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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
July Isle
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLIC TION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Ear h--ss In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of James H
Greenwood. deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of
Jane L. Greenwood. OF the county of Blue
Earth repres Mi among ether things
that mes H. Greenwood. | te OF the county
# Blue Earth. in the state of Minnesota, on
the II h day of June A. D., 1901, at the
county of B ne Earth died intestate, and being
an inhs bitant of this county at the time of his
death leaving goods, chattels, and estate with
in this county, end that the said petition
err is the surviving wife of said deceased
and praying that administration of said estate
ba to Carl F. Greenwood granted.
1t is ordered that said petition be heard be-
fore said court on Saturday.the 23rd day of
July A. D., OF at 10 O'Clock a. M. ar the pro-
bate office in the court house in Mankato in
said county.
Ordered further that notice thereof be given
TO the heirs of said deceased and to all persons
interested by publishing t. is order once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to said
lay of hearing in the Mankato Free Press, a
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Mankato said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 18th day of June
A. D., 1904,
BY the Court.
[ Probate Court Seall VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

WANTED-Female help in the kitchen
of the St. Peter state hospital. Good per-
manent positions open to the right per-
sons. Address at once. DR.. H. A. Tom
linson, superintendent, st. Peter, Mimi,
or come in person Immediately.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
Vernon Center School Teachers.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

The Vernon Center school board We'd
nesday evening, at a special meeting,
elected Prof. Elmer o. Oliver of Reese
vile, Wis, principal of the Vernon
schools for the coming year. This makes
up the whole corps of teachers as fol-
lows: Prof. E. o. Oliver, principal;
Quez A. Peterson, Waterville, interme-
date; Lizzie Gerlach, Good Thunder,
grammar; Stella Chapman, Madelia,
primary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
Into Uncle Sans Service.
ON SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Carl Baer of Chicago, travelling sales
man, was yesterday enlisted by Sergeant
Buckley in the United States cavalry
service. Baer will leave tonight for
the jefferson barracks, in Missouri, near
st. Louis. This will give him chance
of seeing the Worlds Fair. He is the
fortieth recruit that has been enlisted
in Mankato since the sergeant establish
ed the enlisting station here on Feb. II.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
SCHRIENER DISCHARGED.
Found Not Guilty of Receiving De-
posts in lnsOlvent Bank.

From Mondays Daily.
The trial of Banker Schiener of Jor-
dan on the charge of receiving money in
an insolvent bank was completed Satur-
day at Glencoe after trial that took
up about all of last week. Schiener was
found not guilty. County Attorney Will
son of this city assisted the county at
torney at Jordan in conducting the prose
cution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the nomination for representa-
tive in the legislature subject to the
Republican primaries.
WILLIAM L. M'QUEEN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

Judge Hughes has appointed Robert
Malzahn of Good Thunder administrator
Of the estate of the late Carl Gustav
Ogrosky.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

Cool head and clear conscience straw
hats at half price. Henry E. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
PICKED FROM THE COUNTY PRESS
Mrs. Theresa Thomas, widow of Peter
Thomas, died at Mapleton of pneumonia.


Tramps and hoboes were never as
numerous as they are this year. They
are all looking for work and praying not
to find it. The other day one was ac-
costed with an inquiry of whether he
was looking for work. He replied that he
was and wanted to know what wages
they were paying. Being told $l50 per
day and board, he then inquired whether
they had large barn or not, whether
they had hay fork, whether the teams
were gentle, how many hours they ex
pected man to work day, what they
had to eat, and would have made some
more inquiries except that the farmer
by this time had become disguised and
left Mr.. Afraid to- work looking for work
somewhere else-Mapleton Enterprise.
The Mapleton Enterprise states that
the Democrats will nominate James Nc
Laughlin of that city as one of the
candidates for the legislature.
Albert Dittberner, formerly of Nc
Pherson, has purchased a farm at
Cheney, Wash.
Mrs. August Beise, an old and respect
ed resident of Mapleton, is near to
deaths door.
Harry Roe, small boy at Mapleton,
ate quantity of green apples, and came
very nearly dying.
Smith Hill of Mankato is visiting his
son, Andrew Hill, this week. Mr.. Hill
is severely crippled with the rheuma-
tism and finds it hard to get about yet
enjoys visiting his old friends in this
neutrality-suspicious. Enterprise.
Mapleton is to have another saloon.
She was former resident of Sterling.
Hiram S. Golf of Mapleton is about to
locate at Thief River Falls for the prac-
tice of law.
Henry Gilbert has sold his farm in
Danville to A. O. Cole. The price was
$s,o5o.
Miss Maud e. Whitney of Princeton
has been engaged as assistant principal
of the Mapleton school.
On Monday of this week little Bird
get Mountain met with quite pain.
full accident. While at play swinging in
the yard, the cross pole holding the
swing became detached and in falling
struck upon her left shoulder, dislocat-
ing the same and causing a slight break
Good Thunder Herald.
Beauford has a poet. In the current
number of The Good Thunder Herald the
muse is dolled out as follows:
She's toiler in the vineyard of the Lord,
And weaver in the looms of the devil,
She's all absorbed in the study of the
word,
And brilliant in the whirl of the revel.
She's an angel kind in the homes of the
sick,
And a 'corker" true in the eyes of the
pure;
She's an aspirant to the wealth of the
rich
And study for the thinker to be sure
William Wells of Amboy has been
granted an increase of pension.
A drum corps has been organized in
Sterling, the members being JOS. Latour-
ell, A. j. Ellis, H. M. Fish of Sterling
and Amos Fish of Amboy. They will
be ready to fill engagements during the
coming political campaign.-Amboy Her
aid.
M. M. Pratt of Mapleton came over
here last Saturday to visit his daughter,
Mrs. J. j. Buell., and stayed over Sunday.
Mr.. Pratt has reached an age when men
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

M. M. Pratt of Mapleton came over
here last Saturday to visit his daughter,
Mrs ]. j. Buell., and stayed over Sunday.
Mr.. Pratt has reached an age when men
well fixed financially, as he is, like to
take life easy, but he informed us that
he is working three separate and distinct
gardens this season and has taken the
conceit out of j. w. Sprague, who has
been recognized for number of years
as the boss gardner of the village. We
don't like to doubt Mr.. Pratt's word
about this, but at the same time we
would like to get Mr.. Sprague's opinion
We think that we may have to make a
trip to Mapleton to settle the matter
-Amboy Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

The Minnesota Wholesale Cooperative
association has been organized at Am
boy. It's object is to sell goods to its
own members at wholesale prices. John
Howard is manager.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

The Methodist church at Eagle Lake
will be reopened Thursday, July 81. The
exercises will begin at s p. m. and con-
tinue through Friday, Saturday and
Sunday The following is the program :
Thursday, July 81, s p. M, sermon, Rev
Peter Clare, presiding elder, Mankato
Mimi. Friday, July %, 2:30 p. M, service
in charge of Rev. w. c. Sage, Madelia,
Mimi; p. M, supper served in the base
ment by Ladies aid; p. m. five minute
addresses by former pastors. Saturday.
July %, 8 p. M, review of the work of the
last general conference, Rev. F. B. Cow
gill, Mankato, Mimi; s p. M, sermon
by Rev. j. w. Powell, Mankato, MINI.
Sunday, July "a, 9 a. M, love feast led
by Rev. j. w. Powell; 1890 a. m, SER
mon, Bishop Isaac w. Joyce, d. D., L. l..
D., Minneapolis, Mimi; p. M, sermon,
Rev. A. T. Foster, GAINESVILLE, Mimi; s
p. M, sermon, Rev. Benjamin Longley
d. D., st. Paul, MINI.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-08

ney trouble. | tried all sorts Of meii-
zines, none OF which relieved me, one
day I saw an ad, OF your Electric
Biiters aud determined 10 try that.
After taking a few doses felt 70.
lieved. and soon thereafter was en-.
tlrely cured. and have not seen sick
day since, Nelghbors OF mine have
been cured Of Rheumatism. Neuralgia,
Liver and Kidney troubles ANA dcn-
eral Debility" This ia what u. r.
Bass OF Fremont. ~ G. writes, Only
soc. at chaa. Rogers Druggist
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-08

states that those American representatives abroad to
whom it is addressed are merely directed by the pres
ident to bring the matter Of calling another peace
conference to the attention Of the minister Of for
eign affairs Of the government to which each is re
Ispectively accredited AMI "n discreet conference
with him. to ascertain to what extent that govern
ment is disposed to act in the matter" In other
words, these representatives are to sound" the
powers that took part in The Hague conference OF
1899, says the New York Commercial
The desirability of further agreement between
the great nations for the maintenance of the world
peace and the settlement Of international disputes
by arbitration. is not for moment open to question
But with Japan and Russian now engaged in trying
to settle quarrel by the "arbitrament of the sword
and with Great Britain and Russia only recently
involved in controversy that led them almost to the
brink of war; it is highly improbable that Secretary
Hays note will meet with an immediate and favor.
able response at this timeat least from the powers
that participated in the first Hague conference To
render another peace conference success it is es.
sential that all of the great powers should be in
conciliated, to give and to take; but Tith two of
these powers now engaged in lfeand-death strug.
gle with the possibility that other great powers may
become involved before peace is finally declared, it
is apparently futile to hope for any practical good
from second peace conference until the animosi.
ties aroused by the present war in the far east shall
have had chance to cool and other nations no longer
have to fear that they may be dragged into that
conflict
The cause of international peace, however, would
not be likely to suffer by the deferment of the pro-
posed conference until conditions are more favorable
to its success Civilized sentiment in favor of that
cause is steadily growing and probably nothing is
contributing more powerfully to its growth than the
very horror and stupendous waste Of human life
and treasure that attend the present RussoJapanee
conflict Evidence of the increase in this sentiment
has just been furnished by the action of Great Brit
ain and Russia in agreeing to the appointment Of an
commission to ascertain the facts in
the North sea incidents and the example thus set is
certain to make strongly for peace among the nations
in the future.
Secretary Hays letter, however will have the
effect of procaiming to the world that this republic
is the friend of universal peace and that whenever
conditions shall be ripe for further concerted efforts
in the direction of that object the United States can
be counted on to join unreservedly in the movement
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-08
THE TREASURY SITUATION.

About the only encouraging featur, of the treas,
ury statement for the month of October is the in.
crease of 81 100000 in customs receipts compared
with October of last year. This increase is apparent
ly a reflection of improved business condtions-for
when business falls of the fact is almost invariably
manifest in decline in the volume Of dutiable i'm
The rest of the October statement is not Of the
same cheering character 1t shows that for the first
four months of the current fiscal year the govern,
ment's total receipts amounted to $1S7 100000, a
decline of $2,400,0O0 as contrasted with the corre
spending months of 1903, while the expenditures
amounting to $209 100000, or $40 100000 more than
they did in the corresponding period Of last year
AS result the treasury operations for the present
fiscal year up to date reveal deficit of $21 100000
against small surplus for the four months ended
October 81, 1903 The treasury deficit is now about
$4000000 larger than it was month ago
The governments available cash balance now in
the treasury or in national bank repositories aggre
gates $146,S50,000. This is a loss Of substantially
$23,O00,000 since the beginning Of the new fiscal
year or nearly $5,0OO,O0O since September 30. The
available cash in the treasury itself is about
100000 or practically $S,0O0OOO less than the
minimum amount of free cash that treasury officials
have heretofore deemed it desirable to be kept on
hand
If business conditions continue to improve as
they have of late it is altogether probable that the
government receipts will increase also 1t will re-
quire decided increase in these receipts however, or
a material falling off in expenditures to keep the
treasury deficit for the current fiscal year down to
$23 100000, the amount predicted last winter by Sec
retary Shaw
In case the governments expenditures go on out.
stripping its income it may happen that congress,
even though it be republican, will be compelled to
overhaul the existing tariff in order to make federal
ends meet-fOr the government would simply be face
to face again with "a condition, not theory"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-08
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the reg
istration books Of the city of Astoria
for the election to be held in this
city on Wednesday, the 14th day Of De-
cember, 1904, will be opened at the
auditors ONCE in the A. o. U. w
building on Tuesday, the sth day oi
November, and will close on satur.
day, the 10th day OF December, 1904
at 4 o'clock p. m. All persons must
register in order to be entitled to vote
oLoF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge of Astoria
oregon.
Dated October 2s, 1904.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-08
Notice

As am leaving Astoria have left
all my negatives and Views on hand
with Henry wedekln. $50 Bond street
Pictures ordered and not delivered
can be obtained from Mr.. wedekln,
who will also M orders for amy pic
lures desired.
The lot contains many proof pic-
lures at rldIculously low prices.
take pleasure IN commencing Mr
wedekin as good photographer and
az gentlemen.
Thanking my patrons for past favors
am. respectfully. T. T. Peiaer,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-08

Russia should keep out of Spanish waters 1t
would be shame to draw Spain into another naval
controversy
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-08
PROPOSED PEACE CONFERENCE.

It is misnOmer to call Secretary Hays note an
"invitation" to peace conference. 1t distinctly
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-08

Not A Sick Day Since.
~ was taken severely sick with KID
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-13
THE MAIN CHANCE
A THOROLY WESTERN STORY
OF REAL PEOPLE
BIZ MEREDITH NICHOLSON
COPYRIGHT, 1905, by Bobbs- Merrill Co,

1T was not alone Warry's death, but
the sharp, tragic manner of it, so
wretchedly inconsistent with his life,
that grieved and shocked the COM
munity. But this, too, had it's COM
pensations; for many read into his life
it had lacked. They spoke of him as
tho he had been a young soldier who
had fallen at the first skirmish, with
out having been tried in battle; all
spoke of his promise and mourned
that his life had been harvested before
he had finished sowing. On every
hand his good deeds were recounted;
of acts of generosity and kindness
which would never have been disclosed
in his lifetime. Those who had really
known him no longer lamented his err
ratio habits. They now magnified his
talents; and his whimsical, fanciful
ways they attributed to genius.
It was much easier to account for
Raridan than to explain Wheaton.
Most of the people Of Clarson did not
understand his flight, if he had neither
stolen the banks money nor killed
Wary Raridan. There was DISPOSE
ton for a time to reject the story of
the tragedy at the Poindexter ranch
house as it had been given out by
Bishop Delafeld and John saxton:
but the bishops word in the matter
was final; he was not man to conceal
the truth. Those who had seen
most of Wheaton were the
most puzzled. The men who re-
manned at the Bachelors were
stunned by the whole affair, but in
particular they failed to grasp the
curious phase presented by Wheaton's
connections lack Of connection
with it. They expected him to return
and even discussed what should be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-13
CHAPTER .XXXVL.
"A Peculiar Brick"

1t was Fenton who most nearly
voiced the public sorrow at the death
Of Warwick Raridan. His address at
the memorial meeting of the Clarkson
Bar association surprised the COM
munity, which knew Fenton only as a
corporation lawyer who rarely made
speeches, even to juries.. Fenton put
into words the general appraisement
of Wary Raridan-his social grace
and charm, his wit and variety. Peo-
pie who hardly knew that Raridan had
been lawyer We're surprised that the
leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon
his instructive grasp of legal ques-
tons, "the thoroness of his research
and the clarity Of the force with which
he presented legal propositions Rari-
dan was a lawyer with an Imagination,
FentOn said, thus Selling what had
been considered a weakness of char
acter and making it count as an ele-
ment Of strength. Fenton was not
given to careless praise, and what he
said of Raridan had much to do with
formulating the opinion that was to
pass into Clarkson history. The last
few months of Warry's life had won
him this eulogy-the work which he
had done for Evelyn. F'enton had
learned to kno viii mwell after the APP
pointment Of Saxton as receiver. He
had thrown number of important
questions to Wary to investigate, and
he had been amazed at his young lieu
tenants capacity and industry. He did
not know that a woman had been the
inspiration Of this work; he thought
that it proceeded from Saxton's inf1u-
ence and the pleasure Wary found in
labor that brought him near his
friend.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-13

their attitude toward him if he came
back. AS the days passed and Moth
ing was heard, they gradually ceased
talking Of him; but by silent assent no
one took the seat he had occupied at
their table. When presently the land
stored in the cellar, and new men ap-
peared in the places of Raridan and
Wheaton, they exchanged the oblong
table for a round one, to take away
whatever i'll luck might follow the
places of the lost members Of their
board.
The chief shock to William Porter
was a shock to his pride. He had
trusted Wheaton as implicitly as he
trusted any man, and while his trust
at all times had limitations, he had ex-
tended these beyond precedent in
James Wheaton's case. Saxton and
Bishop Delafeld had gone to him as
soon as possible, with Fenton. It was
important for Porter to understand
exactly what had occurred at the
Poindexters ranch house. The news
papers had now announced Wheaton s
fight; it was natural that the bank
should fall under suspicion, and that
all of Porter's interests should be jeop-
ardized. "A cashier implicated in some
way in a murder, and in full flight
for parts unknown, created a situation
which could not be ignored. But Por-
ter met the issue squarely and sanely
The expert accountants who. were
put to Work-on the banks books made
an absolutely clean report, and the
n1inutest scrutiny of the securities OF
the bank proved everything intact
Wheaton had been master of order
and system. The searching investiga-
ton of experts and directors revealed
nothing that was not creditable to the
missing cashier.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-13
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
Observations
in las ftwent four hours ;.


perse fogs at Liverpool, using for this
purpose a Wimshurst influence ma
chine which discharged by means of
a, bundle Of points into the air. A very
high potential is. necessary, and: to
increase the surface a, large gas flame
was used to supplement the points.
On one occasin the discharge Of elec-
tricity from the flame was sufficient
to keep a clear space Of fifty or sixty
yards radius in a idense.fog. Altho
these experiments we're promising, the
Wimshurst machine did not seem suit
able for everyday use, and there was
no other generator which would give a
sufficiently high direct voltage. to do
the work. tfsS
To overcome this difficulty Sir
Oliver now uses the rectifying prop
critics of the Cooper Hewitt mercury
vapor lamp. To procure the neces-
sary high potential, current from a
high-frequency dynamo is carried
thru an induction coils and then con-
nected to the terminals Of the recti-
fer. The rectifier consists Of twelve
lamps connected in a .Quadrilateral
having three lamps in each arm, and
! rectifes both sections Of the alternat-
| ing current wave: This arrangement
gave him unfdirectfonaf sparks two or
| three inches long, and was very effec-
tive in laboratory experiments. To
| dispel the fog in g. circle of fifty or
sixty yards radius is a creditable per-
Torrance, but the general application
of this method seems to- be father far