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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
Oh ing HOnOlulu's Streets.
Honolulu Star:

Honolulu star:
Boiling oil was sprinkeld on
Richard street this morning from
Hotel to King, then coat of quarry
sand was spread over the oil. Now the
street is ready for use, and it will be
carefully watched for results. 1t is
hoped that the oil will make solid
surface, to which there will be no
dust. The oil was distributed from an
ordinary street sprinkler. 1t was first
hea ted to 112 degrees and a heated
coil was placed in the sprinkler to
keep it hot, so that it womld readily
run from the pipes. When cool crude
petroleum is quite thick. and it would
not run from the sp inkler. The hot
Gil this morning ran like water, COW
ering the street with a coating of
black Only very light sprinkle was
given, care being exercised to avoid
making oily mud, that would cause
trouble to pedestrians, vehicles and
bicycles 1t is expected that the oil
and the sand will combine and form
sort of paste II coating that will
give out no dust.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
DEBATING LEAGUE FORMED.
Students of Blue Esrth, Wells, Luverne
and Msnkato Will Lock Horns In Debate

Blue Earth City Post:
Last spring, under the urgent wish
of the English department of the
state university, a movement was
started to inaugurate series of inter
district debates, terminating in final
contest at the state university, made
up of the winning teams from the con-
gressional Districts.
The four schools that will contest
from this district are Blue Earth,
Wells, Luverne and Mankato. The
first contests will probably be between
our high school and Wells. and Lu
verne and Mankato at some date about
Nov. 10, the winning teams TO meet
later to contest for suprem acy. A
handsome silver cup, to cost between
800 and 5000, will be offered each
year to the winning school capturing
the state honors and a very handsome
gold badge to each member of the
team
Already a good degree of interest is
being aroused and it is expected that
we shall send a strong team to meet
the schools named for the first contest.
The topic for all the debates is "The
Right or Wrong of Capital Punish
ment.
The date for the final local contest
has not been arranged and will de-
pend upon the preliminary contests to
be held with the view of selecting
those who shall take part in it
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
WILL DISSOLVE.
II. E. HaDce to Withdraw From
Stern & HanCe.
The Stocks in Both Stores Will Be Clos
ed Out....Mr. Hance Will Remain
in MankatO.

The firm of Stern & Hance, the
we'll known clothiers, is soon to be
dissolved by the withdrawal from it of
the Junior partner, H. E. Hance. The
contract between the members of the
firm will expire Jan. Goth, and on
that day the dissolution will take
effect. The large stocks of goods in
the Model and Hub stores are to be
closed out as rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Hance will remain in Mankato
and will undoubtedly engage in the
clothing or other business for. himself.
He has been connected with D. S.
Stern of Chicago for some twenty
years.
1t is not known what Mr.. Stern's
intentions are, but there are rumors
that other parties, one now in this
city and one who formerly resided
here, will associate themselves with
him and carry on the business in the
future. However this may be, time
will reveal. In any event, some i'm
portant changes in the clothing trade
in this city are impending.
Mr. Hance will have the good
wishes of his many friends in what
ever he undertakes in the future He
is we'll known, respected and enter
prising gentleman, and it is forum ate
for Mankato that he has determined to
retain this city as his residence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
, Around About Us

Rain has put stop to all work of
all kinds among the farmers around
Fergus Falls. About onefourth of the
rhreshing remains to be done.
Proceedings have been commenced
in Winona asking that Isaac Abra-
hanson & Abrahamson of Houston be
declared bankrupts.
Alex Dublinowski, who committed
! a brutal assault upon his wife at Wi
mona some two weeks ago and then
disappeared has been arrested in Min
neapolis.
Dennis DAILY was killed at Rochester
yesterday morning, while excavating
for the new opera house. by a stone
topping over on him.
A dairy meeting will be held at Sea.
forth Oct 25th in charge of Dairy
Commi ssioner Mcconnell and Inspector
Haughdahl.
August Paulson, cashier of First
National bank, Albert Lea was acct.
dentally shot and instant ly killed
| while hunting ducks on Willow Lake
Sunday. The fatal shot was fred by
his brother. The latter went to fire
over August's head and just as hi
pulled the trigger, August, for some
unaccountable reason, arose from his
seat, and received the charge in the
back of his head. The brother is in q
state of collapse and nearly crazed.
The receipts of fax at Duluth are
now larger than those of wheat.
The Columbia iron mine up on the
range has been closed on account of 6
stri Ike.
John Kiewel, a Crookston 16-year.
old boy. discharged both barrels of 6
shot gun in his breast while taxing il
from wagon. He died a few hour,
later.
The Inverness farm near Crookston
consisting of an entire section, wa
sold yesterday for $17,0O
Ole jacobson, farmer near Spicer
was killed by being run over oy a
stone roller
Former Congressman and Senator
Chas. A. Towne will be rendered 6
farewell banquet by the citizens Of
Duluth this evening.
Saltwater has municipal contest
brewing, and the nominating conven
tions are called for Oct. Gath and 25th
G. J. Bree, proprietor of mea
market at Clarkfeld. has been miss
ing since Monday..of last week. Wher
last seen he said he was going tt
Granite Falls. Since then no trace o.
b i'm can be found.
AL Norton of Saltwater was acciden
tally shot through the hip nearWalker
by the discharge of gun
He was engaged as cook in a camp
The wound may prove fatal.
To break the monotony, Moorhead
firemen engaged in pie-eating con
test
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
SAFE KEEPING UF MONEY
Banks Furnish Closest Approach 10 Sc
curity Ever Known.

New York World:
In Mount Vernon man was robbed
of 81, $50, the savings of lifetime,
but was 80 fortunate as to recover the
money. Before slowing it away again
in an inside coat pocket, he said: 81
am afraid of banks: the cashiers
might steal"
So they might, and 80 sometimes
they do; yet the banks of New York
state furnish the closest approach to
absolute security that has ever been
known. It's savings banks hold in
round numbers billion dollars, the
property of over two million people.
For a number of years past not one
single cent of this vast sum has been
lost to any deposition, but millions have
been paid in interest.
National banks are necessarily re-
stricted by law in their loans and in
vestments. Two notable instances of
Observation-Disclosures have recently &C.
Cured in this city. In one instance a
note clerk stole large sum, but SO
small in proportion to the resources of
the institution that depositors lost
nothing. In the other case-the quite
exceptional one of the Seventh Ma
tional bank-iosses did occur, but it is
to be made up by reorganization.
Considering these facts, it must be
limited that the man who is his own
banker has fool for deposition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
FELL INTO A CISTERN.
Young Girl Saves Herself by Cligging to
Boards Until Rescued.

Miss Pansy Spencer of Rapidan fell
into Mr.. McDonald's cistern one day
last week and had a narrow escape
from drowning. She chung to some
boards until rescued from her perilous
position by Mr.. Mcdonald, who
CHANGED to be within calling distance.
Mrs. Mcdonald has been danger
ously ill from nervous prostration
caused by several successive frights
last week. The doctor from Lake
CRYSTAL was summoned and at one
time her life was dispaired of.
Miss Katie Wier is teaching in Boyd,
Lac qui Parle county.
Miss Martha Weir is teaching in
Rush Lake.
Frank Thurston has bought halt
section of land in Grant county and
will go up there this week to plow.
Grover Weir will accompany him.
L. q. Mills has his new house nearly
ready for occupancy.
....Mr Grey of Mankato has accepted a
position with the mill company.
The roads are in a frightful condi-
ton and some of the people of Rapi-
dan hope the good roads movement
will be pushed by those who run the
political machinery and give the mat
ter of paved road in the country atten-
ton in preference to paving the high
ways of the sea with gold for mer-
chant marines. Let the voters demand
it and it can become fact instead OF
a theory.
Theo. Williams of Mankato and
family were in Rapidan Saturday.
Miss Bessie Weller, who was quite
ILL., is better.
Fall blowing proceeds slowly on &C
count of the incessant wet weather.
Old MI and Mrs. Sweet left for
Blue Earth Tuesday last.
The Rapidan mill will shut down for
couple of days for repairs. Plenty of
-four is on hand for exchange. The
mill is doing fine business and draws
trade from large territory.
Mrs. G. Knutson, who mas been sick
in bed for the past eight months, is
still unable to sit up.
Miss Ethel Weller sprained her wrist
last week.
A brother of Jewell Just died in
Melrose last week and was brought
home Saturday for burial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
MOSTLY UNOBJECTED TO.
Cost OF Graveling is Oaly 81 per cent of
Second Street Assessment.

The assessment for the improvement
of South Second street, which was
Monday afternoon confirmed by the
board of public works, amounts to
S48. 81 for each 66 foot lot for curb and
gutter, and $23. 81 for graveling the
driveway. The cost of the graveling
is therefore only thirty-two per cent of
the entire cost of the street improve
ment 1t is understood that the pro-
perty owners are perfectly satisfied
with the curb and gutter and are will
ing to pay for that part of the i'm
provement without protest. If any
body goes into court it will be over
the remaining thirty-two per cent.
When asked today whether any of
the property owners would contest the
matter any further than they have al
ready done, W. N. Plymat stated that
he did not know, as he had not talked
with any of the property owners who
had signed the protest. If it developed
that the improvement had been made
substantially in accordance with the
terms of the contract and specitica-
tions. he would cheerfully pay his as
sessment.
President Porter states that as soon
as the street dries sufficiently, the
steam roller is to be put upon it with
the expectation of packing down the
gravel and making a much better sur
face than at present. The almost daily
rains have prevented this up to now.
Mr.. Porter is convinced that the
contract and specifications have been
substantially complied with, and does
not see how any of the property
owners will have case in court if
they undertake to resist the payment
of the assessment. He thinks that
every precaution has been taken to en-
sure the legality of the assessment
However, he does not believe that
any of the property owners intend to
go any further with their opposition
TO the assessment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
ENGAGEMENT CANCELLED.
TIE Cushing Lecture Will Not Come OF
Tomorrow.

Manager Griebel has received tele-
gram and letter from Will Carleton
Burnham, manager of the Cushing
lectures, saying that he is Obliged to
cancel the engagement for this city
tomorrow evening, owing to the fact
that the biograph which produces the
Philippine moving pictures cannot be
operated with an alternating current.
There is no direct current in Man
kato that could be used.
1t is to be regretted that this en-
gagement was cancelled as so many of
our citizens were looking forward to
it with much interest. Manager Grie-
bel also regrets the disappointment
caused. Mr.. Burnham expresses his
deep regret at being obliged to cancel
the engagement. and writes that he
hopes that the lecture can be given
here next year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Miss Anna Wilson, a sister of Mrs.
G. Gerstenhauer and Miss Olga Will
son, died at the home of her parents
at Winona on Thursday night of last
week of diphtheria, and the funeral oc-
Cured on Saturday. She was gradu-
ate of the Winona normal school. and
last winter taught school at Wells. She
had many friends and acquaintences
in Mankato who will regret to learn of
her death. She was sick only few
days. Her age was twenty eight
years, and she was bright and ambi-
tious young lady.
Olive, the oldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Gerstenhauer, is confined
with a slight attack of the same
dreaded disease at Kansas City, but
NO serious result is anticipated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
ANOTHER GIGANTIC TRUST.
J. p. Morgan and His Allies Said to Be
at Work Again.

New York, Oct. 16.-The Journal
and Advertiser says:
"a new and gigantic industrial COM
bination, which is to consolidate the
armor plate manufacture of this coun-
try, enter into the building of mer-
chant and war ships for the worlds
trade and take over the large and
growing export trade of the United
States Steel corporation, is about to
be organized by ]. P. Morgan and his
allies"
The article then says that while no
Off cial details are obtainable the pro-
ject will not only consolidate many
details of the steel and fuel business
of the country now separated, but also
serve to bring into closer relationship
these interests and the great railroad
interests controlled by the Vanderbilts
and the Pennsylvania railroad. These
interests are also to be closely allied
with, if not made a unit with, large
interests of like character abroad and
that the new company is to be calico
the Anglo-American Steel company.
The Journal and Advertiser article
also says that E. H. Gary of the
United States Steel corporation will,
1t is said, be president of the new con-
Germ
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
A MANKATO INVENTOR.

The following is from the Mime
apolis department of today's st. Paul
Pioneer Press:
Raymond White, farmer of Man
kato, Mimi. is in Minneapolis enroute
to Washington. where he is to consult
with a government official in regard
70 process for tempering copper.
Mr.. White has been experimenting in
that direction for years. After exam
lining couple of copper blades which
Mr.. White had sent to the federal
Office. the officials declare the harden.
ing process by which they were made
an unqualified success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
EFFECT OF DARKNESS

Some interesting experiments have
recently been made upon the influence
of darkness on the development of
flowers. Flowers open slowly in the
dark, their color is more subdued,
their size smaller and their weight
considerably less. Men who live or
work mostly in the dark are effected
much in the same way. The only way
to be healthy is to live much in the
sunlight and to drink Golden Grain
Belt beer for it is brewed from the
purest barley malt and hops and is
nourishing and STRENGTHENING. You
will find it an ideal table drink. Or
der of your dealer or be supplied by
M. J. Smith, Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
Mr.. CHERRY'S STROLL.
How Harrington Established Reputation
as Humorist.


Booth Harrington is said to have
discovered recently that he has won a
place among the humorists of
America. The manner in which this
revelation came to him is told by a
fellow Indianian as follows:
"The author of Monsieur Beau
caire' recently met Professor Cherry,
the young explorer, who was fresh
from his long and perilous tramp
which had covered well-nigh the entire
length of the African continent.
"'Well. that was quite a little
stroll you recently took down the
coast, " remarked Mr.. Harrington, who
put into the tone with which his
facetious words were spoken the ad-
miration he felt for the explorer
achievement. He was naturally some
what surprised when the scientist
stared at him rather coldly and dis,
continued the conversation at the ear
lest possible moment.
"They did not meet again thai
night, and Mr.. Harrington concluded
that his well-intended levity had made
mortal enemy OF the explorer. A
few evenings later, however, they
again found themselves in a social
gathering No sooner did the explorer
spy the novelist than he fastened tc
approach Mr.. Harrington with out,
stretched hand, exclaiming: 'Ah my
dear fellow, I understand all about it
nowl But, don't you KNOW. was
quite put out when you spoke of my
African journey in that way the other
evening. Now I understand it is only
the little way you American humor-
lists have of saying funny things. And
it's right good Right good. Quite
little stroll Pm sure it's quite
clever. '"-Philadelphia Post.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
A FOURTH HUSBAND,

A dispatch from Berlin, Germany,
says Nine. Teresa Carreno, the pianist,
is completing preparations for her
forthcoming marriage to Arturo Tagli-
apietra, a lieutenant in the Italian
army, who is now in New York. he
will be her fourth husband.
Nine. Carreno is we'll known in
New York, where she first appeared in
1875, in the Academy of Music, as a
singer, taking the part of Zerlina in
don Giovanni" with Tietjens and
Brignoli. She soon afterward gave
up singing to give her attention to
the piano. She was born in Venezuela.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
WHITE RACE GAINING.
Census Shows That il is More Than
Holding Plsce With Blacks.
st, Louis Globe Democrat :

st. Louis Globe Democrat:
The completion OF the count of
population of the United States by race
shows that the whites are more than
holding their own. Some of the ear
lier figures by states made public few
weeks ago indicated that in parts of
the country the negroes were growing
slightly faster than the white popula-
tion, but the count for the entire coun-
try, which is now completed, tells a
different story. In 1890 the negores
constituted 49, 57 of the entire civil
lied population of the United,,States,
or almost a fifth This proportion
gradually shrank until it was Il. Is
per cent in 1850, just previous to the
war of secession. In 1870 the proper
ton of the negro population of the
country was 1896, it was 1918 in
1880, IL. SO in 1890 and II. So in 1900.
These figures will remove some dread
which was felt at one time. When the
census of 1880 showed that the negroes
constituted 10. 10 per cent of the coun-
try's aggregate inhabitants, as COM
pared with only IL. 66 in 1870, predic-
lions were made that many persons
were then alive who would see the
blacks in the majority in the United
States. That was felt to be a pretty
serious situation. In 1880 the race
trouble in the South was in a much
more disturbing condition than it is
now, for the work of the reconstruc-
ton of the Southern states of the
earlier period had not yet been entirely
undone. The increase, or apparent
increase, which the negroes had made,
relatively to the whites in the ten
years between 1870 and 1880 led many
persons to believe that in a state of
freedom for the entire race the blacks
would grow so much faster than the
whites, even with the reinforcement
by immigration which the latter was
receiving, that they would be in the
majority in the entire country by 1880
or 1910. and that most of the northern
states would have by that time race
problem like that which was disturb
ing the south then.
But the census report of the past two
years of national enumeration shows
that this fear was baseless. The 10. 10
per cent of negro population of the
United States in 1880 dropped to 1913
per cent in 1890 and to 11.5S per cent
in 1900. Louisiana, in which the
negroes have been almost constantly
in the majority in every census from
the beginning, has now become a
white state. In only four of the south
ern states-Alabama, Arkansas, Florida
and Mississippi-is the proportion of
blacks greater than it was in 1890. In
the old border states the black ratio is
steadily shrinking, while in some of
the northern and western states it is
slowly rising. though the relative in
crease there. is scarcely perceptible.
The important fact, however, is that
in the country as whole the whites
are gaining faster than the negroes,
and the indications are that this white
preponderance will continue to grow
even when immigration, which is
Virtually all white, falls off. This
count of population by race now fin
ished, is one of the most important
of the sociological features of the CEN
ans
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
BRICK WORK BEGUN.
The Swedish Methodist Church TO be
Computed by Jan. LIST.

The new Swedish Methodist church
on Fourth street between jackson and
Hickory streets is expected to be ready
for occupancy by Jan. LIST. The
foundation and basement have been
completed for several years, and this
fall work was resumed. Tuesday the
laying of brick began, and will be
pushed. It will require about "a, 600
to complete the building, and the pas
tor Rev. Louis Johnson, is collecting
funds toward this end. He hopes that
all will give literally. The cause is a
good one, and the congregation has
struggled hard and is determined now
to be successful in completing its house
of worship.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
COLOMBIA is READY.
Says VenezueIa's Desire for Mediation
Comes After Defeat.

Washington, Oct. 16.-In regard to
a statement of President Castro con-
tanned in the press dispatches to the
effect that if Colombia would notify
Venezuela officially that she has &C
copied the United States as a media
tor Venezuela would willingly enter
into negotiations with our government
looking to a settlement of her Difficult
ties with Colombia, it is pointed out at
the Colombian legation here that the
government of Colombia made known
in the most emphatic terms her COM
plete readiness to accept the friendly
Intervention of the United States i'm
mediately after the transmission of
Secretary Hays kilograms of Aug. "a
to both Colombia and Venezuela, con-
veying in substance an offer Of media
ton. On the other hand, so the Off
Gals of the Colombian legation state,
Venezuela, while not refusing the Of
fer outright, evaded it at the time,
and now President Castro's declara-
ton comes only after the disastrous
defeat of Venezuelan arms in the
north of Colombia and the failure of
other hostile expeditions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18

Red Wing Republican: DIR. and
Mrs J. Stafford arrived in Red Wing
Saturday evening from their European
trip. They are in the best of health
and have enjoyed their visit to the old
world immensely. They will remain
in Red Wing the greater part of this
week packing their household goods
and then go to Minneapolis where DR..
Stafford will have charge of the Frank
lin avenue church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-18
indictments in the Havana Postoffice
Fraud Cases Made Public.

Havana, Oct. 16.-The indictments
in the Havana postoffice fraud cases,
sent by the fiscal to the audiencia, i'm
plicate Estes G. Rathbone jointly with
G. F. w. Nicely and w. H. Reeves in
defrauding the government, his COM
phcity being based on the contention
that he permitted-and therefore con-
scented to and tacitly authorized-the
fraudulent transactions. The whole
amount of the alleged embezzlement
on all counts in the indictments Is es-
timated at $4,000. The fiscal has
recommended that each of the accused
be fined this amount, and also that
Rathbone be sentenced to imprison-
ment for 25 years, Nicely for rs years
and months and Reeves for "a years
and 6 months. The fiscal has further
recommended that Moyia and Mas
cero, stamp clerks, be sentenced to
Imprisonment for six months and one
year respectively.