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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
THEY LIKE THE FREE PRESS.
3. f. Muzzy Writes a Kind Letter
From the Far West.
From Tuesdays Daily.

FROM TUESDAY Da1y.
b. +. Auzzy writes to have the copy
OF The Free Press sent to Emmett,
Idaho, instead of Falkston. Mr., Muzzy
says: The Free Press receives a warm
greeting at our house. 1t is letter
from a far-off country, the home land,
where we lived nearly forty years, where
our best friends, our kindred dwell. The
news from Hebron, Kerns, Belgrade, Jud-
son and other places is read with great
interest and the serial by Mr.. Sheldon is
very good. The children can hardly
wait for its weekly appearance. Long may
The Free Press live to bless and cheer
its many readers. My wife aind l came
to Idaho last October. We moved from
Falkstone last week to our present loca-
ton, seven miles from Emmett, on what
is called 'the bench We are living in
tents until house can be built. We like
Idaho, have good health, and this is a
good country to make home in. We
are living with Mrs. A. NJ. Howard She
is our daughter"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
THIS FELLOW WAS EASY.
Winona Man FIeeced Out of $3.50 By
CIaifvoyant Sharper.
From Tuesdays Daily

Herman Krings, of Winona has been
worked on a strong confidence game by a
man giving the name of Robert Bell,
who was in that city last week and who
advertised as a great clairvoyant.
Krings had been suffering from nervous
ness, and the clairvoyant offered to cure
him by magnetism. He discovered that
Krings had $500, and said that. with this
amount on his person he should be cured
quickly. He got him to place the money
in an envelope next his heart for three
days. A cure not then developing, the
clairvoyant persuaded Krings to let him
have the money to sleep on for night
and he would thoroughly magnetic it.
Krings did so, and Bell skipped town,
and the police have not since been able
to locate him. The only clue is that he
checked trunk for New Ulm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
CLUB is IN fine SHAPE
Athletic Organization Prosperous Be-
yond Originators' Expectations.
Annual Meeting Held Last Night and
Officers Are Elected.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Athletic club held last night. The follow.
ing officers were elected: Charles E.
Bangerter; vice president, William Rabe;
treasurer, William Flachsenhar; finan-
cial secretary, Roy Bates; recording Sec
rotary, Frank Stahl; Warden, Denny
Albert; trustees, George Zimmerman,
Simon Lamm, Fred Krost.
The chairman of the entertainment
committee is Charles E. Bangerter.
The club is in prosperous condition,
has money on hand and no debts.
The club has sixty members in good
standing. The ladies class numbers
forty and the work of this organization is
very gratifying.
The organization of a base ball club
is under way.
1t is expected that Athletic hall will
be remodeled. Mr. Zimmerman ST., the
owner of the building has informed the
Cluu liietC uC 10 W uO ~ anu Will
in a short time a committee appoint
ed for the purpose will confer with Mr..
Zimmerman, the owner, in re-
gard to what the club desires. 1t is pro-
posed to make the hall and the different
apartments more convenient and arrange
the apparatus in such shape that the
classes can work to better advantage.
The Athletic club has been organized
several years and is one of the best insti-
tutions of it's kind in the state. The
club is well equipped with an album
dance of apparatus, the members have
derived much benefit from the exercises
and the social features of the club have
been appreciated greatly. The club has
far beyond the expectations
of its originators.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
PAID ON POLICIES.
From Wednesdays Daily.

According to The Insurance Press life
insurance companies paid ON policies held
il Minnesota during the past year $4,-
O44,l73 in losses, certainly good sized
sum. In Mankato there was a total
of $l7,929 paid and some other towns
realized as follows, the larger the amount
the more deaths being indicated: Aus
tin, $4,000; Blue Earth, $4,000; Della
van, $4,000; Farimont, $500; Faribault,
1926; Geneva, $2,9G6; Glenville, 3d.
600; Lanesboro, $500; Albert Lea, $l2,-
900; Minneapolis, $2,l5l 1855; New Ulm,
$3,O0S; Owatonna, $4,000; Rochester,
s39,Ol7; Spring Valley, $3.50; st. Paul,
1892, 0SS; Waseca, $1,000; Winnebago
City, $4,000; Winona, $44,l46. Among
the large policies was one carried by the
late Jerome L. Nudge of Austin for $lO,
600. Frank H. Peavey of Minneapolis had
$l,l26,27S in insurance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
DAIRY AND FOOD MEN.
Program for Their Convention to Be
Held in St. Paul.
From Tuesdays Daily.

/
Dairy Commissioner Mcconnell yes
terday completed the program for the
national convention of the National
association of Dairy and Food depart
ments, which meets in this city July 81,
%, %, "a and 25.
| The meetings will be held ir the SEN
ate chamber, and the headquarters will
be at the Windsor hotel.
Hon. J. w. Bailey, president of the
association, will call the convention to
order and Dairy Commissioner Neon
nell will have charge of the convention
thereafter
The program is an elaborate one.
Coy. Van SAINT and Mayor Smith will
welcome the delegates
President Bradley will deliver the
presidents annual address, and Con-
gresham r. G. Adams of Wisconsin
will discuss 'The National Food Law"
Among those on the program are the
following:
Dairy Commissioners II. B. Wright,
Iowa; George II. Whitaker, Massachu-
sets; j. B. Noble, Connecticut; Mrs.
Mary L. Wright, Colorado; c. Fisher
wood, South Dakota; j. H. Thomas,
California; j. n. Hurry, Indiana; A. H.
Jones, Illinois; j. Q. ENERGY, Wiscon-
sin; Horace Ankeny, Ohio; Maroni Helm
Ell, Utah.
State Chemists Julius Hortvet, Mime
sofa; j. H. Shepard, South Dakota; Will
lam Mitchell, Colorado; S. C. Ladd,
North Dakota; Elton Fulmer, Washing
ton; B. W. Kilgore North Carolina;
J. 0. La Bach, Kentucky; j. M. Holson,
Nebraska, A. L. Winton, Connecticut.
Ex-Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin; Prof.
H. W. Wiley, chief of the United States
bureau of chemistry; Prof William
Frear, state college of Pennsylvania;
Graeme Stewart, late Republican candi-
date for mayor of Chicago; r. E. Doc
little, state analyst of Michigan; Prof.
T. L. Hacker and B. D. White of Min
nesota, and about twenty prominent
merchants of the country will also par
ticipate in the program.
On Thursday, July "a, the Minneapo-
lis Commercial club viii entertain the
guests.
The st. Paul Commercial club will do
the honoTs ON Friday, July "a, and on
Saturday the convention will wind up
with a trip to Lake Minnetonka.-St.
Paul Dispatch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
A. KRUMMOL IS ALIVE
The kasota Saloon Man Did Not Com.
nit Suicide BY Drowning.
Bottle Found Containing a Note AL.
legged to Have Been His Last.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
When August Krummol a Kasota sa.
loonkeeper, read The Minneapolis Tri-
bune today, he made the horrible dis
covery that he had committed suicide by
throwing himself into the waters of the
Minnesota river. However, it was hard
ly necessary for Mr.. Krummol to pinch
himself in order to find out that he was
not dead one. The story of The Tri-
bune is as follows:
"News was brought to The Tribune
office yesterday evening that a tightly
eorked whisky bottle had been taken
from the Minnesota river by Albert Fam
zahm, in which was found paper bear
ing the following tragic farewell:
1, Aug. Krummol, saloonkeeper at
Kasota, Mimi, do deliberately commit
suicide by drowning in the Minnesota
river, Aug. Sd, 3 p. NJ, Sunday.
"'Give all my belongings to my daugh-
ter, and if my body is recovered bring
it at Kasota."
1T was impossible to reach Kasota
last evening by telephone or telegraph,
and the disappearance of Mr.. Krummol
could not be verified"
The Free Press communicated with
kasota and the answer came back that
MIR. Krummol was in the land of the liv-
ing, was well, and had had no thought
OF committing suicide. He pronounced
the story as ''fake."
1t is supposed that someone in Kaso-
to wrote the note placed it in the bottle
and corking the receptacle, threw it into
the river, and floating down the Minneso-
ia it was found as described.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29

Executive Agent Fullerton does not re-
ply at length to the letter given out to
the world by Beecher Ward of Fart
mont, former member of the commits
SIGN. Mr.. Fullerton states that the legis-
lative committee made an examination
of his department and found everything
in proper shape, and this should be
enough to satisfy the people flat there
has been no misconduct of the affairs of
the commission, SO Mr.. Fullerton thinks
Mr.. Fullerton thinks he has given Mr..
Ward enough fame and does not propose
to carry the controversy further.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
Board of Trade to Assist in Effort
to Equalize Rates.
An Illustration of How Mankato Is
Disseminated Against.
Charge From Twin Cities to Mankato
Is Considered Excessive.
Move viii Be Made to Secure The
Local Distance Schedule.
From Tuesdays Daily.

IIOiH 1uesudy Dally.
Acting upon the suggestion of Presi
dent Andrews the Mankato board o
trade will become affiliated with the Min
nesota League of Municipalities, an or
ganization that is destined to WELD con
siderable influence upon legislation if il
is properly managed. The league was
born in st. Paul several months ago
1t has its inception in the Commercial
club of Cannon Falls, and already it has
brought to the attention of the state
just freight rates which prevail in this
state. At meeting held in st. Paul a
short time since the subject of freight
rates was gone into with the commission,
the league being represented by the
executive committee. Another session
Is to be held on July 8, when the COM
mission will make known its decision.
The matter of freight rates is one in
which the people of Minnesota are vi
tally interested, and there is no cues
ton but that the smaller towns are being
Disseminated against, much to the det-
riment of their wholesalers and mer-
chants. As an illustration H. A. Patter-
son of the Patterson Mercantile company
stated that in the matter of sugar the
lake and rail rate from the eastern
points to Minneapolis and st. Paul is
about % or 26 cents per hundred. From
the twin cities to NIankato II cents ad-
ditional is charged, making the charge
something like 36 cents. No one out
side of the railroad officials is aware of
the rate from Duluth to the twin cities
As a matter of fact the rate from the
twin cities TO Mankato is about fifty
per cent of the rate from the eastern
points to the twin cities. Mr. Patterson
said the same rate prevailed on canned
goods. He felt that something of a
beneficial character could be accomplish
ed by the league for the towns in Min
nesota.
The league is entirely non-partisan.
Its object is to discuss all matters of
a public nature. The membership fee is
So annually. On motion of George E.
Brett the board will join the league
Mr.. Andrews was certain that the
league will have an influence on legisla-
ton and will be the means of inaugural
in local distance tariff rate as is the |
case in Iowa.
President Andrews called the attention
of the board to the gift of large photo
graph of the late John C. Wise by his |
family. 1t is an excellent likeness of |
the one time distinguished citizen of |
Mankato and the photograph is hand
somely framed. 1t will occupy a place |
among the other pictures of presidents of
the organization Mr.. Wise was presi- |
dent of the board in 1888.
The secretary was instructed to ar
range for an exchange of cortesies with |
the commercial club of Mortified.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
POCKETBOOK STOLEN.
Mrs. Smith OF Hanover Street Loses
Money and HeirI0oms.

FROM tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. Smith, residing ON Hanover
street, complained to the police yester-
day afternoon that someone entered her
home about 4:30 o'clock and stole a
pocketbook containing So in silver, a
one dollar gold piece and a % cent gold
piece. The latter was coined from
gold mined by her father and it was
valued very highly by her. Mrs. Smith
stepped out of her house to draw a pail
OF water. She spent some minutes con-
versing with a neighbor and when
she reentered the house the pocket
book was gone. The wallet had been
left by her on the dresser. While en-
gagged in conversation with her neigh
Dor Mrs. Smith observed an elderly
man, stranger, walked past the house.
The police could not locate the man
few moments afterward.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
Limited Train Crashes Into a Freight
Car South of Sioux City.
Engineer Killed, Firemen Dying and
Other Trainmen Injured.
Every Coach But Rear One Thrown
From The Track.
Miraculous Escape of the Passengers
Locomotive Turned Over.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Omaha limited No. 2, due at Mankat
at 4:43 o'clock in the morning did no
arrive yesterday. The train was wrecked
at 1855 the previous night at Whiting
twenty-eight miles south of Sioux City
having struck freight car that wa
blown from an elevator siding onto tn,
main track. The limited was running a
the rate of seventy miles an hour.
George Colman, the engineer, was
killed, and Oscar Larson, the fireman
was so badly injured that he will die.
All trains on the Omaha were delayed
yesterday owing to the wreck.
Among the injured are:
John Thompson, fireman's helper, %
North. Eight street, Davenport, Iowa
ribs broken, arm broken and head cut.
Peter Pearson, mail clerk, 1924 Eleven
til avenue, Minneapolis, rib broken, arm
broken, conclusions ON head.
Issac Dayhuff, Council Bluffs, baggage
man and express messenger, silver driv-
en- in neck, head and face severely cut,
both arms sprained
Engineer Colman died just as the re-
lief train pulled into Sioux City at 4
o'clock this morning. By his side were
Van Buren, Knott, division surgeon for
the Northwestern; Dr. Prince Sawyer,
assistant surgeon; DR.. J. Gordon, of the
Sanatarium hospital, and DR.. j. w. Huff,
of Onawa.
Engineer Colman was injured severely
in the abdomen, and he died from hem
orrhage. He was badly mangled about
the thighs, just below the abdomen.
All the injured were removed to the
hospital at Sioux City. The
train was running seventy miles an hour.
Rain was falling and the track was dark.
The fireman said there was no warning.
The engine turned completely over and
faced the south. The mail car was thrown
at right angles against the elevator, sew
enty-five feet off the right. of way.
Dayhuff was pulled out from under a
pile of trunks, in one end of the bag
gage car.
The tender, which had become sepa-
rated from the locomotive was on
top of all this. The fireman and his help
Ell were in field 100 feet away on the
other side of the track. All the cars, ex-
cept the last coach were ditched The
miracle is that only one passenger was
hurt
A relief train bearing surgeons left
Sioux City at l2:45 O'Clock and made the
run to Whiting in an hour and thirty
five minutes, the slow time being COM
PEELED on account of the high water
This train was Immediately followed by
l wrecking train, and the right of way
was cleared this morning All the pas
'engers were brought to Sioux City, the
omaha train for St. Paul being held for !
through passengers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
ROADWAY CAVED IN.
Dornberg Hill Highway Washed Out
BY the Heavy Rains.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Rural Route Carrier Bates called at
The Free Press office today and stated
that the roadway on Dornberg hill, near
Rapidan station, had caved into the IA
vine below and that the roadway was in
an impossible condition. He notified the
town board and that body was expected
to shut off travel from that highway.
Portions of the roadway were hanging
over a yawning chasm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
BOTH PLEADED GUILTY
Wilson and Young, The hicolIet Bank
Robbers, Sent TO Prison.
Evidence Against Them Is So Strong,
Defense Changes Front.
Attorney Eckstein Advises the Two
Men to Acknowledge Guilt.
The Testimony of Cashier Is What
Frightened The Defendants.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Minnesota is not good state for
b, yobbers to operate in. The two fell
lows, George Wilson and James Young.
arrested at Delevan some time ago ON a.
charge of having made a raid on the
bank in Nicollet village, have found
this to be the case. These two fellows
were to have been tried at ST. Peter. but
they changed their minds and pleaded
guilty to the charge leveled against them.
The trial of Wilson was started this
morning and was proceeded with until
about 10 o'clock when it came abruptly
to an end. Three witnesses for the. state
had been examined, and when the cashier
of the Nicollet bank took the stand
the defense was given shock. His evil
dence was so damaging that Attorney
Eckstein advised his clients to plead
guilty which they did.
One of the sensational pieces of evil
dence against the defendants was
knife found on the person of Wilson A
broken blade found in the bank building
fitted this knife. This evidence was
about conclusive that the prisoners were
guilty.
There is no doubt but that Wilson and
Young were engaged in the robbery of
the bank at Kasota.
Wilson and Young received their SEN
fences this afternoon.
Wilson was given four years and five
months and Young four years. In ans
wer to questions Wilson said he was a
boiler maker and Young stated that he
was a mechanic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
GALL OF THE CALENDAR
Cases Booked for Trial at June Term
of District Court.
Several Important Actions, Among
Them an Interesting Divorce Suit.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The following are the cases booked
for trial at the June term of the district
court:
Joseph Meyer VS.. l. A. Moen.
Axel A. Eberhart, trustee, VS.. Brewster
State bank.
Mary A. Nichols VS.. George c. Nichols
VIM. d. Rambo VS.. NJ Porter. !.
| Carl Noetzelmann VS.. Minnie Noetzel-
mann.
Ransom J, Marsh VS.. Hugh Erdman,
Sharles Schwartz and Michael Debke.
VIM. j. Brecht vs.. John Jennings,
Timothy Hayes, ct al.
In the matter of the claim of the vii
lage of Lake Crystal against the Board
of County Commissioners of Blue Earth
County,
In the matter of the estate of Harriet
Nj. Sweet, deceased and of the appeal of
A. A. Mcdonald from an order of the
probate court therein.
State of Minnesota vs.. Chicago, ST..
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Co.
State of Minnesota VS.. Mankato Saw
ings and Building association.
Mary A. Thayer VS.. Henry Guenther
and Anna Guenther.
Geo. VIM. Nelson and VIM. Ely Bran
hall, partners as Nelson & Bramhall VS..
Standard Brewing Co.
William j. McNIullen vs.. Joseph H.
Thro, ct al.
David Mountain VS.. James B. Day
and Frank Day.
Saloma n. Phelps VS.. Frank NJ. Phelps.
Anton Weber VS.. C. st. P. NJ. and o.
Railway company.
John B. Meagher VS.. City of Mankato,
ct al
Johanna +. Huettl VS.. Henry l.. Huttl.
Z. N. Englerth VS.. c. st. p NJ. and O.
Railway company.
Anton f. Mayer vs.. Dora F. Mayer.
Caecilie Lerch VS.. Joseph Lerch.
Philip H. McGraw VS.. Charles Mac
beth, ct AL
Melvin Roblee VS.. William L. Wilson,
George B. Owen, Anna Mccoy, ct al.
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Co. VS..
Scion King and Samuel King.
Great Falls meat Co., corporation,
and H. p. Brown vs.. +. J. Hoerr.
c. E. Richter and Ferdinand Phillips,
partners as Reichter and Phillips VS..
w. F. Jost.
In the matter of the application of
Ralph E. Campbell and Hulda H. Camp
bell for leave to adopt Ralph Liddle, an
infant.
Andrew Moffatt VS.. George d. Strong,
H. S. Stoner, and j. S. McLain, co-part
ners as Strong and Stoner Land Co.
Dora F. Mayer VS.. Henry Mayer, ST..
and Margaret Mayer.
Stella P. Baker VS.. William w. Blak-
er.
Two actions of the City of Mankato
VS. County of Blue Earth.
Ida NJ Strong VS.. William Strong.
Among the interesting cases that will
be tried is that of Stella p Baker VS..
William w. Blaker. The allegations
are desertion. 1t is not expected that the
defendant will contest the suit. w. r.
Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker has been MAX
ing her home in Mankato for some time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
NAMES HIS STAFF.
From Wednesdays Daily.


Brig. Gen. Joseph Bobleter has an,
nomced his list OF staff appointments as
follows: Major and assistant adjutant
general, Louis G. Vogel, New Ulm; cap.
tain and assistant inspector general
George W. Mead, Mankato; captain and
brigadier quartermaster, William H
Part, st. Paul; captain and brigadiel
judge advocate, Einar Hoidale, New
Ulm; captain and commissary of sub
sistance, Andrew j. Eckstein, New Ulm
captain and inspector of small arms prac-
tice, Orris E. Lee, Saltwater; captain
and aide de camp, Melvin S. Mead, ST.
Paul; captain and ordinance officer, Mel
vim j. Wiley, st. Paul; brigadier chap
lain, Ezra c. Clements, Duluth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
JUDsON BRIDGE MATTER.
Commissioners viii Discuss 1t al the
Present Session.
From Tuesdays Daily.

The county commissioners began a
regular session this afternoon. Among
other matters to be discussed is that con-
corning the Judson bridge. The commit
tee met the commissioners of Nicollet
county at Judson yesterday and looked
over the proposed site and took measure
ments. L. H. Johnson, who was present,
stated that bridge would cost between
$4,000 and $4,000. The supervisors of
Judson and those from Nicollet county
towns were all present. 1t is not known
just what the supervisors will do toward
the construction of bridge and the
commissioners of either county are not
decided on the proposition.
The commissioners at their present ses-
sion will have considerable business to
transact.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
FLOWERS FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The committee from Wilkin post
makes the request that the children of all
the schools in the city bring flowers
for decoration day to their schools, on
Friday morning and the floral committee
will receive them there and take them
to the room, No. ZIG South Front street
where the ladies will meet to arrange
them for decorating the graves of the
fallen heroes. All citizens who can con-
tribute flowers are most cordially invited
to send them to the room, SIG South
Front street Friday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
SHERIFF COMES BACK.
Rudolph ThrodahI Must Face the Ser
ious Charge Against Him.
From Tuesdays Daily,

Sheriff Williams arrived home from
Chicago today with Rudolph Throdahl,
who is accused of embezzling about 5000
from the Exchange laundry. Throdahl
made no objection to coming back and
requisition papers were unnecessary.
Throdahl had been in Chicago about six
weeks and his arrest occurred on Satur
dav at about four o'clock in the after
noon. He had engaged to 60 to work
at his trade, that of painting. Thro-
dahl did not have much to say to the
officer and wondered what kind of a
case they had against him.
Throdahl was arraigned before Judge
Shissler this afternoon, and the date for
an examination was set for June 8.
Throdahl had no attorney. His bond was
fixed at $500. He will furnish sureties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
TWO ORDERS AFFIRMED.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Judge Lochren has affirmed two or.
ders made by Referee Flittie. They are
in the matter of George F. Williams 6
Co., bankrupt. Referee Flittie decided
that certain goods claimed by Thompson
g. Thomas and A. Roseman, and in the
possession of Williams & Co. to be sold
under contract, were owned by VIII
liams, that there was no contract such as
was alleged. These goods will now be
sold for the benefit of the creditors OF
Williams & Co.