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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
WILL WATCH OLD YEAR OUT
Germans to Have An Unique Meeting
in MapIeton Village.
From Fridays Daily.

from FRIDAY S DAILY.
The Germans of Mapleton are arrang-
ing for unique gathering to be held at
the Mapleton House on the evening of
December 3lst, says The Mapleton En-
terprise. 1t will be in the nature of a
watch night social, or, as they call it.,
a Sylvester, deriving its name from Syl-
vester ii, pope from 900 until 1908. Syl-
vester was a great student, especially
interested in geometry and astronomy,
and observed the practice of watching
out the old year. In the Fatherland
this twelfth-night service is very popu-
lar and a few of our German citizens,
thinking that such an occasion would
prove enjoyable in Mapleton, are max
ing plans for its observance this year.
Invitations will be sent out to the
Germans of this locality and it is antic-
ipated that at least one hundred will
participate in the event. That all will
have good time is certain as those in
charge of the program will see that moth
ing is lacking to make the occasion one
to be enjoyed. At twelve o'clock they
can speak with Tennyson:
'Shake hands before you die;
Old year, VIII dearly rue for you;
What is it we can do for you?
Speak out before you die"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
JUDSON JOTTINGS.
News Notes Of Interest From Town
to the West.


Last Monday morning it felt little
wintry to those that had any outside
work to do. The thermometer register
ed at five below.
The Judson Creamery company is hav-
ing new cement floor in the cream
cry by parties from Mankato.
ID. G. Evans, son of Mr.. and E. T.
Evans, is i'll with pneumonia and pleur-
isy. DR.. j. Williams of Lake Crystal
has charge of the case.
Lewis j. Lewis, Tom Moose, John
Williams, d. Fl. Evans and ID. Little
were out north looking UP land in the vi
cinity of Hill City last week. 1t has
not been learned whether any of the
parties bought or not.
HI. T. Price is driving through the
country delivering cattle, killing beeves
and so on nowadays.
E. T. Evans traded horses with parties
over the river recently.
o. T. Jones is having a new machine
shed erected on his place. E. M. Jones
is doing the work.
Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts, Mr.
and Mrs. William Owen and E. n
Jones were among those who attended
the Sunday school convention held at the
Salem c.. M. church last Sunday.
Owen T. Jones has purchased brand
new graphophone to shorten little on
these long December evenings. 1t is more
than fine.
Miss Rachel Jones was the guest of
Miss Emma Jones last Sunday.
William Davis of Cambria is quite i'll
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. David
Davis, but is somewhat better at The
present writing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
WILL SWEAR HANDWRITING IS DIR. KOCHs
Hanska Editor Declares That Word Sample OF
Bottle Looks as If 1t flight Have Been
Written BY the Dentist
Especial to The Free Press. ]

New Ulm, Dec. l6-Brown county's
grand jury resumed the consideration of
the Gerhard case this afternoon. Some
more testimony of sensational charac-
ter has been produced.
j. H. Haenze, editor of The Hanska
Herald, was called upon to testify as to
the handwriting of DR.. Koch. Editor
Haenze has copies of letters received
from the dentist, and the writing, he
swears, corresponds with that of the word
sample" written on the label attached
to the bottle which was received by DR..
Gerhard not long before the murder was
committed.
A chemist from the state university
will testify that the bottle contained
poison.
The state has a witness who will
swear that on the night of the murder
Koch requested him to bandage his
hand. Several days after the murder
Dr.. Koch claimed that he burned his
hand with carbolic acid and used alcohol
to neutralize the effect; but was near a
fire which ignited the alcohol and burn
ed his hand more severely. The state
will attempt to show that the bruises
were received during his scuffle with
Gerhard.
Or. Koch has drawn $50 accident in
suance from the Interstate accident
and Relief association, in payment for
the injuries The defense will contend
that nasmuch as the accident insur-
anee company paid over to Koch this
money the bruises were due to an acct
dent and not received in a struggle with
Gebhard.
1t is expected that the jury will conf
clude its investigation OF the case this
evening or tomorrow morning, and that
an indictment viii be returned some
time tomorrow.
There is speculation as to the prob
able outcome OF the trlal, IN case an H.
dictment is returned against Koch. Many
people are of the opinion that the de-
PENDANT will be acquitted owing to the
fact that he has always borne such an
excellent reputation, and the standing
of his family. Others declare that the
evidence is of such character that the
jury cannot help but return verdict
of guilty. 1t is said that Koch has re-
fused to eat Jail meals.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
SAY HAMMER is HAUERI'S.
New Story is Told Regarding the Find
in Gerhard Case.

From Fridays Daily.
New Ulm, Mimi, Dee. ia farmer
whose name is withheld, but who will
probably appear before the grand jury
has identified the murder hammer" as
the property of Fritz Hauert, who dis
appeared from his farm, two miles east
of New Ulm, the Saturday after the
murder.
While the citizens committee has
been taking evidence against DR.. Koch
the detectives said to have been en-
played by the defense have been work
ing on other clues.
The Hauert case is the latest. Be-
fore leaving home Hauert threatened the
life of his wife, the detectives say, and
it was this circumstance that attract
ed the attention of the clue seekers.
Mrs. Hauert went to Springfield and
asked that she be guarded, fearing the
return of her husband, whom she be-
lieves was suddenly driven insane by
financial worries. The detectives then
watched the house in which she lived
awaiting the return of Hauert. The
Hauert farm has also been guarded, but
no track of the missing man has been
found.
The clue against Hauert did not be-
come strong until neighbor of his APP
peared before the county authorities and
asked that he be allowed to look at
the hammer.
"That's Hauert's hammer" he said
81 know because I've seen it at his
house. Hauert's hammer had short
handle and the left claw was broken off
Those two inches in the face are just
the same. He came over to my house
and threatened to kill us ALL"
The Identification of the hammer was
made Wednesday.
Today the detectives e. me across new
evidence which makes the demand for
Hauert's arrest appear all the more
necessary.
The detectives learned that Hauert
had threatened to kill DR.. G. F. Reineke
whose office adjoins that of DIR. Geb.
hardt, and through whose office window
the murderer escaped.
Two years ago when DR.. Reineke
was health commissioner of New Ulm
he quarantined the Hauert household
for scarlet fever. In the hearing of sew
eral of his neighbors, he declared that
he would kill DIR. Reineke.
The possibilities disclosed by the evi.
caused New Ulm to hold its breath. Is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
KNIGHTS ARE BUSY.
Large Class Given Rank of Page By
K. of 2.

Large Class Given Rank Of Page By
X. of p.
From Fridays Daily.
Mankato lodge No Sc, Knights of Py-
thias, initiated a class of fifteen into the
mysteries of the rank of page last
night. Grand Chancellor c. S. Bartram
of st. Paul and Grand Keeper of Rec
ords and Seal Fred E. Wheaton of Min
neapolis were present, as was also Dep
uty Grand Chancellor Atwood, who as
sisted in getting tsp The class. -."t
After the first rank had been confer
red, refreshments were served by F.
G. Heinze in the banquet hail. nearly one
hundred knights and pages participating.
A program of short speeches followed,
A. +. Clark being POSTMASTER The
grand lodge officers and several visiting
and local members spoke in happy
strain, explaining the principles of the
order. One visitor said that he had been
a minister of the gospel, but his fellow
ministers denied him fellowship when he
joined the Knights of Pythias, but rath
er than give up his membership in the
order he had left the ministry. The
grandeur of the principles and teachings
and work of the order had not been I'M
derstood by his fellow workers in the
church. A. E. Deitz gave a couple of his
inimitable recitations.
After the recess that had been taken
for refreshments, the lodge again came
to order and conferred the second rank
upon two candidates, and it was in the
small hours of the morning that the
lodge finally closed.
Among the visitors were the following
ten from Garden City: Chancellor
Commander S. NJ. Dickinson, Rev. B. v.
Black, A. E. Bixby, w. T. Sherman,
Ezra A. Gates, H. p Belknap, L. NJ.
Stewart, L. L. Loyelett, E. d. Nickerson
and H. G. Schultz.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
KEENE BOUND OVER.
St. James Man Placed in Blue Earth
County Jail.

SOuULy jail.
From Saturdays Daily.
F. E. Keene was brought to this city
from st. James last evening by Sheriff
Forsyth and was placed in the county
jail to await the action of the grand jury
of Watonwan county, which meets next
May. He was bound over to the grand
jury yesterday on the charge of mis-
appropriating 5000 belonging to the Coe
Commission company, for which he was
operator and manager at st. James.
When seen at the Jail today, Mr..
Keene, who is pleasant appearing man,
said that his home was formerly at
Waverly, Iowa, and that he had been
employed by the Coe Commission COM
pany for ten months, the last eight at
St. James. He had used some of the
companys money to speculate with, and
some of the men who did business
through his office did not want their
names known and he had done their
business in his own name. This made
his accounts mixed, and when a week
ago Monday morning the company's rep
resentative came unexpectedly and an
nounced that Keene was to remain as
operator but a new manager was to be
placed in charge he did not dare to
face the disclosures of the books and
left, taking some more of the com
pany's money. He went to several
small points in Iowa, and wrote his wife
from each of these. He finally went ito
Waterloo, and had decided to start for
home, when he was arrested This was
a week ago today.
Mr.. Keene states that his shortage
was really $l6l, and not 5000 as charg-
ed. He has been willing to settle,
through the assistance of his own and
his wife's relatives, and church friends
at st. James, and hopes to do this yet.
1t had been agreed that he was to take
the place of operator at st. James as
though nothing had happened and pay
the company back by turning in part
of his salary each week, and it was a
surprise when the prosecution was car
ried on.
Mr.. Keene says that he would have
paid the company back without his
I II
change being made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
PROFESSIONAL MEN MOVE.
Several Will Get Into New Offices By
January list.

From Fridays Daily.
On Jan. lst there will be change
about in the location of several of the
professional men of the city. DR.. l. d..
Webster and Dr. Peterson, the dentist,
will vacate their present locations in the
Model block and take office rooms in the
Exile building on Jackson street, occupy
ing four front rooms. DR.. Webster will
have a reception room, consultation room
and operating room, on the east
side of the building, and Dr. Peterson
will have reception room and an
operating room on the west side. All
of these rooms will be decorated in
modern style and made as attractive
as local artisans can possibly make
them.
DIR. c.. j. Holman will vacate his Of
fees in the Ray building and take the
rooms in the Moled block vacated by
Dr. Webster, and also those vacated by
Dr. Peterson, making four in all. DIR.
Zimmerman Holman will resume the
practice of medicine after Jan. lst, and
the increased room will be needed.
Attorney A. H. Lossow will join with
the Drs. Holman in taking the four
rooms, and will leave the Odd Fellows
block and have his office in the Model
block. This will bring him more into
the center of the business district.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
VERNON CENTER MUTATIONS
Personal Gossip, News Of the Town,
Social Notes.


Social Notes.
Soon the merry voices of the Scotch
men may be heard on the new curling
rink, which is now nearly completed.
A. C. WILDER has nearly recovered from
injuries he received in runaway some
time ago.
Some of the farmers around town are
having their corn shredded.
About twenty-five attended bargain
day in Amboy yesterday.
The young people are enjoying sSat-
ing parties these fine evenings.
Several of the sportsmen were out fox
hunting Tuesday, but they failed to bag
the fox.
j. o. Booen OF Wmnepago City has ar
rived with his "photo" car and is doing
a good business.
The youngest child of Bert Chase is
rapidly recovering from its recent i'll
ness.
Mrs Anna Yarton was IN Garden City
Saturday.
There was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Simmons baby boy on Dec. 9.
Bert Parks returned home Saturday
from st. Louis, where he has been look
ing after the interest of Holbrook &
Co., general agents for tile Callahan
gasoline engines.
A. C. Miers is about again after a
weeks illness with quinsy.
Archie Partridge returned home Sat
urday to spend the winter with his par
ents.
Frank Westover starts for Boise City,
Idaho, Wednesday, to spend few
weeks with friends.
w. 7. Tallman is home spending few
days with his family.
Mr.. Quimby of Easton was in town
the first of the week looking after the
interest of state bank.
Miss Mae WILDER leaves Saturday for
Redwood Falls, Mimi, where she has ac-
cepted a school.
Mrs. F. H. Barnes went to Minneapo-
lis Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
DR.. EBERhART,
DENTIST.
Giass-BIock. Mankafo, linn
December 16-2J-30.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS

STATE OF MIME 'OrA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
Ia ths matter OF the estate of Franz Jacobi,
deceased
Letters stamentary on tho estate of sa ID
dece sed bsing this day granted unto John
Klein, of said county,
It's ordered, that all claims and demands of
all persons again-t said estate be presented to
this cou,t for examination and allowance
at tn probate office in the city of Mankato III
said b ne Ear II county. on the following day,
viz: Monday, the 18th day of June A. H.,
1905. at ten clock in the fIrenoon OF said
dav.
1t is furth r ordered. that six months from
the date IA, reof b. allowed TO creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate. at the ex-
piration W 'ich time all claims not epted
to said rurt not proven TO its satisfaction,
shall b. forever barred unless for cause shoAn
further ime be allowed
Ordsrei further, that notice Of the time and
place of h sitIing and ex- mination of said
claims AMI demands shall be Civ, n by publica-
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day sppoint d for such examIna-
tioo, in the Mapkato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato,
in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the It'll day of Dece Der,
A. ID. 1901.
Ry the Court
probate Court Seal WIN. F. HUGHE'.
Judge of Probate.
Pau & Pfsu, Att rneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23

l.. r. Cowles of Portland, Oregon, was
troubled with constipation since child
hood and had used medicine continually
to move his bowels. He was in very
bad shape. Here is what he says after
using one bottle of DR.. Adler's Treat
ment: 81 think your treatment Won
der. / never felt or looked so well as |
do now. Although l am telegraph
operator and work nights, | have gained
ten pounds in the last month. Large
dollar bottles at Seidle Drug Co.'S.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
TRUE BILL FOR CRANDAL.
Alleged Crook Indicted BY the Brown
County Grand Jury.

from FRIDAY Ddlly
William f. Crandal, the alleged crook
who attempted to tap the till of the
Dakota House in New Ulm, has been in
dicted by the grand jury.
Crandal is the fellow who attempted
to leave Mankato without first settling
his board bill at the Clifton House. He
is also the man whom Koch's friends
suspect of being detective.
Crandal was indicted for grand lar
ceny in the second degree. He is ac-
cused in this true bill of having stol-
en- package of playing cards and a
russell colored card case from the resi-
dence of Judge George. Another in
dictment charges him with having at
tempted to steal money from the cash
register in the Dakota house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
THREE CASES SETTLED.
A. F. Wendlandt Compromises With
All His Creditors.

From Fridays Daily. 5
The three suits of August F. Wend
landt VS.. the Milburn Stoddard company,
E. j. Fairchild and NJ Dalzel, to confirm
his homestead rights to eighty acres of
land as against some old judgments held
by the defendants were to have been
tried before Judge Cray today, but they
were compromised by the parties inter
ested, through their attorneys, and have
been settled. The defendants claimed
abandonment on the part of the plain
tiff by reason of his having been out of
the state, and the plaintiff wanted to
acquire or perfect his title in view of
the question raised. The basis of the
settlement is the. payment of the judg-
ments in part.
II. L. & j. w. Schmitt were the at
torneys for the plaintiff and A. E. Clark
and w. L. Comstock for the defendants.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
IvERS0N ADVISES CHANGE
Auditor Says Tax Laws Are Not What
They Should Be.

NoAteOs Gays On 6dWS NC tNOk vvudS
They Should Be.
From Saturdays Daily.
Advance sheets of the report which
State Auditor Iverson is to transmit
to the legislature were received at the
capitol yesterday. The report covers
the transactions of the auditors and
treasurer's offices for the two fiscal years
ending July 81, 1904.
In the report Mr.. Iverson proposes a
few amendments to the Minnesota tax
law which he considers would be of great
benefit to the state. After mentioning
that many articles named, such as work
ing oxen melodians and knitting ma
chimes, which are very antiquated, which
should be changed, the report states:
''The specific or gross earnings taxes
paid by corporations, such as telephone,
sleeping car companies and others
should receive attention. AS railroad
companies will from now on pay per
cent, why should not other public utili-
ty corporations be given at least cor
responding increase? Your attention is
earnestly directed to this, in the hope
that such corporations may be made
to contribute their just proportion to
the public revenues"
Taxes on fire insurance companies are
very low and should either be reasonably
increased, generally, OF a tax specially
laid on premium receipts in those muni-
cipalities having organized fire depart
ments, to be distributed under our pres
ent law, according to the auditor. In the
matter of taxation on inheritances, he
believes that law can surely be franz
ed which will stand the test of htiga-
ton. Such a law once established, even
with very moderate rate of taxa
ton, would become liberal revenue pro-
Queer.
The receipts from all sources into all
the funds for the year ending July 81,
1903, were $S,O53, 396.O5, and the pay
ments from all funds, $S,ll6,6S3.62. For
the year ending July 81, 1904, the re-
ceipts were $S,757 ,325O9 and the dis
bursements $9,43S, 32O63. The total re-
ceipts for the two years amounts to
.$l6.SlO,721l4 and the disbursements
ST. ,555 ,0O4.25, showing that $744,2S3ll
more was paid out than was taken into
the treasury. The large balance of Aug.
l, 1902, enables the treasury to stand
this severe strain and at the end of the
fiscal year there was still 81 ,467 1884
on hand. As the report states, the reve-
uue fund attracts especial attention. The
receipts for the two years were $lO,OOO,-
O43.64 and the payments $lO,362, 7O7 .63,
an excess of 1862 ,66399 over the income.
By virtue of the 1902 balance there is
still on hand in this fund 1886, l69.40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
AMES WANTS THE SALARY.
Demands Pay for Three Months He
Did Not Serve.

from saturday Daily.
DIR. A. A. Ames, freed after five trials
for bribery, will now attempt to collect
about $500 in salary from the city of
Minneapolis. The former mayor claims
that, though he rendered his resignation
in August, 1902, that it was refused, and
that he is entitled to salary for the re-
mainder of his term.
The mayors salary for three months
has been paid to ID. p. Jones, Who was
acting mayor. If the Ames claim is
disallowed, it is said that a writ of
mandamus will be applied for and the
case fought out in court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Eliza f. Tenney to Byron H. Tenney,
wiz, lot 9, block 6, Hinckley's addition,
for $3.50.
Albert E. Quimby to Hosea Quimby.
VIZ, neA, and part of ela, neA, and ny
s1a, nw14, all in section %, Vernon Cen
ter, for $4,400
Hosea Quimby to the Vernon Center
State bank, lot eight, block four, Yer
non Center, for $3,44S.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
BROKE BOTH BONES.
Ora Swan Fell From a Ladder This
Afternoon.

From IhurSdaV s Daily.
Ora Swan of North Mankato, an en-
ploye of the Mankato Gas and Electric
Lighting company, was working in one
of the Toland Business university rooms
this afternoon, and was putting up a
tall ladder, when this ladder slipped on
the hard maple floor, and fell, catching
his left leg between two rounds and
swapping both bones above the ankle.
He was Immediately taken to the labora-
tory of neighboring physician. Mr..
Swan is man of family. He is about
forty five years old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23

Many people. are of the impression
that NJ. X. Armstrong has been discharg-
ed from bankruptcy. December 10th,
was the date set for hearing for his
discharge, but j. L. Lobben, attorney for
the trustees appeared and filed objec-
lions. A Stay of twenty days has been
granted, at the end of which time Mr..
Lobben will file his cause of objection
which may or may not be sustained
st. James Gazette.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
Has a Niece Living in st. Peter.

From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Chadwick, the woman who achiev-
ed much notoriety on account of her
financial manipulations, is said to have
a niece living in st. Peter. She is the
wife of a druggist. 80
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
I'M PROVED FARMS.

Improved farm ho mes at prices and terms in
reach OF of all We have just purchased an
other tract of $40 acres of hardwood timber
LAM, timber CT insists of maple. Eastwood birjh
and hemio ok. no pioe slsshIugs or sand. Lands
are all within to miles of railroad, near coed
market town, sch OILS churches and C eameries,
G rod wagon roads 10 all onr lands. With
every purchase of land we build good log
house IL fl. wide, 26 fE long, Il ft. high. with.
good roof. floor, windows and doors all COM
plete, ready Ia move into at prices with house
complete, SIS to SIS Per Acre.
Terms, a cash. balance in eqhal annual pay.
ments, at per C Mt interest.
SAW MILLS WANTED.
to cut one hundred million feat hardwood tim
Der. Here il q chance for a man with small
portable mill TO buy small t'act of timber and
do custom saving to- his neighbors. We own
s veral thousand acres OF thinner that will cut
from to 10 thousand feet per acre
Buy your tickeiS tn Gable, ON IL N. w. Ky
Low rate tuland seekers II. fare refuI ded
to purchaser of land. For maps and further
particulars address
UECkE'S LAND AGENCY,
CUMBERLAND, WIS.