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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-17
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Meeting at Austin Proves to Be Very
Successful.

The Minneapolis branch of the
Woman's Foreign Mission society of
the Methodist church in session at
Austin elected the following officers !:
President, Mrs, w. 81. Lands, Mime
apolis; vice president. Mrs. D. S. B.
Johnston, st. Paul; secretary, Mrs. I.
w. Joyce, Minneapolis recording
secretary. Mrs. D. @. Gardner. st.
Paul; auditor, Mrs. j. R. Flint,
Hamline; treasurer, Mrs. G. w. Hall,
Minneapolis secretary of special
work. Mrs. William Love. Minneapo-
lis; delegates to the general executive
meeting, Mrs. Barbara Wylie. Dray-
ton, N. D.. and Mrs. F. E. White,
Blue Earth, Mimi, alternat ties, Mrs.
S. A. Campbell, Alexandria. s. D.,
and Mrs. Fl. s. H. I'm, Duluth. The
next meeting will be held at Mitchell,
S. d.
The reports show that this branch,
Minnesota and North and
South Dakota, supports In full nine
missionaries on the foreign field with
two more. Miss Anna Zimmerman of
Spring Valley, Mimi, and Miss Jacob
son, under appointment.
The receipts for the year were
t2l. 800, including So, $50 as thank
offering and the following requests :
Lillibridge estate, Minneapolis. So, 600 /;
Mrs. Morse, Alexandra. s. D.. 500 I;
Mrs. Sperry, Owatonna, $500. The
disbursements of the past year were
$14,8l1. The appropriation for the
new year is $40. 900.
Inspiring addresses were delivered
last evening on the customs of Chris
tian and heather lands bv the mis-
sionaries, Helen Ingram of India and
Anna Stone Of China. The conference
closed in the afternoon by a consecrs-
tion and memorial meeting led by
Mrs, Mary G.. Mind. zl
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Items of Interest From The
Mankat0nian.
Over Fifty High School Graduates En-
rolled : School Boasts twenty
Five Young Men.

The first number for the year of The
Mankatonian, the paper published at
the state normal school, has been is
sued and is creditable production.
1t has good advertising patronage
and much literary merit. The editorial
staff this year is as follows: Editor
in chief, James T. Watts; associate
editor, Elvena Christensen; business
manager, Ralph w. Kerns literary,
Mary Starr; organizations, Charlotte
Wyanne; news, Belle UoH and Otto
Flom; practice school, Edith Bowen;
library and magazines, Alice Nc
Cormick; exchanges, Alma Bateman;
chapel, Florence Egsleston.
We clip the following, - which will
be of general interest:
The state normal school at Moor
head has changed the regular Saturday
vacation to Monday. The question
may. soop be asked. "How should we
like &. similar change here3"
School opened with an enrolment Of
about two hundred. and fifty students.
Over fifty of these are. high school
graduates. Twenty FIVE is the highest
number Of boys that we can boast.
but, though few in number, they are
as gallant ana brave as Tennyson's
"Light Brigade. "l
:. They have a.svictorious football
team, an active Young Mems Chris
tian ASSOCIATION, and fluent debating
club, which has appointed a commit
tee to agitate the idea of young
women's literary society. The club is
also corresponding with other schools
for the purpose of having joint de-
bate.
The friends of Miss Agnes Heating
will be much grleved to hear of her
recent death. She was forced to leave
school last fall, in her senior year, on
account of i'll health.
Mr.. Curtic Burnett, of SO, who has
been student in Carleton college for
some time. went TO Chicago last sum-
mer to do work at the university, but
he caught typhoid fever while there,
and spent most of the summer in a
hospital. We are glad to hear that he
has since recovered.
Mrs. Swarz,.a our manual training
intructor, has been taken i'll. and has
returned to her home in Missouri to
recover.
Miss Grace Wilson, after teaching
some time in Mankato, has gone to
Chicago to study music for year.
- Tt-.ess NJ
Miss Bertha Paine, of OF, has the
position of text book librarian in the
state normal school at Duluth.
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Free Press Map OF BlueEarth Co. Now on Sale

they saw two small boys folding
clothes, and Mr.. Williams remarked
that they would make good husbands,
which caused a smile on the faces of
several little girls working in the
room, and seemed to please them
greatly. The scholars are full bloods
and mixed bIoods; it being difficult
to tell by looking at some of them
that there is any Indian blood in
them. They give the children new
names at school as the Chippewa
names are almost unpronouncable.
There is a general store at the
agency, which also has for sale aside
from general merchandise. articles of
bead work of considerable beauty
made by the Indians Here also is the
home of Rev. Charles Wright, son of
Chief White Cloud and who might be
chief himself at White Earth reserva-
tion.
After visiting the school they sailed
through the canal, cut across a PENN
sula about 800 feet wide, and landed
on the sandy beach at the portage over
another narrow peninsula separating
the western arms from the great lake
itself. The portage in it's present To-
cation is about three blocks in length.
where there is a we'll beaten path
through the brush and timber. Here
they met an Indian party of ten pack
ing their canoes and all manner of In
dian luggage from squashes to rae
coons, on their backs. Sometimes one
and sometimes two bucks shoulder
birch bark canoe and stagger across
this strip of land giving good deep
grant on meeting white man by way
of salutation. The Indians and
squaws both make use of the paddles
when on the water. The largest part
of the lake is a vast expanse of water,
extending further than the eye can
reach. Many summer cottages are To-
Gated along the banks of the lake, and
it is surely to be OF e of the great sum-
mer resorts of this state. situated in
the clear bracing atmosphere of the
"park region
William N. Plymat and Harry Pad
dock pushed further north to the head
waters of the Mississippi, where
there is great expanse of level coun-
try and fertile soil This great river
is magnificent stream, even at its
source, where is has continual sup
ply of water from the great reservoir
lakes of this region. They found in
this region many farms where grain
is raised, as was evidenced by the
stacks of grain and straw.
The last point reached was Bemidji.
thriving town four years old. Be-
midi has number of substantial
brick business blocks, also new
court house and large school building.
Here is being erected the largest saw
mill in the state, and will give work
to great many men.
Lumber will soon be scarce article
in Minnesota; the owners of lands in
the northern part are busy picking up
logs, which have been left on the
ground in past years. some partly
burned and others showing plainly the
marks of decay, but they sell on lake
and river banks for $11 PEI thousand
feet, and then have to he TRANSPORTED
to the mill and sawed. This plainly
shows that the time of cheap building
material is thing of the past.
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FOOTBALL AT ST. PETER.

The create st game of football ever
played in southern Mi nesota will be
played at ST Peter on Saturday, Oc-
tober 18th. The team representing the
school of that city, which by the way
is one of the best teams of southern
Minnesota will meet the st. Paul
Central high school, The st. Paul
high school has the reputation OF being
one of the strongest teams , f the en-
tire state outside of the university
team. The game will be called at St.
Peter at Q 80 sharp.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-17
5 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds fled:
Henry E. Salisbury to George q.
and Thomas Randall, VIZ. sw4 sec.
i28, Pleasant Mound. for IS, 200. iduo3
George w. Ward to Henry J. and
Betty Good, &c II. sec. 10. and nw4,
ne4, sec. 10, Vernon Center, foz
81, O00.: 5 81 llaasn# s1
Dsrias A. Brewer to William NJ
lot four. block two, Yer
non Center, for $75. qoT
Michael D. Fritz to Charles j. Mac
beth, west 100 feet of north 80 feet of
lot FIVE, block seventeen, Warren s
add. for $500. s $500 1aG 4
Charles j. Macbeth to Michael D.
Fritz, west 100 feet of south A feet of
lot five, block ten. Warren's add, for
So. 625. 9sg sIu $3.50 Q
James G. Ballard to Columbus
Ballard, n1k, sell, sec. 80. Decoria.
for So, 600. .Asa 10 asl3ags
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CONTRACT SIGNED.
Directors of New Toll Line Company
Hold a Meeting.

A meeting of the directors Of the
new toll line company that is running
competing line from the twin cities
to Manksto was held Tuesday night,
E 81. Moulton of Minneapolis being
present. 1t was reported that the line
has been constructed as far as the
Minnesota river, near Shakopee. An
extra crew has been put on at New
Prague, to work northward If the
weather is favorable, it is expected
that the new line will reach Mankato
in thirty days.
The contract with the Twin City
Telephone company, by which the two
lines will work in conjunction with
each o her. was signed.
Mr.. Moulton returned to Minneapolis
yesterday.
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FORMED AN ALLIANCE.
Prohibitionists Hold Their Meeting
Officers Elected.

s,Prohibitionists gathered at the city
hall Tuesday night and organized an
alliance. The following We're electe d
officers: President, :. Rev. II. d. Will
Jams; vice president, W. E. Barnard /;
secretary, E. Il. Barnard : treasurer,
Rev. S. D. Works; chaplain, Rev.
F. E. r. :. Miller; marshal, Fred
Craver. ea
Mrs. Seeley, Mrs. Cragin sand Mrs
Ella Barnard were. appointed a COM
mittee to look up ing place
:. Mrs. LISA Barnard. was selected as
chairman of. the program committee.
The next meeting will be at the call
of the president.
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LEFT LIFE INSURANCE.

Martin G. Paulson, who died Oct
18th, left q will which he made Sept
goth. leaving all of his property to his
n other. Mrs. Hannah Paulson,. 1912
North Second street. His property
consists of 81. 600 of life insurance,
carried in the Bankers Life of Des
Moines and the New York Mutual,
and made payable to his estate. The
will. which has been fled for probate.
names F. e. Crandall as executor.
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EXPENSE ACCOUNTS.
Several Candidates at the Primary
Election File Theirs.

The following candidates have filed
their expense accounts, incurred on
account of the primary election. with
the county auditor: G. N. Andrews,
for congress, $50, Ed. Weaver, for
auditor, $45; w. e. Edwards, for
sheriff, SIS 25; c. j. Laurisch, for
representative, 500. So. George W.
Scherer, for county commissioner, $40 I;
E. p. Rutan, for county commits
sioner, $24.25.
Tomorrow will be the last day for
filing the expense accounts, according
to the. way that many construe the
law. .. County Attorney Wilson, on the
contrary, holds that. the accounts can
be- filed at any time. within. thirty
days after the general election.
Congressman McCleary will give an
address at Eagle Lake next Saturday
night. There will no doubt be large
attendance. :. He spoke. at Amboy last
Saturday afternoon to full house.
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FORWARDS HIS BOND.

G. L. Benedict last Tuesday for
warded his postmaster's bond for
$25. 900 to Washington The les
are Colonel Gus Widell, w. g. Hoerr.
A. G. Meyer and Oscar Bierbauer
of this city and Philip Pehling Of
Nicollet. Mr.. Benedict's commission
will probably be forwarded as soon as
the bond has been received and ap-
proved at Washington.
American Trolley in st. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg is to have an Ameri-
can street railway. Two millionaires
of Pittsburg have obtained the fran
chise to build 300 miles of track in the
Cars capital. This is one of the most
valuable franchises in Europe, and the
fact that it goes to Americans Is an
other illustration of our success in the
world g work A part of this success
is due to the Unborn confidence Aneri-
cans have in their own ability. This
confidence comes with drinking golden
grain belt beer, for it makes men
strong and healthy and well able to dc
their best. Order of your nearest
Gealer or be supplied by M. j. Smith,
Mankato.
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Miss Bertha Paine, of OF, has the
position of text book librarian in the
state normal school at Duluth. #4
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21

ID due to the quantity or beets fed
and the proportion apd quantity
of the other feed used. We will
be glad to publish the experience
OF anyone who has tried sugar
beets, beet tops or pulp for COW
feed.
1t is now confidently expected
that large and enthusiastic gath
ering will be present at the first
meeting of Arkansas valley teach
ers, at La Junta, November 80.
Teachers from every part of the
valley have already given assur-
ance of hearty approval and coop.
Grafton. The assembling of the
Arkansas valley teachers should
be second in Importance to the
state gathering alone. Let every
loyal teacher Of southeastern Col
orado endeavor to be present and
thus respond to the most cordial
invitation extended by the teach
ers of La Junta and Otero county.
The Colorado Passenger associa.
ton has authorized rate of one
and one-fifth fares ON the certiti-
cate plan from all stations in Col
|orado.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
AMITY NEWS.

f. G.. Hofflnanof Holly was in AM
itv On business Wednesday.
W. Walters has signed lease for
the Amity Sentinel for one year.
J. II. Newman and J. H. Childs
were in Holly Wednesday on business.
Jim Pinkham has another car of
alfalfa seed ready for shipment. Jim
is a hustler.
j. II. Childs expects to begin The
erection OF stone store building 25x
so on Monday.
Tuttle 4 Lamb of Holly, were 10
town Monday arranging to open up
a harness shop.
Doble, the timer, is putting the tin
roof on Coker's building while Bob
Frewing is doing the plastering.
w. J. Carter went to Coolidge with
teams Monday and brought back the
drug stock bought Of Geo. Blanchat.
The contract for w. j. Carter.s new
store building has been let to Dan
Webber, who began the work on Mon
day.
The r. W. English Lumber COM
pany has, received several car loads
OF material and are also pntting in
scales this week.
The telegraph wires were put In the
depot on Saturday and we can now
boast Of telegraph office, which has
long been needed. s
We are to receive a better mail
service in the near future. The mail
is being received here only once day
but we will soon be on the same foot
ing with Holly and Granada.
By the breaking Of the rod which
holds the dump In place. c. c. Jones'
wagon and beet rack was thrown off
the dnmp SATURDAY.. John Davy. the
tare man. had narrow escape from
injury Besides breaking the beet box
very little damage was done.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
Amityville Items.

S. Harden Of Holly was in the Vile
"Wednesday buying turkeys for the
Thanksgiving trade.
MANY Of our people expect to attend
the masquerade ball at Holly on
Thanksgiving night,
Carl Anderson's little daughter was
quite sick this week but is improving
under DR.. Jones skillful treatment.
Willie Wright OF Holly was inter-
viewing ouI people this week in the
interest of S. i. White, the Holly
merchant.
Messrs Woge and Ingham went to
Holly last week and bought drove Of
one hundred bead 0f cattle to utilize
their surplus feed.
Commissioner-elect KnOwlen and
family were visitors at the Gibbs
home Sunday. Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs.
Knowlcn mother, is reported seriously
Ill.
August F. Buck was one Of the
good men and TRUE" who were call to
Lamar this week to set In Judgment
on his fellow men. but was excused on
account Of illness in his family.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
You Geta
Good Square Meal at the
LAMAR HOUSE,
j., ". MACE. Prop, Lamar, Colorado

j., ". MACE. Prop, Lamar, Colorado
:. A new five room house, and lot,
for sale cheap. Inquire at this
Office.
Get your fencing wire before
the price advances.-Dawley Hard
ware 4 Furniture Co.
A car of Moses Best" at Glll's
Set prices on 500 pounds lots. A
car of potatoes. $1.35 per hun
dred.
For the Best Paint
At the Lowest Price,
Call at the Holly Pharmacy.
w. B. Padley has cabbage, sauer
kraut and the finest bleached Gel
cry for sale at his place two miles
east of Holly.
Advertising patent medicine
the following is given; "Your med
icine has helped me wonderfully.
Three weeks ago I could not spank
NJ baby and now l can thrash my
husband. God bless you" ."-Ex.
Do you want corn or corn chop?
q. }. Atkin d. Co. arc unloading a
car from this years corn. Call
and get prices.
We have just bought lot of
new. bright hay. Leave your Or
der At the Holly Feed Store. E.
j. Atkins a. Co.
People who want to buy farms
often write to Colonel Holland.
II yeu want TO soil yours, let him
knsv. Address Amity. Colorado.
A teacher asked her class to
name Ave different members of the
cat family. One little girl raised
her hand and replied: Father cat,
mother cat and three little kit
tens." Our Dumb Animals.
=
4. The Postal Telegraph company
will establish a relay station in La
Junta about January lst, for the
transaction of overland business
between Chicago and San Fran
DISCO. The relay Office will be
similar to that OF the Santa Fe
located in this city, although auto
matte repeaters, will be used in
stead OF operators repeating the
messages. About ten men will be
employed--La Junta Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
.pessnt Respect old Age

It's. shameful when youth fails
toShow proper respect for old age,
but just the contrary with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They cut
III maladies no matter how severe
and irrespective of old age. Dys-
pepsis, jaundic e, fever. constipa-
Won Ill yieM TO this perfect pill.
46e at IkslmlnS1 drug store.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
Notice

Place your order for coal with
the r. W. English Lumber Co.
and get genuine Rockvale Canon
City coal. We handle no other,
Canon City is the cheapest for you
to buy.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
a Runs~ay sieyo.e

Terminated with an ugly cut on
the leg of ]. B. Orner, Franklin
Grove, Ill. 1t developed a stub.
born ulcer unyielding to doctors
and remedies for for four years.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
CURED. It's just as good for burns
sealds, skin .eruptions and piles.
25c at 1kelmans' drug store.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
sss Gill L Son

sss Gill L Son
For fresh groceries. We have
them coming every day. A car
load of Greeley Potatoes at sl.35
per Cwt., by the sack. We pay
the highest market price for but.
tor aud eggs. Come in and see
Us.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
H0TICE.

All parties owing us, will find a
statement Of their accounts at the
Holly Bank.
ys~.. - Respectfully,
TIE WILSON HARDWARE AND FUR
nIrVRE Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
THAHxsG1vma PROGRAM
To BE- aiym by Rooms l and . Of the
Holly Schools. Wednesday, Novem-
Der ~, at 2:45 p. m.

Song-'.America"
Thanksgiving PRAYER by all
Song Thanksgiving Cheer" by both
rooms
Recitation, Vincent Brainard
Marie Bryce
Leila Bayard
'' Willie Kinnee
Edith Rasey
Wish Bone Song by Room 9
Exercise Thanksgiving, by Room
Recitation. Margaret McGlashen
Frank Pierce
Earl Giles
% Hazel French
'' Lenna Gaskiil
Duet, lydia and Susie Nedlin
Exercise-''A Thanksgiving Dinner"
by Rooml
Recitation, Wayne Pierce
Trio-"Three Little Puritaas," Room
sonp-"The Soldiers" five boys of
Room
Kecitation, Gladys Tarbox |
Dialogue-.A Dream Of Jack O'Lan-
term" k0om2
Nutting Song. seven girls, Room
Recitation. Goldie Dewitt
= Bertha Mitchell |
=" Inez Williams
Pearl Miller |
Hattie Miller
Little Sportsman's Drill, boys, Room
Dialogue. Gould Hollis and Harry
Brown -
Turkey Song, boys. Room
Recitation, Anna Bryce
= Willie Mccormack
:: Elithe McMurtry
Jeanette Mcpherson
Dearl Rasev
Exercise -'.The Pumpkin Fairy"
Room
Recitation, Frank Debus
:" Carrie Billingslca
g. Elsie Adams
Jack O'Lantern Song, Room
Parents and all who are interested
are cordially invited toattend.
si NJ. A. BILLINGsLEA
n. L. FERGUSON
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21

. ". II. ADAMS.
j. F. Wisdom is building barn
for DR.. Sherman.
Remember, ladies underwear
and notions at Miss Browns Mil
linery store.
H. A. Hathaway, who has been
on the race circuit since early in
the summer. returned home this
week.
John McKim took the third de-
gree and became a full f1edged
member in the Redmen lodge last
night,
Ed. Becker returned yesterday
from La Junta, where he has been
employed all fall in the canning
factory.
A fine boy of the regulation
weight, made its appearance at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Vidal
yesterday.
w. E. Stain, who has been IN
partnership with Earnest Shirley
in the barber shop here. went TO
Granada this week and establish
ed shop of his own.
j. L. Hochstedler has most of
his new stock of groceries now in
and reports good business. He
has phone and runs a delivery
wagon in order to make it as con-
venient as possible for his custo-
mers.
W. 7. Pyle of Colorado Springs,
district organizer for the Wood
men of the World, has been in
town for the past week assisting
tho camp here. He was assisted
by VIM. Day, also of Colorado
Springs.
F. w. Brainard, the pop manu-
facturer, purchased two lots in the
First addition to Holly this week
and is arranging to build large
residence on the premises. The
lots are east of the school house
fronting Fourth street.
Mr.. Lawson, the night oper-
ator, was transferred from this
place Sunday. Saturday night a
crowd of his friends gave him a
surprise party at the Holly hotel.
which will cause him to always
remember Holly with pleasure.
The Woodmen OF the World of
Holly will give "Hard Times
Masquerade Ball" in the new
Hawkins block, Thanksgiving
night, November 27. 1t will be o
most enjoyable event and every
body is invited to attend. Supper
of either oysters or turkey will be
served at the Bon Ton restaurant.
There seems to be a great differ
ence of opinion among our people
as the value of sugar beets for
producing milk. One man you
meet will say the beets increase
the flow of milk while the next
one will declare they cause a
shrinkage in the quantity of milk,
and each processes to speak from
actual experience. Evidently the
difference in the results obtained
is due to the quantity of beets fed
and the proportion, apd quantity
of the other feed used. We will
be glad to publish the experience
OF anyone who has tried sugar
beets, beet tops or pulp for COW
feed.
1t is now confidently expected
that a large and enthusiastic gath.
ar;nc, ui1I ha proaapt af tho 6rs,
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
For Sale.

One Melburn steel axle wagon,
box and spring seat. Almost new.
G.. II. ADAMS.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-11-21
Creamery Butter ~ Gents!

Creamery Butter ~ Gents!
This New quotation and Is the
Our Price 24 l-2 Gentsi
New York highest This basis
Compare
country butter s3s@l
Our Price the Highest
purchasers equaed prices
price
which and half
skmmlng station high
This is Important.
has
mitators. We always lead; attempt to follow
If you want Hand Separator.
experiment sell the DeLayel
the market.
coming the Old Reliable
worthy consideration.
The Continental Creamery Co.,
Tokeka, Kansas.