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The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
ASKS COURT TO APPOINT.
Governor-Elect Johnson and the Pos
ition Of State Librarian.

| lOlIl SATURDAY Ddlly'
John A. johnson, governor-elect of
Minnesota, spent yesterday in st. Paul,
and invited the members of the state
supreme court to suggest the next state
law librarian.
"The recommendations of the court
will be equivalent to deciding the ques-
tion who shall be law librarian" Mr..
johnson told the justices of the SUI
preme court. 1t could not be learned
that the judges had made formal rec
ommendation late yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Johnson, accompanied by Frank
A. Day, his prospective private secre-
tary, visited a number of the offices in
the state capitol, and the next govern
or met many of the state officials and
clerks. In the afternoon, accompanied
by Mr.. Day and L. A. Rosing, Mr..
johnson inspected the new state capitol,
where he will make his official home for
the next two years. The governor-elect
left for his home at St. Peter late
in the afternon.
The visit to st. Paul was wholly un-
expected, and practically none of the
democratic politicians knew that Mr..
johnson was to be in town yesterday.
The result was that he was given more
freedom of action than an any visit to
the city since his election, and had Op-
portunity to meet number of people
whom he had not seen since the election.
1t was practically decided yesterday
that Mr.. and Mrs. johnson will live at
the Ryan hotel for the winter.
81 shall make no other appointments
this week." Mr.. johnson said, as he was
leaving st. Paul for home last evening.
"There are several matters which are
still unsettled, and l am not ready to
make announcements of the appoint
ments yet to be Inade. | am just start
ing on the work of writing my message
to the legislature. l really haven't had
time to give it much thought as yet,
but as there are only two weeks in
which to complete it l shall have to give
it consideration to the exclusion of near
ly everything else in the interim between
now and the date of my taking the oath
of Office"
Friends of Edward Peterson, after the
visit of the governor elect to st. Paul
yesterday, were more confident than
ever that he would be appointed state
labor commissioner. 1t was said that
Mr.. johnson had Mr.. Peterson at lunch
with him, and that an hours confidential
talk followed-St. PAU Globe.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
ENTRY WAS UNLAWFUL.
Supreme Court Holds II Is illegal to
Search House.

Judge Lovely of the state supreme
court yesterday upheld the decision of
Judge Kelly of the Ramsey county dis
trict court denying new trial to the
defendants in the case of Caroline Lesch
against the Great Northern railway. The
verdict awarding damages to the plain
eff in the sum of $500 is upheld. 1t was
alleged by the plaintiff that agents of
the defendant went to search her house,
lib Acker street, st. Paul, for stolen
railroad supplies which they alleged
were hidden about the premises. She
claimed that the entry was unlawful,
and because of it her nervous system re-
ceived serious shock
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
COUNCIL GRANTS REQUEST OF MILITIA
Appropriates $500 Per Annum and Company H Will
Arrange to Build An Armory--Nothing
Is Done With the Charter.

it shall be void in case the company is
disbanded or mustered out, or if the
company shall fail to maintain an arm
ory. The resolution as amended was
adopted.
Aid. Coy stated that Fred Lamm is
down 250 feet with the new well on Bun
ker hill and is in the shell rock. When
he gets through this he expects to find
water.
President Porter presented an itemiz-
ed report of the sale of the old furniture
from Tourtellotte hospital. Much of
the furniture was broken, but the sales
realized $23.25, and besides this several
pieces were put into use in city offices
and the fire station. There are several
pieces left. The report was accepted.
Aid. Kleinschmidt moved that storm
sewer be built on Fourth street from
Elm to Washington, and that the city
engineer prepare profile and the board
of public works present an estimate of
the cost. He said that the sewer is
necessity, because of the rubbish washed
, down from the hills, filling the cutters.
The motion was carried.
Aid. Roemer said that gate or flag
man is needed at the Poplar street
crossing as the crossing is dangerous
one. He had expected that petition for
this would have been in.
| AID Schroeder said that delivery boy
recently had narrow escape there.
Aid. Coy also spoke of the necessity
of gate.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the city
attorney be instructed to notify the Mil
waukee and Great Western roads to put
up gates or have fagman there, and
this was carried.
The matter of giving the Evangelical
Lutheran Hospital association a deed
| to the west half of the block where
the Tourtellotte hospital is located was
talked over, and it was the general
opinion that deed should be given in
case it is provided that if the associa-
tion should at any time sell the prop
erty the proceeds should be used for
hospital purposes. The city attorney
said he would draw up the deed.
| The bills were allowed, including
$l65.5S to Mrs. Lulu j. Austin for
stenoghapher's pay for work for the
charter commission; pay roll $l95.67;
Fowler & Pay, walks, etc., $326.20.
The pay roll has been cut down to
winter proportions.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
BAD BLAZE AT OWAT0NNA.
Property Valued at Many Thousands
Of Dollars Destroyed.
r., ~. No;J.

Owatonna, Mimi, Dec l5.-Fire YES
terday in the Hammel block was caused
by an explosion of gasoline lamp
The brokerage office of A. J. Cum
mings was totally destroyed, the man
ager, w. B. Soper, being badly burned in
attempting to eXtinguish the flames.
The department store of j. w. Connor
underneath, was damaged by water and
smoke. The realty office of H. d. Page
was badly damaged, including his private
library. The Western Union Telegraph
company suffered severe loss. The
brokerage firm had no insurance. Other
offices in the same building were more OF
less damaged. The building was practi-
cally new, erected at cost of $4,000.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
New Ulm Suspect Insane.
NEW Superintendent.
Samuel G. Strickland Will Succeed
Wallace &. Winter.

From Saturdays Daily.
Samuel G. Strickland will be general
superintendent of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha road after Jan.
l. Mr. Strickland is now superintend-
ent of the Nebraska lines. r. w. Ken
nedy, assistant to Superintendent Slak-
er at st. James, will succeed Mr.. Strick-
land.
Mr.. Strickland, the new general super
intendent, has been in the company's
service for many years, and has had
varied experience in different depart
ments. Years ago he was general agent
of the company at Winnipeg, and since
that time has served principally III the
operating department. He entered rail
way service in 1877, as operator for the
Canadian Pacific, and for two years was
connected with the st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis & Manitoba, entering the Omaha SER
vice in 1880. He has been successively
clerk, agent, general agent, superintend-
ent of terminals and trainmaster, as
sistant superintendent and superintend-
ent, and has had wide experience For
several years past his headquarters have
been in Omaha.
Mr.. Kennedy, who will succeed him,
has been in the Omaha service since 1893,
when he became train dispatcher. In
1895 he was made chief train dispatcher,
and in 1898 was made trainmaster. In
1900 Mr.. Kennedy was appointed assist
ant division superintendent, and for
several years had his headquarters at st.
James. He entered railway service, as
did Mr.. Strickland as telegraph opera
tor, serving in 1874, on the Wabasha, st.
Louis & Pacific. Prior to 1893 he had
served seven years with the Omaha as
chief clerk to the general superintendent
and chief train dispatcher.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
"REv." THOMPSON IN HOOK.
Preacher Forser Is Rounded Up Again
in Kansas Town.

| fTOHn MOnudy Ddly.
A dispatch from Hiawaitha, Kansas,
to the daily papers states that KEY.
A. A. Arthur" was arrested last week
in that place for having forged check
of ten thousand dollars upon which he
secured two thousand five hundred dol
lars at bank in Paris, Texas. He first
secured the confidence of the people OF
Paris by posing as revivalist and he
did actually hold revival meetings,
preaching with great power and spirit.
He assumed the name of HI. ii. Boyd.
The dispatch further states that he serv-
ed term in the Iowa penitentiary for
| forgery and also had been in the tolls
at Chicago as a crook. He had numerous
aliases among them Rev. E. E. Thomp-
son. 1t was under the latter name that
the same individual about ten years ago
essayed the role of revivalist in this
place. After staying here about three
months he worked his scheme and secur-
ed twenty-five hundred dollars from
bank at Mankato, first attempt
ing to work the graft on JennisOn
Brothers bank in this place. The item
as published is of interest only as it re-
calls the procurrence which at the time
created profound sensation here. Ar
thur, or Tompson as he was known
here, was tall clerical looking gen
tleman, with white beard and sancti-
conious countenance. He was a slick
talker and could hold an audience spell
bound While here he preached at the
Methodist Episcopal church, delivering a
splendid discourse upon the subject
"The Resurrection" which was the talk
of the town for two or three weeks. Sub
sequently he took copy of The Argus
giving an account OF his sermon to Man
kato which together with the presiding
elder secured his Identification at the
bank where he negotiated his forged
draft. The paper was sent to New
York when message came back by wire
i, stating that it was forgery. In the
mean time the bird had flown with his
booty which was carefully folded and
laid in one of his stockings, the cashier
at the Mankato bank assisting in put
ting the boot on over the stocking. I'm
medately after the forgery was discov-
cred the officers of the bank drove to
this place to look up the antecedents of
the man who had fleeced them. They
were rewarded by finding out that no
one here had any knowledge of his pre-
vious career. Their acquaintance cover
ed only the short period he. was here
(which was used on his part to secure
| their confidence in order that his schemes
might be worked successfully. 1t seems
! identically the same plan was worked at
Paris as it was at several other places.
Undoubtedly the crook is now at the
end of his rope. By the time he serves
| term in the Texas penitentiary he will
be ready to shuttle off this mortal coil
and render an account to righteous
Judge for his stewardship on earth
GAINESVILLE Argus.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
FIRST DEGREE CHARGE AGAINST KOCH.
Young Dentist Indicted for the Murder of Dr. L. A.
Gebhard at New Ulm---He Was Ar
raigned in Court Today.
Especial to The Free Press.l

New Ulm, Mimi, Dec. l7.-Dr. G. r.
Koch yesterday afternoon was indicted
on a charge of numbering DR.. L. a. Geb-
hard The grand jury finished its delib-
erations at 4:30 o'clock. The prison
er was to be arraigned in court
today. His counsel will ask for
a speedy trial, and in passing on
the veniremen for the jury will
try chiefly to secure intelligent jurors
by waving the usual challenge on the
ground of knowledge of the case.
Because it is believed that Attorney
II. w. Childs, who has succeeded County
Attorney Hoidale in the prosecution of
the case, likely will want time in which
to familiarize himself with the evidence
to be offered, some delay is expected in
getting to trial of the case.
Daniel w. Williams, who was expect
ed to appear before the grand jury and
to identify the hammer found in DR..
Gebhard's office after the murder, as the
property of Fritz Hawert, farm hand
who disappeared from Williams farm
on the Saturday following the murder,
was not called. Hawert, it is alleged
had a grudge against DIR. Reineke, whose
office adioins the Gebhard dental rooms,
because the doctor, when he was health
commissioner, quarantined the mans
house for scarlet fever. 1t is the theory
of DIR. Koch's attorneys that Hawert
went to Reineke's office to avenge this
fancied wrong, and not finding the doctor
he sought, went into DIR. Gebhard's Of
flee and became engaged in the quarrel
which ended in Gebhard's murder
Mrs. Hawert had made complaint to
the authorities of his brutality and
watch has been kept over the place,
hoping that Hawert would return.
Testimony before the grand jury clos
ed with the evidence of Prof Carol of
the state university, the chemist who
analyzed the drug sent to DIR. Gebhard
as a sample headache powder. He as
serted the drug largely contained
strychnine.
Koch was arraigned before Judge Web
ber at ten o'clock this morning. He was
accompanied by his attorneys. He will
plead to the Indictment on Monday
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
CHAMPION CORN HUsKER.
An Iowa Girl Beats All the Men
Folks.

Eldora, Ia, Dec. l7.-Of all the
great cornhuskers in Iowa this fall, Miss
Hurstad of Lakeport township, Sioux
county, claims the distinction of beating
all of the men. Miss Hurstad has been
working as a regular cornhusker all the
fall on the farm of Abraham Molstad.
Without trying to make a record, Miss
Hurstad brought in so bushels of golden
ears in the morning. After emptying
the wagon, she cared for her team,
went into the house and got dinner for a
lot of hungry men, went back to the
field after her dinner work was all done
and husked and brought in nearly 45
bushels before dark.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
COULD HAVE PAID ROOM RENT
New UIm Man Sleeps In Ailey--Over
$1,000 in Pockets.
Especial to The Free Press.]

Especial to The Free Press.l
New Ulm, Dec. l7.-Last night the
chief of police found a drunken man ly
ing asleep in an alley, aroused him and
placed him under arrest. The man, when
he had come to his senses sufficiently to
talk, gave the name of Carl Schwagerer
and said he was farm laborer. He was
searched and great deal of money was
found upon his person. There was a
81 900 deposit check on a New Ulm
bank; 500 promissory note; $67 in
money; and hundred German marks in
gold; the total amount of money and
negotiable paper in the mans clothing
being thus $l,l9O.sO. He certainly could
have rented bed room and need not
have made himself berth in the al
lev
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
Charles Smith and His Victim.

The persons who signed the bond of
Charles Smith, who shot Miss Alice
Ryan November 9th last, are F. A.
Swartwood, Emil Kletschka, E. II.
Smith, John o. Taylor, Thomas Barden,
Geo. H. Webb and A. Guyer. The low
ing Charles was released from Jail on
bail yesterday noon, and the affectionate
Alice and Charles were made husband
and wife last evening by Judge Wilson.
And such is life.-Waseca Herald.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
Horse And Buggy Gone.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Lester Duffy came to the city yester
day afternoon and tied his horse near
the Saulpaugh. Two hours later, when
he wanted to go home, he discovered
that the horse was gone. He searched for
it until midnight without success, and
was assisted by the police. The rig con-
sisted of gray horse and top buggy.
There is no clue as to who took it.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
FOUND THE CAUSE.
Typhoid Fever Cases In Mankato
Township investigated.
From SATURDAYS Daily


DIR. II. NJ. Bracken of Minneapolis, Sec
retary of the state board of health, was
in the city last night in consultation
with City Health Officer Edwards in re-
gard to some cases of typhoid fever that
have developed in Mankato township.
Since some time in August there have
been six cases of the disease in the men,
bers of one or two families, one case
following another. 1t has been ques-
tion what caused the cases, and the
matter has been investigated. 1t is now
thought that the source of contamina-
tion of water supply has been found.
and it is expected that the outbreak will
be checked.
The typhoid cases in Mankato have
nearly or entirely all recovered. The two
children, of Officer Vogel are GONZALES
cent.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
Insurance Money Received.
From Saturday's Daily

FTOn1 OdIUTUdy DttIIy
George G. Krost, secretary of Blue
Earth lodge No. 80, A. o. U. W., this
morning received a warrant for ST.,
600, this being the amount of the insur-
ance carried by the late Peter j. Druck
enbrod, and it was paid to his widow
this afternoon. Mr.. Drockenbrod joined
the lodge Sept. 18th, and died Nov. 7th.
The total amount that he paid into the
order was $40. He certainly made a
good investment for his family
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
ASSESSMENT CONFIRMED.
City Will Pay Forty PeriCent Of Rhine
Street Expense.

FrOm Monday s Daily.
The board of public works met this
afternoon and corrected the assessment
for the macadamizing of Rhine street,
by deducting another fifteen per cent of
the cost, in accordance with the action
of the council Friday night. This makes
forty per cent of the cost that the city
will pay and sixty per cent for the
property owners. As corrected, the as
sessment was confirmed. No one appear
ed before the board to object to this
arrangement.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23
GOOD ROADS DISCUSSION.
Legislative Committee Of State Asso.
citation Holds Meeting.

From Saturdays Daily.
The legislative committee of the State
Good Roads association met at the Min
neapOlis Commercial club in st. Paul
late Thursday, and discussed informally
various bills that will be presented to
the next legislature. President George
w. Cooley, of Duluth, acted as chair
man.
The principal topic of discussion was
the state aid bill, which aims to Sc
cure state aid for good roads in all
countries of the state. The committee
was empowered to draft suitable bill,
embodying the principles of state aid to
counties and a memorial to congress in
support of the Brownlow bill. The
committee will also ask for such changes
in the general road laws as will put the
construction of roads in responsible
hands.
The Mankato free press., 1904-12-23

1t is not known just when the case
trial to take place at once. 1t is thought
that the prosecution will ask for further
the next term which will be in May or
perhaps Judge Webber will adjourn court
cution time in which to prepare for the
trial.
Koch had nothing to say when inform
ed of the action of the grand jury.
Brooks Expresses Himself
Asa Brooks, editor of The Review,
claims that the attacks upon him are the
result of spite work.
Mr.. Brooks expressed himself bitterly
to newspaper reporter:
"See how L am known today. My
face, through the press, is familiar to
every person in the state. AT Rochester
the other day, when l put my name on
the hotel register, saw the clerk jump
back as if he had been shocked.
Its not my fault, l tell you," he
said brokenly. "It all came about be-
cause | ran upstairs to see what the
trouble was. l did see the finish of the
murder. | did see the man who commit
ted it. But | did not recognize the muir
derer. | did not recognize him as DR..
Koch or as any other person | knew.
I've done my best and see how l
suffer-"
Brooks friends say that Brooks ought
to go armed, as the murderer would
naturally want to get him out of the
way. As matter of fact Brooks says
he does not fear return visit of the
murderer, nor does he take any pre-
cautions to guard himself.
New Ulm Suspect Insane.
Osceola, Wis, Dec. l7.-Thomas
Thompson was arrested at Amery to-
day and appeared before Judge Charles
H. Oakley. Because of insanity, due to
excessive use of cocaine, Thompson will
be taken to Mendoza About month
ago Thompson was held here as sus-
pect in the New Ulm murder case, but
was dismissed as soon as Sheriff julius
and Editor Brooks saw the man.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-05
on Trial for Murder.

Cleveland, Jan. 2s.-Harry Maple.
son was put on trial for his .ife We'd
nesday. He is charged wifi first de.
gree murder in the killing of an un-
known man at Cleveland & Pitts.
burg crossing on the night of Septem.
ber 27, 1903. This is the cGime foI
which Charles Neuman, Mapleson's
alleged accomplicc, is under sentence
of imprisonment for life. NeunAH
was convicted, several weeks ago, oi
first degree murder with recon,
mendation to clemency, after a tria.
throughout which the prisoner show
ed little emotion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-05

Denver, Col, Jan. 3o.-W. r.
Coolidge, school teacher who was
reported to have been drowned il
San Francisco bay last fall, has beer
found alive at Sheridan, Wyo. This
discovery saves benevolent orders
and insurance companies $11, 900, fol-
which amount he was insured
Coolidge said he had caused the report
of his drowning to be circulated be
cause of estrangement from his wifi,
and in order that he might start lif,
anew under an assumed name. Ht
denied any intention of enabling hil
relatives to collect insurance fradu
lently.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-05
CROFT ON THE STAND.
The Inventor of the Street Letter Box
Eastener Tells His SIorY In Court.

FASTENER Tells HIS story In Court.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Samuel 4
Croft, the inventor of the street let
ter box fastener. contracts for the
furnishing of which are alleged to
have been improperly obtained, took
the stand yesterday in the postal trial
and told how he conceived the idea
of getting up the device, and the ef-
forts made by him to find some one
beside his brother to take an active
interest in placing it. The fastener
had been adopted and an order for
the Washington postoflice paid for
he testified, before Mr.. Lorenz in
1894 proposed to work up a sentiment
in favor of it among the postmasters
of the country.
The witness declared he never
spoke word to Machen about the
fastener other than to admit, in re.
sponse to question put by Machen
at a public test, that it fitted too
tightly. Up to that time, he said he
never had heard of Mr.. Lorenz, and
after making the agreement with him
witness said he never saw him again
until last summer, nine years after.
wards.
Preceding Samuel A. Croft on the
stand was Diller +. Croft, son of Dill.
Ter b. Croft, who said in response to
a question by the district attorney
that should the government see fit &c
purchase the fasteners the Grofrs
now have on hand they would pay tc
Mr.. Lorenz his share of the profits
in accordance with the agreement
made in 1895.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-05
Ho.pita, Omcors are STAINED.

Columbus, Jan. 30.-The city board
of health in it's report upon the pollu-
ton of the Scioto river, which was
directly responsible for The typhoid
epidemic in Columbus, charge that
the authorities at the state hospital
knowingly directed the hospital sew
age into the storm water sewer which
has its outlet in the Scioto. 1t is
charged further that even after re-
pairs had been made to divert this
sewage the hospital officials desired
30 again reopen this outlet, claiming
it had caused a clogging of the main
outlet to a point below the pumping
station. ,-,--------
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-05

Elyria, Jan. 2s.-Eight men and two
women ran through the snow bare,
footed at o'clock Wednesday morn.
ing to escape from the Cliff house, a
frame hotel, which was in flames.
They were clad in night clothes only
They escaped through a rear window.
The building stood on the edge of
Black river and as its supports burn.
ed the whole structure fell into the
water 80 feet below.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-05
pythian. E.ect Omcer..

Marysville, Jan. 30.-The vote case
By the various lodges of the Knights
of Pythias of Ohio for grand officers,
which was officially canvassed here,
shows the following elected; Grand
chancellor, j. ID. Clark, of Dayton;
grand vice chancellor, William Il,
Bruce, Mount Gilead; grand prelate,
James Dunn, Cleveland; grand keeper
of seals and records, William Beatty,
Toledo; grand master of the eX-
ehequer, George b. Donavan, Dela-
ware; grand master-at-arms, II. u.
Kerns, Findlay; grand inner guard,
John A, II. Ingold, Findlay; grand
outer guard, Joe Woehrle. Columbus.