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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
FISHING IS GOOD.
Party Of Seven Has Merry Time at
Lake Washington.
From Fridays Daily.

from fridays Dally.
F. G. Heinze, Orange Little, Peter
Schweitzer, Christ johnson j. j. Wadell,
+. w. Hunt and Mr.. De VauX came in
from Lake Washington last night with
about 200 pounds of fish. They had a
very enjoyable time at the lake. They
were guests at Pat Sheehan's resort and
found that gentleman as accommodating
as ever. Mr.. Sheehan has made a num-
Der of Improvements about his place
and has added a lot of boats to
his craft. A large new barn is one of
the improvements. Mr.. Sheehan has the
happy faculty of making it very pleasant
for his guests, and as consequence the
patronage is large.
The country is taking on its new
spring suit and accordingly it looks
very fine The crops are doing nicely.
Wheat is making its appearance and even
where pools of water stand the wheat is
pushing itself through, apparently pay
ing no heed to little matter of that
nature.
Mr.. McGraw, who lives near the lake,
has recently built new house and barn.
The latter is built after the silo plan
and was the conception of Architect
Pass. 1t is very imposing structure
and different from the ordinary barn
in design and arrangement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
Rescued from Suffering
and Death by
PAINE'S
Celery Compound
THE GREAT rlEDICINE.
THE GREAT rlEDICINE.
Mr.. ALFRED BROWN,
Prominent and Popular Citizen, Says:
"After the Use of Paine's Celery Compound,
Am Now in the Best of Health

The greatest OF modern physicians, Prof
Edward L. Phelps, NJ. D., Ii. D., after years
of long practice and close scientific study, gave
TO suffering and diseased men and women his
marvellous, life giving prescription, with the
conviction and positive knowledge that it had
peculiar virtues and ample powers to cure.
Thousands of the strongest testimonials from
the best known and most reliable men and
women of our country fully sustain the claims
made by DIR. Phelps regarding his incompar.
able Paine's Celery Compound.
One of the most convincing proofs furnished,
comes recently from a gentleman widely
known in the capital city of the Dominion of
Canada. We refer to Mr.. Alfred Brown, 81
O'Connor ST., Ottawa, Ont. Mr.. Brown s
letter fully demonstrates the fact that the
greatest sufferer may cast off his or her burden
of disease and become well, strong, and happy.
1t proves, too, that the great medicine main
tains more fully than ever before its unrivaled
place in the estimation of people of wealth
and social standing as well as with the masses.
Mr.. Brown says:-
81 acknowledge with thankfuness and
pleasure the fact that have been cured of a
very painful illness of eight years standing by
use of Paine's Celery Compound. l lad,
during the years of my illness, tried almost all
the advertised medicines without deriving any
good results. was also treated by Several of
the best doctors of this city, hoping to find
that one of them, at least, would undersr.'
my case.
81 was getting worse, and was tnAa was
incurable. was indeed 20 critical condi.
ton. could NOT =. nrn the house alone,
as l was liable T. sudden coilspse. I tined
hospital Treatment, but no relief or good results
came to me. could not sleep; anything that
I ate increased my agonies; l was extremely
weak, restless, tired, and respondent; was
obliged to walk about with my hands pressed
firmly into my left side to ease my pains; my
feet and hands were cold continually; had
inclination to vomit, had profuse, cold sweats,
quick breathing, and would be racked with
pain for hours at time.
"After the regular use of Paine's Celery
Compound for time, am now in the best of
health, have good appetite, and can use any
kind of food. Thank God l am my old self
once more, all through the use of Paine's
Celery Compound.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
WILL TAP NEW COUNTRY.
Proposed Independent Railroad to b
Built to the North.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
dent railroad, whose possibilities as a
means toward the development of al
most unexplored parts of the state
and toward the advancement of the COM
mercial Importance of the twin cities are
almost boundless. The Minneapolis, Su-
perior, st. Paul & Winnipeg Railway
company, with headquarters in Mime
apolis, project which was launched in
1897, has at last been financed by strong
eastern capitalists and is now ready to
complete the survey on preliminary lines
already laid out. Within two years and
six months trains will be running over
the line if plans are realized, says The
Minneapolis Journal.
The road will tap country in north
ern Minnesota almost without railway ia
cilities, which is rich in timber, produc-
tive soil and grazing lands. Another fea-
ture of the line is the excellent facilities
for outings at Mile Laos which it will
afford business men. Already st. Louis,
Minneapolis citizens and those of other
cities who seek summer recreation in
the north have stated that when the road
is open for traffic they will build summer
cottages in Mile Laos county. Hotels
will be built on the lake, along the east
shore.
Not less than 5OO,OOO,OOO feet of hard
wood, lumber, hundreds of thousands OF
cords of hard and soft cordwood, i'm
mense quantities of pulp wood, posts,
telegraph poles, ties, furniture material,
etc, practically none of which can be
used now, are accessible to this line. By
means of boats on the lakes and teams
the product of five mills now built, with
an aggregate output of $4,000 feet, are
now conveyed at great expense twenty
five to forty miles to Isle harbor for ship
ment to Minneapolis. This will in the
luIuIe Collie Dy rail-. OHe HILL HAS eti-
ready notified the officers of the road
that an entire cut of $4,000 cords a year
will be turned over to them for shipment
and another shipper has offered twenty
five acres of timber a day.
The present officers of the company
are: President, S. NJ. Hanley; vice presi-
dent, j. L. Lowering; secretary, III. S.
Funson; chief engineer, E. c. Hollidge;
general attorney, H. NJ. Funson; direc-
tors, S. NJ. Hanley, j. L. Lowering, H. NJ
Funson and ]. J.-ETiott.
President Hanley is a thorough rail
road man. When seventeen years old he
started in the railway business with the
North Western line. He worked up
through all the branches, such as sta
ton man, fireman, section hand, track
layer, brakeman, freight conductor and
passenger conductor. In 1887 he went
into the employ of the 500 line and re-
manned with the road until six years
ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
THIS ROUND IN DAYS FAVOR.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
w. A. Funk, attorney for the plaintiff
in the original case of Day VS.. Mountain,
received phone message from the clerk
OF the supreme court, this morning, stat
ing that the court had reversed the
amended judgment of the district court,
dismissing the action upon its merits.
The plaintiff dismissed the case without
prejudice to the parties. The defendants,
claiming the dismissal was made too
late, moved to make dismissal of the
case upon the merits, and the district
court so ordered, and judgment was
entered accordingly. This judgment, was
reversed today by the supreme court, and
the cause "remanded" Mr.. Funk takes
it from this, that neither of the dismis-
sails are sustained, and that the case is
now before Judge Cray for disposal on
the original demurrers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
WORD FROM MR.. ROBERTS.
From Saturdays Daily.

from saturdays DAILY.
San Francisco, May IL, l903.-Dear
Old Free Press: Find enclosed check
for the ensuing year for Weekly Free
Press. | reached home last night from a
two weeks visit in Santa Clara county
where you get your prunes and apricots
and cherries from. All trees are we'll
loaded with young fruit, having had an
abundance of rain through the winter.
The trees look better than ever before.
President Roosevelt will be with us to-
morrow and he will get welcome that
no city can surpass. He is almost idol
lied in this state, even more than Nc
Kinley was, and that is a strong saying.
Best wishes to all connected with The
Free Press. Robert Roberts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
1.-THE LAND OF The SKY"

This is the title of an attractive booklet
just issued by the Passenger Department
of the Southern Railway, desert ttive of
Western North c. rolina. The book is
beautifully illustrated and gives the pres
pective tourist an excellent idea of the IT.
fractions of the charming mountain coun
try. To those contemplating a trip, for
either health or pleasure. during the
spring or summer. it would be we'll 10 ap
ply to a representative of the Southern
Railway for copy of this booklet
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22

Mr.. R. Jache purchased hn, Schin :
mel piano of he Overman Music Co last
week. and expresses hims-lf delighted
with the powerful. sympathetic tons it
possesses Mr.. Jache has owned a
Schimmel for the past f VI years which
has been quite satisfactory, but the four
late patents is great Improvement. Over
MN Music Co. .13o Jackson street, sole
agents
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
ENTITLED TO FREE DELIVERY.
From Saturdays Daily.

The receipts at Blue Earth postoffice
for the year ending March 81, 1908, were
$6,36S70, an increase of $665.55 over
last year. Under the provision of the
Nelson bill extending free delivery SER
vice to cities having gross annual post
office receipts of $4,000 or more, Blue
Earth will be entitled to city delivery
service. A directory is now being COM
piled, buildings and residences are being
numbered and the street name signs are
are being placed in position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
New Way to
Polish a Stove,
No Waste-Odor-or Dirt.

By sprinkling Sitter Stove Polish on the stove
and then rubbing with a damp rag and gently
brushing with dry cloth, brilliant jet blacl
lustre is obtained. Sitter Stove Polish comes
in large box with a perforated top, through
which the polish is sifted just like peppering
beefsteak. Sitter Stove Polish is made OF pure
powdered graphite, which is not affected by fire
produces the most brilliant polish, and wheI
applied, won't rub off. 1t is odorless. 1t never
dries up. 1t does not require soaking in watel
before using. A 10 cent box of Sitter Stove
Polish will polish more stoves than three times
its cost in any other polish. Get Sitter Stove
Polish of any dealer at cents box, a 10 CEN
box contains more than twice as much. Insist
on the yellow label with the hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
RECORD is BROKEN.
From Saturdays Daily.

from saturdays Daily.
The Pipestone creamery has broken
another of its records. The last check
drawn in favor of L. futile, of Verdi,
a regular patron of the institution,
was for SS6.64. This was for two weeks
cream, and is the largest single payment
the creamery has yet made. The patrons
of the creamery now number upwards
of $50, and the average sum paid them
every two weeks is something more than
So. 90, bringing the total disbursements
OF the creamery every month up to about
$2,40O. 1t is hardly necessary to call at
tention to the great benefit that COM
munity is bound to derive from having
such sum put into circulation in it's
midst every thirty days.-Pipestone Star.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
A SPRING AND SUMMER TONIC.

Go to the glorious mountains Of western
North Carolina the Land of the Sly"
and Sapphire Country, natural para
disc at all times of the year, pleasant
spot, full of life, of color and enjoyment,
rich with possibilities for health and
recreation For temperature and climate
it is unexcelled. Reached by the South
ern Railway, 225 Dearborn ST, Chicago.
I'll
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22

For Rent-A fine farm of 24o acres, six
miles southwest of Madelia, MINI. two
miles from Grogan. In good state of cul-
tivation. Good improvements. Will rent
for cash or shares. possession given imme-
diately. Write or call on D. G. Manus,
Madelia, MINI, R. F. D. No. A.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
Calves For Sale.

Blue Earth county has for sale at TIT
Poor Farm eight nearly pure bred Durham
bull calves from eight to ten months old
Inquire at the farm of
T. KIFFE. In charge
Board of Co. Comm
Mankato, April g, 1903.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
OUT THEY GO
OUT THEY GO

To North Dakota where the crewds are
going for FREE HOMESTEADS and
FREE COAL LANDS. LOW Railroad
rates. See our agent in your civ anc
write for facts and maps. VIM. H
BROWN & CO.. 131 LaSalle ST., Chicago
or Mandan, N. OAK
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
NORMAL LADIES WIN.
Defeat and Then Dine Their 0ppon
ents.
From Saturdays Daily.

Aoih
The basket ball game yesterday after
noon between the ladies teams of the
normal and Gustavue Adolphus college
at the school grounds in this city, was
won by the normal school team, the
score standing thirteen to five in their
favor. After the game, the normal
school team entertained their guests at
a six o'clock dinner at the Saulpaugh
The affair was greatly enjoyed. The
st. Peter ladies drove home in the eve
ming.
The Junior and senior classes of the
normal are planning to have a game
between themselves during commence
ment week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
FARMERS.

Breed to the best trotting stallion in
southern Minnesota.
Appolles stands at the Minneopa
weighs $1,000. Service fee $1,000.
barn, Mankato. Dark bay, lG hands
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
S. E. MIDDLETON DEAD.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Samuel E. Middleton, cashier of the
United States treasury under President
Lincoln, and at one time well-known
resident of ST. Paul. died suddenly in
that city of heart disease, yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-22
ST. PETER BRACING UP.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily
Preliminary steps have been taken for
a new high school building in st. Peter.
1t is proposed to put up building
to cost S25,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

Mr.. Riley was the author, and his friends
refused to believe anything else.
SUDDENLY MADE FAMOUS.
Mr.. Riley remained with the Anderson
Democrat only six months, and then re-
turned to Greenfield. While he contributed
regularly to the paper its circulation in
creased several thousand.
It was while Mr.. Riley was connected
with the Anderson Democrat that he pub
lished 'Leonainie," which was an imitation
OF Edgar Allan Poe's verse, and to which
were signed the initials "E. A. p" Mr..
Riley expected the poem to be circulated
only in a few Of the counties near Ander-
son. but to his wonderment the verses of
"Leonainie'' were published all over the
United States. Then the authorship of "Le-
onainie" was revealed. The incident did a
great deal TO make the poet known outside
the bounds of his own State.
From his old home, Greenfield, in 1879
he moved to Indianapolis and became
a regular contributor TO the Journal. He
continued his connection with this paper
about twelve years, and all of his earlier
poems, which are now published in book
form. made their first appearance in the
Journal.
In 1883 Mr.. Riley published his first book of
poems. 1.-The Old Swimmin' Hole and 'Leven
More Poems" This volume was made up
entirely of poems first published in the
Journal.
During his tour with Mr.. Nye i'm 1857 Mr..
Riley published 'Afterwhiles, his second
book. Two years later, also while he was
touring the country with Mr.. Nye, he pub
lished Pipes O. Pan" "Old-fashioned
Roses" his fourth book. was brought out
in England. during the great tour with Bill
Nye in 1SS9-sO.
A friend of Mr.. Riley tells the following
incident in connection with Mr.. Riley's
prospective tour: with Mr.. Riley it often
happens that the auditoriums will not hold
the large audiences assembled to hear him.
Often the stage is occupied to its full ca
pacity. friends having come from a long
distance and preferring to sit on the stage
rather than miss hearing their favorite
poet. In Kansas City an amusing and to
some an exciting incident occurred in con-
nection with the stage audience Three
hundred people occupied chairs on the stage
after every available foot of room had been
taken in the aisles and in the rear of the
hall. In the midst of the programme, and
VIM NIL. IA1iCt q itduluS nat JIG
Sweetheart of Mine" an elderly man with
a cane in his hand rushed to the front of
the platform and shouted: Clear these
aisles at once. This order comes from the
police department. / insist upon il. These
aisles must be cleared at once or we will
have trouble OF course. there was utter
confusion for fifteen or twenty minutes.
Mr.. Riley's old Sweetheart slipped away
from his memory, returning no more that
evening. So intense was the effect upon
him that he could scarcely proceed with the
remainder of the programme. When the
confusion had passed 1t was found that the
city ordinance had been violated. chairs
having been put an the aisles- The ghost
CT that evening haunts Mr.. Riley to this
day."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Did the Spaniards use chain shot at Santi-
ago in the Spanish-American war?-Chain
Shot.
No; such missiles have long been obsolete.
In sending a bridal present, which is prop
er. to address the present to the bride or to
the couple jointly?-R- NJ c.
1t should be sent to the bride.
How many Popes nave there been. and
what are their titles?-A. T.
Roman Catholic historians give 261, too
long a list to print here. You will find them
named in most large encyclopedias.
From what is ordinary glue made?-H.
o. NJ.
~waste-scraps OF leather, hides n bone.
Much glue Is made from Ash, too, flesh, kin
and scales being utilized.
who was DIR. John Bull?-M.
An eminent English organist ard compos-
er, who lived from 1853 to 162s. The claim
has been made that he composed God
Save the King but it is not well sustained.
Please inform me whether Sells & Fore
paugh's circus has been in your city or IL
billed for same. Or for what n~eighboring
city II Is billed for.-SUBSCRIBER.
Forepaugh & Sells Brothers circus ex-
hibited in Indianapolis last summer Dune,
1900. and win not come to this city this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

have already said a good deal about Mr..
Riley, pro and con, but / am not yet weary.
Much as we have seen of the world to-
gether. the years only solidify my regard
for him. Often, as have steered him to
and from trains and hotels, or counted out
his linen for the laundry or tucked him
into his little bed at night n heard him
say his prayers, 1 still welcome him and
rejoice at his coming TO my home with
ever-increasing joy. If 1 were to get a
telegram tomorrow stating that he was
coming to New York and asking me to
meet him at Buffalo, 1 would try to do it.
Indianapolis is as near home to me as most
sometimes it seems to me as though 1 was
about the only man in America who hasn't
been able to get there this summer 1
unite with you all in the warmest express
sion of regard possible for your guest and
proceed at once to regret my physical in
ability to be with you in fact, as 1 am in
wish, tonight"
FOULKE WAS POSTMASTER.
w. Dudley Foulke. former United States
civil-service commissioner, was toast
master of the banquet. Among the others
present were Judge Martindale and wife,
Captain ]. A. Lemcke, at that time state
treasurer; DR.. George Cook and MIR. Clay
pool, of ConnersvilIe; Noble c. Butler, DIR.
Frank Hayes, Mrs. Rose Bailey and Miss
Ida Harper, of Terre Haute: Prof. David
Starr Jordan, former president of Indiana
University, and the Rev. NJ. L. Haines,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Riley's first public appearance in In
dianapolis as a reader was in the fall of
1879, soon after he removed TO this city
from Greenfield and became connected with
the Indianapolis Journal. The reading was
given in the old Park Theater. Notwith-
standing a circus being in town and a heavy
rain pattering down on the tin roof of the
play house, the entertainment was success
full.
Following is the text of an advertisement
which was sent over the State and TO ly-
ceum bureaus in cities of Other States, in
Greenfield:
James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet.
humorist and dialetic reader, will furnish
his new programme TO all lecture associa-
lions for So and expenses.
HE has devoted years of study and prac-
tice TO the art of reading and character i'm
~personation and now comes before the pub
lie with an entirely original programme,
consisting of dialect poems, character
sketches and humorous studies from real
life.
THE favor with which his public read
ings have been greeted has at last induced
him to enter the field of labor with the
same earnestness that characterizes his ef-
forts in literature. His reference is the
press of Indiana through whose encourage
ment and help he has attained whatever
grade of success he at present occupies"
Mr. Riley's manager sent this ADVERTISE
ment over Indiana twenty-five years ago.
At that time he was willing 20 accept read
ing dates for SIS and expenses. What
great strides he has made since that time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
banquet. regretting his inability to be pres


NYE'S QUAINT LETTER.
Looking here and there over a lifetime
sprinkled with regrets. 1 do not know of
anything that overshadows just now the
regret that / cannot be in indianapolis to-
night. The time is past when anybody can
attract attention by admiring James Whit
comb Riley. 1t is getting too general
everywhere. But the wild and woolly West
erners. who began to set a heap by him
when he had not yet caught the eye OF the
speaker, now that no geographical or iso-
thermal lines-I use the word isothermal
because it is euphOnious and can certainly
do no harm at this time when we are all
acquainted-I say, now that no geograph-
ical or isothermal lines pretend to bound
his just fame. We who knew him early may
be seen at this moment to swell with par
donable pride.
Looking over the Career of James Whit
comb Riley and carefully examining the
difficult and dangerous route through which
he has passed, / am amazed that a man
who knows so little about how to get any
where on earth should have got there so
early. 1 annot fully understand it yet.
Certainly Mr.. Riley moves in a mysterious
way and has wonders to perform. But.
perhaps the most refreshing feature of the
whole picture is the answering loyalty of
a Hoosier to the HOosier poet. There is
an affection existing between the people
Of Indiana and James Whitcomb Riley,
which might make a President feel good to
participate ina cordial, earnest delight in
his success, which would make a prosperous
emperor gladly swap his Communicated
throne for just what Mr.. Riley has left.
over and above what he really needs. |