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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
WORD TO H0RTICULTURIsTS.
n. G. HotaIins Urges Fruit Raisers to
Make Display at Fair.

Make a Display at Fair.
H. c. Hotaling, superintendent of the
fruit department of the county fair, has
issued the following statement. All those
interested in making the fruit display one
which will reflect credit upon Blue Earth
county, should bring their exhibits to
the fair:
"There is no doubt as to the fruit
which can be and is raised in Blue Earth
county. 1t is the desire of the manage
ment of the Agricultural society to make
such an exhibition of fruit as will be
convincing to the most skeptical. All
realize that this is not first class fruit
year but there is sufficient to make an
exhibition that will attract attention. to
this county from those residing in dis
tant states. The fact that you have
but few fruit trees should not keep you
from making an exhibition of what you
can raise. Let all operate in making
an exhibit, such as has never been equal
ed in southern Minnesota. 1t can be
done by all cooperating. Pick out the
choicest specimens and carefully preserve
them for the fair. The Blue Earth Coun-
.ty Agricultural society is not an individ-
ual association, it is collection of men
working to advance the agricultural and
horticultural interests of the entire
county. All have common cause to
advance and there is no better way of do
ing it than by seeing that the varied in
terests of the county are represented at
the county fair. Do not take up the
matter from the premium point of view
but with that broader and more enter
prising point of upbuilding the county,
which we all delight in calling home. By
all means see. that our fruit interests are
properly represented at Garden City,
Sept. 18th, 18th aud 10th. Abundant
room will be provided and every courtesy
extended to exhibitors"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
TESTS PATIENCE.
The Most Patient Mankato Citizen Must
Show ANNOYANCE at Times.

The Most Patient Mankato Citizen Must
Show Annoyance at Times.
Nothing spoils good disposition,
Nothing takes mans patience,
Like any itchiness of the skin.
Itching piles almost drive you crazy.
All day it makes you miserable,
All night it keeps you awake.
Itch! Itch! Itch! with no relief
just the same with eczema.
Can hardly keep from scratching it.
You would do so but you know it
makes it worse.
Such miseries are daily decreasing.
People are learning they can be cured.
Learning the merit of Doan's Ointment.
Plenty of proof that Doan's Ointment
will cure piles, eczema or any itehiness of
the skin.
Read the testimony of Mankato citi-
zen.
Mrs. Daniel FELTON,, of 2l4 Willard
street, says: 81 was continually annoy
ed from burning and itching of the slim
which was most irritating and became
sore from friction. The use of Doan's
Ointment sold by j. G. Thro caused my
skin to become smooth and the rash to
entirely disappear. Doan's Ointment is
the only remedy 1 ever found that was
effective in bringing about this result"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take
no other
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
WILL USE THE MAILS.
Election Return Messenger LesisIat-
ed Out Of Office.
From MONDAYS Daily.

from Monoays daily.
According to the provisions of new
law that will 60 into effect this fall
there will be no further use of the fleet
footed messenger with the election re-
turns from the far away election pre-
cincts, for he has been legislated out of
a job at ST. per, and ten cents per mile.
The last session of the legislature pass
ed law providing that all election re-
turns from precincts fifteen miles or
more away from the county seat of any
county shall be sent by the election clerk
to the county auditor by registered mail.
1t takes only few pennies to register
the PACKAGE containing the returns,
while the old way of sending messengers
the cost was considerable. The law pro-
vided that the party carrying the re-
turns should receive the fee of 81 and ten
cents mile for going and coming. St.
Cloud Journal Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
FIVE YEAR LEASE.
International Harvester Company Sc
cures Warehouse Facilities.

international Harvester Company Sc
cures Warehouse Facilities.
From Monday DAILY.
The Mankato Transfer and Storage
company has leased its big warehouse
and office building at the foot of jackson
street to the international Harvester
company for period of five years, begin
ming Oct. lst. H. B. Perrin & Son will
remove the stock of carriages and other
conveyances to their former location on
South Front street, the building owned
by Thomas A. Sherk, and carry on the
business there.
The big building on Jackson street will
make splendid storage and distribut-
ing warehouse for the Internationa Har
vester company, and General Agent
White is to be congratulated upon his
success in getting it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
INSTALLING ExCHA NGES.
M. L. Evans Meeting With Great Sue.
cess in Many Towns:
From MONDAYS Daily.

from Mondays DAILY.
Construction work on the Farmers
and Citizens Mutual telephone line is
progressing very satisfactorily and if
the present favorable conditions con-
tinue the local exchange with over a
hundred phones will SOON be in opera
ton
NJ. L. Evans of Mankato, is super
yising the construction work and is Civ
ing good satisfaction. If he continues
as he has started out his work will be
done to the entire satisfaction of the
company
Inasmuch as the stock of the local eX-
change is owned and controlled exclusive
| ly by home people, it is already appar-
ent that patrons will be served not only
in an efficient manner but they will also
be accorded every convenience and ac-
commodation possible.
The general appearance of the line has
| also been taken into consideration. The
poles are of carefully selected material
the best to be obtained, and have been
neatly painted. And too instead of u.s.
ing the usual network of wires the en-
tire city will be principally cabled, thus
| adding to the general neat appearance
rather than deteriorating.
The citizens have right to take pride
in the company by encouraging it in
every possible way. BY so doing money
thus expended in patronizing a home
concern inures in many ways to the up
building and progress of the city,
The local exchange will now be COM
pleted as rapidly as possible and central
will be located in the rooms over the
State Bank, recently vacated by the long
vance.
distance company. = Springfield Ad-
Mr.. Evans has done construction work
in LIE Sueur, Window, Lake Crystal and
several other towns and has given per-
feet satisfaction. He has installed ex-
changes in all these towns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
c. A. COLLEGE CONTRACTED.
J. B. Nielsen & Co., Are the Successful
Bidders.
From Friday's Daily.

The bids for the construction of the
new college building were opened yes
terday at meeting of the building CON-
mittee of the board of directors. All
of the members of the committee were
present as follows: Rev. L. G. Almen,
Balaton; Rev. C. B. L. Boman, Cokatp;
DR.. P. A. Mattson, H. N. Benson, st. Pc
ter; Hon. John Peterson, ST. Paul. Mr..
Detweiler, architect, and Rev. j. H. Mel
son, of the board, were also present.
There were six general bids for the
construction of the building, eight spe-
cial bids for the heating and plumbing,
and one special bid for the excavation
and foundation.
The contract for the building was
awarded late last evening. j. B. Nielsen
& Co. get the contract for the building
for $22,SS0. Bjorkman Bros, of Mime
apolis, the plumbing for 5000. Al. j.
Potts of St. Peter the heating for 3d.
573. Making the total cost of the build
ing $25, 443-St. Peter Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
Secures a Large Yield.
rom MondaV's Daily.

Joseph Hodapp this morning brought
to the Cargill elevator a load of sixty
three bushels of fine wheat from his farm
in Mankato township little to the east
of the city. The grain was graded No. l.
In quantity as well as in quality, the
yield on this farm will be away above
the average, as he is reaping twenty-one
bushels to the acre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
WILL GET INTO THE GAME.
Vernon Center Parties Who Will Try
Uncle Sans Lottery.


Uncle Sans Lottery.
Vernon Center, Aug. III. G. Rev,
Roy Quimby, E. C. Maiers, and Geo. Eos
ter left today for Devile Lake, where
they will take chance in Uncle Sans
lottery for quarter section.
Mrs. F. HI. Barnes, is one of the con-
testants in The Tribune's worlds fair
contest.
The Hubbard & Palmer elevator which
has been closed during the summer sea-
son is again open for business, Mr..
Kraus having returned Monday from his
claim near Westhope, N. d.
Thomas Hays, esq, attended the fu-
neral of his old time friend John Dia-
mond at Mankato, Monday.
Sophia Petrich is spending the week
with relatives at Mankato.
p. L. Wysman is on the road this
week selling the products of the Vernon
Center cheese factory.
De Forest Carpenter Tuesday received
a Buffalo-Pitts traction engine, which
for size has everything in this neck of
woods backed off the map. The engine
weighs a trife over thirteen tons, Is
twenty seven horsepower, has drive
wheels seventy six inches in diameter
and thirty-six inch face. The machine
is by far the largest ever sold around
Vernon, and Mr.. Carpenter certainly will
be able to keep up his threshing rec
ord with this monster 1t took an extra
large steel frame fiat car to transport
the machine from the factory to its
destination. The cost of the machine
was $1,000, the freight alone being SIG.
A number of the younger folks Sun
dayed at Minneopa Falls.
Miss Vesta Cornish is visiting a sis
ter in Minneapolis.
Professor Horton of Starbuck, Mimi,
is visiting at the home of his wife's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Snyder.
Nettine Babcock left Monday for the
Twin Cities, where she will remain I'M
til the fall term of school opens, and
where she is employed as teacher in
the Minneapolis schools.
Mr. j. D. Morrison spent Monday at
Amboy.
Quite a few Vernonites will attend
the carnival at Winnebago this week.
Miles Porter left Thursday for Ever
DALI Mimi, where he will look after
the crop interests on Porter brothers
farm near that place.
Thomas Hays Jr., is in Minneapolis
on business for few days.
James Morrow whose squash story
was chronicled in these columns a few
days ago has been confined to his home
the past week owing to a very painful
felon on one of his hands, blood poison
having set in and the doctors state there
is possibility of his losing part of
the hand.
Miss Sophia Petrich entertained mum
Der of young lady and gentlemen friends
last Friday evening in honor of her
cousins Matilda and Fred Petrich OF
Plainview
Miss Maude Davis of Lake Crystal has
been a guest of G. E. Meade and family
this week.
S. B. Babcock and granddaughter
Vinette, returned Thursday from Wig
S. D., where Mr. Babcock has been visit
ing his son, Lyman, for some time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

When yo;. take HoStetters Stomach
BitterS for any arrangement of the
Stomach, Liver or Kidneys you take
the very best remedy that science has
been able to produce. For over SO
years it has been the leader of curing
Sickly men and women of Heartburn,
BlOating, Poor Appetite, Goa d
Tongue, insomnia, Indigestion, Dy-
spepsia, COstiveness and Halaria,
Fever and Ague. We hope you'll try
a bottle at Cnce.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
BANK
II OF COM M ERCE
CAPITAL, 100000 co
oFFlceRs:

OFFICERS:
A. o. OlESON. PresIe.nt.
JOHN &. DIAMOND, Vice President
c. L. OLESON, Cashier.
W. J. FLAG LSENHAR, Asst. cash'r.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

st. Petersburg, Aug. l2.-The cars
wish has been realized. A son and an
heir to the Russian throne, was born
1t 1890 this afternoon, The empress
and the child are doing well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
Miss Lizzie Kort.


From Fridays Daily.
Miss Lizzie Kort, formerly of Man.
kato, who left the city about three
years ago, to enter convent, died a
week ago last Wednesday in the Moth
or House convent at Milwaukee of ty-
phoid fever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

interfering with necessary street improve
ment are groundless, provided the pro-
visions read as represented to them. The
charter may be completed tonight, so
that it can be signed up speedily.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
Back Paw and a Pension

Robert B. Whitaker of Lake Crystal,
an old veteran, has just been granted a
pension of SIP per month, with back
pay amounting to $l,3ll.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
Real Estate Transfers.

Sophia Adams to Fowler & Pay, lots
l, 2, 8, 4 and S, block 2, Parsons addi-
ton, for $780,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSIC AT TIE
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE CAFE

Orchestral music is to be a feature
of the Sunday evening dinner hour
hereafter at the Rock Island house
cafe beginning tomorrow. Business at
the cafe has increased at rate far
exceeding anticipations. and Manager
Richard G. Pearce. going on the theo-
ry that the best is none too good for
his patrons, has decided, aside from
giving them the finest in edibles, to
make the surroundings more cheerful
by musical accompaniment. He has en-
gagged Bleuer's orchestra, which will
furnish an up-to-date concert program
between the hours of 6 and o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
ROCK ISLAND MAN HAS A
GEOGRAPHY 1O8 YEARS OLD

y St. Louis paper announced recent
" that the Connecticut educationa,
exhibit at the exposition was to in
clude what was supposed To be the
oldest geography in the country. pub
liShed in 1s2O. Since then an Indiana
paper has stated that there has been
found in that state two Biographies,
one published in ISIS and the other in
1914. j. Il. Van Patten, the Daven-
port wholesale grocer. comes forward,
and goes the owner of the oldest two
years better. having received from his
grand-nephrw, John Van Patten
Brown. of Clarksville. Ark, a geogra-
ply printed in 1872.
Reading the story of these old liter
airy finds set Calvin l.. Beardsley. son
of Capt. !. NJ. Bea rdsley, of this city.
rummaging through n library of an
cient literature that he has been col
Letting since his school days. and he
discovers that he has the whole lot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
THREE LIVES LOST
ON THE ERIE ROAD
on Grade and Strikes
Engines.

Scranton, Pa, April 1G.-IArce lives
were lost III disastrous railroad
wreck on the Wyoming Valley division
Of the Erie railroad Ut Roc.> junction,
four miles east of here. \ se,,.on OF IL
coal train CONSISTING O1 l..ieeu IOa ueu
cars broke loose On the steep grade at
Winners, ana IAN back Il distance OF
eleven miles, cOllinihg with two loco
motives which were draw ing another
coal train up the steep grade at Rock
junction. -Four of the cars jumped
over both locomotives and landed ON
the coal cars behind.
Frank HannefUrd, the fireman of the
frSt engine, was cruS--ed to death;
Thomas Kelly, the engineer, remained
iii the engine and WAS uninjured. The
engineer and fireman of the second Ell
glne jumped from the cab before the
crash came and escaped with slight
Injuries. At ElmhurSt the runaway sec
ton struck and killed Thomas Ward
and Samuel Treble, section men who
were working on the track. The men
We're horribly mangled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16

faded. and if desired. can contribute
to the Illinois exhibit d geography
that is l1s years old. Ii was published
in 1896. and its title is The American
Universal Geography. or View of tn.
Present State of All the Empires. King
doms. States and Republics in the
Known World. and the United States
in Particular" Jediah Morse. ID. D..
minister of a congregation in Charles
town. is named as the author of the
work. Mr.. Beardsley has been in pos
session of the book for years, but
does not know from whom he received
it, II contains reading that * most
To those familiar with the
present day story and is Illustrated
with a number of maps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16

+. Whelan. Madison: Il. Vivian. Chi
cage; |. w. Walters. Wyoming.
At the Harms, (European)-G. w
Mcnamara, Miss NJ. +. Walters, NJ. j.
Sneed. q. W. Wilton, Chicago; G.. T..
Thearer Philadelphia; j. Burton War
rem, Chicago; y. l.. Dean, S. =. Man
on, New York; w. S. Manning. Albany.
y. y; Thomas w. Kelly, New York;
&. f. Gibson. Milwaukee; Morgan
Simpson, st. Paul; =. j. Crowley, NJ.
j. Jones. II. Parsons, Chicago; j. c.
Merrill, Dixon; S. s. Harding. Wheel
ing; \. {. Dancer, New York: r. NJ.
Barron, l.. l.. Copeland, Chicago; II.
J. Mack. Detroit; =. II. Taylor, New
York; ID. c. Adams. !. {. Wiley. Chi
cago; &. Y. Riley. Cleveland; NJ. c.
Bear, Chicago; l.. j. Gordon, Decatur;
NJ. u. Crown. Peoria; NJ. j. Williams,
Milwaukee; {. j. Lewis, Omaha; II. J.
Anthony. y. {. Meyers. Chicago; r. \.
HuIligan. PhiIadelphia; NJ. ID. Duncan.
Decatur; :. V. Sweetser. Springfield;
J. {. Cleveland Chicago; L. L. Graves.
Boston.
At the Rock Island, (Europcan)-
w. II. Nanfossen. Eureka; Bennett
Portland: William Strong.
Miss Lueberman. New York; Miss a.
j. Parkhurst. Kalamazoo; F. f. Ford.
Chicago: Kin IIodway. Prophetstown;
J. b. Johnson. Galesburg; f. +. Chick,
New York; {. u. RowIey. ST. Louis;
II. W. Mitchell. 81 Louis; Gus Palmer,
f. \. Rowland. f. Posolu. Roy VI.
Marsh, +. +. Babcock, Chicago; W. +.
Eaton, Peoria; George V. Chard, Mrs.
Revarc, Grace Revafe. Edith Dosiety,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
AT THE HOTELS

AT the Harper-C. II. Matthews. De
troit; y. X. Carrier. Lansing; l.. W.
Otto, Charlottesville: f. b. Thomas,
Columbus. Ohio; f.. F. Ryan, New
York; w. NJ. Coffey, Blue Island; c. q.
Harkhorn. New York; II. II. Young,
Chicago; +. j. Miller, Detroit; j. r..
Walker, Kansas City; {. {. Crist, New
York; \. \. Page, j. y. Goodmanson,
Galesburg; w. Il. Martin. Sherrard;
+. Menling. Gable; w. Il. Grove. w.
y. Morris, Eureka; j. y. O'Brien. st.
Louis; F. y. Parott, Clay Center;
j. y. Mackin, ID. W Cole, Chicago; y.
y. Bort. Beloit; u. :. Root Utica; Wing
Mayer, New York. G.. ii. Sabin, Osh
kosh; G. L. Rilly, .Danville; W. J. Tur-
ner, Aurora; l.. Hopkins, w Il. Kran-
sci, Chicago; W. y. Hackett, Detroit;
w. +. Deering. Chicago; w. +. Wyet-
unge. Ceylon; J. HespohI. Quincy; i.
Huiskamp, Keokuk; DIR. Z. y. Smith
Rock Island; NJ. r. Hester, Chicago;
w. Jackson, Champaign; NJ. Weldon.
New York; d. II. Pollock. st. Louis;
{. \. McCCllin. Minneapolis: ~ j.
Dornison, Chicago; Charles Seymore,
New York; NJ. Gilbert. Buffalo; f. ii.
Macking. Chicago; Thomas Braun,
\. Il. Sharre. Milwaukee:
G.. y. Scott. New York: w. l.. Hope
Chicago; J. T Tuthiu, Rochester;
II. +. Martin. Alexis: {. Edward. Pc
oria; W. L. Craiglon, Springfield: H. &.
Davis, ii. \. Baldwin, Chicago: s.
Strauss, st. Louis; +. j. Richards.
Springfield; ii. w. Porter. Chicago; {.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
Petition for Saloon License.

To the Honorable, the Mayor. and
City Council of the City of Rock ISL
and: We, the undersigned, owners of
property ON Fifth avenue, between
Eighth and Ninth streets. and on
Ninth street. between Fourth and
Fifth avenues, in the city of Rock ISL
and. within distance of 300 feet both
ways from the corner of Fifth avenue
and Ninth street. hereby consent TO
and petition your honorable body TO
permit the reopening of the building
ON the corner of Fifth avenue and
Ninth street as saloon:
VI. ii. Sexton. VI. Griffin.
William Rotbe. Gus Kruger,
Katharine Ill. Peter Gottsmann.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16

with the new device. and it is under
stood that il will be installed on all
the Rock Island lines west of the Mis-
souri,
We are showing a bigger line of
goods than ever before. If you con
template buying anything in the way
of furniture. carpets and stoves call
and see us. for we can save you mon
ey. Clemann & Salzmann.
| The fire department was summoned
at 2:3O this afternoon to the frame
house of the Rock Island Sash & Door
works on Third avenue to eXtinguiSh
blaze that had broken out in the
roof Of the building. The damage was
slight
BE on hand early TO get a good seat
| at the Odd Fellows goth century nov
elites entertainment and dance Mon
day evening M Odd Fellows hall. Cur
tain rises at : o'clock. Admission. %
cents. Secure tickets at Maths con-
fectiOnery.
W. j. Parsons, tax commissioner for
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway company, was in the city yes
terday. and paid to the county 81
0S004, the amount assessed against
the company'S property in this county
for 1903.
The distressing news came from
Chicago today that the condition of
Mrs. j. Il. HullowbuSh, who has been
there for some time taking treatment.
had taken an alarming turn for the
worse. DIR. Hollowbush has been with
her since Wednesday.
Prof. and Mrs. +. l.. Philbrook
Thursday evening entertained the
members of the choir of the First
Methodist church. of which Prof. Phil
brook is director, at their home. 1920
Seventeenth street The affair was for
Miss Myrtle Sears, who retires from
the choir. She was the recipient of an
appropriate gift.
The ladies in charge of the noon
day rest cordially invite their friends
to supper at the rooms Tuesday eve
ming. April 10, from 6 to s o'clock.
Gentlemen are especially invited to
come and aid this work. which is in
need of funds to insure its continual
ton through the year. \ good sup
per is promised, and will he served a la
carte.
Yesterday was the anniversary of
the birth of Mrs. Wilhelmina Staassen.
and in the afternoon a company of
her lady friends surprised her at her
home, 1921 Fifth-and-a-half avenue.
There was n guessing contest. in
which .~rs. Hamilton Perry captured
first prize, after which there was a
luncheon. Mrs. Staassen was present |
ed n purse of money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-16
The Best Family saIve.

De Wits Witch Hazel gives in
slant relief from burns. cures cuts.
bruises, sores. eczema. teter and all
abrasions of the skin. In buying
Witch Hazel it is only necessary TO see
that YOU get the genuine DeWitt's and
a cure is certain. There are many
cheap counterfeits on the market, all
of which are worthless, and quite n
few are dangerous, while DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve is perfectly harm
less and cures. Sold by all druggists.