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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
SAY IT is NOT so.
Management of State School and the
QuigIey Boys.
From MONDAYS Daily.

FROM Mondays DAILY.
The Owatonna Journal comes to the
defense of the management of the state
school in that city in the following Ian
guage:
1T does not pay to believe everything
one hears, much less to print it. Some
one has gone to the Minneapolis Times
with wonderful story about the state
school affairs which leads that paper to
ask if the institution is school or a
prison.
The Times says:
"Tf the stories of James and William
Ouiplev. who live with their mother,
Mrs. Mara Quigley 1920 Twenty first ave-
nue. S., is true, and if their cases are ty-
pical ones, it would appear that the insti-
tuition is deserving of investigation
Mrs. Quigley and her husband are
separated Mrs. Quigley put the boys in
the State school, as she found it difficult
to make both ends meet. The boys came
to Owatonna, where they remained some
time, when they were placed with farm
ers as is the intention of the school. The
complaints made by the boys are not
against the school nor its management,
but against the farmers where the boys
were placed. They tell stories of cruel
ty from them that remind one of ''Old
Squeers.'
''The trouble about these stories told
by the boys is that they are not true.
Merrill was shown the
column article in the Times, and made
absolute denial of all the statements
made therein. The case of these two
boys was before the board of control last
fall, and that body instituted thorough
The report shows that the
boys had good homes and were well cared
for and they were allowed such privileges
as boys should have. They had not been
'inhumanly treated nor were they COM
pletedy cowed," as charged in the story
in the Times. If the Times had inter
viewed the board of control it might
have had the straight of it.
agents of the State school visit child
rem who are out at homes from time to
time, and the school keeps well informed
as to their environment and conditions.
The Times may be assured that there is
no foundation to the scare head story
as told by the Quigley boys"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
CROP PROSPECTS BRIGHT.
Yield Will Be Up to The Average, and
Maybe Better.
From Mondays Daily.

from Mondays DdLy
An attache of one of the farm ma
chinery houses in this city is authority
for the statement that the yield of wheat
in Blue Earth county this year will be
greater than people generally are willing
to concede He has been pretty well
over the county and is satisfied that in
some sections the yield will be greater
than it was last year. This gentleman
stated to a Free Press man that in GER
tain portions of the county the fields are
looking fine, and if nothing happens to
the grain between now and harvest time
the yield will be immense. South and
east of Mankato the grain is not in the
best of condition.
This same gentleman said that fair
corn crop will be secured:
In portions of South Dakota last week
crops were destroyed by AN extensive
hail storm. The storm covered ter
ritory fifty miles in length and from
five to seven miles in width.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
HAIL DOES ITS WORST.
1t Cuts a Wide Path in PipestoDe
County.
from Mondays Daily.


Additional reports from the destrue-
tive hail and wind storm which swept
over large tract in South Dakota this
week, and made quite an inroad into
Pipestone county before spending its
energy, more than. confirm the early re-
ports of the awful damage done.
A travelling man who has visited the
scene of the storm, was in Pipestone
last evening, and told in vivid manner
the story of destruction.
He states that the storm was without
doubt the worst that has ever visited
that section. Driven by furious wind,
the hail stones pounded into the ground
every living thing, and when the storm
had passed, the hailstones lay piled upon
the ground to depth of six to ten
inches. Thus it remained for hours af-
ter the storm had abated. In ravine,
which he had seen, hail was drifted like
snow to a depth of ten feet.
Cattle and horses exposed to the storm
were stampeded, and many animals were
cruelty torn upon fences and other OBJ
stacles, besides pounded by the hail.
The wind tore down barns and sheds,
exposing the contents to the storm.
When the hail had melted, the fields were
as barren as though nothing had been
planted there, whereas but few hours
before, one of the finest crops ever known
IN that section had been standing. The
same vicinity lost nearly everything by
frost last year, and not few farmers
have been driven well nigh mad by this
new disaster.
One Of the sad sights which might
be seen since the storm, in the towns
adjoining the country visited, is that OF
farmers returning to the dealers, Irvine
which they will now have no use for.
Scores of farmers, with the best of pros
poets in sight, had laid in large quantl-
ties of Irvine, and are in many cases
Just at work getting their binders ready
for service, at the very moment when the
biighting storm struck. With poverty
and Encouragement for their lot, they
must enter upon their long wait till
another crop season shall come around,
when they may again engage in the fight
with fate.-Pipestone Star.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
HE'S RIPE FOR THE ROPE.
Negro Fiend Who Committed Crime
Near Montevideo.
From Mondays Daily.

Glencoe, Mimi, July 20.-Jackson, the
negro tramp and ex-convict of South
Dakota, who demanded the money in the
house of Miss Olson at Watson, and as
saulted her and beat her over the head
with an axe, was arrested Saturday
night fifteen miles south of Watson and
brought to Glencoe to escape mob that
would have surely lynched him if they
had taken him to Watson. The girl will
probobly die.
The prisoner admits the holdup and
striking her with an axe, but denies as
saulting her.
Montevideo, Mimi, July 90 Miss
Helen Olson, who was so cruelty beaten
and assaulted by negro fiend Saturday
night was still alive last night. Her ply
Lsician, DIR. Zundeck, said at midnight:
Miss Olson has regained conscious
ness, which is favorable symptom; but
it is too soon to say that she will re-
cover. Her condition is still very criti-
cal
81 did not try to talk with her re-
garding her awful experience, and forbid
others to do so. She is too weak to try
to think, and the mental effort of re-
calling the horror might initiate against
her recovery"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
CONTRACTING FOR LAND.
Representatives of North and South
Road Are in Nic0IIet.
From SATURDAYS Daily

From Saturdays Daily.
Reports from Nicollet county are to
the effect that men representing the
Duluth and Southwestern or the Mime
sofa Central railway are making con-
tracts for the right -of-way. They are
offering as high as $40 and $50 per acre
for the land that must be used in case
the road is built. Yesterday the repre-
sentatives of the road were in Nicollet
township. They have in each case paid
a dollar down in order to bind the bar
gain for the land.
The residents in the section visited
by the railroad men are of the opinion
that the proposed road has the back
ing of the Chicago Great Western, but
what the Chicago Great Western would
want of road up through the territory
picked out does not appear on the sur
face.
The route has been surveyed and the
stakes set.
The parties whose names appear as
officers of the road live in Duluth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
Hail Cuts Its Way Through Grain
Fields in Vicinity Of luverne.
For Distance Of Thirty Miles and Over
Five Miles in Width.
Leaves a Path of Destruction in
Hardwick, Magnolia, Kenneth.
Also An unconfirmed Report That a
Number OF Lives Were Lost.
From Mondays Daily.

Southwestern Minnesota was storm
swept this afternoon and crops for dis
tance of thirty miles and five miles in
width were wiped out.
This afternoon shortly after one
o'clock The Free Press received a private
wire from Luver1fe stating that heavy
hail storm with sixty miles an hour
wind back of it had just swept through
Hardwick, Magnolia and Kenneth, Mimi,
and it has cleared everything for
width of five miles and length of thirty
miles. Communication is interrupted
and wires are down.
Crops are wiped out entirely.
There are various reports of people
killed, but messengers have been sent in
all directions to learn if these reports
are true.
A later dispatch says three fourths
of the crop of Rock county was destroy
ed by terrific hail storm this afternoon.
All small grain is cut down to about
three inches and corn stands about four
inches high.
The hail stones were as big as hens
eggs and laid three inches deep on the
ground one-half hour after the storm.
The width of the storm is about six
ty miles and takes in the entire county.
Besides the destruction of crops large
number of dwellings and farm buildings
were destroyed.
During the storm period it became SO
dark that lamps were necessary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
POLICE COURT.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Ed. .O'Connor of St. Clair pleaded
guilty to the charge of disorderly con-
duct in the police court this morning
and was fined $40 and costs, amounting
in all to about SIS. He was arrested Sat
urday night by Officer Daniels and was
allowed to 90 Sunday morning on his
promise to present himself in court Mon
day morning. When he did not appear,
a warrant was gotten out for his arrest,
and Chief Donahue took him into GUS
tody at st. Clair, late in the afternoon.
His not living UP to his word cost him
nearly double what he would have had to
have paid if he had presented himself IN
court Monday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
THREE NEW MEMBERS.
Annual School Meeting Held in North
Mankat0.
From MONDAYS Daily.


The annual meeting of the North Man.
kato school district was held Saturday
night. j. B. Nielsen and w. S. Albrant
were elected members of the board for
three years, and VIM. Page for one
year. Mr.. Albraznt succeeds NJ. c. john
son, the vote between the two being
close.
The meeting voted to accept the rec
ommendation of the board in regard
to the amount of money to be levied for
current expenses. The amount is ST.
900, and this includes $500 for payment
on note, and $500 for the sinking fund
The total expenses of the district for
next year are estimated at $4,646.
The report of Secretary A. Anderson
showed the receipts of the past year
to have been $6,S65.4l, and the expendi-
lures $4,l05.57, leaving a balance On
hand of $2,750S4. The principal items
of expenditure were $l,935 for teach
ers' salaries, 1925 for janitor's salary,
$T7l.l9 for fuel, $500 paid on note, and
$l34.34 for repairs and improvements.
The new board will meet Wednesday
evening to organize.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION.
From Saturdays Daily.

Arrangements for the celebration of
labor day, Sept 18th, are going forward
rapidly. A big parade to Sibley park will
be had, with an all day outing at the
park, and games and addresses. A ball
game will be one of the features. Sec
rotary McEwen of the state federation
Of labor, and editor of the Labor World
of Duluth, is being correspondent with for
speaker He has not yet said whether
he will accept. There will be dance in
the evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24

pensate the city.
The other aldermen did not take kind
" to it, and it was dropped.
Aid. Plymat moved that all bills that
are not filed by 4 p. IN. on the Thursdays
previous to regular meetings of the
council, except the pay rolls, 60 over I'M
til the next regular meeting, and this
was carried.
Books to Be Examined.
Aid. Plymat said that the ely dis.
burses 100000 to 100000 a year,
which is large amount. He thought
that the books should be revised and
checked up at least once in two years
He moved that the mayor arrange with
some competent expert to do the work
This was carried, after a brief discus
sion.
Aid. Plymat moved that the mayor
state to the Milwaukee road in writing
that the city desires the road to re-
move its tracks from the center of Pike
street to the easterly twenty feet of the
street, from Jackson to Poplar streets.
1t would be a benefit to both the city
and the road. The motion was carried.
The bills were allowed, including
$265.SO to the Mankato Interior Mfg. Co..
for the construction of bath house; the
second installment of $563l2 on the
purchase price of the lots on North
Fourth street, bought of the Omaha
road; $lS2 for the expenses of the board
of review; $57S66 to the Mankato Side
walk company for putting down 500
feet of eight inch curbing ON Cherry
street; $50 for the purchase of Smith
Premier typewriter for the board of
public works; and the payroll of ST.
363.47, of which $69l.S8 was spent on
street work, $2l5!O2 on sewers, $24499
on waterworks extension, $47.43 on
waterworks repairs, and $l64.l5 on
III
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24

Daniel Williams of Cambria, who is
president of the Farmers Mutual Tele-
phone company, is pushing the construc-
ton of the line, which will soon con-
meet New Ulm with Mankato and Lake
Crystal and intervening farming CON-
munity.-New Ulm News.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
BOUGHT A SUMMER HOME.
From Mondays Daily.

FROM Mondays DAILY.
Frank B. Root and wife, of Wells,
Mimi, who were visiting Walker, left
for home this morning. Mr.. Root for
twenty years has been conductor on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul rail-
way and so enjoys the life that he re-
mains at it though he is reputed to be
one of the wealthiest men in southern
Minnesota, where he is large land
owner Mr.. and Mrs. Root have been
looking through Wisconsin and at Du-
luth, Bemidji and various other points
with view to locating a summer home,
and they find no place as attractive as
Walker and no water that can compare
with Leech lake. Yesterday Mr.. Root
purchased the McNaughton property on
the lake front and will take possession
at once, Mrs. Root moving in in a few
days and he coming up later on. The
parties who have been occupying the
cottage consent to vacate at once
Walker Pilot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24

The county board of equalization has
made few changes in the assessment
rolls. A team of horses and wagon that
had been assessed to w. L. Bradshaw and
also to the Plano company was taken off
of the list of the former.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed:
Geo. Schippel to Stephen j. Small, e1a,
neA, and e1s, nwA, ne1A, and s1a, swA,
neA, and e6 2-3 acres of ME-, swA, neA,
section IL, Mankato, for $1,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
PAVING BIDS ASKED FOR.
From Tuesdays Daily.

The board of public works will open
bids Aug. 4th at 2 p. m. for the paving
of six blocks on Fifth street with asphalt
and the curbing, guttering and boulevard
ing of the street from Hickory to Madi-
son avenue. The bids must be accom-
panied by bond in sum not less than
twenty per cent of the cost of the METRE
work, or by certified cheek of $1,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
COUNTER PROPOSITION.
From Tuesdays Daily.

The minority stock holders of the Man
kato Manufacturing company have re-
fused to buy or sell at $25 share, as
proposed by the majority stockholders,
but have submitted counter PROPOSE
ton. They offer to sell all their stock
at $3.50 a share.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
GAS EXPLODED.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Superintendent Seegar of the local
plant of the American Development COM
pany had narrow escape from injury
last night, while lighting one of the
lamps in Ogle & Davis addition. Some of
the gasoline had leaked down the post,
and formed gas, and when he attempt
ed to start the light the gas exploded,
throwing him from his wagon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
From Tuesdays Daily.

Henry Kurth, st. Clair farmer, was
in Mankato today with load of flax.
He could not find buyer for it. What's
the reason that fax cannot find a sale
here as we'll as in St. Clair and smaller
towns hereabouts?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24

Miss Emma Durkee underwent an
operation for appendicitis at st. Luke's
hospital, st. Paul, Saturday. Her many
friends will be glad to know that she is
getting along nicely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24

\ fine ten pound daughter arrived at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leon
ard Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
Benefited All Humanity.

He was the powerful exponent of its
impulses and hopes, he figured in its sup
port, he swung the mighty power of the
whole Catholic church into its lines of
onward march. All humanity has been
benefited by him. His noble life has been
an exemplar of ideal conduct. He work
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24
DEATH ROLL CALL.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Mathilda johnson OF Belgrade,
wife of John johnson, farmer of that
township, died at her home at $3.50
o'clock last night of old age. She was In
her seventy second year, and for the
past twenty two years had resided in
Belgrade township. Five children sur
vive her, one of whom, Mrs. o. M. Hag-
wall, lives in this city. Two of her chill
dren live in Connecticut, one in Burling-
ton, Iowa, and one in LIE Sueur.
The funeral will occur tomorrow after
noon at two o'clock from the house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24

Boston Peterson, single man, twenty
six years of age, died at $3.50 o'clock
last night at the home of his father,
Hans Peterson, 209 West Fourth street.
The funeral will occur from the house
at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-24

Mrs. Annie Elder died at her home, Alp
Charles avenue, North Mankato, yester-
day, aged twenty-nine years. She
leaves husband, who is travelling man,
and two children. She was born near
Madison Lake, and had lived in the city
for seven years.
The funeral will occur Wednesday
forenoon from st. Peter and Paul's Cath
olic church.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
A Dangerous MoatA.

This is the month of coughs,
colds and acute caturrh. Do you
catch cold easi y? Find Yourself
hoarse, with. tickling in your
throat and an annoying cough at
night? Then, you should always
have handy, a bottle of Bsllsrd's
Horelound Syrup. j. A. Ander-
con, 354 Vast 5tk ST. Salt City,
writes: "We use Ballard's Hore.
hound Syrup for coughs and colds
1t gives immediate relief. We
know it's the bes. remedy for thes e
troubles. l write this to induce
other people to try this pleasan t
and efficient remedy" 25c, SOC
and $l.OO at Ikelman Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
Special Land Buyers Ixcursions.

Will run to the new lands OF
Greer county, Oklahoma, and ot-
her sections of the great South
west in November and December,
via the Frisco System.
Are you looking for rich and
fertile farming lands in the South
west which you can buy for from
one-fourth to one-tenth the cost OF
lands of the East and Northy
They produce as much acre for
acre. Here is a chance to better
your condition and add a liberal
amount to your pocket book.
For full particulars and special
railroad rates apply at once to r.
S Lemon, S .creta-y Fiisco Sy.-
tenn Immigration Bureau, St.
Louis. Mo.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
Not A Sick Day Sincs.


Il was taken severely sick with
kidney trouble. l tried all sorts
of medicines, hohe of which re.
lieved me. One day l saw an ad
of your Electric Bitters aud deter
mined to try that. After taking a
few doses l felt relieved, and soon
thereafter was entirely cured, and
have not seen sick day since.
Neighhors of mine have bee I,
cured of Rheumatism. Neuralgia,
Liver and Kidney troubles and
General Debility This is what
=. F. Bass, of Fremont, N. G..
writes. Only SOC, at Ikelman
Bros. Druggists.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
1AC w UIIC DIT VS.
Mems corduroy pants, Il 25.

1t looks as if the effects of the
coal strike is already BEGINNING to
be felt by large consumers west of
us. A train of about thirty cars
of coal went west Sunday. 1t has
for several years been difficult
mater to get all the coal needed
during the coolest weather of the
Winter, and with a strike among
all the mines of the state the out
look for supply of fuel for the
next four months is not very prom
ising to say the least.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
stepped Ao.,.st . hot stove.

A child of Mrs. Geo. T, Benson,
when get ny his usual Saturday
night bath, stepped back against a
hot stove which burned him Sc.
verely. The child was in great
agony and his mother could do
nothing TO p city him. ;Remem-
bering that she had u bottle of
Chambellain's Pain Balm in the
house, she thought she would trv
it. In less than half an hour after
applying it the child was quiet and
asleep, and in less than two weeks
was we'll. Mrs. Benson is a we'll
known resident of Kellar, Va.
Pain Balm is an antiseptic lini-
ment and especially valuable for
burns, cuts, bruises and sprains.
For sale by Ikelman Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
Best LInlrnent on Earth.

I. M.McHany, Greenville. Tex.
writes, Nov. End, 1900: II had
rheumatism last winter, WAS down
in bed six weeks; tried everything,
but got no relief, till friend gave
me part of n hottie of Ballard's y
Snow Liniment. l used it. and
got two more bottles. It cured
me aud | havn't fel, any rheumat.
ism since. l can recommend
Snow Linimentt t, be the best lini-
ment on earth for rheumatiam 81
For rheumatic, sciatic or neural
gic pains, rub in Ballard'a Snow
Liniment, you will not suffer long.
bnt will be gratified with speedy
aud effective cure. 25c, soc and
$500 ut Itelmsn Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
Philippine Tariff Reductions.

Senator Lodge has introduc d a
bill placing all Philippine pro-
ducts on the free list except sugar
and tobacco, and On these duty
of only 81 per cent of the tariff i'm
posed on like products from other
foreign countries will be imposed,
if the bill become. a law.
This would mean a reduction of
one-half in the duty on sugar, and
it would ~ n more injurious blow
to the sugar beet industry than
the proposed reduction of % per
cent in the duty on sugar from
Cuba.
There is no foundation for a
claim that this reduction should
b. made on Philippine sugar. 1t
would be made at the expense of
an American industry which needs
protection. If there is any merit
in the protective tariff theory at
all, it applies in the case of the
beet-sugar industry. We may be
under obligations to Cuba requir.
ing the proposed reduction in the
tariff on sugar com ing from that
country, but We are under no obli-
cation whatever of this character
to the Philippines.
AS a result OF the proposed re-
duction of so per cent in the tariff
on Philippine sugar, great sugar
plantations would be started in
those islands; and it is altogether
possible that legislation would be
crowded. through permitting the
Importation of Chinese labor into
the archipelago for the purpose Of
working such plantations.
The Philippines are costing the
people of this country millions of
dollars every year. and it inures to
the benefit of the Inhabitants OF
those islands rather than to the
people OF the United States. Ger
tainly ve should not be asked to 90
farthe@ and destroy one of our In
dust,ies in order to make the sr.
gar plantations of tho Philippines
,hore profitable. Denver Republi-.
can.