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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
TRAINS SOON TO RUN
ALPHABET PROMOTERS TO GET
ANEW YEARS PRESENT
Bonuses Ready BY That Time, Also
the Roads Contract to BE
, Fulfilled.

Work on the construction of the
"Alhabet" road, the name of the Du-
luth, st. Cloud, Glencoe and Mankato
line is generally known by, has reached
such point that it is not difficult to
see that the bonuses the company is to
receive if the line is completed on or
before January lst, 1907, will be real
lied upon and the management will
thus be the recipient of fine New
Year present. There has been considera-
BILE speculation among those who were
interested in one way and another as to
whether the line would be far enough
advanced at the first of the new year to
save the aid voted and conditioned as
above, but the management has not
been asleep all summer and fall. The
story that the road is safely anchored
in the hands of the c., M. & st. P.
seems to be about as foundationless as
many of the others that have preceded
it and the connection made at this
point has no bearing upon the perma-
nent business of the road. The fact is
the Milwaukee had to be promised all
the business of the line in order to get
the siding or spur desired so that the
material could be handled with the least
possible expense and the Milwaukee will
pull fully $4,000 in freight charges
from the new road.
Wednesday morning Mr.. Tobie went
to st. Paul to contract with force
to take charge of the track laying part
of the proposition and as the negotia-
lions were all made it was expected the
contract would be closed up during the
day. This makes decided step for
ward and means that rails will be laid
inside of a fortnight or three weeks if
the weather continues favorable and it
would have begun sooner had not the
bad weather prevailed a week or two
past. Experienced men are to be Sc
cured and that insures rapid and at the
same time good work Mr.. Huebner, the
contractor at this end of the line, will
close up his work in a couple of weeks
if the weather remains good and then
the work can be pushed and the track
laid away out to Cream and soon to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
NEW TRIAL DENIED.
Judge Cray Holds Decision In Assess
ment Case Justified BY Evidence.

Judge Cray Holds Decision In Assess
ment Case u Justified BY Evidence.
From Thursdays Daily.
Judge Cray today filed an order
denying the motion for a new trial
made by the plaintiff in the case of
Martha Hodapp VS.. Charles Lindfeldt.
This is the case where an unpaid as
sessment against the lot led to the sale
of the property, including $1,000 house,
to Martha Hodapp. The court held that
the Mrs. Hodapp was entitled to the
bare lot without the dwelling, as Lind
feldt had received no notice of the as
sessment. Mrs. Hodapp then asked for
a new trial.
The following memorandum accom-
panies the decision: "The finding of
fact that on and prior to Jan. 8, 1896,
the First National bank and Elkins G.
Willard were the owners of the premises
in question is probably not supported
by the evidence as appears from the set
tied case herein, but I think that this
finding was not material, or necessary
finding in support of the conclusion that
the defendant entered under color of
title.
81 do not deserne any errors in law
occurring at the trial, and it seems to
me that the decision is justified by the
evidence"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
WILL BE HOUSE.CLEANING.
Governor johnson Proposes to
Strengthen the Machink.

st. Paul, Nov. S.-Governor johnson
will make some changes in his official
family after the first of the year, but he
declares they will be few. Frank A.
Day, his private secretary, said last
night that the governor would undoubt-
edly make few new appointments.
ut is possible that some of the pres
ent office-holders will resign" said Mr..
Day, "and then too, there are num-
Der of places to fill, owing to the expira
ton of the terms of the present Off
GERS"
The fact that the governors cabinet
includes many republican appointees has
given rise to the story that there is to
be a house cleaning at the end of the
present term. Those who believe the
governor appointed the republicans for
political reasons insist that he will re-
place them now that he has again cap
tured the governorship, and will en-
deavor to strengthen the democratic
machine
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
SUFFERS NO DAMAGE.
Court Finds Against c, C.Jenkins In
Lake Crystal Suit.

From Fridays Daily. i
Judge Cray today filed a decision in
the case of Charles c. Jenkins VS.. Law
renee Hanson and the village of Lake
Crystal. 1t is found as matters Of fact
that the plaintiff owns an interest in lot
10, block 6, Lake Crystal, containing a
two story general store. On May IA,
1869, Williams Il. Robinson decided to the
st. raul & Sioux City road 200 foot
strip for right of way and depot purposes
through the n. w. "a, N. w. "a, section
5. The strip was SO owned and occupied
until June, 1906, when the tracks and de-
pot were moved. On July %, 1906, the
Omaha railway company, successor to
the st. Paul & Sioux City, decided the
land to the village of Lake Crystal with
out consideration, and it. was incorpor-
ated in Corporate" addition. The village
then sold to the defendant Hanson the
south twenty feet of block 2, running
along Main street, and Mr.. Hanson began
to eXcavate for building. By mis-
take he eXcavated to the depth of few
inches or foot for six, eight or ter
feet easterly from the east line, but not
on land owned or occupied by the plain
tiff.
The court finds that no damage was
done the plaintiff, and finds that the de
PENDANTS are entitled to judgment against
the plaintiff dismissing the action. A
stay of twenty days is granted.
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TOTALS IN THIS COUNTY
MAJORITY REACHES
ALMOST THOUSAND,
Walter Pym at Shows Up Well In the
Race for the County
Attorneyship.

From Thursdays Dailv
The following are the totals received
by different candidates in Blue Earth
county at Tuesdays election, as shown
by the semi official returns received by
County Auditor Weaver:
Governor-Cole, 2,025; johnson, 1901.
Johnson's majority, 966.
Congressman-Mc Cleary 1926, Ham
mond 2,796, Tucker lis. Hammond's
plurality, sol.
Senator-Baker 2,3l9, Works 2,7O5.
Works majority 1856.
Representatives-Gat 1852, Lewis
1923, Mcqueen 1925, Thompson 2,4Os,
Hitchings 7lS.
Auditor-Weaver 4,066.
Treasurer-Hart, 3,747.
Sheriff-Williams 2,5ll, Donahue
2,647. Donahue's majority 136.
Register of Deeds-Bangerter 1919.
Judge of Probate-Hughes 1925.
County Attorney-Plymat 2,96l, Volk
2,05S. Plymat's majority 9O3.
County Surveyor-Brooks, 3,S2S.
Coroner-Kennedy 3,7ll.
County Superintendent 3,769.
County Commissioners-Seco dis
trict, Young 96S, Coy SO7. Young's ma
jority, l6l. Fourth district, Brown Alb,
Schultz 457. Schultz majority a..
The following is the vote of lieuten-
ant governor: Eberhart $3.50, Prender-
CAST, 1885.
The vote on railroad commissioner
was as follows: Staples 1924, Schaefer
1867.
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MUST SERVE HIS TIME.
Former Banker Clement Due to Go
to PenitentaPy,

st. Paul, Nov. l3-The sentencing
of Thomas B. Clement, the aged Fari-
bault banker, to eight years in the PEN
itentiary by the United States cicruit
court has been affirmed by the circuit
court of appeals.
The opinion is by judge Adams, and
Judges Sanborn and Hook concur in the
opinion.
Clement was indicted for making false
entries of funds and credits of the
First National bank of Faribault, of
which he was president. He demurred
to some of the counts and moved for a
continuance of the case at the time it
was first up for trial on the ground that
his physical infrmities prevented his be-
ing present at the trial. He interposed
at the close of the case a demurrer to
the evidence on the ground that it fail
ed to establish the commission of any
offenses charged.
He then filed a motion in arrest of
Judgment on the further ground that
the Indictment charged no criminal in
tent. All of these were overruled in
the circuit court and the defendant was
found guilty on twenty -four out of
twenty-seven counts and sentenced to .
term in the penitentiary of eight years
on each count. But there was pro-
vision attached to the sentenced that
time should run on all concurrently.
The case was then brought to the cir
cult court of appeals for review by a
writ of error.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP.
Personal Gossip and News Notes
Gathered by Correspondent.


Gathered by Correspondent.
Mrs. Eta Wolverton was in Vernon
Center Saturday.
Mrs. Will Osgood, who visited her son
Carl Osgood of Minot, N. D., has re-
turned home, bringing her little grand
daughter, Myrtle, with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wolverton have
gone to st. Paul to visit Mr.. and Mrs
George Wolverton.
Grandma Gerry has returned from
her visit to her daughter, Mrs. l. H
Thurston, in Washington. She attend.
ed the funeral of Mr.. G. H. Piper. She
is in Mankato with her daughter, Mrs
James Pepper.
Mrs. Lou Clapper, who has been in
Canada for the past six months, is
back to Garden City visiting.
Mrs. Frank Thurston is visiting in
Minneapolis this week.
Mrs. Hattie Fairchild, who has been
In Seattle, Wash, for several months
visiting her mother and sister, returned
home Saturday.
The Methodist Episcopal Aid met with
Mrs. Charles Scott on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mullenix were in
Mankato Wednesday.
G. B. Thurston of St. Paul was in
Garden City last week.
Mrs. Hattie Miller was In Amboy
Thursday.
Misses Blanche and Mary Bixby went
to Amboy Saturday to spend a week
with Mrs. Floyd Reynolds.
The w. G. T. U. will hold a meeting
in the Christian church Nov. 18th.
Mrs. Bunce of Kensett, Iowa, who has
been visiting her son, Eugene, for the
past two weeks, has returned to her
home in Kinsett.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
GOOD THUNDER.
Some Items Of Interest From The
Herald.

FROM fridays DAILY.
A. H. Dorweiler, who located in
Lyra township about three years ago
coming here from Iowa, has disposed
of his lands in this and Vernon town.
ship to G. C. Samson. The deal just
ccnsumated transfers over 300 acres at
a consideration of $l7,750. This is the
largest real estate transaction in this
vicinity we have had for some time.
Farms in our county continue to sell
at very good prices. There are plenty of
buyers, but the list of farms on the
market for sale grows smaller and it is
more difficult now than formerly to
find suitable farm property that can be
bought cheap. Our land has not yet
reached the top price is the opinion of
well posted men.
Mrs. Theo. Ashbaugh, two daughters,
and from Butler, N. D., are guests
at the j. w. Mccarthy home.
Our popular painter, Mr.. Victor
Weigert, and his most estimable wife
observed their twenty fifth wedding an
niversary on Sunday. A number of
friends and neighbors were in and en-
joyed the occasion which was of much
pleasure to this worthy and still young
couple.
Miss Julia Mountain has gone to Man
kato, where she expects to remain at
some length.
Alfred Korjien of Nicollet county
commenced teaching the fall term of
school in the Pomranka district on
Monday.
The Steimke family have now moved
onto the DEWITT farm and Henry Bor-
ebert and family have returned to this
place from Fenton, Iowa, and have To-
Gated on the Mills farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
INVENTS SOD TRIMMER
.. L. Rose to Place Useful Tool On
the Market.

the MARKET.
ID. L. Rose of this city has invented
a sod and walk trimmer, and today re-
ceived patent on it. 1t is handy
tool for cutting away the grass that
overlaps the sidewalks. This is now
slow and somewhat tiresome job for the
property owner to do or have done, and
Mr.. Roses invention fills the want 1t
is claimed by Mr.. Rose for his inven-
ton that it will do the work of ten
men in the same length of time. A
sample of its work can be seen in front
of his own house on South Broad street.
Mr.. Rose intends to have the tool
manufactured out of maleable iron and
placed up on the market next spring
He expects to be able to manufacture
it so that the price will not exceed
dollar. Undoubtedly Mr.. Rose has hit
upon a device that will meet with
ready market, for everyone knows how
tedious a Job it is to trim the grass
with present methods.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
TREASURER'S REPORT.
October Financial Statement Of the
City.

City.
From Fmdays Daily
The report of the city treasurer for
October shows that the city received
$3,S6O.77 from all sources, and paid out
$6,9O3.2S, leaving a net balance on the
last day of $2l ,369.29. Deducting from
this balance the orders outstanding at
the close of the month, but not yet pre-
sented for payment, the actual balance
was $l9,O22.29. Deducting the amount
in the waterworks fund that is in the
banks on certificates of deposit, the
actual cash balance was but $9,6S4.59.
In few days a considerable sum will
be received from the county treasurer.
The receipts comprise the following
items: Two saloon licences, $4,000;
Rock street connection, $35; fines and
fees, $l04; repairs refunded, Sc; special
assessments, 1892; water rent, ST ,2SO.O5;
water meters sold, $780,; interest on
waterworks certificates of deposits,
$l04.37; old iron, etc., sold, $S.O5.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16

st. Clair, as that end of the work is
well advanced.
Ties, rails, bolts and other material
are arriving and being placed on the
right of way of the company west of
the city and at points that will be cas-
lily accessible for the tracklaying force.
There are huge piles of the stuff and all
who see them realize that it requires
money to put the track down for a
railroad, even after the bed is graded.
All the material is of the best and the
road bed when completed will be a good
one, permitting the running of heavy
and fast trains, all of which is required
IN the modern method of transacting
railroad business. A boarding car has
been leased from the Milwaukee for the
use of the track-laying gang and in
few days everything will be in readi-
ness for that important branch of the
work. In fact all the details have been
arranged for rapid and frst-class work,
as fast as the contractors on the grade
are out of the way, says The Albert
Lea Tribune.
These facts will bring Joy to the
minds of the people along the line of
the road who have been waiting the
past two or three years for this Gull
mination of their hopes and plans and
it is probable that before the advent
OF the new year trains will be running
as far north as st. Clair. The new
road will thus have an opportunity of
having some of the winter business and
residents along the line will have
nearer market at an early day. The
operating of this road will be an injury
to some of the towns on the st. L. and
Milwaukee, but they will rapidly recov-
er from the effects by making efforts in
other directions, the natural results of
the competition. E. L. Tobie, who has
had charge of the work since the perma-
nent survey was made, is to be congrat-
""'Su upou Vic ouCCCoo CHdG lids dUIeIlu-
ed his efforts in the direction of securing
right of way as well as the other work
devolving Jpn him. He is a gentleman
in all respects and seems to be the
right man for the position. Albert
Lea will be sorry to lose him from her
inhabitants if his duties shall demand
that he leave here in the prosecution of
his chosen work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
Countess De Castellane
Given Divorce.
NOT ONE SOU FOR HUBBY
Brutal Husband, the Worthless Beg.
gar, Is Handed Some Cold
Comfort by The Judge.
Especial to The Free Press

Paris, Nov. l4.-Countess De Castel-
lane, formerly Miss Anna Gould, was to-
day granted a divorce and the custody
of her children who, however, will not
be allowed to be taken from France
without the consent of Count Boni De
Castellane, their father.
The end of the case came suddenly.
The court brushed aside the demands of
the counts lawyers for an examination
of witnesses and the public prosecutor
did not even ask to be heard. The
counts demand for an allowance of fifty
thousand dollars annually was rejected
by the court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
RAPIDAN MILLS D0INGs.
News Collected BY Hustler in That
Section.

Section.
Miss Ethel Cheney visited in Manka-
| TO last week.
Miss Ella Kroeger, a student of the
Toland Business college, spent Sunday
at her home in Rapidan.
Miss Louise Mendenhall visited home
Sunday.
Miss Anna Weller went to st. Peter
last Monday morning.
Miss Emma Just has returned to Man
kato after several days vacation.
Misses Myrtle Wood and Lena Just
were Mankato callers Saturday.
Miss Nina Davis of the Mankato
high school visited home Sunday.
Miss Bessie Spencer has returned
from an extended visit in northern Min
nesota.
Clarence Kennedy is working for j.
H. Taylor.
Quite a number of young folk from
mere aCleHueu d dance ana oyster supper
at G. M. Van Sickle's last Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Peter McAllen visited in Eagle
Lake the first part of the week. Peter
and Herman think "batching" it is fine
as long as the forty gals of sorghum
hold out.
Quite demand has been created in
Mankato for Rapidan creamery butter
the past week. 1t is fine product and
will holds its own in competition any
where.
Rapidan was not big enough to hold
w. A. Just, after the democratic 2lur-
atty here last Tuesday, SO he departed
for Chicago, accompanied by his wife
and son, Fred.
A party of young ladies, consisting of
Misses Anna Bachelor, Myrtle Wood
and Misses Lena and Bertha Just calico
on Sever Kuntson last Sunday.
The new depot has just received
fresh coat of shiny greer paint.
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SLIGHTLY Mixed.
from Fridays Daily

from Fridays Daily.
An Arkansas printer, in making up
the forms in a hurry the other day,
got a marriage and grocer's ad. mixed
up so that it read as follows: "John
Brown and Ida Gray were united in the
holy sauerlraut by the quart or barrel.
Mr.. B. is well-known young Goldfish
at 10 cents per pound, while the bride,
Miss g., has some nice pigs feet which
will be sold cheaper than any other in
town."-Ridge Record.
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Benjamin Taylor is the prince
of toastmasters, and is as much
at ease when presiding over a
banquet as he is when telling
jury of twelve men that his
client is an innocent man, and
''never done nothin' to nobody"
He always has a fund of good
jokes and they are not be-
whiskered like a populist, but as
fresh as the new mown hay that
the farmer gathers--in -the--sum--
mer time. And Mr.. Taylor can
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
Graft in New Form Deve1.
ops in Frisco.
CHARITY MONEY GOES AsTRAY
Large And Small Sums Failed To
Reach the Committee In Charge
Of the Sufferers.
Especial to The Free Press.1

San Francisco, Nov. ADMINISTRATION
has developed the fact that large and
small sums of money that were sent
from different states to San Francisco
for the relief of sufferers from the ca
lamity never reached the relief commit
tee. Some of these amounts which ag-
gregated large sum were mailed to the
care of Mayor Schmits. 1t is said that
in the aggregate the s.cs.-ng will amount
to a million dollars.
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BENJAMIN TAYLOR

tell them in such manner as to
cause a persons ribs to tickle one
another.
Mr.. Taylor is a native of Min
neapolis and is proud of it. But
he found out soon after gradual
ing from the University of Min
nesota that Mankato was a much
better city and so he located here.
He is glad that he did so. The
world and the people have treated
him kindly and he has been one
of the successful practitioners of
the Mankate bar. T1e is an Elk of
prominence and a gentleman by
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16

nature. He has never been guilty
of running for office, but has
helped others run some. He has
developed into a stump speaker
and can discuss the issues as
well as he can perform his varied
duties to the community and
mankind.
Mr.. Taylor is wide-awake, en-
ergetic gentleman and has never
failed to give every good project
boost. He is another loyal cit
izen of Mankato who believes
that this place has bright fu-
ture r...s7..,s - :, :
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
ROBBED OF ITS GLORY
Thanksgiving Is No Longer q Legal
Holiday. According to Code.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Under the old law Thanksgiving was
legal holiday, but the new code has
disposed of that feature of the occasion,
and the attorney generals office in con-
sequence is deluged with inquiries ask
ing for an explanation.
The most of them come from the
country schools, the teachers and princi-
pals being DESTROYS of knowing whether
they can legally close the schools or not
on that day. Then again salaries are
in dispute.
The dropping of Thanksgiving from
the list of legal holidays was legis-
lative mistake, and it will be corrected
when the next session meets. That por-
ton of the law authorizing the governor
to set aside one day for the giving of
thanks, however, is still in force.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
INJURIES PROVE FATAL.
Farmer Near MadeIia Was Dragged
for About q Mile.

John w. wager, a farmer living three
miles east of Madelia fell from his
wagon while returning from that vii
lage last Friday. His feet caught and
he was dragged backwards for about a
mile. He sustained injuries from which
he died Sunday night. Deceased was
fifty years of age and is survived by his
widow and several children. He came
to Madelia from State Center, Iowa, last
spring.
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Hammond Is Banqueted.

ST. James. Nov. l3-The citizens of
st. James gave banquet for Hon. w.
s. Hammond, congressman elect from
the second district. One hundred and
DR.. w. HI. Rowe acted as POSTMASTER,
and the address of welcome was made
by Rev. Joseph Lanman, to which Mr.
Hammond responded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
BIG GAME.

Hunting Season Now Open For
Twenty Days Only.
The season for hunting big game in
Minnesota opened yesterday morning at
sunrise and will continue for twenty
days only. The license fee for hunter
outside the state is $25, and 81 for those
inside the state.
The last legislature passed law de-
claring any one guilty of manslaughter
if he kills, even accidently, another
hunter. This will undoubtedly lessen
accidents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
MICE AND MATCHES.
Cause RIeze At the Union Depot
ST Paul.

FROM MONDAYS DaIIv.
At 1880 o'clock last evening fire broke
out in the ticket office of the Union
depot in ST. Paul, and for a time the
depot was threatened with destruction.
The fire burned and scorched all the
railroad tickets, causing delay in the
sale for some time.
Mice and matches are supposed to
have been the cause of the blaze.
The loss will not be heavy.