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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
HAMILTON WIPED OUT.
Station on the Omaha Is Now Known
as Savaue.

The United States government has
taken from former Treasurer Hamilton,
of the Omaha railway, long since dead,
the last of the honors bestowed him in
the early days by the naming of the
postoffice at the eastern terminus of the
Sioux City line after him.
The station of Hamilton, twenty miles
up the Minnesota valley, was a year
or two ago renamed Savage, in honor of
the owner of Dan Patch, who has an ex-
tensive stock farm there The postof-
flee was formerly Hamilton postoffice
but was recently renamed Glendale, and
by an order just made takes the name
of the station, and becomes Savage.
For many years, along in the Cos,
Hamilton was an important point. 1t
was the terminus of a railway, and there
were no connections with st. Paul ex-
cept by stage and steamer. The line
was later built into st. Paul, and is
now the Western division of the
Omaha.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
Let the Farmers Act.

All classes of people are favorable to
good roads. The bankers are as much
interested in the improvement of the
highways as the men who are engaged IL
mercantile pursuits. At the bankers
meeting in Morris on Thursday an in
teresting paper was read on the subject
and some excellent suggestions were ad-
vanced. That law can be framed that
should prove satisfactory to the farming
community, there is no room for doubt
The farmers do not want taken from
them the privilege of working out their
road tax. There's can be no serious OBJ
lection to the law relating to this re-
manning as it is, but the labor performed
on the highways should be under the
supervision of one who is thoroughly ia
miliar with road building. Under the
present plan there is no system put into
operation. Each road overseer has his
own idea of what should be done with
the result that the roads do not improve
as much as they should with the years.
One great reason why the farmers.
generally speaking, do not take hold OF
this good roads question with more vigor
is the fear that laws relating thereto will
be enacted placing additional burdens of
taxation upon their shoulders. While the
farmers are not averse to having better
roads, they are nevertheless inclined to
look with suspicion upon most every
move directed toward good roads max
ing. However wrong they may be in
the premises, we cannot go behind the
facts in the case. In view of this con-
dition it would be proper for the farmers
themselves to get together and formu-
late some plan for action; something of
a practical character that could be laid
before the law-making body. The farm
ers are not unmindful of the advantages
to be obtained from good roads, and they
should exhibit as much interest in a
matter of so much Importance as those
people who reside in the villages and
the cities.
The American people are progressive.
They are far in advance of their foreign
brethren in all things relating to the
arts and the sciences, but in the matter
of road building the Americans are Woe
full behind the times. 1t behooves them
to take up this one subject and press
it to a right conclusion.
Good roads can be constructed in this
country, and the work can be accom-
plished without surrounding it with an
intricate mass of red tape
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
GARDEN CITY.

Mrs. Melissa Norton is quite sick.
Mrs. Maria Belknap of Mankato is
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Miller and two
daughters, Jessie and Gladys, of Ma
della visited friend here Wednesday.
John Miller has moved building on.
to the east end the house for summer
kitchen.
The girls of the grammar department
have bought basket ball outfit fol
school use with the entertainment
money.
Mrs. May Miller and Mrs. Lucy
Eaton went to Lake Crystal Wednes
day.
There was a birthday party at thu
home of w. j. Osgood in honor of theil
daughter Lizzie Tuesday afternoon from
four till eight o'clock Quite a number
was present and all had very enjoy
able time.
Workmen finished shingling the syn
dictate building the. last of the week.
Mrs. Lizzie Beer, who has been visit
ing here for the past few weeks, has
gone to visit in st. Peter.
Mrs. Walter Wagner has sister, Mrs
Lee, and two children, Nina and Le
more, visiting her.
Mrs. Marian Jones of Lake Crystal
visited at John Bixby's the first of the
week.
The young folks are getting supplied
with May baskets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
THIEF WAS BOLD.
Entered House in Day Time and Stole
From Students.

From Wednesdays Daily.
A theft occurred Monday afternoon
at boarding house on South Sixth
street. The thief entered the room of two
normal school students and stole $40
from one of them, Miss Smith, and a
gray colored coat from the other, Miss
Schooner. A cake that was in the room
was partly eaten.
The police were notified, and although
they have their suspicious as to who did
the work, they do not have any evidence
and nothing has been done.
The theft is thought to have occurred
some time in the afternoon before FIVE
o'clock. The landlady was sitting in the
dining room with neighboring lady at
the time, but did not hear anyone NOV
ing about.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
STARTING A COLLECTION.
George B. Owen Will Devote Some
lime to TaxidermY.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

AVN NSS~y
George B. Owen has the eagle which he
recently procured at Amboy nicely
mounted. 1t is large, black American
eagle, and is fine specimen. It's wings
stretch seven feet from tip to tip. Mr.
Owen procured the bird from an Amboy
hunter, and although its plumage was
not then in. good condition he brought
it home and mounted it and it presents
as imposing an appearance as it did
when alive and on raid on farmers
chicken yard.
The eagle is not the only mounted
specimen in Mr. Owens residence. He
has two as fine wood ducks as can be
found, with the beautiful plumage pecu-
liar to those birds. The masterpiece of
the collection, however, is seven pound
black bass that Mr.. Owen caught at
Madison Lake last year. 1t is handsome
" mounted, with the hook and section of
the silk line that landed the monster.
Mr.. Owen is justly proud of this fish.
Mr.. Owen does very nice burned wood
work, and has adopted an original idea,
in using water colors on these pictures.
The effect is very fine. Mrs. Owen is
an adept with pen and ink, and her
drawings of Gibson heads and other
work are very artistic. With both doing
work in this line, it is not strange that
their beautiful home is well supplied
with variety of pictures of these
classes. The dining room also contains
some paintings of punches of quail and
other game that Mr.. Owen has shot.
Two of these were made in California,
where Mr.. Owen was as successful in
hunting quail as he is in Minnesota.
Mr.. Owen intends to take up taxider-
my to greater extent in the future and
| will make a collection. He is very sue
cessful in this work, and takes great
deal of delight in it. One feature with
his work is the life that he puts into the
birds and animals that he works upon,
seeking to have them appear as near
to nature as possible. He is destined to
have very interesting collection. He
has worked good deal with Chas. Moses
of Loon Lake, who is an expert taxider-
mist and has fine collection of birds
and animals of southern Minnesota.
Mr.. Moses mounted one of the wood
ducks which Mr.. Owen has. He pays
much attention to pose and position. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Moses would
be willing to dispose of his collection
which is very complete one, to the
city or the public library, and if there is
any serious intention of buying col
lection to be placed in the library, it
might be well to get his figures, as it is
said that he asks less in proportion than
does j. B. Bean of Nicollet, who has of
fered his collection to the city for ST.
900. 1t might be that the city could get
much better bid, and if there are any
specimens lacking they can easily be
procured at any time. This would also
be patronizing Blue Earth man, and
leaving the money in this county, where
it would eventually circulate back to
this city.
Among Mr.. Owens collection is fine
brace of pin tail ducks, hanging.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
RELIC OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Interesting Souvenir Preserved BY
George H. Durfee. a Veteran.

Two Harbors, Mimi, May ia most
interesting souvenir of the Civil war was
recently found by Judge George II. Dur
fee of Grand Marais among his treas
ures which have accumulated for years.
The wartime relic is copy of the
Berryville, Va, "Conservator," a Confed-
crate paper, dated March IL, 1862.
The paper has more than local inter-
est, as it contains one page of matter
edited and put in type and run off on the
then improvised printing press, by mem
bers of our own gallant First Minneso-
ia. The venerable Judge, in relating the
incident in which he procured the copy,
says that on the evening of March 10,
1862, detachment of the Federal army,
led by the First Minnesota, to which he
belonged, entered the little town OF Ber-
ryville and proceeded to make them
selves at home. The white flag hoisted
by the Confederates was pulled down
and the flag of the First Minnesota, a
gift of the women of Minnesota, was
hoisted in its place. The editor of the
local paper, the Conservation, had Skid
added with the devil and the shooting
stick" leaving that edition of the paper
partly printed, one page remaining blank.
Among the boys of the First were a
number of typos, including Thomas II.
Pressnell, now clerk of the United States
court at Duluth, and these were given
permission by Gen. German to take
possession of the printing office. That
night they prepared and issued large
edition of 'The First Minnesota" utiliz-
ing the blank page of the Conservation
for the purpose. Thus was loyal paper
and rebel organ printed on one sheet.
"The First Minnesota" shows in its
bright lines the fire of patriotism, to
which that gallant body of men yielded
such a terrible sacrifice on the field of
; Gettysburg.
The pages of the Conservation contain
Official reports of recent battles and
current war history from the Confed-
| crate point of view, and other news
including list of officers and commit
tees of the congress of the Confederate
states. The mercantile advertisements
TEEN with hostile sentiments, and they
also give striking examples of southern
customs at that time. One merchant
| makes a rabid attack ON President Lin
coin, of whom he says, arnold and
Judas were white men in comparison
He offers $4,000 for the head of Lincoln
| cor ST 900 for either of his pet kanga
roos." He closes by saying to his custom
ers that eve are selling goods very
cheap, and expect little lot this week
from the abolition devils" In the want
! column 500 reward is offered for the
capture of the negro man, James John
son, 20 years old" Another shows his
faith in the success of the revolution
| by the publication of this notice:
Negroes wanted-The subscriber, hav
| ing located himself at Winchester, Va.
! wishes to purchase any number of ne.
groes, for which he will pay the highest
! prices in cash that the market will justi
fy."
It is most interesting souvenir, and
Judge Durfee says he would not part
with it at any price. The paper is SC
carefully preserved that it appears as
fresh as the day it was received, over
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
MRS. BUDDE INJURED.
Thrown Out Of Buggy, Falls Heavily
to the Street.

From Mondays Daily.
As Mr.. and Mrs. William Budde were
riding ON South Front street near Cher
ry yesterday afternoon about two
O'Clock, the king bolt of the buggy broke,
and the span of horses trotted on, pull
ing the X away from the main part of
the buggy. The tongue fell to the street
and brought the buggy to a sudden
halt. The shock throw Mrs. Budde for
ward upon the street, where she struck
upon her forehead. A deep cash was cut
over the right eye and she remained
senseless for some time after being pick
ed up. 1t is too soon to tell the real
extent of her injury. Mr.. Budde succeed
ed in stopping the horses by means of
the lines, of which he maintained his
hold after the bolt broke. The family
i've at l07 Minnesota street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
EN- ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS.
Parties Going to Worlds Fair City Via
the Water.
From yVoduoada We Do;Ju


Till Tibbetts of Redwood Falls, accom-
panied by Herbert Baldwin and George
Waugh of the same town, while coming
down the river in his gasoline launch
this morning on their way to st. Louis,
struck on sand bar, and broke the
screw wheel whereby the boat is propell-
ed. They We're obliged to lay over in
Mankato for some time until they could
get the craft repaired. The launch will
take on two more gentlemen at ST..
Paul and one. more at Winona, and will
go straight on to its destination, the
city of the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition. The little craft can make hun
dred miles day down stream. 1t is
nicely fitted up on the inside and can
carry fifteen people. 1t cost about ST.
900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
GUN CLUB SCORES.
Weekly Shoot Occurs Yesterday A.
ternoon at SibIey Park.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Scores made by the Gun club yester-
day were as follows:
Regular club event: Lulsdorff o.;
Benedict Is; Patterson Is; Bierbauer
l6; Nyquist Is; Saulpaugh Is; Brett
l6; Duncan IL; Kent 0; Stephan l6;
Lewis H.; Wilson 6.
Handicap contest: Lulsdorf 81; Bene-
dict Is; Patterson 20; Bierbauer 20; Ny
quist 1917; Saulpaugh lS; Brett l7h;
Kent Is; Stephan 2lA; Lewis l4h;
Duncan ID; Wilson ii.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
GOES TO CHICAGO.

Galesburg, ILL.,, May DIR. NJ Wald-
strom, who for the past twenty years
has been the president of Gustavus Adolf
phus college at St. Peter, Mimi, Satur-
day was elected superintendent of the
Augustana hospital in Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13

Joseph j. Waddell, while fishing for
carp at the mouth of the LIE Sueur riv-
er with throw line, caught monster
sturgeon that gave him busy half
hour. It weighed twenty EIGHT pounds
and measured four feet and two inches
in length. Had it not gotten tangled in
the line, it would have probably gotten
away.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
BROKE A WRIST.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Carl Ficks, the fourteen year old son
of Mrs. Charles Ficks, while standing
upon piece of timber watching a base
ball game yesterday afternoon, near his
home in Lime township, fell from the
place where he stood, and catching his
left arm under the weight of his body,
broke it near the wrist. The fall SEEM
ed to be very slight one and it seems
strange that the limb could have brok-
en- so easily. The same boy broke his
right arm about eight years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
EXCHANGE ELECTS OFFICERS
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The Minnesota Farmers Exchange at
the meeting in Minneapolis yesterday,
elected the following officers: President,
c. E. Jackson, st. Cloud; vice president,
Elias Stevenson, Crookston; secretary
j. S. Mcdonald, Rush City; treasurer,
w. S. Weatherstone, West Concord.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
P, COUNTY FAIR MEETING.

From Mondays Daily.
The Blue Earth County Fair associa-
ton will hold meeting on the after
noon of May % in the city hall build
ing to arrange for 1.-THE holding of the
annual county fair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
TWO MORE NEW HOUSES.
From Mondays Daily.

Henry R. Case has purchased from B.
d. Pay the south, half of lot six, block
fifteen, Van Brunt's addition, for $780,
The property is located at the corner
of Fulton and Willard streets, and Mr..
Case expects to erect residence there
for himself the present year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
WRIST BROKEN.
From Mondays Daily.

rrOm N0nuays DalIy.
Stacey Little of Judson, aged nine.
teen years, met with a painful accident
Saturday forenoon while driving. The
pole fell down and struck in the ground
and the team started to run, causing the
wagon to go up in the air. Little was
thrown out and one bone of his right
wrist was broken. The injured man is
a half brother of o. and d. A. Little
of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ hereby annouce myself as candi-
date for county attorney subject to
the action of the Republican primary
election.
n IOSS0W
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13

The Hunt heirs have sold to Frank S.
Kotthoff lot twelve, block two, Hunts
addition to North .Mankato, for $500.
Mr.. Kotthoff will build dwelling there
at once. ,c~
Both of these sales were made by
Davies & Turrittin.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
IS the MURDERER
OF FOUR PERSONS
Evidence Against G. B. Marx in
Connecticut Has Unearthed
Horrible Crimes.
VICTIMS BODIES FOUND
Four Cold Blooded Murders, and tho
Attempt to Poison Another Man
Can Be Traced to Hints
Old Man.

Colchester, Conn. Sept. THAT
Greshon Il. Marx, now held in the Nor
witch county Jail, is the perpetrator of
a series of cold blooded murders PROB
ably without precedent in the history
of Connecticut is the belief of the Of
ficials who today began a systematic
search for bodies on the Marx farm.
Four murders and the attempt to
poison another man can, it is said by
the officials. be traced to Marx.
The bodies of two of Marks alleged
victims. Joe Pavol and Joe Palm. have
been found. Marx is awaiting trial.
charged With the murder of Pavol. his
Wife being a witness for the state. The
two bodies for which the search was
begun yesterday are those OF an is
year-old boy and a Hebrew peddler.
a boy who was known as Henry ar
rived in New York from Russia about
three years ago. and came here soon
after to work for Marx. He worked ON
the farm about six months, and then
suddenly disappeared. Marx said he
had gone to Hartford to find employ
ment.
The Hebrew peddler went TO the
Marx HON one evening TWO years ago
and he has not been seen alive since,
so far as known.
A Polander known as Joe made Il
statement to Sheriff jackson in which
he accused Marx of attempting to end
his life with poisoned whisky. Joe took
the whisky, but was afraid to drink it,
m put it away. When the body of
Pavol was found Joe mentioned the
matter to n constable and CAV him
the whisky, ana the constable turned it
over to the iailer of the county Jail,
who promised to haze it analysed.
Marx made still another attempt OF
Joe's life when the latter discovered
the body Of Pavol. it is said.
The two men whose bodies ave been
foGnd We're six months behind in their
wages. as was the young boy Harry,
of whom no trace has been found.
Marx always slept With his hired man,
his wife and four children sleeping in
an adjoining room. The theory is that
he 6ruggea his victims when they
pressed him too hard for their wages.
N then crushed their heads With an
AK or some blunt instrument. after
which the bodies We're d~ismembered
n buried. Each of the bodies already
found bears a CHASTITY hole in the fore
les
The prisoner is a man so years old,
n was not too vigorous when ar
rested. His health has been broken by
confinement in the jail last spring. and
the natural ervou worry of a man to
be tried for murder.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
TRIED TO KILL FAMILY
Chicago Man Shoots s~tepdauehter, Her
Fiance and Then Kills Himself
at a Family Reunion.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-While seated at
the piano playing an air which he had
requested, Augusta Guth, 20 years old,
was hot and probably fatally wounded
last night by her stepfather, Lawrence
Lentsch. Turning Lentsch fired a bullet
into Edward Moeller, the girls fiance,
and then committed suicide by shoot
Ing himself through the heart. The
tragedy which was the elimination Of
an ~infatuation for the girl on the part
OF her stepfather, took place in the
Lentsch home, 81 ALBERT street. Noel
Ter who is 81 years old, lives at 1896
Nelson street. Both Miss Guth and
Moeller We're aiken to st. Joseph's hos
pftal, where they We're operated on. At
midnight it was said the young woman
was still alive. Her fiance was not
dangerously wounded.
Miss Guth was seated at the piano
in the parlor of her home and her
sweetheart sat on The sofa near by
When Lentsch en.ered the room. The
young woman was going for a walk
with Moeller, but her father asked her
to play once more. The shooting fol-
lowed.
Wanted to Marry Girl.
Lentsch was married to Mrs. Antonia
Guth fifteen years ago. The daughter,
Augusta, was Then 4 years old. When
she was fifteen her stepfather showed
signs of preference for her. Accord
ing to Mrs. Lentsch, he told her many
times:
you are too old and fat and ugly.
Why Cont you die so Augusta and me
can get married?"
When he found that Miss Guth avoid
ed him, Lentsch is said to have ex-
tended his abuse to her, many times
threatening her life n finally forcing
her to leave home. which h did a
week ago. She went to the home of her
sister, Mrs. Henry Feiler, 55S Wieland
street, but yesterday afternoon, at her
~stepfather's urgent request, returned.
Ientsch. through the girls mother, old
her that he would thereafter treat her
all right" He also said he would With
draw his objections to her keeping COM
pany with young Moe1ler.
Run From House.
Immediately after the shooting of the
girl and Moeller, both raj from the
house, but the girl fell as she reached
the sidewalk. Fearing, however, tina
her father would follow them, Moeller,
despite his WI injury, picked her up
and carried her to the home of August
block away.
ALBERT called his wife, and the two
young people were placed on couches,
while ALBERT ran to Harms Grove. a
block south, n called Officers Jack
son and Conner of the town hall police
station, who were stationed there.
Meanwhile. Lentsch had turned the
revolver on himself. He was taken to
Alexian Brothers hospital, but when
he was placed on the operating table
he was found to be dead.
In the house at the time of the shoot
ing were Mrs. Lentsch, Irma Guth, 16
years old, sister of the injured girl.
and Della Struist, 10 years old. 1917
Central Park boulevard. a friend Of
Augusta Guth.