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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
WYNN P0WERsIS ELECTED.
Chosen Grand Master of the Odd
Fellows OF Minnesota.

From Mondays Daily,
Odd Fellows of the jurisdiction of Min
nesota have just held their annual cleo
ton of grand lodge officers. Winn
Powers of st. Paul was elected grand
master by the heaviest vote ever given
candidate for that office. There are
about 300 lodges in Minnesota, represent
ing membership of 1900 men and TO-
900 women. There were four candidates
for grand master, and Mr.. Powers receiv
ed nearly 20 per cent of votes cast.
The other candidates elected are: E..
M. Clay of Renville, deputy grand mas
ter; S. A. Farnsworth of st. Paul, grand
representative; A. L. Bolton, st. Paul,
grand secretary; and c. M. Sprague,
Sank Center, grand treasurer. The cleo
ton is held in the subordinate lodges
under the Australian system. As the law
of the order requires a candidate to re-
ceive the highest vote and third of all
votes cast, there was no election for
grand warden. There were five candi-
dates for the position, and no one of
them received one third of the vote, and
the election of grand warden will be
postponed until the grand lodge meet
ing next June Mr. Scherer of Mankato is
candidate for this position.
Winn Powers, grand master elect, was
born and educated in Ohio He came to
ST. Paul in 1884 and has been identi-
fed with the successful business men
of the city ever since. He is editor and
publisher of the Odd Fellows Review.
During his identity with the order he
has seen its membership double, in this
state and throughout the country. In all
questions effecting the welfare of the or
der he has stood boldly for what he be-
lieved to be right, and on all important
matters his position has been indicated
by subsequent action of the sovereign
grand lodge. His activity in the SER
vice of the order has qualified him for
the position to which he has been elected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
CLOSED CONTRACT.
Citizens Telephone Company Now
Covers Entire County.

From Mondays Daily.
The Mankato Citizens Telephone COM
pany has closed contract with the
Minnesota Valley Farmers Mutual Tele-
phone company operating in South Bend
Judson, Butternut and the southwestern
portion of Nicollet county. The lines
will be connected as soon as wires can be
strung to the city limits to receive them.
The Citizens company now covers prac-
tically the entire county with it's own
lines and connections having twelve
farmers lines of its own and connect
ing with the Lura Lake, Maple River,
Grapeland, Sterling, Amboy, East Maple
ton, Old Maplcton, Minnesota Lake,
Beaufort, Willow Creek and the Mime
sofa Valley Farmers Mutual com,
panies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
PROBATE ITEMS.

The hearing on claims was had in
the Anna c. Fresholtz estate this fore
noon. All of the claims were amicably
settled
G. F. Grannis of Vernon Center filed
his account today as administrator of
the estate of the late Ida j. Jacobs, and
the hearing was set for March 9Th.
The final account in the John G..
Thompson estate was filed today by the
administrators, Sophia Strom, and the
hearing was set for March 4th.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12

ticket agent was asked how many tick
cts he had disposed of that afternoon
and he answered about twenty five. Thus
nine out of ten had come down to visit.
Such is the case every Sunday after
noon. Quite crowd of young girls,
interspersed here and there with a boy,
hold regular Sunday afternoon recep-
tions, regardless of wind and weather.
To be sure this gives the local passen-
ger traffic an appearance of prosperous
activity, but the Omaha and North
Western railway companies do not seem
to care about appearance without having
the real thing Effort after effort has
been made to stop this visiting practice
and the depot has been repeatedly clear
ed of the fair young trespassers and
their escorts. But it is like shooting
flies away from a pot of honey. They
invariably return in greater swarms
than ever.
At the police station there is quite
collection of old garments, that have
been left there from time to time to be
given away to the poor. There have
been very few calls for these clothes,
however, and most of the poor people
with whom the police come in con-
tact are the shiftless, unworthy ones,
whom to help does more harm than
good.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
ONE KEG OF BEER A WEEK.
Saloon Men Alarmed Over Results of
Revival Meetings a! Marshall.
Frou, MouSov,e DaiIu
From Mondays ]


More than 400 conversions have result
ed at Marshall from the revival meetings
of the Rev. William Sunday, the Chicago
evangelist, under the auspices of the
Methodist, Congregational and Presby-
terrain churches, and held in the audi
torium of the high school building. An
audience of nearly 1900 people has
crowded the hall every night. The meet
ings will close next Sunday evening.
The converts include prominent bust
ness men, county officials and lawyers,
besides men and women from all classes
and walks of life. The work has been
so effective that, one saloon man remark
ed that one keg of beer would last a
week since Sunday came to town.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
MORE COMPLAINTS FILED.
Ten More Saloon Keepers Must Pay
Fines.

Ten more complaints were placed in
the hands of the city recorder today for
the arrest of saloon keepers ON the charge
of selling as blackberry brandy and port
wine decoctions that contained harmful
ingredients. On Jan. 25th, fifteen COM
plants were filed against saloon keepers
and druggists, and nearly all of these
have paid their fines of $25 each and
costs, taking receipts for the same, to
be used in securing reimbursement
from the wholesalers that supplied them
with the stuff.
The fines have been turned over to the
state treasurer, and the costs have been
distributed as other costs have been.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12

Chas. STACK and daughter, Mrs. Will
lis Glenn, went to Minneapolis this after
noon to meet another daughter, whom
they have not seen for twenty-five years,
and whose home is at Rondet, N. Y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
SECURES A LOCATION.
]. R. Snow, the Photographer, Will
Move to Y. M. c. A. Rooms.

From Mondays Daily.
j. R. Snow, the photographer, has
made arrangements to rent the second
story of the Dougherty building on
South Front street, now occupied by
the Y. M. G. A. Mr.. Snow will imme-
diately occupy one-half the floor space,
which will be sufficient for his purposes,
until the association moves its head
quarters over to the new building at
Cherry and Second streets. The regular
Y. M. c. A. Sunday afternoon prayer
meetings will be held in Mr.. Shows lab
oratory until this move is made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
Social and Personal.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The marriage of Miss Lydia Angelina
Mayer and Mr.. Clarence Odell William
son took place at the M. E. parsonage at
two o'clock this afternoon. 1t was a
very quiet affair. Rev. f. B. Cowgirl
performed the ceremony, and Miss Ida
Mayer, sister of the bride, acted as
bridesmaid, and Mr.. David Pugh as best
man. The bride was attired in a neat
fitting brown travelling suit.
After the ceremony, dainty refresh
ments were served at the home of the
bride, ia North Broad street, about
twenty relatives of the contracting par
ties being present.
The bride is the youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Mayer, old and re-
spected residents of the city, and she is
most estimable young lady, and
favorite of large circle of friends.
Mr.. Williamson was raised at Waseca,
and attended the Commercial college in
this city some years ago. He is now
abstract clerk for the Great Northern
railroad, in the division superintendent
office at Willmar. He is popular and
energetic young man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson left on the
4:55 p. m. train for Willmar, where
they will make their home. They take
with them the congratulations and well
wishes of their numerous friends.
About hundred ladies were entertain
ed at DIR. Andrews residence from three
to six o'clock yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. j. W. Andrews and Mrs. Carl Wer-
necke, the company consisting of those
ladies to whom the hostesses had felt
themselves indebted and few new COM
ers to the city. The reception rooms
were tastefully decorated in red and
green, carnations and smilax being used
in profusion. The Lamm orchestra play
ed some beautiful and appropriately
chosen selections from time to time. Re
freshments were served. The guests
enjoyed every minute of those three
hours during which the reception took
place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. James Sicily left yester-
day for Denver, where they will spend
the remainder of the winter and per-
haps stay longer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Strickland drove
to Kasota and back yesterday afternoon
and found the sleighing splendid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
GATHERED BY THE WAYSIDE.

1t has often been rumored how much
less courtesy man will use towards an
other when talking to him over the
telephone than he will in conversation
at close quarters. Most people account
for this by remarking that the man who
wants to vent his ill-humor upon some
body perfers to do so at safe distance
The same rule, it would appear, holds
good in an even greater degree in the
use of the telegraph, especially by rail
road operators. Employees flash sour
rilous epithets at one another across the
wires on small provocation. A local
railroad man relates how he happened to
overhear from the relay and sounder, in
station where he was agent some
years ago, hot wrangle between
train dispatcher and night operator
who were about two hundred miles apart
The train dispatcher was calling the
night operator down and accusing him of
being drunk, when the latter telegraphed
back that his accuser was liar. The
dispatcher challenged the night operator
to duel. GAIL right" the other tele-
graphed back 'Where shall we meet and
what will be the weaponsi" whatever
weapons nature provides" was the an
swer, "and wherever and whenever we
happen to run across each other" This
was the end of the little tiff When the
intended duelists did meet some time
afterwards neither cared to carry out
the engagement.
Cats as a rule, it is said, do not take
kindly to railroad offices. Agent Moore
tried for long time to find pussy that
would be willing to stay in and around
the Milwaukee freight office to keep the
mice from chewing up the railroad
blanks and other papers and stationery,
and succeeded for the first time about
a month ago. A pretty little gray kit
ten, half Maltese, that first saw light in
the railroad station at Minnesota Lake.
was brought to Mankato at his request
and raised in the freight office. This
kitty, born and bred within the sound of
the ticker, the telephone bell and the
locomotive whistle, is quite at home in
such surroundings, and being splendid
mouser, is quite comfort to the operat-
ors and clerks, as well as valuable as
set to the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul.
Colonel Neff was in Mankato Saturday.
He gave it out cold that The Free Press
had hbled him. He swore by the God
dess of Justice that the dog did not
throw him down, and that he received no
scars. At any rate the colonel was as
clipper as ever and wore that genial
smile which is one of his characteristics
Hoch der colonel
Two hundred and fifty people, the
great majority of whom were young
ladies, were gathered in the North West
ern passenger depot yesterday during
the greater part of the afternoon. The
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12

A. L. Wheeler, who has been i'll for
many days with heart trouble, is again
able to be about.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12
From Mondays Daily.

place.
From Mondays Daily.
Mr.. David L. Williams of Cambria and
Miss Louise F. Mueller of Essig, Brown
county, were married at the home of the
bride at seven o'clock Saturday evening.
Rev. w. E. Evans of this city officiated.
Miss Jennie Hughes of this city played
the wedding march and sang beautifully
afterward. Mr. Tudor Jones of Butter
nut was the best man and Miss Mueller,
a sister of the bride, was maid of honor.
Supper was served after the ceremony
About fifty guests were present, includ-
ing Mr.. Mueller, mayor of st. Peter, who
is an uncle of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams will reside on Mr. Williams
farm in Cambria.
tanned about thirty of their friends at
their residence at the corner of Sixth and
Rock street Saturday evening, in honor
of the tenth anniversary of their we'd
ding. The evening was spent in playing
cards, and refreshments were served.
The host and hostess were presented
with a number of articles of tinware by
the guests. All present had a very
pleasant time.
The twentytifth anniversary of the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. John M.
Sprague was celebrated at their home
in Mapleton Friday evening. Many of
their old friends were present, and the
evening was spent in playing games and
telling stories. Mr. and Mrs. Sprague
were the recipients of some valuable
gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Eichstaedt enter
tanned the Rochella cinch club Saturday
evening, very pleasantly. The head prizes
were won by VIM. Swan and Mrs. Jacob
Devens, and the foot prizes by Chas.
Adams and Mrs. Henry Devens. Re-
freshments were served.
j. C. Bett, the Minnesota Lake jeweler,
was in the city Saturday.
Mrs. James Hendley, who is suffering
from pneumonia, was little better to-
day.
Mrs. Henry Leiferman, who has been
in the hospital, returned to her home at
Mapleton today.
Alex Will, night clerk at the Clifton
House, was taken sick Saturday and left
for his home in Medic township.
Ernest Hughes, postmaster and mer-
chant at Cambria, spent the forenoon in
the city. He is brother of Judge.
Hughes.
DR.. Charlotte Campbell of Gardner, n.
D., who has been visiting at the home
of DR.. Ida Osborn, returned to her home.
yesterday.
James Davis, carrier on route 5, out
Of Madelia, was yesterday presented
with wagon by his patrons. The We
hicle cost 500.
Martin heller of Medo, who, druing the
past few days, has been visiting friends
in and about the city, left for home Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. John Shean of Madison Lake re-
turned home today. She has been in St.
Joseph's hospital for % week or two,
receiving treatment for her hand.
DR.. R. NJ. Dodds drove fiftyeight miles
IN onoyoripp two profaSSional
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12

Two hundred and fifty people, the
great majority of whom were young
ladies, were gathered in the North West
ern passenger depot yesterday during
the greater part of the afternoon. The
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-12

Vital statistics as officially published
show that during the year 1908, North
Mankato has had twenty nine births
and sixteen deaths.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16

Realizing the increasing scarcity of timber
and the probability of more economical use OF
forest tracts which we have, and understanding
that your foresers lend assistance to land holders
in the wav OF making surveys and plans for eco
nomical forest management, would ask whether
it would be possible for the Bureau of Forestry to
make surveys and plans for this company, looking
toward the forest management of its tracts.''
The Bureau replied to the company, and COM
p1eted an agreement with them to give them ex-
pert superntendence until the plans perfected
The letter goes into detail regarding service and
cost and says
The Department of Agriculture, in pursuance
of investigation in forestry, and in order to dis
semmlnate knowledge of improved ways of
handling forest lands, shall, after personal study
on the ground by its agent or agents, prepare a
plan for harvesting the forest crop and reproducing
the forest on the land OF the said Weyerheuser
Timber Company, situated and described as fol-
lows: 1900, 900 acres, more or less, State of
Washington. The said plan shall be prepared for
the purpose of promoting and increasing the pres
ent value aud usefulness of the said land to its
owner, and to perpetuate and improve the forest
upon it,
The experiment will be watched with interest by
every person who is interested in the perpetuation
of our timber supply.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16
ELEVEN SHIPS STRUCK

The steamer Wenchow, arriv-
ing from Port Arthur report that
II Russian ships were struck. in
Wednesdays engagement.
The cruiser Askold, with a big
hole at the waterline has been
towed into the inner basin and
beached. ...' ....... ...-.
The battleship Sebastopol has
a shell hole just above the water
line and is useless in rough
weather. ........
The cruiser Novik has a hole
in her after port side.
The battleship Retvizan is on
the beach and her bottom has fall
len out.
The steamer Palada was torpe-
dOed abatt the eng1ne-roOm.
The battleship Czarvitch which
was also torpedoed, has been
docked.
The others were chiefly dan as:
ed in their upperworks.
The whole of the fleet has been
| takes into the inner harbor and
Port Arthur is depending for pro-
lection on her forts, which have
been reinforced. There is fre.
quent firing which is presumably
drawn by japanese torpedo-boats.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16
UNDER MARTIAL LAW =!

Martial law has been proclaim
ed here. The Russians who
have no provisions must leave
within two weeks. If. the port
is blockaded every one must go
beyond the II miles zone.
zone thousand Japanese will
leave tomorrow.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16
RAILROAD DESTROYED

Viceroy Alexief is practically
isolated, direct communication
between Port Arthur and Vladi-
vostok being suspended. The
railroad behind Port Arthur has
been blown up and 5000 Japan
ese troops have been landed uear
Dalny. 81
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16
CONIRABAND OF WAR !

The Japanese warship, Amaki
has captured the German steamer
Yokohama, which had a cargo
including dynamite, for Port Ar
thur.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16
Japan Wins
Again.
TRAPIScL0SED
Russians Shut up in Port Arthur
and Fleet Holds Harbor.
sink THEIR own SHIPS
SINK THEIR OWN SHIP S

A reliable authority says that
three Russian torpedo boats have
been sunk by guAs from the
forts. They were mistaken for
Japanese vessels.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16

side," says the st. Petersburg Russ. The thought
must be consoling, but it doesn't seem to affect
the result uch.-Oregonian.
After all, the mermaid discovered by Wexford
Jones and photographed by Lutte Pease-a scaiy
trick by the way-was only of Salems mi
crobes escaped from its lovely environments and
found by tho<e prowling newspaper fends in all
the bloom and beauty of its maidenly perfection.
Perfectly harmless, too.-Salem Statesman
y = = -a-e.-.z-ss
The Car of all the Russias has joined the
faith cure cult and is hard at work practicing
Christian Science on the war vessels at Port Ar
thur. He refuses to believe that the Japs have
torpedoed his vessels and the riffs in their hulks he
says is purely imaginary. While he has been
praying in the Greek Cathedral at St. Petersburg
the laps have sent his warships to the bottom of
the sea.-Roseburg Plaindealer. -~..
= = = i
1t is the bad road that is the costly road. Bet
ter piece OF road work we'll done at fair price
than makeshift effort destined to promote trouble
through the winter. The unseen cost is the great
factor. If correct item could be made of the
vehicle bill for Oregon largely based upon present
bad roads, it would silence the most persistent
advocates Of the old methods. And the loss to the
farming communities through being unable to mar
very heavy.-Albany Herald.
The average reader pays for his monthly maga-
zine in advance as matter of course, does the
reader of the metropolitan daily. 1t is only when
he nears home that he tightens his purse strings,
grudgingly giving to the publisher of his local
paper, his neighbor and probably his personal
friend the consideration that is so freely given the
nonresident printer of metropolitan paper or mag
azine. There appears to be no valid reason for
this The small publisher of the local paper is
quite as much in need of funds, quite worthy,
furnishes news service quite as necessary, as the
publisher of the distant metropolitan who ever
demands his compensation in advance. It is a
strange neighbor and friend who grumbles as he
shows one the consideration that is granted the
stranger as matter Of course.-Ex.
tsAnd there is another little matter we want to
write about and give word of caution to the
republican voters of Douglas county. There are
protesting republican candidates who openly boas
that they can carry big democratic vote and the!
depend on their democratic friends to urge thel
candidacy for the republican nomination. Righ
here we desire to state: The republican whom the
democrats would assist in electng is either demo
| crat dressed up in republican clothing or is mar
who has made trade with the democrats to smasl
part of the republican ticket in favor of the demo
lcrats In any event the republican who is sup
ported bv democrats is an unsafe man to nominate
j for we never knew nominated by the goot
will of supposed opposing political party VIII
was not traitor to the party traditions and mem
bers of the party who nominated him. Beware G
such men be they republicans, democrats, socialist
or pops, they are tai'mashers. ."-Roseburg Plain
dealer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16

After all the mermaid discovered by Wexford
Jones and photographed by Lutte Pease-a scaiy
trick by the way-was only one of Salem's mi
crobes escaped from its lovely environments aud
found by tho>e prowling newspaper 6ends in all
the bloom and beauty of its maidenly perfection.
Perfectly harmless, too.-Saem Statesman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16
OUR BRAINY CONTEMPORARIES.

God, Right, and International Law our
side" says the ST. Petersburg Russ. The thought
must be consoling, but it doesn't seem to affect
the result much.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-16
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Under the action of the Initiative and Refer
endum but two petitions, out of many started have
secured sufficient number of signatures entitle
them to be submitted to at the next election.
These are the proposed Local Option Law, and the
Direct Primary Law. Both thsese propositions
will be placed the ballots at the June electlon.
and if they receive majorities, will become the
law Interested parties will take notice. and put
in their work at the right time and place.