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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
PASSING OF THE BEAVER.
It Has Disappeared Entirely From the
Northwestern States.
Chicago Inter Ocean:

chicago Inter ocean
Among the clearances at the custom
house on Tuesday was one for four
live beavers. They We're consigned to
Governor Van SAINT of Minnesota from
the minister of crown lands of the pro-
vince of Ontario, Canada, and were
sent from Depot Harbor, Ont. They
will be placed in Itasca park, the state
preserve, at the headwaters of the
Mississippi river, and are expected to
form the nucleus of colony.
The shipment of these beavers
through Chicago recalls the fact that,
like the buffalo, the beaver in it's wild
state is now almost extinct in the
United States Once it was abundant
and widespread. In the Maine and
Adirondack wildernesses, in the
Michigan peninsulas, in the head
waters of the Mississippi. in the
mountainous portions of Virginia,
Pennsylvania, and even Mississippi,
and in the forest country between the
Mississippi and Puget sound, its kind
was once almost as numerous as that
of the fox squirrel. In fact, it is re-
corded that during the early part of
the last century as many as 300, 900
beaver skins were shipped each year
from America to European countries.
Yet today it is doubtful if the beaver
can be found wild anywhere within
the borders of the United States. 1t
has gone entirely from it's favorite
haunt in the Adriondacks MINES ota,
Wisconsin, and Michigan streams,
where once the beavers work changed
the face of the landscape, know it no
more. Perhaps in the deepest wilds
of Wyoming or Oregon there may still
be found beaver dam here and there
and few of the intelligent little ami
mails that built it. But the beaver as
an American animal is practically ex-
tinct.
Like the buffalo, the beaver was
once most intimately associated with
the life and development of this
country. It's thrifty habits and re-
markable home life; its wonderful
dams, canals, locks, houses. and other
engineering works, showing an intelli-
gence and skill almost human, made
it prominent in the minds of the pio-
neers of the land and an object of su-
perstition to the Indians. The names
of Beaver Falls, Beaver River, Beaver
Dam and Beaver Lake show how
strong was the influence exerted by the
beaver on the pioneers of the northern
states.
For this reason, the passing of the
beaver is national loss But it is'one
unavoidable in the progress of civiliz-
alton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
Jumbo H., Enormous Elephant at BOs.
tOck's.

The most colossal and ponderous
pachyderm ever in captivity is now
on exhibition at Bostock' animal arena
at the PanAmerican exposition, and
is known as Jumbo H. He is of enor-
nous height, being over 10 feet, and
weighing over nine tons. He is a
handsome male tusker and has quite a
history, having been the war elephant
of the Garkwar of Baroda, an East In
dian prince, who presented him to the
Duke of Edinburg when travelling
through India. On account of his
enormous size and the difficulties of
transportation at that time he was
transferred to Her Majesty's military
station at Poonah, India, where he
was engaged in hauling logs and do
ing military duty. At the outbreak
of the Abyssinian war Jumbo H., who
was then called Rustum Single, was
deported along with nineteen others
to carry the mountain battery of field
guns under the direction of Lord
Roberts and Sir Charles Merewether.
Jumbo III. was the leader of the
head and at the battle of .Magdalashoed
distinguished bravery, and. although
wounded severely, he stuck to his posi-
ton whilst shot and shell flew in all
directions, trumpeting shrilly and
keeping the herd together, which
would otherwise have stampeded. His
enormous size and his noted pugnacity
as an Indian Fighting elephant caused
him to be looked upon by the rest of
the herd, and so commanded the ad-
miration of the general in comma nd
that his name was mentioned in the
dispatches.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria ordered
him to be decorated with the medal
for distinguished bravery and also the
war medal of the Abyssinian cam
paign.
At the close of the war the big
pachyderm returned to Poonah, India,
and was there provided with a howdah
and made his excellency's special ele-
plant At sale of Indian elephants
recently he was purchased by Director
Bostock's agents and shipped here to
the exposition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
A FAMOUS FIRM.
Four Monarchs of the Show World AL.
lied Permanently.

1t would seem that enterprise and
ambition could go no further than it
has gone for the construction and or
ganization of the Adam Forepaugh and
Sells Brothers Goth Century COLOSSUS
for this the first year of the new CEN
fury. 1t must be remembered that the
proprietors of these shows are Messrs.
James A. Bailey, W. w. Cole, Lewis
Sells and Peter Sells. These four men
are the oldest showmen of experience
and wealth now living ii this country.
This is simply a..historieal fact. They
are all men who have grown enor-
mously wealthy exhibiting their shows
in all parts of the world With Mr..
Bailey in Europe with ae Barnum &
Bailey show, of which ne is the sole
owner, and with their OWN knowledge
of all other parts of tL world, they
know everything there 4 to be known
about their business. They have reached
that period of life when they continue
in business more as a matter of pride
and satisfaction to themselves than for
the purpose of adding to their already
large fortunes. They have this year
their American Show. which is truly
a representative exhibition of this
country, and they have organized it in
such manner that nothing that is de-
sirable in exhibitions of that sort is
left out. Of course it issheer nonsense
for any other shows to claim that they
could possibly have any feature this
quartette of managerial magnates
would care to have. Common sense
alone is all that is necessary to realize
this fact. The result il an exhibition
that includes the very best features
the show market of the entire world
can supply, and it goes without saying
that such features ara exclusive to
these shows, and it isimpossible for
other managers to secure them as long
as they want to retain them, and that
will be until, of course their novelty
is worn off. They will exhibit here
on Saturday, Superintendent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30

Miss Angela White has accepted
position with the Sleepy Eye Milling
Co. Mrs. W. R. White will accom-
pany her there and make her home
there. Sleepy Eye is her former home,
she having lived there for fifteen or
twenty years. Her many friends there
will extend her welcome.
J. E. Hart and Rev. F. E. R. Mil
Ter returned Friday night from Mound
City, Lake Minnetonka, where they
have been for two days attending the
Minnesota Baptist summer assembly.
They report that the attendance is
large, all the capacity of the grounds
and hotel being used, the program ex-
ceptionally interesting with such
speakers as Prof Smaller Mathews of
Chicago and Dean William P. Mckee
of Mt. Carroll, Ill, present. The
afternoon of Thursday was spent in
the pursuit of sports, ball game, ten
mis- tournament, croquet contest,
swimming and boating engaging the
attention of the assembly.
The Omaha road has just put on a
new set of cafe cars and parlor observ
alton cars on the day express trains
between Minneapolis and Omaha that
are the ''finest yet. When the road
first established cafe car service on its
trains part of the car was devoted to
parlor car, and part to serving meals,
but the service leaped into popularity
so quick it was found necessary to
have one car devoted xlcusively to
parlor car patrons and one Car for cafe
service. Accordingly, each Omaha day
express has now two cars and they
are beauties. They have just been put
on within the past few days. The
cafe cars include lounging and smok
ing observation room for gentlemen,
while the parlor cars are exclusively
for ladies and non-smoking gentlemen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

The suggestion has been made by one
of our leading citizens that an artesian
we'll be sunk on Sibley mound and a
fountain with large basin made.
The water could then be piped to
various parts of the park and the
flowers and grass be kept fresh and
green. Several pretty artificial water
falls could be made down the sides of
the mound, in stony grottos, and there
is no end of the uses to which the
water could be put-both practical and
picturesque. The matter should be
given thought.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
BICYCLE THIEF.
A Young Fellow Landed by the
Police.
Turns Out to Be Riding Stolen Wheel.
...Claims to Have Found
&. = His Watch.

Last Friday noon young. fellow
entered S. Zimmerman's hardware
store and wanted to trade gold filed
wa.sh s0r revolver. The son of Mr..
Zimme man who was waiting on him
suspected that all was not right and
said that he would take the watch to
a neighboring jewelers. to see what it
was worth. At the jewelry store he
telephoned the police. and Officer
Vogel appeared soon and placed the
young man under arrest. The latter
had bicycle with him.
The noon mail brought postal card
from Sheriff Chas. Misgen of Steel
county, saying that a this years
Rambler bicycle was stolen at Owa-
tonna yesterday morning and calling
fer the arrest of the thief. The bicycle
which the stranger had was examined
closely by the police and was found to
be the wheel stolen. Chief Bowen
notified Sheriff Misgen to come and
get his man.
The prisoner is a smooth faced
young man, nineteen years old, and on
the smooth order. He gave his name
at first as Walter Vanske, but later
said that it was Walter Johnson, and
that his home was 617 Cedar avenue,
Minneapolis, and that his father is
employed in the Pillsbury mills.
To Free Press reporter, Johnson
admitted that he stole the bicycle,
saying that he took it yesterday morn
ing from what appeared to be school
grounds He stole lantern from an
other wheel. He took a roundabout
road, passed through Faribault and
reached Mankato this forenoon. He
had been working for a farmer and
wanted to get job near Mankato. He
claimed that he found the watch on
Agency hill.
1t is suspected that johnson has been
in the reform school and has run away
from it. He states that he will plead
guilty to stealing the wheel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
President Ankeny's View.

"A T. Ankeny, president of the state
normal board, holds that that body is
powerless He said
lone department of the state gov
eminent cannot mandamus another,
and so far as the board is concerned
we can do nothing. 1 don't see why
Mr.. Dunn should have taken the stand
he has. We went over this matter
very carefully with the attorney gen.
eral, and he agreed with us that if the
board of control act did not apply to
us, as he ruled it did not, no action
we might have taken could have made
it apply. 1t is possible Mr.. Dunn
holds that our surrender to the board
of control some time ago has stopped
us at this time from again assuming
the management of the schools, but we
carefully considered all that, and if
he asks the opinion of the attorney
general he will be told to audit our
bills and accounts as usual. Of course,
he is not obliged to request an opinion
on the subject. Possibly Mr.. Dunn
differs from the attorney general as to
the legality of that part of the act
which sought to place the educational
institutions of the state under the
management of the board of control,
and which Mr.. Douglas held to be
void.
Fortunately the schools are now
closed and so far as I know there are
no unpaid bills Building is going on
at Duluth, but it is all under contract.
So far as salaries are concerned l
guess the board of directors can attend
to that. We can borrow the money, if
necessary. Although the board may
not mandamus the state auditor, any
one holding claim against US can do
so. Such course is followed with
respect to city departments, and while
the question is new one, so far as
the state is concerned, it is not IN
likely that Mr.. Dunn may be brought
to his milk in that way.
L shall call no special meeting of the
board, as none seems necessary. We
could not do anything even if we should
meet. However, I can't see that the
auditors refusal 20 act will be of any
great Importance just at this time,
and the matter will unquestionably be
settled before the schools open.
SIN order to be consistent Mr. Dunn
must also refuse to audit the bills of
the board of regents OF the state uni
versity. They are in the same boat
with us and the resolution they passed
regarding cooperation with the board
of control, is almost exactly the same
as the one adopted by our board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
MADE A BLUFF.
Young Men Creates Excitement at a
Dance at Lake Emily.

A young man of this city, son of a
well known business man and himself
we'll known, caused no end of talk on
the street Friday by his actions at a
dance at Lake Emily Thursday night.
The young lady that he has been keep
ing company with for a year, and who
is camping at the lake with party of
young ladies from this city, was at
the dance in company with another
young man. This and some other
things angered the young fellow to
such. IAN extent that he lost control of
himself and gave his rival a severe
thrashing on the spot.
The angry youth then declared to
those on the dance floor that he would
shoot himself. He retired into the
woods and soon a shot was heard.
Everybody feared that he had carried
out his threat and diligent search was
made, but no trace of the young man
could be found, who had gone to his
room after firing shot into the air
and was sleeping peacefully.
The report reached the city that the
young man had committed suicide,
but this was soon followed by another
that he had only wounded himself. AS
near as can be learned he did not even
draw blood. His father, when seen,
said that he had expected his son to
return on the noon train, but that he
had failed to come. He did not think
that his son was injured, unless it was
in his affections" He said that the
young man is hot headed and habitu-
ally carries a revolver. but he did not
think that he would do anything rash.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
OFF TO WISCONSIN.

The excursion over the Milwaukee
Dells of the Wisconsin left at 2 :45
o clock Saturday with the follow
ing party from this city and vicinity !:
A. D. Beach, NJ D. Fancher, E.
Rosenberger and wife, M. V. Farmer,
Miss Minnie Farmer, Mrs. J. G.
Moore, the Misses Bierbauer. Geo.
Klein and wife, A. G. Bennett and
wife, R. W. Bates. julius Doxey, R.
Bierbauer and wife, Geo. B. Owen
and wife, A A. Buck and wife, II.
M. Quinn, Fl. G. Hotaling and wife,
81. Bierbauer, A. Dick, Mrs. Loomis,
Mrs. Heimbach. The party re-
turned Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
WANT OUR WHEAT.
Shortsge Abroad Will Give Market for
All of American Cereal.

All of American Cereal.
Washington correspondence st. Paul
Dispatch:
Dollar wheat for the farmer is be-
ing freely predicted in Washington.
Some of the experts who make the
grangers. the industrials and farm
products study say that all signs
point to wheat going up by the list of
November to the hundred cent figure.
Austria is importing American wheat
and -four, and an export cargo of new
grain went to Liverpool on Monday of
this week. Consul General Skinner,
at Marseilles, France, in recent COM
munication to the state department,
says: The harvest in France is now
over. 1t is no longer doubted that there
will be a very serious shortage, and
that this country will again be an i'm
porting nation.
The expectations of those who have
given the matter study, based upon
previous experience, is that France
will be obliged to look abroad during
the coming year for about Sc, 600, 600
bushels of hard wheat, which is usu-
ally imported from Russia and AL
geria when the home crop is short. Of
the total importations, probably 80, =
600, 600 bushels will be entered through
the port of Marseilles, of which one
third will consist of hard macaroni
wheat, such as cannot be supplied from
the United States.
This will leave about 1000, 900
which will be required, the most of
which will certainly be imported from
tn United States if prices so adjust
themselves so that Russian wheat is
not lower. Wheat entering France.
other than that from the United States
comes mostly from the Black sea re-
gion. Reports from that territory are
very unfavorable.
Already one cargo of new American
wheat is on it's way to this port and
has been sold in small lots to fifteen
dealers, in order that the quality of
American wheat can be tested. The
importers of wheat say that they hope
that the prices of American wheat,
and by that wheat from the United
States is meant, will not force prices
to such point that Russia will under
take to compete for the trade.
NJ. Corteaux. the French expert on
crops, has prepared an elaborate state
ment on the crop situation in France,
in which he says:
"There can be no doubt today to
any man who does not voluntarily
close his eyes that the year will. see a
serious deficit, and we shall be obliged
to import for our use large quantity.
What will this be? Fifteen millions2
Twenty millions? Who knows?
Under these circumstances it is not the
French market that will decide the
price of wheat, but the American
market. 1t is true that the United
States has this year an extraordinary
harvest, greater than ever before OBJ
tained-that is, unless the drouth per-
sists it will not be the first time that
our worst harvests have been counter
balanced by abundant harvests in the
United States. This phenomenon re-
produces itself with such regularity
as to seem to be the result of a natural
law"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
SHOULD SEE THE FAIR.
Prof Shaw Talks of the State Fair and
Thinks All Young Men Should See II.

Minneapolis Journal: '.....
Professor Thomas Shaw of the state
agricultural school and experiment
station has just returned from So
journ in the Canadian northwest,
where he acted as judge at four differ
ent fairs The largest of these was at
Winnipeg, where Professor Shaw says
there was an especially fine display of
blooded cattle. The duties of judge at
a big cattle display are not light ones
and the professor is glad to have
chance to rest few days before TAX
ing up the work at the Minnesota
state fair in the week of Sept. g. At
the Minnesota fair Professor Shaw has
been assigned the Shorthorns and will
have busy week of it. Of the fair
and its prospects he says:
The coming state fair will be one of
the greatest ever held in Minnesota,
or, indeed, in the United States. This
is already assured by the munifcent
prize list. one of the best that has
ever been presented to the people of
any country. the new agricultural
hall will give an opportunity for the
display of exhibits in the line of field
products such as has never been en-
joyed before at the fair, and it is ex-
pected that the display will be simply
immense.
But the live stock will ,,be the great
est drawing card. In the Shorthorn
class the enormous sum of So, $50 is
being offered in prizes, and in the
Hereford classes the prizes are on an
equally liberal scale. In each of the
herd prizes, no less than $40 is offer
ed, to be distributed among the five
most successful exhibitors of herds.
Such prizes cannot fail to bring to-,
gether the best animals owned in all
the states. The prizes in the classes
for dairy cattle, for sheep and for
swine, to say nothing of the magnif-
cent offerings for horses, are of the
most liberal character.
In view of these facts, it will be
safe to predict that one of the finest
exhibits of stock ever brought out at
any fair will be at the state fair the
present year. Particularly will this be
true of the beef breeds of cattle. The
enterprise shown by the Hereford and
Shorthorn associations in supplement-
ing the prize list as they have DONE
does great credit to the officers of these
associations. And the officers of the
Aberdeen-Angus Breeders association
have been equally generous in proper
ton to their ability.
The entire week at the fair will not
be too long to take in properly the ex-
hibit of live stock alone. And the first
days of the. fair will give the best
chance for this, as they will be the
least crowded. Young men, especially
from our Minnesota farms, ought to
strain every nerve to get to the fair.
They should spend as much time as
possible around the show rings where
the judging is being done. They will
find the time thus spent will prove
highly profitable if they are going to
grow live stock on their farms. And
this they must do if they are going to
maintain fertility as it ought to. be
maintained
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
For Sale at Once.

Improved farm of 23415 acres five
miles from Lake Crystal at $50 per
acre.
Church and school 20 rods from
dwelling on farm. 200 acres rea dy for
blowing and balance can all be cult
waited if desired (now used for mead
owl. Large house and barn in good
condition, also geared windmill with
complete lot of outbuildings Water
works system furnishes water in house
and barn. Creamery near by. Can be
used as stock or grain farm at will.
Want residence property in some
town as part pay and easy terms on
balance. Address, Owner, Lock Box
1885, Lake Crystal, Blue Earth County,
MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
ANOTHER LARGE CONTRACT.

Rumor has it that the Sioux City
& Pacific road is about to award Col.
Gus Widell the contract for construct
ing two large bridges near Sioux
City, one over the Elkhorn river and
the other over the Floyd. The road
will have two fine bridges if he puts
them in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
CENTENARIAN AT FLUDA.
Mrs. Van Eaton Rounds Out q Full l0l
Years.

Fulda, MINI. Aug. 24.-Mrs. Mary
Van Eaton of this place celebrated her
101st birthday on Aug. 5, and is the
oldest person in southwestern Mime
sofa, if not in the state. Four genera
tions Of her family are living, and she
has been married three times, having
survived her third husband. Mrs.
Van Eaton possesses all her faculties,
and is now rated as a good converse
tionalist. She is remarkable in that she
has lived in three different centuries.
She has four children living, and their
combined ages is 295 years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
TWO BANKRUPTS.

Maggie J. Kelly of Madison, Mimi.
Saturday filed petition in bankruptcy,
with liabilities of So, O45. 80, of which
1910 is secured, and assets of 81, 3S3,
of which 81, 435 is exempt.
Charles Aaron GARDENER of Albert
Lea also filed petition in bankruptcy,
with claims amounting to $685. 90, of
which $50 is secured, and assets 1926,
of which $100 is exempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
SALE OF RESIDENCE.

County Surveyor W. f. Brooks has
negotiated for the purchase of the VIM.
Schellbach residence on Center street,
including full city lot, for 81, $50.
He will make a number of improve
ments on improperly and occupy it in
October.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-30
SURVEYORS ARRIVE.

A party of Milwaukee surveyors
under the charge of Mr.. Dinsdale ar
rived in the city Friday and are at
work in the company's yards and
along its new right of way. The work
preliminary to grading is now being
done, and dirt is expected to fly soon.