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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
NEGOTIATING AGAIN.
Move Renewed to Acquire the Omaha
Roads Fourth Street Property.

Before the council meeting opened
last night, a prolonged secret session
was held, during portion of which
COMM ttee from the Merchants Pro-
tective association. Messrs. Long,
Sundt and Kruse, was present. The
matter under consideration was the
proposed acquisition of the Omaha
roads Fourth street property for
city purposes. : The committee has
had some correspondence with officials
of the road on the subject, and at this
iuncture it desired to sound the coun-
Gil as to what it would be willing to
give for the property.
The road has not set price on its
property, but the committee intends
to continue the negotiations, and
wanted to find out where it was at.
The position of the council is that il
would like to secure the property, bu
that tie city is not in a condition tt
give money consideration.
The suggestion was advanced tina
when the city moves the pumping
station from the river bank the build
ing site and the end of Washington
street west of the big mill be turned
over to the Omaha road. This would
be a valuable consideration, to be add
ed to the vacation of the end of Wal
nut street. The pumping station will
not be moved for some little time
| however.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
MILLIONS A YEAR.
incredible Amount of Money Lost
by the Working Glasses.

The money lost annually by skilled
worklnem of all occupations figures up TO
millions of dollars and is becoming
greater every year. This amount OF
money represents. mainly time lost and
the serious effect upon the social COM
fort of the workingmen and their fami-
lies is evident. Mr.. George V. HAM
mond. of No. 610 n. State street, Taco
ma, Wash, said the other day:
ST have lost my share Of time but am
thankful to say that have not been
losing any of late"
"You don't look as if you had lost
much through sickness.
mo, and l don t feel so. But the fact
remains that was very sick man. l
took cold along in 1889 and rheumatism
settled in my arms and shoulders. L
suffered for three years and nothing re-
lieved me until in April, 1882, ! began
to use DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People and found relief III the second
box, took five boxes in all and now am
entirely cured and have had no occasion
to use them since.
There is popular idea that rheunla.
tis1n is caused by exposure to cold ana
that some localities are infected with IL
more than others. Such conditions ire.
uuently promote the developments OF
the disease, but, from the fact that
rheumatism runs in certain families, 1t
is shown to be hereditary and conse'
auently disease of the blood.
frequently an individual, IN whose
family rheumatism has not occurred, de-
yelops the disease, and when a dag.
nosis of the case is made, it is generally
found that the ailment is due to a de-
rangement of the blood.
External applications may afford tenn
porary relief, but to cure the disease it Is
necessary to treat it through the blood.
| DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie go directly to the seat of the disorder,
purifying and enriching the blood by
eliminating poisonous elements and re-
newing health giving forces. They are
a positive specific not only for rheuma-
tism, but for all diseases arising from
moor blood or weakened nerves. They
are sold at fifty cents box or six boxes
for two dollars and half and may be
had of all druggists or direct by mail
from DIR. Williams Medicine Co., Schs
uectady, n. Z.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
FARMERS TAKEN IN.
They Bought Their Groceries ''Unsight
and Unseen"

Kaukauna, Wis., April 5.-Highly
enraged farmers have been coming
into this city for two or three days
looking for an agent for an alleged
wholesale grocery house of Chicago.
The agent has been busy for about
two weeks taking orders among the
farmers Of the towns of Kaukauna,
Freedom, Buchanan and Holland for q
full line Of groceries to be paid for on
their delivery at the station in South
Kaukauna. Bills as high as @5o to
$500 were sold to some of the farmers
The goods came day before yesterday
and the agent was. on hand to receive
his pay. Everything seemed fair,
the different packages and articles
checking up according to the bills OF
Iading, and mos5Eof the bargain hunt
ing farmers paid their money and
went home. One of them. not so sure
that his bargain was worth the hard
earned dollars he had paid. opened III
first box of soap, which had beer
sold TO him as q leader, and found Il
so soft it was not fit for use. 4
package of coffee proved to bs so yer!
cheap he refused to accept it, ant
three or four more boxes revealed sh
same state of affairs.
The farmer. made demand for hi
money and tae agent explained to hin
he coud not pay back, because he wa
only an ageat Tor the house, but tina
he would go to the STATION and ope
every package, inspect and note ia
condition, and then his compan
would make good all deficiencies. d
requested the farmer TO go to tn
station and open each package and DO
and he would join him in few mir
utes for the inspection.
The goods were opened and tn
farmer waited in vain for the drum
mer, who took the drst interurban an
left town. Several farmers are
town today looking for satisfaction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
Secret of Success of New Game, Ping
Pong.

New York is in the thrOes of new
game. At least ping-pong and its
derivative, parlor tennis, are new
in so far as widespread popularity
is concerned, though they have been
imported for some time from England.
The game is really tennis on small
scale; on so small scale in fact.
shat any one with an ordinary sized
room, a nine foot table, and an outfit
costing only q, few dollars can play it.
The net is stretched across the table
at a height of about six inches above
| It, and the rest of the apparatus con-
! sists of bats. and balls. The bats are
not unlike small tennis rackets ;. the
balls e-.ofssa preparation of celluloid
and are hollow. They are hardly
heavier than egg shells, so that there
/ is no peril to fragile articles in the
room from them. Barring some slight
notifications in the rules the game is
played on tie same principles as out
door tennis. and it is almost as fast a
game, though by no means so violent.
For time its vogue here was con-
fined to q small number OF people who
had played it abroad. Then about
month ago it began to ''eatch on" in
way that amazed the dealers and
!. caused them to curse their shortsight-
| eedness in not having foreseen the
trend of events. 1t is almost impossi-
, b lie today to get any sort of piDg-por
, bat or ball in this city, let alone full
, sets and as sets are mostly imported
, I the dealers don't know when they viii
be able 70 fill orders. One store las
week received 100 sets from Englant
. and put them on sale in the morning
Before noon they were sold and a
! many more were ordered in advance
4 All the clubs are putting up outfits il
their gymnasiums, or if they have
gymnasiums are transforming thei
pool and billiard tables into ping ponE
grounds and charging so much pc
game to the players. The secret OF TIT
@ sports success lies in the fact that
y supplies the demand for game full
!. of physical activity and excitemen
d that can be played in any home, with
y in a small compass and at compare
o lively slight expense. Ping ponl
{ parties bid fair to be "the prope
thing before the season is over, an
there is talk of national tournament
d as soon as varying rules and styles
play shall have been sufficiently sys
# tematized.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
SOCietV...

Miss Gold gave matinee party Mon
day at the /. Metropolitan : theatre,
entertaining eight young women, in
honor of her guests, the Misses Chaffee
of Mankato. Last evening Miss Helen
Trussell gave an informal dancing
party at her home on First avenue N
for the Misses Chaffee. About twenty
young people were present. The Misses
Chaffee will return home Monday. =
Minneapolis Journal.
Mrs. Jos. Ruerup left Tuesday
morning for her home in Norwalk,
Ohio to visit about a week. She will
return to Chicago April IA and attend
the convention of the W. G. 0. F. al
representative of the st. Cecilia court
of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
Favor Asphalt Paving.

A communication was received from
Broad street property owners, from
Lincoln to Vine streets, as follows:
"We, the undersigned, ETC., hereby
desire to express our approval of the
action taken by you at your meeting
on March 9TH, 1909, wherein you re-
ferred the matter of paving said street
with asphaltum to the, board of public
works with direction TO let the con-
tract for same. We also congratulate
you on requiring that the asphalt to
be used must be of the best" 1t was
signed by the following property own
ers: Gus Widell Except that stone
curb should be used 13a feet, Robert
Lamm Sc feet, John c. Thro 33 f.,
Joseph Fl. Thro 80 it,, G.. NJ. Palmer
1913 it., r. D. Hubbard 231 it,. A. A.
Brooks &c it., Mich Kleinschmidt %
it., Geo. J. Klein &c ft., FL. Waite 80
it., Security Black Co. Sc it., L. Pat
terson 90 it., I. D. Webster 80 it., A.
M. Stein 80 it. ;. G.. j. Holman 66 IT,,
| w. S. Goodrich sc it,, Clement Schree-
der 90 f., E. " Walters 80 it., W. J.
Merchant 20 fit. ,. Otto E. Lamm &c #. !,
Baptist church, Sc it., Ed. /. P. Staede
1872 fl. Mankato Public library 1872
it., B. F. Pay SO f.. (stOne curb, j.
| A. Goodrich SO it., c. Kleinsehmidt
55 ft. The communication was placed
on file.
The newly elected officers of the
volunteer fire department were con.
frmed in their election.
Bids FOR doing the garbage collection
during the coming season were open
ed, as follows Michael Bachmeiel
$52 per month, A. L. Daily $S4. 20 pei
month. The matter was referred tt
the committee on health and thu
health officer to report az the mex
meeting.
w. B. Craig's Second street old sew
, or assessment was stricken off, on &C
, count of an error in making the assess
, ment when it should not have beef
made.
The matter of opening Spring stree
from Fourth to Fifth was referred t
the board of public works. on tn
recommendation of the street commit
tee.
n The board of public works reporte
, the approximate cost of paving Jackso
street from Front to Second street
q with asphalt, the present width OF th
d street, at 81, 4SO. The report was OF
3 dered placed on file.
y Chief Bowen reported IL arres
y and SO dodgers during March.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
OFFICERS REELECTED.
Annual Meeting of the Fire Depart
ment and Relief Assn.

The annual meeting of the volunteer
fire department and of the Firemen's
Relief association was held Friday
A. D. Beach was reelected chief of
the fire department, B. Bangerter Jr.
first assistant chief, and Ed. Schu-
macher second assistant chief.
Geo. NJ. Phillips was reelected
president of the relief association,
John D. Duane vice president, q. A.
Lewis secretary, and Henry Fricke
treasurer.
The meeting was interrupted by the
fire on Pike street, but after that was
exringuished the session was resumed
and the business concluded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
FIRST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Mankato assembly No. 1S1, Equita-
BILE Fraternal union, celebrated their
first anniversary last night at their
hall when the following program was
gone through with;
Public initiation of class of candi-
dates, ladies and gentlemen. This is
the second public initiation that this
assembly has had, and they are greatly
enjoyed by all visitors.
The following musical program was
then rendered:
Address, History of the Assembly
......................Pr Pres. J. &. Snow
Duet ............ .Messrs. Williams and Griffith
Vocal Solo Isaac Griffith
Vocal Solo ....................W. r. Williams
vancement in Insurance -...::--...:.....
.............. State Deputy, Henry Peterson
After the program cards were played
for half an hour when very neal
lunch was served.
The assembly started one year age
the first of April with 80 charter
members and has increased its mem
bership duriAgahe past year until to-
day they haYAa total membership o.
100. This ,ood showing for the
first year andN Mankato assembly
was the fret 70 be organized in the
state of Minnesxa its members intend
that it shall aia|ays keep the lead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.

The junior class is working dill
gently for tie entertainment to be
given in the high school assembly
room, Friday evening. April nth,
admission twenty-five cents The
merits of "Lend Me Five Shillfngs''
are known to ALL "Chums, 3" bril-
liant farce filed with sparkling dia-
logue and indescribably funny situa-
tions, was played originally in Boston
by the Pi Eta society of Harvard.
Musical selections will be rendered.
Our clever young people are going to
put these farces on in a manner that
would do credit to much older people
and it is to be hoped that the public
will encourage them by large at
tendance
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11

finding fault with the band for max
ing SO much noise He suggested that
each organization be given night.
The band having had the first date
should not be asked to change their
night.
J. E. Reynolds championed the
band, which was there first, and
should be favored in preference to
others, as it is goood thing for the
city and often renders its services free.
It showed a good deal of nerve for
any other organization to try to force
it out.
One or two of the aldermen thought
that the room used by different organ
izations should be turned over to the
board of trade, it having bought
chairs, etc.
MO. Sundt spoke for the Merchants
Protective association, which he said
could not meet other than Tuesday
nights.
Aid. Deebach said that he had un-
derstood when he gave the Merchants
Protective association permission tc
meet in the city hall that it only
wanted to meet there to organize and
not to meet there right along.
Aid. Taylor called attention to thu
increased labor for the janitor on &C
count of the various organizations
Merchants Protective association
: carpenters union, etc., meeting IN thu
city hall, and it seemed to be the gen
eral feeling that they ought.to at leas
pay something to the janitor in re
turn for the use of the room, light
and heat Others spoke along thi
!, line.
Aid. Eichstaedt moved that tn
band be allowed the use of the hal
Tuesday nights, as in the past, AM
that the matter of the other organiza
: tions meeting there be referred to tn
!, committee on city property to arrang
nights, and this was carried.
Thebills were taken up and allowed
including $205.25 to Contractor Dahle
for remodeling the police headquar
tiers, $3.50 from the current fund 70
two of the lots for nursery purposes
- and street pay roll of $3.50. OF, water
. works repairs S26. 80, and parks 1902.
y 10. total pay roll of s4S1. 06.
The matter of the hackmen bein
o required to move their street ca
o offices outside of the fire limits ws
brought up by Mayor Petersen, VIII
L wanted to know who was to carry OF
. the 4S hour notice given by the counc
= at the last meeting. No one had bee
. authorized to enforce the removal.
Aid. Wilcox moved that the parti'
= be allowed thirty days in which
~ move their cars. The vote was til
and the mayor declared the motto
. lost. After some expressions
opinion that the council should stan
by it's former action the matter wi
:, allowed to drop.
u Adjournment was taken until Wet
. nesday evening, when the officials
the Mankato and ST. Peter Railws
- and Lighting Co. expect to submit
4 franchise for the council to pass.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11

Mains to be Extended to Meet
Demands.
Broad Street Property Owners Con-
graduate the Council on its Stand
for Paving.

The council Friday night devoted its
attention to variety of matters. 1t
was decided to extend the water
system in the residence section and to
Sibley park, to meet the requirements
of the residents that have been petit
tioning for the extensions.
The board of public works was in
structed to lay three blocks of water
main on Sixth street from Main to
Washington streets, and to extend the
water mains on West Fourth street
from the present end of the main to
point inside the park gate, and to
lay one block of water main on Fifth
street from Cherry to Warren street,
and two blocks of water main on
North Broad street from May tc
Thompson streets, and $50 feet extern
sion of the water main on Clark street
east to Prospect hill The board was
authorized to buy such hydrants and
other material as will be needed tt
complete the work. 1t has 5000 fee
of pipe on hand
The committee on sewers reported
favorably upon the petition for three
blocks of sewer on Record, Marshal
and Lewis streets, and the matter wal
referred to the board of public works
to make an estimate.
The committee reported favorably
upon the petitions for the extension O.
the sewer on Van Brunt street, ant
the extension of the sewer
on Pleasant street, and the mat
ter was referred to the board of public
works TO make an estimate.
An ordinance was presented, regula
ting the construction of fences and bill
boards in the city No fence aboV
AZ feet is to be constructed in from
of any lot, and no bill board is to b
erected closer than ten feet from tn
front of any lot. The city engineer i
given the right to order any dangerou
4 bill board torn down. The object o
10 W PAOCOoV PASS-NA~>~
from falling bill boards in wine
storms. 1t was laid over under tn
rules.
A petition was received earlier il
the meeting asking that the Pleasan
street sewer be extended west to Viii
lard street, and was referred to tn
committee on sewers, to report dun
ing the evening, which was done.
Auctioneer's licenses for one mont
were granted to J. G. Fowler an
James Ho5son, and their bonds wer
approved.
A petition to have the Cherry stree
water main extended 200 feet neare
Fourth was received and referred
the committee on waterworks.
H. Lille was granted a liquc
license, and his bond, with RichaI
Peterson and B, Roemer as suretie
was approved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
TOLD ABOUT FILIPIN0S.

The illustrated lecture on "The
Philippines, Japan and Hawaii" by
Lieutenant Martin E. Tew at the M.
E. church last evening was attended
by about 300 people, and was greatly
enjoyed. Lieut.. Tew is an interesting
talker, and gave descriptive account
of the islands, their people, customs,
etc., without any mixture of politics.
He is an intelligent gentleman. and
his account seemed to be accurate,
and was reinforced by a number Of
excellent views thrown upon can
vass. The moving pictures were par
ticularly entertaining.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-11
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturday Daily.
Two "phony" jvwelry sellers were
locked up by the police last evening
and escorted out of the city this morn
ing.
Judge Weber has filed decision |
in favor oft he plaintiff in the suit of
Mrs. Maher VS.. A. L. Wheeler, over
the ownership of lot in North Man
kate.
Worthington Herald W. J. Long,
formerly roadmaster of this division
of the Omaha, left the first of the
week for Mankato to take the super
vision of the division between st.
James and st. Paul.
Hughes & King were the only bid
ders on W. N. Plymat's house, to b
erected on Fifth street. Their bid
was So, 700, without the plumbing.
This was considered too high, and
further bids will be solicited.
Billy Hodge has accepted position
in the leading hotel at GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The many friends of Mr.. Hodge will
regret his departure from our city and
the people of GAINESVILLE will find him
a gentleman in all his dealings.
Two new cases of small pox were re-
ported late yesterday afternoon, one
in the Ward family, 218 North Sixth
street, and one in the Oberlander
family on North Fifth street. Two
diphtheria cases have been released
from quarantine.
q. A. Patterson received a letter
this morning from his father, L. Pat
terson, saying that Mr.. and Mrs. J..
IC. Cotton have started for Minnesota.
Mr.. Patterson and daughter, Miss
!, Iva, expect to return to Mankato the
latter part of the present month.
There is on exhibition in the Free
, Press office a goose egg laid on the
. farm of Messrs. Harry Paddock and
W. A Beach that is wonder tc
gaze upon. 1t measures twelve inches
, in circumference one way by nine the
other and weighs twelve ounces.
= None but Blue Earth county goose
could lay such an egg.
: Mrs. Bierbauer' building on South
= Front street is now completed and il
one of the most deliberately finished
Q structures in the city. The building
r is steam heated and has hardwood
g floors and finish throughout. The lowe
O floor is laid with quarter incl
It blocks of thing of a tasty color an
il pattern. John HOLMAN occupies th'
n lower floor as sample room and tn
second floor for living purposes. Th
70 new building, is great improvement
o over the old structure which formerl
}, stood on the present site.
n Rev. Frank, L. Anderson, who 70
# the past two weeks has been assistin
d Pastor Miller in revival meetings q
rs the First Baptist church, returned
his home in Austin today. His servic
J. has been highly appreciated by tn
II chruch and by people of other congre
y ACTIONS who have listened to hi
3 preaching and ezhortation. In closin
the meeting last evening Mr.. Andel
son gave expression to his apprecis
ton of the cordial fellowship of ia
congregation, his. pleasant sojourn
the city, his hope for permano4
lF results from the meetings
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From Monday S Daily
Attorney Chas. Thompson was down
from Amboy today.
G. W. Tiffany of Redwood Falls was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Cook of Marshall
were in the city yesterday.
Louis Osborn of st. Paul visited in
the city Saturday and Sunday.
A fine girl arrived at the home of
Deputy Sheriff Albert Gerlich yester-
day.
One new case of small pox is report
ed, Louis Johnson, 515 West Third
street..
Miss Margaret Rodman returned
st. James yesterday after a week s
vacation spent at her home in this
city.
Lake Crystal parties were in the
city today, taking steps to have new
school district formed there, to take
in 26 quarter sections.
One dose one cent, 30 doses SOC
home treatment, your own physician
with guarantee of cure, if you TAX
Rocky Mountain Tea. Madison Medi
cine Co., Madison Wis. J. Q. Thro
N. I. True, banker at Truman
Mimi, is in the city, called here b.
the illness of his grandmother, Mrs
Mary Page, who resides on Sixt
street. Mr.. True's wife accompanie
him.
DIR. Aaron F. Schmitt, after lookin
over the field thoroughly, has decide
to locate at Wells. He is thorough
equipped to take up the work of tt
medical profession, and his man
friends predict successful career fl
him.
The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapol
& Omaha has awarded contract
a Chicago firm for the construction
new passenger station at Sioux Cit
The contract price, which does n
include the plumbing and heath
system, is $3.50, 600.
Miss Esther Larson of North Ma
kato and Miss Agnes Macdonald
this city, both teachers in the Ne
Ulm schools, have been reelected
the coming year. Mr.. G. F. Ma
Donald, graduate of the Manka
state normal school, has also be
elected to fill position in the NJ
Ulm schools.