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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
LEVIGNE R%ECAPTURED.
Found Last. Evening Secreted in the
Attic of the Jail.
From Thursdays Daily.

Joe Levigne, the boy who escaped
from the Jail yesterday morning, was
found hidden away in the attic OF the
building last evening. He had not walk
ed out of the building as was supposed,
but had gone into the attic, expecting to
make his way out as soon as it became
dark, probably by letting himself down
from the window.
Mrs. Fred Gerlich of Mapleton, wife
of former Sheriff Gerlich, who is visiting
at the house of her son, Albert Gerlich,
across Walnut street from the Jail, MOTTO
ed something in the attic window at
about six o'clock, and notified her son.
Mr.. Gerlich told Sheriff Williams, and
with Deputy Fred Aldrich they went into
the attic. There they found the boy,
crossing from the window to his hiding
place over the Jail. He was quickly
landed in his cell.
Mrs. Gerlich will probably be entitled
to the reward of $50 offered for the ap-
prehension of the prisoner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
DEATHS ROLL CALL.
From Tuesdays Daily.


Attorney w. A. Funk received a tele-
gram from Odell, ILL.,, announcing the
death of his father at hat place this
morning, and left on the afternoon train
to attend the funeral.
Abraham Funk was born in October,
1919, at Taunton, Virginia, to which
place his parents moved from Pennsyl-
vania soon after their marriage, and
from which they removed to Fairfield
county, Ohio, a couple of years later.
Mr.. Funk was raised upon an Ohio farm,
and removed with his family to LaSalle
county, Illinois, in 1851. He farmed in
LaSalle and Livingstone counties until
about twenty-five years ago, when he
left the farm and moved to the village of
Odell, where he has resided ever since.
He was the eldest of eight children, hone
of whom survive him excepting his sis
ter, Mrs. Lydia DEEMS of Chicago. He
is also survived by six sons and two
daughters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
CERESCO AND LINCOLN.

Miss Hazel Spencer is in Truman for a
short visit.
Rudolph Bachman has gone to iowa to
visit his parents.
Miss Flora Barr went to Amboy Mon
day to attend school.
Mrs. j. W. Palmer was calling in this
~neighborhood Monday.
Joe Pauley is r~emodeling his house and
building an addition on the front.
Mrs. r. G. De Evelyn and Mrs. DR.. Nc
Carthy were visiting friends here Mon
day.
Lyme Bachelor was out through the
country with a cattle buyer buying mich
cows.
DIR. Rhodes has rented the Germany
house for the winter and is moving in
this week.
Sam Mccarthy was home for a week
before going to Oberlin where he will at
tend school.
William Montgomery was called home
this week to see his mother who is
seriously ill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
BROWN COUNTY'S JAIL.
From Thursdays Daily.

Brown county's new 100000 Jail build
ing will be built by a New Ulm firm,
while one of the most widely known steel
contracting concerns in the United
States will handle the cell work. The
contract for the latter was awarded to
the Pauly Jail company of st. Louis,
Mo-, Monday evening by the board of
county commissioners and yesterday
that body designated Puhlamann & Gro
nau of New Ulm city, as the firm to
build the superstrueture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
From Mondays Daily.

Agnes Eckert, a seventeen year old
girl, left her home on North Front street
Saturday afternoon and did not return.
Her father notified the police, and they
found her yesterday and locked her up.
Mr.. Eckert called at the station this
morning and took his daughter home,
saying that he would take steps to have
her sent to some school for incorrigible
girls. The girl was gone from her home
for a day or two only a short time ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
COLONEL STILL HAS HOPES.

Colonel Hord still has hopes of inter
esting eastern capitalists in the Mankato
electric railway proposition. The Free
Press is informed that the doughty col
onel is in Chicago and as late as yester-
day he was expecting several moneyed
men from the east to meet him there to
talk over the proposed road in this city.
The Free Press is also informed that the
colonel failed to land an electric rail
way franchise in Davenport, Iowa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
RAISED BANK ASSESSMENTS.
From Fridays Daily.

The state board of equalization dealt
with the assessments of banks yester-
day. Each institution was considered in
dividually and the increases varied from
10 to 200 per cent. None of the Mankato
banks was raised.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
BOND PROPOSITION DEFEATED.

The proposition to bond Jackson oun
ty for $4,000 with which to build a
new court house was defeated at the
special election held on Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
From Tuesdays Daily.

The boy that was lost yesterday after
noon was found by the police on South
Front street an hour after the boys
mother had reported him lost. The
mother was Mrs. Eddy of Decoria.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25

Closing out sale means we are going to
sell u stock regardless of cost. Henry
+. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25

Hats, Hats, Hats. Hats of all kinds.
Better and cheaper. Get one at the clos
ing out sale. Henry E. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Randall and Mrs.
Randall's mother, Mrs. Hart, left this
afternoon on the Great Western for
Lopez, Washington, where they have
bought property and intend to make
their home in the future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25

Our entire store is now a great bar
gain counter beginning Saturday, at 9 a..
Henry E. Hance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17
BY FREDERICK U. ADAMS.
SYNOPSIS.
,ALE OF WALL STREET AND THE TROPICS

CHAPTER 1.-The sensational news of
the disappearance of four of New York's
Wealthiest miilionaires appears in the
New York Record and startles that city.
CHAPTER n.-Robert Van Horne is
owner of the Record and William ChaI-
q young millionaire friend of Van Horne,
has a hobby for journalism and offers
his services gratis. Hestor has made
worldwide reputation as a reporter and
Is constantly planning some great coup
that will mmortalize his name
CHAPTER III-Hestor arranges a
meeting with P. j. Morton, financier and
railroad magnate. and states his plans
TOR the formation Of a newspaper trust.
CHAPTER IV.-R. J. Kent, the famous
board of trade operator, stampedes the
stock market, forcing many small firms
to the wall.
CHAPTER v.-one morning Andrus
Carmody, Palmer j. Morton, r. j. Kent.
and Simon Pence, millionaires cannot
be found and the stock exchange is panic
stricken as a result
. CHAPTER Vino clew to wherea-
bouts of men can be discovered but next
day letters are received from them say
ing they are all safe. l.. Sylvester Vim
cent, Chicago promoter, has also dis
appeared.
CHAPTER vII,-Miss Helen carmody,
daughter of Andrus Carmody, calls on
Chalmers and arranges for payment of
a large reward through the Record for
rescue of the millionaires and arrest of
the abductors.
CHAPTER VIII.-Chalmers bends ey-
cry effort to work of rescue, greatly for
Helen's sake. Seymour, reporter at Chi
cago, telegraphs that Vincent is the alb
ductor. Chalmers endeavors to learn of
Hestor'S whereabouts; latter had report-
ed he was about to leave on a trip to
EYEope in his yacht. the Shark"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17
AFRICA AND HOME sEEkpRs.

We are asked whether Africa pos
sesses those qualities which will make
it desirable home for white meu
seeking farms. No one of the several
continents has more marked characters
istics than Africa. The rich lowlands
bordering the ocean are probably the
most unhealtllful region lin the whole
world, so unhealthful that it is impos-
sible for white man to live there. The
largest and most arid desert in the
world is found in the northern portion
of this continent. The country near the
source of the Nile and almost under
the equator, while possessing a health.
full elevation, abundant timber and
rainfall, will still always be the home
Of the black man. The southern por.
ton of the continent. occupied by the
Beers and different native tribes, while
possessing more temperate climate.
will probably always be a pastoral
country. 1t may be said in word that
Africa as whole is purely tropical
country, and as such it's conditions
will not favor its settlement by white
people from the temperate zone.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17
TWO VIEWS OF ALFALFA.

A friend in Minnesota writes us stat.
ing that alfalfa cannot be made sue
cess without irrigation; that there is
not sufficient rainfall in Minnesota,
Iowa and Illinois to make the plant
success. He further says that even
where it can be raised it is the poorest
crop ever put in the ground and that
as hay it will only bring one-fourth as
much as timothy or third as much
as clover. He concludes by saying that
alfalfa is fad, being doomed by men
that have seed and land sharks that
have worthless land to sell and advises
Iowa farmers to stick to timothy, clo-
yer and blue grass and even foxtail.
but to let alfalfa alone. This is one
view. Here is another view from an
old friend in Washington. He writes
us that he has 100 acres in alfalfa,
from which he made last year $50 tons
of hay, worth there now S12 per ton.
He says that it is the most valuable
crop which he can raise, all kinds of
stock keeping in good flesh upon it
without any graia whatever, including
his work horses, unless they are con-
stantly driven. He last year secured
three cuttings and then had fall feed
foot high until the middle of Novem-
Der, and all this without irrigation.
Which Of these two men is right?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17
ABOUT FISH PONDS.

A reader of these notes wants to
know something about artificial fish
ponds-how to make and care for one.
Two things are necessary, one an un-
failing supply of pure water, which
may be obtained either from a natural
spring or an artesian well if the water
is not mincralized, the other location
for the pond where it will be exempt
from the action of flood water in wet
time. Given these conditions the pond
should be not less than eight feet in
depth in the center and of any size de-
sired corresponding to the flow of wa
ter from the spring. In such pond our
ordinary food fishes-pike and black
bass being the best-should do well if
properly fed. Suckers, redhorse and
carp should be kept out, also pickerel,
which are water wolves. A close watch
will have to be kept on predatory
minks. We have never known of
case where fish culture in this manner
was made commercial success, but as
a pleasing pastime and to furnish n
supply Of fish for home use it can be
done where the conditions named ex-
list
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17
soMM woNDERFuL M1eRAT1oNs.

SWAMI W pNDhftFtL MlOHAI1ONSs
The wild life of this country is SO
nearly wiped out by our modern civili-
cation that stories relating to it Of the
pioneer days are hard to believe We
recall wonderful migratio of black
and gray squirrels which took place on
the outskirts of the big Wisconsin tim
Der in the year 1856. Along in October
of that year these little rodents could
be seen by the score at any hour of the
day for a period of ten days scamper-
ing along the rail fences, all bound in
southwesterly direction. Every clump
of trees in the clearings in their line of
march was filled with them, and one
could stand near rail fence and shoot
Mt them all day long as fast as he could
load and fire. Another migration of
extraordinary proportions in those
days was that of the wild pigeons,
which in flocks millions in number,
darkened the skies and took hours to
pass given point-a destroying host
which swept the farmers newly sown
grainields as with a brooiX In
smaller way in an early day the black
birds-the yellow and black grackles
and the .redwing-might be seen in the
fall of the year migrating south in
focks almost equal in number to the
pigeons. They were one of the worst
enemies the pioneer farmer had to con-
tend with. The squirrels and the pi-
geons are all gone, and only in the
marshy sections of the country are any
of the blackbirds left to speak Of.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17
ITO Be continued.)

The scratch of pin may cause the
loss of limb or even death when
blood poisoning results from the in
jury. All danger of this may be
avoided, however, by promptly apply
ing Chambeplain's Pain Balm. 1t is
an anti-septic and unequaled as a
quick healing liniment for cats,
bruises and burns. For sale by all
druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The state OF Minnesota has a horti-
cultural society consisting of 1900
members. No wonder apples grow in
that state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17
SELECTING SEEDS.

The Importance of seed selection is
something too many men overlook. In
a general way as man sows so shall
he reap-poor seed, poor crops; good
seed, good crops. The Importance of a
frequent change of seed is rarely con-
sidered, while no one thing in natures
methods is SO fully and amply provided
for as this. If you live on sandy
farm, procure your seed grain and no.
tatoes from some neighbor who lives
on clay farm, and vice versa. If YOU
live on hill, get your seed from the
lowlands; if on the prairie, from the
timber Do this and take pains to thor
oughly clean your seed SO that only
the very best of the kind shall be sown.
and you will be astonished at the re.
suits.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The Illinois State Horticultural So
ciety gives it out authoritatively for
that state that the annual cultivation
of orchards and fall sown cover crop
give the best results.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The Chicago stocllyards during the
year 1902 handled cattle worth $780,
114,0o0. calves worth S1,14S,OOO, hogs
worth $126,345,000, sheep worth $19,.
10000 and horses worth $13,2GO,OOO, a
total of 1921 100000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

Look out for the fellow who wants to
sell you budded apple trees at dollar
apiece. He is fraud. Set the dog on
him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

California produces 500 carloads of
honey each year. Bookkeeping is more
of business in that state than in any
other.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

A change of ration from cornstalks
and corn and oat ground feed ration
to alfalfa hay in place of the corn
stalks increased the milk yield of two
dairy cows SO fed two quarts each per
day.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

Two things, beef and real estate, are
now indulging in headache after
their spree
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The province of Manitoba is equal in
area to England and Ireland, yet con-
tains but 100000 inhabitants. while
the mother countries have 33,00O,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The exigencies of. the fuel situation
this winter in the east have resulted in
the destruction of many of the maple
sugar orchards of the New England
states, the fine old trees being cut down
for fuel. This is something greatly to
be regretted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The northwestern Greening apple re-
quires more pruning and more mois-
ture than any other apple we know Of
suited to the northwest country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

A September frost is more damaging
to corntield than May frost, which
cuts the young corn to the ground. The
latter RECEIVERS, but the former never
does
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

We are reliably informed that there
Minnesota who has successfully grown
alfalfa for twenty-eight years. We are
going to look him up, for he knows
something that thousands of other men
ought to know.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The types of apples which will be ST.
Iected as the standard for the north
central portion of the country are and
always will be originated from seed
lings developed in that section.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The substitution of bags for barrels
for cement, flour, sugar and other com
modities has seriously affected the
coopers' trade. While it is bad for the
cooper it is proving a good thing for
the forestry interests of the country.
This is one of the penalties of progress.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The beef trust is magnanimously sell
ing coal to the poor at cost price. Now,
when chuck beef gets up again to 10
cents it will be proper for the coal
trust to reciprocate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

Butter makers are a good deal like
schoolteachers. The salaries paid to
the good ones are not high enough, and
those paid to the poor ones are too
high. There really is no place at any
price for either the poor butter maker
or the poor teacher.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

And now the wise men affirm that
they have discovered that the cause Of
appendicitis is the use of fine wheat
-four, the people using black bread
not being subject to the disease. Most
Americans will prefer to take their
chances on white bread and an opera
ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

1t is the English demand which
keeps the price of beef up in this coun-
try. The barrier prohibiting the impor-
tation of beef cattle from Argentina is
still in force and compels England to
look to this country as its principal
source of supply.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

Many man is the owner of a rough,
bluffy, stony tract Of land which would
make an admirable site for an apple
and gravel and prefer such soil to the
lower and richer alluvial lands. While
the treesswill not grow nearly so fast,
our experience proves that they are
longer lived and harder trees.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

In buying trees to set out this spring
we think you will get the best results
by taking two-year-old trees in prefer
ence to those that are older and larger
lin fact, the two-year-old trees will al
most invariably be the largest and best
trees at the end of five years. Then they
cost less and are more easily planted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

One serious problem confronting the
range stock grower is the fact that as
yet no plant has been discovered to re-
place the native grasses destroyed by
overlooking. Nature resents the folly
Of these men and gives them alone nox-
ious weeds to replace the grass.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The land fever which in the spring
of 1902 was at speculative red heat
has subsidized, and men generally are
taking common sense and practical
views Of land values. In those locali-
ties where land was forced far above
its actual value there is an entire abb
sence Of buyers this spring and very
marked decline in prices. 1t is not easy
even in those localities where perhaps
the real value Of the land was not ex-
ceeded to now find purchasers, and this
fact proves the truth of the statement
made in these notes year ago to the
efIect that II man wanted to sell his
farm then was the time to let it go.
There cannot in the very nature of
things occur another such marked in
crease in the value of farm lands for
many years as was witnessed during
the three years ending with 1902. For
long tine to come farm lands will be
bought solely with reference to their
productive and not their speculative ca
pacity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

You will be wanting to set out some
shade trees this spring, and, while
some other varieties may do well with
you, still the white or water elm is alb
solutely certain to give you satisfac-
ton. We have no more clean, graceful
or handsome shade tree or one that
will endure more unfavorable condi
tons Of location and soil than the elm.
Like some people, it grows more beau
tiful as it grows old.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

Overbearing trees of any kind al
ways produce small and imperfect
fruit, besides unduly exhausting the
vitality of the tree. This fact empha-
sizes the need of judicious thinning of
the; fruit at the proper time. The
Wealthy and the Longield apple and
most varieties of our common plums
are great sinners in this respect.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

We passed through a country COM
munity not long since where the barns
and houses were all painted a dirty
drab. We do not like it a bit. While
this color might do for the house, the
old fashioned red for the barns and
outbuildings is in infinitely better taste.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

A lot of men have been feeding steers
this winter who had the idea that
about ten bushels of corn would fatten
the animal for market. When the ten
bushels were eaten up, they made the
discovery that the steer had only just
got on to full feed and wanted sixty
bushels more. Their corn being gone,
they let go at loss of money, but
with a gain of much experience
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17
SOME DBTECTIvE WORK

Mr.. Chalmers found telegram
awaiting him from Chicago. 1t read
as follows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17


The annual seed catalogues are COM
ing to hand. They are of two kinds
one got up with intent to deceive and
mislead would be purchasers as to the
yield and size of the particular kind
advertised, the other containing fair
and conservative statement of the re-
suits to be obtained. Because you buy
peck of potatoes advertised to yield
500 bushels to the acre 1t is no evidence
that you will get over 100 or $50 bush
els. The stories and illustrations to be
found in the catalogue issued by one
prominent dealer are SO manifestly
overstated and misrepresented as to de-
feat the very object Of the publication
with every careful buyer. But then
there are always plenty Of suckers
waiting to be hooked. ,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

The officials controlling forestry in
Germany are importing American
white pine, spruce, black walnut and
black cherry trees to test their value
as forest trees for that country. These
men are wiser than the tariff officials,
who bar out hams, bacon and sausage
and force the common people to live on
horse meat. Good things come from
America no matter what they are.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-17

dun see Marster Walter wuz on de
pier, an he shook hans good-by an
left er $50 gold piece dar.' And Ma
poleon looked at his hand as if to
again see that treasure sparkling IN