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L'Italia. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1887-1943, 1907-09-19
Quanto ci vorra nerchA

49, Quanto ci vorra perche flnlate
uesta mia causa? Domandava Tizio,
che era in liberia provvisoria.
"L'avvocato": 10 credo che mi ci
vorra un paio di settimane, ma vol
no paura che non basteranno due an
nj.
Fanciullo "nouveau siecle:" MAN.
ma, qualcuno mi ha ipnotizzato 10 mi
son semitic trascinare, milo malgrado,
entro la dispense, obbligato a man
glare una grande quantitA di quei
dolci, che tn mi avevi proibito di toe
care.
L'Italia. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1887-1943, 1907-09-19
LIE VITTIME DEL FULMINE.

sulla nostra citta un violentissimo ura
Parecchi fulmini caddero su case
damn. I'm fulmine uccise / due giov,
ii fabbro Leonardo. l due giovanni Ri
Rimase anche fulminata una giov
ne colpita, mentre prostrata in ginocch
sario pregando la Vergine a volere SEQ
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

st. Paul, Nov. l5-It is not incon-
sistent for creditor to apply to have
a certain firm adjudged bankrupt
and later make demand upon the
trustee in bankruptcy for certain
goods which were in the hands of the
bankrupt, but belonged to the petit
tioning creditor, according to de-
cision filed by the United States
circuit court of appeals today.
The decision was rendered on an APP
peal taken in suit which was re-
Gently tried before Judge Amidon of
the United States district court for
North Dakota. The Deere & Weber
company of Minneapolis turned over
to Carl Spehrer of Grano, N. D., GER
tain implements and farm machinery
which he was to sell on commission.
After bankruptcy proceedings had
been instituted against Spehrer on
request of the Deere & Weber COM
pany, the referee in bankruptcy, at
the request of Deere & Weber, or
dered certain property belonging to
the latter company, but among the
possessions of the bankrupt, returned
to it's owners. o. NJ Pierce, trustee
in bankruptcy for Spehrer's establish
ment, brought suit to have this or
der set aside on the ground that
it was inconsistent with the original
petition of Deere & Weber to have a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

This evening st. Clair will be the
scene of a Congregational rally and
social held in the church under the
direction of Mrs. j. Chase, Mr. Mel
son and Mrs. NJ. B. RasdalI, commit
tee. Over the coffee-cups those pres
ent will listen to a talk on the Chi
cago boy and his life by E. Dudley
Parsons, who will also Outline a plan
whereby the festival can be repeated
in the near future with profit and
pleasure to all, On Sunday morning
following the Sunday school session,
Mr.. Parsons will conduct a preach
ing service in which Mrs. M. B. Ras-
dali will direct the singing and render
a solo, the subject of the discourse
will be 'Is the Old Time Religion
Good Enough For Me-"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
CASE IS AGAIN PUT OVER
MRS. AiAEG LLOYD DOOMED TO
REMAIN IN 6ASTlLE.
Thinks l, Viii Be Horrid to Have to
Spend Her Birthday IN Jail; Not
Worrying Very Much.

Rochester,. Nov. l4.-Mrs. Aimee
Lloyd seems doomed to remain in
the Omsted county Jail for several
weeks to come. Her hearing sched-
uled to take place before justice,
was continued until the 30th. As the
grand jury meets on Dec. 2, her case
may not again be considered until
that body takes it up.
Mrs. Lloyd was not in the court
room to exceed two minutes today.
The lawyers and the Fstice soon ar
ranged the continuance" and she was
advised and escorted from the ROOM
Only a few persons were in court,
for it was pretty well understood
nothing would be done.
The defendant is not worrying over
her position. Court proceedings and a
cell apparently have no terrors for
her. She said today:
1--WE birthday this month; won't
it be horrid to spend it in jail? But
really | don't mind this confinement.
Any girl who has spent six years in
a convent, as | have, cannot fret at
this. Pve got fine bed with real
sheets and the sheriff is such gent
tleman."
The man known as Albert has not
been here for several days and no. one
knows where he has gone. Mrs. Lloyd
relies upon him as her only friend in
her present dilemma. Albert, she de-
clares, will stand by her whether she
is in Jail or out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
FIGHT Mail Order Houses
Minneapolis Commercial Club Will Join
With Country Merchants

The following circular letter has been
issued by the Minneapolis Commercial
club:
To the merchants of the northwest
Greeting 1.-THE Commercial club of
Minneapolis, representing the business
interests of that city, hereby places
itself on record as being in sympathy
with and DESTROYS of giving both en-
couragement and support to the re-
tail merchants of the northwest in
their unequal struggle for business
against what may be considered the
unjust methods of many retail cata-
log houses.
The action of one of these retail
catalogue houses in bringing suit
against the merchants of South Dako-
ia to enioin them from combining in
campaign for the mutual protection
of their vested rights and to prevent
the destruction of their business while
unsuccessful indicates it is thought,
NoiieSieSu oSIIoh VII thO pe'ho VI 0iiSoS
houses. The United States court in
South Dakota in the case referred to
citing the decisions of other courts,
representing the weight of authority
in the United States, decided "That
merchants can legally associate them
selves together for the purpose of self
protection and may combine in the
common defence of their business
against unfair competition.
Other recent proceedings brought in
federal courts with orders which it
is reported will be begun to gether
with the persistent activity of these
concerns in their efforts to secure a
more liberal parcels post, which it is
believed would wholly destroy bust
ness in the small towns, indicate
disposition to secure federal aid to
subserve private ends.
1t is believed also that unless the
people stand together to assert their
rights such enlisting and aid of feder-
al authority will become a menanee,
not only to the business interests OF
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
Nov. Is. - %, 1907
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Elizabeth
Morgan. deceased.
Letters teStamentary on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted unto
Hugh NJ. R6 bertS Of said county;
Ii 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 following day.
viz: Monday the 18th Gay of May, A; ID.
1905 at ten O'Clock i'm the forenoon OF said day.
II is further ordered. that six 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-
scented TO said court, or not proven TO Its sat
isfacrion shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice OF the time ana
Mace of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publi-
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior 10 the day appointed for such examina-
ton i'm the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 18th day OF Novem-
Der. A. ID. 1907.
By the Court:
TPROBATF COURT VIM. II. HUGHES.
SEAL Judge of Probate.
s. Il. wilson Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

From Mondays Daily
The Luveme Heard says that con-
elusive proof that the gasoline furn-
ished the people of Luverne, and pre-
sumably those in all parts of the
country, contains large percentage
of water was furnished the first of the
week by w. H. Jones, who lives
southeast of town, when he exhibited
a can supposed to contain three gal
Ions of gasoline but which actually
contained but two gallons of oil and
one gallon of water.
The exposure of this enormous per
centage of water in the oil was
brought about by the cold weather.
The first of last week Mr.. Jones
bought a five gallon can of gasoline
at one of the stores in this city for
use in his gasoline, stove. Tuesday
when he went to fill the tank on the
stove he found the can, which was
kept out of doors, to be apparently half
full of ice. AS he was coming to
town that day, he brought it with
him. The ice was loose in the can
so when he arrived in town in the
presence of a number of witnesses the
oil was poured out and then the ice
was melted and the water poured out
and both measured. The finding was
as above stated-two gallons of oil
and one gallon of water-Mr. Jones
having used two gollans from the
time he purchased it until the day he
the ice in the can.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

retail merchants and of consumers but
to the stability of our national insti-
tutions
The founder of one of the Chicago
mail order houses is credited with
having said ten years ago, Give me
forty years of business and I will
make every city outside of Chicago
village, every village a hamlet
and every hamlet 1 will wipe off the
face of the map" In the ten years
that have past the growth and devel-
opment of country towns have been
retarded beyond all computation and
the tendency now is toward central
izing of business in the retail catalog
houses of large cities. Do you believe
that this was done by honest compe-
tition? Can any one doubt that with
thirty years more of the same kind
of retarded growth and suppressed
development this boastful assertion
will become startling reality.
The Commercial club of Minneapolis
stands only for that which is morally
and legally right. 1t believes in the
northwest and its continued prosperity.
1t believes it is the moral duty and
the legal privilege of every man to
protect himself against unjust compe-
tition and in so doing to avail him
self of all information obtainable con-
corning the methods adopted by his
competitors in business and to exchange
idease with others as to the proper
and lawful means of meeting that
competition to the end what the whole
people of the northwest will be bene-
flied and not merely the proprietors
of single business.
The Commercial club will do all it
can do to build up the northwest
and strongly urges you, either by your
individual efforts or preferably CO.
operation with other business men of
poor community to educate the people
of your locality to the Importance of
assisting to build up their own town
and offers your every encouragement in
such efforts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
BOOST MILK PRICES
Chicago Dealers Have a Trust
Like Those in Mankato.

Chicago, Nov. l9.>--Activity on the
part of the department of health in
forcing the Chicago milk dealers to
keep their places clean, and to use
such sanitary measures as will guard
the city against infectious diseases is
declared to be the reason underlying
the increase in the price of milk to
s cents quart and 8 in some in
stances.
The report of the health department
for the week just ended shows that
out of 277 places inspected the inspec
tors found l55 in bad sanitary condi-
tions. Notices were issued to all of
them that they must clean up their
establishments in fifteen days. Even
after this notice the city found that
ten places out of sixty that were re-
inspected had failed to heed the warn
ing of the city.
Suits were at once filed against the
ten men who had failed to pay atten-
tion to the city's demand that the
milk supply of Chicago be kept clean.
To the fact that the representatives of
the people are compelling the milk men
to observe the law is attributed the
advance made in prices.
The advance in the price of milk
went into effect this morning. Pints
that used to cost cents will bring
5. Quarts will cost cents instead
of Z. Cream gets raise of cents
on each half pint, and costs the
consumer 10 cents today. The two
big concerns in the city-thel Bow
man and the Borden houses-have led
in the advance. 1t is expected that
the smaller dealers will follow their
lead.
The dealers say the increase in the
cost of feed for cows, and the increase
in the price of milk made by farm
ers caused the increase to the con-
sumner.
Mankato milkmen are charging s
certs FER quart or fourteen tickets
for 81. Cream has gone up in price
also. The dealers allege that the
operation of the milk testing ordinance
is the cause. As a matter of fact the
testing does not cause cent of ex.
pense to the milkmen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

Judson, Nov. l6-To the Free Press
In the Thursday issue of your paper
you had an account of the fire at
the home of Lewis Williams of judi
son, which is not fair to Mr. Williams
or to us. You say that he was
found by his neighbors dressed in his
best Sunday clothes, which is mis-
take. He was dressed in a duck coat,
overalls, suit vest, and cap, apparently
new. AS to his being frightened or
nervous, we were the most so, as we
believed him to be in the ruins. As
he is subject to fits, we believed
that he had had one, and that the
lamp had been overturned, and being
unable to save himself had persisted.
AS to the origin of the fire, we
ave no knowledge whatever, except
ing as Mr. Williams told us. Yours
truly, C.. w. and w. johnson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

The Mankato Caledonian Curling
club held its first meeting of the
year last evening in the art rooms
of j. R. Snow. A good representative
meeting it was. Many interesting fea-
lures were discussed, and plans con-
summated for rare program for
their annual meeting next Thursday
evening at eight o'clock at j. R..
Shows art rooms. The election of Of
ficers for the ensuing year will take
place and plans for the winters
sport be made. The prospects are very
bright for another bonspiel on larger
scale than any former one, if the
enthusiasm of last nights meeting is
any criterion. Invitations will be sent
out in a few days to all that are in
terested in the roarin' game.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
Found Some of the Old Mans
Property Stored in Shed.
Dressed in His Sunday Clothes
When Seen at the Fire.
He Could Have Made His Es-
cape From the Fellows.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Sheriff Donahue and Deputy Sheriff
Phillips yesterday afternoon accom-
panied Lewis Williams to the spot
where the latter's house in Judson
burned early yesterday morning, and
made an investigation. They found
that Williams trunk was in the she'd,
unframed, and that he had saved his
best clothes, some twenty of his books,
his clock and lamp and few other
things, the rest being consumed with
his house.
Hay Scattered About.
1t was found that there was hay all
around the yard. The barn was To-
Gated across the road from the house,
while back of the house was a heavily
wooded hill. If Williams had been in
mortal terror, as he claims to have
been, he could have run into the tim
Der while the men who he claims
were assaulting him were across the
road getting the hay from behind
the barn. He would have been I'M
observed, and the glare of the fire
intensified the darkness around so
that neighbors who arrived said that
they could not see more than few
feet beyond where the fire lighted up
the surroundings.
Do Not Take Stock in Story.
The neighbors of Williams, who
were seen, did not take much stock
in the story of an assault told by
Williams. The latter, however, sticks
to his story, and procured warrant
yesterday afternoon for the arrest of
two men on the charge of assault in
the second degree, with a deadly
weapon, to-wit, loaded revolver.
The familiar names of John Doe and
Richard Roe appear in the warrant.
Williams has suit in the district
court and is represented by an Owa-
tonna attorney. He is the man whose
wife in her will cut him off with
So. Litigation has followed. 1t APP
pears that Williams and his wife did
not get along very well together.
Was in His Sunday Best.
When neighbors of Williams ar
rived at the scene of the fire early
yesterday morning they found him
standing in the road and dressed in
his Sunday best clothes. He did not
appear to be frightened.
Sheriff Donahue is inclined to re-
gard Williams story as 'pipe
dream" So does everybody else.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
A Helping Hand.

When the foreign missionary had
concluded his talk, he made the usual
appeal for contributions however, small
Coming up to the platform will several
others small boy mounted to the
level of the lecturer and Fastening to-
ward him said:
please, sir. | was very much in
terested in your lecture and,-and-"
$50 on, my little man." said the
missionary encouragingly. "You want
to help in the good work."
"Not exactly, sir" said the boy.
What | want to know is, have you
any foreign stamps you don't want %
Success Magazine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

Rochester, Nov. ia jury found
Edward Popple guilty of refusing to
send his son Elmer, aged fourteen, to
school. The school board has been ex-
erting every effort to procure the alb
solute enforcement of the compulsory
school attendance law, and in this
especially aggravated case, caused the
arrest of the father, mother and
truant boy. The action was bitterly
contested, but the jury found the
father guilty and he was fined $25.
The mother and son are to have their
trial on Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
TWAS A SHORT SHIFT
GRAND JURY CONCLUDES ITS
LA8oRS;IS DISCHARGED.
Returned Several Indictments Some
Divorce Suits Were Tried To-
day, Cases for Hearing.
From Thursdays Daily.

from thursday s DAILY.
Fair, warmer tonight and Friday.
The grand jury came into court at
presented several indictments, and
having no further business, was dis
charged. It's work was done in an
expeditions manner.
The two divorce suits of Daisy May
Nelson VS.. Charles Il Nelson and
Mary A. Kanoff VS.. Frank B. Kanoff
were tried before the court late yes
terday afternoon, w. r. Geddes APP
pearing for the plaintiff in each case,
and there being no defense offered.
This forenoon the divorce case of
Jeanette Shelley VS.. ID. A. Shelley
was tried, S. B. Wilson appearing for
the plaintiff, and there being no APP
pearance for the defendant.
The suit of E. n. Manning & Co.
VS.. Mrs. James Kelley went to trial
this afternoon before a jury, w. A.
Plymat appearing for the plaintiff
and Pau & Pau and c. J. ~Laurisch
appearing for the defendant.
At the peremptory call of the cal
endar this morning the suit of Lillian
Asher VS.. E. d. Wilmot was reported
settled as per stipulation to be
filed.
In the matter of the estate of
Mary Williams, deceased, Thomas
Hughes, applt., VS.. Lewis Williams,
respt, was continued by consent.
Williams is the man whose house
burned yesterday morning, and who
claims to have been murderously as
saulted.
In the matter of the estate of Ellef
Grotta, deceased, Bergetta Grotta,
applt., VS.. Maurice Grotta and others,
respts., stricken from the calendar on
motion of the appellant.
The following case was added to
the calendar: w. A. Funk VS.. Charles
F. and Emma Wagner.
Two more cases were set for trial
by jury, and two more for trial by
the court
The next case for trial will be that
of Luther Geyer VS.. A. o. Friedrichs,
and this will be followed by the suit
of Henrietta Schlegel VS.. Theodore
Schmidt and others.
The suit of James b. Swing as
trustee, etc, VS.. Henry Zimmerman
Sr. will 90 to trial Nov. % at 2 p. M,
and will be followed by the suit of
j. A. Anderson and others VS.. George
Hoffman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
1t has been ascertained that Lewis
Williams carried 500 of insurance on
his house, that burned the other
morning in Judson. He was planning
to move out in short time, it is
said, and was to spend the remainder
of his days with friend 1t is also
said that he had held an auction or
had at least sold good many of his
goods.
The insurance was carried with a
farmers company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

Olaf Broste this forenoon brought
to the city bald headed eagle that
he shot in section 6, Rapidan The
huge bird had been seen in the vicin-
lty for some time, and yesterday Mr..
Broste, while hunting. located him
in tree and shot him before he flew.
The bird is not quite dead, and mea-
sures SIX feet four inches, from tip to
tip. He is a handsome specimen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

The state normal football team won
another glorious victory when it de-
feated the Wells high school team at
Sibley park Saturday afternoon by a
score of nine to nothing. No casual
ties were reported.
Arrangements are being made for a
game next Saturday with the ST..
Cloud normal team, to be played at
st. Cloud.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

receiver in bankruptcy appointed for
Spehrer.
The lower court sustained the or
der of the referee in bankruptcy, and
the case was appealed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
STORIES FROM HOME AND ELSEWHERE

have been removed from them. Own
ers who violate this regulation are
not to receive any compensation for
any cattle condemned by the state
or local boards
The state live stock and sanitary
board will meet again on Nov 81
to complete the revision of regula-
lions governing infectious diseases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

Chicago Tribune: mo, Godfrey"
protested the beautiful girl, you mus
Mt do that | have never allowed a
young man to put his arm around my
waist" THAT being the case, Gwen
dolen," he answered sadly, but with
in exorable firmness, you will have
to take your head off my shoulder"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
Or. A. w. ChaSc'S
kidncy-Liver Pills

Mr.. s: B. Holden. No. 2S4k Cass Ave,
Grand Rapids. Mich, says:-"I have for
years been subject to sluggishness of the
liver and constipation, the kidneys were also
inactive and caused me great deal of pain
across my loins. / got some of DR.. A. w.
Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills and they cured
the inactivity of the organs rapidly and
easily. l would not be without them" 25c
? box at all dealers. Write for free sample.
Dr.. A. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
LAAck DRUG 60. MANkATo. MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22
From THURSDAYS Daily.

From THURSDAYS Daily.
Faribault, Nov. l4.-At special
meeting of the city council there were
present representatives of the Min
neapolis, Rochester & Dubuque Trac-
ton company, with franchise which
had been drawn by the company's
attorney in the form of an ordinance.
NJ. H. Boutelle, speaking for the
company, said that passenger service
was the company's first consideration.
Next in Importance was the carrying
of express, and, third, that of hand
ling freight. The route has now been
decided upon-from the Twin Cities
and the town of Savage to Lakeville,
thence to Mortified, Faribault, Owa-
tonna and Rochester.
Mr.. Boutelle stated frankly that
the company was anxious to come to
Faribault. 1t expected the city to
hedge the franchise with every reas-
enable restriction, but if the council
declined to give the help desired, the
road would not come to Faribault.