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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
Ransom County immigration Assn
9 SHELDON, NORTH DAKOTA
Dec. 1926, 1903, Jan. 1, 1904.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of John Kopp,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Emil Kopp, administrator of the es-
tate of John Kopp, deceased. represent
Ing among other things that he has
fully administered said estate and praying that
a time and place be fixed for examining and al
lowing the final account of his administra-
ton and for assignment of the residue of said
estate to the parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, that said account be examined
and petition heard by this court on Saturday,
the 18th day of January, A. D ;, 1904, at 10
o'clock a. M, at the probate office in the city
of Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publish
ing copy of this order once in each week for
three successive weeks prior to said day of
hearing in the Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper, printed and published at Mankato,
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato, the 18th day o
December, A. D., 1903.
BY the Court:
probate Court SeaD VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
W. R. & C. D. Geddes, Attys for Administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
CAN'T BELONG TO A UNION.
Chicago Firemen Are Not Allowed to
JOin Labor Organizations.
From Wednesdays Daily.

CiOm w cuucSuty . Ddlly.
Chicago, Dec. 30-No member of the
fire department can belong to a labor
union and retain his position with the
city, under rule drafted by Monroe
Fulkerson, attorney for the department.
approved by Corporation Counsel Toll
man, and to be promulgated in the Janu-
airy general order by Fire Marshal Mus
ham.
The rule is as follows, and by its terms
can be applied to either the fire or the
police department, when adopted:
Whereas, it is necessary for the eff
fciency of this department that all its
members give to it an undivided al
legiance; therefore, no member of this
department shall be a member of any
organization which requires of it's mem
bers any obligation the effect or purpose
whereof is to require such member in
any matter pertaining to his duties as a
member of this department to obey the
orders of any such organization, or of
any representative thereof"
Engineers. of the fire department have
Joined the engineers union in large num-
bers and the truckmen have affiliated
themselves with the teamsters' union,
it has been said, though when questioned
the men have denied any such utilization.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
UNFORTUNATE OLD MAN
Loss of Family and Home, Succeeded
BY Extreme Poverty.
This Is the Story Told BY Frank Muir
ray at Police Station.
Educated His Sons, and Then All Died
Save the Youngest.
Seeks a Place to Work for His Board
Seeks a Place to Work for His Board
During the Winter.
From Wednesdays Daily.


Sitting in a chair in the rear end of
the police station, speaking to no one
unless spoken to and scarcely moving
from his position as the hours roll by,
is an old man. He came to the station
Christmas eve and was given lodging, and
has remained there ever since, and the
authorities are at loss what to do with
him.
The old mans name is Frank Murray,
and time has whitened his locks. An old
poem contains the lines, "God made the
old man poor" and this seems to apply
in this case. His story is an interest
ing one, yet not much different from
that of many others, who would furnish
good subjects for "human interest
stories. Some years ago he had family
and owned a small farm in Iowa, but he
was taken sick and had much sickness in
his family, and he mortgaged the place
and finally lost it. He had several sons
and gave them all an education, save the
! youngest. One went through college
The old man had $500 and he invested
every cent of it in the education of his
sons. The sons have all died except the
youngest, who is boy fourteen years
old.
The remaining boy lives in Chicago
and the father has been employed herd
ing sheep in Oregon. He wanted to see
his only boy once more, perhaps fol
the last time, and he gathered up what
means he had and went to Chicago, where
he visited the boy. /. His little stock Of
money ran out, and he was able to get
only as far as Mankato on his return
trip. He states that if he could gel
back to Oregon he could get employment
at any time as aft sheep herder. He de-
sires to find a place to work for his
board and clothes during the winter, hop
ing in some way to get back to Oregon
in the spring. He does not drink, ant
is neat in his habits, and the police have
been trying to get him place to work.
There must be some person who would
be willing to give the old man a place
where he can earn his board, and i
so they should apply at the city hall, al
this case seems to be meritorious one
The old gentleman is intelligent and il
not of the class that ordinarily gets 81
reduced in circumstances, but Ions
series of i'll luck has hung over him
One time, when taken sick away from
home, he was robbed of his money an,
also of his clothing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

Division Superintendent Irwin and Di-
vision Freight Agent Willoughby of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
arrived in the city last evening and in
spected the new depot that the company
has just constructed They were so well
satisfied with it that they instructed
Agent Moore to open the depot for bust
ness today. Accordingly, everything was
gotten in readiness, so far as possible on
such short notice, and train No. 40, for
Wells, pulled up to the depot this after
noon and left from it at 3:l5 p. m. All
trains hereafter will leave from there.
The operator will have his office there
in few days, in the ticket office.
No orders have yet been received in re-
gard to the Chicago Great Western trains
running up to the depot, but it's believed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
The New Structure Is Beauty in Design, Elegantly
Equipped and Credit To the Road.

that it will commence to use the new
depot the first of next week.
The new depot is certainly beauty,
and for its size cannot be surpassed by
any in the state. 1t is constructed of
stone and pressed brick, is finished in
red oak, and is heated by steam and
lighted by gas and electricity. 1t contains
large general waiting room, smoking
room, two toilet rooms, the ticket Of
flee and conductors room. The fur
niture is of weathered oak. Everything
in design and finish is the very latest.
A temporary plank platform has been
laid, to be replaced in the spring with a
pavement.
The depot is credit to the city and to
the road, and our citizens are well pleas
ed with it, and are glad to have it put in
to use.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
The CITY is RESTRAINED
Must Not Allow Liberty Street Exten-
sion to Be Filled With Manure.
Poplar Street Residents Win Their
Injunction Suit.
Court Finds Proposed Filling Would
Contaminate Wells.
Premises of Plaintiffs Would Be Rem
dered Unfit for Habitati0n.
From Wednesdays Daily.

rTOm WeuHeSuayS DaLy.
Judge Cray yesterday afternoon filed
a decision in the case of Elmer A. Whit
comb and others against the city of
Mankato, finding in favor of the plain
tiff.
The court finds that the lots of the
plaintiffs are situated in Cummings adj
dition, and are low lying and nearly level,
near the Minnesota river, all fronting on
Poplar street. On nearly all of the lots
are wells from twenty to thirty feet
deep, from which the occupants obtain
water for all domestic and household
purposes. The soil in Cummings addi-
tion is quite porous. Liberty street ex-
tends on the opposite side the Milwaukee
railroad track, nearly opposite to and
distant about 100 to 400 feet from the
lots of the plaintiffs. The city intends
to fill up the northwesterly end or ex-
tension of Liberty street for distance
of 300 feet, to the depth of seven to
nine feet, with manure, the same to be
done by persons who remove manure, and
the filling to be covered with dirt from
time to time. The manure which in the
past has been hauled upon low lying
portions of streets has included gar
bage and refuse matter from kitchens of
dwelling houses and hotels, decayed
fruits, meats, eggs and poultry and other
unclean, unwholesome and impure mat
ter. Such deposits, if allowed to ac-
emulate in any considerable quantity,
throws off large volumes of very often
sive, noisome and unhealthy odors, for
many hundreds of feet, and in times of
rain the washings soak into and perco-
late through the soil for considerable
distances. In high water, all of the
land is flooded, save the railroad track.
The court finds, further, that if the
Liberty street extension is filled as pro-
posed, the same will contaminate and
befoul the waters of the wells of the
plaintiffs, and make the same impure
unhealthy and unfit for use for domes.
tic purposes. Springs that rise neal
Liberty street and flow over the soil to.
ward the river will also be contaminated
and will cast off offensive and unhealthy
smells. All of this will render the prem
Uses of the plaintiffs unpleasant, unde
sirable, unfit and unsafe dwelling places
for the plaintiffs, their families and theil
tenants.
| The city is perpetually restrained ane
enjeined from filling or causing or per
hitting the extension of the street to b.
filled with manure, garbage or othel
noisome material, or the same to b.
placed there. The plaintiffs are allowed
+, their proper costs and disbursements.
A stay of twenty days is granted, bu
the city does not intend to take al
appeal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
CORDS WINS MATCH.
st. Clair Wrestler Is Too Much for
terrible Turk"
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The wrestling match at st. Clair last
night between the sTerrible Turk" of
this city and Frank Cords of st. Clair,
for purse of $25, resulted in an easy
victory for the ST. Clair man. A num-
Der of spectators were present, includ-
ing fifteen from this city who drove over
late in the afternoon. 1t had been in
tended to have some boxing between
bouts, but the authorities would not
permit this.
FL. C. Gerlach of this city refereed the
match. The first bout was won by
Cords in two minutes, the second by
Cords in thirty-eight minutes, the third
by the Terrible Turk" in three minutes
ON foul, and the fourth by Cords il
eight minutes.
Cords weighed some fifteen pound.
more than the Mankato man, and wa!
much stronger, having a powerful ply
steal development. The Mankato maj
was more scientific of the two
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
NOTICE TO PUBLISHERS.


Sealed bids will be received by the board of
county commissioners of this county up to-
o'clock afternoon, January, 4th, 1904, at this
Office for
First: The publication of the delinquent tax
for the year 1902 which becomes delinquent the
first Monday in January, 1904. Bids will be per
description for two publications as required by
Chapter 2. Statutes of 1909.
Sec. z of the above chapter reads: The charac-
ter and value as medium for getting the no.
tice and list before tax payers, may be taken in
consideration.
Second: The publication of the annual finan-
cial statement of receipts and expenditures, for
the year 1903 as required by sec. $780, Statutes of
1894. Bids will be by folio for three insertions.
Third: The publication of the proceedings
Of the county board, also the board Of equalizao,
Statutes of 1904. Bid by folio, one insertion.
The board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Notice: All bids to be submitted not later
than Monday, 8 p. m. January 4th.
Mankato, Dec. IA, 1903.
EDGAR WEAVER,
County Auditor Blue Earth County. Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
ANNUAL INSURANCE MEETING.

The annual meeting of the McPher-
son Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company will be held at the town hall,
st. Clair, on Tuesday, Jan. 9Th, 1904,
for the purpose of electing a board Of
directors for the ensuing year and for
the disposition of such other business
usual and proper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
TRIO OF BURGLARIEs.
lie Sueur Visited BY Knights Of the
Jimmy.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Three burglaries We're committed in lie
Sueur Monday night. The railroad tool
house was broken into and a number of
bars and other tools were taken. En-
trance was effected into the saloons of
Trainor Bros. and Franz & Duerrenber-
ger by boring through the back doors,
and from the former $40 taken and a
smaller sum from the latter. There is
a strong suspicion as to who the bur-
glars are, but no definite clue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mr.. and Mrs. III. C. GerIach were given
a pleasant surprise last evening by the
members of the Diamond Whist club and
their respective husbands, the occasion
being the fourteenth anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Gerlach's wedding. The eve-
ming was spent playing whist and Mrs.
Charles Otto gave several beautiful Sc
lections on the piano. Mrs. Gerlach was
presented with handsome Haviland
china dish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Dancing and games were the order of
the evening at nice reception given
last night in Schiller hall to large par
ty of young people by five little ladies,
all well known in Mankato, Misses Edith
Richards, Flossis Macbeth, Alma Under,
Lois Andrews and Cora Under. Lamm's
orchestra furnished a long series of beau
tiful selections, while punch served from
time to time made the gathering the
merrier. There must have been $50
young people and they certainly had a
very fine time. Dancing commenced at
eight o'clock and continued until twelve.
Those who entertained proved themselves
most charming hostesses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
Sweater money. 1t don't take much
of your money to buy our sweaters.
A big line we are selling you cheap
at Henry E. Hance's.
From tuesdays Daily.

From tuesdays Daily.
About seventy-fv friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tollefson rendered them very
pleasant surprise last evening, it being
their twenty-ifth wedding anniversary.
They were presented with a handsome
silver berry dish and creamer with tray.
Dainty refreshments were served and
all left wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Tollefson
many more years of happiness and pros
perity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
IN MACBETH'S CONTROL.
Owns About All of the Shares OF the
YIN. ]. Company.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Late this afternoon the stockholders
of the Young Mems Investment company
representing 1858 of the 400 shares held
the annual meeting at the offices of D. L..
Rose. A new board of directors was
elected as follows: G. J. Macbeth, T. J..
Gardner, j. II. Macbeth, F. E. Macbeth
and Joseph Thro. The only director
reelected was G. j. Macbeth, who owns
all the 1858 shares except few distribut-
ed among the other directors that they
may hold office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
Horses and Cattle Wanted

N/E have eight thousand acres of
w fine, personally selected prairie
land, in the Rosthern District
of Assinaboia, on line of new railway,
every acre inspected by ourselves.
and the finest kind of grain land,
which we will sell in tracts from l60
acres up, at eight dollars per acre,
taking good work horses and cattle in
part payment, up to FIVE dollars per
acre, and time to suit the purchaser
on the balance. We have several
thousand acres of choice North Dakota
lands on which we will accept as part
payment horses and cattle to that
amount.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Miss Adeline Heinze, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Heinze, died last Sat-
urday night at the home of her parents
at Eagle Lake. Death was caused by
Bright's disease and occurred at 1880
o'clock. Miss Heinze was bright, ener-
getic and promising girl, and her death
is a sad blow to the family. The funeral
will take place from the family residence.
next Tuesday at two o'clock.
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Edmond Ore, the well known farmer
of Mankato township, and Miss Clara M.
Neubert will be united in marriage, hav-
ing taken out license today. They
have numerous friends who will wish
them we'll
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

Marriage licenses were granted today
to Jack Segers and Anna Bavy, both of
this city, and John j. Howard and Flor
ence A. Tiffany, both of Amboy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

About six years ago Henry Buckmis-
ter of Vernon Center fell from tree
and so injured his spine that it made a
cripple of him for life. He was at that
time twenty-nine years of age. Since
the day of the accident he has not been
out of his bed. About year after he
was hurt, in order to pass away the
time which hung heavily, he commenced
taking lessons of Miss Laura Day in
crochet work and progressed rapidly. For
while he confined his work to crochet
ing opera shawls. From that he took
to making fancy sofa pillows and show
ed rare skill and taste-Amboy Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

lust remember we are unloading
all our winter goods at cut prices.
This is the place to buy useful Christ
mas presents, at Henry E. Hance's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

state and county. He was most cordial
ly received and presented the work at the
different churches, also preaching in the
Congregational church in the evening.
The friends responded generously, and
Notwithstanding the hard times much
more was received in cash and pledges,
than was had last year. The following
figures will show to some extent the
work accomplished, made possible by the
iberality of our people along with others
of like mind. In nine months or since
March LIST to Dec. 1908, the missionaries
of this society in Minnesota have organ
lied l64 Sunday schools in the most
needy parts, bringing into systematic
Bible study about 5000 boys and girls.
They have called on more than $4,000
families, distributed many hundreds of
Bibles and testaments, and aided nearly
one thousand older schools. -Mapleton
Enterprise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

Mrs. Gertrude Peterson, aged eighty
seven years, died at the home of her
son in Belgrade township, this morning.
She was born in Sweden and came to this
country thirty-fve years ago. The time
of the funeral will be announced later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

Mems and Boys oyercoats, ones
that have just bought, for less than
wholesale cost. We will sell them to
you cheap. Henry E. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

We are closing out all our smoking
jackets at cost and less than cost.
Henry E. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

George Lang, the local Clydesdale
horseman recently sold to Hugh Mckay
of Bass Lake, the Clydesdale two year
old Master Robert No. 10224 by Gala
DOMAIN, dam Claws. Mr.. Lang raised
this colt and it is more creditable than
taking dozen blue ribbons on stock pur-
chased from other breeders. He received
$500 for the animal.-Mapleton Enter
prise.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

TIUIu UeSUdy 3 DULY.
The Electrical Workers. dance last
night at A. O. U. w. hall was attended
by about hundred couples, and each
couple received nice souvenir. The
Concordia orchestra furnished delight
full music. The supper was served by the
Lady Maccabees. It was an elegant
affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

Leo S. Lomm's residence on North
Fifth street was placarded this after
noon for scarlet fever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

Genuine seaIskin caps, our price
$3.50. Henry E. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

In the case of the Mankato Mills COM
pany VS.. M. G. Willard, the defendant put
in a counter claim for $500 royalty on
goods manufactured and sold by the
company, and upon which he holds the
patent. When he sought settlement
with the company, it brought the action
against him to forestall his suit to re-
cover the royalty, SO he states. The
court will pass upon the counter claim.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

An illustration of how easily fire is
sometimes started, was afforded at
Schweitzer's drug store, Wednesday noon.
One of the globes filled with colored
chemicals used for ornamentation in
drug stores, stood in the window, be-
hind it curtain was stretched. The
sun shining through the globe produced
sufficient heat to burn hole in the cur
tain before being Observation-Disclosures
Enterprise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
KLUGHERZ ARGUMENT.
Court Will Render Decision January
Ninth.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The arguments in the Klughertz case
were completed yesterday afternoon,
County Attorney Wilson and w. E.
Young speaking on behalf OF the .demur-
rer to the plea of former jeopardy en-
tered by Klughertz, and A. R. Pau OPP
posing the demurrer. Both sides cited a
number of authorities and decisions.
The court announced that he would
render his decision on Jan. 9th The
point is new one in local practice, and
is admitted to be a close question. If
the demurrer is sustained, the trial
will be proceeded with, but if it is not
sustained, the defendant will probably
be discharged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01

Missionary j. E. Robinson of the
American Sunday School union was in
our city over Sunday, appealing for
funds to further the work of looking
after the Sunday school work in the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-01
PICKED FROM THE COUNTY PRESS

Mill at Mapleton has resumed opera
tions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-18
SIX SKELETONS FOUND.
Bones Dug Up in Passaic May Hav.
Been Revolutionary Soldiers.

Passaic. n. j., Aug. 17.-Workmen
eXcavating the cellar for an annex for
a mill here came across the bodies OF
six men. The bones were in Il remark
ably good state of preservation. having
been buried sixteen feet under the sod
All of the men were siX-fOOters and
their graves We're adjoining each other
their heads toward the north.
Three Italian workmen. employed by
John w. Ferguson. of Paterson, digging
within few feet of each other, came
across the bodies simultaneously. Their
shovels first grated on something hard
and when the white bones were discOv-
cred the men shrank back from super
stitutiOn and fright.
Though first thought to be the bones
of some of the great Indian chieftains
who lived in AcpuackanOnk. and what
is now the city of PasSaic, a careful
aminatiOn established without 4
doubt that the skeletons are those of
Anglo-SaXons. This ground was at one
time an Indian cemetery, but the old
residents in Passaic say that they have
heard their ancestors tell of men who
died in the Revolution being buried
near where these bodies We're found.