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Douglas Island news., 1904-12-07

Attorneys who defended Edward La Belle, convicted of murder and hanged in the Yukon two years ago, are now suing his relatives for 33,9O0 pay for services rendered.
 According to the Whitehorse Star, Fred McLennan, the hardware man, has been appointed collector of customs at Whitehorse to succeed II. B. Shad well, who died last month
 A trust mortgage, dated October i, 1904, for 95O,000, running from the Providence & Sitka Mining Company to the International Trust Company of Boston, has been filed for record.
 The All-Klondike hockey team, which shortly leaves for Eastern Canadian cities to contest for the Stanley cup, Is training daily. WeIdy Young, elected captain, is one of Canada's greatest players.
 Sergt. Beyts, of the mounted police patrol between Dawson and Duncan Creek, lies at McQuesten with his feet frozen. He broke through the ice and was carried twenty miles by Constable Rowley before obtaining shelter.
 The news comes from Dawson that Frank Oliver, editor of the Edmonton Tribune, has been offered the appoint ment as commissioner for the Yukon to succeed Gov. Congdon, whose res ignation has been accepted.
 No newspapers will be carried during the winter to Alaskan points north of Dawson other than Fortymile and Eagle. The police patrol carrying mail from Fortymile town to the Fortymile creeks will not carry papers.-Dawson News
 Considerable work is being done in the Forty Mile district this winter. Thirteen claims are being worked by forty-fve men on Jack Wade Creek, and Glacier and Miller also are busy. Good pay is being found throughout the en- tire district
 The people at Fort William H. Sew ard and at Haines had no Thankspivinp turkeys or fresh meat of any kind Thanksgiving Day. The City of Seat tie did not stop at that place and the Thanksgiving goods were received on the Cottage City.
 George Michel, discoverer of gold on the Island opposite Eagle City and re- gently sentenced to imprisonment for two years for stealing horse, has been pardoned on account of the bad state of his health and the fear that he was unjustly convicted.
 With courts in almost continuous session, the business men of Alaska will do almost anything to avoid the jury box, but few will go to the ex- treme, as did Richard Phillips of Ko- diak, who died before the deputy mar shal could get service on him.
 Dawson merchants and others having interests in Tanana are very much dis gusted with the mail service on the lower river. Since the close of naviga- tion no mail has been received from Fairbanks, although private parties have arrived. It is thought here that good service cannot be given unless contract is awarded for direct service from Dawson to Fairbanks.
Douglas Island news., 1904-12-07

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran ser vice next Sunday at 8 p. m. Sunday school at 12:45., all at Finn Hall. All Scandinavians are cordially invited. < Please come each and all and we will do you good. J. A. LEVIN, Pastor.
Douglas Island news., 1904-12-07

According to the Whitehorse Star, Fred McLennan, the hardware man, has been appointed collector of customs at Whitehorse to succeed II. B. Shad well, who died last month.
Douglas Island news., 1904-12-07

Attorneys who defended Edward La Belle, convicted of murder and hanged in the Yukon two years ago, are now suing his relatives for 33,9O0 pay for services rendered.
Douglas Island news., 1904-12-07

A trust mortgage, dated October i, 1904, for 95Oo00, running from the Providence & Sitka Mining Company to the International Trust Company of Boston, has been filed for record.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
GARDEN CITY POINTERS.
News and Personal Notes Collected IL
That Town.


That Town.
Professor Lamberg of Bird Island, who
has been visiting his mother in-l law, Mrs.
Mcbride of this place, went to Blakely
Saturday to visit his mother. He is go
ing to help mark the teachers examina-
ton papers at the state university.
George Over, accompanied by Mrs.
Nellie Wood and her two children, Earl
and Myrtle, departed for home at Al
bion, ILL.,, Thursday.
Little Myrtle Croswell visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wolverton Satur-
day.
Mrs. Albert Bier, who has been visit
ing her mother during the past week,
returned home Saturday.
James Church spent Sunday with his
brother, Thomas Church, of Madelia.
George La Favor went to Mankato
Saturday to take load of goods for
NJ. NJ. Clough. They expect to move
there this week.
Miss May Tyler, who has been visiting
relatives for the past two weeks in this
vicinity, returned to her home in West
Mankato Friday.
Mrs. Jessie Van Slyke and her two
children, Grace and Paul, drove from
Elmore Saturday to visit relatives and
friends in town.
Mrs. Loring is on the sick list.
Frank Thurston has bought the Ad-
ventist church and will move it upon his
lot He will move the house, known as
the Shaw house, upon the Adventist
church lot and in its place build large
new house.
Miss Myrtle Oliver went to Mankato
Monday. She stopped on her way to
visit the campers near Frank Davis
place.
Henry Mcbride went back to his home
near Black Duck Thursday.
John Miller and his two daughters,
Marie and Francis, went to Lake Crys-
tai Monday.
Miss Carol Parker visited her cousin,
Miss Maminse Stuart, last week.
Charles John went to Mankato Mon
day.
Mr.. Black is on the sick list.
Mrs. Richardson, who has occupied the
Shaw house through the winter, has
stored hor goods in Miss Lucine Wilson's
house, and is visiting friends around
here.
Miss Fern Miller and her sister, Faith,
have gone to Amboy to visit friends.
Mrs. Hattie Miller and Mrs. Nj ;i.sia
Norton went to Mankatn Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
NEWS FROM CAMBRIA.

Cambria, Mimi, Aug. l0.-Nearly ev.
erybody is through cutting their grain
and some have commenced stacking.
Mrs. Evan Price, who is i'll at the New
Ulm hospital, is improving.
P. ]. Jenkins has engaged position
as teacher in Sego township, west OF
New Ulm.
John Davis of st. Peter spent Sunday
with friends in our vicinity.
Bert Jones and sister, Mrs. John
Davis, accompanied by her little daugh-
ter Ann, all of Judson, visited Miss
Lizzie Jones recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Owens of Lake
Crystal were Cambria callers last week.
Miss Mary Schoch of Wisconsin is
visiting Misses Jennie and Picnic Arndt.
Misses Mile Thomas and Mile Keegan,
who have been attending summer school
at Mankato, returned home last week.
A number of young people went to the
home of Miss Willie Keegan last Tues
day evening and were treated with ice
cream. They spent pleasant evening
Katie NJ. Price will teach in Norman
Tweed's district in Butternut Valley the
coming winter.
Miss. Josephine Lawrence spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hughes
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
Advertised Letters.

Advertised list for week ending
Aug. IL, 1904.
Anderson, G. E.
Butler, Sarah.
Evans, Evan R.
Fichman, Miss Susie.
Gardner, w. F.; Grant, Mrs. Eta.
Jones, Miss Effie.
Heating, Clearance.
Mckay, w. S.; Morton, Mrs. John; Nor
man, Miss Eta.
Person, Miss Hilda.
Redden, w. L.; Rogers, Mrs. S. L.
Strong, Seward.
Weirbach, O.; Winkler, Miss Eleanor
Wilson, Mrs. Jim c.
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised" and name the day of
this list. One cent extra will be charged
for each advertised letter. Letters re-
naming unclaimed at the expiration of
Is days from date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
C. L. BENEDICT, Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
NEW TOWN PLATED.
Fine Opportunity on Extension of the
Great Northern.

Fine Opportunity on Extension of the
Great Northern.
The Great Northern Railway company
| is building an extension from Mohall,
| N. D., in northwesterly direction ff-
, teen miles.
There is now being plated a new
town that will furnish openings for a
large number of merchants, profession
!, al men, hotels, livery barns and news
papers. Lots will be on sale about the
middle of September. This town will be
so located that it will have the great
est number of acres of land tributary to
it of any town in the state of North Da-
kota or in the northwest. 1t is sur
rounded by beautiful level strip of
country, with no town nearer than for
ty miles on the east or west, twenty
miles from a town on the north and fif-
,, teen miles from town on the south
The soil is a deep, black loan with
clay sub-soil, and produces a greater
number of bushels of grain per acre,
including timothy and fax, than any
agricultural district in the United
States. The land is all taken up by
thrifty class of settlers, and there GER
tainly should be built here one of the
smartest towns in the northwest. Mo-
hall, the present terminus of the road,
grew within a year to have six hundred
inhabitants and smarter little town
would be hard to find in the United
States.
This year we have bountiful crops on
every hand and there is certainly
great opening for man to establish
himself in business and become indie
pendent. For prices and terms and
more particular description you will ad-
dress. S. H. Sleeper, Mohall, N. D.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
FEfER SEES His FINISH.
Some Hard Raps Put in Against
the Piano Man.
From THURSDAYS Daily

Chief McGovern is in receipt of let
ter from La Crosse, enclosing a slip from
a La Crosse newspaper giving an account
of the recent arrest in this city of Peter
Helm, charged with seduction under the
promise of marriage of Emelia Klassy.
The letter to the chief states that Peter
was prosecuted for similar offense
committed in North La Crosse, and that
if the authorities of this state desire to
investigate his record as fend among
women and girls they can get enough
evidence in that section to send him to
the pen for life. A travelling man in
the city yesterday gave Chief McGovern
a spicy history of Peters escapades in
Mankato and other points in Minnesota
and word comes from Elkton, this state,
that an irate father of that place put
a magnificent head on Peter for insult
ing his daughter. The indications are
that when the evidence is all in it will
be found that Peter had a record before
coming to INSTRUMENTATION, S. D.,
Leader.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
NEW ULM is SPORTY.
Travelling Men There Want a Game
With Mankato Brethren.

With Mankato Brethren.
With Capt. Bert Trask at shortstop
and a speedy set of basemen and out
fielders, the travelling men residing in
New Ulm will shortly edo things" to
nine misguided drummers who live at
Mankato. The game is now being ar
ranged and it will be pulled off here in
couple of weeks. When it does take
place it bids fair to eclipse all previous
efforts in the athletic line.
New Ulm will really put fast ag-
gregation onto the diamond. For diplo-
matte reasons the names of several of
the best players are withheld but those
The Review is allowed to give indicate
that the team approaches the l:59 class.
As previously mentioned Captain Trask
will cover the shortfeld territory and
he is regarded as the mainstay of the
team. 1t is not generally known that he
was at one time a star player in Oska-
loosha, but such is indeed fact and he
will prove great drawing card in him
self.
Chas. Hauenstein will officiate on the
slab for the locals and the receiving en-
of the battery will be D. Gogge A. j.
Alvin, who, by the way, is to address
the bleachers while the game is in prog
ress, is to play first base and Ernest
Hagberg, being suspected of possess
ing technical knowledge of the game, will
be relegated to the bench. G. w. Barnes
is regarded as "fnd." Back in 40
twhile lodging the balD he batted line
drive into left field for home run and
it will be up to him to repeat the per-
Torrance.
Promoters of the mill have approach
ed F. w. johnson of the Dakota house,
to act as umpire but he has tactfully
taken his decision under advisement.
Already it is reported that the Man
kato team is resorting to unsportsman-
like tactics that they have attempted
to play ringer" One ST Hunkins,
of their club, is said to be none other
than Editor Joe Reynolds of The Free
Press, but the New Ulm men have the
scribe's Bertillion measurements and no
disguise can save him.-New Ulm Re-
view.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
OLD MAPLETON.

Judd Cornell bought a new McCor-
mick harvester last week. And says
it gives good satisfaction.
Mr.. Bolton is assisting j. E. Heickert
with his stacking.
While cutting grain last week H. My
ers had runaway. No serious damage
was done.
There was pleasant gathering of
friends and relatives at the home of AL
Greig on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chase drove out to their
farm Monday.
George Pierce is helping Judd Cor
nell with his shocking.
The Misses Chase of Mapleton were
guests at the home of Ben Taylor the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Cornell, Mrs.
Isle Cornell tand son Leslie of Am
boy were visiting at Judd Cornell's Sum
day.
Charles Herman put in some hitching
posts at the cemetery Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
AMENDED THE FRANCHISE.
City Council Acts on the Electric Rail-
way Ordinance.

way Ordinance.
Last evening a special meeting of the
city council was held at the request of
the Mankato Railway, Light and Power
company, and at the company's expense,
for the purpose of so amending the
street railway franchise, as to provide
for its forfeiture, in case the company
failed to carry out its side of the agree
ment. The entire ordinance was recon-
sidered and re-enacted, with the addi-
ton to section three of the following:
provided, however, that if said Man
kato Railway, Light and Power COM
Pany, its successors and assigns in in
terest, shall fail or neglect to have laid
and in active operation not less than sew
en- miles of railway and have installed
and in operation its electric power and
lighting plant within eighteen months
after the passage and publication of
this ordinance as provided in this Sec
ton, then and thereupon the common
council of said city of Mankato shall
have. the right to declare that all the
rights and privileges hereby granted
shall be forfeited to said city,"
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Taylor, about eight o'clock, all
the aldermen being present except Aid.
Roemer, who is out of the city. Mr..
Willard deposited check for $40 to pay
the aldermen their special fees.
City Attorney Daley explained that
no absolute provision had been made for
the forfeiture of the franchise in case the
company did not build within a certain
time He thought the forfeiture would
follow even without such an express
statement in the franchise in case the
terms were not compiled with by the
company, yet it would be best to have
the matter expressly covered. In case
of trouble in the courts, something might
be made out of such an omission by par
ties who found it to their interest to
trump up objections.
Senator Eberhart on behalf of the
company said the omission was simply
an oversight. The company would like
| to have the provision inserted. The
company was of the opinion that as the
ordinance was first passed, the council
has the right to declare the franchise
forfeited if its terms should not be car
ried out by the company. The company
would like to have that matter down in
| black and white. 1t might be that I'M
der the franchise as originally passed,
the company would forfeit its rights
without action by the council, in case
of failure to perform its part. Some
unexpected litigation or other delay
might arise to prevent the company from
finishing up the work within the expect
ed time. 1t might be that the franchise
would thus expire with the work only
half done. 1t was best to have the mat
ter put specifically in the hands of
the council.
This is the only business that was
transacted at the meeting, although, ow
ing to the tedious formality of reading
through the entire ordinance three times,
the re-enacted and amended measure
was not made an accomplished fact until
half past nine o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
DENY BAD INTENT.
Brandrup & Nettieton File Answer In
r. J. ToIand's Suit.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The answer in the suit of T. ]. To
land vs.. ]. R. Brandrup and G. E. Nettle-
ton was served last evening. The suit
was based on letters written by the de-
PENDANTS to one George W. Scotthorn in
the fall of 1892, the contents of which
are alleged to have included defama-
tory statements in reference to the
plaintiff.
The answer admits the writing of the
letters, but claims that they were of
confidential nature and written in
answer to inquiries made as they believ-
ed in gold faith and for the purpose of
ascertaining facts which would be of
benefit to the writer and enable him
fairly and wisely to make choice of
the school which he would attend. The
defendants disclaim any malice in their
letters to the said Scotthorn, or any in
tent to deframe or injure the plaintiff
The letters were written in good faith
the defendants believing all the state.
ments contained in them to be true, and
had reasonable and probable cause to be-
lieve them true, having received the in
formation from reliable persons.
The answer further alleges that Scot
thorn at the time he wrote the letters OF
inquiry was a student in the plain
tiff's school at Oelwein, Iowa, although
claiming to be merely contemplating a
course in some college and making in
quiries relative to the Mankato and
other schools. 1t is alleged on informa-
ton and belief that Scotthorn opened
up the correspondence at the request OF
the plaintiff, his agents and employees
with the intent to deceive the defendants
into making some statement upon which
an action might be founded.
The defendants allege that for several
years past the plaintiff has endeavored
in many ways to injure the defendants
and their business by letters and acts in
tended to injure, damage and defame
the defendants and at various times
has threatened to ruin them and drive
them out of business, and has sought to
injure them by making use of trade
name similar to that used by them. The
defendants make some allegations re-
garding reports current regarding the
Fairmont school conducted by the plain
tiff, all of which justified the defendants
in believing the statements made in theil
letters to Scotthorn to be true.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
GREAT WESTERN OFFICIALS
President Stickney and Associates
Visit Mankato Last Evening".

Officials of the Great Western railroad
arrived in the city on special train
last evening shortly before ten o'clock,
spent the night here, and, after a brief
inspection this morning of the property
and terminal facilities of the company in
Mankato, left for st. Paul at half past
seven. Such visits to the city are made
by the Great Western officials twice
per year as rule. The party was COM
posed of A. B. Stickney, president of
the company; S. G.. Stickney, general
manager; G. A. Goodell, general super
intendent; T. c. Stohr, traffic manager;
all of st. Paul; and C. S. Weston of
Red Wing, division superintendent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12

The work of matchmaking the Eagle
Lake road was completed this after
noon as far as the city limits. 1t is
known on the map as Rhine street, and
the improvement is one that has long
been needed The township authorities
promised that when the city had COM
pleted its part of the road they would
see that the improvement was carried
on, and it is now up to them to see that
this is done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
Russian Squadron Made Sortie,
Hoping to Escape.
But One Torpedo Boat Was Sue
cessfuI, However.
Indications Are That F all of Port
Is Imminent.
Especial to The Free Press.l

London, Aug. ll-Confiicting reports
from Toxic and Chefoo leaves the re-
suit of the naval engagement off Port
Arthur in doubt, but it is generally in
terpreted to mean that the bulk of the
Russian squadron has made sortie in
the hope of escaping, but that only one
torpedo boat succeeded in getting away.
The sortie indicates that the fall of
Port Arthur is imminent. No official
report of the engagement has reached
Toxic or st. Petersburg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
Is caused by an inf1amed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infiamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result and unless the Inflammation
can be aiken out and this tube restored
destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing
but an inflamed condition of the mucous
services.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
Creamery Starts Up.

The st. Clair creamery started this
morning The old creamery was burned
during the spring, and fine new S.
600 building was erected in its place,
and it was this that started this morn
ing. ]. w. Reynolds is the buttermak-
er. The new building is one of the most
up to date in this section and is built of
brick.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
A Hot Place.

st. Louis is always a hot place in
summer, but it promises to be a hotter
town than usual this summer, with two
such great attractions as a Worlds Fair
and a political convention. The people
of st. Louis, and everywhere else should
prepare themselves for hot weather. Try
eating less meat and substitute that
great hot weather food-Pillsbury's vi
tos. Your grocer sells it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
Kicked in the Thigh.

Milton L. Brown, an employe at the
local office of the American Express COM
pany, while leading one of the stations,
a carload of which was brought to the
city last evening, and which were TAX
en- last night from the car without
brides but with only halters
on, was kicked terrific blow
in the thigh and rendered quite
lame. The animal got away but was
later captured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
New Barley Comes In.

Some new barley has been marketed
at the Mankato malt house, and Presi-
dent Bierbauer states that the quality is
better than for the past ten years. The
barley is bringing 35 to 45 cents bush
ell, and as the yield averages As bushels
to the acre the returns to the farmer
are very good. Some barley goes six
ty bushels to the acre, and the most of
it is of very good color.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
POLICE COURT.

Mrs. Margaret Farrell of Madison
Lake today petitioned the probate court
to be appointed Administrative of the
estate of her husband, the late John B.
Farrell. The estate is estimated at 5000
peSsonal property and $4,000 real es-
tate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
near and the matter was long time ago

near and the matter was long time ago
placed in the committees hands.
The bills were allowed, including one
from Mr.. Cutoff. Captain Keysor re-
ported that he had directed the janitor
of the Union building to have the vain
scoting in one room cut off, and Mr..
Cutoff had been hired to cut it off, but
had cut off more than he should have
cut off, and in fact cut it all off. The
wainscoting in three rooms had
been cut off, Mr.. Cutoff had run nail
into his foot and might have to have
that cut off, also.