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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
C. N. 6oYNTON AND THE PAT
TERSONS MAKE PURCHASE.
Former Mankato Men Buy From
Joseph N. Hackney Raw Prairie
Dirt; Consideration Is $625, ZOO;
Transaction Involves Transfer
of Brokerage Building" in st.
Paul; History of Affair.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Negotiations have just been closed
whereby Carlos n. Boynton and the
Patterson Land company have pur-
chased from Senator Joseph M. Hack
ney of st. Paul $4,000 acres of raw
prairie lands in the eastern Missouri
slope country of central North Da-
kota for $625,000, says The ST. Paul
Dispatch. Mr.. Boynton purchased
One-third of the acreage and the Pat
terson Land company two-thirds.
Building in the Trade.
AS part payment of the purchase
price. Senator Hackney acquires the
fireproof office building known as
1.-The Brokerage" which was built by
the Patterson Land company three
years ago. The building is n modern
five-story structure in the center of
the st. Paul wholesale district and
has a frontage of 165 feet on East
Fifth street, extending through the
entire block from RosabeI to Broad
way. The Brokerage building was
acquired for $4,000 and will be
held by its new owner as perma-
nent investment.
The purchase of the additional
acreage by Mr.. Boynton and the Pat
terson Land company gives them the
possession of more than 100000 acres
OF land in North Dakota, Minnesota
and Wisconsin. A large acreage of
the lands belonging to them is under
cultivation and they also use con-
siderable portion of their holdings
for horse and cattle ranches.
Part of Deal Years Ago.
The three parties in the 50,0OO-acre
deal just closed were all stOckhOd.
ers and directors Of the Hackney
BoyntOn Land company, which pur-
chased from the Northern Pacific
Railroad company something over a
million and half acres of land
about ten years ago, and the $4,000
acres just sold by Senator Hackney
is only 4 per cent of the original
tract purchased by the Hackney
Boynton company ten years ago. The
Hackney-Boynton company devoted a
number OF years in advertising and
bringing into North Dakota settlers
from Illinois, Nebraska and other
eastern and southern states.
Leslie S. Hackney and the Hack
ney Land Credit company still own
in the neighborhOod of 100000 acres
in North Dakota and will continue
in the land business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
REslpENcEo OF EUGENE COY WAS
INVADED LAST NIGHT.
Robber Gets Away With Diamond
and Cash; the Large Man With
Oigaret Who Loitered About the
Place on Sunday Evening Is
Suspected; Police Have But
Slight CIeW.

From Tue sday's Daily.
|. The residence of Eugene Coy, 1l5
East Jackson street, over Paul Iver-
son &c Sons store, was burglariZed
last evening during the absence or
the family, and money and jewelry
to the value OF $3.50 were stolen.
Mr. Coy and daughter, Miss May,
Fifteen years old, were at the thea
tire, and Mrs. Coy was at a party.
May was the first to return home,
about eleven o'clock, her father hav-
ing gone TO help move his office fur
niture into the new bus building
When she entered the apartments
she was astonished to see the con-
itenfs of bureau drawers scattered
over the floor. She was frightened
land ran to the Rev residence, and
from there n message was sent to
Mr.. Coy, who came home at once.
He reported the burglary to the po-
lice as soon as possible.
Entered Through Rear Window.
The thief had effected an entrance
through rear window, from the
back porch, the window having been
Inadvertently left unlocked. He tore
the lace curtain in getting in
Doubtless he had noticed the depart
IRE of the family and took advant-
age of it.
Investigation by Mrs. Coy upon her
return disclosed the fact that her
diamond ring, valued at $85, valu-
able garnet ring, several stick pins
and other articles of jewelry and $35
in money belonging to her had been
taken. The iewelry was in jewel
box on top of the bureau. The money
consisted of about $3.50 in silver and
the balance in paper money.
Stranger With Cigaret.
Sunday evening stranger entered
the hallway and walked back and
forth several times and then knock
ed at the door OF the Coy apart
ments. Miss May answered the
knock, and the stranger asked where
a party named Johnson lived. When
told that he did not live around
there. the follow stood and argued
about the matter He was a heavy
set, middle-aged man, with a weeks
growth Of beard on his face, and was
roughly dressed and wore a cap. He
was smoking cigaret. Sunday aft
ernoon Miss Coy noticed the same
man standing in the alley back of
the store. and he seemed to be writ
ing on something. She called her
mother to look at him, but when
she arrived the fellow had moved
away. After the robbery partly
smoked cigaret was found on the
floor. 1t is supposed that the thief
was the man who called Sunday
evening and was in the alley yester-
day afternoon. but this is not GER
tain, of course. The police have not
been able to find man answering
the description.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
CAUSED SONS ARREST
Father Of Walter Larson Made Com.
plant to Police.

plant to Police.
From, Tuesdays Daily
Walter Larson was arrested by
OFFICER Austin yesterday afternoon on
complaint of his father, who said
that the young man had abused him
and kicked up trouble. While taking
the young man to the city hall, in
company with the father, the pris.
Oner suddenly bolted when near the
hall and was soon out of sight of the
astOnished officer, who gave pursuit
Later, Mr.. Austin and Chief Pond ar
rested him at his home, and he was
locked up. Today he was charged
with being drunk and disorderly and
was sentenced to hard labor on the
streets, but sentence was suspended
upon condition that he find employ
mcnt out of the city and remain
away year. Walter has twice been
in the Redwing state training school
for boys. He has of late become
troublesome at home, refusing to
work and indulging in liquor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
DECIDE TO HAVE BIENNIAL sES.
SIONS IN FUTURE.
Treasury of the Society Is in Most
Excellent Condition.; No lndebt-
ness; Many Delegates Partici.
pate in the Proceedings; Mayor
CuIlom Delivered an Address
ExtoIIine Virtues of Germans.

From thursdays Daily.
The annual convention Of the Sons
of Herman has been in session at
Duluth, beginning Tuesday morning.
The meeting was attended by over
ninety delegates from various cities
and towns of the state, in addition
to the officers of the lodge.
The convention was opened by
President Gustav Borchert, who in
turn introduced Mayor Cullum, who
welcomed the visiting sons to the
city and delivered the principal adj
dress
Routine Work Is Looked After.
Part of the first day was taken
up by routine work of the COM
mittees and the reports of the vari-
Gus officers. The report of the finan-
cial condition of the lodge, showed
that it is in a very prosperous con.
ditiOn, with no Indebtedness and
money in the treasury.
Almost every town OF any size in
this part of the state is represented
by a delegate, and the lodge has its
own press representative in the per-
son of +. G. Neumeier, who is a
newspaper man of Saltwater.
ExtolIed Virtues of Germans.
In his address Mayor Cullum ex-
tOlled the virtues of the sturdy Ger
man character, enumerating some of
the great accomplishments in sci
fY1rn
have been contributed by representa-
tives of the German race. He also
touched upon the many benevolent
acts done by the Sons of Herman
in this country. His honor welcomed
the visiting delegates on behalf OF
the city and also on behalf of the
many Germans of Duluth, many of
whom are members of the order
Officers in Attendance.
Among the officers present at the
meeting were Past Grand President
William Foelsen; Grand President
Gustav Borchert, Grand Vice Presi-
dent Louis F. Schultz, Grand Secre.
. tary Carl Harpke, Grand Schatz.
meister, Frank NOethen, Grand Yer.
waltnngsrath, Herman Vogt, Christ
Figge, Ernst Frey; Directorium, John
Kunz, Otto r. Anacker, Charles
Anker, Fritz Ziegler: Grand Aucs,
serewache, Hugo Schwartzkopf
Gruender des Ordens, Louis Kohl.
mann, Edward Hammer, Oscar Weiss.
Meet Every Two Years.
1t was decided at the session yes
terday that the state convention will
in future be held every two years
, instead of every year.
A dance and other features were
given Tuesday night to entertain the
! delegates.
The next convention will be held
in ST. Cloud.
The new grand officers arc rs fol-
lows: President, Louis +. Schultz,
st. Paul; vice president, Anker Carl
Minneapolis; secretary, c. Harpke,
st. Paul; treasurer, Frank Noethen,
Minneapolis; trustee, =. Frey, st.
Paul: directors, l.. Lehman of Min
neapolis and +. Ziegler of Saltwater.
Peter Schweitzer. AdOlph Lille and
f, Ed Schumacher were the delegates
from the local lodge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
JUDGE FILED DECISIONS.

From Mondays Daily.
Judge Pfau TO-DAY filed decisions in
couple of cases that have been
tried before him. In the case OF
the village of Good Thunder VS..
Gustave Manthei and others, to es-
tablish the line of Halliday street,
he makes an order locating the street
One stone monument is found to be
about ten feet out of the way
In the case OF John l.. Roerig VS..
Louis B. Pierce and others, plain
tiff's title to certain real estate is
confirmed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
PRESENTED WITH A WATCH
Gift From Friends to Frank o'Brier

Gift From Friends to Frank O'Brien,
Frank O'Brien, who recently was
promoted from the Minnesota di-
vision to be assistant superintendent
CT the Wisconsin division of the Chi
cago and Northwestern road, with
headquarters in Chicago, is the re-
cipient of handsome Howard gold
watch and chain. the gift of his
Minnesota division friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03

day for copy. Mayor Meyer offers
ten cents a copy for charters. and
those having copies that they do
not need are requested to bring
them to Mr.. Meyer.
If the amendments are adopted at
the spring election, indeXed copies
of The charter will no doubt be print
ed, so that The city will have IN
ample supply.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
DEATH IN BELGRADE
Mrs. Caroline NJ. Tanner Passes
Away at Her Home.

F rom Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. Caroline M. Tanner died at
her home in Belgrade, two miles up
the river, at $3.50 O'clock this morn
ing. She was aged fifty years,
eleven months and eighteen days,
and is survived by her husband and
children. mother and brothers and
sisters
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
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CITY is RID OF HURLEY
Railroad Ticket Cheaper Than Boar,
ing Him All Winter.

nd'Hodu i'CNct Wiretapper nan 0OdFu-
ing Him All Winter.
Fror, Saturdays Daily.
The city is well rid of James Hur-
ley, at least for the present. Yes
terday County Commissioner Young
bought him a ticket to Minneapolis.
This is cheaper than boarding him
all winter. He has wife and two
children, father and a brother at
Bird Island, and two brothers in
Minneapolis. The latter have of
fered to take care of him if sent
there, and the authorities were glad
to accept this offer. People of Hur.
ley's kind are undesirable residents
Some gravel is being spread upon
the st. Clair road, near Tivoli, ii
is said, the gravel being taken from
the LeSueur river. $500
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07

BUJIVEJS AND POLITICS

Some people business in useless no,t., -
ou. themselves hoarse private AFFAIRS make eneme
o loudly espousng politician who nerbans does
not know they living rap as to whether he
v1ve wooIv snecman ont,, e sur
snip is foolish and Improbable p
There s class who nav no attention .. u D.. ..
neossed are they business in their nvae a.
M a. e. nave no time for politics. The give to it
-. When municipal extravagan they la
ment the elected sucb mon 70 e w.
crooked they grow louder still abuse
e are so busy abusing the voting that thew
never stop consider responsibility of those who
no time in politics." 1880 O -"'o
There ought be these two classes and
thee busness th
and to that class ''
Ihe last legislature did tbe naor,o
erect CROOKS represent them in their
'opetent! So who these capital
make laws for the people? next legislature? That the
question. ' in"' !" une
legislative office very imo ant one Good men and trr man
who know the how
spend it; and probty of character hor,d
of like Weakngs should not 90 there
ne not onV do reour
ong men to resist legislator during session Of
n legislature Only those the game know in
no" many nsduous trade Wine women
anu song cratn and the cunning the egisla
goes up against If he
e world ne falls is unkind the legislature
t IN MS vanity and eagerness he unfit
Tor the place For back dapnonted r not
a man. ppONieui no'
is of special this county and district no e ~
IN both houses
This county will representative b the nn m
should have the of the utmost
tS % proper state aid its infancy and to make
a the senator should Normal and
have the interest of the Normal upon his heart
In order that citizen must make sacrifice bo
cause the small shame to saw 90
cnap na any man properly qualified proftab en-
gagged at whatever he
proper
himself in the country but be who renders
Dest service to his country to himself
1t would be fortunate the man wop he
time Wen spent friends and call some man
70 make this personal sacrifice 10 the o.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
LOOKING FORU4RD

News making
Dug because The News fond Of the
true that suggestions
up again If they upon rocks and
among es and thises
well The
suggestion And whether anybody
just the same that it is a good suggestion
1t is this: and to plant
in Hateburg the people
to come than plant There
than beautiful shade
Hattesburg do
It, 1t will go forever undene The
time now; month.
To have this
to have tree planting done
ton to the somebody
carried position
that he enlist his of school children
wiIb
the child and for the
for the beauty of its shade be able
land woodman
public children of that
planted these trees behold the beauty of handiwork
would be beautiful
could be made profitable Pecan
they reasonably fast in
dent of the size
Take property
Of sufficient depth
proved lots which they their
intending do certain things but never
them; and failure written Others think Of
doing tree plantinp
proposition thing want
something for the future idea
DO
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
Sunday School Convention.

Columbus, Miss, Feb. 7.-Elaborate
preparations are being made by Sun
day School workers over the state fol
the state convention to be held at
Columbus In March.
Columbus will entertain free, all
who will send their names to Mr.. f
c. Chapman, chairman of the enter
tainment committee.
Probably 5000 or more people are
expected in Columbus at the time of
the convention. Special trains will be
operated to that city from Jackson,
Meridian and Corinth.
Every pastor, superintendent or
county officer is a delegate by virtue
Of his office. Each county is entitled
to ten delegates at large. These are
appointed by the county president.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
FARMERS WIFE
HAD HEAP TO DO
Mrs. Shepherd Was in Bad Shape
When She Could Not Stand on
Her Feet.

Durham, N. C.-"I am farmer.
wife" writes Mrs. J. M. Shepherd, OF
tins city, land have heap to do"
"Four months ago | could not stand
on my feet, TO do anything much, but at
this time do the most Of my work.
took Cardui and il did me more good
than all the doctors.
You don't know half how thank VOL
for the Cardui Home Treatment wish
that all women who suffer from womanly
trouble would treatthemselves as have"
Ladies can easily treat themselves at
home, with Cardui, the woman's tonic.
1t is easy to take, and so gentle in its
action, that it cannot do anything but
good.
Being composed exclusively of vepe-
table ingredients, Cardui cannot Law up
trouble in your system, as mineral drugs
often do. It's Ingredients having no
harsh, medicinal effects, and being non
poisonous and perfectly harmless, Cardui
is absolutely safe for young and old.
Ask your druggist. He will tell you to
try CaIdui.
N B;-Wnte to: Ladies' Advisory Dept. chatta.
HIooga Medicine Co, Chattanooga, Tenn, for Specia,
iinS,rnctons,, and 64-page book Home Treatment
tof "omen' sent IN plain wrapper. on request
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
Shot From Ambush.

Brandon, Miss, Feb. 7.-Nelson
Moore and his wife, aged negroes liv-
ing three miles north, were shot from
ambush Saturday while riding on the
public road. Five buckshot entered
the woman's body. She recognized
the men and gave their names to the
officers. One negro named Majors
has been caught. For 20 years there
has been feud between several fami-
lies. Recently one of Moore's sons
Killed another negro. A month ago
an attempt was made to dynamite
Moores house.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
THE SOCIAL, MORAL AND RE-
LIGloUS LIFE OF HATTIESBuRc,

A crowd of men were heard discuss
ing the social, moral and religious
conditions of Hattiesburg Sunday.
Various opinions were advanced,
which prompts Rambler" who has
visited many cities, and given some
thought to such matters, to make a
few remarks.
l am not disposed to intimate that
this is a paradise, a heaven upon
earth, that there is here no sin, no
wickedness, no work for officers of
the law or for preachers to do; that
all do right, and none do wrong, that
all are saints and none are sinners.
If one cares to find such a place it
Will be necessary to leave this num-
dane sphere and take journey to
land beyond the stars. But the wri-
ter knows that Hattiesburg and For
rest county will compare favorably
with any place in the South, and is
much better than some sections on
the score of morals and religion.
On the whole, Hattiesburg has an
excellent, moral, law-abiding, courte-
GUS and gentlemanly people in their |
bearings toward strangers, whether
they be from the North, East or West
The prevailing tendency is toward the
elevation of the morals of the
community, this fact being best shown
by the support given a large number
Of churches of the various denomina-
tions, most of which have handsome
modern houses of worship.
A tree is known by its fruits and
city ought to be known by its
and the things that it's
'hurches foster. AS go the churches.
o' ultimately, will go the city. When +, :
he pulse beats law in the church hod. g
es, there is danger not far away for .
very interest of the city. The relig-
GUS life of community acts like the q
on a steam engine. It holds a
usiness, society and politics down to r
he right pressure. 1t is the vital or
an in the community's body; disaf. I,
ection there touches every Interest G,
nat ought to be cherished by the peo- fl
lie.
II we had the hearts to believe if. cI
Il people would recognize that the +,
est investment made by any city is 81
nat 1t pays to the support of its II
iurch life, and this, too, is viewed
ON purely secular standpoint. II,
Ihe influences of the churches of n
attiesburg is worth more for the az
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
Gulfport Man Free.

Gulfport, Miss, Feb. AFTER a
trial lasting two days, Joseph Helmke
local barber, charged with shooting
to death Jerry Long of Mobile, has
been freed, the jury returning a ver-
dict of not guilty.
1t will be recalled that Helmke shot
and killed Long, at the same time
shooting his wife, then trying to com
nit suicide, the two latter recovering
Helmke plead self-defense.
Helmke left at once for New Or
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
Planet Expert Busy.

Brandon, Miss, Feb. 7.-W r.. Beat
tie, peanut expert of the department
OF agriculture, who is making a tour
OF Mississippi, announces that he will
De In Brandon next Wednesday, Feb.
8, and will address the farmers of this
section. Mr.. Beattie has recently
Deen in Meridian, Vicksburg and Hat
tiesburg, where his talks have aroused
much interest, and a large crowd is
expected to hear his address here.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
SOME REFLECTIONS
BY A RAMBLER

peace, good order and general welfare
OF the city than all the expenses
called for by the city's government
The one who contributes nothing to
the support of the church interests
is warming every day by the fire
which he does not keep burning.
In its church buildings, Hattiesburg
has great cause for feeling of grail
tude. They are an ornament to the
city, and these splendid edifices have
not been erected in any spirit of rival
ry; but as an expression of the re-
ligious sentiment of the different
Christian bodies.
AS to church life, if we may not
plume ourselves with pride, neither
should We wear the sackcloth of
shame.
Wherever God ereets a house of
prayer,
The devil always builds a chapel
there,
And twill be followed upon examina-
tion,
The latter has the largest congrega-
tion."
This sarcastic fling of De Foes is
not description of Hattiesburg. The
churches here stand as among the
best and most efficient in the state
in their respective denominations.
Doctrinal heresies that have infect
ed and paralyzed other sections have
never been imported. Here a pure
faith, fadeless hope, and a conuuer-
ing love have been preached. The
Bible is believed and Christ and Him
are proclaimed. Ruinous
1eresy would find the climate too un-
'ongenial to get itself planted and de-
'eiop a sustaining growth.
Each church is represented by a
membership that is stable in charac-
er, and prominent in the business. !
ocial and political circles of the ,
ity A large majority of the leading t
eople belong to the churches, and are :
ctive in their support, and are known
nd honored, throughout the state by
heir respective churches.
The growth of the churches here
normal and natural, rather than
Dasmodic and occasional. It may be
lat we suffer from a spirit of self h
oppression. Things go in the
more like an infantry march
ian like a cavalry charge. 1t is the
eady movement of a glacier. rather
IAN the sudden fall of an avalanche. =,
All things considered, every person ii
'lng in Hattiesburg may justly echo
e words of great man of long ago: o.
am a citizen of no mean city" ~ ~
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07

title from the government, but sent it's
agents to select these lands, which
were sold to settlers. Later the gov
ernment refused deeds to certain
tracts which had been already sold by
the state. A man named Hamilton
bought thousands of acres of this re-
jected land. Under the McLaurin act
OF 1905, making good the states titles,
the Hamilton claim was again revived.
During the interium the government
land office had allowed these lands to
be homesteaded. The fight now on is
between the homesteaders and the
Hamilton claimants.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
Passenger Train Wreck.

Nettleton, Miss, Feb. 7,-The Ne"
York Limited of the Frisco was
wrecked near here Monday noon by
the spreading of the rails. The tender
of the engine, two day coaches, mail
and baggage coaches left the track
No passenger was hurt. Gin Smelling,
negro porter was seriously injured.
The track was cleared last night
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
Led to Body bv Doo.

Louisville, Miss, Feb. THE in
stinct of the faithful dog of Pascal
Scott located his lifeless body few
days ago. Mr.. Scott had been clear
ing new ground. In some way a fall
ing tree caught and crushed him. His
dog returned to the home and caught
Mrs. SCOTS dress repeatedly until
she followed him. He led her to the
dead body of her husband.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-02-07
Prize Corn Raisers,

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 7.-Commission
er OF Agriculture Blakeslee, reports
these prize winners in the corn con.
tests:
Clalborne-First prize, Albert Craw-
ford, 124 bushels per acre; second
Earl Shannon, 11S bushels per acre
Henrls Fife, Ill bushels per acre.
Jones County-Corbett, Reddoch.
lo4 bushels per acre; Robbie Gam
brell, 144.S0 bushels; Burl Welborn,
100 bushels.
Leake County-Houston Doss, 13O. 80
bushels per acre; Joe Thornton, l04
bushels; ]. D. Riddell, 81 bushels.