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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
FACULTY REELECTED.
Few Changes In the Teaching Force at
the Normal Next Year.

At meeting of the state normal
school board at st. Paul Saturday, all
OF the normal school presidents were
reelected, George r. Kleeberger at
st. Cloud, q. 81. Cooper at Mankato,
j. F. Millpaugh at Winona and Frank
Weld at Moorhead.
The former faculties of the schools
were also reelected save in the case of
few instructors.
At Mankato Prof. John A Hancock,
from Clark university, was approved
as professor of pedagogy and director
of the training department in success
sion of DR.. E. W. Bohannon, who was
elected some time ago as president OF
the Duluth normal school. Miss
Josephine Holt, on returning from
Paris, will assume charge of the music
department
After long conference with the
board of control, to whom Prof. Phelps
of the Duluth normal school explained
his efforts to arrange with the city
authorities for providing water and
sewer connections at the new school
building, the building committee was
authorized to cooperate with the board
of control, and complete the structure
as soon as possible. 1t would be impos-
sible, said Prof. Phelps, for the school
to open before Nov. l. He accordingly
recommended that the selection of a
faculty be postponed. The recon-
mendation was adopted.
The list of graduates this year was
approved as presented by the school
presidents. The number of graduates
from the Mankato normal was larger
than for any previous year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The Washington Post alleges that
Theodore Roosevelt has men at work
paving the way to secure the southern
delegations in his interest for the
presidential nomination in 1904 to
which the Pioneer Press replies that
this "may be set down as malicious
no-such- thing because the Post
for some reason is bitter enemy of
Roosevelt and never misses an oppor-
tunity to SANDER him, and second, be-
cause Roosevelt is not the sort of a
man who sets men at work to further
his political interests, least of all to
set the strings for pulling puppet dele
gates into a machine convention.
Roosevelt has never yet signiied in
any way that he would be a candidate
for the presidential nomination. Nor
is he likely to do so, unless there
should be such a general and spon-
taneous demand for his nomination as
to make his recognition of it the pro-
per and grateful thing to do. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The report comes that the British
government has decided to tax the
Transvaal gold mines to the extent of
$3.50, 900, 600 to go toward paying the
expense of the war; This sum it is
said would pay about onehalf of the
war expenses. This decision it is said
when it is made known, will cause
CONSERVATION among the stockholders
of the mines in question as they had
conceived the idea that the scheme to
tax the mines had been abandoned
With this heavy tax levied they will
doubtless agree with Gen. Sherman as
to what war is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Another specimen of the reform fea-
lures of John Lind's administration
has come to light. In the prosecution
of Gustave Miller at Wabasha for vio-
lating the fish and game laws by us
ing a net 500 feet long in the Missis-
sippi river, Miller, after the trial in
which he pleaded guilty, exhibited to
Executive Agent Sam Fullerton, a
permit, .signed John Beutner, who was
at the head of the state game depart
ment under John Lind, granting to
Miller the unlawful privilege of using
net in the river. Great is reform
when used by our fusion friends with
large r.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
TWO VIEWS OF CUBA.
Cabinet Said to Be Divided as to What
Should Really Be Done There.

Washington correspondence Mime
polls Times:
There are two views in the cabinet
as to the extent of the permanent
military and naval occupation of
Cuban ports and harbors. Secretary
Root and his group favor the extreme
view of taking the FIVE principal har-
bors and the present Notifications.
This plan contemplates Cuba having no
army or navy now or in the future.
The milder contention is to use the
less important ports, like Mariel, Nipe
and Guantanamo. The first means a
firm announcement to Cuba that she
can have no army or navy. Root says
there is no sense in dallying with the
question.
A Cuban army would be nuisance.
1t would be used to further incipient
instructions as often as to quell riots.
The Plat law empowers the United
States to maintain order, and Secre-
tary Root says the Cuban government
should thoroughly understand from the
start that it must call on Uncle Sam
when it is necessary to do any fighting.
The milder group in the cabinet
says it will be humiliating to the
Cubans to feel that they can have no
army, and not popular in this country
to bluntily tell them So 1t will be bet
ter say these, to purchase land at the
minor ports for military and naval
use, and permit the realization slowly
to come to the Cubans that they are
dependent upon America.
The last might also be called the
political view. The naval experts who
have examined the coast of Cuba,
and by SURVEYS and extensive investi-
cations have formulated preliminary
reports for the guidance of the presi
dent, have no sympathy with this.
With them, in the selection of sta
tions, they are guided chiefly by the
general problem of controlling the en-
trance to the Gulf of Mexico and to
the southern ports of the United
States, as we'll as to command the
passages between the islands.
1t is probable, therefore, that one of
the stations will be located at the far
eastern end of the island. Surveys are
being made in that direction. A sta
tion located there could cooperate
with station on the west coast of
Porto Rico. The station on the north
coast of cuba could cooperate with
our stations at Key West and Dry Tor
tugas. The desires of the United
States as to a station on the south
coast of Cuba will be determined even
tually by the strategic necessities.
1t is the insistence of these cold
blooded students of national defense
which is forcing the question to the
early understanding of the farmers of
the new Cuban government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

1t is recommended by number of
gentlemen who have been in session
in Minneapolis during the past few
days that farmers organization be
instituted that still look after the
farmers interests, but shall keep out
of politics. What do these gentlemen
propose to do with that class that for
the past ten years or more have been,
or at least trying to, farm the farmer
Are they to be left out entirely How
could VIM. J. Bryan. Charlie Towne
or Richard F. Pettigrew ever be ex-
pected to address the members of such
an organization and eschew politics
1t would be cruelty to animals to sug-
gest such thought. But seriously,
however, such an organization would
be of great benefit to the farmer in
many ways not the least of which
would be its social qualities, while it
might accomplish much in a business
way for him, if it kept entirely free
from politics. This could probably be
done, but to successfully accomplish
such feat, it would doubtless be
necessary to muzzle all that class SINH
lar to those who were instrumental
in turning the Grange and the Far
mers' Alliance into political force.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
For Sale.

l have seven room brick veneered
house, with splendid cellar, Fall in
good repair. and nice lot with bear
ing apple and plum trees, currants,
etc., good we'll and cistern and small
chicken yard. The property will be
sold cheap as owner desires to build
on vacant lots which he owns. This is
a pleasant home and only three blocks
from Front street and the postoffice
The price can be ascertained by writ
ing or calling on
M. d. FRITZ,
At the Free Press Office, Mankato,
MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

D. W. Lawler has resigned his posi-
tion as head counsel FOR the Great
Western road, and will re-enter the
legal profession as private prac-
titioner. He has been the general at
torney for the road for the road for the
past eight years. 1t is limited that Mr..
LAWYERS retiracy from the legal de-
partment of the Great Western is be-
cause of desire to re-enter the field
of politics, and that he may become a
candidate for mayor of st. Paul, or
enter the field as a congressional pos
sibility in the st. Paul district.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

1t is said that the gold deposits in the
Aleution islands are richer than any
that have yet been discovered on the
continent This is the report made by
Investigators who have been sent to
the islands by capitalists. If their
estimate there is well founded the is
lands are likely to have great boom
within the next few years. Besides
the interest in them that will be at
tracted by the gold deposits, they are
said to be well adapted to the pur-
poses of cattle raising and the larger
islands are capable of sustaining a
considerable population, and more
over are in the pathway of the upper
Pacific ports to the orient. Aside
from the gold them may contain, they
are likely to become in the near future
most important outposts of the United
States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
MEMORIAL SERVICES.

The annual memorial sermon to the
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors
was preached by Rev. Fl. D. Williams
at the A. o. U. W. hall Sunday af-
ternoon. The ritualistic service was
gone through with, and special music
was had. The vacant chairs were de-
corated. The flowers used in the decor
alton were subsequently placed upon
the four graves. two of Woodmen and
two of Neighbors.
Rev. Williams preached the annual
memorial sermon to the Knights of
Pythias at the Christian church in the
evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Geo. 81. Phillips the corn king,
wants the government to build eleva-
tors and store 100, 600, 900 bushels of
the farmers corn at 40 cents per bushel.
If this is done, the world, he says,
will pay the same price for it also.
What the government will do with
this corn it stores he does not explain.
With the government to pay 40 cents a
bushel for corn the farmer would be
able to borrow 80 cents bushel on it
at any time. But just why they
would want to borrow 80 cents when
they could sell it for 40 cents and so
get it off their hands and have no in
terest to pay he does not take time to
explain. Another one of his schemes
is the starting of a farmers bank at
Chicago with capital of $25, 600, 900
to $50, 900, 900, the stock to be held by
farmers only. each farmer subscribing
must hold at least sixteen shares at
SO per share. 1t looks as though
Phillips was making bid for theP op-
ulist nomination for the presidency.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
WOMEN SENTENCED
ShOplifters Will Labor at Still
water.
Ulrika Kohler Gets a Year, Mrs. FOss
Nine Mouths, snd Minnie K0hler
Six Months,

Mrs. Ulrika KohIer, Mrs. Minnie
Kohler and Mrs. Elsie Foss were nm for
sentence Friday, before Judge
Cray. The attorney of each of them
made plea for lenincy, and County
Attorney Wilson made the statement
on behalf of Mrs. Minnie KohIer that
she had never denied the charge
against her, had put the state to no ex-
pense in her prosecution, and had been
of very material assistance in fur nish-
ing evidence against the other two,
resulting in the confession of one and
the conviction of the other.
Judge Cray spoke of the cases being
pitiful, referring to the fact that two
of the women have young children,
and said that the sentences which he
would impose would be final, as it was
the intention of the county attorney to
dismiss the other indictments against
them.
Judge Gray sentenced Mrs Ulrika
Kohler to one year at hard labor in the
Saltwater penitentiary, Mrs. Elsie
Foss to nine months. and Mrs Minnie
Kohler to six months there.
Mrs. Ulrika Kohler gave her age as
forty nine years and said that she had
done housekeeping and washing. Mrs.
Minnie Kohler said that she was
twenty years of age and had been
dressmaker. Mrs. Foss said that she
was nineteen years of age and has been
housekeeper.
Sheriff Gerlich took Peters to
Saltwater Saturday morning. Mrs.
Williams was the first woman prisoner
received there for year.
The trial of the case of E. L. Pettis
Jr., by his guardian ad Item, E. L.
Pettis ST., VS.. Ethel A. Pettis was in
terrupted Friday and the case
was continued until the next term.
The suit of VIM. Kapernick VS.. Fer
dinand Malzahn is now on trial
The suit of VIM. N. Plymat, trustee
for J. G. Roller, bankrupt, VS.. the
Kingman-Galbrai Implement Co.,
for $3.50, was settled Friday. -
The next case for trial is that of
John W. HOLMAN VS.. A. J. Busch &
! Co.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The Cuban constitutional convention
has voted to accept the Plat amend
ment just as it is, without any inter
probation is to its meaning according
to their own ideas, and make it part
of..~-their constitution in accordance
with the desires at Washington. This
is an important step toward the ac-
complishment of that which Cubans
have dreamed for years. 1t may not
be the best thing that could happen
for Cuba, but as they want to try their
hand at self government and as the
Teller clause pledges this government
to allow them to so so, there is moth
ing else to be done, providing they
comply with our conditions, as they
have now taken steps to do. In all
probability Cuba would be
more tranquil, more prosperous and
really a more important factor in the
worlds affairs as a state in the union,
than it will as an independent power.
But as things have shaped it that the
Cuban people shall try on their own
hook the scheme of government,
they should have every opportunity
possible to make the trial success.
The convention will now form an
electoral law, and the work of framing
and Inducing into Office new govern
ment will now move forward When
the proper steps have been taken for
preserving the peace, and protect
ing the safety and well being of the
citizens of the island, the United
States troops will be withdrawn and
the new republic will be fairly
launched upon its career.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
BLEW WINDMILL OVER.

Saturday nights storm was destruc-
tive at the poor farm. The windmill
was blown over and wrecked, four big
trees were uprooted, four more and a
number of smaller ones were twisted
off, and the garden fence was blown
down.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Geo. W. Allyn to John Grove, block
two, Allyn's add. to Madison Lake, for
5000.
Julia A. .Winship to Marion Roberts,
northerly seventy feet of lots six and
seven, block seven, Van Brunt's ad-
dition, for 81, 400.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Miss Laura Arnold, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Arnold of Mankato
township. died Saturday after an ill
ness lasting all winter. She took to
her bed last Tuesday. The deceased
was twenty-five years of age. The
funeral services were held at two
O. clock Tuesday afternoon at the
German Lutheran church, and the in
terment took place at Glenwood
cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
NEW BRIDGE LAID.

The Red Jacket bridge was replaced
with the new iron structure Sunday.
The bridge crew started out in the
morning and the cars loaded with the
three spans were run onto the bridge
and unloaded The work was done
smoothly and trains went out over the
new bridge this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The order which bars out immi-
grants from this country who are
afflicted with consumption is just
one, and in line of the best sanitary
protection of the nation. If consump-
tion is contagious as seems now to be
an established fact, it's victims should
be as religously excluded as are cases
of yellow fever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.

During the storm Saturday night,
struck the barn on Henry
Pagh's farm, two or three miles west
OF Vernon Center, and it was destroyed
By fire. The outbuildings also went.
The rain did no damage to the crops,
which are looking fine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The Washington correspondent
of the Minneapolis Journal says
interests in the east are strongly
opposing Congressman Babcock's idea
of tariff revision, and that as things
are now lining up it will be the east
against the west, and that the eastern
states will stand unit against Bah
cocks bill. On the other hand the
Washington correspondent of the st,
Paul Dispatch quotes Congressman
Eddy, who has just returned from sew
eral weeks visit in New York state
and other eastern points as saying
that he was surprised at the senti-
ment for tariff revision there and that
Republicans in many business callings
believe the policy of extreme protec-
ton is no longer necessary and that
Babcock's idea is quite popular. 1t
seems that it is largely due the
standpoint you view an object FROM
as to how it looks to you.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
Card of Thanks,

We desire to thank the friends and
neighbors who assisted us during the
last illness of our late mother, Mrs.
Sina Olson, and especially the Sisters
Of st. Joseph's hospital for their faith
ful care and attention
Thomas Olson,
John Olson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
POLICE COURT NOTES.

P. J. Baker, school teacher from St.
Peter, was arrested late Saturday after
noon for disorderly conduct. While
under the influence of liquor he tried
to get into the residence of Mankato
citizen. He pleaded not guilty, and
being unable to furnish 800 bail was
committed to the county Jail over
Sunday. Monday he changed his plea
to guilty and paid 81 into the city
treasury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The battleship Illinois seems to be
performing wonders on its trial trip,
but just wait until the Minnesota gets
into action.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
MATTER OF FRANCHISES.

The city council of Philadelphia has
voted valuable franchises to a few men
who stand in with those controlling
the municipal government, without
exacting cent or privilege in return.
The ordinance granting such franchises
in now in the hands of the mayor for
his signature and as he is seemingly
one of the gang, it is presumed that
he will affix his signature thereto.
John Wannamaker has caused sensa-
tion both in and out of the municipal
camp, by writing letter to the mayor
in which he offers the sum of ~, 500, =
900 for the privileges granted by the
council, the ordinance thereof which
is now in the mayors hands, and &C
companied his offer with certified
check of ten per cent of the amount.
The manner in which the mayor treat
ed communication on it's receipt does
not look as though he intended to pay
any attention thereto. He was ad-
dressing an audience when it was hand
ed to him, and after looking at the ad-
dress thereon and recognizing Mr..
Wannamaker's hand writing, he tossed
the letter into the crowd, without ex-
amining it's contents. But Mr.. Wanna
maker had sent duplicate to his pri-
vate Office so he did not dispose of it
thus easy. The manner in which the
mayor treated the communication in
public place was most contemplate
one, and indicates desire on his part
to avoid the issue and give away that
which belongs to the public, to the
personal use of his friends. What he
does will be watched with interest,
and if he ignores the big financial offer
for the franchises, and gives them to
the syndicate which would obtain
them for nothing, it show him to be
most fagrantly remiss to public in
terests and more intent on helping the
interests of a corrupt municipal gang.
There is too little attention given in
most cities to the granting of public
rights to corporations Valuable fran
chises are frequently given away with
no thought as to the future, or the ad-
vantages that should accrue to the
municipality. Even in the small cities
like Mankato, not enough attention is
given in the matter of their granting.
Often times the franchise granted in
a city of this size seems of little value
at the time it is given, but long be-
fore the 20 or 80 years for which it
generally runs, expires, it may become
of great value, and provision ought to
be inserted in every such ordinance
which will amply and safely provide
for such result, so that the city may
profit thereby. The time has passed
when franchises, even in small city,
should be granted without thought as
to their value in the immediate future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

A Nebraska farmer paid SO, 500 for a
satchel of brickbats He must have
had money to burn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
POOR APPETITE

means disordered digestion. and if not
promptly attended 10 will develope into
chronic dyspepsia. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters will improve the appetite by
strengthening the stomach, and cure in
digesrion constipation. general
debility, nervousness. sleepfeSs-
ness, AMI all other disorders arising from
an impaired digestion. If you have any of
these troubles, don't fail to try it at once
Our private revenue stamp covers the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Two Migrants were Monday morning
sentenced to pound rock on the city
stone pile for three days. After work
ing for awhile they escaped and fled
from the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The suit of VIM. Kapernick VS.. Fer
dinand Malzahn is now on trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The trial of the case of E. L. Pettis
Jr., by his guardian ad Item, E. L.
Pettis ST., vs. Ethel A. Pettis was in
terrupted Friday and the case
was continued until the next term.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The suit of VIM. N. Plymat, trustee
for j. G. Roller, bankrupt, vs. the
Kingman-Galbraith Implement Co.,
for $3.50, was settled Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

Sheriff Gerlich took Peters to
Saltwater Saturday morning. Mrs.
Williams was the first woman prisoner
received there for a year.