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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
MINES GOING TO Ruin
PENNSYLVANIA MINE INSPECTOR
DECLARES FIVE COL.
LIERIES USELESS.
ARE FLOODED WITH WATER

Workings Have an Estimated Total
Value of a Million and a Half.
Many Others in Such Condition
That if the Strike Were to End
Now 1t Would Be Some Time Be-
fore They Could Be Used.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 7.-William
Stein, the state mine inspector for the
Shenandoah region, has announced
that five collieries under his jurisdic-
ton, which have an estimated total
value of $1,500,000, have been render
ed useless by reason of having been
flooded and have been permanently
abandoned.
Four of them-Bear Run, East Bear
Ridge, Kohineer and Preston No. s.
belong to the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company, and
he places their value at about $780,
900 each. The other colliery is the
Lawrence and is owned by the Sheafer
cSIdlS VI TOLISN1lle anu also repre-
sents about 100000 Mr.. Stein es-
Inmates that out of the thirty-six COL
lieries in his district only fourteen are
in condition for immediate operation
II the strike were ended. The others
are in such condition that it would
require anywhere from one to four
months to clear them of water and
made repairs. The abandoning of the
five collieries will compel 1000 mine
workers to seek employment in other
parts of the region and they may have
trouble IN finding it if the thousands
of men who have left the region dur
ing the strike should return. This
condition of affairs, the mine~inspect-
or said, Is @ serious matter, not only
with the companies. but also with the
men. After the strike shall have
been ended most of the workmen will
have to remain in idfeness for another
period of time until the collieries are
placed in working condition. In the
coal fields south of here, Mr.. Stein
said the situation is about as bad.
But in the Wyoming and Lackawanna
regions the mines are in much better
condition.
The situation so far as the peace of
the Shenandoah region is concerned
remains unchanged. 1t was probably
the quietest day since the soldiers
were called out one week ago.
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little chance of catching letter in
the Office.
Occasionally letters which have been
addressed to foreign countries are ask
ed to be returned. In such case de-
posit of $25 is required to cover the
expense of telegraph and cable tolls.
Letters addressed to points. in almost
every country on the face of the earth
may be retained in this way If appli-
cation is made before the missive is
delivered to the addressee.
Great Britain, however, takes the
stand that a letter when once dropped
in a mail box becomes the property OF
the addressee, but makes exception in
the cases of the Cape and the Aus
Jralian colonies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
MIMIC WARFARE.
President Roosevelt Participates N
Naval ManeuVers.

President Roosevelt Participates IN
Naval ManeuVers.
Greenport. L. L. Aug. 7.-President
Roosevelt participated on board the
Mayfower, in mimic warfare. The
maneuvers which the ship executed
were precisely those which might have
to be gone-through in an active battle.
The gun practice of the crew Of the
Mayfower indicates that the men be-
hind the guns on board American war
vessels are even more efficient and
accurate than they were at the mem
orable battle of Manila bay or at the
decisive victory achieved by the Amer
lean fleet of Santiago. The Hispano-
American war demonstrated the fact
that the United States navy contained
fine marksmen and the presence
aboard the Mayf1ower of President
Roosevelt was evidence Of his desire
personally and by every means in his
power to foster and improve this i'm
portant branch of the work Of the
navy. To this end 1t is the purpose
of the president to urge the necessity
of continued target practice by the
crews of American warshlps.
After witnessing the work Of the
crew of number nine gun-the win
ners of the contest-he personally
went to the gun pointer, w. ]. O'Don-
nell, and, shaking his hand cordially
said: "You did well-excellently.
In an embarrassed manner, O'Don-
nell touched his forelock and really
appeared as if he wished he had not
done such fine work. The shooting Of
the winning gun crew was phenomen-
ally good. At an average range of
1,5O0 yards they made eighty per cent
of hits. They fired twenty shots and
made sixteen hits, two of them being
actual bulls eyes. At the conclusion
of the target practice the crew was
assembled on the quarter deck to
witness the presentation of the prizes
offered by the president.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
ADDRESS By HANNA.
Ohio Senator Discusses the Relations
of Capital and Labor

of Capital and Labor
Urbana, O.. Aug. 7.-Senasor NJ. A.
Hanna addressed the Urbana Chau-
tauqua Aaring the day on the topic,
Labor and Its Relations to Capital
The senator was met at Springfield
by large escort made up Of promi-
nsnt citizens Of Urbana and Spring
field and President George W. Hit OF
the Chautauqua association and taken
By special trolley into the camp
ground*nesr Urbana- An audience OF
5000 persons greeted him at the taber.
nacle. The senator was introduced
by Colonel W. r Warneck, member
Of congress from this district He
was first given the Chautauqua salute
and then a hearty applause. His
words were frequently and vigorously
cheered. It was purely extempor-
aneous and was largely devoted to an
explanation Of the origin, aims and
accomplishments Of the National Civic
federation, Of which Senator Hanna
is president
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Anp &-1h-02- 1902

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
&TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Francis
Pew, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto E. d.
Cornish of said county.
1t is ordered, That all claims and demands
OF all persons against said estate be presented
to this court, for examination and allowance,
at the probate office in the city of Mankato, In
said Blue Earth county. on the following day,
viz Monday the I'd day of February, A. d. 1903,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon Of said day.
1t is further ordered, That six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-.
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex.
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred; unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further. That notice of the time and
place OF hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publica.
ton OF this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato,
in said county.
Dated at ,ooH Mankato. the 18th day Of
By the Court.
probate Court Seal WIN. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Daniel Buck,
Atty for Administrator.
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RETURN OF LETTERS.
How Communications May Be Secured
From Postoffice After Mailed.

:, Occasionally application is made at
the Mankato postoffice for the return
of a letter after it has been mailed
and when required forms are complied
with the letter is returned. While
this form of procedure is unusual &C.
casions sometimes arise when it is
highly desirable that the sender of a
letter get it back before it reaches it's
destination.
Oftentimes additional knowledge of
a proposed transaction is acquired
after letter has been sent to the post
office, making it highly desirable that
the facts related in the letter do not
reach the person for whom they were
originally intended. In case, too,
where the knowledge of the failure of
a mercantile firm or banking house
reaches a person who has mailed a
check or draft to that concern, Ii
, is sometimes wise to withdraw the
letter before it is delivered.
The postal authorities have q system
by which such letters may be reclaim
ed if application is made for it before
it is delivered. Application must be
made in person. The government
! provides blank upon which the ap-
plicant writes the address that is
given on the letter. If that letter has
not left the postoffice, the superin-
tendent of mails finds it and compares
4he address on the. envelope with that
ON the applicants slip. If they are
identical, the letter is returned to the
claimant and the authorities keep the
slip as a receipt.
To reclaim letter sent out of the
office the writer must fill out the pre-
scribed blank and deposit 81 for tele-
grams. The superintendent of mails
then telegraphs the posSoffice TO which
the letter has been sent and asks him
to return it. When it reaches him he
compares the addresses and if they are
alike he returns the letter to the ap.
(plicant. The expense :. of telegraphing
lis deducted from the deposit and the
balance is returned.
This involves study of handwrit.
ing. If there is noticeable difference
lin the little things which are charac.
teristic-the manner of crossing the
| "t's'. or the dotting of the CTS" OF
1.-THE peculiar little fourishes which
tare made after a name-the letter il
mot delivered to the claimant. In
ceases where letters are addressed by
typewriter it is impossible to identify
the applicant in this way.
\ When the claimant is well-knowr
business man, however, personally
known to the postal authorities, letters
are sometimes returned upon his mere
request, a receipt, however, being
asked.
At the New York postoff ce. accord
ing to First Assistant Postmaster
Martin, the average of letters with
drawn each week is ten. Most of these
are from the domestic mails. Few
are from the city mails, because the
letters are collected go frequently and
delivered so quickly that there il
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
MORE PROPERTY.
Great Western Seeks Larger
Yard Room.
Prices Are Being Quietly Secured
From Property Owners by an
Agent of the Road.

The Chicago Great Western road is
taking the first step toward acquiring
more property in the center of the
city. The two half blocks and part OF
another which it now has do not make
large enough tract for yard pur-
poses. and to get suitable yard. it
has been found necessary to obtain
more land.
A local man has been quietly
making inquiries of property owners
as to what they would have to pay for
land that is needed, and report will
be made to the company's Office at St.
Paul. AS yet. no options have been
secured
The land that will be required is
one or more half blocks south of the
land now owned by the road, and east
of the Milwaukee track.
1t is the intention of the Great
Western road to have one track cross
Jackson street for the use of passenger
trains, and to use the Milwaukee
main track for freight trains. These
latter trains will 80 up above the
Great Western yards and then back
down into them. This arrangement
makes it necessary for the Great
Western freight depot to be on the
south side of jackson street, and the
joint passenger station on the north
side, back of the Tivoli. The plans for
the union station are also prepared
with this particular site in view.
The Milwaukee road has had bad
weather this summer for its grading
operations, as the soft earth piled in
the fills washes easily under the heavy
rains. While Little has been heard
lately of the grading operations, a
camp is still maintained near Kasota,
and there are other camps further on.
A large amount of grading has still
to be done before the laying of rails
can commence. It will be late when
the road is completed ready for use.
What is delaying the construction Of
the new passenger station is not
known, unless it is the backward state
of the work on sthe Harrington extern
sion. That the plans of the two roads,
as from time to Stime announced, will
be carried out, there is little room for
doubt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
Society,".

A merry party Of young people
drove up from Manksto Monday and
spent the afternoon and evening at the
home of W. T. Andrews A bountiful
six O'Clock dinner was served by Mrs
Andrews and Miss Gardner. The eve
ming was spent with games and music.
The guests were entertained by
Miss Grace Andrews and cousin,
Harry Clayton of st. Paul Ice cream
and cake were served at 10 o'clock.
The guests departed at a. M, VOW
ing they had never had a better time.
Those present were the Misses Ella
Larkin, Hattie Porter, Lena Steel and
Ethel Currier: Messrs. James Swan,
Roy Andrews, Floyd Eager and Chan
dler Larkin of Mankato, Monte and
Mary Piper of Garden City.-Lake
Crystal Union.
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Study geography by looking care
fnlly over the Blue Earth county map
just issued by the Free Press Printing
company. It is sold as follows: Paper
map. So; cloth, $3.50 paper map
with the Weekly Free Press. %. 80
cloth map with the Weekly Free
Press, So. Get your name on the first
list and avoid the rush.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
Aug S-15-22, 1902.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON n, An,

H fOn hcAblNG ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of BIus
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
IN the matter of the estate of James
Douglass deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto Eliza
douglass, of said county.
IL is ordered, That all claims and demands
OF al persons against said estate be presented
70 TINS court, for examination and allowance, at
the Probate office in the city of Mankato, in
SAID blue Earth County. on the following day,
w: Monday, the End day of February, A. b.
tSGs at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
IL Is further ordered, That six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex.
plratlon OF which time all claims not presented
20 SAID court or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Place of hearing and examination of said,
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
tlon OF this order for three successive W eeks
prior TO the day appointed for such examina.
lion, In the Mankato Free Press a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato In
said county,
Dated at Mankato, the 10Th day of July
A. D., 1902.
By the Court:
lProbate CourtSeall VIM. F. HUGHES
Y. y. DALEY, Judge of Probate.
Atty. for Executors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
MICHIGAN STRIKE SETTLED.
Operators and Mine Workers Finally
Reach an Agreement

Operators and Mine Workers Finally
Reach an Agreement
Saginaw, Mich, Aug. 7.-At meet
ing of representatives Of the mine
owners and officials of the district
mine workers organizations in this
city during the day basis Of settle
ment of the strike that has been in
progress since April last was agreed
upon by the amendment of two Sec
lions of the joint scale submitted July
2, which heretofore could not be
agreed upon. Those present agreed
to abide by the arrangement and to
use their good offices in securing its
acceptance by the mine workers. A
meeting of the district mine workers
will be held Friday, ct which the
agreement will be submitted and the
unions will vote on It's acceptance.
The trouble is practically settled and
the mines will resume wosk the first
Of next week
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
Rear Admiral Taylor inspects Prob
able Sites at Duluth.

Duluth, Aug. Rear Admiral Tay-
lor, Lieutenant Commander Winslow,
Senators Clapp of Minnesota and Jenk-
ins of Wisconsin, and Congressman
Morris of Duluth, made tour of in
spection of Minnesotan point and Big
island, in st. Louis river, as possible
sites for the proposed naval training
school. The visitors were much i'm
pressed with the advantages that Du-
luth offered and while they declined
to make any statement as to the
chances Of Duluth being selected the
impression prevailed among the COM
mittee that had them in hand that
Big island, which is located in an ad-
vantageous spot in the river and con-
tains about 400 acres of land, was
looked upon with much favor.
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Liqhtnfno Strikes an Arsenal.

Philadelphia, Aug. 7.-During an
electrical storm lightning struck a
storehouse at the United States ar
senal in Frankfort, suburb, explod-
ing half a pillion of condemned cart.
ridges. Charles Jennings chemical
works, opposite the arsenal, received
almost the entire discharge of bullets.
which tore away the tiled roofing and
shattered nearly every pane of glass
N the building. No one was injured.
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August 15-12-29, 1902,

ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOB
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blus
Earth ss.-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Mary A.
Bowles, deceased:
On receiving and filing the petition of Thomas
Bowles of Blue Earth county, Minnesota,
representing, among other things, that Mary A.
Bowles, late of Blue Earth comfy, Minnesota,
on the 9Th day of July, A. D., 1902, at the
county of Blue Earth died intestate, and being
an inhabitant of this county at the time of her
death, leaving goods, chattels, and estate with
in this county and that the said petitioner
is the surviving husband of said deceased and
praying that administration of said estate
be to A. w. Petrich granted.
1T is ORDERED, that said petition be heard
before said court, on Saturday the 30th day Of
August, A. D., 1902, at o'clock at the
Probate Office, in Mankato in said county
ORDERED FURTHER, that notice thereof
be given to the heirs of said deceased and to all
persons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the Mankato
Free Press. weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 9th day of August, A.
D., 1902.
BY the Court.
probate Court Seal WIN. F. HUGHES
judge of Probate.
Thomas Hughes. Atty's for Petitioner.
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J. P. RUTAN.
For County Commissioner.

I am candidate for county COM
missioner subject to the decision Of
the Republicans of the second commits
sioner district at the. primary election.
w. W. PADDOCK.
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-aPoliticalN
Announcements.
For ReQister of Deeds.

Gaylord Lamb is candidate for
register of deeds of Blue Earth county
subject to the decision of the Republi-
can primary election.
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For County Commissioner

thereby announce myself candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for county commissioner for the
second district at the primary cleo
tion, September 10th.
E. P. RUTAN.
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Ray Kimbal went to Mankato We'd
nesday. It Is limited that he is nego-
tiating deal with certain party
there which he expects to close some
time this fall. -Windom Reporter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
I. THE
.EEPRESS MAP

The Blue Earth County Map
published by the Free Press Print
ing Company. is receiving the un-
qualified Endorsement of the people
of Blue Earth County. 1t is a map
that should adorn the wall of not
only every business and professional
mans Office. but should be seen in
every household, as it is an article
that will be appreciated by every
member of the family. 1t is a
first class directory of the county
and no family should be without it
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08

I hereby announce myself as can
didate for the Republican nomination
for member of the legislature at the
primary election, Sept. 18.
WILLIAM JAMESON.
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II is reporte ihst hail has fallen in
North Dakota turning into snow. of
which four inches fell Manka;o re-
ceived C )oling eff last night.
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For County Commissioner.

I announce my candidacy for county
commissioner from the city district,
subject to the Republican primary
election.
q. P. JENSEN
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W. Irwin, division superintendent
of the Milwaukee road, J. NJ Oxley,
trainmaster, and Thos. Hines, road
master, spent the afternoon in the city
on one of their regular tours --of in
spection. They did not give out any
thing regarding projected improve
ments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08

A. Deike, the feed and dray man
who is now located on the property
just purchased by Carl Dice, will have
to move. He is thinking some of
building store and Office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
ON A FIRM BASIS
Price of Wheat Not Likely to
Work Lower For Present. p
Ideal Weather For Harvesting---Pri-
mary Receipts Much Larger Than
a Year Ago.
Reported daily by Edwards, Wood s. Co.,
Room IL Hunt Building.

The weather is ideal for harvesting
and the same is predicted for tomor-
row. Primary receipts much larger
than last year. Wheat frmer this
morning and acts as though it was
near the bottom. The sales for export
yesterday at Chicago. Duluth and the
seaboard were an influence. The
market turned weak later and closing
about the same as yesterday shows
that wheat is on a commercial basis
and is not likely to work much lower
for the present Rains or sudden
frosts in the spring wheat states would
produce a quick upturn.
Minneapolis receipts today 1903 cars
against 1877 last year. Grading as
follows: 4 No. 1 northern, 40 No.
northern, 30, No. northern, reject
ed, 81 No. 1, z No. 2 winter, 16 No.
8, 3 no grade. 1 northern sold fro m n
to 771sc. No. 3 northern new sold
at 6919 and old from IA to 76. No. 8
from 70 to IA, rejected 70 to IS. No
grade SO to 70. Receipts of corn
cars, Z cars oats, rye, 10 barley,
No. yellow corn sold at 60 cents,
with No. 8 at 80. No. 8 white oats
old went at 40 and new white from
3s4 to 331a. Rye sold at 451a. Barley
30 to "a. No fax received. seed
quoted at 81. 40.
The following market letter is fur.
nished by Edwards, Wood & Co.,
Grain Commission Merchants, s
Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis
80 Board of Trade, Duluth.
Aug. 6. -During the week ending
today the course Of prices has been
steadily downward. September wheat
has declined ~ cents; December 211s :;
Chicago September ~ corn n. and
oats Is to nc. The movement of
winter wheat is large, and prospects
are that it will continue so. ST.
Louis is reported to be overwhelmed
with new wheat, which is coming in
faster than it can be handled. Spring
wheat harvest is making good pro-
gress, the weather having been very
favorable, and some new spring wheat
has been received in Minneapolis from
South Dakota which is said to be of
excellent quality. The cash wheat
market is stubbornly maintained at a
large premium over September. The
September delivery is selling at about
the price of rejected wheat, whereas
No 1 and 3 northern are worth from
6 to 9 cents over September. Primary
receipts for three days this week are
224, 600 business over last year. Ex-
ports for three days are 1000, 900
bushels Crop advices from abroad are
very favorable. Clearances are fair
and sales for export are made daily,
showing that our wheat is on a COM
mercial basis. But there is little in
sight to warrant expectations of more
than temporary advances for the i'm
mediate future.
We should be pleased to hear from
you concerning crops in your vicin-
ity.