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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

next. Instead. capped and mittened, a
light stampeding outfit. including his
rabbit skin robe, strapped on his back,
he was Out and away on a many-days'
tramp over creeks and divides. in
specting the whole neighboring terri
tory. On each cEfek he was entitled
TO locate one /citm. but he was
cbary in thusf surendering up his
chances. On NHnns Creek only
did he stal6H@ eeiatna Bonanza
Greek he found staked from noash to
source. while every little draw and
pup and gulch that drained into it was
likewise staked. Little faith was had
in these s~ide-streams. They had been
staked by the hundreds of men who
had failed to get in on Bonanza. The
los popular of these creeks was
Adams. The one least fancied was
Eldorado. which flowed into Bonanza,
just above Carmack's Discovery claim.
dorado; but, still riding his bunch. he
bought a half share in n claim on 1t
for half a sack of -four. A month
later he paid eight hundred dollars for
the adjoining claim. Three months
later. charging this block of property.
he paid forty thousand for a third
claim. and. though /. was concealed
in the future. he was destined, not
long after. to pay one hundred and
fifty thousand for a fourth claim oa
| the creek that had been the least liked
Of all the creeks.
In the meantime, and from the day
he washed seven hundred dollars frcrl
a single pan. and squatted over it AID
thought a long thought, he never again
touched hand to pick and shovel. AS
he said to Joe Ladue the night of tLat
wonderful washing:
Joe. l amt never going to work
hard again. Here's whese l begin to
use my brains. I'm going to farm gold.
Gold will grow gold If you-all have
the savvee and can get hold of some
for seed. When I seer them seven
hundred dollars in the bottom Of the
pan, | knew l had seed at last.
The hero of the Yukon in the
younger days before the Carmack
strike. Burning Daylight now became
the hero of the strike. The story OF
his bunch and how he rode it was
told up and down the land. Certainly
he had ridden it far and away beyond
the boldest, for no FIVE of the lucki,st
held the value in claims that BE heid
And. furthermore, he was still riding
the bunch. and with no diminution OF
daring.
! CTo BE CONTINUED,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

mack and his Indian relatives were &C.
cupied in building a sluice box and
getting a head Of water. The work
umber by hand from the standing for
est. But farther down Bonanza were
four men who had drifted in from up
river, Dan McGilvary, Dave Mckay.
Dave Edwards, and Harry Waugh.
They we're a quiet party. neither ask.
ing nor giving condolences, and they
herded by themselves. But Daylight,
who had PANIED the spotted rim OF
Carmack's claim and shaken coarse
gold from the grass-rOots, and who
had panned the rim at a hundred 9TH
er places up and down the length OF
the creek and found nothing. was Gu
He had noted the four quiet men sink.
ing a shaft close by the stream, and
he had heard their whip-saw going as
they made lumber for the sluice boxes.
He did not wait for an invitation. but
he was present the first day they
sluiced. And at the end of five hours
shoyeling for one man. he sal them
take out thirteen ounces and a half OF
gold. 1t was coarse gold. running from
pirheads to q twelve-doilar nugget.
and 1t had come from on bedrock.
The first fall snow was flying that day.
and the Arctic winter was closing
| down: but Daylight had no Yea for
| the bleak-gray sadness Of the dying.
| short-lived summer. Hea1nM shle VS.
ion coming u ana 49, nat
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
One Sentence Not Answered

of the states great intellects; he was
the father of John C.. Spencer, who
was secretary of the navy in Tyler's
cabinet. Judge Spencer's ann was
very stern as he told me that he had
called to inquire why l had not print
ed Daniel Webster's great speech on
the United States bank.
well, judge I said. after reading
the speech l decided that / could not
print it,
He turned upon me with some an
ger and asked II I thought that l was
q greater man than Daniel Webster.
II said that l certainly did not. but
that after reading Webster's speech I
had turned to Andrew Jackson's COM
munication to congress in which he
opposed the granting Of a new char.
ter to the United States bank and
Webster, great as he was, had not an
swered and could not answer.
Judge Spencer with great dignity
asked me to point out hat sentence.
l took Jackson's message and marked
a single sentence. 1t was this:
Ito recharter the United States
bank will be to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer
THAT sentence said I to Judge
Spencer. will appeal to every Ameri-
can citizen except the few who pos
sess great riches, and until some one
so speaks as to SHOW that to rechar-
ter the bank will not make the rich
richer and the poor poorer. I shall Ger.
tainly not attempt in my paper even
by indirection. to take issue with An.
drew Jackson
Judge Spencer looked at me with
a queer expression for a moment. and
then, taking his hat. went from my
office without saying another word
Copyright 1911. by E. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reseryed)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
In chrysanthemum Land.

Some Japanese advertisements pos
sess a wealth Of imagery unknown to
the western advertiser. A Toxic
draper that Our goods are
sent to customers houses with the
speed Of a shot from a rife"
A grocer proclaims his vinegar to
be more bitter than the gall Of the
most diabOlical of mothers-in-law."
And a large branch house displays a
poster inscribed: why not visit u
shops? We can satisfy every posi-
Bile want CT yours. Every one Of u
assistants u as complaisant n
obliging as a father who seeks to dis
pose OF a dowerless daughter. You
will be as welcome IS a ray OF sun
shine coming after a day of ~ceaseless
rain"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Some Few Changes.

We'll, WE'LL" said the man who hat
wandered back to the old village. so
the Eagle House is still the Eagle
House. No change after twenty
ears"
responded the Oldest inhabitant.
Since you've bee gone the hotel has
been respectively the Grant Central.
the Grand Union. the Grand Junction.
the Great Northern, the Great South
ern, the Imperial. the Regal. the EN-
pire. the Regent and the Mansion
House. She's just starting around the
circuit for the second time"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Young Until Thirty-Five

This has been fixed at 35 years. Up
to that age a young woman comes
within the meaning of the title as an
derstood by the association and may
enjoy the advantages of membership
and residence in the home. On reach
ing her thlrty-ffth birthday h must
resign her quarters. On that fatal day
her young womanhood ceases and the
'.old maid" label is placed upon her
indelibly and ir~revocably. Thus the
matter is settled beyond further cavil
or Observation-Disclosures Chronicle-Tel-
egraph-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
SYNOPSIS.

Elan Earnish. known all through Alas
IA as Burning Daylight" celebrates his
goth birthday with a crowd of miners at
the Circle City Tivoli. The dance leads
Is staked. Harnish loses his money and
hts mine but wins the mail contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
siedge. telling his friends that he will be
tn the big Yukon gold strike at the start
burning Daylight makes IA sensationaliy
appears at the TivoiI and is now ready
to Join his friends In a dash to the new
Eoid fields.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
An Objection.

NO." said the quiet. unassuming
young man; Il don't like the idea OF
votes for women.
.Why." inquired Mrs. Barring Ban
ner8.
Well, some OF the smartest men In
public life are mighty bashful ana
wouldn't stand any chance at all In q
campaign.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
p v.

Still men were without faith In the
strike. When Daylight. with his heavy
outfit of flour. arrived at the mouth OF
the Klondike. he found the big fiat as
desolate and tenantless as ever. Down
close by the river. Chief Isaac and his
Indians were camped beside the
frames on which they were drying sal
mon. Several old-timers were also in
camp there. Having finished their
summer work on Ten Mile Creek, they
had come dow the Yukon. bound for
Circle City. But at Sixty Mile they
had learned of the strike. and stopped
off to look over the ground. They had
just returned to their boa when Day
light landed his flour, and their report
was pessimistic. But al hour later.
at his own camp. Joe Ladue strobe In
from Bonanza Creek. He led Daylight
away from the camp and men and
toll him things in confidence.
shes sure there" he said in con-
clusion. II didn't sluice it. or cradle
it. / PANIED it, all in that sack. yes
terday. on the rim-rock. l tell you you
can shake it out of the g%rass-roots.
And what's on the bedrock down in
the bottom of the creek they amt no
way of tellin'. But she's big. l tell
you, big. Keep it quiet. and locate all
! you can. It's in spots. but l wouldn't
be none surprised If some Of them
claims yielded as high as fifty thou
| sandA-Thc- only trouhle IS that it's
| spotted"
A month passed by. and Bonanza
Creek remained quiet. A sprinkling
Of men had staked: but most of them.
| after stalking. had gone on down to
Forty Mile and Circle City. The few
that possessed sufficient faith to re-
main were busy building log cabins
| against the coming Of winter. Car
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

stroyed or thrown away as well "a
everything which had come into con
tact with the deceased.-Dietetic and
Hygienic Gazette.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Unusual Case.

Unusual Case.
Two summer girls. sitting down by
the silver sea. were talking.
Whatever can be the matter with
Claire?" said one. she mopes about
as though she had lost her only friend
on earth"
o.. you know" responded the other
very earnestly. She is engaged ane
takes 1t seriousiy."-Judge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Institutina q Reform.

Prospective Renter don't object
to your terms. but how about the
steam heat?
Agent (of apartment building)-Ie
will be more than satisfactory. I think.
Our janitor is a man from the torrid
who never has spent . WHITES
in the north
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth
judicial District.
August Dcike, Plaintiff, vs., Enoch p.
Marshall. and all other persons or
parties unknown claiming any right,
real estate described in the Complaint
herein, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that an action
has been commenced in this Court by
the above named plaintiff against the
above named defendants. that the OBJ
ject Of said action is that the adverse
claims of the defendants and each of
determined, and that it be adjudged
that plaintiff is the owner in fec of
said land free and discharged of any
claims on the part of the defendants,
and that defendants and each Of them
have no estate. title, right, claim, lien
or interest whatsoever therein, and that
the premises affected by this action are
situated in the county of Blue Earth
and state of Minnesota, and are de-
scribed as follows:
Lot one "a in Block seven ca of
Parsons Addition to Mankato according
to the Plat thereof on file and of record
in the office of the Register of Deeds in
THOS HUGHES.
Plaintiffs Attorney, Mankato, Mimi.
Office of the Register of Deeds,
County of Blue Earth, Mimi.
hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed in this Office fcl
record on the 21st day of November,
duly recorded in book 6S of Mortgages,
]. G. FOWLER
Register of DeeGs.
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Nov "a, Dec. Is.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON SALE OF
REAL ESTATE OF MINORS.

STATE Or MiNNEsoTA, County of
Blue Earth.-ss:. In Probate Court.
General Term, NoY Yer Der. e. sS n 1s,l .,
Lewis Clay Bradshaw. a Minor.
On reading and filing the petition of
William l.. bradshaw, Guardian of the
and of ca Iews to C as
ego of the East half of the North
cast quarter. and the undivided four
the Northeast quarter, all Of and in
North. Range % West;
Also, the undivided four eighty firsts
4-S1) of the Southeast quarter of the
Southwest quarter of section eleven
I'D. in said township and range. All
of said land being situate in the county
of Blue Earth and State of Minnesota;
being the real estate of his said Ward.
And it appearing from said petition that
it is necessary and would be beneficial
to said Ward, and all persons interested
thereof should be sold.
1t Is ordered, That the next of the
kin Of the said Ward, and all persons
shall appear before said Probate Court
at the Probate office I'm Mankato in the
County of Blue Earth aforesaid, on the
18th Gay OF II Def ten a. ~ isl sno at
cause why a license should not be
granted for the sale of said real estate.
And it Is Further Ordered, That no.
tice Of such hearing be given to all
persons interested in said estate by
publication of this order for three sue
ccssive weeks prior to said hearing in
the Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at the
City of Mankato in said Blue Earth
County.
Dated November goth, 1911.
by the Court,
EVAN HUGHES.
Judge Of Probate.
{ Probate Court Seal)
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NOV. 17-24 DEC. 1-S-15-22.
NOTICE OR REFEREES SALE IN
PARTITION PROCEEDINGS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth.-ss District Court Sixth
Judicial District.
Minor by her Guardian, J. e. Hay
craft, Plaintiffs, vs. Eliza Griffin,
frank Griffin. James Hartncy, and
the Northwestern Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of Milwaukee, Wis
consin, Defendants. -:,t5
WHEREAS. Judgment has been rem
Of the premises hereinafter described
by the sale of said premises and the
distribution of the proceeds. as pro-
vided by law. And said premises have
been ordered by said Court sold by
the undersigned Referee in said action,
and
WHEREAS, the undersigned was in
said Judgment duly appointed Referee
in said action and has uuly qualified
as such Referee.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
the following described premises. VIZ:
The Northwest quarter of Section Eight
49, Township One Hundred Six tl06l,
County, Minnesota. together with all APP
purtenances and hereditamcnts will be
sold to the highest bidder for cash at
the office of the Register of Deeds in
the Court house in the City Of Man
kato. in the County of Blue Earth. and
State of Minnesota, on the 18th day
of December, 1911, at three o'clock In
the afternoon of said day. The terms
of said sale Of the said premises Is
cash.
Dated this 18th day of November,
c. E. BROWN.
Fcferce,
J.. f.. Haycraft
Attorney,
Madelia Minnesota.
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NOV. 17-24 DEC. 1.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of AlexaD-
der Macdonald, Decedent.
Letters Testamentary on said Estate
this day having been granted to Jane
It Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
tiecedent may present claims against
his estate in this court, be and the
same hereby is, limited to three months
from and after the date hereof: and
that Tuesday the 18th, day of Febru-
airy 1912 at ten o'clock a. M, in the
Probate Court Rooms at the Court
house at Manlsato in said County. be,
and the same hereby is, fixed and APP
pointed as the time and place for hear
ing upon and the examination. ADJUST
ncnt and allowance of such claims as
shall be presented within the time afore-
said.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order In The. Man.
kato Free Press as provided by law.
EVAN HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
probate Court Sean
Dated November 9th, 1911.
W. l.. Constock,
Attorney
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cense be to said representative
granted to sell the said land:

cense be TO said representative
granted to sell the said land:
1t is ordered, that said petition
be heard by this court, at the pro-
bate court rooms in the court house,
in the City of MankatO, County of
Blue Earth, State Of Minnesota, Oh,
the End day of December, 1911, at
10 o'clock a. M, and that the cita-
ton of this court issue to all per-
sons interested in said hearing and
said matter, and that such citation
be served by the publication there.
of in The Mankato Free Press, ac-
cording to law.
Dated October 23rd, 1911.
By the Court,
EVAN HUGHES.
Judge of Probate Court.
probate Court Seal.)
c. o. Daley, Attorney.
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Nov. t0-17-24.
ORDER OF HEARING ON PETl.
TON FOR LICENSE TO SELL

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County q
Blue Earth. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mary
Brannigan, Deceased.
The petition of Helen Brannigan
as representative of the above
named estate, having been filed in
this court, representing, among 9TH
err things. that for reasons stated IN
said petition, 1t is necessary and
for the best interests of the estate of
said Mary Brannigan and Of all per-
sons interested therein, to sell Ger.
tain lands Of said estate in said PEI
tition described, and praying that IL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
Nov. "a, Dec. 1-S-15-22-29, Jany. 5.
SUMMONS.


STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth.-ss. District Court. Sixth
Judicial District.
August Deike, Plaintiff. VS., Enoch p.
Marshall, and all other persons or
parties unknown claiming any right,
title, estate, lien or interest in the
real estate described in the Complaint
herein, Defendants.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, To the
above named Defendants:
You, and each Of you. are hereby sum-
moned and required to answer the
Complaint of the Plaintiff in the above
entitled action, which Complaint has
been filed in the office of the Clerk of
said District Court, at the city of Man
kato, county of Blue Earth and state
of Minnesota, and to serve copy of
your answer to said complaint on the
subscriber, at his Office in the city of
Mankato in said county within twenty
days after the service of this Sum-
mons upon you. exclusive of the day of
said service; and if you fail to answer
the said complaint within the time
aforesaid. the plaintiff in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in said Complaint.
Dated November u, 1911.
THOS. HUGHES,
Plaintiffs Attorney, Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24

Nov. 19.-Pastor
Russell on the At
laDtic homeward
bound. We'll as
u 8 ual. [ b Il n K
God" was Pastor
Russell's word Of
greeting by wire
less to the mil
lions OF readers
OF his sermons in
the secular press.
His message for
Sunday was from
L s a m xiii. 80:
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Richmond, Va. November 22.-In.
spired by the holding in Richmond
of the national good roads congress,
the Atlantic Coast line will operate
a good roads train over its entire
system, starting from this city today
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24

accommodation of the government road
engineers and representatives of the
American Association of Highway
Improvement and other bodies in
terested in booming the good roads
movement.
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The train consists of two coaches,
one of which contains electrically
operated models of road working
machinery, while the other is equip
ped for lectures and steropticon
views, and also a private car for the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
National Bank
of Commerce
CAPITAL 500, 900 90
DIRECTORS.
Mankato State Bank
OF MANkATo, MIMI.
MIMI.

CAPITAL $50 900
Surplus and Undivided Profits.... $4,000
z. G. HARRINGTON, President.
FRANK FOWLER, Vice President.
e. SCHOYEN, Cashier.
T. c. NICHOLSON. Asst. Cashier.
DIRECTORS
Frank Fowler John G. Noe
u. G. Harrington a. G. Lack
c. w Babcock Geo. y. Boynton
Geo r. owen John r. Thomas
Fred kron Mic Juliar
Michael ID. Fritz Chas. X. Otto
M. q. Sundt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
Gods PROMISES
TO THE CHURCH
Pastor Russell Makes Clear the
Divine Message.
VALUE OF WORLDLY TROUBLE.

Noted Preacher Says That as II Was
Necessary For Jesus to Suffer Before
Entering Into His Glory, So Must His
Followers Demonstrate Their Loyal.
ty by Trial - Christening Brings
Peace. Joy and Increasing Faith.
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MISS RCRR

INSTRUCTION ON
PIANO AND ORGAN
Citizens Phone 635
c27 s. BROAD ST. MANkATo
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NOTICE OF LIS PENoENs.

Plaintiffs Attorney, Mankato,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
GLASS MEN CAN'T AGREE.
Manufacturers and Brewers at Sea
shore, Disagree Over Wages.

ATLANTIC CITY, N, J., Aug. 81
After another day Of fruitless discus.
sion between the conference commit.
tee Of the American Association Of
Glass Blowers and vial manufactur.
ers, headed by George F. Yost, of Bel.
laire b., and the Bottle Blowers, AS
ISOLATION, headed by Dennis A Hayes,
Of Philadelphia, the committee is still
in deadlock.
With the manufacturers demanding
a revision of the wage scale down,
ward and the representatives. OF the
men standing firmly against any cut
IN their pay, the opposing factions dis
cussed every phase Of the wage scale.
The manufacturers base their de-
mands for reduction in wages upon
the ground that the automatic ma
chimes are doing practically every
thing that the. most expert Of the hui
man blowers can do, Hayes ana ON,
Or members OF his delegation admit
ted that the machines had practically
monopoly in the manufacture Of
Jars, bottles and other open-mouthed
ware but insisted It was unreasona.
BILE to force a cut in pay after the 20
per cent. reduction to which the work
ars agreed one year ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-08
SNAKE 7crrorizes ships Crew.

cage containing the snake, which was
kept on the deck, br5Ie from its
fastenings crashed against the rail
and liberated the reptile.
The alarm was. given Immediately.
and the terrified sailors who we're on
deck took to the rigging. Those be-
low closed the hatcles and fed to
their quarters. The snake was thrown
this way and that by the heaving
deck, becoming more infuriated every
moment, and for six hours the sail,
ors were afraid to move, Finally a
Lascar cut away a section Of rigging
made running moose and, crawling
down as far as he dared, succeeded
in lassoing the snake around the
tail.
The snake was sm9de tfast 70 .'the
mast and the men, ides cended, finally
getting the reptile back into its cage
The voyage was eyenttul all along.
In tie straits of Malacca a Chinese
fireman jumped overheard and started
TO swim to shore, but was overtakep
by lifeboat and brought back to
the vessel Two days later a help
less .derelict containing q Arabs and
sixteenyear.oId girl, half dead from
priyation and exposure, was sighted
The men said that their sails had
been blown away 70 days before and
the vessel sprung a leak. Their food
had been spoiled by sat water and
their water casks washed away, SC
that they had been without food OF
drink for Ave days. They we're land
ed at the first port the Muncaster
made. three Of them insane from theii
experiences, ts