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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-11
CASE OF SUICIDE.
Mrs. VIM. Robinson Found Dead
Monday Afternoon.
Had Been Despondent for Some Time,
and Had Attempted to Take Her
Life Previously.

Mrs. VIM. Robinson's body was
found lying near the top of the hill
back of the Bierbauer brewery at about
three o'clock by lady, who reported
the matter to the police. Chief Bruels
and Officer Kelly responded. and search
was made for Coroner Kennedy. The
body was lying in gutter and close to
the body was a glass tumbler, indicat-
ing how life was brought to close.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson moved to
Mankato three months ago from Able.
mans, Wis, and took up their residence
on North Fifth street. Mr.. Robinson
is Inspector of stone for the Chicago &
Northwestern railway company. His
wife has been respondent for some
time, and some ten days ago attempted
to take her own life by means of poison,
but her condition was discovered in
time to save her life. The attempt to-
day was more successful, as life was ex-
tinct when the body was found, and it
is believed to have lain there for several
hours.
Mrs. Robinson leaves one child, boy
four years old. Her husband will have
the sympathy of all in his bereavement.
Inquiry at the drug stores shows that
on April Goth Mrs. Robinson purchased
an ounce and half of chloroform at j.
E. Seidle's drug store. If this were to
be taken internally it would produce
death.
Mrs. Robinson left her home at eight
o'clock this morning, and when she did
not return a search was started and one
of the party found the remains. The
residence is located on street back OF
the brewery, and the body was found 60
rods up side ravine leading south from
the road and twenty rods from the road.
The glass tumbler smelled strongly of
carbolic acid. A two ounce bottle that
had contained carbolic acid was found
near by. 1t had been purchased at
Thro's drug store.
The deceased was thirty.fve years of
age. Coroner Kennedy arrived on the
scene later and decided to hold an in
quest.
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Hustled Through.

An ordinance was introduced per-
hitting changing of location of licensed
saloons, and prescribing the method.
The committee on ordinances presented
a favorable report and the ordinance
was given its first reading. The rules
were suspended and the ordinance
passed its second reading and was
adopted
The bond of Judge Porter for So, 900
as president of the board of public
works, with the U. S. Fidelity and
Guaranty company as surety, was ap-
proved.
A resolution was adopted providing
that no sidewalks shall be constructed
on State street or on Front street be.
tween Byron and Marshall streets, ex-
cept of stone, cement or vitrified brick.
The fire department made requisi
ton for "a pairs of rubber boots to cost
sS4, the department to pay $40 toward
the expense 1t was granted.
The board of public works made a
requisition for $500 for work on the
streets during the next two weeks, and
$75 for water works repairs 1t was
granted.
The bills were allowed, including
1924 % for street pay roll, s46 so for
water works repairs, and s112 60 for
park pay roll.
City Attorney Daley stated that
Chief Bruels desired some one to be ap-
pointed as dog catcher, as the police
consider the work as degrading. The
council was in hurry to adjourn and
laid the matter over
Aid. Meyer objected to the record er
charging Is cents tag for his own
benefit and said that there was much
complaint. He demanded back his
money and said he would make his
own tag.
The council voted to take up $3.50
note, and then adjourned.
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block seven. Warren's addition, want
the alley opened from Warren to Liber-
ty streets. It was referred to the street
committee, as was also an application
for the opening of an alley in the block
between Cherry and Jackson and
Fourth and Fifth streets.
The application of John Kollmann to
change his license from 1874 to 1922 South
Front street was received and granted,
and his bond was approved, after long
discussion as to the legality OF the pro-
ceeding. City Attorney Daley held
that it was perfectly legal but the
mayor and recorder raised number of
technical points. The mayor question
ed the city attorneys opinion and an
nounced that he would not Sign the
amended license unless satisfied that
there was law warranting the proceed
ing Kollmann's saloon recently burned
and he has leased the store next door.
The complaint in the $4,000 suit of
Robt. o. Craig against the city was re-
ferred to the committee on claims and
accounts and the city attorney.
The g. A. R band was granted the
use of the hall in the third story of the
city hall for practice purposes.
Ed. Schumacher asked the council, on
behalf of the Athletic club committee
on Fourth of July, to illuminate the
streets with six arches, the same as it
did during the street fair. He favored
a celebration in order to keep the peo-
pie at home, and he thought it the duty
of the council to assist.
Aid Meyer thought that day light
lasts so long in July that it would be
useless to illuminate.
Aid. Weed thought Mankato too big
a city to celebrate, which is practice
of small towns.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on lights.
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Composition by Three Eighth
Grade Pupils. --New Work Re-
Gently introduced.

, meaning. 1t hangs in the Dresden gall
gallery.
The Last Supper, by Da Vinci, is in re-
fectory of heconvent of S. M. Ielle Grazie
in Milan. 1t is painted on the wall in oil.
Christ and the disciples are seated behind
table. Through the open door and win
dows at the back is seen a mountainous
view. The moment chosen was the one
after Christ has said lone of you shall be-
tray me-" The disciples are arranged in
groups of threes on each side of the Saw
Jour, who occupies the middle. John, Ju-
das, and Peter are in the first group on the
right, and Andrew, James the younger and
Bartholomew, who stand at the end of the
table in the second. On the left, lanes
the older. Thomas with appraised finger,
and Philip, compose the first group. and
Matthew Thaddeus and Simon, the Sec
ond. The picture was finished in 1893.
In 1925 the monks with an utter disregard
for the beauty of the picture cut door
through the lower part of it. In 1896 Ma
peleon's cavalry used this room for a sta
BILE; and in 1900 the room was flooded for
fifteen days.
The Assumption of the Virgin by Titan
is in the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice.
1t was painted as an altar-piece for the
Oh urch of Santa Maria de Frari. The
Virgin is being carried as it were to the
sky. where an angel is in waiting directed
by the Father to place a crown on her
h lead. A number of boy-angels surround
her, while below the amazed apostles who
watch her upward flight exhibit strong
emotion and longing.
EVERETT S. HUGHES.
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ART HISTORY.

The Immaculate conception was painted
in 1928, by Murillo, for the Hospital de
los Ven CRADLES Saserdotes 1t represents
a slight, girlish figure. covered with a
white robe and blue mantle, standing in
the hollow of a crescent moon, looking up
ward to the left. Her .hands are crossed
on her breast, and she is surrounded by
many cherubs. 1t was carried away by
$50, 900 frs. in 1923. 1t was sold for 61s.-
800 frs. in 1852. at the Soult sale. This
is the highest price ever paid for a single
picture up to that time. Murillo painted
this picture in his third and most charac.
teristic style. 1t is the glory of the seven
teenth century. 1t is in the Louvre Paris.
The Holy Night by Correggio was paint
ed in sgt. for Alberto Pratoneri. 1t rep
resents the Holy Infant in manger. The
objects in the picture are only rendered
visible by the supernatural light which
spreads from the infant lying on the bed
of straw. The light i!lumines the face OF
the virgin mother as she bends over sher
first born, and it dazzled the shepards who
has fastened in on hearing the joyful
news. In the background Joseph is seen
leading an ass to the back of the stable,
angels are lowering in the air, and the
forms of number of shepards are seen
The light and shade are both shown ex-
tremely well in this picture. The girl
holds the basket with two turtle doves in
it because they we're usually used when a
child was presented in the church. There
is nothing in the picture but has some
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A telephone message received here
Friday from Mr.. F. E. Hitchcock,
conveyed the sad intelligence of the
very low condition of his daughter,
Roxy, with pneumonia. Miss Roxy
has large number of young friends in
Mankato who sincerely hope for her
early recovery, and they will be glad
to know that strong hopes are enter
tanned by the family that she will
recover.
The Fourth of July committee of the
Athletic club held meeting Thursday
and came to the conclusion that $500
will be needed to have proper cele-
bration. The committee will appear
before the council tonight and ask for
an appropriation, or that it at least IL.
Illuminate the city.
The ice machine for the new brewery
has arrived. and three men from Mil
waukee. assisted by local mechanics,
are engaged in putting it up. The
three Milwaukee men are employees of
the Viltron Mfg: Co.
Mrs. Barclay has everything in
readiness at Point Pleasant Hotel,
Madison Lake, for guests. This is the
most beautiful season of the year at the
lake, and with a day or two of warm
weather, there will be goodly num-
Der of Mankato people there. Mr.. G.
Fl. Higgs. of Minneapolis, arrived
at the Point Friday for couple of
days fishing and rest.
Nothing has yet been heard of T. b..
Trahms, for whose arrest bench war
rant has been issued. He has relatives
near GAINESVILLE and it is thought that
he may be there.
F, w. Hunt had the misfortune Fri
day to lose his fine mare and a
Senator Wilkinson colt. Both were
valuable animals, and the colt would
have matched we'll with one that he
has.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bienapf, of
North Mankato. lost their little boy,
aged two and half years, Friday
afternoon, of Group. The funeral oc
curr sdfrom the German Catholic church
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Boise went to GAINESVILLE Fri
day afternoon.
Capt G. w. Gilmore, of Pipestone,
was in Mankato Friday.
R W. Manuel, of Wells, was Saul
paugh guest over night.
l.. G.. Dustin and wife, of LETTERS,
were in the cityFriday evening.
A. Woolson and son, of Window.
were City Hotel guests over night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-11
FOUR FAMOUS PICTURES.

In the salon Care of the Louvre in
Paris hangs the Immaculate Concep-
tion," the masterpiece of the Spanish
painter, Murillo. 1t represents the
Virgin Mary standing in the clouds and
supported, apparently, by an immense
throng of cherubs. She wears a robe
of snowy whiteness, with an exquisite
blue mantel thrown about her should
ers. Other artists usually represent
the Virgin as blonde, but Murillo, on
the contrary, portrayed her with dark
hair and eyes. A critic once said of
this painting that those who did not
know that Murillo had produced it
would think it had had it's origin in
Heaven. When this picture was sold
at auction in 1852, the largest price on
record, one hundred twenty three
thousand dollars. was paid for it. 1t
was painted in 1878, and is one of the
most bea utiful pictures of the Spanish
school,
THE Holy Night" painted by Cor
reggie, in 1922, and now in the Dresden
gallery. has been enthusiastically ad-
mired by everybody. The original
painting has beec retouched, and has
thus lost much of it's original beauty.
The special charm of this picture is the
wonderful light which floods the entire
foreground of the scene and comes from
the person of the Divine child. This
radiance falls at first upon the face of
the enraptured mother as she bends
over the Babe. Then it lights up an
attendant shepherdess, then Joseph in
the distance, and finally the angels
hoYering above the manager, as if un-
willing to depart. This work was
completed in 1927. and Correggio re.
ceived only about forty dollars for his
masterpiece. No painter save Raphael
is considered his equal in depicting
swee tness and loneliness. especially in
children, while in his treatment of
light and shade he is unrivalled.
On the walls of an old Italian con-
vent may be found the remains of the
famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci,
''The Last Supper" 1t was painted
while Da Vinci was experimenting
with some colors, and in less than fifty
years after it's completion, it began to
fade. In 1913 it was completed, but
not by the master hand tnat had begun
it. In 1862, the monks. who occupied
] the convent, had a door cut through
the lower part of the picture. In 1896,
the room was used as a stable by
Napoleon for his cattle, and his soldiers
used to amuse themselves by throwing
stones at the heads of the disciples.
''The Assumption of the Virgin" by
Titan, stands in the Academy of Fine
Arts at Venice, in a room named in it's
honor, the Hall of the Assumption. !"
It is Titian's best sacred composition.
and is especially noticeable, not only
for its gorgeous coloring, but for the
marvelously lovely and inspired fea
lures of the Virgin. The picture was
painted for an altar piece in the church
of Santa Maria de Frari. It is twenty
] three feet by tweve feet.
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BOTH BOUND OVER.
The Short Change Men Held to the Grand
Jury.

Willis Waylet and Chas Lee, the
short change men, were Monday
taken before Judge Ogle to have their
preliminary examination on the charge
of grand larceny in the second degree.
s. B. Wilson appeared for both of them,
and County Attorney Hughes for the
state. The examination of Waylet &C.
Cured first, and j. M. Karmany, Ed.
Nitzskowski and Officer Morrow were
sworn for the state. Nothing new was
brought out, but Nitzskowski proved to
be an excellent witness.
When the state had rested, Mr.. Will
SON moved to dismiss on the ground
that the charge in the complaint was
not substantiated by evidence. He
quoted from a Massachusetts, decision
to show thatif the defendant was guilty
at all it was of petit and not grand lar
ceny. The statute requires that the
property be taken from building" to
make it come within grand larceny.
He held that the money in question was
in the protection of person and not of
building.
Mr.. Hughes held that the defendant
entered the building with the purpose
of stealing money. The money was
lawfully placed in his possession by the
boy, and then he made up his mind to
steal it, and took it from the building
after it was out of the boys control.
The court denied the motion, and the
defendant rested. Waylet was bound
over to the grand jury in the sum of
$3.50. Lee was then brought in, waived
an examination. and was bound over,
the bail being the same. Both were re-
manded back to Jail. A delicate point
of law arises as to whether the crime
comes under grand larceny in the Sec
ond degree, and Judge Cray will have
to pass upon it,
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THEIR TWENTY.FIPTH ANNIVERSARY

Sunday was the 25th anniversary
of the marriage of Mr., and Mrs. Chas
Graf, and to commemorate the occasion
their neighbors and friends from the
city to the number of about fifty, gave
them a pleasant surprise, Mrs. Graf
wore her wedding dress and bedecked
with apple blossoms, and looked as fair
and lovely as new bride. Mr.. Graf
also wore his wedding suit and felt and
acted the boy again.
The guests had most enjoyable time,
and when the supper bell rang they ate
like threshers from the bountiful spread
that was set before them. Mr. and Mrs.
Graf received many costly presents, and
one and all of their guests wished them
many happy return of the day.
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WORLD PAINTINGS.

1.-The Immaculate Conception" was
painted by Murillo. 1t was one of his ia
vorite subjects. He-repeated the picture
twenty-five times The first one was paint
ed in 1923 1t adorns the Scion Care of
the Lunore, and represents the Virgin
Mary. pure young and lovely, standing on
the clouds and worshipped by angels, who
float in heavenly innocence around her.
Her robe is spotless white, and her mantle
or scarf blue, and around her hover cher
ubs.
THE Holy Night" is one of the gems of
the Dresden gallery. The picture was
painted from the little story "They came
in haste and found the Christ child and
Mary its mother" 1.-THE Holy Night"
was painted for an altar-piece in 1880. The
marvellous effect of the painting is pro-
duced by the treatment of the light which
proceeds from the child and illuminate the
bystanders, while the landscape is lighted
by the dawn. 1t is one of Correggio s
finest works.
The Last Supper" was painted by Da
Vinci, in 1893, but the head of Christ was
finished sometime later. 1t is in the re-
fectory of the convent Maria dele Grazia,
Milan. The space occupied by the picture
is wall twenty eight feet in length, and
the figures are larger than life. The mo-
ment selected by the artist is described in
Matthew. This picture is done in oil in
stead of the customary distemper, and has
suffered so terribly from time and bad
treatment that it is literally falling to
pieces. In addition to the ruin of damp
ness and decay, door was cut through the
lower part of the picture in the seventeenth
century to enlarge the entrance to the re-
fectory. During the French and Italian
war the apartment was used as barrack.
THE Assumption of the Virgin" is the
best of Titian's sacred compositions, and
is especially noticeable, not only for its
gorgeous coloring but for the marvelously
lovely and inspired features of the Virgin.
AT the time Mary the mother of Christ
died, all the Apostles except Thomas were
gathered there by some miraculous inspir-
alton. When Thomas arrived he insisted
on having the tomb opened. AS it was
opened, the figure of the Virgin was caught
up as it were, into the sky, where an angel
directed by the Father, waits to place the
crown upon her head. Groups of angels
surround her. while below the amazed
Apostles, who watch her upward flight ex-
hibit the most varied emotions and long
ings. This picture is in hall named in
its honor, The Hall of the Assumption"
in the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice. 1t
was painted for an altar-piece in the church
of Santa Maria de France. It is framed
in heavy marble frame. The dimen-
sions of the picture are twenty-three feet
by twelve feet.
ZILLAH SALISBURY.
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Mrs. NJ E. Stern and daughter de-
parted this morning for two weeks
visit with friends and relatives at
Albert Lea.
Mrs. Edward Morse, of Fennimore.
Wis, has arrived in the city to spend
three or four weeks with her parents,
Capt and Mrs. Clark Keysor.
Special Agent Fl. q. Rising, of the
rural free delivery service, leaves this
afternoon for headquarters 4at Indian.
apolis, Ind. He will probably. be assign
ed to duty in the states of Kansas and
Louisiana.
Miss Meta Smaller, oflsInglewood,
Wash, is visiting relatives in the city,
and intends to spend the summer in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-11

Mankato. She is the daughter of
Chris Smaller, who was at one time city
recorder of Mankato.
Guy R Currier visited his parents,
Mayor and Mrs. F. M. Currier, yester-
day and today. He is travelling for the
chocolate and cocoa house of Runkel
Bros, of New York, and makes Mime
apolis his headquarters.
Frank Sommer, deputy sheriff of
West Superior, is in the city to attend
the wedding of his brother, Fred Som
mer, and Miss Weis, tomorrow moru-
ing The father and sister of the groom,
Frank Sommer, ST., and Miss Annie
Sommer, of Red Wing, are also ex-
ected.
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DR.. SMITH DEATH.

DR.. ]. R. Smith died in the asylum at
st. Peter Thursday. He was well
known in connection with the sale Of
Gopher state oil, and was a resident of
Mankato. He was eighty. five years of
age and was an old soldier. The re-
mains were brought to this city
Sunday and taken to the undertaking
rooms of Lamm & Landkammer. The
funeral will occur lat two o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from the Presby-
terrain church.
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We the relatives of the late Lois E
Goodell desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends and
neighbors who so kindly gave us their
assistance and sympathy during hel
long period of sickness and suffering.
CARRIE DABOLL
MR. AND MRS. JOHN DABoLL,
FRANK JONES,
WILLIAM JONES,
CHARLES JONES,
A. LOOMS,
JOHN LOOMS.
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Petitions and Applications.

A petition asking that the herding of
cattle and horses west of Sibley street
and north of the old right of way of the
Omaha road in West Mankato be
discontinued was received, signed by
eleven persons. 1t was referred to the
committee on ordinances.
The appointment of John G Rausch
as health inspector, vice John Ford, re-
signed. was announced and confirmed.
Aid. Weed stated that people in
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty deeds filed.

Warranty deeds filed
Geo. W. Siebert to VIM. R. Day. 10&
acres in section %, Shelby. for $3.50.
Leon M. Cookson to Chas. J. A..
Fredericks. lots ii and 49, Robinson
add No. 4, Lake Crystal. for $3.50.
Chas Swanson to Alfred Anderson,
ten acres in section nine, Judson, for
$3.50.
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LAKE WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The fish are biting nicely at the lake
and number of Mankato people spent
yesterday angling for them.
G. w. Babcock, of Kasota. visited
Cliff Inn day or two ago and arrang-
ed for bis family to spend month
there.
G. P Stanyon and party were guests
at Cliff Inn yesterday.
The roads are excellent.
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. Tile Schools

The compositions upon the second lot of
Worlds Masterpieces. grade even better
than the first lot did. and the difficulty of
selecting the first three, was not easily
overcome. The last four of the twelve
great paintings of the world will come into
the next and final talk.