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Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
EXCESS CHARGE LEGAL.
Minnesota Attorney General Rules on
Cash Fares.

Attorney General Young has rem
dered a decision that railroads operat-
ing in Minnesota may exact an extra
charge of 10 cents from passengers
paying fares On trains. He holds it
to he a reasonable regulation and one
the companies may put into effect
without violating the 2-cent fare law.
The opinion is given in answer to a
request from Canadian Northern Of
ficials, who said that objections we're
being raised to the imposing of the
charge on the ground that it was not
legal.
The charge had been imposed dur
ing tie - Cf ~ :" = re, bit VS.
Temporarily ala. doned When the new
law came into eTecc.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
Aged Woman Commits Suicide.

Mrs. Theodore Lindland, who made
her home with her daughter, Mrs. Mott
of Willmar, committed suicide by
hanging. The other occupants Of the
house were away from home at the
time. Upon returning they found the
aged woman dead, her head through
a moose formed of a clothesline and at
tached over a door. She was sixty
five years old. No cause for the act is
known unless it be despondencv oyer
i'll health.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
Citation for Hearing on Final ,:s'Ac-
count and for Distribution
STATE OF MINNESOTA,

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower--ss.
In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Amos Colby,
Decedent. 's- '.*s go
The State of Minnesota to the heirs at law of
said deceased and to all persons inter
ested in the final account and distribution of
the estate of said decedent: The representative
this court the final account of the administra-
tion Of the estate of said decedent, together
with his petition praying for the adjustment
tribution of the residue of said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled; therefore, you, and
each of you. are hereby, cited and required to
at the Probate Court Rooms in the Court House
in the City Of Austin in the County of Mower
at O'Clock p. m.. why said petition should not
be granted.
Witness the ia? Sc s,s s4s;ts -,
Of said court this z6th a.. - 81.
(Seal) j. NJ GREENMAN,
Judge of Probate.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
SUMMONS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In District Court:
Tenth Judicial District.
Smith Dawson, plaintiff VS. Stephan Wescott,
observation-disclosures.
The state of Minnesota to the above named
defendant.
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the
above entitled action, which is fled in the
Office of the Clerk of the District Court Of the
Tenth Judicial District In and for the County
of Mower and State of Minnesota. and to serve
copy OF your answer to said complaint on the
the subscriber at his Office in the City Of Aus
tin in said County, within twenty days after
the service of this summons upon you, exclu:
sive OF the day of such service; and If you fail
to answer the said complaint within the time
aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will take
Judgment against you for the sum of One hun
dred eighty five Dollars ($1s5 .0o) with interest
e. the aay rate IS f f
costs and disbursements of this action.
A. w. WRIGHT,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
Austin, Mum
Dated October 8th 1907.
Nov. 2O-Jan.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
Eight Killed in Wreck.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Nov. &c.
Eight people were killed in a wreck
on the Canadian Pacific railroad. at
Chalk River. Express No. 8 crashed
into light engine which was running
Wild, as-ai!::2s:, TIC cars and destroy
ing both locomotives.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
Fist Baptist Church.

II. Bvoih uaZen pastor, residence 900
Winona st. Telephone number. If
you can use me desire to be your sery-
ant in the name OF my Lord. Report
any case where I can be of service and
call me at any time to help you.
1890 Church meets for morning
worship. Sermon by the pastor and
special music by tho choir.
1900 Sunday School me- cts, DR.. M.
o. Anderson, Supt.
$50 Baptist Young Peoples Union.
7:30 Evening Worship. There will
be special music at this service, and a
good song service for all. The pastor
will aim in these sermons to bring some
theme helpful to you in your life
struggle and burdens, and help you
nearer to Christ. If you do not have a
church and Sunday School Home for
yourself or family come with US and
we will try to make it both pleasant
and profitable for you.
Thursday 7:3O p. m. every week an
enthusiastic and helpful Prayer meet
ing.
Subject for next Sunday morning,
Nov. 24th, "Jesus the Light of the
World" an illustrated sermon. This
is Special Sunday School Day. There
will be no evening service on account
of the Union service in the Congrega.
tiOnal church.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
GREATERs PITTSBURG; WINS
Supreme Court Decides Case in Favor
Of Consolidation.

Washington, Nov. 18.-The suit
arising out of the effort to consolidate
the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny
has been decided by the supreme court
in favor of the consolidation, the opin.
ion Of the court being handed down
by Justice Moody.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Nov. 18.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.50@650; fair to good,
$400@5.00; good to choice cows and
heifers, $3.50; veals, $4.O0@5.75. Hogs
Sheep-Wethers, $40
@4.5o; lambs, $5.oo@5.5o; spring
lambs, $6.0O@6.25.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth, Nov. 18.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $1.07h;
No. Northern, $1.06; No. 2 Northern,
S1.O31h. In store-No. 1 Northern,
s1O5}a; No. 2 Northern, $1.02h; Dec,
$1041h; May, Sill. Flax-To arrive
and on track, s1.141k; Nov, $1.14A;
Dec, $1.14A; May, $1.21h.,
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
Drowned While Skatino

The eleven-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Smith of Lindstrom was
drowned while skating on Andrews
bay Harry Lether, a local travelling
man, narrowly escaped drowning in
TRIMS 70 feael haal with small
plank.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Nov. 18.-Wheat-Dec
$1.o3%; May, $1.10A. On track-No
/ hard, $1.08H @108%; No. 1 North.
ern, $1.O6% @1.07B; No. 2 Northern,
$1.04K K@1.O4%; No. Northern, $1.0t
@1.02.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
Presbyterian.

Will E. Sloane, minister.
Residence, 1913 West Maple St. -
10 a. On. Session meets.
1890 u. Morning Worship. Fran.
els b Guthrie Missionary from Africa
will speak.
II a. m. sunday School, central.
3p. m. Sunday School, East.
80 o.. IN. l-@l2~<S ,C..E.,~ . =.
7:30 p. 10. NJ Service.
Prayer meeting Thursdays 1880.
Mower County transcript., 1907-11-20
eoRRKoTRD RY ALRx oAMpBRLL

0ORkKOTED By ALEX OANrBEG1
Wheat .93 per bu
CORRECTED BY M'BRID1. THD 91COnD.
Butter. $3.50 per lb.
Eggs. 2023c per dozen.
Potatoes 40c-5oc per bu.
Beans, $2.OO.$2. 80 DER bu.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-06-27

hand, demanded to know where the
Rebel was. She motioned them to
rear door, and she stood like statue
all the time they were searching the
house. When interrogated by the Of
fcer, she answered coolly, calmly,
and plainly, as If she were discuss
ing a dinner; and her magnificent
nerve kept her standing there so ma
turally that not one of those men
had the slightest suspicion that she
knew anything Of the Rebel fugitive.
"After her sublime act, it would
seem that Fate would have watched
over and protected her lover; but
her heart was broken when a year
later tidings came to her that he had
fallen in the front Of battle line,
with bullet through his heart. -
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-06-27

Very touchingly and vividly is the
situation and the heroism OF the
women of Fauquier described. We
can only quote in part:
In many houses there were no
men; every man capable of bearing
arms was in the field. Often par
ty of us would stop at some lone
farmhouse in the dead of night; and
after an interval, light would
CLEAN, and the white faces of a
group Of women would be seen hud-
died together for safety. Then, no
matter what the hour, they would
start a fire and cook us frugal
meal. How those people lived, God
only knows. In the lower part of
the country there was no poultry, no
hogs or meat Of any kind; for Fed
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-06-27
PAGD FOURTEEN.
1.-THE CONFEDERATE VET
ERAN.''

named magazine is full OF inter-
esting and valuable matter. Indeed
there is no periodical of its class
more uniformly excellent. Never
rancorous toward the North, and
never apologetic for the South; new
er bitter toward those who fought
us, and never less than superbly 10y
al to the heroes who defended us,
the Confederate Veteran is a
model Southern publication.
In the June number is an article
on The Women of Mosby's Con-
federacy, which is one of the most
remarkable war papers we ever read.
Consider this sketch of Gen. John
S. Mosby:
The people of Fauquier believed
implicitly in Mosby, and his men had
unbounded faith i'll him. When
recall Mosby as [ saw him for the
first time at the head Of his battalion
In the little village of Salem, in
old Fauquier, In the autumn of 1864,
splendidly mounted, his 1.-the, ele-
giant form attired In snowy, new
uniform, slouch hat with gilt cord,
and sweeping plume shading his
clean-cut cameo face, thought Of
the days when 'knighthood was in
flower; that he was the knighliest
of them all. He was the beau ideal
of beau sabreur Centaur,
Mars, and Apollo all in one.
In many respects Mosby was
unique. His power over his men was
complete, but they did not love him.
He had no magnetism; he was as
cold as an iceberg, and to shake
hands with him was like having the
first symptoms of congestive chill
He was positive, evidence of a self
centered man, and did not know
what human sympathy was. He
would have been Stole had he lived
in Athens in the days Of Pericles.
The general impression Of Mosby is
that he was rough-and-ready, fight
ing Cracker Jack. On the contrary,
he was literati, a classical schol-
ar, and thorough student; but he
reminded one strongly of Goldsmith,
- who wrote like an angel,
But talked like poor Poll.
Mosby was fond of reading the
old English literature, and he was fa-
mlliar with Lord Chesterfield s let
ters, yet withal he had the manners
OF Piute Indian. 1t has often
been said of him that he made an
enemy every time he shook hands.
He was fascinating character to
study; but he was stormy petrol,
born soldier, light cavalryman
by instinct, and a partisan who un-
der no orders could accomplish Won
ders, but in the regular army he
would never have been heard of. In
the piping days of peace he was a
fifth spoke in a wheel, and steady,
plodding work was his abomination.
He was of the meteoric type. Yet
though cold, indifferent, and utterly
selfish, he was the greatest leader of
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-06-27
for this ubiquitous ranger these
forces would have been in active
service in the field. ("

service in the field.
The author relates the following
story which is new to us and, maybe,
to you:
A Fauquier tot, three years old,
was sent, soon after the war was
over, to visit her aunt in Boston.
When she knelt to say her prayers,
the night of her arrival, she put into
the old, old petition of Now I lay
me down to sleep" the Southern ad-
dition Of "God bless General Lee
and JEFF Davis"
Her aunt mildly interposed with,
'EMolie, the war is over now, and
we are one people, and you must
pray for the Yankees, too"
Once more the little knees were
bent; once more the little hands came
together; and once more the infant
tongue isped in prayer. This time
the innocent and earnest addition to
Gu0 OIQ lOTm Was.
'Oh, Lord! Bless the dam Yam
KEGS, too.
The author tells of an incident
that would be incredible were we to
read of it in a novel. A Confederate
soldier, on his way to see his sweet
heart was surprised by a troop of
Union cavalry, whose captain he
shot. Then the race for dear life
was on:
"Waller sped straight down the
road with the crack Of the pistols
of his pursuers sounding loud above
the thunder of the beat of the hoof
strokes. A high rail fence ran along
the highway, and there was nothing
for him to do but keep straight on.
AS he neared the mansion he saw
that the gate was closed, but he was
we'll mounted and a light weight and
he just cleared it; but his horse lost
his balance and fell to his knees, and
in an instant Waller was off and ran
up the steps into the house.
His sweetheart had seen the whole
affair. The Federals had to stop to
open the gate, and this gave him time
to reach her side before the Feder-
ais reached the house. An ordinary
woman would have screamed; an
extraordinary woman would have
turned white to the lips, and
would have thrown herself before
his bearded foes and thus have given
him a chance to fly; but a heroine
did neither. She heard the order to
the troopers to surround the house,
and, worse than all, she heard the
clanking of spurred feet hurrying
along the gravel walk. There was
no time for tears, no time to think,
only time to act on an inspiration
that saved human life. To do so
was violating every principle of fe-
male modesty, every precept of the
world, and doing violence to every
finer feeling and performing an act
which would IN tba ooyopoo,, oo,,,,oo
The Delta independent., 1907-06-21
Crust Of the Earth.

Hon. r. J. Strut. F. Il. S. has gath
cred rocks from all the world over
GRANTEES from Cornwall and Rhodcsia
basalt from Greenland. the Victoria
Falls and Ireland. syenite from Nor
way. leucite from Mount Nesuvius
and has estimated as a result of pro
louged Investigations that not more
than one-thirtieth of the total volume
of the earth is composed or rocks
found on the surface. ,---
AS a result of his deductions he es
Inmates that the depth of the earth's
rock crust is approximately A. miles
This deduction comedies TO certain
degree with the calculations of Prof
Milne. the earthquake expert, who has
been investigating to the same enc
by the observation OF earthquake
tremors and their speeds. Prof. Milne
concludes that at a depth of 20 miles
below the earths surface exist rocks
whose physical properties are similar
TO those found on the exterior.
Mr.. Strut computes the interna
heat of the globe to be about |, 500
degrees centiErade at about As mile:
below the surface. Such heat indi
Gates the melting point of iron. but 4
Is considerably below the meltins
point of platinum. which DR.. Harkel
fixed at LILO degreeS centisrade.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-21
BABY ITcHED TERRIBLY.
Face and Neck Covered with inflamed
Skin-Doetors No Avaii-Cured
by Cutieura Remedies.

My baby's face and neck were COW
cred with itching skin similar TO ecze-
ma. and she suffered terribly for over
a year. l took her to a number of doc
tors. and also TO different colleges. to
no avail Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss c..
] did not use il at first. as | had tried
SO many other remedies without any
favorable results. At last | tried Cuti-
cura Soap. Cuticura Ointment and
Cuiicura Resolvent Pills. and 10 my
surprise noticed an improvement.
After using three boxes of the Cuti-
cU-a Ointment. together with the Soap
and Pills. | am pleased to say she is
altogether a different child and the
picture of health. Mrs. A. c. Brestln.
Ill y Lincoln St, Chicago, Ill, Oct
20 and 80, 1906
The Delta independent., 1907-06-21
sEcREr OF cocos ISLAND.
An English Admiral Who Believed In
the Stories Of Buried Treasure.

Admiral H. st. l.. B. Palliser died
suddenly at his country house in Chi
chester. England. recently. He served
in the Baltic and Black sea during the
Crimean war. and in command of a
squadron watched British interests
throughout the Carlist war in 1871. He
was the commander in chief of the Pa
cific squadron from 1896 to 1899.
1t was during his command in the
Pacific that Admiral Palliser came in
to possession Of what he thought to
be the secret of the buried treasures
OF the famous Cocos island and on
board her majesty's ship Imperieuse
made the first of a long series of in.
enectual efforts to unearth the buried
millions. The late Admiral received
the secret" from Captain Hackett
when the latter was on his death-bed
and was so impressed by it that de.
spite all failures he remained a firm
believer in the existence of the treas.
ure
The story OF the Cocos island treas.
ures is one OF the most roplantic and
tnrilling character. One vast hoard
OF valuables is supposed to have been
deposited on the island, which lies 500
miles southwest of Panama, by Brit.
tsh ship which had turned pirate in
1921. The second and more valuable
treasure was buried there by the crew
of the barkentine Mary Dier about
1888. This hoard was supposed to be
the bullion and jewels of the Peruvian
town of Callalo. which was threatened
with revolution and pillage The ma
tional treasure was put on board the
British ship for safety. but the crew
betrayed their trust and fed with the
rich cargo. The value of the two
treasures is supposed to be many mil
lions.
At least G6.OO0 worth of valuables
we're taken from the island by a man
called keaton. This man died and be
queathed the secret TO Hackett. Since
the later contided in Admiral PaliseI
some half dozen fruitless expeditions
nave been fitted out and have search
ed the soil OF the island. One of the
latest was led by Earl Fitzwilliam. in
1905. but his party met with a disas
ter in the shape of landslide during
blasting operations. and seven OF them
were injured. Several companies
have been formed to equip expedi
tions. but needless to say none ot
them has ever paid dividend.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-21
Standin' By.

The whimsical humor of "Th,
Cruise of the Shining Light" is Illus
trated by the following scene between
Dannie and old Nick Top, whose high
est virtue is TO stand by TO the
end:
"Dannie. lad he would begin. Il:
oil Nicholas Top a wellknown fisger
in Newfun land?'
Hes knowcd.' was the response
I had been taught, from Cape Race
L Chidley.'
what for?'
Standin' by
so far so good; my uncle would
beam upon me as though the com
pliment were OF my own devisinS, IN.
til twas necessary once more TO wipe
the smile and blush from his great
wet countenance.
"ls 1t righteous, says he, t stand
by?'
"'Tis that
"He would now lean close with hi,
poser: Does it say so in the Bible!
All ha. lad Does it say so there?'
Twas left out, says l. having to
this been scandalously taught, by mis-
take"
The Delta independent., 1907-06-21
Twice In Jeopardy.

An old negro was recently brought
before justice in Mobile. 1t seemed
that Uncle Moses had fallen foul of n
bulldog while in the act of entering
the henhouse of the dogs owner.
Look here. Uncle Moses" the jus.
tice said. informally, didn't give
YOU ton days last month for this same
thingr Same henhouse you were try.
ing to get into. What have YOU got TO
say for yourself?"
Uncle Moses scratched his head,
MARS Willyum. yo' sent me ter de
chain gang fer trying to steal some
chickens. didn't ye?"
"Yes. that was the charge"
"An' don't de law say yo' cant bs
charged twice wild de same 'fense9
THAT no man shall be twice placed
in jeopardy for the identical act, yes"
Den. sab. yo' des hab ter let mo so.
sab. All war after de same chickens.
sah."
The Delta independent., 1907-06-21
Not So Iona.

There was SO much ceremony con-
hected with a church cornerstone lay
!ng in New York city few weeks ago
that the moving picture machine man
felt warranted to take couple OF
miles of photographs.
These pictures proved to he very
good. and large crowds were delight.
ed with the exact reproduction OF the
dedicatory exercises.
Il like the moving pictures better
than did the original service" con-
fessed prominent member OF the
congregation.
You do" gasped a devout elder.
I'm surely panied to hear you say so.
Why should you prefer the pictures"
Because the picture man an
swered the prominent member, pleas
ant!y. cut out all the sermons"
The Delta independent., 1907-06-21
THE NEW INSURANCE AGENT.
he Comes In With the New Law-Paul
Morton on His Opportunity.

The new insurance law OF the State
of New York has opened up a promis-
ing field for both men and women
with brains and energy in the sale OF
life insurance. The law now provides
standard forms Of policies. each OF
which practically bears the hall mark
of the State of New York, and this new
order of things has established the
sale of life insurance on a correct
basis.
The prohibition against rebating and
extravagant allowances to agents has
driven out OF the business the old
type OF insurance agent, who in many
cases virtually bought business. with
large rebates, instead OF selling II.
His place is being taken by protes-
sors. lawyers, school teachers OF both
sexes, and others, who find that being
a life insurance agent under the new
system offers greater reward than
their previous vocations. The law has
reduced commissions but all OF the
commission now goes to the agent.
Life insurance is something that
everyone needs and under the pres
ent system its sale is being conducted
with becomiVg dignity and propriety.
Paul Morton, president OF the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society, has taken
the lead in building up an agency or
ganization that is in keeping with the
demands of public sentiment, and the
standard he has set for his company.
He says: We want new agents, both
men and women. but none except en-
ergetic, able and truthful people need
apply. For such there is a splendid
opportunity"
Mr.. Morton's policy Of injecting new
and vigorous blood into the agency
force OF the Society is meeting with
success in all parts Of the country.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-21
sAAAaA GROWING DRYER.
French Observer Says the Gases A.
Shrinking and viii Disappear.

C. F. Gautier. . French explorer. il
authority for the statement that the
Sahara Is continuously becoming drier
to such an extent that the oases are
perceptibly drying up and will disap-
pear altogether in a relatively short
time. He quotes historic records and
physical signs to show that springs
were at one time more plentiful than
now. and that the extent OF the
patches where vegetation fiourishes
were much greater even so to 100
years ago.
As the climate OF the region has un.
dergone no change In perhaps thou
sands Of years. he believes that the
disappearance OF the water must be
due to purely mechanical causes. He
considers that 1t is due to the con-
tinual advance Of the great sand
masses to the north. thus forming an
impenetrable barrier against the wa
tershed Of the Atlas mountains.-N. 7.
Sun