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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
It Made a Difference.
* Grove (sfe.) Banner.

From the Oak Grove CMe.) Banner.
story is being told Of Sibley young
lady who found a package of love letters
that had been written to. her mother by
her father before they were married The
daughter saw that she could have little
sport and read one Of them to her mother
substituting her own name for that of her
mother and that of Six Mile young man
for that of her father The mother seemed
utterly disguised and forbade her daugh-
ter to have anything to do with the young
man who would write such nonsensical stun
to a girl. When the young lady handed the
letter to her mother to read the house be-
came so still that one could almost hear
the grass growing In the yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
NEW PAINT.
Has Many Valuable Properties and
May Supersede White Lead.

From the Philadelphia Record.
If one-half that is claimed for the new
German paint is true. the whitehead base
of paints so universally used is doomed.
The new pigment is obtained from a burnt
limestone which contains considerable
proportion, 20 per cent or more. of mag
nesia, the best combination being that
found naturally in dolomitic limestone. This
is mixed with hydrocarbon and fired until
all the carbon is consuned. Among the de-
sirable features claimed for the new paint
are fineness and smoothness of surface,
covering power. permanence and cheap
ness: quick drying qualities without addi-
ton of driers. freedom from yelowing with
age, unaffected by ammonia, sulphureted
hydrogen or sulphurous acid. and natural
hardening enameing after a few
months. Greatest of all. 1t may be washed
without destroying its original smoothness.
Coloring pigments may be used in conjunc-
ton with it, as In the case of white lead.
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FAKE IRRIGATION bitches
AND RESERVOIRS

Among the various land frauds that have
recently been brought to the notice of the
Interior Department there is a new one in
relation 10 the desert land act. This set
provides that a settler putting land under
ditch can take up go acres. Desert lard.
within the meaning of the act. it is de-
clared. IS about productive as the top of
a dining table until there is water on it,
and then ii will usually raise phenomenal
crops. Some of the very best fruit and
vegetable crops In the United States are
raised off desert land under irrigation.
Turnips Weighing twelve pounds and
peaches that are too big to bite into axe
not at all uncommon under irrigation So
the one time worthless desert land is not
a bad thing to own. especially when there
is chance of either the government or a
private company furnishing a ditch for IL.
Land frauds of all sorts have been
abundant in the west some of them sup
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NEWS AND GOSSIP
IN REAL ESTATE

modern device the apartment house. with
out abandoning the individual house or i'm
pairing it's market. In other words, the city
is big enough to use both to it's advantage
and also the Jvantage of the residents.
1t Is entirel, safe to say. even without the
actual backing of official figures. that never
before In the history of the city have there
been as many home owners as Is the case
at the present time. nor rs many who are
arranging to join that class. The substan-
tial evidence of the prosperity of the city
in the best form is found in this condition.
for where there is city of homes there
can be found an industrious and thriving
community.
Houses and Flats.
Some of the figures which illustrate the
conditions pointed out are given below and
may be found to be of interest to those who
want to keep III touch with the current
movement in real estate:
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over $40 and the only reason that the work
was done al all evidently was the mistaken
idea on the part of the claimant that the
work was enough to save him from the
penalty of perjury II the case was investi-
gated.
This sort of reclamation" has been done
on large scale. farmers on adjoining
tracts swearing to each others affidavits
that the reservoir building has been done.
These claims come in to the department,
and unless an inspector happens to be
available to go directly to the ground. il Is
said, they stand a good chance of being
favorably reported on as genuine claims.
In contrast to some of this fake work the
Interior Department has innumerabie pic
lures showing genuine work that has been
done in the arid region. AS samples of
private enterprise that really comes with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
Houses and Flats.
Houses
The Duty of Home Buyinp.

1T is duty man owes to himself and
his family TO own home" said keen
man of affairs. He cannot use and enjoy
anything that he buys and expect to get
always what he paid for it. Between two
persons of equal means with families, one
buying a home he can afford the other
specializing to make more money, it is a
pretty safe prediction that the former will
come out best in the end.
"A lot well bought in a good location and
improved with "a sensible house. even with
assessments and taxes to pay. is seldom sold
at a loss to the owner, considering the use
he has had OF the property which should
be considered as part of the living expenses
There are many instances where home
property has been sold at a profit. How
often the remark Is heard: i always want
ed to own a home, and have had money to
buy it with. but thought I could not af-
ford it; now / have neither house nor
money.
Satisfaction of Being at Home.
the advice of the best real estate men
to those who buy or build a home for them
selves and family in the expectation of get
ting dollars and cents out of it Is that they
put This money into real estate bringing an
income, good mortgages, or perhaps stocks
and bonds, or rent board until they feel
that the privileges of living in their own
house are more to them than the income
produced from the some amount of money
invested in something else
circumstances alter cases, with real es-
tate as well as in most other things and
the advice of experienced real estate men
is: That which produces the most happi-
ness and good in the world should always
be considered. and a man who can afford
IL, especially If he has a family. can make
no investment so profitable, or one that
furnishes so much to so MANY as owning
a home A man should not buy or build
nome for personal use that he does not in
tend to keep. any more than ne would buy
anything else in similar manner"
The City Beautiful
The results of combined effort in the part
OF citizens to improve the material sur
roundings of these houses are illustrated by
the achievements of an Improvement So
ciety in the suburbs of Pawtucket. R. T.
Long before the society was founded resi-
dents discovered in talking with one an
other that there was a widespread desire
among them to improve their SURROUNDINGS
At the same time they learned that the
community was neither doing all Ii ought to
do for itself nor obtaining from the city all
that they thought was honestly due
The chief business men of the section
came in the end to the conclusion that the
only way TO get the most out of themselves
and the municipality at large was to or
ganiZe a society that, while strictly nom
partisan in politics, would not be without
strong influence upon politicians both In
their own community and the outside wards.
Their conviction in this matter has been
fully realized. Everything within reason
that the society asks for it obtains.
Abating Public Nuisances.
The society has abated public nuisances
and obtained many city improvements, but
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posed to be perpetrated with the conniv-
auce of the land office and others that 1t
IS hard to detect unless an inspector Of
che department actually gets on the ground.
The latter sort have been perpetrated and
attempted extensively In connection with
the desert land. The Interior Department
has recently received a picture of one of
the fake reservoirs and bitches" under
which the thrifty settler proposed to add
800 acres TO his domain.
The reservoir was described as "a
stone embankment" inclosing a natural
reservoir site. while the ditch" was large
enough to bring sufficient water to irrigate
the land under the reservoir. The picture
shows Mr.. Chadwick. one of the depart
ments inspectors. standing In the middle
of the reservoir which would not have re-
tanned jack rabbit, much less a gallon of
water.
The ditch was a furrow scratched by q
pillow alongside the site of the reservoir"
The cost of the whole construction was not
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Like good many fox terriers. Vag con-
tracted a habit of running away. At first
his master was greatly distressed and add
ed to the income of the Washington papers
by advertising for him and offering rewards.
This seemed to have the effect either Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

The society has abated public nuisances
and obtained many city improvements, but
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Private Walter A. Harper. Signal Corps
Private Stewart Elliott, Ambulance Corps
and Private Harry r. Randall, Company /.
I'd Regiment. have been ordered discharged
IN the interest of the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

In order to accept promotion by commits
sion, Private Eugene A. Byrnes, Company
/. 4th Separate Battalion. has been honor
ably discharged an enlisted man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22
WINNER OF BUTTER CUP.
n. A. Goetsch of Money Creek Award
ed the Governors Prize.

From Mondays Daily.
III. A. Goetsch of Money Creek wins
the governors cup in the twelve months
educational butter scoring contest.
which has been conducted under the
auspices of the state dairy and food de-
partment. His average score for the
twelve months was 95.7l. The cup is q
beautiful engraved silver cup which
Governor Johnson offered last winter to
the buttermaker of Minnesota who
would get the highest average score in
a twelve months contest.
Four additional cups were offered by
the department to the four getting the
next highest averages. Edwin He'd of
Nicollet wins the best cup of the four
with an average score of $3.50, which is
only 2l00 of per cent below the aver
age of the winner. The winners of the
three remaining cups in order are: H. j.
Rosenau, Meriden, 1888; C. w. Sly,
Lake Crystal, 1881; A. G. Schandel, FL
more, 95.l6.
Mr.. Goetsch, the winner, has scored
high in every contest. He has been sec
ond in four of them, but has not been
first any month Mr.. He'd, who comes
next below, has not been first or second
in a single month, but was third once,
and has kept up towards the top every
time. Mr. Rosenau, who comes third,
was first two months and second once,
and A. G.. Schandel has been first one
month, second twice and third once.
The officers of the department in
charge of the contest are greatly pleased
with the general results of the contest.
The number of entries have been I'M
usually large, and on the average the
quality of the butter has been up to
previous years. Some months, July, Au-
gust and the state fair scoring, especial
ly, the quality of the butter was ex-
ceptionally good. In the August scor-
ing John Grosser of Westbrook won
first with score of 80, which is the
highest made in any scoring during the
year. In April, May, June and July the
winners scored %, and in the state fair
scoring fonr, A. G. SchandeI of Elmore,
Alex Johnson of Lafayette, Alfred
Schroeder of Lafayette and c. f. Ken
dali of Schafer, were tied for first place
with 9S1E..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22
Dec S-15-22. 1905.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL

STATE ON MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth-sS. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Jens h. Ode
gard. deceased.
Whereas. an instrument in writing. purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of JenS
E. Odegard deceased late of said County has
been delivered to this Court
And Whereas. Andrew .. Lee has filed
Herewith his petition representing among
other things that said Jens f. Odegard, died
in said Comfy, on the 18th day of November.
1855. tesate, and that said petitioner is the
Executor named in said last VIII and TeSta-
ment, and praying that the said instrument
may be admitted TO probate, and that letters
testamentary be issued thereon to himself.
1t Is Ordered, That the proofs of said in
strument and the said petition be heard be
fore this Court, at the Probate Office in the
City OF Mankato in said County. on Saturday.
the 9th day of December. A. d.. l!Uo. at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. when all persons in
tereSted may appear tor or contest the pro
bate of said instrument:
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That notice of
the time and place OF said hearing be given
to all persons interested, by publishing this
order once in each week for three successive
weeks prior TO said day of hearing in the
ManBato Free Press, weekly newspaper
printed and published at ManHato. in said
county.
Dated at Mankato. the 4th day of December
A. d.. 1903.
BY the Court
Probate Court Seal WIN. 4. HUGHE Els,
Judge of Probate
A. o. Eberhart. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22
UNIFORM LAWS WANTED.
Governors and Insurance Commits
sioners Will Confer Feb I.

sioners Will Confer Feb I.
st. Paul, Dec. ia call has been is
sued for meeting of governors, attor
neys general and insurance commission
ers of every state in the union, to meet
at Chicago, Feb. /, to consider the life
insurance situation.
The call bears the endorsement oil
President Roosevelt, for it is made by
Thomas f. Drake, commissioner of in
surance of the District of Columbia.
Insurance Commissioner O'Brien, who
returned from the east, where he has
been in attendance on the insurance in
vestigation being made there, brings
news of the call, and says it was made
following conference with President
Roosevelt.
BY appointment, Mr.. O'Brien, with
Commissioners Folk of Tennessee, Host
Of Wisconsin, Pierce of Nebraska, Pru-
lit of Kentucky, Carroll of Iowa, and
Deputy Commissioner Hardison of Mas
sachusetts conferred with President
Roosevelt on Saturday at the White
House. The commissioners met after
wards and authorized the call to be sent
out by Mr.. Drake.
"At our meeting, after our conference
with the president. we discussed the
situation thoroughly" said Mr.. O'Brien,
'The session lasted we'll into Sunday
and concluded with authorizing Mr..
Drake to make the call. This step was
not taken in the name of the Insurance
Commissioners association, but was
made by the commissioners of the state
represented"
with the first of the year, the law
making bodies of seventeen states will
meet, and the call for the meeting in
Chicago, it is hoped, will be well re-
sponded to- What is desired is uniform
insurance legislation along conservative
lines, and this we hope to obtain.
"Three things are desired:
"The establishment of the principle of
short periods of accounting and distribu-
ton of dividends.
proper safeguards so as to prevent
the too close association of insurance
companies with trust companies and
other syndicate corporations.
"hastly, some reasonable method by
which policyholders can be brought more
closely in touch with the insurance man
agement. | have every hope that all
these reforms will be realized"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22
Dec S-15-22, 1888.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Horace IF.
Sugar. deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted unto
Catherine f. Sugar. 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 allowances,
at the probate Office in the city of Mankato III
said Blue Earth county. on the following DAY,
viz: Monday, the 18th day of June, A. d..
1906. at ten o'clock in the forenoon of SAID day
1t is further ordered. that SIX months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors TO pre-
sent their claims against SAID estate, at uhe
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
scented to said court, or not proven 10 ltS sat
isfaction, shall be forever barred unless .1or
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice of the time ana
place of hearing and examination OF Sald
claims and demands shall be given by publ
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such eXamna-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato.
in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 9Th day OF Decem-
Der. A. d. 1902
BY the Court:
1pRoBATE COURT WM Il. HUGHES,
SEAL Judge of Probate.
.Jno. G. Noe. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22
Dec. 15-222-2o, 1865.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth,-SS. In Probate Conrt.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas O. Jones
deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Mary Jones 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 1lth day of June, A. ID,
1906, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
Sented to said court, or not proven to its sat
iSfaction 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 sale
claims and demands shall be given by publi-
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such eXamina-
ton, in the ManlIato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
i'm said county,
""+n 'nl<ato, the 9th day of Deem
Der. A. ID. 1906
BY the Court.
Probate Court Seal WIN. f. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Thos Hughes Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22
NORTH MANKATO.
Grading Contract Awarded and New
Walk Asked For.


From Mondays Daily.
The North Mankato council held a
special meeting Saturday night and
opened bids for filling in on Charles
street between Range and Nichol, requir-
ing $50 yards or more. The bids were
as follows: \. W. York, $40; c. Otto
$l05; p. Braun, $40; James r. Morris
$7l.50; Ii. A. Hurd & Co., 1913; William
Page SO; Gust Wheeler, $40; Charles
Rudberg, $74; w. j. Nixon, $50. The
contract was awarded to Mr.. Nixon and
he was given six weeks in which to do
the work.
A petition was presented by W. E.
Stewart, signed by practically all OF
the property owners affected, asking for
cement sidekalk along the east side
of Range street from Belgrade avenue
to the north line of August Mahlke's
property, distance of about 5000 feet.
The petition will be granted in the
spring, and in the meantime profile of
the street will be prepared so as to
allow the property owners to do their
filling during the winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22
WILL INSTITUTE INQUIRY.
Rebate Practice to be Investigated by
Federal Authorities.


An order from United States Attorney
Moody Just received by the federal
Minnesota district attorney at st. Paul,
calling upon the Minnesota office to
make an investigation of all violations
in the district of the Elkins law.
J. NJ Dickey of st. Paul, first as
sistant district attorney, in stating as
to what action would be taken, and
said:
"At present our office is busily en-
gagged with a term of court. Mr..
MOody's order is new thing to us and
naturally we desire to consider its terms
md the existing situation before we
proceed. 1t will probably be well into
next week before the present pressing
business in court will permit us to give
the subject consideration. Of course if
there are any cases of the giving of re
bates that we can find, we shall take
action"
What will the action be. Submitting
them to the grand jury?
''We will submit all violations of the
law which are brought to our attention.
or which by our own work can be un-
earthed. Such prosecutions under the
terms of the Elkins law, would include
action against the shipper as well as
against the railroad giving the rebate"
Mr. Dickey was asked if there would
be any investigation of the methods of
The express companies. He replied that
this could not be said now one way or
the other. In response to a question as
to whether there has not already been
some complaints brought to the dis
trict attorneys attention of the viola
lion of the Elkins law, he said he did
not care to state.
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pay their rent or the water would be
shut off. Some allowance must be
shown, for if the water was shut off
in ten days nearly all the consumers
would be shut off The business men are
nearly all slow to pay, but are good,
md will all pay before the year is out.
lie wanted to know whether it was
good policy to shut these men off and
have them all come to the city hall
kicking against the administration. If
he rules were lived up to, every city
officer in the city would have his wat
er turned off.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Frederick Bosin to Helena j. Bosin
west 81 and u 100 acres of N.Y. of neA
section 5, Rapidan, for $l,75O.
Henry c. Mclean to Harry E. Wood
IS, lot l, block 8, Fairview addition to
Lake Crystal, $4,000
William c. Davey to Henry Madison
OF in block 3, Allyn's addition to Madi-
son Lake, for 500.
John Fitzloff to Peter Roerig, lot one,
block five, Hilton, for $1,000.
Evan 7. James to William ID. Harris
,Ha, swA, section "a, Cambria, for
$500.
Nels Anderson to Fred Buchsler, WIZ
1wA, section 36, Mcpherson, for $4,-
$50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-22
THERE'LL BE THINGS DOING
What Spansler Prophecies for the
Year19O6; Hot Summer.

New York, Dec. l9.-Here are Spang-
ler's prophecies for 1906:
The dissolution of Russia.
The overthrow of Turkey.
The assassination of the car of Rus
STA.
The assassination of the sultan of
Turkey.
The prevention of three wars by Pres
ident Roosevelt.
A protracted race war in the south.
Destructive spring floods in the Unit
ed States.
A destructive eruption of Mount We
s,lvills.
The activity of Mount Pelee and Po-
pocatapetl.
Volcanic eruptions in all parts of the
world.
The eruption of many volcanoes now
supposed to be extinct.
Great loss of life at sea by storms.
Destruction of two western cities by
cyclones.
Earthquakes in all parts of the world.
Destructive earthquakes in California
and the Philippines.
Rebellion in Spain.
Great disturbances all over Europe.
Spangler says further that the sum-
mer of 1906 will be hot and sultry
throughout the temperate zone, with ex-
tensive death rate.
That Christ will make his spirit felt
among the peoples of the United States
and England, in which countries there
are to be fervent religious and potent
movements which are to overcome in a
great degree the present spirit of graft
and commercialism.
That the United States will continue
as a world power and the leader of 9th
er nations.
That Pennsylvania is to have an adj
ministration of the people, and that dis
coveries of corruption will be discovered
which will drive some of the guilty to
suicide.
That God will wreck vengeance upon
the Russians for the massacre of the
Jews.