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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-12-12
STORY OF QUEEN LII.
Moment of embarrassment at a
Reception After She Lost
Her Crown.

Young Al Berry, son of Congress
man Al Berry, of Kentucky, said a
naval officer who was in Honolulu
when the Hawaiian flag was replaced
by the stars and stripes, was in Homo
lulu in some kind of official capacity
when l was there once, and was on
particularly good terms with Queen
Liliuokalani and her entire court.
And l may say that in this regard
he was about the only American who
was. How he got there l don't know,
but he was one of your irresistible
kind of Kentuckians who conquer adj
miratiOn in spite of all obstacles. He
could say anything he pleased and do
all manner of startling things, but
that only seemed to make the queens
people fonder of him, and when he
offered to take me to call on her ma
iesty, at a little reception she gave
in the afternoon after the flag cere.
monies were over, l felt that 1 was
safe in accepting 1t was very in
formal affair and we were soon in the
royal presence and L was duly intro
duced. Then the young man suddenly
upset me in IA places at once and gave
me fit of the nervous embarrass-
ments. ...
''Well, your majesty" he said in
that bOyish and breezy manner of his,
not less at home in queens palace
than on blue grass farm, chow does
it feel to be out of iOb?" sos Is'
=, Ilfelt. like going through the floor,
but Berry never. turned a hair, and
the crownless queen in quite the same
spirit greatly relieved my embarrass-
ment by responding:
''Oh, Mr.. Berry, you are such jol-
lier."
1t was slightly sIangy, perhaps, for
royalty, but it was the right thing tc
say, and l read the riot act to Berry
on my own behalf when got homs.--
N. Y. Sun.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
In WESTERN DAKOTA.
Mrs. johnson Writes Friends From Her
Prairie Home.

Mrs. H. l. Cleveland and daughter
have received an interesting letter from
Mrs. Marietta L johnson, of the nor
NAL school faculty, who is spending
the summer on ranch with her hus-
band eight miles from Sentinel Butte,
N. D. Mrs. Johnson's description OF
the country is as follows:
'"This is very interesting country.
The prairies are more than rolling
Our grove of trees resembles fringe
of beard on a smooth face. We can
see right over the grove to the rolling
hills beyond. All over the prairie are
deep gullies or narrow valleys which
resemble dried river beds. Then the
ground rises higher and higher, so that
some of the hills almost deserve the
name mountain. They are bare or
covered with grass and flowers only.
The flowers are beautiful. Several
varieties of daisy are found and a
curious white or pink ground lily-like
flower. 1t grows only in the white clay
soil, where the sod is broken or washed
down on the side hill. The little ground
roses are very abundant and seem to &C.
tually blossom out of the ground with
out any plant.
eve had stewed curlew for dinner
the first day was here. The curlew is
an interesting bird. We see them of
ten as we drive about. They have
plaintive sort of a human cry.
''Our spring is only few feet from
the shack and we have kept cream
sweet in the spring sixty hours A
wolf came in sight the other day. They
often kill sheep or calves, but never
come near people. I've been here five
days and enjoyed every moment except
when the wind storms sare on. One
consolation is that the air is fresh
and clean. In eastern DakoGa they
have these winds filled with dust, but
here it blows over clean grass, and the
only objection is its strength"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
BADLY INJURED.
Chas. Eckman Borne Down on Falling
Telegraph Pole.

Chas. Eckman, who resides on North
Broad street, was badly injured at
about five o'clock Thursday afternoon
three miles out of Henderson. He is
foreman of line crew in the employ of
the Omaha road, and had climbed a
pole to clear wire, when the pole fell
down, dragging another pole with it.
Mr. Eckman was rendered unconscious
by the fall and remained so for several
hours He was taken to Henderson on
a hand car and was treated by DR..
Killman, of Henderson, and DR.. Dodge.
of LIE Sueur.
The injured man was brought to
Mankato on the 8 p. m. train that eve
ming and taken to his home, and DR.
Warner is treating him. His injury
seems to be internal, as no bones are
broken. His right hip and shoulders
give him much pain.
Mr.. Eckman has been in the service
of the Omaha road for many years, and
was a faithful employee. His many
friends will hope for his early recovery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
STAHL HOUSE LEASED.
John SaIfer, of Good Thunder, Takes it
for Term of Years.

John Safer, of Good Thunder, has
leased the Stahl House for five years
with the privilege of ten, and will take
possession sometime between July goth
and Aug. 1st, He purchases all of the
furniture, fixtures, etc. Mr.. Safer has
been engaged in business at Good
Thunder for the past eight years, but
has recently leased or sold his various
business interests there. He is popular
with all who know him and will no
doubt make a successful landlord.
Mr.. Stahl will devote his attention to
his grocery store for the present, but
next spring intends to put in stock Of
dry goods. He has conducted good
house, enjoying a large business and
will retire with then st wishes of all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Gus Eichstadt Receives an Electric Shock
on the Top of the Bridge.

Gus Eichstadt had a narrow escape
from serious injury Thursday. He
climbed to the top of the Minnesota
river bridge to see what had interrupted
the service of the Citizens telephone
line to North Mankato. He found it
crossed by an electric wire and under
took to lift them apart when he receiv-
ed severe shock. Fortunately, he had
one arm wound around the frame work
of the bridge, else he would have been
thrown into the river.
The thunder storm of Wednesday
night had caused mix mp of the wires
and the insulation had worn off of the
electric wire. The latter is not ordi-
narily charged in the day time as it is
part of the lighting circuit, but owing
to the disarrangement of the wires due
to the storm it was live wire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
HIS MONEY GONE.
Al0is Pietsch Offers a Reward for the
Return of II.

Alois Pietsch, whose wife attempted
to commit suicide Friday morning by
drowning herself in the Minnesota riv-
er,is doubly afflicted. During his strug-
gle to get her back to the house he lost
his pocketbook, with S343. which was
the savings of years of toll The pocket
book was long one and he carried it
in his hip pocket with the end sticking
out. 1t contained two five dollar gold
pieces, one $50 bill and the remainder
in SIS and SO bills. The bills were
folded once lengthwise.
Mr.. Pietsch states that the reason
why he did not deposit the money in a
bank was on account of his wife's men
tai condition during the past two years
She had growing hallucination that
the family would starve, and whenever
she had these spells he would quiet her
by showing her the money and convinc-
ing her that the wolf was still at some
distance from the door.
Mr.. Pietsch is left with the care of
six small children, the youngest being
seventeen months old and the oldest II
years. All of his money is gone and his
wife is in the insane asylum, and his
case is certainly one calling for pity.
He is convinced that some one found
the pocketbook on the river bank, and
offers a reward of ten per cent of the
money if the finder will return it to
him, and he will ask no questions. His
home is at III North Front street. 1t
is to be hoped that the finder will have
humanity enough to return the money
to one who now has such need for it.
Mr.. Pietsch states that week ago
Thursday his wife tried to cut the
throat of one of her boys. She took
knife to the sleeping lad, but it was so
dull that it only made three scratches
across his throat Since then he has
been obliged to watch her day and
night. She was very wild Thursday
night and did not calm down until
towards morning. He was so worn out
that he lay down across her feet to
sleep, expecting to be awakened if she
got up, but the first he knew he was
awakened by the slamming of the door,
and then found that his wife had gone.
He ran out of doors and three railroad
men told him that they had seen a
woman running toward the river With
his boy he ran to the river bank but
could see nothing. Soon he saw his
wife's hands come up out of the water.
He waded into the water and with much
difficulty dragged the unfortunate
woman out. The railroad men assisted
him to get her home. Before he got
home he noticed that his pocketbook
was gone, and as soon as he had placed
his wife in the care of neighbors he re
traced his steps to the river, but could
not find it. He reported the loss to the
police, who are making an investigation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
in THE RIVER.
Mrs. Annie Pietsch Attempts
Suicide.
Her Mind Becomes Unbalanced and After
Her Unsuccessful Effort She
is Committed.

Mrs. Annie Pietsch, wife of Alois
Pietsch, attempted to commit suicide at
an early Friday morning by drowning
herself in the Minnesota river. She re-
sides with her family over a store on
North Front street, close to Fred West
hoff's store. At five o'clock that morn.
ing she got into rage and started from
home and made for the river bank. Her
husband followed as rapidly as he
could without his shoes, and his running
attracted the attention of two North
western railway employees, who followed
him,
Mr.. Pietsch arrived just in time, as
his wife was already in the water. He
dragged her out and with the assistance
of the railroad men got her back into
the house.
Mr.. Pietsch conducts shoe store in
North Mankato and is the father of six
children, His wife has acted some
what strangely at times for a year or
two, but only until the past week or two
has she shown decided symptoms of in.
sanity. She does not say anything, and
it is not known what her hallucination
is. She is 81 years OF age.
During the forenoon, Mrs Pietsch
was taken before Judge Hughes and ex-
amined as to her sanity. Drs. James
and Merrill assisted at the examination
and she was found to be of unsound
mind and was committed to the insane
asylum at st. Peter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
BOTH THROWN OUT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robb in a Runaway Friday
Evening.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Robb were out
driving Friday evening, and at about
eight o'clock their horse became fright
ened and ran away. The horse started
to run when in front of the Swedish
Lutheran church on Main street and
threw Mrs. Robb out into the gutter.
Mr.. Robb remained in the buggy and
the horse turned into the yard back OF
the Lampert Lumber Co.'S yard and
broke off pump and damaged an out
building between two houses. Mr.
Robb was thrown out here, but chung
to the lines until the horse was brought
to stop. The buggy was not much
injured.
Mrs. Robb received some severe
scratches about the face and limbs, but
Mr.. Robb escaped unhurt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
ASSESSED TWICE.
A Garden City Merchants Stock Listed
in Two Townships.

The returns from the assessors reveal
the fact that w. H. McGrew, of Good
Thunder, has been twice assessed. He
owns a general merchandise stock at
Garden City, and Assessor lockwood
assessed the stock there at $1,000. AS
SCISSOR Whsle, of Good Thunder, had a
different idea as to its value and assess
ed it at $500. The county board of
equalization will probably cancel the
Garden City assessment, and may re-
wise the order. The wide difference in
the valuations placed upon the stock by
the two assessors simply illustrates the
fact that mems judgment differ. 1t is
an argument in favor of the county as
SCISSOR plan as opposed to the township
assessment syStem
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
WANTS LESS TIME.
Frank W. O'Brien Asks Board of Par
d0ns for Communication of Sentence.

At the meeting of the state board of
pardons last Monday, there were
thirty-six applications for executive
clemency by those confined in states
prison, five of which are from life pris-
oners. Among the applications was one
from Frank W. O'Brien, who was sent
up from this county Dec. "a, 1894, for
eight years and six months, for robbery
in the first degree. A reference to our
files shows that O'Brien was stranger
here having drifted into the city from
the east. He was first noticed here on
the afternoon of the day he was arrest
ed, which was Dec. 5th, when he ap-
peared in several saloons and attracted
attention by his noisy, clustering ways,
and the manner in which ne whipped
out revolver on the least provocation.
He next came to notice in the evening
about six o'clock, when he met Frank
Crane, James Spencer and Operator
Schurman, on Broad street, on their
way home from the Omaha depot, when
he drew revolver and ATTEMPTED to
hold them up, but was scared away by
them. A half hour later he met Charlie
Schuette and took from him watch
and chain worth about $40 and also
pair of skates. This was reported to the
police, who started out in search of
him. In the meantime he held up one or
two other parties but was not success
full in obtaining any spoils. He was
captured by Officer Grout in the Omaha
yards late in the evening. The grand
jury was in session few days later,
when his case was put before it and he
was indicted. A few days after his
capture, he was recognized by twin
city detectives who happened to be in
town, as dangerous man, who was
much wanted in St. Paul for numerous
Offenses.
He has served over half his time, and
from all descriptions and accounts
given of him when arrested here, no
great harm would result were he left to
serve out the remainder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
CHANGES HANDS.
A Sale of Front Street Business Property
Made.

John Nyquist Friday purchased of
Mrs. Kate Griebel the south one-third
of lot two, block thirteen, city, for
$4,000. The property is the twenty-five
foot lot onFront street just north of the
Clifton House. 1t now has one story
building, one-half of which is occupied
by M. L. Fallenstein's barber shop and
the other half by fruit store.
Mr.. Nyquist made the purchase for
an investment, having faith in Man
kato realty. He has not yet decided
whether to lease the property as it is or
to erect a modern store building. In
any event, he does not intend to occupy
it himself, preferring to lease it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
HUNG HIMSELF.
Lake Crystal Man Ends His
Troubles ~,
Chas. Johnson, in a N -
spOndency, Swings Off Into
Eternity.

Charles johnson was found
hanging in an clubhouse at
Lake Crystal at two o'clock
Monday having committed sui
eide. He was "a years of age and leaves
a wife and four children. He was a
man given to drink, and being out of
employment and money became de-
spondent and committed the act He
had clerked in stores at different times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
MANKATO BOY WOUNDED.

Martin Monson, Mankato boy who
is soldier in the Third infantry, was
wounded in the foot week or SO ago
while taking part in an advance of the
troops near Manila. His home is in
the north part of the city. He enlisted
in the Fourteenth Minnesota, and
when that regiment was mustered ont
he enlisted in the Third infantry at st.
Paul and accompanied his regiment to
the Philippines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14

Sidney Donaldson, the II year old son
of w. III. Donaldson, who has been ex-
aiming the city books for the last two
months, rode to Mankato on his wheel
Thursday, leaving Minneapolis at 500
a. m. and reaching this city at 600 p.
m. He lost a couple of hours on &C
count of rain soon after he left Mime
apolis.
Harlan Bros. new livery barn is now
completed and in operation. They
have several new teams and rigs, in.
Guiding traps, and are prepared to re-
ceive orders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
BURNED PICTURES.
Fire in a Photograph Shop Thursday
Night.

Photographer Neuman's gallery, on
North Second street, was visited by fire
that night A gasoline stove exploded
at about 1:15 o'clock in the front part
of the building and caused quite blaze.
A still alarm was sent in and the fire
department. turned out. The blaze was
subdued after some difficulty.
Mr.. Neuman carried $500 insurance
on his plates and other Photographic ap-
paratus, and this will probably cover
the damage to his stock. The damage
to the building will not be great and
can be repaired for less than $50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY.

John Nltzkowfski was brought home
from Austin Thursday and now lies
at his home On Franklin street. He
was seriously injured several days ago
while attempting to stop runaway
team at Austin, and has been under a
doctors care ever since. He is an engi-
neer, about twenty-one years of age,
and has been at work in Austin. His
injuries will probably lay him up for
some time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-14

A hearing was had before Referee
Flittie Friday in the case of Merrill A.
Knight, of Redwood county, bank
rupt. Frank Clague, of Lamberton,
appeared for Mr.. Knight, and A. E..
Clark appeared for two of the creditors,
d. H. Evans, Of Tracy, and w. j..
Swoffer, of Walnut Grove. The hear
ing was to obtain a disclosure as to
assets.