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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
FLOW OF THE MINNESOTA.
Some Interesting information Re-
ceived From Washington.

Some Interesting information Re-
ceived From Washington.
From Mondays Daily.
The following was received from the
United States photographic branch of
the geological survey, Washington, D..
C.:
Among the various measurement sta
tions maintained by the photographic
branch of the United States geological
survey in Minnesota, one of the most
interesting in its results is that on Min
nesota river at Mankato. This station
was established May 90, 1908, and is
located at Sibley park, one mile below
the highway and railroad bridges cross
ing Blue Earth river one and one half
miles above the city bridge at Mankato.
The area contributing to the Minnesota
river above Mankato is about l3,400
square miles in extent, giving consider
able flow which can be used for water
powers and water supply purposes. The
gage set at the Mankato station is a
vertical timber fastened to a post which
is driven into the river-bed few feet
from the right bank. This gage is
read once each day by George Z. Blake
of Mankato. Measurements of the flow
of the stream are made with a current
meter, the operator working from car
which is suspended over the river by
cable stretched from one bank to the
other. The report of the photographic
branch for the year 1908 shows that the
flow of the river varied from 1879 to
1924 cubic feet per second, while the
gage height varied between 81 and 1916
feet
Minnesota river is stream draining
a large portion of southern Minnesota.
A study of the flow yields important
facts concerning the relation of rainfall
to stream flow, which is of value in
agricultural sections. 1t also affords
data for the determination of the
amount of water available for domestic
use by cities and towns, and finally, the
data are indispensable in determining
and planning for development of water
power. The measurements already made
show that for each foot of fall which
can be developed by placing dams in the
river at or below Mankato, a horsepower
varying from so to 1900 can be OBJ
tanned. These figures represent extreme
conditions and as the river is fairly
steady in its flow, it is probable that
there could be developed with profit
horsepower sufficient to provide for 500
gross horsepower per foot of fall for
the greater part of the year.
The investigations of the geological
survey having been continued during the
year 1904, and report concerning them
will be Forthcoming within a short time.
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Royal Neighbor Officers.

From Thursdays Daily.
Annual election of officers of Lin
den Camp No. 7Gl, Royal Neighbors of
America: Past oracle, Mrs. Fanny o.
Jones; oracle, Mrs. Alice a. Smith; vice
oracle, Mrs. Alice McCullum; chancellor
Mrs. Caroline Andregg; recorder, Miss
Ida r. Funk; receiver, Mrs. Florence X.
Stubs; marshal, Mrs. Della Stevens
inner sentinel, Mrs. Annie Evans; outer
sentinel, Mrs. Abby NJ. Oxford; man
ager, three years, Mr.. Joseph Hampel;
manager, two years, Mrs. Margaret Wig
ley; physicians, DIR. Edwin ID. Steele, Dr.
Ida Osborn; delegate, Mrs. Florence X.
Stubs; alternate, Mrs. Della Stevens.
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PLEA OF GUILTY.
Not Being Permitted to Make it Han
son Is Bound Over.

II IODi ilui SOety = Iethy
John C. Hanson had his hearing this
morning before Judge Plymat on the
charge of forgery in the second degree.
His father. James c. Hanson, was sworn
on the part of the state to testify that
he did not sign the $50 note given by his
son to the National Citizens bank. and
which bears his name as surety. Before
this testimony was taken, however, the
defendant waived an examination and
was bound over to the grand jury.
w. w. Smith, the defendants attor-
ney, stated to the court when the case
first came on that the note at the bank
had been paid County Attorney Wilson
did not feel that this met the ends of
Justice and declined to move to dis
miss the case. He has learned, it is
reported, of another transaction of a
somewhat similar character that the
defendant is said to have been mixed
up in.
The defendant does not intend to apply
for bail, and he was ready this forenoon
to plead guilty to the charge against
him had such a course been permissible.
1t being case that has to go to the
grand jury, he had to be bound over.
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ATTEND KIEsTER OBSEQUIES.
Mankato Knights TempIar Went to
Blue Earth Today.
From Thursdays Dali

knights Templar of Mankato and
Fairmont escorted the funeral process
sion of the late Judge Jacob A. Kiester
at Blue Earth today. The Judge was him.
self member of Mankato Command
cry No. of the knights Templar. Gen
eral Widell, junior grand warden, and
w. f. Jewson, f. l.. Soaring, DR.. Geo. H.
Davis, A. c. Meyer and E. r. Kennedy,
Knights Templar, left Mankato on the
train for Blue Earth to take
part in the services. The funeral was
held from the Episcopal church at Blue
Earth, after which the Masons formed
a procession to the cemetery, where the
usual Masonic services and burial took
place.
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!. O. 0. F. CANDIDATES.
These Are to Be Voted For at January
Election.

From Thursdays Daily.
Candidates to be voted for by the Odd
Fellows of Minnesota at the last meet
ings in January are announced as fol-
lows:
For Grand Master: a. W. Annes of
Window; b. G.. Covell of Kirkhoven;
John f. Green of Carleton; T. w. Hugo
of Duluth.
For Deputy Grand Master: n. b.
Foote of Amboy; c. L. Kellogg of Red
Wing; Nathan Jacobs of st. Paul;
George w. Meyer of Minneapolis; George
w. Scherer of Mankato.
For Grand Warden: John w. Mackie
of Austin; Herman W. Phillips of st.
Paul; J. Z. Stiles of Wells.
For Grand Secretary: A. l.. Boil
ton of st. Paul; George McDermott and
j. w. Soule of Rochester.
For Grand Treasurer: w. r. Baum
bach of Wadena; L. F. Irish of Pine
Island; C. NJ. Sprague of Sank Center
For Grand Representative: VIM
Powers of st. Paul.
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Dec 16-233O.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Theodore Heinze
deceased.
whereas, an instrument 10 writing purport.
ing to be the last will and testament of Theodore
Heinze, deceased, late of said county, has, been
delivered to this court.
And whereas, Ma hilda Heinze has filed
Herewith her petition. representing among
other things that said Theodore Heinze died IN
said county on the LIST day of December, 1904,
testate, and that said petitioner is the
executrix named in said last will and testa-
ment and praying that the said in
strument may be admitted to probate, end
that letters testamentary be issued thereon TO
her.
1t is ordered, that the proofs Of said instru.
ment. and the said petition, be heard before
this court, at the probate Office in the
ity of Mankato in said county. on Mon
day the 9th day of January, A. D., 1905, at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon, when all persons
interested may appear for or contest the pro-
bate of said instrument.
And it is further ordered that notice Ct the
time and place of said hearing be given to all
persons interested by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing In the Mankato
free Press, a weekly newspaper printed and
published at Mankato. In said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 10th day of December,
A. D., 1904.
By the Court
[Seal] WIN. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
Pau & Pfau, Attorneys.
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LOOTED THE BANK SAFE.
Robbers Do a Turn at Rice Station
Yesterday Morning.

Yesterday Morning.
From Thursdays Daily.
The State Bank of Rice at Rice, a
small town in Benton county, thirteen
miles north of st. Cloud on the Northern
Pacific, was robbed by cracksmen at
three o'clock yesterday morning. The
safe was blown and $4,000 in bills, $500
in silveh and from $4,000 to $4,000 in
notes stolen.
Two or three men are supposed to
have done the job. They broke into the
Northern Pacific Toulouse and took
bars and other tools with which to force
the bank. They then broke the plate
of glass in the front of the building,
drilled the doors of the vault and blew
them open with charges of dynamite.
Completing their work at the bank,
they stole team and buggy from
William Christie and started east. When
day broke they abandoned the team and
it returned to its owner.
The explosion awoke woman who
gave the alarm. 1t was then too late
to prevent the robbery, but posse was
organized and started in pursuit.
The bank is owned by George HI.
Niles, who is president, and A. III. Tur-
rittin, cashier. 1t is capitalized for $l0,-
900 and has burglar insurance of 3d.
600.
Mr.. Turrittin is a former resident of
Mankato, and has relatives living here.
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New Tim, Dec l5-'If those gentle
men do not have care they will them
selves prove DR.. Koch guilty of the muir
der of DIR. Gebhard."
This is the remark made by Detec-
tive Rydell of the PinkertOn agency
when he learned that Editor Brooks and
Attorney Somsen had visited the Roches-
ter insane hospital and looked over
Louis Spreng, the New Tim man, COM
mitted to the hospital on Nov. %, with
the hope of identifying him as the one
: Who killed Gerhard. As a matter of
fact there is not a scintilla of evidence
against Spreng. He does not answer the
description of the murderer, and his
mother makes the emphatic statement
that her son was at home on the night
the crime was committed When Detec
tive Manning and Attorney Steinhauser
visited Mrs. Spreng's home yesterday
morning they were ordered from the
premises by that indignant woman. The
detective and the attorney did not find
the bloodstains they were sent to look
for.
Grand Jury Awaiting Witnesses.
Detective Rydell was before the grand
jury this morning. After listening to his
evidence the jury dropped its investiga-
ton of the Gerhard case and took up
other matters. There are several wit
nesses from out of the city that must
be summoned to give testimony in the
Gerhard case, and these will not be on
hand until tomorrow. One of these wit
nesses is DIR. Wood of Hanska. 1t was
to Dr. Wood that Koch is alleged to
have made certain remarks which the
prosecution believes goes to show that
Koch premediated the crime of which he
is charged
1t is reported that in case DR.. Koch is
indicted. the attorneys for the defense
will permit the introduction at the trial
of the finger prints obtained from Koch
by Sheriff julius and Chief of Police
Klause. This will give the defense an OPP
portunity to show how these finger
prints were secured, and hoping to create
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Mrs. Clara Stein.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Clara Stein, wife of Casper
Stein died at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Charles Hidde, in Dukes addition,
at two O'Clock this morning of pulmon-
airy trouble. She was born in Wis
consin July 9th, 1870, and came to
Mankato with her parents a year later
and resided here ever since. She is sur
vived by her husband, one daughter,
fifteen vars old, and a ninteen months
old baby, and her mother and brother,
Frank Hide.
The deceased was an estimable lady,
and her death causes much sorrow. The
funeral will occur Saturday morning at
93O o'clock from st. Johns Catholic
church.
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sympathy for Koch with the jury.
The grand jury has listened to the
testimony of eighteen witnesses. Brooks
was before the jury yesterday afternoon.
Attorney Popham claims to have some
strong evidence against DR.. Koch. This
evidence, it is said, will not be produc
ed until the case comes to trial. Attor
ney Popham intimates that his evidence
is stronger than that in possession of
the citizens committee and the detec-
tives. The attorney will not divulge
what he claims to know.
Mrs. Spreng Visited Her Son.
Mrs. Julia Spreng paid visit to her
son at the Rochester institution on
Monday. This is the day that Somsen
and Brooks made their hurried visit to
the insane hospital. Her errand became
known to Somsen and Brooks, and be-
fore the train came to standstill they
alighted and secured a conveyance and
were hurriedly driven to the asylum.
They Immediately We're ushered into the
presence of Spreng, and Brooks says he
recognized him as the murderer, although
he does not answer the description given
by Brooks at the coroner's inquest. Mrs.
Spreng visited her son after SOmsen
and Brooks had been there, and he told
her of their visit, but the real object of
their call was kept from him.
Mayor SilversOn has expressed himself
as being indignant at the attempt to
connect Spreng with the crime.
The grand jury has examined the fol-
lowing witnesses: Miss Lydia Schapt
kahn, Chief A. Klause, William Cava
naugh, DR.. G. B. Weiser, Joseph Weis-
senhaugh. DR.. G. f. Reineke, Miss Fran
ces Resch, Tony Simmet, Miss Cecilia
Martinka, DIR. L. A. Fritsche, George
Schmidt, Joseph Polta, Edgar Dingler,
Alf Heinz and Alf Keller. Brooks testi-
fed that DIR. Koch was not the man he
saw through the transom as being the
the murderer Other witnesses testified
that they heard the dentist appeal for
help in the most piteous tone of voice
and that they were audible for nearly a
block
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Proposition Satisfactory to Di-
rectors Sent to New York.
If Construction Company Ap-
proves, Contractto be Made
Outlook for Building D, st. c.,
G. & m. Road Brighter.

From Thursdays Daily.
G. n. Andrews of this city and HUI
bert Bruels of st. Clair attended
meeting of the directors of the Duluth,
st. Cloud, Glencoe & Mankato railway
company at st. Paul yesterday. The
meeting was for the purpose of franz
ing up a proposition with the represen-
tative of E. l.. lobe & Co. of New
York, the construction company that
submitted a proposition at the annual
meeting of the company recently held at
Glencoe. That proposition was not sat
isfactory to the directors and was turn
ed down by them. Since then efforts
have been made to modify the PROPOSE
ton in such a manner that it might
be acceptable to the railway company
and also to the construction company.
The result has been that PROPOSE
ton has been framed up that the repre-
sentative of the construction company
believes will be satisfactory to his peO-
pie. This was considered at yesterdays
meeting of directors of the railway COM
pany and was accepted by them. The
representative of lobe & Co. said that
he forwarded the proposition to his peo-
pie and thought that he would hear
from them by the first part of next
week. He believes that they would ac
cept it.
By the amended proposition the
100000 of five per cent bonds that must
be taken between Mankato and Al
bert Lea are to be taken on the same
basis as the bonds that are taken by
the construction company. If lobe &
Co. accept the proposition the railway
company is to be given thirty days or
more to ascertain whether the 100000
of bonds can be disposed of along the
road between Mankato and Albert Lea.
If this can be done, then the directors
will meet and accept the proposition and
a contract for hte construction of the
fifty-two miles of the line between
Mankato and Albert Lea will be made.
The road is to be completed by Jan.
lst, 1906. If this is built, it is thought
that the extension of the line to st.
Cloud and Duluth will be matter of
but short time.
The outlook for the building of the
road may be said to be more favorable
now than at any previous time. lobe
& Co. are a strong company and will be
required to put up a large bond. The
time given for the completion of the
road is so short that the sub-contracts
will have to be let at once, and field
work begin early in the spring and be
pushed with energy. There will be many
problems to be met, one of the most
important being the matter of terminal
facilities in Mankato, and people here
will have to be broad guaged and liberal,
which they no doubt will be, if they can
secure the building of the road by so
doing. But at present it is too early
to discuss this feature of the case.
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December 16-23-O.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah ]. Marsh,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of John @.
A. Marsh. executor of the estate Of Sarah j.
Marsh, deceased. representing among other
things. that he has fully administered said
estate, and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing the final
account of his administration, ard for the as
signment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, that said account be examined,
aud petition heard by this court on Saturday,
the TIN day of January, A. d. 1915, at 10 o'clock.
a.. M, at the probate Office in the city of Man
kato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
a copy of this order once in each week for
three successive weeks prior to said day OF
hearing in the Msnkato Free Press. a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato,
in said county.
Dated at the city OF Mankato. the Sth day
of December, A. D., 1904.
By the Court
Probate Court Seal VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
BENZ. Taylor. Attorney for Executor.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Edrth.-ss.
District Court-sixth Judicial District.
Jennie F. Duane, Plaintiff,
Martha P. Wheeler, Augustus d. Wheeler.
Mary E. Miller, Jesse Miller, John B. john
ston, as administrator of the estate of oliver
Il. Mather, deceased, also all other persons
or parties unknown claiming any right title
lien, estate, or interest in the real estate de-
scr1bed III the complaint herein, Defend
ants.
The State of Minnesota To The Defendants
You and each of you, are hereby summoned
ana required to answer the complaint of
the plaintlH in the action above entitled,
which complaint has been duly filed with the
Clerk of the Court above named, in his office at
the City of Mankato, Minnesota and to seryea
copy tpp OF your answer to said complaint upon
Block, in the city of Mankato, Minnesota,
within twenty days after the service of this
summons upon you: exclusive of the day of
such service. and if you fail TO answer said
complaint within the time aforesaid, plaintiff
Will. upon such failure apply to the court for
the relief demanded in the complaint herein.
together with the costs and disbursements of
this action.
Dated, Nov 18th, 1904.
A. E..CLARK,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Mankato, Mimi.
NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss.
District Court-Sixth Judicial District.
Jennie F. Duane, Plaintiff,
VS..
Martha P. Wheeler, Augustus d. Wheeler
Merry +. Miller, Jesse Miller, John B. John
stOn as admin stratOr of the estate of oliver
X. Mather, decea sd, and also all other per-
sons or parties unknown claiming any right.
title, estate, lien, or interest in the real
estate described in the complaint herein,
Defendants.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that an action en-.
titled as above has been brought and is now
pending in the above Court That the object
OF said action is to determine all adverse claims
in and to the real estate hereinafter described
and to quiet title thereto in the plaintiff.
That the premises affected by said action are
described as follows, to-wit: Lot Three (3). in
Block Thirteen (lS), in Randalls Addition to
the City of MankatO, County of Blue Earth,
and State of Minnesota.
Dated this 18th day of November, 1904.
A. E. CLARK,
Attorney for Plaintiff. Mankato Mimi.
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Notice to Stockholders.

The annual meeting of stockholders
of The Mankato State bank of Mankato
Minnesota, for the election of eleven di-
rectors of said bank, to serve for the en-
suing year, will be held at their bank
ing rooms Tuesday, January 10th, 1905.
Polls open from 2 o'clock to o'clock p.
m. JOHN R. THOMAS.
Cashier
Mankato. Mimi, Dec. eth, 1901.
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HOMESTEAD SET ASIDE.
Thomas Madigan Saves Little in the
Bankruptcy Court.
Il, xl,.r,. IAosl.r


Thomas Madigan of jamestown has
come out ahead on his homestead suit,
in the bankruptcy court, and unless
Judge Lochren reverses Referee Flittie
he will be able to hold forty acres that
he resides upon. Madigan recently
went into bankruptcy, and J. w.
Schmitt was appointed trustee. The
trustee wanted to take the forty acres
in question and apply the proceeds to
paying off the debts, but Madigan made
an application to the court to have the
land set aside as homestead, and the
court, after hearing the evidence, has 50
ordered The trustee will probably APP
peal. Madigan's attorney is c. O..
Daley.
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N. T. FALL DEAD.
Former Blue Earth County Man Dies
in California.

Les Angeles, Cal, papers of recent
date received in the city contain an an
nouncement of the death of Marshall T.
Fall, former well known resident of
Blue Earth county. Mr.. Fall died at
his home near Santa Anna, Cal.
Mr.. Fall was a prominent farmer
while resident of this county, and liv-
ed in Garden City for time, and also
upon the Nelson farm in Rapidan. Thir-
teen years ago he moved with his fam
lily to Southern California, where he has
since made his home His wife died
several years ago, but he is survived by
four daughters, who are living in South
ern California. His old friends in this
state will regret to learn of his demise.
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COVER FOR CURLING RINK.
Work on the Structure to be Com
menced on Monday.

From Thursdays Daily
Next Monday or very soon thereafter
the building of the cover for the cur
ling rink at the foot of jackson street
will be commenced. L. G.. NJ. Fletcher,
owner of the property, has kindly donat-
ed the use of the same to the CALIFORNIAN
Curling club for this purpose, and the
building committee has made about all
the necessary preparations and had the
plans drawn for the structure. The
building will cover space, 5Oxl56 feet,
and will be Is feet high at the apex of
the roof, and 10 feet high at the sides.
Part of the interior will be partitioned
off for the reception room. The rink
will be used three nights of the week for
curling and the other three nights for
skating
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Big Millinery Sale.

At Mrs. Dittman's, opposite Saul
paugh, commencing Wednesday, Nov.
9th and continuing until January l, 1905
All millinery goods must be sold regard
less of cast. Don't fail to call.
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Brett's q eat Bargain Week
Begins Monday the 18th

And WILL CONTINUE ALL THE WEEK. We are
preparing for the Christmas rush. All broken lines of
merchandise in every department. MUST BE CLOSED
OUT REGARDLESS OF COST The assortment of
USEFUL HOLIDAY GIFTS is THE LARGEST
AND MOST ATTRACTIVE WE HAVE EVER
sHOWN-AND LOWER PRICED. Out of town and
country friends cordially invited to make this
their headquarters to meet your friends and store your
packages You are welcome whether you wish to pur
chase not We shall try best to interest you with
Best Goods at astonishing low prices. The merchants
in other lines will do the same.