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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
LILY CREAMERY REPORT.
Officers Elected fer the Ensuing Year
.~EinapciaI Statement.

Officers were elected for the ensuing
year at the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Lily Creamery company
at Lake Crystal, held Feb. l3, last, as
follows: President, M. B. Hart; secre-
tary and manager, T. c. Norman; treas
urer, Ray Mead; directors, George Aus
tin, John Phillips, j. W. Wigley and
w. H. Robinson.
Secretary T. c. Norman's report was
as follows: Pounds of milk received, q
2O5,O6S; pounds of butter fat, S7,l4S.6;
pounds of butter made, 99,69l; cream
sold, 2,003; average test, 3.95; average
increase cream sold, AGO; paid for butter
fat, PSI; paid per hundred for milk, 81.
Following is the financial report for
the year, also presented by the secre-
tary: Disbursements: Paid patrons
cash, SIT ,6sI.l9; patrons butter, 81
393.25; expense, s2,234.l9; total, s22,-
3Os.63; receipts: Cash sales for butter,
Sl9,44O.5S; cash sales for cream, $400.s0;
cash sales for buttermilk, $74.00; receiv-
ed for patrons butter, $2,39325; total
receipts, $22,30S.63.
Cash in the sinking fund on Jan. l,
1904, was reported to be $757.03. A 5
per cent dividend was declared.
The patron bringing in the greatest
amount of milk for the year was I. R.
Owens, he receiving 81 ,090.30 in cash.
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Mankato Citizens Telephone Company
and Its Connecting Lines.
Asks the Aldermen of Tha! City
For a Franchise.
Will Put in a Modern Exchange
and Seek Business.
The Council There Will Probably Take
Action March ~.

From Thursdays Daily.
Rival TELEPHONE companies may be
operating in New Ulm before the sum-
mer is over if the plans of Mankato
promoters do not miscarry and their re-
quests are granted, says The New Ulm
Review. They have petitioned the coun-
ell for a franchise to build line into
the city and agree to establish an ex-
change here upon the granting of the
privilege. They made known their in
tentions. at the meeting last night and
their announcement created quite a
stir in the council chamber 1t came as
a complete surprise and on-plussed the
aldermen.
After the council had convened Will
lam N. Plymat, judge of the Mankato
municipal court, with j. H. Doty and
Geo. Schlottmann of CORTLAND, appear
ed before it. Judge Plymat addressed
the aldermen and explained that he came
as a representative of the Mankato Citi-
zens' Telephone company, its twin city
connection, the Minnesota Valley Tele-
phone company, and another of it's con-
tiguous lines, the Farmers Telephone
company. The latter, he said, had re-
Gently organized with capital stock of
$25, 900, now had a line running from
Mankato to Lake Crystal, and thence to
CORTLAND, and was DESTROYS of extend
ing to this city to enter into competi-
ton with the Minnesota Central Tele-
phone company.
In the way of citing advantages which
might accrue from their competing with
the system already established here he
declared that prior to the building of
| the Mankato Citizens the Northwestern
officials, who then enjoyed monopoly in
Mankato, had eXacted monthly charges
of 81 for business and So for residence
! phones. These rates had been forced
/ down to $3.50 and S1.50 and he inferred
that the same results would follow their
entry into New Ulm. He was able, he
stated, to guarantee satisfactory service
to the twin cities and promised that his
company would install modern ex-
change.
He then read an ordinance. which he
had prepared and in which the company
asked for franchise to remain in force
twenty years and to be accepted by the
company within twenty days after its
passage. In return he agreed to fur
nish all phones used by the city or city
officers free of charge and evinced a
willingness to make any concessions
which the city thought necessary for the
protection of it's interests. He requested
immediate action but President Eibner
declared that it would be impossible for
the aldermen to give him any definite
reply without investigation and the coun-
Gil was constituted committee of the
whole to look into the situation and re-
port on March 22d.
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lines, James D. Price of Horeb, first.
The prize was So, and the bard's chair.

lines, James D. Price of Horeb, first.
The prize was So, and the bard's chair,
valued at SIS, went with it.
Rope made with hay twister, Richard
Hughes of Mankato, first.
Solo by parties over fifty years of age,
H. H. Jones of Lake Crystal, first.
Analysing verses from book ofRomans,
first prize divided between Mrs. VIM.
R. Williams of Mankato and David
Charles Price of Horeb.
Essay, VIM. o. Hughes of Lake Crys-
tai, first.
Recitation, John Roberts of Salem,
first.
Making motto, w. o. Hughes of Lake
Crystal, first.
Pencil drawing of horse and buggy,
Lizzie Jones of Mankato, first and Rich
ard Lloyd of Mankato, second.
Poem to be recited, James D. Price of
Horeb, first.
Letter to brother, first prize divid-
ed between Mrs. VIM. R. Williams of
this city, Mrs. Annie Parry Jenkins of
Lake Crystal, James Roberts of Salem
and David Charles Price of Horeb.
Pillow case, Miss Thomas of Jerusa-
lem, second.
A silver baton was presented yester,
day afternoon to the leader of each OF
the two choirs that competed.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Dead letters taken out for week ending
March Sd, 1904:
Anderson, Mrs. Janet; Anderson, Olaf.
Bennett, Miss Amy.
Cambell, Miss Margaret; Cauper, Willie
Culhane, NJ. B.; Culver, M. A.
Davis, Miss Lellie; Delger, Menus; Dell
Fred; Devens, John.
Elder, Frank; Egeland, Osmund; Erka
san, Carl.
Fowler, Will; Foxy Grandpa Co.
Gallagher, G. H.; Gladman, Miss May;
Griffith, F. R.
Herring Land & Loan Co., E. G.
johnson, Gale G.; johnson, Miss Amelia
Kelly, DIR. G. R.; Kenler, Miss Emma
Kline, M. A; Mcknight, Miss Marie;
Miller, Annie; Moore, Miss M. M;
Murphy, Miss Katharine; Meek, II. R.
Mickoles.
Schultz, Fred W.; Schroeder, F. W.;
Scott, w. H.; Scott, Nelly; Smith, E
o. ~; Stone, G. M.
Thompson, Miss Rosa.
Walker, Chas.; Willsey, Mrs. Fred.
Young, w. A.
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised" and name the day OF
this list. One cent extr will be charged
tor each advertised ,Aer. Letters re-
manning unclaim the expiration of
Is days from Twill be sent to the
dead letter offI.Z.
G. L. BENEDICT, Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
FINE MUSICAL ORGANIZATION.

The Free Press, in its write ND of the
banquet given Editor Neff at Lake Crys-
tai Monday night unintentionally omit
ted to mention the very excellent music
rendered during the evening by the Lake
Crystal Mandolin club. This or
ganization is composed of Will Marston,
Carl Strom, Ray Mead and Eddie Lee,
and they are musicians of more than
ordinary ability. Their music added
much to the pleasure of the occasion, and
every man, woman and child in Lake
Crystal has every reason to feel proud
OF this club. 1t is really delight and
pleasure to listen to their selections.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
NEW PAPER IN MADISON LAKE
Banker T. Swearingen viii Establish
One There,

A village caucus will be held tonight
at Madison Lake to nominate candidates
for the village offices, to be voted on at
the election next Tuesday. So far cleo
ton talk has been missing, and it does
not seem as though there will be more
than one ticket in the field.
George T. Swearingen has purchased
the late lamented Waseca County Demo
crat of GAINESVILLE, and in a few weeks
will begin the publication of news
paper in Madison Lake. What effect on
the genial bankers pocketbook it will
have no one cares to guess, but his
paper will be big help to the town and
all will welcome it with open arms.
T. B. Murtaugh transacted business in
Mankato Monday, and J. J. Brown yes
terday.
w. e. Davey, who travels for Man
kato cigar factory, will remove his fam
| ily to Mankato within week, to reside
there. His residence here will be occu-
pied by c. E. Bush, the coming creamery
man.
Lester Fish is erecting dwelling
house on the lake bank just east of the
Catholic church. There are two blocks
of fine building lots lying along that
part of the lake shore, from which is
obtained perhaps the best view of the
lake that can be had from any one
place. Now that start has been made
we expect to see the entire two blocks
filled with neat residences.
Word comes from Mrs. G. w. Allyn,
| from Nevada, Mo-, that she is gaining
rapidly under the Weltmer treatment.
w. j. Sichler, who is absent from the
drug store under orders from the doctor,
is getting much better. He is visiting
friends in Elysian this week.
John Lurth, who, when he owned a
fine farm on Lake Washington, was
patron of Madison Lake business men,
and who now runs saloon in st. Peter,
has filed petition in bankruptcy.
A. HI. Hanchett is minus eighty acres
of land About year ago he selected
eighty acres in Itasca county, well
covered with valuable timber, which the
plat received from the Duluth land office
showed to be vacant. He made cash
entry upon it, paid the cash, published
the notice and made final proof, and then
sat down to wait until the well-fed clerks
at Washington would forward his patent
| to him. The other day he received notice
to show cause why his entry should not
be cancelled. 1t develops that another
man had a prior right to file on this
eighty, but the land office officials had
failed to give him proper notice and had
failed to mark the land on the plat as
selected. Mr.. Hanchett will be out his
expenses and the land office fees, but
will get his cash back that he paid for
the land He thinks it is pretty hard to
have to pay for some other mans error,
but Uncle Sam, while the broadcast mind
ed and most humane fellow in existence,
cannot be expected to make good all the
mistakes of his hired men.
Taxes are high in Elysian township.
Patrick McGrath pays $57 on l6O-acre
| farm there.
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|. 0. O. F. ENCAMPMENT
Annual Gathering Held in St. Pau
Yesterday

Two hundred members were present
yesterday at the opening session of the
thirty fourth annual meeting of the Odd
Fellows in st. Paul. The organization
embraces forty-two encampments in the
state, with a total membership of over
2,40O. Almost every encampment in the
state was represented.
The morning was taken up with the
comforting of the grand encampment de-
gree upon about fifty applicants. This
work was followed by the presentation
of reports of officers.
In the annual election of officers the
following were chosen: August Hohen
stein, st. Paul, grand patriarch; R. E.
Mcfarland, Duluth, grand senior war
den; r. E. Dorns, Minneapolis, high
priest; C. R. Wilkinson, ST. Paul, grand
scribe; w. w. Churchill, Rochester,
grand treasurer; d. z. Whittemore, De-
troit, grand junior warden; C. d. Thomp-
son, Redwood Falls, grand representa-
tive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
HAS SAD NEWS.
Rev. Vim. {. Evans Learns of the
Death of His Mother.

Rev. VIM. E. Evans received a letter
Tuesday from Wales, announcing the
death on Feb. 18th of his mother, Mrs.
Catherine Evans, at the age of seventy
eight years. The deceased had been all
ing for two or three months, and on
Saturday Rev. Evans received a lit
ter announcing her serious condition.
Mrs. Evans was an excellent lady. Her
husband, Lewis Evans, preceded her to
the grave, but she is survived by three
children, Rev. Evans of this city, and
son and a daughter who are living in
Marionethshire, North Wales.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
DEATH OF MRS. ARNOLD.
Another One of Mankato's Pioneers
Succumbs to Disease.

Mrs. John A. Arnold, nee ANNA Ka-
therina Schmitz, died this morning at
two o'clock at her home at 324 North
Fourth street Mrs. Arnold had been
i'll only few days having been taken
last Saturday with a cold which rapidly
developed into pneumonia and other
fung troubles The deceased lacked only
few months of being seventy-four
years old, yet she had been uniformly
strong and healthy, and her sudden tax
ing away was a great shock to her
family and many friends.
Mrs. Arnold is survived by her hus-
band and four daughters: Misses Lena
and Bertha Arnold, living at the family
home; Mrs. F. E. Hidde of Mankato, and
Mrs. j. J. Schauss of North Mankato.
She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Frank
Jacoby of Mankato and Mrs. Thomas
Garrigan of Kilkenny. Mrs. Arnold's
death occurred just three months to a
day after her brother, Joseph Schmitz,
who died at lie Sueur Center.
Anna Katherine Schmitz was born at
Blankenheim, Prussia, Germany, May 27,
1880. When seventeen years of age she
came to this country with her father
and mother, Peter and Anna Katherine
Schmitz, and the family settled at Kill
kenny. Some time after this she hap.
pened to be visiting in Mankato at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Jacoby,
when she met John A. Arnold. The two
young people soon conceived an at
tachment for each other and it soon rip
ened into an engagement. They were
married at Mankato in the year 1852
Ever since their marriage the couple
have made their home in Mankato, where
they have led very happy life and have
reared an excellent family.
The funeral service will be held next
Saturday morning at st. Peter and
Paul's church. The interment will be
in Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
I'm HOUSEHOLD TIMER.

Conductor Jim House, running on this
section of the North Western, must have
gone into the service of the road during
his infancy, judging from his youthful
appearance and the fact that his service
covers period of thirtyseven years.
Jim long tried to keep his age secret,
but recent order of the company re-
qniring gold lace service stripe for
each five years service to be placed upon
the left sleeve of the coat has given his
age away, for he now displaye seven
stripes of gold braid, and in three years
must add another. The genial conduc-
tor must have begun running on the
milk train-Marshal News Messenger
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MAY NOT ATTEND THE FAIR.

The Faribault Journal is informed by
one of the states inspecting officers that
the chances are against the states mill
tia companies attending the exposition
which is to be held at st. Louis this
summer. He gave as his reason that the
last legislature did not make an appro-
priation to be used for this purpose,
but did give the companies the right to
use the fund that is appropriated for
camp purposes at Lake City. This sum
would be insufficient to meet the fair
expenses as it would take two years of
camp money to do this.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
CHALLENGED BY SANDY.

Sandy Mcdonald, of Blue Earth, for
merly sheriff, having heard of the re-
markable time made by Geo. Atchison's
new PAGER, has issued challenge to Mr..
Atchison for race for $25 or $50, in
hree-eights to half mile heats. Mr.. Nc
Donald has some fast horses and if a
race is arranged it will be worth going
miles to see. 1t is understood that Mr..
Atchison has the matter under considera-
ton
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NOT wICKSTROM.

Chief Donahue returned at noon today
from trip to LIE Sueur, where he went
to views the remains of the corpse found
in the Minnesota river there a day or
so ago. He feared that it might be the
corpse of Ole Wickstrom, who disap-
peared one night last fall and was
thought to have drowned in the river.
The corpse was not that of Wickstrom
The corpse was that of larger man
with bushy black whiskers. 1t has not
vet been identified
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Poehler of Du-
luth yesterday lost their nineteen
months old baby. The funeral will be
held tomorrow at st. Peter, the former
home city of the mother who is a
daughter of Congressman G. R. Davis.
Mrs. Poehler is well known to many
people in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
O'BRIEN FIRED SHOTS
Especial to The Free Press.1

Washington, March 3.-William j.
O'Brien, a discharged soldier from the
United States army under treatment at
st. Elizabeth's insane asylum, today
entered the mail and record division of
the adjutant generals office and opened
fire at random. Robert Manning, mes
senger, was shot in the back and serl-
ously wounded, and Arthur Wicker, a
clerk, was shot in the left arm. O'Brien
was arrested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
ADMITS VIOLATING LAW
Especial to The Free Press.l

Washington, March 3. = President
Smith of the Mormon church on the
stand in the Smoot hearing today ack-
nowledged he had repeatedly violated
the laws governing polygamy since the
manifesto of 1890 by cohabitation with
plural wives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04

For eruptions, sores, pimples, kidney
and liver troubles, constipation, indiges-
tion, use Rocky Mountain Tea. Carries
new life to every part of the body. Tea
or tablet form. 35 cents. J. G. Thro.
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ACCEPTED THE CALL.

Rev. George H. Dunlap of Wells has
accepted the call extended him by the
vestry to become rector of the Church
of the Holy Communion at st. Peter
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Lulu Stanhope, st. Louis: 81 used to
have horrid complexion. took Rocky
Mountain Tea and am called the prettiest
girl in the city" Tea or tablets. IS cents.
j. G. Thro.
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FOR THE ELEVENTH TIME.

Prof. E. T. Critchett has just been re-
elected superintendent of the New Ulm
schools for the eleventh time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
JOHN DREWS DEAD.

JOHN Drews ST., an aged and respect
ed pioneer, died at his home in Sterling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04

Other markets corrected on date of weekly
issue.
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TREND OF TRADE
Reported Daily by Edwards Wood e en-
Room II, Hunt Building.
GRAIN QUOTATIONS
Minneapolis cash closa.

minneapolis cash close
NO: 1 Hard lUOh; No Northern 9sH,
" arrive 9o1s; No. Northern 95x; to
arrive 95ss; No. Northern 92Gg4
NJ NO; yellow corn, IS, No. 3 corn, AN;
Barley 3S to 81
Rye, 70h.
Minneapolis-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10

from time to time in your daily In general
these articles seem to me to have given clear
and fair statement of the facts connected with
however, in the article published in to-day's
issue a statement that is not in accordance with
the facts and that should not be allowed to pass
without correction 1 refer to your correspond
ents statements in regard to exchange. As the
paper currency referred to has not been in use
on the isthmus. he must have obtained his in
formation at second hand and has been msled
undoubtedly because of his misunderstanding
OF the terms in speaking of exchange on
foreign countries. He has probably been told
that exchange at 10000 and has jumped at
worth $4,000 Of Colombian paper. whereas 1t
means that 81 gold is worth $500 Colombian
paper, which would certainly be bad enough.
have however. direct information from Bogota,
quite recent any your special corre-
spondent could have had when he wrote the
article in question: and able TO state that
the ratio l to lis. For months before the
secession of the isthmus the ratio had been in
the neghborhood of 1 to 100.
In view Of these facts. the fourteen million Of
dollars. Colombia paper. which your correspond
ent says he has spent must mean only the trihe
OF $4,000 gold. 1 glad to know that the
literally as to make such expense accounts
possible, and wish to enter application at once
for a position at about that figure If there
any vacancies the staff.
Indianapolis. Jan. s. JORGE GAITAN.
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VIEWS OF JOURNAL READERS.
when Your Clothes Catch on Fire.
To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
There seems to be reason to suppose that many
people have the idea that the proper thing to do
when PERSONS clothing is on fire. is to smother
the flame. This is a grave and dangerous error
for when the dreadful catastrophe occurs. few
persons are capable of thinking what TO do-they
act on their preconceived opinions
The truth is, that smothering the flame should
only be attempted when better means of ex-
tinguishing it is at hand. To pour water over
a person fire, not only puts out the flame,
but shuts in the heat. which is equally danger
Gus. 1t is probable that in many OF the cases
where we read that the flames were smothered
but the injury proved mortal within a few
hours. that the fatal burns were inflicted during
the few terrible seconds while friends were
smothering the fire and pressing the burning
clothing against the sufferer. II is usually in the
kitchen that clothing catches fire. and water
in some form is almost certainly at hand. Water.
milk. coffee soup dishwater-it matters not
what the fluid is. that it is not scalding
hot-if the victim herself or any one else can
only seize it and dash 1t over the fame. the fire
is out and the person saved.
The point l wish 10 make IS that people
should have ii firmly their minds that when a
persons clothing has caught fire. it is much
better TO pour a pail OF water on the sufferer
than to snatch up rug cloak to smother the
flame.
Even clothing sprinkled with coal oil or gaso-
line might sometimes be eytinguished with a
that one should never try TO extinguish burning
gasoline or coal oil with water-this is only true
when the blazing fluid is in quantity and might
be spread by the water. Otherwise. is the
best and quickest extinguisher. CITIZEN.
Noblesville Ind, Jan. S.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
To Beautify Cities.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Anent the recent Inauguration OF a movement
TO beautify your city, beg to call attention OF
your readers TO an organization OF national scope
which has done more for civic Improvement
of this sort thany cny other Of the several as
sociations organized with that purpose-namely.
the American Park and Outdoor Art Association
This association had for its president and now
has for its secretary Mr.. Charles Mulford Rob
inson. whose books widely known. his
recent publication. Modern Civic Art having
had a great sale. Such men Clinton Rogers
Woodruff. of Philadelphia. Frederick Law Ohm
stead. jr., and Sylvester Baxter. OF Boston. the
latter the author OF the numerous recent articles
in the Century Magazine relative 10 the beauti-
flying OF cities and towns. are prominent in this
organization. and its last national convention In
Buffalo one OF the largest and most sue
cessful ever held
Unlike some other organizations. notably the
Municipal League. this organization has no other
object than set forth In its title. having ap-
pendages OF "arts and crafts" sociological
fads. but devoting its entire attention TO the