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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15
No GAN and Some Loss.

Yes" the leader of the amateur
brass band was saying, its curious
to see what an effect learning to play
a horn has on some persons. | used to
be pretty good bass singer, but |
cant sing worth a cent now
Does learning to play a horn spoil
the voice. asked his next door neigh
Dor.
ut did mine
How do you account for itt'
Il don't know how to account for it.
Strains the vocal cords perhaps AN
know Is that l blew my voice out
through the mouthpiece of my cornet'
Did you have a good voice."
Every body said 80"
Then It's great pity you eve
learned to play II horn replied b,
neighbor shaking his head sadly Il
/ er-think l should have enjoyed hear
! ing you sing Youths Companion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15
The ur.ceiahte youra Napoleon.

AT dinner during the voyage In Cor
sica. to which my father invited the
passengers who Included some officers
Of his regiment and the two Jorsicans.
he requested an officer, NJ de Belize.
To cali young man who WAS wearing
the uniform of the military school aud
reading Mt the end of the boat The
Young man refused NJ de Belloc
came back irritated and said to my
father. II should like TO throw the
uusocinble little fellow into the sea.
lie has an unpleasant face. VIII You
grant me permission, colonelF'
NO. said my father, laughing,
and | am not OF your opinion, His
face shows character and am sure
that he will be heard Of some day
The unsociable fellow was the future
Emperor Napoleon. Belize has related
this scene to me at least ten times,
adding, with a sigh, All. II the colonel
had only allowed me to throw him into
the sea he would not be turning the
world upside down -oday. - FROM
Memoirs of Comtessc de Roigne.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15
Time to Out.

4 newly enlisted fireman OF only
average pluck was serving at his first
fire. and the chief rushed up 10 him
aud shouted shin up that ladder TO
nice to the fourth window. drop down
three stories aud catch that wooden
sign you see smoking there. swing
Yourself along 90 the second window
that the red glare is coming from.
break She glass and go lu aud rescue
tho~. three Old ladies Well. what
the deuce ar. you waiting forf' For
pen and lHk sir said the new man.
4 want ru haHt boo wy resignation Co.
Arenn..L
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15
An Exnert MarkSn1n.

The terms "sharpshooter," "exper
marksman," etc. which have distin
guished the classes Of military rifiemen
are often pulling to those not familiar
with rife practice To become Il
marksman one must make % out Of
possible 80 at 200, 300 and 800
yards. The sharpshooter must get
100 out of 200 at 200 800. 800 and COO
yards, besides doing well enough in
kirmish TO bring his total to 225. or
two thirds of the possible score. An
expert must do all this and also score
40 out Of 30 at 800 yards and 80 out
OF 30 at 1900 yards. The latter dis
tance is more than half a mile and
the bullseye looks mighty small
Scranton Republican.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15
CONGRESSMAN SHEPPARD
Accepts Invitation to Deliver an Adj
dress in Waxahachie.

The Epworth League is In receipt
OF a communication from the Hon,
Morris sheppard. accepting an invi-
tation to deliver his lecture on
Christian Citizenship" in Waxaha-
chic If possible for him TO do so
This address was given at Epworth
press TO be a crowning event of the
assembly. Mr.. Sheppard will prob
ably be here in September or Octo-
Der.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15
Denmark Orioinal Of Thuis7

Was Denmark the original Thule, the
worlds end land OF the ancients he
yond which lay only the Sluggish sea
pytheas OF Massilia, who was ABOUT
contemporary with Alexander the
Great, 10 believed by some TO have
referred to what We now know as Jut
land by this name but. ss there ts
nothing TO show that Pytheas had
visited Thule himself he was probably
rather vague about H. Since be seems
To have represented II as = land OF the
midnight sun. others have identined
IL as Iceland or even Greenland. and
the Thule Of the Irish monks OF the
ninth century 4 ~ Was certainly Tee
Land hut the Thule ~ Iacitus, which
lay near the orkney Islands. must have
been part - the ~betlsnds pool London
Chronicle
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15
T. 4 Is. Y. DIRECTORS.
Only Routine Of Business Disposed
of Wednesday,

Directors of the Trinity and Braz-
os Valley We're in session in the Of
fees of Vice President and General
Manager w. E. Green in this city
Wednesday, but according to a state
ment of President r. H. Baker, only
routine business was disposed of. No
matters of Importance developed, it
is stated
Colonel Baker came up from Aus
tin Wednesday morning, accompan-
led by his family. and returned &c
the capital city on the early evening
train.
A few days ago he made a trip in
Valley route. and he expressed graf
ification over the constantly improv-
ing condition of the roadbed The
track is getting in better shape
every day, he said, and the ballast
ing is progressing rapidly. BY Octo-
Der / the expectation is to inaugur-
ate double daily service, and enter
Galveston as we'll
Cotton prospects along the Valley
route are particularly promising,
said Colonel Baker, and the indica-
tions are favorable for big fall
with the new road Fort Worth
Record
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15

ress tssnefa saF ~nggnxas 30 nsos
"a fne ha est r~wwsves TIE s~msff
r-~nxN fsfes eett
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15

>>>>>>>>>s >~>>>s
WANT COLUMN. &
>>>>>> $4,000
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1902; Mini
mum 10.
UMBRELLAS-Re- and re-
paired at Arthur Mackoy's shop. tt
FOR fire and tornado insurance see
Burleson & Veazey over Matthews
Bros. IT
WANTED-You to know that / will
order you a car load of wood D. II.
Thompson lis
WAxAHACHIE Hot Mineral water
delivered daily B. S. McCourt. Old
phone 461. 23
FOUND-Gold pin engraved with
letter NJ. Owner can get same at this
office by paying for this notice. 113
" NhA> new furniture
and stoves for old Highest cash prj-
ces paid. r. e. Moore Furniture Co.
If
WANTED-Your furniture Grating
and packing. Wesson & Humphreys.
115 Rogers street. Old phone 1915.
115
FOR SALE-Or will trade, a nice
S-room residence on West Main
street for good farm. Burleson q
Neazey. If
WANTED-A first class fireman at
the Electric Light plant. 4 good,
steady job for the right party. Apply
in person. Thos. Cook. Supt. Is
FOR SALE room house. | arge
lot. good barn in, Billiard Heights
addition \ great bargain II sold by
tomorrow night. Adkins Rocket Co.
FOR SALE-Plenty of good cinders
at the Electric Light plant, only %
cents per load. The very thing TO fill
up your lot or mudhole. Waxahachie
Electric & Gas Co. Is
SEND us your repairing and press
INK. All our work is done by the most
skilled workmen and guaranteed to
be satisfactory, Porter Will call for
all packages. Both phones. Hosford
4 Brown. x
STRAYED one brown horse mule.
about IA hands high. 8 years old.
branded TN on left shoulder. One
dark bay mare mule about IL hands
high. 8 years old. branded TN on lett
shoulder Hufe Rynum. dtawss
AN EXPERIENCED TAILOR Is ia
charge Of our shop and snpeTYises all
work done. Thus you are assured OF
first class work when LETT With as.
All work called for AID delivered
promptly Phone as Matthews bro@.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15

SEND US your repairing and press
INK. All our work is done by the most
skilled workmen and guaranteed TO
be satisfactory. Porter Will call for
all packages. Both phones. Hosford
4 Brown. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15

An EXPERIENCED TAILOR Is Ia
charge Of our shop and sgpeTYises all
work done. Thus you are assured or
first class work when left With us
All work called for and delivered
promptly Phone as Matthews bFos.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15

FOR SAIE-Plenty of good cinders
at the Electric Light plant, only 10
cents per load. The very thing to I'LL
up your lot or mudholc. Waxahachie
Electric 4 Gas Co. ID
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15

WANTED-You to know that / will
order you car load of wood. D. II.
Thompson. lis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-15

UMBRELLAS-Re- and re-
paired at Arthur Mackoy's shop. tt
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-06-21

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

On Monday, the 10th of December
Alexander Schuettc, carrier on the new
mail route ont of Mankato will start
on his first trip The route is twenty
two and one-half miles long and will
be great benefit to the farmers east
and south of this city.
Two weeks ago Free Press repre-
sentative drove over the route, dis
tributing mail boxes and took orders
for The Free Press from the half
dozen not already on our subscription
list. Some of the people along the
new route have heretofore received
mail from either No. Mankato or
Good Thunder No. l, by placing mail
boxes at a distance of from a quarter
to mile from their residences on the
road traversed by the two named
routes. This has necessitated some
travel and inconvenience, but this was
overcome by the fact that mail could
be received daily, which was then
much closer than going to town. The
new route passes through Rapidan
station.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

r. ID. Mcbride of Miles CITY, Mont.
who at the time of the county fair in
Hutchinson had here herd of west
ern horses which he was selling. has
dropped out of sight, and his relatives
IN the west have come to the conclu-
sion that he has been the victim of
foul play He sold several horses. but
finally went to hObnobbing with a
booty outfit at Hutchinson and while
under the influence of liquor would
frequently show and spend his money
freely. 1t was said that he carried
on his person large sum of money.
He drove his herd to Norwood accom-
panied by two of the crowd that
had fastened themselves upon him and
from there the party went to Lin
coin, Neb., shipping the horses by rail.
That is the last trace his friends have
been able to find of Mcbride. Some
of the horses were sold at Lincoln
and the rest remain in the wards
unclaimed. Advices from Miles CITY
say that Mcbride drew 5000 from the
bank when he left and has a consider
able sum yet on deposit there. 1t is
the opinion of those familiar with the
case that Mcbride was murdered for
his money and that the strangers
who went from Hutchinson with him
should be hunted down.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

Charles LOOMS, the marshal of Ma
della, was in the city today looking
for a boy who recently ran away from
Charles City, Iowa. The boy is a son
of cousin of Mr. Loomis' wife, The
police rounded up fifteen year old
boy today who exactly resembled the
runaway boy, except that he did not
have the birthmark described upon the
Iowa boy.
Mr.. Loomis states that the man who
was recently committed to the county
Jail in this city from Madelia for
drunkenness OF disorderly conduct
rode into town on a broncho with a
rifle and jug of whisky strapped to
the saddle and shot about all the chin
neys in town in true western style. Be-
fore he was arrested one man was
shot by the policeman, but pulled the
bullet out and next day handed it
back to the officer. This little cerio-
comedy created the greatest excite
ment for time in the village.
Thirty-four men are now on the
black list, and the saloons have been
notified not to sell them liquor Some
of the men are prominent farmers
and their trading is done at villages
where they can get their accustomed
drinks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
Monuments and Cemetery Work
The MankatO Marble
s %'' nens@ @sse Works A a RnLH
Dec, 13-20-2.@, 1907.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Jennie z.
Bradley, deceased.
whereas. an instrument in writing purport-
ing TO be the last will and test ament of Jennie
Bradley. deceased. late of said County,
mas been delivered to this Court;
ana whereas. Ida NJ. Martin
has filed Herewith her petition, represent
ing among other things. that said Jennie
r. Bradley died in said County on the 2Sth
day OF November 1897. teState, and that said
petitioner Is the eXecutriX named in said last
VIII and Testament. and praying that the
salq instrument may be admitted TO probate,
ana that letters testamentary be issued there
on to herself
1t Is Ordered. That the proofs of said in
Strument and the said petition be heard be-
fore this Court at the Probate Office in the
City OF MankatO. in said County. on Monday
the 9th day of January A. d.. 1905 at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon when all persons in
tereSted may appear for or contest the pro-
bate of said instruments:
Ana 1t Is Further Ordered, That notice of
the time ant place of said hearing he given
to all persons interested. by publishing this
order once in each Week for three successive
weeks prior to said day OF hearing. in the
Mankato Free Press, a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato in said
county.
Dated az Manlzato. the 4th day of De ember,
A. D., 1907. ..-
BY the Court.
lProbate Court Seal. WM. +. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
W. II & C. D. Geddes. Attorneys
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

Charles Barkus, aged sixty one years
who resides at Sleepy Eye, was Sc.
riously injured while working with a
bridge crew on the Plainview branch
of the Northwestern road at three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. t-t
= Mr.. Barkus was. standing on one OF
the, caps on the bridge known as No.
20S near Doty station, when he fell to
the ground seventeen feet below. The
man was driving timber with a
sledge hammer when he lost his bal
ance.
AS result of the fall the man suf-
fered a broken arm, n double fracture
of the shoulder and fractured thigh.
He was taken on a handcar to Plain
view Junction where he was placed
on train No. SOC and taken to Eyota
where he was placed in the hospital
for treatment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
Dec. Is, 20, q. 1907
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS,

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Eafth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Cornelia NJ.
Marsh. deceased.
Letters teStamentary on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Minnie Il. g ,we1. Of said county:
1t is ordered. that all claims and demands
of all Dtr5 IN; 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 following day,
viz: Monday. the md day of March, A. ID.
1905 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered. that three months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
Sented TO said court, or not proven to it's sat
iSfacton shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims aud demands shall be given by publ
cation of this oruer for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 9th day OF Novem-
Der. A. ID. 1907.
By the Court:
[PRoBATE COURT WIN. +. HUGHES,
SEAL Judge of Probate.
G. j. lockwood. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
Dec. 13-20-27--19O7.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of John Mohr,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Is. B. Wilson. administrator of thu estate
Of Jo' n Mohr, deceased. representing. among
other things. that he has fully administered
said estate and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing the final
account of his administration and for the as
Signment of tue 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 ath day of January A. ID. 19Gs. 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 i'm each week
for three successive weeks prior to said day of
hearing in the Mankato Free Press. weekly,
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato. the 5th day
of december A. ID. 1907.
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal.l WIN. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
S B Wilson. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

Yesterday afternoon a hundred pound
sack of sugar fell from a dray Oh
Front street, and it was picked up and
carried to the city hall to await the
owner. Later in the day Humane
Officer Smith asked someone whether
he knew who it belonged to and was
told that it was the property of a
certain farmer in Belgrade. Finding
the farmer, Mr. Smith asked him whe-
ther he had lost anything, and the
farmer said that he had lost sack
of sugar. Mr. Smith told him that there
was a sack at the city hall, and ac-
companied him to get it. The farmer
loaded it upon his wagon and drove
off.
Afterwards it developed that the
sugar did not belong to the farmer who
had previously learned of the sack
being lost from load and knew its
description. Officer smith got on the
farmers track this morning found out
who he was and took steps to make
him return the sugar in hurry to
avoid prosecution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

William Mcqueen, special admins
traitor of the estate of the late Isaac
E. Wheeler, has commenced an action
against Mr.. and Mrs. Cotton to set
aside the conveyance of the forty acre
farm in Sterling where the tragedy
occurred month ago. The grounds
alleged for the suit comprise all that
the statutes provide for, including al
legged use of undue influence by the
Cottons to get the contract between
them and Wheeler made, the alleged
incompetence of Wheeler to enter into
a contract, and inadequate considera-
ton.
Pau & Pau and c. j. Laurisch are
the attorneys for Wheeler's sister in
this action, and S. B. Wilson and U.
G. Argetsinger will represent the Cot
tons. 1t is likely to be an interest
ing piece of litigation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
SMITH MUST OBEY THE LAW
Mayor Of St. Paul Gets Word From
Attorney General.

Attorney General f. T. Young has
sent letter to Mayor Smith of st.
Paul, notifying him that the state law
requiring saloons to. close at IL p. m.
must be enforced.
The text of the letter was not made
public, but it stated that formal COM
plant had been filed with the states
legal department, alleging that the
city administration was wilfully neg
lecting and refusing to enforce the
liquor law 1t notified the mayor that
if he persisted in his conduct, the law
made it the duty of the attorney
geenral to bring proceedings for his
removal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

The last link in the Wheeler sui
eide mystery in Sterling was cleared
up when Fl. L. Cotton, the man who
secured the farm on the contract made
with Wheeler, found the missing peck
etbook in the oat bin. Many supposed
because no money was found that the
man had been murdered. In the
pocketbook were two certificates of
deposit on the First National Bank of
Mapleton, one for $40 and one for
500; also $40 bill and $2.ll in small
change
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

st. Peter. Dec. l2.-Several members
of the board of education have balke'l
at what they style mail-order en-
CINE and it stands in the way OF the
acceptance of st. Peters new high
school building, which was erected this
summer at cost of $4,000. The con-
tractor has nearly completed the struc-
ture, but fault is being found with the
gasoline engine used to propel the ven
tilating fan and matters can 60 no
further until it is accepted or rejec-
ted
When the heating and ventilating
plant was put in St. Paul manu-
facturer secured sub-contract to in
stall the engine. He claims to have
furnished the style of machine speci-
fed, but it has been condemned by an
inspector gagged by the board.
A humorous feature of the episode
has grown out of a statement made
by representative of the manufact-
uring company, he declaring that his
firm furnishes hundreds of gasoline
engines for one of the larger mail cata-
log houses in Chicago. These he as
sured the board members, were all
faulty or inferior, but the supporters
of the inspector believe that an error
was made and the school equipped with
an engine of the mail order variety.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

Worcester, Dee. l7.-Harry M. Grout
nineteen year old Spencer boy, has
gone Marconi one59better and has sue
ceeded in operating electric lights and
motors by electro magnetic waves at a
distance of 900 feet and more. Ac-
cording to the authorities at the
Worcester Polytechnic institute, this
is something that has never been ac-
eomplished before. Power has been
sent through the air for few feet,
but nothing to approach the distances
at which young Grout has success
fully operated his lights and motors
by wireless.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20


State Agent Barnard passed through
Mankato on Omaha train No. 4 YES
terday Afternoon on his way from Cali
fornia to st. Cloud, having in his Gus
tody three young men who had been
paroled from the state reformatory, but
who had broken their parole One of
the three was young man named,
Magin, who has relatives in this
city, and whose home is in South
st. Paul. Magin was convicted of
grand larceny and was received at the
reformatory in April, 1905. He was
paroled April IL 1907, and broke his
parole June 5, at st. Paul. He is TWEEN
ty-two years old, and appears like a
nice young fellow who would not COM
nit crime
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20

Margaret Lewis had her hearing this
forenoon on the charge of incorrigibil-
ity, before Judge Comstock. She is
a bright little girl, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lewis, and the
trouble with her seems to have been
that her parents are away from home
all day, and she would not stay
there alone.
Superintendent j. NJ. Mcconnell and
Truant Officer J. J. Edwards testified
to her repeated truancy from school.
Chief Osten testified to receiving fire.
quent complaints of her being out
nights, and recently she ran away to
Minneapolis and was gone week.
Mrs. Lewis testified that the girl is
fourteen years old, and does not mind,
but takes to the streets.
The case was continued until to-
morrow at p. M, when sentence
will be. pronounced. A place has been
found in the country for her to work,
and sentence will probably be suspend
ed to give her another chance.