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JOS. BOBLETER GUILTLESS. Minneapolis Bankers Bear Witness to His Honesty. They State that the State Treasurer Ne ver .Received a Gent of Per sonal Interest. Incidentally They Pay thi Colonel Many Compliments for His Honesty, A. J. Blethen Disposes of the Arctander Affidavit in a Few Sharp Sentences. The bankers of Minneapolis on Friday came to the conclusion that Col. Boble ter had been maligned sufficiently and of their own motion made simple state ments which fully exonerate the state treasurer. The following statements will outweigh Lawyer Arctander's affidavit, and will be welcome reading for Col. Bobleter's many friends. GOT. McGill, Sc. Paul and Minneapo lis Trust Company—I have known Col. Bobleter for twenty-live years, and, I know him to be an honest man. He ne ver received a cent from us in any way nor did lie ever suggest any such thing. J. T. Wyniiiii, Metropolitan Bank—No -aich tiling was ever suggested, and we never paid a cent for such deposits in any way. Lieut. Gov. L). M. Clougli, Bank ot Minneapolis—If there is an honorable man in the country it is Bwbi''ter. He never received a cent from our bank, and I don't believe he ever did from any bank in the vtatu. Perry Harrison, Security Bank—We have never paid more than the legal rate of interest, per cent, ami have never made or received any proposition to pay mere. I. K. Sidle, First National—Not a cent of side interest has been paid Col. Bobleter by the First National bank. Charles Kittles in, Columbia—Col. Bobleter lias never received so much as a ciifar in consideration of placing state money with us, and there has never been an intimation on either side of any in terest in excess ot the leyal amount. Cashier h\ A. Smith, ol' tin-City Bank, said that Mr. Uobieter had an account at their bank, but that he had never asked or !n aiiV way suggested that he should receive anvihing for keeping the account with them. Cashier II. IL Thayer, of the Nation al Bank of Commerce, said thai they had an account with the slate, but that tlicy had never paid more than the regular rate of interest, and that the state treasu rer had never asked that they should. hi the Pennv Press A.J. Blethen, for mer! president of the New England bank, says in the course of an explana tion of the whole matter: ••The state treasurer never deposited a dollar in the Bank of New England un der any promise to receive a cent person al compensation in any form whatever. His deposits were made according to law. after an ample bond had been riled aud approved by tire governor, attnrney u,eneral and secretaiy of state, and then at the solicitation of mutual friends and not at the request of Mr. Blethen. The treasurer's account was credited in the first day of each month with an amount etpial to per cent on the daily balan ces, in accordance with law, and the terms of the bond riled. The Bank of New England nevei offered, agreed nor actualh paid one dime in any form what ever to Col. Bobleter, as extra interest, or as a compensation for depositing mo nev in said bank or any sum tor any pur pose whatever. The books of the bank will substantiate these declarations in every particular, and no human being ever told Arctander anything to the con trary. Arctander himself says that he had asked a law partner of Judge Reato •ascertain for him the facts, but Judge Ilea refused to give any such informa tion. The law partner says that he told Arctander that Judge Rea replied when asked concerning the matter that he did not believe a word of it, that he never heard anything of the kind and was sure the books would show nothing of the sort. Arctander never asked Mr. Blethen a word about the matter until forty-eight hours after his affidavit had been filed. No one who knows Col. Bobleter, the State treasurer, gave the slightest cre dence to the charge of John W. Arctan der that he had received large amounts or any amount whatever from the banks of Minneapolis or elsewhere, in consid eration of depositing the state funds with them, beyond the legal rate of 3 per cent which is paid by them to the state. Mi. Arctander is too well known &&dStSfeeiT8& to have lent any degree of credibility- to an ex parte charge made by him without any other evidence than his assertion. And now the responsible officers of the banks of Minneapolis from which Col. Bobleter was alleged to have extorted this rake-off come forward and declare that there is not one word of truth in Arctander's charges that he has never asked or received a single cent from any of them for the deposits made by him of state funds beyond thp 3 per cent re quired by law, which is paid into the state treasury. During his long incumb ency of the ftate treasurer's office no one has ever impeached or doubted the thor ough honesty of Col. Bobleter, but it was almost worth his while to have been made the object of Arctauder's imagina tive asperations, since they have called forth such an array of emphatic testi mony in support of the public confidence in his unimpeachable integrity.—Pioneer Press. CONTKOL YOUESELVES. Kev. IngersollofSt. Paul Addresses Young Ladies on Self Control. Dr. Edward P. Ingersoll, who lectured in New Uim not long since, delivered an address on self control and extravagance in speech and dress in St. Paul Sunday evening anil the following good points are selected from his remarks. "We are gifted with emotions. They are like the sentinels of a grand army. Feelings give us the alarm they wake us to action they spur us on. But there is no more virtue in a feeling or impulse than in a throb ol the body's heart. The sensibilities cry out:—"Do some thing!" "Act!" The mind and soul de cide. The decision and not the impulse of feeling character. As regards self control there are two classes of people. The one (in many communities the larger one) floats upon the tide of emotion, and like the tide, emotions are sometimes "in" and some times ••out." The other lives upon prin ciple and ac-c.epts of feeling only when it ii-ivi a push, toward what is right. This is an age of emotion! This is yetting to lie a nation of emotionals. Our literature shows it. Some of our illustrated weeklies show it. The pre vailing bent of our theateis is that way. Our streets and stores and homes and churches show it. An elect number of stalwarts, a grand army are steady, but the majority, for the most part, and in most things wel come'-theglows" rather than the "graces." When men anil children have to plod for a living and plod in right paths, they have steadiness of temper. And why is it that emotions play vildly Because the wild mind wants its way. It is at once the signet of our dignity and of our de gradation. It is not in the drawing room you find out whether a woman is controlled by passion or by principle. Smiles and gentility toward society, but not always so as she turns from the closed front door to the inmates of her home. Why? "Oh, I get provoked at the selfishness and stupidity of people, and speak out just what I feel. It is my way, and I must do it." Your way! Indeed! Who ?ver gave to any one the right to break madly into the home circle and trample down its garden? What right has any of us, man woman or child, to pierce hearts with shafts of anger of speech Wicked extravagances. Profanity leads the van. Profanity. Young women who hear me do not swear. But I may coun sel. Never commit your heart aud hand to a profane man! Never I But your extravagance of speech. Sur prised or troubled do you cry out: "Mer cy on me!" "Goodnessgracious!" Trou bled with the weather, which is ordered for the world's good and Minnesota's good, do you use complimentary words? It rains, and do you petulantly exclaim "Oh! I think it is so mean that it rains!" and then in strange contradiction say to a friend, "Good morning. How could you venture out on such an awfully mis erable day?" Or looking at things of art or apparel do you run wild in speech and say "perfectly lovely," when just at hand is something which far excels it. Are these thoughtless words? Then let us have done with them. Perhaps some of them belong to the "idle words*' of which the Master speaks. Why do we run into such extravagance? Again: There is an extravagance of thought arid plan by which some are continually com ing to grief and bringing others there. It is well to have a cheerful courage,but it is not wise to color every prospect The Bollmann Troupe. Saturday and Sunday nights afforded genuine enjoyment to the theatre goers of New LTm. They were the evenings for the appearance of the Bollmann The atre troupe of St. Paul at Turner Hall and the expectations of a treat that had been cherished by so many were more than happily realized. In "Hasemann's Toechter," which was presented Saturday evening, there is ample scope for the ta lent of each player and to give all the in dividual credit that is due them would encroach certainly upon our space. But the prominent characters in the cast would beshown an injustice were their merits to go unmentioned. There is Schober, for instance a whole comedy in himself. It has been many years indeed since New LTm people have had the pleasure of witnessing the work of such a cultured and humorous actordn either English or German as is this comedian of the Boll mann troupe. With him every move aud laugh is natural, every detail in his role carefully looked after, every sentence and look nicely kept within the bounds of every-day life. The stage egotism or pompousness is thus lost and we have only the author's intended character. The humor is the humor of a man the acting, also. Stage-setting is forgotten. Mr. Bollmann, himself, assumes a role that is seldom taking, but he does ex ceedingly well by it. The stage lov^r is not the one that all the world loves, by any means, but Mr. Bollmann puts so much of reality into his various posi tions that the audience naturally admir es if it isn't carried away. His emo tional acting and even his humorous por trayals are also those of a well-schooled actor, who always aims to put his whole soul into his lines. Rehfeld's comedy work as the aoctor in "Gross-stadtluft" was one of the finest features of the per formance, while young Mr. Loesch re ceived repeated applause for successful ly carrying a part that is at least diffi cult if not agreeable. The ladies of the troupe did exceptionaly good work in every role. They are plainly talented, eaeli and all or them. If it should fall to the lot of the re publicans of Minnesota to select a United States senator from this state at the next session of the legislature, the suggestion of the Waseca Herald is a mest timely one. It says: "We have no axes to grind—no personal ends to serve no friendships to sever—no enmities tograty fy—nothing personal to gain or loose in the selection of the next United States senator. Looking at the matter from the standpoint of those who seek 'only the greatest good for the greatest number, as we view it, we have no hesitancy in saying that Hon. John Lind ought to take the seat now occupied by Hon. W. D. Washburn as soon as the latter shall have served his time." VOLUME XT XC 48. E ULM, E O N COUKTY, MIX^., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1893 WHOLE JSTtFMBER 828 with purpling glory. Nature does not so. Grace does not so. There is no royal road to success, unless ynu call the Eden edict royal. I do? Therefoie, 'let us not be blown about by flattering hopes which fill the air with sunlit ashes. Another sphere for extravagance is dress. The demands of fashion are well nigh imperative, and they who insist upon following its beek are soon chained to her chariot—slaves! Some of us have lived long enough to learn that, with the majority, "the prob lem of existence.' is the great one. Mil lions in this favored land have only scan ty meals, poor clothes and rough homes. If some of them racked their brains a little more with a healthy discontent it would be better. And this same prob lem, somewhat covered from the world, reaches up its tall, gaunt figure into homes of seeming plenty. There are ma ny doors in St. Paul through which it comes, and I know that woman has not the widest ones. But, be it known un to you that while many a noble wife and many a fair, loyal daughter is groaning under the neglect and abuse of a once kindly husband and father (now coarse from drink or unholy pleas ures) it is none the less true that many a manly man has hard -work to stand erect under his business and heart bur dens (made into one great burden, be cause his wife loves dress and society and sensation better than she loves him. And many a father fails to secure a com petency for his family and for his old age because his daughters think more of finery and fashion than they do of "the ornament of a meek and quiet spir it." Hood's Pills arethe best amity cathar tic and liver medicine. Harmless, reli able, sure. k. BOBLETER IS He Assumes Such a Position in the Colum bia Bank of Minneapolis. He Will Eatain His Public Office Until His Term Expires However. The Saturday Minneapolis Journal has the following.—The announcement was made public to-day that Joseph Bobleter had accepted the position of cashier of the Columbian Bank of this city. It has been known for some time past in busi ness circles that negotiations were pend ing for the selection of Treasurer Bob leter for this position, but it was not ex peeted that these negotiations would culminate so soon as they have. Charles Kittelson, president of the bank, was seen in regard to the matter today and corroborated the statement, saying that in fact Mr. Bobleter had been cashier of the institution for a month past and that he would continue in the position, doing the work of the cashier when it was absoluely necessary for him to attend to it personally, and at other times the other officials of the bank would attend to the matter. Eventually Mr. Bobletei will devote all his time to his new duties, but until his terth of office expires he will not give his entire time to the position. Col. Bobleter was at the Columbia bank today when the reporter called to ascer tain the facts and an interview he de nied that the new position would in any manner interfere with his duties as state treasurer. "It has been stated that you will resign your position as treasurer is that true?'' inquired the reporter. "I do not knowr how a statement of that sort could originate." replied Mr, Bobleter. "I will do nothing of the sort and will only give the cashiership attention when my time permits. I have accepted the position of state treasurer and that will at all times receive my first attention. Of course, I have a right to provide a place into which I can drop when my teim of office expires, and that is what I have done in accepting the cashiership of the Columbia Bank. Ne gotiations have been pending for some time past, but I did not desire to connect myself with any bank during the summer and wh.cn the financial matters were so critical. I intend to givp all my time to the cashiership ot the Columbia Bank after the expiration of my term of office." SOME SLEEPY EYETEMS. The News of the Week ITeatly Dished up by Unohoo. Hon. "Bob" Evans of Minneapolis was here several days of last week. Attorney Lamberton and Brown of Winona ac companied him, the object of their visit being to take testimony in the case of the U. S. vs. the Winona and St. Peter Land Co. and others. A score or more of farmers were examined. The title to a good many thousand acres is involved, some farms having been homestead ed and others purchased from the above named land company. The progress of the case will be watched with interest. Mr. Evans represents the government and Mr. Lamberton, the Winona corpor ation. Rev. Dah !strom of St. John's Danish Lutheran church finds time each week to deliver interesting lectures to the young people of his various charges. Those in the country appointments testified their appreciation of his efforts last week by presenting him with a fine fur coat with which to brave the wintry blasts. Henry Meyer of Home appears to be fishing to some purpose. He brought in quite a load of fish on Saturday and an other load yesterday. Mrs. A. Rinke returned from her New Ulni trip Saturday evening. Martin Caspersoa's new house is near ing completion. Andrew Jackson Baaarrs' services as veterinary seem to be in demand. He received several calls from the country during the week. A. J.'s practical know ledge of horseflesh would do credit to many a regularly qualified V. S. Banker Mo joined the ranks of the M. W. A. last evening. He now proposes to do wood-chopping in modern style— byrproxy» The cold snap of Thursday and Friday has placed both- lakes in excellent condi tion for skating and young and old are availing themselves of the opportunity forrindulginggiinthisshealthfullrecreation.. able sure k. fo indulgin thi healthfu recreation Bortb. a daughter. _w I liable, sue. A A 3 I E V°G J*"*"* finds his little $7,000 resi dence too small and is building an addi tion. Peter Johannsen goes to Minneapolis to-day to see his wife who was injured in the Omaha Railway accident some weeks ago. The Railway Co. will settle. Philip Johannsen, junior member of the firm of Johannsen Bros., and Mrs. Annie Sell of Fairfax, left for Morgan Saturday evening, where they were unit es in marriage, Rev. Brinkman, officiat ing. The happy couple return this even ing and will go to housekeeping at once in the Schultz residence west of Matt Raymond's. D. F. Sanders resigned his office of street commissioner to accept the posi tion of teacher in Dist. No. 12, town of Leavenwrorth, where he is at present act ing as inspector of mental artillery practice. Unohoo. Morgan. Ernst Brandt Sr., of the New Ulni Fortschritt, was here Thursday, looking up subscribers. Levi Roberts, whom business called to Illinois this summer, has returned and intends to make Morgan Ids permanent home. One of Karl Kempfert's teams had a lively run away Saturday, running into John Johanson's buggy and demolishing the rear wheels thereof. The horses were stopped before any further damage was done. A party of young folks were pleasant ly entertained at the home of Jacob Gieiu Monday night. A similar party were the guests of the Commercial Hotel Tuesday evening. A case of highway robbery is reported here, but we were unuble to secure par ticulars. It is Postmaster Hartwick now. A telegram last week announced Joe's ap pointment. Married: Saturday, Oct. 18, at the re sidence of Mr. Henry Otto, the bride's brother, Mrs. Anna Sell and Mr. Phil Johanson of Sleepy Eye. Only a few relatives and friends were present at the ceremony. Rev. Brinkmann officiated. We wish the young couple all possible happiness. We shall be able to announce more weddings before long. Let the good work go on. The ponds are all covered with ice,and skating is the order of the day. Porter's Orchestra will give a dance in Seifert's Hall, Saturday, Nov. 25. The annual hop of the Fire Company occurs at the same place, Thanksgiving. Among the people from this place who attended Court at Redwood were Win. Kinman, Ben Robidou, Jas. MaGinnis, John Dittbenner Sr., Alfred Dittbenner and Jos. Lodge. The session is a long one, the grand jury being at wont all week. That last anathema the Messenger hurled at us has a very pronounced "Arizona Kicker" flavor about it. "Idi otic numskull!" "Brainless Jack!" What refined expressions! What a cultured man he who uses them must be! What a gentleman! What a Christion Now, dear Messenger, if, as you say, you can give us yet more reason to thank you, out with it. We are anxious for information. We are willing to pay for all of your valuable time. And so we are not the only prominent man, eh? Verily, it is something entire ly new to us that we are prominent at all. Wat I No. Fairfax. John Dalzell of Gibbon did business here the forepart of the week. Thomas Smith of Mankato was the guest of Ed. Kennedy several days last week. Hyacinthe Cortourier and daughter of Sleepy Eye spent the Sabbath with Wm. La Framboise and family. Dr. Stoddard has teams hauling corn from Sleepy Eye. The subject for debate at the next lit erary meeting is: "Resolved that the annexation of Canada would be benefici al to this country." Affirmative, T. F. Norton and HL Werring negative, Rev. C. Cowden and Prof. Demming. Skating on the lake just west of town is attracting considerable •attention gat present. W. Hubbard of New TJlm was in town one day last waek. Farmers are hauling out large quanti ties of wood, preparing themselves for the cold weather that is sure to come.1 Mr. Norton has secured a new millet, direct from the Fillsbury A Mill at Minneapolis. Wm. Miller of Minneapolis, senior member of the firm of Miller, Hauser «fc Co of this place, was in town last Mon day. Weiring «fc Maurer have just received another consignment of "Elegant" from the Golden Gate Mills. Rev. E. Williams, of Hector, pastor of the new Baptist church at this place, has with his family,lately moved into rooms above Nichols & Hornburg's hardware store. This makes four resident minis/ ters in Fairfax. "Surely, we ought to be good." Mrs. J. C. Cretty and son are visiting their former home at Albert Lea. A. V. Reike says it's a sure thing this time. Fifty-two cents was paid for wheat for a couple of days of last week. Miss Eliza O'Hara, teacher in the Primary department, is confined to her room with rhuematism. Mell Dresser and Guy Schaffer of Ft. Ridgeiy have gone into the pineries, hunting deer. Alert. Services will be held at the M. E. church on Thanksgiving day. Last Saturday was the busiest day that Fairfax has seen since harvest. Hitching posts were at a premium. Springfield. Sheriff Anderson was about town Sat urday. Jonas Laudenschlaeger now has his tin shop in Chas. Gamble's store-room, form erly occupied by Miss Bagen. A sociable will be given to-night by the ladies'aid society of the M. E. church at the home of Mrs. Fairbanks. The home of Chas. Scheve was consi derably damaged by fire last Thursday afternoon, the promptness of the Fire Department alone preventing complete distinction. Mr. Scheve and family were attendinu a wedding at the time so that the lire gained considerable headway be fore it was discovered. The loss is fully covered by insurance. A daughtei was born to Mr. and Mrs. Manchester last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Dirks are the hap py parents of a baby bc\\ Fire broke out in the store room of Hugo Schleuder last Friday, but was ex tinguished before it had made much pro gress. The cause of the fire is a mystery. Services will be held in the Congrega tional church on Thanksgiving day. Rev. Scott will preach. J. Hettinger was fined $5 and costs last week for using his fist too freely upon a fellow being. Chas. Hornburg of New Ulm was here on business last Wednesday. Reynold Thiele is very sick with typhoid fever. Rudolph Schmid had bad luck on *he ice last Sunday. He wants to sell his skates now. Hoo. Linden. Carl Paulson has moved to his farm in Albin with his family, and will con tinue to make that his home. Miss Annie Thradalel of Mankato com menced her school in the Mo district in Lake Hanska last weok. Miss Christine Schalaben of this town ship has gone to New LTm to accept a clerkship in one of the drygoods stores of that flourishing city. Tour reporter has heard of late that Mr. Thormedson intends to remove to Madelia ere long. He has purchased a residence in that village near the Luther an church. Hans Fladmore^of Hanska has greatly improved in health of late and hopes are entertained for his complete recovery. Mrs. J. Halset has been very ill for some time. She is an aged person and there isVno relief to be expected, accept in death. The youngest son of Mr. Paul Olson of Linden sustained a severe fracture of his thigh bone the oilier day. Born, last Friday, to Mr. and Mrs. Joe, I artic and liver medicine. HWrmlfflg, re- A pleasant wedding occurred in our'X midst on Thursday. The contracting' parties were Hiss Julia Lumberg «ifl Nichol Nelson. Both arerespected young people. Hood's Pills are the best family cath-- .?."& fr &£&3