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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
r. R. IMPROVEMENTS AT AMBOY

Amboy Herald:
The improvements that the c., st.
F., M. & o. railway has been making
here this season are about completed.
They have been much more extensive
and expensive than anyone here sup
posed they were to be when the work
commenced. The company was for
tunate in securing a good flow of water
for the new we'll at depth of about
100 feet. Being assured of sufficient
supply of water, they decided to make
this point for testing patent pro-
cess for softening the water before it
is taken into the engine boilers. This
required the erection of a circular iron
tank about ten feet in diameter and
forty feet in height. Situated in the
top of this iron structure is the secret
process which the water passes through
to purify it. This is the first and only
one that has been built by the COM
pany and if it proves satisfactory they
will be used wherever there is a
water tank. The whole cost of the i'm
provements is not known, but it is
estimated at 50, 200. Why this point
was selected for such a large expendi-
ture is not understood We take it for
granted that the company knows what
it needs and where to strike. The
work has made things lively here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
SOMEWHAT TORN UP.
New Ulm Having an Epidemic of Sum-
daV CIosinu.

A New Ulm Dispatch to the Sunday
| Pioneer Press says:
The fight for the prosecution of the
violaters of the Sunday closing law
| goes merrily on among the merchants
of this city, and there is settled de-
termination to enforce the law to the
letter. 1t was thought when the first
arrests were made and the fines paid
that the end was in sight, but on last
Sunday three stores de6ed the law
and ran wide open, even to giving
away articles to induce trade The
arrest OF these men brought on jury
trial, and the venire of jurymen, it is
alleged, was SO packed that the county
attorney dismissed the case without
inquiry.
Yesterday a warrant was sworn out
before Judge Gallagher of Sleepy Eye
for the arrest of Emil Wicherski, and
he was summoned to that city for
trial, by reason of a technicality in
drawing the complaint he was advised
not to appear and new warrant was
issued this afternoon. Witnesses we're
taken to Sleepy Eye from various
stores, and the merchants who are.
crippled by this in the loss of help are
protesting vigorously.
There is considerable feeling in the
matter and the sentiment is divided.
This city is peculiar in many of it GUS
tums and thus disregard of several
laws that are held in strict obedience
by other places, and this transgression
of practice that dates back to the
founding of the city has aroused the
indignation of the older settlers in the
city, who consider it an infringement
on their personal privileges.
The crusade has also touched the.
saloons, who are fearful that the en-
forcement of the law in the case of
grocery stores will soon lead to SINH
lar action in their direction, and they
are therefore putting forth every effort
to oppose the principle. The three
stores that persist in violating the law
say that in the event of their having
10 close their places of business they
will compel every saloon in the city to
close. 1t is agreed by them that in
that case number will lose so much
trade that they will be forced to close
out their business and the city will
lose the license money. The move
ment is, backed by all the largest mer-
camille business interests, and the pur-
pose is to keep the arrests up until the
violators shall tire of paying fines
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
COMING SESSION OF CONGRESS.

One week from today at noon the
fifty seventh congress will meet in its
first session. Speaker Henderson will
be reelected to preside over the house,
there being no opposition to him. In
the senate there will be no presiding
officer in the person of vice presi-
dent, and Senator Frye of Maine, who
is the president pro tenn of that body
will probably be chosen as its perman-
emit presiding officer for the next two
years. The session will be a busy
one as there is a great deal of import
ant legislation pertaining to our new
possessions, as we'll as to the country
| in general awaiting action. 1t is said
by those familiar with the situation
/, that there has been enough legislation
mapped out by individual statesmen
| to keep congress in session until next
July or August. But it is probable
| that considerable of this kind of legis-
lation will not see the outside of COM
mittee rooms after having being re-
ferred
| There will doubtless be an attempt
on the part of some members to force a
revision of the tariff at least as per-
tains to certain sched :. This, how
ever, may be adjusted by caucus of
the Republican members of both
houses, and not be heard of on the
; floors of either house further than the
introduction of few bills like that
proposed by Congressman Babcock.
| which aims at certain duties in the
I steel schedule.
The session as usual is likely to take
something of political color. in view
of the congressional elections which
take place year hence, and the great
combinations of capital are likely to
serve as foundation for many a
speech both practical and of dema-
gogic hue. just what legislation is
likely to be enacted along this line is
hard to say, as the range of congress in
the absence of constitutional authority,
is rather limited. 1t is somewhat
probable that in view of the events of
the past ten days that something in the
way of legislation may be enacted
looking to more complete regulation
of railroads anu extension of power to
the Interstate commerce commission,
giving it power to SO something more
than draw the salaries of its members.
The reduction of war revenues,
Chinese exclusion, immigration acts,
and legislation regarding the an
archists are other important matters
which may also be considered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
STATE REEORMATORY.
improvements to Be Made There at
Once.

st. Paul, Nov. 25.-The state board
of control, besides improving the water
supply at the ST. Cloud reformatory,
will enlal ge the stone cutting shop to
twice its present size. The buildin g
is a large circular structure with a
large central derrick for hosting and
placing the stone. 1t now has room
for fortyone men. When the shop is
enlarged it will have accommodations
for eighty of the 16S men at the re-
formatory.
The work will all be done by the
men in the reformatory. The build
ing was built of lumber, but the re-
modelled structure will be entirely of
stone cut and trimmed by the men.
The only cost to the state will be for
an extension of the roof
R. E. Lee and Judge Gould returned
from a. meeting, of the board at St.
Cloud. They located the new well
which is to supply water for the re-
formatory The well will be about
3, 900 feet east of the reformatory. 1t
is expected that an ample supply Of
water will be found within Fifty feet
of the surface. The. board will adver-
tise for bids on two twelve-horse power
gasoline engines which will operate
the pumps at the well. A six-inch
main will carry the water to the re-
formatory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29

The Washington correspondent of the
Minneapolis Journal says that the
outlook now is that the Democratic
party will be recognized on a basis
of tariff reduction along the Cleveland
line and will also include the idea of
the destruction of trusts. AS this is
brought about Grover Cleveland, who
has been fayed worse by the press and
leaders of his own party than he ever
was by the opposition to his political
beliefs. can well afford to smile.
Democrats all over the country who
are now assembling in Washington
look upon Bryan and Organism as poll
tically dead. Hill, German and other
old time leaders are now being looked
to again as the new leaders of Demo-
cracy, and they will return to the old
principles of that organization. II
will be interesting to note how the
fusion organs of this state which hav c
delighted in faying these men during
the past few years, will take the new
turn of affairs and follow their
fortunes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
NEW TRAIN FOR G. w.
Its New Chicago Train Will be Fine
One,


Fast Chicago trains over the Chicago
Great Western are to begin the new
year with a co mplete change Of equip
ment, which will make them uniform
in green and gold color scheme in
outside appearance and as perfect as
the best in interior arrangements.
New cars have already been sent north
for this purpose and others are now
in various stages of construction at
the Pullman company's shops.
Sixteen section sleeping acrs and
compartment cars represent the radical
changes the Chicago Great Western
contemplates. Two of the new sleepers
are now in service The cars will be
seventy-three feet in length, finished
throughout inside in mahogany with
elaborate interior decorations and
large gas clusters for every section.
The roof ceiling scheme is worked out
in blue with gold relief work.
The sleepars contain an innovation
in large. square dressing rooms for men
with washbasins in each corner.
Equally large dressing rooms are pro-
vided for women, with curling irons
and other accessories of the toilet
There will be ten private rooms in
the compartment cars, which will be
uniform in interior finish with the
sleepers. Eight new chair cars and
twelve new coaches are also building
These are for use with the new
sleepers and compartment cars, and
will be uniform in arrangement and
finish. The chair cars will have excep-
uionally large smoking rooms.
The new passenger equipment will
have large double observation win
dows. with Gothic lights above.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
ARTHUR LANGGUTH
PRESIDENT OF THE MICHIGAN
PRESBYTERIAN PUBLISHING 90.
An Interesting Incident in the Life OF n
Successful Man as Told in
Personal Interview.

An Interesting Incident in the Life Of a
Successful Man as Told in
Personal Interview.
Mr.. Arthur Langguth is president az
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cial organ Of that church, the Michigan
Presbyterian, circulates. The homs
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remedies l took it did not become any
better. did not want to leave my busi.
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"But as was making my prepara-
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29

Mayor Elect MuIvihill of Bridgeport,
Conn, who was stoker in a foundry
before his election, lays down a good
program of administration "I'll
serve the people. No politicians about
me. Public expense must be reduced.
No junkets. No secret sessions. No
committee meetings behind closed
doors. l know the value of money.
have had to work for it. The tax
payers money shall be used as if it
were my own" If Mayor-elect Mulvi-
hill sticks to that all through his ad-
ministration, Bridgeport will have rea-
son for congratulation. He has out
lined course which mayors of cities
large and small all over the country
could follow with profit to their re-
spective communities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
BROKE ITS NECK.
Horse Becomes Frightened and Falls
Upon a Stone CURLING.


Charles Skuse, who is employed by
the Citizens Telephone Co., was out
riding Sunday afternoon with two
little girls who are relatives of his.
When on North Fifth street, a dog ran
out and barked and frightened the
horse, which started to run. On
North Broad street, another cur took
after the horse, and as the two child
rem kept up continual screaming
the animal could not be held down,
and Mr.. Skuse was we'll nigh exhausted
when South Broad street was reached.
He refined the horse up close to the
curb opposite Rev. Geo. W. Davis
residence, when she slipped and fell,
striking her head upon the curbing
and rolling over in such way as to
break her neck. Death followed i'm
mediately Neither the harness nor
carriage were injured and no one was
hurt
The rig was one which Mr.. Skuse
had obtained from G. q. Phillips
livery barn, and the animal was the
black mare, Gypsy, coming six years
old, which Mr.. Phillips purchased last
July for $125, and which he valued at
$3.50. He exonerates Mr.. Skuse from
all blame, and says that the young
man has frequently driven horses from
the barn and shown himself to be a
careful driver. The mare had never
run away before, but was of high
spirit and good driving animal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
Around About Us

The dog poisoner is operating in and
around Minnesota Lake.
John Miller of Belle PLANE, whose
arm was caught in a corn shredder a
week ago, is dead from blood poison
ing.
The Winona police rounded up a
gang of four chicken thieves. Each
pleaded guilty to the charge and were
fined $40 and costs.
The Minnesota Buttermakers at St
Cloud reelected 81. T. Sondergaard
president of their association for the
coming year.
The large barn of Matt Lenzen near
Sleepy Eye was burned Wednesday,
together with twelve COWS, six horses
and some young stock grain and farm
ing tools. The loss was $500, The
cause of the fire is unknown.
Deputy Game Warden Saunders
seized nearly 81, 900 worth of property
and had four prominent Illinois men
put under arrest for violation of Min
nesota game laws The haul was made
at Hackensack, north of Brainerd. The
men were hunting without a license
and the property was in their hunting
camp.
Crookston is agitating the question
OF establishing a public library and
gymnasium.
Sam Connolly lost an arm in corn
shredder at Lakeville day or two ago.
This is the second accident with a
shredder at that place.
The Luverne council has passed an
anticipating ordinance.
The Isl Hawkins theatrical COM
no n ia ~ mt o.
smallpox. They were to have been re-
leased today, but another new case
has appeared.
Worthington's public library has
over sixteen hundred volumes on its
shelves.
Another runaway boy, from the
training school at Red Wing was cap
tured at Winona Friday night
W. G. Mcclure, a prominent lum-
herman at Duluth, predic is that five
years will see the end of numbering
there.
The county commissioners of Free
born county have decided to dig a
ditch about nine miles in length to
drain lands in that county. 1t will
effect some Is, 900 acres and it is esti-
mated it will cost $50, 900 to $50, 900.
A Winona boarding house keeper is
holding the false teeth of one of his
boarders as security for a board bill.
The poultrymen. around Anoka will
hold their annual poultry exhibition
Jan. 8 to H.
Fred Kruger near Butterfeld had
his right hand ground to pieces in a
corn shredder Friday.
. Madelia business men have organized
what will be known as the Madelia
Business Mems association.
Thieves in the vicinity of Cottage
Grove stole 90 bushels of oats and a
few minor articles from farmer s
barn few nights ago. Farmers in
that vicinity report the loss of consid-
cradle poultry and potatoes from the
same source lately.
Daniel Burns, aged "a years was
burned to death in, a strawstack near
Pennington Thursday night. He was
suffering from dementia caused by ex
cessive use of morphine and liquor,
and it is supposed that he set fire to
the stack accidentally.
John Dehms has been indicted a
Hinckley by the grand jury for care
lessly starting fire last October which
burned hay and timber belonging to
other parties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29

A Washington dispatch to the New
York Sun says that as the result of a
conference in Washington during the
past few days of those interested in
the ship subsidy measure, it has been
decided to drop the pushing of such a
measure before congress at least as a
party measure, and the probability il
that it will be abandoned altogether.
The opposition that has developed to.
ward subsidy measure all over the
country, is responsible for this rumor-
ed move. Some independent measure
may be taken up, but with the feeling
that has developed throughout the
country. even this is questionable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
Speaking of the fact that the ra

Speaking of the fact that the rail
road question is likely to come up in con
gress soon, and that it may develop to
a greater or less extent at the session
about to convene at Washington, the
correspondent of the Minneapolis Jour
nal from the capital in referring to it,
says that ''when congress takes up the
question of government ownership of
railroads, Congressman McCleary of
Minnesota. who studied the question
last summer in Europe, going abroad
with that idea in view, and who for
years at home has given it close atten-
ton, will be in position to make him
self commanding figure. He had a
"hunch" more than year ago that
the day was not far distant when this
subject would come before congress,
and so he wisely prepared himself in
advance. Probably no man in either
house of congress is at present SO well
qualified to discuss the question as Mr..
McCleary'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29

The trust organs at the present time
are very solicitous for fear the tariff
will be lowered so as to injure the beet
sugar industry. But they have not a
word to say against the great Ameri-
can sugar trust which has commenced
a war on the infant beet sugar indus
try with determination to close up
every beet sugar factory In the country
and bring ruin upon the owners
These papers only have words of CEN
sure for the men who suggest that the
tariff be lowered on articles controlled
by trusts, which are shipped to for
elgn markets and sold cheaper than at
home. -Fairmont Sentinel.
Is the Sentinel in favor of removing
the duty on sugar? If it is, does it not
know that the Sugar trust is in favor
of the same thing and for the purpose
of advancing it's own interests and at
the same time killing the sugar beet
interests. In its zeal for free trade by
way of removing the tariff to kill
trusts, the Sentinel is getting itself
badly mixed up and working for just
what the sugar trust wants. Why not
treat tariff reduction upon its own
merits, and advocate the control of
abuses growing out of the combination
of capital through proper federal legis-
lation. Of course this would not give
a chance for cheap political grand
stand play, such as the Sentinel has
been INDUCING in, but il would be
handling the question from common
sense point of view at least.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

A civil service examination will be
held at the federal building in this
city on Dec 3Oth and 31st, 1901 of ap-
plicants for the position of heating
and ventilating craftsman. The age
limit of applicants is 20 years or over
On Jan g. and 4, 1909, an exam
ination will take place there for appli-
cants for mechanical craftsman, with
the same limit as to age as above. The
subjects will be letter writing
mathematics, materials, calculations,
drafting, training and experience.
These examinations are to all citizens
of the United States who comply with
the requirements. Further informa-
tion can be obtained by calling on j.
F. Herald secretary local committee,
at the postoffice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
AMERICA HAS THE MONEY.

Commenting upon the view that one
reason for gold going abroad at pre-
ent is because it is being used to re-
pay drafts made upon Europe for 6nan
cial help by some of the railroad mag.
naets during the Northern Pacific stock
furry last summer, and that gold il
being used because it can be obtained
he cheapest, the Chicago Inter Ocean
follows:
"The industrial depression in Ger
many and England's war expenditures
have caused something of money
srringency in Europe. In spite of her
arge Indebtedness to America, Europe
S reaching out for cash and asking
American fnanciers to take up the
drafts they drew against their Euro
pean credits instead of letting them
tand as offsets against Europes debts
o America And the United States is
so prosperous that it can do this-can
repay in gold a small debt to Europe
Instead of offseSting it against
Europe's large debt to us-and is will
ing to do it rather than press for i'm
mediate settlement of the whole &C.
count
ga few years ago such gold exports
as the present would have caused wide
spread uneasiness, because they would
have been the result of industrial stag
nation and declining commerce. Now,
however, they are scarcely noticed by
the general public. They are seen to
be merely financial transaction in no
way affecting commerce and industry.
Sound fiscal policies have produced
such general prosperity and have given
tie nation such economic strength that
it is untroubled by these petty
episodes.
For the United States is now like
the merchant whose resources are 20
great that he cannot merely extend
further credit to his customers, but
can even, instead of insisting upon
their payment of drafts which he drew
TO meet a temporary need, take up his
drafts, not by offset against an open
account, but by meeting them with
hard cash, thus virtually lending his
debtors money with which to continue
business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29

In his recent address before the
chamber of commerce banquet in New
York, Secretary Hay gave forth one
striking paragraph, upon which the
antis would do we'll to chew awhile
and reflect long upon. He said: enc
wantonness OF strength will ever in
duce US to drive hard bargain with
another nation because it is weak, mol
will any fear of ignoble criticism
tempt US to insult or defy great
power because it is strong or even be-
cause it is friendly