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The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
ALBERT LEA is CHILLY.
Does Not Take Much Interest in
Reeds Railroad.

from InurSudy s Ddliy
Capt. A. H. Reed of Glencoe, president
of Duluth, st. Cloud, Glencoe and Man
kato Railway scheme arrived in Albert
Lea Thursday and in accordance with
his desire to meet with the business
men, special meeting of the commercial
club was held in the afternoon at which
he set forth the status and plans of the
company. He promised that if Albert
Lea would do its share towards raising
$l2,500 in cash this would insure the
building of line from here to Mankato,
fifty-two and one-half miles, and he ex-
pressed confidence that this would be
the means of securing the building of
the entire proposed line, 287 miles to
Duluth. This is over 40 miles further
from Albert Lea than the two existing
railroad lines. Capt. Reed exhibited a
contract with E. L. Tobie & }, of
New York who upon being paid ff2,5O0
give security bond to construct the
road according to the terms of the con-
tract. His subscription proposition in
volved the giving of note by each sub
scriber whereby he would receive two
dollars in stock and bonds for one dol
lar in cash. The notes to be due in
six months.
There was good attendance of bus
mess men and the proposition was quite
fully investigated, but Capt. Reed
failed to secure the confidence of our
people in the reliability of the under
taking and the prospects for its being
consummated in good faith by the east
ern syndicate. One objection seemed
to be as to the character of the securi-
ty company that is to give the $4,000
bond to build the road, and another mat
ter which excited doubt was the fact
that Mankato, one of the most import
ant cities on the proposed line, had fail
ed to subscribe for any of the bonds or
to endorse the project.
Capt. Reed remained over the second
day and labored faithfully to enlist the
interest of our business men, but moth
ing was accomplished and thus it seems
unlikely that under it's present back
ing and auspices that Albert Lea will
give it any financial support.-Albert
Lea Standard.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
STOPPED IN TIME.
Fire Starts in Miss Eva Barnard's
Residence.

rlFG SIdrIS III MISS Eva 0dTn0rO ,
Residence.
From Mondays Daily.
There was an exciting time at the
residence of Miss Eva Barnard, 426
South Broad street, at ten o'clock last
evening. Miss Barnard had extinglish-
ed lamp in the kitchen, and struck a
match to light herself to the stairway,
and went to her own room. Ten min
utes later she thought that she would
90 down to see if the furnace was all
right, and when she opened the kitch-
en- door the room was so full of smoke
that she could not enter. The wood
work around the sink was ablaze. Miss
Barnard ran to neighbor's and hap
pened to meet S. X. Fowler, who sue
ceeded in putting the fire out with water
from the sink faucet. A still alarm
had in the meantime been turned in, but
the fire was out when the firemen arriv-
ed.
1t is believed that a piece of the match
head must have lodged in some Gotten
under the sink, thus starting blaze. A
piano stool was burned, and the damage
The house and contents are insured.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
FINE SHOWING.
The Annual Report Of the Judson
Creamery.


From Mondays Daily
The annual report of the secretary
of the Judson Butter and Cheese asso-
citation for the year 1904 makes fine
showing. The number of pounds of milk
received was 2,9lO,OO5, the number of
pounds of butter made l32,252, the num-
Der of pounds of butter fat lll,959.7,
average test 3.S7, average yield 4.55,
average price paid to patrons for butter
fat % cents, average price paid per hun
dred 80 cents, receipts from all sales
$22,S99.22, value of patrons butter $3,-
9Sl.29, total expense for the year $4,-
07S.05; sinking fund for the year
$693.47, received for buttermilk $44.4O,
cash on hand $345.
The officers of this association are
John w. Norman president, o. f.
Jones secretary, and ID. E. Crane man.
ager The directors are the two first
named and Henry Price, Walter Adams,
Lew Lewis, Nelson Scherer and Daniel
Edwards.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
JOTTINGs FROM JUDsON.
Creamery Officers Elected---News
Notes in General.

from Mondays Daily.
Officers were elected at a meeting of
The directors of the Eureka Creamery
held on Feb as follows: Secretary
c. G. Jones; manager, Alfred Anderson
md treasurer, Arthur McCarger. The
secretary presented to the board a coup
pie of bids for the buttermakership, al
though no bids had been advertised for
After looking over last years record of
the buttermaker, the board members
came to the conclusion that they might
rs we'll 'leave well enough alone" and
re-engaged Mr.. Milsow, although there
was considerable difference between his
figures and those of his rivals.
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads after the storm on Thursday, the
mail carrier ON Route No. failed to
make part of his route on the follow
ing day. 1t is certainly the duty of ev-
cry farmer to turn out and open up the
road after such storm, and make it
,assable. If this were always done, the
arriers would always be on deck.
Evan T. Evans attended the farmers
;nstikIte at Nicollet last week.
School in District No. 90 was closed
last week on account of the illness of
the teacher, Miss Bennett.
Alfred Anderson is hauling rock for
the basement of a new barn which he
intends to erect in the near future.
Art McGiveney has three men work
ing for him at the stone quarry. He
seems to have quite a call for rock this
winter.
Gwynn Owen and Miss Annie Davis
were the guests of Miss Ruth Roberts
one evening last week.
Mrs. Evan Williams and Mrs. Rob-
ert j. Thomas are on the sick list.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
DISTRICT COURT.
Full Text of the Jury's Verdict in
Sheeran Will Case.


Sheeran Will Case.
From Mondays Daily.
In the case of Gilbert S. Taylor VS..
George C. Stoner, the arguments were
made to the jury Saturday afternoon,
and the jury was then discharged un-
til tomorrow morning, when it will re-
ceive its charge and retire.
The following is the verdict of the
Jury that came in Saturday afternoon
in the Sheeran will case:>
First. Was the instrument, exhibit
GA" which was offered in evidence as
the last will and testament of Mary
Sheeran, deceased, signed by said Mary
Sheeran, or by some person in her pres
ence, and by her express direction?
Answer, "Yes."
Second. Was such signing the con-
scious act of said Mary Sheeran, and
was said instrument so signed by her
as her last will and testament? Answer,
'No."
Third. Was said instrument so signed
in the presence of both c. j. Laurisch
and B. Downey? Answer, eyes"
Fourth. Was said instrument attest
ed and subscribed by said c. j. Laurisch
and B. Downey as witnesses in the pres
ence of said Mary Sheeran? Answer,
eyes"
Fifth At the time said instrument
was signed, was said Mary Sheeran of
sound. and disposing mind and memory :?
Answer, "No"
The estate in this case is valued at
about $4,000.
The next case for trial will be that
of Mastave Savede VS.. Joseph Beshara.
1t may be, however, that the criminal
case of the state against Frank Wixon
will be moved for trial by the county
attorney.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
FOR THE BONSPIEL.
Program for the Event to be Held Here
February 22 and 20.

CIOHf mOludy Ddlly.
DIR. Dodds has completed the program
for the first annual bonspiel to be Civ
en- by the Mankato Caledonian Curling
club, beginning on Washington's birth
day, Feb. % and continuing through
the 23rd. The first draw will be made
in the rink reception room and will be
conducted by DR.. Nerbovig, on Feb.
% at 10 a. m. For the first event of
the first day the prize will be four gold
stick pins; second prize, four gold sleeve
buttons. The first prize of the second
event of the first day will be four curl
ers' a. 'oo' (all wooD Mackinaw jack
cts; second prize, four pairs of a. 200
gloves. Twelve ends will be played in
each game. The games are open to all
curriers'.
The first prize of the first event of
the second day will be the Mankato
merchants silver trophy. This con-
test is open to all curriers' in good stand
ing as members of any regularly organ
lied curling club. This trophy will be
competed for annually at the bonspiel
of the Caledonian club on the rink in
Mankato. The second prize will be four
pairs of curriers' "a 'oo' gloves.
The second event of the second day,
the consolation MATCH" is open to all
rinks defeated in the preceding events
The first and second prizes are exceed
ingly valuable, useful and appropriate.
There will be ten ends to each game in
the consolation.
The committee in charge of the bon
spiel consists of o. w. Schmidt, Alba
Lewis, o. f. Morrow, Louis Dodds and
Conrad Kleinschmidt. The reception
committee includes Geo. B. Owen, j. R.
Snow, Frank Busch and Louis Janda.
The officers of the Caledonian club are:
President, R. NJ. Dodds; vice president,
George B. Owen; secretary and treasur-
er, j. Ii. Stewart.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
LITIGATION MAY RESULT.
Deal at Fairfax in Which Ed WiaIey
Figures Somewhat.

deal dtsfSIrfaxs IN WnicH Ed WI9iey
Figures Somewhat.
From Saturdays Daily.
A deal was cOnsumated last week
whereby the store building occupied by
Ed. Wigley, the clothier, was disposed
of by the owner August Schreiner of
Klossner. The new owner is Mr.. Wigley
and the amount. paid was trifle less
than $4,000. This is very desirable
piece of property, and dame rumor said
that the building was sold to Joseph Jul
ius, and that the latter had in turn sold
it to- John Greer, before Mr.. Wigley was
thought of as a possible purchaser. The
first deal hung fire, however, and Mr..
Wigley decided that he had paid rent
long enough stepped in and secured the
property. Mr.. Greer had an abstract
made of the property but Mr.. Wigley
secured the deed. 1t is just possible that
there will be little litigation between
Messrs. Julius and Schreiner before the
affair is settled, but to a casual OBJ
server it looks as though Mr.. Wigley
was out of the trouble.-Fairfax Stand
ard.
Mr.. Wigley is former resident of
Mankato, and son of Mrs. Richard
Wigley.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
WASTE CUT OFF.
City Pumps 100000 Less Gallons
Water Than Year Ago.

The installation of meters by the
water consumers has made great diff
ference in the amount of water pumped
by the city. During the month of Jan
uary a year ago the amount of water
pumped was 100000 gallons, while
last month the amount pumped was
only 23,OOO,OOO gallons. This reduc-
tion of 100000 gallons was made in
spite of the fact that the number of
water consumers has increased, and
must therefore represent a. part of the
water heretofore allowed to run to
waste.
1t is probably true that more than
half of the water pumped in the past
has been allowed to run to waste by
water consumers. Many, if not most,
of the consumers did not waste any
water to speak of, but others wasted
a great quantity.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
PAPER WAS NO GOOD.
Why Man Withdrew His Patronage
From Newspaper.

The following letter is said to have
been received at the office of nearby
exchange:
Dear: | hereby offer my resigna-
shun as subscriber to your papier,
it being bampslet of such small
consequence os non to benefit my fam
ly by takin it. What you need in your
shete is branes & someone to russell
ub news and rite editorials on live top
ics No menshun has been made in your
shete of me butcherin polan china
pig weing 1863 pounds or the gaps in the
chickens out this way. Yo ignore the
fact that bot bran new bobsled and
that / traded my blind mule and say
nothing about Hi SimPkins jersey calf
breakinhis 2 frunt legs fallin down a
dali. in portant chivrees have been
vtteerly ignored by your shete & a
3column obitchury notice writ by me on
the death OF Grandpa Henry was left OF
your shete to say nothin of alfabeti-
cal poem beginning "a is for And and
also for ark" writ by my darter. This
is the reason your papir is so unpopular
here, if you don't want edytorials from
this place and amt going to put no
news in your shete, we don't want said
shete.
P. S.-If print obitchury in yure next
i may sine again for yure shete.-Spring
Valley Sun
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
KICKED BY A HORSE.
Israel Peterson Of Hebron Is Quite
Seriously Injured.


Israel Peterson, an aged farmer of
Hebron, was seriously injured by the
kick of horse last evening. Mr.. Pet
erson wa scarrying water to the horses
in pail, at which one of the ami
mails took fright. DR.. Munger of Mic
ollet was called and found the left arm
broken between the shoulder and the ell
bow, five serious face and scalp wounds,
from two to five inches long, and the
flesh all torn from the back of the right
hand, exposing the cords. The body was
somewhat bruised. The injured man is
seventy-two years of age. He is the
father of George and Charles Peterson,
the sawmill men at Hebron.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17

purchase of the park was to be raised
in part by local subscription. That inn
preston should be corrected.
John c.. Wise called attention to the
fact that the Twin City papers had pub
lished report on legislative proceed
ings, carrying that impression.
A communication, received from W.
L. Harris, chairman of the tax COM
mittee of the, Minneapolis Business
Mems association, urging that the Man
kato Board of Trade exert its influence
to secure legislation looking to the
restriction of the powers of the state
board of equalization to matters OF
state revenue alone, was referred to the
committee on legislation.
The board had quite lengthy discus
sion over the question of raising the an
nual fee of so, as proposed by Dr.
Andrews. Some thought So would be
enough. The matter will be brought up
at subsequent meeting, at which the
question of abolishing the board OF
directors and the fine system for non
attendance will also be considered.
A communication was received from
Senator Eberhart in reply to the reso-
lutions recently adopted by the Board
of Trade with reference to defective
service by the telephone and telegraph
companies. The senator stated that he
had talked the matter over with Mr.
Young and that action along the line
suggested might be taken. He was
himself in favor of the control of pub.
lie service corporations.
Gathering Information.
Secretary Taylor gave notice that the
Milwaukee railroad was gathering in.
formation with regard to the towns
along its lines, and Mr.. Taylor had re.
ceived list of questions to fill out
with regard to the city, its industries
advantages, etc. The railroad com.
pany is going to compile this informa-
tion in pamphlet form and distribute
the pamphlets broadcast. Here is a
chance to get some free advertising for
Mankato. One of the questions was in
regard to certain industries that the
city afforded facilities for, and the
board members named quite list
Among them were a sand brick manu-
factory, straw board factory, an au-
tomobile factory and others.
President Pond announced the follow.
ing committees for the year 1905: Man,
ufactures, C. n. Andrews, w. A. Funk,
A. G. Meyer; legislation and taxation,
Thomas Hughes, C. L. Benedict, j. A.
White, real estate and negotiations, C.
A. Chapman, j. c.. Noe, Fred Kron /;
public improvements, j. w. Andrews, o.
w. Schmidt, A. O. Eberhart; railroads.
M. G.. Willard, Carl Dice, H. A. Patter-
son; roads and streets, w. A. Funk
G. M. Palmer, M. B. Haynes
freight and freight rates, F. M. Crlrrier
E. j. Moore, w. i. Hixon; reception and
entertainment, j. c. Wise, Geo. E
Brett, H. E. Hance.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
All the Comforts of Home.
From Mondays Daily.

from Mondays s Daily.
Winona, Mimi, Feb. l3.-Farmers on
the roads leading out from Minnesota
City to Winona, Fountain City, Roll
ingstone and Lewiston are to be pro-
vided with another of the advantages
of city life. The new comfort will be
electric light for Illuminating their
farmhouses and electric power for driv-
ing cream separators, feed mills, etc.
The Minnesota Light and Power COM
pany's plant is being constructed at
Minnesota City and it will have feed
wires along the roads indicated.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
Recommended to Pass.
From MONDAYS Daily.

FrOm MondayS Daily.
Senator R. f. Thompsofi's bill appro-
priating $4,000 for deficiency in state
aid to high schools was recommended to
pass by the senate committee of the
whole. Senator ]. 7. Scahin's bill APP
propriating $4,000 for deficiency in state
aid to school libraries was also reported
favorable.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
Appointed Trustee.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The first meeting of creditors of w. O.
Musser, the Tracy banker, was beld in
dred of them being represented. The
creditors recommended that Referee
Flittie appoint Stephen P. Hicks trustee
and this was done, and the bond placed
at $4,000. Mr.. Hicks has been the re-
ceiver. While the proceedings were be-
gun under petition in involuntary
bankruptcy. MIR. Musser is not opposing.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
Involuntary Bankruptcy.
from Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays Daily.
A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
has been filed in the case of Hazel V.
10y, now of Waseca, but formerly of
Albert Lea, where she ran millinery
store. The liabilities are placed at more
than $1,000.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
Financial Statement and Tax List.

The financial statement of Blue Earth
county and the delinquent tax list are
found in this weeks issue of The Free
Press, which consists of twelve pages.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17

Mr.. Wigley is former resident of
Mankato, and son of Mrs. Richard
Wigley.
The Mankato free press., 1905-02-17
Minneopa Park Proposition.

DIR. Andrews on behalf of the Mime
opa park committee reported progress.
He called to the attention of the board
the fact that certain parties seemed to
have the idea that the money for the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-12-21

girl who was Freddie's step-mother.
though she had intended to pet her
husbands boy, had felt him the STUN
bling block to her happiness, even be-
fore she met him. She was very glad
that Maggie made him her very own,
and Stunned both carefully.
The weeks rolled by, and the months
followed them. If Maria's spirit had
ever wandered through the home
where she had once been 50 happy it
must have flown weeping away-not
50 much that she found another re-
posing upon her husbands bosom. for,
in pity of human weakness and human
longing for living love. this might well
he forgiven by the angels-nOt that
her fair picture stood, with the cob
webs clinging to its frame. In the cold
garnet: but that the lonely boy. as IA
thcrless as he was motherlesS dwclt
alone. save for the old servants faith
FIJI love, in the very room where his
birth had been hailed with much re-
ioicing ITS the new lady does it,"
said Maggie. honestly believing it, and
never guessing that she herself had
caused this unnatural estrangement
by her unwise chatter. She had
taught the boy that his step-mother
came as enemy. else he would have
greeted her with kiss and been pet
ted until she came to love him as her
own; else he would not have been ut
terly forgotten when one bright win
ter morning the sun arose upon a lit
tie face that its setting had not shone
upon, and Helen Bertram kissed the
unconscious lips Of her first-born.
And somehow. as this breath foated
over her cheek, the remembrance of
another child came to her. whose
mother slept in the cold grave-whose
sulky mouth and angry eyes when he
| met her in the garden path had made
her loathe him. So might some other
woman feel toward her babe some day,
II she also slept beneath the church
yard sod and another filled her place.
Dead Maria arose before living Hell
ems memory; dead Marla's child found
place in her thoughts. She pitied
him from her heart. and for the first
time since she wore his fathers we'd
ding ring.
But old Maggie did not come near
her. and she would not send for the
old woman. She had been hurt by her
grim face and cold voice and was now
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No Demand,

1t was not Mr. Graham's fault that
his vacation began late in the season,
but that it was his misfortune was
proved more than once. He spent his
holiday in seaport village which has
for some years grown in popularity as
n summer resort.
He packed in great haste, and found
on his arrival that certain necessary
articles had been left behind. lie there
fore walked to the shop known as
Browns Emporium" and expressed q
desire to see their stock of combs.
With uplifted nose and lelsurely step
the young woman in charge produced
two articles, one bright blue and the
other deep red. The material was
doubtful.
We've got these two" said the
young woman, indifferently, but we
don't have much call for summer nov.
elites as late in the season as this
when the hotel is getting ready to
close"
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the husband marched into Maggie's
nursery and addressed her sternly.
"You have been filling the child's
head with wicked thoughts he said.
How dare you do it? He has in
suited Mrs. Bretman, and you are the
cause. | have half a mind to send you
packing; you deserve 1t"
Have Just bit Of pity on me ana
on the boy. and niver do it. I'm all
he's got now" sebbed Maggie. Don't
blame me. I'm Ould and reminder
better than young man. She was II
swate lady"
"You were good to her and are still
good to her child" said the gentle
man. gravely: but remember no more
Of this underhand work. You must
teach the child to love his new mother
and to obey her"
obey he may" said Maggie, "but
love can't he taught; and we've but
one mother in the world. however
many wives an husbands we may
have"
ne NAN lDuktu ~ iti b"t
there was no insOlence in her face:
and he left the room and returned to
his new wife. and saw no more of
Freddie for that day. Indeed. the
child did not seek him. Never before
had he been harshly used and the
shake his father had given him had
been Il terrible thing to him-the very
confirmation of Maggies prophecy.
More and more he chung to the old
nurse. and. though Mrs. Bretman tried
to make friends with both. the old
woman's grim face and cold monosyl-
tables and the child's passionate re-
pulses were too much for her. She
abandoned the effort. And the boy
took his meals in the nursery, walked
out with the nurse and broOded in
silence. rs very little children do, over
his wrongs.
1t was easy enough to forget him In
the honeymoon billing and cooling, and
the father was careful to give Maggie
all she asked fOr-new shoes and caps
and toys and books. That was his
duty; rs he often said, "he never for
got his duty to Maria's child" But
what his father had to do with his
comforts or pleasures, Freddie did not
know; he laid all to the kindness Of
old Maggie. Papa never kissed him, or
had him in to dessert, or took him out
to ride. The lady with the pretty hair
was his worst enemy. He grew used
to this state of things In time, and
used to kiss the picture in the attic
before retiring. and saying to that.
Good night, mamma" but he was as
wretched as Il child could be, and no
one knew 1t. Even old Maggie did not
guess at the depth Of loneliness within
the little breast
Young girls do not, rs general
thing. really love children; and the
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upright. so that the bowels will rest
Oh Il dashboard. Make marks
where they rest and bore two holes 10
hold them. The base may he made Of
one board about an inch thick, or two
half-inch boards 1t would be about
six inches wide and eight inches long.
The top can be made Of one piece,
about six inches long and an inch
wide. BE careful to bore the holes In
this piece just the right distance apart,
or the elevator will not slide easily.
The windlass which Is used to wind
up the cords OF the elevator has two
sides made of thin wood three Inches
long and an inch wide. After they
have been cut out. hold them tightly