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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
SAYS HE WAS ROBBED.
Ed. J Sullivan is Suffering From
Severe Injuries.
Claims to Have Been Sandbsgged in an
Omaha Box Car Near Minneopa
and Thrown Out.

Ed. j. Sullivan, a stranger whose
home is supposed to be somewhere in
Iowa. is at st. Joseph's hospital
suffering from severe cuts and bruises
on his head and body. County Physi-
clan Bjelland, who is attending him,
believes that he will recover, although
he is suffering from. hemorrhage of
one ear.
Sullivan story is somewhat rambl-
ing owing to his condition, but he
states that he and his "partrer "a
man whom he had been with for some
time-and two strangers got into an
empty Omaha box Car at st Paul
Wednesday evening to beat their way
to st. James or further. He says that
he was subsequently sandbagged, rob-
bed and thrown from the moving
train. When he regained conscious
ness he found himself lying beside
the track bleeding freely from injuries
received when he was assaulted. His
money. S13, was gone. He crawled
TO the nearest IdTm uOuse, lAal VI
Deighton Little, who lives two and
half miles west of Minneopa and
thirty rods from the railroad track.
Mr.. Little was awakened at three
O'Clock in the morning by stranger,
whom he at first ordered away. The
N an, who was Sullivan, said that he
had but little time to live and wanted
assistance. Mr.. Little went out and
helped Sullivan into the house and
washed him up. He called neighbor
in to stay with Sullivan and then
went for DR.. Jno. Williams of Lake
Crystal, who dressed the mans
wounds. Last evening, County Com
missioner Epson had Sullivan brought
to the hospital in this city on a
stretcher from the city hall. DR..
Bjelland then took the case in charge.
The mans injuries consist of cut
back of the right ear, two and half
- - 1~~>~--o->1 art tho ron of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
SLUMP IN POTATO PRICES.

st. Cloud, Oct. 3.-The slump in the
potato market has caught many dealers
in and about St. Cloud, and some of
them to very bad tune. Potatoes
that brought rs cents three weeks ago
are worth but 43 cents today, and this
is said to be the highest price offered
One party had purchased 1900 bushels
at shillings. Foley & Rice, mer-
chants, too, have suffered by the I'M
stable potato, and it is freely predicted
here that the market may go down to
25 or 80 cents. The farmer who sold
his crop early at rs cents is now con-
graduating himself that he got his
crop to market early.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
NOT THIS YEAR

The Chicago Great Western road
evidently does not intend to do any
thing with it's recently acquired right
of way in this city before another
season. It is giving leases until next
spring to the occupants of the property
which it recently bought. This will
not prevent it from coming into the
center of the city over the Milwaukee
track and using the latter's depot, al
though nothing has been heard about
this recently.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
DEATH S ROLL CALL.

Died Oct. 9Th at 8 p. m. at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. Jos S.
Burwell, 231 West Eighth street, Mrs.
Mary Jackson, widow of the late VIM.
Jackson. She leaves four daughters
and one son, Mrs. John Ables, Mrs.
Burwell Mrs. VIM Goodrich all of
Mankato, Mrs. James Videan of
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada, and Mr..
Henry Scotney of England.
The funeral services was held
at the house at p. m. Tuesday, and
the interment will be had at Minneopa
cemetery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
MONEY IN 1T.
Mankato Men Return From Inspecting
the Texas Oil Region.

DR.. I. D. Webster and Geo. w. Sug-
den returned Friday afternoon from
trip of nearly two weeks duration to
the Texas oil fields. They returned by
way of New Orleans and st. Louis.
They visited the Beaumont fields,
Spindle Top, Port Arthur and other
points of interest. They are convinced
that the oil industry is in its infancy
in Texas. The first we'll was discov-
cred last January, and now there are
90 gushers on Spindle Top, which is
100 acre tract raised seven feet above
the surrounding fat prairie. No
gushers have been discovered else
where, although there are oil wells
and favorable indications at other
points. While the Mankato visitors
were there, three gushers came in,
spouting about 14G feet high.
The oil is thus far mostly used for
fuel, although it contains 30 to 30 per
cent of illuminating oil. 1t is a liquid,
black substance, and when used for
fuel does not have to be refined. 1t
can be refined, however, and refinery
is being erected at Port Arthur. The
oil is piped to the gulf, fifteen miles
away, and there stored in tanks ready
for shipment to any part of the world.
The gushers are obtained at a depth
of 100 to /, 0S7 feet, and a we'll, piped
aud controlled, costs So, 900 to IS, 600.
A pipe line must in addition be con-
structed to the coast, tanks built, etc.
The companies on the ground have in
vested all the way from SO, 600 to $50, :
600, 600. A small company cannot do
much.
At Port Arthur, A. M. Rutan, for
merly of this city, was met. He is
conducting book store. Port Arthur
had boom, which burst, but the town
expects to profit from the oil industry.
The Mankato travellers are convinced
that there is money to be made in the
south in several ways besides oil.
Southern Texas has recently developed
a rice industry and rice mills are 60
ing up. The country is low and fiat,
but has now been ditched and is be-
ing cultivated. Western Texas is 60
ing into cotton raising. Louisiana has
large sugar and cotton industry, and
Mississippi raises much cotton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
THE CUP STAYS.
Sir Thomas Upton Fails to Lift
1t This Trip.
A Close Race Today Which Columbia
Won on Her Time Allowance,
Wind Not Strong.

New York, Oct 4.-The Columbia
won today's race on her time allow
ance, crossing the line three second
behind the Shamrock. The Colubmia
was away first and led for fifteen min
utes. The wind was strong. The
Shamrock then took the lead and held
it until after the fifteen mile mark was
passed. The wind had then fallen
considerably. The Columbia went to
the front for the next ten miles, when
the Shamrock assumed the lead which
she held to the finish
The Race By Bulletins.
The story of the race given by bull
letins furnished by the Northwestern
Telephone Exchange is as follows:
II a. m.-The signal guns are fir
ing and the boats are off.
II :20-The Shamrock is leading.
IL :35-The Shamrock is still leading.
The wind is s knots an hour.
IL :06-The Columbia is gaining.
:35-Wind has fallen to kno is an
hour. The Columbia is about five Sec
onds in the rear.
2 :42-Shamrock still leads. Is about
four miles from finish. If wind keeps
up Shamrock will win.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
WET MONTH.
September Shows Up Above Usual Rain.
fall.

September was a remarkably wet
month. The total, according to the re-
ports of Weather Observer Lyons is 5. O4
inches. This is 3 Cd in excess of the
average September rainfall for period
of thirty years.
The average temperature was nor
NAL In exact figures it was $40 de-
grees colder than the normal record
shows. The highest temperature for
the month was registered on Sept. 5,
when the mercury rose to 80 degrees.
The coolest occurred on the Goth, with
the thermometer at Sc.
On the night of the goth there was
a slight frost, but very little damage
resulted from it to vegetation Only
the most tender plants were hurt at
all the rugged vegetation showed no
effects whatever from the frost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
ARM BADLY BROKEN.
st. Peter Herald

st. Peter Herald:
A special to the Herald from our
CORTLAND correspondent states that
Fernback of New Ulm met with a
serious accident in the town of Court
land Wednesday morning. He was en-
gagged with threshing machine at
Nicholas Remnants and while oiling
the separator had his arm caught in
the belt drawing the arm in web as
far as the shoulder The arm was
badly broken. Louis Bode fastened to
CORTLAND to phone for physician and
he said that up to the time he left the
arm had not yet been removed The
man will probably lose the arm and
the result may be more serious than
that
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
RAISED A FEW.

County Auditor Weaver has re-
ceived the list of changes made by the
state board of equalization in this
county. No reductions were made
The following are the raises:
One year old cattle, 30 per cent !;
hogs % per cent wagons, etc., 20 per
cent material and manufactured ar
ticles, 40 per cent; Marston, Larson &
Davis bank at Lake Crystal, SO 13
per cent credits other than banks and
bankers, 90 per cent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
AN EXCITING TIME.
Mani alto People Who Were Close By
When President Mckinley Was Shot.

Chas. D. Kline, passenger engineer
on the Chicago & North Western road,
who resides at 719 North Second street,
and his wife have returned from a trip
east of six weeks duration. They went
as far as New York, Washington and
other cities and into Canada. They
arrived in Buffalo the day that Presi-
dent Mckinley was shot, and were on
the exposition grounds at the time,
about to enter the temple of music and
shake hands with the president. They
were just in front of the entrance,
when they heard the shots fired. Most
people around them thought that the
noise was the crash of something Civ
ing away, but they themselves grasped
the idea at once that the president had
been shot. The doors of the building
were Immediately closed and no one
was allowed to enter or depart from it
for two hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Kline saw the presi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11

black hair, but she got good look at
him and his hair was red. 1t was an
exciting moment as he was being
taken away. Soldiers with fixed bay
onets kept the crowd back and saved
the anarchist for the electrocution
chair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kline remained in
Buffalo for twelve days and then con-
tinued on their journey.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
From Our Exchanges

GAINESVILLE Argus: Mr.. and Mrs. J.
J. Wilkins visited several days in
Mankato this week, at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Foster Geo.
Klughertz informs us that he will sell
his property in town providing he can
get purchaser and remove to Man
kato. He does this for the reason that
he has lucrative employment in that
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
GRUESOME FIND.

Remains of Suicide Discovered Near
New Sprsgue.
New Prague, Mimi, Oct. Awhile
in the woods, south of New Prague,
two hunters saw a gruesome sight.
Hanging from the limb of tree was
the head of a human being, and di-
rectly underneath was the trunk, OF
rather, skeleton, for very little flesh
remained on the bones The corpse
had been hanging a long time, and in
the process of decay, the trunk and
lower limbs separated from the head
by their own weight. The remains
were identified as those of Joseph
Luxa, a shoemaker, who has been
missing from Montgomery. A cor
oner's jury returned verdict of
suicide.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds fled
Chas. J. Macbeth to Geo. l. Chase,
lot six, McMahon's add, city, for
So, 500.
Joseph W. Sprague to Henry M.
Chandler. n1s, s1s, sell, sec. 10,
Sterling. for $780,
Frederick Weigt to Gotlieb Birk,
Ell, nw4, sell, sec. 80, Mankato, for
ri, 100.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
DEFEATED BY NEW ULM.

The foot ball game Saturday after
noon at s5ibley park between the Man
kato and New Ulm high school teams
resulted in victory for the new Ulm
team by score of 90 to O. The score
was made in the first half of the game,
and after that the local team held the
visitors down. The New Ulm boys
were the heaviest, but not as skillfuL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
CASH CUT DOWN.
City Treasurer's Report Shows Heavy
Expenditures During September.

City Treasurer Throdahl's report for
September shows a net balance on
hand Oct. list of $12, 757. Al, as compar-
ed with $s6, O99. So Sept. LIST.
The receipts were 81, 900 for liquor
license, f24S. 40 for fines and fees,
$73. IL for special assessments, and
1868. 81 for water rents, a total of
81, $50. H.
City orders to the amount of SO, :
OPT. 90 were paid out of which Sc. $50
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
GET A H0 ME-.

For your son and family. 5000 acres
of land for % German farmers. Best
of land with timber and water. In
auire of M. Jost or. Geo. W. Hoerr,
City hotel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11

through Pheasant fra1rle, vice Presl-
dent Secor took a sixty-day option on
the WilIeU farms and several other
places at $50 an acre. They let the
options lapse and the farmers reaped
the benefits of the rise in value
Sherburn Standard: The Chicago
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha rail-
road have established along their line
ten boiling plants in Which all i'm
purities will be boiled out of the water
used before it goes into the tan ks for
the engines. One of these is at But
terfeld, one at Heron Lake and an
other at Amboy. the expense of put
ting in these plants is very great but
the saving to the locomotives will pay
for all of them in short time.
ST. Peter Herald: Gabriel Gerhard
sold his farm in Lafayette this week
to Ernest Apitz. The farm comprises
100 acres and brought the handsome
figure of IS, 500, being $53, 1917 an acre.
Land values are on the upward ten
dency.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch Hunters find
chickens plenty but exceedingly hard
to get as the birds have Aocked and
are wild and watchful. The present
week see the first of the quail shoot
ing, the open season for that splendid
game bird commencing on Oct. I.
There are plenty of quail and the
pleasure of hunting them will have its
reward in good bags of game if you
get all you shoot at the chickens
proposition is open until Dec. LIST,
when the close season begins.
Window Reporter Windows streets
are pretty full of trees. Many of them
were set before the telephone and cleo
trio light systems were invented, and
now it seems almost a question which
shall survive. Of course people love
their trees and don't like to see them
destroyed or injured, and on the other
hand the march of invention brings
them SO many valuable things which
they need-things which make life
better and easier to live, that either
the trees will have to be injured or de-
stroyed, or we shall have to go with
out the facilities of the age, But,
somehow, the human race as whole
is inclined to accept of the new and
make the best use of it, and few COM
plain when their pets of other days are
destroyed. 1t is simply question of
which shall stay, and we are inclined
to think the new will take the place of
the DID, Men nowadays are living
differently han they did twenty years
ago. Things that made life desirable
then are supplanted for things which
make it desirable now.
Mrs. J. R. Thompson left Friday
for two weeks trip to Idaho, going
with a party gotten up with Mr.. and
T. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
OLD LAND MARK BURNED.

Faribault, Oct. 5.-The old Fairview
house, one of Faribault's landmarks,
was destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing. There was $5, 900 insurance on
the house and $500 on the contents.
The house was built in 1862 for an in
valid home, at a cost of $40, 900. 1t
was later utilized as a female semi
nary and was finally purchased by Mr..
Gilmore, who occupied it as resi-
dence until his death, few years ago.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11

Attention is called to the Goodyear
Rubber Co. 8 advertisement. Their
"Gold Seal brand of rubbers has a
national reputation for reliability.
Ask the man you trade with for "Gold
Seal'' overshoes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11

Mrs. J. R. Thompson left Friday
for two weeks trip to Idaho, going
with party gotten up with Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Stevens of Garden City.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1901-12-14
IRELAND.
Record of the rIost Important of
the Recent Events Culled
From Exchanges.

The Chief Inspector of Factories has
appointed Dr. ]. Arid to be certifying
surgeon under the factory acts for the
Bangor district of County Down.
]. ]. Hall, son of A. Hall, ]. p, Lin
erick, has been promoted from being
accountant at the Lismore branch of
the National Bank to manager of the
Moate branch.
On Tuesday the first anniversary of the
late Most Rev. DIR. McGivern, Lord
Bishop of Dromore, was observed in the
Cathedral, Newry, his Eminence Cardi-
nal Logue presiding.
The beautiful memorial erected by the
people of Cappawhite and other friends
of the late Father Grove was unveiled
on Sunday in the presence of large
numbers of spectators.
Whilst hunting with the Meath hounds
on Tuesday Capt Steeds, of Clonsilla,
had bad fall from his horse, which
rolled over him. He suffered broken
leg and is much Frustrated.
A. c. Dixon, professor of mathematics
in Queens College, Galway, has been
appointed professor of mathematics in
Queens College, Belfast The Galway
professorship is accordingly vacant.
The directors of the Belfast Banking
Company have appointed Joseph Watson
Cornell to be manager of the East End
Branch, Mountpottinger, Belfast, in sue
cession to the late Robert S. Ferguson.
At noon on Monday in the Ulster
Hall, Belfast, grand bazaar was opened
in aid of the Good Shepherd Home,
Ballynafeigh, by his Lordship the Most
Rev. DIR. Henry, Bishop of Down and
Connor
At the meeting of the Cork corporation
Barry Calvin was unanimously elected
law agent, and Florence Mccarthy was
appointed town clerk by thirty-five votes,
as against nineteen recorded for Michael
Murphy, solicitor.
At Castlebar man named Joe Wilson,
of Glasgow, alias John Conner, of Mayo,
alias John Collins, of Ballinrobe, alias
John Sweeney, of Clonmel, was re-
manded, charged with robbing till in
shop in the main street.
On Tuesday night. at the invitation of
the Very Reverend President and Fathers
of Blackjack College, large number of
the members of the Blackjack College
Union assembled at the college for the
annual concert and conversazione.
On Saturday the remains of the late
Father Taaffe, of Tullyallen. we're in.
tered in the graveyard attached to the
church which he was mainly instru-
mental in building. His Eminence Cardi-
nal Logue presiSed at the obsequies.
On Tuesday aNrew boat, called the
Countess Grosvenof, was launched from
the bodybuilding yard recently estab-
lished by the congest.d Districts Board
on Arran Island. The christening cere-
mony was performed by the Countess
Grosvenor.
Pierce O'Mahopy, speaking as Chair
man of United Irish League meeting at
Dunlavin, said that, though a landlord.
he was proud to stand on such platform
and to advocate compulsory sale and
purchase as the only solution OF the
Irish land question. He thought the
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1901-12-14
GREAT SUN CIRCLE.
May Not Be Seen Again For
Hundreds of
Years.

A meteorological observation that will
become historic was made at Cleveland
last Saturday by the Rev. Frederick
Odenbach, S. J., professor of physics in
St. Ignatius College. The observation
was that Of the great sun circle or halo of
Hevelius, which has only been observed
three times before, and probably never
so perfect. Hundreds of years may pass
before it is observed again. The inner
circle of 22 degrees was complete, por-
tons of the 46 degree circles were dis.
tinct, and the great circle of Hevelius
was distinct for half the circumference.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1901-12-14

transferred from local to imperial taxa
ton. The resolution was unanimously
carried.
At Balbriggan a laborer named
Michael Brady, aged about forty-five
years, while employed along with a
mason named Patrick Bisset, fell off the
roof of the Hamiltop Arms Hotel, which
they were repairing, through a ladder
slipping. Brady leaves a widow and
three young children to mourn his loss.
Bisset also fell, and received some serious
injuries. The ladder, it appears, was not
safely secured.
On Wednesday an accident occurred in
a new wing which is being constructed
in the Convent of the Annunciation,
Mullingar. While removing stays from
under a concrete roof it suddenly col
lapsed, and Patrick Willis, Joseph Oar
gan and Patrick Casey were hurled to
the ground. Casey was only slightly
injured, but the others were more seri-
ously hurt, and had to be removed to
Westmeath Infrmary.
Our Drogheda correspondent an
nounces the death of Patrick Byrne, an
old and venerable Mayor of that town,
which took place at his residence, West
street, at the advanced age Of eight-6ve.
He held the Mayoral Office in the year
1860, and was the eighteenth Mayor Of
the reformed corporation. Until few
years ago he was President of the Drog.
heda Conference of st. Vincent de Paul,
and held the position of President foi
about thirteen years.
Miniature green copies Of the posters
which were torn down by the police in
Mallow last Sunday were found to have
been put up in the glass tops of the
public lamp-posts of the town. This
novel device for spreading the light in
connection with the town laborers' and
artisans grievances regarding the Town
Commissioners proposed scheme Of
workmen's houses, of which complaint
was made in the destroyed posters re-
ferred to, was also objected to by the
police, who removed the offending circu.
lars by climbing the lamp-posts.
On Tuesday the remains of the late
Very Rev. James Walsh, Kilquade,
County Wicklow, were inferred in the
little graveyard surrounding the old
parish church in which the late veneer.
able pastor oficiated for so many years,
in presence of a large concourse OF
mourners. A solemn Office, followed by
requiem mass, was chanted in the
church. His Grace the Archbishop OF
Dublin presided. The Most Rev. DR..
Donnelly, Bishop of Canea, was also
present, and there was large attendance
of the clergy of the diocese and of the
deceased clergyman's Pensioners.
A bog-slip has occurred at the village
of Rushestown. There are two villages
named Rushestown, known as the Upper
and Lower. Lower Rushestown consists
of sixty families. all occupying small
holdings of from three to four acres. On
the southwestern side of the village about
900 yards OF the bog broke away, and
moving at the rate of about twenty yards
in the hour descended on the village,
and having crossed the public road and
blocked up river that runs past it
settled down to depth of about twenty
feet on the lands of Lower Rushestown.
The occupier of one of the houses had to
flee for his life, leaving all his effects
behind him. As many of the villagers
had their potatoes out they will be
practically ruined.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1901-12-14
IRISH SOCIETY D!REc|
DIVISION l

Meets on the Second and Fourth
day Evenings of Each MONTH
President-Thomas J. Dolan.
Vice PresiIent-Newton G. Rogsj
Recording Secretary--Mike Tynd
Financial Secretary-Peter J. q
1911 Bank street.
Treasurer John Mulloy.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1901-12-14
DIVISION 2

Meets on the Second and Fourth II
day Evenings of Each Month. +
Decentralization T. Meehan.
Vice President-Con ]. Ford.
Recording Secretary-John J. Suil]
Financial Secretary-John T. Kea
1885 Rogers street.
Treasurer-Owen Keiran.