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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-18
cLApp BOOM ON WAVE
WANTED FOR SECOND PLACE
ON NATIONAL TICKET.
His Name on Ballot Mould Help Re-
publicans Garry the North Star
State, Say Friends.

Colonel Fred johnson wires The ST.
Paul Dispatch from Washington:
Minnesota politicians in Washington
this week are talking strongly OF
United States Senator Moses E. Clapr
for vice president The movement in
behalf of nominating Senator Clapp
on the national republican ticket had
its inseption during the time when
the boom for Governor johnson for
the head of the democratic ticket
was at its height.
Former State Senator Warren Potter
of Aitkin and others, who are in the
East, are of the opinion that Gov.
johnson will he on the democratic
ticket for either first or second place.
and that to offset the designs of the
democratic party in Minnesota next
year it will be good politics to bring
forward Senator Clapp for vice presi-
dent. Senator Clapp, it is claimed,
would make vigorous campaign
and is able to be pitted against the
Tams Bixby, late of the new state
of Oklahoma started boom for Sena-
tor Clapp last winter while in Wash
ington, and it is said that he carried
lit to Minnesota with him, and is now
heart and soul in favor of sending a
delegation to the next republican ma
tional convention pledged to the SEN
ator. Whether it is Roosevelt, Taft
or Hughes, for the head of the tick
ct, AIinnesota's claims for the second
place, provided they are enthusiastic
cally presented, could not be ignored
in the national convention. In fact
is it conceded by the republicans, as
rule, that if Gov. johnson is placed
on the democratic national ticket a
Minnesota republican should be named
one who could make the welkin ring
and hold the = old North Star state
in line for the republican cause.
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WHERE is MAYOR WARD
FAlRMONT'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CANNOT BE LOCATED,
Was In Twin Cities, Gave Il Out That
He Was Going to Return Home,
But Didn't.

Fairmont, Oct. l6.-W. w. Ward
mayor of this city and senior mem
ben of the firm of Ward & McGuig-
gan. plumbers and steam filters, has
dropped out of sight in a most. mys-
terious manner. He has, for years
been prominent business man of this
town and is serving his second term as
mayor to which office he was elected
by large majority.
The firm of Ward & McGuiggan car
nv OH business here and in st. Paul
Four or five weeks ago Mr.. McGuiggan
who is the practical plumber of the
concern, came here to superintend the
construction of some heating plants
and Mr.. Ward went to st. Paul to
look after matters there. Three weeks
ago he left the Foley house in that
city, saying he was coming to Fair
mont. Since then nothing has been
heard from him.
At first, no alarnl-,was felt, for it
was supposed that he was attending to
some business matters. This was a
reasonable supposition, as he has al
ways been reticent about his affairs
and was very likely to take such a
trip without notifying anyone. But
as time passed and no word was
received from him, his wife became
alarmed and went to st. Paul, and
from there to Chicago and Peoria, ILL.,,
his former home, but found no trace
of him. This has greatly increased
her anxiety and she fears the worst.
There is no known reason why he
should voluntarily absent himself. He
has some financial difficulties, but
nothing, so far as known, that would
lead level-headed business man to
run away. Relatives say he could not
have had much money with him and
the more the disappearance is pom
dered on the more mysterious it be-
comes. The opinion is growing that
he has been made away with.
Mr.. Ward has an extensive acquaint-
ance and would be sure to be recog-
nized if he frequented his usual
haunts. He is short, heavy set, with
light hair and eyes.
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Oct Is, %, Nov. I. 1897

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA County of Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate Of Charles II.
Twss. deceased
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Mabel Elton of said Cou ty
1t is ordered. that all claims and demands
OF a persons against said estate be presented
to this court. for examination and allowance.
at the probate Office in the City of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county. on the following day.
VIZ: Monday. the 18th day of January. A. ID
1905. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t IS further ordered, that three months from
che date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sert their claims against said estate at the
CAp.ratlon OF which time all claims not pre-
Sented 10 SAID court, or not proven to its sat
1Sfaction, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
ordered further that notice of the time anC
place of hearing and examination of sale
claims and demands shall be given by publi-
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior TO the day appointed for such eXamina-
tion in the Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at III ankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 18th dav Of October,
A. ID. 1907.
BY the Court,
probate Court Seal VIM. f. HUGHES.
w. a. SPERRY. Judge of Probate.
AT OfHey
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ThisPaper Six Months Free

to first inquirers in each locality. If you mention
The Free Press will also send oui beautifully
illustrated Apage book which explains in full the
plan that protects our 1900 clients against loss
and gives them all OF the profits arising from
1egitimately conducted. ably managed mining en-
terprses and explains how these investors re-
ceiving from to 20 times the rate of interest al
lowed by banks or other equally safe institutions.
in the United States, the Commercial Agencies
and all of the reliable financial publications.
N. w. Agency, A. L. WISNER & CO., GLOBE
BLDG, ST. PAUL.
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STORIES FROM HOME AND ELSEWHERE
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Smith Hill died at 1890 o'clock Sat
urday night at the home of his son
Andrew Hill, five miles south OF
Mapleton. He was for years afflict
ed with infammatory rheumatism
and was so badly crippled that he wa:
obliged to use two crutches in walk
ing about. This was not the cause
of his death, however. Four or five
years ago he sustained stroke OF
paralysis, and last Thursday he had
a second stroke, which was the i'm
mediate cause of DEATH
The deceased was eighty-fou years
of age, and was for many years a
farmer in Medo, until he moved to
Mankato some eighteen years ago. He
resided in this city until two years
ago, when he went to live with his son
His wife died two or three years ago
but he is survived by his son, Andrew,
and four daughters, Mrs. w. E. Ed
wards, Mrs. Reed Miss Viola Hill
all of this city, and Miss Mabel Hill
who is believed to be on the Pacific
coast.
Mr.. Hill was member of the
Methodist church, and was an eX-
cellent citizen, who was well liked by
all, and his death causes much sor-
row.
Funeral serices were held at the
home of the son at 1890 O'Clock this
forenoon, and the interment was
made in the Medic cemetery. The
children were all present, except Miss
Mabel.
Although he has been dead nearly a
year, George r. Gorle is being sought
by relatives in England. All that time
they have remained in ignorance OF
his tragic end, and only few days
ago, Philip Peterson, chief of police
received letter from the dead mans
brother inquiring whether he still re-
sided in st. Peter.
Gorle, who was commonly called
English George" was the scion of an
old English family. He was educated
for the ministry, but in his student
days formed habits that remained with
him through life. After abandoning the
career that his family had planned
for him. Gorle came to st. Peter and
soon afterward was joined by one of
his boon companions. The latter was
a remittance man." and the pair liv-
ed in luxury and idleness on the mon
ey from home. Some six years ago,
Gorles associate died, and after that
Gorle eked out an existence as farm
hand and ]laborer.
On Thanksgiving Day last year, he
came to st. Peter ON one of his per-
ical sprees, and the following morn
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EDUCATION WAS HIS THEME
Rev. Father Sherlock Addresses the
Ladies' Auxiliary Of A. o. n.

Rev. FIR. Sherlock of st. Clair spoke
last Monday evening in Schiller hall
for the ladies' auxiliary of the A. o. H.
His subject was Education" 1t was
an able and scholarly address and lis
tened to with attention.
Many of those present expressed the
hope that they might soon again have
the pleasure of hearing Father Sher-
lock.
At the beginning short musical
program was given, by Mrs. F. X.
Meagher, Miss Hinton and Mr.. Fakler,
and recitation by Mrs. H. Veigel.
Light refreshments were served and
all had very enjoyable evening.
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PROBING F0RKEEPS
CONTINUED From Page One.l

and improvement of property valued
at $l,6OO,00O,O00. We are paying Mr..
Pinehot five or six thousand dollars
a year, am not sure which-for his
services and he-because he would
rather be doing big things than max
| ing millions-is well content.
Little Prospect for Promotion.
| The government service holds out
little prospect of promotion and none
| of retirement. The work is generally
of monotonous character a man fire.
quently continuing to do precisely
what he has done for years, even after
length of service has been rewarded
by increase of pay. 1t is natural then
that the civil service examinations are
not taken by the ambitious and en-
ergetic, except in the case of prospec-
tive Landowners who plan to make
the government support them for a
few years whilst they study for some
profession. Public employment, how
ever, appeals strongly to the weak
| ling-the man who is conscious of his
incapacity to take part successfully in
the struggle of life and who sees in a
government clership a safe and COM
| Portable haven from the ordinary Vi
cissitudes of commercial competition.
70 the indolent departmental posi-
ton in Washington is attractive be-
cause the requirements are light and
do not include increase of ability. In
fact man may 60 on performing the
same duties for life time and receive
raise of salary every few years.
OF course these patent defects in the
system were readily appreciate by
the commission and they realized that
the remedy lies in reforms that shall
make the service a more promising
| field for men of different calibre.
The proposed Improvements include
change in the methods of promotion
and the institution of insurance and
retiring pensions.
Secured Ample Evidence.
The committee secured ample evil
dence to prove that, whilst the merit
system is working to prevent jobbery
| in appointments, favoritism in promo
ton is rather the rule than the excep-
ton in the clerical grades. The power
enjoyed by chief clerks in this respect
! will be abolished and the authority
to promote delegated to a higher Of
fetal assisted by a board, and, prob
ably, guided by some practical test
method of examination. In this man
ner it is hoped to encourage ambition
and improvement by the knowledge
that vacancies will be filled by the
most deserving men in the rani:s.
The committee concluded that good
men should not be expected to devote
their lives to the public service with
out some provision for permanent in
capacity, or premature death, and
definite goal in view. They propose
to supply these deficiencies with in
surance and pensions, on system
similar to that maintained by many
commercial corporations and the gov
ernments of some foreign countries.
l shall take occasion in future let
tiers to notice some of the many other
matters lin which the work of the Keep
commission promises a great improve
ment in our civil service
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DR.. A. w. ChaSe'S
Kidncy-Liver Pills

Mr.. S. B. Holden, No. 2S41s Cass Ave-,
Grand Rapids. Mich, says:-"I have for
years been subject to sluggshness of the
liver and constipation, the kidneys were also
inactive and caused me great deal of pain
across my loins. 1 got some of DR.. A. w.
Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills and they cured
the inactivity of the organs rapidly and
easily. l would not be without them" ESQ
a box at all dealers. Write for free sample.
DR.. A. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
IAACk DRUG CO.. MANkATO. MIMI.
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We Appeal to
Conservative
People

Over half million readers are receiving theil
information every month in regard to mining, oil
and plantation enterprises from our 16-page illus
trated "Investment Herald" Circulation 10000
Subscription Soc.
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Declined to Pardon Buck.

From TueSdayS Daily.
The pardon board declined to ex-
tend clemency to Alfred A. Buck. The
case of Young, who embezzled funds
of the Tracy Building and Loan as
ISOLATION, was taken under advise
ment.
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, ing was found dead in a slough mile
east of the city. 1t has always been
supposed that he started to return to
the farm where he was employed, that
he lost his way. in the darkness and
persisted of cold and exposure,
Gorle's father was an Episcopal min
lister in England. and one of his bro
theirs, Rev W. j.. Gorle, is pastor of
"a church of that denomination in OF
tawa, Canada. The letter of inquiry
received by Chief Peterson was written
by the latter, and in it the minister,
says it was mailed at the request of
his sister in England.
Pierre, S. d., Oct. 1.-THE regis
tration office for the Lower Brule
lands was closed late Saturday after
noon the last filing number being
1880, going slightly over the estimate.
The drawing for selections was
held in the auditorium in this city this
morning, beginning at 9 o'clock, and
the names of all drawing numbers
were announced as fast as drawn,
and many who have come in the past
two days will remain until they learn
what success they have.
From Tuesdays Daily.
'Vet" Johnson, a lineman in the
employ of the Citizens Telephone COM
pany, whose home is at Rochester. had
an exciting time for few moments
late yesterday afternoon. He was at
the top of pole on Rock street,
assisting in stringing a new wire, when
it got crossed with an electric light
wire. He was holding on to guy
wire with one hand, when the tele-
phone wire happened to swing around
so that it touched his ear. This
grounded the current, and ITO volts of
direct current with open connection
passed through him, giving him a Sc
we're shock. He was nearly knocked
off of the pole, but was saved by his
fellow workers, who drew the tele
phone wire away from him. When
he descended the pole he was unable
to walk, and lay at the foot of the
pole for an hour before he had suffi-
GENTLY recovered to get up. He is all
right again today, but had very
close call. He states that when he
was shocked he seemed to see two
balls of fire as bright as electric
lights.
William Leifferman, an old and well
known resident, died at his home on
North Fifth street at four o'clock this
morning of cancer of the stomach. He
was born in Westphalia, Germany, and
was sixty-seven years of age. He was
a retired farmer, and had resided in
Mankato for thirty-seven years.
Mr.. Leifferman enlisted in Company
III, Ninth Wisconsin infantry, in 1861,
and served for four years and one
month, most creditably. He was a
member of the Grand Army and of
the Mems society of st. Peter and
PauPs Catholic church. His wife and
SIX children survive him, the names OF
the children being John, Herman,
Frank, Mrs. Henry Giese, Mrs. Peter
Miller and Miss Josephine. All reside
in Mankato except the two married
daughters, and they live in Mankato
township. One sister, Mrs. Meyers of
Watertown, S. d., and two brothers,
Henry of Mapleton and Clement of
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County Auditor Weaver mas received
a report of the changes in valuations
in Blue Earth county made by the
state board of equalization. The
changes are all raises, and are as fol-
/ lows:
Horses, three years old andover, ten
per cent; stations, ten per cent; hogs,
ten per cent; automobiles, twenty per
cent; farm tools, implements and ma
chinery, five per cent; threshing ma
chimes and engines, ten per cent;
steam boats, ETC., fifty per cent; lun
Der, etc, in the hands of retailers,
one hundred per cent; stock and fix
lures of saloons, seventy-fve per cent;
Horses, three years old and over, ten
wholesalers, twenty five per cent, ex-
cept in Mapleton village and Lake
Crystal, where no change is made;
moneys of certain banks at Lake Crys
tai, thirty three and third per cent.
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NATIONAL bBNR
OF COMMERCE
CAPITAL 800 coo 90
CAPITAL
s1OO,0O0.0

OFFICERS.
A. o. OLSON, President
JOHN E. DIAMOND, Vice President
c. /. OLSON, Cashier.
w. j. FLACHSENHAR, Asst. Cashier
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Itch cured in thirty minutes by
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Never
fails. Sold by Lack Drug company.
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S. X. Fowler has sold his driving
horse to John H. Macbeth. The horse
is very good roadster, and stylish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-18
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
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a. m. Thursday at st. Peter and Paul's
Catholic church, and the interment will
take place at Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Thurber, the aged mother of
Albert Thurber, lay all last night on
the earpetless floor of house near
the new tub factory, without any COW
ering, fire or morsel to eat. Thurber
was the other day sent to Jail for
drunkenness, because he could not pay
his fine, but on the recommendation
of County Commissioner Young he was
released a day or so ago on condi-
ton that he move from the >city. He
arranged to move to Kasota and yes-
terday took the first load of goods,
comprising about everything that there
was in the house. He intended to
come back and take the rest of his
possessions and his mother, but it
seems that his horse gave out when
he reached Kasota and he could not
return yesterday.
Old Mrs. Thurber had no complaint
to make because she was left in the
cold She thought that her son had
been locked up again, until Officer Ed
wards this forenoon informed her DIFF
ferently. People at the tub factory
this morning learned of the condition
of Mrs. Thurber and telephoned to
the police station, and Officer Edwards
went out to investigate.
Matters were Strengthened out later
when Thurber appeared. He loaded
ups the rest of his goods, and with his
mother drove out of town this after
noon.
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was well liked by all and his death
causes much sorrow.
Funeral services will be- held at Q
a. IN. Thursday at st. Peter and PauIs
Catholic church, and the interment will
take place at Calvary cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
SPINAL CORD MENDED.
Man Is Cured After Four Years in the
Hospital.

New York, July 6.-Alexander Adrehi,
who had his spinal cord severed by a
bullet about four years ago, will soon
be discharged from the city hospital on
Blackwelrs Island. entirely well. This
case has attracted the attention of the
medical fraternity, owing to the re-
markable success of the operation,
which was performed by the late DR..
George Ryerson Fowler on May 8,
1908. The ends of the severed cord
were drawn together.
Adrehi was shot in the back during
street fight in Brooklyn. When he
was taken to the hospital the lower
part of the body was completely para
lyzed. The bullet passed between the
tenth and eleventh vertebrate. They
were both badly shattered.
Less than a month after the opera
ton the patient was able to move his
toes and the following November he
was able to sit up. Electricity and
massage treatment were then used. At
ter a while Adrehi was rugged up in
cage chair, something like that used by
babies when learning to walk. During
the winter of 1905 he began to feel sem
sations in his body below the wound.
Twenty-six months after the injury he
was able to stand by resting his hands
on a chair. Adrehi can now walk UP
and down stairs without the use of
clutches or braces. This is said to be
the only operation of its kind to have
resulted successfully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06

would not be very strong candidate,
but believe he is getting better hold
all the time. Stubs has a way of
talking to people which doesn't tend
to make friends. He is too brusque,
and his speeches seem to rub people
the wrong way. But people are com
ing to believe that he is honest and
represents the things which are really
for the best interests of the people.
Il don't know who will be our cam
didate for congress. Bill ~Reeder had
a way of always coming in strong at
the finish. and he is of course sure to
make a hard fight for anybody. 1t
looks to me. though, as If this might
be the time for Reeder to lose. There
are some strong candidates out against
him.
Lincoln county isn't a great county
for politicians. We have very few of
them. We will have new state sena-
tor to elect at the next election, and 1T
is a safe bet that D. B. Harrison won't
be the man. Harrison is from Downs.
Osborne county, and he made a rec
ord in the last senate which nobody
could endorse. He couldn't be elected
to any Office in that part of the state.
Sometimes I think that 1t would be
mighty good thing if we could have
the old Populist scheme of a recall
for delinquent oficials.s. 1t might
work an injury sometimes in case
demagogues should get in their work,
but ordinarily the people will stand by
a man who is right, and who will
stand up and tell them why he is
right.
I'm my opinion there is not much
money in buying farms for investment
now. Prices are so high that the in
come from the farm property is not in
proportion to the capital invested.
There is more money to be made by
town and city investments. I know of
many city properties which will yield
an income of 10 per cent on the invest
ment and this beats farm land. I
think Topeka city property is mighty
good investm ent. 1t has advanced, but
not as much as property in some other
towns. 1 think Topeka is just getting
started on it's boom. and 1 believe that
property here Is going much higher. 1t
looks to me as though money invested
in North Topeka property would pay
big dividends. North Topeka property
is bound to come up, and it is now very