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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
FATHER ARRIVED TOO LATE.
Reached st. Louis Ten Minutes
After Elopers Had Wed.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

EEPCBL1C SPECTA1-
Toledo, o.. Dec. 13.-Gertrude Morgan of
Jackson, Mo-, was sent here by her par
ents to visit relatives in the belief that
her infntuation for Amel E. Rust of Cairo,
ILL.,. might be cured. Rust IS said to be
much older than she. and the union was
opposed on that ground
Soon after Miss Morgan's arrival, she
received a telegram from Rust, and start
ed for st. Louis to meet him. Her father
was notified. nut he arrived in St Louis
ten minutes after the wedding had taken
place.. Rust is connected with the Halliday
grain firm of Cairo
The elopers have gone to Cuba on their
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
CALLED TO DOOR, THEN CUT.
Daniel Hayes Victim of Unex-
planned Assault.

Daniel Hayes. 80 years old. was serious
" stabbed in the hip by Walter Dinham,
IS years old. Saturday night. but the po-
lice have been unable to learn the cause
of the assault.
Dinham. it is alleged. went to Hayes's
home, No. 1907 CaSs avenue. and calling
the latter to the door. attacked him with
a knife. Hayes is at the City Hospital.
Dinham. who lives at No. 1924 Howard
street. is a prisoner at the Dayton Street
Station.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
JOHN ANDREW DAVIS

Bunker. Hill. M. Dec. 13.-John Andrew
Davis. q years old. died at his home on the
Woodside Farm Saturday He was a native
OF New Yorl, and was brother OF the late
Judge ]. Davis Of ST Louis. He was n breeder
Of fine horses and had a farm Of several hun
dred acres, upon which were reared some of
the finest and fastest trotting horses i'm this
State. One week ago he suffered fall which
resulted In his death.
CAPTAIN SNEED STRONG.
Paducah. KY, Dec. 13.-Captain Sneed Strong
the weli-known pilot. died Yesterday and was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14

George E. Brucks, contractor of No.
1927 St. Ange avenue, suffered broken
ankle in n fall on the sidewalk near Ninth
and Olive streets, early yesterday morn
ing. He was carrying heavy bundle of
newspapers and attempted to hoist the
weight into his wagon. His feet slipped
on the icy pavement. Mr.. Brucks was re-
moved in an ambulance to.the City Hos
pitaI. Physicians at that institution pro-
nounced his injury serious.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
COURT OWES APOLOGY.


form!
COURT OWES APOLOGY.
Furthermore. the court owes this man
an apology for thinking him such a con-
summate ass as TO try to bride people to
do something that 1t was impossible for
them 10 perform
What shall we say of the courts rea-
sonfngf Is it not possible that they have
erred? According to the facts, all of
which are admitted, money was offered
to influence the action of at least two
members of this board-to do an act
which they We're not legally authorized
TO perform The Supreme Court chooses
no valid law authorizing this particular
act, therefore there was no bribery.
AN everyday man would reason in the
opposite direction. if his conscience *
not asleep, and his mind not bewildered
by the intricacies of special pleading.
Doctor Chapman was an ohicer or the
city; he did pass upon the contracts asked
for. In fact. but not in law: to all In
tents and purposes. 50 far as both par
ties 10 the transaction and the city are
concerned 1t was de jure us well as de
facto: therefore, II is not Il good defense
To allege that the ordinance was invalid
and the official not legally required 10
vote on contracts asked under 1t.
The majority of our voters are incor-
ruptible. courageous, patriotic. They may
have been Indifferent: they may have been
negligent. but they are not sunk in the
slime and ooze of unreasonable turpi-
tude."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14

apply only to commodities carried in ves-
sells of the country of origin
Wilbur j.. Waterman, treasurer and gen.
era secretary of the league. has been in
town for the last two days talking over
the bill with Senators and Representatives..
He has not found much cncoura cement in
the matter of the amendments proposed
b. the league, us 1t has been the practical
understanding that the bill would pass the
Senate as it came from the House. and
that there would he no long delay in the
IL is not believed now that the amend
mentS have any chance Of being adopted
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14

had no power or authority to do what the
boodler was trying TO bride them to do.
If this is true. what i reflection upon
man so shrewd Offering money to
public official for a service which the law
did not require or empower him to per-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14

Cheap Trips Southwest, Deeensber n.
Cotton Belt. 500 Olive and Union Station.
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slipped ON Ice pnxcment.

HOmescekers' Excursions, Dec. Is.
Cotton Belt. 800 Olive and Union Station.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
OKLAHOMA STATEHOOD.
In regard to Oklahoma. Mr. Hitchcock

quotes Governor Ferguson as follows:
Our people in every respect entitled to
that which is dear to the heart Of every pro-
gressive Amercan,the right to- govern theln-
selves Against this proposition there can be
no logical objection. Oklahoma has the intel
lect the wealth. the moral force. the enerES:
the natural resources the development ALREADY
achieved and the promise Of splendid future
sufficient to Justly entitie her to caretul f ion
ical reason can be urged against her early az
mission into the sisterhood Of States.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14

Who is charged with bisamy, and is held
for the Sheriff at the Fifth District Po-
lice Station.
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Jos. ScebOld Dies at New Bsrin|

The death Of Mr.. Joseph Sesbx
Cured at his home, one mile vs
New Berlin Tuesday morning d
at4 o'clock, aged IS years. Des
was u consistent member of the U
eran church as well as a life-loO,
publican. He Is survived By
children, one son and a daughtsi, |
funeral services, which wee ID
attended, were held on Thu
morning, the Rev. Mr.. koOnud
ing.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
RECEIVED FAVORABLY.
ST. Peter Council Listens to Col. Hord
and Defers Action.
From Tuesda s Daily.

From Tuesda DAILY.
Colonel Hord and f. Y. Keator APP
peared before the st. Peter council last
night and asked for franchise to build
and operate a street car line over the
streets of the city. The meeting was well
attended by citizens, and Colonel Hord
gave the council and citizens a heart-to-
heart talk, in which he presented the
matter in common sense light After
the meeting he was warmly greeted and
complimented on the excellent manner in
which he had presented the subject
The council voted to hold an adjourned
meeting some night this week, when it is
expected that the ordinance viii be acted
upon favorably., Colonel Hord hopes
that the council will be unanimous in it's
action.
In his talk before the council, Colonel
Hord said that, while he could make no
definite promise that the lie would be
built, he would do all he could to procure
one, and expected to succeed. He was
paying his own expenses and would not
spend so much time here unless he ex-
pected that the matter would go through.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
GREAT WESTERN TRANSFER.
Milwaukee and Northwestern Lines
to Divide up Property.

Regarding the statement of Vice Pres
ident Stickney, of the Chicago Great
Western road, confirming reports current
that negotiations are on for the trans
fer of control of the property to larger
system, Vice President Oppenheim said
today:
Cali can say about this matter is
that the negotiations are progressing sat
isfactorily.'
The deal is understood to be the same
that was ON early in 1891, when the st.
Paul went so far as to take an option on
the Great Western property at prices
of par for the preferred A stock, seventy
five for the preferred and fifty for the
common stock, the intention being to
divide the Great Western with the Chi
cago & North Western, giving the latter
the Kansas City branch. When it seem
ed probable the option would be exercised
the bad blood between the Hill and the
Hartman interests developed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
HAIL INSURANCE PLAN.
Senator Stephans Would Have the
State Do the Work.

Senator a. ID. Stephens is preparing a
bill, which, if it becomes law, will put
every hail insurance company in Mime
sofa out of business, and provide that all
insurance of this character be done by
the state,
Mr. Stephens says there have been
thirty-fv hail insurance companies or
ganized in Minnesota, of which eighteen
have failed with practically no resources
to reimburse policyholders; that of the
seventeen companies which are. still in
operation, only small proportion are
able to pay the losses sustained last
year. His measure, therefore, lcontem
plates repeating the law which permits
such companies to do business.
The basic defect of all hail insurance
companies is, Mr.. Stephens thinks, that
insurance canot be attempted by COM
panies possessing slender resources. When
hall company is organized, the receipts
of the first year are usually absorbed
III expenses anu SdldlleS, anu tioAO 40
not sufficient funds on hand to meet the
loses which fall due in the second year
of the company's existence. A precar-
ious life is dragged out sometimes for
years, but disaster inevitably is the final
result.
Senator Stephens says his plan for
state insurance is more simple than it
might appear on the surface. and is not
nearly so socialistic as it seems.
He would have the township assessors
assess state TAX on all growing crops
for the purpose of creating hail insur-
ance fund which would be disbursed by
the state auditor as reports of losses
were received and verified. To great
extent the machinery of the state would
be used to manage the hail insurance de-
partment, and little extra expense would
be entailed. The only additional ex-
pense would be that required to pay the
adiusters, and even this work cou ldbe.
for the most part, entrusted to county
surveyors, who could employ assistants
whenever necessary-St. Paul Dispatch
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
DIED ALL ALONE
David Smith, a Sterling Man,
Found Dead in His Home.
Stricken With apcp'exy and Passes
Away During the Night---Wound
on His Head.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily:
David Smith, an elderly gentleman re-
siding four miles south of Sterling, was
found dead in his house this morning.
From all appearances he suffered
stroke of apoplexy last night just af-
ter getting ready for bed as he was m-
dressing and evidently all ready to re-
tire for the night.
Mr.. Smith was about fifty five years
of age, and when last seen last night
was apparently in good health. When
found this morning he was lying ON his
back, with a slight wound on his head,
but this latter could have been made
by the fall to the floor. As nothing in
the house had been disturbed there is no
reason to suspect foul play. Mr.. Smith
lived all alone. He was an Englishman
by birth.
During last summer he sold his farm
of eighty acres to II. M. Kick and was
still living son the place, not having
given possession.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
QUARANTINE HOSPITAL.
One Will Be Ready in Ten Days, Well
Equipped.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Health Officer Hielscher has awarded
Mahlke & Frankson the contract to re-
model the buildings on the city's half
block, west of Tourtellotte hospital, to
be used as a quarantine hospital. The
contract price is 1896, and work began
yesterday and is to be completed in ten
days. The three buildings will be joined
into one, making structure sixty by
twenty feet, with a porch along the en-
tire south side
There will be mans and woman's
ward, kitchen, pantry, store room, and
accommodations for the help. Fifteen
patients can be cared for at one time
The building is located in the center of
the half block, and only two residences
are anywhere near, and they are half a
block or more away.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
CASES FOR THE COURT.
Calendar for the February Term of
District Tribunal.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily:
Clerk of Court Thorne has prepared
the calendar for the February term of
the district court. There are thirty-six
old cases and the following new cases to
be brought to the attention of the court:
First National Bank of Mankato VS..
George III. Clark as assignee of the
estate of John A Willard, Insolvent.
A. Benbow vs.. o. M. Hagwel
Mccormick Harvesting Machine COM
pany VS.. William Field
George r. Bowels, as administrator,
VS.. The Chicago & North Western Rail
way company.
Mccormick Harvesting Machine COM
pany VS.. John Bason.
Joseph Kreuer w. H. M. Schwartz.
Mary E. Soule VS.. Inga Peterson
Sarah Mcmahon etc. vs. John Duffy.
r. A. Rogers VS.. Robert Price.
Henry Smith KS. j. B. Nielsen ct al
James HI. O'Connell, administrator VS..
Jacob B. Nielsen ct al.
In the matter of the application OF
Daniel H. Edwards ct al to yacate GER
tain lands in the village of Lake Crystal.
Eggelbert Olson and Anna Olson VS..
Ole Andengard.
Christ Aamold VS.. City of Mankato.
st. Paul Trust company VS.. Cyrus B.
Thurston and Mary A. Thurston.
The Cable company VS.. R. E. Horton.
F. w. Wingen ct al VS.. George May
and Ernest Ruege.
Axel A. Eberhart as trustee of Anna
G. Kadesky, VS.. W. Kadesky.
F. w, Schwarz VS.. G. A. Schwarz and
Erdman Schwarz.
John NJ Broome VS.. Mankato Citizens
Telephon company ct al.
Henry G. Kraus VS.. M. NJ. Clough.
Charles j. Macbeth VS.. Ella Jewett and
William Jewett.
Wendell Hodapp VS.. Chicago Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul Railway company.
A. C. McClurg VS.. R. T. Hill.
Mary A. Woodruff vs. John II. Fields.
ct al.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
VIM powEks HAS A LEAD.
May Be Elected Grand Master of the
0ddfelioWs.

From Wednesdays Daily:
The 255 subordinate lodges of the Odd
Fellows in Minnesota are at present vot-
ing for grand master and other grand
lodge officers and ffty-five lodges cast
their vote ON Monday night.
The voting is by the Australian sys-
tenn and as soon as the vote is cast in
any lodge it is forwarded to the grand
lodge officers in st. Paul. The greatest
interest centers in the election of grand
master for which there are four candi-
dates in the field: S. A. Farnsworth of
st. Paul, Charles A. hammers of Still
water Winn Powers of st. Paul and
A. Zamtragg of st. Paul. Winn Powers
has more than half of the votes received
and counted up to last night and his
election appears probable on the face of
the returns.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
HELD ON SUSPICION.
Stranger Who Was Thought to be
Guenther Hill Holdup Man.

Fr m Tuesdays Daily.
Officer Bienapf late yesterday after
noon arrested a stranger on suspicion
that he was the party who attempted an
assault on Mrs. Schwabe on Guenther
hill last Tuesday evening. The arrest
was made at the corner of Front and
Plum streets. The prisoner, who gave
the name of Adolph Dorner, and was
pointed out to the officer by two or three
parties as answering the description of
the man who attacked Mrs. Schwabe.
The latter was summoned to the police
station, where she looked at Dorner, but
she was unable to say positively that he
was the man. The party who attacked
her was about the same appearance,
dressed somewhat similarly, and his voice
was about the same. While she was of
the opinion that it was the same party,
she said that she would not swear to it.
Dorner said that lie was in Mankato
for four days six or seven weeks ago,
but that he has since been in Sioux City,
returning to Mankato Sunday night. He
said that he had been employed on rail
road work by Flick & johnson and
others. He admitted that at Sioux City
he had gone by the name of Conway.
Dorner's companion, who gave the
name of Cole, was given lodging at the
police station. He claimed not to know
what Dorner's name was. although he
said that they had been schoolmates
when they were children. Both men
wore new shoes.
Dorner was released this morning,
the police being convinced that he was
not the right party.
Mrs. Schwabe states that she asked
the man who attacked her where he was
from, and he replied that he was from
Iowa. She offered him her purse, but he
refused to take it. He also said that he
would not harm her if she kept quiet.
His breath smelled of whisky.
Mrs. Schwabe states that another lady
was recently accosted ON Guenther hill
by strange man, who got up out of the
ditch and took her by the shoulder. This
was at a. m. as she was returning
from church. Other people came along
and the fellow let her go. Last summer
a young man whom no one there knew
frightened little school girls in the after
moons along that hill by asking them to
90 into the woods with him. Two or
three times he removed his clothing and
chased them in his nude condition. He
was believed to be mentally unbalanced.
The police say that these latter oc
curences We're never reported to them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30

Adolph Lille was named by Mr.. Will
hartz for alderman in the sixth ward
but declined John Krost then presented
the name of Bruno Roemer, and this was
made unanimous.
Mr.. Diamond moved that the chair APP
point a city committee.
Chairman Zimmerman did not think it
right for this meeting to appoint COM
mittee.
Mr.. Diamond said that he questioned
the right of the meeting to name any
candidate for office, as it was contrary
to the spirit of the primary election law.
Mr.. Daley counseled that the appoint
ment of the committee be left to the
Democratic candidates after the prit
maries. This was believed to be best,
and the meeting adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
THE RESULT OF CULTIVATION.

Southwest Missouri was once rock
covered and almost barren district; to-
day it is known as one of the finest
fruit producing sections in the United
States and its fruit is known from
coast to coast. With human beings the
results of careful training are even more
marked The man who will use golden
grain belt beer regularly, together with
regular exercise in the open air, can de-
velop his body and mind to the highest
state of perfection. 1t is brewed from
purest barley malt and hops and should
be in every home. Order of your nearest
dealer or be supplied by NJ. j. Smith,
Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
LAKE CRYSTAL NOTES.

Miss Mae Belle Beaver of st. James
visited with Mrs. A. G. Graft and re-
turned home Wednesday evening.
Price Lewis has filed James S. Davis
will. The property is valued at $1,000.
H. NJ. Graft is putting in new tele-
phone for his patrons.
The Lake Crystal Athletic club will
give social dancenext Monday evening.
D. C. Wood will run the Crystal house
after Feb. l. Mr.. Wells will retire from
the hotel business and sell nursery goods
again.
Barnes & Fox shipped car of sheep
to St. Paul Wednesday night.
Miss Mary Brooks is visiting friends
in Elmore, and intends to be gone about
two weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
FOR GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.
0ddfeIIows are Voting This Week.
The Candidates.
From Tuesday q Daily.

Subordinate lodges of the 1. o. o. F.
throughout Minnesota are voting this
week ON grand lodge officers. The bal
loting is by the Australian system, the
ticket being as follows:
For Grand Masters. A. Farnsworth,
st. Paul; Charles A. hammers, st. Paul !;
Winn Powers, st. Paul; Alexander Van
Praag, Little Falls.
For Deputy Grand Master-B. G. Co.
veil, sKirkhoven; Haldor E. 'Boen. Fergus
Falls; John T. Haglund, st. Paul.
For Grand Warden E. M. Clay, Rem
vile; William Melville, Minneapolis; A.
C. Worden, st. Paul.
For Grand Secretary. L. Bolton, ST.
Paul.
For Grand Treasurer. M. Sprague,
Sank Center.
For Grand Representatives.. A. Fos-
ness, Montevideo.