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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-23
A WEAK BACK.

Some people suffer from this ailment
nearly all their lives. They are nervous
and respondent through loss of sleep.
The fact is their kidneys are weak and
are unable to perform their proper func-
tons. The best medicine to strengthen
the kidneys, stimulate the liver and cure
Indigestion, dyspepsia, sleeplessness or
malarit, fever and ague is
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-23
Ladies' Guild of St. Johns.

Ladies' guild of st. Johns church will
give dinner at the Auditorium next
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day evenings, from to o'clock, at
which all the ielicacies Of the season
will be served. Price so cents, children
half price. There will be tables of
aprons, of dolls and of fancy goods.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-23
COLORED MAN SHOOTS,
His Victim in Hospital as Result Of
Gun PLAY in Pleasant Alley,

The rooms occupied by colored club
at Arizona and Mercury streets was the
scene of a shooting affair last night
that is likely to have a fatal outcome.
Joseph Holmes, brother of Harvey
Holmes, who conducts the club, shot
Frank johnson in the right lung. The
wounded man was removed to St.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24

If it be true that he has remedy
that will cure the bite, Prof. Voges
will have contributed greatly to the
relief of suffering humanity. The
Professor is director of the National
board of health of Buenos Ayers, and
he claims to have discovered a cure
for mosquito bites He states that he
discovered it by accident during his
trip to Paraguay to study the pest. He
had been supplied with all sorts of
remedies, among them 'naphthalene, !"
an article of no value whatever against
the pest. but on using it for mosquito
bites he found it of surprising effect.
1t neutralizes the poison, even when
the spot bitten is greatly indamed. If
fresh bites are rubbed with naph-
thalene no swelling follows. The pro-
fessor considers naphthalene almost a
specific against mosquito poisoning
Now that we have the cure, will some
one please bring forth a preventative
something that will destroy the
pesky mosquito before he can get his
work in on his victim2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
MEMORIAL PROGRAM.
To Be Carried Out on Decoration Day
Afternoon.

The annual memorial sermon will be
preached at the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening. Wilkin post is re-
quested to meet at the post room at
Z 80 O'Clock that evening.
The following is the program to be
carried out at Sibley park on the after
noon of Decoration Day:
Music, band reading of
Commanders Memorial order, ETC.,
by adjutant; prayer by cha p
lain; music, male quartet; read
ing, Mrs Ewing Cover Them Over
With Beautiful Flowers decorating
unknown graves of veterans Civil and.
Spanish American Wars address, W.
A. Funk flag drill, in charge of Miss
Dunn duet, Mrs. Ewing, Miss Jennie
Hughes recitation, Miss Mccormick !;
music, band.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24

What lacks essential confirmation is
the report emanating from Philadel
phia that the boom is really on for Sena
tor Hanna for president in 1904. The
report says that the matter was settled
when Senator Hanna visited Philadel-
phia recently and had a conference
with Clement A. Griscom, president
of the International Navigation COM
pany, and Senator Hanna's close per-
sonal friend. At the interview it was
formally decided to make public the
boom of the senator from Ohio. Ac-
cording to statement given out the
senator will be in the race from start
to finish, and if he fails it will not be
because he did not fight every inch of
the way. Nearly every national COM
mitteeman has written party en-
dorsement of Hanna as the logical Re-
publican candidate, and important
Office holders have done likewise The
suggestion has also received a most
fattering response from Senator
Hanna's influential acquaintance
among the business men of The north.
1t will now be in order for Mr.. Hanna
himself to speak out. This making
presidents without the personal en-
dorsement of the man at issue, is not
satisfactory to the public.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
A SHOCKING DEATH.

The shocking manner in which Mr..
James Shoemaker met his death on the
Omaha track Wednesday morning came
as asudden grief to this entire comm
unity. Mr.. Shoemaker was one Of the
Oldest residents of the city, one of its
most highly respected citizens, and a
man whose public spirit could always
be drawn upon to aid in anything look
ing to the advancement of the city.
Many years ago deceased retired
from active business pursuits, but
never, until the moment of the ter
rible accident which ended his life did
he lose an opportunity to do good for
his city or decline to respond heartily
and enthusiastically to every call in
volving public interest. Vigorous in
mind and body, he did not seem a
man of nearly four score years. His
mental faculties were seemingly as
strong as they were. thirty years ago.
and his physical endurance was some
thing phenomenal. If there was any
thing that came up in city affairs
which required quick action, Mr..
Shoemaker was sure to be on hand to
take the initiative. He seemed to en-
joy exerting himself in furthering any
and every enterprise that gave evil
dence of inuring to the advancement
of the business interests of Mankato,
and the death of no man in the COM
munity would have made greater
void, or be missed more, than he.
The people of Mankato loved James
Shoemaker. He had no enemies. Every
man was his friend. His death is de-
plored by all, and next to his grief
stricken wife he will be most missed
ty the board of trade whose president
he had been for many years, and in
whose proceedings he always took g
lively interest.
Mr.. Shoemaker not only lived to 6
ripe old age, but he lived useful an6
helpful life as WELL Forty-four years
of his life were spent in Mankato an6
every man, woman and child knew
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
"THE ROAD TO HE'LL.

In poem published in The Smart
Set lady. Theodosia Garrison, de-
votes few stanzas to discussing "The
Road to He'll. Here are couple of
them:
CHOW l had thought the road to hell
A dead and dreary place,
With spirits fell to grin and yell
In each mans tortured face,
Who fain would slip from spur and
whip
To weep little space.
NAY, he who told thee of this thing
Full loudly hath he lied;
The road is bright and rose bedlight,
The way is fair and wide,
And Wit and Grace with smiling face
Walk with thee side by side.
Surely there is nothing new in the
idea that the way to Hades is smooth
and fowery, says the Duluth News
Tribune. It's the path to paradise
that's difficult to travel. Mohamet
says you must be able to walk the
edge of scimetar to get in. Horrors
and dangers all but endless beset a
Christian in ''Pilgrim's Progress, "
though he reached the heavenly gate
at last. Shakespeare speaks of the
"steep and thorny road to Heaven, "
but calls the reverse path the 'prim-
rose way to the everlasting bonfire
1t is pretty clear that it's not the
journey to, but the arrival in, the bad
place that's hell.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
MINNESOTA AT THEFhIR
The North Star State Building
TO Be Dedicated With POmp.
The Date Decided Upon Is June 18th
and a Great Crowd is
Expected.

A special telegram from Buffalo in
this mornings Pioneer Press says that
Commissioner Harlan P Hall of Min
nesota and Director General Buchanan
Of the PanAmerican exposition this
morning arranged the details for the
ling on June IS. Big delegations are
expected to come from st. Paul and
Minneapolis in special trains, and
Commissioner Hall assures Director
Buchanan that the Minnesota dedica
tion will be the biggest affair of the
kind in the history of the fair. The
delegation will arrive in Buffalo via
the Grand Rapids & Trunk on June II
and go to .Statler's hotel, where they
will make their headquarters. They
will be headed by Gov. Van SAINT, who
will have as his guest for the day Gov.
Odell of New York, who has been in
vited to come to Buffalo for the dedi
cation. On the morning of June IS the
delegation, headed by the governors,
will march from their hotel TO the
Temple of Music on the exposition
grounds, where the dedicatory exer-
cises will take place. Speeches will be
short, as the exercises are to last but
one hour. The governor of Mime
sofa will speak, so will Director Gen
eral Buchanan, who consented today
to take part in the ceremonies. Other
prominent speakers will be added to
the program as soon as Commissioner
Hall gets back to st. Paul and makes
the necessary arrangements.
Following the exercises in the Tenn
pie of Music the delegation will repair
to the Minnesota building, where ap
propriate festivities will be in order.
In the evening a reception to the
newspaper press of Buffalo will be
given. Other guests of the governor
of Minnesota will also be present.
Commissioner Hall left for Minnesota
as soon as these details were arranged.
An entire wing of the big Statler
hotel has been leased to entertain the
200 Minnesota people expected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24

The Cuban constitution commission
has made majority and minority re-
port concerning the Plat amendment.
The majority report considers the
Platt amendment a fulfllment of the
Teller resolution designated to consti
tute Cuba a sovereign independent ma
ton and recommends that the conven-
ton approve and append to the con-
stitutional amendment, adding thereto
and making a part thereof Secretary
Roots interpretations concerning in
tervention, the Isle of Pines, coaling
stations and the promise regarding
reciprocity treaty.
= The minority report considers the
Platt amendment--as passed contrary to
the independence and sovereignty of
Cuba, but believes the Plat amend
ment as explained and interpreted by
Secretary Root may be so rewritten as
to obtain the desires of the govern
ment of the United States without vio-
lating Cuban independence and sover-
eighty and recommends the conven-
ton to approve and append to the con-
stitution other stipulations, which the
minority considers unsubstantial
changes in the provisions of the Plat
amendment as explained.
The two reports do not seem to differ
very materially in their substance,
though there is wide difference Fin
form. 1t seems entirely clear that the
delegates opposed to the Platt amend
ment desire to weave in mass of
matter that will not be accepted by
the United States. while the. majority
of the delegates, desiring to secure in
dependence without destroying their
chances for prompt acceptance by the
United States government, want the
adoption of the Plat amendment sub
stantilaly as presentedsto the people of
the Island.
One thing is as certain as death, and
that is, if Cuba wants independence
she must get it through the channels
laid down by congress. The United
States has done a great work for the
people of that country. asks little in
return, and will accede to no compro-
mise of it's position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
SECOND STREET IMPROVEMENT.

Since the article on the Second street
improvement appeared in the Free
Press night or two ago. much inter,
est has been taken by several OF the
property owners and they have be-
come outspoken in favor of brick paw
ing, believing it to be much cheaper
in the end than to go on with the pre-
sent proposed graveling. The work
thus far done is not lost. In fact the
top dirt would have to be removed ii
brick is used.
The Free Press is not in possession
of figures that it can give as to the
relative increase of cost of brick over
the gravel. 1t is, however, prepared
to say that brick paving will prove
much less expensive to property owners
in the long run, besides giving the
street the finest driveway in the city.
To be sure the improvement now un-
der way will be vast advance over
the muddy and not infrequently almost
impossible condition of the street in
the past. But what Mankato needs,
and needs badly, is the introduction of
a system of paving that will be dur
able. Sand and gravel will not make
a durable street. 1t will last for few
years, and then the work will have to
be gone through with again.
If the Second street residents will
take hold and petition the council for
change to brick, they will have a
street that will be permanent, and one
that no amount of money would in
duce them to give up, once it is down
1t would also lead to an immediate ex-
tension of this kind of paving and in
less than five years Mankato will have
thrown off the garb of a country town
and donned the garments of metro
polls. Property fronting brick paved
streets Will enhance in value double
the cost of the paving the first year,
and in little time no one in quest of
a residence would look at property
aDuttlnS on ulrG StreeCS-
So interested have some of the resi-
dents on the street become, and so en-
Unused over the idea of brick paving,
that a petition will be started among
the property owners tomorrow asking
the council to give its approval. 1t
would seem that the time is ripe for
starting right on street improvements,
and if the initiatory can be taken by
Second street, it will have accomplish
ed lasting good to the city at large.
Feeling that meeting of the prop
erty owners at interest on Second
street would be desirable at this time
to thoroughly discuss the situation
and exchange views. meeting has
been called at the board of trade
rooms for tomorrow night at 7:30
o'clock. Every resident owner on the
street is urgently requested to be pre-
sent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
NEXT SEASONS BOOKINGS
Some Splendid Attractions Already Sc
cured for the Theatre.

Manager Griebel returned Tuesday
from Minneapolis, where he has been
since Thursday last, assisting Manager
Beall in base ball management. He
reports that the ball games are draw
ing great crowds.
Mr.. Griebel witnessed the produc-
tion Of DeKoven & Smiths THE High
wayman" in Minneapolis and is n
thusiastic over it. He states that the
management of the company was
sorry to cancel the Mankato engage
ment, but as the company was playing
to big houses there it did not feel like
taking night off to come to Mankato
when the advance sale was only $15.
However, the principal comedian
would not have been able to have ap-
peared here, on account of sickness.
The company will come to Mankato
next December, and Mana ger Griebel
expects to have big house for it.
The play tonight, Eat Valley
Forge" which is presented by an ex-
cellent company, is the last entertain
ment booked for the season, up to the
present time. The opera house is rent
ed to the normal and high schools for
commencement week and to the
Athletic club for an exhibition.
Mr.. Griebel states that there are
already six bookings for next Septem-
Der and that some splendid attractions
will be brought to the city during the
next season, including Frederick
Warde and others equally as good.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24

.-ss The Pan-American exposition is now
open to the public and it is said that
the big show in many respects will
excel the great worlds fair at Chi
cago. 1t is not, of course, as great as
the Chicago exposition, but it's ap-
pointments are above criticism, and
the variety of exhibits is creating
much interest. The buildings and
grounds are said to be exceptionally
attractive, and Buffalo expects large
attendance. Minnesota will be credit
ably represented. The state commission
left for Buffalo last night and will
install their exhibits as rapidly as pos
sible. The state building will be ready
for occupancy within two weeks, and
Governor Van SAINT, with his staff and
a large contingency of Minnesotians,
will formally dedicate it about the
Goth of June.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
THE COUNTRY CITIES.

The smaller cities of Minnesota,
says the special Washington correspon-
dent of the st. Paul Dispatch, will
make a very credltable showing in the
growth and extension of her manufac-
turing industries for the past decade
Statistician North, of the census
bureau, has charge of the work of is
suing publications concerning the bust
ness development of the country, and
the Minnesota reports are under con-
sideration now.
The most important feature of the
forthcoming bulletins will be the ten
dency for starting up new manufac-
tories in the smaller cities. Rochester
has full-fedged clothing factory and
new soap factory. Mankato will
make quite showing, and Crookston
will present some substantial figures.
st. Paul, as might be expected, will
sustain the reputation of that city as
a manufacturing center, although we
need not expect to see such number
of manufacturing concerns in opera
tion or as large an output as in Mime
apolis.
1t is as shipping point and job
bling center that st. Paul will easily
lead all other cities of the state, but
these statistics do not properly belong
to the manufacturing division of the
census, and will be made the subject
of future special reports.
Duluth, Winona, Albert Lea, Owa-
tonna, st. Cloud, Brainerd, Austin
and several smaller towns have added
greatly to the manufacturing plants of
Minnesota within the past few years.
The same may be said of the jobbing
interests in the smaller cities. In
this particular great strides have been
made in the last decade, and that in
the face of discrimination by railroads
in favor of the twin cities. Mime
sofa has larger number of important
cities which could increase their bust
ness very materially if the railroads
would extend the same considera ton
to them that they do to st. Paul and
Minneapolis. The time will come, and
it is not very far distant, when the
jobbers in Mankaro, Rochester, and
other southern Minnesota cities will
get the same freight rates from east
ern points that are given to the twin
cities, and when that is done, an i'm
petus to trade in the smaller cities
will follow that will astonish our big
neighbors up the river.
Railroad will learn after a while
what the people in the country have
known for long time, that there are
other important points in the state
demanding attention in freight rates
beside st. Paul and Minneapolis. In
fact several lines have of recent years
realized this fact to limited extent,
and the outlying cities are very much
better treated than formerly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24

The Saltwater Gazette contains
mortgage foreclosure that makes the
heart of newspaper glad nigh unto
the point of swooning. 1t is four and
one-half columns of solid nonpareil in
length and is brought by the Massa-
chusetts Loan & Trust company
against the Minnesota Thresher Manu-
featuring company. The foreclosure
is for default in the payment of 1892,
900 and interest. For thresher COM
pany the sum may be large, but for
the average country newspaper it
would be Insignificant. A few such
legal notices as the one referred to
would enable the Gazette to pay off
the mortgage and have enough left to
buy another Unitype machine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
THE M. B. A. PICNIC
Officers Will Visit MankatO This
Week.
The Business Men Will Be- Asked to AS
sist in Attracting the 10000
Strangers That Are Expected.

The Midland Modern Brotherhood of
America picnic association is making
great preparations for its first annual
picnic, to be held in Mankato Thurs
day, June Goth. The officers and di-
rectors of the association will put in a
few days in the city the latter part of
the week, and committees will call
upon the business men for subscrip-
tions to aid in meeting the heavy ex-
penses. The association must have
some financial assistance if it is to
bring the great crowds expected to
Mankato 1t takes money to secure the
attractions contemplated by the asso-
citation officers, and if the committees
put in their time and labor gratis our
citizens ought surely to be interested
and willing enough to assist finan-
cially.
Mankato will probably not celebrate
the Fourth of July this year in any
concerted manner, and this is an add
ed reason why all should turn in and
assist in making the Modern Brother
hood picnic grand red letter day. A
bigger crowd from outside of the city
can be secured on June Goth than
would be possible on July Fourth,
when every village and hamlet has it's
local celebration.
Last year the Modern Woodmen of
America picnic association of few
counties in Southern Minnesota held
its annual picnic in Mankato on June
21st, and the city was overlooking with
people, and the business men who sub
scribed toward paying the expenses
felt that they were amply repaid by
the business that was brought to the
city, the money that was left by
strangers, and more than all by the
wide advertising that the city re-
ceived.
This year the city is the point select
ed for holding national picnic, and
20, 900 strangers from points within a
VI Ulldu SOO AllCo VIC ga
pected The railroads will make re-
duced rates, and already assurances
have been received of large crowds from
many states.
The following from the Brainerd
Dispatch gives some idea of the work
of the order:
THE Brainerd lodge Modern
Brotherhood of America were very
prompt in paying Mrs. Hannah Hag
berg 800 on account of broken leg.
The Modern Brotherhood pays the full
face of the certificate at death; one
tenth for broken arm or leg; one
fourth for loss of foot, hand or leg by
accident zone half of face certificate
for permanent disability : and one
tenth the face of Ssthe certificate each
year after the age of ., 70. These fea-
lures make its contracts. with. the in
surfing public popular and the people
are fast learning that NJ B. A. is the
best insurance to be had
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24

The new battle-ship Ohio, as she
slid into the water stern foremost,
created big wave "that made even
the largest steamers near bob uncom-
fortably up and down. F." Wonder if
that ship was thinking of the awful
Mark Hanna of Ohio fame and
national greatness. He has been max
ing the Democrats of the country ''bob
uncomfortably up and down. for the
past six years and maybe the battle
ship had Mark in mind when it so
bestirred the waters Of the Pacific.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-24
May, 24-3I, June 7, 1901,
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT

III EXAMINE
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court,
In the matter OF the estate of Reuben
E Kipp, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Harriet
F.. Kipp, Administrative of the estate of Rueben
E. Kipp, deceased, representing among othe!
things that she has fully administered said
estate and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the final
account of her administration, and for
the assignment OF the residue of said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, That said account be examined
and petition heard, by this Court, on Saturday,
the 18th day of June, A. D, 1901, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, at the Probate Office in the City
of Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order once in each week
for three successive weeks, prior to said day
of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato, the 21st day OF
May, A. d. 1901.
By the Court,
Seal of Probate Court. WIN. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
W. E. Young, Attorney for Administrative.