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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
Declares Himself on Questions
Affecting the People.
Favors Strongly the Four Per
Cent Earnings Tax.
He Hopes for the Re- ELECTION of
Moses E. Clapp.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Robert c. Dunn, republican candidate
for governor, was the guest of honor at
banquet rendered by the West Duluth
Republican club last night. More than
$50 guests were present. Mr.. Dunn
made strong speech, the first one of
the campaign. Mr.. Dunn made the
statement that he wants and expects
the support of every republican, and
would not spurn the support of members
of other political parties. He discuss
ed the several planks of the state plat
form, and dwelt upon the gross earnings
tax, expressing himself as follows:
"By an oversight no reference was
made in the platform to the 4 per cent
gross earnings tax. In my biennial re-
port as state auditor to the legislature
of 1899 1 earnestly recommended an in
crease of 33 l-3 per cent of the taxes
paid by railroads. After a hard fight
the bill providing for an increase was de-
feated in the legislature. In my biennial
report to the legislature of 1901 the rec
ommendation was renewed, and after a
stiff fight the bill passed both branches,
was approved by the governor and was
submitted to the voters of the state
at the ensuing election of 1902. Through
failure of majority of those voting at
the election to vote for the measure it
was defeated. You understand that the
bill providing for an increase in the
taxes raid hv railroads is in Tie nature
Of a constitutional amendment and it
requires a majority OF all the votes east
at the election to carry it. Again, in my
biennial report to the legislature of
1903 I recommended that the bill be re-
enacted and once more submitted to the
people for approval or rejection at the
polls. The question will be voted upon
again next November, and sincerely
hope that the voters will ratify the ac-
tion of the legislature. The increase,
equivalent to % l-3 per cent of the
present taxes paid by the railroad COM
panies, means that the other taxpay
ers of the state, will be relieved of the
burdens of taxation to the extent of
100000 annually, and no injustice will
be done the railroad companies"
Mr. Dunn advocated the extension of
the primary election to state officers;
advocated the enactment of law which
will prohibit state officials and members
of the legislature from accepting railroad
passes; favors good roads legislation;
taxation of iron mines, the proper care
of the old sildiers, and made an en-
phatic declaration in favor Of the re-
election of Senator Moses E. Clapp. Mr..
Dunn also pledged himself to fearless
enforcement of all laws.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
GARDEN CITY NEWS.
Many Residents Of That Town Are
Seeing State Fair Sights.

Many Residents OF That Town Are
Seeing State Fair Sights.
Mrs. Milton Hall and children, Ida
and Gordon, are visiting relatives in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell and daughter,
Miss Bessie, who reside near Amboy
spent the day with VIM. King and daug-
ter, Saturday.
Ethel Fairchild, who has been home for
the past six weeks, started for Thomp-
son, n. D., Saturday where she will
teach school the coming year. She will
take in the state fair on her way.
Louis Tyson has returned to town.
Zula Davidson, who has spent her
summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs.
Bert Richardson, returned to her home
at GAINESVILLE, Wednesday.
Charles John and family are moving
into the residence vacated by NJ. NJ.
Clough and family.
Miss Clara Boynton has rented rooms
in the Horton house and will make Gar
den City her home part of the time.
Frank Fairchild Jr., is driving the bus
for John Bixby.
Misses Effie Swan and Maurine Clark
of Mankato visited friends in this vicini-
ty, Thursday.
Blaine and Marvin Davidson are visit
ing their aunt, Mrs. Bert Richardson.
Florence Parker is gaining slowly.
Rev. Blacks Sunday school class will
go to the state fair, Thursday. Mr..
Black has not recovered from his sick,
ness so as to 90 with the boys. Earn
Norton will accompany them.
d. T. Campbell and family will move
into the house vacated by Charles John
and family the first of November.
Mrs. A. ". Bixby viii visit relatives
in st. Paul during the state fair. Her
mother, Mrs. L. A. Barton, will accom-
pany her home.
The following people took the train
for st. Paul Monday noon to attend
the state fair: Mr. and Mrs. E. t.
Champlin and son, Robert; Mrs. Leroy
Terry and son, Ralph, Charles Marston
and wife, Mrs. Eli Waite, Mrs. James
Wolverton, Mrs. Lila Thompson and
Mrs. A. w. Bixby.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the super
visors of Belgrade township, Nicollet
county, Mimi, will meet at the steel
bridge on public highway near the Torn
gren school house at 2 o'clock p. M, Sat
urday, September Sd, 1904, to receive
bids and, let contract for cleaning two
town bitches which outlets are at above
named point. Profile and specifications
of said work on file with the town clerk.
Right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
By order of the board of supervisors,
AL j. PETERSON,
Town Clerk.
Belgrade, Mimi, Aug. "a, 1904.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
THESE HAVE FILED.
GoodIy Showing Of Candidates for the
Primary Election.
From Saturdays Daily.

The following candidates have filed for
the primary election to date: n Juliar,
Nels Nyquist, John T.. Lewis, Ezra w.
Gates, w. w. Weller and William J..
Mcqueen for the legislature, Robert
Madigan and William Morrow for coun-
ty commissioner, S. B. Wilson, w. A.
Funk and A. III. Lossow for county at
torney, w. w. Smith and o. o. Ulvin
for superintendent of schools, B. Bangor
ter Jr. and John R. Bowen for register
of deeds, S. Thorne for clerk of court,
and Judge w. F. Hughes for judge of
probate.
Next Wednesday is the last day for
filing. 1t begins to look as though the
democrats could not scare up enough
candidates to half fill out the ticket. A
meeting is to be held Tuesday to try
to get enough interested to at least file
for the nominations. Owing to the
apathy of the democrats, the real cleo
ton will occur at the primaries, the re-
publican candidates there nominated be-
ing as good as elected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
Sealed Bids.

Sealed bids will be received by the
town board of Garden City up to noon of
August 18th, 1904, for the grading of,
the Boynton hill in section 81. The
bids opened July 25th were all rejected
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of the town clerk or at
the county surveyors office, Mankato.
A certified check to the amount of
10 per cent of bid drawn in favor of
A. E. Bixby, chairman of board, must
accompany each bid. The board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids. The
work to be completed before November
l, 1904
Dated, July q, 1904.
G. w. JOHN,
Town Clerk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
FOSTERS WEATHER.
Predictions for Closing Days OF Au-
gust and During September.


Long range forecasts will be mailed To any sub
scriber of this paper on receipt OF two cent
stamp. Address. P. o. Box 1873, Washington,
d. G.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 27.-The last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross the continent Aug. "a to %. A
warm wave Aug % to 27, cool wave
Aug. 20 to 80 The next disturbance
will reach the Pacific coast about Aug
%, cross west of the Rockies by the close
of Aug. 30, great central valleys Aug
80 to Sept. 2, eastern states Sept. 3. A
warm wave will cross west of the Rock
les about Aug. %, great central valleys
Aug. 80, eastern states Sept. 2. Cool
wave will cross west of Rockies Sept.
/, great central valleys Sept. B, eastern
states Sept. 5.
This disturbance will bring great
high temperature wave that will be of
great benefit to the corn crop and to
the northern wheat crop. The latter is
ten days late, not safe from frost and
the unusually hot weather that will pre-
vail the first week of September will be
worth millions in maturing that crop
and in placing the corn crop beyond the
reach of frost.
The second disturbance of September
will reach the Pacific coast about Sept. 2,
cross west of the Rockies by close OF
Sept. 8, great central valleys Sept. 4 to
6, eastern states Sept. Z. A warm wave
will cross west of the Rockies about
Sept 2, great central valleys Sept. 4,
eastern states Sept 6. A cool wave will
cross west of the Rockies about Sept
5, great central valleys Sept. 7, eastern
states Sept. 9.
This disturbance will be preceded and
followed by among the coolest days OF
the month and if frosts occur in the
northern spring wheat country about
that time they may be expected
about Sept. to II. But conditions are
not favorable to frosts.
September is expected to be unusually
I warm and very favorable to maturing
crops. Severe storms are expected during
|! one of the five days of which Sept.
and Is will be central days. Near Sept
f. Is and 10 unusually severe storms are
expected.
| 1t is worthy of note that both the gen
eral government and Texas are eXpend
ing very large sums of money in efforts
to destroy the boil weevil. The efforts
will be generally endorsed. Awards are
being offered for valuable discoveries
large awards, and they will bring re-
suits. The government can well AFFORD
these expenditures and if it would Offer
liberal awards for solving the weather
| problem it would be solved and would
be worth vastly more than the destruc
| tion of the boil weevil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02

Editor H. j. Miller of Luverne, who is
a candidate against McCleary is making
it lively for the present congressman.
Most of the republican papers are fav-
orable to Miller on account of McCleary's
extreme tariff views. Mr.. McCleary be-
lieves in an increased protection to
American commodities. He even wants
to protect the millionaire lumbermen.
Miller ought to get every vote.-Sleepy
Eye Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02

Casper Schimmele to John R. Norton,
e1s, nwA, section 10, Mapleton, for
$500.
Paul Runkle to the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st: Paul Railway company,
two tenths of an acre in section four,
Rapidan, for $50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02

The correct way of pronouncing APP
pendicitis is by accenting the fourth
syllable, ci, and giving the long sound.
A peculiar name for a peculiar disease.
If you want to get posted on Appendix
citis, we would advise you to call at our
store for free copy of DIR. Adler's book
on this disease Seidle Drug Co.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
WON SEVERAL PRIZES.

Robert Burgess e Lukyn's Stations
Awarded First Place at Fair.
From Mondays Daily.
Robert Burgess & Lukyn last Wednes-
day were awarded prizes on their stall
lions at the Worlds Fair as follows:
First prize, French draft; second first
prize, English coach; second prize on
English hackney; first prize on Eng
lish shire; second prize on French draft.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02

D. L. Callison and family arrived in
the city Saturday from Powersville, Mo-,
and will make their home here Mr.
Callison has been engaged to teach in
the commercial college of Brandrup &
Nettleton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02

Aid. j. B. Coy this morning brought
to The Free Press huge potato, grown
in his garden on Agency hill, and weigh
ing two pounds and three ounces. 1t is
nineteen inches in circumference and
would make dish large enough for one
meal for an entire family. 1t is about
the size of an ordinary cocoanut.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
GRANTED CERTIFICATES.
Those Who Were Fortunate at Recent
Teachers Examinations.
From Monday's Daily


Maysel A. Bishop, Napoleon.
Stella NJ. Chapman, Vernon Center.
Hattie A. Golf, Mapleton.
Emma Larson, North Mankato.
Maude Mace, Mapleton.
Katherine mccarthy, Good Thunder.
Lorrin Mccormick, Mankato.
Marie Mcknight, Winnebago.
Susie E. Parker, Nashville Center.
Cecilia NJ. Petit, Mapleton.
Anna H. Selleneit, Mankato.
Sophia Wingen, st. Clair.
Anna Russell, Mankato.
Vivian Sweeney, Mankato.
The following secured certificates of
he second grade:
Jennie Ash, Madelia.
Mary Ash, Madelia.
Eta Aykens, Madelia.
Mabel Barrett, Mapleton.
Jennie l.. Brewer, Mankato.
Mile BraZier, Mankato.
Maude Bowen, Mapleton.
Verna E. Bixby, Garden City.
Mary NJ. Batcheller, Mankato.
Imogene B. Bennett, Mankato.
Josephine A. Baarson, Mankato.
Francis Cornish, Vernon.
% Corap how
Clara o. Cooper, Mapleton.
Bessie III. Cornish, Vernon.
Ruth Cole, Amboy.
Margaret Dobie, Mapleton.
Ada Duffy, Amboy.
Florence M. Dunlevey, Madison Lake.
Stella NJ. Dredge, Lake Crystal.
Mae B. Dickerson, Eagle Lake.
Elma Detamore, Good Thunder.
Elizabeth Ellis, Sterling.
Grace E. Emmerson, Mapleton.
Georgia V. Evans, Lake Crystal.
S. Edna Evans, Mankato.
Grace NJ. Edwards, Mankato.
Mary j. Flynn, Mapleton.
Rosa Flynn, Mapleton.
Katie R. Farmer, Madison Lake.
Ada S. Fields, st. Clair.
Minnie Farmer, Mankato.
Jeanette, Franklin, Good Thunder.
Nellie Gainor, Good Thunder.
Martha E. Gentzmer, Good Thunder.
Mary E. Golf, Mapleton.
Della NJ Gibbons, Mankato.
Sophia Hanson, Mankato.
Mary j. Harris, Mankato.
Rolo Harmer, Dundas.
Stella E. Hanson, Mankato.
Isadora Hauer, Mankato.
Gertrude E. johnson, Mankato.
Rena J. Johnson, Mankato.
Tracie Kranz, Mankato.
Cora 1. Lamp, Mapleton.
Maude c. LaTourelle, Mapleton.
Blanche T. Madigan, Eagle Lake.
Laura Mallin, st. Clair.
Almeda L. Mccall, Mankato.
Margaret Mccarthy, Madelia.
Margaret McGrath, Good Thunder.
Mary c.. McGrew, Good Thunder.
Grace McMartin, Clearmont.
Mabel E. Mullen, Napoleon.
Eva j. Naylor, Owatonna. !.
Clara R. Oakley, Lake Crystal.
Laura O'Connor, st. Clair.
Margaret Oster, Mankato.
Ruth N. Parrett, Good Thunder.
Carl d. Pickle, Eagle Lake.
Isabella Reid, Mankato.
Alta Romack, Eagle Lake.
Mary F. Shaeffer, Mankato.
Julia L. Sonve, Mapleton.
Eda L. Steel, Mapleton.
Emma S. Swanson, Mankato.
Lizzie Swanson, Mankato.
Rosene Thomas, Lake Crystal.
Edna E. Thompson, Vernon.
Kittie G. Ward, Mapleton.
Lily Weir, Mankato.
Jessie M. Wilcox, Amboy.
Mildred Wilde, Eagle Lake.
John 0. Williams, Cambria.
Belle r. Wingen, st. Clair.
Myrtle E. Wood, Mankato.
Ella F. Brown, Amboy.
Matte NJ. Gregg, Good Thunder.
Ruby Little, Lake Crystal.
M. Francis Mcleod, Mankato.
Blanche Marquart, Mankato.
Eleanor Osborne, Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
PICKED FROM THE COUNTY PRESS.

While coming down the hill south of
the Beauford school house, Tuesday
morning, Burnham and Gertrude Greeley
met with an accident which might have
proved fatal, says The Mapleton Enter
prise. Just as they were passing the
cemetery the colt which they were driv-
ing became frightened and began kick
ing and running down hill. In the
course of about two minutes the ami
NAL had kicked both of the occupants
out and broke loose from the buggy.
1t then started for home while the bug
gy went off the left side of the road and
smashed into a tree. Master Burnham
was the one to receive most of the in
juries, being kicked once on the right
hand, a cut on the left arm and bad
cut on the left leg. Dr. Bishop called
and placed the boys leg in splint and
dressed his hand. The doctor thinks
there will be no serious outcome if the
knee joint stops swelling.
The Sterling Center correspondent of
The Mapleton Enterprise writes that +.
Bronz, on the old Billy Johnston place.
threshed 1918 bushels of No. l wheat
from 60 acres, over 20 bushels per acre,
the best yield we have heard of in this
vicinity; Peter Walling upon the Aaron
Douglas farm, threshed Sl2 bushels of
wheat from AZ acres, almost l71a bush
els per acre. Mel. Fay, on VIM. Els
place, threshed 7O5 bushels of No. l
wheat from A acres, about Is bushels
per acre; W. f. Root threshed S42 bush
els No. wheat from so acres, about IL
bushels per acre, hauled it from the ma
chine to the elevator at Amboy and sold
for $l.l0 a bushel.
Arthur, the youngest son of Postmas
ter Spaulding, had narrow escape from
death, Tuesday morning. In company
with his brother, Ned, he had taken
box to the depot and while the elder
brother was taking the box out of IT,
buggy Arthur stood at the head OF the
animals holding on to the brides. One
of the team, broncho, had previ
ously established reputation for run
ming away and it was proposed not to
take any chances, but just as the box
was being taken out gust of wind blew
a piece of paper in front of the team
and they were off. The boy held on
with grip of steel and was carried
from the depot to the postoffiee where
the team struck the sidewalk and the
lad was thrown to the ground receiving
quite a cash back of the right ear while
his left ear was partly torn loose, sever
al stitches were taken to sew the mem
Der back on. 1t was certainly close
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02
call and it is a wonder the boy was not
killed.-Mapleton Enterprise.

Amboy republicans have organized
club. George R. Wilder is president and
A. N. Eells is secretary and treasurer.
Twenty five members have been enrolled.
The photo supplement of The Man
kato Free Press of last Saturday was
a crackerjack, for it contained like
ness of every candidate in the county
seeking an office and also a write-up of
each. 1t made popular hit.-Amboy
Herald
Another telephone line is now under
contemplation and will be known as the
Farmers Central line. At present there
are but ten patrons to the line as fol-
lows: Chahles Sperlich, president; Fred
Lang, treasurer; G. A. Wiedenheft, Sec
rotary; Charles Hoke, Otto Voeks and
Ed Ulrich directors, and Chris Blume,
w. V. Garvin, William Schneider, Robert
Schneider and Earnest Beschnitt, stock
holders. The line will be built at once.
Good Thunder Herald.
Miss Nellie Houk leaves today for Vir-
ginia, Mimi, where she has been elected
as teacher in the schools at that place.
A new school building has just been
erected there at a cost of $65 900 which
has been named Roosevelt. We are pleas
ed to know that Miss Houk will be
pleasantly situated, and know her work
in the schools can be only highly appre-
ciated. She was accompanied by her
mother and sister, Miss Jessie The for.
mer, will go as far as ST. Paul, where
she will visit her sister. The latter will
accompany Miss Nellie to Virginia, where
she will visit Mrs. John Costin, formerly
Miss Dell Austin of this place. Upon
her return she will spend a few days in
Minneapolis, taking in the state fair
She will upon the opening of school re-
sumo her duties as teacher at the Union
school in Mankato.-Good Thunder Her
aid.
William Behr who lives in Beaufort Oh
the Hagermeister farm has twenty-five
of the prettiest grain stacks we have
ever seen. They are in two straight
lines situated near his barnyard and are
all the same height and size-Good
Thunder Herald.
A young man sixteen years of age, son
of Albert Behnke, on Thursday last
while coming up the Gerlach hill, coming
to town, the neck yoke broke In get
ting out of the wagon he fell cracking a
rib, injuring his chest and bruising him
up quite badly. The injury was an un-
fortunate one, and one that will lay
him up for some time-Good Thunder
Herald.
Malzahn & Gainor, threshers broke the
record on Saturday at the F. B. Radcliff
farm, 602 bushels of wheat were thresh-
ed in four hours and fifteen minutes
Mr.. Radcliff reports an average yield of
eighteen bushels to the acre except a
thirty-acre field which produced an aver
age of twenty-one bushels. The yield is
all No. in quality.-Good Thunder Her
ald
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02

Herbert j. Miller's chances for the re-
publican nomination for congress are
looking up splendidly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02

William Behr who lives in Beauford Oh
the Hagermeister farm has twenty-five
of the prettiest grain stacks we have
ever seen. They are in two straight
lines situated near his barnyard and are
all the same height and size.-Good
Thunder Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-02

Long range forecasts will be mailed to any sub-
scriber of this paper on receipt of two cent
stamp. Address P. o. Box l23, Washington,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-02
STRIKE OFF

1t is said today that the striking
plumbers will return TO work at the
old scale of wages next Monday morn
ing. This report could not be veri-
fed, but it comes from good author
ity. 1t has long been evident. accord
ing to the story of the plumbers, that
the strike could never be won with
out the cooperation of all the unions
in the city. The help of the other
unions was refused the plumbers union
and this is said to be the only reason
why the journeymen are now ready
to give in and return to their places
at the old scale of wages
The strike has been bitter one. On
the morning of October 10, after heat
ed meeting at Central Labor hall, the
night before the union voted to go on
strike if the master plumbers refused
to raise the scale of wages from So 20
$3.50 per day of eight hours. This
was refused and without having pre-
viously submitted the subject of the
new scale to the trades council the
plumbers walked out and tied up every
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-02
IS 0U I

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 2.-President of
the Union Pacific Burt has rendered
his resignation. He gives no reason,
but the company has issued an an
nouncement saying the resignation
will be acted upon in the near future.
Burt has been actively engaged in
railroad work for 80 years without
recreation. He contemplates an ex-
tended trip with his wife. He has no
other plans.
1t is currently reported in railway
circles that the cause of his resigna
ton was a disagreement with Harri-
man over the piece work system in
the shops. Burt is a strong advocate
of this and 1t was the principle in
volved in the recent strike. Hartman
ordered the system abolished. Burt
is credited with bringing the Union
Pacific out of it's chaotic condition to
its present state of efficiency. II.
,Thorne, vice president Of the Texas &
Pacific, is mentioned as Burt's sue
cessor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-02
THE SWEDES SAY IT WAS A Bull
AND SMITH SAYS IT WAS. 4 MlFtk
Legal Struggle in the Courts Which Is Growing
and CostsTwo Trials Already and the Case
Docketed for Third Hearing. ~9a, S

w. J. Smith is an expressman and
resides at II sherman, or near the
corner of Sherman and Sprague. He
has been given considerable prominence
lately on account of a case against
him, which was first tried in the police
court and later in the superior court
on appeal.
The charge against Smith was that
he had been permitting a young bull to
run at large within the city limits
when such liberties are prohibited by
ordinance. He has been held up as
a man who wilfully violated the law
and one whom the police were COM
lation.
Mr.. Smith says that he has been
placed in false attitude all the way
through, that he was never arrested
by the police as a law-breaker, and
that they never preferred any charge
against him. He claims to have the
i'll will of a party of Swedes, who be-
came angry with him over a business
transaction, and that they trumped
up tHe cnarRe OF MS permitting Dull
to run at large.
Mr.. Smith asserts that he never own
ed a bull that he did own and now
owns a harmless heifer. not more than
months old at the present time.
There is a big difference. he says, in a
young bull and young heifer, and he
intends to fight the matter out in the
oourts if II tales all summer
In the first trial in the police court
a fine of So was assessed against him.
which. of course. carried the costs.