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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
HOUSE ENTERED.
Ernest Mahlk's Residence Visited
by a Burglar.
A Suit of Clothes, a Watch and Some
Canned Fruit Stolen...Large Man
Seem.

The residence of Ernest Mahlke,
senior member of the firm of Mahlke q
Franksen, contractors, located at 5l5
North Broad street, was entered by a
burglar Tuesday night. who ransacked
the house in thorough manner without
awakening any of the occupants. An
entrance was gained by way OF kitchen
window, the lower sash being pried up
with jimmy until the screws holding
the catch way.
The burglar entered the bedroom
where Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlke and young
son were sleeping and moved around a
good deal without awakening them
Mr.. Mahlke is of the opinion that the
intruder chloroformed them, as he can.
not understand why none of them
awakened. Every drawer in the house
was opened and searched probably for
money, although none was obtained.
The thief took a black coat and vest
and light pair of trousers from closet
off the hallway. A brass watch was
stolen from the bedroom and five cans
of fruit from the cellar.
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NOT YET DECIDED.
Lenz's Case is Still Before the Board of
PardOns.

The state board of pardons did not
take final action Monday in the, case
of VIM. LEM. A. r. Pau Sr, and W.
E. Young appeared before the board
and the former made brief statement
of the case. Chief Justice Start was
busy with his duties in the supreme
court and was not present at the meet
ing, and for this reason final action in
the case was deferred until the next
meeting which will be held in July.
Gov. Lind objected to LEM being al
lowed to appear before the board on his
own behalf, not thinking such a pro.
ceeding proper in case of this nature,
and it is not likely that the prisoner
will go before the board. The efforts
on behalf of LEM will be continued at
the next meeting of the board.
Judge Severance appeared before the
board in case that once came before
him in another county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
RUSSELL DOING WELL.

Architect Thayer is in receipt of a
letter from Thomas Russell, former
contractor of this city, now living at
Teninor, Wash, and his friends will no
doubt be glad to know that he is doing
we'll. He states in his letter that he is
running sandstone quarry and max
ing money quite fast. He has four
gangs of saws, go horse power engine
and the necessary derricks, etc. His
principal market is Seattle, but he sells
all over the state as we'll as in Oregon
and California. The only difficulty he
has is the shortage of quarrymen.
Teninor is on the N P, between Tacoma
and Portland.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
GETTING OPTIONS.
Great Western Road Takes a
Long Step.
The Joint Traffic Arrangement lets One
Road Into the City and the
Other Out.

The work of securing options on pro-
perty required for right of way pur.
poses by the Chicago Great Western
road in it's proposed extension through
the city began today. Several property
owners were asked to place value on
the rear of their lots or on small par.
cells from the Milwaukee round house
southwark. The parties securing the.
options are local men, one being an at
torney and the other a well known
business man. AS rule, the prices
placed on the property needed has been
higher than expected, but whether this
will stand in the way of the improve
ment remains to be seen. The road has
the power to condemn such property as
it cannot buy.
The council will probably be asked at
its next meeting to grant the Chicago
Great Western road the right of way
over streets and alleys. 1t is said to be,
the intention of the road to push it's
operations rapidly.
The agreement between the Milwau-
kee and Chicago Great Western roads,
mentioned last week by the Free Press,
is said to be more extensive than was
at first supposed. When the Great
Western secures the right of way
which it is now negotiating for, this.
will be added to the Milwaukee right
of way and the two will then be DIVIDED
equally between the roads. The Mil
waukee tracks will be moved further
west in order to give the Great Vest
ern the eastern half, and the union de
pot will be erected in the rear of the
Hub clothing house, as already stated
in these columns. 1t will come, up to-
the alley and face on Hickory street.
1t will not be necessary to cross any
tracks to reach the depot, which will
be great convenience to both the pub
lie and the roads,
The Milwaukee road will use the
Great Western tracks for several miles
to get out of the Minnesota valley
toward the north, and a new line will
then be constructed, probably to Farm
ington.
Thus the joint traffic arrangement
which has been entered into be-
tween the two systems of rail-
way will enable the one to get
into the city and the other to get out,
and Mankato will no longer be on the
stub end of either one Thus in ON
year, instead of being on the stub end
of three roads, it will be on the stub
end of none but the junction point of
four great systems, with lines radiat-
ing out in all directions like the spokess
from hub.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13

Preparations are going forward for
the athletic entertainment to be given
by Instructor Gerstenhauers class and
members of the Athletic club and
others. 1t will be we'll worth seeing.
The admission fee has been put down
to where everybody can go, %. 35 and
80 cents
L s. Taylor left Tuesday for Elkton,
s. D, where he has purchased cream
cry. He was succeeded today as butter
maker of the local creamery by G.. s..
Parsons, of Hutchinson. Mr.. Taylor
takes with him the best wishes of all.
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A. S. Willoughby, of La Crosse, divi-
sion freight agent of the Milwaukee
road, was in Mankato Tuesday.
CRACKED PLATE GLASS,

Plate glass windows haye been suffer
ing this week. Sunday afternoon a
small boy threw stone and cracked
one of the large plates of D. Bakers
barber shop, on Jackson street,
Tuesday evening at about six o'clock a
boy threw stone that cracked one of
J. B. & D. Richards plates on the Glass
Block.
During the evening the brother of
Mr. Miller, South Front street meat
market proprietor, chased dog out of
the market and threw stone at it.
The stone bounded and struck one of
the plates of M. A. Sherk & Sons
grocery store, cracking it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
GETTING POINTERS.
Dentists Listen to Lectures by DR.. John.
son, of Chicago.

The work of the Southern Mime
sofa Dental society is pros ressing salts
factorily and the meeting is success
full one. Several more doctors have ar
rived since Monday afternoon. The
society listened to lecture last eve
ming on details of filling cavities with
gold in recently prepared teeth held in
their hands, and also with platinum
and gold, up to the final polishing of
those filings.
Tuesday. DR.. G. N. johnson, of
Chicago. gave lecture on proximo-
occlusal cavities in bicuspids and
molars, giving cavity formation, in
strumentation, method of filling with
amalgam. and finishing as to contour,
etc. This was followed by the prepare
alton of cavities, bicuspids and molars;
and filling cavities with amalgam and
finishing as to contact.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Southern Minnesota Dentists Complete
Their Work and Adjourn.

The annual meeting of the Southern
Minnesota Dental society came to a
close Wednesday afternoon. The cleo.
ton of officers resulted as follows:
President-Dr. Frank James. of Wi
mona.
Vice President-Dr. G. A. Palmer. of
Luverne.
Secretary-Dr. A. G. Rosenbuist, ofSt.
Peter.
Treasurer-Dr. NJ B. Wood, of Man
kato.
The time of the regular meeting was
changed to the second Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday in April, and the
next meeting will be held in Mankato.
DR.. G. N. Johnson, of Chicago, who
delivered a series of lectures during the
meeting, was made an honorary mem
Der, and a resolution was adopted
thanking him for his instruction. The
local member of the program commit
tee was also thanked.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13

A dispatch from Forman, N. D. states
that S. M. Lockerby has resigned his
position of states attorney of Sargent
county, and that his resignation has
been accepted by the county comm is-
sioners. He is son Of the late M. L.
Lockerby.
Rev. Lee W. Beattie, Geo. FL. Clark,
w. A, Funk and W.D. Willard went to
Luyerne Tuesday to attend the presby-
terry and represent the church of this
CITY in the matter of the dissolution OF
the pastoral relations between the pas
tor and the church.
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CONPESSES TO BURGLARY.

Sheriff Gerlach has received letter
from a private detective at Granite
Falls asking for information about a
man who is in Jail there and who gives
his name as Cameron P. Edwards. He
says that Edwards confessed to another
prisoner that he stole $50 from the till
of hotel in Mankato where he was
working, at the time of the world
fair, and went to Chicago. A host
Ter working for the hotel was accused
of the theft. The detective believes
that the hotel where Edwards worked
had bar in connection.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13

Fire Wednesday Afternoon in the Man.
kato Plumbing Co.'s Store.

A still alarm at $3.50 p. m. brought
the fire department to the cor.
ner of Second and Jackson
streets, where a fire was discovered
in pile of oakum and hemp in the
rear of the Mankato Plumbing Co. 3
store, in the Thayer building. Parties
had left the room but couple of min
utes, and on returning found fire in
progress. 1t is supposed to have started
spontaneously in the oakum. Mr..
Thayer has private water pipe and
hose, and the department used this and
a chemical so effectively that the fire
was soon extinguished. The smoke
was dense.
Mr. Staede places the damage to his
stock at $50 to 800, with insurance of
$1,000. The damage to the building
from broken glass, water and smoke
may be as high as 5000. Mr.. Thayer
carries $500 of insurance on the
building.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
BURNHAM ESCAPES.
The Former Mankat0 Man dets Away
From the Beers.

The following dispatch will of in
terest to those in this county who re-
member Burnham:
London, April "a special from
Bloemfontein, dated April 5, says that
the American scout, F. r. Burnham,
was captured near Thaba N'Chu. but
made his escape. He wandered about
for two days, finally reaching the camp
of the Twelfth Lancers in weak state.
He says the Beers are determined, but
they realize that their eventual defeat
is inevitable.
Durham is from Mankato, Mimi,
and entered the service of the British
government at the beginning of the
war;
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OUT FOR Representative.
James E. SwensOn, of Lake Crystal, In
the Race.

James E. Swenson, of Lake Crystal,
has decided to become candidate for
representative, subject to the action of
the Republican county convention. He
is representing Thos. Kane & Co., of
Chicago, who manufacture everything
for schools, and the Victor Safe & Lock
Co., CINCINNATI, Ohio. Both of these
companies are the largest institu tions
of their kind in America.
Mr.. Swenson has always been a
Republican, has never asked for an Of
fee of any kind, and has been active
in campaigns of the past for candidates,
both county and state. He possesses
the necessary qualifications to fill the
position with credit to himself and the
county, and if nomina ted his election
would no doubt be assured.
Mr.. Swenson was born at Waconia,
Carver county, Mimi, Nov. 90, 1860.
After the war in which his father
served, the old homestead on which a
part of the town was located and
built up was sold and his parents
removed to Lincoln township, this
county, 1866 During the period known
as ''grasshopper times he wandered
away from school and home to find
employment at Austin, Mimi. return
ing in few months to teach district
school near New Ulm, in which occupa-
tion he remained for several years. In
1885 he graduated from a general
course in the Mankato high school and
entered the business world Immediately
afterward, working in Mankato and in
Minneapolis for some of the largest
firms. In 1888 he was proprietor of the
Central House, at Lake Crystal, at
which time he married Miss I. Bertha
Shepard, of that village. Selling out
the hotel he engaged in the real estate
loan and insurance business, later en-
gaging in his present occupation.
o. T. Severson, of Mcpherson. is said
to be candidate for representative on
the Republican ticket.
The following letter came to the Free
Press today:
Lake Crystal, MINI.
'sI was glad to notice in the Free
Press that Robert S. Hughes is not a
candidate for county commissioner. 1t
is claimed that the friends of Thos. E.
Evans want him to come out for COM
missioner. I, as one that has always
supported Mr.. Hughes, shall be glad to
stand by Mr.. T. E. Evans and support
him. A VOTER"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
HORSES NOT STARVING.

Complaint was made to Mayor Cur
Tuesday afternoon that twenty. five
horses that are in the Omaha stock
yard are suffering from want of food
The shipment was made to Chas. J.
Macbeth, but was refused by him. In
quiry at the Omaha depot shows that
there is no ground for the complaint, as
the horses are being we'll cared for by
the railroad company pending their
disposition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
NICOLLET BANK CASES.
Creditors Want Balance of Collateral
Held by the National Citizens Bank.

w. R. Geddes and w. G. Hoerr went to
St. Peter Wednesday to be present at
the disclosure of the National Citizens
bank garinshee as to the amount of collat-
ell it helds to secure loans made to A. T.
Swenson, whose bank at Nicollet recently
went out of business. The bank had loan
ed Mr.. Swenson. 81 900, and had taken
good security, amounting to upwards of
$4,000, consisting of notes, etc. After
paying everything due the bank, the COL
lateral will amount to considerable, and
the village has brought an action to re-
cover $500 of village funds from this
balance. This is the amount that the viii
lage had on deposit with Mr.. Swenson
when his bank closed its doors. Other
creditors will also probably try to get
slice of this balance, including Mr.. Sven
sons father and wife, the former, Sven
Swenson, of Nicollet. having a claim for
Sc, 900, and the latter one for 81 900. rep
resenting amounts put into the business
by them.
Mr.. Geddes represents the National
Citizens bank, A. R. Pau and Attorney
Store. of St. Peter, the village of Nicollet,
and G. S Ives, of St. Peter. the Swensons
City Attorney Daley Wednesday gave no
tice of appeal to the supreme court on behalf
of the city from the order of Judge Cray,
filed yesterday, refusing to set aside the
verdict of the jury and refusing new
trial in the suit of Solomon B. Taylor
against the city. This is the case where
the jury gave the plaintiff verdict for $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
HOSE COMPANY ELECTION /,

Excelsior Hose Co. No. had it's an
nual election Enthusiastically night, as
follows:
Captain-M. Hanna.
First Lieut-G. A. Lewis.
Second Lieut-W FL. Pay.
Secretary-P w. Pitcher.
Treasurer-W. III Pay.
Finance Committee-A. M. Smith,
Dan Fuquay, w. FL. Anderson.
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Ladysmith Hears Firing.

Ladysmith, April 10.-Heavy firing
was heard in the direction of Sunday
river and continued for a few hours.
No details have been received.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
Fighting at Wepener.

Aliwal, North, April 1.-THE Brit
ish loss in the engagement at Wepener'
yesterday, was eleven killed and forty
wounded. The fighting was resumed
today.
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Gard of Thanks.

The undersigned would most sincere.
ly thank the kind friends and neigh.
bors who generously assisted us in our
late affection and bereavement of our
late father.
Mr., AND MRS. DAVE TERWILLIGER,
Mr.. AND MRS. ELMER WHITCOMB,
MISS MINNIE AND LOUIE SCHWARTZ.
Henry Scholow, of Mcpherson, lost
his smoke house and meat by fire Fri
day, and the Mcpherson Farmers Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Co has paid the
loss of $50 on the meat
For the convenience of the public Mr..
J. e. Swenson nas left few maps of
Blue Earth county at this office. If in
need of one call and see them, and get
one.
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To Gust Clark.

Washington, April 10th.-The senate
committee on elections has decided
unanimously in favor of unseating
Senator Clark, of Montana. The re-.
port will declare his seat vacant, and
not for expelling him.
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after Brabant Again.

London, April 10.-The Beers have
again attacked Gen. Brabant's horse at
Wepener. Sundays fight there is said
to have been very bloody.
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And Now the Quay Case.

Washington, April 10-The senate
Quay case on April Oath next.
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Regards to Hostile.

London, April 1.-THE Beers have
formally notified Portugal that they
consider the shipment of British troops
across Portuguese territory to be hos
tile act.
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More CannOnading.

Pietermaritzburg, April 19.-Heavy
cannonading was heard this morning in
the direction of Elandslaagte.
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HEAVY FIRING.
Heard IN Various Directions in
South Africa.
Porto Rican Bill Reported to. House and
Vote Probably Tomorrow Senate
Committee Against Clark.
Special to Daily Free Press:

Special to Daily Free Press:
Washington, April. 10.-The ways
and means committee has decided to
report favorably on the concurrence in
of the Porto Rican amendments. The
vote will probably be taken tomorrow.
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
The Burlington Road Headed
Toward MankatO.
Much Railroad Construction In Southern
Minnesota Expected Again This
Year.

w. F. Brooks, the county surveyor,
was at Brycelin last week and reports
that there are all kinds of rumors of
railroad improvements there. Brycelin
is new town in Faribault county di-
rectly south of Mankato, and is on the
extension of the Chicago & North
western road from Blue Earth to Mason
City. The G. & N. w. road has COM
pleted'the grading for an extension west
from Brycelin to Fox Lake, and block
of ground in Brycelin is filled with ties
and other road building material, in
dicating early track laying.
There is rumor that the Burlington
road will build through there during
the present year, and that road is said
to have already purchased its right of
way. The signs point to the construc.
ton of the road this year. Where it
will go no one seems to know, but if it
continued north it would necessarily
strike Mankato. Mr.. Brooks looks for
large amount of railroad construction
this year.
G. S. Hail. division engineer on the
Chicago & Northwestern road, was in
the city Tuesday afternoon, and the
purpose of his trip was thought to be to
prepare to construct stations in the new
towns along the Mankato & New Ulm
road. If the operation of the road is to
commence June 1st, it will be necessary
to erect the depots very soon.
A. S. Willoughby, of La Crosse, divi-
sion freight agent of the Milwaukee
road, was in Mankato Tuesday.
A representative of the Great West
ern road is busy consulting persons
familiar with real estate values, with
the purpose of arriving at correct
estimate of the value of land which
might be desired in case the road car
ries out its plan of extending through
the city. This may occupy several days
yet, but some definite move is expected
soon.
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A. M. Stein has purchased Fl. l.. Nc.
Collom's residence on Fulton street for
81. 900.
w. Hart has leased the building
occupied by the New York Shoe store,
and will move his stock there July 1st.
In the meantime new shelving and new
floors will be put in, and the store will
be made up TO date in all respects
Mrs. Egersterfer, of Belgrade, died
suddenly of apoplexy in this city Sun
day evening. She had been i'll with
pneumonia, but had recovered, and was
around Sunday as usual and ate hearty
supper. She died soon afterwards. Her
husband died couple of years ago.
She leaves eight children.
G. ]. Freeman, of Madelia. has been
in the city for couple of days, and at
Eagle Lake for nearly week. He is a
brother of county Superintendent Free
man, and has been sick for seven years
with spinal trouble, but is now recover
ing and is able to walk without crutch-
es Neither he nor his doctors had ex-
pected that he would get up again.
An old man named Hunsgerel has
caused much trouble at the poor farm
by crawling into the barn and smoking
in the hay loft. Locks were procured
and the doors securely fastened. and
then he crawled into the hog pen
through the window and carried on his
smoking operations. To protect the
property from fire, handouts were
put on him ana he was chained up.
Sunday he managed to file off his
chain and escaped. He was seen in
the city Monday with his handouts re-
moved, but his wrists were sore and
swollen. No effort will be made to take
him back, but it is thought that he will
90 back of his own accord.
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Again Throwing Shells.

Ladysmith, April 1.-THE Beers are
again Smelling Elandslgaate today.
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A marriage license was granted Tues
day to Geo. H. Andrews of Winnebagc
City, and Cora E. Cookson, OF Lake
Crystal
A disclosure was taken before Re-
fierce Flittie Tuesday:in the bankruptcy
cases of Teslow and Haugen, of Bryce
lin.
Mrs. A. G. Patten, of Joliet, ILL.,, ar
rived Saturday to visit her brother,
Judge Shissler.
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Favorable for Bill.

Special to Daily FreelPress:
Washington. April 1.-THE rule pre-
sented by committee on rules in regard
to Porto Rico bill, was adopted, Ayes,
1853; nays 142; present and not voting,
eleven. This is regarded as test vote,
indicating the passage of the bill.
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w. a. Jones, of Elmore, spent Sun
day in the city.
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HOSTILE ACT.
British Crossing Portugal Terri
tory so Regarded.
Gatacre Sent Home for Pailure.-Pights
ing Continues at Wepener.-Boers
Again Smelling Elandslgaate.
Special to Daily Free Press.

London, April 11.-Gen. Gactacre is.
to be sent home, supposedly because of
recent successive failures.
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O. T. Severson, of Mcpherson. is said
to be candidate for representative on
the Republican ticket.