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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
Judge COmstOck Grills In
suffer of Women.
B. F. SHAW GOES TO JAIL
Will Remain In Bastile Ninety Days;
Renovation Man Who Got His
Just Deserts.

From Saturdays Daily.
b. F. Shaw, the feather renovatOr
charged with having committed an as
sault upon Mrs. Simmonds yesterday
morning, concluded to plead guilty when
his case was called for trial in the mum
cipal court this forenoon. w. r. Geddes
appeared as his attorney and stated
that he could pay fine, which would
be better for the county than boarding
him at the county Jail. He said that
Shaw did not commit the assault until
after he had been struck.
The court gave Shaw the severest lee
ture that any prisoner has yet received
at his hands. He said that Shaw had
insulted Mrs. Simmonds in her own
house Thursday, and not satisfied with
that had returned yesterday and insult
ed her again and had followed that with
the assault. In such case the fact
that it would cost the county something
to punish the defendant should not be
taken into consideration. He would not
be doing his duty by the public if he
imposed less than the maximum SEN
tence. If what he had heard of the case
was true it might be that he would be
falling short of administering absolute
Justice because he could not impose a
greater penalty than the law permits.
"Men who 60 up and down the line
plying a trade that enables them to
enter private homes must learn that
the rights of those homes must be
projected" said the court. "Pals of the
defendant have sent word to the court
rejecting on the people whose house
was entered. There is no evidence to
warrant this. This was one of the most
damnable assaults that have occurred
in the city in long, long time. have
investigated the matter and speak
advisedly. Have you a sister on the
face of the earth?"
eyes, sir" replied the prisoner.
"Did you ever associate with respec-
table women outside of your own
homer" h1@1j~i.s .e!tsr
"Yes, have" t3iil aesatsfe ftt
ga man who did what you did is moi
worthy to touch the hand of his fellow
men. We expect to find; them fugitiyes
from justice, and in the jails. My, ad
wise to you is. that when you have
served your sentence you get out OF
this community as quickly as you can
There is no room for you here. 9,q,
The court then gave I the. defendant
the maximum sentence, imposing "a fine
of 500, and costs, and in default of this
ninety days in the county jail at hard
labor if such may, be provided by the
public authorities. The defendant went
to Jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
SEEMING FOR CARP
How the Boys Didn't Get Any Of Those
Kind Of Fish.

FROM Saturdays Daily.
That Lake Madison should be rid of
the carp, which are so dangerous to our
food fish, has lonng been in the minds
of the fishermen of the vicinity and the
game warden, says The Madison Lake
Tribune. So it was planned to go out
Wednesday morning and seine the lake
and destroy these bad fish. About forty
men were engaged, about 400 feet of net
was secured, and the farmers of the
neighborhood were urgently requested to
come with their double wagon boxes and
teams to haul away as much of what
should be caught as possible.
. All assembled on the lake shore
early in the morning superintendent by
Warden Jordan. The nets were cast and
when drawn in the first time had a few
croppies, sunfish and dogfish, but no
carp. 1t was evident that the right
place had not been found. Three more
times the net was cast with the same
result. But the fifth time, when the
workmen looked at their loaded net it
contained one carp. Then followed a
mad rush by the farmers with their
teams, for all were anxious to get their
share of the draught. 1t was decided
by lot who should be the one to get the
fish,
The people of the vicinity, the good
fish of the lake, and The Tribune join
in thanking these people for their un-
dertaking and in congratulating them
on their success. We hear later that
the carp cot away into the water
again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE
One Mankato Man Held In Connec.
ton With q Car Robbery.

cTOUl odIuIudS . hdiS-
Five freight cars loaded with mer-
chandise were broken into at Tracy
Thursday night by bunch of hoboes
and quantity of peanuts in the shell,
sailed peanuts and dates and other eat
ables were stolen. Having been notified
of the robbery, the local police force at
seven o'clock last evening rounded up
three men in the railroad yards and
locked them up. j. H. Manning of Chi
cago, detective on the Chicago & North
western road, arrived during the night
and put the men in the sweat box this
morning He is convinced that two of
the parties are among those who broke
into the cars, and that all were more
or less connected with it. They admit
being at Tracy and eating some of the
good stolen. They gave the names of
Frank Parker, alias George Parker, alias
John Lauler, of Detroit, Mich, Frank
Robey of Chicago and Frank Fischer
of South Bend, Ill. Lauler's clothes
bore the laundry mark, "McL.," which
leads to the belief that his right name
is Mclaughlin. Mr.. Manning took the
three men back with him to Tracy on
the noon train.
At Tracy Mr.. Manningn arrested two
men in connection with the robbery, one
giving the name of Charles Sonasac, of
1916 North Fourth street, Mankato,
and the other Manly Sonasac of James
vile. The men claim to be cousins.
Mr. Manning compliments the local
police force, and says that very little
car breaking has been done here or
along this division, for that matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
IARDEN CITY GOSSIP
News Notes From That Village
Personal Mention.

E. E. Norton went to Mankato on
Monday.
Ellsworth Boyton of Mankato visited
with Bert Gates last week.
Mrs. Forester arrived from England
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Forester will
keep house in the house vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. d. j. Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. lockwood of Par
ma, Idaho, are in town visiting rela.
tives and friends.
Professor G. E. Ball, the principal of
the Garden City schools, went to his
home in Andrew, Iowa, last Tuesday.
Len Rev of Vernon Center was in
town on Saturday.
d. A. Reed and two sons, George and
Mark, were in town Saturday.
Charles Barney and Gus johnson OF
Lake Crystal were in town last week.
Callie E. Bixby is visiting her sister
Mrs. Floyd Reynolds, of Amboy.
A number of the ladies belonging te
the w. c. T. u. of this place attended
the convention in Vernon Center Friday
George Hyde and daughter, Vesta
went to st. Paul Monday morning. Miss
Vesta will visit her sister, Mrs. Leon
ard Gates, a few weeks. Mr.. Hyde
went on to- Soinmerset, Visit rs arsr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
HE ROLLED OVER
Youns Man Who Wanted His Neck
Shaved.

From Mondays Daily.
A local barber shop had queer ex-
perience with a customer two or three
DAYS ago, who was a young man from
the country enjoying the luxury of his
first shave. After the barber had got
ten him down and his face lathered, he
began to bob his head up to look in
the glass to see how he looked. He
would repeat this process after each Sec
ton of his face was shaved After the
tonsorial artist had gone over his face
the first time, the young man thought
that this part of the work was done,
and announced that he wished his neck
shaved. At the same time he rolled
over in the chair upon his face, so that
the barber could get at the back of his
neck. The barber kindly but firmly in
formed him that this was not the best
form in up-to-dates barber shops, and
that if he would resume his former po-
sition he would be so adjusted that the
back of his neck could be reached with
out any contortions of the body.
When the process was finally conclud-
ed, the young man stepped down from
the chair, with the peachy complexion
that BARRIERS know so well how to give.
Finding himself so good looking as to
be unrecognizable by his best girl, he
thought that he would indulge himself
still further in metropolitan advantages,
so he invested in al cigar. The barber
informed him that lie could cut the end
off in a patent Glitter on the cigar
counter and lightiit with an alcohol
lighter. The young man stuck the
pointed end of the cigar into the cutter
and chopped off, the, end after consider
able maneuyering, but was not satisfied
with the amount cut off, and tried to
press the cigar into the cutter again
so hard that he broke the weed. Then
he tried the lighter. Ignoring the little
implement that is dipped into the al
cohol and then ignited in the gas flame
that is enclosed in 9sglobe. he pulled the
globe over and proceeded to light7Sthe
cigar in the gas jet. Having accomplish
ed this, he leaned against the partition
and pulled away contentedly, remark
ing: "By heck, but this goes off like a
new lumber wagon" sFHrt var
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
LEFT LARGE ESTATE
Division Of Property Of the Late Lars
Severson.

From Fridays Daily.
The will of the late Lars Severson of
Medic, whose death occurred June 4, was
filed for probate yesterday. The estate
includes $1,000 of personal property and
$4,000 of real estate. The heirs are the
widow and nine sons.
The widow is given absolute title to
l6O acres of land, the sons Edward
Oscar and Berry Levi are given l60 acres
jointly, the sons John Casper and Elmer
Leander are given so acres each, and the
son Gilbert Victor is given $4,000 in
cash. The will states that the son FIRE.
mont Miller has already received his
share of the estate in land, and that
the sons Sam Emil, Bill Lee and Albert
Cornelius, have each received $780,
which is their share. The son John Cas-
per is given $500 in addition to his
eighty acres. All of the personal prop
erty and money and all of the rest of
the real estate goes to the wife to be
held by her during her life time, and is
then to be divided equally among the
sons.
The widow is named as the executrix.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
BESTED VERNON CENTER
MapIeton Team Wins in an Excitin!
Ten-Inning Game.

rTOIIl lueSOdy DdIiy.
The Mapleton team defeated the Ver-
non Center team in fast en-inning
game by the score of to 8. Easton,
Mapleton's crack slab artist, put four
teen of the Vernon boys to sleep by
the strike-out route and only allowing
them two hits, while Mapleton scored
eleven hits off of Vernon's crack hired
battery. Vernon secured all their scores
in the third and fourth inning and did
not even have look in after that.
Mapleton owes its victory to Dobie
with his two base line drives IN the
tenth inning after two men were out
and three men on bases.
Mapleton wants games with some fast
teams and has just added four new play
ers and is now considered one of the
fastest teams in southern Minnesota.
The score by innings was:
Mapleton ....0 90 0 Is
Vernon 90 3 4 O o 0 o o.
Batteries: Mapleton, Easton and Easton
Vernon, j. Paul and B. Rorman. Um-
pire: f. H. Dillon. Time: 2:OS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
STRUCK OUT ELEVEN MEN
That Loeffsr Boy Toysd With The
Kilkenny Bunch,

Madison Lake, June 17.-Striking out
eleven men and allowing no hits, Lou
Loeffler, the star twirler for Madison
Lake, won his game against the fast
Kilkenny team on the latter's diamond
yesterday afternoon by the score of 8
to l. Westerman was on the mound
for Kilkenny and was only found for
five singles and was given good sup
port, but Madison Lake punched their
hits in the third inning and crossed the
plate at will, and then again in the fifth
another score was added to their list.
Dick Murphy, formerly with the Flechs,
played fast game at first. Batteries:
Kilkenny, Westerman and Lehman;
Madison Lake, Loeffler and Buskey.
Hits off Loeffler, O; struck out by
Loeffler, H.; struck out by Westerman,
2; hits off Westerman, 5.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
MankatO Man Chosen Head
Of Odd Fellows.
SELECTED GRAND MASTER.
Convention of Order of Three Links
in st. Paul; Successful Gathering
Of Delegates.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
George Seherer was today elected
grand master of the Odd Fellows lodge
of Minnesota, receiving 1919 votes and
his opponents, Mr.. Wilkinson, 100, and
Mr.. Myer 81.
Mr.. Scherer's many friends will be de-
lighted to learn of his success. He is q
meber of Schiller lodge and always has
been prominent factor N the "three
Inks
Odd Fellows of the state are hold
ing their grand lodge meeting in st.
Paul. B. G. Covell of Atwater, grand
master, presided over the opening ses-
sion, which was attended by more than
three hundred members and was held
in the old capitol. The more import
ant action was the election of Grand
Secretary A. L. Bolton and Grand
Treasurer C. M. Sprague, both of st.
Paul, to the directorate of the Odd
Fellows home at Mortified for per-
iod of three years. The two directors
will serve with Mrs. Mary Anderson,
elected to the board by the Rebekah
assembly.
The report of the grand secretary
showed that during the year l,548 new
members were admitted, which in
Guiding those reinstated, brings the
membership of the order in this state
to 20,535. Two hundred more members
were added during the past year than
in 1905. One subordinate and one Re-
bekah lodge were instituted.
The total amount of receipts of the
262 subordinate lodges in the state
were $232,247.38.
OF this amount, $42,63O.42 was paid
out in sick and relief benefits. The
total assets of the order in Minneso-
ia, including the Rebekah assembly
and all other institutions, amounts to
81, 263, l02.2l.
Grand Master B. G. Covell in his
annual address made number of use.
full suggestions for the successful
operation of subordinate lodge,
among which the social feature was
strongly emphasized.
The grand lodge degree was confer
red on 1872 past grands of the order,
1.-THE largest' class ever receiving the
grand lodge degree, in the history Of
the order in Minnesota.
The report of the president of the
Odd Fellows home and orphan asy-
lum at Mortified showed that nine
teen persons were admitted since last
June. The, average cost per. capita of
maintaining the home during the year
was $l4S.54. Several improvements,
including fire escapes, have, been made.
The installation of a laundry was
strongly recommended. During the
year flock of sheep has been added
to the home farm. The hospital has
proved great success.
Last night at six o'clock the annual
dinner of past state officers was held
at the Merchants hotel, there being
about fifty past state officers of the
grand lodge and grand encampment
present. Numerous committees were
in session at the old capitol during
the evening preparing reports for to-
days session. Many of the members
took advantage of the hospitality of
the Rebekah assembly and enjoyed the
open house held at Woodman hall, the
Rebekah Headquarters,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
HICKS SEES A BIG STORM
Weather Prophet Ssys There'Il BE
Som ethloo Doinq.

st. Louis, June lS.-Between Wednes-
day and Friday of this week, because of
the new sun spots, there will be ter
rife electrical storms in this country.
Rev. Hicks, weather forecaster, who
predicted the Galveston tidal wave, the
st. Louis cyclone and the recent lorna
does and hailstorms in this section, says
so.
Hicks yesterday discovered sun spot
of huge proportions. He asserts it is
moving from east to the west line of
the sun. Hicks says. it is the largest
seen on the sun in many years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
LANDS NEAR PEQUOT
F. A. Tanner IL Ready to Show Farms
to Anyone.

FROM IueSOayS Daily.
Pequot, Crow Wing county, Mimi, one
of the most beautiful locations in the
state. Better farming land is not to
be found in the northwest. Has many
old homestead settlers who are used to
wood chopping, fishing and hunting on
ly, are ready to dispose of their lands
as they will never make good farmers.
f. A. Tanner, formerly of Mankato, is
now located there and ready to wait up
on any one to show them these lands
which can be bought from 81 and up per
acre. These lands are located from one
to six miles from Pequot. Any one de-
string to get farm cheap in this lovely
location surrounded by the finest lakes
crowded with fish of all kinds, can write
to f. A. Tanner, Pequot, Mimi, for fur
ther information. Do not delay as these
lands are selling fast this spring. F. A.
Tanner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
GOT NO FISH.
SEEMING Party at Madison Lake Was
Unsuccessful.


From Fridays Daily.
The parties who attempted to seine
the carp out of Madison Lake Wednes-
day had their work for nothing, for not
single fish was taken from the lake
This was not because there were no fish
there, but because those handling the
seines did not understand how to bring
them out. The seines rolled up, and the
fish all got out. One immense carp
vouched for as several feet long, leaped
over the seine and escaped.
If some of the Norwegian Americans
who are familiar with the use of the
seine would take the lead they could
give the other "boys" some pointers and
at the same time get lot of carp out
of the lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
s. 7. WATSON DEAD

Former Resident Of Mankate; Known
a." Pump Man.
Robert Roberts sends The Free Press
the following:
San Jose, CAL, June Us. T. Watson
died of heart trouble on June 3 at his
home in San Jose. The funeral took
place on the afternoon of the fifth. Ser.
vices were held by the rector of the.
Episcopal church. Many people in Nam
kato and surrounding country will res.
member Mr.. Watson as the pump
man."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
JURY OUT ALL NIGHT.
Agreement Reached In Arndt VS.
Wagner.
From EridaY'S Daily.

From Fridays DAILY.
In the district court the suit of Fred
Arndt VS.. Joseph Wagner went to the
Jury at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The suit was brought to locate a
section line and to recover $3.50 for wood
alleged to have been cut across the line
on plaintiffs land. The jury found for
the plaintiff and assessed his damages
at $40 for wood cut on his property
This decides the boundary line strife in
favor of the plaintiff. 1t was five o'clock
this morning before the jury agreed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
Darkey Holds Up White Man.

From SaturdaY'S DIV
A colored man robbed a white man on
the depot platform at St. James this
morning, securing $3.50 and check for
$40 The darkey was in the hands of
the marshal once, but escaped.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
HAVING A FINE TIME
Judge William T. Hughes inspsets
the Battleship Minnesota. =

From SATURDAYS Daily.
Judge William F. Hughes writes from
the east that he is having fine time.
He met his son Everett at the James,
town exposition and both went aboard
the battleship Minnesota where they
visited Willfred d. Reynolds, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Reynolds, who is a quar-
termaster on that fighting machine. Mr..
Hughes found his son in excellent health
and the same can be said of w. ID.
REYNOLDS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21

The suit of Albertus Jordan VS.. A.
III. Jordan and others is now on trial
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21

1t is suit involving mortgage on
which it is claimed that there are de-
fects.
The Jurors not on the panel were ex-
cused this morning until Monday at z
p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21

The second trial of the case of Martin
j. Hahn VS.. the Plymouth Elevator COM
pany will begin Monday. The supreme
court recently granted new trial. Fol-
lowing that will come the case of AM
drew E. johnson VS.. II. Zimmerman Jr.
and others.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
DISTRICT COURT D0INGs
Jordan Case Goes To the Jury This
Afternoon.

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The suit of Alburtus Jordan VS.. A. H.
Jordan and others went to the jury this
afternoon. The evidence was completed
this forenoon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-11
UNLIMITED SUPPLY
------->Ss. =
OF WATER
Little drops OF water
On the grains of sand
Make a mighty difference
In the price of land"

The above couplet speaks volumes.
The homesteader presents a striking
problem: Given the land; given the
water-now give the water to the
land and "Presto!" like magic the
desert becomes garden.
There are more streams, more wa
ter more tillable land to apply the
water to, in southwestern Colorado
and northern New Mexico than In any
like area in the west: hence the sec
tion's future is beyond that ever
dreamed by the men who began the
planting OF the seeds OF progress in
the great San Juan district.
Within one hundred miles from east
to west one crosses the Piedra which
extends for sixty miles and waters H.
900 acres. The Pine extends for fifty
miles and has its head at the Conti-
mental divide. This famous river wa
ters about $1,000 acres of land now
under cultivation and has sufficient
water to cover the remaining 1900
acres.
The Vallecito, about twenty-five
miles in length has its head at the
| Continental divide and now furnishes
irrigation TO 1000 acres of land with
possible 5000 acres more. without
storage. The conserving OF the wa
ters OF this stream will mean a never
ending source OF irrigation for not
only the territory 1t traverses but for
its neighboring districts.
The Florida flows for forty miles in
a southwesterly direction Its waters
are more rapid than any Of it's sister
streams. 1t has its head in the mag
nifcent Needle mountains and empties
ito the Animas river. It's waters are
fairly well utilized without storage.
1t is estimated that $4,000 acres OF
land now receive It's moisture from
the stream, which is about one-haif
of the land laying adjacent to 1t.
The Animas rises in the Red noun
tain district and goes to make up the
San Juan river. Its length is about
1870 miles. This beautiful stream fur
nishes power to the great lockwood
power plant, irrigation to thousands Of
acres of agricultural lands. The ma
jority OF the land laying under the
Animas is In New Mexico.
The La Plata has its source In the
mountains. bearing the same name. II
flows through sixty miles OF mountains
and valleys and waters many acres o.
agricultural lands. This will resolve
into a reservoir proposition az III
waters are already well taken up.
The Mancos river comes from Man
cos canon and flows for about twenty
FIVE miles and empties into the Sai
Juan river The head Of this rive
is in the mountains and the hrst ir
rigation begins near the town OF Man
cos where its flow Is used. Reservoir
are proposed here and the watere'
lands will reach thousands OF acres
The Dolores river. Land under prei
ent and projected irrigation along tn
Dolores river Is estimated to excee
, 10000 acres.
1t will be seen that the courses O
the different streams are all south
western except the Dolores river, an
empty into the San Juan.
These rivers furnish water To .,
coed 800 miles OF bitches now In Of
GRAFTON. Under these are 10000
acres. exclusive ef IsdiaA AAdA