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The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25
WILL KEEP THE SAME STAFF
Treasurer's Office Assistants to Re-
main; All Are Competent Men.

i st. Paul, November 23.-Walter j.
Smith of Eveleth, the newly elected
state treasurer, has given out the
statement that he intends to retain
the present staff in the treasurer's Of
flee intact. He says that he considers
the present employees of the office
competent and faithful, and on account
of their experience much better fitted
! to serve the state than new men would
! be.
The staff will be shifted Jan. l to
the positions occupied before the death
] OF Clarence c. Dinehart, the late treas
urer. The veteran deputy, +. S. Petit
/ john, was appointed by Governor a. o.
Eberhart as treasurer, and the other
employees moved up. The vacant
clerkship was taken by A. d. Brown of
Madison, who probably will receive
some other appointment He is q
candidate for state oil inspector.
! So far as known will be no material
changes in any of the departments now
III republican hands, when the new
terms begin Jan. |. S. G. Iverson, state
auditor, who will begin another four
year term, will retain his present staff
and the same is true OF julius A.
Schmahl, secretary OF state, just re-
elected for a third term. Attorney
General George T. Simpson, who be-
gins a second term in January. has
made no statement, but it is believed
he will keep all of his present assist
ants. The staff of the state railroad
and warehouse commission will also
remain intact, Commissioner c. +. S.
Staples having been reelected while
the other two. Judge Ira. b. Mills and
c. r. Elmquist, hold over.
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25

London, November 23.-Dr. Fl. II
Crippen, who was hanged today for
the murder of his wife, Belle Gilmore
has confessed, according to the Lon.
don Times.
1t is understood that DIR. Crippen is
arranging with The Evening Times To
give it the confession in order to get
money to care for his partner in flight
Ethel Clare Leneve. lie also stipulated
that Il portion of the money was TO
go to his old father in California. AS
an act of mercy the authorities have
kept from the doctor the fact that his
father died of a broken heart and he
will so to the gallows without that
knowledge. The confession, it is un-
derstood, tells of the quarrels between
Crippen and his wife, caused originally
by his jealousy of attentions paid to
her by male admirers. They quar-
relied most of the time i'm recent years,
he is reported to have said, with the
result that he grew to depend on Miss
Leneve for sympathy.
Finally Mrs. Crippen became cogni-
zant of the doctors relations with his
stenographer and upbraided both q
them.
Following party last January the
coEtinueu on Page Six.
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25
HOW A GIRL RAN FOR OFFICE
Canvassed County With Box of Cigars
and Lead Pencils.

Carthage, Mo-. November 23.-One of
the most unique elections OF the state
was in Jasper county, where Miss
Della Sharp was chosen clerk of the
circuit court of the twenty-fftn Judi
cial district. She had opposition in her
own and the democratic party, and
] from the women, who fought candi-
dates in an effort to aid the "drys.''
| Her success was largely due to her
! ability as a campaigner and her record
in the office. where she served twelve
years as deputy.
! Miss Sharp won the nomination over
a man deputy by 667 majority. The
/ democrats nominated Il we'll to-do farm
er and a bachelor. Miss Sharp not
only attended and addressed all meet
ings of the republican party, but she
didate on the ticket She toured the
county by automobile and every morn
! ing she was TO be seen emerging from
/ her boarding house, clad in n black
skirt, a dainty white shirt waist and
us big hat as was likely to keep
within the bounds OF approval. She
distributed cards. on which were print
ed: Della Sharp needs your vote on
November s for circuit clerk She car
ried with her box of cigars She
talked to every man in the mining dis
tricts. in many instances going down
shafts for Il hearing.
She presented lead pencils to demo-
Gratis, with the injunction, Il brought
this for you to scratch your own
ticket on November s. / am sure that
yOu would rather have an old maid
i'll the office than an old bachelor, for
he is a splendid farmer If he gets the
office, he will hire some one to run it.
| have run the office so long for 9TH
ers, | am sure | can run it for N.Y.
SELF She won many democratic
votes.
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25
HORSE FELL DEAD AND
POLICE OFFICER HURT
Theodore SChuette Suffered Bad
Fracture of Bone
ACCIDENT DURING THE PARADE
Break and DiSIOCati0n of Sh0u!-
der Will Lay Him Up
for Some Time
ACCIDENT DURING THE PARADE

Only one accident of any moment
occurred during the ratification and
that was to Police Officer Theodore
Scnette. He was riding a horse in
the platoon of police, and when oppo-
site the Saulpaugh the animal drop
ped dead upon the pavement. The
officer fell heavily ON his left side
and his left leg was caught under
the horse. He was picked up and
carried to the police station and Drs
J. w. and Roy Andrews were sum
moned and spent much time with him,
dressing his injuries there. They
found that he had sustained II frac-
turc and dislocation OF his left should
er, and scratches and bruises on his
left elbow and leg.
Fracture Was Reduced
He was placed under the influence OF
an anaesthetic and the fracture re-
duced and dislocatiOn remedied, and
at midnight he was removed to his
home, wheer he was resting easily to-
day The physicians state that he will
be laid mp for a month or more and
will not be able to do much manual
labor during the winter.
Mr. Schuette is the oldest officer on
the force, and, has been u faithful
member. His friends sincerely re-
great his severe accident, and hope
that he will make a quick recovery
The horse was one hired at q livery
barn for the OCCASION and ii is thought
that the fireworks and unusual eN-
eitement so affected it that it was
stricken with heart disease
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25
TAINTED TITLES TO BE
THROWN on JUNK PILE
COUNT MARTI0 DE NASCIMENTO
TOLD TO SKIDOO.
Hard Headed Business Man Like J. c..
Maben Could Not Stand for the
LEG Pulling" Game That This
Scion of a Once Noble Family
Was About to Play; the Marriage
Is Called Off.
Especial to The Free press.1

Birmingham Ala, November 23.-
Tainted titles are at discount in Bir-
mingham. }. c. Maben, president OF the
Gloss Sheffield Steel and Iron company
and Il hard-headcd man of business, is
said to have given the ''skidoo' sign
to Count Martio de Nascimento OF Por-
tugal, whose marriage to Mr.. Maben's
daughter, Miss Elizabeth had been set
for today. The iron magnate disagreed
violently with the count in regard to
a marriage settlement. Rllmor has it
that the noble, claiming at first to be
actuated only by the sincerest and most
mingham girl, put off his financial de-
mands until the date and arrangements
for the marriage had been completed
Has No Standing as Noble.
Although the count is the scion of a
family as old rs the House of Bra
ganza itself, his title is somewhat
clouded by the fact that the new Por-
tuguese republic has announced the
abolition of all patents OF nobility.
Count Martio therefore has no stand
ing as 4 noble in his home country.
1t is reported here that a large num-
ber OF Portuguese mobiles are now in
this country or will soon come over to
search for wealthy wives. Under the
monarchy, the Portuguese nobility
waXed fat and prosperous from the la
Dor of the poor, but that condition
no longer exists, and many men with
imposing titles now find themselves
forced to choose between marrying
American heiresses or going to work.
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25
NEW COUNTY IN MINNESOTA
Pennington Is It's Name; Thief River
Falls Seat Of Government.

Minnesota has another county. This
new county, Pennington, actually cane
into existence when the votes of Red
Lake county were cast on November
is, but it was officially proclaimed after
the state canvassing board had count
ed the returns from that county.
Thief River Falls will be the county
seat of Pennington.
The canyassing board, consisting of
Chief Justice Start of the state SUI
preme court, and Judge Wright of
Fergus Falls, Judge Pfau of Mankato
and Associate Justice Lewis, met yes
terday in the office OF Secretary of
State Schmahl and began the canvass
of the returns.
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25
Young Peoples Meeting.

The Young Peoples society of Trim
ity Lutheran church will be entertained
by Mrs. Ivcr Mikeson at the church
parlors, corner of Van Brunt and Car
roll streets, Friday evening Nov. %.
Come and bring your friends.
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25
Iverson's Big Plurality.

Samuel G. Iverson, state auditor, re-
ceived the largest number OF votes al
the election of November s of any can
didate having opposition and the larg-
est plurality. His total vote was
l79,Sss and his plurality was 4,43s.
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25

Will Close Freight Houses.
All the freight houses will be closed
tomorrow
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25
CR|PPEN TELLS STORY,
ADMITS KILLING WIFE
London Dentist C0nfesses to the
Murder of Belle EImore
RELATES TALE TO NEWSPAPER
QuarreIs Between Husband and
the Woman Led Up to
Awful Crime
RELATES TALE TO NEWSPAPER
RECORD OF cRIPPEN CASE.

+ January 3l-Dr. Hawley IIar-
+ vcy Crippen and his wife, Belle
+ Elmore. II music hall actress,
! gave dinner at their home in
+ London, and were apparently on
+ the best of terms.
J. Feb. Belle Elmore sent let
+ ter of resignation as treasurer
:. of music Hall Ladies' Guild,
! saying she was going TO Cali
= fornia.
+ March 2G-An advertisement
..announcing the sudden death of
!. Belle Elmore in California was
+, printed in the London news
j papers.
+ July s-Friends of Mrs. Grip
i. pen. suspecting foul play, visit
I. Scotland Yard and urge the de-
+ tectives TO investigate the disap-
= pearance of the woman.
j. July 9-Inspector Dew of
+ Scotland Yard is told by DIR.
l. Crippen that Belle Elmore is not
+ dead, but that they have agreed
J. to separate.
+ July ll-Dr. Crippen and his
+ typist, Ethel Clara Leneve, with
+ whom he was infatuated. disap-
+ peared from their London
+ haunts.
+ July l3-Dismembered body,
+ supposed remains of a human
I. being, but indistinguishable as
2 ~ SEX was fmrnd buried in the q
+ cellar of the Crippen home.
+ July 23-Scotland Yard in
+ formed that Crippen and Miss
+ Lenevc. the latter dressed as a
+ boy, are on board the steamer
i Montrose. bound for Canada.
+ and Inspector Dew boards fast
J. or vessel for the Dominion.
+ July 3l-Inspector Dew. dis,
+ guised as pilot, boards the
+ Montrose and arrests Crippen
+ and his companion.
+ August 20-Dew and his pris-
I. oners return to England.
+ October lS-Trial of DIR. Grip
+ pen begins in London before
I. Lord Chief Justice Alverstonc,
= counsel for the accused man al
+ lcging that Belle Elmore was
j. alive and that the body found
+ could not be proved to be that
+ of the missing woman.
! October 22-Dr. Crippen con-
j. victcd and sentenced to be hang
]. cd on November ID.
+ October 25-Ethel Clara Leneve,
+ accused of being an accessory aft
+ er the fact in the murder of
! Crippen's wife, placed on trial
I. and after a hearing of only Il
+ few hours, acquitted by the
+ jury.
+ November 6-Philadelphia news
+ paper secures an interview from
J a lawyer of that city who de-
! clares that he has proof that
!. Belle Elmore is alive.
+ November Announcement Is
= made that the execution of DR..
I. Crippen would not take place
7 until November %.
E November l0-RepOrts circu-
+ lated that Belle Elmore had
: been seen in Manitoba, Chicago
+ and various other places.
The Mankato free press., 1910-11-25
Christian Science Services.

The First Church of Christ Scientist
will hold Thanksgiving service to-
morrow morning at 1880 o'clock
Subject Thanksgiving"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17
WIFE RULES BRACA

incapable now of seeking to avenge
himself on his enemies. :.
Il, too. am a Republican, but
adored King Edward of England, so
just, so good, so courteous to ALI"
She referred to his visit to Portugal
and contrasted the enthusiasm of the
people in the streets with their indif-
ference towards their own King Car
los.
Speaking of a visit of the command
er of the English warships, Senhora
Braga added. proudly: And he knew
my husband quite well by his books!
Theophilo is so pleased with the good
words In the English newspapers" she
continued. The monarchists always
held up the DOGGY of English interven-
ton. but only ignorant people believed
that England would act thus towards
another country" With simplicity she
added: One does not give orders in
another persons house."
Again reverting to her favorite
theme. home life. she exclaimed,
"Oh, but l scold Theophilo
sometimes. Our men folk at home
have to be kept under little"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17
BEARS IN A SCHOOL
Startling Adventure Of School
Teacher in Wilderness.
Two Animals Get Into Building
Through Dugout and Spring Lock
After Themselves-Attract
ed by Honey.

Cross Fork, Pa.-When Miss Lydia
Musser, teacher Of a country school in
Eulalia township, opened the door of
her schoolroom the other morning she
was confronted by two pupils who
were not enrolled in her book. Two
black bears got into the building
through trap door in the floor, which
led into a dugout underneath used for
the storage of wood.
OF course Miss Musser, who was
alone, didn't tarry to ask the new
scholars their names, nor whether 1t
was the first time they had been to
school. She slammed the door shut
against the spring lock and the bears
were again made prisoners, for it was
subsequently discovered that they had
cut of their own egress by the route
through which they had come by acct
dentally slipping the catch on the trap
door after they were In the room and
being unable to open it.
When Miss Musser opened the door
the bears made lunge toward her.
doubtless in an effort to reach the door
and escape. but the young woman be-
lieved that they were about to attack
her, so that in her haste to get the door
shut she tripped on her skirt and fell
from the porch, landing in such a man.
ner as to turn her foot and sprain her
ankle SO that she was unable to rise.
ana sustaining an injury from which
she Is not apt to recover for several
weeks.
Sne screamed at the top of her voice.
The schoolhouse is fully a mile from
the nearest farmhouse. though. fortu-
nateiy. teamster who was within ear.
snot IN passing heard her and went to
ner rescue. Several pupils oh the way
70 school also heard her alarm. Miss
Musser informed the man of what she
nao seen. but prevented him from un.
locking the schoolhouse until she had
been helped out of the reach of dan
ger
Inc arriving pupils peeked through
the windows and saw the bears. The
animals were paving back and forth
IKE Gagged lions and showed every evil
dence OF their fright at being prison.
ers In the schoolhouse under the gaze
Oh the fast gathering throng and
aroused by the noise made by the af.
frighted boys and girls.
Inc teamster sent some of the boys
down the road to the nearest house for
rlne, but before the gun arrived fbe
bears took it into their heads to do
something on their own hook. One of
them appeared at the window farthest
away from where the school crowd
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17
Columbia Professor Would Use Same
Scheme As Colleges Now Do
With Their. Students.

Boston.-"The present practise of
sending exchange students to the Eu-
ropean centers ought to be extended
to children and young people of both
sexes in all walks of life." declared
DR.. Ernest Richard, professor at Co
lumbia university, at a meeting OF
the Twentieth Century club the other
day.
Professor Richards plan would en-
able families with small means to
place their children with families in
other countries. thus enabling them to
study the language of the country and
become acquainted with its business,
social and educational enterprises.
THE distinguishing feature of chill
dren's exchange" he declared. ''is the
reception free of expense of foreign
ers in the home life of the family.
There are. Of course. many families
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17

The remarkable instance of cure
Of tetanus after the jaws were locked.
effected In Milwaukee not long ago.
has been paralieled in New York, the
patient being seven-year-old boy. He
iacerated his right hand and left knee,
which were cauterized by physician.
Ten days later. however. he became
violently Ill. showing symptoms Of
tetanus. and being removed to hos
pital, where for four days his jaws
were locked and for eight days he was
subject to frequent spasms. At the
first injection Of the improved serum
from the New York board of health
5000 units we're used. After 10000
units had been administered the lad
showed Improvement and gradually
grew better, until a week ago he was
discharged from the hospital complete
~ cured.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17
PLAY FOR MEAT AS PRIZES
Winner of Bridge Whist Contest Given
T-Bone Steak as Reward-vege-
tables Also Given.

Chicago.-T-bone steak as bridge
whist prizes vice the cut glass bowl.
is the latest Chicago society reform.
The new idea is based on the propo-
sition that the T-bone steak, properly
garnished. is a thing of beauty and
of price, and II not Joy forever. at
least, Is for a day.
The new idea first bloomed the 9TH
er night. The players expected to
see a cut glass bowl. Instead a T-bone
steak for four was produced and for
the second prize there was basket OF
fruit and vegetables.
I'VE used to bother our heads choos-
ing some pretty house ornament" said
the hostess. Compared with former
meat prices. cut glass and china were
expensive. Now the shoe Is on the
other foot. It takes a lot of money
to buy steak. It's a luxury"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17
SPIRIT OF ROMANCE.

To the spirit of chivalry and love
Of adventure that characterized the
wonderful days of long ago the aver
age writer turns for his romantic tales
of love and war. but 1t seems some
how as though enough Of romance
can be found in the world at every
period of its existence, even In its
present most practical and. perhaps.
Its most unpoetical stage, to make
volumes of absorbing interest, but the
mystery Of the past appeals to the
ordinary mind with more persistence
than the wonders of the present; per-
haps, because the intervening periods
Of time have endowed the occurrences
of other days with something of the
charm Of their own uncertainty. The
influence Of poetry, Of music, Of art.
or the drama. of literature. helps to
mold a world of loneliness. and con-
tributes in no small way to the hap
piness of living, says the Charleston
News and Courier. Into each profess
sion some of the spirit of romance
has crept much Of which has been
handed down from generation to gen.
GRAFTON as a priceless heritage. The
artistic temperament best understands
the making Of those roosevelt ro-
mances which breathe their fragrance
far and wide and make the world a
better place in which to live. but even
those Of us who are not blessed with
poetic natures cannot. indeed must
not, fail to trace along our daily
paths the romance of the world itself
with all its throbbing beauty-a ro-
nance of life and color. of effort and
achievement and above all of Joy and
happiness.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17

Sometimes the question is asked,
What becomes of all the gold?" It
10 a well-known fact that the total Of
the precious metal mined Is not fully
accounted for by the amount of gold
coins in use or the quantity of gold
employed in the arts. A good deal Of
1t gets away" In some fashion and
hides from the sight of the Stats
ticians and the economists. Perhaps
. little light may be thrown on the
mystery by the experience Of q wom-
an in South Bend. Ind. who while
digging in her flower garden found
11.145 in gold pieces. 1t Is believed
the money was buried by the wom-
ans father. who died some years ago.
How much more has been disposed of
IN like fashion or stored away in MI
ser's boards and In secret places by
those who wish to keep the coin
against q time of need?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17

One of the precious things that es-
capped destruction in the fire that
wrought such havoc at the Brussels
exhibition was the priceless collection
Of lace loaned by the former queen of
Italy. AS all the world interested in
lace-making is aware, Queen Dowager
Margherita has revived the lace indus
try In Italy. and her endowed lace fac
tory at Venice is visited by many trav-
elers. Brussels as well as Venice in
old times was famous for its lace, and
no doubt the Belgians inspected the
italian collection like connoisseurs.
The collection is now again in the
the possession of the queen dowager.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17
New President of Portugal Gov
erned by His Wife.
Loves Old Country Place Where They
Lived for Many Years, and Will
Not Change Her Mode Of
Living.

Lisbon.--When Senior Theophilo
Braga, the new president was called
upon at his country residence, long.
one-story building on cliff overlook
ing the Tagus at Cruz Quebrada. sew
en- miles west of Lisbon. 1t was found
he had left for the capital. but his
wife, frail. sweet-faced old lady,
with white hair, advanced and insisted
that the interviewer should enter.
She led him by the hand in motherly
fashion to a long, low room, more
than modestly furnished. the windows
OF which overlooked the wide expanse
OF blue serene waters but lately seeth-
ing and smoking under shot and she'll
She expressed her regret at her hus-
bands absence, and said that he was
delighted to speak to the English peo-
pie. She was congratulated on her
husbands new dignity. 1t being added
she ought to feel proud
Proud" she exclaimed, smiling
doubtfully, perhaps; but above all l
regret the interruption Of 43 years of
peaceful domestic happiness"
In the conversation that ensued she
said many things of an adorable SIM
plicity. of which the following are q
few:
We married for love. we have al
ways been poor. and always happy
with one another. except for our great
sorrow that we are now childless, for
we are ever mourning the loss Of our
son and daughter 20 years ago. My
girl would have been forty now and l
should have had grown-up grandchil-
dren around me-" she added. with eyes
full Of tears. But we found comfort,
my husband In his books and l In my
household work near him..
1t was suggested that the change
would Involve change of habits and
probably of residence.
mo. mol" exlaimed the old lady, al
most terrified. II have told Theo-
philo that win never leave my little
home and pretty garden, where have
lived for 20 years. II we are forced
to have larger house for meetings
and receptions, we will keep our little
home to live in always.
I'VE have had just enough to live
on. My husband has always been
prosecuted because Of his opinions.
but although he cannot forget. he il
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-17
CHILDREN CAN VISIT EUROPE

that would like to see their son or
daughter enjoy the advantages Of a
prolonged stay abroad, but do not
have the means to pay for 1t. In re-
ceiving the guest member Of the fam
lily in exchange. the expenses for
maintenance remain the same; only
the transportation has to be provided.
There is no reason why. after con.
quering the first difficulties, the enter
prise proposed should not develop
most useful activities"