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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
CORPSE SAID, HELLO, BILL"
Man Woke UP While I'm.
dertaker Worked Over Him.

dertaker Worked Over Him.
Westbrook, Mimi, December ia
AS the undertaken was about to in
iect embalming fluid into the body
of John Regnell TO prepare the sup
posed corpse for burial, Regnell rails
ed himself from the embalming table
to an erect position and said: Hell
10, Bill"
There were two surprised men in
the undertaking establishment One
was Regnell, who did not know
where he was, an the other was
H. r. Steadman, the undertaken, who
could not understand the unprece-
dented action of the supposed corpse.
Hastily putting aside his bottle of
embalming fluid, Steadman sought a
physician.
DR.. c. p. Nelson of 1921 Lyndale
avenue Minneapolis, was passing the
undertaking parlors at the time and
he soon had Regnell out of danger.
The mans face however, will be
marked for life by the carbolic acid
which he took yesterday in an effort
to end his life. Regnell says he is
perfectly willing to live and that no
more attempts may be expected
along the line of suicide.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH
George Vosburgh of Faribault Laid
Down to Die.

George Vosburgh, the Faribault
man who was incarcerated for drunk
enness, was released Saturday but
did not long enjoy his liberty as on
Monday afternoon he was found
frozen to death beside road about
three miles east of ClaremOnt
VOsburgh evidently went from
OwatOnna to ClaremOnt, says The
Journal. On Sunday morning he was
found asleep in barn belonging to
William ScholtZ, n farmer living near
Claremont. Scholtz took him into
the house and gave him something
to eat Vosburgh then started out
for Claremont but evidently changed
his mind or mistook the way, as he
was found on another road. 1t is
thought that perhaps he was heading
for Emil Splittstoesser's place as he
knew Splittstoesser. AT any rate his
lifeless body was found beside the
road Monday afternoon as stated.
Two liquor bottles helped TO solve
the question OF how he happened to
I'LL al NiCliIl W TIC Coiu
Vosburgh had bad record, having
been sent up" several times for Of
lenses committed at Faribault. His
career in OwatOnna was a short and
troubled one, too. He was first ar
rested for drunkenness and given a
sentence of ten days. The sentence
was suspended on his promise to get
out of town Immediately. However,
he went straight from the court room
to saloon and got gloriously drunk
SO was arrested again and this time
given a fifteen day sentence. Satur-
day he was released before the eX-
piration of the sentence, the authori-
ties probably figuring that his room
was preferable to his company and
arranging to get him out of town.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
Shoe Salesman Known Here Has
Abandoned His Wife.

Fred ID. Iaiser, a travelling man in
the employ of a Winona- shoe con-
Germ and who is known in this Sec
ton, is being sought by the sheriff
of La Crosse county, who is armed
with warrant for his arrest, the
charge against him being wife aban-
donment and non-support.
In the meantime Mrs. Zaiser and
the little baby are dependent upon
the hospitality of friends. The al
legged desertiOn occurred on NOvem-
Der, 1, 1910. Mrs. Zaiser, it is said,
is without funds and has no rela-
tives to whom she can go for aid.
Zaiser, since his mysterious disap-
pearance, has written his wife from
time to time promising to return to
her and send her money. Neither
he nor the money has appeared.
At various places where Zaiser is
alleged to have been seen it is re-
ported that he has been accompanied
been received at the sheriff's office
but despite persistent efforts to Sc
cure his arrest at these places Zaisel
seems to have scented trouble and
has always escaped.
In the meantime Mrs. Zaiser wait
ed patiently 70 rthe return of hel
spouse firmly declaring that she did
not believe that he has taken uI
will do
lapsed into weeks into months and
still he failed to return, or send
money for the hotel bill, she decided
to let the law take it's course and
the warrant charging him with de
sertion resulted The last heard oil
Zaiser he was in Cedar Rapids
Iowa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
ENFORCING THE ORDINANCE
Police Are Exhibiting Patience a:
Well as Fjrmness,

Well as Firmness.
The police are steadily enforcing
the traffic ordinance, and especially
that portion which directs drivers of
vehicles to keep to the right side of
the street and to have the right side
to the curb when stopping, so as to
be facing in the direction of the traf-
fic on that side of the street. Most
of the drivers have become familiar
with the ordinance and are Obeying
it, and the result is much less delay
and confusion on Front street. 1t
also adds greatly to the appearance
of the street to see the vehicles on
one side all going in one direction,
and all those stopping on one side
facing the same way.
Now and then there is someone
who takes offense when the police
inform him of the ordinance and he
declares warmly that he has travelled
the streets a great many years and
does not have to be told how to
drive. The police are exercising that
great virtue, patience, and this is
what succeeds in overcoming anger
and puts men in their right minds.
Some of the principal offenders now
are old ladies driving single buggies.
They seem unable to change their
long habits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
SAD HEARTS FOR sAD.IRONS
Winona Housewives Awaiting Man
Who Got Their Money.

Winona, December 14-WinOna
housewives, a number of them at
least, are awaiting the return of a
stranger who worked the city re-
Gently, Offering for sale a time-sav-
ing, economic and convenient fiat
iron. The man came to Winona about
three weeks ago and, although the
nature of his work did not call for
a city license, he nevertheless, pro-
cured one from the city recorder in
order to make sure he would not be
interfered with by the authorities.
He had been in Winona for sew
eral days and it is possible he COW
cred much of Winona before he was
finally reported to the police. His
game was to show a very neat and
serviceable carbon-burning fiat-iron,
the price of which was 81, half the
amount to be paid down and the re-
mainder upon delivery, within the
next week. He took many orders as
a result of his command of a very
choice vocabulary, used to advantage
in calling hiss-- prospective custom
ers attention to the time-saving and
economic features of his product
The result was that he filled his
order book and left many receipts
for the 50-cent pieces picked up.
But when a number of those who
came across with the first half of the
investment failed to receive their
iron, the matter reached the police.
The patrolmen throughout the city
were given the description but he
apparently had left the city.
Meanwhile, however, a number of
his patrons received cards to the eff
feet that their patience would be ap.
preciated as he had been called away
because of illness in his family
which would necessarily mean delay
in the delivery Of the irons. But days
have lapsed into weeks and still the
man has not come back. Neither
have the ffty-cent pieces.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
Gave Nice Entertainment.

The first of the series of school
lecture course entertainments in
North Mankato was given last even
ing by the Emperian company of
four. The entertainment consisted
of musical numbers and some other
features, all being on light, pleas
ing order, and the large audience
gathered felt well repaid for attend
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
c. S. IVES is MADE A MEMBER
Elected to the Council of Minnesota
Historical Society.

Gideon S. Ives, formerly of ST.
Peter and former lieutenant COVER
nor of Minnesota, was elected a
member of the council of the Min
nesota Historical society, to succeed
Charming Seabury. The appoint
ment of committee to urge Cover
nor A. o. Eberhart to recommend an
appropriation for state historical
building was authorized. The So
ciety wants building to cost at
least 100000, but this is impossible,
and a beginning can be made with
100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
MAKE A NEW ASSESSMENT.
Viewers Of County Ditch No. %,
Held Session TODAY.

%, proposed to be located in the part
of the county near Madelia, held a
meeting today to make a new as
sessment of the benefits and dam
ages. After they made their first
assessment one or more parties took
an appeal to the district court, and
an injunction was placed on the pro-
ceedings and was sustained by the
court. The court recommended that
new assessment be made, and this
is now being done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
New Automobile Club Members.

A number of new members have
joined the Automobile club since
it's recent meeting, and it is hoped
to enroll all Of the auto owners in
this city and North Mankato in the
club. The good work which this
club is doing in the matter of road
improvement is appealing to all
who are interested in this subject.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
If Sure Should Be,

st. Paul Dispatch: In the new
opera, "The Girl of the Golden
West" Caruso takes the part of the
highwayman. 1t ought to be quite
natural to him, unless the salary he
draws makes it seem not worth
while.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
|. + + !. + + + i. f. f. + T. +
BIG FUND FOR PEACE.

; Washington, December IA
) Andrew Carnegie toady trans
; ferred to trustees $10,000,000
; in per cent first mortgage
; bonds, the revenue to be used
; to hasten the abolition of in
ternational war and to estab-
lish lasting world peace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
March on together jOyfully,
While the angels sing;
For Our Lords nativity,
Hot tamales bring.
The Literal Translation.

ne ItCTd tIduoidt'o'"
This is the literal translation from
the original Spanish and is char
acteristic of the simplicity of the
devout Mexican people, the hot Ia
male, with them. being a piece-de-re-
sstance of their feasts. This song
after many stanZas, closes with:
"A bitter contest ours TO wage,
The evil power to Quell.
TO match the cunning, dare and
rage,
OF Satan, Prince of He'll.
This serves to introduce Satan,
who wears very long tail made OF
firecrackers. Putting the devil into
hell requires much time. and indus
trious effort of the apostles and the
shepherds giving occasion for many
introductions of humor. When Luci-
fer and his imps are finally banished
Satan's tail is set on fire and his
wild antics furnish uprOariOus
amusement. Another comic charac-
ter is the shepherd Bartholomew, a
ridiculously sleepy fellow, who can
not shake off his drowsiness. The
other shepherds, including comic
cook, beg him to wake up and wor-
ship the Christ-child, but he has
some sleepy-headed excuse each
time At last, the shepherds take
him up bodily and deposit him be-
fore the altar. They drop him, not
too gently, and a bright illumina-
ton of celestial glory falls about
him, a combination that wakes him
up to his religious duties. Other
characters represent almost every
prominent name in biblical history,
including Mary, Joseph, Belzebub.
and other devils, the archangel
Michael and other archangels and
angels, Moses, Noah, the three wise
men, and sometimes, such modern
personages as Thomas A. Beckett,
Pope Leo XIII, and Isabel the Catho-
lie. The weary wandering of Mary
and Joseph from door to door, in
search of shelter in Bethlehem, the
birth of Christ, the angels chorus
announcing it to the shepherds in
the fields, their journey and that of
the wise men of the east, guided by
the Star of Bethlehem, are set forth
in detail Always hosts of angels
and devils hover about the scene and
have bitter controversies over every
imaginable point of difference. The
devils are, of course, discounted and
finally driven out in disgrace.
Must Learn Their Parts.
The illiteracy of many of the act.
ors means that they must learn
their part by rote. Everything is
chanted. The shepherds carry crooks
upon which are various tinkling in.
struments, and as the shepherds lift
and drop them upon the wooden
floor they produce n monotonous
jingle that keeps time to the simple
tune to which they recite the his
tory of the birth of Christ. Some
times, tableau of Mary, the Child
Joseph, and the Wise Men is seen
the setting being a stable stall and
often couple of donkeys are tied by
the manager. The deep religious in
stinct of these simple Mexican folk
Continued On Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
BOYLE LAND COMPANY MEET
Old Directors Are Reelected for the
Ensuing Year.

The Boyle Land company held its
annual meeting at it's office in the
Free Press building yesterday. The
present officers and directors were
reelected. Dennis Boyle and w. II.
Boyle of Saltwater and III. A. Peirce
OF Washington, S. D., were here for
the meeting.
The company owns about $4,000
acres of farm and coal land in the
vicinity of Great Falls, Mon. 1t is a
Minnesota corporation, and it's, home
office is located here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
Saloon at Winona BureIarized.

The saloon of John and Louis
Brugger, WinOna, was burglarized
early yesterday morning. One hun
dred dollars in cash and seven
watches were taken from the safe,
which was blown open.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
Just the Way of Women.

Saltwater Gazette: Out at San
Francisco jury of women returned
a verdict without the formality of
the judge telling them anything
about what their duty was.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
HINTS FOR THE ASSESSORS
Tax Commissioners to Give These
Officials Some Instructions.

Officials Some instructions.
State assessors are to be called
before the state tax commission dur
ing the next few days, and given
advice and instruction relative to
their duties George Armson and
Judge O. j. Hall of the commission
left yesterday for the country dis
tricts and will be busy during the
next few days meeting the assessors.
Next week the chairman, Sam Lord,
also will go out.
Mr.. Lord remains to see that the
annual report of the commission,
which is practically finished, gets in
to the hands of the governor. He
may hold conference with the gov
ernor with reference to some parts
of it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
Watkins Case on Trial.

The time of the district court to-
day was taken up with the trial OF
the case of the j. r. Watkins Medi-
cal company VS.. the signers Of the
contract with J. w. Mccall
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
Slamming the Surgeons.

Minneapolis Journal: A surgeon
in Detroit, while working over a pa
tient, dropped dead. 1t more often
works the other way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16

FURS WE'RE GARFIELD AWAY.

Chicago. December 14.-Furs :
+ valued at $4,000 were stolen :
+ early today from the store OF
Slberman e Sons, 1117 West !
+ Thirty-fifth street, within three .
+ blocks of the police station. :
+ The goods were hauled away :
+ in a wagon. The police have :
no clew. :
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
QUAINT PLAY IS GIVEN,
STORY OF CHR|STCA|L
PICTURESQUE AND AWAkENS
INTEREST OF TOURISTS
Most Spectacular Christmas Ceiebra'
ton in All America Is Held BY
the Mexicans in San Antonio;
Has a Weird, Yet Beautiful Set
ting; Satan and His Tail OF
Firecrackers.

San Antonio, Texas, December Ia.
The most picturesque Christmas
celebration in all America is held by
the Mexicans in San Antonio. Los
Pastores," the dramatic presentation
of the story of the Christchild, with
its weird, yet beautiful, setting, is
given in the quaint Chapel of Mir
acles and at other chapels and
churches where the Mexicans wor-
ship. 1t is mysterious, analogous
10 the Passion Play of Oberammer-
gan, and has been handed down
from father to son for generations.
1t was introduced by the early Span
ish missionaries, in order to teach
the Indians the story OF the birth OF
Christ, and TO impress them with
His divine origin.
MediaevaI Religious Drama.
Los Pastores," or THE Sheperds,"
is form of the medieval religious
dramas known as Passion Plays,
miracle plays, and nativity plays. Be-
fore the altar, brilliant with its
candles. and decorated with roses
and flowers that bloom here through
out the winter, and with the walls
of the chapel covered with the green
of cedar bOughs and palms, the
large company of actors, costumed
the same as was the custom three
and four hundred years ago. enact, as
they conceive it. the coming OF the
Child amid the flashing of the stars
and the joyful acclaim Of the shep-
herds on that wonderful night in
Bethlehem. After the fashion OF the
medieval plays, bits of broad humor
are interspersed with the really ex-
qnisite poetry OF the theme. 1t opens
with shepherds singing hymn be-
ginning in Bethlehem's Holy Man.
ger and containing the following
verse:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16

This is the literal translation from
the original Spanish and is char
acteristic of the simplicity of the
devout Mexican people, the hot Ia
male. with them, being piece-de-re-
sistance of their feasts. This song
after many stanZas. closes with:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02

Chicago Council Reduces Limit on
Structures in That City.

CHICAGO. December 1.-Two hundred
feet will be the maximum height OF
buildings In Chicago hereafter.
Sitting as q committee of the whole, the
city council yesterday decided that no
building shall be erected in Chicago In
the future of greater height than zoo
feet The present building code limits
the height to 260 feet.
The council agreed to give those real
estate men and investors who have plan
ned to erect skyscrapers in the downtown
- .i,t longer respite. 1t decided that
the ,-c.y provision should not go into eff
feet until July 1. 1911.
III buildings are limited to 200 feet IN
height" said Alderman Rickert, 1T will
mean that Chicago's downtown business
district will have to spread out. The
cry for years has been do away with the
loop and think II we restrict the down.
town buildings in the very near future
you will find big buildings going up out
side the loop"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
CAUGHT BY MAIL "sEATcHER."
Train Brakeman in Wyoming Has
Narrow Escape From Death.

RAWLINS. Wyo., December 2.-George
A. Ball. head brakeman on a Union
Pacific freight train, had a remarkable
escape from death yesterday when he was
jerked from the cab of an engine. In
which he was riding, by the .snatcher"
hundred feet before he was dropped.
and although the hook struck him with
a force that ordinarily would have cut .
man in two. he was not severely injured.
The ''snatcher'' caught Ball sQuarely In
the back, jerked him out Of the cab with
the same dizziness that 1t would q sack OF
mail and swung him against the side OF
the mail car. Ball fell in such way a.
to be clear Of the wheels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Light Cannot Be Dimmed.

Then Prof. Step showed us grain Of
radium Undecided in the center of a ball
of wax about as large as black walnut.
He first held 1t under an ordinary black
felt hat, but we could see it just as
plainly as before. He then put a sheet
of pasteboard over the hat, then an alum
mum plate, then a sheet of steel a quarter
of an inch thick. and finally heavy piece
Of black cloth, but it did not make the
slightest difference We could see the lit
tie dancing flame in that little ball Of
wax just as plainly through all those five
SubStanceS-the hat the pasteboard the
aluminium. the steel and the cloth-just
as plainly ats we saw it in the open, and
the effect was weird. He explained to
US that no matter how many different
substances or how thick they were piled
on. the wriggling ray OF the radium would
penetrate it, and that light would never
| be extinguished.
THAT is the phenomenon Prof Beck
querel discovered said Prof. Step, land
| he employed Nine Curie. wife OF Prof.
Curie, to make a chemical analysis. This
! young and extremely intelligent woman
/ is a Pole and was born in Warsaw in
1870. the daughter of the director of a
| high school. named Skoldovska, in that
| city. In 1891 she went to the University
of Paris to get degree as doctor OF
! chemistry, and in 1897 married one of her
/ instructors.
lat her request we sent Nine. Curie a
| ton OF pitchblende from the dump or
discarded material from our mine. We
could have furnished her a train load
| Of 1t. She analysed 1t. boiled 1t SOC
| times, put it through 1850 different proc
ed what are known as the bacquerel rays
| and q new element. which she named
| polandium, after her fatherland, Poland.
Working further, she found another new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
MANY HURT IN WRECK.
Twenty Five Injured When Train
Jumps Track.

LAMONT, Mo-, December 2.-Twenty-
five persons were injured, one seriously
when three coaches on Missouri Pacific
railroad passenger train No. 4, from
Kansas City to st. Louis, left the track
four miles west of here early today.
The train. which left Kansas City al
9:15 O'Clock last night. was composed
of a mail car, baggage car, smoker
chair car and two Pullmans.
While the train was running at high
speed the smoker left the rails. dragging
with it the chair car and the two Pull
mans. These last three rolled down a
twenty -five-fOot embankment and turned
over, the last Pullman turning over twice
OF the injured. one, woman. who
boarded the train in Warrensburg, Mo-
for ST. Louis, was seriously hurt AL
the injured who were unable to continue
their journey were taken to hospta
in Sedalia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
NEVER OWNED A HAT.
Wife of Wealthy Junk Dealer So
Declares in Court.

vid Goldstein, wife of wealthy junk
dealer of this city. is probably the only
woman in the United States who ha
gone on record as never having owneG :,
hat. This was her testimony yesterday
in a suit for separate maintenance. At
torneys for the husband declared this
was due to Mrs. Goldstein's religious be-
liefs but the woman herself said 1t was
because her husband would not spend the
money, although. she declares. he Is
worth in the neighbOrhood OF $4,000 and
hasfa income OF $4,000 year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
DETECTIVE IS ASPHYXIATED.
Fumes From Gas Stove in Hospital
Prove Fatal.

PITTSBURG, Pa, December 2.-Coun-
ty Detective ]. ]. Ftnney. aged fifty-sev-
en-. was asphyxia,ed while taking a nap
at North Side hospital yesterday aft
ernoon. Fumes from leaky gas stove
overcame him while he slept, and he
died soon after he was found unconscious
AS a detective he had been connected
with many well remembered criminal
cases in this county. and is credited with
having led to the arrest OF Fred F'itx-
simmons, a notorious murderer, in New
Orleans. twenty years ago, after the
latter had broken Jail here and killed
another detective.
His home was in Tarentum. where he
leaves a wife and daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02

element-a bromide-which she called ha-
rum. and from that she obtained the
She obtained four
tenths of a gram Of this new element
from three tons of refuse from the dump
in front of our mine.
I'm response to her request. the Aus
TRAN government sent her a thousand
pounds of the uranium color residue,
which is used in the manufacture OF
glass and porcelain. and with this ma
terial she continued her investigation.