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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
TWenty-four Civil Cases Are
Added to the Calendar.
Grand Jury May Take Up the
Case Of Judge 0gle.
DR.. Koch Case Stands at Head
of Criminal Calendar.

The June term of the district court
convenes next Tuesday. The grand
jury is summoned for IL a. m. of
that day, and the petit jury for 2 p.
m. on Wednesday. There seems to be
enough business to keep the court in
session throughout June.
There are two criminal cases coming
over from the old calendar, that of the
state vs. Koch and that of the state VS..
James Jennings. The latter is an APP
pealed case from justice court. There
are three or four cases to come before
the grand jury, including those of Judge
Ogle, Ben Upper and man named
Walsh from Lake Crystal,
There are twenty four civil cases COM
ing over from the February term, and
also the following new cases:
Thea H. Gilbertson vs. Sarah Martin,
Hannah johnson and w. R. Hammett.
Kavanaugh Bros. Co. vs.. Evan Olson.
George w. Sugden VS.. Elias Beck
man and others.
Marcella Man VS.. Albion p. Man.
Henry Hillesheim VS., the Mankato
Mailing Co.
State of Minnesota vs.. White &
Dredge.
In the matter of the estate of Elias
Douglass, deceased, and of the appeal of
F. s. Lewis from an order of the pro.
bate court.
William R. Barnes VS.. Edward 8.
Rich, ct al.
C. M. Fuller, respt. VS.. Robert Peter
son, applt.
Robert +. West VS.. Genie @. West.
Application to vacate plat of Bun
ker Hill addition to Mankato.
john Hoffman VS.. Bertha Hidde and
Frank Hidde.
Frank Jordan, applt., VS.. Bertha C.
Jordan, respt.
John Emil Anderson VS.. Anna Sophia
Anderson
William H. Valentine vs.. Ira Bishop.
Amelia B. Valentine vs.. Ira Bishop.
j. P. Malick VS.. John F. Osgood and
NJ. NJ Clough.
Charles H. Hornburg vs.. Elizabeth 8.
Davis
Bertha Laura Polchow VS.. Fred w.
Polchow.
T. M. Keogan VS.. Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railway company.
John I. Jones VS.. H. H. Loomis.
Lewis r. Roll VS.. Frank A. Roll and
others.
William E. Young and Harrison L.
Schmitt VS.. the city of Mankato.
Joseph Beshara VS.. Great Eastern
Casualty and Indemnity Co. of New
York.
Samuel NJ Bear VS.. Leslie T. Me.
Cleary.
Anna NJ. Weycker vs.. Antoine Wey-
cker.
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific
Railway company VS.. Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha railway COM
pany.
Annie NJ. Wilder vs.. James S. Know
les and others.
Max Wishnick vs.. Chesia Wishnick.
William Fl. Tidland VS.. the board of
county commissioners of the county of
Blue Earth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Koch's Attorneys Confer.

A conference of DR.. Koch's counsel
was held this afternoon, those present
being Pau & Pau and A. f. Clark of
this city, w. ID. Abbott of Winona,
George w. Somerville of Sleepy Eye,
and Henry n. Somsen of New Ulm. The
coming trial was talked over and plans
laid out for carrying on the same. 1t
is hoped to strengthen the defense at
some points.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Rev. Swami Much Better.

Mrs. Defransa Swami has received
word from her nephew, Rev. Walter
Swami, who has been quite i'll at
Georgetown, Col, to the effect that the
latter is much better and is well on the
way to recovery. Mr.. Swami has gone
to Denver, where he will remain until
his health has been fully regained. Mr..
Swami has many friends in Mankato,
especially among the ministry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
ANOTHER GOOD PROGRAM.
Eiks Repeat Their Excellent Enter
tainment; House Was Crowded.

Once more the magnificent program
rendered by the Elks in black face at
the Mankato Theatre Monday night was
put upon the stage last evening before
crowded and enthusiastic audience.
The public certainly owes a debt of
thanks to the local members of that
order for the rare and unique entertain
ment. It's success fulfilled the most ex-
travagant expectations. The receipts of
the entertainments have met the wishes
of the managers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Eastern Star Picnic.

All members of Cereal Chapter No. 2,
Order of the Eastern Star, are invited to
join the Lake Crystal and Madelia
chapter in basket picnic at Lake Crys-
tai, Tuesday, June 9th. Train leaves
union depot at 1920 noon. Round trip
fare will be so cents. All should take
well-filled lunch baskets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Ditch Contract Awarded.

County Auditor Weaver has awarded
the contract for the construction of the
Long ditch, known as No. l3, in Lyra,
to the Widell- Findley company. He re-
ceived reply from the property own
ers interested, saying that they prefer
red ditch made by machine to any
other kind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
STATE BOARD GRAIN APPEALS
Governor John A. johnson Makes Ap-
pointments; One Man Retained.

pointments; One Man Retained.
Five new members of the state board
of grain appeals were appointed yester-
day by Governor john A. johnson, and
the sixth member, Arthur F. Evenson of
st. Peter was reappointed. The posi-
tions pay $1,000 year.
The five new members, who will take
office Aug. /, follow: Theodore Thor
son, republican, Glenwood; 8. R. Thor
son, republican, Winthrop; w. F. Kelso,
democrat, Hallock; j. F. Carger, demo.
crat, Fergus Falls; T. B. McMannus,
democrat, Crookston. The law provides
that not more than four members shall
be of the same political party.
Following are the five members, whose
service on the board wilt end Aug. l:
E. H. Pugh, Duluth; G.. ]. Strang, Alex
andria; James X. Stone, Montevideo;
Franklyn L. Greenleaf, Minneapolis; A.
c. ABBY, Rockdell, Olmstaad county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Result of Careless Driving.

Fred Schostag of Tivoli had the mis-
fortune of getting his buggy quite badly
smashed up last Sunday. His sisters,
Misses Minnie and Gustie Schostag,
were in the buggy when careless driv-
er came along and ran into them. The
girls were thrown out but received no
serious injuries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Visited MinneOpa.

DIR. j. w. Andrews, C. N. Andrews
and Thomas Hughes, comprising the
Board of Trade committee on Minneo-
pa park, together with Engineer NJ. b.
Haynes went to the park today with
view to investigating facts relating to
it's purchase by the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02

denial of all of these allegations, adj
hitting only the first three paragraphs
of the answer, relating to facts pre-
ceding the digging of the ditch. The
case is on the calendar for the June
term of tine district court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Surveyors Reach Cream.

Cream, May 3l-The railroad survey
ors surveyed to Cream and then they
went back to Albert Lea to start the
grading and get the ties and rails on
the ground Mr.. May of st. Clair was
in town yesterday talking railroad
bonds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Will Give Twenty Lots

The offer of John c. Noe and John
H. Ray to give twenty lots to whatever
car concern puts in and successfully
operates a street car line looping around
Ray & Noes addition in West Man
kato, still holds good.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Henderson the Winner.

The Henderson baseball team won the
game played with the Mankato team at
Henderson yesterday by the score of
eight to four.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Mankato Driving Club Meeting.

The Mankato Driving club will hold
a meeting this evening at the fruit
house. corner Hickory and Second
streets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Japanese Loss In Big Battle
Three Torpedo Boats.
ST. Petersburg Newspapers De.
nounce Bureaucracy.
Conference 10 Discuss the Sub
ject Of Peace.

Washington, May 3l.-Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky, wounded and a prisoner,
lies in the Sasebo naval hospital in
Japan. This information is contained
in an official dispatch to the japanese
legation at Washington, which states
that the admiral has been captured and
landed in Japan. This removes all
doubt of the fate of the Russian COM
mander The same dispatch also states
that the japanese loss in the naval bat
tie consisted of three torpedo boats.
st. Petersburg, May 3l.-A series of
conference is proceeding at Tsarskoe-
Selo to determine not only the question
of peace but whether it is advisable to
yield to the people who demand the i'm
mediate convocation of the national as
sembly.
Today's newspapers are filled with
bitter denunciation of the bureaucracy,
but only two favor peace negotiations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
Kicked Bv : coz.

Lucius Moses of Lake Crystal was
kicked on the thigh yesterday by colt,
He will be laid up for several days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02

quite a per centage of the gathering re-
manned in the park to enjoy the beau
tiful afternoon there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
GENERAL DENIAL.
William n. TidIand Comes Back at the
County's Answer.

William H. Tidland has filed his re-
ply in the suit which he has started
against the Blue Earth county board.
The answer of the board made certain
allegations regarding the actions of Mr..
Tidland, his agents or empl yes, and
he now comes forward with Il general
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-02
LADY WIMBoRNE, TITLED sHOPKEEPER.

getting quite the thing for titled ladies trade
religious
Frederick lieutenant
phianhopst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22
Mr.. Plat as Witness,

Senator Platt on the witness stand at the
insurance inquiry yesterday replied readily
and easily to all questions, and while he
fenced little here and there, his story In
the main reads persuasively. He is an old
and highly successful politician, knows how
fields are lost and won, knows how to send
squadrons into action, and what is neces-
sary to keep them in fighting trim. 1t must
be said that some Of his collections of
money for campaign purposes were easily
made. but 1t Is to be remembered that the
New York view of politics is as rule thor
oughly mercenary, and men and corpora
lions put up willingly enough whenever con-
WINGED that there Is something in it, for
them. Mr. Odell by bringing Mr.. Plat into
the controversy did not injure the latter as
probably he intended. Everybody knows the
senator, and that he throws nothing over
his shoulder at election times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22
False Inspectors.

The thief who enters the house In the
guise of a tradesman or an inspector of
gas meters or telephone worker plays
upon the easy credulity of his victims He
knows that as rule the household is run
on such lines that his chances OF obtain
ing entrance are good. All he needs Is a
confident front and. perhaps. badge. to
get over the threshold. Once inside he
trusts to his chances and his wits to open
an opportunity to steal. His devices are In
finite In variety. He finds excuses to 60
upstairs to look at the gas pipes or the
roof, TO examine the wires or In some In
stances the plumbing. II an old hand at
the game he never arouses suspicion once
he gets within the house. One OF his ia
vorite devices, In houses where there are
telephones. is to pretend to talk TO his
headquarters. To do this requires mere
iy dextrous trick of the hand. enabling
him to bear down the transmitter hook
while he holds the instrument itself 70 his
ear and carries on a fake conversation with
his superiors. II there is any doubt In the
mind OF the housewife or the maid this
win usually dispel it.
Every man who has legitimate need to
enter private residence Is always well
supplied with unquestioned credentials. It
is really difficult, IL not impossible, for the
pretender to provide himself with imita-
tons that Will pass muster. A little less
credulity at the front doors viii often save
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22
The Woes Of the Wealthy.

SbouId a dentist charge a royal patient
ten or twenty times more than commonefi
This question is now agitating New York
society, being inspired by the disclosure
that metropolitan tooth-tinker assessed
Prince Louis OF Battenherg $1,000 for liking
ND four of his molars. or at the snug rate
of $3.50 a tooth. If Prince Louis had gone
forth and found the dentist himself. picking
him out of the whole running of g1lt-signed
practitioners. there would not be such a
furore as now agitates New York's upper
circles. He would have taken gambler
risk of being identified and mulcted for the
sake of his rank. But the case is different.
The prince mentioned to one of his Ameri-
can friends that he needed dental attention.
and this friend ascertained the name OF tho
dentist-royaI to the Gotham society. and
the drill-master was nominated to the prince
and the appointment was made in due form
for a course of treatment Now the society
magnates feel that the fee exacted is extor-
tionate. and that 1t reflects discredit upon
them in the mind Of the victimized prince.
1t is side question whether they do not
fear that maybe the dental performers Of
the exclusive seventy nine will now adopt
new scale of rates proportionate to the
royal bill.
This is no new question. 1t has always
worried professionals and their patrons.
Some years ago a surgeon In this city
charged a wealthy woman 5000 for remov-
ing wen from her scalp. The bill was dis
puted and suit resulted. in prosecuting
which the surgeon claimed that while
wen's removal was worth only SIS, perhaps.
to poor person. 1t was worth $1,000 to a
person of high social standing After some
maneuvering IN court the case was COM
promised-at 5000. it was understood In
the same way a bill of $4,000 rendered by
an eminent preacher for delivering funeral
sermon eulogistio of a departed plutocrat
was disputed by the widow, and afterward
paid to avoid controversy.
Physicians and surgeons have always held
that the saving Of the life Of person of
Importance in the world Is worth more than
the cure OF life of mediocre or negligible
value. There is well-def1ned principle of
professional charges. stoutly maintained by
the practitioners and as stoutly resisted by
the patients, though without much success,
that the beneficiary of professional skill
pays according to his bank account, and
not according to the character Of the opera
ton or treatment.
This rule obtains in England as we'll as In
America. and Prince Louis is probably net
| Sciiodoi9 5icthSu ny luz cAdtnple. VI AmCTI-
can thrift which has cost him 81 600 In DEM
onstration. He will doubtless tell the story
on himself when he reaches home, with
good-humored appreciation of the enterprise
of the tooth-doctors of this side, and the
next time he comes, which everybody hopes
may be soon, he will perhaps take the
simple precaution of opening bids for the
privilege OF putting the royal teeth in
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22

has been done, regardless Of any compensa-
ton he may previously have received TOR
his athletic ability
Here is topic to develop the shrewdesf
arguing on both sides. 1t is a moot point
In college ethics today. 1t interests every
student at all the American institutions OF
learning It is far and away more signin-
cant In the formation OF the character OF
the future citizen than the dispute as TO
the relative merits of private and municipai
ownership. For the issue of professionalism
in college athletics lies at the root OF the
educational system today.
The mere proposing of this case as sub
jeet of debate presupposes that there IS
both an affirmative and a negative. 1t VIII
be intensely interesting to know what Is
to be seriously said on the former side,
what line of reasoning is to be advanced
to support the proposition that college
games should be placed upon professional
basis. Perhaps the strongest and most Ell
fective argument is that the game Is al
ready professionalism In secret and that
honesty is always better policy than con-
cealment That would at least have the
merit of frankness and might carry the
day for the affirmative. The debate WA
be followed with close attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22
The Ballot Box,

The first conviction in New York since the
election on the Ith instant under the law
against repeating Is just announced. A
sentence OF not less than two years nor
more than three years and six months was
imposed. and the offender has retired to
Sing Sing. His employer remains unknown,
and nothing whatever has been accomplish
ed toward breaking up the practice OF be-
foulIng elections with fraud.
For what does this action amount TO? The
convict is a characterless creature, without
home. friends or means. Picked up in
some brothel or barroom. supplied with a
little money, coached in the game he Is to
play, he does as ordered, but does 1t bum
Glingly, is caught. and here he is with
stripes on his back. He may have worn
them before. But even II this is the first
time he Is little If at all distressed. He will
miss his evenings with the gang for awhile.
but grub, and raiment. and lodgings are as
sured and when time is up he Will return
TO his old haunts uninjured. and ready for
another try at the ballot box. Doing time"
will not cost him a single crony.
The only way to reach such cattle is by
n sentence which fits the crime: and the law
should be amended to provide It. We char
acterlze the ballot a freeman's greatest
evils that creep into government; may
change officials and policies, and Sc
cure whatever he needs for his happiness
and prosperity. But as the law now stands
this greatest weapon is put on a par with
small purse. or a basket of groceries, or
a cheap silver watch. The man who steals
1t goes behind the bars but for a little
while, and then reappears for further serv-
ice in the cause of some ward boss who is
either too shrewd or too powerful to be
nabbed for his part of the villainy
As It is this fellow at the bottom who is
TO be dealt with. let the means be made ad-
equate to the important end In view. A PEN
atty of thirty years would restrain the yilest
tough that ever warmed his shins by a bar
room stove; and such penalty ought to be
fixed at once. An offense against the ballot
box is one of the greatest of offenses. and
should be adequately punished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22
An Interesting Debate

The oid-fashioned debating society WIS
notable chiefly for the fact that 1t discussed
onanswerabie subjects. topics that ranged
FAR beyond the ken OF everyday man. nron.
ositions OF infinite vagueness. The more
balanced the theme, the more TO be said ON
both Sides OF IL. the better for the de-
baters. James Whitcomb Riley has antlv
touched upon this matter in his poem. ..Tbe
Literary" which tells of debate ON the
tlme-honored question:: Which air the
more destructive element, Fire or water?p
But OF late there has been q disposition
To leave these academic themes for those
that are nearer the daily lives OF men. all
though occasionally the debaters are sent
far aield for their facts and fancIes. and
are required to discuss propositions OF
polity that in practical affairs stump the
shrewdest minds. The college students
debates have. however, tended more and
more distinctly to the practical, the an
swerable and it is gratifying to note that
the following subject has been chosen for
the debate between the University of Penn
syivania and Columbia University on the
Path Of this month.
Resolved, That any bona flde college stu
dent under twenty-one years OF age. and
having completed one years work Ia good
standing, be allowed to represent in ath-
leties the institution at which such work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22
An Excited Clergyman.

A visiting clergyman from Atlanta, occu-
plying a Boston pulpit, surprised the congre-
CATION with this statement:
''Boston is hell Put school on every
corner and university In every square.
Boston would still be hell. If half what
your polite ms say about each other Is
true, then the devil himself might as well
move his headquarters to Boston.
But even a clergyman, with little time to
devote to politics or 10 appradsing politi-
clans. should know that half of what poll
ticisns say about each other is not true
Especially is 1t dangerous to put too much
trust in such deliverances at or about cleo
tion times Then the game Is in full swing,
the people are to be stirred If large vote
Is to be polled, and moderation in language
is not in order. The reliance is upon high
colors In the very nature of things the
other fellow must not only be bad In him
self, but the abettor Of others quite as bad.
and the whole outfit must be defeated II
the country is to be saved.
We may all regret that the game is
PLAYED in this way, but that 1t is cannot be
denied Exaggeration obtains In many
things. Contests in the courts are extreme
" misleading to the uninitiated observer
simple soul looking might think that
said and certainly would never speak to
each other again. The clergy themselves
sometimes offend. This is a pretty rocky
old world in some particulars and needs
mending here and there. but 1t Is not half
as bad as occasionally described. There
are spiritual directors who IN order to fix
attention on the hereafter are exceedingly
rough on the here. They deal so much in
black in painting this world, their palette
is well nigh exhausted before they reach
that division of their discourse which re-
lates TO hades.
This holy man from the south has got
Boston all wrong. Boston is not hell
New York, bad as 1t is, is not hell. Phila-
delphia in its worst days, was not hell.
Not even Atlanta, which elects mayor
who sometimes gets tipsy and makes q
spectacle OF himself when away from home,
IS he'll. Our cities need reforming In many
things, and many of them are In the way
just now of the new broom but they are
Il long ways from he'll. 1t will be a sad
day for us II campaign CUFF comes to have
other than a campaign value and useful
ness. Now that the elections for the year
are over, this Atlanta pulpiteer should cool
off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22

And in view OK the fact that robberies have
often been committed by false inspectors.
no genuine worker OF this class should
ever be affronted II his identity is Ques-.
toned. Whenever the housewife has rea-
son to doubt the genuineness OF the visitor
it Il, her privilege and duty to require him
to wait, under watch. while she telephones
TO his main Office for description that viii
Identity him. And It behooves the public
service corporations and the municipal bu-
reaus which employ such men to increase
the precautions against false representa-
ton. in order that their own agents may
not be subjected to the delays and annoy
ances which are likely to mark their days
round.