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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
NEIGHB0RHOoD NEWS.
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W. W. SN>CN~CS " ~ " "
CERESCO AND LINCOLN.
Mrs. Philip Murphy visited over
Sunday with her uncle, Mr.. Dolan.
Mrs. Seager is staying with her
sister. Mrs. Austin during ber>illness.
Margaret MCCARTHY returned to
Carleton college on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woodhall
spent New Year, on the farm.
Q. A. Crosby was out this way Fri
day on business.
Mrs. A. W. Conger is very Ill.
Lon Keeck and family spent New
Year s with their mother.
Mr.. Kilmer returned to Amboy after
a short visit with his daughter.
Mrs. Eager and Luzerne went to
Truman Saturday, returning Mon
day.
E. F. Mccarthy and family visited
home Sunday.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
was frightened by the arrival of boy
on New Years.
Minnie Wilde is suffering with a
felon. She is in town having it
treated.
J. A. Anderson sold his sheep to L.
Bachelor, not shipping them as he
intended.
George Bnndy has sold his farm and
will move to Madelia the first OF Feb
ruary
Burt Keech got a wolf in trap
but it got away taking the trap with
it. Parties from town were after 1t
Tuesday with hounds.
The Ceresco W. G. T. U. met with
Mrs. E. Thurtson on Thursday of this
week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
GONE TO THE WALL
G. F. Williams & Co. File Pc
titi0n In Bankruptcy.
The Liabilities Placed at 81 900 to
$4,000, with Assets $3,700-
Old Debts Too Heavy a Load.

G. F. Williams & Co., consisting of
G. F. Williams and his mother. Mary
l.. Russ, fled petition in voluntary
bankruptcy with Referee Flittie Fri
day. Their attorney is A. E. Clark.
The assets consist of stock and fix
lures valued at So. 200, the stock be-
ing composed of jewelry and books.
The liabilities range from 81, 900 to
81. 500, and are mostly claims of
wholesale houses in Chicago and New
York. There are four local claims. ag-
gregating about 1895, for advertising,
rent and light.
The store was closed Thursday
night, and Mr.. Williams and his
mother have returned to their former
home at La Crosse, Wis.
Mr.. Clark states that Williams and
his mother came to Mankato last
August with heavy load of debts on
their shoulders, aggregating So, 600 to
81, 900. It was their intention to close
out their stock. pay off this debt. and
continue in business, but the season
was bad one and the Christmas
trade light. Their business was not
mp to expectations. bat they would
have COME out all right had not some
of their creditors, whose bills came
due in January, insisted on pressing
their claims. Rather than pay these to
the detriment of other creditors they
concluded to go into bankruptcy.
The firm succeeded in paying off
about IS 900 of its old debts during
the time 1t was in Mankato. It is not
known what the present creditors of
the firm will realize, but it is not ex-
pected to be very large per cent.
Mrs. Russ morrgaged her homestead
at La Crosse for So, 100 when she
started her son in business, and she
holds but small equity in it. She
has been haro working and economi-
cal woman, but her son has been un-
fortunate in his business ventures
and everything has been swept away.
The young man knows the jewellers
trade and will seek position and
work at that.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
GARDEN CITY.

James T. Davis died Wednesday af-
ternoon after short illness.
The funeral was held Friday and the
remains inferred in the Lake View
cemetery. Mr.. Davis was seventy six
years of age. He leaves a large estate.
Miss Clara Everson has gone to
Hsnska for short visit.
Mrs. Ben Weiberg had a serious
fall on an icy crossing. She slipped
and fell and when picked up she was
unconscious. At present, however,
she is nearly recovered.
A large crowd went to the "North
Pole Thursday night. Transports
ton was free and only fifteen cents for
refreshments. Everyone had merry
time.
Mr.. A. Sucker went to Fairmont to
spend Sunday with his son. who is in
business at that place. Mr.. Sucker
will return Monday.
Mr.. Marsh Lamberton, who is en-.
gagged in the land business in James
town, N. D., called on friends in this
city recently.
W. r. Barnes has bought the Neff
property, on North Main street.
Dr. Cullen has moved his Office to
the bank block
Carl Strom has opened law Office
in the bank block.
The new corporation srore is named
"The Pioneer Mercantile Company
and started to do business on Jan. 6.
Success to the enterprise.
The machinery is being set in the
mill and the main shaft is being set
by Mayer Brothers of Mankato. The
company intend to run the dynamos
with the big Corliss engine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

The disappearing brook, after run
ming through the cave, again comes to
the surface several hundred yards
further down the slope, appearing
through a hole in the ground, which
resembles the aperture into which it
tumbles out of sight
The farmer residents in that locality
have always known of the disappear
ing brook. but few took the trouble to
search for its hiding place, and no one
had ever entered the cave more than a
few feet until the railroad builders
reached that section. The railroad
which is building passes for quarter
of mile over the cave through a
thick growth of naples.
The cave and the disappearing
brook are attracting much attention
now, and visitors daily explore its
mysterious depths. The cave has been
named "Byard's Csvern,'' in honor
of a Cooperstown attorney who is in
terested in the railroad.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
FOR STREET LIGHTING.
Suggestion that Rapldan Water Power
Be Utilized,

Be Utilized.
A gentleman who has given the
matter some thought advanced a plan
today for the establishment of a mum
fcipal lighting plant He is in favor
of the city purchasing the water
power of the Rapidan mill of 7. L.
Rodgers. This water power is at pres
emit one hundred horse power, but
could be increased to $50 horse power
by building four foot dam at an ex-
pense of about 1000. The power
could be transmitted to the city by
wire and operate the lights. If there
was any to spare, it could be sold for
commercial purposes. The fuel prob
lem would be solved, and no boilers or
engines would be required. One man
at the dam and lineman in the city
could operate the plant, which could
light the streets very chesply. The
water power now has twenty three
feet head
The property at the dam includes
the power, q mill, three dwellings,
ninety acres of land, etc. The sug-
gestion is one that the commercial
organizations might consider, in con-
nection with the council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

Frank E. Fithen of Mingo Junction,
O.. is one of the most striking exam
ples of what man may do for him
self under the most difficult circum-
stances. By an accident this young
man has been deprived of both arms.
He believes in an active. indie pendent
existence. Consequently, he has set
himself the task of getting along
without arms.
He has succeeded admirably we'll,
having mastered not only the art of
bicycle riding, but acquired skill in
performing tricks, the knack of doing
which is known only to the expert
rider. Down steep grades he is the
most fearless coaster known. He
dresses himself with the most scrupu-
lous care, undressing himself with like
ease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
PICKED FROM COUNTY PRESS.

The Enterprise says Mapleton may
not be shipping so much wheat as
usual this year, but what is lacking in
this respect is made up in stock ship.
ment. A whole train load of stock was
shipped out Sunday morning.
Mankato is asking the county to
pay nearly two Thousand dollars in
smallpox bills. The disease must have
been pretty thick down there at some
time. Mapleton's bill is but $40 and
the State board of health were going
to wipe us off the map. but we did
not hear anything about Mankato hay
ing more than one or two cases. Ma
pleton Enterprise.
Editor Hotaling could not have read
the Mankato newspapers carefully.
90
The Good Thunder Herald will next
week publish list of business men
who are not subscribers to that paper
J. S Parks. the official weather
man Of Pleasant Mound. has kindly
furnished us with the following in
;eresting information from the record
If his Office for the year 1909 Pre-
,ipitation. 81 40 inches Clear days,
100 cloudy 90; coolest. Jan 1928 90
legrees below zero; warmest, June
9th. SO degrees: greatest rainfall In
wenty-four hours, June Gath, 8. OF in
hes. -Amboy Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

is nearing the hundred there is
every reasonto believe. And that
what makes Officer Kelley such a re-
markable man physically and men,
tally. He is strong and why and has a
grip like vice. His mind Is as clear
as mountain stream and 1t is de-
light to sit in his presence and listen
to the tales told by him of years
ago. He possesses fund of reminis-
cences and he can relate them in an
interesting manner. His experiences
in the wo-ld were many and they
were of varied character.
The above picture lie the only like
ness of Officer Kelley in existence.
he would never have his picture
taken. one of his own peculiar no.
tions. | q The Free Press always en-
terprising, managed to take a snaDsbot
of the veteran while he was not look
ing. The larceny of his features was
an act for which the public will stand
for. tvsn if Jim" does not
1t is needless to say that all of OH.
Ger Kelley's many friends will wish
him long life and prosperity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

Engineers ..and contractors on the
construction work of the Oneonta,
Cooperstown and Rlchfield Spring
Electric Railroad have found two re-
msrkable freaks of nature at point
near the hamlet of Cullen. One is q
disappearing brook, and the other is
cave. the dimensions of which are
not yet known.
A good-sized stream of water flows
for long distance down slope, then
suddenly narrows and disappears in
a hole in the ground. The hole is
about two feet in diameter, and is
completely filed by the water as it
rushes in and disappears under the
surface.
In the same vicinity is bowl-like
hollow in the earth, and in the side of
the bowl is the mouth of q cave.
The entrance to the cave is sufficiently
large to allow person of ordinary
height to enter easily. Passing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

through the entrance the discoveries
entered q chamber at least 80 feet
square and feet high, the wall and
ceiling being of solid rock. Across
one corner of this cavern runs the
brook, the mysterious disappearance
of which had first attracted attention.
Beyond the brook is an archway in
to the second chamber of the cave.
A big boulder stands in the center of
the opening but there is space enough
to pass on either side. The second
chamber is as large as the first, and
beyond there are others of greater
size. Men have travelled about 1. 500
feet into the rocky cavern. but have
not reached the end.
At first fear was expressed over the
possibility of an explosion from the
gases in the cave. but it is believed
that the waters of the brook keep the
air pure. The cave is particularly
free from dampness and the air is dry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

Mr.. Fithen when writing holds his
pen or pencil between his teeth, turn
ing out good, businesslike chirog-
raphy. III fact his writing is beyond
that of the average business
whose tendency is to overlook many
minor details with which Mr. Fithen
takes special pains, such as dotting
his w's' and crossing his "t's''.
Learning to ride the wheel came
naturally to this young man. From
the first he had no trouble with the
handle bars. He takes the same posi-
tion in leaning forward as the ordi-
nary rider, but so dexterous has he be-
come in his movements that it would
take sharp eye to detect his reason
for doing so. For it is by the touch of
the shoulders that he manages his
wheel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
Mr.. vEUM WINS AGAIN.

The supreme court has handed
down decision sustaining the lower
court in the suit of John E. Verm as
administrator VS.. Martin Sheeran.
The case was tried in the district
court of Waseca county and the plain
tiff won. The defense appealed, and
the plaintiff again scores. B. G. Tay-
lor is the attorney for the plaintiff
who resides In this city. The suit in
wolves the title to q 100 acre. farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
WRITES FROM THE WEST.
D. Away, Formerly of Eagle Lake,
Now Living in Idaho.

D. Away, who resided in Eagle
Lake for number of years, is now
living in Idaho. He writes he follow
ing letter to The Eagle Lake News:
AS many of my friends in Blue
Earth county are not aware that 1
have moved from Eagle Lake, mimi.
to this state, take this means Of
letting them know of my whereabouts
and of my experience since coming
here. We left Minnesota the last day
OF September and arrived here the
second day of October. We no sooner
had landed here than our children
came down with the scarlet fever and
were quarantined for over two weeks.
In the meantime my son and all of his
family who were living at Salt Lake
City, came down with the typhoid
fever and my wife went there to help
take care of them. After being there
a short time it was thought best for
her to come home and soon after she
disease. She has now been sick eight
weeks and many times during that
time we despaired of her life. She has
been great sufferer and some of the
time it took two of us to hold her in
bed. During that time she was out
of her right mind for FIVE weeks Her
sickness cost me 5000. but am more
than happy to state that she is now
convalescent and is rapidly gaining
her strength again.
l like this country very much. 1t
does not seem that we have had any
winter yet although we have had
considerable snow in the mountains
close by and some down here in the
valley. The coldest we have had it
here yet was degrees above zero.
The meadow larks stay here all winter
and yesterday people were blowing
dec. 81. I have bought me ranch
of twenty acres. 1t is very nicely To-
Gated near the mountains and in the
city limits of Ogden. city of 20. 600.
Ogden is getting to be quite railroad
center and is getting to be quite a |
manufacturing city and is destined to
be large CT y in the near future but
will leave the description of Ogden
and it's industries for another letter. |
1 want to thank my many friends for |
their patronage while | was in the |
fruit business and as in all probability |
I will never be able to supply them
with plants any more wish to refer
them to Mr.. G. E. Wagner of Eagle
Lake who will supply you with any
thing you want IN the small fruit
line. I have been acquainted with
Mr.. Wagner for the last twenty years
and highly recommend him as gen.
leman who will do the square thing.
shall be pleased at any time to
,ear from my many friends in Min
,esota. I say friends for do lot know
ls / have any enemies look back
IN the many years that have done
BUSINESS with you in my line with
leasure and hope if may never have
he pleasure Of meeting you again II
aay have the unspeakable pleasure of
1eeting you in the beautiful new !
arth where we will have right to the =
ruit of the tree of life and where the G
1habitants will never say, 81 am 2
ok any more. With kind regards TO .
II my dear friends and happy new t
ear am as ever yours in friendship. O
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
ST. PETER TO RECEIVE. ONE.
Andrew Carnegie to Give Town
Library Under Conditions.

representative McCleary has obtain
ed a conditional promise from Andrew
Carnegie to give $10, 900 for a public.
library at st. Peter. 1t is not the rule.
of Mr.. Carnegie to make gifts of Ii
braries TO towns of the size of ST.
Peter, but he has placed certain con-
ditions around his offer, which have
been forwarded to George N. Evan
son chairman of the st. Peter board OF
trade
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

Prominent among the interesting
treasures recently dug up by Professor
Petrie in the Valley of the Nile we're
series of inscribed scarabs. They
belonged to and were worn by the
great kings and rulers of the early dy-
nasties some 5. 900 years ago.
A typical group of these historic
temples affords vivid glimpse of one
of the many mysterious symbols which
were employed by the ancient Egyp-
tians. The back of the scarab was
nearly always cut in the form of a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
LATEST FASHION NOTES.
Costume OF English SuItinqs.

The costume here illustrated Is of
blue and green English suitIng in
mixed effect with a vast of soft white
silk and velvet and ornaments for dec
orations A drop shoulder collar is a
pleasing feature and the sleeves droop
over plain cuffs The 1iounce in the
gored skirt is headed by velvet ribbon
and trimmed at the lower edge, all
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

beetle. They were made of pottery
or engraved on stone, such as hematite,
carnelian or agate form. They were
used as amulets and from the FIRST
they seemed to have had myster
iously sacred character.
Individual scarsbs were also placed
over the heart of a mummy, and were
used to replace the heart itself when
removed in the process of embalming,
f II the embalmers for some unknown,
reason did not replace the heart in the
body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE.

At Austin the jury In the case OF
Frank W Bell, charged with the muir
der of Nels s. Green at Elkton, Sept.
A, brought in verdict Friday az
ternoon of manslaughter in the first
degree. Bell was recommended to the.
mercy of the court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
AMONG THE UNIONS.
Printers Formulate a New Scale of
Wages.

The typographical union held an
adjourned meeting Friday night and
formulated scale of wages ON the
basis of nine hours work day. The
work has heretofore been ten hours.
until a week ago, when it was reduced
to nine and a half. The proprietors
of the different papers are to be in
sited to insect with the union at dts
next meeting. Jan. 3oth. and discuss
the matter.
The painters union held q smoke
social Eriday night. that was much en-
joyed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.,

Warranty deeds fled:
VIM. N. Durrin to Leslie Orcutt.
south half and east half of north half
OF block seven. Barclay 8 add. No. 2,
Madison Lake. for $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

the stitching being done with Corti-
CELL spool silk. A fiat velvet collar
finishes the neck.
Especially smart are the rather Sc
verely designed dresses of checked
SILK showing green and blue instead
OF the black and white and blue and
white which have been SO much used
curing the past season. Little If any
trimming is employed. The foundation
skirt should match either color In the
check or else be made of shot taffeta
showing the two colors blended
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
SUICIDE AT TRUMAN.
Mrs. Burgeman Sets Fire to Her Own
CI0thjnu.

Mrs.. Fred Burgemsn committed
suicide at Truman Friday by set
ring fire to her c'othing. She was the
wife of grain buyer. She leaves FIVE
children. Illness caused her to do the
rash act.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-03
The Biggest Man.

Edward Beaupre, the biggest man in
the world, was one of the sights on
Broadway in New York the other day.
Beaupre does not enjoy his unique dis
tinction. Being independently wealthy
and intelligent and refined as we'll he
is not a sideshow sight. He stands s
feet 3 inches in height and weighs 1858
pounds. He wears No. 8 hat and a
% shoe Beaupre weighed 8 pounds
when he was born. He was just like
other babies until. at the age of 3,
he began to grow with remarkable
speed. His parents are of normal size.
He was feet when years old.
Now it takes Is yards of cloth to make
him a suit Of clothes. He has two
brothers and four sisters, none of
whom is remarkable for size except
one of the boys, aged 8, who is 8 feet
8 inches and growing at a rate at
which he will soon catch up to his big
brother.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-03
Even Winners Can r., Sad

No. said the fat barber In the
Broadway hotel, II amt PLAYING the
races nowadays. Fact is, haven't
got ever being sore over the last one
| made, and at that l won II.
1T was this way. was working
at the Chair about l O'clock one day
when In PUSHES guy l knew. but not
very well.
Got any money! he says to me.
Touch says l to myself. so I
told him didn't have much. only
what Id made in tips that day. and
Ia had to buy my lunch out of that
But he wouldn't give up.
Haven't you got even so cents p
he says.
We'll, l made up my mind I'd haze
to give UP, and, anyhow, didn't
know but what he was good for it. SO
hands over the half, and with that
he rushes out.
wasn't more'n an hour later when
he PUSHES back and shoves me three
dollar bills.
What's thisY 1 says.
What Is itT he yells. It's money
The Mutt wins at 8 to 1. It's a shame
you only had a half, but 1 put 1t in
with mine And with that he hauls
out a handful of ones and twos.
was l sore? l waa"-New York
Sun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-03
dOW'S IH1sf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
.ase of Cattarrh that can not be cuIed by Halls
catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Props Toledo, O.
We the undersigned. have known F. J. Cheney
or the past Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in ali business transactions and fin-
.ncially able to carry outany obligations made
oy their firm.
WEST TRUAx,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
WALDING KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Cstarrh Cure Is taken internally acting
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
he system. Price 7Sc per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
An old-tine political economist has
been figuring up to find out who it Is
that the public pay best, and the fol-
lowing Is the sum total: First-We
pay best those who destroy us: Gen
erals. Second-Those who cheat us:
Politicians and quacks. Third-Those
who merely amuse us: Singers. actors
and musicians. Last, and least Of all
Those who instruct us: Authors,
schoolmasters and editors.