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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
Mrs. Susan A. Richardson.
From Fridays Daily.

Mrs. Susan A. Richardson, aged sixty
years, one of the early settlers of the
county, died last evening between six
and seven o'clock at her home, one mile
north of Garden City. The immediate
cause of death was apoplexy, but this
was itself caused by Bright's disease,
with which the deceased had suffered a
number of years. Mrs. Richardson was
confined to her bed last Wednesday. In
the afternoon she was found unconscious
by other members of the family. She
never regained possession of her mind,
but quietly passed away little more
than twenty -four hours later.
Mrs. Richardson was the widow of
the late w. ID. Richardson. The family
came to this county i'm 1864. The par
ents are survived by three sons and one
daughter, George, Frank and Bert
Richardson, all farmers of, that same
vicinity, and Miss Anna Richardson, liv-
ing at the parental home Mrs. Susan
A. Richardson is also survived by two
brothers, DIR. NJ b. Wood of Mankato,
and Henry Wood of Providence r. II.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock from the family
home near Garden City. The interment
will be in the Garden City cemetery. A
large gathering of sorrowing friends will
undoubtedly be present. H
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
Will Not be Able to Start of.
Work until Spring.
Feeling Growing that New Bids
~
Should be Received.
Officials not Pleased with Ac'
tions Of Mccarthy Co.
From Fridays Daily.

City Attorney Daley has decided that
the Mccarthy Improvement company
ought to furnish the guaranty bonds
when the construction bonds are fur
nished, and not after the work has
been done, as Mr.. Mccarthy argued yes
terday. He has looked up the practice
all of the bonds filed at the same time.
before work begins. He also believes
that this is the intent of the specifica-
tions for the paving in this city. He so
notified Mr.. Mccarthy before the latter
left for home yesterday.
1t has been apparent for some time to
the city officials that the Mccarthy I'm
provement company was anxious to have
the paving work 90 over until next
year, for some reason or other, and the
delay in furnishing the bonds is believ-
ed to be a part of this plan. The argu
ment has been made that it would be
more expensive to do the work this fall
than next spring, but Mayor Taylor
called the attention of the company's
representative some days ago to the fact
that the specifications call for the com
pletion of the work within ninety days,
and that it was with this understand
ing that all of the bidders submitted
their figures. The city officials are not
pleased with the spirit shown by the
Mccarthy company.
If the Mccarthy company bid low
with the expectation of being. able to
have the work put off until next spring
it is question whether this was not
taking an unfair advantage of the other
bidders 1t might be that with such an
understanding by all, lower bid might
have been obtained from some other
the matter is beginning to- strike a good
many people.
There is a growing sentiment in fla
vor of the council calling the whole mat
ter off and getting new bids on the pay
ing, the work to be done next spring.
and the material to be bid on to be
Venezuela asphalt, which all concede is
the best, and Bermudez and Pitch lake,
with which such a splendid pavement
was laid on Broad street These as
phalts can be bought in the open mar
ket by any company.
w. E. Snider, who represents the bond
company that proposes to furnish the
bonds for the Mccarthy company, looked
over the Broad street pavement yester
day afternoon, and said that it was the
best that he had ever seen. He said
that in some of the Iowa cities the
brick companies control the councils, but
that the people prefer asphalt. and that
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
KERNs AND HEBRON.
People Of These Towns Are Excited
Over q Wedding.

This community was thrown into a
state of excitement, when it was heard
last week that Oscar b. Door had. gone
to Barrie, Canada, to take unto him.
self wife. His program was to be mar
ried to Miss Jennie Lightfoot on We'd
nesday, Sept. %, and to return with
his bride to Hebron on Friday. In the
evening a grand reception will be given
them at the home of the groom's broth
er, N A. Door. Mr.. and Mrs. Door will
reside on Mr.. Doors farm, where he has
lived alone for several years. The
whole community will join in wishing
Mr. and Mrs. Door much happiness and
prosperity through life.
William Kerns, who is another steady
bachelor, and has been taking care of
Mr.. Doors farm and stock, while the
latter was away in Canada, says that
he is himself getting the fever, and may
be something will happen that will sur
prise everybody.
The difference between Mr.. McGiveny
and the town board of Judson has been
adjusted in regard to the roadway te
the river, and the bridge will now be
pushed to its completion. The fore
days Peter Peterson will do the hauling
for Mr.. Johnson.
The corn in this section is hustling to
get out of the way of frost and the
weather is in its favor.
George johnson finished filling his silc
on Monday. His family is now out OF
quarantine for scarlet fever.
William G. Clark is painting his new
barn.
Mrs. L. Burrill will start for River.
side, CAL, next Saturday to spend the
winter with her sister, Mrs. William
Clark. She will accompany Mrs. b
Tuttle.
William G. Clark started for the ST.
Louis exposition on Tuesday morning
via the Twin Cities and Chicago, ac-
companied by his cousin, Kendall Keene
and family, of Ven Tura, CAL, who has
been visiting relatives in this vicinity
for some time. Mr.. Keene and family
will return to their home via st. Louis
New Orleans and Los Angeles.
B. E. Drake returned last Wednesday
from Bloomington, ILL.,, where he had
been on visit with his sister, Mrs
Robinson, for over week.
Mrs. Jesse Keene is on the sick list
and under the doctors care.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Rood are hav-
ing a tussle with la grippe.
Rev. L. A. Allen started last Tues
day morning for the conference at Wa
SEGA.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Burrill spent last
Sunday in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
JURY LIST Drawn.
Those Who Viii Serve at November
Term Of District Court.
rom Wednesdays Daily.

Term Of District Court.
rom Wednesdays Daily.
Clerk of Court Thorne, Sheriff Will
Jams and Justice J.. B. Hodge of Mime
pa met yesterday afternoon and drew
the list of jurors to serve at the Novem-
Der term of the district court. The fol-
lowing, is the list drawn: tat
Grand Jurors George Hover, city of
Mankato, second ward; William Harlin,
city of Mankato, second ward; George B.
CALDWELL. Mcpherson; j. H. Williams.
city of Mankato, first ward; James
Weir, Lyra; l.. L. Lovelett, Vernon Cen
ter; Bruce Loop, Lake Crystal; Thomas
Thompson, Lake Crystal; Thomas Rob-
erts, Judson; Frank Skuse, city of Man.
kato, second ward; Wendell Mullerleile,
LeRay; Mat Jost, city of Mankato, first
ward; James B. Brown, Shelby; f. Fl.
Hughes, Garden City; r. j. Julian, Gar
den City; Hiram Perry, city of Mankato
fourth ward; w Il. Johnston, Ceresco; Aug
ust Zimmerman, city of Mankato, third
ward; Arthur Mitchell, South Bend
John Kleinschmidt, city of Mankato
second ward; A. w. Petrich, Vernon
Center; Richard Jones, South Bend !;
Walter Daniels, city of Mankato, fifth
ward.
Petit Jurors-S. c. Brooks, Mapleton
John Ficks, Lime township; George Ran
dig, city of Mankato, first ward; E.
Masters, Garden City,. Charles Borchert
Lyra; Andrew Kabrud, Butternut Val
ley; Leo S. Lamm, city of Mankato, first
ward; r. w. Williams, Judson; John
Mcnamara, LeRay; Anton Wigen, Rapi-
dan; Andrew Lindhall, city of Mankato
sixth ward; John G. Mangleson, city of
Mankato, first ward; Joseph Rausch Jr.,
Lime; John Sheehan, Jamestown; Mich
ael Hubel, Mankato township; W.. R.
Williams, city of Mankato, third ward /;
j. II. Williams, Mankato; Albert Just,
Rapidan; C. +. Jesse, LeRay; f. l..
Dornberg, South Bend; Fred Clements,
city of Mankato, fifth ward; Thomas
Kehoe, city of Mankato second ward
Robert Degner Jr., Danville; William
Doran, Jomestown; r. G.. Rev, city of
Mankato, second ward; George Weider-
man, city of Mankato, third ward; Al
bert Birr, Beaufort; J. R. Beatty, city of
Mankato, fourth ward; A. r. Mcdonald,
Rapidan; William c.. Jones, Cambria.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
PIONEER settler is DEAD,
George Constans Succumbs to Dis
ease During the Afternoon.
From Tuesdays Daily.

George Constants, one of the best
known of the early settlers of Man.
kato, died at his home, l2l North Broad
street, at about two o'clock this after
noon, of uraemia, due to heart and kid
ney trouble. He had not been we'll for
a couple of years, but it was only five
or six weeks ago that he had turn
for the worse. For the past three weeks
he was confined to his bed. His death
will come as shock to his friends, and
he had many.
Mr.. Constans was something over six
ty years OF age, and was of German
French extraction. He traversed the
Minnesota river on the steamboats, in the
early days, and was one of the early
settlers. For time he was a member
of the police force, and served during
the railroad construction days, when
there was need for strong force to pre-
serve order.
He settled in Mankato in 1857, and
was in the machine business for some
years, and a canvasser. He was born
in the Province of Alsace, France, six
ty-eight years ago.
The deceased leaves four sons and two
daughters, Edward, who lives at home
one son at Winnipeg, one at Brecken-
ridge, one at Minneapolis, Mrs. Carey OF
Blue Earth and Miss Elinora, who is
teaching school.
Mr. Constans always took an active
and intelligent interest in the welfare
and growth of the city. OF late years
he was not engaged in any active employ
ment, but did some real estate agency
work.
No arrangements have been made fol
the funeral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
BROKEN NOSE, THAT'S ALL.
Experience Of Man Who Fell ST,
Stories Into Basement.
From Wednesdays Daily.

To fall from the top of a six-story
building into a basement and sustain
broken nose and few minor iniur-
les was the. unique experience of David
James Costello in st. Paul yesterday af
ternoOn.
Costello was employed by the Herzog
Iron company and was working on the
new Crane & Ordway building at the
corner of Sixth and Rosabel streets.
In some manner he missed his footing
while walking along the top of the
building and was precipitated into the
basement below, projecting pieces of
iron breaking his fall at different points
AS far as the attending physician
has been able to find out he suffered
but few injuries. He was taken to the
city hospital and the authorities last
night stated that he would be able to
return to his work before the end OF
the week
Costello is twenty years old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
TRAGIC INSOMNIA
Murderous Rage Caused by Lack
of Sleep Proves Fatal to
Two People.

A fearful tragedy recently occurred in
Philadelphia where prominent chemist
shot both his wife and himself after des-
perate struggle. His physicians are re-
ported as saying that the terrible affair
was due to mental arrangement caused
by sleeplessness.
Many suffer from this cause without
knowing how to obtain relief while their
condition daily grows more desperate.
All such will read with interest how Mr..
Thomas Hessian, of South Hampton,
N. H., finally succeeded in Kidding him
self of an attack of insomnia which baf-
fled the skill of his physician.
Mr.. Hessian is farmer and is in the
habit of retiring very early. 1t was in
April, 1908, that he found he could no
longer get the sleep he needed to fit
him for his days duties.
would turn from one side to another
| in bed," says Mr.: Hessian. ''but could
not get over fifteen minutes sleep before
/ was awake again, and when I got up
in the morning l was more tired than
when went to bed at night. I con-
suited physician, who said had in.
somnia. He prescribed for me but his
medicine did me no good and began to
feel that would have to give up work
altogether.
"While was in this miserable state
and utterly discouraged, / CHANGED to see
an advertisement of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People and was SO I'M
pressed by the evident truthfulness of
the statements made that made up my
mind to give the remedy trial.
8" 1t was in June that took my first
dose of the pills. Before had finished
the first box I noticed slight improve
ment in my condition, and as continued
to use the remedy the benefit became
more marked until, when the fifth box
was gone, could enjoy sound restful
sleep and wake up i'll the morning re-
freshed and ready to take up my work
with my old time energy. My health
has since remained excellent; have
good appetite, strength to do hard days
work and ability to sleep soundly and to
wake up i'll buoyant spirits. -
Insomnia ultimately wrecks health
completely It's earliest manifestations
should be checked at once by the use of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills which cure all
! disorders of the blood and nerves. They
are sold by all druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
Alex Hannula.
From Fridays Daily.

Alex Hannula of Westbrook,
Mimi, farm laborer, died in the city
last night. He was thirty-four years
old. His demise was due to terrible in
iuries received about two weeks ago,
when he was run over by thresher en-
gine The hip homes were crushed and
fractured, and there was bad rupture.
1t is said that the engine was manipu-
lated by an unskilled and unlicensed en-
gineer Mr.. Hannula was working behind
the engine, when the machine was un-
expectedly backed upon him. 1t is pos
sible that a lawsuit will be the result
of the affair. The deceased is survived
by young widow, but there are no
children. The widow and her brother,
both of Westbrook, We're at the bed
side at the time of death. The remains
were shipped today to Westbrook on
the noon train for interment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30

Assignments Made for the Southern
Minnesota District.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

The Northern German conference OF
the German Episcopal church has just
concluded its work at lie Sueur. The
following assignments were made for
southern Minnesota: );
John Hauck, presiding elder; Albert
Lea, Henry Clement; Arlington, G. A.
Rabe; Blooming Prairie, j. j. Hoffman,
Echo and Florita, A. =. w. Krienke /;
Fairfax, f. E. Meierbachtel; Faribault
Emil Uhl; Jacksonville, Bernhardt Schu-
bert; lie Sueur, Gottlieb Dostall; Man
kato, +. j. Weigand; Morgan, H. A.
Pothoff; New Ulm and La Fayette, c. H
-Sauter; Owatonna and Aurora, William
F.. Koenig; Sleepy Eye, w. F. Fritze;
Springfield, John Schneider; Waseca.
Daniel Pfaff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
What is Heaviest Liability OF
Each Stakeholder?
One of Questions to be Deter
mined BY Court.
Assets $500 and the Debts
Amount to $500.
From Fridays Daily.


A hearing was had in this city We'd
nesday in the matter of the Amboy ele-
vator company, which is now in the
hands of a receiver. The hearing was
had before Judge j. HI. Quinn of Fair
mont, and the object of it was to ascer-
tain the amount of the liabilities of the
company, its assets, the amount of the
capital stock, and how much the as
sessment on the stockholders double
liability should be-
Attorney Flannery of Minneapolis and
w. Z. Young of this city appeared for
the receiver, Charles w. Marks, S. b.
Wilson appeared for the heirs of R. B.
Smith, and w. r. Geddes for the bank
of Amboy..
1t was ascertained that the assets
were 5000, and the liabilities $4,000. The
capital stock is about $500, and the
assessment upon the stockholders will
have to be 100 per cent, or the full
amount allowed by law. The burden
will not fall heavily upon the stock
holders, as the shares are but $50 each,
and the highest amount held by any
one person is four shares.
Judge Quinn has not yet made his or
der, but when he does, it is expected
that he will direct the holder of each
share to put up an amount equal to
the face value of the shares that he
holds. ST.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
Her Sanity Questioned.

Sheriff Williams and Deputy Sheriff
Gerlich went to Decoria this morning and
took charge of Lille Vohlke, an eight
cen year old girl who was thought to be
of unsound mind. 1t is said that the
young lady has for couple of years
past had a habit of wandering about
days and nights, visiting the premises
of neighbors at unseemly hours, going
where threshing machines are in opera
ton, climbing windmills, etc. She was
found in a corn field, and accompanied
the officers willingly enough. Her par
ents also came to the city. The COM
plant was not made by them, but by
a neightor, John Little.
The hearing was had this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
MUST FOLLOW LAW.
Persons Who Voted at Primary Eiec
ton Cannot Sign Certificates.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Persons who intend to get their names
on the election ballots by petition should
look up the law relating to this before
circulating their petitions. The law says
that nobody who voted at The primary
election shall be eligible to sign any
petition or nomina ting certificate. They
have already expressed their choice, and
cannot do so again. The certificate must
be signed by at least ten per cent of
the legal voters of the district, as shown
by the last election.
The party circulating the petition or
certificate must be accompanied by a
notary public, in order to swear each of
the signers, as required by law. If all
of the requirements of the law are not
carried out the election of any such can
didate could be successfully contested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30

IL Davenport they are letting individual
ontracts for paving rather than have
he city order brick put in. Delegations
rom other towns are coming to Daven-
port to look at the newly laid asphalt
pavement tae sss,.aA e So
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30

A marriage license was granted today
to Christian Olson of Washburn coun-
ty, Wis, and Wilhelmina X. Frankson
of this city. SIS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
AN ACTION BROUGHT.
James 3. Swing, Of Cincinnati, Sues
Mankato Man.
From 'Cuesday,s Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Action has been brought in Blue Earth
county against Henry Zimmerman ST.
by James B. Swing of Cincinnati, trus-
tee of creditors of the defunct I'm
ion Mutual Fire Insurance company OF
Cincinnati, to recover on an assessment
alleged to be unpaid. By order of the
supreme court of Ohio, Mr.. Himmelman's
unpaid assessment amounts to $263.32
with interest thereon. w. A. Funk is at
torney for the plaintiff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
AN ARM BROKEN.
Mrs. Lucretia Barron, Music Teacher
Suffers an Injury.
POW FRIDAYS Daily.

-.lls. Lucretia w. Barron, music
teacher, suffered the breaking of her left
arm near the wrist in a fall at her
home, 222 South Front street, yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Barron was taking the
clothes from the line across the upstairs
piazza to the rear of the building, where
she has her dwelling rooms. AS she
stepped off box to the floor, board
on which her weight rested, broke
through, and she fell backwards. She
put out her left hand to save herself and
thus broke the arm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
MIC nittman,s millinery onenine wi

Mrs. Dittman's millinery opening will
take place Friday and Saturday, Sep
TENDER 30th and October LIST. If in want
of new hat or bonnet, don't forget
to call at Mrs. NJ. Dittman's. Highest
quality at lowest price. Opposite Saul
paugh.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30

A marriage license was granted to-
day to Bertel Selland of Butternut Val
lev and Marie Nostdal of Lincoln.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS.
c. e. Baker Plugs "Tootsie Wootsie'
With Bullet.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Several days ago C. f. Baker, who
worked on a farm for Mr.. Adams, near
Rush lake, cleaned his revolver and re-
loaded it; few days later he was sit
ting on the steps at the farm residence,
holding the gun in his right hand, muz-
zle pointing downward, his finger on the
trigger and arm resting on his right Leg
when about to raise the piece to shoot
at mark, and pulling too hard on the
trigger he brought the gun up to fire,
it went off. The ball entered his left
foot just below the ankle joint, and
passed diagonally through the foot and
lodged near the little toe. The ball was
extracted soon after, and last Friday
he returned to his home in GAINESVILLE.
A. p. johnson in Lincoln, attempted
to pull straw from a cylinder of a
threshing machine while in operation,
and at the same time was looking at the
blower, had one finger of his right hand
bruised and used up generally. He will
not lose the member, but it will be a
little disfgured.
Fred Pfeffer, man sixty years of
age, and living ON C. Z. Gilchrist,s farm
in Ceresco, while tinkering with sui
Ky pillow, the lever which operates it
sprang from its fastening, flew back
and hit the man on the head, cutting
cash clear to the skull, last Satur-
day. The man suffered from conclusion
as well as from the cut to such an ex-
tent that he tainted away. The case
is of quite serious nature, owing to
the patients age. !, DIR. Cullen was call
ed and attended these several cases.
Lake Crystal Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30

Fall style hats direct from manufac-
turers at right prices. Henry L. Hance
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-26
Great is MorgantowH on Memorial
Day.


The country surrounding Morgan
town fer fifty miles will certainly be
depopuiated on May 30th, Memorial
Day as every person within that linn
it is making preparations TO be pres
ent there FOR the Decoration Day
ceremonies.
Morgantown has justly been cele-
brated in the past for the observance
Of that day and this year it Will be on
larger and more impressive scale
than ever.
All railroads and boats are making
arran genlents for enormous excur-
sions. boat rides, ball games, music
and various other amusements tend
ing to make the day pleasant.
Major j. " Burns is certainly TO
be congratulated as it was through his
efforts that General .Adna r Chaffee.
Z. S. A.. was secured as the orator for
the Decoration Day ceremonies. And
naturally the people of MorSantown
are feeling highly pleased over the
coming OF such distinguished Wis
itor. But he is not the only one they
viii have, as they have several other
noted orators for the occasion. Any
of,our readers wishing TO see and hear
distinguished men will certainly not
miss being present. And the peo-
pie of that hustling city are making
preparations to make ii as pleasant as
possible for the vast throng who Will
undoubtedly spend the day with them.
The day will be opened by the firing
of {, National Salute by the Artillery
of the w. V. L. Cadets. AT 10 O'Clock
the c.. \. r. Post, the c. S. a. Neter-
ans. blue and Gray and the boys of
the Spanish war will take up their
line OF march for the cemetery, es-
corted by the City Officials. Fire De
PARTNER. three Companies of the State
Guard. w. V. L. Cadets Civic So
cieties. Labor Unions, and the Pupils
of the Public School.
The addresses will begin at one
O'Clock from the Memorial Stand.
Court House Square.
Go and take your families and spend
profitable and pleasant day.