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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
BIG EVENT Is PLANNED.
Knights of Pythias Will Hold Festival
in Minneapolis May Fl.
From Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays Daily.
One of the greatest undertakings ever
planned by a fraternal society in this
city will be the Northwestern Pythian
Festival under the auspices of the com
bined Knights of Pythias lodges of this
city, at the International auditorium,
Saturday, May 81. Committees repre-
senting all the city lodges have been
working in preparation for this for sew
eral weeks.
The chief characteristic of the festival
will be the exemplifcation of the ritual
istic work of the order, in the page and
knight ranks, by the celebrated lola
team" from Dayton, Ohio. This team
numbers sixty-six men, and is said to
be the best working and most elaborate
ly costumed team in the order. Because
of this teams being selected to conduct
the exemplifcation about 100 men, prom
inent in the order in Ohio, will be pres
ent.
Nearly every Pythian lodge in the
northwest has sent word that ldelega-
tions, large and small, will attend the
festival, and from North Dakota, lodges
on the line of the Northern Pacific rail
road are making arrangements to come
by special X. P train. Many of the
highest officers of the supreme lodge
will attend, as will the grand lodge Off
GERS of number of states. Word has
been received that at least three gov
ernors of neighboring states will be pres
emit. Iowa points are talking of send
ing delegations, and one Chicago lodge
is making arrangements to attend in a
body.
The festival will call together from
1000 to 5000 members of the order, and
the international auditorium has been
secured for the occasion.
The festival proper will be held in
the evening, commencing with parade OF
the uniform rank companies and local
and visiting lodges. In honor of this
festival and the size and Importance OF
the undertaking, large class of appli-
cants for membership in the order is be-
ing organized, upon which all the local
lodges are busy comforting the initial
ranks, so that all candidates may be in
position to witness the festival exem-
plifcation. To accommodate candidates
the lodges have arranged to confer this
work the afternoon of May 81.
Local Knights of Pythias are max.
ing plans for convention of the order
to be held at the Masonic Temple, Fri
day evening, April Is, when national
committee representing the uniform rank
of the Pythian order, consisting of Bri
gadier General James III. Barley of II
linois, Brigadier General Charles r
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
Jones of Indiana and Brigadier General

Jones of Indiana and Brigadier General
Fred E. Wheaton of Minnesota, will
meet in this city to revise the laws gov
erning military rank. Supreme Chancel-
lor Tracy B. Bangs of Grand Forks, N.
D., and Major General James R. Carna-
han of Indiana will also be here. The
Minnesota brigade commander and mem
bers of his staff will entertain the visit
ing officials at luncheon at the West
hotel, Friday evening, April Is, after
which the Minneapolis and st. Paul COM
panies of the uniform rank will give a
street parade, with the K. P. bands from
the two cities, and escort the visitors to
the Masonic Temple, where the digni-
taries of the supreme lodge will deliver
addresses on the general condition of the
Minneapolis Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
Go South.

The southwest is the garden spot of
America and offers the greatest induce
ments for homeseekers and investors.
Rich farm lands in Oklahoma and Texas
for sale at from So to $50 per acre. Close
to markets Good schools. Fine fruit
country. Climate mild.
1000 acres of raw land in Indian Ter
ritory to lease at 81 per acre.
Join my party on special excursion
April 10th and investigate these oppor-
tunities. Half fare plus So.
T. F. Parker, "a Gillian Block,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08

is not advisable to have the teachers in
terrupted by calls from outsiders during
their work. 1t had been learned that
the phones are used less than any ordi-
nary dwelling phones in the city.
President Hughes of the committee
said that he had received from the
principal of each building report on the
use of the phones. The Franklin re-
ported that it is used three or four times
day with the superintendent and very
little aside from that At the Union it
is used six times day with the high
school, very little with parents, and
some on social matters by teachers. At
the West Mankato building four or five
times day with the high school, and
hardly at all for social purposes.
Superintendent Uline reported that he
uses the high school phone twenty times
a day, of which one to five times day
is with patrons of the schools. As to
the abuse of the phone the fault was
with the principal or superintendent.
President Hughes said that he had
sealed bids for placing phones in five
buildings for two years.
Manager Buchholtz was present and
said that the contract should go to the
lowest bidder, as he did not want to be
used to force down the price of phones
of the other company.
1t was stated that the Northwestern
company has 337 phones in use in the
city, and the Citizens company 7lO to
720 phones.
Mr.. Coughlan said that the phones had
better be taken out if they are not used
any more than the reports showed.
The report of the committee was &C
cepted and the committee was discharg
ed.
Mr.. Comstock moved that the con-
tract be awarded to the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Jones offered an amendment that
the bids be considered on the basis of
the number of phones in use in the city.
Mr.. Comstock said that if the superin-
tendent is answering as many calls as
he says he is he is wasting too much
time at the telephone, and he was not
sure but that it would be best to get
along without any phones. They would
be handy if somebody else than teachers
could be delegated to answer the calls.
The board is under obligations to the
tax payers to get the most possible out
of every dollar spent. The less the num-
Der of outside calls received over the
phones the better it will be for the
schools.
After some further discussion, the
matter was laid on the table until the
next meeting, on motion of DR.. Davis.
Superintendent Uline presented the
report for March; showing the
number enrolled, the number belonging
and the average attendance:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
CUT INTO HIS FINGERS.
Herman Becue Suffers an Accident at
st. CIair-..News Notes.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
While feeding a wood-sawing machine
| Saturday, Herman Beccue, living five
miles northeast of st. Clair caught his
left hand so that the big circular came
near to depriving him of the member. AS
it was, luckily the saw, instead of max.
ing clean cut, slipped, tagging the
feshy part of his two middle fingers
taking splinter off the bone of the sec.
ond. He came to St. Clair Immediately
where DIR. f. U. Davis dressed the hurt
successfully. Unless unlocked for com
plications occur, he will fully recover the
use of the fingers.
Ed. O'Connor and John Strobe tried
for honors in wrestling match at the
M. w. A. hall Saturday evening before
large crowd. The lucky German had
no great difficulty in securing three
straight falls. The bouts were catch-as-
catch can.
The Easter program at the Congrega-
tional church was enjoyed by the lar
gest audience that has attended since the
reopening of the church. Some Sun
day school choruses for which the solos
were sung my Hazel Rodgers, Miss Pc
terson and Viva Thedman; and solos by
Olive Walcott, Mr.. Daniel Setchfeld and
Mrs. M. B. Rasdan were well rendered.
The farmers, who have been chatting at
the seasons delay, are now mixing up
with the soil in great glee at the warm
weather. "Now, if only it does not rain"
is the general expression. After the
dousing of the past two years it would
certainly seem that they had ''some-
thing good coming"
The st. Calir public school resumed
its work Monday, after weeks va
cation, with good attendance, though
some pupils are forced to be at work
during seed time. Miss Murphy, teacher
of the primary grade, on account of the
severe illness of her sister, has not yet
returned from Anoka. So Miss Odjard is
substituting for her, while Mr.. E. Dudley
Parsons is supplying the vacancy in the
sixth and seventh grades caused by
the change.
One of the most troublesome matters
for anyone who owns stock is the feed
question. There have been no oats all
winter and now there is no corn in sight.
Mr.. James Fields, who rode through
town Monday en- route from Madison
Lake to his farm, three miles south of
St. Clair, on load of the coveted cereal,
had narrow escape from being mob
bed. He said he had the last load in the
market.
One of the busiest men is st. Clair
is Mr.. Fruetner, the proprietor of the
meat market. His herds of beef cattle
can often be seen on the street and
enroute to Eagle Lake, the shipping
point AS spring comes on, the home
pork supplies are giving out so the mar
ket is beginning to ''come into its own
The proprietor is just the kind of a man
who draws trade-cheerful and opti-
mistic
Then there is Mr.. Pagenkoff, who never
seems to worry about anything, but goes
along day after day, complacently happy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
WILL GIVE ADDRESS.
W. A. Funk Rounds Out Twenty-Five
Years of Odd Fellowship.
From Thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
w. A. Funk has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the anniversary address
before the Odd Fellows lodge at Stay
ton April Goth. This will be the eighty
seventh anniversary or the order. The
Slayton lodge is sure to hear something
good, as Mr.. Funk is an able speaker.
Mr.. Funk has been member of the
Odd Fellows order for quarter of a
century. He is member of the grand
lodges of Illinois and Minnesota, and
helped to organize the lodge at Lake
field, and was its first noble grand. He
also helped to organize the Jackson lodge.
He is member of Mankato lodge No.
Is, and also of the encampment. He is
very loyal to the order.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
WORLDS FAIR NEWS-NOTES.

Mrs. Belle Small, of Sedalia and Mrs.
Emma d. Nuckols, of Jefferson City,
are to be the hostesses of the Missouri
building at the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. John Barnes Jr., of Philippsburg,
Pa, has offered to the Worlds Fair for
exhibition, a piano and organ combined
which she says is SO years old.
Seven hundred and eighteen packages
of German exhibits have arrived at the
Worlds Fair and are being installed in
the different exhibit palaces and the
German building.
An equatorial telescope weighing A.
900 pounds will be an interesting ex-
hibit in the display of scientific instru-
ments in the Liberal Arts Palace at the
Worlds Fair.
The regular cash prizes offered for ex-
hibits of poultry, pigeons and pet stock
at the Worlds Fair aggregate more than
$4,000. This sum will be greatly in
creased by appropriations from State
commissions for state exhibits.
During the year 1884 the United
States exported 2,72l horses of the value
of $424,347 About this time the i'm
portation of the best draft sires of Eu
rope was begun, with the result that in
1902 we exported lO3,92O head of the
value of over SlO,OOO,0O0. The best
horses in the world are now raised il
the United States, and the foreign de
mand for them is constantly increasing
Probably horses never again will be a
cheap as in 1857, when good ones woul'
bring but $40 or $50. But it is onl,
the good ones today which bring higl
prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
LEASES QUARRY

William Mitchell has negotiated a
lease of Mankato Stone Co.'s stone
quarry, north of the city, and will
change the name to the Mitchell Stone
Quarry. The quarries are located on
the Chicago Great Western and Mil
waukee roads, and contain large deposits
of building and dimension stone M. G.
Willard and son have been operating the
quarries the past two years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
READY FOR SECOND TRIAL.

Worthington, Mimi, April .6.-Mrs.
Tomke Krause, who is charged with the
murder of her husband, Anton Krause,
and in whose case the jury was unable
to agree, will be put upon trial again
here next Monday. The county attorney,
for fear of not being able to get jury
in this county, sought change of venue
to an adjoining county, but was unable
to gain his point. Public sentiment is
still favorable to the accused.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the office of county superintend-
emit of schools for Blue Earth county,
subject to the decision of the Republi-
can primaries, and respectfully solicit the
thoughtful consideration of those inter
ested in our schools to whatever fitness
I may have for this important office. If
nominated and elected, I shall endeavor,
in public and private life, to merit the
confidence of the voters.
Very respectfully,
R. H. BROWN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
April S-15-22.

STATE OF MINNESOTA County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Henry Jack
son. deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Edward
Thomas Ann A. Thomas, George McCulloch
Miller and Eleanor T. Beeckman. representing
among other things that they claim a part OF
the property which said Henry Jackson died
seized OF, that said petitioners claim such prop
erty through the heirs of said deceased, that
the administrators of said estate were dis
charged and TO final decree assigning the resi-
due of said estate has ever been entered, and
praying the decree of this court assigning the
residue of said estate to the persons entitled
thereto by law.
1t is ordered that the said petition be heard
by this court on Monday, the second day of
May, 1904, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, at the probate Office in the city of Man
kato, in said county
And it is further ordered that notice of said
| hearing be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to said
| day of hearing in the Mankato Free Press, q
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Mankato In said county.
| Dated at Mankato, the sixth day of April
A. D., 1904.
By the Court:
| probate Court SeaL] WIN. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
W. n. Norris, attorney for petitioners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
GETTING OUT THE MATERIAL.

Gen. Custaf Widell, who has the con-
tract for furnishing the stone and doing
the mason work for the bridge improve
ments to be made by the Chicago and
Northwestern road along its line west
of Winona in Minnesota and Dakota, is
now busily at work preparing to enter
upon this contract. He is shipping stone
to different points along the road and
will be putting in foundations for heavy
masonry as soon as the frost is out of
the ground.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
April 8-15|22.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter Of the estate of Martin NJ.
Stratton deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Lydia E. Stratton of said county.
1t is ordered that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance at
the probate Office in the city of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day,
viz Monday, the 10th day of October A. D.,
1904 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon OF said
day.
It is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors TO pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex-
piration of which time ali claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred, unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination Of said
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
tion in the Mankato Free Fress, weekly
newspaper. printed and published at Mankato.
in said county.
Dated at Mankato the 9Th day of April
A. D., 1904
BY the Court.
probate Court Seal. WIN. f. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
8. B. Wilson, attorney for executrix.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
REACHED AN AGREEMENT.

An agreement was reached late yester-
day afternoon between the grievance
committee of the Omaha road telegraph
ers and General Superintendent Winters,
which covers the entire system. The
working hours are reduced one hour per
day on the main line, and two hours on
the branch lines. The increase in sal
airy for 400 men averages 5 per cent. The
minimum wage was fixed at $3.50 and
promition is to be by seniority for out
side work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
cATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED.
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
can not reach the seat Of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional d.
sease, and In order to cure it you must
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rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack medi-
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and is a regular prescription. It Is COM
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Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
DIDN'T FURNISH A DIAGRAM.
Curiosity in Shape Of Letter Received
By Revenue Collector.

FL. F. Gains, deputy collector of inter-
nal revenue, at Minneapolis, is puzzling
over Letter which he received yesterday
morning. The writer thoughtlessly fail
ed to enclose diagram. The letter fol-
lows:
tabor, Mimi, April 3, l904.-To U. s..
Revenue Office: Gents-Please let me
know is any person who Destroys Uncle
Sans money and buyes goods for the
same u of the value of coin which he
cut in two and then makes April fool
with that coin. Yours TRULY. -."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
RAILROAD NOTES.
Milwaukee Officials Make the City
Visit.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Trainmaster Z. G. Perkins was in the
city yesterday. He was transferred on
April LIST from the river division of the
Milwaukee road, with headquarters at
Minneapolis, to the Southern Minnesota
division with headquarters at La Crosse.
This is his old division. j. M. Oxley,
formerly trainmaster on this division,
has been transferred to the G. & G. B. di-
vision.
Division Superintendent Irwin and
General Northwestern Superintendent E.
d. Sewell of the Milwaukee road arrived
in the city last evening on an inspec-
ton trip and remained over night.
w. j. Dutch, district passenger agent
of the Great Northern road at st. Paul,
was in the city yesterday on business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
TWO RESIDENCES SOLD.

D. T. Bowen has sold his residence
near Fulton sereet to j. Harry Thomp-
son for $1,000. Mr.. Thompson has leas-
ed it, but expects to occupy it himself
next summer.
N. P. Olson, who moved to Seattle a
year ago, has disposed of his dwelling
house on Willard street to Mr. Sinot
for $1,700. The new owner has just
moved in. He got the place at bargain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08

1t is just becoming known that women
do not use more than third of the
muscles of the body. The muscles of
the back they seldom or never use. Too
often they are almost useless from hav-
ing been strapped into corset that was
too tight. The corset, if properly fitted,
is a support, but nothing more. 1t does
not cramp the body. On the contrary, it
supports it and makes it more able to
bear its own burdens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
NOTICE.

A Sunday school convention will be
held at st. Peter next Saturday evening
and Sunday all day for Nicollet county.
Rev. John Orchard, the field worker and
Mrs. ]. E. Hobart, state secretary, will
be present to give able addresses; besides
local talent.
William G.. Clark, r. HODSON,
Secretary. President.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
FOR THE. LEGISLATURE.

w. w. Weller, the well known Rapi-
dan farmer, is candidate for the legis-
lature, subject to the Republican pri-
maries. He has the qualifications to
make first class representative, and if
successfuul at the primaries his election
would be assured. He is well posted,
energetic, and would stand for what was
right.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
STATES PAY ROLL.
From Thursdays Daily.

State Auditor S. G. Iverson paid the
April pay rolls of the following institu-
tons: Rochester hospital, $6,3O999; st.
Peter hospital, $5,699.25; Faribault
school for the feeble minded, $4,405.35 I;
state prison, $3,4S7.l7; Faribault school
for the deaf, $3,26050; st. Cloud nor
NAL, $3,073.52; Mankato normal, ST.
9S6.O5; Moorhead normal, $2,63966; st.
Cloud reformatory, $2,324.73; Owatonna
public school, 81, 1864; Faribault school
for the blind, $l,2ll.l6; Anoka asylum.
$S9O6l.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08

Judge Hughes has granted letters of
administration to Mary Magdaline Ar
mold in the matter of the estate of her
mother, Mrs. Caroline Arnold, deceased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed:
Ella Jewett to Matthias Erickson ,nwH
nw1A, sec. SO, Rapidan, for $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08

1t Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Influ-
enza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma,
certain cure for Consumption in first stages.
and sure relief in advanced stages. Use at once.
You will the excellent effect after taking the
first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large
bottles rs cents and so cents
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-08

2oe-7-s Chamber of Commerce, St. Paul, Mi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-10

TACOMA. wash. May io.-For
the purpose Of saving Senator Addi-
son O. Foster. Pierce and King
counties formed a combination with
Congressman Wesley Jones Tor the
support OF the Eastern Washington
delegates Tor the denomination Of
the three congressman. Jones. Hum
phfey and euHhmnn.
This combination VIII be put
through the Republican state con
xrution tomorrow
The three congressman control
enough votes 10 secure their rcnom-
nations and the congressional fight
is therefore all settled.
Browneil Of Everett. wants moth
ing but congress. while Mead. Of
whutoom f. not anxious for any
other office. bat may get the attor-
uey geneTalship. although strattou.
the present incumbent vii probably
win Out.
The northwest counties. except
skaKit and Whatoom. insist or May
OF Coon. Of Port Townsend. Tor lieu
tenant governor and their desire viii