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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
DENNIE HELD TO THE REINS
There Was an Exciting Runaway on
Front St. This Morning.

An exciting runaway occurred on
South Front street at about nine
o'clock this morning, starting on Main
street, swinging around the corner
and winding up near L. c. Diamonds
feed store. ID. Donahue of West Man.
kato, formerly engaged in the milk
business, was driving team of horses
attached to a farm wagon, when the
horses took fright and dashed along
the street. Mr.. Donahue chung to
the lines, and gradually reduced the
speed of the horses, and near Dia-
mond's feed store someone ran out
from the sidewalk and assisted in
stopping them.
Only once did the wagon collide
with any other object, and that was
opposite the new building of Messrs.
Swanson and Mention, when the wagon
struck pile of lumber and sloughed
around, but did not tip over.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Donahue had
a runaway on Clark street, in which
he was thrown out and badly in
jured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16

Maria Kicks, the notorious window
smasher, was visitor in st. Cloud
The woman visited the police station
at three o'clock yesterday afternoon
and asked Chief Quinlivan to aid her
financially. She wants the city to buy
ticket for her and her child to Fer
gus Falls. Chief Quinlivan turned her
over to the proper committee of the
council.
1.-The newspapers would have me
dead,' stated Maria Kicks to a repre-
sentative of The Journal Press, but |
am just as alive as ever, only in a
more quiet way. About two months
ago an item appeared in the papers
that l had passed away somewhere in
the east. This report is false"
When asked whether she was still
in the window smashing business Mari:
Kicks replied that she had gotten over
that. Il am living a simple life now
adays and intend to do so the rest of
my life. | am on my way to Fergus
Falls, where | will spend some time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
HAD ITS FIRST MISHAp
ACCIDENT ON THE STREET CAR
LINE CONSTRUCTION.
Frank Lindsrsn, an Employs Living In
Columbia Park, Stuns BY Lot
Of Hornets.

The Mankato Electric Traction COM
pany has had it's first accident. Frank
Lindgren, an employe living in Co.
lumbia park, was assisting in raising
pole yesterday, when a hornets
nest was struck. The little insects
came pouring out, and it was an UNI
pleasant moment for the men who
were raising the pole, for they could
not move about to escape their attack
ers. A team of horses standing nea,
started up, and went so close to Lind
gren that the wagon wheel passed over
one foot, fracturing bone and spraining
the ankle joint. Lindgren will be laid
up for STONE time.
1t is needless to say that the acct
dent is not considered to have been in
any way the fault of the street rail-
way company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
GIRL WAGES ARE RAISED
THIS CAUSED THEM TO STICK
TO THEIR POSITIONS.
More Money Coming, Would Rather
Work Than Marry, Lovers Seek
Other Sweethearts.

Appleton, Wis.,, Aug. l4.-Is the per-
centage of marriages in the Fox river
valley to be lessened through the, in
fuence of the wealthy paper manufac-
turers? 1t has often been asserted
that the paper makers discourage their
young lady employees intent upon mat
rimony, but the first direct evidence
of this came today when S. r. Wagg
superintendent of the Fox river paper
mill of this city, raised the wages of
the cutter and finishing girls with the
stipulation that they stay single.
Fourteen girls employed in cutting
paper struck on Saturday and the
wages they requested were granted
Following this action Mr.. Wagg called
the ten finishers to his office, informed
them their pay was increased Is cents
day and that their. hours should not
be heightened.
"Girls,' said Mr.. Wagg, "you have
all been faithful employees and 1 want
to show you l appreciate it. Now
like the work you are doing and
have increased your pay. You can
make enough to be independent for
yourselves better than many men can
care for you. just when you are
able to count or finish well l don't
like to see you 60 and get married,
so | hope as long as we make it an
object for you to work here you
will not be tempted to undertake mar.
ried life" This in substance was the
remarks of the paper maker.
Now it is claimed five young men
who have been waiting upon young
ladies included in the advance in wag-
es have deserted the cause and are
looking elsewhere for sweethearts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
LEAVES ALL TO WIDOW
WILL OF +. G. HEiNZE FILED FOR
PROBATE.
Estate L. Valued at About $4,000;
Deceased Carried Sc, 900 Life
Insurance.

The will of the late F. G. Heinze
was filed for probate today. 1t ia
dated Jan. 20, 1906, and disposes of
personal property to the value of
$1,000, and real estate to the value
of $4,000 The heirs are the widow,
six daughters and four sons.
All of the personal property is left
to the widow, and she also receives
all of the real estate for the term of
her life, with power to sell it, and
also to use the principal if the in
come is not sufficient for her support.
Whatever is left at her death is to be
equally divided among the children.
The real estate comprises the store
property, and it is mortgaged for
$4,000. The will states that the de-
ceased carried $4,000. of life insurance,
and directs that the mortgage on the
store be paid out of this. The widow
is named as eXecutrix.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
Two Gent Postage Stamp
Brings Husband in Hurry

which secured the new husbands for
the two Minneapolis widows read as
follows:
mayor S. j. Bennett, Fort Dodge
Iowa-Dnar Sir: In newspaper of
the Goth inst, you offer to find wives
and husbands for those who apply, il
you can. Should you have surplus
in Fort Dodge please give two lone
widows a chance. Sunny side OF
forty. Refined, American: Protest.
ant, business women; good cooks
homemakers and housekeepers. A No
/ local and out of town references fur
nished on request. We are fully in
sympathy with your efforts. Yours
truly,
-"Carrie Pratt Petit.
"l5Ol Hawthorn avenue, fiat 2
Mrs. M. Thompson,
"29 Twelfth street SOUTH
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
She's Living the Simple Life
Maria Kicks Doing Stunts

with my husbands folks. / came here
from Rochester, where | have been
visiting.
Maria Kicks has been doing these
parts for twenty years. Chief Quin-
Ivan, who has been on the police force
since the eighties, states that she first
hit this city twenty years ago. Since
that time she has been travelling all
over the country smashing windows
and landing in Jail.
1t has been several years since
Maria played an engagement in Man
kato. Years ago she visited this city
frequently and on one occasion the po-
lice experienced great deal of diff
Guilty in keeping her from demoish-
ing a few plate glass fronts. Maria
must be getting along toward the seer
and yellow time of life. Her pilgrim
ages in the east were kept up for a
number of years prior to her invasion
of the west. Hers is something of a
history, but it has been published in
the papers time and time again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
QUIET ON IRON RANGE
NO SIGN OF A STRIKE LEFT IN
THAT SECTION.
Still the Deputies Patrol Carefully the
Mining Company Property: 6sr-
ry Pickers Plentiful.

NJ. ID. Fritz returned last evening
from a trip through the iron range,
north of Duluth. Everything seems
quiet now, and while full force is
not yet working, all is quiet and or
Derby At Virginia some fifty deputy
sheriffs are stationed, and patrol the
grounds surrounding the Oliver mine
that is located within the city limits.
One striker was shot at the outset
of the trouble, dying few days
later. Trains are crowded with blue
berry and raspberry pickers from the
different towns ON the range. The
crop of these berries never was better.
Merchants pay $500 bushel for blue
berries.
New iron ore mines are being opened
constantly, and towns are springing up
as if by magic. Spurs from the va
rious railroads cover the country pref
ty thoroughly. The largest mines load
from 600 to 1000 cars every twenty
four hours. The loading is done with
mammoth steam shovels. All the main
railroads are double tracked so that
ore trains are not delayed on the way
to Lake Superior, where the ore is
loaded into mammoth ore boats and
taken to the smelter and made into
iron.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
Conan Doyle Needs Him;
Hawkshaw Smith, The Limit

the place, had a misunderstanding and
Smith "butted" in. In the melee he
was scratched on the wrist. Mad as
a hornet he FASTENED to the police
station and demanded-mark the word
of Officer Garberdinger that he at
once proceed to the saloon and arrest
the party that had removed the cuti-
Gle from his arm.
Officer Garberdinger gave Smith a
freezing look and replied that he would
not enter saloon until the pro-
prietor called him there in the line of
duty. That he did not propose to fol-
low him (Smith) about and get him
out of his troubles. Smith became en-
ragged and is said to have demanded
a revolver, though it was not appa-
rent to what use the fellow intended
to put the weapon. As an assistant in
preserving the peace and dignity of the
city, this fellow is not a bowling
success. He is said to have been
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16

Conan Doyle has lost out. He never
can successfully write another detec-
tive story until he visits Mankato
and rubs up against Hawkshaw Smith,
who claims to be a part and parcel
of the local police department. But
at that the patrolmen do not own
him as one who has any connection
with the work they have in hand, and
Chief Osten claims to know nothing
of the actual existence of plain
clothes officer The chief chad heard
that plain-clothes man had been en-
ployed, but he claimed that he "was
not consulted in the matter" Be that
as it may, the fellow of the plebian
name of Smith is in the sly bob bus
mess in this city and is drawing his
salary at so much per. But his ca
reer as a sleuth in this mans town
promises to be short lived, if he keeps
up his present pace. On Monday even
ing he had some trouble in a Block
IA saloon. According to the story told,
two men who were imbibing freely in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16

Minneapolis, Aug. l4.-Advertising
pays says Mrs. Martha c. Thompson
Roberts, who was married to her
second husband last Saturday evening
as a result of the letter she wrote to
Mayor S. j. Bennett of Fort Dodge,
Iowa, in April, asking him if he had
any spare bachelors in that city if he
would not recommend her. as a good
homemaker. Mrs. Carrie Pratt Pettet,
also formerly of Minneapolis, Joined
Mrs. Thompson in the letter, and was
married within a month. The letter
followed the announcement of Mayor
Bennett that he wanted to marry of
all the bachelors of Fort Dodge. Mr.
Roberts is travelling with a theatrical
company on boat down the Missis
sippi and the marriage took place when
the boat reached Bellevue. The letter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
new ULM PEOPLE KICK
CLAIM THAT THE LID is NOT
Adjusted.
Attorney General E. T. Young Is Com
municatsd With: He May Pro-
coed Against Mayor.

New Ulm, Aug. l4.-New Ulm's at,
titude on the Sunday sid" law may
result in another action by the attor.
ney general, like that in the st. Cloud
case which made the Sunday observ-
ance general.
Letters have been sent by citizens
of New Ulm to the attorney generals
office, complaining that the Sunday
law is violated there.
Attorney General Young is expected
to return at any time and will take
up the complaints. If he acts it will
be in proceeding to GUST the New
Ulm mayor from his office and collect
a fine from him in addition.
The violation of the Sunday law at
New Um is open. Mayor Charles Sill
version announced that unless the citi-
Zens of the town wanted the saloons
to close ON Sunday, he would permit
them to remain Open"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
VICTIM OF FAKE GAME
OLD MiNNESOTIAN WENT ALL
THE WAY TO IOWA.
There He Found to His Sorrow That
He Had Been Uneeremoniousiy
Buncoed, BY Schemers.

Des Moines, Aug. IA victim of
Hiram Harris, aged eighty-one, came
all the way from Pine River, Mimi, to
Des Moines before he discovered that
the wedding he thought he would see
is a false alarm. 1t will be no Ten'
nessee for him.
The old man, white of hair and
feeble, was forced to call upon G. B.
Scheetz, overseer of the poor, for as
sistance in getting back to his Min
nesota home.
81 got an invitation from Bundren's
nephew in which he offered to pay all
the expenses of the trip" said the
guest" "He wrote me the wedding
had been postponed from Aug. to
Aug II. l had my daughter telegraph
him to send the money to me at Des
Moines and | started out so as to be
there on time. When l got here, l
found / had been deceived. There's
no money for me here and I'm sure
/ don't know how III ever get home
again."
And tears trickled down the old
mans cheeks. Mr. Scheetz turned a
sympathetic ear to his tale and will
send him home.
Harris sat all day yesterday on the
stairway in the courthouse, the pic
ture of despair. His long white whis-
kers and his furrowed cheeks attract
ed much attention. He told his story
to several persons, who offered to help
him
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
SCARED BY An AUTO
Horse SHED at the Machine,
Buggy Tipped.
LADIES THROWN TO GROUND
They Escaped Injury. However, and
LADIES THROWN TO GROUND
They Escaped Injury, However, and
Driver Gives Them Assistance
toe. A. Chapman Home.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
An exciting, and what might have
proved serious runaway, took place
last evening between seven and eight
o'clock on LeSueur street, in West
Mankato. Mrs. Eliza Barclay and hel
daughter, Miss Barclay of Pueblo, Col,
who are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Chapman, were driving home from the
city with Mr.. Chapman's horse, when
they met an automobile. Just as
they were passing the car, the horse
took a sudden fright and SHE'D out,
causing the buggy to turn suddenly
down into ditch and tip over. Both
ladies were thrown out, but fortunate
ly escaped injury. The horse did not
90 far before he was caught, but not
until the buggy had been considerably
damaged and the harness wrecked. The
front spring of the buggy was broken,
the top injured, and the whiffletree
was broken.
The driver of the ear proved to be
very gentlemanly, and stopped his car
Immediately, got out and assisted the
ladies, and then turned around and
took them to the Chapman residence
in his car. 1t does not appear that
the accident occurred through any
fault of his, and the horse had never
before taken fright at an automobile.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
Predicts Some Dreadful Things;
"Old Moore" Hands Out Thri1lers

London, Aug. l4.-"Old Moore" in
his almanac for 1908 predicts the us
ual assortment of startling happenings
all over the world. Earthquakes, fires.
railway disasters, notable deaths. fin.
ancial and diplomatic crises are gener-
Ously strewn over the almanac pages
and sold Moore" has particularly
heavy calendar of accidents and Incl.
dents for London.
In January a national calamity will
occur close to st. Paul's and the Lon
don tramcars will help the rates by
their profits. In May claimant will
arise to a large London estate and in
July the people of London will be
threatened with the collapse of the
Nelson Column, the Duke of York's
Column or the Monument. The lat
ter half of the year will be compare
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16

lively uneventful, but about the time
of Christmas eve sixty-five engines
and five hundred firemen will be busy
IN danger zone in the NCity of Lon
don.
Experiments in wireless telegraphv
are shortly to be conducted on an
extensive scale in England. For some
time past a number of experts have
been making Investigations in Ger
many and Denmark, and DR.. Lee De
Forest is also conducting a series of
interesting experiments in America. So
successful have the experiments in
Denmark, for instance, proved that
two persons twenty-five miles apart
speaking into instruments totally un-
connected by wires, were able to con.
verse distinctly. Even greater results
are anticipated in England within the
next few weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
MAN OF GREAT WEALTH
Hosea 0uimhy, Who Died at castor
Yesterday Morning.

Hosea Quimby, president OF the Eas-
ton State bank, who died at his Eas-
ton home Tuesday morning at 7:l5,
was the heaviest land owner in
Faribault county. He went to that
county in the fall of 1862, when
a boy of seventeen, settling in
Minnesota Lake township. When the
village of Easton was first started, in
the early seventies, he ran store for
twenty-five years, and in 1895 start
ed the Easton bank and has been the
manager since. He was a member of
Company G, Seventh Minnesota, in
Governor MarshalPs old regiment. In
1863 he wintered in a shanty and all
his cattle wandered off and froze to
death. Mr.. Quimby is reputed to have
been worth $l,OOO,OOO at the time
of his death. The funeral will be
held at the Methodist church at Eas.
ton Thursday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
WANT A DOUBLE TRACK
BUSINESS MEN FAVORABLE TO
THAT ON FRONT.
Electric Railway People Not Averse
to Doing So, Want to Sat
isfy Public.

There is some talk of asking the
street railway company to double
track the full length of the business
section of Front street, instead OF
merely the portion between Main and
Liberty streets. 1t is felt that very
soon double track would have to
be laid on the remainder of the street,
and the pavement would have to be
torn up again. For a good many reas-
ons it is felt that it would be better
to have the double track laid now. 1t
would certainly facilitate travel on
Front street, especially North Front
and the business men there will doubt
less be a unit in favoring this.
1t is understood that the street rail.
way company is not averse to laying
the double track at this time, if the
people want it. The company wishes
to satisfy the people in every way
it can.
Since the construction of the track
began, several people have ap.
preached offers of the company and
offered to increase their subscriptions
to the stock if money was needed. II
the double track is laid all along
Front street, these people may have
chance to invest.
Negotiations are in progress for the
acquisition of site for the power
house and car barn, and it is expected
that these will be brought to close
in few DAYS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
INSANE PATIENTS SUICIDES
AUGUST karstsn Throws Himself In
Front Of Train.

August Karsten, patient at the
state hospital at Rochester, committed
suicide yesterday afternoon at half
past one, by throwing himself in front
of a freight train. Mr.. Karstens con-
dition was not considered SO danger
GUS as to place him under restraint,
so he was allowed considerable liberty
and was out on parole. After dinner
he wandered toward the track and
when the freight came along threw
himself deliberately in front OF the
engine. The body was badly mangled
and death was instantaneous. Coroner
Mosse was at once notified and imme-
diately went to the place. On view
ing the remains and hearing the par
ticulars he decided that it was plain
case of suicide.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
MRS. A. ARNOLD HURT
AN ELDERLY LAOY FALLS DOWN
STAIRS THIS MORNING.
She Received Number Of Cuts and
Bruises and Is Shaken Up Con
siderably.

Mrs. Adam Arnold, one of the old
and respected residents of the county,
had the misfortune to fall down the
cellar steps in her residence several
miles northeast of the city Monday
evening. She was at the head of the
stairs on landing, and installing a
door, she was precipitated backwards
to the foot of the stairway. Fortu-
nately no bones were broken and her
injuries were confined to bruises and
a cut upon one wrist.
Mrs. Arnold, who is sixty-five years
of age, is under the care of a physi-
clan, but no permanent injuries are
expected to result. Her many friends
will rejoice at her escape.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
UNDERGOING A CHANGE
Interior Of Brett's Store Improved In
Appearance.

The interior of the big store of
George E. Brett, Inc, in undergoing
some important improvements. The
ceiling is being painted white, and
the side walls tinted light shade of
green. New carpets are being put
down in the cloak department. The
entire store is also being given COM
plete overhauling and cleanup, prepare
tory to the receipt of the big stock OF
new goods coming from the east. Peo-
ple who visit the store cannot help
but be struck by the improvements
which will give it more genteel APP
pearance than ever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
WILL FLASH A ROLL
Mank0t0 Fans to Make st. Pet
er Come to Center.
"PUT UP COIN OR SHUT UP"
Base Ball Conference to Be
Held Tonight.
DATES WILL THEN BE DECIDED
Arrang IN ents for a Series Of Games
Likely to be Settled, No bunk"
Say the Sports.

Several Mankato base ball fans will
go to st. Peter late this afternoon
and they will carry with them the
money that will make the sports in
that town put up or shut up" 1--WE
have got the coin," said one of the
local fans today, and if st. Peter can
cover our money the series of games
which was suggested by The Free
Press several weeks ago will be pulled
off. That st. Peter base ball manager
was little chesty in his interview
He talked as if we didn't have the
coin. Why, the day that Madison
Lake played st. Peter we were on
hand with a bunch of money and
wanted to arrange for a series of
games, but those st. Peter boys were
not there with the goods. But we
expect to reach an understanding
at the conference to he held in st.
Peter this evening. st. Peter will no
doubt come to terms
'Have the dates for the games been
decided on?" was asked.
Deciding on Dates of Games.
"No, sir; the dates will be set by
the tossing of coin. Also we will
decide some other matters by the
tossing of coin, if st. Peter puts
up the money. We will have to de-
eide on umpires, and other prelimi-
naries will be arranged. The umpires
will be selected carefully as we pro-
pose that each club shall have a
square deal.
No "Bunk," Said He.
"There have been hints of
bunk in connection with these games"
suggested The Free Press man.
''There will be no bunco deal put
up on the public. The games will be
on the level I'll stake my reputa-
tion as a true sportsman on that.
You have my word for it, the pub
lie will be given an opportunity to
witness some good ball--the real ar
ticle."
The Mankato end of the base ball
controversy exhibited to, the reporter
a chunk of money, checks, ETC., max
ing the aggregate $500. "We will
shove that under their noses and if
they can cover it all right, the
games will be played" remarked the
fan as he walked down street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
PICNIC OF THE NJ. B. A.
Lodge Folks Have q Real Nice Time
All RIoht

The annual picnic given by the Mod
ern Brotherhood of America at Sibley
park yesterday afternoon and evening
was well attended, and is pronounced
the most successful ever held by the
lodge. About a hundred were present.
A basket picnic supper was served,
and a program of sports and amuse-
ments of various kinds was carried
out The game of quoits caused the
greatest interest.
The lodge furnished transportation
and lemonade and coffee.