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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
DEFENSE. TO ENTER PLEA
OF ALCOHOLIC INSANITY
Shovel introduced in Evidence as
Weapon with Which Wife Struck
Husband Before He Killed Her

GOLDFIELD, New, Dec. 20.-At the
trial of John j. Sheridan, charged
with the murder of his wife, the de-
fense today identified a shovel which
had been placed in evidence as the
weapon with which the defendants
wife was seen by a witness to strike
him previous to the tragedy.
Mrs. Dan Ryan, Sheridan's sister,
reviewed his former life in Ireland,
and said he frequently indulged in
intoxicating liquors.
The defense announced that experts
on alcoholic insanity would be placed
on the stand this afternoon and prom
ised to rest its case tomorrow.
Local interest in the trial is intense
and the court room is daily crowded to
its capacity
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
SOCIETY WOMEN AID
STRIKERS IN GOTHAM
LEADERS OF 400" TO DIRECT
FACTORY GIRLS
Cause of Shirtwaist Makers is Givsn
Material Impetus by the Help of
Mrs. Belmont and Anne
Morgan

PHILADELPHIA Dec. 2O.-FOllOwing
the example of their sister workers IN
New York, several thousand shirtwaist
makers of this city went on strike today
for increased wages and better working
conditions
This is in accordance with the plan
laid cut at three largely attended mass
meetings held last night by the MEM
bers of the Ladies' Garment Workers
union"
The strike. which has been agitated
for some time, was determined upon at
a meeting of the strike committee of the
unions i'm New York. Their action was
ratified at the mass meetings last night
Recognition of the union and increased
wages to 20 per cent are demanded.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
BREAK ROADS TO FEED
SHEEP BURIED IN SNOW

CASPER, Wyo., Dec. 20.-All avail
able men are breaking roads from the
railroad west of here to points where
sheep are showed in and reported to
be starving.
Shipments of grain are being un-
loaded at various points along the line
of the Union Pacific, and will be trans
ported overland as rapidly as possible
to be fed to the suffering animals.
The weather is still severe. Railroad
traffic is seriously impeded.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
Juror Talks Too Much

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.-The jury
in the $4,000 damage suit brought by
Warren Smith against the United Rail-
roads of this city was dismissed today
by Judge Murasky when the PLAINTIFF ;
attorney accused Bernard Spiers, one
of the jurymen, of having talked about
the case in public.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
BALLOON AND GARAGE ARE
DAMAGED BY HURRICANE

COLOGNE, Dec. 20.-A hurricane
tore off the doors of the great balloon
garage yesterday and tossed the diri-
gible balloon housed there about like
a gigantic football, The dirigible was
wrecked
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
Delaney Serving Time

OAKLAND, Dec. 20.-John S. De-
lancey passed through the gates of the
penitentiary at San Quentin at 1880
this morning and entered on his six
years term for the felonious embezzle-
ment of $4,000 from the estate of the
late George Hite Cook, While acting
in the capacity of legal representative
of former Public Administrator George
Gray.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
FINANCIAL "MEL0N"
~ CUTTING IS PLANNED
Consolidated Gas Company Expects to
Distributes Fifty Million Dollars
in Stock

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-A financial
"melon" involving a $50,000,000 stock
distribution is said today to be planned
by the Consolidated Gas company, the
'ocal lighting combine.
The company will soon move its
manufacturing plants from the high
priced city property to Long Island,
. and tine Consolidated will form com
pany to take over the vacated city
property and distribute the stock as a
so per cent dividend to the Consolidat-
ed stockholders.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
Noted Enoineer Dies

WILMINGTON, N. c.. Dec. 2O.--Maj
Charles p Bolles, sc years old, a con-
federate veteran and the engineer who
built the first battery and laid out the
plan of fortification which withstood
such terrific bombardment by the fed
eral feet during the civil war, is dead
at his home here.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21

demns the action of Mrs. Belmont, Miss
Morgan and others in espousing the
cause of the strikers, declaring they are
doing the girls a harm and merely
prolonging a little longer the strike,
which but for their interference would
have died a natural death by this
time"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
Fire DESTROYS seven-story Building

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Fire de-
stroyed the seven-story business block
at 1926 West Fourteenth street to-
day The police drove fifty persons
from the Salvation Army training
school, next door. and more than 400
employees from the burning building.
Loss $150000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
Aonultted Of Non-support charae

OAKLAND. Dec. 2O.-C P. Colburn,
travelling auditor for the Pacific States
Gas company. was acquitted today of
a charge of failure to provide paced
against him by Mary Colburn, his wife.
1t was shown that at the time of his
arrest Colburn was providing amply
for his family.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
London Store DESTROYED

LONDON, Dec. 2O.-The big draper
store of Arding & Hobbs at Clapham,
in the southwestern quarter of London,
was wrecked by fire today. The 800
women employed on the premises
escaped with difficulty.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
MYSTERIOUS FIRE CAUSES
DEATH OF THREE CHILDREN

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-John. Charles
and Mary Corrodio, Z, 2 and years
old, respectively, were burned to death
today in their house at South Chicago
when the house caught fire from
myste, fous cause during the absence
of their parents.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
AGreQt
Christmas Store

The Yued sentiment perfect by
the besowa USEFUL PRACTICAL GIFTS This EXCLUS-
which should
mind by seeking appropriate HOLIDAY REEMBA for the
departments gifts
character and ALL who make their
excellent
judgment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
Apr. i6-23-3o. May 7.t4-2t.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLO

Default having been made I'm the con-
dition of ,,s certain morrtgage deed exc
man, as mortgagor, to Mary Burns, as
mortgagee, dated the first day of March,
1907. and recorded In the office of the
Register of Deeds i'm and for the county
of Blue Earth and State of Minnesota.
on the End day of March, 1907. at 9:4O
O'Clock a. NJ. In book 50 of Mortgages
ON page 1884, by which said mortgage
there was conveyed and granted to said
mortgagee by said mortgagor the follow
ing real estate. situated in the said
county, to-wit:
Lot nine co in block nine co. in
Hinckiey's Addition to the town (now
clty) OF Mankato. according to the plat
OF said addition on file and of record
in the office of the Register of Deeds
III and for the county of Blue Earth
aforesaid.
of One Hundred Dollars ($1OO.0O) with
interest thereon at the rate of seven
per cent q per cent? per annum pay
able able annually. according to the condi-
cuted and delivered by said mortgagor to
SAID MORTGAGE, and which said note
ana mortgage has heretofore been duly
assigned by the said mortgage to A.
H. Turrittin by an instrument i'm writ
ing, bearing date March 9th, 1907 and
duly recorded In the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds, Blue Earth County, Mime
sofa. on the 18th day of March. 1907 at
ges on page 523. and there now being
que on said debt and note secured by
SAID mortgage the sum of One Hundred
Dollars ($1O000) and interest thereon at
the rate of seven per cent G. per cent?
per annum from and since March 1st
1908; and no action or proceeding has
been instituted at law or otherwise to
recover the amount due on said debt
and note secured by said mortgage or
any part thereof;
NOW THEREFORE,. Notice is hereby
given that by virtue and in pursuance of
the power of sale in said mortgage con-
tanned and recorded Herewith and of the
statute in such case made and provided
the above described premises will be sold
at public auction at the easterly front
door of the Court House in and for said
County of Blue Earth and in the CITY
of Mankato. therein on SATURDAY. the
18th day of May, 1909 at ten O'Clock i'm
the forenoon to satisfy the amount of
said mortgage debt then due and unpaid
together with the costs and expenses of
the foreclosure proceedings. including
Fifteen Dollars ($150O) attorneys fees
as stipulated i'm said mortgage and said
mortgage will thereby be foreclosed. sub
Ject to redemption at any time within
one year from the date of sale as pro
vided by law.
Dated at Mankato. Minnesota, this 18th
day of April A. D.. 1909
"A. II. TURRITTIN.
Assignee of Mortgage
S. IS. WILSON.
Mankato. MINI.
fOt Acct 49,
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would be given the power to contract
bills in emergencies in case OF con'a-
oious or infectious diseases or for the
abatement of nuisances. He should
publish financial statement monthly
Dir. Bielland said that the health
officer should be given unlimited power
to act quickly and not be hampered
by any machine or peanut politics.
Fixing the Salary Of Health Officer
As to the salary to be paid the
health officer, the report provides that
the salary shall be fixed by the council
at sum not less than 5000 annually
and the health officer be allowed fees
in certain cases. 1t would be made
the duty of the health officer to Visit
each case of contagious or infectious
disease once. for which he would re.
ceiye a fee of So but no fee Tor sub
sequent visits, the object of the visit
being to instruct the family on the
precautions to be taken to prevent
the spread of the disease. He would re-
ceve 81 per year for all milk licenses.
Dir. Bielland said that in normal times
the health officer would draw 500
to $500 year, while he would earn
81 200.
The report also recommended that a
rigid inspection be made of milk, meat
and vegetables and fruits, and a yearly
appropriation for the department. The
heclts officer would be given power to
appoint one OF more sanitary lnspec-
tors and to fix their salaries, and to
hire or contract for a garbage collected
and for the burial of dead animals.
What was sought for was efficiency
in these things. The report was signed
by Drs. Bjeland, Andrews and Hiel-
scher.
DIR. Andrews favored the report in
all things except that the council should
fix the salaries of the health inspec-
tors.
Regarding Municipal Light Plant
F, NJ. Currier thought that the new
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IS April t6-2a-30
ORDER FOB HEARING ON CLAIMS.
10, %


Blue Earth--ss In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Nels j.
Nelson, deceased
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of said deceased being this day
granted unto Hans Hanson of said
county:
TT is ORDERED, That all claims and
demands of all persons against said es-
tate be presented to this court, for eX-
animation and allowance at the pro-
bate office i'm the City of Mankato in
ing day, viz:
Monday, the 18th day of July A. ID.
1909. at ten o'clock in the forenoon OF
said day.
IT rs FURTHER ORDERED That
three months from the date hereof be
allowed to creditors to present then
claims against said estate at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not
presented to said court, or not proven
to its satisfaction, shall be forever bar
red unless for cause shown further time
be allowed.
ORDERED FURTHER. That notice OF
the time and place of hearing and ex-
animation of said claims and demands
shall be given by publication 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, in said County.
Dated at Mankato. the 18th day OF
April a. d. 1909
BY the Court,
probate Court Seal)
VIM. f. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
C. l.. Benedict
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April Q. Is. %.

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOrA-County of Blue
Earth--ss. In Probate Court.
10 the matter of the estate of Ferdinand
Hintz. deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate Of
said deceased being this day granted unto
August Hintz of said County:
1t Is ordered. that all claims and demands
or all persons against said estate be 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 October. A. II :.
1909. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t Is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
Sent their claims against said estate at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court. or not proven to its sat
isfaction. shall be 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 publ
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such eXamina-
ton. in the MaDkato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 9Th day Of April,
A. ID. 1909.
BY the Court.
probate Court SealI VIM. +. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
Chris Carlson, Attorney.
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Manhattan Island on the sight seeing
yacht, to the accompaniment of a
fusilade of pertinent (and sometimes
impertinent) remarks by the irrepres-
sible 'megraphone man.
Whether you have or not, you will
be interested to. know that A. NJ.
Stein q Co are distributing among the
men of Mankato a unique and excep-
tionally beautiful book of New York
scenes reproduced in lifelike colors from
the original paintings by celebrated
artists.
Here are shown the most famous
and historic spots OH land and water,
that help to make New York the won
derful and infinitely varied city that
| it is.
Blue blooled Fifth Avenue, on Eas-
ter Sunday; Times Square, the actors
| Paradise; Plaza Square with the noble
| Sherman statute in the background;
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to- which said sale will be made by
the sheriff of said Blue Earth County.
at the easterly front door of the
County Court House in the City oil
Mankato, in said County and State ON
Saturday the 18th day of May, A. ID.
1909, at ten o'clock a. m. at public
vendue to the highest bidder for cash,
to pay said debt of two thousand
($2, 900 00) dollars with interest thereon
from January 9th. 1907, at eight per
cent per annum and which interest
amounts at the date hereof to the sum
of three hundred and fifty-five and
ST. 100 dollars t$S55.56). and taxes. II
any on said premises. and nifty t$50.O0)
and by said mortgage i'm case of fore
closure and the disbursements allowed
by law, subject to redemption at any
time within twelve months from the
date of sale as provided by law.
Dated March 20. 1909.
ROBERT LAMM.
Assignee of said Mortgage
"A. r. Pfau. Jr., & c.. j. Laurisch
Attorneys for said Assignee,
Hunt Building, Mankato, Mimi
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March 20. April 2-9-16-2S- so.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOS
URE SALE,

;, Whereas. default has been made in
the conditions of a certain mortgage.
executed and delivered by William a..
Funk, and M. e. Funk, his wife, of
Martha NJ Thurman. of LIE Sueur Cen
ter, Mimi, as mortgagee upon and COW
ering the following described real es-
tate situated in the> county of Blue
Earth, and State of Minnesota viz:
Lots one and two q, p. i'm block
four "a, and lot one "a i'm block six (6)
and the north forty-one feet of lot two
CD in block eleven I'D. all in Davis
kato. Minnesota. according to the plat
of said addition on file and of record i'm
the office of the register of deeds, for
and in said Blue Earth County.
seventh day of October. 1908. and was
recorded in the office of the register OF
deeds. in and for said Blue Earth Coun-
" on the 18th day of March, 1909, at
=, p: m. OF said day. in Book SO of
Mortgages. page 557. and.
whereas. pursuant to the terms and
conditions of such mortgage, and the
statute in such case made and pro-
of March. 1909, paid the general, taxes
OF the State of Minnesota, for the year.
I9o' amounting to the sum of $5.S2.
ana on the same day paid the general
taxes Tor the State of Minnesota. for
the year 1908, amounting to $414; and.
whereas, there is claimed to be due
and is due on said mortgage and the
note therein described, at the date of
this notice. the sum of $36141, (being
S340. 90 for principal. $11.45 for interest.
s9.96 for general taxes, as aforesaid),
and no action or proceeding in law or
IN equity has been instituted to recover
the same or any part thereof
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given
tlat under and pursuant to the power
of sale in said mortgage contained and
the statute in such case made and pro-
Vlded. the said mortgage will be fore
closed and the real property therein de-
scribed will be sold by the sheriff of
Blue Earth County, Minnesota, at public
auction. to the highest bidder therefore
for cash, at the main entrance to the
court house, in the City of Mankato.
Blue Earth County. Minnesota, on Sat
urday, the 8th day of May 1909 at ten
o CLOCK in the forenoon of said day. to
pay the amount which shall then be
que on said mortgage and costs of fore
closure thereof, including an attorneys
fee of twenty dollars. stipulated i'm said
mortgage to be paid in case of foreclos-
ure thereof
Dated at lie Sueur Center, Minnesota
March %, 1909
MARTHA NJ. THURMAN.
~, Mortgage.
Atty. for Mortgagee.
lie Sueur Center Minnesota.
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April 2-9-16- 30 &c. May 4 1909.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOS
URE SALE.

Default having been made in the pay
ment of the sum of two thousand three
hundred and ffty-five and St. 100 dollars
($2. 355.56) which is claimed to be due
at the date of this notice upon that
certain mortgage and the note therein
described, which mortgage and note are
hereinafter referred to. and which said
sum of two thousand three hundred and
fifty-five and $1,000 dollars consists of
the sum of two thousand dollars
$2,000.oo) the principal due upon said
note and mortgage, and the sum of three
hundred and fifty-fve and $1,000 dol
lars ($355.56). the interest thereon from
the 9Th day of January, 1907, to the
date hereof, and which mortgage was
duly executed and delivered by Fred
erick RAIDER and Margaret RAIDER his
wife. the mortgagors upon the 9Th day
of January, 1901. to Stephen Lamm as
MORTGAGE. bearing date the 9th day of
January, 1901. and with power of sale
therein contained and which said mort
sage was duly recorded in the office Of
the Register of Deeds in and for the
County of Blue Earth. and State of
Minnesota. on the 18th day of November.
l9o2. at 11:45 O'Clock a. M, in Book Sc
OF Mortgages. on page 20. said mortgage
was given to secure the payment of the
promissory note referred to therein.
ana which note bore date January g.
1901 and was for the sum of two thou
sand dollars ($2.000.00) due on the 9th
day of January. 1906. with interest at
the rate OF eight per cent per annum
said note nothing has been paid ex-
cept the interest from the date of said
note to January 9Th. 1907, and which
debtedness therein secured. and the note
therein described. was duly assigned to
Robert Lamm, by an instrument in writ
ing bearing date the Sth day of August.
1907. and which said assignment was
duly recorded i'm the office of the Reg
lister of Deeds in and for the County
of Blue Earth. and State of Minnesota.
on the 18th day of August. 1907 at
three o'clock p. M. in Book IS. of
Mortgages, on page 5S5. and that no
action or proceeding having been insti-
tuted at law, or otherwise to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage or any
part thereof
NOW THEREFORE,. Notice is hereby
given that, by virtue of the power of
sale contained in said mortgage, and
pursuant to the statute i'm such case
made and provided the said mortgage
will be fOreclosed by a sale of the prem
ises described in and conveyed by said
mortgage, viz:
The northeast quarter of the south
west quarter (neA of swH) and the
southeast quarter of the southwest quar-
{. ter tseh of swA) of section seven ca.
township one hundred and seven UO7).
range twenty-six (26), containing about
seventy seven I'D acres more or less
according to government survey thereof.
all In the County of Blue Earth and
State of Minnesota, and with all the
hereditaments and appurtenances there
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hdIIHdIU, MIIlll.
Att 'rney for Assignee of Mortgage
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bustling Twenty-thrd Street; Wall
Street, where bull cores bear
magnificent Bronx Park; Paradise Roof
Garden, Coney Island; Riverside Drive.
Grants Tomb and other scenes, equally
notable, make this book veritablc pic
torial panorama of New York worth
getting and keeping
Be sure to obtain copy of this de.
lightfully illustrated book at \. NJ
Stein & Co. 1t is on open Sesame
to the sights and scenes of the me-
tropolis of America.
And, incidentally. it will show YOU
what the fashionable New Yorker
the best dressed man in the world
wears from hat to boot
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charter should provide some way to en-
able the people to buy or build Il mum
cipal lighting plant to light the
streets and do commercial lighting il
deemed advisable This would rem
der the city Independent in the future,
and if it could not get good contracts
it could put in its own plant. The two
former charter commissions had favored
this
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April 9-16-2J.
nRnER E0R NEARING ON GLAZE

April 9-16-23.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Will
liam Irving,> deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted
unto Elizabeth Ann Irving of said
II is ORDERED, That all claims and
estate be presented to this Court. for
examination and allowance. at the pro-
bate office i'm the City of Mankato in
said Blue Earth County. on the follow
Monday. the 4th day of October, A.
d. 1909. at ten o'clock In the forenoon
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED. THAT
six months from the date hereof be
allowed to creditors to present their
claims against said estate, at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not
presented to said Court, or not proven
to its satisfaction, shall be forever bar
red 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 publication of this
order for three successive weeks prior
ton. in the Mankato Free Press, a
weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed at Mankato in said County.
Dated at Mankato, the 31st day Of
March, A. d. 1909.
BY the Court.
probate Court Seal)
VIM. f. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate,
Atty.
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Chicago Record Herald: Few women
are more badly fooled than those who
believe they regulate the habits Of
their husbands
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SEEING NEW YORK.
Sights and Scenes of Metropolis View
81 Tbrouob an Arfict.c Eve

cd Through an Artists Eye.
If you ever visited New York, per-
haps You rode in the picturesque
sight seeing automobiles which traverse
the highways of the metropolis from
the Battery to the Bronx and from
Chinatown to Riverside Drive.
Or, maybe, you circled beautiful