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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
LAID AT REST.
Funeral Of Judge ShissIer Was Very
Largely Attended.

From Mondays Daily. -
The funeral of the late Judge Shiss-
Ter was held from the residence on South
Front street at two o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon, and the attendance was very
large, indicating in some measure the
high esteem in which the deceased was
held. Only portion of the people were
able to get into the house, and the re-
mainder waited upon the lawn for the
services to conclude in order to accom-
panE the remains to the cemetery.
Rev. Geo. w. Davis preached feeling
and impressive sermon, and the singing
was very fine. The floral offerings were
numerous and beautiful, and included q
white wreath of chrysanthemums and
roses from the Blue Earth County Bar
association, pillow of pink roses and
chrysanthemums from the city officials,
a pillow of pink roses and chrysanthe-
NUNS from the city officials and alder
men, and a representation of gates ajar
made with pink roses and carnations,
from the police department.
The services were in charge of the
Masonic lodge, and the Masonic ritual
was repeated at the grave. Seventy or
eighty of the Masons attended the SER
vices, and the city officials and the po-
lice force were present, each in body.
The remains were laid away in Glen
wood cemetery for their last rest, in the
presence of a large number of sympath-
izing friends. The line of carriages was
an unusually long one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
MINNESOTA'S APPLE CROP
Fruit Produced in Minnesota Rivals
That Raised in Other States.
From Tuesdays Daily.

IlOiu
minnesota is becoming great apple
producing state" said a state officer,
well acquainted with the industrial de-
velopment of Minnesota. "From the size,
appearance and taste of some of the
samples received this fall at the capitol,
one would think that they were grown
in California. This goes to show that
our state is capable of producing lots
of things besides wheat, oats, barley,
fax and the like"
Statistics received by j. j. Lomen,
commissioner of the bureau of statistics,
show that the production of apples in
Minnesota is rapidly increasing. The in
formation which Mr.. Lomen has received
from county auditors and township as
SCISSORS for last year has not been COM
piled, but an examination of the reports
from the several counties shows that
large productive orchards are found in
many districts which ten and twenty
years ago produced few apples.
Winona county last year reported a
crop of l0,2sS bushels. Those were grown
on 1881 trees classed as productive.
The total number of apple trees is given
as 29,442 Houston county had better
crop, producing 10000 bushels on $500
trees termed productive, the total num-
Der of trees in the county being 3l,750.
Martin county produced 6,275 bushels
on $500 trees and Freedom county 6,l55
bushels on 5,95S trees. Martin county
has 5000 trees in all and Freedom has
1883. Brown, $4,000 trees, of which
6,272 are productive and 1889 bushels of
apples were raised.
Why, the farmers are even beginning
to raise apples in Kittson county which
is in the northern part of the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
FOSTERS WEATHER.
Predictions Up to the First of No.
vember.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Washington, d. c., Oct l9.-The last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross the continent Oct. Is to %, warm
wave Oct. II to 81, cool wave Oct. 20
to "a. The next disturbance will reach
the Pacific coast about Oct. %, cross
west of the Rockies by the close of Oct.
%, great central valleys Oct. "a to 26,
eastern states Oct 81. A warm wave
will cross west of the Rockies about Oct.
%, great central valleys Oct. "a, eastern
states Oct. &c. A cool wave will cross
west of the Rockies about Oct. 25, great
central valleys Oct. 81, eastern states
Oct. 20.
This disturbance will belong to a per-
iod of high temperatures and will be fol-
lowed by cold wave. On the Pacific
coast it will be fierce storm and its
fierceness will continue till it reaches the
Mississippi river after which its force
will decline. The cold wave will bring
frosts in the great central valleys about
Oct. % but not far enough south to do
much damage to cotton.
The last disturbance of October will
reach Pacific coast about Oct. 81, cross
west of the Rockies by close of Oct
2S, great central valleys Oct. 20 to 81.
eastern states November l. A warm
wave will cross west of Rockies about
Oct. 27, great central valleys Oct 49,
eastern states Oct. 81. A cool wave will
cross west of the Rockies about Oct. 30
great central valleys Nov. 2, eastern
states about Nov. 3.
J This disturbance will belong to per.
iod of low temperatures and its colo
wave will be its most interesting fea'
ture. Not far from Nov. LIST cold wave
will carry frosts far into the cotton belt
seriously damaging top growth in most
of the northern parts of the cotton coun
try.
This cold wave will leave an impress
sion that we are to have an early ant
hard winter but November will dispe
that idea.
My forecast of killing frosts in corr
belt not far from Sept. 81 was grea
success. Clustering around that dat
came the fierce northern storm, tw'
severe cold waves, two series of KILN!
frosts, two fierce tropical storms, earth
quakes in Cuba.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
ICELAND NEWS.

Miss Julia Blekre. of Mankato spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends here.
The Young Peoples society met at
Peter Olson's, Thursday and all had a
very pleasant, sociable time.
Mrs. Fox, her son George, Miss Julia
and Albert Nelson of Mankato were
at Mr.. Halvor Nelson's last Sunday.
Miss Grace Nelson is on the sick list,
but her friends are confident that she
will be cup and doing" again before long.
1t is reported that all the teachers
around Butternut and Iceland are going
to attend the teachers association at
Mankato the both and 3lst.
Rev. Matson has appointed Rev. Nord-
berg to preach in his place Sunday, and
the friends of the latter will be very
much pleased to have him with them
again.
The roads are hardly fit to travel from
here to Butternut, and we would be
pleased to have our Butternut friends
spend more time and work on them if
they want Iceland trade at the store
and creamery.
Bert Sullen and his threshing crew
have been put back by the numerous
storms here. 1t is feared that several
farmers must postpone their threshing
until next year, on account of not being
able to get threshing machine on to
their fields.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
TWILL USE THE PUMP.
1t Is Proposed to WhiteWash All
the Dairy Barns.
STsg3
Commissioner Mcconnell Has Scheme
to fut Into Effect.
From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
More than 500 barrels of lime will be-
used in withdrawing the barns of Min
nesota dairies before Dec. l, if the recent
order of W. W. p. Mcconnell, dairy and
food commissioner, is carried out. The
department has received force pump,
which will be used to spread the white
wash. The pump is thirty pounds pres
sure and will paint two good-sized barns
a day.
"Many dairymen think it is useless to
whitewash their barns,' said George 81.
Staples, Inspector of the commission,
''but under the recent ruling of Commits
sioner Mcconnell they are required to do
SO. Not one fourth of the diaries in the
twin cities have their stables whitewash-
ed. We shall furnish the use of the pump
free and show them how to do the work.
An ordinary barn will require barrel Of
lime and about So in labor
''The pump works something like a
fire hose. The whitewash is forced in a
stream between the cracks and crevices.
Of course the dairymen must remove
everything from the barn that he does
not want whitewashed. We have one
pump in operation already, and the one
we received today will be sent into the
field in a few days.
Diaries are also required this year,
for the first time, to build separate sheds
for milk. In a recent inspection of the
dairies of Minneapolis I found l24 diaries
that did not have separate sheds. One
morning | struck five barns in succession
where the milk was kept in barns. The
order will be harder to enforce than that
requiring barns to be whitewashed, since
it is more expensive to build shed.
'Some of the dairymen say they cam
not build shed in which the milk will
not freeze in cold weather. If they say
this we show them how to do it. All
they have to do is to place tank under
ground, with the exception of two inches
on the top. If shed is built over the
tank and the outside is banked with
straw or hay the milk will not freeze
in the coolest weather. There will be no
need of fire."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
MRS. GRAMS FATE.
It Was Pointed Out to Her Few
Says Before Her Death.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
A gentleman who is acquainted with
the Grams family states that Mrs. Grams
was visiting friends in LIE Sueur shortly
before she was murdered by her hus-
band, and they tried to prevail upon her
to make her home with them, or at least
to extend her visit for some time The
argument was used with her that her
troubles with her husband had reached
such stage, and he had such tenn
permanent, that it was unsafe for her to
longer live with him or in the neigh
borhood, as he might seek her life. 1t
was pointed out to her. how many in
stances of this kind have occurred late
ly.
Mrs. Grams could not be pursuaded to
remain, saying that she wanted to see
her children and that they, were lone
some without her. She resisted the
strong urgings of her friends, and return
ed to the Pellibergs, and few days later
, the tragedy occurred.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
AFTER TWENTY YEARS.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
For twenty years the remains of Mrs.
Ruth L. Swift, wife of Ex-Gov. Swift,
deceased, have quietly rested in the beau
tiful grounds surrounding the old home
stead. The family having moved to st.
Paul, and rented the old home to others,
Mrs. Ives thought it best to have the
remains of her mother, over whose grave
she has kept faithful vigil for so many
years, removed and taken to Ravenna,
Ohio, and laid by the side of her hus-
band, Henry A. Swift, former governor
of Minnesota. While here attending
court this week, Mr.. Ives had the remains
disinterred yesterday, and they were
shipped to their last resting place in the
cemetery at Ravenna.-St. Peter Tri-
bune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
John We'll Bound Over to the Grand
Jury.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
John We'll, better known as 'Happy
Jack" was arrested this morning by Of
ficer Kelly on complaint of Henry Lynch
of st. Clair, who exhibited badly used
up face. Mr.. Lynch, later procured a
warrant charging We'll with assault in
the second degree. We'll waived an ex-
animation and was bound over to the
grand jury, and his bond was fixed at
$500, which he expects to furnish.
We'll is bartender at the Reception
saloon, and according to all accounts his
disposition does not coincide with his
nickname. Mr.. Lynch is an old resident
of the county, and for years has run a
threshing machine. He is an inoffensive
man, and is ffty-fve years of age. He
came to the city yesterday intending to
go to Minneapolis to purchase some sup
plies for his threshing machine
The trouble occurred in the office of
the City Hotel at one o'clock this morn
ing. The two men were in the office alone,
except for boy who had the night
watch. They were discussing the merits
of certain dogs, when We'll became angry
and used warm words. Mr.. Lynch turn
ed to leave the office, not wishing trou-
BILE, and as he did so, We'll is said to
have knocked him down and pounded him
most numerically. The office boy tried
to make him desist, but was unable to do
so and ran upstairs and awakened Land
lord Zimmerman, who soon appeared on
the scene and forcibly elected We'll from
the house. Officers Kelly and Daniels
were summoned, but could not find We'll.
The last named officer assisted Mr..
Lynch to the city hall.
Mr.. Lynch told the officers that the
assault was made without the slightest
provocation. His face was cut and
bruised and bled profusely, and the Off
ce floor at the hotel was covered with
blood.
We'll said this morning that he had no
memory of the assault, as he had just re-
turned from st. Peter and was very
drunk, but he thought he heard Lynch
use abusive language toward him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
INTEREST NEEDED.
North and South Road Should Enthuse
Business Men.
rom Wednesdays Daily.

from wednesdays DAILY.
The committee of Mankato shippers
that attended the meeting in Minneapolis
yesterday with the gentlemen who are
investigating the practicability of the
proposed north and south road has re
turned home. The meeting was attended
by the gentlemen who were in the city
Saturday last and also by the officers of
the Minnesota Central road These gen.
tlemen will meet with delegation from
Hutchinson today, and will meet with a
delegation from one of the towns along
the proposed route every day.
The Mankato committee returned feel
ing that the people of this city should do
all that they can to encourage the con-
struction of the road, because of the
benefit which it will be to Mankato. The
eastern gentlemen are enthusiastic over
the proposition, and believe that it will
be paying property from the start. The
capital has been arranged for, but if the
plan should fail, it is intended to build
the road in sections, anyway. The east
ern people want to see how much interest
is felt in the road in the towns where it
will touch.
1t is unfortunate that there was a
hitch in the arrangements for the recep-
ton of the visitors in Mankato last Sat-
urday, as they went away uncertain
whether there was any general desire for
the road in this city, where the interest
ought to be as great as anywhere. There
should have been big meeting of bust
ness men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
NEW uLM AFTER A STUB
Wants to Be Connected Up With North
and South Road.

and South k0ad.
From Mondays Daily.
The New Ulm Journal of this wee
says:
There seems no doubt but that New
Ulm wants a branch road of the ney
| north and south road, the Contra
Minnesota, and intends to go after il
| Prominent officials of the compan,
will be in New Ulm Monday AM
President j. Klossner of the Commercial
| Unionhas appointed the following com
mittee to wait upon them and learl
how the matter stands: A. j. Eckstein
Fred Crone, Philip Liesch, j. L. Schoch
H. n. Somsen.
The railroad officials are: Messrs
wv. S. Lambert, of Reading, Pa; Ed
ward L. Perkins, of Philadelphia; JOIN
Dazell, of Pittsburg, Pa; Col. Jas. T
Small, of Lewistown, Me-; Claud Nc
Kinzie, of Gaylord; Hector B. Cady, OF
Minneapolis Geo. H. Van Reed, of Phil
adelphia.
Geo. A. Mckenzie, attorney for the
road, was in the city Wednesday and
talked with representative of the Jour
nal on the subject. He would not com
NIT himself on the matter of the branch
road to New Ulm but held out strong
hopes.
Il do not care to be quoted as saying
that your city will get branch of the
Minnesota Central" he said, "but 1 will
say this much, that it will be the policy
of the company to build branches wher-
ever they will draw business" The new
road will pass through Nicollet village,
about fifteen miles from here, and the
construction of stub would be simple
matter. 1t is certain that considerable
business would be drawn from here and,
with the policy of the road as quoted, the
public can draw its own conclusions.
As for the main road itself, Attorney
Mckenzie says there is not the least
doubt of its being built. The plans and
specifications have been drawn up by the
company's chief engineer, Geo. III. Van
Reed, and the firm which secured the
contract, Carter, Massey & Co., of New
York City, are only awaiting the opinion
of their consulting engineer before start
ing on the work. He thinks it a question,
however, if the construction could have
been begun before, as the excessive rains
have made conditions very unfavorable.
Men prominent in financial and rail
road circles are connected with the Min
nesota Central as officers and directors.
The officers are: President, David III.
Beecher; vice president and chief engi-
neer, Geo. HI. Van Reed, for twenty
years chief engineer of the Pennsylvania
Central; secretary, Claud H. Mckenzie,
of Gaylord; treasurer, Hector B. Cady,
of Minneapolis; Attorney, Geo. A. Nc
Kinzie, of Gaylord. The directors are the
following well known eastern capitalists:
VIM. S. Lambert, Reading, Pa; Edward
L. Perkins, Philadelphia; John Dalzell,
M. G. Pittsburg; Col Jos. T. Small,
Lewiston, Me-; Hon. H. r. Bucks,
Waynesburg, Pa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
BELGRADE HAPPENINGS.

Charles High and Frank Lindholm
are threshing at Oshawa.
Charles Need of Barnum, Mimi, was a
guest of M. Gamble and family recently.
Miss Clara Holt, who is attending the
Commercial college at Mankato, spent
Sunday with her parents.
c. L. Farms house, recently occupied
by VIM. Wallace, was burned to the
ground last Saturday evening. The
origin of the fire is unknown to the cor
respondent at present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23

Widell wired message to his manager,
I. H. Griffith, to inform Mr.. Plymat that
he would be named as judge.
1t is thought that Judge Plymat will
assume the duties of his new position
next week. He will probably tender his
resignation as alderman at the next ses-
sion of the council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
SHARE IN THE PROFITS.
Old Time Mccormick Employees Re
membered BY The Company.
From Tuesdays Daily.

rIOm 1ucSudy OoAy'
1t has Just been made public that the
older employees of the Mccormick divis-
ion of the International Harvester COM
pany have received liberal allowances
from the company, and several st. Cloud
men have shared handsomely. The COM
pany has distributed a large amount
among it's employees who have been in its
service for five years or more continuous
ly, the allowance being based on length
of term of service and the salary of the
employee. Col. William Westerman of
this city has been in the employ of the
company for thirty three years, much
of the time as general agent, and his pro-
portion of the total sum distributed is
reported to have reached sum which
many people would estimate as quite a
fortune. Its exact amount is not stat
ed, but it is said to be sum that is in
every way satisfactory to the genial
colonel and his friends. Others of the
older men in his office were remembered
relatively, their service and salaries
being considered, and there is understood
to be decidedly friendly sentiment ex-
listing among Mccormick men as regards
the executive department of the great
machinery company.-St. Cloud Journal
Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
FIVE WANT POSITIONS.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The local civil service board is examin-
ing candidates for positions under the
government. Richard Newman of Nor
ton and John D. Franklin of Blue Earth
are seeking appointments as department
al bookkeepers, Joseph stumpf of this
city as mechanical draughtsman, Miss A.
Willis of Mineral Point, Wis, as teacher
in the Indian service, and Miss Edith L.
Cushing of Easton as kindergarten teach
or
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
wASEcA is PROGRESSING.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Waseca is putting down five blocks of
brick paving in the business portion of
the town, at an expense of about $751;
600. The city pays one-third of the
cost and the property owners the balance.
The paving will be a great improvement.
Mankato needs little more of the en-
terprising spirit manifested at Waseca.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
FINED FOR ASSAULT. ,
From Mondays Daily.

James M. Allison was assaulted by
George Grey in South Bend last eve
ming. The men had had misunderstood
ing and last evening Grey "laid for" Ali
son while the latter was en- route to his
home from church services. Grey had no
respect for the Sabbath day and he was
not averse to a scrimmage. He struck
Allison in the eye. Today he paid SIP
and costs, $1,000 in all, in the police
court after having pleaded guilty to as
sault.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23

The Madelia high school team defeated
the team of the Central high school of
st, Paul Saturday afternoon at Madelia
by score of six to nothing. It was
hard fought game. Walter Plymat of
this city was umpire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
NORMALS WIN A GAME.

From Mondays Daily.
The normal school football team de-
feated the Montgomery village team at
Sibley park Saturday afternoon by a
score of twenty three to nothing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23

Several of the employees of the McCor-
mick division of the International Har-
vester company in Mankato will receive
allowances. Among them are General
Agent Rice, who has been connected with
the concern for thenty-four years and G..
w. Pitcher whose employment dates
back eighteen years A. A. Smell of Owa-
tonna, also comes in for his share of
the profits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23

The Cotillion club has organized and
is planning series of three or four par
ties for the coming winter. The first will
probably be given at Thanksgiving.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
From Wednesdays Daily.

FrOm wednesdays Daily.
County Surveyor Brooks, County Com
>missioners Paddock, Epson and Schultz
and Contractor Carlstrom went to Ceres
co today to look over the>piers for the
new bridge over Perch creek.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
YOUNG HUNTER is DEAD.
From Wednesdays Daily.

While hunting on Sunday last Frank
Bradford, of Owatonna, aged about eigh-
teen, accidentally shot himself in the
right arm. His heart was weak and he
died Monday night at the city hospital.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
W. N. PLYMAT NAMED.
He Is Appointed Judge of the Munich
pal Court.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Governor Van SAINT today appointed
Attorney William N. Plymat judge of
the municipal court to succeed the late
Ira P. Schissler.
The governor informed General Gus
Widell at Rock Island today that he
would make the appointment and General
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-23
wIN0NA's POULTRY SHOW.

Wmona is preparing for big poultry
show to be given the first week in Jan
uary.