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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
Decrease in Crime.

London Chronicle -
The question whether, the advance
of civilization brings with it CORES
ponding decrease in crime is one Of
perennial interest to society. Statistics
can proyerbialIy be made to prove any
thing and it is open to argument
whether the, amount of crime in the
country at any particular time CORES
ponds directly. with the number of
prisoners convicted. !. But the, total
number Of convictions represents, at
any rate, the. nearest approach to ex5
,actness that we are likely to attain.
So far, as statistics go the prison re-
port Of the past year shows that crime
is decreasing very. preeciptfibly in pro
portion, to the population. During
the last forty years the rate per 100, 900
of serious crime has decrease d from
1874 to2.3. This result is undoubtedly
encouraging, and, seems to show that
education and the. other disciplinary
influences of society are slowly but
surely doing their work. ,..,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
The Free Press the Leader, Only :$Io0 Year.

ID, = H.
the teachers of these subjects desire
them. They are asked to have sub
jectsf ready for discussion Music,
intermediate Pupils, Mankato schools.
Graded School Section, Study Room,
1O:457 asG 4. h. Reading in the grades,
conducted by Miss Hoiton. "'.o .plr.,, ],
High School Section Assembly
ROOM ofn1a 10 AS a. M. ?@Practical Courses
id the High School (a,tThe Business
Course, supt. Andrew Nelson, Austin
(b5 Manual Training, Supt. e: A:
Franklin, Faribault.' 'i" Discussion,
George WWeitbreacht, principal mannfuRal
training high school, ST Paul; GEO.
B. Alton inspector of state high
schools; Hon!. f. M. iCurrier, Man!
,Tsn1 JuE AsaH- fEiE tIfILngNl- {
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
''"FRUITnIN THE SOUTH.
Views of a Winona Man on the, Apple
Cs.ooEy..

Views Of a WinOna man on the, Apple
uayauw nnuISuppIy. aMu sewn.
f'The Winona Republican and Herald
has the following as the result of ar
interview with "a Mr. j. Stirneman q
fruit dealer of THAT city who has gust
returned from the south: ''sH l,'5i
J. oStirnemran arrived home /, this
week from IAN extended trip through
Illineis,h Missouri and Arkansas, II the
object of which was to look over the
apple situation and secure a supply, Of
apples for iWinona and adjoining mar
ketss When askedsa about the apple OUT
look today by Representative of The
Republican and Herald Mr., Stirnemlnan
stated that practically the entire, apple
supply this fall would come from Mis-
sodri and adjacent states; The supply
in Michigan and New York this year,
he said, is very small. G tol.nsn
The Ben Davisris the great apple lin
Missouri and is the only kind from
there being marketed at the present
time,l although later on the Genitons
will be in the market. Considering
the situation Mr.. Stirneman thinks
that the present. prices for apples are
very low. They are selling in Winona
for s.. 80 and 1915 barrel. Later
they may 60 higher. as Mr.. Stirnenan
says practically the entire crop has
been brought in advance in. the or
chards by the big dealers and they are,
figure figuring on putting them in
cold storage and hold them for a Sc to
81 market if they are ablerto force the
price up that high VI, pa "ElE 4
Mr.. Stirneman reports the demand
in this territory for apples to be quite
heavy at the present time. He re7
ceived eight carloads here on Tuesday
and this morning had only two of the
carloads left. Most Of these sales were
outside of Winona, there being a ten
dency on the part of Winona dealers to
hold off buying for little colder
weather. When the Genitons come in
a week or ten days from now they will
sell for So and $3 25 q barrel, usome-
what cheaper than the Ben Davis IN
less in the meantime prices advance.
In making, his purchases on his recent
trip Mr.. Stirneman secured five thousl
and barrels of apples in Arkansas and
gets tie remainder of his supply from
Missouri. iJs-.r uyeIvs.B E,y ,gu 4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
The People Refuse to be Stampeded by
~ 1ffineJ.B Eifs 'ts8ti~U e q NlbGa:
...,, Demag0gue. ,a,, -.

Chicago Tribune ;a.j-u vi ans.Dr7 ~
OF, these the most significant and
hopeful is, the, attitude of the public
toward the trusts. The portentous de-
velopment Of industrial combination $
furnishes an issue peculiarly adapted
to the uses of the demagegue. 4 The
demagogue and the pessimistic patriot
have for several years been attempting
to excite the public to frenzy against
the trusts. But Thea American citizen
has steadily declined. to lose his pre-
sence of mind and make a violent as
saultI upon all combinations . at. g their
bidding. n Instead, he has preserved g a
coolly critical attitude and asked the
agitator to, give him less rhetoric and
more facts. U7ayc uE q aupa1
Nor is this unresponsiye the re7
suit of apathy. Americans fully real
ize the great Importance of the econo-
mic changes that'a taking place and
are not blind to the evils that may de-
velop. But they are firmly bent on
studying the question fairly and listen
! to defenders of the trusts with the
same intelligent attention that they
accord their assailants, because they
believe that combinations for produc-
ton 10 On a large scale have merits to
be conserved as we'll as dangers to be
guarded against. ~ =. -.
70 all believers in Republican insti-
tutionss the calm reasonableness Of this
attitude must be matter for the sin
lcerest congratulation. But every one
realizes that the present era Of pros
perity will sooner or later be succeeded
! by time Of depression like the one
4 from which we have but recently
emerged. When the day Of adversely
ar riveass we We are likely to have less
phiIosophic tempers,. From past ex.
pelr.ie erIcsae we know that at such q time
something is always made the scape.
/ goat for ali the public ills. Contrac.
| ton of the paper currency, railway ex
ftortion, the tariff, the gold standard
have served in turn. Next time il
Twill be the 4trnsta, and We viii b
tempted to hasty and lill-consid!eree5f
faction against them. To prevent such
a result we ought clearly to make the
best use oflths favorable conditions Of
arriving at a good understanding q
I thsi movement toward combination ant
framing a policy in regard to it. '4all
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
Omahs Conductors, Brakemen aud Bag.
l3iia -gsgemen Made Happy. .asll

Omahs Conductors, Brakemen and Bag.
llun gsgemen Made Happy. .zsl
Conductors, brakemen and baggage
men on the Omaha road yesterday re-
ceived an advance in wages. The in
crease will mean monthly expendi-
ture by tho company of hundreds of
thousands of dollars, and nearly all the
trainmenin the employ of the corpor-
alton will be benefited. The action is
a direct result of the conferences held
between the officials and the leaders of
the employees organizations. These
meetings were entirely friendly and
the question was discussed calmly
At no time was there any sign of a
disagreement The advance is 'regd-
lated according to thealpresent wages
earned, In the case of conductors the
increase will be proportionately larger
than with brakemen OF baggsgemen,
The percentage of e increase has, not
been made public but officials are
authority for the statement that the
amount will average about $40 !, a
month. ~o az as r,e,,uit,E ,pa
The prosperous condition of the, conn
pany' S business brought about the re-
quest Of the men for more money.
For several months the trainmen, have
been worked hard to take care Of the
heavy. traffic, and many of the conduc-
tors, brakemen and baggagemen have
worked many hours day overtime,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
"a RARE OFFER.

The undersigned has for, sale about
two sections. Of. land ,iI in Norman
county, less, than three miles distant q.
from a live towni,o of about 600 inhabit5
ants, "A large creamery and !, six eleT
vators in the village jim ssona Z
The land lis offered at bargain.
Price and terms made ,,k known On appliT
scatio9p. NJ q ;e,.,an nev q :a,,,a enc
5zaalIaM .lsL1tP HUNT, 5al
Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

trial, the most interesting to Mankato
people being the Carroll IS, 600 damage
suit against the c. & N. W. road.. z
There will be one criminal case.
Postofice Inspector P. R. Lance has
sworn out a warrant for Clarence
Lewis, colored, at Waterville. who
will be tried in Mankato. Lewis was
turned over to the county authorities
by the Waterville postmaster for pre-
senting $40 money order for payment
on a forged signature, "A hearing
was given the youth and it was ex-
pected that heowould be sent to the
Red Wing training school. The gov
eminent has prior claim and will
take Lewis into custody. hTfiiE p
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
GETS THREE DOLLARS.


B. H.7BurreIl Wins His Suit Against j.
J3nnaR NV. Reynolds. nih mnr9nu
The suit of B. 81. Rurrel1 vs. j. w.
Reynolds, to recover $75 damages to
plaintiffs horse as a result Of fast
driving during defendants elopement,
was tried before Justice Walrath in
North -, Mankato Saturday. The
plaintiff, Roy Rurrell and Alfred Nor
man testified to the condition Of the
horse beforehand after the drive. The
defense put on no testimony, the de-
PENDANT not being present. ! W ~"
The court decided the plaintiff was
entitled to So and costs. besides the
So already paid for the use of the rig
by the defendant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
TEACHERS MEET. .
Annual Convention Opens This
@.. i@ " Attern00On r.'o 5,5a . rns,o.
The Attendance Unusually Largeao and
-ur-Lfu II Key 40 q IfS)s.lt 11
VI, The Sessions Interesslng..-Gen, $40
Ciapp's Address Tonight. 'v'A aF

.
The sessions of the meeting nof ithf
Southern Minnesota Teachers associa-
ton opened at the normal, school as.
sembly, hall giat 2 80 O'Clock 81 Fri
day and continued until noon Satur-
day., The attendance was unusu-
ally, large, and all the, hotels were fill
ed to overlooking Thursday The pro-
gram was one Of the best ever prepared
for a meeting of the association, and
has aroused a great amount, of inter
est among the teaching profession, eil
The city schools received visits Fri
day from a. number of the earlier
arrivals. The Field and Riley pro-
gram rendered at the normal attracted
many and was very interesting l.sgag
The following program was carried
out Friday afternoon: liisslu ralllliuE
80 p. m. Music, primary pupils,
Mankato schools. Study and the reei-
taGion.. IL (a) How can we teach child
rem Right Habits of Study2 Supt. La
fsyette Bliss, Waseca kb)Di The Place
of Drill, Supt. P. P.l Kennedy, Fair
mont kcl How to teach childrennto
Use what they have sLearnedl Supts
E. L. Porter, Worthipgton.ua Discus
sion, A, w. Rankin, inspector of state
graded schools j. A. Hancock, direc-
tor of training department, normal
school Music, .Cecilian club, normal
school Living versus Dead Teachers,
Miss NJ. Adelaide Holton, supervisor
of primary grades, Minneapolis. Why
do our schools produce such Poor
Readers, Supt w. J. Schmitz, Albert
Lea. How can we get better results
in Spelling and Practical Composition
Miss Caroline A. Fullerton, principal
high school, Mankato. Discussion,
Supt. F. E. George, Pipestone Supt.
b. J. Pfeiffer. Fulda. DiA '''n an.
Friday evening at eight o'clock,
Hon. Moses E. Clapp of ST. Paul, United
States senator, will give an address,
to which the public is invited. Several
musical numbers viii also "..
The program for Stature s... -.
was as follows:
Saturday Morning OK
Business. Reports of
election Of officers. -
$50 a. m. Some Pc
Ethics of.Our Profession, oupt. Edgar
George, Mortified. -''
10 90 a. m.-Meager Results from
Much Nature Study. F. L.
HoItz, normal school. Discussion,
Supt. V. R. WATSON, st. Peter High
school round tables in English and
Latin will be held during this hour if
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
TWO NEW RESIDENCES.
In 49, -, a

Robert Bradley will erect a $4,000
residence on his lot On South Fourth
street early next spring. twill be a
two story frame building. eo''m ies" 7
/ Mrs. &C. G. Cain will put up 81, SOD
cottage On East vine street in the
rspffnng for rental PURPOSES a''T'''
PAS 9 ssAlpgsI.a rs. RsspaElng ps aHHi
for these buildings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
Q RELIED pLETI ERSl.

Waterville, Nov. t.4+C Clarence Lewis
(colored) rifiedi some letters intrusted
to his care and stole q money order for
$10fdrawnton the,Waterville postofficei
After forging cthe payee's name he
presentedlit for payment Payment
was refused and Postmaster IL airing
ton turned the youth over to Depnty
Sheriff Dunn. Athearing was hadibe-
fore Justice Dressed and ,theievidence
submitted toiJustice Francis CALDWELL,
who will. prObably commits the boyato
the Red Wing Training school. vqi1 ias
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
WILL CONDEMN, IT.
Milwaukee Road ! Starts Pro;
- ! 'ii,,sl3esesdHings in Court. i !. aa.n
The. Injun ctioniCsse ofthe Knitting Min
',z" Against The Road Argued :" ~
vnnes- jua enfToday. gonu aa D nss

The Milwaukee road Friday morn nor iinIl
fled a petition in tbs, fdistr ict court arrti
| to, secure by. condemnation, proceedings
what Ia if needs for right Of way
purposes in Blue p Earth nth county, and
which, it has not yet purchased, n The
land sought TO- be gobtained lin this. way
includes the lots owned and claimed te
be, owned by, the :, knitting mill, and
strips of land across six or seven farms
between this city and Kasota.,r mr.
Judge Cray will fix, a day, for the
hearing on the petition. It will be
two, months or more before the point
will be reached when The road can give
bond and proceed to occupy the land.
This cannot be done until after the
appraisers have been appointed, 10 have
examined the land, and have filed
their report suu ~ o nav on III
The hearing on the order to show
cause why the temporary injunction
restraining the Milwaukee road from
grading or laying track on land claim
ed by the knitting mill company
should not bei1made permanent, was
had before n,,lJudge Gray Friday
lasting, nearly two hours III oiss ~
Ale, Clark opened the argument on
behalf of the mill company. claiming
that it would be a damage to the com
panyftoihave the track laid as close to
the buildings as was proposed. 70 we
Ar. Pau Sr. argued the tease on
behalf, of the railroad company He
admitted that some of the land belongs
to the mill company, but claimed that
the balance o belongsito John Page,
with whom arrangements l. for right
of way have been made. He main
tanned that itswould be no damage, to
the mill company for the track to-
cross it's lots. AIRY nDi RS ~ EVA
Judge Daniel Buck, was presenthsto
look out for, the interests of the Pages,
but took no part in the proceedings. 1aI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

Thomas Murray, ! wRe told Judge
Shissler that his home was anywhere
he happened to J, be and . that his, ocecu-
patton was prize, fighter. pleaded guilty
to -dlisorderly conduct Friday morning
and paid 81. ePg. He put PIP fight llli,lfa last
night whepp, Officer IF Gcer KlIlHghertF arrested
him, but the 9fiGsGT landed pi lH in the ~
cooler. He had over $40 in his pockets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
NOT PROPERLY LABELED.

On complaint of Sam Haugdahl of
New Sweden, one of the deputy dairy
and food inspectors. Ben T. Monson
and w. 81. Leiger of the Union Tea
and Coffee House were arrested 'Satur-
day. on the charge of selling bak-
ing powder not labeled as required by
.1avh 313anlib .Oicl@'II 4 ~
Mr.. Liegler pleaded 4g utility and
Judge Shissler fined him $50 and costs,
which was paid This is the minimum
penalty provided in the law.
Mr. Monsoon took until Monday at 3
o. im., to plead.ian81 'alvaI
The law requires that the ingredir
ents Of baking powder pc Feeup printed on
III ,.-8 Ea, L1lEalBiA ..eCa
The corn shredder is coming into
more general use every year and its
work certainly Ientitlesiit to popular
Eity.a Corn is husked by these machines
for four cents per bushel andythe stalks
thoroughly shredded at the metime.
The shredded stalks make excellent
feed.i ARC e5 iagn nu rs lev
At businessnmeeting of the Com
gregationalI achurch, u Wednesday eves
ming, it was voted to given cali to
Rev. Fred Bently of Deerwood, Minnsi
MR. Bently is al gradnatesaof Oberiin
,collegerand reeentlyndilled thec pulpit
there tor the satisfaction of all CON-
,cernea. 1T il expected that Mr.. Bently
will Acsspt &hs- Salh aid THAI he will
fill the pulpit next Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
? DRIVER HELD ON.

While1iJohn Olinger was driving
along Front street near, the Stahl
House about four o'clock Friday
afternoon, his buggy, shaft. caught in
theihind wheel of carriage with
foul; men. The shafts We're broken
sand, the, horse pulled loose from, the
buggy dragging Mr.. Olinger oyer the
dash board. He held ON pluckily and
stopped the horse after being dragged
"a short distance, .Hs escaped with 4
few bruises ,c.a,o, 81 IA ..st,n.,r,,.e !,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

1 q ."'tll --f-7 m Z mi q IlI.yffT ~
The October tax tax, COLLECTIONS Of the,
county trses SY we're fE ab st the same
in snpuqRath ap last y sar So ri p s'r5hsps a
little more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

1v1A anu Uurueu IN an aIarm His ex-'
PLANTATION of this conduct was given 'inn
straight forward manner: He said
that he was awakened by hearing the
noise of fall. He arose and smelled
smoke which led him to the a bath
room. There he beheld his wife ION e
the floor, her clothing in fames."';A
basket or something was wedged be- :
hind the door in such manner as to-
prevent him from getting into the
room which was all ablaze. n,a,., ar
About. eight months. from the time,
his wife had come to her terrible end
Pickett married again. j, a,e-,.,ag 10 y
No inquest was held at the time as, !;
there seemed to be nothing to warrant
any proceedings by the authorities. :
Lately, however, it is understood that
information has been received which,
seems to demand, prosecution Of the
case, 1t is reported that when the
| fremen arrived the door to the bath
room in which the woman met her
death was locked and the, key. was,
missing. It is, also arrested that the,
lamp, which naturally would be sup
posed to have caused the fire was found,
intact after the flames had been ex-
tinguished by the fire department, ,s,,
The matter was. brought to- the at
tention Of the. grand jury BY the rela7
tives of the dead woman who, have al,
ways believed there was foul play,
The authorities at first took little stock
in their supsicions, but as the grand
jury investigated the case, began, to
take on a more serious aspect and it,
was finally decided to indict Pickett,
and thresh the matter out in court, ~.
/ It is understood that on the testi
mony of one witness. principally. was
the indictment found This witness
described sounds that were heard issu
ing from the fiat indicating quarrel
4 between man and a woman. The
quarrel ended with pleading on the
fpart of the woman. q Later, some time
after everything had quieted down, fire
was, discovered. 20 It, is believed to be,
| the theory of the state that Pickett
killed his wife and then caused. the
Fire, in order to- cover up the, crime.
The failure of the coroner to hold an.
autopsy makes the determination of
the actual cause, of death difficult If.
not, impossible. fcw-e,, slnn nga,l
~
j Mr. VIA! Ryer,s who has managed
the branch commission house in this
city for Edwards, Wood 6 CO. for sew
E,eral months, has severed his connection
/ with that firm and left for Mime
apolis today Mr. Ryer has a similar
bposition with a comm ssfon house at
! ;Anaconda, Montana, where he will go
within arfew days During his resi-
i dencesin Mankato MR. Ryer built up a
| large business for his firm, ana Apopu-ll
llarized himself greatly with all his
Ecostumers and acqpaintances FEand all
j regret to have him leave ..fssis 5aaar
i TheItM Misses Eckhardt returneddastl
night from thesa PanAmeriean EXPOSE
tion and other eastern points.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

Leun-. O rYm ~ ,aBilAV g
-nuula ri JsJu.Hua Tnuus T.o1aA. [
aeII
lHlH snEinl ~. ~ fILEr En.lrA
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
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ts o % II ,t. ,,c., 81. zr.
I !. When using ing :: baking 6:
}4lr r,,.,5-
POWQer Il IS Always al,' econ e oln[1l -@ e.
6 OH 81 buy the Royal. :. !:
~ 8 s.. Royal. F.: makes the finest, :
A''
ave MISUNDERSTANDING and and a de- a-., To-
ousag stl "av ~ = tai@nsAA 1885,
Is~s 49,, &C. I ~ iIHV
1lNlOuS ICOO. }sJn.ua rgn1ua ot,ae7
40 - n a-nlI- y III - DE- y 4
l1clous food.
WAGES ADVANCED. 81

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

"a. lNWNn0T Is IU5I % lul IanaBa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

~ Is!uaD Iset ,vGn snsarD,. 'aii5l
1910 auE9o1ou 'n5 sinSgB 'soso"
rBIo JiiB iu5tieolaiD AZ" nino III
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-17
WANT MORE FIRE
PROTECTION
Residents Of Queen Anne Hill Peti.
ton City Council.

John w. Roberts. ~ u. I.eebey
and John h. Miller. comprising a
special COMMITTEES Of the Queen Anne
Improvement club, today nied a re-
Anne IRE station and that water
mains be extended and more hyd-
rants placed IN the locality OF Queen
Anne hill.
The communication states that
property on Queen Anne hill r. prac-
ticaily without firc protection, a
chemical engine alone being all the
protection afforded. The recent fira
there. IL states, demonstrated the
perfect helpless condition. Any res
ifence or row OF residences would be
entirely destroyed before the city
FIRE companies could reach the scene.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-17
MORE BIRTHS
THAN DEATHS

The report % the city health ON
Ger for June was filed with the citf
clerk today. Il shows that during
June there were ~ smallpox eases
n scarlet fever cases and = cases OF
measles. There were s. deaths-a de q
crease over May % f9. and an In
crease over June Of last year OF ~.
There we're - births. 80 males and Il
females.
Assistant Sanitary Inspector 9. y.
FraEch for June reports 1885 cattle
killed, g739 sheep. ast3 hogs and ie9
veal. One thousand pounds OF fiHi
were condemned.
Quarantine Inspector Geo. Devec-
mon reports Jos rooms fumigatefi
and 75e occupants Of infected houses.
Plumbing Inspector Mcintyre re
ports i35 plumbing plans filed, II
buildings inspected, seven notices u
sued for defective plumbing and one
arrest
Mix Inspector woodcock inspect
Cd 5000 gallons OF milk and fOunl
/ u generally in good condition. The
milk from some few dairies was con-
I demned
John Van Horn, assistant sanitary
Inspector, states that IS nuisances
were abatsd in June.