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The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
HEARING FOR 0. SLATER
ACCUSED OF STAYING A RICH
WOMAN IN SCOTLAND.
viii Decide Whether r
Man Is to Be Turned Over to John
Bull Of England.
T Special to The Free Press.]

New York, Jan. lS.-Otto Slater
uary on the arrival of the steamer
Lusitania from Liverpool and held on
a murder charge preferred by the
British police, will be given near
ing before United States Commissioner
er Shields tomorrow. If the charge is
sustained, Slater will be returned to
Scotland for trial. The British police
allege that Slater is wanted in Glas-
Cow in connection with the murder of
Gilchrist, wealthy woman
who lived in that city Accompanying
the man was a young woman, who,
he said, was his wife. On the passen-
ger list she was described as Mrs. o.
Sands. The young woman was taken
in charge by the immigration author
tiles and held on Ellis Island pending
developments in the case.
When questioned, the man readily
admitted that his name was not Sands.
He said his real name was Otto Slater
and that he recently came from Glas-
gov. Both the man and the woman
read of the murder in the Liverpool
papers just before they sailed for New
York.
A search of the effects of the man
and woman revealed pawn ticket,
which, the police say, has much sig
nifcance. The ticket. it is said, repre-
sents a diamond crescent brooch, and
such a jewel was taken from the Gil
christ home on the day of the muir
DER
Miss Marian Gilchrist, wealthy
woman. eighty-two years old, was muir
dered in her apartments on the evening
Of Dec. 2l A maid discovered her
mistress body in the dining room.
was evidently the motive for
the crime rs the rooms had been ran
.acked.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE
Representative WiIlett's Speech At.
tackng the President.

Washington. Jan. 20-Disposing Of
the speech of Representative Willett
of New York attacking the president
by referring it to a special committee,
the house proceeded to take MI the
various appropriation bills that have
been reported within the past few
days. The pension and urgent def
cheney bills were passed without de-
lay, and when adjournment was
taken the naval appropriation bill was
under consideration.
Representative Butler of Pennsylva-
MIA occupied the chair during the de
bate on the provision of the pension
appropriations bill which abol.
ishes all but one of the eighteen pen
sion agencies throughout the country
The bill, which carries total appro
priation of $3.50, 5000, was passed
practically as reported by the commit
tee on pensions. A plan to pay pen
sioners quarterly was defeated.
The urgent deficiency bill, which
carries appropriations amounting to
s1,O26,402. was passed after roll
call and several votes had been called
for on an amendment offered by Rep
resentative Heflin of Alabama pro-
viding for an appropriation of 100000
for further distribution of seeds by
the department of agriculture.
A message from the president rec
ommending an appropriation of $780,
900 for a commission to investigate
the conditions in the republic of Lii
IBERIA, Africa, was read.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
HELD LAST SAD RITES
FUNERAL or YORKE CHILDREN
OCCURRED TODAY
Fully Three Thousand People Viewed
Remains at the Underts king
Rooms Last Evening.
FROM Fridays Daily.

from Fridays Daily.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the four murdered 1orke
children took place at TWO o'clock this
afternoon at the Presbyterian church,
and were conducted by Rev. T. Ross
Faden, the pastor. The church was
packed full, many who did not know
the family at all attending. Many
beautiful floral contributions were
seen, and the services were highly
Roy Holmes had charge
of the music, and Miss Lucille Brand
enburg was organist. Four boys acted
as pail bearers for all of the caskets,
which were white, and three white
hearses conveyed the caskets to the
German Lutheran cemetery, where the
bodies of the children were laid away
beside those of their mother and two
brothers, in the family lot.
The funeral was one of the saddest
ever witnessed in Mankato, and there
was scarcely a dry eye seen in the
church. Yesterday and last evening
and today thousands of persons viewed
the remains of the children and their
father in the undertaking rooms. 1t
is estimated that fully three thousand
people viewed the remains of the chill
dren last evening, and it was with
some difficulty that crush was pre-
vented. Many who were attracted out
of morbid curiosity entered the line
several times, not satisfied with one
view, and the patience of those in
charge of the rooms was often
All of the absent surviving sons and
daughters of Mr.. Yorke were present
at the funeral today. Ed. Yorke and
wife, John Yorke and Miss Alice Yorke
of st. Paul, Frank Yorke of Racine,
Wis.,, and Miss Emma Yorke of Fort
Yates, n. d., and Harry Yorke of
Iowa were present.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the father will be held to-
morrow forenoon at the undertaking
rooms of John Klein company, as
stated yesterday.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
IMPROVING THE HIGHWAYS
Farmers in Vicinity of Eagle Lake
Organize a Bee"

SiXty-five and more farmers living
in the vicinity of Eagle Lake organ
lied a "bee" today and are at work
improving two highways leading into
that village. Gravel from a pit on
the river bank two miles from Eagle
Lake is being hauled upon the roads.
The farmers who organized the ''bee''
will contribute two days to the i'm.
provement of the highways.
The roads under Improvement lead
from the south and east into the vii
lage. and were sadly in need of re-
pair.
All the farmers in the vicinity of
Eagle Lake are enthusiastic advocates
of good roads and they have exhibited
the right spirit in the present instance.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
Vernon Center

Mrs. c. H. Halverson returned from
Rochester Saturday night.
Miss Mae Wilbur was a Mankato
visitor Tuesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Halverson
Jan. 8, a boy.
A number from here saw "Johnnie
Jones" at Mankato Theatre Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. L. c. Rue, who has been i'll
the past week, is improving.
Miss Hazel Young visited her cousin
Miss Mabel Credicott of Winnebago
Thursday.
Miss Gladys Wyman spent Sunday
at home.
E. L. Kendall is visiting friends
and relatives in Vernon and vicinity.
Mis- Lucy Luhring spent Thursday
with Lake Crystal friends.
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Hays spent
Sunday with Good Thunder friends
DIR. Mielicke made business trim
to Mankato Tuesday.
Miss Fitzgerald visited Good Thunder
friends Sunday.
Myrtle Bates returned home Monday
after weeks visit with friends at st.
James.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Loveless returned
to their home at Gettysburg, S. D.,
after weeks visit with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Morrow.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22


Number of water takers, l,26l. This
includes those who are connected on
other meters and those who take wa
ter only during the summer season.
Number of meters in use, LII.
Five cent frontage tax levied in
1908.
Number of gallons water pumped
during the year, 3O2,95O,O24. Cost of
plant to date, Sal, ,O54Ol; expended for
water mains extensions during the
year, $l,O30.39; water bonds outstand-
ing, $67, 1000; water bonds paid May l.,
1908, $4,000.
We have overhauled and repaired all
of the valves and hydrants in the
system and have put them in first
class condition.
Since repairing the valve at the in
tersection of Front and Main streets,
the working pressure of the pump has
been reduced from los pounds to 90
pounds working pressure, resulting in
quite a saving of fuel as well as
extra strain on the machinery.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
NO CANDIDATE Is CHOSEN
Election of Senator From Illinois
Thrown Into Joint Assembly.

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 20.-No candi-
date for United States senator having
received a majority of either house in
the balloting in the separate houses.
the election of a senator to succeed
Senator Albert ]. Hopkins is now
thrown into joint assembly of the two
branches of the legislature in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
constitution and the federal statutes
Senator Hopkins received a bare
majority in the senate, but his failure
to obtain a majority in the lower
house resulted in no choice on the
first ballot The joint session, it is
expected, will proceed to ballot upon
each legislative day until choice is
reached, or in other words. until some
candidate receives 103 votes.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
GIVEN SCANT ATTENTION
Only a Few Wreaths Placed Upon
Poe's Grave.

Baltimore, Jan. 20.-While in many
of the poets birth was celebrated
Edgar Allan PCe's grave in the angle
of two of the high walls of Westmins.
ter Presbyterian churchyard was
given the scant attention of only a
few wreaths placed there without
ceremony. Few persons attempted
to enter the locked gates that bar the
way to a nearer and better view of
the last resting place of the poet.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22

Lake Crystal Union: The good peple
of Madison Lake invited our old and
genial friend, President Hance of the
Mankato Four Traction company, to
visit them and talk over the matter of
running the trolley line from the city
out to their village. Such enterprise
would give the village such an i'm
petus in her forward movement that
enterprises of various kinds would To-
cate there and the village would grow
to beat the band. The effort is
worthy of emulation and a place that
would like to be something besides a
grab bag catch. will do well to take
notice
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
Gates Denies REPORTS

Gates, reported to have been bitten
by a pet bulldog which was said to
have been attacked by a ragid dog
passed through Tucson and laughed
at the story that he was in danger OF
hydrophobia. Gates was leading his
bulldog about on chain and denied
that either he or his dog was in dan
ger of rabies.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
Vetoes Prohibition Bill

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 20.-Governor
Patterson has filed with the clerk of
the senate message vetoing the
statewide prohibition bill which last
week was passed by both houses of
the legislature. The measure will be
passed over the governors veto.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22

The Winona Independent makes this
observation. "An eX-president grovel-
ing for livelihood would not be a
pleasing figure" Well, we do not know
that any of them ever groveled. They
managed to worry along some way.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
Amboy Schools Not Closed.

FROM MONDAYS Daily.
The president of the Amboy board
of education states that the report
that the schools of that village have been
closed on account of diphtheria is
false. There are but two cases of
diphtheria in the town and the schools
are not closed.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
UNIQUE NEWS STORIES.

Mrs. Josephine Wells, cousin by
marriage of Mayor Wells of st. Louis,
died at her home here as the result
OF eating oysters and cream puffs. Slvs
had partaken heartily of these when
pcrtonitis developed.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
Coroner's Cases in Limetown

From Thursdays Daily.
The number of coroner's cases in
Lime township in the last twenty
years has been fifteen, which is per-
haps more than anywhere else in the
county outside of Mankato
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
WANTED n

nave purchased the wood
saving outfit of Mr. Graves, and will
do saving at any time. Country
work speciality. C. H. Burmeister,
Citizens phone ll25-M, or North
western 294.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
Fireman Dies of Injuries.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Louis Piekl, who was run over bv
the locomotive of which he was
fireman. at New Ulm, died at a hos
pital in that city late yesterday af
ternoon. The funeral will be held
at Owatonna.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22

Mrs. f. S. Caldwell, who removed 20
Kankee, H., from Marengo, H., three
weeks ago, says the family cat has
travelled back to that city, distance
of 1870 miles. The cat disappeared and
arrived in Marengo four days later,
foot sore. ta't t0 ,.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22

The interest on water bonds, viz:
8,S8s.9S IS proper charge against
the water department, but in conaii-
Grafton of the free water received br
the city as set forth below the interest
on water bonds has been paid bv the
city from the general TAX levy for
interest on bonds.
The city receives water free for the
following purposes, p conservative esti-
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
MAKE HEARTS FLUTTER
MARQUIS OF ANCLESEY is CON-
ING TO AMERICA.
Heiresses in This Country Will Be
Given An Opportunity to Sell
Themselves for Title.
Especial to The Free Press.1

London, Jan. 20.-American heiresses
are to have another chance at title.
His lordship, the Marquis of Anglesey,
accompanied by his cousin, Bertie,
Paget, one of Lady Paget's twin sons,
sailed today for New York for an
indefinite stay in America 1t is an
nounced that they viii spend some time
in New York, possibly to look over
the eligible bellies of Gotnam's "4OO,''
and will then make an extensive tour
of the western part of the United
States and Canada.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
And They Do Fool 'Em.

Racine Journal: With the parole fea-
ture any prisoner with a good working
mind ought to be able to fool the
parolers.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
To ES@nggEsaEe
the Bowel, g ] 3,

Keep the bowels regular
This is the hrst and most important rule of
health.
You can depend on DR.. A. w Chase's Kid
ney and Liver Pills to help you carry out this
rule.
They effect prompt and thorough movemen.
OF the bowels and as they do not lose their
effect the dose does not have 10 be increased.
By their enlivening action on the liver they
positively cure biliousness and constipation.
Mr.. PHILIP BUCKLE, Gypsum, Kansas,
writes:-"For sixteen years had to use med.
icine for constipation and find DR.. A. w
Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills excellent.
With other pills had to continually increase
the dose but only take one-half pill twice a
week and find that this keeps the system in
splendid condition"
There is no question as to the efficiency Of
this well-known family medicine. Que pill q
dose, IS cents a box. At all dealers and DR..
A. w. Chase Medicine Co. Buffalo. N. Y
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22

The bite of a colt month ago re-
suited fatally to Mrs. Barbara Dworak,
seventy-siX years old, of Waukesha,
Wis, who died from blood poison at
the Columbus hospital. Mrs. Dworak
was bitten on the right arm amonth
ago and when the wound became in
famed she came to Chicago for treat
ment. Amputation was necessary, but
failed to save her life.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
DIRECTORS.
Mankato State Bank
MANKATO, MINI.

CAPITAL $40 nm
Surplus d Undivided pronts SIS 0Oe
z. q. HARRINGTON, President
FRANK FOWLER, Vice Presiden%
JNO. r. THOMAS, Cashier.
{. scHoYEN, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
Frank Fowler John c. r->a
~. G. Harrington A. G.. Tsac,-
&C. w. BabcOck Geo. n Rovntor
Geo. B. Owen. John r. Thono
Fred Kron. Mic .ruliar
II. o. Sundt
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22

Got your supply of 1909 calendars
yet?
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
Will Cut Wide Swath.

His lordship is expected to cut a
wide swath in New York society, hav-
ing met most of its leaders on this
side. Both Lord Anglesey and young
Paget are credited with unfortunate
love affairs. Anglesey is said to have
aspired to the hand of Princess "Pat-
sey" of Connaught and she has favored
his suit, but her parents, as well as
the king, nipped the romance in the
bud. The princess is now looking very
wearied and bored and prematurely
Sedatc
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
National Bank of
Commerce
s10O.00O.Oe
OFFICERS
CAPITAL

eNH''Al 800. .00O0e
OFFICERS
Z. L. OLESON, President
"A. l.. WHEELER, Vice President
WIN. j. FLACHSENIIAR, Assistant
Cashier.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22
Has Desperate Love Affair.

BERTHE Paget had desperate love
affair with beautiful Millicent James,
daughter of Queen Alexandra's friend,
Mrs. Willie James. Neither had any
fortune, so Miss James parents OBJ
iected. The young couple swore un-
alterable fidelity, but Miss Millicent
is already all but engaged to Lord
Bury eldest son of the Earl of Abe
marie. He also is poor, but the Jameses
are willing to make an effort to pro-
vide adequately for his future.
The Countess of Anglesey dined at
Lady Paget's on New Years Eve, and
some of the older men of the party,
when the ladies had withdrawn, were
interested by having both Anglesey
and Bertie comparing English girls un-
favorably in steadfastness with Ameri-
can girls
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22

With pulse beating but twenty six
times a minute, yet enjoying appar-
emily good health, DR.. j. G. Mensch of
Pennsburg Pa, banker, druggist and
one of Perkiomen valleys oldest ac-
tive physicians, celebrated his seventy
ninth birthday anniversary Jan. TO-
An eminent specialist who recently ex-
amined the doctor, pronounced it the
most remarkable case of its kind in
the country, and said he could not
see how a man with such pulse
could live for a day. DIR. Menscn is
six feet tall and as straight as pillar.
He attributes his preservation to a
busy life and constant employment OF
his mind, as well as the total alb
stinence from narcotics and stimulants.
DIR. Mensch still enjoys an extensive
office practice and is the oldest active
member of the Lehigh Valley Medic;y
association.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22

A mewing cat beating with its paws
against the front windows in the store
of Albert Pick & Co., 1919 Randolph
street, Chicago, gave the alarm of a
flood of water in the store coming
from defective sprinkler system and
saved the firm hundreds of dollars
Sergeant Thomas Phelon of the de-
tective bureau, noticed the cat in the
window of the store. which is across
the street from the city hall. He sus-
pected something was wrong, and, go
ing to the rear of the building, saw
through a window stream of water
flowing down a stairway. He entered
the building and found the sprinkler
system on the second floor was out of
order. The stream of water had nearly
covered the first floor.
The Mankato free press., 1909-01-22

Says the San Francisco Chronicle:
"The sentence of eight years imposed
by an Oakland Judge on man who
broke into grocery store and stole
eleven pennies and two pies will strike
most persons as being excessive. 1t
may very likely be true that the crime
was premeditated one and that, as
the Judge said, the intent was as great
as if larger amount had been taken.
Yet it is rather dangerous for the
courts to assume the right to inter
pret intent too arbitrarily, and GER
tainly man who took eleven penniea
and two pies could not have been
much of burglar"
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-03-19
ADMISSION

the election of officers OF B. o. Mum
Der "a on Saturday night last at Ham
ilton Hill.
Mrs. Annie Hamer died few days
ago. Her funeral rs preached by
Rev. A. j. Leath at the residence.
Interment at Hamilton Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Murrell, age about 85, who was
burned at her home on Smiths Spring
Read died and her remains were in.
tered at Murrels cemetery.
Mre Amanda Mclaughlin is recov-
ering from a spell of sickness.
Mr.. A. ]. Vanleer, of Nashville was
the guest of his parents Mr.. and Mrs
George Vanleer.
Saturday and Sunday was quarterly
meeting at Solomon Chapel. Presid
ing elder G. L. Jackson was present
and preached an able sermon at II: 80
a. m. The pastor preached at 1880 p
m. The results were good.
Rev. G. H. Williams dined with Mr.
and Mrs. Van Searcy on Sunday last
The Solomon Chapel Sunday-schoo
is preparing for Easter on Sunday
April II, 1909
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-03-19

Dr. R. L. Washington, recently of
our town but now of Nashville, was
out on the 18th.
Mrs. Ugie Waddy, who has been
spending the week in Nashville, has
returned home.
Miss Estella Campbell, of Nash
vile, is visiting Misses Sadie and
Tagn Foster.
Mrs. J. D. Mitchell gave a 5 o'clock
dinner in honor of Mrs. Precilla
Pickett, of Murfreesboro, on the 9Th.
arious delicacies of the season were
served
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Waddy enter
tanned at o'clock dinner Sunday,
March 14th, in honor of their neice.
Mrs. Will Davis, of Nashville Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wad-
dy, Mr. and Mrs. Hynes, Mrs. Sam
Winstead, Rev. l. ]. Jordan, of Nash
vile, Mr.. Albert Howard, of Frank
lin.
Quite a delightful evening was
spent at the residence of Miss Hattie
Thomas on the 14th. Ices and other
good things were served. Those
present were Misses Fannie Joe
Woodbridge, Jennie May Hodge, Flor
ence Cheatham, Martha B. Woodbridge,
Lizzie Cheatham and Jessie Kinnard
Mrs. j. w. Brown and little
daughter, Juanita, of Peducah, KY,
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Church.
Rev. D. w. Binford preached at
Rockhill Sunday to a large crowd
Mr.. H. J. Ewing and Mr. Patton went
out with Rev. Binford
Mrs. James Sykes and Mrs. John
son, of Nashville, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Fount Brown.
Mrs. Dave Hughes is on the sick
list.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-03-19
FISK LITERARY CLUB.

Miss Laura Stump, of Twelfth ave-
nue., North entertained the Fisk Club
on Friday afternoon, March 18th.
Much important business was dis
cussed and expedited. The four cap
tains reported their squads in excellent
working order, and by commence
ment the mile of Pennies" from
present indications will be collected.
All are eagerly working to make this
the banner year in the history of the
alumni, as regards the creating of
greater interest in all that pertains
to the school, and also to aid in fl
nancial way as never before. The
members are determined that the
spirit of sacrifice shown by such
sainted souls as President Cravath,
Profs. Bennett, Spence and Chase,
dear Prof. Morgan, and last but not
least, the venerable dean of the in
stitution, Prof. H. H. Wright, shall
never die, but with increasing years
their usefulness shall become more
apparent. Members answered to roll
call with quotations from their ia
vorite authors. The program follows:
prayer. Mrs. p. R. Burrus; piano solo,
Miss Lucy Phillips; current events,
Mrs. G. w. Brown; vocal solo, Miss
Lucy B. White; vocal solo, Miss Lady
E. l.. Phillips. At the close of the
program the guests were invited into
the dining-room where a. most de-
lightful luncheon of two courses was
served. Miss Stump had as her
guests the following persons Mes
danes P. r. Burrus, G. w. Brown,
J. R. Levy, F. A. Stewart, Misses
Elizabeth B. Moore, E. J. Terry, Villa
H. McBroome, Lady Emma Louise
Phillips, Lucy Phillips, Lillian Banks,
lillian Bright, Martha c. Grisham,
Flora F. Wright, Minnie Mai Hunter,
Mabel Mckay, Mamie Allison, Lucy
B. White, Minnie Bramlette, jamie e.
Benson. The next meeting Of the
club will be with Miss Flora F.
Wright, of Eighteenth avenue, North,
on the afternoon of Friday, March
26th, at $3.50 o'clock.
Mrs. James R. Levy, of Florence,
S. c., left for her home Wednesday
night. Mrs. Levy, who has been here
with her little daughter, Camille,
since October, goes home to prepare
for her crystal anniversary which will
be celebrated April 18th. She carries
with her the best wishes of her
friends and co-laborers in the Fisk
Club, of which she was an enthusiast
tic member. They hope for her a
pleasant summer and shall eagerly
await her return to their band next
/, 4 autumn. Her daughter will remain
in this city until Fisk closes.
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Is Cents,

and the double Quartette, gave an
entertainment at the First Baptist
Church, Tuesday evening, March Is.
They rendered very pleasing selec-
tions. A very late selection, titled,
Afternoon Calls" was sung by the
Nightingales, and they were en-
chored but failed to respond because
of the length of the programme. Miss
Agnes P. Hampton, with her sweet
baritone voice, sang Are you sim
cere?" Then 81 wish | had a girl, "
was most ably sung by Miss Dora A.
Jones.
Miss Beulah B. Farmer, of Chatta'
nooga, who has been confined to her
room the past week, is able to be in
her classes again.
Mr.. Oscar N. Brown, Of Nashville
was in the city last week and attend
ed the semi-monthly social at Turner
Normal College, Friday evening.
Mr.. Amos Ryalls, of Murfreesboro
was guest of Miss Leoda Morris, OF
Turner College, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Una Dwiggins has gone out tC
take Mrs. Ellie Brown-Bias' place in
Fall Creek as teacher.