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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-30

when they cut the ore II was found to
dip into the Mohawk ground. and the
lessees. backed by the Combination
Mines company. followed the ore shoot,
claiming that II apexed on Combination
ground Kalfus and associates had
lease on the disputed block on the Mo-
hawk. and the Ish-sheets got an injunc-
tion restraining them from mining any
ore from the ground they were working
on. This was followed by the Kalfus
people getting an Injunction from the
federal court preventing the Ish-sheets
from shipping any ore. and the two
leases closed down.
Nixon and wingfield, who controlled
the Mohawk, then got busy and bought
in all the ground obtainable surrounding
the Combination. taking In the Jumbo.
Red Top. Laguna and the January and
February claims Of the Goldneld Min
ing company. the latter sidelining the
Combination on the west. All OF these
properties We're then merged into the
Consolidated Mines company. which put
then In position to do some apexing
on their own account. Further negotia-
tions with the Combination owners re-
suited In the taking over OF all their
holdings by the Consolidated and the
apex suits were thing OF the past.
After the threatened apex suits were
called OF, the Ish-sheets and Kalfus
people got together and combined their
lease holdings with the result that It
has been one OF the big producers Of the
camp. Among those who profited most
from the lease were Frank NJ. Ish,
Milton c. Ish. James Sheets. Tom Ken
bricks. John 8. Cook. Walter Stone. J. L.
Kalfus and John Doors.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-30
OPERATIONS Oh THE
DESERT PALM LEASE

The Desert Palm Mines corporation,
operating a lease on blocks / and 2,
Desert Rose claim. of the May Queen
property. has one shaft down as feet
and the main working shaft down 125
feet. Assays as high as $1,000 have
been gotten and the indications are very
good. One shift of four men are at
work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-30
HEAvY wo1x BEING
DONE on yellow T1oE1

Work is still going ahead ON the yell
low Tiger property and the 4kx12-foot
In the clear shaft is down nearly 500
feet The company has a stee, gallows
frame and is equipped with a 100-h.p.
electric hoist. Fifteen men in three
shirts are at work
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-30
FIVE F1IENDs II. Z L.
xA0uNA LEASE

The Five Friends NJ. & L. company,
operating on the Laguna property, has
the shaft down $40 feet. No prospecting
has been done. Work will resume as
soon as the air plant is installed. Be-
fore the shut down IL men in three
shifts were employed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-30
coxx p1ILL AT woHx

The core prospecting drill on the
cr.,dma property is still in operation
nd has attained depth of 230 feet
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-30
WILL DISTRIBUTE FORTUNE
TO LUCKY STOCKHOLDERS
Directors of the Company Met Yesterday and De.
cared the Initial Dividend of Ten Cents
Per Share on the Issued Stock,
Amounting to $lO5OOO

Resolution dopedat directors meng ( he
IS the uau nmd @ 4 ds tn pe in m
pe Nreo nd also In an tfu uxpn for
will paM hem a d dto xxi
That OF of @ o ne
usnHng can is bhmsy,d ddzedto a + record on %
Tha Of u
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
WILLIE is FOUND OUT
TAScOTT is SUPPOSED TO BE IN
MEXICO JAIL.
Sont a Package to Mrs. George w.
Lederer, Chicago. He Signed
Name T. A. Scott.

Chicago, Aug. 2l.-Willie Tascott, the
long missing suspected murderer OF
Millionaire Amos j. Smell, has been
traced to his hiding place, the police
believe.
George w. Lederer, manager of the
Colonial theatre, reported at the Har-
rison street police station last night
that his sister law, Mrs. James l.
Lederer, last Sunday received an ex-
press package containing a horse hail
bride and a card.
On one side of the card was the
name of convict Mrs. Lederer had
spoken to while visiting the peniten-
tiary in Mexico City while touring
Mexico about three years ago. On
the reverse side of the card was the
name IT. A. Scott" and the mes
sage:
This is my real name. Please help
me out of Jail"
Il. A. Scott was the name that
willie" Tascott went under for the
three weeks preceding the murder of
Banker Smell in his home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
HUSTLE EN- TO SCHOOL
CHILD LABOR LAWS WILL BE
STRICTLY ENFORCED.
Peter j. karpen, Factory Inspector
and R.F. Lamb, the Truant Off
icer, Visit Mankato Today.

Peter ]. Karpen of st. Paul, fac
tor inspector of the state bureau OF
labor, and r. F. Lamb of Slayton
factory inspector and truant officer fol
the second congressional district, visit
ed Mankato today. Mankato will come
under the jurisdiction of Mr.. Lamb
and he intends to see that the truancy
law is enforced. He has learned that
in the past some Mankato parents
have kept their children at work while
the fathers loafed around saloons and
spent the money for liquor that their
children earned. He considers this all
wrong. He states that there will be
no trouble if the superintendent of
schools and school board do not is
sue undeserved permits to labor, but
if they do it it will make lot
of work for the labor department.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
OLCOTT is The OPENER.
ACTOR is TO BE At
THEATRE SEPTEMBER II.
His Play 10 "o'Neilt Of Dsvry." e.
pseialiy Written for Him BY
Theordore Burt Sayre.

Chauncey Olcott's hold upon the af-
fections of the people who year after
year greet him with tumultuous
warmth enjoyed by no other actor, is
easily understood. Aside from the
sterling merit of the artist and the
sweet voice of the singer, there is the
sincerity and honesty of the man
which shines through his work. Those
who have seen him over the foot
lights seem to enjoy a personal ac-
auaintance with him. They revive the
acquaintance season after season and
as he comes to them, always with a
new play and new songs. His idea
of the mission of the drama being to
uplift, to touch the higher instincts
of humanity, and to amuse, he has
exemplifed in every one of his pro-
auctions.
Mr.. Olcott will open the theatrical
season in Mankato on Sept. IL, in
"O'Neill of Derry" especially written
for him by Theodore Burt Sayre. Mr..
Olcott always has proved a favorite
with the play going people in Man
kato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
MUST BE UP TO GRADE
THOSE PERSONS WHO APPLY
FOR TEACHERS LICENSE.
County Superintendent Are Not ISIS :
uins Permits With Free Hand;
Opinion Of ]. w. Olson.

County superintendent all over the
state are shutting down on the prac-
tice of licensing to teach young ladies
who are unable to pass the required
examinations. Higher standards of
scholarship is being insisted upon to
get positions to teach in the rural
schools, and in consequence the stand
ard of these schools is being improved.
Recently an inquiry was sent to the
office of the state superintendent of
public instruction concerning this prac-
tice of licensing teachers, and from
the reply which Superintendent j. w.
Olsen makes it will be seen that he is
heartily in favor of advancing the
interests of the country schools. He
says:
"In answer to your inquiry relative
to the legal authority and moral right
of the county superintendent to issue
special permits, l beg to advise that
great caution and discretion should be
exercised by the county superintend-
ents in issuing special permits. In the
first place all persons desiring to teach
should attend the state examinations.
The law plainly contemplated this, and
the county superintendent is not justi-
fed in granting special or private ex-
aminations to anyone, unless the very
strongest of reasons for not attending
the state examinations is given, such
as actual sickness attested to by the
doctors certificate. This department
aims to make the examinations so
fair and reasonable that any person
who has the scholastic qualifications
for teaching can pass them. Indeed,
this department has been subjected to
some adverse criticism for making the
examinations too easy rather than too
hard, and if criticism is in order it
would, l am inclined to think, be be-
cause we are too lenient rather than
too strict.
sIn a few counties, in the extreme
northern part of the state, remote
from normal schools and without
night schools, can see how it some
times becomes necessary for the coun-
ty superintendent to give special ex-
aminations or to issue an authority
to teach to someone who has partially
failed in the public examinations, but
in many of the counties having high
schools, and within reasonable distance
of normal schools, special permits have
not been issued by the county super
intendent for number of years, all
teachers employed holding state certiti-
Gates. 1t would seem to me that
there is no justification in granting a
special certificate in any county, eX-
cept in case of extreme necessity"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
GOES TO THE POOR HOUSE
MASTERSON ENTERS NICOLLET
COUNTY ALMSHOSE.
Proper Officials Will Make an Effort
to Get His Property Returned
to Him.

Eugene Masterson, whose farm in
Lake Prairie township was taken from
him by federal court decision, has
entered the Nicollet county almshouse.
The county officials will continue to
make an effort to recover portion OF
his lost property, but he will remain
at the poor farm until something de-
finite is accomplished.
Several years ago Masterson signed
deed to his farm in Lake Prairie,
which was valued at $4,000, in favor
of his nephew, Patrick j. McElroy.
Later he brought suit to have the
transfer set aside, claiming that the
nephew had obtained it by exercising
undue influence. The first decision
was in Masterson's favor, but it was
reverted by the United States circuit
court of appeals, which ordered that
title to the property be vested in Nc
Elroy.
Deprived of his farm and left with
out money or means of support Mas
terson applied for admission to the
poor farm. Since that time firm OF
lawyers representing McElroy has
made offers of a compromise, ana
County Attorney George I. Olsen has
opened negotiations with them. II
they are successful Masterson is like
ly to receive part of his farm, and il
they fail the county board will ask
that the probate court appoint a
guardian for him and sue for life
equity in the estate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
PARCELS POST BATTLE
1T PROMISES TO BE WAGE D
GOOD AND STRONG.
Postm aster General Meyers 10 Favor
able to the Proposition; Country
Dealers Opposed to Il.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-Now that
Postmaster General Meyer has follow
ed the lead of Villas, Wanamaker and
Bissell, and has announced his inten
tion of bringing the parcels post prop
osition to head during the next ses'
sion of congress, the big forces are
already lining up for what promises
to be spectacular fight.
The administration generally favors
the, parcels post. The system has
proved successful in other countries
AS nearly every one knows, it means
only such reduction in postage as
will permit the sending by mail OF
merchandise at cheap rates.
The chief directors to the parcels
post are the express companies. 1t
would play havoc with their high tar
if. Nobody would send merchandise by
express when it could be sent three
and four times as cheaply by mail.
The big mail order houses are, OF
course, enthusiastically in favor of the
proposed system. The small country
dealer is lined up with the express
forces believing that a parcels post
means that the big mail order houses
will be able to take away great part
of his business.
Trade papers and commercial asso-
Citations generally are getting in line
on one side or the other. Lobbyists
are already laying their plans and
wires. The fight, if it comes, will be
a fierce one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
RANGE STRIKE STILL ON
But Few Of Those Who Struck Re-
turned to Work.

DIR. and Mrs. j. H. James are
home from trip to Hibbing, one of
the important towns on the iron
range, and which place was the storm
center of the strike which caused so
much excitement throughout Mime.
sofa. The strike is still on. But
very few of the men who went out
on the strike have returned to the
mines and not more than 60 per cent
of the former employees are at work.
Everything is quiet. The mining COM
panies are shipping in more men. Five
hundred are now on the way from
New York. Most of them are Ara
bans. Deputies are still guarding the
property of the mining companies
Most of the strikers are young unmar-
ried men, and there are threats MADE 8.
against the families whose "men folks
are at work in the mines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
ASKED TO TAKE A LOOK
RAILROAD BOARD REQUESTED
TO EXAMINE G. w. ROADBED.
Invited to Make the Inspection BY the
Trackmen's Union, and Ride
on Hand Cars.

Mondays storm did considerable
damage to the Chicago Great Western
track between Cannon Falls and Red
wing. The passenger train leaving
Mankato at 6:35 a. m. was delayed
eight hours at Cannon Falls by a
washout. 1t took work train and
a large force of men ten hours to re-
pair the track so trains could pass
over.
Between Welch and Redwing the
grain on some of the farms close 90
the foot of the hills was buried two
to three feet deep in mud and stones
that was washed down the hills in the
path of the storm
The Chicago Great Western has a
work train and steam shovel with
a large force of men trying to fill in
the Eagle Lake trestle bridge. The
floating island on Eagle Lake at times
comes in contact with the bridge, max
ing it unsafe. AS the water is fif-
teen feet deep and supposed to be
ninety feet of mud, the company mas
an expensive job on hand.
1t is reported that the trackmen's
union has asked the railway commits
sioners to ride over this division of
the Chicago Great Western on hand
cars with view to examining the
roadbed, rails and ties. This division
extends from Mankato to Winona anf;
Usage, Iowa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
SUpT. GREGG STEPS OUT
PROFESSOR A. D. WILSON is
NAMED TO SUCCEED HIM.
New Man Appointed at Head Of the
Farmers Institute, the News
Was Held Back.

st. Paul, Aug. 2l.-O. c. Gregg, SUI
perintendent of the state farmers in
stitut& since 1887, has been suppressed
ed in that position by Professor A
ID. Wilson of the experiment station
at the state farm school. The ap-
pointment of Professor Wilson was
made at a meeting of the board OF
administration for the farmers insti-
tute on Aug. 5, but no announce
ment of the change was made at
that time. c. n. Cosgrove, secretary
of the state fair and member of the
board of administration for the insti-
tutes, stated that the change was not
the result of any dissatisfaction with
Mr.. Gregg's work.
'There has been some new blood
added to the board of administration
lately" said Mr.. Cosgrove, land it
was thought that the appointment of
younger man as superintendent
would be advisable. Mr.. Gregg SEEM
ed to think that he had done enough
also, because he did not apply for
disappointment"
Mr.. Gregg has been in charge of the
farmers institute work in this state
twenty years and during that time
has been the editor of The Farmers
Institute Annual, in which informa-
ton pertaining to the latest approved
methods of farming have been dealt
with by men qualified to speak on
the various subjects.
For a number of years a part OF
Mr.. Gregg's farm near Lynd, Lyon
county, was used as an experiment
substation by the agricultural depart
ment of the state university, and in
1904 by mutual agreement the expert
ments were discontinued, Mr.. Gregg
again taking charge of the whole
farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
WILL TAKE A TRIP ABROAD.
Dr.. L. F. Schmauss and Wife to Travel
Down the Rhine.

The Free Press is in receipt of a
letter from DIR. L. f. Schmauss OF
Alexandria, Ind, in which he states
that he and Mrs. Schmauss will leave
in few days fora trip abroad. They
will visit Holland, and take trip
down to Rhine.
Speaking of the body found in the
river near Kasota few days ago, and
the receipt for So with his name at
tached, DR.. Schmauss could not re-
call the party. He possessed no data,
and could throw no light on the iden-
tity of the man Tesslow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
CLOSE PLACES OR LOSE JOB
That's What State Official
Means in His Letter.
STRAIGHT TALK; NO EQuIv0cATloN
Law L. on the Statute Book to BE
Obeyed, the Executive VIII
Now Take Action.

Attorney General Young has in.
structed Mayor Silverson to close the
saloons of New Ulm on Sundays. The
letter sent the mayor of New Ulm is
without equivocation. 1t is straight
talk. The communication reads as fol-
lows:
81 am advised by residents of your
city that the saloons are allowed to
remain open and to carry on their
business on Sunday.
at is unnecessary to call your at
tention to the fact that it is your
duty as mayor to cause the laws
of the state relating to the regulation
of the liquor traffic to be enforced
in your city. Under the same law it
is my duty to cause the removal
and punishment of municipal officers
who wilfully neglect to enforce such
liquor laws.
ct is entirely likely that there
are number of good people in your
city who do not regard this law
favorably, but they must bear in
mind that they are part of the
state and they should not permit
themselves to be put in false light
by either encouraging or countenanc-
ing the violation of valid state law.
eff each community were allowed to
choose which of our state laws it
would obey and which it would violate
there would be an end of all govern
ment, and the only safety lies in the
impartial enforcement of all our state
laws, and l do not believe that the
people of your city want to be classed
amongst those who would show disre-
spect for or defy the authority of the
state.
"The saloons of your city must Ct sc
and remain closed on Sunday the
same as elsewhere in the state, ana
unless l am advised that you caused
this to be done henceforward, [ will
be compelled to exercise the power
conferred upon this office in the prem
ises. Kindly let me hear from YOU
In other words Mayor Silverson
must close the saloons at New Ulm or
lose his official head
New Ulm, Aug. 2l.-Mayor Charles
Silverson said last night that he had
not received any order from the attor-
ney general yet, but that he is pre-
pared to enforce the law whenever he
gets an order from the state authori-
ties to do so. He also intimated that
it is quite possible that he may tender
his resignation as mayor at no very
distant date, but it is thought that
the multiplicity of his other interests
has quite as much to do with this
as the difficulty which has arisen over
the application of the lid here. Mayor
Silverson's term of office has been
more or less marked by stirring times
in New Ulm, including those attend
ing the Koch trial, and it is thought
that his official duties are begin
ming to require more of his time than
he feels he can spare to perform them.
The letter from the attorney general
no doubt reached Mayor Silverson to-
day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
GARDEN CITY W. C. T. U.
Next MeetinslIs to BE Held on Tues
day, Aug. ct.

The Garden City Woman's Christian
Temperance union will hold their next
meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Aug
81. The topic, christian Citizenship u
led by Rev. Forster, pastor of the
Christian church.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
hold the next silver medal contest on
the same evening, Aug. II, in the
Methodist church. Admission and
10 cents. Something extra while the
Judges are out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
THE FIGURES SHOW A GAIN
Riches of People as EXhibi-
ted BY the Figures.
ARE EQUALIzeD BY THE BOARD.
Valuation of the Personal Property In
Mankato Is Put at ST 900, 347,
Stated BY Counties.

The following totals are taken from
the abstract of personal property o
Blue Earth county as returned by tn,
assessors and equalized by the count.
board:
Number of persons assessed, exclu
sive of firms and corporations
4,735.
Horses, mules and asses
One year old, 1904, valued al
$4,000.
Two years old, s43, valued at SIG,
O73.
Three years old and over, 1854, val
ued at $292,5S5.
Stations, fine bred mares and race
horses, SO, valued at 1925.
Cattle
One year old, 6,9Os, valued at $34,
625.
Two years old, 4,63s, valued al
$37 ,O9s.
Cows, 1871, valued at $2OO,597.
Working oxen, none.
All other cattle, three years ole
and over, 1914, valued at 1926.
Sheep, 6,93l, valued at $l0,466.
Hogs, 1914, valued at $43,276.
Wagons, carriages, sleighs and bi
| cycles, 1929, valued at $S6,lS6.
Automobiles and other power vehi
cles, %, valued at $I2,73O.
Street railway cars, none.
Sewing and knitting machines
1919, valued at $22,622.
Watches and clocks, 1865, valued at
1896. 5
Melodeons and organs, 745, valued
at $ll,74l.
Piano fortes, S67, valued at $6a, 294
Household goods and wearing ap-
parel, $269,S39.
Office furniture, $l2,4l4.
Farm tools, implements and ma
chinery, Sl2s,277.
Threshinng machines and engines
$l5,O96.
Gold and silver plate and plated
ware, S64l.
Diamonds and jewelry, $2,34S.
Franchises, ETC., $4,000.
Steamboats,, etc., $493.
Goods and merchandise of wholesale
merchants, $29,545.
Goods and merchandise of retail
merchants, S372,69S.
Material and manufacturing articles
logs, lumber, etc., $3.50.
Material and manufacturing articles
wheat and -four, in hands manufacture
ers, $3.50; in hands retail retailers
$500.
All other manufacturing materials
and manufactures, $4,923.
Manufacturing tools, implements
etc, $92,923.
Moneys of incorporated banks, etc.
So, $50.
Credits of incorporated banks, etc.
$4,l5O.
Moneys other than banks, ETC., $685.
ola.
Credits other than banks, ETC., $780,.
$50.
Bonds and stocks other than bank
stock, $2,756
Shares of bank stock, $23S,l7O
Shares of capital stock of companies
not of this state, 5000.
Stock and furniture of saloons, $l2,'
SOO
All other articles not included in
preceding items, $5l,l97.
Elevators, warehouses, ETC., $780,
$685.
Dogs, 2,l60. valued at $lO,8l1.
Total value as equalized by coun'
ty board, $2,4l4,O9O, as returned by
assessors, $2,3l7 ,93l.
Totals BY Townships
The total value of all personal prop
erty as returned by the assessors
and as equalized by the county board
by towns, is as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
Coming to the Theatre.

Howard and Barrison will be here
on Nov. 26. "The Flower OF the
Ranch" is tie name of their attrac-
tion. "The Girl Question" Feb. 10,
and "The Time, Place and the Girl"
Feb. "a.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
Municipal Court.

The suit of Mrs. Susan Walraven
VS.. Philip Lamm went to trial in the
municipal court this forenoon, with
out jury.
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