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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
NEE NEw couRT oF CLAIMS.

The Vermont court OF claims has jus.
titled its creation; now It will be put
on more stable basis. The three
judges Of the court elected yesterday are
fitted for their positions, Frank Plumley
of Northfeld, "the arbitrator" for chief
Judge, and Frank G. Williams Of New
port and Lewis Leavens Of Cambridge
Tor associate judges. The first two were
associated the last two years ID the
work Of the court Of claims and the last
named, Mr.. Leavens, has this year prov
en- himself to be one Of the capable work
ers Of the House OF Representatives
They win constitute rather strong
court. That, together with the fact
that the powers OF the new court have
been largely increased, ought to make
this new department very valuable to
Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
FOUR DEAD IN RUINS.
Murder and Suicide Of Whole Family
Then Burned.

| Columbia, s. c., Dec s.-B. b. Hughes,
aged ~ years, his wife Eva, about the
same age, and two daughters, Emily and
Hattie, . and IS years old, respectively,
constituting an entire family, are dead
lat Trenton, Edgeheld county, and moth.
ing remains to explain the mystery Of
+ the tragedy.
I Residents were aroused at a. ID.
today by q fire at the Hughes house,
The flames had gained such Roadway
! that it was impossible TO enter the
building and it was not until after the
fire had burned itself out and the walls
Of the house had collapsed that it was
discovered that the family was dead.
The bodies Of the two girls were
found in their bed with the heads of
both crushed in. The body Of Mrs.
Hughes was found in room across
the hall. Her head was also crushed
land pillow lay over it, while the body
lof Hughes lay near the door with a
bullet wound through the left temple.
A pistol with one empty chamber lay
near bis right hand.
Hughes was apopular merchant, and
farmer, supposed to be prosperous. The
conditions surrounding the crime all
point to Hughes as the murderer Of his
entire family and to q subsequent sui
eide
Bloodhounds were brought to the scene
but could find no track. There was no
sign that anybody had left the house
after the fire started
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
DEATH OF A REcLUsE.
Son of First President Of Yale Died on
Estate He Had Not Left for so Years.

Son of First President Of Yale Died on
Estate He Had Not Left for so Years.
New York, Dec. 8. George Bower Pier.
son, direct descendant 70 Abraham
Pierson, The first president Of Yale col.
lege, and whose family has owned prae.
tically all the district known as Ram
apoo for 100 years, Is dead in the old
homestead in Ramapoo, where he lived
almost Il herinit's life with his twin
brother and their maiden sister for a
half century. He was ~ years old.
Pierson had cut himself of from the
rest Of the world practically ever SINCE
his graduation from Yale 80 years AGO.
1t Is said there was no enmity to hi.
manity IN the choice Of a secluded life
by Pierson. He drifted into It when
aiding his father III the management Of
the immense estate, and when he died
he had not been off the family lands,
except on the public roads through ii,
for many years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
yERMnNTsS DIRTY LINEN.

It il unfortunate that the legislative
committee chosen to investigate the ad.
ministration Of the various state insti-
buttons Of Vermont did not have time
70 complete its inspection before the
adjournment Of the Legislature But the
bin introduced in the Senate yesterday
afternoon gives assurance, If passed,
that the work now well started viii be-
pushed 10 a conclusion and areport made
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09

After all has been said and done, Fe-
lix w McGettrick was given rousing
send-off BY the people Of st. Adams on
the occasion Of his leaving to take up
his residence in Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09

It IS expected that the Ethan Allen
monument DIT Burlington win Be erected
largely with money raised in Burlington
and Chittenden county. Still there may
be some patriotic persons in other parts
Of the state, whose desire to perpetuate
the memory Of Vermont hero win rise
above any small feeling 81 place preiu.
dice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09

4 mighty fine scheme this; 70 raise
an officials salary BY creating the Office
Of Dhouse-keeper" and then appointing
the officials wife TO the position. It
keeps things in the family 50 nicely.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09

It il a noteworthy fact that not
member Of the Senate objected to the
passage Of the amended license, local op-
ton law. The Republican stick would
have beer brought into action in any
other event.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
Keeping Out the pauper Hens.

F1'7a VIZ V71V FuFVI IEtHs.
The prosperous condition of the hens
Of the United States, which the Secreta-
ny Of Agriculture informs us now lay
enough eggs in month to pay the in.
terest on the national debt, il no doubt
due 70 the Dingley tariff. Without pro
lection % this infant industry the
hens would Be thrown out Of employ
ment, OF their wages reduced, and the
pauper hens Of Europe would flood the
market with the product Of their labor.
Great y Dingley Philadelphia Rec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09

That four year-old East wallingford
lad, who was shot by his seven year old
brother was sacrificed on the altar Of
carelessness erected by the parents them
selves
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09

i is not very clear why any parficn.
lar arrangements should have been
made by the pages for mock session.
ot the legislature this year, seeing that
the state had already laid out consider
able money to the same purpose ST.
Adams Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
THE
JEALOUS SISTERS
The


The principal feature Of this wonder
ful story, translated from the French,
i the hypnotic power Of william who
sows dlscord between two loving sisters
and makes them both infatuated with
the same man, a handsome officer in
the French Army. The opening scene
is the terrible conAagration at the Paris
Charity Bazaar Of May i, 1897, when
hundreds Of the mos, celebrated and
beautiful women in the society Of the
capital were burned to death.
Opening Chapters 10
sunday's boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
Lnat Chance.

eh. Mabelle?
The Loidy Yes. but wouldn't Il
tooRen youse only don't want ter be
~ Ole maIdi-C Cleveland PLAIN Dealer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
VaporGas!
The Fuel Of the Future!
Cheaper Than Wood or Coal.
Better and Safer Than
Natural Gas.

No wood Or coal to carry in. No ashes
or dirt 10 carry cut. No SCOT. No odor.
No trouble a FIRE an exacs imitation 81
Natural Gas.
Its coming is the dawn Of Cheaper and
Better Fuel. Can be placed in any stove
now in use and make all kitchen work,
such As Baking and Cooking, pleas
ure instead 81 burden.
Come and See the Machine Work.
On Exhibition at
f6 Bolster Block, Depot So.
The ladies are requested to bring ia any kind
Of baking and make practical test Of its merits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
CURRENT COMMENT
What the Press Of the State and coun.
try Is Talking About.

Il the legislature wants to make 4
lay figure Of the governor Of Vermont
i wants 70 keep on in the way it has
begun. Fair Haven Era.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09

p Clement was not far from right
after all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
3,235

copies, the largest paid circulation Of
any daily paper In this section.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
AMERICAS
RICHEST MEN

BY Henry Clews, the famous Wall
street broker, who tells Frank Carpen-
ter who have the most money, how
much they have, what be thinks Of
them, and Of Wan street, the trusts
and the railroads.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
FRIDAY. DEcEMBER ., 1904.

The average daily circulation Of the
Barre Daily Times for the week ending
Saturday was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-09
EVERY BOY
A CLOWN

That Is. every boy and every girl, too,
who gets the free gifl OF a clowns
face on heavy cardboard with next
Sundays Globe
Order the Next
Boston Sunday Globe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
CONVENTION CALLS.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CON-
VENTION.

By the direction of the Republican con-
gressional committee of the Second con-
gresional district of the state of Mime
sofa, convention of the Republican vot-
ers and all other voters without regard to
past political affiliations who believe in
the principles advocated by the Repub-
lican party, and who endorse its policies,
city of Mankato, Mimi, on\ Wednesday,
the 10th day Of March, A. D. 1904, at
1:30 o'clock p. m, of that day for the
purpose of electing two delegates and
two alternateS to represent said district
in the Republican national convention to
be held in the city of Chicago, on the
21st day of June, A. D., 1904.
The said congressional convention will
be composed of delegates from the several
the Republican county conventions held
in the respective counties for that pur-
pose.
Each county in said district shall be
entitled to one delegate for each two
hundred and fifty votes or major fraction
thereof cast for the Republican candi-
date for president in the year 1900, in
such county, and each county in addition
thereto shall be allowed five delegates
district for the election of delegates to
said convention shall be held on Tues
day the 18th day of March, A. D., 1904.
All primary elections is accordance there
with must be conducted as prescribed by
the primary election law of the state of
Minnesota.
Dated this 18th day of February, A. D.
1904
By order of the Republican congression-
al committee. Second congressional dis
trict G. L. BENEDICT,
Chairman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
SOMETHING ABOUT EVERYTHING.

The Koreans use neither bedsteads nor
chairs.
London billboards are covered with
American posters.
The city of Cleveland, Ohio, enjoys a
Scent street car fare.
Nearly every city in the interior of
Egypt is now lighted with electricity.
Seventeen American mining engineers
are prospecting in the Himalayas.
The world is said to contain $4,000
locomotives, of which $500 are in
Europe.
American railways carry twice as
many tons of freight as they do passen-
gers.
The Carnegie Institution has $l0,l0l,-
500 assets and cash balance of $445,-
472.
The average man will die for want of
water in a week; for want of sleep in
ten dys.
Iuc jews dlc IuO Oiiiy .hhAaiSi"iieS
who, as rule, bring their women with
them.
California has produced over $780,,
100000 in gold during the last fifty three
years.
The weaths by violence in Chicago
during 1903 numbered 2,57l; of these
1872 were suicides.
An authority puts the total annual
expense of printed forms of advertising
at $6OO,O00,O0.
The first daily paper in 9merica was
printed at Williamsburg, Va, in 1880,
at $50 year.
About $3OOOO,0OO worth of motors
were manufactured in the United States
during last year.
Colombia has had seven constitu-
tions and the title of the republic has
been changed three times.
The contract for the Ricken tunnel
under the Alps has been let for $780,
600; time, fifty months.
A metal roof is said to be positive
protection against the building is covers
being struck by lightning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
c. L. Wing and Family Driven Out BY
Fire Last Night.
Lost Large Part Of Household Goods
With No Insurance.
House Was Owned BY r. W. Hunt and
Was Totally Ruined.
Origin of Fire Unknown, but May Have
Started From Lamp.

The residence of G. L. Wing and
family, at l3l Clark street, burned last
night, with large part of the contents
Mr.. Wing and family had just time to
escape with their lives, with little cloth
ing. The three little children were tax.
en- out doors in their night clothing, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wing were but little more
fortunate in what they saved.
The fire was discovered at about eleven
o'clock, which was some time after the
family had retired. It started in the
sitting room, and its cause is not posi-
lively known, but is supposed to have
been lamp that was left standing on
the table. It was supposed that this
lamp was extinguished, but it is now
thought that possibly the wick was turn
ca down so far that it fell into the oil
while it yet contained fire. Still, the
lamp was unbroken when found after
the fire. The flames originated some
eight feet from the stove and chimney.
The fire gained such Roadway and the
smoke was so dense that it could not
be extinguished by the family, and an
alarm was turned in from box 43. This
brought the fire department promptly
upon the scene, and water was soon
turned on. The fire had such Roadway
that the owner of the house, F. w. Hunt.
considers it total loss. He valued the
house at 81 500, and carried $500 insur-
ance upon it with Zuel & johnson, in
the Consolidated Fire and Marine Insur-
ance company of Albert Lea. The house
is located just east of w. E. Young's
residence, and was formerly owned by
Mrs. Sophia Miller.
Mr.. Wings loss is about $500, and he
carries no insurance. A few of his house
hold goods were saved, but the greater
part were either burned or damaged or
destroyed by water. The piano was bad
ly damaged.
w. E. Young and family generously
threw open their house to Mr.. Wing and
family and they spent the night there.
Mr. Wing is the sad" compositor in
The Free Press office and is steady
and faithful employee, and is entitled to
sympathy in the misfortune which he
has suffered. He was painfully burned
upon the face.
A still alarm called the central station
boys to the fire at ii p. m. and twenty
minutes later, when they saw that they
had not enough apparatus, they turned
in a general alarm from box 43. Two
streams of water were used. The fire.
men made good fight, and extinguished
the flames as soon as it was possible.
The adjuster from Austin will arrive
in this city tonight to adjust the in
surance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
The "Cymric" the new spring
style hat at Henry E. Hance's.
CHUNKS OF NEWS.

st. Paul ships more mushrooms than
any other city, the supply coming largely
from abandoned beer vaults.
A six months cruise will decrease the
speed of ship l6 per cent. This is
owing to the barnacles that gather on
the hull
Americans have between fifteen and
twenty millions invested in Korea. Five
millions are in very rich gold mines.
The first steam warship was the Full
ton, built in Brooklyn Navy Yards in
1915. She was 1000 tons and carried
thirty guns.
As consequence of the famine times,
stockhold legislators proposed tax upon
all persons weighing more than l25
pounds.
Season tickets good for every day Of
the seven months of the Worlds Fair
will be issued at $25 each. They will
not be transferable.
The United States and Great Britain
together handle more letters and period
icals than all the rest of the world put
together.
The Spanish Government sold 10000
tickets to its last Christmas lottery.
The profits of the Government were over
$2,OOO,OOO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
Modern Woodmen Decide to Hold An
nuaI Meet in This City.
Albert Lea Could Not Make Good
and Pulled Out.
No Contest Was Made kgaints Claims
of the Metropolis.
Date of Affair to Be Decided b,
Blue Earth Camp.

Mankato has won. She will have the
picnic to be held by the Picnic associa-
ton of the Modern Woodmen of America
of Southern Minnesota. So the conven-
ton unanimously voted this afternoon
in the I. o. o. F. hall. Albert Lea was
the only rival and that city sent no dele
gates. Mankato was so strong that the
opposition gave way before the ballots
had been distributed. The date of the
picnic is left to Blue Earth camp to
decide
Thirty-two delegates assembled with
fifty -one votes to cast. Mankato had the
greatest number, fourteen to cast. The
other votes were distributed among Al
den, East Chain, Minnesota Lake, Wells,
Mapleton, Blue Earth City, Fairmont,
Freeborn and Amboy. Officers present
were: President j. C. Howley, Blue
Earth; vice president, F. E. Day, Man
kato; secretary treasurer, A. G. Moss,
Blue Earth; directors, A. o. Allen,
Wells; ]. R. Snow, Mankato; L. A.
Sweet, Fairmont.
just before the vote on the location
of the picnic was taken, telegram
was received from the clerk of the camp
at Albert Lea saying: Railroads won't
give satisfactory rates. Don't want con-
vention."
A motion was unanimously passed in
structing the secretary to invite the M.
W. A. camps of the counties of Brown,
Nicollet and LIE Sueur to join the as
ISOLATION and send delegates.
w. R. Olmstead of Mankato was
chosen president for the coming year;
F. M. Booth of Alden, vice president; D.
G. Davies of Mankato, secretary treas
urer; j. R. Snow of Mankato, director
for five years; and William Fordyce of
Wells, director for two years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
COST OF The new ROAD
County Surveyor Estimates 1t at ST.
700 With Easy Grade.
The Property Owners Agree to Stand
Part of the Expense.
Board Places Conditions on hudson
Bridge Appropriation.
Board DisaIIows Application Of Stand
ard Brewing Company.

The county board this afternoon con-
sidered the report of County Surveyor
Brooks on the cost of the proposed new
road down the Strand ravine to the Red
Jacket ford, to take the place of the
Kerns bridge road for many of the resi-
dents of South Bend and Rapidan town
ships. The cost of the road is estimat-
ed at $3,7O7.7O, which is about the
amount that the county board thought
that it would cost The cost of the grad
ing is estimated at $2,732.70, six bridges
and culverts are estimated to cost 1925,
and the division of a creek $3.50. There
will be 1898 yards of earth to move.
The grade will not be over IA per cent
at the steepest place, and will average
4 per cent.
Several property owners appeared be-
fore the board this afternoon in support
of the petition for the grading of the
road as proposed. They argeed some time
ago to donate $1,000 toward the con-
struction of the road if built then, and
it is thought that most of these sub
scriptions would be good now. 1t is
also possible that the property owners
would take care of the lower portion of
the road, which would save the county
another $1,000 on the cost price.
The board yesterday afternoon adopt
ed resolution appropriating $4,000
from the road and bridge fund to aid
in the construction of the proposed
bridge over the Minnesota river at Jud-
son, upon condition that the work as it
progresses must be satisfactory to the
county surveyor of Blue Earth county.
The application of the Standard Brew
ing company for the reduction of it's
last years real estate assessment was
disapproved.
This morning the committee that was
appointed to view the Butterfeld bridge
reported that it had found that it needs
a general overhauling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
COUNTY CONVENTION.

A Republican county convention for the
County of Blue Earth, and State Of Min
nesota, will be held on Tuesday, the 18th
day of March, 1904, at p. M, at Ath
letic hall, in the city of Mankato, in said
county, for the purpose of electing twenty
delegates to the Republican state conven-
ton to be held at the city of Minneapolis,
in said state, on Thursday, March IL,
1904, at II m, and for the purpose of
electing twenty delegates to the congress
sional convention of the second congress
sional district, to be held March 16, 1904,
at / 80 p. M, at Mankato.
The representation of said county con-
vention will be in accordance with res
olution adopted by the committee, to-W1t:
Each election precinct will be entitled to
one delegate for every 25 votes or major
fraction thereof cast for President Nc
Kinley in 1900 and in accordance there
with the several precincts in said county
are entitled to representation in said con-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
new TRIAL GRANTED.
Jury Misunderstood or Disregarded
Instructions of Court.

Judge Plymat this morning filed his
order in the case of Jay Henry Long and
w. w. Smith vs.. D. L. and j. E. Morse
He denied the application for judgment
Notwithstanding the verdict, but granted
the motion of the plaintiffs that the
verdict be vacated and set aside and a
new trial granted.
The following memorandum accom-
panied the decision: ct is clear that
the jury misunderstood the instructions
of the court. They were plainly instruct
ed that if they found for the plaintiffs
they should bring in verdict for the
amount of the plaintiffs expenses and
for such sum as their services were
reasonably worth, with interest on both
from the 18th day of June, A. D. 1908.
"The evidence conclusively established
the amount of the expenses at $3.50,
and that the services of the plaintiffs
were worth something, and the jury has
clearly misunderstood or disregarded the
instructions of the court and their YER
dict should be set aside"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
Feb 1926, March 4, 1904.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF BLUE
Earth Sc In Probate Curt
In the matter of the estate OF John A. Jones,
deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Richard Jones and David A. Jones, of said
county.
1t is ordered. that all claims and demands of
all persons agains sc said estate be presented to
this court, for examination and allowance. at
the probate office In the city of Mankato 10 said
RIua Earth county. on the following day. viz:
Wed sday the 18th day of August A., D., 1904,
at te 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 IF which time all cleims not pre-
sented to said court or not roven to its 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 said
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
tion of this order for three Successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examine
ton. in The Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
In said county
Dsted at Mankato, the 18th day of February
A. D., 1904.
By the Court,
WIN F BUGHES.
probate Court Seal) Judge of Probate.
8. B. Wilson. Attorney for executors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19
MUNICIPAL COURT.

Officers Robb and Riley arrested a
couple in room on Front street last
night, and locked them up. They gave
the names. of Edna Wilson and John
Smith. Both were charged with dis
orderly conduct this morning, and the
Wilson woman pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to pay a fine of SIS and costs
or serve thirty days in jail. The SEN
tence was suspended on her agreeing to
leave the city by 2 p. m. and not return.
Smith pleaded not guilty, and was tried
and found guilty and was fined S. and
costs, which he paid. The Wilson wom|
an recently came to the city from MIN
neapolis.