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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
Dec. %, 1903, Jan. 1-8, 1904.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF BLUE
Earth SIS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Henry w. Davies,
deceased.
Letters of administrator on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
joseph w. Davies, of said county:
1t is ordered, til at all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court, for examination and allowance, at
the probate office in the city of Mankato in said
Blue Earth county, on the following day, viz:
Monday the Goth day of June. A. d., 1904,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day
1t is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court or not proven to its salts
faction, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of tue time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina
ton. in The Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county,
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day of December
A. D., 1903.
By the Court,
VIM f. HUGHES,
probate Court Seal) Judge of Probate.
s. B. Wilson, Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
THREE MORE DAYS.

Next year will be leap year, and this
will make some difference to others be-
sides bashful lovers and their sweet
hearts. Toilers in factories and shops
and elsewhere will have three more work
ing days than they do in most years.
There will be one extra day in February,
and Christmas and New Years will next
winter come on Sunday. The Fourth of
July comes on Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
Dec. 11.1e-25, 1903
ORDER FOR HEARING ON SALE OF REAL
ESTATE OF MINORS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
Ia the matter of the guardianship of Agnes
j. Meagher minor.
On reading and filing the petition OF
Benjamin C. Taylor,guard ian of the person and
property Of Agnes j. Meagher. minor, for
license to sell lot six of Asylum Out lots,
situate in the county of Ramsey and state
of Minnesota. being the real estate of said
ward. And it appearing from said petition that
it is necessary and would be beneficial to said
ward and all persons interested therein that
said real estate or part thereof should be sold
It is ordered, that the next of the kin of the
said ward, and all persons interested in the
estate of said ward, shall appear before said
probate Court at the probate Office in the city
of Mankato. in the county of Blue Earth afore-
said: on the 4th day of January A. D., 1904, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause
why license should not be granted for the sale
of said real estate.
and it is further ordered. that notice of such
hearing be given to all persons interested in
said estate by publication of this order for
three successive weeks prior to SAID hearing in
the Mankato Free Press. a weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Mankato
in said Blue Earth county. Minnesota.
Dated December 3rd 1908.
By the Court:
probate Court SeaD VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
Dec. q, 1903, Jan. 1 : s, 1904.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT

ORDER TO EXAMINE AMOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of B,ue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Charles
Schulz, deceased
On reading and filing the petition of julius
Fl. Schulz, executor of the estate of Charles
Schulz, deceased. representing among. other
things that he has fully administered said
estate, and prayiog that time and
place be fixed Tor examining aud allowing the
final account OF his administration. and for
the assignment of the residue OF said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law:
It Is ordered that said account be examined
and petition heard, by this court, on Mon
day, the 18th day of January, A. D., 1904, at
10 o'clock a. m. at the Probate Office in the City
OF Mankato, in said county.
And it is further or tered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons Interested by publishing
copy OF this order once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day OF hearing in
the Mankato Free Press, weekly news
paper printed and published at Mankato In said
county.
Dated at the City OF Mankato, the 22ud day
OF December, A. D. 1908.
By the court:
Probate Court Seal. VIM. F. HUGHES
Judge of Probate
S. B. Wilson, Attorney for Exc cutor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
-MORY OF BOB BURNS
Program of Celebration to Be Held at
Napoleon ian. rs.
Jolly Time Is ia Store for the Sons
of Scotland.
Rev. F. E. R. Miller TO Give Recitation
--0ther Features.
Banquet Is to Be Held at Five in
the Afternoon.
From Saturdays Daily.

from saturdays DAILY.
In order to commemorate the bonspiel
the annual celebration of the anniver.
sary of Robert Burns will be held on the
26th of january instead of on the ami,
yersary which comes on the previous
day, says The Mapleton Enterprise. The
committee have so far been unable to Sc.
cure a speaker, Rev. Thomas McClary
who was invited to give the annual ad-
dress having another engagement at that
time. The secretary of the Maple River
Curling club is now corresponding with
several other gentlemen and will no
doubt secure a speaker satisfactory to
all.
The program as far as mapped out is
as follows, although it is subject to
change:
Address of Welcome-Mayor Schim-
mele.
Response-H. c. Hotaling.
Song 'Rantin' Rovin' Robin" David
Will.
Bagpipe Selection Sinclair,
Minneapolis.
Annual Address Speaker not select
ed
Solo-C. S. Ellis.
Highland Fling-Miss Hazel Runge,
Minneapolis.
Duet-In charge of Miss Jennie Nc
Queen.
Selection-Dr. Dodds, Mankato.
"reminiscences j. Ellis.
Solo-Robert Morrow.
Recitation-James Ellis, ST..
Duet-Mrs. Broderick and Miss Ma
rion Ellis.
Claronet Solo-Dr. c. II. Nerbovig,
Mankato
Recitation-F. E. r. Miller, Mankato.
Recitation-Andrew Jameson.
Solo-Maysel Bishop.
Recitation-W. w. Taylor.
Recitation-Thomas Thomson, Vernon.
The committees who have charge are
as follows:
Reception: H. c. Hotaling, David Will,
Jennie Mcqueen, and Miss Nellie Hanna.
Finance: James Taylor, w. W. Tay-
lor, H. NJ. Fisk, VIM. Howieson and
James Will.
Table Committee: w. H. Davis, G. c.
Keith, John Oyer, Neil Darroch, Chas.
Hanna, w. L. Mcqueen, Horace Wishart,
Robert Sharp, c. L. Sellers, Chas. Will,
R. ]. Taylor, Greeley Dobie, Mrs. ]. II.
Dobie, Mrs. H. NJ Fish, Mrs. 7. B. Tay-
lor, Mrs. B. F. Taylor, Mrs. John Oyer,
Miss Jean Morrow, Mrs. B. F. McGregor,
Mrs NJ. NJ. Pratt, Mrs. VIM. Howieson,
Miss Jennie Mcqueen, Miss Nellie Hanna,
Miss Phenea Little.
Haggis Committee: Mrs. A. ]. Ellis,
Mrs. Janet Taylor, Mrs. Taylor.
Haggis Bearers: VIM. L. Mcqueen,
VIM. Morrow.
Invitation Committee: A. j. Ellis, j.
S. Taylor, Jas. Howieson, VIM. Mcqueen,
Chas. S. Ellis.
Dance Committee: James Howieson,
John Morrow, VIM. Morrow, B. f. Tay-
lor, c. L. Sellers.
The banquet will be held in the Quinn
building at five o'clock and the annual
meeting of the curriers' at one O'Clock in
the afternoon. The bonspiel program is
to be made out at meeting of the
executive committee to be held next
Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hotaling's eighteen
months old boy is seriously i'll with
catarrhal pneumonia.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
Motfat Road Carrying Cattle.

Denver, Sept. ia morning paper
says: They are shipping cattle from
Rollins pass on the continental divide.
Stockmen OF North Park and Middle
Park are busy driving the herds to
market and loading them on freight
cars for the long slide down hill to
Denver. Twelve cars of stock came
to the Denver yards last night from
Rollins pass and this average number
will come each day from now on until
10000 head have been taken out Of
Rollins pass and Arrowhead.
Every car that comes from the yards
at Rollins pass must have steel
wheels. The long slide from the sum-
init to Mammoth and from Mammoth
to Denver heats a car wheel of iron
to white heat from the constant fric-
ton of .he brakes. Unless a steel
wheel is used the cooling process.
when the cars stop, will so impair the
iron as to make 1t dangerous to take
the wheel on another trip. Every
passenger car and freight car on the
Moffat road that is supplied with
brakes for sliding down the heavy in
cline has the best steel wheel that can
be bought.
The cattle excursions" now begin
ming on the road bid fair to be as
great success and source of profit
as the passenger business has been
during the past summer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
cRowpINo PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Continue to Advance Their
Entertainments.

Che Foo, Sept. II. 11;20 p. Mac
cording to the latest news received
here from Port Arthur the Russians.
on September 4th, shelled the Japanese
covered trenches in front OF Palich-
uang and destroyed them. Everything
was quiet along the entire line during
the night OF September fth. but In the
morning II was seen that the Japanese
outposts had crept closer In to the
Russian lines.
One incident of the recent lombard
ing OF Port Arthur was tho striking
of the roof OF hospital by Japanese
shell The Japanese fire was drawn to
the hospital by the placing near 1t by
the Russians OF beacon signals.
One small Russian scouting party
succeeded In creeping close to the
Japanese intrenchments on Corner
mountain, but the barking OF dogs
gave the alarm and prevented a further
advance.
The Port Arthur Novikrai. in re-
cent issue. declares that Japanese
colonel has been executed because he
failed to occupy a certain position on
Corner hill within a specified time.
In its issue of September I'd the same
paper says that a Japanese torpedo
boat struck a mine fourteen miles
southeast OF the harbor and sank. and
that on the day after this Occurrences
the japanese cruiser Itsukushima also
was damaged by floating mine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15

Providence. r. l.. Sept. 12.-At the
meet OF the Rhode Island Automobile
Club Saturday II. l.. Bowden's 100
horse power gasoline car, the Flying
Dutchman. broke the record for all
miles from three to ten. The fve-mile
record was reduced twice during the
afternoon, finally reaching 4:37 3-5.
In the sixth mile of the ten-mile free
for-all event the Bowden car covered
the distance in "a As seconds. a new
record for the mile. Ten miles were
covered In 9:13, another new mark.
Steam machine records also fell
during the afternoon, Louis s. Ross.
with an eight-horse power machine.
making n mile in 81 40 seconds and all
records from two to ten miles. Ten
miles was covered in 1926 1-5.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
STEADY RETREAT
OF RUSSIAN AMY CONTINUES


harsssed by Japanese sharpshootsrs
and Chinese Bandits - Twelve
Days Of Hard Fighting on short
Rations.
London. Sept. I2.--The Daily Nails
SInintim correspondent. cabling UNI
der date OF September 18th. says:
General KuropatSin has returned
to Mukden after inspecting the forth
fications at Tie Pass. work on which
is not well advanced. but Is being bur-
ried along Efforts to delay the Jap
anese advance are being made.
Il learn. from n Russian source that
this is the outcome OF the Emperors
orders. and that the Emperor even per-
emptorily commanded kuropatkin to
retake Lao Yang.
There is no abatement in the re-
treat OF the Russian troops northward.
The noise OF a fierce artillery engage
ment was heard south Of Mukden Fri
day night.
The whole line Of retreating Rus
slams. when within Ave miles south
east of Mukden were attacked by Jap
anese marksmen who were invisible
among the millet. The Russian troops
sent to Tapingshen retreated with
heavy loss.
Chinese bandits are swarming tho
district and have stopped traffic bc-
tween Sinintim and Mukden, shooting
and torturing to death Russian patrols
The Morning Posts correspondent
In the field with General Kuroh de-
scrlbes the operations against Lao
Yang as twelve days of the hardest
possible fighting and marching on
short rations with temperature OF
100 degrees in the shade and frequent
falls OF rain. All OF this. he says, was
borne splendidly, though the men were
worn out after the tense struggle. Re
counting the general lines OF fighting
the correspondent says:
"On September End while the other
armies were pressing Lao Yang from
the south the turning force continued
stubbornly fighting the stubborn foe.
But slow ndvance was made and step
by step was the only advantage gained
"On September 3rd the attack Of the
Japanese first army had been checked.
The enemy were much stronger than
we, they having five divisions holding
the north eastern heights. Our position
for the time was critical. In view OF
the possibility that the enemy might
have attacked us in force. But mixed
brigade. and later the left column, re-
I inforced us, making our position safer
"On September 4th the enemy was
in fifil retreat and the first army was
ordered TO pursue. General kuropat.
kin's retreat was mastery. He held
the northeastern heights to the last
possible moment and secured Bafe
retirement for his army and his guns.
Bennett Burleigh sends to the Daily
Telegraph from the Japanese head
quarters long description OF the fight
ing. He says:
General Kuroki. who was holly at
tackled by Kuropatkin and was for a
time in jeopardy. was unable to get
astride the railway. otherwise Lao
Yang would have been Sedan for the
Russians.
What surprised me more than any
thing else was the wonderful manner
in which the Japanese continued for q
whole week their awful bombardmehs
OF the Russian position. 1t was the
fiercest artillery attack perhaps In his
tory. Tens OF thousands OF shells were
thrown daily. but the supplies of them
seemed inexhaustible."
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
WYOMING CAPITAL.
Lander and Casper Would Capture II
From Cheyenne.

The matter of the permanent location
to the people OF the state at the fall
election, and Lander is to be o candi-
date for the seat of government. Lead
ing business men are now circulating
a nominating petition in the county
which will be filed with the secretary
of state at once.
The move is supported by the entire
population OF Fremont county, and 1t
Is said that sufficient support has been
pledged by other northern and central
Wyoming counties to Justify the belief
that Lander will be much in evidence
in the race.
Casper and Cheyenne are the only
other towns that have become appli-
cants for the capital. 1t is said that an
effort Is to be made to have Casper
withdrew from the race, however, leav-
ing Cheyenne and Lander to fight 1t
out. for IL two northern Wyoming
towns remain In the fight against
Cheyenne the latter city, with the sup
port OF the southern tier OF counties.
would win out.
Lander Is beautifully located for the
nearer the center of the state than any
other town OF any size. Lander is sur
rounded by fertile valleys. mountains
of mineral, covered with heavy timber.
and there Is an abundance OF water
The proposed opening of the Wind
River reservation insures the building
of a railroad to Lander. thus giving this
city the only convenience that 1t lacks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15

San Francisco. Sept. 12.-The Rus
sian transport Lena. Captain Berlin
sky. put into this port yesterday for
repairs. The Lena is thirty-one days
from vladivostok via Bayaniwa, SAX
hahn islands. She made the run from
Bayaniwa In nineteen days, which is
considered fast time, showing that the
Lena possesses speed qualities. The
Lena has a crew OF 497 men and
twenty-one officers. and carries
twenty-three guns. She has three fun
nels and three masts. Captain Berlin
sky. who officially declares the Lena to
be transport, states that her engines
and boilers are In need OF repairs. Az
ter passing quarantine the Lena
anchored of the Union Iron Works.
where she now lies.
According to Hrassey's naval annual.
the Lena was formerly the Kherson. OF
the Russian volunteer feet. Brassey
refers to her as volunteer cruiser
and also as a transport vessel.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
How Great Novelist Works.

MY method OF work." said Jules
Verne. We'll. until recently l in
variably rose at and made a point
of doing three hours OF writing before
breakfast. The great bulk of my
work was always done in this time.
My stories have really nearly all been
written when most folk are sleeping.
have always been wide reader.
especially of newspapers and period
icals. and 1t is my custom whenever
paragraph. or article strikes me to
cut It out and preserve it for future
reference"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
Crown Prince Betrothed.

Schwerin, Mecklenburg. Sept. H.
Emperor William and Empress Au-
gusta Victoria arrived here last even
ing accompanied by Crown Prince
Frederick William and his betrothed.
the Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin. The city was lavishly dec
GRATED and the royal party was given
an enthusiastic reception by the popu-
lace.
At the state dinner at the castle the
grand duke OF Mecklenburg-S chwerin
in short speech welcomed his guests.
The Emperor. in his reply. expressed
great joy at the betrothal OF the crown
prince and the duchess and said that
the latter would be received with open
arms and honored by the imperial
house.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
RoMAINs.s ROMANCE.
Confessed Dynamiter Was In Ia Junta
at Time Of ExpIosisn.

at Time Of ExpIosisn.
Denver. Sept ia Republican spe-
cial from La Junta says: Robert Ro-
maine. who has confessed to taking
part in dynamiting outrages at Cripple
Greek. formerly lived here. under the
name OF l. o. White. From here he
went to Pueblo. and was sent TO the
penitentiary from that place in 1901.
He returned to La Junta about March
2..n and secured board and lodging
Mt the Park House. He went to work
on the new Santa Fe shops. April LIST
he left town. but returned. again on
April 9Th and resumed his work in the
shops. On April 23d he left the Park
house and secured rooms for himself,
wife. and four-months-old baby.
On May 9Th he rented a house on
Smithland street, agreeing to pay for 1t
when he got his pay from the railway
company. He secured secondhand
furniture and Rev. Conrad Bluhm, pas
TOR Of the First Presbyterian Church.
became his surety to the amount OF
$50. II seems that while Romaine was
doing time" at the Canon City prison
Rev. Bluhm preached to the convlcts,
and Romano remembered the sermon
In the penitentiary. and enlisted the
sympathy OF tho pastor, who assisted
him in getting the furniture. He never
paid the $40.
On June LIST Romaiue was garnisheed
by tho Park house management for his
board bill, which caused him to lose
his job. After that he did not work
here. He left about June 9Th. During
the first week of June the Patterson
Brainard Carnival Company was In the
city and he was seen around the carni-
val every day and evening with his
wife. AT the close of the pc. formance
Saturday night. June 4th, Romaine
and his wife went home with some
neighbors. Sunday he was seen going
down town, and on Monday, June 9Th.
the day of the Independence explosion,
he was seen around the house by neigh
bors.
His wife was at one OF the nelghbors
doing some washing. while he was at
home caring for the baby. The baby
gave him trouble and he went to the
neighbors and cursed his wife because
she did not go home and care for the
baby. He left La Junta about June
9TH going east, while his wife re-
manned here until July 9Th Or 9Th.
when she went TO Topeka on a pass
over the Santa Fe, which he secured for
her.
At the time of the Independence ex-
plosion Mrs. Romano told certain
neighbors that she was glad he was not
In Cripple Creek at that time. as he
was a strike breaker and might have
been with. the men who were killed
They seemed to be much interested in
the affair and borrowed papers OF the
I neighbors to read OF It.
During Romaine's residence here sew
eral houses in this neighborhood were
burglaried. and 1t is presumed now that
he did the work.
1t is thought here that he hopes &c
escape penitentiary sentence In Kan
sas by being brought here, after which
he could prove an alibi.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
ROMANS DENIAL
Says He Was Not in La Junta at the
Time of Independence Explosion.

Topeka, Kan. Sept. 13.-The local
officers are much interested in what
Robert Roman will have to say after
he has talked with his wife. Roman
has said several times that he would
tell something as soon as he had
talked with his wife.
1t is expected that an officer will be
here from Colorado to talk with Ro-
main and that the officer may have a
requisition on Governor Bailey.
Roman says that the stories pub
lished to the effect that he was in La
Junta at the time of the blowing up of
the depot at Independence are all
fakes. He says that his statement can
be verified by Colorado officers, and
expects they will do this at once. In
the Jail tonight Roman said.
This talk about me being in La
Junta is all bosh. The men who make
that statement are interested in the
case. and their action is natural.
have told the truth about the matter
and l will stand by 1t. My wife was
not in Cripple Creek at the time the
depot was blown up. She had left sew
eral days before. She knows nothing
about the matter. No. won't tell why
| want to see my wife. There Is no
truth in the report that my wife and
myself were IN destitute circumstances
in La Junta. We did not ask our
neighbors for food or assistance Of any
kind. We had money enough to pay
for our living expenses and we did so.
l was made a member OF the union by
Mr.. Parker. who is president of union
No. 10 in Cripple Creek. and took my
obligation in Ramsey's restaurant in
Cripple Creek"
Mrs. Roman, who was found by the
officers to-day. denied any knowledge
of the blowing up of the depot. She
said:
II left Independence a week before
the depot was blown up. My husband
followed me to La Junta two or three
days after the explosion. had no
knowledge that Mr.. Roman was in the
pot and 1 don't believe half that ]
have heard"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15

st. Petersburg. Sept. 12.-At meet
ing OF the Emperor's military advisers
on Saturday. War Minister Sakharon
recommended the sending OF an add
tional $4,000 men to the far East
Mobilization in southern Russia was
announced to-day and practically all
OF the reserve officers of the navy have
been called out. The First army corps
has arrived at Mukden-
The very brief report iron. General
Kuropatl1in. which was given out Sun-
day, constitutes the latest news from
the front The place at which the dis
patch was filed is not Indicated; report
seems to show an almost entire sus-
pension of active operations on both
sides.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
Butter.
Eggs.


A German traveller claims to have
discovered in the forests of Borneo a
people who still wear the tail of our
primitive ancestors. He does not
write from hearsay; he has seen the
tail, says the London Chronicle. 1t
belonged to child about six years
old, sprung from the tribe of Poenans.
AS nobody could speak the Poenan
tongue the youngster codld not be
questioned. but there was his tail sure
enough. not very long. but flexible.
hairless. and about the thickness of
ones little finger. The Poenans are
reported to be very simple. honest
folk, with child-like system of bar
ter. They deposit in public places the
goods they wish to exchange, and
few days later they find there the
equivalents they desire. Nobody
dreams of stealing. This is almost as
remarkable as the vestige OF the an.
cestral tail.