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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-22
WILL NOT COMMIT HIMSELF.
General Reyes Says He Shall Do His
Duty to His Country.

Mexico City, Nov. 16.-When Gen
eral Reyes of Colombia, one of the
Pan-American delegates, was asked
about the coming of two commissions
from his country to ask him to accept
the presidency of Colombia, he said:
at is true that l have received
word that am wanted at home. Gen
eral Garces of New York, who Is Sec
ond In command Of the revolutionary
forces, has sent a commission to see
me. I am told it is on its way here.
have also been informed that an
other committee is on it's way, having
been sent by the vice president Of
Colombia. In all there will be about
10 persons in these two commissions.
It is understood, though General
Reyes will not admit that such is the
case, that these commissioners will ask
him in the name of his country to re-
turn and accept the presidency. When
questioned as to what answer he
would give to the commissioners Cen
eral Reyes refused to commit himself.
81 am tired of politics." he said,
"and I should like to retire to private
life, but l shall do my duty to my
country. I shall not say what answer
I shall give to the commissioners"
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Nov. Is, %, 20 ;ssDsc. 6, 10, 20, 1901.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALF

Attorney for Judgment Creditor.


| Default having been made in the conditions
! of certain mortgage executed by Joseph
Reichel and Julia Reichel, his WIFE, mortgagors,
10 1. Ha aaSo Burns, 9a5gagee, GATED sePtem9er
| OF Deeds III and for the county of Blue Earth
and State of Minnesota, on the 10Th day of Sep
| TENDER, 1898, at9 40 o clock a m in book fifty
| 800, of mortgages on page eighteen OS). by
which mortgage there was conveyed and grant
ed the following described real estate situate
| in the county of Blue Earth aforesaid, tO-Wit:
Lots six (6) and seven Cd, in block thirteen 13l
and lots nine 90 and ten Q0), III block three co.
| all In Mankato City, in the county of Blue Earth
and state of Minnesota, according to the re-
corded plat thereof on file and of record in the
office of the Register of Deeds in and for said
county and State, to secure the payment of tive
hundred and fifty dollars (S250) with interest at
; the rate of s per cent per annum. according to
! the conditions of one promissory note bearing
date Septen. Der 18th 1898, made by said Joseph
Reichel and Julia Reichel and Felix Yarmer and
said mortgage having been satisfied as to said
lots six o. and seven a., in block thirteen Q3,
aforesaid, and there being claimed to be due
/ and unpaid upon said note and mortgage tho
sum of two hundred and fifty dollars $3.50 and
interest thereon at the rate of per cent per an
num from and since September 18TH 1900 and
no proceedings at law or otherwise having been
instituted to recover the amount of said mort
gagged debt or any part thereof. And which
and mortgage and the debt and note secured
thereby was on the 18th day of November 1901
Only sold and assigned by said Mary Burns to
] Charles Harris by an instrument in writing
which said assignment and assignment was
| the 18th day of November 1901 duly recorded in
! the office of the Register of Deeds in and for
said county in book % Of mortgages on page 16s
I NOW, THEREFORE, Notice is hereby gwen
! that by virtue and in pursuance of power of
/ sale in said mortgage contained and herewith
| recorded and of the statutes in such case made
| and provided the said lots nine (9) and ten Q0),
| in block three g. of Mankato City aforesaid
will be sold at public auction at the easterly
| front door on South Fifth street of the court
house in the said county of Blue Earth and at
| the city of Mankato therein on Saturday the
18th day of December, A ID. 1901, at ten O'Clock
| in the forenoon, to the highest bidder for cash,
to satisfy the amount of said mortgage debt,
due and unpaid toge, her with the costs and ex-
penses of foreclosure proceedings, including
twenty five dollars (o25) attorneys fees, stip-
ulated in said mortgage, and the said mortgage
will be thereby foreclosed, and said sale will be
made subject to redemption at any time within
one year as provided by law.
Dated at Mankato, Minnesota, November 18th
A. d. 1901.
CHARLES HARRIS,
Assignee of Mortgage.
s. B. WILSON,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage.
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A Profitable Investment.

We haves16Q acres as fine farm as
can. be settled, 5 miles from Herman,
Grant county, MINI. Good house and
we'll on it, also stable. 100 acres ready
for seeding in the spring at $22 90 an
acre. Some cash, balance easy terms.
Adjoining farm worth $50. 90 per acre.
Also 100 acres fine rolling prairie land,
miles from town, in well settled
district in Wilkins county at $40. O(
per acre.
If you desire to trade your farm fol
prairie or brush land in Marshall and
Kittson counties, Mimi, where the
land and soil gives splendid satisfac-
ton, write or call on me for in
formation.
L. SCHANCKE, With M. o. Sundt,
Mankato, Mimi.
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SELECTING SEED CORN.
The Much-Mooted Question Of Saving
the Entire Ear Again a Subject of
n;co,ee;op

L would likessto say few words in
regard to selecting seed corn of which
much has been written of late. In
watching the articles of the different
contributors 1 find that they are
about equally DIVIDED in opinion as
regards nubbing or not nubbing the
ear of seed corn. To those who ad-
vocate nubbing, claiming that it has
no disadvantages, will say you are
badly mistaken, and to the no-nubbing
advocates there is this disadvantage,
the small grains on the tip and the
large comes on the butt end of the ear
mixed with the smaller grains causes
the planter to--drop irregular. But this
a be overcome in year if picking
the seed has been rightly done. prac-
ticed nubbing my seed corn for some
time and it never filled out on eihter
end. Some four years ago aband oned
this practice, and in the spring when
selecting for seed picked out the ears
that were nearest filed out on both
ends and with an average grain all
over the ear. The following fall picked
our seed corn while husking and in
this way had the pick of the whole
crop and secured the ears that were
completely filled out at both ends.
This year on examining the ears we
find nearly half the ears filed out over
both ends. l think the foregoing
enough to convince all that nubbing
seed corn is injurious to the seed, and
to the farmers who are in the habit of
nubbing their corn let me advise them
to at once stop the practice, and en-
join upon them undue carefulness in
selecting their seed, especially their
seed corn. Prairie farmer. -
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Nov, 15-22-29. 1901.

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-SS. In Probate Court,
In the matter of the estate of Rosalia
Hager, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition
of Aiois Heger, administrator OF
the estate of Rosalia Heger,
deceased, representing among other things,
that he has fully administered said es-
tate, and praying that time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the final &C.
count of his administration, and for the as.
signment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be examined,
and petition heard, by this court, on Saturday
the 9TH day of December, A. d. 1901 at 10
o'clock a. M, at the Probate Office il
the City of MankatO, in said county.
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 Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato the Sth day
of November. A. D. 1901.
BY the Court:
Probate Court Seal. VIM. f. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
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H0WsLAW is AvADED.
Parallel Lines Act Will Not Cover
Case of Ore Roads.

SooV VI VIZ tO1uos
st. Paul. Nov. 15.-State authorities
have been aroused by recent develop.
ments in the ore rate question to in
quire into the practical consolidation
of the two systems, the Duluth &
Iron Range and the Duluth Misabe &
Northern.
At the time the United States Steel
company secured control of the two
lines, Attorney General Douglas looked
up the law and decisions of various
courts to see whether the deal could be
prevented. Without question the two
roads are parallel and competing, but
the attorney general concluded after a
careful study that the trust had sue
cessfully evaded the law.
1t reads as follows:
No corporation shall consolidate
with, lease or purchase, or in any way
become owner of, or control any other
railroad corporation, or any stocks,
franchises, rights or property thereof,
which owns or controls parallel OF
competing line of railroad.
No railroad corporation or the
lie ssees, purchasers or managers of any
railroad corporation, shall consolidate
any stock, property or franchise of such
corporation with, or lease or purchase
or consolidate the works or franchises
of such corporation with, or in any
way control any other corporation
owning or having under it's control a
parallel or competing line.
This sounds sweeping, but an analy-
sis will show that it only prohibits one
parallel and competing line from do
minating another. Now the iron
range roads are on equal footing.
Neither owns or controls the other. 1t
is third corporation that owns con-
trolling interest in the stock of each
system. Nothing in the Minnesota law
can operate to prevent such condition
of affairs.
1t is very doubtful whether a law
preventing such control of parallel
lines by an outside interest could be
made to hold. If so, it would pre-
vent the purchase of the Great North
ern Pacific by the Burlington, which
the present law could not touch.
The purchase Of the two roads by the
steel trust certainly violated the
spirit of Minnesota's law, but does
not appear to come under the letter of
it's Interpretation.
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Nov, 15-22-29, 1901,
H'OF' To @F@'sV1 IoO1i
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court,
In the matter of the estate OF
Gates, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Jane M.
Markham administrative of the estate of Almyra
Gatas, deceased, representing, among other
things that she has fully administered sal
estate and praying that time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the final
account Of her administration, and for
the assignment OF the residue of said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, That said account be examined
and petition heard, by this Court, on Saturday,
the 9TH day OF December, A. d, 1901 at 10
O'Clock A. M, at the Probate Office in the City
OF N ankato, in said county
And it is further ordered That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order once in each week
Tor three successive weeks, prior to said day
OF hearing, in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato. the 9th day OF
Nov, A. ID. 1901.
By the Court,
Seal of Probate Court. VIM F. HUGHES
Judge of Probate.
w. r. Geddes Attorney for Administrators.
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MAPLETON.

From the Enterprise:
Mrs. W. F. Brooks of Mankato was
a guest at the home of L. Troendle this
week.
George Doland of Medic has sold his
farm of 80 acres to VIM. Ward for
81, 900 or $50 per acre.
County Surveyor Brooks has COM
pleted the survey on the big ditch
north of town and will now make the
estimates of it's cost.
Seven carloads of stock were shipped
from this station Monday, which
would indicate that our farmers are
now raising more stock for the city
markets.
The Citizens Telephone company
are now running line to Vernon Cen,
ter. 1t is indeed a Blue Earth county
line and the day is not far distant
when there will not be hamlet in
the county that cannot be reached.
There is almost a wood famine in
Mapleton. Very few people have laid
in their winters supply--and less wood
has been marketed than in many
years, in fact we have seen but one
load of wood upon the market fol
several weeks. If one gets wood at all
they have to order it ahead and then
it does not always come as we have
found by experience.
Alta special. meeting of the village
council held on Wednesday afternoon
the sewer question came up for final
settlement. The first matter taken up
was the allotment of damages to T. B.
Taylor, for crossing his property with
an open drain for 700 feet. Mr.. Tay-
lor expressed his willingness to allow
the village to cross his premises for
the sum of 800, providing the ditch
was fenced and bridge con structed
across the outlet. This proposition
seemed satisfactory and was on motion
accepted. The various bids for the
sewer were then read and on motion
of W. A. Hanna, the contract was
let to Mr.. E. I. P Staede, the Man
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Nov. 10, %. 30: Dec. 6, ID, 20.

NOIlCE OE SHERlFFS EXECUTION SALE
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to judg-
ment entered IN the Municipal court. in the city
of MankatO, in the county of Blue Earth and
State of Minnesota, on the 9th day of March
1897, in an action before Honorable Ira P Shiss-
Ter, Judge OF said court between Sebastian Zim-
norman, plaintiff, and William Funk and Earn-
est Mahlke, defendants, in favor of said Sebaa-
ti8n Zimmerman and against said William
Funk and Earnest Mahlke for the sum of one
hundred ano forty-four dollars and fifty cents
(S144.5O), transcript of which said Judgment
was docketed in the office of the clerk Of the
District court IN and for the county of Blue
Earth and State of Minnesota, on the 9th day of
March 1897, and the sum of seventy-three dol
lars and twenty two cents (S7322) and interest
thereon from the 9th day of March 1897 is now
actually due thereon together with three dol
lars and fifty cents (S3 5O) added costs since
Judgment which said judgment has heretofore
beensduly assigned by said Sebastian thinner
man to Gaylord Lamb by instrument in writing,
which said assignment was duly filed with the
clerk OF the District court In and for the county
OF Blue Earth and State of Minnesota, on the
18th day of October 1901, and pursuant to an ex-
ecutiOn issued by the clerk of said District
court on the 18th day Of October 1901 the under
signed, on the 3lst day of October 1901. duly lev
led on all the rights, title and interest of the
above named defendant William Funk in and to
the premises hereinafter described, to-wit: Lot
ten 40, OF block twentyeight 2ol, of the city of
Mankato, according to the E. d. Bruner plat
thereof on lille and of record in the office of the
Register OF Deeds in and for said Blue Earth
county and State of Minnesota.
NOW, THEREFORE,, Notice is hereby given
that all the rights title and interest of the said
William Funk, in and to the above described
property and real estate, will be sold at the
eastery front door of the court house on Fifth
street in the city of Mankato and county of
Blue Earth and State of Minnesota on Satur-
day the 18th day of December 1901, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon at public vendue to the highest
bidder tor cash for the purpose OF satisfying
said Judgment and execution after paying the
expenses incident to said levy and sale includ-
ing said added cost.
FRED. GERLICH,
Sheriff of Blue Earth Co. Nina.
s. b. WILSON,
Attorney for Judgment Creditor
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ALL ARE NOW GONE.
Gov. PiIIsbury the Last of Original
Board of ReuentS.

Minneapolis, Nov. 10. Thirty eight
years ago today the members of the
state board of regents met at the state
capitol and at that time new mem
Der took up his work with the board.
That member was the late Governor
Pillsbury who was the state univer-
sity's most efficient friend from that
time until his death. Associated with
the governor on this board of 1868
were E. G. Hamlin, president: Rich
ard Chute, secretary; Governor Swift
Major Kimball and Regent Benson,
all of whom are now dead. No i'm
portant action was taken at this meet
ing but ways and means were consid-
cred for paying of the debt and getting
the university on it's feet.
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SAYS GERMANY is MEANT.

London Spectator Comments on Sena.
tor Lodges Speech at Boston.
London, Nov. 16.-The Spectator,
commenting upon Senator Lodges
Every important speech" last Saturday
night in Boston, says:
Europe is in fact forbidden to ac-
quire even a coaling station in either
Of the Americas. AS Great Britain
and France already have possessions
in America this can only refer to Ger
many alone. The warning Is to her
and it will stimulate Emperor Will
Jams plans for creating great feet. "
The Outlook, reviewing the position
Of the navies of the world, predicts
that the United States will yet have
fleet second only to that of Great
Britain
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Nov s.15-22. 1901.

ORDER TO EXA NE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNES014 County of Blue
Earth-SS.-In Probate Court.
In the matter o. estate of John
Francis Mckinney, deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Catharire
Mckinney administrative of the estate of Johp
Francis McGivney, deceased, representing amons
other things that she has fully administered
said estate, and praying that time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing tht
final account OF her administration and for
the assignment of the residue OF said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be examined
and petition heard, by this court. on Saturday
the Both day of November, A. D., 1901, a;
10 o'clock M, at the Probate office in the City
of Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
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 news
paper printed and published at Mankato in said
county.
Dated at the City of Mankato, the 31th day
OF October, A. ID. 1901.
By the Court:
Probate Court Seal. VIM F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate,
Thos Hughes, Attorney for Administrative.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-22
New Power Plant Collapsed.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-Roof trusses on
the new power plant building now in
progress of construction at the Uni
versity of Chicago collapsed, burying
q group of workmen who were stand
ing beneath under a mass Of iron
Joints, lumber and bricks, killing one
man and injuring four others. The
accident is directly attributable to an
attempt to shift five of the trusses
which had been put in place about
one inch out of the perpendicular into
true.
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Ideal Farm and Home"

!. 100 acres in Blue Earth county for
m is we'll improved and
produces excellent crops. The build
ings are good Price $35. 90 per acre
Terms to suit the purchaser.
$50 acres A choice we'll improved
farm in Watonwan county. Good
buildings, up-to-date. l mile from
town. $40. 90 per acre.
Southern Minnesota Valley Land
Company. Madelia. Minnesota.
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NARROW ESCAPE.
Great Western Bridge Falls as Train
Passes Over.

Red Wing, Mimi, Nov. 15.-The
Chicago Great Western passenger
train on the Red Wing and Zumbrota
line miraculously escaped being
wrecked near Goodhue. AS the train
was passing over bridge, the struc-
ture fell to pieces behind the cars
while in front it swayed but stood an
til the train was safely over. The pas
sengers were badly frightened. Con-
ductor Manley was in charge of the
train.
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AMERICAN METHODS BEST.
Ebenezer Parks, M. p, Talks of His
Visit to the United States.

London, Nov. 16.-The Daily Chron-
icle publishes an interview with
Ebenezer Parks, M. P, dealing with
the results of his recent visit to the
United States. Mr.. Parks was reluc-
tant to anticipate his formal report,
but confessed that British traders
were likely to experience more severe
competition than any with which they
were yet acquainted. He expressed
opinions resembling those Of other
British visitors to America as to the
superiority of American methods and
the greater energy and ambition of
both employers and operatives in the
United States. He said that in the
steel trade particularly Great Britain
was far behind.
He expressed the opinion also that
It was not impossible that British
manufacturers would have to adopt
the American system Of trusts.
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HOW TO PRESERVE GOODS.
State Food Commission May Issue
Tins to GrOCerS.

st. Paul, Nov Is. Food products of
the perishable sort are often permitted
to deteriorate or spoil through ignor-
ance or neglect, in the belief of the
dairy and food department. Vinegar
is affected by intense cold and expos
ure to air, and many spices, jellies,
etc., are easily affected. Commissioner
Mcconnell is considering the advis-
ability of issuing series of letters to
grocers, giving simple rules of eau
ton for preserving their goods.
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Nov. ID 22-29, 1901.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS.

&TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
q Earth, ss.-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Edward
Evans, deceased:
On receiving and filing the petition of Annie
Evans of Mankato Minnesota, representing,
among other things, that Edward Evans
late of Blue Earth county, Minnesota
on the 18th day of september, A. D., 1901, at the
county of Blue Earth died intestate, and being
an inhabitant of this county at the time Of his
death, leaving goods. chattels. and estate with.
in this county, and that the said petitioner
is the surviving wife of said deceased land pray,
ing that administration of said estate be to her
granted
1T IS ORDERED, that said petition be heard
before said court, on Monday, the 9th day OF
Dec, A. D.. 1901, at 10 o'clock a. M. at the
Probate Office, in Mankato in said county.
ORDERED FURTHER. that notice thereof
be given to the heirs of said deceased and to all
persons interested, by publishing this orde,
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the Mankato
Free Press, a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day of Nov, a.
D., 1901.
BY the Court.
probate Court Seal VIM. F. HUGHES
Judge of Probate.
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the center of the ring and hailed Ref
cree Corbett.
1--WE give up" said Martin, and the
fight was over.
Previous to the fight Tim McGrath,
on behalf of Tom Sharkey, challenged
the winner of the contest.
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MANKATO FREE PRESS

kato contractor at his bid of S5, 99S. 1t
is expected that Mr.. Staede will COM
mence work.on the job --at present and
if good weather continues that he
will, at least, get in the outlet this
fall,