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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
Mrs. M. 7. Richardson.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From TueSdays Da1lV.
Winona Independent: The death of
Mrs. Nj. J. Richardson, widow of the
late William Richardson, occurred very
suddenly at her home, l27 East Fourth
street, yesterday morning about eleven
o'clock.
Mrs. Richardson, who was about eighty
years of age. has been in i'll health for
some time, having suffered a stroke of
paralysis about "a year ago. For the
past week she has been failing quite
rapidly.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Richardson
arose as usual, and after eating break.
fast was seated i'm a chair i'll the parlor
when death came.
Mrs. Richardson has been a resident of
Winona for many years and was one OF
the we'll and favorably known old ladies
of the city.
She leaves two sons, George w. Rich
ardson of this city, and Charles Richard
son of New Tim, and two daughters.
Mrs. Laura Tower and Miss Mary l..
Richardson. both of this city.
The funeral announcement and a more
extended obituary notice will be printed
later.
Charles Richardson, a son of the de-
ceased Mrs. Richardson, is conductor
on the Northwestern road and only a
short time ago he was very seriously
injured Mt Mankato junction. lie will
probably be unable to come to Winona
to attend his mothers funeral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL.
Services Over the Late r. w. lbach
Florai Offerings.


The funeral services over the remains
of the late Rudolph W. lbach took place
at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
the Presbyterian church. The attend
ance was large, and the line of carriages
to Glenwood cemetery was very long.
The services at the church were in
charge of Rev. A. E. Fillmore, pastor of
st. Johns Episcopal church, assisted by
Rev. George w. Davis, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, and were very inn
pressive. The Presbyterian church choir
furnished some very touching music.
The floral offerings were unusually
abundant and beautiful Set pieces were
sent by the Elks lodge, Royal Arcanum
and z. C. T. councils, employees of Rosen-
berger & Curriers' candy factory, etc.
At Glenwood cemetery, the services
were taken charge of by Mankato
council, No. 1920, Royal Arcanum, and
the beautiful ritualistic work was Civ
ell. The casket was lowered into a burg
lar proof vault of steel with interior
spring fastemings, following custom
quite common i'm eastern states.
The pail bearers were selected from
the Elks lodge, r. A. council and the
employees at Rosenberger & Curriers'
and were OIof johnson, Z. V. Nyquist
C. G. Northrop, E. r. Brown, c. Sheldon
and l.. j. Colson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
Charles Steiner Run Down BY q
Freight Car Saturday Evening.

What might have proved serious
accident was norrowly averted on the
Spring street railroad crossing at $50
o'clock Saturday night. Presence of
mind and quick movement of his
team or horses no doubt saved Charles
Stciner's life. Mr.. Steiner, who is Il
member of the firm of SLIDER & Stein
er, was out OH delivering trip and
was to take some groceries to patrons
on the north side of the Omaha and
Northwestern tracks. He had safely
crossed five tracks and was about to
cross the sixth when he observed that
a freight car was backing down and
uncomfortably close to him. He pull
ed the team to one side, and this act
saved the horses lives. but the wagon
was struck and smashed into kindling
wood About SIS worth of groceries
were scattered in all directions. The
spot where the accident happened is
dark at night, there being no electric
light at that crossing. Mr.. Steiner
states that no one signalled the APP
proach of the car and there was not
a trainman in sight before the accident
happened
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
Bad Runaway on Front
Street This Afternoon.
MIKE MAHONEY Is INJURED
Mrs. Salet Knocked Down and DaZed
Driver Was Thrown Out and
Up Against Pole.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
a runaway with serious results occur
red early this afternoon. The gray team
attached to the Sanitary Dairy COM
pany's new milk delivery wagon ran
away at l:2O p. m, starting at the cor
ner of Front and Poplar streets, and
dashing down the street. 1t appears that
the lines were too short to run as far
back into the wagon as they ought to
have been to be easily handler, and
Marion Hammer, had spiced them
together 50 as to handle them well.
Henry Cuddy was driving when they be-
came unite and slipped through his
hands. He was thrown out and up
against telephone pole. This caused
him to lose the lines. He sprang
for the horses, but the latter were too
quick for him and were off.
No damage was done until the team
reached the First National bank corner,
when it ran upon the sidewalk. Alder
man Eichstaedt's bicycle was leaning
against the bank, and the team or wagon
wrecked it. Turning toward the street,
the team next encountered Mrs. l.. Salet,
wife of the North Front street business
man, who was walking north on the side
walk. She did not see the team COM
ing, and one horse bumped her with its
shoulder, hurting her to the sidewalk.
She struck upon the back of her head,
sustaining Il severe cut. She was dazed
and was picked up by those who rushed
IN fbo rpS.I,o ,uI Ny.lS f.arrioI iufn tho
bank and was treated by physician.
She was taken to her home in hack a
little later. 1t is not thought that her
injuries are serious.
The most serious injury was sustain
ed by Michael Mahoncy, the veteran con-
tractor. He was also walking OIL the
sidewalk, close to the curb, and was
struck squarely by one of the horses
or the pole and knocked down and
trampled upon, dragged and finally run
over by the wagon. He was picked up
unconscious and was taken to st.
Joscphs hospital, where he now lies.
physician who attended him states that
he had several cuts upon his head, but
no other external injuries so far as
lie was able to ascertain, nor any bones
broken. However, there were indications
of internal injuries, shown by hemor-
rhages. The physician stated later that
he was unable at this time to say how
badly injured Mr.. Maheney is.
Joseph Kerns, who lives near the
Kerns bridge, had Il narrow escape, as
the horses brushed past him, grazing his
clothes.
After leaving the sidewalk, one of the
horses fell and was scraped on the pave
ment, drawing blood. The wagon, that
was Just turned out by Scherer 4 Daek-
ms, did not show a scratch. Officer
Barr stopped the horses.
This morning the same team broke the
pole of the wagon. and another pole, with
a sharper point than usual, was put in
The team is one recently brought to the
city from Albert Lea.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
May 10-17-24. 1907.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Frank
J. Wilka. deceased.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of said deceased being this day
granted unto John F. Wilka of said
county:
1t is ordered. that all claims and de-
mands of all persons against said es
tate be presented to this court. for ex-
animation and allowance. at the pro-
bate office in the city of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county. on the follow
ing day viz: Monday the 4th day of
November a. D.. 1907. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered, that six months
from the date hereof be allowed to
dtOrS to present their claims against
said estate. at the expiration of which
time all claims not presented to SAID
court or not proven to its satisfac-
ton. shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the
time and place of hearing and eXamfna-
ton of said claims and demands shall
be given by publication of this order
day appointed for such examination. i'm
the Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at
Ma nkato in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the first day of
May, a. d.. 1907
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal)
VIM F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
c. ]. LAURISCH,
/ Attorney,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
CAN FINE COUNTIES
Must Make Their Tax Settlements on
Time Hereafter.

st. Paul, May 9.-The counties will
have to pay the state penalty when
thew do not make their tax settlements
on time, in the opinion of +. s. Petit
john. deputy state treasurer Chapter
80 of the General Laws of 1907 provides
that penalty of ! per cent per month
shall be paid on all delinquent taxes on
which no penalty is provided by the
present state law.
The law was intended to apply espec-
tally to telephone companies, for which
there was no penalty prescribed prior to
1907 if they failed to pay their taxes on
time. But it is thought that the law Is
broad enough in its terms SO that coun
ties that do not make their settlements
of state taxes on time will have to pay
the penalty. The law says:
whenever any sum becomes due to
the State of Minnesota as Il tax of any
kind whatsoever and shall remain UNI
paid for period of thirty days it shall
draw interest at the rate of IL per cent
per annum from the expiration. OF said
period of thirty days, said interest to be
paid and collected with and i'll like man
ner as the principal sum.
ANY and all sums now due to the
state as taxes and remaining unpaid fol
thirty, days after the passage hereof
shall draw interest thereafter as provid
ed i'm section | hereof.
"This aet shall not apply to any sum
or sums due or to become due to the
state as taxes upon which interest OF
penalties are imposed after they become
due or delinquent by any law now IN
force i'm this state
4 penalty for delay in the payment OF
railroad gross earnings taxes and severa
other special taxes has been provided by
law for some time, so the law will not
apply to them. But some corporations
have no penalty provided, and they have
found that by delaying payment of thei'
taxes they had the use of the money anc
were profiting by the amount of interest
it earned.
The counties must make settlements
of state taxes collected three times &
year. and each time asome of the county
auditors delay making their settlement
several weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
WAS OF ROMANTIC ORDER
Marriage Of q Fairmont Man 10 Wis
consin Lady.

Kaukauna, Wis, May lO.-The happy
termination OF romance in real life
took place at Holy Cross church. when
August Buchkolz of Fairmont Mimi.
and Mrs. Stella Elworth of this city
were made man and wife. The fact
that the contracting parties were mar
ried before, each having six children
twelve in all, and that they never
saw each other until last Saturday
morning, makes story of considerable,
interest.
August Buckholz is farmer living
five miles from Fairmont, on well till.
ed and nicely stocked farm worth
$4,000 Mr.. Buckholz went to Fairmont
from Oak Park, ILL.,, with his bride
twenty years ago and settled on the
piece of land-then wilderness-whicl
he now calls his home. A wear ago
his wife died. Six children were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Buckholz
The bride, Mrs. Stella EIworth, is
thirty nlnc years of age-six years
younger than the groom. Her husband
y
for six children-tive girls and one boy
the eldest being but nine years. The
strangest part of the story is that
Sophia, the eldest of the daughters,
brought about the match between her
mother and the man from Minnesota
A few days before Christmas there
came through the mail, addressed to
Mrs. Elworth, Chicago matrimonial
paper. Contained in the parcel was a
card for the recipient to fill out-giv-
ing age, color, riches. etc, and for the
consideration of 25 cents, the advertise
ment would be published in the paper
Sophia, the fourteen year old daughter,
thought it would be a good Joke on her
mother to fill out the card and send it to
the journal together with the stipulated
fee. The prank of the girl was executed
and no more was thought of the trans
action until Mrs. EIworth received let
ter from August Buckholz out in Mime
sofa stating that he saw her advertise
ment i'll the paper and that she was a
.'marriageable lady," The writer stated
that he was looking for housekeeper
and he would be pleased to receive her
photograph. The letter was answered,
photos were exchanged; other letters
were written-some ten or fifteen in all
and within a few months cupid, through
modern agencies secured housekeeper
and wife for the lone Minnesota man. a
husband for the Kaukauna widow and Il
step-father for Sophia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buckholz and the child
rem are all now nicely settled OH the
Rutland farm. Mrs. Buckholz is lady
of evident refinement, of pleasing person
atty and there is no doubt that the
lucky groom has secured matrimonial
treasure. #a#
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP.
Runaway in Which Mr.. Thurston Re.
ceived Injuries; News Notes.

Mrs. BOutOn NlSlleu WIFI. MIS-. MeTTill
last week.
Mrs. Bunce. who has been visiting hen
son, Eugene, the past month, left Tues
day for Usage, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fleming visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. WolvertOn Sun.
day.
Delphine Tressler. who has been visit
ing in town the past ten days, returned
to her home in Blue Earth Tuesday.
Mr.. Lemon of Eagle Lake is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Grover Hart.
Miss Bertha Cole aud Ida Hall were
Mankato callers on Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs
Lizzie Hughes Wednesday.
Esther Thompson of Vernon Center
visited her relatives in town last week.
Mr. Jenkin and family have moved i'll
to one of Mrs Parker's residences.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Conkling are the
happy parents of a baby girl, born
May |.
Chester Kendall and wife have moved
onto Mr.. Van Slyck's ginseng farm.
Mr.. Bisby, an old resident of this
place. is in town.
Lee Wilson of st. Paul was i'll town
last week.
Hager and Putrah have moved their
goods into the old Glynn building.
John c. BiXby is over to Lake Crystal
working in the elevator.
Mrs Helen Swan was in Lake Crystal
on Saturday. /.
Frank Thurston and Mr.. Bell were out
riding Sunday morning when a bolt came
out of the whiffletrees, frightening the
horses and causing them to run. Mr.
Thurston held to the reins and was
pulled out of the buggy and fell on his
head. He was unconscious for short
time. His many friends hope he will
soon get over his lameness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised letter list for week end
ing May 10, 1907:
DIR. r. r. Adams, o. A. Anderson.
Erick Ahlinder.
DR.. +. S. Bissell.
Mrs. ID. +. Chapman, Charlie Clifford
Mrs. Chas. Dick, Mrs. NJ. l.. Dane.
Chas. II. Dean, Miss May s. Dougher-
ty.
Frank p. Hughes.
Mrs. v NJ. Keene, w. X. Keller.
o. E. johnson.
Oscar Larson. H. C.. Livingston.
G. NJ. Box 592, DIR. w. L. Mccarthy.
Harry T.. Otis.
Mrs. just Paulson.
Mr.. Rose, Miss Amelia Rohde.
Miss Della Sheridan. Murray Smart.
Miss Amelia Swabby, Miss Caroline
Lutter (2).
The Western Hospital.
-6has. Ziebarth.
In calling tor 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.
naming unclaimed at the expiration OF
Is DAVIS from date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
A.. j. VEIGEL, Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
ASK FOR FREE WHEAT
MiiIers at Bookings Adopt RssoIut-
ions for Congr ssionai Action.

Watertown, s. d., May 1.-THE an
nual meeting of the South Dakota ana
Southern Minnesota Millers' association
i'm this city elected the following oiii-
GERS: President, George p. Saxauer, OF
Bookings; vice president, c. a. Laur-
son, of Howard; secretary treasurer,
Henry Neill, of Madison.
The following resolutions were unan-
mously adopted:
"Whereas. 1t is apparent to us as mil
lers that BY reason of the tendency to-
ward IA decrease in the production OF
good milling wheat in the northwestern
states. due tn extensive diversified farm
inc and the growing of durum and other
grades of wheat not well suited for
milling purposes, and
"Whereas, The large milling industry
of this state is i'm danger OF being seri-
ously crippled in the not far distant flu
tufe bv reason of the condition stated.
and,
"Whereas. The development of this
section as stock and dairy district has
caused a large demand for the by-prod-
ucts of the mills and has resulted in an
advanced price of such products to the
disadvantage OI SIoth anu
men. and,
Whereas. The export trade in Hour
which has been a prominent and I'M
portant factor in the general prosperity
of the country, has fallen of materially
for the reason that mills which have
free access to Canadian wheat are now
strong competitors in the foreign market
"a condition which results i'll an eco
monte loss to the American miller III
the idleness of his mills, to the laborer in
the loss of work, and to the farmer IN
decrease in the supply and advance IN
the price of the milling feed products,
therefore,
Resolved, by the South Dakota and
Southwestern Minnesota Millers' club
that the time has come when, not only
for their own benefit and protection, but
for the good of the public at large, the
duty upon foreign wheat should be re-
moved, and,
Resolved, That we respectfully re-
quest our representatives in congress to
work to the end that this may be
brought about as early as possible
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
May 10-17-25, 1907.

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Anna
Wilka. deceased
Letters of administration on the
tate of said deceased being this day
granted unto John f. Wilka of said
County:
+ 1t is ordered, that all claims and
demands of all persons against said
estate be presented to this Court. for
examination and allowance. at the
probate office in the city of Mankato
in said Blue Earth County, on the fol-
lowing day viz: Monday the 4th day
of November. y. D., 1907. at ten o'clock.
in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered. that six months
from the date hereof be allowed to
creditors to present their claims against
time all claims not presented to said
court, or not proven to its satisfac-
|tion, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice of the
time and place of hearing and ex-
animation of said claims and demands
shall be given by, publication of this
order for three successive weeks prior
to the day appointed for such eXamina
ton. in the Mankato Free Press. a
weekly newspaper printed and published
Dated at Mankato. the first day of
May, a. d., 1907.
BY the Court:
VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
c. j. LAURISCH.
Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
May 10-17-2I-31, June 1-14-21 1907 4
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE SALE.

Default having been made in the COM
ditions of certain mortgage executed
by Cora y. Burmaster and Christian u.
! Burmaster, her husband. mortgagors:
to Joseph Kitchener, mortgagee. dated
June 10. 1906. and recorded in the Of
flee of the register of deeds of the
County of Blue Earth and State of
d., 1906. at $3.50 o'clock p. m. in book
SO of mortgages on page 55. and by
which said mortgage there was granted
| real estate situated in said Blue Earth
| County. Minnesota. to-wit:
The south two feet of lot numbered
nine (9) and the north forty eight feet
| of lot numbered eight 90 all in block
| numbered seven ca in Waite and Roel-
ofsons addition to Mankato. accord
ing to the plat thereof on file and of
record in the office of the Register of
| Deeds of said Blue Earth County:
And. Whereas, the amount claimed to
be due on said mopgage at this date is
| 1900 (245.1SJ Dollars;
| Now, Therefore, by virtue of the
power OF sale in said mortgage con-
mortgage will be foreclosed by the sale
| of said premises at public vendue, to
the highest bidder for cash. by the
Sheriff of Blue Earth County Mime
sota at the easterly (rear} main en-
| trance door of the court house in the
! City of Mankato. Blue Earth County.
minnesota. on the Zznu Gay Oh June
\. D.. 1907. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of said day. to satisfy the amount
| of said mortgage debt then due and
unpaid together with the costs and ex-
penses of such foreclosure proceed
! ings including $25 Attorneys fees as
| stipulated in said mortgage, and the
said mortgage will be thereby fOrecios-
ed.
| Dated May list. 1907.
| Ii. l.. & J. w. SCHMITT.
Attorneys for Mortgage
| JOSEPH MICHENER.
| Mortgages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
People In Vicinity Thrown
into Excitement.
LAND OWNER RAISED PRICE
For Several Years Has Tried TO Dis
pose Of His Farm: Property
Purchased For SO. 100.

New Tim, May ll.-Gold has been dis
covered on the Joseph Bier farm in the
town of Milford. Brown county, five
miles southwest of this city and the peo-
ulc are in fury of excitement. The
farm had been for sale for several years
but on account of the Cottonwood river
running through the land. caused deep
ravine. it was not considered an ideal
location.
Recently, however. John Y. Neunan. a
local mining engineer. examined some OF
he sand and rock and came to the con-
clusion that it contained gold. silver and
copper Samples were sent to. the state
university and to an ASSAY office i'm Den
yer. Col. and word came back that they
contained gold in paying quantities and
that the explorers should secure owner
ship of the land ut once.
Hubert j. Berg, for twenty years man
ager of j. F. Neuman's department store,
resigning his position and in company
with Fred Kretsch, proprietor of the Star
Hall saloon, became 50 enthuscd over
the discovery of gold that they pur-
chased the farm of two hundred and
thirty seven acres for 5000. 1t is pro-
posed to begin active mining operations
at once.
Considerable of the gold bearing sand
and rock is exposed. Farmers having
land adjoining the Bier farm are busily
engaged making excavations and expect
to strike paying veins. In consequence of
the discovery of gold all farms in the
favored neighborhood have become the
mecca of prospectors. but the farms are
not for sale at any price. Not since the
discovery of gold in the Black Hills have
the people become SO excited in this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-17
WANT THE ROUTE CHANGED
| lakevilIe Seeks the Minneapolis and
Dubuque Electric.

FROM FT1Odv : DdHS.
The Lakeville News says that a com
mittee of citizens of Lakeville went to
Minneapolis to call upon the officers
of the Minneapolis, Rochester Il Du-
buque Traction company and get them
to change the route of the electric line
from the proposed one west through
fPrior Lake, Lydia, Wesley, ETC., to run
through Lakeville. The board of dir
ectors met the committee and held a
conference for some hours the commit
tee explaining to them the proposed
route they wishsl followed and its de-
sirableness in every way over the old
one. The directors of the electric line
decided in the committees favor and
will build the road ON the line they pro
posed, which is to start from Minneapo-
lis running to Savage, Lakevile, North
field. Fairbault. Shieldsville and Owa
t0nna.
The committee were authorized by the
company to secure the right of way
over the new line, and have started on
| that mission.
1t is given out that the new line viii
not have the cheap equipment of the
ordinary street railway, but will be d
three rail standard gauge railroad, over
which cars of all railroads can be run
| 1t will be the same as the electric rail
way from Chicago to New York. Plat
forms will be erected at intervals of one
and half miles along the route
where the trains will stop for passen
gers and freight.
The company also proposes to fur.
nish electric light to persons residing
within two and one-h alf miles of theil
rand