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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
BREAKING 1T UP.
A Bad Gang of Thieves Being
Rounded Up.
Officers Claim to Have Arrested Five
of Seven of Them in Last
Week.

Sheriff Reiter of Worthington and
Detective Murphy of the secret service
of the Omaha road arrived in Man
kato at 8 p. m. Thursday over the @.
& N. W. road and departed at II p.
m. over the Omaha. They had with
them an alleged burglar, giving the
name of Geo. Kelly, whom they had
arrested near Ashton, Iowa, and were
taking to Worthington.
Kelly is not the mans real name.
He went by the name of Casey at
Worthington, and is smooth. He was
too smooth to give anything away, and
seemed to be totally ignorant of what
he was wanted for.
1t is claimed that the man belongs
to an organized gang of seven, who
have long been plundering stores in
small towns in the southern part of
the state, and also freight cars. 1t has
been difficult to locate them, but dur
ing the past week FIVE alleged members
of the gang have been run down. A
''fence" has been found near Ashton,
where clothing, silks, etc., to the
value of $500 to 5000 was recovered,
and also three new harnesses. An
other "fence'' has been located in this
state, and the officers will 90 after it
at once.
It is suspected that this gang COM
mitted the robbery at Lake Crystal,
where a quantity Of boots and shoes
were stolen. 1t is thought that the
gang stands in with a store keeper
some where, where much of the goods
is disposed of.
When arrested Kelly was driving out
of the country with horse trader.
He had no stolen goods and no money,
but the officers believe that they have
sufficient evidence to convict him.
They are after his partner, who is
believed to be near Tracy. The break
ing up of this gang will be good news
all over this part of the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
HALIBUT IN ALASKAN WATERS.

Washington special to Minneapolis
Journal:
"One of the most remarkable things
on the North Pacific coast is the large
number of halibut in Alaskan waters.
Small steamers catch cargoes in few
hours time. and it is no strange thing
to see hundred thousand pounds
caught in from two to three days.
Last month an American steamer on
her way to Tacoma had 1873, 600 pounds
of halibut caught off the Alaskan coast
in three and a half days by eighteen
men. At three cents per pound this
cargo was worth So, 900.
The barge, Mildred, owned by the
Alaska Fish & Lumber Co., has been
engaged in halibut fishing for the past
three months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
CALLED TO MONTANA.
C. E. Warner Lying Very Low at Bill
Iinqs, and His Father Summoned.

Friday forenoon DR.. G. F. Warner re-
ceived telegram from a physician at
Billings, Mont, stating that the for
mer's son, G. E., was very low. The
doctor left this afternoon for Billings
to see his son. 1t seems that the tele-
gram was delayed in some way in
transmittal and so was not received in
time TO allow him to get away on this
mornings train, which will make
several hours difference in his arrival
at his sons bedside. 1t is not known
what the nature of the young mans
trouble is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
COMING FROM NEBRASKA.

D. G. Davies reports the sale of a
100-acre farm four miles south of the
city for Andrew Holngren to Mark
Daniels for $5, 500. Mr.. Daniels is a
brother of Officer Daniels and resides
in Nebraska, but will move to Blue
Earth county and reside on his new
farm
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
NOTICE.

My wife, Augusta Grams, having
LETT my bed and board, l, the under
signed, hereby give notice that I will
not be responsible for any debts of
her contracting
Dated this 25th day of January, 1902.
EMIL GRAMS,
LIE Ray Township, Blue Earth County,
MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
Auction Sale.

Of bankrupt stock of farm machin-
cry, threshers' supplies, tubular well
supplies, drills, hay rakes, plows. etc.
The stock Is all new and will be sold
to the highest bidder at No. 300 North
Front street on February 10Th. The
auction sale viii commence at 10 a.
m. on that day.
KIEFFE & SCHUMACHER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
A BIG PURCHASE.
Hackney-Boynton Co. Goes into the
Ranch Business.

A dispatch from Bismarck, N. D.,
says:
One of the largest cattle and ranch
deals in the history of this country has
been contaminated in the purchase by
the Hackney Boynton Land company
of the W L. Watson ranch near Nc
Kenzie The purchase included six
sections of range and hay land and 800
head of cattle. The consider alton was
over $40, 900.
Mr.. Watson started business twelve
years ago with borrowed capital and
now retires with comfortable fortune
made in the cattle business in that
time. The Hackney Boynton company
is investing extensively in cattle and
ranch property and it will buy addi-
tional land and make this ranch its
headquarters in the cattle business in
the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
For Rent.

A blacksmith shop. tools and build
ing. All in good condition. Call on
or address F. G. Schultz, st. Clair,
MINI. Immediate possession given.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
THEY DENY GUILT.
Defendants Plead mo" to the
Indictments.
Demurrer to Indictment Against Moore
---Decoria Supervisors Turned
Down in Road Case.

Judge Caldwell presided in the dis
trict court Friday forenoon, and Judge
Cray this afternoon. a.
John 1. Moore, when called upon to
plead to the two indictments charging
him with forgery, entered demurrer
to each this forenoon, though his at
orney, b. L. Schmitt. The demurrer
was the same in each case, and was
based on the general ground that a
public offense was not stated in the
indictments, and that the requirements
Of law had not been complied with.
Judge Caldwell took the demurrer to
the. first Indictment under considera-
tion and overruled that to the second.
The defendant then entered a plea of
not guilty to the second indictment.
Alec Peterson and Louis Lille en-
tered pleas of not guilty this afternoon
to the indictments charging them with
having kept their saloons open last
Sunday.
Jay Chittenden was arraigned at 2
D. m. on an indictment charging him
with grand larceny in the second de-
gree, committed Jan. 9Th, in stealing
$40 from Patrick 81. Pew. Pfau &
Pau appeared as his attorneys, and he
took until II a. N. tomorrow to plead.
It is understood that he will plead not
guilty.
The jury retired at 6 45 p. m. yes
terday in the case of the appeal of
Henry Weber and others from an order
of the town supervisors of Decoria
changing a road through the farm of
Geo. A. Lortz. A sealed verdict was
agreed upon early in the evening, re-
versing the action of the supervisors.
The suit of O'Gsrs, King & Co. VS..
Frederick L. Hansing was tried this
forenoon, the jury retiring at 10 80
m. The evidence was largely docu-
mentary. B. G. Taylor appeared for
the plaintiff and W. A. Funk for the
defendant.
This afternoon the jury returned
with a verdict for the defendant,
The trial of the suit of the McCor-
mick Harvesting Machine Co. vs.. VIM.
Lang was commenced this afternoon.
The action was commenced to recover
the purchase price of harvester,
1926, while the defendant alleges
breach of warranty and puts in a
counter claim for $40 for loss of time.
G. ]. Laurisch and {. N. Andrews
are representing the plaintiff, and W.
n. Plymat the defendant.
Judge Cray has granted Hattie L.
Graves divorce from her husband,
Richard Graves. There was no ap-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14

The criminal cases will not come on
before the end of next week at the
earliest. Next Wednesday, Lincoln s
birthday, is a holiday and court may
not be in session then. A case is set
for Thursday that it will take two
DAYS to try.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14

The next case for trial will be that
of W. N. Plymat, trustee tor j. q.
Roller, bankrupt, VS.. the Kingman-
Galbraith Implement Co. This will be
the second trial of the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14

The first criminal case to be tried at
this term will probably be that of John
1. Moore on the charge Of grand lar
ceny in the first degree.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14

The trial of the case of the McCor-
mick Harvesting Machine Co. vs. VIM.
Lang occupied the day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Laura, the six-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mic Kleinschmidt died
at 8 10 o'clock Friday morning at her
home at the Stahl House. She had
been ill for about three months
She was bright, happy, lovable
child, and her death is sad blow to
her parents and relatives, who were de-
voted to her. The family has the sim
cere sympathy of all who know them.
The funeral will occurred Sunday at
two p. m. at the German Lutheran
church, and the interment will be at
Glenwood cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
SATURDAYS COURT NOTES.

J. J. Chittenden appeared in the
district court this forenoon and enter
ed plea of not guilty to the indict-
ment charging him with grand larceny
in the second degree.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
Horses and Cattle for Sale.

I offer for sale on my farm at Red
Jacket 2 head of horses and heifers
with calf.
GARDNER DARR
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14

Judge Cray has granted Hattie L.
Graves divorce from her husband,
Richard Graves. There was no ap-
pearance for the defendant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14

Dennis Dohlan of st; Peter died at st.
Joseph's hopsitsl Friday night of can
Ger of the face. He was fifty-t three years
of age, and leaves wife and two child
rem. The funeral will occur at st. Peter
at ten O'Clock tomorrow forenoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14

The next case for trial is expected to
be that of M. q. O'Brien vs.. W. b.
Ballard, over wages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14

Judge Cray charged the jury this
afternoon in the case of the McCor-
mick Harvesting Machine Co. vs.. VIM
Lang.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-14
DISTRICT COURT.
Moore's Trial to Head the List of
Criminal Ones.

The suit of VIM. N. Plymat, trustee
for Joseph G. Roller, bankrupt, vs..
the Kingman- Galbraith Implement
Co. was tried Monday in the district
court, Harry Paddock and S. B. Will
son appearing for the plaintiff, and W.
A. Funk for the defendant. 1t is the
second trial of the action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08

Indianapolis News: There is a good
deal of comment now on the fact that
there are trusts in England, some of
them of American termination, and the
tariff supporters of this country are
asking with glee why anyone should adj
vocate reduction of the tariff as
remedy for trusts when free trade Eng
land is having trusts. But the moment
British trusts raise their product to
price higher than it can be furnished
at in other places in the world, compe-
tition will at once call them down, for
there is no obstruction to trade with
England and if British trusts make a
high market the rest of the world will
come in to compete. Trusts in free
trade country can only exist by reason
of the superior economy of their man
agement and cheapness of their product.
Let us have little application of the
free condition in this country. It would
settle SO many disputesi If trusts exist
in spite of the tariff, then to repeal the
tariff will not hurt them. If the price
of beef is merely caused by the law of
supply and demand and not by the
tariff, then to repeal the tariff will affect
nothing. So if nothing is gained by the
tariff, why not repeal it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08
SPIRAL CAR SPRINGS.
fFrotn the Age of Steel. ]


The new famous car spiral spring
was the invention of Aaron French, who
recently died in Pittsburg Previous to
his invention rubber balls were used to
allay the jolting of cars. He began
business with Calvin Wells in the n anu
facture of spiral springs in a small shop
opposite the the union depot at Pitts
burg. Four years later, owing to
rapidly increasing trade, the present
works were started at Liberty avenue.
The factory was known as No. 1, but
it has been added to until the works
now cover the blocks between Twenti-
eth and Twenty street, also
large works on Smallman street. The
business has grown to immense proper =
lions. Aaron French was born in 1928
at Wadsworth, Ohio. He left school at
the age of IL years to work on a farm.
and later learned the blacksmith trade.
He subsequently lived in a number of
cities in the west before locating in
Pittsburg, and was a resident of RAJ
cine, Wis, when the civil war broke
out. In 1862 he was elected sheriff of
Racine county, the only political Office
he ever held. He then moved to Pitts
burg, and embarked in the business
named above. Some years after the
success of his enterprise was assured
he became a prominent member in So
cial circles and was noted for his gener-
Gus contributions to charity, especially
to educational institutions. His gifts to
the Georgia Polytechnic school at At
lanta amounted to $3.50, 900. He was q
prominent member of the Pittsburg
chamber of commerce and was a lead
ing member of the Duquesne club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08
ADA vINCI'S STAIRCASE.
IFron Nature.l

lfr0In NdtuTc.l
One Of the most remarkable architect
ural structures in existence is the left
handed spiral staircase in the Chateau
de Bots, Touraine, built during the six
tenth century from designs by Leon
ardo da Vinci. In a we'll illustrated and
thoughtful article published in the May
number of the Monthly Review. Thee
dore Cook shows that the design of this
staircase corresponds SO exactly with
the spirals on the common Mediter-
ranean shell known as Voluta vesper-
tilia as to leave little doubt that the
artist had that shell before him as his
model. The spiral on the central col
umfl of the core of the staircase cores
ponds exactly, for instance. with the
spiral ridges on the columella of the
volute, as seen in section.
This of itself would be strong, al
though perhaps not absolutely eonvinc-
ing, evidence as to the origin OF the de-
sign. But the staircase has also an ex-
uuisite outer baluStrade, which shows
a correspondence to the coils on the
external spire of the shell as close as
that which obtains between the interior
of the staircase and the columella OF
the volute. Such a dual resemblance
could scarcely be the result of coinci-
dence, and the author seems. therefore,
to be justified in the view he has taken.
1t is remarkable, however, that the
Spirals in the staircase run in the re-
verse direction to those in normal ex-
amples of the shell. that Of the central
shaft being left-handed instead of right
handed. The spira1s are. in fact. those
of reversed" or dextral. example of
the shell, Of which. perhaps. one in q
million occurs in nature. That Leo
narao da Vinci had such a reversed shell
from which to copy is unlikely: but it
is known that he WIS left-handed, and
left-handed man would naturally
draw a reversed spiral. The author, we
believe, has in hand work on natural
sr,irals in general
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08
TRUST IN PROVIDENCE.
IFrom the Detroit Free Press.

TFrorn the Detroit Free Press.1
Years ago, when I was in the fruit
business said Mtchigander the otneI
day, IT used to take some long chances
on the apple and peach crop. l mean
by that I would buy, the yield of an
orchard after counting up the trees In
blossom, and, strangely enough, never
met with a loss Of any account. MY
nearest shave was with q good old dea-
con who had 500 peach trees In st. Joe
county 1 knew the orchard well. 1t
and one season determined to copper
the yield ! tsruck the place with those
500 trees loaded down with blossoms.
and estimated that the yield could not
be less than $500 bushels. I offered the
deacon 81 900 in hand. but he shook his
head Then 1 went up $3.50, and finally
made the figures 81 500. This was 81 a
bushel, and the picking and packing
were to be at my expense.
" No, don't believe I'll do it, replied
the deacon. after scratching his head
for :. q T while. s.,,sv. xo.,, ret !. better
Mebbe not, but 1 think I'll trust to
Providence; I may get at least $1,000
for my peaches
81 didn't care to raise my figures, -
said the buyer. and SO the matter was
Off 1 heard from the orchard just as
the trees were covered with young
peaches, and about that time drought
set in and things began to burn
There wasn't q smell Of rain for six
weeks, and there wasn't peach that
wasn't baked and shriveled and dried
until you couldn't tell what it was. The
500 trees didn't yield five eatable
peaches. Meeting the deacon along the
last week In August, I said:
well deacon, I'm 81 500 in pocket
Yes he slowly replied
"'Going to trust Providence another
season.
" Not entirely-not quite. rye figur-
ed it out that if 1 accept SO per cent of
about 2 per cent, I may be able to buy
me a pair of new boots next year,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08
GLOBE SIGHTS.
tFrom the Atchison Globe.

[F'ron the Atchison Globe.1
Honestly now, you get mad at some
very little things, don't you.
A visiting summer girl in town calls
the removing of the musk of the corn
taking its corset off"
There are some who go to church for
no other apparent reason than to look
in a superior way at those who don't.
Put in door bell. Your guests will
do enough knocking before they go
home without beginning on the front
door.
1t is a great pity that those who try
to find out an old maids age are not
prompted by the desire to buy her
birthday presents.
Men do not enjoy SUNNI err as much as
women do. for the reason that they
never know the joy of taking off their
corsets on hot night.
A very pretty Atchison girl is re-
ceiving a surprising lot of attention
from the men considering that she
doesn't know how to fry an egg.
We have found upon investigation
that the term refined" is applied pro-
miscuously to anyone who is slender
and who doesn't care for boiled cab
bage.
We do not know what the artistic
mean when they talk about color
scheme, unless the term is applicable
to the tints Of green making such per-
feet harmony in q Kansas field Of corn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08
THE CASE OF MAJOR HOOD.

GFrom the Emporia Gazettei
The town is glad that Major Hood
won his lawsuit in Topeka today be-
cause the town likes Major Hood and
public opinion was with him in the suit
which has become a sort of town affair
The court threw all the claims of the
majors opponents out of court and if a
man ever got a vindication from a court
Major Hood got it today in Topeka.
For a generation Major Hood has
lived in this community, a decent hard
working, law abiding. generous citizen
His subscription always "heads the
list" He has lent thousands of dollars
to students of the town to take them
through school. He has given money
without asking to stimulate the boys
and girls in the country schools and
town schools. in the normal and the
college in their contests. He has worked
every day in the year and he has been
liberal with the money he has saved.
Because he has got ahead he has been
the subject of envy and he has been
viciously and unjustly abused. In the
Martindale land suit the facts are that
one outfit tried to get the land and the
major outbid them; the outfit raised its
bid; the major came to the raise and
won. Then the cry of fraud was lifted.
The major and his friend. Lambert
were attacked with all the rneanness
that defeated crowd can muster. Be-
fore every tribunal the majors honor
was sustained: the special examiner, the
comptroller of the currency. the new
district attorney, the court of Lyon
county and now after reviewing the
case the Shawnee county Judge literally
throws the absurd claims of the liti-
giants out of court. and sustains Major
Hoods position and Lambert's integrity
entirely.
1t is so easy to abuse q man withou,
cause that the complete vindication OF
Major Hood in court should warn peo-
pie. against repeating idle tales peddled
by envious men. A good life is no pro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08
Electric Force From the Sun.

In the Revue Generate des Sciences NJ
Nordmann proposes q theory Of the prop
agation of electric force from the sun into
space which is based on the assumption
that Hertzian waves are emitted from the
surface of our 1un1inary and that the ennis
sion of these electric waves must be par
ticularly intense at epochs of maximum
solar activity NJ Nordmann admits tina.
hitherto attempts to discover Hertzian
negative result but, In his opinion, this
may be explained by the copious absorb
ton of the electric undulations in the
higher layers of out atmosphere On this
hypothetical basis the theory attempts an
explanation of cometary phenomena of
terrestrial magnetism, and of the luminos-
ity of matter in the nebulae and in the vi
cinity of temporary stars NJ. Normann's
paper thus covers the same ground as the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08

holding on by the rail on either side
of my seat steadied myself We flew
through villages crowded with children,
dogs and old women; down hills where
carts slowly drawn by oxen threatened
us at every turn; up hills where men
and patient oxen again had barely time
to save themselves and their carts from
complete destruction past donkey carts,
old women driving pigs to market, for
aging pigs, inquisitive fowl, lazy ducks .sSs
and dogs that would lie in the middle
of the road. all of whom by q merciful
intervention of providence escaped in
slant death. Not one human being, an
imal or bird did we hurt in the awful
ride and at the end. when. worn out
by anxiety,nearly dead with fatigue ana
buried in dust, we pulled up at the end
of our journey, our chauffeur cheerily
Jumped off his seat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08
Elks Pouring In.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug S.--Every
train coming into Salt Lake is bringing
crowds of Elks and visitors to the an
r Pa meeting bsnn5ns Of the grand Lodge 81
The officials OF the grand lodge vii,
arrive tomorrow morning. The Sara
toga Springs delegation Is expected to
arrive Sunday, and the campaign fof
the 1903 grand lodge session will then
begin George H. Cronk's election a.
grand exalted ruler is looked upon as
a foregone conclusion. Grand Secre-
tary George A. Reynolds of Saginaw
the other grand offices brisk contests
also apparently has no opposition. For
are anticipated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-08
Navajo Indians Are Hard up.

Durango, Col, Aug. S.-The Navajo
Indians have never been in such misery
as now since 1868 when Kit Carson had
them rounded up in a corral at De-
f1ance. The extreme heat and drouth
in the Navajo country have ruined
ranges and ponies, cattle, sheep and
goats are starving by the score daily
Indians save had little else than horse
meat to eat for some time and unless
the government will come to their as
sistance they must starve during the
coming winter as they will be thrown
upon their blanket industry alone and
this has never done much for their
subsistence.