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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19

time for the kings supper. Come.
mignonne."
/ felt her shrink at the word, but she
played her part bravely and tripped by
my side as we passed the gate. We
We're not a moment too soon, for as we
turned the strawberries n horseman
dashed up, and l heard him call out
to the sentry. 1t was Crequy.
HAS any one gone this way?'
We stopped in the shadow of the
trees and listened. We dare not stir,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
WANTS $1,000 DAMAGES.
Suit Against a Saloon Keeper Whose
Lamp Exploded.

Arthur Loomis has commenced an
action in the district court of Waseca
county against 81. ]. LANCER, James
vile saloon keeper, to recover So, 600
for injuries to his person and $40 for
injuries to his wearing apparel, caused
by the explosion of gasoline lamp in
the saloon a month ago. 1t appears
that Loomis was in the saloon at the
time and was standing under the
lamp, which was in close proximity
to the bar, when the lamp exploded,
and blazing oil flew over him, infict-
ing painful injuries. LOOMS attorney
is A j. O'Grady of GAINESVILLE.
LANCER has retained A. E. Clark of
this city as his attorney, and will
claim that the alleged injuries of
Loomis are largely imaginary, that
the lamp was new one, in good re-
pair and properly cared for, and that
the accident was not to be expected or
guarded against. 1t is likely that the
trial will come off next month, and is
expected to be highly interesting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
AMBOY.
From the Herald:

From the Herald:
The Mapleton- Amboy wolf hunt is a
sure thing. O. W. johnson is in COM
munication with A. A. Buck of Ma
pleton, and the details of the hunt are
being arranged. The date will be an
nounced later.
L. S. Terry of Vernon township,
has won the distinction of being the
best corn raiser in the county. He has
made an especial study of this crop
and for great many years past has
not hal even a partial failure. This
season when the general crop is below
the average. his crop is splendid
one. His exhibit at the county fair
was fine.
The hotel problem has bobbed up in
new form. The Galley Morris COM
bination lasted only about thirty days
and decided to quit, not for want of
patronage but for other reasons. This
would have left Amboy minus hotel
had not Mrs. Robinson, the owner oil
the property, decided to keep it open.
Mrs. Oscar Robinson is installed al
landlady. and our citizens are in hopes
that the hotel will continue under hel
management as she will make an idea
landlady.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
RESOLUTIONS.

The following resolutions respecting
the death of President Mckinley, who
was a Knight of Pythias, were adopted
by Mankato lodge No. SO, K. of P, at
it's meeting last night:
Whereas, The great overriding
power that controls the universe and
everything pertaining to life and
growth thereon has, in his inedfnite
wisdom, allowed a dastardIy assassin
to strike down our beloved and worthy
Pythian brother, the President of our
great nation, William Mckinley,
thereby causing every honest citizen of
our country, as we'll as of every other
civilized country on the globe, to
mourn the loss of so grand magis-
trate, 80 great a statesman, 80 worthy
citizen, and so noble man; and
Whereas, The members of Mankato
lodge No. SO, Knights of Pythias, be-
lieve it to be their duty, as brother
knights, to fraternally recognize the
worth and greatness of so grand a
character and so noble brother
knight, as we'll as to condemn with
loathing scorn the criminal who COM
mitted the. dastardly act, together with
all his associates in crime, and their
acts and deeds which led up to the
commission of such an uncalled for
and unholy crime; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, as lodge, duly
assembled in our castle hall, do here
by recognize in our lost brother one
who by his every act in life showed
that he fully appreciated every obliga-
tion he had taken; that his only am
bition in life, was to help, to elevate,
to better the condition of his fellow
men that his whole life has been a
worthy example of knighthood for
every brother knight to emulate and
strive to follow that we fully appre-
ciate the great and good work he has
done for our country, and for the peo-
pie of other lands; that as a citizen
as soldier, as statesman, as chief
magistrate, as husband, as Chris
tian gentleman, he always showed
himself to be a true and worthy
knight, without a peer, which is the
highest honor that mortal man can
ever acquire that we sincerely mourn
him, and with grief and sorrow de-
plore the loss of such a brother knight :;
that whe hereby tender to his well be-
loved wife (now widow and loving
companion our heartfelt sympathy and
brotherly love, in this her rayless
night of sorrow and bereavement be
it further
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon our records by our keeper
of records and seals, and that he make
an engrossed copy with seal attached.
and send the same to our sorrowing
sister tha widow Of Our deDarted
knight.
Dated in our castle hall, at the city
of Mankato, state of Minnesota, on
this 10Th day of September, A. D.,
1901.
VIM. B. TORREY,
ISIDOR LONGINI,
GEORGE w. SUGDEN,
Committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
ONLY THREE CASES.
Djphtheria in North Mankato is Under
Control.

Health Officer A. Anderson of North
Mankato states that there is diphtheria
in only three families in that village,
there being one case in eacn. A strict
quarantine has been instituted and no
danger is felt that the disease will
spread. The cases now existing are of
a mild type. There is no foundation
for alarmist rumors.
No scholars in the school have had
the disease, and it is not thought that
any of them will come down with it.
The two cases that proved fatal this
week were not reported to a physician
until it was too late to save them,
and the quarantine was for the same
reason not established as soon as it
should have been.
Mr.. Anderson wishes to disabuse the
minds of the people of any thought
that there is an epidemic in North
Mankato, or that proper steps are not
being taken to protect the lives of its
citizens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
MAPLETON.

From the Union:
Mr.. VIM. Egley of Medo has decided
to return to his old home at Lawrence
burg, Tennessee, and will move there
in the course of the next few weeks
May prosperity follow in his footsteps.
VIM. Gerth returned, Wednesday,
to his duties in the u. s. signal Office
rat Havana, Cuba M. 9erth thor
oughly enjoyed his short visit at home
and regretted that pressing duties
should demand his return so soon.
Last Saturday Mr.. John Ward of
Medo had narrow escape from serious
injury. The team which LIE was driv-
ing ran away. throwing him $50. 80 out
against barbed wire fence. Aside
from few cuts on his limbs he was
uninjured.
Geo. W. Smith, former station
agent at this place, has been advanced
to the position of freight solicitor for
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway, with headquarters at st.
Paul. Mr.. Smith was one of the best
agents ever located here and we are
pleased to learn of his advancement.
The little two year old daughter of
Mr.. and VIM. Egley of Medo caused
considerable commotion in that house
hold Tuesday by drinking iniment
composed of aconite and iodine. The
little one was Immediately brought to
town and relieved by DR.. Schefcik. 1t
is now considered out of danger.
The school house question came up
before the school board last Thursday
night. Architect Pass presented
proposition to construct the building
for So, 500, work to commence at once.
Part of the board deemed it unwise to
interfere with the school at this time
and motion to postpone building I'M
til next spring resulted in tie, three
voting for the motion and three
against.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
The Race By Bulletins.

wins the race today by thirty three
seconds.
The Race By Bulletins.
10 :45-The international yacht race
in now on. The Columbia leads the
Shamrock II. by eight seconds
II :31-The Shamrock has the best
of race. Wind goad
II :33-Yanhrs heading eastward
with distance of one fourth mile be-
tween them.
ii :59-Shamrock far in lead, al
though the Columbia gained a little
in last tack.
IL :30-Yachts still holding on close
tack on same course. Shamrock leads
10 :37-Columbia tries to cut Sham
rocks course again. Two boats star
board peg, heading northeast. Sham
rock looks to have lead, but they are
quite near together.
10 :52-Wind has changed little.
Yachts are now nearing mark with
Shamrock ahead
2:14-Shamrock is leading, but how
much is difficult to tell.
2 90 Columbia is leading the Sham
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST

List of letters remaining uncalled fol-
at the postofice at Mankato, MINI
for the week ending Sept. 26, 1901.
Barnes, Ethyline Miss.
Clark & Co; Crowsie, Mrs. Ella.
Erickson, G. J.
Harris, Chas; Holman. Ada Miss
Heymanson, Julius; Humiston, Mrs.
J. d.
johnson, Miss Eua.
Kaminsky. DR.. S. Fl.
Naylor, Miss Myrtle Newton, F. T.
Plat & Commack; Poole, Mrs. A
l..
Redfeld, Will; Russell, David L.
Taylor, W; Thompson, W. c. Trask,
q. G.
Whitney, John s; Wistrom, o;
Wright, Frank; Wright Frank.
= In calling tor 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 10 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, 1901-10-04
STATE AID RECEIVED.

County Superintendent Freeman has
received state aid for the following
semi grades schools:
District No. 16, $167. So; "a, $157. SO
AZ, 1857. SO; 43, $167. 90; 146, 1857. 3D..
Mr.. Freeman has receiped state aid
for the following schools: District
No 3, $114 40; II, STA. 40: 20, $14. 40
%, STA 40; 26, $14. 40; 81, $14. 40; 40,
$114 40; 45, STA 40; 40, $14. 40; 81,
$14 40; 90, STA 40; 55. STA. 40; IS,
800; Sc. $114.4O 81, 40; 70,
$114 40; IA, $14 40; 70, 500; 81,
STA 40; LOG, $14. 40; 100, STA. 40; 113,
$14. 40; 116. $14.40; III, $1440; 119,
STA. 40; 1877, $14. 40; 131, $14. 40; 1876,
800; 144, 500; 147, $114. 40; $50,
S14 40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
NO PUPILS ADMITTED.
Schools of This City Temporarily Closed
Against North MankatO.

On account of several severe cases of
diphtheria in North Mankato and the
closing of the schools of that village as
result, the city health officer, DR.. J.
A. Hielscher, held consultation with
the health committee of the council
Friday morning, and it was decided to
call upon the normal, public, and the
Catholic and Lutheran schools of the
city and request that they decline to
admit pupils from the north side I'M
til the disease there has subsidized. ALI
of the schools manifested a most COM
mendable willingness to cooperate
with the city health department in it's
efforts to stamp out the disease, and
until possible danger is over they will
not admit north side pupils. This is
wise precaution. Everything pos
sible ought to be done to stamp out
the dread disease, and if the city can
lend our neighbors across the river any
assistance in any way, it should be
done, as it will be as much matter
of protection to us as help to them.
DR.. Hielscher requests us to state
that the steps taken this morning need
cause no alarm, being simply pre-
cautionary measure. There are at
present only six cases of diphtheria in
the city, and these are all doing well.
There has not been new case for
nearly week and it is thought that
with continued precautions there is
little danger of further spread.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
SHY OF TEACHERS.
Not Enough in The State to Supply the
Demand.

Minneapolis, Sept. 2S.-A serious
problem is confronting the county
uperintendents of schools in rural dis
tricts. They cannot get teachers
enough to supply their schools. The
first of this month the shortage was
estimated at 8, 900. 1t has since been
reduced somewhat by importations
from other states. Most of the country
schools open the first week in October
but in many of them the opening will
be delayed this year, simply because
the district boards have been unable to
secure schoolma ans.
Teachers agencies both in this city
and in st. Paul are doing all in their
power to supply the demand. One of
them, with Offices in the Boston block,
has imported a large number Of
teachers from Iowa and Wisconsin
This same agency, however, has many
more orders on hand than it can fill
and, as an indication that the same
state of affairs exists in the Dakotas,
the manager received a letter this
morning from the county superinten
dent of Mcintosh county, N. D., in
which request was made that at least
twenty teachers be supplied at once.
with probably ten more later.
The shortage is principally in what
are known as First Grade teachers,
young women who have been gradual
ed from the state university, including
it's pedagogical course. Two years ago
the state legislature passed law pro-
viding for special state aid to all
schools employing first grade teachers.
This has had the effect of increasing
the demand for that grade of teachers.
Moreover, an unusually large proper
tion of prospective teachers who took
the state examination last August
failed to pass. The examination is
said to have been no more difficult
than those of previous years, but for
some reason there were many unsuc-
cessful applicants. At that time the
present shortage was predicted.
In some degree the shortage will be
obviated by county superintendent
granting special permits to such of
these unsuccessful candidates as they
may consider worthy. These permits
will license the holder to teach in
state schools until next February,
when they may again take the state
examination. They will rank of
"Fifth Grade" teachers, and must
pass the second examination if they
are to continue in charge of their
schools.
A few weeks.ago there were num-
Der of country schools in Hennepin
county still unsupplied with teachers,
but these vacancies have now been
filled However, the shortage through
out the state is not far from 2, 600 at
the present time.
Teachers in these schools are paid
from $50 to $50 a month, and are re-
quired to teach the common branches.
No language other than English is
required.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
FOUND A FORTUNE.
Austin Man Who is Heir to
Much Property.
Facts in a Strange Case Unearthed in
Ohio by His Attorney, w. L.
COmstock, of this City.

W. L. Comstock returned Friday afte
an absence of two weeks in Ohio
where he went at the request of hi
brother-in-law, S. S. Washburn, an at
torney of Austin, who is working OF
the claim of VIM. B. Newman, who
lives near that place. The develop
ments made by Mr.. Comstock show
that Neuman is heir to large fortune
in Ohio.
1t appears that NeMman's grand
father, Morris A. Newman, and eleven
others obtained a grant from the gov
eminent for part of what was then
known as the government reserve of
the lower Sandusky river. Later on.
in 1917, they plated a townsite, and
subsequently divided this property
among themselves. A considerable
portion of the central and most valu-
able part of the present city of FIRE.
mont, some 81 lots, were included in
what was assigned to Newman. Be-
sides this, he secured some out lots con-
tanning several acres each, and two
tracts of farm land, one near Fremont
and the other near Tiffin. The title
has never been passed from Newman
or his heirs by any conveyance. He
had family consisting of a wife and
children, and made advancement to all
of the children except the two young
est sons, who are named as sole lega-
tees in the will which he left. This
will was approved and allowed and is
still of record.
One of these sons died soon after the
father did, leaving the other son the
only surviving beneficiary under the
will. The property was then compare
lively valueless, and the widow and
children came west and gave no fur
ther attention to the matter until the
grandson, VIM. B. Newman, took the
matter up.
Mr.. Comstock found that Mr.. New
man has an interest of great value in
these lands in some instances cut off
in part by adverse possession. but the
greater part still subsisting. Some of
the lands are occupied and an attempt
at their recovery will provoke suits in
chsncery. Much of the property is still
unoccupied, and this will be recovered
at once, and suits in chancery will be
started Immediately to recover the
remaining lands.
Morris A. Newman was the conf
Dental agent of the Wyandotte Indian
nation at Sandusky, and he was with
Major Craghan at Fort Stephenson, as
it was then called-one of the historic |
battle fields of the war of 1919. The |
assault upon this post was made in
1914 or 1915.
Mr.. Comstock went to Norwalk,
Ohio, and examined the records back
to 1894, and traced them from 1910 in
Sandusky county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
A GOOD SHOWING.
The Butter for September Scoring Made
the Best Record Yet.

st. Paul, Sept 30.-The butter en-
tered in the October educational exhibit
conducted by the state dairy and food
department was of higher and more
uniform quality than ever before.
The high scores we're: E. L. Paul
son. Irving, 971s; W. Thompso n,
French Lake, 81, and W. A. Paulson,
Grove City, 961a. Each of the three
winners were buttermakers who had
never figured in the distribution of
honors, although they had exhibited
before.
Eighty-two tubs of butter were
scored Only ons db -,-cf5d aslow as
80, and by far the greater proportion
scored 90 or better, making an ex-
tremely high average. and uni
formity of grade that has never before
been equaled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
WILL BE RESISTED.

Joseph Goiffoi of st. Paul has filed
suit in the district court of Ramsey
county for $500 alleged to be due him
on an insurance policy from the Citi-
zens' Fire association at Mankato.
This claim has been hanging fire
for two years. Goiffoi made verbal
application for an insurance policy of
the company's agent, but no policy
was ever written, and the company
claims that the risk would not have
been written, owing to mistake in
the description of the property. 1t
will fight the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Congressman MCCleary Will Not
Run For Governor.
He States That He Could Not Consider
the Matter, and Desires His Friends
Not to Think of Ii.

Some of the papers of the state have
been mentioning Congressman Nc
Cleary as possible candidate for gov
ernor next year, and saying that an
effort would be made to secure the
nomination for him. Many pleasing
press notices have been given Mr.. Nc
Cleary, and he has received letters
from many friends and admirers in
different parts of the state offering
their support in case he should be a
candidate.
However, Mr.. McCleary does not in
tend to become candidate for gov
ernor next year. In speaking of the
matter today with Free Press re-
porter, he said:
"Under no circumstances will be-
come candidate for nomination for
governor against Gov. Van SAINT. 1
don't want my friends to think of it
for moment. While am not in
different to the kind words concerning
me that have been said in the press
and to me personally, could not con-
slider the matter -
The political writer in the Mime
apolis Journal says that the suggestion
that Congressman McCleary become
a candidate for governor originated
not with his friends, but with those of
parties who would like to have an op-
portunity to succeed him in congress-
However this may be, Mr.: McCleary
is not candidate for governor and
the people can set this down in their
books. The second district could lily
spare him as its representative, and
intends to keep him in congress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
MADE ANOTHER PURCHASE.

P. S. Lobdell has disposed of his
meat market near Liberty street, on
Front, to Chas. j. Macbeth. The lat
ter will take possession Monday, and
Mr.. Lobdell will devote his exclusive
attention to his West Mankato market.
Mr.. Macbeth purchases the building
as we'll as the fixtures and other stock
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
WOULD WRESTLE ROONEY.

The manager of Hogan, a wrestler
who claims lately to have been in
Paris, is in the city trying to arrange
a meeting on the met with John ].
Rooney of Chicago, whose prov ess as
a wrestler is well known here. Un-
doubtedly Mr.. Rooney would be glad
to meet him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
OLSON BOUND OVER.

Ole g. Olson, the South Bend man
who was arrested Friday afternoon
on the charge of neglecting to support
his family, waived an examination
today and was bound over to the
grand jury in the sum of 800. Under
the new law, non-support is made a
penetentiary offense. Olson is employ
ed at the cement works. and has wife
and two children, whom the county
has been aiding for two years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
WORST In YEARS.

A telephone message from W. W.
Weller of Rapidan says that the storm
there Friday afternoon was the worst in
years. 1t blew over grain stacksa n d
took the tops off of trees. More rain
fell than at any one time in the last
two years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
RECOVERED THE SATCHEL.

Several weeks ago satchel belong
ing to Miss Mary A. Jones of Lake
Crystal disappeared from the union
depot, and it was supposed to have
been stolen. Friday the satchel was
returned, together with letter from a
Candy man, who explained that he
took it by mistake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
HELD in QUARANTINE.
Andrew Under Detained in a North
Dakota Town.


The reason why Andrew Under was
unable to come to the funeral of his
brother, L. A. Linder, has been ex-
planned. He was in Canada when he
received the telegram announcing the
death. To catch a train he drove
thirty miles with dozen trunks. He
crossed into North Dakota, and on ar
irving at the railroad town the heaIt h
officer clapped him in quarantine as a
small pox suspect, because his face was
broken out. 1t was with difficulty that
he was able to send message. When
he had remained in quarantine long
enough to convince the health officer
that his face eruption was not small
pox he was released.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
Csrd of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Schaus of
North Mankato desire to express their
heartfelt gratitude to the friends and
neighbors who assisted them during
the illness of their little son, whose
death was chronicled yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04
NON.SUPPORT CHARGED.

Ole G. Olson of South Bend was ar
rested Friday on the charge of
non-support, preferred by his wife.
He is in the county Jail and may be
arraigned late this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-04

The North Mankato school has had
an enrolment of III scholars thus far,
which is 90 more than were enrolled
during September of last year. Five
teachers are employed, an increase of
one over last year. The school has pro-
crossed very smoothly since the term
honon