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The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
FIRST NATIONAL l1sIRvoIR
Located 100000 aarss Ordered Va
sg~ aa41 =. essat slsri-
Gaa3on Reservoir.

STEsL1Ne. Colo, July 2a-Ths
site of the first great national res.
,ervoir has been determined by the
government. Nine hundred thous-
ands acres, embracing the Pawnee
reservoir site have been withdrawn
from entry by the government,
which means that photographer
Newell's Recommendations have
been favorably acted upon. Hy-
drographer Newell recommended
this as the site Of the first pf the
great reservoirs to be built in the
west, and the news that this tract
has been withdrawn from entry
has been received with great pleas
ure by the people of this section.
A survey will be msdo at once, and
the work will in all probability he
ushed.-Colorado Springs Even.
ing Telegraph.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

The statement OF the First Ma.
tional Bank Of Lamar, which ap-
peared in the Register this week,
shows 100000 ON deposit. This
is certainly q good indication that
the people Of Prowers county are
not bordering on bankruptcy.
A daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Wisdom, Mrs. c. L. Wertman,
died last week at her home in
Victor. Mrs. Wisdom and Grace
was with Mrs. Wertman at her
death and Mr.. Wisdom went up
when he received the sad news.
The family returned home Satur.
day accompanied by Mr.. Vert
man. The bereaved family have
the sympathy Of the entire COM
munity in their sorrow. "ef rs s
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
Anyone Wanting

A Cream Extractor will do well to
see the CHANDELIERS CREAM
EXTRACTOR. This Extractor
ID guaranteed TO do dnt.class work
and can be seen ut my placs 2 miles
west aud one half mile north OF
Holly, n, 8, LI6K, Agent.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

hatallation services were held
n the Presbyterian church last
Sabbath- motaing. Rev. 4. G.
KisAspca Il H,otossaDs 3psi s.
ssidsd Id gave the charge to
ne PASTOR and Rev. WI. Daven-
port OF Rocky Ford gave the
charge to the people.
All records were broken at the
Union Stock Yards in Chicago on
Tuesday when six cars of Wyom-
ing range cattle, direct from the
range sold at $3.50 per hundred
pounds. These steers were native
raised Wyomings and averaged
over 1850 pounds in weight.
F. Kemper of Lakin, Kansas,
hasthe contract to cut, stack and
bale the big hay crop Of the A. Y.
8. B. 4 I. L. Co. He began the
harvest on Monday, running five
mowers. Supt. Lyons says the
hay il better than usual this ses-
son and they expect to get about
1000 tons.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
DENTISTRY.

DR.. Shobe of Garden City will
be in Holly on Friday and Satur-
day. August and Q, prepared to
do all kinds OF dental work. II
In need Of anything in his line
call at the Holly hossl.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

As the irrigation bill has now
practically become . law, the ques-
ton naturally arises: "Wbat eli
matte changes will it produce in
the now arid region between the
foothill Of the Rockies aud the
Missouri river.?" Tha q radical
change will result no one questions
who has given it a moments
thought. A strip fully twenty
Eve miles in width which Is now
barren will be brought to q state
Of high cultivation. The smoke
from thousands Of chimneys whore
there are now none::will permeate
the atmosphere and thousands Of
miniature lakes will charge the air
with moisture that will again re-
turn to the earth in shape Of rain
for many miles to the eastward.
The great plains will become one
great harvest field, capable Of Civ
ing employment and homes to sew
ersl million Of people. No legis-
lation ever enacted in modern
times can compare With the great
benefits that will be derived from
this sinsls act and practically
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

without a dollars, expenditure af-
ter the first five years, as the sale
Of lands and the use of water will
make the scheme self supporting.
--Gillett Forum.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

The Santa Fe will sell round
trip tickets to Rocky Ford for the
Old SettlAr's Reunion August
and q, at $40. Ticket ON sale
J1y II and August l. Good fos
turn until August 3. 81. F
Horst, agent.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
FURNITURE

Some furniture seems to fill up the rooms
of a house without furnishing them. There
are some people you know, whom you call
, sticks" They stand around without be-
ing either useful or ornamental It is the
way with some furniture of the awkward
kind. look about our store rooms will
prove that ours is of different sort
Dawley Hardware & Furniture Co.
Agent for Mccormick Harvesting Machinery
Licensed Embalmers and Undertakers
Night Calls answered from Room I, DawIey Block.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
CLEAN UP OF
SUMMER HATS

S4en's straw hats cut from u .25X
- to 98c. Y
SAsn's straw hats cut from 6Sc2
s to 46c. 4
+ Mems helmets cut from Soc to3
\ Ssc. I
NNen's straw sombrero cut from2
85c to Csc. 4
\ Mems fancy straw hats ont FROM
Dc to 48c. 4
SBoys' hats OF all kinds cut inx
y proportion.
! "A good assortment Of styles andA
y sizes to select from. 4
J c. L. MCPHERSON. 4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
HEALTH BROKEN DOWN.
Former Mankato Newspaper Man in
a Bad Way.

The following from the Revillo Item
relates to a former resident of this
CITY who was for some time engaged
in the newspaper business here:
Many of our readers will remember
Edmund Shaw who edited the Nausau
Interstate for two years. He had con-
troll of the Clarified Advocate for the
past year, and had brought that paper
up to high degree of perfection, when,
about two weeks ago, his health COM
pletely broke down. He was taken to
a hospital in Minneapolis and put un-
der the care of specialist. The
physician says that Mr.. Shaw's system
is completely wrecked, and that it
will be a long time before he will
even partially recover. He adds that
the patient will never again be able to
engage in work where any mental
srrain is required His breakdown
was caused by excessive reading and
writing, which frequently occupied a
large part of the night. Brother Shaw
has onr fervent sympathy in his mis-
fortune, and orr wish that he may be
speedily restored.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
DIED NEGLECTED.
Coroner investigates Death OF
Mrs, Hubrig,
Neighbors Indignant at What They
Call Her Husbands Brutal
Treatment.

Coroner Kennedy went to Rapidan
Saturday to investigate tn Q cir
cumstances attending the death of
Mrs. Helena Hubrig. at the request
of neighbors. Mrs. Hubrig died at her
home at ten o'clock Wednesday fore
noon. Deputy Sheriff Albert Gerlich
accompanied him.
Mr.. Kennedy had talk with HUI
brig through an interpreter, and also
consulted the neighbors. 1t appeared
from what he was able to learn that
Mrs. Hubrig had been unwell for the
past five years. The neighbors said
that she was a sufferer from catarrh
of the stomach. Hubrig said that he
had at various times employed several
different doctors to treat his wife,
but as they only gave her "poison"
and the expense was heavy he had not
secured any medical aid recently.
Mr.. Kennedy concluded that the
neighbors were right in calling it a
case of neglect. He will lay the facts
before County Attorney Wilson in
order that the latter may act if he
cares to. The neighbors are indignant
at Hubrig's actions and want some
thing done. They say that ne has
ample means to secure comforts for
his family. They characterize his
treatment of his wife as brutal.
Mrs Hubrig was seventy years of
age. She was the mother of eleven
children four of whom are now liv-
ing, though not at home. Two are
daughters and two sons The deceased
was hard working woman, and a
great deal of sympathy is felt for her.
An undertaken accompanied Coroner
Kennedy to Rapidan and examined
the remains, which had not yet been
inferred. He found that there were
no marks of violence. This being the
case, and there being no evidence that
the death was due to violence, he was
unable under the law to hold an in
quest.
Hubrig did not welcome the neigh
-,~ors tu- nis nousc asarlDss .srv5.sssr iiss~us
of his wife, which was Of two weeks
duration, and for this reason they
were unable to render any assistance
to the sick woman. Her husband ap-
pears to have been the only person
with her.
1t was while returning from the
Hubrig farm that Mr.. Kennedy was
summoned to investigate the Fallbeck
suicide.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
BOARD ADJOURNS.
The Lake Crystal Small Pox Bills are
Allowed.

The county board adjourned at noon
Friday, and the next meeting will be
held April 9Th.
Joseph Stagmeir's petition for a
change of road in sections s and 8,
and 10 and 16, LeRay, was granted.
The applications of 81. A. Wilcox,
C. E. Wise as administrator of the
estate of JIG. Wise, deceased, and the
Norwegian Trinity church, for abate-
ment of taxes, were granted.
The hearing on the petition of
Adolph Hoehn for change of road in
section one, LeRay, was set for May
It'll, and CONS Bruels, Paddock and
Epson were appointed committee to
view the road.
The jury list.for the June term Of
court was prepared.
The bills were allowed, including
$73 out of the 1888 of small pox bills
from Lake Crystal. The board follow
ed the advice of the county attorney
and allowed only such as were incur
red after April 18th, 1901, for the
control of the disease and not for care
of patients.
The auditor was directed to adver-
tise for bids for constructing several
box culverts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
AFTER MANY YEARS.
location OF a Man Who Deserted His
Child.

Twenty-three years ago, man whose
wife had died came to the city with
his three year old daughter TO visit
his wife's sister. After staying
week, he left suddenly, leaving his
little child with her aunt. Nothing
has ever been seen or heard of him
since, but it was learned that he had
located somewhere in California.
Nine years ago, the aunt asked ID.
I. Bowen, then deputy sheriff, to see
whether he could not get some trace
of the father. Mr.. Bowen has not
ceased to work on the case since then,
and his efforts seem at last to have
been crowned with success. He has
received a letter from the chief OF
police of Deadwood, S. D., saying
that a man is residing there who
closely answers the description and
who has admitted that he once had
daughter. Steps will be taken to
make the Identification sure. The
daughter still resides in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
The Free Press the Leader, Only 500 a Year
Y. M, C. A. AUXILIARY.
Ladies Planning a Fine Entertainment
For Arpii End.

The ladies auxiliary of the Y. M. G.
A. is preparing for an entertainment
to be given in the opera house We'd
nesday evening, April 2nd.
AS it is under the personal super
vision of the president, Mrs. Fl. A.
Patterson, we need not assure our peo-
pie of the merits of the affair.
The first part of the program will
be short concert given BY some of
our best singers woo are interested in
the Y. M. G. A. and gladly give their
time and talent to help along the good
work. Their names will appear later.
The last part of the entertainment
will by no means be the least as it
will bring before the footlights a
number of. our we'll known citizens
who have very kindly consented to
display their fine dramatic talent for
this worthy cause.
The following people will present
the delightful farce MIR. Bob
Miss Parker, Miss Van Blarcum, Miss
Basterdes, Mrs. S. B. Wilson, Mr.. 81.
A. Patterson, Mr.. Frank Crandall and
Mr.. Ferd Hoerr.
This play is of high order of
comedy and those taking part are de-
serving of much praise for their will
ingness in expanding so much time
and work for the benefit of the Y. NJ.
C.. A. Taken altogether this will be
a 'frst class attraction" and the
ladies have received great encourage
ment from all sides The opera house
managers have very generously donat-
ed $35, and the souvenir programs are
being prepared in the normal school
under Miss Spencer, in the business
college under Profs. Nettleton and
Brandrup, and by artist friends of the
organization.
The ladies auxiliary has not asked
for any help for three years and feels
certain of as hearty q response to their
efforts now as then.
Perhaps few realize the work done
by the ladies or the expense they are
under every year to keep up the Y. M.
C A. rooms All the reading matter
is paid for by them, as is the furnish
ing of the rooms, the renovating and
repairing.
The supplies for the kitchen and
dining rooms have been provided by
the ladies as well as the many pleasant
suppers served here.
Of course there must be money to
meet all these expenses and everybody
will have fine opportunity to show
their appreciation of the grand work
by patronizing this entertainment
and at the same time spend a very
pleasant evening.
Heath's orchestra is also imbued
with the spirit of generosity and will
give their services for merely nominal
sum.
Let everybody plan to attend, there
by contributing their mite.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
MRS. B. F. DAVIS DEAD.
Demise at Portland, Oregon, of Former
Mankato Resident. .

The Portland Oregonian of March
3rd contains the following biography
of a we'll known resident of Mankato,
whose death occurred there recently /:
Mrs. Anna Davis, whose funeral &C.
Cured yesterday. was born August IL,
1925, in Pittsburg, Pa, She belonged
to one of the oldest and most respected
families of the pioneers of this coun-
try. She was married to Benjamin F.
Davis. a veteran of the Mexican war,
Augut IL, 1S4S. The early part of
their married life was spent in Pitts
burg. In 1856 they went to Iowa,
and shortly after they removed to
Arcola, ILL.,, where they remained
eight years. They moved to Mime
sofa, where they remained until they
came to Portland, where they lived
happily together until in 1895 death
claimed the father and devoted hus-
band. To this union were born y s.,
VS.. Davis, Mrs. E. Morrison, G. NJ. =.
D. L. and F. G.. Davis, five sons and
one daughter Mrs. Davis died at the
family residence, East Ash and
Twenty-sixth, February 26, from
which place the funeral was held. A
large number of friends met to pay
the last tributes Of respect to this
noble woman and devoted mother.
The sons and son-in-law, by the
mothers request, were the pallbearers.
The interment was in Lone Fir GENE
terry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
STONE OR CEMENT
CURLING Material is Bone of
Contention.
Council Will Receive Bids on Both in
Connection With the Paving
Bids.

The council held special meeting
Friday to adopt corrected specifica-
tions for the Broad street paving and
to transact any other business that
might come up. The mayor and full
council were present
Previous to the opening of the meet
ing, a private session was held. the
city attorney and members of the
board of public works being present.
The matter of substituting stone for
cement curbing was talked over. and
Col. Widell and T. R. Coughlan were
admitted and made strong argument
on behalf of stone.
1t is claimed that the use of stone
curbing will necessitate the laying of
the asphalt pavement to the curb,
whereas with cement curbing there
would be an eighteen inch gutter of
cement The difference in cost is said
to be 81 lot, making the improve
ment more expensive TO the property
owners if stone curbing is used.
When the council convened, the board
of public works submitted its revis-
ed plans and specifications for the paw
ing, to be substituted for those pre-
viously adopted by the council. The
new specifications make several minor
changes, and provide that the contrac
tor shall not be paid. until 1870
days after the contract is complete, and
that ia cases where these assessments
are not collected encouragement can be
made with the property owners for
deferred payments with six per cent
interest. This change was made to
avoid any chance for litigation. The
various steps have all been taken care
fully, to leave no loopholes where the
opponents of paving could defeat the
move by legal proceedings.
An amendment was adopted by
unanimous vote, adding stone curbing
to the specifications, and leaving the
matter in such shape that bids shall
be received on both kinds of curling.
Ii is provided that all curling or either
kind that is split or broken by the
weather or proves defective within
three years from the time that it is
laid shall be replaced by the contrac-
tor, who is to give bond for twenty
per cent of the contract price.
Engineer Thompson said that if stone
curling would crack at all it would
within three years.
The new plans and specifications as
amended were adopted without opposi-
ton.
A petition against the paving of
Broad street from Rock to Vine, be-
cause there is no sewer there and the
expense of both paving and sewer
would be very burdensOme, was read.
1t was accepted and placed on file.
A petition asking that sewer and
water service be extended on Van
Brunt street from Carroll to Willard
was presented. 1t was referred to the
committee on water works and sew
ers.
The resolution from the Merchants
Protective association asking that
Mankato stone be used for curbing in
stead of any other material was read.
1t was accepted and placed on file.
There being no other business before
it, the council adjourned.
Among the spectators were several
of those who are opposing the pave
ment of Broad street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
HANGED HIMSELF
Chas. FallbeCk of Rapidan
Ends Life's Troubles.
Found Hanging to a Rafter this Morn
ning---DeIay in Getting Contract for
Recently Purchased Farm Supposed
to Have Unbalanced His Mind---The
Family Were Preparing to Move to
Carlton County.

Chas. FaIlbeck, a farmer residing
with his family two and half miles
southwest of Rapidan station commit
ted suicide Saturday morning 6 o'clock
by hanging himself to rafter. in q
machine shed, few yards from the
house.
The body was found by Edwin, a
son of the deceased, who together
with the mother and two daughters
reside at home. The family live on a
forty acre farm, which the father sold
about two months ago to Louis Ander-
son, receiving therefor So, $40 Mr..
Anderson was to be given possession
this spring. After selling his farm
Mr.. Fallbeck. purchased an 80 acre
farm near Mahtowa, Carlton county
and EXPECTED to remove thereto in a
week or ten days. The contract or
deed to the newly purchased property
did not arrive as soon as expected,
which preyed on the mind of deceased
to such an extent that he became tenn
porarily unbalanced
In anticipation of the family's re-
moval friends and neighbors gave
them a farewell last night. The
newly acquired land deal was talked
over among the men present and the
deceased expressed some doubt as to
his getting the contract.
The deceased was 60 years old and
has not had the best of health for some
years He leaves a wife and six
children, Edwin, Annie and Iona re-
side at home Mrs. Durant, daugh-
ter resides at Garden City, and an
other married daughter is in Missouri.
julius the Oldest son is living on a
farm near Mahtows, Carlton county.
The deceased was hard working
man and we'll liked by his neighbors
The family which is Frustrated over
the sad affair have the sympathy of
the wnoIe community.
The coroner finds it unnecessary to
hold an inquest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
FUNDS ALL RIGHT.
Money Borrowed From One to Another
is Paid Back.

The city treasurer has made the fol-
lowing distribution among the funds
of the money received from the county
treasurer in the March settlement ::
Current fund, SO, s51. O3; road fund,
So, 1874 a. interest fund, So, SOL; park
fund. 1897. So; bills payable fund,
81, 140. 40; sinking fund, $142 Do /;
sprinkling fund, 1926. "a; waterworks
frontage tax, $77.1S; total, $11, 919. SO.
This does not include the money for
the library fund, 81, 80. which
goes to the library board. The distri
button has been based upon the tax
levy.
The only fund now overdrawn is
the sprinkling fund, which is behind
$316.37
The treasurer will at once return
from the current fund to the water
works fund the 81, 900 that was bor-
rowed from the latter. This will
straighten out all of the funds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-21
MORESTOCk TAKEN
The Street Railway Fund Pass
es $4,000.
Committees Will Put in Some Hard
Work Next Week.---0ffer
of Samaritans.

The list of subscribers to the stock
of the proposed electric street railway
company is steadily growing. The
committees have added many names
-i,. On tho Ii st ruaa nrahlishad vasterdav
afternoon.
The list of subscribers this after
noon was as follows: Col. Widell
81, 500, W. L. Hixon $1,000, w. D. Will
lard 81, 500, Geo. M. Palmer 81, OOO'
RI. E. Hance 81, 900, F. K. Meagher
81, 900, J. Fl. Ray and J. G. Noe
50, 900, A. E. Clark $500, Fred Kron
800, Chas. j. Macbeth S7OO, A. u.
Meyer $500. Mic Petersen $500, W. e.
Hoerr $500, J. G. Wise estate $500, @.
Fl. Saulpaugh $500, C. N. Andrews
$780, S. Wilhartz $500, DR.. G. J. Hol-
man $500, Nyquist & Iverson $500, W.
K. Buffham 5000, DR.. E. D. Steel
5000, W. L. Comstock 5000, Chris
Danielson $780, Joseph Mander-
field 800, Thos A. Sherk 500, OdJard
& knott 800, W. h. Wilcox 500, q.
G. Gerlach 800, A. NJ. Stein 500, c.
D. Benack 500. D. G. Davies 500.
J. R. Snow $100
The following are new subscriptions +:
Theo. Williams 500, Kleinschmidt
Bros. 500, Young & Otto 500, II. f.
Leonard 5000, 7. r. Coughlan $500,
Geo. W. Sugden 500, Geo. E. Traub
800, S. B. Wilson 500, Stephen
Lamm $500, Martin & Hoerr 500,
Lamm & Landkammer $500, Mrs. p
E.. Burt 5000, D. G. Robinson 500. b.
Bangerter 500. L. Janda 500, 0. W.
Schmidt 800, Stewart & Holmes 500,
Moore & Tobin 800, J. P. Schweitzer
500, J. B. Nielsen $780,, Brandrup q
Nettleton 500, Martin Walser 500.
This foots up to $50, 600.
The committees expect to take OF
their coats next week and pull the
total up to the required s45, coo, ii pos
sible. A large number of parties have
vet to be seen, and the canvass Will
be systematized. The committees
are hopeful of meeting with success.
| Letters were prepared today to be
sent to the Mankato people who are
sojcurning in the south and west, and
also one to be sent to A. N. Dukes of
Peru, Ind, who owns much property
in the north portion of the city that
will be benefited by the road.
J. B. Nelson states that he will
probably raise his subscription. s. B.
Wilson'S subscription is conditioned
that the line does not go by 3O3 CLARK
street, his residence. 1t is understood
that he will waive this condition.
Mr.. Burg, the dry goods merchant,
expects to subscribe, and is CORE
spending with his father as to the
amount he will sign for.
Some of those who have signed have
said that they would take more stock
In case of necessity.
The committee that is soliciting
gu subscriptions for lights expects to Sc.
cure 5, 600 at least but hardly expects
to reach $1,000. This will ensure the
rate of twelve cents per thousand
watt.
;, The Modern Samaritans, who are
giving the Bowman Nolan entertain
ment Monday night, generously offel
to donate all receipts of the entertain
ment above the expenses, $175. toward
the street railway fund. This should
inspire q generous investment IL
tickets. Those who cannot afford tt