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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
An Old Story Repeated.

The family of James Rosenlund, who
was killed by the Milwaukee road, has
been left without penny.
There is mother and six small chill
dren.
Rosenlund was in the habit of going out
on sprees, while his wife took in wash
ing to earn bread for the children.
Now she is sick in bed
Some of the neighbors have been taking
care of the children and the poor de-
partment has been notified.
A basket of eatables was sent out
to the children this morning by members
of Sunday school class of a neighboring
church, and efforts are being made to al
leviate the suffering as much as possible
The above from The Minneapolis Daily
News is sad story, and yet it has often
been repeated in THE newspapers. The
one consolation that wife will have, when
she RECEIVERS, is that she will not be fore
ed to work to earn money to pay for food
to be devoured by drunken husband
One need not go to Minneapolis in order
to find men of the Rosenlund stripe. They
are living in Mankato too. Daily the poor
department is called upon to furnish aid
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
Should Get Together.

The Fairmont Daily Sentinel editor
ial and reporterial force should get to-
gether. In the issue of Saturday this
artistic roast appears on the editorial
page:
"The Minnesota blue book, three
months behind, is a job of such inferior
'blacksmithing," the printer was asham-
ed to put his imprint upon it. A dozen
or more pages are occupied with cuts of
legislative grafters and cuspadore clean
ers whose pictures in such a work are
as much out of place as they would be in
a gallery of saints.
"Another blunder which is positively
inexcusable is that the state maps in the
book, of which there are several, are
from plates ten years old. Martin coun-
ty with five railroads is given one and
this same blunder occurs in Watonwan
and other counties. The book, its price,
its inferior workmanship, and the delay
in getting it out should be made sub
ject of legislative investigation at the
first opportunity"
While in the local columns this COM
pliment of the "blue book" occupies a
prominent place:
Thanks to Hon. W. A. Hinton for a
couple of minnesota blue books" con-
tanning information complete in regard
to every phaze of Minnesota official life.
The books cost the state over one dol
lar each and are valuable in any Ii
brary"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
Mrs. Herman F. Koke Is Fatally In
jured in ST. Paul.
Skull Is Fractured on Pile of Rock
Beneath Window.
Was The Daughter Of Patrick Whalen
of West Mankato.
No Explanation Can Be Made Of the
Mysterious Affair.
From Thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Herman F. Koke fractured her
skull by falling from the second story
window of her home, 253 Colborne street
st. Paul, early this morning, and she died
an hour later.
Mr.. Koke, her husband, says that Mrs
Koke got up from her bed at about one
o'clock. He was awakened by her get.
, ting up, and he saw her go toward the
window and then disappear. She had
fallen twenty feet on a pile OF
rocks, and the back of her skull was
fractured.
An inferno was called from the city
hospital, but he was unable to do any
thing for the woman, and she died an
hour later.
The family is unable to tell just how
the accident happened. Mrs. Koke had
not been well for some time, and 1T Is
thought that possibly she was overcome
with dizziness while she was at the win
dow and fell out. Her family relations
were entirely pleasant, nor had she beer
subject to mental arrangement, so the
theory that she jumped out is not cred
| tied, unless possibly she was walking IL
lcI steep.
Mrs. Koke was about twenty eight
years old and leaves no children.
Mrs .Koke was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Patrick H. Whalen of West
Mankato, and she was married to Mr.
Koke about two years ago. The family
here received word of her death during
the forenoon, but the cause of it they die
not learn until the arrival of the st
Paul papers which contained an account
of the accident which befell her.
| Mrs. koke was a twin sister of Mrs
| Glib Hall of LeHilier and a sister o
| Mrs. Chas Richards, wife of the stag
manager of Mankato Theatre.
Mr.. Koke is a machinist by trade
served in the navy during the Spanish
| American war. and is a brother of Mrs
y. O. Eberhart.
1t is quite likely the remains of Mrs
Koke will be brought to Mankato fo
| burial
Mrs. Koke enjoyed the love and esteem
of large circle of friends. who regret tt
learn of her untimely death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
WORLDS FAIR FACTS IN BRIEF

Heights of caves line on principal
buildings, IS feet. All temporary build
ings are of wood, covered with staff.
Press Building, permanent struc-
ture, is 100 by so feet, resembling in
architecture composite of typical old
homestead and public buildings in early
days of the Louisiana Territory.
Temple of Fraternity, 800 by 200 feet
two stories high, with large open court,
cost 100000. Building contains so
rooms for separate accommodation of
the respective societies.
Ivory is the prevailing tint employed
in painting all of the buildings in the
main pictures. This color is restful to
the eye, and adds richness to tht pic
ture. Upon the walls behind the colon
nades, and at the entrances, color is
much used.
In the center of the 'Main Picture
are the terraced gardens and cascades.
The Art buildings stand on plateau 60
feet above the general level of the other
buildings of the main group. Northeast
from them is a natural amphitheater
sloping down to a great basin. Down
the slopes of this amphitheater fall three
series of cascades with elaborate decor
alive arrangement. At the brow of the
hill above the cascades is long curved
architectural screen, 81 feet high, with
beautiful Festival Hall in the center,
200 feet high, and restaurant pavillions
at the ends, each 100 feet high. The
composition is 1900 feet long. Sculpt-
ure, emblematic of the fourteen States
and Territories, constitute an important
decorative feature of the screen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
CENTRALiZE CREAMERIES.
Scheme of Milwaukee to Concentrate
Shipments at Selected Points.
From Thursdays Daily.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
has plan to centralize the creamery in
dustries along its line. w. d. Carrick,
general baggage agent for the company,
believes that this plan will not only ia
cilitate the transportation of the pro-
ducts of the creamery, but will be of
benefit to the farmers and creamery in
dustries themselves.
The plan of the company is to have
the dairymen buy their own hand-separa-
tors. Cream is to be taken to the
creameries two or three times each week.
Two or three times each week the cream
will be collected from stated locations, land
sent to central point, the railroad
taking charge of the collection of the
freight bills. The system, it is expected,
will greatly simplify the work of the
farmer, who will receive his pay from the
large city creameries more promptly
than he would be dealing with the small
creameries.
1t is easy to perceive that the company
intends to get as long haul out of the
business as possible. Scores of smaller
creameries would of course go out of
business eventually, as result of this
plan of centralization.-St. Paul Dis
patch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
MRS. ROGER MARSON.

Cornish) returned Saturday night, from
their farm at Forman, n D., where Mr..
krause has been looking after his crops.
MIR. kranse reports very good yield and
quality of grain.
Vinnette Babcock and Stella Stebbins
were Mankato visitors Monday
The funeral of Chas. Zastrow occurred
Tuesday from the German church in
Ceresco. Mr.. Zastrom was an early set
tier in Blue Earth county and well liked
by all who knew him
Miss Vesta M. Cornish leaves next
week for River Falls, Wis, where she
has accepted position as instructor in
the state normal
Eva Waite of Lake Crystal is the
guest of Mrs. R. D. Parks.
Mrs. DIR. Michael left Friday last for
Pennsylvania in response to telegram
announcing the death of her mother. She
will remain several weeks
c. w. Burrows of Lake Crystal was
called to Vernon Wednesday on profes-
siOnal business.
Mrs. Davidson of Luverne arrived Mon
day to assist in the care of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Dewey, who has been con-
fined to her home with very bad at
tack of hay fever and asthma.
E. j.. Warren of Warren & Washburn
left Wednesday for northern Wisconsin
In an effort to get relief from hay fever
There IS movement on foot to organ
ize gun club in Vernon, and by the wav
something that is needed to a certain
extent, not only to protect the legitimate
hunters, but to work against the pot
hunters and lawbreakers. A thing that
would be productive of much good es-
pecially as there seems to be a number of
the latter, in this vicinity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
RUNAWAY AT THE LAKE.
Mankato Young Lady Was One Of the
Buggy's Occupants.
From Thursda VS. Daily.


Last Saturday evening occurred one
of those sudden and furious runaways
in this place Misses Phebe Jones of this
place and Daisy Dougherty of Mankato
were in a single buggy driving along
south Main street, and when near the
crossing the horse took freight at a
locomotive slowly backing down on a
side track; the animal gave sudden
lurch turned, struck the crossing and
made fearful dash for Thomas Bros
livery barn. Within a few feet of the
barn door both ladies were thrown out !;
Miss Jones Struck against the barn, and
Miss DOugherty hit corn crib near by;
the horse went through the barn to the
rear end, leaving one front wheel minus
of spokes lying at the entrance of the
barn. Both ladies were dazed, and both
more or less injured, yet not seriously.
In short time the ladies were removed
to the home of Miss Jones' brother Ellis,
where they were cared for. The most
severe in ury Miss Jones sustained seems
to be in her hip, yet her shoulders and
limbs were bruised and scratched; one
of Miss Dougherty's limbs was severely
bruised and she is more OF less injured
otherwise. To say the least, the ride
these ladies took in those few minutes
was frightful and furious; an expert
ence which neither they nor those who
saw them, cared to repeat. 1t is said
the horse is an old one, used to the cars,
and has been driven by the family for
years. This time, however, he caught
the driver mapping. The ladies are doing
nicely; fortunately no bones were bro
ken. Misses Daisy and Margaret Dough
erty were visiting with Miss Phebe Jones
and sister.-Lake Crystal Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
Cleveland Is Pleased.

Former President Grover Cleveland
has endorsed Joe Pulitzer's school of
journalism. The sage of Buzzard's Bay
puts his thoughts regarding the new
plan on paper, and incidentally he coins
a few new expressions. Here is what
Mr.. Cleveland said in his letter to The
New York World:
1T has been long time since any
movement of semi-public nature has
aroused my enthusiasm as greatly as has
Pulitzer's journalistic school enterprise.
/ see in its success the ultimate eXtinc-
ton of the veXatious antagonism now eX-
listing between the haphazard conduct of
newspapers in their reach after news
purveying and IA large section of the
public and a release of public men from
annoyances against which it is hard to
defend themselves.
Il do not believe | eXaggerate when [
say that the high standing and conscien-
tious conduct of the public press is one
of the most important agencies for the
preservation of the best elements of our
national character, and one of the surest
guarantees of our national integrity and
perpetuity.
lht idct Iidt tHlS project OTlSllldUeS
with Mr.. Pulitzer, whose journalistic eX-
perience and thorough knowledge of what
journalistic standards should be are so
complete, and whose Characteristic liber-
atty has been so abundantly shown in
setting it on foot, not only does him
great honor but should insure its sue
cess.
Every decent citizen should bid him
godspeed; and he himself could not wish
prouder monument to his memory than
to have it said of him that he founded a
successful journalistic school, whose OBJ
ject, as he aptly expresses it, is mot
merely to enlarge and improve the oppor-
tunities that are open to young men for
a start in life, but to raise and fix the
character and standards of the press it.
self as a moral teacher and promoter of
that publicity which makes for better
government and for the advancement of
civilization
Mr. Cleveland has had occasion to
vince under the sarcastic pen of editori-
al writer's, and he has been known to
publicly denounce newspapers for the
free and easy manner in which they
criticise public men. But it is not at all
likely that Mr.. Pulitzer's school of jour-
nalism will cause change in the attitude
of the newspapers toward men who de-
serve criticism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
ILLINOIS AT THE WORLDS FAIR

The legislature of the State of Illinois
has appropriated $25O,OOO for her dis
play at The Worlds Fair, st. Louis,
next year, and is going straight ahead
with the work of erecting building,
and the collecting and classifying of the
many different exhibits to be made.
The Illinois Building will be one of
architectural beauty. Standing on an
elevation, it will command a sweeping
view of the grounds and buildings. The
cost of the building is $4,000, and s25.-
600 will be expended in furnishings and
decorations, making magnificent club
house for the people of Illinois when
visiting the Fair.
Great activity is being shown by the
State Commission in collecting the ex
hibits for the different departments Ex-
hibits for the agriculture and horticult-
ure departments are being gathered now
and stored away. This years fruits are
being placed in cold storage to be kept
there until the opening of the Fair.
There must be a sufficient quantity of
this years crops stored to keep the space
in the buildings entirely covered from
the fair opens until the 1904 crops are
available.
One of the interesting exhibits ar
ranged for the agriculture department
is the display of boy grown corn. All
over the state the farmer boys are pre-
pairing to produce the finest corn that
ever peeped from earth. This exhibit is
the result of contest for the best boy
grown corn in the State, for which there
will be given many prizes.
Another exhibit which promises to at
tract wide attention by its excellen
and thoroughness, is the Illinois Histor-
zeal display. This exhibit will set forth
the history of the entire Northwest in
painting, sculpture, historical collections
and decoration in the Illinois Building
In all departments the work is pro-
crossing rapidly, and when the Fair
opens, Illinois will be there with an ex-
hibit of the highest excellence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
Many Sided Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt's peculiarities are
the wonder of the people. He is unlike
any other man. He copies after no one.
He is Roosevelt, and all his ways are
Roseveltian. A man of his peculiarities
and characteristics could not be found
in a wears travel He is a many sided
man, a man of great versatility, who can
fit himself to conditions and surround
ings. The Kansas City Journal says that
President Roosevelt has so much vigor
and animal spirit that he is saved from
coarseness, and perhaps from dissolu-
teness, by the mere force of his education
and moral stamina. He is possessed of
a temperament and ambition which
would be dangerous, were it not for his
lofty aspirations and unfinching patriot
ism. He is impulsive, quick, passionate
and pugnacious, and the salvation of
himself and the country from disaster or
humiliation lies solely in his good judg-
ment and amenability to the advice and
influence of those of his counselors who
are ripper in experience and more conser-
vative in habit.
In action the president is sudden, but
certain. He never deviates from his ira
iectory. The proiectiles he discharges,
although they may whirl, whistle and
roar. never wander. They hit the spot.
He is like the bee; he cannot work with
out buZzing. He wasn't born to hide his
light under a bushel.
If Mr.. Roosevelt were an Indian saw
are he would have the gaudiest blanket,
the longest scalp belt and the most fan
tastically rugged up war bonnet in the
IL int HE faca in arIp1
hues. and participate in sun and stomp
dances with az abandoned fury that
would he the envy and despair of all
the other bucks. He would be the chief
medicine man and the terror of all the
nearby whites. Even in spite of his
civilized training. the president is some
what outlandish He is the only veteran
general ever known in this country to at
tend after war, army encampments
in his old uniform. But nobody finds
fault with him for travelling in his khaki
sword and spurs. It's Just Roosevelt's
way" they say.
He can't stay down any more than a
cork. Luck i with him. and his success
is constitutional. Nature permeates him
and he is a part of nature. He speaks
spontaneously and acts with ierky in
tuition He treats himself as if he were
a fact detached from himself. He re-
poices in existence. He felicitates him
self for what he says or does, and wants
everybody to hurrah with him. And yet
he is giving the country an excellent ad-
ministration and is so popular with the
people of all classes that his renomina-
ton is foregone conclusion and his re-
election practically assured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
May Be Means of Discovering Where.
ab0uts of Mrs. Marson.
Disappearance of a Wife Causes Illus.
band to Institute Search.
Has She EIoped Is the Question on
Peoples Lips.
Former Mankato Songstress Leaves
With Her Two Boys.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Will railroad trunk check be the
means of solving the mystery surround
ing the disappearance of Mrs. Roger
Marson? This is the question which the
detectives into whose hands the case has
been placed are asking themselves.
Will small piece of brass be the clew
which will lead to the discovery of the
wOman's present whereabouts!
Mrs. Marson was until July 4th last
a resident of Mankato. On that day she
departed from the city, and went to
New York where she visited with her
father. She was accompanied by her two
little boys. Her husband, Roger Marson,
remained in Mankato, and expected that
after his wife had visited in the east
she would return to him. While at the
home of her parents Mrs. Marson wrote
her husband letters of loving character
and stated that she would be home on a
certain date. Her non-appearance caus-
ed the husband some worry, but he
thought that possibly she had been de-
tanned at the home of her father. Several
days passed and nothing was heard from
the wife. An inquiry of the father
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
LABOR DAY OBSERVANCE.
Governor Van SAINT Issues His Proc
Iamation Today.
From Thursdays Daily.

Governor Van SAINT has issued the fol-
lowing Labor Day proclamation:
Pursuant to law, l Samuel R. Van
SAINT, governor of the state of Minnesota,
do hereby designate Monday, Sept. 7,
1903, as Labor Day, and earnestly rec
ommend that said day be observed by
all our people, to the end that friendly
relations between all classes of our citi-
zens may be encouraged.
1 especially urge that all establish
ments of industry throughout the state
be closed, and that employer and employee
cooperate with one another in the pro-
per observance of the day. Let due re-
spect and consideration for the dignity
of labor be universally manifested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
TO REMAIN AS THEY ARE.
From Thursdays Daily.

Rural Route Agent Gutterson informs
us he has received notice that the de-
partment has abandoned for the present,
the county free delivery system, which
was to have gone into effect Sept. LIST.
There would have been but very little
change anyway. The same carriers now
on would have done the work, covering
the territory as now with little addi-
tional. Mr.. Guttersen has had second
raise in his salary of 500, reaching the
limit of $1,000 per year, and 81 per day
for expenses while travelling. He is the
only agent in the district who has
raise this year. Of PIP reports which he
sent to the department in the past year
only three were returned for correction,
giving him rating over all other agents
No more new routes will be established
unless there are one hundred families liv-
ing on the line of the proposed route
Lake Crystal Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
VERNON CENTER NOTES.

Miss May Wilbur entertained a party
of twenty young lady friends last Satur-
day at a character and costume party.
Light refreshments were served.
Arthur E. Briggs had the misfortune
to be thrown from wagon while stack
ing last Saturday with the result of frac-
turing the bones of the forearm. Mr..
Briggs has had all kinds of hard luck
this season, losing practically his whole
crop during the flood a couple of months
ago.
Mrs. j. H. Barnes entertained her
sisters, Belle and Stella Dredge of Lake
Crystal, this week
H. c. Krause and wife (nee Katherine
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
EXCITING RUNAWAY.
S. H. Grannis' Horse Gets Excited,
With Two Children in Buggy.
From Thursdays Daily.

S. H. Grannis' buggy horse became
frightened at the blasting in the quarry
this forenoon, while standing near the
big mill, and ran away. Mr.. Grannis had
just stepped out of the buggy, leaving
his two grandchildren, the children of
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. L. Schmitt, in the bug
gy, when the horse started. 1t ran to
the Stahl House corner and turned up
Plum street. One child crawled over the
seat and dropped out behind, but the
other stayed in until the horse was
caught. No damage was done, but it was
a close call, as the wheels ran over the
sidewalk several times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28

to families, the fathers of which spend
much of their time in the grog shop,
while the mother is trying to make both
ends meet toiling over the washtub.
Hulks of humanity that fail to provide
when physically able to do so should be
given touch of the cat % nine tails.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-08-28
LARGE APPLES.
From Thursdays Daily.

Apples are growing so large in Min
nesota this season that the stem and
branches upon which they grow are
hardly able to support them until they
ripen. We saw an apple that grew in a
garden in this place, that had fallen of,
which weighed fourteen ounces and was
but two-thirds ripe. In few years Min
nesota will produce more and better
fruit of some kinds than any state in
the Union. The finest fall apples one
ever saw are selling at 40 cents per BUSH
ell, and are drug on the market at that
price.-Lake Crystal Union.