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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
THE STAGES UP.
Man and Wife ''Arraigned in Dis
triCt Court.
Herbert Stage Charged With Shooting
RObt. Collins, and Mrs. Stage With
Conducting a House of iii Fame.

Late yesterday afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Stage were brought be-
fore Judge Severance for arraign-
ment. Until then, Stage did not
know that his wife was also confined
in Jail, and when he learned this he
broke down and cried like child.
Mrs. Stage was frs arraigned.
When asked whether she had money
to employ an attorney, she said that
she had none but could get some.
HAS not your husband means to
defend you?" asked the court, who
did not know that Stage was also to
be arraigned.
"My husband has been in the pen,
too, and how could he earn any
money!" was Mrs. Stages reply.
Stage was then sworn, and testifi-
ed that he had no money and didn't
know whether he had any property
left or not. He had been in jail four
months, and had span Of horses
when he was put in but didn't know
what had become of it.
The court then appointed VIM.
F. Hughes to defend Mrs. Stage,
this being her desire.
The indictment was against "Mrs.
Herbert Stage" but Mrs. Stage stat
ed that was not her true name. She
said that it was Amelia Stage, and
this was then entered upon the
records. The indictment charges
Mrs. Stage with keeping house of
ill fame from May 1st to Nov. 10Th,
1897. When asked what plea she
wished to enter to the Indictment,
she started twice to make a state.
ment to the court, but her attorney
whispered something in her ear, and
she said she was not guilty.
cts just this way, Judge" Mrs.
Stage started to say, but her attOr-
again cautioned her to keep still, and
she reluctantly obeyed.
Herbert Stage was then arraigned
He said that he had no attorney, but
that VIM. f. Hughes had defended
him in the municipal court. Mr..
Hughes was then appointed by the
court to defend him. The Indictment
charges Stage with assault in the
first degree, committed July 10Th,
1897, on Robert Collins, by discharg-
ing a revolver at him with intent to
kill. Stage pleaded not guilty, and
he and his wife were remanded back
to Jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
SUIT TO FORECLOSE.
John May Seeks to Recover the Farm
Joe Bolton CupChaSed.

John T. May has commenced an &C.
tion in the district court against Joe
Bolton and others, to forclose a mort
gage for SO, 800 and has a warranty
deed that Bolton executed to Frank
Fowler declared a mortgage lein for
$500. 1t will be remembered that the
bee man bought eight acres in Man:
kato township OF, Mr.. May, making a
small payment and giving a mortgage
for the balance Of $1,000. Bolton got
a warranty deed for the property, and
then got Mr.. Fowler to 60 security on
g note for $500 given to the Mankato
National bank, and gave him war
ranty deed to the property to secure
him. Bolton afterwards left sudden
lV without Strengthening out his af.
fairs, and the courts have been called
upon to do so. CO. Daley is Mr..
Mays attorney. 7
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
GARDEN CITY.

An entertainment will be given in
the Rapidan school house Friday
night, Is cents admission and a
bean social at % cents a couple for
the benefit of the Rapidan Sunday
school.
Winnie Buckles who has been very
sick was brought home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, Judd have been quite
sick.
Agnes Thompson spent Sunday
with Violet Gates.
Frank Wilson and family have
moved into L. @. Johnson house.
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held 10 the Christian church next
Thursday morning at 1920 o'clock,
The ladies of the Christian church
will serve dinner in the basement
from twelve till five. Dinner twenty
tye cents.
Miss Myrtle AIdridge has returned
from canvaSsing trip.
Miss Bertha Cavett was in Mankato
Monday.
Mrs. Utter, of Rapidan, went to
st. Peter last Tuesday on account OF
the death of her father.
Lila Osgood has gone to Cedar
Mills. -,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
~~~~~~T
5 AROUND THE COUNTY. 5
N~~~~~S
JUDSON

Humphrey J. Roberts has rented
mis- farm to VIM. Roberts, who moved
from Fred Roberts farm in South
Bend Mr.. III. J. Roberts has bought
a house and lot in Mankato and has
moved there.
Mr.. Swanger, who was renter on Ed
r. Jones farm has gone to Wisconsin
and Evan Williams, Badwaren, has
moved on to the same farm.
Bunyan Williams has moved on
Mr.. Reise'S farm, vacated 10y Evan
Williams.
Owen Hughes has moved on Mr..
Owen Roberts farm which was vacat-
ed by Bunyan Williams.
Rev. John w. Roberts and wife,
Hugh E. James and wife, RObt Jones
and Tom Moose and Long Bob all
started last week for Wales on four
or five months visit. We hope they
will have a safe journey and good
time after they get there.
The Roberts Bros. Go. have just got
through Jhreshing grain for this fall,
but they may rig up the separator TO
thresh clover.
The greatest of all events that hap
pened last week, was the marriage OF
Mr.. John @. Roberts, Jr. and Miss
Ellen Roberts, Of Pleasant Grove,
Clay county, Iowa.
Evan D Evans has got back from
Dakota.
Miss Katie M. Jones is teaching the
the Judsnn school, Dist. No. 6. Com.
menced the first of this month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
A FINE TRACK.

The work of spreading clay on the
track at Sibley park was completed
yesterday afternoon, and it will un-
doubtedly make it the best half mile
track in the state The clay was
taken from Samuel Ponds brick yard
in LeHillier and is too rich for brick
clay and almost good enough for pot
terry clay. 1t dries almost as hard as
rock. The clay has been placed on
the track to the thickness of six
inches and twenty feet wide. The
total cost Of the work has been S1S5.
1t istproposed by horsemen and bicy-
Gle riders to have number Of racing
matinees next summer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

The Mankato Hail and Cyclone
Insurance Co. have paid all their
losses in full with three and ne
half per cent assessment. This beats
all record so far heard from in this
state.
Anthony Vincent, who is charged
with stealing vest and watch and
chain from Samuel Ross, demanded
jury trial today, and had it this after
noon. Arthur Schaub appeared as
his attorney. He denied the theft
and declared that he had purchased
the vest for twenty-five cents Of a
man who claimed TO be starving.
Judge Mead made an order today
to hear petition for settlement of the
estate of Patrick Burns, deceased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
EAGLE LAKE

The poles are being set for the
electric lights.
Mrs. Corda Brown, from GAINESVILLE,
is in town.
Alec Pressnall had a severe attack
of his trouble and has been confined
to his bed for several days.
The Councilman house is occupied
again.
There are rumors in the breeze that
the Eagle Lake News is to change
hands.
CansCarpenter expects to move tC
Alma City Monday.
Martin Ellis, of Dodge Center,
visited friends in town the first of the
week.
Arthur Moon, of Tivoli. expects to
move into part of Mrs. McAipines
house soon.
George Paine is home again. Geo
has been working all summer on the
prairie.
Mrs. Chase seems to be on the gain.
Daniel Reed has sold his half acre
on the north side of Mankato street
to Jonathan Pressnall who expects to
erect dwelling there another
summer.
Aaron Miller has moved to the old
Worrhing place.
We are informed that Fred Cook is
to plaster the house vacated by Mr..
Miller.
'Twould seem as tho young men
who prided themselves on being
gentlemen would not stoop so low to
get drink of beer as few of our
young men did some days since. At
least one feature of manliness is doing
things in an open manner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

-Abers Trusty and Kate Capern
were yesterday granted a license to
to marry. The bridegroom is sixty.
five years of age, and the bride sixty
years. They evidently believe in the
old proverb that it is better late than
never.
"A farmers team ran away in
West Mankato last evening. After
turning up the hill by the school
house, stone was struck and the
farmer was thrown out and bruised.
The wagon suffered some injury, and
one of the horses was slightly hurt.
Another runaway occurred on Agency
hill In which horse and buggy
figured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
DEATH OF WILLIE HOLMAN.

Willie Price Holman, the ten year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S.
Holman, died at ten O'Clock this fore
noon of pleuro-pneumonia, after an
illness of about three weeks. The
funeral will occur from the residence
on HANOVER street, at two o'clock to-
morrow after noon.
Willie was an exceptionally bright
and promising boy and was the pride
of his parents and a favorlte among
his companions. He was the only
boy in the household, but two sisters
survive him. The sympathy of their
many friends will 60 out to the
stricken family in this hour of their
sorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
TALKED TO CHICAGO.

The first conversation between
Mankato and Chicago passed over the
wire yesterday. Geo. M. Palmer
called up the Northwestern Tele.
phone Go. and wanted Chicago. He
was connected up by way of Mime.
apolis and carried on a conversation
as easily as person could with some
other subscriber in this city. The
service was perfect, and demonstrate
ed what a good system is capable of
doing. The distance was about $50
miles.
The clerk of court issued a license
today to William E Tschache, of
GAINESVILLE, and Miss Edith Frantz, of
St. Clair, this county
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
DON'T GO TO GEORGIA.
d. W. SelleCk Not Pleased With Some
Things He Saw.

d. W. Selleck and family will not
return to Georgia. Mankato is good
enough for them, and they will make
this theis permanent home. When
Mr.. Selleck first arrived in Georgia,
and was impressed by the excellent
climate of his particular section and
saw an abundance of fruit, he
thought that he had about reached
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19
HUMPHREYS
CURES

No. Fever, Congestion.
No. 2 Worms.
No. 8 Infants Diseases.
No. 4 Diarrhea.
No. 7 Coughs & Colds.
No. 8 Headache.
No. 10 Dyspepsia, indigestion.
No. II Delayed Periods.
No. ~ Leuchorrea.
No. 1 9 Group.
No. IA Skin Diseases.
No. Is rheumatism.
No. 10 Catarrh.
No. 27 Kidney Diseases.
No. "a Sore Throat.
No. IT Grip & Hay Fever.
DR., Humphreys Homeopathic Manual OF
Diseases at your Druggists or Mailed Free
Sold by druggists or sent on receipt OF S5cts.,
Scots or ST. Humphreys Med. Co., Cor. Wfiiiam
and John SITS, New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

"A deed was filed today transferring
from Jennie Kruger to Henry Pagel.
lots, eight, nine and ten, block four,
Berry & Plymat's addition, Mapleton,
for 81 400.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

Henry Klein, who is accused by
A. G. Armenian of skipping board
bill extending from Oct. 18th to Nov.
10th, was arrested at Good Thunder
last night by Chief Wagon and
brought to this city. In the NUM-
eipal court this afternoon he pleaded
not guilty to the charge, and his trial
was set for Nov. Goth, at 1000 a. m.
He was allowed to go on his own
recOgniZance in the sulD of 800.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

Not a Quarter.-But just 10 cents, and 40
doses in vial of DR.. Agnew's Liver Pills. No
pain pleasure in every dose little, but awfully
iousness, Nausea, Sallowness .-36.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-11-19

Bargains in mems fur coats at the
elosing-out sale Of the Glass Block
Department store.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-31
LARNED'S TENNIS LAURELS.
THE ENGLISH CHAMPION DE-
FEATED BY THE AMERICAN.

The Visitor Fails to Put Up the Bril-
liant Game Expected of Him-Larn-
ed Next DispOses of J. d. Forbes
of Harvard In the Final Round
of the Tournament To-day He
Meets II. ID. Wrenn In a Match for
the Possession of the LOngWOOd
Cup.
Boston, Mass, July 3O.-In the seminal
round of the Longwood tennis tournaments
to-day William A. Larned of Summit, N.
j., defeated H. A. Nesbitt of England in
three straight sets, proving himself easily
the superior of the foreigner in all points.
Later Larned disposed of ]. D. Forbes
of Harvard in the final round Of the tour
nament, and tomorrow will meet R. d.
Wrenn for the possession of the Long
wood cup now held by Mr.. Wrenn, but in
which Larned has already two of the
necessary three legs.
At the same time tomorrow G. L.
Wrenn and Whitman will meet Mahoney
and Nesbitt.
The eastern championship of this coun-
try will stay on this side of the water.
In the game to-day between Larned and
Nesbitt, Nesbitt managed to keep Larned
at work until the last. making the third
set a vantage one Nesbitt to-day SEEM
ed unable to reach that briltancy of play
which was the feature of his match with
Eaves on Tuesday.
The net play of both men was about on
a par. Larned played well within himself
throughout, showing little Of his custom
airy nervousness.
The match started at o'clock before a
large audience. Larned had the service
and won the game through errors of Mes
bitt. The next two games also went to the
American, but the Englishman took the
fourth, a love game.
The fifth was also Nesbitt's, but Larned
by a number Of brilliant plays, aided by a
double fault by Nesbitt in the sixth took
the set.
Larned started serving in the second
set and soon had three games to his cred
il, through poor playing on Nesbitts part
and a number of good cross court drives.
Nesbitt however. rallied and won the
three next games, making 1t three in all.
Larned took the next three games, and
the set in his famous dashug style.
The third and deciding set was the most
exciting of the match. Nesbitt won the
first game. Larned took the next, Nes-
bitt the third, Larned the fourth and fifth,
and Nesbtt the sixth and seventh. In
these games both showed up in fine form,
the rallies being particularly sharp. Larned
put on a little more steam and soon had the
set, 81.
The tenth game. the best Of the match.
started with Nesbikt serving. He soon
had 1t 40 love, but Larned managed TO
make il deuce. Four times referee Eaves
called vantage for Nesbitt before he won
the set, making the games 5-all.
Nesbitt took the next game.
Larnsd, with a burst Of speed seldom
seen on any court, took the next three
games in rapid succession through mar
velous palylng winning the set and match.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-31
vALDOsTA NEWS vAGARIEs.
A Woman and Her Son Badly In
Jured in a Runaway

Valdosta. Ca, July S0-A telephone mes
sage from Cecil this morning states that
Mrs n. L. Rountree and her son, Oscar.
while returning from Morven last night.
were thrown from the buggy and very
seriously injured The mule they v e
driving ran away and the buggy was
set. Mrs. Rountree's jawbone was broken.
her nose broken and she received other
injuries. The young man was quite Sc
riously injured, but not so badly as his
mother. Both are getting along as well
as could be expected, though Mrs Roun-
tree is still in a critical condition. She is
the wife of one of Lowndes county's most
prosperous farmers.
The Womans Memorial Association mere
is stirring up a good deal of interest on
the subject of confederate monument
Naldista is one of those towns that have
sprung up since the war and monument
TO the confederate dead has never been
erected. The ladies of the memorial as
ISOLATION expect to raise 81, 900 in the next
lew months with which to purchase a
handsome granite shaft to memorabilia
the Confederates. A meeting was held
yesterday, and there was much enthus
iasm among the ladies' They expect to
Keep at work until the money is raised
and they hope to have the monument un-
yelled next year.
A citizen named Hamilton tainted on
the streets last night and for awhile it
was thought that he would die He was
new resident here and while walking
along the streets he fell against a fence
Some ladies saw him and gave the alarm
Men in the neighborhood took him to his
home and he has been resting easily since
then.
The largest watermelon that has been
brought here came from the edge of
Brooks county yesterday. 1t weighed
seVenty-four pounds, though the gentle
man who brought it stated that he would
pull one off of the same vine next week
that would go it several pounds better.
The most delightful reception of the
week was given last night at the residence
OF 5. b. Goodwin in honor of Miss Viola
Strate OF Savannah. A large number of
young people were present.
d. d. Smith has bought an interest in
Harvey's retail drug store, and will take
charge of the business, Mr.. Harvey giving
all of his time to the wholesale depart
ment.
w. E. Thomas and John Roberts have
bought the hardware department of the
Valdosta Foundry and Machine Company.
the foundry and mill supply part of the
former business will remain under the old
control, though the stock will be moved
to the new building at the junction of the
railroads.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-31
SHINPLASTERS.
Comparative Fev Are Unredeemed,
and They Are Souvenirs.
FROM The washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
A man evidently from some little town
snip or settlement out OF touch with the
times, stopped into one Of the big stores
down town the other dag and made some
trifing purchases. When he came 20 pay
for them he pulled out curious looking
pocketbook, which appeared to be moth
ing more than two strong cards apparently
bound together at the long edge. opened
IL from one side, disclosing some notes Sc
curely held under two bands Of tape, and
then, shutting II again. opened II from
the other siGe and showed the notes free
lie selected one-a note about five inchs
long and a little more than "a couple Of
inches wido-and rendered a to the clerk
who had carried out his wishes and who
had taken in the Old pockefbook and the
rather queer looking money with a
hasty glance.
That Is not good! II Is confederate
money" exclaimed the young lady.
mo mum! That good. honest money"
But n isn't the kind We use. and 1 can
not take IT," sn
a moment later light dawned upon the
girl She called another employe Of the
store, and as he happend 10 be- OF more
mature years and distinctly remembered
the time when the old fractional paper
currency was Ia vogue he quickly saw the
old mans position. Whether he took the
money and paid for the goods out Of his
own pocket or whether the hrm received
the old-timc notes is not known, but the
old man got his purchase. Before no left,
however. he was advised 20 go 10 che treas
ury ana get the remainder Of the money
redeemed la coins Of tho day 10 as 10
avoid further mlsundorstandings and dis
agreements
There Is more Of tho fractional currency
floating around ot this late day than one
would imagine az iirst thought or course
there ~ very little that finds lts way into
public channels ag "a medium Of trade hut
considerable amount a. redeemed at the
treasury OF the United States each year.
and the amount has Increased very por-
ceptibly since the eet-in OF the hard times
and the business depression evcrywh here.
In a few years. however. The amount out
standing viii dWinde to a few thousand
dollars and the notes representing this
sum viii IN all probability never b. turned
On, but will be- held a. heirio0ma souvenirs
and valuable euri0sitiea. The amount QUE.
standing at this limo 10 only a few millions
~ 0oiiafa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-31
ALMOST BURIED ALIVE.
The Awful Experience of CaIifOr-
mia Man in Africn.
From the portland Oregonian.

From the Portland Oregonian.
Harvey Mcclellan. a mining engineer of
Cape Town. South Africa, arrived here to-
day on visit to relatives he had not seen
in the last dozen years. He Jells a start
ling story of hairbreadth escape from
burial alive of Harold Schmithoff, a form
er Portland resident, who was connected
with the Swiss consulate here about eight
years, but who now lives in Cape Town.
Mr.. Mcclellan was an intimate friend Of
Schmithoffs. He says that last March
the latter contracted Cape fever, and aft
er being sick about five days, to all APP
pearances died. That was on the 18th of
March His wife, whom he had married
in Berne, Switzerland, five years before,
would not allow her husbands remains to
be taken from her home for two days aft
er he was pronounced dead, despite all the
argument INDUCED in by Mr.. Mcclellan
and other friends of the family. 1t was
fortunate though, that Mrs. Schmithoff's
resolution in that respect prevailed.
On the third day the funeral took place
with her consent, she saying. my pre-
sentiment was1A silly one after aIk''
At the cemetery and while the casket
was being femoved from the hearse one
of the pallbearers remarked that he be-
lieVed he heard a noise in the casket. His
1N4AONS 1uB5tSltQ lidl lie must Ut SulIGI-
ing from nervousness. The parley did not
continue more than ten seconds, when the
other pallbearers also heard a faint noise
in the casket, and they asked the sexton
of the burial ground to hurriedly unscrew
the lid of the casket. 1t took him about
half a minute to get a screwdriver, and,
meanwhile, the widow and the other
alarmed mourners were standing about
the grave.
Il shall never forget the succeeding
scene, continued Mr.. McClelland, with a
perceptible shudder. THE moment the Id
was removed from the casket Schmithoff,
with much effort rose and stepped out of
it, but he Immediately fell PROSTATE in a
dead swoon. on behoding the resurrec-
ton of her husband Mrs. Schmithoff
screamed in tones never 10 be forgotten:
My God! my presentiment was true
Mr.. McClelland says that from that mo-
ment Mrs. Schmithof became a raving
maniac, with little hope of her ultimate
recovery. Schmithof was taken back TO
the city and in three days he was COM
pletely restored to health with the excep-
ton that all of his teeth fell out and his
weight was reduced from 200 to 10 pounds
He will remain In Cape Town until II is
positively determined that nothing can be
done for his wife, and, in that event, he
Will take her to Europe