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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
HAIL In NORTH. DAKOTA.
The Crops Cut hort in the Vicinity Of
Grand Forks,

Grand Forks, N. D., July 3O.-Late
reports show that the storm of yester-
day was probably the most widespread
and destructive of any that has ever
visited the state. An immense wave
seems to have traversed the north
western part of the state, developing
centers here and there, which visited
various localities with wind, hail and
rain.
Damage was done in Pembina,
Walsh, Grand Forks, Ramsey, Trail,
Nelson and Cavalier; counties, the
losses being 80 numerous and SO wide
spread that it is IS yet impossible to
give an accurate estimate of their
total.
Hail belts varying in width and
severity are scattered everywhere and
the damage by wind and lightning is
considerable.
The section which appears to have
suffered most is that in a belt crossing
the Great Nortern line near Michigan
City. Along the road from few miles
east of Niagara to west OF Naples the
crops are literally pounded to the
ground.
This hail belt is fully ten miles
wide and reaches from north of
DEVILS Lake we'll into Grand Forks
county, through one of the best farm
ing regions of the state.
The insurance men are busy figuring
out their losses but refused to hazard
a guess at the aggregate The storm
will make bad hole in the crop and
will materially affect implement
dealers sales.
Larimore. IN. 3D.. July sO.-Lates
reports from the district hailed ou
estimate that 40, O00'acres of wheat ART
almost total loss, while much NOR,
will show from one-quarter to one
half destroyed.
| Michigan. N. D., July 39!-Monday
nights storm was one of the wors
ever experienced here. The wind wa
very high and was accompanied b.
rain and hail. It wrecked severa
large buildings here and a score o
more south Of town. The storm is re
ported from Elmore to run southeas
Iseventy miles to Lairmore. with a.
leverage width of five miles. In thi
area the crop loss is said to be fror
fifty per cent to total. No lives wer
lost, but much stock was killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
JOHN LIMBS CANDIDACY.

Former Governor John Lind has an
nounced his candidacy for congress
and lives in the hope that the Demo
Gratis of Hennepin county will give
him the nomination and later the
people will hand him the election.
Mr.. Lind is now fulI-hedged Dem
ocrat, the clear quill, as it were, blown
in the bottle.
A few years ago be was an orphan
with the Democratic party as his foster
parent. He has since developed into
a bourbon of the most violent type
and is entirely weaned from his form
er politica! ties.
Mr.. Lind escaped the Democratic
nomination for governor. He could
read clearly and distinctly the hand
writing on the wall that Governor
Van SAINT, renominated by acclama-
ton, would be reelected by large
majority. This being the case, Mr..
Lind did not wish to enter the fight
against an opponent whom the people
of Minnesota will take delight in
honoring again and once more placing
their trust in him.
But Mr.. Lind will not escape the
slaughter house. The Republicans OF
the fifth district will see to 1t that
their candidate, whether it be Hon.
Loren Fletcher, or some one else, Ii
chosen to represent the people in the
lower house. On the other hand the
fact must not be overlooked that Mr..
Lind has elements of strength that
make him popular with the voters.
He is without doubt the stronges,
Democrat that could have entered the
race in the district where he now
resides.
However, the former New Ulm resi-
dent will not have it all his own wa!
in the matter of the nomination
There are other Democrats in Hennepil
county-men who were fighting tn
battles of the party long before Mr.
Lind thought of joining the ranks
who seek the nomination. Each is o
the opinion that the honor should b
conferred upon himself, putting FORT
party feality and long residence in tn
districts as the reasons
The names of these several gentle
men are Mr.. Haynes, Mr.. Heinrich
| George 81. Robinson and William b
Vandeburgh. Former Mayor Jane
Gray was a candidate but recent
withdrew.
The, plunging OF Mr.. Lind into tn
contest has disconnected the Othe
candidates considerably.
Mr.. Limbs candidacy was brough
about by the persuasive influence G
Hon. Ben Gable of Rock Island, VIII
was in Minneapolis short time ag
and advised the former governor
buckle on his armor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
DICE & MONsON
New Grocery Firm Will Start
in Soon.
Carl Dice Buys Desirable Business
Property and i'll Erec a Double
tore Building.

Carl Dice today purchased from s.
+. Barney the two lots on South Front
street adjoining the Patterson Mercan-
tile Co.'S building on the north. The
deed runs to Ida l.. Dice, and the con-
sideration named is 81, 900. These lots
are now occupied by Geo. Atchison' s
old street Car office and A Dieke's
feed store and Office, which will have
to be moved forthwith. The property
has frontage of forty-four feet and
extends back to the railroad track.
Mr.. Dice will as soon as possible
commence the construction of large,
modern business building covering the
entire ground. two stories and base
ment high, and built of brick. The
first floor will be a double store
Mr.. Dice and Gus T. Monson have
formed partnership and will engage
in the grocery and provision business,
occupying the new building as soor
as it can be completed. They will
procure fixtures to be especially de-
signed for the business. A coffee
roasting plant will be located on the
second floor. and the basement viii
be divided into departments. The new
house will be one of the finest of its
kind In the state, and thoroughly
metropolitan. Work, on it will b
rushed.
Both members of the new firm
have been engaged in the grocery bus
mess in Mankato heretofore, and ar
we'll known as hustlers. They are sn
terprisipg and energetic, and unders
tand the business thoroughly. Mr.
Dice was in the grocery business il
Mankato for seven years, but moVet
away fourteen years ago. Mr.. Monsol
was with Mr.. Dice for five years, be
fore becoming a member of the firm o
Young & Monson.
The new firm will be a very stron
one We understand that it intend
to do an order business at prices tina
will compete with Montgomery, War
g Co. and other big department
stores.
The Free Press welcomes Mr.. Die
and his estimable family back to Man
kato, and extends its best wishes t
the new firm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
Would Only Breed Disturbances


In the st. Paul Globe of Friday the
following piece of political gossip was
published:
Second district Republicans are
planning covert attack on Congress
man McCleary, under the guise of a
state conference. A large number OF
influential second district Republicans
think it is time for McCleary to step
out. They realize his strength and his
political shrewdness, and have there
fore planned unique movemant,
which, if it becomes effective, may
give them lever with which to Gust
the little schoolmaster Of Mankato.
Their plan is this: Within few
days they will call meeting of prom
inent Republicans in either st. Paul
or Minneapolis. They will have rep
resentatives there from all sections of
the state who are known to be
"right'". They will then proceed to
have a 'serious discussion" of
strained relations" existing between
the president and the Minnesota con-
gressmen. They will, with great &C
claim, discover that Minnesota is loyal
to the president, and that being so 1t
is not in harmony with congressman.
Some action will be taken, which,
while not wholly condemning the Min
nesots delegation, will so indorse the
presidents policy as to place the con-
gressmen on the spit. Then the second
district people will go home and use
this against McCleary. That is what
the conference is for. The other dele
gates can, if they care to, drop the
matter when they get home. The
second district fellows only want 1t
to appear as a state movement and not
merely second district scheme.
An attempt is being made to induce
Judge P. E. Brown Of Luverne to en-
ter the field, but it is not thought he
will do SO.
The writer of the above should have
started off his story by saying thai
"a few second district Republican,
are planning, etc. This would bt
nearer the truth The Free Press II
glad to be in a position to state tina
the small number of would-be trouble
breeders in the Republican ranks viii
not be able to carry out this plans a
loyal party met throughout the stat
will not join in the proposed scheme
There is no ground work for sucl
a conference and the holding of i
would only mean the bringing togeth
er of men whose purpose Is not for tn
best interests of the party.
The outlook for Republican success
in Minnesota was never brighter an
why should the political atmospher
be disturbed and punotured by tn
holding of a conference that is IN
necessary; and the persons. who woul
regret such an action afterward ar
those who are now trying to promor
the meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
THE LATEST MOVE.
Hearing on the Supplemental Paving
Action Sept. LIST.

The hearing on the motion for per-
mission to file a supplemental COM
plant and FOR an order requiring the
city to appear and answer TO said
supplemental complaint .the serving
of which was mentioned by the. Free
Press Friday, is set for Sept. LIST at
3 p. m.
81. L. and: ]. W. Schmitt,. M. j.
Severance, and Jean A.. FIittie are the
attorneys>forYL. Patterson, and the six
other property owners who. are the
plaintiffs. =
II. l.. Schmidt attaches an affidavit
to the proceedings, in which he gives
as the reason for trying to. make the
city a,party to the action, that the
Barber, Asphalt Go. alleges in its an
swer that the city is necessarily a
party defendant to said action.
TIE supplemental complaint asks
that the contract between the city and
the Barber company be declared null
and void and that the company be en-
joined from touching che street and
the city from making an assessment.
After this action is decided, the
question of recompensing the company
for labor performed will still have TO
be tried on its merits.
( It leoks as though the litigation
growing out OF the paving would be
never ending. 1t is an i'll wind that
blows nobody any good. and it is a
snap for the attorneys.
The employees OF the Barber company
who, had charge of putting down the
pavement said that they never laid a
pavement where some of the property
owners were 30 persistent in their OPP
position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
PLEASED WITH THE EDITION.

Richard Randolph Parry, Of New
Hope, Buck county, Pa, after having
received a copy of the souvenir edition
of the Daily Free Press and digested
its contents writes as follows
Please accept my thanks for SOU
venir copy of your paper. now at
hand. 1t is most valuable and in
teresting edition and adds much to
the early local history of Mankato
which otherwise might never have
been gathered and saved. Wish you
and all in the old town great prosper
thy. Mr.. Parry is at loss to know how
Mr.. Shoemaker's list of early settlers
happened to omit his brother and
and himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
BAD In CAMBRIA.
The Storm WfeCks Wind Mill and
Buggy Shed.

Cambria, Mimi, July 3O.-A heavy
rain storm accompanied by a severe
wind and heavy hail passed over this
section today. The storms path, was
from one to two miles in width, at
being the, severest about two miles
south of Cambria station. Much
damage was done to standing grain, it
being pounded down to the ground 80
badly that many will cut their grain
with mowers.
Hailstorms as, large as goose eggs
fell in Large quantities, stripping the
corn Of its leaves.
The wind was, very severe, wrecking
a windmill for Evan James and blow
ing Bnoch Roberts buggy shed down
smashing two, boggies very badly,
thai were In the shed.
Residents say that it was the hard
est and most damaging stoam of several
years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
"A BURGLAR ALARM
Can Be Attached to the TeIe-
phone.
Citizens Telephone Co. Preparing to
Put in ''StilI' Burglar and Fire
Alarms.

= The new switch board for the Man
kato Citizens Telephone Co. was due
to arrive Friday, but nothing has
been heard regarding it lately. The
new building on Hickory street is still
in the hands of the painters, 80 the
delay in furnishing the board causes
no loss of time.
When the new system is installed it
will necessarily cause Some incon-
vlence to patrons, who..will- appreciate
the convenience-of a telephone. The
work will take about six weeks, but
Will be done at night as much as DOS
slpls, and one cable will be completed
at time, --''1'' 80 -,
New instruments will be put In,
and the wires will be ready to attach
before they are put in. When thew
are in there will be no more ringing
for central. The receiver will be taker
down and that will notify central tina
the patron wishes to be connected
with some one.
President James has been CORE
spending with burglar alarm house
and as a result anyone having a tele
phone can have burglar alarm at
tached. The house will be wired g
that if window is raised or a doc
opened central will be. notified, Sh
can then notify the police and tn
occupants of the house, If it is oc
cupied.. In this way an opportunit
will be given to catch the burglar, q
ne will not hear any noise until cen
trail rings the telephone. The cost @
the burglar alarm will be the expens
of wiring the house, which will b
small, ana an annual rental of s15.
| A house can also be fitted out wit
fire alarm system. Whenever a q,
breaks out. it will heat one of Ii
wires and this will give an aIarm ,
the central Office. The fire departing,
can then be notified. This will |
particularly effective in vaca,
houses.
The uses of the telephone seem to /
UNLIMITED. With the "still'' burgl.
and fire alarm, the householder ca
sleep in peace, undisturbed by nois
about the house, and without fear
the midnight prowler, who can
summoned by police before he suspec
that he has been discovered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
NATURAL GAME PRESERVE.
Wild Animals Thrive at Head Waters
of Mississippi.

1.-THE two dams built by the beavers
in the Itasca State Park, are the
most interesting things in the park, I"
aid Attorney General W. B. Douglas,
who returned Friday from visit
to the park. "Three beavers were
placed on creek in the park a little
more than year ago. 1t is impossib BILE
to say just how many there are now.
1.-THE upper dam has raised the
water in the creek about three feet,
and has converted the low ground into
a small lake. The dam was built
near small lake on the creek and has
increased the size Of the lake about
four times The land is covered with
tamaracks, which viii be killed by
the water, but that will do no harm.
"The main upper dam is about
twenty feet wide. Fhe beavers have
also constructed wing dam on one
side about fifteen feet wide, and an
other wing dam on the other side, 80
that the whole dam is t78 feet across.
It is thirty-two inches above the
wafer in the center of the creek and
decreases until It is only few inches
high at the ends. The dam is made of
small trees, filed in with mud aad
moss, and doesn't leak a particle.
"The beavers are now working on
another dam further down the stream
and have raised the water ten iaches
since July 1. The main dam here Is
about eight feet wide. They have
also built wing dam. which meas
ures seventy-eight feet across.
"The park is becoming a veritabls
game preserve. Two bears were seen
within the last week. There are at
least three moose, 1 think there are
five. living within a mile and half
of the park house,"
Mr.. Douglas says there were several
visitors at the park while he was
there. and he is confident that with
better facilities for reaching the re-
sort the number of visitors will in
crease rapidly. Many people desire to
see the headwaters of the Mississippi,
and the tract includes some Of the
most beautiful scenery in Minnesota.
Mr.. Douglas during his visit select
ed the site for the new park house,
and made partial arrangements for the
construction of the building. 1t will
be at the southern end of the lake,
about seventy feet above the lake
level, and is surrounded with fine
timber. Arrangements have been
made for securing the stone for the
building, and the lumber for the
structure will be cut in the park, as
there is some timber that has been
burned and must be cut within the
next two or three years if it is to be
of any value. The site Is more acces-
sible than that of the present park
house, anu when the new building is
completed many more visitors are
expected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08

Minnesota is always in the van and
this section of the commonwealth as.
lists very materially in keeping her in
the forefront. Now it is the wheat
crop that makes this bailiwick promi-
nent A big banking house in New
York yesterday received these lines
from its correspondent in Minnesota
Central western Minnesota keeps in
line with other sections of the state,
with fine prospects of big wheat crops.
If the present conditions continues
until harvest, crop of over 10, 600, 600
bushels is conservative estimate of
the best this state has produced in
years
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08

- -.
chief executive of the city of Mime
apolis to take effect September 9th.
Before making public his resignation
and to save the dear people of the
Flour City the expense Of special
election he set his date at this time,
that a successor may be elected at the
primary election which takes place on
the 10th Of September. Another kind
act of the Doctors was to relieve his
brother, Fred Ames, of the duties as
superintendent of the police depart
ment. Capt. G. r. Hill will be rein
stated as acting chief. Alderman Pow
ers, the present acting mayor, will
take up the reins Of government.
Under the caption of exit Ames,
the Minneapolis journal says.edi.
torially:
1.-THE passing of the Ameses, it is to
be hoped, marks the. end Of the as,
cendancy Of demagogy and graft In
Minneapolis. Mayor Ames has four
different times seized the reins of gov
eminent in this city by resort to dem.
agogy of the lowest type, winning the
favor of undiscriminating and pliable
people by representing himself as the
friend Of the common people. the
benefsctor of the poor and the cham
pion of the workingman. The fact
that he stood for those things in so,
ciety which war most upon the com.
mon people, upon the poor, and upon
the workingman, is the final result Of
that analysis of his official characte,
to which the public has been treated
through the courts. .....
Sat the last election Dr. Ames was
a political accident. There can be nc
doubt that upon straight Republican
vote at the primaries he would have
been defeated for nomination. But
once nominated the fetish of party
loyalty compelled many men, who
after all could not make peace with
their consciences even on that score,
to support him, with the result that
he was elected and the reign of law,
lessness and crime, for which this city
has become notorious, began.
To-day we see the end, and with II
the exit of Ames and Ames- ism, tc
the unqualified delight of the people.
How much harm Ames and Ames- ism
has done this city will probably neve,
be known, but the credit of having
been able to shake them of, entrench.
ed as they were, is worth something
and should do much to offset the dam.
age in reputation which the city sus.
tanned. -
The friends ~ of Mayor Ames hope
that the charges of bribery now hang.
ing over him and for which he is un.
der So, 600 bonds, will be Withdrawn,
and that he will no longer be bother,
ed. the county authorities, however,
insist that he must stand trial. re-
gardless of his resignation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08

Persons who want to avail them
selves Of rural free delivery service of
mail must get boxes at their own ex-
pense or replace what they have if not
up to the standard. After October 1
the absence of box on the roadside
near the premises of anyone will in
dictate to the carrier that such a per-
q does not W ant mail delivered and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
OFFICERS GO WEST.

A party of officers of the Chicago
& North Western road passed through
the city this forenoon on their way to
South Dakota. The party consisted of
President Marvin Hughitt. Assistant
General Supt. W. D. Cantillion,
General Agent A. G. Johnson, Traffic
Manager Marvin Hughitt, Jr.. Supt.
q. I. Sanborn and Assistant Supt.
A. i. Goetman
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
THE SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT.

The five Independent school districts
Of the county, Mankato, Lake Crystal,
Garden City, Amboy and Mapleton,
have 2,51S pupils entitled to the state
apportionment, and 1879 not entitled to
it, as aaginst Q. 4S7 and 237 last year.
The 14S common school districts have
5'43C pupils entitled to the apportion-
ment, and 75O not entitled, as against
8, 497 and 75S last year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08

the carrier will not accept mail from
him. Rural boxes must be placed at
the roadside so that the carrier need
not dismount TO deliver the mail.
Two families cannot use the same box,
unless near relatives or living in the
same house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
WILL. MAKE INQUIRIES.
Subcommittee Prepares a Letter OF
Prices of Light.

The subcommittee on. an electric
lighting plant met Thursday night and
made out partial list of towns to
which to send letters Of inquiry re.
garding prices charged for lights.
Some twenty or thirty towns of the
size Of Mankato in this and adjoining
states were selected.
The committee also decided to use
much care in getting out it's letter of
inquiry. 1t will not meet again before
next week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08

Miss Belle Dredge of Lake Crystal
spent Sunday with friends in the city.
Miss Bertha Gleason of st. Charles
is guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs j. A. Lewis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds fled:
Fritz Gerth to Carl Reimann, lots
three and four, block one, Cranes add.
to Mapleton, for 81, 100.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
Society,".

Miss Anna Willard entertained
twenty-five young people yesterday
afternoon at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. D. Willard.
In the evening a party of fifty were
entertained there by Miss Mary Will
lard, Miss Rose Thurston and John
Willard. Several musical selections
were rendered, that were much enjoy
ed.
Both affairs were very pleasant.
Light refreshments were served.
Mrs. W. L. Comstock entertained a
party of married ladies this afternoon
at her home on Agency hill
Mrs. Walter Brooks entertained
number of ladies at her home on Cen
ter street yesterday afternoon. A
colonial supper was served. All pres
emit had an enjoyable time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
For Sale.

A 1913 acre farm located six miles
from Mankato. Full particulars can
be obtained from
OSCAR BIERBAUER,
622 North Front ST., !.
Mankato. f
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Providing no one will write his
tory of the municipal corruption in
:. nneapolis all may be forgiven.