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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
DOuble-QUick.

An ancient resident of Willowby.
whose conduct in one of the battles Of
the Civil War had brought him under.
suspicion of cowardice, was naturally
indisposed to admit that he had
played any but a manly part. .....
Il didn't ruA away and stay till
twas all over, no such thing lie al
ways affirmed. II retreated in good
order; that was all. It was a time.
for retreating, if ever there was one,
and accordingly l used my Judgment
and retreated." 49, -
This statement was regarded as,
more or less satisfactory up to the day
when a military gentleman came to
visit cousin in Willowby, and in the
course of a conversation held at the
village store one evening heard the
oft-repeated explanation.
well, my FRIEND" he said, looking
steadily at the hero of the retreat,
you say you retreated in good order,
but [ should like to ask you one thing :
About how fast did you go?'
well said the other man, sur
prised into telling the unadorned
truth, IF I'd been at home and going
after the doctor, I reckon folks would
have thought somebody was pretty
sick !'-Y Youths Companion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
TRAVELS OF A DIAMOND.
Story of n Paris jewelers. Expert
ence With a Very Fine Stone.

Story of n Paris jewelers. Expert
ence With n Very Fine Stone. f.
Some years ago Paris jeweler told
a story of one diamond which had
passed over his counter not less than
eleven times. 1t was a beautiful stone
of nearly four carats, of perfect color
and luster, but easily identified by
means Of a small Feather in the tip
of the lower part. He boughtfit from
an East India dealer and had it set
in a ring. It was sold to a countess
in 1869, just before the outbreak of the
Franco-Pru war. The countess
died in a few weeks, and the ring
was worn by her husband. He was
killed in the siege of Paris, and a few
days after his death the ring was
brought into the store for sale by a
common soldier. He was arrested, and
the ring was sent to the family Of
the dead count. Before the siege end
ed they brought in the ring and sold
it to the dealer in order to procure
money to buy food. Directly after the
siege it passed into the hands of an
English tourist who visited the city to
get look at the ruin wrought by the
Communists, and a year later back
came the stone from the Indian buyer
of the firm, who, on being written to
and desired to tell how he got it, stated
that it had been the property of an
English tourist hunter who was killed
by tiger, and his friends sold the
ring to get means to send the body
home. The stone was reset, and soon
found a purchaser in prominent mem
Der Of the de1ni- monde, who not long
afterward was murdered in her room.
Among the articles taken by the MUIR
derer was the ring, and the firm be-
gan to wonder how soon it would turn
UP. They had not long to wait, for all
their people had by this time learned
about the stone, and were on the look
out for it. After six months it was
found in the showcase Of a jeweler in
London, who had bought it from a
firm in Amsterdam. 1t was bought by
the Paris agent, and sent back to be
started afresh on it's travels. 1t was
purchased again by a woman Of the
town, who, six weeks LATER, was drawn
out Of the Seine with the gem on her
finger, and, by a strange coincidence,
it was offered to the firm that sold it
by the police agents, the court having
jurisdiction having ordered it to be
sold. And SO it went from hand to
hand, attended with misfortune at
every change and usually bringing
death to the possessor. Laborers in
the GOlcOnda mines used to say that
when a stone was baptized in blood
when first taken from the earth it
caused the shedding of blood wherever
it went, and the story goes Of one such
ill-omened gem goes fur to confirm be
lief in such a supersti tion.-J jewelers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
His Limited English.

Is A well known Californian, who was
rather near" as the New Englanders
say, and who could be decidedly pro
fame when there were no ladies by,
was outrag eously overcharged by d
Paris cab driver who thought to take
advantage Of his and his companions
innocence of Partisan ways. The
stranger sWore by holy st. Denis that
he would not pay the brigand, and the
fellow eoolly drove off with his lug
gage. a yell of disnay recalled him,
and the ransom was Faithfully yield
ed up. .Blankety blank, z cried the
late fare; q - -- you; come down
off that box The Frenchman did not
know what was said but he was pretty
sure he was receiving a homicidal ours.
ing, SO he hurried to escape. He knew
very little English. but the honor Of
France had TO be upheld He grace.
fully cracked his. whip, and went car.
eer1ng madly away. q Ga lie
shouted. 4 oddanl! jack the Ripper!
Rosbif Y -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
"A Microscopic Bible.
The London correspondent Of the

The London correspondent of the
Episcopal Recorder OF Philadelphia
writes of the circumstances attending
the publication Of new edition Of the
Bible by a Glasgow house in illustra.
ton Of the care taken in printing the
Scriptures It may not be generally
known, it says, that in Scotland any
body may print the Scriptures, but be.
fore publishing any edition copy Of It
must be read by government official
and duly licensed. The edition issued
by the Glasgow firm was so small that
two or three copies will go into the
4waistcoat pocket, and the reading Of It
no ordinary eyesight can manage with.
out the aid Of a magnifying glass. But
this microscopic Bible had to be- pc
rused from beginning to end before the
law allowed it to be licensed for pub
Observation-Disclosures Sun. SS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
THE CROP OF CATAwBAs.
The Grapes Inferior Because They
Were Not Sprayed.


this season, while unsound ones are
comparatively plentiful. 1t is believed
by some consumers of this luscious
fruit that the species Is annually dete-
riorating in quality and gradually fall
ing into disuse. A we'll known expert
said to a reporter yesterday: 'Cataw-
ba grapes have not deteriorated, but,
like all other fruits are better in some
years than in others. This year tie
proportion Of pooc grapes is exception,
ally large, andathe usual crop Of about
10000 tons is about one-third short.
The cause Of this condition of affairs
is that some Of the growers neglected
to spray their vices, and many of the
grapes decayed before they were ripe,
while others were in bad order at ma
turity. To secure good, sound grapes
tits necessary to spray the vines three
times "a year with 8 chemically pre-
pared fluid. If this is not done there
is, in muggy weather, q fungus growth
which destroys the grapes. -
"CataWbas that were properly
sprayed and carefully picked and
packed are exceptionally fine this sea-
son. The demand is limited, but no
more so than for other kinds of grapes
and fruits generally. The Catawba
season around Lake Keuka extends
from about Sept. Is to Oct. TO- If
grapes ARE carefully picked and prop
erly packed they will keep in good Or
der until March without cold storage
The expert who recently visited the
Keuka district said that in the cellars
of single vineyard he saw 800 casks,
and in those Of another more than
1900 bottles of Oatawha wine.-New
York Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
He Waa Almost a Man.

little fell low went into 4 shop
some days ago to buy q pair Of gloves
The shopman stared at the iuvenile
customer and asked him what size he
took. The younystar pro,hntly in
formed him.. Do you want k.iI si.,rcs.
my boy 3 asked the shopma IN. iti
5gloves! ejacl Ilated his c1lsto r,er. IA
not 81 kid itoys. ant :,,r,,ss. ,lps
ones S gs - =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
To.I, Kt1l..

t8 And has he the authority to con-
denim me to death r.
He is clothed with despotic power
Dressed to kill, = shrieked the victim.
I'D etroit Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
DONALD Z she said what does this

5o1ald she said what does this
mean ~ 5sss 81,
IT mems, my darling" he answer
ed, that grandpapa and his wife could
not be happy in the unWonted confine-
ment OF city. They longed for the
country. And so you will have a home
without any relations law after all. =
'Oh, Donald, do not repeat my silly
words, she whispered. Cincinnati
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
THE TRAILS. SPREAD.
Two Killed and Many Injured in a Denve,
and RIO Grande Wreck.

Two Killed and Many Injured in a Denver
and Rio Grande Wreck.
CoToPAx,- Colo, Or. 4.-The first
section of the Denver and Rio; Grande
narrow gauge train No. Il met with an
accident just west of here at 5 a., m.
The accident is believed to, have been
caused by theb spreading of the rails.
Two passengers were, killed, Ave seri-
ously injured and eight slightly hurt.
The train was made up Of one baggage
car, three tourist cars, one coach, three
sleepers and pay, cara One coach,
three sleepers and the pay car left the
track and rolled over on their sides.
The wreck occurred at the end of a tres
tie, the last car of the train having
only passed across the bridge. rs Had the
accident Occurred while the train was
crossing the trestle the loss of life
would undoubtedly have been very
great. Tie following are the dead:
Mrs. Mcintyre of Silverton, killed out
right; Fred Feyler of Cincinnati, died
on the train going to Salida. % mum.
Der of the more seriously injured were
taken to Salida, where they are being
cared for '''''''' seba-s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
v0lTkYt5fEE ! ShI UIcc
New Spanish Premier Outlines
3$ His Course lin Relation ?
I'll 20 to Cuban Affairs. III ~ VI
Weyler Will Be Recalled and
the Conservative Cam q. %
,.'.t Jn paign Reversed. - .
Offer of the United States as
.ohor Mediator Cannot Be Ac- 81 .''
III 20 N........ I.....r.. :, ~H H.uH -HI.:
- cepted, He Says. 4....

NEW YORK, Oct. A dispatch to
The World from Madrid says: The
World correspondent called on Premier
Sagasta, who said in response to
queries: "You ask me if the Liberal
party would assent to mediation by
the United States with a view to has
tening the pacifcation of Cuba and in
ducing the rebels in arms and the exiles
to accept autonomy. Why should we
need mediation when our intentions
long and often expressed by the Liberal
party--aim atrealizing all that America
could suggest?
''No Spanish party, certainly not the
Liberals, could assent to foreign inter-
ference in our, domestic affairs or
with our colonies. No government
could hope to induce the nation to ac'
cept such interference. ....... .... {
eff America, as we firmly believe and
hope, is disposed to be sincerely friend
ly with us, let her enforce the rules OF
information law and stop the flow OF
Moral and Material Aid,
without which the insurrection could
not last six months. We shall reverse
completely the policy of the last two
years in Cuba, beginning, naturally,
with the recall of Weyler. .'
81 informed the queen that the Lib
eral party would accept the response
bilities of office most willingly if her
majesty honored the party with her
confidence; that the Liberal party had
plans for all the leading questions OF
the day in Spain, and certainly would
grant to Cuba autonomy along the
lines traced in the progremme OF the
! Cuban autonomists themselves. .f ~.
"The Liberal party is prepared to
grant to Cuba all possible self-govern-
ment, broad tariff and every conces.
sion compatible with infexible defense
of Spanish rule and sovereignty in the
West Indies. We believe this will sat.
isfy the majority of the Cubans and we
will act thus spontane ously.''- .~1.'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
Barkentine ST. Peter Reports
the Loss of a Four-Masted :
...I Sailing Vessel. 20 49,
Wreck Occurred During Hur-
ricane on Sept. 8 Off
l...r Halifax, N. s. .. ...,-.~,
Believed the Crew Numbered
Forty-fiVe Men and That
All Persisted. ~ r. ~

HALIFAX, N. S., Oct. 4.-The British
barkentine St. Peter has arrived here.
She was partially dismasted in a hurri-
cane that struck her on the night OF
Sept 8, compelling her to put about for
Halifax in order to repair the damage.
Captain Skaling brings the startling
report that the storm through which
his vessel passed was the cause of send
ing to the bottom a 4-masted iron
sailing ship which must have carried a
crew of at least 40 or 80 men. The st.
Peter and the other vessel had been
sailing within sight of each other all
day on the 9Th, but never came within
hailing distance. The name of one
Could Not Be DistIng uished
from the deck of the other. When
evening closed in the big ship could be
plainly seen from the deck of the ST.
Peter. Her lights were in sight TO,
some time after dark. Then the hurri
cane swept the ocean and the crew OF
the St.. Peter had all they could do tc
keep their vessel afloat. When the St
Peter righted herself on the 9th moth
ing was to be seen of the 4-masted shiI
sighted the day before, but shortly
after the barkentine passed the floating
wreck of ships deck and deckhouse
which the crew identified AS belonging
to their sailing companion of the pre-
vious day. The condition of the St
Peter rendered it impossible for the
crew to make an examination of thu
1rronlrana
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
! Sept III u24 oct i, /
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCoUSTs

ORDER TO EXAMINE Acc USTs, .. Ir'
|GosTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
Earth tss. Ain PFobate Court Special Term.
September 10, 1897.
DAN aRt deeea @asteF qfF fh9 d0 Cora
916n reading and filing the petition otGeorgeA!
Day, Administrator, of the estate of Cora r.
Day, deceased REPRESENTING afnohg other
things that Uhei has fully administered said esi
tate1 and praying thata time and plaGe,be fixed
for examining and allowing the, final account of
hist administration, and for the assignment of
the residue Iof said estate toRtheI parties 1eh-
titled 6l hS1st9 sS ~ VIZ H. H.,
ana petition heard by this court on IN Monday,
the 18th day Of eOctlberlA. Da l897, att 10
o'clock M at the Probate Office inltbe City Of
h. And it is further orderedI that notice thereof
be given to al persons interested lby. publishing
la copy of this order once in each week for three
successiveE weeks prior TO said day OF hearing
I I'M Che Mankato Free Press, aiweekly newspaper
printed and published p at Observation-Disclosures in
psssd az the city gt NE i iI$8tHh DAY
Fi3D 3'J NJ. By the Court:IiO I9hlu 5d1 =.
Probate Seal Uni .uu - BGe2i W: MEAD. ~
97a saegar a. Lobban,"a NJ TUE1 DIT"
Attorneys for Administrator III 9n!dBJ
J" " ST. lanes .n M Hpit III 14IGi 9ltHl .:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
Sent "a Oct 1sc
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- JEarth.-ss In Probate Court, Special
Term, September Is, 1897. .-e-t'. 49,.
In the matter of the estate of Christian
Sodaman, deceased, rsgs- rE-.a."
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto Mary
sod8man, of said county: 49,
4 1t is ordered, That all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this court for examination and allowance, at
the probate Office in the city of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county on the following day,
viz: On Monday the 18th day of April,
1898, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon or that day.
1t is further ordered. That seven months
from the date hereof be allowed to creditors to
present their claims against said es-
tate, at the expiration of which time all claims
not presented to said court or not proven to its
satisfaction, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed. e.,
y Ordered further, That notice of the time and
place of the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publication
OF this order for three successive weeks prior to
the day appointed for such examination, in the
Mankato Free Press, a weekly newspaper printed
and published at the city Of Mankato in said
county. 3D." '1i '..'.'| 'N 81 'i'' i" g.
Dated at the City of Mankato, the 18th day
of September, A. ID. 1897. ,..,..,
/. .'r .." +, By the Court: q '1~ II u"
: Seal of L.. GEO. w. MEAD, D rs
Probate Courts ., Judge OF Probate. 81
Pau & Pfau, .
Attorneys for Administrative. y. I'D
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LIS PENDENS.


STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF Blue
trict. t. 90 IL I'h"''i 0H'
Joseph salfer, plaintiff, S VS. william Wood,
Henry j. Taylor Edward G.. Schindel. also ali
other persons. or parties unknown, claiming
any right, title, estate, lien OF interest in
the e6mplaint herein, ,Defendapts1LIS,
PENDENST EfGm}D DJlh sLh /" uIH'V'
Notice.is hereby given that Joseph Salfer has
commenced an action in said district, court
against William Wood, Henry 81 TayIor and
Edward g. Schindel and also all other persons
or parties unknown claiming any right, title,
estate, lien or interest in the rea1Gestate lying
Minnesota, described as follows t6-&it Lots
number three 90 and four lin block thirty
nine (39), in 'Mankato City according to the
plat thereof as on file and of record In the Of
fee of the register of deeds in and for said
county of Blue Earth, which said action is
brought to determine the claim of said defend
ants and,each of them to said real estate and to
adjhdge and decree that the title to said
premisesis in said Joseph Salfer, plaintiff here
in, and that no one of sad defendants has any
right, title, interest valid claim in to or up
on said premises or any part thereof and for
such other and further relief as toithe court
may seem just and equitable and for his costs
and Disbursements herein.
Dated at Mankato, Minnesota, this 3Oth day
of September, A. D. 1897. hDnI .eLgLiW =
n, - ID. JOSEPH SALFER.
A. .Byschmitt & Wilson his Attorneys,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
FATAL PRAIRIE FIRES
Terrible Scenes of Death and
Devastation in the Prov
d ince of Manitoba.
Seven People Burned to Death
and Scores of Others Mar
rowIy Escaped. .. ...
CarCaSseS of Horses and Cattle
Dot the Ground All Over
the District.

WINNIPEG, Man, Oct. 4,-The prairie
fire which ragged all over the country
Saturday, famed and driven by a gale
of wind, died out during the night and
the morning sun dawned upon terri
BILE scene of death and devastation.
Farmhouses, implements, crops and
livestock were everywhere consumed
and many farmers lost their all
A most lamentable story comes from
Beauzjour, 40 miles east of this city,
where two women and five children
were burned to death. Fire came upon
their house, which was in the woods,
from two directions simultaneously and
shut off all means of escape. Only a
few charred remains were found.
There were many narrow escapes.
Carcasses Of horses, cattle and sheep
are lying all over the district and a
number of families of foreigners are
Homeless and Utterly Destitute.
At Bagot, Is miles west, the Canadian
Pacific railroad station and seven cars,
the Dominion Grain company's elevator
with 10000 bushels of wheat, a number
of stores, a cold storage warehouse and
Farmer Waldron's farm buildings and
crops We're totally destroyed. The little
town was practically wiped out of ex-
istence. .-...,
At Stony Mountain fire ran up to the
Canadian Pacific railroad platform,
where, by desperate efforts, its progress
was stayed. Much hay and grain was
consumed in this district. .,-.'
In the Lake Francis district north
west of the city there was also extern
sive destruction of crops. A young
farmer named Markham was terribly
burned while .,.o-.....-.I p. u,..o'
Trying to Save His Property. a," /.
At Oakland on the Portage branch OF
the Northern Pacific railroad, several
hundred cords of wood and thousands
of tons ofohay were. licked up. Just
southwest of this city there is large
hay marsh and fire was driven over
this, consuming everything, in its
Nearly every farmer, lost his hay and
many also lost their grain and nipple
ments. There were large bands 81
horses and.q cattle ,pasturings On the
marsh and, the7charred carcasses of the
animals dot the ground every few
PAGES. Jack rabbits and prairie chiclr
ems We're also destroyed. The people In
this district We're anxious for some
hours as it was feared that 1.-The fire
,l,,,,.I ,o1ar
many valuable residences are, located,
A timely .elhangelof the wind averted
this impending danger '''''''1 .'''' . -
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Sept "a Oct /, s
HCpI ~ WV Il y
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCI

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-SS. In Probate Court, Special term,
September q, 1897. ,.-.,l - -
In the matter of the estate OF Samuel B.
Lyman, deceased. !E I.lJ i31.Ini 80
On reading and filing the petition of "A. L.
Wells administrator of the estate of Samuel
B. Lyman, deceased, representing, among other
things, that he has fully administered said es-
tate, and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the final ac-
count of his administration. and for the as
signment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law: , ~
1t is order ed that said account be examined,
and petition heard, by this court, on Mon
day, the 18th day of October, A. D., 1897 at 10
o'clock a. M, at the Probate Office in the City
of Mankato, in said county. ~ .-lgz,.ygH 4.
And it is further ordered, That notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing a copy of this order once in each week,
for three successive weeks prior to said day of
hearing, in the Mankato Free Press weekly
newspaper printed and published at the City of
Mankato in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato- the 21st day of
September, A. D., 1897.
By the Court: Il DyL"12
BATE ate 6 f09E tadts Io Judge Of Probate
Attorney for Administrator. 'nE'cI 2"i1',". y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
.RlDlCULE THE INJUNCTION.
Union Pacific Receivers Not to,csbe Re-
strained by State AuthoritiesH .us

Union Pacific Receivers Not tossbe Re-
strained by State Authsrisiss.% szs
DENVER, Oct. "A special to The
Times FROM Omaha says: Local officers
and railroad men ridicule the idea that
the injunction of the district court at
Denver, directed to the receivers of the
Union Pacific here z restrai lining them
from selling the real estate OF the COM
pany, as. ordered by the general court
on account of the claims of the heirs OF
,ex-Governor Evans cam prevent tile
sale. No attention will be paid to the
order, he said uThs Jocal sheriff has
served the papers, however. and says
lthat7the Denver court will find a. way
Of enforcing it's DEGREES, at least as fan
as disposihhg Of real estate in Colorado
lis oncerned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-08
Troops Asked to Prevent Riosins.

WASHINGTON Oct. a. Secretary
Bliss has requested Secretary Alger to
order troops to proceed to aFnskahoma,
I. T., to avert threatened trouble dur:
ing the sessions of the Choctaw council.
Both Governor McCurtin. and Indian
Agent Wisdom fear an outbreak be-
tween the political factions and urged
that troops be sent to preserve the peace
snd preventriots. 1t is probable that a
troop of cavalry will be sent from Fort
-, VIZ - tit'E II 10
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r orskzais Asaaihn Gathering.

& BOMBAY, Oct. 4.-Advices received
here from: Gu}istan SAY the 'Orakzais
are again gathering in force in the Kuh-
,anki valley, prepared to- resist The adj
vance of the British troops, while bands
Of Mamozais have arrived five miles
west Of iKhaganbaroo. In addition the
Afridis are moving ON the Khyper pass,
and the telegraph wires from there to
Hangu have ondemore been cut D Fhe
5Chamkanis are also raiding.