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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
HELD TO BE VALID.
Supreme Court Passes on Primary
Election Law.

In the supreme court Tuesday the
primary election law was under
sharp cross ire. Attorney Wright
of Mower county asked that a blank
space be left on the official ballot.
Attorney Wright made his argu.
ment on three points. First, that the
primary election was not nomina-
tion but an election. Second, that the
law should be construed according to
the intent of the Legislature, which
was that there should be a blank
space on the ballot after the name of
each candidate, and if there was no
candidate nominated by the psrty rep
resented on the ballot, then a blank
space should be left after the name of
each Office, Third, that if the legis-
lature did not intend to provide for
the leaving Of blank space after the
names of the candidates or after the
names of the Office then the law was
uncon .titotional and void.
Attorney General Douglas commended
that if the blank space was left on the
ballot the intent of the law, which
was to prevent persons affiliating with
one party from taking part in the
nomination of the other, would be de-
stroyed
In reply to the point made that the
primary election was not a nomina-
ton but an election. the attorney gen.
eral quoted sections of the law which
provided for the plan of nominations
and so mentioned this action.
Particular stress was laid by him on
section 4. chapter 312, Of the laws of
1901, which prohibits fusion. If blank
spaces were allowed on the primary
ballot it would make possible one can
didate receiving nominations from
both parties, he maintained.
Chief Justice Start inquired par
ticularly as to the point made by the
attorney for the applicant as to the
right of franchise being involved in
the nomination.
The supreme court today handed
dogn an order denying the motion
and dismissing the writ. The court
holds no blank spaces are necessary on
the ballot and the law is constitu-
tional.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
SHOULD GET MORE.
Blue Earth Farmers Are Too
AwfuIIy Modest.
Land in Counties West of Mankato
: Brings Almost As Much Money
As in This Section.

At the rate that land has been ad-
vancing in value in the southwestern
part Of the state, Blue Earth county
farmers are not asking enough for
their land. Sales at $50 an acre are
frequently made in the counties west
of this, and in Redwood county, about
Lamberton, good land cRnnot be had
for less than $40 an acre several miles
from the village. Ten years ago this
same land was worth about $40 an
acre. A few years ago people went
past this land to get some a little
cheaper in the Dakotas, and many
sufferd hadships there, while crop
failure in Southern Minnesota is un-
known. There are portions of South
Dakota, of course, that are nearly
equal to-, Southern Minnesota, but
taking climate, soil land surroundings
into consideration there is no place
equal to southwestern Minnesota for
a home.
A gentleman from Tracy remarked
on the train last Saturday that a
better class of buyers is seeking farms
in that section than ever before.
They are farmers from Iowa, Illinois
and elsewhere, who have plenty of
money, and who want good farms
that have good buildings on them.
They. must be suited with the build
ings or they will not take the farms at
any price.
-. Lamberton is prosperous village of
900spopulation, situated in the south
ern part of Redwood county, and two
miles from the Cottonwood :, county
line. 1t is growing rapidly, and on
its best residence street are two blocks
of houses that are ahead of any two
blocks in Mankato. Many of these
houses have been built this year, and
are models of beauty and convenience,
costing So, 600 to SO, 600 each. a. 81.
Emerson, formerly of Mankato, is
building one on another street that
will cost 81, 900 when completed. 1t is
a combination of colonial and Queen
Anne style and is most tasty dwell
ing.
County Attorney Frank CIague. who
was. some years ago student at the
normal school, has very pleasant
home, His wife. who.graduated from
the normal school in 1891, is sister
IF :. Miles Porter of Vernon Center.
Mr.. Clague has practiced law at Lam
oerton some twelve years and has been
very successful. He has been county |
attorney for eight years and now
'eeks--asseat in the legislature with a
rood prospect of getting it. Mr.. En-
'rson is his business partner.
Lamberton will soon have a gas
,lant in operation. 1t has waterworks,
md cement walks are to be introduced
It once.
On almost any rise Of ground in
redwood county one can see half
lozen towns four to twelve miles
way, 80 level is the country. 1t is
n ideal country for farming, and the
hicken crop is by no means a small
'roduct, The business men in the
'arious villages are doing we'll, and
he banking. telephone and other local
orporations are paying good divi-
lends. The section of the state from
westward is certainly a
arden spot.
Threshing machines are busy every
where. The wheat crop is not of large
ield, bat other crops are fine, and the
orn is immense, with two big ears to
he stalk frequent occurrence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
THE COUNTY BOARD
Two Small Masonry Contracts
Awarded.
The Board Rescinds Its Action Order
ing a Road Opened in Cerescos
and Lincoln.

The county board adjourned at noon
Tuesday, until October Sd, at 2 o.
m., after transacting large amount
of business.
Bids for building bridge over the
outlet of Madison lake were received,
as follows: A Bashaw, 1895; Carl
strom Bros, $3.50; John Mccall. $3.50;
j. Stagmeier, 1870. The contract was
awarded to Mr.. Bashaw.
Bids for constructing stone piers in
section "a, Judson, for the present
iron bridge over Minneopa creek, were
received, as fellows A. Bashaw, $3.50:
Carlstrom Bros, 5000; John Mccall,
$500. The contract was awarded to
Mr. Bashaw.
Bids for grading the road way on the
north line of section 30, jamestown,
were opened, as follows: Cornelius
Johnston, $145; f. A. Halstead, 1855;
John Mccall, $780, The contract was
awarded to Mr. Johnston.
A petition was received from Martin
McHale, to be set off from school dis
trict 63 to 142, and the hearing was
set for Oct I'd.
The application of M. o. Sundt
for the correction of assessment on
account of over valuation on real
estate in 1901 was approved His
property back of lot ten, Nelson sub
division of Warren's addition, was re-
lieyed of its unpaid tax for lS9S-7-S-9
and 1900
o. T. Severson and 81. Fl. Ewdards
were granted auctioneers' licenses.
The application of the supervisors
of Beauford for $3.50 for road and
Drluge purposes was granted
The county surveyor was directed to
make survey and profile of the pro-
posed location of bridge over the
Cobb river at Zeigler's ford, section
81, Decoria, and to report at the
earliest date possible.
The board adopted a resolution re-
scinding its action in granting the pc
tition and ordering the Mitchell road
opened in section four, Ceresco, and
section thirty three, Lincoln
The committee appointed to inves-
tigate 5he condition of the Good
Thunder bridge reported that repairs
needed now should be made by Lyra
township, and when the wooden ap-
proaches are worthless they should be
replaced by earth fills, to be paid for
by the county. This was approved.
A number of bills were allowed.
and only one was disallowed. one from
Lamm d Landksmmer for SO for ire
use of their undertaking room Tor tie
postmortem examination Of the re-
mains of Frank Jones.
The auditor was authorized to ad-
Vertise for bids for one hundred tons
Of screened soft coal of quality equal
10 Hooking Valley, bids to be opened
1t the meeting of the board, Oct. I'd.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Fire at letters Is Being Investigated
By Officers.

]. q. Curtis, of Echo, and A.
Hauss, who has been working on q
farm near Echo, have been arrested,
charged with setting the Central hotel
at LETTERS on fire two weeks ago,
which caused loss to A. A. Faust s
general merchandise store and imple-
ment house. and Nels Anderson res
taurant building, occupied by Fred
Trow bridge
Hauss has made complete confess
sion, claiming that he was hired by
Curtis to do the deed, but Curtis
denies the whole story. Hauss has
apparently proven his story in SO
many instances that it is believed it is
question Of only short time before
Curtis will break down.
Sheriff Ness brought Hauss here yes
terday to find the bottle which con-
tanned the kerosene oil with which he
started the fire. and the key to the
building that Curtis gave him. He
found both of these without any trou-
BILE.
It is expected that other surprises
will be brought out at their examina-
tions, which will take place at Win.
dom in few days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
FIVE GENERATIONS.
Mrs. Clinton Morse, of Mankato, De-
scendent of a Sturdy People.

Mrs. Levi Cuisine and Mrs. l.. r.
Burch of Rochester are in receipt of
invitatations to be present at the CEN
tennial anniversary of Mrs. Lydia Grip
pen at Corinth, N. Y, the latter being
the mother of Mrs. Burch, the grand
mother of Mrs. Cuisine, the great
grandmother of Mrs. Clinton Morse
Of Mankato and the great great grand
mother of the infant of Mrs. Morse.
Mrs. Grippen is the widow of Ben
jamin Grippen, who died June Is,
1878, in his seventy-second year.
Her maiden name was Lydia Eggle-
ston. She has two children living.
Mrs. j. E. Grippen of st. Paul and
Mrs. L. R. Burch Of Rochester. She
has eleven grandchildren, twenty-five
great-grand children and zone great
great grandchild. She joined the
Corinth Baptist church Dec. %, 1928,
and is the Oldest member of any
church in that section of New York.
Mrs. Gripppen has not been able to
read for five years and is trife deaf.
She is enjoying good health, and
walks almost as well as many people
go years of age. At present she is
living with her niece, Mrs. 81. S.
Clothier, in the town of Corinth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
NO CLUE OBTAINED.

County Auditor Weaver was look
ing over his election blanks and papers
which were piled up in the Office and
he discovered key. On investigation
he found out that the key belonged to
the scale in the county treasurer s
Office and had been used by the burglar
that visited the court house Saturday
to unlock an end door to Mr.. Weaver's
desk. After using the key the burglar
threw it among the papers. 1t
was discovered Monday that the thief
had rummaged among the old grass
hopper papers that are confined in one
of the drawers in the county auditor s
vault. No clew to the thief has been
discovered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
THE TUG OF WAR.

The tug of war in front of George
Ponds clothing store Saturday night
attracted a large crowd of people who
watched ten men pull at a pair of
overalls made by well-know firm
and yet the seams did not rip. Three
pairs of the pants were torn all to
pieces, but the seams remained intact.
The Concordis band played sweet
music while the performance went on.
The street for block was lined with
people watching the performance.
The overalls are sold by George
Pond
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
WATTERSoNs cAUsTlc REBuKE
Tells a Story of the New York Four
Hundred,

Henry Watterson dipped his pen il
bitter ink Yesterday and the result
was caustic editorial in The Louis
vile Courier-Journal on the four
hundred of New York. The star-eyed
goddess, fairly made the paper burr
and the ears of the four hundred must
have tingled. Since the Louisville
editor quit passing the chips oil
nights he has taken ON reform that
is really noticeable. OF the New York
four hundred Mr.. Matterson puts them
down on his list. in this manner =.
"The term smart set was adopted
by. society to save itself from a more
odiousa description. The distinguish
ing trait of the smart set is it moral
abandon. 1t makesa business of
defying and overlapping conventional
restraints upon its pleasures and
amusements. 1t sets itself above the
law, both human and divine.
Its women are depraved with it's
men. They know all the dirt the men
know. They talk freely with the man
of things forbidden the decent and
virtuous. They read the worst French
fiction. They see the worst French
plays.
1.-The women of this smart set no
longer pretend to recognize virtue,
even as female accomplishment.
Innocence is badge of delinquency,
a sign of the crude and raw, a de-
formity which, if tolerated at all,
must carry some promise of amend
ment, for among these titled cyprians
the one thing needful is to know it
all.
SIN London and in Paris and at
Monte Carlo in the winter and at
Trouville and AK in the summer they
make life one unendine debauch; their
only literary proyender, when they
read at all, the creeds of D'Annupzio
and Bourget; their Mecca, the roulette
table and the race course; their
heaven, the modern yacht, with it's
luxuries and isolation. The ocean
te lis no tales, and as the smart set
knows no law, in extremes it can go
to sea.
1.-The 400 are rotten, through and
through. They have not one redeem
ing feature. All their ends are
achieved by money and largely by the
unholy use of money. If one of them
proposes to go into lingo politics, he
expects to buy his way, and the rogue
who have seats in congress. or foreign
appointments to sell see that he pays
the price. If one of them wants to
marry lord she expects to buy him,
and the titled rascals who wish to
recoup their broken fortunes see that
she pays the price.
tMust these unclean birds of gaudy
and therefore of conspicuous plumage
fly from gilded boughs to boughs,
fouling the very air as they twitter
their affections of moral supremacy,
and no one to shy brick at them
and say, scat, you deyils2"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
WAIVED EXAMINATION.

William Taylor, the alleged burglar,
was arraigned at Algona, Iowa. last
week, on the charge of burglarizing
Bellman Bros. store at Germania.
He waived examination and was
bound over to the grand jury. The
district court will meet next week.
Chief Bowen and Officer Thil9en will
roos bly, be summoned as witnesses be-
fore the grand jury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
GYMNASIUM IMPROVEMENTS.
Class Work of the YIN. C. A. Will
Soon Open AGAIN.

A new maple floor has been put
down in the Y. M. CA. gymnasium,
and the room has been enlarged to 30
by 40 feet by taking out partitions.
This will be used for class work and
games. Another room, 90 by 30, has
been added for the use of the gymna.
SUM, and will be used for special
work.
The classes in the Junior department
will open Saturday morning, Sept.
Goth, and the business mems club and
young mems class Sept 23d.
The outlook is for larger classes in
the association work than ever BEFORE
and the quarters will be more crowd
ed than ever before.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
MRS. BICKFORD DEAD.
Fourth Victim of the Accident Week
AGO SATURDAY..

Mrs. Anna j. Bickford of Albert Lea,
died Sunday at Waseca as the result
OF injuries received in the wreck of
the Chicago & North Western train
which was blown from the tracks
near Meriden, a week ago Saturday.
Mrs. Bickford was unconscious from
the time she was released from the
wreck until her DEATH,
She was a widow, 81 years of age,
and leaves family of five grown
children. The remains will be taken
to Albert Lea for interment.
This makes four deaths as result
of the wreck.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
CREATED A DISTURBANCE.

Henry Devens and William Doust
were arrested Tuesday on complaint of
George Atchison, charged with dis
orderly conduct. It is said that they
created disturbance back Of the
scenes at the theatre Saturday night
by claiming to be Mr.. Atchison's
baggage men, although they are not
in his employ. They were fined S. 65
aach
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
BANK BIDS OPENED.

Bids for the construction of the
Minnesota State banks building at
Amboy were opened Monday after
noon by J. B. Ogle, and were as fol-
lows: ]. B. Nielsen & Co., So, 526 o.
M. Hagwall, So, 500. Neitge s. Lar
son, $2,19e. The bids were on super.
structure only.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
THE CITY A PARTY.

Judge Cray fled an order Tuesday
granting the motion of L. Patterson
and others that the city of Mankato be
made party to their injunction suit
against the Barber Asphalt Paving
company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
A FAVORABLE SHOWING.

Health Officer Hielscher has sent in
his monthly report to the secretary of
the state board of health. l. shows
twenty-five births and twelve deaths
There have been no cases of conta-
gious disease since the middle of Julv.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12
OWNER is FOUND.
Mr.. Hartwig's Loss Was Only Ten
Dollars,

While in Lake Crystal, Chief Bowen
met F. z. Hartwig of WATERFOWL,
Wis, whose pocketbook containing
notes and other private papers was
found in the gents water closet at the
unoin depot Friday last. Mr.. Hart
wig is visiting his brother at Lake
Crystal. He thinks that he dropped
the pocketbook in a closet on the
Chicago & North Western train while
on his way to Lake Crystal It con-
tanned $40 in money, which the finder
distracted from the book.
Chief Bowen mailed the pocketbook
to Mr.. Hartwig yesterday afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
MONEY REPORTS

= MINNEAPOLIS, July 12.-Bank :clearings.
to- day, 81, ,911 2s9 %; New York exchange, sell
ing rate, soc. premium; buying rate, par;
Chicago exchange selling rate, % premium
buying rate, par. London sixty day signt
documentary exchange, $4.85A. :. :, :.
EST. PAUL, July 1l.-Clearlngs, $762 S9o:Ol
: NEW YORK, July n-Exchanges, $780,
95U, 495; balances, $9,443,645 saa,: a,:
> CHICAGO, July 12.-Bank clearings, VA
clearlngs i sissse 81 balances SIS
: PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-Clearlngs, Sls'-
242 444; balances; 81, ,544, ,l59. oo,o oo-
BALTIMORE, July l2.-Clearings, "a ,2z2,9oo; !;
balances; $30S y24. For the week, clearlngs,
$31, ,o35, 75l, balances, $s,694,0 ,04s: Money 4A
p PARTs, July .12.-3 p: m.--Three per cent
.rentes, lO1 francs % centimes for the -acc
count Exchange on London 70 francs 10
NEW YORK, July !2..Money on call all
steady ats per. cent; closed offered at per
cent; - prime mercantile paper, 412go per
cent; sterling exchange steady, at S4.e19sW
4.87M for demand, and at $4.eoA@4.S9az tol
sixty days; posted rates., $4sbg4; seA sa1a
s4.sS1h@4 So, comm erclal bills. .$4.s4ssg4 Soas;
bar silver, 52B; Mexican, dollars, 4l8; gov
ernment bonds steady; state bonds lnactiVe;
railroad bonds Irregular: ., oo
BERLIN, July 1z.-Exchange on LONDON, A. ~ ~
marks 4S pfennigs for checks, Discount rates
for short bills, rs per cent; for three months
bills, 1k per cent! s,t -.-' 49,. IT,.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
Sioux City Live stock.

week footed up 4,7Oo head. The actual num-
Der Of IT, cattle tile on sale were heavier than last
the. receipts of killing cattle. The stocker
trade was fairly satisfactory and the larger
share of the supply were stockers and feed
erS Tor which there was a good demand.
The market on these grades ruled strong and
the best of the offerings sold from 81 to $3.50.
Wit With some some range rang feeders from sss to s4
$3.50. The lightweight cattle and inferior
quality steers Of all weights were slow sale
and in some cases sellers were quoting
lower prices, but the supply was not more
than the demand could we'll take care OF
and there was not quotable change in the
general average on these grades. Hefer stuff
was in very light supply and very few there
fore were quoted. There was good cleanup
each day out of first hands and the dealers
have comparatively few cattle in their pens
to feed oyer Sunday. --g5,4-r: : =
The fat cattle market was fairly satisfactory
and the increase in receipts was due to the
larger number Of grass cows and heifers and
short fed killing steers arriving. There was
nothing choice sale in the steer line as
last week and the best of the beeEes sold at
$7.45QI. go. The just fair quality short-fed cat
tie ranged from $3.50 to ST. string of grass
ers at $5.50@6. The strictly good butcher
stock sold from s4.75 to $3.50 and the fair
grades from $4 to 81. 49,: The grass cows and
Of the sales from 50 to- $3.50: The. fat cattle
market ruled strong on the dry-fed cattle OF
all kinds, with the grassers about a dime
lower than the close of last week.
HOGS-On account of the heavy rains
throughout this section of the country, the
marketing of hogs has not been as liberal as
expected The market has shown a gradual
advance and, with hogs selling from $3.50 to
$780, prices are dime higher than the close
of last week.. The, quality OF the hogs re-
ceived is not up to the average and larger
percentage of rough sows have been arriving
daily. 49," go =.
sHEEP-The marketing of sheep has been
very light, and the offerings of inferior quail
ty to fair grassers.-. The market showed
little change from the prevailing quotations
of last week.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
THE CASH TRADE
Cash Flax Declined &c To-day-CorH
- Higher and Oats ~Firm..~ =.

s. FLAx-1>he market was quiet to-day and
prices. declined again at the close. Demand
was slow. No. sold at $1.60 and rejected
at, $1.550158: A number of sacked lots
brought 81. so. Only one buyer was the
market--a local crusher. Minneapolis re-
eeived Il cars, compared with 9 cars year
ego. and shipped 10 cars. Duluth had cars
to-day Minneapolis fax stocks decreased 3,4S0
bu during the week, leaving a balance Of only
12,60S in store here. -.
Closing prices: polis-.cash, 81 -66,
July, $1.5o; August, s1.55. Duluth close:
Cash. not quoted No: l northwestern, $1.75;
September, $137A; October, 81. 1874. 5s.g
CORN-Only one, car was offered for sale
to-day, car of no grade (hot) corn selling at
&c. The market closed very firm at CSC for
No 8 yellow. Receipts, 8 cars; shipments,
cars. e ~ 4 =. % ~
,oATs-There was a good demand for oats
ard prices were firm at about yesterdays quo
tations. No. 8 white sold at 5o@501ac, and
No. 8 at Ash 11a@49%c: No. white closed at 50
@bo1kc.c Receipts, 10 cars; shipments, 4 cars.
RYE-New No. to arrive In September.
was sold to-day at 52c. Noespot sales were
reported. . No. 2 closed at sc, s Receipts, 1
car; shipments, none S'>% = T. i I. -
E BARLEY-No sales were reported. The
market closed firm and unchanged at 57c to
&C. Receipts, 2 cars; shipments, car. '.
FEED AND >MEAL-The1 market is
firm at the recent advance. The demand
is very good for this season. Coarse corn
meal and cracked corn; is quoted $2275@23;