davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
THE FARMERS PEST.
faribault Man Tells How He Got Rid
of QuaCk Grass.

From Fridays Daily.
When we moved on our farm, which
had been rented for several years, We
found more or less quaek grass scatter
ed over piece of about three acres.
How to get rid of this we did not know.
One farmer recommended digging it with
ive-tined fork. We tried this but
found that it grew thicker the next year
than if it had been left alone. But de-
termined to kill it, we took the plan of
cultivation.
The first year we summer fallowed it,
blowing it seven times, dragging it the
same number. This helped the roots to
the surface and the hot sun helped to
kill them
We plowed deep the first time, and
then after while plowed again, this
time very shallow, all the time trying to
keep the roots to the surface. The last
time it was plowed late in the fall, turn
ing the roots up to the frost No root of
this kind can stand the frost in Mime
sofa.
The next year we planted corn in check
rows, so it might be cultivated both
ways. We gave it plenty of cultiva-
ton, and owing to the dry weather
and cultivation, killed the quack grass.
Many farmers laughed at this idea, but
all tried the same plan, and are killing
the grass every year. Have known some
farmers to kill quack grass by putting
straw on it so that it would smother,
but this was in small patches. In plow-
ing the corn an eight corn plow
is preferable, as it tears out more OF
the roots.-A L. Carver, Faribault, MINI.
in Farm Student Review.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
Good Thunder Herald.)

Attorney Lossow of Mankato, was
in town Friday on legal business. He
was also making the acquaintance of our
leading citizens, which leads us to infer
that he is figuring on getting into the
political arena.
Sheriff Williams was in town last
Thursday on business connected with his
official duties. He stated to Herald re-
porter that he would like the office for
another year, and his efficient record war
rants us in stating that he is entitled to
the nomination.
On Friday last our butcher, w. 81.
Matzke, while engaged in boiling lard, met
with painful and quite serious acct
dent. The lard was in large iron pot,
which was being stirred with a two
bottomed tin dipper. It seems that be-
tween the two bottoms quantity of
water had gathered, which in mixing
with the hot grease caused an explosion,
the lard badly burning Mr.. Matzke about
the face.
State Inspector of Schools, A. w. Ran
kin, was pleasant caller at the schools
yesterday. He was exceptionally well
pleased with the outlook, complimented
the board on their library, praised the
janitor, extolled one and all of the teach
ers, stated there was not weak spot
in the entire school and that it was now
in better shape than he had ever before
found it. Such bouquets from a man
like Mr.. Rankin, spoken in all sincerity,
are certainly encouraging and gratifying
to those who are laboring hard to build
up strong educational institution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
GARDEN CITY.

Mrs. Julia Thurston has q severe at
tack of la grippe.
Mr.. James Over and daughter, Mrs
John liners and family, who have been
visiting at John Miller's, left for Mime
apolis Monday where they will visit Mr.
VIM. Over and family. Mr.. James Over
will return in a few days and will spend
the summer at this place.
Mrs. Herman Burg has nephew stay
ing here with her and attending school
at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson were pleas
antly surprised Monday evening at their
home by few of their friends.
Mr.. Joseph Dilly and son Edgar and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Warren and
daughter and Mr.. George Camp left We'd
nesday for Idaho, which they will make
their future home. Mr.. Dilly's people
shipped two carloads of live stock, farm
machinery and household goods.
George HcCumber is visiting friends
of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peterson have
moved into their newly purchased home
on the west side and Robert Shaver and
family who resided there moved into
the Eugene Thompson house.
Mr.. Edward Pettis and family have
moved back to town.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Clara
Pew's baby is very sick 1t has an alb
cess on its neck. The formers mother
Mrs. Loring is staying with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Merrell, who re-
side near Vernon Center visited at the
home of A. w. Bixby Sunday.
Miss Virginia Webb of Lake Crystal
is sewing for Mrs. E. w. Gates of this
place.
William Young and Edward Chapman
were chosen to buy baseball outfit for
the school boys of the upper room. They
went to Lake Crystal Wednesday to pur-
chase the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chapman, Joseph
Thomas and Ward Bixby were Lake
Crystal callers Wednesday.
Lon Tyson is back to town.
Robert Norton went to Lake Crystal
today.
Mrs Ellen Horton fell over tin pail,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
Mankato Gun Club Will Hold One From
May 1st Through Summer.
Many Prizes For Various Events In
Contest Already Secured.
C. E. Wise Is Elected President For
the Ensuing Year.
Four New Members Received, Making
Total of Thirty.fve.
From Fridays Daily.

Officers were elected at the annual
meeting of the Mankato Gun club held
last night in the board of trade room of
the city hall building, fourteen members
being present. The new officers are:
President, c. E. Wise; vice president, F.
Z. Brett; secretary and treasurer, G. A.
Lewis; captain, F. c. Brehm; lieutenant,
John Nyquist; executive committee, G.
II. Saulpaugh, H. A. Patterson, and A.
A. Brooks.
Four new members were admitted in
to the club: Ed Brett, j. j. Waddell,
Philip Lease and A. II. Overman.
The club decided to go ahead with the
proposed improvement of the club
grounds at the park. There is to be a
board walk. There are to be other
changes including grading. All the i'm
provements will cost the club about $75.
1t was further decided to hold a
handicap contest beginning about the
first of May and extending through the
season.. The contest is to be under the
';rnles and. regulations to be determined
upon by the following committee of five:
C. E. Wise, G. A. Lewis, j. A. Lulsdorff,
A. G. Bierbauer and G. L. Benedict.
This committee will also decide upon the
prizes, the time and other details of the
contest.
The secretary reported the receipt of
a number of articles for prizes, donated
by various manufacturers, and including
steel fishing rod, corduroy hunting
coat, hunting axe and various other
articles along the same line. The club
will itself purchase a high grade gun to
offer as first prize. A special prize of
500 shells was donated to the club by
the two firms of G. A. Lulsdorff & Son
and ]. A. Lewis & Son
The club is in very prosperous con-
dition in every way and has a total
membership of thirty-fve.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
DEATH OF MRS. BABCOCK.
Well Known Kasota Pioneer Passes
Away.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. Mary E. Babcock of Kasota, wife
of G. w. Babcock, the well known quar-
ryman of that place, died there at seven
o'clock this morning, after an illness
of eight days.
The deceased was born at Enfield,
Maine, July 7th, 1929, and was married
at Hudson, Wis, Jan 29th, 1852, to the
late j. w. Babcock, whose death oc-
CURED in 1888. They arrived in Kasota
in 1853, and three children were born to
them, Clara, Birdie and Charles W., who
still resides there. Clara died in 1860
and Birdie in 1875.
When Mrs. Babcock came to Kasota
there was no white women in this i'm
mediate vicinity. She was prominent
in the Presbyterian church at Kasota,
being one of its charter members. She
took much interest in missionary and
Sunday school work, and was a member
of the ladies' aid and missionary socie-
ties. She was not afraid to die and said
that she wanted to meet her friends in
the hereafter, and quoted the passage of
Scripture, "1n my Fathers house are
many mansions"
The deceased was an aunt Of w. 81.
Moulton and Mrs. Efie L. Wilcox, and
leaves three brothers, j. II. Noulton of
Chihuahua, Mexico, Ed. 81. Moulton Of
Paso Alto, CAL, and Geo. B. Moulton of
Baker City, Oregon.
Mrs. Babcock was quite active for q
lady of her advanced years. She had
a residence in Kasota and always kept
house herself. She had good memory
and could recall events that happened
at an early day. She had an interest in
the stone quarries since their organiza-
tion. She owned part of the land on
which they are located, and took quite
an interest in their development.
Funeral services will be held at the
Presbyterian church at Kasota Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
ALONG THE RURAL ROUTES.

One r. R. that has no dead and in
jured list-the rural route.
Hog diseases cost Uncle Sans farmers
between 80 million and Is million dollars
annually, he says.
In December the average price of cat
tie was the lowest since 1897, while
the average price of beef was the "high-
est ever"
Advice is mostly wasted on farmers,
the same as anybody else The fool
farmer won't take it, and the wise farm
er doesn't need it.
1t is not known how long a sowing
of alfalfa will last. A patch planted in
Texas in 1868 is still producing and is
thus 35 years old.
Alaska is today practically undevelop-
ed. 1t has not single wagon road over
which wagons can be drawn in summer
or winter
Alderman Peter Wendeng of Chicago,
who for years worked as a butcher in
the stock yards, asserts that to his
knowledge turkeys have been kept for
twelve years in cold storage, chickens ten
years and eggs for practically unlimited
periods.
The naughty hen sticks up her nose
and proudly walks away, and though we
10 he 81, 10
lay. We feed her cracklings, meat and
grain, ground oyster shells and such, but
still she hangs onto her eggs with a
puissant clutch. Why is it when eggs
are cheap the hens work overtime, but
choose to take a rest just when the
prices climbs Why is it things We want
the worst are always scarce and high?
When we are needing water most why
do the wells go drys Why is it gold and
precious stones are always hard to find ?
In granting ife's most precious gifts
why are the fates unkind'.
William Shoup, of Waldron, Ind, has
a goldfish farm from which he makes
100000 year; at a rough guess he must
have 10000 fish. William Griswold, a
public official of st. Louis, has a worm
farm. This farm consists of only two
large packing cases, but is stocked with
about 1000 worms, which are used as
bait by sportsmen. T. Y. Johnson, of
Los Angeles, CAL, raises $1,000 pigeons
every year. This farm is eight acres in
extent and in its two immense lofts
has 10000 rooms. Edwin Cawston is an
ostrich farmer at South Pasadena, CAL,
and on his land full grown ostriches,
baby ostriches, and ostrich eggs hatch
ing out in incubators may be seen. Chi
cage has the largest mushroom farm in
the country and is tended by women.
1t has $1,000 square feet of beds, from
which during the height of the season is
taken a ton of mushrooms every week.
Arthur Cowee, on his farm near Troy,
New York, devotes seventy-fve acres to
the cultivation of gladioli, and this flow
er farm may be said to be the most
beautiful of all the strange farms in
the United States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
ST. PETER WANTS ADVERTISING.

The st. Peter Commercial club has pre-
pared map, to show that that>place is
nearer Lakes jefferson, Washington and
Emily than any other station on the
North Western or Omaha roads, and has
appointed committee to go to Winona
to take up the matter of advertising st.
Peter as the excursion point for these
lakes, with the North Western road
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
SHOT AN EAGLE.
From Fridays Daily.


Ira Tippler, of Sterling, shot very
large eagle that was looking over the
country, no doubt with view of set
Ting there and stopped for few min
utes rest in his grove. 1t was last Fri
day that this event occurred and as Mr..
Tippler had no use for the bird he gave
it to Will Councilman, mail carrier on
route two who happened along at the
time. Mr.. Councilman brought it home
with him and would have had it mount
ed if there had been taxidermist here,
so it was consigned to the dump pile. 1t
had claw as large as mans hand and
measured seven feet five and half
inches from tip to tip of wing.-Am-
boy Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
MANkATo FREE PRESS.
LOOKING FOR HIS SON.
Or. H. Westerman of Wilder in Search
of Offspring.

From Saturdays Daily.
DR.. 81. Westerman, a wealthy physi-
clan and farmer living four miles from
Wilder, came to the city yesterday af-
ternoon to seek his seventeen year old
son, Otto, who had run away from home
on the day before. The boy had been
sent by the father to Wilder to get two
boxes from the depot. He had drawn
grain checks due his father from the ele-
vator, and had had them cashed at the
bank, and pocketed the proceeds, $ll0.
He had then bought railroad ticket to
Mankato.
The father on arriving in the city in
quired for his son at the police station
and at the home of the boys sister, Mrs.
Henry Daily. The boy had been at the
Daby home and had told his relatives
there that he had run away from home
but intended to 60 back in a couple of
days. No trace of the boy could be
found yesterday afternoon though many
had seen him. He had brought COM
plete new outfit of clothing at the Stein
store.
The father can assign no other rea-
son to the boys runaway than that his
mind was infamed by the tale of a
similar experience of neighbours son
of the same age, who had come back
home after being away two years.
DR.. Westerman's farm suffered a loss
of about $4,000 in buildings and grain
destroyed in the cyclone last June. He
holds aver a section of land.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
KNOCKED FROM BICYCLE.

rror NridaY Daily
Ben Lien. Young man employed at
the Hubbard mill, was knocked from his
bicycle in fror of the Saulpaugh about
noon today by an express wagon and
fell striking en his head with consider
able violence al the ground He is con-
fined to his bs though his condition is
not thought t he serious. His home is
in West Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
VERNON HAPPENINGS.
NewsY Budget From the South Of
the County.
From Fridays Daily.


Friday the school entertainment prov
ed partial failure financially but 9
thorough success otherwise.
H. C. Krause is transacting business il
Mankato this week.
The American Grain Co. have clos
ed their elevator till fall, and c. H. Hal
version, the agent, has accepted posi-
ton with F. II. Barnes.
Work on the fine new residence of f.
w. Washburn has been started and will
be pushed as fast as possible until com,
pleted.
Mrs. Z. C. Maiers is expected home
from Mellette, S. d., the first of the
week, where she was called by the death
of her father
Michael Fogarty shipped car load
of household effects and stock to Visby
Kitson county, Wednesday. The family
will leave for that place next week.
The Misses Vista, Mae and Bonnie Cor,
nish returned Monday, after weeks
vacation at home, Vista to Redwood
Falls, as instructor in the normal, and
Bonnie and Mae to Mankato, where Mae
is teaching in the public schools.
H. E. Harvey of Luverne was Yer
non visitor on business and pleasure this
week.
Mrs. w. n. Davidson of Luverne is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. f. Dewey
10. Pattingson of Rochester, but for
merly of Vernon, is guest at the home
of w. L. Louer.
Simon Stiles johnson, father of Mrs
Kate E. Thew, and well known to most
of the older Vernon settlers, died sud
denly after prolonged illness at the
home of the daughter Monday after
noon. Mr.. Johnson was born in Genoa.
n. Y, Sept Is, 1914, and was in his s9th
year. Four children, two daughters and
two sons, survive him, but owing to the
distance only Mrs. Thayer of Spring
Valley was present at the funeral, which
was held Thursday, with interment in
Vernon cemetery.
M B. Haynes, surveyor of Mankato,
was in Vernon Thursday on work con-
nected with the lot recently purchased by
the Minneapolis Brewing Co. Work on
their new brick block was commenced
this morning and will be pushed as fast
as possible so the Vernonites so inclin-
ed may "wet their whistles" by the time
hot weather arrives.
Mae Wilbur came home from heI
studies at the normal, and spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Vernon.
Frank Ottersbeck and H. G. Krause
shipped 70 head of stock to Chicago last
week.
Mrs. Thos. Thomson and family left
Saturday, where they will reside during
the summer, and where Mr.. Thomson is
working on school house.
Mrs. G. G. Herion of Newport, Wash.
concluded weeks visit with her uncle
j. d. Morrison, Wednesday, and will
visit Mrs. Lulu Austin at Mankato be-
fore returning west.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Anderson mourn the
loss of their infant daughter, who died
suddenly Tuesday morning.
A. j. Partridge, who has been look
ing after the seeding of his farms neal
Comfrey, will return Tuesday.
Vernon Center will have "cracker'
jack" ball team this year, an organi,
cation having been formed Monday hight
Any teams wishing games after May LIST
should communicate with Roy Faley
manager.
Carlos M. Warren has been elected to
fill the vacancy caused by the removal
of Mrs. Thomson, treasurer of the
school board. Mr.. Warren was former
ly principal of our school
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
RICHARD PETERSEN.

T. w. Hart, who is seeking the Re-
publican nomination for County Treasur-
er, was in town Friday, The Herald ack-
nowledges pleasant call and find in Mr.
Hart most courteous and intelligent
gentlsman;a man who as county treas
turer would make an able and conserva-
tive official-Good Thunder Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
(From Amboy Herald.)

Many of the school children are in
the dumps with the mumps.
Carl Kinney left Monday evening for
Glendive, Montana, in charge of his car
of freight. Mrs. Kinney and the child
rem will not leave for week or ten days
yet.
The result of the village election Tues
day was as follows: President, N. E.
Fuller; trustees, F. w. White, o. Didra,
Fred Apitz; treasurer, o. B. Peterson;
recorder, Floyd E. Wilder; assessor, j.
H. Kinney; justice of peace, A. M. Step
hens; constable, G.. w. Chamberlain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
cutting a deep cash in her cheek. We
hope it won't prove serious.
PICKED FROM THE COUNTY PRESS.
From Mapleton Enterprise

Mrs. Sumner Getty of Beauford is at
the hospital in Mankato for the purpose
of an operation.
At the time of our going to press
Mrs. Mary Sheran is in a very serious
condition, and practically no hopes are
entertained for her recovery, although
she may linger in her present condition
for some time.
Robert Little, wife and daughter, re-
turned home, Friday evening, from Cali
fornia, where they have spent the win
ter. They will remain in Mapleton for
several days and will then go to Water
town, South Dakota, where they intend
to make their future home.
Mr.. Geo. Rub and family departed yes
terday for Britton, South Dakota, where
Mr.. Ruth will follow his trade, that of
contractor and builder. Mr.. Rub is an
excellent workman and we regret his re-
moval from this place. They have rented
their beautiful home to Mr.. Robert Scott.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
fEaple Lake News.)

Word was received from the hospital
at Mankato that Geo. Van Buren, is i'm
proving rapidly and in few more days
will be at home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
A NEW LINE OF TAILOR MADE
STREET HATS.

Just received at Mrs. Dittman's. Will
be sold at very moderate prices. Don't
fail to call and see them. Mrs. M. Dit
man. opposite saulpaugh.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the office of register of deeds
of Blue Earth county, subject to the de-
cision of the Republican primaries. Re-
spectfully,
RICHARD PETERSEN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-22

Attorneys w. S. Hammond am t.
Lobben of st. James were IN the CITY
Saturday afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-07
VARIOUS ITEMS.


 A valuable Jersey cow belonging to Andrew R. Bradley. of the Bradley Smith company, was attacked by a pack Of dogs said to belong to Robert Douglass, a fish peddler. yesterday morning and was so torn that the veterinary cannot now tell whether she will recover or not.
 On Thursday afternoon the mem bers of Ruth wyllys chapter, D. A. R., will meet at the Chester place, the home of Mrs. E. Hart Fenn, on the main street in Wethersfeld. The house was built by Silas Deane. member of the Continental congress and its first commissioner to France.
 A paper on the life and character .of Silas Deane will be read by Rev. George L. Clark, pastor of the Weth- Iersfield Congregational church. The paper has been prepared in large measure from the Deane manuscripts in the library of the Connecticut His ltorical society, Washington Chester place.
 People near the center of the city can always find copies of the Consoli- dated roads timetables at the Young Mems institute, S47 Chapel street. The 1 institute has for some time made it a point to keep full supply of these for public distribution.
 Elbridge L. Howe of the firm of ] Howe and Stetson, the well known dry goods men, has purchased from w. B. Andrews of Chicago, H., the famous Peck homestead on Woodbridge hills, and will occupy the homestead on June 15. The purchase price is not made known.
 | County Health Officer Hoadley went to Derby yesterday to prosecute the parents of the child who was recently taken to New York and back while ill with scarlet fever. Violation of quar- antine laws is charged.
 Albert Price, a farmer living in the southeastern 2art of the town of Cheshire lost fourteen sheep Sunday
 morning through an attack by dogs
 The sheep were run down in the pas
 ture and were badly bitten. It will cost the town of Cheshire $75 to settle
 with Farmer Price.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-07
MME. sABRIssoNs TALK.

Mime. de Sabrisson, who lectures to women in the Foy auditorium this afternoon on the methods of securing Ia fresh. youthful complexion and a graceful, girlish figure. is French woman, and one of the greatest au- thorities on the care of the skin and the training and preservation of the lfigure now before the public.
 Her methods are all those of nature She argues forcibly against the use of artificial bleaches and coloring. She is the apostle of rational exercise, deep breathing. proper and sufficient food, right dressing and scientific cleanliness.
 She shows how hollows may be filled lup, blemishes eradicated, the skin soft ened, freshened and given the rosy tint 1 of health. She shows how coarse skins may be changed to a velvety refine ment through the cleansing of the pores and contracting them until their pres ence are nolonger discernible.
 1 Following her usual custom, Mime. de
 Sabrisson will be at the New Haven house for private interviews for few days. These consultations are by ap- pointment only.
 Her lecture occurs at 2:S0 this after noon. Admission is to women only.