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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25

Here are few lines that members of
certain profession are respectfully in
vited to read: They are from The st.
Peter Herald: CDR. j. w. Wells, who
came here few months ago to open up
an office, left last Monday for Mime
apolis to locate in that city. DR.. Wells
was a pleasant gentleman, an educated
and capable physician and genial and
good natured citizen. He belonged to a
profession in which advertising is a
crime Hence few knew of his existence
here and he was compelled to abandon
the field because he didn't dare 60 back
on ethics of the cult"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
CALENDAR GROWING.
Municipal Court Called Upon to Settle
Many Differences.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From tuesdays DAILY.
The business of the municipal court is
growing, as the length of the calendar
that was called this morning shows.
The following are the cases, together
with the disposition of each:
Telegraph company, trial tomorrow at
10 a. m.
j. III. Long and w. w. Smith VS.. S. d.
Morse and others, trial March 2Sth at
10 a. m.
American Capying Co. VS.. John l..
Cummins and others, passed.
L. c. Diamond VS.. G. G. Swanson, trial
Thursday at 10 a. m.
Harrison w. Maltby VS.. James Ben
nett, trial March Goth at 10 a. m.
L. L. Davis VS.. Orange Little Judge
Plymat being disqualified to try this
case, having been counsel for one of
the parties, Judge Ogle was called in.
The defendant moved that the plaintiff
NC iequIeu " 1uiHIoH d UoIu Iol Iiic
costs. This motion was sustained and
the bond placed at $75.
John HI. James VS.. Joseph Schooner,
trial March 3lst at 10 a. m.
James R. Tinckom VS.. A "A Dickson.
Louis Rose VS.. Agnes Echroff, trial
March Goth at 10 a. m.
Henry Wiltgen VS.. I. S. Lloyd, c. ST..
P. M. & o. Ry case adjourned to April
18th at 10 a. M, after disclosure was
had.
G.. J. Macbeth VS.. Thomas Kehoe, trial
March Oath 10 a. m.
G. J. Macbeth VS.. A. Flanagan, trial
March oath at 10 a. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
American Tract Society.

The American Tract society held it's
annual meeting in Washington on Sun
day. Such eminent gentlemen as Justice
Brewer and Secretary of War Taft, were
among the speakers. Few people have
any conception of the tremendous
amount of work performed by this So
ciety which is organized for the purpose
of disseminating the word of God to the
people of all nations. The labors of this
organization extend into darkest Africa,
to the islands of the sea, and on the con-
7tinents. The tracts are published in all
languages. No other society has done
so much to furnish Christian literature
to the world. Rev. Judson Swift, field
secretary, reported the years work, and
William H. Taft, secretary of war, deliv
cred an address which gave a most
vivid account of progress in the Philip
pines, relating particularly to education
and Christianity. The secretary of the
society reports that eight-nine new pub
locations have been added to the list dur
ing the year. These were in English,
Polish, Bohemian, German, Hungarian,
Spanish, Swedish and Italian, and the
total number of distinct periodicals add
ed was $50, making the grand total of
publications issued since the organiza-
ton of the society, including volumes,
tracts and periodicals., 749,3l5,572.
The number of periodicals printed and
distributed within the last twelve
months reached 2,73S,9OO, and the total
number of languages and dialects in
which the society has published is l5S.
Union missionary colportage is a
house to house visitation carrying the
gospel message to those who would not
otherwise receive it. The number of
family visits by the colporteurs during
the year was 1877 1878. Prayer has been
offered in the majority of these visits.
Sixty -one thousand five hundred and
eighty one volumes have been left in the
homes The total number of family
visits made since the organization of col
portage is 1885, 500, and the total num-
Der of volumes left in the families is 49,
495,936.
With the fiscal year ended June 30
1903, 100000 immigrants landed in the
United States. The tract society at
much expense provides the necessary lit
erature in the languages of these for
eigners, and thirty-six of its colportuers
are laboring among them. By means of
their personal work whole families are in
many instances transformed and in 9TH
ers one or more members converted. II
is really, it was stated, the only sensible
way of reaching these people.
Work in the islandslis of great inter.
est, the tract society furnishes all OF
nearly all of the Christian literature in
the Spanish language, and during the
year has distributed in the American
colonies upward of one million pages
and the total for the year in the Spanish
speaking countries is $4,000 pages
Six colporteurs are laboring in Cuba ant
Porto Rico. The house to house vista
ton of colporteurs had had much to d.
with the gathering and establishing Of
mission churches. The new Sunday
school paper in Spanish is accomplishing
much good both among the children and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
WANTS AN ABATEMENT.
Mapleton Bank Does Not Want to Pay
Taxes on Stolen Money.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The county board convened this after
noon, and will probably be in session
for two or three days.
Attorney G.. j. Laurisch of Mapleton
appeared before the board and asked it
to abate the assessment of $3.50 that
was made on the Mapleton State bank.
He said that the bank money was all
stolen at the time the assessment was
made, and that there was actually moth
ing there to assess. The stockholders
had not cent to represent their stock,
but had to replenish the funds in the
bank.
Seven or eight people interested in the
construction of the proposed new road up
the Strand ravine appeared before the
board in favor of the project.
The towns of Mcpherson and Lyra
ask for $500 to assist them in the con-
struction of roads and bridges. Besides
these, a number of routine matters will
also come up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
WILL OPERATE A CREAMERY.
H. C. Snow to EscheW Hotel BnsInr SIS
at Little Falls.
From TuoSdav'a Daily
From Tuesdays Daily.

H. c. Snow, who for the past two
years has assisted his father in the
management of the Hotel Buchanan in
this city, has decided to retire from the
hotel business and has entered into part
nership with O. A. johnson and will en-
gage in the creamery business at Wa
dena. Mr. johnson was in the creamery
business in Little Falls for number of
years and is frst-class buttermaker
and all around business man and will
look after the books and the outside
business of the creamery. Running
creamery is profitable business and the
new firm will no doubt make a success OF
it in its new field. The friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Snow will regret their removal
from the city where they have become
so we'll acquainted during their residence
of two years. Mr.. Snow expects to sever
his connections with the Buchanan about
April Little Falls Transcript.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Farmers Team Does Lively Stunt
Yesterday Morning.
From Mondays Daily.


Joseph Lukenheimer, farmer living
about two miles out on the Eagle
Lake road, was driving two bay horses
with buggy southwark on Second
street yesterday morning, when some
thing scared the animals and they got
beyond his control The horses dashed
ON to Byron street and then down to
Front, then northward on Front. just
as they approached the Laird Norton
lumber yard, Mr.. Lukenheimer directed
them over the sidewalk towards the
corner of the shed, projecting just far
enough out beyond the one next to it,
as to afford an ample stop to the run
away As the team ran upon the
sidewalk one of the horses fell, and the
outfit came to a halt. Fortunately no
damage was done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Early Monday morning lightning
struck tree not more than 80 rods
from the house in the yard on c. II. Shell
by's farm in Butternut Valley, and the
conclusion was so powerful that the
glass in every window in the house, in
Guiding storm windows were cracked or
broken. The tin cover was blown out of
a stovepipe hole up stairs, and the SCOT
completely covered everything in the
room. Mr.. Shelby's son is farming the
homestead, and he says the members of
the family all felt the shock more or
less, with a tingling sensation, and were
fortunate in not being killed outright.
Lake Crystal Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
NEW INSURANCE RATING.
Fifty-six Towns in Southern Mime.
sofa Affected.
From Mondays Daily.


Winona, Mimi, Special, March 81
H. 1. Howe, who is at the head of the
Southern Minnesota inspection bureau,
has just completed a new rating of
fifty-six towns in southern Minnesota.
This work has been in progress two
years. 1t was begun in Winona and was
finished in Chatield. Mr.. Howe cor
roborates the report that the national
board of underwriters has committee
at work with the idea to settle upon a
plan of protection for insurance COM
panies. The idea is to get the rates as
nearly uniform as possible throughout
the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25

that could be done for the patient lie
gradually failed. During the past nine
weeks he had been confined to his bed.
Stephen Lamm was born Dec 23d,
1927, at Haslach, Baden, Germany. In
December, 1851, he emigrated to the
United States and located first at st.
Clarkes, Missouri. Here he was united in
marriage on August LIST, 1854, to Caro-
line, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias
Stilmire.
In the spring of 1856. he moved to-
Mankato, where he arrived on May lst
of that year, and engaged in the mer-
camille business. While engaged in this
occupation he was obliged to make many
trips between Mankato and st. Louis,
going by stage through thick and per-
ilous woods from Mankato to St. Paul
and thence to st. Louis by boat. Con-
corning these trips he had many pleasing
and unique anecdotes which he loved to
relate to his friends in after years.
He continued his store until 1885 since
which time he was engaged in real es-
tate, loans and banking.
Mr. Lamm was one of the founders,
of the First National bank, which was
instituted in the year 1868. He was di
rector of the bank since its beginning.
In the year 1896 he was chosen presi-
dent of the bank, an office that he held
up to the time of his death. He was for
number of years director of the
Citizens Fire association.
MIR. Lamm was a member of the city
council for seventeen years, and county
treasurer of Blue Earth county from
1857 to 1860 He has also held a num-
Der of other local offices. He was one
of the early pioneers of Blue Earth
county and did much toward building up
not only Mankato but this entire section.
Schooled in economy and thrift,
grounded in principles of honesty and
truth and endowed with excellent bust
ness sagacity, Mr.. Lamm has been the
successful architect of his own fortune.
He was one of the leading financiers of
this prosperous city, commanding the re-
spect and confidence of all; and during
his long business career, mid all the ups
and downs of western speculative life,
with such cautions conscientious care
he guarded each step, that no spot sullied
his integrity-no trust reposod in him
was ever betrayed or disappointed.
Among the many secular affairs which
have occupied his time, Mr.. Lamm was
not neglectful of spiritual things. From
the first he was one of the pillars of the
German Catholic church of this city, and
always took an active part as faithful
member and office bearer in all its up
building.
Seven children have been born to Mr..
and Mrs. Lamm: Elizabeth (now Sis
ter M. Lambertina of the Notre Dame
order) of Milwaukee,; Julia, wife of
Glen Schroeder; Leo S., Philip, Robert
and Otto, all prominent business men of
Mankato, and Carrie, wife of John H.
Hohmann of st. Louis, Mo.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
PROBATE COURT.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
A hearing on citation was had, of
Peter Roerig, in the matter of the es-
tate of John Roerig, in the probate
court this forenoon. It was sought to
bring out knowledge of the property of
the estate possessed by Peter Roerig.
Pau & Pau appeared for the admins
traitor, and Thomas Hughes for Peter
Roerig.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25
MAY BE STRICKEN OUT.
Fight Against Increasing Rural Car
riers' Salaries.
From Mondays Daily.

Washington, March 21.-The item in
the postoffice bill now under considera-
ton in the house, increasing the sal
tries of rural carriers to $720 year, is
likely to be stricken from the bill on the
point of order that it is new legislation.
Several members have amendments
increasing the salary to $3.50, but if the
point-of order is raised, the fight will be
transferred to the senate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25

Comfort in good shirts. See our
spring styles from so cents to So. Henry
E. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25

Suits that fit the man or boy. Prices
that fit the pocketbook. Henry E.
Nance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25

Come and see our Easter neckwear at
Henry E. Hance's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-25

Snappy spring overcoats. You want
good fit. Henry E. Hance has them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
POSITIONS OF ARMIES.
Kurokii's Men Open 4ttack-NOd~u
Near Si-MU-CheHg.

Liao-Yarg Aug II delayed in transmssiOnl-
According to the best information obtainable
the japanese are preparing for desperate at
tack upon Lao Yang in which. the Chinese say.
they are confident of success. Siege guns have
been sent from Ying-KOw TO Tashi-Chiao. in
tended for use against General Kuropatkin's
positions.
An indication at these positions OF the method
icaI preparation for big battle is the fact that
ten thousand wooden boxes. in which it is in
tended to place the ashes of the killed. who ara
10 be cremated on the battlefield have been de-
livered in the neighborhood Of Liao-Yang-
Eight hundred Chinese have been engaged 10
burn the bodies of those who may be killed.
The present disposition of the Japanese forces
is as follows: General Kuroki. with 100000
men, is between Khoyan and Gutziatzy; General
Nodzu. with $1,000. is on the line between ST.
Mu-Cheng and KhaIin. and General Oku. whose
force has been greatly depleted by Withdrawals
for the Port Arthur siege is at Hai-Cheng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
" BLACK HAND" REVENGE.
italian Informers Victims Of the So
Ciety at UiReSbQrTe, Penn.

Wilkesbarre, Penn, Aug. 26.-The Black
Hand' society struck blow of vengeance in
Athens, Penn, tonight. and two men are in the
Robert Packer Hospital at Sayre as a result.
The men who were attacked are Dominica Mos
tello and Giuseppe Scirona, Italians
Some tiine ago Mostello informed the Lehigh
Valley Railroad detectives of the identity of
three members of the Malta gang who held up
number of Italians at Lake Carey and levied
tribute on them The members of the BLACK
Hand" were arrested, but it was impossible to
convict them. as Mostello and all the other Ital-
ians were afraid to testify against them in open
court. Soon afterward two of the three men
robbed Mostello Of 500.
Last night one of the three, said to be a mem-
ber OF the Mafia band of New-York leading
some recent recruits. made from the Athens
Italian colony, again attacked Mostello and
Scirona, and secured considerable money from
Mostello and $40 from Scirona. Then the leader
of the band deliberately shot Mostello twice,
and stabbed him several times with a stiletto
Scirona shot through the face, and two
teeth knocked out, and the base of his tongue
injured.
1t is probable that Mostello's injuries will
prove fatal. Immediately after the shooting
this story procured through interpreter
but none of the Italians will tell anything of the
mysterious affair. and a result the police are
unable to make artists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
WIRELESS FORECASTS.
Ne1c System to Obtain Nezcs of
Storms q Dan Ont to Sea.

Washington. Aug 26-By the transfer of the
of wireless telegraphy from the hydro
graphic Office OF the navy to the Weather Blu
reau, announcement of which was made to-day.
il is expected to secure a more thorough fore
cas- of storms approaching from the seas.
In commenting on the transfer to-day Pro
fessor Willis Moore, chief of the Weather Blu
reau. said the result would be an uninterrupted
wireless communication with all classes of YES
sells. whether merchant marine or battIeship.
wher within three hundred miles of either the
Pacific the Atlantic Coast
1t is the present purpose of the government
to establish at least fifty stations the At
lantic and Pacific coasts Concerning reports
from the Pacific Professor Moore said:
The Weather Bureau is greatly handicapped
to-day in getting forecasts from the Pacific
Ocean. owing to the small number of stations
installed on the coast and the few vessels
equipped with wireless apparatus.
'As will he able to maintain communica-
tion three hundred miles out to sea- which is
about one days movement of a marine storm
we can keep at least one day ahead of the
weather ON the coast
Professor Moore did think the advantage
would be so great on the Atlantic Coast, except
in the treatment of the destructive tropical
storms which originate in the vicinity of the
West Indies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
LIFE SAFER STR4NGLED.
CrOzcd Causes His Death While
DRAGGING T7cO Men 1ShOrc.

Atlantic City. y. J., Aug. 20 tSpeciaD.-Albert
Davis one of the best known of the life guards,
was drowned here to-day in effort to save
two bathers who were in peril. The traged;- was
the most sensational of its sort witnessed in
years The men Davis went after were saved.
The drowning occurred near the steel Pier at
an hour when the beach was crowded with peo-
pie Probably three thousand people witnessed
Davs's gallant tight. first 10 save the imper-
iled bathers and then to save his own lifa.
The men for whom Davis sacrificed his life
are Henry Boil, clerk in the ST. Charles, and
Henry Dempsey, visitor from Camden, The
two men started TO swim around the Steel Pier,
became exhausted and called for help. Davis
and one Conover started for the men Davis tied
a life line around his waist after failing to reach
the men in his boat, and jumped overheard after
them. Both Boil and Dempsey grabbed him.
and an awful struggle ensued. Both were fight
ing OFF death ana really doing more to hamper
Davis than to aid him.
In the mean time the crowd had seized the
other end of the line on shore and, seeing the
two men clinglng TO Davis, pulled him toward
the beach Strange IL may seem, the excited
crowd really drowned Davis The rope
fastened beneath his arms. and the pulling
the rope dragged him so low in the water that
he strangled. Before those with knowledge of
the situation were able to impress the would
he rescuers with the danger Davis was dragged
to the shore unconscious He died shortly after
ord,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
PRlMATE ARRIVES TODAY.
Dr. Dacidson Erpected to Go at
once to Quebec.

Inc Most Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson
Archblshop Of Canterbury. will arrive here to-
oaE on the Celtic. In October the Archbishop
VIII attend the triennial general convention of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in Boston. and
also the sesqucentennial jubilee exercises of
Oolumba University, at which, probably he
viii make address. At the founding of King 8
College. now Columbia. in 1914. the Archbishop
of Canterbury the first trustee of the in
sttution.
The unique nature of the present visit has
been dWelt on editorially in the English news
papers. The Archbishop will be accompanied by
Mrs. Davidson, the Vicar of Windsor and two
chaplains DIR. Davidson. who has been a prom
inent figure in ecclesiastical life in England for
many years attained the high Office of Prmate
on January ). 1903, succeeding Or. Temple. who
died in December, 1902. DIR. Davidson was a
close friend of Queen Victoria, who had him
appointed dean OF Windsor in 1883.
The Archbishop. il is expected on his arrival
VIII proceed at once to Quebec. He is expected,
If he arrives to-day. to preach tomorrow IN the
Cathedral Of Quebec at the one hundredth ami
Versary of the dedication of the cathedral. Sub
sequently he will go by way of Montreal to
Toronto, where he will receive honora y de-
gree from the University of Toronto.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
GEMS IND MAID GONE.
Mysterious Robbery at StaTeH
Home an Pelham.

mysterious robbery of jewels worth S2'oD
occurred at the home OF s. H. Starrett, resi-
dent Of Pelham. early yesterday morning and
Mr. Starrett has asked the police of Westchester
County and New-York to look for his former
servant girl who went under the name of Sophie
MacL LoghIin who disappeared during the night.
The girl had been with the family only
month and her month was up last Wednesday.
She told Mrs Starrett she intended TO go away
Yesterday. A mysterious part of the affair is
that the servant took only small valise and
few clothes and left behind two trunks filed
with love letters clothing and other things
Before retiring on Thursday night the Star
retts discovered that the maid had failed to lock
the back doors and windows, as had been her
CUSTOM and it is thought she might have had
a confederate who ured her into committing the
robbery. The Jewels stolen comprised the fol-
lowing:
Large diamond horseshoe red enamel pin set
with large diamonds, ring with ruby ana two
diamonds. ring with five diamonds, ring with
four diamonds. diamond and ruby ring, large
turquoise ring set with diamonds.
This robbery resembles a similar diamond
theft which occurred at MamaronecE several
months ago when house was robbed OF Jewels
worth S2000o and later 2 servant disappeared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27

4 NO5'E ON LI4O-T1NG.
Tzco Japanese Divisions IN Fierce
Battle Near Dian-SiaH.

The japanese began attack on the main
Russian army's position August 81, and
after a series of sharp ac:ions on the follow
ing day brought up two divisions against
Liam Dian-Sian about twenty miles southeast
of Liao-Y Yang, General Kuropatkn reported
that several Japanese batteries were sileneed
in the course of the advance. The fighting
continued all day yesterday in spite of heavy
rain.
Port Arthurs stubborn defence continues.
Fort No. ), which the Japanese were re-
ported to have taken, is supposed to be di-
rectly south of Itse-Shan. Lieutenant Me
Gully, the American naval attache, who left
the fortress on August IA, is quoted as saying
that conditions in the town are far better than
previous reports indicated.
Rear Admiral Stirling sent dispatch from
Shanghai TO the Navy Department saying
that he considered the questions raised by the
presence of the Russian warships to be closed.