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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
OUT AT BONEsTEEL.
MapIeton Man Tells of His Experience
i'm New Town.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. L. c. Foisy, who gained more or
less reputation at Bonesteel, South Da-
kota, by losing his money and outfit
through the activity of pickpockets, re-
turned home last Monday morning. Mr..
Foisy was among the first to file and is
in hopes of securing one of the best
claims. To Mapleton Enterprise repor
ter Mr.. Foisy stated that .Bonesteel is
very quiet compared to the write ups
given it in most papers. No Indians to
be seen, and very few buns. Every
body is we'll dressed and of the middle
class. Fine order is maintained by the
police. The large crowds reported by the
papers are not to be found. They have
accommodations for about ten thousand
more people. Bonesteel proper consists
of main street of about half dozen
blocks, the only respectable building be-
ing the city hall. The rest are all old
buildings remodeled and enlarged. Three
classes of business being brought out,
the saloon, gambling house, hotels and
lawyers, Gland locaters.). Good board
can be obtained at from 81 day up.
The five hundred gamblers, cappers,
ETC., present are not making running ex-
penses, so have turned to picking pock-
cts, robbing, ETC., more cases being re-
ported every day. The crowds reported
at the registering office are not visible
and never except right after a train
comes in are more than half dozen peo-
pie in the line.
The country around Bonesteel is most
ly used for grazing, though new potatoes
raised in Bonesteel are on the market.
The small grain and corn is looking good
Part of the reservation land looks good
to me, while part of it is of a poor
quality. The stakes on the reservation
have been tempered with and it is al
most impossible to tell where you are
at.
st. Elmo is now charter townsite
and postoffice is being erected, and
they expect to have stage running next
week. The gold scare did not seem to in
terest so many people at Bonesteel as it
did on places along the line. Any livery
man will take you to the townsite, or for
a half days drive with load, at ST
per head.
If any person has not the time or the
means to cover the whole reservation
they had better go to some nearer place
to register because if you go out on the
reservation for day or so, you cover
the same route as the crowd. Many peo-
pie are disappointed because they carri-
ed the belief that the Indians gave up
all the lands on the reservation, and this
is a mistake. Any one going out to get
glimpse of the wild and woody west
as pictured by our daily papers will feel
a terrible disappointment"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
M. J. SEVERANCE.
Attorney For the Plaintiffs.

by the resolution passed by the council
referred to in the pleadings is such, OF
is so far complete, as to be consider
ed available funds now, justifying the
making of contract in reliance upon the
receipt of such funds, is question to
be considered.
"The amount which can be assessed
as one years taxes according to the tax
lists on file when the contract is made
under which the liability is incurred -
is held to be available funds in Rogers VS..
LIE Sueur Co., 81 Mimi, 434-439. And
"The determination by the proper au-
thorities of the purposes for which taxes
shall be raised for a given period, and
fixing the rate of taxation, or specifying
the aggregate amount of money to be
raised therefor, is levy of the tax for
the district"
Mccormick VS.. Fitch, IA MINI. 252.
(Gil ls5-l92.)
1hAAo IhC Vial IC4 VI OClcuuduO ClUy SlIl-
powers the common council to levy
taxes.
Special laws 1891, chap. AZ, subchapter
5, secs. l, 2 and 3. And taxes may be
levied by resolution of the common coun-
Gil, sec 4.
1t seems to me that by the adoption
of the resolution making the levy of a
lump sum for the purpose mentioned,
that the fund levied becomes at once an
available one, the expenditure of which
may be contracted for, and that such
levy, or the making of contract to ex-
pend the amount to be realized thereby,
in no legal sense creates an Indebtedness
of defendant city.
I think case for an injunction is not
made by the pleadings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
CARRYING OF CORPSES.
Statement Given Out By Passenger
hgert-.-Railroad Notes.
From Fridav,s Daily
From Fridays Dali,

From Fridays Daily.
Assistant General Passenger Agent G.
H. MacRae, of the Chicago, ST. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha, this morning
gave statement of the ruling of the
Western Passenger association, at
Houghton, on the transportation of
corpses that places new construction on
the reports of the session sent out by
wire.
eve formally agreed" said Mr.. Mac
Rae on his return, "that ticket good
for the passage of person to distant
point is good for the transportation
of the body in case of death. If man
holding reduced-rate round-trip ticket
dies before completing his journey, the
return portion will be accepted for the
transportation of the body. A person
in charge must accompany the corpse,
however, and must hold full-fare tick
ct.
"The practice of various railways diff
fered. Some accepted the return por-
tons of cheap tickets for corpses and
some did not. The present action out
lines the rule that ticket good for the
passage of a man alive, is good for his
transportation dead. Low rates make no
difference st. Paul Dispatch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

good faith consider it necessary, proper
or advisable to make the improvement,
or that the public interests would be
best subserved thereby, or that property
could be found benefited thereby other
than the property of the defendant city,
which could be assessed for a sufficient
sum to pay the cost of the improvement.
Notwithstanding these practically uncon-
tradicted facts, the supreme court found
that this ultimate finding was not sup
ported by the evidence.
1t seems to me that the decision is de-
cisive on this motion in this case, up
on that question. In this case the de-
PENDANT city officers, with evident appre-
citation of the injustice of placing the en-
tire cost of the work upon private prop
erty, including work in front of pub
lie property. and in street intersections,
have provided that portion of the ex-
pense of the improvement shall be paid
from the general funds of the city.
Facts Wholly Wanting.
Accepting as true the allegations of
the complaint bearing upon this ques-
ton, the facts most potent to my mind
inducing the finding of the want of the
exercise of sound discretion in the Dia-
mond case are wholly wanting in this
case.
Second. Is defendant city about to
exceed its powers?
The question here is not whether the
defendant city is now indebted to or be-
yond its limit, but whether the making
of this contract will necessitate an
unauthorized tax, or result in an in
crease of Indebtedness beyond the power
of the defendant city to incur.
No law has been referred to, and
am unable to find any such, limiting the
power of defendant city in the rate of
its tax levy for any year, and the city
has proceeded by resolution to levy for
that purpose a sum, which, as the plead
ings now stand, will, with available
funds now on hand, the prima facia suffi-
Gent to pay for such portion of the
work as will be chargeable to the city
and not payable from special assess
ments.
Tax Levy Available.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

has been satisfactory thus far, but it
has not been down long enough to form
a judgment upon it. Lincoln reports that
the company laid California asphalt
pavements in that city some years ago,
and they have turned out well, but it
does not say what kind of California
asphalt was used. Salt Lake City has not
yet answered more than to acknowledge
the receipt of the letter and promise full
information in day or two. Toronto
has not been heard from at all. Unless
replies are received soon, the board will
telegraph for prompt replies. 1t will
insist on learning how the particular
kind of asphalt bid on has stood travel.
As to the Reliability of the Mccarthy
company, the board has received definite
assurances of a favorable character.
Decision Well Received.
The announcement of the courts decis-
ion was received with a sigh of relief
all over the city. 1t had been the gen.
eral hope that it would uphold the ac-
tion of the city officials, asst was felt
that the city has come to turning
point, whether it shall continue to ad-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
JUDGE CRAY REFUSES AN INJUNCTION
Authority the
Paving natter.-No Law Limiting Tax Levy.-Sum Levied
Not Increase Cty's Indebtedness.

tude of the court upon the matter, and
the property owners will use their judg-
ment as to whether they wish to go to
the expense of carrying the case any
further, especially in view of the at
titude of the supreme court in the Dia-
mond case.
Board Will Act.
The board of public works will not
be prepared to make report upon the
awarding of the paving contract at to-
nights meeting of the council, but when
it does get ready it is likely that spec
cal meeting of the council will be sum
moned to hear that report.
The board has not yet completed its
investigation as to the character of the
work done by the Mccarthy Improve
ment company in other places. 1t has
written to the city officials of Lincoln,
Neb., Seattle, Wash, Salt Lake and Tor
onto, Canada. Seattle reports that this
company laid the particular kind of
California asphalt two years ago, and it
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Judge Cray today filed his decision in
the three injunction suits brought by
property owners to prevent the paving
of Front, jackson, South Broad and
Lincoln streets He makes clear cut
decision, in which he announces that he
finds no grounds upon which to base
a permanent injunction, and dismisses
the application for permanent injunc-
ton.
After reciting the title to the case,
and the names of the attorneys, and the
proceedings up to date, the court makes
the following order in each of the three
ceses:
"Now having duly considered all mat
tiers herein involved, and having heard
counsel for the parties hereto, it is or
dered that the application of plaintiffs
for temporary injunction herein be,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
Recovered His Reason.
From Mondays Daily.

Prom Mondays Daily.
Andrew Layton, the employe of the
Minneopa dairy farm, whose mind be-
came badly affected last Friday, and who
has been cared for at the county jail
since Saturday, has recovered his rea'
son completely. The sheriff is still
holding him at the jail, waiting for
orders from the officers of the reforma-
tory from which institution Layton was
paroled a month ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
ANOTHER BARBER TRIED.
st. Clair Wan Who Practiced Without
License is Prosecuted.
From fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Otto Kurth, a St. Clair barber, was
arrested yesterday on the charge of
practicing his art without having first
obtained license to do so from the
state BARRIERS board. The complaint was
made by G. II. Becker, secretary of the
board. Kurth pleaded guilty and paid
a fine of $40 and costs. He will close
his shop. He is a graduate of the Min
neapolis BARRIERS school, but has not
practiced as an apprentice for three
years, as required by law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
Suit Will Be Tried.

The refusal of the court to grant the
injunction asked for does not dispose of
the suits themselves, but they will GO
on the calendar for the November term
of the district court and will be tried
upon their merits. The property own
ers will also have the right to fight the
collection of the special assessments. The
memorandum accompanying the decisions
today shows to some extent the atti-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
Affection Growing Worse.
From MONDAYS Daily.

Coroner E. R. Kennedy, who about
two weeks ago during his present visit
at the home of his on-in-law, f. w.
Kinney, at Glendive, Mont, was badly
poisoned in both hands, does not seem
to be recovering as he should. On the
contrary, the affliction seems to be
growing worse
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
Special Term of Court.

From Mondays Daily.
This afternoon Judge Cray held court
in special term with calendar of the
following cases: American Harrow Com
pany VS.. H. G. Phitchard; Anna M.
Willard VS.. City of Mankato ct al; First
National Bank VS.. City of Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

President Earring states emphatical-
ly that the Milwaukee will not be built
to the coast. He also gave it out that
the Milwaukee has not bought the Wis
consin Central, and does not want the
Great Western.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
Press Nipped His Finger.

Guy Byington, employed in this office,
lost portion of the first joint of the
third finger of his left hand today by
catching it in the cylinder press
Rochester Post and Record. Mr.. By
ington is former employee of The Free
Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

and the same is, in all things denied, and
that the order to show cause herein be,
and the same is in all things discharged,
and that the temporary restraining order
therein contained be, and the same is,
in all things vacated and set aside.
''Dated this 18th day of July, A. D.
1904.
"LORTN Graz,
"Judge District Court"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22

vance and hold up its head among the
up-to date cities of the country OF should
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
Tax Lew Available.

AS to whether the levy authorized
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-22
Memorandum.

"Judge District Court
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-06
Growing Special CroDs,

Each year there are numbers Of
GROWERS among farmers who wish
they could find some branch of agr-
cultural work less arduous than mixed
farming. 1t Is admitted that on some
farms hard work Is about all there is
to be found, and yet the conditions
surrounding many such farms are
such that only mixed farming can be
carried on with any degree of success.
On the other hand there are farms de
voted to general farming which should
be turned into speciality farms Then,
too. we find farmers who are peculiar
ly successful in growing some one or
two crops.
In such cases the way IS plain. II
the soil and conditions seem suited to
these one or two crops one can grow
better than his neighbors. such crops
should be made specialticS the
entire farm devoted to them, but suf
fcient of it to bring proper returns.
We believe the ideal farm to he the
one which is made to produce the lly-
ing-that is, the food-for the people
and the stock on ii, and the remaining
acres devoted wholly TO spccialtles
which experience has proved Of value
III this way one is sure Of living ana
Of a money crop varying according to
climatic and market conditions; but
generally, at its worst, sufficient to
bring in what cash Is needed for the
year
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-06

Pro- W. A. Henry, whose reputa-
ton as an authority on cattle feeding
cannot be doubted, suggests that
American cattle can be fattened upon
must less grain than our feeders gen
orally give them. lie says that many
feeders in the Western and Middle
States give to their fattening stock
from twenty to thirty pounds, and
sometimes thirty-iye pounds a day Of
corn meal, while in England and Scot
land they seldom use more than six
or eight pounds a day. They give with
this from fifty TO one hundred pounds
of sliced roots, usually rutabagaS. four
to five pounds Of straw ana from five
to ten pounds of hay. They claim to
send as good meat to market us we
can furnish them. which we may not
doubt, but we are not sure that we
can grow the turnips as the corn
which we feed hcrc, and whether beef
animals fed upon turuips would stand
transportation as well, either alive or
rs dressed meat rs those fattcned on
corn. Professor Horny thinks cnsilago
should take the place in our stock
feeding that roots do in England, and
we do not doubt that Il iuGicious use
of cnsilagc or some other succulcnt
food with the corn meal might induce
better digestion SO that animals might
be as well fatteued with a less
amount of grain
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-06
Iatc-fIatched Chickens.

1t IS not usually profitable to carry
the late Matched chicks into winter
quarters, for they will not lay until
midwinter or early spring, hence will
consume more food than their eggs
will pay for. We have found it IN cx-
cellent plan TO keep the late Matched
chicks on the range as long rs possible.
and when they must be brought In and
fed place them in quarters by them
selves. Then they are given Just
enough room TO take moderate eXer-
else, some green food and for grain
mainly cora. only enough other grain
being given them to keep then. from
being corn sick. Tho idea is to fatten
them ms quickly and ineNpensvcly as
possible after they are brought In.
doors They aro then marketed ana
bring a price which makes II profitable
to raise them to this point.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-06
HOW COFFEE WAS DISCOVERED.
Its Introduction in the West Indies by a
French Physician.
when YOU drink your next cup Of

When you drink your next cup OF cot.
fee return thanks to Hadj Omar. 1t
was he who discovered the divine berry
in 1885. 619 years ago.
He was dying of hunger in the wilder
ness, when, finding some small round
berries, he tried to eat them, but they
were bitter. lie tried roasting them, and
these he finally stepped in some water
held in the hollow of his hand and found
the decoctiOn as refreshing as if he had
partaRcn Of solid food.
He hurried back TO Mocha, from which
he had been banished, and, inviting the
wise men TO partake of his discovery,
they were 50 we'll pleased with it that
they made him n saint.
The story is told that coffee was intro
duced into the West Indies in 1923 by
Chirac, French physician, who gave n
Norman gentleman by the name of De
Clieux. a captain of infantry, Oh his way
to Martinique, n single plant
The voyage was a stormy one the yes
sci was driven out Of her course, and
drinking water became SO scarce that il
was distributed in rations.
De ClieuX, with an affection for his
coffee plant. divided his portion of water
with il, and succeeded in bringing il to
Martinique, although weak, not in hope
less condition.
There he planted it in his garden, pro-
tcctcl with Il fence of thorns, and
watched it daily until the end of the yea-.
when he gathered two pounds of coffee.
which he distributed among Ii" inhabi-
tants of the island TO be planted hy them.
From Martinique coffee trees in turn
were sent to Santo Domingo, Guadaloupc
and other ncighhorin. islands
Hadji Omar's name should he enrolled
among those of the other honefaotarS oC
the human race. 1t should rank IastIn
that of Raleigh. who dis ,vcrsI sublime
tobacco, or Mt any rate introduced it into
civilized society.
Who discovered chicory is not known,
hut ho Y serves his obsyr.ty London
Daily Mil.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-06

A good way to overcome the rattle
Of spokcs IS to 60 over the wheel and
tighten all bolts, then make a water
tight trough large enough 50 that the
wheel may be set upright in It; this
trough should be about six inches
deep Then buy gallon Of linsecd
oil and while boiling hot pour it in the
trough, set the wheel in IT, rolling it
around slowly SO that the creyices viii
take in the oil ana then, with brush,
go over, with the oil, all portions
which are not covered while tie wheel
is standing in the tub. Not only Euj
the rattle be stopped, bur the We
will last great deal longer under
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-06
FIRM Notcs.

sheep win not bear neglect and
thrive
Cropping the orchard generally does
not pay.
A garden must be rich, mellow md
kept clean.
There is no animal more unpronta
bic than poor sheep.
Currant ana gooseberry bushes
should be pruned every year.
The tools and teams should always
be the best circumstances viii allow.
1t Is usually best to defer trans.
! planting trees until the frost has Killed
the leaves
1t is not what Is eaten but what Is
| digestcd that furnishes the strength
and muscle
Early maturity Is one of the accept
ed methods Of lcssening the cost Of
stock raising
\ sharp pillow VIII sometimes save
n great deal OF strength in the team
besides do better work
AS n rule medium sized animals take
on flesh more rapidly and can be made
fattcr ana plumpcr.
Condition makes or unmakes the
horse. and on It's proper conditioning
! depends the development Of its mus
clcs and It's powers OF endurance and
on these depend its speed develop
nent.
Weeds are continually drawing from
the soil the plan. food which should
20 toward the development OF the
growing crop. and the larger the
weeds arc allowed to grow the more
Of the plant food will they consume
Weeds. making the best ont Of them
possible are parasites not only on The
soil nnd farm crops, but also On tie
revenue III 10 .ltmcr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-06
DANCING DOOMED IN LONDON7
Mems Interest in the Ballroom Said to
Be Declining.


The matrons of Belgravia and Mayfair
are said to be deeply concerned at the de-
cline Of interest in dancing among young
men. 1t is even rumored that they are
driven to the dire necessity Of engaging
professional dancers, presentable 'men
from Blankney's" or some other uniyer-
sal proyider, who will help at ball and
go meekly home with the hired plants in
the morning.
The war in South Africa undoubtedly
led to a decline in the graceful art, for
tho men were away fighting and the
women stayed ut home to think and
weep. 1t is not inconceIvabe that with
the return of peace men who had been
accustomed to an active, stirring life on
the ''illimitable veldt" were disinclined
for the easy dailliance OF the ballroom.
That is the suggestion, but it is diScoun-
tenanced by such an experienced teacher
of dancing as Miss Vincent of st. James
street.
Nonsense" she said, emphatically
dancing is not on the decline among the
people of Belgravia and Mayfair. | don't
know what it may be in the counties, but
| understand that considerable number
of house parties are being given, and
dancing is just as fashionable as ever.
Hight-class ballroom dancing among So
ciety people is certainly not doomed"
Another proof is that ladies, III increas-
ing numbers, are seeking to qualify as
teachers of dancing. If the dismal
prophecies of decadence were justified
their occupation would be gone, instead
of which it is fourishing aud profitable
profession. There is, therefore, no foun-
dation for the statement that west end
hostesscs, especially those with marriage
able daughters, are lamenting the dcaith
of those opportunities for cffccting lnatri
t,,pninl alliances I-lirh lollt.1.,t,, ne
fords. Neither the aftermath Of the war
nor the craze for amateur thcatricals has
affected the passion for dancing Lon
don Chronicle.