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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
A MIXED UP MATTER.
Case of Two Little Boys, Who Were 70
Have Been Adopted.

Rev. Edward B. Savage, superinten-
dent of the Children's Home society
of Minneapolis, was in the city Thurs
day looking into the case of two boys,
five and ten years of age. who are in
the care of Mr. and Mrs Schooner of
Rapidan. This family, which is an ex-
cellent one, took these boys last fall,
desiring to adopt them if satisfied
after trial. The boys are from Chi
cago, and it developed that they have
disease requiring radical treatment.
M T. and Mrs Schooner consulted with
physicians and have done what they
could for the children, but neighbors
have gotten the idea that the boys
have been harshly treated. The older
one has run away two or three times
and has been harbored by two families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schnoer have consult
ed attorneys about bringing criminal
action under the new kidnapping law,
and have been advised that the law
covers the case.
Mrs. Schooner desires that the So
ciety take back the older boy, and
Rev. Savage came at her request. He
decided to leave the boy there little
longer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST

List of letters remaining uncalled fol-
at the postoffice at Mankato, Mimi
for the week ending July 4, 1901.
Auss, Samuel S.
Chapman, Mrs. N. B; Clifford, G..
Davis, 81. A.
Ford. Mrs. Rose.
Gunderson, John.
Hortan, Ole.
Kennedy, Mrs. J; Kerchner, J. K
Kohler, Chas.
Larson, julius; Larson, Clara; Lid.
die, W. 81.
Mallett, G. W. Mann, J. H; Marvin,
Chas S; Muxen. c. D. q letters).
NEIGH, N. R: Nelson, G. G Red.
field, Will Rinke, Mrs. A. q; Reilly,
VIM Ring, Mrs. 81.
Schneider, George; Smith, Mrs
Sorenson, Mrs. Rode.
Willett, F. G.
Thiesson, 81.
In calling tor the above letters please
say advertised" and name the date
of this list One cent extra will be
charged for each advertised letter.
Letters remaining unclaimed at the
expiration of 10 days from date will be
sent to the dead letter Office.
L. P. HUNT. Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
ROYAL
Baking Powder

that there is an ordinance requiring
that teams be hitched. He did not
know whether it would be policy to
enforce it. 1t would be uphill work,
as the drivers of delivery wagons are
in hurry to finish their business He
said that there have been many COM
plants of runaways due to the non
compliance with the ordinance.
Aid. Deebach favored enforcing the
ordinance.
Mayor Petersen favored enforcing
the ordinance, and said that farmers
teams are the most liable to run away
when in the city.
On Aid Deebach's motion, the chief
of police was instructed to see that the
ordinance is enforced.
Mayor Petersen called attention to
the article in last evenings Free Press
favoring public bathing place in
the river. He said that it would be a
ogod thing, and is thing that all pro-
gressive cities have. Only week ago
little boy was drowned. He thought
that the council should take up the
matter.
Aid. Deebach said that he and the
park superintendent has talked the
matter over last year and concluded
that an increased park levy would have
to be made On his motion the mat
ter was referred to Health Officer
Hielscher to report estimates of the
cost at the next meeting.
Aid. Heinze thought the park too far
away for bathing place.
NJ. G.. Willard said that the railroad
crossings on Spring and Elm streets
are in bad condition. The city re-
corder was directed to notify the rail
road companies to plank these cross
ings the full width of the streets.
Engineer Thompson said that the
railroads had not planked the crossings
because they did not want them kept
open. The crossings should be planked
the full width. He had recently seen
a ten cent bus with two ladies and a
gentleman in narrowly escape being
run over. The driver had lost his head.
J. E. Reynolds stated that he was
the man in the bus. and substantiated
what Mr.. Thompson said. It hap
pened on Spring street.
Mr.. Willard stated that the Rock
street gates are down so long time
that teams take the Spring street route
to the Great Western depot.
The bills were allowed, including a
street pay roll of $500. O5, water works
repairs $33. 80, and parks S137 10, a
total of $67S.Os.
DR.. J. W. Andrews and Jno. Klein
appeared before the council and asked
that it donate water to st. Joseph 8
hospital for another year. They said
that the hospital is not yet quite self
supporting The Sisters pay interest
on $34, 600, and the fuel bill is 81, 100.
The water bill is about 500 year.
The council voted to pay the water
rent and adjourned. A special meet
ing will be held Tuesday night to con-
slider liquor license and transact
other business.
The report of the city treasurer for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

New Ulm Review: E. M. Stenin-
ger, editor of the Sioux Rapids Repub-
liacn has been spending week fishing
along the Minnesota river between this
city and Mankato. About fifteen
miles below this place he came across
deep pool in the river where he dis
covered four or five very large stur-
geon. The fish jump out of the water
and are apparently about five feet
long. A farmer living near there
says they have been there a number of
years but no one has been able to
catch them. Here is chance for q
man and rife.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
SCHOOL MATTERS.
July Meeting of the Board is
Held.
Annual Repairs and improvements are
Authorized to be Made, and One
Teacher is Elected.

The July meeting of the school board
Wednesday evening was attended by
all of the members except DR.. Webster
and Mrs. Smith, who are out of the
city.
Capt. Keysor presented the recon-
mendations of the committee of the
whole regarding repairs and improve
ments needed at the various buildings.
Among those for the Franklin build
ing are a hundred loads of gravel for
the grounds. The Pleasant Grove
grounds are to be sodded in front OF
the building. The committee also rec
commended a change in the closet sys-
tenn from the automatic to the chain
pull, at an expense of $500 to $3.50. A
fve-wire fence around the West Man
kato grounds was recommended. Rub
Der treads for the stairways
in some of the buildings were
recommended.
On motion of Mr.. Davies, the re-
port was accepted and the committee
on property and expenses was in
structed to procure the repairs to be
done.
Supt Uline reported the designations
of Miss Myrick as teacher of music
and drawing and Miss Liedloff as
teacher of the third grade in the Pleas
ant Grove building. Miss Liedloff
goes to the university. The resigna-
tions were accepted.
Miss Inga Johnson, daughter of Col.
and Mrs. @. E. Johnson, was elected
to fill Miss Liedloff's position, at a
salary of $40 month. She is gradu-
ate of the high school and has taught
one year and attended the university
one year. She was recently elected a
teacher in the North Mankato school.
There being no eligible applicants
for the position of teacher of music
and drawing, the election was post
poned.
Supt. Uline reported that Miss
Bernice Ewing had been presented
with diploma, having completed the
course. He also made a requisition
for school and laboratory supplies and
for diplomas. The latter, of sheep
skin, will cost $50 to 800. A half
barrel of alcohol is also needed.
The following judges of election
were appointed:
First precinct-H. F. Shaw, Philip
Hodapp, Henry Hillesheim.
Second precinct-Mrs. L. j. Slower,
P. B. Sparrow, Geo. Copp.
Third precinct-A. NJ Smith, Harry
Paddock, A. T. Wallace.
Fourth precinct, A. G. Barney, A.
N. Morrison, A D. Wilmot.
A number of bills were allowed.
E. @. Wickersham presented pro-
position for putting heating plant
into the old part of the Franklin build
ing. He offered to put in low pres
sure, gravity return system, with
direct indirect ventilation, guaranteed
to heat the building to 20 degrees until
April 1st., 1902, for 50, $50.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on property and expense to re-
port at next meeting, and the board
adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
DITCH WORK.
Number Six Will Reclaim Over Eleven
Hundred Acres.

The viewers for ditch No. 6, in Lin
coin, Butternut Valley and Judson,
held meeting Friday. The estimated
benefit to be derived from this ditch is
$22. $50, the estimated cost of the ditch
is $12, $50, and the number of acres
that will be reclaimed is 1, 160 The
length of the ditch will be ten miles.
One feature that is new in ditch
work in this county is incorporated in
this ditch. 1t is proposed to use large
sized thing in the deep parts, to be
covered over and farmed. A single line
of thing, about ten inches in diameter,
will be used in the upper part of the
ditch, and two parallel lines of the
same size in the lower part.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
WANTS GOOD BREAD.

The Hubbard Milling Co. has re-
ceived an order for eighty carloads of
Superlative -four from one eastern
baking concern, and will ship it as
wanted in lots of two and three car
loads day. This concern does large
baking business and has for several
years handled the popular Mankato
-four in preference to every other kind
in the world. 1t has attained the best
results with the Superlative, and it's
growing trade will have no other kind
of bread.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

June showed the receipts to have been
$25, $50. SO from taxes, $1,000 from
liquor license, 1888. 80 from fnes--and
fees, 81, 60 50 from special assess
ments, and 1892. 10 from water rentals,
total of $2S, 927. 10. The expenditures
were $13, 816.85 by city orders, and
So, 900 on floating debt reduction.
There is a balance in the treasury of
1874, 597 rs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
A Dam, POntOOn Bridge. Lake and Bath
ing Place Combined.

The suggestion has been made that
several objects can be obtained by
single move on the part of the council
By building a dam across the Mime
sofa river a short distance below the
mouth of the Blue Earth river, the
water would be backed up in both
rivers and lake would be formed in
the Minnesota above the Blue Earth.
The fall is so slight that long lake
could easily be formed. This would
afford opportunities for boating that
our people would be glad to avail
themselves of. 1t would also afford
safe place for skating in winter. An
ideal bathing place could be made,
where bath houses could be built, and
sufficient depth of water could be Sc
cured that would be without pitch offs
or under currents and would be safe.
Back of the dam, pontoon bridge
could be constructed, to connect with
the river road leading to Hebron, Civ
ing another outlet from the city that
would save the farmers a considerable
drive. In winter the bridge could be
taken up and a safe crossing had on
the ice.
The cost of a dam and pontoon
bridge is estimated at a reasonable
amount. Part of the sum could be
raised across the river, and part of it
among the business men on South
Front street. The cost to the city
would not be much, while the benefit
could not be estimated in money
The suggestion is one that ought to
be taken up by the business men and
pushed to successful conclusion. Few
cities of the size of Mankato are con-
tented with one bridge across river.
Sioux Falls and st. Cloud each have
several. Mankato should have at least
two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
PUBLIC BATHS.
Some Move Should be Made to Secure
Them For MankatO.

Editor Free Press: The recent case
of drowning again emphasizes the
necessity of having a bathing place
under some supervision. Boys will go
bathing with or without parental per-
mission. They merely follow a natural
instinct. Among the sports there is
none so healthful, invigorating and
beneficial as bathing. 1t is strange
that a city of the size of Mankato with
the best of facilities has not even made
an attempt to establish public bath.
A few booths for dressing places near
the river bank at Sibley park would
cause but a slight expense and furnish
untold pleasure to young and old. Ger
tain hours might be arranged when
some one of the park force would be
in attendance, both for safety and for
instruction in the useful art of swim
ming. Will the board of health please
take this matter in hand AMI push it.
Yours truly,
READER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

Miss Garlic W. Haynes left
Monday morning for Madeline Island,
Lake Superior, to spend two months
or more with her niece, Mrs. L. Fl.
Clark, at their summer home.
Lightning struck the house of John
McGarry. just outside the city limits
on the east, Wednesday morning, and
damaged the house to the extent of
$50. 1t is insured in the Mcpherson
Farmers Fire Insurance Co. The
house was struck in two places at the
same instant, on the southeast and
northwest corners, SCATTERING them and
knocking off the plaster. An umbrella
was knocked to the center of room
on the. second floor and was set on fire,
and this set the carpet on fire, but the
family extinguished the flames before
much damage had been done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
Amboy Herald: We have been sbox

Amboy Herald: We have been shown
a sample of long headed fife wheat
grown on the farm of WILDER Krameb,
near Good Thunder. Six of the heads
are six inches long and one measures
seven inches. The heads were picked
last Sunday and sent over here to Ed.
Schwarz. The grain stands high and
was just in the blow the first of the
week. 1t gives great promise of large
yield.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

People who stayed quietly at home
and enjoyed the rest and shade claim
to have had as good time as those
who joined the 'maddening throng"
at other towns or at the lakes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
Pile and FistuIa Cure.

Sample treatment Red Cross Pile and Fistula
Cure and book on piles sent free to any address.
Rea Bros. & Co. Dept. Y. MINNEAPOLIS Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
Cascarine at all Druggists

Cures billousness, constipation. dyspepsia.
Price 5Oc Sample and book on diet and cure
mailed free. Rea Bros. & Co.. Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

Emma Robbins secures divorce
from Joseph J. Robbins on he ground
of desertion There are no children
The defendant made no appearance
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

The livery barns had more business
than they could handle. 1t was a
bumper" day for them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
THE DAYS ACCIDENTS.
An Unusually Small Numb.r Occurred
July Fourth.

Considering the large quantity OF
fireworks exploded in the city Thurs
day, very few accidents occurred.
Milo Fox, thirteen year old son of
Mrs. Grace Fox, received painful
powder burns on his face by the pre-
mature discharge of his cannon. Some
of the powder grains were driven into
his eyes, but will cause no permanent
injury.
The fourteen year old son of Geo.
Norman was bitten in the hand by the
family dog, which became excited
over the explosion of fire crackers. The
injury was slight one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

Miss Meta Laudenslager of Duluth
is visiting in the city, the guest OF
Miss Helen Coffin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

The police reported that it was an
unusually quiet day in the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

A building at st. Peter took fire and
burned
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

The day was singularly free from
accidents caused by fire crackers. There
were no serious runaways and no fires,
and nobody was badly hurt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

A boy named Wagner. of Eagle.Lak
was injured in a runaway. 1t was
necessary to remove the end of the
middle finger of the right hand, it hav-
ing been crushed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
The Free Press the Leader Only 500 a Year.
DIVORCES GRANTED.
Judge Cray Gives Freedom to Two
Wives.

Judge Cray Friday granted Hulda
Cyphers a divorce from Kahl Cyphers
on the ground of cruel and inhuman
treatment. There was no appearance
for the defense. Mrs. Cyphers is given
the custody of the children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

DR.. Steel is nursing a painful hand
on account of a fire cracker.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

Chas. Wyatt's right hand was some
what burned by spin wheel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

A young son of Rev. II. D. Williams
sustained an injury to the front finger
of the right hand Thursday while
shooting toy pistol. A paper wad
was driven into the finger.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

Johnnie Hoffman of West Mankato
was burned about the eyes by the pre-
mature explosion of powder this morn
ing. Some of the powder was blown
into one eye and the eyebrows singed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
Notes of The Day.

A little Syrian girl was run over by
horse and buggy driven by two men,
on Rock street, but was not seriously
injured.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-17
IF YOU OWNED A TRUST.
It Would Not Be as Bad-Wrone Conc
of Morals.

New York. Jan. 11.-President A r.
Hadley of Yale university. in an address
before the students of Princeton uni,er
sity at Princeton. n. j., spoke upon
'Government by Public Opinion" ADlon..
other things he said:
There is wrong tendency to revert
to the old system Of special legislation
in modern democracies. But the results
by no means promise to solve the cues
ton of properly ordering our political
HE. lll-advised statutes. passed some-
times under the influence of this idea
seldom produce the effect of coerciur
the wicked. Sometimes they are so
Systematically evaded as to become q
moclsery. Sometimes they are allowed
to degenerate into means of blackmai1
statute passed by a majority in the
face of reluctant minority does not
represent the will of the people 1t is
Legislation in favor of class {, which
happens at the moment to control the
greater number of votes.
Most people object to trusts Why?
Largely because they don't own them.
Ii man really believes that a trust is
a bad thing and would refuse to 'cot,n-
tenance it's proceedings if he were given
a majority interest in it's stock he can
fairly call his objection and that of men
Like himself by the name of public sen
timent and not otherwise. bJt'E
Most of the effective control OF COM
hinations have in fact been brought
about by intelligent public opinion.
1.-THE essential mark of a gentlema n,
distinct from accidents of birth and
clothes, of manners and speech, is hi,;
readiness Ito accept a trust even when
it is practically disadvantagaous. This
readiness is characteristic of American
people and makes them capable of self
government.
"rhere is much that is as yet defec-
tive in our social and political code of
honor, but the fault is in the code, and
not in the men and therefore the task
of the reformer is no insuperable one. -
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-17

tien.--So far as personal popularity goes
Hon. II. l.. Frank seems to be in the
lead at present; but a bitter contest will
probably take. place before any man
is selacted as Mr.. Clark's compatriot.
Tom Kileallon and Ben Fine are still
amusing themselves and everybody else
by voting for each other. 1t is to be
hoped that some enterprising member
will introduce a bill providing these two
big boys with a hobby horse or rubber
r;ttIe before they get tired of their pres
ent form of sport
When John MacGinnis voted for Mr..
Clark yesterday. he was applauded for
the first time since the present legis-
lature convened. He smiled, showing
that even Mr.. MacGinnis likes applause
Mr.. f. Aug. Heinze stood in the rear
of the Auditorium and listened to the
bailoting. His balloon has burst. and
his lieutenants' vaporings proved to be
nothing but grand stand play" so far
as the long term senatorship was con-
celned; it remains to be seen what he is
=, ing to do about that short term. 1t
looks very much as if Mr. Heinze is a
political Petronius-his end seems not
far away.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-17
IS PARS|M0N|QUS
MUST HAVE MEN AND MONEY
FOR THE WAR
ROBERTS WOULD SEND Them,
Urgent Need of Fresh Men at the Front
t@ 81" Cost Must Not Be aisC
Counted.

New York, Jan. IA dispatcl ,torthe
Tribune from London says: -,
Military men are Disappointed BY the
feebleneSs of the measure adopted by
the war office for easing the Sithation
in South Africa. They assert taa1t Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach is again--st- fault
as he was before the campaign opened.
in withholding financial supplies which
are Indispensable. He is a prudent and
careful tinancier. who insists AtJeaery
turn that the war. expenses must be
kept down to the lowest possible point.
Lord Roberts is credited with having
advised the ministry to send out so, 900
fresh troops. and to withdraw an equal
number of men from the lines of COM
munication. Military men assert that
this was the true policy, since it would
have relieved at least one-fourth of the
troops now in the field and have en-
couraged those left behind to believe
that their turn would come. The ex-
pense of transportation would have
been considerable. but the army, whic
has become stale and dispirited. would
have been greatly invisorated. The
chancellor of the eNchequer is report ed
to have objected to this course and
small relief measures such as fresh
leNleS or yeOmanry and Australians
have been substituted for a compre-
hensive policy.
Lord Rosebery has once again set
the nation thinking. His speech at VOL
northampton is freely commented on by
the newspapers. which. on the whole
thank the Earl for his remarks, but
wish he had not been SO candid. They
are annoyed at being SO frequently told
of late that England's fore gn trade
is suffering from American and, Ger
man competition. Lord Rosehery did
not supply any conclusive answer to the
question how was England to fight
American and Germany successfully in
the war of trade. and the Standard re-
marks that if anything effectual is, to
be done, the leaders of the opposition
must abandon their meritorious gener-
alzation and amply themselves close,>
TO details of the problems On which
they are so fond OF touching.
The Times also has a steady dig AT
the leader OF the liberal imparialists
Perhans. it says. it is not the British
commercial classes alone who are in
need of educating
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-17
WANT MONEY FOR HAWAII.
Agricultural College to Be Established
On the Islands.

Washington. Jan. 17.-Delegate Wilcox,
of Hawaii has been actively urging the
requirements of the islands for river AMI
harbor improvements, experiment sta
tons ard various estab ishments. He has
asked to have survey of Hilo 'harbor
included in the river and harbor bill,
with a view TO the building of a. break
water, but the committee has not APP
proved the plan, although Mr.. wilcox eff
poets to secure it from the senate. The
agricultural appropriation bill will carry
100000 for an agricultural experimental
station in Hawaii and a similar amount
for Porto Rica, thus starting the system
in these islands.