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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

ton proceeded to take a formal ballot,
which resulted as follows:
Smith, So; Humiston, "a; Grass, As.
Senator Shell withdrew Mr. Humis-
tons name, saying that he had received
q nice vote, and seconded Mr.. Grass
nomination.
The sseosd formal ballot was in prog
ress when this announcement was made,
and the ballot was taken over again be-
fore the vote was announced.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Smith, 90; Grass, rs.
Mr.. Grass was declared elected. The
result caused much enthusiasm.
Mr.. Grass is an attorney of Slayton
and ex-member of the legislature.
E. T. Smith and F. L. Humiston were
elected alternates by reclamation, on
motion of Mr.. Hunt.
The committee on resolutions present
ed the following report:
Whereas, The Republican party is the
acknowledged champion of squal rights,
the friend of all classes without regard
to race distinction or social standing,
ever advocating the right, always oppos-
ing the wrong, jealous of the nations
honor and fearless of its advocacy of the
oppressed against the tenacious tyran-
ny of the strong, be it
| Resolved, By the Republicans of the
second congressional district of Mime
sofa that while we believe that revision
of some of the items of the tariff SEIZED
, ule should be considered and modified to
meet changed conditions, we are never
theless unalterably opposed to placing
the adjustment of this important matter
| in the hands of the Democratic party
knowing its inability to grasp great
questions without jeopardizing the inter
ests of the people and bringing financial
country.
Resolved, That we have the most i'm,
plicit confidence in the high ideals OF
President Roosevelt and in his sterling
worth as president of great nation. His
public acts have brought added honor tt
the republic and under his strong hant
have we gained the respect and admira
ton of all nations of the civilized
world His strenuous opposition to mo
nopolistic influences and his determined
stand to meet out even-handed JUS
tice to all classes, with special favors t.
none, have endeared him to the people
without regard to party fealty, and the
destiny of great people can safely bt
trusted to his wise craftsmanship.
Resolved, That the delegates to the
national Republican convention be anc
they are hereby pledged to support Theo
dore Roosevelt for president and the sec
ond congressional district promises I'm
der his leadership the greatest Republi
can majority ever recorded in the his
tory of the district.
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connected with labor, in the most gener-
al and comprehensive sense of the word,
especially regarding its relation to CAPT
tai, such as the hours of labor and the
earnings of laboring men and women; the
means in general of promoting their ma
terial, social, intellectual, and moral con-
dition; the elements of cost, or approx
mate cost, of products; the comparative
cost of living, and the kind of living; the
articles controlled by trusts. or other
combinations of capital, business opera
tons, or labor, and the effect such trusts
or other combinations have on produc-
tion and prices; the causes of and facts
relating to all controversies and dis
putes between employers and employees.
Among other things said by Mr.. Cor
telyou was this, and in these days OF
disregard of law, it. is sound advice:
eve cannot too often renew our allegi-
ance to the principles of law and order
No sentiment is more worthy of a place
over the portals of the new department
than the words of Abraham Lincoln
Let reverence of law be taught in schools
and colleges, be written in primers and
spelling books, be published from pulpits
and proclaimed in legislative houses, and
enforced in the courts of justice; in
short, let it become the political religion
of the nation"
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FOSTERS WEATHER.
There'II Be a Sudden Change From
Winter to Summer.

cIV0 ndouahyb LAZY.
Washington, March l2-The last bull
letin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent March % to rs,
warm wave March 81 to 25, cool wave
March "a to %. The next disturbance
will reach the Pacific coast about March
26, cross west of the Rockies by close of
March 81, great central valleys March
% to 80 eastern states March 81. A
warm wave will cross west of the Rock
les about March 26, great central valleys
March %, eastern states March 80. A
cool wave will cross west of the Rockies
about March 20, great central valleys
March 81, eastern states April 2.
The most important feature of this
disturbance will be the sudden change
from winter to spring-like weather and
it's suggestions of an early opening up of
the growing season for northern, and
summer-like weather for southern
states. But we must take the bitter
with the sweet and with the rising tenn
peratures viii come a dangerous storm
period. Where these dangerous storms
will strike is not to easy to determine
and still further progress is made in
meteorology we must all be on guard as
these dangerous storm periods approach.
expect the storms of this distur-
bance to reach their greatest force not
far from March 29 as they move east
ward and about or a little after they
cross the Mississippi river. At the same
time two other storm waves will be at
dangerous intensity, one on the Pacific
coast and one on the Atlantic coast. The
Pacific states, the great central valleys
and the New England states should ex-
pect dangerous storms clustering around
March 90.
Those desiring long range weather
for any purpose will receive
information by enclosing 2-cent
stamp to postoffice box 1913, Washington,
D. c..
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Good Roads Hovsment.

Agitation for good ifoads is not with,
out excellent results in some quarters
In Albert Lea township, at the recent
election the following resolution was
adopted by the votersi
Resolved, That the election of over
seers of highways and collection of poll
tax be abolished, and all roads in this
township and the repairing of the same,
and the making of new roads already
laid out, or that may hereafter be laid
out, and the building and repairing of
and care of the same, shall be under the
control and direction of the supervisors
of this township"
This is a step in the right direction,
and the voters of the township of Albert
Lea are to be commended for their ac-
ton. 1t is to be regretted that the
voters. in other townships of Minnesota
did not take similar action. But time
and education will do their work, and
good roads will be a. fact.
The Free Press agrees with The AL
bert Lea Tribune that good roads should
be one of the prominent planks in the
Republican state platform this year and
a vigorous campaign should be made
all over the state in favor of such i'm
provement. The state may not have any
great amount of money for the work
but if only beginning is made some
thing will have been accomplished and
the work can be pushed all through the
years to come. The improvement of
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Cortelyou and His Department.

George b. Cortelyou, secretary of the
department of commerce, delivered an
address before the Merchants club of
Chicago Saturday night, and in the
course of his remarks he stated that dur
ing the next few months the country is
quite likely to be surfeited with great
deal of talk about trusts. Mr.. Cortel-
you used the term "oratorical politics."
and she said that after the noise of the
tumult and strife has died away the
people of the country, at least those
people who think . will realize that the
agitation has not been in vain, but at
that it will result in the demonstra-
tion of the fact that those who are
charged with administrative duties at
Washington have had regard for all the
great interests committed to their. care
and have executed the laws according TO
American ideals of justice and fair play.
In Mr.. Cortelyou's Judgment mary Of
these matters will work themselves out
IN accordance with natural laws, he be-
ing firm believer in the doctrine that,
within reasonable limits, the best govern
ment is the one that governs least What
this country needs is not great amount
of additional legislation, but better
execution of the law now ON the statute
books. The secretary advises a fair
trial of what we have now, and should
this be deemed insufficient then it is
time to enact more. The people should
not expect that much can be accomplish
ed by the department in brief period of
time. There has been an insistent de-
mand from some quarters that certain
things be done when really the depart
ment has not been in shape to do any
thing. Hasty and ill-timed Investigations
would result disastrously and defeat the
object of the promoters of such investi-
cation. The purpose of Secretary Cortel-
you's department is to treat with equal
fairness both capital and labor. The de-
partment is empowered to acquire and
diffuse among the people of the United
States useful information on subjects
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Mankato the Proper Place for HoIdIna
the Field Sports.
Question Has Not Been Decided By
Executive Committee.
Statement That New Um Secured the
Event Proves Incorrect.
Business Men of This City Need Be
Active in Matter.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
In few days will be decided the place
of holding the annual field meet of the
Southern Minnesota Interscholastic Ath-
letic association. This meet will be he
on the afternoon of Saturday, May
At the annual meeting of the associate
neid on Feb. IL last at Sleepy Eve.
delegates failed to select the place for
the meet of next May. Hence the matter
was left in the hands of the exacut;vo
committee, which comprises the tbraa
executive officers of the association.
Supt II. P. Fobes of Marshall, president.
supt. d. E. Hendricks, of Sleepy Eve
vice president, and Prof. F. p Crandon
OF the Mankato high school, secretary
and treasurer.
Students and teachers of the Man.
kato high school as we'll as the general
BODY OF business men of the city should
not allow to go unchalIenged the state
ment that recently emanated from Now
Ulm to the effect that Mankato does not
! desire to have the meet held in this citv
Mankato ought to have the meet. Man
kato IS the great railroad center of
southern Minnesota and the city that
can be most easily approached from all
parts of this division of the state Tho
greatest good for the greatest number of
people demands that the meet be held at
Mankato. Sibley park is where the meet
should be held, and while such a place
Is available, no other should be consider
ed for a moment. Last year the meet
was held at this park and was complete
ly successful. Five hundred to a thou
sand people will undoubtedly visit the
city on the 2lst of May if the meet is
held here.
Furthermore, the Athletic association
of the high school has all the apparatus
and equipment necessary for the meet
hurdles, discus, shot, hammer, jumping
standards, vaulting poles, and every thing
else that the athletes will need to use.
Most of it was purchased last year
High schools of the following cities
have signifed their intention of sending
representatives to try their prowess
against those of rival schools: Manka-
to, New Ulm, st. Peter, Eleepy Eye,
Faribault, Marshall, Redwood Falls,
Springfield, Winnebago City and Fair
mont. Faribault has expressed de-
sire to have the meet held at Mankato,
Faribault will not be represented at
the meet if it should be held at New
Ulm, on account of the difficulty of
railroad connections. Nobody will have
any such difficulty if the event is pull
ed off at Sibley park.
If Mankato works for the meet she
can probably land it. Last year when
the meet was held here the athletes of
the Mankato high school carried off the
bulk of the honors 1t is to be hoped
that the result will be the same next
May.
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Gov. Van SAINT has been endorsed by the
United States supreme court in the mer-
ger case. But how about Mr.. Dunn, who,
in an interview, declared that the ac-
ton of the governor in bringing the suit
to dissolve the Securities company, was
inspired through jealousy by other rail
roads? Clearly and emphatically the gov
ernor was acting wholly and unselfishly
in the interests of the people against
what he believed to be an illegal combi-
nation of great corporate interests, and
in that contention he has been sustained
by the highest judicial tribunal in the
land
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SPRING ISLAND NEWS.

The Misses Nellie Morse and Edith
Chailine resumed normal work after a
weeks vacation spent at the Dornberg
farm.
Mason Hynson spent the past week at
Walker.
Mrs eSkuse, spent Monday with her
daughter who is teaching here.
Mr.aand mrs. Jerry Jones pleasantly
entertained a party of about twenty.
Saturday evening. A very nice oyster
supper was served. and was followed by
a crokinole contest. Mr.. Sorenson and
Mrs. Conklin won head prizes, Mrs. Will
Jams and Jerry Jones the foot.
Mrs. Joseph Schooner bought $50 acres
near Walker last week, and will erect
sawmill thereon very soon.
Mrs Joseph Schooner kindly invited the
young people here to her pleasant home
in Rapidan Friday evening. 1t is not
necessary to say the invitation was
promptly accepted and the evening
greatly enjoyed. Games and music were
followed by very nice refreshments.
The Rapidan Literary club elected new
officers, Ethel Gregg president and Ar
thur just secretary. The question, Gre
solved, That European colonization
would not benefit Asiatic countries" was
warmly argued, Carl Flo leading the af-
frmative and Arthur Mitchell the mega
tive side which won the deciding vote.
Very pretty solos were sung by Mrs.
Davis, Bessie Weller, Bertha Holberg.
Two comic Rotations were given by
Frank Odell. Bertha Holberg and Ed
mund Bosin each spoke very nicely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
TELEPHONE MEETING.
Stockholders of Citizens Telephone
Company Hold Annual Meeting.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From tuesdays DAILY.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of Mankato Citizens Telephone COM
many was held last evening. H. E. Hance,
W. A. Funk, DR.. I. D. Webster, H. c..
Hotaling and Chas. K Willard were re-
elected directors of the company for
three years, and Senator A. o. Eberhart
was selected a director for three years
to fill a vacancy.
The directors then held a meeting and
elected DIR. J. H. James president, H. A.
Patterson vice president, ". D. Willard
secretary and treasurer, and w. A. Funk
attorney.
The reports of the officers and en-
ployes were read and approved. These
showed that the company has been grow
ing steadily. The number of phones
in use is now s06, including the farmers
phones that come into the city.
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FARMERS INSTITUTE NOTES.

Mr. Frank Yahnke, of Winona, Mimi,
will take the horticultural work of the
Mankato institute and make plain to the
farmers of Minnesota, what may be
done in the line of fruits for the farm
homes as we'll as the markets. Mr..
Yahnke, has been citizen of Mime
sofa for thirtyfive years-is one of the
pioneers-as we'll as one of the most
successful fruit men known to the peo-
pie He is thoroughly familiar with
every phase of the business. Is an hon
ored member of the State Horticulture
society, and best of all strictly reli-
able man.
The book to be given away at the
close of the forenoon session, is well
worth going many miles to secure. 1t
contains just what many hundreds of
farmers need and is to be had at the
farmers institute free, with view of
Minnesota.
Mr.. "A W. Trow of Chenille, Mimi,
who has had charge of the one day
| institute work, will be at the Mankato
institute. He is an expert on creamery
and dairy matters; calf raising on skim
milk and grain; best method on growing
and handling fodder-corn for the silo
or dry roughage; feeding and caring for
cows Mr.. Trow's experience along these
lines as well as the practical work he
| has done, makes his instruction in the
| institutes the more valuable to all those
seeking information and well establish
ed facts.
| Mr.. Forest Henry of Dover, Mimi, will
| represent the swine industry at the
Mankato institute. His experience in
corn growing and hog feeding for profit
will deeply interest all farmers in Min
nesota, as it has been demonstrated that
these two products are as profitable as
any others grown on the farm. Mr..
Henry also takes up the growing of
clover and shows in clear practical
manner, how by growing clover in
proper rotation, good crops can be Sc
cured in unfavorable seasons; the fer
tility of the farm increased, and at the
same time an abundance of the best hay
or grass obtainable in the northwest
furnished for the animals right on the
farm.
| o. -"
! The date of the institute in Mankato
is March Is and 10.
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! ed to, in case of members being absent,
on motion of Mr.. Hunt.
The temporary organization was made
permanent, on motion of Mr.. Benedict.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittee on resolutions: c. L. Benedict
of Blue Earth county; J. A. Towne of
Mobiles county, W. W. Smith of Brown
county, T. c. Hage of Madelia and W. E..
G. Ross of Blue Earth.
Nominations were then proceeded with,
and w. E. Young presented the name of
Gen. Gustav Widell He said that Mr..
Widell had always stood firm as rock
by the Republican party and when
others had. gone off on vagaries, everyone
knew where Gen. Widell stood. Brown
county seconded the nomination,
and Gen. Widell was elected a delegate
by reclamation.
Gen. WideH was called upon for re-
marks and expressed his appreciation OF
the honor, and said that he felt that he
was fully repaid for all of the work that
he had done for the people. He said
that President Roosevelt is the choice of
the people and will be elected the next
president.
Capt. Riley of Jackson county nomi-
mated E. 7. Smith of Lakefeld. He
said that Mr.. Smith was loyal Republi-
can from the cradle UP and had worked
for the party and received no honor from
the district.
Mr.. Todd of Chandler named H. c.
Grass of Slayton, man who had been
loyal party worker.
Daniel Schell of Worthington nominal
ed Fred L. Humiston of Worthington, as
one who would go to Chicago and help
to ratify the nomination of President
Roosevelt.
These nominees were seconded by dele
gates from various countless
Chas. Silverson of Brown stated that
Geo. w. Somerville was not candidate.
L. P. Hunt moved that an informal
ballot be taken on the second delegate
to Chicago. This was carried, amended so
that the chairman of county delegations
cast the ballots of the delegations.
A. o. Lander of Murray county, w. A.
Smith of Cottonwood, and Chas. Silver
son of Brown were appointed tellers.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Smith, So; Humiston, 50; Grass, 43.
On motion of Alex Fiddes, the conven
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Northern Securities Case.

1t was expected that the United States
supreme court would render a decision
unfavorable to the Northern Securities
company, and therefore when the courts
order was filed there was no perceptible
jar anywhere in the country. The one
regrettable thing in connection with the
decision is that all of the justices of
the higher court did not join in and
make it unanimous. The effect of the
courts opinion, however, is to sustain the
contention raised by the government that
the Sherman antitrust law applies to
railroad combinations of the character in
question. This in itself is a great deal,
and it bears out what was said by Secre
tary Courtelyou of the department of
commerce in his address to the Mer-
chants club of Chicago on Saturday
night, that it is not necessary to enact
additional laws to cope with the trusts
but to put into operation those now on
the statute books.
In the opinion written by Justice Har
Ian this point is set out very clearly,
chat no scheme or device could certain
ly more effectively come within the pro-
hibition of the antitrust law, and it is
within the meaning of the act as
trust"
In other words the Northern Securities
company is held to be a trust, a oombi-
nation to prevent competition and res
train trade. This is the milk in the
cocoanut.
The decision is healthy as well as a
timely one, and it means that laws to
prevent combinations that stife competi-
ton are not to be held in disrespect. The
power of congress is defined, also. JUS
tice Harlan holds that in this day there
should be no doubt of the complete pow
er of congress to control interstate COM
merce. All appropriate means might
be resorted to for that purpose. All
prior trust cases were in support of that
| contention. Whether free and unrestrai-
/ ed competition was wise, he said, was an
economic question with which the court
need not concern itself; the question was
! that of statutory law. He asserted the
power of congress over interstate COM
merce to be as complete as the power
of a state over domestic commerce. Com
ing to the plea of the railroads that the
antitrust law should be declared uncon-
stitutional, he said that the court could
not see its way to that end.
The public can gain, nothing from a
combination of railroads, There is moth
I ing of beneficial character to be de-
rived from trust that can arbitrarily
fix rates and hold, them at its pleasure.
I Capitalistic combinations are men
ace TO the welfare of the people. Prog
ress is blocked, the liberties of the peo-
pie are abridged, and, corporate power
becomes tynnnical The court has dealt
a body-blow to trusts, and it is well for
this country that such a. forcefui blow
has been struck. The people feel more
secure in the fact that laws must be
obeyed by those who possess wealth as
wellas by those whose means are only such
as they may earn daily. The law has
been rightly and justly interpreted.
The decision of the supreme court is
well received by 'thenpeeple, and it adds
greatly to the respect they hold for
the highest court. in the. land
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LOST HIS BOY.
Binoham Lake Man Comes to Manka-
to to Find Him.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Peter Harder of Bingham Lake was in
Mankato today looking for his seven
teen year old son, Peter, who ran away
from his home last Wednesday. The
boy came to this city, but the only trace
of him that Chief Donahue has been able
to obtain is that he was at the City
Hotel Saturday night. He was thought to
have obtained work on a telephone con-
struction gang, but inquiry of both tele-
phone companies fails to develop the fact
that he did so.
The boy is of medium size, weight AS
pounds, mas light complexion, wore a
dark overcoat and cap with ear laps
tied at the top, a dark suit and blue
overalls.
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Will Represent the Second Minnesota Republicans
at the National Convention.
Former Is Named By Aoclamation at the District
Gathering This Afternoon.
Resolutions Adopted Endorsing Brilliant Admnstra-
ton of President Roosevelt.

to vote for the greatest man in the coun-
try for president.
p A. Ewert of Pipestone, second as
sistant attorney general, was elected
temporary secretary.
The roll of counties was called, on mo-
ton of l.. P. Hunt, the returns of the
chairmen of delegations to be considered
the same as the returns of a credentials
committee.
The counties reported that they were
represented as follows: Blue Earth 20,
Faribault II, jackson Is, Pipestone 9,
Rock IL, Murray 10, Mobiles II, Cotton
wood 10, Martin II, Watonwan IL,
Brown II, total 1877.
The delegates were authorized to cast
the full vote that the counties are entitl-