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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
THE POOR FARM.
What il Costs to Maintain the County's
Poor There.

Auditor Weaver has figured out
what it cost to maintain the Blue
Earth county poor farm in 1901, to-
gether with the average cost per indi-
vidual residing there. His figures are
as follows:
Goods to- poor farm, groceries and
medicines, $3.50. 90; miscellaneous,
wood, dry goods. repairs, 1886. 90
commissioners fees. $3.50; salaries
Lewis. and help, 81, 101. 60; physi-
clan, Ito of city physicians salary
$50; new machinery, 1881. 70; hgur-
ing life of machinery FIVE years, take
10, $685. %; interest on. investment of
$50, 900 at per cent, $3.50; 80 bushels
of wheat, ground and sown at 66c,
$136. so; 967 bushels of oats, at 25c,
s241. 70 29e bushels of potatoes, at 35c,
$1O3. 80 ; 616 baskets Of corn, at 15c,
1892. 40; 40 loads of pumpkins, 80;
s43 bushels of .beets, cattle feed,
1874. 80; 500 heads of cabbage, $40; 1
barrel of pickles, s.; 2 barrels of
kreut, $40 ;.3OO.quarts of canned fruit,
$40; IA bushels of carrots, $3.50;
bushels of parsnips, $1.25; 10 bushels
of table beets, So; A bushels of tur-
nips, $S. 80; 60 bushels of rutabages,
$16. %; 80 bushels of tomatoes, SIS; 8
bushels of peas, $3.50; 2 bushels OF
beans, 81; 10 bushels of onions, So; 6s
gallons of sorghum, $40. 40; 40 tons of
hay, 5000; old machinery, 1896; fig
uring life of machinery 8 years, take
10, $500; insurance 500. 30, B years
10 premium. $1,000; one cow died,
$50, TWO COWS butchered, $40, $40
three. sheep butchered, 50; nine hogs
butchered, 500; milk, 5 gallons day
at 12c GAL, $219; butter, 3 lbs. day,
at 171sc per h., $1s7.7 70; eggs, Il doz.
day, at 10c per doz., $685.; vege-
tables used during the season, green
value, $50; total, So, 326.1S
Less eipts-sales from farm, 81,
264. 56; money from and for inmates,
$176. 90, total, 81, AL. 4S. This leaves
a net cost of 50, 1874. 48.
There were 5,s1S days keep for in
mates and 2, 154 days keep for Lewis
and wife and help, a total of 1857
days.
Average cost per day of each per-
son at the poor farm including Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis and paid help, 4SA
cents. Average cost per day o. an
inmate exclusive of overseer, wife and
help, sc $500 cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
MORE FiLIPINos COME IN.
kajor Lot and Three officers Surren'
der to Major Anderson.

der to Major Anderson.
Manila, Jan. 2s-Major Lot and
three Filipinos, lieutenants. with 10
rifles, 3 revolvers and "a bolos, surren-
tered to NJ; ior Anderson of the Sixth
cavalry at Lipa, province of Batangas.
Lot was brought in sick on litter.
He was core ally hated at Lipa, where
be looted $4,000 worth of jewelry
from prominent families Nickerson's
scouts have captured Colonel Lot, a
brother of Major Lot. near Batangas.
Lieutenant William x Larnes of the
Sixth cavalry has had slight engage
ment with some Filipinos, during
which he killed two insurgents and
captured a captain and two soldiers.
The general outlook in Batangas
province is decidedly favorable. A
party of insurgents. led by two rene
gade Americans. recently entered
Alanguang. in Leyte province, claim
Ing they were constabuIary but not yet
uniformed The impostors were taken
to police headquarters and were roy
ally entertained by the native sergeant
In charge. At a given signal the rene
Iades and insurgents fell on the po-
lice. who. though outnumbered more
than two to one. fought desperately
and drove off their assailants after
hand to hand fight. in which bolos
we're the chief weapons. The victory
was notable, as the police were com
pIetely surprised and so outnumbered
They lost two men killed and had one
man wounded. The insurgents left
one man dead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
SHORT CALENDAR.
Some Seventy-Five Cases in
District Court.
List of the New Ones Placed on the
Calendar of February Term, Which
Opens Tuesday Next.

The February term of the district
court will convene next Tuesday. The
grand jury is summoned for II a. m.
Tuesday, and the petit jury for II
m. Wednesday.
The calendar will contain 26 civil
cases coming over from the old calen-
dar, and no criminal cases. There
will be two cases for the grand jury
to investigate. The new civil cases
number some SO, and are as follows:
Sylvester F. ..Simonds vs. Minnespo-
lis & st. Louis railway company.
M. e. O'Brien We. Geo. 81. Ballard.
Hattie L. Graves VS., Richard
Graves.
Fruit Dispatch Co. vs. Mankato
Fruit Commission Co.
4. Albert Schippel and others VS.. Will
helmina Schippel and others.
James R. Tinkcom VS.. Alfred A.
Dickson and others.
VIM. J. Evans VS.. Edward Jones,
Evan L. Harris and w. G. Jones.
Grace J. Moore VS.. Clarence L.
Moore.
ssRolin Waterman VS.. B. G. Taylor
and G. NJ. Robbins.
John G. Hintze VS.. Lizzie Hintze.
Bertha Barrett vs. Geo. Barrett.
John G. Allen vs. Ole o. Grue.
VIM. Koenitz VS.. Nellie G. Koenitz.
McGraw & Brugger VS.. Edward
Cousandier and others.
Wilhelmina Detloff vs.. Carl Rude
nick and Matilda Rudenick
Nels A. johnson and others VS.. Mary
E. Soule and others.
John E. Jones VS.. Chas. Loomis.
Ephraim Masters VS.. S. D. Gaylord
and others.
Plymat & Laurisch, respts., vs..
Charles ellison, applt.
The Sterling Center Cooperative
Creamery association vs.. A. J. Ellis.
G. E. Mcneil vs.. Harry Paddock and
W. A. Beach, copartners doing bust
ness under the firm name of Beach &
Paddock.
Northern Land and immigration Co.
VS.. T. 81. Holck.
Andrew Larson VS.. Matthias Jost.
Flora Fuller vs. Frederick Fuller.
G. A. Fleming vs.. Gaylord Lamb.
VIM. o Crosby VS.. John ziegler.
E. G.. Wichersham vs.. Edward
Cousandier.
D. G. Davies VS.. Thomas. Butter.
Geo. W. Fletcher VS.. Mary E. Soule
and others.
Joseph Landkammer VS.. Edward
Winkler and Fred Gerlich, Frank
Henline intervenor.
Mankato Cooperative Dairy associ-
alton vs.. Geo. e. Ballard.
John Brown VS.. trustees of school
district No. 43.
Thos A. Sherk VS.. Mary ". Sherk.
Journal Printing Go. VS.. George
johnson and P. A. Gunders.
Gwendoline G. Hall VS.. Oliver F.
Hall.
VIM. J. Smith VS.. James, Ellen and
Fannie NJ Smith.
Application of city treasurer of Man
kato for judgment in improvements
Nos 90, 81, 106, 107 and 109.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
ACTIONS AT LAW. FATAL TENEMENT FIRE
Several That Will Come Up
Next Week.
A $1,000 Suit Over a Real Estate
DeaI.-Madison Lake School Board
Sued--Suit Over Wages.

Among the cases on the calendar for
the February term of the district
court is one of D. G. Davies VS..
Thomas Butter. Mr.. Davies sues to
recover 81, 500 damages because of the
alleged failure OF the defendant to
carry out an extensive land deal. He
claims that he was to have received all
above a certain amount for engineer
ing the deal, and that his share would
have been 81, 500. The defendant
claims that it was the plaintiff who
broke the contract. 81. L. and J. W.
Schmitt are the plaintiffs attorneys,
and Pfau & Pau will appear for the
defendant.
John Brown sues Louis Pitcher,
Frank Haskell and A. 81. Hanchett,
trustees of school district No. 43,
Madison Lake, to recover the value of
an order for $153 SO, which was issued
to him by the board Nov. 9th, 1895.
Mr.. Brown had. sued the board and
the matter was settled by the board
paying the costs. The order given Mr..
Brown was for this. W. r. Geddes
was given an order for attorneys fees
at the same time and was obliged to
bring suit recently to collect it. He
won the case, and will appear for Mr..
Brown in the present action. W. E.
Young has been engaged to defend the
school district.
M. 81. O'Brien sues Geo. 81. Bal
lard to recover $500, claimed to be due
him for wages. He has worked for
Mr.. Ballard at times during the past
! four or five years. Mr.. Ballard claims
that he has paid the plaintiff in full
all that he owes him. Mr.. O'Brien
appears as his own attorney, and Pau
& Pau will defend MI. Ballard.
Thos A. Sherk seeks divorce from
May W. Sherk on the ground of deser-
tion, and Pau & Pfau will represent
him. No answer has yet been put in.
Hattie L. Graves sues Richard
Graves for divorce on the ground of
cruel and inhuman treatment. W. N.
Plymat appears for the plaintiff.
Sylvester F. Simonds, travelling
man whose home is in this city, has
brought an action against the Mime
apolis & St. Louis road to recover 20,
500 damages for personal injuries. BE
alleges that in July last, at Echo, his
hand was smashed by Car door
which suddenly few shut as a result
of jolt. The car was combination
passenger and freight, and was at
tached to a freight train. His attor-
neys are Severance & Andrews. The
defense will claim contributory neg
ligence. etc., and will be conducted by
Albert E. Clark of Minneapolis.
E. M. Zuel and M. G. Johnson, as
the Northern Land and immigration
Co., have brought suit against 7. H.
Holck, a travelling man of Grundy
Center, Iowa, to recover $500, alleged
to be due them as commission on 6
sale of land. Holck was for time
in the employ of the plaintiffs, and
claims that this land was not on theil
list as furnished him. He puts in q
counter claim for $25 for services. S
B. Wilson is the plaintiffs attorney,
and W. E, Young is the defendant
attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
new POINT ADVANCED.
Proposed Tax Law Might Injure the
Banks,

Our attention has been called to
one feature of the proposed tax law
which it is thought would prove de-
cidedly injurious to the banks, and
which seems to have been overlooked
by the tax commission. 1t is proposed
by the new law to tax deposits in
banks the same as any other property.
The point to which our attention has
been called is the danger that deposit
tors will withdraw their money from
the banks shortly prior to May LIST, to
escape taxation. depositing it again
later on. This, it is claimed, will
amount practically to run on the
banks which they cannot stand with
out serious loss. This point is we'll
worth looking into, as the stability
of our banking system ought not to be
Unmarried,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
EIGHT PERSONS ARE DEAD AND
THREE SERIOUSLY HURT
IN BOSTON.
INHALE FLAMES AND SMOKE

After the Blaze Is Extinsuished the
Bodies of the Victims Are Found,
but All Attempts to Resuscitate
Them Are useless-Several Throw
Themselves From Windows to Es.
cape a Similar Fate.
Boston, Jan. 29.-Eight persons
dead, three more probably fatally
burned and three seriously hurt in
jumping from windows and others
more or less hurt, was the result of a
fire just before a. m. in an Italian
tenement house on Fleet street, North
end. Seven of the dead are adults,
three of them women, and the eight is
a child. The building was four stories
in height at No. to 10 Fleet street.
The fire was not seen until it was un.
der Roadway, so that sleeping inmates
on the upper floor were cut off.
Before the firemen got to the scene
two women and one man were seen
to throw themselves from windows of
the third floor to the street below.
After the firemen had succeeded in
subduing the flames they began a
search of the far rooms and found
eight bodies. The firemen and police
officers labored hard in giving the un
fortunates emergency treatment, but
their efforts were in vain, for all had
inhaled fame and smoke and their
bodies in most cases were blistered
by the fierce heat which they had en-
countered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
Chief Accountant of Yukon Territory
Short in His Accounts.

Seattle, Wash. Jan. ga special
to The Times from Dawson says:
Thomas Middleton, chief accountant
for the Yukon territory, has committed
suicide by cutting his throat rather
than suffer arrest for embezzlement.
A thorough examination of his books
showed shortage approximating $40.
600 When confronted with proof of
his defalcation he offered no excuse.
He withdrew for moment and sec.
ond later the officers heard the fall of
body, followed by groans Middle
tan had cut his throat frn~n 80 "a ear
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31

Representative Hopkins of Illinois
says that the ways and means commit
tee of the house will introduce bill
making % per cent concession of the
Dingley tariff rates on sugar and to-
bacco for the benefit of Cuba. The
committee has probably heard some
thing drop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
GOOD SPIRIT SHOWN.

The collection in the public schools
Wednesday for the Mckinley monument
fund were as follows: High school 81,
eighth grade 1896, Pleasant Grove
S13.S7, union 1918, Franklin 1888,
West Mankato So. II, total of $50. So.
This is a splendid showing for Man
katO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
GETS SIXTY DAYS.

Joseph Landgren was taken to Spring
Island Wednesday to answer to the
charge of grand larceny in the second
degree before Justice Powell. This
charge was withdrawn and he pleaded
guilty to petit larceny and was SEN
fenced to sixty days in Jail. G. O..
Daley appeared as his attorney and
secured the reduction in the charge on
the ground that Landgren does not
have very strong mind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31

In the decision by the Democrats in
congress to make the chief issue of
their party the return of the Philip
pines to the natives, it looks as though
the reorganization of Democracy had
failed and that that aggregation had
determined to remain leaderless for
another series of years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed:
Lousitha M. Smith to Edgar Weaver,
lot five, block 155, West Mankato, for
1850.
Walter V. Garvin to VIM. Schmoock,
s19, sw4, and W 70 acres of s1s, se4.
sec. 81, also M, nw4, and W one
acre of six acres of sixteen acres of
ne4, ne4, and W Ga acres of n1s,
ne4, sec. 80, all in Lyra, for ST, $40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
Prisoners TRY to Escape.

South McAlester, I. T. Jan 90
One hundred and forty-two prisoners
in the United States Jail here made an
unsuccessful attempt to escape and
two of them were slightly wounded b.
the guards IN the fight which followed
their break for liberty The prisoners
CHARGED their failure to escape to an
aged trusty, whom they suspected OF
lerraying them They pounded him
yearly to death before he was rescued
~. ;ailor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Mrs. d. S. Evans received message
Wednesday stating that her sister, M.
Agnes Dunn, died Tuesday at North
Ontario, California, where she went
for her health in October last. Her
sister, Katherine, and her father were
with her when she died. The de-
ceased graduated from the Mankato
normal school and had many friends
in the city who will regret her taking
off
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
KILLED AT A CROSSING.
Michigan Central Train collides With
q Carriaue.

Michigan Central Train coIlides With
a Carriage.
Chicago, Jan. 29.-Three people we're
instantly killed and four seriously In
jured by Michigan Central train at
a crossing at West Hammond, Ind. The
dead are Mrs. Mary Polek, Joseph
Bojek and Joseph Swisgak.
The party were in closed carriage
returning from a funeral at Mount
Carmel cemetery. Six persons were
inside and one on the seat with the
driver. The locomotive struck the
carriage in the side with great force,
demolishing it and throwing the occu-
pants in all directions. The injured
were taken to West Hammond hos
pital. The driver escaped injury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

From Tuesday and Wednesdays Dany
Claude keenan, of Minot, N. D., was
in the city today.
J. B. Wilson, an expert in the en-
ploy of Westinghouse, Church, Keer &
Co., Chicago engineers, is in the city
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
DECIDE AGAINST scHLEY.
President Expected to Uphold Court of
Inquiry Findings,

PRESIDENT Expected TO OphoIo court OF
Inquiry Findings.
New York, Jan. 29.-The Herald's
Washington correspondent says:
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley's appeal
to the president will be disposed of ad-
versely to the appellant.
There is no longer any doubt that
President Roosevelt will uphold the
findings of the court of inquiry which
investigated the conduct of Schley dur
ing the war with Spain.
Those who profess special knowl.
edge of the presidents views say that
he will pass upon the question of
command, and that while TSchley will
receive the commentator due to an
officer who participated in the battle,
credit for the victory will be awarded
to Rear Admiral Sampson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
Society,".

Mr.. Dorus A. Bullock of Mime
apolis and Miss Henrietta Riedel of
Barron, Wisconsin, were united in
marriage at 10 o'clock Tuesday at the
Baptist parsonage by Rev. F. E. R.
Miller. Mr.. Bullock is representa-
tive of the American Book company
and travels in southern Minnesota,
Mr.. and Mrs Bullock left this after
noon for Minneapolis.
Mrs J. W. Andrews and Mrs. J. Fl.
James gave social afternoon Wednes-
day to hundred ladies, at the beautiful
and spacious home of the former on
South Second street. and will give an
other social afternoon tomorrow at the
same place to another hundred ladies.
The two affairs are from four to six
o clock.
The rooms were tastefully decorated,
the reception hall and dining room
with carnations, the front parlor with
carnations and potted plants, the back
parlor with violets, and the library
with American beauty roses and red
candles.
Dainty refreshments were served,
consisting of chicken patties, fruit
salad, sandwiches and olives, coffee,
ice cream. whipped cream, cake and
cream waters.
Musical selections were rendered by
Mrs. Florence Clayton of st, Paul,
Miss Holt, Miss Jennie Hughes, Miss
Menth, Miss Holmes and J. w.
Schmitt, and were greatly enjoyed.
The affair was a brilliant success,
and everyone had pleasant time.
Miss Inez Curtiss was pleasantly
surprised at her home in North Man
kato last Friday evening by some of
her friends. The North Mankato or
chestra furnished music, light refresh
ments were served, and all report a
good time. Miss Curtiss left for Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, Tuesday morning.
The Royal Arcanum dancing party
Tuesday evening at Schiller hall, for
members and their families only, was at
tended by some thirty couples and was
most enjoyable affair. Heath's or
chestra furnished the music, and
punch was served. There is talk of
the council giving an invitation party
after Lent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
Japanese Soldiers Freeze to Death.

London, Jan. 29.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of The Daily Express cables
that over 200 soldiers have been frozen
to death in Northern Japan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31

giving the Mankato Gas and Electric
Light Co. g plant final inspection.
The plant is now operating splendidly
and it is not thought that any more
trouble will be experienced with it.
Lysander Cook of Good Thunder
was in the city over night.
J.P. Cooper of Redwood Falls was
a Saulpaugh arrival last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-07
The
craphie's s
IT>WORKED
BOTH WAYS

[Originall
NV brother Bob and l are twins.
and, both having fallen in love, not
with the same girl. but with the detec-
tive service from reading the ro-
mances of Gaboriau and Conan Doyle,
we entered it at the same time ana
for awhile worked in the same city.
This could not very we'll continue for
ever, and we at last drifted apart. For
aWrEe we correspondent. then hua.iy
lost track of each other
Meanwhile for me the romance hao
gone out of the def i've service, and
It had becolue the detective business,
unvarnished, at which i struggled to
keep the wolf from the door for my
self and family. made very little
money and tired Of my duties How
ever. there WAS no heip for Inc.
knew no other calling and kept OH
hunting criminals.
o.: Gay WAS sauntefing along
Washington street, Chicago, When
man passed me and whispered III my
ear. sc. 4 G.'s in ten minutes then
a
Who he WAS. what he meant or
how he came to know me was mys-
terry. My raining as Il detective 81
once assured me that ! might be on
the track of Il crime. &c. X g. III ten
minutes" l have it! The letters We're
the initials Of Il large restaurant ana
salcon aear by. | kept right on TO
- 3>l., oY,t.r,,1 II and lOnISnl HHOllf
for my main. He soon entered, passed
me without 4 glance and went TO q
private lining room. to which fol
lowed M The door was scarcely
closed when he said 10 me:
Its some time since we met. The
last saw Of you you were being led
off by cop with IL pair of bracelets
on your wrists. So was l"
Memories are not always pleasant.
Better come TO the point at once.
"Right you are. Simmons and l
1 (you know Simmons; he was with us
on the Other job was discharged last
week. Well. We're going to crack q
bank, and we are badly in nr,'ti Of
man we can trust to watch. NJ you'll
ioin us. We'll share the pluMler In
thirds"
consented, and he unfoided a plan
to rob -th National.
How the man had mistaken me for
some one else could not imagine.
However, did not trouble myself very
much about it, being absorbed with the
i wonderful piece of luck that had be-
fO11nn mo I WAS too old q bird II
give away my secret for nothing /
went to the president Of the -th Ma
II tional and told him that l knew OF a
serious misfortune about to happen to
Il him and that l would tell the secret
for $4,000. He questioned ME to get
q clew without paying for it, but !
q sealed my mouth. and he finally con.
tracted to pay me what asked.
OF course Cn the night we were to