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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-19

yere went to lection and voted that
Tuesday, grandaddy."
so we did, grandson; SO we did. But
this yere PRESBYTERIAN lection is some
how diff'rent; it's a powerful low down
kind of lection. reckon it's favorin'
niggers votin'."
After waiting few seconds for this
theological seed to sink deep the old
man went ON.
There used to formerly be only one
kind of Baptises here, and they wor-
shipped in the old red church. But
old man Jordan he got his back up.
and he took all his kin people away
and he built another church and paint
ed 1t yaller. Yo' see, he had a whole
mounting of timber land that he was
glad to get cleared off. and his sons
run a sawmill. and there's big bed
of yaller ocher right back of his house.
He was smart enough to set 'em all
to work while they were redhot mad
If he'd "a give 'em time to cool on that
ar yaller meetin' house would never
been built. They did cool on before
they got the chimley up. and to this
day they're a-praisin' the Lord with
their stovepipe a-stickin' out the win
der"
There's too many kinds of 'em for
old Sandy to get round to 'em all.
said the small boy, persistently return
ing to his first sorrow. How did there
git to be so many kinds, grandaddy.
"'Twas zeal. Grover Cleveland. And
there's another point where grandaddy
amt exactly clear in his mind. Zeal
must be good thing. st. Paul he
owned up that he had It. reckon
EeaIs like Electricity; it's powerful
power for good SO long as it's kept in
leaders. but yo' let 'lectricity go rariD'
round promiscuous and it'll rip things
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-19
CHAPTER II.
THE SECOND TREE.

"LL the adult Episcopalians met
next morning to trim the tree.
They had few candles and
tinsel decorations sent them by
the foreign Santa Claus whom Grover
Cleveland had tried to track. and for
every member Of their congregation
they had made little stockings OF net.
These they proceeded to NIL with candy
and to hang upon the tree. discussing
meanwhile the perambulating tree Of
the previous day.
''There was nary somebody passed
by" said one. restoring the equilibrium
OF a tilted stocking with n bit OF lemon
stick THE babies got something. ev.
cry last one OF 'en. and the niggers
too. so fur ms l know"
Every one was free to go TO the first
Christmas celebration" said the young
girl who taught the two months year
free school: "the shepherds came from
the fields. and the angels came from
heaven. and I have read that the wise
men who came were from so far re-
moved parts OF the earth that they
didn't even speak the same language"
"Yo' reckon they WAS all Episco-
paisT'
mo but when they went away they
were nil Christians"
The rest OF the decorators were u
little awcd by such erudition, and no
further remarks were made till the last
gift was tied In its place and the seven
whole candles and the ten broken ones
were ready for the lighting. Then they
stood on and surveyed the work Of
their hands.
ITS powerful pretty" said one.
"Yes. but seems like It's narrow.
contracted. 'longside OF Grover Cleve-
lands tree. 'Co'se. we've got six fve
cent dolls. and he didn't have nary one.
and he didn't have nary candle. but
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-19

all to fiinderations. Eight years ago
we had jes' one church in Junaiuska.
and we had preacher all to ourselves.
We didn't let him starve nor freeze ary
one. He lived down there in my log
cabin. and he had his own roastin' ear
patch and garden and a orchard. He
had horse of his own. and there
wasn't a cabin in any Of these noun
ting gullies that he didn't know his way
to. and there wasn't a cabin where he
wasn't welcome and where he wasn't
looked up to and respected. But by
and by missionaries Of din'rent b'liefs
come explorin' through here. and so
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-19

1t went on till tollable soon there was
Eve difrrent religious seeks and no
more religion than there was before.
unless pullin' and haulin' this way and
that and tryin to get ahead of one an
other constitutes religion, which I'm
doubtful If it do. Them questions Of
yours has set me TO studyin', Grover
Eleveland."
A scarlet studded holly fresh from
the forests of the North Carolina
mountains is a Christmas. tree the
wealthiest church in ChristendoIn
might covet Such one our heroes
fixed firm and upright In the shackly
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-19
@ Cbe Christmas Cree5
at Junaluska
e'''''''. s%:: s's: s.,... :! " By A!!ee Morsan
CHAPTER l.
THE FIRST TREE.

>LD MAN LEDBETTER came
jolting along the stony noun
~ tain road in an OK cart the tin
tipped ends of the shoe string
that confined his plated beard dancing
upon his breast, his hazel whipstock
lying at his feet and "A hard stumpy
hand spread out upon either knee TO
hold himself steady. Without any gee
having on his part his yoked steeds
turned at the ford and staggered clum-
silly into the Junaluska.
But from the foot log below call,
piping, but authoritative, challenged his
attention.
"Hi, grandaddy, he didn't cross the
log. Yo' reckon he waded the branch?
Dixie and mes done lost the trail!'
Gee up.' The old man reached for
his whip and was soon upon the sandy
terra tirma of the other side, submis-
sively awaiting his grandson's pleasure.
"Yo' all trackin' rabbit, Grover
Cleveland?' The old man facetiously
scrutinized both dog and boy.
He was very small boy to be out
In the woods alone with his hound.
"No.' he cried disdainfully, as If he
game. Its old Sandy Claus. Cap'n
Wiley says he's got a den somewhere
up on the Bald He's been down to
the Pistopal meetin' house and left
'em a whole big wagon load of things,
and they're a-goin' to hang every last
one of 'em up on to tree, and at Christ
mas all the Pistopal girls and boys are
goin' to pick 'em off for keeps. But he
ain't left nary thing for the Meth
discs or the Presaterians or the Red
Baptises or the Yaller Baptses. Don't
20 reckon that's low down trick.
grandaddy? He was down yere last
night ag'in with another pack O things
for 'em, and he come afoot this time.
for me and Dixie's tracked him. We've
follered his tracks to the ford, but we
can't strike his trail on t'other side
Git out, grandaddy, and help U.S."
"Yaas, Grover Cleveland, grandad
II shorely do what he kin for yo'."
The old man kept serious face a~d
began a clumsy descent.
.It looks right much like he's jes'
erisscrossed first one side the branch
and then t'other. Anyway, he's got the
Gsedght of coverin' up his tracks. ex-
Dect well have to give 1t up. Grover
I Cleveland. Grandaddy's powerful rush
ID for time today"
The old man recrossed the log. got
into the wagon and started on his jog
gfng way, the boy quiet. dropping lit
De figure beside him.
'"That's mighty low down trick in
ed Sandy Claus to take and leave yo'
out, Grover Cleveland. Them Pisto-
pals is the no-countest critters to be
found in these yere mountings."
'If was the boss of all the meetin'
houses l wouldn't have any but jes'
one, SOS old Sandy Claus 'ud have to
DO 'em all alike" The treble weakened,
and the boy gazed of into the woods
with suspicious intensity.
'Now, don't 20 go to taktn' on,
Grover Cleveland! Maybe 20 and
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-19
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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-19
II MUST Come.

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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-19

Ayers PHiS Gfcduy atd recovery.
Purely vegetable, gently laxative.
"Old man Higgins told me Merry
Christmas yesterday evening. It's the
first word he's spoke TO me since left
the Nethdis neetin' house. and I wish
there was somethin' ON this yere tree
for him just to show him that we all
amt hoIdiD' a grudge." And further
conversation revealed the fact that ev-
cry one there had neighbor or friend
belonging to one OF the other churches
whom. for one reason or another, he
or she would like to invite to the
Christmas tree
The schooltss cher took a lead pencil
from her pocket and they gathered
round her. well begin at the nrst
house toward sunrise" they said
.-rhere's thres somebodics therS,
there's two In the next house and--
They couut>d every peryon In the
.towp" and on the roads seadine to 4.
- then the scb.sotteacher "dons q
sum-" "seven pounds more wouA
treat them all TO candy" she said, and
In a body they proceeded to the store
to see II they could buy seven pounds
At the wholesale rate.
81 declare. faint my fault" pleaded
the storekecpcr. Il laid In. ten pounds
extrn for Christmas, but old mtn Led
better come In yere. and he let Grover
Cleveland clean me out. Yo' can gen.
rally. most always trust Colonel Lssi-
better not to do no low down trichA,
hut yo' all know how 'tis. IL Grover
Cleveland was a-hankerin' after the
whole top side OF the earth his grnn-
daddy a rtt II for him II he could. I've
ordered rome more. but II won't be
we're tiii tomorrow
.sTbnt's ali r1sht." snid the school.
TEACHER: ..it.l take us all this evening
70 make the extru stockiprs. and to-
morrow wen have tree for all Juna-
luska"
Captain Boyce won't come. nor
Judge Breynrd, ary one They took .
oath never to set foot In that AR mestin'
house.
Then well move the tree somewhere
else
Such was the series Of events that
led 10 the gathering in Colonel Lesibet-
ters two room log cabin that overlook
I'd the village from one OF the main
roads leading out OF It The log IRE
blazing wide and high in the chimney
place put to shame the candles that
swaled and rputtcrcd In turuip can
delnbra, but could not quench the light
that shone from merry eyes ms the hap
py people helped or hindered with
equally good intentions. Long before
dispersion could be thought of the tree
stood full fruited for the morrow's har-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-19

AID MAN LEDBETTER came
4 jolting along the stony noun
~ tain road in an OK cart, the tin
IL l.-a II. trim q.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
FOOT SLIGHTLY DISABLED
Boy Employed on Richards Building
Let Down Brick.

trom thursdays Daily.
One of the laborers, boy of about
Eighteen, working on the new Richards
building at Front and jackson street,
yesterday afternoon learned that the
proper way to take down the old wall
is to begin at the top and work down
wards, for if you begin at the bottom
to take the bricks out, the bricks above
will not wait until you get to them. He
was beginning to remove the upper por-
ton of the old wall at the southwest
ern corner of the building, just above
the second story, in his own way, when
the whole mass crashed down upon the
wooden joists of the second floor, break
ing out fourteen joists, and scattering
a huge mass of bricks and mortar on
the floor below. Happily no one was
hurt, except that the boys foot was
struck by some of the falling bricks
and slightly disabled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
SPLENDID NUMBER.
May Issue Of the Western Farmer nd
Dairyman Beats the First.
Ilai

The second number of the Western
Farmer and Dairyman. has been issued
and fully realizes the promise contained
in the April number. Like the first
number, it contains thirty-two pages
The pages are numbered consecutiveIy
from the first issue, so as to be moro
convenient when bound. The number is
will illustrated, and is full of valuable
information. HI. Barnnill of Shenandoah
Iowa, has page article on "What
Farm Machines Have Done" A. T
Wiancko, associate agriculturist of Pur
due University Experiment Station, La
fayette, Ind, is the author of bullet
in on ''Is Soil incubation Necessary 2
c. ID. Smead, V. S., contributes an ar
ticle on "The Farmer and His Live
Stock" Merrill Thurber of Chatfield has
an article on Spring Care of Poultry
An article by H. H. Carr of Chicago, OF
mot Trust or Combine" is published
James A. Wilson writes an article or
"The Improvement of Rural Schools
An article by j. Campbell Morrison
consulting engineer of the United
States Peat Fuel company, treats of the
value of peat as fertilizer. G. X
Bower has an article on 'Why MOI
Keep Better Dogs and Cats?"
Every department of this valuable
journal is brim full of information. L
would seem that no farmer or special
list in breeding could get along with
out it, after having had one number.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
SECURING RIGHT OF WAY.
North and South Road Is Making
Progress.

rom thursday Daily.
Work on the line of the Duluth, ST.
loud, Glencoe & Mankato railroad is
progressing favorably and the surveyors
seem to be making good progress. 1t
is expected the line between this city
md Freedom will be located within a
few days. Work of securing the right
IF way this way from Freeborn village
has begun and the reports are that good
progress mas been made. The right of
way is the last act before the work of
grading is begun. The first four or five
miles out of this city will no doubt &C.
aston the most effort and trouble in
securing but as the railroad company
IAN condemn land objection can only re-
suit in delay. The expense will be
heavy as the land is high priced and
when farm is cut up by tracks there
is considerable damage to land along the
right of way. 1t is to be hoped the
matters can be arranged without serious
tigation.-Albert Lea Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
April 21-2S, May s. 1905
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON FILING Pc
Triton TO SELL LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-Ss: In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Edward g. Mey-
er, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of A. W.
Petrich, Administrator of said estate setting
forth the amount of personal estate that has
come into his hands. the disposition thereof.
and how much remains undiSpoSed of: the
amount of debts outstanding against said de-
ceased, as far as the same can be aScertained
the legacies unpaid, and description of all
the real estate, excepting the homestead, of
which said deceased died seized. and the con-
dition and value of the respective portions or
lots thereof; the persons interested in said eS-
tate, with their residences; and praying that
license be to him granted to sell the south half
OF the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of sec
FIVE. north of range twenty-eight west.
The following described tract: Beginning at
the quarter section post on the west line of
said section five, and running thence south
tifty-nne rods and fifteen links ON said section
line, thence east sixteen rods, thence north
fifty-nine rods and fifteen links. thence west
sixteen rods to the place of beginning and the
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of
section Six, all of the above described land
lying and being in township one hundred and
five north. OF range twenty-eight west, in Blue
Earth County, Minnesota.
And it appearing by said petition that there
is not sufficient personal estate in the hands of
said administrator to pay said debts. the lega-
cieS or expenses of administration. and that it
Is necessary for the payment of such debts,
legacies or expenses to sell of said real estate
1t is therefore ordered. that all persons in
terested in said estate appear before this court
on Monday. the 18th day of May A. ID. 1905, at
10 o'clock a. m at the Probate Office in the
City of Mankato in said County, then and
there to show cause tif any there be- why
license should not be granted to said admins
traitor to sell SO much of the real estate of said
deceased as shall be necessary to pay such
debts, legacies and expenses.
And it is further ordered. that this order
shall be published once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing.
i'm the Mankato Free Press, a weekly news
paper printed and published at Mankato in
said county.
Dated at Mankato the 18th day of April, A.
ID. 1905.
By the Court,
probate COURT WIN. +. HUGHES.
SEAL Judge of Probate.
w. E. Young, Attorney
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
AFTER THE POT HUNTERS
Warden Reports Sixty-three Convic-
tons Since First Of Year.

From Mondays Daily.
The spring of 1905 mas been busy
time for the game and fish wardens in
the employ of the state game and fish
commission. During January, February,
March and April these wardens assist
ed in securing sixty-three convictions.
on which the fines aggregated $l,70l.
Pot hunters were convicted on almost
every complaint known to the advo-
Gates of game and fish protection. One
man was fined $40 for serving game at
his hotel out of season. Two were fin
ed $40 each for fishing with an artificial
light, and another $25 for using long
er net than is allowed.
The largest number of convictions was
on the general charge of fishing ille-
gally. There were eleven convited on
this charge, paying total of $26S in
fines. Six were fined for having fish
in possession out of season, paying $40
each, and two received jail sentences.
The use of tip-ups, device by which
fisherman manage to watch several fish
poles at the same time, was prevalent
during the spring months. There were
seven convicted on this charge, paying
a total of $57 in fines.
The fines paid on other charges fol-
low: Fishing with nets, $50; using
seines, $40; selling white fish, $50; hav-
/ ing cartridges and grouse in possession
out of season, 1920; ducks in posses
sion out of season, $50; trapping, So;
killing deer out of season, $50; spear
,, ing pike, 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
Miss Olga M. Olson.

from Mondays Daily.
Little Miss Olga NJ. Olson, aged four
cen years, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Olson, died yesterday after
noon at two o'clock at the family
home. 2lO East Main street. She ha:
been i'll about four weeks with hear
trouble. Her death causes great sorrow
not only among her own relatives, but
many friends as well, especially hel
classmates at the Union school and the
Presbyterian Sunday school. The flu
neral will take place tomorrow after
loon at two o'clock from the family
home, and at 2:30 from the Presbyteri
an church. Rev. Geo. w. Davis ant
Rev. Michaelson will officiate. The re
mains will be inferred in the Swedish
Lutheran cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
NURSE DISAPPEARS.
Whereabouts Of Emil Lundberg Of ST
Peter a Mystery.

from Thursdays Daily.
Emil Lundberg, about twenty five
ears old nurse at the state hospital,
disappeared suddenly about ten o'clock
Sunday morning last, and has vanished
is completely as if swallowed up by the
,arth. He was last seen at about ten
,'clock on the Northwestern high bridge
;panning the river near the hospital
lite. The young man was dressed in
he gray hospital suit, and left all his
PERSONAL effects behind him nhis room
It the hospital. On Saturday last he
anne down town and settled all the
mall bills he owed at the stores. We
we're told that on several occasions he
lad threatened to do away with him
self, which if true, gives additional sus-
,icion that he has committed suicide.
Search is being made for him by the
hospital authorities, and it is hoped that
he worst fears as to his fate may not
be realized. Another supposition is that
he might have suddenly became derang-
ID and wandered off. The search will
De kept up until some tidings of the
Young mans peculiar disappearance is
brough to light. We are told his health
was none the best, and that his inten-
ions were to leave the hospital
Peter Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
DECLARED HIS GUILT
G0ttschaIk Admits He Commit
ted Double Murder.
Slayer Of Schindeldecker and
Hartman in Court.
Judge Lewis Will Sentence the
Prisoner Thursday.
His Story of the Brutal Crimes
Is Told Today.
Especial to The Free Press.1

Especial to The Free Press.1
st. Paul. May S.-Edward Gottschalk
this morning made confession to botn
the murders of which he stands accused
those of Christian H. Schindeldeckel
and Joseph Hartmann. The sensational
occurrence took place in the district
court room before Judge Lewis. Got
tschalk was called by the judge over
to the latter's desk and long earnest
conversation followed, but in low
tones Lawyer Standislaus Donnelly
attorney for Gottschalk, gave out his
clients story of now the Schindeldick-
er and Hartmann murders were COM
mitted. Judge Lewis turned to Gott-
schalk and asked, Guilty or not g IL
tyr" Guilty, was the reply. The
judge accepted the plea and deferred
sentence until Thursday at 10 a. m.
The double murder of which Gott-
schalk stands convicted by his own
statement constitutes one of the most
brutal deeds in criminal history. Schin-
deldecker, west side meat dealer, was
found in his shop, dead, and most hor-
ribly battered and mangled The corpse
of Joseph Hartmann was discovered in
a watery grave. The two-fold murder
er sought to cover up the first crime by
second.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12
Oldest Applicant for Pension.

August Westfall of New Ulm is the
oldest man i'm tine state who has appli-
ed, so far, for a part of the $4,000
which the legislature appropriated for
the relief of citizens soldiers of the In
dian was of 1862 Mr. Westfal is nine
ty-two years of age and, in his appli-
cation to the adjutant general, claims
to have taken an active part in the In
dian wars of 1862.