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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
PASS CUT REDUCES TRAINS
congressman Do Not Travel Now
That Transportation Is OFF.

Washington, March 6.--As result of
the mo pass" order of the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio railroad
companies, members of congress remain
in Washington instead OF going to then
homes to spend Sunday.
When railroad passes were free foi
the asking members of the house from
Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey
New York and other nearby states gen.
orally left the capital on Fridays, re.
turning on Monday morning. Now that
they are compelled to pay their railroad
fare they find it cheaper to stay here
than to 60 home.
The elimination of the pass has re,
suited in cutting down the size of the
trains out of this city on the Pennsyl-
vania road. The favorite train of con-
gressmen in the old days was the Con-
gressional Limited. which leaves here
at four o'clock in the afternoon and ar
| rives in Jersey City before nine o'clock
1t makes but three or four stops and
was generally well filled with the pass
holders. So great was the desire OF
pass holders to ride on this train, which
is an extra fare express, that 1T ire
quently left here in two and three sec
tions. The conductors would make theil
trips through and the invariable result
was that more passes were collected
than fares.
| 1t is related that on one day las,
wear Just after the holiday recess thai
the Congressional Limited, first section
started out of Washington with 22l pas
! sepgers and at Baltimore the conductor
had 2l5 passes, two half-fare tickets ant
four full fares. The Congressional Limit
ed now runs in but one section and there
is plenty of room on it.
| The dim;nution in travel since the
mo pass order went into effect is shown
| on the midnight trains leaving on boil
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Che
roads. Because of the cheapness and east
| with which trips to New York could b'
| undertaken, congressman were accustom
ed to running twice and three times
| week. The midnight trains now are moi
so large nor so crowded as they were
| when passes were plentiful.
On one train over the Pennsylvania
during session of the Fiftyeighth con
crcss there were twenty eight members
of the New York and Pennsylvania del
egations sitting in the club car, all Of
them travelling either on trip or annua
passes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
WILL MAKE A TEST.
Burning Qualities Of Peat From ST
Peter Peat Boys.

Practical tests will be made this week
to determine the fuel value of peat tax
en- from the boys near Spring lake, neal
st. Peter. On them will depend the de-
velopment of the marsh and whether
local capitalists will invest $4,000 in the
projected enterprise.
Peat talk has been plentiful i'll st
Peter for the last month, but the recent
offer of the Mankato Peat Fuel company
to locate in that city and build $780,
600 factory few blocks north of the
Omaha depot has brought matters to {
focus. Since the proposition was sub
mitted it has been found that there i:
enough st. Peter money available tt
cover the $4,000 block of stock, pro
vided demonstration can be made o.
the burning qualities of the peat. The
experts by whom it has been tested say
that there is not the slightest doubt OF
this score, but the prospective stocl
purchasers want to see actual cOmbus
tion before they risk their hardearnet
dollars.
In few days the bog will be opened
quantity of the peat taken out ant
dried, and then it will be subjected to {
thorough test. If the experiment result:
successfully the offer of the Mankatt
men will be Immediately accepted.
With respect to the factory, no secret
is made of the fact that st. Peter wants
it. Once in operation it would give EN-
ployment to nearly fifty men and its
capacity of 100 tons of fuel day would
more than supply the town. Anthracite
coal sells on the local market for $9.5(
per ton and were peat entered in compe
tition it is estimated that the saving tt
st. Peter consumers would aggregate al
least $4,000 per annum.
Two residents of st. Peter who were
employed in peat marshes before com
ing to the United States have examined
the Spring lake bog and say that thu
deposit very closely resembles those il
Sweden and Germany. In both coun
tries serviceable commodity is produc
ed and their testimony has given the
peat market bullish tendency.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
Fairmont Theatre Is Not a Divider d
Paying Concern.

From tuesdays Daily.
/ The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Fairmont Opera House
company was held Saturday night. The
financial statement showed that the in
stitution had not been a paying invest
ment the past year and was consider
ably behind. 1t was the sentiment OF
all that soon after Easter good COM
pany be secured for benefit enter
tainment, al buy tickets at about $3.50
besides booming the general sale of tick
cts and try to wipe out the indebted
ness. The opera house is a splendid thing
for the town and all should feel friendly
towards it. Officers were elected as fol
lows: President, +. w. Betz, vice
president, Allen Catlin, William Vessel
man; secretary, c. n. Petersen; treas
urer, Cecil Sharpe; directors, Henry
Ripe, HI. w. Sinclair, j. II. German, j
II. Quinn, w. w. Ward.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
La Crosse Police Do Not Propose tc
Modest Her.

trom Mondays DAILY.
Will Blanche Milton be brought back
20 La Crosse to serve a term of sixty
lays in the county Jail after conviction
II the circuit court after sentence by
Judge Brindley on the charge?
Since the conviction of the young
woman in circuit court a fortnight ago,
nothing has been done by the police or
sheriff toward bringing her back to La
Crosse to serve the term. At the time
he sentence of Judge Brindley was at
irmed and the trial started, in the alb
ence of the defendant, the officials
damned to return the young woman
o La Crosse to make her serve the SEN
ence
1t is said in many quarters that the
ounty officials and the police are salts
led that the woman has left the state
md are willing that the case be drop
ed with its present status undetermin-
,d.-La Crosse Chronicle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
SAVED HUMAN LIVES.
Conductor Joe Nichols Proved Him
SELF Hero at Waseca.

Conductor Joe Nichols, one of the well
known employees of the Northwestern
road who resides in Winona, played the
role of genuine hero at Waseca early
Saturday morning.
Conductor Nichols saved the lives of
four women who were asleep in the
Waverly hotel.
Soon after Conductor Nichols had ar
rived in Waseca on his train he saw
smoke coming from the upper floors of
he Waverly hotel and he at once began
ais rescue work. The fremen arrived on
5he scene but it was found that their
highest ladder would only reach to the
third story of the building.
Conductor Nichols fearlessly climbed
to the top of this ladder and then tax
ng scaling ladder went to the fourth
story and dragged out woman almost
suffocated from smoke. After getting
he woman safely on the ground he re-
surned up the ladder and after making
;our trips had completed his rescue work
having brought helpless woman from
he fourth floor every time he made
"trip down the ladder. as
Conductor Nichols took command o:
the fire department for the time being
ind directed the work of the men. He
vas perfectly cool and collected during
he entire ordeal and he was strongly
commended by the mayor and council OF
he city as well as the citizens in gener-
u for his bgave acts. A large sum OF
money was collected as gift for Con,
luctor Nichols but he refused to accept
IL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09

year or so ago he had very slight
stroke of apoplexy, but soon recovered
John Stilley Smith was born at Mount
Vernon, Ohio, April I, 1884. He was the
Oldest son of the late Colonel Benjamin
+. Smith and Julia Smith, the latter OF
whom died in January of this year. He
came to Minnesota in 1857, and was one
Of the first settlers of the old village OF
Vernon Center, in this county. His faith
er and he built the hotel and saw
mill at that place. They run the hotel
a general store and the saw mill Mr.
Smith was postmaster during most all Of
the time of his residence at Vernon Cen
ter.
As the result of the Sioux Indian mas
sacre in 1862, Mr.. Smith, with all Other
inhabitants of Vernon were compelled tt
abandon the settlement thereby losing
most of his property. He then remov
ed with his family to Martinsburg, Ohio
where he engaged in the retail hardware
business. In the fall of 1867, he again
came to Blue Earth county, where he
has resided ever since, living at Garden
City, then Rapidan and for the past
twenty years or more in Mankato.
Mr. Smith owned farm in Rapidan
In 1859 he married Mary p Dayton
of Martinsburg, Ohio, who survives him
They had three children, Benjamin ID
Smith of this city; Tyde, wife of Har.
vey d. Williams, Seattle, Wash, and
Minnie L. Smith, deceased. He also is
survived by four sisters, Mrs. Andrew C
Dunn, Winnebago City, Mimi; Mrs
Eliza A. Brown, Mrs. Sarah s. Bixby and
Ada A. Smith and one brother Henry W
B. Smith, all of Harvey, Washington.
His daughter, Mrs. Williams, started
today and will arrive here Thursday
The funeral, probably will occur Friday
afternoon.
Mr.. Smith was an Industrious, kind
and good man, witkea high sense of per
sonal honor He was of a retiring dis
position, but always thoroughly interest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
Feb. %. March 90. 1906.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Lewis Bennett
deceased
Gin reading and filing the petition OF
Edward Bennett administrator of the estate
of Lewis Bennett deceased, represent
ing among other things that he has fully
administered said estate. and praying that a
time and place be fixed for examining and
allowing the final account of his admins
tration. and for the assignment of the resi-
due of said estate to.tbe parties entitled there
to by law.
1t is ordered. that said account be examined
and petition heard. by this court. on Satur-
day, the 18th day of March. A. d. 1906. at 10
O'Clock a. M. at the probate Office in the city
of Mankato. i'm said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing a copy of 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 the city of Mankato. the 10th day
of February. A. d. 1895.
Pcs -4Ff BY the Court:
probate Court SeaL1 = WIN. Z. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
w. r. & c. D. Geddes. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
Club House Proposition Still Under
Consideration.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The meeting held Saturday for the
purpose of talking over the organization
of country club, and the leasing OF
the Under hotel property at Lake Wash
ington did not take definite action. 1t
was decided to look into the matter fur
ther. In order to make success of it,
from twenty-five to thirty members
would be needed. 1t is proposed that if
the club is. organized and leases the
hotel and is perfectly satisfied with the
plan, it will purchase the property and
turn it into permanent club house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
Regular Appropriation Is Somewhat
Increased Over Last Year.

Total of $637 ,99l.30 will be apportion-
ed among the state schools this spring
as against $547, 635 year ago, accord
ing to the figures filed with the state
auditor by State Superintendent Olsen
yesterday. The money available for this
purpose is apportioned twice year, and
the apportionment per pupil this spring
will be $l.7O, as against $50 a year
ago. Last fall there was distributed
$3.50 per child, and in October, 1904
1920 per child, SO the apportionment Per
child has increased from $3.50 to $4.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
WILL TRAIN TEACHERS.
The Winona Summer School Faculty
Is Announced.

The faculty has been announced for
he summer training school for rural
;eachers to be held at the Winona nor
nal school building, June ID to Aug. l.
The school will be for the counties of
Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston
Mower, Olmstead and Winona. President
Guy f. Maxwell, of the Winona school,
will be the director and the instructors
will be as follows Sallie E. Buck, Wi
mona, civics and grammar; Christine
Beyson, Winona, history; Mae Decker,
Minneapolis, model school work, primary
methods and drawing; Rhoda }. Emery,
Austin, geography and history; +. w.
Gates, Minneapolis, algebra and geome-
try; George +. Howard, Rochester, CIV
les, physics and grammar; Frances Z.
Lapham, reading and physical culture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
REVIVAL ME E1lNGS AT KEFNS
Much Interest Taken BY the People in
That Section.


Rev. Heermance visited Kerns last
evening with party of young people
from the Congregational church here,
md reports progress in the revival
Meeting at that place under Mr.. Leisch-
liter. The church was full at the even
ing service, as it had been through the
Law. About twelve took their stand for
Ihrist, in addition to those who had
previously done SO. The converts are
partly young people and partly heads OF
families. The meetings are marked by
the absence of anything sensational or
my undue appeal to the emotions,
though very deep feeling is manifest.
The community is evidently being stir.
red and helped as it has not been for
years. At last evenings service the con-
gregation voted unanimously that Mr..
Leichliter stay another week. 1t seems
to be the general impression that the
revival has just begun in Kerns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
Mar. 2-9-16. 1905.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Rhoda
McKibben, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Nathan
B. Reeuer administrators with the will annex
ed of the estate not already administrated
of the estate of RhOda Mckibben. deceased.
representing among other things that he has
fully administered said estate and praying
that time and place be fixed for xamining
and allowing the final account of his admins
tration and for the assignment of the residue
of said estate to the parties entitled thereto
by law;
1t is ordered. that said account be examined
and petition heard by this court on Satur-
day, the 9th day of March. 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 there
of be given to all persons Interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once in each week
for three successive weeks prior to said day OF
hearing i'm the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato. the 10Th day
of February A. ID. 1905.
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal.1 WIN. I. HUGHES.
Judge OF Probate.
w. r. & C. d. Geddes, Attorneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
WEATHER TIPS DAILY.
Farm ers to Receive information From
Government Bureau.

Weather Observer Williams of st.
Paul and the Minnesota Agricultural
college have practically completed a sys.
TEN whereby the farmers of the state
will be provided with weather forecasts
daily. The question of providing the
farmers of the state with weather fore
casts during the crop season has long
been agitated in this section. and is in
active operation in many states. A
representative of the agricultural schoO
called at the weather Office Saturday af
ternoon and the plans fol furnishing the
foresacts were thoroughly discussed. 1t
was agreed that the forecasts be tele,
graphed to the telephone exchanges
throughout the sta~e, and data con
cerning the weather for tlirtyrsiX hours
ahead be furnished. The farmers de-
string information will call up the ex
changes. Before the system is put into
effect the weather department must re-
ceive an application from the different
telephone exchanges through the state
asking that such system be adopted
No difficulty is expected in securing the
necessary petitions. A large class at the
Agricultural school has taken up the
study of the weather and have been fur
nished maps by Weather Observer Will
Jams. They have been able to follow
the different storms across the countr!
and have realized the value of the fore
cast. 1t is estimated that Thousands
of dollars will be saved yearly by scat
terine the forecasts among the farmers
of the state during the crop season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
Will Picnic at Madelia.

From Mondays Daily.
The local Madelia camp of the Mod.
ern Woodmen of America has voted t.
hold the annual district picnic for the
year at Madelia. The district comprises
all of southern Minnesota from Blue
Earth county west to the state line. The
Race Track association will work In
conjunction with the Woodnen and ev.
cry effort will be made to have the affair
thoroughly enjoyable and memorable
occasion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
]. s. Smith Succumbs to an At
tack of Apoplexy.
DIED EARLY THIS MORNING.
Had Long Been Resident Of Blue
Earth County and Mankato;
Father OF B. D. Smith.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
j. S. Smith was stricken with opo-
plexy at $3.50 o'clock Saturday afternoon
while sitting upon a stool at Capt. T..
II. Andrews shop waiting for a pair of
scissors to be sharpened. Without warn
ing the stroke came and he fell from
the stool unconscious. Captain Clark
Keyson and Nj. Jost were present at
the time, and a physician was summon
ed, who had Mr.. Smith taken to his
residence, 6l0 South Second street, in
an ambulance. Mr.. Smith partially re-
gained consciousness and remained in
that condition until last evening, when
he sank into comitose state. He pass
ed away at 3:45 o'clock this morning. A
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
CARTOONS COAL FIELDS.
Good Prospects and Many Men Win
BE EN- pIoyed There.s

On my trip down I didn't see any
thing on the go about the coal fields il
Carlton county as everything is quiet
They have a great bed of coal and a
good find of iron both in one test hol'
or pit Bergstrom has just got hi
new shot drill and got it to work an
reports the finds favorable. OF course
Hartman had options on all they cal
secure at $1,000 per forty. There viii
be big call for all men that can work
in the mines before the summer is gone
am going to Minneapolis Sunday nigh
and W. E. McCollum is going for repair.
for his saw mill before he starts opera
tions. 1 just purchased. The mill o.
Anton Magen is 1919, Carleton count!
and will start saving in ten days.
s. l.. Phelps returned from Albine
Mimi, on a short visit to his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Oddo Phelps. He will re
turn to work Friday, March 8.
Last week a new Iowa cream sep
arator frightened the home of }. Z
Ireland and family. ian,,, IL
Miss Emma Haunch just returne
from Mapleton. MIR. Housekling is o.
the sick list. ~ - 1n -af
Mr.. Albert Frauske has hired out tt
w. NJ Brandt for the summer. iss
Z. A. Morrison has an expert mil
man to rebuild his mill and will star.
saving at once.
Hoping this will appear in the dali!
| am, respectfully,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
Mystery Of Disappearance Of Travel
ing Man is Explained.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The body of Mr.. Morgan, the travel
ing saleman for lumber firm at Osh-
kosh, Wis, who has been missing since
about Christmas time, has been found in
the river at Manitowoc, Wis. He was
brother of Mrs. Joseph Williams, who
lives near Lake Crystal, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams left for Manitowoc this
morning to attend the funeral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09
George Atchison Buys a Landear
and Negotiates for Automobiles.

FTOm L UtSudy 5 DdIIy
: Mr.. Atchison is negotiating for two
large automobiles, to add to his line OF
conveyances. One is thirtysix horse
power machine, and will carry twelve
passengers, three to seat, while the
other is twerty horse power machine
that will carry five passengers. They
would be just the thing to take parties
to the park, OF to the fair grounds, and
the smaller one would be fine for call
ers
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Gree Press Feb %, Mar. 2, O. 1860
Order for Hearing on Petition to Convey
Lands on Contract.

Lands on Contract
STATE OF MINNESOTA County of
Blue Earth.-sS.
In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Henry
Weber, deceased.
William p Weber claiming to be en-
titled to a conveyance OF certain real
estate from the executor of said estate,
setting forth that Henry Weber deceas-
ed was bound by a contract In writing
to convey said real estate to the said
William p. Weber upon the terms and
conditions therein stated. with descrip-
ton of the land to be conveyed, and the
facts upon which such claim to convey
Probate Court make a decree authorizing
land directing the said executor to con-
vey such real estate to said petitioner as
the person entitled thereto.
1t is therefore ordered. That all per-
sons interested in said estate may ap-
pear before this Court, at special term
thereof to be held on Saturday the nth
day of March, A. D.. 1906, at 10 @ CLOCK FIX
in the forenoon. at the Probate office in
the Court House in Mankato, in said
County, and oppose said petition.
And it is further ordered. That TINS
order shall be published once IN each
week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing in the Mankato Free
Press weekly newspaper printed ana
published at Mankato, in said County.
Dated at Mankato, the 21st day of Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1906.
BY the Court,
VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
49, JNo,, C. NOE,
I Attorney.
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Nursery workers Wanted.

Z Healthy out door work in l,200
acre nursery. Good pay; reasonable
lodging. Will put on 200 extra men the
coming eseason which; opens April lst
Write for particulars to H. T.. Beebe
suptli Help The jewell Nursery Co.
Isakes City, Mimi ~ - va
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Land For Sale.

Eighty acres, choice piece $40 per
acre. One mile north of Niarystown,
Scott county. Terms. Half cash. Bal
ance to suit
One-quafter section fine prairie, three
one-half in n. Z. Taylor Stark county,
North Dakota, So per acre cash. Address,
j. Schichtl, Belle Plaine, Mimi.
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ed in public questions and the events of
the day. He lead an active life, and
leaves spotless reputation.
sHe was member of the Territorial
Old Settlers association, which undoubt-
edly will attend the funeral in body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-09

DIR. 7. H. Bly,, peciaiist-diseases of
women. All irregularities corrected.
New book, 25 cents. All you need to
know. Minneapolis Office, 300 Nioollet
avenue. Hospital in connection.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY..
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tat
let's. Druggists refund money If 1T fans
to cure. Z. w. GROVES signature us
on each box. CSC