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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-04

One time the late aanear of Afganis-
tan asked the English diplomatic agent
aR bib court to give description amid
d circle of Afghan boys of the largest
gun iii England. The Engllshman de-
scribed the 100 ton gun, and when bio
had finished the aneer observed to his
admiring subjects, Il have seen 4 gun
The cartridge of which was as large I'D
the gun which has just been described
10 you. Ii would never do Cor ain
ameer to be astonished, much less to
confess himself beaten.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-04
Necessary.

A young gentleman who is SO unfor-
tunate as to have a slight impeachment
In his speech recently returned to the
old homestead In Connecticut to spend
a vacation. His mother remarked to
him while at table:
Really, Tom. you seem to stammer
more since you went to New York than
you used to down here In Stonington."
'C-c-certainly, m-mother. h-h-haye
to s-s-tammer m-more, because, y-you
s-see, N-New Works a l-l-larger
placer Philadelphia Ledger.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-04

mo, Mr.. Puffect," said the fair young
girl: II cannot promise you an opportu-
nifty to teach me to swim this summer.
You see. / have agreed to let twenty
Ave young men teach me, one after the
other. and fear that by the time they
are through the season will be over.
But" seeing the look of disappointment
ON his face. ayou may either be the first
one to teach me to skate this winter or
the first to give me swimming lesson
next summer. "Judge.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-04
MYSTERIES or NATURE.


NO A&N&4&A# MNA RkxAAk&&A&Ms
Whatever opens up new doors or
windows for us into the world about
us, whatever widens the field of our
interests and sympathies, has some
sort Of value, says John Burroughs In
Country Life In America. But much
of the so called nature study opens no
new doors or windows. It affords no
mental satisfaction or Illumination or
aesthetic pleasure. 1t is mainly potter
ing with dry, unimportant facts and
details. DO you know the edelweiss
flowers or our own matchless arbutus
after you have merely analysed and
classified them? No more than you
know d man after having weighed and
measured him. The function OF tAings
Ii always interesting What do they
do2 How do they pay their way In the
rigid economy OF nature2 How do they
survive? Why do the roots Of trees
How through the ground like run
nels of molten metal" often separating
and uniting again, while the branches
are thrust out in right lines or curvesa
Why Ii err common yellow birch
more often than any other tree planted
upon rock? Why do oaks or chesS
nuts SO often spring up where d pine
or hemlock forest has been cleared
away? Why does lightning so COM
monty strike d hemIock tree or pine
or an oak and rarely or never birch?
Why does the bolt sometimes scatter
the tree about and at others only plow
channel Down It's trunk? Why does
the buinblebee complain 80 loudly
when working upon certain flowers?
Why does the honeybee lose the sting
when It stings a person. while the
wasp, the hornet and the bumblebee
do not? How does the chimney swal-
low get tile twigs 1t builds its nest
with? From what does the hornet
make its paper7
have never been greatly interested
In spiders, but | have always wanted
to know how certain spider managed
to stretch her cable squarely across
the road ID the woods about my height
from the ground.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-04
faE TYPEWRITER GIRL

she came 10 me I'm d business whirl-
thought I was lucky 70 get her;
/ hired henry beautiful typewriter girl
She obeyed me-to the letter.
Shy and demure and without flaw.
No matter how early or late 70 her
Z spoke. II was dnai-my word was law.
hired her. forsooth, 70 dictate to her.
Alasi but / married that maiden. and
when
/ made her a partner and mate to me
She lifted her eyes from the keys and the
pen
And started right in to dictate to mel
--Aloysius Coll In Lippincott's Magazine
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-04

sI've worn out SIX pairs Of shoes,
SAID the collector, coming after You
with this bill.'
Don't let that bother you" replied
the editor ~Ive got an old pair thatll
Just lit YOU 1
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-04

FIle man 70 whom ii look n an emer-
geney, and ii is he who must look for
ward and plan FOR the repairs IL such q
way al NOT to interfere with the regur
lar operation Dir the trains Boston
Globe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-04

"He told me TO go to blazesg'
"Shucks, you're too. sensitive! I've
of'n been told to go TO work T-N New
York American.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-04

when men speak III Of thee, live 20
Tint nobody win believe them. Plato.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15
Teachers Institute

The joint institute of the San Juan
and Whatcom county teachers is to
be held at Bellingham during the
coming week. The sessions are to be
held at the court house, opening at
g o'clock Monday morning. The
teachers of San Juan county during
the course of the institute will as
semble in separate session for the
consideration of the work in their
own county. Among the instructors
of the institute this year will be Prof.
Sampson, whose practical institute
work in other parts of the state has
been deemed of much value, Profs.
Yoder and Kincaid, of the Washing
ton State University, Miss Frances
Hays, of the Bellingham Normal
School, and Prof. w. G.. Hartrauft,
superintendent of the King county
schools.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15
Inspected Telephone Poles

Chas. Wilkinson, acting chief liqui-
dating officer, at the Port Townsend
custom house, came over on the Ar
cata Sunday afternoon to confer with
Deputy Collector Culver relative to
the recent entry of big boom OF
telephone poles here for the Interna'
tional Telephone Company. Mr.. Cul-
Yer assessed duty on portion of the
poles-thOse that had been peeled
and trimmed, and admitted a portion
free as round, manufactured tim
ber," following the decision of the
board of general appraisers at New
York, rendered in June, in cases ap-
pealed to them from the port of De-
troit. Mr.. Wilkinson examined many
OF the poles and fully approved of the
classification and appraisement made
here, being kind enough to say that
it could not have been better"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15

two sessions and chief clerk of the
house three sessions.
He moved to Alexandria, Mimi. in
1869; was clerk in land office for reg
ister and receiver two years. Re-
moved to Fergus Falls in the fall OF
1871 and was elected register OF
deeds. In 1876 was elected clerk OF
supreme court, filling that position
for eleven years up to 1887, residing
in St. Paul. January, 1889, was ap-
pointed state oil Inspector by Gov.
Merriam; resigned in June, 1891, and
came to what is now the city of Ev-
erett. Was elected one of the first
council when the city of Everett was
organized. Took a prominent part
in the affairs of the city and also in
the councils of the Republican party
in city and county Elected secre-
tary of state in 1900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15
Prominent Seattle Visitors

Robert Moran, president of Moran
Bros. Company, builders of the great
battleship Nebraska, one of the most
prominent and popular business men
in the northwest, accompanied by his
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt, of
Seattle, spent q portion of the week
here and at East Sound 1t was Mr..
Moran's second visit to the county,
his first trip having been made June
2, 1898, when he was on his way to
the Yukon river with the big fleet of
river steamers built by his company,
one of which was in command of Capt
n. p. Hodgson, now one of the best
known business men in this county.
Mr.. Moran is delighted with the ISL
ands and took home with him quite a
number of the ISLANDER maps and
descriptive circulars for distribution
among his friends. His company en-
ploys about l, 300 men at present and
has labor payroll of about SIS, 900
month. He says it will require
about fourteen months to complete
the Nebraska.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15
Sam H. Nichols

Sam III. Nichols, Republican can
didate for reelection as secretary OF
state, is a native of Maiden, Mass,
He received a common school and aca-
demic education and moved to the
territory of Minnesota in 1855. Re
sided on farm in Salem, Olmstead
county, fourteen years. Filled va
rious town and county positions and
was enrolling clerk of the senate two
sessions, assistant clerk of the house
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15

Continued on Fourth page
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15

1t is to be hoped that the expert
ment now being tried by the Orcas
Island Commission Company in Seat
tie will prove successful. The enter
prise merits the cordial support not
only of the people of Orcas but of the
other islands also. 1t seems to
the ISLANDER that it should
have been called the San Juan mot
San Juan Island merely Commission
Company and its scope enlarged to
include the handling of all county
products. Such a concern, aggres-
sively, conservatively and honestly
managed, and backed by ample
means, should do much to free the
farmers from the rapacity of the
commission pirates who now prey
upon both producers and consumers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15

Former County Commissioners john
Buckley returned to Seattle the first
Of the week after visit with San
Juan and Lopez friends.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
STATE AND COUNTY TAX LEVY
FIXED AT 15.47 MILLS
Road Tax Levy in All Districts Four
Mtlls--Inspectors and Judges of
Election Appointed--G War
den's Salary Increased.

The board of county commissioners
met in regular quarterly session
Monday, October 3, with all members
and the clerk present.
Warrants were ordered drawn on
the county current fund in payment
of bills allowed as fellows:
Island Telephone Co.. rent of phone " $40 90
}. T. Bellevue, fighting fire.. ....... 90
c. l.. Carter labor and material for P.
Lumni coffin box. ox.............. .......... 2 IS
Pioneer Binding & Printing Co., blanks
| Tor treasurer and clerk. Observation-Disclosures. I3 90
st. Johns Hospital, care county poor. 90 90
N. f. Churchill, office rent attorney and
'"Ppi'e9.''''.''''' ~ o9
Griffith Hunter, of East Sound, ap-
peared before the board and protest
ed that road No. 10 in section "a
township 81 north range 2 west, is
not constructed on the line of the
survey where it crosses his property
Action deferred until next meeting
to admit of further investigation.
Adjourned to meet at 9 a. M, Oc-
tober 4.
October 4-Board convened pur-
suant to adjournment.
Warrants were ordered drawn in
payment of bills allowed as follows:
GAME PROTECTION FUND
Graham Hickman Co., hunters licenses $50 90
COUNTY CURRENT FUND
Mrs. Lottie Ross, livery hire, attorney
and sheriff. t.......-.-... ..........-...- SC
Graham Hickman Co., blank book for au-
diter and blanks for clerk 49,. ......... IS 81
Mary NJ Buxton, mileage visiting schools IS &c
John L Blair Justices fees. eo
w. H. MeCrary, sheriffs expenses ........ so Sc
The Islander Co., printing and supplies. 43 20
San Juan County Bank, vault rent. 10 90
w. II. McCrary, board of prisoner. II 90
w. H. WYNN r. boat fare to West Sound. oo
The quarterly report OF the county
treasurer was examined and ap-
proved.
S. d. Robertson made application,
DY letter, IOr an increase III Ills Sdl-
arv. and it was ordered that he be
paid 800 per year, beginning Octo-
Der !.
The reports of the road supervis
ors of districts | and 3 were audited
and approved and warrants were
ordered drawn in payment of bills
allowed on the district fund as fol-
lows:
n1CUDIcT MO
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15

In the superior court this week G..
F. McLennah, of Orcas, and 7. Bell,
of Lopez, declared their intention to
become citizens of the United States,
and T. g. Blake of Lopez, took out
his final citizenship papers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-15

Total state and county levy I5.47oo mills
The road tax levy for each district
was fixed at four mills.
Adjourned to meet at 9 a. m. Oc-
tober 5.
October 5-Board met pursuant to
adjournment.
A warrant was ordered drawn on
the county current fund in favor OF
Continued on Fourth page
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
HAS RELATIVES IN OWATONNA
Mrs. Chadwick's Brother-in-Iaw Re-
sides In This Section.

Owatonna, Dec. 13.-Much interest at
taches to the case of the famous Mrs.
Chadwick in this city, owing to the fact
that she has brother in-law residing
in this city, in the person of Judge M.
B. Chadwick.
Judge Chadwick is one of the promi-
nent men of the city, and was for some
time judge of probate in this county, be-
ing the candidate of the republican
party for the same office this fall. He
is graduate of well known law col
lege, although not at. present practicing
his profession. He has large family
which included two or three young ladies,
who are among the most prominent So
ciety people of the city. Two of his
daughters are graduatos OF the state uni
versity, and son, Early, is now attend
ing that institution.
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick has always tax
en- somewhat of an interest in the local
Chadwick family, and is well known to
them. Judge Chadwick is not seeker
after notoriety, and consequently is very
reticent in regard to the matter, refusing
to give any statements.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
Dec 1e.o3-3O
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
EARTH In Probate Court.
In the mat tier OF the estate of Theodore Heinze
dec ased.
whereas, an instrument in writing purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of Theodore
HeiDZe. deceased, late of said county, has. been
delivered to this court.
Aud whereas, Ma hilda Heinze has filed
Herewith her petition. representing among
other thugs that said Theodore Heinze die IN
said county on the 1st day of December, 1904,
testate, and e. at said petitioner is the
exscutrix named in ssid last will and tesla
ment and praying that the said in
strument may be admitted to probate, and
that letters tostamentary be issued thereon TO
her.
IL is ordered. that the proofs of said instru.
ment. aud the said petition. be heard before
this curt, at the probate Office in the
i'y Of uankato in ssid county. on Mon
day the 9th day of January. A. D., 1905. at
20 O'Clock in the forenoon. when all persons
interested may appear for or contest the pro-
b ia of said instrument.
And it is further ordered that rotiee { the
time and pa o. said hearing be si7en to all
persons Interested by publIshlng this order
ncs in each week FIR three successive we ks
pfior to said day of hearing in the Mankato
zee Press, a weekly newspaper printed and
published at Maukato IN said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 10th day of December,
A. d., 1904.
By the Court
[Seall WIN. p. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
Pau s. Pfau, Attorneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
CATALOGUE HOUSE TROUBLE.
Short Weights AIIeged--Buy Of Home
Merchants.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Trouble with big catalogue houses are
far from being peculiar to Mankato mer-
chants. The st. Peter Tribune says that
j. L. Monahan, representing a Chicago
catalogue house, had lot of groceries
shipped to Lamberton to be delivered to
farmers. Deputy state commissioner of
the ''pure food department" unexpected
ly dropped into Lamberton while Monah-
an was delivering goods to farmers.
Mohanan delivered package of coffee,
sold for Moca and Java, and said it con-
tanned ten pounds. The commissioner
weighed it and found it only contained
eight pounds. He arrested Monahan, who
pleaded guilty and was fined. When ask
ed if the coffee was Moca and Java, he
would not say that it was. He asked
twenty-eight cents pound for it; the
home merchants sold the same kind of
coffee for % cents. Farmers will get
better goods at less prices, by dealing
with home merchants and letting the
"box carr dealers alone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
WATCH IS FOUND.
Missing Evidence Against Roy Taylor
Turns Up.

From Tuesdays Daily
Roy Taylor, then porter at Kelly
Brothers saloon, was arrested Oct. Goth,
1908, on the charge of stealing watch
from Peter Ulman as the latter was
emerging from the Corner Cafe restaur-
ant. He denied the charge, but was tried
and convicted and sentenced to the state
reformatory at st. Cloud, where he has
now been for over year. He always
stoutly denied that he was the party
who stole the watch. The principal wit
ness against him was a young man nam
ed O'Connor, who claimed that he saw
Taylor take the watch, and said that
Taylor concealed it somewhere in the
basement of Kelly Brothers saloon.
Most of the officials always had a
lingering doubt as to the guilt of Tay-
lor, and only the other day County At
torney Wilson wrote to the authorities
VI viz icIoihioooiy dDouC eHe HudtIcI,
suggesting a parole. Taylor's fellow en-
ployes at the saloon we have always
felt sure that Taylor was innocent.
/ This morning John Skoog, carpen-
ter employed by Odjard & knott, went to
work at the saloon to make some alter
ations, and in order to get at some
| boards that he wanted to remove he
was obliged to reach up and take hold
of beam over the stairway leading to
the basement. When he put his hand up
over this beam he felt something metal
lie and cold and took it down to look at
| it. 1t was watch, and he turned it
over to p. j. Kelly, who at once remem-
bered the incident with Taylor. Mr..
Kelly turned the watch over to Chief
Donahue, to be given to Mr.. Ulman, the
owner. The watch is an old one, with a
silver case and Swiss movement, and
easily identified.
The officers are very glad that the
watch was found, as it relieves their
minds on the subject, previous search
having failed to reveal it. The former
fellow employees with Taylor now con-
cede that he was guilty, and are indig-
nant at his deception. County Attorney
Wilson will write to Superintendent
Randall again informing him of the lat
est development.
Taylor has been model prisoner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
STARTLING EVIDENCE.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Conghs and Colds to be unequaled. A
recent expression from I. j. Mcfarland,
Bentorville, Va, serves as example. He
writes: 81 had Bronchitis for three
years and doctored all the time with
out being benefited Then I began TAX
ing DIR. Kings New Discovery and few
bottles wholly cured me- Equally effec-
tive in curing all Lung and Throat trou-
bles, Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip.
Guaranteed by John c. Thro, druggist.
Trial bottles free, regular sizes SOC, and
$l.00 2 W
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
PROBING GERHARD MURDER MYSTERY.
Brown County Grand Jury is at Work on the Case--
Preparing for the Defense
Especial to The Free Press.1

From Tuesdays Daily
New Ulm, Dec. l3.-The Brown coun-
ty grand jury began an investigation of
the Gerhard murder case this after
noon. w. W. Smith of Sleepy Eye was
appointed foreman of the jury by Judge
Weber. 1t is expected that the in
quiry will consume number of days.
Brooks Appears in Print.
Asa p Brooks writes to The st. Paul
Dispatch to correct statement credited
to him. He says: "In reference to Al
fred Keller, was asked to describe the
murderer, and after the description they
tried to make me say that it answered
only to the description of DIR. Koch, and
| told them it was no destined type of
man, and there were others who answer
ed to that description, and l named Al
fred Keller and H. n. Somsen as answer
ing in general appearance to the man.,
but | expressly stipulated when | NAM
ed these men that it was not to be con-
strued that they were in any way con-
nected with the crime, and in no sense
was it to be taken as a recognition of
the murderer"
Mr.. Brooks also gives out bit of
news which has not heretofore been pub
lished. In speaking of the discovery of
the murderer he says: Il demanded of
the men who were present when the
police said there was a man in the
room of the murdered man, that some
one 60 to the rear of the building, that
there were number of men there who
heard me, and that none of them had the
the citizens committee told me that
would not be asked to appear as wit
ness for the prosecution"
As matter of fact only two persons
were in the room Immediately after the
murder was committed. These were a
policeman and Mr.. Behnke, the grocery
man, who accompanied the officer up
stairs, and who broke in the door lead
ing to the dead dentists office. In JUS
tice to the police officer it should be said
that he made careful search of the
rooms at once, but no one was within
Mr. Behnke informed The Free Press
a few days after the crime was commit
ted that as he and the officer entered
the doctors apartment they heard no
noise in any of the rooms, and there
was no sound at all of some one at
tempting to escape through a window.
As Mr. Behnke and the officer were the
first to enter the office and were there
several minutes before anyone else dared
to invade the place, it does seem as if
they were in position to know whether
the murderer was then in the rooms ad-
joining. The murderer must have made
his escape before Brooks made the re-
mark he credits himself with.
Mr.. Behnke is the person who first
picked up the hammer and the handker-
chief that are supposed to have been left
there by the murderer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-16
WILL FLED.
Division Of Property Of Late Theodore
Heinze.

Division Of Property Of Late Theodore
Heinze.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The will of the late Theodore Heinze
was filed for probate today. The estate
consists of $4,000 of personal property
and $4,000 of real estate. All of the
personal property is left to the widow
Mathilda Heinze, and she is also to have
a life lease of all of the real estate.
The son, Oscar, is to receive the ME-,
and the swA, swH, section 81, Me-
Pherson, subject to the life lease and
to the payment of $1,000 to his mother.
The son, Theodore Heinze, is to receive
the SELF, swA, section 81, Mcpherson,
subject to the life lease and the pay
ment of $500 to his mother. The sons,
the eHs, swIA, and the nw1a, seA, sec
ton %, Lime, subject to the life estate
and the payment of 500 to their moth
er.
To the daughters, Christina and Ma
linda Heinze and Alvine Andregg, is left
$500 each, and to the step daughter, Lena
Heinze, is left $500. These payments
are to be made when the youngest son
becomes of age, and are to be paid out of
the moneys received from the sons by
the mother.
The property is subject to an $4,000
mortgage, and three-fifths of this is to
be paid by Albert and Lewis Heinze,
three-tenths by Oscar Heinze and one
tenth by Theodore Heinze. The widow is
made guardian of the minor children, and
she and George H. Hoerr are named as
executors The will is dated February,
1903. The hearing is set for Jan. 9th.