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New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
THE C1MPHOR LAUNCH.

The Illustration shows a little boat cut out
OF tin, with the help of pair of scissors, flat
at the stern and cut like fishtaiI To improve
the boats appearance, We make a mast of
straw, with small flag To make il more i'm
pressive we can cut from paper little figures
or men and women and children and put them
on the launch, with a captain to command it
Now we place the boat on the water and we
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
IN EXPLANATION.

some time ago an article appeared iu these
columns stating that the reason tho hdui~ n
artificial clocks point to SIS is because l-tt
was the exact moment Abraham Lincoln H." l.
That this is not the reason is shown by ne
fact that Abraham Lincoln died al 80 % t.H. X
An eminent jewcller siVrs the reason -i--
lows. Artificial clocks pointed to SIS 1t --..-t
half a century before Abraham Lincoln i.. !,
the time being chosen because II makes ne
hands almost rIuidistaut from l. AND ,r'ln
nt.T
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25

will find that it floats we'll To move the boat,
We place piece Of new eamph'r in the cut at
the stern of the boat The ~amphor. expanding.
Will drive the boat forward. which motion viii
last for hours
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25

you promise not to tell the other girls" Mandy
stayed And that was the beginning of happier days
for her.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
BIERBAUER'S BREWERY.

Mankato's first brewery was built
by Messrs. Jacob and VIM. Bierbauer
on the lot next to the present residence
of Mrs. J. Bierbauer on North Front
street. The first brew, of which there
is any record, was made April 2Sth,
1857. The capacity of the kettle used
in the first brew was about six bar
rels.
In 1862 the partnership was dissolv-
ed and the business was moved to its
present location and conducted by
VIM. Bierbauer until his death, No
vember 30th, 1898. Since that time
the business has been conducted under
the management of A. G.. Bierbauer,
assisted by William and Rudolph
Bierbauer. The Bierbauer brewery is
brewing an excellent quality of beer,
and has from its early beginning en-
joyed liberal patronage, disposing of
all the product possible to make. The
present location of the Brewery is on
Sixth street, where they have as we'll
an equipped plant as can be found in
the northwest The Bierbauer product
is we'll known, and the name on each
package of their product means stand
ard goods
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to office annually. 1t employs large
number of travelling men, many of
them making Mankato their home.
This company formerly had general
agencies at Albert Lea and Pipestone,
also transfer houses at these points
It handled its southern Minnesota
business in this way for many years,
but consolidated these general agencies
and transfer houses in the fall of 1901,
moving all stocks and offices to Man
kato, and now handles all business
formerly handled as above from their
Mankato Office. Mankato is made the
company's distributing point for all
it's harvesting machines and repairs
for southern Minnesota.
Mr.. Buholz, the manager, for the
past seven years handled the com
pany's general agency at st. Cloud,
Mimi. November LIST, 1901, he was
called into the Chicago Office to assist
in the management of the Northwest
ern. but was transferred to Mankatc
Jan. 1st, 1890, to take charge Of
southern Minnesota temporarily. He
is thorough, competent gentleman,
who has made many friends since
coming to Mankato, and our citizens
hope that his stay will be more thar
Temporary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
j. b. NIELSEN s co.

The firm of J. B. Nielsen & Co. do a
general contracting business and are
some of the busiest people in our city.
They erected the |. q. o. F. building
in this city in 1897. This is a hand
some brick structure used as an office
building, and is occupied by many of
our leading business men. At present
they are busily engaged in the con-
struction of the public library build
ing in this city, which was donated
by Andrew Carnegie and will cost
$40, 900. Their work this year will
amount to $3.50, 600.
Elsewhere their work includes the
erection of the state agricultural
building at Brookings, S. D., at a
cost of $42, 900 and the Presbyterian
church at the latter place for SIS, 600.
The Park Hotel at st. James, which
cost $40, 900; DR.. Nissen's hospital, at
Albert Lea and Newman Hotel at
Madelia are also examples of their
work.
J. B. Nielsen, the senior member of
the irm, was born in Denmark. He
tame to Mankato in 1885 and worked
for the late o. R. Mather for six
years. He is brick mason by trade,
but entered the contracting business
in 1898. He held the position of fore
man On the public school houses erect
ed at Sheldon, Sanborn and Rock
Rapids, Iowa, and at Sleepy Eye,
Mimi. He also superintendent the con-
struction of the government building
here for time. He held the position
of mayor of North Mankato in 1900
1901.
o. o. Grue. the junior member of
the firm, is native of Norway and is
a carpenter by trade. He came to this
country in 1886 and has made Manka-
to his home since the organization of
the company in 1898.
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when, in 1894 they bought out some OF
the stockholders of the Mankato Manu-
featuring company, at that time idle.
and merged their business into it, thus
again starting the wheels of industry
within its walls, which have ever
since been kept busy.
Mr.. w. H. Wilcox is president and
superintendent, with VIM. Thomas
as secretary and treasurer. The COM
pany has never entered upon the man
ufacture of any special patented ma
chine, but has built up large bust
ness in general commercial work. They
have built large number of engines
and do wide range Of casting, be-
sides horse powers, well augers, drills,
shafting. and builders iron of all
kinds.
Their output for the past year
amounted to $50, while $40, 900
was paid out in wages.
Mr.. Wilcox, the president and super
intendent, is a self-made man and at
the head of the business will develop
it rapidly. Their facilities are ample
and the skilled eyes of practical and
interested stockholders are always
watching over the "shop, assuring
careful work, which, when completed,
is right. The machine shop, foundry
and office is located on Poplar street,
north of Front.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
THE PANTORIUM.

One of our enterprising young men,
81. Madison, has engaged in business
which fills long felt want and is
thereby beneftting the public as well
as the proprietor.
When H Madison started the pan
forum January first of this year the
public wondered what it was, but
curiosity was soon satisfied and the
novel idea caught many "victims'
who were glad TO be caught, however,
and still more pleased to remain.
At their establishment at 2t5 South
Second street, next to the Mankato
theatre, all sorts of work is done
which makes it possible for men and
women to be we'll dressed at very
reasonable expense. After the cloth
ing has been cleaned it is pressed and
any needed repairs are made. All this
is done in the most thorough and up
to-date manner. Although it might be
supposed that the Pantorium is not
prepared to do ladies' work this is not
true, and they need have no fear of
entrusting the most delicate materials
to Mr.. Madson's careful hands. All
work is guaranteed entirely satisfac-
tory and the rapid growth of their
business is sufficient proof that their
customers are we'll pleased. They are
also we'll prepared to all kinds of
merchant tailoring in finished man
ner.
Mr.. Madison is so we'll known to our
citizens that he needs no introduction.
He was born and has grown to man
hood in this city. He served seven
months in the Spanish American war
in Co. D., Fourteenth Minnesota and
is now member of Co. H, M. N. G.
| He is certainly deserving of any
patronage that may be extended him
and it is sincerely hoped this is a
permanent firm for Mankato has great
need of just such an institution as
the Pantorium.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
CHAS. ZIMMERMAN.

If there is one thing more pleasant
than another it is to sit oneself down
after meal in an easy chair in an
Office or at home clad in a smoking
jacket and smoke good fragrant
cigar, and for a few moments forget
all about ones business cares, and as
it were in the arms of sweet Morphues,
see in the clouds of smoke visions of
the pleasant past and dream out the
beautiful prospects of the future.
Such comfort and bliss can be obtain
ed only from good cigar, like those
which are manufactured by Charles
Zimmerman at 413 North Front street.
This gentleman was born in Waleck,
Germany, in 1858 and started as an
apprentice in his fathers cigar store
at the age of fifteen. Finishing his
trade and serving two years in the
German army he came to Americs
SETTLING at st. Paul, where he worked
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Mr.. Sch. Zimmerman was born in
Wertumburg, Germany, in the year
1886, and came to America and set
tied at Mankato in 1867, marrying one
year later. Until 1875 he worked in
different plow shops in Mankato and
then he became an employe of the Man
kato Manufacturing Co. and continued
his situation with them until 1894
when he purchased a lot on North
Front street, where his present build
ing is located. At that time there
was frame building on this lot
the front part was story and half
structure, 26x4O feet and in this build
ing Mr.. Zimmerman put in stock OF
hardware the same year. In the rear
of this building there was a resident
part two stories high where he resld-
I'd with his family.
By honest dealing and unfiinchlng
integrity Mr.. Zimmerman found him
self we'll established among his fellow
citizens and with a trade steadily
increasing so decidedly 30 that in 1893
the store room of the frame building
was moved off the lot and the resi-
dence part was moved to the rear OF
the lot to be used as stable and store
house and a substantial wo-story
brick building 26x80 feet was built to
take the place of the cid frame build
ing. Three years later there was still
evidence of growth and to give more
room for his already large stock he
was compelled to fit up the front of
the basement for his tin and bicycle
repair shop, which he makes a
speciality of.
On entering the store one is very
much pleased with the neat arrange
ment of the high grade and well
selected stock consisting of a large
line of Stewart stoves and steel ranges,
most complete line of builders and
shelf hardware, paints and glass which
he carries. One noticeable feature is
the large line of sporting and hunting
goods on hand, larger than is generally
carried. He also carries large line
of Edison monographs and supplies.
The writer, while calling there, saw
it we'll demonstrated to customer
that this veritable old gentleman can
discount any mail order house, besides
saving freight. Mr.. Zimmerman is
adequately assisted in his bus mess by
his sons both in buying and selling
goods.
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MANKATO MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.

As may be seen from the cut. this
is one of the large Industrial institu
tions of Mankato. 1t was started in
1878 by stock company. with CAPT
tai of $50, 900, divided into 600 shares
of fifty dollars each, and was origin
PLY designed for the manufacture of
agricultural implements. Its first
directors were 81 K. Lee, Geo.
Weaver, o. o. Pitcher, J. A. James,
and Henry Wolfram. Its first presi-
dent was George Weaver and first Sec
rotary ]. @. A. Marsh, Mr.. Lee acting
for many years as it's superintendent.
The plant was built in the fall of 1878
and cost, including the ground, $S, 500.
The machine shop is 32x100, two
stories high and of brick the foundry
is 40x6O, one story, and the engine
room 22x24 feet, the warehouse 25x60
feet. With the exception of brief in
tervals the establishment has been
kept pretty busy. Some years ago
Messrs. Wilcox, Prouse and Morgan,
who were employed at the foundry as
machinists, drew out and started what
was called the Mankato Iron Works,
at the foot of Jackson street, and were
rapidly building up good business
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A. II. STEIN.

Who is an extensive dealer in cloth
ing, gents furnishings. hats, etc.,
opened for business in Mankato on
Sept 20. 1895. and has ever since en-
joyed large share of the clothing
trade and still his business is growing
from year to year, the reason for il is un-
doubtedly that he has succeeded in con-
vincing the public he aims at all times
to give them the very best goods for
the least money, and is always willing
and ready to refund the cash for any
and all goods purchased at his store
not being. found as represented. His
customers are loyal and among the
very best judges of good clothing.
Visit the establishment while in the
city and see the place where clothing
is sold right.
A. M. Stein is located next door to
the National Citizens bank
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

Among the many industries that
Mankato has, and in which she feels
a pardonable pride. are the stone
quarries. During the year with the
exception of the more severe winter
months, more than thousand labor
ers are engaged in getting out dimen-
sion stone, and the thousands of car
loads of magnificent bridge and build
ing stone that is annually shipped
from this point exceeds in volume any
other industrial product aside from
iron ore and lumber that is produced
in the northwest
Some fifteen years ago Mr.. Thomas
R. Coughlan purchased one of the
finest quarries in the city and by the
employment of strict business prin-
ciples he had developed a splendid
trade. In addition to getting out
bridge, building and sidewalk stone
and a superior grade of curbing, he
has for several years given good deal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

The above is likeness OF the late
G. Schmidt, the founder of the present
largest harness manufacturing estab-
lishment in southern Minnesota 1t
was established in 1859 by Messrs.
Schmidt and Bergholtz, who formed
partnership and started the first har-
ness business in Mankato with a
combined capital of few hundred
dollars. In 1868 Mr.. Bergholtz retired
from business and G. Schmidt continu-
ed the same He algays kept abreast
with the growth of the city, was in
dustrious, economical, and made
honesty his policy, which always
leads to success.
The present owner, o. W. Schmidt,
was reared in the business. Learning
the trade of his father, and then
spending two years in the east, seek
ing knowledge in the business. He
was admitted as a partner in 1887,
the firm styling itself g. Schmidt &
Son, which continued until the de-
cease of the senior member, G.
Schmidt, in 1896. o. W. Schmidt
then assumed full charge and manage
ment of the business.
Today the o. W. Schmidt Saddlery
Co. is the largest and best equipped
harness manufacturing establishment
in southern Minnesota, both wholesale
and retail. Their store salesroom is
1875 feet deep with a balcony contain
ing 1920 square feet of floor space. A
stairway leads from the balcony to the
next floor, which is used for surplus
stock and sample room, which practi-
cally gives the company three floors
and a basement filed with goods.
The manufacturing department is
equipped with all the latest, up to
date, labor saving machinery, which
enables the company to produce har-
ness and so forth at the lowest possible
cost, and puts it in a position to COM
pete with the largest and best harness
manufacturing establishments.
Q. w. SCHMIDT.
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fifteen years with the firms Of KukIes
& Stocks and Heart q Murphy, coming
to Mankato in 1895. With little
money and plenty of pluck he started
in for himself alone in a shop on
Fourth street near Main street
He soon found an increasing
demand for the class of goods he was
placing on the market and in a few
months moved to Main employing three
men, later moved to larger quarters
and gave employment to six men and
by continuing to deal honest with his
customer has built up one of the
largest trades in this section of the
country, his factory now giving en-
ployment to seventeen men in
Guiding statesmen. Mr.. Zimmerman is
a companionable gentleman and has a
host of friends and is a member of the
EIks, M. W. A, Fraternal Union and
U. T. G. Among the cigars he makes
you will find "The Elks.
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In 1898 Mr.. Danielson entered into
the implement business on small
scale, taking the agency for harvest
ing machine at 21O South Front street.
In 1897 his business had grown to
such an extent that it was necessary
to secure more commodious quarters,
and in the fall of 1897 he purchased
the buildings of J. E. Neff
at the corner of Second and
Hickory streets, where he is now
located. His business has grown con-
tinuously until it has become one OF
the largest and best machine houses in
southern Minnesota.
Mr.. Danielson has the largest ma
chine warehouse in the city, and his
stock of machinery and carriages is a
mammoth one.
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of attention to the burning of lime
and has worked up very extensive
trade in this branch. He has the nat
ural rock for burning as fine quality
of brown lime as can be produced any
where, and the demand for his product
has grown to a point that requires un-
usual effort to produce the article as
rapidly as it is called for. Mr.. Coughlan
also handles complete line of building
material and is therefore prepared to
furnish all of the necessary commodi-
ties that go into structural work.
Mr.. Coughlan is Ole of Mankato's
highly honored citizens. He is enter
prising and progressive, and ever holds
himself in readiness to do his utmost
for the advancement of the city's in
terests. He is, and for several years
has been, valuable member of the
school board where his good Judgment
is exercised to the advantage of the
cause of education.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

Of all the many progress i've enter
prises in Mankato there are none to
which it's citizens point with greater
pride than to the Mankato CONNER
cial college. The proprietors, Messrs.
]. R. Brandrup and G. E. Nettleton,
are among the representative business
men of the city. progressive, up-to-
date, and business educators OF
national reputation. Their school has
grown from a humble beginning to
the largest business college in the
northwest. Its graduates are employ
ed in nearly every town of Minnesota,
the Dakotas and northern Iowa.
The school occupies the entire third
floor of two of the handsomest bust
ness blocks in Mankato. These build
ings known as the Stern block and the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

Mankato Hou.e block have frontage
of 1872 feet on Front street and depth
of 100 feet on Hickory street. The
light and ventilation of all the rooms
are perfect. The nine large school
rooms are elegantly..furnished with the
best and most modern school furniture.
1t is safe to say that no school in the
northwest has as complete equipment
for doing first class work as the M. G.
G. Every department is in charge of
skilled and successful instructors, and
anyone who desires to obtain a
thorough education in bookkeeping.
shorthand and typewriting or the
English branches may rest assured
that the facilities and instructions at
the Mankato Commercial college are
surpassed by no school in the land.
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ii. p. JENSEN.

Another one of our self made citi-
zens is 81. P. Jensen, who was born in
Denmark in 1914, In 1865 he moved
to New York and spent one year at
Fredonia, moving to Mankato in 1866.
He started as a blacksmith apprentice
when a young boy and worked at it
steadily fer twenty-seven years. In
1872 he started in for himself as a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
CHRIS DANIELSON.

The subject of this sketch was born
in Denmark in 1861, and came to this
country when twenty years of age.
After having travelled through Wis
consin, Iowa and Nebraska for two
years he came to Mankato in 1884.
He was employed as salesman with
the firm of Jensen & Firestone in the
machine and carriage business for a
number of years. where he gained
some knowledge of the business, and
later was employed in the warehouse
of Deering Harvesting Co. in Mime
apolis as shipping clerk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
MACBETH s. GARDNER.

Macbeth g. Gardner are proprietors
of the Mankato Packing and Storage
house, and also own and control
seven retail meat markets in this city.
AT the packing house the best stock
that can be found is prepared and fur
nished their hundreds of customers.
The choicest meats and lards can be
found in their markets. all of which
are retailed at the lowest possible
prices.
Chas. Macbeth, senior member OF
the firm, is a we'll known and enter
prising business man. 7. j. Gardner,
mas recently become a member of the
firm, and is an enterprising and ener'
getic young man.
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Kleinschmidt Bros, contractors and
builders, located in Mankato in 1878,
and in the year 1888, Conrad, the
senior member of the firm, went to st.
Paul and did extensive contract work
there, and also in Duluth. In the
year 1891 he went to Chicago, work
ing for D. H. Hayes & Co. as super
intendent and estimator. He returned
to Msnkato in 1898, and with his
brother have established the Mankato
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partner in the firm of Jensen & Miller,
afterwards buying out the former. and
at the present time is conducting a
we'll established carriage business in
the name of 81. P. Jensen. Mr..
Jensen is an active business man and
prominent member of several social
organizations. He is the patentee of
an all steel sleigh that is feature of
the firms business. As citizen, he
is an enthusiastic promoter of public
improvements and is genial, COM
panionable gentleman and has a host
of friends.
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Mankato is one of the western cities
favored with branch ho1se. This
branch house handles the business for
all of southern Minnesota. The co u
pany does somewhere around $500, 600
worth of business through the Manka-
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THE CHAMPION HARVESTING
MACHINES.

E. J. Buholz is manager, S. E.
Bleckre is secretary, Geo. R. Amos is
bookkeeper and stenographer, and J.
W. Donahue is manager of the transfer
department of the Mankato branch
Office of the Warder, Bushnell & Giles
ner Co., located at No. 1872 South
Front street.
The Warder, Bushnell & Glessner
Company is manufacturer of Cham
pion harvesting machines. Its main
Offices are at Chicago, ILL.,, and
Springfield, o. In each state it has
two or three general agencies, and
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Copies OF the Souvenir Edi-
ton of the Free Press can be
secured at any Of the Mankato
book stores or at this office.
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Interior Manufacturing Co.
Kleinschmidt Bros. built st.
Joseph's hospital, one of the best
buildings in Mankato. At present
they have the contract for several fine
residences, and public and school
buildings. The constantly increasing
business of Kleinschmidt Bros. is an
indication of satisfaction to their
customers.