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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-02-06
MAJNKATO FREE PRESS

Bert Burrill is quite sick. It seems to
be heart trouble.
If you notice broader smile on Bert
Tidlands face than usual, he may tell
you that it is on account of that nine
pound girl that came to his home last
Friday evening.
Then comes Herman Hieser with yet
a broader smile, because this time it is
boy,who came last Thursday. Mother
and son doing WELL
The young peoples crokinole party at
Jesse Keene's was a success in point of
numbers and amusement. Roy Hudson
got the first prize. Miss Thurston came
Pastor Allen of Hebron and goodly
next in line.
number from Hebron went to Nicollet
last Wednesday evening to what they
supposed was to be Christian Endeav-
or sociable, but which turned out to be
a surprise birthday party for Mr.. Allen.
He received beautiful center table as a
present. The following evening Mrs.Al-
len invited the older portion of the com
munity to the parsonage in Hebron to
help celebrate the occasion. 1t was al
most too much for the pastor, as he was
unable to fill all his appointments on
Sunday, being quite i'll from a severe
cold.
James Henley shipped carload OF
cattle to Sioux City last week and did
well with them. The farmers are waking
up to the subject of shipping their own
stock and getting all there is in it. In
the northern part of this county the
farmers are shipping their own wheat.
The stock holders of the Eureka
Creamery in Judson took charge of the
creamery last Monday. They have not
J yet secured buttermaker
The Oak Lawn Creamery company
held its annual meeting lastSaturday land
reelected the old officers for the coming
year: President, Or Door; Vice-presi.
dent, Jos. Musser; treasurer, H. G.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-02-06

Randall; secretary, N. A. Door; direct
ors, Geo. w. johnson, John Manns, and
F. E. jefferson
The following is the report of the Sec
rotary, N. A. Door, for the year ending
Dec. 81 Pounds of milk received 2, 1885,
3l7; pounds of butter made, l00,Sl9;
butter taken by patrons, l4,5l5; average
test for the year, Ais; average ehurn
yield, As; average price paid for 4 per
cent milk per 100, go cents.
The gross receipts for the year were as
follows: From butter shipped, s2,255
pounds, $2l ,257s9; from butter to pa
irons, l4,5l5, $3,2l9.23; from butter to
local trade, 1859, $4l3.9S; total pounds
of butter sold, lOO,sl9. Total receipts,
$24,S9ll0.
| The disbursements were: Cash to pa
irons by check, $l6,9l9.ll; cash to pa
irons by butter, $3,2l9.23; current ex-
penses and salaries, $l,S55.57; sinking
fund, $l,O99.ll; freight on product,
$940.69; commissions, Ss57.39; total,
S24,S9l.lO.
Mrs. George M. Jefferson had the mis-
fortune to fall Tuesday afternoon and
break the socket bone of her hip. DR.
Steele was summoned and reduced the
+; fracture She is resting as well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
/ Frank Hodson is visiting in this Sec
ton. He is now wearing an artificial
hand.
Mr.. Rhode gives free concert over
the phone with his graphaphone each
evening this week at o'clock.
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S. A. and g.. E. Dety have been haul
ing logs to Good Thunder.
The fire at Mapleton school house
from accounts in print must have been
very serious and damaging. But Maple
ton can be thankful that no lives are
lost.
The bowling alley seems to be doing
big business. Tuesday was ladies' day
but the building was left to the undis-
turbed possession of the men and boys
all day, not lady making an appear
ance.
Mr.. Wadell of Beauford was pleas
ant caller at Good Thunder on Satur-
day.
A sister of Mrs. Peter Ochs, formerly
Mrs. Vogt of Lyra, is visiting with
friends and relatives.
The Amboy bowling team is to play
Good Thunder Wednesday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-02-06
KERNS AND HEBRON.

At church meeting at Kerns last
Wednesday evening, Rev. A. S. Heath
cote received call as permanent pastor
he having been with them nearly year
and given good satisfaction, hence the
permanent call.
Mr.. Evanson, father of Alfred Evan
son, died at his home in Belgrade last
Wednesday. The funeral occurred on
Saturday. The interment was at st.
Peter. Mr.. Evanson had resided in this
county nearly thirty five years.
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COTTAGE BURGLARiZED.
Under Home at Washington Lake
Entered BY Thieves.
From Tuesdays DAILY

FROM tuesdays Daily.
Burglars made themselves at home in
the Linder cottage at Lake Washington
a week ago tonight and robbed the house
of all the silverware, sheets and pillow
eases and pillows and all the canned
goods stored in the place. They passed
by considerable valuable fishing tackle
and music box The entrance was
gained by forcing window in front
bedroom on the ground floor. tearing
away the screen and doing other unneces-
sary damage, showing clearly that the
parties who did the job are amateurs.
Mrs. Under was notified of the rob-
berry on Wednesday and later made an
investigation. The value of the stolen
property is placed at $50. There is no
clue to the thieves
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Messrs. Charles and Anton johnson
were callers at the home of c. j. Holt
last Saturday.
George Deegan is saving wood for the
|neighbors with his circular saw
Michael Keltgen is husking corn on
his farm at Swan Lake.
The Literary club held its usual ses-
sion Tuesday evening instead of Thurs
day evening.
The dance at Nels Lundeen's last Sat
urday evening was well attended and a
good time is reported.
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PICKED FROM THE COUNTY PRESS

The dog poisoner is again at work in
Mapleton, and Mayor Buck has offered a
reward of 500 for information leading
to his arrest and conviction.
Mr.. G.. f. Alleman of Mankato manager
of the Standard Oil company for south
ern Minnesota, was in town Wednesday
morning, endeavoring to purchase a
heavy team for their city service.-Ma-
pleton Enterprise.
Little Dan Buck is the happiest boy in
town and he has reason to feel elated,
his father having purchased him fine
team of Shetland ponies. They are lit
tie beauties and when hitched up to their
miniature cutter cut dashing figure
Mapleton Enterprise.
Reuben Miller, about fourteen years
old, was accidently shot by companion
at st. Clair Wednesday forenoon. DR..
Davis dressed the wound and the young
fellow will come out all right; but he
cannot go hunting for few weeks at
least.
The total receipts of the Amboy post
office for the year were $3,55O.l7.
The farmers institute held at Amboy
during the week proved very successful.
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BELGRADE ITEMS.

Miss Della johnson returned to her
home in st. Peter last Friday, after
spending something over week at the
home of Charles Holt.
Rev. Lindberg held service at the
school house last Sunday afternoon. The
date for the next meeting has not yet
been decided upon.
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MankatO Free Press
PUBLISHED BY
ri EE PRESS PRINTING co {.
EVERY FRIDAY.
One DoIIar per Year in Advance
CSl5O IL not paid in advance )

In the natural order of things the price
of meat will tend to be greater than
less. and this advance will not be due
to trust or combination, but to the
lack of meat to supply growing de-
mand. Recently trade journal took
up the subject of the price of meat and
Mr.. Hobbs writes an interesting article
in which he says that our people are in
creasing faster than our cattle. The
prosperity of the past few years have SO
stimulated the consumption of meat
that a percentage of stock kept for
breeding has been taken for food. The
wider distribution of wealth causes
tastes to grow more finical, and cattle
are now killed that formerly were kept
a year or two longer. There are mil
lion fewer cattle now than we had two
years ago.
To this The New York Sun adds its
testimony why meat will be higher in
price: In the days of the great cattle
companies the plains where the cattle
roamed like the buffalo were unfenced
and rent free, but today farmers are
living on the herdsmen's ground, and
they don't produce much more beef
than they use. Wastes that once could
support animals only are now irrigated
and grow grain and fruit. What re-
mains for pasture has been, according
to the Hon. John p. Irish of the Nation
al Live Stock Association, "fed out" 1t
is not only smaller in area, but it isn't
as good as it used to be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-02-06

Roadmaking of a substantial character
has made rapid Roadway in New York
state during the past few years and the
money expended upon the highways has
brought in good returns. The good roads
advocates have just concluded very pro-
fitable annual convention at which re-
quests to the legislature were formulat-
ed. 1t is proposed that the state take
the necessary steps to create hood is
sue of $50,O00,O00 to be devoted to road
building within the state. The response
bility for the payment of these bonds
shall be divided as follows: Fifty per
cent, shall be paid by the state, thirty
five per cent by the counties and fifteen
per cent by the towns. Another excel
lent recommendation was ga wide tire
law" 1t is held that wide tired vehicles
do much toward protecting the roadways.
The good roads movement has strong
hold on the eastern states, and among
others that has profted by it is New
Jersey and through the improvement of
its highways the taxable property has
increased in value over $27,000,000.
In connection with the discussion as to
the value of good roads Mr.. w. E. Scar
rift, in his address before the good roads
convention said:
We should see to it that the shame
full waste of public moneys in building
our so-called highways should cease. The
United States government has shown
by carefully prepared statistics that the
loss on account of our poor roads would
within three years rebuild in most sub
stantial ,manner every highway in the
endeavor full of promise. Most of the
highways in our country are disgraceful
to our own boosted civilization.
Happily the obstacle to good road
making is fast disappearing and the peo
pie are becoming convinced of the neces
sity for better highways. There are in
Blue Earth county roads of disgraceful
character that should long ago have re-
ceived attention from the proper officials.
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American Farmer.
AND MaTskaf0 Free
Press, both one year
for. 81. See offer.
elsewhere.
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List of letters remaining unealled for
at the postoffice at Mankato, Mimi, the
week ending Feb. 5th, 1903.
Ahlstrom. Alfred Lewis, Miss Anna
Austin, Edward L Loomis. H. W.
Avrey. Miss Lillian Mann, John @.
Bennett, Geo. W. Mohler. E. G.
Brooke, Miss Louisa Murphy. Joseph
Cooper, Miss Maude Pattee, John
Eaton, Miss Leila Quiggle. Chas. M
Hagen, Alma H. Rood & Son, A M
Har son. H d. Sarbach Louis
Hebron. Miss Mary Seward, C. M.
Herdig, Marie Shannon, Miss
Holton. John Edith
Johnson, Mrs, Cor Smith, Mrs. JessieE.
nelus Thayer, Albert r. S.
Johnson. Mr.. Thomas. Mrs. P. H.
Kurtz, John Teftere, Miss Daisy
Konz, Miss Anna Whitcomb, F. W.
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised" and name the day of
this list. One cent extra vii be charged
for each advertised letter. Letters re-
manning unclaimed at the expiration of
Is days from date will be sent to the
dead letter office
G. L. BENEDICT, Postmaster.
For Sale-A good square piano. only
s45; cash or easy payments. also low
topped organ in good tune only S1z.
Overman Music Co., $50 Jackson street.
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DEATHS AT MAPLETON.
Old Settlers Pass kwaY--Andrew
HoWies0n Is Victim.

From Tuesdays Daily
Samuel Curtis, an old resident of this
place died last night at nine o'clock of
consumption. Mr.. Curtis has been sick
for a long time and his death was not
unexpected. He was member of the
G. A. R. of this place having served in
the war of the rebellion. Mr.. Curtis for
merly lived in Decoria. He leaves wife
and two children to mourn his loss.
Andrew Howieson ST., who has resided
in the town of Sterling the past thirty
five years, died very suddenly yesterday
at his home He had been in his usual
good health and his death was very sud
den, being caused by heart failure.
Mr.. Howieson was born in Scotland,
coming here in the early days and set
Ting in Sterling, where he has since re-
sided. He leaves a wife and five chill
dren, Mrs. w. L. Mcqueen of Mapleton,
Thomas, William, James and Andrew,
Jr., of Sterling. The funeral will occur
on Tuesday.
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ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the postoffice at Mankato, Mimi, the
week ending Feb. 5th, 1903.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-30
CURRENT oomnENy.
The Vehement Brosius.

The most vehement speaker in con-
gress in recent times was Representa-
tive Brosius. His gesticulation was of
violent energy. Private John Allen
used TO say that whenever Mr.. Brosius
made a speech he burst his suspenderS.
One afternoon Mr.. Allen and a party
were watching Brosius' exertions.
There they go now" Allen exclaimed
IN bet you his galluses parted that
time or else he lost both buttons az
the rear of his trousers. AS soon as he
stops talking we will go over and find
out about it," After ten minutes more
of gesticulations the gifted orator sat
down, wiping the moisture that stream
ed from his brow and his cheeks. His
collar was wilted, his hair was saturat-
ed with perspiration and his shirt front
showed visible evidences of the strue-
gle. Mr.. Allen approached the mat
ter delicately, calling the member by
his first name, complimenting him upon
his speech and the force OF his del!v-
cry, and finally remarkipg that he
(AIlen) could not indulge very much in
gesticulation without bursting his gal
luses.'' Mine parted about the mid
die Of my remarks remarked the ora
tor, innocently, whereupon Allen shook
hands with him again and led his party
away
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-30
shah's Dirty, spIendld Palace

The palace of the Shah of Persia, ac-
cording to Donald Stuart, in THE
Struggle for Persia is an appalling
combination of dinginess and splendor,
or squalor and luxury. One of the
most interesting rooms is that filed
with portraits Of all the monarchs of
Europe. In the next room is his males
tvs writing apparatus. Here stands a
globe such as may be seen in a school
room, except that the continents are
made with gems of different color and
all the names and rivers are marked
in diamonds On the walls painting
by an old master is framed next to a
highly colored advertisement of deal
er in fishhooks. The throne itself is a
sort of wooden bed, about nine feet by
six, the woodwork covered with dia-
monds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires,
some an inch long. The value of the
whole is estimated roughly at $4,000, 900
or S6,000,000 On the floor of the throne
is carpet SO thick with pearls that
the texture of the cloth is hardly WISH
bic, while a huge vase, set with tur-
quoises and pearls, stands side by side
with cheap painted urn, such as is
sometimes seen at country fairs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-30
THE PHILIPPINE STATUS QUO.

The article from the Manila Times,
Hawaii and the Philippines" printed
elsewhere in these columns, undoubt-
eddy shows why the newly-acquired
archipelago has not, as yet, been
good investment for the United States.
The cost of government is s10000O,0Oo a
year; the value of American products
imported by the Philippines is only
800, 600: the vast resources. of the
country remain practically untouched.
Our Manila contemporary says truly
that, until the archipelago becomes
part of the United States and is en-
braced within its tariff system, it cam
not hope to be prosperous. AT
present the local tariff makes Ameri-
can wares too costly for the Filipinos,
hence their purchase of the cheap-labor
products of Europe, which. after pay
ing the same tariff, underseu the mer-
chandise of the United States. For
lack of a free market for tobacco and
sugar in the United States, staple in
dustries languish.
Whether Congress will consent to the
absorption of the Philippines is a mat
ter of serious doubt. Domestic sugar
and tobacco interests stand opposed.
They do not want to be swamped by
the Philippines any more than by Gu
ba. There is also the question of
whether it would be wise to let the
archipelago into the path of statehood
and leave it some day to decide Presi-
Dental elections. A Territory pre-
supposes a State and may be admitted.
as Nevada was, because an exigency
requires more votes in the Senate. The
reason, however, for not putting the
Philippines into an indissoluble union
Of States nd Territories, lies in the
feeling, plainly revealed in one of the
Presidents speeches year ago, that
the people of the archipelago will event
ually get self-government. 1t will De
easier to change from the present states
than from one of closer union.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-30
Was Classma' Q of Grant.

Father Daselon, of New York, who
has been chosen as the head of the
Paulist Fathers for the ensuing nine
years, was classmate of General
Grant at West Point. He had then no
thought of entering the priesthood and
greatly surpassed Grant in all his
classes. While he has given up his SOL
dierly ambitions, he is still interested
in military matters, and is keenly alive
to the progress of military science. AS
a disciplinarian he is, like all great
commanders, indulgent of individual
temperament, but exacting in his de-
mands for the perfect execution of
tasks assigned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-30

Congressman Lowering, of Massachu-
sets. says that at one session, when
Reed was speaker, an important meas
ure was being considered in committee
and its friends were worrying for Gear
debate on the bill when it should
emerge would be too long drawn. So
Lowering asked Reed to entertain a
motion that no one should be allowed
to speak on the measure unless he had
something new to say. Or. lowering =
drawled the speaker, ''tyrannical as I
am, thoroughly depraved and bad as I
am. l have not yet reached the point
If heartlessness where can condemn
the house to a silence as profound as
that resolution would entail.'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-30

Sir Edward Clarke, the noted En-
glish barrister, tells with glee how a
young lawyer once scored him. Late
one afternoon a case in which Sir Ed
ward was interested was called. where
upon he asked that it be put off until
the following morning. as he had been
arguing a case in another court all day
and was much exhausted. The request
was granted, and the next case called.
The young lawyer then asked for a
postponement of this case also, saying
he, too, was exhausted. The court
asked what ne had been doing. IF it
please the court was the reply, 1
have been listening to Sir Edward
Clarke Omaha Bee.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-30
TO DEVELOP FRUIT INDUSTRY.

Some time ago a traveller, passing
through here, said that Hawaii would
derive great benefit from three or four
small, fast fruit steamers, running
between Honolulu, Hile and Seattle
He had in mind the banana steamers
which Boston sends to Jamaica. The
stranger preferred Seattle to san Fran
cisco because while Hawaii has TO COM
pete at the California port with the
fruit Of other tropical countries, at
Seattle it would meet no dangerous
rival and could soon control the banana
and pineapple trade of the Northwest.
And that region would be all it could
supply
But the matter is not quite so simple
as might appear as transportation
company must be certain, when its
steamers call, to find the cargo on the
dock. On that account great companies
have been formed which combine the
agricultural with the commercial fea-
lures. Under this head the New York
Sun says:
"The fact is that great deal of the
tropical fruit imported into this coun-
try is raised on the plantations of the
transportation companies which bring
the fruit here. This peculiar feature
of the import of our tropical fruits
perhaps attaches to no other branch
of commerce.
n xxra
should find that in Jamaica and the
other leading fruit-producing islands,
and also in the coast regions of Central
America and northern South America,
the business of carrying tropical fruits
to United States ports is in the hands
of those who own many fruit planta-
lions or contract for the total product
of other owners. Thus they know ex-
actly the sources from which they de-
rive most of the fruit they carry. They
are not only carriers, but also producers
of fruit, and make a good profit in both
businesses.
Perhaps this combination of two
distinct kinds of work originated from
the fact that there is very close rela-
ton between the sufficient maturing OF
the fruit crop and its transportation to
market. Either the producer or the
common carrier loses money If the
goods are not ready for its cargo, or If
transportation is not forthcoming when
1t is needed at once to prevent the
deterioration of the fruit"
If there could be a company formed
in Hawaii to plant SO many thousand
acres to bananas and pineapples, and
to run fruit steamers to the Northwest,
a. thriving trade would undoubtedly
grow up. Such company would be
able, of course, to take the banana and
pineapple crops of small farmers. AS
for the steamers they would have no
trouble in bringing return cargoes, con-
sidering the local demand for MANY
products which Seattle could supply
more cheaply than San Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-30
Looking for Them.

Charles Frohman was discussing the
morals of the average play.
L believe in a clean STAGE" he said,
and 1 think the stage, pretty general
~, is clean enough. Here and there, TO
be sure, you can find a spot of black,
but you have to look for it. You have
to nose for it in the corners and remote
recesses.
Some of us can find uncleanliness
anywhere. A woman found uncleanli-
ness once in DR.. Johnsons dictionary.
l am sorry, SIR she said, to see in
your work so many naughty words
So madam, you We're looking for
them, eh?' the old photographer re-
torted."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-30
A DoUBTING THOMAS.

Had His Falling Hair Stopped, and
Dandruff Cured, Without Faith.
H. B. Fletcher, Butte, Mont, Oct. 20,
1899, says: Like many other people, I
have been troubled for years with dan
druff, and within the last few months
my hair came out so badly that was
compelled to have what I had left
clipped very close. A friend recoEl-
mended Newbro's Herpicide. I ccp-
fess that I doubted his story; but
gave Herpicide trial; now my hair is
as thick as ever, and entirely free from
dandruff.' Destroy the cause, You
remove the effect Her u Idle is a
delightful hair dressing COR regular
use. Sold by leading druggists. Send
10c. in stamps for sample to The Her
picide Co., Detroit, Mich. HOLSTER
Drug Co., Special Agents.