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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
IMPROVED FARMS.

Improved farm homes at prices and terms in
reach OF of all We have just purchased an
other tract of 1900 acres of hardwood timber
land, timber consists Of maple. Eastwood birch
and hemlock. no pine slashings or sand. Lands
are all within to miles of railroad, near good
market town, schools churches and cream cries,
good wagon roads to all our lands. With
every purchase of land we build good log
house IS TT. wide. rs # long, l2 it. high, with
good roof, floor windows and doors all COM
plete, ready to move into at prices with house
complete, SIS to Sis Per Acre.
Terms 4 cash. balance in equal annual pay
ments. at per cant interest.
SAW MILLS WANTED.
to cut one hundred million feet hardwood tim
Der Here is a chance for a man with a small
portable mill to buy a small tract of timber and
do custom saving for his neighbors. We own
several thousand acres OF timber that will cut
from to 10 thousand feet per acre
Buy your tickets to Cable on g. N. w. Ry:
Low rates to land seekers, r X. fare refunded
to purchaser of land. For maps and further
particulars address
UECKE'S LAND AGENCY,
CUMBERLAND, WIS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
MAY RESULT SERIOUSLY.
Row Between Politicians at St Cloud
lone Man Unconscious.

st. Cloud, Mimi, Nov. l4.-So serious
was the condition of Thomas c. Scol-
Ian, the man injured in an election brawl
by Postmaster II. g. Wire, that Drs.
Sweeney and O'Brien, of st. Paul, were
called in for consultation Thursday
night. Scollan has a clot of blood on the
brain as a result of the beating he
received and his left side is paralyzed.
He has regained consciousness, but is
unable to speak. He has been removed
to st. Rapheal's hospital.
The friends of Mr.. Wire are doing ev-
erything possible for the man and are
trying to keep the affair quiet Mrs.
Scollan has written to Washington call
ing the attention of the president and
the postal authorities to the pOstmast-
er's participation in the affair. The af-
fray is the sensation of the hour here.
One of the st Paul physicians stated
that if the man lived five or six weeks
he will probably recover.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18

Was a Brother Of Stephen and Leo
lamm.
From Mondays Daily.

lamm.
From Mondays Daily.
John Lamm died at about noon yester-
day. He was taken some days ago with
strangulated hernia, and was operated
upon and was recovering nicely, when
the Murphy's button that was used
was noticed to have become displaced.
Another operation was necessitated Fri
day night, but Mr.. Lamm was unable
to stand this, on account of his advanced
years and weakness.
The deceased was born in Germany,
but had been a resident of Mankato for
many years. He was a brother of the
late Stephen Lamm, and was the last
surviving member of his fathers family.
He was about sixty-three years of age,
and conducted feed store on North
Front street, under his dwelling rooms,
until two years ago. This fall he con-
cluded to start up again, and had stock
ed up when he was taken sick.
Mr.. Lamm leaves wife, four sons
and two daughters. The sons
and daughters are Frank, who
is a brick layer; Wendell, who is
butcher in the employ of his broth
er-in-law at Madelia; John, who lis a
druggist in Minneapolis; August, who is
employed by Fowler & Pay; Mrs. Frank
Balmes of st. Peter; and Mrs. Albert
Hodapp of Madelia. All the sons and
daughters were at their fathers bed
side, when he passed away. He retain
ed consciousness to the last.
The deceased had many friends, who
regret his rather sudden death. He was
a good citizen, Industrious, frugal, and
was well liked by all.
He was a charter member of st. Pc
ter and Paul's Benevolent society, which
will attend the funeral in body. Dur
ing the past ten years he was vice pres
ident of this organization, and was an
exceedingly active man in the society af-
fairs. He was also enrolled with the
d. R.. X. u. V. of NJ. lodge, in which
he was a director ever since becoming a
member, and in which he carried insur
ance in the amount of $1,000.
The funeral will occur next Wednes-
day morning at nine o'clock from the
st. Peter and Pauls Catholic church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
HE'S QUITE AN ARTIST.
Augustinus F. Nelson, an EmpIoye o
the Great Western Road.
From MONDAYS Daily.

from Mondays Dally.
Augustinus f. Nelson, a Danish ma
chinist, employed in the Great Western
round house, is of quite an artistic turn
of mind. His speciality is glass carving,
which he does entirely by hand, with
no other tools than hammer and CHS
ell of his own construction. His chisels
he makes out of old files, which he re-
tempers and sharpens to suit the pur-
pose. He usually spends his evenings,
engraving letters, names and designs of
various kinds on glasses, tumblers and
other glass dishes Though he had been
in Mankato only three weeks, his work
is becoming much talked about in the
neighborhood where he lives, out on
North Second street. Mr.. Nelson learned
this art in the old country, but has never
followed it as his exclusive occupation,
but has rather considered such employ
ment as his chief amusement and source
of recreation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
HE VOTED FOR A. JACKSON.
But Since Then Has Always Cast a
Republican Ballot,

Kasson, Mimi, Nov. Thames Hun
ter of this village is probably the oldest
and most consistent republican in Min
nesota He is ninety-one years of age.
In 1882 he voted for Andrew Jackson,
which he now regrets. Since that time
he has voted the republican ticket
straigh at every election. In all, he has
cast nineteen votes for president, out
of which eighteen went republican. Mr..
Hunter says he expects to vote for at
least one more presidential candidate.
AS his health is robust, he probably will
be able to do so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
Applicants for Oil Inspector.

Applicants for the position of oil in
spector for Blue Earth county are bob
bling up serenely. Among Others Hans
Jorgensen, John Krost, Ole Throdahl
of Mankato and Andrew johnson of
Butternut have made known their de-.
sire to hold this position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
Driving Team Sold.
From Fridays daily.

George Atchison yesterday purchased
a beautiful team of sorrels from Mr..
Frantz of st. Clair for a party in
Mortified and shipped it. The team
brought $500. 1t is driving team, and
will certainly please the new owners.
1t pays to raise good stock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
PLEADS GUILTY.

buckley manages his Nina ABOUT
His Crime.
From Mondays Daily.
Daniel J. Buckley, indicted for grand
larceny in the second degree, and who
last week pleaded not guilty to the
charge, this afternoon came into court
and withdrew his plea and entered plea
of guilty.
This morning the divorce suit of Ger
trudc E. Dotson VS.. John E. Dotson was
tried before the court.
The trial of the suit of George w.
Turrittin as administrator of the estate
of Leroy Turrittin, deceased, VS.. the
Omaha road was resumed this after
noon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15
EVIDENCE OF WOMAN'S INDE PENDENCE
IN ATTITUDE OF LAW TOWARD WIVES

significant
N afforded
| been
call the
suffrage Upon she
husband
husband
him with legal which
no should possess
ing the husband the exclusive control
of her
product of the Wfe industry
marriage that she neither of
make WILL
property Then the
I'VE believe
forfeited
the radical injustice
is gratifying observe how century
Determinations which
emloy the
without
she
contracts her
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15
LINED WITH WASTE.
DITCH WHICH CAUSED A NEW
REPUBLICS CREATION.
Extravagance in the History of the
Panama Canal, ON Which Vast Sum
Has Been Squandered - Subject of
Great Scaud Features.

Events in the Isthmus of Panama,
sumed by our government, direct atten-
tion anew To the extraordinary engi-
neering work in which fortunes and
regulations have been sunk; where ex-
traVagance and waste have prevailed
und which now assumes a new phase OF
international interest by becoming a
bone of contention between republics
The Panama canal has been Il subject
of scandal for years. So far rs all prac-
tfcal purposes are concerned, this ditch
and a strip OF land on either side CON
stitute the IsthmuS of Panama. though
in wider sgISe the term. iSthmus, en-
braces the whole neck of land connect
ing the continents of North and South
America. As generally understood,
however. the tifty-four miles of terri
tory along the proposed ship canal, be
tween the cities Of colon, or Aspinwall.
as it is sometimes called, on the Carib-
bean sea- and Panama, on the Pacific
ocean, are all there is to the isthmus.
The common impression, the one pre-
vailing among those who have not
studied the topography of the country,
is that comparatively fiat land lies be
tween these two points. This is erro-
neous, for between the two cities is Il
range Of mountains. Il continuation Of
the Andes. This is the great natural
difficulty in the way of the canal. and
second one, scarcely less yeXing. are
the floods on the Chagres river. Were
the nations would for years have been
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15

route and plan for an iuteroceanic
canal Nearly all the nations of the
world We're represented. and the deci-
sion of the congress was that such Il
canal as was projected could be built
by way of Limon bay TO Panama. The
preference for this route over that ut
Nicaragua lay in the fact that ships
could he towed through in ten or
twelve hours while at Nicaragua forty
five hours would be required. Fewer
locks would he necessary, and the proX-
unity of the railroad made the deliv-
cry of laborers. machinei. ), tools. sup
plies. etc. an easy matter. The United
States objected to the building of the
canal except by an independent COM
pany, and accordingly the Universal
lnteroceanic Canal Company undertook
the enterprise. and de Lesseps was em-
powered to proceed.
From the seeds sown In that con-
venton. what harvest of corruption
was there. For fifteen years the work
proceeded, the stockholders having ey-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15

ever since 1t was founded, and the lack
was a source Of considerable regret 10
II number of its citizens. In good time
the omnipresent philanthropist arose
in their midst and said that he would
build church and present Ii To the
town. This man was the founder John
ii. Williams. He had good deal
of trouble in getting material for his
church. The first lot OF shingles was
so bad that ii could not be used, and
the builder decided to send to Europe
for fresh supply. He was man of
considera BILE wealth and had arranged
To spent at least $4,000 on the struc-
ture. He was destined not to see the
fulillment of his plans. He died while
the decorators We're at work on the
Interior of the building. His pet dog,
an animal Of which he was extremely
fond. died at about the same time.
Williams did not leave any directions
regarding the furtherance of his plans,
nor state what disposition should be
made of the remains, SO the widow
took the relns In her own hands. Work
on the church was stopped and the
doors We're closed.
This church., she said. shall never
be used as a place of worship. 1t shall
stand just as it is-a monument to
my dead husband"
And she caused the dog to be buried
with him, for his love for the animal
amounted to a passion. The dog had
been his constant companion in life,
and in death they We're not to be di-
vided. There is no sexton or keeper in
charge of the church. and 1t has con
sequently neglected, forlorn appear
ance. although it has been standing
only since 1897, The interior was once
used as Il receptacle for hay, and dust
hangs from the beams. and the steps
are oyergrown with weeds.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15
COLOR LORE.

The gala tint of the Turk is green.
To the Chinese yellow betokens roy
atty.
p Constancy and steadfastness are sig
nifed by blue.
Orange of the tint of the sunset is said
to be the color of hope.
In ancient times the Egyptians CON
kidered red a symbol of fidelity.
In its varying shades rose color is said
to betoken the highest wisdom.
White is taken as a symbol of purity,
faith and chastity the world over
Black and indigo signify sorrow. the
mournful to the Persians; hence our
mourning.
Syrian purple. which is crimson with
shade of blue in it, is almost univer-
sally regarded royal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15

with OK teams, the future soldier be-
ing chosen as the commander OF the
expedition, which was formed In Oma
ha. There were sixteen men and one
boy in the company and they had six
OK teams. AS they We're about TO
cross the Platte river they fell in with
Il war party Of Pawnee Indians, who
had just been defeated by the Sioux
They demanded tribute to permit the
white men to continue.
There were about 300 of them, but
Drake decided to fight. Drake killed
the chief of the Indians with a blow
from his own dubbed gun, and the 9th
ers fled, leaving nine dead. The In
dams had but one gun. apparently
fowling piece, but most of brakes par
ty were wounded by arrows
Drake came back by sea, and at once
made another trip with drove of cat
tie, which he disposed of to advantage.
He started back on the steamship
Yankee Blade for Panama The vessel
was wrecked on the Mexican coast
while racing with the mail steamer
Sonora. Eight hundred of her passen-
gers were drowned. Drake escaped.
with others, by seizing rowboat from
piratical sailors. who came 10 plumber
the wreck.
The survivors lived for five days on
the beach on II portion of steer, which
they ate raw, and were then taken off
by Il passing steamer
At the outbreak of the civil war
Gen. Drake. who was then conducting
a country store at Unionyille. Ia. went
to the front rs Il private and was mus
tered out as Il btigadi r general in 1910,
after having been seriously wounded at
the battle Of Marks Mills. Ark one
Of his brothers. William Henry Harri-
son Drake. an officer of the Second
Iowa Regiment. was killed at Fort
Donelson.
Gen Drake then turned his attention
to railroad building in his adopted
State and soon built more than 200
miles, the roads NOW forming parts of
great railroad systems. lie founded
Drake University in 1850. and with
Russell Sage whose close friend he
was, helped rebuild Iowa College at
Grinneu when it was destroyed by Il
cyclone In the foll)wlng year. In many
Other phianthropic and charitable en-
terpi is rs he ok Il leading part. From
1896 to lslS II WAS Governor of Iowa.
having been elected on the Republican
ticket The e>tatc he leaves is valued
at S4.C03ON He leaves four daugh-
tcrS and two SoIs.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15
What "a Clever Woman Can Do.

What woman can do" Is thus
summed up by an observing English
man: "A woman can hold her tongue.
She can be sure of her facts before
saying, I'm just as positive as | can
be- She can say. 1t is very warm
to-day instead of oh. it was SO fright
fully hot, | nearly died She can ad-
mre another woman's stylish hat with
out signing. Il wish 1t were mine She
can conquer her husband by chiding
him when he Is in a lamblike humor.
She can use the metric system in cook
ing instead of 'teaspoonfuls She can
make up Il menu with regard 10 pro-
teids' instead of rratlonally giving
JUhI the indlgestible things he likes.
She can shut her lips tight when she's
just as mad as she can lie. She can
surprise her husband by presenting
him with a couple of soyereigns saved
from housekeeping. without immedi-
ately asking for new three guinea
coat. She can love and not be Jealous.
She can reason Yes. indeed. she can.
She can separate business and feeling.
She can regard things and people from
a dlspa sslonate. impersonal standpoint
really true one She can cultivate
her mind without neglccting her per-
sonal appearance. She can Loyalty re.
frain from speaking i'll of any other
woman. She can love her children and
not talk baby TO Them. OF course. she
doesn't very often do these things: but
10. o.'-lndianapolis News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15

open the traveller heard other strange
stories of recklessness, such, for In
! stance, as that of a locomotive and
tender topping into ditch and being
left there because the contractor hadn't
the energy and common sense to pull
1t out.
Features of the Work.
With the death OF De Lesseps and
the collapse of his company the canal
project dragged more slowly than ever
until the United States took it up. The
question of canal through Nicaragua
instead of across the Panama isthmus
was for some time discussed but the
preference WAS finally given to the old
route, The treaty with Colombia. how
ever, by which this country was to pay
S1G.00N0u0 for the necessary conces-
sion. was defeated this summer in the
Colombian Senate. The present attempt
on the part of the State of Panama TO
secede from Colombia is the outcome
OF This action. President Roosevelts 5
desire TO follow the Panama route
rather than that through Nicaragua is
due to the fact that it will cost several
millions of dollars less to buy and com
plete the Panama route. and that the
annual cost of maintenance will be
500. 900 le 5.
There are many curious features in
connection with the canal At Pan
anna, where the range of the tide is
eighteen feet. tide-lock is required.
and the channel has To lie dug far on
from the shore to enabla Ne-s Is t. pas
from the ocean into the canal at low
tide. On the Caribbean SIDE. at CploI.
10 reach the proper depth of Waty
dredging will he continued into the sen
10 Il point f. rty-siX miles from th's
port. TN the .\tlaut,c side the canal
has Il higher elevation than on the Pa
citic. where II runs near the base OF tn
towering mountain. Picacho. which
looms up in back of the city OF Panama
to Il height of 200 fe3t. The greatest
constructive obstacle in the shape OF
excavation is the Culebra. or summit.
cut which for distance of half Il
mile has an average cutting of $50 fept
The depth of the canal is about twenty.
eight feet.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15

cry confidence in De Lesseps and his
contractors, and the latter enriching
themselves at the expense OF that
trust When at last there came, in
1892, the revelation of what had been
done, the world was amazed over
S26o,00O.OoO had been sunk in the prof.
ect. but only small part had been
actually expended In the work. Most
of 1t had been spent in France, 10 In
tluence public opinion. Charles De Les
seps. Ferdinand's son, was held to be
chiefly responsible, but the elder man
himself was convicted of fraudulent
maneuvers and sent 10 prison for live
years. He died within year of his
conYictlon-in 1896. The hands of the
De I.esseps were not the only unclean
ones. Statesmen We're tainted; con
tractors were fraudulenuy enriched,
and even common laborers had their
share of the money Nrongfully OBJ
tained. Never before in all history was
there such n gigantic swindle SO pal
paby carried out.
Meanwhile visitors to the isthmus
Sd w II NlSill. ne WI iit'l
been abandoned. From the railroad
crossing the iSthmuS the traveller
looked down and saw, in the ditch, the
rotting frames of dredges half buried
in mud. He could see thousands upon
thousands of dollars worth going to
decay. For miles the piles of rust
ing and abandoned rails stared him in
the face There was machinery Gov
cred with dirt and overgrown with
weeds Every now and then he passed
a house fast going to decay, which was
intended for station on the canal.
His attention would be directed by
some native or by a well-informed fell
low traveller to the house built for De
Lesseps. looking no more pretentiouS
than many cheap city dwelling or
country house In our country, but
which represented an outlay of nearly
100000. A wood-eating worm had
got into this, as it did into the sta
tons, and probably little is now left
of the buildings. If he kept his ears
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15
A GREAT CONVENIENCE.
Indeed 1t Was, This Telephone - for
the Neigh bors.

A"ueeu AZ Vast ihie ielephonc - kor
the Neighbors.
Yes" he said to the friend who was
enjoying cigar with him In the
library, I've had telephone put in.
ITS Il great convenience, isn't it?"
''Oh. a very great convenience"
Just then the telephone bell rang
and he went TO see what was wanted.
Presently his head appeared in the IL
brary doorway
Excuse me Il moment" he said.
I've got 10 run next door and tell
Mrs. Brown that someone wants to
speak to her. In her pride over the
possession of telephone my wife fool
ishly told the Browns to use 1t when
ever they wished, and they've told all
their friends"
He came back with Mrs. Brown. who
devoted several minutes to telling some
one at the other end of the line that
she was so sorry baby had a cough"
Nevertheless" he said, when Mrs.
Brown had departed, ''it is great con-
venience. Pardon me! There 1t goes
again"
A minute or two later he glanced
into the room again to say, Got to
run over and tell Mrs. Jones that her
husband can't get home to dinner. Be
right back"
He came back accompanied by
man who wanted to call up somebody
at the club to tell him he couldn't be
over that evening.
Say said the man when he was
through, my friend isn't there yet, but
left Il message for him. If he calls up
later will you be good enough to run
over and let me know what he says?"
Sure"
Just then child appeared at the
door with piece Of paper In her hand.
Mammals dressing to go out, aud
can't come herself" she explained, 80
she wanted to know If you wouldn't
please call up Jensen's grocery and tell
them TO send up the things on this list
the first thing In the morning"
When this was done the host made
himself comfortable in the library
again.
''As | was saying" he remarked, "the
telephone is great conyenience-for
the neighborS"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15
Paper and lax From Bananas.

The fruit and plant of the banana
serve various useful purposes which
are little known in this country. In
South Africa banana stalks are in
great demand as material for the
manufacture of paper, while excellent
indelible ink is prepared from the
peel of the fruit. An extremely nu-
tritious flour is made from the green
fruit dried, and unripe bananas, when
boiled tender, are fed to the ostriches
on farms in Cape Colony. This food
is said to make them. and even ordi-
nary fowls, lay more eggs than any
>t6er diet. Dried bananas, or "ba-
mana figs" as they are called, are also
In great favor with Africanders
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15

passing from the Atlantic TO the Pa
cific and back again.
A Long Standing Proposition.
Proposals to pierce the Isthmus of
Panama are almost as old as its dis
covery. Cortez had a route surveyed
and from the days of the explorer
down to our time the idea has been
kept alive. The discovery of gold in
California caused new demand for Il
great waterway but it resulted only in
the building of railroad. The sue
cessful accomplishment of the Suez
canal construction in 1865 called atten-
tion anew to the American project and.
finally, in 1879. Count Ferdinand de
Lesseps made an appeal to the several
nations TO send delegates to n congress
TO meet in Paris. to decide upon the