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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEWS

Jacob Weller was fined $50 at Owa-
tonna for keeping his saloon open on
Sunday. The wife of the man who
became intoxicated in the place was
the complaining witness.
William Story is serving a sentence
of forty-five days in the Jail at Owa-
tonna for selling liquor illegally at
Glendale.
Lovers have been in the habit of
making the Pillsbury academy grounds
at Owatonna their trysting place
The hard-hearted policemen have
served notice upon the lads and lassies
that they must do their spooning else
where.
Madison is about to build a city hall
to cost $12, 600.
Redwing is making extensive pre-
parations to receive the Red Men next
week
Greed Isle is to have bank with a
capital of $50, 600.
The residence of A. G. Voigt 90
Albert Lea was entered by burglars
and $50 in cash taken.
LIE Sueur Center has what is known
as a Malt Extract society and the
meetings are reported to be very
hilarious affairs.
Madelia reports an overdose of
tramps while the farmers complain CT
the lack of harvest hands.
81. j. Miller left Cold Springs sew
eral months ago to visit his sister in
Idaho. He did not reach his destina-
ton and his relatives are very much
worried over his disappearance.
Miller is a member of the Catholic
Order of Foresters.
@. A. Claire, an employe of the
Great Northern Express company at
ST. Cloud, is under arrest on the
charge of stealing money from express
packages.
Miss Minnie Jacobs, living near
Winona, is near DEATH door as a result
of bite from a rattlesnake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
DULUTH'S AMBITION.

Ambitious Duluth seeks the location
of naval training station in her
midst. Recently party of govern
ment officials visited the Zenith city
and sized up the harbor and the
ground Whereabouts available for sta
ton. All of Minnesota will join in
wishing that Duluth be successful in
her move to secure SO valuable an in
astitution as a naval training station.
At present the government has but
three or four stations where young
men can be fitted for duty on board
the battle ships. The leading one of
these schools of instructions is at
Newport, r. l., where the roll call il
about one thousand on an average.
1t is now proposed by the government
to have a fresh water station as well
as those located by the ocean.
These training stations are admir-.
able places for boys between the ages
of fifteen and seventeen years. The
lads are received there as raw recruits
after having passed most rigid
physical examination. The mental
examination is not severe, but all ap,
write in the English language and
must have knowledge of the com.
mon branches usually taught in the
public schools. Once the boys are
received at the station they are i'm.
mediately fitted out with sailor suits
one of blue and two of white duck.
They are placed under the most rigid
discipline and the daily instruction
consists of lessons in history, geogra
ply, spelling, etc. Several hours 6
day are devoted to duty .on board 6
full rugged ship-a man Of war fully
equipped with guns and armament
The boys are taught how to use the
compass, to heave the lead, to climb
the rope ladders to the dizzy height:
Of the masts; in fact they are in
structed in all things pertaining to 6
hattie ship. After six or seven months
spent at the station the boys whe
h~ve governed themselves accordingly
TO the rules and have come up to the
mark set by the officers, are sent out
on a cruise which lasts six or sever
months. On board this sailing vesse
the young jackies are given further
Instruction also a good opportunity
TO become better acquainted with the
old ocean. Later they are transferred
TO battleships and as they grow ur
they are assigned to positions fol
which they have fitted themselves.
1t is the purpose of the navy depart
ment to secure the best boys possible
for the naval service and they are
taken into the station at the age oil
fifteen so that early in life they car
become proficient in handling the
armament on board the modern battle
ships.
TIE naval training stations are by
no means reformatories and the tough
boys need not apply for admittance.
The future efficiency Of the navy
depends entirely upon the class Of
Young men that are accepted at the
stations, for the boys of today will
make the fighters of tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
WHISPERINGS and MURMURINGS

While Rev. Brown of Boonville,
Ind, was in the act of seeking advice
from God through prayer, as to wheth-
er he should allow his daughters,
Maude and Myrtle, to marry brothers
Ashby, the latter stole into the church,
gathered the fair ones up in their
arms and stole away to spot near by
where the wedding ceremony was
performed in hurry. Papa Brown
is not now in forgiving mood.
Dispatches tell us that king saved
twenty-three persons from drowning.
It's good to learn that kings accom-
plish some good.
Appros to the remark that One
Dollar ran away in order to get into
general circulation, it might not be
out of order to say that the retirement
ated.
Down in GAINESVILLE a tormented hus-
der to keep another fellow from
molesting his wife. Why didn't he get
out club2
A wire from Spokane says that
Tracey's features were destroyed by
vitrol. The newspaper artists had
gotten in their work first, however.
Base ball games between clubs of
rival towns stir up as much bitter
strife as county seat fight. Many of
the country papers would be dreary if
it were not for the pleasant refer
ences to the last bout on the diamond.
An Indiana man sold his wife for
thirty cents. Maybe she looked the
price.
Tracey, the Outlaw" is the name
of play already sprung upon the
market. Will some one please send in
| the riot call.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

objected to the match because they
did not want their daughter dragged
to the Boxer country. Pleadings
were of no avail, and finally, in order
to secure the fair maiden, Hubbard
exchewed missionary work and the
wedding will occur on Tuesday. Love
will beat out almost any thing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
STATE NEWS IN SHORT LINES

Miss Minnie Connor, an epileptic
inmate of the Minnesota school for the
feeble minded at Faribault died Satur-
day from the effects of drink of car
bolic acid which she secured in some
unknown way. Deceased was twenty
eight years old and was admitted to
the school two years ago, from Austin.
Her parents now reside in Mime
apolis, and the remains were sent
there for interment
Prof. a. E. Whitney, for thirty
years instructor of Latin in the Shat
tuck school at Faribault, has been
made headmaster of that institution.
Bernard Rensker, general agent for
the Minneapolis Brewing company at
st. Cloud, is dead. Leaves wife and
two children.
John Aronson, a harmless lunatic,
was drowned in Mud Lake, Clear
water. He was sixty years of age.
Levi Dodge, Waterman employed
at the Hazel Park works of the Ameri-
can Irvine company, was struck by an
Omaha locomotive and killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
STOPPING AN ABUSE.

1t doesn't take your Uncle Samuel
very long to catch on to abuses that
may grow up in different departments
of the government. Recently it was
disco 7ered that fourth-class postmast-
ers were up to few tricks of their
own devising and which put money
into their purses
The abuse relates to the practice
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

1t. is to be hoped that the start made
in the board of trade today for good
roads will not be allowed to lag. Man
kato business men certainly should be
interested in having the best kind of
highways leading in all direction
from this city. If the merchants ex-
pect country people to visit Mankato
they must see to it that the roadways
are always in the best possible condi-
tion for them to travel upon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
Society,".

Mr.. Frank Rasehko and Miss Josie
Roden were happily married in North
Msnkato Sunday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Peterson on
Charles street by Rev. F. B. Cowgirl,
pastor of the Methodist church. The
contracting parties are we'll known in
North Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

Love often proves stronger than duty.
1t was SO in the case of Carlyle lib
bard, q young missionary to China, who
fell in love with Miss Sue Lowell, a
dream of lovliness at GAINESVILLE, Wis.
He woed and won her, but her parents
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

Two young lads at San Jose, Cal. =,
started out on a criminal career Sat-
urday afternoon, held up an old lady,
stole her horse and buggy. then pro-
ceeding to a store, purchased amuni-
ton after which they turned upon the
proprietor of the place, compelled him
to deliver up his money, at the same
time robbing several men in the store
in regular Jesse James style. They
took their departure but were soon
overtaken by a posse. A battle ensued.
One of the young bandits was shot in
the stomach. Following the example
of Tracey he ended his existence, turn
ing his gun upon himself, a very
sensible act in view of the capture
that was about to take place. The
other fellow was taken into custody.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

The United States geological survey
has issued its annual statistical sum-
mary of the mineral products of the
United States for the calendar year
1901. 1t shows for the entire country a
grand total of 1902, 1874, $50 as the
value of minerals produced in 1901, as
against $1,O64, 4OS, 3a1 in 1900. This
comprises 1866, 351, O96 worth of nom
metallic mineral products; 1924. S73,
2S4 metallic products and $1,000, 0OO
(estimated) of mineral products I'M
specified, including building and glass
SAND, used as fux in lead smelling,
tin ore, nitrate of soda, carbonate of
soda, sulphurate of soda and alum
clays used by paper manufacturers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

J. G. Gilchrist of Cleveland holds
out little hope for the people of the
northwest. He states that if the coal
strike should be settled within thirty
days enough coal can be shipped to
the head of the lakes to supply the
demand. He does not look for a coal
famine in the northwest this year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

The Minneapolis Journal has a
scheme whereby any one subscribing
that paper for one year can get a
81, 600 accident policy. good for one
year, for 90 cents in addition to the
cost of the paper. They also are offer
ing $25. 600 in cash prizes for the near
est guess on the total vote of New
York, Pennsylvania and Michigan this
fall. Every three months paid in
advance is good for one guess.
Address, The Minneapolis Journal,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

According to The st. Louis Mirror
the story sent out over the country
that Captain Hobson rescued young
lady from drowning was fake, and
was gotten up for the purpose of ring
ing in little sensation for the yellow
journals.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

The only serious accident that hap
pened was when the bench on which
DR.. Brandenburg sat at the table gave
away. 1t was practical demonsTrs-
ton that the doctor was overlooking
himself and the bench could not stand
the strain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

When the next picnic is given by
the knights the police will be asked to
remain on the ground in order to keep
peace between the base ball umpire
and the players.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

For Sale-A Morgan mare, three
years old. Broken to drive single or
ouble. W. A. Funk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

Senator M. r. Everett's friends in
Waterville do not want him to with
draw from politics.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15
SWINGING ROUND THE CIRCLE

The GAINESVILLE Argus must have an
idea that Hon. Nels Nyquist carries a
rabbits foot around with him as that
paper refers to the gentleman as fol-
lows:
Hon. Nels Nyquist was in town
today. He drove over from his farm
in the morning early and is now su-
perintending the unloading of two
traction engines and one separator.
He already has one separator at his
place. Mr.. Nyquist will operate two
threshing crews this season and if we
may judge of results as guaged by all
his former efforts in that line as well
as in other business ventures he will
reap big harvest and turn in in the
fall with his pockets filled with shin
ing silver and gold certificates to say
nothing of an immense amount of
bank notes and greenbacks. Every
thing Nels touches turns into success,
even in politics. He will find time
during the threshing season to turn on
little steam in political way, just
enough to land him in the legislature
for the fourth time. There is nothing
like good, levelheaded calculation.
Luck is all right but when luck and
calculation go together as is invari-
ably the rule in his case wealth fol-
lows as naturally as water runs off a
ducks back.
Frank Murray, well known in Man
kato, is candidate for prosecuting
attorney Of Renville county.
W. e. Verify, at one time a Manka-
to newspaper man. is now at the head
and front Of The Wadena Tribune.
That newspaper presents lively and
forceful front under his guidance.
Q. Eugene Barnes, another Mankato
man, has purchased The
Delevan Herald Mr.. Barnes will
make it Fright paper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

back. He could not keep step with
the younger fellows,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

@. Eugene Barnes, another Mankato
newspaper man, has purchased The
Delevan Herald. Mr.. Barnes will
make it Fright paper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

Albert Lea is to have new opera
house and a new city hall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

A wire from Spokane says that
Tracey's features were destroyed by
vitrol. The newspaper artists had
gotten in their work first, however.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

W. e. Verify, at one time Manka-
to newspaper man. is now at the head
and front of The Wadena Tribune
That newspaper presents lively and
forceful front under his guidance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-15

Frank Murray. well known in Man
kato, is a candidate for prosecuting
attorney Of Renville county.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
A Noted Knight TempIar
Owes His Health to Peruna.

Colonel T. 2. Moody. a prominent
Knight Templar. is well known in every
city in the United States west OF Buff
falo. Y. Y. as a jewelers. Auctioueer.
In the city of Chicago as 4 prominent
lodge man, being a member of the X.
It's and also Of the Masors. The cut
shows Colonel Moody in the costume
OF the Oriental Consistory Masons,
52nd degree.
In a recent letter from $500 Mich
igan Chicago. Ill, Mr.. Moody
says the following:
"For over twenty-five years !
suffered from cafarrh, and for
over ten years ! suffered from
cafarrh of the stomach terribly.
"fhzve taken aHkinds OF HIedi.
ciHes and have been treated by
all Kinds of doctors, as thousands
OF my ac9uafGfances are aware
in different parts of the United
States, where I haye Travelled, bur
my relief was only temporary,
until a little over a year ago I
started 10 take Peru1a. and ar the
present time I am better than I
have been for twenty years.
The soreness has left nysfom-
ach entirely and I am free from
Indigestion anddyspepSia andw viii
say 10 all who are troubled with
cafarrh or stomach trouble of any
Kind. don't put it off and suffer,
but begin 10 take Pcruna right
away. and Keep il up until you
are cured, as you surely will be il
you persevere.
Ny wife. as many in the southwest
can say. was troubled with a bad
cough and bronchial trouble. and doc
tors all over the country gave her up
to die. as they could do nothing more
for her. She began taking Peruna with
the result that she i better now than
she has been in years. and her cough
has almost left her entirely. The sore
ness has left her lungs and she is as
well as she ever was in her life. with
thanks, as she says, to Peruna Yours
very truly. T. 2. Moody.
Catarrh in its various forms is re vid-
" becoming 4 general curse. An ru-
doubted remedy has been discovered
by Dr.. Hartman. This remedy has
been thoroughly tested during the
past forty years Prominent men have
come 20 know Of its virtues. and are
making public utterarces on the sub
iect- To saw the country we must
save the people. To save the people we
must protect them from disease. The
disease that IS At once the most preva-
lent and stubborn Of cure is catarrh.
Il z were to make 4 list Of the dff-
fereut anne that have been applied
20 catarrh IN different locations and
organs. the result would be astorish-
ing We have often published a partial
list OF these names. and the surprise
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
RARE BOOKS AND AUTOGRAPHS
Theffs from Saiuabfe Library of .
New Yorker Come to Light After
Continuing some Time.

Literary thefts of a peculiar charac-
ter were exposed the other morning
in the Yorkville court. when Edward
kearney. 30 years Of age. was ar
raigned before magistrate Mayo.
charged with the larceny Of rare books.
autograph letters and valuable manu-
scripts from the home Of John ID. Grim
Minis. 10 East sixty-eighth street.
Kearney had been employed for some
years by Mr.. Crimmins as second sec
rotary. his especial duties being the
care of the large and valuable library
of Mr.. Crimmins and the e
of autograph letters.
One book which Mr.. Crimmins esu--
cially priced was Smiths History of
Virginia" This volume was dated
1927, and after it came into Mr.. Grim
Minis possession he had it handsomelv
rebound. with insertions of plates
dated 1921 In this respect il was
unique, there being no other copy like
it. This was offered to a dealer for
5000.
Mr.. Crimmins had missed especially
also three volumes of the first edition
of Shelley, issued from the KeImscott
press, an early edition of Milton in two
volumes, and some rare autograph let
ters- Among the latter was a letter of
George Washington. written at Valley
Forge, autograph letters Of Robert
Burns. correspondence of Wilkie Col
Inns and Charles Dickens. and some
valuable letters of Thomas Moore.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
Mysterious Case of Frank
Rogers and Miss Florence Ely
The Fruit1ess Search Which Has Been Made
For the Missing Couple.

THAT fact is often stranger than
fiction and the mystery in real
life sometimes too deep for even
the keenest detective of the country
to find a solution thereof is strikingly
illustrated by the Ely-Bugers case. OF
Evanston. IN. Since the disappear
ance Of Frank Ely Rogers. a boy If
IL years. from his home last July ac-
companied by his aunt. Miss Florence
Ely. the police and detectives Of Chi
eago and the country have been un-
firing in their efforts to trace the
couple and return them safely home
to the Borrowing parents Of the boy
and the aged mother of Miss Ely. Every
clew has been followed up and every
means employed which might possibly
furnish n solution of the mystery or
induce the infatuated aunt and her
young nephew to : to the home
where only loving welcome awaits
them.
Miss Ely. up TO last July. had been a
music teacher in Evanston. She is a
handsome gentlewoman Of more than
usual intelligence. with large. express
i've dark eyes. dark brown hair and
slender form and a delicate physique.
h is 40 years old. and for 20 years
has made her home with her sister.
the wife Of Mr.. James {. Rogers. rs did
her mother. who is heartbroken over
the peculiar conduct of her daughter.
The family lives on Human avenue,
one of the beautiful residence streets
Of Evanston. only a short distance
from the campus # the Northwestern
university. MIR. Rogers is connected
with the mercantile firm of Carson.
Prize. Scott & Co.. in Chicago. and is
n man Of ability and sor.e means.
Fourteen years ago.. when Frank was
born. Miss Ely idol ed the baby. and
was as devoted to him as if she had
been his mother. 1t was her supreme
delight 10 care for and amuse Linn. and
Is he grew into boyhood her affection
grew to be an ~infatuation which led
her to forsake all her social duties
and deyote her entire time to her
nephew.
On the morning on which they disap-
peared July 13l it is known that Frank
left home o~tensibly to attend n picnic
in the woods nearthetown. but that NE
walked by a circuitous route to the
station @ fthe Chicago & Northwestern
railroad. There he met his aunt, Miss
Ely. who had left Il satehel yVith the
station agent the day before. This
she secured and placed therein the
contents of a box she carried, and
then threw the box away.
Frank" she called to the boy.
The boy turned quickly, took thc
satcLel from his aunt's hand. and the