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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-21
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feet from the windows, in order to
keep the public away from the jail
and to ebstruct communication with
the prisoners.
When the plans for the proposed
jail shall have been completed and
submitted to this board, as required
by law, we shall be pleased to offer
further suggestions with reference to
the proposed building.
By order Of the board,
KNUTE NELSON,
H. III. HART, Sec. President.
The board allowed 800 to $3.50 to be
used in improving the hill on the
county line in, jamestown leading to
f. r. Volk'S hotel.
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First insertion July 20-last Aug 4.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
, Earth-ss In Probate Court, Special Term
July goth, 1898.
In the matter OF the estate of HiramS Nichols
deceased
On.reading and filing the petition of Harry
81. Nichols administrator, OF the estate
of said Hiram S. Nichols deceased, representing
among other things that he has fully ad-
ministered 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:
1t is ordered, That said account be examined,
and petition heard, by this Court, on Saturday,
the 18th day of August, A. D, 1898, at 10
O'Clock a. M, at the Probate office in the City
of Mankato in said county.
And it is ordered further, That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing this order once in each week
for three successive weeks, prior to said day
of hearing in the Mankato Free Press, week
ly newspaper printed and published at the
City of Mankato in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato, the goth day
of July, A. D., 1898.
By the Court:
[Seal.1 W.B. ,TORREY,
Judge of Probate,
W. R. GEDDEs,
Atty for Administrator.
Mankato, MINI.
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July 21-Aug. 4.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON FILING PET
TION TO SELL LAND.-1SS9.

- TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court Special Term
July Sth, 1898.
In the matter of the estate of EnmOns F.
Stevens deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Sophia
Stevens Administrative of said estate setting
forth the amount OF personal estate that has
come into her hands, the disposition thereof,
and how much remaius undisposed of; the
amount of debts outstanding against said de-
ceased,as far as the same can be ascer-
tanned; the legacies unpaid; and description of
all the real estate, excepting the homestead, of
which said deceased died seized, and the
condition and value of the respective portions
or lots thereof; the persons interested in said
estate, with their residences: and praying that
license be to her granted to sell at private sale
two and Gil q l II acres of land adjoining
the village OF Eagle Lake in said county of Blue
Earth and known and described as lot l3 in ad-
dition to Lake Eagle townsite
And it appearing, by said petition
that there is not sufficient personal
pay raid debts, and expenses of administration
and that it is necessary for the payment OF
such debts, and expenses to sell all OF SAID real
estate
1t is therefore ordered That all persons inter-
ested in said estate appear before this court on
Saturday, the 18th day of August, A. d.,
1898, at 10 o'c ock a. M, at the Probate Office
in the City OF Mankato in said county then and
there to show cause (ifany there be) why license
should not be granted to said SophiaStevers as
such Administrative to sell the real estate of
said deceased as prayed for in said petition to
pay such debts, and expenses.
And it is further ordered, That this order
shall be published once in each week, for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing, III
the Mankato Free Press, a weekly news
paper printed and published at the city of Man
kato in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato the 18th day of
July, A. d. 1898.
By the Court.
W. B. TORREY,
VIM. N. PLYMAT. Judge of Probate.
Atty. for ADMINISTRATIVE,
Mankato. Mimi.
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A BAD RECORD.
c. B. TrOwbridge Passes Forged
Checks and Flies the
City.

Considerable of a sensation has been
caused by the sudden departure of G.
B. Trowbridge, and the appearance
of several forged checks which he
passed on Monday. Several other
rascalities which he has committed
have since come to light, and alto
gether he is placed in very unenvi-
able light. He left Tuesday morning
for Minneapolis, having purchased a
ticket at the Omaha depot, and took
the seven O'Clock train. Since then
nothing has been heard of him.
One of the forged checks was CASH
ed by Roman Humid, the North Second
street butcher. 1t bore the signature
Of "Walter A. Johnson" and was
drawn upon the First National Bank
payable to Mrs. DR.. Trowbridge, )"
and was endorsed upon the back
Mrs, DR.. Trowbridge, pr. @. B. T."
He purchased Is Genus worth of meat
and presented this check for S23.72.
1t took more money than there was
in the store to cash the check. Mr..
Humid presented the check at Nation
al Citizens bank but was refused pay
ment, and went to the First National
Bank with the same result, being in
formed in both cases that Mr.. John
son had no account in either bank
subject to check. He chen called up
on Mrs. Trowbridge and asertainad
that Mr.. Johnson, who is a well-tO-do
farmer residing three miles from the
city in Nicollet county, owed her no
money and that she thought the
check a forgery. Mr.. Johnson had
had some dental work done by her
but he had always paid cash for it at
the time. This check has no date,
but otherwise is perfect. Mr.. Humid
has placed the matter ia the hands of
the county attorney. N~s
Trowbridge visited Herman Dire
hers place Of business and offered a
check for SIG IS in payment for small
bill owed there, but Mr.. Dreher did
not have sufficient change. Trow-
bridge then went to Kruse Bros.
store and purchased goods to the
value of Sl.25 and presented the check
to clerk who gave him the balance
in cash. This check was made upon
the National Citizens bank, payable
to 9. B. Trowbridge, and purported
to be signed by Walter A. Johnson.
1t was properly endorsed, and was
dated July 18th. The bank also re-
fused to honor this check.
Mr.. Johnson has been seen by the
parties who took the checks and pro-
nounces them forgeries. He states
that he has not seen Trowbridge for
year, owed him nothing, and that
he never makes out checks to any one,
having no account in any bank sub
ject to check. The two checks are
written in Trowbridge's handwrit-
ing, except the signatures.
Monday Trowbridge tried to sell a
note to local attorney, purporting
to be signed by Ell. C.Randall, another
well-to-do Belgrade farmer. This
note was for S31.S5 payable to Trow-
bridge, and the latter offered to sell
it at discount of S.. 1t is believed
to have also been forgery, but it is
not known whether anyone pur,
chased it.
Trowbridge borrowed So from city
official some time ago and gave a
chattel mortgage upon his sons horse
for it. 1t is said that he has similarly
mortgaged his wifes wagon.
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Special Worlds Fair Excursions.

The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway Co. will sell tickets to Chica-
go and return at Sl3.75 on the follow
ing dates: Monday July 18th, oath.
3lst, and Aug. 7th.
Tickets to be used on date of sale
and good only for return trip on first
or second Friday after date of sale.
Train leaves Mankato 1925 D. M,
arrives at Chicago a. m.
j. G. MOORE, Agent.
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Special Worlds Fair Excursions VII
the Omaha Line.

The Omaha road will sell special ex-
cursion tickets from Mankato to Chi
cago and return on the dates named
for S13.75:
Selling dates Return. leave Chicago
July II, July 81 or %, 1898,
+" "a, July % or Aug. 4,
81, Aug. or Aug. IL,
August I. Aug. III or Aug. Is.
These tickets will be sold ONLY on
Mondays named and will be good re-
turning only on trains leaving Chica-
go on one of the two Fridays named.
Tickets will be good in day coaches
and reclining chair cars of all regular
trains, but will not be good in sleep
ing or parlor cars.
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We learn that last winter J. C.I
Wise Sr. put cow in the care of
Trowbridge for the winter. When he
called for it this spring he ascertained
that Trowbrldge had sold the COW
two months before. An interview,
followed, but the matter was pro-
badly settled, as no legal steps were
taken.
Mrs. Trowbridge commenced an
action for divorce against her husband
few days ago, on the .ground of
cruelty, drunkenness and other
counts. She has retained Hughes
Bros. as her attorneys. She stated
that she had got through supporting
the man, as he refused to work. al
though better able to do SO than she
is. He is painter by trade and could
make good living if so disposed.
We are Informed that Trowbridge
served asentence of seven months in
Jail at New Ulm several years ago for
forgery and that his reputation at
Sleepy Eye is not the best. During
the past year or two be has been a vol
luminous correspondent of a local
paper and, under the shield of such
honorable signatures as"Old Soldier"
Citizen" '"TaX Payer" "Across the
Bridge" ETC., has spiced his slush
with abusive attacks upon this paper.
We have stood it in silence, fully ex-
pecting that his true character could
not long be concealed. The titles of
cold Soldier" and Citizen" too often
in these days conceal the insignifl-
cence of men like Trowbridge.
This mans family will receive the
truest sympathy of all, which they
are deserving.
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Binding Irvine.

Jensen & Andersen have the best
binding Irvine in the market for the
money. Call and see them and be
convinced.
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There is great difference in
Irvine. Buy Plymouth and you will get
the best. Akers & Rooney.
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For sale, thoroughbred Jersey Bull
q years old, cheap. Address u. l.
Kerns.
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Beware of Imposition!

The attention of Fathers and Mothers is
called to the fact that Castoria is put up and
lsold in one size bottles only, and not in any
'other form. 1t cannot be purchased in bulk.
Thewrapper around each original bottle of Cas-
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nature of < // |I/It>1r~'
All others are frauds. We caution the public
against an unprincipled druggist who offers
to refill our bottles with some preparation,
representing it as Castoria, in order to enable
him to make few cents more profit, at the
same time, risking the health of children
using such preparation. Do not be inn
posed upon but insist upon having Castoria,
and see that the fac-simile signature of
is on the n
v W ss..SaSssi'i'LI>z1Azztxa9
protect
ourselves and the public at all hazards.
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GEO w MEAD,
Atty. for Petitioner,
MankatO, MINI.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-05
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

can see a likeness now Tnat you men
ton it. They have both the same hard
type of face"
''She has been warming me against
him-says he is the rankest pirate in
London. hope that it is all right, boy,
and that we may not find ourselves in
broken water"
Harold had turned little pale as he
heard Mrs. Westmacott's opinion of his
senior partner. 1t gave shape and sub
stance to certain vague fears and suspi-
cions of his own which had been pushed
back as often as they obtruded them
selves as being too monstrous and fam
tastic for belief.
''He is well known man in the city,
dad" said he.
"Of course he is-of course he is.
That is what I told her. They would
have found him out there if anything
had been amiss with him. Bless you,
there's nothing so bitter as a family
quarrel. Still it is just as we'll that you
have written about this affair, for we
may as we'll have all fair and above
board"
But Harolds letter to his partner was
crossed by letter from his partner to
Harold. It lay awaiting him upon the
breakfast table next morning, and it
sent the heart into his mouth as he read
it and caused him to spring up from his
chair with white face and staring eyes.
"My boy! My boy!"
81 am ruined, mother, ruined-ruinedr'
He stood gazing wildly in front of him,
while the sheet of paper futtered down
on to the carpet. Then he dropped back
into the chair and sank his face in his
hands. His mother had her arms around
him in an instant, while the admiral,
with shaking fingers, picked up the letter
from the floor and adjusted his glasses
to read it.
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"My dear Denver" it ran, "by the
time that this reaches you [ shall be out
of the reach of yourself or of any one
else who may desire an interview. You
need not search for me, for assure you
that this letter is posted by a friend, and
that you will have your trouble in vain
if you try to find me. am sorry to
leave you in such tight place, but one
or other of us must be squeezed, and on
the whole prefer that it should be you.
You'll find nothing in the bank and
about $4,000 unaccounted for. I'm not
sure that the best thing you can
do is not to realize what you can
and initiate your seniors example.
If you act at once, you may get
clean away. If not, it's not only that
you must put up your shutters, but I'm
afraid that this missing money could
hardly be included as an ordinary debt,
and of course you are legally responsible
for it just as much as l am. Take a
friends advice and get to America. A
Young man with brains can always do
something out there, and you can live
down this little mischance. 1t will be a
cheap lesson if it teaches you to take
nothing upon trust in business and to
insist upon knowing exactly what your
partner is doing, however senior he may
be to you. Yours faithfully,
JEREMIAH PEARSON"
Great heavensH' groaned the admiral,
The has abscOnded.'
"And left me bankrupt and thief. "
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TO PINEAPPLE GROWERS.

Messrs. E. O. Painter e Co., DeLond,
Florida:
DEAR S1Rs: Permit me to say tn l
like Slmon Pure. No. better and bet
ter. sapm to be the only one down here
that rs, il. but my fancy pines are the
a9mi1a lon Of ali no see them. and ev
trq one Immediately wants to know
y hat fertilizer | am using.
!! have given a great many your ad-
.dI ess ,ard | hope you will hear from
kthem. CHARLES II. Rowland,
Waveland, Fla.
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heads. '"fhese are my own two girls
again" he cried. LIT has been my fault
as much as yours. have been astray,
and you have followed me in my error.
1t was only by seeing your mistake that
| have become conscious Of my own.
Let us set it aside and neither say nor
think anything more about it"
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CHAPTER XII.
A BOLT FROM TIE BLUE.


into sunshine. Over one of them, alas,
another cloud was gathering which could
not be so easily dispersed. Of these three
households which fate had thrown to-
gether two had already been united by
ties of love. It was destined, however,
that bond of another sort should con-
meet the Westmacotts with the Hay Den
vers.
Between the admiral and the widow a
very cordial feeling had existed since the
day when the old seaman had hauled
down his flag and changed his opinions,
granting to the yachtswoman all that he
had refused to the reformer. His own
frank and downright nature respected
the same qualities in his neighbor, and a
friendship sprang up between them which
was more like that which exists between
two men, founded upon esteem and a
community of tastes.
''By the way, admiral" said Mrs.
Westmacott one morning as they walked
together down to the station, II under
stand that this boy of yours in the inter
walls of paying his devotions to Miss
Walker is doing something upon
Change"
Eyes, ma'am, and there is no man of
his age who is doing so we'll. He's draw
ing ahead, can tell you, ma'am. Some
of those that started with him are hull
down astern now. He touched his $500
last year, and before he's 80 he'll be max
ing the four figures"
1.-THE reason l asked is that l have
small investments to make myself from
time to time, and my present broker is a
rascal. should be very glad to do it
through your son."
1T is very kind Of you, ma'am. His
partner is away on a holiday, and Har-
old would like to push on a bit and show
what he can do. You know the poop
isn't big enough to hold the lieutenant
when the shippers on Shore"
II suppose he charges the usual half
per cent?
Don't know, I'm sure, maam. I'll
swear that he does what is right and
proper"
THAT is what usually pay-1O shil-
lings in e1OO. If you see him before
do, just ask him to get me G5, 900 in New
Zealands. 1t is at 4 just now, and I fancy
it may rise"
Five thousandv' exclaimed the ad-
miral, reckoning it in his own mind.
"Lemme see! That's G25 commission. A
nice days work, upon my word. It is a
very handsome order, ma'am."
well, I must pay some one, and why
not him?"
"Tll tell him, and I'm sure he'll lose
no time"
"Oh, there is no great hurry. By the
way, l understand from what you said
just now that he has partner"
Eyes, my boy is the Junior partner.
Pearson is the senior. was introduced
to him years ago, and he offered Harold
the opening. Of course we had pretty
stiff premium to pay"
Mrs. Westmacott had stopped and was
standing very stifdy, with her red Indian
face even grimmer than usual.
''Pearson?' said she. Jeremiah Pear
SOM"
The same"
Then it's all off," she cried. You
need not carry out that investment"
Very well, ma'am."
They walked on together side by side,
she brooding over some thought Of hel
own and he little crossed and disap-
pointed at her caprice AMI the lost com
mission for Harold
I'll tell you what, admiral" she ex
=
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Cali will be right. What matter ABOUT
money!
"Money, mother! 1t is ny honor"
'The boy is right. 1t is his honor and
my honor, for his is mine. This is a sore
trouble, mother, when we thought our
life's troubles were all behind us, but we
will bear it as we have borne others.
He held out his stringy hand, and the two
old folk sat with bowed gray heads,
their fingers intertwined, strong in each
others love and sympathy.
eve were too happy" she sighed.
"But it is Gods will, mother"
eyes, John, it is Gods will"
"And yet it is bitter to bear. | could
have lost all, the house, money, rank-I
could have borne it, But at my age
my honor-the honor Of an admiral of
the fleet"
"No honor can be lost, John, whereno
dishonor has been done. What have you
done? What has Harold done? There is
no question of honor"
The old man shook his head, but
Harold had already called together his
clear practical sense, which for an in
slant in the presence of this frightful
blow had deserted him.
"The mater is right, dad" said he.
"It is bad enough, heaven knows, but
we must not take too dark view Of it.
After all, this insolent letter is in itself
evidence that I had not nothing to do
with the schemes of the base villain who
wrote it,"
''They may think it prearranged.
'EThey could not. Ny whole life cries
out against the thought. They could
not look me in the face and entertain
it,"
''No, boy, not if they have eyes in their
heads" cried the admiral, plucking up
courage at the sight of the flashing eyes
and brave, defiant face. 1--WE have the
letter, and we have your character. Well
weather it yet between them. It's my
fault from the beginning for choosing
such land shark for your consort. God
help me, thought I was finding such an
opening for you"
''Dear dad! How could you possibly
know? AS he says in his letter, it has
given me lesson. But he was so much
older and so much more experienced that
it was hard for me to ask to examine his
books. But we must waste no time. |
must go to the city,"
"What will you do?''
"What an honest man should do. |
will write to all our clients and creditors,
assemble them, lay the wholematter be-
fore them, read them the letter and put
myself absolutely in their hands"
"That's it, boy, yardarm to yardarm
and have it over"
81 must go at once" He put on his
topcoat and his hat. 'But have 10 min
utes yet before can catch a train. There
is one little thing which must do be-
fore start
He had caught sight through the long
glass folding doors Of the CLEAN of a
white blouse and straw hat in the ten
mis- ground. Clara used often to meet
him there of morning to say a few
words before he hurried away into the
city. He walked out now with the quick,
firm step of a man who has taken a mo-
mentous resolution, but his face was
haggcgard and his lips pale.
CLARA" said he as she came toward
him with words Of greeting, II am sorry
to bring ill news to you, but things have
gone wrong in the city, and-and l think
that I ought to release you from your
engagement"
TO BE CONTINUED