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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
III has been said that republics are

LIZ has been said that republics are
ungrateful, but this cannot be said of
She United States. 1t pays out an
nuallY the enormous sum of about
$40, 900, 900 in pensions to old soldiers.
This is about SlO,OOo,ooO more than
France spends on it's standing army of
$4,000 soldiers, and some s2O,OOO,oOO
more then Germany spends on it's
army of 100000 men. No great ex-
penditure of the government is more
widely diffused among the people.
But the people can well afford to do
handsomely by the boys who preserved
the union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

The Popocrats are doomed to an
other disappointment. They have
been hugging the delusion all along
that Foraker and the Mckinley fol-
lowers in Ohio would clash, and that
Senator Sherman's- resignation to go
into the cabinet would be the signal
for clash. They have had all sorts
OF stories as to what Cow Bushnell
would do in appointing Sherman's
successor, but that gentleman has
knocked their hopes of trouble into
thin air by announcing when the
time comes, he will appoint Mark
Hanna to fill the vacancy. Thus the
greatest Ohio fight in history" that
was predicted to take place, turns out
to be sinply the picture OF too vivid,
imagination.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
investigating Municipal Ownership

Chicago Times-Herald:.
The investigation of municipal own
ership OF gas, water and electric light
plants now in progress under the di-
rection of the federal department of
labor will result in the collation. of
the first official data. on this import
ant subject. The information cleaned
should nave especial value, because it
will doubtless be free from. the intlu-
ence OF the various interests affected.
Many statistics have been gathered
upon this question by municipal au-
thorities, but they are nearly always
open to the suspicion of corporate in
fuence and are nearly always fur
nished to support either one side or
the other of the controversy.
That municipal ownership OF gas OF
electric light plants conduces to
economy in public expenditures or Sc
cures higher grade of service to pa
irons is not settled proposition with
men who have made themselves
familiar with all phases Of the light
ing question. Information CLEANED
from Impartial sources in all the states
will therefore form a contribution to
the statistical literature of municipal
economics that will merit weighty
consideration.
The investigation set on foot by the
municipal authorities OF BGookline,
Mass, with a view to the installation
of municipal arc light plant ought
to form a model for the conduct of
such an inquiry. 1t has been the
general practice for municipal au-
thorities to send junketing COM
mittees abroad to visit plants and to
report their impressions. These re-
ports are generally far from being &C.
curate and are not based upon any
technical or expert knowledge. TIC
make a strong argument in favor OF
municipal ownership they generally
report the cost of lighting as merely
equivalent to the ordinary running
eXpenseS of the stations without TAX;
ing into account other essential items
The figures are ON the one hand con
! sidenably less than the cost of manu-
facture as claimed by the private com
NAMES interested in the business, anC
On the other hand higher than the
cost of Lights operated on public &C
count as set forth by some of the ad
vocates of municipal ownership. Tht
estimates generally fail to take &C
count of allowances for interest; in
suranee, taxes, depreciation, admins
tratiye expenses, rent and salaries.
The authorities of Brookline EN-
}, ployed two independent eOmpeten
engineers to gather the data will
reference to cost of construction ant
maintenance of municipal high
, plants. To be of any value as basi
: for estimating actual cost OF munici
, pal ownership the figures now bein
collated under federal direction shoul
come from expert electrical engineer
instead of municipal authorities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND.
Talk of Having this Expensive County
Fund Abolished,

There is a growing sentiment In
some parts of the county in favor OF
abolishing the road and bridge fund.
This fund is expended mostly in i'm,
movements that ought to be made by
the townships or by special assess
ment, and the towns that do not get
any part of the fund are beginning to
object to it. The third commissioner
. district gets very little if any of the
money spent on roads and bridges,
aud Danville and several other towns
receive none of it, yet the people
there are called upon to pay their
share of tax to raise the fund for
qother towns to use.
Tue county board did not make any
levy for road and bridge fund last
fail, and will not this year, in order
to take up the bonds that are falling
due. Whether the fund will be start
ed again next year will depend largely
upon the wishes of the people.
There is room for debate as to the
wisdom of abolishing the road anc
bridge fund. Although much of i
has been expended recklessly ant
without due regard to the necessit!
for the Improvements undertaken, th'
fund has enable the county board t.
make some very desirable improve
sments that would not otherwise hav
been made. The main county road
are a benefit to all residents in tn
county, and if the appropriations ar
confined to them there ought. to be q
objection5 The thing objected to
the improvement Of little cross roads
which should be left to the township
fn whic they are located. The mai
arteries of travel, that have to b
used by everybody, should be main
26ained in the best possible condition
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

Important criminal proceedings
were started Wednesday by John G.
Gerlch. son of Barney Gerlich. Last
November he leased his farm in
Decoria to Anton Diemel, who came
to this country from Germany last
winter and who is well related in this
city. Diemel took the farm stocked
and with all the machinery for con-
Quoting it. He was to purchase the
stock and machinery eventually.
Last week, Diemel loaded up car
with horses and machinery from the
farm and on Saturday night started
for Gilmore, Laurence county, Mis-
souri, 1t is said that his wife was to
load another car and leave for
there tonight. Mr.. Gerlach learned
of all this, aud on Investigating the
matter further aScertained that Die
mel had disposed of many head of cat
tie, wheat, oats, and farm machinery
at GAINESVILLE, Mapleton and elsewhere
He came to this city Tuesday and
laid the matter before County Attor-
ney Hughes. Wednesday he swore
out co nplaint against Diemel,
charging him with grand larceny
in the first degree. The list of
things stolen, as enumerated in
the complaint is as follows:
two gray mares. one grey gelding, one
bay mare, two dark bay mules, twen-
ty-fve head of cattle, disk harrow,
seeder, mower, hay rake and two
plows, all of the value of 200.
A telegram was sent to Gilmore,
. Mo, and Diemel was arrested there
Wednesday on his arrival with the
car. Sheriff Bowen left for there
Wednesday, and County Attorney
Thomas Hughes went to st. Paul
Thursday. morning to procure reQuis-
ltion papers.
Mr. Gerlich also swore out war
( rant for the arrest of Mrs. Annie
Diemei, who is the wife of the other
" defendant, and for August Wendt, a
neighbor who he claims has assisted
the Diemels in their proceedings.
This warrant also charges grand
larceny in the first degree, land alleges
/ that they today stole a Milwaukee
harvester and binder worth 500.
From County Attorney Hughes we
learn that the total value Of the
things CLAIMED to be stolen is between
81, 700 and $1,000. Among these are
six horses, two mules, forGy-one head
of cattle, farm machinery, wheat,
oats, etc. The officials claim to be
possessed of large amount of infor-
nation which tends to make out a
:: strong case against the Diemels.
Conviction of grand larceny in the
first degree means long term in the
peneteutiary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
REV. nARSHALL RESIGNS.
He Will Go to Japan In July Next as q
rlission Teacher.

At a meeting ST the official board Of
theChristian church heldTuesday eve
ming, Rev. f. H.. Marshall rendered
his resignation, to take effect June
1st. The board accepted it, and will
look about for successor.
Mr.. Marshall will leave for Japan
earlier than he thought, and will
sail in July. He will be in the
employ of the missionary board
as a teacher. He has been
in the city for about two years,
and under bis pastorate the new
building has been erected and the
church membership has grown to 200.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

LIE Powers of Europe have not ad-
ded any thing to their reputation by
opening IRE on the Cretans who are
nghtlng for liberty. But then repu-
Catlon is something that little con-
Germs the powers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
COURT CALENDAR.
Several Cases Settled and Others
Will Be Tried.

The civil calendar was called in the
municipal court Tuesday and the
following cases were disposed Of:
G. H. Ingalls, VS.. L. Janda, settled.
Charles and Jacob Wagon vs., j..
Burgess, settled.
Anton Raden VS.. Frank Kunz, set
tied. .sr4e
j. P. Gulden VS. N. Kleinschmidt,
trial Feb. 26th.
J.B-rg VS.. F. KunZ, trial Feb. 9th.
Ell. L. Schmitt VS.. M. j. Barney,
trial March 1SG.
S. Zimmerman VS.. e. Mahlke & Co.,
trial March Sd.
H p. Jensen VS.. Geo. S. Hussey,
order for Judgment for S24
Ivan Parry, who is suffering from
an attack of typhoid fever, is slowly
improving.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

Secretary's report.
Miscellaneous business.
appointment Of committees.
The Future of the Rural Schools.
Paper by Supt.. l. l. Bargen, Mountain
Lake.
Discussion Supbs. S. J. Race, Red
wood Falls. Flora Frost, Jackson; j.
N. Nye, Wells. j.. w. Olsen, Albert
Lea; @. j. Schultz, St. Peter; Geo. W.
Scherer, MankatO, and others.
The School Board-Its Functions
and Relations of the Progress and
Efficiency of the School. Paper by
DR.. w. A. Hunt, Pres. School Board,
Northield.
Dissatisfaction L. 6. M. Fletcher
Mankato; DR.. Rowe, St. James; A. A.
Stone, Esq, St. Peter; DR.. E. K.
Clements, Faribault; State Supt. w.
w. Pendergast, St, Paul.. L.. j. Robin
son, ESQ, Windom;. and Inspectors
Geo. B. Alton and W. A. Rankin,
Minneapolis.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Music. -.
Lecture by Pres. L. G. Lord, Moor
head.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Reports of committees and election
of officers.
Demand for Kindergartens in the
Public Schools. Paper by Miss Mar
garet T. Barr, Director Of Kinder
garten, State Normal School, Man
katO.
Discussion led by Supt. H. l..
Merrill, Hutchinson; Miss Mary E.
Osborn, Director kindergarten, Mar
shall; Miss Elizabeth Keysor, Manka-
to: and Miss M. L. Pierce, Mankato.
Number Work. Paper by Supt. D.
Stewart, Fargo.
Discussion led by Mrs. Rose, Blue
Earth City, Miss Brown, Sleepy Eye;
Supt. Gilman. Winnebago City, Supt.
g. A. Franklin, Faribault;; and Supt.
p. P. Kennedy, Fairmont.
School Discipline-Paper by Prin.
w. w. Kilgore, Red Wing.
Discussion by Prin. S.. S. OVerholt,
Rochester; Miss Lulu Van Horn, Fari.
bault; Miss Maude Case, WOrthiDg
ton. Miss Alma B. Sanford, Northfeld
Miss Bertha Bradford, Windom. and
Miss Iona Davis, Sleepy Eye.
| Outline of the Plan of Child-StudJ
for Minnesota, and Suggestions fol
| the best promoting this work by Supt
II. A. Van Dyke, Wabasha.
Discussion by Supt. j. E. Gilman
Winnebago City; Supt. V. r. WATSON
Blue Earth City; Supt. Maud Graves
Adrian;tand Supt. n. j. Macarthur
LeSUeur.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

SENATOR WoLCoTT will be back at
Washington on Marched. The silver
men Claim that his mission has been
a fisnlal failure: However, the silver
men are hardly good judges, for with
them the wish is father to the
thought.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

! HUTCHINSON claims to be the best
inland market for farm products in
the state, and the Leader says 500, 900
was paid for farm products shipped
from that place in 1896.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
Mrs. Mckinley q Lawyer,

st. Paul Dispatch:
An English law publication states
that it is fact that Mrs Mckinley
was admitted to the bar many years
ago, and for long time was the only
woman who practiced at the American
bar, 1t will be surprise to many
Americans to learn these facts, but
they are true, and even today there
are few lawyers her superior in legal
learning and ability.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
The Cleaner That Pays for Itself.

If you have succotash to separate, wild
oats and cookie or mustard in your
grain, dirty flax, timothy or clover
seed to clean, this is the mill you
want. Don't go away to buy seed
grain and bring more foul stuff to the
farm, but get our BANNER CLEANER
and sow clean, heavy graded seed.
Ii no agent in your vicinity, write
us for circulars and prices, and if you
intend purchasing cleaner and can
bring us some of your own grain we
will be pleased to show you the work
of the cleaner, at 2IS North Second
Street. Over 800 of our mills in use
in Blue Earth county. Write US for
circulars and prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

w. w. P. McConnell's duties as an
assistant dairy and food inspector
will keep him in Minneapolis the
greater part of the time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

HE powers of Europe have assumed
the bully toward Greece, but what
more could be expected That is their
true nature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

THE fact that man is a million
aire does not save his neck if he han.
pens to commit murder in Missouri.
The old state has taken step out of
the dark ages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
LEFT THE FARM.
DlEriEL TOOK ALr1OST EVERY.
THING ELSE.

John q. Gerlich has His Tenant Ar
rested for Grand Larceny--Warrant
Out for the Tenants Wife and q
Neighbor--It is Alleged That They
Got Away With $1,000 Worth OF
Property--Diemel Left Saturday
Night and WasArrested Wednesday
in Nebraska.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26

LaxoI is the best medicine for child
rem. Doctors recommend it in place
of Castor Oil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-02-26
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Eigth Semi-annuaI neeting of South
ern Minnesota Educators.
The Program that has been Prepared
for the Occasion.

The eighth semi-annual meeting of
the Southern Minnesota Teachers
Association will be held in this city
Friday and Saturday, March 10th and
9th The sessions will be held at
the Normal school, as usual. The
following program has been prepared:
EpIDAv AETERNOON
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30
Feeding VS.. Combining Hens.

Unless the hens are of the breed that
are natural scratchers and ramhlers,
they will not, if we'll fed. need to be
confined to protect crops from their
depredations. The trouble generally is
that the good feeding begins too late.
The hens get a notion of runnig into
the garden. because no other or better
rolling place has been provided for
them to clean themselves of lice. Then
they learn to scratch for corn because
they have no honest way of getting a
living Finally, the farmer becomes
Disguised and shuts his hens in the
filthy hen house, where they have no
means of freeing themselves from YER
min OF course, egg production ceases,
though the farmer feeds more grain
than would be needed if the fowls had
the run they should. Then he concludes
thats"hens don't pay" and with this
kind of management this is the only
conclusion that anybody could sensibly
come to.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30
NO LINEN SHIRTS AND COLLARS
In Austria a Cheap But Good Sub
Stitute is Used

Chicago Inter-Ocean: It is estimated
that s1.OOO.OOO worth of linen is annually
imported to this country for the making
OF collars. cuffs and shirt fronts An
American, writing from Vienna SAYS
there is no reason why the greater part
OF this expenditure cannot be saved and
a new article produced by native re-
sources. While in America, manufacture
erS of white shirts and makers of best
grade collars and cuffs use linen for the
outside coverings, in Austria, where linen
is produced, and is consequently cheaper
than it is here. fully 95 per cent of all the
collars, cuffs and shirt fronts are made of
what is called chiffon" which is an all
cotton fabric. In appearance it resembles
very fine linen, takes a brilliant gloss
and no expert can tell the difference
either before or after washing. A dealer S
reply to a traveller who asked for linen
fronts was:
'Oh. you must be an American. They
are our only customers who ask for linen
boSomS in their Shirts"
For the sake of a test he made one
shirt with a linen front and the other
$50 cents cheaper) with a chiffon front
After a. few months use the difference
between the two was undiscovera BILE. It
is said that SO per cent OF the Vienna
dealers have not even one linen sample
in stock. There should be Just as good
facilities for manufacturing chiffon in
the states as in Austria, Switzerland or
IN England.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30
WESTERN DRAWS OUT
Utah Road No Longer in the As
ISOLATION.
1T MAY RESULT IN SOME RATE
CUTTING.
Southern Pacific Has Also With
drawn-Speculation as to the Eff
fect-A Stolen Union Pacific Tick
ct Presented-The Latest by Wirs

The Rio Grande Western has formal
ly withdrawn from the Western Traffic
association notice having been served
upon the organization just before the
departure from Denver of Colonel d.
c. Dodge for Salt Lake City. This ac-
ton was, of course, influenced entirely
by the decision of the supreme court
against the associations.
This places the Western on the foot
ing of an independent line in traffic
matters Being now in a position to
make any schedule seeming propitious
TO the business of the road, the West
ern NAV establish some summer rates
that will engender competition from
other lines touching common points
throughout this territory The pas
senger department of the Western has
refrained from announcing these rates
but there is expectancy in other circles
where the Western is discussed. The
only thing apparently that can pre-
serve some cutting will be the imme-
date organization of the proposed
western bureau of information, to take
the place of the old association
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30
STOLEN TICKET IS PREcENTED.
Evidence of a Theft Committed Ten
Years AGO.

The conductor of a Union Pacific
train was not little startled Friday,
when Just outside of the Denver City
limits, to have a passenger offer him
a ticket that was over ten years old.
Sometimes miners keep return DOr-
lions of the tickets on which they came
west for years before they decide to
take the eastbound part of the trip
they have paid for, says the Omaha
Bee. But there was something in the
appearance of this passenger that told
the conductor that the ticket would be
worth investigating. He noted the
form and number. long since out Of
use, and wired to headquarters in this
city for instructions. 1t was soon
learned that the ticket was one of a
lot that had been stolen from the sta
ton at Ames, Neb.. a number of years
ago. At that time the station was
broken into and entered and a quantity
of through tickets to Portland and
other tickets of less Importance were
stolen. The Union Pacific officials have
been watching ever since for one of the
missing tickets to show up, and the
first made its appearance yesterday.
Detectives have been set to work and
an effort will be made to run down the
persons in whose hands the tickets
have been all this time, and then, if
possible, the robbers themselves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30
Sixth Annual Meeting.

Little Rock, Ark, March 29.-Today
the sixth annual spring meeting of the
Little Rock Jockey club will be inau-
gurated at Clinton Park, and present
indications point to a. successful sea-
son. The weeks programme includes
three stake events. Today the Arkan
sas derby a sweepstakes for S-year
ol6s, one mile, valued at $1,000, Will be
run.
The entries, which closed on Satur-
day include the Michigan stable pair,
Boanerges and Arlington; Burlesque,
Macy and Whirlaway. The McGui-
gan pair viii probably be the favorite,
but Burlesque will have a strong fol-
lowing having sprinted the derby dis
lance in 1:42 at Memphis on slow
track The Capitol Hotel stakes. for
2-year- olds, will be run on Wednesday
and the Tennessee Brewing company
stakes for 3-year-Olds and upward on
Saturday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30
I Sav--Billie,

Friend of my days. of the road and the
weather.
the town.
Now. as we lift up our voices together,
Startling the stars that are feeding in
tether.
What think you?-Whether
He listens with pleasure or looks with
a fTown
At this pin-point of laughter that pierces
thro' space,
OF the gladness of midges that dance in
Filled with the drinks of delight he
Of life and of love and the spread of
his heaven?
We have hungered for bread, yet from
out of the crumb
We have nodded an image of joy;
And what though the heart of us weary
and numb,
So the light of her altar but star king
dom come"
With a flicker of flame for the dark and
the dumb
Way of death, What's our breath
But a vapor2 the blood of our veins
But the salt sea-tu-ned red?
IT'S these glintS from the altar shall
count as our gains..
We are Hist is Saidi
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30
Dairying a Safe Investment.

If prices advance of things grown di-
rectly from the soil of the farm. the
increased acreage of those things in one
years time may not only stop the adj
vance in price, but actually bring them
down again. Not so with dairy products
1t takes two years to grow heife~ to
milk. and longer to get a full flow of
milk from her, while dairy knowledge
comes slower yet. 1t is said that any
chump can grow a field of potatoes but
you have got to know how to make a
dairy COW. / hear someone say why
not buy the cowS?" Because the fellow
that has got the cow is just as smart as
you are. He knows that dairy products
are advancing. and up goes the price of
even poor cows. while the good ones are
not for sale The time to build uD a
dairy is when good cows are selling low,
when weakened dairymen are anxious
to get out of the business, and that is
lust now.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-30
The Northern business.

Ogden Switch: The Oregon Railway
& Navigation company and the South
ern Pacific are both now absorbed in
learning what their future standing
will be with the Oregon Short Line on
Idaho and Montana business. The for
mer want more highly reciprocal
wave to roll from Utah points TO Port
land, while the latter are only DESTROYS
of holding on to the good paying di-
visions now being reaped by that COM
pany. Time was when ST. Eccles
could meet knotty problems with that
smile and suavity of demeanor known
only TO finished traffic men, and pass
the matter along to the river for dis
posal, but not now. As general traffic
manager he must make mis- awards in
season, and L opine that such matters
now upon him Will result in the Oregon
Railway 90 Navigation people feeling
at least grateful.