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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
Sermon for VeteranS....
Eulo4y Delivered by DR.. Cowgirl
At Centenary Methodist Church.


oppression of the old world. They
sought an asylum here. 1t was because
they believed this country dedicated by
divine providence to freedom, that in
exile and restitution, they stood amid
the SHOWS of New England,
"And shook the depths of the desert
gloom,
With their hymns of lofty cheer"
The Development of slavery in this
country was a monstrous inconsistency,
and could be no longer tolerated. The
clash of conviction issued in the shock
of war. God in his own good time,
through the patriotism and righteous
anger of the north, hurled upon this de-
voted system the thunderbolts of des-
truction. The chivalry of the north
went forth, and amid the rattle of mus
kerry and the thunder of cannon, the
ranks of bristling bayonets and the dash
of galloping squadrons, slavery went
down and rebellion expired. A great
principle was indicated, foul blot
upon our national honor washed away
il. the blood of the brave Another truth
was written upon the folds of our flag,
the truth that life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness are the inalienable
rights of men, regardless of race, color,
or previous condition of servitude.
As long as the republic stands, as
long as our hills and wales resound with
the songs of freedom, the memory of our
fallen heroes shall be cherished. They
went out from among us because they
loved the right. Many came not back
because it was decreed in the arbitra-
ment of war that the right could be pur-
chased only with treasure and pain and
life, and they paid the price. Inestimable
was the treasure theybrought; terrible the
price they paid But they paid it. In
long, forced marches, fatigued and foot
sore, in drilling rain, in burning south
ern sunshine they paid the price of union
and freedom. In trench and fortress, with
spade and rifle, in siege and battle, they
paid it. In sentinel watching, where
the rustling leaf or the rabbits foot
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29

fall thrilled with sense of peril, where
WEAKNESS wooed slumber while danger
frightened it away; where the familiar
stars invited reveries of home, and the
quick fash of the hostile picket's gun
drove the mimic ball crashing and dead
ly to our hero's brain, they paid the
price. On many battle fields, pressing on
through smoke and danger, while our
brave boys followed the old flag through
deaths awful carnival at Cold Harbor.
and over the piled slain on the fields of
Antietam and Gettysburg, they paid the
price. Languishing in prison where they
must try to Stake their thirst with
water putrid with the offal of camp
and slaughterhouse, where vermin tor
mented, while starvation besieged the in
most citadel of life, where noisome pes
thence sowed, and pale death, thrusting
IL his sickle, reaped the human sheaves;
where the crazed prisoner was shot upon
the deadline while reaching, in joyful de-
lirium, for the embraces of his wife
here they paid the price that redeemed a
nation from dishonor and race from
bondage. From thousands of happy
homes loving hearts and manly forms
went forth. One of our poets says:
"The tenderest are the bravest." The
mother gave her son, the wife her hus-
band, the sister her brother, the sweet
heart her lover. These turned their faces
to. peril and death, straining but not
breaking the ties that bound them to
their homes in the north. Thousands
never came back. Never again did they
put aside the accoutrements of war, and
bend themselves to peaceful industries,
to the dear and sacred formalities of
the home. Never again did they hear a
child's CHEEKY welcome, mothers bless
ing, or wife's tender tone. Never
again did their eyes behold the familiar
landscape where sunlight and shadow
chased each other over garden, grainfeld
and wood. Upon. their lips, never again
did the heart pour it's warm eloquence OF
love, until parching in deaths fever, they
Ilisped to bending comrades, while the
life blood ebbed away, a message and g
blessing to those at the dear old home
Perhaps, ere the spirit fled, for one wild
rapturous moment, the dying soldier re
veled in a blissful delusion, and through
the fumes of burnt powder there came
again the fragrance of bayfield, and or
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
HIGH SCHOOL AID.
From Wednesdays Daily.


The state high school board has mott
fled the high schools of the state that
applications for the aid offered for special
instruction in the high school branches
must be presented to the board before
Aug. 3.
The recent legislature increased the aid
from $500 to $3.50. The sum at the dis
posal of the board is sufficient to aid
thirteen schools. The board announces
that, other conditions being equal, prior
ity of application shall have weight, but
in general preference shall be shown to
schools offering superior facilities and
situated remote from normal schools.
The board requires that special class
room be set aside for this instruction. A
departmental library must be provided
for the study of geography, American
history and literature. Not less than
$50 worth of well-chosen books, exclusive
o. maps and encyclopedias, shall be pro-
vided for each of these subjects.
A special instructor holding a certif-
cate granted by the high school board
must be employed by each school. He
must give his entire time to the special
instruction except in cases where the
superintendent assists in the work when
the superintendent, with the consent OF
the board, may assign the instructor one
equivalent recitation, preferably in pre-
paratory subject.
The instruction must continue through
the school year and include reading, writ.
ing, literature, geography, arithmetic
English grammar, American history anC
civil government. No student will be
permitted to pass the course without ac
quiring neat and legible handwriting
Literature" the board rules, SHOULD BIZ
a study of literature rather than of the
men and women who have written"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The death of Mrs. Anne Otto, which
occurred yesterday morning, removes an
interesting character from among the old
settlers of Mankato. She was seventy
three years of age and was the mother of
several children. She was the possessor
of many valuable relics and curios,
many of which were taken to Chicago
and exhibited at the worlds fair. They
attracted great deal of attention. Mrs.
Otto had been making her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Lulu Bennett on North
Broad street.
The funeral will be held from the Con-
gregational church at two o'clock Thurs
day afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
"CONNED" OUT OF FIFTY.
From Wednesdays Daily.


The Minneapolis Journal tells the story
oil man named Herman Matthias, far
mer from Hancock, Mimi, who stopped
over in Minneapolis while en- route to
Blue Earth and who was ''conned" out
of $50 by well-dressed and mild man
nered stranger
Matthias was on his way to Blue Earth
t. visit friends and was waiting for a
train at the union station. The stran.
ger approached him and asked where he
was going. On being told that Blue
Earth was the destination, the stranger
volunteered the information that he was
in the bicycle business at that place and
was also waiting for his train. The two
started up town, ostensibly to get some
baggage and stopped near the postoffice
The stranger then wanted to borrow $50
saying that he would pay it back. Mat.
theis drew out the money and the stran
ger snatched it from his hands and dis.
appeared.
From the description the police are
certain that the swindler is the man who
has been operating near the union sta
ton for several months but who has
shrewdly eluded the officers.
Martin Anderson and Joseph Olson
were arrested this morning by Inspectors
Hicks and Smith on suspicion of being
the men who buncoed Henry Matthies
out of the $50 Sunday. They will be held
for Identification.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29

patriotism in such case is the debt
of the individual to the race. For the
supremacy of the principles of liberty
and justice the great and good of every
land have wrought and prayed. For
the perfect expression of these principles
in government, humanity has been wait
ing. The zeal of the true patriot flags
not, because adown the long vista of the
future he sees world redeemed from
wrong and pain, posterity reaping the
fruit of ancestral devotion, bearing
sheaves of gladness and singing the har-
vest home of ages.
Language cannot delineate the horrors
of some of these wars in which the
friends of the right and the true have
done battle for God and man. The spec
tacle of cities on fire, of wounded SOL
diers writing on the ground, the fear
and suspense of those whose loved ones
are in danger, the. poverty, desolation and
mourning that wars entail no tongue can
paint. But the progress of civilization
testifes that in the long run right is
might, wickedness accomplishes at last
its own undoing the infant right that
is hurled ruthlessly to the earth rises
UP ere long a conquering giant, the cring-
ing and beaten slave becomes a majestic
hero in his struggle, the flags of truth
and right that went down in the battle
are held aloft at length, all the more
precious that they are crimsoned by the
blood of their defenders, the peace that
comes after the war is sweeter and more
secure peace than that which the war
interrupted, those who survive the war
Law the foundations of broader and bet
ter state, and so, even through the ordeal
of war, when that can not be avoided
humanity moves on to higher civiliza-
ton.
No war better illustrates this truth
than our great civil war. Slavery was
the heritage of the past. The mora
sense of mankind was rising up against
it, and moving on to its overthrow. Eng
land emancipated her slaves in 1888
France had done the same in lS4S. Bu1
while the most enlightened nations O.
Europe were moving in that direction, i
was proposed to establish and perpetu
ate slavery on American soil, and fo
that purpose to rend the Republic il
pieces. What strange inconsistency
Our forefathers were fugitives from TIL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
$1,000 From Chicago to Boston and Re
turn-$Io.oo.

Via Nickle Plate road, account meeting
of Christian Scientists, June 2Sth-July lst
Tickets on sale June 25, 26 and 81, with
open return limit of June2S. By depositing
tickets with Joint Agent at Boston on
July l, 2, 8, or 4, and payment of fee of
SO cents, extended limit returning until
August lst may be obtained. Stopover
at Niagara Falls, in either direction, with
out extra charge. No excess fare charged
on any of our trains. Three trains daily
Through vestibuled sleeping cars. Ameri-
can club meals served in dining cars on
Nickle Plate road; also meals la carte
Address John Y. Callahan, general agent
lib Adams street, room 29S, Chicago, for
reservation of sleeping-car space and
other information.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
SOCietV...
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Heud-
ley in Hebron was the scene of a very
pretty wedding today, the principal in
the affair being their eldest daughter,
Miss Ella Maud, who was married to
Mr.. Thomas j. Raridon. The couple
were accompanied by Miss Cobb from
Iowa, cousin of the bride, and L. Rari-
don of Minneapolis, brother of the
groom. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Allen, the pastor of the Hebron
church, at high noon in the presence of
about one hundred and fifty relatives
and friends. The porch was decorated
with an abundance of wild flowers most
conspicuous among which were the yell
lew lady slippers, the state flowers, which
grows in great profusion in the woods
around the home of the bride where she
was born and grew to womanhood, and
the happy event took place amid these
blossoms. The bride was dressed in
white Paris lawn which was very dainti-
ly and prettily made. The bridesmaid
was also dressed in white and both bride
and maid carried boquets of pink and
white carnations. The bride was given
away by her father. After the cere-
mony the company was treated to
luscious and elaborate dinner which was
served on long tables on the lawn. There
were many useful and beautiful presents
among which were silver, cut glass, linen
and quite a sum of money in gold.
Among those from out of the neigh
| borhood were Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb from
Iowa and nine who went out from Man
kate among whom were Mr.. E. R. Ken
nedy, grandfather of the bride, and Mrs.
G.. L. Kennedy. -'~='.7~ .
Mr. and Mrs. Raridan will leave in
the near future for Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, where they will make their fu-
ture home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
WILL RETURN TO MANKATO.
From tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
d. V. Williams received a letter today
from DR.. E. ]. Davis, who stated that
about the first of the month he and Mrs
Davis would depart from Wiser, Idaho
for Mankato and that they will make
this city their future home. Ed. Davis
their son, will 60 into the sheep business
in Idaho. DR.. Davis has disposed of his
drug store to Fred Walker and another
young man. Miss Frank, the daughter
will graduate from the academy there
and remain until June 20 when she will
start for Mankato. The many friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis will be glad to wei
come them back to Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
From Mondays Daily.

DR.. f. B. Cowgirl delivered the mem
orial sermon to the veterans of the civil
war at Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church last night. He spoke as follows:
If forget thee, o Jerusalem, let my
right hand forget her cunning. If l do
not remember thee, let my tongue cleave
to the roof of her mouth; if do not pre-
fer Jerusalem above my chief joy
Psalm 1856
preston of patriotism. The children of
Abraham are captives in a strange land.
They sit by the rivers of Babylon and
weep when they remember Zion. They
hang their unstrung harps On the will
lows and refuse to sing Their captors ask
for one of the songs of their country.
"How," they plead, 'can we sing the
Lords song in a strange land? If |
forget thee, o Jerusalem, let my right
hand forget her cunning, etc"
Patriotism is something more than
sentiment. 1t represents the devotion of
the citizen to those living and sacred
principles which he sees embodied in the
institutions of his country. The patriots
devotion to principle is the glory path
by which we may trace the progress OF
humanity through the fire and smoke
and carnage of the past. Ideas of liber-
ty and Justice have been the cloud by day
and the pillar of fire by night leading the
worlds oppressed on to the promised
land. These ideas could not be destroy
ed Chains could not bind them, floods
could not drown them, fire could not con-
sumo them. They are our sacred herit-
age from the past. They come to us
bathed with the tears of patriotism
baptized with blood of martyrs, and
enshrined with the worlds noblest elo-
quence A government like ours, in
which these principles are embodied is
Gods magma charta to the race. 1t is
the prophet and apostle of a golden age,
and they who do service to such a gov
eminent do service to remotest posterity
and to all the world The duty of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
To Boston and Return at One Fare.

For the round trip from Chicago via
Nickel Plate road for Christian Scien-
lists meeting in June. Tickets on sale
June 25th, Goth and 9th, with extended
return limit of August lst. Stop over at
Niagara Falls in either direction, without
extra charge, and at New York returning
on payment of fee OF 81. No excess fare
charged on any of our trains. Write
John Y. Callahan, General Agent, lis
Adams street, room 2os, Chicago, for de-
tailed information.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
THE VILLAGE THEATRE.
From Tuesdays Daily.

A unique form of education is the re-
cent method in Russia of establishing
theatres for the peasants. These are
built and owned frequently by the peas
ants themselves. Admission is sometimes
free and sometimes half a cent. The
cost of lighting and now and then fee
for professional actor is about So a
night. The results have been surprising
in an educational way, besides giving en-
joyment to large number of people who
lack the barest pleasures of life. Think
what golden grain belt beer would mean
to such people This beer is refreshing
and healthful. Order of your nearest
dealer or be supplied by NJ. j. Smith
Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
An explosion of gasoline stove in the
kitchen of the sheriff's residence at the
jail in Blue Earth rather wrecked that
room and delayed the dinner for the pris-
oners. The girl filled the tank and in
replacing it some gasoline must have
fallen on burner where there was still
a blaze. The explosion blew the tank
to the floor and the flames burned off the
paper and badly charred the woodwork.
The fire was put out by the bucket bril-
gade before the arrival of the depart
ment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
MANKATO BOYS DEFEATED.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mankato's base ball club suffered
defeated at the hands of the StJames club
at Madelia yesterday. The score was
three to nothing. Harry McCollum occu-
pied the box for Mankato and for his
first game he pitched well, the st. James
boys securing but three safe hits off him.
Effer was behind the bat for Mankato.
Chatterton and Duncan occupied the posi-
lions for st. James. The game was
played in rain storm and the crowd
was large.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
COMMISSIONERS GO TO JUDSoN.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Commissioners Epson, Bruels and Pad
dock went to Judson by team this after
noon to meet the commissioners of Nicol-
let county at that point for the purpose
of looking over site for bridge. 1t
was the intention of the commissioners
to go by rail but the train on the North
Western road was delayed by washout
The Nicollet county commissioners were
on the ground. The farmers wives had
prepared bountiful repast for the visit
Ors
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

From Mondays Daily.
Emulous Reed to Frank Reed, nA
neA sw14, section H., Cambria, $40.
Frederick Pantcsh to William Vocks,
lots 2, block 3, Hanks addition to Good
Thunder, 5000.
M. E. Babcock to John E. Veum, and
Thomas ]. Davis, lot IA, block $50, West
Mankato, 5000.
Victor A. Tenney to Jesse D. Hall.
block l, Hinckley's addition to Mankato,
$4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
SUCCESSOR TO BOBLETER.
From Monday's Daily.

At the election held by the officers of
the Second regiment, national guards, in
New Ulm Saturday night, Maj. F. w
Wright of Austin was named as colonel,
succeeding Gen. Joseph Bobleter. Maj
George S. Whitney of Fariboult was
made lieutenant colonel and the majors
elected were f. B. Wood of Austin, A
G. Chase of Faribault and n Nicholson
of Austin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
LEG IS BADLY MANGLED.

From Mondays Daily.
Mr.. Cassidy, who has been acting as
yardmaster in the Northwestern yard
ir New Ulm for the past three months,
had his left leg badly mangled by the
switch engine Saturday afternoon, which
passed over the lower part of the leg.
Amputation at the knee was necessary.
He resides at Winona, where he has a
family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
AWARDED THE CONTRACT.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Neitge & Larson have been awarded
the contract to build the First National
bank and the NJ A. Hanna building at
Mapleton Their bid was Sl2,395. The
building will be 5Ox95 feet, two stories
high. The contract has fallen into first
class hands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
THEY WILL EXPLAIN.
Sheriffs Willing to Tell Governor All
About the Tanke Affair.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Sheriff Williams of Mankato, and
Sheriff Forsyth of st. James have writ
ten briefly to Governor Van SAINT that
they are willing to appear at any time
to make full explanation of the charges
that they got Murderer Tanke drunk
while on the way to Saltwater prison
The governor was expected to return
from Davenport, Iowa, today and set
date for the hearing.
1t is admitted that Tanke was allow
ed to take 'just one drink"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29

According to the story that reaches
The Free Press a Mapkato man is said
to have been in one of the saloons visit
ed by Tanke while in st. Paul. This
man stated to a certain party that Tanke
was feeling as jolly as a tar who had
just returned from long voyage, and
walking up to a certain business man
who was in the saloon he slapped him
on the shoulder, remarking: 'I'm Tanke.
and I'm up for life" - w
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29

From Mondays Daily.
A marriage license was granted today
to Charles j. Schneider and Mary L.
Fieburg, both of Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29

Sheriff Williams was not called upon
to explain anything to Governor Van
SAINT as he had nothing to explain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
YOU'LL LOOK WELL

Aud feel we'll, too. if you will only take a
dose of Hostetters Stomach Bitters before
each meal. 1t will aid digestion. pre-
vent the bowels from becoming
cOnstfpated and the blood impure,
steady the nerves and stimulate
the liver and kidneys. These are
the secrets of good health and must be
observed Hundreds of sickly men aud
women have been made strong and
be atty by the Bitters. Be sure to try it.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-26
Killed in a Wreck.

John Norton, of Vernon, % year
old section hand, was killed Friday
noon near Corunna Avenue, on the Ann
Arbor by car falling upon him. Extra
Freight No. 16, northbound, James
Martin, engineer, could not be con-
trolled by the brakes, the rails being
wet from storm, and collided with
the rear end of gravel train.
Norton was on one of the cars Of the
latter train, and leaped TO save himself,
but was not quick enough TO avoid the
caboose, which was pitched from the
track, and was crushed to death, be-
meath it, The young section hand was
unmarried. His body was taken home
Friday evening for interment
A coroner's jury, consisting of J..
Trafford, w. M. Care, l.. A. Sanderhoff,
A. n. Richardson, ], r.. Ketcham and
]. H. BRANDED met at the city hall, Tues
day. and after examining several wit
nesses gave as the verdict that Norton
was killed by caboose falling upon
him. said caboose being thrown from
the track by an engine. In the estima-
ton of the six men, the wreck was
caused by tree obstructing the view OF
the engineer so that he could not see,
until too late, the caboose and gravel
train ON the track ahead OF him.