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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07

foot went down into the space un
der the walk, and he fell, breaking
one of the bones near the ankle
Desk Sergeant Scovel was notified
and sent a hack to take Mr.. Dollar
home. and DR.. J. w. Andrews was
summoned and reduced the fracture
The city is liable to have claim
for damages. There are but few
plank walks left in the city, and the
sooner they are replaced with cement
the safer the city, as well as pedestri-
ans will be.
The place where the accident oc-
Cured is on Milwaukee rail
road property. Commissioner Hum
iston's attention was called Saturday
to the broken board and he went
at once to Agent Walker and re-
ported it with a request that the
road repair it at once. The repair
man was present and Mr.. Walker
called his attention to it, and it was
understood that the repairs were to
be made at once, but this was not
done. The Milwaukee railroad is
equally liable with the city for the
damages, if not more so. The en-
tire crossing is said to be in bad
shape. 1t ought to be replaced with
paving brick or something else more
durable than wood.
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Minneapolis Journal: Her honey
moon linked with one of the famous
historical events in Minnesota, the
treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851,
Mrs. Mary e. Chute, now living at
2317 Pleasant avenue, recalls that
event as though it happened but yes
terday. Another living eyewitness
to the stirring scene is Mrs. Agnes
Pond, now a resident of Blooming
ton.
Mrs Chute was the wife of Richard
Chute, a pioneer of ST. Anthony, fur
trader in the early days and later as
ISOLATED with Franklin Steele in the
of the waterpower at ST.
Anthony Falls. She was married to
Mr.. Chute at Fort Wayne, Ind, in
February, 1851, and accompanied him
to Minnesota to look after his bust
ness interests. Mrs. Pond was the
wife of Rev. Gideon H. Pond, the
who with his brother,
Rev. Samuel w. Pond, established
the first mission and school in Min
nesota at Lake Calhoun.
'The arrival of our boat created a
greater CONSERVATION than Traverse
des Sioux ever has known SINCE
said Mrs Chute last night, recalling
the treaty making. Indians, a thou
sand or more of them, lined the
banks, and in their honor the captain
blew the whistle. The Indians had
never seen a steamboat much less
heard steam whistle and they were
terribly frightened. Some fell plump
into the river and the others ran like
a scared rabbit for the bluffs. Every
one went, warriors, squaws, children,
horses and dogs in one frantic scram-
BILE to get away from the demon boat.
But they all came back and they
never could satisfy their curiosity
over the boat.
"The formal signing of the treaty
was not particularly imposing to me.
The picture in the governors recep-
ton room in the state capitol gives a
fair general idea of the scene, al
though it contains too much color.
Some of the warriors were gaudily
decorated, but the majority were in
quiet colors. The chiefs signed their
names with cross after the treaty
had been translated to them by a
missionary. | am unable to recall
the names of the white persons who
were present but | am sure that Mrs.
Pond, who was then Mrs. Hopkins,
and myself were the only ones there
who still are living"
Mrs Chute will represent herself
in the historical pageant of the week
and will be one of the few partici-
pants in the drama of sixty years
ago who can join in the dramatic
reproduction. Mrs. Pond, however,
is too feeble to be moved else she
also would have been urged to par
ticipate in the festivities of the Civic
celebration.
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The Denver Times says: the world
will watch with considerable inter
est the experiment of Luther Bur
bank in raising boy. He has as
sumed the task of Transforming
Don Miller of Pasadena, Cal, from
a wild, truant lad into a normal
person. Mr. Burbank has earned the
title of wizard by the changes he
has wrought among plant species.
but this is his first incursion into
the human field The announcement
of the experiment has inevitably
given rise to unbounded witticsm
from the daily photographers, to fri
volous talk of killing off all but the
selected specimens of boys, grating
on of sweet dispositions and other
sorts of space-filling foolishness; but
in all seriousness the experiment APP
peals to us as decidedly worth while.
1t is absurd to suppose that Mr..
Burbank hopes to change an incor-
rigible disposition into that of a
lamb or to accomplish any other
equally absurd metamorphosis. A
wild youth is generally an energetic
one; Mr.. Burbank's problem lies in
attempting properly to direct those
energies. Mr.. Burbank is intimately
acquainted with the responses that
all forms of life make to changes
in environment. The human plant
responds as quickly as any other
to change of surrounding and in
fuence. If the inquisitive people
will kindly let Mr.. Burbank alone he
will doubtless accomplish something.
The thing has been done before by
less distinguished persons.
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Lake Crystal Union: We attended
the territorial meeting of the Old
Settlers association in Mankato last
Wednesday. There were but few
out. 1t rained in the morning and
this prevented a greater number
from going.
c. A. Chapman, president of the
association presided. Judge Fiittee
was delivering his address and was
half finished when we arrived at
the grounds. 1t was fine There
were a number of short addresses
made. Captain Keysor talked for
time, he is always interesting. I. A
Pelton spoke and was listened to at
tentively.
Mrs. l.. G. Fletcher and daughter,
Mrs. John Diamond and Miss Dia-
mond, County Auditor Weaver and
wife and Miss Wise, Mrs. Chapman,
Brother Coy, George PARROT, an old
copper button boy, were among
those We observed on the grounds.
Gen. Baker and wife were present,
but the general is too feeble to
walk; the sun of his brilliant earthly
career is setting. There are a num-
Der of grand old men passing away.
We did not meet the Wise Bros
Of the Review, but their pleasant
and gentlemanly city editor; also
Brother Soaring, city editor of the
Free Press were there-always there
attending to duty. w. l.. Wilson, q
man over four score and ten was
absent He might have been work
ing in the garden. Grand old man
MankatO has a primitive zoology
show, beginning with black bear.
It's a hat litter. Fray Soaring and
we were looking at the bruin when
up it raised on its hind feet ana
glasses and cap. Next. came the
deer. They were beauties; four in
number, scampering about, tickled
to death that they are out of harms
way of the hunter. There were also
coons and owles in cages and a
number at large.
In time when the boys of this
generation become old and frazZled
out at the extremities, other animals
will be housed in the park for f,,-
ture generations to play with.
We have sprouted zoo in Lake
Crystal. The weather has been ex.
tremely dry and all we now have in
bondage are two foxes and mule
We have advertised for spring chick
ems for the foxes and green goggles
for the mule.
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The attention of those in st. Paul
who are made victims of the fruit
dealer who persists in putting the
poorer fruit at the bottom of the box
may find some consolation in the
fact there is an ordinance on the
books of that city requiring call
fruits and berries to be of equal
goodness in every part of the pack
age" and providing a penalty rang.
ing from SIS to $25 for the fruit
dealer who puts the small, mem
berries out of sight in the one and
three-quarter pint boxes which he
adopted in the early SOS, but has
never been rescinded, and it is up
to the housewife to see thai she
gets square deal.
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From Fridays Daily.
The suits over the claims of Agnes
Riley and John Riley of Lake Crys,
tai against the estate of the late
John Glynn were settled out of
court yesterday afternoon. One of
them that of Agnes Riley had gone
to the jury in the morning, but there
were reports of likelihood of a
disagreement. The other case was
being tried. The parties got to-
gether and agreed upon settle
Element, and the two juries were
discharged.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley together will re-
ceive $1,475 by the terms of the
settlement They were allowed
$4,000 by the probate court, but the
estate appealed to the district court
because it thought that Mrs. Riley
had been awarded too much, and Mr..
Riley appealed because he thought
that he had not been allowed enough.
Mr.. Riley's claim was for $4,000, and
Mrs. Riley's for $1,000. A large num-
Der of witnesses were present, from
Lake Crystal and vicinity and Iowa
points.
The suit of Lena Nelson VS.. Martin
J. Gjestrum and Maria Gjestrum is
now on trial The next case for
trial will be that of William G. Hoerr
VS.. J. G. Fowler
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From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
George Albert one of the old set
tiers, died at ten minutes after two
o'clock this morning at his home,
507 North Fifth street, after long
illness with a complication of dis
eases. He was confined to the house
for about five months, but he had
been ailing for considerable time
before that. He had cancer of the
stomach, enlargement of the liver
and gall stones, according to the
diagnosis of his physician.
Mr. Albert was born in Germany
and was seventy-five years of age
last September. When fifteen years
old, he accompanied his parents to
America, and located with them at
Lancaster, New York He came to
Mankato in 1859, but did not remain.
He went to California, and returned
to Mankato in 1864, and ran saw
mill for a year or two, at the cor
ner of Broad and Spring streets.
Then he sold out and took farm
a couple of miles east of the city
in Mankato township, and lived there
until he retired in 1891 and came to
the city.
Mrs. Albert is living, and also
two sons and four daughters. The
sons are Herman and George AL
bert, the former on the old home
farm and the latter living in Mime
apolis. The daughters are Mrs. Jacob
Hilgers of this city, Mrs. Albert
Hilgers of Eagle Lake, Mrs. Jacob
Fox, residing east of Eagle Lake,
and Mrs. Otto Gacke of this city.
Mr.. Albert was a most excellent
man, honest, Industrious and frugal,
and a good citizen and neighbor. He
was kind and loving husband and
father. He had many warm friends
and the respect of all who knew
him. His death causes much regret.
Funeral services will be held at
st. Peter and Paul's Catholic church,
at nine o'clock Monday morning, and
the interment will be made at Cal
vary cemetery.
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Mrs. James Faley, well known
resident of Medo, died suddenly Mon
day morning at her home of heart
failure. She got up feeling as we'll
as ever, and went to get some
breakfast, and fell over dead in the
kitchen. She was born in New York
state, and when little girl came
to Wisconsin with her parents, and
later to this county and took a claim
in Medo. Her age was slxty-seven
years. Her first husband, Mr.. AK
tell, was killed in battle during the
Civil war.
Mrs. Faley is survived by her sec
ond husband, one son by her first
husband, Charles Axtell of Medo,
and two daughters by her second
husband, Mrs. George Kraus of
MedO, and Mrs. Matte L., Dane, of
Alt Pleasant street, this city. She
was also an aunt of David Terwilli-
ger of this city. She was woman
of most excellent personality and
characteristics, and made warm
her sudden death is a shock to all.
The funeral services were held at
ten o'clock this forenoon at the
house, and was conducted according
to the Christian cience faith, which
she protested. The reader was Mrs
Salisbury of this city, and the pail
bearers were the sons, son-in-law and
nephews of the deceased. The floral
offerings were many and beautiful,
and the attendance of neighbors and
friends was very large.
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Logan Waller Page, the govern
ment good roads expert, estimates
that $14O,OOO,OOO will be expended
in the improvement of highways this
year. This is an enormous sum of
money, but if judiciously expended
on the roads the public will be the
beneficiaries. Good roads are a
boon to mankind and an aid to in
creasing the value of farms.
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The appearance of a number of
intoxicated individuals in Mankato
on the Sabbath day is evidence
enough that the lid is not adjusted
properly on that day. There are
liquor dealers in this city who have
a wholesome respect for the law.
There are others who disregard the
statute relative to Sunday closing.
Are the authorities going to permit
this sort of thing
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From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Frantz Zumpf, who was run over
night before last near the MiIwau-
kee freight depot and his feet cut
off, died at the hospital last evening
about eight O'Clock, as the result of
the shock. The burial was made this
afternoon, at county expense Zumpf
was an Austrian by birth, and was
well educated, and was good work
err. He was without family, and
was about forty-fve years of age.
He had no place that he called
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ST. Paul. July 5.-The proceedings
tier of the boys training school at
Redwing took a new angle when a
section of the code was recollected
under which the governor can or
der the state board of control to in
vestigate any penal, reformatory or
charitable institution and report it's
condition. Acting under this section
of the statutes, the governor prompt
ly addressed letter to the board
asking it to investigate the Redwing
school, and particularly the system
of discipline used there.
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Miss Bertha Hunt returned MOI
day from the west after an extended
trip of four months and half. She
Oregon, going from there to The
Dalles, a pretty city of about 49,
900 inhabitants, then down the Co
lumbia river to Portland, spending
two days there. The next place
visited was Eugene, Oregon, then
San Francisco, stopping en- route at
Shasta Springs, and had splendid
view of Mt. Shasta all one day.
From San Francisco to Los Angeles
she went on the steamship Yale,
She spent about four weeks in Los
Angeles, Pasadena, Pomona, and On
tario. Miss Hunt saw the following
people who were former residents of
Minnesota: Mr.. and Mrs. A. E..
Clark, ALBION and Louise Man, Mrs.
Hall (nee Gladys Spaulding), Miss
Dougherty, Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. and
Arthur Young and families. Dr..
and Mrs. Beardsley. The latter was
Maude Taylor of Pipestone. Rev.
and Mrs. Vernon McCombs who have
spent several years in Callao, Peru,
South America, and are planning to
return to the field this fall, after a
much needed rest; Mr.. and Mrs.
Snow and their daughter, Inez, now
Mrs. Will Clark. Mr.. Snow was pro-
prietor of the Saulpaugh hotel while
in Mankato. He with his son, and
son-in-law, Mr.. Clark run the Snow
Hoter' in Los Angeles. Mr. and
Mrs J. H. Lash, the latter was Miss
Colyer, a teacher in the Mankato
normal for two. years. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Barr, Mr.. and Mrs. futile,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Swan, and daugh-
ter, Margaret, Mrs. Halfhill, Mr..
Sheldon, and daughter, Edith. En-
route home Miss Hunt visited the
Grand Canyon of Arizona and friends
and relatives in Kansas City and
Hughesville, Missouri.
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home, but generally stopped at the
City Hotel when in this city.

Watertown, S. D., July 3.-Frank
Hancock, formerly of your town, and
shortstop for the South Front street
business men, today shut out the
strong team of Summit 80 in a no
hit game and only two men visited
second.
The Watertown stars are a pretty
fast aggregation and are open for
all games they can get. III. W. Col
Inns, manager of Watertown Stars.
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A Eau Claire newspaper fairly
begs the fans of that city to attend
the ball games so that the club can
remain in the 'Minny" league until
the end of the season.
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The department of justice at
Washington has forbidden the Unit
ed Cigar Stores company from open
ing two new stores at Cleveland,
Ohio. The department was acting
under the recent tobacco trust deci-
sion of the United States supreme
court.
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Newport, r. l., July 5.-Despite
his appeal to the "unwritten law, y
Civil Engineer James w. G. Walker,
of the United States navy, must
pay his ex-wife the alimony and
counsel fees awarded her by the
Rhode Island courts. The first pay
ment is to be made today and sub
sequent payments on the first of
each month following. Walker, who
is at the Newport naval training sta
ton, maintained that the unwritten
law of Uncle Sans navy compelled
him to live up to certain social
standard and that his expenses now
are as much as before his wife left
him. The court declared that the
civil law recognized no unwritten
law and ordered him to pay the
alimOny decreed by the court.
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Those who quaff the foaming stuff
are not so much interested in Mr..
Wigley's investigation of the beer
product as they are in the size of
the beakerS.
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Notwithstanding the fact that de-
tectives from all over the country
are assembled in Minneapolis during
the civic celebration week, crime in
that city is rampant.
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From Saturdays Daily.
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From Saturdays Daily.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Arlo yesterday
went to Minneapolis and arrested
John A. Nelson, the man who six
weeks ago trimmed up several sa-
loonkeepers and others on the
strength of S. deposit in a local
bank, which he raised on the pass
book to SIS, it is claimed. He drew
checks and got them cashed, and
also drew money in advance from
his employer, Henry Madison, on the
strength of statement that he was
moving his family to the city and
wanted to pay rent in advance.
The warrant upon which Nelson
was arrested charges him with for
gerry in the second degree, commit
ted May Is, when he drew an order
or check on the National Citizens
bank for SO, payable to the order
of J. Neslon, and signed it I'll. Mat
son." and by means of this de-
frauded Ray Flint
Drunkenness His Excuse.
Nelson stated to a Free Press re-
porter, before his arraignment in the
municipal court, that he would not
deny doing up several people in
Mankato, and said that he got about
$45 in all. Asked why he did it, he
replied that he must have been out
of his head. He said that he had
been drinking at the time. He said
that he went to Minneapolis. He
was anxious to have the hearing put
off until next week, he said, in order
that he might have time to settle
with the parties that he defrauded
He said that he has sufficient money
to repay what money he got.
1t is said that Nelson's sister is
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damon Mr.. Dodds ran over dog
that dashed out on the highway. The
dog was killed and the rider was
thrown from his wheel, but sustained
no injury One Of the pedals on the
machine was broken, but was soon
replaced by new one which Mr..
Dodds carried with him.
Mr.. Dodds states that crop condi.
tons along the road are none the
best. Corn is well advanced, but
small grain is short He did not en-.
counter poor roads until he reached
Worthington. There is room for
improvement in Minnesota.
/ Mr.. Dodds will return to Omaha on
Friday, making the. trip on his ma
chine. He will resume his duties as
chief draughtsman for Adams &
Kelly, mill work firm He likes
Omaha and is well situated there. He
is another Mankato boy who is max
ing good. tr
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Postmaster General Hitchcock an
nounces that the opposition to post
al savings banks has almost en-
tirely disappeared.
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From Saturdays Daily
The supreme court has handed
down the following opinion
Blue Earth County-W, H. Gary,
respondent, VS.. r. S. Allen ct al,
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The Modern BrOtnernOOQ Oh hlleT-
lea lodge No. 232 held it's annual pic
mic Saturday afternoon at Slbley
park and it was a. grand success.
About one hundred and fifty mem
bers and their families and friends
were in attendance. The committee
had made preparations to keep the
large crowd cool. They had the
largest wash tub they could find in
the city we'll filled with lemonade
and $50 pounds of ice in it. Every
body drank and kept cool.
At $3.50 the ball came came Off
Officers VS.. Members-and it was
swift one. Score members, %, Off
GERS, IL. o. w. Walker, Umpire.
Sport Program.
At $50 the races were pulled Off.
The results were as follows:
Boys under. ten years: Mark Walk
err, first prize; Monroe Hotaling, Sec
ond.
Girls under twelve years: Doris
Nelson, first; Anna Orr, second.
Boys under eighteen: Floyd Nor
gan, first; Terrence Walker, second.
Girls under eighteen: Barbara Orr,
first; Pearl Edwards, second.
Mems free-for-all: Hugh Mabee,
first; William Morgan, second.
Ladies' race: Mrs. William Morgan,
first; Mrs. Otto Schwender, second.
Fat mems race: O.. w. Walker,
first; T. G. Weber, second.
Ladies' throwing contest: Mrs. Otto
Schwender, first; Mrs, William Nor
gan, second.
At the conclusion of the sport pro-
gram the ladies served supper to
which all did ample justice.
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Otto Dollar had the misfortune to
break through rotten piece OF
plank sidewalk on Poplar street,
just east of the railway track, while
on his way to his home down Poplar
street just before eleven o'clock Sat
urday night. A piece of the plank
eight inches wide and eighteen inches
long, broke through, and his right
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Company H returned at one
o'clock this morning from Mime
apolis, after spending three days
there assisting in the civic celebra-
ton. The boys say that they were
well treated and had good time,
although they were so tied up with
their military duties that they did
not see much of the celebration.
During the parade yesterday two Of
the members of the company were
overcome by the heat and had tc
fall out of line. A red cross automo-
bile followed to pick up those who
fell out
Captain George Rodman went di-
rectly from Minneapolis to Lake
City, with the First regiment, which
goes into camp there. He will re
main until the second regiment ar
rives July 16.
Company |, second regiment, won
the $500 prize offered the company
making the best showing. About
5000 men were in the camp.
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List of Letters.

Advertised letters for week ending
June 30: Antonio T. Cashon, Amos
Cooke, Mrs. Frank Davis, A. r.
Guernsey (3), Mrs. Eliza Howard,
Roy NJ. Johnson, Miss Josie Jirele.
Louisa Kehn, Clara c. knudsen, Hill
Ola Lundberg, Fred ID. Moon, Fred
Moeri, Mrs. Jane Myrick Adele
Novak, Frances Orlikowski, Bert F.
Pettis, Mrs. l.. E. Schulz, Christ
Stevens, Miss Jane Thomas, Jay
Thurber, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira w. White,
Miss Helen Young.
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The public drinking cup is an out
law in Illinois.