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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-19
Killed by the Cars.

Glenwood. Ia, Aug. 15.-While Daniel
Lewis, superintendent of the Mills coun-
ty poor farm, his son and George and
oliver Roth, father and son, we're driv-
ing across the Burlington tracks Fri
day their buggy was struck by the west
bound fast mail. Both the Roths were
killed and Lewis and his son were both
seriously injured
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-19
FOREIGN.

Gen. Rafael Reyes has assumed Office
as president of Colombia, succeeding
Senior Marroquin.
Viceroy Alexieff reports that in the
engagement which took place July rs
off Port Arthur between the Japanese
and Russian squadrons three Japanese
ships, including a gunboat, were dam
aged.
Sir William M. Banks, the well-known
British surgeon, is dead in London. He
was born in 1912.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-19
THE
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

chicago, aug. To-
WHEAT-Closed weak. Cash No. 2 red,
new, S1.02d1.04h; September, 81. 103h.
CORN-Advanced. Cash No. 2, 53A9
SAC; September, 53Q54%c.
OATS-Higher. Cash No. 2, 31kd32c;
September, 33AG33%c.
BUTTER-Firm. Creameries, per pound,
12@17Ac: diaries, 11Q15c.
~EGS-Steady. Fresh eggs at mark, new
cases included, 121aq17c per dozen; prime
firsts, 1Shc.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady and un-
changed. Turkeys, per H., sale; chickens,
fowls, 10kG13c; ducks, 9d10c.
POTATOES-Market easier. Early Ohio.
per bu., 46Q53c; homegrown, ~ bu., COO
75c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-19
Six Firemen Injured.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. ia fire
which Quilted the Printers exchange
in this city caused a total loss of $50, 900,
and serious injury to six fremen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-19
Coming to America.

Fiume, Hungary, Aug. 15.-Sixty-one
Hungarian deputies sailed for New
York Friday to attend the international
parliament congress at st. Louis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-19

Famous Tennis Player Dies.
London, Aug. 15.-William Renshaw,
the famous tennis player, is dead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-19
New York. Aug il

FLOUR-Inactive, but held firmly.
WHEAT-Opened weak, later rallied. Sep
TENDER, s1.03M@1. 05B; December, $1,000
1.04h; May, $1.03Q1.NS.
R~YE-Nominal.
CORN-Dull and featureless.
OATS-Nominal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-19
Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. 10.
CATTLE-Choice to prime beeves, $50
$500; good to choice, S.. 30d5. s.; medium
beef steers, A.0OQ4.60; inferior and plain
steers, $3.50Q3.90; good to fancy cows and
heifers, $3.S5q4.60; good to choice feeders,
So. 5Od4.O0; fair to good COWS and heifers,
s3.10d3.75; calves. common to fair, $500
$50; calves. good to fancy, $4.75d575; fed
Texas steers. $4.WQ51O; western range
steers, s35Oa4.75.
HOGS-Good to choice heavy shipping,
80; good to choice butcher weights,
S5.2oQ5.35; rough to fair heavy packing,
$4.5Oq5.05; plain to good heavy mixed, $3.50
GAPS; assorted to light, $5.35q5.45.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. Is.
CATTLE-Market unchanged. Native
steers, $3.5OQ5.6O cows and heifers, $3.50
@S.75; western steers, $3.0Od4.50; Texas
steers, $2.50Q3.65 range COW and heifers,
s2.0OdS. so; Gamers, 81. 25Q2.OO; stockers and
feeders, $2.50d3.80 calves, s. .OOq5.O0; bulls.
stays, etc., $2.OOQ3.75.
HOGS-Market 10c higher. Heavy, s4.S5
a4.s5; mixed, $4.90d5.O0; light, $.95d5.05;
pigs, A.50@4.S0; ulk of sales, s4.9OG5.Ol.
SHEEP-Market steady. Western year.
lings, $3.65@4.25; wethers. $S.25QS. s.; ewes,
s2.75aS.5O; common and stockers, 81. O0qS. 40;
lambs. A.75d6.O0.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
Arlene oeS1sos oeOWo-
Tee q the Trust
Calumet
Baking
Powder
OooooSotO In prioe-Makes purooffooos
TREND OF TRADE
Reported Daily by Edwards, Wood & co
Room n. Hunt Building.

Minneapolis, April 2l-There was a
strong and higher market for wheat to-
day. Trading was rather slow at times,
but the character of the buying was
good, and at no time was the question of
higher prices in doubt The weather
map, as a whole, was called favorable.
Crop reports, in no instance, was good,
some fair, but most of them tended to
show critical condition Prices are IL
to Is cents under two months ago, and
we are now by the time when in former
years the bulk of the crop is usually
seeded, with practically nothing done
in the spring wheat states. Supplies
are small, receipts falling off, only
fifty eight cars in Minneapolis and ff-
teen in Duluth today. Washington crop
bulletin was very bullish and contains
hardly a favorable word for wheat pros
poets over the entire winter wheat area.
Duluth made fair sales for export and
had bids near the market. Yesterdays
break proved a good place to buy wheat
on and we believe we have had decline
enough and on any further dips in July
or September would favor the long side
for quick profits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
GARDEN CITY NEWS.

Earn Norton and Mrs. Hattie Miller
went to Mankato Monday.
Verna Bixby began her school near
Vernon Center Monday, after months
vacation.
DR.. Garrett Murphy and family left
Tuesday morning for the northern part
the state where they will make it their
future home. Mr.. Murphy has
been .practicing medicine here for a
great many years and has now very
poor health. His oldest son Cleveland
left Tuesday afternoon with the car.
Mrs. Joseph lockwood is visiting her
son Eli of Madelia.
Mr. Van Slycke is visiting relatives
and friends in this place.
Miss Mae Morphew is at school again
Thomas Glynn has purchased new
thoroughbred trotting horse.
Mr.. Soles of Mankato is visiting at
E. w. Pettis home.
Miss Mary Bixby is visiting at Alvin
Bixby's.
Miss Lena just of Rapidan has begun
working for Mrs. j. M. Chapman.
A surprise party was given for
Blanche Bixby Friday evening at her
home. About dozen were present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
TIvOLI NOTES.

Miss Emma Seaquist is on the sick
list this week.
E. Tanner and F. Bennett went to
Lake Eagle fishing one day last week.
The berrymen have received their ber-
~ boxes and are now ready for work.
District No. held special school
meeting Wednesday evening to see about
putting in furnace in the school house,
but it was voted down.
The pupils of the school have received
their flag. 1t is a twelve foot flag and
one the school may well be proud of.
Miss May Harvey, who has been con-
fined to the house all winter with grip,
was at church last Sunday for the first
time since November. Fred Rose visit
ed his brother George in Mankato Sun
day.
N. Bennett and d. Seaquist drove out
to w. Hills farm Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
KERNs AND HEBRON.

George w. johnson is building an addi-
ton to his house, and will build base
ment under his barn this spring.
Two of Frank Budde's children are
down with the scarlet fever.
j. P. Johnson's new brick house is
nearly inclosed.
Your correspondent is glad to report
Mrs. William A. Clark is much improved
and out of danger.
The farmers are feeling rather blue at
the prospects of getting in the crops
this spring. Some have not done any
seeding to speak Of
d. j. Severance moved his engine down
from CORTLAND last Tuesday. George
Peterson has been using it at his saw
mill all winter.
Madison Keene visited his sister, Mrs.
William Clark last week.
Elmer, son of Alfred Evanson of Bel
grade, is sick with pneumonia in Man
kato. He is at the home of his aunt.
Dr. Dodds was called out to Mr.. E.
E. brakes place last Saturday to see a
sick horse.
No service was held at the Hebron
church last Sunday morning. Pastor
Allen went to Nicollet to reorganize a
Sunday school that had been closed all
winter for the lack of workers.
j. A. Tidland, whose house burned
last Thursday, has not decided what to
do in regard to rebuilding. He is stay,
ing at present in a part of the Whit,
comb house. He may move into North
Mankato on account of his health.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Tidland visited in
Hebron last Sunday. Also Mr.. and Mrs
G. R. Weller of Nicollet with J. A. It'd
fand's family.
C. B. Peterson will move his family
, over the river to Judson this spring
They will live on the Sandstrom place.
Politics is very quite in this section
. The people are doing lots of thinking
and those so-called leaders who think
the own this county of Nicollet may
: get badly fooled.
Viola Hodson spent three days i,
Mankato last week visiting. I,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an infiamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube Is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever: nine cases out of ten are caus-
ed by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
inf1amed condition Of the mucous services
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
MUNICIPAL COURT.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The trial of Joseph Kouri on the
charge of using abusive language toward
Mrs. Annie Aldo was taken up this
forenoon, and jury was secured. When
the state was ready to proceed this af-
ternoon, c. o. Daley, attorney for the
defendant, moved that the action be dis
missed on the ground that the complaint
charges two offenses, and that it is in
definite. County Attorney Wilson and
w. L. Comstock, attorneys for the prose
cution, stated that they wished time to
look up authorities, and recess was
taken until 9 a. m. tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
KILLED IN A RAILROAD YARD.

Alberdt Lea, Mimi, April 2l.-Paul I.
Jetland was instantly killed in the Rock
Island yards yesterday morning, just
before seven o'clock. He was formerly
an employe sof the road, and was cross
ing track when the switch engine
struck him. He was 81 years of age and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Visitors at the A. j. Smith photograph
gallery yesterday afternoon and evening
aggregated in the neighborhood of 1900.
Everyone who entered was given car
nation as a memento. The exhibit of
pictures will remain up for two or three
days more to enable those who did not
get chance to attend yesterday, to see
all the photographs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
TO TALK UP A BAND.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Ihursuays Daily.
Tonight the Modern Woodmen will
hold camp meeting One of the subjects
that comes up for consideration is the
formation of camp band. The commit
tee appointed for this purpose has al
ready quite list of good available men,
about sixteen in all, who would like to
join this new band. The band project
is almost certain to prove great sue
cess. It is now practically certain that
on June 8, the picnic day, Mankato will
have at least two fine local bands, the
Woodmenss and the Concordia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

will follow, and this little city of Elk.
celsior Springs furnished a most i'm
pressive example of this fact.
We expect to reach home Monday.
The weather in this section is not as
warm as I had expected to find it, al
belt it is somewhat ahead of Minnesota.
Winter wheat looks very good here
abouts, while grass is coming on rapid
ly. Foliage on trees is coming forth
rapidly and another week of warm wea-
Their will make things look bright and
summer like. L. P. H.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

A forlorn, hopeless, melancholy face
drives your friends away. For bright,
sparkling, sunny face use HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. IS cents, tea or
tablet form. j. G. Thro.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

This has been year of big fires and
the losses have been considerable. Bal
timore, slOO,000,0OO; state capitol at
Madison, Wis.,, $l,OoO,oOo; Rochester, N.
Y, $4OOO,000; Toronto, Cam, $l0,0O0,-
90.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

A spring tonic for the children. Give
them HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
The children's doctor. 35 cents, tea or
tablet form. j. G.. Thro.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Serv Schaus has returned from st.
Paul, where he went with view to
looking around for location for home
for his family. He has decided that st.
Paul is too bleak and cold. North Man
kato is much pleasanter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Cravenette coats, all the latest styles,
for less money than you can buy them
elsewhere, at Henry E. Hance's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
1.-The Two vasaboeds" Scored a Big
Success in Faribault.
Society Expresses Its Approval Of
the Performance.
Splendid Entertainment Promised Man.
kato Monday Night.
Large Audience Should Greet Players
at Local Theatre,
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Those who have witnessed "The Two
Vagabonds," as presented by the
Tatepaha Golf club of Faribault, show
er upon it wealth of praise. Several
Mankato gentlemen were present at the
initial performance, given in Faribault
Tuesday night, and they state that sell
dom have amateurs acquitted themselves
in performance so creditably. The
cast is made up of the most prominent
society people of Faribault and as has
been stated in these columns the gen
tlemen who stand as sponsors for the
production are all we'll, and favorably
known in financial and business circles.
The performance on Tuesday night
was made the occasion for society
event, and the same should be done here
Monday night when the opera will be
produced in Mankato Theatre.
Sixty five people go to make up the
cast. These not only include the mem
bers of the. elite of Faribault, but a
number connected with the educational
institutions of Faribault are taking
part. The cast in its entirety is as fol-
lows:
Robert McCaire and lack stron TWO
vagabends .
49,. Major Chase and Simon Foss
MARQUIS. Rosamond,s father
W. n Reu+ter
Leon. MARQUIS, private secretary
7 r Dobb;n
Capt Pastelle T. s Matteson
Crigo. the inn keeper E Clements
Dulc de Faalise. wavla;d nv two
thieves ... B. A. RENTER
SERGEANT NJ p;,,;,r.
Simon. the butler s. Crossett
Rosamond Lillian r peltier
Princess TIE Pompadour. Mary Barron
Fanchon, Gigot's wife Mrs Grant Heth
Athalic, Rosamond,s companion
. Mrs A II Gesner
Yvonne. Mrs G. w Newhall
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Coat-cut negligee shirts $l.50 values for
Sl.00 at Henry E. Hance's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Red School House Shoes for children
at John Pluto's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Mrs. Michael Beanzel died yesterday
morning at her home in Good Thunder
of dropsy. She was sixty three years
of age, and had resided at Good Thun-
der for thirty eight years. She leaves
husband, who is a retired farmer, and
four sons and four daughters. The sons
are Albert, Hetrick and Ferdinand, who
reside at Good Thunder and William,
who lives in Indiana, and the daughters
are Mrs. John Deegan, Mrs. Emma Hair
stitch and Miss Minnie Beanzel, of Good
Thunder, and Miss Augusta Beanzel, who
lives in Montana.
The funeral will occur Sunday at 2:3O
p. m. from the German Lutheran church
at Good Thunder Aaf u tm
Viola Ruth, the one month old child
of Mr. and Mrs. David Huntley, died
at two o'clock this morning of lung trou-
BILE. The funeral will occur tomorrow
at 10 a. m. from the residence, 224 North
Front street, and the interment will be
had at Minneopa cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Mankato, Minnesota, April q. 1901.
Opening High Low Close
Minneapolis
July wheat. DIX RA0S NHOs4 GxNM
May wheat. .9lh 92AUA 9lbVA SsSOS
Minneapolis cash close
Chicago
July wheat. .s5ds51s S5x S4S RS5*
May wheat. .89hQA son sea Sgls
July corn .49 49M 4SxOh 4os
July oats. .36X0x 37h 1874 36h
May oats. ..57h01 Hh@x 81 ST
May pork :. ..s11 so SLY 10 siasS SILLY
No. / Hard 94x: No Northern sSx, to
arrive 93h No. 2 Northern 91h, to arrive
90A; No. 3 Northern 871sQ89h:
No. 8 Yellow corn. 81. No. corn. so,
No. corn, 50151.
No. 8 White oats 38h
No oats 38A.
Barley 80 to so.
Rye, 66A.
MinneapOlis-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Buster Brown boys suits and collars
can be found at Henry E. Hanee's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

vi rfrals pbr bu..
Grain and stock markets corrected daily
Other markets corrected on dare OF weekly
issue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Ed. Hintz has gone to Winthrop t.
work in a meat market.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Miss Martha Anderson, who is en-
ployed in the awning mandatory of j.
C. Mayer on Belgrade avenue, was not
able to work today on account of lame
ness of the right hand. The hand re-
ceived slight injury about three weeks
ago, and in some way the wound was
poisoned. Much soreness and swelling has
been the result.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

The five stewards of the Belgrade ave-
une Methodist church have not yet def
nitely secured place in which to sell
lunches on South Front street on Wood
mems picnic day, June 8. Ladies of the
church are very much interested and
eager to take hand in the work of
making funds for the church treasury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Mankato, Minnesota, April 81. 1901.
Opening High Low Close
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-25
Our Trade With Japan.

If long continued, the Russian
Japanese war is bound to seriously
disturb the trade between this country
and Japan and the Pacific side of Rus
STA. With Japan especially this trade
was large. In 1903 we imported from
that country goods to the value of
$45, $40, 76S, and exported to Japan
S24S. "A, $685. The increase since 1893
has been very great, in that year the
value of imports being S21, 4542, 30 and
imports $3, 1875, 494 The leading items
of export in 1903 were wheat flour,
raw cotton, builders hardware, re-
fined oils. In 1902 there was only
81, 595 of manufactured tobacco sent
from this country to Japan, while in
1903 this article was valued at $40,
81 The growing Importance of our
trade with that country, as shown by
the above figures, indicates that
America has commercial interest,
at least, in seeing the island empire
prosper and continue unhampered and
its trade tendencies.
Trade with Manchuria and Korea is
also developing to considerable
extent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-25
CANCER CURED BY BLOOD BALM,
All Skin and Blood Diseases Cured.

Mrs. M. L Adams, Fredonia, Ala
took Botanic Blood Balm which effect
ually cured an eating cancer Of the nose
and face. The sores healed mp perfect
ly. Many doctors had given up her
case as hopeless. Hundreds of cases of
cancer, eating sores, supperating swell
ings, etc, have been cured by Blood
Balm. Among others, Mrs. b. M.
Guerney, Warrior Stand, Ala. Her nose
and lip were raw as beef, with offensive
discharge from the eating sore. Doe
tors advised cutting, but it failed.
Blood Balm healed the sores, and Mrs
Guerney is as well as ever. Botanic
Blood Balm also cures eczema, itching
humors. scabs and scales, bone pains,
ulcers, Offer sive pimples, blood poison,
carbuncles, scrofuls, risings and bumps
on the skin and all blood troubles.
Druggists, 81 per large bottle. Sample
of Botanic Blood Balm free and prepaid
by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta,
Ga. Describe trouble and special medi-
cal advice sent in sealed letter. 1t Is
certainly worth while investigating
such remarkable remedy, MS Blood
Balm cures the most awful, worst and
most deepseated blood diseases. For
sale by q. ;. AlcorD.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-25
Gen. GRANT WAS MISQUOTED
Did Not Snub President Roosevelt
in His Chicago Speech.
mirer of the Presitlent-What
He Did say.

Chicago, March 20.-"Presidency and
president are distinct terms" said
Gen. Fred d. Grant, when asked if he
had been correctly understood when it
! was reported of him that he declined
to toast the president of the United
States at the st. Patricks day ban
que of the Irish Fellowship club. The
general made the following signed
statement:
Il am extremely disguised and an
noyed at the statement made with ref
ernce to my remarks at the banquet
| had been invited to attend and to
speak at the Irish Fellowship club in
celebration of ST. Patricks day, and
had accepted the invitation, but re-
quested that l not be called upon for
speech. | had understood that l
would not be asked to respond to any
stated toast, and mad, therefore, gone
to the banquet without any prepare
ton to talk on any subject
After arriving there | found that
they had assigned me to respond to
the toast The President Of the United
States, and when / arose | attempted
to give an excuse for not talking on
the subject. My excuses were that
was not permitted by the regulations
to discuss the president or other civil
officers, and reminded them of the dis
aster that had befallen some officers
who had come from the Philippines
Another was that | did not know any
thing about the presidency, meaning
thereby that | had not studied up the
usual platitudes given to the Office
and, third, that / was no orator
Il am particularly chagrined at the
way the report is put in the paper,
which would draw the inference that
referred to the present president for
whom | have the warmest admiration,
Ind with whom | have had a most |
agreeable personal acquaintance. His
kind and thoughtful consideration !
Upon the death and burial of my moth !
n has given me a personal attachment |
or him which will never grow less,
Ind anything that would be said to
Indicate that | was not his warmest |
ind most devoted admirer would do
wrong to my personal feelings for the
present chief magistrate Of the United
states"