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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
A NEW RAILWAY.
Continental Plans a North and South
inc.


st. Paul, Jan. William T. Smith,
vice president of Des Moines, Iowa,
has notified the state railroad and
warehouse commission of proposed
north and south railway from the Lake
of the Woods to Kansas City, which
will traverse the state from boundary
to.boundary, little west of the north
and south center line. It is to be
called the continental railway.
Construction, Mr.. Smith states in q
letter to Secretary Claussen, will be-
gin soon at Warroad, Mimi, the Min
nesota section of the line being built
first. After running the road through
to Kansas. City, it is proposed to con-
tinue it 1900 miles farther. to the
gulf.
Articles-of Incorporation have been
filed in Iowa, and will soon be fled in
Minnesota. Vice President Smith
sends--a map upon which the proposed
location is indicated. The course of
the line will be. as follows;
From Warroad south to Red Lake,
thence south and east to Ebro on the
Fosston line of the Great Northern,
thence south to Perham on the North
ern Pacific main line, thence south tc
Winning, again crossing the Northern
Pacific, thence to Alexandria crossing
the Great Northern main line, thence
to Glenwood, crossing the 500 and
Northern Pacific lines, thencesto Muir.
dock. and Clark City, Renville, where
it will cross the Milwaukee, Delhi,
where it will cross the Minneapolis &
st. Louis; Lamberton, crossing the
North Western, Red Rock and Wilder,
crossing the Omaha, ssLake6eld. cross
ing the Milwaukee again and thence
across the line into Iowa, passing
through Rockwell city and stretching
due south to the Missouri line and
thence south and west to Kansas City.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.

The following market letter is fur
nished by Edwards, Wood & Co. grain
commission merchants, 8 Chamber of
Commerce, Minneapolis, 80 Board of
Trade, Duluth.
Jan. 8.-The wheat market the past
week is best described as a nervous
one with tendency to higher prices.
Wheat closed Saturday night an even
cent higher for the week. Trading
was on a liberal scale, but there was
nothing important in the way of
news, and price changes were small.
Professional traders at Chicago and
the Northwest were slow to believe
that an advance in prices was due, but
the country bought we'll and Kansas
City and st. Louis were decidedly
bullish. AS has been the case hereto
fore during this crop year the bulls
have much the best of it. Faith in
the value of cereals is very strong and
it takes much courage to sell them.
Exports for last week were 4 million
800, 600 bushels. For the year 1901
they are the heaviest on record 2oo
million bushels which is 80 million
bushels more than for the year before.
Primary receipts last week We're 372
million bushels the visible supply In
creased s61, 900 bushels and world s
shipments increased ~ million bu-
shells. o.. g.
Bradstreet makes the worlds visible
supply of wheat decrease ~ million
bushels. Corn 601, 600 bushels. Oats
1876. 900 bushels Receipts so far this
week are moderate, less than million
bushels of wheat. ....r, ....
Receipts of corn last week were 8,
200, 900 bushels and exports S1o, Ool
| bushels. The visible supply increased
400, 600 bushels. The expected IN
creased in receipts fails to materiallze
but this is partly attributed to tn
car shortage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
Ian. 1O.17-24, 1902,


ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIM .
q TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of 'i"'
- Earth-ss In Probate Court ,,. ira
In the matter of the estate of Ell "7
Crisp, deceased. a..o II
Letters of administration on the estate
said deceased being this day granted UNI
Lydia E. Bates, OF said county. .
tits Ordered, That all claims ana ueIna1u ne
of ALI persons against said estate be presehteu "
This court for examination and allowances a.
The probate Office in the city OF ManKato; III
said Blue Earth county on the following oay'
viz: Monday, the 14th day OF July, a. ~
1902 at ten o clock in forenoon OF SAID gay,
tits Further Ordered, That six months 1rom
the date hereof be allowed to creditors 10 pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the eA,
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to It's satlsIaGtlon,
shall be forever barred unless for cause shown
further time be allowed. -.
Ordered Further. That notice OF the time
and place of hearing and examination OF
said claims and demands shaE DE given by pup
LEGATION of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed fof SaIch examine
ton, in the Mankato Free Frass, a WeeklV
newspaper printed and published at Mankato'
in said county. IS. .1u,,
Dated at Mankato. the 4th day Of January
A. ID. 1902. ~.
By the Court
IProbate Conrt Seal VIM. F. HUGH IS,
Judge of Pr )bate'
Thos Hughes, Atty for Administrative
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
JOHN C. THRO, Druggist.
ILL ADVISED COMMENT.

Prof. Phelps of the normal board
hands out hot comment on the board
of control, which will hardly have the
effect of smoothing down the troubled
waters. Among other things he says
that the board of control is made up
of men of the commonplace sort not
one of them being up to the average
in intelligence and business ability.
There is little call for such talk as this
and it will not tend to make the work
of. the two boards move along with any
less friction. The board of control is
made up....of. men who have always
stood high among their fellows and
whose acts and business success in life
will attest their ability and intelli-
gence. When they were appointed,
the governor was congratulated from
all quarters for his good selection.
Their discharge of the duties which
have deyolyed upon them has we be-
lieve, in the main been wise and
efficient, and guided by wise econ
omy. That they have made mistakes is
doubtless true, but this only goes 70
show that they are human like the
rest of us, The mix-up with the nor
mai board has 1neen an unfortunate
affair both for the board of control,
just as it was starting in its work OF
supervision of state institutions ssand
for the Formal schools. But 1t was
doubtless the natural outcome of the
snape in which the law creating the
board of control was left on the statute
books by the legislature. Of course
the board has been subjected to severe
criticism, coming largely from those
quarters where local boards were dis
placed and the state institution placed
under the authority of the board Of
control The Free Press from the frs
has believed that the state would be
greatly benefited. by the placing of the
charitable and penal institutions there
of under the care of one board, and i
has seen or heard nothing as yet t.
change it's view in the matter.
AS to combining charitable and edu
cational institutions like the state uni
versity and the normals under the SAM
management, that was not the orr
ginal intention of the friends of tn
board of control scheme, and it i
something that is not followed in Wis
consin or Iowa, both of which state
have such boards. The first duty Of tn
legislature ought to be to rectify thi
mistake, and Gov. Van SAINT ought t
call the attention of that body to thi
matter at the special session which h
is soon to call But in the meantim
the two boards must work togethe
along lines which are necessarily NOR
or less conflicting and the smoothnes
that is to be desired for the sake Of tn
schools will not be promoted by sue
severe criticism as that INDUCED in b
| Prof. Phelps. ~.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
STILL INCREASING.
Board of Health Report Shows More
Smallpox.

Small pox shows an increase
throughout the state which borders
alarmingly upon an epidemic.
Last week the state medical board
reported 261 new cases, in addition to
those of convalescents.
This week 379 new cases are report
ed in eighty localities, in forty one
counties. ....., .H.. ST..
This is an increase of 118 new cases.
Clay county reports the largest num-
Der of. cases, AZ. Pipestone county is
next, with 81. Carver has 80, St.
Louis 20, and Hennepin county 90.
The cases in the last named county
are confined almost entirely to Mime
apolis where there is considerable
alarm, .'especiallyss..as in several..ain-
stances..Wictims Of the disease...hsVe
been :. found wandering about....the
streets. Monday victim of small ipax
came into the. city comptroller's Office
to inquire the way to the hospital and
his visit cheated quite panic at the
city hall.
Ramsey ceunty has been singulardy
fortunate thus far in escaping the
scourge, not a sihgle case being re-
ported, although it is said that two
suspects have been discovered in st.
Paul which are being watched for de-
velopments. They are not, however.
included in the report.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

Liverpool closed wheat ed higher,
corr unchanged: Northwest receipts
today 5O1 : cars, last = week. -816, last
year 254. Primary receipts wheat to-
day..6O9, 600 bushels, shipments 1876, 900
bushels, last year receipts 474, 900 bu-
shells, shipments 246, 900 bushels. Corn
receipts.today 500, 900 bushels, ship
ments 3S7, 600 bushels, last year re-
ceipts $50, 600 bushels. Total clear
ances of wheat and -four 1O5, 252 bu-
shells. corr. 16, sos bushels. Oats 49, 1859
bushels. minneapolis receipts Ala cars
against 24S last year. Cash wheat a
tride.dull, limits widened to 1c under
May for No. Dorthern and 2 to 21Scs
under for No. 2 nor thern. Millers and
elevators both bought Coarse grains
are all steady around pl 'evious quota
lions. Flax weak, msrke &c lower.
No. 1 seed sold from 81. So to $1.69.
Duluth receipts today 26 ars against
70 year ago. Today. receipts
graded as follows: Car n o. hard,
cars No. 1 northern, ii ca RS No. q
northern, cars No. and v yire re-
jected. Market very quiet OIL ly vary
ing about 15c all day. Flax receipts
toay 4 cars, 1 grading no grad, ,. Mar
ket was very cratic, May sci ling as
high as ST. and as low as $1.67 ;. The
position of the wheat market is I'M
changed, in fact it becomes str 1nger
every day, notwithstanding temp orary
fluctuations. Prices ruled higher dur
ing the early part of the session but
eased off on account of steady ret Iiz-
ng and closed about 15c lower Il IAN,
Best reports agree that no
'eliable estimate as to the wint er
wheat damage can be made at tn is
period of the crop, alternate freezin g
md thawing will prove most fatal.
The long promised government report :
8 expected tomorrow afternoon with
ut fail and will be sent, over our
7ires at p m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
SHORTAGE OF COAL.
Very Little Hocking Valley to be Par.
chased,

The coal dealers report shortage in
Hooking Valley coal, and are scarcely
able .to.get enough to supply their Gus
toners. Said one dealer today:
cit is almost impossible to get
Hooking Valley coal. 1t is not a ques-
tion of price but one of getting it at
all. The same situation prevails in
all cities. Wholesalers that have their
coal try to insist on the retail dealers
buying SEINE hard GOAL of them in or
der to get the soft. ;"
The price has not changed in Man
kate, and remains at So. 90 a ton. At
some other points the price advanced
fifty cents the first Of this week. 1t is
claimed that there is no soft coal In
Chicago or Milwaukee, and that only
small orders can be filled at Duluth on
West Superior.
There is plenty of the cheaper grade
of soft coal on hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
To TEST Wlsconsin's Ice Law.

Racine, Wis, Jan. 8.-Henry Ros-
miller of Burlington, superintendent
of the Knickerbocker Ice company of
Chicago, was found guilty OF having
violated the ice tax law by shipping
a carload of ice from Browns lake to
Chicago. The case will be carried to
the supreme court. The object of the
litigation is to test the validity of the
law, the ice companies claiming it to
be unconstitutional. If the supreme
court declares the law valid, the ice
companies will be forced to pay tax
Of 100000 year or cease shipping
fee out of this state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

Inc directors VI LILO
zen's Telephone Co. held their quar-
terly meeting Tuesday night and de-
clared the regular dividend. Nothing
else of importance was done. 49,
REV. FEE. R. Miller and Mrs G.
M. sPalmer, sas members of the Mime
sofa Baptist state convention board,
attended.its first quarterly session at
the First. Baptist church in st. Paul
Yesterday. :. The board transactedatwo
items Of business which. have local in
terest, To the Swedish s Baptist
church, which is erecting building
onsNorthss.. Front.street it made GIT
Of $3.50 andsa Ioansof $3.50. This loan
is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is. collectable
if the property shall ever pass out OF
the possession of the~~r Baptists. : The
board also, ssas mark of its apprecia-
tion-of- his work assdistrict missionary
in southwestern Minnesota, voted, o
$50 raise. in, Rev. MA. Summers sal
ary.. ssMr. Summers, who. lives at 81
Warrenssstreet,. has been engaged II
thisrsworks.three:y years. the-frst Of Janu
airy, and, during 4that-time-- has mad
Mankato.his. headquarters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
BOARD OF TRADE DIRECTORS.

The following persons were elected
directors of the board of trade this
afternoon: q. w.. Achard, G. N.
Andrews, j. w, Andrews, G.. E. Brett,
C. A. Chapman, A. E. Clark, M. B.
Haynes, j. N. Hall, Thos. Hughes,
A. Ct. Meyer, 81. P. Jensen, Jno.
Klein, L. Patterson, J. 81. Stewart,
0. W. Schmidt, M. Ct. Willard. J. G.
Wise, B. @. Taylor, W. A. Funk, P.
SONman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

An Ishpeming, Mich, saloon keeper
has written to the attorney general OF
that state calling attention of that Off
cial to what he calls the straw bonds
of liquor dealers, the most of which he
says are worthless, few dealers paying
any attention to the close observance
of the laws by closing at the hour
called for at night, or on Sunday. In
fact the provisions of license and
bonds. he says, are rarely observed.
This is notorious fact, which is sell
dom taken cognizance of by the auth
critics anywhere, but the strange fea-
ture of it is, to- have attention called
to it b y one in thesbusiness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
INTERSTATE COMMERCE cona.
MISSION HAS ABUNDANT
IEl EVIDENCE.
GET PREFERENTIAL RATES
Traffic Managers of Roads East and
West Admit That Millions of Dollars
Are Paid to the Packing House In
terests Annually in Rebates-6ensa
tionaI Developments In the Irxesti
cation Begun at Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. s. Prosecutions
against ali the big packing house con
Germs in the West for violations of the
provision of the interstate commerce
law against receiving preferential
rates are contemplated by the inter
state commerce commission.
This fact developed during an In
vestigation begun by the commission
into the handling of packing house
products and dressed meats. 1t also
became apparent that the commission
and the railway homogeneous of the
entire country practically had entered
into an alliance for the purpose of in
ducing congress to pass Legislation
permitting the railroads to pool under
certain regulations by tie interstate
commerce commission, and that it is
believed such law can and will be
passed.
The third development of the day
was the announcement that the COM
mission had requested the attendance
here of all the leading men in the ad-
vancement of the community of in
terest idea. including ]. P. Morgan,
James ]. Hill and E. H. Hartman, and
If these men failed to respond to the
request, harsher measures would be
taken to compel their coming.
Evidence upon which to base prose
cutions against the packers was OBJ
tanned in abundance. Traffic man
ayers and vice presidents of roads east
and west threw up their hands and ad-
mitted freely that there was no pre-
tense toward maintaining tariff rates
on packing house products and
dressed meats for export or domestic
use except for very short period Of
time at the beginning Of each year.
Tired of Being Law Breakers.
Paul Morton, second vice president
Of the Santa Fe; S. c. Bird, third vice
president of the st. Paul; J. M. John
Bon, third vice president of the Rock
Island, and other men of the highest
standing in the railroad world, took
are now and had been continual vio-
iators of the law; that they are sick
and tired of being such, that present
conditions are intolerable, that they
are powerless to secure a maintenance
Of rates and that millions of dollars
are paid to the packing house interests
yearly by railroads at the expense Of
segitimate revenue. m.
I The packing houses and their rep
fesentatives to whom rebates were
paid during 1901, according to Com
missioner Prouty, will, If possible, be
made amenable to maximum fine Of
,s6 900 for every violation Of the law.
Regarding this phase of the ques-
Hon, Commissioner Prouty said: 81
am heartily in favor of furnishing the
packers for violations of the law if
the evidence proves sufficient, and I
think it willy Under the law we can
not punish the railroad men who
testified, for their testimony absolves
themselves, and they do not testify
specifically against anyone else. All
the punishment that We can, II any,
obtain against the packers is in the
way of fine not to exceed $4,000 for
each violation
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

Arthur Van Patten has purchased an
interest in D. c. Davis fire insurance
business, and will have charge of it in
the future. Mr.. Davies will give his
exclusive attention to real estate.
The city council of Albert Lea is re-
viewing the specifications of the city
engineer for paving, and the prospect
now is that the first block of paving in
that city will be put in the coming
summer,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
GRANTED LIFE CERTIFICATE.

Prof. c.. F. Koehler of the normal
school of this city has been granted a
teachers certificate for life by the
state school authorities He was one
of three original life CERTIFICATES gran
tees the certificate being issued upon the
endorsement of this university diploma.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

The electric spark goes through
el sary vein and every nerve. A pleas
an d feeling creeps over the soul after
ta ring Rocky Mountain Tea, making
70 ing the aged and feeble. j. @.
Tn "a.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
CHICAGO Grain, and Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. S.-Wheat-Jan., soc;
May, .S4Ac; July, $3.50. Corn-Jan.,
6S7sc;, May, 671sc; July, 66asc; Sept,
$3.50. Oats-Jen.. 46Ac; May, ASH
@47e; Judy, 41B@41%c; Sept, 33%c.
Porl-7Jan., $16s22k; May, $17.271h;
July, $12.25. Flax-Cash Northwest
ern. $1-72; Southwestern, $169; May,
$1.73@1:7S. ,Butter-Creamerie 800
241ac; dairies, 14@20c. Eggs-25 @2sc.
Poultry-T4lrkeys. 48A @11Ac; chick.
ems, 8@1Oe.>
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
CHARGED WITH LARC ENY.

Henry Pugh today concluded to
swear..out the warrant for the arrest
of Jay Chittenden on the charge OF
robbing him of a $40 bill. Officer
Klugherz served the warrant this al
ternoon. Grand larceny in the second
degree is the charge, and the hearing
was set for Saturday at 10 a. m. Ihe
bond was placed at $500 a1.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Jan. -Cattle-Good to
prime, $6-50@7.50; poor to medium,
$4.00@6s0C: stockers and feeders, S2.25
/ OATS COWS and heifers, $1.2505.50;
Texas steers, $3.25@525. Hogs
Mixed andsbutchers, $6.O0@6.45; good
to choice heavy, $6.25@6.5O; rough
heavy, $5!9006.20; light, $5.90@6.2O;
bulk of sales, $6.00@6.3O. Sheep
Good to choice, '$4.O0@4.75; lambs.
S3.60m5. S5.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
Sioux CITY. Live Stock

Siou City, Ia, Jan. Seattle
Beeves $fOO@5.75; COWS, bulls and
mixed, Sl5O@4sO0; stockers and feed
ers, 81. f5Q4.l6; yearlings and calves.
$2.5OQ3. 80. Hogs-$58O@6.25.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
UhIos Senatorial Election.

Columbus, o., Jan. S.-By joint reso-
buttons adopted the Ohio legislature
will ballot on United States senator at
noon Wednesday, Jan. is. The house
and senate will vote separately at II
o. M, on Tuesday preceding.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
Duluth Grain.

Duluth, Jan. 8.-WheaG-Cash. No. I
hard, 81c;| No. Northern, 7Sc; No. 2
Northern, 751sc; No. 8 spring, 73c.
To Arrive mo. hard, SIC; No. /
Northern, Use; May. S1Ac. Flax
Cash. 81 SO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
st. PauTt. Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Jan S.-Cattle-Fancy
butcher steers, $5.50@6.10; fancy
butcher cows and. heifers, $4.25@4.75;
good Ito choice veals, $425@5.00;
good to choice feeders, $3.25@4.OO.
Hogs-s$5.25@6.05. Sheep-GOod to
choice, ssS.50@415; lambs, $4.60@5.25.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

M hEneapoIis, Jan. S.-Wheat-
Cash : 7915c; May. SoBc; July, SIG
81st On Track-No. 1 hard, 815sc;
No. 1 Northern, 791sc; No. 2 Northern,
77A@ T7S%c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

Miss g. W. Haynes writes from Chi
cago. "My cure is progressing steadily.
exactly according to. the doctors ex-
pectation, so we. are satisfied. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10

a.. The Free Press is now prepared to
furnish subscribers of the weakly
with calendars for the year 1902.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
WOULD RETURN TO MISSOURI.
Younger Brothers Ask for Commute
ton of Their Sentence.

st. Paul, Jan. 8.-Cole and Jim
Younger have applied to the board of
pardons for communication of sentence
to 35 years. Counting their 'good
time" allowance they have already
served SO years. They represent that
friends are ready to set them up in
business in Missouri, their old home,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
The Markets
Manksto, Mimi. Jan. 9, 1902

Reported daily by Edwards, Wood s. Co.,
Room IL Hunt Building.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
Grain Quotations.
Liyerpool closed wheat sd b;obe

Minneapolis May Puts 79A Ca
" Curb 79%
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-31
SOUTHERN oLEANINGS


Thirty-two years ago Joe Robert.
son, of Galloway county, KY, left his
wife and family to 60 to work at q
mill. He returned the other dag.
His wife, not hearing from him after
q number of years. married a good
citizen of the neighborhood. and they
have raised a family and are now old
people and somewhat disturbed Owe
the appearance of one whom they
thought dead years ago. Robertson
is old and feeble, and is stopping
with relatives in the south part of
the county. 1t is said that the re-
turned prodigal has given no explains
ton of his long absence or account
of his wanderings. He is apparently
very much inclined to accept things
as they are. The affair has created
q sensation.