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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
SECOND HORSE RECOVERED.

Sheriff Mcmillan of st. Peter on
Saturday located the second horse that
was stolen from John Burg, the Nicol-
let farmer whom Arbecker relieved of
his team. The first horse and an old
gray were located several days ago in
this city. 1t appears that Arbecker
traded the bay horse for the gray,
with Oscar Rasey of Kasota, and it
was on his premises that the stolen
bay was found. There is no trace of
Arbecker.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
BUTTERNUr VALLEY

Ed Nelson is canvassing this town
selling a book.
Owen Owens cut his foot quite Sc
verely last Saturday while chopping
wood.
The Ladies Aid society served an
oyster supper at the hall the evening
of the Sth which netted about $40.
The town board let a contract for
building an iron bridge last Monday.
Word has been received that Ole
Rondesvedt, formerly an employee of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
SACRED LITERATURE CLUB.

An interesting program was listened
to by the Sacred Literature club Mon
day. Mrs. Summers gave a review
of a chapter in DR.. Prices book ''The
Monuments and the Old Testament. "
Miss Porter, Mrs. Holbrook and Miss
Holmes read pa pers upon various
phases of prayer and Bible study.
The club discussed with profit the
question, (which is the more profta-
BILE spoken or unspoken prayer2"
The next meeting will be December 1.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
The Spencer Cottage at Stony Point
Saved With Difficulty.

j. 81. S~pencer's cottage on STONY
Point, Madison lake, was damaged by
fire to the extent of $50 last week.
The fire caught from the CRATE and
damaged the sitting and dining
room. Mr., and Mrs. Spencer and Mrs.
Munson Burton were in the cottage
at the time, and worked hard from 10
q. m. until 80 p. N. extinguishing
the fire, which was mostly under the
floor. 1t was a close call for the build
ing, which is the largest summer resi-
dence on the lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
THE NOVEMBER SETTLEMENT:

The city treasurer now has to his
credit in the county treasury the sum
of so, 719. "a, of which So, 622. 10 belongs
to the revenue fund, $105. 40 to the
sidewalk repair fund $3.50. 09 to the
s~prinkling fund, and $41. 10 to the Eve
cents a front foot water main tax.
The school district has So, 015. OF COM
ing as a result of the November settle
ment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
DAMAGE SUIT ON.
i. J. Chittenden's $500 Action
AGAINST The Milwaukee Road.

The suit of J. J. Chittenden against
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway company went to trial in the
district court last Tuesday. 1t is an
action to recover $500 damages for in
juries sustained by the plaintiff 6
young son., who sustained a broken leg
and a sprained ankle by falling from
a moving car in the railroad yards.
The boy was stealing a ride and
claims that a brakeman drove him
from the Car while it vas moving.
Plymat & Plymat appear for the
plaintiff, and Pau & Pfau and H.. b.
Field, the latter of Chicago, for the
defendant.
The jury in the cas- of L. A. Wit
eel vs.. E. M. Zuel and others retired
at noon.
Last Tuesday the jury brought ir
a verdict for the plaintiff for $479.
The case of Ellen Blumberg VS.. the
Modern Woodmen of America vas con
tinued, on motion of the plaintiff and
with the consent of the defendant
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
ST. PAUL AFTER 1T.
Will Try to Secure Location of Sons
Herman Home.

ttOiICs
1t is not likely that the Sons of Her
man will accept the offer made by the
local lodge of the Tourtellotte hospital
for a home for the aged and infrm
members of the order, as A. R. Keifer
of st. Paul has offered a site in that
city. The site is on East Seventh
street and it is said that this offer will
no doubt be accepted as the society
deires to have the home in the twin
cities. if possible. The society now
has a fund of So, 600 toward the con-
struction of the building.
The st. Paul Globe referred to
the offer made by Mankato to the So
ciety.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
Stoves, Furniture and Lumber Cheap.

The Kasota railroad eating house is
being taken down and there is %, 900
feet of good dimension stuff for sale
cheap. Also doors, windows, five
heating stoves, six beds. six dining
tables, marble slab for wash room
three holes. Hotel range cost 1915,
$40 will buy it. Next Saturday. Nov.
90. ALI day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21

The Farmers Mercantile company
of Lake Crystal has filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of
state. The capital stock is $50, 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21

Cold weather has brought out a
large bunch of overcoat thieves in ST.
Pau and restaurant keepers have signs
posted up that they will not be re-
sponsible for lost or stolen garments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
DISTRICT COURT.
Albert Perry Sentenced 10 the Red.
WING Training School.

Albert Perry, the Madison Lake boy
who was indicted for grand larceny,
was taken before Judge Cray Mon
day to receive his sentence. He
was ordered sent to the state training
chool for boys at Red Wing. Sheriff
Gerlich left for there with him Mon
day afternoon.
The jury in the case of Geo. F.
Rice vs. Henry G. Mclean returned a
verdict Saturday afternoon in favor of
the plaintiff, granting him the
amount asked, with interest, $685. so.
The trial of the suit of L. A. Witzel
VS.. E, M. Zuel and others was pro-
ceeded with again Monday. The plain
tiff sues for a commission on the sale
of land,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
DAMAGED BY FIRE.

JAREB PALMER
Lake6eld, Nov. II, 1902.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
Ancient Discovery.

Professor J. V. Brewer has been at
Mile Lac lake to locate definitely the
site of the ancient Indian village of
Kathio, which Radisson discovered in
1859 Kathio was then a great
Sioux village and had a population of
over 1000. Later the Ojibways made
war on the Sioux and drove them
from the Mile Lac country forever.
Mr.. Brewer has, after two years of
exploration and investigation, come to
the conclusion that the site of Kathio
was on the two hills at the outlet of
Mile Lac lake, which is the source of
Rum river. 1t is his intention to have
a monument erected at this place to
commemorate the discovery of the an
cient village of Minnesota. The mon
ument will be similar to the one re-
Gently unveiled in Kansas to commem-
crate the discovery of Kansas by Col
orado, who turned back to Mexico in
1871 after fruitless search for the
seven golden cities of Cibola.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19

ty was disclosed by the confession of
j. X. Murrell Monday. A copy of the
oath has been given to Circuit Attor-
ney Folk and the grand jury. 1t is
as follows:
81 do solemnly swear before the
Almighty God that in associating my
self in and becoming member of this
combine l will vote and act with the
combine whenever and wherever may
be so ordered to do so.
Sand l further solemnly swear that
1 will not, at any place or time, re-
veal the fact that there is combine,
and that 1 will not communicate to
any person or persons anything that
may take place at any meeting of the
combine.
Sand I do solemnly agree that, in
case I should reveal the fact that any
person in this combine has received
money, I hereby permit and author
ize other members of this combine to
take the forfeit of my life in such man
ner as they may deem proper, and that
my throat may be cut, my tongue torn
out and my body cast into the Missis-
sippi river.
"And all of this I do solemnly swear,
so help me God"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
LOAN BILL PASSED.
e Palma to Borrow the SumgofT
.ucEtas $50, 100000. ifsE

Havana, Sept. 10.-The loan bill
passed the house of representatives
Tuesday by. 4S votes. to-. President
Palma is authorized to make loan in
the name of the nation for the amount
of $35,000,000, the minimum price of
issue to be 80 and the maximum rate
of interest to be five per cent, Ac-
cording to the bill the loan is payable
in 40 years. payments to begin ten
years after the date of issue. Four
million dollars of the loan is to be de-
voted to the encouragement of agri-
culture and the cattle industry, and
the sum of 100000 is for the full
fillment of obligations contracted dur
ing the revolution and the payment of
the Cuban army. The army is to be
paid in accordance with the decisions
of the governing council of the revo-
luton set forth in the DEGREES of Octo-
Der "a, 1895, and September IA, 1896,
and after the army lists have been rec
titled and classified by congress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
RAIN SINKS A BARGE.
Boat Loaded with Crushed stone
Meets with Peculiar Accident at
Detroit-TwO of Crew Perish.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 1O.-The steam
barge H. Houghten, owned in this city,
sank at her dock at the foot of Dubois
street, early Tuesday. Two of the
crew were drowned in their berths.
The names:
William Daniel, aged 16, no home.
Edward Close, aged IS, Harbor
Beach, Mich.
The Houghten arrived Monday night
from Kelly's Island, in Lake Erie, with
a load of crushed stone. 1t is thought
that the cargo of crushed stone alb
sorbed so much water during the heavy
rain Monday night that the weight of
the water caused the vessel to careen
and finally tip and sink. The Hough-
ten is owned by Capt. Degg and Henry
Houghten, of this city. Capt. Degg was
aboard the barge, but managed to
scramble ashore before she sank.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
night it was anticipated that confed-

night it was anticipated that confed-
crates would attempt to enter the
city. Lamon is recorded as having
said: mo more timely and effective
service was at any time done during
the war. Not one of the men slept
in a bed from the time of his en-
listment until his discharge, There
was never banded together a drawer,
more determined, or desperate set of
men,"
Thomas H. Sypherd and Israel S.
Smith, clerks in the treasury de-
partment, are surviving veterans of
those organizations; Mr.. Sypherd
served in Lanes command, and Mr..
Smith in Clay's company. Both of
them have passed their SEVENTEEN
year, but they are hale and hearty
to-day. Sypherd says:
"Gen. Lane was just little more
thoughtful of his men than Clay was.
We were sworn into service as emer-
gency men, but we had no official
connection with the records of the
war department. Gen. Lane looked
time would come when each of us
would be proud to have an official
record of service, and when it might
prove to be helpful to us. We were
sworn in by Col. David Hunter, but
Lane himself mustered us out in
regular order. He gave each of us
parchment discharge containing
the thanks of the secretary of war,
approved by President Lincoln" Mr..
Sypherd's discharge reads as fol-
lows:
81 beg to extend to you, and through you
to the men under your command, the as
surance of my high appreciation of the very
prompt and patriotic manner in which your
company was organized for the defense
of the capital, and the very efficient serv-
ices rendered by it during the time of its
existence" Signed, "Simon Cameron, Sec
rotary of war; and countersigned, ZAP
proved, A. Lincoln
Then follows the discharge on mus
ter out:
"By virtue of authority in me vesteG as
captain of the Frontier Guards, l. James H.
Lane, do hereby certify that Thomas III.
Sypherd, me mber of said company, served
his country in defense Of the national cap
ital at time of great peril, when threat
ened by hordes of traitors; said service
commencing on the 18th day of April, 1861,
and ending on the date hereof. l also, by
virtue of said authority, do hereby honor
ably discharge the said Thomas H. Sy
pherd from the service of the United States.
"Given under my hand at the East Room
of the Executive Mansion, at Washington
City, this Sd day of May, 1861. j. HI. Lane,
captain. j. B. Stockton, second lieuten
ant"
''This document proved to be of
practical value to me a few years ago
when [ wanted to be reinstated in the
civil service under the old soldier rule"
says Mr.. Sypherd. when 1 showed
this discharge to Civil Service Commits
sioner Roosevelt he at once said:
That document thanking you for
your service, over the signature of the
secretary of war, with the approval of
President Lincoln, is good enough for
me- On account of this discharge, l
was restored to the desired clerkship
in the civil service which had been
taken from me for political reasons"
Mr.. Smith says: Zone of the most
important decisions reached at one of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
ALL BUT SIX ARRESTED.
Thirteen Members of Alleged Com
= blue of st. Louis House of Dele
gates Held for Trial.

ST. Louis, Sept. 11.-Up to Wednes-
day six of the 10 members of the al
legged house of delegates combine were
still at liberty. Delegate Harry A.
Faulkner, who was out on bonds ag-
gregating $4,000, came in and gave
additional surety to the amount of
$4,000. His bonds now equal $4,000,
a sum withou precedent in the history
of the criminal court of Missouri.
Delegate j. j. Hannigan was released
from jail in bonds of $45,O 900, and Dele
gate Edward E. Murrelll, who turned
states evidence, was released from
custody when friends became surety in
the sum of $4,000, covering the one
charge of bribery under which he
rests.
1t developed Tuesday that an oath
was administered to each of the 10
members of the combine whose identi-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
IN FULL ERUPTION.
Sicily, Pouring Forth Fire
and Stone.

Rome, Sept. 10.-The volcano on
Stromboli island is in full eruption
and is throwing up great columns of
fire and torrents of stones. The is
land is shrouded in smoke. Mount
Vesuvius is showing signs of activity.
Stromboli is the northernmost of
the Lipari islands, in the Mediterra-
mean off the north coast of Sicily. It's
area is eight square miles. 1t is who'll
ly of volcanic formation and has a
constantly active volcano 3,04O feet
high, with an extinct crater on top,
but an active one on the side at the
height of about 2,150 feet. On the east
side of the island lies the small town
of Stromboli. The population of the
island is placed at 500 persons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
Newsin Brief.

In an alteration over Q. car of
lumber +. S. Bell, agent of the Great
Northern railroad at Elkton, shot and
killed N. S. Green. Bell claims self
defense.
The innocent peanut was the cause
of another desperate struggle be-
tween the bears at Minnehaha Falls.
The pugnacious fellow, who nearly
killed one of the youthful bruins a
week ago, was again the aggressor.
The government regards the valua-
tions of land necessary to enlarge the
reservation at Fort Smelling too high.
The valuation is lower than the asked
price, but at the present figures the
government will not exercise the
right of eminent domain.
Rochester is to have a paid fire de-
partment, the city council so decid-
ing at it's regular meeting. The fire
warden will be chosen by the council
from the members of the department
Joseph ("Reddy) Cohen, who is un-
der Indictment for alleged completely
in corrupt deals by the police under
Mayor A. A. Ames, Minneapolis, was
arrested at Butte. Mont. S.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19

our first meetings was that we should
not have uniforms. Gen. Clay insisted
that we be uniformed. Gen. Lane
if we were uniformed the enemy
would know our exact number; fact
which we did not want disclosed. This
statement settled the matter and we
were not uniformed. Consequently
every night we were taken out for
drill, and separated into small squads.
People saw us marching in all parts of
the city. The enemy multiplied our
numbers, as we wanted them to do.
Some time after the war was over
Marshal Kane, of Baltimore, said to
Ward Lamon: IF 1 had known that
YOU had no more than 500 men under
your command I would have captured
Washington at that time. We under
stood in Baltimore that you had not
less than 5000 men, and that your
companies were gaining recruits all
the time
$50 you see," continued Mr.. Smith,
mot only our numbers, but our ruse
i
city was surrounded by the enemy.
You know the Sixth Massachusetts,
had to fight its way through the
streets of Baltimore. Other regiments
had to come by way of Annapolis and
march across Maryland. Our little
bands met the Sixth Massachusetts,
and escorted that regiment to the cap
itol rotunda, where a grand parade
was given by that organization. The
loyal people began to breathe more
freely, and our little bands felt some
what relieved of the tension. But not
until about 10000 troops were here did
we disband, or give up our duties"
These survivors of the emergency
companies are proud of their servic.
which lasted from April 16 to May 5
1861, and they have reason to be, fos
their service was even more important
than that of .that little band of Spar
tans which, in mountain pass, with.
stood whole armies"
SMITH D. FRY
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
oregon Forest Burning.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 13.-Forest fires
are burning over the Cascade and Coast
ranges from British Columbia to the
California line, destroying millions of
feet of timber, many farmhouses,
barns and much livestock. Two people
are known to have lost their lives,
others are missing and scores are hur-
rying to places of safety. At Bridal
Veil, Ore, Friday, the Palmer saw
mill and the Brewer mill was burned.
Elsie Palmer, proprietor of the Palmer
mill, was burned to death, and man
named Tricky is missing. About
40 mill hands are in danger of being
surrounded by fire. On Mill Plain,
near Vancouver, eight farm houses
were destroyed, and Mrs. Hendrickson
and her two children are missing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
MERGER is ASSURED.
September 27, Unless Present
Plans Fail.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-The long expected
merger of the great meat-packing in
terests of the United States will go
into active and open operation Satur-
day, September 81, unless there should
be an entirely unlookedfor change in
the plans agreed upon by all those
concerned in the deal at a meeting
held Thursday afternoon at the First
National Bank building. An indus
trial combination second only to the
steel trust in point of magnitude and
Importance is therefore practically
an accomplished fact.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
THE CANDY COMBINE.
1t Embraces Eighteen Western Firms,
with an Annual Output of
1OO,OOO,OOO Pounds.

New York, Sept. ia combination
of candy manufacturers just incor-
porated in New Jersey under the name
of the National Candy company, with
capital of 100000, will, according
to the Journal of Commerce, embrace
IS western candy houses, having an
annual output, as claimed by the pro-
moters, of nearly 1OO,O0O,oOO pounds of
confectionery, mostly of the cheaper
grades. The corporation comprises
concerns at Cincinnati, Chicago, ST.
Louis, Buffalo, Detroit, indianapolis,
Louisville, Minneapolis, Grand Rapids
and one or two other western cities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
wheeler Returns to Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-Luke Wheeler re-
turned to Chicago Friday to surrende:
himself to States Attorney Deneen
and tell the special grand jury all he
knows about the taX-fxing cons piracy
He appeared at the criminal court
building at noon, accompanied by
Miles j. Devine, his attorney, and
former Alderman John Bennett
States Attorney Deneen informed Mr..
Wheeler that no partial confession
would answer, but that he must have
the whole truth or none.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
SARGENT'S RESIGNATION.
rendered to Brotherhood of LocomO o.
tive Firemen and Accepted
by That Body.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 1O.-The
conversion of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen was called to order
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock. Two
hours later, Grand Master F. p. Sar-
gent came to the convention hall and
was received with enthusiastic ap-
plause as he walked on the platform.
His resignation as grand master was
read from the platform by Grand Sec
rotary and> Treasurer Arnold and it
was accepted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
Sent to Prison.

St. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 11.-George w.
Shoemaker, for eight years postmas-
ter at Albany, Mo-, prominent law
yer and politician of state prominence,
was sentenced to prison for ten years
at Albany on charge of defrauding
the county on school fund loans. He
secured large sums from the county
commissioners on forged notes alleged
to have been signed by men prominent
in the. county and state. This money
was used by Shoemaker for eight years,
the interest having been regularly paid
by him. Shoemaker was postmaster
of Albany at the time of his arrest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
Frosts in Northwest.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 13.-Dis-
patches from a score or more points
to the Journal tell of killing frosts in
the northwest Thursday night. The
mercury fell to "a degrees in many
places. Late corn in northern Iowa
and South Dakota is badly damaged.
Flax and all uncut crops in North Da-
kota suffered. Minnesota points re-
port damage to all vegetation not ma
tured. Much of the corn in the north
west was out of the way. Late stuff
will now be cut and fed as fodder.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.
: t.-lt7 = ~ = ~ = a
Increased Valuations.

h
From returns made to the state
board OF equalization the assessed val
1uation OF real and personal property
in Minnesota is $710,00O,O0O. 5ri d5i 7
The realty valuation is $56O,oO0, 900
as against S49o,Oo0,00O fixed by the
state board two years ago, an in
crease of 100000, 900.
The personal property valuation as
returned to the state board is $685.
100000, an increase of ST 200, 900 above
amount returned to the state board
a year ago, but 100000 less than the
figures which the state board finally
fixed the valuation at in 1901.
The assessed valuation of animals 3
years old and over was raised from
an average of $50 to $35. In Ramsey
and Hennepin counties the valuation
was increased to $40.
The valuation of 2-year-oId horses
was increased from SIT to $40, and
that of yearling colts from SO to $12.
There are 504,745 horses over
years old in the state, and the raise
will make an increase of over 3d.
100000 in their assessed valuation.
The 2year-olds number 263, 1886, and
the increase of SD per head means
an addition of $79O,15S.
The addition of So per head to the
valuation placed upon the 24,903 year
ling colts in Minnesota means an in
crease of $4,000
Heavy taxpayers of the Twin Cities
are to be consulted as to the valua-
ton for taxation purposes which
should be placed upon the street rail
way properties in ST. Paul and Mime
aDOliS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
Upbolds the Law.

The supreme court has upheld the
constitutionality of Minnesota's pri-
mary election law in the case of John
GuIden against r. l.. Johnson, auditor
of Mower county. Gulden applied to
the courts for writ of mandamus to
compel the auditor to leave on the
election tickets blank spaces for the
voting of names not entered as can
didates. The court denied the writ,
saying the blank spaces are unneces-
sary and upheld the law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
Pioneer Minister Dies.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 13.-Rev. DR..
William c. Pierce, a pioneer Method
list minister of the western reserve,
died Friday at the residence of his
granddaughter in this city. He was
born in Peru, Berkshire county.
Mass, in 1915, and was for a number
of years a member of the faculty of
Baldwin university, Berea, o. He had
labored in Ohio, Michigan and Indi-
ana