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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
PRICES FOR PAVING.
St. Paul Getting Work Dene at Bed.
rock figures.

Asphalt paving prices touched bed
ker in st. Paul yesterday. The Bar
cock Paving company was forced to
make price of $1.75 per square yard
on two contracts, and $l.65 on an
other to prevent new concern from
getting foothold. The lowest price
ever before quoted was $f.77 per
square yard in 1891, awarded to the
r. F. Conway company. The prevail
ing price, on which the st. Paul city
engineer has been basiDg his esti-
mates, is 50 40. st. Paul proposes
to expend more than $4O. 600 for as
phalt paving as soon as the weather
will permit of the work being done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
GIVEN A TESTIMONIAL

Mrs. Barron's class in instrumental
music gave a recital the Other day
that was much enjoyed by thoss pres
emf. Before the audience dispersed,
Miss Lenore Trenheuser. on behalf of
the class, presented Mrs. Barron with
a silver water pitcher with hei name
engraved upon it. The affair was a
very pleasant one for all preset.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
LOST HIS CHILDREN.
Ole Pearson Comes to the City on a
Peculiar Mission.

Ole Pearson. farmer living near
Mankato, is in the city searching for
his two children, aged eleven and
eight years. He states that lady
took the children two months ago and
was supposed to have brought them
to Mankato. but he has been unable to
get any trace of them. He had ex-
pected to start for the old country
Monday morning, but has delayed his
departure until tomorrow morning. :
It is said that Pearson recently fell
heir to small fortune, aggregating
several thousand dollars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
[. A. o. H. OFFICERS.

At the regular meeting of the L. A.
o. Fl. last evening the following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing two
years President. Miss Laura Kelley /;
vice president, Miss Jane Z. Hughes
recording secretary. Miss Mary Nc
Call financial sc secretary, Mrs. HELEN
Hennesy; insurance secretary. Miss
Kate Tierney; treasurer. Mrs. Anna
Riley; sentinel. Mrs. M. Tanning
sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Mary Grady
medical examiner, DR.. Hughes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
COKE ADVANCES.

Coke advanced to IS ton delivered,
Monday. by the Mankato Gas & Elec-
trio Light company, The company
has nearly exhausted the supply ac-
cumulated during the summer, and
can hereafter supply calls for fuel
only as the coal is used in making
gas. The demand for coke has been
very heavy this winter, on account Of
the scarcity of coal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

From Tuesdays Daily.
For Sale-Two book cases, suitable
for Office or residence. e. F. Soaring.
Mankato lodge No. Is, /. o. O. F.,
installed its offers last night and had
an oyster supper.
Charles B. Hanford will present
"Much Ado About Nothing at
Mankato Theatre on Jan. 16.
A large number Of farmers were in
the city yesterday and today and re-
port the sleighing as fairly good.
A. couple of inches more of snow
would make it excellent.
The children of the late Mrs. WEIGH
stadt today withdrew their objection
to the probating of Mr.. Weichstadt's
will. Considerable testimony had
bsen taken in this case at the last
hearing. and today's move may be
only postponing the real fight
This is the week of prayer observed
by churches everywhere and Thursday
will be devoted to young peoples
work. Union services will be held at
the Presby terrain church on that day.
Mr.. Eberman will lead conference
in the afternoon at 2 30 II the eve
ming he will speak on young peoples
work in the church. Special music is
being prepared. Come and bear him.
ALI are cordially invited.
From Wednesdays Daily.
DR.. Schmauss is rejoicing over the
arrival of young doctor at bis house
yesterday. :
L. e. Scott is the proud father of
baby girl that made it's appearance at
his home on Monday night.
The Blue Earth Post announced
that Gaylord Lamb. one ofManka
to's attorneys. was in this dty last
Monday on business pertaining to his
profession. Gay lord will b, some
what surprised at being classed among
the professional men. It's all right,
though. He should have been admitted
to the bar long ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
SHAKING UP HAD
County Board Turns Out the
Old Officials.
New Supervisor of Poor Farm and
Court House janitor-Dr.
HoIbr0ok Scores.

|: The county board has filled ths
most important offices at its disposa
with new men, turning out old, tried
and faithful men to give their places
to new applicants. The Offices were
filled at this forenoon's session. VIM.
P. Lewis, who has been overseer Of
the poor farm for fourteen years, Civ.
ing perhaps better satisfaction than
any previous incumbent, will be sue
ceeded by Fred s. Kiffe. brother OF
Leo and Frank Kiffe of this city. The
vote stood three for Kiffe and two for
Lewis. The salary was placed ! al
$500, and the change will be made
March LIST. ----~r- -. ...z-
. The board voted to make change
in the janitorship Of the court house.
giving the position to David A. Jones
of Judson. Mr.. Jones received three
votes to one each for VIM. E. Ed
wards, who has filled the position for
eight years with perfect satisfaction,
and John G. Bixby of Garden City.
The salary was placed at $50, and the
change will be made March LIST.
The county physicians were mostly
reelected. DR.. A. o. Bjelland of this
city did not desire a reelection, and
Drs. J. S. Holbrook, ]. M. Edwards
and VIM. Jacoby were nominated for
the position. DIR. Holbrook received
three votes, and he was declared
elected. His salary was placed at $500
year.
Tie other county physi clans elected
are the following
Second district, DR.. A. G. Smith of
Eagle Lake, at $50 per year
Third district. DR.. John Williams
Of Lake Crystal, at s1G0 year.
Fourth district, DR.. o. FL. Nc
Michael of Vernon Center, at $50 per
year.
Fifth district, Dire. L. W. Kruger
and Ira Bishop of Mapleton, at $50
per year.
Sixth district. DR.. Fred Davis of
st. Clair, at $50 per year.
Seventh district, DR.. E. W. Benham
of Amboy. at $50 per year.
Eighth district, DR.. 81. G. Parker
of Madison Lake, at $40 per year.
A resolution was adopted. requiring
that each county physician furnish
his own medicine and attend all calls
from the poor within their respective
districts, contagious diseases not ex-
cepted
Severn Thissen Of st. Clair was
granted liquor license.
A list of persons was prepared. from
whom the jurors for the February
term of the district court will be
drawn. The names for Mankato city
are as follows:
First ward-Grand. Chas. Swan
son, Fred Schultz, Jospeh Mosburg,
Robt Buttimer; petit, Andrew Eng
watson ST., Ferdinand Kiffe, j. M.
Swedburg. Lewis Bishmann.
Second Grand, John Wass.
C. M. Bell, Chas. Brandt, Ed.
Cousandire; petit, q. G. Small, Mic
Kleinschmidt, Ben Bangerter, Sivert
Olson.
Third ward-Grand. Chas. 81. Jones.
Geo. w. Monks. Fred E. Heinze. j.
B. Lytten; petit, John R. Bowen,
John Krost, John Koonze, Theodore
Schuette.
Fourth ward Grand, Wylie Chitten.
den, N. T. Comstock, Thos Riley
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
ESTES LANDS A PLACE

W. R. Estes of Madelia hal been
appointed consul to Antigua. British
West Indies, to succeed George Saut-
ter, who is transferred to Gulaquii.
Ecuador. in place of Thomas Mast,
deceased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09

August Gems and Thomas Rooney
of Csresco were in Mankato yesterday
and today and appeared before the
county board. Mr.. Gems Is chairman
of the town board and clerk of the
school board of Cerecso, and Mr..
Rooney is also member of the town
board. Mr.. Gems called at The Free
Press Office, where he is always well
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Miss Hannah B. Mohr, aged thirty
three years, died Monday afternoon
Of consumption, after an illness of one
year. She was sister of Charles FL.
Mohr, the grocer at Fifth and Madi-
son streets, and her mother lis Mrs.
Gertrude Mohr, residing at 101
Adams street. Two other brothers
survive her, George, at Ellsworth,
Mimi, and Edward J, who resides in
Mankato.
The funeral will be held from the
German Lutheran church at $50
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
W. N. Plymat received a telegram
at nine O'Clock Monday contain
ing the information of the death Of
his brother, Astragalus Ply1hat,
which occurred suddenly at 6 p. m. at
his home at Alexandria. It is not
known what caused the death. as Mr..
Plymat had not known that his
brother hSd been other than in perfect
health.
The deceased was sixty years of age
and leaves q wife, two daughters and
one son. He was well and favorably
known around Mapleton. although be
had resided at Alexandria for q
quarter of century. He was a veter-
mary surgeon. and leaves two broth
ers in Kansas besides W. N. Plymat.
It is not known when the funeral
will be held, but Mr.. Plymat took the
afternoon train for Alexandria.
Mind Reading.
Taught in one lesson by mail. in
SO plain and simple manner that q
child can learn to perform the most
astonishing feats. You can make
money with this new power. or you
can become a star entertainer much tt
the amazement of your friends Send
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ed If not satisfactory. Address
.Knaff. !" 200 I'd st. SO. Minneapolis.
MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09
ISSUE OF STOCK
Telephone Company Puts Out
$4,000 of Preferred.


A meeting of the stockholders of the
Mankato Citizens Telephone company
was held Monday, and it was voted
to issue $50, 600 of preferred stock. at
par, to bear six per cent interest. the
proceeds to be used toward paying for
the improvements which the company
has been putting in recently. This is
sue has already been partly subscrib-
ed, and the public is expected to
quickly take the balance.
The matter of putting in several new
farmers lines was talked over. but
nothing will be done about this until
the present work has been finished,
which will be in about two months.
All but seventy of the new phones
have been put in, and these will be
put in within couple of weeks.
Twenty new ones have been subscribed
for and will be put in as soon as posi-
BILE. Five orders were received in one
day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-09

A meeting of the directors of the
Minnesota Valley Telephone and Tele
graph company was held Tuesday fore
noon. It is expected that this COM
pany's toll line to the twin cities will
be opened for business in another
week. More wire is needed and has
been ordered for some time. This will
make two circuits, which will handle
the business.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
JAPAN'S REPLY. IN
She Asks Russia to Re-
consider Certain Es-
sential Points.
(By the Associated Press.l

Toxic, Dec. 21.-Japan's reply to Rus
sia was handed to Baron De Rosen this
afternoon at conference between the
Russian minister and Foreign Minister
komura at tie Russian Legation.
Japan's reply is in no way in the nature
OF an ultimatum. but she asks Russia TO
reconsider certain essential points in her
reply to Japan.
Baron De Rosen is now sufficiently re-
covered to resume the negotiations.
Sixty military engineers have been dis
patched to Corea to replace the civil tele-
graph operators attached to the japanese
telegraph lines on the peninsula. 1t is
officially asserted that the step taken has
no military significance.
Paris, Dec. 21.--A dispatch to the Havas
agency from Seoul, Corea, says:
Numerous conflicts have occupied at
Chemulpe and Massampho between Japa-
nese and Corean inhabitants.
THE japanese telegraph operators have
charge OF the line from Seoul to the
coast.
''The possibility of Japanese troops land
ing to preserve order is discussed, but it
would only be done with the consent Cf
the Russian government"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
TROOPS LAND ON
Los P|NOS ISLE
Force of CoIombians on
Panama Territory.
ISLE AN IDEAL BASE
The United States Cruiser Mayfiower
Obtains Confirmation of this Re-
port. The Prairie Now Rear
Admiral CoghIan's
Flagship.
(By the Associated Press.)

Colon, Dec. 21.-Information has been
received here that about one hundred
Colombian troo0s have landed at the Is
land of Pines, northwest of Cape Tiburon.
which is situated at the western entrance
of the Gulf of Darien. The island OF
Pines is in Panama territory and Is the
only island along that coast which is
wooded peaked with mountains and also
well watered, thus offering every faculty
for camping and being used 90 N0se OF
observation.
1t is significant in this onr-t,-oii that
the United States auxiliary cruiser May
flower left this harbor yesterday bound in
the direction of the Isalnd OF Pines to
obtain confirmation of the report.
The United States gunboat Bancroft Is
still on that coast in the vicinity of Nom
bre De Dios.
The United States cruiser Nashville has
returned to Colon from Bocas Del Toro.
Rear Admiral Coghlan has transferred
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
The Gar Receives Bryan.
(By the Associated Press }

st. Petersburg, Dec. 2.-William Jen-
nings Bryan was received in audience by
Czar Nicholas at noon today. The audi
ence, which lasted for fifteen minutes,
was arranged almost on the spur of the
moment by Ambassador Mccormick, who
until yesterday was uncertain as to the
time of Mr.. Bryans arrival at st. Peters
burg.
During the conversation with Mr. Bry-
an his majesty expressed in the most en-
phatic manner the feeling of friendship
entertained by him and by the Russian
nation for the United States and the hope
that the good relations which have al
ways existed between the two countries
would never be disturbed
He gave evidence of the deepest inter-
est in and acquaintance with affairs in
the United States.
oaCn brB ulETAOI nm INININ or
In response to Mr.. Bryan's inquiry con-
cerning progress of public instruction in
Russia his majesty gave a minute descrip-
ton of the system of education in the
Russian empire, showing an intimate
knowledge of educational methods and the
statistics relating thereto.
Mr. Bryan was entertained at dinner
by Ambassador Mccormick tonight. He
will leave for Berlin tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
Picketing by Strikers of
Houses of Mourning.
CHICAGO is AROUSED
Her Chief of Police Warns the Drivers
This CHASTITY Feature of the
Strike Must End. Dead Man
Held Up by
Pickets.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Picketing OF houses
from which funerals are to start, whether
peaceful or violent, by union livery driv-
ers, who went on a strike four days ago,
i sto be prevented by the police under
direct orders issued tonight by Chief of
Police ONeill, ]. B. Wadsworth, secre-
tary, and Charles Stevens, business agent
of the Liverymen's Union, were summon
ed before Chief O'Neill tonight and told
in plain language that any differences the
union might have would have to be set
tied from the path of mourning.
This picketing of the homes from which
funerals are holding is beyond the toler-
alton of a civilized community" said
Chief O'Neill. your zeal has carried you
beyon dthe pale of endurance, and such
an unheard of performance as the carry
ing of labor troubles to the houses OF the
dead will not be allowed by the police.
Law or no law, picketing of every kind
around these houses will have to stop |
shall take my chances with the courts if
my conduct is questioned in any court"
Chief O'Neill then issued general or
der to all inspectors of police on the line
of his conversation with the two union Of
ficers He instructed commanding Off
GERS to accompany funerals in carriages il
circumstances seemed to require it, and
to see that the last rites Of the dead be in
no way interfered with.
On top of Chief O'Neills order came the
announcement tonight that the Chiefs
plans looking to q settlement of the strike
had been launched. Through the efforts
Of the Chicago Board of Arbitration,
committee was appointed at a meeting of
the liverymen and the Undertakers' AS
sociation to meet with a committee from
the Drivers Union to endeavor to bring
about an amicable adjustment of the
trouble.
A funeral party of over dozen people
from the northwest arrived in Chicago to-
day and after the decedent had been taken
from the union depot in dead" wagon,
pickets stopped a buss in which the
mourners were being transferred to the
Dearborn station. 1t was explained to
pickets that the body was being taken
South, and that train connections had to
be made, but they refused to allow the
buss to proceed until a union business
agent arrived He heard the details and
then declared the mourners should pro-
ceed in the buss without interference.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22

nearly killed the plaintiff, besides causing
his family and friends great distress.
In pronouncing his decision, Judge Allen
said:
There are one or two well established
rules in cases of this class: One is. that
in actions for libel there is mucn more
latitude given In matters of publ; co;i-
Germ and criticism given of pubic officers,
than where strictly private business
transactions are involved.
Second: A rule well established is
that in such cases involving criminal Or
libellous matter where language is er-
missible of two constructions, the one
most favorable to defendant should be
given; the more favorable construction to
the words used by Leach, would make his
charges only breach of contract against
plaintiff, the libel being by implication
only.
to be paid five dollars head for the
purchase of the mules and later received
several hundred dollars more. Osborn ad-
mits he got 5000 for his services; The
charge is that he got pay for his ser
vices; there is nothing wrong n that,
especially after as has been shown By
plaintiff that the item had been published,
and approved by an act of the Legsl :
ture without question.
Fourth. Leach charged that mules
should not have cost more than $50 each; /;
that charges Osborn simply with using
bad judgment in buying the horses and
mules and is no more libellous ger Sc
than in charging the Governor Of the
State in using bad judgment in the matter
of pardons; 1 will therefore sustain the
motion to dismiss as to the News and OBJ
server, and in the case of Leach, former
judgment by default having fixed the
fact of libel, 1 shall direct the jury to re-
turn verdict of one penny" Court then
took a recess for one hour.
AS was stated in this correspondence 1T
the beginnig of this case, the News and
Observer was only a nominal party to
the suit, there apparently having been
no disposition on the part of the PLAINTIFF
to seriously hold out against its original
motion to dismiss the action because Of
failure to comply with the libel law of
1901, and in view of the fact that the
plaintiff testified that there had never
been any friction between him and the
newspaper or its editor, and that his busi-
ness relations with it had never been in
terrupted. This is the first case to be
tried under and the first suit brought
in North Carolina against newspaper
for libel, since the act was passed; they
having made the necessary retractionS
whenever their attention was called un-
der the law to the libellous matter COM
planned of.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
r. R. C0UDERT is DEAD.
Prominent Lawyer and a Democrat of
National Reputation.
lBy the Associated Press.l

Washington, d C., Dec. 21.-Fredcric
Rene Coudert, of New York, a Democrat
and lawyer of National prominence, died
of heart disease at seven o'clock yesterday
morning at his residence in tbs city,
1S43 S street northwest.
Mr.. Coudert had been IN falling health
for several months, and it was to recuper-
ate that, six weeks ago, he came TO Wash
ington. The sudden termination of his
illness came as great shock TO family
and friends.
The body was taken back 30 New
York today, and the funeral will be neld
tomorrow at St. Patricks Cathedral.
Other arrangements have not been made.
Mr. Coudert left widow, three daugh-
ters, and a son. The latter was al Kitty
Hawk, N. c., yesterday when The death
of his father occurred.
Mr. Coudert was seventy-on years old
and although a vigorous man, had suffer
er for about four years past with liver
trouble, which caused a gradual break
down, and was of French parentage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
M Cab!egrams From the Isthmus.
(By the Associated Press J

Washington, D. c., Dec. 21.-Rear Ad-
miral Taylor, chief of the Bureau of Navi-
cation and executive head of the general
naval board today was in conference with
Captain John E. Pillsbury, assistant chief
of the bureau, Captain William Swift
chairman of the general board on the
fleet, Commander WinsloW and Lieuten-
ant Belknap, of the Bureau of Naviga
tion, in the secret office of the chief of
the Bureau of Navigation. Several cable
grams which arrived from Rear Admiral
Glass and Coghan, over Sunday, were
taken up for consideration and instruc-
tons in reply were prepared and sub
mitted to Secretary Moody for approval
Nothing official regarding the conference
was announced except that it concerned
the isthmian situation. A long cGblegram
was received today from Rear Admiral
Coghlan commanding the force of Colon
in which he requested that crackers in
stead of bread be dispatched to the 18TH
mus as the latter food mouls quickly
in the tropical climate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
UNDER FALSE COLORS.
Woman's Ginning Causes New Ruling
as to Paying Pensions.
(By the Associated Press }

Washington, Dec. 21.-It is stated at the
Treasury Department that where a pen
sion certificate has been issued to wo-
man who pereonated the widow Of deceas-
cd pensioner, and pension agents checks
have been drawn payable to her order and
delivered to her upon vouchers executed
by her, and the bank cashed such checks,
which were in due course paid at the sub
Treasury upon which drawn, the govern
ment will make reclamation Of the mount.
In other words, bankers and other per-
sons who cash pension checks are charged
with the responsibility of establishing the
identity OF the payees of such checks t.
the same extent that they are charged
with the responsibility of establishing the
identity of the payees of checks issued in
ordinary commercial transactions. The
exhibition OF a pension certificate is not
identification of the person named there
in This ruling was held in a case aris.ng
in Georgia wherein one Clarissa Owens,
whose real name was Mollie Melton OBJ
tained pension, it is said, by imperson-
ating the deceased wife of soldier and
received payment at the rate Of eight dol
lars per month from April 8, 1901 20 May
4. 1903.
1t developed in the examination of this
claim tha. the soldier left widow, who
is supposed to have died in Florida Mol
lie Melton. a sister Of the soldier, per-
sonated her deceased sister-n-law, obtain
ed the pension, forged endorsements of her
deceased sister-in-law to the checks and
obtained the money. or this offense she
was tried in the United States District
Court at Savannah, Ga, and was SEN
fenced to one year and one days confine-
ment in the United States peitentiary at
Atlata, Ga.