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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-31
July 81, Aug, 7-l4. 1903.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
EartA.-ss In p obate Court.
In the matter OF thl estate of Mary E. Pres
ton. deceased.
On reading and fliug the patition of Howard
Preston, asministr- tor IT the estate Of Mary
f. Preston. deceased, representing among
other things that he has fully admin stored
said estate, and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining aud allowing the final
account of his administration, and for the as
signment of the residue OF said estate to the
parties entitled thereto By law.
II is ordered, that said account be examined
and petition heard by this court on Saturday,
the 2snd day of August, A. D., 1903, at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, at the probate office In the city
of Mankato in said county,
And it Is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
a copy of his order once In each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day If hearing in
tie Mankato Free Press, weekly newspaper.
printed and published at hankato, in said
county.
Dated at the city of Manka o. the 18th day of
July, A. D., 1908
Is By the Court II
probate Court Seal WIN. = HUGHES. =
S. Il. wilfon. atty fr adninist rator. 8 = E
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BELGRADE NEWS.

I Miss Emma Holt is entertaining her
friend, Miss Ellen johnson.
John Farm of North Mankato was in
this vicinity last Sunday.
Hiding, Elmer and Madeleine johnson
are having the whooping cough.
Will Lind of Lake Prairie visited over
Sunday with Gus. Gunderson and family.
Swan Rydenshold was visitor at
the home of John Johnson on Saturday
and Sunday.
Andrew Lundgren Sr. returned to his
home in Judson last Saturday after a
few days sojourn at Ben Johnson's.
Mrs. Fanny Gamble and daughter, Miss
Olivia, returned to their home at Spring
field after a pleasant visit with their
relatives, M. Gamble, and family of this
vicinity.
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July 81, Aug. TIA, 1868.

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Curt.
In the matter of the estate of Anna II Park,
deceased.
Ga reading and filing the petition of Jennie
Park Allen Administrative of The esta 1 f
Anna H. Park, deceased, representing among
Their things that she has fully administered
said estats, and praying that q time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing the final
account of her administ, alton, a, d for the as
Segment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
Ii is ordered, that said account be exani ed,
and petition heard BY this court on Saturday,
the 22nd day of August, A. D., l903 at 10 o'clock,
A.. Ii. at the probate office in tho city of Man
kato, in laid county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to ali persons interested by publishing
a copy of this order once in each week for
three successive weeks prior to said day Of
hearing in the Mankato Free Press u weekly
newspaper Printed and published at Mankato,
In said county.
Dated at the city OF Mankato. the 25th day
of July, A. D., 1903.
BY the Court.
[ Probate Court Seal.1 VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Geo. Mead, att for Administrative
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FIFTY PERSONS ARE INJURED
HOUSES WITHIN A RADIUS OF
FOUR HUNDRED YARDS TO-
TALLY WRECKED.
CAUSE OF THE CALAMITY
WORKMAN POURED NITRIC ACID
INTO NITRoeLYcERIN UP.
ON THE FLOOR q @>% y.

Lowell, Mass, July 30-Two small
gunpowder magazines, situated in the
very midst of the humble residences
Of fifty mill operatives, exploded
Wednesday with a frightful concus-
sion and the resultant wave of death
cut off the lives of more than a score
of human beings and injured nearly
Fifty others. Half a dozen men who
were loading kegs of powder from one
OF the magazines were blown to pieces;
four boys 200 yards away were killed
by the force of the explosion, and
fourteen frame houses within a radius
OF 400 yards went down as If they had
been built of cards. Seven of these
Aouses Immediately caught fire, prob
ably from the kitchen stoves, and
were completely consumed At least
three persons were caught in the
ruins and burned to death, while seven
Or eight others, who were rescued,
died subsequently Of their injuries.
1t u estimated that seventy separate
pieces of property, including those al
ready mentioned, were DESTROYED,
while the force of the explosion
wrecked windows for five or six miles
around, and its thunder could be heard
distinctly more than fifty miles away.
The following is the list of those
known to have been killed in the ex-
plosion: ~
List of Known Dead.
George Finn. John McMasters, Louis
e Richards. James L. Grady, all en-
ployed by the United States Cart
ridge company; James B. Sullivan.
Charles Moore, Jean Raleau, all en-
ployed by the Stanley, Forwarding
company; Gilbert McDermott, ten
years; Michael McDermott, twelve
years; Thomas Houligan, eleven
years; Joseph Houligan, ten years;
William Galloway, Robert Galloway
and his son Robert, Alfred LIE Brun,
Mrs. Catherine Riggs, Eddie Rogers,
george A. McDermott, four years old;
Josephine Perusse, eleven years old;
MRS. Victoria Perusse, Zephraim Pc
russo.
The nine last named were killed by
the fall OF their homes or burned to
death.
The body of an unknown man was
also found.
Four persons are missing, two car
penters, names unknown, John Riggs
and Patrick Spencer.
Those fatally injured are: Amadee
Boulanger. eighteen years; Clarendon
GOODWIN, sixty years; Mrs. Howard
Burkett, Miss McDermott, Eliza Gallo
way. Clara Superna.
Almost Surrounded by Dwellings.
The magazines were the property Of
the United States Cartridra cnmpany
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Very Low Rates to California, Oregon,
Washington and Return.

Via the Chicago & North Western rail
way August to II, with final return
until October Is, inclusive, account Ma
tional Encampment g. A. R., at San
Francisco and Trans Mississippi CONNER
cial Congress, Seattle. Three trains a.
day from Chicago to the coast through
without change. Daily and personally
tourist car excursions. For
full particulars, apply agents Chicago
& North Western railway.
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WILL NOT MOVE.
Mankato Nursery to Remain Here.
Statement From Owner.
From Thursdays Daily.

= Aohi AhuA Suoy . DoAJ.
To the Editor of The Free Press:
Please permit me a little space i'm your
columns to answer an article in Tues
days issue, the substance of the article
being that one G. V. Brooks is part own
er and manager of the Mankato Nursery
and is about to move the same to Little
Falls. As matter of fact G. V. Brooks
has no interest in any way with the
original Mankato nursery. In Justice to
my patrons and myself | make the fol-
lowing statement:
The Mankato nursery was started in
1886 by c. Kelly and myself and this
partnership continued until the fall of
1899, at which time the partnership was
dissolved by my purchasing from G.
Kelly all growing stock, buildings, ma
chinery, etc, with the privilege of con-
tinuing the business under the name of
the Mankato Nursery. At the time of
the dissolution Mr.. Kelly retaineda part
of the land not containing any growing
nursery stock. In the fall of 1900 C. V.
Brooks purchased this tract, on which
Mr.. Kelly had planted some trees the pre-
vious spring. When | met Mr.. Brooks
/ explained to him that l was to retain
the name of Mankato Nursery and should
claim all mail so addressed, the same be-
| ing so understood by the postoffice Of
ficial and acquiesed. Mr. Brooks has
never made any addition to his original
stock but has from time to time been
removing portions of it. While l have
| conducted the business under the above
name at the old stand continually MAX
ing additions in land, buildings and stock
as the business demanded and my means
have permitted. Neither Mr.. Brooks nor
any other person not authorized by me
has any right to take orders for the
original Mankato Nursery and l will
consider it favor to have any one buy
ing stock from such parties to notify me.
L. L. SMITH.
The Free Press is pleased to learn that
the nursery will not be removed from
Mankato. The statement that it was to
be removed was made by The Little
Falls Herald and quoted by The Free
Press.
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DRAMATIC CONTRAST IN ROME.
Solemn Requiem Masses for King Hum.
bert and Pope Leo.


Rome, July 30.-Rome during the
morning was the scene of one Of those
dramatic contrasts which are now
characteristic of the Eternal Cit,
While at the Vatican. in the Sistir =
chapel, a solemn requiem mass was be-
ing intoned, with all the .solemnity the
Catholic church can impose, for the
'repose OF the soul of Leo Kill, the
spiritual monarch who claimed Rome
as his capital, another and no less SOL
emn requiem mass was being cele-
brated in the magnificent Pantheon
for the repose of the soul of
the late King Humbert, the tenn
poral monarch, the capital of whose
kingdom was Rome King Victor EN-
manuel and Dowager- Queen Margaret
came here on purpose to attend the
annual mass, which is celebrated on
the anniversary of the assassination
of King Humbert, which occurred three
years ago. The king drove to the Pan
theon and arrived in time to meet
Queen Margaret. who was dressed in
deepest black. After tender embrace
mother and son entered the Pantheon.
heard the mass and placed wreaths on
the tomb of King Humbert and King
Victor Emmanuel.
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engines, the hose from ali the wagons
was taken out and the bodies of the
wounded were placed in the wagons
and hurried to the hospital. Ambu-
lances soon appeared on the scene and
assisted the f1remen; and all sorts of
vehicles were pressed into the service.
Nearly forty persons were taken to
the two hospitals within half an hour,
while many more whose injuries were
slight had their wounds dressed and
remained on the scene, where they
assisted IN caring for the less fortu.
nate.
Crowd flinders Rescuers.
The explosion shook the city and
within half an hour there were at
least 5000 persons onsthe scene of the
catastrophe. The crowd so badly
hindered the work of caring for the
wounded that the mayor sent out a
militia call. Three companies respond
ed and three hours later had thrown a
Gordon of men around the district and
cleared the placeIof every one except
those Immediately engaged in quench.
ing the flames and searching for. vic
TINS, >-se-s ~-s---s 49, -s-~~a 8
Two hundred yards further down the
Ilf6I HUH lily ~oCCOuu mag dLiilSS- tuO
firemen suddeAlyss came across the
bodies of four little boys who were
about to have swim A fifth men,
Der of the party was in the river
when the explosion occurred, and es-
capped without injury.
Demolished Residence.
Apparently the force from this Sec
ond magazine was expended in two di,
rections, north and south On the
north it completely demolished the
house of William Riggs, about fifty
yards away, almost burying Mrs.
Riggs, and badly injuring her little
son. Mrs. Riggs died before being
taken to the hospital.
On the other side of the magazine
was a grove of trees, through which
the explosion tore a path fifty feet
wide, for a distance Of nearly 300
yards. The four little boys were
caught In the center of this path, and
three were instantly killed, the body
Of one Of them being frightfully mutt
lated, the head being completely
blown Off The fourth was alive when
he was discovered by the police and
firemen, but did not long survive.
Most of the property destroyed con-
sisted of small buildings constructed
Of wood, and at comparatively small
COST The. property loss. therefore
will not be heavy. The selectmen of
the town of Tewksbury believe that
SIS, 900 will cover the entire loss.
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ADVISED TO KEEP COOL.
Chamberlain Tells eritons Not to Turn
an Economic Into Personal Eiuht

Chamberlain Tells erttons Not to Turn
an Economic Into Personal Fight.
London. July 30.-The house of com.
mons Wednesday passed the sugar
convention bill to its second reading
by a vote of 224: to LA.
In the course of the debate upon the
bill Colonial Secretary Chamberlain.
in defending 1t, said:
"For twenty years we have tried to
secure the voluntary abandonment of
bounties. It was only when we
changed our policy and suggested re-
taliation that we secured the object
for which we had struggled SO long
and so escaped condition of things
under which Germany and Austria
would be able to regulate the price of
sugar in Great Britain"
Mr.. Chamberlain did not touch d.
rectly upon the fiscal question, but in
cidentally remarked: 1--WE are on the
eve of great economic fight and it
behooves everybody to keep cool as
long as possible and not turn an eco,
uomic into personal fight"
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CHICAGO Union stock Yards.

Chicago July -Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $5.10@5.5O; poor to me-
dunn. S3.90@5.00; stockers and feed
ers, $2.50@4.30; cows, $1.50@4.50:
heifers. s2,50@4.75; calves, $1,000
SIS. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $3.50
$50; good to choice heavy, $500
SOS; rough heavy. $475@5.35; light,
$5.30@5.80 Sheep-Good to choice,
s375@4.00; Western. s3.00@400; ma
tive lambs. s3.25@6.25; Western, $500
@625.
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GROUND TO PIECES.
Oscar Erickson Caught in Cog Wheels
and Terribly Mangled.


and Terribly Mangled.
Crookston, Mimi, July 30.-Last
evening a shocking accident terribly
mangled Oscar Erickson and severely
injured Henry Schurmer, north of this
city The accident occurred at the
Crookston waterworks and powerhouse.
where both Of the men. were employed
in Installing the new water. wheels.
Erickson and Schurmer.S with Man.
ager Peterson. were adjusting one of
the big wheels when the p1anking upon
which they stood gave way and Erick-
son. stepping back unconsciously. was
caught in the cogs Of the machinery
and ground to pieces before the eyes
of his companions
Schurmer, in his efforts to rescue
the doomed man. was also caught and
had it not been. for the cool head and
quick action of Manager Peterson he
too would have gone into. the. fatal
cogs AS it was one of his legs was
broken in several places and he receiv-
ed serious internal injuries.
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puIuth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, July 29.-Wheat-In store
No. / hard, SIC; No. Northern, S61sc;
No. Northern, S4kc. To arrive-No.
/ hard, S5c; No. l Northern, 84hc;
No. 2 Northern, S21ac; July, S6kc;
Sept, 79hc; Dec. 77kc. Flax-In
store, to arrive. on track and July.
97Ac; Sept, 974ac; Oct, 97&c; Nov.
and Dec CSC
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ARrHuR's SUCCESSOR. DEAD.
Chief of the Locomotive Engineers
Expires at. Meadvilte, Pa,

Cleveland, O., July s30.-A dispatch
received. here early, today says A: B.
Youngson. who succeeded to the grand
chieftainship- of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers on the death of
Chief P. M. Arthur, died at Meadville
Pa. early this morning.
Prior to his demise he named NJ. H.
Shay of Youngstown. o., as his sue
cessor, to act in case of his death.
Shay is chairman of the committee of
adjustment in the brotherhood on the
Erie and one of the most capable men
in the order T
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Child Smothered.

Mora, MINI. July 30-Arthur STEM
strom, the fifteen-months'-old son Of
John Stenstrom Of Knife Lake, fell In
to spout made for conducting pota,
toes to a pit and was smothered. The
spout was made smaller at the bottom
than at the top.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, July 29.-Wheat - July,
1850: o.e. 1880; Sept. 1880; old.
1880: Dec. 1870; old 1880: May.
lS1Ac. Cofn-July, $3.50; Sept, 52Ac;
Dec. 52K@52Nc; May. 5e% @5sc.
Oats-JuIy, 42hc: Sept, 33Nc; Dec,
sfs.ss: 's Sept Way ;ls sse FlaH-casS,
Northwestern, 97c; Southwestern. 93c;
July. 92c; Sept. 93hc; Oct, CSC. But
ter-Creameries. 14@1Shc; diaries.
13@l7c. Eggs-11013c. Poultry
Turkeys. 1zc; chickens. 13hc.
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ST. Paul Minneapolis
Stocks. Grain.
Twenty 0nd One SpedQ|S"

This is the little of a neat little
hand book which is now ready for
distribution. The book will be
especially interesting to bankers,
business men and others DESTROYS Of
learning of the many good OppOr-
tunities now offered for investment
in stocks, bonds and gilt-edged Securi-
ties. Only such railroad and indus
trial stocks are included as are in our
best judgment absolutely sound and
will prove a profitable Investment.
Great care and considerable sum Of.
money has been expended, and you
can depend upon it's reliability. If
you, are interested and desire free
copy, kindly call at our nearest
office at once and leave your name, or
in case:you perfer, send direct to our
main office, room A, Manhattan
Building, ST. Paul, Mimi, and until
the supply is exhausted, we will be
pleased to accommodate you.
Yours truly,
EDWARDS, WOOD & GO.
Duluth Chicago
Bonds Provisions.
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St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, July 29.-Cattle-GoDd to
choice steers, $4.25@5.00; common to
fair, $3.00@4.00; cows and heifers.
$325@400; veals. s2.50@5.00. Hogs
$485@5.35. Sheep-Good to choice,
$4.00@4.25; heavy, $3.5004.00; lambs.
"a 00nE az
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CARDINAL LoouE OF ARMAGH
cHARAcTERIzEs THEM AS b.
ING ABSURD.
;.-~s
OMEN POINTS TO RAMP0LLA
FORMER CARDINAL SECRETARY
OF STATE GETS APARTMENT
i! FIFTY-EiGHT.

IS Rome, July 30,-Cardinai Logue,
archbishop of. Armagh had an inter-
view Wednesday with Cardinal Glib
bons. When asked what he thought
of the objections frequently mentioned
against Cardinal Gotti being elected
pope on the Grounds that his being G
member Of a religious order would
prevent him from dealing in board
spirit witk Catholic problems in
America and Great Britain, Cardinal
Logue ssaidcy lps 15.'s} SSAN ~
eft is absurd Cardinal Gotti was
formerly an internuncio !, and has
mixed with the representatives of the
various powers, He knows the pre-.
vailing conditions as we'll as any
body. Just because he is Carmelite,
it does not follow that he is narrow
minded. Moreover, it is unreason-
able to attribute too much weight to
the personality of the new pope. In
ternational matters and internal policy
are now almost invariably settled by
commissions of cardinals, who, GER
tainly under the late Pope Leo, have
directed their departments just as
much as the heads Of departments OF
q civil government direct their depart
ments. But. whoever may be pope,
is not likely that he will attempt &c
make any changes in policy without
being careful to take the advice G.
those commissions which have here
tofore directed the policy of the vati.
can"
Voting Forms Distributed.
During Wednesdays meeting of the
congregation the forms to be used in
voting at the conclave were distribut-
ed among the cardinals in order that
each might be able to learn how tr
employ his ballot After the meeting
Cardinal Oreglia requested the cardi
nails to visit their cells and be pre-.
pared at today's meeting to present
any complaint which they may have,
Superstitfous people here find an
omen In the fact that Cardinal Ram.
polla drew apartment No. So, which il
the book { lottery stands for pope
and. consequently, they come to the
conclusion that. fate has marked him
to be the next pope. Cardinal Agliardi
has relinquished his CELL near the
Sistine Chapel. to Cardinal Cretoni on
account of the, latter's illness, Oyer
the door or each OF the cells has been
placed the coat.of- arms Of the cardinal
.whos is ITO occupy sit' Should all II
sixty-two cardinals now in Rome Ell.
ter 3 the conclaye it will be- the most
numerously attended in history. The
concfave which elected Leo was at.
tended by ixtY5one cardinals. In the
past popes have. been. elected by as
low as nine. - o. ~
The ecclesiastics who are to watch
the sliding doors which will be the
only means of communication between
the conclave and the outside world
have been requested to be present, at
the vatican at 5 o'clock Friday after.
noon to assume their duties. Thu
sliding doors will only be opened be
tween 8 and 1880 o'clock in the morn
ing and between and in the even.
ing. At all other times they will be
locked. -
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az-Aug. s, 1909.

Three dollars for the round trip via.
Chicago Great Western railroad. Tickets
on sale July 2Sth and 30th, and Aug.
Sd and 9Th. Good to return three days
after date of sale. For further informa-
ton apply to any Great Western agent.
or ]. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, III.
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Miss Annie Poston, an actress
twenty-four years old, shot and killed
herself Wednesday in q room at Chi
cago hotel. She was Respondent !foa
some unknown reason.
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Crush WITH THE coNvicTs.
Outlaws and Pursuers Exchange Shots
Without Result

Folsom, Cal, July 3e-The posses
under the direction of Sheriff Kenna
of Placerville, and Sheriff Boshevelt
OF Brewer, had brush with the fugi-
tive Folsom convicts on Greenwood
creek, and a number of shots were ex-
changed. but. so far as can be learned,
nobody was hit The convicts avoid
ed a decisive encounter and are sup
posed now to be working back in the
general direction of Coloma.
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MANKATO MARKETS.

Grain and stock markets corrected daily
Other markets corrected on date of weekly