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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily. ~
Frederick Busch died at Immanue
hospital at four o'clock yesterday after.
disease had been cncroaching upon his
system for a year past, but it was
not until two weeks ago that he was
obliged to give up his work. He went
to Rochester to have the Mayos ope.
rate upon him in hope Of relief, but
after making an incision and seeing
how bad his condition was they decid.
ed that a further operation would BIZ
useless, and as he had but a short
time to-, live, he returned to Mankatc
I Wednesday and entered the hospital
He failed rapidly the last week.
.f-se Native of Bavaria. "a.
Mr.. Busch was born in Bavaria, Ger
many, forty eight years ago, and came
to America in 1886, and located in Man.
kato about 1898. He, engaged in 4
number Of different employments Whilt
in the city. He did soliciting and edi
torial work on The Mankato- Post for a
time, Travelled for the Standard Brew.
ing company for four or five. years, and
was. state organizer for the Sons Of
Hermann for a year or two. His last
position was that of state organizer
for the, German Bund, which he held
since last spring.
Mr.. Busch was well educated, and
was a gentleman of excellent charac
ter, who held the friendship and re.
spect of all whom he met. and his
death is greatly regretted. He was a
faithful employe, Industrious and hon
est. He was single man. but is sur
vived by two sisters in Germany and
a brother in South Dakota. His parents
arc dead.
Member of Several Lodges.
The deceased was a member of the
local lodge of the Sons of Hermann, and
also of the local aerie of the Eagles. HI
had been through the chairs in the
Sons of Hermann and was always active
in their behalf. He carried $1,000 of life
insurance in the order.
Funeral services will be held at the
home of Peter Kramer, 220 NORTH
Broad street, where the deceased made
his home, at two o'clock tomorrow af
ternoon, and the interment will be made
at Glenwood cemetery. The Sons Of
Hermann will have charge of the ser.
vices, and several of the grand lodge
officers will attend, including Crane
Secretary Carl Harpke of ST. Paul
Grand Treasurer Frank Noethen OF
Minneapolis, and Grand Director Fritz
Zei.ler of Saltwater. julius MocrscI
of st. Paul, president of the German
Bund, will also attend. Mr.. Harpke
will speak and be in personal charge Of
the services. The Sons of Hermann and
the Eagles organizations will each at
tend in a body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily. r<i ~
The trial of Oscar Bierbauer, for
mer president and manager of the
Aankato Mailing company, on the
charge of forgery in the SECOND degree,
is now in progress in the district court.
A good real of time was spent in
getting jury, as the defense insisted
upon there being a full panel of the
petit jury present F. NJ. Otto, William
Ulrich, George Kaiser and Joshua Wig
| ley were not present when the roll of
the petit jury was called. The court
excused Mr.. Otto for physical disabil-
| ity, in his absence, and the defense
took exception to this. Mr.. Wigley
/ later came in, which left only two
absentees, and it was agreed to pro-
coed with getting jury until one Of
these names was drawn. Mr.. Ulrich's
name was drawn at about $3.50 p. M,
and as he was not present recess
! was taken until this morning at nine
O'Clock, when it was hoped to secure
his presence.
!, Mr.. Bierbauer's attorneys are c. l..
Benedict and Arthur iSchaub. County
Attorney Plymat is conducting the case
for the state.
| The suit, of II. G.. Brush VS.. the
Hubbard & Palmer company has been
settled.
| It is understood that ". M. Hall will
this afternoon plead not guilty to the
indictment charging him with murder
in the second degree, and that his trial
will begin on Monday next.
| The jury in the case of the state
against Bierbauer was completed this
| forenoon, and the taking of evidence
on behalf of the state began. The
witnesses sworn before the noon recess
lwere George W. Sugden, of the Ma
tional Citizens bank, and Chris John
son, local agent for the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway company. :
The forgery alleged consisted merely
in the altering OF a shipping bill by
changing the word June" to JAM" The
whole point of the case will resolve
fitself into the question of whether
Mr.. Bierbauer did this or not. Loans
lwere made on the strength of shipping
receipts, and changing the date would
1eXtend the collateral. ):
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
From fridays Daily.

From fridays Daily.
Tho Minpesota grand tent of the
Knights of Maccabccs have filed no.
tice in the probate court OF appeals
from the order of Judge George r.
Smith of Hennepin county, refusing to
admit the will of Gustav Pfeifer to
probate. Pfeifer left his estate, val
ued at $4,000, to the AIaccabees to es-
tablish charitable home. If the lodge
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18

be done after midnight when the street
cars are not running and the current
can be shut off.
Payment of the regular bills was
deferred until the next meeting. The
election bills, however. were paid
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
From tuesdays Daily.

pToH iucSodJ . lazy p,
This is story of Martin Maloney,
9lS Armstrong avenue, says The st.
Paul Pioneer Press.
1t tells of how he lost his job, dis
appeared, was identified as suicide
in Minneapolis; how his relatives came
here to attend the. funeral, found him
alive; how one remarked, "There'll be
10 wake on Martin NIaloney," and
went back home with the rest of the
happy mourners.
Maloney lost his job as engineer for
the Omaha railway the first of the
month. TO several. fellow workmen be
remarked, it is said, that he didn't
care, because there was an easy way
TO end il all. y
Last Thursday he left home sudden
lv. Shortly after his disappearance a
man with bullet hole through his
head was found in the river in Mime
apolis. Five different railroad men,
three of whom had known Maloneys for
twenty years, positively identified the
dead. man as Martin Maloney. The
body was sent to a Minneapolis UNI
dcrtaker for! preparation.
Word Was Passed Along.
Meanwhile the word had gone
through the. Omaha shops that Ma.
loney was a suicide. William Marvin,
Mankato man in the employ of the
railroad, passed it on to George Whal-
Ell, brother-iI-law of the missing man,
and he and his father came at once TO
St. Paul to help with the funeral ar
rangements. By the, time they arrived
here, several other friends had called
at the mldcrtaker's in Minneapolis to
see the dead man. They all said it was
Maloney, expressed sympathy fol- the
five little orphaned girls at 9lS Arm
strong avenue, and went away.
y superintendent of one of the shops
was the one who first notified a daugll.
ter. Stunned by the news, she dropped
the telephone receiver, and rushing out
through the back door to a neighbours
she told her story and fell in faint
Oh the step.
Found House Filled With Friends.
When Marvin and Whalen arrived on
the first train from Mankato they
found the house filled with sympathetic
friends. Everybody had taken it for
granted that the dead man was Ma
loncy. The two Mankato men decided,
however, to go to the Mill City and
make a further investigation.
Till close to midnight neighbors and
relatives sat with the grief stricken
children. Then the telephone bell
rang. -.
you answer it." said one.
Il can't"
Then a daughter took down the re-.
ceiver: "lt's not Martin Maloney"
Laughing and crying at the same
time, the excited girl broke the news
to the gathering. The demonstration
which followed will never be forgotten
by the Naloneys. Chaos .reigned SUI
preme. neighbors jumping to their feet
and cheering wildly.
At this stage one Nankafo relative
flung his hat high in the air and thun-
dercd:- "There'll be no wake ON Ma.
loney, B'gorra, hurrah!"
When Maloney appeared yesterday
he said he had been sick. He had been
staying at the home of Dennis Kur-
ley, q brother in-law, on the east side,
for Che past two or three days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18

o n Soo'f"Sof' -ScP' Ho"Dier' -
II. Geddes, +. p. Rutan and w. +.
Hughes each received one vote for
court commissioner, so they will prob
ably have to draw straws for that Of
flee.
The vote on the amendments was:
First-Yes, 3,l75; no, S25. Second.
yes, 1919; no, 97G. Third, yes 2.0l6;
no, l,2l6. Fourth, yes, 1916; no, l,20l.
Fifth, yes, 2.04l; no, LIZ. Sixth,
yes, l,Sl4; no, 1859.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
What Tolstoy Knew.

ST. Paul Dispatch: Count Tolstoy
took only ST. with him when he start
ed on his exile. He well knew he
would have no Pullman porters to tip.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Chicago Great Western passenger
train leaving here at 2:4O D. m. Sat
urday ran into an automobile contain.
ing pleasure party of women and
children, about two miles from Water
Vile at four o'clock and as a result
one person was instantly killed and
four were serious Injured.
Faribault Woman Was Killed.
Mrs. Eugene Speers of Faribauh
is dead, her son and Mrs. +. Gordon of
Waterville, with her two sons, are
badly injured 49,.
All the victims of the accident were
taken to WaterEille, where they were
given medical attention.
Mrs. Gordon is the wife of prom
ineut business man of AFateryille, aud
Mrs. Speers is the wife of book
keeper of Faribault
Accident at Crossing.
The deplorable- accident occurred on
a crossing.
Conductor j. d. Farrell was in charge
of the train and Engineer William Page
and Fireman p. p. Blyler were in the
cab. .e
Engineer Page stated today that the
train was running at the ordinary rate
of speed and that the auto ran on the
crossing ahead of the engine. He could
.s."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
! From. Mondays Daily.

= MankatO lost another old and we'll
known resident yesterday in the death
fof Ellery Howard, which occurred at
three O'clock in the morning, of dropsy.
| Mr.. Howard was born at Grafton. YER
mont, September 90, ls4l, and served
through the Civil war as a member OF
Company X, Fourth Vermont infantry.
REQUESTING in the field 1t was during
this service that lie was afflicted with
a sickness that resulted in his losing
his hearing.
Veteran Omaha EmplOye.
Mr.. Howard was employed by tic
Omaha road for about forty years, and
about two years ago was retired OH a
pension of $3.50 u month. lie was
agent for the road at Wrightsville, Wis,
for a year, until the position was abol-
ished, and then he was transferred to
| ST.. Paul and ran stationary engine.
Going to Eau Claire, Wis, he did car
pcnter work for the road until 1881,
when he was transferred to Mankato
and had resided here ever since. He
did the plumbing for the road on this
division, and later ran the roads local
pumping plant. He was faithful and
industrious employee, and held the con-
fidence of his superiors. He was also a
good citizen and kind husband, friend
and ncighbor, and his death causes
much regret.
The deceased was married in 1876 at
Black River Falls, Wis, and is sur
vivcd by his wife and one son, Robin
Lee Howard, who for two years past
has been an engineer on the Omaha
road, with headquarters at st. Paul.
Stood High In Masonry.
Mr.. Howard was high up in Masonry.
being Shriner and a thirty second
degree Mason He carried $1,000 of
life insurance in the Loyal Union In
surance company. He was a member
of Wilkin post, G.. A. r.
Funeral services will be. held at the
house, 2l5 Minnesota street, tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, and will be in
charge of. the Masonic lodge, Rev. r, X
Edwards officiating. The. interment
will be made at Glcnwood cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
From Tuesdays Daily.


- 49,, So
From Tuesdays Daily.
The apple situation in Mankato has
been a little peculiar this fall, and
heads of families have been in a
quandary what to do. The local fruit
houses report New York shipments and
shipments from the southwest as over,
and are depending now on Washington
and Oregon apples. Fortunately, the
Pacific coast crop this year. is. unusu-
ally good. These apples are shipped
in boxes, and are assorted and often
wrapped separately in tissue paper be-
fore being boxed, every wormy or
damaged apple being left out. This
assures perfect apples and perfect sat.
isfaction. and the Pacific coast boxed
apples have consequently built up a
great reputation. Among the varieties
which the local fruit houses are re.
ceiving now are such. excellent apples
as the Roman beauties, the Jonathans,
the Wagners, Senators, Grimes Col
dens, Red Cheek pippins, Baldwins,
Kings, Shows, Greetings, BeIlfours,
Spitzcnburss, Missouri pippins and
Winesaps.
Apples Will Come All Winter.
The fruit houses report that they
will BIC able to get these western boxed
apples all winter, and customers, by
getting box or two at time, can
have a fresh supply of perfect APP
Piles from time to time. and also a
variety. -
One house received two carloads this
morning and reports three more on the
way, and the other is also distributing
from shipment just received, so there
is no possibility of shortage.
Shipments from New York have not
been plentiful the past season, and
the commission houses have received
all that they expect from that source.
The southern boxed apple season is
also over. The New York orchards. as
usual, export their best apples at fancy
prices. but still some very fair Bald
wins. Russets, Greetings, etc., have
been received from there, although gen.
orally grading No. 2 and No. 3.
Nebraska and Missouri sent a great
amount of Ben Davis, with a scatter
ing of pippins and winesaps, but while
the crop there was a good one it
came on three weeks ahead of the u.s.
ual time, and came ON the market
while the weather was still hot.
The new crop of California Washing
ton navals is coming into the Man
kato retail market. The orange crop
was good, and oranges ought to be
plentiful. Prices will be about as here
tofore.
Grape Fruit Coming In.
Florida grape fruit is also begin
ming to come in, and Almeria grapes
from Spain. The new crop of foreign
dates and figs is also coming in. While
winter is coming on, Mankato house
wives will have an unusually fine selec-
ton OF fruits from warmer clilncs to sc.
leet from during the months TO come
The enterprising local commissions
men can be depended upon to get
in the best that is to be had and as
quickly as it can be had in the larger
centerS Mank ain * forf,nofc I'm +b;a
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The following are the inaiorities
counties in the second district:
Ellsworth
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-18
Apples Will Come All Winter.

The fruit houses report that they
will be able to get these western boxed
apples all winter, and customers, by
getting a box or two at a time, can
have fresh supply of !, perfect APP
pies from time to time, and also a
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-16

DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, the government
pure food expert. narrowly escapes a nerv-
Gus chill nearly every time ne drops into
a popular priced restaurant. There Is
always somebody there making a meal Of
chocolate cellars and ice cream with
mince pie for dessert. or else eating can
ned goods that the doctor knows is about
as wholesome as picnic salad IT'S all
the doctor can do to avoid making a
scene.
Not long ago Dr. Wiley was making
a railroad journey. and when he went
into the diner he was placed opposite
a man who had ordered brolled lobster.
Now, lobster that has been killed or
that has died of It's own accord before
being broiled isn't az 10 eat. according
TO the doctor. IN order TO be proper
article OF diet lobster should remain
alive up TO the moment that 1t Is killed in
the cooking operation. Otherwise, one
has no way Of knowing whether the
creature had been dead FIVE minutes or a
week before It was sent IN.
Or. Wiley knows ali about Holsters. And
he knows how 20 tell whether a lobster
was put to death before or during the
time IL is on the stove II 1t died before
hand. 10 Viii lie fat and impassive like
a doormat. but II IL met It's end In the
proper manner IL viii be all scrooched
up tense and drawn like a debutante at
s problem play, and It's tail. instead OF
lying straight and limp. viii be curled
around sideways as il trying to twist
II around its front legs. the way a cat
does when IL sits down
When the waiter placed the lobster In
front OF DIR. Wileys vis-a-vis the doctor
saw at once from the appearance Of the
big. red, bug-like looking affair that
1t had died prematureiy. He couldn I
refrain from telling his messmate. for he
didn't know but the man might be taken
with ptomaine poisoning or something
right there on the train and thus annoy
the other passengers,
So. after asking the mans permission
to eriticise the lobster. Wiley told him
what he had observed.
The other man then called the head
waiter and complained.
What makes you think the lobster was
dead before it was cooked2' asked the
head walter
This gentleman opposite told me SO.
and he seemed TO know about such
things" replied the man. tactlessly.
Then the waiter turned on Wiley and
talked to him much more roughly than
railroad employees are supposed TO talk
10 passengers.
what right have you got to be butting
IN Ike thatT' he demanded when did
you constitute yourself the censor OF food
supplies on this road
Il happen 10 be the food censor not
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-16
REMAINING BATTLE SHIPS.

New York and Texas Names TO lie
Given Latest style DreadnOuEhts.
Prom the Newark Evening Star.
New York and Texas are names 20 be
given to the new 27,o00-ton battle ships
that are TO be the first ships of the
American navy to be armed with a.
inch guns. The armored cruiss- New
York viii have its name changed 10
Manhattan 10 prevent a duplication OF
names The old battleship Texas, now
obsolete. viii also be renamed. In Civ
ing designation 10 our battle ships as they
were built the government selected first
the names of the most important States.
without considering that with the prog
ress hat was making in naval archi-
lecture larger and still larger ships
would be built.
So it has happened that the smaller
ships of the navy bear the names of the
principal States. while the dreadnoughts
ara named after the peterborough
States a remaining or the ships was in
evitable. A State like New York should
be properly represented in our naval
nomenclature.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-16
The Riddle Of Existence.

1t troubles the thought Of all Of US
at times, We suppose. this riddle OF
existence. and though many Of US specu-
late about IT, few listen 10 what we have
10 say. But when a. man like Thomas
a. Edison, who al his life has dealt
with the problems Of utilizing force,
comes TO a period when the riddle Of
force puzzles him so much that he feels
called upon TO take the public into his
confidence in this regard, the matter be-
comes interesting Says Mr.. Edison:
Il am tired OF electricity. / want TO
discover a new energy. No one knows
what electricity is. but it is a great and
terrible force in the world But the
world will yet discover a force more
powerful than electricity. Science has
not yet been able to explain such
simple matter as the energy which en-
ables a man TO wiggle his little finger.
The origin of human energy has not be-
gun TO be explained"
Thus does the voice OF a man who
through long years has turned material
ism to his purpose. made it his hand
maiden. express the wonder that, at
some time IN his life, every man must
feel as to the sources of the energy that
moves every living thing-not alone man
Even in his own realm OF materiaIisn,
Mr.. Edison has TO confess that he
has used forces of which he knows
little or nothing; he who has benefited
the world by his discoveries and who
does not know what electricity is. And
from his assured position as a leader Of
materlalism, he yearns for the knowl-
edge of the philosophers and seeks-as
all the philosophers have sought in vain
for the answer to the riddle of exist
ence.
Science has done much within the last
century TO explain the source OF hidden
forces. Chemistry and electricity, we
are told, have come near to solv-
ing the problem of the living organism,
but the line between speculation and
wonder and actual knowledge has not
been bridged. and as we are men. not
gods, the riddle will, in all probability,
never be solved.
Still, it is interesting. this study
of the riddle Of existence. Herbert
Spencer spent his life over it. only
to conclude at the last that I'VE do
not know and cannot know" Goodwin
Smith. only recently passed away. left
as his monument his "Guesses at the
Riddle of Existence scholarly, pro-
found. the product of ripe thought and
earnest seeking, but leaving the world
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-16

any Of the institutions experts in higher
mathematics.
A phase OF this particular situation,
which cannot be ignored by the naval
authorities. however. is that the punish
ment for hazing was not intended to
mean dismissal The effect may be.
nevertheless. a termination of the mid
shipman's career in the naval service. It
is presumed thai the ofIenses committed
did not Justify dismissal. in the first in
stance. else the academic authorities who
have charge Of discipline would have
promptly recommended his dismissal.
That being the case. il seems inconsistent
that the dement's. administered as sub
stitute punishment. should now result in
dismissal, especially as it is made known
that the midshipman has acquired no de-
merits since those imposed for his hazing
misconduct
This is not a matter which is OF much
Importance as a naval problem. but il
has a bearing. obviously. upon academic
discipline. Il shows the futility of i'm
posing punishments which may easily
exceed the intention OF those who de-
termine the form and degree Of punish
ment for infraction of academic disci-
pine Incidentally. it recalls the neces-
sity of a consistent policy which shall
deal with hazing at Annapolis and West
Point in a just measure without the
chance of awkward situations for those
responsible for the obedience Of midship-
men and cadets.