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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
GEORGE CULP IS INJURED
He Was Mixed Up in Runaway;
the Horse Fell On Top
-. of Him.

George Culp suffered a severe ac-
cident last Saturday afternoon while
driving on the river road in Nicol.
let county. He recently lost 4 horse
and had gone with his wife to Elys.
ian where he purchased another
horse. He tied the horse behind
the buggy and was returning home
along the river road. Mrs. Culp was
driving the team, and when they
were passing a large bluff, a stone
loosened and rolled down the hill.
Horse Was Frightened.
This frightened the horse behind,
and he jumped forward at the buggy,
pushing the rear seat to the front
and soaring the first two horses.
The team started on mad dash
for liberty, but the leg of the horse
tied behind the buggy was caught
in the rear wheel and tore out the
spokes and broke the wheel. This
threw Mr.. Culp out of the buggy,
and the horse then fell over on top
of him.
Broke Three Ribs.
Three ribs were broken, his col.
lar bone fractured and possibly in
ternal injuries suffered.
Mrs. Culp succeeded in stopping
the team after the horses had run
a block. She suffered no injuries
Mr. Culp was taken to Mankato,
where DR.. Kelly dressed the injuries.
He was then taken to the home of
his brother, Mark Culp, at 333 Clark
street, where he is resting easily.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
BAD FIRE OCCURS AT REDWING
Total Damage Runs Up to Thirty
Thousand Dollars.

Red Wing, March 4.-The Glad
stone block, in the center of the
business district and occupied by the
S. S. Lundquist grocery F. A. Som.
mer, shoe store; NJ. Olson, pianos
and sewing machines, and the Gold
en- Rule department store, was fire
swept at 1870 o'clock last evening.
The loss to building and contents
will reach between $4,000 and $780,
600. The S. S. Lundquist grocery
is almost a complete loss. F. r.
Sommer's shoe store was damaged
by smoke and water.
The first floor of the Gladstone
grocery fell to the basement and for
time the entire block was threat
ened. The fire at ten o'clock was
under control.
The Elk's hall on the third floor,
Woodmen hall, J. G.. E. Bulski's tail
or shop and offices of DR.. Hartupee,
DR.. c. A. Lovgren, DR.. Vanguilder
suffered loss by smoke and water
The fire is believed to have been
caused by an explosion of gas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
Assistants Are Selected BY City
Clerk William Bates.
ASPHALT COMPANY WRITES
Another Water Works Bond For
$500 Taken Up; Council
Business.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily
City Clerk William Bates reported
at the city council this morning that
a petition for the recall had been
filed, and he suggested that the
following men be appointed to as.
sist him in going over the names to
see if they were voters or not: Ben
Deike and Patrick Madigan, first
ward; II. f. Leonard, second ward |;
NJ. F. Fallenstein, third ward; A. G..
Lack, fourth ward; John r. Bowen,
fifth ward, and w. Z. Polzin, sixth
ward. The council approved these
names as read.
Would Hold Off Paving.
A communication was read from
the Barber Asphalt Paving company
asking the council to postpone the
repairing, of the paving here until
May as they desired to meet with
the city officials the first week in
that month. This communication was
placed on file.
Chief Of Police Donahue's report
for the month of February was read.
1t seems that the police station was
very attractive to transients, as the
station lodged eighty-two persons
during the month. Fifteen arrests
were made
A milk license was granted to J.
B. Simmons, SIC West Eighth street,
and Charles Bakayl was granted a
license to conduct a fruit stand in
the city. The license fee will be $35.
Took Up Another Bond.
The city council also took up an
other water works bond of $b500 on
motion of Commissioner Lamm. City
Engineer II. F. Bloomquist made his
reports as to the result of the meet
ing Il in regard to the Main street
fill, and stated that Mrs. Boehmer
objected to any charges unless the
city raised her house and lot to a
level with the street without ex-
pense to her. This would include
considerable filling around the house
for distance of about thirty feet.
Commissioner Humiston moved that
action on this matter be deferred
until March 10. This was carried.
Tree Is Cut.
Emmanuel Johnson, who was re.
Gently instructed to cut down a tree
on the. Eagle Lake ravine, which
was on the verge of falling over
the road, reported that he cut the
tree down for the wood he could
secure out of it, but when he ex-
amined the tree, he found it was
hollow and therefore asked the
council for a reimbursement of SIS.
The council granted him $3.50, which
was considered sufficient for the
trouble.
The following building permit was
granted: Charles Berg, north so
feet of lot 9 and 10, Auditors plat,
block 5, Warren's addition, second
story addition to kitchen, 16X16, es-
timated cost $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
SEEK AN ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
This Road Would Connect Faribault
and Sioux Falls.

Faribault, Mimi, March 4.-George
E. Doyle, locator for the Sioux Falls
and Southern Minnesota Traction
company was in this city Saturday
in the interests of his company. He
has located route for an electric
road from Sioux Falls, east to
Albert Lea, passing through the
principal towns of Southern Mime
sofa. The work of grading will be.
gin as soon as the frost leaves the
ground. H. w. Knight, Chicago
capitalist, is financing the project
The company aims to build from
some point on the proposed line to
Faribault to connect with the Dan
Patch line. Business men of Waseca
want the line built from Wells, to
Waseca, and thence to. Faribault
by way of Deerfield or Morristown.
The object OF Mr.. Doyle's visit here
was to learn on what terms his
company can secure franchise
from the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
LETTER IN WHICH COLONEL SAID
HE WOULD NOT Be A CANDIDATE

"The only two members of the
cabinet to whom have recently
spoken are Messrs. Meyer and Slim
son. The former wrote me and
the latter informed me verbally
what in each case ] knew already
that neither OF them had made any
such statement to Mr.. Taft or to
any one else, and that both of them
understood perfectly clearly that
was not going to support any man
for the nomination in 1912, neither
Mr.. Taft nor any one else. The in.
surgent senator of whom Mr.. Noyes
speaks is as wholly mythical a char
acter as the cabinet minister of
whom he speaks.
"He cannot give the name of that
insurgent senator or find it out, for
he will find that his informant will
not give it.
Made No Such Statements.
II made no such statement to
any insurgent senator or to any
cabinet minister or to any other hu.
man being.
"The simple fact is that these
stories are not Observation-Disclosures,
they are deliberate inventions. Mr..
Noyes is entirely in error in stating
that President Taft thinks he has
assurances of support from me.
"Mr. Taft thinks nothing of the
kind. He knows he has no assur-
ance of support from me; and Meth
err Mr.. Noyes nor any one else has
one least little particle of ground
for fhA nnfpinr, f1,ro
II at first thought that the story
in question was given out from the
White House, but /: am now assured
that it was gotten up and given out
by the Associated Press representa-
tive at the White House and from
Mr.. Noyes' statement / should
gather that this was true. -
Declares 1t An Invention.
81 wish Mr.. Noyes, as president
of the Associated Press to know that
the story was not misunderstood.
ing, was not based upon misinfor-
nation, but was a deliberate inven-
ton, made out of whole cloth, with
out one particle OF basis beyond the
imagination Of the man who made
it.
~ have expressed myself perfectly
freely to large number of men
in this matter, always to the same
effect; telling you, for instance, per
sonally and those who were with
you at lunch at my house and tell
ing Clifford Pinchot,. Jim Garfield
and Representative Madison and
Billy Loeb and Secretary Meyer and
Secretary Stimson all alike, just ex-
actly what l have said always that
I would not be a candidate in 1912
myself and that had no intention
of taking any part in the nomination
for or against any candidate. Sin
cerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08

Washington, March 5-The Wash.
ington Star prints under a New
York date. what purports to be the
full text OF the letter written by
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, saying
he would not be a candidate for
the presidential nomination in 1912
The letter, addressed to e. A. Van
Valkenburg, president and editor of
The Philadelphia North American,
reads as follows
New York. June ~, 1911--My
Dear Mr.. Van Valkenburg: am
really obliged to you. Now, will you
not give Mr.. McClatchy from me a
copy of this letter that | am writ
ing to you and also send q copy of
the letter to Frank B. NOyes? Mr..
McClatchy states that Mr.. Noyes in
formed him anent the story sent out
by the "A. p that Mr. Roosevelt
had pledged himself to support Mr..
Taft for second term: that he
(Mr. Noyes) had the Same informa-
ton from sources entirely independ-
ent of those from which the Asso-
ciated Press received the story.
Explains His Denial.
"Mr. Noyes states that he under
stood that did so express myself
to member of the cabinet and
also to an insurgent senator, and
says that he believes that President
Taft thinks that he has assurances
Of support from me. Mr.. Noyes adds
that he explains my denial on the
theory that l had explained my at
titude confidentially and felt entitled
TO deny it when it was given pub.
Lefty. .,..
"Will you tell Mr.. McClatchy and
Mr. Noyes for me Cor send them
copies of this letter. that Mr.. Noyes
is absolutely and completely misin-
formed and that there is not one
particle of truth in the statements
made to him which he has repeated
to Mr.. McClatchy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
Tribunal Of Appeals Has Handed
Down important Order.
CASE OF FATHER AUG. WIRTH
Benetictine Society Loses in
Matter That Was Long
in Litigation.
From Tuesdays Daily.


The decision given by Judge C.
A. Willard of the federal district
court in September, 1910 awarding
the estate of Father Augustin Wirth
to the Order of st. Benedict OF the
Roman Catholic church. to which he
belonged, was set aside by judg.
ment OF the United States circuit.
court Of appeals in st. Louis yester-
day. according to a dispatch re.
ceived by The st. Paul Pioneer
Press last night.
The appellate court, supporting the
contention of the monks heirs, held
that when an order once permitted
a monk to own property the inheri:,
lance passes to the natural heirs
unless he had arranged otherwise
in will. Father Wirth had been
permitted by the abbot OF. the mon
astery in Springfield, MIMI, where
he lived until his death, December
-. 1901, to own the, copyright of
his books. When he died the Spring..
field probate court ruled that the
daughter 4 of deceased sister and
the son OF a deceased brother of the
monk were heirs to the estate and
appointed Albert Steinhauser of New
Ulm administrator
Had Written Many Books.
Father Wirth had written many
books, largely compilations of his
sermons, which were popular and
yielded royalties amounting to about
$1,000 year. After his death his
order claimed these royalties and
brought suit against the administra.
fnV.
tional point never previously ruled
on definitely by the American courts,
whether the VOW taken by Father
Wirth when he entered the order,
surrendered all right to his future
earnings, was a binding contract in
the eyes of the law The heirs con-
tended this rule of the order violat-
ed the thirteenth and fourteenth
amendments to the Constitution.
In Court Since 1904.
The case was argued before Judge
Willard in the summer of 1910, and
in September of that year he gave
decision in which he ruled that
the Benedictine order was entitled
to Father Wirth's estate Of SO
900 and the royalties. The heirs ap-
pealed from the decision, and the
appeal was argued in the local fed
eral circuit court of appeals last
May.
Yesterdays decision, announced in
st. Louis, comes as the result OF the
made then, and is vic
tory for the heirs. The court re-
manded the case to the federal
district court with Instructions to
find in favor of Steinhauser.
The case has been in litigation
since 1904. Father Wirth was the
author of twelve books published
by Benzinger Brothers of New York,
a firm engaged in the publication of
Catholic literature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
SENT TO REFORMA10Ry
Oliver Francis Cole and Martin
Hanson We're Given Their
Sentences.
From MONDAYS Daily.

Oliver Francis Cole. charged with
carnally knowing and abusing a
girl of sixteen years OF age, was
sentenced to the state reformatory
at st. Cloud this morning by Judge
A. II. Pfau In the district court.
Walter Plymat, attorney for Cole.
pleaded with Judge Pfau for leni-
ency, but the court thought other
wise, as the demeanor and bravado
with which Cole had taken the wit
ness stand when he incriminated
himself and admitted having com.
mitted the crime, did not appear
favorably in the eyes of the court.
Mr.. Plymat pleaded for n jail SEN
tence for Cole, but this the judge
refused.
Martin Hanson Also. g
Martin Hanson, who was charged
with grand larceny in the second des
gree for stealing watch and some
jewelry from Sadie Cartwright at
the Minneopa house received the
same sentence by Judge Pau. The
judge thought that Hanson had
shown himself to be unable to take
care of himself and that the severe
discipline of the reformatory would
make different man out of him.
They will leave for st. Cloud as
soon as the proper papers are made
out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
ROBBERY AT ST. peter
Pool Hall Cash Registers Are
RifIed of About Six
..s Dollars.
From Mondays Daily.

S''' ''S'SSy SN'ys
About six dollars disappeared
from the pool half owned by Andrew
Cook in st. Peter during Saturday
night, although the robbery was not
discovered until Mr.. Cook entered
the building yesterday morning. Two
cash registers had been robbed of
about three dollars each, but both
back and front doors were found
locked and closed yesterday morn
ing.
About one o'clock Sunday morn.
ing Night Policeman Block found a
man named Stafford in the alley be-
hind the pool hall, and Stafford told
the policeman that he was looking
for his horse which he had tieG
near the mill on the river bank.
Mr.. Block helped Stafford look for
the horse but found no trace of it.
The policeman then searched Stat
ford and found some money on his
person. Stafford said he wanted to
get room and go to bed, and the
policeman took him to a hotel and
supposed he went to bed. However,
yesterday morning after the robbery
was discovered it was learned that
Stafford had not gone to bed at
all, and was nowhere to be found.
He is said to live in Mapieton.
When Policeman Block made an
examination Of the pool hall doors
early Sunday morning he found them
locked.
In the morning a cellar window
was found to be open. 1t is sus-
pected that the person who commit.
ted the robbery concealed himself
in the cellar and after the pool
hall was closed for the night he
raided the cash registers and made
his exit through the window which
was found open.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08

weights and : measures under the
railroad and warehouse commission,
and should be clipped out for refer.
ence, which aid in purchasing gro.
ceries under the new law:
Dry measure. The standard meas.
ure of capacity for commodities sold
by dry measure shall be the bushel
containing 2150.42 cubic inches. The
half bushel, peck, half peck. quarter
peck, quart and pint shall be de.
rived by successfully dividing the
measure by two.
Liquid measure The standard
measure for capacity of liquids shall
be the wine gallon. containing 23l
cubic inches, and $3.50 gallons shall
constitute a barrel, and 63 gallons
a hogshead.
Linear measure. The standard
measure of length, from which all
other measures of extension, lineal,
superficial, or solid. shall be derived,
is the yard of three feet, or thirty.
six inches.
Hundred weight. In contracts for
the sale of goods or commodities,
unless a contrary intention appears,
the term hundred weight" shall
mean 100 pounds avoirdupois.
The following given inside d.
mansions shall govern for dry meas
ures, made cylindrical in form.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
William NJ. Jones to Edgar Bend.
err, W 1O6 % rods of swA of W
LOG 2-3 rods and s1a of nwA sec.
10, Judson township, consideration
$1,000.
Mary E. Barney to Sarah c. Barn
ey, 1-3 of W 1-3 of lot 2, block S,
Givens and Lewis addition, Man
kato, consideration $1,000.
Frank Stapher to Paul j. Nc
Guiggan lot 2, block 3, except ek
of s 20 feet thereof, Stephens adj
dition, Mapleton, and lot 10, block 3,
consideration 81, etc.
Nellie M McMurran to Clayton L..
Kennedy. 1882 acre of 21a acres in
the swA of 61s acres of WIZ of
swA of sec. 10, city of Mankato,
north of: lie Sueur street, adjoining
block 4. Ray and Noe addition, SON.
sideration $1,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
THIS COUNTY GETS $lO,062
Semi-Annuai Distribution of State
School Fund.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Blue Earth county will receive
$10,O62 from the semi-annual pay
ment of the state school fund dis
tributed by C. G.. Schulz, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction.
The entire amount distributed is
1882 at the rate of 50 for $780,
121 pupils. This is the largest
spring payment ever made in Min
nesota. At the fall distribution in
October, payment was made on the
basis of SO per capita. The revenue
for this fund is obtained from the
state one mill tax, together with
the interest on the permanent school
fund amounting to $22,000,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
Martin Hanson Also.
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
From Saturdays Daily.

S. e. Clay to Frank w. Bender,
lot /, block s, Lake Crystal. Con-
sderation 81, etc.
d. E. Clay to Frank w. Bender,
lot !, block 6, Lake Crystal. Con-
sideration $500.
Mary p. Voolfolk to John Lynard,
south 90 feet of lot 6, block 9,
Mankato. Consideration $5,566.49.
Edward NJ. Walker to Reinhold
G. Matzke, me- of neA of sec. Is,
Rapidan township, consideration
$4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mary L. Boegen to Carl Bindig
seA of nwA of section q, Rapidan
township, west, containing thirty
acres, also south fifteen acres of
neA of nwA of west five acres of
north thirty acres of sIa of neA of
section q, Rapidan township. Con
sideration $4,000
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
DEATH OF PIONEER SETTLER
Patrick II. Mountain Passed Away at
His Home in lyra.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

Patrick H. Mountain, one of the
pioneer settlers of Lyra township,
died today from pneumonia. He was
about sixty years Of age and leaves
a wife and large family. He was
a well known farmer, having been
a resident of Lyra township for
many years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
Mrs. Warburton Is Dead.
rom Mondav's Dailv

e Mrs. Susie Warburton of Elysian
died in this city this morning of
peritonitis. She was forty-three years
OF age and had been i'll but short
time. Her body was shipped to
Elysian this afternoon. where the
funeral will be held
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
Good Roads Dinner Success.
From TUESDAYS Daiiv.

More than two hundred interested
people attended the good roads din.
ner at Owatonna Saturday, given
under the auspices of the Business
Mems association. The affair was q
great success. Several prominent
men delivered addresses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
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FROM ROOSEVELT'S LETTER.

~ have expressed myself
perfectly freely to a large.
number Of men In this mat
ter, always to the same ef-
feet; telling you, for instance,
personally and those who were
with you at lunch at my
house and telling Clifford Pin
chot, Jim Garfield and Rep
; resentative Madison and Billy
Loeb and Secretary Meyer
and Secretary Stimson all
alike, just exactly what !
have said always, that would
not be a candidate In 1912
) myself and that ! had no in
tention of taking any part in
the nomination for or against
any candidate"
4 =. 4. z. n 4. r. - 4. 4. n. 4 n.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
ROAD EARNINGS ARE SLAsHED
st. Paul Company Receipts Show
Decrease fer January.
From TUESDAYS Daitv

TVIIT uCSudy . OdTIys
The gross earnings of the st. Paul
road for January decreased $480,275
compared with year ago, according
to a Wall street report. The op.
Grating income decreased $S3,25
From July ! the gross earnings de-
creased $2,65S,110 The January
gross earnings of the Puget Sound
extension decreased $59,S33, while
the operating deficit increased $780,.
1879.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08

A cord of wood shall mean 1913
cubic feet.a}
WhoeverIin buying, shall take any
greater number OF pounds or cubic
feet to the bushel, ton, or cord, as
the case. may be, than is herein
allowed, Or in selling shall give any
less number, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor. -......
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
HOME TALENT IN THE CAST
"In Old Vermont" viii Be Present
ed at Lake cystai.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Lake Crystal home talent will
present In old Vermont at the
opera house in that village on Fri.
day and Saturday night, March s
and Q. The following is the cast:
Edward Middleton. Will Deutsch
Lawyer Cribs. ...... Earl Bartlett
William Downton. DIR. Will James
Farmer Gates. $3.50. John T. Wiger
Farmer Stephens. .....F. w. Yocom
Old Johnson. :. ....... IF. w. Yoconl
Arden Rencelaw. ...... Ellis Bahma
Landlord Enthusiastically Tom Riley
Sam ..................O Owen Lewis
Mary Wilson. Miss Edna Cole
Agnes DowntOn. Miss Maud Robinson
Mrs. Wilson. ........ Miss Edna Low
Little Julia. ;. Miss Lucille Hansen
Miss Spindle. ..... Mrs. G. A. Wilcox
Villagers, Watchmen, Etc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03

admirers of his brilliant genius have
obtained from the Prussian govern
ment permission TO set up statue
to his memory. The work has been
duly carried out, but visitors to the
town Of Halle on the Saale, not far
from LEIPZIG. will look in vain for the
poets monument In the public streets,
Even now Heine is remembered by
official Prussia as the troublesome
Radical whose gift of satire ma lie
his presence on German soil highly
undesirable, rather than as the Jew
ssh poet whose lyrics rank next to
those of Goethe himself for sheer
artistic beauty.
Accordingly, authorization for the
erection Of the statue was granted
only on condition that II should not
be given undue publicity, and it has
been set UP and inaugnrated with
solemn enthusiasm in a restaurant
ss---rr-r.err.- tTe author or Tie Letters
on the Aristocracy Addressed to Count
NJ. Won Moltke" has not been for
given even yet. in spite Of the fact
that his political writings have long
since been eclipsed by the splendor of
his poetry .--Westminster Gazette.