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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-15
STORY OF AN ACCIDENT
How Fireman Stevens Met His Death
at Cwatonna.

From Fridays Daily.
! An unfortunate and fatal accident
took place in this city Wednesday even
ing in the Northwestern railroad yards
in the northern part of the city al
about $3.50 o'clock at which time an en-
CINE fireman, a young man about TWEEN
ty-three years of age, named George
Stevens and whose home is in Winona
was killed, says The Owatonna Chron-
icle. Stevens was the fireman on an
| extra freight train which was made up
at Winona and was running westa 1t
arrived in Owatonna at little after
eight o'clock and the entire train stop
ped at point several hundred yards
above the railroad crossing just east
of the depot. Orders were given to UNI
couple the engine, tender and one freight
car from the rest of the train for orders,
the block having been given thus max
ing it impossible for the train to pro-
coed farther than Owatonna without
nrSC receiving OfuerS.
The engineer and Fireman Stevens
accordingly pulled away from the train
with the engine tender, and one car and
stopped in front of the local depot, and
there waited for orders from the opera
tor In the meantime Stevens climbed
out of the engine on the tender and
was standing on the rear of the same
when the accident happened.
The body of the freight train, left
above the crossing, in some way started
of its own accord down the grade. 1t
is supposed that the air brakes relaxed,
and the high wind that was blowing
put the cars in motion. 1t rapidly
gained speed and coming down the grade
struck the engine section with terrific
force, driving it about seventy feet
| ahead.
1t is supposed that the unfortunate
fireman was standing Oh the tender of
the engine when it was struck by the
| other section, and was thrown from the
same to the space between the depot
platform and the railroad track. His
clothes were caught SO that his body
was dragged along, pounding his head
against the platform with the result
that he received compound fracture at
the base of the skull and his face was
badly bruised. No other part of --.s body
was injured. He lived but an hour after
the accident.
Stevens was well known to trainmen
on this section of the road. He has d
father and stepmother living i'll Winons
and two sisters reside at Rochester
His father arrived here Thursday morn
ing and has taken charge of the re
mains.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-15
CHURCH THIEF IS CAUGHT
Chief AdoIph kiauz Effects Important
Capture at New Ulm.

New Ulm, March 9:-After a long
chase through the river district of this
city and out into the country, Chief OF
Police Adolph Klauz this afternoon cap
tured John Harkins, church robber,
who had sold some silver plate to a
local Junk dealer for so cents. Harkins
companion escaped during the chase by
separating from his mate, but the entire
region has been warned by telephone to
watch for him, and his capture is re-
garded as certain.
Chief Klauz was notified today by
Sam Blumberg, dealer in scrap iron
and old metals, that two suspicious
looking characters had sold him two sill
yer communion sets for so cents, and
that the men had not had time to leave
town.
Chief Klauz went at once to the
Northwestern railway station, where he
found the men waiting for the east
bound freight. They ran as soon as the
officer appeared and he set after them
the men running in and out among the
houses and trying to dodge the police
many by turning into the alleys and side
streets.
At last the two separated, and the
chief opened fire on one of them, who
hesitated for moment and then broke
| for the river, which he crossed in safe
| ty. The chief secured horse and buggy
and pursued the fugitive into the coun
try, w.iere he overlook him and brought
him back.
The captured man gave the name OF
John Harkins, and said he came from
st. Louis. He said that he and his com
panion, whose name he refused to give
stole the plate from two Lutheran
churches at Gaylord, and that they
reached this city on an early morning
freight train, having walked from Gay
lord to Winthrop after robbing the
churches.
Inquiry at Gaylord brought report
that besides the communion services two
large silver candlesticks had been stoler
from the churches there, but no trace Of
these has been found. 1t is believed
that other churches were robbed by the
two men.
Harkins is thirty three years old, OF
medium height, weighs l65 pounds ant
has dark hair, blue eyes and smooth
face.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-15

said that he had more to do with some
shipping companies than others, and that
some of them refused to correspond with
him.
The object of the association, he con-
tinued, is to give information to shippers
ant to members and others. If complaint
is made that some buyer is not a proper
dealer they notify the shipping COM
panies. lhe main object of the associa
ton is to get the shippers to recognize
the dealers. They do not notify the
shippers not to ship to those who are
not dealers, but ask them to notify the
association if they sell to non-dealers.
The business of the association is really
a campaign of education to show the
shippers that it is to their interest to
sell to dealers only.
The witness stated that the board of
directors had decided to recognize farm.
ers' elevator companies as coal dealers if
they were properly equipped and they
never used their influence with the com
panies to refuse to sell to them. But
farmers creameries they classed as con-
sumers.
The witness stated that they never
collected any fines, penalties or commits
sions for failure to fine their business
to dealers, but said that it might some
times be done by the shipping COM
panies. If a consumer ordered a car OF
coal they would sell to him at about the
price he could buy from the dealer and
then give the dealer a commission on it.
As far as. Mr.. Jackson went, he placed
his orders when some of the companies
were thousands of cars behind.
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Mar. S-1i-22. 1907.

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNE5OTA-County of Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Maria L.
Walker. deceased
Letters teStamentary on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
EupheDia M. Walker. of said County.
1t is ordered. that all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this court. for examination and allowance.
at the probate Office in the City of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day.
viz: Monday. the 9th day of September. A. D..
1907, al ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t Is further ordered that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
Sent their claims against said estate at the
ca piration of which time all claims not pre-
Sented to said court or not proven to its sat
isfaction, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further that notice of the time apd
place OF hearing and examination OF sale
claims and demands shall be given by publi-
cation of this order 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
i'm said county.
Dated at Mankato. the ith dav Of March.
A. ID. 1907.
BY the Court,
probate Court Seal WIN. +. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
S. b. Wilson, Attorney.
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MapletOn Village.
AN ACTIVE CAREER
Late Henry c. Eberhart Let no Moss
Accummulate.

SACCunnu t0t6.
From Saturdays Daily.
The late Henry C. Ebcrhart some time
ago gave Thomas Hughes some data
concerning his life, which will prove m
teresting at this time. He was born at
Witsenhauscn, six miles from Hazen
Castle, Prussia, Dec. 10, 1929. He moved
to Leibrick, Germany, and from there
emigrslted to America i'll the spring Of
l84S, locating at Pittsburg, Pa. He
there learned the trade of carpenter and
joiner. He worked on farm eight miles
from Pittsburg for three years, and then
worked on river boats between Pitts
burg and st. Louis for some years. In
1852 he moved to Peru, Ind, wehere he
followed his trade and did a contracting
business.
In 1855 Mr.. Eberhart visited Germany,
and on March Is, 1856, was married
there to Miss Mary A. Eberhart, who,
while having the same name, was no re-
lation. The same spring he brought his
bride back with him to Peru, Ind, wnere
they remained until the following year.
They then moved to Ripon, Wis, and
engaged in farming. In the fall of 1861
they moved to Blue Earth county and
settled Oh farm in Garden City town
ship. There they remained until the
spring of 1864, when they bought a
farm in Rapidan, that has ever since re-
manned in the family. They moved there
and were among the first settlers in
Rapidan. They remained there. until in
the eighties, when they moved to Man
.kato. where Mr.. Eberhart was engaged
in the meat market business for two or
three years. They then moved back
Oh the farm, and stayed there until a
few years ago, when they sold it to
their younger sons, Edward and Richard,
who are now conducting it.
Mr.. Eberhart was prominent in the af-
fairs of Rapidan township, holding sew
eral township. offices. He was also an
active church worker and for number
of years was superintendent of the Sun
day school in Rapidan. He belonged to
the United Brethren church. He was a
good man, who was well liked by all who
knew him, honest, and straightforward.
He is survived by his wife and ten sons,
two daughters having died after reach
lug young womanhood
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Mar. 1-S-15. 1907.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth-sS. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of William. B.
Torrey. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Ger
trude M. Lovejoy. formerly Gertrude NJ.
Torrey. Administrative of the estate of Wilt
am B. Torrey, deceased. representing. among
other things, that she has fully administered
said estate, and praying that time and
place be fixed for examining and allowing
the final account of her administration. and
for the assignment of the residue of said estate
to the parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered, that said account be exam
ined. and petition heard by this court on
Saturday, the 28rd day Of March. A. d. 1897.
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. 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 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 at the City of Mankato. the goth day
of February. A. ID. 1907
BY the Court
WIN. Il. HUGHES.
probate Court Seall Judge of Probate.
VIM. ~ Plymat, Atty
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-15
Mar S-1i-22 1901.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Caleb Leavltt,
deceased.
Whereas. an instrument i'm writing. purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of Caleb
Leavitt, deceased. late Of said County, has been
delivered to this Court:
And Whereas Seymour L. Leavtt has fled
Herewith his petition. representing among
other things that said Caleb Leavitt died
in said County. on the 2lst day of July
1901. testate. and that said petitioner is the
Executor named in said last Will and Testa-
ment. and praying that the said instrument
tesla mentary be issued thereon to himself.
1t Is Ordered That the proofs of said in
strument and the said petition be heard be-
City of Mankato. in said County. on Saturday.
the 10Th day of March. A. d.. 1907. at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. when all persons in
terested may appear for or contest the pro-
bate of said Instrument
the time and place of said hearing be 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 weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato. in said
county.
Dated at Mankato. the 18th day of Febru-
airy. A. D., 1907.
By the Court
Probate Court Seal.] WIN. f. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Jno c. Noe. Attorney.
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Mar S-15-22, 1907.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF
Blue Earth SIS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Edward Olson
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition ci
Ida G. Olson, eXecutriX. of the
estate of Edward Olson. deceased
representing. among other things, that she ha.
fully administered said estate, and praying
that time and place be fixed for examining
and allowing the final account of her admins
tration. and for the assignment of the residue
of said estate to the parties entitled thereto
by law.
1t is ordered that said account be ex-
amined, and petition heard by this Court.
on Monday. the lsu day of April. A. d
1907. at 10 o'clock a. M, at the Probate
Office, in-the City of Mankato in said
County
And i: is further ordered, that notice
thereof be given to all perons interested
by publishing a copy of this order once
in each week, for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the Man
kato Free Press a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato, in
said County.
Dated at the City of Mankato the LIST day
of March. A. ID. 1907.
By the Court,
probate Court Seal.)
VIM. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Tho Hughes. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-15
BEST YEAR YET
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Mankato Citizens Telephone
company will be held at the Saulpaugh
at 1880 o'clock this evening. An ella
borate dinner will be served, and the an
nual reports will be made and board
of directors elected. 1t is expected that
from fifty to hundred of the stock
holders will be present.
The past year has been the most pros
porous that the company has ever had,
according to statement made by Presi-
dent, Patterson today, both as to the
earnings of the company and the gain
in the number of subscribers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-15
New State Park.

Senator G. A. Johnson of st. Peter
would have the state establish a state
park on the site of old Fort Ridgely in
Nicollet county. A bill providing for
such a park was offered by him in the
senate. An appropriation of $4,000 is
asked.
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Bad Fire at Worth,ngton.

Worthington, March l2-The explod'
ing of the gasoline tank on a stove in
the home of Mrs. Christina Ulvin, at
Adrian, caused a fire which destroyed
the house and all its contents. Loss
$1,000, partially covered by insurance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-15
laIta.pita

A perfect breakfast is
impossible without it and
it's just as good three
times a day. gives you real
nourishment and renewed vi
tality. For Malta-Vita is rich
II nutrition-every nutritive
element of the best white wheat
and finest barley malt extract.
Themaltextract, mixedwiththe
faxed wheat, converts the starch
of the wheat into maltese, or malt
sugar, makes it easy for even the
weakest stomach to digest and
adds pleasing taste which cannot be
found in grain foods containing some
foreign and adulterative sweetening
agent
Try Malta-vita with cream or fruit.
All GrOcers. Now lOc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-15
Voted Against County Option.

From Saturdays Daily.
According to the official proceedings
of the state senate, received today, SEN
ator Works cast his vote against the
minority report of the temperance
committee which favored county OPP
ton.
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Rempferd, S. A. Darp; clerk, S. r.
Brush; treasurer II. F. Day. assessor
F. I. Hannay; justices, j. w. McKib-
bins, B. Tyler; constable, Ray E. Sails
bury; money voted, $780,
Mapleton Village.
Mayor, William Borchert, trustees
Joe Dobie, George Rus, William Al
brecht; clerk, &. NJ. Creddicot; treasur.
er, William Stroebel; assessor, G. ID.
Dcitz; justices, Eugene Murray, Alfred
Davis; corlstables, Mike Davis, Joe
SchimmeleL License, yes.
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Supervisors, f. E. Otterstinn, A. T.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-26
East Sumner.

Sumner has quite number of local
spOrtsmen. A dozen or more have been
or still are in the Rangeley region har.
vesting the deer crop. Almost every
one that has returned has brought back
one of the fleet-footed animals, and
venison instead of wo0dchuck is now
the popular feed.
Asa Robinson, T. W. Bonney and W.
j. Heald are licensed guides and success
full hunters.
L. B. Heald, Vinton Bradeen and
Allie Barrows each brought out deer.
Cyrus B. Heald started lakeward on
Thursday for trip to South Rangeley,
where his son Winnie has camps.
Asa Robinson and three sons have
been at Four Ponds for over week and
will probably get their share of game.
Ship ng apples is the chief business
here of late.
There is a temporary lull in the mar,
ket just now.
The Congregational ladies' annual fair
and sale which occurred on Thursday
afternoon and evening was decided
success in every way. The receipts
amounted to over II dollars. Despite
the drizzly weather the attendance was
very good. The laughable comedy en-
titled the "Old Maids Convention" was
finely rendered and kept the audience in
a roar of laughter throughout the play.
The various sale tables were soon cleared
of their contents. All did their parts
finely and the occasion was a most pleas.
ant one. Many thanks are due to those
who so willingly aided the circle in max.
ing the affair so successful. All seemed
disposed to aid in every possible way and
their efforts are much appreciated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-26
Greenwood.

Have we had our Indian summer, and
now another touch of winter? However
that may be there we're few days of
fine weather, and now on this Thursday
morning it halls and rains as is frequent
ly the case at this time of the year.
Two of the school committee have
been engaged in erecting iagstaffs on
the school houses this week, and now
they are all supplied with the whole
outfit. May the scholars all grow up
enough more patriotic and lovers of their
country to pay for the time and labor
involved.
Two weeks ago mention was made
that the young folks had gone to Albany
and West Bethel on visit, and that he
took his rifle along with him, having a
deer hunt in view. On the morrow he
and Allen Cummings went out, and dur
ing the day sighted good sized buck,
and although they both fired several
times at him he was not hit in vital
spot. Though badly wounded and bleed
ing profusely he made his escape as
night came on so that they could no
longer track him. The following night
he swan across the river, and the next
day was found in hole full of water not
far away and dead enough to skin.
When the animal was dressed no less
than six bullet wounds were found on
his body, so that the bleeding was COM
plete and the meat unipjured.
At the same time that hunt was on
Dannie Bryant secured one of smaller
size on the German place.
nna thio UaaE npr haaA IN an
went over to an old orchard, and secur-
ing good position waited for big game.
But he did not have to wait long. Soon
down from the hill came fine buck and
when within gun shot he put his head to
the ground for an apple, bullet severed
the spinal column in his neck, when he
felt so near dead as to make no effort to
regain his feet. He was 200 pound
buck and had perfect set of horns con-
tanning eight points.
Thus it would seem that big game is
more plentiful of late than formerly.
To-day the young folks have gone to
Patch Mountain, he to assist in butch
ering, preparatory to Thanksgiving one
week ahead; so prepare to DO thankful il
not already in line.
| Mrs. l. W. Swan and her daughter,
Mrs. Daniel X. Cole, visited at the Ben.
nett place the first of the week, and later
Willard Emmons gave US a call while out
on a hunt.
Mr.. Albion Swan, who went to Cali.
fornia with view of making home
there, did not like the country as he ex'
pected and came home after -four
weeks trial, and is again on his old job,
that of running an electric railroad al
/ Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-26
EVILS OF ALCOHOL.
Gems From an English Primary School
Examination.

A paper published In Yorkshire.
England. reports that some 5000 chill
dren Of Gateshead were recently re-
nuired Ia 90 essays on Physical De-
terioration ana Alcohol" as tots In the
primary scIools Of this part Of the
rorld MY now toss of brochures OH
''Variations ~ the Epiihrlium Cells In
invertebrates. Marsup;als and Plnnti-
.,-udaS." These GateShcad children
lad valuable thoughts to contribute to
Ike temperance movement The York.
hire I,:It.r goes the length Of pub
isiiius some az the gems brought out
in ;h;; authorizing Of infaniile sapi.
.u,r Here are few Of same:
"..!cc!iol Is useful" says one OF
them. leing most exqristely pithy.
bit rot in the body. 1t is useful for
polishing furniture"
81 hope shall never touch 1t until
a:a dead" says another. and we wish
him luck
"a man who takes alcoholic drinks
can see two things at once"
"The children of drunkards are often
weak and are sometimes troubled
with being bowlegged"-truly an IT.
ritating atiliction.
"Those who take drink are not 50
broad chested as they were 100 years
ago" How true.
when man is III the doctor will
say. Are you II drinker Of alcoholic
and II he says yes the doctor will
say. "rhat is what has made you ILL.,:
you have u fatty liver"
"The more temporary we live the
better 1t will he for body ana mind"
"Some people say that II You want
to speak ut II concert you should take
glass of beer before. You should not
1t is certain that II makes you speak.
but you speak heap Of rubbish"
"When man gets drunk his brains
will not telegraph properly"
81 will finish up with piece Of poet
~ have made up myself:
"Never be drunkard;
Never touch the gin:
Always be teetotal,
And you're sure TO win"
Boston Transcript.