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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19

When two strong men come 10 blows,
even If they are well matched, it is not a
pleasing sight, but if the man who gets
the worst of it will use DeWiu'S Witch
Hazel Salve, he will look better and feel
better in short order BE sure YOU get
DeWltrs. Good for everything salve
is used for, including piles Sold 10y all
Druggists
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
Mr.. CaStleman'S Condition improved

We are informed by DR.. A. Z.
Osborne that the condition Of Mr..
John X. Castleman, who has been
seriously i'll for several weeks. is
considerably improved, and it is
now hoped that he will entirely
recover.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19

In these days of rush and hurry cour-
tcsy is often forgotten. In the mad, pell
NELL rush of cur life little things are done
to offend that we rather remain undone.
\ hastily eaten meal and its resultant
headahcc may causeu social or financial
loss. The wise man or woman is the
one who relieves little ills this sort by
a little dose Of Kodol For Dyspepsia.
IL dises;s what YOU eat and puts your
stomach back into shape Sold by all
Druggists
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19

The laxative OBJECT of ChamderlalrNs
Stomach and Liver Tablets is so agreea-
BILE and so r-tural you can hardly realize
that it is produced by medicine. These
tablets also cure indigestion and bilious
ness. Price 25 cen.s. Sampes free at G.
Blencowe's drug store.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
Attention, COnfederateS.

There will be meeting of y. f.
b. Stuart Camp of Confederate
Veterans in Camp Hall on Satur-
day, September -, at 3 p. m.
All members are urged to be
present.
W. +. MILTON, Adir.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
Mr.. KerCheYal Appointed Carrier.

MIR. John Preston Kercheval has
been appointed 4 Rural Mail Car
rier from the Berryyille Postoffice,
to succeed William Il. Hoffman,
who resigned. Mr.. Kercheval has
been clerk in the store of Mr.. d.
IL. Jones for several years. and is
popular with everyone.
He will assume his duties as car
rier on October /.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
4 LnftN Mind.

\ lofty mind always thinks noby. 1t
easily creates vivid. agreeable and
natural fancicS and places them in
their best light. clothes them with all
appropriate adornmcnts. studies others
tastes and clears away from its own
thoughts all that is useless and dis.
agreeable. 49, -Rochefoucauld.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
BaZar and Oyster SuDDer.

The Junior Aid Society of the
baptist Church will hold an all-day
bazar and Oyster Supper in Har-
uesty Hall on November 1 2 and 3.
a table of useful articles will be
kept for sale.
Meals, Oysters and Refresh
ments will be served at all hours,
Mrs. ID. II. JONES,
President and Treasurer.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
0WneS a Million Acres.

The following press dispatch
appeared in the daily papers last
week. Mrs. King, who is named
in the dispatch as one of the richest
women, as well as one of the larg-
est landowners in the world. is the
mother-in-law of Mr.. l.. Nj. Wei
ton, of Millwood, who is well
known throughout Clarke county:
Owning a ranch of 100000
acres-twice as big as the State of
Rhode Island, and as large as the
entire State of Delaware-Mrs. III.
Nj. King is one Of the richest
women in the world.
BY the purchase of the Los
Laurelos ranch, which is adjacent
To her own ranch at Santa Ger
trudes, Mrs. King becomes the
largest ranch owner in the world.
The Los Laurelos consists of 17O,-
600 acres.
She has more than 100000 head
of beef cattle, and the St. Louis
Brownville and Mexico railroad
runs through her property for
more than 100 miles.
Duringthe lastyear she has given
away $4,000 acres 900 for the
building of the railroad and &c, 900
acres for the town of Kingsville,
named after her husband. At one
time it was estimated that it was
50-odd miles from her doorway to
her front gate.
Mrs. Kings ranch, the Santa
Gertrudcs, is an enormous revenue
producer. While the most Of her
land is used for stock raising, prac-
tically every acre is susceptible of
the highest cultivation. In the
last twenty-five years the land has
increased in value from 10 to 20
cents an acre to Sl5 TO $50. 1t is
all in the artesian water belt, and
can be irrigated. Such land under
cultivation is selling in Texas for
$3.50 an acre. 1t is Mrs. Kings
plan to reclaim all the grazing land
she owns, and by boring artesian
wells irrigate it and rent and lease
1t to progressive and practical
farmers.
Mrs. King is a product of the
Southwest, and practically all of
her life has been spent on the Texas
frontier. In the early days, when
she went there with her husband.
Capt. Richard King, Indians roam
ed at will on the land which she
now owns. but far worse than the
Indians as neighbors were the bor-
der desperadoes, Mexican outlaws,
smugglers, cattle rustlers and the
renegades of society who sought an
asylum in the Southwest.
Captain King and his wife lived
in Brownsville, the very centre Of
the border rufianage. He soon
established a reputation for fear
lessneSs and for his ability to take
care of himself in a business trans
action. Captain King fought his
way through the periods of terror
ism, and stories of his conflicts
with the bands of desperate men
who preyed on his roaming herds
are now told about the campfres
by the cowboys of his widow. He
added to his land, section by section
and tract by tract, until he had half
a million acres, and his herds had
grown from few hundreds to
thousands of head.
Although 73 years of age, Mrs.
King is as actively engaged in the
management of her vast property
today as she was twenty years ago
The routine management is in the
hands of her son-in-law, RI. Kle-
berg, but he has no authority to
close any important business trans
action with out the approval of
Mrs. King.
Mrs. King employs more than
500 persons on the ranch, a ma
jority of whom are MexicaDS.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
Death Of Infant

Lena, the tine-year-old daughter
of Mr.. George W. Fuller, died
Monday night after a very brief
illness from a complication of
diseases. The funeral was held
this "Wednesday morning at II
O'Clock from the house.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
Echo Answers.

Well. Senator Daniel has spoken.
He parts company with Mr.. Bryan
on the question of Government
Ownership of Railroads.
What does Tommy sayl- South
Boston News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19

When you have a cold it is well to be
very careful about using anything that
Will cause constipation. BE particularly
careful about preparations containing
opiaies. Use Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar, which stops the cough and
movesihe bowels. Sold by all Druggists
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
Mr.. Milton and Bride Here.

MIR. Marshall Mccormick Milton
and bride. nee Miss Lee, arrived
in Berryville over the y. < w. last
night, and are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Milton, east of town.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
YOUR IDLE MONEY WILL EARN
THREE PER CENT INTEREST.

compounded twice a year, if de-
posted in the BANK OF CLARKE
COUNTY. Capital and Surplus,
S70,OO0.OO.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19

Good for the cough, removes the cold,
the cause of the cough. That's the work
of Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar
the original laxative cough syrup. Con
tains no Opiates. Sold by all Druggists.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19

As a dressing for sores, buise and
burns, Chamberlain' Salve is all that can
be desired. 1t is soothing and healing in
It's effect. Price % ceats. For sale by
&. Plncowe.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
Mrs. FuQua Very I'll

Mrs. Peter Euqua, wife of the
superintendent of the County
Farm, is reported seriously i'll.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
ELECTION JUDGE OUsTED.
One Interesting Incident of First Reg
istration Day.

rrotn TUESDAY l'd1ly.
The judges of election were busy to-
day preparing the poll lists. A good
many new names were placed on the
lists IN each of the precincts. In the
sixth ward, A. A. Dickson, one of the
Judges, was ousted, on the ground that
he sleeps in the fourth ward. A. II.
Steifenhofer was chosen in his place.
The question was submitted to CITY
Attorney Daley several times whether
a person moving from one ward to an
other within thirty days of election day
could vote. The attorney replied that
such persons lose their votes, for the
law specifically says that voters must
have lived in the wards in which they
vote for at least thirty days preceding
the election
The judges are required to post but
one list, instead of three, as heretofore.
The list must be posted in front of the
polling place.
The judges meet again next Tuesday
to put on names of those not yet reg
istered
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
WIFE BEATER FINED.
DeForest Carpenter Of Vernon Center
Pleads Guilty.

from fridays DAILY.
DeForest Carpenter of Vernon Center
was brought to the city late yesterday
Afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Osten, and
pleaded guilty to the charge of having
committed an assault upon his wife. He
tried to excuse himself by alleging some
aggravating circumstances, but Judge
Comstock informed him that there was
no legal justification for man assault
ing his wife. The court sentenced Car
penter to pay a fine of $25 and costs or
to go to Jail for thirty days, remarking
that he had decided to be lenient this
time, but that Carpenter should not take
this as precedent if he was brought
in again. Carpenter paid his fine. To
Attorney Evan Hughes, who appeared
in court on behalf of Mrs. Carpenter,
who was unable to- leave her bed, Car
penter made some damaging admissions
after the case was disposed of as to his
relations with servant girl.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
Bad Bunch Is Rounded Up
at ElmOre.
GOT BEER, SHIRTS AND COATS
They Sold the Beverage for Fifteen
Cents Bottle and Ate Quantity
of Sardines.
Especial to The Free Press.1

lSpeCldl TO Inc free FreSS.I
Elmore, Oct. l9.-Mr. Stark. the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad detective,
arrested five men implicated in the box
car robbery which occurred here last Sat-
urday night. The last four were arrest
ed today. The first one arrested was a
stranger here and gave his name as
Glen Carnes and his home in Illinois.
The other four, Nels Schow, Will Kim
ball, Charles Gallano, and Alfred Mathi-
son are all residents here. Kimball
and Gallano are married, middle aged
men, and Schow and Mathison are young
fellows about eighteen years old. Carnes,
Schow and Mathison have confessed, and
it is thought that Kimball will, but Gal
lano it is thought, will hold out. Math-
ison is held in custody for evidence
mostly, still he was slightly implicated.
They took about ninety bottles of beer,
six shorts and two sheep lined coats
from the boxes in the car, besides eat
ing nine boxes of sardlnes in the car.
The beer they brought up town and sold
for fifteen cents per bottle. They were
taken to the county jail at Blue Earth
to await the action of the court today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
FOX HUNT PLANNED.
Judson Bottoms to Be Secured With
Hounds.


From Mondays Daily.
4 fox hunt in the regular English
style is being arranged for by some of
the local hunters and others. The only
difference between the sport as it is
pursued in the eight little isle" and the
way it is planned to carry it out here
is that automobiles are to be substi-
tuted for horses. There are so many
high fences that horseback riding would
be Improbable, while the party can
get around and follow the hounds
better with automobiles, as they will
make better time than horses.
1t is said that foxes are numerous be-
tween this city and Judson, and no
lack of hunters has been encountered,
to join the party. About fifteen hounds
have been secured, and there is every
prospect of an exciting hunt.
) The affair is in charge of Henry
Spicer and DIR. Dodds, both of whom
have followed the hounds in years past.
1t was proposed to have the hunt to-
morrow, but the law was encountered,
for it provided that no fur bearing an
imal shall be killed before Nov. /. Soon
after that date the hunt will come off,
and if the dogs will follow the scent
some sport will be had.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
Arthur Briggs Victim of
Dynamite Explosion.
He WAS BLASTING sTUMPs.
Fuse Exploded, He Was Thrown Into
the Air and Landed Near Stump
That Shsttered.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Arthur Briggs, while blasting stumps
on the farm of Ed Warren near Vernon
Center, was made the victim of dyna-
mite explosion which occurred at nine
o'clock this morning. After charging a
stump with dynamite he lighted the fuse
and before he could make his retreat it
exploded.
The fire was transferred to basket
OF dynamite near by and the explosives
shot off without warning. Mr.. Briggs
was thrown distance of six feet into
the air and he fell near the stump
charged with dynamite. At that mo-
ment the stump was shattered and
pieces of wood flew in all directions.
One of them struck Mr.. Briggs in the
eye, knocking it from the socket. One
hand was so badly mangled that am
putation of part of the member was ne
cessary. One leg is seriously injured.
MIR. Briggs was brought to doctors
office in Vernon Center where his
wounds were attended to. Mr.. Briggs is
married man and has a family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
HAS NO FAITH IN MAN.
Ottawa Widow Who Was Twice
Thrown Down BY Wooer.

lie Sueur, Oct. ga charming widow,
bright, intellectual and not far along on
the autumnal side of forty, whose name
is nothing like Paraemus, and who lives
in the village of Ottawa, six miles south
of here on the Omaha road, was well
disposed, through previous experience,
with the general proposition of marriage
and, chances of meeting eligible persons
in the limited sphere of Ottawa being
slight, she subscribed for a matrimonial
paper and consulted its columns.
Soon she found an advertisement that
struck her very favorably and, paying
the usual small fee, was put in CORES
pondence with the candidate, represent
ed TO be man of some wealth living
was very warm and earnest and mar
riage engagement-on paper-soon fol-
lowed, the day was set and the pros
pective bride invited friends to the we'd
ding feast. Everything showed up
promptly on time except the bridegroom,
and he wired excuses that read all right
and the wedding was then set for an
other day. Again the bride of Indian
summer beauty made ready, and once
more than faithless advertiser in the
papers left her sadly waiting at the
church." and now the whole thing is
off for good, and the fair Ottawain has
no more faith in matrimonial papers
than she has in advertisements for
many cure alls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
CAN BLOW THEMSELVES.
Code Does Not Stay Candidates From
Spending Money,

From fridays Daily.
The attention of E. T.. Young, at
torney general, was officially called to
the omission of two words in the Cor
rupt practices act" as written in the
new code, which effectually kills that
law against the use of large amounts
of money for election purposes.
There is no limit, under the new code,
to- the amount of money that a candi-
date can spend to secure his election.
The only limitation now is on the
money that he can spend before the
nomination, which is left at the figure
formerly fixed for his entire election ex-
penses.
The attorney general is investigating
the apparent error in the new code, and
has not yet determined whether some
of the legislative clerks or the printer
or editor of the code is responsible
for the omission of the two words which
defeat the purpose of the corrupt prac-
tees act entirely.
The corrupt practices act, SO called,
which was passed in 1897, provided that
a limit should be imposed on the expen-
ditures of candidates to accomplish their
nomination or election"
In the redraft of the act, as it is
embodied in the new code, the words
cor election" are omitted, leaving the
candidate free to open the barrel after
the nomination.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
SUIT AMONG CREDITORS.
Question as to Which Will Take Muir
ray County Land.


Stephen P. Hicks as trustee in bank
ruptcy in the matter of William o.
Musser, individually and as sole surviv-
ing partner of G. H. Jessup & Co., bank
rupt, has commenced an action in the
district court against Helen E. Jessup,
individually and as executrix in the
matter of the estate of G. H. Jessup,
deceased, and David HI. Evans. The ac-
ton is over half section of land in
Murray county which stands in the
name of G. H. Jessup and d. H. Evans.
Jessup & Co. were proprietors of a
Tracy bank, and its creditors claim
that the land belonged to the bank, and
want it to apply on debts of the bank
instead of going to the individual cred
itors of Jessup. H. L. & j. w. Schmitt
are the attorneys for the plaintiff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
BLEEDHORN CONVICTED.
Jury Finds That He Was Not Insane
When He Stole Horse.

From Tuesdays DAILY.
The jury in the case of Gilbert Bleed
horn, charged with the theft of a horse,
retired in the district court at Waseca
at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
defense was insanity and his attorneys,
w r. Geddes and Peter McGovern, made
out a clever case.
The jury was out until between one
and two o'clock this morning, when it
brought in verdict of guilty. Bleed
horn is not to be sentenced until a
special term of the court, November Z.
Bleedhorn has served two terms for
horse stealing, and is recognized by the
officers as bad man. His parents live
al Amboy, and he is the black sheep
in an otherwise excellent family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
OPEN TO ELlGlBLEs.
Civil Service Examinations to Sc
Held During November.

FROM tuesdays Daily.
The United States civil service CON-
mission announces an examination on
November 3, to fill vacancy in the po-
sition of press boy, at 1920 per annum,
in the railway mail service at st. Paul.
November IA, to secure eligibles from
which to make certification to fill va
cancy in the position of laboratory as
sistant (qualified in practical opties)
at $1,000 per annum, in the bureau of
standards.
November Ia, to secure eligibles from
which to make certification to fill a va
cancy in the position of interpreter, at
81 200 per annum, in the immigration
service at Ell Paso, Tex.
November Ia, to secure eligibles from
which to make certifcation to fill va
cancy in the position of electrician, at
$1,000 per annum, in the quartermas-
ter's department at large, Fort D. A..
Russell, Wyoming.
November 81, to secure eligibles from
which to make certification to fill va
cancy in the position of plumber and
steam filter in the quartermaster's de-
partment at large, at 5000 per annum,
at Fort Lincoln, N. d.
November 81, to secure eligibles from
which to make certification to fill va
cancy in the position of expert lock
filter in the mail lock repair shop, post
office department, Washington, D. c., at
1925 per diem.
November 81, to secure eligibles from
which to make certiication to fill two
vacancies in the position of mechanical
craftsman, $500 per annum each, in
the engineer department at large, one
at Wheeling, w. Va, and the other at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Nov. 3O-Dec. l, to fill existing vacan-
cies, and vacancies as they may occur,
in the position of teacher in the Philip
pine service. The salary of this posi-
ton ranges from $1,000 to $1,000 per
annum, and will be based upon the ex-
perience and the relative standing in the
examination. Those appointed will be
eligible for promotion to the higher
grades in the service, ranging from
81 900 to $1,000 for teachers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
Death of Mrs. Fred Neubert.
MankatO Town.
MAY FALLEN FROM BRIDGE
Her Bo5y Found Lying in Water Dur.
ing the Forenoon BY One Of Her
Grandchildren.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Fred Neubert, who has been liv-
ing at the home of her son, Fred, in Man.
kato township. several miles east OF the
city, close to the St. Clair road, either
committed suicide or was accidentally
drowned this forenoon, near the place
where she lived.
Mrs. Ncubcrt was missed from the
house at breakfast time this morning,
and search was made for her, first to
her daughters and then elsewhere She
was found at y. M, lying in a small
creek that runs through the farm,
known as Wilson Creek, and was dead.
Coroner Kennedy was notified at about
eleven o'clock and went out at once to
investigate the circumstances of the
death.
1t is said that Mrs. Neubert has a
Germany.
Mrs. Neubert was well along in years.
She was a hard working woman, and had
many friends. She leaves several chill
dren, among them being Fred, r. f. and
o. Neuhert and Mrs. Ed. Ore.
The body was found in about two feet
of water, ten feet from bridge. There
was no reason for her to have gone
there, nor is it known at what hour she
got up and went out. She was not
feeling well yesterday, but before that
seemed happy and contended, so neigh
bors say. The family and neighbors are
inclined to believe that Mrs. Neuberr
fell off of the bridge through weakness
and was drowned
The body was found by the little boys
when they went to drive the cattle to
pasture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
WON BY ALICE, MEDIUM.
Maukato Horse Successful in the
Contest at St. Peter.

A match race was held at the driv-
ing park on Wednesday afternoon be-
tween Alice Medium, owned by William
Duffy of Mankato, and Lee W., driven
by Frank Grove of this city. The race
was arranged to settle a rivalry en-
genedered during the circuit race, when
the horses divided honors, and side
ret of SIS added interest to it. The
first heat was very close, Alice Med
ium winning by head, but thereafter
she had all the best of things and took
the match in three straight heats. In
the special race Joseph A. Brady's
Doctor I. was first; Kellar Co., owned
by John Page of Mankato, second, and
Tomahawk, owned by William O'Brien,
third.-St. Peter Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-26
LADIES OF A. 0. H.
County Conve ntion Was Held in Man.
kato Yesterday Afternoon.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays DAILY
The annual county convention of the
ladies' auxiliary of the Ancient Order of
lIibernians was held yesterday. The
meeting was very successful, and large
ly attended by the members Of the local
division The following ladies of di
vision No. |, Madison Lake, were pres
ent: County President, Mrs. j. Me-
Hamarra; Mrs. Ii. Madigan and Mrs.
Sheehan.
The County President, Mrs. McNa-
mara, who was u delegate to the ma
tional convention of the A. O. H., held
at Saratoga, n. Y, gave an inter
isting account of the work of the ma
tional assembly. The $4,000 scholar
ship donated last year by the ladies'
auxiliary received the highest praise
from clergymen and educators in the
east. 1t is the largest scholarship given
by any fraternal organization of wo-
men i'll America. This scholarship en-.
titles the holder to four years tuition
at Trinity college, Washington, d. c.
The successful competitor was Miss Mol
lie Murphy of Hartford, Conn. Her
markings all stood above 95.
The following officers were elected for
the incoming year:
President-NIrs. j. Mcnamara.
Vice President-Mrs. A. n. Riley.
Corresponding Secretary-Dr. Jane
Hughes.
Treasurer-A1rs. Robert Madigan.
After the installation of the new of
ficers refreshments were served