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The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1901-06-05
AyrITOxIS FUR SWINE DISEA. Is.

Returns from the Board OF Agriculture from
states in the Corn Belt show losses in 1893 o
nearly two hundred million dollars. DR. f. IL
DeVaux after several years of scientific expert
ments and study succeeded in isolating the true
germ OF swine diseases. and prepared a Serum
Antltoxln which is manufactured only by the
OeVaux Chemical Co., of Chicago. Over 40O,-
900 hogs have been successfully treated and
saved by this remedy. Hogs treated with the
Anttoxin thnve better and command higher
price on the market than those not treated
The Company guarantees that the injection OF
their Antitozin in well swine will absolutely
prevent death by disease, and in sick swine
Will save az East oo percent In case of failure
money paid ior serum and syringe will be re-
FUNDED. AM farmer can easily administer fhl
A1fifoxi1. order according to the number OF
hogs to be treated.
One ounce vial Sufficient for six hogs) SI.OO.
Antitoxin Syringe $3.50. DeVaux Chemical
Company, ID Van Buren, Street, Chicago.
2iapr-Iy
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Low Rates to the Pan American Exposition

Via Queen & Crescent Route. Dou-
Dle daily service Finest trains in the
South. Consult ticket agents for rates
and full Information. l5may-tf
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NIAGARA FALLS,
One of the Seven Wonders o
the World, within and hours
ride from Buffalo.
Weekly Excursions VIA
Big -Four Route
TO BUFFALO.

On Tuesdays, Nav Z, IA, 81 and 2S.
rate of one fare. plus 81, round trip,
good for return leaving Buffalo up to
midnight on following Saturday.
Tickets on sale daily commencing
Tuesday, April 80, at the rate of one
and One-thirb fare for the round trip
Good Is days returning.
On all through tickets. either one way or
round trip, reading east of Buffalo, privilege of
stop over for ten day will be granted at Buffalo
during the Exposition, on deposite of ticket
with Joint Agent at that point and payment
of fee of 81.
Call on or write Agents big Four
for full information, circulars of the
Exposition, etc.
.$1s.ss
WARREN j. LYNCH. WE. DEPPE,
Genl. Pass. & Tt. Agi. A G. P. & T. Agt.
LE REEVES, Genl. Southern Agt.
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delicate organism of woman. What
the sufferer ought to do is to give
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
BOARD OF REVIEW.
No Change Made in the Building and
Loan Assessment.

The board of review Friday night re-
duced the assessment on FIG. Heinze' g
fixtures, etc., from 81, 600 to $500.
A $40 buggy was taken off of Leo
S. Lamm's list, on his explanation that
it does not belong to him.
A. J. Busch appeared and asked
to have the assessment on Busch & Co. 8
goods and merchandise reduced from
$12, 900 to $4,000. He said that on
May 1st the actual value of the stock
was 500, 919, and this class of goods is
assessed at third of it's value.
No action was taken.
Geo. E. Brett was notified to appear
tonight and show cause why the valu
alton of the goods and merchandise of
Geo. E. Brett, Inc. should not be
raised from $12, 900 to $13, 800 j.. B.
& D. Richards stock is assessed at
$13,
The assessment of $57, 500 on the
stock of the local building and loan as
ISOLATION was talked over, and it was
decided TO leave it where it was
placed by the assessor.
The board completed the Ms and
will meet again tonight before the
aldermen convene as a council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
MAPLETON.

From the Enterprise:
Mr.. Andrew Little was called to
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Tuesday by the death
of his brother, Thomas, whom he had
not seen for 30 years. He has two other
brothers at the same place who locat-
ed at GAINESVILLE nearly forty years ago,
coming direct from Scotland. The
brother who has Just died was about so
years of age.
Mr.. p J. McGovern and wife of
Baker Ciy, Oregon, who have been
enjoying themselves for the past ten
days visiting at the hospitable home
of Mr.. Mike Clifford, started on their
homeward journey Wednesday morn
ing. Mr. McGovern is a brother of
Mrs. Clifford and the enjoyment of
meeting again after separation of
fifty years was very great.
What might have been a serious ac-
cident was narrowly averted by Provi-
dence during the picnic near the Lake
Friday. Two prominent young men
tried to see whose team would gain
the woods from the opening first. The
result was runaway team, an up
rooted oak, tipped over buggy and a
young lady dragged many feet under
the buggy, sustaining painful injury
to face. We trust the occurrence
will teach a salutary lesson to all con-
cerned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
THE COUNCILS ACTION.
Fear is Expressed That There Will
be no Street Railway This Year.

There is diversity of opinion re-
garding the action of.the council Friday
night in granting two months ex
tension to the street railway company.
Some are inclined to think that the
extension should not have been grant
ed, and say that it means that the
matter has now been STAYED over to 80
late period in the summer that moth
ing can be accomplished this year.
They say that the company has
an object in having the matter put
over for another year.
G. N. Andrews says that, while
not consenting to the adoption
of the ordinance, he feels that
the proviso in it is safe one to have,
as it leaves a string in the hands of
the council that can be pulled at any
time.
The aldermen feel that they have
acted for the best in giving the COM
pany a small extension, in view of the
that it has made. One
of them stated today that if no steps
are taken by the company in three or
four weeks, the council would perhaps
take the matter up and revoke the or
dinance.
The board of trade committee will
keep track of the matters that it has
been working upon, and in case the
company does not do anything during
the next three or four weeks it will
apply to the council to revoke the or
dinance, in order that other people
may have chance.
A. E. Clark states that while he did
not put the proviso in the ordinance,
and did not know that it was placed
there, it is satisfactory to the COM
DanV
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
REPAIRING FRONT STREET.
Three Layers of Crushed Stone Being
Rolled Down Upon 1t.

Front streets being repaired in a
substantial manner, with crushed
lime stone purchased from the Barbour
Asphalt Co., which has a crusher in 7.
R Coughlan s quarry. Two blocks from
Elm to Spring streets have been COM
pleted, and the work will be pushed
south to Liberty street at the rate of
two blocks week. Twelve blocks in
all will be repaired.
Engineer Thompson is supervising
the work. The crushed stone is being
put down in three layers. First, the
street is spiked up with the road
roller. Then layer of stone taken
from the "a inch screen is used. After
this has been rolled down, layer of
stone from the a inch screen is put
on and rolled down. Lastly, still finer
stone is put on and rolled down hard.
The cost of this improvement is $40
block. The city pays dollar yard
for the coarser stone and forty cents a
yard for the finest.
1t is now three years since the street
was repaired Mayor Petersen believes
that it will be in better condition than
ever before when the present repairs
have been completed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
MANY PEOPLE AFFECTED.
Building and Loan Association May be
Forced Out of Business.

Secretary Geo. w. Slade OF the loca
building and loan association states
that the association has 400 to 500
members the greater part of whom
have placed small amounts in it. The
members, include a great many young
men and women who are placing small
monthly savings there, sand number
of widows, who have placed a little
there for safe keeping. Among the
members are five girlsa employed in a
hotel, who are laying aside dollar or
two month. Mr.. Slade states that
if the association is assessde as propos-
ed, it will go out of business and hand
back to all these people the money
which they have placed in it. He
states that the association is willing
to pay taxes on 81, $780, as heretofore,
but not on. .$57, 500 as proposed.
Mr.. Slade states that the association
does not own anything, not even the
desk in the office. Thefloans which it
has made just offset the amounts due
the members, and when the loans are
called in and the proceeds used to pay
back what the members have put in,
there will be nothing left to tax
Mr.. Slade says that if savings bank
cannot be taxed, the building and loan
cannot be.
The members of the building and
loan association, most of whom are
poor people, would consider it mis-
fortune if the association was driven
out of business. For several years it
has. returned but six per cent interest,
and to put such a heavy amount on
the tax roll would cut it down to a
point where the association could not
stand it, Such associations elsewhere
are not taxed, and the members feel
that it would be a discrimination
against worthy home institution,
which is doing more than all else to
aid in making Mankato a city of
homes, to 60 after it hard in the mat
;er of taxes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
SLIGHTLY INJURED.

Late Friday afternoon Mrs. John
Eckhart and son John in company with
Chas. Macbeth drove to the Chicago
& North Western stock yards, where
the latter had some stock which he
was showing Mrs. Eckhart and son. In
crossing the tracks of the G. & N. W.
and Omaha railroad on their return
Mr.. Macbeth's team became frighten-
ed at an engine blowing off steam and
threw out the occupants. Mr.. Mac
beth was dragged about twenty feet
but escaped with little injury. Mrs.
Eckhart in the fall received a strained
knee, which will confine her to the
house for two or three weeks. John
Eckhart was not injured. The team
broke loose from the vehicle soon after
crossing the tracks, taking with them
the pole of the buggy. DR.. Branden-
burg was called for Mrs. Eckhart
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
BOY DROWNED.
Joe LahOad Loses His Life IN
the River.
The Minnesota Claims Its First Victim
for the SeasOn=-BOdy Recovered
by Searchers.

Hardly a year passes without the
Minnesota river getting one or more
victims at this point. This seasons
record opened Sunday, with the
drowning of Joe Lahood, the bright,
pretty, seven year old child of Mr.. and
Mrs Zahar Lahood, who reside at 312
Lafayette street. The Lahood family
are Syrians, and the boy was in swim
ming with others of his nationality
yesterday afternoon near the Polchow
brick yard. He could not swim much,
and when he waded across a sand bar
and started to go back the current car
ried him down, and he came up but
once.
The accident happened about three
O. clock, and the news was quickly car
ried to the city hall and the Syrian
settlement. Officers Klughertz and
Daniels, Coroner Kennedy and others,
and about thirty of the Syrians at once
started to search for the body. Two
hours and half after the drowning,
Alias Farrar, good swimmer and
diver among the Syrians, found the
body about three hundred yards below
the spot where the boy went down.
The drowning occurred on a sand bar
with four or five feet of water, and the
body was recovered in five or six feet
of water. The remains were taken
home and Coroner Kennedy decided
that an inquest was not necessary.
The Lahood family have lived in
Mankato for five years, and their boy
was bright and handsome little fell
low. The parents received the SYM
pathy of all the Syrians and the others
who know them.
The funeral occurred at eight
O. clock Tuesday morning from the
German Catholic church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA.
Mrs. DightOn Little Lays Down Lies
Burden.

Mrs. Dighton Little died at her
home in Judson Saturday afternoon,
aged thirty seven years. She was born
and reared in Judson, her father be-
ing Edward Lewis, whose death oc-
CURED month ago. Her husband and
four children survive her.
Mrs Little's death was due to an
attack of pneumonia. She was an es-
Unable lady, and popular with all who
knew her, and her untimely death is
greatly regretted.
The funeral occurred at noon. Monday
from the house. and the interment
was had at Jerusalem cemetery.
Geo. Moeri died at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Moeri, in
Lime township, Thursday afternoon,
aged twenty years. He was taken
ill on May 18th with appendicitis, and
two operations were performed, but
without permanent benefit.
- The deceased was single man, and
was born and raised on the farm where
he died He was we'll liked by all who
knew him and his death at so early
an age is doubly to be regretted.
The funeral occurred from the house
Saturday, and the remains were in
TERED at the Eagle Lake cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
FOOD PRODUCTS.
How the State Commissioner Protects
the Public Health.


State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Mcconnell has compiled report on
the samples of food products analysed
thus far this year, which shows how
few of these articles comply with the
law.
Of SO samples of bsfing powder
taken only 8 complied with the law
of vinegar only 80 out of ITO samples
were legal, and only IS out of AZ sam
Piles of butter came up to the mark.
Spices showed up fairly we'll by COM
parison. Out of 233 samples, $50 were
found to be legal. Lard was equally
good with 1879 legal, out of 1877 sam
piles.
Paint also comes under the jurisdic-
ton of the department.
Several laws have been passed pro-
hibiting the adulteration of that ar
ticle, but out of five samples examined
not one came up to the mark.
There is evidently less glucose in
honey now on the market than has
been popularity supposed, for of thirty
samples taken only seven were found
to be adulterated. Jellies did not show
up so we'll, only 10 out of 80 samples
were up to standard, while 10 were
not just what they purported to be.
The law fixing the standard for lin
seed oil is we'll observed as rule, for
only two out of 16 samples were below
the grade established by the state.
Twenty-six out of ffty-nine samples
of cheese were found to come under
the ban of the law, but these included
the big lots seized in the wholesale
houses of Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Of milk 4S5 samples were analysed,
and 800 were up to the legal stand
ard, while sc fell below. Of the poor
samples, 80 came from Duluth alone.
There the illegal samples amounted
to % per cent of those taken.
Only out of 90 samples of cream
taken proved to be up to the mark.
Since Commissioner Mcconnell took
charge of the department 1876 sam
Piles have been analysed, and of these
872 have met the legal requirements,
while 404 have fallen below.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
MORTGAGES ADDED.
South Dakota Records Being Searched
by Tax Experts.

The board of review listened to
Geo. E. Brett Friday night, who gave
reasons why the assessment on the
stock in his store should not be raised
from $12, 900 to $13, 5OO The board de-
cided to raise it to $13, 200.
G. N. Andrews appeared and at his
request 1886 mortgage was stricken
from the list, as it had been paid.
AS result of Investigations made
by Gaylord Lamb in South Dakota,
John E. Diamond was yesterday listed
for So, 233 in mortg cages, Emma V.
Bradley for So, 262, and John e. Will
liams for 5000. These parties were Or
dered notified to appear and say why
they should not be assessed for these
amounts. Mr.. Lamb is working for
the tax ferrets in Iowa and is recipro-
eating information with J. G. Fowler.
The latter has listed over $500, 900 in
mortgages held by Mankato people in
other counties.
The board finished the Q's and will
meet again tonight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
HAS REACHED MANKATO.
The Horse Disease thai Is BaffliDg
Veterinary Surge ODs.


The new horse disease which is
puzzling veterinary surgeons in the
ca st and is incapacitating horses in the
twin cities and elsewhere, has found
its way to Mankato and the surround
ing country. In fact, it has been here
since February, according to DIR.
Dodds The latter states that there are
now seven horses in the city sick
with the disease, and great many
through the country. The farmers are
suffering. because their horses are
taken sick at time when they are
needed the most.
DR.. Dodds does not consider the di
sease as dangerous in cities of the size
of Mankato and in the country as it
is in the cities, where the air is not
so pure. In the cities, few horses
have died, but it has not thus far
proved fatal in this vicinity.
For the want of better name, the
disease has been termed laryngeal in
fiuenza. 1t takes on typhoid form in
the larger cities, which has not yet
manifested itself here.
The disease seems to have worked its
way from east to west. 1t somewhat
resembles the pinkeye, which was
such a scourge in 1874, but is not
nearly as serious or fatal. A horse
that has the disease is left weak and
nervous
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
PETERS TESTIFIES STRONGLY.

Judge Brill and jury in the dis
trict court at st. Paul are trying the
case against Herman Mechinsky, a
pawnbroker, charged with receiving
stolen property. The principal wit
ness for the state is John Peters, a
co nvict at the state penitentiary. He
testified that he had stolen the goods
from stores in Mankato and Sleepy
Eye, that he told Mechinsky the goods
were stolen, but Mechinsky told him
that he was perfectly safe, as the
police would not bother him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
SPARKLER GONE.
j. c. Hub Loses His Diamond
Scarf Pin.
PickpOckets Get II, Besides Relieving
Several Other of Yesterdays Ex-
cursi0nists of Properly.

AS indicated by the Free Press Thurs
day, the pickpockets who relieved
B. Schattuck of his pocketbook contain
ing 81, 500 in drafts on the early morn
ing Omaha train yesterday, went over
to the Chicago Great Western depot
and rode with the excursion to Still
water. They made good haul, pam
ming out much better than the morn
ing business did.
Ed Brosnan was relieved of his
pocketbook containing ST.. on the
depot platform before the train started.
Jesse Keene, a member of the band,
fell asleep in his seat on the way to
Saltwater, and when he awoke he
found that he had parted company
with dollar, which was the only
change that he had in his pockets.
When the train reached st. Paul.
the band played in the union station
and everybody crowded around it.
Jacob G. Hubb was in the midst of
the jam, and when he got back into
the Car he discovered that the dia-
mond that for years has sparkled on
his neckscarf was gone. Investigation
revealed the fact that it had been cut
from the pin that held it. 1t is evil
dent that it's brilliance attracted the
men who are adept with their fingers,
and that one or two of these jostled
Mr.. Hubb, while another took his
nippers and cut off the brilliant. These
nippers are small and when held in
the hand cannot be seen. After cut
ting off diamond they hold it until
it is released.
Mr. Hubb's diamond was presented
to him by G. D. Taylor, his employer,
and for that reason was doubly priced.
It was a half caret stone and was
valued at $40. Mr.. Hubb greatly re-
grets its loss
Mr.. Smith, the North Mankato gro
GER, found his pocketbook sticking out
If his trousers pocket, where it had
been worked up by the deft fingers of
4 pickpocket The latter, or discover
ng that it was empty, had left it in
he owners pocket.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
CROP PROSPECTS DECLINING.

Another heavy rain fell Friday night
and this morning, accompanied by a
very brilliant electrical display. So
much rain and so much moisture in
the air as have prevailed lately have
not been beneficial to the crops. A
black smut or vegetable growth has
appeared on many of the wheat heads,
and there is danger of rust setting in.
The wheat crop will not be as heavy
as anticipated in many places, as the
stalks are not very close together.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
HE GOT THE MONEY.

q Madelia Messenger: A case of
what appears to be hypnotizing is re-
ported from Hanska this week. A
stranger representing himself to be a
doctor of peculiar power stopped at
Thor Tondevald's and made inquiries
about the death of Mrs. Tondevald.
He declared he could cure her and
agreed to do so for 800, to be paid him
when the cure was affected Three of
the family were in the room with him
and they claim he hypnotized them
all, suggesting to Mr.. Tondevald to go
and get his money, which he did, the
amount being $106. The stranger
brought them out from under the in
auence of the hypnotic spell and left
saying he would be back in a few
days. Later the money was discovered
missing and attempts made to appre-
bend the quack doctor but so far no
trace of him has been found.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05

The excursion was very successful
affair, so far as the pleasure of the par
Elephants was concerned. The Juvenile
band cleared $40.
The train started from Mankato with
$50 people, and picked up % at Madi-
son Lake, % at Elysian, and detach-
ments at almost every station, until it
went into Saltwater with $50 people.
The prison was visited and sights of
interest seen in the little city that
nestles under the high bluffs. Then a
steamer was taken to Red Wing. and
the long river ride was one of the
pleasantest features of the trip. The
special train reached Mankato at about
II p. m. No accidents or delays oc-
Cured to mar the pleasure of the day.