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were accompanied by his father and
Frank Retzlad. The funeral took
place in the Congregational church
on the afterox&bn of thet day
the funeral sermon being preached by
Rev. v. H. Rurisg. The remains
we're inferred 10 the Cooperstown
Cemetery. The deceased was taken
sick with lagrippe and few days
after wrote home that he WAS better.
He suffered relapse and went to st.
Francis hospital at West Superior.
In addition to the grippe he was af-
6icted with quinsy, the two together
resulting in his death. He was %
years old and was the second son of
MIR. and Mrs. 3 B. Brown. He was
a member of the Maccabees and car
ried $1,000 policy. Norman was a
hard worker and had rustled for him
self for number of years. He was
cheerful and popular witt, his friends,
who mourn his early demise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
TOWN OF BEAUFORD.
Town 100, Range %.

Sec. Acrs. lUOth
S Nellar, swA ofnwA ofsw4
and W AZ a of n 8 a of
swA of sw14 ....... -. -. 3 14.5O 3.67
j Hagemeister, nw14 of sw4
of neA and So a of WIZ of
nw14 Of ue4 .............. 5 1880 81
Halvor Olson, u 5 a of @ 10 a
of W 20 a of neA of nw14... 5 3 2.4S
Fred Cramer, W So a of n 10
a of swA of nwA and S 3
75-l00 a of W 5 a of Q 10 a of
sw14 ofnwA ......-:.... 1880 2.6O
Aug Nienow, VIZ of SEA-. 20 so 2O.1
do VIZ of sea exc
! a in NV corner............ 50 ~ 3l.4O
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
End of the Century Prosperity.

November proved another record
breaker in amount of exports, the fig
ures for that month being $136,678,594
as compared with S123, 1921 in 1899
and S129, 797, 800 in 1898. For the II
months of the calendar year the trade
balance is in our favor in the amount
of we $500, 1000, 900, showing that the
exports, the total foreign commerce
and the balance of trade of the last
year of the century will be the great
est in the history Of our own or any
other country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
Again we find the tariff looming u,

Again we find the tariff looming up
as the foremost feature of every plan
for the reorganization of the Demo-
cratic party. 1t is the same on all
sides and in all directions, north, south,
east, west. Always and forever the
tariff. Without the tariff as an issue
the Democrats find their occupation
gone. They crave another chance at
tariff tinkering, and they mean to have
1t If they can get it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
STATE OF !
County of Rlna Earth

L, Ed. Weaver, auditor of Blue Earth county,
certify the foregoing to be a correct list of
taxes delinquent ON the first Monday in JAM
uary, 1901, upon real estate in said county for
the year 1899, and not redeemed, except taxes
paid since the first Monday in January, 1901.
Witness my hand and official seal this 10th
day of January, 1901.
ED. WEAVER,
Auditor of Blue Earth County, Minnesota,
n. BIN renting for delinquent taxes, add
to the amount q cents for each description as
clerk of courts and printers fees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
UPON REAL ESTATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
= Earth-ss. District Court, Sixth Judicial

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
= Earth-ss. District Court, Sixth Judicial
District.
The State of Minnesota, to all persons, com
panies or corporations who have any estate,
right. title or interest in, claim to or lien upon
any of the several pieces or parcels OF lanu IN
the list hereto attached described.
The list of taxes and penalties on real estate
for the County of Blue Earth, remaining delln-
ouent on the first Monday in January. 1901, for
the year 1899, have been filed in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of the County. OF
Blue Earth, of which that hereto attached is a
copy.
euested to file in the Office of said Clerk, on or
before the first secular day after the twentieth
day of March, 1901, your answer in writing, set
ting forth any objection or defense you may
have to the taxes and penalties, or any, part
thereof, upon any piece or parcel OF lahu ues-
cribed in said list, into or on which you nave OF
Claim to have any estate, right, title, interest,
claim or lien. and in default thereof Judgment
will be entered against such piece or parcel OF
land for the taxes on said list appearing against
= -" STEPHEN THORNE,
Clerk of the District Court in said County OF
Blue Earth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
VILLAGE OF LAKE CRYSTAL
Town 1O7, Range %.

Town lU7, Range q.
Sec. Acr. Tooth
w D Tyler, seA of nwA of
SELF .......... -. -. D 10 S.S3
w ID Tyler, W a of S 10 a of
neI of sea ............ 5 8 u.39
ID w Brooks, 8 $1,000 a in
nwA of nwA rec bk IS, p
246 =; 49,: ....,".;.. S $50 2.Ss
Hannah Holmes. l a oflot1 s
of blk 3, Davis & Cray's
add 5 ID. O3
P A Morton, 1900 a of sw4
OF nel4 rec blk 81, p 97...... 5 10 1.27
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
TOWNSHIP OF GARDEN CITY.
Town 107, Range %
Ou1f lStOA Vi NV " 800
l07, Range %.
Garden City Townsite.

Harvey Case, lot ............
VIM Over, Sr, S 10 a Of ne4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
TOWNSHIP OF LIME.
Town 100, Range 20.

Sec. Acr. Tooth
L A Linder, all of neA of sex
Sc of 4 R.......... ..... 20 1886 3.13
L A Under. nw4 ofsw4 exc
Ia 81 80 8.SS
Aug Zimmerman, all of S 257
it of swI W of Z R.. 49,. 81 .3S
P Borgmeier, n SO a of nwH
exc 2 8l-100 a Z r and exc
S Is a of W 26R a.. ....... 81 T.19 e.37
Town 100, Range 81.
Thos Duffy, n s a of lot / and
lou "A 90 ll.ZZ
Ed Austin, lot g.. .......... 36 $40 1879
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
OF
Town 1O7. Range %.

I F Gjul, 25 a ofsel4 of swH
Sc of river z.OU 20
A Z Hall, all of VIE of swH
N of river. 5 D 2.69
Adam Kellar. SELF of sex exc
4 a town hail.. .......:. 10 $3.50 Ass
4 kellar, Q 80 a of neA of
nw4 and neA of nwA of
neA exc "a A.. ....... 70 $3.50 2.84
Adam Kellar, g 4 a of n Is a
of neH of nel4 .............. 81 4 2.36
A Kellar, nwA .........:...: % 100 IS. 95
w A Hanna, SELF of ne14 of
nwA ................H..... 80 10 lib
John Morrow. So of sw14 of
nel4 of nw4..... .......... 30 5 10
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
CITY OF MANKATO,
Town 108, Range 20.

B d Hubbard, 5 O7-t00 a of
neA of seA Rec Bk 60 P 513, 6 507 11.0S
Rand, McSherry & Co., mel
a of swA of nwA..... 6 1.35
Sophia Morrison, s 5 21-l00 a
of n SO 47-100 a of neA of
nwA.......... ............ 6 5-21 S.9g
Carl Weier. a a of neA of
swA Rec Blk 60 P 219.. -. II 25 1.5S
A Latin, all of WIZ of WIZ of
nwA of seA n of Agency
road and W of Q line of city II "A
Caroline G Hall, ct al, all of
eh of VIZ of swA of swA s
of E M Halls add'n. 49,. IS $50 14.21
E liza Silver, 2 a in seA of
neA of swA Rec Bk1 P 201 IS 2 Is 4e
Sarah Wickersham, g 7+100 a
2 a of n 4 a of W 10 a
of swA of swA all n of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22

TOWNSHIP OF JAMESTOWN.
Town 100, Range Is.
Sec. Acr. Tooth
Jos Smith. nh of ne4.... :. % 50 IL. 80
VILLAGE OF MADISON LAKE.
Town 100, Range Is.
Geo A Fuller, S 16 r of n 6 r
of e 10 T of W 80 T oflot H.. 35 ! 70
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
n UT DtAN NtNHT
Town los, Range Is
OF MEDO
Town 100. Range Is.

Z P Heggestuen, all W OF
road of ne of na..... 80. = o6.1O Il.SZ
j T McCleary, nw4 of se14. IA 40 l.02
do neA of swA :. IA 4O l.L5
w H Ketzbach, neH of sw4. q 40 TAB
mNS OF McpHERSON
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03
CLURB'S CREEK.

Not seeing any thing from this settle
ment for sometime venture to offer the
following.
Health is generally good.
Everybody is preparing to go ito farm
ing.
A. S. Ramsey and John Bragg have
each large new ground on hand this
spring.
George Lanpher has his new house
about completed.
Ben Fowler has bought Norvil
Wymer's well farm. Ben says that he
will furnish the water anyhow.
John Fowler went to ILL.,, about week
ago where he will work this spring and
summer.
! Jess Kern is erecting a new dwelling
at present. He takes a recess occasion
ally and trades little.
The Greenwood school closed last Sat-
urday with "big time" The last ex-
ercises were speeches by Prof. Dellinger
and Rev. John Fowler on education and
morality.
j. A. Pickett is repairing his fence on
his creek farm this week.
Sherd Casinger has been repairing his
house recently.
Homer Fowler has hired to Mr.. Ramsey
for the season. He began last Sunday
at II O'Clock m.
Prof. J. w. Null went to Sturdivant
last Sunday.
Tom May and Jacob Rush rushed
through this settlement Saturday.
Lon Smith moved on the "Cam Green
wood farm" last week. He will cultivate
some this season.
Albert Allen made flying trip tc
Zalma last Friday. Albert purchased q
fine, top buggy recently.
James Sites has moved on the Joe
Baker farm.
Oscar Fowler returned from Howell
county last week where he had been or
an extended visit. CLuBFooT.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03
CLIPPARD.

Not seeing anything in your pa
per from this neck o.the.woods, l
will proceed to give you few items.
CIippard is new postofice es'
tabished about the lst Of last Feb.
at FIX Judge Snider's new store
which is located on his farm 4 miles
southeast of Latin. Although the
Judge has been in business but four
or five months, he has been forced
to enlarge his building. He now
has one of the neatest store build.
ings in the county, and carries a
complete line of groceries and a
small, but we'll selected stock of dry
goods and general merchandise, all
of which he is selling at very reason
able prices. The people OF the vicin
ity are sho wing their appreciation
by giving him their patronage. lie
is assisted in the business by his
daughter, Miss Kate, who is also
postmistress.
Ex.Judge Millar and W. H. Snidel
have the Oklahoma fever.
W. H. Allmon closed his schoo
in Cape county last week.
A mining company of Wisconsin
have leased u tract of land from
Uncle Isaac Nance and will begir
prospecting for lead in the neal
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03
The New Worlds Fair City.

New York World: The recent DIS
covery of the incorporation papers
of 81. Louis recalls the fact that the
city is practically contemporaneous
with the possession by the United
States of the Louisiana territory,
whose purchase is to be celebrated
in that city in 1901.
St. Lous was incarported 1903.
FIVE wears after the transfer of the
territory to the United States. AT the
time of the purchase ST Louis was
frontier village with an area Of
385 acres and Il population of 1000.
living in 1872 houses. 1t had one
mill. 1t has now an area of 625
square miles and nearly 900 600 in
habtants. 1t had in 1890. the last
census figures available, G,l4S man.
ufacturing plants, with 93,6l0 EN-
ployes and an output worth $22S,-
7l4,3l7.
The growth Of the city and the
development Of its industrial and
commercial activities have cores
bonded with the growth and devel-
opment of the Louisiana territory.
! it Is lhe metropGlis and commercial
centre of the CentrG west.
st. Louis Is noted for conserva-
tism. 1t has never been boom
town but has prospered wonderfully
on solid foundations. 1t has won SUI
premacy in number of lines of in
dustry and trade. 1t sells more
shoes than Boston and has the lar.
gest bre very, the largest hardware
house, the largest woOdenWare
house, the largest drug qouse OF any
American city.
Its conservative methods will
probably save St. Louis from mis-
takes made by other worlds fair
cities. But it is evident from their
preparations that st. Louis people
are thoroughly aroused to the op
Dortunities and responsibilities of a
worlds fair. Like most American
cities, St. Louis has suffered from
municipal misgovernment, but there
is good prospect of reform in the
spring election. The city has secur
ed from tho State Legislature {
smoke-abatement law and coDstitu
tional amendments providing a new
charter and increases of bonded in
debtness and municipal revenues
Charter amendments are pending
providing immediate ways anc
means for an extensive system o
public Improvements,
If the persistence and energy
: one may say audacity-dispIayet
by the citizens in the preliminar!
steps toward the Wo, Ids Fair, a
:, home and in Washington, continu
] in the preparation Of the city TO
. the celebration, st. Louis will as
+ tonlsh the world In 1908 with a
exhibition of mnniu.pAi progress.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03

Bad colds seem to be the prevailing
complaint.
Owing to so much rain, farmers are
making slow progress with their work
Mrs. P. E. Baker visited at E. ]
Turner's, Sunday.
Price Cobb led a singing at the Union
Grove Church, Sunday. An attempt
will be made to organize a singing school
Eli Barks made trip to MarquanG
last week.
Rev. William Berry has been very sich
but is improving at this writing.
c. M. Johnson and wife visited at FL
Barks', Sunday.
Miss Maude Graves visited Miss Lucy
johnson, Saturday and Sunday.
! A Sunday School was organized at the
Ridge last Sunday with the following
officers: c. M, johnson, superintendent
Jaboz Lea1better, assistant superinten-
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03
A Most Liberal Offer.

All our farmer readers should
take advantage Of the unprecedent.
ed clubbing offer we this year make,
which includes with this prper The
Kansas City Live Stock Indicator,
its special Farmers Institute Edl-
tions and The Poultry Farmer.
These three publications are the
best of their class and should be IN
every farm home. To them we add,
for local, county and general news,
our own paper, and make the price
BGs" of the four one year only $3.50.
Never before was so much superior
reading matter offered for so small
an amount of money The three
papers named, which we club with
our own are well known throughout
the West and commend themselves
to the readers favorable attention
upon mere mention. The Kansas
City Live Stock Indicator IS the
great agricultural and live stock
paper of the West; The Poultry
Farmer is the most practical poultry
paper for the farmer, while The
Special Farmers Institute Editions
are the most practical publications
for the promotion of good farming
ever published. Take advantage
of this great offer, as it will hold
good for short time only. Samples
of these papers may be examined
by calling nj this Office.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03
HE WON OUT.

The fly collector asked the modest hotel
clerk to change twenty for him.
"Got nothing but two five dollar bills, "
said the clerk, looking over his safe de-
posit.
"By the way" asked the fly collector,
going down into his pocketbook, "did
you ever see an eight dollar bill?"
"No; nor you either" responded the
clerk with confidence,
"Bet you the drink, ventured the fly
collector, holding something in his hand
"Done," said the clerk. "l'm willing
to pay for the drinks to see that kind OF
bill, but guess won't have to-"
"Nop" grinned the fly collector, "How's
thatP" and he handed to the clerk an
eight dollar bill Tor pair OF trousers
Detroit Free Press.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03
The Great Modern NeWspaper.

When all that portion of the United
States west of the Missouri and Kaw
rivers was trackless wilderness, nearly
half century ago, the first issue OF one
of the worlds greatest newspapers ap-
peared. St. Louis was then mere over
grown town on the western frontier of
civilization, has developed into great
commercial metropolis. and that great
modern newsgatherer, the st. Louis
Globe'Demo"rat, has kept pace with the
progress of its city and section. 1t has
been, from its first issue to the present
time, the children's tutor, the youth S
counselor, the woman's companion, the
farmers instructor and friend. Its cir
culation extends to every state and terri
tory OF the Union, to Canada and Mexi-
co, and to every part of the world where
there are readers of the English language
1t ought to be in your home during the
coming year. See advertisement else
where in this issue.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03

The Constitution now offers
S25O000 in cash prizes to agents for
the very best agents work during
the first quarter Of the first year of
the new century. Omitting all con
tests, except for agents, they place
the whole sum to the agents credit
and make the terms equitable for
distributing it over the whole teri
tory. The Constitution wants good
agents everywhere. Men who will
get out and canvass and hustle for
new business, Many who have to go
over their own and adjoining cOuu.
ties on business can take The Con
stitutlon along as the best side line.
Country doctors, rural route mail
carriers, nursery men, farmers and
good workmen. could all realize a
mong the prizes and make their
commission besides. A fair salary
proposition for anv man.
The WeekIy-COnstitution makes
special feature of its agricultural
page, whIch is presided over by
Colonel R. J. Redding, director of
the Georgia experiment farm, and
a man who is recognized as an AK
pert on all agricultural topics. He
gives full page every week on ag-
ricuIiural matters A page is devo-
ted to the women and a page to the
children, these two departments
being presided over by Mrs. william
King.
Every man should take his county
newspaper before anything else,
and next to this he should take a
good general newspaper, such as
The Constitution. His county pa
per gives him the local home news,
which is not supplied by a news
paper furnishing the general news
from all parts Of the country and
from all over the world. Before a
man seeks information from out.
side, he should first feel sure that
he is being kept posted on what is
going on at home. When, however
the opportunity is offered to get
the best weekly newspaper in this
country with your home paper. the
lnducement is such as to elicit
prompt response from our readers
We will be glad to receive club
hlng subscriptions with this paper
and The Constitution, and if there
are any who are now subscribers
to this paper. who wish to take The
Constitution also, we will be glac
to receive subscriptions to the lat
ter and forward them, having au
thority from that paper TO do so.
The Constitution should be II
every home!
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03
M. S. A. NOTES

Health is good now.
We are having disagreeable weather at
this writing.
The game of ball between the Hurricane
Whirlwind and our team was a success.
Our boys take their defeat manfully but
wish to say that "Whirlwind" can not
bluff them. The score was IA to 13 in
their favor.
The Excelsior Literary Society is grow
ing rapidly, both in interest and number
A very good program was rendered last
Friday.
The primary department has decreas-
ed some since my last writing.
Mr.. Bess comprises part of this weeks
increase.
The music department is steadily prog.
ressing under the able management O
Mrs. T. B. Wingo.
Several of the students contrived t.
have little sport at the expense Of Prof
Wingo last Monday, it being April fools
day.
ga STUDENT"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03
Eczema, Itching humors, Pimples
--Cured By B B. B.


Does your Skin Itch and Burn? Dis
treSsing Eruptions on the Skin so you
feel ashamed to be seen in company?
Do scabs and Scales form on tn. Skin,
Hair or Scalp? Have you Eczema? Skin
Sore and Rracked? Rash form on the
Skin? Prickling P in in the Skin? Boils?
Pimples? Bone Pains? Swollen joints?
Falling hair? All run down? Skin pale?
Old sores? Eating sores? Ulcers? All
these are symptoms of Eczema and I'm
purities and oisons in the blood. To
cure to stay cured take B. B. B. Botanic
Blood Balm) which makes the blood pure
and rich. B. B. B. will cause the sores
to heal, itching of eczema to stop forever
the skin to become clear and the breath
sweet. B. B. B. is just the remedy you
have been looking for. Thoroughly test
ed for 80 years. Our readers are advis
ed to try B. B. B. For sale by druggists
at ST per large bottle; six large bottles
= (full treatment) S5. Complete directions
with each bottle. So sufferers may test
it, trial bottle given away. Write for
it. Address Blood Balm Co., Atlanta,
Ga. Describe your trouble and Free
personal medical advice given.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03
A Great Newspaper

The Sunday edition of The St. Loui
Republic is a marvel of modern news
paper enterprise. The organization O
its news service is worldwide, complot
in every department; in fact, superio
to that of any other newspaper.
The magazine section is illustrated ir
daintily tinted colors and splendid half
tone pictures. This section contains more
high-class literary matter than any of
the monthly magazines. The fashions
illustrated in natural colors are especi-
ally valuable to the ladies.
The colored comic section is genuine
laugh-maker. The funny cartoons are
by the best artists. The humorous sto-
ries are high class, by authors of nation
al reputation.
Sheet music, high-class, popular
song, is furnished free every Sunday in
The Republic.
The price of The Sunday Republic by
mail one year is $500. For sale by all
news dealers.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-04-03

lanta Constitution, is a principle grow
ing so rapidly that it cannot be checked.
The Portland Oregonlan declares that
what has been done already furnishes
sufficient ground upon which others
should act, since it is the way to meet
increasing needs of government without
harassing business and overburdeniny
real estate.
The progress of one year is thus told:
In 1899 persistent attempt of certain
tax reformers to compel the taxation of
franchises in Missouri under the general
liability of all property to taxation re-
suited in an increase by the state board
Of o4 ualization of the assessment of pub
he service corporations in St. Louis from
81 1884 ,504-the figures for 1898-to
SIT, ,6S8,859.
Under the Ford law, which specifical-
ly makes the franchises of public service
corporations using streets, highways or
public places" subject to taxation as
"real property" the assessments made
by the state assessors-of such corpora
tions in New York last year was raised
from $96, ,061 1902, the amount Of the last
previous assessment, to $266, 1863 ,O59, a
gain of $170, 10l ISL. In Greater New
York, where such corporations chiefly
exist, the increase was from SIC, ,221 ,025
to $219,679,251.
Last year, pursuant to directions from
the Michigan state tax C; mmission,
created in 1869, the assessors OF Detroit
in assessing the Citizens street railway
of that city, included the value of its
franchise and accordingly raised its
assessment from S1,500,000 at which
figure it had previously stood 20
S12,0OO,OOO.
An increase of $1O,OOO,OOO in one year
in Missouri.
OF $4,000, 600 in New York.
And certain of Sic, 100000 thrs year in
Michigan.
Here are figures for lawmakers to
study over. When the laboring man
has to give two months wages to the tax
collector for the privilege of living the
other ten, he can read these figures and
make up his mind as to where relief
should come from.