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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
NELL EXPLAINS.
He Still Desires to Be an Elk.---Was
Angry.

The Elks at different points where
there are lodges are boycotting James
Neill and his barbara Frietchie'
company, which will appear at the
Mankato thearte Friday evening OF
this week.
In an interview at Grand Forks, N.
D., Mr.. Neill has made full explain
alton of the reasons why he did not
complete his initiation into the Elks
at Spokane, Wash. He states that
the feeling between himself and the
Spokane lodge has been misrepresent-
ed by good many papers OF the coun-
try. He says that he wants to become
an Elk and expects to do SO next'Sep-
TENDER when he passes through Spokane
again on his way to the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Neill admits that he acted hastily
in refusing to go on with the work.
nough at the time he thought
that the lodge was putting a good
many frills on the work and giving
him the worst of it, when he had been
assured that only straight initiatory
work would be done. He says that
had he been in his home town, where
he knew everyone and every one knew
him, he would have thought nothing
of the treatment which ne received,
but being among strangers, and having
agreed to the imitation under the
promise that he would not be handled
roughly, he felt that the members -of
the lodge were not doing by him as
they should. -
After he had retired to the ante
room and had cooled down, Mr.: Neill
realized his position and told those
near him that he was willing to GO
on with the work By this time,
however, the members of.uthe lodge
we're in debate on the question, and
before any settlement had been reach
ed his train was about to leave and he
was compelled to leave the lodge room.
He deeply regrets the occurrence and
says he sincerely wishes that the exalt.
ed ruler of the lodge had not permitted
him to leave the room.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
ANOTHER BIG FIRE
Hubbard & PaImer's Cleaning
House Destroyed.
Lake Crystals Bad Luck Of This Kind
Keeps Up.---BuiIding May Be Re-
built in Mankato.

Another big fire occurred at Lake
Crystal Wednesday, which recently
suffered the loss of it's -four mill. This
time it was the big cleaning house of
Hubbard &.Palmer, where the grain
of their entire system of elevators was
cleaned. and the largest of its kind in
this part of the northwest.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
but it started in the north end on the
first floor, at the opposite end of the
building from where there was fire
kept. No reason is known for the fire
starting, and it is not thought that it
was due to incendiarism. The corn
shelter was close to where the fire orr
ginated, but had not been operated for
a month, The building was closed as
usual at p. m. yesterday.
The fire was discovered between
four and five o'clock, and the village
fire department turned out and put a
stream of water on the building, but
the efforts of the fremen were I'M
availing. The building and contents
were totally destroyed, except the
boiler and engine, and the saving OF
these was due to the work of the fire
department
The loss on the building is about
$15, 000 and an insurance of $40, 00(
was carried on it in mutual companies.
The contents consisted of 10000 bu.
shells of wheat, barley, rye, timothy,
etc. land were valued at $12, 900 to $15,
600. This loss is completely covered
by blanket insurance.
The heat was SO great that the fence
of the stock yards across the railroad
tracks took fire and was partially
burned. The blaze was seen from this
city and at distance of twelve miles in
other directions.
! The cleaning house. which was reall.
a cleaning house and elevator com
bined, was built by Hubbard g Pal
mer in 1892 When operated in tn,
daytime only, it gave employment t.
five or six men, and when operated
day and night, a dozen men were EN-
} ployed. 1t did large business. A
many as $50 cars have been known t.
be standing on the tracks at one tim
waiting to be loaded or unloaded.
Hubbard & Palmer will rebuild tn
cleaning house, but have not yet de
cided where to do 80. Mankato will b
one of the points taken into consid
, GRAFTON when decision is made.
The Omaha switch engine starte'
} for Lake Crystal as soon as the fir
, was discovered, and pulled the freigh
cars away that were standing in tn
7 vicinity Of the building.
81 Lake Crystal has been very unfor
tunate in the matter Of fires.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
RURAL LETTER CARRIERS.
Some of the Many Conveniences The,
Bring to Farmers.

For the information of the patrons
of the rural free delivery routes which
have lately been started in this county,
the following information is given as
to the duties of rural carriers:
Each carrier must have with him
when on duty, a supply of ordinary
stamps, postal cards, stamped en-
velopes, etc., and patrons can buy
their stamps direct from the carriers
instead of going to the postofice.
Persons desiring to register letters
can place thereon the necessary post
age and hand to the carrier, who will
give the sender receipt for the same.
Registered letters are also delivered
by carriers.
The carriers have with them sup.
ply of money order applications which
they will furnish anyone on request.
When these applications are filed out
and handed to the carrier with the
money and fee, he issues receipt tc
the sender. He will tlen bring the
money order back the next day, or, il
the sender desires and furnishes him
with stamped and addressed enyel
ope, he will place the money order in
the envelope and dispatch it at once.
Carriers in the performance of theil
official duties are required to be civil
prompt and obliging; to attend
quietly and diligently to their duties
and, under no circumstances, to loitel
or stop TO converse on their routes, ex
cept in connection with their officia
duties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21

mind and memory keen and active,
he watches the progress of the events
with as great solicitude as ever he did
when Minnesota existed in little more
than name.
Mr.. johnson was born in Vermont,
May 8, 1915, raised in the same at
mosphere, playing the same boyish
games, attending the same school, court
ing the same young girls, as the great
Stephen A. Douglas. They were school
mates, playmates and boyhood friends
and many are the excellent stories
Mr.. Johnson is able to tell today of
the "Little Giant. w..
While yet young man, he like
many another. came west to grow up
with the country, settling first in
Illinois. 1t was there he had an oppor-
tunity to vote for his boyhood's friend,
Douglas, for president in the memoir
able campaign that made the immor-
tai Lincoln president. After ten years
of Illinois, he moved to Minnesota,
arriving in st. Paul in 1S47. As was
stated, he was member of the first
| territorial legislature, which convened
in the little log structure at the corner
of Bench and Minnesota streets, Sept.
3, 1849, and continued in session until
Nov. 1, the same year. There were
but eighteen members of that body
Joseph W. Thurber. speaker; James
Wells, Henry Jackson, John J. Dewey,
Morton S. Wilkinson, Sylvanus Trask,
Mahlon Black, Benjamin W. Brunson,
Henry F. Setter, William R. Marshall,
William Dugas, jeremiah Russell,
Allen Morrison, Lorenzo Babcock,
Thomas A. Holmes, Alexis Bailey,
Giadeon r. Pond and Parsons K.
Johnsop-all dead now save this one
white-haired man. He was married
in 1850 to Miss Laura Bivins, by
whom he had four children. Mrs
johnson died in Brainerd in 1896.
/ Mr.. johnson was the first postmas
ter of Mankato, having moved to thai
place from st. Paul in 1859, and wal
lappointed to that Office by Presiden
Pierce. He was the first register o.
deeds of Blue Earth county, elected
in 1866, and later on was elected t.
the seventh territorial Legislature
from the tenth district, which en-
braced Blue Earth, Steele, LIE Sueur
Faribault, Brown, Nicollet, Sibley
Pierce and Renville counties. Thu
, house of representatives at this session
, had thirty eight members He helt
, Office of justice for peace at Mankat'
for fourteen years. He was a wit
3 ness to the hanging of the thirty-eigh
Sioux Indians at Mankato, Dec. s6
q 1862.
The venerable gentleman saw tn
first train of cars move out TO st. Pau
for st, Anthony. He stood on thu
q levee in st. Paul when the frs
{ printing press was brought to Mime
q sofa for James Goodhue.
Mr.. johnson is member of tn,
first territorial pioneers. association
and takes great pleasure in meetinl
his friends of the early days of tn
state at the annual meetings held a
st. Paul 1t is his intention to tax
part in celebrating the fiftieth anniver
: sary of the founding of the city o
Mankato, which Wilt axe place in tina
a town next June.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
SURvIVOR
Parsons X. Johnson Last Mem
Der of First Legislature.
Something of the Old and Varied Life
of One of the Founders of Our
Beautiful City.

A special from Brainerd to the st.
Paul Dispatch says:
The history of Minnesota could
scarcely be written without glance
at the scrolls wherein are emblazoned
the names of those who laid the found
alton stones of this splendid common
wealth, Parsons K. Johnson, a resi-
dent of Brainerd, is the sole surviving
member of the first territorial legisla-
ture of the North Star state.
The story of Mr.. Johnson's life is
a varied and interesting one, run
ming hand in hand with the birth,
grown and development of the state
through ffty-fve long years and to-
day, with whitening hair, hating
steps and failing sight, but with
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

A civil service examination will be
held at the postofice building in this
city on March % and 26 for watch
officer of the coast and geodetic survey.
The age limit is from 81 to SO years.
s ervice will probably be in the Phil
ippine Islands.
Also on the same dates for chief en-
gineer, class 8, in coast and geodetic
survey. Age limit % to 45 years
This may include service in the
Philippines. Full information as to
these examinations may be obtained
by calling on j. F. Herold, secretary
of the local board at the postofice
building in this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
SHOPS AT SIOUX CITY.
The Omaha Road to Spend About
100000 There.

Superintendent Trenholm, of the
Omaha railroad, during his recent visit
to Sioux City announced definitely
the plans of his road, for the first
lime since that company bought sixty
acres of property running down into
the business section of the city, at
cost OF about 800, 900. He announces
the present shops will be torn down.
and new ones, with new terminal
facilities, will be erected, at cost
approximating $500, coo. Cars will
be made there. beside the repair work.
1t is understood the North Western
is also to build shops, at an almost
equally great cost, but that they will
be maintained entirely separate from
the Omaha.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
MOORE is GUILTY
Convicted of Forgery in the
First Degree.
Chittenden Pleads Guilty to Petit Lar
ceny.---Peterson and Lille Plead
Guilty.

The trial of John 1. Moore, the Chi
cago real estate dealer, on the charge
of forgery in the first degree, was a
brief one. The jury was secured and
the evidence all gotten in Tuesday
afternoon. The state introduced evil
dence about the mortgage transaction
with the National Citizens bank, and
produced the original set of papers and
the furgeries. President Hoerr, Direc-
tor A. G.. Meyer and Deputy Sheriff
Atchison testified to admissions made
by Moore. The two former said that
since his arrest Moore had told them
that he had done what he did in order
to raise money to get married, He
had real estate deal on and had ex-
! pected to make enough out of it to re-
imburse the other parties, but this fell
through.
The defense did not put on any evil
dence, not even the defendant taking
the stand. His attorney, 81. L..
Schmitt, in his argument to the jury,
held that the state had failed to prove
| that an offense had been committed,
and had failed to connect the defend
ant with it.
The jury retired at 10 AS a. M, and
returned at about 100 n. m. with a
verdict of guilty as charged in the in
dictment.
The trial of Moore on the second
Indictment, charging him with for
gerry in the second degree. was taken
up at once at the demand of his at
torney. This indictment is based or
the note, the other Indictment beina
based on the mortgage.
It is thought that it is Mr.. Sch mitt'i
purpose to try to get Moore ou
through an appeal to the supreme
court or by some other means.
The jury in the case of VIM. Ogrosky
VS.. John Ziegler. which retired Tues
day afternoon, brought in sealed
verdict for the plaintiff this morning
awarding him 1892. go. The amour
sued for was 1887. This was the case
over the value of glandered horses tina
were killed.
Judge Cray has granted VIM. Koen
itz divorce from Nellie q. Koenitz
on the ground of adultery. The fathe
gets the custody of the children.
Jay ]. Chittenden Wednesda
withdrew his plea of not guilty to tn
charge of grand larceny and was al
lowed to enter plea of guilty to tn
charge of petit larceny.
Alec Peterson and Louis Lii
changed their pleas to the charge Q
keeping their saloons open on Sunda
from not guilty to guilty.
Chittenden was late Wednesds
!, sentenced to pay fine of $75 or go
!, Jail for eighty-6ve days
IS Peterson and Lille were each sent
: enced to pay fine of $50 or go TO ia
IS for sixty days. These two paid thei
q fines. Attorney Pfau and Judge Ora
9 made impressive remarks that ..shoul
e have been heard by all the saloon keel
ers in town.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
AXIS BIG DAMAGES
Brundin Bros. Bring Suit For
$4,000.
Get After Those Who Signed the Pet
tition to Force Them Into
Bankruptcy.

Deputy U. S. Marshal I. J. Sheehan
of st. Paul served the papers Mon
day in a damage suit begun by Axel
G. and Chas r. Brundin of Albert
Lea against a number of citizens of
that place, being the petitioning credi-
tors and bondsmen in the bankruptcy
proceedings. The defendants are V.
Knatvold and b. N. Brown, the Al
bert Lea National bank. John q. God
lev, G. L. Swenson, d. r. P. Hibbs
and estate of b. D. Brown. The
plaintiffs claim that the defendant pc
titioners represented the firm of Brun-
din Bros, packers of m eat, to be
bankrupt, whereas they were not, and
they sue for damages caused to their
business by reason of this, and also for
the alleged unwarranted Seizure of the
property of the plaintiffs, which they
say was never returned, and part OF
which was wasted, spoiled and i'm
paired in value.
pOT Uuo ACOO5SoAy OAPOhoAeoASS 80
attorney hire, court costs, ETC.. caused
by the bankruptcy proceedings the
plaintiffs asked to be reimbursed In
the sum of So, 900; for special waste Of
their property they ask $40, 900; and
for general damages they seek 800, OOO
Of,the total amount sued for, $115, 600,
the plaintiffs ask the two sureties OF
the bond to pay Sc, 900. The remainder
is asked from the petitioning creditors
W. L. Comstock of this city ant
Derment & Moore of st. Paul are thu
attorneys for the plaintiffs. The &C
tion is begun in the United State'
court and it will probably be tried il
Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
A new BUILDING
Citizens Phone, Company De.
cides to Put Up One.
A New Farmers Line Will Be Con-
structed if the Business Will
Warrant.

The directors of the Mankato Citi-
zens' Telephone Co. met last Monday
and considered the proposed improve
ments to the plant. Manager Chas.
K. Willard made a statement as to
what he had seen and learned during
his Chicago trip.
It was decided to erect a new build
ing on the property on Hickory street
recently purchased by the company,
and the present old building will be
torn out. The new building will be
two stories high, with basemen
and will be of brick and stone. The
first floor will be largely used fol-
Offices, and the switchboard will be
located on the second floor President
James and Directors W. d. Willard
and b. A. Patterson were appointed a
committee to arrange the plans fol
this building.
No decision has yet been reached
as to switch board. Bids are to be
received on furnishing the company
with one. ..
Another subject that was given con
sideration at last nights meeting was
that of putting in more farmers lines
1t was decided to investigate as to thu
number of subscribers that would
take phones on line into Butter
nut Valley, one into Medo
and one into Nicollet county.
In case the prospects are favorable
these lines will be put in during tn
present year.
The telephone company will max
this the banner year in the way of i'm
provements, and will extend its useful
ness in all directions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
MANkAT0 FIRM CHOSEN.
Thayer & Hanson Will Prepare Plans
For a Government Building.

Thayer g. Hanson received tele-
gram from Ass; slant Atty General
Richards, Washington. d. c., asking
them to prepare plans and specifica-
tions for a $40, 600 court house and
Jail at Juneau, Alaska. While in
Alaska last fall, Mr.. Thayer was asked
to prepare sketches for the building,
and he submitted his ideas to q. S.
Marshal Shoup, who took them to
Washington, and as modified by him
they have been accepted.
The fact that this firm is to prepare
plans for so important government
building speaks we'll for it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds fled:
F. II. Barnes to Newell M. Barton,
lot two, block two, Vernon Center,
for SLIT.
Laird, Norton yards to the Wiscon
sin, Minnesota g Pacific railway COM
pany, lots three, four and five, block
eight, Mankato, for $40, 600.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21
FINE FARM SOLD.

M. E. Babcock this week sold John
Lurth's farm of 176 acres at Lake
Washington to Oscar Bierbauer for
$40, 900 cash. This is fine improved
farm. The price paid is a'trife over
$50 an acre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-21

Chittenden was late Wednesday
sentenced to pay fine of $75 or go to
Jail for eighty-five days.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-01

R. L. Lamberton and P. H.
Gaffney went to Friendly this
morning to look after their oil in
terests In that loc4lity.
H. E. Stephens and family, of the
South Side, went to Proctor last
evening where they will visit
friends for few days.
The best physic-Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy
to take, Pleasant In effect. For
sale by G w. Grier.
1t developed at the ball game
yesterday that the contest was be
tween West Virginia and Ohio, the
latter State receiving the honors.
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy has world
wide reputation for It's cures. It
never tails and Is pleasant and safe
to take. For sale by c. w. Grier.
Mrs. John Stealey and Mrs. c.
F. Hosford, of Brown Betty street,
spent yesterday very pleasantly
with friends at the county seat.
For Rent-Five roomed house
on Main street. Water and gas.
Rent $I2 a month Irquire of J.
H. Mccoy at Oil Review Office.
80 If
M. B. Hooker, one of the city's
most popular young men, has re-
turned from a vacation Of a month
which he spent at popular resorts
In Pennsylvania and New York
states.
For rent-Three we'll appointed
residences or Diamond street.
Modern conveniences. Terms rea.
sonable. Inquire of Cutler & Kirt'
land, No. 700 Diamond Square.
"a ct
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Black, of the
South Side, left the city this morn
Ing for Butler, Pa. where they will
visit relatives and friends for a
couple of weeks. Mr.. Black Is lie
of the city's efficient mail carriers.
Local crops promise r. he ahuu-
dant this seas n, : th pini., ~
those who are In touch ~, OFF r
ent parts of Ty.e- coUGty, and If
the rest Of the county follows her
example there will be no Is cent
oats to stare horse in the face and
bring into prominence its ribs the
r. maiuder of the year.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-01

Clarence Deloe and little Miss
Nellie Smith, of Waynesboro. Pa,
are visiting the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Deloe. OF Brown
Betty street. Miss Smith Is niece
of Mr.. and Mrs. Deloe.
James McGreghen went to st.
Marys last evening In order to be
present at an oil we'll which he Is
interested In. and which was to
have been drilled In last night. The
location Is few miles east of St.
Marys.
Mr.. Andrew Nesbitt and Miss
Jessie Chapsall, of Wheeling. and
Miss Wade of Wheeling, attended
the ball game here yesterday, and
during their stay in the city they
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
J. Mccoy, of Main street.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-01

Another ridiculous food fad has
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another for muscles, and still an
other for bones. A correct diet
will not only nourish particular
part of the body, but 1t will sustain
every other part. Yet, however
good your food may be. Its nutri-
ment Is destroyed by indigestion or
dyspepsia. You must prepare for
their appearance or prevent their
coming by taking regular os~s :
Green's August Flower, the favor
lite medicine of the healthy millio Is.
A few doses aids digestit n, 3titru-
lates the liver to hea!thy action,
puri6es the blood an makes YOU
feel buoyant and vigorous You
can get DR.. Green's reli4rl' en- :
dies at D. A. Memberships.
Get Green's Special Almara
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-01

Twelve years ago J. w. Sullivan,
Of Hartford, Conn, scratched his
leg with a rusty wire. Ipfamma
ton and blood poisoning set In.
For two years he suffered intensely.
Then the best doctors urged ampu.
tation, but" he writes. II used
one bottle of Electric Bitters and
~ boxes OF Bucklen's Arrica
Salve and my leg was sound and
we'll as ever" For eruptions, &C.
zema, letter. salt rheum, sores and
all blood disorders Electric Bitters
has no rival on earth. Try them.
D. A. Henderson, will guarantee
satisfaction or refund money. Only
so cents.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-08-01
Local and Personal Briefs

Save money at "The Fair" all
this week. SGT
Joseph Evans. a prominent oil
operator of Beaver, Pa, Is In the
city.
Read The Fairs" advertisement
In this Issue. 20 ct
Matthias Miracle, of Sardis, O.,
was calling on friends In the city
today.
AS aim ost everybody Is rushing
to The Fair Anniversary Sale, why
don't you? 20 St
Mr.. and Mrs. Cass Colvin, of
Sardis, O., spent the day In the city
shopping.
For Sale-Slx room house. For
particulars call at 1873 Virginia
street or at this Office. TIT
c. F. Hosford returned to the
city yesterday afternoon from a
business trip to Pittsburg.
Home Made sale all day, August
2 by the L. o. T. M. In the Krug
building. 3I3t
Mrs. Sarah Bowen and Mrs. Sallie
Titus, of Sardis. Ohio, are visiting
relatives and friends In the city.
Attend the Home Made sale In
the Krug building on Saturday,
August 2, by the Ladies' of the
Maccabees. 81 st
Mrs. ] G. Smith, of Newport, O.,
arrived In the city last evening and
will be the guest of friends for a
few days.
The Lady Maccabees will hold a
Home Made sale of pies, cakes,
bread, baked beans, etc., In the
Krug building on Saturday, Aug.
2. 81 st
Contractor c. M. Sanderson
went to Ben's Run this morning to
look after his business interests In
that vicinity.
For Rent - Neatly furnished
cottage on Brown Betty street, stu.
ated between Charles aud Diamond
streets. For further particulars call
at this Office. 26 If
Mrs John Cutler and son. Master
Earnest and daughter, Miss Isla.
have returned from a visit of few
weeks with friends at Marion, w.
Va.