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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
1t is reported that the defense Of
Whitford M. Hall, who is charged with
having shot and killed George A. Crook
will be sensational; that it will, in fact,
be nothing short of denial that he
fired the fatal shot. Inasmuch as he
has admitted to number of persons,
that he fired the shot, and two parties
claim to have seen him do it, to come
out now with claim that he did not
fire the shot would seem to indicate
a purpose to claim that his first story
was told for the purpose of shielding
another. It had been suggested that
temporary insanity might be the ground
for the defense, before the present
report got but. MI. Benedict, attor.
ney for Mr.. Hall, was at Swan lake
today and could not be seen.
Mr.. Hall has received visit from
his brother. OF Cleveland, and also from
other relatives. lie is said to be some
what doHncast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14

From Tuesdays Da:iv.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: The funeral
of T. +. Thomas state factory inspec-
tor and well known labor man, who
died at st. Lukc's hospital yesterday
will be held Thursday afternoon at
two o'clock from Schroeder's undertake
ing rooms on West Seventh street, and
will be under the auspices of the St
Paul Typographical Union No. 30, OF
which he is former president.
Mr.. Thomas has been well known in
the city and was one of the commit
tee of three who secured the owl car
service OH the street car lines. He was
40 years old, and has been i'll since
July. He is survived by a wife, an
invalid now living at North Yakima
Wash, three children also at North
Yakima, brother, George Thomas
living i'll st. Paul and two other broth.
crs, two sisters and father and
;; mother living at Lake Crystal, MINI
Mr.. Thomas formerly lived at 1850 Pa.
cific. avenue.
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! Is 81 y /.
and to see various parties before he
had had an opportunity to do SO
which had put these parties on their
guard.
Representing the Sheriff.
Mr.. Phillips was asked how he hap
pened to be working in the case, and
stated that he was doing it as rep.
resentative of the sheriff's office, being
deputy sheriff of the county, and that
what lie was doing was not involving
any expense upon the county. He
said that he thought that he had
a right to do this and that it was
proper.
Mr.. Fielding was asked what he ha
been able to develop, and said that his
investigations had not resulted in find
ing evidence to connect anyone with
the murder He had several lines of
investigation still to pursue, in this
city, and would proceed with them as
rapidly as possible.
The conference broke up harmonious
ly, but not until Mayor Meyer had
remarked that he thought that one
or the other of the men working on
the case ought to drop out Mr.
Phillips was asked why he could not
work in line with Mr.. Fielding so as
to cooperate and he stated that he
could.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14

| ing lad, the pride of a fond father and
mother. He possessed a sunny DISPOSE
ton and was a favofite with all who
knew him.
During his last severe illness, cover.
ing period of two weeks, he did not
complain, but was cheerful always, and
the light that shone from his eyes was
the sunshine from his kind and gener.
Gus heart.
Cecil is survived by his parents
a brother, Claude and sister, Cleo. Also
an aunt, Mrs. Fred Buck, 81 Franklin
street.
A short prayer service was held at
$50 this afternoon at the residence and
at three o'clock the remains were
shipped to Fairmont where the funeral
and interment viii take place at three
o'clock tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Detective Fielding's work in the city
is bearing good fruit in different d.
rection from what was expected. In his
work he has learned the names of a
number of women who have been lead.
ing lives such as they ought not to,
and they have admitted this to him,
he states, making no effort to conceal
their business in their haste to clear
themselves of suspicion of being i'm.
plicated in the shooting of Joseph
Wheeler. These names have all been
regularly reported to the home Office,
and by that back to the chief of po-
lice, and Mr.. Pond has kept Mayor
Meyer in close touch with the work.
Mayor Meyer was surprised to find
the condition that has been existing,
and has given the police orders to drive
all women whom the Deceive has
found to DC of i'll rcpute from the city.
The order is to be effective at once.
II have told Chief Pond to drive these
women out Of the city" the mayor said
this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Washington, October 6.-From all
over the United States letters of com
plant are coming to the Postoffice De-
partment relating to the activities of
the swindlers engaged in the Spanish
prisoner game. This scheme has been
exposed almost as often as the gold
brick and green goods games, but it is
evident that the Spanish rogues continue
to find victims on this side of the
pond.
The letters of the schemers are mail
ed in Spain and purport to come from
a wealthy man who is imprisoned for
some political offense in one Of the old
prisons of Spain. This unfortunate
gentleman, who is usually of noble
birth, would gladly divide his immense
fortune, from which he is cut off by
his Imprisonment, with any person who
sends him few thousand dollars with
which to engage lawyers and regain
his liberty. The laws OF Spain provide
no penalty for this variety of swim
ding, with the result that the perpe.
traitors of the fraud are immune from
punishment
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the defense acknowledged the shortage
in the wood delivered and suppled
little over one-fourth of a cord 10
make the shortage good before the
trial was called. The defense asked
for jury trial. They then put OH
testimony to show that there was Il
full half cord of wood loaded on their
delivery wagon but acknowledged that
it did not reach the purchaser, ana
the jury found the defendant not guilty.
of the criminal offense as charged III
the complaint.
The attorney for the defense con-
WINGED the jurymen that the shortage
of delivery was without the knowledge
of the defendant, hence the verdict OF
not guilty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Fridays Daily.

FROM fridays OatD.
Division Superintendent j.. G. Per-
kins and Roadmaster Hines of the
Milwaukee road were in Mankato yes
terlay. Accompanied by Commissioner
Humiston, they visited the alley back
of the passenger depot. This alley is
lower than the city's alley, and wa
ter stands upon it. there being no
drainage. Citizens have been bringing
the matter to the attention of the
road, and it is thought that the only
effective way to handle the water is
to make sewer connection.
City Treasurer Meyer has received
a letter from the Milwaukee road in,
quiring whether any assessment has
been made against the property where
the, old Cargill elevator stands, and
claiming That this belongs to the
road. The city has always considered
that it is city property, and that the
elevator was there by permission. Al
the elevator has been there for thirt,
years, the road may claim to own thu
land by adverse possession. The rail
way maps have this land colored as 6
part of the right of way.
The city is sooii to investigate I'll,
ownership Of tic land, as it Is anxiou!
TO open The street up for use in cas-,
it has title to It. q
Superintendent Perkins suggested tina
the road might pave or inacadainize Til
alley if the city would do tho sam
to It's alley. He wanted a cheape
pavement than brick, and Mr. Hulnisto
suggested concrete.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The sprinkling of the paved streets
may be discontinued, as the new flush
er keeps them clean. Very little dust
has been in the air since the tlusher
began work, even where there has
been heavy wind, except what has blown
in from the cross streets that arc
not yet paved. The council will prob
ably pass an ordinance requiring that
sand be hauled over paved streets only
i'll tight wagon boxes and no more
carrtd than the box viii hold with
out spilling over.
Commissioner Humiston favo-s such
sn ordinance for the reason that most
of the wagons drop sand along the
streets, and this makes bad kind OF
dust when it blows into peoples eyes,
and the flusher cannot wash it down the
cutters.
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$3.50; 1900 readers and reference, : work.

$3.50; 1900 readers and reference work
ers were recorded.
The librarian met the teachers at
their annual meeting and visited all the
grades Of the public and Lutheran
schools, to put before them the priv.
leges the library offers. The collection
of mounted pictures for school use has
been somewhat enlarged. Books for
circulation have been placed in the
West Mankato school and at the Y. NJ
c. A. and further plans include Tink.
lmville and Dukes addition.
Work on the club programs is pro
crossing. Lists on sBooks for Bows
pleasure and profit,' "Books for the
Housemaid" and Sunday School Helps
have been printed for distribution.
Miss Deuber who has served faith.
fully as assistant Tor four years, left
on the 18th to prepare for her career
of homemaker. We are fortunate in
having Miss Hanson to fill the vacancy
Miss Hanson comes splendidly equipped
for the work, having, since her service
of two and one half years in this same
position, graduated from the Wisconsin
library school and held the librarianship
of the Two Harbors library for one
year.
A meeting of the Junior Civic league
was held at the library on the 18th
when simple program was given and
the garden prizes awarded. The Y. NJ
c. A. and Professor Lyle Soaring pre-
sented some acceptable books. Respect
fully submitted, Maud van Buren,
librarian.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14

The following is the report OF the
librarian OF the Carnegie library for the
month of September:
To the Board of Directors. Gentle.
men Herewith is submitted the report
of the Mankato public library for
September, 1910. This month has been a
busy and encouraging one in every way
with an increase in all departments
The students are making use of our re.
sources to a greater extent than ever
before. The opening OF the reading
room on Sundays has been responded to
by an average attendance of %. There
were l29 new registrations making the
total number 1869. The following il
the circulation for the month: Adult
fiction, 1855; non-Hction, a5s; juvenile
fiction, 444; non fiction, 500; total
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
The Mankato ministerial district
convention of the Evangelical asso-
citation is in session at lie Sueur
1t was opened Tuesday morning by
Rev. NJ. Schoenlaben, presiding elder
of the district, with an able address on
Better Equipment for Our High Cal
ling"
There are eighteen ministers in at
tendance including Rev. Utzinger, pre-.
siding elder of the Minneapolis dis
trict. The subjects of the addresses
and papers were timely and rendered
with credit to the speakers and au
thors. The discussions which followed
We're interesting and at times lively
Rev. ?. Miller of Amboy filled the pull
pit Monday evening, Rev. Utzinger o
Minneapolis preached Tuesday evening
The services Wednesday evening con
sisted of a program Oh Sunday schoo
work.
The following themes: 'Moderl
Methods" "Force of Evangelization,
"'lrue Missionary Spirit" of the Sun
day school will be treated by Revs
G. c. Schmidt. j. Moedc, C. Kache
respectively. Rev. X. Mechel of Pipes
stone will preach Thursday evening, tn
service will close with the obscrvanc,
of the. communion service conducted b,
Rev M. Schoenlaben
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14

From Saturdays Daily.
The following is the jury list for the
October term of the United States
court: -,
M. A. Shcldrup, Breckenridge; C.. S.
Edwards, Albert Lea; G. B. Bennett,
Owatonna; j. H. Sullivan, Mahnomen ;
James II. Bird, Minneapolis; John
Furlong, Window; George Winter, lie
Sucur; Charles Keller, Viola; Joseph
Beer, LIE Sueur; Reese Davis, Marshall ;
Frank Fairchilds, Garden City; Oscar
Green, Hpestone; James McQuade, De.
Graf; G. A. Glader, Atwater; A. B
Mccall, Savage; John Hunter, Paynes
Vile; r. c. VonLehe, Ottawa; j. IL
Nichols, Pipestone; j. w. Ashbaush
Rushmore; William Z. Cole, Eden Val.
ley; l.. ID. Perkins, Morris; Claernce
Judd, Morris; w. r. Mayer, Cloquet
A. E. Whitney, Braincrd; A. d. Inger
soil, Deer River; B. +. Daniels, AXE
ley; Charles Viehman, lie Sueur; AL
fred 7. Thompson, Gary; NJ. L. Dibble
Rochester; Martin Floan, Kenyon; JOIN
F. Stone, st. Paul; Herbert Cornell
Mapleton; George II. Klein, Onamia
Isaac II. Price, st. Paul; Joseph H
Hillyer, Duluth; Edward McKenna, st
Paul; Beecher Holt, Minneapolis; JOSEPH
Ressler, Park Rapids; E. N. Barthel
envy, Faley; II. ID. Ludwig, Waltham
II. G. Catlin, Truman; A. r. Holman
Pequot; Herman Dorm, Hendricks; j
w. Stark, Winthrop; Frank C. Weber
Henderson,; George Robinson, Garvin
E. I. Schoenbaum, Preston; j. L. Rich
ardson. Tracy; w. a. Rickert, Byron
Richard Winter, Morris; James Hurley
Pine City; X. N. Harmsen, Chandler
John Mccarthy, Brainerd; John Hynds
Glendale; Z. VI. Gilmore, Alexandria
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Joseph Sedmich, whose troubles with
his wife have made business for the
police, left this morning for Faribault.
where he expects to get work. Sheriff
Donahue bought him a ticket, and he
promised not to come back. He went
away once before under similar cir
cumstances, but soon returned, saying
that he could not live away from his
wife, and the police are expecting him
to repeat this performance. His wife
is employed in this city.
When Sedmich was arraigned in
court yesterday afternoon on pro.
ceeding to keep the peace, he pleaded
not guilty, and his trial was set for
October II at 10 a. M, but the case
was continued while he remains away
from the city. If he returns he will
have to face this case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From FRIDAYS Daily,

From Fridays Daily.
Quaint and curious Indian relics are
in possession of Attorney Thomas
Hughes, who obtained the interesting
collection from the polwed field of Will
liam G. Jones, who owns farm III
Section %. Cambria: on the extreme
eastern end of the plateau, more fam
Little Prairie. About year ago
Mr.. Jones unearthed relics of the past
OH his farm, and so informed Mr..
Hughes who remarked at that time
that some day he would take IA trip
to Cambria for the purpose of max
ing an investigation. On Wednesday
Mr.. Hughes journeyed to the Jones
farm and was rewarded by finding
evidences of redmen having inhabited
the spot mentioned. Mr.. Hughes found
that in those days of long ago the
Indians were the makers of pottery,
A number of pieces of burned clay
all that remained of vessels, were picked
1 up. That the pottery was made from
clay is evidenced by the bank of clay
not far distant from where the pieces
were found.
Many Pieces Decorated and Marked.
The pieces of pottery were marked
and decorated after the unique and or
! iginal style of the natives of America
Some of the pieces had been vel
burned while others show evidences o
having been cooked under the hot rays
of Old SOL In the collection are two
whetstones, one of them showing clear.
! ly the groove made by the Indians il
sharpening their arrOwheads. AlsC
there is piece of a flint knife, 1
flint A stick of red paint was un
earthed, and two sacred stones, on,
of them red in color and bearing thu
peculiar mark of the Medicine Man
A spoon or ladle is in the collection
All the potteries are differently marke,
and bear the individuality of til,
maker.
i These are the only Indian potterie
that have been found anywhere ii
Blue Earth county, according TO At
torney Hughes.
i Attorney Hughes does not kno,
whether the potteries were. the landi
work of the Sioux or some tribe tina
had established village in Cambria
years before the. Sioux were in thi
section
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14

A. S. Zuel, mail carrier out Of Madi-
son Lake, on route No. 2, had the mis-
fortune to lose his horse this week,
through lockjaw. Some one had carelessly
thrown lot of rubbish into the road,
and the horse in going over it, ran
nail into her hoof. Mr.. Zuel re-.
moved the nail and sent for veter-
inary surgeon. but in spite of all that
could be done, the horse died in great
agony. MIR. Zuel feels his loss now,
as 1t is hard to get good horse that
is used to the road work at this time
of the year and he had had the other
for three years and she was good
and faithful animal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
The police court had a bunch of
business before it this forenoon. The
first man up was James Smith of
Minneapolis, who said that he had
been selling Catholic publications in
this city and elsewhere in the state.
He had scores of letters from priests
commencing the book that he is sell
ing. He pleaded guilty to charge of
drunkenness and disorderly conduct,
and paid fine of $40 and costs.
Fell BY the Wayside.
Frank Russell, laborer from Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa, who has been Wis
ting in Madelia. was next brought
up, charged with being drunk and dis
orderly. He said that he was on his
way to the pinerieS, and had been Wis
iting in Madelia, and came to Man
kato day or so ago. He pleaded
guilty and paid fine of $40 and
costs.
These two men were locked up yes.
terday afternoon. The police had been
Informed that Smith had helped him
self to Russell's money while the lat.
ter was drunk and had his pocketbook
out. Russell claimed not to have seen
Smith before: but finally said that he
thought him a priest and had given
him $40 for some church use. as he
thought. Russell said that he came To
Mankato yesterday morning, with 500
in his pocket, but wien arrested had
but $50 left. He could not account
very clearly for the rest.
Drank Too Much Whiskey.
Ole Peterson, farm laborer from,
Sterling, was arrested at one O'clocl,
this morning in a drunken condition
and pleaded guilty TO the charge OF
drunkenness, when arraigned He ex
planned that he had come to the city
to hear Governor Eberhart speak, ant
had begun to drink the next morn
ing. The court remarked with a smile
that this might possibly be considered
as an eXtenuating circumstance. Pet
ersOn was assessed the same amount
as the others.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Owen Sullivan, one of the carly set
tiers of Jamestown, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Michael Brown,
in Marysburg, this morning. He was
in his cighty-seventh year. His death
was due to the iniirmities of old age.
For several years he made his home at
a hospital in this city, but for the
past year he had been living with Mrs.
Brown. He was highly respected
man and a kind ncighbor and friend.
He was a native of Ireland.
His wife died several years ago.
He leaves one son, John j. Sullivan,
who lives on the old homestead, and
two daughters, Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
John Mcnamara, who resides near
Eagle Lake.
The funeral will be held on Thurs.
day at Marysburg.
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municipal court, where he had been
charged with threatening to kill his
wife with butcher knife, and was
placed under 5000 bond to keep the
peace. He denied making any such
threat. He said that it had been
thrown up that he was too old for his
wife, who is only twenty years old,
but he claimed to be just as strong
as anybody, perfect physically, and said
that his wife had never claimed that
he was too old. He thought he could
get along all right with his family, if
the influence of those who have been
surrounding his wife could be ban
ished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Matt Raussl' pleaded guilty to petit
larceny in me municipal court this
morning, preferred by Manager Hance
OF the street railway company. He
is the lad who, it is claimed broke
the films in the moving picture machine
at the aerdome. and broke the lights
and did other damage. Sentence was
suspended on the boys good behaviour,
and he was placed in the care of his
brother, to work in the country, and
! he is to report next week.
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From Mondays Daily.
A 20 to 0 victory for the local school
team was the result of last Satur-
days engagement at st. Peter. The
large number from Mankato who at
tended the game felt well repaid for
going. 1t was game which showed
up the timber OF both teams very well.
The new style OF play was evident
throughout although the high wind
that prevailed caused many of the
passes to so wrong, but several times
long gains were made from the use of
this new feature i'll football.
st. Peter did not get within strik-
ing distance of Mankato's goal but
once. In the third quarter after re-
gaining the ball on a punt they at
tempted Il place kick from the thirty
yard line. This was blocked and
foiled their only chance to score. While
st. Peter played a hard scrappy game
throughout they showed lack of train
ing and rather poor physical condition.
Mankato won the toss and chose
the north goal being favored by the
wind. By series OF line plays and
end runs the ball was brought within a
few yards of St. Peters goal where
they held but were unable to gain and
were forced to kick. Merchant caught
the ball and ran the twenty yard:
for q touchdown brushing off several
tacklers, WHO attempted to stop him
Ford kicked difficult goal making
the score 6 to O. From this time on
the totals were able to score consis-
family each quarter. /.
Lucius Badger, a CONSTANT ground
gamer, running behind almost perfect
interference he repeatedly negotiated
ten and twenty yards and scored three
touchdown. In the third quarter NJ
knott brought the Mankato rooters
up by placing a beautiful drop kicl
between the bars. Every individual
member of the team played goot
game and took care of his own de
partment splendidly.
DR.. Rosenwald deserves great credit
for the clean, hard game the boys ar.
playing and for the fine physical con
dition they have been brought to.
After the game the boys were de
lightfully banqueted by the st. Pete
high school students and went HON
feeling that they had been royalty en-
tertained.
Score Seven to Four; Play a Return
Game on Sunday Next.
The Boston Clothiers were defeate,
by the Baltimore Orioles yesterda,
afternoon by the score of to A. Tha
good umpire is ninet enths of th
game was clearly demonstrated yester
day. The feature of the game wa
the all around playing of the Boston:
A return game will be played weel
! from Sunday. The following is til
score by innings:
!