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The suburban citizen., 1902-05-10
WORTHY OF CORPORATION LAWYER
Suggestion That Caused Thirsty Crowd
to Rejoice.


to Rejoice.
Four or five good fellows in the
same line Of business, recently "swore
off," They had never tippled to ex-
cess, but they took a notion that it
would be a good thing to quit, and
accordingly quit for a period of thirty
days. The agreement was drawn up
in writing and signed by each. The
third day after some of the parties to
the agreement began to chafe under
the restraint. They had never before
felt the need Of drink quite as badly
as after the ink used in drawing up
the agreement had become dry. One
of them, at last, dropped in on one Of
the others, and, of course, the swear
ing off proposition was Immediately
brought up.
"Id like awful we'll to have a nip"
said the caller
Same here" was the response.
But l don't see how we can get
around that agreement"
Neither do l."
Il read once that no document, now
ever carefully drawn, will stand in
court, if it is attacked in the right
way"
Il see a gleam OF hope" was the re-
ply Let's read this agreement over
carefully" They did So and it was
discovered that the agreement did
not call for thirty consecutive days,
but merely Tor thirty days. The man
that hit upon this bright idea was
hailed as a horn lawyer, who was
wasting his time in the railroad busi-
ness. There was an immediate ad-
journment to popular West Superior
street thirst cure.--Duluth News-Tri-
bune.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-10
"MALARl0."

This is new discovery in medicine.
One dose of WYCKOFFS MA
LARIO will cure any case OF chiils and
fever.
This medicine will be furnished free
of cost for any test case applied for
within ten days from the date of this
issue.
MARLARIO speaks for itself.
The effect is immediate Call and see
us.
WYCKOFF MARLARIO CO.,
I422 New York ave,
Washington. d. c.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-10
mt of the ordlnary.

A great fad in England is for the
ladies 10 have themselves photo
graphed as moving pictures.
When a storm is approaching glow
worms are far more brilliant than AT
other times.
No person under 16 years OF age is
permitted to enter theater or tavern
in Hellgeland.
1t takes the constant labor OF 10000
people TO make matches for the world.
An ordinary railway engine will
travel about 100000 miles before 1t
wears out.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-10

CranDerrles blossom in June, and are
harvested in September. II costs from
$500 TO $500 per acre to bring a cram
berry bog to profitable state Of bear
ing. The crop in the United States
last year amounted to 100000 bush.
els, which realized nearly 81, 100000.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-10

The Postoffice Department has issued
an order that hereafter a written des.
ignation on the wrapper-such as
book" printed matter" or photo
shall be construed as a permissible
inscription upon mail matter of the
third class. This revokes a previous
construction forbidding such writing.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-10
The NeM Man.

The dltfidencc and nervousness
which attend man In a new position
pass away the moment he discovers
that his employer doesn't know any
more than be dOes.-New York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-10

Kntersd I'd 6ss Post @5sos foe araaSpstastOa
Mret.SA As wlaSlt si sscewa-oi@ss r@ass.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-10

a .JS~rAal AVvossd n aAs gSaweSts u ~
msstdsnis Of ne subSrbS Of Wa'AiHsto'A
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
REVOLVER FOUND.
Nav Be Used as Evidence in WelIner
Murder Trial.

New .Ulm, MINI Jan. 2S.-
Yesterday afternoon, while working
around the opening in the river where
the exhaust from the mill keeps it
from freezing, Christ Schwer found a
3S-caliber revolver with two empty
chambers in it.
The revolver showed evidence of
having been in the river a long time,
and the fact that on the night of the
murder of John Wellner, Tanka was
seen in that vicinity, and the fact
that that was the only place open on
the river into which anything could be
thrown, leads people to believe that it
is the anne revolver with which
Wellner was killed.
1t has two empty chambers, cor
responding to the number of bullets
found in Wellner's body. A vigorous
search is being made to discover, if
possible, the watch which was missing
from Wellner's body. The Tanka
case comes up for trial at st. Peter to-
morrow, and the revolver will un-
doubtedly be introduced in evidence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
HAS GOOD THING.
Minnesota Bolivia Co. to Take
Out Gold.
Rich Concessions Secured From the
Bolivian Observation-Disclosures
Parties Interested.

Several Mankato parties are interest
ed in the Minnesota Bolivia company,
that was recently organized with
headquarters at Mortified. The Off
GERS of this company are Hon. A. b.
Kelly of Northfeld, president wv. L.
Comstock of Mankato, vice president !;
W. T. Lowe of Mortified, secretary !;
j. W. Huckins of Mortified, treasurer /;
and R. q. Donaldson of Minneapolis,
general manager The directors COM
prise these officers and Edward .Shep-
pard OF Spring Valley, T. j. Daugh-
erty, E. T. Archibald and DIR. j. Il.
Phillips of Northfeld, Robert Lamm
of Mankato, j. Fl. Foster of Mime
apolis, and S. A. Langum of Preston.
Their company has some thirty five
incorporators, of whom g. @. Barnes
of this city is one. Speaker M. j.
Bowling of Renville is another. The
company is capitalized at 81, 600, 900.
The purpose of the company is to do
placer gold mining, and it has twenty
four concessions from the Bolivia gov
eminent on the Tipuani river in that
South American country. This pro-
perty was located by Reed Burnett. a
Denver miner of experience. and has
been assigned to the comapny. Cary
Wright of New York, a reliable min
ing engineer, visited the concessions
and has made very favorable report
upon them. He states that there is
surface gold TO the value of $12 to $50
per yard. t. 1t is proposed by the COM
pany to send down q modern equip
ment for hydraulic mining, and the
returns are thought to be certain and
extensive.
General Manager Donaldson will
have charge of the mining operations,
and will be accompanied to Bolivia by
two mining engineers and half a
dozen operatives. The balance of the
work will be done by native labor.
The company expects to have 2, 600,
900 shares of stock. for sale, the pro-
ceeds to be used in charging the min
ing plant. and for Improvement pur'
poses generally. 1t has not been de-
cided at what figure to float these
| shares.
The parties interested in this min
ing venture made careful investiga'
tion", of it before embarking upon the
enterprise. The United States minis
ter to Bolivia looked into the matter
| at the instance of officials at Washing
ton and made favorable report.
Everything connected with the mat
ter was gone into carefully, and 1t ii
believed that good thing has been Sc
cured. which will yield rich returns or
the investment The concessions have
not yet been worked, except by the In
dams with their crude methods.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
'' OTHER PEOPLES NOTIONS.

Editor Free Press: After hearing
all the doctors on the public road ques-
ton, there is that Great Doctor, Mr..
Wells, that would-be governor once,
but who failed to dig out Democrats
enough in mending the public roads.
This is a sample of the road doctors.
The great professors from the different
states in reading their papers upon the
road question and in their instruction
to farmers, reminds me of professor
who was travelling upon the road and
seeing large four-horse scraper NOV
ing as much dirt as ten wheelbarrows
with ten men working them. Wheel
| barrows are the main thing to move
dirt with to the center of the road.
This was the wisdom of the great road
professors in the st. Paul road conven-
ton, and also of two other doctors,
Petersen and Thompson, and Doctor
Leonard. They all went to get road
experience. Then comes engineer, Mr..
Haynes, and gives us a lesson upon
| roads. 1t reminds me of the time he
used to sit on the fence and whistle
"The road will be made bye and bye. ;"
He was then a farmer in the town of
Vernon. But since he came to Man
kato, and became enlightened he
throws the whole blame upon the far
mers for not making better roads, and
preventing legislation for organizing a
road commission and giving power to
that commission, to tax the farmers
for the purpose Of making roads under
its judgment.
While 1 admit, Mr.. Editor, that
there is negligence on the part of
the farmers, I wish to say to these
other gentlemen, Glands off of the
town organization for the making of
roads" And I would say unto friend
Benedict, one of the boy farmers, SO
far and no farther shall the town or
ganization be disturbed. In his hands
and those of Mr.. Nyquist and the
other representatives from this county
the farmers rest their case in conf
dence and say keep these road gen.
Ulemen at home, or else out upon the
road with shovel and pick in hand. .
The people of the cities have failed tc
point out any way for raising to many
Improve the roads only as it is levied
upon the farm. 1 am in favor of al
corporations and all capitalists being
taxed two mills for road fund, to be
extended in the several townships and
counties throughout the state under
the direction of the county and tori
JOHN DIAMOND.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
RAILWAY OFFICIALS COME.
They Seek the Vacation of the End Of
Walnut Street,

Division Superintendent Shaker and
Assistant Division Superintendent W.
7. Kennedy of the Omaha road and
Division superintendent W. D. Can
tillion and Train Master VIM. Heng-
stler of the Chicago & North Western
road spent good part of Tue3day
in the city on business connected with
the vacation of the end of Walnut
street, which the two roads are seek
ing.
The gentlemen gave it out that the
roads could not trade the Fourth street
property of the Omaha road for the
end of Walnut street, as the Fourth
street property is worth thousands of
dollars. They would agree that the
Omaha road should beautify the
grounds, so that they should no longer
be an eyesore to surrounding property
owners and residents.
The Omaha road is very anxious tc
build lunch counter at the depot, tc
accommodate the travelling public.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
THE MATTER OF GOOD ROADS.

Elsewhere we publish communica-
ton from John Diamond on the ques-
ton of good roads Mr.. Diamond
seems to be laboring under a misap-
prehension as to what the more prac-
tical of the good roads advocates cham
pion. They do not strike at the town
organization but would work though
it. Of course in the building of per-
manent road. the services of a compe-
tent engineer would have to be secured
in order to proceed. There must be
some intelligent head to this as to all
other practical improvement. He also
says that no suggestion has come from
the good roads advocates as to the rails
ing of a tax for the purpose of build,
ing good roads, except upon the far,
mer's property. We think in this Mr..
Diamond is greatly mistaken. 1t has
been suggested and advocated by good
roads men that state tax be levied
for the purpose Of giving such aid.
Now, manifestly, this tax would fall
upon the villages and cities as heavily
as upon the farmer, while it would al
go to benefit the farmer in good roads,
and none of it be expended in the
cities or villages, and the latter would
derive no benefit only in an indirect
way as it benefited the farmer and
made it easier and less expensive FOL
him to do business. The matter OF
good roads of first direct benefit to the
farmer only. He will enjoy good
solid road at all seasons of the year Of
we'll as any one else. The good roads
advocates are not all theorists by q
large majority, and the Free Press be-
lieyes that the local gentlemen, whom
Mr.. Diamond criticises, are earnest in
their desire, not only for good solid
streets for Mankato, but for gooc
county roads for the farmers and thai
what little they can do to help the
matter along is done in absolute good
faith.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31

John Hile, formerly of Mankato,
but now an assistant surgeon in the
Philippines, has sent to Geo. Lang a
leaf from tree, that is 81 by 81
inches in it's dried and contracted
form, and must have been at least 36
by 90 inches when green. Mr.. lille
does not know the name of the tree,
but says that it is variety that grows
the largest leaves in the world. He
picked it Dec. Goth. He has also sent
some pineapple cloth to Mrs. Lang.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
THE TAX LAWS.
Senator Benedict Points Out Defects,
and Desires Expressions of Opinion.


Editor Free Press: Having examin-
ed the report of the tax commission
and the proposed bill formulated by
them, --and being DESTROYS of ascertain
ing what the people want me to do in
reference to the matter, l would urge
every person who has an interest in
tax legislation to either call and see
me here or write me at this city or
st, Paul and give me their ideas in
reference to the same.
There is one item in, the proposed
bill that I cannot support, and will
not support the bill if the same is left
in the bill; that is the cutting down
the exemption from one hundred dol
lars to twenty five dollars. The cutting
down of such exemption is against
the interest of the poor man. Under
the present law his property is listed
at one-half of its true value, making
it really an exemption of two hun
bred dollars Under the present pro-
posed law only twenty-five dollars is
exempt and the full value of his per-
sonsl property is put into schedule at
that. Taking the old law as basis
there would not be more than twelve
and one-half dollars exempt to the
poor man and his family.
There is another item in said pro-
posed bill, designated therein as Sec
ton 80. This section requires all per-
SONS to list besides his own property all
property controlled by him as agent,
attorney or banker. Section 8 defines
how the term person shall be construed
and includes in addition to the exist,
ing law the word banker. This means
that the banker must list his deposits.
This would not effect national banks,
for the reason that the courts have
already held that this could not be
done for the reason that such pro-
ceedure would necessarily conflict with
the business of such banks. The
courts hold that to conform to such q
law would necessarily cause a run or
banks just before the time of making
assessments, and would therefore in
terfere with the stability of such banks.
But what as to state banks created un'
der the laws of this state9 1 call the
attention of bankers to such provision.
There were many other items upor
which Il could dwell but will not a
this time. My only desire is to know
what the people want and when 1 de-
they may rest assured that I will try
to carry out their wishes. While some
of my enemies are holding meetings t.
try to defeat me if l should run agair
for the office of state senator, [ shall
spend my time in carefully looking
over each detail of said proposed bill
and try to carry out so far as possible
the wishes of the people of this comfy
Yours truly,
| c. L. BENEDICT.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
Porto Rico's Representative Protests
Against a Reduction.

FOTIO hlCOS nSpTCSSHIdlINC ffStSSIs
Against a Reduction.
Washington. Jan. 29.-At the ses
sion of the ways and means committee
Commissioner Degetau. the representa-
tive of Porto Rico in Washington,
made a brief statement to the effect
that Porto Rico opposed the reduction
of duty to Cuba as likely to be
menace to Porto Rico sugar exports.
Already Cuba had placed s12 duty
on Porto Rico coffee. thus injuring
that trade. so reliance was now placed
in a continuance of the sugar trade.
Mr. Mendoza of the Cuban delega.
ton made a rejoinder to Mr. Degetau.
expressing surprise that Porto Rico
should cast her influence against Cuba
after Porto Rico had reaped all the
benefits of the war which Cuba con.
Quoted. .. ...-.
I'VE had the fighting" said Mr.. Men
doza, and now they get free sugar to
the United States on account of our
war"
I'VE had no fighting to do" respond
ed Mr. Degetau. because we received
the Americans with open arms"
w. L. Churchill of Bay City. Mich,
chairman of the beet sugar delegation
from that state. declared that the real
issue was between the sugar trust and
the domestic producers and expressed
confidence that congress would not
cast it's influence on the side of the
fruSt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
MEANS LIFE OR DEATH TO CUBA.
Prominent islanders Sending Appeals
for Tariff Concessions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The secre-
tary of war continues to receive cable
messages from native officials. plant
ers and merchants of Cuba appealing
to him to use his best endeavors to
secure tariff concessions on Cuban
sugar and tobacco. Messages were re-
ceived during the day from the may
ors of the principal cities OF Cuba.
from the members of the supreme
court, from judges Of Havana and
from leading planters. Chief Justice
Cruz Perez of the supreme court OF
Cuba cabled:
"The members of the supreme court
desire to state that the economic con-
dition of Cuba is disastrous. Ruin
imminent unless there is reduction
on sugar and tobacco"
The general tenor of all the appeals
was that tariff concessions was
question of life or death to Cuba and
that failure to make them meant ruin,
misery and bankruptcy for the island.
Copies of these messages were sent
to the house ways and means commit
tee,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
DRINKING LESS, NOW.
An Unexpected Result Of the Rural
Free Delivery.

James L. Sphinx, one Of the best
known travelling men of the northwest,
has just returned from long trip
through the country districts of Min
nesota, and reports the success OF rural
delivery along line that can hardly
have been anticipated by those instru-
mental in establishing.the system, says
the Minneapolis Journal.
In one of the towns where Mr.. Sphinx
sold goods he overheard saloonkeeper
discussing rural delivery and advanc-
ing arguments why the plan should be
done away with. The main point he
made was that it ruined business.
"Why |" said Mr.. Saloonkeeper,
"when men came into town every day
for their mail they were sure to drop
into my place while they waited ;
everybody drank, everybody treated
everybody else, and it made trade
lively. Now the farmers come into
town but two or three times week,
and more often but once, and the
worst of it is they don't happen to
come in together, for they only come
in for groceries or some other supplies.
and no two mems supplies are apt to
give out at exactly the same time.
This, you see, does away with the
matter of treating, and reduces trade
tremendously. It's running business,
1 tell you"
Mr.. Sphinx is an observing man,
and the saloonkeeper's point of view
interested him. He took pains to in
quire of the business men he traded
with as to the correctness of the sa-
loonkeeper's judgment, finding to his
surprise that it was generally conced'
ed that rural delivery has materially
affected the liquor traffic in the small
towns, and gives promise of being 9
most effective. means of increasing
temperance among the farmers.
"Uncle Sans method of work AND
it's effect, although they were not pri
marily intended, must give the tenn
perance workers pause, when contrastet
with those of the Carrie Nation i'll
and the canteen howlers, was thu
observation CT the leading merchant O
one of the largest of the towns visited
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31

General Miles and Admiral Schley
have both taken pains to deny that
they were presidential candidates and
had no thought of going into politics.
They are doubtless shrewd enough to
see that while the public expresses
great admiration for them, it has not
greatly enthused over them as presi-
Dental possibilities. Their life work
has been such as to give them little
training for that position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31

Senator Nelson succeeded in getting
his bill creating department of
commerce through the senate yester-
day. The senator is entitled to con-
gratulations for his successful work in
this respect. 1t was only a day or
two ago that Washington reports gave
a dark tinge to the possibility of sue
cess for the bill. As it passed the SEN
ate, it drops the geological survey, the
coast and geodetic survey and the
patent Office, but retains the census
and labor bureau. Some of the labor
organizations were opposed to includ-
ing the labor bureau in the proposed
new department, but the bill was
amended so that it is styled the depart
ment of commerce and labor, and the
title of the secretary of commerce and
labor. This gives labor the direct re-
presentation it has long desired in the
cabinet It is thought there will be
no difficulty in getting the measure
through the house. The amendment
of the bill in regard to labor has
changed the import of the bill consid-
erably and will enlarge the scope of
the qualifications of the man to fill the
secretaryship. Washington talk has
now turned to Carroll D. Wright as the
possible first secretary of the new de-
partment. He is at present at the head
of the bureau of labor where he has
made a fine record. and if President
Roosevelt should choose him it is adj
mitted he would make most excel
lent selection.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
TO CUT INDIANS TIMBER.
Minnesota Delegation in Congress
Agrees on q Bill.

Washington. Jan. 29.-The Mime
sofa delegation has agreed upon bill
which will be introduced in few days
by Representative Morris for amend
ment of the Nelson law for the dis
posal of the coded lands in Red Lake
Cass Lake. Leech Lake and Chippewa
reservations.
The members have been exchanging
views informally with the bill Morris
introduced early in the session as a
basis for discussion Many features
of that bill are retained in the one
agreed upon. They provide for the
cutting of timber under regulations
promulgated by the secretary of the
interior and for the sale thereof to
the highest holder according to bank
scale at not less than SIS per 1000 feet.
It is further provided that all timber
shall be cleared from the various
tracts and that when the timber is
cut and removed the lands shall be
subject to entry under the homestead
laws. thus yielding two prices to the
Indians-one for the timber and the
other for the land at SIPS per acre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
NEWS is DISAPPOINTING.
Miss Stone and Nine. Tsika Have Not
Vet Been Released.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The state de-
partment has received dispatch from
the United States representative in
Turkey regarding the case of Miss
Ellen NJ Stone, the American mission,
airy held by brigands and her compan,
ion, Nine Tsilka. It's contents were
disappointing, the captives not having
been released, as was hoped would be
the case from the manner in which the
negotiations looking to that end had
been progressing lately. Officials are
averse to discussing the case freely,
but it is understood the hesitation of
the brigands in bringing the matter
to prompt conclusion is due to their
distrust of the attitude assumed by
the Turkish authorities. The ransom
money demanded has not yet been
paid. The state department will con-
tinue to exert every effort to secure
the release of the women, but imme-
date prospects are less reassuring.