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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07
RAPIDkN ITEMS.

Our mail carrier says the roads are
pretty bad in places.
Mr.. Strealow of Bethay, Mimi, is
visiting in the neighborood
A farewell party was given to Geo.
E. Derby last Friday evening.
A house full attended the literary
society at the hall last Saturday eve
ming.
A surprise party in honor of a gen
tleman from Wells was given at I. l..
Rodgers last Friday evening
John Hynson has rented the Christ
S. Erickson farm and already moved
on to it, Mr.. Erickson having moved
to Mankato.
Mr.. Heitner, living on the Malzahn
farm near Rapidan station, was work
ing in the field dragging yesterday.
If this weather continues, seeding will
begin soon.
Eric Knutson, formerly of Rapidan,
as bought ten acres of the Coffin land
in the Spring Island neighborood,
paying $50 an acre therefor, which is
not bad price for land, without any
improvements and covered with small
trees and brush.
The next meeting of the Rapidan
Literary society will be held on Friday
evening, March 18th, instead of Satur-
day evening the Sth. The change is
made to accommodate DR.. Dodds,
who will deliver lecture. The ad-
mission will be free. We would be
pleased to have every body turn out
I and give the Doctor rousing well
come.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07
SHOULD MAKE A MOVE.

The citizens of La Crosse, Wis,
have organized a company capitalized
at 800, 900 for the purpose of building
an electric railway from that city to
Viroqua. which lies some seventy-fve
or ninety miles to the southeast.
Work, it is said, will be commenced
as soon as weather permits. The road
will open up country, which will bring
much trade into La Crosse. This calls
to mind that Mankato ought to follow
suit. So long as our city waits for
the building of an electric road out
through the adjacent country to CAPT
talists from abroad, 80 long will it
continue to wait. When it gets up
and takes action similar to that taken
in La Crosse, it will doubtless get
an electric road connecting it with
some of its neighboring cites, and
also local rapid transit as we'll. People
along the proposed line to st. Cloud
were greatly interestd in getting a
line through that section and from
the expressions they have made from
time to time, would doubtless be will
ing to take hold of the formation of a
company for that purpose. The pro-
posed line goes through country that
ought to furnish much traffic both as
to passengers and freight, and so be a
paying venture from the first, and it
is probable that if company was or
ganized, capital from abroad could be
easily interested to take hold of it.
Mankato ought to take hold of the
matter Such line would be worth
much to our manufacturing institu-
tions and business men as we'll as to
the city in the way of local transit
facilities. The machinery to secure
such an organization is already at
hand in the shape of the committee
appointed some time ago to look after
the proposition made by Col. Chase.
Our business men ought to take the
matter up and push it to materializa-
ton. The Free Press believes that a
movement of this kind pushed to
success would be worth many times
more to the city than a municipal
lighting plant especially in the light
of Prof. Fathers report. 1t would
open up chance for much new bust
ness for the city. 1t would help at
tract new industrial plants by making
it more favorable and central point,
it would make it still more favorite
location for travelling men and others,
and in these ways would add much tc
our population. And that is wha
Mankato wants just now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

According to the report made public
by the census bureau Wednesday, the
total amount invested in manufactur-
ing interests in Minnesota is $3.50, $50,
246, in II, ia establishments reported.
The value of product is returned is
1862. 600, SS1. Over $50, 600, 600 was
paid in wages to labor. The Hour
industry stands at the head OF the
manufacturing industries OF the
state. Lumber comes next and the
dairy industry ranks third. Meat
packing takes the fourth. The news
paper and publishing business comes
seventh, and the boot and shoe busl-
ines takes the tenth place. The lin
seed oil industry ranks as the last OF
the eleven leading industries OF the
state The showing for the state is
good one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The river and harbor bill as prepar
ed in the house ready for introduction
is said to carry "ver 600, 900 OF
900 is in cash and over
$50, 900, 600 in continuing contracts,
available July 1, 1908 The total of
the bill calls for about So, 900, 900 more
than the one thar was talked to
death" in the closing hours of the last
congress. Doubtless there is good
deal of the present bill which ought
to be blue penciled If the bill which
failed last winter was outrageous in
its demands, how much better is the
present Oue2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

Speaking of the proposition to pave
Broad with asphalt the Mapleton
Enterprise says:
We supposed Mankato had excellent
material for good streets right at home,
but then maybe Mankato stone does
not come up to the requirements of it's
own citizens. Mankato has one lesson
to learn and that is loyalty to its own
industries.
When used in the right way it has
plenty of material And this PROPOSE
tion to use asphalt is one of the right
ways. A large portion of the material
used, all of the foundation in fact,
would be furnished right here at home
in the shape of Mankato crushed stone.
Probably no paving material could
be used where as much of it could be
furnished locally, as is the case with
asphalt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

1t was to be expected that there
would be objections to paving. There
has been continually for the past ten
years, and if the matter were to be
postponed for twenty-five years, the
same objections would be heard then.
As Horace Greeley was wont to say of
resumption of specie payments, "the
way to resume is to resume" so with
Mankato, the way TO pave is to pave,
and the sooner the better. 1t will be
a step that will mean better things
for the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

st. James Gazette: Hon. M K.
Armstrong is looking forward to a
pleasure trip through South Dakota
the coming spring. He wishes to see
the changes that have taken place in
that state since the old territorial days
when as citizen and congressman he
devoted his time and talent to aid in
the upbuilding of one of the great
commonwealth of the west, the
pioneer days of which he has immor-
talized in his historical work, "The
Early Empire Builders. After a
quarter Of century he wishes to re-
visit the scenes of "auld lang syne, :"
look over the once familiar places,
note the advancement and perhaps
see some of the forms and faces with
which he was associated in the olden
days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The irrigation bill had passed the
senate. This bill provides that all
moneys received for public lands in the
arid region, commencing with last
July, shall be used for the construction
oe irrigation works for the reclamation
of arid lands. The work is to be done
under direction of the secretary of the
interior. If this bill passes the house
and becomes law it will be one of
the most important legislative acts of
the present congress, and will have
tremendous bearing upon the future
of the great west.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

Reports from the Philippines state
that Gen. Lucban, an insurgent leader,
has been captured. Gen. Chaffee re-
CARDS his capture the most important
since that of Aguinaldo. He was run
down in Samar He has been one of
the most energetic and ferocious of
the rebels, and has been irreconcilable
from the first. Lately he has occupied
several mountain Businesses in the
island and his reign of terror there has
been SO complete that the entire popu-
lation of the island has been under
tribute to him. 1t is thought now
that it will be easily paciied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

Kisses seem to come high over in
Wisconsin. A lady in that state claims
to have been Rugged and kissed three
times by neighbor, and wants $15,-
600 damages therefor, or So, 600 each
for the kisses. She seems willing to
have the hugging thrown in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

A. B Hunkins, of Austin, has pur-
chased the material used in the publ
cation of the late Daily Independent at
Winona, and will reestablish that paper
as an evening paper of Democratic
persuasion. He expects to get the first
issue out about the middle of March.
This will give Winona two daily
papers again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07
WHAT NEXTP

The attempt Wednesday to reconsider
the vote by which the tax bill was de-
feated on Tuesday was defeated by a
vote of 81 to DO. This puts final
uuietus upon the measure as reported
by the tax commission. The constitu-
tional amendments will now be taken
up and the public will watch with
interest the disposal the house makes
of them. Some of the interests that
have been fighting the tax code, have
been insisting that the amendments
only should be considered at this ses-
sion. But now that the code is out
of the way, it is suspected that some
of the elements that have been pur-
ring SO loudly about the amendments
will now commence to find fault with
certain features about them, and so
raise an excuse for opposing them.
In fact they have already commenced
to pick flaws.
If the amendments are passed by the
legislature and adopted by the people,
they will clear the way for the settle
ment of the taxation problem upon a
scientific basis, whereby all interests
would contribute their just share to
ward the support of government, state
and local. The corporate interests
understand this, and may now make
an endeavor to prevent such amend
ments However, it is reasonable to
s, ppose that the fifty four votes that
stood for the tax bill and for the re-
consideration of its vote will also
stand for amendments which will re-
move all impediments to a complete
system of taxation. And for all that
has been said there ought to be at
least a dozen or fifteen votes from
among those opposed to the code, SO
that the passage of the amendments
would be ensured.
After the death of the tax code was
fully ensured by the refusal to recon
slider, there was rush to introduce
parts of the remains of the defeated
code for special enactment, and four
bills were introduced, made up of
prominent features of the discredited
code. These bills embraced the follow
ing propositions:
/. A permanent tax commission
2. 4 franchise tax on public service
corporations
g.. A tonnage tax on iron ore.
4. A new inheritance tax law.
5. A bill embodying the admins
trative features of the real estate sec
ton of the tax code just killed
One of the bills introduced was by
Representative jacobson and embraced
the first three Ct the foregoing propo-
sitions. Another of the bills was by
Representative Anderson of Winona,
and covers one, four and i've Of the
propositions. Jacobson's bill was
made a special order for today. 1t il
admitted that the hottest fight will
come on the second proposition to ta1
franchises. This feature of his bill
provides not only for the taxing Of
franchises of public service corpora
tons, but also telegraph, telephone
freight line, express, sleeping car ant
equipment companies.
Unless some bill like this can be en-
acted into law. together with tn
passage of constitutional amendment
which will clear the way for scien
ti6ca code, the present Legislature
will lave wholly proved its utter in
competency to deal with the most i'm
portant question before the people 0
Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The st. Paul Globe is inclined to
take sides with the South Carolina
rowdy in the incident at Washington.
The Globe certainly ought to be en-
titled to the comfort it gets out OF
standing up for the participant in
the national disgrace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The conferees of the house and senate
have agreed upon the Philippine tariff
bill. The house conferees accepted
all but one of the important amend
ments added by the senate. The bill
as agreed upon provides for % per
cent reduction of Dingley tariff rates
on imports from the Philippines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07
CAUCUS.

Notice is hereby given that a union
caucus of Mankato township, in the
county of Blue Earth and state OF
Minnesota, will be held in the town
hall in and for said township on Sat
urday, the Sth day of March, A. D. 1,
1909, at 8 O'Clock p. M, for the pur-
pose of nominating township officers
for the ensuing year, to be voted for
at the annual election to be held on
Tuesday, the 18th inst.
w. r. GEDDES,
Chm. of Committee.
Dated March 1, 1902.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The senate has let Tillman and Nc
Laurin off with vote of censure.
This is certainly light punishment
for TiDman. He ought to have been
expelled, and it is not to the credit of
members of his party that they were
willing to stand by him to prevent it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The people have not been disposed
to follow the ideas of Wheeler of Ken
lucky. but have given Prince Henry a
hearty welcome, and in doing so have
not displayed any evidence of turnkey
ism either In his boorish remarks
Wheeler did not excite responsive
chord in the hearts of the American
neonle
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The Journal says that out of 234
dairies that supply Minneapolis with
milk only 80 are reported as extra
clean. What record and for an
article that enters or should SO largely.
into the food supply Of all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The Minnesota tax commission is
now doing a heap of thinking. -Du-
luth News Tribune.
And the fellows who engineered the
killing of the tax bill, may be the ones
who will be doing the worrying be-
fore the next election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

Speaking of the tax bill appearing in
the senate this week, the Minneapolis
Tribune says the fight on the tax bill
is now to begin. Having been on for
q week or more, either the legislature
or the Tribune is slow about waking
M
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The report of the tax commission
was all right, but imagine Republi-
can legislature adopting it st James
Journal.
Yes, or a Democratic legislature
either, judging from the fact that
large majority of the Democrats in the
house voted against it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

Prof. Hicks predicts many storms for
March March is often stormy month,
so he may not be far cut of the way.
1t is noticeable. however, that so far
this year he has not been in it as a
weather prophet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The total of the gross earnings tax
received by the state from the railroads
this year exceeds that of last year by
more than $780, 600. The total tax paid
exceeds 81, 900, 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

There are some fellows in congress
who want to open up the Schley-
Sampson controversy in that body.
They ought to be set down upon, and
most heavily.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The house committee on territories
has recommended Arizona, New
Mexico and Oklahoma for statehood
Probably the recommendation is a
long distance from realization.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

Senator Wellington seems to have
been simply following his natural bent
when he undertook to initiate Tillman
in debate in the senate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

The Duluth Herald thinks that we
will now be deluged with prince
Henry" styles of hats and neckties.
Sure thing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07

There was nothing of the lamb
about the advent of March, neither
was it raging lion.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-07
Brains Are Necessary
as Well as Drawn

1T should not be forgotten that good
work on the part Of the private in the
force reflects to the credit of the superior
while Drawn is at times necessary,
men should be taught to realize that
brains. properly applied, are far-reaching
IN effectiveness As times have pro-
crossed and enlightenment controls, the
criminal is not backward, but keeps pace
with conditions. and his overtaking and
punishment calls for study and skill On
the other hand, public sentiment demands
humane handling Of the criminal classes
in these days, and in order to meet the
conditions it is proper that the officer
OF the law should feel that he Is not only
the instrument Of apprehension and ar
rest, but that he is sufficiently informed
10 recommend such treatment as circuu-
stances may warrant in that direction.
Therefore. / believe that chief who is
IN touch with those engaged in charities
and corrections and prison reform work
while he may not agree with everything
that is said and done by them, may
ind himself more thoroughly equipped if
he acquires knowledge of what is being
done through the agency OF those organi-
cations.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-07
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

There has been much discussion Of the
effect of the new American League tariff,
Generally speaking. the public has shown
no great enthusiasm over the idea Of pay
ing 70 cents for accommodations that were
rated at two-thirds of that sum year
ago
Still, It is too early to say that the idea
is completely unwise one. Baseball fans
have not yet fully awakened to the sport,
and when they do come out in force it is
possible that much greater proportion
of the attendance will HE itself to the
high grade accommodations than is the
case now on days other than Sunday or
days Of special events.
II SEEING assured that there will be a
much greater demand for 50-cent seats
than for those of higher price, and it is
already certain that the management
would have been guilty of a disastrous
policy had it iessened the number of half
dollar chairs, or curtailed the bleacher
accommodations. AS 1t is, those who wish
to stay at last seasons prices get as good
as was given them at that time, while bet
ter is offered for more money
In Chicago and St Louis no part of the
grandstand may be reached for less than
Il cents. and there is no system of re-
serving chairs. the admission to the
grands$and being general at the price,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-07

reau of Criminal Identification in con-
nection with the Department of Justice.
The measure was referred to the Judici-
airy Committee of the House, and the
chairman, Representative Hay, Of New
York. recommended that Representa- tive
Jenkins of Wisconsin make unanimous
and favorable report to the House The
measure is now on the calendar, and Its
passage by that body may be expected
most any day. It is predicted that the
Judiciary Committee Of the Senate. OF
which Senator Hoar is chairman, will
then take up the matter, and announce q
favorable conclusion.
Those who are familiar with the pro-
posed law do not hesitate to pronounce 1t
a desirable one. a companion measure TO
that which provides against anarchy.
When it is considered that criminal in
formation of all kinds can be concentrat-
ed and disseminated 10 police author
tiles generally without delay under It's
operations, and that the records and
names Of those who are inimical 10 good
government can readily be secured. some
conception NAV be had of its value 10
the authorities and the country at large.
The bill contemPIates 10 personal bene-
fits, but is drawn il the interest OF the
public, which should earnestly second our
endeavOTs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-07
PROPER AIMS OF PEAGE GUARDIANS
How Officers Should Conduct
Themselves to Secure Co
operation of the Public.
IMPROVING GENERAL SERVICE
Criminal Identification Bureau an Inter
national Necessity-CaIe of Health In
portant Factor in Securing Good Re
suits From PatTolmen.

LOUISVILLE, May I'm his annual ad-
dress to the National Association OF Po-
lice Chiefs, in session here, Major Richard
Sylvester, CT Washington, president Of the
Organization, spoke in part as follows
Brother Members OF the National Asso-
citation CT Chiefs OF Police:
This may well be regarded as one Of
the most reassuring commandments Of
any convention held during the existence
of the national association. It is ell the
more So wien you give thought to the
fact that for the first time IN the history
Of police affairs, you have c0ngTegated
under one roof d joint meeting OF skilled
directors Of public safety from the prin-
eipal municipalities OF the United States
and faF-away foreign jurisdictions I de-
sire to emphasize that declaration, in or
der that the Importance of the occasion
nay not be underestimated-
While many of the leading cities abroad
are not represented here personally, their
heads Of police have manifested, in no IN
certain terms, an unprecedented interest
in the occasion, which viii be clearly ap-
parent to you after you have heard read
their communications of regret This uni
son Of action and expression should go far
toward convincing Us that there is an
awakening at hand which should result IN
establishing that international police re-
latiOnship which has Tot heretofore pre-
vailed, but which is so much desired.