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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
BACK FROM CHICAGO.
Edmund Thro Discharged From the
Pasteur Institute.
From Fridays Daily.

ioih Ddhy
j. III. Thro and his ten year old son,
Edmund, returned Wednesday evening
from Chicago, where the boy took a
course of treatment at the Pasteur in
stitute lasting more than two weeks.
The boy is now immune from the eff
fects of the hydrophObia germs that
lodged in his system when he was bitten
by the mad dog The treatment con-
sists of hypOdermic injections, becoming
stronger as the treatment proceeds. The
first injection causes some soreness of
the muscles, but after that the boy was
able to go about the city with his faith
er and see the sights.
The institute has twenty-fiv patients
from all parts of the northwest, five Of
them being from st. Paul some from
Indiana, one from Ohio, and some from
Chicago.
Mr.. Thro had cousin who died of
hydrophobia some years ago. He was
bitten in the hand by his lapdog, and
nine months later he was stricken and
died in frightful agony. This fact caused
Mr. Thro to realize the Importance of
having his son treated as soon as pos
slble, and the fact that it was success
full has raised load of anxiety from
his mind
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
POSITIVE EVIDENCE.
Rabbits InocuIated From Mad Dog
Die Of Rabies in Usual Time.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
A local physician today received the
following letter from Dr. +. f. Yves
brook. director of the laboratories of
the state board of health at the Unlver-
sitv of Minnesota, dated yesterday:
"We are able to report to you
now, although it is unnecessary,
that the incubation of rabbits
No. 1886 in rabies case ITO have gwen
us additional positive evidence OF ra-
bies in the dog from which the material
came. Both animals were inoculated on
Feb. 27, and exhibited symptoms OF ra-
bies and died in nineteen and seventeen
days respectively, which is about the us
ual time"
The rabies case l70 referred to is that
of the head of Z. G. Hoerr's dog that
was sent to DR.. Wesbrook by the
physician. 1t takes some time for the d.
sease to develop in animals lnoculated'
which accounts for the fact that the sec
ond report was not received until today.
Lyla Kelly, who is taking treatment
at the Pasteur Institute at the Onl-
versity of Michigan, is doing very nicely,
but owing to the severity of her injuries
she cannot leave there until March 2o.
She was badly bitten in the face, and
this is the worst place that person
can be bitten as far as the vlrulence
of the poison is concerned. She was
for this reason quite sick for time
after beginning the treatment, but her
friends will be glad to know that she is
getting along finely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE
Dead Body IL Found In Slough Near
Granite Falls

TOHl fTludy bduy.
No small amount of eXcitment was
created in Granite Falls Tuesday after
noon by the finding of the dead body of
a man in what is known as Green's
slough, just at the lower end of town.
and above the small bridge that crosses
the creek leading from the slough. At
ter being taken from the water it was
recognized as that of Hedge G. Wehen, a
man of about thirty years of age, who
had worked for A. w. Winter all last
season until threshing time, when he
went out to run threshing engine. The
last time he was seen here has been
quite definitely fixed at about Dec. 6.
Then he suddenly disappeared, and it
was supposed he had gone into the
woods and would return in the spring.
This was what his wife thought too.
Nothing particular was thought of his
disappearance at the time, and he was
soon virtually forgotten. He was man
addicted to the use of liquor and it has
been ascertained he bought some alcohol
at a saloon here just about that time.
The dead man leaves wife and three
children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
LAYS HER EGGS EARLY.
Frank Watts Has Biddy That Gets
Up Before Daylight.

From tuesdays Daily.
Not long ago Frank Watts, carrier
on rural route No. d, from this city,
made a notable observation. As his
duties call him away early in the morn
ing, he does his chores before daylight.
The other morning when he went in to
feed his pen of Silver Laced Wyandottes
he was surprised and almost brighten
cd to see what seemed to be a cat in
a nest. AS it is unusual for cats to
be in the coop, Mr.. Watts feared this
might be a strange one that had been
locked in, and the animal might spring
at him. So he leaned forward very
cautiously. Gradually his eyes became
accustomed to the darkness, he crept a
little closer, and burst out into a glee-
full laugh when he saw it was only one
of his pet pullets on the nest. She had
crept down off the perch, stole into the
nest, and deposited a large, brown egg.
Since then Mr.. Watts has observed that
this hen has habit of getting up be-
fore it is light and laying her egg.
Mr.. Watts has started hen egg farm
near the city, and there can be no doubt
of the success of the enterprise, as he
is an energetic young man of strict
integrity and he will give the work in
hand close attention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
KERNS AND HEBRON
Cemetery Association to Make Ex-
tensive improvements.

A very enthusiastic meeting was held
at the Hebron school house last Friday
by the Hebron cemetery association. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, William Hendley; vice president, L..
Burrill; secretary, E. j. Rood; treasurer,
o. X. Door; directors, William G. Clark,
Jesse Keene, Arthur McCarger, Charles
Goodell, George E. Peterson. 1t was vot
ed that after May l, 1907, that all lots
unsold shall be SIS. 1t was voted to as
sess all lots 81 each for improvements
of grounds. 1t was also voted to build a
new woven wire fence around the ceme-
terry with strong, suitable iron gates. 1t
was voted to have cemetery day" the
first Monday in May. All will meet
and level off and beautify the grounds
and the Ladies' Aid are invited to pre-
pare dinner.
Mrs. A. w. Rood is very much afflict-
ed with rheumatism.
Miss Una Hodson is home this week
for spring vacation from Amboy.
Thomas Hodson went to Lake Benton
Saturday to visit his daughters family,
Mrs. A. d. Grain.
Uncle James Hendley of Mankato is
visiting relatives in Hebron this week.
Miss Florence Hodson spent few
days in Mankato visiting friends and
relatives.
George Peterson has got through saw
ing at his mill in CORTLAND.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
BUYS BUSINESS IN M NNIE
George Pond and C.. w. Parsons Will
Form a Partnership.
From Mondays Daily.

.
George Pond and c. w. Parsons of this
city have gone into the iobbing business
i'll Minneapolis, and their headquarters
will be at Fifth street, and First avenue
north. They will deal in dry goods and
notions. They will purchase stocks and
dispose of them to retailers.
Mr.. Pond was i'll the clothing business
in MankatO for twenty years, and about
two years ago disposed of his stock i'll
The Boston to Rudberg & Hanson Bros.
He is Il careful and prudent business man
and no doubt his Minneapolis venture
will prove success.
Mr. Pond will remove his family to
Minneapolis later where they will reside
in the future. He will dispose of his res
idence on Hickory street, his horse and
buggy and other paraphemalia, also his
farm in Nicollet county, as he proposes
to devote all his time and attention to
his new interests in Minneapolis.
Mankato will be sorry to lose Mr.. and
Mrs. Pond, but the best wishes of IA large
number of people will go with them to
their new home.
Mr. Parsons is well-knOwn gentle
man who will prove valuable member
of the firm. He and Mrs. Parsons will
take up their residence in Minneapolis.
They are worthy couple who have
made many friends during their stay in
Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
INSPECTING THE CANNERIES.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
A. j. Anderson of Lindstrom, is in the
city today, says the st. Cloud Times.
Mr.. Anderson is the gentleman who
was in this country last fall for some
little time inspecting some of the can
ming factories. The factories were in
spected at that time at the request of
those interested in the enterprise and
under the general pure food laws. This
winter there will be law passed by
the legislature providing for the in
spection of canning factories. Mr.. An
derson states that he has had consider
able experience in the past year or two
along this line and he believes that this
industry is destined to be one of the
most important in the state. He does
not believe much in the wildcat promot-
ing schemes that are being worked on
the public in some localities. He states
that in most instances these promoters
are men who are interested only in the
machinery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
BOUNTY FOR SCALPS.
County Board Offered 5000 For Each
Goad Indian in the County.
CO.. DoiI

In looking over old records of the
county board, Auditor Weaver has run
across the following under date of March
18th, 1865:
Resolved, That the county of Blue
Earth will pay the sum of two hundred
dollars for each and every Sioux Indian
hereafter killed within the limits of the
county until this resolution shall be re-
ended, said sum or sums to be paid to
the person or persons killing the same,
i'll the orders of said county upon pro-
duction to the board of county commits
sioners of said county at any meeting
thereof the sea p of said Indian and proof
TO the satisfaction of such board that
such Sioux Indian was killed by the per-
son or persons claiming pay therefor
within the limits of this county and
after the passage of this resolution"
This was repealed March Goth, 1872.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
Sensational Case at Fair
mont at an End.
JURY WAS ALL TAGGED OUT
Young Men Were in Favor Of .Acauit-
tai While Elders Stood for
Defendants Conviction.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
George II. Cowing was acquitted at
Fairmont today of the charge of as
saulting Miss Stencil. This case has
attracted great deal of attention from
the fact that the defendant was once
convicted of the crime and the supreme
court granted him new trial. The trial
lasted week or more and the case
was given into the hands of the jury
yesterday morning. The twelve men
were out nineteen hours. 1t is the gem
eral opinion in Fairmont that the jury
could do nothing else but acquit under
the evidence. The state did not, ac-
cording to report. make out as strong
Il case against the defendant as it did
at the first trial.
The first ballot was seven for acquit-
tai and five for conviction. The younger
men on the jury voted for acquittal
while the older men were in favor of
conviction. As the jurymen had been
practically prisoners for a week and the
old gentlemen were about worn out
with the strain. They were glad to
vote for acquittal. H. H. Dunn of Al
bert Lea had charge of the defense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN
William Mathie Under Arrest at Aus
tin; Was Very Drunk.
From Fridays Daily.


William Mathie is under arrest at
Austin charged with an. attempt to
wreck Il Chicago Great Western train.
Mathie, who has been employed in the
packing house at Austin, got on the
north bound train of the Great West
crn. He attempted to ride the "blind
baggage" but was discovered by brake
man and elected from the train. He
made another attempt to get on board
and steal ride but was prevented
from doing so. Enraged at his failure
he placed rock i'll the railing switch
in such a manner that the switch would
not work, and if it had not been dis
covered a wreck might have been the
result. The operator i'll the tower house
discovered him in the act and an acct
dent was averted The man returned to
the city and was arrested in the evening.
In order to give the railroad officials
and county authorities time to inves-
tigate the matter he was brought before
Judge Fairbanks and sent to the county
Jail for ten days for drunk and disorder
ly conduct. Tuesday evening he created
Il disturbance in one of the saloons of
-N"o'ih' le was iocheu up IN d nhoiC
time but was released on his promise
to leave the city. Wednesday forenoon
he again INDUCED in the flowing bowl,
and was soon in an intoxicated condi-
ton. He went to the packing house,
tried to start quarrel, brandished a
knife and chased one of the employees
with the weapon. Later, fearing arrest,
he boarded the freight train as above
stated.
The man came from Chicago about
four months ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP.
News Gathered BY the Free Press
Cores ondent.


Mrs. E. w. Gates is in st. Paul for q
few days.
Rev. Kllem was Mankato caller
Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Duffield was Mankatc
caller Saturday.
Florence Parker returned to hel
school at the normal Monday.
Amos Nelson is sick with the
measles.
Bert Roberts has the pneumonia.
Mrs. Ellen Harton is back to her home
in town after an extended visit with hel
brother in Plainview, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Miller of Manly
Iowa, are visiting relatives in this
place.
Lou Tyson left Tuesday for Portland
Oregon.
Mrs. John Bixby and son were in
Mankato Saturday.
Horace Mcbride was called home on
account of his mothers illness. He ar
rived Sunday morning.
Miss Laura Tressler visited over Sun
day in Blue Earth.
Mrs. Laura Fowler (nee Edgerton)
and two children are visiting heI
brother, Asa Edgerton.
Blanch B. Bixby is visiting her sister
Mrs. Floyd Reynolds, near Amboy this
week.
Mis-. Thompson of Amboy visited Mrs
Hallid Miller Saturday and Sunday
She returned home Monday noon.
Horace Bunce has the measles.
Ralph Terry went to st. Paul Tues.
day where he will be employed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
SAYS HE'S HYPNOTIzED
Henry HiIson Of Blooming Prairie Is
Afflicted With Bugs.

Henry Hilson of Blooming Prairie was
in OwatOnna the other day with the
most peculiar petition that has ever cir
culated in this part of the world and
probably its like has not been circulated
since petitions were sent to the great
and general court of Massachusetts
asking that witches be hunted down
and punished.
HiIson's petition is addressed to the
and state that the undersigned petition
ers believe that Henry Hilson is unlaw-
fully hypnotized by certain parties UNI
known and praying that the state au-
thorities at once use methods to COM
peI these parties to ,lesist from mesmer-
izing the said Hilson.
Over 200 Blooming Prairie people
signed the petition and many Ovation
ma professional and business men
signed it to get rid of the petitioner
who is most persistent.
Hison is good looking man and
seems perfectly sound on all other sub
iects. He says he has discovered that
he was mesmerized some time ago
when he had pains in the body and
head. He called on Lawyer French OF
Owatonna who drew up petition ion
him. On looking it over Hilson says
he made some corrections so that 1T
would be legal. He says he does not
know who his tormentors are but he
thinks they are men, although there
nav be some of the Blooming Prairie
girls in the conspiracy.
When the document reaches Cover
nor Johnson and the other state officials
it will certainly create a sensation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
MOVE BY AUTO|STs
State Society to Get Into
National Body.
MARCH 27 IS THE DATE
Meeting Will Be in New York; Plans
of the Min nesOta Association
Are formulating.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
At meeting of the board of directors
of the Minnesota Association of Auto
mobile clubs, held at the Minneapolis
club last night, it was unanimously vot
ed to petition the American Automobile
association for membership, says The
Minneapolis Journal Frederick III. FL
lott of New York, secretary of the
A. A. A. detailed the advantages to a
state association of membership in the
national body and little argument was
needed to convine the directors, all of
who are enthusiastic over the project.
President Frank NJ. Joyce of the Min
neapolis Automobile club said of the
project: ''There is no doubt at all that
the Minnesota state association will be
admitted to the national on March q
when a meeting will be held in New
York to vote on petitions of state as
sociatiOns. When we are admitted every
member of the state association will
have his club privileges enormously eX-
tended without any increase in cost.
Unity of action in reference to good
roads movements and legislation for uni
formity of state laws fixing speed rates
and the penalties for their violation,
can be more easily secured. Membership
in the national association will mean a
oret deal for Minnesota in many ways"
Mr. Elliott left Minneapolis today for
Indiana, where he expects to persuade
the clubs there to petition the A. A. A.
for membership. He is on tour of
the middle west with the object of in
creasing the number of state associations
in the national. Michigan, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Kentucky, Minnesota and
Pennsylvania have voted to petition for
membership. Six states on the Allan
tic coast were organized in a week and
twelve Others are making active prepa-
rations. When he returns to New York,
Mr. Elliott expects to have the total
membership doubled.
The object of the American Automo-
bile association is to unite in one body
all the automobile clubs and individual
motorists of the country, and thus to
further the reasonable enforcement of
motor laws and ordinance, to promote all
movements, federal by the national as
ISOLATION and local by the different state
associations, toward the construction and
maintenance of good roads and to regu-
late sportsmanlike contests. When the
Minnesota state association is elected to
membership, its members who 60 on tours
will have the privileges of members in
clubs all over the country that belong to
the A. A. A. Should they 60 abroad
a bureau of touring information will
be at their disposal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
PAYS TO ADVERTISE

Crookston, March ga want adj
has been the means of bringing to the
attention of friends of William Kruger,
a former resident of this city, and now
living near Blackduck, information that
a fortune of $250,00O awaits him in
Kansas. Kruger has been told of his
good fortune and he is on his way to
Crookston, preparatory to going to Kan
sas to get the money, which, the adver-
tisement says, has been left him by an
uncle who died number of years ago.
The description given of Kruger tai
lies with that of the man near Black
duck, and moreover it is stated that he
went from Ohio to the northwest twelve
years ago-the time that Kruger. ar
rived here.
Kruger for the last few years has
lived on his claim near Blackduck, work
ing in the summer time in the harvest
fields, and has a snug bank account,
which however will be nightly over
Swallowed by the big fortune that is
coming to him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
INTEREST IN THE VOTE.
Railroad Men Are Awaiting the Re-
suit Of the Referendum.

Mankato railroad men are much in
referendum vote taken among the
trainmen OH the question of accepting
the office of the general managers of
all the roads west of Chicago for an
increase of wages and placing the mat
ter in the hands of the head officers of
the brotherhoods for settlement. Inc
taking of the vote has been going on
for the past two weeks and the Off
ciaI canvass of the votes was started
i'll Chicago Tuesday.
According to information sent out
from Chicago after the vote had been
completed and before the canvass was
started it is understood the offer of
the managers has been rejected and
that the majority of the men voted to
90 out Oh a strike if necessary to car
nv their demands and unless the man
ayers of the roads offer further con-
cessions Il strike of $4,000 men is
likely.
Another conference of the men and
managers is expected to be held next
week and it Is possible some agree
ment may be reached at that time.
The managers have already offered to
submit the entire controversy to ar
bitration, but it is stated this propo-
sition has also been rejected by the
voting members of the brotherhoods.
1t was explained to the men when
the vote was started that the verdict re-
iecting the offers of the railroad
managers would carry with it a strike
vote As the matter now stands it is
said the strike vote has been carried,
but no order to quit will be issued
until further efforts to reach an agree
ment have been made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
FLIPPED A DOLLAR.

The turn of coin settled an election
contest at the village of Morgan, Red
wood county, and gave William Muller a
seat in the town council. The unusual
incident grew out of the recent village
election at Morgan, when four candidates
were voted upon for the three vacan-
cies in the council. After the banots
had been counted it was found that A.
+. Ellies and A. V. Readen had plur-
alities, but the vote between Mueller
and j. Z. Juhnke was tie. AS the
simplest solution of the matter, the two
me nagreed to flip dollar and abide
by the result, and Mr.. Juhnke found he
was out of luck when he selected
heads"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
PRAISE FOR P. P. KENNEDY
Educator Who 10 Elected to Head Of
St. Peter Schools.
From Mondays Daily.


Professor p. p. Kennedy. for twelve
years at the head of the Fairmont
schools, has been elected to the superin-
tendency of the public schools of St
Peter to succeed Professor Y. II. Wasson
who will retire at the close of the pres
ent term after seven years of service
The new superintendent was selected
from list of twenty-five applicants
and was unanimously elected by the
board of education, says The st. Paul
Pioneer Press.
Professor Kennedy long has been re-
garded as one of the most successful
school men i'll the state. He has been
identified with educational work for sew
cnteen years, and all the schools en-
trusted to his care have profited through
his connection with them. In his twelve
years at Fairmont, he increased the eff
cheney of its schools greatly, and the
members of the Fairmont school board
had shown their confidence in him by re-
electing him for another term.
Curiously enough the superintendent
elect is Nicolet county man. He was
born and reared in the township OF
OSDdNd- just Oulolut cJ. etel, anu pic-
pared for college in the county schools
Then he entered the University of Min
nesota, taking the four-year course, and
was graduated from the institution in
1890. His first election was as principal
of the schools at Bathgate, n. d., where
he remained year, and from 1891 to
1895 he was superintendent of schools at
Granite Falls, Mimi. In the latter year
he went to Fairmont, and his work in
that city has given the greatest satisfac-
ton.
Professor Kennedy is man of pro-
gressive ideas, one who keeps in close
touch with his profession. Six years ago
he was elected to the presidency of the
Southern Minnesota Educational assOcia-
ton, and for time he was president OF
the high school section of the Mime
sofa Educational association. He has been
on the staff of summer school instructors
appointed by the department of public
instruction for the past eight years, and
is at present member of the state eX-
aiming board for the granting of pro-
fessional teachers certificates.
His work in St. Peter will be begun
under most suspicious circumstances,
During the coming summer the district
will erect $4,000 high school build
ing, and the new superintendent will be
supplied with all the facilities needed
to successfully carry on his work.