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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
THE CAUSE Or YOUR SICKNEs SIS.

You are never really we'll. You
have no appetite, feel all rur down
and have nc ambition whatever.
You have pain in the abdomen, some
times a of fullness after eating.
One day you think that your stomach
is wrong, next day you think it's the
liver. Finally you make up your mind
to see a doctor. He tells you it's indi
gestion. you take his medicine and
feel no better. My dear friend, do you
know that the nerves of the appendix
are connected with the nerves of the
stomach and intestines and that the
whole trouble lies in your appendix
which is diseased. There is nothing
wrong with your stomach or liver and
your digestive organs are all right.
Take DR.. Adler's Treatment for a few
days and your appetite will return,
the food will not distress you, that
dull pain will leave you and you will
enjoy good health once more. Better
send for a bottle today. A large bottle
will be sent by express prepaid for
one dollar. Address. MINI. Branch
DIR. Adler Medical Co., Springfield,
Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.
A. r. Pau Ir. Opposes 1t in a Paper
Before Social Science Club.

The Social Science club held a we'll
attended meeting Tuesday. A. e.
Pau Jr. read the paper of the eve
ming, his subject being "The New
Primary Election Law" He took
the ground that the law, as far as it
applies to cities, may be equally as
beneficial as the old law, but as being
applicable to the state at large, it
works an inequality between the cities
and the rural precincts, and there re-
suits to the former an undue voice in
the nomination Of the candidates. He
held that n sc far as it aholishes con-
ventions and gatherings Of represen-
tative men Of the respective parties it.
is inferior to the old system. Under
the new law, he said, the practice of
electors voting in the wrong primary
is much more prevalent and much
more damaging than under the old
law. AS a whole, he thought, the
new law is not an improvement over
the cid.
TIE paper was discussed by nearly
all present, and almost all of the
speakers favored the new law, but
there was a general feeling that some
changes are needed. 1t was felt that
the new law is an improvement upon
the old n because it gives the indi-
vidual voter a chance to express mis-
views on all the party nominees.
The next meeting will be held Dec.
Cd
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
FRONT STREET SERVICE.
Suggestion That 1t Be Specified in
the Street Railway Franchise.

A citizen remarked Tuesday that in
preparing the street railway franchise,
provision should be made for the
operation of cars on Front street at
such intervals as will make the SER
vice of value.
Col. Hord stated, while in the city
last week, that il was the intention to
give good service on Front street. It
is likely that at least two cars will be
kept in constant operation, passing
each other at the center of the route.
This would give something like fifteen
minute service. 1t might be we'll to
require some definite service in the
franchise, as a track on Front street
merely for the use of the interurban
train to st. Peter would be little bet
ter than having a steam car service
On that street, which the citizens
would pot tolerate. In this same con-
nection it might be we'll enough to
specify the minimum service allowa-
ble on the interurban line.
The franchise requires that the SER
vice shall be such as the requirements
call for. The courts would have to
decide what these requirements de-
mand, in case the company did not
run as many cars as the public
thought it ought to.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
SPRING ISLAND ITEMS.

The roads hereabouts are rather the
worse for the rain of last week, but
they do not seem to affect the nov
ments of the farmers much.
Mr.. Croker is canvassing now nearer
home 80 that he a be home nights.
He is having a hard finish put on his
newly plastered rooms.
Ernest Crocker, Ray Williams, and
Theodore Tweed, entered the Mankato
Business college last Monday.
Albert Dornberg is still wrestling
with his corn husking and neuralgia.
The Kerns brothers, Jay and Ralph,
Sundayed at the Powell farm. Jay
has just come from Redwood Falls tc
join his brother at the normal.
Mr.. Bates, the genial Email man., ,
and his wife dined with Mrs. Mat.
thews Tuesday.
Miss Weed spent Saturday with hel
parents in town and walked out Sun,
day "just for fun" She is a live
teacher and is doing good work.
Grandpa Powell is very busy taking
care of his Jersey Shorthorn calves.
Spring Island is going to prove
"that marriage is a failure" Rapi,
dan believes it is not, and the debate
will come off at the station a week
from Saturday night. Spring Island
half-dozen bachelors ought to be 6
heavy argument.
Mrs. Matthews finished getting il
her corn Wednesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
GOOD THUNDER

The light snow warned all of oncom-
ing winter. But it looks now as if the
weather has turned over a new leaf.
Mrs. H. M. Benedict has returned
home for a brief rest from her nursing
duties at Mapleton.
MI. Fainor is the loser of two calves.
The south bound afternoon train
colIided with them, and rolled the
bovines into the ditch.
Rob Boles who has been working
for M. A. Benedict expects to visit
friends at Faribault for a short time.
The bad roads are as someone said,
a ''sight." The wet weather, and
then the freeze. have made, some
places almost impossible,
The little children who acquitted
themselves so creditably at the Baptist
church Sunday certainly deserved a
vote of praise. Their choice singing
was very fine Elder White has been
training them.
Quite a number of people from Good
Thunder are expecting to near Blind
Boone at Mapleton the 9th.
The creamery boiler has been under
the hands of the workmen this week.
The old boiler had been condemned
and a new one had to be put in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schlothauer of Wash
ington state expect soon to leave for
foreign lands, doing mission work.
Mrs. Schlothauer is the Oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. Gustave Getzlaff, an old
resident of this place, who now lives
in Washington also.
Hilbert Lehman is at home again.
He has been threshing all the fall.
d. E. Mitchell delivered a lecture on
"Social Purity at the Baptist church
Tuesday evening
Dick Houk is buying up several car
loads of hogs this week.
Miss Maggie McGrath is still quite
ill with inflammation of the bowels.
Mrs. e.. M. Benedict visited with
Mrs. Geo. Doty on Tuesday this week.
When G. G. Troy OF Sterling went
get his cattle from his pasture one
morning this week he found two head
of cattle lying dead.
Old wheat seems to be at a premium
year.
There has been an entire change OF
on this line.
Mrs. Louis Nicol has a sister from
Madelia visiting her this week.
Miss Augusta Pratt, in the govern
nenU employ at Washington, is visit
.ng with her brother this week.
Gus. Manthie is hauling lumber for
new barn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
N%EIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
SS~00)0
GARDEN CITY.

Mrs. N. P. John, who has been
visiting her daughters in st. Paul re-
turned Saturday.
DR.. Garrett Murphy started for
Washington Monday, where he hopes
to improve his health.
Priscilla. Jones commenced her first
term of school in Judson Monday,
November 10th.
A. W. Bixby and son started for the
northern part of the state Monday ac-
companied by Morton Hart and
Charles Moses of Lake Crystal.
Gusta Goldenstar, who has been
working in st. Paul for Mrs. W. Fl.
Over returned Saturday.
George Lamberton returned from
his visit in st. Paul last Tuesday.
Ida Graf went to her home in GOOD
Thunder the first of the week.
W. E. Freeman visited the schools
of this place Friday.
Ida Bixby visited relatives in towl
Saturday.
Karl Osgood who has been very sicl
is getting along nicely.
W 81. Over is visiting relatives il
town.
Mrs. Nettie Pengree is visiting he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Watson Pres
ton.
Liza Wilson visited at the home {
Ezra Gates over Sunday.
Mrs. J. G. Blxby visited in LAX
Crystal three days last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
DECREASE OF MEN STUDENTS
President Cooper Gives the Normal
Board His Reasons For 1t.


Members of the normal board got
together in st. Paul Tuesday and lis
tened to reports from the school presi-
dents. President Cooper of the Man
kato school said in his annual
E'There has been a marked decrease
in the attendance at that school with
in the past few yearc, and in his
opinion this is due to the fact that the
normal schools are out of touch with
the educational system or organiza-
tion in this state. The abolition Of
the three-year course, he says, de-
prives the schools Of a large class of
mature pupils who will not spend five
years in completing a normal course.
The decrease in the number of men
students has been especially marked.
Four years ago they numbered e
fifth of the whole student body. Now
they number one-tenth. There are
many complaints from the rural dis
tricts because the graded schools Of
the towns and villages absorb all Of
the normal school graduates, and the
rural schools are able to get none"
President Cooper also assigned an
other reason for the decreased attend
ance. The times sre good, the young
men are busy and prosperous, they
propose marriage to the school teach
ers. and the teachers prefer to manage
a home of their own rather than to
manage other peoples children.
A resolution was adopted favoring
the separation Of the normal school
management from that of the board
of control. Another resolution favored
the crediting of the unusual balance
of normal school funds of each year
To the a%ccount of the succaadinn uaar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
MANKAT0's FINE STREETS.
1t is a Model for Other Cities to Pat.
tern After.

Narrow roadways receive favor from
". R. Hoag in The Sunday Mime
apolis Times and in support of his
argument he points to the beauty of
Broad street in Mankato. The Times
also prints two pictures of Broad
street, before and after paving with
asphalt. Mr.. Hoag says:
fAn enterprising, prosperous city
like Mankato must, of course, have
broad streets and must be paved to a
very generous width. Fifty feet was
at one time thought to be narrow
enough.
"City Engineer Thompson has been
combating this idea for several years.
He has SO we'll succeeded that last
season upon putting in a stretch Of
twelve blocks on Third street he found
little opposition to making the width
thirty feet. This gives twenty five
feet on either side for boulevard an(
sidewalk. The effect is delightful.
"The accompanying photograph
show we'll the marked contrast be
tween the general appearance of tn
street "before'' aud LATTER" Blu
were not taken with any idea of max
ing prominent the boulevard feature
"Other cities are exchanging expen
sive and unnecessary paved surface TO
refreshing boulevards. I saw recent
in Kansas City short residence street
but sixteen feet between gutter lines
Let us then adjust the width of on
street pavement to the actual demand
of traffic. remembering that by 80 dc
ing we not only reduce u taxes bu
add to the beauty and h,althfulnes
of our city and homes"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
BIG BUTTER CROP
Fifty-tWo Million Pounds Made
in Minnesota.
Blue Earth County Among the Top
notchers---The Average Price Is
22 Cents Per Pound.

.Fifty-two million pounds of cream
cry butter were made in the 665
creameries of Minnesota during the
year 1901. The average market price
in New York for creamery butter dur
ing that year was 2115 cents a pound,
but Minnesota creamery butter is of
such a quality that 1t brings a pre-
MUM of t~hree-foruths of a cent above
the market price.
On this basis the creamery butter
output of 1901 brought to the cream
cry men of Minnesota Sill, $40, 900 in
round figures.
D. B. White, assistant dairy in.
spector, who has compiled the figures,
says the showing for 1902 will exceed
the figures for 1901. by reason of the
season not being so dry as last year,
and from the further fact that thirty
FIVE new creameries have been con
structed and are in operation thiI
year.
The 90, 600. 900 pounds of butte.
were made in sixty-one of the eighty
two counties of the state. The othe
tweny-one counties had no creamerie
in operation in 1901.
The output by counties is given be
low:
Anoka, 119, 531; Becker, 1916, ITO
Benton, 2S4, loo; Big Stone DO, 404
Blue Earth 1913, 913 Brown, 1,760,
O95; Carver, 1874. 712; Chippewa
429, $50; Chisago, 1880, 1853
Clay, 900, 1858; Cottonwood
562, 496; Dakota, 20, 143; Dodge
81, 81 Douglas, 231, 097 FsribauIt
1, 800, 342; Fillmore. LAOS, iii Free
born, 8, 973, 593; Goodhue, 1, 365, 591
Grant, "a, 705; Hennepin, Ga. Old
Houston, 1913, 0S1; jackson, 9O9, $50
Kanabec, 55, O60; Kandiyohia, 1878,
375 Lac qui Parle, 313. 58S; LIE Sueul
$50, 914; Lincoln, 275. ISL; Igor
3O4, OS4; Mcleod, 1, $50, 2I9; Martin
1, 105. 1t3; Meeker, 1, 7SS, 219: Mill
Laos. ia, 500 Mower, /, 486, 914 Mul
ray, 299, 800; Nicollet, 1870, 23C
Mobiles, 224, 933; Norman, 523, 52s
Olmsted, !, 1854, O72 otter Tail. s53, 0s4
Pine. 1876, Gal; Pipestone, 1876, ass
Polk, LOG, $50; Pope, los, 591; Re
Lake 90, TAO; Redwood, 1, 107, 46t
Renville, 1897, 516; Rice. 1, 100, 49,
Rock, 1874, 903; Scott, -42s, $50; She,
burne, 500, 04s; Sibley, 1919, 4S;
stearns, 1857, $50; Steel. 2. 987, sSs
, Swift, Alb, 526; Wabasha, 557, 49,
Waseca, 1855. AGO; Washington, sol
| 1858; Wauonwan, 1000. 404; Winon'
90S, 1858; Wright, 1.74S, 1853; Yello
Medicine, 248, 1914.
R-nIn~ @~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
MUsTACT AT ONCE
Council Ordered to Pass on
Application.
The Court Grants M. G. LEWIS Ap-
pIication For a Writ of Man
damus.

Judge Cray last Tuesday filed his
decision in the mandamus proceeding
of Maynard @. Levy against the may
or and council to require the latter to
issue him an a~uctioneer's license for
six months or to pass on his applica-
ton for a license.
The court finds that the application
for a license was in due and proper
form, the bond was in all things sufi-
cient, and that Mr.. Levy is a fit and
proper person to whom to grant an
~auctioneer's license. 1t also finds that
at no. time since the application. was
filed has any of the respondents made
any Investigation for the purpose-sof
ascertainings whether it is fit and
proper that an a~uctioneer's license
should issue to the r%elator, Mr.. Levy.
:, The court finds that action by the
council.-has been deferred and neglect.
ed unreasonably and not in the..exer.
else of a sound discretion, but for. the
purpose of..prohibiting MIR. Levy-from
conducting auction sales of books an6
jeweiryz within the city In. competi'
tion with persons and firms resident
in the city, engaged in the same line
of business. q - -
1T is found that the r~elator, Mayn
ard@@.-Levy, is entitled to judgmen
against the respondents, that a premp
torysswrit OF mandamus issue, directed
to said respondents. as such common
council, TO. forthwith act upon, con
slider and finally pass upon the appli
cation Of said relator for an auc
tioneer's license, as prayed for in sal,
~relator 's-.said application
Judge Cray attaches the followin
memorandum to the order: "This de
} cision requiring the. respondents to &C
upon- the relator's application fo
license is without prejudice to tn
rights of the relator-s TO apply for a
alternative writ directed to. the re
spondents, requiring them to issue a
l a~uctioneer's license as prayed for ate
{ action has been taken upon said appli
cation, if said application is refused.
t 1t is ordered that Mr.. Levy recove
from ..the mayor and council his cost
and disbursements in bringing th
action. This will be the secon
bunch of costs that the city has ha
$ to pay for its course In refusing t
grant an auctioneer's license to Levy
Son. -
7 The council will probably not tax
the matter up until Friday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
FATALISM

The disregard great men have for
danger has frequently given the i'm
preston that they were fatalists. This
has been said Of President Roosevelt
and many other brave men, because
their bravery is hard to explain.
They are not reckless, however, of
either life or health but simply do the
best they can to protect and then leave
worry to others. In this connection it
should be said that doing the best you
a to protect your health means
using golden grain belt beer regularly
with your meals and before going to
bed. Order a case of your dealer or
be supplied by M. j. Smith, Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
DENIES THE CHARGE.
Fritz label is Wanted in South Da'
kota for An ALLEGED OHense.

kota for An Alleged 0ffense.
Fritz label was arrested Monday
at his home near Tourtellotte hospital,
by Officers Thilgen and vogel, at the
request of the sheriff of Aberdeen, s.
D. The sheriff wired the police Mon.
day afternoon to arrest label on the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses.
label returned Saturday night
from Aberdeen, where he was fore
man on a masonry job, his trade being
that of stonemason. He says that he
does not know why he should be
wanted at Aberdeen, as he obtained
no money under false pretenses nor
did any other unlawful act. He has
papers to show that he paid the men
off with the money received from the
contractor. He has engaged 81. L. &
j. w. Schmitt to protect bis interests.
label has resided in the city for
some time, and has always borne a
good reputation. He was a soldier in
the Franco russian war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
FURNISHES BAIL
New UIm's Former Postmaster
in Court.
Gives an Explanation Of His Trouble
That Puts the Matter in a Differ
ent Light.

Ex-Postmaster Weddendorf of New
Ulm was accompanied to the city
Tuesday afternoon by Deputy United
States Marshal G. A. Nimocks of Min.
neapolis, and appeared before United
States Court Commissioner Eberhart.
He was held to appear before the
United States court in this city April
21st to plead to the Indictment charg-
ing him with Withholding $500 from
the salary of his deputy, Reinhold
G. Mueller. He furnished a bond for
81, 500, with Fred A~usderheider and
VIM. E. Hueyelmann as sureties and
was released.
Mr.. W~eddendorf' account of the
difficulty, if true, puts an entirely
different light on the matter. He
stated that the work of the office was
SO great that his deputy was not able
to do it all, and his (Weddendorf's)
daughter was engaged to assist in the
Office, the understanding being that
Mueller was to pay her $50 a month.
She worked day times and several
evenings a week, and Mueller paid hei
$500 in all. After wards Mueller was
dissatisfied and demanded that Wed,
dendorf refund him this money, which
he did after consultation with the
postal authorities.
The law requires, where money il
withheld from a deputy, that the post
master shall pay him double the
amount withheld and shall be punish
ed by imprisonment in the penitenti
airy for not to exceed two years. Wed
dendorf stated that Mueller desire
not only to get the money but to senC
him to nrisOn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
knIIIcTCn A n III
Omaha Road Pays for Death of For
mer st. Clair Man.

A. e. Lossow has returned from a
trip to Winnebago agency, Nebraska,
where he went with Claim Agent Hill
of the Omaha road. While there,
they adjusted the claim of Hycent st.
Cyr for the death of his brother, VIM.
st. Cyr. The latter and a white man
named Osborn were instantly killed a
year ago last September at South
Sioux City while conveying goods to
the agency, a train running over them
at a crossing. 1t is said that they
were under the influence of liquor.
Hycent accepted $3.50 in settlement
of his claim.
The st. Cyrs formerly lived at st.
Clair, and are Indians.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
STORIES AS THEY ARE TOLD.

William b. Monty, who wears the
gold braid of a veteran" in the ser.
vice of the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime.
apolis & Omaha, now holds control OF
a magnificent passenger train which
daily flies over the rails of that COM
pany. He has been doing the same
thing for years and years, and, in the
interim, he has filled many positions.
For several years he has been conduc-
tor. Old timers know him as 'sBiil''
Monty. and in the early days of the
company there was not a soul living
along the line that he did not know.
In the ~sixries, monty was an engineer,
and was in the employ of the old St.
Paul & Sioux City, which is now a
part of the Omaha system. He pulled
the throttle. of many of the old-time
locomotives and ~discourses about their
performances in an interesting man
ner. CHIP Monty's ~favorite engine
in the old days was the old "Sioux
City," The locomotive was one of
four purchased by the st. Paul & Sioux
City company and went into service
in June. 1868. Monty was the first
engineer to run her, and an immense
amount of pride he took in her. She
was of the wood burning type, and
consumed many cords of that fuel in
her trips across the state. She pulled
many distinguished people with
Monty at the throttle.
Compared with the immense loco
motives which the Omaha company
now operates. the old "Sioux City, is
pigmy. The locomotives which
pull the limited trains have more than
four times her strength and speed. In
olden days, every engine was
ornamented with brass tim.
nings. st. Paul Dispatch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
FROM OTHER SANCTUMS
Mr.. McC leary's majority


Amusing. if not pitifuI, is the posi-
ton of those anti M Cleary organs
which for a day or SO after election
were. jubilant over whatsthey supposed.
to be Mr.. McCleary's reduced ma
jority" and very busy they were pick
ing out his successor for the nomiua-
ton two years hence. But since the
complete returns are in, showing
Macs majority to be the largest he
ever had in the counties comprising
the present district, we hear but little
from them. Amongst the number we
note The W~innebago City Enterprise,
whose editor Smith, is such a
"staunch Republican" that he must
read out of the party those who did
favor the denomination of S. R.
Van SAINT a year or so ago, but who
still saw fit to give the Republican
for congress the cold should
or. Verify, such Republicanism is
something to wonder at. However, since
he has read the complete returns he
doubt feels better. - Lskefeld
Standard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
STATE HORTICULTURAL MEETING.

The thirty-sixth annual meeting of
the Minnesota State Horticultural So
ciety will be held in Plymouth
church. Minneapolis, Dec. 2. 3, 4 and
3. The State Forestry association, the
Minnesota Beekeepers' association and
the Women's auxiliary meet at the
same time and place. A special effort
is being made to get out at this meet
ing a full exhibit of all the long-keep-
ing Seeding apples originated in this
state, and to this end prizes amount
ing to $40 have been offered. There
will be three sessions each day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
A DAMAGE SUIT.

County Surveyor Brooks has been
engaged at Lake Crystal. preparing a
plat of the railroad yard to be used in
a suit at Window. A boy named
Hessian was injured while in the yard
last summer, and his father will sue
the Omaha road for damages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21

the L. s. Mercantile company of this
place, is at some hospital in South Da-
kota i'll with typhoid fever.
Frank Fairchild, the defeated candi-
date for sheriff, was in our town last
week trying to stir up a revolt.
Miss Lena Hanson left here for
South Dakota last night.
Sunday school was organized at the
town hall last Sunday. There was a
large and interesting crowd present.