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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
LIBRARY is FAVORED.
Splendid Volume Presented to 1t BY
Thomas w. Lawson.

The public library Monday re-
ceived the gift of volume that is
priced very highly. 1t is 'The Law
son History of the Americas Cup, !"
containing 402 pages and numerous
illustrations, some of which are in
colors. The binding and printing are
exquisite. Mr.. Lawson had 5000
volumes printed for favorite distribu-
ton, and not volume was placed on
sale and never will be. The number
of the volume received yesterday is
s.611. The library is fortunate indeed
to be on the list for one.
On Saturday the librarian, Miss
McGraw, received letter from Win
field M. Thompson of Boston, saying
that the book had been forwarded.
express charges prepaid. He said !:
81 am directed by Mr.. Thomas W.
Lawson of Boston to forward to you a
copy of "The Lawson History of the
Americas Cup, which he trusts will
be honored, as a part of the permanent
record of international yachting, with
place in your library"
The following appears on the dedi-
catory leaf Of the book:
"To SUPPLEMENTARY men, men
of gentle mind and simple heart,
brave men, fair men, to men who say
to the weak, "May I3"-and to the
strong, 81 willl"-to men to whom
sham is dishonor and truth guiding
star; to men who look upon the sea,
the plain, the forest, the mountains,
the rising and the setting sun, and the
immutable heavens, with a deep sense
of their own littleness in the great
scheme of things-I dedicate this
book
"THOMAS W. LAWSON.
The volume will not be loaned out,
but carefully preserved for reference.
for it can never be replaced when
worn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
CREW WAS In DANGER.
Large Amount of Dynamite In Thresh
ina Machine Enqine.

John Mans and Adam Vinegar own
a threshing machine in partnership
and have been operating in the vicin-
ity of West Newton, Nicollet county,
this fall.
Monday morning when Mr.. Vine
gar fred up to go to work and had ten
pounds of steam on he discovered that
one of the handholds of the boiler
was leaking. He removed the cap
and brought to light piece of pipe
eight feet long. Pulling this from the
f1ue he removed the cover and was
Mortified to find that it was almost
filled with dynamite, provided with
caps and wrapped in paper.
Had the stuff remained in there a
few minutes longer there would have
been great loss of life as the entire
force was about the engine. The act is
laid at the door of man who is un-
der bonds to appear at the November
term of the United Sttaes court on the
charge of sending obscene literature to
these men and their families.
Mans and Vinegar had one other
machine wrecked by iron which was
put into the grain, and the persecu
ton has been going on for FIVE years.
Sheriff Mcmillan of Nicollet county
arrived last evening and will investi-
gate the affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
Free Press Map Of Blue Earth Co. Now on Sale.

the anti trust legislation, showing
that the Republicans have led in it.
The Democrats were in power for six
years and they pissed laws that made
poor fellows look for work. They
have opposed antitrust legislation in
congress. Their free trade ideas, put
into laws, restricted trade to such an
extent that in 1898 the railroads dis
pensed with the services of SO, 600 en-
ployes. Statistics show that last year
the American people consumed twice
as much -four and meat per capita as
in 1894 The front Of the American
stomach is not as close TO the back
bone as it was then.
Over capitalization is the bane of
American industrial and Commercial
life. When the next panic comes, in
Hated values will goEout and untold
misery will be caused to tho people
who have bought stock.
The man or party that claims to
have cure-al for the ills of the body
polite should be distrusted. There
are no blazed trees to guide us to q
cure but the patriotism and intelli-
gence of the people. Even the coal
barons have been obliged to heed the
warning and listen to the American
people. Nothing else could have
brought this about, except the fact
that the people were in earnest. We
want trusts checked and controlled SO
far as they are evils.
Senator Clapp said that he believed
in reciprocity. : He .did not believe
that any nation could build wall
around itself and prosper. There is
much tariff agitation in the west, and
there always will be free traders, in
spite of the experience of 1893. The
speaker referred to McKinely's last
speech, wherein it took up the tariff
question and referred to the necessity
of protecting the American market,
american produce, and sbove all
American workingmen. Reductions
were bestsused lin securing reciprocal
reductions from other nations, If the
Republican party was assembled in
convention it could not improve this
platform.
If putting up tariff is for..the gen.
eral good, taking it down is also for
the general good. The speaker said
that he could vote to take the tariff
down as well as.put one up. If salts
fed that one was for the general good
as well as the other. Tariff changes
should be made by Republi-
cans. You are glad today that the
Republicans won in 1896, and what
ever is done, should be done by the
friends. not the enemies, of protec-
tion.
The glee club rendered couple Of
selections, and the audience dispersed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
REV. RYAN DEAD.
st. Clair Pastor Passes Away
Suddenly This Afternoon.
Had Been III But Few Days Was
Resident of st. Clair
1.-TWO Years.

Rev. E. j. Ryan died at the paro-
chial residence in st. Clair Tuesday
afternoon. The deceased came to this
state some years ago in the hope of
benefitting his health which was poor.
Always a sufferer himself he was
kind and tender to those in distress.
Rev. Ryan was assistant to Rev.
D. Hughes in Mankato and was after
wards assigned to st. Clair.
Three of his brother priests were
with him at the close. They were
Father Rayn of GAINESVILLE; Hughes of
Mankato and Reardon of Avoca. His
many friends in Mankato will be sorry
to hear of his death. He was man
of rare attachments and very force
full speaker.
His lifelong friend, Father Koran of
st. Charles has been notified and will
take charge of the funeral arrange
ments The interment will probably
be in GAINESVILLE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

From Fridays Daily
Jacob Wolf and Miss Carrie Gilbert
son were married at the Methodist
parsonage in this city last evening,
Rev. P. B. Cowgirl officiating. The
parties are from Nicollet county.
From Saturdays Daily.
q. p. Ward of Sterling township
was in the city today paving his taxes
and doing some shopping. Mr.. Ward
is one of the substantial farmers of
Blue Earth county and owns 100 acres
Of choice land in Sterling. Besides
being an old resident he takes great
pride in saying that he is one of the
oldest subscribers to The Free Press,
his first subscription to this paper
dating back to July. 1850. The Free
Press acknowledges pleasant call
From Tuesdays Daily.
Some potatoes are being bought for
shipment. The prices range from 30
to 25 cents a bushel.
Miss Vesta Cornish of Vernon Cen
ter left today for New York, and will
there take the Cunard liner Lucania''
on Oct. 25th for London, where she
will visit her brother, Frank, who is
practicing law there. Later, she will
take a trip though Europe. Her
brother, Edward, is now in Vienna.
She will return in February. Miss
Cornish is a graduate of the state
normal school, and formerly taught In
the schools of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
MECHANICAL STOKiNG.

This invention is not in any sense
a new one, as is to be learned from
the fact that James Watt took out a
patent in 1856 for such a device.
The mechanical stoker is of English
origin, though 1T has been very thor
oughly developed in the United States
to suit the local fuel and boiler fur
mace conditions. 1t may be defined as
system of CRATE bars dumping bars,
coal feeders, and automatic devices to
feed fuel and control it's combustion.
As--fuel for the human furnace, golden
grain belt beer is excellent. It con-
tains the strength Of bread and meat
in liquid form. easily digested.
Order of the nearest dealer or be sup
piled by M. ]. Smith, Mankato
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
STOPS A RUNAWAY
Simon Fiet's Brave Act This
Afternoon.
A Chicago travelling Man Injured
While Clinging to Runaway
Hack Team.

Simon Fiet, a commercial traveller
from Chicago, distinguished himself
Wednesday afternoon by stopping a
runaway team attached to hack, that
had been gotten in readiness for the
funeral of the late John Pohl. He re-
ceived some painful injuries for his
trouble.
The big hack team dashed up Second
street at gallop, and when opposite
T. H. Foley's blacksmith shop Mr..
Fiet ran out and seized the bride of
one of the horses, just below the bit.
He chung on while the horses contin-
ued on their course, and was carried
off his feet and taken along like a
streamer in the wind.
When at the Hickory street corner,
the animal to which Mr.. Fiet chung
fell to its knees and was unable to
arise. 1t partially rolled over on him.
Other people arrived and held the
horses, and DR.. Brandenburg drove
up and conveyed the injured man to
his Office. Mr.. Fiet was bleeding
profusely and his face presented a
dilapidated appearance. He was found
to be suffering from a scalp wound an
inch long, the left elbow had per-
forating bruise. there was conclusion
on the left hip, and the face was
scratched and one finger injured. He
will be laid up for several days.
Those who saw Mr.. Fiet's act say
that he made splendid stop. He
displayed bravery that is worthy of
special mention, risking his own life
and limb to stop bad runaway.
Mr.. Fiet travels for Cameron &
Cameron of Richmond, Va, dealers in
tobacco, cigars and cheroots.
He is a quiet appearing man, but
like others of this kind he arose to the
occasion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
OLD LADY INJURED.
Crowded Off the Steps of the Opera
House By Bows.

Mrs. William Erd, an old lady over
sixty years old, was injured Tuesday
evening after the conclusion of the
performance at the opera house. She
was making her way down the steps
from the entrance when some unmsn-
nerly boys crowded her off the end of
the steps. She fell upon her face on
the ground, and was severely bruised
and scratched, her face bleeding
freely. She was take to the central
fire station by her daughter, and her
face bathed, after which she was able
to go home. She resides on North
Front street
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24

"How are your bowelsf" That is
the first question doctor always asks.
He knows how important it is to
have the bowels move regularly. If
you neglect your bowels, diseases of
the liver, kidneys and lungs find you
an easy victim. Don't be constipated.
Don't take violent puragatives but
take DR.. Adler's Treatment, the great
family medicine. 1t is gentle, pain
less. harmless liquid laxative. pleas
ant to take and effective in result. A
large 16-ounce bottle of the Treatment
will be sent by express. prepaid for one
dollar. DR.. Adler's Booklet on Appen-
dicitis, free. Address MINI. Branch
DR.. Adler Medical Co., Springfield,
Mimi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
EAGLE LAKE ENTHUSIASTIC.
Big Audience Applauds Ideas Ad-
vanced BY Congressman McClearY.

Congressman McCleary addressed
large and representative audience at
Eagle Lake Saturday night. He gave
such convincing arguments why the
Republican party should be continued
in power that the audience was very
enthusiastic and expressed it's ap-
prevail of his ideas in a very hearty
manner.
Half dozen of the candidates on
the Republican county ticket went to
Eagle Lake by train from this city,
under the belief that the night train
from the east would stop there, ar
rangements to that end having been
made. as was supposed. The train
dashed through the village without
Stacking speed and the Mankato party
"hoofed" it home, shortening the
seven miles with short stories,
anecdotes and songs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
A FINE WELL.

Andrew Algren of Rapidan was in
Manksto Tuesdaysand reports the COM
pletion of 225 foot well on his farm.
The work was done by Gotleib Bacht,
a neighbor of Mr.. Algren and sue
cesstul well-driller. The cost of the
well was $500 and is one of the best in
the county. Mr.. Algren's farm is all
nrairie land.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
BE SURE TO REGISTER.

The registration board will meet on
Tuesday, Oct. 90. If you are not reg
istered be sure to call on that day and
place your name on the list. If your
name sis not there you will not be al
lowed to vote. Be sure to register.
The board will be in session from
eix 70 nine O'Clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
REV. WINTER WILL ACCEPT.

81. c. Hauer has received word
from Rev. Winter of Saltwater that he
will accept the call of the German
Lutheran church in this city in case
his church will release him. A meet
ing Of the church membership there
met last Sunday to act on the
matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING.

The committees having charge Of
the proposed new lighting plant move
are not doing much, but still have the
matter in mind. 1t has been decided
to let the matter go over until an
other year, as it is too. late to install
a plant this fall. The agitation will
very likely be renewed in the spring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
ONE MEETING PLANNED.

The Democratic county committee
meeting Tuesday was not important
in its results. One meeting was ar
ranged to be had, and that will be at
Butternut Valley Oct. 9Sth. Attorney
Hoidale of New Ulm will address the
meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
POLITICAL MEETINGS.

Mr.. Grimshaw will speak at Garden
City on the night of Oct % and at
Amboy on Oct. 81.
Congressman Page Morris will
speak at Mapleton Oct. %.
Hon. Eugene Hay will speak at
Lake CRYSTAL Oct. 90.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
GIVEN A PRO MOTION.

F. E. Bishop departed Wednesday for
Oshkosh, Wis, having been appointed
general agent for the j. L. Case
Threshing Machine company at that
place. Mr.. Bishop has been general
agent for the company in this city for
three years and his removal to the
Oshkosh agency is promotion for
faithful service done here. Mr..
Bishops family will join him in a
few days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24

Maryetta Litchfield, seventy six
years of age, died last night at her
home, 404 Mound avenue, of old age.
She made her home with o. G. Litch.
field. The funeral will be held from
the residence tomorrow afternoon. In
terment will..be at Glenwood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
ARM BROKEN.

End Boy in "Crack the Whip Gets
Hurt.
The young son Of Mrs. Annis,
who has dressmaking parlors on South
Front street, met with bad accident
at the Pleasant Grove school Tuesday
forenoon. The boys were playing crack
the whip. and he was on the end and
had heavy fall. One arm sustained
a bad fracture A physician reduced
the fracture and the boy is doing as
we'll as could be expected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
Ewes For Sale.

Forty good grade Oxford down ewes
and after Nov. 10 will have for sale
a three year old registered Oxford
down ram. Bryson s. Son, aood
Thunder, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
THE BASE BURNERS soLILoouY.

Well,
Pm enjoying
A good, long
Rest;
A fine
Vacation.
If truths
Confessed.
I'm not
Congested,
As once,
Each night
With
Heaping
Scuttle of
Anthracite.
There is
No reason
ThatI
Can see
For empty
Feelings
Inside
OF me.
/ once was
Busy
Had coal
To burn
For rest,
In winter.
I used to
Yearn.
1 have been
Resting
A good. long
Spell
| ask
A question
Right now;
Wot t'ellH
There is
Trouble
Beyond a
Doubt.
The folks
Are chilly
And /
Am "out.
If they
Enjoy it. I
Guess
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-10-24
The Doctors First Question.

Joe Gazette.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-10
OBITUARY.,

Mrs. Rebecca J. Nye died at Rich
| mOnd, Ind, aged 81 years.
A. D. Sanders died in Pittsfield, Ill.
At one time he was grand master of
the Illinois Odd Fellows.
Samuel H. Edgar, second vice presi-
dent of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, died at Montclair, N. j.
John D. Rice one of the oldest and
| most prominent merchants of Aurora,
Ill, died. He was born in Avon, N.
Y, in 1926
Rev. I. Willette Puffer died at De-
catur, Ill. as the result of being struck
by train. He was pastor of the
First Methodist church at Cisna Park,
Ill
Heinrich Rickert, the Freisinnege
leader in the German reichstag, died.
His death leaves DR.. Theodore Barth
the most prominent man in the mode
rate radical party and it is probable he
will take the leadership.
Captain Welcome Hyde, a lineal
descendant of Lord Hyde OF England,
and a Wisconsin pioneer, died at APP
pleton from old age and general debil-
ity. Captain Hyde was born in Mil
ton, VT, in 1924. He went to Wiscon-
sin in 1848 and engaged in the lumber
business.
George M. Drake died in Chicago at
his residence, Of typhoid pneumonia
He was a superintendent in the Gil
lette Chemical works. He was born
Feb. %, 1S41, in Skepton, England, and
was one of the eight children of
Joseph L. Drake, one of the founders
of the Washingtonian home.
Mrs Anais Wilson, second cousin to
Empress Josephine and aged 83 years,
died at Savannah, Ca, after being
struck by trolley car. She was
born in the island of Martinique in
1919. Her parents were large slave
owners. Her mother, Mrs. Peters,
was the cousin of Empress Josephine,
first wife of Napoleon. Miss Peters
moved to Charleston, S. c., with her
parents and married E. G.. Wilson.
Charles H. Miller, a landscape en-
gineer Of national reputation, died at
his home in Philadelphia after pro-
tracted illness. He was 73 years old.
Mr.. Miller was born in England and
came to this country in 1858. He re-
sided three years in South Carolina.
During the centennial celebration in
Philadelphia he was in charge of the
horticultural exhibit and designed the
famous sunken garden in Paramount
park. He designed many gardens in
various sections of the country, not
ably in Newport and Lake Champlain.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-10
Hidden Herd,

A herd of from forty to fifty buffalo
ranges in one of the most inaccessible
regions of Colorado. It's existence
has been known to a few for years.
Game Commissioner Harris is one of
these. His herd has never been
counted in computations of the num-
Der of buffalo left alive. This band,
of which the commissioner has known
for nearly twenty years, is of noun
tain bison. The animals are in
prime condition, owing to excellent
pasturage and uninterrupted life.
Among the hidden herd is a great bull
of enormous bulk, thought to be the
largest bison on the continent The
home of the herd is beautiful little
valley of about 10000 acres, in the
very heart of the mountains. 1t is
entered by narrow, almost hidden
pass. 1t is the determination of Game
Commissioner Harris that no one shall
learn of the location of the herd until
the government has set aside all the
land in the valley and around it for a
great preserve, similar, on a small
scale, to Yellowstone park
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-10
EACH ONE HE MET, PROBABLY.
How a Clearly Dressed Tramp Col
Iects Fifty Cents from a Woman.

"Tll tell you what" said a certain
nard working woman the other day,
| lone sometin CD has to pay dearly
| for a compliment. I'm not earning
much money, and just now my ex-
penses are heavy, so that any out
side drain-even the smallest charity
makes a certain hole in my capital.
When people are busy making both
ends meet they appreciate the truth
of charity beginning at home.
'FBut the other day, when a poor ola
man rang the basement bell ano
asked for work I did feel sorry for
him. Obviously poor, he was spruce
looking and scrupulously clean. One
could see the evident attempt at
mending his tattered clothes.
81 explained to the old man I was
sorry had nothing for MIN to do, ana
then he broke down completely.
"'You are a voomins,' he said, of
intelligence and refinement. I can
see it in your face, an it is many a
day since I hat spoke vid such d
voomins'
81 began to feel myself glow with
appreciation of his discernment, ana
when he proceeded to lay bare his
sufferings and troubles I ran upstairs
and got my purse. When I thought of
that Intelligence and refinement 1
didn't have the heart to give only a
penny. 1t seemed such small
amount to give a man of such ex
quisite judgment. SO I looked hard
at the penny, and even a nickel looked
small. So took so cents out of pile
had laid aside toward a pair of
gloves, and handed it to him, and,
really, his gratitude was worth the
whole price of the gloves.
"Only-I wonder how many other
women he told that they were educat
ed and refined that day?"-New York
Sun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-10
permission to search for the fund,

permission to search for the fund.
Impossible" was the reply. "Our
rules deny any one the right"
Mr.. - said Mr.. Folk, "a crime
has been committed, and you mold
concealed the principal evidence
thereto. In the name of the state of
Missouri, I demand that you cause
the box to be opened. If you refuse 7
shall cause a warrant to be issued
charging you as an accessory"
For five minutes not a word was
spoken by any one in the room; then
the banker said in almost inaudible
tones:-
"Give me a little time, gentlemen.
I must consult with our legal adviser
before taking such a STEP"
1--WE will wait 10 minutes said the
circuit attorney. ''By that time we
must have access to the vault or a
warrant will be applied for
At the expiration of that time a
solemn procession wended it's way
from the presidents office to the
vaults in the sub-cellar-the president,
the cashier and the corporations law
yer, the grand jurors and the circuit
attorney. All bent eagerly forward as
the key was inserted in the lock. The
iron drawer yielded, and a roll of
something wrapped in brown paper
was brought to light The circuit at
torney removed the rubber bands, and
national bank notes of $1,000, $500
and $500 denominations spread out
flat before them. The money was
counted, and the sum was $4,000!