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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-13
WANT ADS FOR WIVES.

Some weeks ago an advertisement
placed in the advertising columns of
this paper by an out of town patron
called for answers from middle aged
women of good character and appear
ance who desired to marry a man who
added similar qualifications to a fair
income. There was no question Of
affection involved-simply the business
proposition to form a life partnership
upon mutual approval, in effect to ere
ate merger of interests thru mar
riage contract. All answers were to
be from women within the state and
within reasonable distance from Mar
shalltown.
Under a pledge of secrecy as to
names and locations an editor was
permitted to go thru the correspond
ence ELECTED by the advertisement. The
replies were numerous and from three
classes. A few We're from giddy girls
who scented lark, few more were
evident fakes" while the major part
of the letters received were from re-
spectacle women who longed for the
companionship of marriage, the shell
ter of home and the protection of a
husband Some of these confessed
themselves "ol6 maids" but most of
them strengthened the position taken
by Mr.. Weller by signing themselves
widows.
One woman living in central Iowa
town wrote Of herself truthfully, as the
advertiser verified later, that she owns
her nsshonle in the town where she
had lived many years. She is fairly
good looking go in the best society,
keep myself neat and tidy, am first
class cook and housekeeper, with good
habits and first class reputation, and
belong to the M. E. church." She was
willing to consider the proposition.
Another from another central Iowa
village reads:
i take pleasure in answering your
advertisement am a. widow of "a,
of good appearance and character, / am
a German lady, good cook and house,
keeper: my former home was at -.
/ am at horne with my mother at the
present. Well, if you like to answer
my letter, l would be pleased to hear
from you soor.
Another widow in nearby. village
wrote that she wants to marry good
man who will be kind to her little boy
and make 8. good living. She is poor
and unable to pay for a divorce which
she says will cost SIS and adds naively
that she be wouldn't be worth much
IL the prospective bridegroom couldn't
pay for the divorce. She is also
church member in good standing, and
connected with two excellent and we'll
known families of the central part of
the state. Is willing to marry far
mer.
There were many other letters from
widows, but perhaps the best in the
stack of correspondence is from all
"old maid" and like many Of the best
products of whatever nature comes
from off rural mail route. She says:
Dear Sir: To begin with, / have
read your ad. in the Times Republican,
am 81 years old. an old maid, in good
health My friends seem satisfied with
my appearance and habits. l have
some education; have not an income
sufficient to live well on and want
husband. Ny character is easily in
,vestigated. as ! am no stranger here.
II do net prsIsose to give myself to .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-13

Couldn.t SDeDd II.

"Say, Bill, once had more money
dan knew what to do with
eyer don't mean it?'
''Sure I found quarter in TEN
p'rance town"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-13

The above is reprinted here as u gen.
tie reminder of the open winter" we
had in Iowa and Minnesota. But all
this will not make Il bit of difference
next fall The muskrat will be quot
ed again just the same.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-13
IOWA CPlnloNs AND N0IEs.

"Iowans, without regard to party,
church or former condition. do not
feel like forgiving the president for
crossing the best state IN the union
during the night" observes the Dav-
export Democrat. but finds consolation
in that 1T is his loss. however, not
Iowas. He might better have put i'll
his night, west of the Missouri, or east
of the Mississippi"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-13
Rural Pastors.

The annual session of the New York
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church was in temporary turmoil last
week over an issue that always exists
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-13

| during the night" observes the Dav-
export Democrat. but finds consolation
in that 1T is his loss. however, not
Iowa's. He might better have put i'll
his night west of the Missouri, or east
of the Mississippi
The Eagle Grove Eagle believes Con-
gresham w. l. Smith deserves all the
many good things the Des Moines
Capital said of him, but wonders IL
they were not "the unfaithful wounds
of friend? The Capital meant Meth
err honor nor good to Mr. Smith, de-
clares the Eagle. 1T was simply us
ing him as projectle for the sink
ing of another craft. 1t deceived no
one and fell harmless far short of the
object"
Commenting on DR.. Gladden's af-
firmation that Adam could not have
| become millionaire, the Scranton
Journal exclaims: Nonsense! Adam
had the greatest menagerie ever con-
trolled by man, and, aside from his
wife, had no competitions
"The president has taken back Moth
| ing. He is not going to quit in the
| trenches. He is in the fight to stay,
and to win,' remarks the Dubuque
| Telegraph (dem.).
| From the number of national banks
| that have failed after some official
| has gone wrong for a number of
years." the Boon Republican concludes
that bank examiners are about as
| useful as the senate and all that ii
does is to block legislation"
| whether or not the country needs
public ownership of. public utilities, it
certainly needs public ownership of
public officials" sails the West Union
Union.
| The Clinton Herald sees significance
| in the fact that Immediately following
Governor Hoch's announcement that
he intended to enforce prohibition in
Kansas, cyclone put in an appear
ance.
While favoring the dispensary plan
| the Glidden Graphic predicts Mr..
| Weeks will discover, however. before
he has gone far with his plan that 1t
| VIII require HeTCuledIl ellOilS eNLeIlu-
| ing over considerable period of time
to jar the existing order loose. The
vested interest and the individual
rights people and now and then a
politician will make themselves much
| in evidence to his sorrow. We hope
| he will make the effort in any event."
| Remarking that Bill Richards has
been appointed assistant librarian or
something of that sort in the Fort
| Madison penitentiary, the Burlington
Hawkeye says: ut was scarcely to be
i expected that he would begin work
| at his age in life, having foresworn
| it in his earlier days. And, after all.
| the cause of Bill Richards downfall
perhaps not of his first offense, but of
| the first time that he was caught, is
to be found in Bills antipathy to work.
When he lost his government job, 1t
was no turning to some sort of labor
| for him. And while perhaps none of
them will admit it, what has driven
the majority of the men in any prison
| to crime, was not any one of a dozen
other causes that are usually assign
! ed, but just common, everyday lazi-
| nacso
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DECREE.

Whereas, there has been delivered to the under
signed sheriff certified copy of a certain judy
ment In an action wherein ]. B. Brandrup was
plalntiH and Azelle NJ Smith was defendant, in
the district court of Blue Earth County, Niope-
sofa. IN favor of said plaintiff and against said
defendant directing me sheriff of Blue Earth
County, Minnesota. to sell the real estate here
matter described to satisfy the amount due on
said Judgment. being now Ss14.2l
Therefore, take notice that on the 18th day of
March, 1915, at 10 O'Clock 10 the forenoon l. the
undersigned sheriff of said Blue Earth Coun-
ty, will offer for sale and sell pursuant
t, the terms of said judgment at the
front and easter'y door of the court house in the
city of MankatO Minnesota. at public auction
To the highest bidder for cash, the following de-
scribed premises or so much thereof as may be
sufficient to satisfy the amount que the plaintiff
as aforesaid with the cost OF this action, towit:
Block two 81 of Shaubut's Addition tn Man.
kato, excepting therefrom small triangular
piece OF land in the southeasterly corner of said
block said tract measuring ten (0) feet on Pearl
street, heretofore convey ed TO &c Ege III. Marsh,
also lot sixty-eRht 1857 aud sixty-pine (a9) in
Marsh's subdivision of lots sixty-two (62) to
sixty nine (69) inclusive, of Marsh Bros Addi-
and twenty eight (?e in Marsh Bros. Addition to
Mankato; also the west one hundred twenty.
five 25) feet of lot fortyone (4l) in Marsh Bros.
Addition to Mankato; also the east one hundred
one U1) in Marsh Bros Addition tn Mankato,
excepting the west twenty-five (25) feet of the
east fiftyfour and one-haf (54h) feet of the said
east one hundred twenty nine and one-half
G29h) of said lot forty-oue I'D, to satisfy
the amount then due upon said judgment and
all Costs and expenses herein:
Sheriff of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Dated this 18th day of January, 1905, Manka-
to, Minnesota.
A. E. Clark,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Mankato, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24
Feb. s.1Q17, 1906.
TtU, O-IVsITt IVVJs
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

ORDER FOX HEARlNG ON OLAlMS
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF BLUE
Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Theodore Heinze,
: deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF said
deceased being this day granted unto Matilda
Heinzs and George H. Hoerr, of said county.
1t Is ordered, that all claims and demands OF
ali persons against said estate be presented TO
this court for examination and allowance. at
the probate Office in the City OF Maukato in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day,
viz: Monday the 3lst day of July, A. D.,
1906. at ten o'clock in the forenoon OF said day.
tits further ordered that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said conrt. or not proven to it's
satisfaction, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice OF the time and
place OF hearing and examination OF said
claims and deman shall be given by publica-
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such ex-
animation, in the Mankato FREQ Press, q weekly
newspaper printed aud published at Manksto
in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 9th day Of January,
a. D., 1906 .S
By the Court:
WIN. r. HUGHES,
Probate Court SeaD Judge of Probate.
Pfau & Pau, Attorneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24

y"I believe you are actually in ear
nest" she cried.
He looked quietly down into her face
without moving muscle in response
to her change of humor. {
"yery clever" he said.
'WhatYs she asked. still smiling.
1.-THE attitude. the voice-everything.
You have known all along that ! an, in
earnest, you have known it for the last
six months. You have seen me often
enough when I was-well. not in ear
nest, to know the difference"
Eta rose quickly. 1t was some light
ming like .woman's instinct that made
her do so. Standing. she was taller
than NJ. de Chauxyille.
'Do not let us be tragic" she said
coldly. You have asked me to marry
you; why, l don't know. The reason
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24
Feb. 3-10-17.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter o tae estate OF Frederick
Weigt, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Albert Seefeld. executor OF the estate
of Frederick Weigt, deceased, represent
ing among other things that he has
folly administered said estate and pray
ing that time and place he fixed for ex-
aiming and allowing the final account of hts
administration and for the assignment of the
residue of said estate to the parties entitled
Their to by law.
1t is ordered, that said account be examined
and petit ion heard by this court on Saturday.
tn. 25th day of February, A. D.. 1905. at 10
o'clock, a. M, at the probate offics In the city
of Mankato. in said county.
Aud it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publish
ing copy of this order once in each week
for three successive weeks nrior to said day OF
hearing in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mansato.
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato the 18th day of
January, A. D., 1875.
BY the Court: ~.
probate Court SeaL) WIN. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
81 L. & ]. w. Schmitt, Attorneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24
A TOUCHING STORY.

is the saving from death of the baby
girl of Geo. A. Eyler, Cumberland, Nd,
He writes: "At the age of eleven
months, our little girl was in declining
health, with serious throat trouble, and
two physicians gave her up. We were
almost in despair, when we resolved to
try DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds. The first
bottle gave relief; after taking four
bottles she was cured, and is now in per-
feet health" Never fails to relieve and
cure cough or cold. At John G. Thro's
drug store; soc and $l.00 guaranteed.
Trial bottle free.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24
The Vigorous Man
Is a Leader of Men
The Mental, Moral or Physical Wreck
Has No Place in the Bust
= ness World.
DIR. A ". GHASE'S
,VERVE PILLS

The. man who hesitates, whose eye is
dull, whose step is slow, whose mind is
sluggish, whose hands tremble, is not
the man whom an employer seeks. 1t
is the bright man, the man with the
clear eye and brain, the active man, full
of energy, life and vigor, whose very
manner and presence breeds success that
is sought for and snapped up as soon as
seen, and it seems almost pitiful that
the first class, victims of excess of some
sort, should exist, when it needs but a
thorough course of DIR. A. w. Chase's
Nerve Pills to round them into the old
time-feeling of physical, intellectual
and manly vigor again.
Mr.. Fred Hoyt of No. 7a4 9th Ave.
New Brighton, Pa, says:
81 used to have hand so steady /
could write the Lords prayer on a twen-
ty-fye cent piece-then as result of
overwork and overstrain my eyes gave
out and my hands and nerves general
ly became trembly. was restless and
could not sleep. l certainly was in bad
shape and lost my ability to write
could just scrowl. | heard of DIR. A.
w. Chase's Nerve Pills and got some and
they took hold Immediately. | began
to sleep gain strength-my nerves
grew steady-and my eyesight. inn
proved greatly. Today | feel finely and
can again write as well as ever, and
that means very steady nerve" Soc
a box at dealers or DIR. A. w. Chase
Medicine Company, Buffalo, N. Y. Por-
trait and signature of A. w. Chase,
Md. on every package.
For Sale by
j. G. ThrO, Druggist,
ao7 N Front ST., ~ mankato. Minr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24

room. 1t was to be presumed that he
had deliberately chosen to cross the
threshold, knowing that recognition
was inevitable. Karl Steinmetz went
farther. He suspected that De Chaux-
vile had come to the Talleyrand club,
having heard that he was in England,
with the purpose in view of seeking
him out and warning him against Mrs.
Sydney scarborough.
ut would appear" murmured the
stout philosopher, that we are about
to work together for the first time.
But if there is one thing that I dislike
more than the enmity Of Claude de
Chauxville it is his friendship"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24
Death of a Mascot.
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily.
Lloyd, better known as "Babe"
Spencer, for years the mascot of the
University of Wisconsin football team,
is dead of paralysis. Not four feet tall,
but weighing nearly 300 pounds, Spencer
was familiar figure at all the big
games in which Wisconsin took part. 1t
was his custom to lead on the field a
live badger.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24

,. n MONG the visitors whom Paul
IA left behind him in the little
Il drawing room in Brook street
4 \ was the Baron Claude de
Chauxville. baron Of Chauxville and
Chauxville lie Due. In the province OF
Seine-et- Marine. France. attache to the
French embassy to the court Of st.
James; before men a rising diplomat
ist, before God a scoundrel. This gen.
tleman remained when the other visit
ors had left. and Miss Maggie Della
field, seeing his intention of prolongirg
a visit of which she had already had
sufficient, made an inadequate excuse
and left the room.
Miss Delafield. being healthy mind
ed young English person OF that sim
plicity which is no simplicity at all,
but merely simple heartedness, had her
own ideas of what man should be.
and NJ. de Chauxville had the misfor-
tune to fall short of those ideas. He
was too epigrammatic for her, and be-
meath the brilliancy of his epigram she
felt at times the presence OF something
dark and nauseous. Her mental atti-
tude toward him was contemptuous
and perfectly polite. With the reputa-
ton of possessing dangerous fascina-
tion-one Of those regulations which
can only emanate from the man him.
self-M. de Chauxville neither fasci'
mated nor inundated Miss Delafeld
He therefore disliked her intensely
His vanity was colossal. and when a
.Frenchman is vain he is childishly So
NJ. de Chauxville watched the dool
close behind Miss Delaf1eld with
queer smile. Then be turned sudden
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24
Feb. Bolt.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Esrth SIS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Margaret Henlein,
deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
William &. Henlein, of said county.
1t is ordered that all claims and demands OF
all persons against said estate be presented to
this conrt for examination and allowance, at
the probate Office in the city of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day.
viz: Monday. the 3ist day of July, A. D.,
1905, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further orderet, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the ex-
piratIon Of which time all claims not presented
to said court, OF not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred unless for cause shown
further time bs allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place II hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examine
ton, in the Mankatn Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Menkate,
in said county.
Dated at Manka alto, the 2Sth day of Janusr',
A. D., 1905.
BY The Court:
Probate Court Seall WIN. =. HUGHES,
Jodce OF Probate.
H. L. 81. w schmltt, Attorneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24
Miss Clara Osborn.

From Mondays Daily.
Miss Clara Osborn, daughter of Mrs.
Lydia Osborn, died at two o'clock this
afternoon at her home, 3l6 South Broad
street. Announcement of the funeral
will be made later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24

that that is the best thing one could
possibly do. with M. de Chauxville."
Eta had taken up a magazine and
was pretending to read 1t.
Yes; but he knows too fnuch-about
everybody" she said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24


So - Total
Name of Tax and
Owner -. Lot Block Penalty
w. H: Shepard, ., 10,
sk of II. ~, and. Is 1876 s6.s7
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. City of Mankato.-ss.
l. Edgar Weaver, Auditor of Blue Earth
going is a correct list of the taxes of the
year 1903, remaining delinquent on the
first Monday of January, A. d. 1906. up
on the Real Estate in said County and
not redeemed except taxes paid since the
first Monday in January, A. D. 1905.
Witness my hand and official seal this
9th day of January, A. d. 1905.
(Seal.) EDGAR WEAVER.
County Auditor.
P. SIN RENTING send 80 cents extra
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Hanson: s'.
Resolved, That the bid of the Free
Press Printing and Publishing Company
be accepted and that paper is hereby des-
ignated by the Board of County Com
missioners of the County Of Blue Earth
a sthe newspaper in which the notices
and list of real estate remaining delin-
quent on the first Monday in January, A
ID. 1905. shall be published. BY that pa
per is meant the Weekly Free Press
Resolution adopted.
1, Edgar Weaver, County Auditor Of
Blue Earth County do hereby certify that
the above is a true and correct copy OF
the Resolution. adopted by the Board of
County Commissioners, January 5, 1905,
specifying the Weekly Free Press as the
paper to publish the 1908 delinquent tax
list
(Seal) EDGAR WEAVER.
County Auditor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24

you In LondOnY"
Vile. Feneer Pasha, Lord and Lady
Standoyer, Mrs. Sydney Marlborough
and others.'"
Steinmetz threw the paper down
and leaned back In his chair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24

THE Talleyrand. as its name i'm
plies. is a diplomatic club. but
ambassadors and ministers en-
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Ito be Coneinued.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24
65s Sewers
By
HENRY SETON MERRINAN
CHAPTER v.

Copyright. 1896. by Harper q Brothers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-24

r 90! CHAPTER Y.
-. = MONG the visitors whom Paul
IA left behind him in the little
II drawing room in Brook street
4 4 was the Baron Claude de
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-08-14
HOLLAND.

Daniel Harper has sold his farm to VIII
liam Sanborne.
scott Danford of Island Pond visited at
Geo. Gray's last week.
Farmers have nearly finished haying and
renort an unusually heavy crop.
Mrs. Martha Bryant has gone to Wheel
wright. Mass, to spend some weeks with
her son.
The Epworth League will hold lawn
sociaI and literary entertainment on the
NJ. e. church grounds next Tuesday even
ing. the 18th. Outsid talent is expected
m assist. Refres hments will be on sale;
M admission will be charged for the enter
to{1D,apF
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-08-14
announcement.

Having purchased the stock of Mil
hnery and Ladies' Goods of Dodge &
Dean, am about to add other depart
ments and make this store a first class
ladies' store. Mrs. Dodge, senior
member of the firm of Dodge & Dean
will remain in my employ and will be
pleased to meet all her former custo-
mers and many new ones. | wish to
meet the ladies of this vicinity, and
invite you to call and inspect goods
and prices and am confident that if
low prices and good material interest
you l shall receive liberal share of
your patronage. I wish to announce
that this store in the future will be
known as
THE LADIES' STORE,
M. A. MCHARG, Prop,
Barton Landing, Vermont