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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
BROKEN INTO.
Shoes Stolen From a Great Western
Freight Car.

ouUSs OtOieu TIOm uTSdt WtStSTH
Freight Car.
A freight car standing close to the
Chicago Great Western depot was
broken open Tuesday night by unknown
parties and three boxes of merchan-
disc were stolen from it. One contain
Ing ladies' shirt waists and one contain
ing hardware were found this morning
on the river bank, where they had
been abandoned after the thieves had
satisfied themselves as to the nature of
the contents A box of ladies and
gents shoes consigned to Louis Janda
were stolen. 1t contained twenty pairs.
The police investigated the matter,
but are without any clues to work up
on. 1t is not thought to be the work
of boys or tramps
A man was locked up Wednesday
on the charge of vagrancy, who gives
the name of Will Holmes and claims
to have lived at Owatonna for twenty
years. He says that he left there last
June and cut wood at Lacrosse all
winter. He arrived in the city last
night and claims to have slept in box
Car in the Northwestern yards. He
denies any knowledge of the theft from
the Great Western car.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
BIRD DAY.
Primary Grades Taught Valuable Les
son Today.


son Today.
The primary grades of some of the
schools observed Wednesday a special
bird Day for their closing exercises.
Why is there still so much robbing
of birds nests by the boys and the
killing of birds in peoples dooryards?
Do they realize the great value that
these little creatures are to mankind
and how jealousy their little lives
should be guarded?
Do they know what we owe to the
birds? First of all. we owe our physi-
Cal comfort to the birds because they
check the increase in insect life, the
mosquito, the gnat, the horsefy and
the common housefy would soon rival
the plague of Egypt, were the birds to
disappear.
Do they know that we owe our
fruits largely to the birds. The birds
eat the insects that kills the bud and
blossoms. The small amount of ripe
food that the bird helps himself to in
the fail is payment on a very small
scale for his summers work.
We owe the corn ana other grains
largely to the birds, because they help
to keep in check the insects which
attack these cereals.
We owe the preservation of the rem
nant of our forests and all our trees
and bushes largely to the birds who eat
the insects which attack the trees and
bushes The "woodpeckers" are after
the insect which is DESTROYING the
tree, not after the life of the tree.
Space should fail us to speak of the
debt that humanity owes to the birds.
There are the scavenger water birds,
gulls, terms. The scavanger land birds,
the vulture, ducks, geese and swans,
who check the growth of vegetable
life upon the rivers, ponds and lakes.
The herons, cranes and shore birds
which feed upon the water and mud
inhabiting insects, and the sparrow
and grouse winch destroys vast guam
titles of the seeds of harmful plants.
And then aside from the inestim-
able intrinsic value that the bird is to
mankind we have not mentioned the
pleasure, happiness that comes from
the companionship of the birds The
perpetual joy of their song Can a
world without birds be imagined
When we have made these many
truths penetrate the minds and hearts
of the young boys of our city schools
will there not be new consideration
shown for the lives of the birds. Will
there not be less wanton robbery of
birds nests, a voluntary disappearance
of the sling shot, and fewer dead birds
in our dooryards.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
SOME FAVOR ASPHALT.
Any Kind of Paving Would be Good for
Modern Vehicles


Asphalt has its advocates as a paw
ing material as we'll as brick paving,
among Mankato people who are anxi-
Gus that the city should have some
thing better than dirt streets. Those
who favor asphalt say that brick is
too noisy.
W. Fl. Pay, of the popular livery
firm of B. D. Pay & Son, is in favor
of paving the principal business and
residence streets of the city, and prefers
asphalt because of the noise of brick
paving. He says that if all vehicles
had solid rubber tires or pneumatic
tires, such as many of the up-to-date
carriages in his barn are provided
with, there would be no complaint on
the score of noise, but only a small
proportion of wagons and carriages are
thus provided. If the brick pavement
was kept clean, it would be noisy. If
it was not kept clean it would be no
better than macadamized surface.
Mr.. Pay believes that with narrower
driveways the people could afford to
put down asphalt paving. In speaking
of the paving question, Mr.. Pay said
THE livery barns of this city have
taken a step in advance of the city.
Rubber and pneumatic tires are in
tended for paved streets, and are more
easily worn out on rough roads or
where there is gravel and broken
stone. For our roads, steel tires are
just as good for all practical purposes,
but the ball has been set rolling, and
Mankato livery barns have the same
class of vehicles that the best barns in
the large cities have, with their streets
all paved"
The pneumatic tire that has just
been introduced into Mankato is the
easiest running of any. 1t gives an
additional spring, while the wheels
revolve on ball bearings. The wheels
are the samesas bicycle wheels, only
heavier AS they are apt to come into
general use, paving will become all
the more necessary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
GETS ANOTHER POSITION.

Fred w. Bedford of Worthington
was Tuesday appointed assistant state
chemist in the state dairy and food
commission laboratory. Mr.. Bedford
is graduate of the university of Min
nesota and last year he was an assist
ant in the laboratory at that institu-
tion. He was recently elected science
teacher in the Mankato high school at
a salary of $50 month. The position
of assistant state chemist pays $50 a
month, and it is understood that Mr..
Bedford will come for that salary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
THE CLOSING MEETING.
Social Science Club Elects Officers, and
Listens 10 Interesting Paper by Presi-
dent Cooper.

Social Science Club Elects Officers, and
Listens 10 Interesting Paper by Presi-
dent Cooper.
The Social Science club held its last
meeting for this season. Tuesday evening
at Schiller hall. The following officers
were elected for next year:
President. G. Fl. Cooper.
Vice president, q. o. Cox.
Secretary and treasurer j. R. Brand
rup.
Executive committee, G. H. Cooper,
T. NJ. Edmands and W. A. Funk.
The subject under consideration last
evening was ''Anglo-Saxon Suprem-
acy, to What is it Due. The paper
was read by President c. 81. Cooper of
the normal and was fine review of
work upon this question by French
author and contrasted the conditions
existing in England and France and
drew conclusions as to why the Anglo
Saxon race is in advance of other
races, and especially the Celtic. These
were brought out by the author as be-
ing largely matter of education
which has inculcated in the minds of
the people different views as to the
pursuist followed by the masses of the
people. The Anglo-Saxon idea the
author held, was more conducive to
breadth and the growth of better ideas
as to all matters pertaining to the pro-
gress of a people. The French idea
educated the sons of the better classes
solely for the army or official positions,
and looked down upon commercial and
industrial affairs.
Geo. Brewster led the discussion,
following out the line of thought as
presented by Mr.. Cooper in his review
of the book, and presented many reasons
as to why the Anglo-Saxon race had
grown to be supreme. The discussion
was quite generally INDUCED in and
brought many views of the subject,
though none of an antagonistic nature.
The year has been very pleasant
and profitable one for the club and
some most excellent papers have been
presented.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31

While the opponents of the admins
tration are bewailing the corruption
that has been discovered among few
officials at Manila. and declaring that
that is the result of adding distant ter
ritorial possessions, and can never be
eradicated because the administration
will hardly care to open up the rotten
ness to the world, the military authori-
ties at Manila are busy prosecuting
those involved and sending the con-
victed culprits to prison.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31

Nels J. Sanberg of New Sweden has
been appointed county superintendent
of Nicollet county to succeed Supt.
Schultz, who resigned to accept the
position OF assistant state superinten-
dent of public instruction. Mr.. Sand
berg is Nicollet county boy born and
bred, and was educated at Gustavus
Adolphus college at st. Peter, where
he graduated in 1899. His friends
are sanguine that he will make sue
cess in his new position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
HAS NEARLY ALL
Great Western Secures Two
More Options.
President StickHey is NOn-COmmital in
Regard to the Future Movements
of His Road.

The Chicago Great Western road
has finally secured an option on L. g.
Il. Fletcher's property on Jackson
and Cherry streets at a figure re-
ported to be about So, 3OO 1t has also
secured an option on the Williams land
on Hickory street, which it wishes to
use as an alley, for about $500. OPP
tions on all of the land except one or
two small pieces have now been Sc :
cured.
Agent Fancher of the Laird, Norton
Co. has received letter from the Off
Gals of the company at Winona in
which they scout the idea that the
Great Western road is going to acquire
the right of way that it has been ne
gotiating for in this city. Mr.. Fan
cher was in doubt whether to stock up
heavily in view of the fact that mis-
yard might have to be removed. He
wrote to the company about the
matter and was advised to stock up
heavily, as business is good this year
in Mankato.
The officials wrote that they
had not been approached for
figures on the property by the road and
that they were of the opinion that no
move is seriously contemplated by it.
They make light of the roads display
of activity in this vicinity.
W. 81. Knowlton of Minneapolis, as
sistant chief engineer of the G. g. W.
road, arrived last night.
F. M. Currier and A E. Clark called
on President Stickney of the Great
Western road at st. Paul yesterday and
urged that his road be extended into
the city. he. was non committal, said
that it would be good thing, but did
not say definitely whether it would be
done. He expressed himself as having
a friendly feeling for Mankato. The
Mankato men had pleasant call, but
left the Office possessed of no more in
formation than when they went In.
The Milwaukee road has new iron
bridge ready to replace the wooden
one over the LIE Sueur river at Red
Jacket A force OF men is at work
getting the piers ready to receive the
three iron spans, each ninety feet long.
The change will be made some night.
Each span is loaded on a freight Car
and will be carried to the proper posi-
ton and pllued off. About a hundred
men are at work on the Milwa ukee
branch road.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31

w. 81. Davis of Mapleton was in the
city Tuesday.
A pension of $40 month has been
granted to John M. Fisher of this city.
J. c. Donovan, proprietor of the rail
road eating house at Tracy, and John
Donovan of Tyler were in the city
Tuesday.
The frost of last week did no dam
age to the crops so far as has been re-
ported. Bean vines were the main
things to suffer, and some other gar
den truck was nipped.
The Chicago Great Western road has
made rate of fare and third for
the round trip to the annual melting of
the state federation of labor in this
city June 10th to 18th.
Joseph Joslin and wife of Kasota
were guests at the Saulpaugh Tues
day against their will They had
been off for trip and were on their
way home. They were ready to take
the morning train, and the porter took
their satchels to the depot unbeknown
to Mr.. Joslin, but with the knowledge
of Mrs. Joslin. Mr.. Joslin, who is an
old soldier, would not leave the hotel
without his satchels, and the united
explanations of his wife and Clerk
Scott of the hotel could not convince
him that the satchels were safe. The
train departed while the argument
proceeded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31

Mr.. Bryan, as a matter of course,
sympathizes with Senator Tillma n
rather than McLaurin. The latter re-
presents too much progress for Bryan
Bryan says that Tillman represents
man, McLaurin the dollar. Bryan is
mistaken. Tillman represents neither
man nor the dollar. He stands simply
for the old fogyism that for years has
had possession of the south. Nc
Laurin means progress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
COM MITTEE MEETS.
Lays Out Plans for Securing an Electric
Street Railway.

The board of trade special commit
tee on street railway held a meeting
last night and laid out plans of opera
tion 1t will first endeavor to ascer-
tain the status of the present company.
If it is found to be genuine and alive,
it will be given encouragement. If
it turns out to be moribund, it will be
given no consideration, but local CAPT
tai will be solicited to construct the
line. If this cannot be secured, then
outside capital will be sought. The
committee intends to keep at work I'M
til something is accomplished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31

The Duluth News Tribune alludes to
Socialist Jones as mayor of Cleveland.
What grudge has the News-Tribune
against Cleveland that it would thus
affiict it, and why should it wish to
deprive Tom johnson of the oppo rtun-
ity he covets to reform himself into
the white house or some other high
place. Besides Toledo having made its
bed with Socialist Jones, may object
being thus summarily deprived of him
as its chief executive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31

VIM. Glotzbach spent Tuesday in the
city. He has concluded to locate at
Harvey, N. D., and will go to the
twin cities tomorrow to purchase a
stock of drugs He has been travelling
over portions of North Dakota and
states that owing to the drouth many
of the new settlers were packing up
and moving away. The land boom has
received decided backset there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed:
Geo. D. Strong ct ais. to trustees of
school district No. 112, part of lots
four and five, block one, Truwe's add.
to Amboy, for $685.
Western Town Lot Co. to John G..
Roberts, lot seventeen, block one, Jud-
son, for 500.
John Sieren to Peter Sieren, n1S, e1S,
nw4, sec. 16. LeRay, for 81. 600.
Chas. j. Macbeth to Laura A. Re.
cord, lot seventeen, block six, Eagle
Lake, for $175.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31

A. P. Doran and niece of Madison
Lake left Monday for North Dakota
to consult priest who has reputa-
ton as a healer, regarding the little
girls eyes.
DR.. Sam Schmitt was down from
Blue. Earth Tuesday. He recently
started in business there and is salts
fed with his practice thus far.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31

1t is said iron has been discovered
at Anoka. We always knew there was
something peculiar about Brother
Pease, but never suspected he was car
rying such load on his conscience.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
Society,".

Mankato tent No. 40, knights Of the
Maccabees, has issued invitations for a
reception and dancing party to be ten
dered the supreme officers and dele
gates of the Knights and Ladies of
the Maccabees, to be given at the A.
o. U. W. hall on Tuesday evening,
June 4th. A musical and. literary pro-
gram will begin at 8 o'clock, and the
grand march promptly at 10 o'clock.
The music will be furnished by the
Schwanenberg orchestra.
Commander J. B. Ogle will preside
while the program is being carried
out. Supreme Commander Marley will
give twenty minute address, and ten
minute addresses will be given by
Miss Bena NJ West, supreme record
keeper of the ladies order, R. E.
Moss, supreme medical examiner, and
Mrs. Lillian M. Hollister, supreme
commander of the ladies' order. Miss
Hughes will give vocal solo, and she
and Mrs. A. B. Ewing will sing a
duet. The ladies will serve light re-
freshments. Admission will be by in
vitation only.
The following are the committees
Arrangements, John B. Ogle, Fred
A. Kneeland, g. M. Phillips, Chas
Schwanenberg, A. l.. Wheeler recep-
ton, Fred A. Kneeland, J. G. Willis,
l.. G. Diamond, Geo. Voolfolk, Mrs
W. B. Torrey, Mrs. G. M. Phillips,
Mrs. l.. G. Diamond, Mrs. Geo. Wool
folk floor, Fred A. Kneeland, j. G.
Willis, L. G.. Diamond.
Joseph J. Theissen, the painter, and
Miss Frances Juberain, both of this
city, were united in marriage at ST.
Peter and PauPs Catholic church at
eight O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Herman Jordan and Miss Minnie
Krust, of this city, were married at
the German Lutheran church this
afternoon.
Both of these young couples have
numerous friends who extend their
best wishes. Each received number
of nice presents.
Monday was the occasion of the SOL
emnizing of very pretty wedding at
Lake Madison. Mr.. 7. G. Dorm of
Waterville and Miss Nell Pitcher were
Joined in the holy bonds of matrimony.
The bride was clothed in lovely
gown of lansdowne and carried a beau
tiful bouquet of pink and cream roses.
The guests from Mankato were Mrs.
Geo. B. Owen and Miss Lyll Roberts.
Mrs. Dorm received many beautiful
presents and she and her husand have
the best wishes of all.
Gen. and Mrs. E. M. Pope have is
sued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Lucy Pope, tc
Mr.. BENJAMIN Chandler Taylor, to &C.
cur at the residence, 100 West Fourth
street, st. Paul, on Wednesday eve
ming, June 18th, at eight O'Clock. Mr..
and Mrs. Taylor will be at home on
Wednesdays in August at 316 Byron
street, the K. c. Sweet residence,
which they have leased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31

The decision of the United States
supreme court in the insular cases has
started all sorts of speculation in
Washington as to an extra session of
congress. 1t is held on the part of
some officials and party leaders that
the president will be obliged to call an
extra session of congress, and they
think he will do this soon after his re-
turn to Washington. They hold that
such course will be necessary be-
cause of the urgent need of legislation
in regard to the Philippines as to tariff
matters because of the holdings of the
court in the insular cases. On the
other hand it is held, that inasmuch
as congress left matters in the Phillip
pines in the hands of the president, in
structing him to form civil govern
ment at such time as in his judgment
conditions would warrant, and that
with this was also authority to formu-
late tariff for the islands that this
Will COulOTIu W Guo pOololoh oCC LII oh
by the court, and that an extra session
will not be needed. But it is ques-
toned in some quarters as to whether
congress has the right to delegate it's
power to enact tariff law to the
president, and whether or not, the pro-
mitigating of a tariff act by him to
met the exigencies of the case in the
Philippines would really meet the
views of the court holding that con-
gress could legislate as it saw fit re-
garding new territory, but that until
it does so legislate, certain acts and
conditions cannot prevail. just what
view the president and his cabinet
will take when they come to fully
consider the question is hard to say,
but it would not be surprising should
congress be called together at an early
date as result of the courts deci-
sion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
NNoA&N~~% ~ oNJ
: Around About Us :

The CrOOkstOn Times says that mil
lions of grasshoppers are Matching out
in Polk county. Fears are entertained
that the crops in that section may be
largely or totally destroyed by these
little pests.
Regarding the report that DR.. Strong
will retire from the presidency of
Carleton college at Mortified after
thirty-one years of faithful service,
the News says that he has not resign
ed, but simply asked the board to take
steps to look about for his successor.
This will take some time, and COM
mittee will be appointed for that pur-
pose at the June meeting of the board.
The controller of the currency has
authorized the First National bank of
Redwood Falls, formerly the Redwood
COUNT bank, to begin business. 1t
has capital of $50, 600.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs AL
bert Cassavant'' fell into Birch lake,
near White Bear Sunday and was
drowned. The child, had wandered
away from it's parents and fell into
the water.
A young son of J. A. Watson of
Spring Valley was accidentally shot
last Sunday, while out hunting. His
recovery is doubtful.
Burglars broke into the station and
a store at Lawndale Sunday night and
secured $50 in cash and some Great
Northern pay checks. There is no clue
to the perpetrators.
A company has been formed to prose-
cute the search for copper at Pine
City. Several veins have already been
found.
Samuel Lenhart, who was held at AL
bert Lea for forgery, has pleaded guilty
to the charge in the second degree. He
has not yet been sentenced.
Near Ada, MINI. Theo. Belfye was
accidentally shot and killed by Mike
Gorwick, while chasing deer.
o. A. Hedin has sued Henry Stene
of Atwater for So, 600 damages for
Islander. The trouble arose out of the
campaign last fall
The Cloquet Lumber Co. has pre-
sented the library board of Cloquet
with six choice lots and the board is
now trying to raise money sufficient to
erect a library building.
s~ Murdoch has voted to bond itself for
waterwork system and an electric light
plant
- The house of Peter Theil, near Stock
ton was destroyed by fire: MIR: Theil
was away at the time and his invalid
wife was confined to her bed and was
alone. Neighbors discovered the fire
in time to remove her from the burn
ing building.
The grain warehouse of A. Wosmek
at Silver Lake, seven miles north of
Glencoe, was burned Monday morning.
Cause unknown. There was some in
surance.
Morton has voted So, 900 bonds for
water works purposes.
Jamse Tileston, once well known
citizen of st. Cloud and Fairbault, is
dead at Pasadena, CAL. aged 81.
The decision of the United States
The Marshall republican., 1901-02-22
Speneer.Leonsrd

The marriage ot X. Perry Spcn.
Ger oi this city and Miss Jeanette
Leonard, daughter oi Mr.. and Mrs.
y. ". Leonard Of Faycitc. was
solemnilrd at Eastwood, the beau.
,iiul home oi the bride on Thurs.
day. Feb. Ilth, 1901, at y o'clock
in the evening, The ceremony was
performed in the presence at u large
number of relatives and friends of
the contracting parties from all
over The state, who had assembled
III response To invitations issued
da>, before.
The wedding was truly a beauti
ful one ahd one OF the most brilliant
function, ever given in all How.
ard county. "Oh Promise Me-
wa, beautifully sung 10y James
Pearson of Fayr,tc, accompanied
bN Prot, Sau,er ut BOonville on the
piano, a, the bridal party started
from the upper hall, after which
Mendelssohn's wedding chorus
was softly played as the party
entered the parlor, in the follow
ing manner. First came Miss Gui.
tar, rs maid of honor, followed by
Mis-, Emily Guitar of Columbia and
Miss Spencer who took their places
near the center of the room; then
came the cushion bearers, Master
.Ainslie aud little Miss Phillis Car.
ter, two beautiful children of Gin