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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
HAS NOT CONFESSED.
De Thier Drops His Claims Against In
surance Companies.

There has been some talk that De
Thier, the man who was burned out
at South Bend year or two ago, with
a heavy insurance, has confessed to
certain things. We learn from Col.
Geo. w. Mead, the agent for the in
surance companies that carried De
Theirs risks, that there is nothing to
this. De Theirs has not confessed to
setting fire to the store or anything of
the sort. The only admission that he
has made is that the schedule of his
property which he furnished to Col.
Mead was greater than was actually
the case
Matters between DeThier and the
insurance companies have been settled
and the account is closed. DeThiers
has withdrawn his suits and his claims.
and the insurance companies let the
matter rest where it is, without pay
ing him any insurance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
WHERE WOULD THE SCHOOLS
BENEFIT2

The Albert Lea Tribune in discuss
ing the difficulty existing between the
board of control and the normal board
takes the ground that all the members
of the latter board should resign if
they cannot yield to the law. This
might be all right if one knew what
the.law is, naand also if-it were the nor
NAL board alone which is entirely to
blame, <asi,..the-.Tribune in common
with many other papers, assumes.
But such men as State superintendent
Olson, and President Ankeny of the
board, who are not residents of the
towns in which the normals are locat-
ed, have worked hard for settlement
of the differences between the boards,
have secured the consent of the nor
NAL board to various concessions to the
board of control, only to see them all
turned down in a most arbitrary man
ner, even after they had been led to
believe that they would be accepted.
Of course a new normal board might
get along more easily, provided that
men could be found who would meekly
submit to allow the board of control to
run matters which it was never in
tended that body should interfere with
But two boards cannot manage the
same institution without more or less
friction, no matter how we'll defined
the duties of each are, a fact, which
If the Tribune is disposed to be candid
and fair on the subject, it will admit.
The Tribune reverts to the old asser-
ton that the trouble arose because the
members of the normal board were
deprived of their position as purchas-
ing agents with its attendant $500 a
year, but this chestnut has been en-
tirely disposed of by their offer to con-
tinue without the salary, showing
most conclusively that there was moth
ing in it, But still clinging to the
sordid view of the case, the Tribune
insists that if they would thus easily
cast aside the $500 it must be because
the rake offs of the place are worth
a good deal more, a statement which,
when the high character of the gen.
tlemen involved, is concerned, is lit
tie less than an insult. But the Tri-
bune shows it's ignorance of the mat
ter which it attempts to discuss, when
it accuses the members of attempting
to retain possessions which the legis-
lature intended should be abolished,
and refers to it as a defunct board.
As matt er of fact the law does not
even hint at the adjustment of the
board, nor in any way treats it as it did
the boards of other institutions
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
WORK BEGINS TOMORROW
Milwaukee Work Trains Will Arrive, and
MN are Wanted.

The Milwaukee road put a
force of men at work Thursday morn
ing on the connection between its
present tracks and the terminus of
the Great Western. 1t is intended to
connect the two lines, so that Great
Western trains can pull into the center
of the city. =
The work trains are'at Wells and
will arrive tomorrow morning. The
road does not have sufficient num-
Der of men to do thew and ..adver-
tises in this issue for 25 more men.
The contract for the grading of the
section of the Pennington extension
from this city to LIE Sueur Center has
not yet. been awarded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

Railroad officials are again discuss
ing the question of abolishing the pass,
system, and it has been recommended
by them that it be shut off entirely and
that not even the president of road
be allowed to ride over another road
on pass. 1t is not likely that the
lines will be drawn as tightly as this
for considerable time yet, but there is
no doubt but that the free pass sy stem
could be cut down to a considerable
extent to the ultimate benefit Of the
public. The great trouble with the
pass system is that ID allows in LII any
instances, perhaps the large majority,
those to ride Free. who can best afford
to pay, and the. expense OF their
travel must be borne by the general
public that does pay. If the matter
were equitably adjusted the public in
general would undoubtedly be the,
gainerssby the pass abolishment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

The Vicksburg American asks,
"What is that old adage about sum-
mer still lingering. etc. I" Don't know,
couldn't say. Summer is not lingerin G
up this way. Neither is it fall wea-
Their, that genuine Minnesota fall
weather such as we usually enjoy, but
a sort of mixture which suits no
one, and the sooner the weather clerk
turns the button and shuts it off, the
better everyone will be pleased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
QUESTION OF AMOUNT.

The suit of Carl Fisher against
Henry Eberhart Sr. and two others for
damages resulting from the trespass
of cattle was tried before jury in the
municipal court. Wednesday. Fisher
claimsFthat the cattle invaded his land
and damaged his CROPS to the amount
of $25. The defendants admit the
damage, but say that it did not
amount. to over 80. 81. l.. Schmitt
appeared for the plaintiff and Pau &
Pau for the defendants.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
MISS FARR REELECTED.
MankaVO Gets President and Vice Presi.
dent OF Library Ass0cia ion.

The annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Library association was held at
Saltwater this week, adjourning
Tuesday. Mankato was honored to an
unusual degree by receiving the two
highest officers in the annual election.
Miss Alice N. Farr was reelected
president, and Miss Minnie A. Me-
Graw was chosen vice president.
Miss Farr is librarian at the normal
school, and Miss McGraw is librarian
of the public library. The new officers
Of. the association are the following:
President, Miss Alice N. Farr, Man
kato; vice president, Miss Minnie A..
McGraw, Mankato; secretary, Miss
clara Baldwin, St. Paul; treasurer,
Mrs. Lillian S. Tandy, Red Wing.
The executive committee will consist
of these officers and DR.. James K.
Hosmer of Minneapolis and Mrs. H.
J. McCaine. :.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
BUILD NEXT YEAR.
Library Bids to be Opened De.
Cember First.
The Contractor Will be Given One Year
to Complete the Strncture....Bids
for Old Buildings Rejected.

Five members of the library board
attended the special meeting Tuesday
night, and important business was
transacted.
Five bids were received for the old
buildings that are on the library site,
but they were rejected as being toe
low. 1t was decided to advertise for
new bids, to be opened at an adjourned
meeting TO be held next Monday
night.
1t was decided to lay the matter of
calling for bids for the construction of
the building over until next Monday
night when the details and full plans
will be on hand.
The board has given up the idea of
trying to get the foundation in this
fall, for the reason that the site cannot
be cleared of the old buildings in
time. 1t has decided to issue call for
bids on Nov. 1st for the construction
of the library building, the bids to be
opened Dec. LIST. The successful bidder
will be given until Dec. 1st, 1902, to
complete the building.
Many consider that the board has
acted wisely in not awarding the
contract for the foundation separately
from that for the superstructure.
The city council and, the public libra
~ board of Fargo, n. D.. are at logger
heads over what the former terms lack
of recognition When Mr.. Carnegie
offered to donate $50, 900 to Fargo for
a library the library board asked the
city council to select site, which was
done and the lot paid for by the city.
The aldermen supposed that when it
came to deciding on plans the library
board would consult with the building
committee of the city council This
was not done, however, and the plans
have been adopted. The council COM
mittee is on the warpath and a motion
was adopted to compel the library
board to purchase some salvage in the
way of the foundations of the old
Columbia. which are on the proposed
site. This action may be rescinded.
The title to the lot is said to still
rest with the city council instead of
the library board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
RICHARDS IN WILL FIGHT.

Thomas Richardson was arrested
late Tuesday afternoon on complaint
of the president of the Merchants
Protective association on the charge
of peddling without license, in vic.
lation of the city ordinance. Rich
ardson, whose home is in Minneapolis,
is said to have been engaged in selling
washing machines, wringers and
drugs. He pleaded not guilty and
was allowed TO go on his own recog
nizance in the sum of 300. The tria
takes place tomorrow before Judge
Shissler.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

Many are the changes, that have
taken place upon this ola globe since,
it first started upon it's journeyings.
One of its many freaks has just been
discovered up in Alaska, at the mouth of
Turner creek in the Raugarok district,
where buried forest has been uncov-
cred Trees 100 feet long have been
uncovered, some in an excellent state
of preservation and others that have
decayed. The wood resembles Cali
fornia redwood, and some of the trees
are very large. About this buried
forest other evidence has been found
pointing to the fact that at one time
this district had tropical or semi
tropical climate. In the buried forest
elephant tusks, deer horns and mann
moth tusks have also been found.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

Owatonna Journal In the Septem-
Der butter scoring in the industrial
contest now being held in Chicago j..
W. Koepsell of Lewiston, Mimi, made
the highest mark, 81. b. j. Rosenau,
who has been twice winner in this
contest made score of 95. There
were ID entries from Minnesota with
an average score of 92.5 of whom
participated in the pro rata distribu-
ton whose average score was "a 4.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

Senator Mason of Illinois has ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and believes that his
message to congress will be one of the
abIest ever transmitted to that body.
Now let the possession move on.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

Gov. Van SAINT has appointed Alvah
Eastman, editor of the st. Cloud
Journal Press, as resident director of
the normal school at ST. Cloud to sue
coed W. B. Mitchell resigned Mr..
Eastman has rather sided with the
board of control in the difficulty be-
tween the two boards.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
Very truly YOURS.
w. w. P. MCCONNELL,
Dairy and Food Commissioner.

The Faribault common council
Monday night passed an ordinance
requiring itinerant merchants to pay
license of 800 week. Nothing has
been charged heretofore.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

Seth Low struck Tammany hard
blow when he said that with the real
head Of the city government living in
England, New York was--again prac-
tically reduced to the condition of a
crown colony.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

1t is not as easy as it was to send
anarchist literature through the
mails, but congress ought to take
hand in the matter and make it an
impossibility.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

W. R. Geddes attended the opening
of court at Waseca Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

is strictly a vegetable
remedy, and, while
possessing purifying
and healing properties
that no other medicine
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

are most fire.
quently to be
seen upon ths
face, neck or
breast though
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

thirty bottles, continuing it for some
time after the sore had healed, to bs
sure all the poison was out Of my sys-
tenn. Have seen no sign Of the cancer
In ten years. JOSEPHUS REID,
~, ~ r.
The suburban citizen., 1901-12-28
Growing Hybrid Fruit.

Efforts are being made to cross tho
grapefruit with the orange, and al
ready with some success. 1t is thought
that some new and valuable fruits
may be created in this way. A very
satisfactory hybrid has been obtained
between the Tangerine orange and the
'pomelo," which is the proper horticul-
tural name Of the grapefruit.
The grape-fruit-so called because its
large spherical fruits grow in grape
like clusters of from three to eighteen
has only recently come into popu-
lar favor. Fifteen years ago 1t was
practically unknown as @ commercial
product, though Florida people consid-
cred it tonic and refreshing. For lack
of market, great quantities of pomelos
were left to rot annually in the Flow
cry Peninsula. But Northern visitors
In that part Of the country learned to
know and like the grapefruit, and
a demand was created by their desire
for it on their return home.
Fifteen years ago the first pomelos
were shipped to New York and Phila
delphia, and were sold for fifty cents
barrel. But the taste for them grew
and better prices were soon realized.
The great freeze Of 1S94-5 reduced the
crop to a large extent and the few
pomelos sold that year brought enor-
nous prices, sometimes as much as
from $15 to $50 box. The ordinary
price nowadays is from S4 to 81 q
box. Thousands Of the trees have been
newly set out in Florida and the pros
pect is that the supply will keep pace
with the demand which has been Gre
ated by the increasing appreciation Of
fruit consumers. II the experiments
in crossing it with the orange prove as
successful as is hoped, some interest
ing novelties in the fruit line may be
expected. Philadelphia Saturday Even
ing Post.
The suburban citizen., 1901-12-28
PIe.T5atinp ror Odd Reasops,

School teachers sometimes ask their
pupils queer questions, if one may be-
lleve story told by the youngest mem
Der of the Wilmington family.
His mother one morning discovered
q shortage in the supply Of pies, baked
the day before, and her suspicious fell
upon Johnny.
Johnny" she said, do you know
what became Of that cherry pie that
was en- the second shelf in the PAN
try"
Eyes, ma'am." he replied, IL ate it.,
But 1 had to-"
"You had tor exclaimed his aston
ished mother. "What do you mean,
childp
"The teacher asked yesterday If any
Of us could tell her how many stones
there are in a cherry pie, and l couldn't
find out without eating the whole pie,
could 1? There's just hundred aud
forty-two." youths Companion.
The suburban citizen., 1901-12-28

Prairie dogs are becoming, it is said,
unmitigated pests in Kansas, Nebraska
and Western Colorado. In the first
State 1,25OOOO acres are represented
as being occupied by them exclusive
ly, cattle refusing to pasture on ground
overrun by them. The use Of poison
was authorized by the last Legislature
for their determination, and an appro-
priation made for the purpose. Since
then the State Agricultural College has
been endeavoring to carry the purposes
of the bill into effect, but the professor
in charge reports that the experiments
made have been absolutely unsuccess
full although they have been carried
on diligently through a period Of p
months.
The suburban citizen., 1901-12-28
Shamrock and Glover.

There has been a great deal Of dis
cussion as to whether the Irish sham
rock Of old times was the plant that
is now known as the clover, many
persons contending that 1t was the OK.
alls acetocella, and that 1t could not
have been the clover, because, they
say, the last named plant was intro
duced into Ireland from the Continent
at a period subsequent to that when
the shamrock was originally known
and used. According to a correspond
ent of the Gardeners Chronicle, Of
London, who has made q painstaking
search through all the literature of
the subject, reaching back hundreds Of
years, the shamrock is clover, and al
ways wns clover, end nobody ever
had any doubts on the subject until
they were raised by Mr.. Bicheno in
1880, who was Secretary Of the Lin
naen Society. This search, however,
las shown that Mr.. Bichcno was
wrong, and that the clover leaf, long
before st. Patrick's time, was used as
an emblem Of the Trinity.
The suburban citizen., 1901-12-28

Probably none Of the colleges in the
United States are doing better work
than those which are teaching young
men how to apply their brains as well
as their hands to farm labor. Tilling
the ground is the one vocation in which
there is abundant room for all who
are willing to engage in it. There is
also a surety of reward for intelli.
gence and skin, and there is besides
health and independence. The farmer
seems to deal at nearer hand with his
Creator than any other of his fellow
men, and If he but knew it he is th5
most important parsonage that walks
the footstool. Without him we should
all revert to instant sayagery, thinks
the Philadelphia Record.
The suburban citizen., 1901-12-28
Paris Postal Stories.

Some Paris postal stories are going
the rounds just now, says the Paris
Messenger. One of them has refer
ence to a letter posted at little coun-
try place in France to the Minister Of
Public Instruction, Paris. The sender
did not put a stamp upon it, knowing
that Government officials letters are
carried free.
The provincial lady official, however
evidently not knowing this, put q
stamp upon the letter and sent the
postman to collect the fifteen CEN
times from the sender, whose name
by some mysterious means, the secret
Of which is in the possession Of her
sex, she managed to discover.
Another anecdote relates that a
well-known Partisan lawyer sent a
letter to NJ. Millerand and put fifteen
centime stamp on it, evidently forget
ting that n stamp was unnecessary.
Now, the letter was over weight, and
the postofice people, apparently think
ing only Of the stamp and not Of the
Minister'S privilege, claimed thirty
centimes excess. This, of course, M.
Millerand declined to pay, and the let
ter was sent back The unlucky send
er was forced to take 1t back and pay
the thirty centimes, making in all
forty-five centimes out Of his pocket,
whereas had he put no stamp at all 1t
would have been safely delivered.
The suburban citizen., 1901-12-28

walk as slowly as you can-witl
your eyes shut" he said.
She started slowly enough, but the
fierce eyes overhead began to watch
her intently again and to grow rest
less, while yellow foot advanced un-
easily along the limb and broad tawny
jaws stretched farther and farther
downward as she moved away.
But Kannoga silently held up his
hand and waved it in the air At this
the panther's attention attracted by
the unexpected and rapid movement,
was withdrawn from the girl.
"Go faster" said tine boy; "go fast.
err"
She was out Of reach now; he could
tell by the fainter sound Of her bare
feet in the sand.
Rum he called "Open your eyes
and run, but don't look back, and don't
stop till you stand in the tepee with
Mar-tala"
us that ell Of the new game, Kan
noga" she asked, doubtfully.
mo" he answered; there is more"
Meanwhile he still sat in the same
place, watching the cougar and hold
ing its attention by the constant move
ment of his slender arm and Of his
griny, tattered sleeve.
When Aakloo was at a safe distance
the sense Of his own danger came sud
denly upon him.
If Sis-sos-ka would only come with
his rife--or Gray Beaver, an old man
now, but still great hunter. IL he
had only told Aakloo! He turned his
head and looked after her Down the
winding track Of sand beside the still
lake, both grown a dull gray in the
evening light, he saw her running, and
he knew that long before she could
reach the tepee he would be beyond
the need of rescue.
He had turned his head for only an
instant, but in that instant the couga
The suburban citizen., 1901-12-28
"The Candle on the Plate. ;"

"The year that l lived In Chicago 1
noticed one night in passing through
the Polish Jew quarter something l
have since seen elsewhere" writes
the Rev. David NJ. Steele in the La
dies Home Journal. 1T was the
candle on the plate A man dies, and
for want of means to pay the rent
his family is to be turned out on the
street. The widow sets a plate on the
pavement near the door and puts a
lighted candle on 1t. For the length Of
time that It viii burn 1t is a summons
to the nelghbors passing by to put in
nickels, dimes and pennies-which in
variably they do-until a fund Is
raised sufficient to save the family
from eviction. Would the same thing
happen on the Stock Exchange II q
bank failedp --- -.-------------4--------i.-
The suburban citizen., 1901-12-28
SURPRISING NEWS.
HOw Editors Arc Importunod 20 Keep
Items Out Of the Paper.

Items Out Of the Paper.
The practice of keeping things out
OF the paper" makes It very difficult
for a daily newspaper to do it's duty
and give all the news. There are in
terested parties ready to throw them
selves into the breach at every impor-
tant occurrence, and importune the
newspapers not to publish the facts.
There is hardly a week in the year
when the newspapers of the city are
not called upon to suppress some news
item, and sometimes 1t happens several
times in week, says the Little Rock
(Ark.) Democrat. Men will even ask
and expect an item of news to be sup
pressed when the entire community is
already talking about it. They will
ask the editors and publishers not 20
mention q certain occurrence when, as
matter Of fact, its publication would
harm no one.
If the paper declines to "leave out"
the item the applicant becomes very
indignant; If it yields, and a contem-
porary later publishes the news it
never occurs to the gentleman that he
has injured the legitimate business of
a newspaper, and he ought to apollo
give and do so no more. On the con-
trary, when a local newspaper "leaves
out" an item, which appears later in
an out-of-town journal, the very men
who ask for its suppression are the
first to say, "You must read such and
such papers to get the news"
Did it ever occur to the men who re-
quest a newspaper not to publish a
certain item that it would be just as
reasonable to ask a merchant not to
make certain sale? You are asking
the newspaper to omit its most attrac-
tive feature, and to become tedious and
perhaps tiresome, merely for your ben
eft. Possibly you may have business
relations with the newspaper. That
certainly gives you no right to make
exactions which amount to the same
thing as If some one demanded that
you dispense with the most desirable
part Of your business.
The newspapers get tired and sick
Of being importuned to keep things
out. The reporters get discouraged,
the newspaper readers, hearing Of
something which ought to have ap-
peared on time, make derogatory re-
marks at the apparent lack Of enter
prise manifested by the journal that
has been worked and imposed upon.