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Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06
Annual Report Of Park Board Commits
sion March /; 1904.

To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City Of Austin, Min
nesota:
We, the members of the Park Board
Commission in preparing this, our
fret annual statement of work done,
and money expended by us on parks
and park ways the past year, wish to
express our thanks for generous CO.
operation of your Honorable Body in
assisting US so far as possible in our
work.
Our labors the past year have been
made doubly hard for several reasons.
1st. Twice did we have both Water
Works and Lafayette parks thoroughly
cleaned from grass and leaves, ETC.,
nd both times high water came and
left them in worse condition than they
were at first.
End. The large spring in Lafayette
park which most had believed to come
out of one large crevice in the rock,
which all that would be required to
bring it up to a proper height would
be to fill in around with loose earth
and stone with some cement near the
center, we found when cleaned out to
be one large basin about 30 feet in di-
ameter completely covered with small
crevices, which unless perfectly stop
ped with concrete and cement would
wash all our filling out and render all
our labors lost.
3rd. In order to work to best ad-
vantage as to laying out driveways,
paths, etc., in Lafayette Park, it was
deemed advisable to procure the serv-
ices of first class landscape architect
and have definite plan to work from.
This necessitated a careful and COM
plete survey of all the grounds, with
location of trees, etc., but which will
make good working plan for years
to come, and when finally worked out
will make one of the most beautiful
places to be found in this part of the
state.
Our plans for the coming season will
be exactly along the same line already
begun year ago, with the addition of
doing something in the way of uni
form trimming of trees along the
principal streets and boulevards of the
city.
Our receipts and disbursements for
! the past year show as follows:
Caring for parks and general ex-
Surveying and laying out La
1ayette Park NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l55 05
Improvement on spring .......... 33l IS
TOtai money received. ......... 489 II
Deficit for year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 231 35
720 81 72O 50
A. FRIEDRICH, President.
F. E. GLEASON, Secretary
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06
Order for Hearing Proof Of VIII

STATE OF A1NNHsoTA,
County of Aower-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special Term II arch 2sth, 1904.
In the matter of the estate of Michael White,
deceased,
Whereas, an instrument in writing, purport-
ing to be tho last will and testament of Michael
White, deceased, late of said county, has been
delivered to this court.
And Whereas. Mary Il. White has filed
Herewith her petition, representing among
other things that said Michael White died
in said county on the seventh day of March,
1904. tsstate, and that said petitioner is the
solo exec1trix named in said will and testament
and praying that the said instrument may be
admitted 10 probate, and that letters testa-
mentary bs 10 her issued thereon:
1t is ordered, that the proofs of said iastru-
ment, and the said petition. be heard before
this Court, at the Probate Office in said County,
On Monday, the 25th day of April A. D. 1904 at
10 o'clock in the forensen, whom all persons in
terested may appear for or contest the probate
of said instrument
And it is further ordered, That notice of the
timo and place of said hearing be given to all
persons interested, by publishing this order
onco in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day Of hearing, in the MOWER
COUNTY TRANsCRIrT, weekly newspaper print
ed and published at the City of Austin n, in said
County.
Dated at Austin, Minnesota. the 25th day of
March A. D. 1904.
tSeal.l BY the Court.
J.A. GREENMAN,
March 80, April 6. Is,
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06
March 80, April 6. ]
SUMMONS.
STATE OF HINNEsOTA,
(!nu nkv NJ hAvnr


County of Never
District Court, Tenth Judieial District.
Josephine Clark, Flaia6f ". Charles W. Clark,
defendant.
defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint Of tho Plaintiff in the
been fled in the Office Of the Clerk Of said Dis
trict Oeurt. At the City of Austin, County of
Mower, and State OF Minnesota, and to serve a
subscribers at their Office, in the City of Aus
tin, in the said County of Mower, within thirty
days after the service of this summons upon
you fail to answer the said complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for the relief demanded
in said complaint. @ .5.,za.9SE..s.xE II
Dated February 90 1904, i Is, ssg5
s5s s3, ~ SrG SHEPHERD D&CATHERWOOD & sszz#
Plaintiffs Attorneys Austin. Mimi
March >. lt. =. y, April s, Is, 20.
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06

REPORT OF WATER AND ELECTRIC
BOARD.
AUSTIN, MINI.
March IS, 1904.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Austin,
Minnesota.
GENTLEMEN:-In accordance With
the provisions of Section II, Chapter
XII, City Charter; the Board of Water,
Electric, Gas and Power Commission
ers herewith submit their first report,
same being the Fourth Annual Report
of the Electric Light and Pumping
Station for the year ending February
20, 1904.
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FURNITURE & FIXTURES IN RECORDERS
OFFICE.
Chief Police Report

To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Alderman Of the City of Austin,
Minnesota. ~.. .-
GENTLEMEN: I have the honor. as
chief of Police to report that on the
1st day of March 1904 there was in nv
possession the following property be-
longing to the city to-wit:s / desk. 2
chairs, 7 police stars, cane, /. pair
hand cuffs and one stove. I further
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06
A. FRIEDRICH, President
F. E. GLEASON, Secretary

Report Of Street Commission for the
Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 20, 'O4.
To the Honorable Mayor and Gentle
men of the City Council of the
City of Austin, Minnesota.
GENTLEMEN herewith submit nv
annual report of expense chargable to
the street. account aa fO11Owa.
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06
SCOTCH MARINE BOILER AND CONNEC-
TIONS.
DAY ELECTRICAL SERVICE.

An all day electrical service, furn-
ishing both light and power, was in
augurated March Is, 1908, which has
been entirely satisfactory to our pat
rons. We begun operating the day
service with 2 l-2 H. P. of motor busi-
ness, for which revenue of 80 cents
per day was received. With this rev.
enue the service was operated at
loss of 81 90 per day. It is gratifying
to note that motors in service have
increased to 1872 H. P, the revenue
from this source since Nov. II being
about $3.50 per day, sufficient to es-
tablish the all day service on a paying
basis.
AS the manufacturer and power user
becomes more familiar with the su-
perior advantages of electrical power
we are confident the day service will
not only prove financial success but
will be one of the best advertisements
that the City of Austin has ever had.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, we wish to thank the
Mayor and Common Council for fin
aDcial aid and the many other conr.
tesies extended to this Board throuph-
out the year.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF W. E. G., &P.
COMMISSIONERS.
JOHN L. GULDEN, President. -
JEAN @. TODD, Secretary. :
s1
We the Finance committee to whom
the auditing of the reports Of the
Water, Light and Power Board was
referred, do report that we have ex-
amined the books and compared the
same with their report and. find them
correct - (. +. D., =. ~ :. -.
P. H. LENDER, q 5il'a5ss%l
r. F. O. HALL, :, r.. LA. s5 5.l
PETER j. JOHNSON, a
d, p 3.&5 IS. .ss5 i Finance Committee.
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06
Fire Warden's Report.

To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Austin:
herewith submit my annual report
for the year beginning April 1st, 1908
to March IS, 1904, as Chief of the Fire
Department. During this term 27
alarms were sent in as follows:
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06
Brick yard,
Churches.
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT.

PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT.
The following detailed statement
will show the extent of the permanent
improvements which have been made
during the year.
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06

IOtal $500 II
Included in this expense account is
the building of $50 feet of new plank
sidewalk. 320 feet was paid for by
property owner. 200 feet has been
taxed to abutting property.
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06

Annual report of the City Recorder for the
fscal year ending Feb. %, 1904. :,
To the honora BILE Mayor and city council of
the city OF Austin Min.
GENTLEMEN-I submit to your honorable body
yny annual report Of the receipts and d1sburse-
n1ents for the year l1ing Feb 90 1904.
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06
WATER METERS

SO Crown meters SO q S12 5O........... 6
Crown meters, 3-4 a 81 75.........
2 2KeystOne meters So.
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06
G. F. Cook, Mavor.
SUMMONS,

CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
Mower County transcript., 1904-04-06

Extension on College street from
Greenwich to Sixth streets, thence on
Sixth street to Winona; on Winona to
First street amounting to $2992 80, of
which an itemized statement has been
previously presented to your Honor
able BODY.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13

feet OF where he was stationed apd stop
ped. The man then crouched down and
started toward the unprotected bellies,
at which they turned, screaming, and
ran away. Their clear, feminine cries
on the still night air, brought a numb' r
of people to their rescue. Meanwhile
the villain who had thrown the neigh
borhood into such hig state OF excite
ment had taken to his heels and fed.
This episode has happened several times
OF late and the people ale aroused to a
fever heat and claim that il the culprit
is captured he will be dealt with in a
manner which will serve as warning
to all such characters not to molest the
quiet and unoffending young ladies OF
Black Hawk.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
ARCH ENEMY OF MILTON.
Spite Of One Man Emblttered Whole
Life of Great Poet


Millions life was embittered by
the contemplate spite of one Salinas
ius," writes Marie Corelli in the
Strand Magazine. "Salmasius was
the author of the 'Defensio Regi,' or
Defense of Kings a poor piece of
work long ago forgotten, and he was
the procurer of foul libel against the
author of Paradise Lost What
small claim he has to the worlds
memory arises merely from his VIC
iousness, for not only did he make
use of the lowest tool to aid him in
conspiring against Milton's reputation,
but he spread the grossest lies broad
cast, even accusing the poet of hav-
Ing hideous personal appearance-'a
puny piece of man; homunculus; a
dwarf deprived of the human figure;
a contemplate pedagogue. When the
despicable slanderer learned the fact
that Milton, SO far from answering to
this description, was OF pleasing and
attractive appearance, he immediatly
changed his tactics and began to at
tack his moral haracter-which, as
even Milton's bitterest political ene-
mics knew, was austerely above the
very shadow of suspicion. 1t was
said that the poets overzealousness in
answering the calumnies of Salmasius
cost him his eyesight."
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
Thought He Wa. Arrested.

In his young days, when the late
John Coleman was an architects as
sistant. but already had aspirations
toward the drama. he obtained through
chance business connection an in
PRODUCTION to Charles Mathews. Be-
fore the interview little incident
took place which throws striking
light upon the public favorite's pre-
carious position. Mathews had just
handed his wife from her carriage
and was entering the Haymarket.
when the young man came up. His
back was turned to me, so, approach.
ing timidly. l touched him upon the
arm" says Coleman in telling Of the
incident. Turning round like shot,
he inquired, AT whose suit"".
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
FOUGHT With Walker.

In the Soldiers home at Quincy, ILL.,.
is an old man who as boy had a
thrilling career. He is Charles H.
Kirk, who at the age of IA years went
to Nicaragua with the Walker expe-
dition. With several other boys Of
Sacramento, Cal, Kirk Joined the ex-
pedition in 1856. They landed at San
Juan, drew guns. and then started on
a long march inland to meet Walker.
They almost perished for lack of
water. They soon came upon a ranch
where Walker had engaged in a fight
two days previously. Dead bodies
strewed the ground. The boys killed
mules for rations for ten days. The
Sacramento boy christened their COM
pany the Red Star guards" and
pinned red stars on their hats. For
a long time they lived on green ba-
nanas and slept in adobe houses. This
company attacked st. George. lost sew
eral OF its members, and then re-
treated. At another place Walker lost
twentyone men and he killed and
wounded seventy. He later went to
San Juan and surrendered.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
BOTH WON AND LOST.
Ruse Of French Husband That Was
Effective, but Costly.

Nine. Bouvet. the wife Of a Paris
shopkeeper. who recently left him.
received the following letter: "If you
will not come and see me alive. you
will. perhaps. come and see my corpse.
for by the time you receive this letter
shall have committed suicide" She
hastened to her husbands house. and
on breaking open the door saw a body
still swinging to and fro.
"Oh. my poor Edward" she sobbed.
II have killed him. and I am a wretch
ed woman" At that moment her hus-
band rushed out Of the kitchen ex-
claiming. mo. you have not killed me.
but you will II you do not come back
at once" The body was found to be
. skillfully made dummy. which had
been arranged by the artful husband.
He was, nevertheless, arrested on the
charge OF hoaxing a public onacial. as
Nine. Bouvet was accompanied by o
police magistrate.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
First publication. August Is, 1904.
Last, December !, N0i.

To Maggie Brame and Annie Brame or to whom
1t may concern:
You are hereby notified that the undersigned.
your co-owner, has expended for the years 1901,
iSE and N0s. three hundred $500 dollars in
labor and improvements upon the following
described lode mining claim as follows, to wit !:
The Copper Glance Lode Mining claim. as re-
corded in Book IA, at page $50 Of the records
Of Gilpin county, Colorado.
All being situate in Pine Mining District,
Gilpin county Colorado, in order to hold said
claims and each Of them, under the provisions On
United States and the amendment thereto ap,,
proved January 22, 1850 concerning annual
labor upon mining claims being the amount
required to hold said lodes and each OF them
for the period ending December 81, 1903. And
IL within ninety days from the personal service
of this notice upon you, or within ninety cO)
days after the publication thereof, you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion as above
stated OF such expenditure as u co-owner, your
interest in said mining claim and in each and
every one OF them. will become the property Of
the subscriber your co-owner, who have made
the requisite expenditure, by the terms O. SAD
section. EDWARD bEhG.
First pub. Oct. q, H0i-last pub. 1904
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13

Gus disposition at this time.
Nervous or sick women are afforded the
opportunity of lifetime, for the makers
OF Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription now
offer $500 reudrd for women who cannot
be cured Backed up by over third Of
century of remarkable and uniform cures,
n record such no other remedy for the
diseases and weaknesses peculiar to women
ever attained, the proprietors of Dr. Pierces
Favorite Prescription now feel fully war
ranted in offering to pay $500 in legal money
of the United States for any case Of Lev-
corrhea, Female Weakness, Prolapsus, or
Falling of the Womb, which they cannot
cure. All they ask IL fair and reasonable
trial of their means of cure.
rI cannot praise your medicine highly
enough" writes Mrs. Jennie Hppenhanier, Of
Huntertown, Indiana. nj began taking Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription and took Il stead
lily for six months. was not once sick at stoni-
nch never vofnited once. Took the Favoritc
Prescription three times a day and when In
severe pain took an extra teaspoonfui Of medi-
cine which checked the pain. felt pleasant all
the time and did not get nervous as used 10.
when my baby girl cnme last August she was
healthy. She is now eleven months old. Am
thirty-eight years old and never got through so
able to do quite washing aud ironing which I
could not do for eight years before"
As a tonic for women who are nervous,
sleeplcss, worn out and run down, rFa.
vorite Prescription" is unequalcd.
For constipation. the true, scientific cure
Il Dr.. PieScc's Pleasant Pellets. Mild
harmless, yet sure. No other pill ca
] compare with them.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
Animal. in Winter Quarters.

Many animals. like squirrels. dor
mice and hamsters. lay up supplies
of food in their winter quarters. on
which they feed during waking inter-
walls In the torpor, so that the fast is
by no means SO prolonged or SO con-
tinuous. They are. however, yet other
animals. such as bats among NAM
mails. frogs and toads among amphib-
ians, and the west African lung fish
among fishes. which apparently
neither put on fat nor lay up store
of food during their period Of torpor;
which In the case OF all OF them is
unusually prolonged.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
Ballad Of the Beach.

The long sea rollers whitened,
Surged with their endless roar.
Then broke like armies frightened
Upon the shingly shore.
Rolling our feet before =
Their spume upon the sand Il !
Where. In those days OF yore, 81 y
We twain sat hand In hand! L sl
The 1.-THE. soft fingers frightened ME
And. at the touch, once more k3LE
The wide horizon frightened iytsu
With promise that IL bore; fisG
What visions. dreams galore, 49,
What airy castles planned, sklf
Old memories restored SE9
We twain sat hand In hand! 'rh
The chaperon had lightened
Her dreary watching sore:
SO, while the tide wave heightened,
Tho evening slowly wore.
The SUMS last rays were DER
The ocean and the land.
And night began to lower, -
We twain sat hand in hand. az
Go ballad, to her door, AA
Before my lady stand! -.
My heart again implore-
We twain sat hand in hand!
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
Has Collection Of Teapots.

A Washington woman has Q collec-
ton of teapots large enough to I'LL a
whole room. There are In this collec-
ton over 300 pots Of china, copper
and earthenware. Some Of them are
in the form Of dolls. monkeys. ele-
plants and tigers. Others are in the
form Of houses. tenTles and towers.
Others still are in the form Of fans,
walking sticks. bracelets. birds and
flowers. One is a puzzle teapot. In
appearance 1t Is like a solid ball OF
green metal. On the pressure Of q
spring. however. a small round open.
ing appears, whence the tea may be
poured.
Another pot. Of gold, is from Chi
nese temple. 1t only holds quarter
Of pint and the five tiny gold cups
that go with it only hold a thimbleful
apiece.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
A Gift Gone Wronu.

]. S. Duss. the bandmaster, recalled
that a friend of his in western Penn
sylvania would have a birthday in a
few weeks, and In kindly remembrance
sent him a fountain pen. That his
friend was not keeping up with the
Inventions OF the age was impressed
upon Mr.. Duss when he received the
follow ing Acknowledgement:
my Dear John-You may Judge how
well the new pen writes by reading
this letter had only to dip 1t In
tie ink three or four times, and wrote
three long letters. thank you very
much for such nice pen.
Your friend.
EDWARD"
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
NOTICE or FoRFEIruRE,

80
To W. ]. McNamee or his heire, legal represent
atives or assigns, and to all whom 1t may con-
Germ:
You are hereby notified that We have expended
during the years 1885, 1886, 1897 1ss6 1893 1900,
1901. 1909 and 1908 the sum of Eighteen Hundred
Dollars t&1. .s00). consisting of expenditure Of
One Hundred Dollars (9100l for each claim DUR
ing each Of said years. in labor and improve
mtnts upon the Enterprise and Surprise lode
price Mining Districts in the County Of Gilpin.
State Of Colorado, Of which the location certif-
Gates are found Of record In book ils. page 45i.
in the Office of the Recorder of said county. in
order to hold said claims under the provisions Of
Section 2s24 of the Revised Statutes Of the
United States. and all amendments thereto, con-
cerning annual labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said lodes for the
period ending oR t&e Slst day uf December, A. D.
1908. And IL. within ninety (f0) days after the
publication Of this ns,tice you fail refuee to
contribute your proportion of such expenditures
~ co-owner. by payinR the same to the under
signed. Willism II. Irion, trustee, whose address
is 20s 18th Street. Denver, Colorado, your inter-
est in the above mentioned lode mining claims
will become the property Of the undersigned.
ys.ur co-ownefs, who have made the required ex-
penditures by the terms nf said section.
WILLIAM H. IRON.
Trustee,
ALvA CALL,
w. H. LANE.
First publication. August Is, 1904.
Last, December ], H0i.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
TOLD OF THE SAVIOR.
Beautiful Story That Had Origin In
Persia


Persia.
"In Persia" said a traveller, "they
tell story of Jesus that is beautiful
enough to be included in the bible. !
heard this story from youth in Te-
heran. l will repeat it to you, word
for word, just as I heard it,"
This is the story that the traveller
repeated: Jesus arrived at certain
city and sent His disciples forward to
prepare supper, while He himself, in
tent on doing good, walked through
the streets into the market-place. And
He saw at the corner of the market
some people gathered together, look.
Ing at an object on the ground, and He
drew near to see what 1t might be. 1t
was dead dog, with halter around
his neck, by which he appeared to
have been dragged through the dirt
and viler, a more abject, a more un-
clean thing never met the eye of
man. And those who stood by looked
on with adherence.
"'Faugh!' said one, stopping his
nose, 'it pollutes the air.
"'How long shall the foul beast of
end our sight,? said another.
'Iook at his torn hide said a
third; one could not even cut shoe
out of It,
"'And his ears said fourth, all
dragged and bleeding.
"'No doubt said fifth, he has
been hanged for stealing
And Jesus heard them, and looking
down on the dead creature, He said:
Pearls are not equal to the whiteness
Of his teeth
"Then the people turned to Him
with amazement and said among
themselves: Who is this? This must
be Jesus of Nazareth, for only He
could find something to pity and ap-
prove, even in a dead dog and, be-
ing ashamed, they bowed their heads
before him and each went his way"
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
IsIRATOR's NOTICE
Dahl do<oasad

Estate OF John BruhI, uecehheu
The undersigned. having been appointed al:
mjpistrrtor IL the Estate Of John Bruhl late of
the County of Gilpin and State of Colorado.
deceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear
iefore the County Court OF tiilpin County; at
the Court House in Central City at the Sep
iember term. on the fifth Monday in October;
,pOl. being October SHIT. 1sOt, at which time al.
perSons having claims against said Estate are
notified and requested to attend for the pnrpo.e
Of having the same adjusted. All p-rson. in
debted to said Estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this sth day Of September, a: d, i@t;
JOHN CODY,
Administrator,
First pub Sept. l5-lnst Oct. Q, 1904.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
R.nort. SEEING Rare Fox.

A Waterville. Me-, man while on a
drive through the woods near Pettles
pond In Winslow, Me-, saw coal
black fox. The animal did not appear
to be disturbed by the presence OF
human beings. but gazed about for
come time in apparent unconcern.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
Whitaker Wrlcht's Estate.

Lea Park. the home OF the late
whitaker Wright. together with -.442
acres of park and agriculture and L.
600 acres of heath land, was offered at
auction in London on July %. The
estate and It's adornments cost Wright
s3,k0O.OO0 but the most offered for 1t
was $725,000. and 1t was withdrawn.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13

Culiticutiy tue mOst
attractive girl in
the world. In
bringing up girls
mothers can't be
too careful to let
their daughters de-
velop all their nat
ural charms to the
utmost.
The crucial epoch
Of a wonan's life
Is the change from
m a i'd c II h ood to
womanhood. II
involves the whole
body and manifests
itself in the uerv.