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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-20
WHITE ESTATE.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Judge Hughes made an order today as
signing the Mrs. Mary White estate.
William White and Henry White get
third each and the children of Mary
Andrews, deceased, the other third.
Henry Whites whereabouts are un-
known, but woman claiming to be his
wife has appeared and seeks his interest
The court decided to ignore her. This
is the estate where the parties are In
work to get the land free from the
allotment act
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Herman Job to Wilhelm A. Wrucke,
lots 7 and 8, block s, Good Thunder, for
$500.
Israel S. Root to Orley G. Mack, "a
acres in sec. 5, Shelby, for $4,000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
ANNUAL MEETING
Of Stockholders of the
Stark Telephone Go.

A meeting of the stockholders of
the Stark County Telephone company
was held at their Offices. in their build
ing on Tuscarawas street, yesterday
afternoon, at which the following di-
rectors were elected:
DR.. j. p. Schilling, r. S. Shields,
A. Dannemiller, F. Herbruck, F. S.
Dickson, Jas. B. Hoge, r. w. Judd, w.
l.. Cary. Jr., C. Y. McVey
Immediately after the meeting of
the stockholders, the board of direc-
tors met and made choice of the fol-
lowing persons to fill official positions
for the coming year: F. s. Dickson,
president; r. s. Shields, vice presi-
dent; r. w. Judd, treasurer; A. s. Hill
house, secretary and general manager.
Considerable other business came
before the stockholders and directors,
and it was decided to build a number
of new lines throughout the county
during the coming season, and install
a number of new suburban exchanges
Aside from this, and the regular rou.
tine work, matters of Importance as
to the future plans of the company as
local concern, were considered, but
for lack of definite information are
not yet ready for publication.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
SENATE BILLS

Washington, Feb. 1.-Senator Nit
cnell, of Oregon, has offered his bill
appropriating $2,125.O0 for the Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland. Ore
gon, as an amendment to the urgent
deficiency bill This, if adopted, will
give 1t tactical advantage and prob
ably result in an earlier appropriation
of the money
Senator Hale, chairman Of the COM
mittee on naval affairs. introduced a
bill today providing that rejected can
didates at Annapolis shall not nave the
privilege of another examination to the
same class. nor midshipman found de-
ficient be continued at the academy un-
less upon recommendation of the aca-
DENY board.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
MRS, YOUNKMAN,
An Aged, Resident Of
Stark County.

The death of Mrs Nancy Younkman
occurred at 1920 Wednesday evening
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Eli Miller, 134 f. Ninth street. The
deceased was born September 3, 1914,
at Uniontown, o. She was raised In
Pike township and has lived in Stark
county all of her life. In 1897 she
married Daniel J. Younkman who died
nine years ago. From this union nine
children were born, four sons and five
daughters. Mrs. Younkman is also
survived by twenty-seven grandchil-
dren, thirty great-grandchildren and
one great-great- -grandchild The de-
ceased has been living in Canton since
last August, at the residence in which
she died. She and her twin sister were
considered the Oldest twins in Ohio.
The latter passed away about one year
ago. The interment will take place at
Bolivar, O., where the remains will be
laid to rest beside those of her bus-
band. The funeral arrangements will
be announced later Mrs. Younkman
was an honored and highly respected
member of the United Brethren
church, known as the Shepler church
in Bethlehem township. Stark county,
for the past fifty-five years. Her
death was due to the infirmities of
old age
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
SAYS He HAD NO PULL

Washington, Feb. Samuel A..
Croft, the inventor of the patent fas-
tening device, the use of which in the
postoffice department has been one of
the things upon which the charges
against A. W. Machen, the Groffs and
the Lorenzes hinge, was called to the
stand In the trial of these charges this
afternoon. He testified about his in
vention of the device and its passage
Washington postofiice. Croft said he
did not know Machen, except by sight,
until after the fastener was adopted.
The witness then related at length
the story OF his first meeting with
George e. Lorenz, in 1895, and the sub
sequent negotiations which resulted in
Lorenz's admission to the firm as a
half partner, to look after the market
for fasteners. Lorenz acquired no in
terest in the fastener, he said, except
as to its sale for letter boxes in the
United States
did You enter into this agreement
with DR.. LorenZ, with the hope that he
Woulu eitneT directly OF indirectly
command influence with any one in the
postoffice department." asked Mr..
Douglass for the government
mo sir" was the emphatic reply.
There was no such prospect. | have
always made an honest living, and
never had any object or purpose OF
violating the law"
In answer to questions, Croft said he
did not know Lorenz was acquainted
with Machen, or had any pull with
department officials. Lorenz was ex-
pected to use only his influence with
postmasters and employees to work up
sentiment for the fasteners.
The witness denied many of the
statements imputed to him by Post
office Inspector Mayer, who in his tes-
timony repeated a conversation which
he claimed to have had with Croft
prior to the latter's arrest.
Court adjourned with Groff still on
the stand.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
The Grinding
of Len.res
For Spectacles

Is a delicate operation. 1t
requires skilled workmen
at high salaries to grind
lenses by prescriptions.
The smallest deviation
from the proper curvature
makes a big difference in
the lens. The measurements
are made with very sensi.
tive instruments and our
lenses are ground for us by
workmen of the highest
skill and scientific training.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
P|NKS AND ROSES
Were in Evidence at the
First National Bank.

Between two days the First Nation
al bank of Canton moved from it's tenn
porary quarters in the basement of
the court house to its remodeled rooms
in the Eagle block. The transit was
accomplished successfully and at 9
o'clock Wednesday morning the bank
was open for business. Not uniy pa,
irons, but hundreds of persons who
were attracted by the beauty of the
rooms and equipment, called and ad-
mired the quarters.
Distributed about the bank were
large clusters of pink and American
beauty roses, which had been sent by
other bank officials in the city and ad-
miring friends. Each of the bank en-
ployes wore carnation. The roses
were for Mrs. Loichot, the wife of the
vice president Not only were there
many visitors in the bank, but Presi-
dent j. j. Sullivan, of Cleveland, was
also in the city and he and many of
the stockholders and directors fingered
about the place as though 10th to
leave it.
The room vacated under the court
house will be Immediately refitted by
the county commissioners for wait.
ing room. which will be appreciated
by the public.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
BOGUS COUNT
Sentenced to Six Months
imprisonment.

Toronto, Ont, Feb. 2.-Archibald
of Prince Francis of Medena, married
the Countess of Russell under false
pretenses, was sentenced today TO six
months Imprisonment for defrauding
hotels and storekeepers.
After she had secured divorce
from Earl Russell as sequel to his
alleged bigamous marriage In the
United States to Mollie Somerville.
Countess Russell met Stewart, who
was masquerading as prince and
married him with the understanding
that he was OF royal blood. She then
discovered that he was the offspring
of servant and a separation follow
ed. ...-,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05

sexton of Grace church, and also an
undertaken. The list of pallbearers
will be given out later. Doctors James
and Bull were in attendance at the
| time of DEATH"
The physicians in attendance on Mr.
Whitney are inclined to believe that
the attack which proved fatal dates
back to a cold contracted by the finan-
cier on January 1S. while he was at
Aiken, S. G. His residence there ad-
joins that of Thomas Hitchcock, and
on that date the home of the latter
was attacked by fire. Mr.. Whitney
went to the rescue and assisted the
volunteer firemen in extinguishing the
blaze. Since then he has suffered from
returned to New York in order to Sc
cure expert medical attendance.
| Throughout last week he was not in
the best Of health, although not con-
fined to his house.
| Last Friday night he was in his box
at the Metropolitan opera house, when
he was seized with sharp pains in the
abdomen. He was driven at once to
his home and DR.. James, his family
physician, was summoned in haste.
! By the time the latter reached the
house Mr.. Whitney was suffering ex-
lcruciating pain. He was in bed. ly-
| Ing fiat on his back and the intense
pain caused one Of his legs TO be
drawn up against his abdomen. DR..
James Immediately diagnosed the case
as acute appendicitis. A thorough ex-
animation was made and DR.. Bull, who
is a noted expert in that disease. was
called. He advised that no time be
lost in performing an operation al
though he warned Mr.. Whitney that
his advanced age would make the out
come doubtful. Mr.. Whitney said he
had no fear and the operation was
performed in the house The operation
disclosed the fact that the disease had
attacked the financier in a particularly
virulent form. and when the appendix
was laid bare it was found to be in
a highly inflamed condition and pus
was flowing freely from the sac.
The patient seemed to rally for a
time, but a period of physical depres-
sion followed, and, when the physi-
clan examined him today, their expert
eyes soon detected the fact that a
second operation was needful Owing
to the physical depression which was
apparent, heroic measures were re-
sorted to to save the patient and
oxygen was administered as a final
lrec"pcra,ive measure but on account of
the patients age his vitality was not
sufficient to withstand the ravages of
the disease.
1t could not be ascertained whether
or not the operation was completed
before death ensued. It was thought.
from vague statement made about
5 o'clock that the knife actually had
been applied second time and that
the distinguished patient sank rap
idly thereafter Another report had
1t that his heart could not withstand
the administration of ether.
When pressed for particulars regard
ing the last hours of Mr. Whitney,
Mr.. Harry MacDona, who made public
the statement on behalf of the family
declared that he thought it no fitting
time for further details.
Mrs Almeric Hugh Paget, who is
Mr.. Whitney's oldest daughter. and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
LOST POSITION
And Boy Took Fatal Dose
of Acid.

Newark, N. j., Feb. S.-Jacob
Rausch, IA years and months old, of
S2 Monmouth street, asked his mother
for ten cents tonight with which TO
buy cake which he said he had seen
in bakers window near his home.
She gave him the money, and ten
minutes later he returned and fell
through the door unconscious. He had
bought carbolic acid instead Of cake
and swallowed it. He died 20 min
utes afterward.
Since his death his parents have
learned that he had lost his position
on Saturday night as errand boy in a
Broad street store. They know Of no
other reason for his act.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
MINISTER BUCHANAN

Panama, Feb. 2.--William l Buchan-
an, United States minister to Panama,
sailed from Colon for New York to-
day. Consul General Gudger, many
members OF the Panama junta and
others prominent in Panama affairs
were present to see him OF.
The constitutional convention meets
tomorrow. Senior Arosemena will
likely be elected vice president Of the
new government. ,,,., NJ,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
is A FUGITIVE

Altamont, Mo-, Feb 2.-Lee De Ford.
cashier of the bank of Altamont. is a
fugitive from justice charged with the
embezzlement of $21, 900 of the banks
funds. The bank is In the hands Of a
receiver.
1t is believed DE Ford lost The money
In speculation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
STRIKE AT HOMESTEAD

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb 1.-Forty-eight
steam-ftters and pipe-fitters struck
this morning in the Homestead. steel
works on account OF the discharge of
nine of their fellow-workmen. The
trouble is said to be over the refusal
of the men to work yesterday for the
regular wages
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-05
THE DEATH OF
VIM. WHITNEY
AFTER OPERATION FOR AP-
PENOICITIS.
Was Cleveland's Secre-
tary Of the Navy.
MODERN NAvY'S FATHER

Under His Administration the Splen'
did Battle Fleets of the United
Statee Were Planned and the New
Navy naugurated-A King Of FL
nance and the Race Track,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
GO


+. Published by y. Appleton and Com
pany. Of New York. For sale by the
Bell Book and Stationery Company.
The writer of the personal prorouh
novel does not give her name any further
than to say that she Is a woman who
tells the truth about herself
Truth Is always stranger than fiction,
and the few who have ever torn the veil
aside and revealed the workings of their
inrermost hearts have never known lack
OF readers.
The woman who is her own biographer
In the present case does not seem to de-
sire to idealize herself She does not
eXtenuate or excuse.
She confesses to her faults, weaknesses
and vanity, and leaves her readers to
be her judges. After many trials happi-
ness comes to her unexpectedly at the
last. The scene ir. the book Is laid partly
in New York and partly in Florida.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
GzsG;I.IlIL
|..5rHI .r4.r.V. #rre

THE YOKE BY Elizabeth Miller. PUB
lishel BY the Bobbs Merrill company.
OF indianapolis. For sale by the bcll
Book aud Stationery Company.
A. tale of Egypt under the Eiltlfaoh5
whose army parlshed IN the Red SEA
by The pursuit of the Tsraeltes.
A we'll written book, colorful ana
strong, with the royal house Of Egypt,
the Egypt priesthood and ministry, the
intrigue and corruption among the EgSp-
tians OF high rank the oppression of the
,1srae elites and their work. pictured IN
glowing phrascology throughout It's
pages.
Moses. Aaron and Miriam ore all de-
scribed in '"rhc Yoke The first np-
pea,nncc Of Miriam, rs she watches u
royal procession Mt Memphis and the
scene in which Moses appears before
Pharaoh both make u lasting Impression
on the mind of the reader.
A love story IT. which the heroine is
Rachel, a beautiful Jewish maiden, and
the hero Kenkenes, an EGYPTIAN sculp-
tor who forswears his country his
people and his gods forElovc's sake, fur
nishes the element Of romance which
ronders the book doubly pleasing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
GE%,iL1-UF
sfrAksPERE:

5sITAksPERE; PERSONAL RECOL-
ELECTIONS, BY Colonel John a.
Joyce. Published by Broadway Com
pany. Of New York For sale by the
Bell Book and Stationery Company.
VI Colonel joyce. in an Introduction to his
book explains to his readers that he is
the only man who could not be consider
ed vainly presumptious for writing an
account of Shakspere from the stand
Point of Intimate personal knowledge and
daily association He assigns as the rea-
son ;or his statement that he is a de-
scerdant of the race of Strulburgs. who
live forever and who have their origin
On tn, island of Immortality, lying off
tie coast of Japan.
With this explanation he gives Il.
ranegyrical chapter TO the great poet on
general nrincipie, and then begins the
history Of his liza in detail The chapter
devoted to bayTsh school days in War
wickshire England, says:
Fro seven school years Will Shak-
spere and myself were daily compan-
.nns Spring. with lts cowslips and prim-
roses and hawthorn blossoms. found us
rambling through the woods and fields,
and angling for the finny tribe. disport-
ing in the purling waters of this crystal
Avon"
In interesting style, the narrative flows
. OH El!lIVhGiL. clhthsi'EitS sobilS iIiftiho'''
his marriage his going 70 London, his
adventures there, bis hayday of fame and
popularity. his return 10 'Stratford-on-
Avon the peacefulIfsss Of his declining
years and his death. The humor of the
book lies in the attempt of the au-
4 thor to revert to the Shakperean period
in speech and custom, or rather In his
determination to engraft his reminis-
cences upon the twentieth century stand
ards Of speech and action. The result
IS somewhat incongruous to put the case
mildly,
When Colonel Joyce has decently buried
Shakspere out Of sight he pursnes his
investigation Of the flight of centuries
and after lokng at everything worth
He,.ing in Europe. he turns up in America
and participates in every stiring nation
n! event which this country has yet re-
corded AT present he announces him
rnlf as .'bestriding the lsthmus beneath
The stars and Strips, with his right foot
ri Colon and The left at Panama. watch
,ng the digging OF The interocean canal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
Outing for April

Most people believe that It will remain
for Thomas a. Edison to give the world
a$nying machine that will really n.y.
What he has to say on the subject in
April Outing will, therefore, be of special
interest to every reader.
a name hardly less famous than Edl-
sens, that of Mr.. John Burroughs, APP
pears In. Outing. for the first time. In
the April issue Mr. Burroughs begins, a
In his Intimate way of the things mat live
and grow and swim and fly about us.
s"untraveled Russia" Is certainly the
most timely article i'll the number, being
q vivid descriptive narrative Of trip
through that part of the Cars domlnlons
visited only by the privileged few. HUI
ran-interested, photographs, printed on
heavy plate paper help to make the artt-
Gle a living ore.
Caspar whitney, who is now in South
America. completing his studies of tropi-
cal peoples, has another Sumatra story,
written in his usual vigorous style. IDA
Prang-Jungle Hunter. with phot6gra phS
by the author. This sketch is one of a
series which MIR. Whitney will soon pub
lish in hook form.
Fiction occupies its usual PROMINENT
Places" BY Stewart Edward White; The
Rnh and ca f2e Sa s'? sor By Af cay
Emery, are full of the outdoors. AS in
teresting as fiction is the story of The
Pony Express Riders" Illustrated BY
striking fnl-page,. drawings OF Buffalo
Bill Cody and the rest of that hraye
band of carriers who piled between st.
Joe and Sacramento before the coming
of the iron horse.
These are only samples OF the many
good things in this number of Outing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
.f1'lie Author Of Tin the Bishops
Carriage Ehdcavo'ir.ss. ., to Gre
ate Another Becky
Sharp.
COMPANION or SHAKESPEARE
Gives Some Personal Recoll lee'c'
lions 1T the Great Dran tcaatt I.
An Hour With tic Magazines
"a Of. April Notes Of Books aud
Authors.
IN THE BISHOPS CARRIAGE, RS

/, rfii n Is .
IN THE BISHOPS CARRIAGE. HS'
$$$ Miriam Nicholson. Published pS ti'e
Robbs- Merrill Company, of lnd,an-
apolis. For sale by the sen i'ooA
ana stationery Company.
rh,ckerav. when he wrote Vanity FAR
concentrated his genius upon loecAS
SHARP and concentrated 1t. as All the
q world knows with great success. I'echs
/ shnrp.was tho embodiment Of al th az, Is
35tgnoble. but she was clever. ne 1eu auulli,.
world adopted her, found her immensely INNER
ante,.tai,,ing and will continue toGdo so
until the end Of time.
E Every now and then n book appears
with a heroine modelled on the BECKY
sharp lines Such a heroine IS generaliy
deniated as being the victim of environ
,nent and cruel fate, something IKE Whtit
Byron hadjin mind when he wrote:
s'#t.Born in the garrett III me kiecne lh
bred"-only for the kitchen, one must,
in the book under consideration, sups.l-
lutte as an extenuating background, the
.,rr,,elty. a phinhthropic institution.
where girls with drunken or rcprobate
,nothers are, one Is Informed very un-
fortunately and improperly brought up.
As The "Cruclty'' girl lin the BISHOP
"A Carria re'' appeals confidently for sympa-
thy. and seems to consider that the bur-
den of her misdeeds should be laid any
where except at her own door.
u The book is written with much spright-
Illness and bright humor. Some scenes
are )auEhable and others arc pathetic.
But 1t requires a master hand to assay
the task or depicting n character like
Nance Olden successfully. The book title
Is taken from the fact that In the FIRST
and last chapter the heroine takes a
ride, byvirtue of her own sweet VIII, In
the Bishops Carriage"
Il The sentiment In the book Is rather
mixed. Nance Olden begins life by being
inllove with mn Irish lad, Tom Dorsan.
He is convicted Of burglary and sent
10 Sing Sing. BY the time he has escaped.
Nance has outgrown her feeling for him
altogether. So he Is sent off on q. sailing
vessel and she enters into her new estate
of prosperity by marrying her theatrical
manager. Fred Ohermuller. Then It is
that she seeks out the Bishop, confidess to
him her private views about the philan-
thropy of the Cruelty, and expresses
an intention 10 do something for the
children who. like herself. are fostered
under its wings. BY curious contrast, the
scene Of the ory--unconventionali .and
Bohemian to the last degree as 1t s-has
i been laid In a city pre-emnent for its
prim propriety, a city, the very name Of
Observation-Disclosures a standing re-
proach to n human being Of Nance
Olden's proclivlties
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
CE1:.EI'L6:l

/. s
THE GORDON EL.OPEMENT. BY Caro-
.lyn Wells and Harry Persons Tabor.
Published BY Doubleday Page and
Company. For sale by the Bell Book
and Stationery Company.
An exceedingly bright little book, IN
which young married couple, Mr.. ana
Gotham to sperd a delightful summer In
tho Maine woods.
The episodes and incidents of the sum
mer the friends they meet and the in
cidenta romance associated with u, are
woven into very agreeable and inter-
estng out-of-door and indoor story.
Tho characterization of 3Aurt~Iip, Cap
tain Haskins. James Montgomery Black
and Joseph Rodman Payne is Just as
clever and as original as might be eX-
pccted from two such we'll known ard en-
pertaining writer's as Carolyn Wells and
Harry Persons Taber s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
THE RED FOLLY FOL
by Bailey Mllliard.

ri T !. /. Z
$50 tho red folly blazes forth, again.
Say these our wise. yet we cheer on me
c,vbo ' smite HE giant Slava nor know
1' ii ,' power they have unhldden as fhq'r
Ana While the sunburst flag Of bold Nip
From rI tie Victorious masts. waves redly
swelling anew the heart Of our war
weary world u, -. ~ 4 eretond
That though the poets pleas against all
this Is shaped, .-,,o,I not ho
War is of the things tina sii''it 'ot 1'e
escaped
Holy? Were it not well I chs sea I. ira
Were laid upon the uslllplhE l'efir t''tit
his proud neck 800 ,ho 1,e,r
Were bent but for this once-7lhe i'ear
Have torn" torn the Jewish heart whose paws
Tramped brave Poland IN th g n m'h[e reo 81 .
And toasted on lie blood Of son ana n Sire %
Tho Bear which, even N TINS heW-hs g