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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
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AVERAGE VOTERS IDEA.

In these prosperous times the aver
age voter is not bothering his head
about party issues. He cares not to
what extent the politician discusses
cretain questions. He is contented and
happy and will let well enough alone.
Satisfied that there is strong rela-
tionship between protection and pros
perity he will at the coming election
cast his vote &c continue in the lower
house of congress Republican major
ity, believing that the Republican
party will enact such legislation as
will continue the present prosperity.
The average voter is confident that
Republican congress will make such
notifications in. the tariff as may be
necessary and at the same time not
jeopardize the protective policy that
has been the means of building up the
industries of this country.
The average voter is content to let
a Republican congress deal with other
problems that will be worked out to
satisfactory conclusion and in man
ner creditable to this great nation and
to the people who are directly con-
cerned in their solution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
ILLITERACY OF VOTERS.

The census Office has issued pre-
liminary report in illiteracy among
men of voting age in city and country
districts in the census year 1900. The
report includes under the term ''illit-
crate those who can neither read nor
write and also small number who
can read but cannot write.
In the United States as whole,
excluding Alaska and Hawaii, the
male population at least twenty-one
years of age and living in cities hav-
ing at least 90, 900 inhabitants, was
1855, ga, of whom 339, 1923. or six
per cent, were reported as illiterste.
In the rest of the country the number
of men of voting age was Is, 24S, $50,
of whom 1,9492, AZ, or thirteen per
cent, were reported as illiterate.
These figures indicate that illiteracy
among adult males is less than half as
prevalent in the large cities as it is in
the rest of the United States.
The difference, the report says, is
due largely to the fact that the urban
population of the country is massed in
the northern and western states and
illiteracy is less frequent there than in
other arts of the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
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CAMBRIA.

A great many people from this
neighborhood attended the anniversary
of the Indian outbreak at New Ulm
Saturday. The program was greatly
appreciated as we'll as the hearty well
come given. The street and store
decorations were all worthy of praise.
Mrs. William Williams and little
daughter, Ethel, of Judson called on
friends in this vicinity, Thursday.
Mr.. J. S. Davis and Mrs. D. G..
Davis of Mankato are stopping at Mr..
Edward Jones place this week.
Griff Jones started on his return trip
to Iowa, Thursday.
Miss Jennie Lee, who has been
sewing at Judson for some time, re-
turned to this town last week.
Miss Alice Evans left for her Man
kato home Monday.
Miss Dinah Jones and Mr.. Carrot
of Butternut valley. called on Miss
Lizzie Jones Sunday. Miss Dinah in
tends visiting her sister in Mime
apolis in the near future
Mrs. Sydney Jones and Edward
Jones called on Mrs. Owen Price of
Butternut Valley, Thursday. Mrs.
Price has bsen i'll for some time.
Miss Williams of Randolph, Wiscon-
sin, is a guest OF her cousin, Mrs.
Enoch Price.
Roy Frazier is helping Evan Harris
Mrs. William Jones of st. Peter
visited her sister, Mrs. Richard
Roberts over Sunday.
A number of Cambria people intend
going to the state fair the coming
week.
William Rowlands who has been
visiting in Wales is expected back
NEXT week
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29

Occupants of a Buggy Injured
Last Night.
Quarry Excavation in Lafayette
Street Had Been Left Un-
guarded.

While Chris Aamold and Miss Bunce
were buggy riding last evening, in the
north part of the city, they met with
an accident. They were driving along
Lafayette street, between Front and
Second, at 10 80 o'clock, when the
horse walked over the edge of stone
quarry excavation. about three feet
deep. The buggy followed and was
wrecked, and the occupants were
thrown out and more or less cut and
bruised. They were fortunate III
escaping so lightly.
The horse and buggy were secured
at Geo. M. Phillips barn, and he will
probably present claim to the city
for the damage done his property.
The excavation is one beirg made
by T. r. Coughlin with the consent OF
the city, and is now half way across
the street 1t is said that no danger
signals were placed, although the eve
ming was dark 49, - ....,
President Porter and Engineer
Thompson visited the scene of the acct.
dent this morning. They say that
there is good roadway there. and
that if the horse had followed this
there would have been no trouble.
The stone has been excavated to a
depth of two and half to four and a
half feet, and no guard rails have
been built. Nothing was said in the
agreement about danger signals being
placed, and the board of public works
seems to have relied on Mr.. Coughlin
to do that
There is good deal of complaint
at the way some of the streets near
the stone quarries have been excavated
and the abrupt declivities left up-
guarded, inviting serious accidents.
This is a matter that should receive
the attention of the council, before
the city gets heavy damage suit on
it's hands.
After the above was put in type, a
Free Press reporter visited the point
on Lafayette street where the accident
happened. Mr.. Coughlin is having
The stone taken out of the street, and
has opened an excavation or miniature
quarry that extends two-thirds or
more across the street, 30 that only a
narrow driveway is left. With no
signal lights or plank barricade, it is
an easy matter to go over the bank. a
distance Of three or four feet in the
center of the street There has GER
tainly been great negligence in leav.
ing this very dangerous spot unpro.
tected.
Mr.. Phillips states that he will look
to Mr., Aamold for recompense for
damage to his buggy and harness and
loss of their service. Mr.. Aamold in
turn will probably look to the city for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29

There is no buster or bluff about Ives
and vote for Ives the 10th of Sep.
TENDER will count and will be put in
the right place.
Among those who went from Hebron
to New Ulm last Saturday were T.
Hodson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Tidland,
Glenn and Whit Drake. Roy Hodson,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Peterson. 1. A. Pei,
ton.
Earl. son of E. J. Rood has been
quite sick last week, but is better al
this writing.
Among those who will attend the
normal from here this year are Miss
Ella Randall, Miss Ora Whitcomb,
Misses Grace and Blanche Door, Misses
Lula and Viola Hodson.
Miss Una Hodson will start for
Cottonwood to her school next Friday.
Miss Alice Hodson goes to Lake
Benton the same day. Miss Ella Hold
son goes to Sleepy Eye one week
later.
A good teacher is wanted for the
Hebron school.
T. Hodson will go to st. Paul next
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
state board of equalization.
There are hundreds of acres of grain
out waiting for threshing machines.
1t is getting to be serious, the grain
out so long.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
LET US TEST 1T.

An indignant correspondent of The
Minneapolis Journal makes an assault
upon the primary election law and de-
clares that the independent voter is
left high and dry upon the political
bank. He writes:
According to the Interpretation Off
cially given to it's provisions a man
must be affiliated with some one of
the political parties to have a right
to participate in primary election.
He must BIZ radical partizan, a Re-
publican, a Democrat or a member of
some one of the political organizations
in the state or be corrupt enough to
state falsely under oath that he is
such, and not only that but that he
will support the successful competitor
for the nomination, whether he is a
good man or otherwise, whether he
believes him competent or incompe-
tent.
Would the gentleman who penned
the above participate in a Republican
primary, held under the old system. if
he were an independent and not affili-
ating with the Republican party2 If
he did so he certainly would be doing
wrong. So far as the independent
voters are concerned they could be no
better off if the primary election were
abolished as they certainly could not
take part in the Republican or Demo
cratic primaries, unless they threw
aside their conscience for the time
being. The independent voter is out
of the game either way you regulate
the primaries.
The correspondent goes on to say
that convention is given an oppor-
tunity to sit down upon unworthy
aspirants for Office. The same thing
can be said of the people who, as a
rule. turn down men whom they do
not consider just the proper persons to
act as their servants. Sometimes con-
ventions and the people throw aside
worthy men.
Why not give the primary election a
test. If it proves to be bad thing
the Legislators can wipe it out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
A CANDY FACTORY
B. D. and W. H. Pay Enter a
New Business.
The Former Livery Barn RemodeIed
and Made Into a Factory
Building.

Mankato is to have another candy
factory. A new company, to be
known as the Pay Candy company,
has been organized by B. D. and w.
q. Pay, and it will engage in the
manufacture and wholesaling of
candy.
The building on Hickory street,
formerly occupied by the Messrs. Pay
as a livery barn, is being remodeled
and the new factory will be located
there. The basement and first and
second floors will be used, and are be-
ing partitioned off. The inclined en-
trance has been torn out and will be
succeeded by plate glass front. The
rear entrance has also been torn out.
The new arrangement will give plenty
of light and air for the basement.
Thomas Larkin, an experienced
candy maker of Fort Dodge, Iowa, has
been engaged to superintend the bust
ness. He has been engaged in the
business for fifteen years. A number
of hands will be employed.
A full set of machinery has been or
dered, and will arrive the first of the
week, and it is expected that the fac
tory will be in shape to start up early
in September. Several men will be
put on the road to dispose of the com
pany's product.
1t is proposed to turn out high
grade of goods, and the most modern
machinery has been ordered,
The Messrs. Pay have kept their
Intentions very quiet. and few people
have known of the improvements 60
ing on in their building. They are
among the earliest and best known
residents of Mankato and have a wide
acquaintance, and a splendid reputa-
tion for honesty and fair dealing.
Their many friends will wish them
success in their new undertaking.
The building is admirably adapted to
the purpose, having been planned
with the idea of eventually turning it
into factory.
Kleinschmidt Bros are putting in
the plate glass front.
Mrs. Larkin arrived in Mankato
today to join her husband and make
her residence here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
OF TRADE
Prices Declined With a Rush
This Morning.
December Closes Lower Than Yester-
day-Western Receipts 100000
Less Than Year Ago.
Reported daily by Edwards, Wood g. Co.,
Room 3 Hunt Building.

Reported daily by Edwards, Wood g. 90.
Room IL Hunt Building.
All markets declined with a rush
this morning mainly on good weather.
September wheat touched 6424 before
it found buyers enough to stop the de-
cline and closed % cent lower than
yesterday. December closed a cent
lower than yesterday. Primary western
receipts were again 800, 900 bushels
less than last year but a free move
ment of new spring wheat is expected
to begin atssonce. Coarse grains weak,
especially corn. Bulls were changing
to December. The cash market did
not decline today and we fail to see
why Sept. should now be worth much
less than cash wheat or cash to arrive
first half of September which is
cents over option.
Minneapolis receipts 294 cars against
ATT last year. 2 cars graded 1 hard,
so No. 3 northern, AZ No. 8 northern,
% rejected, SO no rgade and 7 winter.
Cash wheat continues in very fair de-
mand with limits unchanged. 1
northern sold 8 cents over September.
2 northern from to 2 cents over Sep
tember and No. northern from 1c
under September to September price.
Lower grldes sold down to SO cents.
The following is the range: 1 hard
691s, northern 6724 to 6S4, 2 north
ern 651s to 81. Rejected .63 and no
grade 80 to 81. II cars corn received
market unchanged from 561s to 81 for
8 yellow. Oats receipts were heavy
and the market lacks snap. The bulk
of the offerings went from 3OI to 81.
Although lear of choice white sold
up as high as 1919. cars rye re-
ceived. Market-...frm with prices un-
charged to 4 cent higher. No. 3. rye
sold from 47sto Az. No. grade rye 60
ing at do. Barley market holds firm
with prices about unchanged. Al cars
received samples sold from 43 to SO
cents. Flax market was weak with
prices off fully 215 cents from yester-
day. Spot No. 1 seed sold at 81. 40 with
seed to arrive in 10 days going from
81. SO to $1.371a. Receipts 26 cars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
RAN THEM DOWN
Hot Chase After CIothinu
Thieves This Afternoon.
The Fellows Had Stolen Two Suits
From a Box at the Rear of
Henry Hance's Store.

Ed. Daley and Jim Keller, two had
looking men who claim Sioux City as
their home. ssswere placed under arrest
last Wednesday. Each stole a suit of
clothes from a box that was being un-
packed at the rear of 81. E. Hance's
clothing store, at 22s South Front
street. The fellows were passing
through the alley and two clerks EN-
ployed in the Hance store had left the
box temporarily. They came out of
the store just in time, however, to
observe the thieves making off with
their booty. The clerks, Messrs. Hoerr
and Sontag, gave chase and mean
while the police were notified. Chief
Bowen and Officers Vogel and Thilgen
took up the trail and the fellows we're
arrested when near the opera house,
one Of the clerks having effected the
capture.
Bailey, and Keller claim they are
packing house men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
ISSUES IN COAL STRIKE,

Possibly many people have no idea
of the issues involved in the coal
strike. These must be reconciled:
The miners insists:
First-That there is no possible scale
that would apply to all anthracite coal
mines, as each one is problem in
itself, and subject, therefore, to an
individual scale of wages.
Second-fhat all questions must be
settled between the miners and their
Immediate superintendent.
Third-That miners have no right
to refuse to work with non-union
men, as the right to labor is inalien-
able, and the companies cannot be a
party to any agreement that would
interfere with or hamper this right.
Fourth-That the operators shall
deal with their men as individuals
First THAT the working day shall
consist of eight hours. with the same
wages that are now paid for ten
hours work.
Second-That the miners shall re-
ceive an advance of per cent in the
contract price now paid for mining
coal.
Third-That coal mined shall be
weighed wherever possible that
2,240 pounds shall constitute a ton,
and that che men shall have a repre-
sentative to check the weights.
Fourth-That minimum wage scale
for day laborers at the mines shall be
established, similar to the scale that
exists in the bituminous ields.
Fifth-That the union shall be
recognized.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
RAPIDAN.

Charles Otto and family camped in
the woods south of the mill about q
week recently.
Paul Rodgers and Bay Weller having
joined the militia both went to New
Ulm Friday to take part in the sham
battle.
Mrs. Christina Paff received q
legacy of 294 marks from the city OF
Metznach, Germany, recently.
Miss Rose Thurston is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs.
Rodgers, before commencing her fall
term as teacher in the public schools
of Mankato.
Mrs. Smith and children of st. Paul
are the guests of Wilson Wellman
Waller and family.
Peter Paff is in Kasota helping build
al elevator. He has been there about
two weeks and is expected home SAT-
urday.
If you want good bread buy Rapi.
dan -four, it is fine. =. : =
7. L. Rodgers returned from Dakota
Friday. The corn along the line from
Aberdeen to Huron and Watertown is
killed by the frost also around Lake
Benton. The wheat in Dakota is good
in places and poor in others. In the
western part of the state wheat is a
poor crop, Mr.. Rodgers sold his farm
of 100 acres near Aberdeen to Brown
Bros. of that place.
@. Kennedy entertained load of
friends from Lake Crystal Sunday.
Mr.. Webb. formerly of this place was
killed in railroad accident recently
in the state of Washington. Mr.. Web
was formerly employed by the old
Rapidan Mill company. He resided
here some six years. He leaves three
children to mourn his loss, Miss May
Webb of Lake Crystal, Miss Virginia
Webb of this place and a son in the
state Of Washington.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
CHURCH GOERS IN CHICAGO.

For the porpose of ascertaining what
proportion of the population of Chi
cago attends church On Sunday, The
Record Herald On Sunday made a
count of the men and women at the
larger places of worship within the
city. The general result, follow i:
Men at church, SO,s44 women at
church, 1873, 1913. Total, 2O4, 567. Men
in Chicago, $50, 1853; women in Chi
cago, 1877, 622. Total, 1885, S15. Per-
centage: Men at church, f4.4; women
at church, II men and women at
church, 1913.
The total number of churches in
Chicago, according to the city direc-
tory for 1902, is 668. Manifestly it
would be impossible to count the at
tendance at all of these churches, ex-
cept by elaborate preparation. One
hundred and twenty-five leading
churches were therefore selected and
careful count was made of the people
present, with the following results
Men, rs, 94S: women, 41,241; total,
6S, 1S9.
1t was decided after study of sta
tistics. that conservative estimate of |
the total number in attendance at all |
the churches of the city yesterday
would be three times the numbers
TO determine the percentages that
'hese numbers bore to the total adult
population of Chicago, the United
tates census of 1900 was used as a |
AS the population increased at the !
ate Of B. A per cent annually between : !
BOO and 1902, it was considered that =
,e population for 1909 could reason
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
PARTIES WILL FUSE.
Nevada Democratic and Silver Con
ventions Take Preliminary Steps.

ventions Take Preliminary Steps.
Reno, New, Aug. 2S.-The Demo
cratic and Silver state conventions
met during the day and appointed the
usual conference committees for the
purpose of fusion. Both conventions
adopted platforms.
The Democratic platform endorses
the Kansas City platform; denounces
the Fowler currency bill; favors tariff
reform; pronounces in favor of the
Constitution following the flag; OPP
poses the ship subsidy bill; favors the
admission as states of the territories
of Arizona, New Mexico and Okla
homa; felicitates the people of the
region on the passage of the irrigation
bill and compliments Congressman
Newlands on "the able and effective
part taken by him in securing its en-
actment."
Congressman Newlands is endorsed
for United States senator. The Silver
party platform does not differ materi-
ally from the Democratic, but declares
more specifically for free coinage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29
M. COMBES TO RESIGN.
Rumored That the French Premier
! Will Retire.

London, Aug. 26.-In a dispatch
from Paris the correspondent there
of the Daily Chronicle says M. Combes.
the French premier. has announced his
intention of resigning on the reopening
.of the chamber of deputies. M
Combes considers that he has fulfilled
the mission entrusted to him by Presi
dent Loubet in carrying out the law
relating to unauthorized congregation
list schools, and, according to the CORE
spondent, he will now advise the presi-
dent to call M. Rouvier, minister OF
finance. or M. Waldeck-Rousseau. the
previous premier, to succeed him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29

J. Ii. Carroll has leased the Nc
MILAN property at 512 South Front
street, and will at once open restau-
rant there.
The United states civil service COM
mission announces that on September
3d. 1902, an examination will be held
at the federal building for the position
of assistant in soil survey, bureau of
soils, department of agriculture. For,
further information address j. G.
Herold, secretary of the local board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-29

George E. Roberts, director of the
mint, has issued an estimate of the
amount of gold produced in the United
States during 1901 and places it at
$500, 500 ounces, valued at $S7, 666, 700,
decrease of 1904, 800 or 0. SO per cent
as compared with the yield of 1900.
Ten of the nineteen states and terri
tories yielding gold showed an in
creased production, California leading
with 81, 075, 300, an increase due en-
tirely to the normal development of
the mining industry.