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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07
TARIFF MATTERS IN CONGRESS.

Congressman Tawney Of this state
voted with Babcock of Wisconsin
in the ways and means committee to
attach the latter's bill revising tariff
schedules on steel to the war tax re-
duction bill, and the move missed fire
by narrow majority of one, the vote
standing 6 ja says he will avail him
self of every opportunity to press his
bill, and maintains that if it gets be-
fore the house it will easily pass. His
opponents in the house threaten that
if he pushes it to favorable action
they will move to include hides and
lumber for the free list. 1t is to be
hoped that they will carry out their
threat for they could make no more
popular move than to carry out the
latter part of their threat, and the
placing of hides on the free list would
not be serious matter, as they are a
product merely incidental in this
country at the best, and no great hard
ship would be worked by the change.
Mr.. Babcock declares that he still
favors adequate protection and that
his bill is not an onslaught upon the
protective policy, tqat it only removes
the duty where it is not needed, and
where steel manufacturers Themselves
have admitted that it could be gotter
along without, while it leaves sufh
Gent protection for other articles, ant
will fully protect the interests of in
dependent plants on their product. III
further states that he has no objection
to the Republican leaders carrying on
their threat as to placing lumber OF
the free list, and that there will no
be serious opposition to such NOV
in Wisconsin. The Free Press hope
to see the tariff on lumber removes
this session, it is a needless duty an
it's removal would really be benei
to forestry purposes as it might he'll
preserve the remnant left of our van
ishing forests Now let those congress
men who favor it, join hands with MI
Babcock, and possibly something ca
be accomplished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07
DIED SUDDENLY.
Galway Stevens, Well Known Amboy
Man Passes AWAY.

Galway Stevensss.died suddenly at
the home of Representative Geo. r.
Wilder at Amboy last evening. He
had not been well for some months,
suffering from enlargement of the
liver and heart trouble. He sat down
to supper as usual, but expired within
"a few moments.
The deceased was a we'll known and
highly respected resident of the
county, having come here in 1868 with
the, early pioneers. He served in COM
pans D, Ninth MINI. Vols, during
the war. and his death leaves Judge
Lorin Cray the only surviving mem
Der of that company in Blue Earth
county,
! Mr.. Stvens was man of whom his
acquaintadces speak most highly. His
integrity vas we'll established. He
prospered and became possessed of 6
good deal OF property. He was sin
gle man, and has resided with Mr..
Wilder for several years. His age wal
ffty-seven years, and three brother
and five sisters survive him, all resi-
dents of AmboY and vicinity. These
are Nathaniel, Linas and Lincoln
Stevens, Mrs. Geo. R. Wilder, Mrs
E. Salisbury, Mrs. Marks, Mrs. O
Scramblin and Miss Stevens.
The funeral will occnr at ten o'clocl
tomorrow forenoon at Amboy.
County Commissioner Killmer re
turned to Amboy today to assist in
arranging for the funeral.
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ment, and deals directly and squarely
with the matter in hand. He reminds
the legislature that it is responsible
for the present condition of affairs, by
its expression in favor of revision
of the tax laws through the creation
Of the tax commission and the tacit
agreement which was entered into last
winter by the cutting short of the
regular session by which il was un-
derstood that if the commission re-
port was ready meeting of the legis-
lature should be held at this time.
Consequently he advises definite action
regarding the tax bill. But in this he
does not accept the commissions bill
as whole, but holds the opinion that
there are features about it that should
be amended For instance he believes
that the 500 exemption should be re-
stored and he would retain May 1st as
the time for making the assessment
effective, instead of April LIST. This is
largely in the grain elevator interests.
These are two amendments he would
have made and he comments to the
wisdom of the Legislators such other
changes as they deem wise and for the
best interests of the state.
He also calls attention to his pro-
cedure in the railroad case and asks
that a suitable appropriation be made
to carry on the suit for the enforce
ment of the laws of the state in that
regard,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07
PARDON REFUSED.
Application of Younger Bros. Turned
Down BY the Board.

ST. Panl Dispatch:
The application of the Younger
brothers for pardon was taken up by
the state board of pardons late this
afternoon.
The Youngers, who are now out of
state prison on parole, under a special
act of the legislature, had applied to
the board for full pardon, desiring
to return to their homes in Missouri,
where they could take up some bust
ness and settle down. 1t was urged on
their behalf that they were now being
used by-.employers simply for adyer-
Using purposes. Z
The board considered the application
on Saturday, last, and postponed action,
The subject was taken up again tnap
afternoon.
The board unanimously agreed to re-
fuse the application.
The members accompanied the re-
fusal with statement that the appli-
cation appeared to them to be some
what premature.
1t is probable that if a renewal be
made in year or more, favorable &C.
ton may be taken.
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Five Indictments.
GOES TO WAPHET0N.
Rev. T. M. Edmands Accepts a Call
From the North Dakota City

Rev. T. M. Edmands of the Congre-
gational church of this city, has re-
ceived call from the First Congrega-
tional church of Wahpeton, N. D., and
has accepted the same. He will enter
upon his new field of work the first of
March next. 1t will be recalled that
Mr.. Edmands resigned his passionate in
this city to take effect upon the first of
next month. While Mr.. Edmands
many friends in Mankato will be sorry
to see him leave, they will be glad to
learn that he will be as pleasantly
situated as in. Wahpeton. The church
society there is second largest in
North Dakota and the leading church
of Wahpeton. The field is a most excel
lent and growing one, and the Congre-
gational people there are to be congrat-
ulated upon getting so excellent a
man as Mr.. Edmands to preside over
the destinies of their church.
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DRAWER TAPPED.
Chas. Macbeth's Upper Meat
Market Entered.
Burglars Gain an Entrance Through
the Back Door, and1 Make. Away
ith.$40.---No CleW.

Chas. Macbeth's upper town mar
ket, located at No. 631 South Front
street, was entered Monday and the
contents of the cash register contain
ing upwards of $40 taken.
An entrance was effected through
the back door. The center panel in the
door was knocked off, and it is sup
posed the burglar or burglars then
opened the fastenings and entered.
Cashier Phil Lamm of the packing
house was at the market last evening
and counted the money and checked
up the sales, and the money was put
back into the register. 1t has. been the
custom of Chas. Gunstrom, who is in
charge of the market to take all the
money out of the register at night and
put it in safe place in the market,
but last evening the register was
locked and the money left.
The floor near the register was
strewn with matches this morning,
showing that the work of prying open
the register had been done wit hout
any other light than that from
matches. There are no occupants in
the building at night and the work of
the burglars was done without moles-
tation.
Night before last two men were seen
around the back door and yesterday
morning one of the back windows was
found partly opened. This would in
dictate that an attempt was made the
previous night to gain entrance to the
building.
Mr. Macbeth reported his loss to the
officers this morning and an examina-
ton of the rear of the building was
made. There is yet no clue to work
on.
Late this afternoon no trace of the
burglar had been found and no tan
gible clue to work on. Mr.. Macbeth
says it is clearly evident that there
was but one person implicated in the
theft
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NO QUORUM.
School Board Unable to Transact Bust
ness Last NIGHT.

Only four members of the school
board we've present at the regular
monthly meeting of that body last
night, consequently no session was
held. Messrs. Davis, Coughlan,
Fletcher and Mrs. Smith were there,
and informally talked over some mat
tiers now pending and on file to be Off
cialIy acted upon at the next meeting,
which will be held Tuesday evening,
Feb. 18th.
Superintendent Uline brought up
the matter of allowing the senior class
of the high school and the musical de-
partment the use of the school build
ing for an evenings entertainment to
be given by them. The musical de-
partment will give an entertainment
in charge of Miss Fannie Pitcher on
the evening of March 2Sth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07
BROKE HIS NECK.
Did Albert Harmon and Yet
He Lives.
A Peculiar Case From Minnesota Lake
Now Being Treated at the St.
joseph's Hospital.

A case which is likely to create a
great deal of interest among the medi-
Cal fraternity, as we'll as others, ia that
of Albert Harmon of Minnesota Lake,
who now lies in room at st. Joseph
hospital in this city. On Friday night
last while trying to climb over fence
at his home,' he lost his balance and
fell backward, striking on the back of
his head, producing what is known
among the medics as fracture disIo-
cation, commonly known as broken
neck, of the fifth, sixth and seventh
cervical vertebra He was brought to
this city Sunday night and is under
the care Of couple Of our local pphhysi-
clans. The treatment consists mainly
of what is known as the extension
treatment, in which weights are fas-
ened at the head and feet to straight
ten the neck and so relieve pressure on
the spinal cord. In this particular
case. the patients feet are fastened to
the foot of the bed and ten pound
weight is fastened to his head by
means of cap which passes around
under the chin and over the top of his
head. This weight will be continued
until the bones knit, should the patient
survive the severe ordeal in which the
accident places him, but will be re-
duced somewhat from time to time.
The lower extremities of the patient
the full stuse' ur~ teonaassin hut ratain
Gates, the doctors state, that the back
of the spinal cord was bruised by the
fracture, but the front remains I'M
harmed.
Cases of this kind are not freqaent,
but there are those on record where
recovery has been complete. One in
New York some time ago attracted
great deal of interest not only among
the medical fraternity, but others as
we'll.
Of course there are many dangers to
combat in such case, but the doctors
in charge inform us that there are good
chances for Mr.. lannon's recovery
and think that unless complications
should put in an appearance that he
will be able to be up and around in
about two months or such matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07

James Wright of Belgrade brought
in yesterday four pigs six months and
five days old, which averaged 40
pounds in weight and brought him
SOL, Bennett & Webster secured then.
1t pays to raise that kind of pork.
The total expenditu res to be
made by the Citizens Telephone Co.
the present year are expected to ag'
gregate 1877, 600 to $40, 600, which in
cludes 81, 600 to be spent on outside ex
tensions and other Improvements OF
the system outside of Mankato. 4
special meeting of the directors viii
be called soon to act on the plans and
specifications.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07
IN DISTRICT COURT.
Three Divorce Cases Tried and Settl-
ed By Judge Cray.

The time in the district court Mon
day afternoon and Tuesday was
taken up with three divorce cases.
The first case to be heard was that of
Aug. Schulz w. Martha Schulz, charge
of desertion. No appearance was made
on part of defendant. Grace M.
Moore also sought release from her
husband. which the court granted.
Hattie L. Graves for alleged cruel and
inhuman treatment was likewise treat
ed by the court. No appearance was
made by defendant, Richard Graves.
Judge Cray has awarded judgment
to the city in the local improvement
cases. The application is for judg'
ment on city improvements Nos. "a,
100, 1O7, 109 and SO.
The Decoria road case in the matter
of the appeal of Henry Weber ct a
from an order of the town SUPERVISOR
in laying out a highway was up fol
hearing this afternoon. Thos. Hughel
is attorney for the appellants and Pfar
g. Pau and G. L. Benedict for the re
spondents.
Five Indictments.
The grand jury returned FIVE in
dictments this afternoon at the open
ing of court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07
FIRE AT BRETI'S STORE.
A Narrow Escape From Destruction
This Afternoon.

The handsome dry goods store of
Geo. E. Brett, Inc, at the corner of
Front and jackson streets had mar
row escape from destruction at 8
o clock p. m. Tuesday. Evald Olson,
an employee was cleaning out the tissue
paper in the Jackson street side win
dow, which had been used in draping,
and it is supposed that he stepped on
a match, which started the fire. AS
soon as discovered the young man
threw his overcoat over the flames in
an attempt to extinguish them, = but
failed in this, and then ran to the rear
of the store for hose. This hose
would not reach the fire and an alarm
was turned in.
The department responded promptly
and with chemical put out the fire.
The heat broke the large display win
dow, damaging several valuable suits
and furs. Seven forms and two wax
figures were.completeIy destroyed and
the furs in the Front street window
were more or less damaged.
Mr.. Brett cannot yet estimate the
loss, but it will be several hundred
dollars. Some of the choicest things
sold by this firm were displayed in th,
windows which were scorched. Th'
burned forms were thrown into the
street through the window which wa
completely destroyed by the heat.
| Geo. E. Brett, Inc, carry $40, 00t
insurance on their entire stock, sc
that the loss will be fully covered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-07
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEET
Committee Appointed to Prepare His
toricaI Matters For Mankato's Gold
en- Jubilee.

A meeting of the Blue Earth County
Historical society was held in the
board of trade room this afternoon.
Owing to sickness among many of the
members and the Indictment weather
the attendance was rather small. To-
day is the 5Oth anniversary of the in
coming of white settlers to Mankato
and the president, Judge Daniel Buck,
explained that Thos. Hughes and Mrs.
o. o. Pitcher, who had expected to
read papers on the early history Of
Mankato, could not be present at TO-
days meeting.
President Buck suggested the ap,
pointment of one or two men in each
town in the county who would pre-
pare an article or paper on the early
history of their town and read them
before future meeting of the society
This suggestion met with approval
and Judge Buck and Thos. Hughes
we're delegated to correspond or inter
est early settlers in this matter.
A committee consisting of Aug.
Marschner, G. A. Chapman, John Dia-
mond, Thos. Hughes and Thos. s.
Hays was appointed to prepare appro-
pirate matter upon the early history
of Mankato and Blue Earth county to
be read at the Golden jubilee to be
held in Msnkato July 7tb.
Upon motion the time of the meet
ing of the society was changed from
clock in the afternoon to O'Clock in
the evening. This change to occur
once in every three months, and re,
naming time to remain the same al
now-2 o'clock in the afternoon. The
change created some discussion and
the change to the evening meeting
once in three months was a compro
mise. ]. E. Reynolds, who favored
the evening meeting, ridiculed tht
idea that the "old boys" would moi
attend evening meetings. He con,
tended that the interest of the mem
bers would not prevent them from
coming even long distance to lister
to narratives of primitive days.
J. W. E. WaddelI of Mspleton wa!
present and urged the society to have
its members make collection of In
dian relics and provide proper place
for their preservation.
At'the last meeting of the society
the following directors were elected
John Diamond, Geo. W. Neff, Jos.
Schlingerman, Aug. Marschner, J. E.
eynnfHa --,---
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JUDGE CRAY's HINT TO GRAND
JURY.

While doing nothing more than his
plain duty, Judge Cray is to be COM
mended for the vigorous manner In
which he called the attention of the
grand jury to the state of affairs exist
ing in this city as result of lax
municipal authority in the enforce
ment of the excise and other state
laws. 1t is matter most proper toI
come before the grand jury and that
body could have we'll taken little more
time inquiring into the reasons there
for and why the laws are not enforced
as they should be in this respect.
There is nothing surprising as to the
existence of the state of affairs which
Judge Cray called attention to. The
Free Press took occasion at the time
of the municipal campaign last spring
to point out that if the present ad-
ministration was chosen what might
be expected. 1t may not be the per-
sonal desire of the mayor that the lax
condition of affairs which have pre-
vailed and which called forth the Wig
orous language of Judge Cray, should
prevail. He protested at the time that
he did not, and the Free Press is
willing to accept it as his personal de-
sire. But those who manipulated the
convention which nominated him
wanted that condition Of affairs, and
they have never made any bones about
saying so, In that particular at least
they are entitled to respect. An open
policy is their wish, that is what they
worked for and that is what they have
gotten. 1t is their view and deter
mination that dominates and the
mayor as their representative has per-
mitted it to be carried out.
We do not believe that this wide
open policy meets the appreciation OF
the majority of our citizens Two
years ago they condemned it by a large
majority, and again last spring they
placed their seal of disapprobation up
on it. But so long as that majority
stands divided its desire will not pre-
vail except that our courts, through
the arm of the grand jury, shall make
it uncomfortable for those who do not
conform to the laws and equally &C
for those who do not enforce them.
| We have heard much complaint of
late of boys under age securing liquor
and being frequently under its in
fuence, just to what extent this pre-
vails we have no direct information
but the frequency with which this
complaint is reiterated indicates thai
there must be considerable foundation
for such reports. And where there il
a lax enforcement of tbs law which
allows such conditions as Judge Cray
alludes to, to prevail. such practices
will always grow up and be followed
to a greater or lesser extent. II,
certainly called attention to fruit
full field for the grand jury to work in
and it should have been probed to the
bottom.
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IMPROvEM ENTS.
The Gifts. Tel. Co. Will Better
sfsI5
Their Service.
A Meeting of the Directors Held Last
Night.---$30,OO0 to be
Expended.

The directors of the Mankato Citi-
zens' Telephone company met in the
Office of President J. 81. James Tues
day and decided to make extensive
Improvements in the service. A hand
some new building of brick and stone
will be erected on the recently pur
chased property on Hickory street, un
derground conduits will be built and
the latest and most up-to-date arpar-
atue installed.
The engineers plans of the entire
improvement contemplated by the
company are not complete but will be
in a few days. The cable conduit
line will be run underground
from Byron to Plum streets
in the alley, and on Hickory
street from the alley in the rear Of the
Security fats down to the alley NEAR
the Milwaukee depot, and on Byron
! from the alley between Front and State
to alley between State and Van
Brunt streets. Poles will be
used only in extending the line to out
side points beyond the underground
conduit district
The plans of the company also con-
template the erection of a building or
the site recently purchased on Hickory
street. The building will be of stone
and brick, 26xS0 feet, two stories high
with base uent. The basement will be
used for apparatus such as batteries
and storage. The first floor will be
used in part by the company while the
third story will be the central Office.
This room is to be equipped with new
Central Emery" switchboards, full
metallic lines, which is the
latest and most up-to-date switch
board manufactured. The Contra
Emery system does away with the ring
when central is wanted. The taking
of the receiver from the hook calls cen
traI. With the present system opera
tors can attend only certain calls, bu
with the new board any one operator
can call any subscriber having {
phone. This requires no transfer o.
operators, consequently quicker servict
Is rendered. The new switchboar d
will have capacity of 1, 900 with 7O(
lines installed for immediate use.
7 The brick building now on the site
of the new building will be torn dowr
this winter and work of new structure
will commence about March 1st.
The expenditures proposed by the
telephone company will aggregate
$50, 900, So. 900 of which will be ex
pended on the new building.
Price of Phones Remain Unchanged.
H. President J. 81. James, when asked
as to the increase in the price of the
use of telephones said :. az
We do not expect Ito increase the
rates until compelled to in order tx
meet expenses. The contemplated i'm
provements will..-.necessitate an expen
diture of $50, Q9 9Qd. While ! our service
will be the best that can be secured. il
may not become necessary to increase
present prices-at least not until after
the new plant has BEEN installed and
put in working order. a 81
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SOME REASONS.
Why Mankato People Should Follow
This Valuable Advice.

Mr.. I. B. Hinton of 1876 Division
street says: 81 suffered from distress
ing backache pain in my head and a
feeling of lsnguor and depression
mornings weighed me down. I doc
tored and paid out much money for
treatment but without obtaining bene-
fit and 1 was completely discouraged.
Even after reading the many state
ments endorsing Doan's Kidney Pills
was not much inclined to use them
but I finally procured box at ]. G.
Thro's. 1t benefited me 80 promptly,
relieved the kidney secretions and the
dull grinding backache 30 unmistak-
ably that followed up the treatment.
It did me more good than any other
remedy I ever used. The results OBJ
tanned in my case warrant me in rec
ommending Dosn's Kidney Pills to
others. +"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y :, sole agents for the q. S.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
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DEATHS ROLL CALL.

DR.. R. M. Dodds was called to
Mortified today by the death of his
wife's brother, man ffty-one years
of age and who had never been sick in
his life. Pneumonia took him off I'M
expectedly, and his son is also lying
ill with the disease and is not expect
ed to live. Mrs. Dodds has been at
Mortified for several days.