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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
Pella, Iowa, Baptist Church
Gets After Him.
Rev. Henry Lewis, Married
C0urted Another.
Facts Will be Pr0bed to the
Very Bottom.

From Saturdays Daily
Further light has been shed on the
doing of Rev. z. Henry Lewis, the min
lister from Iowa, who though married
man, courted an eminently respectable
lady of Mankato, and caused her to re-
sign her position as a school teacher, OF
rather, to decline re election, with the
expectation of being married to him
1t appears from a letter that has just
been received from Postmaster B. F.
Klables of Pella, Iowa, that this min
lister is pastor of the Baptist church of
that town. Serious charges have been
made against this reverend gentleman
and the church is busily looking into
them
A letter was found in Rev. Lewis
pocket from the Mankato lady that he
courted, and all the church people who
heard of it thought it was a very pc
culiar letter for a married man to re
ceive from an unmarried lady.
short time ago an article appeared
in a Minneapolis paper giving an ac-
count of the sentencing of an Iowa min
lister to the Minneapolis workhouse
There is little doubt that this is the
same party.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
George La Favor.

From Saturdays Daily.
George La Favor one of the best
known residents of Garden City died at
his home last Friday night, August
4th, 1905, after several weeks sickness.
He was born in Rockford Illinois, Jan
uary goth, 1855, and came to Minneso-
ia with his parents while young, he has
resided in Garden City about fifteen
years The deceased was afflicted with
asthma for many years and suffered
much from other causes.
Taking an active interest in public
matters he will be missed possibly as
much as any person in the village.
The funeral was held on Sunday in
the Methodist church, Rev. Blick, the
pastor officiating. His remains were
laid at rest in the Garden city ceme-
terry.
He leaves a wife and six children,
Walter, Mrs Alta Harmon, Maude,
Louis, Nora, and George, also two
brothers and three sisters, Williams of
Brainard, Charles in Vernon, Mrs.
Henry Longfield in st. Paul, Mrs. George
White in Vernon and his sister Louisa
lives in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Yer
non Center News.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
Monuments and Cemetery worl
PRINT SHOPS CLOSE CALL.
ST Peter Tribune Office Visited BY
Fire Monday Night.

from ) DdHy.
On Monday night a Beaver Life In
surance lodge was organized by Deputy
w. H. Kelly, in the hall of the Knights
of Pythias, situated on the third floor
of the Davis & Lundeen block. A ban
quet followed the organization and it
was one o'clock a. m. when the ban
queters left the hall. Close to two
o'clock a. m, Night Policeman Albert
Block, standing in front of the Nicollet
house smelled smoke strongly coming
from the south He Immediately made
an investigation and found it came from
the Davis & Lundeen building and at
once sent in an alarm of fire although
he could not see any fire but plenty of
smoke. In the meantime, the fire de-
partment was on hand quickly, and
AGENT Kelley having a key was on hand
and opened the door leading to the
Knights of Pythias hall, and the depart
ment soon had stream of water play
ing on the fire and soon conquered it..
The fire originated from the DINNER of
the electric light plant. The damage to
the Pythias hall furniture, Tribune ma
terial, Bee Hive dry goods store, and
building is considerable, but might have
been worse. 1t is lucky that the whole
building and contents were not destroy
ed Insurance was carried by each firm
in the building sufficiently to cover all
loss, and on the building as we'll The
fire was discovered close to two O'Clock
a. M, and its early discovery no doubt
prevented a serious confagration.-St.
Peter Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
HAS SOME OLD RELICS.
Mrs. T. L. Harper Writes Of Family
Heirioons.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. T. l.. Harper writes The Free
Press as follows, from Scappoose, Ore:
"In reading my Free Press | see that
the management of the state fair is
anxious to get the oldest carpet in the
state. l have several yards of carpet
at my home on Cherry street that are
siXty-fve years old or more. My
mother spun and colored the yarn. The
warp is linen. 1t is yard and a quar-
ter in width.
81 have also a shoe, lis years DID,
that my grandmother had at six weeks
of age, with home made wooden stock
ing. The shoe has two colors of home
made wooden cloth, with leather sole
and heel 1t is rather an odd looking
baby shoe.
81 have small silver spoon that was
my grandmother's and bearing her maid
en- initials, 'E. NJ The spoon is a
hundred years old.
81 have been travelling in the west
over two months and will be at home
in Mankato on the last of August"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
ALL ABOVE TWENTY.
Reports Of Wheat Yields Continue to
Come In.

From Saturday Daily.
Several more wheat Yields have been
reported, and they bear out the reports
heretofore received as to the excellence
of the crop in this vicinity.
R. Rist of Belgrade secured 444 bush
els of wheat from % acres, or frac
ton more than twenty bushels to the
acre He also secured l,5OO bushels of
oats from 80 acres, or fifty bushels to
the acre. The wheat graded No.
northern.
j. A. Peterson of Belgrade got $40
bushels from % acres, or nearly &c
bushels to the acre, grading No. north
ern.
W. F. Seefeld of Mankato township,
on the old Robel farm, got 1926 bushels
of wheat from 33 acres, grading No. l
northern. This wheat weighed So
pounds. The yield was just % bushels
to the acre.
The condition of the new wheat is
much better than last year, for it is
dry and hard. 1t has a beautiful col
or, because of the abundance of sun
shine.
The reports thus far received are
scattered all around Mankato, so it is
reasonable to suppose that they are in
dicative of what the crop is in this
vicinity.
In Hebron rain fell Thursday night,
so that no stacking could be done yes
terday. 1t was heavy downpour. The
The sprinkle in Mankato was undaubt-
eddy the outer edge of this storm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
Raising Minnesota Cotton.

From Mondays Daily.
James West came to The Free Press
office with two cotton blossoms which
he had plucked from a patch of hun
bred cotton plants, which he is rails
ing on the farm of George McCarger in
Nicollet township. Mr. West is famil-
lar with the business of raising cotton
having come from the south. He used
to live at Statesville, North Carolina
He planted the cotton in Nicollet last
May and it is doing nicely. He will
be careful to shield the plants from the
late frosts and then he thinks the bolls
will mature all right.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
GETS A PATENT.
Thomas Rooney of Man lnvents a
Valuable Improvement.

From Saturdays Daily.
On the 9Th inst. the United States
Patent Office issued to Thomas Rooney,
of this city, patent on tongue truck
for gari nharvesters. Mr.. Roney di-
vides the harvester tongue into two
parts. The tongue proper is capable of
lateral movement. The stub tongue
carries the truck or wheel By means of
connecting members the lateral move
ment of the tongue defects the tongue
truck so that the machine turns little
faster than the horses, thus avoiding
the strain and danger of the horses get
ting caught in any part of the machine.
The weight is also taken off the necks
of the horses. Mr.. Roney's invention is
welcome one, for there is no more
awkward piece of work on farm than
turning a binder at corner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.
Kilkenny Farmer Charged With Offer
ing SIS for Mail Route.

From thursdays Daily.
George A. Pitman of Kilkenny, a
young farmer, was brought to the city
last night by Deputy United States
Marshal Tufts and was arraigned be-
fore Court Commissioner Eberhart on
the charge of having attempted to bride
the rural carrier examining board by of
fering it $25 for mail route.
Pitman waived an examination and
was bound over to the next term of the
United States court in this city, Oct.
oath. He was released upon $500 bail.
He did not say anything about the
charge against him, as to whether he
was guilty or not, but was anxious to
return home and take care of his crops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
D0lNGs IN DECORlA.
M. j. Bowen Will Replace fis IN
Fated Barn,

dhC0
NJ j. Bowe, whose barn was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground
some time ago, is planning to build an
other, which will be quite a structure.
Mr. Bowe's barn was rather an unfor
tunate building. Three years ago it
was blown down by a cyclone
Miss Julia Enger was called home last
week on account of the sudden illness
of her mother.
Harvesting is a thing of the past and
in this locality. The same may be said
of threshing machines
Malcolm Brothers are about to bring
cut their machine and start up on the
home place.
Charley Goodel, the popular berry
man, says that Mankato township lies
in the speach belt, as he has several
trees bearing that fruit now.
Phil Glasgow left for Kerkhoven last
Wednesday. He will stay there until
fall.
Andrew Glasgow will leave on Mon
day for the Dakotas.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Newman of Man
kato spent Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Newman's parents in Decoria.
Miss Grace Edwards returned home
last week after attending summer
school.
Miss HoversOn of Medic is given the
first chance to have the school of Dis
trict III in Decoria.
Carl Bmlison last week took his first
lessons in waltzing Carl will learn to
master it all right
John Phelps need not be afraid to
hitch up that team of western horses
to a buggy, as the girls are not SO
timid about horses after all.
Glen Burlison has a fine new clari-
onet and will take lessons in the near
future
Most of the melons of this township
have turned out to be cucumbers. No
body seems ready to explain why.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
HAPPY DAYS ON THE FARM.
Lake Prairie Man Says Rural Life Has
Its Thorns.

From Thursdays Daily
In talking with Lake Prairie farmer
the other day, we remarked what a good
life it must be to live on farm, and
what money makers farms have been
to their owners in this section the past
few years, says The st. Peter Tribune
YES" remarked the farmer, "some OF
us farmers have managed to make a
living by hard squeeze the past few
years. 1t costs like the Dickens to con-
duct farm these days. 1t is true we
have a lot of improved machinery, but
this all requires labor to operate it, and
this is where the expense comes in. You
see it costs about $25, month to get a
hand. You must board him, do his wash
ing, per NIT him to keep a horse and
buggy and then not kick if he sparks
the hired girl half the time. And then
they don't do the work we fellows used
to when we worked out by the month.
1t made but little difference to us how
many hours we worked in a day, but
now the hired man carries a watch and
it is generally a few minutes ahead of
the sun, and when the time comes you
will see him headed for the house. The
hired girl is something of a problem,
but with us we get along pretty we'll.
She has free access to the piano or or
gan and arranges her music lessons at
such a time as not to particularly inter
fere with her household duties. And
then, my wife is somewhat docile and
obeys the hired girl with promptness
when she orders her about the house.
So you sec it costs like the Dickens to
be farmer, besides all the other UNI
pleasantries he has to put up with"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
TRAGIC DEATH OF A FAR MEf
Team Ran Away and He Was Thrown
to the Ground.

Winnebago, August 100 Colby, a
prominent and well-to-do farmer resid-
ing three and one half miles east OF
Delavan met with a sudden and tragic
death at noon yesterday.
He was returning from Delavan with
load of cream cans, when his team
ran away He was thrown from the
wagon and was dead when friends reach
ed him. He was aged about sixty five
years and leaves a family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18

He Was Son of M. Raymond of
Blue Earth City.

Blue Earth, Mimi, Aug. l2-Yester-
day afternoon, William Raymond, sew
enteen years old, while passing through
the elevator of Pfeffer & Son of this
city, caught his sleeve IN a knuckle of
a shaft, which instantly fastened him.
He Dried to save himself by lying on
the shaft, but his clothes wound him so
tight that his neck was broken. He is
son of NJ. Raymond of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
PASTOR CALLED ELSEWHERE
Rev. Ira 0. Nothstein Of St. Peter Will
Go to Lind strom.

st. Peter Mimi, Aug. lO.-Rev. Ira
o. Nothstein, for three years pastor of
the English Lutheran church in this
city, has received a call from the con-
gregations at Lindstrom and Stacey, He
has handed in his resignation, to take
effect Oct 81.
The funeral of Ralph NJ. Boys, one of
Nicolet county's most prominent farm
ers, was held yesterday. He was for
ty five and is survived by his wife and
seven children
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
SUSTAINED AN INJURY.
Trick Cyclist Butler Misses Mark in
Leap Through Space.

Helena, Mont, Aug. l0.-Thomas
Butler known as "Volo the VOlitant," a
bicycle performer with Barnum & Bail
ey, was nearly killed here last night
while descending an incline on his wheel
and jumping space. He failed to land
squarely or the second part of the in
cline, being hurled to the ground before
the eyes of the spectators and picked
up unconscious. He revived soon and
physicians said he probably will live.
Butler sustained an injury while loop
ing the gap at the evening performance
given in this city short time since.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
CHILD LABOR ON INCREASE
State Labor Commissioner Williams
Has Complied Reports.

From ThurSday'S Daily
Reports compiled by State Labor Com
missioner Williams indicate heavy in
crease in the number of children under
sixteen years old in employment.
In the whole state there are, l,729
children at work, as compared with no
a year ago.
There were GA at work in st. Paul,
7l3 in Minneapolis and 1876 in Duluth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
Both Bones Broken.

From Fridays Daily.
Alma, the five year old daughter of
Henry Schenk of Decoria, fell from a
manger last evening and broke both
bones of her left arm just above the
wrist. The accident happened at seven
o'clock, and the girl was brought to the
city for treatment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
FELL FROM A BICYCLE.
Geo. Jones Suffers Compound Frac.
ture Of Right Leg.

from thursday DAILY.
George Jones, the fifteen year old son
of Mr.. Julia Jones, living at 1903 Lewis
street, while riding bicycle near In
dian Lake last evening about eight
O'Clock fell and broke both bones of the
rightleg, midway between the ankle and
the knee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18

One Of Babcock's Employees vanishes
From Home.

From Saturdays Daily.
John Pelcel, a single man in the en-
ploy of the c. W. Babcock Stone Com
pany at Kasota, disappeared from his
home at that village on Saturday night
and up to the time of this writing, no
trace of him has been discovered. He
had no relatives here or elsewhere, so
far as is known, had some little means
means and no debts. He has been in
poor health for some time, but not seri
ously sickle Sueur Sentinel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
Takes Nelson Cure,

From Tuesdays Daily.
John H. Owens of Mankato, a laborer,
filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy
this morning. He gives his liabilities
as $3.50 secured, and 1867 unsecured, and
his assets as $25 worth of wearing ap-
parel, which is exempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18

A. A. Kranhold has resigned his posi-
ton as cashier at Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul freight office and has been sue
ceeded by A. r. Goodrich, who has been
a clerk in the office for some time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
Majority Need Repairs.

The state car Inspector has completed
the work of inspecting the freight cars
in the Omaha yards in this city, and is
said to have found sixty per cent of
them in need of repairs, for one reason
or another.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
FIRST CAR INTO "MlNNlE'' .
New Wheat Shipped BY Hubbard &
Palmer Graded No. Northern.

From Thursdays Daily.
The first car of new wheat received
in Minneapolis this year arrived Tues
day, and brought $l06. 1t was shipped
by the Hubbard & Palmer elevator com
pany, from Kasota. 1t graded No. /,
and the fields from which it came yield
ed eighteen to twenty bushels to the
acre
j. L. Burgess of Leray has had yield
of something over twenty bushels to
the acre of No. | northern.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
Hunted Illegally.

From Mondays Daily
Deputy Sheriff Osten went to Judson
TODAY with a warrant for the arrest
of Will Fry, who is charged with hav-
ing yesterday shot duck out of sea-
son. Game Warden Towns took a ride
through that section yesterday and
found Fry, and the warrant resulted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18

County Auditor Weaver has received
a supply of hunters licenses Every
hunter who hunts outside of his own
county will have to take out a license
at cost of one dollar. The license will
entitle him to hunt anywhere in the
state and all kinds of game in season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no
matter of how lond standing. in to IA
days. First application gives ease and
rest. so c. If your druggist hasn't it
send soc in stamps and it will be for
warded post paid by Paris Medicine Co..
St Louis, Mo.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
Accepted Shevlin's Gift.

From Thursdays Daily.
The university regents have accepted
the Shevlin gift of 100000 for WON
ans building at the state university.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18
TO CURE A COLD in ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-18

Will PAY you INTEREST on money
you have lying idle.
VIII LOAN you money at reasonable
rates if you need it,
VIII sell you MONEY ORDERS, pay
able anywhere in the United States or
Europe; easier to obtain and easier to
get cashed than either postoffice or ex-
press orders and at much lower rates.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-06-22
An Iowa Road Reform.

While there is more or less dis
cussion going on about who shall
be the next governor of Iowa, not
little twaddle and tommyrot about
tariff reform and some side specu-
iation as to the next senator and
what the next Legislature will do
with the anti.pass problem, rail-
way Legislation and board of con-
troll for educational institution it
is all little but wind work COM
pared with the real and benefcient
reform which has really come to
the state almost unheralded to the
matter of improving the highways
of the state. The rich soil of Iowa
insured the poorest sort of high
ways under any system heretofore
in vogue and the problem of how
to secure better roads was one
which seemed to be practically I'M
solveable save by system of
matchmaking which would re-
quire fifty years to carry out and
bonded Indebtedness running into
the millions. Strangely solution
was stumbled onto, so cheap in
operation and 80 effective in results
that every one is astonished that it
was not sooner discovered. On the
21st day of April, last, the method
of caring for the highways by the
use of drag or a scraper and
smoother combined, which any
man could build in half a day at
a cost of $500 was introduced in the
state, and in this brief time the
plan has spread all over the state
giving the most uniform satisfac-
ton and the best results wherever
tried. There is more good work
being done than ever before more
miles of bad rough and niry high
ways being converted into roads as
fine as an asphalt pavement than
any one would have thought possi-
Bile. 1t is great and permanent
coming at time when
most sorely needed, and within two
years is going to cover every mile
of bad road in Iowa. The plan i'm
plies the frequent treatment of the
roads, and the upshot is that mud
holes will not have 10 be fixed as
heretofore, but will be prevented
from forming. 1t matters not how
much men may differ on political,
religious and econmic matters, there
remains just one common duty in
the performance of which we all
can periodically unite, and that,
the pushing along to the extent of
our ability the reform in behalf of
better roads along the line here
indicated. Great things have al
ready been done, and greater
things are just in sight.-Register
and Leader.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-06-22
Audubon Township.

Bud Kline is blowing corn for Mr..
Mr.. Barney DoffiDg.
This weather will surely insure
another crop of golden corn for Iowa.
Mr.. Chas. Jacobsen shipped car
load of fine hogs from Extra Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Baylor visited
at the Chas. Palm home in south Gre
ley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Foss Jr. and
family of near Adair visited with his
parents over Sunday.
Miss Bessie Watson is visiting with
her relatives the VIM. and A. j.
Baylor families this week.
Mr.. Samuel Seavy of Minnesota is
here visiting his sister Mrs. L. A.
butcher and other relatives.
The county bridge gang have put
in new bridge on the township line
near Geo. Van Aernam's house. also
one J mile north of the creamery.
Mrs. L. A. butcher returned from
visit with her sister last Thursday
that lady accompanying her hoping
the change would help her poor
health.
Letting we'll Bros. and AL Galley
have been laying tile out on the Hen
ry Baker farm so that the wet seasons
will not interfere with his raising
good crops.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-06-22

Herman Tessman purchased a
new buggy of Jay Shingledecker
last week. Mr.. Shingledecker also
sold fine turnout to Thomas Ma
oil.