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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
MRS. FILKINS' DEATH.
Sioux City Lady Dies at Home OF Her
Daughter in This City.
From Mondays Daily.

Mrs. Lavina Filkins died at ten min
utes after four o'clock yesterday after
noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Becquette, 80 South Broad street,
after a lingering illness, which did not
assume an acute phase, however, until
two weeks ago. During this latter period
she slept most of the time, and did not
awaken at all during the last sixty hours
of her life.
The deceased was born at Saratoga
Lake, n. Y, and was seventy-one years
of age last April. With her husband,
E. p, Filkins, she came to Mankato in
1867, and resided in the city some TWEEN
ty years. The family then moved to
Sioux City, where Mr.. Filkins died in
1891. She continued to make her home
there up to the time of her death, spend
ing her winters with her daughter in
this city. Mrs. Becquette went to Sioux
City and accompanied her mother to
Mankato month ago.
Mrs. Filkins leaves two daughters and
one son. The daughters are Mrs Bee
quette and Mrs. Cora Trimble of Wash
ington, and the son is L. NJ. Filkins Jr.
of Sioux City. She was a most excellent
lady in every respect, and her many
friends and acquaintance in this city
and at Sioux City will greatly regret her
DEATH
The funeral will occur from the resi-
dence at ten o'clock tomorrow forenoon,
and the interment will be had at Glen
wood cemetery, beside the remains of
her husband, which rest there. Rector
Geo. H. Davis will conduct the services.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
WOMEN ARE BARRED
No Longer Employed BY the North
Western Railway Company,
From Mondays Daily.

There is CONSERVATION among the wo-
man employees of the North Western
railway, says a Chicago dispatch. By a
general order of the company the en-
ployment of women in any capacity in
the entire system is barred. Since the
issuance of this order the women ste
nOgra piers in the general offices of the
company have suddenly acquired domes-
tic tastes and matrimonial proclivities
formerly unsuspected. Half a dozen of
the prettiest girls have already left
their typewriters and plunged into the
duties of general housekeeping. There are
still nearly a score of young women who
are said to be seriously considering mat
rimony.
The North Western officials, of course,
are not averse to the softening and refin-
ing influences of women, and personally
are said to regard the ultimate loss of
the woman stenographer. But business
is business, they say, and it has been de-
clded that women must 90. The rea-
son for this decision is found partially
in. the pension system, which naturally
carries with it civil service Women ste
nographers are always women stenogra-
piers, it is claimed, unless they get mar
ried, and are not fit for promotion under
the civil service rules in force on rail-
roads with pension systems
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
VERNON CENTER NEWS.

Miss Rose Thurston, is guest at the
home of Gardner Meade.
Blanche Wyman left Saturday night
for Mankato where she will enter the
normal.
The Eastern Star had work Thursday
night and afterwards held an informal
reception.
Miss Vinette Babcock left Thursday
for Minneapolis, where she has been en-
gagged as teacher in the public schools.
The Parsons, Waddell Land company
of Mankato have disposed of their livery
business interests here to Mr. Kilmer of
Amboy.
w. F. Dewey left Monday night for the
twin cities where he will rubber at the
fair and visit with his mother for a
few days.
Mrs. G. w. Horton and little daugh-
day, after two months visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Snyder.
Mrs. c. r. Marquardt, wife of Prof.
Marquardt, who is instructor in the Ger
man school west of town, left Saturday
for Waseca where she will visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Quimby rejoice over
the arrival of baby boy, which came
Saturday night. Roy says he is going to
be a better banker than his brother Al,
the cashier of the Vernon bank.
H. E. Thompson and family, will move
Monday to Mankato, where they expect
to reside in the future. Mr.. Thompson
having disposed of his farming interests
north of town. Harry is one of Vernon's
best farmers and his many friends will
regret his leaving.
Mrs. L. A. Barton and daughter,
Josephine, shipped their household eff
fects to st. Paul the last of the week,
and left for that place Thursday. Prof
Brown of the village schools arrived Fri
day with his wife, and will occupy Mrs.
Barton's residence.
Thursday afternoon at the home of A.
NJ. Hanney south of town occurred the
wedding of Miss Grace Hanney to Mr..
Ray E. Salisbury of Amboy. The young
couple left for a trip to the twin cities
Friday morning, and will be at home
after Sept. 10Th at Amboy.
FRIENDS or l.. ,. Jerry, one OF Blue
Earth county's pioneer citizens will be
panied to learn that reports from Roches-
ter say he is not progressing to the sat
isfaction of the attending physicians.
His many friends in this part of the
county will hope for his speedy recovery.
The report in one of the country week
lies, afterwards copied by the Mankato
dailies TO the effect that Vernon had q
number of aspirants for political honors
in the county offices, is very much of
"pipe dream" as we are all satisfied here
to ''let well enough alone" In fact Yer
mons citizens need no political honors"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
VOTED FOR FREMONT.
More Old Timers Tell The Amboy
Herald of This.
From Fridays Daily.

The Amboy Herald reports the follow
ing gentlemen as having voted for Ere
mont:
Editor Herald: In The Free Press
of August 81, l notice the names of
those who voted for ]. G. Fremont
in 1856, and will add my name to the
list. | was living at the time in Bloom
ingdale, Ill. Came to Minnesota to live
in lS64.-G. V. McGraw, Mankato.
Editor Amboy Herald. Dear Sir:
Seeing your list of those who voted for
Fremont in 1856, you may count me in
as [ voted for Fremont and Dayton. |
was living at that time in Worcester,
Mass. Have voted for every Republican
president since and hope to live to vote
for Theodore Roosevelt in l904-H. A.
Aldrich, Medo.
Editor Amboy Herald. Dear Sir
Noticing in The Mankato Free Press of
the 2ist request for the names of those
who voted for j. c. Fremont in 1856 for
president of the United States, | will
state that | was at that time living
in La Crosse, Wis, and voted for Ere
mont and every Republican nominee for
president ever since, and [ like the bust
ness so well [ propose to continue in the
same line until my capital stock is ex-
hausted.-Clark Keysor, Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
0CT0GENARIAN DIES.
,,,f aratsch, an Early Settler,
lost Passes Away.
. rom Mondays Daily.

S2S North Sixth street, at 4:45 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, as a result of COM
plicatiOn OF diseases. from which he had
been sufferer for some time. His
end was probably FASTENED, though not
caused, by the fall which he received
early Thursday morning, when he left
his house without the knowledge of the
members of his family and fell off the
sidewalk into the creek, twenty feet be-
low. The exposure and the shock of the
fall told heavily upon him in his weaken
ed condition.
Mr.. kratsch was eighty years of age
last January. lie was born in Hanover,
Germany, and came to America in the
early fifties, locating first in the east,
and later in Chicago, where he remained a
couple of years. He came to AIankato in
1858, and was engaged in various occupa-
tions, following his trade of gun and lock
smith the greater part of the time. For
some years past he did not follow any
active pursuit, having accumulated some
property in his younger days.
The wife of the deceased died eight
years ago, but he is survived by one son,
Albert Kratsch, who is jeweler in Geo. HI.
Lang's store, and Miss Ida Kratsch, for
merly assistant librarian at the public
library He also had many warm
friends, especially among the older resi-
dents, among whom he was well known.
He was an excellent citizen, good neigh
Dor and a kind friend, and his death will
be sincerely regretted by all.
The funeral will occur from the house
at 2.30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon ond
the interment will be had at Glenwood
cemetery. Rev. +. E. R. Miller will con-
duct the services. The remains may be
viewed at the house previous to the SER
vices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
PR0vIDENTIAL PROTECTION
Band OF Hoboes Escape Injury as BY
a Miracle.
From Fridays Daily.

OoAys
The other day an amusing thing oc-
CURED at the North Western depot. At
the time Marshall Cahill and Baggage
master w. S. Scott were standing on
the east platform facing the big water
tank. They We're watching a dozen or
more hoboes who were taking life easy
in the shade of the tank on. the north
side. Some of them were eating, some
reading, others dosing and all appear
emily as contented as the circumstances
would admit, probably more so than the
average of the human race. Suddenly
and without warning one OF the big iron
hoops which encircles the big tank parted
with loud crack and fell to the ground
striking within hairs breadth of the
men. Hardly had the men recovered
their surprise when second hoop burst
ed with a loud noise and fell to the
ground. Luckily as in the former case
the iron missed the men, but it seemed
to the eye witnesses a miracle that it
did so. Several of the men were standing
on the spot only an instant before it fell.
The second break caused the men to
scatter in all directions. 1t was accom-
panied with a sort of grinding noise
which led the men to think perhaps the
whole structure was about to collapse.
After time the men rounded up and at
the suggestion of the marshal they all
took tie pass for the west. The fact
that the heavy iron hoops fell without in
juring them would suggest that Provi-
dence had a hand in the affair-guiding
and protecting even tramping hoboes as
He does mankind in general.-Janesville
Argus
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
YESTERDAYS EXCURSION.
Two Hundred Mankato Pleasure
Seekers Joined 1t.
49,
From Mondays Daily.

The excursion over the Milwaukee road
to Minneapolis yesterday did not take
as many people out of Mankato as had
been expected, not over two hundred go
ING on the two trains, the one starting
from this city and the one from the
southern Minnesota division. The two
trains picked up crowds at lie Sueur
Center and elsewhere, so that they had
eight hundred people on board when they
reached the Flour City. Many got off
at Minnehaha, instead of going into the
city.
The first train took about $50 Mankato
people, and had eleven coaches attached.
The day was perfect and everybody en-
ioyed the trip.
The Pennington line runs through a
beautiful country, rich in agricultural
resources. 1t is mostly a high roll
ing prairie, with here and there a small
but beautiful lake, and drained by nu-
merous creeks. The location of the road
bed has been we'll selected, for it is so
located that high water or rainy weather
will have little effect upon it. Washouts
will be few, and little trouble from
snow is anticipated
The roadbed is almost equal in smooth
ness to those of old lines, and there is a
pleasing absence of Earring and swinging
that are often to be experienced in riding
over new lines. The management of
the road has spared no expense to make
the roadbed as nearly perfect as possible
before opening the line for traffic. Work
trains are still employed along the line,
and nothing will be left undone.
The depots at the various stations are
neat and attractive, and the train and
depot employees are courteous. The Mil
waukee road has made reduced rate
to the twin cities during the present
week, on account of the state fair, as
will be noticed elsewhere in this issue,
and as the train schedule is very con-
eniently arranged, no doubt the road will
have all of the business that it can ham
die.
The Milwaukee road has excellent
terminal facilities in Minneapolis, so
well located as to give it great ad-
vantage. At st. Paul it runs into the
union depot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
HALFWAY POINT.
Hundreds of Mankato Citizens Know
Where It Is.

Where It Is
Not sick enough to 90 to bed.
Not well enough to do your work.
itching Piles irritate you al the time.
Eczema or any itchiness of the skin.
Makes life a misery to bear
Doan's Ointment cures all itchiness.
Plenty of proof that this is so.
Read what a Mankato citizen says:
Mrs. l.. Hinton of 1866 Main street
says: Il procured Doan's Ointment from
the Jno. c. Thro Co. and | must say that
it proved most satisfactory l have found
through experience in using this prepara-
ton in our family that it requires but
Very little of Doan's Ointment to re-
move long standing cases of eczema upon
which no other remedies made any i'm
preston"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n Y, agents
for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no other
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
FUN In THE FIELDS.
Mankato Hunters Leave for Habitat
of the Chicken.
From Mondays Daily.

Tomorrow it will be lawful to hunt
chickens and waterfowl, and number of
local sportsmen will try their luck in
various parts of the state. 1t is a little
early for ducks, but chickens are said to
be unusually numerous in the western
counties of Minnesota and in the Da-
kotas There are also good many in
Nicollet county, but in this county they
are said to be scarce.
Postmaster Benedict went to Redwood
Falls to hunt with friends for couple
of days.
j. j. Waddell and Frank Brett left this
noon for Ulen, where they will hunt
chickens for week. They will be join
ed Wednesday by Ed. Brett and Fred
kruse
H. A. Patterson went to Aurora, S. D.,
today to hunt until Thursday.
c. f. Wise went to Candy today to
give chase to the festive prairie hen.
w. G. Masters has gone to Renvelle
county for hunt with friends.
Mr.. Gamble expects to get into the
field the middle of the week.
a. B. Bierbauer and Fred Force have
gone to Swan lake to shoot ducks and
chickens.
Ed. Bradley Jr. has gone to Swan lake
to try his luck.
Chas Wagon Jr. went to Lake Crystal
this afternoon to hunt with friends to-
morrow.
Henry Madison, A. R. Musser and John
Snow will drive to Hanska tomorrow
for two days hunt.
The noon train on the Chicago &
North Western road took big party OF
hunters from Chicago to South Dakota
Saturday. An extra sleeper was attach
ed to the train, and one baggage car was
filed with dogs and shells. These hunt,
ers will roam over the prairies for week
or two. Among the party were several
ladies.
The trains for the west yesterday and
today also carried hunters and theil
dogs and equipment.
A party of Chicago & North Western
officials passed through the city yester.
day in a special train on their way tc
Frankfort, S. d., to hunt chickens for q
few days. The party included General
Superintendent w. ID. Cantillion ant
Third Vice President Marvin Huphitt ,Jr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
BUGGY DAMAGED.
Mrs. Mansfield Has a Narrow Escape
From Injury.
From Mondays Daily

Mrs. Mansfield was central figure in
an exciting accident on South Fifth
street last evening. AS she was driving
along in her buggy, the latter was run
into by team driven by a man who ap
peared to be under the influence of Ii
quor. The tongue got under her buggy,
and in some manner her carriage was
overturned and she fell underneath it.
She managed to escape from her dan
gerous position by crawling out under the
horses hoofs. Fortunately her horse is
a very gentle one, and it stood its ground
Mrs. Mansfield's carriage got one wheel
ruined and an axel twisted. The other
carriage was damaged somewhat. An eff
fort was made to secure the name of the
person whose team ran into Mrs Mans
fields buggy, but he drove on without
making it known One of his horses
fell at the moment of the collision, but
regained its feet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
w. E. SeeIey Fails to Secure Divorce
From Ada SeeIey.
Suit Is Tried at Sioux Falls and
Was Very Interesting.
Marie" Name of the Woman Who Led
Husband to the Bad.
Plaintiff Said His Wife "JaWed" Him
Because He Flirted.
From Mondays Daily.

Mrs. Ada Seeley returned recently
from Sioux Falls, S. D., where she de-
Tended successfully the divorce suit
brought by her husband, w. E. Seeley,
who had charged her with cruel and in
human treatment and desertion.
1t is rather an unusual thing Tor
a South Dakota Judge to refuse to grant
a divorce when it is applied for, but
in this instance the court at Sioux Falls
changed the program. Seeley went to
Sioux Falls, gained residence there IN
order to have the case tried i'll that state
of free and easy divorce laws.
Seeley's troubles commenced several
years ago when he was rounded up III
New Tim in company with woman
who was not his wife. He was oc-
cIpvino a room with this female when
Mrs. Seeley and the chief of police OF
New Tim swooped down upon them
without warning. During the trial the
New Tim episode cut considerable of a
figure. and Seeley admitted everything
almost that was laid at his door. When
asked to give the name of this "charmer"
who had led him from the
paths of virtue and duty he said it
was "AIarie"-a sweet name indeed-and
one that has been made famous i'll story
and song-and not infrequently in dl-
vorce courts. 1t is said that this parti-
cular Marie is a woman of mature
wears and old enough to know better. In
fact she has reached the age of sere and
yellow. and her charms are not visible to
the naked eve. Mrs. Seeley is charitable
enough to say that Marie is a hypnotist
and that her magnetic influence became
coEed about her husband; thus he was
led to the shores of sin. The light of her
eve was dazzling to the susceptible
Seeley.
During the progress of the trial Seeley
was put through a course of sprouts, Mrs.
Seelev's attorney questioning him most
numerically. The husband was unable
to maintain his charges of cruel and in
human treatment. He was asked what
Mrs. Seeley ever did to him that was
cruel
"WeIl. she 'iawed' me-" replied Seeley.
"What did she Jaw you for?"
Because | firted," replied the injured
husband.
The Judge remarked that no one could
blame woman for 'jawing' her husband
if he persisted in flirting.
At the conclusion of the trial the judge
denied Seeley's application for divorce,
but granted Mrs. Seeley's request for
separate maintenance and $40 per
month alimony.
1t is understood that Seeley is very
anxious for a reconciliation with his wife
and has requested her to come and live
with him. This she refuses to do. Seeley
is employed by South Dakota insurance
company.
Mrs. Seeley is handsome woman and
is held in high respect by her many
friends and acquaintance. Prior to
Seeley's meeting with marie" he and
his wife lived very happily together.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
FELL INTO CREEK.
August Kratch Lies in a Very Serious
Condition.
From Fridays Daily.

August Kratch, who resides on North
Sixth street, met with bad accident this
morning. He had not been well for sew
eral days, and got up at about one o'clock
this morning unbeknown to the men,
bers of his family ard left the house.
His absence was discovered five minutes
later and search was made for him, the
neighbors assisting.
A creek runs near the house, and it
was ascertained that Mr.. Kratch had
fallen from the sidewalk into the creek,
distance of twenty feet. He was found
lying in the water in semi-conscious
condition. His face and head were bruised,
and he has been in comatose condition
ever since.
As Mr.. Kratch is eighty years of age,
and as he is now in bad shape, the out
come is not certain. He is a fine old
gentleman and has many friends who
will regret to learn of his serious con-
ditiOn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
NEW STATE SONG.

Our state a star of fame
known by this Indian name,
Minnesota.
Its gates always ajar
Welcomes from near and far,
All good to this North Star,
Minnesota.
Prairies and timber land
And pretty lakes form grand
Minnesota.
Where erst grazed buffalos
There now golden what grows,
BY which all the world knows
Minnesota.
Minerals and iron ore
Abound on great lake shore
Minnesota.
Where else ON earth we find
Such famous mills to grind,
On flour all fall behind,
Minnesota.
When North with South had strife
Who brought it's noble life?
Minnesota.
For when that war cloud burst,
With patriotic thirst
Was formed the famous First
Minnesota.
Its cline assures good health
Our homes are proof of wealth,
Minnesota
It's legislative planks.
Like schools the highest ranks,
For all to God give thanks,
Minnesota.
The above is dedicated to the Wa
,ca high school.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
WORK STOPS.
Wrong Kind of Brick Purchased for
New Depot.
From Fridays Daily.


Brick work on the new Milwaukee de-
pot has come to a standstill, and some
of the brick already laid will have to
come down. The company purchased a
quantity of paving brick at Sioux City,
Iowa, to be used ON the exterior walls,
but when it arrived it was seen that
part of the brick were spotted, and the
appearance of the, building would not
have been very pleasing. Superintendent
Pass sent the company some samples of
the brick, and he received telegram
from Chicago yesterday to stop work
Immediately. The paving brick will be
used for paving the driveway between
Jackson and Cherry streets, and Purring
ton repressed brick has been ordered
for use in the building. The change will
occasion some delay, but it will be very
desirable one, as the appearance of the
building will be greatly improved by it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
PACKING HIS STOCK.
From TUESDAYS Uai;y.

R. F. Jones was busy today packing the
remainder if his stock of clothing and fur
nishing goods. He will store them, and
until he has completed the improvements
on his house on Cherry street, he will
not decide what to do in the future. He
has been in the clothing business in
Mankato for fifteen years, and has start
ed to close out his goods several times,
but this time he has succeeded in closing
up.
Mr.. Jones has acquired an enviable
reputation during his long business
career, and has many friends who will
wish him success in whatever he may un-
dertake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-04
CATHOLIC PICNIC.
Big Crowd Went Over to Madison
Lake Yesterday.
From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
st. Joseph's society of the Catholic
church at Madison Lake held it's annual
picnic yesterday, and it was a great sue
cess in every way. Fully hundred
young people from this city took the
morning train for the village, returning
in the evening, while a large number
drove over, so that it is estimated that
two hundred Mankato people were pres
ent.
The Concordia band with sixteen pieces
went on the train, and furnished excellent
music all day.