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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
WHO ISFAULKNER?
Rumor That He is Ro0ney's
Partner, Watson.
Geo. SiIer, the Famous Referee, LETS
the Cat Out Of the Bag'---Man-
kato People Easy to "Work."

The Free Press has received letter
from a gentleman who is well known
In Mankato, although he does hot re-
side here, and who is held in the high
est respect by all The statements
which he makes will be surprise to a
great many, but to others it will only
tend to substsntiate what they had al
ready surmised. The letter. which
was written in Chicago. DEC. ..22d,
says
Just as matter of history. syou
will remember that the Rooney
Whittmer combination advertised Geo.
Siler-of Chicago as referee of their last
match. 4 saw him-today.and hesssaid
he neverss..knew anything about the
mstek. never having '..been spoken.or
written to regarding it by anyone.
They evidently used his name.to.give
it the appearance of straight.
Again, the fellow they.have been
working off on you country men as
Faulkner is not Faulkner at all. The
wrestler, Faulkner, died in Buffalo
something like FIVE years ago. he was
a short. sandy complectioned fellow,
weight about 145 or 155 pounds
From the.description of the Faulkner
you have been entertaining there, the
probabilities are ne Is a fellow by the
name of Watson of Chicago, Rooney's
partner. There is no wrestler on the
boards today known by any of the
sporting fraternity by the name of
Faulkner
The above information l got in
conversation with Geo Siler today,
and if any one in this country is
authority in such matters he is.
The last two wrestling matches were
"frosts" in point of attendance, but if
anyone still retains any of the wrestl-
ing fever, the above information ought
to settle it.
It is freely limited on the streets that
not one of the wrestling matches that
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27

have been had In Manktao has been
"on the square. It Is also claimed
by some that the various little side
plays were part OF the game to fool the
people and get "easy money /" from
local sports, such as the knockdown
blow given Rooney by McWeeney. and
the alleged Inconsistencies of Watson,
or Faulkner, during one of his
matches. Whether this is so, the Free
Press does not know, but it gives the
report as it hears it. If these little
incidents were put in to work up the
for the next match, they &C
complished their purpose.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27

Come to the poultry show at sos
South Front street, Dec. l3i-Jan. 4th.
Admission 10 cents.
If you want some. 'just.as good" 81
make it myself, remedy. try an imi-
tation Rocky Mountain Tea. Twill
make you sick and keep you sick. j.
c. ..Thro
The Union says that the report that
a stock company would be formed
at Lake Crystal to rebuild- the
Graft mill is not true and that Mr..
Graft knows nothing about 1t
Hugh Jones, general agent for War
ner Andrus, closed deals this week
with John R. Thomas. cashier of the
Mankato State bank, for $40 acres and
Christopher Brandes, st. Clair, 100
acres of choice prairie lands near
Crookston, MINI.
Into each life some ruins must fall,
Wise people don't sit down and bawl ::
Only fools suicide or take to flight,
Smart people take Rocky Mountain
Tea at night. j. G. Thro.
Christmas day opened most beauti-
full, with mild temperature and the
trees glistening with frost. The snow
melted little in the sun during the
day. The streets were very quiet ex-
cept for sleighs and boys coasting
4
down the hills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed:
Wilhelmina Detloff to Carl Bindig,
part of swl, sec. 81. Rapidan, for
$s05.
HaIyor Osmanson to John o. Lin
dahl, nell, nell. sec. 81, Medo, for
81, 900.
John A. Peterson to August Swan
son. e1S. nell, sec. 10, Lime, for
81. 800.
Arne Knutson to Thor Twite, VIZ,
nell, sec. 81, Medo. for So, GOO.
w. c. Weeks to the Hackney Boyn-
ton Land Co, lot 4. block 2. Grannis'
add. and west so feet of lots 8 and
4, block ., Barnes add, all in Vernon
Center, for 50, 600.
Mary B. Hollenbeck to Andrew j.
Hollenbeck. undivided one-third Of
sell, sec. 8, Mspleton, for 81, 600.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST

List Of letters remaining uncalled for
at the postoffice at Mankato, MINI.
for the week ending Dec. Goth, 1901.
Boyer, w. W.; Brereton, w. d.
Bruggermsn, George.
Cantwell. E. T.
Davis, Z. p. Dodge, j. G.
English, Jos; Engeset, Alfred
Ewing, Louis.
Fisher, Miss Tillie (2).
Gilbert, ]. p; Green, Miss Alice
t3) GRIFFITH, John.
Hamm, Floyd.
Johnson. Miss Force; Jones, Ethel
M.
Kirby, j. L. Knopp, Mrs. Mgie
Larson, Chas E. /; Linder, Lemuel.
Mccormick, A. D. (3) Mullen, Miss
Katie.
Parnell, Charles; Pearson. Mrs.
Chas. Pulver. G. FL.
Romine, Rufus Russell, Miss Jessie
Shower. 7. NJ. Slsyton. M. Spar
row, Miss NJ.
Tedman, @. II.
Winsor, E. j.
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised" and name the date
of this list. One cent extra will be
charged for each advertised letter.
Letters remaining unclaimed at the
expiration of 15 days from date will be
sent to the dead letter Office.
L. P. HUNT. Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
LAKE CRYSTAL.

From the Union:
Petitions have been sent lin for two
more new mail routes out of this
place. One to Judson, the other in q
northernly direction, passing within.a
mile or SO of Butternut. The route
that Is carried by Joe Davis will be
changed, he going as far north as Min
neopa cemetery.
One of the dynamoes arrived Tues
day and will be placed in position
ready to give as lights for tonight
The work of getting the building in
shape. owing to the extreme cold
weather, has been slow, and great Gre
dit is due Mr.. Graf and the men in
sticking to it under the circumstances
Referring to the item in the Free
Press that Henry Humphrey would To-
cate at Boise, Idaho. the Union says:
1t has been the general opinion of our
people that Mr.. Humphrey would not
remove from Lake Crystal. that after
a time he would settle down here and
be content TO spend the rest of his de-
Ginning years in ease and comfort, but
we now know to dead certainty he
is to shake the dust of our beautiful
city off his feet and depart. Peace
go with him. Mr.. Humphrey has been
a very energetic citizen. He is indus
trious and widewake. The people of
his new home will find Henry full of
business and will never shut an eye to
what he is engaged in until the end.is
accomplished.
AS to the terms of the telephone
dispute settlement the Union says !:
The farmers have free service between
toll stations to this place and vice.
versa. Also Mr.. Graft gives free SER
vice to our citizens over the wires of
the Citizens company to farmers be-
tween toll stations Thus. if you have
a phone in your house one can talk to
a farmer over this line anywhere be-
tween this place and Garden City free.
This of course only applies to sub
scribers. DR.. James said his company
would begin operations at once. The
wires of the Citizens company.
wherever practical, will be strung
coming into the village on the poles
set by Mr.. Graft thus avoiding num-
erous poles which otherwise would be
necessary to enter the town. There
were other matters mentioned and
talked of that are of minor import
ance, except the expense the village
had gone TO in the case in court forced
upon us. which our board expects to
be met by the Mankato company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
A DESERVED PROMOTION.
Paul A. Gunders Appointed Deputy
Public Examiner.

Paul A. Gunders of this city has
beer. appointed deputy public examiner
to-succeed Edward Ekman, resigned.
He.will undoubtedly be retained under
Public Examiner S. I. Johnson.
Mr. Gunders is fully deserving of
the promotion which he has received,
and it will be a source of pleasure TO
his numerous friends to know that his
worth has received substantial recog-
milton That he will ell his newsposi-
ton with credit and satisfaction is
predicted
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27

The Waseca Journal Radical Print
ing company has been organized, the
partnership consisting of the fol-
lowing; Lafayette Bliss. Charles a.
Smith, E. b. Collester. P. c. Bailey,
F. A. Swartwood. r. p Ward.and w.
A. Clement. The company..has bought
the--Journal and Radical .and.will- con.
solidate.the. papers Jan. .. w. A.
Clement win be editor and manager.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27

The Lake Crystal council passed the
ordinance granting the Mankato Citi-
Gems Telephone Co. franchise for
tol..line. at its special meeting Tues
day. This ends all friction. The set
Element was creditable and advan-
tageous one all around
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
TWO BURGLARlES.
Christmas Eve MARRIED by Acts of
Youthful Criminals.

On Tuesday evening. during the
Christmas entertainment at the M. E.
church, trunk containing number
of gifts for the family was stolen from
the porch of Rev. Frank b. Cowgirl
AS soon as It's loss was discovered, the
police were notified, and, aided by
members of the family. made search
of the neighborhood. Officer Thilgen
found the trunk in barn on the alley
few rods from the residence, with a
number Of it's contents scattered about.
as though the thieves had been inter
rupted in their work of going throu gh
it. Only two or three articles were
missing.
Another instance of sneak thieyery
occurred Tuesday evening. package
of toys being taken from Deighton
Little's carriage while standing in
front of store on South Front street
Mr.. Little had purchased the toys to
give to relief society for the children
of the poor on its list.
A man reported to the police Tues
day night that he had lost his gold
watch and believed that it must have
been stolen. As he was underline in
fuence of liquor, search was made,
and it was found that he had left the
timepiece with his hotel clrek for safe
keeping. This fact had passed out of
his mind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27

The American Express Co., follow
ing its custom. made each of it's en-
ployes who have been with it for one
year Christmas gift or q. $40 bill
Agent F. Fl. Pfeffer, C. N. Norton and
W. r. olmstead 20. this citys-were re-
cipients OF the gift.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
Society,".

Rev. and.Mrs. F. E. R. Miller were
given pleasant surprise party Monday
evening by about hundred of their
friends. 1t was pound party and
each quest took pound of something.
Besides this, Mr.. Miller was presented
with a handsome chair, and Mrs.
Miller with for scarf. The presenta-
ton and response were made in
happy manner
Miss Florence A. Lake of this city and
Mr.. IL W. Jones of Madison, S. D., were
united in marriage at two O'Clock this
afternoon at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs Jane Lake, at the corner
of Broad and Cherry streets, Rev. VIM.
E. Evans pronouncing the ceremony
in the presence of party of relatives
and. friends. A. fine dinner was served
afterwards, and the bride and groom
took the 35 p. m. train for Chicago
and..New York. After an absence.-of
three or -four weeks, they will return
to Madison. s. D., where the groom is
prominent merchant.
The bride. received many handsome
gifts. She is..a graduate of the-state
normal school and has taught at Wells
and elsewhere. She is q. bright and
charming young lady. 80 80 The groom is
highly spoken of, and both have host
of friends who will extend their best
wishes.
Cereal chapter No. 2 of the Eastern
Star gave banquet last evening, to
which Masons and their families were
invited, some two hundred being pre-
sent. A fine spread was served, which
was greatly enjoyed by all. During
the evening, the chapter presented the
Masons with costly roll top writing
desk and revolving chair. Mrs c.
| f. Warner made the presentation in. a
neat and feeling address, and w. N.
Plymat responded with one of..-bis
happy efforts. Rev. Geo. a. Davis gave
an interesting talk Those who wished
to do SO, remained and joined in a
dance. The entire affair was very
pleasant one.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Patterson en-.
tertained a party of twelve at dupli.
cate whist last evening at their resi-
ldence, 600 South Broad street. Re.
freshments were served and the affair
was a most enjoyable one.
i One of those old time New England
Christmas gatherings occurred at tbs
residence of Joseph Hodgson in Bel
grade yesterday. The doors of the ole
! homestead under the oak trees were
thrown open by the host and famil,
extending happy welcome. 1t is need
less to say that the dinner, like 1T
J typical predecessor, was complete, ant
J that wit flowed increasingly. Tbs
afternoon was spent in pleasant con
versation, mostly of early days o
Mankato and of the far east. Their,
, were present Mrs. B. Severance ant
Miss Daisy. Chas. --ssssSeverances::sa an.
, family, D. j. Severance and !. family
and MIR and Mrs. straeler. The guest
voted that it was one of the red lette
: days, to be long remembered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27
CHRISTMAS TRADE
Mankato Merchants Well Pleas
ed With 1t.
POstoffice and Express Companies
Overwhelmed with Business
Nothing Like it Before.

The merchants as a rule report as
large Christmas trade as last year,
which was record breaker The
general report is that more expensive
class of goods was sold this year than
heretofore. One merchant states that
contrary to the usual practice, the
highest priced articles in his store
went first this year. Several Others say
that. the trade was easier to handle
this year, as fewer articles were sold,
but owing to the better quality of the
goods selected the returns were -as
great as last year.
The cold weather delayed the Christ
mas trade until last Friday. The big
days were Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday, each being larger than the
last. Tuesday afternoon and evening
there were.not clerks enough in some
of the stores to wait upon all of the
customers. There was crush, and the
merchants were almost helpless.
The merchants as a rule are well
pleased with the results.
The business at the Mankato post
Office was the greatest in its history on
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
An.extrs carrier was put on Tuesday
and even then 1t was impossible to
keep up with the heavy mail receipts.
The number of packages registered
on Monday beat all previous records.
The express companies never did
such a large Christmas business in
Mankato before.
Agent Pfeffer of the American Ex-
press Co. states that the number of
packages sent and received this year
was nearly double that of last year, and
was greater than that OF almost any
other city of the size of Mankato. 1t
was necessary to use three delivery
wagons for three days. The business
of the company was delayed twenty
four hours by the UNEXPECTEDLY big
business. Five loads of packages were
taken to the trains after ten o'clock
Monday night. and two loads after
eleven clock Tuesday night.
Agent Slade of the United States
Express Co. estimates the local Christ
mas business of his company at forty
to forty-fiye per cent greater than last
year. Two and part of the time three
wagons have been kept busy.
Agent Davies of the Wells Fargo Ex-
press Co. states that the holiday bust
ness of his company in Mankato has
been double that of last year.
All this goes to show that prosperity
is SO general and marked this year
thatTpeople can afford to spend more
money than usual for gifts to- their
relatives and friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27

Hat lost on Rspidsn road Monday
night Finder please leave at this
Office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Patterson en-
tertained party of twelve at dupli-
cate whist last evening at their resi-
dence, 600 South Broad street. Re-
freshments were served and the affair
was a most enjoyable one,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
"What,s In q Name u

The southern part of New Zea-
land has been colonized in the main
by Scots and their descendants, and,
as result of Caledonian clannish-
ness, a man without a Scotch sound
ing name has no chance of getting
a contract from the municipal coun-
ellis there.
AT meeting of one of these
bodies it was announced from the
chair that Sandy Mcpherson was
the successful seeker of contract,
and he was requested to come for
ward and enter into the necessary
bonds for its due fulfllment.
In response to the invitation an
almond eyed, pig tailed, bland and
smiling heather Chinee rose from
the rear of the hall and stood before
the speechless councillors with the
brief exclamation:
"Me Sandy McPhersor,w
After a few moments of silent
agony the meeting adjourned in
confusion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
T. G.. 3 A r E.
Why He Was Glad.

A police official was saying the
other day that he had hardly ever
seen an Irishman who wasn't ready
with a quick retort, no matter what
the circumstances might be.
at was about three years ago that
/ arrested certain fellow" he said.
Gle was about the drunkest man |
ever saw to be still standing on his
feet. AS soon as / got hold of him
he wanted to make trouble. He
was just like many Others from the
ould sod when they get full of bad
booze and they think there is a
chance for a scrap. He made pass
at me, but l reached over and
tapped him once on the head with
my stick. He became quiet right
away, and he looked up at me and
said:
"'And what tonne is it?'
"Of course couldn't help but an
swer, Just struck one
"'Well, if thot's so,' he answered,
'Oi'm glad yez didn't hit me an hour
sooner. Louisville Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Paderewskl's Triumph.

An interesting story is told of the
minuet, which is, perhaps, the most
popular of all Paderewski's compo-
sitions. Paderewski, while a pro
fessor at the Conservatoire of War
saw, was one evening at the house OF
the Polish poet, Swieztochowski
who expressed the opinion that nc
living composer could compare with
Mozart in beauty and simplicity
At that moment Paderewski merely
shrugged his shoulders, but the fol
lowing evening he appeared and
asked permission to play his host a
little thing Of Mozart's, which, per.
haps, he did not know. He played
the minuet. Swieztochowski was
enraptured and cried triumphantly
"Now, you must acknowledge
that piece like that could not have
been written in our time"
"Well," said Paderewski quietly
"that happens to be a minuet com
posed by me-"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
A Seals Narrow Escape.

A few years ago some fishermen
were following their vocation off a
harbor on the Maine coast when
they observed a commotion on the
surface and soon made out a seal
leaping from the water as if follow
ed by some enemy.
1t came near the boat, swimming
around it several times, and then,
making a leap, the men saw that it
was being chased by large fish.
One of the fishermen dropped his
line and, stepping into the bow,
leaned over and held out his hands.
To his amazement the seal imme-
diately dashed toward him and, with
his help, scrambled out Of the water
into the boat, just in time to escape
the sharp weapon of swordfsh
that darted by, its big eyes staring,
probably in wonder at the method
of escape, to its fishy intelligence it
being evidently a case of out of the
frying pan into the fire.
But the little seal apparently
knew better, and it need not be said
that its confidence was not mis-
placed, as the men were SO pleased
with its action in coming to them
that they kept it as a pet, and the
seal became a familiar object about
the shore.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
How to Skin an Eel.

When hooked, an eel will tie a
line into many thousand intricate
knots without any apparent diff
Guilty. He is slippery and should
be seized near the middle, with the
middle finger over, the rest under
his body. In this position he can
only wind himself around your
wrist and cover your sleeve with
slime. Said slime often, if dried, is
nearly as adhesive as the skin.
If skinned before his demise, he
is as lively as ever, and half cooked
four inch pieces will wriggle freely.
To remove the eels outer gar
ment grasp firmly with a mittened
hand, cut through the back of the
neck till the spinal column is
broken, then through to the skin in
front, seize the exposed meat with
bit of paper to prevent slipping
and steadily pull the hide toward
the tail, turning it wrong side out.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
| am, yours faithfully,
THE TEAMSTER 0BEYED.
General Miles Didn't Want to Break
Precedents on a Wild Drive.

Shortly after his wonderful cam
paign against Geronimo General
Miles was forced to travel a distance
of twenty miles through a wild
country in an old "prairie schoon-
er." The teamster who had been
engaged to drive the wagon was not
acquainted with either the name or
fame of his passenger, and, like
most teamsters, he was extremely
careless of any ones comfort saving
his own. He seemed to intention
ally aim the wheels of the wagon at
every big bowlder in the road, much
to the annoyance of the general,
who was bouncing around amid the
freight in the body of the "schoon-
er" like grain of popcorn in a
"cracker." Miles, however, remain
ed silent and watched for the big
rocks as the wagon approached
them and then waited for the shock,
as the wheels would pound over
their uneven surfaces like a sail
boat in heavy sea.
Finally one immense bowlder
hove in sight. The general was in a
hurry, but he hoped down in his
heart that it would take a wheel off
the careless teamster's wagon. Near
er and nearer they approached the
obstruction in the road, and then,
just as the driver dropped off to
sleep, the wheels missed the rock by
a sparse inch.
Nothing could equal the generals
disappointment.
"Heyl WhoaW he yelled.
whats the matterY" exclaimed
the frightened driver, starting up.
"1ndians ?"
"Never you mind what's the mat
ter" replied the general fercely.
"You back, backp
The teamster did as he was order
ed. There was something in the
mans voice that precluded question
or explanation.
"Now, drive over that bowlder /!
It's the only one you've missed
since we startedw
The teamster obeyed, but he
didn't so much as Craze a rock dur
ing the remainder of the journey
Chicago Tribune.