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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-04
BELIEVES GIRL is ALIVE
Or. HoImberg of ST. Peter Discusses
His Sweetheart.

st. Peter, Oct. although no word
has been received from Miss Mary
Louise Crane, the Minnesota girl who
disappeared from Huron, S. D., on
Aug. 80, DR.. j. L. Holmberg of this
city does not believe that his iancee
has met with foul play. He thinks
that she is visiting relatives in Iowa,
and expects that this theory will be
confirmed within a very few days.
DIR. Holmberg, who has been assist
ing in the search for the missing girl,
has found that after she left her
claim near Pierre she went to Huron,
sending her trunk from that city to
her home in Long Lake, MINI. She
had intended to visit a young woman
friend at Wolsey, small town near
Huron, but something occurred to
change her plans and it is believed
she went to Sioux City, Iowa.
Two letters that she wrote at Huron
were mailed on Omaha Passenger No. 3
west of the Missouri river, and it is
supposed that she dropped them in the
mail car soon after leaving Sioux
City, Miss Crane has relatives in
several different parts of Iowa, and
they will be communicated with by
her parents.
Miss Crane lived in st. Peter several
years and is popular here. Her
friends are completely mystified by her
strange disappearance.
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strangers and all principally, if not
wholly, to worship God. They, should
60 to find something in the songs, the
prayer, the sermon to make them
forget their troubles and commune
with their heavenly father. Such a
test would have made favorable i'm
preston upon Miss Smith and ia
vorable impressions would not have
made a good story.
"The experience, however, is one
that gives the churches something to
reflect upon. In several cases the
ushers were Indifferent, cold, even
frigid and >uncivil. If what Miss
Smith says is true land why should
we question her statement y here is
certainly case in which some severe
words of criticism are due. Now that
the treatment they melted out to this
stranger is known to the pastors and
church people generally they ought
either to be Immediately reformed or
promptly dismissed. No one, not even
the minister, approached her to see if
she might be in trouble and looking
for assistance. They are seriously at
fault and deserve the singing words of
rebuke which come from Miss Smiths
pen.
"Small churches must continue to
welcome strangers at their services.
But in the great, metropolitan churches
the club idea is impossible. 1t cannot
consistently be carried out and it
ought to be abandoned. Let them take
down their signs of welcome. Let it
be distinctly but courteously under
stood that they will conduct services
of worship and services, of worship
only: that the reception and social
hour must come in at another time"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-04

Cures permanently the cases he I'M
dertakes and sends the incurable home
without taking fee from them. This
is why he continues his visits year
after year, while other doctors have
made a few visits and stopped. DR..
Jones is an eminently successful spec
ialist in all chronic diseases, proven by
the many cures effected in chronic cases
which have baff1ed the skill of all other
physicians. His hospital experience
and extensive practice have made him
so proficient that he can name and To-
cate a disease in few minutes.
Catarrh, Catarrhal Deafness, Diseases
of the Ear, Nose, Throat and of the
Lungs (and Consumption in the earlier
stageS) are to be cured when DR.. Jones
methods are applied.
Granulated Eyelids and Cataract per-
manently cured by his Absorption
Treatment.
Glasses fitted and Guaranteed.
Cross Eyes Strengthened without pain.
Astonishing cures are readily made
in cases of Chronic rheumatism, Pa
ralysis. Epilepsy and Skin Cancer.
Treats all durable Diseases of the
Heart, Blood, Skin, Liver. Stomach,
Kidney, Bladder, and of the Nervous
System, and Female organs.
never-failing remedy for Big Neck.
PILES, FISTULAE and RUPTURE
guaranteed cured without detention
from business. Special attention given
to all Surgical cases.
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NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

ANY organization that has for its
mission the improvement of municipal
tiles deserves to be encouraged. With
the fourteenth yearly conferepce of
the National Municipal league and the
annual meeting of the American Civic
association to be held in Providence,
November II, Is 10 important ques-
lions pertaining to local government
and civic improvement will be dis
cussed The proceedings will be of in
terest not only to the l, 300 members
of the league, but they will have in.
spiration for all men and fomen con-
cerned actively in the causes to which
the league and the Civic association
are devoted
Since the National Municipal leagues
| organization, as direct consequence OF
the Philadelphia conference for good
city government held in 1894, ire
mendous advance in the movement has
occurred and the immediate future gives
promise of even greater attainment.
Eminent municipalities experts and re-
| formers are the authors of the papers
read in the yearly conference and the
exchange opinion is not the limit of
the league members work. Individu-
ally the members are active among
the forces making for the best munich
pal improvement.
One of National Municipal leagues
undertakings was the drafting of a
municipal program, giving an outline
of a method charter which, although
nowhere adopted in its entirety, has
had marked influence wherever char
tiers have been framed or revised. Sec
ond in Importance is the activity of
the leagues committee on uniform
municipal accounting, of which Dr. E. NJ
Hartwell, of Boston, chairman. This
committe has been working since 1900
to divise improved methods of NUM-
cipal accounting and uniform reports.
In no less than eighty cities the lea.
CUES results, conclusions and sugges-
tions have been incorporated into Of
fetal work and the United States CEN
sus bereau has made use of them in
the collection and classification of NUM-
cipal statistics. In many other direc-
tions the league is at work, covering
the entire field of municipal avtivity
and endeavor.
The president of the league is at
torney General Charles Bonapare, The
/ secretary is Clinton Rogers Wood
ruff of Philadelphia. The vice president
are men avtively engaged the affairs
which are in close touch with munich
pal government
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Sept. 2o-21, Oct. 5. 1907.


ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNE5OTA-C County of Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Ferdinand
6. HeinZe, deceased.
Letters documentary on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Nj atilda Heinze. 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 23rd day of March. A. ID
1908. at 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-
sert their claims against said estate at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court. or not proven to its sat
isfactfon, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination OF said
claims and demands shall be given by publ
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
tion in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato the 18th day Of September
"A. ID. 1907.
BY the Court.
Probate Court Seal VIM. +. HUGHES.
PFAU & PFAU. Judge of Probate.
Attorneys
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-04
CALENDARIN SUPREME COURT
Was Called Yesterday, Cases Inter-
esting to Mankato Parties.

The calendar was called in the SUI
preme court yesterday, and several
cases in which Mankato parties are in
terested were set for hearing. The two
Broad street paving cases, wherein HI
L. Schmitt and Lonsberry & Simmons
are resisting the collection of the as
sessment, were set for Oct. ID.
The North Mankato case of Larson
VS.. Goettl was set for Jan. 90
The appeal of the defendant in the
case of State of Minnesota VS.. Edward
Zempel was set for Nov. IL.
The call of the calendar\ and the
memorial services for the late Judge
Severance, which followed, were at
tended by C. o. Daley, H. L. Schmitt
and c. J. Laurisch of this city.
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LIFELEsS BODYOF MARKhICHOLs
FOUND IN H0ME TH|sM0RN|NC;
BROTHER IN DRUNKEN sTUPOR
DOUBTS THE STORY Or DEATH

on the forehead over the left eve. The
body was still warm when Mr.. Gerlich
called at the house. Ira Nichols said
that his brother fell upon the porch,
and that he dragged him into the house
sometime during the night.
Has Children Living.
The deceased is something over forty
years of age, and is a widower but
leaves a daughter in Minneapolis. There
is a brother in Minneapolis and one
in Brainerd., One of the brothers is
named William. The deceased was well
liked and his death causes a shock
to his friends.
The two brothers. Mark and Ira,
were in Mankato Wednesday, and pur-
chased whisky. 1t is believed that both
were intoxicated last night. Mark had
been drinking a good deal lately, and
was fined in the municipal court only
a short time ago for drunkenness. Since
then he had been working for farmers.
The father of the Nichols boys was
musician who played for dances in
years past, and was well known. The
family are related to the Gilmores at
Mapleton.
Coroner Kennedy decided that no in
quest was necessary.
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Sept. 20, 81, Oct. 5, 1907.
oRDDR FOR HEARING GUARDIANS

ORDDR FOR HEARING GUARDIANS
ACCOUNT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue Earth
SIS In Probate Court.
IL the matter of the guardianship of Charles
Tesch an insance person. - -
On reading and filing the petition of Alfred
Tesch guardian, of Charles Tesch. the above
named ward.
1t Is Ordered, pursuant to the prayer Of said
petitioner, that time be fixed for examing and
allowing his account. that said account be ex-
Court on the 18th day of October, 1907. at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of that day. at the Pro
bate Office in the city of Mankato in Said County
given all persons interested OF the tine and place
OF examining said account, by Publishing ascopy of
this order in the Mankato Free Press 4 weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mafksfcfin
said county at least once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to the day of such airing
VIM +. HUGHES,
probate Court SeaD Judge ofProbote.
- S. B. WILSON. AftxS. -
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INSPECTED THE HIGH SCHOOL
George q. Alton Spends Day at Man :
kato Knowiedge Institution.

State High School Inspector George
B. Alton of Minneapolis inspected the
Mankato high school this forenoon, ac-
companied by Superintendent McCon;
nell, President Hughes, Mrs. Smith,
Mrs. Koke and Charles Bishman of the
school board.
This afternoon~ Mr.. Alton visited the
different grade school in the city, ac-
companied by Superintendent Neon
nell and the same members of the
school board. He seemed well pleased
with the work of the teachers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-04
How Wineburg's Store Was
to Have Been Fired.
TWO SETS OF BOOKS IT'S SAID
SimOns, the Clerk, Had Deep Laid
Scheme of His Own COncOcting;
Plans Miscarry.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily
Louis Simons, a Jewish lad, who
had been clerking for Harris Wineberg
of Madelia, appeared at the office
of County Attorney f. +. Ellsworth
on Saturday and gave that official
some startling information which led
to the arrest of his late employer
says The St. James Journal
Simons halls from Chicago and
came to Madelia to work for Wineberg
Simons claims that he had but started
to work when Wineberg offered him
$50 to set fire to the store. They
both wetn to st. Paul and purchased
"a quantity of waste which was sat
urated with oil, placed under the
shelving and screen from view by hang
ing up some newspapers. The event
was to have been pulled off last Fri
day. Wineberg, according to Simons,
was to 60 to an auction sale at Lewis
vile, so as not to be there when the
fire occurred. A candle was to be
placed in the waste and Simons was
to light it so that it would burn
down to the waste by IL p. m.
Wineberg with his family lived up
stairs over the store but about the
time the alleged agreement was enter
ed into with Simons, Wineberg moved
his residence from the building.
When the appointed day arrived
Simons wanted his salary and the
money he was promised for lighting
the fire. He had received as part pay
ment a suit of clothes, hat and shoes,
valued at SIS.
The failure of Wineberg to ante up
is the reason Simons gives for report
ing the case to the county attorney.
Immediately upon hearing the story
Mr.. Ellsworth took the train for Ma
della and after an investigation of the
store premises, caused the arrest of
Wineberg on the charge of solicitation
to commit a crime constituting an at
tempt to commit arson.'
A hearing was had before Justice
o. A. Crosby at Madelia the same
evening and Wineberg was bound over
to await the action of the grand jury,
bonds being fixed at $500.
When Mr.. Ellsworth asked Mr.. Wine
berg how much insurance he carried the
clothing man nearly exploded. An in
vestigation revealed the arrangement
of the newspapers to cut off the light
of the burning candle, and in the base
ment was found the waste and a
burned strip of cloth which looked like
a fuse.
Simons claims that Wineberg told
him that his stock was insured for
81 900, but only $4,000 is known to be
in force and that was taken out in
Madelia. This is denied by Wineberg.
A rough estimate of the stock places
it at $1,000. The shelving on one side
of the room is filled with empty
boxes.
Simons claims that Wineberg had
two sets of books, one an actual in
ventory to be shown in case there
was poor blaze and another show
ing a. big stock, to be used in case of
a total loss.
The building in which the stock is
located is a frame building and in
case of bad fire a large portion of
the business buildings of Madelia
might be burned.
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sTARTSD|vORCESU|7
Mrs. Helen A. Henderson Makes
Some Serious Charges.
WANTS MONTHLY AL'M0Ny
She Alleges That Husband
Struck Many Times.

Mrs. Helen A. Henderson has com.
menced an action for a divorce and $50 a
month alimeny from her husband
Gustus NJ Henderson, on the ground
of cruel and inhuman treatment.
The complaint says that Henderson
| is seven years older than the plain
| tiff, and that they were married at
st. Peter May s, 1899. The complaint
goes on to say that the defendent is
man of vicious and vulgar habits
and that soon after the marriage he
began course of cruel and inhuman
treatment toward the plaintiff, and has
been guilty of it ever since the year
1899, and during more than five years
last past has violently abused her
by using ugly, offensive and obscene
language to her, and calling her abusive
names almost daily. That during the
last four years he has on various oc-
caions without provocation or excuse
used violence toward her, striking and
assaulting her.
Charges Prison Term.
The complaint says that Handler
sen has quarreled with many persons
and assaulted various persons, and
that for one assault in the second de-
gree, of which he was convicted, he
served term in the penetentiary.
That during the past summer he
has at various times struck her. In
stances of assaults are given, it is
alleged, in February, 1904, and No
vember, 1906, on the plaintiff. The
complaint says that defendant has fire.
quently threatened to do plaintiff
great personal violence, and that she
has been living in constant fear OF
injury and cannot longer live with
her husband in ease, content and com
fort. That during May, June, July
and August, 1907, Henderson continued
his course of systematic abuse toward
his wife and frequently struck and
slapped her.
Struck Plaintiff With Fist.
The complaint says that on Aug. 81
1907, Henderson struck the plaintiff
with his fist and slapped her and or
dered her from the house and by
| force drove her out. She then left
believing it unsafe to remain, and has
since remained away, believing it un-
safe for her to return.
The complaint says that Henderson
has assaulted plaintiffs father and
was convicted in municipal court; that
he compelled plaintiff to. remain away
from her relatives and father and not
visit or communicate with them; that
there has been litigation between the
plaintiff and her father, but that it was
begun and conducted in her name under
compulsion of the defendant and against
her wishes. The. complaint says that
Handersen's reputation as a peaceable
and lawabiding citizen and a truthful
man is bad The defendant is mill
wright by trade and capable of earn.
ling SIS to 1925 a month, but that he
has not provided the necessaries Of
| life as he is able to do and should
| have done.
S. b. Wilson is the attorney for the
plaintiff Mr.. Henderson has not yet
tserved an answer. 49,. ;,
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- :
The pope makes a decree just issued
by the congregation of the council at
Rome, concerning marriages. Under
the decree, which becomes effective
after Easter, 1908, "all marriages be-
tween Catholics not celebrated before
a properly qualified Catholic priest, are
absolutely null and void" says The
Catholic Citizen, Heretofore marriages
between Catholics before a justice OF
the peace, or,.other civil officer, or a
Protestant minister. while held illicit,
were Valid" The Waseca Herald com,
menting on the above, says: "In this
country, of course, marriage cere-
monies performed by judges or magis-
trates are as valid as though perform
ed by priest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-04
FESTIVAL WAS A SUCCESSES
Business Men Of Winnehago Pleased
Over the Recent Doings.

The business men of Winnebago held
a harvest festival on Friday and Sat
urday. The Wells band gave concerts
both days. Ball games between Del
avian and Winnebago and Easton and
Winnebago were features. Sack races,
lOO-yard dash, potato races and girl
and boy races helped to entertain the
people. Congressman w. S. Hammond
delivered an address on Saturday,
which was the gala day for Winnebago
and people from all over the county.
The festival was pronounced sue
cess.
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Presidents Present Trip Down
the Father Of Waters.
HIS RECEPTION AT ST. LOUIS
Plans for An Ovation to the
COuntry's Magistrate.
Especial Telegram.]

Keokuk, Iowa., Oct. 1.-The president
began his river trip from Keokuk this
morning. He arrived heer at 9:lO and
was met at the depot by the governors
of Iowa, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Nebraska, both Dakotas, Oregon,W yom-
ing, Illinois, and three companies of
militia. The morning was fair but
it began to sprinkle shortly after the
presidential party started in carriages
to Rand park where the president and
others spoke. Following the address
which was heard by 10000 people, the
president was driven to the lower lock
of the government canal and shortly
before eleven O'Clock boarded the
steamer Mississippi for the trip south.
He reviewed display of one hundred
pleasure launches in the river and then
departed, leading the fotilla of twenty
big steamboats,.
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. l.-Pesident
Roosevelt's trip down the mississippi,
BEGINNING at Keokuk this morning
will be continual oveation, reaching
the top notch of enthusiasm when the
presidential party reaches this city
tomorrow morning. Hundreds of visi-
tors are pouring into st. Louis today
and by tomorrow morning it is expect
ted that one of the greatest crowds
ever congregated in the city will be
here. One of the biggest assemblages of
river craft ever seen, gaily decorated
with flags and bunting will toot noisy
welcome upon the arrival of the govern
ment boat, and the governors of nearly
all of the Mississippi valley states
will join in the official welcome.
20 each of the sixty river towns
to Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennes-
see, Iowa and Indiana, a boat will be
allotted to officially represent the city
and to be decorated in its colors. These
will carry the social and business or
CARNATIONS of the city and its Off
Gals.
Will Sing Dixie Song.
Three thousand trained voices will
join in singing dig Her Deep in Dixie
when the president steps on shore and
lit is likely that thousands more will
join in the resounding chorus. The mel
ody of the new war song for the oc-
casion, is that of "Dixie."
President Roosevelt will deliver his
address n the morning at eleven o.
clock, according to present plans, and
at two o'clock will be the guest of
the Business Mems club at luncheon,
Then will follow gala river pageant,
in which all the gorgeously decora-
ted boats will take part, and which
will undoubtedly be the most elaborate
in the history of st. Louis.
Late tomorrow afternoon the presi-
rent will resume the trip down the
Father of Waters, accompanied by
more than score of governors aboard
another boat. At nine o'clock Thursday
morning the two steamers will reach
Cairo, ILL.,, where the presidential party
will be met by a committee and es-
corted to the hall where president
Roosevelt will deliver an address.
Doings at Memphis. I
Memphis will be reached Friday morn
ing, and here the president will be
given another rousing reception. A
fotilla of motor boats will meet the
1.-TWO river steamers and escort them to
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Mrs. Elizabeth Greenwood.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gail Greenwood. for
merly resident of this city, died in
Minneapolis yesterday of heart trou-
BILE. The remains will arrive ON the
Omaha train Sunday noon and be tax
EN- immediately to Glenwood cemetery
for interment beside her husband who
died in 1868. She was sister of Mrs.
j.. n. Holmes, and wellknoyn to many
old residents.
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Baldwin Residence Sold to P. Sheehan.
Patrick Sheehan has purchased
George w. Baldwin's residence on
Pleasant street for $1,000, through W.
Is. Taylor.
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DO Bake Bottom crusts.

Put in your bottom crust first and
bake light brown, then add the fruit
or other filling, and. you will have
pies with no soggy morsel anywhere
about them says the Delineator