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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11

| do all the work in corn culture without
the need of what is known as hand la
bor The corn binder was patented in
1898. That machine with one man and
three horses will harvest ten acres of
corn each day. During the past year, to
illustrate how universal the use of such
there were sold in the neighborhood of
Albert Lea by the agent at that city
fifteen hundred of the binders. The corn
shredder, the corn picker and husker
and the corn shOcker are all very re-
cent machines and fair induces of the
progress that the human brain has made
along this line.
knowledge of the value of different
kinds of soil for farming purposes has
made wonderful advances in recent years.
The Bureau of Soils send out young men,
who collect samples of the soil in all
parts of the country, and send it on
to Washington, where it is physically
and chemically analysed. The officials
determine what the soil is good for and
what can be grown upon it. Thus has
been discovered just where the high
priced Albemarle pippin will grow. The
mountain peach industry of Maryland
has been extended into Virginia. The
Pecos valley in New Mexico, where
many farmers used to fail at raising
fruits, has been found admirably adapt
ed to the raising of stock. The Bureau
of Soils has found method of reclaim
ing the alkali lands, near Fresno, Cal,
and Salt Lake.
Science has recently discovered why
clover restores the fertility of soil by
adding to it nitrogen from the air. Thus
a new principle of fertilization has come
to light. Improved varieties of wheat
have been created by crossing the Blue
Stem with other varieties of the same
general type and thus the acreage in the
worlds grain producing regions have
been wonderfully increased. The breed
ing of corn on new commercial lines
has been undertaken by the experiment
stations and the most wide awake agri-
culturists are looking forward eagerly to
see what the result will be. Beet seed
is being cultivated with the idea of
producing single germ balls, thus doing
away with the labor of roofing out
five from each six beets that the ordi-
nary six germ seed produces.
These are only few examples of the
labor that government employees and
others are doing to throw more and
more light on improving the quality
and quantity of the yield of the soil.
The agriculturist, as well as the man
engaged in any other line of industry,
must keep his eyes wide open nowadays,
and be ready to receive news that will
improve his methods and keep him
abreast of the world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11

false statement, and assist any man, not
even Congressman McCleary, to further
his political ambition, by signing docu-
ment which bears upon it's face a lie.
The Mankato Board of Trade is a nom
partisan organization, and the consti-
tuition and bylaws do not give its Off
GERS authority to sign documents that are
with politics. Members of
that body have a right to object to this
abuse of power.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11
Books For Farmers.


Farmers living in the vicinity of Man
kato would do well to make use of the
agricultural department of the MankatO
public library. These works may be
drawn out by the farmers on library
cards without the extra charge that
people living outside of the city must
pay for the use of other departments of
the city library. 1t is the purpose of
the library authorities to 60 right on
improving the collection of books of
farm subjects and there are already a
number of shelves well filled with such
works, that it would be source of
pleasure and profit for any intelligent
farmer to read. "Plums and Plum Gull
ture" by Waugh; Feeds and Feeding"
by Henry; and "The Bee Keepers Guide"
by Cook are among the standard works
that the Blue Earth county rural resi-
dents should find very interesting. There
are books on horses, cattle, sheep, swine
and poultry, and kindred subjects.
Besides the literature of rural inter-
est that is found in the circulating de-
partment, there is large and constant
ly growing collection of periodical pa
pers and reports along the same lines.
The library receives and keeps on file
the following journals: "The Farmer"
edited by Prof. Shaw of TIE state uni
versity; "The Northwestern Agricul-
turist," of Minneapolis; "The Farmers
Voice and National Rural" of Chicago;
and '.Gleanings in Bee Culture" of Me-
dina, Ohio. Official reports from agri-
cultural experiment stations are kept
systematically arranged under such
heads as fertilizers, fruit insects, alkali
lands, sugar beets, corn, alfalfa, cow
peas, wheat, grains, insects, animals,
birds, etc. The annual report of the
State Horticultural society published in
book form, is exceedingly instructive.
So, too, is the year book of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
This year book the library has not re-
ceived regularly, but Congressman Nc
Cleary has undertaken to obtain for
the library complete set of the back
numbers.
No farmer can keep up with the de-
yelopments along his own line of indus
try in the present age without persist
ent reading. He is sadly deceived if he
thinks he knows all about farming from
his own and his neighbours experience. If
he wishes to have an idea of the prog
ress that the science has made during
the past eleven years, let him go to st.
Louis and traverse the nine miles of
exhibits in the Agricultural building.
He will see that more important inven-
tions were perfected in that period of
time, than were made in any previous
half century.
Corn harvesting machines during the
past few years have made it possible to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11
State Result.

Returns, while incomplete in the state,
are sufficient to indicate beyond reas-
enable question the election of John A.
johnson, democratic candidate for gov
ernor.
The contest just closed has /. been a
peculiar one. 1t was not fight between
republicans and democrats. Mr.. Dunn
was beaten in the house of his friends,
so to speak, while Mr. Johnson was
elected by his political opponents; that
is by men who do not agree with him
in politics POLITICALLY speaking) but who
objected to the candidate on their own
ticket for various reasons more implied
than real.
The Free Press was opposed to Mr..
Dunns nomination and did not hesitate
to so express itself. After the action of
the state convention it took up Mr..
Dunn's cause as Loyalty as could any
republican and advocated his election.
1t has no apology to offer for its posi-
ton. In fact it is proud that it cham
pioned Mr.. Dunn, because it has all
along believed that he was an honest,
conscientious man, and would have made
a good governor.
The Free Press felt that Mr.. Dunns
nomination was a mistake. 1t never had
any reason to change its mind, but it
did believe, and is still OF the opinion,
that he deserved better treatment at
the hands of his party than the returns
show him to have received. The result
is not such as to shed great lustre upon
the republican party of Minnesota
when we cast about and note the mag
nificent victory now in other states and
the unprecedented victory won by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in our own state.
The successful candidate for governor
is gentleman. John A. johnson is a
man that no citizen of the state will
ever have occasion to blush for. He is
not unmindful that he owes his election
to republicans, and it is the belief of his
friends-politics aside-that he will lend
his best efforts to give the people of
the state a clean, honest, conservative
and impartial administration. Bob Dunn
would have done the same thing had he
been elected.
Now the thing for republicans to do
is to get together" and do business in
accordance with the demands of the
people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11
GARDEN CITY MUTATIONS.
Social and Personal Notes and News
Notes Gathered.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wagner spent
Sunday in Madelia with friends.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church gave dinner
in their church Friday noon.
S. M. Dickinson is quite sick.
Miss Emma and Mrs. Georgia Doud
were Mankato callers Wednesday.
Merton Clough of Mankato visited
with his sister, Mrs. Ellen Horton, the
last of the week.
The intermediate room had picnic
on the fairgrounds Saturday from ten
o'clock until five. All had a nice time.
verna Bixby left Saturday for Medo
where she will teach in district No. l56.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Glyck of Madelia
were in town visiting this week.
Miss Clara Boynton, who has been
with her sister, Mrs. Ida Howard OF
MduelId, Is udCh III tO"h uSoh'
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bathrick left
for Missouri Monday.
Frank Thurston is having the old
Shaw house resided. 1t now stands
where the Adventist church stood.
Lou Clapper has moved into the house
purchased from Mrs. Peterson.
Misses Verna and Blanche Bixby
drove to Lake Crystal Tuesday.
Miss Gusta Goldenstar is able to ride
out for a short distance.
Mrs. Hattie Weld and nephew, Thurs
ton John, went to Lake Crystal Sunday.
Richard Schultz and Wendell Chapman
are back in school.
Misses Lois and Eunice Clough of
Mankato spent Sunday at the home of
Frank Davis.
Miss Mary Bixby, Miss Hertha Hop
kins, and Mr.. Irve Bixby drove to Lake
Crystal Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11

The Free Press is of the same opinion
as that expressed by Mr.. Miller. The
confidence of the officers of the Board of
Trade has been abused. This paper
is of the opinion that the officers of the
organization would not countenance a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11
Narrowly Escaped Death.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Henry James McVey narrowly es-
capped death this morning at Lake Crys-
tai. He sells newspapers ON the Oma-
ha train, and this morning while board
ing the train with papers under his arm,
he made a lhisstep and came near meet
ing death under the car wheels. He was
put onto train and sent to his home
in st. Paul. Mr.. McVey is about fifty
years old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11

a big victory at the primaries he was
forced to engage in hard contest for
the election. He has won out by nice
majority. Thomas is quite strenuous.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11
Assessment Confirmed.

The board of public works met yester-
day afternoon and confirmed the assess
ment for the opening of the alley in
block one, Warren's addition, and lot
one, Van Brunt's North Row. Objections
were filed by the Laird Norton Yards
and by the proprietor of the broom
factory, c. w. Boehertz, who claimed
that they had not been awarded enough
damages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11

Martin NJ. Pratt Mapleton's aged
struggles of pioneer days, last Saturday
entertained his comrades of 'The Owl
Club" in observance of his seventy-sev-
enth birthday. The guests, members
of the club and their wives, numbering
in the neighborhood of sixty, were re-
ceived at the Masonic hall in Mapleton,
where the day was spent in talking over
old times. Addresses were made by
Rev. N. B. Foot of Amboy; John g.
Graham, of Good Thunder; Alfred Davis,
Fred Miller, Josiah Rodgers, J. N. Null
lin, R. L. Potter, w. d. Sprague, Mrs
H. c. Hotaling, L. Garrett, j. NJ. Sprague
and H. c. Hotaling. Mr.. Pratt's long
and honorable record, his childhood days
in western New York state, his enlist
ment in the l54th New York infantry
in 1862, his eventful service up to the
time of the surrenders of Lee and John.
in 1865, and their settlement in Ster-
ling township, where they have lived
ever since, were all brought out in the
most vivid colors that words could pro-
duce. Banquet dinner was served at the
Mapleton house, where the Sterling
drum corps entertained the company
with lively patriotic airs. Rev. Foot on
behalf of the guests presented Mr.. Pratt
with handsome leather chair. Guests
from outside the local community were
n. b. FOote, w. w. Wells and wife,
Abe Van Arnum and wife, H. Schram-
lin, David Cross, S. Doty and wife, Amos
Fisk and wife, Mrs. Andrew Robinson,
James Crusen, Amboy; Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G. Graham, Good Thunder
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11
Abused Their Confidence.

The Free Press is in receipt of the
following communication from Hon. Her
bert j. Miller, and we are pleased to give
it space:
Luverne, Mimi, Nov. S.-To the Edi-
tor of The Mankato Free Press: In a
circular letter sent out recently, osten-
sibly by the Mankato Board of Trade.
over the signatures of it's officers.
Ito the business and professional men
of the second congressional district"
l find this statement:
Congressman McCleary is against the
parcels post bills and we have reason
to believe that the big mail order and
catalogue houses of Chicago, Philadel-
phia, and New York contributed to the
fund which was raised to defeat Nc
Cleary for denomination"
Coming as it does from such honor
able and responsible men as the officers
OF the Mankato Board of Trade, I feel
compelled to say that the positive state
ment thus made that "a fund raised TO
defeat McCleary for nomination" is
unqualifiedly false. 1t follows neces-
sarily, that no one could have had "rea.
son to believe" that the 'big mail Or
der and catalogue houses" contributed
to such an alleged fund.
men whose names are subscribed to the
letter would not willingly countenance a
mistatement of fact. l know, too, that
j. I. McCleary has resorted to bare
faced falsehood and deception in other
forms to accomplish his political ends.
1t is not a violent assumption that he
would do so again. The letter was mani
testify used to get votes for Mr.. Nc.
Cleary and to prevent a decrease in his
usual majority. | conclude, therefore.
that the letter was written by Mr.. Nc
Cleary, presented to the officers of the
Board of Trade and signed by them
without due consideration-in other
words, that their confidence has been
abused.
On this theory, also, we may explain
the action of the officers of the Board
of Trade in putting their signatures to
a covert threat that McCleary will not
do what he comedies to be his duty in
relation to the parcels post bill unless
he receives the practically solid sup
port of the business and professional
men of the district. Very respectfully,
Herbert j. Miller.
The Free Press is of the same opinion
as that expressed by Mr.. Miller. The
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11

Thomas w. Hart has demonstrated his
ability as compaigper. After winning
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-05

William S. Hancock is thought to be
an alias of the young man who COM
mitted suicide at the Hawaiian Hotel
New Years Day. All Of the circum-
stances connected with the suicide Of
the man go to indicate that it was his
desire to conceal his identity. He left
four letters behind, addressed to an ac-
quaintance. Three of these letters were
opened and read yesterday by Coroner
Chillingworth. In none of them was
any reference which would go to indi-
cate the identity of the man made. The
letters were addressed to ]. B. Pattulo
who is now absent visiting the crater
of MokuaweoWeo.
The letters were not found until yes
terday. The deceased had left them in
a Valise in the room of Pattulo which
adjoined that of Hancock atthe hotel.
The valise had been left open and on
top of the four letters were a pair of
binoculars which Hancock had tried to
sell to Allan Herbert last week. The
supposition is that the letters were left
in the valise in this way so as to at
tract the attention of Mr.. Pattulo to
them on his return from Hawaii. The
letters were addressed to Pattulo and
were marked respectively mo. / to be
read first" mo. 2 to be read second,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-05

and so on Handle with care" was
written = nthfee of them. The fourth
letter was simply a plain note marked
like the others
While the notes had been directed
to Pattulo the coroner opened them for
the purpose of ascertaining if the de-
ceased had left any direction regarding
the disposition of the body. The
writer stated that he had had the sui
cidal mania and had come to the Ha-
waiian Islands solely for the purpose
of committing suicide. He expressed
the wish to be burie din Hawaii. Re-
ference was made in the letters to
three previous attempts that the de-
ceased had made to take his life at
the hotel. He had cut his wrist but
the attempts had failed. The letters
are now being held until the return Of
Mr.. Pattulo.
Pattulo appears to have been merely
a steamship acquaintance formed by
the deceased on the Ventura. No clue
to the identity of the dea oman or his
relatives was given by the letters, the
contents of which are not made public
at this time. The deceased was evil
IDENTIFY a man of refinement and educa-
tion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-05
Nippon Maru Comes Early

Considerably earlier than usual the
IS. S. Nippon Maru arrived this after
noon from San Francisco. She brought
eight days later mail and files of the
San Francisco newspapers.
The vessel experienced good weather
during her trip to this port. The ves-
vel is going to Manila this trip and in
consequence, the bulk of her passen-
gers are booked through to that port
Many of them are government employ
es. The vessel has a full load of freight
/ 900 tons being for Manila.
She brought only two stop over pas
sengers for this port Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. White. They are Chicago people.
II. Aold who is going to Yokohama
is the manager of the London branch
of the Yokohama Specie Bank. He is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-05

accompanied by his wife.
T. Tengka is the manager of a large
immigration agency Of Japan. He is
going home on business.
Miss M. Ardery is a society girl of
Carson City, Nevada She is going
to Manila under chaperonage of Mrs.
M. L. Sawyer to be married to Fred
Seymour of the Pacific and Oriental
Trading Company.
w. L. Barnham is going out to ac-
cept a responsible position in the joint
agency of the Pacific Mail, o. and o.
and Toyo Kisen Kaisha companies at
Hong Kong.
Dr. Max Herzog is a bacteriologist
who is going out to Manila.
The Nippon Maru is scheduled to sail
for the Orient and Manila at o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-05
HOOKING VOTES
WITH REPUBLICANS
THREE TO FOUR THE DIVISION IN THIS MORNINGS
MEETING-JUDGE LINDSAY}S SALARY is RAISED
AND JUDGE DICKEY IS LEFT WITHOUT ANY SALARY
BOND OF TREASURER DAMON

Rulers and Harvey wanted secret baf-.
lot and had their way. Mahoe took &C.
casion to get in some more remarks
about the need of rules.
We've got too many rules now" said
Lucas. I'VE want 20 do business"
Nawaakoa was chosen on ballot, by
four to three
Vida presented his bond as road su-
pervisor and Rawlins advised that It
was defective in the showing of secuTi-
ties. 1t was returned for correction.
Oscar Cox and Ben Naukana were
nominated for road supervisor of Wal
alua. Mahoe made a speech for Nau-
kama. Cox won, by the usual four to
three.
On motion of Lucas the bonds of the
road supervisors just appointed were
fixed at $1,000 each.
Mahoe wanted to continue with road
supervisors, but Gilman said thar he
had an application which was lot at
hand, and asked to postpone the mat
ter to the afternoon meeting, to which
the Bodrd consented.
Rawlins called attention to the mat
ter of the district magistrates, saying
that the present incumbent, Judge
Lindsay, was doing the work which the
late Judge Wilcox did at $3.50. 1t was
the general opinion that one Judge
could do all the work. said Gilman, and
Lindsay was peculiarly fitted for it. He
speaks Hawaiian, Japanese and Portu-
guese," said the supervisor, "and can
save much for interpreters" The SAL
airy was unanimously voted while no
salary was provided for the first judge,
Lyle A. Dickey. Gilman offered an
amendment, which was adopted, to pro-
vide for the fve days of January all
ready passed.
Gilman moved the appointment of two
clerks, to, be interpreters also,
one at the rate of $125 and the
other at SIS per month. Kaaloha pro-
posed $1OO for the first clerk and MahOe
wanted to know what the clerks would
have to do.
Rawlins was told to answer and de-
scribed the work which he SAID was
harder in the district court than in any
circuit court, as the district clerk was
required to take down and transcribe
testimony, whereas a stenographer did
this work in the higher courts The
motion as originally made was unanf-
mously adopted.
On motion of Gilman, seconded by
Lucas, w. H. Kailimai was appointed
county superintendent of markets.
Samuel McKeague was appointed in the
same way, keeper Of kerosene ware
houses and powder magazines.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-05
Is OFF TO
THE WAR

F. A. Mckenzie of the London Daily
Mail arrived with his wife this morning
from Australia, en- route to Japan to
represent his paper there during the
war with Russia, if one occurs.
) Mr.. Mckenzie was sent to Australia
last August by his paper to make a
thorough study of the political and
economic problems which are being ex-
perimented with in the great Common
wealth of the antipodes.
: Australia" said Mr.. Mckenzie this
morning, lis trying to solve the labor
question by a return to the restrictions
and regulations of the mediaeval guilds.
The arbitration law of New South
Wales is a great deal more than an ar
filtration law; it is asystem of rules
for the control and management of pri-
vate business. 1t takes the freedom of
control of manufacture and of COM
merce from the individual and gives the
control to a board appointed under the
law. In a measure, it does prevent
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-05

strikes, but only in a measure. But il
compels workmen to join unions whe-
ther they want to or not, and it decid-
es for an employer whom he shall en-
ploy and under what conditions.
"The wages board law of Victoria
was enacted with much the same end
in view as the arbitration law of New
South Wales. 1t is an experimental
law, and though it has defects, think
some good win come of it, if it is wise
ly administered, especially in sweated
industries. But in its effects it is very
similar to the New South Wales law.
The effect of both, and of similar le-
gislation throughout Australia is to
thoroughly alright capital. Capital is
being driven away from Australia every
day. Men will not embark their CAPT
tai and enterprise in manufactures and
commerce which are bound down and
hampered and controlled by the con-
ditions that exist. The whole tendency
IS to induce men TO import the manu-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-05
1904 WASH FABRICS.

Surprising display Of pretty 1904
wash materials now at Sachs Dry
Goods Co. Many new goods and all in
handsome up-to-date patterns. Come
and see them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-05
WOULD not
GIVE BAIL
Associated Press Gable to the Star.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. jan 5-Pnce Kuho Kalanianaole Ha-
Delegate Congress- arrested yesterday dsodery
duct alteration with Charles Clarke The dispute
personal matter On being arrested Kananaoe claimed
member of Congress he from arrest and he de-
cned up any ball. demanding to be released without His de-
denied and he spent the night JAIL dining coffee and
He the this morning the Black Ma
ria with other prisoners The trial his continued to Thurs
day morning
Charles attorney, who Honolulu recently His
wife living Kamuki and he recently left here for
Washington supposed that he had business in connection with
the session of Congress-