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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-23
jim KELLY DIED TODAY
Weli-known Character Suffered
Hemorrhages During This
Morning. -
From Tuesdays Daily.

Jim Kelly, we'll known in Maukato
Is dead. Tie died this mornint
shortly after ten O'clock, following i
severe hemOrrhagc of the stomach
after he had tried to open the dool
to his room at the Ryan hotel OF
Main street. He was about to. Ell
ter his room aud had placed the key
i'll the lock, when he fell backward
but after a short time arose aaain
only TO fall backward for the last
time. He was carried into his room
few moments later, where he ex
pired. 49,. ..s.... -..'
Talked With Police Chief.
Kelly went to the police station
this morning about half past nine
o'clock, and just outside the door, he
met Chief of Police Donahue bona
hue greeted him and asked him how
he was getting along, to which Kelly
replied that he was very weak, and
needed fresh air. Kelly then entered
the station and walked back to the
cell where he had a short converse
ton with Frank Wixon, who was be-
ing held there for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct. Kelly produced
L snuff box and took little of the
contents, after which he started to
cough and sneeze violently. When
Anthony Thompson came back to
see what was the matter, he found
Kelly suffering with hemorrhage,
and bleeding profusely. After the
hemorrhage, Kelly managed to get
up and walk across the street and
then went down Front street and
turned up Main street to his room
at the Ryan hotel. y:s'..-. =.
Suffered Second Hemorrhage.
After he suffered his second hem.
orrhage in front of his rooms, friends
who saw him, carried him to his bed
and called the police station, and a
doctor, telling them that Kelly was
liable to die at any moment. A short
time later Dr., ]. w. Andrews ar
rived. but found that he was dead.
The remains were taken to the Land
kamer undertaking: parlors to await
burial. =. &c.. = .':%..i'y. .-'.' t.s'-...;
Chief of Police Donahue wired to
Mr.. keHy's sister, Mrs. Carrie c.
Harrington at Redwing, today. tell
ing of Kelly's death. She is ex-
pected to arrive in Mankato this
evening or tomorrow. ..s.
Mr.. Kelly has been ailing for sew.
eral weeks, and during the last two
weeks has suffered two or three
hcmorrhagcs day. He was resi-.
dent OF Mankato eighteen years. He
had q police record. .< -. - - g
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From Mondays Daily.

i City Clerk Bates was, instructed
at the council meeting this morning
to order 500 new dog lccnes tags, al
a's,{cost of 81. Last year 800 tags
were purchased, but only: 200 ficens
es issued. ''i'>. 49, -, ;. : = r,
= Three milk licenses' were granted
as p follows: August Krrkowski
Peter krauSe and Mrs. L. 'Freeberg.
Their dairies have been inspected
by the city health officer !. ,>''@,saa'',
= The ordinance regulating the Ii.
.ceilses of SLOWS; concerts, lectures,
etc, as referred to- in previous Is
sues of The Free Press, received its
final reading and was passed as
read. .,,.',l . 1t ! 800 80. ~ 80 -
10 Re Assessment of Horse. r
Commissioner IIuhfistUn spoke I'm
behalf OF. Charles HoftnisA, WHO
claimed that he had been assessed
for horse that belonged to his son.
Fl" was found that Mr.. Hoffman hao
received the proper notice or the
assessment and that he should make
up the difference with his son. The
matter was dropped at" this point go
Matter Will Be Considered.
a committee representing the
Swedish Lutheran church appeared
before the council meeting began
and asked the commissioner OF
streets to either lower the street or
raise the sidewalk before theIr
property Oh Main street between
Fourth and Fifth streets. This prop
erty is slightly lower than the street,
which has been raised by filling. 1t
was decided that to hold a meeting
with the street commissioner, the
city engineer and the property
owners next Wednesday afternoon:
After reading the bills, the council
adjourned.
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& a..
ices to poor. ........... 7.75
Mol, Judge Henry expenses. IL so
Monks, Geo. w. Lumber Co, Z.
- coal to poor farm. ......... 1872 .25
Monks, Geo. ". Lumber Go. -
coal to court house and. Jail. $50 40
Morrison, Garfield E., publish
ing notices ............,... $3.50
Morrow, Mary j. care of poor z 90
Mullen. Matilda, rnatron fees. rs. 90
Northwestern Tel. CO., rentals
and tolls. ................. 10. Az
(O'Connor, DR.. p. H., medical Z
services for poor. 1890. IA %
Olson, Sivert, goods to poor. II 90
Osten, Anton, sheriff''s cxpen- :
ses -. :; 52:40
Owens, ID. t., goods to poor IL 90
Pagenkopf. CT. goods to poor Go 80
Petersen, Mrs, Chas., goods to
poor. =. - ;. 49, -. :. 100
Rochester Germicide Co.,, goods =
to court house. ........ IL Is
Rowland, c.. H., goods to poor 10. 90
Salct, L., goods to poor farm 3.15
Salet, L., shoes to poor. .... 500
Sheppard S. T., goods to poor 6 81
Siebert, VIM, goods to poor. 4 90
Standard Lumber Co., lumber.
for state road No. g.. 80 IS
Standard Lumber Co., coal for
!: poor. =. -. - =. % 90
Stein, A. NJ, goods to- poor. 6.15
Strunk, F. Lumber Co.. coal to
- poor % Is
Taylor. Chas. T., coal to poor &c. 90
Thomas & Jones, wood to poor 26. 40
Township of Ceresco, y cost Z
road and bridge work. :. 1906 20
Township of Vernon Center, j
u cost concrete bridge. -. 200. 90
IJJlyin. o.. o., express; etc. -. 2.20
Wagon Bros, meat to poor. 3 .O0
Warwick, w. T., goods to court -
house and poor farm. $3.50. II. 80
Williams, T. H.. shoes to poor 1885
Youmans, S., care Of poor. $50
Zernechel, care OF poor. -. II. Az
The following bill was disallowed:
Herzberg, D., work on road, sec
ton IT, .Decoria, $1,000. ~. u. 49,
The Mankato and Rapidan eTele:
phone company notified the board OF
a raise to $24 year for service. to
the poor farm. ~;s,r., ..r-- -
They were notified that if any
raise the: county would build and
operate it's own line to the poor
farm. ,st <" ..-r'. -H...s.. -. ,.~.---
On motion board adjourned.
e @.'. - ROBERT MADIGAN,
Chairman Board of County Commits.
siomers Blue Earth County, Mimi. .
(Seal) it,y; t>.c r>:.>.tsc.y. 49,. -.
Attest H'H~H.a> -" T., 49,. 4. @~-u - ~
Edgar Weaver, e-..~.'. =. ~, s.
: County Auditor and Ex-Officio
~ :, Clerk of Board. .-.
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twenty couples. The house had been
deliberately decorated with hearts,
which had been draped and fes-
TONED from the ceiling at intervals.
About the rooms were cut flowers
and potted plants which added much
to the effectiveness OF the occasion.
Tho evening was pleasantly spent
playing games. which were followed
by an elaborate lunch. after which
valentines were distributed. At a
late hour the guests departed. The
entire affair will be long remem-
bered by. all those who We're present
as one Of the most enjoyable occa.
sions in their experience. . =.
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place for hearing said petition:
Therefore, you, and each of you,
are hereby cited and required to
show cause, if any you have, before
this court at the probate court
rooms In the court house, in the
City of MankatO, in the County of
Blue Earth, State of Minnesota, Oh
the 18th day of March, 1912, at ten
O'Clock a. m, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness, the judge Of said court,
and the seal Of said court, this 10th
day of February, 1912.
49, !: EVAN HUGHES,
H.. Probate Judge.
lCourt Seal.)
s. b. Wilson,
Attorney for Petitioner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-23
From Tuesdays Daily.

from tuesdays Oalty.
l.. Il. Lincoln, consulting peat
engineer and bog examiner, arrived
in Mankato last night from Chicago
Mr.. Lincoln is in Mankato for the
purpose of making Investigations as
to the possibility OF establishing a
peat factory here. He is consulting
engineer for the American Peat and
Fertilizer company, the :. Canada
Fertilizer company, the Peat, In
sdustries and the Peat Association OF
Canada. He is also inventor OF the
automatic movable peat plant, which
has "a capacity OF 200 tons OF fuel a
day of two shifts.
Rich State For Peat.
+ He told representative OF The
Free Press that Minnesota is the
richest state in the country for peat
aud Blue Earth county is so blessed
with it that the people don't know
it. He said that he was here a
number of years ago and made in
designations, after a peat fuel com
pany, in which many aMpkato people
were, interested in, had gone bank
ruptcy because of the wrong methods
used in trying to dry the peat. ~
Men Who Arc interested. .'.-
There are at present seven large
business and professional men, whom
Mr.. Lincoln is making Investigations
for, and who intend to organize d
company, here. These men are:
Frank B. Smith OF Chicago, retired
but formerly chairman OF the large
"a c. McCiurg publishing company:
Robert Weir, president OF the Weir
Manufacturing company of Chicago;
DIR. l.. Il, Jackson Of Dubuque, Iowa
L. w. Parsons, secretary and treas
urer of the Union Foundry company
of Iowa, with head Offices in Chi
cago; J.. G. DenisOn, former secretary
and treasurer of the Union Stocl
yards company. retired; DIR. Thomas
S. s.. Kerr. of Austin, ILL.,, and l.. L
Lincoln. ..- %. .-.
The peat fuel des not disintc
crate, cause spontaneous combus
ton, CONTAINS no sulphur or phOs
phOr and is an excellent cooking and
heating fuel. In about four or six
weeks, Mr.. Lincoln will return to
Mankato and will then give a lee
ture on peat using large projecting
pictures to illustrate his talk. J, -,
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Feb. 1928, Nov. l.

CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth In Probate Court. =.
In the Matter of the Estate Of En-
INA. LIE. u. Rowland. Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to Charles
Z. Phillips and all persons interest
cd in the. allowance and probate. OF
the will Of said decedent. the pc,
tition of. Clark Les B. Rowland, be be:
ing <dulys, filed in this court, repre-
scouting that Emma lie d. Rowland,
then a resident of The. County OF
santa Clara. State Of California, died
on 1.-THE 18th day; of@SfpteInber. 1919.
leaving a. last will i aud testament
which is !. presented, +, TO this court
with said petition, and praying that
said Instrument be allowed as tue
last: will: ind Testament of said de-
cedsnt. and that, letters Of admins
tratinn with, will annexed ::,on said
estate. be- issued ithere0n 70 Charles
E.uphilllps.; Now sthereforff, You, anu
caei, OF you. :. are :: hereby CITED aru
required toF show cause, II any vow
hat O.; bafores this: court. at the rRre.
BATE court rooms in the court house.
inTthe city of d Mankato, County :of
Blue Earth, State. Of Minnesota, on
the 18th day of March, 1912, at ~
O'Clock a. M, why the prayer oil said
petition should not be granted: p
Witness the Honorable Evan
Hughes, Judge. Of said court, and the
seal, of, said court, this 9Th day OF
February, 1912. ,
-. EVAN HUGHES,
-. ~. Judge.
G. +. Phillips,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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(Court Seal.)s -
Benjamin, Taylor, .s
Attorney, for Petitioner.
FEB. 1928, Nov. l.

|CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
Triton FOR ADMINISTRATIONS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County oil
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Der
tina Larvick. Decedent. Eli
The State of Minnesota to all per.
sous interested in the granting oil
administration, of the estate Of said
decedent: The petition OF Nels
Larvick having been filed in this
court, representing that Bertha
Laryick, then a resident Of the Coun.
ty of Blue Earth, State OF Mime
sofa, died intestate ON the 31st day
of October, 1908, and praying that
letters Of administration of her es,
tate be granted to Nels Larvick; and
the court having fixed the time and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-23
- February 1928, March !.
[TATION FOR HEARING ON FL
NAE, ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS

NAL ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS
s,'N2hS~.s: r'TRIBUT1ON.s - -.>...,s,1-.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF
4 Blue Earh, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF MaDel
Paulson, Deeedent. 49, -, -,
Tile State Of Minnesota to all
nersons interested in the above Ell.
titled natter Whereas, Frank Il.
Crandall has filed in this court ms
final account of his administrator OF
the. estate of the above named ae-
Fcedent. together with his petltlou'
praying for the adjustment and al
foWance of said final account and lot
distribution of the residue or sara
estate to the persons thereunto en-.
titled: tits ordered that said peti
ton be heard, and that all persons III,
terested in said matter be and ap-
near before, this court on the lin
day of March, 1912, at 10 O'CLOCK a.
m, at the probate. court, rooms IN
the court house, at Mankato, III salo
comfy. and then and there, or as
SOON thereafter as said matter can
he heard, show cause, If any they
have. why said petition should not
be " granted: and that this citation
be served by the publication there-
of in The Mankato Free Press, &c
cording to law. -. - -
Witness : the Honorable Evan
hughes, judge of said court, and the
seal? of said court, this Sth day OF
: 80 -, EVAN HUGHES, .
=. --s=.~ ..s... .3E,t.- Judge.
.fCourt Seal)s - >:,.s. ~ a. =
Benjamin, Taylor, ..sas r.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-23

From Tuesdays Daily. ,,',
Oliver j. Ballfnger, who was found
guilty of arson in the second degree,
twas given an indeterminatc sentence
! in the states prison ut Saltwater.
by Judge A. X. Pfau. at nine O'Clock
this moruiug. Under The present
laws. this sentence will be from
seven to fifteen years. III senteuc.
ing Ballinger, Judge Pau said that
the former had. hcen given a fair
trial, he did not question the YER
dict of the jury, and that the story
of being forced into. the crime was
a sign that the prisoner was either
a weak man in mind, which the
Judge did not believe, or that the
story was false. ...
Freedom Depends on Conduct.
Judge Pfau said that he was will
ing to help the prisoner in any way
he could, but that there was no
alternative. How long Ballinger will
remain in the prison rests entirely
with himself and the state board of
control Should Mr.. Ballinger's rec
ord at the state prison be ideal, he
may be freed at the end of seven
years. 49,. .5'
Before Ballinger was brought back
to the county Jail, he left his badge
which he had received from the
government for service in the Span
ish American war, and also his hon
orable discharge papers, with his at
torneys. ~.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
OF The Board OF County Commits
sioners Of Blue Earth County, MINI.
.--s-i Special Session, g

i Mankato, Mimi, Tuesday, February
9th. 1912, e p. .m.--The board of
county. commissioners of Blue Earth
county,. Mimi, was together All
members We're present excepting D. p.
Young who Is absent in Oregon ,,
A petition signed by J. w. Strobel
and others for a bridge In section
IL Beauford over the Little Cobb
river north and south between Medic
and Beaufort. This to be Of concrete
and to replace one now there built
of steel. The committee appointed:
Madigan, Olson, Hansen and Schnce-
berger. This committee to visit the
site on n date to be decided later.
Gu motion Of commissioner Han
sen that 10 cents a load be allowed
the town. Of Decoria for, each load
hauled on the, roads, this money to
be paid to, the town treasurers.
i j.. Ed SwartOut asked the board
to improve the road near. Harvey
Young's place which is reported as
bad. Commissioner SchneeberSer
moved that a committee be named
to view the road in company with
the, surveyor, This motion carried
and, the, full board was appointed.
Date of visit to be decided later.
Board adjourned to 8 a. m. Wednes-
day, February It'll. -. 81.
=. Mankato, Mimi, Wednesday Febru-
airy z, 1912, "a. IN.
Board met as per adjournment.
Four members present.
The bond of Mapleton State Bank
for $25,000.00 with signers as fol-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-23

Dennis McGrath, who has been
sick with pneumonia the last five
weeks, is able to be out and back
TO his work sTs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-23
SENT ToSTATE'S PRISON
O, P. BalIinger Is Given an indie.
terminate Sentence BY
Judge Pau.
From Fridays Daily.

From fridays DAILY. = -
Al three o'cIoc this afternoon
the O. p. ealIihscr jury came into
the district court with verdict of
guilty as charged in the indictment
larson in the second degree.
The Washington times., 1912-09-13
FIND NO CLUE TO
PERSON WHO LET
LOOSE GAS FUMES
Fact Jets Were Found on
And Doors Open Points to
Attempted Murder.

No clue has been found to the identity
of the person who attempted to asphyxi-
ate Mr.. and Mrs. Louis J. Hurst and Mrs
William Phelps In the apartment occu-
pied by them. In the Nansemond, Twen-
ty-second and N streets, Wednesday
night, but further examination of the
premises points unmistakably to the
conclusion that some one deliberately
sought the lives Of the persons sleeping
in the apartment.
In one bed room two jets were turned
on. Both of them turn hard, and could
not have been left open by accident
after the light was turned off. In the
other room the chandelier has four Jets.
All Of these were turned on. Ordinarily
only one or two are turned on, even
when the gas Is being used.
Both rooms open into a hall, and the
doors are ordinarily left open at night.
Both of these were closed when Mrs.
Hurst awoke and became alarmed at
the odor of escaping gas. The door at
the end of the hail. which opens into
the public hall, has a double lock, but
IL was found standing open.
In order to reach the gas Jets in one
of the rooms IT was necessary for the
The Washington times., 1912-09-13
GET CHEAPER RATE
AND SHORTER TRIP
TOEASTERN SHORE
Electric, Steamboat, And
Railroad Lines Combine
For Through Rate.

Washington is soon to have a through
route and through rates to Eastern
Shore points which will effect a saw
Ing of at least two hours over the pres
ent routes via Baltimore and probably
result In lowering OF the present rates
to those points This information comes
In an announcement today from II. p.
Mcintosh. manager of the Eastern
Shore Development Steamship Com
pany, whose offices are in Annapolis.
In statement the Baltimore, Chesa-
peake and Atlantic Railway Company
has agreed to joint rates at Claiborne,
Nd. with the steamship company,
which operates a line of steamers be-
tween that and other Eastern Shore
points and Annapolis, connecting there
with the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric railway. The new
rates will be made by the electric road
the steamship company, and the Balti-
more, Chesapeake and Atlantic via An
napolis and Claiborne.
Saves Rechecking.
Ever since the opening of the electric
road to Baltimore and Annapolis it's Of
ficers have been urging the b. c. & A.
Co. to agree to through routes to
Eastern Shore points, 30 as to enable
Washington people to save the long trip
via Baltimore and steamer from Bal
timore by taking Short cut" via An
napolis and directly across the Chesa-
peake bay to Claiborne, but the policy
The Washington times., 1912-09-13

ton OF Sex Hygiene has a large display
or charts and models, and the tubercu-
losis exhibit from many cities has also
been classified in skillful manner.
Seattle's Water Supply Feature.
The Bell Telephone Company has in
stalled one Of its rest rooms for its
switchboard girls, and has complete
collection of photographs and magazines
showing all Its principal offices in the
United States. The New York Central
shows a department of safety appli-
ances. The National Cash Register
Company, of Dayton, Ohio. and the
United Shoe Machinery Company, Of
Beverly, Mass, show their extensive
welcome work" for their employees, as
does also the Pierce-Arrow Automobile
Company.
Always noted for its progressive
spirit, the city of Seattle has installed
a large model OF the water shed which
yields its water supply, extending thirty
miles or more into the mountain terri
tory which enclrcles its boundaries. 1t
demonstrates not only its absolute free
dom from typhoid, but also the fact
that its municipal slogan, .'the lowest
death rate in the world" is built upon
From New York, from Cleveland, from
a score of cities come exhibits showing
what science has done toward making
hygiene a practical working law in the
public schools. The abolition Of the
school drinking cup, now accomplished
in nearly all the large cities is shown,
and the gravity fountains, which have
supplanted them, are exhibited in many
models. ~
The boast is made by the secretary
general of the congress, DR.. John 8.
Fulton, and the director. DR.. j. w.
Extraordinarily, that the exhibit will
be worth crossing the Atlantic to see.
1t is believed that nothing of the same
magnitude and variety has been at
tempted in Europe. 1t has cost nearly
800 to assemble all the displays, and
It is expected to be one of the landmarks
of hygienic progress
The Washington times., 1912-09-13

intruder pto lean over the bed, as the
chandelier hangs directly above the bed.
A chatelaine bag with S13 In money
IN II was stolen by a sneak thief on
the previous afternoon. Mrs. Phelps
was at work in the kitchen when the
theft was perpetrated, but knew moth
Ing OF IL until she found the contents
OF drawer scattered about.
Neither Mrs. Phelps nor Mrs. Hurst
knows Of anyone who bears them III
VIII or who would attempt their lives.
Both of them deny also that they have
a daughter, as stated In the first reports
or the strange occurrence of Wednes-
day night.
The Washington times., 1912-09-13

Bakery specials
Assorted French Pastries, rich
and delicious, per doZ. ....... .40c
Cocoanut Custard Pies, richly
made and full size, each ......15c
Layer Cakes, chocolate, cocoa
nut and vanilla. large size and
made fresh from pure ingre-
dients, choice ..................... .39c
Sunshine and Angel Cakes, each.15c
Gold Loaf Cake, each ............15c
Jelly Roll, each .................,..1 .1Oc
Ribbon Squares, each ............5c
Assorted Fancy Cakes, per doz. Sc
Bakery, Third Floor,
The Washington times., 1912-09-13
Valentine Issues
His Last Measure

As last piece of important work for
the Indian Bureau before his impending
retirement, Commissioner Robert G..
Valentine has issued a general order
to the indian Service. liberalizing the
regulations governing the control OF In
dian moneys. 1t is the desire of Com
missioner Valentine and the present Ad-
ministration in the Interior Department
to make the Indians independent citi-
zens just as rapidly as they become
qualified for emancipation from Gov
ernment control of their affairs.
The new order states that agents are
to avoid as much as possible the policy
of doling out monthly interest as pen
sions, as this system trends toward de-
pendence on the Government. and to
pay to every Indian all sums due as
ceive and properly care for his moneys
independently.