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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
TAKING THE LAST HILL
JAPANESE TROOPS CONTINUE TO
ATTACK MAIN DEFENSE OF
PORT ARTHUR.
ARE CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
BROWN MEN EXPECT TO CARRY
THE HILL AND SEAL FATE OF
THE FORTRESS.

Toxic, Nov. 30-The attack against
203-Meter hill, begun on Monday
morning, is still in progress and is
expected to be successful. With this
last range of hills in the possession
of General Nogi no part of the harbor
nor of the city of Port Arthur will be
concealed from the view of the Japa-
nese gunnerS.
The prompt destruction of the war
ships and burning of the city will fol-
low unless surrender is offered without
delay, There is no refuge for General
Stoessel's army except on the line of
hills southwest of Port Arthur, known
as the Liaotie mountains. There is
no water there for an army's supply
and there would be no way of obtain
ing food except that carried in the
fight which must follow the final as
sault of the Japanese.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Nov. %. Dec. 2.


ORDER FOR HEARING IN CLAIMS.
STATE o! MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF BLUE
Earth In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Abbie L. Bean
deceased. =
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted unto
Fred j. Clark, of said county.
II is ordered. TIN all claims and demands of
ali persons against said estate be presented to
this Court. for examination and allowance. ar
the probate Office in the city of Mankato in said
Biua Earth county, on the following day. VIZ:
Monday. the 22nt day of May, A. D., 1905,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t IL further ordered. that Elk months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the
expiration IF which time all claims not pre-.
sented to said court or not 1roven TO its salts
faction: shall be. forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice of tire time and
place of ..hearipg aud axamiadtiou of said
claims and demands shall be given by publica
tion OF this order for three successive weeks
prior To the day. appointed for such examine
tion. in The Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
In said county
D4ted at Mankato, the 18th day of Novem-
Der, A. D., 1904.
By the Court:
WIN + HUGHES
Probate Court Seal) Judge of Probate.
w. A. Plymat, Attorney for Executor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
500 REWARD. 500.

The readers of this paper will be Meas.
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by building up the constitution and as
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Address f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
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Take Halls FaD,ily Pills for constipa-
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
LONGER TERM or SCHOOL.
New Plan Advocated 10y a Number OF
Educators.

An effort will be made by Minnesota
educators, headed by the state depart
ment of public instruction, to require
longer terms of school in rural districts
as qualification for state aid. 1t is
likely that bill will be drawn to pre-
sent to the next Legislature. The mat
ter may be taken up by the special legis-
lative committee of the Minnesota Edu-
cational association or through the mi
tiative of the state superintendent of
public instruction.
The present minimum term for rural
schools, in order to secure the state APP
portionment, is five months. c. G.
Schulz, assistant superintendent of pub
lie instruction, said yesterday he be-
lieves the average term of the rural
schools is not more than seven months
a year.
This, it is maintained, is too short a
term, as many rural districts fall much
below the average length of term. 1t is
likely that a recommendation will be
made extending the minimum to seven
months, which would require many rural
districts to keep school two months
longer than at present.
Under the law any pupil who attends
school forty days in the year is counted
in making the state ,appOrtionment. 1t
is claimed that this is too short a per-
iod and that if attendance required We're
extended great effort would be made
to keep children in school longer per-
iod each year.
"To require longer term of school
would work a hardship upon some of the
sparsely settled districts" said an edu-
Gator yesterday, "as the pupils have to
go several miles to school over
poor roads and in bad weather.
In some of these districts it is
almost impossible to hold school more
than five months in the year. If some
changes, however, We're made in the
present law | think there would be a
tendency toward the consolidation of
school districts so that the term could be
materially heightened without hard
ship, as the children would be conveyed
to and from school by the district"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02

victor and was then helped out of the
ring. Nelson looked strong and was
He received the congratp-
lations of scores of friends who
crowded about him. After posing for
the snapshot men he was carried off
on the shoulders of his smiling friends,
A large crowd attended the fight.
which was held in Woodward's pa
vilion. The men both weighed in at
$50 pounds. Corbett was the favorite
at odds of to 1.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Dec. 1916.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss In Probate Court.
La the matter of the estate of Hophai
Daniels deceased.
Whereas, an instrument in writing purport-
ing to be he last will aud testament, of
Hophni Daniels, decor sed late of said county,
has been deliver, d to this court.
And whereas, George Pond has filed
Herewith his petition, representing. among
other things. that said Hophni Daniels died
in said county, on the 14th day of November.
1904, testate, and that said petitioner is
The executor named in said last will and
testament, and praying that the said instru-
msnt may he admitted to probate, aud that
letters to .tamentary b issued thereon to him.
1t is ordered. that the proofs of said instru-
ment, and the said petition, be hesrd before
this court, at the probate office in said county
on Monday, the 10Th dav of December, "A. ID, 1904.
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. when all persons
interested may appear for contest tho pro-
bat of said instrument
And it Is further ordered, that dice of the
time and place of sa I'd hearing be given to all
persons interested, by publishing This order
once in each week f.r three successive weeks
prior TO said day of bearing, in the Mapkat.,
Fres Press weekly newsp .per printed and
published at mankato at said county.
Dated at Mankato the 10Th day of Novemb r,
A. D., 1901.
BY the Court.
probate Court Seall WV. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Pau & Pfau, Attorney for Petitioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
NOTICE.

The public is hereby warned that
policy No. l6i8S99 belonging to the
FRANKLIN Fire insurance Company OF
Philadelphia, Pa, has been lost. stol-
Ell or mislaid; that said policy never
has been issued by the company or
any of its duly authorized agents and
that said company hereby denies any
and all liability for claim which may
be made under said policy No. 16ts899.
FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE,
COMPANY,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Robes Stolen.

The police were notified last night
that two robes were stolen at Nicollet
Monday, one being buffalo robe and the
other an imitation buffalo robe A man
was seen in the city yesterday having
robes answering the description of these.
A buggy robe was stolen from DR.. j. A.
Hielscher's barn the other night. 1t was
a fine one, made of horse hide.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
GOES BEYOND THE FACTS.
Report That Jap Guns Crown Crest Of
Key Position.

Key Position.
London, Nov. 30.-According to a
Toxic dispatch to the Standard, there
is an unofficial rumor that the Japa-
nese hauled large caliber guns to the
top of 203-Meter hill, from whence
their fire has sweep of the whole
harhor This report doubtless goes
beyond the facts, but various dis
patches indicate the progress the
Japanese are making in the reduction
of Port Arthur. Japanese here ex-
plain the great importance of the cap
ture Of 203-Meter hill, which, besides
giving command of the harbor, will
serve to widen the breach made by the
wedge the Japanese had previously
drived in between the Else fort and
the Russians last retreat in the ra-
vines of Laotie mountain. They de-
clare that retreat to Laotie will be eff
fectualiy cut off and that it is not un-
likely that Laotie will be simultaneous
ly attacked in the final assault.
Bennett Burleigh wires to the Daily
Telegraph from Chefoo that in the last
assault the Japanese lost 1000 in one
hours fighting. They claim to have
captured two more of the eastern forts,
and a third which is part of the west
Keekwan group. They claim, Mr..
Burleigh says, that they have effected
a lodgment at Pigeon bay, thus turn
ing the fort on 203-Meter hill, and that
they are now tunnelling from the
gorge below I4aotie hill, which they
hope to first damage and then to rush.
The dispatch adds:
Desperate fighting is proceeding
daily and stheelosses are admitted to
be excessive; but the Japanese insist
that Port Arthur must fall within
twenty-One days"
The Morning Posts correspondent
at Shanghai telegraphs that wireless
communication has been re-establish-
ed between the Russian consulate at
Chefoo and the Port Arthur garrison.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.
Which is Better-Try an Experiment or
Profit by Mankato Citizens
Experience,

Which is Better-Try an Experiment OF
Profit by Mankato Citizens
Experience.
Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as represented
The statement of manufacturer is
not convincing proof of merit.
But the endorsement of friends is.
Now, supposing you had a bad back
A lame, weak or aching one,
Would you experiment on it?
You will read of many so-called cures
Endorsed by strangers from far-away
places.
It's different when the endorsement
come from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Home endorsement is the proof that
backs every box of Doan's Kidney Pills
Read this case.
A. C. Cedar, shoemaker of GOA North
Front street, says: 81 think for yeal
steadily | had most depressing back
ache. 1t was a dull, nagging aching ac.
companied at time by sharp twinges
through the small of my back when
making any sudden movement like ris-
ing from my bench | thought it would
wear off in time, but it did not. Read
ing about Doan's Kidney Pills procured
them from John c. Thro. They cured
me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take
no other
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
ESTABLISHING ITS CASE.
Government Brings Out Evidence
Pointing to Conspiracy.

Portland, Ore, Nov. Boy detail
after detail the government during
Tuesdays session of the land fraud
cases trial, established the circum-
stances of the alleged conspiracy.
Point after point was adduced to show
the relations between Putter and Mrs.
Watson. This came out in the testi-
mony of Wells Abel, United States
commissioner of Pineville, who said
he saw Mrs. Watson sign the name
of William j. Putter in the presence Of
S. A. D. Putter, and the testimony of
w. A. Richards, commissioner of the
general land office, that he saw them
together with United States Senator
Mitchell in Washington on the occa-
sion of an alleged call to see about ex.
pediting the consideration of the al
legged fraudulent claims and respect
ing the patents thereto.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Downed the Barber Pole

A farmers team, hitehed in front of
the Dauber barber shop yesterday af-
ternoon, became frightened, broke the
hitching strap, and started on a rum
away, knocking down the barber pole
with the hay rack. The runaway was
stopped some blocks farther up the
street. Sal d,i1 t5t Hel q
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
MINNESOTA STEER is CHAMPION
Carries Off First Prize at information
al Live Stock Show

Chicago, Nov. 30.-Clear Lake Jute,
Second, owned by the Minnesota ex-
detrimental station of st. Anthony
Park, Mimi, was declared the grand
champion steer of the international
live stock exposition Tuesday. The
champion is an Aberdeen-Angus and
was declared winner over all two
year-olds, all yearlings, and all calf
classes in the Short-horn, Hereford,
Angus, Galloway and all grades and
crosses. The champion will be killed
at the end of the show and sold for
Christmas beef.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Mrs. Susan Holmes

Mrs. Susan Holmes died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Frank. Zehm, near
Tivoli, yesterday, of old age. She was
seventy seven years old, and was
widow. She had lived in the county for
a number of years, and hadmany friends.
The funeral was had from the house at
two o'clock this afternoon. o.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
MUST BE TRIED IN ANOKA.
Alleged Murders of Freddie King Can.
not Be Tried in Hennepin County.

Minneapolis, Nov. 3O.-County Sur
veyor G. w. Cooley has shown that the
alleged murderers of little Freddie
King, who was killed at Columbia
Heights Nov. %, cannot be tried in
Hennepin county.
The law provides that where crimes
are committed within 100 rods of the
boundary of two counties either coun-
ty can assume jurisdiction. 1t was
ascertained that the scene of the MUIR
der is 23O feet beyond the 100-rod
limit, so the trials must be held in
Anoka county.
Hammond, Kalderwia ard Kolb were
measured by the Bertillon system
Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Plurality of John A. Johnson.

st. Paul, Nov. 30.-Official figures of
all but five of the eightyfour counties
of the state now received and tabulat-
ed at the Office of Peter Z. Hanson,
secretary of state, give John A. John
son, the Democratic candidate for
governor, a majority over r. c. Dunn
of 1924. The missing counties are
Carver, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca and
Wright
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Ladies', Institute

All housekeepers are invited to at
tend the meeting at the city hall Satur-
day afternoon at two o'clock Christmas
cooking and home remedies will be dis
cussed and it is hoped to have a good
attendance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Printing, Binding, Lithographing.
Not a Candidate.

1t is understood that Ferdinand Kief-
fe does not intend to be candidate
for supervisor of the poor farm another
year. Thus far no candidates have pre-
scented themselves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles: druggists refund money If PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case. no
matter of how lond standing, i'm to Ia
days. First application gives ease and
rest. DO c. If your druggist hasn't 1t
send SOC in stamps and it will be for
warded post paid by Paris Medicine Co.,
st. Louis, Mo-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02

Front street has surface like a paved
street, the water from the sprinkling
wagons freezing as soon as it falls on
the ground. There is trouble about the
stand pipes freezing up, as well as the
valves in the sprinkler.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Reward

A reward will be paid for return of
lost gun, ETC., advertised in another col
umn, or for information as to who pick
ed them up.--Js A. Lewis, & Son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02

Miro DR.. II. Waite, specialist
FIJI IN and graduate, twerty-
1I1O five years resident of
Minneapolis. Why suffer when cure
is mild. simple and certain? No need
to ask us. but ask hundreds of citizens
of st. Paul, Minneapolis and the
Northwestern Statesas to satisfactory
treatment ana permanent cure. We
can send hundreds of references and
will mail pamphlet treating on all rect
al diseases and references. Free, on
receipt of YOUR address. No. 1919
Hawthorn avenue, corner of 18th St.,
Minneapolis.
We can vOuch for the reliability of
the Doctors cures and can refer inter-
eSted readers to several of his patients.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
NEW BUILDINGS AT THE WAR COLLEGE AND THE NAVAL

ACADEMY.

buildings
S i'm
posing building a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02

SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street. New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-15
WOMEN APPEAL
TO THE MAYOR
RESIDENTS OF 'HAHA PROTEST
AGAINST RESORTS.
Delegation Tells the Executive HOW
They Suffer Because of the Disor-
ders at the "Coney Island.' Near
the Falls.--Mrs. S. A. StockweH Pre-
sents Case.

Some twenty women residing in the
Minnehaha Park residence district
have taken a hand in reclaiming the
Coney island tract from the pavilion
owners and fakirs.
BY appointment this coterie visited
Mayor Haynes in his city hall office at
3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. S. A.
in a gentle but forceable manner his
honor was informed of the distasteful
conditions that exist and asked if he
could not do something for the prop
erty owners and residents of the dis
trict.
The mayor was informed that what
with the merry-go-roundS, the Ferris
wheel, the numerous and noisy side
shows and the garrulouS fakirs of all
descriptions their homes We're made
places to be avoided. The women
which are held late into the night five
times a week. two of them being for
colored people, and stated that the
noises emanating therefrom made the
night hideous to quiet citizens who
wished to sleep.
Sunday was spoken of as the worst
time of the week and one speaker in
formed the mayor that when she
wanted to spend a quiet Sunday she
had to go away from home, a home
which she had bought for it's beautiful
and peaceful surroundings.
The MAYOR was asked if he would
not do something to alleviate this con-
dition, to run out the fakirs, make the
| pavilions keep orderly houses and to
| furnish sufficient police protection to
| make it safe for women to pass thru
the pavilion district, nights, Sundays
and holidays.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-15
DR.. Cool breaches on Absence of Heart
Interest In Religion.

DR.. Cool breaches Absence of Heart
Interest In Religion.
DR.. P. A. Cool, the pastor, delivered an
interesting sermon yesterday at Fowler
church, taking for his theme phrase of
Ruskin's, The Christianity of feeling and
action"
If l could have a photograph of
mans feelings, could tell you his char
acter," he said. In some business es
Establishments there is a spirit of careless
ness because Of bad feeling. A man In a
neighboring town, having quarreled with
his wife in the morning, came to the Of
fee ill-tempered, discharged an employee
for trivial mistake; the young man, dis
couraged, committed suicide, and the
shock of his death killed his invalid
mother"
Dr. Cool said that as to feeling in reli-
gion some persons say don't get ex-
cited" and want everything formal gen.
teel, intellectual. He said he would have
everything formal in SO far that every
thing should be done decently and in good
order, but he would have some heart in it..
Some people, he said, ARE going to
sleep at the mouth Of hell because they
are afraid of getting excited. They can
shout themselves hoarse at a ball game.
they can get excited enough at a. political
meeting, but when it comes to vital things
they check their feelings"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-15
BUT IT ISN'T SO FRIGID
COOL WAVE PREDICTED FOR TO-
DAY LOST IT'S AMBITION BE-
FORE 1T ARRIVED.

Altho a decided cool wave was pre-
dicted for today, When old Sol began
to mount in the heavens the tenn
perature began to rise by leaps. Be
tween 10 and IL am. the mercury
rose almost 10 degrees and was ris-
ing several degrees each quarter hour.
While the people were in some de-
gree prepared for the hot weather
Of Sunday on account Of Saturdays
warm wave, no one expected such a
sizzler. Every one who possibly
could, rushed to Lake Minnetonka,
and the trains were crowded far be-
You'd their seating capacity, altho
every available car in the yards was
used. Those who were not fortunate
enough to get to Minnetonka took
the street cars to Calhoun and Har-
riet and early in the afternoon all the
rowboats were in commission.
The actual temperature recorded on
the roof of the federal building by no
means registered the sensible tenn
perature in the homes and on the
street. The official figures at the
weather bureau registered 60 degrees
at am. Sunday, and by s o'clock
it was only 2 degrees hotter. In the
next two hours, however, it had risen
points, and by Q pm. it had risen
Is more. At 6 o'clock, altho the sun
was low, the temperature still hung
around the 80 mark.
The night was one of the hottest
of the season and at midnight the
temperature was 70.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-15
SYSTEM rs EXPENSIVE
Frank Gaylord Favors Change at City
and County Building.

There is no question but that the
court house and city hall building
should be under one head" said Gus.
todian Frank Gaylord of the city hall
this morning. 1T Is plain to everyone
that the present double-headed sys-
tenn with two custodians and two sets
of janitors, is much more expensive
than to have the whole building under
one head. One custodian could be
dispensed with, and several janitors,
while there would undoubtedly be a
chance for economy in securing and
using supplies.
IF the law establishing the build
ing commission is sustained by the
courts and the care of the building is
turned over to that body, the appoint
ment Of the help will not be attended
by SO much political play as at pres
ent, and more efficient force of men
would be secured. 1t would undoubt-
eddy be to the advantage Of the city
If the law was sustained, and conse-
quently it ought to be taken into court
as soon as possible.