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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
WOMAN WHO PASSED
THROUGH THE TRIALS
Mrs. Julia Ryan Brayed Many Hardships
/ And Died al Ripe Old Age
OF Eighty ~.

waterville. Mimi, April 2l.-Mrs.
Julia Ryan. aged eighty, died at her
home here Sunday. The funeral was
held from the Catholic church today.
Mrs. Ryan was born I'm County
Cork. Ireland. in 1886 and as girl
went through the great famine OF
1856. She came TO America at
twelve years of age and at New Or
leans passed through the yellow few
er scourge and cared for those afflict-
ed. She was married to Edward
Magner at st. Louis, and moved to
New Ulm.. in 1860. where her hus-
band was killed in the Indian upris-
ing and she fed with her small chill
dren TO st. Peter.
In 1865 she was married TO Thomas
Ryan and they located on farm in
the Big Woods country I'm Waterville
township. where she resided until
ten years ago. Her husband died In
1881 and left her with.a timber farm
and a family OF young children. s
She Is survived by three sons and
two daughters. Mrs. Mary Ryan OF
Duluth. Edward Magner. Con. Dan
and Miss Josie Ryan Of Waterville.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
MACCABEE LADIES
MEET IN BRAINERD
State Convention Of the Order Is Being
Held In That City; Large
Attendance

Brainerd. Mimi. April 2i.-The La
dies of the Maccabees OF the World
are holding their state convention in
Brainerd This Is the first time a
state convention OF the Minnesota
order has been held outside OF Min
heapolis. ST. Paul or Duluth.
Prominent Maccabees at the con-
vention are Miss Bina NJ. West, the
supreme commander; Miss Frances
ID. Partridge. supreme record keeper;
DR.. Elizabeth Hooper. chairman OF
the supreme medical board: Mrs,
Jessie X. Eager. state commander,
and Mrs. Anna De Mars. state deputy.
A reception was rendered the dele
gates last night ut the Ransford hotel
parlors. The convention opened its
business session this forenoon when
convention officers and committees
were appointed. supreme hive dele
gate and alternate elected. and re-
ports read by the supreme command
er, record keeper and state commend
er. First and second degree work was
exemplified.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
BURIAL OF JOHN 7.
PUGH AT MINNEOPA
Services Were Conducted This Morn
ing Over the Remains OF One Time
Mankato Resident

Relatives of the late ]. T. Pugh OF
Duluth were on the Omaha train that
arrived at Mankato at 10:30 this
morning, bearing the body to Mime
opa for interment. The party includ-
ed Senator Thomas NJ. Pugh of Du-
luth, father of the deceased; the SEN
ator's wife and her brother, Fred Van
Vliet of Duluth; Mrs. Jennie Lake
of Sioux Falls, aunt of the deceased !:
and Edward II. Pugh of Duluth.
brother of the deceased. The party
was accompanied by Hon. John T.
Lewis OF waseca and r. S. Edney OF
South Bend. Quite a number of
friends of the Pugh family boarded
the train here and went out to Min
neopa to attend the funeral.
There was a large attendance OF
friends at the services. They came
from Lake Crystal, Judson, South
Bend, and Cambria. The funeral ex-
ercises at the grave were conducted
by Rev. David Edwards of Lake
Crystal. There were several song Sc
lections. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful.
The pallbearers we're David Jones.
David Crane. David Pugh. John T.
Lewis, F. w. Hunt and Charles X.
Mayer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
KAT0 HIGH SCHOOL So
DEBATERS IN TRIM
Preparing Themselves For The Wordy
Battle That Will Be Fought
Against Faribault

Forensic artists of the local high
school are girding up their wordy ar
NOR In preparation of the talkfest
coming off on Wednesday. April %
one week from today. on that date
the negative team of this place will
meet the, affirmative team OF Fari
bault at Faribault. and the affirmative
team of Mankato will engage the neg
alive team of the visitors. In an inter-
scholastic debate on the subject. RE
solved, that the federal government
should own and operate all telephone
and telegraph lines"
The two debate teams under the
direction of the Coach Charles
Richardson have been doing some
hard and consistent work, which to-
gether with the stimulus OF main
tanning the high schools reputation
i'm all previous forensic contests will
probably be incentive enough to give
Faribault good interesting time.
Mankato succeeded in getting Fart
bault's goat ON two such occasions
last year.
The personnel of the negative team
which will journey to Faribault a
week from today is: Olive Kelly. An
ma Kober and Theodore Peterson. Ben
Burgess. Margaret Geddes and Paul
Jones will meet the affirmative team
of the opposing school In this city on
the same date.
Negotiations are being carried on al
present to secure judges for the event
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
FEDERAL COURT WILL
CONVENE ON APRIL 27
Calendar OF CausessEhat VIII Be Taken
Up in Your Uncle Sans
Tribunal

On Tuesday, April q, the regular
term OF the United States district
court will open in Mankato in the
federal building. The calendar is as
follows:
Catherine Il. Mcqueen VS.. Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway com
pany.
Minnie Bwert, as administrative oil
the estate of Walter r. Ewert. de-
ceased, VS.. Minneapolis and st. Louis
Railroad company and the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railway com
pany.
Fairmont Creamery company VS.
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
company. I
Nettie Boswell. as administrator oil
the estate of William Boswell, de-
ceased, VS.. Albert Ringling, ct al.
Fred J. Moehlenbrock, as admins.
traitor Of the estate of Albert II. Moeh-
lenbrOck deceased. VS.. Park. Davis
a. Co. ct al.
In the matter of Paul w. Prigge
alleged bankrupt
c. r. Shaw Wholesale company vs.
John +. Flynn. ..
William Cornelius, as trustee In
bankruptcy, etc, VS.. Edward A. Ever
EFT, ct al. .
John =. Galbraith. as trustee oil
Frank V. Stanek, bankrupt, VS.. Anon
Stanek and William Stanek.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
Tom Casey Relates Story
Which Would Make Thriller
For Movies

"All. Is well that ends WE'LL" sc
says Shakespeare. Tom Casey. also
in the theatrical business. seems &c
thing so. too. At daylight. Mr.. Casey
arrived at the Mankato police station
with his automobile. bringing with
him docile and Inundated young
man by the name or Chef jenkins. Jeh
kins was locked up I'm a cell on the
charge of going away with money
and II was not stage money either
but II appeared later I'm the day that
the whole thing would be squared M
without any action by court.
story Told BY Casey.
Il am a theatrical man." said Mr.
Casey. Il have had bad luck and
have had TO let my payroll run In
arrears. ! owe my boys $40 TO sjC
each. II seems that Chef undertook
to pay himself and two OF the others
That was all.
This happened last night at Nlcol-
let. where We gave the play. ON the
Frontier Now must go back about
n week and tell you how Chef knew
had the money. One of the boys
wanted cigarette aud | sent him "a
take II out OF my pants pocket. II
seems that he thus discovered that
had $500 in those pants. That was
borrowed money. had hopes OF
making enough this coming summer
TO pay II back.
How the News Travelled.
IT seems to have got noised around
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
RAIL men PLACE THE
ORDER FOR new CARS
indications Are That Prosperity Il
Taking Hold; The Northwestern
Buys Equipment

Indications that prosperity is taking
a hold In the middle west and north
west Is contained in the announce
ment that the Chicago and Northwest
crn railroad has just placed an order
for s3,0OO,O00 worth Of new equip
ment
The announcement was made In
Chicago. Included in the orders is the
purchase of 1000 steel box cars and
fifty steel passenger cars.
II Is said that the Northwestern
probably will use most of the new
cars on the Chicago division, and few
of them, II any, will come to the Oma
ha. The Northwestern has not placed
an order for new freight equipment
for three years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
MRS. TILLEY SENT TO
ST. PETER HOSPITAL
Excitement Over Religion Caused Her
Insanity; She Believes Herself TO
Be Second God

Mrs. Lena Tilley. the woman who
was recently taken from a train at
the Northwestern depot in dement,
ed condition, was committed late yes
terday to the insane asylum at st.
Peter by Judge Evan Hughes. The
woman is forty-five years old. She
was morn at Cleveland, Mimi. but
since she was sixteen years old. she
made her home in Indiana. The
woman Is a widow. but has one son.
nineteen years old. She has gone in
sane over religious excitement. She
has often declared herself 10 be a
second God. Local authorities are in
clined TO believe that Indiana author
titles deliberately sent the woman in
to Minnesota to make her charge on
this state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
MARTIN j. lAUDERT
CLAIMS AN INJURY
His Action ls On Trial Before Judge W.
L. Comstock In The District
Court

Whether Martin J. Laudert. former
ly employed as laborer and ware
houseman. by the Hubbard Milling
company. was permanently disabled
In an accident that occurred on Feb
ruary 10, 1914. was the main question
of a suit that was tried today before
Judge w. l.. Comstock of the district
court.
Laudert was injured while unload
ing car of coal. He happened to
fall ON the instruments that were
used In the unloading. The company
paid him Sc per week for thirteen
weeks. But he claimed permanent
disability and has sued to recover
$500.
Thomas Hughes is Attorney for
Loudert and Pfau & Pau and Harry
Johnson are counsel for the Hubbard
Milling company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
AGED WOMAN DIED
WHILE STARTING FIRE
Mrs. Ira Garfield, Seventl- Three, Per.
ished In Flames; Her Charred
Remains Are Found

st. James. Mimi. April 2l.-Too
proud TO acknowledge her feebleness
By permitting any one to keep house
FOR her or even to remain In her
home over night. Mrs. Ira Garfield,
seventy-three years old. attempted
last night to build fire In stove
that stood close to the chair to which
she practically was confined; tainted,
II appears. and met death i'm flames
from the brand she had lighted.
Her charred body was found I'm the
ashes OF her home early today. She
was sister OF. Colonel II. w.
Trumble OF Sherburne.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
MRS. ". A. QUAYLE
TAKEN I'LL QUICKLY
Wife Of the Methodist Bishop Suffers
An Attack OF Chronic Heart
Trouble

The Minneapolis Journal OF last
evening contained this story: Mrs
w. A. Quayle, 1881 Hewitt avenue,
ST. Paul. wife of Bishop William A.
Quayle of the Methodist church. is
seriously III from an attack of chronic
heart trouble. Her condition became
critical yesterday morning and Bish
op Quayle. who was presiding at a
Methodist conference at Meredith. ~
H.. was notified. He Is on his way to
her side. This morning Mrs. Quayle
was reported to be much better. A
little more than a year ago Bishop
Quayle lost his daughter. Margaret.
who succumbed TO cancer I'm Chicago
after having taken the radium treat
ment at DIR. Howard Kelly's sana-
forum I'm Baltimore.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
RAIL men To HOLD
MEET YEOMAN HALL
Society For The Mutual Protection and
Social Pleasure OF Members and
Their Families

The Brotherhood of All Railroad
Employees will institute local divi-
sion at the Yeoman hall. South Front
and Cherry streets, Thursday evening,
April 22, at eight o'clock. All mem
bers are requested to be present. This
organization is strictly railway or
male employee Of either steam or
electric railway. Its objects are for
the mutual protection of its members
in case OF disability from accident or
sickness. The local division here will
meet twice month. One meeting
will, be for business and the other will
be for the pleasure OF the members
and their families.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
ONE ACT WAS NOT
PUT ON PLAY BILL

among my hands that I had all that
money and still would not pay them
what owed. So IL appears that Chef
aud two others i'm my troup, Buck Lau
derdale and +. c. Hill. figured out
what | owed them and Il came to
si70 for all three. II appears that
Chef was to get the money out of
my pants. and was to meet the 9TH
ers.
act last night | missed Chef. He
plays the cornet. IL made me mad.
was determined TO hunt him up. Then
remembered that had left my pants
with the $500 in them hanging in the
dressing room. I went TO the pants
and discovered that S170 OF the $500
had been taken.
Chef Hired Autoist.
by inquiring around I discovered
that Chef had hired an autoist Mt
Nicollet to take him TO Mankato. and
SO went in another auto after him.
! next traced him to Eagle Lake. where
| found him about three o'clock this
morning. sitting In a corner, and look
ing pretty much down I'm the mouth.
had no trouble In persuading him
to get into my automobile and give
me back the money, with the excep-
ton of what he had spent in his
flight.
while was chasing Chef. the
play was finished at Nicollet. The
people there did not know that any
thing had gone wrong.
stT intanI In iRi tho hny .nHura 10
all up. hope for better luck in the
summer and hope to be able to meet
all my obligations"
That story would make thriller
for a movie"
The company will play In Mankato
Sunday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
BOTTLE EXPLODED
HAND Is INJURED
Thomas George Is the victim Of Acct.
dent That Occurred Early This
Afternoon

Thomas George. who Is employed
at the Pagle Bottllng works, was the
victim of an unfortunate accident
early this afternoon. when one of the
bottles he was filling exploded In his
hands. the sharp glass severing the
radial artery in his left hand. The
man was brought to the Office of DIR.
ID. A. Dahl, and was quite weak from
loss of blood. The doctor sewed up
the wound. which required about
eight stitches. and the man was sent
TO his home to, rest. II Is thought that
he will make good recovery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
Mass OF Testimony Will Not Be
Admitted TO Jury
COLONEL Is on THE STAND
Discussed Points With The Judge and
Argued Over Matters That Came
Up During Trail

tAssociated Press Dispatch.1
Syracuse, April 2t.-Theodore
Roosevelt resumed the witness
stand today in the supreme court
and continued 10 tell the story Of
his dealings with William Barnes
in an effort TO prove that he was
justified in making the statement
upon which Barnes is suing him
to receive $4,000 for alleged libel.
Before the colonel took the stand,
counsel representing both sides
and the court discussed In cham
bers the legal questions In regard
TO what should or should not be
admitted in evidence. u was de-
cided by the court to bar the door
20 the admission Of a great mass
Of evidence dealing with politics
and political methods and Barnes
alleged conversations with Roose-
welt on the ethics OF bossism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Dynamite Was Placed Under House
At Erie, Pennsylvania

fAssociated Press Dtspafch.I
Erie. Pa. Samuel Leonoff was killed
and his wife seriously injured. when
their house was wrecked BIZ an ex-
plosion. The police said that dyna-
mite was exploded under tne corner
OF the house. A dozen Others we're I'm
the house, and many of Them were
more or less injured. Ten foreigners
have been arrested and held pending
the investigation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
ITALIAN SENATOR GIVES RATHER
PESSIMIST1C FORECAST IN INTERVIEW

Rome, April 2i.-The Mcssaggcro
publishes an interview with Senator
csrafa, giving a pessimistic forecast
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
SET DATE FOR ELECTION.
Option Question to Be Voted On In
Mobiles May 81.

Worthington, Mimi. April 2i.-Tre
petition for an election on the cues
ton of county option has been flied
with the county auditor with total
of 1,023 signatures, or 4i6 more than
the number required by law. The
election has been set for Monday
May 81.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
LEVY FOR BAND MUSIC.
oerIich Bill Providing For the Same
Passed the House.

Representative John g. Gerlich's
bill permitting third and fourth class
cities to levy one-half mill tax for
band concerts. up TO $500 per annum,
! passed the house yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23

The Blue Earth county commits
sioners this afternoon went out to
look over proposed change In the
road near Smith Mills. not far from
the r. w. Starkey farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

Of the outcome Of negotiations be.
tween Italy and Austria. He says
the Austro italian conversations are
not proceeding satisfactory. "Their
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
ANTI.MAY sIIL PASSED.

Upper House of Minnesota legisla-
ture Acted On Measure.
The bill aimed to prohibit the Uni
versity Medical school affiliation with
the Mayo Foundation. passed the
state senate yesterday afternoon by
vote of SO to 81. there being two
votes to spare.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23

Syracuse. y. V. April 21.-ThcO.
dUre Roosevelt went upon the witness
stand in the supreme court here and
testified in an effort 10 prove his con.
teBtion that nc Vas justified in Caus-
inG the publication OF tho statement
upon which William Barncs sued him
to recover $4,000 for alleged libel.
Under oath he said the former
chairman of the Republican state
committee had urged him not to au-
tsGOuizc men Of large business, who
contributed to both the Democratic
and Republican parties so that they
would DO protected.
Mr.. Barnes told him, Colonel
Roosevelt sWore. that Il was essential
10 protect big business interests. be-
cause unless they were protected they
would not make contributions to the
party falling TO protect them and that
without such contributions II wss i'm.
possible TO carry on the organization.
Without organization leaders and
posses, the former president quoted
Mr.. Barnes as saying. party govern.
ment would be impossible.
Colonel Roosevelt also quoted Mr..
Barnes as telling him that the peo-
pic are not At to govern themselves.
they have got to be governed by the
party organization and YOU cannot
run an organization, you cannot have
leaders, unless you have money
Colonel Roosevelt sketched his po-
Htical career and with considerable
pride discussed the regiment OF
Rough Riders he organized for serv-
ice in the Spanish war. He told
where the recruits came from. where
they gathered. where they went and
just what they did. He even described
the first brush with the Spanish
forces and would have related or.
ders he had given the men under him
bad not counsel for the plaintiff oh.
jected.
Relstions With Senator Plat
Then he gave detailed testimony
about his relations with the late Sen.
stor Thomas C. Plat. with Mr..
Barnes and conversations he had with
both these men on various occasions.
Colonel Roosevelt talked OF the
counsel for both sides, offered sug.
Sesiions and entered into a discussion
OF more than one point with Justice
William S. Andrews. presiding. whom
he addressed as Judge" He was en-.
tirely al bis case in the witness chair
He stretched his arms over the back
OF his chair. crossed first one leg aud
then the other and adjusted and re.
adjusted his glasses from time 10
time.
He cut all his words of shortly, ex.
cept when he mentioned the name OF
Mr.. Barnes. He drew out the name
Of his opponent and put a peculiar
pronunciation upon the last syllable.
Spectators said that every time he
mentioned the name OF Mr.. Barnes
they were reminded OF the noise made
by q pebble dropping into a pool of
still water
Mr.. Barnes himself appeared to be
be much interested in the first part OF
Colonel Roosevelt's testimony. AS II
progressed. however, the plaintiff In
the action seemed TO lose interest and
he frst retired from a seat close TO
the witness stand TO one farther
away and then he left the room
Mr. Barnes attorneys had rested
before Colonel Roosevelt was called
to the stand. They completed presen.
tstion OF their case in twenty min
utes and called as their single wit
ness the defendants own private sec.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
Jerry Sullivan For Postmaster.

Jerry Sullivan. so Il Is said. has
been recommended for postmaster at
Heron Lake vice Carl Eastwood
whose term is about to expire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
ARRANGING THE PROGRAM.
Committee ls Preparing For Meeting
OF Bankers.

NJ. S. Dossett OF Madelia and ]. b.
Ludlow of Rushmore are in the city
today arranging the program for the
meeting of the second district group
of the Minnesota Bankers association
which is to be held In Mankato June
3 and 10.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23

New Postmaster For Window.
@. Z. LIE Tourneau has been rec
commended for postmaster at Win
dom.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23
WAS OPERATED ON.

Little Mary Hobbs, Aged Six. Was
Stricken With Appendicitis.
Little Mary Hobbs. not yet six
years old. daughter OF Rev. II. w.
Hobbs. pastor OF the Baptis. church.
has been operated upon for append :
citis. She was taken suddenly III
yesterday. Today she was reported
TO be progressing nicely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23

failure will be followed by rupture
between Rome and Vienna" the senat
or credits the German ambassador
with saying.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-20
GERMANY EXERTs STRONG
PRESSURE ON AUSTRIA
Seeks to Induce Government I,
Make Territorial Concessions
to Italy.
CONFERENCE HELD IN BERLIN
If Other Negotiations Fail, Won Beth
mann-HoIlweg COntcmplntes Trip
to Vienna to Convince Emperor
That Sacrifices Are Necessary.

PARIS. March 19.-The Austrian
government Is resisting cncrGctically
pressure exertcd by Germany to induce
her to make territorial concessions to
Italy, according to Geneva dispatch
to the Petit Parisieh. Count hndrassy
former Premier of Hungary. and scv-
cral other statesmen representing tho
dual monarchy are reported to have
gone to Berlin to discuss tho problem
with Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg
and Foreign Minister Won Jagow.
1t Is reported at Geneva that, II
other negotiations fam. the German
Chancellor contemplates n trip To-
Vienna. In the hope that he may con
vince Emperor Francis Joseph that r.
Is necessary for Austria to consent to
the sacrifices asked
The Geneva Tribune says II Is In
formed that Pan -Gcrmi,nists In Austria
are In violent conflict with Czech
Transylvanian deputies, who arc clam
oring for n rupture with Germany and
the conclusion OF a separate peace.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-20
UNEXPLODED SHELLS
ARE SENT THROUGH MAIL

BUDAPEST, March 1a.-From q no
tice issued by the War Office, 1T ap-
pears that some battle held-relic en-
thusiasts have been sending uneX-
piodcd artillery shells through the or
dinary parcel post The public is now
warned that such shells may explode
ut any time, thus involving tho mos,
serious risk and consequences to post
office employees and tho public nj
large. The postal officials have been
instructed to examine the contents oi
any suspiciously heavy packets, and II
they should be found to contain such
shells tho sender will he severely pun
ishcd.