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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
OvERPETTED PETS.
Dogs and Cats Spoiled by Appetite
For Unnatural Tidbits. !

Possibly the dog world might afford
\ better specimen of living skeleton
than one in the kennel next to the
door of boarding place for animals.
but it would take a days journey to
find him.
whats makes him so thinY' was
asked of the attendant
"'He won't eat" was the reply-.''that
Is, he won't eat hospital food. He's
been spoiled. Lots of dogs and cats
that are brought here have been spoil
ed. Their owners think it is sign of
high breeding to cultivate an appetite
for peculiar and unnatural diet.
They train animals to eat all kinds of
food that they would never touch Of
their own volition. This emaciated fell
low has been taught to like fruit. He is
particularly fond of pears; but, in case
he can't get them, peaches, apples and
bananas are a fairly satisfactory sub
stitute. Unfortunately, his present all
ment makes a fruit diet extremely
dangerous, and since he is deprived Of
his favorite food he is literally starv.
ing himself to DEATH"
The attendant passed on to a neigh
boring cage and poked his finger spoc-
lively into the side of large gray cat
that "meowed" plaintively in response
to his CHEEKY Hello. there, Casar"
The cat had such a healthy, whole
some appearance that the visitor in
quired what meat he was fed upon.
"Humph!'' said the attendant. you've
missed it there. He doesn't feed upon
meat. He's a vegetarian. He likes
onions better than anything else, I'M
less it's melons. A good many cats
like melons, and most of them are also
partial to raw asparagus. The fact is
you might run through list of all the
dishes that find place on any up to
date menu and you will find that some
Of our. patients have acquired a taste
for them. This epicurean appetite may
denote aristocratic tendencies on the
part of my boarders, but / don't ap-
prove of it. Most of these acquired
tastes are peryersion of the natural
animal appetite, and it is likely to
prove harmful in the end. The trick
is pretty expensive for us fellows that
run cat and dog boarding houses, and
I'd like to pct a stop to it.'-New York
Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
CAN'T MAKE A MISTAKE.
All Mankato People Have to Do This to
Follow Their Neighbours Advice.


Our repders have no excuse for go
ing astray The way is almost fenced
with guide posts III Mankato. They are
on every highw,t1 and byway. ''IIe VITO
rnns may read" Investigate this OK.
an e:
Mr.. VIM. Tyson employed at the gas
works, residence 220 West Rock street,
says: l had serious trouble with my
back resembling lumbago and sricks OF
twinges caught me if I made quick
l was so lame that when l
stopped could hardly rise again and the
acute twinges or twitches were terri
bic. The kidney secretions embarrassed
me, causing smarting or burning.
procured Doan's Kidney Pills from j. G.
Thro and used them Since then I have
been quite free from backache and the
kidney secretions have become natural.
Doan's Kidney Pills are superior to any
other remedy I ever tried. They quickly
me and there has been no return
of the trouble"
For sale by all dealers; price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
Not Much of a Snowman.

The showman's little boy had a
Noah's ark which he examined with
some contempt.
sSayr' he exclaimed at last. Noah
wasn't much of Teller. was he?
1t was suggested to the youngster
that Noah succeeded in gathering to-
gether a pretty good menagerie.
"Goodr exclaimed the boy, scorn-
fully. Huh! Where's the two head
ed calf and the six legged goat and
the ishthyosaurus and the elegianto-
pard and the magnicintelope? Why,
If Noah set up. as Snowman in these
days he couldn't make expenses"
"He couldn'tY'
"Of course he couldn't. Why, say,
he didn't have thing in his ark ex-
cept animals that actually exist"
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
Food We Ought to Eat.

1t has been said that man should
be In very. good health If he takes no
more than; three different kinds of food
at any one meal. It should be served
as nearly as possible in its simple
state. More food is required on a
damp raw, cold day than on cheer
full. dry one.
AS a rule. it is safe to assume that
what we crave for is best for us,
though in cases of illness this point
should not be strictly adhered to.
Men require good deal more food
than women; those who work hard
more than those who lead a sedentary
life; those who are growing more then
those who have reached maturity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
Lfou.a oxygen.

Liquid oxygen when first formed is
milky in appearance owing to the pres
ence of some impurity which may be
removed by passing it through ordi-
nary filter paper. When pure, it is of
a pale blue color, which, however, is
not due, as some have thought, to the
presence Of liquid ozone, which is of
dark blue color. Liquid oxygen is a
nonconductor of electricity, but is
strongly magnetic. 1t may be lifted
from a cup by presenting the poles of
a strong electro magnet. 1t seems to
have very slight chemical activity,
since it will extinguish lighted match
and has no action on piece of phos-
phorus dropped into it. 1t is well
known that the A and B lines of the
solar spectrum are due to oxygen. and
from experiments on the top of Mont
Blanc it is thought they are largely if
not wholly due to the oxygen in the
earths atmosphere Professor Dewar
showed. that these lines come out very
strong when liquid. oxygen is inter-
posed in the path of the rays from an
electric lamp.
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a KINGS POEM.
Autograph Verses by James L. In a
Book Owned In Boston

Book Owned In Boston.
An interesting volume in the Boston
Public library is Montaigne's KS
says" printed early in the seventeenth
century, which was owned by James
l., the English king who was so largely
responsible for the publication of the
accepted version of the Holy Bible.
The book is the first English transla-
tion Of the great French author and
was made by John Florio, friend of
many of the famous EliZabethan writ
ers, including Shakespeare himself.
who drew several suggestions from it's
pages for well known passages in his
plays.
The Boston library copy has mod
ern binding, but the ancient fly leaf is
preserved on which is written the fol-
lowing poem, in King James auto
graph:
Here lyeth I nakit to the anatomie
OF my fraill HART, o humane devitie
Q trust the Almychtie, lyk the Almychtie' 9
word
o put on me thy robe as guhylom lord
Thou putest once more me in thy blest
beliefe
And in my souill thy secretst law engrave.
The queer words and quaint spelling
are characteristic of early Scotch poe
try, which King James, as a Scotch
man himself, took great delight in
writing, and perhaps the average reader
will have no more difficulty in decipher-
ing the royal meaning than in making
out a page in a modern Scotch dialect
novel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
The Forxetmenot.

Everybody knows the pretty little
forgetmenot and likes the flower more
perhaps because of it's name than its
beauty. How was it so called? The
Germans account for it by quite pa
thetic romance. 1t seems that once up
on a time a knight and lady were
walking by the bank of the Danube
when the latter asked her gallant gay"
to pluck for her tiny blue flower
which she saw growing in the stream.
No sooner said than done, but the
knight, oyerbalancing. fell into the riv-
er and, owing to the slippery nature of
the bank and the weight Of his own ar
NOR, was carried away by the current.
AS he threw the flowers ashore to his
lady he cried out with his last breath,
"vergiss mein nicht!" C"Forget me not.o
And ever since the flower has been
looked upon as the emblem of fidelity.
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accepted and work awarded to it..
Adopted
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Epson.
Resolved, That the bid of The Man.
kato Review for publishing the delin-
quent tax list for 1901 be accepted and
work awarded to them at II cents a de-
scription Legal notices rs cents folio.
Adopted.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Schultz.
Resolved, That The MankatoReview be
and is by this resolution designated as
the county official paper for the year
1908 for the publication of notices and
other matter miscellaneous. Adopted.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Borchert:
Resolved, That the bid of The Blue
Earth County Enterprise for publishing
the proceedings of commissioners and
equalization for 1903 at IS cents folio
to be published in The Amboy Herald,
Lake Crystal Union, Good Thunder
Herald, Free Press and Review, be ac-
cepted and work awarded to it. Adopted
On motion of Commissioner Upson the
salary of the county attorney is fixed at
81 800 year
On motion of Commissioner Paddock
the salary of the clerk of the probate
judge was fixed at $500 year.
On motion of Commissioner Borchert
Commissioner Paddock was elected pool
commissioner for the city of Mankato fol
1898.
Chairman Bruels named as poor farm
committee, Commissioners Borchert, Pad
dock and Schultz
Board adjourned until 9 O'Clock fore
| noon the 7th.
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London Police Methods.

This is the modus operandi of Lon
don's police: Two citizens engage In
street fight; crowd gathers to see the
mill; four "bobbies" appear, working
their way through the press with by
your leave" or kindly let me pass;
they have neither billies nor guns. Two
seize each combatant, leading him aside
with no rough hands and arguing thus
in Gliding tones: Aren't We 'shamed
o. ye'self? What's the good O fightin'?
Leave scraps to dogs. Now, run along
an behave ye'self. There's a good
chap" These words are accompanied
by pat on the shoulder and gentle
shove away from the scene of conflict.
Rarely is there an arrest. A brutal
clubbing is unknown. The London po-
lice are peacemakers.-New York Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
Cats of Ancient Egypt.

By some persons the popularity of
the cat in Egypt has been attributed
to the fact that the animal was valu-
able in Kidding the palaces of rats and,
mice and also in hunting fowls. There
are several paintings in the British,
museum. executed by ancient Egyp-
tian artists. representing Egyptian.
sportsmen in boats on the river Nile.
accompanied by large cats. sitting on
their Launches in the stern. Other
pictures show the cats swimming with.
birds In their mouths after the manner
of retriever dogs. These pictures have.
greatly perplexed modern naturalists.
because the cat of today has strong.
aversion to water. and it is difficult to.
reconcile such different traits even aft
er the lapse of thousands of years.
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Ian a.iR.23. 1903.

, ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
= Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Frederick
J. Lehman. deceased.
Letters or administration on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted unto
Ida E. Lehman, of said county
1t is ordered, That all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this court, for summation and ailoWance,at
the Probate office in the city OF Mankato IN
said Blue Earth County. on the following day,
viz: Monday. the 18th day of July, A. u.
1908. at ten o clock q. m. of said day.
1t is further ordered, That six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors 10 pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex,
piration of which time all claims not presented
TO said court, or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred; unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, That notice of the time and
rlace of hearing and examination OF SAID
claims and demands shall be given by pubhca-
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato In
said county,
Dated at Mankato, the 5tn day of January
A. D., 1903.
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal WIN: +. HUGHES
5. B. Wilson, Judge OF Prooate
Atty. for Administrator.
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ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth IS. in Probats Court.
In the matter OF the estate OF Syvert N
Veig, deceased.
Whereas, An instrument in writing purport
ing to be the last will and testament o.
Syvert N. Veig, deceased, late OF SAID
comfy has been delivered to this COURT
And whereas, Herman o. Lewis has nleo
Herewith his petition, representing, among
other things, that said Syvert N. Veig died IN
said county on the 25th day OF July, 1901,
testate, and that Harriet ii. Veig is the ex-
ecutIix named iu said last will and testament
aud praying that the said instrument
NAV be admitted to probate, and that letters
restamentary be issued thereon to Harriet
1t is Ordered, That the proofs OF said instru
nent, and the said petition, be heard before tpn
court, at the probate office in the City Of
Mankato, in said county, on Saturday the i1th
day of January, A. D., 1903, at 10 o clock IN
appear for or contest the probate oil said tnstru-
And it is further ordered That notice
of the time and place of said hearing be given to
all persons interested by publishing TIM
order cnce in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day OF
hearing, in the Mankato Free Press
a weekly newspaper printed and pubhsneo At
Mankato in said county.
Dated at Msnkato the 18th day OF
December, A. D. 1902.
BY the Court.
IProbate Conrt Seal VIM F. HUGHES,
L Judge OF Probate.
S. b. Wilson, Attorney for Petitioner.
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Mind READING.

Taught in one lesson by mail, in
SO plain and simple manner that a
child can learn to perform the most
astonishing feats. You can make
money with this new power. or you
can become star entertainer much to
the amazement of your friends. Send
81 for complete course. Money refund
ed if not satisfactory. Address
"Knarf," 300 ID st. SO. Minneapolis,
MINI.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Of the Board of County Com
missioners of Blue Earth
County, Minnesota.
REGULAR MEETING.
Tuesday, January 9th, 100

LhSouUy, ooAAy OSAA3 AONO'-
Meeting called to order by Auditor
Weaver. Members present, Commission
ers Bruels, Schultz, Epson, Paddock and
Borchert.
Oath of office administered by Judge
Hughes 80
Minutes of last session approved.
Com. Borchert moved that Commits
sioner, Bruels be declared chairman for
the year 1908, which motion was unani=
mously carried
On motion of Commissioner Epson the
settlement is made by and between Rich
ard LaTourell and 1Eda Hawker of Dan
vile for a bastardy case was approved
and bond accepted.
Commissioners Schultz offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That pursuant to chapter
PA general laws of 1895, July 18th, 1908,
be and the same is hereby made the date
for the destruction of the Russian this
tie. Adopted.
George Kieffee Jr. applied for auc,
tioneer license. money paid and bond APP
proved. On motion of Commissioner
Paddock same was granted.
School petition of William F. Wojohn
asking to be set off from district ll3 to
l25 was received. Date for hearing We'd
nesday Feb. 4th, 1908, p. m.
School petition of William Fridley ask
ing to be set over from district 100 to 20
was received. Date of hearing Wednes-
day, Feb. 4th, 1908, p. m.
School petition of A. I. Englerth, Dyer
& Burgess asking to be set over from
district No. 81 to AZ was received. Date
for hearing Wednesday Feb. 4th, l903y
Petition for bridge over Perch creek
| in section 20, Ceresco, signed by August
Gems and others was received. On mo-
ton of Commissioner Schultz the chair
named as a committee to examine and
report, Commissioners Schultz, Borcrert
and Epson. Date to meet Tuesday, Jan
goth, 1908, II a. m. center, section 20.
Hearing on the John Wolcott applica-
ton for liquor license was had and on
motion of Commissioner Epson granted
and bond approved.
Hearing ON the Henry Munzinger APP
plication for liquor license was had and
on motion was granted and bond approx
ed.
Bids for the publishing the financial
| statement, delinquent tax list and board
proceedings were opened and as follows.
Free Press Printing company, fnan-
cial statement first insertion, IS cents a
folio; second insertion, 50 cents a folio
Legal notices same rate. Supplement for
one issue in Post.
Mankato Review, delinquent tax list.
description II cents; legal notices first
insertion, IS cents a folio; legal notices
second insertion, 50 cents folio. In
cludes Free Press Daily and Weekly,
Blue Earth County Enterprise, board
proceedings, Is cents a folio. To be
published in Amboy Herald, Lake Crys-
tai Union, Good Thunder Herald, Free
Press and Review.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Paddock:
Resolved, That the bid of The Free
Press Printing company for publishing
the financial statement for 1902 first in
sertion rs cents folio, second insertion
IS cents folio, second insertion 35 cents
a folio, legal notices same rate, supple
ment one issue in The Mankato Post be
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office
of Comptroller of the Currency.
Washington, d. c.. December 8,
1909.
Whereas, BY satisfactory evidence
presented to the u, dersigned it has
been made to appear that 1.-THE Ma
tional Bank of Commerce of Man
kato," in the city of Mankato, In the
county of Blue Earth and state of
MINES ia. has complied with all the
provisions of the statutes OF the
United States required to be COM
He'd with before an association shall
be authorized TO Commence the BUSH
ness of banking;
Now tbert tsre. I. William B.
Ridgely compt oller of the currency,
do hereby certifs thst"1he National
Bank of C.mmerce of Mankato' in
the City of Maokaro in thu county of
Blue E nth a,,o state of Minnesota, is
authorized t. commence the business
of banking - pr vided in section
fifty-one hnIdr q I'd -ixty-nine of
the revisen Sat t-s + he United
States
In restim were,,f witness nv
hand and effi,.- his third day
of Decen b. lse
(Signed J WILLIAM RIDGELY
ISEAL. 61fr Currency.
4 GaiA
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Shelley Liked PIums.

The poet Shelley was walking one
day in London with respectable so
iicitor when Shelley suddenly vanished
and soon after as suddenly reappeared.
He had entered the shop of a grocer
and returned with some plums, whicb'
he offered to the attorney with great
delight. The man of fact was as
much astonished at the offer as Shell
ley was at his refusal.
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Jan q-l6 "a. 1903.


ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOE
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF 10 b
Lauer, deceased.
Mary Duemelaud, of said count
representing among other things,
John Lauer, late of Blue Earth
county. Minnesota on the S0th day OF Noyena'
Der, A. D.. 1902, at the County of Blue Earth,
died intestate, and being an nnao-
liant of this county at the time OF his
death, leaving goods, chattels ana es,
tate within this county, and that the said
petitioner is a daughter OF said deceased,
and praying that administration OF said estate
be to Earnest A. Duemeland, granted.
It is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore said court on Saturday, the 31st day OF
January, A. D., 1903, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at
the probate office in Mankato, in said county.
Ordered further, That notice thereon be gwen
to the heirs of said deceased, and to all persons
interested, by publishing this order once In
each week, for three successive weeks prior TO
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free
Press a weekly newspaper printed and PUBLISH
ed at Mankato in said county.
Dated at Mankato the End day OF
January, A d. 1903.
By the Court,
Seal of Probate Court. WM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
1hos. Hughes Atty. for Petitioner.
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HIoslem Etfauette.

All true Moslems when eating must
begin with salt and finish with vine
gar. If they begin with salt. they will
escape the contagion of seventy dis
eases. If they finish witty vinegar,
their worldly prosperity win continue
to increase The host is in etiquette
bound to be the first to start eating
and the last to leave off. Tooth pick
ing is considered an act of grace in
the true Moslem, for the angel Gabriel
is reported to have brought a tooth
pick from heaven for the prophet after
every meal. The priests recite certain
passages of the Koran before and after
lunch and dinner. and also before
drinking water at any hour of the Gay.
COMMITTEE NAMED.
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True Courage.

Sparta cus-What is the greatest act
of bravery that ever occurred within
your specific knowledge?
Smartacus-A man with only half q
dollar in hiss pocket went into swell
cafe and ordered 40 cents worth OF
food right out loud, so that people al
the next table heard him distinctly
Baltimore American.
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Jan. 2-9-16, 1905.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.


cTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Lucius
Wheeler Nourse, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition oil
z. R. Kennedy, administrator of the estate of
Lucius Wheeler Nourse, deceased, representing,
among other things that he has fully administer
ed said estate and praying that a time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing the final
account of his administration, and for
the assignment OF the residue of said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law.
It is ordered, That said account be examined
and petition heard. by this Court, on Saturday,
the oath day of January A. d, 1903, at 10
O'Clock AM, 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 q copy OF this order once in each week
for three successive weeks, prior to said day
of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press, q weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato. the 9th day Of
December, A. D. 1909
By the Court,
Seal Probate Court. WIN f. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
8. B. Wilson, Attorney for Administrator.