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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31
rolled in thoroughly before sprinkling

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" done. -
"Geo. W. Cooley of Minnesota Good
Roads association, gives the cost of
so,ae of the items as follows: Cost OF
hauling on first class macadam road.
eight to ten cents per ton per mile
spreading and rolling about ten cents
per cubic yard; preparing roadbed
about three cents per cubic yard of
stone used where it is laid six inches
deep; six inch finished road will re-
quire about eight inches of loose ma
terial In addition TO this put on two
or three inches Of gravel for wear
ing surface.
From the Bulletin issued by The
United States department of argicul-
ture. learn something of the cost of
good roads In the eastern states.
For instance, first class single track
stone roads, nine feet wide, have been
built in New York for $500 to 81, coo
per mile. Many excellent gravel roads
have been built in New Jersey for
81, 0G0 to 81, 800 per mile The ma
terial was placed in two layers. each
being raked, thoroughly rolled, and
the whole mass consolidated to a
thickness of eight inches. In the same
state macadsm roads have been built
for 1000 to S.. 600 per mile varying
in width from nine to twenty feet,
and in thickness of material from
four to twelve inches. In New
Jersey the average cost of all classes
of road the past season have been
fifty cents per 50 1are yard. .
A communication relating to the es-
Enlistment of permanent tariff
commission was referred to the COM
mittee on legislation.
SECURING MANUFACTURERS.
B. G. Taylor read letter from the
Des Moines Commercial Exchange in
regard to the locating of factories.
The letter says:
"Yours of the thirteenth asking
how we go to work to secure remis-
sion of taxes for factories, meeting the
conditions, is at hand.
''As matter of fact we have no
law authorizing any such procedure
1t is done simply by common consent.
Should there be any objections made
we would fail. Our method is to usu
ally secure a good-sized committee of
business men to go before the city
council with a resolution already
drawn up. After securing the sigma
ture of one alderman to this resolu-
ton, the same can be presented and
acted upon. Our committee has a
spokesman who tells the story the best
he can, showing how it will benefit
the city. after which it is voted upon.
We have never failed but twice and
in each case this was because of OPP
position on the part Of factories in a
similar line of business.
A committee made up of B. Q. Tay-
lor, o. w. Schmidt and John W.
Stewart was appointed to look into
the matter Of advertising the city and
securing new industries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31
COOPERATIVE STORES.
Lake Crystal viii Soon Have Tvs
of Them.

Lake Crystal is soon to have two
cooperative general stores. One is to
be owned by Charles jenkins Will
lam Roberts and others, and the
second will be owned by Dan Edwards
and number of others. Many farm
ers are interested in the stores, and as
there promises to be strict competition
there may be lively times ahead
The brick work on the mill is now
up to the second story, and is being
pushed ahead as rapidly as possible.
The school bulldog is nearly COM
pleted.
Lake Crystal seems to be strictly
Sin it this fall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.

NJ B. Haynes, from the Eagle Lake
road improvement committee, sub
mitted the following:
"To the Mankato Board of Trade. -
Gentlemen: As one of your committee
appointed to Investigate and report on
plan and cost of improving the
Eagle Lake road, l would substitute
the following:
81 would recommend that chiefly
limestone from our quarries be used
and that roadway sixteen feet wide
and seven inches thick be laid along
the center line of the roadway COM
mencing at the top of the Guenther
hill and extending as far as the means
at our disposal will allow. Quite a
quantity of stone has ALREADY been
placed along the road at intervals and
enough TO make, if properly laid,
about one-h half mile of road. Much of
this has been covered with earth. in
places to depth of twelve to eighteen
inches so that its value, as a road way,
has been lost except as possib BILE
foundation to we'll constructed
road.
ST would first excavate TO a uniform
depth of seven inches leaving THE sub i,
grade true and straight, browning in
the center and with good shoulders on
each side to keep the macadam in
place and roll firmly. Then put on
four inches of stone from one to three
inches in diameter and well compact !;
then two inches of crushed limestone
and one inch of surfacing of the best
material acknowledgement like the
Indian Lake preferred. 1 would not
use the river gravel as it will not
pack. The cost would be approximate
~ as follows:
"For each half mile the cost of
material would be 521 cubic yards of
the larger stone at quarry. forty cents
per yard or $20S 40. Crushed stone
sol cubic yards at ninety cents per
yard or 1924. 90. Total for stone
S443 80. 1t is difficult to get tie cost
of surfacing material from any facts
now in my possession. The same may
be said Of the labor for much depends
on the time of the year when the
hauling is done or the work done. On
the general subject of highway i'm
provement | wish to quote from a
paper by j. q. Mcdonald, highway
commissioner of Connecticut. as fol-
lows: Stone ranging in size from
three fourths inches to two inches,
longest diameter will furnish a more
solid foundation than larger cubes
without the small ones. No amount of
roll pressure will solidify the road as
we'll when it is first built as after it
has been used and seasoned by travel
"The standard depth for macadam
roads In Connections is seven. inches,
five inches in the bottom course and
two in the second. The finishing
course is one inch of screenings which
will go through half inch screen.
Screenings should be applied very
sparingly and should be very dry and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31
REV. slGG'S DEATH
Well Known Priest Is Called
Home.
Pneumonia Carries Off the Assistant
to Father Superior at the Jesuit
Church.

Rev. Father Alois Sigg, s. g., as
sistanE at st. Peters and Pauls
Catholic church, died at ST. Joseph &
hospital at 10 As a. m, after an i'll
ness dating from last Saturday. He
was taken ill at Madison Lake and
was brought back to Mankato suffer
ing from pneumonia. Owing to his
advanced age and the severity of the
attack he gradually sank during the
week until the end came. He had
always heretofore been strong and
hearty.
Father Sigg was born Dec. 4th,
1889, at Eberhardt Zell, Wettemburg.
Germany. He came to America in
October, 1867, and was ordained q
priest at st. Francis, near
Milwaukee, Nov. 9th, 1865. For a
time he continued there as professor.
but in September, 1874, entered the
order of Jesuits. He came to Manks-
to in 1880 and remained until 1885.
when he became pastor of st. Mary''s
church at Toledo. Ohio. There he re-
manned until 1892, when he returned
to Mankato and had ever since fulfill
ed his duties at st. Peters and
Pauls Catholic church.
Besides being assistant to the father
superior in the church in this city,
Father Sigg was pastor of the church
at Madison Lake. He was a splendid
mar. active in good work, sympa
theTic with the poor and needy. and a
friend of all. He will be greatly
missed, and his death has caused sim
cere regret among all who knew him.
The funeral will occur Monday at 8
3. m. from st. Peters and Paups
Catholic church. and the interment
will be had at Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31
RODE A ROAM HORSE.
Deaf Mute's Mount Answers Descrip-
ton of Stolen Mao.

ton of Stolen Nag.
The alleged deaf and dumb boy,
Howe. who Vas in the city Wednes-
day, had with him roam horse that
answers the description of the one
stolen at st Peter the night before.
The horse had a saddle aud bride and
weighed about 900 pounds Howe
took the horse to Martin Wiltgen s
livery barn. at IL M, and an hour
later called for 1t and started away.
after .inquiring the road to Water
vile. He used a pad and pencil for
an interchange of thoughts.
The police have been making some
inquiries in regard to the horse which
Howe rode.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31

Four per cent paid on 6 mos deposits By
tn e Minnesota Title Insurance &Frust Co.,
minneapolis, Mimi. Capital, $3.50, OQS.
Also good mortgages for sale. Write tn e IN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31
BOARD TOOKsPURT
Electric Street Railway Idea
Will Not Down.
Suggestion to Council Regarding Corr
tract-.-EagIe Lake Road Improve
ments---0ther Subjects.

Several subjects of Importance to
| Mankato were discussed in the board
of trade meeting last Monday. In
tine absence of President Andrews and
Vice Presidents Andrews and Haynes
G.. A. Chapman presided. The first
matter brought up was letter from
| General Manager Scott of the Oman a
road in which it was stated that the
delay in vasating the end of Walnut
street by the council caused the Oms-
ha and North Western companies to
change the plans formulated for the
eating house, both roads hav-
Trains that did not have the
I,"diners> attached would stop here as
ing put on dining car service.
heretofore and meals could be secured
at the Saulpaugh. Mr.. Scott was very
much surprised to learn that the citi-
zens of Mankato desired the eating
house erected. Surely the Mankato
people did not intend to patronize the
house.
ELECTRIC LIGHT CONTRACT.
The committee on railroads intro
duced the following
Whereas, we believe an electric
street railway is one of Mank sto g
greatest needs, and an enterprise that
would start the sluggish blood TO
coursing through the municipal veins
as No other project, possible to realize
can do, and
Whereas, in our Judgment no cleo
uric railway will be built here for
many years to come, except in combi-
nation with an electric lighting plant,
while, if reasonable time contract can
be secured for municipal commercial
and private lighting, conditioned upon
the building and operating of reas-
enable mileage of electric street rail
way. we firmly believe that contract
can be made to do this within year.
We would, therefore, recommend
that this board use its best Offices
with the common council, to the end
that no contract be made in TIE near
future for municipal lighting for
longer term than one year, with view
of soon making lighting contract
that will assist in securing an electric
street railway. And further than this
board recommend TO the common
council the advisability of requiring
any person or corporation asking
franchises to deposit with the city
treasurer. az a pledge of good faith, at
feast$ 1, 600, to be returned if promises
made to secure the franchises are
kept, otherwise tina: it be forfeited to
a good roads or other public benefit
fund.
The above was adopted.
The railroad committee was in
structed to appear before the council
and urge the provisions contained in
the above.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31

For Sale-320 acres hardwood timber
land, Sawyer county, Wis. Good soil.
some fine timber, three miles from
town. Price fors thirty days. IS per
acre. j. FL. Moore, Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31
AN OFF DAY.
Mankato Football Teams Had One
SATURDAY..

Saturday.
Saturday was not very good Gay
for Msnkato foot ball teams. The high
school team was defeated at Sibley
park in the afternoon by a ecore OF
thirty-six to nothing, by the high
school team of Madelia. The visitors
simply outplayed the local boys and
carried off the honors fairly.
The normal school team managed to
secure tie in playing the second
team of the Shsttuck military school
at FaribauIt. The score was six to six.
The commercial college team was
defeated at Blue Earth by a score of
seventeen to nothing. The Blue Earth
team was picked one. only FIVE
members being from the high school,
which gave it the advantage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31

Has no Superior in diagnosing and raating
diseases and deformities. He will give $50 for
any case that he cannot tell the disease and
where locatad in five minutes.
All curanle medical and surgical diseases,
acute end chronic catarrb, and Special Dis
eases of the Eye, Ear; Nose anl' I'll. oat, Lung
Disease, Early ConsuH ption, Bronchitis, Bron-
chial Catarrh, Constitutional Catarrh. Dyspep-
STA, Sick Headache, stomach and Bowed
Troubles, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Brigbt's Disease, Diabetes. Kidney, Liver,
Bladder, Prostate and Female diseases, Dir
illness, Nervousness. Indigestion, Obesity.
Inter- opted Nutrition, Slow Growth in Child
rem, and all wasting diseases in adults. Many
cases of Deafness, Ringing in the Ears, Loss &C
Eyesight Cataract, Cross Eyes, etc. that hayo
been Improperly treates or neglected, can be
easily restored. DeforE itiee, { lub Feet, Curv-
allure of the Spine, Disease OF the Brain, Pare
lysis, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Dropsy, Swel
ling of the Limbs, Structure Open Sores. Pas
in the Bones, Granular Engagements and al
long-standipg diseases Z properly treated.
Young. midd1e-aged and old, single or married
men and all vino suffer from lost manhood.
nervous debility, spermatosrfoea, seminal
losses, ser ual decay, failing memory, weak
eyes, stunted development, lack of energy. inn
povertened blood, pinples, impedimeDts b
marriage: ALTO blood and skin diseases, SyphA-
lis; Eruptions. Hair Falling, Bone Pains, Swef-
lings, sore Throat, lcers, fleets of Mercury,
Kidney and Bladder troubles, Weak Back,
burning Urine, passing urine too often, Gonor-
rhoea, elect, structure, receive searching treat
ment prompt relief and cure for life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31
Cancers. Tumors, Goiter, FistuIa, Piles

vsricocele and enlarged glands with the suk-
cutsneous iujec,ion meth d, absolutely withosk
pain and without the loss of drop of blood, d
scientific and certainly sure cure OF the Mae
teenth century. No incurable cases takfn.
TO those interested, 500.
DR.. DORAN.
Minneap polls, Mimi. Boston, Biloxi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-31

The above was adopted.
The railroad committee was in
structed to appear before the council
and urge the provisions contained in
the above.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-20
More hansinss Needed.

Referring to the brazen perform.
ance OF outlaws at Elyria, Ohio, the
other day. the Elkhart Review, says:
1.-The boldness of crime nowadays is
simply ~paralyzing. When two men
will take upon themselves the terror
izing Of a whole town and loot a whole
community. break doors Tor robbery,
confident that their very boldnesS will
make them safe from resistance at the
hands Of the householder, crime is as
Stunning a form that is simply astound-
ing" Yes, and these onSlaughtS on
communities will become more fire.
quent and perhaps audaciouS un-
less more hanging is done than has
followed the preparation of lawlesS
acts in the past. We have entirely
too many criminals in this country
South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-20

The South Bend Times says Charley
Lands Jared worse than Abraham
Lincoln Brick from the enemies he
made in appointing postmasters. He
ran 1920 votes behind the state ticket
although he is one of the ablest con-
gresham in the state. 1t was not
postoffices that reduced the vote Of
Lands and Brick; it was depriving
the people of their rights in conven-
ton. In this district five men made
it impossible for any other man than
A. L. Brick to be a candidate in the
convention, and it was only because
republicans felt that ii they voted for
a democrat they voted against Roose-
yelt and republican principles that
either Brick or Lands was elected.
Government by the people is the
fundamental principle Of a republic
and when the people are not allowed
to choose their officers there is an end
OF free government.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-20
A Word to the Bows.

When we see boys on the streets
and public places we often wonder if
they know that the business men are
watching them, remarks an exchange.
In every bank, store and Office there
will soon be a place for a boy to fill.
Those who have the management of
the affairs of business houses will Sc
lect one of the boys; they will not Sc
lect him for his ability to swear, smoke
cigarettes or tap a beer keg. And the
society SWELL" who is daft about
little functions and is happy i'm his
conceit that he is just the s.article'
that young ladies find indispensable
on all occasions. is given the CLASSY
stare" quite as often as the beer guz-
zler or the cigarette smoker.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-20
In MemOriam.

Mary E. Holland Kendall was born
at Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 4th, 1888,
died at st. Luke Hospital, San Fran
cisco, Nov. 3rd. 1902.
At an early age she removed with
her parents to Laporte Ind, where
she resided until her marriage with
Mr.. D. V. Kendall, when they remov-
ed to Chicago and lived there many
years. After the death Of her hus1
band IN 1888 she made her home with
relatives and friends alternately in
California and this city. It may be
interesting to the communicates of
st. Thomas parish and friends of Mrs.
Kendall to know that it was due to her
zeal and love for the old historic church
that the work began in Plymouth
~forty-four years ago. She introduced
by letter Rev. Almon P. Gregory, then
rector Of st. .Paul's church, Laporte,
to her aunt, Mrs. Sarah c. Wester-
yelt. who was the only person in Ply
mouth familiar with the church SER
vice. Cottage services were held alter
nately at the homes Of Mr., ellison
CleaveIand and Mrs. W~estervelt until
through the munificence of Mr.. Car
ter, of New York, and the untiring
efforts of MI. Gregory the present
church eciice was erected. The same
interest and devotion which charac-
terized her early life, strengthened
With years, and wherever she CHANGED
to be she always identified herself
with and encouraged the cause.
Two sisters and one brother with
many loving friends are left to mourn
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-20

The report that $50, 0OO, 900 have
been lost in Wall street the past week
will not cause widespread sorrow.
Stock speculation does not touch the
legitimate business of the county un-
! SIS it should create a panic in the
money market. 1t is unusual, how
ever that the losses are confined to
rich stock jobbers, as is reported to
have been the case last week. There
are a number of men who have been
conspicuous in deals and corners DUR
ing the past few years whose misfor-
tune would be regarded with a most
cheerful spirit.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-20

President Gompers, of the Ameri-
can federation of labor, took strong
ground against compulsory arbitration
in his address at New Orleans. He
declares that organized labor is in
favor of Cancellation and of arbitra-
tion as a last resort, but not of COM
pulsory arbitration. "The men Of
organized labor" he said, want
arbitration, but only arbitration as a
last resort after Cancellation has
absolutely failed, and then arbitra-
only, voluntarily entered into by both
organized workers and employers, the
award voluntarily, honOrably and
faithfully adhered to by both Sides"
This is a reasonable position, and it
must be admitted that compulsory
arbitration does not harmonic we'll
with American ideas.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-20
Marion High School Burns.

The Marion high school building
was destroyed by fire Sunday at mid
night. The big brick building burn
ed rapidly because the flames were
communicated to every room almost
simultaneously by the system of
ventilators. The probable cause of
the fire was a rising pressure of natural
gas in a small crate in the basement.
This, setting fire to the woodwork in
the room, quickly communicated to all
the other rooms. and in an hours
time the building was a mass of
emberS.
The total loss will not be less than
$50, 600, of which $40, 900 is covered
by insurance. 1t was the only high
school in the city and 700 pupils are
thus deprived of attending school.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-20
F. OrbeS' Seed Store

are sole agents here are the Florence
Hot Blast heating stove, the Radiant
Home and Art Garland base burners,
the Malleable steel and the Garland
ranges. the Clause shears and razors,
Worth butchers knife, LiSk ante-rust
tin ware, the Oliver chilled pillow,
Milwaukee binders and mowers, the
American field fence, and Lowe Bros
paints. All these good have a nation
al reputation as the best of their kind
made,
In agricultural implements the Mil
waukee binders and mowers are noted
for doing their work with speed and
perfection: and the Oliver chilled pillow
is conceded to be the very best gen.
eral purpose pillow made.
Special attention is given to the
job department, where first class
workmen are employed. Tin, copper,
and sheet iron work, spouting and
metal roofing are executed in the best
manner, which has had a tendency to
increase public patronage in this
direction.
The firm of Ashley & Hess bold
their high position by carrying high
grade goods, dealing honorably with
their customers and striking the key
note figure ofIthe trade on low prices.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-20
MORTUARY


James Woods Logan died at his
farm two miles southwest of Plym-
outh on Monday morning, November
II, 1902, aged 10 years. IL months
and IA days. He leaves surviving him
a widow, five daughters and n son.
Mrs. Laurie Miller, residing near
Pennville, Michiga 4, Harley A. Lo-
gan and Mrs. Nora Liggett Of this
place. Mrs. Clara NJ. Winget, of Fort
Wayne, Indiana, Loretta NJ. Logan at
the home of her parents, and Miss
Mabel Logan now at DR.. Eyert'S San
itarium, Cincinnati.
Mr.. Logan was born in Rush county,
Indiana, December 3rd, 1873, and
with his parents came TO Marshall
county in the spring of 1886, a few
days prior to the organization Of the
county, and took up his residence in a
log cabin in the woods five miles
southwest of Plymouth, and had been
a resident of the county continuously
up to the time of his death. He was
a man of sterling qualities of head and
heart. and of strong convictions of
right and duty as he saw it,. In pol
iticS he was a democrat from princi-
pie, and never wavered in his support
of the party of his choice, believing its
success would result in doing the
greatest good to the greatest number.
In religion he was a believer in the
Christian Advent faith, and being a
thorough student of the Bible was at
all times prepared to give a reason for
the hope that vas in him. He was
chosen the first marshal of Plymouth,
after it had been organized under a
city form Of government in 1873. He
performed his duties thoroughly, with
out fear, favor or affection, and dur
ing his term Of office established a
reign of peace and good order within
the city that hitherto had been un-
known. He was a mar of extensive
reading and wide information, thor
oughly honest and upright in all his
dealings with mankind, aid a respect
ed citizen who will be greatly missed
from among his numerous relatives
and acquaintance. For over a year
he had been a great sufferer from a
complication OF diseases that resulted
in dropsy which caused his death.
His final end came calm and peaceful
like tired childhood passing away into
dreamland on its mothers breast.
Peace to bis memory.
Funeral services conducted by Rev.
A. H. Zilmer at the home "Wednesday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Interment at
Oak Hill cemetery.l