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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-09
Knights of Maccabees Officers.

Mankato Tent No. AZ, Knights of the
Maccabees of the World, elected the fol-
lowing officers at their meeting last
night, for the ensuing year: Commander,
c. M. Johnson; lieutenant commander,
L. E. Scott; record and finance keeper,
Louis Kuebler; chaplain, H. j. Wildes;
physician, DIR. A. o. Bjelland; sergeant,
j. F. Postels; master alarms, c. w.
Bengtson; first master of guard, L. A.
FELTON,; second master of guard, Frank
Lang; sentinel, Fred B. Hoefer; picket,
w. c. Lestico; trustee for three years,
j. A. Slama. Refreshments were served
after the meeting.
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GIVEN A WELCOME.
Or. and Mrs. Davis Received By ST
Clair Citizens--Notes.
From Thursdays Daily.


Frank Watts of Mankato filled the
Congregational pulpit last Sunday eve
ming, the regular pastor going to the
Mankato church.
Dr. and Mrs F. U. Davis, who were
recently married, were the recipients of
many congratulations last Tuesday eve
ming. First, the small boys called, and
were royalty treated to apples. The
gentler sex was afterwards well repre-
sented, these guests being cordially re-
ceived by Mrs. Davis. Finally there APP
peared large force of men, who on be.
ing favored with an appearance of the
bride and groom were loud in their ap-
probation. Telephones of both the Citi-
zens' and the Farmers lines joined in the
celebration and the most hearty good
will prevailed on all sides.
Rudolph Ario, sometimes known as
Munich" has had very successful sea-
son as chief of staff of Frank Lossow.
The final roundup of the years work
occurred last week, and Mr.. Ario was
taken to Mankato Monday night in Mac
beth's hack.
For weeks, loads of sand have been ac-
cumulating through the efforts of
Messrs. Boswell, j. Cords and d. An
drews upon the school ground. In the
spring a cement walk, ten feet wide, will
be laid, thus making the building aces
sible, even at low tide.
The old settlers are digging up the
past in vain attempt to produce some
gilt-edged weather, better than the
present article. 1t is so futile that, one
by one, they are beginning to give over
their southern trips. Smiling broadly,
they just haul their crops to the mar
ket and say nothing.
Rice lake is becoming popular again.
Small boys are using it's icy covering as
a pleasure ground and their elders are
catching fish. One man is said to have
obtained some sackfuls of carp and fed
his hogs upon them. 1t is said that they
scale more in that way.
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from him directly by his relatives here,
but letters are received from time to
time from his children

from him directly by his relatives here,
but letters are received from time to
time from his children.
The fact that Mrs. Charlotte Peart
has retained her physical and mental
vigor for so long time does not mean
at all that she has not endured her share
of this worlds troubles, for she certainly
has. Coming with her husband, Thomas
Peart, and eight children from Peru
county, New York, near Plattsburg, and
settling in Belgrade township in the
year 1857, she had her full burden of the
hardships of those who establish civil
zation in the wilderness. Probably the
saddest events of her whole life were the
fatal accidents to her two oldest sons.
The oldest, John Peart, was buried by
the caving in of a placer mine in Mon
accident occurred the body was recover
ed. 1t appeared from the circumstances
CidI lHC nave liNCu
hours in the subterranean prison, before
death relieved his sufferings. The second
son, William, was injured in quartz
mine near Helena in 1857 and died from
the effects. Thomas Peart himself died
thirteen years ago.
Bearing up under every trouble and
misfortune, never failing to appreciate
the good things of this life, and ever
seeking the bright side of this existence,
Mrs. Charlotte Peart has been a stead
fast believer in the supreme wisdom
and righteousness of the Giver of all
things. She has been a constant and de-
voted member of the Methodist church,
which she joined at the age of fourteen.
She has allowed neither worldly nor
spiritual duties to be neglected, and has
thus, almost unconsciously, made for
herself a record of which the other men,
bers of her large family are indeed proud
and justly so.
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YOUNG WOMAN STRICKEN.
Mrs. Oscar Carlson Victim Of
Typhoid-Pneumonia


Ellen Marie, wife of Oscar Carl
son, died at her home, 227 Fulton street,
at LAO o'clock yesterday afternoon, OF
typhoid fever, following an attack of
pneumonia She was an active member
of the Swedish Lutheran church, and be-
longed to the ladies' society. On Thanks
giving day she worked hard at the
church and caught cold, which rapidly
developed into pneumonia, followed by
the typhoid fever.
The deceased was twenty nine years
old last February. She was a daughter
of j. F. johnson of this city, was born
and raised in Mankato, and was united
in marriage with Mr.. Carlson twelve
years ago. Besides her husband she
leaves four children, two boys and two
girls. She was member of Degree of
Honor lodge No. 10. Her death is a
great shock to her friends, of whom she
possessed large circle. She was below
ed by all who knew her, and was a
tender and devoted wife and mother Her
husband and children will have the
sympathy of all in their great loss
The funeral will occur Thursday at
p. m. from the house, and at 2:30 D.
M from the Swedish Lutheran church.
Rev. G. A. Swenson of Gustavus Adolf
plus college, st. Peter, will conduct the
services.
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RECOVERED THE WATCH.
JeweIer Belts Of Minnesota Lake Lo-
Gates Mrs. DiebIer's Timepiece.
From THURSDAYS Daily,

J. j. Belts, the ieweler of Minnesota
Lake, recovered the watch that James
Swallow stole from the residence of Mrs.
Elizabeth Diebler in Danville. The
watch was taken the first time that
Swallow called at the home of the old
lady. Mr. Belts is the man who very
cleverly effected Swallows capture at
Wells after the fellow had bound and
gagged Mrs. Diebler and robbed the
place of few dollars. A few days ago
Mr.. Belts got on track of the watch and
finally located it in the hands of man
employed on a farm two miles south
of Wells. This man paid Swallow 1878
for the watch. Mr.. Belts certainly de-
serves credit for the interest he has
displayed in this case and all his labor
has been done without the hope or wish
of pecuniary reward.
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NORMAL SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Attendance Is on the Increase--Some
Notes.
From TuesSay's DaiIy,

4
Three hundred and seventy students
are now attending the normal. Those
who have registered during the present
term together with few Others who
came in since the last list was publish
ed in The Free Press, are as follows:
Lillian Ables, North Mankato; Mary
Amdahl, GAINESVILLE; Mildred Barnes,
Redwood Falls; Mary E. Baldwin,
| Pipestone; Veronica Bauer, Waseca;
Cora Helen Brown, Mankato; Letitia
Byrne, Kilkenny; Katie Clark, Belle
Plaine; Agues Crane, Mankato; Sara
A. Dunn, Mankato; Catherine Goold
Davis, Mankato; Constance Emily Davis,
Mankato; Sara Davis, New Ulm;
Catherine G. Daily, Madison, Wis; Mary
Ellen Evans, Lake Crystals Arthur Har-
vey Fletcher, Mankato; Emma A. Fire
stone, Mankato; Emma G.. Frohrip,
Fairfax; Addie Gilmore, Mankato; Clara
L. Gilbertson, Grand Meadow; Sophie
Grams, Westbrook; Mary Loumena
Garland, Simpson; T. Edward Him
melman, Mankato; Amelia Hanson,
Blue Earth; Margaret Hennessy, Wood
stock; Frank Warren Hill, LETTERS; Ma
bel Marie Harlin, Mankato; Charles
William Holden, Keystone, S. d.; Morris
W. Hancock, Mankato; Nellie jacobson,
Mankato; Clara Regene Kjestad, Man.
kato; Genevieve Mullen, Green Isle;
Blanche Mahoney, Pipestone; Laura Ella
Merickel, Mapleton; Lottie Moon, Man
kato; Jessie Mae Mcclellan, Brewster;
Luella Merickel, Mapleton; Albert Noe,
Mankato; Eva M. Nichols, Mankato;
John O'Brien, Mankato; Frank Edwin
Older, Luverne; Florence Parker, Gar
den City; Marion Porter, Mankato;
Anna Caroline Peters, Blue Earth city;
James X. Parker, Garden City; Susan
C. Pine, Madison Lake; Ethel Mavieline
Randall, Mortified; Nellie Louise Schon
er, Rapidan; Allie Thomas, Mankato;
Ethel Belle Weller, Mankato; Margaret
Constance Wof, North Mankato; Lois
Elizabeth Yaeple, Mankato.
Superintendent Mcconnell of the city
schools addressed the normal school pu-
pills in chapel this morning, telling them
just what kind of teachers the city sup
erintendents are looking for.
Prof. F. L. Holtz and Miss S. L. Blais-
dell attended the county teachers meet
ing at Mountain Lake, Cottonwood coun-
ty, last Friday and Saturday. Professor
Holtz delivered lecture on Natural
Study" illustrated with stereopticon
views. Miss Blaisdell lectrred on "Pri-
mary Readings"
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Woodmen Choose Officers.
From Fridays daily.

Blue Earth camp No. 100, Modern
Woodmen of America, elected the fol-
lowing officers last night: w. R. Ohm
stead, reelected venerable consul; E. A.
Coy, worthy adviser; George Pass, bank
er; w. F. Jones, reelected clerk; L. Z.
Scott, escort; William Erd, Waterman !;
William Weckwerth, sentry; C. w. Jes-
sup, manager for three years; Drs. C.
j. Holman, j. S. Holbrook and E. d.
Steel, physicians. A banquet was serv-
ed during the evening.
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Next Sunday She Will Reach
Her Nintieth Year.
Her Mind Is Very Clear, Her
Health Vigorous.
She Takes a Deep Interest in
Current Events.
From Thursdays Daily.

Mrs Charlotte Peart, for many years
a resident of Mankato, will complete her
ninetieth year on Sunday, Dec. 4. 1t
is wonderful how well Mrs. Peart retains
her physical and mental activity, not
withstanding the long lapse of time. She
is living at the home of her son, Tom
linson c. Peart, at SIG South Broad
street She is able to walk about the
house, goes up and down stairs without
assistance, can walk several blocks at a
time without exhaustion and on Sun
days, when the weather is favorable, she
is taken to the Centenary Methodist
church in carriage. She is great
reader of many different varieties of lit
erature. While religious reading occu
pies great deal of her time, she takes
a keen interest in the magazines and
newspapers. She looks every day for
news of fresh developments along all
lines of public interest. Her eyesight
is good, her faculties keen and her
memory remarkable for one of her age
She also takes keen interest in
needle work, in which she certainly has
remarkable skill. She is always MAX
ing beautiful fancy articles to give
to members of the family and their
friends. Her gifts are always received
with delight, not for themselves alone,
but also because they can be held in
loving remembrance of rs kindly u char
acter as one would wish to meet.
She is mother, grancmother and great
grandmother. She has six sons and two
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daughters living, fourteen grandchildren
and three great grandchildren. The old
est grandchild is boy of twelve, living
at Helena, daughter of Mrs. Maude
Stewart, herself the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Tomlinson c.. Peart of Man
kato.
Mrs. Charlotte Peart's sons and daugh-
tiers are: t. r. Peart of Castleton, n.
d., A. L. Peart of Emden, n. D., T. w.
Peart of Sank Center, Mimi, Tomlinson
c. Peart of Mankato, Mrs. j. NJ Hazen
of Minneapolis and Mrs. Henry Loud of
Omaha, Neb. Eight of the fourteen
grandchildren are grown. Among them,
the following are known to the people of
Mankato: Mrs. John Parry of Spring
field, ILL.,, formerly of Mankato, daughter
of I. c. Peart; Mrs Maud Stewart of
Helena, Mont, also daughter of I. C.
Peart; Mrs. Minnie Hendricks of Fort
Smith, Ark, daughter of Mrs. j. NJ.
Hazen; and Mrs. Maud McMasters of
Minneapolis, also daughter of Mrs. Haz-
en-. The three living grandchildren are
Mrs. Stewards twelve year old boy, an
eleven year old son of Mrs. Minnie
Hendricks and nine year old daughter
of Mrs. Parry of Springfield. This child
is Miss Dorothy Parry, who has lived
in Mankato considerable part of her
life.
Only two now are living, Mrs. Chariot
tie Peart and her brother, Adam Reay, of
the large family of the Reays, who came
to this country from Ireland when the
subject of this article was little girl
of five. 1t was a Scotch Irish family
and had all the sturdy characteristics
that render that race people of lead
ers, makers of American history and
moulders of the destines of this nation.
Adam Reay is now living at Montreal.
Though he is some years younger than
his sister he is very feeble, and is about
eighty -five years of age. Little is heard
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BUDGET FROM BEAUFORD.

Beaufort hall was the scene of a
dance on Thanksgiving night; but the
event was rather slim affair.
Little Earl Bolinger was accidently
shot in the leg last Friday while out
hunting with some men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Entressel of Granada
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Clapshaw for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bolinger spent
a part of the week with Mr.. Bolinger's
sister, Mrs. Fred Rogers of South Bend.
Miss Sarah Ward is assisting Mrs.
Dan Pierce with her for few weeks.
Miss Anna Haslop spent Thanksgiving
with her people at this place.
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BUCK ON CUBA ISLAND.
Former Mapleton Man Said to Be
Running Hotel.
From Thursdays Daily.

Alfred A. Buck, for whom the local
authorities have long been on the watch
to arrest for embezzlement, is at pres
ent, so The Free Press is reliably in
formed, i'm some town on the island of
Cuba, where he is running hotel. Let
tiers to this effect have been received
from Buck by certain friends of his liv
ing in this neighborhood. Buck claims
to be doing very well indeed with his
hotel. 1t is claimed for him that he is
making supreme effort to pay back all
the money that he took from the bank.
1t is further learned from the same
source that last May, Buck was in Man
kato, and spent two nights in the city;
and also that he visited at Lake Crys-
tai. This was indeed bold move and
is rather difficult to theorize upon. Last
January he came back to this country
from Honolulu. No one knows just
what his movements were then, but it is
known that last summer his wife left
Mankato and went to Los Angeles, where
she visited some weeks with her moth
er. Suddenly she disappeared, giving
friends to understand that she was GO
ing to Honolulu. Subsequent investiga-
tions, however, showed that she did not
embark on a steamer for Honolulu, and
purchased no passage to any such desti-
nation. Many people were of the opin-
ion that she had met her husband in
California, or somewhere else in the
western country, and that the two had
once more united their fortunes.
Some people, who have learned that
Buck is running hotel in Cuba, are of
the opinion that his wife is with him..
She certainly has not been heard of in
public way since her disappearance
from Los Angeles. When Mrs. Buck
left Mankato for Los Angeles, she took
with her Mr.. Bucks son by his first
wife. 1t may be that this boy is today
with his father and mother, and the
family is reunited at the new home in
Cuba.
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ELECTED THEIR OFFICERS.
Degree Of Honor Holds an Interesting
Meeting Last Night.
From Saturdays Daily.

Mankota Lodge No. 10, Degree of Hon.
or, has elected the following officers for
the coming year: P. c. of H., Anna Rud;
c. of H., Helena Leonhardt; L. of H.,
Martha Gardner; c. of c., Marie Jane
johnson; recorder, Anna Hofer; receiver,
Josephine Roemer; fnancier, Edna Peter
son; s. u, Julia Lundberg; l. W., Hulda
Wass; o. W., Ida Walstrom; physician,
DIR. Edwin Steel; representative to grand
lodge, Anna Rud; alternate, Josephine
Roemer; trustee, one year, Rudolph
Wachtler; trustee, three years, August
W. Johnson; pianist, Alma Wachtler;
captain of the drill, Edna Peterson.
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unbounded when, in the presence Of
even greater crowd than was present
the evening before, they led their cham
pion, decorated with the colors of the
Minnesota agricultural college, in the
parade in Dexter Park pavilion.
Clear Lake Jute was purchased from
George Williams of Jackson, Mich, .wGzs3
seventeen months old, at public uF1 ID
Chicago, by the Minnesota college.
Professor Andrew Boss, in charge of
the experimental station, Immediately
began to develop and point" him for
show purposes.
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TOOK THE CAKE.
Hogs Shipped From Judson Brought
Highest Price at S. St. Paul.
From Thursdays Daily.

C. S. Thurston shipped carload of
hogs from Judson Tuesday to South St.
Paul that topped the market there that
day. He received $40 for the ship
ment, which was the highest price paid
there for hogs that day. These hogs
were furnished by Richard Wigley and
David Davis of Judson and William,
Theodore and Henry Hendley of Nicollet.
William Hendley's spring pigs were
something wonderful, tipping the scales
at $50 each. They were Poland Chinas.
Arthur Jones of Judson recently sold to
Mr.. Thurston a bunch of hogs that net
ted him $56l. The Judson farmers are
catching onto how to raise hogs so as to
make profit.
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WILL SOON BE BEEF.
Clear Lake Jute" Will Go to the
Slaughter Pen.

Clear Lake Jute" Will Go to the
Slaughter Pen.
Chicago, Dec. Ia king for a day."
the story of SClear Lake Jute," crown
ed as the grand champion steer of the
international livestock exposition, is
tragic. Two years of constant care and
attention at week of petting and
praise, the honor of honors in the world
of stock, and then the sentence doomed
him to the hands of the butcher to be
cut up and sold as market beef
''Clear Lake Jute" was exhibited
last year by the Minnesota experimental
station, st. Anthony Park, Mimi, and
won high honors. This time, however,
he was entered for the contest in great
ly improved condition. He had added
300 pounds to his weight and, although
pronounced by the critics as "overdone"
from market standpoint, received first
place. He tips the beam at 1000 pounds,
and is magnificent animal, but his
career is now short. A week of glory and
then he will be just sbeef.'
"King Jute's'' picture appears in most
of the Chicago newspapers today and
big headlines tell of his great triumph
and of the penalty he is to pay for his
fame. One picture shows the proud steer
decorated with ribbons and surrounded
by pretty girls of the Minnesota agri-
cultural college.
Aberdeen Angus men are jubilant at
the award of John Ross, the Scotch
Judge, and the Angus girls yelled them
selves hoarse when the announcement
of "Jute's" victory was made.
The joy of Minnesota students was
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LADIES OF THE G. A. R.
Inspection This Afternoon by the De-
partment President.
From Fridays Daily.

tUSpSCtiOn MS bAtISTuOOu Oy the OS-
partment President.
From Fridays Daily.
At special meeting of Chattanooga
circle, Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic held today the annual inspec-
ton was conducted by Mrs. Marilla
Stone, the department president, this
being her first visit to the local cir
cle
Chattanooga circle has been among the
leading circles of the state and has been
foremost in the noble work for which the
order was instituted, it has enjoyed
large membership of devoted, patriotic
women whose efforts in its behalf have
been untiring and earnest.
Speaking of the Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic Mrs. Stone said:
''The order of the Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic is closely allied to
the G. A. R., being bound by the ties of
friendship While in no sense auxiliary as
it is an independent order, it is co-equal
in every respect to that grand body of
honored heroes of the late civil war, the
remnant of which are rapidly passing on
to their eternal reward. The eligibility
to this order is it's grandest feature and
is clearly defined. All mothers, wives,
sisters daughters and blood kin nieces of
veterans of the war of 81 and ex-army
nurses are eligible. Thus to the women
who struggled and suffered in the same
degree with the soldier is given the priv
ilege of sharing in this labor of love. The
veteran, soldier, sailor or marine is ad-
mitted to honorary membership in the
social features which are leading part.
"The objects of the order are to unite
in loyalty all who shared in service in
the War of the Rebellion, thus honoring
our heroes; to perpetuate and forever
hold sacred Memorial day as national
institution; to assist the Grand Army
of the Republic and to aid, encourage and
help its members in sickness or dis
tress, and to extend sympathy and en-
enlargement to their wives and little
ones. The educational objects extend
to the further instruction of the children
in our public schools in the true history
of our country and in patriotism and
reverence for our flag. Historically, the
order is of vital Importance as it estab-
fishes and forever perpetuates to future
generations the record of the women who
shared in that great struggle and
those who are bound by ties of blood to
the heroes of '6l.
"The department of Minnesota en-
braces a membership of more than q
600 and is constantly growing. A
veterans widows home is conducted at
Anoka, Mimi, under its auspices. Hun
dreds of dollars are contributed annual
ly by the various circles throughout the
state for its support aside from the vast
amount of charitable work done at
home. There are at present four
tablishing of hospital service is being
considered"
The inspection meeting occurred at the
residence of the secretary of the circle,
Mrs. Clara Thompson, and was well at
tended. The president of Chattanooga
circle the current year is Mrs Eva Ran
dolph Day. The department president
expressed herself pleased with the local
circle
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1t Will Be On the Omaha
Right of Way.
Will Have Capacity Of Twenty
Thousand Bushels.
HustIing Buyer Is to Be Put
on the Streets.
From Thursdays Daily.

Mankato is to have a new grain eleva-
tor. Work will begin on the structure in
few days. 1t is to be built on the
right of way of the Omaha railroad near
the foot of Cherry street. The build
ing and conduct of the elevator is to be
entirely in the hands of the Walter Bow
man Elevator company, whose office is
on South Front street, near the Manka-
to Savings bank. The elevator will have
a capacity of 10000 bushels, and will
be equipped with the best modern ma
chinery. A buyer will be put on the
street by the company.
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Sheriff Williams states that Lizzie
Pfeiffer, the young woman who was sent
to the state prison for one year for for
gerry, has been set to patching clothes
and other articles. The authorities there
believe that she is professional.
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Minnesota State Fair Date.
From Saturdays Daily.

The Minnesota state fair will be held
Sept. to 9 next year. The date was
decided yesterday at the annual meet
ing of the Fairs and Exhibition associa-
tion in Chicago.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Loucks were well
pleased with bouncing baby boy which
arrived Saturday afternoon.
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Superintendent Mcconnell of the city
schools addressed the normal school pu-
pills in chapel this morning, telling them
Just what kind of teachers the city sup
erintendents are looking for.