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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
WILL DO PAVING.
Mayor and Council are Agreed
on This.
The Principal Obstacles Have Been
Removed by Rulings of the Court
and City Attorney. ...

Everything favors doing some paw
ing the present year. The ruling of
the city attorney makes some $11, 900
available in the road fund after pay
ing overdrafts and bills, and the deter
mination of Judge Gray to hold to the
decision of Judge Severance that the
council has a right to place the liquor
license money in the road fund makes
it possible to keep the road fund re-
plenished.
Mayor Petersen is in favor of taking
advantage of the situation and put
ting down several blocks of paving.
1t is his desire that some of this be
completed, even though it be but two
or three blocks, before the time set for
the celebration of the fftieth anniver-
sary of the founding of the city, next
summer. The majority and perhaps
all of the aldermen seem 70 be with
him on this proposition. Streets will
be selected where the assessment on
the property owners will be the easiest
borne, and the city will pay for the
intersections of the streets.
In connection with the agitation for
better streets, Alex Bashaw, former
alderman from the First ward, pre-
sents figures on the matchmaking Of
the half block of Main street from
Front to ten railroad track. The Sec
tion is $50 feet long and so feet wide,
and the work was done in 1897, and
no repairs have been needed since, al
though the traffic is very heavy.
Mr.. Bashaw states that 16419 yards
of crushed granite was used as top
dressing, amounting to 1887. %; 1929
yards of limstone, $166. 72; 800 yards
of excavating, $37. 90 $50 feet of curb
and gutter was laid at a cost of
$685. SO and 5s2 feet of gutter was put
in at an expense of $27. "a. The road
roller at $40 day cost $67. 81. The
total expense of the work was 1915. 72.
This is at the rate of about So. 40 per
front foot on each side of the street.
The work was done at an unusually
low figure, but the street is twice as
wide as the driveways of our residence
streets would be if reduced as pro-
posed.
Mr.. Bashaw believes that similar
pavement would be the best and
cheapest for the residence streets. He
is of the opinion that in two or three
years asphalt will be succeeded by
bitumen or other cheaper pavement.
Experiments are going on that are
perfecting the bitumen pavements
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
MAKES CLEAN BREAST.
Joseph Landgren Admits He Commit
ted Robberies Attributed to Him.

j Deputy Sheriff Albert Gerlich re-
turned from GAINESVILLE Tuesday evening
with Joseph Landgren, the young man
who is wanted for the theft of cloth
ing from Geo. Haff and a shot gun
rom Thos. Mullen. He has been sick
for five days. and when he was placed
in Jail, DR.. Bjelland was summoned
and pronounced it pne umonia Land
gren will not have his hearing before
the South Bend justice until he re-
covers.
When seen at the Jail Wednesday
( by Free Press reporter, Landgren
said that he was guilty of both rob
be-ies. He would not deny the charge.
He did not know why he stole the ar
ticIes. He admitted that he had acted
fooliehly. He said that he had stayed
over light at Mr.. Mullen's place at
Spring Island, and while there stole
the gun, which he subsequently sold to
.Chas. Cpldwell, on the G. Fl. Piper
farm, foi So. He had kept the clothes,
which he had turned over to the
sheriff to be restored to their owner.
Landgren said that he was born and
raised in Jn6son and is nineteen years
old After the robberies, he went to
Waseca county and hired out to a
farmer near Ja1esville,- where Mr..
Half located him.
Langren is not bad appearing fell
low, and seems to he in possession of
all his mental faculties, although
little slow OF speech,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
HAMBURG AMERICAN LINERS.

Sir Marcus Samuel of Hamberg
American Steamship company recently
made an interesting speech on the
value of American oil as fuel. He says
his company is now running Is ships
by liquid fuel and in every case the
ship is giving a speed which could
never be attained before. This COM
pany has always had trouble with it's
stokers. The men are not only unable
to do the amount of work required
when burning coal but also very un-
willing. Liquid fuel does away with
this trouble and as result the com
pany is more than satisfied with it's
experiments.
This is but one of hundred and
one uses for Texas oil. The demand
is world wide, the chance for good
company unlimited. The Texas Fuel
Oil company, organized by a number
of Mankato men, is one of the most
1t has one well drilling
and has already arranged to market
the OIL Storage tanks, loading racks,
ETC., are in process of construction and
work has begun on their pipe line to
Port Arthur. This line is to be built
by a number of companies thus greatly
the expense.
If you want stock at the original
price, 25c per share, now is the time
to buy. Texas Fuel Oil Company,
Odd Fellows Block, Mankato.
Miss May McBroom of Mapleton wa
in tha civ TO-DAY
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
WELL STOCKED UP.
Lamm & Landkammer Receive a Big
Suppay of Carpets and Rugs.

Lamm & Landkammer have just re-
ceived big stock of carpets and rugs
of the latest patterns, and placed them
on exhibition in their store today.
The carpets are Brussels, and include
Wilton gelvets, administers and tapes
tries. The rugs are undoubtedly the
finest assortment ever brought to the
CITY, and are 50 arranged as to be
readily exhibited. They are carpet
size and comprise orientals, Wiltons
and Bigelow Wiltons. Those of our
people who are thinking of purchasing
anything in the carpet or rug line this
spring should look over Lamm &
Landkammer' stock, as they cannot
fail to be pleased with it,
This enterprising firm has also
procured new and complete line of
lace curtains.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
DAMAGED BY FIRE.
Firemen Make Good Stop at John A.
Peterson's House.

The residence of John A. Peterson
suffered somewhat from fire Wednes-
day. 1t is located at 31S South Fifth
street, opposite the normal school
grounds, where Mr.. Peterson is an as
sistant janitor.
Two normal school students, Misses
Margaret Bean and Catherine Walker,
have one of the upstairs rooms, and
when they started for school this
morning they put some papers in the
stove, and then closed their room up.
I he first time that the family discov-
cred that there was fire in the house
was when the stove came down
through the ceiling and fell upon a
bed in the lower bedroom. This was
at 10 30 a. m. A still alarm was sent
to the fire station, followed by an
alarm from box 30. Some of the fire
horses were at the blacksmith shop and
a little delay was occasioned, but
when the fremen reached the house
they made an excellent stop with their
chem icals, not finding it necessary to
turn on water. The fire had gained
good deal of Roadway, but as the upper
room was closed it did not spread.
The bed that the stove fell on was de-
stroyed. $500.
: The damage to the house is 5000 to
$500. The building is ensured with
Theo. Williams for 81, 0V0, and the
contents for $500. The loss of the
young lady students was slight.
The students say that they did not
build fire in their stove this morn
ing, but it is thought that there were
Goals in it that started the paper.
which sent sparks onto the floor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
THE NEW EXAMINER.
S. t. Iahnson Succeeds Gen. Pope i'm
That Office.

Minneapolis journal:
Samuel T. johnson of Minneapolis
took Office this morning as public eE-
aminer, and announced the following
staff:
Deputy public examiner, Henry C.
Koenner, Skakopee.
Assistant public examiner, Stanley
Ii. Bezoier, Minneapolis.
Assistant examiner, Peter M, Kerst.
st. Paul.
Second assistant bank examiner,
Paul A. Gunders, Mankato.
Statistical clerk, Alma G. Hart
man, Mankato.
Stenographer, Lillian G. Hes
kamp, Blooming Prairie.
The announcement is in line with
predictions made by the Journal, that
appointments would be made for merit
and in the interests of the service, not
on political grounds. Mr.. Bezoier and
Miss Heskamp are the only new enc
ployes, the rest being retained from
General Pope's staff. Their retention
gives general satisfaction.
The force is less than maintained
by General Pope. who had seven en-
ployes and part of the time eight. Mr..
johnson was asked the reason for thus
curtailing the force. He said:
1T is not because we do not need
them, but because we will not have
money enough to pay more. The con-
tingent fund is practically exhausted,
and unless we are given relief by the
Legislature, some of the force I have
retained must be cut off. 1t is not
through any fault of my predecessor.
but the fees of the Office are not enough
to maintain it. Ny relations with
General Pope have been most friendly,
and he has been of great service to
me in getting started
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

Miss May McBroom of Mapleton wa
in the city today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

The hearing on the application for
permission to sell certain farm imple-
ments of the Ed. Schumacher estate,
claimed by the Morrison Mfg. Co., has
been set for Jan. 18th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
SOCietV....

Mr.. and Mrs, Eugene Lester Patter-
son have issued invitations for an at
home" Monday evening next from
eight to eleven.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

A surprise party was given in honor
of Miss Anna Robinson at the Huntz
residence, South Bend, last Thursday
evening. The evening was spent in
playing games, after which hearty
lunch was served Although some had
quite distance to go, all felt we'll
paid for their trip. The event will be
long remembered by those present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Bulletin on Lightning.

The United States weathe bureau
at Washington will this week send out
a valuable bulletin on the subject of
in which it will be shown
that during the past year 713 persons
were killed OF fatally injured by
lightning. The bulletin will give
much valuable information and adj
vice on the subject. 1t will be shown
for instance that of the 713 victims
who were killed or fatally wounded
but POI were struck while in the
open. Some PA were killed while
seeking shelter in buildings and 81
were killed while standing under
trees. When big thunder and cleo
trio storm comes up it is the first i'm
pulse of most people to rush for shell
ter under tree, and yet it is known
that this is one of the worst places a
person can go, and the bulletin says
it is very probable that had those 81
persons stayed in the open instead OF
getting under the tree they would be
alive today.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Queer Pedestrian Feats.

Few men at the age Of 60 would care
to emulate the feat of an Englishman,
John AlcOck, who recently walked
backward from Macclesfield to Buxton,
a distance of twelve miles, under three
and g quarter hours. But the feat,
remarkable as it is, does not approach
that of old Macleod, another English
pedestrian, who, at the age of 1872. I'M
dertOok on Oct. s, 1890. to walk from
Hyde Park corner, London, to the fifth
milestone on the Turnham Green road
and back in two and a half hours.
Heavy bets depended on the result,
and when the old man leaped over sew
eral heaps Of mud on his return jour
ney to show his sprightliness objection
was raised on the ground that jumping
was not walking. This point being in
sisted upon, the old man turned back,
walked where he had jumped and COM
pleted his task in two hours and TWEEN
ty-three minutes. = Chicago Daily
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12

CFrom the Sentinel, Gebo. MONTH
In the first opening of Oklahoma to
settlers in 1889, the editor of this
paper was among the many seekers
after fortune who made the big race
one fine day in April. During his
travelling about and afterwards his
camping upon his claim he encoun-
tered much bad water, which, togeth-
er with the severe heat, gave him q
very severe diarrhoea which it seemed
almost impossible to check and along
in June the case became so bad he ex-
pected to die. One day one of his
neighbors brought him one small bot
tie of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea remedy as last hope.
A big dose was given him while he
was rolling about on the ground in
great agony, and in few moments
the dose was repeated. The good eff
feet of the medicine was soon noticed
and within an hour the patient was
taking his first sound sleep for fort
night. That one little bottle worked
complete cure and he cannot help
but feel grateful. The season for bow
ell disorders being at band suggests
this item. For sale by JOS. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Winning nv Losing.

A few years ago an American con-
tractor cast eyes upon a certain con-
tract on the Nikolaevsky railway. Not
being able to obtain it by fair means,
he went on beautiful cloudless day
to the parsonage who had control Of
the contract, taking with him a huge
umbrella. In reply to the personage's
remark that there was no danger of
rain, the contractor offered to bet 100,-
900 rubles that it would be pouring
within half an hour. The offer was ac-
copied. AT the end of the half hour
the sky was still cloudless, and blue.
The contractor therefore lost the bet
but he got the Contradictory York
Commercial Advertiser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
SURPRISING NEWS.
An Exchange Comments on Custom An
noying to Newspapers.

1.-The practice of keeping things out
OF the paper makes it very difficult
for weekly newspaper to do its duty
and give all the news. There are in
terested parties ready to throw them
selves into the breach of every int
portanb occurrence and importune
the newspapernot to publish the facts.
There is hardly week in year when
the newspapers of every city are not
called UPON to suppress Some news
item and sometimes it happens sew
eral times week. Men will even
ask and expect an item of news to be
suppressed when the entire commup-
ity is already talking about it They
will ask the editors and publishers
not to mention a certain occurrence,
when, as matter of fact, it's publica-
ton would harm no one. If the pa
per declines to leave out the item the
applicant becomes very indignant; if
it yields and a contemporary later
publishes the news 1t never occurs to
the gentleman that he has injured the
legitimate business of newspaper,
and that he ought to apologize and do
so no more. On the contrary, when a
loo al newspaper leaves out an item
which appears later in an out-of-town
journal the very men who ask for it's
suppression are the first to say:
.You must read such and such papers
to get the news Did it even occur to
the men who request newspaper
not to publish a certain item that it
would be just as reasonable to ask a
merchant not to make a certain sale?
You are asking the newspaper to omit
its most attractive feature and to be-
come tedious and perhaps tiresome
merely for your own benefit. Per-
haps you may have business relations
with the newspapers. That certainly
gives you no right to make exactions
which amount to the same thing as if
someone demanded that you dispense
with the most desirable part of your
u mess
1.-The newspapers get tired of being
importuned to keep things out. The
reporters get discouraged and the
newspaper readers, hearing of some
thing which ought to have appeared
on time, make derogatory remarks at
the apparent lack of enterprise mani
fest by the journal that has been
worked and imposed upon"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Local JOttingS.

Note changes in adj. of Bevins &
Co.
-Platteville Normal graduates this
year number Sc.
Hal Stephens is the proud papa
of baby daughter.
-Cassville is making big arrange
ments for their celebration on the 4th.
-Chas. Herren of Patch Grove found
$1,000 pearl at Prairie du Chien last
week.
Lancaster sends a, big delegation
to the Bloomington reunion today and
tomorrow.
Peter Stoffel sold one OF his full
blood Shorthorns to Geo. Groom of
Cassville last week.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with
Mrs. Samuel Joeckel.
-Platteville is to have Preacher
Brown. His name is Victor F. and
he comes from South Milwaukee to
fill the Congregational pulpit.
"A barge loaded with 100 tons of
clam shells sunk in the Mississippi
river near Prairie du Chen last week
in 20 feet of water. A greater part
of the cargo will be lost.
The remains of Samuel Ashley,
VINO died in Dubuque in January,
were taken from the vault and
brought to Burton cemetery last
week and inferred. Brief services at
tended the ceremony.
Prof. H. H. Liebenberg, professor
of mathematics in the State normal
at Platteville, has resigned and &C
cepted the position of principal of the
new training school at Alma, Wis.
He has been connected with the
school for five years and has been a
most efficient instructor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooping cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. w X. Havi-
land, Armonk, N. T., ''but when all
other remedies failed we saved her
life with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Our niece who had consumption in an
advanced stage also used this wonder
full medicine and today she is perfect
ly WE'LL" Desperate throat and lung
diseases yield to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery as 10 no other medicine on
earth. Infallible for coughs and colds.
SOC and 81 bottles guaranteed by Jos.
Bennett. Trial bottles free.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12

The lack of energy you feel, the
backache and rundown condition
generally, all mean kidney disorder.
Foley's Kidney cure will restore your
strength and vigor by making the
kidneys we'll. Take no substitute.
Hatch Bros. and Jos. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12

Unless a man has rubbed up
against the rough side of life he new
er accomplishes much.
When man of sixty weds maid
of twenty both are entitled to tickets
of admission to an insane asylum.
If man has plenty of push he is
bound to get along in the world-but
somes pull helps along wonderfully.
adam had his faults-but he new
er called EYES attention to the per
| Tor biscuits his mother manufactured.
Good sense is heavens choicest
gift and in order to obtain it most
men have to make a trip to headquar-
ters.
Some men wake and find them
selves famous, while lots of others
stay up all night and never even get
a glimpse of fame.
1t is easy to account for there be-
ing no marrying in heaven if it is lit
orally true that fools rush in where
angels fear to tread.
John H. Lutjens, a prominent
business nan of Platteville and presi-
dent of the Empire Mining company
of that city, met accidental death in
mine near that city last week Tues
day. A widow and four children
survive.
President Theodore Roosevelt will
be the guest of the city of Milwaukee
on Wednesday, Sept. "a. He will
spend one day in Milwaukee, leaving
that evening for St, Paul and Mime
apoliss where he will deliver an ad-
dress at the Minnesota state fair.
! Mrs. c. G. Dickinson, wife Of the
! sheriff, who has been confined in
Dubuque hospital for two weeks
where she submitted to an operation,
was brought home by her husband
Tuesday and we are pleased to chron-
icle the fact that she is greatly re-
; covered.
Supervisor Of Assessments T. L.
Cleary and his assistant, j. c. Churc-
hill, are out through the county
meeting with assessors for conference
and inspection this week. They
opened their engagement at Platte
vile Monday, Lancaster Tuesday,
Bloomington yesterday, Boscobel to-
day and Fennimore tomorrow.
The commencement exercises of
the Platteville high school were held
Friday evening last. The graduates
mum bered nine and were as follows:
Olive M. Carthew, Florence L. Doesch-
err, Richard c. Dugdale, Grace M.
Gullikson, Elmer c. Hefferman, Nell
lie B. Place, Charles Weittenhiller,
Charles Rairie, Mary G. Rewey.
All day long the clicking planter,
Drops it's yellow kernels downward,
Drops them in the mellow furrow
Over which the wide wheels travel;
Then the sun his arrow striking
Deep into the mellow surface,
Stirs to life the yellow kernels,
| When tiny blade shoots upward;
In the morn their long rows glisten
Fresh against the slanting sunbeams,
Who're they look like threaded dia-
monds
With the sparkling dew upon them.
The man who has good and in
dustrious wife has reason to get down
on his knees three times a day and
thank God. A good woman can
bring more sunshine and happiness
into family circle than gold mine
or barrel of cider and can make all
around her happy and contented as
we'll as being the same herself. The
nearest to heaven that man gets on
earth is when he comes home to the
bosom of his family where peace and
happiness reign and where discomfort
and turmoil enter not.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Try us for job printing.
Even a Stole Groans

under the torment of neuralgia when
every nerve in the face or lint throos
and jumps. Philosopy cannot endure
this agony but Perry Davis Painkiller
relieves it. Battle the affected parts
freely; keep them warm and do not
expose yourself to cold and dampness.
Medical science marches right along
but it has not found the equal of Pain
killer in the treatment of neuralgia
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
A Large Class.

The university of Wisconsin gradu-
ating class for 1908 is the largest in
the history of the institution. This
month 337 young men and women
will be graduated as follows: College
of letters and science, 207 graduates;
mechanics and engineering, SO; law
SO; school of pharmacy, 9; college of
agriculture, 3; school of music, 6.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Gold Medals for Servants.

The German express decorates with
a gold cross any servant who has lived
in the same family forty years, and
the Berlin municipality sets aside each
year small sum for distribution
among servants with a ten years rec.
ord to their names.
But every year there are fewer to
claim these prizes, and neither mis-
tress nor help are contented with
the outlook. 1t is wondered if, in this
conservative city, a gold cross could
find claimant. Even in Berlin the
empress seems quite safe in offering
such royal decoration.-Boston
Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Impure Drinking Water

is always source of danger; dysen-
tary and bowel troubles follow its use.
Every person should have handy a
bottle of Painkiller perry Davis,
which will quickly cure these distress
ing ailments Be careful and see
that the storekeeper does not pawn off
some worthless substitute upon you
as is sometimes done for the sake of
few cents extra profit. Large bottles
% and scots.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
A Liberal Offer.

The undersigned will give free
sample of Cham berlain's stomach and
liver tablets to anyone wanting re-
liable remedy for disorders of the
stomach, biliousness or constipation.
This is new remedy and good one.
Jos. Bennett, druggist.