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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
FLOCK INTO LOS ANGELES.
Refugees From Frisco Present Most
hapiess Appearance.


Mrs. William Otto received a letter
his morning from Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bennett who left Mankato about yeal
,go for Los Angeles, Cal, to make then
iome. The following is part of the let
er dated April oath:
"We are well and enjoying life, ev-
arything is all right here. San Fran
isco had another shock last night but
We did not feel it here. | wish you
ould see the people that came here
rom Frisco. They are the most for
lorn looking people you ever saw. They
ire arriving by the hundreds. Most OF
hem have all they own tied up in a
bundle. Husbands without wives, wives
without husbands, and fathers and
mothers without their children. Some
Know that theirs are dead while others
10 not know what has become of their
If the depots where they arrive and
AIRY them from every train. 1t is an
,wful sight, some laugh Historically
md talk loud while others sit quiet and
stare straight ahead. No one can de
scribe the scenes which those people
have gone through or tell the story as
one who has passed through it can tel
it. No imagination can ever picture
those scenes as they are told by the re-
fugees or fancy the forlorn, hopeless ex-
preston on the faces of those who have
lost so much.
81 could write this for hours but
haven't time to write more now.
''Give our best regards to all inquir
ing friends"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
MAKING THE DIRT FLY.
Work on the Alphabet Road Is Re-
sumed in Dead Earnest.
| from Fri1au'c nai

On Monday morning force of men
'esumed work on the Alphabet railway.
he crew consists of forty or more
cams with the necessary men which in
icates that they mean business. Work
5 progressing all along the line from
he point where grading ceased last fall
Waseca county TO Cream in this
Ounty. Mr.. James Faley of Medic is
If the opinion that not only will the
Albert Lea, Mankato & st. Cloud road
,e built but that the Milwaukee will
construct its line along the line survey
I'd last year. In proof of this theory
It is known that the Milwaukee has had
man at work buying right of-way in
Vaseca county. They still have some
light way to secure in this county
nd if they are going to get into the
came will undoubtedly resume grading
IN the Good Thunder line before very
ong as the frost Is row out OF the
round and good Roadway can be made.
A telephone message on Tuesday from
New Richland announces the arrival at
hat place of George II. Homan, a con-
ractor of st. Cloud, with twenty -one
cams. He started at once for Cream.
where he expected to secure twelve adj
!itional teams. His contract demands
hat he must have at least fifty men
md teams at work by the first of May.
ar. Homan will work on the line be-
lween Plum Valley and Cream. His in
,tructions are to push the work as fast
IS possible, so there can be but little
loubt but What the Alphabet road is to
20 this summer.-Mapleton Enterprise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
OFFICERS o. Loyal. LEGiC N
Nomin ating Committee Selected " r.
Hiqbee for Commander.

The annual election of officers by the
Minnesota commandery of the Loyal
Legion of the United States will be held
at the West hotel, Minneapolis, May 8.
at stated meeting called for that pur-
pose. The board of officers will meet
at o'clock Following a banquet at
paper will be read on AT the Rear in
War Times" by Captain, Ezra Farms
worth, after which the election of off
GERS will be held. According to custom,
the committee appointed for that pur-
pose has nominated the officers for the
different positions, and the general cleo
ton will be the ratification of the selec-
ton. The list of nominees follows:
Commander, Capt. Chester Goss Higbee,
st. Paul; senior vice commander, Capt.
Robert Pratt, Minneapolis; Junior vice
commander, Capt. William Henry Har-
ries, Caledonia recorder Lieut.. David
Lansing Kingsbury, st. Paul; registrar,
Second Lieutenant Samuel Van Boyer.
st. Paul; treasurer, Assistant Paymas
ter Thomas Hunter Dickson, st. Paul;
chancellor, Lieut.. George Washington
Fox, Minneapolis; chaplain, Bvt. Brig.
Gen. Robert Newton Adams, Minneapo-
lis; council, Capt. Lewis Lorenzo
Wheelock, OWatonna: Lieut. Col George
Dickingson Rogers, Minneapolis; Lieut..
Col. Josias Ridgate King, st. Paul;
William Franklin Webster, Minneapolis,
and Dr. Willis Hall Vittum, st. Paul.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised letters for week ending
Friday April, 81, 1906:
Anderson, WILL
Bachman, Miss Bertha; Bach, Miss
Mary; Barnard, H. d. (2); Bean, Wal
ter; Brown, Mrs. Sophia ~; Burger,
Mrs. Ed
Chapleski, Miss Frances; Childs, Mrs.
Frances; Collins, W. H.; Conley, James:
Crandall, A. L.
Dana, Geo.
Engstrom, Carl.
Fisher, F. Earl.
Gotzinger, Henry; Gunderson. Carl.
Harmed, Edward; Hurrer, w. C.
Johnson, Emil
Kaff, NJ; Kock, Miss Lena.
Lehman, Karoline; Lippert, NJ. L.;
F4undberg, Hilmer.
Oglesby, Mrs. d.; Owen, Charles D.
Paneberge, Rich; Parlin Miss Maude:
Parsons, c. H.; Peters, r. w.
Rose, Miss Alice; Rotus, Martin;
Russell, William.
Schultz, Miss Grace; Seams, Lorraine;
Stenberg, C. NJ
! The Minneapolis Pub. Co.; Tuthill,
Miss Leila; The Wrights.
Yorke, Miss Frances.
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-
manning unclaimed at the expiration of
Is days from date will be sent to the
lead letter office.
c. l.. BENEDICT, Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04

1p"s !, pr ssSs, April 81 Mays H. 49, e.
5TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth In District Court, Sixth
Judicial District
Minnie NJ. Olson Plaintiff,
vs.
David c.. Evans: Samuel Humbertson;
Alden Bryant; Mathew thompson Ly
man Matthews; Josiah Barnard; John
II. Williams; John G.. Roberts; Griffith
Williams; Richard Morgan; Robert K.
Williams; Clark N. Whitford; Doris +.
Davis, and all other persons claiming
any right, title or interest i'm or to the
following described real estate, or any
part or portion thereof:
In the name of the State. of Minnesota:
You and each of you are hereby summon
ed and required to appear before the UNI
dersigned Judge of the Sixth Judicial
District of the State of Minnesota, and
Judge of the County Court for said Blue
Earth County, holding the lands entered
as the TownSite of South Bend in said
County and State i'm trust for the several
uses and benefits of the occupants and
claimants according to their respective
interests, at his Chambers in the City of
Mankato in the County and State afore
said on the oath day of June, 1906, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon of said day, then
and there, each of you, respectively to
make your proofs and allegations. if any
you have, in respect to your respective
claims to the following described lots and
parcels of land in said Townsite, in said
County of Blue Earth. towit: lots ten
10), eleven, QD, and twelve, 02), of
Block sixty -four, CD, all of and in said
Townsite of South Bend according to the
Plat thereof now on file in the Office of
the Register of Deeds, of said Blue Earth
County.
Witness my hand. this oath day of
April, at Mankato, Minnesota.
LORIN CRAY.
Judge of the District Court for the
Sixth Judicial District. and Judge of the
County Court of the County of Blue
Earth, Minnesota.
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Worthy of Attention.

A gentleman suggested today that
MankatO ought to follow the example
of North Mankato and rename some of
its streets, so as to cut out Implications.
He cited the instances of Clark and
Pleasant streets, which ought to have
one name, Bradley and Fulton, South
Fourth and Parsons, etc. 1t would be
easier to direct people about the city
if the naming of the streets was sim
plified, he said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
POLES TO COME DOWN.
Northwestern Telephone Company to
Expend Sis 1000 in Mankato.

GROIN FTltEtN = Idiiy.
The Northwestern Telephone company
intends to remove its poles from Front
street this year, and remove the wires
This will be 4 wonderful improvement
to the street, as is shown by the i'm
proved appearance of the street since the
Western Union poles were taken down
yesterday morning. Nothing has oc-
Cured recently to so improve the ap,
pearance of the street The taking
down of the Northwestern poles will
free the busiest part of the street OF
the rnsightly poles and wires, lessen
the danger in case of fire or tornados
and in everyway give the street bet
ter appearance.
Mayor Taylor has been informed by
officials of the Northwestern Telephone
company that they expect to expend
$l5 900 in Mankato this year upon i'm
provcments to the plant. This will be
pleasing information to our citizens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
FACTS ABOUT THE CAPITOL.
Commission Forwards Some lnfor-
nation to Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania authorities have applied
to Minnesota for information about the
new capitol as a guide in building the
new capitol at Harrisburg. Secretary
Frank Hanson of the capitol commits
eson has sent the facts desired. He re-
ports the cubical contents of the Mime
sofa buildang to be 7,36S,595 feet.
The cost of furniture and decorations
was 1888 900; of paintings, $l29,OO0, and
of statuary, $4,000. The per diem and
expenses of the commissioners so far
has come to $22,527.7S, and salaries OF
secretary and superintendent to $780,
1888. Miscellaneous expenses for ad-
ministration were $l0,730.32, making a
total of $69,5lG.43 for administration.
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ond district Mr.. Vogel was a candi
date for the place two years ago, but
did not press his claim any more than
to get his name before the delegates
with the hope of receiving recognition
this year. Mr.. Vogel is popular man
in his own county and has strong fol
lowiao q'~oro the state militiamen, he
having been Il member OF the National
Guard for many years. Mr.. Vogel has
always been a consistent republican.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
ADVANCED DRAWING WORK
instruction Will Be Given During the
Summer Session.

from Fridays Daily.
In response to requests for more adj
ranced work in drawing than it is pos
ible to offer on the program of the
summer session of the normal school,
private classes will be conducted during
four weeks of the term beginning June
10th.
The lessons will be given in the art
department and will include water color
pencil sketching, charcoal and pottery.
The work will be in full charge of
Miss Kate Sparrow, Instructor of art in
The Mankato normal school.
Special care will be given to meeting
the needs of the teacher in her work
with children as well as to her own
advancement in art study.
Materials in all work can be obtain
ed for an expenditure not exceeding one
dollar.
Tuition for twenty lessons including
water color, charcoal and pencil sketch
ing will be S..
For the work in pottery covering the
same length of time the tuition viii
also be five dollars. The expense of fir
ING will be additional Six members are
necessary to open this class. For fur
Their information address Miss Kate H
Sparrow, 227 South Broad street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
April 81, May 4, IL. 1906.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County CT Blue
Earth.-ss. In probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah A. Martin.
deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition OF Ida M.
Martin, of the county of Blua Earth. rep
rnsenting among her things that Sarah A..
Martin. late of the county of Blue Earth in
the state of Minnesota. on the 7th day ct April
A. D.. 1905, at the city of San Diego California.
died intesIate, and being an nhabi,ent of this
county at the time of her death, leaving goods.
chattes and estate within this county and
that the said petitioner is daughter Of said
deceased. and praying that administration of
said estate be To herself granted.
And all persons interested i'm said mat
ter are hereby requested to appear be-
fore said court on Monday. the 2lst day II
May A. d., 1906 at 10 O'Clock a. m, at the
probate office, in the court house, in Mankato,
in said county. And show cause If any they
have, why said petition should not be granted.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased and to all perst MS
interested by publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing in the Mankato Free Press,
q weekly newspaper, printed and published at
Mankato. in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 2lst day Of April.
A. ID 1906.
BY the Court.
Probate Court SEAL w. F. HUGHES
Judge Of Probate.
w. r. & C. ID. Geddes Attorneys
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Second Bids for Repairing Cuiverts
Lower Than the First.


Second bids for repairing and rebuild
ing two stone cllverts on the poor farm
road, in section 30, Mankato township
were opened this afternoon by County
Commissioner Paddock. The bids are
for doing the work and furnishing all
of the material except the new stone
necessary to be used. The county will
furnish that.
The following were the bids: Chris S
Erickson, $40; George Kaiser, $2l4.50;
S. A. Rouse, $l77; John Mccall, $3.50;
Mr. Paddock awarded the contract tC
Mr. Erickson. The second bids were
much lower than the first, as there was
misunderstanding the first time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
Killed by a Train,

An Omaha train run over and killed a
man who was asleep on the track neal
Mendoza Saturday night. A brother
of the unfortunate man was on board
the train and he became very much
wrought up. Several men were requires
to hold him. The name of the dead man
is James Mitchell. The brothers were
employed by farmer near Nichols.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
Real Estate Transfers.

John r. Treanor to j. H. Treanor, s1a
swH, section 8, Danville, for $4,000.
Robert c. Liesner to Thomas b. Tay
lor, two acres in nwA, neA, section q
Mapleton, for $3.50.
Washington LatourelIe to j. II
Treanor, swA, sel4, section 8, Danville
for $4,000
George Muellerleile Jr. to Joseph War
ner, lot 8, block 20, Madison Lake, TO
5000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
Deer Shipped Today.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mayor Taylor was informed today by
Otto Schell that the three deer purchased
ed for Sloley park would be shipped to
day. One is yearling. one is two years
old, and other three years old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
FOR STATE TREASURER.
Louis G. vogeI of New uim Hopes to
Be Recognized.

Louis G. Vogel, county auditor of
Brown county, is a candidate for the re-
publican nomination for state treasur-
er. He is well qualified for the position
and hopes to 90 before the convention
with substantial backing from the sec
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
INGENIOUS DEVICE.
Ward Chittenden lnvents Brak-
mans Lantern Holder.

Ward Chittenden, who has been a
brakeman on the Milwaukee road for
many years, has invented a device for
holding a brakeman's lantern on car
and prevent it from falling off or being
mistaken for signal. 1t is made of
tin, with an ingenious arrangement for
holding it and not preventing its being
picked up quickly. He is about to APP
ply for patent upon it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
Delegates to Charities Convention.

Governor johnson, has named nearly
100 delegates to the national congress- of
charities and correction which meets at
Philadelphia May 8 to l6. Nearly ev-
cry charitable organization in the state
was honored.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
Killed By An Automobile.

From Saturdays Daily.
Louise, the seven year-old daughter of
D. H. Painter of Minneapolis, was kill
ed by an automobile in that city last
evening
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Gave "Jim" the Grip.

]. c. Moore, who is soon to depart for
Idaho, was presented with a handsome
suit case by several of his friends on
Saturday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
People Will Think For Themselves.

From Fridays Daily.
The rumbling of the contest from
down in the second district indicate
that Gilbert .."uttersen has thrown the
McCleary following into panic. Evi-
IDENTIFY there are those who fear the
people may do some thinking for them
selves Hutchinson Independent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04

/ Hao iio'iuStCu tHC DtopiSs thSAS n.y.
not be any joint debates or fan faran
AIDES.
Let the People Ask McCleary.
| What has he ever done for the PEG
pie of his district, or for the state OF
Minnesota during his dozen years il
Washington.
Let them ask him as to the claims
he made in his last campaign wherein h
imprecated by the boards of the prophet
| that if he were returned to congress n
would be made chairman of the greaf
committee on appropriations.
Let them inquire what of his claims
about defeating bill known as the par
cells post. And further ask him if there
was ever ghost of show for passin.
such a bill.
Let them ask him too, why it is, tina
while he is claiming that there SHOULD
be no revision of the tariff, or. if it is
revised it should be revised upward
that some of his organs are giving tn.
case away by declaring that McClear!
should be returned, for the purpose OF
assisting in revising the tariff, which he.
says ought not to be revised.
There are Just fortieth of thu
questions for the second district voters:
to ask MFR. McCleary
What Chill.
Extract from The Congressional Rec
ord:
Mr. McCleary of Minnesota. Mr.
Speaker, | offer the amendment whicl
| send to the clerks desk
The clerk read as follows:
Page 10, line 25, after the wore
transferred" insert the following
provided, That any rural free-deliv
cry carrier who has served as such fO
three years, and whose record for eff
ficiency is good, shall be eligible t.
transfer without examination to an,
other position in the classified service
the government the salary of which doe
not exceed the salary of a rural free
delivery carrier of three years service
and the list of such carriers on file a
the postoffice department shall be deem
ed an eligible list from which the head
of departments may select in filling va
cancies in classified positions the salar
les of which do not exceed S720 per an .
mum; and those on this eligible list shall
have preference over all Others excep
honorably discharged soldiers and sail
ors of the army and navy of the Unite,
States" Evts
Mr.. Overstreet. make the point o
order against that amendment that it j
new legislation.
The chairman. The point of order j..
sustained The clerk will read.
Mr.. McClearv of Minnesota. l SHOULD
like to say just a word about thi
amendment
Mr. Overstreet. Oh, we must ge'
ahead with the bill.
Mr.. McCleary who for many year
took prominent part in discussing tn
District of Columbia appropriation bill
did not have much to do with tina :
measure this year.
In session agone he had charge of i
on the floor, and the records show tina
John Lind cornered, complexed and cap
tured him in certain debate. Thi
year the district bill was cut down owe
one million dollars.
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come in the least according to his bear
| ing and the manner in which he dis
cusses the present situation.
What Has He Accomplished?
There are hints at great speeches" q
perfect organization" and bold on.
slaught on Mr.. Guttersen that may
make him dream that the San Francisco
earthquake has been exploded by Mr.
McCleary.
The latter, it is reported, will chal-
lenge Guttersen to joint debate, and I'M
dertake to discuss polemics, philosophy
and possibly Peruna, which is no dream
either as may later develop.
But if the spirit of independent think
ing and acting and voting is abroad in
the second district of Minnesota, the lit.
tie school master, who for many cam
paigns has established a pedestal for
himself, from which coin of vantage he
has INSTRUCTED" the people, there need
not be any joint debates or fan faran
n1a
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F, j. RAMSEY, Druggist.
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Not II as Rich as Rockefeller.

II you had all the wealth of Rookie
feller, the Standard oil nagnato, you
could not buy a better medicine for
bowel complaints than Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca Remedy.
The most eminent physicl ,ln n;
prescribe better preparation for collie
and dlarrhoea. both for children and
adults. The uniform success Of this
remedy has shown It t. De superior to
all others. It never fails, and when re-
duced with water and sweetenel, is
pleasant to take. Every family should
be supplied with II. Sold by y. J. Ram
sey, w, y, Frame. Ardmore Drug Co.
Bonner g. Bonner
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The oldest known form of natural
hydrocarbon was the bitumen which
rose 10 the surface Of the Dead sea,
called from that circumstance the As
phaltum lake. Tradition says that II
used 20 appear Oh the HCrfacc In con.
siderable masses aud waS collected by
the Arabs and exported 10 Egypt.
where II was used IN embahning and
for few purposes Ia the arts. The
anciruts were also acquainted with the
liquid form OF bltumcn-petruleU
Herodotus speaks of the mineral oil az
Zaute. and other Greek authors mcJ.
tlon the springs of Agrigcntum. thu
product Of which was buried IA lamps
and was known as Slcilinn oil. Tho
fire wurshlpcrs OF Persia erected tenn.
ples over the burning springs or the
use Of these substances In the middle
ages aud later we chiefly know that
the petroleum springs OF pcchelbroun,
in the sixteenth century, spontaneously
furnished mineral oil In such quaint.
ties that the peasants around used II
TO feed their lamps and grease their
carriage wheels. The vgiges OF the
mineral springs Of the Jura mountains
were made known In l1l2 10y Greet,
doctor who pronounced them a treas
urc that had been unknown from the
beginning Of the world. Since then
new sources have been discovered in
all parts Of the world.