollars was voted for
town and road purposes. Only one
ticket was up.
Good Thunder Village. President,
E. Flynn trustees, P. Gainor, Fred
barge, W. A. Whsle recorder, F. Fl.
Griffin; treasurer, f. FL. Morelock
justice, Robt Malzahn constable,
Jack Weir
Decoria. Supervisors, Henry Kurth
chairman, Aug. Thrum; clerk, Ole
Andergard; treasurer, Adam Lortz
assessor, John Mcclellan Justice, John
Steel; constable, Ed. Stoke.
Minnesota Lake township. Super
visors, Ed Wilson chairman, Frank
Troska Fred Seeman clerk, T. NJ
Keogan treasurer, Oscar Schroeder
justice, c. L. Pease; constable, G.
Kruger.
Winnebago City. No license car
ried by II majority and the same vii
lage board was elected. The PROPOSE
tion to levy a tax for a public library
and reading room was defeated.
License was an issue in only few
towns and villages in Minnesota Tues
day. Towns which declared for license
were Renville, Jackson Hector,
Fertile, Battle Lake, Hayfeld, Heron
Lake, bayfield,, Madison Lake, Pine Is
land, Slayton, Austin, Wells, Benson,
Ada, Montevideo, LIE Roy and Glen
wood.
Henning, Hawley, Twin Valley,
Atwater, Window, Monticello and
Spring Valley. among others, declared
for no license.
At Candy, W. J. Glynn former Blue
Earth county sheriff. was elected a
member of the village council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
Pile and Fistu,a Cured.-Free

Sure cure. quick reliable; sample treatment OF
Red Cross Pile & Fistula Cure & book mailed
free. Rea Bros. & Co., Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22

There are cheap baking powders, made from
alum, but they are exceedingly harmful to
health Their astringent and cauterizing
qualities add dangerous element to food.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22

The "Roysf Baker and Pastry Cook'-con-
tanning over 500 most practical and valuable
cooking receipts - free to every patron.
Send postal card with your full address.
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Cambria. Supervisors, Edw. Jones
chairman, Evan L. Harris, VIM G.
Jones; clerk, D. ..E. Bowen treasurer,
Dan W. Harris; assessor, VIM. p.
Jones justice, L. Ell. Hughes; con-
stables, Joseph Wagner, F. Gilley.
There was voted for township ex-
penses $3.50 and for roads and bridges
$500. Two tickets were in the field.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22

At Candy, W. J. Glynn former Blue
Earth county sheriff. was elected a
member of the village council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22

Danville. Supervisors, L. P. Kauff
man chairman, L. label, L. Hoechst
clerk, J. P. Kremer; treasurer, L. F
Phillips; assessor, Herman Fischer
Justice, Chas. Fischer constables, F
w. Fischer, Frank Bach.
Eight hundred dollars was voted fol
town and road purposes. Only ont
ticket was up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22

Good Thunder Village. President,
E. Flynn trustees, P. Gainor, FREQ
Darge, w. A. Whsle recorder, F. FL
Griffin; treasurer, F. Fl. Morelock
justice, Robt. Malzahn constable
Jack Weir.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-24

The boroughs of Manhattan and The
Bronx have 500, 900. 900 Of public mon
ey invested in their waterworks-
aqueducts, reservoirs, pumping sta
tions, mains and watersheds.
The borough of Brooklyn has like
investment OF about $25,000,0OO. and
the water supply Of both New York
county and of Kings county is being
constantly improved and extended, at
new cost, as the greater needs of the
city in business and population re-
quires.
Chicago has more than 100000, 900
invested in its water system, Boston,
$4,000, 900; Baltimore, $4,000, 900; Gin
cinnati, $4,000. 900; st. Louis. $40 ,00O.-
900; Philadelphia. s35,OOO,OO0; Pitts
burg SS,O0O,0 900; Ncs;ark, $4,000, 900;
Milwaukee. $4,000, 900; San Francisco.
$25. 900. 900; Cleveland, $10,0O0.00O; New
Orleans, $5,000.000: Providence, &c.
000, 900, and other large American cities
proportionately. When the city of
New York became part Of the pres
ent consolidated city the revenue Of
the bureau of water supply was $4.-
100000 a year from water taxes. The
receipts are constantly increasing. The
furnishing Of water supply Is a source
of profit rather than Of loss to most
American cities.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-24
Rurnl Mall DeIivery.

The rural carriers are governed by
the same rules as the carriers Of the
city delivery service; they wear the
same uniform, provided at their own
cost, and each has furnished himself
with a special delivery wagon with
Postal Wagon-U. S. Mail" printed
on the front and Sides Each wagon
has sliding door at the sides. with
a glass front. and is fitted up with
pigeonholes, in which the carrier sorts
his mail as he goes along. There is
also a contrivance for heating the
wagon in cold weather. All the boxes
along the routes are Of galvanized
iron, of uniform size, painted and
closely resembling the regulation box
es used in cities, and are nailed on
posts of such height as to bring them
to level with the postal wagon. As
he drives up alongside the box the
carrier opens his sliding door and
drops the mail in the box, at the same
time raising a zinc signal which Is
riveted in the box. II there is any
mail for him to collect he finds this
signal raised If he has none to de-
liver in return he turns the signal
down. If the signal is not raised, AMI
he has no mail to deliver at the box,
he drives by without stopping. Pear
sons Magazine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-24

the theory that Miss Montgomery was
using Bennington as a sort Of a warn
ing to Higgins that delays are dan
gerous.
At all events, the consideration she
accorded them was precisely Identical,
so far as any OF us could see. Mon
days and Thursdays were Higgins eve-
nings for calling. and Tuesdays and
Fridays were Benn!ngton's. with the
Sundays alternating between them.
As the months rolled by, the club be-
came almost feverishly interested in
the outcome and bets were freely made
upon the result. Then came the ell
max.
Miss Montgomery. 1t appears. was
really unable to decide between the
two suitors. and fearing she would be
called upon to give an answer to a
momentous question before she fully
knew her own mind, she hit upon a
plan of testing the business acumen
of Higgins and Bennington.
1t was rumored that Papa Mont
gomery suggested the plan. but how
ever that may be, the test was to be
applied without the knowledge of the
suitors. and it's result was to determine
whether Higgins or Bennington was
to ultimately manage the Montgomery
millions.
Accordingly. one Monday evening.
she treated poor Higgins to surprise
that amounted almost to a nervous
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-05-24
Queer Freais Of NItro-GlycerIne

Nitro-glycerine would make fatal
list of any man. 1t is substance that
Is likely to do almost anything excep;
what is predicted of it. A ten-quart
can Of it had been dropped off the roof
of house with no disastrous results,
while it is on record that a man, in
passing can that had been emptied
and that was lying beside a forest
path struck it with his walking stick
and was promptly blown into neigh
boring treetop. Instances are numer-
GUS where workmen have "thawed
out" the erratic fluid by standing the
cans on top of hot stove and have
continued to eat three meals a day
and yet the dropping Of piece Of hot
iron into tub of water in which such
cans had been standing wrecked a
building and an adjoining oil derrick.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.