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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
BRIDGE CONTRACT LET
Hennepin Bridge Co. Will Bridge in e
Little Cobb In Medo

from 1ueSQayS DailV-
At the meeting of the county board
yesterday afternoon, the petitions of
John and Edward Weir to be set off
from school district No. 81 to No. 4g
were heard and granted. Z
The board also granted the petition of
G. F. GibIin to be set off from school
district No. l04 to joint district No
1872; and the petition of F. b. Radcliffe
to be set off from district No. lis to
the opposition developing.
The petition of +. c. Truebenbach to
be set off from district No. ll6 to No.
l52 was received and the hearing set for
the next meeting.
This forenoon Il petition was received
from L. NJ. Nichols and others for a
bridge across the ford in section 80
Rapidan. and it was placed on file.
On motion of Commissioner Young
the board voted that the county pay
for crushed rock and gravel to the ex-
hauled on to the Mapleton road by
farmers free of cost to the county.
A petition from w. NJ. Weaver for a
steel bridge over the Little Cobb river
in sections and 9, Medic, was con-
sidered. Plans and specifications were
presented, and it was decided to build
the bridge, this spring. The contract for
constructing the bridge was awarded to
the Hennepim Bridge company for 5000
The report of the grand jury on the
condition of the Jail was received and
ordered placed on file.
The plans and specifications for the
Rapidan bridge in sections l3 and "a
were presented by the county surveyor
and were approved.
This afternoon the board considered
the applications for correction of as
sessments, school and bridge petition
etc. Tomorrow the hearing on ditch pc
titiOn No. Il. near Smiths Mill, will be
had. There is some opposition.
Tomorrow morning the board will
visit the poor farm. James Mullen will
succeed George Painter as overseer
March |.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
DR.. j. f.. DORIAN
Medical Block, st. Paul, Minnesota
Feb 15-222, Mar. /, 1917.
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF AID
MINISTRATOR.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Henry G.
Hauer, deceased
On receiving and filing the petition of Mar
grethe Iiauer, of the county of Blue Earth.
representing. among other things. that
Henry G. Hauer, late of the County of
Blue Earth. in the State OF Minnesota. on the
Both day of January. A. ID. 1907, at the
County of Blue Earth, died inteState. and be-
ing an inhabitanG of this County at the
time of his death. leaving goods. chat
tells and estate within this county. and that
the said petitioners is the surviving wife If said
decreased. and PRAYING that administration OF
said estate be to Leonard Hauer. granted
1t is Ordered. that said petition be heard be
fore said court. on Monday the 18th day of
March. a. d.. 1917. at l0oclock a. M. at the
probate office. in the court house. in Manka
TO- in said county. And all persons Interested
i'm said matter are hereby required to appear
at said time and place and show cause. if any
there be. why said petition should not he
granted
Or !ered further. that notice thereof be Civ
en- Ia the heirs of said deceased and TO all per
SON interested, by publishing this order once
in each week for three successive weeks prior
to said day of hearing. in the Mankato Free
Press. weekly newspaper. printed and pub
liShed at MaDl<atO. in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 9th day of FeDru-
airy A. d., 1907.
BY the Court.
probate Court Seal WIN. 4. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
Feb. l-22, Mar |, 1907.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOrA-Coun of Blus
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
La the matter of the estate of Anna Mary
Johnson. deceased.
Letters teStamentary on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Charles :. Johnson, of said County.
1t is ordered. that all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate he 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 May. A. d.,
1907, at ten O'Clock i'm the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered, that three months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors To pre-
sert their claims against said estate at the
ca piration of which time all claims not pre-
Sented to said court. or not proven to its sat
isfacton. shall he forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by pubi-
caCiOn of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such eXamina-
ton. in the Mankato Free Press. a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
i'm said county,
Dated at Mankato. the 9TH day Of Febru
airy, A. ID. 1907.
BY the Court.
probate Court Seall WIN. II. HUGHES.
Judge OF Probate.
s. Il. Wilson. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
Death of Mrs. Jane Cosgrove.
From Tuesdays Tally.

Mrs. Jane Cosgrove, mother of Pres,
ident c. n. Cosgrove of the state fair,
died at her home in lie Sueur at 2:lj
o'clock this morning after linger-
ing illness. She was an elderly lady,
having reached her eightieth year. Be
sides c. \. Cosgrove, two other sons
survive her. They are J. Il. S. Cosgrove
j. a. Cosgrove. The funeral will be held
at $50 o'clock Thursday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
WISH IS GENERAL
LEGISLATURE Asked to Stop Spring
Muskrat Hunting.

FROM T1eedav's DaiIv
The petition asking the legislature to
limit the time when muskrats can be
shot or trapped to Nov. 10 TO March
10. instead of Nov. to May ], as at
present, has been signed by hundreds of
Mankato people and forwarded to the
legislature. Similar petitions have been
circulated and signed largely at New
Tim. Nicollet, CORTLAND and other
places. NIuskrat hunters have signed
as well as hunters and citizens in gem
eral. Everybody comedies that the nest
ing of ducks in this vicinity ought not
to be prevented by rat hunting, and that
the rats ought to be protected from ex-
tinction. as their furs are valuable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01

To Whom Issued Amount.
j. H. Williams, Inspecting boilers 800
John Dougherty. horse shoeing $50
II. Guth, repairs .............. IA 55
Joe Mraby, carpenter work 800
A. b. Painter, ditching work.. 20. 90
j. f. Swartout, threshing ...... oS. "a
T. r. Coughlin Co, cementing
hog barn ......... 1O4 90
II. r. Coughlin Co., lime and
stone for same ............... 4.10
G. G. Bartsch, repairing well 1900
Gust Hall carpenter work 800. Is 90
G.. M. Masters, repairs ....-... 80
T. Garberg; wood ...... 112 so
LII e SWartout wood " rs 90
Lewis l. Larson wood ..... So 90
Chas r.. Taylor, coal ........... 1865 81
L. II. Olinger, wood ........... 30. 20
j. j. Quinn, horse shoeing ~ 80
Il. c. Wckersham, labor ii %
HodSon * DaVey, gasoline en-
glne ......'.'' >l'o' 90 DO
Chas. f. Bartsch. apple trees 800
Mankato Mfg. Co., labor. 20
Standard Lumber Co.. lumber 6S l6
Jos. Manderfield Co.. oil. paints,
etc. ................. 49, "I' va
81 456 Il
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
Plaintiff Wins Case.

T F'1OI TTIIfE > LIdIIy.
The jury in the case of Evan Hughes
VS.. Minnie \. Carpenter returned in the
district court yesterday afternoon with
a verdict for the plaintiff for $lS9.74.
Court then took Il recess until April l.,
when the trial of court cases will begin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01

Cash in the treasury Dec. 81,
1906 Observation-Disclosures. .$l4 SG5 A
None in the road and bridge,
poor nor ditch funds.
Money collected ard not dis
tributed TO the different funds 500 81
Due on taxes for the year of
1905 and previous, called and
are delinquent ....... 81. 256. Il
.Uncollected due on ditch
work .... 1890. 1859 90
$7O.1S2 SO
LIABILITIES.
Court house bonds outstanding
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
Three Estates.Started Through Pro-
pate Court Today.
From Tuesdays Daily.

| FROM 1ueSIdy ) DdlsE.
The will of the late Joseph w. Da-
vies was filed for probate today. The
estate consists of $4,000 of personal
property, and the heirs are an adopted
son, Edward Harry Davies of Lake
| Crystal, son of deceased brother, and
four brothers, Thomas W. and William
Davies of Leeds, \. d., and Edward w.
and George W. Davies of Yerington,
| Nev.
The deceased was the executor of the
estate of Katie Davies, deceased, and
he invested the money from this estate
in the mining properties in which he
was interested. He directs that this
stock be converted into cash. and that
the adopted son be paid in full, after
expenses and credits have been deducted.
After all debts and funeral expenses
have been paid out of the remainder,
the adopted son is to receive one
fourth of the estate, and the other
three fourth is to 90 to the four broth
ers. Thomas w. and George w. Davies
are appointed guardians of the boy dur
ing his minority, and executors of the
estate The will is dated Feb. IA, 1907.
A petition was filed today by Augusta
McGovern of Mcpherson, asking to be
appointed administrative of the estate
of the late Lawrence f. McGovern. who
died Feb 10. 1907. The estate comprises
81 900 of personal property.
Paul ID. Spcrra today filed petition
for the administration of the estate
of his sister. the late Clara Spcrra. and
asks that his sister. Mrs. Martha II.
Kruse, be appointed administrators. The
only heir is the mother. Mrs. Clara l..
Sperra The estate consists of $500 of
personal property and $1,000 of real cs-
tate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01

SOIl 30 I
MADE AND PAID. |
Cambria township ... $500. 90 |
MeServey Ford bridge, collected
from the state and paid owe:
to Garden City township $500 90 |
Decoria township ............. $50. 90 |
Village of Lake Crystal ........ 800 90 |
81. $50 90 |
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
REFUNDER FUND.

RECEIPTS.
Transfer from funds ........ $205
Overdrawn Dec. 81, 1906 ... ia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01

$II4,5IU. 81
RAILROAD BONDS.
RECEIPTS.
Bal on hand Jan. l, 1906 ...... s1.240. 80
Collections NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1881 05
$6071 81
DISBURSEMENTS.
For Mapleton bonds. town .... 1855. 90
For Mapleton bonds. village -. 1559 50
For Lyra bonds ..... 1e40 100
Refunded taxes 49, " 20
Bal on hand Dec. 81, 1906 - COS IS
s6071 81
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
COUNTY DEC. 81. 1906.
RESOURCES.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01

HE1ElI ..
Bal. on hand Jan. /, 1906. ...... SIG
DISBURSEMENTS.
A. Kimble, surplus on No. 1896 s
Balance on hand Dec 81, 1906. l6
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01

When the wood was purchased 1t was
charged to the poor fund. hence no
amount put opposite each name. All wood
= II
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
FOR SALEm!!!!
$50 Acres Of Land in Grand Forks
County, North Dakota.

T the heart of the famous Red River Val
lev. go acres under high state of culti-
walton, balance in pasture and meadow.
All can be cultivated The soil is black
loam with yellow subsoil Excellent graded
roads The buildings consist If small
house. barn, granary COW shed. well OF good
water. In a German locality. one mile to
school, cigh' and half miles TO a rood town
and twenty-five miles tS city of Grend Forks.
town ct 12000 inhabitants, where is located
the University of North Dakota aud numerous
manufacturing plants, one OF which is large
saw milf. This town has also a numbes 4 T
wholesale houses aud is the largest railroad
center of the state.
3o0 acres choice i'm roved land in same To-
cality as above piece, 800 acres being under
pillow, b lance me dow N, buildings, one
mile to school. Terms one-thrd down, bal
ance in five years time Price $25 per acre
Address II. IA, care of Western Far
mer and Dairyman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-01
COUNTY VALUATION AS EQUALiZE
BY The COUNTY BOAhD.

County valuation equaliZed
by the county board .... SIP S57. 1928 90
This statement is made as we believe
To fully comply with the statute provid-
ing for it's publication and is respectful
ly submitted.
ROBERT MADIGAN. Chairman.
VIM. SCHULTZ,
ALEC HANSEN.
CTIAS. e. JONES,
ID. j.. YOUNG.
Board of Count Commissioners of Blue
Earth County, Minnesota.
Attest:
ED. WEAVER.
ManlSato, Mimi, Jan. 10. 1907.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
PROF. JEBE WILL LEAVE.
Violin Instructor at Washburn to Re-
turn to Norway.

Halfdan Jebe who has since Sep
TENDER, 1905, been connected with the
musical department of Washburn col
lege as instructor in violin has admit
ted his intentions of placing his resig-
nation in the hands of the college
trustees within a short time. Prof.
Jebe while he has no definite plans for
the immediate future intends within a
short time to return to Norway, his
fatherland, where he will engage in
theatrical work.
Mrs. Jebe who has been connected
with the Washburn faculty in the
school of fine arts as teacher of dra-
matte art will continue with the
school for a while at least and it is
generally understood that she will not
sever her connection with the school
until Mr.. Jebe is definitely located in
some line of work in Norway.
Professor Jebe resigns his position
because he is not altogether satisfied
with the conditions at Washburn The
musical atmosphere at Washburn is
not as cultivated as he would like to
have it and although he has worked
hard to bring the standard to a high
er level he has been only partfa IIv
successful as he has not been given
the proper support in his efforts Last
year he organized a symphony or
chestra which while it was a splendid
musical organization was not appre-
ciated as much as 1t should have been
A chorus which he organized did not
meet with great success although they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
PAYS Big DIVIDENDS.
Money Invested in Y. NJ. c. A. Work in
Panama Comes Back

Chicago, Nov. money invested in
the work of the Young Mems Christian
association in Panama has brought
large returns, according to A. Bruce
Minear, a general secretary of the or
ganization, who visited Chicago yester-
day, Mr.. Minear will report to President
Roosevelt that the $150,000 which has
been spent has brought rs per cent more
returns than any similar sums expend-
ed there.
Four club houses valued at s140, COO
have been erected and it is expected
four additional houses will be built
There is now membership of LOO
though the buildings have only been
open five months.
II took up the work at the suggestion
of President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft said Mr.. Minear. THE saloon
keepers have said that the Y M c. A.
has cut into their business so per cent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
OPENS UP ON LEWIS.
Government Outlines Its Case Against
the St. Louis Publisher.

st. Louis. Nov. 7.-Alleging that
Edwin G. Lewis had fraudulently col
lected $1,1S5, 900 through the opera
ton of his mail order bank, the de-
funct Peoples United States bank of
University City and that he had
loaned himself or his concerns sS44,-
900 of the money the government be-
gan the presentation of one of its
cases against the former banker in
the United States court.
In addressing the court, Attorney
Krum, for the prosecution. said:
I'VE shall show to you that Lewis
devised and put into effect a mail or
der banking scheme, advertising in his
Woman's Magazine and Womans
Journal inducements to get people to
subscribe stock and make deposits
and we shall show that he did not
carry out those inducements. These
publications containing the advertise
ments and various additional litera-
ture and circulars. all with the inten-
ton OF inducing people to invest in his
scheme, went through the United
States mail. Lewis in advertisements
reached 100000 families.
cat the time of the organization of
this bank known by various names on
Nov. IA, 1904, this defendant had re-
to put into his statement. His adver-
tisement also stated for every dollar
put in by his readers he would put in
one of his own. All he ever put in
was enough to buy two shares of
stock and that was because he had to
be q stockhoIder. He told his readers
he had a private fortune he would put
into the business and he had no pri-
vate fortune. He told has readers in
some alluring advertising that the
loan board of the bank would be COM
posed of five directors of the best
banks of St Louis, and it was COM
posed of Lewis himself and four of his
employees in the Lewis Publishing
COMPANY
The reading of voluminous extracts
from the Woman's Magazine and the
Woman's Farm Journal consumed TO-
days session in the trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
NAY GUST THE OFFICIALS.
The Attorney General Thinks Action
Against Pittsburg Jointist Too Slow.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. Tt is re-
ported here that within a short time
the attorney general will begin custer
proceedings against the officials and
the towns in Crawford county for per-
hitting joints and disreputable places
to run. 1t became known here that
agents of the State Temperance union
have been working in all of the incor-
ported mining camps of this county
for several weeks and it is reported
that they have secured the names of
every jointist and the keeper of every
questionable resort in the county
Pittsburg is now prohibited from re-
ceiving fines in lieu of license fees from
jointists, but the small towns surround
ing this city have not been enjoined. 1t
is understood that the purpose of the
new suits which are expected soon Will
be to prevent each of the towns from
receiving money from the jointists. 1t
is supposed that the same methods will
be employed in these suits that were
used in the custer proceedings against
the city of Pittsburg and Mayor Kirk
wood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
MIR. HEYMAN NOT THE ONE.
Former Topeka Man Has Nothing to
Do With Oklahoma Ball Park.

The following from President S. c.
Heyman of the Oklahoma City base
ball team relative to his connection
with the holdup tactics employed by
the Oklahoma City park management
relative to the Thanksgiving game be-
that he is in no way connected with
the park during the off season in
baseball and that he is not respon-
sible for the tactics which are being
employed there at this time. This
will be good news to Mr.. Heyman's
many friends as he is an old Topeka
business man having for many years
been in charge of the Hub clothing
store located until a few years ago at
the site of the Smoke House. Mr..
Heyman's communication follows:
To the Editor of the State Journal:
In justice to my many friends in
Topeka as well as to myself will you
kindly publish following statement:
A few days ago an article appeared
in your paper referring to 1.-THE
Thanksgiving Football Came" also
several references to the undersigned
"Tebeau" tactics, etc. Now I want
to state plainly that that article as far
as the writer is concerned is absolute
ly untrue.
AS president of the Oklahoma ball
team, our lease with the Park Co., is
for the ball season only and then only
applies to the time when team" is
at home. We play on a percentage
basis and absolutely have no control
over the park at any other time.
I could not and did not have
to say either for or against
1.-THE football game"
This is not the first time I have
been misrepresented, but heretofore I
have permitted it to pass.
SEYMOUR HEYMAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
STEVE ADAMS ON TRIAL
Taking of Testimony I'm Tyler Murder
Case Begins.

Rathdrum, Idaho, Nov. THE taking
of testimony in the trial of Steve Ad-
ans for murder of Fred Tyler about
August 10, 1904, has begun. Mrs. Anna
Thomas of Santa, Idaho, mother of the
murdered man, gave a description of
Tyler, and the clothing last worn by
him when he disappeared. Letters
written by both Fred Tyler and Mrs.
Thomas were admitted in evidence
showing the man and his mother were in
correspondence up to July Is, 1904 An
other letter later by Mrs. Thomas was
also introduced. She said she did not
send the letter for the reason that Fred
had disappeared and she did not know
where to send it. Mrs. Thomas was per
mitted to read her testimony taken at
the previous trial and was asked as to
certain points in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Nov. 7-WHEAT-The wheat
market today opened weak because of
lower cables from Liverpool which were
based an increase in it's rates of dis
count by the Bank of England. A rally
commission houses, which was founded
upon small receipts in the northwest and
reports of poor crop conditions in Russia.
All of the early losses regained. De-
cenlber wheat opened 14Qasc to 1ikc at 911s
@921kc, and sold up to S3Nc. Minneapolis,
4S1 cars.
The high point for December was $3.50
The market became very weak in the
later part of the session because of a 2
cent break at Winnipeg. The close was
weak with December 2Q2hc lower at e02zc
CORN-The corn market was weak at
the opening because of lower cables and
favorable weather crop in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
STlCKNEY HAS A PLAN.
Would Have a National Bank for
Deposit of Treasury Funds.

ST. Paul, Nov. president A. B.
Stickney of the Chicago Great Western
Railway company in published inter-
view advocates national bank N
which the government shall deposit its
treasury funds. He said:
1.-The official reports of the United
States treasury shows that on last
Thursday, October 81, there was locked
up in the subtreasury idle and useless
the enormous sum of 1927 ,170,059 of act
uaI cash, while all the banks in all the
reserve cities of the United States had
suspended cash payments and the
movement of the crops had stopped and
Iaborers are compelled to accept checks
for wages instead of cash, all for want
of currency which want of currency the
New York banks are trying to relieve
by importing about $30000,000 of gold,
or about one-quarter of the amount
held in the treasury idle and useless.
Can any system of government
banking be conceived which would pro-
duce more absurd results?
Let US have national bank which
is not only good enough for the people
to deposit their money in. but also
good enough for the government to de-
post its money in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
TAKE LITTLE CHECKS NOW
Situation in Banking Circles Gradually
Loosening Up.

1t is evident that the Kansas City
banks have more money than they
had few days ago. The Topeka
banks were notified by the Kansas
City banks this morning that they
would accept for collection the small
checks on adjoining territory which
they have refused during the past few
days. 1t was considerable of a
nuisance for the banks to collect these
little checks personally. Within a few
days the Bank of Topeka alone col
lected On small checks by mail from
243 separate banks. The change of
heart experienced by the Kansas City
banks has relieved the banks of this
small business, but otherwise the sit
uation seems unchanged.