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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
along, as it were and are SO small that

along, as it were and are so small thai
it is really laughable. Fancy some Of
/ the larger merchants here giving III
an order of from So to $12, when mer.
chants in smaller towns have ordered
as high as $500 worth of our goods at
time. If the success of our business
depended in the slightest degree upon
the patronage we receive here, we
would have closed up shop long ago.
AS it is the total value of what we sell
here would not pay the salary of one
of our foremen for one year. | do not
believe there are three merchants in
this town who have been through our
mills since we spent $15, 900 in inn
provements Under the circumstances,
if we follow the course under consider
alton, the merchants have only them
selves to blame if they lost trade that
we have indirectly given them and
which has been but poorly appreciated.
Our business has increased since 1898
over 300 per cent and this year it in
creased go per cent over 1899. Next
year we have reason to expect a further
increase. No business Institution in
this city or in the northwest can show
such an increase in the same length
of time. I ask any fair minded per-
son if we could have accomplished
such a result if our goods were not
well made or not up to date, and was
this result obtained by the patronage
or encouragement of Mankato mer-
chants? We have eighteen representa-
tives selling our goods and every one
of them has orders to speak good
word to their customers for the job
bers or wholesalers in this city who
sell their goods in the same territory
that we do ours We have advertised
the city and it's business interests and
have right to expect fair treatment
in return. AS before stated, we are
entitled by all the laws of trade to a
fair share of business in Mankato.
Taking all of our goods together we
ought to sell $12, ZOO worth here. If
we can't do it through the merchants
we are going to do it some other way.
1t is high time that some of the mer-
chants get over the idea that we are
RUNNING a one-horse institution, and
learn to know us, at least as we'll as
outsiders do. !"
The above statement certainly fur
nishes food for reflection. The Man
kato Mills company is one of the larg-
est and most important knit goods
mandatory in this country, and in
all fairness it is entitled to the support
and encouragement of Mankato mer-
chants and Mankato consumers. A
Free Press representative recently took
a tour through their establishment and
was surprised not only at the magni-
tude of the institution more especially
at the superior grade and quality of
goods manufactured. Our people little
appreciate the great value of the
mandatory to our city, and we hope
that the merchants will get together,
make visit in body to the mills,
inspect the machinery, and products
and arrange to handle such of their
goods as the trade demands
Loyalty to home manufactures is
the life and prosperity of a city, and
Mankato must realize this fact as
other cities do, or retrogression is
bound to overtake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
TAKING IN Mr.. MOODY.
How His Confidence Was Abused by the
Natives of Bethany.

When D. L. Moody went to Bethany
during his travels in the east, he was
very soft hearted over all the multi
tude of beggars there, not only because
the place is so unusual, but because
he was moved by its beautiful tradi-
tions. He gave quantities of "back-
sheesh'' and then asked if any of the
children had the names of Mary and
Martha. Yes, indeed, they had And
that opened his pockets again.
The news of his generosity spread
through the village, and new claim
ants came until has visit seemed likely
to result in fight for existence The
case was getting desperate, and he told
the dragoman to call for silence
while he made an address. Then
he said:
81 have come 5000 miles to see this
little village of Bethany It was a
place my Master loved to visit, and I
have come to see it because ne loved
it. I am very glad to meet you all,
but now I want to be alone. I have
no more backsheesh, and l bid you
goodby.
A fine looking boy of Is replied to
the address He spoke f1uently and
Win the grace Oh du OIduOf MT.
Moody was delighted with the begin
ming of his grafton, but not with the
conclusion.
1--WE are glad to see the gentleman
and his friends who have come so far,
but the gentleman must not think that
his actions are equal to the Importance
of his visit Six thousand miles
is long way to come, and the gentle
man must have sacrificed much to
make the visit. In consequence it is
natural for us to expect that he would
be munifcent in backsheesh. This he
has not been, and we now expect that
he will give us a great deal more. -
Mr.. Moody was so disguised that
he abandoned the situation entirely
and hurried away with his friends.
81 did think. I" said he, "that boy
had soul above backsheesh +"
"And did you think. too, that some
of the children were named Martha
and Mary2" he was asked.
Certainly. Why not?'
Nothing; only they were all DO VS.
Companion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04

Chief Bowen Tuesday took Mrs.
u. M. Fl anderson to st. Joseph's hos
pital. She has been out of her mind
for several days, and Tuesday was
found walking the streets with her
four young children through the
storm. The children were shivering
from the cold when taken to the city
hall. Mrs. Henderson has imagined
things that never happened, and has
acted very strangely. She had a
hallucination last week that someone
came to her door with a revolver to
kill her. She is resting easily today,
and it is thought that she will soon
recover. Her mental trouble is laid to
overwork,.
Miss Daisy Sargent, niece and
adopted daughter of Conductor A..
Messer. died at the family residence in
st. Paul Saturday evening at eleven
O. clock of gastric fever. She had
visited in Mankato several times and
had many friends here. b. F. Pay at
tended the funeral at st. Paul today.
Landlord Klein has as one of the
decorations of the Office of the Clifton
House the head of Rocky mountain
sheep, nicely mounted. 1t was sent to
him as gift by his son, DR.. Geo.
Klein, who is practicing dentistry at
Forsyth, Mont.
A couple of buns were locked up
Saturday night for assaulting an old
man. They each had bottle of whisky
which had been stolen from VIM Al
colts saloon on North Front street.
They were ordered out of town yester-
day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
D. G. DAVIES,
REAL ESTATE
We offer the following
Bargains for your In
spectiOn:....

A neat house with good cellar, well
and cistern, good barn, three fine
lots, shade trees and shrubbery, price
81, 500.
A well built seven room house with
good cellar, well and cistern, frame
building, nice shade trees, can be had
for So, O00
A good brick house, good frame
barn, two fine lots, splendid shade
trees big bargain at 81, 500.
A six room house, a good cellar,
well and cistern, good barn, house and
barn new, and in first class condition,
will take small payment down, terms
on balance to suit customer, price
81, 400.
House and lot in good condition,
good well, for $3.50.
A fine brick house on Belgrade ave-
nue. for So, 900.
A large house, barn and full lot on
Pleasant street, for So, 800.
A house and lot on Fulton street, a
bargain at 81, 900.
A better house on Fulton street
So, 400.
House and lot on Shaubut street,
which has been sold for a 81, 000 can
be had if taken soon, subject to lease
which expires March list, for $3.50.
A fine 100 acre farm three and a
half miles from the city with good
improvements, one of the finest or
chards in the county, owner raised a
thousand bushels of apples this year,
about rs acres under cultivation. bal
ance timber and pasture, this farm can
be had at $50 per acre.
A 10 acre farm about eight miles
from the city, with fine buildings a
bargain at $35 per acre.
We have an equity in Blue Earth
county farm, that we will trade for
city property and can give purchaser
long time and easy payments on the
balance. This is a good chance for
somebody to get a good farm.
We have money to loan at reasonable
rates of interest on farm and city
property. If you are in need of money,
see us before you make your loans.
See us in regard to rates, etc. on fire
insurance before you renew your
policy. We have line of the most
substantial fire insurance companies
doing business in the United States.
We have settled hundreds of losses in
Mankato, every one of which has been
settled satisfactorily and in full For
further particulars write us or call ON
us at our Office in Suite 1, Odd Fell
lows Block, Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
FIRST YEAR SUCCESSFUL.

The A. d. T. service was started in
Mankato year ago and has fully
equaled expectations in the amount OF
business that it has done. Two mes
sengers are employed. and deliver
telegraph messages and do errands for
people. 1t has proved great con-
venience for people who have used it.
Young men use the service to send
messages to their sweet hearts, house
wives use it to have purchases deliver
ed, people who want bottle of beer
and don't want to go after it them
selves nave an A. d. T. messenger de-
liver it, and in various ways the SER
vice has made itself useful. 1t would
be interesting to note all the various
uses to which it has been put, if they
could be ascertained.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
HEARING. POSTPONED.
Fight to Recover on Judgemnt for
Breach of Promise

There was legal struggle in Referee
Flitties Office last Monday over the
application of Herman Miller, a Dan
vile farmer, for discharge from bank
ruptcy. The principal creditor, Miss
Clara Fischer, opposed the discharge
on the ground that Miller had conceal
ed some of his property, as she alleged.
She obtained a Judgment for 5000 dam
ages for breach of promise against him
couple of years ago, and if he is
ment will be wiped out and Miss
Fischer will have nothing to show for
it. In his schedules, Miller claims to
have no unexempt assets, and only sew
eral small debts besides the 5000 judg-
ment.
The hearing was adjourned to Jan.
18th. Collester & McGovern, of
Waseca are Miller's attorney, and
John Moonan, of Waseca, is Miss
Fischer's attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04

The chimney on Henry Veigel 'sresi-
dence on North Sixth street took fire
Sunday forenoon and the flames COM
municated to the woodwork The fire
department got the flames out before
damage to exceed $50 had been done.
A. A. Rieff made eleven shipments
of choice poultry one day last week
via. the American Express Co., to
various states, including several to
Wyoming. One of the shipments was
irty-eight pound turkey,
Mrs. A. w. Strickland arrived home
last night from Welcome, where she
has been visiting her sister.
The days are beginning to lengthen
out little in the afternoons, but are
still growing shorter in the mornings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
Winners of Ribbons at the Poultry Show
Last Week.

LdSl WCCh.
The following premiums were
awarded at the poultry show last
week, Geo. D Holden being the judge !:
Barred Rocks-L. E. Chittenden,
1st and Sd cockerel; F. O. True, I'd
cockerel, I'd and Sd pullet, LIST cock !;
NJ. Cram, 1st cockerel
White Plymouth Rocks-R. f.
Neubert, 1st cock Sd cockerel f. o.
True, I'd cock, list cockerel and Sd
pullet, I'd breeding pen; w. w. Sell,
Waseca, I'd cockerel. 1st and I'd pullet,
1st, I'd and Sd hen, 1st and Sd pen.
Buff Rocks-Armond Hinton, list
cock, 1st hen.
Silver Wyandottes-R F. Neubert,
Sd cockerel, LIST and I'd cock. list hen,
I'd pen. A. A. Hullster, Kasson, I'd
and Sd pullet, Sd hen, Sd cock and
Sd pen Mrs. Swedberg, Luverne, LIST
and I'd cockerel, list pullet, LIST pen.
White Wyandottes-W. FL. Taylor &
Sons, Wells, list, I'd and Sd pullet,
LIST, I'd and Sd cockerel, list I'd and Sd
hen, 1st pen; R. F. Neubert, I'd and
Sd pen.
Buff Wyandottes-All to Fl. Hess,
Winona.
OOlu0u w yduuOUtcS- W ~. L
Neubert, Mankato.
Light Brahmas-A Anderson, Cd
cock, Sd hen R. F. Neubert, list cock !;
list, I'd and Sd pullet, list, and I'd
hen, LIST and I'd pen
Buff Cochins-All to J. w. Kohl
man, Mankato
Partridge Cochins-All to L. E.
Chittenden.
Cornish Indians-All to R. F. Neu-
bert.
Black Langshans Schlattee,
Faribault, LIST cock, LIST cockerel, I'd
and Sd hen, LIST, I'd and Sd pullet, 1st
pen; Edward Roth, Faribault, I'd
cockerel; E. q. Smith, Sd cockerel
Black Minorcas-All to r. f. Neu-
bert
S. c. White Leghorns-R. F. Neu-
bert, 1st cock, 1st hen, I'd and Sd hen.
I'd cockereI; G.. w. Wilson, 1st pullet
Henry Frescholtz, LIST cockerel, I'd and
Sd pullet.
S. G. B. Leghorns-B. F. Neubert,
list cock, list hen ; Fred Feigle. Kasson,
LIST, I'd and Sd pullet, LIST, I'd and Sd
cockerel 1st pen.
R. G. B. Leghorns-All to Neubert.
Buff Leghorns to Neubert.
S. S. Hamburgs-All to Neubert.
Hondans-R. F. Neubert, LIST, I'd
hen, LIST cockerel, 1st cock Mr.. Re-
cord, Sd hen. ; w. f. Black Spanish,
1st hen.
English Redcaps-All to W. L.
Wilson.
Silver Grey Dorkings-All to Null
len, of Beauford.
w. C. B. Polish-All to c. j. King,
Winona
Pea Combed Barred Rocks-All to F..
o. True Buff Pekin Bantams-Chas
Minor, list cock. 1st and I'd cockerel,
Sd hen, 1st., I'd and Sd pullet; r. F.
Neubert, LIST hen, I'd hen. Sd cockerel,
list pen.
White Holland Turkeys-All to F. O..
True.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
DISTRICT COURT.

The divorce suit of LYDIA Laura
Coughlin VS.. VIM. j. Coughlin was
tried before Judge Cray Monday. G. j.
Laurisch and S. B. Wilson are the at
torneys for the plaintiff and defendant
respectively.
Judge Cray will hear the last case of
the term on Wednesday, and will then
take recess until Jan. Gath, when
Judge Quinn will try several cases.
Court will not be in session tomor-
row
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
A GOOD FALL.

The field work on the proposed Medo
drainage ditch has been completed, a md
the viewers will report favorahly upon
it. There are no natural obstacles to
the construction of the ditch, but on
the other hand it will have the great
est fall of any yet proposed in the
county. There will be ten miles of
ditch. And the fall will be fifteen
feet in the main ditch and twenty-five
in the branch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
THE CLOSING CENTURY.

We stand at the close of the nine
teenth century and all eytes are turned
toward the new century about to dawn,
wondering what it has in store for
humanity. But before we step into
It's portals, it is we'll enough to cast a
glance back over the marvellous CEN
fury now practically closed. How
changed the conditions now from what
they were one hundred years ago.
There has been no closing century re-
corded in history where conditions in
every respect have been SO radically
different as those of the nineteenth
contrasted with those of the eighteenth.
While progress of course had been
made in many ways still the changes
that had come over society at the
dawning of this century, as compared
with conditions at the beginning of
the Christian era, were not great,
startling nor radical, as has been the
case in this short space of 100 years,
and the greater part of this progress
has occurred in the last half of the
century, and mostly in the last quarter
of it. 1t is hard for the younger gen.
GRAFTON to realize. that their great grand
parents went through life without
knowing anything at all of the COM
forts which now surround society at
every turn. That what we call every
day necessities were not even known
to them as Injuries Steam and cleo
tricity have revolutionized our civiliz-
alton. They are the two great forces
which make present day progress pos
sible. Drop them out and the world
would be more helpless than when it
plodded along without them. They
are the foundation stones. They have
made everything else possible. They
stirred the sluggish blood of the sleep
ing centuries, and awakened genius to
its splendid possibilities. They have
bridged rivers and spanned continents
and oceans. They have gathered the
widespread world into one close COM
munity. They gave to the world
energy, push and new life.
To these forces more than any other
is due the tremendous growth of that
little republic which stretched like a
narrow fringe along theAtlantic coast at
the close of the eighteenth century, and
which only pushed inland along i'm
portant rivers and the great lake sys-
tenn, until today, in one short century,
it has spread from ocean to ocean and
stands giant among the nations
of the world, while they are trembling
at the powers it is putting forth in
an industrial way.
The change is indeed marvellous.
There is no fairy tale that gives a
more wondrous story of change. One
hundred years ago it took some three
months for news to travel from the old
world to the new, by the slow sailing
craft. 1t was weeks before the result
of the presidential election was
known at the beginning of the CEN
fury. A few weeks ago on the night
of the presidential election the leaders
of the great parties were able to fig
ure out the result in less than three
hours after the close of the polls, and
the news was known in the old world
centers little, if any later.
And with the passing of the country
the people have grown more inter-de
pendent upon each other. At the be-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
BROKE TWO RIBS.

5 Mrs E. D. Cragum, who lives on
the Indian Lake road, was going down
stairs Saturday evening and did not
reach the bottom as soon as she ex-
pected. She fell several steps and
struck her right side upon the UNI
brella rack, breaking two ribs. She
suffered great pain for time but her
injury is not considered serious. DR..
Warner was summoned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
DEATH OF MRS. RoOs.

Mrs. Geo. Roos died at her home on
North Front street at 5 :45 O'Clock
Monday of kidney trouble, after an
illness of four months. She was fifty
eight years of age and leaves hus-
band and the following sons and
daughters: George, Albert and Walter
Roos, Mrs. Gates G. Phillips, Mrs
B. Bangerter Jr., Mrs. Geo. Hull and
Miss Hattie Roos all of this :ity.
Mrs. Roos was most excellent lady,
and loved by all who knew her. Her
numerous friends will regret her death,
and their sympathy will be extended
to the afflicted family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
FINED SIS

When Ole Monson was searched at
the police station after being arrested
Sunday, a bottle of whisky was
found upon him. 1t was ascertained
that certain drug clerk had sold it to
him yesterday morning. The clerk
was arrested this afternoon on the
charge of selling liquor without Ii
cense and with no prescription. He
pleaded guilty and paid fine of $25
and costs, $2S IS in all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
; MUSICAL - DRAMATIC :

1t is worthy of note, anent Belaseo's
play, ''The Heart of Maryland, that
the original of his heroine, Maryland
Calvert, was the beautiful daughter
of Leonard Calvert, the first Colonial
governor of Maryland, who, with two
hundred emigrants from England, in
their good ship came to anchor in the
Potomac river February Gath. 1884
And as a coincidence, if all the dates
of it's present tour are filled, it will
have been performed under the per-
sonal management of its author in this
country just 1. 634 times-the figures of
the date of Calvert's landing. The
play will be presented at the Mankato
theatre Saturday, Jan. 9Th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04

Thoroughbred Barred, Plymouth
Rock Cockerels and Pullets, for sale.
Geo. w. Monks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
NO CONFERENCE HELD
General Henderson Denies a Rail-
road Combine RumOr.


Omaha, Neb., Nov. 22-General c. T.
Henderson. general solicitor of the Burl-
instor road said today that the report
sent out from Lincoln stating that Cen
oral Manager Holdridge, of his road, had
held important conferences with Cover
nor Savage with regard to proposed suits
against the roads concerned in the Hill
Hartman plans, was absolutely without
foundation.
There has been no combine, so far as
the Burlington is concerned" he said,
and we have too many live matters on
hand TO worry about those that have not
come to life yet"
1t Is true. Mr.. Holdridge was in Lin
coin, but he did not go there for the pur-
pose of sounding the governor on this
subject IS the dispatches stated, nor do
l think that it ever came to a discus
sion"
4 special to an evening paper from Lin
coin says: Governor Savage, who re-
Gently consulted with ttorney General
Prout in regard to investigating the con-
solidation of the various northwest rail-
ways with view Of obstructing the deal
if 4 violation of the state law was appar-
ent, makes q statement today declining
to meet Governor Van SAINT, of Minneso-
ia TO discuss the suppression of the mer-
ger. He says there is no consolidation
apparent in Nebraska and Minnesota af-
fairs are not subject to Nebraska inter
ference
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
FIXED THE MINISTER.


Ana he Needed Looking After.
'In minister's family in Los Angeles
where I was visiting sometime ay7. the
wife complained of serious Indigestion
and dyspepsia. She admitted that she
used coffee and said she more than half
believed that was the trouble. told her
that knew IL was the trouble for bad
gone though with the experience myself
ana bad only been cured when I left of
coffee and took ur Postum Food coffee.
she said she had tried the Postum.
both Tor herself and her husband. but
they did not Ike i. Win her rerrni.sio-.
made Postsrn next morning ra- ssff. ana
boiled IT fun ffteen minutes sft-r tho
real ha,f-- Of the r,,+ asean .rlr.l ,.,..-
il was served Il was ri., d5en b-.zr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
FAT AND LEAN

That Is babies: fat- they are
happy and safe; lean. they are
neither happy nor safe
Apart from being entirely
healthy or not quite well, lat
one has much reserve Of vital
strength to resist any sudden
attack. while the lean one has
little or 40 reserve.
The say t. BE fat and vel
j. SCOTS emulsion ct cod-hver
OF. & little. oulF q little.
lNot any. u healthy and plump
already ".et well enough
aloae.
rsG seas gazs 1s - ~ & 20 80
ScoIT BcT-SE. - 7s.s s=sz- Ss- Eara
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23

any those who have not, viii unquestion-
ably embrace this opportunity, as these
are announced as the last times he VIII
be seen in the character. Mr. Robson
has made "A very elaborate production OF
The Henrietta and mas surrounded HIM
sell with the strongest company that has
ever been in his support, including such
names as Maclyn Arbgckle, Russ Whytal
Dorothy Rossmore. Esteue Carter. Cliff
ford Leigh, Charles Lane. Mary Realty
Laura THOMPSON. Roy Atwen. Charles
Gilbert, Joseph p. Keefe, and others.
Adolph Bluuer, Grand Mound Ia
writes. 81 have used FOLEY'S HONEY
AND TAR N my family ard think it is
the best cough cure on the market. /
would not be without it in my home. as
there is nothing so good for coughs and
colds" @. Gehring. 4ao z. Douglas; Geo.
Van Werden, BPS \. Main; Wichita Drug
Co, ITO Z. Douglas