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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-19

cred in to make merry the evening,
and extend welcome to their new
neighbors. Games were played, fol-
lowed by short musical program,
after which refreshments were served.
All felt they had an enjoyable eve-
ming.
The Modern Woodmen of America
will give dancing party on the eve
ming of Sept. 3Oth, at the A. o. q. W..
hall.
Miss Emma A. Gardner and Mr..
Andrew Kehrer. both of this city, were
united in marriage Wednesday. The
bri lie is daughter of the late Captain
Gardner of Lake Washington, and the
groom is operator at the union depot
Both are excellent young people, and
have many friends who extend their
best wishes.
Louie G. Shannahan, formerly of
Judson but now of Renville, and Miss
Emria Taylor of this city were
united in marriage Wednesday
The marriage of Miss Josephine N
Welcome and Mr.. Edward r. Deebach
of Welcome occurred at seven clock
last Tuesday at Welcome. The bride
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geogre
M. Welcome, and the groom is son
of Alderman Adolph Deebach of this
city and is publisher of The Welcome
Times, Both are excellent and highly
respected young people, and have
many friends who extend their best
wishes on this joyful occasion.
The Wideawake whist club held its
first meeting with Mrs George Pond
Tuesday afternoon. The mead prize
was won by Mrs. Garrette, and the
members presented the hostess with g
sterling silver spoon.
Mr.. John G. Black and Miss Elects
G. Cooper, both of Medic, were mar
ried Tuesday afternoon, the Rev.
George III. Davis, D. D. officiating.
The ceremony was performed at the
Clifton House, the couple being at
tended by Miss Lottie Black, sister Of
the groom, and Mr.. G. 81. Cooper
brother of the bride. The newly wed
ded couple left Immediately for theil
home in Medo.
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Purrier have purchased land in Clay
county and are soon going to move
there. We are sorry to lose our old
neighbors. We hear that Len Burrill
has rented the Lilly farm for the COM
ing year have not learned who will
occupy the Purrier farm.
Mr.. Krauts and family have moved
into Mr.. John Keen's vacant house for
short time.
Mr.. Ned Rist's new house is ready
for the painters.
Mr. William Clark has mis- house
finished on the inside.
Mr.. Carl Thurston has purchased
Mrs Able Keene's place in Hebron
and is having it remodled.
There is to be basket social at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Len Burrill
next Friday evening, for the benefit Of
Mr. Allen, the pastor of the Hebron
church. The baskets will be sold to
the highest bidder.
The Congregational church is being
treated to new coat of paint and
being papered on the inside.
Corn binders are at a premium
since the frost as every one wants
their fodder cut.
T. Hodson came up from st. Paul
to vote and returned Wednesday.
Roy Hodson made a trip on his
wheel last Sunday to st. Peter.
G. e. Weller and family spent Sun
day at Hebron with Capt. Tidland and
family. Mrs. Will Tidland is also
visiting in Hebron.
David Turritin and Mr.. Meyer
visited 7. Hodson's place last Monday
and Mr. Turritin, one of the hustling
young farmers of Kasota township
bought fine young short horn bull
and yearling heifer.
The Swedish Lutherans of Judson
have BEGAN to build their new church.
Mrs. Foot visited in Mankato few
days last week.
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in THE COMBINE.
Rosenberger & Currier Have
an Offer. "
National Candy Company Will Prob.
ably Get the Factory and
Enlarge 1t.

Rosenberger & Currier are consider
ing a proposition to dispose of their
factory and business to the National
Candy company, which has just been
incorporated under the laws of New
Jersey. If the sale is made, Rosen
berger & Currier will receive part
cash and part certificates of stock in
the National Candy company. The
business will run along as before, but
it is likely that the factory will be en-
larged by adding third story. Even
if the deal does not go though, the
factory will probably be enlarged, as
it is unable to meet the demands of
the firms growing trade.
The National Candy company has q
capitalization of SO. 900, OOO Mr..
Currier denies that the combine is a
trust, by saying that only eighteen of
the nearly 8. 900 candy manufacturing
concerns scattered over the country
have been absorbed by the trust. He
states that under the new arrange
ment the candy firms in the pool will
have greater purchasing power, ow-
ing to the larger capitalization of the
combine.
The combined output will be nearly
100, 600, 600 pounds of confectionery.
mostly of the cheaper grades The
corporation comprises concerns at
Cincinnati. Chicago, ST. Louis,
Buffalo, Detroit. Indianapolis, Louis
vile, Minneapolis, and one or two
other western cities O. a. Peckham
of st. Louis will probably be president
and Senator Eckert of Cincinnati
chairman of the executive committee.
While it is true that the number of
factories to be absorbed by the trust is
small as compared witt: the whole
number, and while Mr.. Currier states
that the output of these factories is
only one per cent Of the candy of the
country, still the capitalization of the
trust is So, 600, 600 as compared with a
total capital of less than $50, 900, 900
invested in the business of candy max
ing in the country.
Mr.. Currier states that it is not the
intention of the combine to raise
prices of candy, and says that it could
not if it wanted to, as any candy
maker with small capital could
make candy and dispose of it at lower
prices.
One factory in Minneapolis out of
nine there, and the Mankato factory
are the only ones in Minnesota to go
into the combine. Rosenberger &
Currier's factory is the smallest one of
the eighteen, and that the combine
has seen fit to take it in shows that it
looks upon Mankato as fine distribu-
ting point.
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CHEER sRYAN's NAME.
Utah Democratic Convention Endorses
Kansas City Platform.

Provo, Utah, Sept. 1.-THE Demo
cratic state convention nominated
Judge w. King of Salt Lake for con-
gress, and Richard w. Young, former
ly of the supreme bench in the Philip
pines, for justice of the supreme court,
and adopted a platform in which
trusts and beet sugar were prominent
features.
The platform also extends the SYM
pathy of the Democratic party of Utah
to Mrs. Mckinley. No mention was
made in the platform either of Mr..
Bryan or 16 to 1, but the Kansas City
platform was endorsed and the cheer
ing which greeted Bryan's name when
mentioned by Chairman Powers show
ed the feeling of the party toward him.
Both nominations were made by &C.
clamation and the platform was adopt
ed without amendment and amid much
enthusiasm. Former Senator Frank
Cannon, who was selected as chairman
of the convention, bitterly denounced
the Republican party for it's alleged
friendship to trusts, and, in his opin-
ion, its tacit approval OF the murder
of the innocents in the Philippines"
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REMOVAL OF COUNTY FAIR
Editor Neff Tells How Attempts Have
Been Made.

Editor Neff grows reminiscent in
The Lake Crystal Union:
The Mankato Daily Review of last
Saturday eve contains an article on re-
moving the county fair to new loca-
| tion, and advocates Mankato as that
place. Several years ago an effurt of
this kind was made but it failed. At
that time about fifteen to twenty Lake,
| Crystal people took hand in the deak
1t was agreed by the people of Gardea
/ City that if Mankato proved too
strong for them in numbers we woald
| join forces, and the Garden City peo-
| pie would vote with the Lake Crystal
people to have the fair located at this
place. 1t was in the month of Deem
Der, very cold day, and we waited
for the hour when the meeting was to
begin around hot stove in what is
now known as the Office room Of the
"Saulpaugh" House in that village,
whose landlord was E. P Evans,
famous for his height and long
speeches. Hon. Lysander Cook was
president of the association at that
the meeting opened, and as we survey
ed the crowd, not a Mankato man had
yet shown up and to all appearances,
largely in the majority. If we are not
mistaken Clerk of Court Thorne, j. E.
Strunk and Henry Humphrey were
among the number from this burg.
After the president called the meeting
to order, stated its object, and that all
who wished to become members pay
81 into the treasury and would then be
entitled to vote. our crowd went down
into their pockets. Then E. P Evans
arose from his seat like a sycamore,
cleared his throat and Degan. II ever
a crowd Of peolpe got a scoring it
was we fellows from Lake Crystal;
he howled, shouted and roared for
about one hour. At the conclusion of
his speech the people from within a.
radius of five miles around Garden
City began to pour in; while e. p
was talking sleds had been sent out
to gather them in, and the house was
full to overhowing. We took sneak
after enriching the treasurer to the
tune of several dollars. This occurred
several years ago.
Later on second effort was made
to vote the fair to Lake Crystal. A
crowd of fifty people was secured for
this purpose. Henry Humphrey was
sent ahead early in the morning
along about noon he wired over
saying, ''the coast is clear. The
crowd was massed on top of the hill
overlooking the town. and at certain
time we were to swoop down upon the
and carry everything before
us, but alas for poor Fido the Garden
City people had slept with an eye
open, and the -expedi lion flashed in
the pan. The treasurer was again en-
riched with $50 or $50. and Garden
City still has the fair.
When the Mankato people make
aid on the fair at Garden City, just
whistle, will you. We want to see the
nm
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AN lNEVENTFUL DAY.
Few New Developments In the st.
Louis Doodle Inquiry.


Louis Doodle Inquiry.
st. Louis, Sept. ia rather I'M
eventful day passed in the Doodle In
vestigation. Ten members of the
house of delegates who failed to ap-
pear before the grand jury were ex-
amined in regard to the city lighting
bill and the street railway legislation.
The grand jury is looking into all
phases of the lighting scandal, in an
endeavor to secure enough evidence
to indict the millionaire givers of the
$4,000 bride paid to the members of
the house combine.
There were several false clues as to
the whereabouts of Charles F. Kelly,
brought to the attention of Attorney
Folk, but none turned out to be of any
value. One telegraphic announcement
was that the much wanted man was
in Little Rock, Ark, and the circuit
attorney wired the chief of police
there to take him into custody. 1t
soon transpired that the man was not
Kelly and his apprehension was due to
the desire of an individual in Little
Rock to earn the $500 reward offered
for the apprehension of the missing
delegate
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CAMBRIA

Miss McDuffee of Rapidan has been
engaged as teacher of the Horeb school
for the G. ming winter. School will
open next Monday.
Mrs. D. 81. Evans and children re-
turned to their Minneapolis home a
short time ago.
Miss Katie M. Price went to New
Ulm Monday to attend the teachers
Mrs. Carl T. Harbo and little
daughter. Mary, went to Hanska last
week to visit friends and relatives.
Miss Hannah Lloyd OF Tracy, ac-
companied by her cousin, Miss Nc
Caddin CT Chicago, Ill stopped at
Cambria to call on relatives Friday.
Mrs. J. R. Williams of Mankato
visited at Herbert Davis place last
week.
Misses Jennie and Picnic Arndt
went to Blue Earth City Thursday and
returned Saturday.
Little Mary and Emory Price, with
their cousins, Henry. Marian and
q Iva Bowen went to Mankato Thurs
day, the fourth inst. to attend the
birthday party of Esther Bowen.
They all reported very pleasant time.
A fine boy arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry EDgel last We'd
nesGay.
George Lee has rented Enoch
Prices farm for the coming three
7ears. Mr.. Lee with his son and
laughter intend moving into the
house next month.
Miss Ella Williams returned to
Randolph, Wisconsin, a short time
Igo
Miss Eva Jones and Enoch Roberts
pent Sunday at William Roberts
lace in Judson.
Among those who went to the state
air were Ernest Hughes, Griff and |
Inoch Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. |
Ivans, Arthur Van Patten and Mr.. |
nd Mrs. J. d. Price and daughter.
The sociable at Herbert Davis place
'riday night was we'll attended, the
eceipts being 5000
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THE new BOARD
Rev. Geo. H. Davis Is Reflect
ed President.
Treasure, Salary Creates discus
sion.-Standing Committees for
Coming Year Appointed.

The new board Of education held its
first meeting Saturday night TO or
ganize and transact other business.
The only new face on tho board Is
that of Evan Hughes, who succeeds
DR.. /. d. Webster in the Fourth pre-
oinct. Mrs. Smith and Capt Keysor
were the only members absent.
Rev. George 81. Davis was elected
president pro tenn, and P. B. Sparrow
secretary pro tenn.
The board proceeded to effect per-
manent organization by electing Rev.
Davis president and Mr.. Sparrow Sec
Rotary. Rev. Davis received five votes
TO one for W. B. Davies. 1t can be
said fer President Davis that he makes
a splendid presiding officer at the
meetings of tbs board, and takes a
deep interest in the welfare of the
schools.
1t required several ballots to elect a
vice president, and T. R. Coughlan
finally secured majority of the votes
and was declared elected.
Capt. Clark Keysor was reelected
treasurer without opposition.
The salaries of the secretary and
treasurer were left the same as last
year, $500 each. Some opposition de-
veloped to paying the treasurer a
salary, and when vote was taken
there was only one 'sye" on the mo-
tion fixing the salary, but as nobody
voted against it the motion was de-
carried.
Mr.. Fletcher stated that any of the
banks would &c glad to do the work
for nothing for the privilege of having
the deposits. 1t was not necessary
that the treasurer should be member
of the board.
1t was explained that it was unlaw-
full to pay any member of the board
for his services on the board, except
tae treasurer and secretary. Capt.
Keysor was giving literally of his
time as chairman of the commi ttee on
pLOpCAly duu OApOASC, anu III OIucr "
reimburse him in manner that
would be lawful he was allowed a
salary of 5000 a year as treasurer.
President Davis announced the fol-
lowing standing committees for the
coming year:
Finsnoe-W. L. Comstock, I. R..
Coughlan, w. B. Davies.
Property and expense-C Clark Keysor,
7. B. Coughlan, Evan Hughes.
Schools and text books-Mrs. B. D.
Smith, L. q. M. Fletcher and George
b. Davis.
On motion of W. B. Davies, the
committee on property and expense
was authorized to procure bids for
furnishing sixty-five cords of dry hard
wood and thirty-fve cords of dry soft
wood at the various buildings, bids to
be opened at the meeting of the board
Oct. list.
After considering one or two unim-
portant matters, the board adjourned.
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WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS.
State Convention Makes Nominations
and Adopts Platform.


Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 1.-THE Dem
ocratic state convention completed it's
business and adjourned. The follow
ing ticket was nominated by acclama-
ton:
Representatives in coz gress, George
f. Cotterill, Stephen e. Barron and
0. R. Holconlb; judge of supreme
court, James r. Reavis. United States
Senator George Turner was endorsed
for reelection.
The platform adopted endorses the
Kansas City platform, opposes i'm
perialism and colonialism, government
by Injunction, trusts and trust foster
ing tariffs" and asset currency. It
condemns special privileges given for
grazing sheep on government forest
reserves" demands complete exclu-
sion from all American territory of all
Chinese, and denounces the Repub-
lican majority in congress for pass
ing the present weak and inadequate
law"
Adherence is expressed of the
tragedy that resulted in the death of
President Mckinley.
D. Alvin Davies, tenor singer and
brother of d. O. Davies. is on the LIST
of attractions of the Northwestern
Lyceum Bureau of Minneapolis for
Engagement for the season of 1908. |
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GERMAN METHODIST CONFERENCE

The annual meeting of the German
Methodist conference for northern
Minnesota and parts of Dakota and
Iowa will meet in New Ulm this
week, commencing Tuesday and last
ing until Sunday night A list of 100
will be present to deliver addresses.
Bishop Goodsell of Chattanooga.
Tenn, will act as moderstor, and
several of the addresses will be by
men from Cincinnati and Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-19
ASSAlLANT OF FISH.
ESPECIAL TO THE FREE PRESS, !

IoPEUIAL TO The FREE PRESs,I
New York, Sept. 16.-Thomas J.
Sharkey, private detective, has been
held as the assailant of Banker
Nicholas Fish, the millionaire. diplo-
mat and descendant of one of the best
known American families, who died
at the Roosevelt hospital this morn
ing. The two women who witnessed
the affair are held as witnessee.
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BIG MEN CONFER
Senators Hold a Session With
the President.
The Congressional Situation and Other
Political Questions Are Dis
Cussed.
ESPECIAL TO THE FREE PRESS

ESPECIAL TO THE FREE PRESS.
Oyster Bay, Sept 16. Senators
Hanna, Spooner, Allison, Aldrich,
Lodge and Postmaster General Payne
are in conference with President
Roosevelt today. The congressional
situation and other political questions
were discussed
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BROKERS COMMENCE BUSINESS.

The Coe Commission company of
Minneapolis, dealers in stocks, grain,
provisions, ETC., have opened an
Office in No. z, Glass Block, with Mr..
Q. w. Gillespie as manager. They
have private wires to New York,
Chicago, Minneapolis and all impor-
tant exchanges and are prepared to
give continuous quotations and in
Simultaneous service on all commodi-
ties Citizens phone 430; Northwestern
1874.
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TWENTY DOLLARS A TON.
Minneapolis Retail Firm Disposes OF
Some Anthracite.

Minneapolis, Sept. 17.-Rard coal
Ior sale was discovered in Minneapolis
and was sold to all corners at $40 a
ton: The same firm. q retail concern.
sold considerable anthracite since the
shortage began at $40.
Other coal men say that purchasers
at $40 are foolish, that new coal will
be on hand soon at the regular Septem.
Der rate OF .$S.25 ton. They believe
also, that the concern which holds it's
stock sat $40 will lose in the future
when 1t is discovered that hard coal
will prove comparatively plentiful this
fall.
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CONFER WITH THE PRESIDENT.
senators Hanna, Spooner, Allison, Aid.
rich and Iodue Visit OYSTER Raw

Senators Hanna, Spooner, Allison, Aid
rich and Lodge Visit Oyster Bay.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 17.-Sena-
tors Hanna, Spooner, ALLISON, Aldrich
and Lodge and Postmaster General
Payne spent several hours with Presi.
dent Roosevelt during the day and
discussed with him the entire political
situation, having special reference to
the condition in the Western states
which the president is to visit on his
approaching trip. The parties to the
conference were very reticent after
they returned from Sycamore Hill.
but 1t can be stated on reliable author
ity that it was decided to make no at
tempt to revise the tariff at the com
Ing session of congress; that the presi-
dent is to maintain his position as to
the trusts, and, further, that he is to
Insist in his demand for reciprocity
with Cuba. 1t is understood that he
viii fully outline his policy regarding
this latter question In some of the
speeches he is to make on his West
ern trip.
1t also can be stated on excellent
authority that the coal strike was not
discussed.
The presidents purpose in having
this conference was to ascertain if
there had been any marked political
changes in the different sections of
the country during the past year. The
conference, it is said, showed that
there had been none.
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ALI others having failed to accom-
plish anything that will end the coal
strike Bishop Fallows proposes to try
his hand.
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PERS0NL AND LOCAL.

From Saturdays Daily.
Munsing's union underwear, in all
weights and grades at Henry E.
Hance's, 1893 South Front street.
Tailor made overcoats at ready
made prices at the Day Light store.
Henry E. Hance, 223 South Front
street. 49,
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
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VERNON CENTER.

Miss Matte Linsley of Mankato is
visiting her friend, Mrs. Chas Hor-
ton.
Harry Paddock of Mankato is spend
ing few days in Vernon and vicinity
as he has business on hand.
John r. Bowen of Mankato, candi
date for register of deeds. was in Yer
non Wednesday.
Mr.. Wright from Clear Lake, s. D.,
preached in the Baptist church Sun
day.
Rev. and Mrs. MacDougall and
daughter have gone to Chicago. where
Mr. and Mrs MacDougall will attend
the university
Miss Nettie Babcock left for Duluth
Wednesday, where she will teach the
coming year.
F. r. Lowell and wife visited friends
and relatives in Minneapolis last week
and attended the state fair.
u. Farmer and wife, Ed Cornish
and wife, Miss Josie Barton and Mrs
Barton attended the state fair.
DR.. Warham returned from Mime
apolis Monday.
Mrs. M. B. Randall returned from
Granada Saturday where she has been
nursing her daughter, Mrs. @. Muir
laugh, who has been very sick.
Messrs. Norton and Boynton of
Garden City were in town Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylor and daughter
have been visiting in Winnebago City.
Mrs A. E. Quimby was in Mankato
Saturday.
Mrs. Burguman and daughter spent
the last of the week with Mrs. Foster.
Ed Barnes is laying a cement side
walk in front of his residence.
James Morrow has been home few
days the last week.
Miss Clara Brewer has been quite i'll
this last week, but is improving.
Mrs. Partridge and son, Archie, are
having the whooping cough.
Austin Church expects to move to
Michigan soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L, wyman went
to Lake Crystal Wednesday.
Harry Martin Htlverson infant
twin of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Nelson died
of lung fever and whooping cough
Tuesday afternoon. He was three
months and hree days old. The
funeral was held at the house Wednes-
day morning at 10 80 o'clock, Rev.
Stebbins officiating.
RAPIDAN.
John r. Bowen of Mankato, can
didate for register of deeds, was the
guest of T. L. Rodgers Thursday. Mr..
Bowen is very pleasant gentleman to
meet and if elected will no doubt
make an efficient officer.
Mic Juliar was in Rapidan Wednes-
day.
Barney Killmer of Amboy was in
town the fore part of the week.
Miss Lou Mendenhall has returned
from the twin cities where she took
in the fair and visited frien is.
W. W. Weller and wife spent a
week in the twin cities during fair
time.
Miss Edith McDuffee has accepted
a position as teacher in Cambria
schools the coming year.
Cali for Rapidan -four. all leading
groceries keep it. Ask for it and don
be fooled in taking any other.
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BELGRADE AND HEBRON.
Mr.. Watson Durham and Nell
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Mrs. G. N. Andrews entertained
party of fifty ladies at a social after.
noon Wednesday. from to 6 O'Clock.
Refreshments were served, and the
affair was very enjoyble one.
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On Friday evening surprise party
was given to Mr. and Mrs. Saunders
at their new home in South Bend.
Some twenty-five young people gith-