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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
FRANK B. JOHNSON DEAD.
Son of P. K. Johnson, the Pioneer Set
tier of Mankato.

Word was received in Mankato Sun.
day of the death of Frank B. John
son, son of P. z. Johnson, which &C.
Cured in Brainerd Sunday morning.
Mr.. johnson was quite well known in
Mankato. Death was the result of an
operation for appendicitis.
Mr. johnson was widower, his
wife having died about seven years
ago. He leaves two children, aged
nine and seven years.
Rev. George a.. Davis, rector OF st.
Johns Epicospal church, went to
Brainerd and conducted the funeral
which was held at 2 80 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The death of Mr.. Johnson will prove
a terrible blow to his aged father,
who is among the pioneers of this
state and is man past eighty four
years of age.
Mr. johnson was member of the
drug firm of MeFadden & Co. He was
an Elk, Mason, X. of P. and mem
Der of the A. o. U. W.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
MORGAN HELPED SOME.
Gives Financial Aid to the Woman's
Aid Society of Flint.

Grand Rapids, Mich :, Nov. ID
P. Morgan of New York has given one
cent to the Woman's League OF the
Congregational church of Flint.
The league held an experience social
at which several members told how
they had earned 81 to be used in the
work of the society. A certain MEM
Der had earned ninety-nine cents by
her own efforts and stopped there.
In her dire extremity she wrote to
Mr.. Morgan for the other cent to make
up her contribution, and received
from the great fnancier courteous
note enclosing cent and containing
the assurance chat if the Women
League of Flint ever needed to be
helped out of tight place again ne
might be counted on to come to the
rescue
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
FOR THE FARMERS.
New Departure BY Dairy Commits
sioner w. W.P. Mcdonnell.

w. W. P. Mcconnell, state dairy
and food commissioner, is planning
to establish publicity bureau in
connectionn with his department. 1t
is proposed to issue weekly bulletins
on some subject connected with
dairying and farm work for such
papers in the state as desire to use
them. It is believed much educational
work can be accomplished, and timely
matters can be put before the farmers
and dairynen.
A score or more of the leading agri-
cultural and dairy papers are received
at the Office of the department. Arti-
Giles of unusual value, and pertinent to
the time Of the year when they ap-
pear, will be clipped and printed in
bulletin form for distribution among
the papers of the state. Papers read
at the convention, of associations ia
terested in agricultural affairs will be
sent out and the experts of the de.
partment Will prepare mateflal 10 pe
used in the bulletins.
The work is not intended to clash
with the agricultural papers, but sim
ply to bring to the notice of the farm
er, as far as possible, the best things
that appear regarding farm manage
ment and dairying. In this way IL il
believed that much valuable materia
can be distributed, ana the educa
tional work of the state agriculture
school, the farmers institu te..and thu
dairy and food department be advan
tageously supplemented.
The bureau will be under the imme
diate charge of Commissioner McCon
nell. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
CASE SUBMITTED.
Interesting Testimony at Hearing on
Auctioneer's License Case.


Alderman Heinze was one of the
witnesses summoned at the hearing
Saturday afternoon in the mandamus
proceeding to require the council to
act on NJ. g. Levy's application for
In auctioneer's license. :. He was sum-
4honed by. Mr.. Levy s. side for cross
examination as to why the committee
on licenses has not reported, this be-
ing the reason that the council gave
for not acting on the application Tor
license. He said that on Oct. 3lst A.
Il. Clark had said that there was no
hurry about granting the license as
Mr.. Levy would probably change his
application from six TO two months.
On Nov. 18th there were rumors that
the stock was of an inferior character,
and the committee had decided to pro-
cure a disinterested party from out
side of the city to go through the
store with it and examine the stock
in order to learn the truth regarding
the reports,
G. F. Williams testified for Mr..
Levy, and on cross-examination said
that the store had used a megaphone,
which made noises of all degrees OF
Ioudness and the opposite, according
10 how much wind was applied. The
display windows had also borne pla
cards occasionally, and one OF these
was an editorial clipped from Th'
Free Press in reference to utterancei
made by Aid. Deebach at a council
meeting anent Judge Cray's decision
in former proceeding.
The arguments were brief and tn
case was submitted. A decision is ex
pected in day or two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21

VALUE OF A LIFE.
Administrator of the Late VIM. 0'con.
nell Brinus Suit,

James q. O'Connell, administrator
of the estate of his brother, the late
VIM. O'Connell, who was fatally in
jured in the library accident Oct. 4th,
has commenced suit against Jacob
B. Nielsen aid Ole o. Grue, CO. part.
ners as j. B. Nielsen & Co., and the
Ocean Accident and Guarantee Cor
poration, Limited. of London, Eng
land, to recover So, 900 for the death
of the deceased
The latter left widow and four
children.
The papers were served on J. B.
Nielsen & Co. and will be served
on the insurance company by filing a
copy with the state insurance commits
sioner at st. Paul. who will forward it
to the company. A. E. Clark repre-
sents the administrator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
IA MERGENTHALER
Latest Typesetting Machine Is
Purchased.
The Free Press Disposes of Its Sim.
pick and Will Install Limo
type Machine.

Mr.. F. W. liant returned from
Chicago where he closed negotiations
for the purchase for The Free Press
Printing company of Mergenthaler
tpyesetting machine, more familiar
ly known as the linotype from the fact
that line of type is cast at one time.
This machine will be delivered di-
rectly from the factory in about forty
days, and the expense, delivered and
set up, with the necessary adjuncts
for operating it, will aggregate about
81, O0O
The Free Press company has dis
posed of its Simplex machine, with
which it has been setting type for
over two years, to newspaper in the
northern part of the state, and the
change will be made as soon as the
new machine can be delivered. which
will be about Jan. list.
When the new machine has been
installed, The Free Press Office will be
in a position to compete with the
twin city Offices on any class of work
that can be set by machine, such as
books. briefs, etc. 1t will be able to
do any kind of work along this line
as promptly and as cheaply as any
where in the state.
The new machine is what is known
as triplex rwo-letter machine and
sets both body and heads. 1t contains
three maya zines, one for long primer
with italics and small caps. one for
BREWER with body and bolds face and
one for nonpareil with body and bold
face.
Two operators will be employed
on the machine which will be run day
and night.
The Simplex machine has given
splendid service, and the only reason
for making the change is to increase
the facilities Of the Office, necessi tated
by the growing business of the COM
pany. This will be accomplished by
the new machine. The readers of the
Free Press will benefit from the fact
that the paper will be printed from a
new face Of type every day.
With the Mergenthaler machine,
matrices are used, by means of which
one solid line of reading matter is
cast at time from heated metal.
When the type has been used it is
melted up and recast, and this pro-
cess goes on indefinitely.
Charles K. Mayer, who operates
the Simplex machine, is graduate of
the Mergenthaler Linotype school at
Washington, D. c.. and is thoroughly
competent to handle the new machine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
WILL HELP OUT FORT DODGE.

Fort Dodge. Iowa, is to be made
the main distributing point for the
Barber Asphalt company, which will
erect plant containing machinery
worth not less than 500, QUO at that
point next spring. and will manufac-
ture Grade material and ship from
that point. The asphalt company has
been donated a site for period of
twenty years free of charge by the
Oleson Land company of that city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
CLEAR CASE OF "PIPE. !"
Story Sent Out From Chicago That
Has No Foundation.

Here's very fine "pipe'. 1t is
from Chicago and was prints in Sun
days st. Paul Pioneer Press
Chicago, Nov. 5.-Dan Gray, the
Minneapolis wheelbarrow puher, who
is trying to make IA, 600 niles in 700
days go as to pay off $500 mort
gage, passed through Chicap tonight.
When he arrived here he nd travelled
SIT miles in twenty-five day and was
II miles ahead of his schdule. He
has gained seven pounds q weight
since starting His IA, Doodle tramp
will take him east to Portlad, Me. +,
south to Jacksonville, Fla, west to
San Francisco, north to Tacoma,
Wash, and east again to Minneapolis.
The mortgage on Gray's hoe is held
bv a rich but eccentric indyidual Of
Mankato, Mimi, who offere to cancel
the mortgage if Gray northumberland
some arduous task to demorrate his
worth. The IA, 0O0-mile trap was de.
cided upon.
i No one in Mankato appears
to know Dan Gray ant there il
no eccentric person in thiseity who
would encourage fellolbeing tt
"hike" IA, 1000 miles pushiI a wheel
: barrow, in order to pay ola So, O0(
mortgage. Gray is not nown il
Minneapolis.
Another dispatch says CIR is ma
five of Mankato and II, named
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Asa Owen to August Grams, lot 10 /;
except north five acres, and all of lots
10, 16, II, IS and 90, and all of lot 20
east of highway, Truman subdivi-
sion of section 13, Mcpherson, for
So, 800.
VIM. A. Beach to Harry Paddock,
undivided half of n1s. neA, sec. Z.
Medo, for 81, 750.
Ferdina and link to Chas. J. Pagen-
kopf, half acre in section 8, McPher.
son, for $475.
Rensselar G. Hill to Carl F. Schultze,
south half of lot, block %, Mankato
for 81, 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
WRECK ON 0MlA.
Fourteen Freight Cars SrBhed Up
Near BIakeIy Last MT.

A bad wreck happened olhe Oma-
ha road near Blakely Tuely. For
tunately no one was injure6ut four
teen freight cars were smaa up.
A week ago last Sundayne road
commenced to use new pieof track
which Strengthened out atrve. A
heavy mogul engine was DIR ing the
freight train Tuesday, arwhen it
ran upon this new track ground
settled and a number of RS were
thrown from the track. T. connec.
ton with the old track was 10 block
ed, and the morning anforenoon
messenger trains were delay
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESSFUL.

The football game Wednesday after
noon resulted in victory for the high
school team by score of eighteen to
six for the normal school team.
The high school team goes tc
Rochester Saturday to play the higf
school there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The L. Patterson Mercantile COM
uany has been awarded contract to
furnish state institutions with gro
ceries.
Several cases of smallpox have
broken out among the men working
on the Pennington extension of the
Milwaukee road, at that end of the
line.
While local dealers have received a
little coal, they do not expect to get
in enough very soon to supply the de-
mapd. One or two dealers have been
informed by their houses that no more
shipments can be promised for tine
nresent, as coal is coming west very
slowly.
From Wednesdays Daily.
A marriage license was granted TO
day TO Louis Gjuul of Deco"ia ant
Aida Latin of Amboy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
LOUDLY CHEERED
President Roosevelt Given a
Hearty Reception.
Parade In Which the Chief Executive
Participated One of the Fea-
lures Of the Day.
ESPECIAL TO TIE FIRE. PRESS.

Memphis, Nov 19,-President Roose-
welt and party arrived here at nine
this morning on a special train and
were given an enthusiastic reception
by the immense crowds. A parade in
which the president participated,
marched through the business and
residence street, Later reception
was held at Hotel Gayoso.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
SATURDAYS 'FOOTBALGAME.

Fifteen thousand peoplsaw the
football game between thennesota-
Wisconsin teams that was pd OFF on
Northrop field in Minneap Satur-
day. Minneapolis won, thcore be-
ing II to 0. On Thanksgiv day the
Minnesota team will meet Michi-
ganders in Detroit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
MITCHELL is THROUGH.
After Four and Halt Days of Cross.
Examination.
GsP gcIAL TO TIM FREE PRESS. j

LSP ECIAL TO The FREE FKEss.J
Scranton, Pa, Nov. 19.-President
MitchelIs cross examip@tton was oon-
ciaded at the mofa1ng session of the
strike commission. He had been on
the stand four and a half days. Dur
ing today's session the lawyers were
repeatedly requested by Judge Gray
to expedite matters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
DISTRICT COURT.
Trial of the Two Damage Suits
AGAINST the Milwaukee Road.

HSUITS6 H''0 ' "
The trial of the suit of ]. ]. Chit
tenden vs.. the Chicago, Milwaukee q
st. Paul railway company occupied
the day in the district court. When
the plaintiff rested late Tuesday af-
the plaintiff rested late Wednesday af-
ternoon, the defense moved that the
action be dismissed. The court took
this under consideration until Thurs,
day morning, when he denied the mo-
ton.
The defense put on evidence to show
that the boy broke his leg by falling
over an embankment after jumping
from the train.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
LOOKING FOR HELP.
Defeated Congressional Candidates
Want Their Bills Paid.
[ ESPECIAL TO TIE FREE PRESS.

IaPEUIAL 10 TIE KEE hEsS'I
Washington, Nov. 17-lt is quite
probable that several defeated Repub-
Ican candidates for reelection to con-
gress will ask Tor an auditing of ac-
counts by the national congressional
committee. 1t is said the committee
in some instances refused assistance
where it was greatly needed and in
other cases sent out men and means
where no special work was required.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
TWO WERE KILLED
Fire Fighters are Blown TO
Eternity BY Dynamite.
Citizens in Alabama Town Engage in
a Battle with Flames and Avn
full Results Follow.
ESPECIAL TO THE FREE PRESS.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 1.-THE
freight depot of the Southern Railway
at Pell City burned this morning.
While the citizens were fighting the
flames a quantity of dynamite ex-
ploded killing two persons and fatally
iniuring three. A dozen others are
seriously hurt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21

The year book of the forty eight
session of the Minnesota annual con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, held at Rochester Oct. Gath
Goth, has just been published by the
secretary, DR.. E. B. Cowgirl The
book, which contains considerably
over one hundred pages, was issued
from The Free Press job department
and bindery, and $500 copies have
been published. The edition will be
distributed all over the conference,
which comprises the southern half of
Minnesota, among the pastors and
members.
New and interesting features of this
years publication are half-tone like
nesses of the presiding elders and
others, including DR.. Bridgeman,
president of Hamline university. and
the late DIR. Cyrus Brooks also mem
cries of the deceased members.
The book is filled with valuable in
formation concerning the church.
From the table of statistics it is
cleaned that Mankato Centenary
church has 300 full members and 16
probationers, 100 Sunday school schol-
ars and 10 officers and teachers, that
! $500 was paid out for repairs during
the year, and that there is no debt on
the church property. The average at
tendance in the Sunday school was
| 1874, and there were eight conversions
in the school. There was no deficiency
in the expenses of the year. There
was also raised $50 toward the sup
port of the bishop. Current expenses
were $60s, and Sunday school expenses
$40.
The number of full members in the
conference were 16, $50, and probation
ers 1852, preachers Al, number OF
deaths 10, number of children bap.
tized 4S9, number of adults baptized
1856, number of Sunday schools 243,
officers and teachers 1858, scholars
10, 434, number of churches "a, proba
BILE value 1908, $50, number of parson
ages 100, probable value $155. 751
paid for building and improving
churches and parsonages $50. 3s9, pai'
on all indebtedness on church propert.
SIS. COS, present Indebtedness OF
church property. $40, TIA, twentieth
century fund SO, 12s There wa
raised during the year $97, 189 TO
salaries of preachers, $1S, 46s for hous
rent, $21, 374 for current expenses, an
IS, All for Sunday school expenses.
There were 1896 active members Q
the. Epworth league and 46O associat
members, and the amount raised wa
So, 5S4.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
TAKEN SUDDENLY
Owen Pritchard Victim of Heart
Trouble.
Found Dead in His Bed in This City
Tuesday---Was an Old
Resident.

Owen Pritchard dleQ 6uOuenly early
Wednesday, and his death did not
become known until his body was
discovered later. He had q
room on the second floor of r. F.
Jones house at 419 South Broad street,
Mr.. Jones brother, ]. F., having an
other room on the same floor, and Mr..
Hubbard, the commission man, hav-
ing the lower floor
Mr.. Pritchard had long been a
sufferer from heart disease, and was
seriously sick seven or eight years
ago, but recovered. For the past day
or two he had not been feeling very
we'll and Wednesday afternoon com
planned of severe pain in his chest.
He remained at home during the eve
ming. ]. F. Jones heard him get up
during the night, and heard him
breathing heavily at 8 a. NJ. but did
not think but that he was all right.
At 6 a. m. Mr. Jones went to Mr..
Pritchard's room and opened the
door. He saw the occupant of the
room lying on the bed, cold in death,
i and FASTENED to notify his brother,
r. F. Jones' Mr.. Pritchard had evil
IDENTIFY dressed when he got up during
the night.
The deceased was born at Bryr
Gwran, Anglesea, Wales, Jan. 2oth'
1882, and emigrated to America II
1854, first making his home in Madi
son county, New York, then moving
to W aukesha, Wis. In August, 1900
be"married Mrs. Elizabeth Rowlands
and six children were born to them
one of whom survives, Arthur Pritch
ard, who travels for Bradley, Metcal
g. Co. of Milwaukee. Mrs. Pritchar'
died several years ago, leaving on
son by her first husband, Henry Row
lands, of Rowlands & James, hard
ware merchants at Lake Crystal.
In 1864 Mr.. Pritchard moved wit
. his family to Cambria, this county
where he resided on farm for fon
years. He then removed to the Salel
neighborhood in Butternut Valley
where he purchased half section {
land.
In 1873 he enlisted in the Unite
States civil engineer corps and helpe
build the Sisseton and Wahpeto
|, agency buildings near Fort Wad
worth, S. D. In 1878 he moved
Lake Crystal and was appointed pos
master there in 1885, but resigned Il
following year. Besides farming, M
y Prichard engaged in bricklaying al
:. contracting. He was formerly acti
Q in political and religious matters a.
- was faithful member of the Wei
church. He moved to Mankato thr
years ago, andssnad since resided hel
He had accumulated some little pre-
erty. He was we'll preserved for
- age, and few would. have.guessed h
seventy. He was also well know
and his sudden death is shock
We his friends. No arrangements hs
ng vet been made for the funeral.
he Coroner Kennedy looked into
ne facts surrounding the death, but c.
cluded that no inquest was necessa
a It is likely that the funeral servi
ret will be held from the Welsh chu
le- Friday morning, and that the rema
ZEN will be taken to Lake Crystal to
ore buried beside those of the wife of
me deceased, who died three years a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Mrs. Martha Burch recently died at
San Diego, California, where she had
resided the past fourteen years. Her
death was due to cancer of the stom-
ach. She formerly lived at Caroline
Station, but for year or two previous
to going to California she lived il
Mankato. She was highly estimable
and cultivated lady. Her husband
J. P. Burch died recently, as well as
son. The many friends of the famil.
will regret to hear of her death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

o. P. Schow. assrestaurant man at
Austin cut his throat Tuesday in an
attempt to commit suicide. 1t is al
legged that he was intoxicated. He has
a wife and three children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
A BUILDING FUND
Methodists Are Planning For
a New Church.
The Annual Year Book Is Published
Some New and Interesting Feat
ures This Year.

By Jan. LIST there will be So, 900
in the building fund of the Methodist
church, and an attempt will be made
to secure So, 900 to So, 900 subscribed
during the coming year. 1t is the
intention to raise practically sufficient
to put up new church before the build
ing of one is undertaken, in order
to avoid going much into debt. This
makes the time when the new church
will be built rather indefinite.
1t is now the gen neral feeling in the
church that building to cost not
less than $25, 600 should be put up.
This would ensure the erection of a
handsome and commodious church.
By the time the fund is completed,
the price of building material may be
cheaper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
CORRESPONDENTS Wanted .

The Free Press wants correspond
emit in every town in Blue Earth
county where we have none. Write
for particulars. Address.
THE FREE PRESS PIG. CO.,
Mankato, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21

It is estimated that traffic on Lake
Superior during the season just closed
will reach total of $50, 600, 600 TONS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21

Chicago school teachers have or
ganized and are affiliated with the
central labor body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21

The Free Prsss wants ever town and
precinct in the county to be represent
ed by correspondent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21

Another dispatch says CIR is a ma
tive of Mankato and N named
Holton of Minneapolis holdhe mort
gage on the house.