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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
MAKES A PROPOSITION.
La Cross Firm Would Complete Mar
tin County bitches.


Trustee Volk yesterday received a
proposition from La Crosse, Wis.,,
contracting firm to take off of his hands
the contract for constructing the coun-
ty bitches near Fairmont. He and his
attorneys have the matter under consid-
Grafton. If the proposition is found to
be sufficiently liberal it will be accept
ed.
If there is any profit from the Belle
Fourche contract, after it has been COM
pleted by the government, the trustee
will claim it for the estate and the
bondsmen may also claim it. However,
it is not likely that much profit will
remain, for the government has much
red tape, and works under the eight
hour law, and will create much more
expense in completing the work than
contractor would.
Attorney C. k. Fowler has gone to
Chicago to consult the Santa Fe and
other railroads with which the Widell-
Finley company had contracts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
MEMS CLUB ORGANIZED.
Members Of St. Johns Parish Will
Meet for Mutual Benefit.

from InurSQdyS Ddlly.
What will be known as the Mems
Club of st. Johns parish was organic
ed at the Episcopal rectory last night
Rev. A. e. Fillmore presided over the
meeting which was attended by about
twenty five men of the parish, and the
organization was successfully launched
1t is the purpose of the club to enlist
the support of all the male contingent
of the Episcopal church and hold month
ly meetings at the homes of the mem
bers. Topics interesting to the gentle
men will be held at the rectory follow
ing the confirmation services which will
be conducted by Bishop Edsall on the
evening of April 25. This will give the
bishop an opportunity to be present.
Last evening the gentlemen were en-
tertained by DR.. Wood, who gave a brief
history of the parish; F. L. Soaring read
chapters from the book written by the
late Bishop Whipple, and Edgar Weaver
gave an insight into the building of the
new state capitol. Many points were
brought out by Mr.. Viewers that have
never appeared in print. Altogether
the evening was profitably spent by
those present.
The men of the st. Peter parish have
club and it has been the means of
bringing them together socially. They
frequently invite men from abroad to
address them, and these talks have been
an interesting and instructive feature.
Last evening committee was APP
pointed to make arrangements for flu
ture meetings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
PASS THE BILL? SURE.
The Measure Which Affects Tax on
Denatured Alcohol.

Recent letters from Senator NJ. E.
Clapp, Representatives Tawney, Davis.
Volstead, Bede and Steenson are to the
effect that they will vote for the bill
providing for the removal of the tax on
denatured alcohol F. Nj. Currier has
interested himself in the passage of this
bill and few days ago penned letters
to all the members of the Minnesota
delegation urging them to give the mea.
sure their most favorable consideration
Those mentioned responded, stating that
the bill will have their unqualified
approval. Senator Nelson had not made
up his mind what course he would pur-
sue
Representative Volstead made speech
recently on the measure, and he gave
the congressman great deal of infor.
nation in regard to denatured alcohol
Denatured alcohol is to be used for in
dustrial purposes and in the arts and
and the temperance societies have op-
posed the removal of the tax on alco'
hol, but of late a change has come over
them and now they favo" The PROPOSE
ton. The Standard Oh: company is nov
the only concern that is opposing the
measure before congress and this is
prompted through a selfish motive en-
tirely. The denatured article can be
used in place of gasoline, and the Stand
ard being the manufacturer of that liq-
uid naturally does not want its monop.
oily disturbed. The passage of the bill
now before congress is urged by the peo-
pie, and no corporation should be per.
mitted to stand in the way of the peo-
Dle
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
TRIALS WILL COST MORE.
Rank Provision Is Discovered In the
New Code.

from THURSDAYS Daliy.
"Before challenging juror, either
party may examine him in reference to
his qualifications to sit as a juror in
the cause"
This little provision in section 1886
criminal procedure of the new code, will
if followed, reyolutionize the practice
of drawing juries in criminal cases. 1t
will increase the cost to the state of
criminal trials nearly 90 per cent and
will enable defendant to drag out the
jury securing process almost indefinitely.
As yet local lawyers have either not
read or rot had an opportunity of tax
ing advantage of the new law, but when
the next term of the district court opens
trouble OF grave character is antici-
pated.-AIinneapolis Journal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
EAGLE LAKE TOPICS.
Personal and News Notes Gathered
in That VILLAGE.


IN That Village.
Dan Sequist returned from North Da.
kota Monday where he filed on claim
about twenty-five miles west of Willis
ton. He reports great crowds of home
seekers.
The Ladies' Aid society gave a sup
per in the basement of the Methodist
Episcopal church on Tuesday evening.
Rev. NJ. B. Ainsworth of Truman
preached in the Christian church on
Wednesday evening. He is the father
of the evangelist who was here re-
Gently.
Miss Eva Watts returned recently
from Faribault where she has spent the
past year.
Mr.. Smith, the depot agent is on the
sick list. His place is being filled tenn
porarily by an operator from GAINESVILLE.
The lake is covered with a great feet
of ice boats and many are improving
the windy March days in sailing over
the lake.
Some sort of children's disease has
decreased the number of scholars in Miss
Gilbrodee's room from fifty-six to eight
cen.
Election excitement has somewhat
subsidized. A new board of health was
appointed Monday night consisting of
DR.. A. c. Smith, F. NJ. Otto and F. w.
Hilton.
Miss fora Hill, who has spent the
winter here attending school, left last
week for Chicago to live with sis
ter.
Master Leland Mead has gone to
Hitchcock, S. D., where he has a position
in store.
Martin Nelson made business trip
to Austin Thursday of last week.
Miss Daisy Reynolds will soon leave
for Sterling Center where she is en-
gagged to teach the coming summer.
A fine gasoline light has been placed
in front of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
FLAG FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Woman's Relief Corps Of the State
Makes the Donation.


Makes the Donation.
From SATURDAYS Daily.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Fritz returned from Min
neapolis last night, where she has been
attending the state convention of the
Woman's Relief corps. The w. R. C.
maintains flag fund in every depart
ment and it is national law of the
order that a flag shall be presented to
the high school in the city entertaining
the annual convention. Inasmuch as the
Minnesota conventions are always held
in the twin cities and there being
enough money in this fund for two flags
it was decided to purchase two flags
this year. A resolution was presented
to the convention and unanimously
adopted that one flag be presented to
the East Side high school, Minneapolis;
and the other one to the Mankato high
school in honor of the retiring depart
ment president, Mary f. Plymat and the
retiring secretary, Cora J. Fritz. This
flag is to be formally presented in the
near future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
Railroads Protest Against Ac-
ton of R. and w. n. C.
CLAIM 1T HAS NOT P.wER,
Complain That The Schedule Is Dis
criminatory in Its Provisions;
Records Galore Shown.

st. Paul, March 27.-The railroads OF
Minnesota opened their fight against re-
duction of rates before the railroad
and warehouse commission
c. A. Severance of Davis, Kellogg &
Severance, acting as counsel for all the
roads, outlined the position which the
roads will take in the matter. At the
conclusion of his remarks he asked for
postponement until two o'clock, sc
that A. B. Stickney, president of the
Great Western road, could be put upon
the stand as the first witness.
Mr.. Stickney went on at the opening
of the afternoon session.
Through Mr.. Stickney and through
other high railroad officials the rail
road attorneys hope to be able to in
troduce the testimony which they have
spent six weeks in preparing.
The proceedings which have been in,
stituted by the railroad and warehouse
commission are for the purpose of Sc.
curing a general reduction of freight
rates, amounting to about Is per cent
of the present rates; and for the adop-
ton of an entirely new schedule OF
rates.
The roads declare that the commission
has no right to order this entire change
in rates. They maintain that the com
mission must first prove the present
rates unreasonable
MIR. Severance stated that the roads
would attempt to show:
That the comparison of Minneso
to and Iowa rates is unfair; that the
reduction of rates must involve the con
sideration of cost of traffic, Investment
involved, value of service, comparison
of local and interstate rates and of cost
of local and interstate service; compari
son of values of commodities transport
ed; risk assumed by the carrier; that
ehS ioeCo PiopooCu ny Cuc COHiHIloSlOl
are too low for short distances, too higf
for long distances and must be revised
to include two terminal charges; that
the railroads have made it practice
to lower rates as rapidly as possible
Suit cases full of records, tables Of
statistics, and briefs prepared for thu
hearing, were on hand today, guarded
by experts from the auditing depart
ments of the different roads.
1t will take at least all of the pres
ent week to present this testimony t.
the railroad commission, Mr.. Sever
ance will act as counsel, aided by Other
railroad attorneys. High railroad off
Gals will be put on the stand, ant
through them will be elaborated thu
facts and figures which have been pre-
pared.
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PIONEER PASSES AWAY.
Thomas p. Williams Suceumbs to
Abscess and Bronchial Trouble.

From Fridays Daily.
Thomas d. Williams step-father of
Reese Thomas, died at his home in Lake
Crystal today at eleven o'clock after an
illness covering six weeks. His death
was due to abscess in the shoulder and
bronchial trouble. He had been very low
for several days and his death was not
unexpected by members of the family.
Mr.. Williams was a pioneer of Blue
Earth county and was highly esteem
ed citizen The funeral will be held from
the house in Lake Crystal on Sunday at
two o'clock.
Mr.. Williams was a son of David
Williams, born in Pike township, Brad
ford county, Pa, Feb, 1886. On the first
of June, 1855, he came to Minnesota, and
located on claim little west of the
old township of Eureka. During the
Sioux war of 1862 he, with eighteen of
his neighbOrs, went to the defense of
New Ulm, and was present when the
Indians made their first attack on that
town. He also served with company
of minute men in pursuit of the Indians,
when they made raid on the Swan
Lake settlers Sept. 3, 1862. On March
Is, 1869, he married Mrs. Sarah Thomas.
In 1870 he removed to farm in Judson,
and thence in 1888 to Lake Crystal,
MINI. Scrupulously honest and upright,
he was indeed Welshman in whom
there is no guile. He was worthy
deacon of the Baptist church at Lake
Crystal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
0srR0M REVIVAL MEETINGS.
They Will Commence in Mankato on
Nay 10th Next.
From Saturday's Ds

The date for the union meetings under
the leadership of DIR. Henry Ostrom of
the Chapman movement has been fixed.
May 10th is the opening date. The COM
mittee put forth every effort to, get an
earlier meeting, but are thankful that
they have secured him for the above
date, as strong pressure was being made
to hold him in the south.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
Uni Lamprey Is Dead.
From fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Uri Locke Lamprey, sixty four, 763
Dayton avenue, well-known sportsman
and philanthropist, died at his home at
4:30 yesterday morning, surrounded by
members of his family. He had been liv-
ing for some months with his son-in-
law, Eugene Towle, 1853 Dayton avenue.
Death was due to dropsy and compiled
tions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
Gree Press Mar. 23 80, Apr. 6, 19O6)
Order for Hearing on Petition to Convey
Lands on Contract.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court -
In the matter of the estate of Henry
Weber. Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
William P. Weber. claiming to be entitled
to conveyance of certain real estate
from the administrator of said estate.
setting forth that Henry Weber deceased
was bound by contract in writing to
convey said real estate to the said
conditions therein stated with a descrip-
ton of the land to be conveyed, and the
facts upon which such claim to convex
ancn is predicted. and praying that the
Probate Court make a decree authorizing
and directing the said administrator to
convey such real estate to said petition.
er as the person entitled thereto
1t is therefore ordered. That all per-
sons interested in said estate may appear
before this Court, at a special term
thereof to he held on Saturday the 14th
dav of April. A. d. 1906. at 10 O'clock in
the forenoon. at the Probate Office in
the Court House in Mankrto.. i'm said
County. and oppose said petition
And y Us further ordered That this
order shall be published once in each
week fc. three successive weeks prior
to said day of hearing in the Mankato
Free P~~se WEEKLY newspaper printed
and published at Mankato. in said coun-
ty. ~
Dated at Mankato the Goth day of
March. A. D. 1906.
BY the Court. rs.
VIM. F. HUGHES, ii.
probate Court SeaD
John c. Noe, Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
Party Given For Old People.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Octogenarians had a party Saturday.
1t was given by R. r. Smith, formerly
of Worthington, Mimi, who is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. George Griggs, 794
Laurel avenue. Among the older guests
were A. H. Cavander, ninety-four; Dea.
con and Mrs. w. w. Wakefield, both
80; A. R. Burtis, eighty-four; Mr.. Gard
ener, eighty four; Mrs. Seymour, eigh.
ty-six; Mrs. Billings, eighty-four, and
Mrs. Ellen Hope, seventy eight. Mr..
Smith came to st. Anthony in 1857 and
has since resided in Minnesota.-St
Paul Daily News.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
Comes to Mankato.
From Thursdays Daily.

FTOm InurSuayS Daily.
A. w. Spehr, who for nearly five
years has been head miller in the big
mill here, has rendered his resignation
to accept position with the Hubbard
Milling company in Mankato. The mill
in that city has daily capacity CT L..
GOO barrels, but Mr.. Spehr informs The
Advance that it will soon be Increased
to 5000. He intends to accept his new
position as soon as the Springfield Mill
ing company secures the services of an
other good miller.-Springfeld Advance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
How a Shrewd Crowd Got Control OF
the Government Acres.
BUT NOW UNCLE SAM STEPS IN.
Gases Against the Alleged Fraudulent
ManipuIators VIII Be Tried At
Sioux Falls.

New Ulm, March 23.-Deputy United
States Marshal w. W. Rich of St Panl
Yesterday served subpoenas on nine
widows of veterans of the Civil war
as witnesses in land fraud trial at
Sioux Falls April 5. Three more sub
poenas intended for former residents OF
New Ulm will be served on the women
in st. Paul, Minneapolis and Mortified
The government in its campaign
against land frauds is said to have dis
covered scheme operated with startling
success in many towns in southern Min
nesota.
1t is charged that certain land COM
pany of Pierre sent agents to almost ev-
there was G.. A. r. post, for the pur-
pose of interesting widows of veterans
in South Dakota homesteads, with the
sole intention of using the widows as
innocent tools and securing at low cost
lands Illegally homesteaded by the
women.
1t is alleged that in the summer of
1904 Joseph Wallace and Attorney Mil
Ter of Pierre, S. d., appeared here and
by consulting with Commander Gloss
ner of the New Ulm G. A. R. post Sc,
cured the names of the twelve widows
Anna Esner, Barbara Classen, Merry
Juliar, Emma Niemann, Mary Nellie, c.
Schwerr, now of st. Paul; Dorcas Class,
who has removed to Minneapolis; c. S.
Mowery, who is now living at North
field, and Mary Meyer.
The women, it is said, were prevail.
ed upon to go to Stanley, S. d., to take
up homesteads under the federal law
granting, privileges to widows of veter-
ans, and with the understanding that
when they had proved up their claims
each would be paid 5000 for the claims
The widows had all expenses paid
they assert, and when they reached
Pierre were given excellent quarters
From the South Dakota capital the par
ty drove a distance of sixty miles to
the northwest, where tracts of land up
on which the women were to file were
shown them. Then, after a visit to the
United States land office, the Minneso
tans returned home, assured by theil
entertainers, it is alleged, that nothing
more remained for them to do but re.
ceive 5000 each for the land when the
necessary formalities were disposed Of
The government charges that the land
company which is made defendant in
the pending suit then hired men to live
in small shacks erected on the tracts,
simply to create the impression that the
requirements of law were being compli-
ed with
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The other decision was in the case of
William Kapernick VS.. Emil F. and Nina
Kapernick. 1t is found as matters OF
fact in this case that the plaintiff sold
to the defendant, Emil Kapernick, a
piece of property in Good Thunder for
5000, and that as part payment the de-
PENDANT gave to the laintiff a promis-
sorry note for 1925, no part of which has
been paid. The plaintiff furnished Emil
with the use of dwelling OF total
value of sos, none of which was paid
The defendant furnished the plaintiff
with board and lodging for ninety lone
weeks at reasonable value of So a
week, none of which was paid.
The court finds that the defendant
Nina Kapernick is entitled to judgment
against the plaintiff dismissing the &C.
ton as to her on it's merits, and that
the defendant Emil Kapernick is entitl
ed to judgment against the plaintiff fol
the sum of 1857. The following mem
orandum accompanies the order:
"Under the proofs, as l have found
the preponderance to be in favor of the
defendants connterclaim, / cannot COM
pute the claims of the, parties so as
to reach the result l have arrived at
and 1 think the defendants recovery
should be considerably greater, but
have limited the order for judgment
to the amount demanded in defendants
answer"
H. L. & j. W. Schmitt are the attor.
neys for the plaintiff, and Thomas and
Evan Hughes for the defendants.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
Taking a Spring Tonic.
From Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays, Daily.
Mankato evidently believes in a
spring tonic for that tired feeling and is
booming the organization of a CONNER
cial club with "AIankato to the front"
for its slogan. Other towns with SINH
lar symptoms might try the same tonic.
-Fairmont Independent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
six BIDS OPENED.
Fair Association Is Preparing to I'm
prove lts Grounds.
From TUESDAYS Daily

A meeting of the new fair association
was held last evening at H. E. Hance's
store and six bids were opened for fur.
nishing lumber for the fence and build
ings on the grounds. The matter was
not closed, but was left open until to.
day. 1t is intended to have the fence
and grand stand erected in time for the
field sports the latter part of May.
Plans for the track were submitted
but several alterations may be made
and it was decided to meet with City
Engineer Thompson at 2:3O o'clock this
afternoon. ,s
All of the members were present at
the meeting last night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
Ditch Contract Let.
Prom TUESDAYS Daily

Prom Tuesdays Daily
Auditor Weaver yesterday let the
contract for constructing the Long ditch
near Good Thunder to Mayer Brothers,
at $50 cents cubic yard, which is one
cent less than their bid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30

Gree Press Mar. %, 80. Apr. 6, 1860
In the Matter of the Petition of n. n.
Thinker, ct ais, for Public Ditch in
lie Sueur and Blue Earth Counties,
Minnesota.
Order for Hearing.
1t appearing to the Court in the above
entitled matter that the annexed petition
has been filed with the Clerk of this
court, copies thereof have been trans
mitted to the Auditors, respectively
of the above named lie Sueur and Blue
Earth counties. and that the provisions
of the Ditch Law of 1905. under which
the said petition is made. have been duly
complied with. Now. therefore. it is or
dered. and notice is hereby given:
That a hearing will be had on said
Petition by the Court at an adjourned
term of the District Court to be holden
in and for said LeSueur County. Mime
sofa at the Court House in the Town of
LIE Sueur Center, Minnesota, on Tuesday
the 18th day of April. 1906, at II a. M,
of said day.
Dated March u. 1906.
p. w. MORRISON,
Judge of the Eighth Judicial District
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
N0SED OUT A VICTORY.
Close Contest on the Y. NJ. G. A. Al.
leys Last Evening.

rTOIII OdtUTUdy DAILY.
The Patterson team nosed out q vic.
tory in the last frame of their last
game with the Brett five last night by
five pins in their game on the " NJ.
c. A. alleys in the Commercial league
Doff q q
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30
COURT DENIES THE MOTION.
Verdict In the Larson W. Giesecke
Case Must Stand.


Judge Cray today filed couple of
decisions. One was in the SANDER suit
of Sarah Larson vs.. Henry Geisecke,
wherein the defendant had made mo-
tion for an order setting aside the YER
diet of the jury which gave the plaintiff
a verdict for $275 damages, and direct
ing judgment for the defendant. The
grounds alleged for the motion were
abuse of discretion of the court in de
nying the defendants motion for con
tinuance whereby the defendant was de-
prived of II fair trial; new evidence
found; that the verdict was not just
fled by the evidence and was contrary
to law.
The court denies the motion for an or
der setting aside the verdict, but grants
a new trial. With the decision is the
following memorandum:
Il think that the complaint states a
cause of action, but think that as the
defendant was not ADVISED by tne CON-
plant as to where or in whose pres
ence the alleged slanderous words were
spoken, and as he was compelled to 60
to trial while sick in bed, in view OF
the moving affidavits herein, a new
trial should be granted.
1T is quite possible also that the
court erred in allowing witnesses to tes-
tify as to what they understood the
words spoken. to mean, and the charge
of the court to the jury was not wholly
consistent in all its parts"
H. l.. & j. w. Schmitt appeared fol
the defendant, and Plymat & Plymat for
the plaintiff
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30

H. J. Rabe secured the high score, 100,
and c. A. Wyatt the high average l52.
No records were broken. The games
were not up to the average in the tour
nament.
The following is the standing of the
teams:
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Guardian of John Masters and CARR,
Masters. minors, assignee of MORTGAGE
S. B. Wilson,
Attorney for assignee of MORTGAGE