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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
DEATH OF MRS. MULVANE.
Mother of Prominent Topeka Citizens
Dies in Ohio.

Mrs. Mary Mulvane. mother of John
r., Joab and David A. Mulvane of this
city died Thursday at her home in
NeWeomerstown, Ohio. The three sons
letJ Topeka Wednesday on receipt of a
telegram stating that their mother was
dylng, but before they reached the fam
lily home death had occurred
Mrs Mulvane was 81 years old at the
time OF her death She was a widow
the father of the We'll known Topeka
men having died several years ago. The
three Mulvane brothers lived as boys
In NeYcOmerstoWn.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
MAY MEET PENSY.
Kansas Football Champions Talk Of a
Big Game.

There is a chance for the Kansas uni
Versity football team to meet Pennsyl-
vania at Chicago within two weeks.
Football enthusiasts in the west are
anxious for the ''SOvereigns' to meet
some one of the crack eastern teams.
1t is understood that Pennsylvania is
open for a game a Chicago. If the
undefeated Jayhawers get the chance
they viii show the fasteners that the
west can produce football teams that
understand the game. For several
years the Pennsylvania team has look
ed to Kansas for several star players.
Among them McCracken and Johnny
Outland
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

St. Louis, No. Dec Attorney Cen
eral Edward Grow began proceedings in
the St. Louis court of appeals this ar
ternoon to have the National Lead
company excluded from the privilege OF
doing business in Missouri on the
charge that it is a trust. 1t is con-
tended that the defendant is unlawful
ly usurping the privileges and franchise
of a Missouri corporation, to which PC
has no right under the law. not having
procured the required license from the
secretary of state.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
Gen. Wood Will Stay in Army.

Washington, Dec. General Leon
ard Wood will return to Cuba next
week He says he expects to remain
in the line of the army as long as he
lives and is permitted to remain.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

Chicago. Dec. 2.-For Kansas: Rain.
probably turning to snow hurries and
colder tonight; Sunday generally fair,
winds shifting to brisk and possibly
high nOrtherIy.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
THURSDAYS MEETING
Of the NicoIlet County W. c. 7, U. Con-
ventiOn.

Thursdays meeting of the Nicollet
county w. G. T. U. convention was
we'll attended and full of interest. AT
the morning meeting the reports of the
st. Peter and North Mankato unions
were given and showed good work
done, In st. Peter the best work has
been in the mothers meetings and in a
working girls club, which is conducted
under the direction of Mrs. Alma Nc
Intyre, superintendent of purity work.
Mrs. Mcintyre was present and gave a
very interesting report of her work
with cher girls" as she calls them. The
girls are from the overhaul factory at St.
Peter and if the st. Peter nuion had done
nothing more than to help these girls
to higher living they have done an
everlasting good, but much besides
this has been accomplished of which
space forbids me to speak. The special
work of the North Mankato union has
been in their mothers meetings and in
the loyal temperance legion.
Officers for the next year were elect.
ed as follows
President-Mrs. Inez Randall
Vice President Mrs. Alma Mcintyre.
Secretary Mrs. Ella Smith.
Treasurer-Miss Mollie Williams.
In the afternoon most of the time
was taken up in the discussion of L, T..
L. and Y. work. Miss Hollister, the
state secretary of these branches,
giving helpful talks upon each line of
work. Mrs Mcintyre read a very in
teresting paper on purity work.
The evening meeting was the crown
ing feature of the whole session when
the gold medal contest was held. There
were four contestants. three ladies and
one gentleman.
Mr.. Clark Conner, of Kilkenny, won
the medal, Mrs. Ines, of GAINESVILLE,
took second place and Miss Ida Curtiss,
of North Mankato, and Miss Ida Duffy,
of Amboy, were tie. The markings
were very close and it was very hard
for the judges to decide. Mrs. Ewing,
Mr.. j. w. Plymat and Miss Louise Hol-
lister were the judges.
The music was under the direction of
Mrs. T. J. Sherk was very good and did
her much credit.
Before the contest began Mrs. Ewing
gave two recitations witch were receiv-
ed as usual with applause. Rev. F. P.
Tilton spoke few minutes while the
judges were preparing their decision
and Mr.. Plymat made the presentation
speech. The meeting closed with one
verse of "God Be With You Till We
Meet Again
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
TRIED FOR ARSON.
Peter c. Penner Charged With Firing
Hubbard & PaImer's Elevator,

w. E. Young has returned from Win
dom, where he and Assistant Attorney
General Annis conducted the prosecu-
tion of Peter @. Penner, who was tried
on the charge of arson, the specification
being that he attempted to burn Hub
bard & Palmer's elevator at Mountain
Lake, setting fire to it on the nights of
Jan. 30th, 31st and Feb, 2nd. The
building was not destroyed. Mr.. Pen
ner's defense was an absolute denial of
the charge. and undertook to prove an
alibi The theory of the state was that
Penner desired to burn the elevator in
order to cover shortage of fax, he be-
ing the agent of Hubbard & Palmer.
The case had not quite gone to the jury
when Mr.. Young left. AS the evidence
is all circumstantial it is hard to tell
what view the jury will take of the
matter. The case was hard fought
throughout and the trial occupied
nearly a week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28

II. A. and E. L. Patterson received a
letter from their father yesterday writ
ten just previous to his landing at Liv-
erpool in which he writes that he made
the crossing without ill effects, but his
daughter, IVA was quite sea sick por-
ton of the way over. Many pleasant
acquaintance were made shipboard and
Mr.. Patterson is looking forward to a
very enjoyable trip.
Officer Bienapfl was called upon to-
day to stop work on new foundation
for an old frame building on Front
street between Washington and Plum
that is three feet into the street. The
building is owned by Mr.. Keidwinkel,
and Engineer Thompson did not desire
that any improvement of a permanent
nature be made upon it. His orders to
stop work were not obeyed in the alb
sence of the owner and he called the
police to his aid.
Commander F de L. Booth-Tucker,
leader of the Salvation Army in the
United States, delivered his popular
lecture on the Salvation Army social
work, at the M. E. church Friday night.
The Commander was accompanied
by Chief Secretary Col. Higgins of New
York; Brigadier General Halpin, Of
Minneapolis, was also here. Man
kato is being favored by having the
privilege of hearing the commander.
Mapleton Enterprise A Mankato
newsboy who was travelling eastward
via the box car route, was let out of a
car at this place Tuesday. The little
fellow had been locked in the car which
was loaded with brick and by the time
he had reach this place he made good
use of his lungs and was released from
his prison. He gave his name as
Thomas, and claimed to be grandson
of Jacob Thomas, of this place. He re-
NAMED here until Wednesday morning,
when he continued eastward taking
passage in a coach for the second trip.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
TRAFFIC DELAYED.
A Smashup on the Chicago & Northwest.
ern Road Near Traverse.

A collision occurred on the Chicago
& Northwestern road near Traverse
Siding, few miles beyond st Peter,
at $50 o'clock Thursday afternoon, A
pile driver was at work on culvert,
when a freight train going east bore
down upon it full speed. The locomo
tive attached to the pile driver was so
badly damaged by the collision that it
will go to the junk shop. The engine
that operates the pile driver was thrown
crossways of the platform. The engine
of the freight train was slightly dam
aged, the tender broken, and two
freight cars derailed The wreck de-
layed traffic for about eight hours, and
the train due here at Sp. m. did not ar
rive until midnight
Fortunately no one was hurt by the
accident.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
WILKIN POST RESOLUTIONS.

At their regular meeting on the 7th of
June, 1899, Alexander Wilkin Post
unanimously adopted the following res
olutions
Resolved-That this post is under
many obligations to the teachers and
students of the Normal and other
schools of this city, and to the Normal
Glee club, for their contributions of
charming music, and other manifesto
tons of patriotic zeal in making Decora-
ton Day signal success; to the orator
OF the day for his mastery and patriotic
address; to the Young America Band"
for their delightful rendering of patri-
otto airs; to Master Roy Andrews for
his splendid presentation of Lincoln's
Gettysburg address; to the Women's
Relief Corps. and many citizens, who
so kindly and generously prepared gar
lands of flowers and wreaths of ever
greens with which to decorate the
graves of our heroic dead to the sever
al committees who nobly planned and
executed the work committed to their
hands; and to all others whose aid was
so kindly and cheerfully bestowed to
help in the celebration of our decora-
ton day.
II. S. sELDRED,
VIM. n. PLYMAT,
Committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
REPORT OF APPRAISERS.
Damages Awarded Along the Mankato &
New Ulm Right of Way.

The following is a list of the awards
of damages to owners of property'taken
by the Mankato & New Ulm railroad
for right Of way purposes. The most of
the property had been acquired by pur-
chase, and the commissioners set value
upon the remainder:
Unknown owners of Humbertson
street and the public levee and Clarion
street, in South Bend, $50
Eliza @. Rowe ct ais, lot /, blk "a,
South Bend, So.
Heirs of James Finlay ct ais. lots 2
and 3, South Bend, 49,
Alden Bryant ct ais, lot s. South
Bend, s..
Justis White ct ais, lot 6, South
Bend, So
Mary 1. Swanson ct ais, sw4, nw4,
sec. 2, 1OS-2S, $3.50.
Maria G. Gustafson ct ais, 81, net,
and govt. lot 3, sec. 3, $3.50.
Mary l, Swanson ct ais, e4, nw4, sec.
3, 5000.
Maria H. J. jacobson ct ais, south
"a acres of nw4, nw4, sec. 3, 500.
Robt II. Owens ct ais east 10 acres
of govt. lot one, sec. 80, 100 %, $75.
David A. Ellis ct ais, nw4, net, nw4,
sec. 81, $40.
Anna M. Owens ct ais, east II acres
of west 214 acres of govt. lot 2, sec. 80,
500.
Unknown owners of south four acres
of west 104 acres of same, S35.
Thos E. Bowen ct ais, east tract, Is
acres of govt lot three same, 500.
VIM. Roberts ct al, west 10 acres of
same, $55.
Nelson P. John ct al, ST, mel, set,
sci, sec. 25, 1929, S15.
VIM. F. Lewis ct al, lot 10, w. r.
Lewis subdiv. of NJ, sw4, govt. lot 5,
81. 80
Ostock Gundleson, lot 10 same, 800
Sophia Strom ct ais WI, WI, WI, WI,
net, mel, sec, Sc, so.
Flick Gunderson - lis, east Il acres
of set, nw4, ne4, sec. u, SO.
Hans Ellickson ct al west two acres
of east 81 acres ofse4 avn, net, sec. 36,
$15.
Unknown owners Of nj, sw4, nw4,
net, sec. 26, 80. 80.
Maret Ellanson, et ais, land in set,
mel, sec. II, $40.
Edwin Paulson ct al. land in WI, NV
I, sec. II, $25.
Christian Dahl ct ais, WI! net, net,
sec. 10, $1,000
Michael Geiske ct ais, east acres of
nw4, nw4, mel, sec. IS, $40
August Steinke ct al, west three acres
of nw4, nw4, net, sec. Is, $50,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
II. S. ELDRED,
VIM, n. PLYMAT,
Committee.

With profound sorrow we record the
death of two more OF our comrades
both of whom bore noble part in the
bloody conflict during the memorable
years when treason assailed the citadel
of national unity.
\ They were endowed with patriotism
of the Hottest type, and their unwaver-
ing devotion to the principles or liberty
and equality for all men. can never be
questioned.
They fondly cherished the grand
cardinal doctrine that the United
States are one nation, and they mani
tested patriotism that embraced a
continent for whose redemption from
the relics of barbarism they sacrificed
their vigorous young manhood, and
with broken health, they returned to
home and kindred, when the storm of
battle was over.
We shared with them the perils of
the tempest that threatened to engulf
our beloved America, and we have re-
counted with them the tragical scenes
and experiences of that dark and bloody
period, and in the fellowship of suffer
ing we were bound to them by ties that
shall forever remain unbroken.
Therefore, be it resolved, that in the
death of Charles Teigle and j. G.
Thompson, Alexander Wilkin Post has
lost two of its most worthy members,
and in the death of our beloved COM
rades and brothers, the community
sustains an irreparable loss.
+ Resolved, that this post extend to the
,bereaved families of our departed COM
radeS it's prOfOundest sympathV. and
that copy of these resolutions be sent
to the families of our brothers, who
have preceded us to the shore of i'm
mortality, And the same be published
in the city papers of Mankato.
H. S, ELDRED,
M HANNA,
VIM. N. PLYMAT,
Committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
SUGAR BEET FIELDS.
A Visit to Several That Promise a Good
Crop.

Through the kindness of Mr.. Ed.
Schumacher, Free Press reporter Wis
tied the big sugar beet farm of the cit
liens company and one or two other
big fields of beets Thursday afternoon.
The citizens beet patch is just under
the bluff, opposite Mankato Junction,
on Henry Heidwinkel's farm. 1t con-
tains about twenty-five acres that will
be pulled, besides several acres that the
storm injured. Supt. Asher has charge
Of the raising of these beets, and has
had number of boys at work cultivat-
ing them, but they have now grown to
such size that further cultivation is
impracticable. They were cultivated
three times, yet grass and weeds still
spring up, but the beet plants are now
SO large that it is expected that they
will get the mastery and overshadow
the ground.
Mr.. Asher believes in raising big beets
and as many tons to the acre as posi-
BILE, believing that the returns are
greater than when smaller beets are
raised with the idea of bringing higher
per centage of sugar. He expects twelve
tons to the acre and to receive 1926 a
ton for the beets from the st. Louis
Park factory. The season was little
too wet for this farm; but ordinarily. it
would be the best land possible. 1t
should have been plowed deeper to kill
the weed seeds.
Down in the center of the valley, Just
below the Jefferson brick yard, is fine
fifteen acre field of beets raised by Mr..
Windmiller. These are still being cul-
tivated and are practically free from
weeds The field will probably go ten
tons to the acre, with very good sugar
per centage. In ordinary years this
field would have been little too dry,
but the conditions this season have
been just right for it.
Several small patches of sugar beets
are being grown in the lower part of
the city and are looking well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
ATTY. GENERALS OPINION.
1t Will be Asked in Regard to Assessing
Certain Mortgages.

The county board of equalization ad-
journed Friday until Aug. 4th at
800 a. M, in order to give County At
torney Hughes time to consult with the
attorney general in regard to the legali-
ty of the assessment of mortgages of
the state and savings banks and of the
building and loan associations. Mr..
Hughes did not give the board an opin-
ion on the matter, contenting himself
with the law on the matter The at
torney generals advice will be followed
Mr.. Hughes is the attorney of the
local building and loan association, and
for that reason refrained from saying
anything concerning the Taxation of
mortgages held by that association.
The law which Mr.. Hughes quoted
rather seemed to indicate that the bank
mortgages could not be assessed, and
Assessor Fowler took hand in the dis
cussion and undertook to produce law
on the other side. Mr.. Hughes produc-
ed decision by Justice Collins, which
Mr.. Fowler pronounced to be an un'
constitutional decision. Mr.. Fowler
has been a regular attendant at the
meetings of the board. This forenoon
he and Mr.. Hughes had a few words,
Mr.. Fowler having made some state.
ments which the county attorney re.
sented as being unjust.
Mr.. Fowler takes the ground that a
credit cannot be Offset by debt. That
is, if man has 81, 900 worth of proper.
ty and owes 81, 900, he holds that he
must pay taxes on 81, 900. Mr.. Hughes
holds that the law plainly gives people
the right to deduct their debts when
making their returns of property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
ANOTHER HOTEL.
One at Second and Cherry
Streets Possible.
A Suitable Tenant the Thing Necessary,
and One Believed to Have
Been Found.

l. A. Pelton is considering the build
ing of a new hotel on his property at
the corner Of Second and Cherry Streets
where the old Minneopa house now
stands. He has told South Front street
business men who are DESTROYS that a
new and modern hotel be erected there
that he will build whenever he can get
the right kind of tenant to take five
or ten year lease.
A gentleman who is conducting a
hotel in a neighboring city desires to
come to Mankato and conduct a hotel,
and as he is successful hotel man eff
forts are being made to get him and
Mr.. Pelton together on terms. If this
can be done and everything is satisfac-
tory, Mr.. Pelton states that he will
put up first class hotel building, steam
heated and with all of the modern i'm
provements. His idea is that hotel
charging 81 and $1.50 day, with desir
able rooms and good table service,
would be paying undertaking from
the start
South Front street business men have
long cherished the hope that some time
a good hotel might be located in their
vicinity. There is no better location
than Mr.. Peltons property.
The big feed barn which Mr.. Pelton
is erecting is we'll along and will be
ready to receive business in a few
weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
AN AMPUTATION NECESSARY.
Mrs. Under Submitted to Painful
Operation Saturday.

L. A. Linder returned to the city Fri
day and left that afternoon for Ro-
chester, where he was present at an
operation performed upon his wife
Saturday. Mrs. Under has had trouble
with her right arm for several months,
thinking that she had strained her
wrist Medical opinion in this city,
Minneapolis and Rochester having diff
fered as to the nature of the trouble
Mr. Under accompanied his wife to Chi
cago a week ago, where an eminent
specialist was consulted. This physician
took the same view of the matter as the
Drs. Mayo. Rochester, had done, and the
arm was exposed to X-rays with the re-:
suit that the trouble was clearly reveal
ed 1t was seen that portion of the
bone at the wrist had been destroyed by
the disease and that an operation was
necessary to prevent its spread A mi
croscopical examination of the flesh
taken from the seat OF the trouble was
also made.
It was determined that the Drs.
Mayo should perform the operation of
removing portion of the right arm.
If the disease has not advanced too far
to permit, the amputation will be made
below the elbow, otherwise it will be
at the elbow.
Mrs. Linder's many friends will SYM
pathize with her in her affection, and
will hope that the surgeons knife will
effect speedy and complete cure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
WOOL ON TOP.
Fortunes Being Made Out of
Sheep.
r. D. Hubbard Returr- utaus
Enthusi'''' bp. stiou ia
.T, pOp
w. $ State

R. D. Hubbard returned Friday nigh
from Montana, where he has been for
the past ten days. While there, he pur-
chased 5000 sheep, which he will feed
in the sheds north of the CITY next
winter
Mr.Hubbard is enthusiastic over Mon
tana's resources and particularly her
sheep industry. He states that since
the tariff has been placed on wool the
sheep men have been raised from a
state of poverty to condition of opu-
lence. Many of them have cleared up
$50, 900 or 100000 and they are living
we'll and spending their money freely.
Mr.. Hubbard believes that much money
is in store for the sheep men during the
next six or seven years, and knows of
no better place for an energetic young
man who understands sheep to make
fortune than by going to Montana.
Wool has sold at 209 cents a pound
there during the past few days. The
hotels are filled with sheep raisers and
wool buyers.
Mr.. Hubbard states that the barley
crop in Montana is very fine. This crop
is always good outsthere and is purchas-
ed at fancy prices by the brewers of
Holland, The state is too far away
from the markets to go into the raising
of other small grain to any great extent,
and stock raising and mining will al
ways be the great industries of
the state. The water is fine
and the grasses very fat
tening. Mr.. Hubbard was in some
of the handsomest valleys that he ever
saw. The rainfall has been varied.
Speaking of the crops in North Dako-
ia, Mr.. Hubbard states that they are
the very best, and the outlook all over
the Northwest could not be more prom
Using.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
NOT ACCORDING TO AGREE ENT.

When the petition for the regarding
OF Pleasant street was circulated, it
called for, and that was the general
understanding of all, the grading of
the street, so that all of the water
would run to the slough We are in
formed that this agreement is not being
carried out, but that the street is being
so graded that the water from a con-
siderable portion of it will be drained
into Byron street and so down to
Second. 1t would seem that Second
street had about all of the water it can
we'll take care of in wet time without
this, as the south end is usually flooded
1t is a matter which ought to be looked
after by the proper authorities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
STOLE SOME MONEY.
A Tough individual Sent up From Gar.
den City.

S.J.Johnson was brought from Garden
City Friday and lodged in the coun-
ty Jail to serve out sentence of sixty
days for petit larceny. According to
all accounts the fellow should have
been bound over to the grand jury. 1t
appears that he first showed up at Gar
den City Wednesday. He remained
over night at the Norton House, and
yesterday Mrs. Norton discovered him
going through her trunk. He ran away
without getting anything, and next
turned up at G NJ. Loomis restaurant,
where he grabbed bag containing SIS
from the counter and ran. He was
chased toward Lake Crystal, captured
and taken before justice. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced.
E. R. Shepard was brought from Ma
della Friday night and lodged in the
county Jail to await the action of the
grand jury on the charge of Having
drawn revolver on some citizens. 1t
appears that Shepard and companion
were looking for work. At Fairmont
the night before some tramps drove
them from box car. At
Madelia when some people
ordered them out of car they thought
that it was some more tramps, and
Shepard pulled his gun on them. He
surrendered peaceably to the police.
His bail was placed at 5000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-28
MILLINERY STOCK SOLD.

Mrs. Mcdonald has disposed of her
millinery business to Mrs. Lizzie Ho-
bart Phelps, of Webster City, Iowa.
Mrs. Phelps is now in the city and is
a very pleasant lady, and will
reopen the store Aug. LIST. She returns
to Iowa today to pack her household
goods and move them to Mankato.
Mrs. Mcdonald may move to California
or to Wisconsin, being as yet undeter-
mined.