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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-01
Story Told BY the MankatO
Man at Omaha.
EXPRESS CONCERNS ACTIONS
Sell Fruit on the Streets and Compete
With the Legitimate Dealers,
Is the Complaint.

Omaha, Oct. 29.-Special Examiner
Drawn of the interstate commerce COM
mission began three days session in
Omaha, investigating the charge of
the Western Fruit Growers association
that the express companies of the
country were engaged in the buying
and selling of fruit to the detriment of
the fruit jobbers of the country. The
investigation is under the United States
senate resolution of March 2, 1907.
L. a. Richardson, manager of the
Fruit Growers association of Sparta
Wis, testified to having done business
through the order and commission de-
partmentS of both American and Unit
ed States Express companies.
Ninety per cent of the Fruit in Rich
ardsons' territory is handled, he said,
through the express companies COM
mission department. In the year 1906
Richardson said, the fruit handled by
the commission departments of the ex-
press companies was sold at 10 cents
to 40 cents less per crate than the
average market price.
isn't the prosperity of your bust
ness" questioned Attorney Green, "the
result of efforts made by express COM
panies to develop the Industry"
mo, sir, L don't think So" said Rich
ardson.
John Herbst of Sparta, Wis, was the
second witness. He is fruit grower
and purchasing agent for the fruit
dealers of Minneapolis. So far as he
knew the express companies are impair
tial in handling the products of fruit
raisers.
MIR. Waddell Testifes.
J. J. Wadell of Mankato, Mimi, man
ager of wholesale fruit house, was
the third witness. His house has
bought southern vegetables from ex-
press companies and also fruit. He was
unable to say whether the express COM
panies bought fruit and vegetables out
right. Some times the companies
would peddle vegetables on the streets
of Mankato when dealers in that city
llsiu SUFFICIENT SJOck OH mana anu
could not use the products which the
companies had to sell. Wadell said
that southern fruit and vegetables are
consigned to the express agent at Man
kato and that he sells the commodity
in order to collect the express charges.
If he cannot dispose of them to dealers
he will have them peddled on the
streets
Miss Jessie Nelson of Council Bluffs,
bookkeeper for the Council Bluffs Grape
Growers association, testified that this
organization has frequently sold fruit
to the express companies.
Producers" said she, 'bring their
products to us and we find market
for them. We do not use the order
and commission department of the eX-
press companies. The agents of ex-
press companies have sometimes bought
fruit from us, bought it outright and
disposed of it as they saw fit"
William j. Koopman, a fruit grower
of Blair, was another of the witnesses
who testified that he had frequently
used the commission department of the
American Express company to dispose
of small fruit.
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Mrs. Thomas Heating and her father
will leave Monday for Oklahoma to
visit their brother and son. Mrs.
Heating IS the wife of Conductor Keat-
ing, and lives at Wells,
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The Price of Butter.

From Saturdays Daily.
Extra creamery butter was sold in
st. Paul yesterday for 80 cents per
pound. In Mankato the price was 35
cents per pound.
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All Saints Day Service

All Saints day service will be held
at the Episcopal church Friday morn,
ing at ten o'clock.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY

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From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Paul Kensok, Danville farmer, was
examined as to his sanity in the pro-
bate court this forenoon, adjudged in
sane, and taken to the St. Peter asy-
lum by Sheriff Donahue. He is fifty
three years old and has wife and
nine children. His mental trouble
began four years ago, and has in
tensified progressively. Three years
ago he took treatment in local hos
pital for five weeks, and was some
what benefited.
Kensok is off principally on the
subject of money, and imagines that
he has an $500 deal in North Dakota.
He is always finding fault and scold-
ing his wife and children, sitting by
the stove all day and scolding. The
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Professor Robert Jache is congrat-
ulating himself upon his good luck.
A week ago he lost check for
$50. He heard nothing of it until
this morning, when he learned that the
brakeman on the morning passenger
train on the Milwaukee road had found it
and was holding it for him. He had
stopped payment upon the check, but
it would have caused good deal of
trouble to get a duplicate.
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family jar has been continuous, and he
is said to have threatened his wife
with butcher knife last Friday.
He has thrown dishes on the floor,
slapped his wife and children and
threatened them with the stove poker.
He has half brother and half sister
now in the st. Peter insane asylum.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-03

CHARLTON.

! Chariton.--Will Blanchard of Hanni-
bal, Mo- is visiting in Charlton with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ.
Blanchard.
Miss Dot Becker has returned from
a months visit with relatives and
| friends in Ottumwa, Des Moines and
! Indianola
Mrs. Henry Bell and son, Harry,
| and daughter, Hazel. have returned
from a few days visit with friends in
Ottumwa, where the family formerly
| resided.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. w. Green of Albion.
Neb., and Mrs. John Richey Of Osceola
are visiting in Charlton, guests at the
home of Engineer George Howe
Mrs. Frank Sinnott of Melrose, re-
turned Saturday. after visit of sew
eral days with her sister, Mrs ], A.
Sullivan.
Mrs. Myrtle Wallace of Norwood has
returned home, after a visit with her
sister, Mrs J. A. Sullivan.
| Mrs. Myrtle Wallace of Norwood has
| returned home, after visit Of several
days with her sister, Mrs. Frank Hen
erickson, and other relatives.
| Frank Wiley went to Lincoln, Neb
Saturday to join his wife in a visit
there with her sisters.
Mrs. c. H. Harp and daughter.
| Agnes, Of Leon, returned home Satur-
| UdS, ullSI d WISH with IH6lT QduSHCer
and sister. Mrs. Elmer Johnson.
Mrs. N. j. Chapman is spending a
few days with relatives and friends IN
| Humeston.
Mr.. and Mrs D. H. Nichols of Lam
caster, Mo-, returned home Saturday
after few weeks visit with her moth
| err Mrs. Mary White.
| Mrs. ]. R. Hurford went to Melrose
| Saturday to spend two weeks with her
61nphtar Mrs Stnna
Mrs. Mary Saylor of Des Moines
returned home Saturday evening, after
a pleasant visit with her mother, Mrs
Matte Matheney.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Curtis and lit
| tie son, Dwaine, of Ottumwa. return
| ed home Saturday evening, after two
| weeks visit with their parents and
friends in Charlton.
Mrs. John Farrell Of Des Moines. re-
turned home Saturday evening, after q
visit with relatives here.
County Clerk George Carpenter went
| to Des MONIES Saturday evening on a
combined business and pleasure trip
Mrs Werner James returned Satur-
| day evening from visit with relatives
and friends in Abba, Des Moines and
| Webster City.
| During the home coming celebration
| last week a horse and buggy were
stolen from the hitch rack on the pub
| lie square. Later the horse was found
on the outskirts of the city but nc
| trace has been found of the buggy
The outfit belonged to Mr.. Shore OF
Pleasant township The following
evening fine new buggy was stoler
from in front of feed barn. In the
buggy Were two new overcoats and a
| good lap robe also new bride The
stolen property was owned by Law
renee Mccain of Derby. His two sons
>, n l,-f, ~
had stopped at the. feed barn. Mr.
| Mccain offers a reward of $25 for the
recovery of the buggy and the appre-
hension of the THAI,
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BIRMINGHAM,

Birmingham.-Cyru Anderson and
son of Clifton are visiting at La
Grange with Mr.. Andersons son,
Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Still are visiting
with relatives in Kahoka, Mo.
Misses Grace and Hazel Dustin Of
near Bentonsport are visiting with
their sister. Mrs. John johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Williams re-
turned Saturday from Ottumwa, where
they have been visiting with their
daughter, Mrs. Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed McMlllen left on
Monday for Mandota, Mo-, where they
have work in a store
Grover Johnston Is visiting with his
uncle in Fort Madison.
Hugh Smith Is very i'll at the home
Of his son. George Smith, east of
town with no hope for his recovery.
Grace and Frank Boies of Parsons
college spent Sunday at home
Miss Eta Miser has been visiting
with friends in town.
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v. B. BON NIF lei D
VISITS PIONEER
PAR K
IN COMPANY. WITH w. j. ROSS OF
HUTCHINSON, kAS., WHO is
INTERESTED IN BoNNI.
FIELD CABIN, .

Fairfield, Oct Nv. B. Bonnifield
of Ottumwa and William ]. Ross of
Hutchinson, Kan, were in Fairfield
Monday looking over the site that has
been purchased for the establishment
of Pioneer Park, in which the original
Bonnifleld cabin, supposed to be the
oldest building in the state, will be
placed Both gentlemen have a pc;
culiar interest in the park, as the
cabin was once Mr.. Bonnifields home
and 1t was in it that Mr.. Ross was
married. Both were highly pleased
with the plans Of the park association
To Greet President,
The Fairfield delegation to Keokuk
to greet President Roosevelt left on
Burlington No. last night for that
place to be on hand this morning,
They numbered As, including SO mem.
bers of Co. M, and three officers,
Mayor Jones and wife and Col. ]. s.
Grail, a member Of Governor Cum.
Minis staff.
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Death Claims
Mother and
Little Babe


EIdon, Oct. 1.-(SpeciaD-
Mrs. George French and little
babe died late yesterday after
noon from the effects of ter
rible burns as result of the ex-
Ploslon Of kerosene yesterday
morning.
Mrs. French with the child in
her arms, was building a fire
In the Kitchen stove about 10
O'clock yesterday. She put in
the kindIlne on what she sup
posed was dead Goals and then
picked UP a coal oil can and
poured oil over the kindling.
The oil ignlted and Ieaped to
the can and the can exploded
Immediately, scattering the
flaming fluid over Mrs. French's
garments and her child.
Mrs. French was only Fl
years of age and her little babe
four months old. Mr.. French,
who was asleep in the house at
the time Of the terrible acci-
dent, was. awakened by the
cries of his wife and child, but
too late to rescue them. Kind
neighbors and friends gave all
the possible assistance but the
deadly flames had burned too
deep, death being the only re-
lief.
The funeral was held this aft.
ernoon at Mt. Glead church,
south of Eldon. Mother and
child were buried In the same
casket.
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LOVILiA.

Lovilia.-Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Mahin
of Union Chapel attended quarterly
meeting at the Methodist Episcopal
church Monday.
Mrs Julia Runyan and family spent
Saturday and Sunday at the home of
P. NJ Hogeland.
Mrs. A. c. Spencer is quite sick at
her home east of town.
Miss Pearl Mullen was an over Sun
day visitor in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Jennie Miser and daughter
spent Wednesday shopping in the
county seat.
DR.. Powell of Abba was called here
Sunday evening on professional BUSH
ness,
Mrs. Ida Skies was business caller
at Abba Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Miner of Bus
sey spent Sunday with their son, E. E
Miner and family.
Miss Lanye Cashier returned home
Wednesday, after short visit with
friends at Mt Ayr.
DR.. Brockman, Of Ottumwa, assist.
ed by DR.. l.. A. Combe, of Fremont,
operated on Mrs. Roy Citizens, Mon.
day for appendicitis. She is resting
rs well as could be expected
Mrs. G. w. Crawford, and father,
Mr.. Speck, went to Ottumwa Tuesday
to spend few days at the Ollepaw
festival.
Stinson Clark, and eileen Citizens
delivered baled hay to Fremont Tues.
day.
L. Drummond and son Carl deliver
ed their cane to H. H. Wolfe Tuesday
to be made into sorghum.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Epperly and son
Grin spent Tuesday In Fremont.
Mrs. D. T. Evans entertained Wed.
nesday at dinner. Mrs. Jay Capes and
Mrs. Chas. Holbert, and children OF
Fremont.
Ralph Reeves, and Floyd Citizens
baled hay for J. G. Albertson two days
this week.
A large crowd from here attended
the Ollepaw festival at Ottumwa
Thursday.
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MuNTERvILLE.

Munterville.-- Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Johnson and Miss Elvira and Master
Oliver Johnson and Miss Ella Harlan
spent Sunday visiting with relatives in
Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith and
sons. Larry and Gerald. spent Sunday
visiting with relatives in Abba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landers Pierson and
sons, Harold and Glen, returned home
last Wednesday, after spending two
months visiting different western
points. at Washington, Salt Lake City,
Utah; Dakota and Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burnstedt
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Carlson.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Larson and chill
dren, Mrs. Myra Larson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Larson. Miss Emily and Frank
Larson were entertained at the Otto
Carlson home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gustason and
sons of Dudley spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Gustason.
Glass of the Lutheran Sunday
school was entertained Sunday by their
teacher. Miss Hannah Pierson Toasts
by those present Games were played
and good time reported. Those. pres.
ent We're Misses Vergie Gustason, Stel-
la Gustason, Alice Gustason; Messrs
Elmer Swanson and Carl Huffman.
Miss Stella Oval departed for Rock
Island Wednesday.
Mrs Johannes Pierson and daughter
Hannah, visited Monday with Mrs.
Anton Hanson.
Misses Regina and Emma johnson
departed for Ottumwa Wednesday,
after visiting here with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Johnson.
Nels Swanson was an Ottumwa cali
er Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Swanson and son
Arthur, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. John Locke and children
were Ottumwa callers Wednesday.
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# BRYAN QUITS
JOHNSON IS
N A N SAYS
BURKE
Former Sigourney Man, Now
Governor Of North Dakota,
Says Watterson's Ozark
Horse" is Popular
in Northwest

Governor John Burke of North Da-
kota, who by the way Is former Sig
Quincy man, expressed himself to a
Courier staff correspondent at Keo-
kuk today as being in favor OF Gov
ernor John A. Johnson Of Minnesota
for president If Bryan is not in the
race.
II believe" he said, that II Mr..
Brya would step aside in favor Of the
Minnesota governor he would be the
unanimous nominee Of the convention.
Up In the northwest, Governor John
son is tremendously popular. He is
a young man, clean cut, and would
give the republican presidential nom
inee a hard race. especially in view
Of the serious disaffection in that
party.
Governor Burke Self Made.
Governor Burke is one of the self
made men Of the northwest. Leaving
his home in Keokuk county without
any more means that most young men
who seek a new country to carve out
a fortune. he soon gained prominence
and with the characteristic Iowa push
landed himself In the gubernatorial
chair.
Governor Burkes brother, Edmund
Burke. lived in Ottumwa for q num-
Der OF years. He ID now in North
Dakota.
May Visit Hero Again.
The governor yesterday afternoon
spent a few hours in the city visiting
Senator e. G. Moon and other friends.
He may stop in Ottumwa on his re-
turn trip and Is also expected to visit
some Of his old friends in Keokuk
county.
Coe |. Crawford, the governor Of
South Dakota, singularly enough, is
also an 1owan, so it may be seen that
Iowa is having more or less to do
with the government Of the two big
states Of the northwest.
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Eldon.-Miss Jessie Kramer and lit
tie sister. Helen stoppeh off here Sat-
urday night for few days visit with
friends and then will go on to Kansas
City, where they expect to make their
future home.
Frank Sharp spent Sunday with
friends in Bloomfield.
Mrs. Lena Sullivan and little daugh-
ter. Bernice arrived this evening for an
extended visit at the home Of E. L.
Price.
Frank Pearson left last evening for
an extended business trip In southern
Missouri
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Susan Nowviock We're held in the
Baptist church Sunday at 23o p. M,
conducted by Rev. Miller Of Pella. In
torment was made in the Eldon ceme-
terry
Mrs. French and little child, who
were badly burned this morning, died
this afternoon
The officials Of the Rock Island rail-
road passed through here for the west
on special train today.
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FAIRFIELD BOY SHOT
Didn't Know Gun Was
Loaded

Fairfield, Oct. 1.-While a party of
young people VINO were playing with
% calibre rifle, Clarence McElwain
was shot by an accidental discharge
the ball striking him inst over the
heart He was saved :,am fatal in
jury, however, by the fact that it
struck a rib and glanced off, following
the course Of tbs back wksi.s i wa..
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WANTS TO SHOOT ROOSEVELT.
~
Umbrella Reparer Gets crin,inaIy
Garrulous at keokuk and Police =
Put Him Under Arrest,

Keokuk, Oct. John Gately, IN
umbrella repairer, was arrested today
en- the charge of threatening to shoot
the President when he arrives III
Keokuk. Gately made the threat wfen
he was paving toll on the Illinois end
of the Keokuk and Hamilton bridge.
The tender telerhoned to tho local 20
ice. who look him IN charge. as st,;E
a. as .caci.ed TIC eva side.
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removed without d1th1Cuily. ne
young people are supposed not to ave
known that the rifle was loaded. -
The Easton Funeral.
The funeral of Charles Easton was
held this morning at st. Ma1E's church
conducted by Father Hogan. Mr..
Easton died Sunday morning at eight
o'clock at the home Of his SIN, Lofts
Easton, on North Main street He
was in his sixty-ninth year and had
been i'll for some ti1ne.
Other Fairfield News -
Fred Snare fell from hickory tres
Saturday afternoon and is carrying
two broken arms as IL result.
Carson Reed of Mt. Carroll, ILL.,, Is
spending few days with his mother,
Mrs Orr Lawson, East Burlington
street.
A baby girl was barn yesterday
morning to Mr.. and Mr.. 9. B. Baker,
West Burlington street =
The high school football team has
added three more games to it's already
heavy schedule, and is looking for one
or two more games for vacant dates,
The new games listed include two
with Mt. Pleasant high school here
on October 8. and return game on
October Is. The team will play Qsca
ola high school at Osceola on Thanks.
giving Day. u
Homer Murray is visiting his par
ents in this city after an extended
stay in Mexico.
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Eldon Lad Falls
Between Cars and
Death F0llows

Eldon. Oct. 2.-(speciaI. -
Death claimed Elmer GlIlum
this morning at $40 o'clock,
after 4 hours Of terrible suf-
ferlng.
Gillum who was night cook at
the Lutz restaurant, started to
meet passenger No. IL due
here at 3 a. m. He was climb
ing between some moving
freight cars when he fell under
the wheels, his right leg being
cut off. He was moved to the
horne Of his grandmother,
whore he later passed away. He
was only is years of age and
an excellent young hey.
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BELkNAP.

Belknap.-J. L. Mum of Des Moines
Is spending a few days here with his
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May Yet Be Six in Race.

There is yet a possibility that the
contest will have six entries instead
of only four. The Milwaukee and the
Chicago Great Western are both cap.
able of making it interesting for any
line which beats their trains from
Omaha to Chicago. Especially is this
true of the Milwaukee, which is only
one mile longer than the short line
between the two points.
The mileage of the different Omaha
Chicago roads is as follows: North
western, 491; Milwaukee, 492; Bur-
lington, 496; Rock Island. 500; Great
Western, 504; Illinois Central, SIG.
The coming race is attracting the
greatest attention among railroad men
everywhere and the winner will know
it has been running.
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Want Eight Hour Day.
Boston, Oct 1.-Two hundred book
binders and stampers of Boston, Cam
bridge and Norwood struck today for
an eight hour day
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parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Mum and
with other relatives and friends.
Miss Maude Mccormick left Tues
day for visit with friends at ST.
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he Immediately began putting the
track in order for the huge amount
OF business he could throw to that
road from the Union Pacific on the
west and the Baltimore and Ohio On
the east. Bridges were renewed and
straightforward; double tracks were put
in In many places; grades cut down
and curves eliminated. Some days
ago the officials of the Illinois Cen
trail formally announced that that
road would enter the contest for the
fast mail contract. an1 that the road
that secured the prize would know it
had been in a race
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Central Latest Contestants,

The Illinois Central is practically a
newcomer in the west, 1t being only
few years ago that that road was
built into Omaha Since that time it
has been steadily regarding and re-
building. When Hartman secured
control of the Illinois Central Eystem
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removed without difficulty. The
young people are supposed net to b ave