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The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
ACTION FOR A RECEIVER.
Beecher n. Ward Wants One for a
Fairmont Concern.
From MONDAYS Daily.

Papers have been filed with the clerk
of court in a case which will prove of
unusual interest to the people of Mar
tin county, as the parties to the action
are so well known.
Beecher H. Ward, through his attor-
neys, Allen & Ward, prays the court to
appoint receiver for the Ward & Cad
well company, the time of which corpora
tion ran out last spring. While the
action on its face is brought against all
of the stockholders of the company, in
fact it is aimed more particularly
against George Wohlheter and Emory G.
Stowe, treasurer and president respec-
lively of the company.
The complaint alleges that these Off
cials got control of majority of the
stock some years ago by using $4,000 of
the company's money for which they
gave gave their personal notes as securi-
ty to the balance of the stockholders.
Messrs. Wohlheter and Stowe have
not given their vision of the difficulty
yet but have retained Mathwig & Sasse
and their side of the story will come out
in court. Attorney Mathwig says such
a showing will be made that the prop
osition to have receiver appoint
ed will appear Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
President Roosevelt Instructs Moody
to Get After Combination.
Special Agents Have Been Reporting
What They Have Learned.
Judge Crosscup's Late Injunction Has
Net Been Needed.
The Packers Are Liable to Be Held
For Contempt.
From Mondays Daily.

Washington, July Is. = President
Roosevelt has ordered the department of
justice, through Attorney General Moody,
to advance the beef trust case on the
calendar of the United States supreme
court, in order that it may be tried early
in the October term.
In retaliation for this the beef trust
has notified the president that it will
not exert any influence toward settle
ment of the strike of its workmen.
President Roosevelt has already re-
ceived the reports of three special agents
of the department of commerce and labor
who have been investigating the beef
trust for the last three months. These
reports show conclusively that the trust
is absolutely disregarding the injunction
issued by Judge Grosscup and that it
is amenable to the anti trust laws.
Counsel for the beef trust having ex-
pressed themselves as well satisfied with
the conditions existing under Judge
Grosscup's restraining order. They were
promised, or at least allowed to know,
that the trial of their cases would not
be hastened.
The report of the governments three
special Investigators of the beef trust
show:
First-That the beef trust is liable un-
der the law for contempt of court in dis
regarding the injunction granted by
Judge Grosscup.
Second-That the beef trust is an IL
legal combination existing in restraint
of interstate trade.
Third-That the beef trust is organiz-
ed and controlled by holding company,
similar to the Northern Securities COM
pany, known as the National Packing
company capitalized at S30,000,0O0 and
organized under the laws of New Jer-
sey.
Fourth-That the beef trust absolute
ly controls the price of dressed beef and
ar bitrarily fixes the price to be paid
for beef on the hoof.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
NOT so MUCH SMALLPOX.
But Fourteen Cases for the Week
Ending July II.
From Mondays Daily.

Smallpox, which has been raging
throughout number of the counties of
Minnesota since 1898, is decreasing but
according to DIR. III. M. Bracken, secre-
tary of the state board of health, the de-
crease in the number of cases cannot be
taken as an indication that the disease
is by any means stamped out.
The report for the week ending July
ii shows but fourteen cases, the week
having the least number of cases
during the past year. Of these st. Cloud
contributed five. The doctor states he
sees no immediate hope of entirely
stamping out the disease and goes on to
tell something of how the contagion,
which has resulted in 23,2Sl cases since
1898, first started. He says:
"The first case in the contagion, the
state report says, was brought to Worth
ington, Mobiles county, by a man who had
just returned from California and had
stopped in Nebraska en- route home. This
was in May, S9s. The eruption appearing
on the body of this man was diagnosed
as chickenpox, and the man was not
quarantined. He recovered, but his wife
and the physician who attended her both
died. Eight cases followed in the neigh
borhood as the result of the importation
of the disease.
'In January, 1889, a sleeping car por-
ter returned home to st. Paul from a
trip to the Pacific coast and came down
with smallpox. Thirty-one cases and
one death resulted from this imported
case. An outbreak at Appleton, with
eleven cases and one death, followed, and
was traced to the visit of an Appleton
man to Merriam Park, where he was
exposed to the infection from one of the
residents of that suburb who had the
disease from the porter"
In September, 1889, the first case ap
peared in st. Cloud These are believed
to have been brought from Great Falls,
Montana, where contagion existed at
that time.
The Minnesota report shows that in
1899 there were PSF cases, with ii deaths
in the state; in 1900, 1871 cases and %
deaths; in 1901, S,4S5 cases and 43
deaths; in 1902, 5000 cases and 20
deaths, and in 1908, 1902 new cases,
with IS deaths.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
EDUCATING THE INMATES.
Formal Graduation Exercises at the
ST. Cloud Reformatory.
From Mondav's Daily.

A new epoch in the manner of gov
ernment of penal institutions and insti-
tutions of reform has been inaugurated,
with the Minnesota state reformatory
taking the initiative. Friday evening in
the chapel graduating exercises for
class of twelve inmates who have COM
pleted the course of study prescribed for
all grammar schools were held. The
state board of control has promised to
lend its aid to the idea, and new text
books and other necessary apparatus will
be procured. The program included ad-
dresses by Supt. E. L. Randall, Presi-
dent w. A. Shoemaker of the state nor
NAL school, and Miss Isabel Lawrence,
principal of the model department of the
same institution.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
NO INJUSTICE INTENDED.
Position of Assessor Jordan and Board
of Review Stated.
From Mondays Daily.

| Assessor Jordan wishes that the true
situation as regards the assessment of
the property of manufacturers in this
city for purposes of taxation be explain
ed. In the first place, he places valua-
tion on all property and then takes forty
per cent of that sum and calls it the as
sessed valuation.
Mr.. Jordan states that while the Hub
bard mill property, exclusive of the real
estate and the elevator, was valued at
$4,000, its assessed value was placed at
only $4,000. Likewise, the knitting mill
property was valued at $4,000, but the
assessed value was placed at only $lS,-
600. The property of the Standard
Brewing company was valued at $4,000,
but the assessed value was placed at
only $4,000.
Mr.. Jordan states that it was not the
intention of himself or of the board of
review to do an injustice to anybody.
They tried to be fair and to get the
values as nearly equal as they possibly
could. Each line was taken separately,
such as dry goods stores, clothing
stores, hardware stores, and factories.
1t was sought to put the figures in
just proportion to the value of the in
dividual properties or plants, as nearly
as the assessor and the board could get
at it. The raise in the valuation of the
big mill property was $4,000, which
was thought to more nearly equalize it
with the value placed on other fac
tory property.
The matter was talked over at the
meeting of the council and the city Of
fcials Saturday night, and it was the
opinion that the action of the board of
review had been misrepresented, that the
assessor had done his duty without fear
or favor, and that the board had equal
lied the values to their best Judgment,
in some instances raising and in others
lowering. They decided to give out
statement, in substance as follows:
In a measure they had favored manu-
featuring plants in placing them on an
average about twenty-five per cent low
er than other improvements. Beyond
equalizing the values, the board has no
power. If there is something wrong, or
special favors to be granted, it is not
the boards business, but in their opin-
ion the citizens and commercial bodies
ought to take the matter up, and as
council they would assist in any meas
ure suggested.
The opinion was expressed that possi--
bly, it would better conditions if the per
cent taxed values on improvements was
cut in two, leaving the others as they are
now, as it is generally considered that
the taxes on improvements are much too
high compared with other property. Such
a change would not only affect the man
ufacturer but also anyone putting up
buildings, and would be an inducement
to invest money in such way, besides
rents, etc. Naturally the rate
would be increased some and the county
would have to bear small proportion,
but it apparently could afford to, as be-
ing Indirectly benefited by the city's
growth and welfare. If properly brought
before the county board, something could
probably be done.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
Money Is Tied Up.

From Mondays Daily.
AS Herman Heybe of Lake Crystal
last Saturday was about to draw a sum
somewhere near $500 or 5000 from the
Citizens National bank, he was sudden
ly confronted with garnishee summons
and the money was tied up in the bank,
just as it was about to be counted out.
The garnishment proceedings had been
begun by Attorney w. A. Funk on be-
half of his clients, w. r. Barnes and T.
A. Thomas of Lake Crystal, who have
brought an action for damages against
Heybe in the sum of $240.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
Corner Stone Is Laid.

Window, Mimi, July 15.-The laying
of the corner stone of the new Cotton
wood county courthouse took place yes
terday. The Masonic and Odd Fellow
lodges had charge of the ceremonies. The
main feature of the day was a speech
by Senator Clapp, who spoke on the
great change that had taken place in
Cottonwood county in recent years, and
also on the current topics of the day.
j. B. Nielsen & Co. of Mankato are the
contractors
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
Boy Breaks Bones.


Matthew kaufman, the eleven year old
son of Mrs. Lena Kaufman, while emu
lating Tony LIE Bertus in the "slide for
life" last evening just before dark, had
more rapid descent than he had anti
cipated, with the result that his right
arm was broken just above the wrist.
Matthew with some boy companions had
fixed up wire incline to telephone
pole near his home at III North Second
street, for the purpose of sliding down
the same from dangerous height to
the ground, la LIE Bertus.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
WANTS THEIR MEASURES.
Chicago Police Department Offers 10
Identify Train Robbers.

From Mondays Daily.
Chief Donahue has received letter
from Capt. NJ. P. Evans, superintendent
of the bureau of Identification of the
Chicago police department referring to
the arrest of the alleged train robbers,
and saying: "Can you possibly send me
their Bertillion measurements If so,
1 may be able to identify these men for
you."
There is no apparatus in this city for
taking the Bertillion measurements, but
Chief Donahue would like to take the
prisoners to st. Paul and have them
measured according to shat system.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22

appropriated from the park fund, for thu
work, provided the club appropriates al
equal amount.
Aid. Coy did not think that the city
should pay for fixing the track for the
few owners of fast horses. If they want
it they should pay for it themselves.
Park Superintendent Blake did not
think that the park force should do the
work. The club knows how it should be
done and should have charge of it.
Aid. Mckinley was in favor of the city
paying toward the work, as other peo-
pie can watch the racing, and other cities
prepare race tracks for their people.
The motion was carried, after being
amended so that the work will not be
done by the park force.
The matter of an armory was taken
up, and Capt. Fred Day said that hall
81 feet wide, as proposed in Leo S.
Lamm's building, would be very narrow
for drilling purposes. The captain is
anxious that the company get large
enough hall, as the company is in better
shape than ever before, carried off hon
ors at the camp, and will have 76 mem
bers when the plans of the government
regarding pay for drill nights are car
ried out.
Aid. Jorgensen said that he had two
places in' mind, one owned by T. A..
Sherk and the other close by in the
building owned by M. O. Sundt both on
South Front street. He suggested that
further time be granted the commit
tee This was done.
The board of public works reported
favorably upon the petition for sewer
on Willard street from Pleasant to Fun
ton, and estimating the expense at 1925,
all of which can be assessed upon the
property benefited. The report was
adopted and the matter was referred
back to the board under order No. 2
to secure bids.
AID Roemer said that there have been
many complaints about the street light
ing service The service has been very
poor. On the Fourth of July night the
city was very dark. He suggested that
a meter be secured and the city pay
for what it gets.
Aid Coy said that several streets were
dark on the Fourth of July night.
Aid. Jorgensen said that the city is
not getting much for it's money. He ad-
vocated buying a meter.
Mayor Taylor announced the appoint
ment of w. d. Willard, Rev. R. Hughes
and Rev. A. e. Erickson as members of
the library board for three years. The
were approved. The retir-
ing members are Mrs. ]. III. Baker, j. c.
Thro and General Widell. Mr. Willard is
a former member of the board.
Aid. Coy said that he and a load of
people in his surrey were nearly run
over Thursday on the Main street cross
ing. The cars hid the view, and he could
not see a train approaching The flag
man had his flag rolled up in his hand,
but shouted once just in time to save
him. Unless something is done, someone
will be killed
Aid. Jorgensen thought that some
thing should be done.
On motion of Aid. Schroeder, the city
attorney was instructed to notify the
road to put in a gate at
once.
The bills were read and allowed, in
Guiding pay roll of $S4S.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
Pocketbook Stolen.
From Saturdays Daily.

Miss Josie Peterson's boarding house,
corner Fourth and Jackson streets, was
visited by some burglar or sneak thief
day or so ago. Miss Hattie Wells, a
business college student, who has room
there, went out in the afternoon, leaving
her purse on the dresser in her room, and
when she returned it was gone. 1t con-
tanned about $l2. There is no clue to
the thief.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
Chicago Great Western BY.

Chicago Great Western Ry.
sWaterville, Elysian, Madison Lake ac-
commodation departs 500 D. m. daily
except Saturday; arrives $40 a. m.
daily except Sunday.
Trains for WaterviIle, Faribault, North
field, Red Wing. st. Paul. Minne-
apolis and intermediate points leave
at $40 a. m. and $500 p. m.
Trains for Dodge Center. Dubuque, Chi
cago, and the east Des Moines, st.
Joseph, Kansas City and the south
west leave at 6:2o a. m. and 1900 ..
m. Trains arrive from those points
at 9:35 p. m. and .12:30 p. m.
Trains leave for Austin, Lyle Mason
City, Fort Dodge. Council Bluffs and
Omaha at $40 a. m. and 800 D. m.
and arrive at 9:35 p. m. and 1880
p. m.
Trains marked I" run daily except Sum
day; all others daily. For fnforma-
tion as to dates or routes to any
point apply to Chicago Great Western
Agent at depot.
W. M. BARR, Agent.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
Perfected a Land Deal,
From Fridays Daily.

From fridays Daily.
Rudolph Wachtler and Sebastian Kopp
have just perfected land deal whereby
an eighty acre tract belonging to Mr..
Wachtler in Barron county, Wisconsin,
has been exchanged for Mr.. Kopp's eigh
ty in Eagle Lake.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22

A marriage license was issued today
to Edward Mcdonald of Harlin, Cal
houn county, ILL.,, and Mary c. Mccarthy
of Good Thunder.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
Chicago,
Milwaukee &
St. Paul R'y.

No. Al departs al :55 a. NJ to St. Paul, Mime
apolis, Chicago and Milwaukee.
No. 43 departs at :0O p. M to St. Paul. Mime
apolis, Chicago and Milwaukee.
No. 40 arrives at 90 p. m. from ST. Paul,
Minneapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee,
Ne. Al arrives at 9:45 p. m. from St. Paul.
Minneapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee.
MANKATO, WELLS LINE.
No. 122 departs at 00-a m.
No. 40 departs at 3 rs p M.
No. 14i departs at 10 200 p. m.
No. 141 arrives at 9:45 a. m.
No. 1913 arrives at 3 :00 D. m.
No. 43 arrives at 6 :55 p. IN.
No. 122 and No 40 Connects east and west a5
Wells. also for St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee
and Kansas City. Dining car serving supper
on No. 40. Sleeper for Chicago and Milwaukee
No change of depots at Chicago for st. Louis.
No. 141 and No, 43 direct connections from
Chicago and Milwaukee.
j. c. MOORE, Agent.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22

One dollar straw hats at so cents at
Henry E. Hance's.
The Mankato free press., 1904-07-22
BANK
II OF COM M ERCE
CAPITAL, $1OO,OoO.CO

OFFICERS:
A. o. oLESoN. PresIcsnt.
JOHN e. DIAMOND, Vice President.
c. L. 0LESON, Cashier.
w. J. FLAcHSENHAR, Asst. Cash'r.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-28
First publication September ID, 19O47.
Notice of Foreclosure Sale.

CTATE OF wIscoNSI N,-OIRoUIT COURT
= FOR VERNON COUNTY.
Western supply Company, plaintiff. VS.. Sarah
Eurns, John o. Barns. Leota Mccarthy and
Mrs. Philip Hutchison, as the mother and only
heir -at-law OF William Jones, Jr,. deceased,
def endants,
Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of .
decree and judgment of foreclosure and sale Ia
the above entitled action, made and entered on
the Sth day of September. 1908, at the regular
term of the Circuit court for Vernon county,
Wisconsin, held at the court house in the City
of Viroqua, County of Vernon and State of Wiz
eonsin, l shall on the Srd day of Novem Der,
1904, at the hour of ten O'Clock in the forenoon
of said day, expose for sale and sell at public
auction vendue TO the highest bidder for
cash at the front door of the Vern on County
court house in the City OF VirOqua, County Of
Vernon and state of Wisconsin, tho following
described land situated in the county Of Vernon
and s tate of Wisconsin, as follows, tOwit:
The southwest quarter (swA) of the south
west II (swA) of section ten tl0 town number
eleven al. range three 81 west (W) containing
forty (40l acres moro or less.
Said sale will b. made in one parcel.
s. j. SEVERSON,
Sherih Vernon County, Wisconsin,.
Tenneys Hall IL Swanson,
Attorneys for plaintiff Madison, Wiscon sin.
Dated at Viroqua, Wisconsin this IA b day
Of September, 1904,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-28

ing session the barrel flowed. Legisiat-
ors bought railway land at nominal
prices They also were offered lucrative
positions They also played poker with
lobbyists and won Then they adjourn
ed with the pledge of the republican
party again repudiated.
Whereuoon the people of Wisconsin
reelected La Toilette in 1902. And La
Fellette crpled the session of 1903 with
a message calling for 8 state commission
to regulate railway rates. The stslwarts
were kept so busy chasing this new and
audacious foray into their territory that
they had to abandon their old intrench-
ments. A railway taxation bill was
passed. Sowas bill for direct primar-
les though with an amendment provid-
ing for referendum. The issues there
fore at the present time are these.
La Toilette says that he wants to com
plete and fortify the work which he has
begun La Foilettes opponents land
this is no injustice to them allow his
work to pass almost without comment,
but say that he himself is a self-seeking,
grand stand playing dictator. Corrupt
No Likely to do what he was elected
to do? Yes! But whining, sniveling,
demagogical hypocrite.
1t seems probable therefore the people
of Wiscol sin will have to choose be-
tween a. a whining, sniveling, demo-
gogical hypocrite, who will keep his
pledges and who will make the state
greater than the railways, and % r
galaxy Of noble, courtly, irreproachable
gentlemen who are in the habit of re-
pudiating all their pledges and who will
make the railways greater than the
state. This is certainly dilemma.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-28
DIFFERENCE In DEMOCRATS.

Former Attorney General James l..
OConnor, the man who did Wisconsin
people a great service in collecting from
past state treasurers the money ap-
propriated to their own use from inter
est on state funds, is again prominent
in the public eye. He was permanent
chairman of the late democratic state
convention, but does not hesitate to talk
plainly about the manner in which the
stalwarts and railroad attorneys run
that convention To friend Mr.. O'Con.
nor recently wrote
1t is position which can serve the
best purpose to the democratic party.
No man with an ounce of politician sense
can fail to know that large number of
democrats favor primary election, and
will vote in favor cf lne bill now
pending rather tnan have none at all.
This being 80, il the democrats oppose
the ratification of this act by the people,
it must be obvious that many demo
Gratis who are not seeking any public
position or public favor, will not dis
criminate, but will vote for that party
which will honestly enforce the primary
election when adopted, rather than the
candidates who are pledged to it's defeat.
FOR Ny PART, IF / DO ANY CAMPAIGN
ING, | SHALL URGE THE DEMOCRATS
TO VOTE FOR PRIMARY ELECTION, and
If the powers that be do not like this,
! will then occupy my time practicing
law
| do not think that I can fully agree
with You upon the rate commission. OF
COURSE, THE PLANK IN OUR PLAT
FORM COVERING THIS SUBJECT Is ROT.
The men who framed It and advocated
1t in the convention knew we'll that the
investigation which they propose to
have made by another commission has
already been carefully made by the tax
commission, and why another commits
sion should be called upon to 20 over
the same work and report to the legis.
luture what the tax commissioners are
prepared to report at this present mo-
ment, is something that | cannot under
stand. imagine that some Of our lead
ers have learned from the republicans
that whenever the party does not desire
to do anything, the wgy to accomplish
It, and at the same time fool the people.
Is to appoint a commission 10 investi-
gate and report. | do not recall that
the Interstate commerce commission,
when appointed, was called upon to trot
all over this country and ascertain the
value OF railroad properties.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-28

Stalwart republicans and corporation
democrats are planning for q combina-
ton of mutual interest in Dane county
OF candidates for the legislature. This
will be the plan everywhere, and con-
firms the oft-repeated admonition of the
CENSOR that the corporation elements
in all parties do not care what party is
in power so long rs the corporationists
are permitted TO have their way and
the protection of their interests a, the
expense of the general taxpayer