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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
SHOW BIG EARNINGS.

New Yeck, July l5.-The Northern
Securities roads show a combined surplus
for the year ending June 80 of over SAL
600 900. or 30 per cent on the Northern
Securities stock. Commenting on this
showing, a Northern Securities director
said today:
'If anything was wanted to demon
strate the railroad wisdom of j. j. Hill,
the part THAI Burlington has placed in
our business this past year should fur
nish it. The Burlington has been our
best Garner OF money directly, and has
done much to make it possible for the
other two roads to make the showing
they have made.
1.-The company owes good deal to
the development of the northern coun-
try. made possible by the cooperation
of the three reads. This is particularly
true of the territory northwest OF the
twin cities, where the roads have done
more than anywhere else to assist new
industries, to help new towns and Incl
dentally to create new business.
"The competition of the Canadian Pa
ciic and the 500 line has not materially
affected our earnings and we do not eX-
pect it will. The prosperity of country
means the wealth of the railroads, and
Mr. Hill is the last man TO object to the
opening of new country. The northwest
is not covered with railroads and will
not be for many years. We think it has
not as many as it might have, and we dc
not blame anyone for agreeing with us
and building railroads.
perhaps the most prominent factor
il; the business has been the traffic west
ward for shipment across the Pacific. II
ia not vet what Mr.. Hill expects to make
it within the next two years. He has
generally proved prophet worth follow
ING, and he thinks he will need mucf
larger fleet on the Pacific IN 100 thar
IN 1902
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
LAKE CRYSTAL LOSES
Judge Cray Files a Decision in a
Smallpox Case.
From tuesdays Daily.


Judge Cray today filed a decision in the
case of the appeal of the village of Lake
Crystal against the action of the county
board in disallowing smallpox bill He
decides in favor of the county, but if
the village of Lake Crystal had not paid
the bill so promptly the county would
have had TO have paid it.
The following memorandum accom-
panies the decision:
II think that chapter 23S of the laws
of 1901 should be construed as meaning
that expenses incurred and not in fact
paid prior to the enactment of that chap
ter, especially if such expenses were in
fact being incurred at the time of the
enactment of said chapter, and if such
expenses covered time both before and
after its enactment, in a continuous SER
vice, shall be paid as therein provided
and that all bills actually incurred, ad-
justed, allowed and paid under the pro-
visions of the law as it existed prior to
the enactment of chapter 23S must be
excluded from its operation, otherwise
compliance with chapter 23S would in
my opinion open the door for the pre-
sentation to the county of all bills long
since allowed and paid by villages and
towns under laws then requiring such al
lowance and payment, and would lead to
consequences not at all contemplated by
the legislature when chapter 23S was
enacted.
"The contested items, $S0l.64, were
paid by the village in strict accordance
with the law as it existed when the same
were paid, and which law required that
bills be presented to and paid by the
village.
Il do not think that the case of chair
man of board, etc. VS.. board of county
commissioners 95 N. w. 22l, just pub
lished holds contrary to the views here
expressed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
RAN INTO OPEN SWITCH
Northwestern Train Coliides With a
Car of Telegraph Poles.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Passenger train No. 6, which departed
from Mankato at one o'clock Saturday
afternoon over the Chicago & North
Western road was wrecked in the yards
Just west of the Cedar street crossing
j nOwatonna at 2:30 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon. The bridge crew had left
the switch open instead of closed, as it
should have been, and the passenger ran
onto a sidtrack, col1ided with a
freight car which was loaded with tele-
graph poles. One of these poles ran in
to the engineers cab, and had that. gen
tleman not jumped from the cab he
would undoubtedly have been seriously
injured. As it was, he escaped with
slight bruises on the chin and on one leg.
The engineer, w. L. Williams, was un-
able to see the freight car because of
the bridge .obstructing his view. The
front of the engine was caved in, the
boiler broken and the smokestack de-
molished.
Aside from the shaking up and fright
the passengers were totally unframed.
The news agent, who is the same man
wha was badly hurt in the wreck west
of Owatonna last August, was thrown
to the car floor but was uninjured.
Conductor Fred Morgan, of Winona,
was in charge of the train. Mr.. Cram is
the brakeman 4nd w. j. Smith baggage
man.
A telegram was at once forwarded to
Waseca for one of the extra engines to
draw the train from Owatonna to Wi
mona.
The fireman's ankles were badly
sprained and he was placed under a
doctors care
The fireman escaped serious injury
by getting down behind the boiler. En-
gineer Williams jumped from the cab,
The train reached Winona about one
hour and half behind time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
ARE HELD SACRED.
From Wednesdays Daily.

=
James Shoemaker, former chief rang
er of the Foresters, loses the first round
in his. fight against the trustees of the
order for damages for depriving him OF
his rights as "a member of the order.
Judge Orr also holds that the mem
bers of the order are not compelled to
divulge the secret workings of the lodge.
Mr. Schoonmaker asked that the an
swer to his complaint be made more
definite. To make the answer more
specific in the particulars asked by
Shoemaker, it would have been neces-
sary for the trustees to reveal part of
the ritual of the Foresters.
The trustees refused to divulge their
secrets and the court upholds them in
their position and denies the motion OF
Schoonmaker.-St. Paul Daily News.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty deeds filed:

Warranty deeds filed:
David L. Thomas to David Nj. Jones,
undiv. 2-3, e1s, swA, sec 2, and of NE,
nwH Sec IL, Butternut Valley, and I'M
div. %, ne1A, se1l, sec. 36, Cambria, for
$500.
Lester Patterson to Eugene L. Patter-
son, lot s, and south half of lot 8, block
4, Warren's addition, and north p feet
of rear 271a feet of lot 6, block Z, and
rear 271s feet of lot 5, block Z, Waren's
addition, for $4,000.
Lester Patterson to H. Archibald Pat
terson, front SO feet of lot Z, block Z,
and rear 271s feet of middle % feet of
lot 6, block 7, Warren's addition, for
$500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
APPROVES THE SUGGESTION
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Gen. J. H. Baker while in st. Paul yes
terday had talk with Claiming Sea-
bury, president of the state capitol COM
mission, in relation to the proposed
mural painting of the Traverse des Sioux
treaty for the new capitol building. Mr..
Seabury stated that the proposition has
been cordially approved. Architect Cass
Gilbert is pleased with the idea and has
already taken steps to lay the matter be
fore the leading artists of the country.
People generally approve of the sugges-
ton made by Gen. j. H. Baker There
is. feeling ON the part of residents OF
Minnesota that historic paintings instead
of the classical should line the walls OF
the capitol
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The committee on property and ex-
pense of the school board has opened bids
for the placing of fourteen new closets
i'll the Pleasant Grove building to replace
the present ones McLaurin & Northrop
were the lowest bidders and were award
ed the contract, at SAB. The Glow sys-
tenn is to be used.
Kleinschmidt brothers have been
awarded the contract for putting in the
new steps, laying four floors and cutting
down the blackboards at the Franklin
building.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
PETITION WITHDRAWN.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Having learned that great deal of OPP
position has developed to the granting of
the petition of the owners of the adjoin-
ing property for the vacation of that por-
ton of Grove street that runs along
Lincoln park, w. j. Morehart this morn
ing called at the city recorders office
and withdrew the petition. The hearing
had been set for July 18th, and it is said
that a number of property owners had
intended to be present in opposition to
the granting of it, The withdrawal of the
petition will probably settle the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
RESIDENCE CHANGES HANDS.
From Wednesdays Daily.

A. A. Brooks has sold his fine residence
on North Broad street, lot five, block
forty, city, to Henry Zimmerman Jr.,
for $4,000. Mr.. Zimmerman will occupy
it next month with his family, as he is
about to retire from the City Hotel, a
fact mentioned by The Free Press the
other day. The property was formerly
the residence of j. C. Thro and family.
The sale was made through H. P.
Christensen and ]. S. Schwigerd.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17

One of the most successful business
women in New York procured the mon
ey with which to start her enterprise
by making doughnuts at Nome, Alaska,
about four years ago. In a single sea-
son she made $4,000 in her little tent
restaurant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
INJURED HIS ANKLE.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Fred Schultz, who is employed in one
of the stone quarries, met with an acct
dent this forenoon that it is thought will
lay him up for a long time. A large
stone fell on one of his ankles, crushing
it. He was removed to his home on
North Seventh street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
THE cOUNTY'S MONEY.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The county board has ascertained that
the funds of the county are deposited IN
the various banks as follows: First Ma
tional, $lO,277. Is; National Citizens, SlO,-
922.73; National Bank of Commerce, 81
GAS Mankato State bank, $l0,O53.3l;
Vernon Center bank, $9S9.24; Marston,
Larson & Davis, Lake Crystal, $l,4SS.S3;
Lake Crystal State bank sl,453.OS; Am
bow State bank, $4,000; Minnesota State
bank of Amboy, Sl,4S7.94; Good Thunder
State bank, $l,434.O3; Mapleton State
bank, $l,427.72; Bank of Madison Lake,
Sl,l55.47; total in banks, $5O.324.36. The
total amount of cash found was $225.92.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
sHER1FFs MUST FURNISH STAMPS
From Wednesdays Daily.

Judge Snow of the Winona county dis
trict court, declares that counties are not
obliged to furnish sheriffs with postage
stamps. The county must furnish the
sheriff with stationery, but the judge
cannot see his way clear to construe the
statutes to mean that postage stamps
must be provided by the county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
KILLED A PATIENT.

From Wednesdays Daily.
William Salkins, patient at the hos
pital, was run over by an engine on the
hospital grounds in St. Peter yesterday.
He has relatives in Newbury, Mass.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
KILLED NEAR WELLS.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

HOi1 UCSu"y Ddiiys
Sunday afternoons westbound freight
train collided with span of horses and
carriage two miles east of Wells. One
horse was Killed and the driver fatally
injured, dying at $3.50 Sunday night. lie
was a travelling man by the name of
Rossner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
DENIED A PARDON.
Fro,s Wednesdays Daily.

Froia Wednesdays Daily.
The state pardoning board has denied
the application of William Haggerty for
a pardon. The applications of Frank
Hamilton and n. w. King also were de-
MED.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The First National Bank of Lake Crys-
tai is to be organized out of the state
bank of that village. The capital stock
will be $4,000. Gilbert Gutterson will
be president; William R. Cullen, vice
president; j. j. Mcclure, cashier; James
Thomas, assistant cashier.
j. ]. Mcclure of Lake Crystal, F. B.
Mcclure of Iowa, A. L. Luck, also of
Iowa, have organized bank at Win
tErop. Mr. Luck and j. J. Mcclure have
gone to Winthrop to purchase lot and
have building erected thereon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
From Wednesdays Daily.

A marriage license was granted today
to Paul Muellerleile of Madison Lake and
Ida Grace Sheehan of jamestown. Both
are popular and highly esteemed young
people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
JUDGE MACDONALD DEAD.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Judge J. L. Macdonald, formerly
congressman from the old third district,
died yesterday morning at his home in
Kansas City.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
From Wednesdays Daily.

The Lake Crystal Union says that K.
d. Hubbard is being urged to build an
electric line in Mankato, but that ne VIII
nc ske hold of the matter because
IL SIS no money in such an enterprise,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
GIVEN A PARDON.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The state pardoning board has pardon
ed George E. Miller who was sent up
from Mobiles county for two and one
half years for forgery in the second de-
gree.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17

Lace outing shirts and lace underwear
just the thing for warm weather at
clearance sale prices at Henry E. Hance's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17

A few outing suits left, will be sold re-
gardless of cost, at Henry E. Hance's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17

Midsummer clearance sale on all light
weight wear at Henry E. Hance's.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-12
Commencement Exercises.

We acknowledge receipt of invi-
tations to attend
Commencement Exercises Lees
vile, High School, May 21-22. Ad-
dress, 22d, by Gov. @. B. Aycock.
Commencement Exercises, Oxford
Seminary, May 1913. Baccalaure-
ate Sermon, Sunday morning, by
Rev. R. @. Beaman, of Durham.
Address, 18th, by Gov. @. B. Aycock.
Commencement Exercises, Cary
High School, May 1921. Annual
Sermon Sunday night, DR.. I. NICK.
Pittenger, Raleigh. Annual Address,
21st, II a. m, by Hon. Edward W.
Pou.
PEACE INSTITUTE.
The Commencement Exercises of
Peace Institute will take place as
follows:
Sunday, May 18th, II a. M, BAG
calaureate Sermon, Rev. Egbert
Smith, D.. D., Greensboro, N. G.
Monday, May 18th, 5 p. M, Glass
Day Exercises.
Tuesday, May 10Th, s p. M, An
nual Concert.
Wednesday, May Doth, II a. M,
Graduating Exercises. Address by
Rev. Frank Stringfellow, Boyton,
Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-12

convention there are 1,737,46 6 Ban
lists. In the Northern States +boro
are 1,O23,438. The negro Baptists
IN the United States, according 70
thelr W estimate, number 1927
O89, making in the United States
4~,687,993 Baptists, and in the world
~5,515,O23. This would represent q
Baptist constituency in the world
of about $4,000, 900.
Salisbury Truth-Index: The re-
cent Legislature passed an act to
incorporate the Salisbury Railroad
Company, with a capitalization of
$4,000 and privilege to increase to
S2,5OO,OOO. This company is being
pushed solely by Salisburians and is
to be organized when $685. 900 has
been subscribed. The route of the
road is from Danbury, Stokes
County, thirty miles north of Wins
ton via Winston and Salisbury, to
some point on the Carolina Central
in Union County, probably Monroe,
making a line something over a
hundred miles in length.
The success which the South At
lantic Quarterly, edited by DIR. J. S.
Bassett, has achieved during the
year and a half since it was estab-
llshed, has led to the formation of
a company to issue this publication.
This journal was established by the
'9Ol9," a patriotic society in con-
.ectlon with the college. The pur-
pose of the organization of the new
company is to enlarge the sphere of
usefulness of this journal which has
been so favorably received in all
sections of the country. The Off
OF the new company are: r.
L. Flowers, President; Edwin Minis,
Vlce-President; W. FL. G~lasson,
Secretary; F. S. AIdridge, Treas
lrer. The South Atlantic Quarter
seeks to make itself useful to all
Southern institutions, and invites
General cooperation in the task of
uilding up literature in the South.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-12
MUNICIPAL
The Elections in Various Towns Mon
day and Tuesday.

resulted IN a victory for the dry
ticket over the Independent ticket,
j. D. Elliott was elected mayor.
In Shelby W. II. Jennings was re-
elected mayor, defeating J. T. Gard
ner.
Monday Fayetteville voted $4O,-
900 of bonds for water-works and
Kinston voted $15O,OOO of bonds for
water and sewerage.
At Lexington Harlee MacCan
withdrew from the mayoralty race
and Meyer, present incumbent, was
reelected, defeating o. E. Menden@
hall by eight votes. Three of the
five commissioners elected are Re-
publicans.
In Asheville the regular Demo-
cratic ticket, headed by G. T. Rawls
for mayor, was elected over the
Anti Saloon League Republican
ticket by about 300 majority.
In Hamlet r. A. Lackey, was
elected mayor, defeating J. G. Mel
meyer by so votes. The election is
questioned on the ground that voters
not qualified were allowed to vote.
The town voted $4,000 in bonds for
improvements.
In Durham the Anti-Saloon
League reform ticket, headed by J.
+. Freeland for mayor, swept the
town by about 300 majority.
Editor Marshall, of the Gazette,
was elected mayor of Gastonia
without OPPOSITION. Gastonia is to
be congratulated. Marshall is
bic of making and will make a good
mayor.
Mayor Watt was reelected in
Reidsville and a majority of the
board of aldermen is in favor of
license.
Morganton voted in favor of IL
censing saloons by three majority.
Cobb, of the Herald, was
mayor, defeating DR.. John
Tull.
In Wilmington there was no ex-
element and the regular Demo
'atic ticket, headed by W. E.
Springer, was elected without oppo-
Mayor Eaton was re-n1ected In
Winston without OPPOSITION and S.
:. Butner was elected mayor of
Mayor Cox was reelected in High
'oint and $4,000 of bonds voted
or improvements.
Mayor Ellis was reelected in New
fern without opposition.
The Democrats carried Mocks-
lie, electing A. M. McGlammery
]. B. Caldwell was elected mayor
{ Concord without opposition.
Mayor Powell was reelected in
practically without OPPOSE
on.
In Burlington, W. A. Hall, citi-
MS candidate, defeated the Demo
attic candidate for mayor.
Mayor Osborne was reelected in
reensboro without opposition.
elected Jos. Harris NAV
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-12
STATE NEWS
rDoM CURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
r..r,s of Interest Cleaned From Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

Wi1kesboro Chronicle: The forest
e-os last week, in different sections
- the county, did a big lot of dam
ooo to fencing, timber, etc. The
Ares caught from new grounds. In
MANY places dwelling houses and
harms narrowly escaped being
burned.
Messrs Womack, Gulley and Rod
man, the Code Commissioners, met
IN Raleigh Friday and organized by
oIecting Judge Womack chairman.
Their salaries, at the rate of $1,000
year, began on that day. They
are allowed $1,000 for clerical as
sistance, but Will not select a clerk
for some time.
Chatham Record: Working the
public roads at night is something
mheard of, but it was done n
night last week by the overseer and
hands on a road near this place.
They were so busy on their farms
that they agreed to take lanterns
and torches and work the road after
night, and thus lose no time from
their farm work.
A debate between representatives
Of Johns Hopkins University, Bal
tmore, and our State University at
Chapel Hill, was held at the latter
place Saturday night, End. The deci-
sion was awarded the North CAROLYN
lans. The query was, "Resolved,
that our government should not sub
adize our merchant marine" Gov
ernor Aycock presided and the
Judges were Professor Minis, of
Trinity College, and Messrs. Jas. H.
Pou, Of Raleigh, and John E. Wood
ard, of Wilson.
Roanoke-C howan Times: It is
The duty of the press of the State
10 insist that all property, whether
owned by private citizens or cor
Pofatlons, be listed for taxation at
It's full value in money. We all
SnoW that the large corporations,
'ocn as the railroads, are under
valued; but that is no reason why
olner property should escape taxa
u0n, Let us insist that the rail ,
"aaS be assessed at their full value :
'uu at the same time get all other =
property on the tax books. There
this line. ~ "l'ns ]
Y Nalelgh Cor. Messenger: Mr.. J. I
w. bailey on leaving for the South 2
III Baptist Convention at Savan- I
San' ia, gave some very interest
Is facts he had collected. The
s sr'es are: Churches, 1921; mem T
Ss3 'Sl'46a; baptisms, 1O8, 1893; f
nsa a'y-schools, 11,O65, with enroll
Do n, Of 1854; value of church c
"a, .'' 92I'5l3,SS8; contributions S
pim r?ne purposes, $3,475, 7O6; con-
tr o o% for missions, $6O7,789; I
nsEn ru'er benevolences, $476, 922,
g. n. an aggregate of 1861, $685. n
II Contributions for S+n+o