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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-02
FIRE ALARM.

FIRE ALAkM.
 4-Cor South Main and Grand sts.
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Go (P0
 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 7-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers & Bro P9
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott road. 15-Cor Cor High and Walnut sts. 16-Cor Fact Main and Cherry sts. 17-Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor North Elm and Kingsbury sts. 23-Burton street engine house. 24-Waterbury Manufacturing Go P) 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 28-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine sts. 29-Cor Ludlow and N Willow sts. 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. 34-Cor W. Main and Watertown I'd. 35-Conn By & L'tg Go, car h'se (P) 36-Waterbury Brass Go P) 37-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. 3S-Cor Grand and Field sts. 42-Cor South Main and Clay stss 43-New England Watch Go (P, 45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Go. P) 46-Waterbury Buckle Go. (P 47-Cor s. Main and Washington sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts. 52-Cor Franklin and Union sts. 53-Waterbury Clock Go, case fac. .P) 54-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts. 5 57-No hose house
 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin sts 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. f- 73-North Willow st, cor Hillside. 74-Cor Johnson and Waterville sts. 142-Wolcott st, beyond Howard. 162-Cor East Main and Welton sts. 212-The Platt Bros Co.<P) 213-Hammond Buckle Go. P, 214-Waterbury Clock Co.m'v't fac P> 216-Cor North Main and Grove sts. 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 261-Junction Cooke and N Main sts. 272-Grove. bet Central &eHoln,es avs 311-S. N. E. Telephone Co buildfnp fpl 312-Cor Bank and Meadow sis. rr< s >' ta 313-Randolph & Cloves {P) la. s>+4-& 314-Plume & Atwood (P) 315-American Ring Go. P) ... 316-Blectric Light Station P) .,I 31S-Holmes. Booth & Haydens Pl 321-No 4 Hose House. 323-Cor Washington ave & Porter s+s 324-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 325-Cor Simons st &s Washington ave 371-City Lumber &5 Coal Go. (P) 412-Tracy Bros P) 432-Cor Liberty and S. Main sts 451-Steele & Johnson Mfg Go. (p1 5S2-Cor Baldwin and Rye sts.
 P) Private.
 SIGNALS.
 i. One stroke calls superintendent to the City hall. ..s
 H., Two strokes. fire out, recall.
 lii. Three strokes, 12 m, g D. m.
 1-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-1. Ten strokes quick will indicate a general alarm and will call the entire force into service.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-02

Total to Total
 Exp'ts. Exports. i. .2sO. GOO. .OO0 3.9 1. POO. .O0O. GOO 3.6
 a55.O0O.OOO 3.s 1.17O. 100000 4.275 1. .2O5. 100000 50 1. 200 100000 5.4 1.O90, GOO. GOO 6.4 1.Os0, GOO. GOO 6. 42 1.125.O .O0O, GOO 6.S44 1. 200, GOO. 900 II
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-02
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. B. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
BUTTERNUT MUTATIONS.


w. j. Austin and c. Helgerson return
ed from trip to Dakota last Monday
where they had gone to look for new
homes. They speak well of the country
On their return trip they stopped with
Rees Evans at Appleton for two days
whom they report as being well.
Clarence Kabrud went to Lincoln last
Monday to clerk for w. w. Jenkins.
The last Welsh literary meeting in
this community was held at Bethel
church last Friday evening and an ex-
cellent program was rendered, in which
Horeb and Salem people participated.
There will be a meeting of the Wood
men at the hall next Saturday night.
Edwin Olston son of H. |. Olston of
Lake Preston, OAK, visited here this
week.
School in district No. Isl of which
Miss Clara Baarson was teacher has
closed for one month.
Two of Erick Shaw's children are quite
sick, his son, Otto, has been under the
care of a. doctor all winter.
The children in districts twelve and
ia are practicing for an exhibition to
be given at the hall in the near future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
SPRING ISLAND ITEMS.

John Hynson LETT for Cumberland,
Wis, where he expects to make his flu
ture home
Miss Mathilda Reedstrom has new
organ.
NJ. j. Record picked up sound Veal
thy apple in his orchard last week, which
in some strange way had escaped the
winter storms, and seemed fresh as it
must have been in the early fall.
An old hen took forcible possession of
FIVE small kittens which were in box
near her nest The hen fought fiercely
and succeeded in driving off the mother
eat and keeping the kittens until they
were rescued by the eats owner.
Mr.. William Young held his auction
Tuesday notwithstanding the rain. The
sale was we'll attended, many parties
coming from long distance. The stock
and household goods sold well and
brought good price. Mic Juliar was
auctioneer. Mr.. and Mrs. Young will
make their future home in Wisconsin.
The new owner. Mr.. Erickson, will take
possession about April 1st.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
DON'T. GET dAY,s COLONEL


The Free Press says editorially that
"the Minnesota river has risen rapidly
in the last day or so, and is now quite
a majestic stream" We would suggest
that a picture be taken, so that The
members can look at the boiling, tur-
bulent waters; it will aid your people
in congress in having the course of the
stream changed, for the thing in the
summer time is minus quantity, and
the only way its bed can be traced then
is by the cows standing in puddles of
green, scummy water here and there,
chewing their cud and slashing their
tails 7 to ! keep off flies.-Lake Crystal
Union.
Tut, tut, colonel. There you 60 again
Libeling Mankato is favorite pastime
of the sage of Lake Crystal. Colonel,
the Minnesota river at this point is
deep enough to allow the boys to take a
plunge in it in the warm days of summer
time, and it is a splendid stream for
fishing, and there's no scum on the
waters placid surface, either; so don't
get gay when. you talk about the Mime
sofa "riv'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
GOVERNMENT OF CITIES.

Baltimore is city without graft, ac-
cording to The Saturday Evening Post.
The mayor of the Maryland city is
Thomas G. Haynes, lawyer, who was
elected as an independent. Mayor
Hayes is the author of the charter which
governs the city and he has had the adj
vantage of putting the law to the test.
The Duluth News Tribune comments at
some length upon the administration of
Mayor Hayes and says of it that he has
not succeeded in making Baltimore "a
city without a graft" without
much trouble His four years
of executive office have been
stormy at times, and full of event. He
looks upon the good attained. and the
order wrested from the chaos of dishon-
esty, and invites the scrutiny of Balti-
more's municipal government of officials
and men of affairs and civic pride and
knowledge.
In framing the new charter, Mayor
HAYES put in clause creating board
of awards. which took from the different
departments the control of all contracts
and the purchase of all material, the
bids being broad and open as possible,
and the board of estimates, which took
away from the city council the right to
make indiscriminate appropriations or to
vote away franchises There is a maxi
mum amount which the city council
NAV appropriate, and no grant or privi-
leee to use the streets can be made eN-
cent upon the terms and conditions I'M
posed by the board in authority.
This done, Mr.. Hayes, in his executive
capacity, looked about for the right sort
of men, men of exceptional integrity and
ability to fill the various appointive city
offices. He disregarded party lines in
making his choice of officials. He is,
on national questions, Democrat, but
he appointed to office of city engineer
man who was chief engineer of one of the
country's largest railway systems, and
Republican Under the engineers skill
full superintendent and work, under
Mayor Hayes business administration
and with the various branches of the
municipal government placed safely out
of reach of the briber and boodler and
dishonest politician, the redemption of
Baltimore is an accomplished fact
Mr. Hayes has set an example which
may with profit be followed by the heads
of the municipal governments of the
country.
Cities can be properly governed if the
governing power resolves to have it
t.. way. If officials are Indifferent to
their oaths of office then the people can
expect nothing but dishonesty and cor
ruption.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
THE MODERN NEWSPAPER.

There are people who want to con-
duct an ideal newspaper. Dr.Parkhurst,
New York's famous preacher, is among
that class who wants to run an ideal
newspaper. He says he would avoid SEN
sationalism, educate the readers and cut
out the things that tend to degrade. He
says his paper 'would represent the con-
science of the American people, and fear
lessly express it. The best answer to
Parkhurst and others who talk so much
of the IDEAL newspaper is found in the
answer by The st. Paul Daily News. 1t
is concisely stated, covers the ground
fully and is a good defense, if one were
needed, of the modern newspaper of to-
day.
Rev. Charles Sheldon, at Topeka, was
not suited with the modern newspaper.
So for week, he edited paper that was
dull, insipid, tiresome and failure. It
didn't represent anything except the
cranky ideas of one man.
There are hundreds of newspapers in
this country that are trying to do just
what Parkhurst. pleads for, and making
fine progress, too.
They print the news; they do things;
they educate; they fight for the good and
true; they strive for better living; they
point moral at every opportunity; they
reflect the will of the public, and do re-
present the conscience of the. American
people.
Sensationalism!! The men who
howl most about it couldn't, tell you
what they mean by the word. The. un-
expected is sensational The crucifixion
was sensational. There isn't big hap
pening related in the Bible that was not
sensational. The word means no more
than grand" or "astonishing;" yet it is
hurled at American newspapers today
much as you would cry ''leper' at an
unclean human being.
The American afternoon paper is, in
the newspaper field, an intensified edition
of DR.. Parkhurst in the pulpit. Both are
sensational, if you will, because they are
out of the rut, striving for better order
of things, and keeping humanity stirred
up to the necessity of progress.
The Parkhurst newspaper is here. 1t
has been here for years, and it is growing
in power and influence and keeping step
with the advance of humanity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
ADOPT THE CHARTER.

1t is well that the charter commits
sion considers it of sufficient Importance
to publish a statement showing wherein
the new charter is superior to the one
under which this city is now working.
No doubt few words from the commits
sion will set at rest a great deal of talk
to the effect that the charter is faulty.
The Free Press hopes that the people
will be able to see their way clear to
adopt the charter, believing that it is
far superior to the one now in operation
If it should be adopted the commits
sion can make such amendments as will
eliminate the technical objections which
have been raised in certain quarters.
With these slight defects removed Man
kato will have a charter much more APP
plicable to its needs. 1t certainly can
not be worse than the present monstros-
tumble and homogeneous affair which
courts have declared weak and inconsis
tent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20

The jackson Day banquet in Chicago
on Monday night must have been rather
a dull affair. The absence of w. J. Bryan.
Grover Cleveland, Richerd Olney, David
B. Hill and others equally prominent
in the Democratic party, is noted. 1t
was not expected that Mr.. Bryan would
having stated some time ago that Gro
yer and himself could not sit at the same
table The reason for Growers absence
is not given. Edward M. Shepard OF
New York, Tammany's presidential can
didate for 1904, made the principal ad-
dress, and sounded the battle cry of the
campaign. Trusts will be the slogan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
ONE PLANK KISSING.

After a wait of several weeks, and fol
lowing in the wake of his opponent,
AID Charles Z. Taylor, the Democratic
candidate for mayor, promulgated q
platform. 1t was not the intention of
that gentleman to take the public into
his confidence but upon constant prod
ding on the part of the people who de-
sired to become enlightened as to his
ideas regarding matters municipal, the
third warder got busy. No fault can be
found with the platform because it is in
the main borrowed from that one issu-
ed by Mr.. Meyer, the Republican candi-
date for mayor. There is an additional
plank, relating to Mr.. Taylor's anxiety
over the reduction of the floating indebt-
edness of this city. 1t is hardly neces-
Isary to call the public mind to the fact
that Mr. Meyer was member of the
council that began the pruning process
and started the cutting down of the
debt referred to. Mr.. Meyer was con-
stantly urging economy on the part of
the council and it is due to his efforts
that the indebtedness was reduced to
such an extent.
The Democratic platform, however,
lacks declaration upon the Broad street
paving matter. There is nothing said
as to whether Mr.. Taylor would favor
the payment by the city at large of the
amount claimed by the Barber Asphalt
Paving company providing the assess
ment for that improvement should fail
tO stand the fest in court
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20

the use of the normal buildings as long
as a school for the instruction in but
ter and cheese making is maintained.
Moorhead is to maintain a normal train
ing school and Duluth a school of
mines. 1t is said that the bill introduce
ed by the gentleman from Marshall does
not abolish the state agricultural school
nor the school of mines at the univer-
sity.
At each session of the legislature some
gentleman, looking for an opportunity
to distinguish himself, introduces some
foolish bill relating to the normal schools.
1t is not at all likely that Senator
Schurtz's bill will see the light of day
after it reaches the committees hands.
Meanwhile the father of the measure will
receive temporary notoriety, after
which he will again sink into oblivion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20

personalities because they persisted in
going ahead with a gigantic undertaking
just on the eve of retiring from office.
Their action puts the city in chaotic
condition and one not at all creditable
to the present mayor and aldermen.
The Free Press stands committed to
the principle of municipal ownership of
an electric lighting plant, and it is not
at all pleased with nor does it uphold Mr..
Meagher in his contention, but it was
opposed to the plan of the present coun-
ell inaugurating the lighting system be-
cause their terms of office were about
to expire and there was and is grave
doubts as to their being their own sue
cessors. 1t would have been far better
for the city, the taxpayers and all con-
cerned had the agitation and the action
of the council been delayed until after
the municipal election when a new coun-
ell could have taken hold of this all-im.
portant matter and pushed it to compile
ton. Or had the council began opera
tions year or more ago to install
plant there would have been some sense
in, the move, but to begin such piece
of business at the eleventh hour was too
apparent that other than sincere motives
were behind it all.
The Free Press several weeks ago
pointed out the danger line, called at
tention to the lateness of the hour for
this council to act in the matter and
limited strongly at what might happen.
The council need not expect to secure
the sympathy of the people because OF
the action of Mr.. Meagher. The pub
lie was well satisfied that it was for
political effect that the present body
was so anxious to install an electric
light plant. and now that the Injunction
proceedings are started the present
Democratic administration is looking for
sympathy, hoping that this sympathy
will lead to large number of votes be-
inc cast for the Democratic candidates
at the coming city election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20

Before the sun shall creep over the
eastern hills on the morrow Ole G. Olson
will take trip into eternity, starting on
his journey from the gallows at Aitkin,
in the northern part of the state. Olson
murdered his own daughter in cold blood.
1t was murder most foul, a premeditated
crime and not the least provocation for
it. This man was found guilty by y
Jury. He was sentenced to die on the
gallows The date was fixed and then
Olson's attorney made an application
for a stay of the execution. This re-
quest was granted. An appeal was then
made for a Communication of sentence to
life imprisonment on the ground th:t
Olson was insane. The state pardoning
board engaged the services of DIR. Kill
bourne of Rochester, who examined the
man and pronounced him sane. This
settled the murderer's fate. Olson has
acknowledged at last the justice of the
sentence imposed upon him. Olson de-
serves the hanging He was brutal
father, and no sympathy should be vast
ed upon such as he.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
REELECTED A DIRECTOR.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
A. E. CLARK returned this morning
from Beaumont, Texas, where he attend
ed the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the consolidated oil companies,
known as the Star Petroleum company.
He was reelected director of the COM
pany. The prospects of the company are
good, and it is. considered one of the
very strongest companies in the oil
fields. The company authorized the con-
struction of a pipe line thirty three
miles long. to Sour Lake and Saratoga,
with pump station, tanks, etc. This
means an expenditure of $225,00O, and
the money is on hand. The company has
some producing wells there. 1t also has
under contract the sinking of twenty
other wells, receiving one-half the out
put forapumping>
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20

When A. G.. Meyer was a member of
the city council he opposed the reinstate-
ment of saloon license on the ground
that its revocation was made by the
mayor after the executive had given
the saloonkeeper repeated warnings that
he was law violator. Mr.. Meyer is
not classed as "crank" on the saloon
question and he does not believe in the
persecution of those men who may be
engaged in the saloon business, but he
does hold to the opinion that there are
some things that even saloonkeeper
must respect. Mr.. Meyer was the only
member of the council who voted to sus-
tain the mayor, and this was demon
stration that he is in favor of the en-
forcement of law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
rINkeRINo WITH THE NoRnALs.

John G.. Schurtz of Marshall, state sena-
tor by the grace of the people of a west
ern district, must be gentleman of in
finite jest. Or perhaps he was looking
for an opportunity to make himself
famous at one fell swoop. The gentle
man from the prairies is of the ouinion
that two normal schools are a plenty for
Minnesota and three of them should be
abolished or given up by the state to
the cities wherein they are located and
the buildings devoted to other purposes
For instance, if the city of Mankato will
do as Senator Schurtz bids she can have
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
EAGLE LAKE NOTES.

The revival meetings which were held
in the Methodist Episcopal church are
now being held in the Christian church.
The ducks are now flying north.
MIRA. L.. Gummins and wife accom-
panied by A. Dearborn departed We'd
nesday, for an eight months stay in
South Dakota.
Mrs. NJ I'll. Scott has been ON the sick
list for the past week.
f. w. Hilton went to GAINESVILLE to
purchase horse Tuesday.
lloyd Macbeth was very sick last
waalL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
mr. MHAanHR.s INJUNCTION.

The expected has happened. An in
junction to restrain the city council from
constructing an electric lighting plant
and pumping station has been applied
for by John B. Meagher, who is identi-
fed prominently with the Mankato Gas
& Electric Light company. This move
does not come as a surprise to those peo-
pie who have had an acquaintance with
the trend of affairs in this city. The
mayor and the aldermen expected this
proceeding would be instituted, and UNI
der the circumstances the people are
greatly out of patience with their re-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20

Ray; vice president, DIR. ]. w. Andrews;
secretary, Miss Parker; treasurer, Mrs.
E.. i. Patterson; directors, first ward,
Mrs. Philip Hodapp; second ward, Mrs.
b. Bangerter Jr.,- third ward, f. NJ. Cur
rier; fourth ward, Rev. F. E. R. Miller;
fifth ward, Mrs. l. d. Webster; sixth
ward, Mrs. j. Fl. Long, North Mankato,
Anders Anderson.
DIR. Andrews moved that the member
ship fee be placed at fifty cents, but this
was lost, as the general opinion was that
it would be better to have smaller fee
and larger membership.
Adjournment was then taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20
GOOD. THUNDER SAYINGS.

The fog and wet weather still con-
just nasv.
+ Mrs. Steinberg is improving again
and it, is, hoped she will continue to do
so.,.
Mr. and Mrs George Doty called at the
Rood home a few minutes Sunday and
are sorry to report Mrs. Rood as very
ill.,.
Mas Charles Clarke stiih continues
very low; her terrible suffering is pitt
fnli TO, witness
| William Wruke Sr. is .eSasting new
biihing ON his new land4i.
Mn.,. and Mrs. George Doty and
Mn, S Doty and family visited at the
Scott. Grover home in Ssefaing over Sun, :
day. Mr.. Scott was ASS Jolly and hos
pitable as ever.
Wilham O'Graske iss drawing lumber
for a large new barn,tab be built as sa0na
as the weather PERMITS.
MIR. Gotleib DeohIipg: is very i'll with.
rheamatisn.
Mrs. Steven Dotyy attended thesc
test at Lake Crystals last Friday. VIM
dom and Lake CryeSal contested and thsA
result was an isaSminious defeat for
the Windomites and an the horeFs. for
the Crystalites.
10
Falancer who has been dangerously I'LL
with la grippe and tonsilitis.
Col. j. G.. Graham returned from, the
cities last Saturday. He attsndedl THE
encampment. and reports veryypleasaaf-
time.
Considering the weather anG.ibad roads,
quite pleasant time was mad ait the
New England sapper, given by the Sap-
fist people.
Miss Young is guest al the femer-
ankle home this week.
LitSle Clara Lehman of Mankato
visited her aunt, Mr.. Heraan Lehman OF
this place for several days last week
Eggs are getting "dirt cheap someone
said.
Oscar Meilicke returasd to his home at
Window last Friday, after a pleasant
visit with friends and relatives at this
place.
Ralph Campbell and Rudolph just have
sold their farms to MIR. William Steaaat>
AXE.
There are several culverts in need OF
repair and they need it badly, too
Joe Mccarthy is expected home some
time this week, we hear. Hope we
shear straight"
Mr.. Walter Sell, former lumberman at
this place, but now of Winona. was
pleasant Good Thunder caller last Satur.
day.
The boys on the mail routes think
this sort of weather is "rather tough"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-20

Sioux Falls school teachers are forbid
den by the board Of education to dance
between Monday and Friday nights, but
they are permitted to indulge in the
May waltz between Friday and Mon
day nights.