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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
STEER IN AN UGLY MOOD
MADE AN ATTACK ONF. l.. WAR
RANT; He ESCAPED.
Later the Animal Frightened a Mother
and Two Children; He Was
Captured BY Posse.

Mark L. Wildes, the pioneer resident
of Lake Washington, was driving a
bunch of steers from his farm to st.
Peter yesterday, and when near Pettis'
station, one of the animals became in
furiated and attacked F. L. Warrant,
who was assisting in handling the
steers. Mr.. Warrant managed to drive
the steer off with board which was
broken over its head, but the animal
made a second attack Mr.. Warrant
succeeded in Selling a limb of a tree
and pulled himself up out of the way
of danger.
The steer then laid down alongside
of the road and refused to get up,
although every effort was made to
persuade it to do so.
Later in the afternoon a mother and
her little daugher and baby on a
hand sled approached the steer, which
by this time had gotten up and was
pacing up and down the road. The
animal was still in an ugly mood.
Suddenly he made an attack on The
mother and the children. who man
aged to get out of his way
Along toward evening Mr. Wildes
and posse captured Mr.. Steer and
after some difficulty succeeded in
marching him into st. Peter. the
steer, however, was not in happy
frame of mind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
LIVES OF TWEHTY-THREE
MEN QUICKLY STUFFED OUT

Especial to The Free Pressl
= Chicago, Jan. 2o.-Twenty- ]
+ three men lost their lives today i
J. in fire which destroyed the /
j. intermediate crib, one and half !
: miles from shore, in Lake Mich 1
i igan. Forty seven, suffering from !
+ burns, cuts or immersion in Icy 1
! waters, into which they jumped !
+ to save their lives, were res !
+ cued. The dead are supposed 1
j. to be imprisoned in tunnel !
+ under the crib. Death might !
]. have come either from fire, an !
j. explosion of dynamite stored !
= there OF shutting off the air ]
!. pipes in the tunnel The men i
i worked under air pressure. !
sls 3
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Honey Men in Session.

Sioux City, Ia, Jan. 20.-That bees
are afflicted with divers diseases which
restrict their activity and transform
them from busy insects into useless
drones, is the statement of members
of the Western Honey Producers as
ISOLATION, which convened here today
in third annual session. A feature of
the session will be an effort to Sc
cure legislation to check the progress
of the bee diseases in Iowa and South
Dakota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Opened a Store on North Front.

F. f. Foster has opened store at
so North Front street, and will deal
in novelties-shoestring and lead pen
ellis; also silver polish. He guarantees
his silver polish to be the best
article of its kind ever placed on the
market. 1t is free from poisons and
acids. Mr.. Foster will appreciate the
patronage of the public. He was for
merly a resident of Garden City and
has lately come from Rochester.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Musicians Get Together.

About twenty five musicians of the
city have combined to play for their
own amusement, and will meet at the
Y. NJ. C. A. building each Tuesday
evening. No organization has yet been
formed, but the group will follow the
lines of philharmonic society. Some
excellent musicians have joined. A
meeting was held last evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Omaha Must Paw Fine.

The United States circuit court of
appeals has SUSTAINED the lower court
in Minneapolis in fining the Omaha
road $4,000 for rebating. This means
that the road will have to pay the
fine. The matter has been hanging fire
ever since the several rebate trials of
railroads two years ago. The case
of the Omaha road had to do with
elevation charges allowed on grain
shipped to Duluth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22

Friday evening of this week will oc-
eur the High School league debate
between the high schools of Blue Earth
and Mankato at the normal hall. The
question is, Resolved, that the United
States should annex Cuba"
Manakto will represent the affirma-
tive. It's debaters are Margaret Marsh
James Baker and George Pass. The
work is in charge of Professor Head
ley.
Three schools in the second district
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
MINTON'S LITTLE GAME
FORMER MANkATO MAN is &C
CUSED OF PETTY BUSINESS.
He Works" Unc ertakers for Money
On the Streneth Of Procuring
Business FOR Them.

The st. Paul Dispatch of last even
ing contained this story
Max Leibecke, undertaken at AT st.
Peter street called upon City Prosecutor
Doran with a tale of woe somewhat
out of the ordinary. He affirmed that
James Minton a character about town,
has been in the habit of imposing upon
the undertakes, and Mr.. Doran was
asked to stake some action likely to
teach Minton a lesson. Mr.. Doran has
not yet decided what he can do.
According to Mr.. Leibecke, lIinton's
game was to enter an undertaking es-
Enlistment and with doleful face re
late the sad news of mis- brothers
death. The widow would be anxious
for very respectable funeral, and, of
course, this particular undertaken would
be the man to take charge furnish
the coffin and all accessories. The
undertaken would agree with Minton
on that proposition and to relieve a
temporary stringency in the latter's
financial affairs, the undertaken would
part with coin, anywhere from 20
cents to ST.
Then the undertaken would hurry to
the supposed home of the dead man.
only to find that nobody was dead, and
that nobody was expected to die in the
near future.
In addition to Mr.. Leibecke, the list
of victims includes Mccarthy & Sons,
the Nagel Undertaking company and
Schroeder's Undertaking rooms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Will Improve the Road.

Officials of the Great Western road
are to be recruited from the ranks in
the reorganization of the system, &C.
cording to L. s. Cass, second vice presi-
dent. When H. C. Burt becomes presi-
dent of the company, after the receiv-
ership closes in a short time, the Of
ficials hope to bring the train service
to perfection. The road is to be
equipped in frst-class shape.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Has a Big Leverage.

Ralph w. Wheelock in The st. Paul
Pioneer Press: The Mankato Free Press
management has purchased the L. P.
Hunt building, erected by the former
owner of the paper, and is now equip
ped to better advantage than ever;
for newspaper that owns its own
building has big leverage on the
earth and the fullness thereof.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Furnished a Bond.

Nick Hittle furnished a bond for
$500 yesterday afternoon, and was
The defense offered no tes-
timony at the hearing. Mrs. Hittle
told her story as already published,
and was corroborated by her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Frank Marka, and DIR. Hiel-
scher and Officer Edwards testimony
as to her condition after the assault
completed the states case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Petition in Probate Court.

William j. Jewett today filed pc
tition to be appointed administrator of
the estate of his wife, the late Mrs.
Eleanor Jewett. He is the only heir,
and the property consists of personal
property to the value of $1,000 and
real estate to the amount of $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
DEPOSITS HIS SALARY WITH
the STATE OF minnesota

: The Minnesota state treasury
+ is considered a safe place to
+ keep money by Judge w. c.
+ Williston of Redwing, district
!. judge for the first judicial dis
p trict, says The Minneapolis Jour
+ nal.
+ Judge Williston's salary is
+ $4,000, but he has drawn no
+ money from the state since
= early in 1905. The state audi
= tors books show $14o35.o6
+ now to his credit, and it is
! growing at the rate of $3.50 a
+ month. The judge is well
+ along in years and in good
+ shape financially, and seems
+ willing to make the state treas
+ ury a savings bank, though it
+ pays him no interest.
: State officials generally draw
+ their salaries once or twice a
z month, and there are few ex-
j cepticrs to that rule. One is
r Judge Buckham of Faribault,
+ who only calls On the treasurer
+ twice year, receiving $2,1oo
+ at each CAL
.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Statue to Governor Ramsey.

Senator Wilson has offered a bill APP
$4,000 for statue of the
late Alexander Ramsey, the war COVER
nor, to be placed in the national statu-
airy hall at Washington. A commits
sion is named consisting of Governor
John A. Johnson, Samuel r Van SAINT,
John Lind, L. F. Hubbard and General
J. w. Bishop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
MAN THOUGHT TO have BEEN
POOR LEFT SMALL FORTUNE

i OwatOnna, Mimi, Jan. 90 J
r Often pitied by his acquaintan- !
j. ces because of being obliged to i
J. live in frugal circumstances and !
+ denying himself sometimes the !
+ necessities of life, c. F. Dean, {
+ whose death was reported last /
+ week, seems to have been saw (
+ ing postmortem surprise for 8
I his friends for yesterday his {
+ will was admitted to probate !
+ and disclosed the astonishing J.
+ fact that he had been compare :
+ lively wealthy and that it was +
+ only his eccentricity which had /
+ caused him to live as he had. /
+ The will disclosed the Surpris- i
+ ing fact that all of his fortune :
+ amounting to several thousand ].
+ dollars, is left to the Foreign i.
+ Missions society of the Episco- +
J. pal church. j.
i.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Preserve the Prairie Chick.
n ThurSdav'S Da{lv

In order to prevent the extermina-
ton of prairie chickens, which many
hunters believe will soon result, DR..
j. A. Gates has proposed law pro-
hibiting the killing of prairie chickens
in 1909 and 1910. In two years it is
believed that these birds will multiply
rapidly if protected from hunters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Named BY the Governor.

The following appointments were pre-
scented to the senate by the governor
for approval State fire marshal, Ed
ward Peterson to succeed himself;
trustee, of the Soldiers home, C. C.
Whitney; state art commissioners
Roy d. Herrick, Minneapolis, and Mrs.
Robert Seymour
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Tailor HuettI Has a Grievance
Against St. Paul Town.
SHOP WAS LOOTED RECENTLY
Claims That When He Gem p lainso Of
Theft Chief Of Police O'Sonnor
lnsulsed Him,

Peter w. Huettl, tailor, formerly
of Mankato, but who is now in bust
ness at st. Paul, says he proposes to
sue the city of st. Paul for the value
of goods taken from his shop early in
the month by thieves. The missing
goods were valued at $3.50, and that is
the ammt Mr.. Huettl hopes to re-
cover from the city.
Claims O'Connor Insulted Him.
Mr.. Huettls grievance against the
city is not entirely one of dollars and
cents. He claims to have been insulted
by Chief of Police O'Connor when the
robbery was reported to that official
in fact, if it had not been for the al
legged insult, Mr.. Huettl might have
shouldered the loss himself, and gone
content with a little grumbling such
as is the privilege of any hard-working
tailor. But money loss and insult COM
ture to endure.
A few days after the robbery Mr..
Huettl says he called on the chief of
police and demanded protection. He
was told, he says, that if he couldn't
protect himself he would better pick
up and leave town"
Long Taxpayer.
Now, Tailor Huettl has been a tax
payer in st. Paul since 1882, and, as
he says, he had acquired the habit of
thinking taxpayers are entitled to some
consideration at the hands of city Off
Gals. The chiefs remark angered him.
ever since 1892" said Mr.. Huettl
to The Dispatch, 81 have been paying
taxes to help support the police sys-
tenn, and what do 1 get? Neither pro-
lection nor courtesy. / intend to sue
the city"
Mr. Huettl declares that his shop has
twice been pillaged, and that on both
occasions the thieves made good their
escape. He thinks that is more tnan
any man should be asked to bear with
out some sort of legal recourse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Agree to Change in Marking.

State inspectors of creameries and
dairies have agreed on change in the
system of marking creameries. They
will hereafter use points made in the
score card for marking each creamery,
but will omit the percentage in CIV
ing rank to each one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Rig Smashed Up.

Sebastian Zimmerman's horse, at
tached to his light delivery sleigh, ran
away yesterday on North Front street,
and near the Mailing eompany's plant
on Rock street crashed into a telephone
pole and smashed the sleigh.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Attracted Attention.

H. H. PERKINS, Maxwell runabout,
which he is demonstrating on the
streets, is attracting good deal of
attention. 1t is a little beauty and
runs so smoothly that it is scarcely
heard He has taken orders for three.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Date of Chicago-Gopher Meet.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Director Stage of
the University of Chicago, has an
nounced the dates of his three major
gridiron games for next fall. Chicago
will meet Minnesota at Minneapolis,
Oct 80, Cornell, at Ithaca, Nov. l3,
and Wisconsin at Marshall field, Nov.
90.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Travelling Men and Actors.

Members of the Pipestone Council
of the United Order of Commercial
Travellers will put on the play "Santi-
ago" in Pipestone Feb. 10 and 20.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22

Minton lived in Mankato several
years ago. He was employed at diff
ferent livery stables. He was hack
driver in st. Paul for number of
years.
Minton has been dubbed "the coffin
kidder' by st. Paul undertakers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Can Talk a Heap.

Duluth Herald: Tillman and Fora
ker may not be able to ride ninety
eight miles in one day but they can
talk forever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Tact as an Art.

Wilbur d. Nesbit: Tact is the art
of chloroforming the victim before he
gets the sting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22
Several Associations Are Holding
Meetings in st. Paul.
BANQUET HELD IN EVENING
Clerks of Court, Treasurers, Auditors,
Registers Of Deeds, Discuss Mat
ters Pertaining to Offices.

ST. Paul, Jan. 20.-Annual conVen
tions of the state associations of
county auditors, registers of Deeds
clerks of courts and county treasurers
were begun yesterday at the court
house, and county officials from all
parts of the state were i'll attendance.
Legislation which is to come before the
present session furnished the chief top
ic for discussion.
The State Association of Clerks of
Courts met in executive session in the
council chamber, thirty four delegates
being present. The meeting was called
to order by President II. l.. Ramsett,
of Wilmar
The following officers were reelected:
President, II. j. Ramsett, Wilmar;
vice president, F. l., Humiston, Worth
mgton: secretary, John Q. Macintosh,
Saltwater; treasurer, John RaetZ, Has
tings; executive committee, G. ID. Me
Cubrey, Moorhead Matt Jensen, St.
Paul; O. f. Ferguson, Luverne; p. o.
Scow, Long Prairie; f. r. Flygae, Fair
mont
Association of Auditors.
The Association of County Auditors
was called to order by President George
Robertson, of Austin, forty delegates
being present. The following officers
were elected:
President, n. A. Nelson, Washington
county; vice president, ID. (. Fulton,
Norman county; secretary, +. S. Shep-
ard, Lyon county; treasurer, John
Pauson, Polk county. The retiring Of
ficers are:
President, George Robertson, Austin;
vice president, S. 0. Tjosvold, Granite
Falls; secretary, John w. Carl, NAH
nomen; treasurer, John Paulson, Two
Harbors.
Men Who Handle the Money.
The Association of County Treas
urers was organized last December and
9 the meeting today the following Off
GERS were in charge: President, John
Mitchell, Martin county; vice president,
Henry c. Hanke, Hennepin county; sec
rotary; L. A. Tighum, Fillmore county;
treasurer, A. p. Branae, Pope county.
The general topic for discussion was
the mortgage registry tax.
Owing to the absence of the presi-
dent the meeting of the registers of
deeds was called to order by j. w.
Williams of st. Paul, and C. NJ. Will
kinson of Freeborn county was elected
temporary chairman. Twenty five dele
gates were present and the topic for
discussion was Filling of Chatel
Mortgages"
Separate sessions of the associations
were held at the court house this af
ternoon. Last night delegates for the
four associations met in joint session
at the Commercial club, where a BAN
quet was served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22

entered the contest this year, Amboy.
Blue Earth and Mankato Blue Earth
met Amboy Dec. p at Amboy, de
feating them. 1t represented the neg
ative at that time as it does now.
The winner in this debate will be
champion of this district and will meet
the champion of either the first or
third district, probably the third
which is lie SHeur Center.
The expenses of the debate Friday
night will be borne by the Mankato
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-22

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Douglas Island news., 1909-09-01
Hydraulic Giants Fight

F J
 It is not often in this day and age that literal fight of giants takes place in the world, but Klondike can boast of one which was pulled off on Lovett gulch, short distance from Dawson last month.
 1 The battle was between two hydraulic giants. They are stationed close to- gether and each throws a tremendous stream of water tearing through the air for hundred feet or so, and cleav- ing out the side of the mountain at the rate of many cubic yards of gravel every minute.
 Jake Haniker, who was working on one of the giants, accidentally lost con- trol of the dehector. The powerful machine began slowly to run around on the pivot. With trepidatlon he chased after it, but the defiector kept just be- yond his reach. As he quickened his pace the defector quickened it's speed. He made a desperate effort and soon had his hand on the strange rudder. Then he clamored into the box, trying to control it, but the circling motion had gained such momentum that the giant began gyrating furiously. 1 Haniker was at his wits ends, and when everything was at the worst he noticed that the neighboring giant had begun to move. The wild stream from the first revolving giant had struck the other and started it. Soon both giants were whirling like mad, each shooting it's incessant stream of cold water, sometimes striking each other, now hitting the earth with laundering swish and throwing gravel hundreds of feet, now tearing off into space, the water spouting rapidly on every side in continuous crisscross circles, ,drench- ing everything, flooding the immediate I site and presenting the appearance of two devilish geysers turned loose and bent on destruction of each other and everything else.
 All this time, in mortal dread lest the stream from the opposing giant strike him, Haniker was clinging to the defector, and riding the first giant. His hair stood on end, and he also was in fear lest the two nozzles, being so close together, might collide. And the fear was realized.
 With sharp, clear ring, the steel of the two great nozZle5 came together. It was an awful moment for Haniker. His life was in the balance.
 The nozzles rebounded and then turned back. Haniker found himself still clinging to the defeetor, and from one hand was squirting stream of blood. He redoubled his efforts, and now the giants had halted in their fury after the shock of the collision, he got the one he was riding under control, and others on the works ran in and seized the second.
 The battle was over, but the end of the index finger on one of Haniker's hands was all but severed, and he had to come to the city at once for surgical treatment.
 The giants have been pacifed and are venting their wrath on the gravel banks of Lovett gulch, but the scrap they had was such as was never seen before north of B, and one not likely to occur again.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-01
Alaska for a Playground


 A party of excursionists, who have just completed voyage through the inland waterways of Southeastern Alaska and who were profoundly lm- pressed with the scenic beauties seen on that wonderful voyage. passed reso- lutions to the effect that the country which they saw ''should be held and preserved as much as possible in it's natural and original condition, and pre- served as play, recreation, hunting and fishing grounds for the people of the United States" The tourists included representatives from twenty-five diff ferent states.
 1 With their point of view there is natural sympathy, but there is another side to this question. The natural beauties of Southeastern Alaska are not such as can be destroyed by man. l The making of reservation of the whole of that section of country, as is seriously proposed by the resolutions, would, however, destroy forever the op- portunity to develop the resources of the country and to make it homes for thousands of prosperous people.
 Southeastern Alaska has climate similar to that of the British islands. It has enormous natural resources. The country is difficult to prospect, yet already there have been uncovered and there are now being worked great Hedges of ore, carrying precious metals in quantity. In time this section will be among the greatest gold and silver producing regions on this continent, and employment will be afforded there for thousands of people at high wages in the mining industry.
 The waters of Southeastern Alaska fairly teem with fish. In no other part of the world do fish resort in such great quantities as to the waters ad iacent to the coast of Southeastern Alaska. A great fishing industry is already developed there, and it will ex- pand to still greater proportions in the future.
 There is some good farming land, sufficient, when utilized, to furnish fair share of the subsistence for great population engaged in mining, manu- featuring and fishing. To suggest the withholding of such an area of such potentialities from settlement and from the utilization of it's great natural resources, from becoming the home of thousands of people, where they can make comfortable livings, merely that it may be seen as wilderness by an occasional tourist, is pure sentimen- tality.-P.-I.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-01

The first fifty miles of the Copper River & Northwestern railroad is now in full operation as common carrier. Under the law railroads in Alaska have to pay S100 per mile for every mile operated, aud the Copper river railroad has paid it's S5,000 and received it's license.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-01

Every night you can see the moving pictures at the Douglas Opera House, and it is free to all. New films each week.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-01

Jensen carries a fine line of Onyx Cooking Ware.