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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
JOHN W. MACKAY DEAD
WELL KNOWN SAN FRANCISCO
CAPITALIST EXPIRES IN
r LONDON. 81
END CAME PEACEFULLY

Had Been Suffering From Heat Pros.
tration Since Last Tuesday-His
Condition Had improved, but Sud.
den Change for the Worse Set In
and the Patient Never Rallied.
Brief Sketch Of His Life.
London. July 21-John W. Mackay
Of San Francisco, who had been suf
fering from heat prostration since
Tuesday last, died at his residence on
Carlton House terrace at $3.50 D. m
Mr.. Mackay's condition, as stated
previously. had improved, but the
patient had a bad night, and in the
morning a consultation was held by
three physicians. Mr.. Mackay grew
worse as the day progressed. He was
unconscious most of the time and died
very peacefully. The immediate
cause of his death was heart failure
The right lung was found to be con
gested and the symptoms indicated
pneumonia.
Mrs. Mackay, her mother and Coun
tess Telfener were present when Mr.
Mackay died and Princess Galatro
Colonna arrived from Paris a half hour
after her stepfathers death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE.

After searching the automobile field
for a year, DR.. Eberhart of this city
has decided upon Toledo steamer as
being the most practical and all
around .servlceable vehicle. He has
placed his order at Minneapolis for a
model A machine, which is similar to
that owned by Mr.. Saulpaugh. it has
thirty inch wheels mounted with
three inch pneumatic tires, a detacha-
BILE dos a dos seat so that it will &C.
commodate four passengers. 1t Is
strictly up-to date, having all of the
automatic devices which govern steam
pressure, the consumption of fuel, etc.
1t is also furnished with pair of
acetelyne lamps. The doctor expects
the.vehicle about the first of August
after which time In company with his
family.he will tour the park region
and the Red River valley, excepting
to.return about Sept. list. During the
DOCTORS absence his Office will be
closed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
BIG REDUCTION IN WAGES
Tin Plate Workers Asked to Accep'
q Cut of IS Per Cent.

Tin Plate Workers Asked to Accept
Cut of rs Per Cent.
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 19-The En-
Quirer's special from Anderson, Ind,
says:
Tin plate workers confirm a report
that they have been asked by the
American Tin Plate company to allow
their wages to be reduced 20 per cent
SO that the company may accept an
order from the Standard Oil company
for 100000 boxes of American tin
plate. The same question is before
all the tin plate workers throughout
the country and especially those IN
der the scale of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers. They will decide on the PROPOSE
ton by vote the coming week.
The American Tin Plate company
represents that the Standard Oil com
pany has been buying tin from Wales
and will renew it's contract with Welsh
manufacturers unless the American
Tin Plate company can meet them.
The Standard pays a tariff of $1.40
per box, but receives a rebate of SO
per cent by exporting the same tin
made up into cans containing Oil for
foreign markets.
By taking the Standards annual
contract the American Tin Plate com.
pany would get the last of the big
American buyers of tin from Wales.
It is also asserted that 1t would insure
steady operation of the American mills
the year round
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
You Are Always as Young as You Feel.

People grow old by thinking them
selves old. When they reach the age
OF forty, fifty, or sixty, they imagine
that they look like others of the same
age, and that they soon will be use
less, unit for work, and unable to
perform their wonted duties. AS surely
as they think this, it will come true,
for thought is creative. How many
of us can say, with Job "The thing
which I greatly feared is come upon
me-
The time will come when children
will not be allowed to celebrate their
birthdays; when they will know that,
by thinking themselves young, they
will remain young, and that they will
cease to grow old when they cease to
believe in old age. The body is built
up of beliefs, and our convictions are
stamped upon very fiber of our be-
ings What we believe, what we
think, that we are so people who re-
main young in spirit never grow old.
Not one of hundred students, of
whom the writer was one, under
Oliver Wendell Holmes at Harvard,
ever thought of him as an old man,
although he had then passed his
eightieth birthday. His spirit was so
young, and he was SO buoyant SO
fresh and. full of life, that we awlays
thought of him as one of ourselves.
His vivacity and joyousness were con-
tagious. You could not be in his pres
ence five minutes without feeling
brighter and better for it. The genial
doctor never practiced medicine, yet
he did more to relieve human suffer
ing than many practicing physicians.
His presence was a tonic; it was a
peerpual delight to be near him
Success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
RAPIDAN.

--ssRapidan Mills, July IS. - High
Graham was in town the 18th buying
berries.
Amos Warner and wife, Jud Rock
wood, wife and children, Joseph
Dilley and Mrs. Ray of Garden City
and Mrs. Lamberton of jamestown,
N. D.. were guests of T. L. Rodgers
and family Sunday.
dying Thursday.
W. W. Weller purchased two lovely
Wilton carpets for his home recently.
Mrs. A. J. lockwood was in town
on business Monday.
Miss Jessie Rodgers visited friends
in Mankato Wednesday and Thursday
last.
The rye and barley harvest has COM
menced. Oats is quite badly lodged.
Wheat is doing we'll and will soon be
ready for harvest.
Mrs. Peter Christensen is spending
few days with friends in the western
part of the county.
The Mill company have had their
wheat rolls recorrigated and have been
overhauling the mill, putting in ma
chinery, etc.
Miss Lille Weir has gone to Good
Thunder to spend a few weeks with
her aunt.
G. 81. Piper contemp1ates moving
his family to Red Wing soon.
Chas. Caldwell has accepted a posi-
tion in the new -four mill recently
built at Red Wing by Seth Baker, G..
Fl. Piper and several others and will
move his family to that place in few
days.
Mr.. Camp has leased the Piper farm
for the next three years.
Will Schultz will move back to his
farm this fall.
The mill will begin operation Satur-
day.
Rraspberries are about gone. A
fairly good crop is reported.
The haying is about done.
David Kimball went to Mankato
Wednesday on business.
Johnnie Knutson went to Mankato
Wednesday on business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
MAPLETON.
Paragraphs From the Blue Earth Co
Enterprise.

enterprise.
We acknowledge a pleasant call
Monday, from Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Kieffe Of Mankato and Mrs. Karsting
of st. Louis, the latter a. sister of Mr..
Kieffe All are pioneer residents of
this county and we're here on a visit
to Mr.. R. Humid.
G. H. Nerbovig moved his family to
Mankato last Saturday and is now a
fullHedged resident of the county seat
city. All regret the removal of this
estimable family from the community.
While at work in his hav field Mon
day. Mr.. Cnas. Birr living south Of
town. met with an unfortunate acct
dent, which will lay him up until af-
ter harvest. He was throwing hay on
the wagon when his team started up.
He endeavored to secure hold of the
lines, which were attached to pole
at the head of the hay rack, when
the pole broke and the team continued
in their mad gait. Catching hold of
the rack with one hand he hung on
for some distance in hopes of securing
the lines and stopping the team.
Finally, however, he lost his hold and
fell behind the horses, gthe front and
rear wheels of the wagon passing over
his chest DR.. Kreuger was summon
ed and found number of painful in
juries but no bones broken and thinks
that the injured man will be able to
be about in couple of weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
SUMMER SCHOOL.
A Good Attendance from Blue Earth
County,

The summer school for Blue Earth
and Watonwan counties opened in
Madelia July 14th and will continue
until August 9th. The Madelia Times
has the following to say of it:
1.-The. teachers summer school opened
at the high school building on Monday
morning. The opening attendance
was up to the usual average and at
this writing sixty-six have registered.
Those in attendance are:
Madelia-LeIa Tate, Lucille Keech,
Ruth lockwood, Elvena Christensen,
Gertrude Davis, Alice Wilson, Eliza
beth Keber, Clara Jargensen, Lulu
Borland, Rensie johnson, Margie Drake,
Lizzie Delaney, Lisa Gjertson, Mabel
Selle, Minnie Selle, Minnie Selle,
Agnes McNamara, Clara Mostu,
Pauline Guth, Kate Bill.
st. James-Lydia johnson, Amelia
Chlrlstensen, Ada Fairweather, Carrie
christensen, Tillie Odson, Florence
Burrell, Iowa Goodrich, Anna futile.
Mankato-Hannah Jensen, Pearl
Eaton, Anna Lloyd, Mrs. Edith
Owens, Emma Stanton, Margaret
Jenkins
Good Thunder Louis Graham,
Myrtle Halves, Minnie Hike, Mary
Fitzgerald.
Lake Crystal - Margaret Davis,
Kittie Murphy.
Amboy-Maggie Look, Mrs. Dora
Leonard.
Mapleton-Ida Otte, Elizabeth Ellis.
Godahl-Thora Tande, Clara Shellum.
Hanska- Christine Harbo, Julia
Johnson.
Susia Envy, Butterfeld; Alice Lee,
La Sale; Grace Jenkins, Sveadahl /;
Ellen Pierce, Rochester; Jennie Dun
can, Sleepy Eye; Bertha Borresen, La
Crosse; Mayme Grogan, Grogan,
Edwd. Lischefska, Wells; Hugh
Murphy, Alma City: Mary Long,
Sterling Center; Maggie Hilton, ST.
Clair; Anna VIM, Wood River, Neb. :;
Emma Swanson, Judson; Inez Pet
terson, Waterville; P. J. Jenkin,
Cambria Lille Bennett, Eagle Lake :;
Anna Olson, Kasota Frances Cornish,
Vernon Center; Jessie Johnson, Yer
non Center.
The faculty is composed of E. B.
Uline, Mankato, conductor; Lee
Swift, Tracy; Chas. E. Young,
Luverne; Minnie s. Parry, Mankato !;
Emily Brown, st. Peter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
STATE COMMITTEE MEETS.

The members of the new Republican
state committee held their first meet.
ing yesterday at which all the state
csndidates--except G. A. Pidgeon were
present. The political writer of the
Minneapolis Journal in his account OF
the meeting says:
Robert Jamison, the new chairman,
made a felicitous talk, asking for
harmonious and cordial support from
every member of the committee. Gov
ernor Van SAINT, Ray w. Jones and
Samuel g. Iverson spoke briefly. The
governor urged an active, aggressive
campaign, and especially counseled
against overcon6dence He said the
great danger was that every one
would become imbued with the idea
of a wslkaway; that efforts would
relax, and the majorities would be
dissppointingly small.
w. c. Masterman made suggestion
which was we'll received. 1t was for
a ratification meeting just after the
primary election, to be held on the
same day in every county of the state.
These will in some degree take the
place of county conventions as a
means of stirring up enthusiasm and
starting the local campaign in good
shape.
Members of the committee present
were c. A. Morey, Winona; 81. j.
Miller. Luverne Albert johnson, Red
Wing; Oscar Hallam, NJ. D. Flower
and Otto Kueffner, st. Paul; Robert
Jameson and S. f. Snider, Mime
apolis James A. Martin, st. Cloud /;
G. G. Whitney, Marshall E. B.
Hawkins, Biwabik; Charles A. Hitch
cock; W. G. Masterman. Saltwater :;
b. NJ. Richardson, Rochester; J. 81.
Adair, Owatonna; Gustaf Widell,
Mankato; G. c. Eastman, Wadena !;
P. A. Cosgrove, Arlington; Philip
Liesch, New Ulm; Henry Nupson.
Preston; Mile Bunnell, Duluth; D.
NJ. Gum, Grand Rapids; Howard
Dykman, Breckenridge; James S.
Hamlin, Blue Earth City; A. II.
Sutherland, Cambridge.
The only absentees were j. F.
jacobson, Charles Ward of Ada and
A. NJ. Dickson .of Fulda. All were
detained by pressure of business.
h. G. Akeley attended the meeting,
but insisted that he would not have
time to devote to the work, and that
some one else should he selected in his
place. The selection is practically in
the hands of Ray W. Jones. Mr..
Jones did not attend the former meet
ing and made no recommendation
Yesterday he stated his choice to be
Elbert L. Carpenter, the well-known
lumberman, and it was settled that
Mr.. Carpenter should be appointed,
if he would accept.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
July 25, 1902

Mr.. Preston was in Vernon last
week.
Miss frankie Pepper of Vernon is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Garry.
Of this place.
Miss Blanche Loomis returned to
her home in Mankato Tuesday.
The Loyal Temperance Legion gave
social at the home of Mrs Johns
wednesday evening, the receipts of the
evening being SLIGO.
The farmers in this vicinity are
harvesting at present.
Miss Beth Fairchild went TO Manka-
to Wednesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25

AS will be noted in our telegraph
dispatches today deadly wind swept
over the beautiful city of Baltimore,
Maryland, yesterday and as a result
thirteen people were dashed to death,
eleven of whom were drowned in the
bay while enjoying an outing. Houses
were .unroofed.. and ssthe work of
devastation was .. complete. Illinois
and New York also Suffered much
from storms. and Fin Iowa hundreds of
families are homeless and thousands
of acres Of grain are submerged as a
result of the recent rise of the Missouri
river, caused by recent heavy rains.
The year of 1902 will go down in his
tory as one of severe storms, resulting
in.tne loss "of life seldom before ex-
ceeded, and also the loss of millions
of dollars worth of crops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
- VERNON CENTER.

Vernon Center, July 17.-Mr. Len
Rue made business trip to Triumph,
Thursday.
miss Helen Grannis visited relatives
in Mankato the last of the week.
-. Miss Francis Pepper lis in-Garden
City caring--sfor--- her ......grandmother,
Mrs. Garry, who is i'll.
:. Messrs. 81. Kraus and Miles Porter
went to st. Paul Tuesday, evening
with stock...and....returned Thursday
morning.
Mrs. Carlos Warren is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Gates of Garden City.
.-Messrs. RoysQuimby and G. S. Bur-
rows were in Easton Thursday.
Mr.. Roy Wilson. druggist for A. W.
Petrich returned tossssMinneapolis Mon
day. -.
-The...brick layers working on the
new school house finished their part
of the work Wednesday evening"
Mr.. GAYLORD lamb of Mankato..w was
instown Thursday. - ::
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Marco Of Fond
du..Lac. Wis. visited her sister, Mrs.
A.::-E. Quimby, from Monday till
Thursday.
@@~~Mr. A. W. Petrich lis moving into
his new residence.
q, Mr.. Simpkinsss..o of Mankato made a
business trip to Vernon, "wednesday.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
o'clock avery serious accident occur
red in Blue Earth river.back--s~of Mr..
Crandalls place. William. Crandall
and John Reeder went in swimming
the latter being anss--inexperienced
swimmer and- the current being very
strong it is believed the current swept
him.away. AllSday1slong men with
the use of ropes searched for the
drowned. hoy. At fve:sso'clock Johr
Howard of..-.Amboy stepped on him
about five rods from the, place where
he went down. 1.-THE funeral was held
from the housess--Monday afternoon,
Rev. Gibbs of Amboy, officiating.
Mrs. Reeder, the boys mother, was
very ill and the shock may be toe
much for her.
:. Blanche Wyman visited her friend,
Miss Blanche Nichols in Blue Earth
over Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
Fred Ames, the missing Minneapo

Fred Ames, the missing Minneapolis
superintendent of police, has been
seen by four persons in Minneapolis,
but up to the hour of going to press
he still roams at large. If he is seen
as often as Pat Grove was, the news
papers of the twin cities will be
given plenty of opportunity for slug
heads. The wife of the fugitive-for
such he is considered by the court
denies that Ames is in Minneapolis
and insists that his whereabouts are
unknown to her.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
GARDEN CITY.

Garden City, July 17.-Mrs. Marian
Jones and Mrs. J. @. Bixby were Lake
Crystal Callers Tuesday.
Mrs. Preston was in Mankato We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buntz of Iowa are
visiting the formers brother, Mr..
Buntz.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25

The annual election for members of
the board of education will be held to-
morrow. The polling places will be
open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon
until o'clock in the afternoon. The
judges of election met today at the
various polling places for the purpose
of correcting the polling lists and
making additional entries. There are
sufficient number of candidates all
good men to insure the city an ex-
,cellent board for the ensuing year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
CAUSED QUITE A SHOCK.
Mr. Mackay's Death Deeply Felt In
San Francisco.

UH0SN1y . 1So$h DSSPty
San Francisco.
San Francisco, July 21-The news
Of the death of John w. Mackay in
London caused quite a shock here,
Notwithstanding the public was, in a
measure, prepared for 1t by the prev
ious announcement of his illness. Mr..
Mackay was the only surviving mem
Der of the four bonanza kings, Flood,
O'Brien and Fair, the other three, hav-
ing long since died. For the past
eighteen years Mr.. Mackay had not
been actively identified with the life
Of the city, but he had passed most of
his time in the East, only paying visits
to the coast to look after his property
interests in this state and Nevada.
On the occasion of his last visit to
this city, early this summer, Mr..
Mackay completed arrangements for a
landing place for the new Pacific
cable, a project that he was much in
terested in
During a visit In 1899, Mr.. Mackay
was shot and slightly wounded by
w. D. Rippey, who had fancied griev-
ance against him dating from the
stockbrokng days Of the Comstock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
JAPAN WILL BUY.
Intends to Offer United States a Good
Price for the PHILIPPINES


Price for the Philippines
Atlantic City, N. J., July 19.-S Co
to. Japanese governor of Formosa, who
has been at the Dennis with his suite,
has gone to Washington to confer with
government officials relative to the
Philippines.
In speaking of his Intentions Govern
or Goto said: Japan would like to
buy the islands, but we cannot buy
them at present We want them and
are willing to negotiate for their pur-
chase at once. Should the United
States desire to get rid of the islands
they have ready purchaser in ia
pan when the time comes that we can
pay for the property. l will discuss
the matter with the chief executive
of the United States when reach
Washington"
Mr.. Goto preferred to have confer.
ence with President Roosevelt before
being questioned further, as he had a
proposition to make which should be
submitted to the president before be-
ing made public
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
Exnosition BUILDINGS Burn.

Dallas, Tex, July 21.-Fire broke
out at the exposition grounds, located
in the suburb of East Dallas, and in
thirty minutes the main exposition
building, one of the largest buildings
In the country, the music hall annex,
the poultry building, the private build
ing of the ]. 1. Case Plow company,
Southern Rock Island Plow company
and that of the Parlin Orendorff com
uany were destroyed
Dam Breaks Above Burlington.
Burlington, Ia, July 19.-Advices
Just received report the breaking OF
the Yellow Springs dam north of here
Fifteen hundred acres have been sub.
merged. The water is the highest in
years. At Columbus Junction the re.
cent rains set the Iowa and Cedar riv.
ers up again, running oats that were
being harvested, and hundreds Of acres
of corn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
Two Drowned During a Squat.

COLCHESTER, Md, July 21.-James B.
Post, aged twenty, and Theodore G.
Parker, twenty-one years old, of Balti'
more, who came here on an excursion,
were drowned. They, with four com
panions, were rowing in the bay. A
wind squall overturned the boat. The
other occupants of the little craft
chung to it until rescued
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25

The soft coal miners were in session
yesterday at. Indianapolis, and there
seems to be no general sentiment
favoring a strike The delegates feel
that a strike among the bituminous
miners would lessen the chances of the
anthracite workers, and also be q
violation of the contract with the
mine owners. President John J.
Mitchell strongly opposed the ordering
of a sympathetic strik e, and suggested,
among other things, the submission o!
an appeal to the American people
which would compel the operators tc
submit to arbitration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
King Edward Still Improving.

Edward attended divine services
which were conducted by Commodore
Lambton, the commander of the Vic
toria and Albert. Queen Alexandra
and the other members OF the royal
family aboard the yacht were also
present. The kings progress continues
to surprise his physicians.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
Death List Is Now 112.

Johnstown, Pa, July 21.-John Re
tallick, one of the fire bosses who was
rescued alive from the Cambria Roll
ing Mill mine after the explosion OF
Thursday, July 10, died in the Cam
bria hospital. He was fifty-three years
old and is survived by a wife and
daughter. The death list is now 112.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25

Robt. La Toilette was yesterday
nominated for governor by the Repub-
1icans of Wisconsin. James o. David
son received the nomination for lieu
tenant governor and Walter L. Houser
for secretary of state. The ticket as
nominated is a strong one and will
sweep the state in November .- -. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25

The crime Of child murder accord
ing to statement of the coroner is
increasing in st. Paul. THE bodies of
half a dozen infants have Deen taken
from the Mississippi river and as
many more have been found in out-of-
Fthe-way places -. g.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25

Heavy and crop damaging rains are
reported through Missouri, Iowa and
Nebraska. Conservatives places the
loss by floods to the farmers of Mis-
souri, at two .million dollars. At
Hannibal, Missouri, ten thousand
acres of cultivated land is under
water. Other states are affected by
she recent heavy rains.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25
EXCITEMENT ~ GRAIN
Frightened Shorts Make Prices Soar
at Chicago.

at Chicago.
Chicago, July 19-There was great
excitement in grain during the day.
Heavy rains in the Southwest brighten.
ed shorts, who bid so frantically to
cover their outstanding accounts, that
prices-especially in oats and wheat
literally scared. At top prices there
was plenty Of stuff for sale in the de.
ferred options and prices sagged some.
what. July deliveries, however, fuc'
tuated in fashion that would have
done credit to a corner and at the
close all prices were strong. July oats
closed 2% cents higher; September
oats, 1 cent up; July wheat, 23s cents
higher; September wheat, one-hau
cent up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-25

A fierce storm swept over Chicago
last evening, doing thousands of dol
lars worth. of. damage --' The windy
city is beginning to realize that she is
entitled to the name.