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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23

score card and comparative judging,
demonstration lectures and practical OBJ
ject lessons in live stock management,
and in handling farm meats. Those in
attendance will be shown how to cut up
carcasses of the animals used for meat
and will be given practical instructions
for curing the meat. The best obtain
able individual representatives of the
different classes of stock will be secur-
ed for class work The herds and flocks
at University Farm contain many excel
lent individuals. Breeders of pure bred
stock have offered the best in their
herds for use in the judging course. Spe-
eial attention will be given to score card
methods of Judging, and to the points
of animal form. Expert judges and lee
turers will aid in the work and every
effort will be put forth to make it a
profitable course for the farmers of
the state.
For further information write to j.
NJ. Drew, in charge of short course.
w. M. LIGGETT,
Dean Department of Agriculture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23

On Tuesday, the 10th of January,
1905, a two weeks course in grain and
stock judging will open in the new live
stock pavilion at the School of Agricul-
ture, st. Anthony Park, MINI. The
course in judging is given for the
benefit of the farmers of the state, and
is open to all who desire to attend.
No entrance examinations are required
and no age limit is prescribed. An en-
trance fee of So will be charged for the
two weeks work, or any part of it, and
is the only charge made for the course.
Board and rooms can be secured in
either st. Paul or Minneapolis at from
$3.50 to $3.50 per week. The pavilion
will seat thousand people comfortably,
and splendid equipment of stock in
sures a valuable course of instruction to
the farmers in attendance.
- Corn and Grain Judging.
january 10th and 18th will be devoted
to corn and grain judging. Letters on the
score card and its use will be given.
Practice in score and judging will be
given, and the features of good ear of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
JOHN lVERSON IS DEAD.
Was Father Of State Auditor--Sev.
enty-three Years Old.

John Iyerson, father of State Auditor
Samuel G. Iverson, and an esteemed
pioneer of southern Minnesota, passed
away at st. Joseph's hospital, St.
Paul, at $3.50 last evening, aged seventy
three years. For forty eight years Mr..
Iverson lived at Rushford, where the
present state auditor was born and
brought up. In 1896 he went to Ottofy,
n. d. Some four weeks ago he was at
tackled with a complication of heart
and lung trouble and two weeks ago was
taken to his sons home in st. Paul, and
later was taken to the hospital He has
been slowly losing strength for several
days past.
MIR. Iverson was born in Norway in
1882. He came to the United States in
1852, settling in Chicago, and two years
later went to DEBORAH, Iowa. He moved
to Rushford in 1856, where he was mar
ried to Miss Gundild Gunderson.
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!. w. GLEASON.
Dec. cc3-3 Jan. 6.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth SIS In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of sarah II mmett,
deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
sail deceased being this day granted unto
W R. Hammett of said county:
1t is ordered. that all claims and demands OF
all persons against said estate be present d to
this court for examination aud allowance at
the probate office in the city If Manksto IN sal
Blue Earth county. on the following day. viz:
Monday, the 10Th day of June A. n. 1915,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day
1t is further ordsred, that six mouths from
the date hereof bs allowed To creditors 10 pre-
sent their claims against said es at, AT the tx
piration of which time all cl inns not present.
70 said court, or not proven to Its satisfactl IL,
shall BE- forever barred unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examin alton of said
claims and demands shall be given by pu nlica-
tion of this order for three succ, ssive weeks
PRIOR to the day appoint ted for such examina
ton, in the Mankato F'ae Press weekly
newspaper prilted and published at Mankabo,
in said county.
Dated at Manbato the 18th day of December,
A. d., 1904.
By the Court:
probate Court Seal Nm. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
w. A. Plymat, Attorney.
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FARMERS JUDGING COURSE.
Two Weeks Practice in Score Card Judging of Live
Stock and Grain.

corn will be thoroughly demonstrated
Experts in corn judging and breeding
will give lectures on the cultivation and
management of the corn field.
Dairy Husbandry.
Immediately following the corn judg.
ing, two days work will be given to the
interests of the dairy industry. Lee.
lures covering the dairy breeds of cat
tie, the principles of feeding and man
.agement of dairy stock and the rearing
of dairy calves will be given. Practice
will be given in judging dairy stock, us
ing score card and comparative methods.
Animal Husbandry.
January l4th to 2lst inclusive will
be given to instruction in Animal Hus-
bandry. Sheep will be judged and dis
eussed on January l4th and 10th; swine
on January 10th and 18th; cattle Janu-
airy 18th and 10Th; horses January goth
and 2lst. On Saturday, January 2lst,
a demonstration will be made of the diff
ferent types of animals for the ], block.
Some of the animals used in judging will
be taken for this purpose.
The work will be combination of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
LIBRARIs THAT NOV
State Library Commission Should BE
Interviewed.


1t may not be known to many resi-
dents of Minnesota that our state has a
free circulating library which now con-
tains nearly $4,000 volumes. This IL
brary is under the control of the state
library commission, which was establish
ed by the legislature in 1899, and is
loaned in travelling libraries of SO or
25 books each. These libraries are es-
pecially designed for the use of farming
communities and small villages which
cannot support local public library,
and in many cases have proved an incen-
tive to the establishment of libraries
in such villages. They are also of great
service to small public libraries which
cannot have frequent accessions of new
books. A library will be loaned to any
town or village upon application of at
least ten resident taxpayers, who agree
to be responsible for the proper care
of the library. fee of ST. for SO books
and so cents for 25 books is charged for
each library to cover cost of trsnspor
tation both ways. The books may be re
tanned six months but will be exchanged
oftener if desired. There are still few
libraries to be located this winter. For
application blanks and further inform
alton apply to Miss Clara f. Baldwin,
Librarian, Minnesota State Library Com
5l5 Masonic Temple, Minneap-
oils.
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TAKES A POKE AT BRlSTOW.
Rural Route Man Cunningham Talks
Right Out in Meeting.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 2O.-President Cum
ningham of the National Rural Letter
Carriers association gives out state
ment of what he terms the facts of the
recent uproar made in the ranks of the
association because of the charges that
it was to deep in politics.
Most of the statement is directed
against Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow. Cunningham says:
"Has Russia been removed to Ameri-
ca and is Bristow the car?
'Ts the constellation of the United
States to be set aside at the within Of
some official who has other ideas of his
own?
+ "When rural carrier takes the oath
to support the constitution, must he
make mental reservation to support
only such portions as Bristow APP
provost"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
STARTLING EVIDENCE.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Conghs and Colds to be unequaled. A
recent expression from T. j. Mcfarland,
Bentorville, Va, serves as example. He
writes: 81 had Bronchitis for three
years and doctored all the time with
out being benefited. Then began tax
ing DIR. Kings New Discovery and few
bottles wholly cured me-" Equally effec-
tive in curing all Lung and Throat trou-
bles, Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip
Guaranteed by John c. Thro, druggist.
Trial bottles free, regular sizes soc, and
sl.OO.
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TO HAVE SPELLING CONTEST
Winona County Children to Compete
for Prizes,

Winona County Children to Compete
for Prizes,
Winona, Mimi, Dec. 20.-County SUI
perintendent L. V. WILDER has arranged
a plan which he hopes will improve the
spelling in the rural schools. 1t is
in the form of a spelling contest, to take
place in March and April, the interven-
ing months to be used in preparation in
connection with other school work There
will be contest in each township in the
county, the different schools sending
their best spoilers as representatives.
The work will be both written and oral.
The pupil standing best in the written
test and the pupil standing best in the
oral test will be the two representatives
from the township to the final test,
which will be held in Winona, and at
which two representatives from each
township will participate. Suitable
prizes will be given.
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fast food for breakfast, breakfast food
for dinner, and breakfast food for sup
per, with breakfast food lunches. Ev-
erything the men eat is first analyzed
and also weighed and Professor Snyder
determines just what per cent of the
food goes into bone and muscle.
The experiments are expected to de-
termine the nutritive value of each of the
various foods in proportion to the cost
at the grocery.
There has been no difficulty in find
ing young men who are willing to under
take the experiments. They receive their
food free and small cash consideration
besides. Professor Snyder insists that
the young men must be in the best of
health when each experiment is started.
This is the second series of expert
ments on breakfast foods to be made
at the experimental station, and the
results from this series are expected
to verify the results of the first ser
les. Experiments HAYES also been made as
to the food value of beans, bacon, cot
tage cheese, peas and of sugar.
The experiments carried on last year
testing the food value of sugar showed
$50 per cent of the total energy of sugar
available to the body. 1t was determin-
ed that an addition of five ounces of
sugar a day to the rations of working
man proved beneficial. The sugar increas-
ed the available energy of the rations 25
per cent and did not effect the digesti-
bility of the other foods. 1t was also
shown that when sugar wasf used with
the ration the protein was more econo-
mically use, 25 per cent more nitrogen,
one of the elements of protein, being
retained in the body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
RETURNS FOR THE STATE.
Amounts Received From the Several
Public Institutions.

from Tuesdays Daily.
The state board of control yesterday
turned over to the state treasurer SILL
039.56 in miscellaneous receipts of
state institutions for the month ending
Nov. 80. The largest item is $6,6S4.lO,
being the receipts of the Saltwater pen
itentiary. The other items comprising
the total are: Anoka asylum, $7.65;
Hastinges asylum, $3Oe.62; Fergus Falls
hospital, $27.4l; Rochester hospital,
$s65.49; st. Peter hospital, $433.26;
School for the Blind, Faribault, $l0.S2;
School for the Deaf, Faribault, $233.72;
School for the Feeble Minded, Fari-
bauh, $35.S7; Red Wing training school,
$lS063;St. Cloud reformatory, $l,37262;
Duluth normal school, $74.6O; Mankato
normal school, $2O365; Moorhead nor
NAL school, $3l9.65; st. Cloud normal
school, $2l.S5; Winona normal school,
1862 62.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
DR.. c. R. KOCH PLEADS mot GUILTY"
His Trial Will Be Commenced on Tuesday of Next
Week--Some More Evidence Is Located
BY the Citizens Committee
Especial to The Free Press.l

no good reason why the trial should
not be proceeded with Immediately.
Judge Weber stated that he did not
know anything of the case except what
he had read in the newspapers, "and
they are not always reliable" added the
court.
'.No, they are not" put in Attorney
Somerville.
1t was suggested that the trial be
started on Monday next. This did not
quite satisfy Attorney Childs.
Finally it was agreed that the trial
should be commenced on Tuesday, Dec.
26, at nine o'clock.
When the case goes to trial the state
will produce a witness who will tes-
tify that on the morning following tie
murder DR.. Koch's left hand was discov-
cred to be injured and bruised some
what. This witness will swear that
the palm of the hand was
lacerated. 1t has been SHOWN that the
right hand was bruised, and the doctor
explained this by saying that he spilled
carbolic acid on his hand.
The citizens committee makes the
claim that few days after the murder
clothes and collar buttons were found
in the ashes of the creamery furnace,
and an attempt will be made to show
that these articles were from clothing
that had been worn by DIR. Koch.
That story relating to the man Haw-
ert has been exploded. This man does
not in any way resemble the person
seen in Gebhards office on the night
of the murder Another thing the ham,
mer Hawert possessed had both claws
broken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
BEAUFORT BUDGET.
News Notes and Personal Gossip
Gathered.

School will close on Friday night for
a vacation of one week
Services are now being held every
Sunday night at the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rather's home
has been blessed by the arrival of a
baby.
On Dec. IL there was born son to Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Krengles. The little new
conner weighed ten pounds.
Leonard Sherman is stopping at the
home of John Oyer for a few weeks.
Fred Cramer is spending few weeks
at Paynesville.
The Misses Minnie Levi, Minnie AL
bright and Mary Mawer are the guests
of the Naegel girls at Easton.
Abner McMahan expects to start for
his home in Iowa some time during the
week.
Bob McMahan lost a valuable horse
Sunday night.
Little Burnace Haslop is under the
care of DIR. Bishop of Mapleton. Ecze-
ma seems to be the trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson of
Wells were guests at the Oyer home
over Sunday.
Miss Belle Cramer entertained her
friends from seven to ten o'clock at
her home last Wednesday evening.
Miss Carrie Anderson departed Mon
day for Soldier, Iowa, where she will
make an extended visit with relatives.
Mrs. Wesley Ward and children spent
Saturday and Sunday at the home of
her parents.
A merry Christmas to all.
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Dec. 23-S0-J an.6.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF BLUE
Earth SIS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Emma j. Mills,
deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Nellie H. Mills, of said county.
II is ordered, that ali claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented TO
this court, fol examination and allowance. ar
the probate office in the city of Mankato in said
blus Earth county, on the following day. VIZ:
Monday, the 18th day of June. A D., 1875,
at ten o clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t Is further ordered, that six montns from
the date hereof be allowed to creditor to pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the
expiration Of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court or not lroven to ITS salts
faction, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further tune be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims aud demands shall be given by pubiica
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in The Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankatu
In said county
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day of Deem
ber A. D., 1904.
By the Court:
WIN. f. HUGHES
probate Court SeaD Judge of Probate.
BENZ. Taylor, Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23

New Ulm, Dec. l9.-In clear tone of
voice DR.. George R. Koch this morning
pleaded "not guilty" to the Indictment
charging him with the murder OF DR..
l.. A. Gerhard. 1t was a few minutes
before nine o'clock when the defendant
was brought into Judge Webber's court.
He was accompanied by Henry and John
Miller, who pleaded guilty to the charge
of larceny, they having stolen thirteen
bottles of beer from solOon in Sleepy
Eye. When their cases were disposed OF
DR.. Koch stepped to the front and put
in his plea. His attorney, George Somer-
vile, was present DR.. Koch was COM
posed, exhibiting no nervousness and
aside from the extreme pallor of his
countenance there was nothing unusual
in his bearing.
Judge Weber asked the attorneys
when they would like to go on with the
trial of the case. Senator SomerVllle
stated that he was ready to proceed at
once and would like to have the case
come on in its regular order.
Mr.. Childs, who is to prosecute the
case, said that he was not ready as yet
and requested the judge to hold the
case over until week from tomorrow.
Mr.. Somerville is a state senator and
he did not want the trial of the case
put off too long, as he wished to be on
hand at the opening of the legislature.
He did not know how to arrange it so
that he could be in two places at the
same time. Mr.. Somerville said that
the detectives and the citizens CON-
mittee have secured all the evidence that
it is possible to obtain and there was
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
WORST OF ALL EXPERIENCES.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last ?
Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H.
Newson, Decatur, Ala. "For three years"
she writes, II endured insufferable pain
from indigestion, stomach and bowel
trouble. Death seemed inevitable when
doctors and all remedies failed. At
length / was induced to try Electric Bit
tiers and the result was miraculous. I
improved at once and now Pm complete
ly recovered. For liver, Kidney, Stomach
and Bowel troubles Electric Bitters. is
the only medicine. Only SOC. It's guar
anteed by John C. Thro, druggist.
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JoTTiNGs FROM JUDs0N.
3. James Suffers a Slight Mishap-.
News and Personals.

b. James of the James Brothers
hardware firm at Lake Crystal expert
enced mishap last Monday while re-
turning from o. F. Jones' place, where
he had been repairing the latter's wind
mill. One of the burrs dropped off the
vehicle and consequently one of the
wheels came off, while he was driving at
full speed. The axle dropped down and
James was thrown out. For time he
hung to the lines but the team soon got
the best of him and made themselves
free and ran for about half a mile,
smashing the buggy to splinters. Fortu-
nately neither the driver nor either of
the horses was hurt.
Mrs. e. T. Evans is ill.
Conner f. Evans has returned home
from North Dakota, where he has spent
the summer holding and farming his
claim. He states that crops were good
out there last summer and he threshed
several hundred bushels of various
grains off his claim. His companion,
Lloyd, stopped with relatives at Min
.neapolis over Sunday.
John G. Roberts has gone north on a
looking-up-land tour. He expects to be
gone several days.
William Ellis Jones has sold horse
to the Standard Oil company at Man
kato for the round sum of $l75.
Fred Jones is i'll with tonsilitis.
E. n. Jones delivered two loads of
hogs to G.. S. Thurston last Tuesday.
W. j. Meredith from near Lake Crys-
tai sold four loads of fat hogs to c.
S. Thurston and delivered the same at
Judson this week.
E. n. Jones butchered. and sold a cou-
pie of beeves last week.
The Judson correspondent wishes The
Free Press and all it's readers merry
Christmas.
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NOTICE TO PRINTERS AND PuBLIsuE RS.

Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
County commissioners of Blue Esrth county,
Minnesota. up to noon of Wedne sday, January
Arb, 1915, at the Office of the County Auditor Of
said county for:
First.-1he publication and ad,e 'tsirg of
the del- 1uent taxes for tbo veg ~ 3 W.
becoms inluent January End, 10 5. Icing the
nrst Monday. Bids Will be " uescriptio. -
required by statute.
second The publication OF the annual finan-
ci al statement OF receipts and expenditures Tor
the year 1901.
Bids will be per folio fer three insertions
Third = rhe pubiica ] of the PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of Coun Commissi ners. Also
the pro seedlings OF the Board of Equalization
for the year 1906.
Bids will be per folio for one insertion.
Separate bid for each of the above il ema is
requ red and each paper o. papers as medium
for getting the above pub he'd matter before
the tex payers of the county will be taken into
coas,d ration.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
By order of the Board of County Commission
ers.
ED wEAvi r,
County Auditor.
Mankato MIMI, Dec. l4th. 1904.
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ENJOYED THEIR VISIT.
Odd Fellows Have a Good Time at
MadeIia Last Night.

Odd Fellows Have a Good Time at
MadeIia Last Night.
From Wednesdays Daily.
/ Fun without limit was enjoyed by the
delegation of Odd Fellows that went up
to Madelia yesterday to represent the
Mankato lodge at the special session of
the grand lodge. Those who belonged to
that party were George w. Scherer, G.
R. Bradley, w. Z. Edwards, Albert
Schippel, Sherman Bachelor, Thomas
Smith, John r. Bowen, A. /. Veigel,
Frank Turrittin, A. b. Carlson, Chris
Danielson, A. H. Scherer, j. Jones of
South Bend, Mr.. Jones of Lake Crystal
and Moses Roberts of South Bend. The
evening session was the main part of the
whole meeting. Supper was served to all
the visiting Odd Fellows and their hosts
at six o'clock and again at twelve
o'clock in one of the Madelia churches by
the local Rebekah ladies, and sump-
tuous repast it was.
Seated at the festival board were
delegations from Mankato, Window,
Truman, Amboy, st. James and Maple
ton, besides individual visiting Odd Eel
lows from many parts of the state. The
meeting itself was conducted in the
regular lodge hall. The Window team
exemplified work in the third degree
and the Madelia team that in the Sec
ond degree. Twenty officers of subordi-
nate lodges received the grand lodge de-
gree. A gay social time was experience
ed by all.