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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-12

Frnr, Thursdsv's Daily
at the meeting OF the county COM
nissioners yesterday afternoon the
salary of the county attorney was
fixed at $3.50 "a month beginning
January !, 19l2..,
However. the time and considera-
ton of the board was taken up
almost wholly by good roads delega
tions who made various petitions
for state roads, A petition signed by
+. III. Griffin and others for state
road called the Good Thunder Red
Jacket road, being an extension oil
road No. z, from Willow Creek to
Amboy, was made. This extension
is to run from imnoy to Sterling
Center, thence to Good Thunder and
Mankato by the way and over the
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e.om fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Sustaining the demurrer to second
Indictment returned by the Brown
county grand jury. which charged
Hans Mo of Sleepy Eye with having
suppressed evidence in connection
with the affairs Of the State bank
at Golden, Judge A. r. Pau set the
defendant free at New Ulm, this
morning. ~.
Mr.. Mo was acquitted yesterday OF
the first charge brought against him,
aud steps were Immediately taken
to try him on. the second Indictment.
A jury was drawn, and when court
opened this morning. the attorneys
for the defendant demurred to the
Indictment, giving their reasons as
follows:
The Reasons Given.
"The indictment failed to state
facts sufficient to constitute public
offense; also the facts charging the
crime are not clearly and definitely
stated in concise language"
Judge Pfau having sustained the
demurrer, County Attorney Erickson
moved that the case be dismissed
This motion was granted.
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From tuesdays Daily.

From tuesdays Daily.
The local militia company has
been divided into two platoons for
drill and recruiting purposes. A
friendly rivalry has been created be-
tween the two divisions, as both
sides are trying to increase their
membership. Each member who sue.
ceeds in getting q new recruit is
credited with one new man, who is
placed in the same platoon that the
one who induced him to join.
The first platoon is under the SUI
pervision of Lieutenant r. c. Erwin
and the second platoon is under the
supervision Of Lieutenant q. r.
Brown. -
1t is planned to give a few social
affairs for company members and
their immediate friends, beginning
next week. A considerable number
of recruits have been added in the
past two weeks, and the friendly
spirit Of rivalry is high. The com.
pany room has been newly furnish
ed and fitted up, and 4 mass OF
new reading material has been add.
ed so that the members of the com.
pany can pass their evenings under
the most wholesome influences.
These rooms are used for the mem.
bers of he company and their friends
exclusively.
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Redwing, Mimi. January Give per-
sons were. injured and 100 others badly
shaken up when Chiago. Great Western
passenger train No: AZ. bound from
Minneapolis to Rochester. was ditched
by a broken: rail and crashed into an
embankhent ten miles north of Red
wing at 1880 o'clock last night.
The injured, af.,.5,s-~
Mrs. Frank Robinson. Douglas. Wis,
right side injured and body badly
bruised.
William Jones, dining car porter, Min
neapilos. bruised on. head and about
the body. e
Fred weston. 1sedwing. conductor of
passenger train. nose, crushed and face
badly cut.
r. a. Luedke, Redwing. slight bruises
about head and right shoulder.
Or. stevenson, .I.adysmith. Wis, right
ankle sprained. :, ~
The injured were brought to Redwing
where they were given treatment at
St. Johns hospital. .t
A special train. made UP here, brought
all the passengers from the scene OF
the wreck and most of them proceeded
to Rochester.
The two engines pulling the train and
the first two cars, passed over the
broken rail safely. but the dining car
parlor car and smoker were derailed
and crashed into the high bluff. Had
they left the track on the other side
the cars would have toppled down q
fifteen foot embankment into the Can
non river.
All three coaches that left the track
were badly smashed, and are almost
a total loss Although coal fires were
burning in all Of the cars, they were
extingnished before the fire could
spread.
The train was due in Redwing a
$40. but was late on account of The
heavy snow. Traffic all along the linz
of the Great Western in this vicinit,
Is badly interfered with.
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Mrs. Julia E. Parks, widow Of the
late f. w. Parks, died at the home
Of her son, F.. w. Parks, in Sterling
on Sunday, December 81. About a
month ago Mrs. Parks suffered a
stroke of paralysis. She was born
in Ripley, N. Y, October %. 1888.
Her maiden name was Julia E.. Will
son. She was married to S. w.
Parks on the 28th Of April, 1857,
They came to Minnesota In 1868
and lived for a number OF years on
the Charles Jones farm and also on
the Captain Reed place, finally set,
Ting in Amboy. where they resided
until the death of the husband.
which occurred in 1904. Since then
she has made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. William Tipler and
her SON Ellington. The deceased was
the mother of eight children OF
whom three are. living, E. w. Parks
of Sterling, Mrs. Pearl M. Tipler
Of Amboy, and Mrs. Jennie p. Eos
ter of Spokane, Wash.
Mrs. Parks was one OF nature
noble women, a lover of the home
circle and where hospitality was al.
ways extended with warnest greet.
ings, kind and obliging neighbor,
ever willing to help those in dis.
tress. The funeral was held on Tues.
day at the Sterling church, and
many of her old friends and neigh.
bors were present to pay the last
sad rites to noble woman. Rev.
Langf1tt of the Methodist church OF
Amboy preached an impressive SER
mon. ~
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be shipped to Mankato this after
noon Death came after rather
short illness and was caused by a
complication of diseases. He had
been in the hospital but nine days.
and was on the road to- recovery,
when sudden change blighted out
his life.
He was born in Mankato in 1872,
and has made this city. his home all
his life. At first he went into the
harness business. the trade of his
father, but did not seem to take in
terest in the work, and later engaged
in the saloon business. He was con-
Quoting a saloon at the corner of
Front and Plum streets.
Mr.. Guth was a kind hearted young
man,, genial companion and generous
to those in need.
He is survived by three brothers,
three sisters and a mother. The
brothers are, George, Louis, and Hen
ry, Jr, and the sisters are Miss
Mary Guth, Mrs. F. J.. Hoettinger,
and Miss Zita Guth of Mankato He
was the son Of a pioneer, his father
being among the earliest settlers in
Mankato.
The funeral will be held Thursday
morning at nine o'clock from the st.
Peter and st. Paul church.
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From thursdays Daiiy.


Mrs w A Corbin died at her
home at 20S North Second street,
yesterday morning, death being
caused by gall stones. The deceased
was fifty-seven years of age, and
had lived in Mankato but a year.
coming here from Eagle Lake. She
had been i'll for some time and
hence her death was !, not unex-
pected.
She is survived by her husband.
two daughters, Emma, and Mrs.
Mamie Burgess; and two brothers.
Maniey and William Corbin.
The deceased was born in Canada
and was married to. Mr.. Corbin.
then a widower, at Eagle Lake. six
years ago. The funeral will be held
next Saturday at nine o'clock in
the morning from the Eagle Lake
Christian church. Rev. Osgood of
! Mankato will officiate.
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| From Thursdays Daily.
: The Women's Relief corps held
their annual installation of officers

From thursdays Daily.
= The Women's Relief corps held
their annual installation of officers
last night as follows:
President, Mrs. Eva Vance; senior
vice, Mrs. Isabelle Temple; junior
vice, Mrs. Nettle Mead; secretary,
Mrs. Anna Nerbovig;; treasurer. Mrs.
Florence X. Stubbs; chaplain, Mrs,
Julia Coy; conductor, Mrs. Eliza
Wilson; guard, Miss Anna Jones:
patriotic instructor, Mrs. Ellen F'o-
ley; musician, Mrs. Marcella Ken
needy; press correspondent, Miss
Name Foster; assistant conductor
Mrs. Lena Peart; assistant guard
Mrs. Dora Daley: color bearer No
/, Mrs. Mary Veigel; color bearer
No. 2, Mrs. ,Zella Murden; color
bearer No. 8, Mrs. May Hamp: coloi
bearer No. 4, Mrs. Agnes Works.
Mrs. Mary Z. Plymat was the in.
stating officer. The G. A. r. post
was present but as there was not
a quorum, the members did not
have their installation at the same
time. After the business part OF the
meeting, refreshments were served
and a social time enjoyed.
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From Tuesdays Daily
A. w. Anderson, for nine years
4Ln AI;nnna nolic Threading Ma

From Tuesdays Daily
A. w. Anderson, for nine years
with the Minneapolis Threshing Ma
chine company, in the capacity OF
salesman, has formed partnership
with Chris sDanielson, dealer. in agri
cultural implements, carriages and
wagons, 225 to 229 South Broad
street. The firm name viii be Dan
ielson & Anderson. Mr.. Anderson
is very we'll known in Southern Min
nesota. He has travelled extensively
over this section of the state fol-
years. He has resided forty-twc
years in Blue Earth county and is
known in every nook and corner
He is a careful and conscientious
business man and has the confidence
of the buying public,
Long Business Career.
Mr.. Danielson came to Mankato in
1882 from Wisconsin. He was In the
employ of Jensen & Firestone until
1887. He had charge of the shipping
department for the Deering Harves
ter. company, Minneapolis headquar
tiers, from 1890 to 1892. He went into
the implement business for himself
in 1893 and has remained in it ever
since.
Mr.. Danielson enjoys the respect
and confidence of the people, and
by honest business methods has built
up extensive trade relations with the
farmers In Blue Earth and nearby
counties. The firm of Danielson &
Anderson is sure to prove one OF the
strongest and oen of the best trade
getters in Mankato.
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From Mondays oahy. -
Bids were received by the council
today for . the $4,000 worth
of bonds with which to pay,
the balance due on the wa.
ter tank and pump. house. in East
Mankato These bids were advertis-,
ed for sale at 6 per cent interest
per annun, payable sefni-annually.
The First National bank, OF Man
kato, the German-American State
bank Of this city,. and the Security
Savings bank and Trust company OF
Toledo, Ohio, were the three bid
! ders each bid being accompanied by
a certified check. The bonds were
sold to the First National bank at
par, and City Attorney c. o. Daley
drew up resolutions providing for
the issuing of these bonds to pay
! the balance due on the water works
construction.
The G ERIN a MA m lean State
banks bid was really not a bid at
all, as the writer simply made a
statement in the communication Of
what the bonds consisted, while the
Trust company of Toledo, Ohio,
wanted bonds payable in not less
than three years. The bonds adVer-
tised for are to mature as follows:
$500 in one year; $1,000 in two
years, and $500 in three years.
Permitted to Move Building.
Permission was granted Henry
! Hart to move his frame building
one and one-half stories high. from
| the State normal dormitory grounds
on South Fourth street to lot two,
! DeGroot's addition on Highland ave-
nue. the, route to be on Ramsey
street. The moving of this house is
to be under the supervision OF the
city engineer and Mr.. Hart is TO
furnish $3.50 bond.
A building permit was granted r..
Up. Anderson as follows: Outside
fire limits, 40 feet OF lots 8 and 10,
! block s, Van Brunt's., addition, one
and one half story frame building,
/ 26x2S, to be completed July ], 1912.
Estimated cost $4,000.
!! A number of communications were
read from the J. .,G. Roberts com
pany of st. Paul asking for payment
of their bill of $4,630 with a deduc-
ton of $3.50 which. is to be paid to
4 the J. B. Nielsen company. who did
mart of the work on the pump house.
The bill was granted with the ex-
ception of 5000 which is to be with
|. held until the test is made next
, summer
Reports Were Read.
The city clerks report was read
and accepted, summary OF which
is to be published. The public IL
, brarian's report was read and plac.
ed on file. A complete summary OF
8 this report was recently published
in The Free Press.
w. H. Macbeth appeared before
, the council and wanted the com
missioners to rectify n mistake that
, had been made in assessing him FOL
!, four automobiles instead oil two
> The matter was given to City AT
| torney Daley and Assessor John d
t Bowen, who will draw a petition FOL
) the board of equalization.
l. After allowing the bills" the coun
: Gil adjourned until two O'CLOCK
1 this Afternoon. Ia
e At the council meeting held this
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stickney Chicago; reading,

w, M. stickney Chicago; reading.
local talent.
Friday, at 10 a. M, "Why the
Farmers Elevator Companies Can
Handle Lumber Successfully" David
Olson, Kenyon; discussion, what
Contributes Most to the Success OF
a Farmers Elevator" led by W. E.
Justice, Chicago.
At 1880 p. m, election Of officers
Question Box, get your questions
ready and make this an important
part of tho meeting.
From Saturdays Daily. 49,
The following are the jurors, grand
and petit, drawn for the February
| term Of court:
Petit-AMatt Lynch, Mcpherson;
Jake Fox. LeRay; James Miller
Eagle Lake; Thomas White, Madi
son Lake; John Hanson and Ernest
Trebenbach, Decoria; John Ireland
Mankato township; Matt Sanger
Lime: Anton Graman, Frank Up
strom, James Hodson, J. B., Coy
Fred J. Clark, J. w. Wilcox and
Bernal E. Morrison, Mankato; To
| bias Brude. South Bend; w. j
! Meredith, JudSOn; EDWARD MOTIFS
Butternut Valley; C. Fl. Matzke
Rapidan; Charles w. Chamberlin
Amboy; John Filter, Ceresco;
Thomas Carey and George Buck
holtz, Medo; William Chestnut, Ma
pleton township; Edward Vauble
Beaufort; F. C. Roberts, Sterling;
Henry Wier, Lyra; Matt Duff. Good
Thunder, NJ H. Caller, Vernon Cen
ter, and NJ. A. Benedict, Lyra.
Grand--Charles Russell. LeRay; II
L. Niemeyer. Mankat0 township;
Morgan Brooks, Lime: Louie Graft
John Butter. Ferdinand Graft, T. H
Foley, S. B. Meredith, J. A. Wysong
Frank l.. Babcock, NJ. ID. Fritz and
] Hugh w. Crane, Mankato; Lew
Lewis, Lake Crystal; James Engles
Lincoln: w. F. Bergemann, Ceresco
Fred Lentz, Danvllle; Herman
Soluble, ,Medo: John Rue and II. c
Hotaling, Mapleton township; John
Oyer, Beauford; P. McGrath, Lyra
and F. H. Morlock. Good Thunder;
Louis Graft, Mankato.
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eror, ruesday's Daily

From Tuesdays Daily. ,i.s.
Charles Guth. well.known resi-.
dent of this city, died at the Mound
Park Sanitarium at st. Paul at $50
yesterday afternoon. The body viii
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Red Jacket bridge. The petition was
granted.

cxteno mdptctou State ROAD.
A resolution was passed extending
road No. 5. being the Mapleton and
Minnesota Lake state road, from it's
connection at Mapleton to Sterling
Center to connect there with the
state road No. z, as follows: from
Mapleton west to section one, south
one half mile, thence west one mile
to johnson school house, thence
south and southwest to the William
Dobie corner, thence west to the
church and cemetery one and one
half miles to Sterling Center.
Another petition was that of MAX.
ing the Lake Crystal Pigeon Hill
road designated as state road No. IL.
beginning at the bottom OF Pigeon
Hill connecting with the state road
No. 2. to run to Lake Crystal, as it
may be determined later to connect
there with the Lincoln road. On
motion of Commissioner Hansen. this
petition was grated.
Another Road Proposition.
Commissioner Hansen also moved
that the road known as the. Lake
Crystal and Madelia road through
Lincoln township continue as No. g,
described as follows: Beginning at
the southwest corner of section one
and Northeast corner of section
twelve in Lincoln township. thence
west one mile between sections one
and twelve, south one mile between
sections eleven and twelve, thence
west one mile between sections elev-
en- and fourteen. thence south one
half mile between sections fourteen
and fifteen, to the quarter corner OF
section fifteen, thence west two miles
to the quarter line OF section fifteen
and sixteen, and from there south
one half mile between sections six
teen and seventeen, thence q
teen and seventeenth thence in a
tons twenty and nineteen to the
southwest corner of section nineteen
and the northwest corner OF section
thirty, terminating at that point.
One County Physician.
1t was also decided that no county
physician outside OF Mankato is to
be appointed, and that the one APP
pointed shall perform oil operations.
if any prove necessary, on all county
dependent poor.
At the meeting of the county com
miSSiOnerS yesterday the contracts
for advertising and county printing
for the ensuing year were let to a
number of daily and weekly publica-
tons. The Free Press Printing
company was awarded the publica.
ton OF the annual financial state
ment at rate Of rs cents a folio for
the first and 35 cents q folio for
each following insertion. These fl.
nancial statements will also be print
ed in the Weekly Free Press, the
Daily and Weekly Review, the Man
kate Post and the Napoleon Enter
prise.
The publication fthe county board
proceedings was let to the last nam
ed paper at rs cents folio, with the
agreement that the same will be
printed in the Daily and Weekly
Free Press and Review, the Lake
Crystal Union, the Good Thunder
Herald, and the Amboy Herald.
| The commissioners elected the
Daily Review as the official paper in
which the delinquent tax list is to
be published at rate of l5 cents 4
description. This list will also be
printed in the Daily and Weekly
Free Press and Review, withou. add.
! tional charge.
After allowing a number Of bills,
the board adjourned this afternoon
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Cosmos Club.
News Bulletin Of Men and RELIGION
Forward Movement,

The community extension commit.
tee of the Men, and Religion Forward
Movement will open up two new
points next Sunday afternoon: Brad
ley's Crossing, and the Anderson
school house on the Good Thunder
road. The latter point will be given
services every two weeks, alternat-
ing with the services in Decoria.
Bradley's Crossing and Indian Lake
will have services every Sunday.
Other points will be opened as rap.
idly as possible.
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MANKATo FREE PRESS

given by the association, one by the
president, Frank Koenen, and one
by the secretary, ]. W. Kollmann.
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afternoon, the resolution providing
for the issuing of the water plant
bonds was adopted.

Minnesota Lake authorities are in
search of Rudolph Johnson, more
commonly known in that village as
"Swede" Johnson. who is alleged to
have stolen d quantity of hides and
furs, amounting to $50. The furs
belonged to F. j. Brecht, by whom
Johnson was employed. Johnson is
thought to have broken away from
Minnesota Lake last Tuesday night
His disappearance was noted the
next day.
Home Near st. James.
Johnsons home is said to be near
st. James, and word was sent there
and to the surrounding towns that
lookout should be kept for him
The report was circulated at Min
nesota Lake that he was arrested
at Butterfeld, a small town near
st. James, but an investigation
showed that Johnson had been there
and had left, going to his home.
Given Black Optic.
During the past month the
"Swede" has been a source of trou
Bile to himself and everyone with
whom he has had any dealings
and he became so annoying to peo
pie that q short time ago he got in
to flstic encounter with one Of the
boys here and got decidedly the
worst of the deal and besides hav
ing both eyes blacked was laid vi
for several days.
Sold Cat Hide for Mink.
The evening before Johnson left
Minnesota Lake he made a trip to
Wells and hung around one of the
saloons there until > it was time to
close up He had spent all his money
and told the bartender that he was
working with a hay-baler near Wells
and that the rest of the gang would
come in the next day; also he told
him that he was broke" and could
not get lodgings unless he could sell
mink hide which he had in his
possession. - .
Sold Pelt Cheap.
Johnson said that he would sell
the pelt for So, very cheap, but add
ed that the circumstances were such
that they compelled him to do so
The bartender willingly bought the
hide for SO and Johnson returned
to Minnesota Lake the same night
Upon examining the hide the nexi
day, it;Fwase discovered that Johnson
had disposed of the hide from 9
maltese cat, and was worth prob
ably 10 cents. 1t is said the char
keep" is still "hollering.t, l..
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The committee plans to announce
in Thursdays paper the services for
the following Sunday, with the names
Of the speakers. If it is left until
Friday the paper would not get into
your mail box until Saturday, and
as the children do not go to school
that day You might not get your
mail. 1t is planned to list all serv-
ices in the country around Mankato,
whether directly under the Men and
Religion committee or not. Send
your notices to w. W. Davis, Man
kato. in plenty of time. The COM
mittee wants people in the country
to get in the habit of watching for
the announcements in Thursdays pa
per just as people in town watch
for the announcements in Saturdays
paper.
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It looks as If there would be no
difficulty in completing the staff of
twenty-five SPEAKERS which the COM
mittee needs to carry out it's present
plans. If we need a still larger list
to cover our territory, we can prob.
ably get them. The committee is
still little short on singers. Solo
work is not required, simply ability
to lead the singing of familiar
hymns. Men are asked to send in
their names to George P. Rodman.
467 Clark street.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-17

clothes. Brownies, he /!
fectiy wrapped up in them.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-19
school BOARD TO ACT
At T0N|GHT'S meet
ATTORNEY GENERAL WEST RUL-
IES THAT PRESENT BOARD
Is LEGALLY IN OFFICE.

Following the ruling Of Attorney
General West that the present school
board In Tulsa Is the defacto board,
that body will meet at the high school
building in special session tonight ana
arrange the details of the sale of the
SIS, 900 bond issue, recently, voted
for new buildings and grounds.
on next Monday bids will be re-
ceived on the bonds and from present
indications IT is safe to presume that
there win be large number of com
petitive bids entered. There Is no
doubt but what the bonds will sell at
above par. 1t is probable that local
banks will handle the entire issue,
As soon as the same is perfected the
board will approve the plans for the
new buildings and begin construction
work at the earliest moment, so as