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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
UNCLE IS AFTER HIM
Young Man Who Deserted From the
United States Navy.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The Fairmont Sentinel says young
man of excellent family whose home is
in western Martin county is fugitive
from justice with reward offered for
his apprehension and term in mill
tary prison certain if he is caught.
The young fellow had served an en-
listment in Company E, and formed the
idea that a military life was the real
thing for him. He accordingly enlisted
in the United States navy at st. Paul
early in April and was sent to an Allan
tic port. A very few days convinced
him that the life of a jolly tar was not
to his tastes and he deserted and made
his way back home.
The navy officials telegraphed advices
to arrest him but he got wind of the
fact and got out of the country. He is
still at large but Uncle Sam never
sleeps and the man who deserts his SER
vice is pretty sure to face the music
sooner or later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
DIED AT Ell PASO
Mrs. .. M. Evans, Form eriy Of Man.
kato, Succumbs After Long illness.


Mrs. ID. NJ. Evans died at FL PasO.
Texas, Tuesday night, according to a
telegram received by her brother, A.
c. Hockey, and the remains will be
brought to Mankato for burial. An
nouncement of the time of the funeral
will be made later, but the services
will probably be held at the residence
of Mr.. Hockey, and the interment will
be made at Minneopa cemetery.
The deceased was daughter of the
late w. III. ROckey, and was born in
Mankato May ., 1865. She was mar
ried twenty-five years ago to ID, NJ.
Evans, Il son of Mr.. and Mrs ID. C.
Evans, and some eight or ten years
ago they moved to Parral, Mexico,
where Mr.. Evans has some mining in
terests. She was stricken with tuber-
culcsis of the throat year ago, and
two or three months ago went to FL
Paso for treatment. She is sur
vived by her husband, two sons and
one daughter
Mrs. Evans was a lady of estimable
character and lovable disposition, and
her death is severe blow not only
to her family but to her numerous
friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
D. W. sELLECK DEAD
Well Known Former Mankato Citizen
Dies In St. Paul.

from tuesdays DAILY.
Daniel w. Selleck, former well
known resident of MankatO, died at his
lhome i'm st. Paul at $3.50 o'clock yes.
terday afternoon of cancer of the
bowels, from which he had been a suffer.
er for the past two years. The remains
will be brought to Eagle Lake for
burial. The funeral will probably oc-
eur Thursday.
The deceased was about sixty-tw
years of age. He located at Winnebago
Agency, now st. Clair, after he had been
honorably discharged from service in the
civil war. He afterwards engaged in the
general mercantile business at Eagle
Lake and accumulated considerable
property. Removing to Mankato he en-
gagged in the grocery business and later
in the manufacture and jobbing of to-
bacco, but did not make a success OF
the latter and retired. He moved to Sa-
vannah, Ca, and conducted a hotel.
When he came north he located at
Mountain Lake and conducted hotel,
and later moved to st. Paul, where for
a short time he was proprietor of q
rooming house. Retiring from the hotel
business, he engaged in real estate, and
followed this until his death.
Mr.. Selleck was member of Man
kato lodge No. 10, /. o. o. F., although
he did not carry any insurance in the
order. He was man of genial tenn
permanent, who made friends of all, and
was respected citizen, and his death
causes general sorrow. He visited
only a few weeks ago, but was
not looking well then. He is survived
by his wife, two sons, Charles L.
Selleck, of this city and Frank Selleck
of st. Paul, and one daughter, Mrs.
Elsie Kersten of st. Paul. He was an
active member of the Methodist Epls-
copar church while in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
REGISTRY TAX PAID
Many Mortgages Are Bought Out
Under New Law.

from IueSQdy Ddlly.
Up to two o'clock this afternoon thir-
ty-six mortgages had been presented to
Register of Deeds Bangerter to have the
registration tax noted, after the tax
had been paid at the county treasur-
er's office. Of these, but six had not
been previously recorded. This is the
only day for the old mortgages to be at
tended to in this way so as to- prevent
their being assessed.
Auditor Weaver states that he does
not anticipate that the new law will
bring in nearly as much revenue as was
derived by taxing mortgages.
1t is thought that the law will pre-
vent home capital from being discrim.
mated against and in this way Will
cause money for loaning purposes to be
more plentiful. 1t is believed that the
borrower will be the one to pay the reg
istry tax, however.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
new SWINDLlNG GAME
Farmers Are Warned As sinst the Fake
Being Worked.

rToHn TUESDAY DAILY.
Farmers are being taken in by new
species of fakirs and complaints have
been received here from all directions
concerning set of fence swindlers who
are plying their trade very successfully
in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The new fence game is unique The
fence men offer to install a new eight
strand wire fence with iron posts for
only eight cents per foot. No money is
asked for on taking the order, but
promissory note is given that the fence
will be paid for after it is set up.
When the fence is set up and col
lection is made on the contract the note
turns out to be for eight cents per foot,
per wire, or Ga cents foot. Many farm
ers have been caught by the new graft,
and warnings are being issued in sur
rounding towns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
HALL DRAWS LONG TERM
Tax Commissioners Elect Hurd ~
Secretary; the Frame Up.
From TUESDAYS Daily,

secretary; the Frame I'd.
From Tuesdays Daily.
o. M. Hall of Red Wing gets the
six-year term on the state tax COM
Emission; Samuel Lord of Kasson gets
the four-year term and Franklin Me-
Vey of Minneapolis gets the two-year
term. The three recently appointed
commissioners met in Governor John
sons office yesterday Afternoon and
organized. They drew straws to see
who was to get the long and short
term.
The members of the board qualified
and filed their oaths of office with the
secretary of state. After some in
formal discussion in the governors
office they took a trip around the,
building to select quarters. They will
likely have the rooms now occupied by
the State Art society and the game
and fish commission on the third floor.
The members of the commission will
spend most of the time in st. Paul
from now on and in week or two.
as soon as their offices can be fur
nished, they will be ready for work.
The commissioners elected Rukard
Hurd of st. Paul as secretary. Mr..
Hurd was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and
was educated at the Pennsylvania
military college at Chester, Pa, from
which he was graduated in 1878 as a
civil engineer. Mr.. Hurd is now
member of the board of trustees of the
college.
Mr.. Hurd came to st. Paul seven
teen years ago and was engaged in
the insurance business continually un-
til year ago when he gave up bust
ness to take a trip abroad. He served
in the legislature as representative
from the seventh ward. He also served
in the special tax session. Mr.. Hurd
has made special study of taxation
which should qualify him for the posi-
ton of secretary to such an import
ant board He is republican. but
was a warm supporter of Governor
johnson at the last election.
Mr.. Hurd was the organizer of the
Sons of the Revolution in this state
and was the first president of the or
ganization. He also organized the
Minnesota branch of the Colonial Wars
society and was its first governor. He
was also largely instrumental in or
ganizing the st. Paul Symphony Or
chestra association and is now presi-
dent of that organization.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
Three Young Men of NicOl.
let County Pay Fines.
THEY HAD A MOCK HANGING
Girl Who Witnessed the Affair Fell to
the Walk in a SwOOn; Suffered
Nervous Shock.

st. Peter, April 3O.-Practical joking
has fallen into disrepute at the village
of Lafayette, this county, and three
young men, Arthur Eckblad, Godfrey
Olson and Arthur Larson have been
compelled to pay fines for prank they
played recently.
OF late the young ladies of Lafayette
have been rehearsing for a play that is
to be given for the benefit of the school,
and crowd of boys and young men
have made a practice of annoying them.
Several alleged jokes were perpetrated,
and then their tormentors prepared a
dummy, tied a rope about its neck and
passed the free end over the cross-arm
of telephone pole.
As the girls came down the street the
figure was hoisted into the air and Edna
Hedren, a girl of fifteen, was so fright
ened by the mock lynching that she fell
to the walk in a swoon. After she had
been taken to her home it was found
that she had been greatly affected by
the nervous shock, and the next morn
ing the village authorities began an in.
vestigation.
As result of it Arthur Eckblad was
arrested, and when given a hearing be-
for Justice Larson was found guilty of
the offense. A nominal fine was i'm
posed and later two of his companions
came forward and pleaded guilty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
BURNS PROVE FATAL.
John D. Dodsworth Of Granite Falls,
Victim Of Fire.

Granite Falls, April 25.-Granite
Falls lost one of its oldest and most
respected citizens in a horrible manner
Tuesday afternoon, when John ID. Dods-
worth lost his life while fighting a
prairie fire. He was trying to keep a
fire away from the barn when his cloth
ing caught fire and he was badly burned.
He died at eleven o'clock last night. He
was so badly burned that his finger
nails dropped off and his features were
hardly recognizable. Deceased was some
eighty years of age and was for some
years cashier of the Granite Falls bank.
His wife, now dead, was sister of the
late j.. A. Willard of Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
new GAME LAW
instructions to the Deputy Wardens
Are Received.
From Tuesdays Daily.

FROM tuesdays Daily.
The following has been issued to the
deputy game wardens by the Minnesota
game and fish commission:
To Deputy Game Wardens: A num-
Der of bills were passed at the recent
session of the legislature relating to
game and fish but the changes, so far
as they affect the duties of wardens, are
not numerous. A new addition of the
games laws, embodying all the enact
ments and amendments of the recent
session will be printed and placed in
your hands as soon as possible. Fwould
now eall yeHf~atteHtion to some of the
new provisions, as follows:
Wardens are now specifically empow-
cred to arrest without warrant parties
caught i'll the act of violating any of
the provisions of the game laws.
The use of artificial lights in spear
ing pickerel or rough fish is made un-
lawful during May and June. The pur-
pose of this provision is TO protect bass
during the spawning months, it being
common practice for unprincipled per.
sons to spear bass under cover of night
during this season. You should obtain
all the publicity you can for this pro-
vision at once so that w-abiding peo-
pie may not become violators through
ignorance. Your local newspapers will
undoubtedly assist in giving this fea-
ture, and the reasons for it, publicity.
The season for taking muskrats and
mink has been changed and is now from
November ID to April Is following.
Rewards-The new law authorizes
payment of the following rewards:
For information leading to convic.
ton for any violations of the law re-
speeding moose or caribou, $50; relating
to deer, $25; relating to game birds or
fish, $40. Salaried wardens are not en-
titled to receive any rewards.
An entire new law has been passed
governing the licensing of fishermen in
interstate waters, the provisions of
which are contained in application
blanks which may be had on application
to this office
Other new provisions of the law are
not of immediate Importance and will
no contain in the new edition of the
oame laws
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
MILK ORDINANCE.
II Is to Be Taken Up at the Next
Meeting Of the Council.


Aid. Schroeder states that the milk
ordinance will be taken up by the new
council, probably at the next meeting,
and pressed for passage, owing to the
general demand for some kind of pro-
lection on the part of the consumers of
milk. The ordinance was introduced in
to the old council but was allowed to
sleep in committee, on the ground al
legged that the legislature was about to
pass a laws to cover the ground. The
legislature having failed to do this, but
having conferred some further powers
on cities, it is felt that the council
should now proceed to pass an ordin-
ance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
NEED OF INSPECTION
r. A. Luhrs Comments on the Test of
Mcconnell Dairy Herd.
II,

+. \. Luhrs of ST. Paul, commenting
on the recent test of w. w. p Neon
nel's dairy herd of Jerseys and the con-
demning of thirty-one out of one hum
dred because of tuberculosis symptoms,
writes to The ST. Paul Pioneer Press:
when tuberculosis is found i'm the
herd of man so well informed on
dairy and live stock matters and so in
terested in the dairy and live stock in
dustry of the state. it indicates the
prevalence of tuberculosis in Minnesota
and the need of active measures to
stamp it out. This shows that one
thing our legislature overlooked was to
pass some law compelling all cows to be
tested for tuberculosis from which milk
or cream is sold. This is matter the
public has not taken seriously enough.
Public sentiment is needed for legisla
tion to help stamp out this disease
amongst cattle. The farmer and stock
raiser will be compelled before five
years are past to sell their cattle and
hogs subject to inspection for tubercu-
losis; for the percentage of infected an
imals will be so large that no one con-
Germ can buy live stock on an open
market and slaughter same for profit
with the present United States govern
ment rigid inspection; the loss would be
too heavy.
This matter has some bearing at this
time on the higher price of beer and
pork. 1t already figures very heavy in
the profit and loss account of the pack
ers.
Pure milk and butter from tuber-
cular tested COWS would without doubt
command the highest prices in the east
nrn markets, and would make our but
ter as famous as our pure foods
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
UNUSUAL ROBBERY.
Thief With Big Lumber Wagon Takes
Trees in Broad Daylight.

Columbus Ballard had thirty small
evergreen trees lying on the ground yes
terday on his farm southeast of the
city, ready to be set out. He saw a
man drive up with double box wagon
and throw them into the wagon, but be-
fore he could get to the place the man
whipped up and drove off. Mr. Ballard
reported his loss to the police, but there
is as yet no clue to the thief. The
robbery was a somewhat peculiar one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
CORTLAND Village Ia Scene
of a COnfiagratiOn.
SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN RUINS
Lumber Company Suffers: Hardware
and Grocery Store: Quick Help
Was Obtained From New Tim.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
CORTLAND, a small village in Nicol-
let county, was the scene of confa
grafton this afternoon
Shortly after one o'clock fire was dis
covered in the Fullerton Lumber com
pany's yard. The flames spread with
great rapidity and at this writing the
hardware and grocery store of j. Have
meir is in ruins, and the residence of
}. II. Doty was ablaze.
Word was sent to New Tim and q
hose cart and a number of firemen went
to CORTLAND at once, the Northwestern
road making up special train.
The telephone wires between Mankato
and CORTLAND are down and it is some
what difficult to secure any information
regarding the fire.
The latest information received from
CORTLAND is to the effect that several
residences are burning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
REV. HAuCk IMPROVING
German Methodist Presiding Elder 10
Getting Alone Nicely.
IT,.

Rev. John Hauck, presiding elder of
the German Methodist Episcopal church
of the Mankato district, is improving at
New Ulm. Until yesterday he was
still unconscious the greater portion of
the time, but at this time he is improv-
ing SO rapidly that his recovery is an
ticipated. A strong physique assisted
Rev. Hauck in conquering the inroads Of
the disease. A trained nurse from st.
Paul, Deaconess Bother, has assisted In
caring for the presiding elder and to her
watchful administrations is due the
commendable condition of Rev. Hauck,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
Mrs. Sarah Minhinnett.
From Saturdays Daily.

From SATURDAYS DAILY.
Mrs. Sarah Minhinnett died this
morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. c. w. Marquardt, in Dukes addi-
tion, of pneumonia, and the remains
will be taken to her former home,
Huron, s. d., for burial. She was born
in hummelshine,, Wales, Dec. 5, lS4S,
and came to Mankato a years ago to
live with her daughter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21
Do They Want the Earth7

The Greenbrier Valley news
paper men recently held con-
vention at which it was deter
mined either to cut down the
size of papers, or raise the price
of subscription. Do these pluto
Gratis want the earth? Is not a
net profit of a cent on dozen
yearly subscriptions, principally
cash, produce or credit with
lasting qualities, sufficient to
make US the envy of the rich of
the earth already? Gentlemen,
this disposition to gather gear
by fifty cent jumps will add ad-
ditional alarm along with this
Wall street trouble
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21
To Stop Gam bling.

Representative Reeder pur-
poses to end stock gambling by
those who buy and sell securi-
ties on margin to Jail. He intro
duced bill in the House, which.
if passed, would put every
bucket shop and many brokers
out of business. It's title is A
Bill to Prevent Short Sales of
Stock" 1t declares unlawful
any sale of stock in which there
is not a transfer of the certifi-
Gates and provides a violation of
the law shall be punishable by a
fine of not less than $500 and not
more than$100O and by imprison-
ment of not less than one wear
nor more than five years.
These penalties are to be i'm
posed upon both the seller and
the buyer. In case a corpora
tion violates the law its execu-
tive officers and board of direc-
tors shall be indicted. The bill
applies to the stock of banks and
and all corporations doing inter
state business. Representative
Reeder said he introduced his
bill because he believed the
present financial stringency
due almost entirely to stock
gambling in New York.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21
Gleason & Marshall
w
UMP-TY |.

A sultry day was almost spent
And children to their playground
went ,.
When one of them with isping
tongue
A challenge to the others flung
Twas "Ump-ty L."
This strange, uncouth, bewild'r-
ing word
By mortal ear had ne'er been
heard;
But soon as heard, the happy
throng,
To help the wizard term along.
Yelled "Ump-ty l.
Now morn, or noon, abroad, at
Wherever you may chance to
Whatever else assails the ear.
The quip you oftenest may hear
Is Ump-ty l.
A moral here, let US append
To give these lab'ring lines an
end;
We older folks, with greedy
haste,
With want of wit and lack of
taste,
Despite the tact horse sense
should teach
Oft ape some freak in dress or
speech
Like sUmp-ty l."
Jericho.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21
Automobiles on the New Railroad.

1t is likely that the Nebraska,
Kansas & Southern will probably
have cars running on its line in
very few days now, according
to the plans announced by Sec
retary Burnham. He says the
road expects to purchase two
motor cars for the use of the
chief engineer and the right of
way men. The use of motor
cars will shorten the distance
between the main points on the
line greatly and will enable the
work to be pushed much more
rapidly.
When the cars arrive Mr.
Burnham will have a chauffeur
take a party of workmen over
the line and wherever the roads
are not good, they will be put in
shape for making good time and
the building of the line between
these points will also mean a
better highway.
The work on the line has
reached a point where there will
be necessity for making a great
many trips over the route and
the cars will save a great deal of
time.
Mr. Burnham tells of an auto
mobile trip he made one week
ago Sunday that came about as
close to running schedule time
as possible. The party left
Stockton in the morning at $50,
ran to Plainville in one hour and
stopped for breakfast. After
breakfast the run to Wa-Keeney,
a distance of forty-nine miles,
was made in two hours and six
teen minutes. After few min
uteS' stop at Wa-Keeney, one of
the party asked the driver what
time they could expect to get in
to Ness City. He replied at 1:2O.
Promptly at 1:2O this car stop
ped before the hotel at Ness
City. On the return they asked
him how long it would take to go
to Wa-Keeney. He said that con-
sidering that it would be night
and they would have to stop and
light the lamps, it would take
two hours and a quarter. He
did not miss the time minute
and the run from Wa-Keeney to
Plainville was made in one min
ute's less time than the run the
other way. The entire trip of
21S miles was made in ten hours
running time and there was not
a single break or mishap to the
machine.-Topeka Capital.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21

Yes, your honor, 1 lived with
my wife twenty-five years, but
it has been in hell" testified the
applicant in court for divorce
In that case, SIR" announced
the Judge with a smile, this
court has no jurisdiction. The
trial went on, however"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21
WEATHER REPORT.

Maximum and minimum tenn
perature according to the gov
ernment thermometer at Wa
keeney for the week ending
December 12
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21

About ten inches of snow has
fallen in the last week, most of
which is still on the ground
Melted, it amounts to O.S5 inch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21

Mr.. Bryan on Saturday went
to the place where he has been
casting longing glances for many
years-the White House. He
was the guest ofPresident Roose-
velt for half an hour. My. We
bet the house and furnishings
looked good to him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21

A Massachusetts, court has de-
cided that wife who persistent
ly rumages in her husbands
pockets is guilty of cruelty and
can be divorced
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21
Danger in Asking Advice

When you have cough or cold
do not ask some one what is good
for it, as there is danger in TAX
ing some unknown preparation.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures
coughs, colds, and prevents
pneumonia The genuine con-
tains no opiates and is in a yel-
low package. Wv Gibson
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-12-21

A Marietta, Ohio, woman used
oil with which to kindle a fire.
She is an angel now