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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
THE FIRST NC coRMIcK MACHINE IN MINNESOTA.

both hemispheres. All railway systems
leading to the harvest fields of the
continents carry our machines, and
our cargoes are transported from our
docks through river, lake, canal, gulf,
and ocean to all parts of the world.
We have pride in being the first
and greatest manufacturers of harvest
ing machines in the world-in the
recognition of our leadership by the
worlds agriculturists and by tie
iuries of all the international exposi
tions-in being the centre of the har-
yesting machine world.
The basis of our success is the world
wide reputation Mccormick machines
have gained for their high merit in
design and in construction.
To excel is our inspiration-and,
having surpassed our former records,
we feel that the worlds expectations
of further advancement in harvesting
machines are realized in the McCor-
mick line for 1902.
Mccormick light draft binder. The
design of our new right binder
is such that practically all OF its wear
ing parts are reversible, and we can
assemble the various parts in our
works 80 as to build left hand cut
machine identical with our new
right hand binder, when purchaser
so orders. The new Mccormick is
easily handled by the operator. 1t is
easily drawn by the horses. 1t is built
for clean work, quick work, perfect
work. Its gears are the strongest
known. It's knotter comprises two
working parts only. Its new adjusta-
BILE deck regulates the size of bundles
as desired Its wind board can be
adjusted to the varied conditions of
the grain. The Mccormick binder for
1909 is the binder of binders 1t is
the binder you want
Mccormick light draft Mowers The
Mccormick works is the world -center
of mower manufacture. So great is
the demand for Mccormick mowers
that it is necessary to manufacture
them at the rate of more than 500 ma
chimes per day. Following are some
of the reasons why the Mccormick
line of mowers is unequaled: The
heavy and wide frame is made in one
piece; the high wheels give great
traction power; the single gearing
spur pinion and bevel-wheels are
separate, and are mounted on long
shaft that turns in removable bushings
in the frame, thus preventing any
binding in the gearing; the main
shaft runs in long roller bearings and
hence there is no friction 1.-The patent
foot lift is easiest to operate; the
perfect balance of the machine re-
moves all weight from the horses
neGks.
McCormick steel hay rakes Re-
movable boxes in the wheels are nota
BILE features in favor of the McCor-
mick hay rakes. These boxes, when
worn, can be replaced at minimum
cost, and the wheel is virtually new
again.
All Mccormick rakes are furnished
with an extension so that the shafts
can be quickly. changed to a pole
thereby making "a combination RAKE
for one or two horses as desired
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
LOUIS JANDA-NEW RESIDENCE.

NARROW and the Sorosis, or If it is of
cheaper grade, the customer will
find whatever he wants. In fact a
patron feels on entering the store, that
he can get whatever he wishes in
style, quality and price, and leave per-
fectly satisfied with his purchase and
courteous treatment.
The Goodyear rubber goods are the
best the market can produce, and are
sold here as cheaply as are many in
ferior goods elsewhere. In regard to
price, he sells his goods 30 remarkably
low, that he out distances all compe'
tition, be it of the best or lesser
grades. Mr.. Janda is a typical shoe
man. The paramount feature of his
we'll selected and great variety of stock
shows that he we'll understands the
wants of the people in general: That
Mr.. Janda is ever mindful Of his Gus
toners anu wishes to supply all their
wants is noticeable in the repairing
department which is we'll equipped.
The best of workmen are employed,
and the chief thought in view is to
turn out the best work with the great
est care and promptness with reason
able charges.
Mr.. Janda has under construction a
fine new residence en- the corner of
Jackson and Fifth, which when COM
pleted will be one of the finest in the
city. An accompanying cut of the
residence is published in this..issue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

Rice, general agent for the Mccormick
company in this city, his residence in
Mankato dating back to February,
1900, when he came here from Fort
Dodge, Iowa. Mr.. Rice has been with
this company since 1879, serving as
local agent, travelling salesman and
general agent. The Mccormick bust
ness in southern Minnesota is handled
through the Mankato Office, and the
fact that this is one of the largest dis
tributing points in the entire west, is
sufficient evidence that the McCor-
mick company have selected the best
man obtainable to carry on the enor
nous business done here. The business
here has steadily increased under the
management of Mr.. Rice, the year of
1901 being the banner one in the his
tory of the business. but with fair
crops this season the business of this
Office will exceed that of last season.
The Mccormick company occupies
three floors in the Union block on
South Front street, and large force
of clerks are kept busy here in the
conduct of the business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

These are smooth surfaced, chilled
steel rolls; thence the -four passes to
| the reels, is bolted and rolled and
bolted until perfection is reached in
| the world known Hubbard Superla-
tive" patent -four. That portion of
the berry that fails to reach the proper
degree of fineness is detected in the reels
and is discharged in what is known as
'tailings These are sent back to
the rolls again and finally pass through
| the bolts as "bakers" or lower grade
-four. The "tailings'' from this run
passes to feed, foury looking sub
stance, but used only for stock. The
shell or outside from the first reduc-
ton passes through the same course
precisely except that the last ''tailing"
from the bolts becomes bran instead
of shorts or "feed." From the reels
the -four passes to spouts at the ends
of which are the packers where the
-four is sacked or bsrreled as the case
may be.
In the basement we find the i'm
mense line of main shafting and eleva-
tor boots in regimental array; the
next, or ground floor is the main
grinding and packing room and con-
tains thirty eight sets of double rolls,
six packing machines and one bran
packer. On this floor also remains one
pair of burrs, the only ones remaining
out of the long row of stones with
which the mill was originally supplied
twenty -one years ago. 1t is now used
for grinding graham -four.
On the second floor is line of thir-
teen double rolls, eight boiling reels,
thirty-two inches in diameter and
twelve feet long, two purifiers, two Will
son tubular dust collectors and the mill
rights shop the third floor is the main
bolting and purifying room, contain
ing fifteen rolls thirty-two inches in
diameter by twelve feet in length,
eight purifiers, two scourers, two tu-
bular dust collectors and three stands
of rolls on the fourth -four are twelve
separating reels and ten reduction
scalpers.
These numerous machines are run
by Corless engine Of $50 horse power
with six boilers of 100 horse power
each.
1t would seem to be next to impossi-
BILE to destroy this great plant by fire,
the precautions against it being abso-
lutely perfect. Two standpipes extend
to the roof providing two hydrants
for each floor, with fifty feet of two
and two and quarter inch hose for
each, also a flooding standpipe with
valve on each floor, operated from the
engine room. In addition to these,
flooding pipes also operated from the
engine room, extend across the highest
part of the roof. With this food of
water can be kept running over the
building in case of flying cinders, thus
protecting it against =. danger from
outside fires. An elevator is run in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

This enterprising shoe dealer was
born in DEBORAH, Iowa. in the year
1868. He came to Mankato in 1883,
at the age of twenty. establishing
himself in the grocery business in the
same year at 510 South Front street.
de continued in this line for five
years at which time he had establish
ed we'll earned, reliable reputation
and enjoyed a good trade which he
was justly deserving. Wishing to re-
tire from the grocery business he sold
out and bought an interest in the firm
of G. H. Austin, Son & Co. of this
city, and represented the firm in the
capacity of road salesman. During
his FIVE years successful work in this
vocation he won a great favor and
popularity with his fellow knights of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

Many prominent cities throughout
the land are noted or, have become
famous, because of producing in large
qualities some special article of merit.
Pittsburg, its steel; Elgin, it's watches;
Portland it's cement; Milwaukee, its
beer Havana its tobacco, and each
year Mankato is very rapidly becom-
ing more noted because of its output
of -four which is shipped to all parts
of the United States.
Considering that Mankato is stu
ated in the center of the great wheat
producing district, known as the
s'Big Woods" region, where the
choicest wheat in the state, is raised,
the Hubbard mills are favored with
the very best of grain from which
thew manufacture Hubbard 8 Super
lative" and in fact large part of the
grain that this famous brand is
produced from, is delivered at the
door of the mill by farmers living for
miles around in all directions.
From the time the grain reaches
the mill until it is packed in fresh
clean barrels or sewn into new cotton
hags every detail of manufacturing
is performed under the latest and most
scientific flour making methods The
most talented people that can be pro-
cured are employed, as well as the
latest and best machinery to produce
the high grade of -four which they
manufacture and brand Hubbard 8
Superlative" which is acknowledged
TO be the best wherever flour is made
| into bread. 49,.
Nv glance at the Hubbard Milling
leo. s plant vague idea may be
| obtained from the outside appearance
as to the possibilities for the manufac-
ture of four in the quantities that are
out out here every day, but not until
one sees the interior can he realize
what modern -four making requires On
entering one is completely awed at the
immense amount of machinery that
confronts him.
Before going through the mill, We
will place kernel of wheat under
microscope and examine it. We finc
that the She'll is nearly. covered witt
small particle of grit, and in addition
to this one end of the kernel is beard
ed. The wheat in olden times wa
run directly into the old stone burr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
The Mccormick of 1902.

For seventy-one years Mccormick
has manufactured machines for har-
vesting the crops of the world.
Today more than two million of
these machines encircle the globe
they are the product of the world
centre works. The worlds demands
are conferred on Mccormick. Three
hundred and sixty-two thousand ma
chimes bearing that name were built
and sold during the last season. We
shall exceed this number during 1902.
Our immense output is distributed
by railway and waterway throughout
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

The city hotel is one of the oldest
and best known hostelries in southern
Minnesota. 1t is a four story struc-
ture, steam heated and electric and
gas lighted, and has all modern hotel
conveniences. Henry Himmelman Jr.
is the proprietor, gentleman who is
we'll known and popular.
The City Hotel is located at the
corner of Second and Plum streets, in
the center of the city, adjacent to
both the business and residence sec
tions. The travelling public receives
kindly care at the hands of Mine Host
Himmelman, who is very successful
tavern keeper, and his good wife who
sees to it that an excellent table is set.
A free bus meets all trains, and a
Northwestern telephone pay station is
located in the Office. The rates charg-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30


ed are S.. % and 81. so. There is ample
barn room in connection.
Mr., Zimmerman is an old settler
and has always taken prominent
part in the affairs of the city. lie has
served on the council a number of
years. and is active and public spirit
ed. He is connected with several
industrial enterprises, and is one of
the proprietors of the Standard Brew
ing Co.
The travelling public is familiar
with Mr. Zimmerman, and his hotel
is household word among them, on
account of its excellent standing and
the popularity of its proprietor. A
cordial welcome is extended to all to
enter Landlord Zimmerman big
house. and if they do not get what
they want it is their own fault.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

are conveniently combined in.the large
beautiful building located at the
corner of Second and Cherry streets,
and is shown in the accompanying
Photographic reproduction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

the grip on account of his gentlemanly
and congenial manner. After his ex-
perience with this firm as salesman,
and considering himself thoroughly
conversant in the shoe business he con-
cluded to quit the road and go into
the retail shoe trade. He opened up
his business in 1898 at 306 South Front
street. After seven years of successful
increasing bushes he had the store
room at 403 reftted with new shelly
ing, fixtures and steel ceiling, making
it very attractive, comfortable and
commodious room of which photo
gaphic reproduction accompanies this
article, and by glance at the neat
arrangement, a stranger can easily
recognize the interior of we'll stock
ed and nicely equipped store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

1t is not because DR.. Andrews is not
known that we give herein this brief
history but rather because of the place
he occupies as one of Mankato's most
prominent citizens, and because so
many for many miles around are fam
iliar with the name, the benign face,
the kindly ways and the great achieve
ments in connection with hi. medical
profession.-
DR.. Andrews was born in Illinois
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

The valley of thesBlue Earth river
through Shelby and Vernon Center,
is from rs to 100 feet deep; in..Rapidan
and South Bend before joining the
Minnesota valley its depth is 200 feet.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-15
DRUG GO
FORT STREET
ENvIoUs DIGS AT CHICAGO,

Those Texas ticket sellers who had to
give a premium to get people to go to
Chicago cannot blame the people.-But-
falo Enquirer.
Chicago's latest murder mystery Will
be sure to cause the New York report
ers to get busy and dig up something
unique.-W ashington Post.
Some Washington students have dis
covered the derivation of the name
Chicago" Who cares how the crime
was COMMUNICATION Express
They are Swimming the Chicago river
for soap grease. The prospect is
enough to make the clearly shy at a
cake of soap.-Seattle Post-Intelligen-
Ger.
The price of pie is to be raised in
Chicago. The mass of testimony will
agree, however, that Chicago pie has
always been dear at the old figure
Pittsburg Times.
One of the delegates to the Winona
Bible conference complained that Chi
cago men do not go to church. Certain
ly not; you can't make any money in
church.-Deroit Free Press.
OF course the new naval station
should be established at Buffalo. Chi
cago is presumptuous to think of asking
for it. "Bathhouse John" is enough for
one town.-Buffalo Evening News.
If the Windy City objects to the name
Chicago because the word is Indian for
skunk why not call it "Chi-hOg-go"
which does not mean skunk, but is APP
propriate nevertheless Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Students of the University of Chicago
have adopted yellow since it has been
discovered that mosquitoes shun that
color Other sound reasons might be
given to justify its popularity at the
iversity.-Baltimore American.
The young lady residing in Meriden
Conn, who has caused the young man
to whom she was engaged to be arrest
ed for kissing her is carrying propTiety
to a length that would seem perfectly
absurd to a Chicago girl. AS a matter
of fact, it isn't quite proper to be quite
too proper.-Boston Herald
When the Chicago street car COM
panies have given their conductors a
complete education in courteous be-
haviOr it might be worth while to give
some of the passengers a few tips in the
same line. 1t would make it pleasanter
for those who know how to conduct
themselves in public.-Philadelphi
Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-15
TIE SUBTLE INNURHDO.

annual for 1902 there are in all IS plan
tations upon the Hawaiian Islands. VI
these r. II. Davies & Co., control II
plantations, Hackfeld and Co., control
9, Schaefer and Co., 2 and J. NJ. Dow
sett l. making 2S plantations in all, for
the firms designated by the witness
and leaving So in the control of Ameri-
can firms like Brewer and Co., Alexan-
der and Baldwin, Irwin and Co., Grin
baum and Co., and Castle and Cooke
The statement therefore, that the
English and German firms control the
majority of the plantations is absolute
ly false. 1t is made out of whole cloth.
1t is one Of those statements thrown off
with the object of creating an impress
sion which it is hoped may not be in
vestigated, and which may possibly be
made to stick. False statements are
easily disseminated and the object of
the witness is not to enlighten the conf
mittee, but to pose before n lager au-
dience through newspaper quotation.
Another object of this majority con-
troll falsehood is to give an idea that
these English and German firms send
their trade in the direction of their
mother countries. But this is done as
subtle inuendo, The whole Os or:r trade
IS with the mainland. Every THund Of
our sugar went to the Ameri3l1 market
Our shipments of produce to the United
TO
$17, 604 which went elsewhere. Our i'm
ports from the mainland were between
$40 600 600 and 100000 900. This gives a
volume of trade amounting to over $44,-
000,0 600, greater than the trade with the
Philippines, with all its teemug mil
lions, greater than that Of Porto Rico,
whose population is six times as great
as that of this territory.
If we look at the personnel of the
firms quoted by the witness, we find
that many of the members have been
born here and are by right of birth Ha
waiians,, and therefore since anneXa-
ton are Americans. They are in many
cases married to Hawaiian born wives
some of them to wives of Hawaiian
blood. Their homes are here, and their
old homesteads date back twenty, thirty
and even fifty years. Their children go
to our American schools here, and seek
a higher education on the mainland. y
leading member of the firm of Davies
and Co. is a graduate of the Boston
School of technology.
These are the people whom the wit
ness would strive to show as inimical to
American interests. When he init
mates this he knows he is not stating
facts, but is perverting facts. Such
pervision ever returns upon the head
of the perverter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-15

The treasure schooner will be looked
for with interest on her return trip
She may come back laden to the gun
vale with dOubloons and other rare
coins, a golden candlestick at each
masthead, and her sails all made of
Chinese silks and satins, after the fash
ion Of Drake, Cavendish, and other
treasure hunters. Or she may come
back with a tale of quarrels and dis
agreements and minus several mem
bers of her mess. The Herman is a
curious vessel, she is an anomaly in
this century and might figure in a
story as the Last of the Treasure
Hunters" which ought to be put side
by side with The Last of the Mohi-
cans"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-15

A witness who has bobbed up several
times before the committee, and who
seems bent on Supplying misnforma-
ton certainly outdid himself on satur-
day. There We're many points both
malicious and insidious in their half
truth, which will be dealt with when
the proper time comes, and one has a
choice of such statements to attack,
But for the present purposes it is not
necessary to take them up serlatim.
That will come later, but take for in
stance the ownership of plantations.
The statement was made that the ma
jority of the plantations were under
the control of English and German
firms The object of this was to show
that the benefits from the plantations
accrued to these nationalities, and that
therefore any damage to the sugar in
dustry would not fall upon the Ameri-
can citizen, but upon the foreigner
In other parts of the mainland there
is not that sharp line drawn which this
vindictive witness would draw. German
trading firms are to be found in every
part of the Union. Portions of States
are so colonized by Germans, that the
very schools are taught in German.
When the Emperor's brother visited
the states the Germans made fine
showing both as to their wealth and
Rebellion German regiments and Ger
man generals fought for the integrity
of the union, but as the witness is a
Southerner, perhaps the integrity of the
Union is not a matter that he cares
much for.
British firms take a high standing in
the United States. British capital is in
vested in railroads, in ranches, in mines
in manufactures and there is no com
plant. Marriages between American
and British families of the Oldest line
age are frequent, officially there is a
strong tie between Great Britain and
the United States. Yet the vindictive
witness attempts to use nationality as
a lever to injure our sugar industry
by a statement which would make
members of the committee think that
the commercial prosperity which has
grown up here is not American but is
European.
Now is this statement true? The
remark was clear the majority of the
plantations were under the control Of
English and German firms-T H.
q. II
DOwsett and Co., and Schaefer and Co."
Upon the actual firms there will be
something to say later but let us con-
slider the term "majority of the planta-
tons"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-15

Dr. Bishop predicts further volcanic
eruptions upon Martinique, and gives
reasons for his views from a study of
the great Malayan eruptions at the
blowing up of the Island of Krakatao.
If the predictions are substantiated
Martinique will cease to be habitable,
and its productive capacity will have
to lie dormant for centuries. DR..
Bishops arguments are based upon the
rival actions Of igneous and aqueous
forces. He does not go further into
space seeking the powers of the. moon
and the planets like the astrologers of
the middle ages.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-15

The town is looking forward to it's
Saturday full holiday, and the races
which will enliven the day. The
weather promises to be fine and no
doubt most enjoyable time will be
spent Besides the boat racing there
will be picnics in all directions. With
our means of rapid Iocomotion the city
quickly spreads into the country, and
groups Of holiday makers can be found
from Waikiki beach to the sands at
Waialua bay.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-15

The war against the lantana may be
said to have fairly begun. OF course
the work of insects at first is somewhat
slow, but it increases in geometrical
and not arithmetical ratio, and soon
begins to make itself felt. The most
rapid hope held out is that the insects
will so attack the lantana that many
of the plants and shrubs will become
dessicated. When a dry spell comes
along it will then be possible to set fire
to large acreages and thus destroy it
quickly. The insects will then be able
to keep down the new growth, where