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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11

w H. Cole was down from Lake
Crystal Friday.
DIR. j. M Wilkinson, of ST, Peter, was
in the city Friday.
l. H. Presho, of Northfield is visiting
Thos Hughes and family for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Stottinger, of St.
James, are the happy parents of ten
pound boy
Vim. Fl. Goodwin, of Minneapolis,
will spend Sunday with his mother, Mrs
John Goodwin
Engineer L P. Yale and wife are re-
joicing over the advent of a daughter
at their home.
Mrs S. G. Stevens, of Good Thunder,
formerly county superintendent, was in
M .nkato ajurday
Dr. VIM. Standish is contemplating
building $4,000 residence on Byron
street. Architect Gerlach is preparing
the plans.
The committee on lighting of the
council will act with the street fair
management in Illuminating the
streets.
Mrs. J. M. Barclay and Mrs. F. E.
Brown, and Clara Foster Duncan, of St
Paul. were in from Point Pleasant
Friday.
R. F. Sulzer, of Albert Lea, synodical
Sunday school superintendent for the
Presbyterians, was in Mankato between
trains Saturday.
The suit for the dissolution of the
second of the old base ball companies
has been noticed for trial Sept. 18th, be
fore Judge Severance.
Chas. Kelly, of Gilmore, was the guest
OF his father law, G Constans, Friday
night. He has recently sold /, 200 acres
OF land in Wilkin county. Mrs. Con
STAINS accompanied him home to Gilmore
"a I'D will visit her daughter for month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
Change of Red Cross Flag.

There is movement afoot to change
the Red Cross Flag. The Red Cross
Society is known far and wide for it's
magnificent work. 1t seems a pity to
change the signum which stands for as
much good to humanity in another way
as the name, Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. 1t strikes at the root of almost all
stomach-making it strong
and hearty. A healthy stomach invari-
ably means health. If you have con-
stipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, nerv-
business, insomnia, or liver and kidney
troubles, try Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. 1t has cured these ills for half
century. See that private Revenue
Stamp covers the neck of the bottle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
MANKATC TRACTION co. PER-
FECTS AN ORGANIZATION.
Its Purpose is to Operate an Electric
Street Car Line in Mankato, and Build
Suburban Line to lie Sueur Center
The Organization Represents Much
Capital-Line Will be Operated From
the Present Electric Plant.

If all of the electric lines are built
that are talked of, Mankato will have
20 lack OF rapid transit facilities in an
other year or two, and will be in close
connection with sections of the country
not favored by steam railway lines.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
Saturday with the secretary of state
for the Mankato Traction Co.. The ar
ticles say that the business of the cor
poration shall be to operate street
railway line in this city and "a subur-
ban line in northeasterly direction to
Lake Washington, thence to Cleveland,
thence to LIE Sueur Center. The COR
poration is to commence Aug. 10Th and
and will continue for fifty years. The
capital stock is placed at $4,000, and
the limit of indebtedness at $500, 900.
The incorporators are Fl. A. Patter-
SOD, John B. Meagher, e. L Patterson
and R. E. Brown, of this city, and S. J..
Stanwood, of Santa Barbara, Cal. These
gentlemen also comprise the first board
of directors. The officers are FL. A.
Patterson, president; S. J. Stanwood,
vice president; and John B. Meagher,
secretary and treasurer. The articles
of incorporation were filed by Mr..
Meagher.
The gentlemen who are interested in
the new company say that the street
and suburban railway will be sure
thing. They represent plenty of CAPT
tai themselves, and say that they know
where they can obtain plenty more.
Mr.. Stanwood is wealthy Californian
who was recently in the city visiting
his friend, Mr., Meagher.
1t is the intention of the company to
ask the council within few weeks for
a franchise, and no trouble in securing
it is feared. 1t is given out that the
laying of rails will begin next year, and
possibly the city line will be in opera
ton. 1t is the intention to lay five or
six miles of track in the city, and the
distance covered to LIE Sueur Center
will be thirty miles. Engineers'have not
yet done any work, and the cost of the
line will depend upon how much right
of way across private property has to be
secured
Members of the company say they
have no hostility toward the Mankato
Electric Street Railway, Light and
Power Company, and that there is room
for both companies.
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Mr.. Patterson Interviewed.

When asked in regard to the matter
Monday, Mr.. H A. Patterson had this to
say to the Free Press:
Regarding the proposed street rail
way company and line from Mankato
to LeSueur Centre via. Washington
Lake and Cleveland? Our company
has had this project under considera-
ton for long time but has not deemed
it wise to give any particulars to the
public until such time as we were GER
tain of the means necessary to build
and equip the line.
1.-THE matter was given some pub
licity early last winter, soon after the
return of the co nmittee appointed by
the Board of Trade to visit Chicago and
wait supon the Chicago and North
western r R officials relative to the
return of division operators from st.
James to Mankato.
My father, who was member of
this committee, explained his plans for
an electric line to LeSueur Centre and
it was decided to investigate the matter
while in Chicago Electric experts
were consulted and figures were OBJ
tanned on the approximate cost of such
a road.
1--WE are now prepared to make our
pans public and propose to have street
cars running on our lines in Mankato
next year, and to this end our articles
of incorporation were filed by Mr..
Meagher with the Secretary of State
last week.
AS stated before today, am satisfied
that our proposition will commend it,
self to public favor for many reasons,
of which the following are prominent:
''1st, Our country line will open up
some of the richest agricultural districts
in this part of the state, 1t will touch
some of the lake resorts and therefore
insure to Mankato large increase in
trade.
s'2d. We shall come before the
people prepared to give them street
railway and with the means at our
command to do so.
'3d, 1t will be run in conjunction
with the present power plant and can
be installed at minimum cost, which
will mean fewer obstacles to overcome.
"4th. We shall ask for the right to
occupy only limited number of streets
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
A BURGLAROUS ATTEMPT.
A Prowler Scared Away While Trying to
Enter House.

An attempt was made Sunday night to
enter Henry Robels residence, at the
corner of Fourth and Main streets. Mrs.
Robel was awakened at about II 80
O'Clock by hearing someone at work on
the kitchen window She called to her
husband, who made an investigation.
1t is likely that the burglar heard Mrs.
Robel speak, as he had decamped when
Mr.. Robel went out 1t was found
that the screen had been pried off of
the window, but there was no clue to
the prowler who did the work.
There is no light at the corner of
Main and Fourth streets and the shade
trees make it very dark, so that the
conditions are favorable for burglar.
Gus operations. The residents are pre-
pairing petition to be submitted at the
next meeting of the council, asking for
light.
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was still going on Thursday evening.
Mayor Currier suggested that the
chief of police be sent to arrest the
man.
Mr.. Daily said that he would give at
tention to the matter again.
Aid. Deebach asked that the street
committee look over Dukes addition, as
there are complaints that nothing is
being done there.
Aid. Jordan thought that a petition
should come in first, as he did not want
to go on any more wild goose chases
The board of public works made a
requisition for $3.50 for general street
work and $50 for water works, and it
was granted.
A building permit was reported
granted to S. C.Soule, his building hav-
ing been damaged by fire only 35 per
cent, on the report of the inspectors.
Repairs can be made when the damage
is not over 80 per cent.
The fire department made requisi
tions for supplies to the amount OF $43,
and it was granted.
A resolution was adopted establishing
the inner line of sidewalks on Fourth
street between Elm and Jackson streets
on the property lines.
A resolution was adopted provid-
ing for several new sidewalks
The official bond of Swan A. Ander-
son for 81, 900 as street commissioner,
with L. A Under and John Nyquist
as sureties, was approved.
The bond of A. Jefferson &-Son for
$500 for Second street guttering and
curbing, with J. A. Lulsdorf and L..
Henline as sureties, wasapproved.
Rev. Eldred, on behalf of the G. A.
R. and ". R. G, invited the mayor,
council, and city officials land their
families to participate in organizing an
excursion to Red Wing, Aug. 23d.
Mayor Currier thanked the post and
W. R. c. for the invitations.
The bills were taken up and allowed
The payrolls footed up to 1922, and the
total bills to nearly So, 900.
The mayor asked the council to re-
main short time after adjournment,
as he had matter which he wished to
bring up. The council then adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
BRAINERD PLAN.
1t May be Adopted in Mankato
Schools.
Rev. Davis Will Propose that the School
Board Take the Place of Book
Dealers.

Rev. Geo Fl. Davis, when the new
school board takes hold of thirgs, will
propose that the book system in use at
Brainerd be adopted by Mankato pub
lie schools. This system, as explained
by Mr. Davis, has many features to
commend it.
The school board buys all of the text
books at wholesale rates and retails
them to the scholars at cost, thus saw
Ing the dealers profit. At the end of
the year the board buys the books back
at fair price and the next year sells
them at cost price, and so on until the
books have been too much worn to re-
ceive back For instance if an arith-
metic costs the board twenty cents
when new, it is sold for that price. At
the end of the year the scholar brings
the book back if he wants to and re-
ceives five, ten or fifteen cents for it,
according to the care that has been
taken of it. Mr.. Davis recalls one in
stance OF twenty cent arithmetic last
ing four years, thus filling the wants of
four scholars, 1t sold the first year for
twenty cents, the second for fifteen, the
third for ten and the fourth for five
cents Of course, exceptionally good
care must be taken of books to make
them last that long, and probably two
years would be the average life of a
book.
This system puts the books in the
hands of the pupils at the lowest pos
s!ble price, and provides way for poor
people to procure books at very small
cost. 1t also furnishes an inducement
f r the scholars to take good care of
their books. The board is out nothing,
as it merely buys the books, and sells
them, making no profit and being at no
expense save the small salary of
librarian. The board would have lit
tie money invested in the books that
were on hand. The plan is very salts
factory to the people of Brainerd, and
is considered much better than the free
text book system
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Several Petitions.

A petition was received asking for a
sidewalk on the east side of Fifth
street from Warren street to Cherry. 1t
was referred to the street committee.
A petition was received asking that
the water mains on West Fourth street
be extended from Sibley street to
Woodland avenue and into the park.
Referred to the waterworks committee.
The Mankato Street Fair and Harvest
Festival association asked to have a
half block on Plum and Cherry
streets vacated just east of Front
street, for the purpose of erecting
booths, to be 40 by $50 feet.
President Hart addressed the coun-
Gil in behalf of the request and also
asked the city to pay for illuminating
the streets during the fair. The asso
citation was at the end of its funds and
did not propose to go into debt. About
81 400 in money and 81, 900 in merchan-
dlse premiums have been raised, and
the city has been we'll solicited. The
The cost of lighting last year was
$207 70.
The lighting matter was referred to
the lighting committee to report in two
weeks, while the matter of vacating
streets was referred to the street COM
mittee.
Mr.. Hart asked to have immediate ac-
: ton taken if possible.
The committee on lighting was given
power to act if it ,es fit, on motion of
Aid. Deebach, in order to facilitate
matters.
On Aid. Jordan's motion, the request
for the vacation of the two streets was
granted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
Cannon TO be Mounted.

Aid. Deebach suggested that action
be taken to properly mount the cannon
which was captured from the Spanish
feet at Santiago. 1t would be delivered
in Mankato abou4 Sept. 1st, free of cost.
Mayor Currier said that the city
ought to be grateful to Congressman
McCleary for securing the. gun. AS
time goes on the value of the gift will
become more apparent. The city
should properly mount it.
The matter was referred to the park
committee with power to act.
City Engineer Thompson estimated
the cost of brick walk at the central
fire station, curb and gutter and cement
flooring at 1888 46. Referred to the
committee on city property.
The reports of lights out were pre-
scented.
Aid. Meyer said that he did NJ un-
derstand why SO many lights are out,
unless it is due to poor machinery, in
which case the company should get bet
ter machinery.
Aid. Jordan asked whether indi.
viduals have right to quarry in pub
lie street. On Willow street some one
has been tearing up the street, and it
will cost considerable to repair the
damage.
City Attorney Daley said that he
had notified the man to stop quarrying
in the street. at Aid. Deebachs request.
Aid. Jordan said that the auarrying
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ALL ON FIRE.
A rlankato Citizen Tells How Relief
Came.

Ever have eczema?
Have any itching skin disease?
You know what it means
That constant irritation,
Itching almost drives you crazy
Makes you cross and irritable
Destroys daily comfort.
Keeps you awake nights
Feel-all on fire.
Doan's Ointment will relieve you;
Will cure any itchiness of the skin.
Cures itching hemmorhoids, eczema
Plenty of Mankato proof that this is SO.
Mrs. c. F. Cheese, of 317 East Vine
St., says: "For number of years
suffered from chronic eczema, some
called it salt rheum. 1t broke out on
my hands and face, and I have awaken
ed in the night with the back of my
hands feeling as though they were on
fire. / could do nothing but extend
them before me. Little pimples broke
out and became sore, and | had the
greatest difficulty in getting them
healed. The itching was most intense
at times and could not resist rubbing,
although it made the affection worse. l
read about Doans ointment and pro-
cured it from the Seidle Drug Co. Be
fore | had used it very long the itching
was better, the backs of my hands were
healed up and the cuticle rendered
smooth. Doan's Ointment is superior to
anything else have ever used, and |
can sincerely recommend it for salt
rheum or eczema"
Doan's Ointment for sale by all deal
ers, price so cents Mailed by Foster
, Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents
for the U. S Remember the name
DOAN'S and take no other.
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SUMMER SCHOOL CLOSES.
Reception Given the Students by Citizens
of Lake Crystal Friday Evening.

The Lake Crystal Summer school
closed Friday. 1t is source of pride to
the people of Blue Earth Co. to know
that the teachers of her schools take
that interest in education that makes it
possible for the county to hold ono of
the largest and most successful schools
in the state.
The work in the school has been a
source of great inspiration and educa-
ton to those attending. The instruc-
tors were the best in the state and are
highly spoken of among the students.
Thursday evening the citizens of Lake
Crystal rendered reception to the in
structors and students Ice cream and
cake were served at the pavilion in the
park Over 1875 teachers were as
sembled and large number of the
citizens came out to have a good time
and say good bye" The summer
school extends vote of thanks to the
good people of Lake Crystal
1t may be of of interest to note few
statistics in connection with the school
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A BROKEN LIMB.
Unfortunate Accident Sunday Evening on
the St. Peter Road.

Mr.. F. W. Bates and Miss Ollie Will
son met with an unfortunate accident
while driving home from Lake Wash
n 5ton just after da k Sunday evening.
When at the culvert on the prairie road
that was washed out by the storm, an
approaching train caused the horse to
become frightened and shy out and the
buggy went over the end of the, culvert,
there being no guard rail. Miss Will
sons right ankle was fractured and
both were considerably bruised AS
soon as they reached the city. DIR.
Bjelland was summoned and reduced
the fracture and Miss Wilson is doing
nicely today.
Miss Wilson's home is in Winona, but
she is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. Ger
stenhauer.
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Committee Reports.

The committee on claims and &C
counts recommended that the claims of
Sarah and Lula Goodwin for damages
caused by overflow of water on their
property from Warren creek be not al
lowed, and the report was adopted. The
committee recommended that Mrs.
Catherine Schorner's doctor bill of $50
be not allowed, and this was adopted.
A formal resolution was adopted au-
thorizing the issuing of $15, 600 refund
ing bonds.
Aid. Meyer suggested that if the city
would take up its seven and eight per
cent notes and advertise it could get
the same money for five per cent, and
thus save much interest Seven and
eight per cent is too high to pay, The
matter was referred to the committee
on ways and means.
The street committee recommended
that cross walk be laid at the corner
of Third and Plum streets, and it was
adopted.
The same committee recommended
that Pike street from the foot of Jack
son street to the union depot be open
ed and filled, to be finished next spring.
1t was adopted.
The same committee recommended
that sidewalk on Walnut street to
the union depot be not laid, This re-
port was adopted, Aid Weed voting
mo"
The same committee recommended
that a cross walk be laid at the corner
of Second and Vine streets and the re-
port was adopted.
The board of public works was in
structed to lay the cross walks.
Aid. Jordan moved that John
Schmitt's claim for damages to his lot
by ditch be not allowed, and this was
carried.
Aid. Leonard called attention to
stagnant water between the railroad
tracks between Rock and Vine streets,
and moved that the railroad companies
be notified to drain the place or fill it
up. This was carried.
Health Officer Holbrook suggested
that the weeds be cut from the city
burying grounds. so that dead ami
mails may not be concealed there with
out buryiug, They were ordered cut.
The liquor license bonds of H. Him
melman Jr, with H. Zimmerman ST.
and FL. R. Weicking as sureties, and
Sanger Bros. with Mic Sanger and H
j. Schweickert as sureties, were ap
proved and license ordered issued upor
the payment of 81, 600 into the city
treasury in each case.
Aid. Taylor moved that the rooms or
the first floor of the city hall be paint
ed and calcimined, the committee on
city property TO receive bids and have
power to act. The judges private
room is to be papered. This was car
ried. The same action was taken in re
gard to the plumbing.
The committee on water works re-
ported favorably upon the petition fol-
the extension of the water mains on
Warren street from Broad TO Fourth
streets. The work was ordered done
by the board of public works, on Aid.
Taylor's motion.
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and under such restrictions as will care
fully guard the city's interests.
1t is not our intention to place any
obstacle in the way of the Mankato
Street Railway Light and Power Co.,
recently granted franchire for similar
purposes, but on the contrary, to work
In harmony with that company. Our
interests will be mutual The country
routes are in different directions, so that
it will be desirable to work on joint tar.
riffs for both passenger and freight
traffic"
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The council Friday night faced the
question OF policemen's salary boldly
and voted to raise the pay of Mankato's
finest to $50 month. While the action
may conflict with the charter pro.
visions, it is generally conceded that it
is just. The policemen have for years
been receiving $50 month, when liv-
ing expenses were not nearly as high as
at present. No body claims that the
present force is not as competent and
deserving of as much recompense as it
has been under previous administra-
tions, and the only question that has
been raised has been the one of legality
The council voted unanimously to do
the right thing. even if it is not strictly
according to Hoyle,"
Mayor Currier and all of the alder
men were present, and the salary mat
ter came up toward the close of the
meeting by Aid. Taylor springing mo
ton that the salary of the night watch
be made $50 month dating from July
LIST.
Mayor Currier said that all, indi-
vidually, would be willing to pay the
policemen $50 month Salaries and
prices of goods are going up, and $50 is
not too much. But the charter is very
explicit and says that day police shall
not be paid over $40, and thai salaries
once fixed they cannot be changed.
The present council had already fixed
them for two years. If it could be
done legally, he would like it, but he
did not feel that he would be warranted
in signing warrants for illegal salary
Aid. Weed said that the charter pro-
vides that day police shall do janitor
work in the city hall, yet the council
hires janitor, and he wanted to know
whether that was legal.
Mayor Currier said that as the city
grows more police must be provided in
some way, because they would be a ne
cessity.
Aid. Jordan said that the charter is
getting pretty old. The old council
paid $50, and the present council should
have the same authority. The papers
had no criticism then, but now when
it is reported that thiswa to be fol-
lowed some of the papers have great
deal to say.
Aid. Taylor said that for six years
the policemen have been receiving $50
a month, and they cannot live for less
with every thing advancing the way it
has been going up.
Mayor Currier said that it was not a
question of deserving but one of le-
gality.
Aid Jordan asked whether the mayor
refused to sign the orders.
The mayor replied that he had not
said that yet, If he signed the orders,
any citizen could get the extra S. out of
the mayor.
The motion was unanimously carried,
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EDWARDS, P. M.
he Gets the Tracy P0stmastership
Hands Down.

Congressman McCleary has recon-
mended the appointment of w R.
Edwards, editor of the Tracy Republi-
can, to be postmaster at that place.
Mr.. Edwards was delegate to the
national convention at st. Louis in
1896,
Victor Lund has been recommended
for postmaster at Lafayette, Nicollet
county, and Chas. L, Morris at Kerns,
Nico let county, the latter to succeed
L. R. Hobart, resigned.
Congressman McCleary has received
notice of the allowance of pension of
$40 month for Louis Bruso, of this
city, with 500 back pension.