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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
Sent. 81, Oct. All, 1901.


G TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of James l..
Hanna, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate Of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Gertrude A. Hanna, of said county.
1t is Ordered, That all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance at
the probate Office in the city of Mankato, in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day,
viz: Monday, the 18th day of March A. ID
1902, at ten o'clock in forenoon OF said day.
tits Further Ordered, That six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not presented
TO said court, OF not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered Further, That notice of the time
and place of hearing and examination OF
said claims and demands shall e-given by pub
location of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for sach examina-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato,
in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day of Sept, A. D..
1901.
By the Court,
Probate Court Seal.l VIM. f. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
Auction.

Commencing at 10 O'Clock. Octobe I
tst, 1901, the undersigned will sell at
public auction to the highest bidder at
his farm in Mankato township, 8
miles south Of Mankato, east side of
Indian Lake, his entire personal pro-
perty, herd of dairy COWS and heifers,
horses and colts, farm machinery and
tools, household goods and furniture.
This is bonafid8 sale and everything
must go.
l. 6 FOSTER
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
ARMED MEN ON GUARD
TWENTY ANARCHISTS WATCHING
E NEWSPAPER OFFICE AT
81. SPRING VALLEY, ILLS.
CITIZENS ARE AROUSED

The Publication Expressed Joy at Oh.
Assassination of President Mckin
ley and Satisfaction That czoIaos1
Was an Anarchist-May Hold {
Mass Meeting and Serious Trouble
Will Follow.
Spring Valley, Ills, Sept. %
Twenty anarchists, armed with double
harreled shotguns and 1000 rounds OF
ammunition, are standing guard over
the office of L'Aurore, the notorious
anarchist publication which expressed
boy at the murder of President Nc.
Kinley and satisfaction over the an
nouncement Of Assassin Czolgosz that
he was an anarchist.
Meanwhile fully 1000 citizens of
adjoining towns have sent word to the
authorities here that they are ready
Snd extremely anxious to start at a
moments notice for this city and as
Aist in eXterminating the reds. The
temper of the people here is at the
boiling point, the defiant attitude of
the anarchist colony serving to in
grease the general anger.
John Cabilli, the editor of L'Aurore,
las been in HUNG ever since recent
mass meeting gave evidence of de-
sire to demolish his publication and
adorn him with coat of tar and
feathers.
Anarchists May Hold Mass Meeting.
a committee will wait upon General
Manager Dalzell of the Spring Valley
Coal company, who resides in Chi
eago, and insist that he discharge
sVery known anarchist in his employ.
The anarchists and their sympa-
thizers number fully 500, and if this
step is taken it will mean that one
or two of the mines will have to close
down until other men can be brought
In.
The anarchists threaten to hold
mass meeting. If they persist in this
plan riot is almost certain to ensue,
and there can be but one ending, for
the patriotic citizens here will be
heavily reinforced by outsiders, who
will come prepared for business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
Sept. q, Oct. All, 1901.
N~PU' SSe'
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-SS. In Probate Court,
In the matter of the estate of Lucy
Shaw, deceased.
On reading and filing, the petition
of Charles B. Sherman, administrator or
the estate of Lucy shaw
deceased, representing, among other things,
that ne has fully administered said es-
tate, and praying that a time and place be
liked for examining and allowing the final ac-
count of his administration, and for the as
signment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law:
It is ordered that said account be examined,
aud petition heard, by this court. on Saturday
the 10Th day of October, A. ID, 1901, at III
o'clock a. M, at the Probate Office IN
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 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 29rd day
of September. A. D. 1901.
By the Court:
Probate Court Seal. WIN. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
w. B. Geddes, Atty. for Administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27

Fatal Results of Using Poisonous Vac
cine Points.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-Dairymen near
harrington, 80 miles northwest of Chi
cago, are in panic over the fatal re-
suits Of using poisonous vaccine
points for the prevention of anthrax.
Cows are dying by the hundreds and
fear is expressed that the poison in
the vaccine is contagious and that the
disease is likely to spread to the en-
tire northern end of the state if some
radical action shall not be quickly
taken AS a precaution all the car
easses are gathered into heaps and
burned, but the farmers say that the
sick cattle have run through bushes
and rubbed against fences, thus
spreading the infection in every field
Of the. dairy dictrict The state Off
sials have begun action to prevent
further danger from spreading Of the
disease
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

The Minnesota M. E. conference
opened at Chatfeld Wednesday and is
presided over by Bishop Cranston. who
has been at Winona in charge of the
North German conference. The sessions
of the conference will last over next
Sunday and it is expected that the ap-
pointments for the coming year will be
announced on Monday next. Dr. Driver
of this city left Tuesday to be in at
tendance at the sessions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
TIN WORKERS MAY BOLT.
Movement on Foot to Leave the ANA
gamated Association.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 23.-The move
ment on foot among the tin workers
10 cut loose from the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION, with which they are allied,
promises to receive hearty support
from the Cleveland branch, whose
members are now out of employment
ss a result of their fidelity to the
Amalgamated.
The Cleveland tin workers are not
satisfied with the outcome of the steel
strike. The wage scale which they
signed prior to the declaration of the
strike was satisfactory to them and
their going out was a matter of 10y.
atty 10 the Amalgamated association
The ending of the strike has left most
Of these men without work, their
places having been filed by non-union.
lists and those who have quit the
union
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
FARIBAULT BOY DISAPPEARS
Goes East to Attend School But Seems
to Have Changed His Mind.

Amherst, Mass, Sept. 24.-Francis
M. Rose of Faribault, Mimi, came
to Amherst few days before the open
ing of the term, having completed the
preliminary arrangements for entrance
into Amherst college as freshman.
He established himself at the Amherst
house, and on Monday morning, the
10th. went in search of rooms.
About noon Tuesday he paid his bill
at the hotel and disappeared, leaving
his trunk with no arrangements COM
pleted for its disposal He wrote let
ter to his parents Tuesday, saying that
he was leaving Amherst and that his
parents would never see him again.
Rose is under twenty years of age.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
New York Anarchists Arrested.

New York, Sept. 23.-The police Of
Newton, borough of Queens, arrested
Johan Most, the anarchist, as a dis
orderly person. They suspected that
he was going to conduct an anarchist
meeting in saloon at Corona, L. L.
They also arrested Christina Freck,
who is said to run the saloon, on the
charge Of violating the liquor tax law
and keeping a disorderly house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
SAMPSON AT BOSTON.
The Admiral Not Going to Washington
This Week

Boston, Sept 23-Rear Admiral
William T. Sampson, who returned to
the hayward with Mrs. Sampson on
Saturday afternoon after a week S
sojourn at Lake Sunapee, N. H., will
leave the city for Fort Hamilton, N.
Y, to visit Second Lieutenant H. A.
Scott, U. s. A., and Mrs. Scott, his
daughter.
1t was said the admiral had no idea
OF going to Washington this week.
His period of duty as commandant OF
the Boston maynard will terminate
officially Nov. l, unless he desires to
be released before that date.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
Miss Stone Still in Captivity.

Constantinople, Sept. 23.-An agent
Of the brigands who kidnapped Miss
Helen H. Stone, the American mis-
sionary, in the district of Djumbla,
villayet of Salonica, has been arrested
at Baritza. Miss Stone has not been
Rescued.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
FIDDES FOR POSTMASTER.
Representative McCleary Sends in Hi.
Name for Jackson.

Congressman McCleary has recon-
mended Hon. Alex Fiddes to be ap-
pointed postmaster Of Jackson, Mr..
Strom, the present postmaster, having
resigned to take effect Jan. LIST. The
selection, will Undoubtedly give gen.
sral satisfaction, as Mr.. Fiddes is a
we'll known citizen and consistent Re-
publican.
Mr.. McCleary has recommended that
Charles Foster be appointed postmas-
ter at Huntley.
The st. Peter postofice matter will
be taken up and settled this week. Mr..
McCleary states that it would have
been attended to before but for his trip
to Washington to attend the funeral Of
President Mckinley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
COMPANY ORGANIZED.
Blue Earth County Men Start Rainy
Butte Land Co.

Articles of incorporation of the
Rainy Butte Land Co. were filed Tues
day with the secretary of state. The in
corporators are VIM. A. Just of Rapi-
dan, president; Carl Luhman of How
ard Lake, secretary and Theo E. Just
of Mankato. treasurer. The capital
stock of the company is $15, 900, the
limit of indebtedness is the same, and
Mankato is the principal place of bust
ness.
The company will deal in land in
Butte county, N. D., and in Northern
Minnesota. The Justs are well known
residents Of this county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27

Fred M. Donahauer, cashier of the
First National bank, st. Peter, at
tended the funeral of the late L. A.
Under this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
Condition of Independent Schools Of the
County.

County superintendent report upon
the financial and other condition of
the independent and common schools
of the county of Blue Earth, Mime
sofa. The Independent districts con-
sist oS Mankato, Mapleton, Lake Crys-
tai, Amboy and Garden City:
INDEPENDENT DISTRICTS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
Society,".

Friday evening, Sept. 27th. the
members of st Johns Baptist church
will tender a farewell reception to
their pastor, Rev. Father Hughes, who
is about to depart for prolonged stay
in Europe. ALI adult members of the
congregation are cordially invited.
The reception will be held in the
church hall. There will also be re-
ception by the Sunday school children
on Saturday afternoon, the 2Sth, from
four to five clock.
Mrs. Geo. 7. Barr and Mrs. II. e.
Swan are entertaining party of
ladies at the home of the former on
Clark street Wednesday, from 8 to
O'Clock, in honor of Mrs. Geo. A.
Jones of Maquoketa, Iowa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27

In another column ]. r.. Lankard
advertises farm for sale at bar
gain. Investigate this if you want a
fine farm cheap.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27

City Engineer Thompson will apply
some of the late methods which he
learned at Buffalo in surfacing the
remainder of Front street. A thicker
surface on cement walks will also be
required. which will cause them to
last longer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-27
HUNTING ACCIDENTS.
One Man Killed, While another Loses
Three Toes.

Sunday while the eighteen year old
sons of G. J.Heinze and Charley Comp
ton of Eagle Lake were out hunting,
a gun carried by Charley Compton
was accidentally discharged, the
charge taking effect in young Heinze's
right foot, taking off one toe and
necessitating the amputation of two
more. Heihze is a nephew of Aid. F.
G. Heinze of this city.
Nick Carpen of Hastings, 81 years
Of age, while hunting Sunday after
noon at Swan Lake, was accidentally
shot in the back by one of his COM
rades. The full charge of the gun en-
tered the small of the back He died
Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
The PAN-AMERIcAN EXPOSITION
Buffalo, n. y, May LIST to Nov. 1ss.
1901

on April 30. and daily thereafter the
Chicago Great Western railway viii sell
thru excursion tickets u Ruffalo good
to return within fifteen days at a fare
and one-thiTd for the round trip.
a special .ate Cor every Tuesday in
May viii be one fare plus 81 for the
round trip These tickets will be good
#ieaving Buffalo until midnight en- the
Saturday following the day Of sails
The lowest rates Will always be in
force en- the Chicago Great Western
railway, ana IT'S equipment and accom-
modations are unsurpassed.
The company has issued neat illus
trated folder. giving q map of Buffalo
and of the xposition grounds; It list
of hotels; time card of its trains and
their eastern connections. and much
ether valuable information.
For full information and Pan-Ameri-
can folders, address any Great Western
agent, or j. A. Ellis, ticket agent, Mar
shaiitCWn Ia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
Riot ut Boys, bargain sale.

Detroit. Mich, May ls.-At 10 o'clock
Yesterday morning fully 1000 boys and
men conerega,ed in front OF a l0-cent
store on Woodward avenue in answer to
an advertisements Of bargain sale In
baseball mitts. When the doors opened
q tremendous rush was made and the
police We're powerless to stem the tide.
The big plate glass window in the store
Was smashed, and many people were
bruised and moro or less injured.
The crowd began TO gather before
sunrise. and at = o'clock there were 400
boys IN front of the store. Three police
men tired TO keep order, hut We're pow
serisss e. do 80. The boys raded an ice
wagon and threw chunks Of ice at the
.officers who raped a few heads in re-
staliation Adults encouraged the boys.
and When the store opened tremen-
dous rush for the marrow doors started.
Police We're carried off their feet and
a ROY call was sent in The sale was
called off after fifty gloves had been
sold ard 200 stolen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
Great Western E.tension.

Sioux City May 13,-Advices from
Mankato are that Dwight G. Morgan, a
civil engineer in the employ of the Chi
work with crew Of ten men on the
survey of line westward to the Mime
sofa boundary, destined ultimately TO
capture a share of South Dakota's
wheat shipments. 1t viii run from
Mankato thru New Uum. but west Of
the Brown county line the route has moi
been located.
The Chicago Great Western will com
plete the survey before fall but will not
attempt any work in the Dakotas for
the present. Railroad developments in
that territory will decide what section
the branch will tap and how far 1t will
be carried
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
QUARREL ENDS In MURDER.
Illinois Man Attacks His Wife with
Club and knife.

Bloomington, ILL.,. May 13.-Merritt
Chtsm. aged 40, living near White Oak,
twelve miles from bloomington. muir
dered his wife yesterday The victim
was his second wife. Their married life
mad been one of almost continued quar-
reling. Yesterday morning Mrs. Chism
started to drive to church at Normal in.
buggy with two little daughters of
SChism by his first wife. She and Chism
had been quarreling about which horse
she should drive. AS she started away
from the barn Chism said: Lets kiss
better go up stairs to kiss" referring
to Chism's daughter limo. aged is years
This seemed TO drive Chism out of his
senses He drew knife and jumped
into the buggy. Throwing his daugh-
tiers out he pushed his wife back
against the seat and cut and gouged her
face into mincemeat with his knife. cut
ting deep gashes also in her scalp and
neck. He then pushed her out OF the
buggy, Jumped upon her in the road,
and was trying to cut her throat when
Harvey Chisholm's son, aged 12 years.
seized ball bat and struck at him. He
turned. grabbed the bat from Freeland
and struck Mrs Chism three blows on
the head, crushing her skull and DASH
ing out her brains.
Meanwhile Harvey Freeland again
attacked Chism, jumping on his back.
Chism turned, shook him eff and stab
bed him in the arm. Freeland grabbed
the hand with the knife, Chism pulling
it thru his hand. cutting it almost in
two.
Chism then ran into the barn and
seized a coil of rope and rushed across
the fields. He jumped into well into
water up to his chin. but climbed out
and ran to the home of his, son on the
next farm, where he told what had hap
pened. While there he tried to get pos
session of a revolver to kill himself, but
was prevented by his son, who got him
in a buggy and brought him TO Bloom
ington TO a lawyer. who persuaded him
to give himself up. He is now IN the
Mclean county Jail.
He will say nothing whatever except
that he was driven TO desperation by
the long continued quarreling with his
wife. The first Mrs. Chism died six
years ago. The woman who was killed
was the widow of man of Normal.
who was killed in a runaway, and she
married Chism two years ago Chism
has eleven children by his first wife,
and none by the second. The murdered
woman had three or four children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13

exchange for 1t $4,000 in gold clearing
house certificates of the denomination
CT $4,000 each.
After his cash had been counted by the
rational bank examiner and found cor
rect it is alleged Flower returned the
clearing house certificates to the bank
from which he had borrowed them and
received in return his unbroken govern
islent package said to contain $4,000.
This package was received by the Hi
hernia National Bank slom the sub
treasury of this city in March last and
contained $4,000 in 81 bills. Its alleged
that Flower had preserved label from
an old government package that did
contain $4,000 in denominations of $40
each. which he pasted on the package
which only contained $4,000 in 81 bills,
thereby making it a $4,000 package to
all appearances. This package was
opened and counted after his departure
from the bank
Flower is a cousin of the late Mayor
Flower and comes from one of the most
prominent families in the state He is
a son of the late ex-unued States Sub
treasurer Samuel Flower, of this city.
His bond for 5000 was promptly signed
Then he was arraisned in the United
states court Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13

builds cities, gathers up the scattered
rays of ones ability. That's what
Rocky Mountain Tea does; So cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
Three Girls Attack Joints.

Wichita, Kas., May 13.-Winona XII
gore. Anna Peoples and Jasmine Will
holt. three young girls. the latter !.
daughter of Lucy Without, the colleague
of Mrs Nation, smashed the Summit
saloon here Saturday afternoon. They
entered with rocks. and the barkeeper
did not know that an attack was threat
ened until the glass began to crash
about his ears.
Fred Wolf the proprietor, Knocked
thet girls down with his fist and pitched
them one after another into the street.
Miss Wilhoit's brother came to their
defense and Wolf struck him making a
long cash on his face from which the
blood flowed freely
Inthe melee the wrist of Miss Peoples
was broken. The police arrested the
girls and lodged them in the city jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
OH Fields in 1.itigntion.

Beaumont Texas, May 1s.-Emma r.
Boring and children Yesterday filed suit
aaginst the owners of the Lucas & Fad
den No. 3 oil gushers. the finest wells in
the Beaumont field, for possession of
42o acres of land on which these wells
are located and for $1,000. 600 damages.
Scores Of other big damage and title
suits growing out Of the discovery of oil
here have been flied in the last few
days, and as a result large portion Of
valuable oil lands are tied up in the
cnurta
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
Low Rntes 10 -RufraIo

The Iowa Central railway, the best
and most direct line from the west and
northwest to the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton, takes pleasure in announcing very
low round tip rates to Buffalo, N. Y,
from May Is to Sept. 80, 1901. For routes,
rates, full information and interesting
PAN American literature call ON any
Iowa Central railway agent or address
George S. Batty. G. P. & T. A., Mar
shalltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
A CLEVER sw1NDLER.
Bank Teller Employs Novel Method
to Cover Up Shortage.

New Orleans, La. May 13.-samucl
Flower, paying teller of the Hibernia
National Bank. was arrested here yes
terday by United States Marshal Fonte-
lieu charged with shortage Of $4,000.
The Fidelity and Deposit Company of
Baltimore is on Flowers band for $685.
600.
1t is alleged that Flower, expecting an
examination, sent to another bank in
this city a government sealed package
said to contain $4,000 and received in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
Iowa Happenings at washington.

-.
Washington, May l3.-Gomptroller Of
The Currency Dawes has approved the
National Bank of the Republic of Chi
scago as a reserve agent for the First
National Bank of Spencer. Iowa.
The salary of the postmaster at Earl
ham. Iowa. Will be raised from $1,000 TO
SLIGO on July 1.
Pensions to lowans have been granted
as follows:
original-Jacob Beaner. Des Molnes.
80; John Hooper, Gladbrook. Sc; Mich
sael Featherston. Iowa Falls. &c.
Additional-Jesse Cole, Marshalltown,
ST. ~
Reissue-special April %. Joseph B.
Wilson, Marengo $685.
Original Widows, Etc.-George w.
Hoover, father. Grinnell s1o:: Sarah e..
GAYLORD Fort Madison. IS: special ac
c'ued, April q, Margaret Blair. Clarin-
ga IS: Phoebe A. Harrington, Hawley
Vile, sl2
War with Spain toriginal) -Thomas Fl.
Barnes, .Ainsworth, Sc.