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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
COURT AT ST. PETER
Action Which Involves An Invention
Of John j. LaDue.
" &c, Dbl

FROM wednesday Daily.
Judge I. NJ. Olsen convened a special
term of the district court at st. Peter,
and the first case taken up was that of
w. i. Stewart of North Mankato,
against John J. lie Due. The defendant
is the inventor of device for increas-
ing the boiler capacity of steam engines.
Stewart advanced him $500, he says,
with which to purchase tools and ma
chinery for the manufacture of his APP
pliance. and he signed a contract to di-
vide the profits on certain number of
furnaces with the North Mankato man.
Shortly after the agreement was
made, lie Due discovered that the con-
tract called for the conveyance of a
half interest in the patents to Stewart.
He declares that the clause calling for
the transfer was fraudulently incorpo-
rated and he has repudiated the con-
tract
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

Blue Earth Post: The rubber ball
gentry Jared badly at Fairmont on the
Fourth-and justly too, for it is nui-
sance that ought to be tabooed in all
large gatherings. The county attorney
Knocked the chautauqua spirit out of
one individual and a well known bust
ness man has two or three victims to
his credit. Well done, good and faithful
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
Piazza Cushions.

In making cushion covers for piazza
materials that will stand wetting must
always be chosen. If feather pillows be-
come soaked in an unexpected shower
remove the outer cover and hang the
cushion on the line in the sun. Let them
stay for certainly one day, and pref
erably two, beating at intervals. When
thoroughly dry they will be puffier than
before.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
HOLDS A Different VIEW
County Surveyor Brooks Opinion Re.
garding the bitches.

From Wednesdays Daily.
County Surveyor Brooks holds a diff
ferent opinion from City Engineer
Haynes in regard to the effect of the
bitches upon the rivers. He says that
the bitches drain such a very small per
cent of the immense territory to the
Minnesota river that they can have
scarcely perceptible influence upon the
river. He says that the fact should be
remembered that there have been five
wet seasons, and that the ground is as
full of water as it will hold. 1t is like
a saucer filled with water, when any
more is poured on it all runs off. The
rainfall this spring have been heavy
and has mostly run off the surface.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

Mrs. Hodson yesterday brought to the
Free Press office few stems of straw
berries picked from the four acre patch
of Barney Sorenson on the Spring ISL
and road, which were large and delicious
eating. On Monday $50 quarts of ber-
ries were picked. The crop has been
large, but the lack of rain is retarding
to some extent the growth at present
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
Photos of the Skeletons.

Mr.. Bosin, son of A. j. Bosin of
Rapidan has photographed number of
the skeletons found on the Mitchell
farm and the work is well done, show
ing that the young man is possessed of
real artistic ability.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
POLICE COURT.

Henry Korts was before the court
Yesterday afternoon charged with as
sault in the third degree upon Miss
Ario, and pleaded not guilty. His trial
was set for July Is at 10 a. M, and
he was released upon his own recog-
nizance in the sum of 800.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
NEWS FROM OTHER TOWNS

Rochester Post and Record: The
question which the people of Rochester
have considered settled long ago is still
every much alive being resurrected by
recent developments. These are of such
a nature that it is all of probable that
the Conley Camera factory may after
all have to hunt new location. The
managers think the price which has
been fixed on the property they wish
to acquire is exorbitant, and they can
not afford to pay so big figure. The
Merchants association was to have held
a meeting last night to consider the
matter.
Albert Lea Tribune: Justice Stacy
goes to LaPorte City, Iowa, Monday
night to be present and act as start.
ing Judge at the races to take place
there this week. He expects to return
home Friday morning and assist in
looking after details here.
Fairmont Independent: One of the
cottages at Interlaken is occupied this
week by party of campers from Man
kato entertained by the Misses Iva
Diment and Matte Sterling. The girl
members of this party were classmates
at the Mankato normal and graduated
from the kindergarten department. The
party, chaperoned by Mrs. Frank Nc
gladden., is as follows: Misses Anna
Weicking, Ednah Dodge, Zillah Sails
bury, Jessie Griebie of Mankato, Franc
Alderman of Blue Earth, Iva Diment
and Matte Sterling of this city, and
Messrs. Tom Mcdonald, Lee Wood, Will
liam Standish and Emil Jacobson OF
Mankato.
Little Falls Transcript: F. P.
Phipps of Winnebago, Mimi, has been
added to the faculty of the summer
school here and has been placed in
charge of the arithmetic department.
The attendance at the school is l2S,
which is larger than was at first ex-
pected and necessitated the addition
of one member to the faculty, which
now numbers five. Mr.. Phipps arrived
in the city Saturday.
Fairmont Independent: Frand Heidel,
one of Fairmont's progressive and pop
ular young business men. opened a
dental office in Mankato last week.
He is a graduate of the Northwest
|ern Dental Institute of Chicago and
Ialso passed the examinations at the
state university. Mr.. HeidePs many
friends regret his leaving Fairmont
but extend to him their best wishes
for success in that line of work,
which will certainly be his if industry,
ability and attention to business count
for anything.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
ID 1 e ID
From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. Susan Wenner.

from WeuneSdaV'S Daily.
Mrs. Susan Wenner.
Mrs. Susan Wenner died at 2:30
o'clock this morning at her home, llS
North Fifth street. She was born in
Germany July %, 1854, but had lived in
Blue Earth county for twenty-six years.
She was a widow, but is survived by
six sons and daughters, as follows:
Louis, residing in Comfrey, and Zeno,
Urban, Tillie, Julia and Bonnie, all of
this city. She also leaves one brother,
Peter Smith, at st. Peter. Funeral
services will be held Friday at 8 a. m.
at st. Peter and PauPs Catholic church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
DR.. A. w. ChaSe'S
kidney-Liver Pills

Mr.. s.: B. Holden, No. 2S41s Cass Ave,
Grand Rapids. Mich, says:-"I have for
years been subject to sluggishness Of the
liver and constipation, the kidneys were also
inactive and caused me great deal of pain
across my loins. / got some of DR.. A. W..
Chase's kidney-Liver Pills and they cured
easily. would not be without them" 25o
a box at all dealers. Write for free sample.
DR.. A. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
LACK DRUG CO., MANkATo, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

Andrew Johnson, a quarryman, was
before the court this morning on the
charge of drunkenness and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of S. and costs or
to 90 to jail for seven days. He paid
the fine
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

The suit of John Goebel VS.. Frances
Sontag was tried in the municipal court
this forenoon. 1t was an action over
rent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

Mrs. Ed Anthony, an old resident of
Wells, is dead. She had lived in Wells
for thirtyfve years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

Strawberries are retailing today in
the local market at $l.l5 per crate of
sixteen quarts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
KIDNEY, LIVER
AND BOWELS

Sickness is next to impossible II you keep
the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels In perfect
working order with an occasional dose Of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

John w. Carlson, who has been before
the court "many time and Oft" was
locked up today on the ground that he
had been too familiar with John Bar
leycorn. He claimed that he was as
sober as he could be, but as his APP
pearance belied his talk his trial was
set for ) p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

f. Erin, a stranger, was locked up
last night, much the worse for liquor,
and today pleded guilty to the charge
of drunkenness, first offense. He paid
a fine of $40 and costs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

j. NJ. Warfield was before the court
on the charge of disorderiy conduct 1t
was claimed by neighbors that he Occa-
sionally makes the air blue near his
residence with profanity. He pleaded
guilty, but the court decided to defer
passing sentence until 2 p. m. tomor-
row.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12

Barney Jones, who admitted that he
was drunk last night, was fined $40 ans
costs, it being his first otfense within
the official knowledge of the court.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
Notice of Hearing Petition-for Letters
of administration.

state of s9Tth Dakota Mqch gou1 o
In the matter OF the Estate of Caswell D,
Ferguson. deceased.
The State Of South Dakota sends greeting
to James A Ferguson, Clemance A. Ferguson,
William 0. Ferguson, Luceta j. CoOns, Matil-
da Williams, Sarah A. Coons; Mrs. Joe An
derson, Mrs Elizabeth Bowen. Mrs Ida Kit
tleman, heirs of Samuel NJ. Ferguson, de
ceased:
Lavina Laurburn, Alvin Petit. Charley
Petit; Roa Petit, (minor heir of Elizabeth
Petit, deceased, heirs at law and n9Nt of kin
of Caswell d Ferguson, deceased, and .toali to
whom these presents may nome.
Notice is hereby given, That Samuel G.
Yarnell has fled with the Judge Of this Court,
| ii petition praying for Letters of AdministrE-
tiou of the estate of CaSwell d. Ferguson.
deceased. and that Saturday. the 23d day of
March 1907, at 10 O'Clock a. IN. Of said day,
being day of regular term Of this Court,
| to-wit: of the March term 1907, at the office
| of the County Judge, in the Court House, in
the City of Pierre, County of Hughes. South
| Dakota, has been set for hearing said petition,
when and where any person interested may
appear and show cause why the said petition
should not be granted.
| Dated at Pierre, S. D.. this End day of March,
A. d. 1907.
| [sEALl GLENN w. MARTENS,
Attest: Judge of the County Court.
| II. Il. TARBELL, Clerk.
1
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
WITS AND WOMEN.

Would you hurt woman most. aim
at her affections. Wallace.
A womap's hopes are woven as sun.
beams; shadow annihilates them
George Eliot.
Women cannot see so far as men
can, but what they do see they see
quicker. Buckle
II woman did turn man out Of para
disc she has done her best ever since
to make it up to him.--Sheldon.
Lovers have in their language an In
finite number Of words in which each
syllable is a caress. -Rochefedre
A beautiful woman pleases the eye,
q good woman pleases the heart; one is
jewel, the other treasure.-Napo,
leon L
How wisely it is constituted that ten
der and gentle women shall 5e our
earliest guides, instilling their own
spirits.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
] FED FROM TEMPTATION.
4 Briber Was Getting Close to This
Honest MANS Price.

Several secret service lnen were
lunching in a downtown cafe the other
day when the talk turned to the gen.
eral subject of graft and bribery.
II am reminded" said one of them,
"of the story of an individual who was
well known In the west about decade
ago as man Of unimpeachabie hon
esty and sterling integrity And
wasn't just belief or a general i'm
preston, but a matter Of cold, hard
fact, as the circumstances had proved
more than once.
1t happened that about the time
mention a big eastern corporation
which handled millions of dollars
worth Of goods annually wanted man
for position of the highest trust and
after searching the country over light
accepted the position, delighted with
the honor done him, but only held it
for a month, when he handed in his
resignation: AS he had given splendid
satisfaction in the short time, he was
pressed by his employers for an ex
PLANTATION. This he finally gave, as fol
lows:
Isl had held this place only three
days when a well known individual
came to see me and, after pledging my
honor to secrecy. offered me bride of
$4,000 to do certain thing that would
have been faithless to my trust. had
him shown out of the office. The next
day representative of his raised the
rendered bribe to $4,000. ! refused
Indignantly Several days later the
offer was raised to $4,000, and some
time after it was increased to $4,000.
Still refused with scorn.
Last week the well known individ
ual himself again came to see me and
offered to make the bride 100000 in
cash and 100000 in stock. and re-
fused the offer and resigned
"'And why did you resignT asked
his former employers, gazing at him
In admiration.
Gentlemen said the man of I'M
impeachable honesty and sterling in
tegrity, my reputation is all have.
There has never been a spot on my
name and bribery and graft and l
have been strangers all my life. Such
will continue to be the case. Gentle
men. resigned because that last offer
was simply near my price Wash
ingtoD Star
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
Free Homes

Are practically things of the past, but
good homesteads may be had by buy
ing some homesteader's rights and i'm
proyements. Homes can be secured in
this way within ten or twenty miles of
railroad at prices ranging from $500 to
$500.
Decided lands are from ST to SIS per
acre. Farm lands $15 to ss25 per acre
For further informationa call on, Of
write to the
HAPPY HOME REAL ESTATE
AGENCY, Pierre, S. D.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
OVER THE PREGlPiCE.


the Antarctic.
Here is an adventure in the antarctic
regions taken from Captain Robert Il.
SCOTS .The Voyage of the Discovery
Nine men are returning from sledge
expedition in binding snowstorm:
IAN unusually violent squall prevented
us from seeing even one another. inn
mediately ordered a chain to be form
| etl 3 right angles and extending across
our track, each man keeping in touch
witt. the rest. with the idea of inter-
cepting Hare who was missing, when
he came on We shouted and blew
| whistles, and while this was going on
Evans stepped back on to patch of
bare, smooth ice and shot out of sight
Immediately Thinking the slope to be
one Of the short ones so common in the
folds of the hills, Barne sat down and
deliberately started to slide in Evans
track IN a moment or two the slope
grew sleeper and soon he was going at
pace which left him no power to con-
troll his movements. He whipped out
his clasp knife and dug it into the ice,
but the blade snapped off short and
failed to check his wild career In a
fash the ice changed to snow, which
grew softer until, in a smother of fly
ing particles. his rapid flight was ar
| rested and he stood up to find Evans
within a few feet of him."
a third man joined them in similar
fashion: Realizing the impossibility
of ascending again by the way they
had come they started to descend, but
within four PAGES of the place at which
they had been brought to rest they
found that the slope ended suddenly in
! a steep precipice, beyond which they
| could see nothing but the clouds Of
whirling snow. Even as they recoiled
from this new danger and dimly real
| lied the merciful patch Of soft snow
which had saved them from it, g. yelp-
! ing dog flew past them. clawing madly
at the icy slope and disappeared for
ever into the gloom beyond" The six
others eventually moved on until they,
| too, found themselves on an awkward
| slope: Their leader suddenly saw the
precipice beneath his feet and far be-
| sea.
another step would have taken him
over the edge. He sprang back with
! a cry of warning, and those behind
him, hearing it, dug their heels instinct
| lively into the surface, and, with one
exception, all succeeded in stopping.
What followed was over in an instant.
Before his horror stricken companions
| had time to think poor Vince, unable to
| check himself with his soft fur boots,
had shot from among them, flashed
past the leader and Disappeared
| Vince was never seen again, but Hare
the first missing man, staggered back
to the ship two days after the others,
remembering nothing between strug.
Cling to a patch of rock for shelter and
waking thirty six hours later covered
with snow.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
An AMATEUR DETECTIVE.
Ills First ard Last Experience In
Tracing ii Crime.

Tracing ii Crime.
u never attempted the Sherlock
| Holmes business but once" said
Blythe, land although | ran down the
person was after the results We're not
at8ali pleasant. One morning | missed
a scarfpn, Il single pearl, worth about
$50. | valued it more for It's associa-
tons than almost anything else had.
/ decided to say nothing about it to my
wife, because things of that sort al
ways upset her. She suspects the serT-
ants and does not hesitate to let them
see it. Advertising a reward brought
no results. One morning nearly two
years after the pin was lost / saw it in
the window Of a pawnshop not three
blocks from my home. | knew the po-
lice captain of the precinct and induced
him to send one Of his ward men with
me to the pawnshop Matters We're
soon explained. l was able to prove
my ownership Of the pin. The pawn
broker consulted his books.
THAT p,a," he said, was brought
here by woman who regularly pawns,
ness, the same as shopping on commits
sion. Many persons. especially wom-
en-, who find it necessary to raise lit
tie money in hurry, are afraid to go
In person to the pawnshop.
He gave me the name and address
Of the woman who pawned my pin, and
| looked her up. I don't want to make
any trouble for YOU l said, but that
pin was stolen. Just take me to the
person who gave it to you to pawn,
and you'' not be the loser
"She complied willingly. She said
she was sent for by a woman who had
read her advertisement and was given
the pin to pawn in the usual course Of
business. She got 500 for it, and after
deducting her commission had paid the
money over to her customer and given
her the ticket. She went to the pawn
shop nearest the house to save time.
Not until we were at my own doorstep
did l realize where the woman was
taking me.
"'Do you mean to say that you got
the pin in this house| inquired.
Certainly she replied. 1T was
given to me by tall woman with red
hair. If she still lives here I should
| know her in a minute
THAT will do l said. Here is So
for your trouble. 1 shall be obliged by
your not mentioning this incident to
anybody
! 1.-THE woman she had described was
my wife. We had bad quarter Of an
| hour She had pawned the pin to get
| money for rascallion of a brother,
who had since fed to Canada He stole
the ticket from her and had evidently
been unable to sell it before he skipped.
/ And the poor woman had been living in
| mental torture for months because she
was afraid to tell me. That experience
! cured me of a hankering for the detec-
tive business. New York Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
A Few PaIindromes.

ut is a fascinating occupation" said
a philologst, ito search the language
for palindromes. A palindrome is a
word that reads the same backward as
forward. Rotator for instance, is q
palindrome. Several hundreds Of these
strange words are tabulated, and new
ones are continually turning up in the
English tongue. II you can find one
send it to the Palindrone society Of
New York.
Il can rattle off extempore dozen or
TWO palindromes. Thus
Bah, refer, bib, Anna, tot bob, peep,
civic, foot. dad, madam, deed, pup, del
fed, sees, dewed, tat, did, shahs, eve,
reyiver, eve, rotator, cog, pop. gig,
gag. redder, level, noon, Otto, sexes
Philadelphia Bulletin
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
Gambetta and Nnpoleon,s portra1,

When Garnbetta, accompanied by
jules Favre, arrived in the hall of the
Ilotel de Vile, where he WAS officially
70 read the proclamation of the third
French republic, the crowd which fol.
lowed the two deputies caught sight of
a fine portrait Of Napoleon III hanging
on5a wall. They promptly took it down
and We're about to smash it to pieces
when Gambetta interviewed. Turning
the portrait to the wall, he said: "NIy
friends, we have put up with the origi
nal for twenty years. Let us be con.
tent today to turn his face to the wall
Il Is 81! he deserves ;,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
Submarine Divers.

II Is not safe, as a rule, for subma.
rine divers to descend lower than 20
fathoms. 100 feet, at which depth a
pressure of 69A pounds is met with.
The greatest depth to which any diver
has ever descended is 81 fathoms, or
s204 feet. This was to the ship Cape
Horn, sunk off the coast of South
America At this depth the diver,
Hooper. must have sustained the enor-
NOUS pressure of sslla pounds per
square inch. london Engineer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
Chiriilteys,

Chimneys constructed on modern
principles were almost unknown TO the
ancients, being used only in the large
baths, where great quantities Of hot
water were needed Glazing dishes,
braziers Of glowing Goals and bottles
Of hot water were employed by the
ladies of the middle ages to keep their
rooms warm, and u curious picture is
extant of three Norman ladies chat
ting together, each with bottle of
hot water placed between her feet.
Chimneys are believed to have been I'M
known in England until the twelfth
century, but by the end Of the four
teenth were generally employed i'll do
nestle architecture. For long time
there was chimney tax all over Eng.
Land. London News
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
Winners In Life.

The people who win their way into
the inmost recesses of others hearts
are not usually the most brilliant and
gifted, but those who have. sympathy,
patience, self forgetfulness and THAI
hide Unable faculty Of eliciting the bet
ter nature Of others. We have many
friends who are more beautiful and
gifted, but there IS not one Of them
whose companionship we enjoy better
than that Of the plain faced man or
woman who never makes witty or
profound remark, hut whose simple
quality of human goodness makes up
for every other deficiency.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
Rules For Writer'S.

Frederick w. Seward said that when
ne first started in at newspaper work
Thurlow Weed said to him: II will give
you two rules to begin with. First,
never write anything without some def
mite point and purpose; second, when
you have written It, take your pen and
go over it to see how many words and
sentences YOU can strike out and how
much you will thereby improve the ar
hcle.'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
why, Then.

did you finish your shopping today,
my dear?" asks the model husband.
Yes, I think So" answers the trust
Ing wife.
You think so?"
Eyes. | don't know. though. You
see. went to get my hat and there
were SO many and all Of them so pref
ty that got five of them"
Five? Why did you do that?''
"1-really-I must have lost my
head.
In that case, why get hat at ALP
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