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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-19

Then she sat herself on his knees
and looked uncndingly at the dainty
box and it's golden pin and nbbled
her bonbons in great content
I'm said he presently. Isn't
her majesty at court today"
NO" Her IIighness answered, po'
litely "She-sho went out for a
drive in the park Everybody rides
there In the afternoon, don't they?
And-she's going to dinner at aunt
les"
Indeed, breathed the knight, stand
ing very rigidly. After a time be sat
down again. The silence heightened
until il became oppressive to the
child She observed that the bOnbons
we're all gone but he seemed lost in
reverie, so Her Highness begged
his pardon, and told him again that
they were "all gone"
He fumbled in his pocket. and alb.
sently handed her another tribute, and
apologized. and then he gulped and
told her highness that she mustn't for.
get him when he was many miles
across the ocean.
"And-and YOU will be away long.
long time? Away in London and Paris
way of in Europe?"
Yes" he mumbled.
And pobcdv will bring me pres.
cnts sighed the child but. then. -
che added - don't want nobody TO
hiring me presents till YOU come
hack "
Tho kpipbt s,roked her golden hair
anectior,tnl,.
90 doo., mini, " ma s,id slowly chat
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-" w.. ,.,n,,1ad nordor.
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never
Never any more
NO. Hear.
Her ilIgnnEsS regarded MIN WIN
m}''Ihcalion.
'Neyer-c"mln back Ana ! won
see you any more ever ana -Sh'
won't see Non any more
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-19
| ~ ~ ~ - -
HER RICHNESS
The Story of a Christmas Peacemaker
By A. NJ CONSTANTINE
By A. M. CONSTANTINE
Christmas

Her Highness jumped of the piano
stool and ran to him eagerly.
You are very late, sir knight she
said, reproyingly oh two--three
hours late!"
Fate Is the offender Your High
ness" the young fellow replied. with a
deprecating wave Of his arm MY
train was delayed two hours, and in
the accident several people were
killed. SO I'm fortunate - be here ~
all"
Obi" murmured the child.
But trust your hiehncss is in good
health" ne added with grave conr'
tesy. "and all your ROYAL brothers and
her majesty the queen.
Then he kissed the outstrctched lii.
tie fingers with great dignity and laid
a small package in one palm and a
handful OF bonbons in the other And
then he wished Her llighness a very
merry Christmas and again added his
courteous calculations for all the royal
relatives
Her Thghness roued delichtedly, and
oh.ed and ah-ed very softly, and when
she had Toasted her eyes on the tiny
golden pin and had read several times
the inscription: ITO Her llignncss
from her devoted subject she re
Taxed her royal gravity and threw two
soft little arms around his neck and
kissed him
"Oh thank YOU very much, sii
knight" she lisped, "and thank you
10 ,,n,, oAnI u-iyhne
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-19
Small Heads of South America.

The small heads" belong to
South American race. The skull Is
peculiarly conical and at the top Is
no bigger than a .five.shilling piece.
The three last survivors OF the race
are women. The lain weighs about
one-fifth of the ave, age human brain.
Their height is from three feet to
three feet six inches.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-19
Irrdon's Shame.

In London here are $4,000 paupers
and yagrants, 10000 casual poor In
Lodging houses, 10000 pauper lunatics.
5000 imbecies and $4,000 crim'nal
population.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-19
Ghost is Considerable Of Children.

a ghost which is fond of children
has taken possession of farm in the
Potchefstroom district of the Trans.
vaal, according to dispatches from
there. 1t throws about the furniture,
shakes and pinches the adult members
of the family and visitors, and fright
ems the animals, but IL never molests
the children
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-19
Eastern Excursions
via the

COLORADO MIDLAND RAILWAY
on November 10Th and December 18th
One fare plus TWO dollars from Utah
points TO Chicago, Minneapolis, Kan
sss City, Omaha, Denver and inter,
mediate points. Limit sixty days,
Stop-oyers. For further Information
write t. n. Harding, general agent,
Salt Lake Cir, Utah.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-16

second year it was held in the loft of {
log store building owned by Issac Marks
and stood where the present postoffic,
building now is, the brethren being un
able to OPEN lodge until the store wa
closed for the night. The ante-room.
were partitioned with cotton cloth, ant
the altar consisted of dry goods box
The charter members were George Max
field, Henry Shaubut, Matthew Thomp'
son, Basil Moreland, Daniel Campbell
William III. McNutt, Robert Wardlaw an,
Norman L. Jackson The first candidate
initiated was Isaac Marks, now deceas
ed He was well known in the north
| west as an Indian trader. They soon
changed their quarters to what was thel
known as the city hall, where differen
churches met for worship, and all meet
ings of public nature were held. Will
the lodge was occupying this hall 1T re
seived its first visit from the grand mas
ter, A. f. c. Pierson. On the evenm;
of his visit. however, the hall was occu
pied by the Presbytcrians for festi
val and lecture by Horace Austin, o
st. Peter, afterwards governor. Ger
| tain ladies of the church ascertaine
that the Masons were expecting to oc
cupy the hall on that evening, and for
some unknown reason were violently op
posed to Masonry, and determined t
improve this opportunity and for once
/ keep the Masons out. At proper hou'
the minister, Rev. James Thompson, dea
cons and old folks went home, and ther
there was sound of revelry by night
The lamps shone DER fair women ant
barve men with determination worth.
a better cause; they kept up their fes
Invites until o'clock in the morning
in the hope of conquering the Masons
but the latter then opened lodge in am
pie form, and the grand master proceed
ed to exemplify work in the third de
gree, by comforting it upon Brothers Yves
ley, Maxfeld and Cramer Burt. Tn
lodge was closed about daylight. In 1877,
thew moved into their new building
which they now occupy, at the corner o
Second avenue and Hickory street.
Mankato Lodge, A. +. and A. NJ, ha
a large number of members who hav'
honored the cause for many years, AM
who have from time to time filed al
of the highest offices. Among those VIII
enjoyed such distinction are Hon. Judg
Daniel A. Dickinson, Gen. ]. H. Baker
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was placed in the belfry of the Presby
terrain church. This bell was guarded
every night during the panic to prevent
false alarms, and to be used in case oil
attacks by Indians. One night the guard
a young man, fell asleep at. his post
and some boys discovering him tool;
away his gun, tied several punches of
firecrackers to him and lighted them
The unfortunate guard awoke in the
midst of a blaze of fireworks, and sprang
to his feet in an agony of terror, yell
ing that the Indians had come, till he
was undeceived by the shouts OF laugh
ter.
We now come to consider the effects
which this Sioux massacre had upon the
lodge, for while it involved the state in
disaster, it gave the lodge great finan-
cial prosperity. During the fall and win
ter of '62 and '63 the sixth, seventh,
ninth and tenth Minnesota infantry,
first regiment of Mounted Rangers and
a Wisconsin regiment We're stationed
here.
Many of these soldiers were DESTROYS
of joining the fraternity, and great num-
bers applied to the lodge. The MasOns
regarded this unexpected turn of affairs
as the eide, which, taken at the flood,
leads on to fortune" and it proved in
deed high swelling tide. So the lodge
beginning to feel rich again, bought a
new set of jewels. About seventy COM
munications were held within the year.
Night after night the brethren met to
confer degrees. AS many as twelve pc
ing the early part of 1868 the Masonic
hall was occupied for a time by the
IN order of the Knights of the Forest
ut Garden City and various other points
time had its secret emissaries lying in
wait around the Winnebago reservation
with orders to kill any Indian who might
be found straying near it's boundaries.
Although the name and existence of the
order was attempted to be kept pro-
found secret, yet enough was vaguely
known to create deep impression on
he minds of the people, and even to
awaken the apprehension of congress.
which supposed it to be more extensive
than it really was, and there is no
doubt that the impression so produced
had much to do with hurrying on the re-
moval of the Winnebagos, for in this
year they were removed to the banks OF
the Missouri.
On June 5, 1880, tornado struck Man
kato in the forenoon and ragged with ter
rife fury for two or three hours, doing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-16
WILL BRING THEM OUT.
Code Provision Providing for Payment
of School Officers.

OF School OFFICERS.
st. Paul, March l0.-One provision in
the code that will prove popular with
officers of school districts who attend
county meetings shall receive So per
diem and mileage of cents each way.
State Superintendent Olsen was at Tyler
this week and attended the first meeting
of the kind held under the provisions OF
the new code, and the ''three per- seems
to have worked wonders. He says the
meeting was the best he ever attended,
so far as attendance was concerned.
The county superintendent formerly
have called county meetings of all the
|officers of school districts in the county.
In most cases there has been a small
fraction of the officers attending, most
of them being too little interested in the
welfare of the schools to spend days
time and some travelling expenses for the
sake of discussing the interests common
to school officers. The school superin-
tendents thought that meeting once
year, where school officers could be in
structed in their duties, would be good
thing for the schools, and therefore they
saw to it that the code was so worded
that school officers could get paid once
year for attending these meetings.
Supt. Olsen said that at the Tyler
meeting every district in the county was
represented and there were LIS officers IN
attendance.
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Gree Press, Mar 8. 16, %, 1906)
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Tarth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Henry
Ruegg, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF
j. d. Humiston, administrator of the eS-
tate of Henry Ruegg. deceased, repre-
senting among other things that he has
fully administered said estate. and pray
ing that q time and place be fixed Tor
examining and allowing the final account
of his administration, and for the assign
ment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be eX-
amined, and petition heard by this Court,
on Monday the End day of April, A. d.
1906, at 10 o'clock a. m. at the Probate
Office in the City of Mankato, in said
County.
And it is further ordered. That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested
by publishing a copy of this order once
i'm each week. for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the Man
kato Free Press. q weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato, in said
County.
Dated at the City of Mankato the 9Th
day of March, A. d. 1906.
BY the Court.
VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
probate Court Seal.)
PLYMAT & PLYMAT.
Attorneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-16

l vast amount of damage in the city.
The roof of the normal school was de-
molished and its towers torn down. Near
" every tin roof in the town was blown
off and brick buildings were blown to
pieces. A deluge of rain fell which dam
aged the unprotected houses still more.
The roof of the Masonic hall was blown
,ff and four of its chimneys were de-
stroyed. The loss fell entirely upon the
lodge. Some of the brethren, the after
noon of the storm, hastily covered the
roof with tarred paper and removed the
carpets and furniture to place of safe
ty. The wind ripped up the tarred pa
per, however, and proved to be of no
protection.
An unusual incident occurred in the
lodge when George Maxfield was mas
ter in 1858, when charges were preferred
against member. On the night set for
the trial it was found that there was
not a quorum present. The law requir-
ing the presence of a majority OF the
whole membership of the lodge. The
trial was postponed to another night
and still no quorum. The friends of the
ulprit had previously staid away and
Kept others away to prevent the trial
from going on. Uncle George las he was
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commonly called) upon ascertaining the
condition of affairs, arbitrarily, but with
promptness and decision which mark
ed him as rnler of men, ordered to be
struck off the roll of membership all
who were absent. Then every member
of the lodge being present, went on with
the trial, convicted and sentenced the
accused, and after all was done, restored
the absent members to full membership
again.
John L. Tourtellotte, now deceased,
was perhaps one of the best known Ma
sons i'm the state. He not only held Of
fees in the lodge but won honors as a
soldier; was brigader- general and COM
manded the post in Georgia where Sher-
man sent his famous message, Hold the
Fort" and where the familiar hymn was
originated After the war he was COM
missioned colonel in the regular army
and made an aide to General Sherman.
He was also escort to Princess Louise
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-16
Western Trapper Startles the Good
People of Vernon Center.

Vernon Center, March I'm south
ern Minnesota, where the farmhouses
are not more than three-quarters of a
mile apart and closely linked by rural
telephone, the picturesque figure of a
buckskin- clad trapper is supposed to be
a thing of the past. Early in the win
ter, however, Mike Conger, a trapper on
the upper Missouri river, was called to
his parents home in this part of the
state on business. He saw no reason
why he should change his Montana dress
or his occupation either because he was
coming to Minnesota. AS result, the
quiet village of Vernon was treated to
a typical western sight when he arrived
loaded with his traps.
He was in an Indian beaded buck
skin suit, from moccasins to gauntlets.
He carried a rifle and wore a hunters
belt containing cartridges, knife and
hand ak. When he explained that he
intended to put in spare time trapping,
the farmers told him that he might
find a half dozen muskrats, but all other
paying pelts had disappeared long ago.
Nothing daunted, Conger found coun-
try house where he could "make him
self useful for his board" and set his
traps over hill and dale, in the woods
and on the prairie. At the end of a
month he had sold $50 worth of mink
hides, had trapped Us muskrats, a few
coon and comics, and the little creatures
were still walking into the traps. He
was quite confident that at the end of
the season he would have cleared 5000.
Rumors of his success set the young
men of the countryside busily trapping
along the riverbanks and the sunny
sides of the hills, but for some reason
Conger's traps were the only ones that
seemed to have any charm for the prey
When asked about it, he smiled wise
lv and said: "All animals have their
ways and natures, and you have to
know 'em to catch 'em." 1t was his
boast that he knew their tracks, from
a mouse up"
He began to study animal ways as a
bow in the Adirondack mountains. When
he was Is years of age, he had me-
nagerie containing timber wolf, fox,
a large cage of squirrels, one of rabbits
and one of ferrets, and nearly all OF
the small animals of his region were
represented. The pride of his collec-
ton was a young fawn which he was
obliged to turn over to the game war;
den. His successful trapping along the
southern creeks of this state was a
surprise to the farmers, who thought
they knew everything their woods con-
tanned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-16

John C. Wise, ST., who was editor of The
MankatO Review; Sheldon +. Barney
John A. Willard, Charles A. Chapman
who has filled the highest offices in both
the chapter and commandery, and also
past grand patron of the. Eastern Star
lodge of this state, is highly respected
citizen of this city. Perhaps one of the
most prominent figures in Masonic cir
cles was George Maxfeld, ST., who died
a few years ago at an advanced age.
Of the worshipful masters of the old
days, but two are now living. They are
A. d. Seward, who resides in California,
and c. A. Chapman, who is one of Man
kato's honored citizens. Mr.. Chapman
has held the office of treasurer of the
lodge for years and is one of the best
informed men on Masonry in Minneso-
ia.
The six oldest members of the Manka-
to lodge are William Irvine, c. w. Her
man, Henry Foster, Captain Clark Key
sor, c. A. Chapman and H. p. Chris
Jensen.
Basil MOreland, who resides in San
Diego, CAL, is the only one of the char
ter members of the lodge that is now
living.
F. L. Soaring is the present worship
full master of Mankato lodge A. F. and
A. M.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-16
TALK OF UNITING.
consreg ationaiists Make Overtures
to the Christians.

to the Christians.
The Congregational church voted at
its meeting yesterday to invite the
Christian church to appoint committee
20 consult with the deasons and pastor
If the Congregational church with a
Jew to effecting an arrangement where
by the two organizations can unite
This action was the outcome of eonsid-
cradle talk that had been INDUCED IN
If late by members of the two churches
The Christian church membership has
suffered some loss of late, through re-
movals from the city, and some of those
who in years past have been among the
most liberal givers no longer live III
Mankato. The pastor, Rev. A. +. Orr
has resigned, and to secure and pay an
other one seems uphill work. AT the
same time the Congregationalists have
lso lost several of their wealthiest
members by removal. Their church
building is too small, and to build new
me would be quite burden. If the
two organizations could see their way
lear to unite and build modern church
md sell one of their properties, they
would form a strong organization.
The tendency of late has been toward
church consolidation, and this has beer
preached more or less in Mankato. a
few large churches, it is thought by
many, can do more good at less ex
oense than many. weak churches. The
outcome of the negotiations between tho
Congregational and Baptist churches
will be watched with interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-16
March 9-16-23. 1906.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-SS. In probate court.
In the matter of the estate of EllenOr Jones.
deceased.
Whereas, an instrument in writing. pur-
porting to be the last will and testament of
Ellrnor Jones' deceased. late of the said
County. has been delivered to this court:
And whereas. Evan A. Jones has filed there
with his petition. representing among other
things that said Eilenor Jones died in said
county on the 18th day of February 1906 tes-
tate. and that the said petitioner is the execu-
tor named in said last will and testament, and
praying that the said instrument may be
admitted to probate. and that letters tesla
mentary be issued thereon to himself.
1t is ordered that the proofs of said instru-
ment and the said petition be heard before
this court. at the Probate Office in the
city of Manlato. in said county on
Saturday, the 3lst day of March. A. ID. 1906.
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon when all persons
interested may appear for or contest the pro-
bate of said instruments;
And it is further ordered, that notice of the
time and place of said hearing be given to all
persons interested. by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing. in the Mankato
Free Press. weekly newspaper printed
and published at MankatO i'm said county.
Dated at Mankato. the Bird day of March,
A. ID. 1906.
BY the Court.
probate Court Seal VIM. f. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-16
WANTED TO QUIT.
One Board Of Trade Member Moves
to Adjourn Without Date.

Seven directors of the Mankato BoarC
of Trade met at the headquarters thi:
morning and discussed several matters
but no definite action was taken on any
one of them.
Secretary Benjamin Taylor announced
that NJ. G. Willard had notified him>that
he could no longer devote time - the
board.
The meeting and banqueth at the Ho-
tel Heinrich was brought up, and bust
ness men generally are requested to be
on hand Thursday evening at six o'clock
for the purpose of participating in the
reorganization scheme that has been
suggested by the committee.
President Hughes stated that tomor-
row the voters of South Bend would
east their ballots either for or against
the proposition to turn over to the state
certain lands which shall be used for
park purposes. Mr.. Buck, the new own
er of the Minneopa falls property, will
probably accept the states terms.
No other business being in sight, a
motion was made that the board ad-
iourn without date This motion was
based on the ground that the Board of
Trade has practically outlived its use
fulness; that the organization was not
receiving the support it sko.lla from
business men and that /: was not fair
that few persons should contribute
their time to the promotion of propo-
sitions which if they could be consum-
mated, would result beneficially to
those who should take more lively in
crest in the organization. A handful
If men hold meetings every other Mon
lay morning and endeavor to revive the
lead, but the resurrection process is
something of task. The gentlemen who
made the remarks felt that it would be
proper for the board to retire, go into a
state of innocuous desuetude, and let
those who are continually criticizing the
organization take upon themselves the
burden of promoting public matters.
The motion did not carry, and the Board
If Trade will continue to hold meetings
COR a while at least. 4
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised letters for week endin.
March 9TH, 1906:
Anderson, Paul; Anderson, Mis-,
Sarah; Archeball, Lyman.
Bankert, j. ~; Brown, Wilson C.
Budnick, Miss Kate.
Chase, Ira H.; Clair, Henry.
Darrack, John.
Englund, Miss Josephine (2); Egland
0. b. :.
Cooler, F. D.; Graf, Miss Anna.
Harding, j. H.; Heidershall, Fred
Healy, Miss Lulu; Hurchens, Joe.
Jacobson, William; Johnson, Mrs. Z
f.; Johnson, Leonard; Jones, Mrs. l.
Kanne, Hubert; Kelly, Thomas.
Lange, Miss Hattie; Lampert, Roy
La Vale, Miss FlOssie; Larson, A.; Lo
vaas, Ingebright.
Martin, Mrs. Anna. Olson, Mis-:
Marie (2); Olson, Miss Marguerite;
Owens, Leila & Don.
Parse, F. L. Ratliffe, Mrs. Mary A
Robb Miss Mary A. Rodgers, Mrs. L. L.;
Ryan, Miss May.
Sieberg, NJ. H.; Smith B. az;
Schmidt, Mrs. j.; Stone, Miss Lillian.
Taylor, Mrs. Ellen.
Walter, Henry; Wassett, Miss Flor
ence; Webster, j. X; Wheelock, Edgar
Wilson, Mrs. L.;Ward, w. W.; Wrestler
Miss Lena.
Zingler, Miss Anna.
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised" and name the day of
this list. One cent extra will be charg-
ed for each advertised letter. Letters re-
naming unclaimed at the expiration OF
Is days from date will be sent to- the
dead letter office.
C. L. BENEDICT, Postmaster.