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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
DECIDES PECULIAR SUIT.
Checks Lost in the Mail Basis for on
Action,

From Tuesdays Daily.
y rather peculiar law suit between the
First National bank of Belle Plaine and
George \. Mcconnell of LeSueur was de-
cidcd Saturday by Judge Z. A. Morrison
in favor of the plaintiff bank.
Mcconnell who is cattle buyer, pur-
chased live stock to the amount of $500
and paid therefor i'll checks drawn
against his account in the First National
bank of LcSueur A number of farmers
to whom he had issued these checks
chased them at the Belle Plaine bank
and that institution sent the checks by
mail to the LeSueur bank for payment.
They were lost in the mail. The Belle
Blaine bank offered to give Mcconnell i
bond to save him harmless if the checks
should ever turn up again, and demand
ed payment of the amount. Mcconnell
refused to pay, and IA law suit followed.
with the result above stated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
BIG PURSES HUNG UP.
Nearly Ten Thousand Dollars for the
Snort Ship Circuit.

St. Peter, April lG.-Purses aggregat-
ing $3.50 will be offered by the seven
county fair associations in the Mime
sofa state fair short ship circuit. All of
the societies have notified E. +. Miller
of this city, secretary of the circuit, of
the appropriations they have made for
race purses, and the money hung up in
sures good speed contests for southern
Minnesota next fall.
A year ago, when the circuit was or
ganized with six towns, it did much to-
ward reviving interest i'll horse racing,
and all of the fairs were successful.
This year an additional society has been
admitted and the circuit comprises lie
Sucur. Mankato, New Ulm, st. Peter.
Window, Madelia and Marshall.
Mankato and Marshall will each have
three days of racing. the former offering
1850 and the latter $500 in purses
All of the other towns have but two
days. and the funds they have set aside
are as follows: lie Sueur, $1,000; st.
Peter, SLIGO; New Tim, Sl,050; Win
dom, $1,000, and AIadelia, $3.50. The
largest prize for any single event is $500,
which will 90 to the horse winning places
in the free for-al at Marshall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
STERLING CENTER NEWS.

The dance last Friday evening was
well attended. All report IL fine time.
Mrs. George Doty of Good Thunder
spent last week here visiting relatives.
Miss Bessie Avrii is assisting Mrs.
H. Fiske in house cleaning
Mrs NJ. X. Avril is working for Mrs.
Mandell.
Miss Rena johnson commenced her
school Monday at the Center after three
weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Doty of Good
Thunder spent IA few days here visiting
relatives.
Will Sharpe will work for his mother
this summer.
Ed Ochs has hired to C. H. Ward for
this season.
ID. V. Buell. is building a new hog
house, II. NJ. Fiske doing the job.
Dick Raul Vls out exercising his
trotter last Friday and narrowing his
garden patch. 1t is understood that Mr.
Kaul will have Il city garden this sea-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
GAME LEAGUES WORK
NieoIIet and lie Sueur Counties Ora
aniz alton Is Busy.

st. Peter, April l5.-Ncry effective
work is being done by the Nicollct
and lie Sucur Counties Game league
in the way Of protecting the wild
game of this section. Members of the
league held their annual meeting in
this city, and it was reported that,
although violations of the state game
laws were frequent II few years ago,
it did not become necessary to make
Il single prosecution last year. This is
attributed to the influence eXcrted by
the league and to the fact that the
farmers, at one time hostile to the
movement inaugurated by the sports
men, are now supporting it.
In the past year several million
pike, black bass and brook trout fry.
which were secured from one of the
government fish hatcheries and from
the state game and fish commission,
were planted in the lakes and creeks
near here, and quantities of wild rice
and celery have been deposited in
Swan and Timbrc lakes. Several CON
eignmcnts of Mongolian phcasants were
liberated in this locality. 1t has been
found that these birds are able to
stand Minnesota's rigorous winters,
and rs they are protected by law I'M
TIL 1909 they are increasing rapidly.
c. w. Carpenter was reelected presi-
dent OF The organization and the other
officers chosen were: J. C.. lIulctt. vice
president; +. T.. Miller. secretary and
treasurer: NJ f. Stone. assistant sccre-
tary. The members indorsed the Shiras
bill. providing for federal protection of
migratory birds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
SOMETHING REFRESHING

The recent murder trials at Bemidji
and the swiftness with which the jur-
les reached the conclusion that the
defendants were guilty, are attracting
attention all over the northwest, and
is this to be wondered at in view of 81
many miscarriages of Justice? The re-
suit of the trials moves The st. Paul
Dispatch to say:
There has been such directness in
finding the two men guilty who were OH
trial for the Dahl murderers, that there
arises almost suspicion that northern
Minnesota, Mortified ut the slight regard
which is paid to the law, the feeble
search which is made for the criminal,
thought to rescue American methods
from the oifense that has been raised
against them. We ourselves feel so posi-.
lively that something must be done to
re-establish respect for the working of
the Jaw tnaJ we 40 HOT Ill Jnc least as
sert the guiltlessness of these men. Such
swiftness of verdict. while it brings
with it a conviction of the possibility
of error, brings also a feeling of salts
faction that twelve men may be found
wiling to serve their community, even
though that service results in the for
feiting of a life"
There was no sickly sentimentality
in the makeup of those two juries.
They recognized the weight of the evil
dence which was placed before them,
and acted accordingly. As Judge
Amidon of the United States court
said i'll an address before meeting
of lawyers, very fey innocent men are
tried nowadays. The exception is the
rule.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
CHANGE OF FIRM
E. J. Moore Becomes Sole Proprietor
Of Hardware Store.

from IuCSuay L'dny.
The hardware firm of Moore 4 To.
bin dissolved partnership today, and
+. j. Moore, the senior partner, will
continue the business, Mr.. Tobin, who
lives in Chicago, dropping out. The
business will be conducted at the
present stand. 1913 South Front street.
and on the same general lines that
have made the firm 50 popular in the
past. Mr. Moore will collect all ac
counts and assume all liabilities of
the old firm.
The firm of Moore & Tobin has been
doing business in Mankato for six
years past, and has established an en-
viable reputation. Mr., Moore is a
successful business man of wide ex-
perience and is popular with all. He
will retain the services of w. +. Jones
as principal salesman, whose many
friends will find him there as in the
past.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
sLAsHED FATHER-iN-LAW
William Schmidt, Lamberton Man,
Faces Serious Charge.

FROM tr10ay s Dally.
Henry Schmidt, an old and respected
Lambcrton citizen, was assaulted by his
son law and dangerously cut about
the face and neck few evenings since.
William Conrad, the son-inlaw, has
the reputation OF being dangerous
man when drunk, having served II Jail
sentence some years ago for drunken
assault OH his wife. For some time H.
kept away from drink, and lived at
peace. At this time he had been rent
ing farm south of Lambcrton. in Cot
tonwood county, and was in LANDER
ton with his wife, who tried to per
suadc her husband to drive home TO
ward evening. Refusing, the wife ask
cd her father TO hitch up the team,
whelcupon she drove home alone. This
enragci Conrad, who in drunken fury
tried To buy Il revolver and failing in
this, went TO the Schmidt home and
abused his wife, which led 10 Il wordy
quarrel and ended with Schmidt tax
ing hold of his father inlaw and slash
ing him fearfully with knife. 1t
WAS no fault of the assailant that he
did not end the matter by scvcring the
juglar of the older man. the doctor
finding that one of the cuts had mar
rowly missed efrccting murder then and
thcye The assailant's brotherim law,
named Buck. intcrferrcd and saved
Schmidt's life. The wounded man fled
to doctors office and had his
wounds dressed. and will recover if no
complications follow.
Conrad waived examination. and on
the advice of County Attorney Owens
was taken to the county Jail without
bonds, Marshal Albeit arriving here
Monday evening. The grand Jury will
undoubtedly take action in the case
GcXt week. .>
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
KILLED INSPECTION BILL
Senate Does Not Favor Pure Milk,
Cream and Butter.
From MondaN


The senate OH Saturday killed the
bill introduced by Senator J. W.
Wright of Litchlcld to prevent the sale
of milk, cream OF butter, the product
of cows affected by tuberculosis. The
daily and products and live stock com
mittce reported the bill for indefinite
postponement and this report was
adopted. Later Senator Wright moved
for a reconsideration of the vote adopt
ing the report and this was lost.
The objection to the bill raised by
several senators was that it would en-
trail an expense of millions of dollars
to the farmers of the state.
The bill provides that before any
person shall sell the milk of his cows,
he shall have them tested for tuber.
cnlosis by the tuberculine test by "a
licensed veterinarian who, shall receive
"a fee of 30 cents per head for such
examination.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
DEATH GAVE HIM RELIEF
Young Man Who Had Seen 0isap-
pointed in Love, Suicides,
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturday, Daily.
Herman De Koning. Il young Hollan-
der twenty three years of age, living ut
Edgerton, who has been in this country
only about year, fired a bullet through
his heart and died instantly at the home
of Hans Goplin, the Edgerton drayman,
by whom he had been employed the past
three weeks.
The exact cause of the suicide is not
known. but the story is current that
the Young man was led to his rash act
by an unfavorable letter which he had
received from sweetheart in the old
country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
FRIEND OF THE FARMER.
Skunks Destroy the Gtassho ppers
Should be Cultivated.

from tuesdays Daily.
Skuiks are the farmers friend, ac-
cording to the biological survey of the
department of agriculture and deserve
to be cultivated rather than DESTROYED.
The experts of this bureau have found
that the skunk, stunned and avoided
as it is, is the greatest grasshopper ex-
terminator known. 1t takes rank ahead
OF the rcd-headed woodpecker, barnyard
fowls and meadow larks. In the past
the skunk has been an animal regarded
as worthy only of the price of its peIt
or the lard its fat would produce.
Now the biological survey insists that
when farmers field is overrun with
grasshOppers all that is necessary for
the farmer to do is to gather together
a working force of skunks and turn them
loose in the infected area. The skunk
will do the rest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
WILL PROBE GRAFT CHARGES

President Roosevelt is not the man
to sit back and let charges of graft
circulate without taking cognizancc
of them. The accusations of Congress
man Raney that q the commissary
department at the canal zone is pro-
fitting from illegal transactions, will be
investigated by the man in the White
House.
The latest report. from an indie
pendent investigator who went to the
isthmus are to the effect that some
frauds have been discovered by the
force in charge of handling the low
est type of labor; that II system had
been inauguratcd through which labor
crs were permitted to repeat" in some
manner, and be accounted as present
while it was physically impossible for
them to be but in one place. 1t is
not clear that any one proftcd by this
scheme or its effect was anything fur
Their than to temporarily pad the
showing made in the way of import
ing laborers.
\ returning traveller says that the
hotel where his party stopped is in
charge of the same official who is
responsible for the commissary de-
partmcnt of the government canal
work. He tells how, when luncheon
was secured at the hotel, charge of
$3.50 for each person was made. This
was protested as eXorbitant Inc
explanation was then offered that such
Il rate had been made to certain
steamship lines bringing tourists to
the isthmus, and hence it was neces.
sary that a uniform charge of this
sort be made of all visitors to the
isthmus.
When this explanation was not ac-
cepted, and its falsity pointed out. an
explanation was offered. chat there
had been a lot of silvcrware taken
away from the hotel by party of
tourists a short time before, and it
was necessary for the hotel to break
even some way The administration
has listened with interest to all tales
brought from the isthmus, and has
taken steps to see that an invcstiga.
tion be made and abuses. if they OK
ist, arc corrected. There is a belief
that while there may nave been some
petty graft in the handling of COM
missary supplies there has been no
extensive frauds. The present inves.
tigation will develop all the facts and
lead to the correction of any existing
abuses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
Dry Goods Man Commercial
Club President.
ENDORSE THE CAR FRANCHISE
Committee Appointed TO Meet With
Promoters and the Council to
Bring Matters to Head.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The meeting of the Commercial club
last night was well attended. President
lliXon presided.
Secretary Spencer reported that the
Chicago & Northwestern road has here
tofore refused to put OH Il refrigerator
car west of this city. Several shippers
need this service, including the fruit
houses and the packing house. If the
railway company refuses to install the
service this year. the matter could be
taken up with the railway and ware
house commission.
The election of officers was taken up
and J. r. Snow nominated John Nyquist,
and o. W. Schmidt named George +.
Brett. The latter moved that Mr.. Ny
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
Action Against Kasota Marshal.

From Fridays Dailv
a kasota farmer has brought action
to recover $1,000 damages from an ex-
village marshal for false Imprisonment
The complainant is said to have been
locked up at the insistance of his wife.
and released several hours later at the
request Of the acting city mayor. Attor-
ney A. \. Stone has been retained by
the plaintiff, while Davis & Olson will
appear for the defendant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Advertised Letter List for Week Ending
April IL.


April IL.
Miss Anna Aunts.
w. j. Boulger, +. A. Brown & Co.,
NJ. W. Burg.
T.. S. Callahan. Andrew Carlson.
Ed Davis, Zetta Doughcrty.
Miss Margaret Geeset.
Hans Hanson, w. E. Huges, Glen
Humiston.
Mrs. Irene Jones.
Mrs. J.. II. Long.
Leon Olson, Herman Olson, Jacob
OFT.
Mrs. f. c. Phillips.
Irwin Shepard, John Shaifer.
Glen Terry, Katie Tillman.
Mrs. S. r. Williams.
In calling for the above letters please
say Advertised" and name the day OF
this list. One cent extra will be charg-
ed for each advertised letter. Letters re-
naming unclaimed at the expiration of
Is days from date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
A. j. VEIGEL, Postmaster.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
MAY ADOPT T0RRENs SYSTEM
Bill Adopted BY the Senate Applies to
Certain Counties.


All counties in the state having Il
population of at least 10000 may adopt
the Torrens system of land title regis.
tration SO far as the senate is con
cerned. The bill introduced by Sen
ators S. ID. Works of Mankato and S
+. Alderman of Brainerd. which ex.
tends the option of adopting the sys
tenn to those counties, was passed by
the senate Saturday under suspension
of the rules.
Under the present law only the three
largest counties may use the system
The bill passed yesterday makes il
optional with the counties to adopt Tho
system,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
MADISON LAKE STORIES
What's Doing at the Pleasant Sum-
mer Resort Town.

FTOm SATURDAY IdIIy.
Madison Lake Tribune: j. NJ. Barclay
has number of men at work at the
Point fixing up ready for the arrival OF
the pleasure seekers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19

John Anderson paid of the mortgage
on his farm yesterday. lie claimed his
success is-.due TO his using a Monitor
Drill which he purchased of Ii. Il. Per-
riI & Son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19

WANTED-Person to travel in home
territory; salary $3.50 per day and ex-
penses. Adress, J. A. Alexander. l25
Plymouth Place, Chicago, Ill.
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We peal to
Conservative
People

Over half a million readers receiving their
information every month in regard to mining, oil
and plantation enterprises from our 16-pagc illus
tratcd Investment Herald" Circulation 100 90,
SubscTiption soc,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19

George Semon, formerly of this place,
but now of Northome, is i'll critical
condition. He was kicked III the side by
one of his horses Monday morning. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19

quist be elected He said that he had in
formed several gentlemen that if it was
the unanimous wish of the club that he
take the presidency of the club he would
not refuse, but if Mr.. Nyquist would
take it he would be glad to see him
elected
The president appointed Dir. f. L.
Schmauss, o. w. Schmidt and George w
Sugden teIlers.
George E. Brett Elected President.
A ballot was taken and resulted Us
follows: Brett II, Nyquist IL.
On motion of Mr. Snow the vote was
made unanimous for Mr. Brett, who at
once took the chair amid applause. lie
thanked the club, and said that he did
not want the office, had voted for Mr.
Nyquist and hoped that he would have
been elected. He had stood by Mankato
and subscribed literally to everythin.
during the thirty eight years that lie
had lived here Good workers were
needed in the clubs work. lie hoped
that there would be no up town or down
town, but that all would boost Man
kato, so that it would be given an i'm
petus this year.
Mr. IIiXon thanked the club for past
fayors. and said that Mr.. Brett was the
right man i'll the right place, and that
he should be properly supported by hav.
ing full attendance ut meetings and
by holding up his hands i'll every way
possible The clu6>liad started OH its sec
ond year under highly favorable aus
pjcpS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19

l.. circuit was exhibiting an egg OH
the street Tuesday that weighed quar-
ter of IA pound. The egg was produced
by one of Mr.. Circuits Plymouth Rock
hens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19

J. NJ. Barclay has bought the sail
boat and boathouse formerly owned by
w. +. Young. The boathouse has been
moved onto one of Mr.. Barclays lots
and will be fixed up and used by G. l..
Moore as II place of residence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19

The writer had the pleasure (?) of
riding over the roads north of town Il
distance of about four miles last Sat
urday afternoon. We could not but ne~
tice what an improvement can be made
on the roads by running Il drag over
them feW times. There are places
that are very rouAl, when if they were
dagged could be made quite smooth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
MANKATO FREE PRESS

Ii. A. Patterson 3, II. Zimmerman Jr. |,
}. r. Brandrup |. Charles X. Otto |.
Mr.. Funk moved that the three re-
ceiving the highest number of votes be
declared elected, and this was carried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
Friday, April 10, 1907,
TWO ESTATES PROBATED.
Mrs. Westover Leaves Her Property
to Her Son CondItionaiiy.
|grnni Tuesdays Daily.

|Fr0ni Tuesdays Daily.
The will of the late Sarah Ann West
over. of Vernon Center was yesterday
filed for probate. She died Oct. H.,
1906, leaving US heirs two daughters and
one son. The daughters are Jennie i.
Schcllcy of Vernon Center and Lillian T..
jacobson of Mankato, and the son is
Larron y. j. Westovcr of Vernon Center.
The estate consists of $1,000 of per.
sonal property and $1,000 of real estate.
All of the property is left to the son,
upon condition that he pay to Mrs.
Schelley 81 900, to be paid in annual i'll,
stallmcnts of $50, without interest, and
that he pay TO Mrs jacobson $500, i'll
$50 annual miscellaneous without inter
est. The son is named as executor.
a petition for the administration OF
the estate of the late Mrs. Margaret
Cuvel2e, whose death occurred i'll Bel
grade township March 20, was filed for
probate Yesterday. This Is the old lady
who had a damage suit against the city
for injuries sustained by falling into the
water in the excavation for the sewer oil
North Broad street last year. She Sc
cured judgment against Contractor
Bashaw and the city. and the defendants
are appealing to the supreme court
The estate comprises $500 of personal
property. The petition asks that Leo
S. Lamm be appointed administrator.
The heirs are Lena GALES, daughter,
living in st. Paul; Henry Cuvelge, Il son,
| whose whereabouts have been unknown
| for twcntyfouY years; and Maregert
Krantz, daughter, of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
Members of Advisory Board.

w. L. HiXon nominated Allan Jack
son as a member of the advisory bOaru.
DR.. Schmauss nominated w. L. HiXOn
The latter tried to decline.
Mr.. Funk moved that the club proceed
to take an informal ballot for three
members of the advisory board, and this
was carried. 1t was stated that the
members of the board whose terms eX-
PRED at this time were A. L. Wheeler,
III. A.. Patterson and J. III. Hohmann.
Theodore Williams and J. 4. Brett
were named as tellers.
The ballot resulted a. follows: Allan
jackson Il, A. L. Wheeler Il, w. l., Xix
on II. W. A. Funk 3, f. NJ. Currier l,
George w. Sugden !, DIR. Schmauss l,
j. II. Hohmam 2, Charles I. Taylor 2,
O. w. Schmidt 2. Fred From 3. w. ID.
Willard 4. J. r. Snow 2, Me Petersen 2,