The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-06-12
REMARKS ON THE SIDE.

REMARKS ON THE SIDE.
knowledge of the efficient work done
by the st. Louis grand jury will not be
an aid to the defeat of the grand jury
system in Minnesota. The work done
i'll st. Louis will be a benefit to the
whole country, declares The Western
Guard.
George AIDE is charged with plagiarism
1t is said that he stole his ideas from the
"Sultan of Zulu"
The Prison Mirror wants to know WHY
il is no editor has ever been confined in
the Minnesota penitentiary. Because no
editor ever had enough money to get
himself into sufficient trouble, says The
st. Paul Daily News.
Just watch us put in prohibitory
tariff on Dutch bulbs if Holland taxes
our flour at the rate of thirty cents a
barrel suggests The Minneapolis Times
But the Dutch cheese manufactured in
America will be given free access to the
Holland markets.
Ed Kizick, the most prominent member
of the Bachelors club, an organization of
young men in Sheboygan, Wis, banded
together for the purpose of frowning up
on matrimony, was quietly married few
days ago to Miss Waleska Zoerner. Be-
fore any of the members of the club
could serve an Injunction the young cou-
| pie had left town. At meeting of the
club resolutions were adopted to have
a hearse and a funeral director greet
| them on their return home and to dis
play a flag at half mast above the fu-
| ture home of the apostate and his wife,
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The growing industrial picture which
was conjured by Texans during the ex-
element to the oil boom at Beaumont
seems to be fading rapidly, says The
Milwaukee Wisconsin. 1t is stated that
the state of Texas has decided to aban-
don the use of oil for fuel in all state
institutions. and resume the use of coal,
but the supply of oil is not equal to the
demand and also because the price had
advanced beyond the point at which
liquid fuel can be used with economy as
against the use of coal. The oil burning
equipment will be retained, however, IN
the hope that change may occur that
will re-establish favorable conditions.
The fat man with the negiigee shirt,
the fan and putting like steam engine
will soon have an inning.
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A proposal to tax fat people is being
considered in Stockholm and advocates
of the tax urge that fat is an indication
of good feeding consequently upon pros
perity. and shows ability to contribute
more than thin people to the public
funds. 1t is proposed that persons
weighing l25 pounds or under shall be
exempt from the fat tax. Those ex-
ceeding that weight shall be subjected to
graduated tax, until those whose
weight exceeds $50 pounds will pay dou-
be-
Some of our exchanges are arguing
that we are enjoying too much pros
perity, but we do not agree with them.
On the contrary the trouble is that peo-
pie do not appreciate enough the SPLEEN
did times we have" says The Albert
Lea Enterprise. They will appreciate
the good times we are now enjoying
should the people get foolish and hoist
the Democrats into power again.
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What's the matter with Minneapolis?
Bonds offered for sale in that city failed
to bring buyers. The people of the me-
tropolis have nut to crack, surely.
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Rev. John Merritte Driver has been
asked by the board of trustees of the
Peoples church in Chicago to accept the
pastorate for another year. He will no
doubt acquiesce.
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Yellow journalism had Anna Richards
dead or mysteriously disappeared in Chi
cago, but Anna refused to be dead muir
dered or among the missing. 1t beats
all what yellow journalism can do.
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1t is neck and neck race between the
automobile and the electric car to see
which one can do the most killing. The
automobile is doing quite well in the
large cities.