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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
BASE BALL LEAGUE.
Meeting to Be Held at 0watonna May
IS to ORGANIZE.

Owatonna has been chosen as the place
for the meeting of base ball enthusiasts
to form a Southern Minnesota Base Ball
league, and the date has been set for
Tuesday, March fifteenth.
Since the announcement printed eX-
clusively in The Chronicle last week local
fans have taken the matter up and are
already making arrangements for the
organization of a champion team. 1t is
stated that they have taken steps to Sc
cure Tim Keefe, who was in the ranks OF
the millers during their sojourn in the
American league and who last year man
aged the Superior team on the Northern
league, to manage the Owatonna team.
1t is also said that Clarence Saulpaugh
of Mankate former Minneapolis club
owner will be offered the presidency of
the league. Promoter E. M. McColloch
of Albert Lea, who is backed by many
of the leading business men of that and
other cities in the southern section of the
state, now believes that the Southern
Minnesota Baseball league is now al
most an assured project, and the playing
dates which will be probably be named
are May Is to September l.
The number of games to be played
during the season will probably be about
ninety The circuit is not large and there
are no expensive long distance trips, the
longest being from Mankato to Winona,
a distance of one hundred and thirty
four miles.
The cities to be included in the circuit
are as follows: Albert Lea, Owatonna,
Austin, Winona, Mankato, Rochester,
Faribault and Waseca. All of these cities
are good baseball towns and two or three
of them each year support strong semi
professional team. They are cities of
from 5000 to $4,000 population, and with
a good schedule should prove payers.
Of course the organization has not yet
been perfected, but those interested are
assured that it is hardly possible that
the project could now fail of fulfllment.
The cities which now have an independ-
ent team will enter their teams in the
new league The others will at once be-
gin the work of securing players.-Owa-
tonna Chronicle.
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RESIGNED HIS POSITION.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Elov Erickson, the well known butter
maker of the Oak Lawn creamery at
Kerns, has resigned his, position. He
does this to engage in the manufacture
of butter culture and TO devote his entire
time to that vocation. He has maintain
ed laboratory in tie past and has sup
piled number of butter makers with
the 'sHaugdahl starter and the demand
has grown to such an extent that he
must devote all his time to the business.
Mr. Erickson was offered the chair of
animal husbandry at the Ames Agricul-
tural college of Iowa but declined it.
st. Peter Herald
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JUDs0N JoTTINGS.

Griff Jones of Lake Crystal was seen
in the community last week trying to
sell stallion to company of farm
ers.
Robert A. Roberts of Linn Grove, Ia,
arrived at Searles last Thursday with
two car loads of goods including stock,
machinery, etc. John G.. Roberts sent
several teams to meet him and help haul
the goods down here. When settled
down he will occupy the R. G. James
place.
c. S. Thurston shipped a car of hogs
from Judson last Monday night. The re-
port in the Kerns and Hebron items
that neither Judson nor Mankato paid
over $4.75 for hogs week before last, was
erroneous for both places paid cents the
last of that week. The Judson buyer
also in the adjoining towns, which goes
that cost him on an average of S. per
hundred The Judson market appears to
be all right by the quantity of hogs that
have been marketed here all winter and
the buyer seems to hold his own in spite
of all the enemies and we think he gets
his share of the stuff in this town and
also in the adjoining towns, which foes
great way to prove that the buyer
also is all right.
The Salem choir had a social last Sat
urday night at Lake Crystal over their
victory in winning the prize from the
Mankato choir at the eistoddfod. The
banquet was held at Union hall.
Mrs. James D. Price of Cambria
spent Sunday with her brother, William
Roberts and wife and shook hands with
friends at Jerusalem.
David E. Davis as mentioned few
days ago, is still having great trouble
with the skunks and has quit taking
milk to the creamery on account of
odor about his farm. Although Dave
thinks the odor a sure cure for indigest-
ion or any kind of stomach trouble, the
last we heard he had caught ten of the
little dis.
Miss Mary Ellen Evans spent Sunday
at home with ner parents.
John Owens and wife, who were mar
ried recently, have both hired out to G.
Lloyd for three months.
John G.. Roberts and E. n. Jones have
each purchased a registered Poland
| China boar.
Richard Nigley is kept busy dehorning
cattle for his neighbors.
R. P. Williams intends to ship a
carload of cattle and hogs to st. Paul
| in a week or so.
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VERNON CENTER NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. F. H. Barnes visited at Lake
Crystal Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washburn spent Fri
day with relatives at Lake Crystal.
Sadie Cornish went to Mankato to
spend Saturday and Sunday with her
cousins, Mae and Bonnie.
Ella Mountain of Good Thunder is
the guest of Mary King for few
days.
A number of the young people drove
out to Nina Thompson's Friday even
ing and enjoyed a dance.
Carrie Jacobs of Kewanee, ILL.,, is a
guest at the home of j. X. Howe.
At the primary election Saturday
afternoon, A. E. Quimby and Dr. War
ham were elected delegates to the county
convention at Mankato next Tuesday.
Those elected from the township were,
James j. Rambe, Fred L. Hemingway,
B. f. Fernald, and A. L. Wendt. The
above delegation is solid for Collins, and
in favor of Colonel Widell's naming
the delegates to the district convention.
A. G. Halverson yesterday purchased
the interest of E. L. Kendall in the
Lily restaurant and will hereafter con-
duct the same alone. Mr.. HalversoD
is an honest, straightforward young bust
ness man, and The Free Press bespeaks
for him the confidence of the village and
an increase in patronage.
County Surveyor Harvey of Rock
county visited relatives over Sunday.
Mr.. 10. Halverson Saturday disposed
of her Main street property to E. X.
Kendall, taking in exchange four village
lots and a cash consideration of $500. 1t
is understood the Hamm Brewing com
pany of st. Paul are negotiating with
Mrs. Kendall for the purchase of the
above property with the view of placing
saloon thereon.
A company of young people from
somewhere near Sterling put on play at
the local opera house Saturday evening,
entitled EUncle Rube", and it was sur
prising how well they all acted their
parts.
Arthur Tibbitts, rural carrier No. 2,
met with quite serious accident Satur
day as he drove in from his trap. As he
started to unhitch the team became
frightened at something and ran away,
scattering the buggy in several places
and pieces before being stopped, entail
ing loss of some $40 or $50 to Art and
one he can Stafford.
Your correspondent is pleased to note
that, at the recent county examinations
a number of the teachers in this vicinity
succeeded in raising the grade of their
certificates, among them are the follow
ing: Josephine Cornish, first grade;
Francis Cornish, Mary C. McGrew, Kath
ryne Pfeffer, second grade.
Frank Tiffany returned Saturday from
a weeks visit with his daughter at
Amboy.
Percy Mills, formerly helper at the
Omaha depot, but recently at Lake Crys
tai, has been promoted to night operator
at st. James.
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BOTH HANDS LACERATED
Distressing Accident Occurs to Young
Elmer Kurth.
He Picks up Dynamite Caps And One
Explodes.
Luckily For His Life the Others Re.
main Intact.
Phyician Believes Injured Members
Can Be Saved.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Elmer Kurth, the eleven year old son
of Fl. r. Kurth, suffered severe lacera-
ton of both hands, especially the left,
by the explosion of dynamite cap in
his home above the Higley produce store
on South Front street this morning
about eleven o'clock. Half an hour,
more or less, before the accident occur
red, the boy with his older sister and
another bog of about the same age, by
the name of Howard Nelson, were play
ing out on South Front street near the
Clements grocery store. 1t was here
that one of the children picked up tin
box and opened it, finding nine dynamite
caps such as are used for stone blasting
and similar purposes. Some one probably
lost the box on the street. The children
had no idea what the little long tubes
with white stuff at the bottom. They
took the box to the Kurth home where
they decided to pry out the white stuff
with pins and then use the shells to
lengthen some pensils that had become
too short to write with. Elmer picked up
a hat pin and a cartridge but, accord
ing to his own story, the cartridge ex-
ploded before he had touched the pin to
it. A cloud of smoke arose with a puff
and the boys hands were mangled and
bleeding Luckily none of the other
caps went off.
The attending physician is of the opin-
ion that the injuries are confined to the
flesh. There is a chance of saving both
hands entirely.
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CORDS AND M'CLkIN.
Two Men Matched to Wrest!e Next
Monday Night at The Theatre.

From Mondays Daily.
Frank McClain of Wisconsin and
Frank Cords of st. Clair ape matched to
wrestle ca tch- as catchcan style at Man
kato on Monday night, New. q. a side
bet of $50 will be posted by each man
and the winner of the contest is to re-
ceive 60 per cent of the receipts and the
loser 40 per cent.
McClain is the champion weller weight
wrestler of Wisconsin. Cords has ap-
peared on the mat in this city and lovers
of the art of wrestling know how he
can conduct himself in a bout.
The match is for the best two falls
out of three, Police Gazette rules to
govern. The strangle hold will be bar
red.
Mccain weighs l52 pounds and Cords
tips the scales at IT'S.
In few days referee will be Sc
lected.
The articles of agreement were signed
this afternoon.
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BLOWS HIS HEAD OFF.
Farm Hand in Martin County Makes
Quick Finish.
From SATURDAYS Daily.


Fairmont, Mimi, March l2.-Robert
Williams, a farm hand employed by Will
liam Plumhoff, two miles north of We'll
come, in Frazer township, attempted to
kill his employer yesterday, first knock
ing him down with pitchfork and then
cutting him badly in the throat. Will
liams went to the house and secured
shotgun, with which he threatened to
kill Mrs Plumhoffff, but she escaped
The man then placed the butt of the
gun ON the stairs and with forked
stick pulled the trigger. The result was
that Williams head was blown off. The
man was evidently insane, though he had
not previously shown signs of madness,
and his character was good. Plumhoff
was very badly injured, but will re-
cover.
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is that it is easier for them to pay it in
work than in cash. This is not good
objection because the money will not
leave the town but will be paid right
back to those that want job.-Amboy
Herald.
j. E. Salisbury informs us that he
saw robin in his grove Wednesday
morning. We think that if the bird had
been posted on Hicks weather predic-
lions for March, it would have stayed
south while longer.-Amboy Herald.
f. w. Hilton of Eagle Lake visited
his mother, Mrs. j. E. Brown, on We'd
nesday. He expected to leave on Thurs
day for Shakan, Alaska, to enter the
employ of the Mankato Lumber & Fish
as storekeeper.-Amboy Herald.
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TAKING GOLD?

Then you need instant attention.
You feel chilly and have frequent
Sneezing spells. You'll be surprised
al the amount of good a few doses of
HoStetter's Stomach Bitters will do
you. Try it today. Besides counter
acting Chills, Colds and LaGrippe
It is also unequalled for Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Constipation, In
sOmnia, Poor Appetite, Dizzi-
ness and Malaria. Thousands are
using it with great satisfaction. Why
not try bottle.
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WILL FILED.
Estate of The Late Prof. E. w. Parker
foots up to $34,5O0.
c. H.;

rTOm FCaIuEuhV > Dduy.
The will of the late Prof. E. W. Par
ker of Garden City was filed for pro-
bate this forenoon. 1t leaves all of his
property to the widow, Mrs. Florence NJ.
Parker, and her heirs. There are five
children. The will is dated Jan. 29th
1903, and the widow is named as execu.
trix
The schedule of the property accom-
panying the application to have the will
probated gives the real estate as worth
$4,000, and the personal property as
worth $500 Most of the real estate
is farm land, but there is also the new
home in Garden City, just completed.
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Chicago Great Western Ry.

Chicago Great Western Ry.
'Waterville. Elysian, Madison Lake ac-
commodation departs 600 p. m. daily
except Saturday: arrives 500 a. M,
daily except Sunday.
Trains for Waterville, Farihault, North
fcld. Red Wing, st. Paul, Mime
apolis and intermediate points leave
at 500 a. m. and 1900 D. m.
Trains for Dodge Center. Dubuque. Chi
cago, and the east, Des Moines. ST.
Joseph, Kansas City and the souah Ia,
west leave at 6:20 a. m. and 1900 o.
m. Trains arrive from those points
at 1886 p. m. and 1890 p. m.
Trains leave for Austin. Lyle, Mason City, Fort
Dodge, Council Bluffs and Omaha at $40
a. m. and 100 D. m. and arrive at 9:35 D..
m. and II 80 p. m.
Trains marked run daily except Sunday
all others daily. For information as to dates
or routes to any point apply to Chicago Great
Western Agent at depot.
W. M. BARE, Agent.
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of the supreme court two years ago,
and is now a senior at the University of
Minnesota, was accused of plagiarism by
other students who entered the Pillsbury
oratorical contest. 1t was claimed that
he had used as his own speech of Frank
d. Larrabee, Minneapolis lawyer. The
case was investigated and much to the
delight of Mr.. Jones' friends he was
found not guilty.
The Douglas school in Minneapolis has
taken up with the scheme of using a
stereopticon in connection with its geo
graphy literature and historical classes,
as an assistance in teaching the same and
illustrating various points of Importance.
This is the first graded school in the
United States to adopt the idea. 1t is
claimed that the scheme is most success
full and arouses no small amount of in
terest in the minds of the pupils study
ing those subjects.
In st. Cloud l,2SO,OOO gallons of water
per day are consumed by the patrons of
the city plant
Saloon license fee at Crookston has
been raised to $3.50.
Farmers of Polk county will enjoy a
banquet at Crookston on st. Patrick's
day.
Marshall is now known as ''The Holy
City," so many people having been con-
verted there of late.
That old fake about a lost niece hav-
ing been found at Carthagena, Spain, was
sprung upon J. H. Koop of Brainerd, but
Mr. Koop refused to "unbelt" to the leg
pullers.
The Sleepy Eye Milling company has
increased it's mill capacity to 5000 bar
rels daily
J. W. Mason of Fergus Falls, well
known to many in Mankato as a vigor-
Gus campaigner, has decided to become
candidate against Judge Baxter for
Judge in the seventh judicial district.
Postmaster Kinman of Morgan has re-
signed and Editor POLAND wants the
place.
Elmore voted no license at the recent
election.
R. G. Ransom of Albart Lsa and Mrs.
Jennie Clark Sprague of Laramie, Wyo.,
surprised their friends by marrying.
Commercial club.
Judge A. w. Bangs, one of the pioneer
lawyers of LIE Sueur county, but who re-
moved from there several years ago and
located in Rapid City, S. D., where he
has been prominent in the affairs of that
section, suffered paralytic stroke some
time ago, from the effects of which death
ensued Saturday.
The state of Minnesota made but
$965O profit out of oil inspection fees
during February. Fenton G. Warner,
state oil inspector, has reported to the
state treasurer February collections of
$2,Sl9.5O, with disbursements of $2,723.
Montevideoites want the saloon license
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A special meeting was decided upon
for next Saturday night when the bonds
of the newly elected recorder, treasurer,
assessor, justice of the peace and con-
stable will be passed upon and approx
ed or disapproved. President Bennett
will announce the standing committees
for the coming year. Possibly street
commissioner will be elected.
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PICKED FROM THE COUNTY PRESS.

The Mapleton Enterprise says that j.
c. Hubb has a warm heart for the little
ones, and every baby born during 1904
is assured of a beautiful gold ring, if the
mother will but bring the child to Mr..
Hubs jewelry store.
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All our winter goods will be sold re-
gardless of cost rather than pack them
away. Henry E. Hance.
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John Manderfeld was elected town
clerk. of Siegel, Brown county for the
twenty fifth time, on Tuesday last.
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From Mondays Daily.


Fifteen Republican voters of the vii
lage held the caucus for the selection of
delegates to represent the North Man
kato Republicans in the coming RepubG
can county convention at St. Peter, in
the village primary school room, being
the rear part of the village hall build
ing, last Saturday night. Nels Ander
son, Ole Paulson and Thomas Smith
were chosen delegates. The county con-
vention will be held tomorrow after
noon beginning at two o'clock in the
Nicollet county court house at st. Peter.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the delegates to do all they could to
further the interests of the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt for president of
the United States at the national Re-
publican convention. Anders Anderson
was elected chairman of the Republican
organization of the village, and was
thus elected also as the North Mankato
member of the Nicollet county Republic
can committee. Anders Anderson pre-
sided over the caucus and Olaf Larson
was secretary.
All of the officers elect of North Man
kato have filed their oaths with the re-
corder, except Frank Bennett, who was
chosen justice of the peace, but has re-
peatedly stated that he would not ac-
cept the office. The majority filed their
oaths Saturday night when nearly all
the officers elect were gathered in the
village hall.
A special council meeting was held
Immediately after the filings. The coun
Gil designated the National Citizens
bank once more as the place of de-
posit of the village funds. The official
financial report for the year ending Feb
9th showed that during that fiscal year
the village had received Sl,S73.90 and
disbursed $l,s5s.73, leaving balance in
the treasury of $l5.l7. The disburse
ments did not include all of the $500
expended by the village on the Charles
street fill but only about Is per cent
of that expense. The other 1925 will be
reckoned among the expenses of the
present year. The depleted treasury will
soon be replenished by the March settle
ment when the county treasurer will
turn about $500 over to the village ex-
chequer.
The council also fixed the salaries
of the recorder and treasurer at the GUS
tomary figure of $75 and $25 respective
ly.
A special meeting was decided upon
for next Saturday night when the bonds
of the newly elected recorder, treasurer,
assessor, justice of the peace and con-
stable will be passed upon and approx
ed or disapproved. President Bennett
will anro,aYoo Tho cf f%ooc
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is assured Of a beautiful gold ring, if the
mother will but bring the child to Mr.
Hubs jewelry store
Village politics promise some inter
esting developments at the caucus Sat
urday night. According to street rumors
the candidates for president are Martin
Schimmele, Otto Schweer and C.. L. Sci
lers; for trustees, John Schweitzer, r.
Humid, Chas. Krengel, W. A. Hanna, II.
B. Tenney; for recorder, Fred Rosenow,
G. c. Winchell and Chas. Prohl; for
treasurer, VIM. Stroebel, Chas. Dietz, A.
B. Friedman, VIM. Borchert; assessor, r.
S. Annis, c. II. Dietz; justice, Geo. H.
Dumbeck.- Mapleton Enterprise.
Harry Friedman, the ten year old son
OF A. B. Friedman, met with a lament
able accident last Friday afternoon
While playing around Mr.. Zahalka's barn
he found some unexploded cartridges,
and taking the powder out endeavored
to set fire to it. The powder being
little damp was slow to ignite and the
boy got his face down rather close when
the powder exploded, burning his face
severely as well as his left hand. 1t is
that that his eye sight is uninjured
but it was close call.-Mapleton En-
terprise.
At meeting of the Maple River Curl
ing club last Saturday three new mem
bers were added to the club, J. II. Stew
art, of Mankato, Thos. Leroy, of Ster-
ling, and Emery Healy. There was some
talk relative to the building of cover
ed rink and committee was appointed
looking to the organization of club not
limited in membership as is the Maple
River club-Mapleton Enterprise.
Mrs. E. E. Hill, who went to Roches-
ter several weeks ago for an operation
for cancer, and has since been with her
niece Mrs. j.. r. Thompson of Manksto
returned to her home on Friday. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Thompson.
The operation was a success and Mrs.
Hills friends will be glad to learn that
she 10 feeling quite well.-Good Thun-
der Herald.
Quite a little interest was manifested
at the spelling match at the Willow
creek school house last Friday night.
Mrs. John McKibben carried off all the
honors. In fact they all did well until
they tried to spell the teachers name
but this brought down the house and
everyone come to the conclusion that it
would be best for her to change her name
at the first opportunity. -Amboy Herald.
The only objection we have heard
farmers make against the proposed
] change in the payment of the road tax,
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On Tuesday we were shown natural
ization paper issued by the writer, then
clerk of the district court of Nicollet
county, to Henry Behnke, of this city.
1t was dated March, 1859, and is well
preserved, though urty-ive years old
New Ulm News.
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Mrs. Caroline Schneider died sudden
ly at New Ulm of paralysis, aged fifty
nine years.
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Coat cut shirts, spring styles at Henry
e, Hance's.
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NEWS IN SMALL CHUNKS.

The trial of Mrs. Krause, charged with
the murder of her husband at Adrian, is
now on trial at Worthington.
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Farmers of Polk county will enjoy a
banquet at Crookston on st. Patrick's
day
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

Marshall is now known as ''The Holy
City," so many people having been con-
verted there of late.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

That old fake about lost niece hav-
ing been found at Carthagena, Spain, was
sprung upon ]. H. Koop of Brainerd, but
Mr.. Koop refused to "unbelt" to the leg
pullers.
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Montevideoites want the saloon license
raised from $3.50 to $1,000.