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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
RIPPLES FROM RAPIDAN.

Road work is being called for through
out the country. &
About hundred of the friends ant
neighbors gathered at the home OF
Sever X. Knutson to celebrate his
eightieth birthday anniversary last
week. About $40 worth of provisions
and presents were left as token Of
their ,estsem.
Olaf Bfoste made trip to Rocnestel
to consult the Drs. Mayo regarding 8
serious case of catarrh, with which HI
is afflicted.
Miss Esther Anderson recently spent
several days visiting in Decoria.
4 Ole Anderson sold a horse to Frank
Nickerson
Miss Bessie Spencer visited at home
Sunday.
Miss Lou Mendenhall was at HON,
for several days. s.'5s s
Miss Genevieve Mullin of Henderson
spent Sunday at the HON eof the Misses
Weller. ~ 81 3a'a
Mr. Burgess of Eagle Lake visited
at the nome of Mr.. Shores, his brother
in-law, Sunday.
| Flo Brothers sold eight head of fat
cattle to Frank Nelson yesterday.
s. NJ. Dickinson of Garden City los,
la horse at the dance last Saturday eve
ming. The animal died of colo.
A number of loads of young folk.
from this place attended the bali gam,
at Judson last Sunday. The scor,
stood in favor of Rapidan.
Messrs. Mcdonald and Paff were Man
kato callers ON Memorial day.
A social deal in which horse is sale
to figure as the commission is being
talked about. We anxiously await de
velopments. t
A union picnic of the teachers ant
students of two school districts. No
G6 taught by Miss Howard, and No. 10!
taught by Miss Bennett, was held in G
A. Cheney's grove last Saturday at
ternoon. All the children enjoyed them
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
MANKATO FIRM GETS SLICE.
WideII-FinIey Company Bid for Gov
eminent Work in Montana.

ernnent WORK IN Montdnd.
Glendive, Mont, June Bids were
opened here by H. n Savage and /. E.
WEYMOUTH, officers of the reclamation
service, for the construction of the big
irrigation canal and telephone line
down the lower Yellowstone valley. Bids
were submitted by leading contractors
all over the country, among whom were
Ullman & Cook, Pueblo, Cal; Widell-
Finley company, Mankato, Mimi; Gala
han Brothers, Phelan & Shirley, Omaha
Deadwood S. d., and many others.
The total lowest bid for excavations
amounts to $500, 1850, of which the
Widell- Finley company of Mankato bid
$l63, 1867 80, for division schedule A
and the balance to Callahan Brothers
and Phelan & Shirley of Omaha.
The lowest total bids for schedule B,
embracing structure, amounted to
1912 $3.50, of which the Deadwoo doom
struction company of Deadwood, S. D.,
DldS SZS, I4Z.0O ana the DalaHce W
Charles Stabern of Helena. The low
est bid for the construction of seven
ty-two miles of telephone line was that
of E. A. Hoss of Chicago at figure APP
proximately 1912 mile.
The officers of the reclamation serv
ice expressed themselves as much pleas
ed with the bids and as soon as they
were approved by the authorities at
Washington, work on the big often will
be pushed to a rapid completion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
J, F. CROWELL DEAD.
Janitor of the High School Building
Passes Away.

Passes Away.
From Mondays Daily.
Jonn T. Crowell, ianitor of the high
school building, died at his home, los
Dickson street at four o'clock this
morning, of cancer of the stomach, with
which he had been afflicted for some
time. He was taken to Rochester last
week, and the physicians advised that
he be taken back to his home realiz-
ing that nothing could be done.
The deceased is survived by mis- wife
and two daughters, Nina and Blanche.
He had resided in Mankato for ten
years, and previous to that time lived
at Albeart Lea and New Ulm. Before
coming to Mankato he was a photo
grapher. For the past seven years he
was janitor of the high school build
ing, and had given such excellent sat
isfaction that at its last meeting the
school board had added $50 to his sal
airy.
Mr.. Crowell was a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America, and had
life insurance He was a faithful
employe and pleasant gentleman, and
his death is greatly regretted by all
who knew him. His family will have
the sympathy of their many friends in
their loss.
The remains will be taken to Albert
Lea on the $40 a. m. train tomorrow,
where the interment will take place.
There will be no services in this city.
The school board has arranged to
send floral offering.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
Considered the Jurors.

From Thursdays Daily.
The attorneys for Dr. Koch held a
lengthy conference yesterday afternoon,
regarding the next trial of the case
Nothing to be given out for publication
was done, but it was decided to meet
again this afternoon if the attorneys
could get away One subject consider
ed was the jurors on the regular panel
for the June term of court The at
torneys are anxious to have jury that
shall start in unprecedented.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
OLD TIMERS ELECT OFFICERS
State Association Holds its Annual
Meeting in St. Paul.

From Fridays Daily.
The Old Settlers Association of Min
nesota met at noon yesterday in the
at the old capitol. There were fiji
teen of the pioneer guard present.
Officers were elected as follows: Pres
ident, Oliver Parsons, Minneapolis; sec
rotary, A. l.. Larpenteur, st. Paul /;
treasurer, j. d. Ludden, St Paul.
Interesting characters among those
present were Monsignor Ravoux, the
oldest settler of the state in point of
residence, who lives in st. Paul. and
Eli Pettijohn, of Minneapolis, the oldest
settler in age.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
Attacked the Sheriff.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
One might some months ago the
Bank of Rice was attacked A few days
later a bunch of hard looking charac-
ers were rounded up and they were
charged with having committed the
crime. Among the lot was fellow
named Morgan, large man of great
power. He mas been doing the in
sanity stunt of late in the st. Cloud
Jail. On Friday evening ne made des-
perate assault upon the sheriff. The
officer, however, succeeded in worst
ing the fellow. The Bank of Rice is
owned by A. H. Turrittin, formerly
of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
KERNs AND HEBRON.

Kew. Brown preached an able mem0rla
sermon last Sunday morning at the
kcrns church, taking for his text: "Ir
the name of our God, we will set up oul
banner The speaker said that while
he was a foreigner by birth, ne was
an American in every other sense of thu
word, and his heart beat in sympathy
for those that gave their lives for the
cause of. liberty and their country, and
for the veterans that were left.
C. E. Rodikhur returned home last
Monday after a visit of several days.
H. C.. Randall bought "a gasoline en-
CINE last week from j. Hodson & Co tt
replace his wind mill. E.. E. Burnett al
SO bought gasoline engine in Mankato
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Budde, Mr.. and
Mrs. john Page, ST., and Mrs. Harper
spent Sunday in Hebron with Charles
w. Goodall's family.
Mrs. j. A. Tidland went with party
of friends of North Mankato to the
lakes fishing for few days last week.
L. Hodson took in the memorial ser
vices at Mankato last Sunday evening
Miss Grace Door and Herbert Hodson
spent Saturday and Sunday at home in
Hebron.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Rairdon are spending
a few days with W. E. Hendley's fam
lily. s'
Rev. Allen was able to travel his
circuit Sunday
George McCarger made business
trip to st. Peter last Friday.
Quite number of people from this
section attended memorial exercises at
Mankato on Tuesday.
The rain last Sunday night did great
deal of good. -
A great deal of corn is high enough
to cultivate.
T. Hodson sold Duke of Riverside, %
fine shorthorn sire, last Saturday to
Charles A. Gustafson one of those pro-
gressive young farmers of Judson.
Arthur McCarger made business
trip to st. Peter last Saturday.
The ladies' aid of Nicollet spent a
very enjoyable afternoon at the parson-
age in Hebron with Mrs. l.. H. Allen
last Thursday.
Guy Weatherille of Minneapolis Wis
tied the Hebron cemetery last Monday
and fixed up the graves of his relatives.
Our old friend, Christian Jensen of
Nicollet, who has been confined to his
bed for two years with sickness, is no
better, but growing weaker His is a
very remarkably, case. He suffers no
pain to speak Of but is very patient
invalid, and is. entirely reconciled to his
Masters will concerning himself and flu
ture. He. is always pleased to see his
old friends, when they call to see MIN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
SKIMMINGs FROM CREAM.

Friday nights dance was grand sue
cess. The Royal Neighbors have the
new gas lights installed and paid fo1
and they are dandies.
The manager of the creamery has had
the roof repaired, putting paroid roofing
on part and patching the balance.
The creamery took in twenty thous-
and pounds of milk Monday and is
shipping forty-two or forty-three tubs
of butter every week.
Mr.. May of st. Clair has been in
town talking railroad bonds.
B. w. Graham went to Mankato today
on business.
Mat Norman sold his place of 24C
acres in Freedom to Joseph and Andrew
Williamson for $54 per acre including
crops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
Shortening the Route.

From Fridays Daily.
Engineers in the employ of the Chi
cage, ST.. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha,
nave finished the surveys of the pro-
posed short line between st. Peter and
Ottawa and the route they have rec
commended has been approved by the Of
ficials of the road Starting at point
near the old depot, it will run due
north across the bottom lands and
form conjunction with the present
line at Ottawa station. Negotiations
will be begun at once for right OF
way to average 200 feet in width. and
as soon as the property is purchased
the construction work will be commenc-
ed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
BUBBLES FROM BEAUFoRD.

Mr.. Birr and d. P. Pierce made bus
mess trip to Mankato Thursday.
Miss Edyth Sherman is the proud
possessor of fine new Kimball piano
bought of the Overman Music company
Miss Minnie Levi returned to Manka-
to- Tuesday, called there by the serious
illness of her sister.
Daniel Pierce has secured large
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
BUTTON BADGE HABIT.
How 1t Originated Is Explained by a
Newspaper.
From ThurSday'S Daily

How 1t Originated Is Explained by a
Newspaper.
| From Thursdays Daily.
The button badge has been in evil
dence long time and in great variety
the badge that finds its place in the
lapel buttonhole
"Have you any knowledge as to who
originated that idea?"
Il am not certain, but I know who
originated the first one / remember any
thing about"
This conversation took place between
two Milwaukee men, and it laid the
foundation for an investigation. More
than twenty years ago two soldiers met
, in Milwaukee, when one of them asked
the other if it would be proper to have
substitute for the snowy Grand Army
Badge. These two soldiers, Maj. Henry
G. Rogers, past department commander,
! Wisconsin, and Lieut.. Col. R. B.
Beath of Philadelphia, past commander
in chief, discussed the matter Colonel
Beath said:
81 do not know how we can man.
age it unless we make miniature badge
after the same pattern
Rodgers replied, holding his badge in
his hand, ''Why, look here, Beath, take
the center of the main piece in the
badge and use it for button badge"
Gust the thing. l will take the mat
ter up as soon as | get home," replied
Colonel Beath. The colonel's promise
was kept and large number of but
ton badges manufactured. 4 supply of
the first batch of the new Grand Army
, badges was sent to the Milwaukeean
and Major Rodgers distributed them
among his friends. Up to that time it
was an unusual thing to see any enc
wearing a button badge. Soon after
nearly every man who belonged to the
Grand Army wore one, and they are
worn today by hundreds of thousands
Millions of them have been put upon the
market. They are made from cannon
captured by the union forces in the civil
war.
Presidents have worn them Many
senators and members of the mouse of
representatives in congress, and con-
siderable number of United States
Judges have worn them and felt hon
ored in doing so. They have been worn
by the most successful and distinguish
ed railway officials of the country, by
the most prominent memhers- of -.l.o-L"r,
the medical profession, ministers, edu
Gators, diplomats, men of the army and
the navy, great inventors, and good citi
zens in every state in the union have
worn them.
Without doubt the introduction of the
little bronze button representing the
Grand Army has led to the introduce
ton of scores of other society buttons
Winona Republican-Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
WANTED, HELLO GIRLS.
Number Of Telephone Girls In State
Constantly Increases.

The demand for telephone girls in
Minnesota is increasing, if the records
of the secretary of state are an indi
cation of the situation. These records
show that scores of telephone companies
have been Incorporated since the be-
ginning of the fiscal year ending Aug.
|, 1904
1T seems that almost every town
ship has rural telephone company"
said state official Il should say that
more Telephone companies have been in
corporated during the present fiscal
year than any other one class of con-
Germs. The capital stock varies from
$4,000 to $4,000, and usually there is
a large number of incorporators.
Next to telephone companies come
mercantile firms. The increase in the
number of interpretations from this
source in the last few years has been
remarkable. State officials say that
five or ten years ago it was rare oc-
casion to receive an incorporation fee
from a country merchant, but it seems
that nearly all the larger firms are COM
ing under the Incorporation laws. One
of the advantages of Incorporation is
that the liability of the incorporators is
limited to twice the amount of their
stock in the company, whereas in an or
binary copartnership each member of
the firm is liable to the full extent of
the debts.
There has been an equally notable in
crease in the number of manufactur
ing companies that have been incor
porated. Under the law firms that en-
gage in no other business than manu-
featuring do not have to pay the regu
lar incorporat ton fee, which is $50 for
the first $4,000 and S. for each addi-
tional $4,000 Firms have been in
corporated to manufacture all sorts of
railroad supplies, automobile engines,
plumbing, hardware supplies, brass nov
elites and so forth.
Although several mining companies
have been organized in the last year.
they seem to have been supplanted
largely by land companies. A dozen
or more land firms have been incor
porated in the last few months with
capital stock varying from $4,000 to
100000. Most of these companies
have their headquarters in the Twin
Cities or Duluth, although there are 10
Gated in the country, especially in the
Red River valley.
That the clerks in the office of Sec
rotary of state have been kept busy
looking after the many articles of in
corporation is seen from the fact that
for the first ten months of the fiscal
year beginning Aug. l, 1904, the fees
aggregated $42,5SO, within $4,000 of the
fees for the full twelve months last
year, which was considered an eXcep-
tionally good year for incorporation
fees. As the fees run at about the rate
of $4,000 month, the total fees this
year will probably exceed those of last
year by large margin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
State Medical Society Officers.
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily.
DIR. C.H. Mayo of Rochester was
elected president of the Minnesota
State Medical association at the meet
ing of tile house of delegates yester
day The other officers are: First vice
president, DIR. D. n. Jones of Gaylord
second vice president, DIR. Theo. Bratrud
of. Warren; third vice president, DIR. S.
II. Boyer of Duluth; secretary. DIR.
Thomas McDavitt of ST. Paul; treas
urer, DIR. R. n. Hill of Minneapolis;
delegates to national association, Doc
tors w. HI. Hall, H. NJ. Workman, j.
I. Rogers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
WAS PIONEER OF STATE.
Death Of J.v. Brewer, Long Resi-
dent Of St. Cloud.
from, fridays Daily.

T
Hon. J. V. Brewer died at his home
in st. Cloud yesterday after brief
illness. He was a pioneer in this state.
For years Mr. Bower was the archael-
.oeist for the State Historical society.
He published in connection with the
State Historical society various col
umes on the history of this state. His
principal works were History of the
Itasca Basin" and History of Itasca."
A stroke of apoplexy was the cause of
Mr.. Brewers death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
Will Have Iron Bill Boards.

From Saturdays Daily.
Manager Griebel will later on replace
his billboards in this city with the latest
thing-iron bill boards. They are neater
in appearance and more desirable than
the present stands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09

" to them. The girls were thrown out but
received no serious injuries.
Mrs. Hoagland and daughter. Frances,
visited with friends in Mcpherson Sat-
friday ana Sunday. :"
A number from here attended the
temperance lecture by Mrs. Bessie
Scovill state president of the w. c. I.
U. at St. Clair last Sunday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
Drowned in the Minnesota.

From Mondays Daily.
Joseph Ryan, the fourteen year old
son of William Ryan of Shakopee,
was drowned Friday afternoon in the
Minnesota river, one and half miles
east of Shakopee. The father has Of
fered a reward of 800 for the recovery
of the body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
MA:N[Kl'.slAlTp FREE i PRESS

Eselves and sswnre. sboumtifnTy supplied
with ice 'crtahis ard lemonade.
A heavy frost visited this section last
Friday morning, badly injuring the
strawberry crop all the way from TWEEN
ty to fifty per cent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
NEGOTIATING FOR BANDS.
Rapid Work Being Done by Mid-Sum-
mer Carnival Committee.
From Fridays Daily.

Rapid work is being done by the com
mittee on the Midsummer Festival in
the matter of framing up a program
Negotiations for the bands and other at
fractions are being fast pushed to a con-
clusion. Some of the committeeman
express the hope that the run of auto
mobiles from Chicago will reach Man
kato on July 3. These will in them
selves be quite an attraction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09
Ernest Chadsey Dead.
From Thursdays Daily.

FROM thursdays Daily.
Ernest Cnadsey Of Vernon Center
died last night of consumption. He
leaves wife and one child.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-09

Just received lot of summer out
ing shirts at Henry Z. Hance's.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-20
Big Land Porchase Completed.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 20. The
transfer to the government of the
Dominican friar lands in the Philip.
pines, which have been under dispute
for over two years, was completed to-
day. the government paying the final
instalment of 50, 52l, 657 through the
international Banking Corporation in
New York TO the Philippines Sugar
Estates DEVELOPMENT Company and re-
ceiving clear titles to the remaining
lands. This price is $3.50. 600 less than
was asked before Secretary Taft made
his recent visit to the Philippines.
This payment concludes the friar land
purchase, which involved a total of
40, coo acres and an outlay of 81.
230, 600. Over the Dominican friars'
land, which included about $50, 000
acres, dispute arose as TO the title to
part of the tract. and the government
served notice on the development COM
pany. which claimed ownership, that
no money would be paid over until an
absolutely clear title was furnished.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-20
A BOLD ROBBERY is ATTEMPTED.
Negro Tries Twice To Enter The
Residence of Mr.. Jos. Lee
Last Night.

Shortly after ten O'Clock last niplit
two attempts were made by an un-
known colored man to enter the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Joseph Lee at 141 Duke
of Gloucester street. The second timo
the marauder was driven away by n
shot from Mr.. Lees revolver. Ho
then jumped TO shed ia the rear ward
of Mr.. Thomas Dove next door. ran
through the back yard and effected his
escape through Bryan's alley, which
opens into Market street
During this latter part of his chase
the man ran into several members of
his own race who were in the alley-
way, but who claim not TO have rec.
ognized him. Mr.. Lee had retired
when he heard a noise in his back
yard and going to the rear window of
the upstairs ihall lie saw the negro
just in the act of pulling himself up
on the roof Of the Uncovered one
story back building. The robber saw
Mr. Lee and dropped TO the ground and
ran away. Mr.. Lee, however, waited
Tor him just inside the dining room
window and soon saw the negro re-
turning over back shed in the ward
OF Mr.. Dove next door
The robber, however, caught sight of
the owner Of the house before ne had
| dropped again into Mr.. Lees yard
and as he turned and fed he was per-
sued BY the shots from Mr.. Lees re-
volyer, none of which are thought.
| however, to have taken effect. A
hasty search was then made but the
man had gotten clear away.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-20
THE E1KS' TOURNAMENT.
Arrangements For The Occasion
Nearly Completed.

The Elk's tournament which is to
be held at Boucher son the-Spa on
next Monday, October 3. promises to
be the greatest event of the season.
A large number of entries have been
received for the fitting contest and
more are expected before tomorrow
The interest centers in the lady rid
ers, many of whom are said to be ex.
perts in the saddle. Special prizes will
be offered to these.
The riding will be in the rear of the
Gun Club grounds, u splendid place
for it, The arches will be elaborately
decorated for the occasion. Manager
W. A. Hnllebaugh, of the Colonial
Theatre, is in charge of the tourna-
ment arrangements AMI he and Mr.
Boucher are working hard to make il
a grand success, which it is sure to
be. Prizes are offered for both anna
teurs and professionals. and there
will be good number of riders in
each class.
Mr.. John +. Strange, chairman of
the committee of arrangements, is re.
ceiving applications for entry daily.
The fitting will begin at 10. 30 a. M.
and will be followed by a dance in the
evening. Sheriff Samuel b. Hardy
will be chief marshal and Mayor j.
dep. Douw will be one of the aides, the
others being DR.. j. J. Murphy, r. p.
Melvin and John 4. Strange. The
orators will be Hon. Charles r.
Schirm, of Baltimore and Ridgely
P. Melvin, of Annapolis.
Great interest is being manifested in
the event, which promises to be the
most successful tournament of the
season.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-20
Horses Went to College.

One night recently residents along
Prince George street were consider
ably excited by the mad dash Of a pair
of horses hitched to one of the we'll
known style of fkeb" vehicles of ye
ancient city. The animals had been
left standing in front of CarveI Hall
and it is whispered by dame rumor
that they heard beer bottle drop and
break on the bricks. Whether il was
the dislike of seeing good liquid go to
waste or not, is not known, hut the
horses started off on mad dash.
which did not end until they had
reached the sacred precipts of the an
cient institution of learning at the
head of the street. Here they were
found contentedly grazing on the
green grass of the college green u few
minutes later by their owner aud
driver