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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

R. c.. Maitland, at Newport News, for
a few days.
Jerry Harrow, of Sandy Bottom. Mid
dlesex county was visitor to the county
Thursday an Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

During the winter l became so sure
in my mind that the country would
rapidly settle up, that made arrange
ments with my brother, John Q. A.
Marsh, to come out in the spring, and
go into partnership with me in run
ming general store. Early in the
spring of 1854, he had shipped from
Boston a general assortment of dry
goods and other articles that would be
needed in a new country, and then
went to st Louis and bought stock
of groceries, salt pork, bacon, flour,
common farming implements, etc.,
and came with them up the river.
When he reached st. Paul he found
my belated stock of clothing that had
been frozen in at Galena, and got it
on board the steamboat and started
up the Minnesota river, and on the
goth day of May arrived at Mankato
We put our goods in the old ware
house at the head of the levee, laid
some boards across some barrels OF
-four set on end, and opened up a
brisk trade at once.
We hauled lumber from Kasota and
moved into our new store before the
9Th of July on the southwest corner OF
block No. 16, where we did a large
and profitable trade for many years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

As day after day passed and no
steamboat came, those who had fami-
lies of little children became much
alarmed, but the river was full of fish
and the ponds teemed with wild
ducks. l borrowed Thomas Warren s
fish pole and double barreled shot
gun, and spent considerable time u.s.
ing them and with good results
Van Brunt had built saw mill on
the LIE Sueur river, and the dam pre-
vented the fish from going further up,
SO that the water below it was alive
with fish, and big ones too. The water
below the dam ran swiftly, over beds
of sand and gravel, Mr.. o. j. Roe
and myself had learned when they
were going to shut the gate and ill
the dam, and we were on hand for
some fun. We cut some ironwond poles
about like bean poles, and as the water
rapidly fell after the closing of the
gates, showing a vast number of fish
left in thu shallow water, we pulled
off our clothes, jumped in the bed of
the river, and killed large numbers of
them; but before we had time to get
them safely or. shore, the water again
began running over the dam and float
ed them all away, so that we got
nothing but a cold bath for our
trouble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

Honorable P. K. johnson was the
first postmaster of Mankato. He kept
the postofice in his house, which was
located on the south twenty-five feet
of the lot on which the Glass Block
now stands. Mr.. johnson writes the
following interesting account OF his
appointment as postmaster:
"Let me tell how received the APP
pointment of postmaster. | think it
was some time during 1858, a man on
horseback rode up to my house and
asked if l was Mr.. Johnson. I replied
that I was. He said, "Weu here is
the mail" I asked where from, and
he said, "The postmaster at Traverse
des Sioux sent it," i opened the bag
and found one letter addressed to P. K.
johnson. 1t contained my appoint
ment as postmaster. signed by Presi-
dent Pierce. I made no scramble for
the Office as did others. In those days
I think it was the best man for the
place. "
Mr.. johnson was succeeded by Basil
Moreland, who kept the office in
building a little north of where the
Patterson Mercantile Co. is now locat-
ed. Mr.. Ferdenand was then post
master for short time and was sue
ceeded by R. J. Sibley. At Mr..
Sibley's death, his daughter, Anna
M. Sibley (now Mrs. John A. Willard)
became postmistress. Miss Anna M.
Sibley was married on Aug. %, 1855,
and Mr.. 81. L. GUIDE served as post
master until Nov. 2, 1866.
Enllnuino Is q list of the postmasters
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
LIST OF MANKATO POSTMASTERS.
Capacity Since S65on K johnson
was the First Contained One Letter

John G. Wise, June 4 1894 to May
81, 1898.
L. P. Hunt, June 1, 1898, and is
still postmaster.
w. B. Griswold lin 1869. moved the
postoffice to the corner where the First
National bank building now stands.
When Mr.. .. Brown became postmas-
ter he moved the Office to the building
now Occupied by the Gas & Electric
Light Co. While Mr.. Carney was
postmaster, the postoffice was moved
to the Young Mems Investment Co. g
building at the corner of Second and
Hickory streets. On April H., 1895,
the last move was made into the
present spacious government building.
The business of the postoffice has
shown steady and healthy growth
year after year. In 1868, Mr.. johnson
received his pouch containing one
letter. At the present time twenty
one mails are dispatched and twenty
mails received daily, and the amount
of mail received now would have COM
pletely swamped Mr.. Johnson. To
properly handle and distribute the
mail now, requires the services of the
postmaster, seven clerks, seven city
carriers and six rural carriers.
There is no record of the receipts of
the postofice during the first years
after it was established. The receipts
during the first quarter of 1875, or
from Jan. 1st to March 31st, were
81, $50 AZ. The receipts for the same
quarter in 1889 were So, 1856. sc, and
those for the first quarter in 1902 were
s., 1919. Oh.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
BUSINESS HOUSES.

The following are some of the firms
doing business in Mankato and vicin-
ity from 1857 to 1850, as noted by the
advertising columns of the indie
pendent which were literally patron
lied:
II. G. Tibbets, painter; Froehlich
& Denker, manufacturers sash, doors
and blinds; NJ S. Wilkinson, at
torney S. F. Barney, attorney A. D.
Mes weeney, civil engineer and archi-
tect; J. E. Tourtellotte, attorney;
Charles w. Miller, attorney; White &
Marks, dry goods and groceries; Parry
& Brother, brokers and land agents;
Kitchin & Bros, general store; E. D.
Bruner, notary public; J. A. Willard,
attorney, notary public and real estate
dealer; Henry Shaubut, livery stable !;
A. g. Dornberg, M. D., physician ;
VIM. R. McMahan, M. D., physician
and surgeon; George W. Cummings,
real estate dealer; A. N. Dukes, real
estate dealer A. W. Bratt, real estate
dealer; R. j. Sibley, land agent, ex-
change broker and notary public
Mankato House, Henry Shaubut,
Prop. Minnesota House, Jacob Pfaff,
Prop, South Bend Hotel. L. Abbott
& Co., Props Solomon Hartsell, fur
niture dealer j. F. Wickersham, drug
gist insolvency & Mcnamara, civil
engineers, architects, surveyors and
real estate agents; Prael & Du Buis.
son, general store; J. R. Cleveland,
, general store A. F. Hawley & Co.
/ general store Purnell & Stutz, hard
ware dealers; J. G. Hanna and John
L. Hart, proprietors stage between
Mankato and Blue Earth City
Franklin Insurance Co., r. ]. Sibley,
lAgt. Fred E. Roelofson, real estate
dealer; A. s. Lyttle, architect and
builder; Bruner & Baird, real estate
agents; Edward Ogiesby, boot and
shoe dealer; G. Burt, attorney; I,
Parsons, real estate dealer; MaDkatt
& st. Paul Passenger Packet; Robt
Goodyear, nurseryman; Phillip Blatt
meat market; Mrs. M. J. Coon
private school; Northwestern Express
leo. "A. W. Bratt, real estate dealer
la. NJ Bergholtz, harness maker
George w. Cummings, real estat
dealer; Mrs. R. J. Sibley, milliner
Taylor & Hotaling, hardware dealers
succeeded by Jno. F. Meagher; DAME
Buck, attorney Leo. Lamm, hard
ware dealer and boot and shoe maker
Chas. SchlaHe e. Co., brickmakers
Miner & Bros. general store; Fulle
& Henderson, clothing house; Whit
& Marks, general store; j. ]. & b
Shaubut, general store; s. Lamm
general store; Jenes & Besser, liver
stable; A. d. Seward & Co., saw an
grist mill Marsh 81 Co., general store
J. B. Hubbell merchant tailor; Gee
Becker, boot and shoe maker; w. "
Patch, painter; James Shoemaker
notary public. land agent and broke
and L. g. M. Fletcher, real estat
dealer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

residence of the BRIDES father neal
Judson by the Rev. G. A. Slime, Mr..
G. s. Terry to Miss Susie s. Pease, al
of Judson.
The first newspaper dispatch receiv.
ed in Minnesota over wires upon its
own soil was transmitted on August
2lst (1S60) between Red Wing and st
Paul, stating that on the following
day the M. E. conference would con-
vene at the former place. The line
will be in complete working order and
open for the transmission of messages
to the east and south over its entire
length within a week from the present
time. 1t only remains to connect the
lines on the opposite sides of the river
by stretching the wire across the river
at Winona- Winona Republican.
Under date of Aug. s, 1862, we find
the following: ga. N. Dukes requests
US to state that he will give one bar
rel of -four each to the families of the
first ten married men enlisting in
Lieut. Danes company after the
appearance of the paper with this
notice. Well done for Mr.. Dukes
Who comes next2
On Aug. s, 1852 "the town of Man
kato offers bounty of $50 to every
volunteer from the town. who may
be mustered into the U. S. service.
The property holders of the town have
given bond obligating themselves
to redeem the orders of the town au.
thorities to an amount sufficient to
furnish the above bounty to each re-
cruit. We hope to hear of similar
action in all the towns of the
county,"
From the issue of Nov. &c, 1859, we
learn that the Mississippi river is still
open to st. Paul and as consequence
navigation was not yet closed for the
winter. Also that Wizards ice boat
was in readiness to be launched al
Prairie du Chen Immediately on the
closing of the river, 10. Browns
steam wagon was landed at Winona tc
be used in transporting goods and
stores across the western wilderness.
1t was said to travel any common road
at the rate of eight or ten miles pei
hour but no estimate given of it,
speed over an uncommon one, but we
infer not very rapid, its weight being
twenty tons. The announcement i!
also made that Mr.. Davis, proprietor
of the mail line to Owatonna, con
templated making tri-weekly trips tt
the latter place, making connection
with tri-weekly line from Owatonn,
to La Crescent-the latter being owe
100 miles from Mankato, and tn
time consumed in making the tril
being two and half days.
Died-On Jan. IS, 1850, Harry, Sol
of John G. and Amanda Wise, age
one year, seven months and one day
Nov. 26, 80:
J. N. Hall has just received YER
large addition to his stock of DIR
goods, groceries, ETC., to which he call
the attention of the public in thi
paper. This establishment is a branc
of one of the largest business house
in Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

since 1866 and the terms during which
they served:
James Thompson, Nov. 8, 1866 to
July %, 1859.
W. B. Griswold, July 26. 1869 to
April 30, 1871.
Orville Brown, April 81, 1871, to
May IL; 1888.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

L. P. Hunt, May IA, 1888, to July
81. 1885.
John G. Wise, July %, 1885 to Aug.
%, 1885.
James Cannon, Aug. 90, 1885, to
July %, 1888.
P. 81. Carney, July 90, 1888 to May
81, 1890.
W. w. P. Mcconnell, June /, 1890
to June 3, 1894.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

attendance of the people of the
county The meeting will be held at
the city hall, commencing at ] O'Clock
p. m. Come out everybody
Married October 81, 1851, by Rev.
J. Jenkins, Mr.. Robert Pritchard to
Miss Mary Edwards, all of South
Bend.
Married Nov. 9th, 1861, at the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

Miss Emily S. Warren, daughter of I.
D. Warren of this place.
Oct. 8, 80:
We are indebted to BENZ. Pay OF
Vernon for a generous cut of his
premium cheese 1t is the richest
and best article of domestic cheese we
have tasted in Minnesota. rivaling the
very best article Of the famed Wes-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
Reserve brands. Thanks for the

tern Reserve brands. Thanks for the
favor.
Republican Meeting" heads the
following: "Hon. J. w. North and
M. J. Severance will address the
people of Blue Earth county at Man
kato on Tuesday next, Oct. 9th, 1850.
They are both able and eloquent
speakers and We hope to see a large
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

boards that had been brought from st.
Paul, and built bstteau. in which he
started down the river for st. Paul,
for the purpose of bringing back
some provisions, but before he got
back to Manksto steamboat came
along and took him in tow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

DEATH OF E. ID. STEEL.
SPY letter received by Mrs. John
Henderson, from her husband, who is
at Fort Abercrombie, we have news
of the death of Mr.. E. D. Steel, who
lived three miles below this place.
In the attack of the Indians on the Sd
inst, he received ball in the groin
from which he died on the 18th. The
same ball had wounded another man
before striking Mr.. s.
The above item refers to Edwin d.
Steel, who was the only uncle of DR..
E. D. and Nelson Steel, of this city,
and of whom the genial doctor is
namesake.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
THE RUBY GROUP.

Messrs. Ewing and Heimrod. who last week purchased the Ruby group of gold claims from w. H. Chapman
 on the Big Sandy, are making prepa- rations to start work on the mines. A test run or fifty tons of the ore will be made. says the Arrow. to ascertain the best method Of extraction. A survey will also be made with a view of using the large stream of water in the Sandy canyon for running a turbine water wheel. Tn this way it is expected thaJ ore of comparatively low grade can be treated prohtably. Messrs. Ewing andHeimrod contemplate the erection Of a complete plant. with plates, con centrators and cyanide tanks. They will also add to their plant a complete samplinG outfit. SO that Chloriders and others can bring ore to the mill. have it sampled. thus facilitating the hand ling Of small lots of gold ore, by say inS the necessity of giving a. ''cIean-up'' Tor each separate lot. There are q number of rich gold claims in that sec ton that would pay well for miners to work on their own hook if proper ia cilities for treatment were afforded
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
Mines and Minerals
 of Arizona
THE LOMA DOONE
Mr. Weston Will Begin Development
 Work at Once

The Lorna Doone group of copper claims, near Wicken burg. recently bonded from the Mohnike boys by r.. C Dewitt and !. T. May of Colorado Springs. has been reported upon so ia vorably by Mir. W. Weston, q mining engineer of Colorado Springs. that some London clients of Mir Weston's have taken an eight months option on the property and will at once start de- Velopment work. Sinking will be con tinued on the G0-foot shaft already there, and at a depth of 100 feet drilling and crosscutting will be done. The News-Herald says ample funds have been placed to the credit of Mir. Wes- ton in a Phoenix bank and develop ment work will be continued until the property is thoroughly proved. With admirable foresight MT Weston has selected MT. Dewitt as superintendent, to proceed with the work at once. Mr. Dewitt went to Phoenix Tuesday to complete arrangements for placing a force of men at work al once
 The standing of Messrs. Weston. De- Witt and May is of the highest order. they being well known as among the most successful discoverers and work CTS of mines in the Cripple Creek dis triCt. and Wickenburg is especially fortunate in having such men working in this vicinity. Mir. Weston has been praCucinS his profession in Colorado for the past twenty years, and is as well known in London as in Colorado. For the past two years he has also been the manager of the White Hills Mining and Milling company, with d mine fifty-eight miles from Kingman. The success of the Lorna Doone means much to Wickenburg. The ore bodies on the surface are large and high grade. and all that remains to be proved is their permanence, which will he done as fast as men and money can do the work.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
VAL. VERDE SHELTER.

The Val Verde shelter is now in full operation, the furnace having been blown in yesterday. We understand that all parties interested, and espe- cially those connected with the mining interests. are invited to visit the plant. W hich is said to be one of the most modern. complete and handsome in the southwest The starting up Of this plant in the heart of the central and richest mineral belt of the treasure ter ritcry, should certainly be matter of congratulation to all citizens, as it gives a great home custom mill for our main product. and furnishes an avenue " hereby q great deal of money which has previously gone to outside smelters can be kept at home.-Courier.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

east of Florence. Taylor Branaman
 took them up.-Florence Blade. The wagon freighters think the rail- road will force them out of business. In this they are mistaken. The rail road will bring in capital to open up the mines and in less than a year af- ter the advent of the railroad the ton
 mage of wagon freight will be ten times
 what it is now.,-Florence Blade.
 M. R. Chamberlain has made a cop per discovery out on the plains, south
 of Black mountain, which promises to
 be the largest low grade discovery yet made in the county, says the Florence Blade. The ere outcrop is over fifty feet wide and several hundred feet in length, and the values appear to be uniformly distributed throughout the great mass. He will prospect it at once.
 Tine whm for the Copper Basin Gold and Copper Mining company has ar
 rived and has been sent out to the property and will be placed in position
 tomorrow ready ito start upon Thurs day morning. The shaft ;s down now
 to q depth of seventy feet. and the ore continues good and in fact improves with depth. Progress will be more rapid hereafter. as they expect to be able to make from twelve to twenty feet per week with the use of the whim The company is increasing it's force just as rapidly as places can be made for them to work to advantage, three more men being sent out today.-Jour- nal Miner.
 F. G. Dodson has returned from his Keystone group of three mines. located in Black Canyon. about forty miles from Prescott, says the Courier. He has a force of men developing the claims and has twenty foot shaft on each claim There is eight feet of cop per bearing ore. Horn spoon tests of the ore give good gold showings. A chunk of native copper about five pounds in weight has recently been taaen from the vein. Much of the ore now in sight. it is stated. could be treated either at Fl -Paso or Val Verde with profit A mineral zone 3C0 feet wide extends through the group. Much of the ore has leached on the surface and makes q fine showing of copper. One survey for the ?. & F. extension runs over the claims; the other survey is only two miles therefrCm. The properties are located on Turkey creek, where water is now running during this exceptionally dry season. It is safe to say that so far as developed the keystone mas q ShOWlnS equal lp any in the county.
 Captain J. w. Lind, one of the old time and well known miners of this section, was up from his Zonia mines this week with quantity of ore from his T;othschilds and Cynro claims for the purpose of having assays made. says the Journal-Miner. The results were more than pleasina, as the values ran even better than he had anticipat- ed. The ore from the Rothschild's claim. taken from the shaft at q depth of about thirty feet. ran as high as Sz1O in gold and silver. with q gcod sized body of the ore. the values increasing rapidly as depth is attained. The as says from the Cymro claim ran be tween $15 and S2o in gold and silver with immense bodies of the ore to work on- The captain is very jubilant over his prospects. He also reported un- precedented activity in that section and splendid results showing up in nearly every case.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
GOLD BASIN MINES.

Superintendent Brooks of the Cold Basis group of mines. Groom creek. is in town. Three shifts of men are put ting down q shaft on the property. The shaft is now down 15O feet and is being sunk on a strong ledge of gold bearing ore. Some of the ore carries values d high as s6O per ton gold The outlook for the property is bright.-Courier
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
Dr. Lyons
 PERFECT ' ooth Powder Used by people Of refinement for over Q quarter Of c century.

car to take a look at the company's holdings in this section. They will re- main here for several days. They left Saturday morning for a visit to the MCClbc mine. e.-Journal- Miner
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
MINING MAGNATES.

Frank dagger. president of the Model Mining company. and twenty-two Oth- CT members of the company arrived in Prescott Friday evening in q private
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
MINING NOTES.

Twelve miners came in on the Casa Grande stage Wednesday and left the same afternoon for the Newbury camp in Box canyon. eighteen miles north--
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

Our annual inventory sale is now go- ing on. Our object is to close out our stock before our spring goods arrive. Many people have waited for this rare opportunity, so now is the time to sup ply yourself with the best goods for little money at the Boston Store.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

VENTURE HILL COPPER STOCK.
 For sale, 4O,OOO shares at 19c. Com pany's price is 5Oc and may be 75c be- fore many weeks. Investigate this. Boaz Duncan, 445 Wilcox Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

N. Porter Saddle x Harness Go. for Hand Made Saddles and Harness, made of best grade of leather; we warrant it. Also expert carriage trimmer em- ployed. Satisfaction guaranteed. 142 E. Washington.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
IS THIS A WONDER OR NOT?

A cornet that everyone can play without learning. Bands have been formed all over the east. and even in the most respectable churches. The most extraordinary musical instrument ever produced. SO constructed that it ampiiiies and changes the human voice to sound of a coruct or clairoret. Sing into mouthpiece-Zobo Cornet does the rest.
 Queen Either is the most beautiful zither. which we also guarantee you can play with the cords within T. or 90 minutes practice.
 To introduce these instruments We will send the cornet carefully packed prepaid for - cents, and the zither for $4.5O.
 Messenger & Pos Music Go.
 General Agents for Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

Good things to eat, served in the best style in our pretty private dining rooms upstairs.
 The Coffee Al Restaurant Co.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

The man who accompanies his wife to church every Sunday may not be q Christian, but he is not the meanest man in the world.-Chicago News.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

Mermaid Washing Powder coupons in each package. Presents free.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13
CITY BRENITlES

Another cut in millinery for the com ing week. All trimmed hats will be sold for two-thirds of their regular price. Breasti. pompoms and all trimmings sold for one third dis count at ScOheld's.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

Quick Worker-Mermaid Washing Powder suits this water.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

See the sale on millinery this week at Scofeld's.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

Have you seen the underwear bar gains at The Boston Store.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-13

Oh my, what stacks of underwear are on sale at The Boston Store, and such low prices, too.