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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA


CoInpnpy's Certificate of Authority
Whereas, The Standard Accident ms.
Co, a corporation organized under
the laws of Michigan, has filed in
this office II sworn statement eXhib-
iting Us condition and business for
the year ending December 81, 1909,
conformable TO the requirements of the
laws OF this state regulating the BUSH
ness of insurance.: and,
Whereas. The said company has filed
ia this Office duly certified copy of
it's charter with certificate of organ-
cation, in compliance with the require
nnents of the insurance law aforesaid
Now, Therefore. L. O. S. Basford,
Commissioner of Insurance of the State
os South Dakota pursuant to the pro-
visions of said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
empowered through its authorized
AGENTS, 10 Transact its appropriate bus
mess of Accident Insurance in this
state, according 10 the laws thereof,
until the 2sth day of February. A. D.,
1911.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and official seal at
Pierre this 2Srd day of February A. ID.
1910. e7f
fSeaD Commissioner of Insurance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
WOODS BANKS CT ~-.
Temporary Suspension Until the Stu.
alton Is Discovered.

alton Is Discovered.
Des Moines, Dec. S.-Banks at Ira,
Baxter and Mingo, owned by. Georg.
D. Woods, who committed suicide at
Colfax, have closed their doors tenn
porarily. A mechanics lien on bank
fixtures for $500, filed by Des
Moines firm. may precipitate a crisis.
Polk county has formally demanded
the return of 100000 deposited in the
Bank of Colfax. The demand has not
been acceded to. Ex-County Treasurer
Layman has not recovered $4,000 do
posted in the Colfax bank during his
administration.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
Hudson-The farm home of MS

! Hudson-Tbe farm home of Ms,
christine Olson. four miles south
of Hudson at Virginia, was burned to
THE ground early Saturday morning
the cause of the confiagraticn being
! mice and matches in the pantry. Mrs.
( Olson's aged father. who was i'll in
bed and her son Oscar, barely escap-
ed the burning dwelling, saving but a
few clothes from the flames. AS the
pump, the only available water sup
ply was right at the back door OF
the house the inmates and neigh ors
had to stand idly by while the house
and its contents burned to the g oFnd
TIE house was insured for $6ea; loss
;..55oGs:. size. zee
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
NEW TRIAL FOR JERRY CROWLEY
Claimed RE owned the Horses He
Was Convict d of Stealtnu.

was OUrTVTCT Of SttdITHHs
Sturgis. S. D., Dec. S.--Jerry Grow.
ley, who was convicted at Sturgis
dr-iTls .'aa recent terc; CT tbs Mead
county circuit court of horse stealing
and sentenced by Judge Rice to one
year and ten months in the peniten.
dary, has been granted new trial. Il
was claimed at the time OF the trial
that Crowley had perfect title to the
horses alleged to have been shipped
out of the state by him, and the pew
trial has been granted by Judge Rice
on the showing made By his attorneys.y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
I Authorities After Record

Huron Frank Wells in Jail here
on charge of being implicated in
the murder of Officer Hawley a
year ago, declares that he was not
in Huron at the time of TIE MUIR
der. The authorities, however are
lof different opinion and an in
ivestigaton is being made, to asoer-
tain how Wells spent the time from
Sept i, 1909 until his arrest three
weeks ago at Chippewa Falls, Wis.
His examination will not be had until
this is learned
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
FulfIIment.

FuIfiIIment.
Two great desires of my life have
been eratified One was to go up In
an airship."
And the other?"
t'To get safely back to earth"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
Total liabilities

UtII TTsfVEITETV!|
vi. CNHl BIT OF CERT
Policies in force December
81, 1903 -. -. 80 -.
Policies issued during the
year 1903 -. $50.
Ceased To be in force dur
ing the year and rem
sured in 1909 80. -. =.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15

Policies iii force Decem-
Der 81, 1893 80. 49,. :.
Losses and claims unpaid
December 81, 1909 49,.
Losses ana claims incurred
during The year 1903 =.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15

Total 80. 80. -. -. -:
Losses ard claims settled
during tho year 1863 -.
Losses and CLAIMS unpaid
during the year 1909 -.
BUSINESS IN THE STATE
DAKONA DURING THE
Losses and claims settled
during the year 1903 -.
Premiums collected -. :.
Expenses in South Dakota
during the year -. :.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15

Policies in force Decem-
Der 81, 1909 ......... S2,3SS,i90.23
DAKOTA DURING THE YEAR 1909
Policies issued during the
Losses and claims incurred
during the year ... NONE
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
Total admitted assets s. 3.526. 05S.Ii
v, LIABILITIES

Unpaid claims -. ~. IS GIG,
Premiums unearned -. SAC,
Commissions due agents :. 9S,
Salaries, rents, office ex-
penses, taxes, bills, ac-
counts, fees due or &C
crued -. -. -. ... 53,
Return premiums -. -. Is.
Re-iiiaurance -. z,
Advance premiums -. 4,
Reserve for contingencies $50,
Capital stock -. -. -. 500.
plus) -. ~. :. 1.179,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
]. M. Johnson Sentenced By Judge
Willard to Pay Fine

The grand jury i'll the United States
court completed its work yesterday
afternoon and returned one Indictment
and was discharged, and most of the
members left on the first trains for
their homes. The indictment return
ed was aginst J. Nj. johnson, the for
mer postmaster of Chandler, Mimi,
who was charged with having opened
and detained letters passing between
his divorced wife and friends at Chand-
Ter. He was indicted OH three counts,
and was arraigned at once, and plead
ed guilty to each count. He was SEN
fenced by Judge Willard to pay a
fine of SIS on each of the three counts
and if he cannot do this he will be
confined in the Ramsey county Jail for
thirty days. He is making an effort
to raise the money, but has been held
in the custody Of Sheriff Donahlle
while making the effort to get it. An
attempt to raise il. in Mankato is said
to have failed.
Among the witnesses examined III
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Cases That Were Passed.

The other case for trial is that OF
Aisle n. Paysena VS.. II. Il. Swenson
The other cases were all continued
except two that were passed, as fol
lows, and one that was reported set
tied and to be dismissed: The latter
case was that of A. Ii. Peterson vs.
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railway company and others. The
cases passed are those of w. S. DePoy
vs.. the County of Lyon, and the Or
der of st. Benedict VS.. Albert Stein
hauscr, Administrator.
Thirty eight member of the petit
jury answered to their names at roll
call, and they were excused until
p. III.
Harry L. Berry of Harvey, n. d..
was adluitted to practice before the
court.
Court officers present were Clerks
Henry d. Lang and Charles l.. Spencer
Deputy United States District Attorney
Joel NJ. Dckey and E. S. Oakley, Chief
Deputy Marshal Steve j. Picha, and
Stenograpller Fl. II. Horn, all of st
Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Property Valued at $500 Destroyed
Monday Morning.

Truman, April pa serious fire oc-
CURED at Truman early Monday morn
ing. At about four o'clock the gen
cral store of II. G.. Catin was discov-
cred to be OH fire Oh the interior OF
the building The fire company wa,
soon on hand and by good work saved
the building from total destruction
but it is not of much value as it
stands.
The front forty feet was of wood
construction and that part is practi-
cally destroyed. The rear forty feet
last year, which is not so badly dam
aged.
The estimated value of the building
is $500 to $4,000, on which there is
$500 insurance.
The fine large stock of general mcr-
cllandise is considered TO be a total
loss from fire, water and smoke. The
stock was worth from Sll.500 TO qi2,-
900, OH which there was $4,000 of in
surance.
The fire created great excitement
in the little town and two or three
persons were slightly injured during
the desperate battle with the flames
Great credit is due the liremen and
assisted to SO speedily and effectively
do battle against the destroying ele-
ment. The cause of the fire is ii mys
| terry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
April % May 6-13.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF
WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF
Blue Earth.-SS. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of George
ii. Leseman. deceased.
whereas, an instrument in writing
purporting to be the last will and tesla :
iate OF said county, has been delivered
to this court.
And whereas Mary Leseman, has filed
herewith her petition. representing
among other things that said George
I r. LeSeman died in said county on the
18th day OF April, 1910 testate, and
that said petitioner is the eXecutriY
named in said last will and testament
and praying that the said instrument
may be admitted to probate, and that
letters testamentary be issued thereon
TO herself.
1t is ordered, that the proofs of said
Instrument and the said petition Dt
Office i'll the city of Mankato i'm said
county. on Saturday the 21st day of
May. y. d., 1910, at 10 O'Clock in tn,
forenoon, when all persons interested
may appear for or contest the probate
of said instrument.
And it is further ordered, that no.
tice of the time and place of said hear
ing be given to all persons Interested
by publishing this order once IN each
week for three successive weeks prior
10 said day of hearing in The Mankato
FREE Press. a weekly newspaper prin' =
ed and published at Mankato, in said
county.
Datct a; alto. tie list day OF
April, y. -. i9iu
BY the Court.
WM r. HUGHES.
probate Court SealD
w. X. Geddes. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
SAVE AN APPLE CROP BACK TO GRANT DAYS
LEE BRINGS HAD "HUNCH" THAT
WINTER WAS LOITERING.
He Banked the Roots of His Fruit
Trees With Ice and Kept Them
From Blossoming; Now He Is in a
Position to Give His Neighbors the
Pleasant Smile; His Scheme.

Farmers who live near bodies of wa
ter from which ice can be obtained
can learn a new wrinkle from Lee
Brings, Il farmer who lives near Little
Canada, mile from the shores of
Lake Gcrvais in this state. This man
kept his fruit trees back from bios
soming too soon by banking their
roots with ice and as result he has
prospects of good yield, while the
prospects OH other farms have been
blighted by the frosting of the bios
sons on the fruit trees.
Knows Weatber's Uncertainties.
Brings, who has lived i'll Minnesota
all his life and knows its uncertain
proclivities, as spring approached, de-
termined not to allow his apple trees
to blossom until the season was well
advanced. Therefore, early in March
he began hauling ice from Lake Ger
yais. which he piled around the base
of the trees, of which he has seventy
five.
The work was laborious, but he
stuck to his task until every tree was
surrounded by layer Of ice a foot
deep. Other farmers stopped and
gazed at what they thought was Il
very foolish trick, but Brings had
spent many winters and summers III
Minnesota, not TO mention early
springs" and he warned his ncighbors
that he would have chance to laugh
later.
The action of the ice on the roots
of the trees resulted in stopping the
progress of budding and, while all the
other apple and fruit trees on neigh
boring farms were blossoming joyfully
week or two ago, Brings had not
even budded. The frost of Il week
AGO damaged all of the trees in the
state, but could not damage the LATHE
Canada farmers crop-for the trees
hadn't started to grown fact, they
stopped growing month before. The
ice was slowly melting, but Brings
stood and watched the weather. tell
ing his neighbors that 1.-The last OF
winter has not been seen yet" How
true his words were, reports of the
past few days show, and while hun
dreds of thousands of dollars worth
of fruit was destroyed, Brings crop
is just beginning to bud.
Brings is certain that even if an
other freeze comes it will not hurt
his crop, for the trees will not com
mence to blossom before May. In the
immediate neighborhood, farmers have
lost their entire crop, while Brings is
patiently waiting to reap the reward
of bis energies of last March.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
MAY IS IS THE DATE
FANS SPRUCE UP WHEN SULLI-
VANS BOYS APPEAR.
First Game Of the Season Booked and
That Is the Day When Perry
Werden's Aggregation Will Be
Taken Into Camp By the Local
Men; McClcary and Fast Bunch
Of Players Signed Up.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Manager Sullivan met with great
success on his recent trip TO the
twin cities, where he had appoint
ments with all of the men that are
! to represent Mankato on the diamond
this season. Every one of the play
crs is anxious to come to Mankato aud
he has the signed contracts of all of
them KinkIc will do the catching
stunts and it is safe TO say that Sui
Ivan could have done no better il he
had tried for another month. kinklc
has been playing professional base
ball for about eight years but this
year he got a good position i'll Min
neapois and thought it would be bet
ter TO stick to the job and leave base
ball alone. However. he can come to
AIankato Saturday and Sunday with
out interfering any so he has decided
to do this. Corriean of the Rochester
team in the Minny league has been
after kinkle for two weeks, but was
unable to land him.
Hollstrom is another professional
that Sullivan nabbed This man had
signed with the Eau Claire team of
the Minny league but he also secured
Ia good position in the Twin Cities
and when Sullivan handed him con-
tract covering the third base posi-
ton, he Immediately signed up and
Mankato is assured a good third base
man. McCleary will again pitch thy
season and the big fellow seems to
be better than ever in his try outs.
Carl Anderson OF Brewster will prob
ably pitch the other game. Anderson
is speedy pitcher with lots of curves
and his only fault in the past has been
lack of control, but knklc told Sui
Ivan that if it was merely matter
of control. he would take it out of
him. Kinkle has trained many a
pitcher and there is no reason why he
shouldn't get Anderson in frst-cla SIS
condition. Rognas will again play
first base, while Guellane for two
years with Rcdwing will play second.
Bathurst. one of the fastest little
players in he Twin Cities, will cover
the shortstop position and they say he
is 4 wonderfully fast iniieldcr. He is
now making Il big bit at the univer-
sity. Fred Wines will play left field
Frank Wines right field and Ole New
gard ccntcrlicld and will captain the
team.
Manager Sullivan wishes to an
nounce that work will be commenced
OH the diamond at once SO that they
will be in fine shape by May -, when
the opening game will be played
against Perry Werden's all stars. Per
~ Werdens team is composed of old
heads, such as Lefty Davis, Tip O'Nei]
and himself. He also tried to gel
kinkle TO sign up with him but Sui
Ivan was little too much for him
The opening game sure ought to he q
hummer for Wcrden has one OF the
fastest teams that ever appeared in
this city and with the line up that
Sullivan has, he ought to make them
20 some.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mary L. Tenncy to the Evangelical
Lutheran Educational association
lots |, = and ), blocn s, IIinkley'ss adj
diton, for 81 go.
Asa c. Barney to The Evangelical
Lutheran Educational association
blocks !. Z. and ). a. c. Shaubut' 5
second addition. for $3.50.
Custaf X. Manthei to Paul G. Spcrra
lots |. =. ) and I, block 2, Hauck's
addition, Good Thunder. for $1,000.
NJ. c. CIaflin to Elijah w. Griffith
llK. acres in section p, Garden City
for Sll0O
Edgar j. Sheldon to Andrew j. Rush.
lot l. block /. Esther M. Halls addi
ton, for $1,000.
Andrew J. Rush to Leonard j. Ben
nett. same for $1,000.
Mabel w. Paff to Frank b. Wells
lot 2, block Z, Dukes addition, for
1918.
Amel Just to Marietta Chamberlain
lot 8. block |. Ewing's addition, Good
Thunder, for 81 1900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
April % MAY 6-13.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF
WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF
Blue Earth.--ss I'm Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Robert
ID. Price. deceased
Whereas, an instrument in writing
purportinE to he the last will and test
ament of Robert D. Price, deceased
tate o. SAID county, has been delivered
And whereas John f. Price aud Albert
T. Price have filed Herewith their petit
tion representing among other things.
that sad Robert ID. Price died in said
county on the 18th day of April. 1910.
testatH, and that said petitioners are
the the, executors named in said last will
and testament. and praying that the
said instrument may be admitted to
probate, and that letters be issued
thereon to John X. Price and d. T..
Crane.
1t is ordered. that the proofs of said
Instrument and the said petition be
heard before this court at the pro-
sad county. on Saturday, the 2Sth day
OF May. y. d.. 1910 at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon. when all persons interested
may appear for or contest the proba lie
of said instrument
And 1t is further ordered that no.
ilS pc gwen to all persons interested
by publishing this order once i'm each
week for three successive weeks prior to
day of hearing, i'm The Mankato Free
Press a weekly newspaper printed and
published at Mankato. i'm said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 2Gth day of
April y. d. 1910
BY the Court.
WIN. F. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
Benz. Taylor. Attorney
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Mrs. John A. johnson to Go Abroad
With Olive Fremstad.

St Paul, April 25.--Mrs. John \.
johnson, widow of the late governor,
has been invited by Olive Fremstad to
be her travelling companion in Europe
for three months, beginning May 10.
Mrs. johnson is considering the inv-
tation and she probably will go.
Madame Fremstad sang Thursday
evening i'll grand opera in ST. Paul, as
Elsa in Lohengrin. That evening Mrs.
johnson was her guest at dinner, and
visited with her in the dressing room
during the opera. The proposal of the
foreign trip was made then. Madame
Fremstad is now in Chicago
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29

Washington, April 26.-Representa-
tive James A. Tawney of Minnesota
has had II long conference with Presi-
deut Taft relative to the provisions in
the sundry civil bill, so charging the
powers of the tariff board as to enable
it to make inquiries into cost of pro-
duction here and abroad
The president expressed himself in
approval of the proposal to give the
tariff board large powers of inquiry,
and it is known that he will intcrpose
no objection if the board is given in
quisitorial powers, that is to say, the
power to compel the attendance of
witnesses and the production of books
and papers.
Senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon
will not oppose the provision eulargn.
the authority of the tariff board. Such
assurances have been received from
Senator Aldrich. while Speaker Cannon
has made known his purpose to coop
crate with Mr.. Tawney and other re-.
publican members of the committee OH
appropriations who are drafting the
provision to be incorporated in the
sundry civil bill.
1t is expected by the president and
his advisers in congress that the APP
preparation for the tariff board will
give rise to much tariff discussion i'll
both houses of congress, but every
effort will be made to limit the dis
cussion to the subject of the appro
priation.
1t is hoped by the house leaders at
least, that the outcome of the lcgisla
ton will be sufficiently satisfactory to
the progressive element as to bring
them into line for the congressional
campaign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
BIRTHDAY OF GENERAL OBSERV-
ED IN WASHINGTON.
Topic of Lively Discussion in the
National Capital Is the Taking
In to the Grand Army of the
Republic of Offspring of the War
rior; Story of How Young Man
Was Wounded.

Washington, April 27.-Grant's
birthday, the eightyeighth anniversary
of the great soldier and statesman,
was informally observed today by vet
Grams of the national capital. a topic
of lively discussion among the vet
Grams is the project to muster in Gen
cral Frederick Dent Grant, son of T.
S. Grant, into the United States army
as civil war soldier, emitting him to
membership in the Grand Army of the
day after tomorrow, April %, the an
nivcrsary of the battle of Grand Gulf
in 1868.
Some Criticism of the Plan.
There has been some criticism ol
the plan, but this has been etfectually
answered by Il congressional bill. Har
mon w. Brown, who was secretary
to General L. S. Grant during the
civil war, declares that Fred was d
commissioned lieutenant and receiv
ed his wound from a Confederate bull
let. not from Union sentry's musket
while returning from iaunt with d
youthful companion. Mr.. Brown says:
"tThe service of General Fred Grant
during the Vicksburg campaign is re-
ported as that of Il boy playing around
camps in company with another lad;
that the family of General L. S. Grant
was with him and other officers fam
hat =
mcnt. On January 10, 1868, our head
quarters were moved to Memphis, ant
OH the Goth ] took Mrs. Grant and
her two children, Nellie and Jesse, tC
Louisville
Boy Carried Commission.
The headquarters was at Milliken's
Bend, L., April 20. and the siege OF
Vicksburg did not begin until May Is
when the city as infected by the
three army corps. and lasted unit
July 3, the surrender being made that
night Fred Grant carried a commits
sion as lieutenant and aide de camp
boy as he was, signed by command
of his father and officially signed b.
Colonel w. 5. Hillyer, Provost Marshal
General of the department.. ] wrote
it at Oxford, Miss. Fred Grant was
left behind at the crossing of the
Mississippi and joined us on the battle
field at Port Gibson. He had 10 spec
ial attention from his father, and was
frequently i'll my mess and my ten
and he went through the campaign
being i'm the front of the fight and OF
all fields. sleeping on the ground
very often Just as we did. He re
ceived an honorable scar from Con
federate bullet. and it is great mis-
take for anyone to think that Major
General Fred d. Grant did not know
what war was in those trying times