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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
is "MINNlE" LEFT?I
1t Hardly Looks That Way on
the Face of the Returns.
The Handsome Girl Has the Laugh on
the Balance of the
State.

In the distribution of the patronage
at his command it does not appear
that Minneapolis has been given the
short end of the deal by any means
While each of the seven districts has
been recognized, the Fourth and Fifth
stand boldly at the head. The posi-
lions thus far filed are as follows:
First District-John w. Olson,
superintendent public instruction.
Second District-W. w. P. McCon :
nell, dairy and food commissioner
John Remick. janitor, capitol build
ing, W. J. Milne, inspector steam
vessels and boilers.
Third District-Oscar Seebach, as
sistant adjutant- general.
Fourth District-Fred Schiffmann,
state oil inspector Elmer Dearth, in,
surance commissioner E. d. Libbey,
Acknowledgement; W. G. Masterman,
surveyor general Miss Helwig,
stenographer; David Beasley, mes
senger
Fifth District-Judge Robert Jamie
son, private secretary George L. Ding
man, assistant dairy and food commits
sioner John J. O'Donnell, labor com
missioner Joseph FL. Ellis, assistant
labor commissioner Col. G. I. Trow,
bridge, custodian capitol building
DR.. 81. M. Bracken, secretary state
board of health A. B. Robbins, sur,
veyor-general of logs.
Sixth District John A. Martin,
executive clerk; Sam E. Fullerton,
executive agent fish and game com
mission; G.. F. Stevens, surveyor
general of logs.
| Seventh District-E. A. Nelson, state
librarian.
1t will be observed that the Fourth
district gets six and the Fifth distric
seven appointments. Minnie" hal
no kick coming She has been EN-
braced good and plenty by the gov
ernor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
NINE DISTRICTS.
That Number Will be Made By New Ap.
pOrtiOnment Committee for congressman.


st. Paul, Jan. considerable COM
ment has been awakened among the
members of the legislature over the ap-
pointment of so large com mittee for
the reapportionment of state as that
which has been decided upon. The
committee is to consist of thirty one
members, which some of the legisla-
tors are of the opinion, will prove too
large and unwieldy for practical pur-
poses.
Senator Somerville is one, however,
who takes the opposite view and main
tains that a committee of this size is
needed. He says that the main work
will not be done by it, but by sub
committee. The province of the large
committee, he thinks, will be to pas
upon the redivision of the districts.
The object sought in the appointment
of this large committee was to give
every congressional district fair re-
presentation, so that there would be
no complaint of unfairness after the
work was done.
Gerrymandering, it is said, will be
guarded against in the process of re-
districting and every effort will be
made to make the districts compact,
in accordance with the requirement
of the new act of congress
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
NO CHEMICAL ENGINE.
North MankatO Will Not Have Fire Pro.
lection of It's Own Yet Awhile.

North Mankato council held meet
ing Saturday night, all of the members
except Mr.. Carlson being present.
The proposition to purchase chemi-
cal engine for fire protection was laid
on the table. Petitions for and against
the purchase of one were received, the
one that favored it having few more
names than the other. Owing to the
division of sentiment, the council
concluded not to make the purchase,
but to await the proposed organization
of hook and ladder company and buy
it small truck and chemical tank
Those who opposed the purchase of a
chemical engine were in favor of buy
ing location for town hall first,
and getting an engine after there was
a place to put it. The council has the
money on hand to purchase either, and
will submit proposition to buy a lot
for town hall at the March electi on.
E. V. Mcclure, representing the
Meriden Hydro Carbon Arc Light Co.
of Chicago, was present, but this mat
ter will come up at a special meeting
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
LOCATES AT ST. CLAIR.
DR.. Carl j. Holman Purchases the Late
DR.. Smiths Property. a.


DR.. Carl J. Holman, promising
young physician who was born at
Granite Falls and is very we'll founded
in medicine and surgery, has pur-
chased the late DR.. Smiths residence
and Office at st. Clair and expects to
succeed to his practice. In order that
there might be no interruption which
would allow another physician an op-
portunity to establish himself, DR..
Madge Zimmerman of this city, who
is associated with DR.; Andrews, went
to st. Clair bright and early Friday
morning and took charge of the Office
for Dr. Holman, who did not arrive
until Saturday. She then turned over
the practice and Office to DR.. Hol man
and returned to Mankato.
DR.. Holman is graduate of Rush
medical college, which is part of
Chicago university, and has finished
the intermship at the Norwegian hos
pital in Chicago. He has also just COM
pleted year at the Polytechnic hospi-
tai at Chicago, which is a post gradu-
ate school where Dr. Andrews and
other physicians go for short periods of
work. Since leaving college, DR.. Hol-
man has been devoting much of his
time to surgery. He is thus we'll
equipped for his new field, and besides
this is very pleasant gentleman and
is proficient in the Norwegian Ian
guage. He will no doubt build up a
large practice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
A PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT
CatOhlic Order of FOresters Clears Over
One Hundred Dollars.

The entertainment given at the
Catholic school hallSunday night netted
st. Joseph court No. 552, Catholic Or
der Of Foresters, over 800. Over 900
people were present, and it was eces-
sary to bring in 10 chairs in order to
seat every one. Rev. Father Hughes
gave his lecture on 1.-THE Passion
Play, :" and it was illustrated by fifty
of the latest stereopticon views. The
views as we'll as a lumber of moving
pictures were exhibited by Henry
Robel, who will soon start on a trip
with his stereopticon and give lectures
on ''The Passion Play" The views
and pictures were especially fine and
received many compliments
A quartet composed of Misses Jose
phine Menth and Belle Christensen
and Messrs. H. B. Brookins and Leo
Carney rendered some excellent selec-
tions, Miss Cora Carney acting as &C
companist. Miss Menth --and Mr.l
Clement Schroeder rendered beautiful
solos. Mr.. Schroeder's was "When the
Harvest Days are Over and illustrated
by sixteen stereopticon views.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

The two additional congressman for
this state, is making the ambitious
statesmen all sorts of trouble when it
comes to carving out districts, so that
all can be accommodated All sorts of
schemes are proposed to get around the
trouble in the matter of redistricting.
1t has been proposed that the present
districts be left as they are now, and
the two additional members be elected
by the state at large. But this opposed,
one objection being that the cities
would put forth an effort to capture
them, and this would give those CEN
tiers of population an undue prepon-
derance for the state in national legis-
lation. The Minneapolis Journal, as
a matter of course. thi nks if this
scheme were followed, that Minneapo
lis would be entitled to one of these
mem bers to offset the senator from st.
Paul. The probabilities, however,
that were the two congressman to be
elected by the state at large, the coun-
try delegates in the..convention would
allow neither of them to go to the
cities, though failure among the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
Dedication of the New Turner at New
Him

The new Turner hall at New Ulm is
building that the Turner's and in
fact the whole city may we'll be proud
of. 1t is beautiful and capacious
building fitted up with all the con-
veniences for entertainment. The
main hall is b1ilt on the plan of all
modern opera houses with inclined
floors, boxes, balcony, ETC., and has
one of the largest stages in the state,
the scenery all being painted and ar
ranged by local artists. 1t was dedi-
Gated Saturday evening and anyone
who has never been entertained by the
hospitality of the New Ulm people
cannot imagine the splendor of the. oc-
casion. The entertainment began with
program, partly in German and
partly in English, and when the
Turner's do anything it is done right
After the program supper was served
in the basement and although the
crowd numbered about 700 people the
tables did not have to be reset more
than once, there being so much room
that about $50 people were seated at
one time, The supper was truly a
spread fit for king. There were all
kinds of delicacies besides roast tur-
key, mashed potatoes and everything
else that one could possibly wish. In
oil ~ DnncictaI Of Eyn xr,o11
served and greatly appreciated. The
tables were decorated with red and
pink carnations and one was laid at
each plate. While at supper the hall
was transformed as if by magic into a
beautiful room for dancing, the seats
all being arranged so that they could
be showed beneath the ones under the
balcony, leaving large, smooth floor
for dancing. The dancing was par
ticipated in by young and old alike
and strangers were given such a cor
dial welcome that they felt at home
and only regretted that the time of de-
parture came so soon.
The only drawback to the whole
affair was that the east bound train
which was to bear quite number of
the visitors home changed time Sun
day afternoon and went fifteen min
utes earlier than was it's custom and
in consequence good many were left,
but on the whole it was not much of a
disappointment, as they had been SO
royalty entertained that they were
glad of few more hours with the
genial people of New Ulm. A num-
Der from Mankato attended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
A SCHEME TO BE KILLED.

The twin cities are working
scheme for what they call a normal
school college, to be located between
the two cities, and probably be sort
of an adjunct to the state university,
that is if the university would take
hold of it. Tine basis for such school
is given as the training of teachers
and the idea carried that it will go a
little farther than the present state
normal schools, and to help this idea
along is probably the reason why the
word college has been added thereto.
The projectors thereof modestly ask
that the state appropriate 500, 900 to
put the scheme on its feet.
1t would seem that the state air eady
has sufficient number of normal
schools and that it should hesitate
some time before taking upon it's
hands the obligations of another, at
least until the one now building at
Duluth is finished and open to the
public. Under present conditions the
state is pretty well supplied with
training schools for teachers and the
work now needed is to make these
more efficient rather than add to the
number to divide the revenues for
that purpose among and thereby fail
to make any of them as efficient as
they might be. If the 800, 900 that
is asked for, for this scheme, was used
to Increase the scope of the present
schools and increase their ability to
meet the wants of the teachers of the
state it would prove far more
beneficial for the state. The
money which it would take out
of the state treasury to maintain
normal college at the twin cities,
could be used to much better advant-
age and with greater profit to the
state, if applied toward continuous
sessions in the present schools, which
would give hundreds of teachers a
better chance to more thoroughly equip
themselves for their work than a So
called. normal college. would ever sup
ply. The Legislature should strengthen
the present schools and emphatically
set down on all schemes to create an
other one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

When Minneapolis gave Gov. Van
SAINT a plurality of some 500, and
Ramsey county went nearly 1000
against him, the MINI eaoplis politi
clans figured that they stood in hand
to get the lions share of the COVER
nor's appointments, but now that the
fruit on the governors plum tree is
about exhausted, at least so far as the
juicest, incest plums are concerned,
the Minneapolitians are feeling sore,
and the Journal says that out through
the state, the city is going to get the
laugh. This will hurt Minneapolis,
for all things she hates getting laughed
at for being left The governor might
have done anything else, but he should
not have put Minnie in place where
she would be laughed at. That is
simply awful.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
BOUND OVER.

Emily Foss was lost Monday bound
over to the grand jury on the charge
of keeping gambling house. The
offense is the same one that he was
convicted on last fall under the ordi-
nance, but the charge this time is under
the state law. Chief Bowen and Off
Ger Daniels testified for the state, and
the defendant waived examination.
His bond was placed at $500 and he
was committed to Jail until he can fur
nish it. District court meets one week
from tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

The Brainerd Tribune is responsible
for the following J. Adam Bede's
version of the small pox scare in this
state. 1t quotes J. Adam as follows
II am quite surprised that the physi-
clans in Minnesota have not discover
ed the nature of the eruption that is
said to be affecting certain persons in
this state, and which has been mis-
taken for a mild manifestation of
smallpox. The doctors have been
vaccinating people by the hundreds
throughout the country, but there is
no need of it. The disease is not small
pox at all. 1t is merely the working
of Republican incubation on the
Democrats and Populists. They have
caught Republicanism and are she'd
ding their skins. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

The revenue reduction bill prepared
by the senate, does not meet with
much favor in the house, and a warm
time is predicted in conference over
it. However, it is getting late and
unless the senate gets more of hnstle
upon itself that it has yet exhibited
since the first Monday in December,
there is little likelihood of the measure
getting a far advanced as a confer
ence. Congress has now only five full
working weeks before it, and there is
an immense amount of legislation be-
fore it of an important nature to be
cleared up if an extra session is to be
avoided.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

The holders of the Cuban war bonds
issued by Spain for the prosecution of
the war against the Cubans, having
been defeated at Havana before the con-
stitutional convention for provision in
the constitution for the payment of
this stupendous claim, are organizing
lobby to further their work at Wash
ington. Their idea is to bring pres
sure to bear on congress to get the con-
stitution amended so that arrange
ments'' may be made with the Cuban
government by which compromise
can be reached regard ng their pay
ment. President Mckinley, it is said,
will resolutely oppose such a scheme,
and it is hardly probable that con-
gress will recognize it. 1t is a Spanish
debt and should not be saddled upon
Cuba. That island has plenty of bur-
dens of its own.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

For city that gave 1000 majority
for Lind. Governor Van SAINT is doing
pretty we'll by st. Paul. He has
given that city the Oil Inspector, In
surance Commissioner and Adjutant
General-three of the most desirable
appointments within his gift. But
perhaps the governor is trying to re-
form St Paul politics by kindness
Such exceptional generosity on the
part of the executive can hardly be
charged to the greediness of st. Paul
politicians. They are usually very
modest in their demand!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

The British government has let a
contract to lay Pacific cable, and the
same is to be in working order by
July 1st, 1902. This cable will cost
$10 900, 600 and will be 5000 miles
long. There has been much talk in
this country about layi ng a cable to
Manila, but nothing definite has been
done about it. Even the matter of
connecting the Hawaiian islands with
this country by cable has never been
seriously taken up by congress. If
the Pacific ocean can be spanned by
cable for $40, 900, 900 there is no reason
why our government should not con-
meet not only Honolulu, but Manila as
well, with the states by electric wire.
The trade interests of the nation de-
mand such line of communication
with the orient and congress ought to
take the matter up without delay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

Roosevelt has been having all sorts
of fun with the bears and lions out in
the wilds of Colorado Possibly he is
training for what is ahead of him in
the senate. However that body is
likely to be somewhat tame affair
after March 4th as Pitchfork Tillman
is the only one of the radical set of
senators who has been reelected. Still
Tillman can be whole menagerie
when he starts out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

A Connecticut capitalist has asked
that his fax assessment be doubled
that he may bear his proper share of
the cost of government. The general
public is beginning to wonder if he is
getting ready for the insane asylum,
as a result of this unusual course.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

A. Anderson has just completed a
map of North Manbato. 1t is complete
in every respect and shows the size of
lots, names of subdivisions, etc. 1t is
25x3O inches and anyone desiring a
copy can procure same from him. The
price asked is so cents each.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

friends of various ambitious states
men might easily give them one or
both of them But leaving the pre-
sent districts as they are would be I'M
fair, owing to the inequality
in population. There ought not
to be any more difficulty in cary
ing out the nine districts now than
there was in making the seven ten
years ago, and there probably will
not be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
which is to be held in few DAYS.

which is to be held in few days.
The councilmen are pleased with the
1900 candle power arc light which is
on exhibition at the north end Of the
bridge. These lights are bought by
the village that uses them and the
lamp and its plant costs about $1OO,
and the cost of maintaining each one
is $40 year. The company offers to
give the village years trial with the
lamps The light is strong, clear
one made by gas that is formed in a
little tank.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

Nearly or quite every county sur
rounding us has creamery associa-
ton, which is proving of great advan-
tage to the dairy interests of their
county. Why would it not be good
plan for the creameries of Blue Earth
county to look this matter up little.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

Wallie Anderson last Saturday assum-
ed his duties as oil inspector of this
distri ct consisting of Blue Earth
and Watonwan. Nicollet and Brown
counties are temporarily attached to
the district, and LIE Sueur county may
be added temporarily also. This will
about double the duties of the inspec-
tor for the time being.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

A Wisconsin legislator is after fame
with two measures, one of which
taxes bachelors, and the other provides
for pension to all mothers of large
families, being of graduated nature,
and starting with the mother of six
children and increasing in amount as
the number of children increases up to
twelve or more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

The Globe gives Mr.. Bryan a pretty
hard rub, when it says, speaking of
his new paper, that all he has to say
presumably, has been said during the
last five years. What then did Mr..
BRYAN start the Commoner for?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

There is a general sentiment ex-
pressed that congress would have been
more consistent in the views it ex-
pressed as TO the bad fleets of the
army canteen on the soldier boys, had
it also voted to abolish the bar at the
capitol at Washington.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

the fewer changes are made from the
present charter the less opposition
there will be to the new one The old
commission learned this after it's
charter was defeated, and one lesson
should be enough.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

Florida strawberries are now being
sent northward, and the fellows with
surplus S. gold pieces are INDUCING in
two or three at time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

Kiffee & Jes Sc have put in the air
light system for lighting being manu-
featured by The Incandescent Light
and Stove Co., of Cincinnati, and are
much pleased with the same.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
TWO GRIP VICTIMS.
Aged Ladies Pass Away in Decoria and
Mcpherson.

Mrs Mary Hayes died at the home
Of her son, John, in Decoria Sunday
morning from an attack of the grip.
She was eighty-fve years of age, a
widow, and leaves four sons and five
daughters, Joseph of Mcpherson,
Timothy of South Dakota, Daniel of
Montana, John of Decoria, Mrs. Nc
Hale of Mankato, Mrs. Timothy Sui
livan of Danville, Mrs Tanning of
GAINESVILLE, Mrs Welsh, who resides
with her brother, John, and Miss
Alice Hayes, who is in Germany.
Mrs. Hayes had resided in Decoria for
thirty-five years and had large num-
Der of friends. The funeral will occur
at ten o'clock Tuesday forenoon from
the Catholic church at st. Clair.
Mrs. Mary Lynch died Saturday
evening at the home of her son, Henry
Lynch, in Mcpherson, as a result of
the grip. She was a widow and was
seventy-eight years of age. A week
ago she had fall, and this fastened
her end. Two sons and a daughter
survive her. She was an early settler
and we'll known. The funeral occurred
at ten O. clock this forenoon from the
Catholic church at st. Clair
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01

In Watonwan county there were only
SO marriage licenses granted last year
as against 100 for 1899.