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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19
ALL WERE ROBBED
Street Car With 30 Passengers
Held Up.

Los Angeles. Feb. IA Los Angeles
Pasadena electric car was held up last
night half way between the two cities
by two unmasked highwaymen. There
were 32 passengers on the car. is of
whom were women. All were robbed
of money, watches and Jewelry. 1t is
estimated that the robbers secured $500
in money, Is gold watches. numerous
rings and other jewelry. Only one shot
was fired. and that was intended fOl
a passenger who refused to give up his
money. He knocked the robbers hand
up and the bullet passed through the
roof of the car. The men escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

-HV Naliulldte IQf Mayor the Republ-
can City Central Committee would like
to side-track
left unmolested perhaps on account Of
the scriptural iniunction .He that is
without sin let him cast the first stone.
There was considerable anti-Isewis talk
during the first part of the meeting. 1t
was aroused by a letter from Mr.. Lewis
on the subject of his proposed candi-
dacy and was coUched in language to
which some of the members of the COM
mittee took exceptions because it touch
ed them upon the delicate point of their
own allegiance to the Republican party.
J- W. Gleed moved that the letter be
sent back without comment. and the
motion carried
Until after the disposal of consider
able other business the Lewis matter
was not further touched on Several of
the committeeman held a consultation
ana Df o. p Davis, who was appointed
70 place on the board of health by
Hughes introduced the following res0-
luton which precipitated further dis
russion
Resolved That 1T is the sense Of this
committee that this committee is in
doubt as to the eligibility of T. A.
Lewis TO place on the Republican
municipal ticket and that his name be
oellea place on the ticket unless he
can fully establish his Republfca nism
before this committee i'm regular ses-
sion"
j. H. Guy tried to block the passage
OF the resolution and he Samuel Rice
ana Charles Leareher voted against it,
1l8hteen members of the committee vo-
Tea lor TINS adoption Then committee
oL ANe members was appointed to see
Mr. Lewis personally and to secure in
formation relative TO his eligibility to
the ticket This committee viii also
ma ke inquiries into the objections filed
py w. w. Fisher, negro candidate for
the school board in The Fifth ward
against the admission OF the name Of
g. H. kutz, who wants to run against
MIN. By his own admission Kutz has
been fOpulisI but he claims THAT for
several years past he has performed
seiNlc for the Republican party during
election time iu the way OF serving on
election boards rustling voters" and
UiFing carriages. kutz lis a teacher N
CH ARLES k- HOLIDAY BARRED
With very little ceremony Charles Is.
Holiday was refused permission TO run
for the school board on the Republican
uckel. Inc stand taken by the com
mltlee was that Holiday formerly had
the reputation of being q Democrat
and that he had never been known as
anything else until he joined the Re
publican flam beau club two weeks
ago. John Alexander said:
We are glad to welcome Mr.. H0Ui-
day as Republican and if his refor-
nation is sincere he will not be turned
away by our refusal to admit him on
our primary ticket. do not think we
should establish a precedent of allow
ing Democrats to join the Republican
party by running for office If he
wants to run year from now 1 shall
be In favor of it,
Mr.. Holiday addressed the commit
zee through written communication
in winch he stated that if his name
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19
She Fell on the Sidewalk.

Newton, Kan. Feb ia jury in the
district court here has awarded Mrs.
Louisa Pherson $3.50 damages for in
juries received by falling on a sidewalk
last summer. She sued for $4,000 but
the city attorney fought the case and
succeeded in reducing the amount Of
damages awarded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

New York. Feb. 19.-The cold wave
which followed the snow storm of the
first part of this week brought the cold
est weather this city has experienced in
four years At o'clock the weather
bureau reported that its thermometer
registered a temperature of two above
the lowest since 1899.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

Milwaukee, Feb. 19.-WiIIie 8TcGin.
who was claimed by Cantilion a week
ago. signed with the brewers. 8IcGin
was with Comiskey for a short time last
season. It is expected that big Jack
Katoll. who was claimed at the same
time as AIcGill viii also sign with Can
tillon soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

Mobile. Ala. Feb. 19.-The steamer Es-
pana, Danielsen. master from Porto Cor
tez Honduras. reports everything quiet
al that port The officers of the steamer
say there is no talk Of a revolution. So
far as the mobilization of soldiers is con-
cerned they saw that while in port they
only saw To- On Friday morning last a
Hondurian gunboat arrived in port, but
there was no demonstration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

washington. F'eb 19.-Secretary VII
son said today that the British govern
ment had received advices from one of
its consuls in Mexico to the effect that
foot and mouth disease had broken out
al San Luis PotOsi and that the de
partment Of agriculture acting on the
British representa- tons had directed In
spect0r Shaw OF the bureau of animal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

industry to make a thorough investiga-
ton. DR.. Shaw is now in the neighbor-
hood of the reported outbreak. Pending
his report the entry OF live stock from
Mexico has been interdicted. There are
no official advices TO this government to
indicate the presence of the disease on
the Mexican border.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19
Labor Question Discussed

New York. Feb. 19-Wednesday's ses-
sion of the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' association was devoted to
general discussion Of the labor question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19
BAILEY MAY OBJECT.
Plan to Stop Loading Up the Appro-
priation Bills.

The senate this morning adopted the
house concurrent resolution written by
John Francis to submit a proposition
to amend the constitution so that the
laneous appropriation bills without We
toing the entire bill. The resolution pro-
vides that when the governor vetoes an
item the bill shall be returned with his
objections. If the sections objected to
are sustained by both houses they will
remain in the law. Otherwise they will
be stricken out without effecting the
remainder of the bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19
Tsmneratura of Laree &c.

Chicago, Feb 19-7 a. m tempera-
lures: New York 2: Boston 4; Phila-
delphia 4; Washington 4; Chicago 0;
Minneapolis below; Cincinnati 2; st.
Louis g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

Wellington, Kas., Feb. 19.-The jury
in the Cumnins murder case is still out.
A conviction is considered improbable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

Chicago. Feb. 1s.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Friday
rising temperature; southerly windss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

Geary, Sharp, Taylor. Tucker. Weldon.
Wilson'S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19

The investigation committee composed
of DR. O. p. Davis, Captain c. Fl. Titus
John A. Alexander. Prof. i. NJ. Field
and J. H. Guy. viii report to the city
central committee its findings in the Lewis
matter on next Saturday evening, to which
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
Board Of Education Urged to Keep
Close Tab on Teachers.
President Hughes Advises That Weak
Ones Be Needed Out.
Board Instruets President to Enforce
a Weed Contract.
Enrolment in the Schools One Less
Than Last Year.

From Thursdays Daily.
The regular meeting of the school
board last night was attended by all of
the members except Mr.. Coughlan.
Capt. Keysor reported that repairs
had been made on the East Mankato
building, that was damaged by boys. The
latter had been arrested and fined He
also reported that he had found fifty
cords of excellent wood, that can be had
for 81 cord for maple and So cord
for Eastwood, elm and ash.
A motion to purchase the wood was
CARRIED.
1t was reported by Capt. Keysor that
Mr.. Stewart is not fulfilling his con-
tract to furnish the board with forty
cords of wood, only six and half having
been delivered. President Hughes was
instructed to notify Mr.. Stewart that
the board will enforce the contrct if he
does not fulfill it.
A motion by Mr.. Comstock to take out
with D. G. Davies $500 more insur-
ance on the high school building was
carried.
Superintendent Uline presented his
October attendance report of number en-
rolled and belonging and average atten-
dance. The totals are as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
BELGRADE SETTINGS.

Threshing is nearly all finished in this
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keltgen are
happy over the arrival of son.
Ben johnson is intending to move on
the Thomas farm near Seven Mile creek.
Mrs. John Lorentz was committed to
the insane asylum at st. Peter last week.
There was dance at Geo. Deegan's
last Saturday night and those who at
tended reported a good time.
A. A. Curtiss sold his personal proper
ty at auction last week and will move
his family to North Mankato to reside
there in the future
The patrons on Route No. 5, surpris-
ed Mail Carrier Thomas last week by
presenting him with a purse of $3.50
All faithful R. F. D. mail carriers should
be treated likewise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06

ness and catarrhal diseases. They
make Rea Bros. Kidney and Bladder
Cure. Cures backache, Scanty, scaid-
ing high-colored urine, Inflammation
OF the bladder and all kidney troubles.
They make Epiderma Eczema Salve,
which cures after all others have
failed. One box cures salt rheum and
eczema in any form. They make
Syrup of Pineapple Expectorant,
which cures coughs, colds, bronchitis,
and early consumption. They make
Rea Bros Electric Liniment, most
powerful, penetrating liniment. 1t is
the great reliever of pain. These
remedies at druggists; price so cents.
They make the famous Red Cross
Pile and Fistula Cure; cures by abb
Sorption. piles, fiStula and diseases of
the rectum. One months treatment,
one dollar, or sample sent free by
mail. Their CaScola Blood and Rheu-
matte Cure, the best remedy that
medical science has been able to put
forth. gives quick relief and cures
permanently rheumatism, neuralgia,
sciatica, govt, nervousness, all blood
and rheumatic troubles. Sold by
druggists, or send 40 cents in stamps
to pay express charges and they will
send you Que months treatment free.
Ii it cures, you pay $3.50. If not, you
pay nothing.
Rea Rros. & Co Chemists,
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
Dizziness, Confusion of Ideas,
NERVOUSNESS, CAN'T SLEEP CAN'T EAT
Cured by Rea Bros Cascarin.

Made from the bark of a plant that
grows in southern California and on
the South Pacific coast. The bark
was held in such high esteem by the
natives that they named and de-
scribed It as "Sacred Bark" and was
used by them in the cure of chronic
constipation, liver, stomach and
bowel troubles, Investigated in 1871
by the German bntan.St, Frederick
Pursh, introduced as a medicine in
1877 by DIR. Bundy, of CaluSa, Cal,
and was made the object OF special
investigation by Doctors PearSe and
Hanson, in the United States.
Perfected by Rea Bros. & Co., and
introduced. Is mild, invigorating,
and does not grippe. 1t cures the most
obstinate and stubborn cases. If you
feel indiSpoSed, tired, languid, if your
head is dizzy, if you have pain in
your back, a rumbling noise in the
stomach and abdomen, CT feel blOated
and your food does not digest, or il
YOU are nervous, can't sleep at night,
take Rea Bros. CaScarin. Continue
the treatment for short time, re-
peat it more or less occasionally, as
may be necessary, and you will save
doctor bills and preserve your health.
Rea Bros. 81 Co. are specialists OF
MANY years. Standing. They make
Rea Bros. Inhalent Catarrha. Jelley
which cures catarrh, catarrhal deaf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
CAMBRIA BREEZES.

Roger Davis and Tudor Jones were in
Mankato last week.
Miss Rachel Jones of Mankato was in
this town a few days last week.
Miss Sarah Harris of Mankato is visit
ing her brothers on the farm.
Miss Alice Pferle of New Ulm was a
guest of Gertrude johnson Sunday.
DR.. Dodds of Lake Crystal was at
E. T. James, place Saturday, one of Mr..
James horses being very sick.
Every one is enjoying the Indian sum-
mer, and farmers are having a good
chance to finish their fall work.
H. G. Roberts was at Horeb church
Sunday evening teaching some of the
new church music to the congregation.
A number of young people were at d.
and w. Harris residence Wednesday
night attending the party. They re-
ported pleasant time.
Misses Gertrude Johnson, Margaret
Davis, Ella Jones and Kate Price at
tended the Southern Minnesota Teachers
convention at Mankato Friday and Sat
urday. They report excellent meet
ings, some of the most conspicuous parts
of the meetings being a paper read by
Superintendent Freeman and the discus
sion on rural school libraries and venti-
lation led by Superintendent Rice of
Redwood county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
LINES FROM MADISON LAKE.

DR.. 0. M. Justice was in town yes.
terday far brief stay.
Burton E. Orr of Mortified is visiting
relatives here for few days.
M. P. Shanahan is up from Faribault
to visit his parents, in Jamestown.
J. E. Southwick started yesterday for
the deer fields, going to Pequot, MINI.
L. 81. Gibson is the new station agent
M. Gibson will be joined by his wife in a
few days.
W. E. Davey is entertaining his broth
er, from Iowa. Hunting will be their
chief pastime.
E. E. Orr is closing out his stock of
general merchandise, and will retire from
our mercantile circles.
George F. Southwick and George T.
Swearington were business visitors to
the twin cities Monday.
Mrs. John Kopp will go to Pennsyl-
vania, with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Fasnacht, for the winter.
Joseph Warner of Elysian dined at the
Lake House Wednesday, and looked af-
ter business interests in the afternoon.
Capt. F. M. Baker is quite sick. His
daughter, Mrs. leila Passenger, of st.
Louis, is here assisting in caring for him.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
gave a social and served delicious re-
freshments, in the school house hall last
evening.
Arthur D. Culp and Miss Mary E. Dol
liver were married, at the home of the
brides mother, Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
w. I. Moore officiating.
Mrs. G. w. Allyn is home from Man.
kato, where she has been under treat
ment for some weeks. She is contem-
plating going south to escape the rigors
of winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
Salem Congregational Church Among
Historic Buildings Of County.
1t Has Undergone Repairs and Is
Now More M0dernized.
First Built in 1855 and Society Or
gained Little Later.
Time HOnored Stove Gives Away to a
Brand" New Furnace.
From Thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
The Salem Congregational church of
Cambria is the oldest church or religious
society in the Welsh settlement of Blue
Earth county. The only Welsh congre-
gational church in the state of Minnesota
and there are but one or two older
Congregational churches-Welsh or Eng
hsh-in the state 1t was inaugurated
In the early part of 1855 and organized
as church on October the l4th of the
same year.
The old stove-time honored and worn
which warmed the benumbed limbs of
the grandfathers and grandmothers of
years gone by, has done yeoman service,
and with the close of the last winter sea-
son passed out of commission and is
now to give place to "brand" new fur
mace, and the church edifice is having
higher and more trusty foundation.
The church members and congregation
assembling in the little "chappel" as it
is called by the Welsh people, have de-
cided to honor the old associations which
gather around it, as the scene of their
early religious training, baptism, mar
riage and funeral services, and relation
ship held dear to them by parental ties
and family episodes. Believe also that
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Damage Caused by Warren Creek to
Be Repaired.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The board of public works has award
ed the contract to the Mankato Stone
company, composed of NJ G. Willard and
son, for putting in the culvert on the
Glennwood ravine road just above the
cemetery grade, that washed out by the
recent storm. The contract price is 5000.
A stone culvert is to be constructed.
The board has awarded the contract
for repairing the damage at the corner of
Fifth and Warren streets to the Man
kato Lime and Stone company, and work
is to be commenced at once. The bould-
ers are to be taken out and good stone
substituted in the culvert, so that it will
not be likely to wash out again. The
hole will be filled up with dirt.
These two jobs will about wind up the
street work for this season. The cutters
and culverts have been cleaned out for
the winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
IT'S A BIG PENSION BILL
Interesting Facts and Figures About
What 1t Costs Uncle Sam
For Pensions.
The unknown Army" Which Steadily
Declines to Come in on
the Roll.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
A cubic foot of coinage gold is worth
$290,977.92 Pension Commissioner Ware
has computed that the outlay for pen
sions since the foundation of the gov
eminent, if met in gold, would make an
obelisk 10 feet square and LOG feet high.
This illustration, perhaps, gives an idea
of what $3,OOO,OOO,OO0 means; billion
ordinarily expresses something of which
sion.
1t is an extraordinary fact that the
total cost of the pension system from
the foundation of the government to
June 80, 1865, or until the civil war
was over, a period of three-quarters of
a century, amounted to but $96,0O0,000,
OF the present disbursement for eight
months and nine days. This is an ex
ample of the magnitude of modern opera
lions. Pensions for the Revolutionary
war have cost up to date but $70,000,000,
and as there are but five Revolutionary
pensions now, on the roll, the chapter is
nearly closed. This revolutionary total
represents about six months expendi-
ture today. The war of 1912, which has
continued as an active charge until the
present day, has cost but $45,0OO,OOO.
Its pensioners include one participant
and Ills widows. Were the 1912 pen
sioners to have a reunion, poor Hiram
Cronk of Oneida county, New York.
would be rather lonesome among so
many women. He is now l03 years old.
The last survivor of the revolution died
in 1859, at the age of 100. 1t may be re-
garded as general truth in pension rec
ords that the widows last thirty years
longer than the participants of any war
About thirty years from now the last
of the 1872 widows will be dropping
from the list, just as the last partici
lpant is now nearing the end. By widow
is understood in pension nomenclature al
Idependents-everybody except actua
participants. For the war of 1872, how
ever, practically all the dependents car
ried on the rolls are actual widows.
| During the last year the number O.
civil war participants on our rolls fel
off nearly 10000, while the number O
cival war widows increased by 245Sl
This shows that wives are younger thai
their husbands more often than older
and also that our pension laws operat
to put something of premium upon tn
young woman's marrying the old sol
der, many years her senior. Commits
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feelings and endearments to do some
thing in its adaptability to their future
needs as well as in honor of the past.
A little money, something over $50, has
been raised by couple of social affairs
as preliminary test, and after an assur-
ance of success, the matter of raising the
building, eXcavating basement. install
ing furnace and putting in new foun-
dation has been materialized.
a fund of about $500 is assured with
in the home church and congregation,
with prospects for all that is needed for
the completion of the work.
1t is also contemplated that in the
spring of the coming year a further rem
ovation of the exterior of the church
building will be affected to modernize its
appearance and to bring it fully up to
the needs of the times.
The hearty good will with which the
work has been taken up speaks well
of the prevailing humanity of the
church and congregation, which placed
the oversight of the improvements in the
hands of the trustees and an auxiliary
committee, and under the able manage
ment of Mr.. John Evans, builder, the
work has gone with swing, without a
hitch, except very willing ''hitching"
up of their teams to do the work of
hauling stone, brick and timber to the
ground for the work which is being exc
cuted in real workmanship style, and al
ready the ediice has put on quite an i'm
proved appearance, and within very
short time it is expected to be COM
pleted and ready for the coming winter
season.
The services are conducted every Sab
bath morning at 1890 and at p. m.
at present.
Every first Sabbath in the month holy
communion is administered.
Every Sabbath evening service is con-
Quoted in English. sermon and Y. P.
S. c. E. alternately. And last Sab
bath morning in the month an English
sermon is preached by the pastor, Rev
Thomas L. Griffith.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
HEAD CRUSHED IN THESHER.
Vernon Center Man Meets Horrible
Death at Rock Dell.

Ole II. Lea, aged twenty-one, whose
home is in Vernon Center, Dodge county,
was instantly killed at Rock Dell, Ohm
stead county, Tuesday evening while
working at the home of G. G. Scharberg.
A company was running a threshing ma
chine, and while attempting to tighten
some loose bolts, Lea got caught in
pully, and his head was drawn in the
belts and crushed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-11-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Susie E. Hughes to John r. Hughes,
north twenty eight feet of lot eleven,
block two, Branson's addition, for $l25.
Eliza ]. Robinson to James 81. Thew,
eb, swA, nwA, section 81, Lyra, for
$1,000.
Julius A. Schwartz to William +. Ur-
ban, nw1l, seA, and neA, swA, section
IL, Pleasant Mound, for $500.
VIM. Fridley to w. Fl. Sulfow, seA,
section %, Pleasant Mound, for 81 500.
Hulda Schon to Wilhelm Sonnabend,
ten and one-half acres in neA, neA, Sec
ton %, and swA, nwH, section 81, Lyra,
for 5000.