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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

Sherman w. Bronson, former resi-
dent of Mankato, died Friday at the
Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio. Mrs,
Ray Simmons of this city is daugh-
ter of the deceased.
Mr.. Bronson was seventy years old
He was one of the defenders of the
country during the war, serving with
credit in company c. Twenty ninth
Regiment, Ohio Infantry. he received
an honorable discharge in 1863 and
reinlisted in 1865. After having served
two months he was given an
other honorable discharge owing to
disabilities. He was a christian gen.
tleman and lived an honorable and
upright life. He leaves one son, a
cigar maker in ST. Lauis, daughter
in Spokane and one in st. Paul.
The funeral was held at Dayton on
Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
WAS FOUND BY HONEST MAN
Lady Who Dropped Purse Recovers
! the Same Soon Afterward.
From SATURDAYS Daily

fTor1 SdtuTOdV DdJIN
Yesterday George Payer, while driv-
ing on Front street, noticed a lady
drop her purse on the sidewalk. He
was a half block away at the time,
and before he could drive to the spot
a dozen people had walked over the
purse without noticing it. He secured
the purse, and then drove after the
lady, who had meantime turned off
from Front street and was going home,
unconscious of her loss, and restored
her property to her. Had the pocket
book been picked up by some dishonest
person the owner would never have
seen her money again. 5anta
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
GIVEN TO THE WEAKER SEX
Divorced Wife Has interest In Proper
~ When Hubby Goes Estrsy.

st. Paul, Feb. The weaker sc,
gained "a victory when the supreme
court 1ins an opinion held constitutions
the law giving a divorced wife the
same interest in her husbands lands
as if he We're dead, when the divorce
is secured on the grounds Of imprison-
ment or misconduct. The finding was
made on the appeal of ~ ease from
Sibley county and was q reversal of
the lower courts findings.
The title of the suit was Rosa Glas-
sor, formerly known as Rosa Kaiser,
appellant, VS.. William Kaiser, respond
ent, and came up on claim for the
husbands homestead instituted by the
wife, who had secured divorce because
of misconduct on the part of her spouse
The husband demurred on the ground
that the law invoked was unconstitu-
tional because infiicting cruel and
unusual punishment! In answer the
supreme court says in its syllabus:
Section 1891, Revised Laws 1905, pro-
vides that ''when a divorce is granted
because of the husbands Imprisonment
or because of his adultry, the wife
shall be entitled to, the same interest
in his lands as if he was dead, to he
allowed in the same manner" 1t is
held:
That, under this section, wife di-
vOrced from her husband because of his
adultry owns and is entitled to the
no living issue of the marriage.
That it is not unconstitutional be-
cause Of irfiicting a cruel and msual
punishment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

The Freee Press is in receipt Of
the following, dated at Chua Vista,
Cal, Jan. %.
Kindly tell our Mankato friends
through your paper that we had for
dinner today out Of our garden green
peas and ripe tomatoes. There are
several varieties of roses i'm bloom in
rain which is not yet over, the fields
are getting green and in few weeks
the hill sides will be covered with
flowers. We pick lemons every month
in the year and on each tree we
can always find large matmred lemons
smaller green ones and blossoms. Res
pectfully, Charles Fl. Austin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
HypnOtism as an Aid.

Eypnotism as an aid to good marks
in school has been tried by two CHI
cago pupils and found fat failure,
1t didn't work. They studied book
on ''mesmeric influence" and when
they had the formula down pat, one
of the boys secretly commanded his
teacher: ''Aire and mark me $780,
The teacher arose but she was going
to do it anyway. He tried it again,
when he had caught the teachers eye
according to instructions, but she
didn't respond, at least not as ex-
pected His mate in another room had
even worse luck for his department
record suffered. They had been
promised a prize by their parents if
their standing was high but If they
win it, they found they would have
to study something besides hypnotism
Twenty five years ago the highest
price paid for the best retail property
on State street was about $4,000 a
front foot and this property has now
advanced 600 to 700 per cent in
value" declared f. F. Getchel, presi-
dent of the Chicago Real Estate
Board. recently. ''In the wholesale
district property has advanced from
300 to 400 per cent in the same time, .
he added.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

Mrs. Julia Schostag, aged ninety five
died at five o'clock yesterday after
noon at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Julia Schmitt. The funeral will
be held from the German Lutheran
church on Wednesday afternoon, at
l:3O.
The deceased left the following sew
en- children: Mrs. Carolina Marshall
of Wright county, Mrs. Henrietta
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The grounding, if he came out yes
terday, must have seen his shadow
and retired for another six weeks of
alternating. The day was clear and
cold. The mercury started in at four
teen degrees below zero, but rapidly
climbed up under the influence of a
south wind and sunshine until it
reached twenty-seven above, but at
that the air had chill in it that
was invigorating. Later in the day
the wind swung around to the west
and then to the northwest, and the
mercury began to travel downward
again until early this morning it had
reached two degrees below zero.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

Miss Rose Smith aged thirty-f five
daughter, of Mr.. and Mrs p. W. Smith,
living near Madison Lake, died in st.
Paul Sunday morning after weeks
illness. She suffered with a compiled
tion of diseases. Besides her parents,
Miss Smith is survived by nine sis
tiers ond one brother. The funeral
will be held from the Catholic church
in Marysbnrg tomorrow morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
From Treasurer to Cashier.

From SIat'rdaV'S TbaIfV.
p. O. Skyberg, for more than TWEEN
ty-five years treasurer of Rock county
has resigned to accept the position of
cashier of the National Bank of Lu-
verne. John p. Hong succeeds Mr.
Skyberg as treasurer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
Many Skins to Sell.

Frov,, E'ridav'S Dai'v.
William Kopischke of Vernon Center
was in Mankato today. He has been
engaged in trapping and brought loo
mnskrat skins and several skunk and
mink skins. He went to st. Paul to
sell them.
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Liking for Tobacco His Undoine;
Mated Five Years
Couple EIoped When Girl Was
But Sweet Seventeen.
Threw Off Masquerade After
Discovery Was Made.

New York, Feb. Another remark
able case of alleged double life has
come to light as the result of the at
tempt at suicide made by Mrs. George
S. Sears Tuesday. Mrs. Sears declared
that her first husband was Robert G..
D'Amron of st. Louis, with whom
she eloped twelve years ago when she
was Augusta Blickham, the seventeen
year old daughter OF Il prominent st.
Louis family. Five years ago, she
said, they were divorced. Mr.. DAmron
also told the story of their marriage
and divorce.
II is now asserted that DAmrOn
once passed as a girl, Miss Jean Dam
eron
Was a Pretty Girl.
Folks at Cape Girardeau, on the
Mississippi river, knew Jean Cameron
as little girl and attractive miss,
and remember how she grew up into
IA young woman.
Miss Augusta Blickham was an or
phan at the age of sixteen. She was
attractive and exceptionally accom-
plished. For u while she lived with
her aunt, Mrs. +. III. Neidringhaus.
Shortly before she met Jean Damer-
an she went to board at the home of
Mrs. Louis Boeschenz, musician in
st. Louis, who was training her voice.
Soon after this the girl went alone
on an excursion down the Mississippi
river. The boat on it's return to st.
Louis stopped at Cape Girardeau, where
Miss Jean Cameron came aboard. The
steamer was crowded, and there were
no stateroom accommodations to be
had, so the captain put Miss Cameron
in Miss Blickham's stateroom.
When They First Met.
When the boat landed at st. Louis
Miss Blickham insisted that the young
woman from Cape Girardeau accom-
pany her to her home. For while
everything went smoothly in the
household, but finally the musician
was amazed at some of the masculine
traits displayed by, Jean Cameron. She
displayed a fondness for tobacco that
was unusual in a young woman at
that time, and smoked cigars and ci-
earettes with manly grace. At last
Mr. Beeschenz requested the girl from
Cape Girardeau to leave his house,
and he also gave some fatherly advice
to Augusta Blickham. She, however,
would not hear of parting with her
friend. Then, said Mr.. Boeschenz,
they must both go.
She Became Man.
Thereupon they left st. Louis and
came to this city, They hired a flat
on Columbus avenue. Before doing
so Miss Jean Cameron of Cape Girardeau
was transformed into Mr.. Jack DAM
ron of New York. The st. Louis
musician, who had occasion to come to
New York shortly afterward, visited
the couple in their apartment, where
he found them living as man and wife.
To Mr.. Boeschenz and Miss Blickham
the former Miss Cameron was known
as Jack Cameron, but to the outside
world he became known as Robert e.
D'Amron.
Mr.. D'Amron was still plump and
ROSY checked, but no longer displayed
any feminine airs and graces. Return
inc to st. Louis the musician told his
friends that slack" had shown him
the town in true manly fashion; that
slack" could drink and smoke like
any man.
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DR.. j. E. DORIAN
Medical Block, St. Paul, Minnesota
Jan. 3-10-17 24-31 Feb. G.
SUMMONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth Jul
dicial District.
Josephine NJ. Alstad, plaintiff VS.. e. H.
Smith John A. Willard, Anna M.
Willard, w. d. Willard, III. Willard,
Robert Willard, James r. Tinkcom,
Ellis +. Ellis, Griffith o. Williams,
Samuel J. Wilkin, and all other per-
sons and parties unknown claiming
any right. title. estate, lien or interest
I complaint herein. Defendants.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-
DANTS: =
You and each of you are hereby
summoned and required to answer the
complaint of the plaintiff in the above
entitled action which complaint has
been filed in the office of the Clerk of
said District Court at the City of Man
kato in the County of Blue Earth and
state of Minnesota, and to serve a copy
oy your answer to said complaint on
the subscribers at their office in the
City of Mankato in said County of
Bite Earth within twenty days after
the service Of this summons upon you,
exclusive of the day of such service.
and if you fail to answer the said com
plant within the time aforesaid. the
plaintiff in this action will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in said
complaint. together with plaintiffs costs
and disbursements.
Dated January ,. 1908.
TFOS. HUGHES AND EVAN HUGHES,
PLAINTIFFS Attorneys, Mankato Mimi,
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The following is from a late issue
of The Phoenix, Arizona, Republican:
"The funeral of Carl Engelbrecht
took place yesterday from the Catho-
lie church with a requiem high mass
He came here in October from Mime
apolis in the hope of regaining his
health. His journey was doomed to
end in disappointment and he died at
St .Joseph's hospital on Jan. 81. He
was thirty-two years of age and leaves
wife and two sisters to mourn his
loss" %
Carl Engelbrecht was for num-
Der of years a resident of Mankato.
He was employed in several of the
Bullets here and was a popular young
man with large circle of friends. He
was a member of the Concordia band
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County Board Is in Session.
from MONDAYS Daily.

=
The county board met this after
noon, and will not be able to complete
its business before tomorrow. The
most important matter coming up will
be the Cable mill road and the
Rapidan hill road. A number of ap-
plications for abatement of taxes, etc.,
will be considered
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

Albert Lea, Mimi, Jan. 3l.-Securing
an uncomfortable start, fire early yes
terday destroyed Twin Lakes, vii
lage situated on the Minneapolis and
st. Louis road, nine miles southwest
of here. Not structure was left
standing, and almost the entire popu-
lation, numbering over 200, are home
less as result.
The village has no fire fighting APP
paratus, and was able to offer little
resistance to the flames, which in but
a short while had destroyed all the
houses and stores located on the main
street. The majority of the structures
were frame buildings and only fur
nished food for the demon fire.
Should it be necessary, this city
will give aid to the refugees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
LIS PENDENS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth Ju-
dicial District.
r. Josephine NJ. Alstad, plaintiff, vs. e. H.
Smith. John A. Willard, Anna NJ.
Willard, w. d. Willard, II. Willard,
Robert Willard, James r. Tinkcom,
Ellis T.. Ellis, Griffith o. Williams
Samuel j. Wikin. and all other per-
sons and parties unknown claiming
est in the real estate described in the
complaint herein, defendants.
Notice is hereby given that an action
has been commenced in this court by
the above named plaintiff against the
above named defendants; that the OBJ
ject of said action is that the adverse
claims of the defendants and of each
of them, to the land herein described
be determined, and that it be adjudged
that plaintiff is the owner i'm fee of
said land free and discharged of any
claims on the part of the defendants.
and that the defendants and each of
them have no estate, title, right. claim,
that the premises affected by this action
are situated in the County of Blue Earth
and State of Minnesota. and are des-
cribed as follows: OF five (5) and all
that portion of lot four ca which lies
south of Warrens creek on said lot.
all of and in block Eleven (lD of Bran
sons Addition to Mankato according to
the plat thereof on file and of record
in the office of the Register of Deeds
of said Blue Earth County.
Dated January I'd, 1908.
THOS. HUGHES and EVAN HUGHES.
Plaintiffs Attorneys. Mankato. Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

Thomas HOdson received word today
of the death of Henry Tibbits, who
was a resident of MankatO for many
years, and who departed from this
city four years ago. He died at the
home of his daughter in Minneapolis.
He was about eighty years of age.
Nothing was said in the letter con-
corning his illness nor, was there any
information. given as to, the date of
the funeral. a an,
Mr.. Tibbits was ;member Of
Company ii, Second Minnesota, and
was affiliated with Wilkin post of this
city. For many years he followed the
trade of painter rTt
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FROM HOME and ELSEWHERE

Buschke of Vernon county, Wis, Mrs.
Julia Schmidt Of Mankato and Got
fred .Schestag Of Mankato township.
Fred Schostag of Deeoria, and Carl
Schostag of Mcpherson.
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From FRIDAYS Daily.
CORTLAND, Mimi, gJan. 3l.-A blow
with a huge bowie, knife struck by
Fred Williamson, a, halfbreed, almost
killed Howard Cowles here yesterday
afternoon.
The men had been ehopping wood
for Daniel Williams, a Cambria farm
er, and when they came. to town yes
terday, soon drank to the intoxication
point. Then they: quarreled over some
trivial matter and Williamson. stabbed
COwles just above the heart.
Williamson was arrested and taken
to st. Peter for a hearing. 1t is eX
pected Cowles will recover.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

Frank f. Keith, formerly of this
city, is now at Dallas, Texas, where
his little son, Kenneth, is patient
at ST. Paul's Sanitarium. He writes
to friends in this city that the boy
hovers between life and death, with
no hope held out by the doctors that
he will recover. He was operated
upon for appendicitis Jan. %. 1t
was very bad case and Kenneth did
fairly well for seventy-two hours.
The best doctors in Texas are attend
ing the case. The many Mankato
friends of the family will hope that
the little fellow may be spared.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
Nav Become Pilot for Hammond.

ETOm IueSIdy : IdIIy'
The st. Paul Pioneer Press publishes
a story this morning that Frank Day
is to quit the Craftsmanship of the
state central committee to
accept the task of plotting Representa-
tive Hammond TO reelection.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

Smiths Mill's creamery is in ashes
as the result of fire which started
morning. The flames originated from
the smOkestack. The main building
was destroyed in short space of time
and then efforts were directed to saw
ing the warehouse and ice house The
property is fully covered by insurance.
Henry Hanson is the buttermaker.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
Appointed Deputy Postmaster

Save Somerville, son of Hon. George
w. SomervilIe, has been appointed de-
putty postmaster at Sleepy Eye.
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tiremen were working in freezing
wind and their success is shown in the
saving of buildings adjoining those
which burned. Fifty thousand spec
tators defied the cold to watch the
conflagration and they cheered one
particularly heroic fireman who climb
ed fire escape. seven stories drag
ging a heavy hose and finally plunged
into window ont of which steam
and smoke were pouring. BY the time
he reached the seventh floor he was
black with smoke and covered with
icicles from head to foot. When he
disappeared the crowd gave an audible
gasp; half an honr later he reappeared
on the fire escape wearing -one of the
most gorgeous hats any woman ever
saw and was welcomed with roar of
laughter. Cropping in the smoke and
dark he had seized this ont of the
stock to replace the helmet
which had been lost.
Shun the Big City.
"To succeed, shun the big city,"
was the counsel, that reverses the
prevalent ideas of the Ambitious
Young Man, given by Samuel Ais
chuler of this city among reasons
why cities as big as Chicago should
discourage the influx of people. Not
one in 10000 who seek fortune or
favor in great hive of people real
ize their hopes. Instead of flock
ing to cities young men ought to take
mp farming or trades" he said. CHOSE
vocations should absorb just as keen
men as the professions and the pro-
LESSONS are overcrowded. There are
1000 lawyers in Chicago and tenth
hat number would be enough. Here
N this city over 100000 people, most
Of us are not producers of wealth;
We are packed into limited area
ike so many ants. To farther crowd
his area means to diminish the pos
,ibilities of all the rest making a
wing. This means that misery will
esult for the many. 1t is wonderful
low the city draws young people to
t-and more wonderful how hey
to live when they get here.
The nation of small cities is the bet
er off but the rural population per
lists in focking into urban life."
The aim of industrial education which
las taken new impetus throughout
he country is to raise the trades in
popular estimation"
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Cancers, Tumors, Golfers,
FiSCDia. Piles.

-varicocee and enlarged CLAN Is with the subcuta n
eous injection method abs olutely without pain
and without the loss o. drop of blood, is one of
ms own discoveries and is the most really scien-
tine and certainly sure cure of the nineteenth
century. Young, middle-aged and old single or
married men, and all who suffer from lost man
hood, nervous debility, spermatorrhea, seminal
losses, sexual decay. failing memory. stnnted de-
velopinent. lack of energy, impoverished blood,
pimples. facial blemishes, impedments to mar.
riage, also blood and skin diseases, syphilis,
ernptions. hair falling, bone pains, swelling sore
throat, ulcers, effects of mercury, kidney and
bladder troubles, weak back, burning urine pass
ing urine too ofen gonorrhea gleet and structure
receive searching treatment, prompt relief and
cure for life. He is able to tell any one his dis
ease. HE is not likely TO doctor his patients for
the wrong ailment. No incurabe disease taken
Both sexes treated conhdentially and privately
Consultation and examination to those interested
oil
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07

So fierce was the $l,5O000O fire
which destroyed the Peats, Colby and
Keith buildings last week that the
on structure supposed to be fire-proof
built in the old way, of wood and
was Quilted by the flames as though
plaster. Windows forty feet distant
from one building were cracked al
though insurance men had said that
nothing less than blow pipe blaze
could damage them. AT one time 900
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A. ". LUCAS COMP ANY
'kee1 and Mrs. Wilmot, were badly

skee1 and Mrs. Wilnnot, were badly
ruined.
There was quite wind storm on
Thursday night which blew the roof
off Of Mr.. Nolhe's new barn and
racked the sides so badly it had to
be nearly ali torn down. Several
granaries and sheds were also blown
down.
Miss Sarah Carlson and Miss Ag-
mes Peterson took dinner Friday at
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the Granting home. Miss Carlson
attended the old settlers picnic at
s. A. Petterson's place and had a
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Malone, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Denver, J. w. Granb-
ling and daughter Kate, attended the
Woodman entertainment given in.
Wilton Friday by Horace Huron.
They were certainly paid for their
trip for Mr. Huron was fine en-
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tertainer.
Otto VOCAL is helping Mr.. skeels
put up hay.
Don't forget the preaching next
Sunday by Rev. Gill, at the Esther
Vile school house.
Nearly everyone is putting UP hay
now.
It is reported a man by the name
Of Fisher living near the creek had
his house blown over and three Of
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PLEASANT VIEW =

This section of the country was
visited by a hard rain and hail storm
last Thursday night. The farmers
were very glad to get the rain, but
the hail did a great deal Of dam
age. Mr.. Skaters crop was badly
damaged, also the crops Of Dell Nc
Way, Herman Wolburn i. 3.
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beer and the horse did not like the
smell Of It and got away from him
about half way between Baldwin and
Wilton, where he was found on the
way home.
4 our sheriff would watch the beer
parties he would not have any troub-
.ie IN cleaning out the horse thieves.
Baldwin, July 20. !.
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his ribs broken.
Pleasant View, July 20.
I. BALDWIN. I,

2 = 49, Z. 2 = = = q = = Z. . q = Z, =
More horse thieves near Baldwin.
One of my best horses was stolen on
the night OF the beer party which
was held In the neighborhood. 1T
appears that the thief had too much
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