The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-02
Free Press Map Of Blue Earth Co. Now on Sale

The largest pension awarded to an
old soldier daring the last year vas
received BY Msjor e. Q. Moderwell Of
Chicago, who served through the civil
war In the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry. He
was wounded three times, once In the
abdomen, once in an arm, and once
in q shoulder. one result Of his disa-
bility being partial iloss Of memory.
It was an increased pension, from
$s5. to $7s month.
Mr.. Lake is the Oldest active travel
ing man in the United States. being
still in the harness at eighty six.
He represents Armour & Co. in Mis-.
sissippi, making towns by day and
night trains. and covering an average
of 1900 miles a month. For thirty
four years he has represented this
single Chicago house !; has never made
sale that proved a bad account; was
traveller on the first railroad train
ever run in the United States; never
took drink Of liquor, played game
of cards. or tasted tobacco.
The principal Of school at Man
chester, Conn.,, holds the record as
spanker. Armed with an ordinary
ruler he administered forty-seven
spankings in thirteen minutes one
day, thus turning fearful boys and
girls away from him at the rate OF
three and eight-tenths boys and girls
a minute.
In the month of SEPTEMBER William
Crandell Of Deep Hollow, near Sus-
quehanna, Pa, killed thirteen wildcats,
and, although badly torn in flesh and
clothing, earned not only record
but the neat sum Of $s6 in bounties.
Indiana reported the youngest
grandfather, Edgar Williams of In
dianapolis, aged thirty-nine. who be-
longs to q family noted for it's early
marriages.
Among the novel records OF the
period must be included that hell BY
James Stewart of Lyden. N. T., who
announces that he has lived on this
earth 104 years, without ever having
told lie. lie goes George Washington
one better by saying that he can lie.
but won't. This remarkable cente-
marian used alcoholic beverages and to-
bacco freely until he was ninety when
he took q new chute and swore off.
The most extraordinary old person
Of the year was Signora Catelina
Flores of Pasadena CAL, who peace
fully passed away at the age Of III
having continued her usual round OF
work until tba day of her death. She
had lived under the shadow Of the San
Gabriel Mission for more than ninety
years.
The largest child ever bern in ILL
nois saw the light Of day in Wauke~
gan in July, when Mrs. George Catlin
gave birth to daughter weighing
twenty -one and a half pounds.
st. Louis factories eclipsed all COM
petitors in the production of the
dainty known as sauerkraut, using for
this purpose 2,700. 600 cabbages and
manufacturing more than 100, 600 half
barrels. which were. shipped to all
parts of the United States.
Fifty persons committed suicide in
Chicago during the month Of May,
The greatest number ever recorded in
a single month according to the health
department..
Turning to great achievements in
live stock, Shamrock, the champion
steer of the third International Live
Stock exposition, won the prize in his
class. He was sold at auction, bring
ing Sc cents a pound on the hoof. His
weight was 1906 pounds. making bis
total cost 81, 010.s0.
The banner sale Of postage stamps
by the Chicago Office was to a local
mail order house,, 0v0, 600 stamps for
$50, Goethe largest Individual order
ever entered.
On Saturday. Sept. I, the vaults of
the United States Treasury held $573,
936, 1913 in gold. which with one posi-
BILE exception exceeded the amount
held at any previous time in the his
tory of any country Of the world.
Henry G. Frick of Pittsburg depos-
tied with the banking house of ]. P.
Morgan & Co. certificate for 100, 0Ot
shares of preferred stock in the United
Steel corporation, yielding him $7oe.
600 annually in dividends, this being
one of the most valuable slips Of
paper in existence.
F. M. McClintic Of Dallas. Tex,
won the Andrew Carnegie diamond
medal for the best all around telegraph
work. He sent 517 words in ten min
utes, establishing record.