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Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
BURGLARS. Thieves and wheIps.

With the Messengers consent offer
the following reply to an article which
appeared in last weeks issue of above
named paper.
To begin we are teeth and toe nails
against dishonesty in all; and too, we
hope the able authorities of the city
will succeed in capturing every thief,
every blind tiger and gambling gang in
the city; we go further, and even pray
that these licensed houses of ill-fame
be closed down, and all their sympathi-
sers be so handled that public sentiment
will sway its influence against them.
But we can't believe for our lives that
any decent white family in Okolona has
a puppy feeder for a cook, nor can we
believe that any of them would know
ingly employ a professional thief as a
cook. If worthless loafers have been in
Testing the town for years, it naturally
follows to say that officers have not
been doing their duties for years. In
our Judgment, this town is as we'll
oficered as any town in this part of the
state. 1t is strange yea, very strange
that the Messenger keeps one of these
professional thieves regularly around
his flesh pot. The fact is, the two races
are getting on too we'll together in
Okolona for any one white or black to
resort to anything that would disturb
the pleasant feelings now existing be-
tween the two races.
When newspaper begins to devote
its columns to pelting of negroes help
less as they are in this country, we
think news undoubtedly must be scarce.
Owing to the small wages which
cooks receive, il is allowed by every
first class white family that their cooks
are entitled to healthy pan or bucket
at least once day, and white women
as rule don only allow such but
often divide their best daInties with
their cooks hence it does appear that
the Messenger has made the most
wonderful discovery Of the the goth
century, namely, Professional thieves
(cooks) feed their whelps(puppies)
from their sleeves. If other white peo-
pie believe like the Messenger, every
cook should get their bonnets aud walk
out sine die. We don't think the
Messenger drinks, but possibly had a
night mare the night before this lit lie
article was typed.
Well the Messenger could NOT say
that about white folks so it thrught best
to pelt the dog which was tied.
If we were of betting turn of mind,
we would bet all, and the mortgage on
our future that the Messenger is not a
Southerner.
The whites and colored are on the
best Of terms here. and for Gods sake
let them remain so. w. H. PARKS.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18

We have found that when a woman
is advertising for her church, she will
fight harder over a cent than If it was
advertising to be charged to her hus-
band.
A man who never had rheumatism,
put a buckeye in mis- pocket. Within
a week he had rheumatism. OF
course, the buckeye had to do some-
thing.
Those candidates for congress who
expected to make their campaign on
a platform including sympathy for the
Beers, will now be compelled to revise
their speeches.
We should like to 60 to church long
enough to and out if a Baccalaureate
sermon is anything like the ordinary
kind that is one-tenth comfort and
nine tenths scOld,
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18

There are forty-eight different
species Of the house fly, and each on Q
OF them uses the polished pate Of the
bald headed man for q skating rink.
Every woman who Is a victim Of the
afternoon party habit Is also a victim
Of the sick headache habit. Cake and
salads, and sick headache are cousins.
Nothing makes a man quite 80 mad
as to have his wife call him "honey"
in public, unless it Is for her to kiss
him when she has gravy on her lips.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
are the r-ost fatal Of all dis
eases.
EnI CVyO KIDNEY CURE Is Z
EULEI = 6uaTantOOd RSmsdy
or money refunded. Contains
remedies recognized by emil
nent physicians as the Best for
Kidney and Bladder troubles.
PRICK SOC. and $J.OO.
FOR sALEPuRE LEAF TOBACCO

Besides the heavy war tax on store
tobacco, the internal trusts now tax
you to death. Now If you want to
smoke or chew pure leaf tobacco free
and untaxed and save your dimes
these hard times and help a brother
POpulist who has dared much to de-
fend and propagate the immortal
principles of the Peoples party, write
for price on leaf tobacco of my own
raising. Address.
WIN L. PARKS.
Port Royal, Tenn.
THE MESSENGER uses no other to-
baccO and can vouch for its character
as the highest. 'saaaae -S'se. -
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
Cures Blood and skin diseases, Itching
Humors, Eczema, SCrOfula, Etc.

Humors, Eczema, SCrOfula, Etc.
Send no money-simply write and try
Botanic Blood Balm at our expense. A
personal trial Of Blood Balm is better than
thousand testimonials, so don't hesitate to
write for free sample.
If you suffer from ulcers, eczema, scrofu-
la. Blood Poison, cancer, eating sores, Itch
ing skin, pimples, boils, bone pains, swell
ings, rheumatism, catarrh, or any blood or
skin diseases, we advise you to take Botanic
Blood Balm(B. B. b.. Especially recon-
mended for old, obstinate deep seated cases
Of malignant blood or skin diseases, because
Botanic Blood Balm B. B. B. killeds the
poison in the blood, cures where all else
fails, heals every sore, makes the blood pure
and rich, gives the skin the rich glow Of
health. B. B. B., the most perfect blood
purifier made. Thoroughly tested for 80
years. Costs 81 per large bottle at drug
stores. To prove it cures, sample of Blood
Balm sent free BY writing Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta Ca. Describe trouble and free
medical advice sent in a sealed letter. This
is an honest ofer-medicine sent at once,
prepaid. Sold By Hall and Lyles.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
Improved Service To The East Via
Southern Railway,

Beginning December 18th, the
Southern Railway will shorten it's
schedule between Greenville, Miss.
aud all points East. Train 3s will be
made first class passenger train and
will leave Greenville at 4:4O p. m. in
stead of $3.50 a. m. This train makes
close connection at Birmingham with
through sleeper for Washington, Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York.
For futher information, ticket,
sleepers reservations, etc., call on any
agent of the Southern Railway, or
write to @. E. JACKSON,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
2O19 First Ave-, Birmingham, Ala.
l guarantee every box of Interna-
tiOnal Poultry and Stock Powders. It
saves feed, and feed costs money now.
Let me show you. WARD DAWSON.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18


When an American heiress buys a
foreign nobleman he sometime real
ICES that he has been pretty badly
sold.
It is said that Mr.. Quay wants Don
Cameron back in the senate. In Penn
sylvania Quay's word is law. II he
wants Cameron in the senate the thing
Is as good as done unless the ex-sena-
tor himself should object.
With over three hundred million
dollars in cash within easy reach
against which there are no outstand-
ing obligations Uncle Sam is in a fair
way to get through the dull season
without experiencing financial strin-
gency.
We heard an ice cream dealer
grumbling today: be said that when
the people ate ice cream, there was
money in the business, but that since
they took to drinking it at the
drug stores, there was no money in It
foranybody.
Martha Washington's portrait is to
appear on postage stamp, and Wash.
ington's mother may be similarly
honored. Washington had q father,
and he was 3 good man, but do you
ever hear Of him2 Ever hear Of
Abraham Lincoln's male kin? They
get no postage stamps.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
LkUoH AND the woRLD

Laug's with you, have chills and you
chill alone Cheatham's Laxative Chill
Tablets cures, gives an appeti and
strength Most convenient chill Tonic
on earth. Can carry in the vest pocket.
Sold by Hall and Ly les.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
EVERYTHING COMES

To those that wait, even now and then
aches and pains, Rheumatism, Catarrh,
Neuralgia, and everything that hurts.
Hunts Lightning Oil keeps off every
thing except old age and death. Try it
25 and 80 cts. Satisfaction or money
refunded, Sold by Hall & Lyles.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18

When nothing around town gives
people chance to find fault with a
widower, they drive out to the cems-
terry to see If there are any weeds on
the grave of his wife.
Passenger traffic has increased so
per cent in the last month. The
travel fever never strikes its height
until the perspiration on your face
will catch and hold cinders.
The girl graduate thinks the world
is big cold critic, but she finds after
marriage that there is only one real
critic in the world, and that is the
mother of the man she married.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18

President Roosevelt could learn
something that might be to his ad-
vantage in dealing with the opponents
of Cuban reciprocity by consulting
DR.. Grover Cleveland.
The children in every home fuss
over everything Sunday morning,
from the blacking brush to the bath
tub, but did you ever hear of them
fussing over the bible?
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
DON'T BECOME DISCOURAGED.

Bat use Simmons Liver Purifier (ten
box Many limitations of the original,
so be careful and see That it's "Puri-
fer" and manufactured by the A. G.
Simmons Jy, Medicine Co. Sold by
Hall & Lyles.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18

To be pretty, get up before the sun,
and wash your face and hands in the
dew on the grass. This is positively
the latest method of trying to get girls
out of bed to help get breakfast.
In addition to many other sights,
visitors to the st. Louis Worlds fair
will be treated to a view of the worst
governed city in the world, If the late
grand jury's estimate is reliable.
Perhaps the best way to settle the
trouble between the beet sugar trust
and the cane sugar trust would be to
wipe out all sugar tariffs and let them
fight it out between themselves
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
PRETTY TOUCH TO SCRATCH

For a living and relief also. Hunts
Cure will cure you of itch, letter,
Ringworm, Itching Piles, Eczema
Guaranteed by ali dealers. Sold by
Hall & Lyles,
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18

Both are contained in Cheatham' S
Laxative Chill Tablets. Fry them.
25 cts. No cure-no pay. Sold by
Hall and Lyles.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
THE LEADING NEWSPAPER
OF THE SOUTH.
The Memphis
Evening SCimitar

1t is iust as easy and much more pleasing
to read fresh news, as printed in The Mem
phis Evening Scimitar, than to wait ten to
sixteen hours and read the aAme news in
morning papers.
Closing quotations Of the Markets Of
the World. The Scimitar owns exclu-
sive day Assoc ated Press dispatches; has
$50 correspondents in three states; uses q
battery Of SIX type-setting machines; runs
the fastest and finest press in the South; en-
ploys large corps Of experienced editors
and reporters, and in general acknowledges
no superior in this section.
Agents wanted in every town, no matter
how small the place. If there is no agent in
your town, send. amount for the time de-
sired, and The Scimitar will be mailed di.
rect.
Subscription rate by mail;
One month ............S so
Three months ~ 80. $50
SIX months. ..... $50
One year. ............. 300
A special rate win be made on order Of
five or more in one town. send for infor-
nation about this SPECIAL RATE.
Sample copy sent on application.
SCIMITAR PUB. CO..
Memphis, Tenn
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18

There are more sufferers from con-
stipation than from any other enemy
of our race; there is long train of an
noying ills as a direct result, aud there
is nothing so effective in its treatment
as Ramon's Liver Pills and Tonic
Pellets, 25 cts, sample free.
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
Illinois Central
RAILROAD.
PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPER

To connect direct At Avondale (suburL Of
New Orleans) with the Southern Paciac's
new, fast, solid vestibule train the Sunset
Limited" for Houston, San Antonio, III
Paso, Los Angeles and San y .ncisco This
car for
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
Weekly Pullman Tourist Sleeper

THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE, to Los
Angeles, via Avondale, by the same route
and train, leaving stations, Cairo to Durant
EVERY THURSDAY, and stations from Good
man south VERY FRIDAY. Ticket rate
Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18
G CALIFORNIA
NEW ORLEANS

Is run on Illinois Central Train No. 1, and
leaves stations, Cairo TO Durant EVERY wED-
SEsDAY, and stations from Goodman south
EVERY THURSDAY. Through Reservations 10
the Pacific Coast. In addition there is run q
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-04
MOVING TO SEATTLE.
Architect Frank Thayer Will Take Up
His Home There.

Architect Frank Thayer and family
will move to Seattle, Wash, where
they expect to make their future
home, or at least remain for some
time. They expect to take their de-
parture tomorrow or Thursday, and
have already shipped their household
goods. Olof Hanson, Mr.. Thayer' s
partner, expects to go later. L. P.
Hunt and J. D. Carroll will go TO
Seattle at the same time with Mr..
Thayer, the former for brief trip.
Mr.. Thayer has resigned his position
as secretary of the Alaska Fish and
Lumber Co., on account of his re-
moval. as the secretary's Office remains
in Mankato. He will continue on the
board of directors, and expects to take
a trip to Alaska occasionally.
Mr. Thayer believes that there is a
good opening in Seattle in his line,
put should he not be satisfied to re-
main in the city for any reason, he
expects to return to Mankato The
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs Thayer
will regret their departure, but will
extend their best wishes for the future
Mrs. A. B. Ewing has leased Mr.
Thayer's residence apartments for a
studio.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-04
Carpet Bedding.

In Home and Flowers for April
Eben E. Rexford, the floral editor,
writes on floral patterns, and rather
warns amateurs against attempting
them.
ITO secure the best results plants
having highly colored foliage will
not depend on their flowers, therefore
they will be satisfactory during the
entire season.
"The best plant for this purpose is
probably the coleus, IS it requires
very little care, and has richne IS Of
coloring. There are several varieties,
having dark crimson and scarlet foli-
age. and nearly as many of desirs BILE
yellow sorts, in which the color ranges
from light to dark shades. Centaurea
gymnocarpa, gray, is valuable plant
in carpet. bedding as is pyrethrum,
olden Feather, of rich, yellow
green, quite unlike the color of the
yellow coleuses. One of our best
plants for this purpose is Mad. Salleroi
geramium with pale green and white
foliage. Alternanthera in yellow,
crimson and bronze is admirably
adapted for edgings, because of its
dwarf, compact habit also for filling
in beds where the most prominent
parts of the design is worked out in
larger plants. Achyranthes is also ex-
t emely useful for all places where the
alternanthera can be used Effectively.
It's foliage is mostly of varying shades
of red. 1, would adviseSSthe amateur
to confne himself to these plants, for
the first season at least
ga few words as to the care requir-
ed. To produce solid color effect
the plants must be set closely. Coleus,
pyrethrum and centaurea should be
planted not more than six inches apart.
Althernanthera and achyranthes from
three to four. The soil should be
moderately rich. 1t will be
necessary to shear the plants quite
frequently in order to keep them even
on the surface. It is also neces-
sary to prevent the colors with which
the designs are worked out from run
ming into each other, thus destroying
the sharpness of outline upon which
the effect depends. Run your clipping
shears along the edges of each color,
cutting away all the branches that
reach this line. From "Carpet Bed
ding by Eben E. Rexford, in Home
and Flowers, Springfield, o., for
April.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-04
VERNON CENTER.

Vernon Center, April miss Mae
Wilbur of Owatonna is spending her
vacation in Vernon with her parents.
The Misses Isabella Cornish and Rose
FL Howard who are teaching in Fair
mont are spending their vacation with
relatives in Vernon.
Miss Nellie Peterson and Mrs. c. S.
Burrows spent Sunday with the form
er's parents in Mankato.
Miss Lizzie Graham of Good Thun-
der is visiting ner cousins, Mary and
Ed. King.
DR.. Andrews from Mankato council
ed with DR.. McMichael Monday over
Earl Francis who is very sick.
Mr. Wells of Lake Crystal was a
Vernon caller Saturday.
Mr.. A. E. Cooper and wife who
have been spending the winter in
Texas on account of Mr.. Cooper s
health returned home Monday
Mr. Gardner Murtaugh sold his resi-
dence to Mr.. D. A. Slater for $3.50.
The people who went to Dakota last
week were very much pleased with the
country. Each one invested in a
quarter section.
Miss Liza Wilson spent Sunday with
her sister in Garden City.
Messrs. A. W. Petrich, G. Nelson,
Fl. Holmstead and D. A. Slater were
in Amboy Sunday.
Miss Francis Pepper and sister, Mrs.
Roy Quimby, were in Garden City the
last of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wagon and son Harry
spent Easter with Mr.. and Mrs Mort
Francis.
Mr.. W. Tollman was home over
Sunday.
Mr.. Graham of Good Thunder was
in Vernon Monday.
Mr.. Jack Mclaughlin went to Man
alto s aturday where he has job on
the railroad.
Miss Myrtle Force is suffering from
poisoning.
Mrs. M. B. Randall is very sick.
The building committee in connec-
ton with the school board consisting
of Messrs. Chas. Force and Tom
Thompson went to Mankato Saturday
to see about getting plans for the new
school house.
Miss Grace Cornish has the measles
Mr. Ellsworth Morrison went to
Garden City Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-04
ment, nor that any part thereof should
be paid otherwise than by assessment

ment, nor that any part thereof should
be paid otherwise than by assessment
upon the property fronting on said
Improvement The city has never
made any provision or appropriation
in any manner whatever to pay its
proportionate share of said improve
ment by reason of its being the owner
of said real estate fronting on sai6
portion of Broad street, nor for it's
share of the costs for the pavement of
intersections or the crosswalks, nor
for keeping the same in repair, Or
improving and caring for the same.
The beard of public works threat
ems to, and will, unless restrained,
omit from the assessment the real
estate owned by the city.
If the assessment is made for said
improvement under said contract, less
than fifty per cent will be collected
within 100 days after the completion
and acceptance of the improvement.
If certificates of Indebtedness are
issued, the debt of the city will be
unlawfully and illegal increased at
least 500, 900, and the plaintiff and all
other property owners fronting upon
said portion of said Broad street will
be irreparably damaged and injured,
and will be compelled unlawfuly and
illegally to pay large amount of
taxes of which they are not legally
liable, and for w ich they will receive
no special benefits
The contract price and the cost Of
making the improvement will be at
least % per cent higher than it would
be if said plans and specifications
were drawn according to law, 80 as
to allow free and open competition to
any and all person or corporations en-
gagged in paving streets with asphalt
tum.
Plaintiff and 2 large proportion Of
the other property owners on Broad
street will suffer great hardships,
and many, will lose their property for
the reason that they will be unable TO
raise tn money wherewith to pay
the assessments, and that great null
tiplicity of suits will result if the
contract is made, assessments levied,
and improvements carried out, and
plaintiff has no adequate remedy at
law herein.
Wherefore the injunction recited in
Judge Gays order is asked.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-04
TWO OFFICIALS DISMISSED.
"FaCed a Balance" at the st. Peter
Hospital.

j. M. Rogers, steward, and G. E.
Tegner, bookkeeper of the ST. Peter
hospital for the insane, have been dis
missed from the state service by the
board of control. George Hayes, chief
bookkeeper in the Office of the board,
is in charge of the stewards Office.
- The periodical checking up of the
books by Secretary Wright developed
irregularities. Supplies were missing
from the store-room for which no re-
QUESTION was on file. The books were
kept even by "forced balance. -
This was found to be true in many
cases. An exhaustive investigation
will be held to determine whether the
condition of affairs is due to dis
honesty, incompetency or both.
According to the statement made yes
terday by the board of control, both the
steward and bookkeeper admitted the
irregularities and admitted that they
had counseled together as to what
course to pursue, when the contents
of the storeroom were not found to
agree with the record, and had decid-
ed to force balance in such cases, but
denied that the state had been wrong
ed out of any of the goods unaccount-
ed for
The steward, who is responsible for
the stores and under whose charge
the books are kept, had been book
keeper in the stewards Office for
nearly fourteen years and was on
August last promoted to the position
of steward.
Both men have borne high reputa-
tion for honesty and efficiency and
their friends maintain that full in
vestigation will clear them of all ap-
pearance of wrong doing. There is
excitement in st. Peter over the in
cident.
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DR.. MALTBY'S EXPLANATION.

Last Mondays issue gave an item
headed, Coroner to investigate. I"
Friday night at go was called to see
Herman Meyer found boy beyond help,
but one chance in a hundred of saving
him, stated to parents | would do all
could; while there was life there was
hope. They authorized my assistance
and I remained till 80 a. m. Satur-
day was not present at death, 30 was
called seven hours before his death.
My diagnosis rests upon symptoms at
time of examination, and standard
symptomatologies must be revised to
diagnose this case other than pneu-
moniao In ''item. the question on
certificate asks physician to state cause
of patientss death, 1 so stated that
of pneumonia and lung trouble, as his
occupation was conducive of weakness
in lungs. The second question,
Estate contrib uting cause; - che par
ents suggested la grippe, who being
their informant. if any, 1 do not
know. A fair investigation by disin-
terested parties will not be averse to
me. This is the first death in my
practice; have saved four cases given
up by other physicians in Mankato.
Newspaper controversy is undesirable,
but fairness is due all gentlemen, and
particularly misquotation of signed
articles on diagnosis. When the
gentleman, supposedly Mr.. Kennedy,
presented certificate, I suggested
that DR. Steel issue certificate as / am
fully aware of the law regarding
osteopaths and signing of death certi-
ficate in this state, but Mr.. Kennedy
informed me that last physician in
attendance was expected to sign GER
ti6cate, hence my action upon his
suggestion. I have no apologies to
make and am willing to have my di-
agnosis stand as have stated on GER
tifcate, but not as stated in item, as
"cause'' and Contributing cause"
have some slightly different meaning.
q. W. MALTBY, D. o.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-04
QUEER JOB FOR SOLDIERS.

The funniest thing Kaiser Wilhelm
ever did was to order two regiments
of infantry from the garrison at
Konigsburg to his game preserves at
Romingen, where 1900 officers and
soldiers were kept busy for three
weeks fighting, not the Prussians,
nor French, but merely lot of little
caterpillars which had swarmed over
his majesty's trees and shrubbery.
Fighting men and men in general
should drink Golden Grain Belt
beer to make them strong and healthy.
It is pure, fresh and delicious and
should be in every home. Order of
your dealer or be supplied by M. j.
Smith, Mankato.