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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
!. SHOULD SETTLE.
County Board Should Deal Literally
With Beneficial Institution.
From Wednesdays Daily.


The directors of the Mankatto Build
ing and Loan association, at their month
ly meeting last night, appointed Presi-
dent Wilson, T. A Sherk and j. B. Ford
committee to meet with the county
board with a view to effecting settle
ment of the suit brought to force it to
pay the taxes of the old Mankato Build
ing and Loan association. The commit
tee will appear before the board at its
meeting next week.
The Savings and Building association
is one of the greatest blessings that Man.
kato has ever had, enabling persons to
own or build their own homes when it
would have been impossible for them
to have obtained the money from other
sources Mankato is almost the only
place where an effort has been made to
tax them to the limit, and the members
of the association has felt that it was
unjust to select them from score or
more of other organizations of the kind
and tax them alone, while the banks as
well as other associations escape. In
view of all the circumstances, and the
fact that every home erected through
the aid of the association has added
to the taxable property of >the city it
would not be out of the way for the
county board to allow the case to be
settled without imposing all of the costs
and extra burdens which the law allows.
It would be sound policy for the board
to deal literally with organizations of
this class. They should be encouraged,
as the more they prosper the more homes
will be built and placed on the tax rolls,
and it is we'll known that no community
is so prosperous, law abiding and loyal
to local interests as those where the
clerks, mechanics and laboring men own
their own homes, no matter how humble
they may be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
Creditors Get Anxious About the Non.
payment Of Bills.
Jackson Merchant Comes to the City
to Investigate.
Absence of Mr.. Cassidy Prevents State
ment From Company.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The Southern Minnesota Cold Storage
company seems to be in financial
straits. At least, its creditors are
becoming impatient over the slowness of
the management in paying bills. Since
Monday, number of checks on the COM
pany have been presented to the First
National bank for payment, and all have
been refused.
Messrs. Cassidy and Howe are in Chi
cago, and the former was expected back
yesterday, but he had not yet arrived
this forenoon. His brother stated that
he did not know just when he would ar
rive, and gave out the information that
the company had lately been up against
hard luck in Chicago.
This forenoon Sheriff Williams served
an attachment on some office furniture
that had been sold the company by John
Klein & Co., and upon which it is claim
ed nothing had been paid The claim
amounted to s$45, and the sheriff seized a
roll top desk, six chairs and a table, and
removed them for storage.
H. Nj. Burnham, butter and egg
dealer of Jackson, was in the city today
and consulted with Schmitt & Schmitt
in regard to a large claim which he has
against the firm for goods shipped it.
He did not take any legal steps during
the day, saying that it would be useless,
as, in case of bankruptcy proceedings, all
of the assets would be included in the
schedule
1t is said that some of the local gro
cerymen have claims. The firm has done
business principally with merchants in
the smaller towns along the Great West
ern and other roads. 1t has done large
business, apparently land its failure to
promptly meet its obligations at this
time is source of comment on the part
of some who hold claims.
Upon Mr. Cassidy's return he will prob
ably be able to clear the matter up. In
the meantime nothing can be learned
from the office force.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
Members of This Order and Friends
Enjoy Fine Entertainment.
Then Follows Most Magnificent Ban
quet at the Aerie Rooms.
Address Is Delivered BY Judge Cor
rigan Of Minneapolis.
Musical and Other Features Make Up
an Excellent Program.
From Wednesdays Daily.


1t was Eagles night last night, and the
members Of this order and many of their
friends made merry. They gave a very
excellent entertainment at Mankato
Theatre and this was followed by one
of the most magnificent banquets ever
enjoyed in Mankato. at their hall later
in the night. all of which was under the
auspices of Mankato aeyie No. 269
The program at the theatre was COM
menced at eight thirty o'clock. The
varied events We're well received and all
those who participated in the affair are
deserving of commentator. S. Will
hartz presided. The opening ode was by
the aerie. Then came music by an or
chestra composed of Profs. Fisher, Jache
and Siebert, and the selections were par
ticularly well rendered Miss Mae
Swain gave vocal solo, and a comedy
sketch by Bates and Earnest pleased the
audience. A buck and wing dance by
Miss Mae Dayton was well received, and
the orchestra gave another selection. The
song by Miss L. Holmes was a pleasing
feature.
Mr. Wilhartz then introduced Judge
J. R. Corrigan of Minneapolis who de-
livered an address on the good of the or
der. He spoke of the great good that
has been accomplished by the organiza
ton, its principles of liberality and the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
VERNON CENTER NOTES.

Twin girls arrived at the home of Ed
Carpenter Sunday noon.
w. E. Young of Mankato transacted
legal business in Vernon Monday.
Miss Sadie Bassouth of Kasota is
visiting at the home of j. j. Rambo.
Mrs. NJ. E. Curtiss of Minneapolis is
visiting at the home of VIM. Richmond.
Miss Francis Cornish has returned
from Alton, Ia, where she has been for
several weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. McMichael celebrated In
dependence Day at the twin cities, visit
ing their son Charles.
The high school Alumni association
will give picnic at Hon. E. L. Cham
plin's residence Thursday afternoon.
A. C. Gray has purchased the residence
formerly owned and occupied by L. S.
Babcock, and his bachelor friends are
wondering when he expects to occupy the
same.
Mrs. Austin of Mankato was spending
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs L. Carpenter, and also visiting her
son Earl.
George Champlin, county attorney of
Swift county is renewing acquaintance
and visiting his parents, Hon. E. T.
Champlin and wife.
E. L. Kendall entertained number of
friends Friday evening in honor of his
uncle, Amos Kendall of Wauregow,
Conn.,, who is visiting him.
Thomas Thorsen, who is foreman of
the carpenter crew that is erecting the
new high school at Sheldon, Iowa, spent
the Fourth at Vernon with his family.
w. C. Weeks and daughter, Miss Grace
returned Tuesday morning from Cali
fornia, where Miss Weeks has been for
some time past endeavoring to benefit
her health. Her many friends hope for
her speedy recovery.
George w. Buckmeister and wife left
Monday night for a. two months trip
| to Great Falls and Fl. Benton, Mont,
where they expect to visit their son. Mr..
Buchmeister may invest in real estate
there before returning.
The glorious Fourth was quietly OBJ
served in Vernon, many of our people
visiting the surrounding towns, while
goodly number braved the elements
and journeyed to Ceresco. The best
part of the days celebration was the
| fact that no accidents occurred.
| Last Saturday a. IN. the twenty
months old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike O'Leary swallowed a
quantity of carbolic acid, which
| it had gotten in some mysterious
manner. Medical aid was at once sum
moned and everything done to relieve the
little one, but to no avail, the child dy-
ing at $3.50 Sunday. The parents have
the sympathy of the community. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon.
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LIKE ROMEO AND JULIET.
Nebraska Girl Goes to Her Lover
Via the Rope Ladder.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Sioux City, Iowa, July bessie Nc
Neil, daughter of Editor w. H. Mcneil
of the Wayne, Neb., Herald, aged four
teen, yesterday concluded she must
marry A. X. Blunt, aged twenty eight,
laundryman of her home town. Accord
ingly she arranged to meet her intended
in the dark last night.
He came beneath her window like
Romeo and she slipped down rope lad
der to his arms. She was attired in a
pair of new trowsers, white vest, black
coat and derby hat. They drove across
country to Wakefield, where they took
an Omaha railroad train for Sioux City
this morning. The girl took a front
seat but her girlish figure and the fact
that she wore her own shoes, revealed her
sex through her disguise. They dropped
off the train at Sioux City and had enter
ed the hotel when Marshal Kloster stop
ped them. The father had in the mean
time. notified every neighboring town.
In spite of the threats of the girl, Blunt
was arrested and the girl made prison
er in Sheriff's Sides house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
GETS THIRTY DAYS.
Cook, Brought Back From Iowa, Adj
mits His Guilt.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Sheriff Williams returned last night
over the Great Western road with his
prisoner, Cook, whom he got at Usage,
Iowa. Cook is broken down from over
indulgence in liquor, to judge from his
appearance. He admitted giving check
to Geo. Atchison when he had no money
in the bank, and also admitted his short
comings at Wells.
Cook pleaded guilty when arraigned
before Judge Shissler on the charge of
petit larceny, and in default of fine
was sent to jail for thirty days. He will
likely have to answer to charges in other
towns when his sentence has been serv-
ed.
Cook borrowed 81 from H. Himmel-
man Jr., but the latter holds his over
coat and some other personal property.
He owed board bill at Usage. He had
one gold watch in his possession when ar
rested, and also three or four diamond
studs and two new raZors.
Cook states that he lost the four
watches that he got at Fairmont at
Usage, Iowa, grafters with the Luella
Forepaugh show getting them. He lays
his trouble to strong drink. He hopes to
settle everything up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
FOR POSTER COLLECTORS.
Unique Affair Gotten Up BY G. A. R
Committee at San Francisco.
From Wednesdays Daily.

For the national encampment of the
Grand Army to be held at San Fran
cisco, CAL, from August 18th to oath, the
committee has issued a poster which is
bound to attract the attention and elicit
admiration from all lovers of the arts
tic in poster simplicity. The poster is
"a by 80 inches, printed in bright, vivid
colors, symbolic of bright, sunny Califor-
MIA welcoming to the shores of the Paci-
fic by the Golden Gate the old Grand
Army Veterans, and is peculiarly express
sive of the occasion. The artist has
created and produced an atmosphere up
On the paper that appeals not alone to
the Veterans of the Grand Army but to
the aesthetic sentiment of all poster
lovers. 1t portrays an aged member OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, with
flag in hand, being greeted by California
beautifully drawn figure Of a typical
California maiden, holding in her arms
and entwined in her tresses showers OF
golden poppies-thel California state
| flower In the distance is seen the Gold
en- Gate and a sun-lit stretch of San
Francisco's placid bay.
1t is rare, indeed, that such subject
is handled with the delicacy of touch
and so much exquisite sentiment. 1t was
intended as a poster only, and as sucf
it is so absolutely success that no pos
ter collection will be complete without it
The committee has received a sufficient
number of copies, which may be had OF
application at fifty cents each, the money
thus realized to be applied inIentertain
ing the veterans during the encampment
Apply to the Grand Army of the Repub
lie committee, Grand Hotel, San Fran
cisco.
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spirit of brotherhood that prevailed
among it's members The address was
well received and his remarks were fire.
quently interrupted by applause.
Following the address by Judge Cor
rigan f. Bazile gave song, and MessTs.
Wade and Hastings a comedy sketch,
both of which were clever and favorably
commented upon by the audience.
One of the best hits of the evening was
the wrestling match by the Kaufman
brothers, two little fellows who are de-
cidedly clever on the mat. A sparring
exhibition was also one of the events
which caught the audience.
Tom Gleason, former manager of the
Tivoli, was there with his fun and good
humor, and he certainly added much to
the pleasure of the evening by his good
work
More than $50 persons sat down to the
banquet in the aerie rooms in Schiller
hall. This was indeed feast fit for the
most fastidious epicuran. 1t was in
seven courses and prepared by MIR. Mar
sen, former chef at the Saulpaugh. Those
who partook of this spread declared that
it was one of the finest ever served in
this city.
When the menu had been carefully dis
cussed and cigars had been passed, S.
Wilhartz, the POSTMASTER, raped for or
der The first speaker was Postmaster
C. L. Benedict. Other speakers were
Hans Jorgenson, whose humOr brought
down the house, and Attorney Arthur
Schaub, who delivered very good
address. Judge Corigan responded to a
call
The speaking was followed by must
cal program. Joe Smith and John We'll
gave some fine music on the guitar,
while William Erd accompanied them on
the bells. Frank Bal y of Sparta, Wis,
favored the merry-inakers with several
selections. Mr.. Bailey is a bass singer
and has a voice of rare excellence. A
quartette made up of Frank Bailey, John
R. Thomas, Fred Force and F. Bazile
sang nicely.
| No better entertainment and banquet
has been given in Mankato for long
time, and the Eagles certainly deserve
credit for the program they arranged for
their own and their guests pleasure.
| The Mankato aerie has been organized
less than year and it has about 300
members.
The committees in charge of last
nights entertainment were:
Reception-John c. Wise, DIR. j. M
Edwards, John Kleinschmidt, s. Will
hartz, A. A. Buck, F. H. Pfeffer, ex-of
ficio.
General-H. w. Nelson, Hans Jorgen
sen, c. H. Griebel Jr., I. p Gleason, w
ID X ol1v
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
NOT OBJECTS OF CHARITY.
Deaf Mutes Not Dependent Upon
Others for Support.
hroya Wpdnasdav:s Dailv

The deaf mutes who are attending the
convention attract considerable atten-
ton with their sign language in and
around the St. James hotel where the
majority of them are stopping. One
afternoon as one of them was conversing
with friend, by writing, some one ask
ed if they were dependent upon others
for support, and if they were self sup
porting what were their occupations.
With twinkle in his eye one of them
wrote that very few were lawyers. He
stated that the majority of them were
selfsupporting, that some were printers,
some shoemakers, some teachers and
professors among themselves, in fact,
Notwithstanding their handicap, many of
them held as good positions as those who
were standing around them. He said
that some of Them were even million
aries, but he did not think that was a
very good profession. He himself was a
graduate of the school at Faribault, and
for the last year has been attending the
National School for the Deaf at Wash
ington, D. C.-Redwing Republican.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
money that can be passed from hand to
hand without an Endorsement.
ss\Vhan we move the crOps in the fall

money that can be passed from hand to
hand without an Endorsement.
"When we move the crops in the fall
it is necessary to pull money from east
to west to do business that checks could
accomplish Just as well, if the people
would take them. The west takes $780,.
100000 from the east, and that means
that loans in New York must be con,
tracted $500, 100000 No wonder there is
panic or very near it every fall.
'.Of course there would be losses With
such currency, but they would be
small. They would not be as great as
with the present currency, and they
could be met with a very small tax on
the bank to provide guaranty fund
so the money would be absolutely safe
J. w. Wheeler of Crookston, presi,
dent of the association, in his annual
address sounded note of warning to
the bankers, advising them to prepare in
this time of prosperity for the depression
which is sure to follow.
1.-The past year has been the most
prosperous in the history of banking
in the state of Minnesota" said Mr.
Wheeler. Il am unable to give you
figures, but if any of you think that the
communities of this state are suffering
for lack of banking privileges it would
be liberal education for you to tour
the state in search of such community,
1--WE have heard a great deal about
emergency circulation, about the cur
rency that should expand and contract as
the needs of the season warrant. 1t
seems to me thata majority of the plans
which have been proposed in this con-
nection could be more properly labeled
a bill to assist in further expansion
''Wbile our present laws have been sue
cessful in accomplishing much up to the
present time, we need either to reform
rency, and the former is the easier of
the two"
The annual report of the secretary,
Joseph Chapman, Jr., of Minneapolis,
was very gratifying to the members,
showing as it does a membership at the
present time of 532, an increase of more
than 100 during the past year. The re-
port dwelt at some length on the eff
forts of the association to push the bank
money order system, and a fattering
progress was reported.
The report shows that nearly all of
the banking capital in the state is rep
resented in the association, the total
capital employed by the 705 banks
within the state being $36,6SS,0 while
33,l74,OOo of this amount was represent
ed by the association banks.-Minneapo
lis Times. 4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
ST. PETERITEs SHOOT BEST
They Win Two Out of Three Events
From Mankato Cracks.
From Wednesdays Daily

The teams from the Mankato and st.
Peter gun clubs shot off three events yes
terday afternoon. The Mankato shooters
won the first one, the totals being, Man.
kato 65, st. Peter GA. The ST. Peter
team captured the other two events easily
enough In the second, the visitors ran
up a total score of 227, to III for the
home shooters. The score in the third
event was l25 for st. Peter, and ITO for
the Mankato.
The following are the individual
scores:
First event, ten birds: Mankato-
Lulsdorf 5, Saulpaugh 4, Brehm 6, Brett
6, Benedict 5, Bierbauer 6, Kruse 3,
Smith 2, Brooks 4, Lewis 4, Morehart 6,
Nyquist 4, Patterson l, Stephan 6, Wise
3. st. Peter-Carpenter 6, John Luth 6,
Hulett 6, Karpen 4, Gray 8, Joe Luth 4,
Survive 4, F. Leath 4, G. johnson 3, Ed.
Olson Z, Davinson 5, Volk 5, Block 4,
McRath 5.
Second event, twenty-five birds: Man.
kato-Lulsdorf 10, Saulpaugh IL, Brehm
ID, Brett II, Benedict l3, Herbauer Is,
Kruse 10, Smith IL, Brooks 8, Lewis IA,
Merchant Is, Nyquist 10, Patterson IA,
Stephan 10, Wise 7. st. Peter-Carpen-
ter ID, John Luth Is, Hulett %, Karpen
ID, Gray ID, Joe Luth 10, Survive l6,
Leath II, johnson l6, Olsen Is, Davinson
Is, Volk l6, Block II, McRath Is, Knoll
10.
Third event, FIFTEEN birds: Mankato-
Lulsdorf 9, Saulpaugh 8, Brehm IL, Brett
Z, Benedict IL, Bierbauer 8, Kruse 2,
Smith 7, Brooks 6, Lewis 8, Morehart 6,
Nyquist 5, Patterson 9, Stephan 7, Wise
A. St. Peter-Carpenter s, John Luth 8,
Hulett 10, Karpen 6, Gray 8, Joe Luth
IL, Survive 10, Leath 10, Johnson ii,
Olsen Q, Davinsen 10, Volk 2, McRath Z,
Knoll 6, Block Z.
The day was so windy that the best
results were not to be expected.
The Mankato gun club entertained the
visitors at dinner at the Saulpaugh
after the contest, and the st. Peter team
returned home on the p. m. train.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
RED ROCK CAMP MEETING.
Grounds Are Engaged for Next Year.
The Officers.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The Minnesota Pentecostal association
has engaged the Red Rock grounds for
camp meeting next year. This year $500
was raised to carry on the work next
season. No gate fees are charged. The
association declared against Sunday
special trains, as they do not wish the
meetings to attract pleasure seekers.
Officers were elected as follows:
| President, Rev. Peter Clare of Owa-
tonna, presiding elder of the Mankato
district; first vice president, V. G. VAL
lentyne, Minneapolis; second vice-presi-
dent, Rev. d. j. Ryan, st. Paul; secre-
tary, Rev. H. F. Alderman, st. Paul;
treasurer, Rev. w. A. Shannon; execu-
tive council, Rev. William Fielder, Rev.
P. A. Cool, Rev. A. Graves, Minneapolis;
Rev. j. NJ Brown, Austin; Rev, F. E.
White, Blue Earth; George w. Higgins,
Minneapolis; Alexander Adams, Ham
line; Mr. johnson, ST. Paul; William
Morrison, Clearwater.-Min Minneapolis Jour-
NAL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
TOLL LINE TO SIOUX FALLS.
From Wednesdays Daily.

DR.. ]. H. James, president of the Man
kato Citizens Telephone company, spent
yesterday at Worthington where he met
with the officers of the new Worthing-
ton Telephone company which has a
through line to Sioux Falls. He arrang-
ed with the company to connect up. with
the latter line. This will give the Man.
kato Citizens company toll connection
with Sioux Falls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
STOLE CLOTHING.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Deputy Sheriff ]. F. Long of Winnie
bago City was in Mankato today looking
for young man named Chas. Burling,
who is suspected of having stolen a suit
of clothes from a boy named j. Mont
auge, who is stopping at the Doud
House. Burling left suddenly Monday
night, and the next morning the THEFT
was discovered. Burling is believed to
have come to Mankato and then went on
to the twin cities, and MIR. Long left for
there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
DEATHS ROLL CALL.
From Wednesdays Daily.


Tuesday night, June 30th, Mrs. John
Glynn passed to the unknown land. She
was about sixty five years Old A few
days prior to her death she was stricken
with paralysis and her condition was
pitiable. She was a kind wife and
neighbor, a charitable Christian. The re-
mains were inferred in the Catholic ceme-
terry at Mankato, Thursday, whittier they
were followed by goodly number of our
citizens. She has left husband and a
feeble mother nearly hundred years old
who has been living with her and was
dependent upon this daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glynn came here from
Ohio in 1870, and settled on farm, two
miles west of the city. They bore the
trials and difficulties of the unsettled
country cheerfully. - Lake Crystal
Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
FOUND A POCkETB0Ok.
Contained No Money, But Mileag:
Book and Railroad Tickets.

An old pocketbook was found on a
water tank in the water closet of a
North Front street saloon this morning
by Frank Morse who was making some
repairs. There was no money in the
wallet. The pocketbook was evidently
stolen from the owner and placed there
after the money had been extracted. 1t
did contain an interchangeable mileage
book and many railroad tickets which
were held for rebates. These tickets
bear the name of Joseph Girmscheid, and
the last date is April. The property is
now in the hands of the police.
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Anything that strengthens the tie be-
tween the young folks and the farm by
just so much helps to make the world
better Love for the country and its
quiet ways tends to lengthen life and
make it happier.