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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-06
April 90, May els.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Oh John Lauer
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF e. A.
Duemeland, administrator of the estate of John
Lauer deceased, representing among other
things that he has fully administered SAIL
estste and praying that a time and
place be fixed Tor examining and allowing the
fnal account OF his administration. ana Ter
the assignment of the residue oil said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law:
II is ordered that said account be examined
and petition heard, by this court. on Satur-
day, the DIST day of May A D., 1874, at
10 O'Clock n. m, at the Probate office in tae Ciy
OF Mankato, in SAID county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
BE- given to all persons Interested by publlshu
Il copy OF this order once i'll each week Tor three
successive weeks prior to said day OF heArlir In
the Mankato Free Press, a weekly news,
psper printed and published at Mankato in said
county.
Dated at the City Of Mankato, the 23rd d5y
oi April A. D, 1904.
By the Court:
Probate Court Seal VIM F. HUGHES
Judge If Probate.
T; o.. Hughes. Attorney for Administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-06
April 22-29, Mays, 1874.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.


STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of B.ue
Earth SIS. In Pr bate & urt.
10 the matter of the estate of Anthony j
Crisp. deceased.
o reading and fling the petition of Martha
f. Or sp execuIrix of The esta'e # Anthony
j. Crisp. deceased, representing among other
things that she has fully administered said
estate, and praying that a time and place
be fixed for examining aud allowing the final
account of her adminIst alton. az for the as
Segment 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 Tuesday,
the 18th day of May A. D., 1901 at 10 o'clock,
a. M, at the probat, Office in the city of Man
kato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
copy of this order once in each week for
three successive weeks prior to said day. IF
hearing n the Mankato Free Press a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato,
in said county
Dated at the city OF Mankato. the 18th day
of April A. D., 1904.
By the Court.
probate Court Seal.] WIN. F. HUGHES.
Judge OF Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-06
April 22-29, May 6, 1904.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINS TRAITOR.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
Earth.-ss
In probate Court-Special Term, April 21st.
1904
In the matter of the estate of Eliza Douglas,
deceased
On ceiving and fling the petition of
Agnes Bray of Blooming Prairie, Steele
County, Minnesota, representing among other
things that Eliza Dougla- late of Blue
Earth county, minnesota, on the 18th day of
April A. D.. 1904, at the county OF Blue Earth,
died inestate, and being an inhabitant of this
county at the time of her death, leaving goods,
chattels and estate within this county
and that the said petitioner is a sister
of said deceased, and praying that adj
ministration of said estate be to Lewis L..
Wheelock granted.
1t is ordered that said petition b heard
before said court on Monday, the 10th day of
May A. D., 1904. at one O'Clock p m, at the
probate Office in M ankato, in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased and to all persons
interested by publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing in the MaDkato Free Press.
a weekly newspaper, printed and published at
Mankato, in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 2lst day of April
A ID 1904.
By the Court.
probate Court seal.l W. F. HUGHES
Judge of Probate.
Wheelock & Sperry, Attorneys for Petitioner,
Owatonna, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-06
April 1929 1904
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL

ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL.
STtTE OF MINNESOTA, c unity of Blue
Earth IS. In Probate = urt
In the matter of the estate Joseph Rockwoo !.
deceased
Whereas. an inst ument in writing purport-
inG 10 be the last will and testament "f Joseph
RocLw cd deceased, laie of said county, has
be deiveT ed to this court.
Ard whereas, Ri da II lockwood has flied
theraNith her petition, representing among
o:hor things th4t said Joseph lockwood
died in sad county on the 18th day of
March. 1894, testate. and that said petit
tiof e. il the executrix named in said last
will and tes' ament. and praying that the said
instrument m be adj tilted to probate and that
letters testamentary BE- issued thereon to her
1t is ordered, that the proofs of said instru-
ment and the said petition be heard before
this cou't at the probate Office said
county, on Monday the 9th day of May
\. D., 1904, 1T 10 o'clock IN the forenoon,
when all persons interested may appear for or
contest the probate of said Instrument
md it is further ordered. that notice of the
time and place Of said hearing be given to all
persons interested b. publishing this order
auce in each week 70 three successive weeks
prior tn said day of b. airing in the Mankato
Frae Press, weekly newspaper printed and
pubished at Mankato in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 18th day OF April
A. y 1904.
Bv the Court,
Probate Court Seal. WIN. p. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
. 7. lockwood Attorney for Petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-06

A. NJ Weiner and Mrs. Anna E. Hold
son, both patrons of Rural Carrier
Whitcomb, route No. 6, donated one dol
lar each to Mr.. Whitcomb to in small
way assist in compensating him for
the loss he sustained few days ago
in the drowning of his horses, while on
one of his homeward journeys from a de-
livery of mail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
AMERICAN VESSELS ARE LYING IDLE
German Ships Will Garry Lumber From Puget Sound to
Panama for Canal Purposes Protest From
Pacific Coast.

YsIASHINGToN. Dec. 17.=Some
wv questions relating to the con-
struction of the Panama canal
were brought TO the attention of Presi-
dent Roosevelt TO-DAY Representatives,
Humphrey and Jones of Washington
called at the White House to lodge a
protest with the president against the
shipping Of lumber from the Puget
sound territory to the canal zone in
German vessels. The president was in
formed that the canal commission had
made contract IN Washington for
100000 feet of lumber. and that all
this lumber was TO be shipped to the
canal strip in German bottoms. to the
absolute exclusion of American vessels
which were lying in Puget sound wait
ing for business.
Representative Humphrey. who is
member Of the merchant marine com
mission, told the president that forty
American ships were lying idle i'm the
waters of Washington, While the Ger
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
THIRTEEN ARE MISSING
twenty-five of Thirty-eight Sub
pOeuas in SmOOt Case
SerVed-The List.

or thirty-eigllt 'sUbpoenas ISSUED by the
scrgeant-at-arms OF the senate Tor wit
nesses in the SmOot ease thirteen
subpOenas remain unscrvcd. IN each
case the officers have been unable TO
locate the persons wanted. many OF whom
are known 10 be outside the United States.
while several are believed TO be in hiding
within this state. The missing witnesses
are Apostles NJ. r COwley. John W Tay-
Lillian Hamlin Cannon. Mrs Nell Claw
son Brown OF salt Lake: Mary Bring
hurst Of TaylOrsviile- Ellen G. Steffensen
Of Murray. Sarah A. Graham FAIR Wins
low Farr of Ogden. Charlotte ROWberry
0f Grantsvlle. Thomas Chamberlain OF
Kanab. Mary Daynes of Logan.
Those who have been served with sub
poenas are George Reynolds. J. III Ham
lin. Mrs. r. Ellis. J. n. Wallis. A. W.
Lundstrum. Robert Morris. John Nichol-
son. G.. ". Penrose. John Henri smith.
A. G. Nelson. 3 3. Haywood Of Salt
Lake. Mrs. Annie NJ. Elliott Of Price.
Mrs. Margaret Cullen Geddes Of Plain
CITY, Josiah Hickman. George n Brim-
han Of Provo. Annie 6 Thurber of Rich
field. William Balderston g H jackson
Of Boise. Ida. Arthur Morning of Collins
ton. s. S. Newton. Amy Johnson OF Sugar
city Ida. William Bulge of Paris Ida.
NJ w Merrill OF Richmond. Isaac Bird
sau 81 Elsinore. Rev. James NJ. Buckley
Of New York.
OF those served Bishop Robert Morris
OF Salt Lake and Apostle NJ W. Merrill
Of Richmond have not gone to Washing
ton because of sickness. Two OF those
scrved s. g Newton and Amy Johnson.
hts alleged plural wife. have disappeared.
and II is believed they have left the
country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
ELDER M'QUARRIE SECURED TITLE
Fashionable People of Harlem in State of Great Excite
ment Over the Prospect of Having Mormon
Colony in Their Midst

the matter. Many residents say they
will move If the Mormons establish
their temple on the property.
McQuarrie's Statement.
Elder McQuarrie said: Il am sorry
that people OF the district in which we
intend 10 come are protesting: We
would like to meet them on peaceful
terms and so live among them But
II they protest and raise fuss. why. l
shall let them go ahead. / don't care.
That property is mine and | have a
clear title to it, In time IL will prob
ably go over to the Mormon church
The present building will be torn down
and new one erected. IN this we will
probably have our headquarters.
Have to Live Somewhere.
We have to live somewhere. The
Mormon movement is growing and
headquarters where we can maintain
ourselves unmolested is necessary. We
had TO leave our old quarters on One
Hundred and Twenty-fourth street be-
cause the owner refused to lease the
building 10 US again. He said the fact
that his place was occupied by NOR
mons brought unpleasant notoriety to
him. so we had to buy. There was
nothing else TO do
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

man ships were carrying the lumber TO
Panama. Bids had been submitted by
both American and German vessel
owners. They did not vary materially
as to price. but the German vessels
were willing TO carry the lumber in
broken cargoes. while the American
vessels wanted full cargoes. The con-
tract had been awarded to the Ger
man ships of the Cosmos Steamship
line. The presidents callers felt that
the awarding of the contract 10 Ger
nan vessels was discrimination
against American shipping which
ought not 10 be sanctioned. The presi-
dent promised to look into the subject
Later in the day Admiral Walker
president Of the Panama commission
called on the president and told him
that the commission had made it's con-
tract with The Bellingham Bay Lumber
company for delivery on the canal
strip. and that the commission had
nothing whatever 20 do with the con
tract made for shipping the lumber
from Puget sound to Panama
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
Especial to The Herald.N

klEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Intense indig-
~ nation was caused TO-DAY i'm the
heart of a fashions bic residence
district of Harlem by the announcement
that the Mormon church had purchased
property at 151 West One Hundred and
Twenty street Elder John G..
McQuarrie of the eastern conference of
the Mormon church, secured title and
the belief is that it is intended to estab-
lish here the eastern headquarters OF
the sect.
Many prominent residents of New
York live near the site. and these, with
the churches of Harlem. are making a
hard fight against the establishments of
eastern headquarters on the ground
bought
Next to Lutheran Church.
The property is next door TO the rich
and powerful st. PauTs German Luz
theran church, of which Rev. II. Bosch
is pastor. He was not at home today.
but Mrs Bosch said that members of
the church would frame a protest i'm an
effort to bring the plans of the Nor
mons TO a halt. and that a church cOun-
ell was now considering steps regarding
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
YOUNG BOY GIVES
CHASE TO R0BBER
! o her AssaiIed, Boy Follows
Fleeing Man.
FINALLY LOSES FUGITIVE
ATTACK TAKES PLACE NEAR
THE JOINT BUILDING.
FINALLY LOSES FUGITIVE

[ OR over block Jimmy" Anderson.
| the 12-year-old son Of Mrs. Mary
Anderson. chased a robber who
grabbed his mother BY the arm about
8 O'Clock last evening, and wrenched a
handbag from her which contained SIS
and several articles she had purchased.
Mrs. Anderson. who lives at 80 South
State street, was assailed by the man
at Fifth South and State streets. in
front OF the city and county building
and the lad pursued the thief until ne
jumped the fence and escaped through
the block near Main street.
Mrs Anderson was on her way home
from shopping With her son when she
was confronted by the man. who
wrenched the purse from her arm.
Follow him, Jimmy; follow him."
she shouted
The lad started after the robber as III
ran across the street and followed him
down Fifth South
Mrs. Anderson also took up the chase.
shouting to her son to keep track of
him.
Fugitive Jumps Fence.
Near Main street several persons
were passing, and the thief stopped.
jumped over the fence and started
north through the block. Here the lad
lost sight Of him and several persons
in the neighborhood were aroused. They
searched the block but they could find
no trace Of which way he went The
police were notified and Mrs. Anderson
gave them a good description Of the
man
Mrs. Anderson said she met the man
on Fourth South street at the entrance
OF the city and county building grounds
and that he started up the main path.
She noticed him cross over the lawns
and make a short cut TO Fifth South
street.
seizes Woman by the Arm.
lie met Mrs. Anderson and her son
at the corner. He started TO pass them
but turned and grabbed hold of her
arm. With his other hand ne snatched
| the handbag. which she was carrying
on her arm. and jerked it from her.
J She wes startled for a moment, and
! it was done so quickly that her son
| did not know what had happened. AS
/ she saw the robber cross the street she
urged her son to go after him, but h
l was unable to follow close enough to
raise an alarm. Although he followed
\ the fugitive nearly block he met no.
( body to whom he could shout and the
man had ample time To go through the
| block and out on the street before tbs
, police arrived.
i Mrs. Anderson described the man as
/ being about five feet eight inches il
] height, wearing a dark slit Of clothes
a light oyercoat and Derby hat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY
IN THE SMOOT HEARING
Apostle John Henry Smith One Of the Chief
Witnesses.
Good Things Enjoyed by the Family Of William Bulge, Who
Said on the Stand That He Wac One of the Most
Prominent MOrmons in Idaho

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
AMERICAN CYCLISTS
TO INVADE EUROPE

New York. Dec. 17.-Frank Kramer. the
professional champion cyclist. is planning
a campaign for next season that viii net
him about $50 090. Kramer will race here
in the early spring. and will then go TO
France where he is engaged to ride for
two months His guarantee for ten races
is s. 600 and before he leaves Kramer
expects to be about Sl5.6o0 to tho good. In
Australia Kramer will enter for every
rich purse. and this. with the bonus
money he will receive, will bring MS
earnings in Australia up TO $1,000
Willie Fem and the BedeIl brothers will
also campaign in Europe next season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
SAILED FOR THE ORIENT.

san Francisco. pec. 1.-THE steamer
Siberia sailed today for the Orient with
over 200 passengers The principal items
IL the cargo are 1900 eases OF con-
densed milk. 500 tons of Hour. 5000 bales
of raw cotton and 1900 bales of cotton
sheeting. The naval transport Solace
sailed for the Asiatic station today
revenue cutter Bear departed tor the
Philippines
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
MARSHAL HAYWOOD
AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Kearns
left this evening for Chicago. where he
will remain during portion of the com
ing recess of the senate. Before leaving
Mr. Kearns called. with United States
Marshal Haywood. .cn President Roose-
Welt The president was cordial in his
greeting 10 Haywood and requested him
to remain 10 talk over affairs in Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
GRAZING PERMITS.



Washington. Dec. 1.-THE secretary of
the interior today directed that permits
should be granted for the coming season
for grazing 200 head of cattle and horses
On the salt Lake reserve The length Of
the grazing season is to be fixed BY the
superintendent OF the reserve.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
REPORTERS PUT UP A FIGHT

in
hearing of the Mabel
exception authority
justice them building
violent opposition and
The corridors scrimmage
wrongfuy confined
After odays Justice
10
De proceeded vii
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

lAI ASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-NIore i'm
wv portant testimony was brought
out today in the investigation of
protests against the seating Of Smoot
than at any time at the present session
OF congress. The witnesses were
CHARLES II. Jackson, chairman of the
democratic state committee in Idaho:
John NICHOLSON. chief recorder in the
Mormon temple at Salt Lake City;
Charles w. PenrOse, editor Of the Des-
cret News and an apostle Of the Nor
mon church; William Bulge. president
Of the Bear Lake stake IN Idaho, and
Apostle John Henry Smith. of Salt
Lake
Mr.. Penrose was elected an apostle
last July, and the attorneys for Sen
ator Smoot admitted that the senator
was present and participated in the
election of Penrose. Nr. Penrose testi-
fed that he is polygamist and was
known TO have been such at the time
he was made an apostle.
The testimony OF Mr.. Jackson and Mr..
Bulge related to political affairs in
Idaho, the former being a prominent
anti-MOrmOn and the latter active i'm
protecting the interests of the church.
The examination of Apostle John hen-
~ Smith had not been concluded Wen
the committee adjourned till 10 O'Clock
Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

Haywood had long conference with the
president. which. he states was entirely
satisfactory. but which obviously DC
could not make public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

The Idaho Resolution.
MIR. Jackson. in answer 10 duestione
By Chairman Burrows, told OF the pas
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
Remains in Custody.

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The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-28
FIVE WIVES OF ONE MAN.
Apostle John w. Taylor shown to
De over Supplied.

Washington, April 27.-L. q. Alb
bolt, sheriff of Davis county, Utah.
was before the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections to-day in the
Smoot investigation. He was exam
ined in regard to Apostle John w. Tay-
lor who. he said, is reputed to have
five wives.
Two of these wives are neighbors of
Mr.. Abbott in Pennington. Utah.
These wives are known as Nettie Wool
ley, who has five children, ranging
from IL to 2 years, and Nellie Todd,
who has six children, ranging from Is
to 2 years, all of whom are recognized
as Apostle Taylors children.
Two other wives of Apostle Taylor,
said Mr.. Abbott, are Rhoda and Roxey
yelling, who are about % or "a years
of age. 1t was reported two years ago
that they had been married to Taylor.
One was working for Nettie Woolley
and the other for Nellie Todd, both as
domestics.
Senator Overman wanted to know If
their ages had been given correctly at
about "a years The witness said he
believed that to be about their age.
"Then they must have been married
since the manifesto" said the Senotor.
81 don't know. 1 have told you all 1
know about them,' responded the wit
ness.
Attorney Taylor placed in the record
a letter written to Senator Burrows by
President Joseph F. Smith. respecting
his inability to have Mormons come to
Washington to testify before the COM
mittee. He says that John Henry
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-28
WOMEN AND WHIST.

Baltimore, April 27.-At the close of
the second days plays in the Woman's
Whist Congress. the team from Caven-
dish Club of Boston was in the lead.
with a score of plus seven matches for
the emblem of the association.
The top score, north and south. to-
day was nnlde by Mrs. Bell and Mrs.
Rodman Wister, Cavendish, Philadel-
phia Club, plus GIG. The top score
east and west to-day was made by
Mrs. F. L. Hall and Miss Gatchell,
Trist Club, Philadelphia, plus II Sc.
Mrs. Wister leads on the highest in
dividual score for two days. Her to-
tai plus to date is Is 12-14.
At the conclusion of to-night's con-
test Mrs. Pilling and Mrs. Schmidt of
the Washington Club were in the lead
plus 9-12.
Mrs. Comstock and Mrs. Irwin of
Cincinnati were second plus SIP. At
the close of to-night's play for the
Cavendish trophy. the first position
was held by the New Amsterdam Club
of New York, plus Is matches.
At a business meeting of the board
of governors Philadelphia was selected
as the place of meeting in 1905 and St.
Louis in 1906.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-28
Rad Weather mt Jamaica.

New York, April 27.-The heavy rain
converted the track at Jamaica to-day
into a quagmire, and only the mud
runners of the pronounced type were
in demand. Three favorites won. Sum
maries:
First Race-Selling four and one
half furlongs. Suzanne Rocamore, to
l, won, with Sylvanite, 80 to /, second,
and Metropole, to II, third. Time
0:5s
Second Race = Five and one-half
furlongs. Toscan, s to 5, won,
with Sweet Alice, 2 to 1, second, and
Bathbeach, 80 to /, third. Time Ill.
Third Race-Six furlongs. Palette, 4
to l, won, with Major Pelham, to
3, second. Time 1:18 4-5
Fourth Race-Columbus stakes, six
furlongs. Collector Jessup II to 5,
won, with Monet. to l, second, and
Gold Dome s to 1, third Time ILL.
Fifth Race-Selling, one mile and
seventy yards. Daily, 80 to l, won,
with Akela, to l, second, and Lord
Melbourne, Z to ., third. Time Isl 2-5.
Sixth Race-Four and one-half fur
longs. Amberjack to 5, won, with
Pendragon, 4 to l, second, and Merry
Lark, TO /, third. Time OBS.