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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
GIRL TURNS HIM DOWN,
TRIED TO END HIS LIFE
A. D. Holland Is Said to Have
Drank Dose of Poison.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Because as he claimed to Chief
OF Police Donahue, a young lady
with whom he was in love, refused
his attentions, A. D.. Holland of
l425 Washington avenue South,
Minneapolis, is said to have tried to
commit suicide Saturday night in
the Kaiserhoff saloon in this city.
1t is alleged by the police that
Holland purchased a small bottle of
chlOroform at one of the local drug
stores and then went TO the Kaiser
hOif saloon, where he first threatened
to end his life.
Police Was Sent For.
TWO men were sent from the sa-
loon to the police station and Off
Ger Budde was detailed TO bring the
man TO the station. He went to
the saloon and there found Holland.
He brought him back to the station
and on the way, Holland dropped
the bottle of cholorform, which was
Immediately picked up by AdOlph
Ahlenstorf, who took the bottle to
the station.
Not Enough to Kill.
When the druggist who sold the
poison was seen about the matter,
he replied that there was not enough
in the bottle TO kill a man, but
would only put him to sleep. Hol-
land said that he was in love with
Mankato girl, but that she had
refused his attentions, and he wan
ted to end his misery by drinking
the contents of bottle of chlOro-
form.
Girls Brother Sent For.
The brother to the girl Holland
loved, was sent for yesterday morn
ing. When Holland was confronted
by Chief-of-Police Donahue and the
brother Of the girl, Holland promised
to refrain from any further at
temDts at suicide and also that he
would leave Mankato and try to for
get the girl if possible, .whereupon
he was allowed 10 go.
The police have scant information
concerning Mr. Holland as he is not
well known in Mankato. He was
q young man about twenty-seven
or twenty-eight years old, and was
light compleXioned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
THEY WILL MEET IN new ULM
Assistant Postmaster's Association to
Gather There June %. -

New Ulm, March 16.-Assistant
Postmaster J. H. WcddendOrf re.
ceived word this week that his sug-
gestion submitted to the executive
committee Of the Minnesota Associa-
ton of Assistant PoStmasters, that
the annual meeting be held at New
Ulm, July 23, was accepted. This
meeting will bring thirty to fifty men,
some of them accompanied by their
wives TO this city. Topics for va
rious papers are now being selected
F. r. Ellsworth, of Eveleth, secre-
y-treasurer OF the organization, has
communicated with Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock, relative to the mat
ter of an address being delivered by
a department representative and no
doubt representative speaker will
be detailed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
MET TWO CON" men,
THEY TOUCH HIM HARD
Very Sad Experience of Fred
WaIzer. Minnesota Lake.

49,
Spokane. Wash. March 15.-F'rom a
kind hearted man he has heCn turned
into an aVcn@er. declared Fred Waller,
wealthy retired farmer Of Minneso-
ia Lake. Mimi. to The police. The
cause Of his change OF heart was the
loss Of $4,000 on an alleged fake horse
race in Seattle. AccOrdm" to Walkers
story he had been induced by two men
whom lie. had met or the way TO Sc
attic from San Francisco. 10 bet S.. 600
on a sure thing" The sure thing"
lost Waller asked the police to aid
him to find the men. declaring he
would spend Il million 10 land the
two mon behind r?"s.
Well.knoWr in Mankato.
Mr.. Waller is one Of the leading
farmers in the Minnesota Lake dis,
trict, and is well-knOWn in rMankato
where he has a great many friends
who will regret to learn that he had
the misfortune to meet up with a
couple of unfeeling villains who take
other peoples money under false pre-.
tense. Mr.. Waller has been travelling
in the west for pleasure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
AID GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT

Lincoln Farmers are Determined to
Be In the Van.
From Saturdays Daily.
The residents in Lincoln township
do not intend that they shall be left
in the work of pushing forward for
good roads. by any means. At pres.
ent a number of farmers are secur
ing subscriptions for good roads
work and it has been voted to buy Il
new elevating grader for $1,000. Al
the recent town meeting $500 was
voted for good roads purposes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
TOPICS THAT APPEAL
TO FARMERS; MONEY
Bio Convention That Will Be
Held in Mankato.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The better farming convention TO
be held in this city Thursday and
and better than even was first plan
ned Another well known speaker
was added 10 the splendid list of
speakers today, this gentleman be,
ing \. ID. Wilson. superintendent of
the agricultural extension division
of the state university. Mr.. Wilson
will arrive in the city Friday noon,
and will be the first speaker that
afternoon, at two o'clock, and his
subject will be Good Seed This is
a subject that is Of the utmost inn
pOrtance to the farmer who is striy-
ing 10 make his land produce a
greater return for his expenditure
of money and labor. 1t has been
fully demonstrated that the selec-
ton of seed has a great deal to do
with the size and quality OF the
crops. the same as the selection
used in breeding is highly important
in successful stockraising.
PROGRAM for the Farmers.
The program for the two days is
one that ought to appeal to all farm.
ers, no matter what kind of produce
they are raising, whether grain,
stock. or diversifying their products.
The best specialists in the country
have been produced at considerable
hy r.
cial clubs of MankatO, st. Peter
and North MankatO, and the farm
ers certainly ought TO respond by
attending and listening TO the ideas
that these men will advance. The
speakers will be prepared TO answer
questions, and all having them are
requested 10 put them in writing, so
that they may be answered TO the
best advantage, and il may be that
in this way some very practical ana
important matters may be brought
out. However, oral questions are
not haired.
Such a convention as this ought
TO result in great good, and to bring
into the pockets Of the farmers and
dairymen who attend increased re-
turns from the farms. This is just
the season when new thoughts can
best be put into practice, and the
instructions received in regard to
seed will not be forgotten before
seeding time.
Meeting Opens Thursday Morning.
The meeting will open at ten
o'clock Thursday morning, in the
Elks club hall, at the corner OF
Second and Hickory streets. This
Will be the first convention TO be
held in this beautiful hall. Every
farmer is invited, and there is nc
expense whatever.
The Thursday evening program
will be found of rare interest, illus
trated as it will be by lantern slides
The general subject will be Live
Stock and Grain Production and
f. II. Scribner of Rosendale, Wis.
snacial agent OF the department oil
agriculture: and w. +. Schilling OF
Mortified, OF the state farmers in
stitutc, and DR.. NJ. b. Wood of this
CITY. 4 successful dairyman and eX
pnrt Judge of stock, will give lnfor
NAL talks, and the meeting will DC
of great value. 1t is hoped that
the farmers and others attending
will make il point to attend this
session
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
DEATH or MATT W. CURRAN
Was Formerly Conductor on Wells
Branch of Milwaukee.
From SATURDAYS DaiIv

News was received here today of
the death of NJ w. Curran at Nc
Laughlin, S. d., last Wednesday,
death being caused by pneumonia.
The remains will be taken to James
vile for burial. The deceased was
for many years a conductor on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad running out Of MankatO to
Wells, and lately was. employed on
the Milwaukee coast extension. He
was n member of Masonic lodge at
Mankato. He is survived by n wife.
Mr.. Curran was a popular gentle
man and was we'll and favOrably
known in this section.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
Election in Danville.

The election in the town of Dan
vile: Fl. o. Grimes and Frank Heller
were the nominees for supervisors
for three years. III. o. Grimes was
elected. Clerk, l.. F. Phillips; treas.
urer, j. p. Kremer; justice of the
peace, J. II. Treanor; constable, r.
Bach.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
RICE LAKE Is TO BE DRAINED
One Thousand Three Hundred Acres
Put Into Good Use.

st. Paul, March 1S.-Rice Lake,
Faribault county, covering 1900
acres, may be drained and turned
into rich farms. Fl. Fl. Hansen, of
Delavan, county surveyor, in charge
of the proposed work, conferred
with State Drainage Engineer
Ralph at the old capitol in refer
ence to the undertaking.
Engineer Ralph said he thought
the lake could be drained success
fully, although it would be expen-
sive. He will attend the hearing on
the proposition before District
Judge Quinn, April 30.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22

and placed in Emmanuel hospital
where he will receive treatment.
Last night he fell from a wagon, sus-
tanning shock to his nervous sys-
TEN. No bones were broken He
suffered a double rupture and as
soon as he is able will probably be
operated upon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
CHANGE INATRAIN SCHEDULE
Manufacturer Ulm Service Is Bet.
tered BY a New Card.
From SATURDAYS Daitv.

Saho'odJ 00''y'
A. new time card will go into Ell
feet on the Chicago and Northwest
ern road tomorrow Hereafter. the
passenger train that is commanded
by Conductor Sullivan and which
runs around the horn" to New Ulm,
viii, leave New Ulm in the morning
at 6:25 and arrive here at $40 in
stead of GAO as it has been doing
in the past. This train will connect
at Kasota with train No. on the
Omaha for st. Paul and Mime
apolis. The later arrival of the train
mt this station will be an accOmmO-
dation to the many along the road
who may wish to come to Mankato
to do their trading.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
PRESENTED JUDGE PFAU
WITH A PIPE OF PEACE
Pleasing incident in the District
Court Room Today.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Because an amendment was made
to the complaint in the case oil
Frank A. Stapher VS.. Hannah M
| Griifiths, in district court this morn.
ing, Judge Pau granted motion
TO have the case continued until the
June term. The defendant was the
owner Of some livery property al
Mapleton and Stapher owned some
farm land in Nicollet county. Last
fall they got together and agreed
to trade. The plaintiff now claims
that he was given "the worst of
it," and has brought action to re.
cover $500 damages.
Complaint Not Prepared.
However, the complaint was no;
prepared in the proper form as dc,
sired and the defense objected to
having any evidence brought in un,
der The present form, which was not
sufficient, and the court so held. The
attorneys for the plaintiff then
moved to amend the complaint and
this the court granted. whereupon
the defense moved that it be con.
tinued until the June term.
The hearing on a. motion for a
new trial in the case of the state
against Ole Hanson for selling cleo.
margarine of the faint and color OF
butter was again continued until next
Saturday. 1t was to have come up
today.
Was Pleasant incident.
This noon. district court adjourn
ed until two o'clock Monday after
noon. Before adiourning a pleasant
aaffir occurred in the court room
Judge A.. r. Pau was presented
with a meerchaum pipe. box OF
cigars and a sack of tobacco as ap.
probation from the twenty-eight
jurymen and two bailiifs. who contrib.
uted toward the purchase Of the re-
membrance. The gift was presented
to Judge Pau with short and ap.
propriate speech by J. b. Coy, who
stated that it was only a little trib.
ute to the judge, showing in what
Regard the SiVeFS nelu HILL.
Next Case for Trial.
The next case for trial will be
that of Harold X. Chance against
Superintendent Sperry Of the public
schools. The work of empaneling a
jury will begin Monday afternoon at
two o'clock. This is an action in
which the plaintiff seeks to recover
$4,000 damages, claiming that he
was slandered. Miles Porter is at.
torney for the plaintiff and s. p.
Wilson is for the defendant. The
plaintiff has had subnoenas issued
for. about fifteen students attending
the high school, who are expected
to testify. Attorney Wilson and
Superintendent Sperry have taken
the stand that so far as they are
concerned no students shall be
drawn into the case.
The action is an outgrowth Of a
report made by Superintendent
Sperry to the board of education
, in which he stated that in his opin
ion Mr.. Chance was not compe
! tent teacher Chance was for several
months a member of the high school
/ faculty and was released by the
, board of education.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
POPE PAYS INHERITANCE TAX
Decision of Wisconsin Probate
Court to That Effect

Milwaukee, Wis, March 18.-Pope
Plus X, will have to pay $40 inner
itance tax under the laws of Wis
consin on $500 bequest left him
by Johanna Brand, Milwaukee, who
died January q, 1911. OF this 500
is exempt, the tax being per cent
of $500.
the ruling on the inheritance tax,
with ROlln B. Mallory as public adj
miniStratOr.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
TAFT FAv0Rs THE PRIMARIES
Declares That People Have Ruled
for More Than Century.

Especial to The free Press.l
Boston, March 1S.-Speaking here
today, President Taft declared him.
self In favor of presidential pri-
maries for the coming campaign,
provided they are surrounded with
safeguards. He replied to Colonel
Roosevelt's slogan: Let the people
rule" by declaring that the people
have ruled this country for over 100
years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
Will Spend Millions.
From Tuesdays Daily.

1t is announced that the Milwaukee
road will spend five million dollars
on physical betterments during the
coming season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22

Brought Here for Treatment.
From Tuesdays Daily.
William Zulssdorph Of Smith
Mill was brought to MankatO toda
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-22
JURORS GIVE CASPER
0FTEDAHL A VERDICT
Sustain His Contention Against
Village of st. Clair.
From FRIDAYS DaiIy,

From Fridays Daily.
Two hundred and fifteen dollars in
favor of the plaintifr was the ver-
dict reached by the jury in the case
of Casper Oftedahl VS.. Village of
st. Clair, which has been on trial in
the district court for the past few
days. This was an action brought
by the plaintiff to recover damages
alleged to have been sustained when
his team fell into a waterworks eX-
tension ditch, both horses being kill
ed and his leg broken. He sued the
village for $500 for recovery of the
horses and $500 for the damages sus-
tanned by himself II. l.. &c ]. w.
Schmiit were attorneys for The
plaintiff and A. Pfau, Jr., and G.
j. Laurisch appeared for the defend
ants. The jury received the case
at $50 this morning and returned
with a verdict at 1870 O'Clock
Action Against the City.
This morning the district court be-
gan the trial OF Louisa Schell VS..
City of MankatO. John e. Regain is
attorney for the plaintiff, while City
Attorney C. o. Daley is acting for
the city. The plaintiff claims that
on September 13, 1911, while she
was passing about 300 feet on Marsh
street from Sixth street, her foot
slipped down between two planks
into hole and her leg was broken
above the ankle. She brought suit
for $4,000 damages.
Humiston on the Stand.
J. d. Humiston was placed on the
stand this morning. but little was
brought out. lie testified that he
was the city commissioner at the
time the accident happened. Mrs.
Schell was also placed on the stand
and she told how the accident hap
pened. Most OF the time was taken
up this morning in establishing the
fact that there was 4 sidewalk there.
II is claimed that the sidewalk
where the accident happened, con-
sisted of three planks nailed length
wise, and that the middle plank was
DTOkel lodFlnS al HOle SlA lIClGS Wluc
and a foot long. 1t was in this hole
that her foot caught by the heel and
she fell.
Roe Heard Cry.
Ed Roe was a witness. He heard
the cry of the plaintiff when she fell
and ran up to her and brought her
help.
I4ato this afternoon the case was
settled by paying the plaintiff $500.
The next case to be taken up is
that of Frank A. Stapher VS.. Hannah
M. Griffiths. Benjamin Taylor and
". G.. Argetsinger are attorneys for
the plaintiff and II. l.. e J. W.
Schmitt will appear for the deefnd.
ants.
The case of Ruby b. Ferris VS.. the
Free Press Printing company has
been continued to the June term OF
district court
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-04
GIRL MARRIED TO
NAMtSAKE LOVER
Gladys Grace WEEDS Capt. II.
Grace in Brilliant London
Social Affair.
National News Association)

LONDON, Dec. At does not fall
to the lot of many girls to wed with
out a change of name, but such was
the experience Of Miss Gladys Grace,
who was married today to Captain
Hamilton Grace The bride is the
daughter OF Michael F. Grace, the
New York, London and South Ameri-
can millionaire contractor. The bride
groom, though of the same family
name, is not kinsman. The marriage
ceremony, which took place at the
fashionable St. Peters church in Elton
Square. drew distinguished gather
1ng
All four Of Mr.. Grace's daughters,
who are famous on two continents for
their beauty, are now married. OF the
-four. only one has married an Ameri-
can. The first to wed was Miss Merce-
des Grace, who became the wife of
Hubert Beaumont, brother of Wis.,
count Allendale. The second daughter
married the present Earl Of Donough-
more, Margarita, the third daughter.
lis the wife of J. C. Phipps, Jr., of New
York
Few Americans have received a
fmore cordial welcome into English
isociety than has Michael P. Grace.
grant lad and rose to be one of the
worlds greatest international finan-
cfers. The foundation of the Grace
fortune was laid in New York, but
the millions into which it grew came
out of South America. In association
with his brother, the late William R.
tGrace, at one time mayor of New
York, Michael P. Grace undertook, in
the early nineties, to finance Peru out
bof her financial slough. That was re-
lgarded as very difficult, If not impos-
tsible task.
Mr. Grace, however, relied quite as
much upon the natural resources of
EPeru-for which he obtained conces-
esions-as he did upon the credit of
Peru, which at that time was practical
Ply extinct. His financing made it pos
sible to complete the railroad over
the Andes, and to extend it to the Ger
ro de Pasco silver and copper mines.
AFTER that had been done these mines
were bought by a syndicate. Mr..
Grace was also interested in the syn
dictate which undertook to complete
the international railroad over the An
Ides in Chile. connecting with the trans
continental line built to the Chilean
mountains by Argentine.
These financings were successful,
and as the risks We're great, the profits
were commensurate. When they were
completed, Mr.. Grace, who had been
for many years citizen of New York,
took up his permanent residence in
England. He bought the historic Bat
tie Abbey, near the battlefield of Has
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-04
"A Modern Eve"

Mort H. Singer will offer to the
theater-goers at the Gennett on to-
morrow night his latest and best must
cal comedy success, "a Modern Eve"
which has just finished a full half
years run in Chicago. Of the success
of this play the following is from the
Chicago press:
"A Modern Eve" is as delightful as
her famous ancestress and namesake.
The latest Singer production is the
best our little Napoleon of musical
comedy has given us, and in it he out
Broadways Broadway. AS presented
at the Garrick theater, it has distinc-
ton, beauty, richness and charm, and
to us it looked more like winner than
Madame Sherry" So, see "a Mod
ern Eve" get it's merry satire on wo-
men who wear all things male but the
trousers, and revel in that swinging
German score, with it's rollicking
Goodbye Everybody" and it's agree
able sentimental You're Such a Lone
some Moon Tonight. '-Frederic Hat
ton, in Chicago Evening Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-04
SYRUP OF FIGS" FOR INDIGESTION,
b|L|0USNESS AND CONSTIPATION.
Better than castor OIL calome cathartics cleanse
your stomach, liver and 80 feet of bowels Harm
less Laxative for men, women and children.

Primitive folks did not need laxa-
tives. They lived outdoors, ate plenty
of fruit, and all of their food was
coarse We modern people are diff
ferent We exercise too little, eat
little fruit, and our food is too fine
too rich.
We simply can't have our ten yards
of bowels clogged up, liver choked
with sour bile and stomach full of
foul effete matter and feel we'll. 1t
means that the food and waste retain
ed in the stomach and thirty feet of
bowels ferments-decays. The decay
creates poisons, gases and acids. and
those poisons are sucked into the
blood through the very ducts intended
to suck in the nutriment Then we
have sick headache, become dull, bill
Gus, tongue coated, nervous, meals
don't digest, and we feel miserable
all over. So we must make our choice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-04

We must live with primitive folks,
else we must take artificial emans to
move the excess bile and waste mat
ter on and out of the system.
The safest, most harmless and effec-
tive stomach, liver and bowel cleans
er and regulator for men, women and
children-is delicious Syrup of Figs.
which doesn't irritate, grippe or weak
en-. Its effect is the effect of fruits. 1t
is composed entirely of luscious figs,
SIENNA and aromatics Don't think you
are drugging yourself. Syrup of Figs
can be constantly used without harm.
Ask your druggist for Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna," and see on
the label that it is prepared by The
California Fig Syrup Company. This
is the only genuine-the old reliable
Refuse, with contempt, the so-called
Fig Syrup limitations sometimes Of
fered to deceive you.