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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
Kerns and Hebron

Miss Viola COnklin of MankatO visit
ed in Hebron several days last week.
w. +. Hendley sold large bunch of
cattle to c. s. Thurston last Saturday.
Madison Keene of MankatO is help
ing Jesse Keene to shinole this week.
Miss Una HOdson returned from her
school work at Blue Earth last Satur
day.
Mr.. Reuben Purrier, who is being
treated for rheumatism at a sanitarium
in ST. Peter, is improving.
f. w. Owen of Mankato installed a
new fine Bush & Gerts piano in T..
Hodson's home last Thursday.
George Austin of Lake Crystal
brought in large drove of cattle to
Judson last Saturday and sold them
to c. S. Thurston
Herbert HOdsOn started for his for
estry work in the northern part of the
state last Monday. His Headquarters
will be at International Falls MINI.
Corn cutlivating is now the order OF
the day but some fields are being re-
planted. The cool weather has been all
right for the small grain which is
looking quite good.
The students from the Mankato
schools who are nome for vacation are
Miss Edna and Hazel Sharp, Harry
Steel, Mamie and Nellie Randall, Miss
tfnranca Cpl,, Il
Replanking the JudsOn bridge is at
a standstill The two towns. .Judson
and Nicollet, cannot agree as to what
is each ones share. Drop the discus
sion, boys, and get the plank on be-
fore some one drops through the bridge
1t is good job so far.
Your correspondent is panied to re-
port the death of Mrs. August Heiser,
"A former resident of Kerns which took
place last Thursday at Judson to which
the family moved this spring. The
funeral took place at .Judson last Sat :
urday, and interment was made i'm the
German Lutheran Cemetery at Man
katO. Mrs. Heiser was consistent
member of the German Lutheran
church. She was good mother and
kind friend and ner husband and several
grown children are called to mourn her
loss. number from this vicinity at
tended the funeral.
Next Wednesday will be the annual
scrub day at the Kerns church when all
the ladies and gentlemen are expected
to turn out and help put the church in
good condition new carpets will be put
down. The church is receiving a new
coat of paint on the outside. This is
all preparatory to the thrtieth ami
versary of the founding of the church
which will be COMMUNICATED next Sun
day. Several of the former pastors
have been invited to be present. Pas
tor Brown of Iowa will preach in the
morning and former pastor Conard will
preach in the evening. Other pastors
are expected TO be present and take
part in the jubilee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
PAINTING RURAL MAIL BOXES
Patrons on Route Six Are in the Lead;
No. Close Second.

The postoffice department recently
requested that all rural mail boxes be
placed on posts with a projecting arm,
that both be painted pure white, and
that the patrons name be placed on
the box in plain black letters. So far,
three hundred and fourteen patrons on
the MankatO routes have complied with
the request, which is certainly doing
fine. They are entitled to hearty
thanks for doing their part to improve
the rural service. A large number of
others have promised to paint their
boxes and it is sincerely hoped that
all will do SO withip short time.
The following boxes have been paint
ed on the eight routes out of Mankato:
Route one, %; route two, 90; route
three, 43; route four, 81; route five,
So; route six, 50; route seven, Al;
route eight, %. Total, 3l4
1t will he seen that route No. G is
still in the lead, with route No. 2 a
close second. Route No. | has the
most boxes and therefore has the
smallest per cent painted so far -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
L0ATH TO ACCEPT POSITION
John A. LulsdOrff Not Decided Whether
He'll Accept Fire Chief Job. :.

John A. LulsdOrff has been lOath to
accept his appointment as chief of
the fire department, unless the com
mssioners would agree to back him
up in raising the efficiency of the de-
partment. He states that the depart
ment is just where it was dozen
years ago, with no more equipment
while the city has been growing, and
many high buildings put up. The APP
paratus has deteriorated, if anything
and the city is in no shape to con
tend with large fire.
Mr. Lulsdorff has consulted with
some of the commissioners, and they
have promised to do something for
the department. 1t is not to be eX-
pected that everything wished for will
be done in one year, but the COM
missioners feel that if something is
done each year for several years the
department can be made as efficient
as necessary for city of this size.
Mr. Lulsdorff has not vet fully de-
cded whether or not to accept, but
it is thought that he will do so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
BOLD ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY
Former Mankato Family Visited By
Lawless Characters.
rom Thursdays Daily.


A burglar or burglars attempted to
effect an entrance to the home of John
Dooley Wednesday night last, says The
GAINESVILLE Argus. They tried FIRST the
rear door and subsequently the front
door. Mrs. DOoley was alone with her
two children. Very naturally she was
frightened, and acting under the stimu-
lus of the moment, but with extreme
caution and nerve, she called up central
and asked for the marshal. The parties
evidently heard her, for they subsidized
for the time being.
The marshal, John Wagner, put in
an appearance and is reported TO have
advised drastic action should repe-
titiOn of the effort be made
Shortly after he left they came again
and threw themselves with force
against the door. Mrs. Dooley warned
them away, but repeating their efforts,
she used a revolver, firing through the
door three times. The intruders i'm,
mediately disappeared down the alley
Who they were or where they came
from is still as much of mystery
as at that time.
The marshal subsequently made dill
igent search throughout the village but
was unable to locate the parties.
Mrs. Dooley was completely pros
trated by the affair and since that
time has been in an exceedingly ner-
vous condition.
The marshal and other authorities
are at work attempting to secure a
clue and if possible to establish the
identity of the guilty parties. With
all other citizens we certainly hope
they will succeed and That an example
may be made of the guilty wretches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dooley are former resi-
dents of Mankato.
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RIPPED BY CYCLONE.
ONE OF THOSE FUNNEL SHAPED
CLOUDS DOES DAMAGE
Hit Farm of Frank Richardson. Two
Miles and Half Northwest of Gar
den City; Several Bullulngs DemOl-
ished; Hog Injured Sun Was Shin
ing at the Time the UnwelcOme
Visitor Appeared on Scene.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
A small sized tornado struck the
farm of Frank Richardson, two and "a
half miles northwest of Garden CITY
at about four O'Clock yesterday after.
noon, and did damage to the extent
OF several hundred dollars. 1t com
pietely destroyed the hog house. ma
chine shed, an outbuilding and a
poultry bfooder, tore the roof off of a
corn crib, knocked the chimney off of
the house, and injured hog so that
1t will have to be killed.
The tornado was funnel shaped. and
presented a most beautiful sight as it
swooped down. The sun was shining
at the time, and it appeared like "A
mass OF pure white cotton 1t swooped
down and struck the buildings and then
arose and disappeared in the skv. 1t
did not come down to the earth again
SO far as is known, as no damage else
where is reported. No rain accom-
panied it.
Mr.. Richardson carried no tornado in
surance.
Judge and Mrs. Lorin Cray and Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Cray saw the funnel
shaped cloud swoop down and were so
interested that they watched it for sew
eral moments. They were driving. and
were ON the top of the North Front
street hill when they saw it. They did
t,l,
though the bottom of the funnel looked
black, the upper part being white. 1t
came down from an ordinary looking
thunder cloud and dipped down twice
They thought that it might be twelve
OF fourteen miles away.
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Belgrade

NJ. NJ. Cram is erecting new barn
on his farm. 1t is to be built with a
concrete foundation.
Mrs. A. C.. Noble returned to her
home in Duluth today after spending
a couple OF weeks with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. r. Purrier, who is in the sani-
tariuin in st. Peter, is still improv-
ing. We hear Mr.. L. p Purrier is i'm
proving every day.
Mr.. Arthur Sharp's dog went fishing
a few days ago and caught seventeen
Wonder what the game
warden will do about that way OF
fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Grice. Sundayed
with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ NJ Cram. also
grandma Noble and daughters Hattie
and Oric Noble and family and Clar-
ence and Joe Grice. brothers of Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Cram.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
THIRD DEGREE is EFFECTIVE
Results In Arrest Of CATER: Charged
With Stone Throwing.

From Mondays Dali

On May % someone threw stone
through window of one of the coaches
OF Milwaukee passenger train No. 40.
as it was passing through West Man
kato near West Ninth street. Fortu-
nately, no one was injured. The occurrence
was reported to the police and railway
detectives, and Saturday Detective
Thomas Riley of the roads secret ser
vice arrived i'll the city and went to
work on the case.
Officer Bienaph Saturday rounded IN
Edward Berg, young lad living in
West MankatO, and took him to the
police station, where Detective Riley
put him in the sweat box. The how
stated that William Gaffer .Jr threw
the stone. although the two were To-
gether at the time. Mr.. Riley at once
swore out a complaint for the arrest of
Gaffer. and the latter was told to an.
pear in court this morning at nine
o'clock
Young Gaffer, who is about fourteen
years old, appeared before Judge Com
stock this morning, and his hearing
was set for June l3 at 10 a. M He
is charged with willfuIly throwing =
stone at a railway train.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
MISS FINK ON THE PROGRAM
MankatO Lady to Take Part in State
Music Teachers Convention.


Following is the program for the
ninth annual meeting of the Minnesota
State Music Teachers association. to
be held at Detroit June 81. % and %:
Tuesday, June 2l-9:30 a. M, open
ing exercises, program of welcome by
musicians from North Dakota, under
the direction of Mr.. w. w. George
of Fargo. Address of welcome Presi-
dents annual address,. Reports OF
other officers. Loo a. M, public
school music section. Chairman, Miss
Ella Louise Fink, Mankato. 2:3O p.
m, Minnesota composers program:
Songs, Miss Gertrude Dobyns, Minnea-
polls; piano, James A. Bliss. Mime
apois; violin, William W. Nelson, ST.
Paul; piano concerto, Gustavus John
sons, Minneapolis. 400 p. m, pub
lie school music section: Chairman,
Miss Ella Louise Fink, Mankato. S:l5
p. M. reception.
Wednesday, June 22-9:OO a. M,
business meeting; 1890 a. M, boat
trip on the lakes; 2:3O p. M, state
talent program; pianist, Mrs. Bessie
parnell-WestOn, st. Paul; soprano, Miss
Alice SjOselieus, Duluth. 400 p. M,
voice round table; chairman, Mr..
Charles Fisher, st. Paul; S:l5 p. H.,
state talent concert, hanlber music, I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Heinrich
Hoevel. Minneapolis; Madam Hesse
Sprotte, cOntraltO. st. Paul.
Thursday, June 23-9:30 a. M, bust
ness meeting; Loo a. m, piano
round table; chairman, Mr. Leo G..
Drummer, st. Paul. 2:4O p. m, automo-
bile ride; S:l5 p. M. song recital, Mrs.
Lucille Stevenson Tewksbury, soprano,
Chicago.
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OPEN A BRANCH At
VALLEY CITY, N. D.
From Mondays Daily.


An important business deal has Just
been arranged, which will take two
most excellent families from Mankato.
wholesale grocery house has been
organized, to go into business at Val
ley City, \. d.. and those interested
in the project in a financial way are
the Patterson interests, which are in
terested already in wholesale groceries
establishments in Mankato, st. Cloud
and Bismarck, y. d., and Charles X.
Otto, the well known grOceryman. MIR.
Otto has just returned from a trip
to Valley City and Bismarck. He will
take considerable interest in the
new enterprise, and will manage the
business.
Capitalized at 100000.
While the company has been prac
tically organized, the officers cannot
can the name of the company. 1t is
capitalized at 100000 1t has leased
building at Valley City, and later
will probably bsild. 1t is hoped to
start business by July /, but Mr.. Otto
will go before that, in order to get
things started. His family will not
join him until fall.
Leonard S. Ward, assistant book
keeper for the Patterson Mercantile
company for several years, will go II
Valley City and take the position OF
credit man and bOokkeeper for the
new -ouse His family will accompany
him.
Four travelling men are to be en-
ployed from the start, and more may
be added later. With four houses I'M
ing identical interests, they will have
an advantage in the matter OF buying
that a single house could hardly hope
10 enjoy, and this alone is a guaranty
of success. But the Patterson houses
are all large and growing institutions,
admirably managed, and by fair dealing
have gained a large -clientage among
the merchants of the northwest.
Sells Interest to Brother.
Mr.. Otto has disposed OF his interest
in the grocery firm of c. X. & f. VI.
Otto to his brother, Fred NJ. Otto, and
the latter will conduct the business
alone hereafter under his own name.
Fred. NJ. Otto is an energetic and sue
cessful young business man, and all
will hope that he will have continued
prosperity.
Mankato people will regret to lose
such excellent members of the cOmmu-
nifty as Messrs. Otto and Ward and
+. their families, but they will have the
best wishes. of all in their new home
Mr.. Otto has been i'm the store that
he leaves for the past twenty-five
years, nine. years as one of the prOprie
tors, and has made Il remarkable sue
cess of the business. He possesses first
class business qualities, and his friends
predict that under his management the
new wholesale grocery house at Val
ley City will have successful ca
reer.
Valley City is city of 5000 popula
ton, and is located intermediate be-
tween st. Pau! and Mismarck. y. d.,
and has two railroads 1t is the cen
ter of a promising territory, and has Il
fine future, in the estimation of those
who have looked the territory over. 1t
Las no wholesale grocery house at pres
ent, and the location of the one just
organized will be a valuable acquisition
to its commercial interests.
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LOSS PUT DOWN AT $4,000
Great Western Stock Yards and Num-
Der of Boz Cars Burn at Rochester

Rochester, Mimi, June Fire at
l2:45 p. m. yesterday destroyed the
stockyard buildings and yards of the
eral box cars were also destroyed and
the loss is estimated at $4,000. The
amount of the insurance is not known
here. Italian laborers, while cooking
their dinner, started the fire. Nine
hogs and two head of cattle burned
to death.
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ORGANIZE A LAND COMPANY
Mankato Parties Are Interested in
Large Tract in Montana.
Erop, Tbtiredav'c Dailv


The Boyle Land company is new
Mankato corporation which was or
gained last evening. The company is
to deal in Montana lands and has
purchased a tract of some 900 acres
in Cascade county. The land is all
high grade farm land and lies within
few miles of the city of Great Falls.
Part of it will be placed on the mar
ket at once.
number of Mankato people are in
terested in the company. II is capt.
talized at 100000 and it's head office
will be at Mankato. The officers are:
Dennis Boyle of Saltwater, president;
NJ. j. Kane of st. Paul and +. w.
Hunt, vice presidents; c. r. Butler,
secretary, and Robert Lanlm, treasurer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
Real Estate Transfers.

Thaddeus l.. Matthews to Earl Mere
dith Grifi'iths, lot l3. IA, Is and l6
block %, LeHillier, for 81. Henry
Prange to Charles H. Detz, lot 8 and
north half of lot I, block 2, Stephens
addition, Mapleton, for 81 200. Doug
las A. Reed to Henry w. Graft, lot
4 and south forty-four feet of lot 3
block II, Lake Crystal, for $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10

H. A. Peirce, president of the First
National bank of Wesssington, S. H.,
will be one of the directors, and Was
present at the meeting last evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
Savings Bank Anniversary.

Edinburgh, June 8.-Officials of sew
eral American savings banks, as well
as representatives of such institutions
from all over Great Britain and the
Continent, took part in the meeting to-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
Degree for DR.. William Mayo.

New York, June 2-The honorary
degree of doctor of science was con-
ferred this afternoon at columbia uni
versty on DIR. William James Mayo
of Rochester, Mimi, the noted sur
oeon
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10

day concentrating the centenary of
the founding of the first savings bank
in Scotland. The ceebra ton will oc-
cupy three days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10

Ed. Barnes and Charles Brown of
Vernon Center were in the city Monday
and took home Ford automobiles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10

The register of deeds Office today
took in an abstract typewriter on trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10


Miss Frances Kenney renCered the
solo, "The Evening Wind" Samson and
Delilah) by Saint Saens, assisted by
the mixed glee club of thirty two
voices. 1t was so well done that it
was encored and Miss kenney sang
Sylvia" assisted by the boys glce
club of sixteen. She possesses very
sweet soprano voice.
Miss Harriet Alters described "Ober-
ammergam and the Passion Play very
effectively. She told of the city AMI
how the villagers first happened to
give the play, in compliance with the
promise made in prayer to dispel
plague. The audience listened breath
lcssly to her description.
Miss Alice Alworth told of "Fac-
tory Life for Women" She said that
the American people should know that
what hurts the girls hurts the nation.
She told Of. factory life, and of its
EMBELLISHMENTS, with lunch time too
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-09

saying. He was kept pretty busy car
ing for Hall, as the latter was nervous
and excited and might try to jump out.
10 be OH the safe side, he treated him
as he would an insane man, as he
wanted to have no trouble with him.
Hall did not try to escape or offer vio-
lence.
Defense Rests.
The defense rested at II:l5 a. III.
and a recess was taken.
The rebuttal this afternoon was ex-
pected to take less than an hour.
Judge Pau said that he would not
send the case to the jury today, or re-
quire that the arguments be made.
1t was decided by consent of all par
ties to let the jury 90 to the theatre
tonight. 1t was suggested that some
of the jurors might like to 90 to church
tomorrow, and the court asked all who
would like to 90 to raise their hands.
Only Juror Mcbride raised his hand
The attorneys will argue some points
of law before the court this afternoon
after the jury goes out.
The jurors are gettin. their meals at
Mrs. a. n. Riley's boarding house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-09
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Whitford M. Hall was Oh the wit
ness stand nearly all o. yesterday
afternoon and part Of this forenoon
telling his side Of the tragedy that
resulted in the death Of George Crook.
Briefly, he claimed that he had taken
the rifle into the dining room where
Crook was eating his supper, intend
ing to brighten him into making GER
tain statements that would corrobo.
rate what Hall had been telling Mrs.
Crook about him, and which she did
not believe; that Crook had then be-
come frightened before Hall could put
his plan into execution, and had cal
led to his wife to run out, as Hall
was going to shoot them; that while
Hall was looking toward his fleeing
niece, to reassure her, Crook grasped
the rifle and jerked it out of his
hand; that Halls finger caught in the
trigger and discharged the weapon;
that Crook ran ut, Hall not KNOWN.
that he was shot; and that Halls
mind became a blank for a period OF
all hour or SO after that. Hall de.
MED facts and interviews in evidence
by the state, insofar as they were
inconsistent with this story and adj
mitted whatever appeared favorable
to his contention.
County Attorney Plymat put him
through a rapid fire of questions that
caused him to make a few inconsist-
emit statements, but on the whole his
story was not materially shaken. lie
showed iii his testimony deep seated
hatred for Crook, to whom lie once
referred as snake. His appearance
on the stand has been the sensation
of the trial, and his testimony was
| given i'll plausible way.
Defense Opens To Jury.
| Arthur Schaub opened the defense
to the jury yesterday afternoon, and
said that every trial involves ques.
tions of law and fact. The law is fol
the court to give, and. the fact is fol
the jury to decide. 1t was desired
that the case be tried solely on the
evidence given in court, taken as q
whole. The notice of the evidence
whether it is consistent. is more i'm
portant than Il multitude of witnes
seS.
The state had introduced much cvi
dcnce that is true, and some of i,
cannot be true. The defense would
admit a good many facts. The de
fendant's wife died Eve years ago, ant
he came to see his niece, to whom hi.
wife had commended him, and on hi,
Invitation she went to Nebraska t.
visit him a week later. Crook unex
pectedfy arrived and announced tina
he had disposed of their goods. Mrs
lCrook cried and declared that they