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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

DR.. Bolkcom has had years OF expert
ence both in hospital and in private
practice and stands at the head Of his
take time to fit any eve with glasses and
to perform any operation no matter how
difficult.
Diseases Of the Eye-Granulated sore
eye, growths over the sight, cataract and
all durable diseases of the eye. Cross eyea
Strengthened and cured in five minutes.
Diseases Of the Ear.-Running ears.
sore ears, dry scaly ears. itching ears.
wax in ears, noises in ears and deafness,
ETC., and many cases that have been Inn
properly treated, easily restored to
health.
Nose and Throat.-Including early con-
sumption, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh,
constitutional catarrh and pleurisy, quick
ly relieved and permanently cured.
the stomach, liver kidneys, bowels
bladder chronic female diseases, deform.
tres, slow growth in children and
wasting diseases in adults treated
experiences and quickly cured.
Diseases Of Men.-Nervous debf,
dizziness, confusion of ideas, defects.
memory, seminal weakness and
manhood positively and permanently Gu
ed by Dr. BolkcOm's improved treatme..
Blood and Skin Dlsease.-Dropsy,
zema. rheumatism, heart disease, epiis.
sy swelling of the limbs, eruptions, OPP
sores. sore throat, falling OF the han.
ETC., treated and cured with mild AMI
harmless remedies.
Cancers, Tumors.-Goitre, piles. vari-
cocele and enlarged glands treated with
the hypodermic injection method, one Of
cures of the twentieth century.
No incurable cases taken. Consulta-
ton and examination to those interested
one 'o'''' DIR. BoLKcoM.
Minneapolis.
329 Boston Block.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
Ang. 5-l2-I9. 1901.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of B.ue
Earth SIS. In Pr bate G. urt
In the master of the estate Of Gaylord Lam b,
de ceased
o. reading and filing. the petition of s: b.:
Wilson, administrator of the estate IT Ga lord
Lamb, 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. and 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,
and petition heard by this conrt on Monday,
the 18th day of August D., 1904, 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. 81
hearing in the Mapkato Free Press weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city OF Mankato. the End day
of August A. D.. 1904.
By the Court
probate Court Seal.1 VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
July 90. August 5-1o.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE o! MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF BLUE
Earth SIS. In Probate c. urt.
In the matter of the estate of Jeremiah j.
Shanahan. deceased.
Letters of administration the tate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Geo Il SwearinRen of said county.
It is ordered, that all claims and demands OF
all persons against said estate be p; resented to
this court, foI examination and allowance. at
the probate Office in the city of Mankato in said
Blue Earth county, on the following day, viz:
Monday, the 30th day of January d.. 1915.
at ten o o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the
expiration Of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court or not proven to IFS salts
faction, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice OF the time and
place of hearing and examination Of sald
claims and demands shall be given by publica'
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in The Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county
D. ted at Mankato, the 9th day of July
D., 1904
By the Court:
WIN f HUGHES,
5(probate Court Saal) Judge of Probate
R.W. & G. d. Geddes, Attorneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
PICKED FROM THE COUNTY PRESS.

Harvest hands are alleged to have
stolen bicycles owned by Charles Troen-
die and Mr.. Timpe, southeast of Maple
ton.
The Sterling band has been engaged to
play at the Garden City fair. The band
is composed of A. j. Ellis, Amos Fisk,
George Conrad and H. M. Fisk.
Mrs. Rand Conklin of Grapeland was
bitten severely by large watch dog.
The Mapleton library board is arrang-
ing a lecture course, and among the
speakers will be Rev. Thomas McClary,
United States Senator Clapp and Dr..
F. j. Bomberger, the latter being an IL
Illustrated lecturer from Scotland.
w. M. Fox of Minneapolis is nego-
tiating with parties to put cement
block works in Mapleton.
The farmers warehouse is being placed
in repair to receive the fall crop The
Spaulding elevator will also handle
grain so that if the number of buyers
counts Mapleton will have an excellent
market this fall. We will have six buy
ers, namely: The Mapleton Milling com
pany, the farmers warehouse, Byrnes
Bros, Cargill & Co., S. Y. Hyde and c.
G. Spaulding.-Mapleton Enterprise.
John Taylor informs The Mapleton
Enterprise that sixteen years ago it
was so cold during harvest that he found
fur coat comfortable while driving the
harvester. In view of this fact he sees
little to worry over in the cool weather
we are experiencing this season. He says
the corn crop was also good that year.
! j. c. Hubs automobile had a mar
row escape from destruction, Sunday
evening. 1t was in charge of Mr.. Men
del, the timer, who had arranged {
pan under the burner so as to protec
it and keep it from blowing out. Ii
some way quantity of gasoline ha'
dripped into the pan and when Mr.. Men
del struck a match to light the burne
the gasoline took fire. Fortunately h
had pair of pinchers at hand and pulle
the pan off so that the greater share o
the gasoline went onto the ground an
what was left was soon put out wit
water. Had the accident happened i
the country it is likely that the machin
would have been destroyed. AS it wa
only the paint on the machine was in
; jured.- Mapleton Enterprise.
William Vroman, a well-known cit
zen of Mapleton, is very i'll. He
eightysix years old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19
Denfeld Is a Candidate.

R. E. Denfeld, formerly of Mankato,
now superintendent of schools of Du-
luth, is a candidate for the position of
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

Amboy Republicans have organized a
Roosevelt club. A big meeting is to
be held at the opera house Aug. 20.
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One of the prominent institutions of
Amboy is the Women's Pedestrian club,
made up of the prominent ladies of the
village.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

Old furniture looks like new when you
use Blood's Varnish Stains. j. Mander-
field Company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

William Vroman, a well-known citi-
zen of Mapleton, is very i'll. He is
eighty-six years old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

ISOLATED himself in business with JOS
eph Masberg, the well known marble
dealer and ulptor.-Mapleton Enter
prise.
Mrs. E. R. Thomas, former resident
of Mapleton, died at Redfeld, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Lewis spent Sun
day at Waseca, making the trip by
team, leaving here Saturday and return
ing Monday. Mr.. Lewis is greatly taken
up with the road work being done at
Waseca. The merchants and others have
interested themselves in improving the
roads into town and one road has been
macadamized three miles out with the
result that Waseca's trade is on the
up grade -Mapleton Enterprise.
Chas. Sohre arrived last Saturday
from Virginia, where he has been locat-
ed for the past six months looking after
his farm interests and also business af-
fairs there. He is connected with a
large land firm there, and has dispos-
ed of some large farms. Mr.. Sohre has
a great deal of information regarding
that section of the country and is glad
to inform anyone concerning anything
they wish to know. He likes the eli
mate and country very much and expects
to move there permanently. Mr.. Sohre
is another of our enterprising Germans,
who has proven himself man of bust
ness in the past and we trust that this
same success will follow him in his
new occupation-GoodT Thunder Herald.
Attorney w. A. Funk of Mankato was
in town Friday in interest of his candi-
dacy for county attorney. Mr.. Funk
has had previous experience in this work,
has the necessary ability, and we be-
lieve he is entitled to the support of
those believing in the maintenance of
good government Good Thunder Her
aid.
Miss Mary Nichol and Edward Tredt
of Shakopee were married at Good
Thunder Tuesday night.
Ghosts have been soaring the good peo-
pie of Beauford.
Some of the wheat in Decoria is dam
aged badly with rust.
Ben Williams, the popular sheriff of
the county, was in town last Saturday
and swung around the corner to The
Herald office. We had a pleasant chat
with him and learned few things-that
he is so busy with his official business
that he can't find time to canvass for
his denomination, but hopes his friends
will remember that he would like an
other term; that his run of summer
boarders is larger than usual, sixteen
stopping with him at present and three
of them girls one of which is booked
until court convenes next December. She
is accused of forgery and other naugh-
ty things. Williams has to keep her in
an inclosure by herself to keep the men
prisoners from flirting with her.-Amboy
Herald.
William Ellis of Sterling, sold on
Wednesday, l476 bushels of stored wheat
he had in the Peavey elevator, the stor-
age on which was $3.50. The wheat sold
for 81 cents bushel. He made by hold
ing.-Amboy Herald.
Amboy Republicans have organized a
Roosevelt club. A big meeting is tf
be held at the opera house Aug. 90
One of the prominent institutions Of
Amboy is the Women's Pedestrian club
made up of the prominent ladies of the
village.
Collecting Photos of Interest.
From Fridays Daily.
! ]. R. Snow, being one of the commit
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

Frank j. Bush of Mankato was in
town Saturday looking after business in
the monument line, having recently as
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

William Ellis of Sterling, sold on
Wednesday, l476 bushels of stored wheat
he had in the Peavey elevator, the stor-
age on which was $3.50. The wheat sold
for 81 cents bushel. He made by hold
ing.-Amboy Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

Harvest hands are alleged to have
stolen bicycles owned by Charles Troen-
die and MIR. Timpe, southeast of Maple
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

The Sterling band has been engaged to
play at the Garden City fair. The band
is composed of A. ]. Ellis, Amos Fisk,
George Conrad and Fl. M. Fisk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

ISOLATED himself in business with JOS
eph Masberg, the well known marble
dealer and sculptor.-Mapleton Enter
prise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

Mrs. e. R. Thomas, former resident
of Mapleton, died at Redfeld, Iowa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-19

Mrs. Rand Conklin of Grapeland was
bitten severely by large watch dog.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

Chemical analysis alone Is no longer
the guide TO the quality Of iron and
steel. In the new autobiography" u
polished and etched sample is examined
under the microscope, when II is found
10 be made up Of various minute par
ticles, OF which Mr.. A, =. Head, the
British engineer, gives the following
rs the chief. l. Ferrite, or pure iron
soft ductile and conductive, 2. Ce-
mentite, n definite carbide OF iron
harder than glass and very brittle. g.
Pearlte, mixture Of six parts OF fer
rite to one OF cementite, g. Martensite,
hard. brittle solid solution Of carbon
up to III per cent In iron. .. Austenite
soft, n0n.magnetic steel OF III 10 10
per cent carbon, suddenly quenched
from 1000 degrees IN ice water. O..
Graphite, or carbon, found IN slowly
cooled cast iron. Ordinary wrought
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20
BRITT LEAVES FRISCO.
Jimmy Starts East to Take Position as
MonoIoRue Artist

San Francisco, April le-Champlon
James Edward Britt md his manager and
brother William Britt, will depart for
the east tomorrow evening. Britt Intends
20 return home some time In September
IT Is his intention 10 do q monologue turn
similar to that given by James Corbett,
relating his experiences as a youngster
In many humorous battles when school,
boy
Britt Is not in the least worried about
his reception In the cast, nor the sports
opinions OF the decision which he gained
over Young Corbett last month Said
Jimmy last night:
1.-THE sports by this time have made up
their minds that COrbett got what he was
entitled 10. ! will tell the people there
and am honest when | say IT, that there
Were times in that fight when l was q
little tired, | will say tho best things Of
Mr. Corbett He has been telling them
that he was robbed. To show them that
have no fears Of the result OF IL return
match and that ] believe little in the
old saying that championship has new
err been rewon.' | will give Corbett the
first chance that anyone will get to win
the titles OF the champion Of the world
That will be ~ soon as my arm is strong
enough TO use
This will be Britt's first trip past the
Rockies, Manager Willie Britt has seen
the big lights OF the east before,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20
MAINTENANCE
COST Of SCHOOLS.
Estimated that Outlay For the
Coming Year will Aggre.
gate S45OO5O
MEANS AN ADVANCE OF So, $50
At Special Meeting of the Board of
Education Last Evening RcsOlu'
ton Vas Passed,

The cost Of maintaining the public
schools for the coming school year IL
estimated by the board Of education as
si67s00, compared with an estimate
of 459,O5O for the present year. A reso-
luton to this effect was passed by the
board at a special meeting last evening.
The difference Is $3.50
The finance committee has figured out
that II will receive from the state school
and state land funds about $4,000, Last
year the estimate was $4,000, The
school tax will probably be SO mills,
as against 5.2 mills last year,
The report Of the finance committee,
as adopted follows;
Resolved, BY the board OF education
OF Salt Lake City, that the following Is
a statement OF the amount necessary
for the support and maintenance Of the
schools under its charge for the school
year commencing the first day Of July,
1904, and Of the amount necessary to
pay the interest ACQUIRING during said
year, and not including In any prior es-
llliuW WI uNlliN lNnufAl Wy lulN bNhl VI
and OF the amount OF sinking fund nee.
essary to be collected during said year
for the payment and redemption OF said
bonds. also an additional amount to
be used exclusively for the purchase Of
school sites and the erection Of school
buildings during such year, to- wit:
For support and maintenance Of
SCHOOLS e0bl tDVI
For payment of interest on bonds $4,000
For sinking fund necessary TO be
collected ,,,.,,. ,,,,", ,,..,r l5,5W
For purchase of school sites and
election Of school buildings e., 10000
Total ...",,",., A6LSO0
1T is further estimated that not 10
exceed $4,000 will be received from
state school tax and state land fund.
That the remainder Of the sum neces-
sary to be raised must be raised by the
levy Of tax for city school purposes
and from the appOrtionment 10 the city
from the county school fund.
And that the president and the
clerk OF this board be and are hereby
instructed to certify the same to the
county commissioners. county clerk.
county auditor county treasurer ana
county assessor of Salt Lake county.
Respectfully submitted,
M. j. CHEEsMAN.
Chairman.
III, +. HENDERSON,
"W. j, NEWMAN,
80, w. MOYLE,
Committee on Finance"
The board appropriated $3.50 for the
purchasing OF four wall cabinets to be
used at the worlds fair In the display
of the educational exhibit to be made
by the schools Of this city.
The clerk was authorized 10 advertise
for bids for the furnishings OF the La
fayette school.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20
HOUSEMAN ON HERRERA.
Here Is What Lou nouseman Has TO Say
OF the Mexican,

Aurelio Herrera. the Mexican feather,
added one more victim 20 his record last
week by knocking cut Kid Farmer In one
round before the Ninth Ward Guards
club
Herrera classes 50 far above Farmer
that nobody was astonished at the result
or the meeting. Fighters Of the Kid
Abel-Farmer grade are mere playthings
Tor the swarthy visitor. The slamming
Farmer was only another demonstration
OF an already established fact-Herrera' >
possession Of an ugly right hand that hits
smashing wallop.
The Mexican will challenge the winner
OF the Mowatt- Yanger contest His right
10 battle with either cannot be ques-
toned. He has already beaten Mowatt
and fought a slx-round draw with Yanger
at time when he was a filter subject
for sick bed than ring. Neither man
can consistently refuse to meet him
again.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20
Echoes FROM THE
BOXING CONTEST.
r,,, the Local Fight Fans Think
Of the Clifford Queenan
Mill.
EDDIE ROBINSoH'S VERSION.
,i..s tbe Contest Was on the
Square 50 Far as He Knew
Lost Money on Bout.

=, rortins circles, the chief topic for
,.s',on last evening was the Clifford
o o.sr,n boxing contest at the Salt Lake
49, on Monday night, and the order
,.-,sa nv chief Lynch for the principals
% ltaye the city.
rr,m all that could be learned last
,,lno by careful inquiry. the position
',,ho "News' in saying that the contest
",s not satisfactory to a majority Of
,S.,e at tho rngslde, is correct. Fake
Wv. not alleged. II the men stalled
,..,n,bout sixty rounds Of lighting, they
a., certainly artists at the business. But
-, toet remains that the spectators were
"a satisfied The reason given by most
81 them. follows:
The men had previously fought two
,,rsements, both ending In a draw
rNey were known to be evenly matched;
ho,b strong, and both possessing knock
=, rnnoh. Each man had declared posi-
,.naly that there would be no draw this
,;.,s Both trained fOr several weeks and
. ,.srs in excellent condition so far as the
,obis knew, IL they were not In proper
Esne they had no business TO enter the
~ The fight fans expected q winner;
.hsther by knockout or decision they
wa not They did not want q draw.
atbmgh the spectators admitted that the
,'sS Taught hard In the early part Of the
a1niest the last part OF II was slow and
,Slnterestine, and the newspaper report
srs agreed that the bout would end In 9
Sav provided one Of the many wild
swings did not land on the jaw.
II Is true that, when Referee willard
Tsan announced the decision, there was
i SsS cheering. there were also many
imd expressions OF disappointment that
we're kept up while the crowd was leav-
Ts Inc Theater. 1t has been said, and
\ may be true, that had the men never
yst before there would have been no dis
adsiacti0n That's the point exactly.
p,t they had fought two battles. both
,odlng without a winner. They knew each
c6ers style Of lighting When the third
terminated IN the same manner, the pub
IL was disappointed
II is true there were many In the The
attr who thought the contest good one,
Iut nevertheless they were disappointed
h the result Martin Mulvey., Teddy
Murphy. Battling Nelson and many
Manager s. ]. Kelley Of the Shamrock
dub Stated n dozen times or more yes
to-day. that he believed the fighters did
Ma best they could, but that they were
simply unable 10 land q knockout
Manager Eddie Robinson said today;
u had $50 with which TO pull of the
contest Il cost me $500 The clubs
,hare Of the receipts were s72l50, and YOU
Gan see how much we made out Of It. The
Thester cost us $50 the license s2j, tho
referee S. the preimlnaries SIS, and
hen there was the expensive adve rtising,
railroad fare and expense money to the
fgh!ers, an da thousand other items too
numerous TO mention But would have
cared nothing for that IL the people had
only been satisfied, But am sure the
boys fought on the square, ana that there
vas NO frame up"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20
AN UNUSUAL QUESTION,

Nrs. Leslie NJ. Shaw, with her daugh.
ters Miss Erma and Miss Enid. visited
San Francisco last month. and many so
cinl functions were given there In hon
or OF the secretary OF the treasurYs
family
At tea one afternoon Mrs. Shaw, smil-
Ing toward her daughters, said:
hWhen Enid was four or five years old,
she used 20 repeat az night the little
prayer, Now lay me
IL suppose that millions OF children
have said, Now | lay me- millions OF
times. but | doubt II the simple and
charming words OF the prayer. ever sus-
gestod 10 another child question 40 un'
usual ns they did to Enid
"She one night repeated the prayer rev.
erently, and then asked me, with a pug
zled frown.
"Mother, " I should die before | wake
how would | know that | was deadY
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20
SPRING WON RACE.
Captured Twenty-Five Nile Event In 2
Hours and 12.5 Seconds.

Boston April l9.-Michael Spring Of the
pastime Athletic club Of New York won
the Marathon road race OF twenty-five
miles today. covering the distance In two
hours, IS minutes and 4 2.5 seconds 1.-THE
second fastest time since the race was
iHnugtrated and nine minutes behind the
record which was made In 1901 by j. j.
CaIray of Hamilton, ont. T. ]. Hicks Of
Cambridge was second hls time being
2;39:Si l-j, and II +. Cook OF South Bos-
ton third, In 2A2:S. The race was viewed
at ,dlnerent points along the route from
Ashland TO this city by 10000 persons
A feature was the work Of 8. A. Melor,
Jr., OF the Mohawk Athletic club OF New
York, who won the race two years ago.
Mellor took the lead at the start and
maintained 1t until within three miles Of
the finish, when he was seized with
cramps, which caused him to drop to q
walk Melor and Spring were tho two
leaders for nineteen miles until Melor
became faint. lie finished sixth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20
HEAGREN GETS PLUM.
Local Amateur nike Rider VIII Manage
The Saucer Races.

Frederick Heath, owner OF the Salt Pal
ace has announced that tho question OF
who will manage the saucer track this
season has been settled. and that the
choice fell TO II. w Heagrcn, a we'll
known local amateur bike rider.
For many weeks, several persons have
Aen after the position, but Mr. Heath
decided to run II himself. an dgivo Hlea-
Grtn the position Of manager Heagren
fays be will get some OF the fastest rid
trs IN the country here. and will give
local race fans one OF the best seasons
IN the history " the noted track.