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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02
Picked Up Team Defeated
Springfield Yesterday.
MANKAT0 D0WNED AMB0YS
Heavy Rain Stopped the Game and
the Score Was Five to Moth
ing; Diamond Dots.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Springfields crack base ball team was
presented with nine goose eggs yester-
day. The game was played in Spring
field under all conditions favorable to
the home team. The rooters rooted
manfully for the local boys and assist
ed them in every way possible. But
it was no use. Springfield was up
against a hard proposition, even though
their opponents were "pick -ups"-a few
from this team, a few from another
etc, gathered in Mankato for the oc.
casion. The score was 2 30.
Defeated the Amboys.
The Y. NJ. c. A. team scored its
first shutout last Saturday by defeat
ing Amboy to 0 at Sibley park. The
game was called at the close of the
sixth inning on account of rain. A
large crowd was in attendance on the
game and it was one of the few
games that have paid expenses. The
batteries We're Rabe for Mankato and
Kienholz and Evans for AmbOy. Rabe
allowed three hits and secured two
strikeouts to his credit; while KEN
holz was bumped four times and scored
three strikeouts. The feature of the
game was the close fielding of the To-
Gals, only one error in the field. Ply
mat on third secured two putouts and
on assist in the fourth inning. Messrs.
II. A. Patterson and F. B. Kent Off
ciated as umpires to the satisfaction of
both teams as well as the fans. The
next game will be played with Madison
Lake next Saturday at Sibley park.
This will be one of the hardest games
of the season as they are certainly a
fast bunch and have strong pitcher in
LOeffler.
Redwood Falls, July 2s.-In a game
between the Redwood Falls and the
Morton teams on the grounds of the
latter, Friday, the former team was
the winner by score of 6 to 4. The
feature of the game was the pitching
of Francois, of Redwood, who struck
out 81 of the Morton players, and held
them down to two dinky hits.
Faribault Flecks defeated the Still
water team yesterday by a score OF
Is to Z. The game was played at
Saltwater.
st. James defeated Heron Lake at
H.ron Lake in well played game by
the score of I to 0. H. McCollum OF
Mankato pitched for st. James and he
let Heron Lake down with five hits and
struck out nine men.
The game between st. Peter and
Madison Lake at st. Peter yesterday
resulted in a score of to l in favor
of st. Peter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02
Drainage Laws is Valid.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From FRIDAY DalIy.
The law passed by the last legislature
to aid in the drainage and reclamation of
wet lands, part of the act creating a
state drainage commission, is valid, ac
cording to an opinion received yesterday
bv State Auditor S. G. Iverson from At
torney General E. T. Young.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02
Indians Moved On.

From Saturday Daily.
The Indian family was required to
move out of North Mankato yesterday
and went to Lake Crystal last night.
Why Governor johnson, Mayor Smith
and the rest endorsed such a bunch of
beggars and loafers is astonishing. The
North Mankato residents were thor
oughly disguested with the bunch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02
Did a Splendid lob.

Duluth Herald: Probably Governor
Hughes did splendid work when he
vetoed 24S of the 44S bills left in his
hands when the New York legislature
adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02
PROBATE COURT NOTES
Three Estates Get Started Through
the LEGAL Mill.


The will of the late Nancy Baker
was filed in the probate court today. 1t
is dated Feb. Z. 1906, and the. estate
consists of $500 of personal property
and $4,000 of real estate. To the
children of the daughter, Susan Rus
sell, is left ten acres, including house,
ETC., but Mrs. Russell is to have the use
of the place for life. To the other
daughter, Mrs. Lucetta Reed, is left
thirty acres. To the children of the
daughter, Susan, and to the daughter,
Lucetta, are left fifty acres. To Susan
Russell is left twenty acres in Ben
ton county. To the husband, Lewis
Baker. is left a horse named ''Grover,
and buggy and harness. The per-
sonal property is all to be turned into
cash and all debts paid, and if there
lis anything left, the grand daughter,
Elsie Read, is to receive $50, and then II
there is anything left it will 60
to the husband. George T. Swearingen
is named as executor.
J. N. Day today filed a petition to
be appointed administrator of the es-
tate of the late Eva NJ. Day, whose
heirs are the husband, Irving l.. Day
of Retzville, Wash, and one daughter.
The estate comprises real estate to
the value of 800. j. N. Day is the
father of Irving l.. Day.
The will of the late Pauline L. Haw-
l<ins of Mcpherson was filed for pro-
bate today. The heirs are the sons,
James NJ and L. Dudley Hawkins. The
personal property is to be divided
equally between the two sons, and all
of the real estate is left to i. Dud-
lev. The will is dated Sept. 4, 1906,
and the estate includes $500 of per-
sonal property and $4,000 of real es-
tate L. Dudley Hawkins asks the
court to appoint him administrators
with the will annexed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

No. Hard $I0lA, No. Northern Sl00A,
No2 Northern 97ss. No. 3 Northern 94095.
No. Durum.744. No. 2 Durum 1874
No. Yellow Corn 504. No. 3 Corn 1917.
No. White Oats AN. No. 3 Oats 381s@40as
Barley 42@5S. Rye 754@76. Flax H.I4A
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From Saturdays Daily.

rloHi odluAoly A-s
The concert given at the normal
school last evening by the twentieth
Century band was greatly enjoyed. Be-
sides the $50 students, there were
enough other spectators to I'LL the
large chapel, and the audience was
an appreciative one. The band num-
bered nineteen pieces, and was under
the efficient direction of Harry lver-
son, the talented young leader. Mi.
Iyerson gave a cello solo, and his wife
piano solo. and both numbers were SO
well and artistically rendered that they
were obliged to respond to encores.
Roseau, July 27-That winter wheat
will thrive in the northern part OF
the state is amply proven in the town
of Dieter. F. j. Cooke, president OF
the Roseau Milling company, made a
trip through that section OF country
with view to estimating crop pros
poets. On the farm of H. Halversen
Mr.. Cooke found large area OF VIM
ter wheat which, by actual measure
ment. was five feet tall and IN excel
lent condition Mr.. Cooke is OF the
opinion that Roseau county will have
bumper crop this year.
The county board of equalization ad-
journed this forenoon. The proceedings
will be published officially in a few
days. Many raises in valuations were
made in most of the towns OF the
county, some heavy. The changes ia
Mankato were as follows: Raises: 2
year old horses, 80 per cent; 3-year
old horses,y2 per cent; 2-year old cat
tie, 10 per cent; office furniture, 20
per cent; farm tools and implements,
5 per cent, all other property, % per
cent. Lowered: 3-year old cattle, 8
per cent.
A number of dental robberies have oc-
Cured in Wisconsin in the last week,
seemingly the work of the same hand
that operated the same scheme two
years ago. In every case dentists
offices are entered and a few dollars
worth of gold taken, everything else
being left untouched and the doors and
windows found locked as they were left
the night before. Dental offices in this
section of Minnesota have frequently
suffered from the visits of the mysteri
GUS thieves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

|are bringing a good price. Not many
new potatoes are on the market, where
last year at this time they were plenti-
full. If the rains continue much longer
the crop will rot in the ground.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02
DAILY MARKET REPORTS
MINNEAPOLIS CASH MARK

Minneapolis received 81 cars VS.. 1lS cars last
year; Duluth received 140 cars VS.. "a last year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

Faribault Flecks defeated the Still
water team yesterday by a score of
Is to Z. The game was played at
Saltwater
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

1t is understood that the suit of
Frank H. Barnes, trustee of the estate
of DeForest E. Carpenter, bankrupt, VS.
DeForest E. Carpenter and others, is to
be continued
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

The suit of Edwin L. Buck VS.. George
w. Monks and wife is the next case for
trial, and is also the last case for trial
on the June term calendar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

Granada, July 26.-The Methodist
congregation yesterday laid the corner
stone of it's new $1,000 house of wor-
ship. Presiding Elder Kerfoot of Man
kato was in charge of the exercises and
was assisted by Rev. Messrs. Johnston
of Winnebago, Quigley of Fairmont,
Brown of Triumph, and Allen and Jen-
kinson- of this village. large crowd
witnessed the exercises, some from Hur-
ley and East Chain being present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

The suit of G.. A. Lewis VS.. Elsie b
Osmundsen and o. HI. Osmundsen was
tried before Judge Cray today. The
action is brought to decide where thu
boundary line between their lots or
State street is. A difference of opinion
has existed for some time as to where
the boundary is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

New Ulm, July 2G.-Several farmers
residing near Fort Ridgley are aroused
over the finding of gold on their farms.
The whole neighborhood is excited and
many farmers have stopped work and
are searching for the precious metal.
The recent discovery of gold
near this city has caused the Fort
Ridgley farmers to become more interest
ed in the matter than they would other
wise have been.
Mrs. Ellen "A. Horton of Garden
tCity died at Rochester at $50 a. m.
"Wednesday, and the remains will be
brought to Mankato this evening,
Death seems to have been due to
cancer of the intestines and liver, but
she had a complication of troubles
She was operated upon few weeks
Iago for appendicitis and hernia, and
was able to leave the hospital. but
was not well enough to return home
and stayed at hotel, where her death
occurred. She had not been well for a
long time.
The deceased was about fifty years
tof age, and is survived by one son,
Royal E. Horton, who is a civil enoi-
|neer employed out of Havre, Mont.
Her husband, Henry Horton, died last
November. Her home was at Plain
view up to six years ago, when the
family moved to Garden CITY. A
brother, M. NJ Clough, resides in Man
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Lake Crystal, July 25.-Rust has APP
peared in many of the grain fields and
in the potato patches. Some of the
oat fields have been damaged one third.
The heavy rains have lodged much of
the grain, and the crop is not what it
promised to be earlier in the season.
Owing to the excess of wet weather,
haying has not progressed to any ex-
tent, much of the hay lands being COW
cred with water.
The strawberry season has closed. The
crop was light and berry farmers have
just cause for complaint. The raspber-
ries are just coming onto the market and
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-18
LEASE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

In compliance with a resolution
adopted by the Board of School Di-
rectOrs on August %, 1907, / will offer
for lease all the public school lands
of the parish on
SATURDAY, OCT. 26, 1907,
at 10 D.. M, at the court house, Lafay-
cite, La, as follows:
In the second ward for a period OF
three years, Sec. 16 T. 10 S. r. E. in
tracts of 40 5-l6 acres at a minimum OF
two dollars and a half per acre for
the higher lands and at a minimum OF
one dollar per acre for the lower lands
In the first ward for a period OF
three years, Sec. Ii T. S. r.. 3 E., in
tracts of 80 acres. a minimum of two
dollars and a half for the west half of
the section and a minimum OF one dol
lar per acre for the east hale.
In eighth ward. six acres of public
school land situated west of John
Whittington's place on the public
road. Minimum bid to be three dol
lars and fifty cents per acre.
Also tract of wood land ear z. l..
DeClOuet's place in the third ward.
All lessees will be required o fur
nish two solvent endOrsers on their
notes on the day the lands r leased,
otherwise the lease will not be binding
an the Board. Notes will be made
payable October %, 1908, 1909, 1910.
Respectively.
]. l.. MARTIN, Treasurer.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-18
PROCLAMATION.
October 2, A. D. 1907.

October 2, A. d. 1907.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafa-
yette-Ofice of the Supervisors Of
Election of Lafayette parish, La.
BY virtue of the law and in accord
ance with our official duty, we hereby
proclaim the result of the special cleo
ton held in the fifth ward of Lafa-
yette parish, Louisiana. on Monday,
Sept. 30, 1907, on the question of SUBJ
hitting to the PROPERTY taxpayers of
said fifth ward the levying of a spec
ial tax of five mills on the dollar per
annum upon all property in said fifth
ward of Lafayette parish, for a per-
iOd of ten years, of as much of said
I've mills as may be necessary to
raise during each year, beginning with
the year 1903, and extending to and in
Guiding the year 1918, the sum of two
thousand dollars per year, thus ag-
gregating the sum of twenty thousand
dollars, in favor and in aid of the New
Iberia, St. Martin and Northern Rail.
road Company:
Total number of votes cast
in favor of the levy of
special tax. ....... %
Total amount ........s 1851, PIT SO
Total number of votes cast
against said special tax 81
Total amount ....... ....S 81. O27. 50
Majority in number of property
tax payers in favor of
said special tax ...... 81
Majority in value of prop
erty tax payers in favor
of said levy of said
eel C3X,.,.. .$lZ4. lSU. Ii
The majority in number and value
of the property taxpayers of said fifth
ward Of Lafayette parish having voted
at said special election in favor of the
levy of said special tax il aid and in
favor of the New iberia, st. Martin
and Northern Railroad Company, We
hereby declare the said tax carried
fnd legally adopted.
n. II. HOHORST, President.
v M. MELANCoN, Assessor.
Witnesses: J. A.. Villien, Chss. ],
Nullee, A. Olivier
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-18

much a part of the family that | would
have felt it a great hardship to leave
them. Dick and | were very friendly;
we both loved the same creatures, you
see.
Little Margaret was nearly two
years old when ny twent- ail-b d =
day came. You thought l wa Ger
than that? Well, no wonder, felt SO
very much older in the days Of which
] have told You But that spring l
felt so happy it made me young again.
Ii was one day when Sylvie was at
chair, listened to the soft, dreamy mu-
sic that always fell from her fingers
when she played.
After a time Dick came up the
steps with letters for us all. Among
mine was one in a handwriting that
even then could make my pulse beat
faster. Walter was alive and had not
forgotten me after all.
tore it open and read without pref
c or heading of any kind, these
lines:
You will doubtless be surprised,
Margaret, to hear from me after this
lapse of years-eight | think in reality
but so to me in the agony l have
suffered. / left you resolved to forget
you, but you must have known that
could not be. Sickness, trouble and
pride kept me from writing to you.
You would find me faulty still,
dear, but all these years | have strug.
gled to overcome my temper and to
moderate my passions, so hat think
if life held happiness in store for me,
it would not be marred by n head
strong act.
But that may not be; my WI life
is practically over. i am a wealthy
man, but a hopeless cripple, and there
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-18
PROCLAMATION.

Oct. ,, a. d. 1907.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafa-
yette-Office of the Supervisors of
Election of Lafayette Parish, La.
By virtue of the law and in accord
ance with our official duty, we hereby
proclaim the result of the special cleo
ton held in the fourth ward of Lafa-
yette Parish, Louisiana, on Monday.
Sept. 30. 1907, on the question of SUBJ
hitting to the property tax payers of
said fourth ward the levying of a spec
ial tax of five mills on the dollar per
annum upon all property in said
fourth ward of Lafayette Parish. for
a period of ten years of as much of
said five mills as may be necessary to
raise during each year, begin.
ming with the year 1909, and extend
ing to and including the year 1918, the
sum of two thousand dollars per year.
thus aggregrating the sum of twenty
thousand dollars, in favor and in aid
of the New Iberia, st Martin and
Northern Railroad Company:
Total number of votes cast in favor
of the levy of special
IdA-. . '....... -
Total amount. . . .......$ 95 $50
Total number of votes cast
against said special tax 50
Total amount. S44 ,4l5
Majority in number of prop
erty tax payers in favor of
the levy of said special
taX.......... ...'........ Id
Majority in value of property
taxpayers in favor or said
levy of said special tax....$5l,0 65
The majority in number and value
of the property taxpayers of said
fourth ward of Lafayette parish hav-
ing voted at said special election in
favor of the levy Of said special tax
in aid and in favor of the New Iberia,
St. Martin, and Northern Railroad
Company. We hereby declare the said
tax carried and legally adopted.
H. 81. HOHORST, President.
NJ. MELANCON, Assessor.
Witnesses: J. A. Villien, Chas. j.
Muller, A. Olivier.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-18

In compliance with a resolution
adopted by the Board OF Schsol Direc-
tors on August %. 1907, l will offer
for lease all the public school lands
of the Parish on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1907,
at 10 A. NJ. at The Courthouse, La
fsyette, La. as follows:
In the Fourth Ward, for a period
of one year.. Sec. IA. T. II 8, RI F..
in tracts OF "a I acres each, known as
lots 2, 4, 8, 9, Ii, and half of lot 10.
All ~lessees will be required to furn-
ish two solvent endorsers on their
notes on the day the lands Ire leased,
otherwise the lease will not be binding
on the Board. Notes will be made
|payable October Is, 1903.
J. f. Martin, Treasurer.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-18

is yet danger of losing the sight Of my
right eye. 1t is the result of an acct.
dent in a mill of which l am owner.
l am in a hospital now, and the doc.
tors say l would do well enough If ]
could only take an interest in what
life still holds for me. How can l?
The only hope of my life is gone. for
how can l claim you. now that am
MANNED and nearly sightless? l am
not morbid, dear-I am despairing.
Il have made my will, and have left
you everything. 1t would have been
so anyway, Margaret. and 1t Is but a
trife compared to the years l have
spoiled for you.
Il have heard that Sylvie is happily
married. How glad / should be to see
you all. If she could have a sick man
and his nurse in her house, l think I
could come by-and-by. I must not
write any more-my eyes are paining
me. May l hope to bear from you?
Give me a little of your friendship.
dear, although l may not have your
love-"
Then followed IN address, and his
well-known signature. I read the clos
ing lines over again and then handed
the letter to Sylvie without = word.
When she had finished, her tender
eyes we're FUN Of tears.
"Of course he may come" she said.
Il was always fond Of him for his own
sake as well as yours. You will write
at once, will you not?"
Two days later we had a telegram
from Dick, asking that the closed car.
rage be sent to the station.
We we're on the porch with the little
Margaret when the carriage was
driven up the graveled road. Then
heard Dicks CHEEKY voice-God bless
him!
Here's your invalid. He was not
morbid, not he: With only M arm
gone, and a left one at that, and eyes
that will soon be as good as new, II
he only takes care of them. I didn't
bring his nurse girls. for here's Mar.
garet with nothing else to do, nov you
are well. Sylvie."
They were up the steps By this
time, and / could e how little help
Walter needed. ! tried in vata to
sneak and smile. and then ] felt q
strong right arm close about me, and
looked ND into q face all alight with
hope and love.
Dick had taken Sylvie In through
the low French window. and ! could
hear him telling her:
You should have seen him brighten
up when | told him what I had como
for. and that she was waiting Tor him.
The doctor said, all he needed was
something to live and work fos.1 have
had to keep telling him ~ the way.
at Il would be his own fWrT e Aar
livss were spoSlsd. lgues4sAe sees II
nov. but II was hard work.s1c an tel
vhmY -r
a " llSts,sd, waltst Smiled Asvn
{ NJ.
II n - tbrpsGh him 49,
lnlxk
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-18

B- it nr1ain-a bv the Police Tur. of
.af.,-lc i.a,ish. la. that bv vjr,uc O. The
.a. are! ;a accnrdaugc with our official ,u,v
W., he.cty p-o,laim tire result Of the sail!
-~i.,ii,., fel.' IN lie Fifth ward I~afs.ette
Parr,a. on the lhtrrir'h tay Of Sept. ico-.
an the ca-s.,.o, r senpirf,.., tn he pro
,,~rv t.. u~..r~s.f H. All vs,d ib- lew q.
H.. ....,.,l TAX ri 55- ran. ~ NV. mills On
,t- a.,...r No. ann, m I'll n~oarr,v in
sid ward g.. ,.r,..t - ,s, .-ars
-.r,~.,. ,i.. twenty .,rus,.d dollar, under
-r ,...tti.us ,r.vtsi,rs and En,i,,,ico set
..-rn :f t,- o,i.r.rc. Of The Police Il-v e..
..k n.r.t E ;av.-.r r.t,rr an ri.r io,
NJ, IN tEr D.tiriop ~ the t,x,oav-rs uray-
$500 r, HI raiie. ,f n. SAIL election in sid
81 th- SO. I,r-7, =, Martin and \nrrh-
.,u E,,..,d 1, .,,,,-, ,o L. - follows.
Y,tat un-a-t f ,a.-s
,n favor mr. ,..y, ,- sud
sreria, ,,v q.
r,,,I n,,,,. go, cf ,.,,-s c,sr
~ao,in.. sssi s,,,;.i ,,y II
T,,.l ,,..,oi ,.i ys1,. nf
-, 90, -
,.i Lao, .,.. e..c.t ~ s,6 - 66,,oo
RI 49,. g
-. .., ...., ~,
lew @, said s,rci.I ,.x.. s,7.o27 5o,,oo
Majority in number cf
property tax PAYERS in
favor Of the levy q: said
specia! %
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-18

Visiting cards two dozen for
thirty-five cents, fifty for fifty
five cents. one hundred for seven
ty-tive cents.