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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
J. W. GATES sTUNG.
Bell Boys at the Plaza Spoiled a
 Good Thing"

New York, June 11.-John G. Gates has sworn off tipping hotel em- ployes. He says, however, that he may give tip to an extra good waiter on an extra good dinner. It happen ed this way.
 A matter of hundred or more letters and telegrams arrive every day at the Plaza for MT Gates. He has been in the habit of giving 25 cents per letter or telegram when de- livered to his room or in any part of the hotel by bell boy.
 T never gave much thought to what this habit cost me-" said Mir Gates yesterday, but 1 guess have been 'stung' to very nice extent"
 The bell boys at the Waldorf and Plaza, where MT Gates has made his headquarters, discovered this 25 cent habit. Perhaps several letters would arrive at one time. The bell boys would stamp them at intervals of one to two minutes apart, and long line of boys would keep busy making their way to the room of Mir Gates. Each arrival meant new quarter.
 Yesterday Mir Gates had an unusual number of telegrams. It so happened that one arriving at five minutes to 12 o'clock did not reach him until hye minutes after 1. It was dated at noon.
 Mir Gates was just bit provoked and started an investigation. Then he discovered that his letters and telegrams always arrived one at a time.
 Guess that is going some" said Mir Gates-"going fast enough any way to keep me from giving any more tips in a hotel. I go on record now and forever as swearing will never give a tip in a hotel, no matter where l ann"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
TERESA GOT LOST.
Whole Malone Family Was Out in
 Force Looking for Her.

Hartford. June 11.-Poor little Teresa Malone, she was lost from family, home and friends for two hours last night while sleeping under her little bed at No 14h Morgan street. It was shortly after : o'clock when Papa Malone came into the po- lice station on the double quick and said that year old Teresa was lost and wanted half a dozen policemen at once to help find her.
 A little later Mamma Malone came in and reiterated that Teresa was lost and insisted that she was proba. ply gone forever. By and by the rest of the Malone family came In in order and with the news that Teresa was among the missing. and said she was only years old. too.
 The east side policemen were told t9 look out for Teresa end tell her that the family were looking for her. For while there was a painful lack of news from the troubled family circle. and then some one. delegated for the purpose. came in and an. nouneed:
 Teresa has come back"
 Where did you find heg?" asked Sergeant Creedon.
 Under the bed" was .he meagre information. and the informant Ieft without volunteering further infor- nation as to how the discovery hal teen made.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
A MAN HUNT
Nine Police Officers Secured the Woods in Park Road Vicinity.

Dressed in citizens clothes and armed to the teeth, nine members of the police department left the station at Harrison avenue this morning to tour the woods in the Park road district in the hope or capturing Edward shirrmann, alias Schaefer, who Is wanted for killing his wife in Danbury the other day. Shirrmann formerly lived in Water bury and worked for Thomas r. Lunny and lived on the Middlebury road, and now like the remark or Goldsmith relative to the hunted hare, it seems that the alleged slay- CT has returned to the old home and is keeping body and soul together by making an occasional visit to the chicken coops of his former neigh ,bors on the Middlebury road.
 George Townsend, the rural free delivery man, who remembers Shirrmann when he lived out that way. saw him yesterday, and tried to speak to him, but he disappeared in the woods with one of Townsend s chickens under his arm. Whether he felt hard towards Shirrmann on account of the rash act he is said to have committed or wanted to even things up with him for the loss of his bullet, does not appear, but in any case the postman re- ported the presence of the fugitive at the police station and a short time after the following officers were hurrying to the scene: Lieu tenant Dodds and Detectives Ken naugh, Keegan and Colesanto; Ser geant Bergin and Patrolman Cav anaugh, Healey, J. E. Walsh and Samuel Walsh Nobody would take the men for limbs of the law and when they reached the place they went different routes, each pretend ing that he was bird nesting or ber- rying in the hope of throwing Shirr- should be in hiding there. The plan Is to tour the entire district paying particular attention to the region If Sall Benedict's swamp and continu- ing clear out to the town boundary and possibly farther.
 Parties about town who were ac- quainted with Shirrmann when he lived here speak of him as ''soft slob" and express much surprise that he plucked up sufficient cour- age to harm anybody. When he left here he went to Cheshire. At that time he was working for the Ley Bros, contractors. His wife left him while he was living in Cheshire and since that time he has not done much good. Their three children he sent to relatives in Newburg, N. Y., and started in to locate his wife. Finding her in New York he is said to have prevailed upon her to re- turn to Connecticut The exact na- ture of the rupture between them in Danbury, when he shot her on the public streets, is matter of con- lecture, and will never be known un- less Shirrmann tells the tale. He is described as between 35 and 40 years of age, feet g inches tall, and weighs about 150 pounds. His hair and moustache are black and his eyes are dark. He has sharp features
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
THE POLICE COURT.
Hill Street Scrappers Paid Up This
 Morning.

There was a quadrangular scrap on Hill street last evening which would undoubtedly have ended seriously but for the prompt arrival of Officer Brickel. The scrappers were Steve Sieklci, Alec Skadanosky, his brother Henry and Julian Majewsky. Yester- day morning Steve settled a case for $5 in the city court for Julian and that, 1t seems. gave Steve high opin- ion of himself. When Officer Brickel arrived on the scene of the combat he found about ten men and half dozen women briskly engaged tearing each other to pieces. Describing the state of affairs the officer said:
 q never saw such two men in a scrap as Steve and Alec. It took me ten minutes to pull them apart. They were like bull dogs locked. They were covered with blood and they were a sight"
 Steve's right eye was on the blink for sure, his face was mass of scars and his shirt torn and bloody. He seemed to have been in desner- ate encounter. Alec had a bit taken out of his face by Steve and Steve's wife was sliced on the right wrist by Henry. There was no telling how the fight began but it seems Steve had had few drinks and was talking brayado because he had been in the United States navy. Yet it was the army he stood up for. "An American soldier" said he, Ifs an American gentleman and he can kill half dog en any time"
 Then the fight began and everybody gathered around Steve and after desperate scrap threw him over a fence Marie, Steve's wife and Vic toria, Julian's wife each told their story of how the fight began and each story was different. Steve was fined S7 and costs for breach of the peace, Alec the same; Henry 8 and costs and Julian S3 and costs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
CONTRACT WORK
Bridgeport Set Example That
 Waterbury Should Follow.

Bridgeport has gone Waterbury one better in the matter of home rule. The board of aldermen has decided to do all it's paving by the day instead of by contract. One may ask why the board of aldermen of Waterbury let out contracts for paving amounting to $40,000 or $50,000 while so many citizens are out of employment. The answer ia very easy to find, although many claim they know nothing about it.. The charter under which Waterbury is working denies the aldermen to do street paving by the day and that is the reason why so much Of the peoples money goes to work men in other towns while our own people are on the verge of starva- tion. It is likely that this year the legislature would change this law if so requested by the board of all dermen, but there is nothing very certain about that. Waterbury Is said to be the worst town in the state for out-of-door labor, and yet the city spends very large sums of money on public improvements in constructing sewers, making sewage disposal beds and such like, but nearly all of it goes to non-resi- dents. The city government did little better than usual this season, but they should keep at it and not rest until the board of aldermen is vested with power to decide wheth. CT such work shall be done by con- tract or by the day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
FENNER'S,

sociation was formed, vote being passed making eligible to member ship every pupil who has been at any time student in the senior room of the school.
 The following officers were elect ed:
 President, Miss Margaret Griggs.
 Vice-president, Miss Julia Me- Lean of Portland.
 Secretary, Mrs c. Sanford Bull.
 Treasurer, Mrs Irving H. Chase.
 The programme included the reading of an ode to Dr Russell by Miss Hillard, written by Miss Edith H. Mason of Chicago, a former pupil at the school. The scroll work of the signatures to the testimonial to Dr Russell is the work of Miss Christiana Liscomb of Albany, N. Y.
 The three days exercises in honor of the eightieth anniversary of Dr Russell closed last night by song recital in Buckingham Music hall under the direction of Miss Leila Livingston Morse.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
SHOT HIT EASIER BY.
William Campbell Accidentally Shot
 by F. A. Cables in Torrinatou.

Torrington. June It.-WiIliam Campbell. assistant foreman of the lathe department of the Hsadey Ma chine Co. was shot in the right leg above the knee while on his gay home from work yesterday. He vas taken 10 his home on TraVes street. where the bullet. a 22 eallber. Eas extract cd hy Dr Hayes
 As no report of rife or IilstoI vas fezrd the person Tesponsible for the accident was not located uHtiI late yesterday afternoon when F. A. Ca hles. resident of Turner avenue. who had learned of the accident. ex- piziued that as noon he vas shooting al suarrors on his premises and sup posed he vas responsible. As it rss an srcidsnt he Ess not arrested. but vas warned of che danger Of dis charging firearms within the borough limits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
BOY NvENTs EXPLOSIVE.
c. B. Gillette Says It Is More Pow.
 erful Than Dynamite.

Wlnsted. June II.-It became known here yesterday that c. BisseIl Gillette. son of Otis E. Gillette. ,s the inventor of an explosive known as Gillette" which Is claimed 10 be three times AS powerful as dynamite. The explosive is non-freezing. making Mr Gillette the original inventor of non-freezing niro-gIycerine. Demon strations were made in a vacant lot on Boyd street this afternoon, ex- perts from the Dupont Powder com pany of Wilmington. Del, being pres ent A twenty-three ton boulder and six smaller one were blown to pieces Mr Gillette has been working on .he explosive for eight months. being ss- sisted by Dr l.. Paul ChapIn. teacher Of chemistry at the Gilbert school.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
SOCIETY OF WAR OF 1872.
To Meet With the Sons of the Revo
 lutiOn.


 lutiOn.
 Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley, presi- dent of the Society of the War of 1912, has issued the following notice to the members:
 The Society of the War of 1912, in the state of Connecticut, will hold its annual meeting at the Nathan Hale school house, Nathan Hale park, East Haddam, Wednesday, June IT, 1908, for the election Of officers, board of managers and for the trans action of other business proper to come before said meeting. The meeting will follow that of :he Sons of the Revolution, which will be held at Il o'clock.
 Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, President.
 Walter St c. Harris, Registrar.
 The Society of the Sons of the Rev. olution has received a eommunica- tion from Nathan Hale Memorial chapter, D. A. R., of East Haddam, accepting an invitation from the so- ciety to be its guests at Nathan Hale Park on Wednesday, June l7.
 The Sons of the American Revo- lution have been unable to accept the invitation of the Sons of the Revolu- tion to meet with them at Nathan Hale park next Wednesday, the Sons Of the American Revolution having voted at their last annual meeting to hold their outing this year in the month of September A number of the Sons of the American Revolution have, however, signified their inten- tions of being present at East Had dam, the occasion being the annual meeting and basket picnic of the Sons of the Revolution.
 Because of the train schedule on the Valley branch the hour of the annual meeting of the Sons of the Revolution has been changed from II a. m. to 11:30. The retiring board of managers will meet at II a. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
state bond of Accountaner.

The state board of aec0unfancy ere ated by the last general assembly and consisting of Harry Treat Beers of New Haven, president, George E Hill of Bridgeport. treasurer. and Frederick C. Nsnvei of Waterbury. secretary. met in annual meeting tn room - at the Capitol yesterday. The present officers were reelected and a hearing was given to several appII- eants for certificates ss certified pu- lic accontants. The board hss been invited by the New Jersey lwarl If certified public accountauts io meet members of the boards of other states at the annual meeing of the Anieri- can association nf Pubic Acrountants to be held at Atlantic City. Y. !, nert October.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
CONNECTICUT AT CHICAGO.
Dinner by Mir Brooker for Governor
 and Lieutenant-Gover

Hon Charles F. Brooker, who is the republican national committee man from this state and chairman of the state delegation to the Chicago convention. has issued invitations to a dinner which he will give in honor of Governor Woodruff and Lieuten- ant Governor Lake, who accompany the delegation as guests. The din- ner is to be given at the Chicago club. Tuesday evening of next week. June 16. It Is understood that the invitations have been sent to dele gates and alternates and 10 those of the guests who hold official positions under the state or national govern ment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
Babe Goes tn snrinrSide.

New Haven. June 11.-NO trace having been secured of the parents Of the little child which was left on the steps of the house at l0S De Witt street last sunday night the isaby was yesterday taken to springside home. where 1t viil be cared for hy the city. The child which Is now q little orer q week old is thriving quite well and bids fair to become good hearty child
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-20
BROKE BONES OF A LEG
r. r. MILLER is SERIOUSLY IN
JUREo AT ST. CLAIR.
Stepped Into An Open Ditch That r. lad
Been Lett Unsuardeo, Excsva-
tlon Six Feet Deep.
From Saturdays Daily.

r. L. Miller, a music dealer of
Waseca, while in st. Clair Thursday
evening, met with serious accident
that will lay him up for some time.
He went out of the hotel to see if
his team had been fed, and stepped
into an open ditch, which had been
left unguarded, and both of his legs
were broken. DR.. C. j. Holman of
this city was summoned and reduced
the fracture, and then brought the
injured man to Mankato in the ton
neau of his automobile, and yesterday
morning he was able to take the train
for Waseca.
The excavation was five or six feet
deep, and four by five in size, and the
protection had become showed aside
and no light was placed to guard it.
Going out from the bright light of
the hotel office, Mr. Miller was unable
to distinguish objects in the darkness
and fell into the excavation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-20
GIFT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY

Bemidji, Mimi, Nov. lS-One of the
most successful hunting parties which
has been in the north woods this year
was headed by I. J. Miller. of this
city, who with State Senator, S. D.
Works, of Mankato, and S. B. Bailey,
of st. Paul, hunted from the head
waters of the Little Tamarack river,
seventeen miles northeast of kelliher
They had as a brother hunter Rev.
Deniston, also of this city. They
brought home fine moose.
The animal weighed about $50
pounds before being dressed, and the
head possessed magnificent set of
antlers, which We're 54s4 inches Spread
of the horns, with l4-inch webbs on
each side. The head of this monster
moose will be mounted and Senator
Works will present it to the free pub
lie library at Mankato where it will
always be on exhibition. The hide
win be tanned for table scarf for
Mr.. Miller.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-20
Nov 2O-27-Dec A.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON ELL
ING PETITION TO SELL LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Mar
tina E. Gardner deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of.
Friedrich kron. executor of said estate.
setting fprth the amount of personal
estate that has come into his hands.
the disposition thereof. and how much
remains undispoSed Of the amount of
debts outstanding against said deceased.
as far as the same can be ascertalned;
the legacies unpaid, and description
|! of all the real estate, of which said de-
ceased died seized, and the condition
and value of the respective portions or
lots thereof; the persons interested in
praying that license be to him granted
to sell the north fortyfour feet of lot
leight in block thirty four of the city
|of Mankato, according to the r. d:
record in the office of the register of
deeds of said county. And it appearing
by said petition that there is not suffi
Client personal estate in the hands of
|legacies or expenses of administration.
and that it is necessary for the pay
ment of such debts. legacies or ex-
|penses to sell of said real estate.
1t is therefore ordered, that all per-
sons interested I'm said estate appear
before this court on Monday. the 14th
day of December. A. D; 1908: at 10
the City of Mankato in said County.
then and there to show cause Gf any
there be- why license should not be
granted to said executor to sell SO much
of the real estate of said deceased as
shall be necessary to pay such debts,
legacieS and expenses.
And it is Further Ordered That this
order shall be published once in each
week. for three successive weeks prior
to said day of hearing, in the Man
kato Free Press weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato. in
said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 18th day of
November, A. D. 1908
By the Court:
VIM F. HUGHES
Judge of Probate.
probate Court Seal)
Walter A. Plymat, Atty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-20
RID HEBRON OF WOLVES
HENRY SPICER is ORGANIZING
HUNT FOR ANIMALS.
Hounds to 30 Brought Into Play Also,
the Men VIII Line All the Ra~
vines and Brush.
From Mondays Daily.


Henry Spicer is organizing a great
wolf hunt, to take place in Hebron,
Nicollet county, on Wednesday of this
week. He has secured the promise of
twenty-five hunters to Join in, with
fourteen hounds. He has personally
inspected the ground and has laid his
plans like a general who has made
strategy his long suit.
The men are to be stationed in lines,
and are to remain secreted, while the
hounds are to skirmish around and
start the wolves from their lairs. When
the unwary wolves run from the
swamps and willow covers along the
river for the protection of the timber
in the ravines, they will find each
ravine lined with men who will shoot
them down, if the plans do not miscar-
ry. 1t is hoped to rid Hebron of the
wolf nuisance in one general slaughter.
The bounty from the scalps and the
gratitude of the farmers will reward
the hunters for their trouble and out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-20
INDICTED COUNTYTREASURER
Considerable Stir Created In Red
wood Falls BY Action Of G. J.
From SATURDAYS Dai1y.

Quite a bit of excitement was caus-
ed last, Wednesday by the indictment
of j. Albert Johnson, county treasurer
of Redwood county, by the grand jury
at the present term of court which was
held at Redwood Falls. The grand
jury probed into the affairs of the
county treasurer and charges him with
embezzhng So, 400 in 1906 1t is be-
lieved that the matter will cause quite
a stir and that several other county
as well as some state officials will be
involved in the affair. Mr.. Johnson's
bond has been fixed at $4,000, for his
appearance at the next term of court.
Dallas Lair, who was chairman of
the democratic county committee, was
also indicted, charged with sending out
an anonymous circular letter during
the campaign just closed, duplicating
County Auditor l.. 2. Larson in the
dedication. He was placed uader $500
bonds, to appear before the district
court at the next term, Mr.. Laird
was formerly postmaster of Redwood
Falls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-20
JOHN ULMAN is DEAD
ONE OF THE PIONEER RESI-
DENTS OF MANKATO.
Game Here Many Years Ago, Was a
Soldier During the Outbreak Of
the Indians.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
John Ulman, one of the pioneer
residents of Mankato, and well known
to all the older settlers, died at 955
o'clock last evening at his home, 9l9
East Main street, of hemorrhages of
the bowels. His bowel trouble began
about two weeks ago, but he had
been a sufferer from rheumatism for
thirty years past, and it was thought
lately that he had Bright's disease.
Mr.. Ulman was born I'M Germany,
and would have been seventy-six years
of age had he lived until Dec. l6. He
came to America when twenty years
of age and located in Mankato and
resided here ever since He was one
of the first settlers, and engaged in
farming, which he followed Just east
of the city, until five or six years
ago, when he retired. He served as
guard during the Indian outbreak,
being stationed in this city to pro-
tect it against the Sioux.
Mr.. Ulman was married in Mankato
to Miss Barbara Guth, a sister of the
late Henry Guth, and is survived by
her, as well as by three sons and six
daughters. The sons and daughters
are John of Goldfeld, New. August of
Salida, Col, Mrs. John J. Salfer of
Ray, n D., Mrs. B. S. Harrison of Spo-
kane, Wash.,i Miss Sophia Ulman of
Hutchinson, Kas., Miss Barbara Ulman
of Texico, Kas., and Misses Anna and
Julia and Henry L. Ulman, residing
at home. Mr. Ulman also left two
brothers, Ed. and Peter Ulmen, i'll this
oity and one sister in Germany, Mrs.
Bagen
The deceased was member of st.
Peter and PauPs Catholic church and
of the Mems society of the church He
was highly respected by all who knew
him He was an industrious man, a
good citizen, neighbor and friend, and
his death is sincerely regretted.
Funeral services will not be held
until Tuesday at a. m, in order to
give the children time to arrive. They
will be held at st. Peter and PauFs
church, and the interment will be
made at Calvary cemetery.
Mr. Ulmen came to Mankato in
1857. He left his home in Germany in
1S53
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-20
KENNEDY BRIDGE ITEMS

The corn husking and the farm
work is about all finished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Troy of Sterl-
ing spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
E. r. Ady.
The ladies' fair at the church last
Friday night was largely attended
The amount taken in was $3l.
There will be church and Sunday
school every Sunday afternoon from
now on, with Mr.. Clark as pastor
Miss Ida Franska is assisting Mrs.
McCarty with her house work this
week
j. E. Ireland has his new kitchen
nearly finished. Mr.. Kunz and Mr..
McCollum are doing the work.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Miller and two
sons spent Sunday with Mrs. H. Huff
man.
Mr.. Claud Phelps is able to be
around again after a spell of quinsy.
The dance at the Decoria hall was
largely attended
The Kennedy bridge church has been
repaired and is now in first class
shape.
Mrs. J. L. Alexander was called to
st. Paul today to the bedside of a
sick sister.
The Ladies, Aid will meet with
Mrs. Oracle Schroeder Nov 18th.