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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06

His mind a blank, his money and
clothes gone, stranger VINO was
brought to the police station last
night, succeeded after some effort in
locating his name in the inner re-
cesses of his brain. Diligent ques-
tioning finally brought out the infor-
nation that his cognomen was Fer
dinand Paulson and that his home
was at Hanska. He had been found
sleeping near Fong Moons laundry
last night, apparently having been
"doped," and all his clothes with
the exception of shirt had been
taken from him.
Officer Romack learned that a
man was sleeping in nude condi-
ton at the place mentioned, and
with City Treasurer Jay Nicholson
went to the spot. When these gen.
tlemen arrived on the scene and
looked down upon the nude form
they thought they had entered into
veritable Garden of Eden. But
when he looked closer and began to
get his bearings the officer detailed
Mr.. Nicholson to go to the police
station in search of a pair of pan
falcons, while he watched over the
sleeping body.
Mr.. Nicholson and Desk Sergeant
Charles Scoville hunted around the
station, but the only thing that re-
sembled a pair of trousers that they
could find was pair of overalls be-
longing to Janitor Tony Thompson.
Was All at Sea.
These Mr.. Nicholson carried to the
place where Paulson was sleeping,
and taking him to an alley, the over
alls were put on the stranger. The
latter then volunteered to show the
officer where he lived, but when he
reached the top of the Jackson
street hill and came near the high
school, his mind became blank,
and he said he did not know where
he lived. He could not give an ac-
count of himself and did not know
what had become of his garments.
The stranger was taken to the po-
lice station and locked up for the
night This morning he was still
somewhat dazed. Janitor Thompson
was very much incensed when he
learned that his overalls had been
used to cover the limbs of a wan
derer, but Chief of Police Donahue
succeeded in appeasing his wrath by
instructing him to purchase pair
of overalls for himself and a cheap
pair of pants for the stranger. With
Taftlike smile on his face Mr..
Thompson left the city hall to do
some shopping.
This morning Chief of Police
Donahue had an interview with
Paulson, who stated that he arrived
in Mankato late yesterday after
noon from Madelia, where his family
is now living. He claims that he
had 500 in cash when he reached
here. He admitted having imbibed
a number of beakers of beer, but
could not give any information as
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
WILL is RE-SUBMITTED
Astor Baby Will Be Given Three Million
Dollars; the State Is Enriched
Much Also.
IspeciaI to The Free Press.l

New York, September 4.-The will
of the late Colonel John Jacob AS
tor was reisubmitted for probate to-
day in order that the posthumous
son of the multi-millionaire who was
lost on the Titanic might be made
a party to the will.
Colonel Aston left 100000 to the
of the fortune goes to the eldest son,
Vincent, unless young Mrs. Astor de-
cides to contest for larger portion
of the estate for her baby son.
State Comptroller Sohmer says he
expects the state will be richer by
$3,0OO,O00 ar $4,0O0,000 as result
of the inheritance tax upon the AS
tor estate. Five realty experts are
estimating the value of the property
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
YEGGS HA We MANKATO
DOWN ON LIST AS EASY

From story told by gentleman
who lives across the street from the
wagon and carriage shop of Williams
& Beach, 1t appears that there are
two "yeggs" who have spotted Man.
kato as an easy city for safe-blowing
operations. According to the descrip-
ton OF these two men, they are the
same as those who blew up the safe
at the j. M. Karmany meat market
few months ago. answering to the
description given by Thomas Griffin,
who met the two "yeggs" and had
conversation with them on the
night OF the Karmany safe blowing.
They ordered Griffin home so that
the coast could be cleared for their
trick"
Sunday night the gentleman who
lives near the shop of Williams &
Beach, could not sleep and early in
the morning he arose from his bed
and sat near the front window. Look
ing out across the street he OBJ
served two men go around the rear
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
POLITE BURGLAR MADE
AWAY WITH THE Cash
However, He Was Very COurte-
Gus TO the Lady.
Do ANYTHING TO PLEASE HER
Removed All Coin From Purse, But
Kindly Left the Latter; His
leave-Taking.
DO ANYTHING TO PLEASE HER

New York, September Mrs. Lee
Balkeland, society woman of the
Harmony Park section of Yonkers
and one of the delegates to the forth
coming state Bull Moose convention
sat suddenly up in bed at three
O'Clock this morning with the dazzle
of an electric beam in the eyes.
She could just distinguish the tall
figure of dapper and, as it proved
debonair burglar behind the flash
light. ..-| ....
Now, my dear madam" came a
reassuring voice out of the gloom
you must not scream, for then
would be forced to shoot you. Just
lie still; or, If you wish, sit up and
watch me-"
Mrs. Baekeland's seven year old
daughter Mildred was asleep by her
side. Her husband was asleep in
another room. .....lf
please don't do any HARM" she
said. Just take what you think
you must have and go away"
With Pleasure, He Said.
with pleasure, madam. That's
my business" said the burglar, and
he moved over to the bureau. still
keeping the steady beam of his
lamp on Mrs. Baekeland's face. The
woman saw the burglar weigh in a
calculating palm silver mesh purse
which lay on the bureau.
She said to him: please open the
purse and take the money out, II
you wish, but I would greatly appre-
ciate it if you left the purse. 1t was
a gift"
Anything to oblige a lady, the
voice went back through the gloom,
and the burglar chuckled as he op.
ened the purse and pocketed the
$50 he found inside. Then he tossed
the empty mesh bag over upon the
bed.
ReIinquishes Gold Photo Frame.
He opened a jewel case and took
some gold trinkets and small articles
of jewelry from it, Mrs. Baekeland
watching him all the while. She
could see occasionally the light
sparkling from the short barrel OF
the revolver, which he had laid down
on top of the bureau.
well, we'll! See what we have
here!" was the comment of Mrs
Baekeland's midnight visitor, as he
reached for gold photo frame con.
tanning picture.
please don't take that picture
frame!" cried the woman. 1T could
not possibly be of any value to you
and | prize it highly" The burglar
set the frame down.
Looked Down at Woman.
Then he went over to the bedside
and looked down at Mrs. Baekeland
She could family see a young
smooth-shaven face. He said: 81
am going now. 1t will be we'll for
you not to make any fuss for several
minutes after l leave the room, be-
cause | might not really be gone"
Then he stepped quickly from an
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
STRANGER WHO WAS
CLOTHED LIKE ADAM

to what had become of his garments
He had no money on his person
when searched at the police station
last night. He was not heldup, if his
own story is to be believed. Today
the police searched high and low fol
Paulson's clothes, but they were not
to be found Paulson waited at the
city hall today for money from Ma
della. Paulson is a young man and
he came here for the purpose OF
renting a farm.
To add to his troubles, Paulson
was brought before Judge Com
stock this morning on charge OF
drunkenness. He pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to pay a fine of SIC
and costs. Paulson telephoned to
his parents at Hanska, asking them
to send $25, and meanwhile, he is
resting in the city Jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
STORY OF DAKOTA DAN
Claims That He Is the Real Son oil
Daniel Russell and Entitled
to Fortune.
Especial to The Free Press. I

Cambridge, Mass, September A.
AT today's session of the masters
hearing Dakota Dan" will again
seek to establish his right as a son
to participate in the 100000 estate
left by the late Daniel Russell, of
Meirose.
The North Dakota claimant de-
clares that his name is Daniel Blake
Russell, that he was son of Daniel
Russell and was born in Melrose in
1862 He said he left Melrose in
1885. He testified that he did not
know the California claimant, who
is known as Fresno Dam" and
claims to be a son of Daniel Russell.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
Petitions in Probate Court.

Matilda Stevens of Eagle Lake
petitioned in probate court yester-
day for the administration of the
estate of Edwin R. Stevens. The
value of the estate is $4,000. Michael
Kennedy petitioned also for the adj
ministration of the estate of his
mother, Hannah Kennedy, deceased.
The value of the real estate is
$4,000 and the personal property
$500.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
CAUCUS RAI|F|ES
THE STEEL BILL
EFFORTS TO PUT eTEEL RAILS
AND PIG IRON ON THE FREE
LIST FAILS.
DEMOCRATS WILL PASS IT
Fight Over $4,000, 900 Public Build.
ing Is Postponed.-New Auto.
mobile Tax Pro.
posed.

Washington, Jan. 24.-After an In.
effectual effort on the part of some
members to place steel rails and pig
iron on the free list and increase the
proposed duties on lead and zinc,
Democrats of the house in caucus
ratified the iron and steel tariff sched-
ule drafted by their colleagues on the
ways and means committee, adding
an amendment to include baling wire
in the free list.
The threatened fight between Ma.
jority Leader Underwood, Represen-
tative Fitzgerald. chairman of the ap-
preparations committee and other
leaders, and Democrats who approve
OF the recommendation of the CON-
mittee on public buildings and
grounds for $16,000,000 public build
ing bill, was postponed.
The iron and steel schedule was ex.
planned by Representative Under
wood in an extended speech. AS soon
as he had concluded, Representative
Finley of South Carolina moved an
amendment to the proposed tariff of
10 per cent ad valorem on steel rails,
placing it on the free list with iron
ore. There was instant opposition to
the amendment. Though it was ap-
parent that many members favored
placing steel rails on the free list,
1t was argued that, pending the in
vestigation of the steel trust by a
house committee, such action might
be misconstrued The amendment
was voted down without roll call.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
BARLEY AS 4 FEED.
e. e. Morton, Colorado AgricuItu: :
College, Fort Coliins.)

e. e. Morton, Colorado Agricultu:--:
College, Fort coIiins.)
The specialized crop districts Of
Colorado which have been growing
sugar beets, potatoes and cantaloupes.
have found their annual returns grad
ually decreasing. and many farmers
have swung back to the old grain and
alfalfa rotation. If with this is COM
bined the feeding of live stock. the
fertility of the land may be kept up
and even increased. But if the grain
and alfalfa rotation means growing
wheat to sell and wheat straw to burn
fertility will rapidly decrease.
The growing of barley for stock
feeding purposes offers a method Of
cropping that can be used to advan.
tage. The only difficulty is that many
farmers are growing it to sell rather
than to feed Barley in the Fort Col
Inns district is this year selling at the
same notch with corn, and that is
where it should sell for lamb feeding
After several years work I have sat
isfied myself that good. plump. full
n
sheep feed as corn. when fed with al
falfa hay.
Barley Good as Corn.
! know some feeders will not agree
with this. partly because the oil in
corn gives the fleece of the lamb a
better appearance. But actual weigh
ing of feed and of lambs admits of no
questioning. And no one who has
seen our lambs at the beginning and
end of a feeding period. or who saw
the steers that last year sold for the
highest price ever paid in the open
Denver market. will deny that our
feeding is up to the average of that
done by the ordinary feeder.
Eliminate Prejudice.
Now, admitting this. why should
one retain an old prejudice against
barley as feed? 1t is true that for
hogs it is somewhat less valuable than
corn. because of the coarse hull en-
closing It. And | am not prepared to
contend that light weight. thin kerr
neled barley like California feed bar
ley is equal to corn. although even
this may be true The California feed
barley is a heavy yielder and on that
basis may make up something that
it lacks for feeding
For breeding stock the use OF bar
ley cannot be too strongly advised
where it can be procured cheaply
Corn seems to burn out an animal
and destroy its breeding powers. and
cats and barley should take its place
in this state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
IT is SERIOUS
Some Cresco People Fail to Realize the
Seriousness of Bad Back.

The constant aching of a bad back,
The WEAKNESS. the tired feeling.
The pains and aches of kedney ills
are serious if neglected.
Dangerous urinary troubles follow.
A Crcsco citizen shows you how to
avoid them.
Mrs. John Light. of Cresco Iowa,
says" For years l suffered from
kidney complaint and rheumatic pains
i'll my loins and limbs. The
kidney secretions were un-
natural, at one time my limbs became
so badly swollen that l was unable to
put on my shoes. l tried various rene
dies. but became discouraged, as moth
ing helped me and did not know what
to do. | felt better in short time and
continued taking the remedy until
noticed a great improvement. l can now
rest we'll and my Kidneys are normal
l do not believe would be alive today
had it not been for the curative power
of Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doans-and
take no other.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30


make good bread or cakes or biscuits.
Any girl can test flour for gluten
very quickly by mixing enough cold
water with cup or half cup of flour
to make lump that will not stick to
the hand. Put this on the bread
board and knead it well. If the lump
begins to get elastic in few min
utes. and if the bubbles Of air begin
to crack and snap as the kneading
goes on, then the -four is good flour.
Here are two recipes for wheat
flour uses that girls may try any
time. Study them, work them out,
and then ask yourselves the test ques-
tions that follow each recipe.
Mullins -One-fourth cup butter,
one-fourth cup sugar. one egg, one
cup milk, two cups flour, four table
cups milk, two cups flour, four tea
spoons baking powder. one teaspoon
salt. Cream butter with a stiff han
died tablespoon. Cream it until the
butter feels like wax. Add sugar
and cream until the grains of sugar
are dissolved and the butter and
sugar make a creamy looking mass.
Add beaten egg and blend it well
with the butter and sugar. Add milk
gradually. Sift dry ingredients and
add gradually. Beat until smooth.
Butter muffin pans well and fill them
three-fourths full. Bake IS minutes
in an oven that is hot enough 10
brown paper in eight minutes.
Test. Are your mullins light?
2. Break your muffin and see if it Is
fine grained. 8. Are your mullins
well Drowned?
Note: Why did the mullins rise?
l asked you to cream butter thor
oughly and to blend it thoroughly
with the sugar because that helps to
make the mullins fine grained
Baking Powder Biscuit. Of
what is baking powder made? 2.
Why does it make food light? g.
Why do you sift it so carefully with
the flour? Two cups flour, one tea
spoon salt, four teaspoons baking
powder, two tablespoons butter or
lard, about three-fourths cup of milk
or water. Sift dry ingredients to-
gether. Mix fat with flour. Do it
thoroughly. Be sure there are no
humps of fat. Moisten with the liq-
uid to very soft lump of dough.
Handle the dough as little as possible.
Rub little -four into the board. Roll
the dough lightly. Roll until the
dough is about one-third of an inch
thick. Cut with biscuit cutter and
bake fifteen minutes in an oven that
will brown letter paper a golden
brown in five minute
Note: Cover your baking powder
can as soon as you have finished US
ing it. The moisture in the air makes
the baking powder damp. AS soon as
it becomes damp, the gas begins tn
form and some of the power of the
baking powder is lost
Test. Are you Biscuits well
Drowned on all sides? ?. Did your
biscuit rise to about three times their
first height? 8. Are your biscuits
soft inside, but not doughty?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
Favors $1,000 Exemption..

The exemption of homestead prop.
erty up to value of $1,000 from
taxation is favored by Councilman
Charles W. schralnm, as the means
Of encouraging residence in Iowa to
the householder of the lahorins class.
Legislation regulating the revenue
laws of the state in such manner
that all industries will he fostered
and mercsHtiIc concerns attracted TO
the state, "er" alGo recommended to
The state laN commission by the Des
MCines conan ;crr-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
STATE PLAYS TRUMP CARD
IN NOTED STARVATION CASE Al
SEATTLE.
Witness In Port Orchard Trial De
scrtbes Wasted Appearance Of
Patient.

Seattle, Jan. 24.-The states sec.
ond star witness, Miss Esther Cam.
eron, an 18-year-old girl of Portland,
Ore, was placed on the stand at Port
Orchard in the trial of Mrs. Linda
Burfield Hazard, fasting specialist,
accused of having murdered by star
walton Miss Claire Williamson.
Miss Cameron testified that from
May l to May IS. 1911, she was EN-.
ployed at Mrs. Hazards Olalla insti.
tuition to assist the nurse care for the
Williamson sisters, who were under
going Mrs. Hazards starvation treat
ment. When she arrived at Olalla,
she said, she found Claire Williamson
extremely emaciated. Claire had diff
ficulty in speaking, said Miss Cam
erOn, on account of her tense lips.
Her body was covered with purple
spots. you could feel her backbone
when you placed your hands on her
abdomen" the witness said.
Miss Cameron said she had assisted
to carry Claire upstairs and estimated
her weight on May l at 80 pounds.
She was so weak that when the nurse
moved her she suffered much pain.
The witness described the treatment
and baths given Claire, which she
said were sometimes administered by
Frank Lille. farm hand
"The baths were given in the
kitchen" said Miss Cameron. claire
was placed in a washtub. and some
times she tainted from the oppressive
air in the ROOM"
Miss Cameron left Olalla the Tues
day before Miss Willamson's death,
which occurred Friday morning. After
Claire died Mrs. Hazard met Miss
Cameron and asked her if she wanted
to see the body. She said she found
the body laid out on an ironing board
in the bathroom. The body looked
much more emaciated than when she
first saw Claire, less than three weeks
previous.
Mrs. Hazard" the witness testi-
fed, said not to mention the death
of Claire to anyone"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
Start Road Dragging EARLY.

Those who are at all familiar
with the work of dragging the roads
recognize the importance and neces-
sity of starting the work as early
as possible. Unless the roads are
properly dragged in the season it is
very hard to put them in proper con-
dition later Furthermore. if the
roads are properly dragged early in
the season the work and expense Of
keeping them in good condition dur
Ing the remainder of the season is
greatly lessened. The legislature I'M
doubtedly had this in mind when it
made provision that the road trustees
should meet in February for the pur-
pose OF selecting drag superintend-
ents and outlining the work Of tho
year"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
Uraes = New Auto Tax

Washington.-A federal automobile
law 10 proposed in bill introduced
By Representative Volstead of Mime
sofa. The bill would require the reg
istration with the Office of public
roads at Washington of all automo-
biles used in interstate travel and
the payment of yearly license fee of
90. Persons who operate machines
across state lines for hire would be
1t the same office. The money thus
collected would constitute govern
ment fund for road improvement.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
New Insurance Scheme Punctured.

A new insurance scheme was pune
tured by State Auditor Bleakly when
an Idaho land concern was called on
the carpet for doing an insurance bu-
siness without state authority. Furth-
ermore, state authority to sell their
proposition in Iowa was denied by
the state insurance department.
The concern sells Idaho land on the
installment plan with this feature
the company insures the life of the
purchaser TO the extent that If tho
purchaser dies before he completes
the payment of the installment on his
land the company undertakes to pay
to the heirs of the purchaser the
amount of money paid on the INSTALL
ments. Auditor Bleakly holds this
to be nothing more nor less than
straight life insurance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
FOR GIRLS IN TIE HOME.
A PRACTICAL LESSON IN USE
OF WHEAT FLOUR.
BY Neale s. Knowles, Extension De-
partment Iowa State College.

by Neale =. KNOWLES, Extension De-
partment Iowa State College.
Wheat flour has a multitude of
uses.
The girl who wants to cook well
must make study Of this great
staple. She must know something
about the elements that make flour
and how these are acted upon in bak-
ing.
Sometime in her life nearly every
girl has made wheat gum by chewing
kernels of wheat. The sticky sub
stance that makes the gum is called
gluten. That is one of the things
that is important in baking.
Another important thing is the
starch
Then comes the yeast. That is nor
a part of the -four, but is mixed with
it and is at the bottom of good bread
making. Yeast is really a collection
of tiny plants that cannot be seen en-
cept with a microscope.
When yeast is put into dough
mixture, its tiny plants grow, provid-
ing they are kept warm AS they
grow they feed on the starch. They
change the starch into sugar, first.
and then the sugar into alcohol and
a gas called carbnndioxide.
= Now the gluten plays an i'm
portant part. Gas, as all girls
know, tries to rise when it is
warm. The sticky gluten, how
ever, tries to hold it in. The gas is
the stronger, it stretches the gluten
and so makes the bread rise and fill,
with little holes that make the dough
eight"
Sometimes -four doesn't have
enough gluten and then it doesn't
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
Week for Working Roads.

Governor Carroll has announced he
Will name special improvement
week for fixing up Iowa roads. This
week will be SET aside as soon as the
frost leaves the ground. The pur-
pose of the special road improvement
week is to have voluntary road work
done in every road district of Iowa.
Last year people living along the
Rlver-to-River road set aside certain
hours OF one day when they all got
out and dragged the road. The plan
OF Governor Carroll is to use the same
idea on every road in the state, and
take a week at putting the Iowa roads
In first-class condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
INSURANCE MERGER
Des Moines Stock Is Bought by Big
Chicago Corporation.

Des Moines. Jan. 24.-Stockholders
of the Des Moines Insurance company
ratified the contracts between the Off
Gals of the local company and the Ma
tional Life Insurance company of Chi
cago, transferring the business of the
Des Moines company to the Chicago
concern. The National Life Insurance
company is said to have paid approx.
mately 100000 for the majority stock
of the local company