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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

William w. Mendenhali, formerly far
mer and miller of Rapidan, and for TWEEN
ty-seven years a resident of Blue Earth
county, was in the city on business to-
day Mr.. Mendenhall during the past
eight years has been in the gold mining
business. He has just come from the
Black Hills of South Dakota, where in
Pennington county he has been engaged
as foreman for the Golden West Mining
company. He resigned this position with
the intention of helping to promote
mines for other parties. MFR. Mendenhall
states there are as many as twenty COM
panies operating in gold among the
Black Hills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Casper Schimmeie to Pauitina w.
Lentz, twenty acres in swA, section 3,
Mapleton, for 5000.
Casper Schimmele to Martin Schim-
mele, east forty rods of n1a, swA, Sec
ton 8, Mapleton, for 5000 70 '''1,''
Mathew Weir to Carl Matzke, east %
feet of lot thirteen, block three, Good
Thunder, for $1,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
coMMANDERY ELECTS OFFICERS.

Mankato Commandery No. A, Knights
Templar, last night held the annual
election in the Masonic hall, choosing the
following: Eminent commander, F. l..
Stephan; geHeralissimo, w. F. Jewson;
captain general, F. L. Soaring; senior
warden, A. o. Oleson; junior warden, P.
Rutan; prelate, A. o. Eberhart; treas
urer, G. A. Chapman; recorder, D.
Richards; standard bearer, j. G. Bit;
sword bearer, Alex Scott; warden, Ole
Mickleson; sentinel, T. c. Peart; first
guard, Jos. A. Eckstein; second guard,
P. w. Pitcher; third guard, Clark Key
sor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
STORIES AS THEY ARE TOLD.

Scientists say that the hair and nails
grow after death. Some theory of that
sort is needed to explain the experience
of a widow at spiritualstic seance.
NO. said the little widow, emphatic
ally. Il will never attend another dark
seance.''
"Why not?" asked her friend. Didn't
you have any acquaintance among the
spooks?"
II am in doutb about the materializa-
tons"
"Not distinct enough?"
well, it was this way: The medium
said my husband was there and wanted
to speak to me. 1t was too dark to see
him plainly, but thought 1 recognized
the outlines of Jim, and I kissed him."
"Was it Jim?"
That's what 1 would like to know"
"What makes you doubt its"
'The spook had a lovely mustache :"
"Oh!"
Jim never had one"
And the little widow looked thought
ful.-Spare Moments.
Richard Mansfield was discussing the
subject of vengeance.
Vengeance, as a rule" he said,
should be left to the gods. 1 can't help
sympathizing, though, with the venge-
ance that stage william took on his
manager last year in the West.
The villain was supposed, at the end
of the fifth act, to plunge a knife in his
heart and to die very hard, rolling and
kicking all over the stage.
when his cue came he did plunge in
the knife, but then, instead of dying, he
lay down on the floor, crossed his legs,
and burst into loud, long laughter, the
dagger still sticking, mind you, in his
breast.
'The audience was amazed and stupe-
fed at such unreasonable conduct. The
actors on the stage could not go on, for
they were amazed and stupe6ed, too.
The manager, nearly beside himself, his
sed from the wings in a loud whisper:
''You fool, what are you laughing at?
This is your death scene.'
death scene?' said the recumbent
e rryifb
such a salary as you give me death
comes as happy release New York
Tribune.
''Please state to the court exactly what
you did between and o'clock on Wed
nesday morning" said the lawyer to a
deicatelooking little woman on the wit
ness stand.
WELL" she said after moments re-
Fiction, Il washed my two children and
got them ready for school and sewed a
button ON Johnny's coat and mended a
rent in Nellie's dress. Then tidied up
my sitting room and watered my house
plants and glanced over. the morning
paper Then busted the parlor and set
things to rights in it and washed my
lamp chimneys and combed by baby's
hair and sewed button on one of her
little shoes, and then / swept out the
front entry and brushed and put away
the children's Sunday clothes, and wrote
"a note to Johnny's teacher, asking her to
excuse him for not being at school on
Friday. Then fed my canary bird and
gave the groceryman an order and swept
off the back porch, and then 1 sat down
and rested a few minutes before the
clock struck nine. That's au."-Pitts-
burg Gazette.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
March 1926, April 1. 1904.

ORDER ~ EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, Cotnty of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Mary White.
deceased. n.
: On reading and filing the petition of Asa F.
Andrews administrator of the. estate-of Mary
White, deceased, representing among other
things that he has fully administered
said estate, and praying that a time and
place be fixed for examining and allowing the
final account of his administration, and for the
assignment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
It is ordered, that said account be examined
and petition heard by this court on Monday.
the 18th day Of April, A. D., 1904. at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. at the probate Office in the city of Man.
kato. in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
a copy of this order once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing
in the Mankato Free Press, weekly newspaper
PRINTED and published at Mankato, in said
county.
Dated at the city of Mankato, the 18th day of
March, A. D.. 1904.
BY the Court
probate Court Seal.1 VIM +. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
A. 81. Lossow. Attorney for Administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
RESIDENCE CONTRACTS.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Kleinschmidt Bros. have the contract
for handsome residence to be erected
for j. B. Richards upon his property on
South Second street, where he now lives.
1t will be a two story frame structure,
and will cost about $1,000. 1t will have
all of the modern conveniences.
The same firm has the contract for
erecting Jay Hubbard fine new residence
on Lincoln street. This house has
hitherto been mentioned in The Free
Press, and will cost about $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

1t is important to use good paints for
barns, houses, ETC., as the labor costs
twice as much as the material Blood's
Paint covers the most surface, lasts the
longest and looks best. Ask J. Mander-
field Company about it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
MAY PUT IN A YARD.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Kleinschmidt Bros. have in contempla-
ton putting in lumber yard in this
city, to be conducted Independently of
the lumber combine. They do not feel
that they should do Let of building and
let the lumber kings get all of the profit.
They will decide in a couple of weeks
whether to put in the yard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
SUPPLIES FORtN. c.
They Have Been Shipped From Wash.
ington, Says Gen. Llbbey.

from Inursdays Daliy.
Adjt. Gen. E. D. Libbey received no
tice yesterday from the war department
of the shipment of supplies amounting to
$l0,750.l6 for the Minnesota national
guard. The shipment includes those ar
ticles of wearing apparel that are fur
nished by the government, such as SER
vice uniforms, shirts, caps, leggings, cam
paign hats, belts, buttons, canteens and
also national and regimental colors.
The supplies are issued in response to
a requisition from the adjutant general,
who recently called upon the war de-
partment for everything needed to equip
the Minnesota troops to the standard
of the regular army. Consignments of
rifles and hospital supplies have already
been received.-St. Paul Globe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

Very attractive are our spring goods !;
it is worth your while to see them.
Henry E. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

The pan tourist golf is a very pretty
spring style hat at Henry E. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

FOR SALE-One mare, seven years
old, weight about 1850, sound and we'll
broken. Inquire at lis Fulton street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

Quality, style, fit and right prices, sell
our clothing and furnishing goods at
Henry E. Hance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
TORE FEATHERS FROM HEN.
Dog Had Much Fun with His Barn.
yard Companion.

yoro companion.
In his sprightly book, Animals That
Have Owned U.s." Walter Henries
Pollock tells funny story Of his dog.
Douglas, and q hen, Betsy. "One
time when we came home after a fort
nights outing" he says, everything
was as usual with one exception.
Betsy was as bare OF feathers as was
the parrot in the monkey story. There
is perhaps one fowl to which she
might have been not quite improperly
compared, and that one the apteryx.
The servants, being questioned, re-
ported that Betsy and Douglas, the
dog, had had great games Further
questioning brought out the fact that
Douglas game was to chase Betsy
and pull out her feathers, and that
Betsy, far from resenting 1t, fell COM
pletely into the spirit Of the game.
This last statement came from the
Devonshire cook-who, by the way,
always called Betsy he and was once
heard reproachfully saying to her, 'Ye
naughty bye, why don't ee lay?' Moth
ing more naked, despite her enjoy
ment, than Betsy could be imagined.
My wife. scorning the Intervention of
an expert, applied vaseline freely, and
in three weeks Betsy was In full and
beautiful plumage."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
A Girl,a Treaaure BOX.

Every girl should have a treasure
chest, even II it is only chintz-cover-
ed window box. Therein she should
stow away all sorts Of pretty things
to be used in the not-impossible time
when she has home of her own. To
make only for the present moment is
like living quite up to the limit of
ones income, and distinctly impru-
dent. During every year some dainty
bit Of work should be made especially
to be laid away for the future. Pretty
undergarments, elaborate towels, table
embroideries and such articles will
gradually accumulate under this sys-
tenn until most satisfactory outfit is
ready for the happy occasion when
II will be needed.-Montreal Herald.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
The Bow Next Door.

Oft I've envied goodly people that could
boast model boy
The kind that will not fight or shout or
break each costly toy
Who never tracks his muddy boots about
the house, nor filings
His paythings on the parlor hoor-my
boy did all these things!
And whenever ] would chide him, and
his reckless ways deplore
would always bid him pattern by the
boy that lived next door.
Yet the playthings would get broken In
the careless little hand,
And my head come nigh to bursting
when he brought his pirate band
To tear the house to atoms-while
talked and talked I'm vain
To keep the small hot fingers from my
shining window pane.
But whene'er his brand-new trousers or
his ruffied shirt he tore
He would say he didn't want to hear OF
that good boy next door"
Now at last I've perfect Quiet-there Is
stiffness every day:
And my window panes so grimy have
grown clear and bright for aye:
And | strain mine eyes to find the slight
est mud print on the floor
But alas-my house is spotless as the
boys that lives next door!
How | listen-till my longing ears do
ache-to catch a sound;
And If only / could find shoe or broken
toy around!
But, all mol only hearken. hearken
vainly evermore
And | only hear the laughter OF the boy
that lives next door
-Harper's Bazaar
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
sbrewd Yankee Peddler.

A handsome Yankee peddler, who
made love to a buxom widow in Penn
sylvania, accompanied his declaration
with an allusion to two impediments
to their union.
Name them" said the widow.
"The want of means to set up a re-
tail store" was the reply.
They parted and the widow sent the
peddler a check sufficient for his pur.
pose When they met again the ped.
dler had hired and stocked his store,
and the smiling fair one begged to
know the other impairment.
II have another wife!" exclaimed
the notion dealer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
The Pastor and the People.

Take the whole range of activity
and amusement which has, within a
generation, swept into the various de-
nominations under the name of 1.-The
institutional church. In response to
whose initiative did that present
Itself? Pastors were, as rule, averse
to it, or dreaded it-often opposed II
openly. But it entered church life
resistlessly. Imagine clergyman now
trying to put veto upon the manifold
social and secular work that shelters
itself to-day in the churches. He
would find that there is a power not
himself that makes for it. That is
only an instance of the tides that
rise and fall about him without his
voltion.-Rollo Ogden in the Gen.
fury.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Fireproof Building Material.

Increased attention is being paid to
the problem Of rendering wood and
other easily infiammable substances
fireproof From reports In the Ger
man press II would seem that the
process of Mr.. Gautsch, of Munich,
Is very successful The timber to be
treated Is placed in a vacuum, pro-
duced by pumping out the air. The
cells are thereby freed Of air and the
wood is then impregnated under pres
sure with . solution of sulphate OF
ammonia and borax ammonia. The
color. texture or density of the wood
is not affected thereby. The process
renders it hreproof and proof against
decay.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
TURNED THEM ALL DOWN.
culprlt Evidently Not Impressed BY
Annearance Of Lawyers.


Secretary OF the Treasury Leslie M.
Shaw told the following story when
he was in New York the other day OF
the time he was practicing law In
Iowa.
One OF his townsmen was arraigned
for a crime and had no counsel. The
Judge explained to him that he was
entitled to have counsel assigned TO
him. He pointed out several attor-
neys in the courtroom, naming them
as he did so, and said:
Here are Mr. So-and-So and So-and-
So, and Mr.. Smith is out In the cor
ridor. You can choose any one you
want and will assign him to defend
YOU"
The prisoner slowly looked the law
yers in the courtroom over, one after
the other, and then replied:
'If it suits your honor Just as well.
I'd as soon have the one In the hall"
New York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Answered Goodwin.

Nat Good win years agJ was playiEg
In short farce in which the curtain
rose on an empty stage, and he strobe
on with coat over his arm, and loud
ly called Uncle! Uncle!"
He was to receive no reply and after
a pause, should have gone on with q
monologue. But gallery god" took
upon himself to answer the actor.
"All right, I'm coming in a minute.
How much do you want on it?" he
shouted.
The effect on the audience may be
imagined.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Value of Self-Respect.

You can win the generation OF
others only so tar as you can respect
yourself Often it is true that people
neglecting the rule of the straight
line, endeavor to get into the good
graces of others by assuming a part
unworthy of themselves. Thus some.
times they win welcome or temporary
affection but from that moment they
cease to be admired; they are no long.
er influential. AS compared with popu.
larity veneration gives greater salts
faction; for II is connected with per.
,onsl value.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12

An apparatus which makes 1t posi-
Die to draw in perspective mechani.
cally without previous training. is the
invention Of a Swiss, who names II
the perspectartigraph A telescope
with hair lines to show its center and
crayon pencil are hung with a uni
yersal Joint so that they move to.
gether The craftsman holds the pen.
Gil in his hand and moves IL over the
paper in such a way as to make the in.
tersection OF the hair lines in the tele-
scope follow the outline of the object
TO be copied.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Sea Swallowing Enallsh Coast.

The seas encroachment on the
Northumberland (Eng) coast is hav
ing an alarming effect. At Cutler.
coats, three miles north of the Tynt,
the outbuildings at Blair's houses on
the cliff side collapsed during the re.
cent storms and tumbled on to the
beach below. There is an ugly gap
next door, where a house disappeared
during a storm some years ago. Now
there are signs of more serious re-
suits, and the quaint octagonal look.
out" and clock tower on the crag jut-
ting out from the cliff side-the most
picturesque building on the Northum-
berland coasts threatened. Por.
tons of the cliff side to the north have
also subsidized.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
To Travel at Hiah Speed.

Stimulated by the laying down OF a
mono-rail electric line between Berlin
and Hamburg, which is now in proc
ess of construction, the French have
commenced the necessary surveys for
settles. But they intend to open a
new record in the matter of speed.
The German trains are to make 120
miles an hour; the French ones $50
miles an hour.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Few pellheratelx BAD

Judged even by the most definite
code of morals, no one is wholly bad.
Few are deliberately bad. Their weak.
nesses and their errors are due to a
certain defective sense or disease.
They cannot for this reason escape
condemnation and punishment for
such offenses as come within the rec.
ognition OF the law-though perhaps
in the sum the greater harm TO the
individual and to society results from
such moral lapses or perversions A
are not 80 recognized. .e...
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
A LEGEND,

There comes to my mind legend,
thing l had half forgot,
And whether i read or dreamed IL,
All we'll it matters not.
II said I'm heaven at twilight
great bell softly swings,
And man NAV listen and hearken
10 the wonderful music that rings,
II he puts from his heart inner cham
Der
All passion, pain and strife:
Heartaches and weary lonRings
That throb In the pulses OF life.
II he thrust from his soul all hatred:
All thoughts of wicked things.
He can hear in the holy twilight
How the bell of the angels rings.
think there is in this legend,
II we open our eyes to see,
Somewhat Of an inner meaning
My friend. for you and me.
So, then, let us ponder little;
Let ms look in our hearts and sec
If the twilight bell OF the angels
Can ring for you and me.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Kidney Diseases
Worst Of All.
How % Ours These Dangerous and Fatal
Naladies.

Waladies.
No ono can afford to let kidney disease con-
sinue unchecked q moment after he has discov-
cred iss presence. This 10 especially true OF
Brirhts disease, the most dangerous and fatal
Of them all. The treacherous manner In which
q attacks It's victims enables It to become firmly
established before Its presence Is discovered.
DIR. Colwsll's Egyptian Kidney and Bladder
Cure never falls. and Is guaranteed to
cure Inflammation OF the kidneys, COMPOSITIONS.
Bright's disease IN Its early stages, brick dust
deposits, cloudy urine. pains In the back and Kid
neyS. retention and incontnence OF urine, bed
westing, diseases OF the bladder and urinary
tract. sexual weakness In both men and women,
restoring TO health and imparting to the genito-
urinary organs renewed vitality and vigor.
"Your DR.. Colwell's Egyptian Kidney and
Bladder Cure Is . most excellent remedy as
know from my personal experience with IL. 1
have had serious kidney and bladder trouble
with considerable pain. This was repetition
Of trouble year back. tried one bottle, and
she relief was so great, ordered two bottles OF
you by express, and am glad to say that am
Gil hight now and recommend this medicine fully
60 any one suffering with these difficulties"
Truly yours, W. +. Black. Cleveland, y.
DR.. Colwell's Egyptian Kidney and Bladder
Cure 10 guaranteed to give satisfaction or money
win bs refunded. It 10 for sale at ST. bottleby
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Main American Exports.

Agricultural products form the
largest group of exports from the
United States, amounting to $S73, 0O0,-
600 in 1903, or SO per cent of the total,
while manufactures amount to $407,-
100000, or 20 per cent of the total.
In 1880 agricultural products formed
SO per cent and manufactures but
1914 per cent of the total exports Of
domestic products.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
The Dead Past.

Oh TO go back I'm our lives, "a.
To live them over again,
Knowing all that now we know,
Seeing all we saw not then.
Oh to refrain from speaking
Where that hasty word was said
Oh but to break that silence
Which weighs on our heart like lead.
OH but 10 tarry once more
At that point where two roads met.
And choose as we chose nc then,
Made wise by LIES regret.
OH but to set out afresh
With some who from earth are fed,
Now we've read them by the radiance
Death sheds around the dead
Thus cry we now and again
In words Of remorseful pain,
Yet deep in our heart of hearts
Thank God that the prayer is vain.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
The Journey.

There was danger enough, God wot-
eacherous path and pit,
Gray fog to blur the way TO her
Where never a star was lit
1t was struggle and slip and strive
Through a hundred deaths and more:
Ger the trail unknown where l went
alone
To lay my heart at her door
And the welcome, the clasp, the kiss,
And the wonderful Joy thereof
They only know who have dared the foe
And have fought their way TO love
-TheodosIa Garrison
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Disease the Ally of War.

The dispatch from st. Petersburg to
the effect that an epidemic of cholera
and typhoid is threatened at Hardin,
the Russian military base in Man
churia, is surprising only by reason
Of the fact that 1t was permitted to
pass the censorship. The streets are
filthy with accumulations of dscomr
posing organic refuse; the river Sun
gari. from which the public water
supply is taken, is polluted to dan
gerous degree; no facilities for ade-
quate filtration have been provided,
and the shallow wells which are the
dependence Of those who do not draw
from the river are little better than
pockets in swampy spots which Ill
with surface water made dangerous BY
the filth accumulations Of the winter
Russian civilization has not reached
the stage Of development which rec
ognizes he Importance OF systematic
public sanitation.-New York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Notice of Commissioners on Claim,

STATE or MICHIGAN. County of Ionia SIS
Probate Court for said County.
Estate of Roselle Warren, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed by
the Judge of Probate of said County, COM
missioner on claims in the matter of said es-
tate and four months from the twelfth day
of March, a, D. 1904 having been allowed
by said Judge of Probate to all persons hold
ing claims against said estate, in which to
and adjustment:
Notice is hereby given. that we will meet
on Thursday the 10Th day of May, A. d.. 1904
and on Tuesday the 10Th day OF July A, D..
1904, at 10 o'clock a m. of each day, at the
Peoples Saving Bank in the city of Belding
In said County. to receive and examine such
claims.
Dated at Bedding, Mich, April H. A, ID, 1904.
NJ A. REED,
CHARLES BROWN
H. J. LEONARD,
Comm is sioners
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-12
Tauuht Sunday School.

Joseph Chamberlain, England's dis
tinguished ex-Secretary of the Colo
niles, was once a Sunday school teach
er in Methodist chapels in Birming-
ham and London.