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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
FOUNDERS AND PATRIOTS.

Will Meet This Afternoon in the New
 Haven House.
 There will be meeting of the Society of Founders and Patriots at the New Haven house this afternoon at 1:30, Edward Gaylord Browne professor of history in Yale university, will deliver an address on Americas Two Great Contributions to Civic Liberty and Self Government"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
YALE UNION ELECTS.

Officers for the Team-Those Who
 Were Chosen.
 At the meeting of the Yale union last evening the following officers were elected for the term:
 President, c. F. Moore 'C4; vice pres ident, A. P. McKinistry '05; secretary, F. E. Pierce 'O4; treasurer, G. Roberts 'O5; executive committee, H. Glickman 'O4 chairman; N. N. Rupp '04 and F. Kerrigan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18
IN THE DIVORCE COURTS.

The following divorces were granted in the superior court yesterday after noon: Charles A. Caris vs. Minnie Caris grounds, assertion; Helen Allen vs. Will liam J. Allen, grounds, habitual intem- perance, plaintiff given the custody of two minor children; Dora Kielholz vs. Otto Kielholz, grounds, desertion: Mar ian Gertrude Brinkerholf vs. John B. D. Brinkerholf, grounds, desertion; Lydia M. Kahl vs. George Kahl, grounds, de- sertion. the plaintiff allowed the cus- tody of the two minor children. In the case of Thomas L. Williams vs. Mary A. Williams action was dismissed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

COMMITTEE ON CONDEMNATION
 The committee on condemnation, which is considering the sale of the Thompson woods to Albert H. Young, held a meeting in city hall last evening. Quite number of persons interested in this matter appeared before the con1- mittee and were heard. No action was taken. Another meeting will be held Wednesday evening.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-18

PuLPS Theatre Vaudeville.
 ENTIRE WEEK. APRIL 20. r Extraordinary Engagement THE GRAND OPERA TR10 in pRfSoN,
 S-0ther Big Acts-S. S-0tehr Big Acts-S.
 dhe 5 Meers, Quigley Bros. in the Toll Gate Sarlin and Brown, Lauder and Stanley. TIe Deegans, Billy Johnson of Cole and John. son, Fields and Wha1len. Vitagraph, Rob inson Crusoe" views. -'oo3 PRICES: Eve, 10c, 200. BOG. Matinee. loc' 2oe. Ladies at Mat. 10 cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11

Plaine is the principal, with Miss Lizzie
Gerlach of Good Thunder, Miss Inez
Peterson of Mankato and assistants in
the different departments.
The heavy rains of the past three
days have had demoralizing effect on
threshing operations in this vicinity,
and in order to have all grains that are
uncut or not threshed two weeks of good
hot weather will be necessary to save
the yield as it now stands.
Lorenzo Carpenter and wife left Satur-
day for their future home at Mankato.
Their many friends in and around YER
non will regret their departure, and wish
them success in their new home A
farewell party was given them at their
home Friday night, and the Vernon
band also rendered a serenade.
The school starts out on a graf deal
better footing this year than ever, being
a semi-graded school and with the above
efficient corps of instructors, it is hoped
that next fall will find the school among
the graded schools of the state A great
deal of credit is due the board of edu-
cation, and little cooperation on the
part of parents will help great deal
to make the school a thorough success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
Sept. f. 1-18-25, Oct. 2-9-16, 1903.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES SALE.

Default having been made in the payment of
the sum OF two hundred and fifty dollars with
interest thereon from and since May 2Sth 1902,
at the rate of eight per ceat per annum which
is claimed to be due and is due at the date of
this mott upon certain mortgage duly exc
cuted and delivered by Eugene NJ. Thompson
(unmaIried) mortgagor, to Andrew Frien !,
mortgage, bearing date the 18th day of May,
1888, and with power of sale therein con-
tanned, duly recorded in the office of the register
OF deeds in and for the county Of Blue Earth
and state of Minnesota, on the 10th day Of
June, 1900, at 1870 o'clock, a. M, in book4S of
mortgages, on page '25s and no action or pro-
wise, to recover the debt secured by said mort
gage, or any part thereof.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue ct the power of sale contained in said
mortgage, and pursuant to the statute in such
case made and provided, the said mortgage will
be foreclosed by a sale of the premises de-
Beginning at point west twenty.;our degrees
on the south side Of River street.
which W .ia last point is two rods IVES,
eighteen Qs) of the Village OF Garden City,
thence west twenty-four (24) degrees south,
eight Gl rods, thence south nine (9l rods and
C0 links, thence north twelve az rods and
fifteen Q1 links to the place of beginning and
containing one BALI acre of land located in the
section twenty-seven en- in township lO7 north
OF range % west in Blue Earth county and
state of Minnesota. with the hereditaments and
appurtenances; which sale will be made by the
sheriff of said Blue Earth county at the east
ery front door of the court house, in the city of
Mankato, in said county and state, on the
seventeenth day of October, 1903. at ten o'clock,
a M, of that day, at public vendue, TO the high
est bidder for cash, to pay said debt of two
hundred and fifty dollars, and interest, and the
taxes, if any, on said premises, and twenty five
dollars. attorneys fees, as stipulated in and by
said mortgage in case of foreclosure and the
disbursements allowed by law; subject to re-
day of sale, as provided by law.
Dated September 1st, A. D., 1903
ANDREW FRIEND,
Mortgages.
Thos. Hughes, attorney for mortgage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
PICKED FROM COUNTY PRESS.

frOI. DanleI LaInrOp Is Ihe new super
intendent of schools at Mapleton. He is
from New Hampshire and is graduate
of the Minnesota university.
Editor Brown announces in The Amboy
Herald that he cannot visit every train
in order to see who is ''going and COM
ing" so he requests those who $50 and
come" to call at the office and tell him
all about it.
Mapleton will blow itself for a car
nival and street fair to be held the last
week in September or the first week in
October. The attractions will be fur
nished by Mr.. Crossman.
Additional evidence of corn crop is
being daily exhibited by the samples
left at this office. The sample from a
seventeen acre field on Orson Chase's
place raised by VIM. Mead indicates some
very good corn if we have couple of
weeks more without ost-Mapleton
Enterprise.
Auguse E. Gensmer, one of our indus
trious and prosperous farmers left yes
terday overland for Chippewa county,
where he will take possession of farm
purchased by him some months ago. We
wish him and his family prosperity in
their new home and exceedingly regret
their departure.-Good Thunder Herald
Another deal has been consummated
whereby B. o. Killmer of Amboy comes
into possession of the livery stable,
Pearson & Waddell, disposing of the
livery stock and leasing the barn. Bar
ney is an experienced liveryman and
thoroughly understands the business and
will make a success of it if anyone can.
Vernon Center News.
Attorney Thomas Hughes of Mankato
was in town Friday afternoon on legal
business. Mr.. Hughes was the prime
mover in the publication of the recent
work on Mankato's first fifty years.
The work is filled with matter of his
torical interest, biographical sketches
and is certainly volume to be highly
priced by every person Unidentified with
the early history of our county seat city.
l-Mapleton Enterprise.
Tuesday nights storm was accompani-
ed by considerable hail, and east of
town did quite little damage in places.
On the Gene Hadley farm twenty eight
window glasses were broken and the
Colu StIlppeu uOWU Ill Ddu shape. mos.
Burns also reports that on their place
the hail was severe and the corn badly
stripped. The hail were large and had
they been accompanied with considerable
wind would have swept things clean.
The hail were SO thick that Mr. Burns
was able to scoop them up after daylight.
The storm occurred about two O'clock
Mepleton Enterprise.
Mrs. Simeon Huntley met with quite
an accident on Monday afternoon while
working at the home of j. H. Mooney.
In attempting to throw out pail of
water from off the back porch, which is
quite high from the ground, she support
ed herself against a weak trellis, which
broke, letting her fall to the ground.
One of her thumbs was dislocated and a
severe cut in her forehead Dr. Schlessel-
man was called and administered to her
aid. She is resting comfortably and no
serious results are looked for. 1t was
certainly quite lucky escape, with SO
slight injuries. Thunder Herald
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
IT'S A SLAYER.
Comes Quickly, But 1t Comes to Stay
How Mankato Citizen Got Rid of 1t.

Comes Quickly, But 1t Comes to Stay
How Mankato Citizen Got Rid of 1t.
Comes early, stays late.
No stranger can be more unwelcome.
Makes life misery all day long.
Keeps you awake nights.
Irritates you; spoils your temper.
Do you know this unwelcome guest?
Ever have it come and stay with you?
Know what it is? Eczema.
If you ever had any itchiness of the
skin.
You know how hard it is to shake it
off.
You would like to know how to do it?
Let Mankato man tell you.
Read his statement that follows:
Mr.. Geo. p Griebel of 403 South Front
street boot and shoe dealer says, "For
long time l was bothered with itching
of the most aggravating nature. 1t
troubled me nights and was embarrass-
ing during the day. 1 used various
remedies but nothing cured me until I
used Doan's Ointment sold by j. G.
Thro. expected to be again disappoint-
ed but l was agreeably surprised in
finding the remedy to effectually relieve
me in short time. l can ardently re-
commend Doan's Ointment.
: For sale by all dealers, price so cents.
Forter-Milburn Co.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
OIL INSPECTORS ORGANIZE.
Red Can Law Is Said to Be Very
Defective
From FridaY's Daily.

An association of state oil inspectors
was formed yesterday afternoon at a
meeting at the Lincoln club rooms. The
purpose of the association is to secure
uniformity in the inspection of oil, to
bring about desirable legislation for the
protection of life against explosions, and
to make the oil inspection department
more efficient in every way.
Officers were elected as follows: Pres
idant. B. F. Ward, Minneapolis; first
vice president, A. H. Behnke, Kenyon;
second vice president. G. H. Bronson,
Osakis; third vice president, L. E. Lar
son. Winona; secretary, w. B. Marshall,
Duluth, and treasurer, NJ. ]. Wiley, st.
Paul.
An executive committee was appointed
to examine the present oil inspection
laws and to suggest amendments. The
committee consists of M. j. Wiley, st.
Paul; John DeLeo, st. Cloud; w. E.
Whiteman, Ortonville, and Moyle Brock
enridge.
Members of the new association stated
yesterday that the red can law passed
by the last legislature is defective in that
it does not provide means of enforcing
the provisions They maintained that
the law simply states that cans contain
ing gasoline shall be painted red to dis
tinguish them from cans containing
kerosene and less harmful explosives. The
executive committee will investigate the
matter further and will report at the
next meeting. 1t was also suggested that
a gravity test for oil be adopted in place
of the present burning test.
The meeting was attended by fifty of
the state oil inspectors deputies. Here
after the association will meet annually.
State Inspector Fenton G. Warner last
night gave banquet at the Commercial
club. Congressman F. C. Stevens ad-
dressed the inspectors.-St. Paul Pho
neer Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
VERNON CENTER GOSSIP.

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs
r. E. Harkins, Monday night.
Miss Augusta Meyer spent Sunday with
her parents at Good Thunder
Mrs. Hattie Gleason of Lake Crystal
is visiting friends and relatives
Miles Porter is up in North Dakota
looking after his farming interests, to re-
main some time.
Ed Carpenter is suffering from bad
case of bloodpoisoning, the result of
a barbed wire scratch.
The Misses Pearl and Francis Pepper
returned Saturday morning from an ex-
tended trip to South Dakota points.
Charlie Woodhall, who has been play
ing with the Bottineau ball team the
past season, is home on visit for few
days.
"Chuc" Burrows left Saturday for
Estherville, Iowa, on business connected
with the Farmers Land company, re-
turning Monday.
The village schools opened Monday
with very good attendance with more
to enroll later on. Prof. Brown of Belle
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
He WAS A FIEND.
Joe Godfrey, Who Took Part in New
UIm Massacre.
From Fridays Daily.

from fridays DaHy'
''Yes, Joe Godfrey is alive and living
on his farm or land on the Santee In
dian reservation remarked one of the
young Santee agency Indians who are in
the city to reporter for the Argus
Leader this afternoon.
''He was married to his second wife. a
girl about seventeen years old, a few
months ago, his first wife having died a
year or two since"
Joe Godfrey is the negro who was with
the Santee Indians at the New Ulm,
Mimi, and the Spirit Lake, Ia, massacre
almost half century since, and he is
now about seventy years of age. He re-
turned to the reservation after the war
expedition of the Santees with those
Indians and married a squaw, thereby
becoming a ward of the government, or
rather living off the rations and annuities
issued by the government to his dusky
spouse.
Men who know of Godfrey's residence
on the reservation have often speculated
as to why he has been permitted to exist
at that point. He has never left the
reservation since he took up his resi-
dence there and the reason given for that
is that he was afraid of being killed by
some of the white people who reside
near the reservation for his participation
in the massacre mentioned above.
1t has been stated that two or three
men went from Minnesota to Springfield
many years ago and took UP their resi-,
dence for the very purpose of killing
this negro at the first opportunity when
he was off the reserve and that he haS
never dared trust himself in Springfield
nor any other community of white peo-
pie.
1t is stated upon good authority that
Godfrey has frequently related at In
dian pow vows and councils on the San
tee reserve the part which he took in the
New Ulm massacre and he seems to
have enjoyed what he did at that time.
One feature of his narrative is state
ment to the effect that he killed a white
man and woman and then took their in
FAINT child, placed it in huge sheet iron
pan and then placed the pan in the oven
of stove and roasted it to DEATH
This story he told at the last time at
an Indian feast at Santee about eleven
years ago. Today he owns a fine farm
at Santee and his wife is a young In
dian woman. A number of the Indians
who took part in the New Ulm affair
were hung for their crime but Godfrey
who seems to have been the arch fiend
escaped and has lived off the government
ever since. His hair is gray now, but
what he has done is still fresh in the
minds of many people.-Sioux Falls Ar
Leader.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
Charles Murfin Formerly of Sleepy Eye
Suicides in Seattle.
He Was an Embezzler to the Ex-
tent of $1,000.
Went Through a Mock Marriage With
Confiding..Young Girl.
His Shortage Discovered, Promised
to Make Good.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. CHARLES H.
Murfin, of Sleepy Eye, Mimi, formerly
of Minneapolis, bookkeeper for A. H.
Harrison & Co., of this city, sent bullet
through his brain on the shore of Lake
Washington, near Leschi Park, some time
Friday night.
That morning he had been confronted
by his employer with a shortage, sup
posed to foot up to about ST 900, and
that, coupled with the belief that his
wife was about to learn that marriage
ceremony between them performed last
December, was mockery, is thought by
the Seattle police to have led him to COM
nit suicide
Murtin had his life insured some time
before the discovery of the shortage, and
IN letter found in his clothes he states
that this insurance money was to cover
his Indebtedness to the firm.
In his pockets were three letters.
One was addressed to Mrs c. II. Muir
fin, his wife; one to A. H. Harrison, his
employer, and the third to Mrs. w. NJ.
Murfin, Sleepy Eye, his mother.
Shortly after the time he went to
work in Seattle he met young girl of
Burnett, Wash. Last December he took
out marriage license in Tacoma and
they were supposed to have been married
in that city the same evening After the
ceremony, which was performed by a
friend of Murfn, he brought his supposed
wife to Seattle to live. 1t was not until
after his death that the woman learned
the truth.
Friday morning when Murfin came to
work Mr.. Harrison called him into the
private office and there told him what
he knew. Murfin was astounded, and is
said to have admitted the truth but
could give no idea of how much money
he had stolen.
He wound up by telling Mr.. Harrison
that if he was not arrested he would be
able to make the amount good as soon
as he knew how much it was. Mr.. Har-
rison replied that he could continue at
work. but if he attempted to leave the
city he would be arrested.
Friday noon he left the office, saying
he was going home for luncheon. He ar
rived home about one o'clock and appear
ed to his wife to be in his usual spirits,
although she noticed that he had been
drinking considerably. When he left the
house to return to work he kissed her
goodbye. He then went into a bed
room and took from drawer the revol
yer found on him. That was the last
his family or friends saw of him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount of Money on Hand Septe mber
LIST Was $23,71O.
From Fridays Daily.

The report of City Treasurer Thro-
dahl for August shows that on the first
day of the month there was $30lOl3 80
on hand, and that by September this has
been reduced to $23,7lO.S2.
The receipts consisted of $4,000 re-
ceived from liquor licenses, $50 from
redemption notice refunded, $ll2.lO from
fines and fees in the municipal court,
$3.50 from special assessments, $ll0.47
from coal sold, $l9l.25 from water rents,
and S. from bath house fees, total of
S4,463.4l.
The amount paid out in city orders
was $ll, lO0.97.
The only fund that is overdrawn is
the bills payable fund, $9O,45. The other
funds have money to their credit as
follows: Current, $5.372.S6; road and
bridge, $l,2666l; special assessment,
ST. ,273.57; waterworks $4,9l7.S4; park,
$566.39; interest, $5,409.l7; sinking,
$3sO.20; sprinkling, $l,643.53; library,
$2,967.lO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11

Miss Vesta Cornish of Vernon Cen
ter has gone to River Falls, Wis, to ac-
cept the position of critic teacher in
the grammar department of the state
normal school there. She is a graduate
of the high and normal schools in this
city and of the state university, and
travelled the last year abroad. She is
a sister of Miss Bonnetta Cornish, who is
a teacher in the Mankato high school,
and is a young lady of unusual attain
ments and splendid qualities. Her many
friends in Blue Earth county wish her
success.
Miss Anna Ross returned last night
from her home at the Crow agency,
Mont, after a vacation of six weeks.
Much of the time was spent in camp
ing out, and for two weeks of the time
she was fifty miles from postoffice
and seventy five miles from railroad.
She witnessed the distribution of cat
tie to the Crow Indians and the branding
of the same. Night after night her
party slept out in the open air, upon
pine boughs or on convass spread on the
ground with the rattlesnake for near
neighbors.
DIR. F. L. Stephan is spending the
week at Lake City, where he is represent
ing company H at a target shoot between
the ten highest men in each regiment of
state militia. The contest began Mon
and will continue until Friday. Yester-
day DR.. Stephan was the highest man
in the second regiment, at 200, 300 and
500 yards. The new eliptical target is
hard to score with for those who have
not tried it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
From Mondays Daily.

A very pleasant reception was given
Saturday evening at the normal school
by the faculty for the students. The
attendance included about every one in
the school, and was fully three hundred
The library was prettily decorated with
asparagus and sun flowers. The as
paragus was placed along the tops of
the book cases and trailed down, while
the sun flowers were in immense bou-
quets. Rugs were scattered about.
Every one had card pinned upon his
or her clothing upon entering, giving
name and address, so that it was an easy
matter to get acquainted with each
other, which was one of the objects of
the reception. The evening was spent in
conversation, and frappe and waters
were served. Several musical selections
were rendered
The reception committee consisted of
President Cooper, Miss Fisher, Miss Fen
ton and DIR. Young.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
From Saturdays Daily.


The following from the Washington
Post will be of interest to the many
friends of Miss Collins in this city:
The engagement is announced of Miss
Marie Collins, of this city, to Mr.. John
Jerome Rooney, of New York. Miss Col
Inns, who has achieved distinction as a
dramatic reader in New York and Bos-
ton, has lived in Washington for several
years, where she has also been most sue
cessful in her readings. She is now at
her summer home in Gloucester, Mass,
where her marriage will take place in
October. Mr.. Rooney is a prominent
member of the Society of American Au-
thors, the Catholic Club, the president of
the Pleiades, and otherwise identified
with the literary and artistic life of his
home city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-11
APPOINTED COMMITTEES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
President Thro of the library board
has named the following COM
mittees:
Finance-Wilmot, Noe and Mrs. Baker.
Building and Rooms-Thro, Bierbauer
and Widell
Reading Rooms Baker, Thro and
Patterson.
Reference -Krost, Wise and Patterson.
Rules and Regulations -Widell, Bier
bauer and WiImot.
y Library Loan-Wise, Noe and Krost.