davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
DEAD IN BED TWO MONTHS
Old Resident at Brainerd Dies Under
Peculiar Circum stances.

1t would seem rather odd that a
man could lie dead in his own home
in bed for period of two months,
and the doors of the house open, and
the fact not be discovered but this
is just what happened in the case of
Tim Foley, Brainerd resident.
Foley's body, in an advanced state
of decomposition, was found yesterday
by neighbor, John VanderwOrker,
who noticed in passing the Foley
house, an unusually big blow of flies
on the window. He entered the half
open door and observed Foley's re-
mains, clothed fully, in the bed. Foul
play was not suspected and Coroner
Gibson ordered the body inferred
without inquest.
The deceased had been a resident
of Brainerd for twenty-five years. He
had divorced wife and two children
residing in North Dakota. He was
seen to enter his house about two
months since in an intoxicated condi-
ton and It is the presumption that he
died the same night.-St. Cloud Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
DISCUSS ATTRACTIONS
Minnesota and Iowa Fair Managers
Meet at Usage.
from Wednesdays Daily.

Plans for the coming September fairs
in southern Minnesota and northern
Iowa were discussed at some length at
meeting of the Northern Iowa and
Southern Minnesota Racing circuit al
Usage, Iowa, Monday. Such meetings
are of no little interest to the citizens
of Mankato. as they have a direct bear
ing on the Mankato fair. 1t is at such
meetings that the managers of the va
rious fairs agree upon certain attrac-
tiOns, which are to appear at all the
fairs. This is done as measure OF
economy, the cost of bringing the at
fractions into this part of the country
being divided among the expense ac,
counts of the various fairs.
The meeting at Usage, Monday, was
attended by George AtchisOn, president
of the Minnesota State Fair Short Ship
circuit; +. f. Miller of st. Peter. secre-
tary of the same organization; r.
Sweeney and DR.. Gable of Usage, Iowa
j. Il. Rogers of Austin, Mimi; W. d.
Linderman. |. \. Snyder, w. b. Johnson
c. c. Summers and f. w. Waterbury
all of Charles City. Iowa; and r. T.
Tweedy of Albert Lea. Fourteen fairs
we're represented at the meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
F. c. Davis is home for vacation
OLD MAPLETON NOTES.

Mrs. William Otte marketed forty
spring chickens Tuesday.
A few from this way attended the
Woodmen picnic at MankatO Wednes
day.
The happy event of the neighborhoot
was the marriage of Miss Ida Yaegel
and Mr.. Robert Kruger of Wells, which
took place last week Thursday. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Yaeger.
Mrs. DIR. Kreuger and children spent
Sunday and Monday visiting at the
home of Mr.. Judd Cornell.
Miss Anna Hoverson spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. knight of East Mapleton.
j. E. Heickert is building new
house.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riaee of Miss I4yde Chestnut and Mr.
McCollum. which is to take place at the
brides home June rs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
OLD SYSTEM MORE POPULAR
Twelve Weeks Summer Session Not
Liked BY Students.

The enrolment at the state normal
school thus far plainly indicates that
the twelve-week summer school is not
nearly so popular as the old system OF
having session of six weeks, with the
pupils given the opportunity of doing
double work ON the same study. The
total enrolment at a late hour this
afternoon was $50. This is the second
day of the opening session. On the Sec
ond day of the opening session of the
summer school a year ago the total en-
rollment came to $50. More work will
be done during the session this year
however, as it is twice as long, but there
will not be nearly so many people.
The teachers of the normal school have
decided to give reception to the stu
dents at the college some evening this
week, possibly Friday or Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
Mrs. Stahl, Now Deceased,
of WinOna.
WAS EXCITING EXPERIENCE
Occurred Some Years Ago at Fort
Smelling; Assailant Sent to Still
water Penitentiary.

Mrs. Charles Stholl who died at the
hospital, Winona, OH Saturday night
from Inflammation of the bOwles, after
a brief illness, had rather exciting eX
perience earlier in her life, which Mr..
SthOll related today to representative
of The Republican, Herald. Mr.. Stholl is
a laborer in the employ of the city and
with eight children, five boys and three
girls, survives his dead wife.
Mrs. Sthol's exciting experience came
in 1885, couple of years before her
marriage to Mr.. Stholl. She was then
Mary Kopplinger. 1t was then when
General Terry and the Twenty fifth in
fantry were stationed at Fort Smelling
that one night as she was passing the
fort, she was set upon by couple of
men who demanded that she give them
what money she had upon her person.
She happened to have a purse contain
ing $23 in change, but refused to yield
to their demands. Thereupon they threw
her to the ground with force and one
of them drew knife upon her and they
succeeded in getting the money.
house, that of Mrs. Yetze, and reported
what had happened to her. Mrs. Yetze's
son Immediately hitched up his horse
and drove her to Fort Smelling to the
residence of the commandant, to whom
she related her story. General Terry
Immediately had the soldiers summoned
to call and the roll was taken, with the
result that it was found the two who
had committed the assault were absent.
1t was reported that these had been
seen going toward Minneapolis and the
commandment detailed four cavalrymen
to follow them and bring them back to
the fort. The men were overtaken on
the outskirts of Minneapolis and taken
back to the fort.
They were court martialed and James
Carter. who had drawn the knife and
committed the assault and taken the
money. was found guilty and sentenced
to ninety nine years at the penitentiary
at Saltwater. Later this sentence was
communted by General Gary to thirty
three years.
1t was during the Harrison admins
tration after Carter had been in the
i've NIL 'Olhoii
was approached to sign a petition for
the cutting down of Carriers sentence
by ten years. He refused to sign any
paper The shrewd criminal lawyer
who had Carriers case in hand return
ed to the house when Stholl was away
and succeeded in getting the signature
of his wife to the paper he said was a
petition to cut down the sentence for
ten years. Afterward it developed that
the paper she had signed was request
for a full pardon, and this was granted
by President Harrison.
When Mr.. Stholl found out that Car
ter had been released he went to the
authorities at st. Paul and made COM
plant that it was not proper for him
to remain in st. Paul, as he had stated
before going to prison that if he ever
got out he would kill Mrs. Stholl. The
criminal attorney persuaded Carter to
90 to Montana and Mr.. Stholl has not
seen or heard of him since.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
GRADUATE At new Ulk
Five Stud ents Leave Or. Martin Luther
College.

New Ulm. Mimi, June 26.-The COM
mencement exercises of the class of 1907
of the DR.. Martin Luther college were
held this evening. The customary adj
dress was made by the president, Rev.
Prof. Schaller. who described the i'm
portance of the work of a Lutheran
parochal teacher in reference to the
family, the state and the church. Rev.
A. Winter of Mankato addressed the
graduates. taking his theme from the
class motto, ''Semper fidelis."
Herman Diers was the valedictorian.
Hymns were sung by the assembly be-
tween the various addresses, and the ex-
ercises were closed with prayer, the
benediction and the doXology. Then fol
lowed musical program with four num-
bers rendered by the college orchestra,
three by male choir, one number each
by a girls choir and a mixed choir and
two duets by two former students, Miss
i. B. Sperling and A. Scaller.
The graduates are Henry Mltzner,
Fred Loebel. Edmund Winter, Herman
Diers and Ernst Rusch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
TO LEAVE MANKATO
Or. and Mrs. Schmauss viii Move to
Aiexandsia, Indiana.

DIR. and Mrs. L. +. Schmauss will
leave Mankato about July and make
their home in the future at Alexandria,
Indiana. where the doctor has purchased
a hospital. For several years the doc
tor has desired to devote his entire time
to hospital work and he expects to make
this his life work. He intends to de-
vote his time to consultation, surgery
and gyncOlOgy, eye, ear, nose and throat
work, to which branches he has given
special study since his post graduate
course six years ago.
About Aug. 10, the doctor and family
will leave for Germany where they will
visit with relatives an dfriends until the
latter part of September They will
then 90 to Vienna, where the doctor
will again spend three months attending
the celebrated clinics and doing special
work. Mrs. Schmauss will enter one of
the best hospitals there to take up
special work in nursing. Mrs. Schmauss
is greatly interested in her husbands
work, having materially assisted him in
his office and laboratory and at opera
tions. They will leave the children with
the doctors parents in Bavaria, where
they will all spend Christmas; and re-
turn soon after so as to be able to open
his hospital about Jan. Is. After that
date the doctor will be glad to receive
Mankato friends going to or through
Indiana.
s Doctor Schmauss is one of our sue
cessful physicians and surgeons. He has
practiced here for eight years, having
previously and after his graduation from
Rush Medical college practiced two years
in the Cook County hospital, Chicago.
He has built up a large practice here
and has many faithful friends and pa
tients. His removal is distinct loss
to Mankato and the medical profess
sion here.
As citizen he has always shown a
deep interest in the affairs of the city,
including the Civic Improvement league,
boulevards and enforcement of the ordi-
nances.
The best wishes of all will 90 with
them to their new home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS
Do Not Endanger Life When Man
kato Citizen Shows OH the Cure.

why VIII people continue to suffer the
agonies of kidney complaint, backache,
urinary disorders, 4ameness, headaches,
ianguor. why allow themselves to be-
come chronic invalids, when certain
cure is offered them?
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy to
use, because it gives to the kidneys the
help they need to perform their work.
If you have any, even one. of the
symptoms of kidney, diseases, cure your
self now, before diabetes, dropsy or
Bright's disease sets in. Read this Man
katO testimony:
Frank Hamilton. cigarmaker, of III
Fourth street. Mankato, Mimi, says:
81 have used Doan's Kidney Pills and l
know that they are all right. My back
was in such bad shape that l could
scarcely sit at the bench to do my work
and many time thought l would have
to give up and go home. At night | was
in such weak condition could scarce
ly drag myself home. could not walk
limped around with both hands on my
back. If | laid long in one position
always experienced pain. In fact, | was
hardly ever free from 1t. i saw DOan s
Kidney Pills recommended in our papers
by resident of Mankato. so | got a
box at ]. C. Thro's drug store. | had
little faith in them but | never had
anything act as quickly and effectively
as they did. The first box did me so
much good that used a second and [
was completely cured. | can now work
all day, and l never have that lame and
tired feeling any more. Many of my
friends are surprised at the change in
my condition and when they ask me
about it | always tell them that it was
Doan's Kidney Pills that cured me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's and take
no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
CLEMENTS CASE IN COURT
Elk Banker Of FaribanIt to be Sen .
fenced Within Thirty Days.
Prom Wednesday, Daily.

The formal mandate has been received
BY the federal district court from the
circuit court of appeals in harmony with
the opinion of the circuit court filed
some time ago in the case of the United
States against Thomas B. Clement, the
former president of the First National
bank of Faribault, found guilty of con-
cealing the insolvency of his bank.
As was inevitable after the supreme
court refused Clement writ of certiOrari
the mandate directs that the sentence
of the district court be carried out, and
that within thirty days Clement shall
begin to serve term of eight years
Imprisonment.
BY good behavior Clement may reduce
his term to about six years. But he is
now eighty years old.
The banker, who retained his liberty
by furnishing $1,000 bail, is said to be
in Faribault.
The trial of Clement took place year
ago. Because of his age and intirmities
he attracter sympathy. Yet the failure
of his bank caused widespread distress
in and about Faribault.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
KERNS AND HEBRON.

Rev. Won Laken of Mapleton ex
changed pulpits with Rev. Brown of The
Kerns church last Sunday and held al
interesting service morning and evening
at the kerns church.
Rev. and Mrs. Brown are spending
several days this week visiting friends
in Mapleton.
A sister of Mrs. r. Rist from Yer.
mont is visiting with the Rist family.
That very interesting children's day
program will be repeated at the Kerns
church next Sunday morning at 1890
as only few were present on the pre-
weather.
Miss Ester Webb of Mapleton visited
with Jesse Keene's family last week.
Mrs. Bates and daughter, Mrs. Jacobs
of Nebraska. and sister and niece OF
Mrs. L. d. Keene of North Mankato
visited with Jesse Keene's family last
week.
The rains last week put the roads III
bad shape again, but with the help OF
the road drag they are soon made
fairly good.
n. "A. loot went TO the state OIL
Washington last week to visit rela-
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben T. Currier of New
Sweden visited with friends and rela
tives in this vicinity last Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Alice Robbins of the normal
faculty at Mankato, is visiting with N
A. Doors family this week.
Mrs. Z. S. Pettijohn of st. Paul and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wittie of Nicollet
visited with L. Hodson's family last
Sunday; they also visited the Hebron
cemetery. Mrs. PettijOhn also left a
handsome donation for the work that is
being done in the cemetery.
Miss Una Hodson and her friend
Miss Gerlach of Good Thunder will start
for Los Angeles. Cal, on Wednesday.
Contractor Tidland of North Mankato
visited his brothers family in Hebron
last Sunday.
Quite a number of the people from
this section took in the carnival at
Mankato last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
Nerves Unstrung
Could Not Sleep
Mr.. A. ]. Filkins of Newark,
N. Y, tells of a permanent cure by
DR.. 4. W. chase's Nerve Pills

When a man states in the most posi-
tive terms that DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve
Pills was the only medicine out of all
that he used that gave him health, nat
ural strength and steadiness of nerves
and concludes by saying he can "hon-
estly say it, he means 1t. and just
what Mr.. Filkins says hundreds of
others have said in letters to us equally
as strong Mr.. Filkins says:-Dr. A.
w. Chase's Nerve Pills is the only medi-
cine that helped me. / was in very
bad condition. My nerves all unstrung
played out from care. nervous, eXcit-
able and unable to sleep at all nights.
Nothing seemed to take hold until I
got DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills.
They have done me a world of good
steadied my nerves, given me strength
and sleep. j needed them badly enough,
sad can honestly say the pills have
been great comfort to me. I can also
say they are sure and reliable. 1 am
only too glad to recommend them" soc
a box at all dealers or DIR. A. W. Chase
Medicine Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
LAAck DRUG CO., MANkATo, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
Miss Louise Schwartz Meets
Death in Blue Earth.
IN BOATING WITH ROY DAY
Craft Sunk In River: Companion Made
Desperate Attempt To Save Her
From Watery Grave.
From Fridays Daily.

Miss Louise Schwartz, aged fifteen
wears. was drowned in the Blue Earth
river near Amboy yesterday afternoon
The girl and young man named Roy
Day were boating and the craft was
sunk in the water. Day made an at
tempt to save his companion, but his
desperate efforts in that direction were
fruitless. Parties heard the young
mans cry for help and succeeded in
rescuing him.
Miss Schwartz was the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwartz of Amboy
AIr. Schwartz is proprietor of a harness
shop there. The girl was favorite
with Amboy people and her sad death
has cast gloom over the community.
The body of Miss Schwartz was re-
covered later in the afternoon. The
funeral will be held tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
Gilbert Braadeson Ends His Troubles
at Fergus Falls.
FRO ndax Doil

A special from Fergus Falls says that
Coroner Haugan returned from either
all yesterday where he went to investi-
gate the death of Gilbert Braadeson,
whose body was found hanging in the
woods there. Braadeson was young
man and had been making his home
with his brother. He disappeared about
week ago.
Two days later, note was found In
his room to the effect that he was GO
ing on long journey, but that no one
need worry, as he would reach his des-
tination all right.
The note further stated that in case
he did not return within two years, his
property-a valuable farm and some
personal effects-should be given to his
brothers children.
His relatives failed to comprehend the
full import of this note until his coat
and hat were found on the outskirts of
the timber A thorough search was then
begun. and. it was found that he had
climbed tree and hanged himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
CHINCH AN0 GREEN BUGS
Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Damage
Done by Them During Year.

Experts in the agricultural depart
ment are now tabulating the damage
in dollars and cents to the wheat crop
of the southwest as result of the ray
ages of the green bug this spring. Com
plete figures have not yet been COM
piled, but the damage estimates vary
from S9,OOO,OOO to S2O,OOO,OOO. Oklahoma
will show the greatest loss, the bugs
having destroyed big portion OF her
entire crop.
While the losses seem enormous, es-
pecially to the individual grain growers
of that section where the green bug
operated, they are not drop in the
bucket compared to the annual losses of
farmers in the United States from other
causes.
For instance, nothing has been heard
of the chinch bug this year, yet 1T has
done more than $50.00O,OOO worth OF
damage to growing wheat and corn. The
reason that it has attracted no promi-
nence is because it has produced no en-
tire crop failure in any particular Sec
ton of the country. 1t has worked near
" everywhere little, destroying per-
haps from to 10 per cent OF the grow
ing wheat and corn.
Neither has the Hessian fly attracted
any attention, yet it has damaged crops
to the extent of $40,0O,OOO. That is its
annual average of destruction. The
boil weevil does more than double the
damage annually to the cotton crop OF
the south that the green bug has done
i'm the southwestern wheat fields. The
Rochester Post and Record says that
still it has not found its way into the
headlines. The coddling moth each year
DESTROYS more than $4O,O00,OOO of fruit,
and tree borers damage natural and ar
tifcial forest trees to the extent OF $780,
900 600 annually.
1t is estimated that the loss to farm
ers of the United States annually from
crop and animal destroying pests and di-
seases aggregates over a billion dollars.
The exact figures are given at Sl,l3o,'
600 900 In some years it is less, in 9TH
ers more. These figures represent an
average for the past ten years.
The causes of the loss are tabulated
as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
DIRECTORS.
FRED sCHROEDER'S ESTATE
Petition for Execution Of Will Filed
in Court.
From Wednesdays Daily.

A petition for the appointment OF
Mrs. Catherine Schroeder as eXecutriX
of the will of her late husband, Fred
Schroeder, was filed today in the pro-
bate court. Mrs. Schroeder is named as
executrix in the will, which divides an
estate consisting of land among the
widow and three sons and three daugh-
tiers, who are as follows: Clement A.
Schroeder, Duluth; Mrs. Anna Mund-
weller and Henry A. Schroeder st. Paul
and Misses Margaret and Caroline and
Joseph Schroeder, Mankato. The estate
consists of farm, valued at $1,000:
Mankato city real estate, coming to
$1,000; and personal property to the
amount of 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28

There is more Catairn In this section Of
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced it a
dies and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t in
durable. Science has proven ,catarrh to
be constitutional disease and therefore
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o. is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is
to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys-
tenn. They offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case 1t fails to cure. Send for
j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
ST. PETER FACTORY SOLD
Crookston Man Gives Land for Furni-
ture Plant.

st. Peter Mimi. June 26.-The st. Pc
ter furniture factory, one of the prin-
cipal industries of this city, has been
sold to Charles Handley of Crookston.
The sum of $4,000 was involved in the
transaction. The owners of the factory
received $40 acres of land in Polk coun-
ty, Minnesota, in exchange ior their
plant. There will be no change of man.
agement for the present, for as soon as
the transfer was made the st. Peter
Furniture company leased the plant for
a period of six months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
KILLED AND INJURED
Bomb Thrown Into Crowd
at TiIlis.
MANY DEATHS THE RESULT.
Explosion Was Terrific, SCATTERING a
Large Area; Characteristic
Pastime.
MANY DEATHS THE RESULT.
Especial Telegram.]

Tihis, Transcaucausia Russia, June
25.-Ten bombs were today thrown into
Ervan Square, in the center of the town
which was thronged with people. The
missiles exploded with terrific force.
Many persons were killed or injured and
windows and doors were shattered over
a large area.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-28
Presidents Daughter Goes Through
Cities

Congressman and Mrs. mick" Long
worth passed through Minneapolis at a
late hour last night, on their way to
Yellowstone Park. Mr.. and Mrs. Long
worth came as far as st. Paul on the
Milwaukee road and spent about half
an hour in the Union depot there, wait
ing for the departure of their train over
the Northern Pacific. Few knew of the
presence of the couple.