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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-16
Mankato, Mimi, Sept. II, 1904.

MankatO. A1nn., sept. IL, lJUf.
Editor of the Free Press: If you will
allow me space in your valued paper, |
would like to submit the following facts
to your readers:
September Goth is primary election day.
when the voters will decide who shall
represent the Second Congressional Dis
trict at Washington after this year,
and the following is respectfully submit
ted for consideration and comparison.
Mr.. McCleary is serving his twelfth
wear as a member of the House. Will
some one please name one thing of gen.
eraI interest to the district that he has
accomplished, excepting to assist i'll set
Ting the silver question, and that he
himself caused to be an issue i'll this
district-it was never an issue in the
First district
After serving two terms and reelected
he became a candidate for the United
States Senate against w. ID. Washburn,
despite protesting delegations from this
county and his own repeated assurances
that he would not be candidate.
He is not in accord with the belief of
his constituency on the tariff question,
and prefers to cater to the wishes of the
manufacturing probably hoping
thereby to become national figure at
the expense of a purely agricultural dis
trict.
This district is made up of eleven coun-
. ties and every voters of average intelli-
gence-yet he sends out free Ito him
self tens of thousands of pamphlets
and ciruIar letters yearly to these voters
to convince them, if possible, that he is
the only thinking man who claims a
residence in the district.
He told an old soldier in this county
as the man makes affidavit, that all
things being equal, he would not name
an old soldier for office, but would APP
point one who had never seen service.
He has never owned nor kept home
in this Congressional District.
He does not own an acre of land in
this District.
He has always been unwilling to bear
fair part of the tax burden of this
county, rarely making voluntary tax
return to the assessor-then if the as
SCISSOR "being compelled to assess him
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-16

Mrs. G. Black of New Ulm was a
Mankato visitor today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-16
OUR CONGRESSMAN

We are in receipt of the following
communication from lifelong republi-
can who has, almost his whole life, re-
sided within this District, and has held
prominent state offices. He is not only
absolutely reliable but is one of our old
est and most honored citizens. He is
not now, and never has been in any
way connected with this paper.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22
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w., WANT COLUMN b 1s.-
HELP WANTED.
WANTED A girl to assist in
light house work for board and
room and piano lessons. Call
or address Mrs. M. G.. Slocum,
Music store, Bemidii.

WANTED For U. S. army able
bodied, unmarried men be-
tween ages of 81 and IS, citi-
zens of United States, Of
good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read
and write English. For in
formation apply to Recruiting
Officer, Miles block, Bemidji.
Minnesota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22

The Pioneer Journal starts in
at one end of an editorial without
a candidate for speakership and
comes outof the other end strong
for Clague.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22
SUBSCRIPTION SIS PER YEAR
The Open Eye.

There are few states in the
Union that have entered upon so
liberal school system as has
Minnesota. We have found that
our liberality in founding and in
supporting schools for the people
has paid and paid largely, and
we are continually encouraged to
attempt greater things for edu-
cation in Minnesota.
Outside of their pride in Mime
sota's marvellous school system
there's a personal interest which
Bemidji has in the extension of
that system which should not be
overlooked. Minnesota now has
five normal schools, schools
whose purpose is to train teach
ers for the actual work of the
school room. These normal
schools have been strikingly sue,
cessful and by reason Of this fact
the fifth normal was recently es-
tablished at Duluth. The other
normals are located at Winona,
Mankato, st. Cloud and Moor
head. Spread out the map of
Minnesota before you and you
will discover that southern Min
nesota has two of these schools,
south central Minnesota one,
while the great territory from
Brainerd north has one school on
the extreme eastern boundary Of
the state and one on the extreme
western. The wide territory
north from a line running due
east and west from Moorhead to
Duluth, a territory embracing
one third of the great state of
Minnesota and a territory of
which Bemidji is the geographic
cal and railway center, has no
normal school at all.
1t is only a matter of time be-
fore Minnesota will locate it's
sixth normal school, thereby
equitably supplying the needs of
the whole state. If the people Of
Bemidjl are alive to their inter-
ests that sixth normal will be To-
Gated here. It is the logical point
and an ideal location. It needs
but the open eye to secure this
state institution for Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22
From South Africa. New Way OIL
Using Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

Mr.. Arthur Chapman writing
from Durham, Natal, South Afri-
ca, says: AS a proof that Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is a
cure suitable for old and young,
I pen you the following: A neigh
Der Of mine had a child just over
two months old. It had very.
bad cough and the parents did
not know what to give it. / sug-
gested that if they would get a
bottle of Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy and put some pom the
dummy teat the baby was suck
ing it would no doubt cure the
child. This they did and brought
abouta quick relief and cured
the baby 9 This remedy is for
sale by Bankers Drug store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22

FOUR NEW TOWNS on the Thief
River Falls extension. First
class openings for all kinds of
business and investments. Adj
dress a. D. Stephens, Crooks
ton, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22
Growth Of Beltrami County
A brief reference to election

A brief reference to election
returns will show some Interest,"
ing things as to the growth Of
Beltrami county.
In the first place the total vote
cast in Beltrami county this year
is nearly 100 votes greater than
the total vote cast in the united
counties of Beltrami and Clear
water two years ago.
In the second place the vote
cast in Beltrami county this year
is almost exactly one half of the
vote cast in Polk county. Polk
county is one of the big counties
Of northern Minnesota, embrace
ing about so townships. No
county Of northern Minnesota is
more thickly settled, no county
is older, none more adapted to
rapid development. That Bel
trami county, with it's thousands
of acres Of undrained muskeg
and with section on section of
virgin forest, should cast a vote
one half as great as that of the
populous county of Polk, speaks
Of a rapid and substantial growth
during the past few years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22

had not accepted the Democratic
nomination. if there would have
been Johnson ticket. It is the
irony Of fate that while Johnson
pulls through, Lovely is sadly
defeated by Republican votes.
This shows thati5 is better to ac-
cept defeat gracefully at the
hands of the party convention
than go to the people with a
grievance and be turned down.
No man especially an oficeseeker
ever made anything by boiling
his party, and this lesson will
come with dull, sickening to
more people than Mr.. Lovely as
time rolls by.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

BARRETT & ZIMMERMAN,
Midway Horse market, st.
Paul, have the largest assert.
ment of horses in the entire
Northwest. Auction every
Wednesday, 2 O'Clock. Private
sales daily. Part time given
il desired.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22
FOR SALE.
FOR SALErPine land. 900
Lowell block, Duluth.
FOR SALE-Limited mum Der of
copies of the Pioneer s souvenir.
edition. Pioneer Office.

FOE. SALE-Two chair barber
shop in good location. I'll health
cause of sale. Box IL Becker,
MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22

FOR SALE Rubber stamps.
The Pioneer will procure any
kind of a rubber stamp for
you on short notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22

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HERE is a significant echo Of
the state campaign in the Winona
Republican: One Of the remark
able things about the state cam
paign just ended is that Judge
John A. Lovely was defeated, his
own county giving him less votes
than Dunn. It was for the pur-
pose Of boosting Judge Lovely
that the Johnson ticket was
doomed by some Republicans
and it is doubtful, IL Mr.. Lovely
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-22

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I II E COUNTRY :
49, a zsas ~ Ia I'D .ssx ak
Big hold ups in Little Falls.
Hibbing achieves free delivery.
Corn contest at Long Prairie
tom
GAINESVILLE has a market day
and it's a hummer.
Fertile shys 100000 brick at
the market this year.
Brainerd's new directory will
show slight increase in popula-
ton.
Floodwood girls shake their feet
in joyful RENE mbrance that this
is leap year.
A Kanabec county man dis
covers that the wild bean is fine
for fodder.
The muskrat is more to be de-
pended upon than the political
prognosticator.
The big game season is nearly
over. Some few deer have escap-
ed but not many hunters.
Every day is thanksgiving day
at East Grand Forks these days.
Carrie Nation has not yet ar
rived.
"A Mentor man gets SIX months
for conducting afake matrimon-
ial bureau. He will think twice
next time.
Il Koochiching ever develops
one half Of the water power it
has blown off steam about it, it
will be something great.
The Pioneer Journal starts in
at one end of an editorial without
a candidate for speakership and
comes outof the other end strong
for Clague.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
Earnham-HuH.

On last Monday evening at 5
O'Clock E. M. Farnham and Miss
Lulu Huff, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. D. Huff of Minneapolis, were mar
ried at the home of the brides par
ents, 1905 Sixth street north, the cere-
mony being performed in the presence
OF few relatives and intimate friends,
by Rev. W. E. J. Gratz.
After the ceremony the bride and
groom and wedding party went to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Farm
ham where a wedding lunch and re-
ceptiOn was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farnham, accompan-
led by Rev. Gratz took the N. P. train
to Elk River the same evening and
came to Princeton by carriage, arriv-
ing at midnight.
On Tuesday evening they were sere-
naded by the Princeton band at Mr..
Farnham's home where the bride and
groom have commenced housekeeping.
They have been receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS of their many friends
who have anticipated the nuptial event
for some time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13

We will remark, in passing, that
Dunn, in opposition to the lumbermen
was largely instrumental in securing
the passage of this same law.
Mr.. Button was living at Bemidii
In the winter of 1899. and when T. B.
Walkers loggers began to remove
logs from a neighboring tract before
the taxes were paid, Mr. Button
notified the State aunditor by letter.
Auditor Dunn at once got busy, with
the result that Beltrami county soon
received into it's treasury thousands of
dollars of tax money which the lum-
bernen sought to avoid paying until
a reduction was made by the county,
which reduction they had demanded.
The correspondence between Dunn
and Button in this case, which the
latter still retains, is the best kind of
proof that Dunn is under no obliga-
tions to the big lumbermen. If they
desire his election to the goverorship,
they are not prompted by gratitude,
but probably by admiration for
fearless man, who will not neglect
duty to favor friends nor use hypoc-
risy to defeat foes-The Big Forks
Compass.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
TIE NEW MINISTER'S.
Rev. Rupert Swinnerton of Minneap-
oils Succeeds Rev. Gratz Who
Goes to Two HarbOrs.
RevS. Burns and GLADDEN. Remain
The Changes Made at Neigh
boring Points.

The northern Minnesota conference
completed it's work at Ortonville Mon
day and the assignment of ministers
was made on that day.
Rev. W. E. J. Gratz goes to Two
Harbors, while Rev. Rupert Swimmer
ton of the Bloomington Avenue
church, Minneapolis, succeeds Rev.
Gratz in Princeton. Rev. j. M.
Burns is retained for Greenbush,
Santiago and Blue Hill, and Rev.
F. B. GLADDEN. remains at Spencer
Brook and Zimmerman. Rev. r. L.
Wellington is placed at Foreston,
Estes Brook and Oak Park, Rev. W.
A. Parkinson, Milaca, while Rev. c..
S. Kathan goes to Mora. Rev. E.
D. Johnston is assigned to Cam
bridge.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
LOST His RIGHT HAND
Earl Hatch fleets With a Very I'm
, fortunate Accident While
Out Hunting.
Accidental Discharge of Gun lnfIicts
An Injury Necessitating AM
putation of Right Hand.

While out hunting few miles south
of town last Saturday afternoon Earl
Hatch met with an accident that re-
suited in the loss of his right hand
which had to be amputated. He had
gone hunting with Harold VanAlstein
and in passing over an old log the
gun slipped from his hand and the
hammer struck against the log, the
conclusion discharging the load in
the gun which passed through Earl's
wrist, mangling it very badly. though
the hand was not badly injured. Sew
eral shot went into his face. lodging
dangerously near his eyes.
Realizing that he was badly hurt
he started toward home with his COM
panion. and they walked until they
reached the VanAlstein farm south Of
town where they hitched up a rig an
drove to town, arriving here late in
the afternoon. The two boys went to
the residence of Judge VanAlstein
where Earl washed the blood from his
person. He was taken Immediately
to the Northwestern hospital where it
was found that there was no way to
save the hand, and it was removed,
the amputation being made close to
the hand. Earl took his injury very
philosophically and stated on coming
home that he guessed he would lose
his hand. He stood the operation all
right and was taken to his home Mon
day. He will be able to be out and
resume his studies at school in a
short time.
While the misfortune is one to be
regretted and is most unwelcome
handicap the accident might have
proved much worse, and might have
resulted fatally, for it seems that it
was almost a miracle that he did not
receive the charge in his head or
body.
Earl has the sympathy of everyone
in his misfortune, and especially so
among his class and schoolmates. He
is a member of the senior class in the
high school and is one of the bright
est scholars in the class. He will lose
a little time on account of the accident
but he will be able to go on with his
studies, and graduate with his class
While his injury will incapacitate him
for usefulness in many fields of en-
ployment there are still many avenues
of usefulness open to him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
Departure OF Rev. Gratz.

Rev. W. E. j. Crate was on the
north-bound train last Saturday en-
route to Duluth where he filled the
pulpit of the First M. E. church last
Sunday morning and evening. he
went from Duluth to Minneapolis Sun
day night and officiated at the Farm
ham-Huff wedding in that city Mon
day night. On his return to Prince
ton he Immediately began packing up
preparatory to moving to Two Har-
bOrs. He loads his car out to-
day and he will leave with his
family for his new field tomorrow
Rev. Crate and family will leave
behind them many warm friends who
sincerely regret their removal. Dur
ing his three years pastorate in
Princeton Mr.. Gratz has accomplished
more than many much older and with
more experience could have accom-
plished, and his work here, not alone
as a minister, but as a man and a
citizen, will remain as an enduring
and lasting memorial of his earnest
ness and fidelity as a minister and
his true worth as a citizen.
He came to Princeton much against
his wishes, not that he had anything
against Princeton, for he knew little
of the place, but because he desired
to returned to his former passionate at
Detroit. But he came like a faithful
servant, and has proved in every way
a valuable man to the church as we'll
as to Princeton.
Mr.. Gratz is yet young man and
we know that those princely qualities
of mind and heart which he possesses,
will make his future bright with good
deeds, and the communities where his
lot will be cast in years to. come will
have unmistakable traces of his work
in behalf of humanity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
Labor Interests for Dunn.

The union labor workers of Mime
sofa will be called upon on Nov. 9Th
to cast their votes for a candidate for
governor for the ensuing two years.
They will be called upon to choose
between Robert c.. Dunn, of Princeton,
the Republican candidate, and John
A. Johnson, of St. Peter, the Demo-
cratic candidate. Every class.of citi-
zens is entitled to support it's own in
terests, and the. interests of the work
ing people are greater than that of
any other class. To cast an intelli-
gent vote for a gubernatorial candi-
date the voter must be acquainted with
the records of these two men. On the
one hand, Mr.. Dunn has been a con-
sistent friend all his life Of the work
ing people. Thirty years ago he
worked as printer at the case in St..
Louis, and one of his most priced
possessions to-day is his union card.
He has a record, both in public and
private life, of being a fair man, and
it is safe to say that if he is elected
governor the interests of labor will
not suffer at his hands.
On the other hand, Mr.. Johnson, the
Democratic candidate for governor
has never been pronounced friend
OF anything or anybody Minnesota
Union Advocate (St. Paul.)
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
The Laugh on johnson,

John A. johnson wants to be GOV
ernor of Minnesota-a laudable ambi-
ton. He promises to be good and
give the, State first class administra-
ton. He wishes the voters of the
State to give him a trial. His plead
ings remind us of De Angels in
" F'antana,' a new coimc opera, who
is dead in love with Jessie. At last
he says: "Jessie, darling will you
have me? Try me for week, and if
| don't suit''-then, of course the
balance of his remarks are drowned
by the laughter of the audience. And
Johnson's appeal to the few giddy
Republican voters who have been firt-
ing with him, will be drowned by the
laughter of straight Republicans on
Nov. 8th.-Blue Earth Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
An Unpleasant Truth.

When Dunn, after reviewing the
official life of Johnson, declared John
son never performed an act calculated
to benefit the State which was paying
him, he drove an unpleasant truth
which aroused the people.
: Dunn challenged Johnson to refute
the charge. That challenge has been
standing since Thursday. Johnson
has not attempted to reply to it. And
the little balloon which the Democrats
put UP at the beginning of the cam
paign looks fat and wobbly. Duluth
NeWS-Tri bune
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
How Albright Boy Was Shot.

1t appears that the Albright boy
who was accidentally shot by William
Jaenicke did not run in front of the
gun. Those who witnessed the sad
accident state that the Albright boy
was standing on a pile of wood about
four feet high, and was but short
distance away from Jaenicke when
the latter saw rabbit and in the ex-
citement over the sudden appearance
OF the game the Jaenicke boy turned
around quickly to fire and in doing so
the gun was prematurely discharged,
the charge OF shot striking the AL
bright boy in the back, and penetrated
the lung.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
Golden Russell Potatoes,

Ed Kienitz of Bradford claims to
have raised the banner yield of pota-
toes this year on a small patch. He
planted five small Golden Russell
potatoes last spring and they yielded
about at the rate of $40 bushels to an
acre. They are certainly fine potato
and we have a sample at this Office
that proves a wonder in potatoes.
The Golden Russet is raised in large
quantities in Anoka county and it's
yield is said to be far above the
average. Independent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
Washing Potatoes.

One OF the largest potato growers of
Michigan advocates washing potatoes
for long keeping. He says he washes
his potatoes and has never lost one
by rot after being put away in the
cellar. AS soon as they are dug they
are hauled to a suitable rack where
the hose is turned on them and they
are washed thoroughly, one hundred
bushels being washed in ten minutes.
They are allowed to dry and then
packed in crates. The cleaner the
tubers are when put away the better
they keep.-Ex.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
A DEMOCRATIC LEGACY.
What Democracy Bequeathed to the State
OF Minnesota When it Had Chance.

What democracy Bequeataed to the State
OF Minnesota When it Had Chance.
In his speech at Glenwood last
weekaR. G. Dunn turned back to the
records and showed what Democratic
craftsmanship had done for Mime
sofa. He said:
For forty-four years the affairs of
the North Star State have practically
been controlled by the Republican
party. Immediately after Minnesota
emerged from her territorial swad-
ding clothes and was admitted to the
sisterhood of states, we had Demo-
cratic administration, and during that
period debt Of S2,275, 900 was sad
died upon the new State to assist in
building railroads that were never
built. 1t is not necessary to 60 into
details concerning that debt, suffice
it to say that in 1881 bonds to the
amount of S4,287, 900 were issued to
liQuidate the old bonded Indebtedness
and the accumulated interest. To-day
the State has a funded Indebtedness
OF 1888, 900 which is the last reminder
Of the old railroad bonds that were
loaded upon the State by a Democra-
tic administration in 1858. That debt
has been decreased annually and in
six or eight years will be entirely
wiped out. So much for the first
Democratic administration.
From 1861 to 1891 the executive
and legislative branches of the State
government remained in the hands of
the Republicans. At the election in
1890, owing to a fusion of the Demo-
Gratis and Populists, the Republicans
lost control of both branches of the
Legislature and the fusion legislature
|of 1891 distinguished itself as the
most reckless and extravaganza in the
history of the State. The tax rate
was increased and not single meas
ure that would prove beneficial to the
interests of the State was placed upon
the statute books.
In 1898, Hon. John Lind, a politi-
cal orphan, was elected governor over
William Henry Eustis, the Republican
nominee. Mr.. Lind could hardly be
classed as a Democrat, for prior to
1896 he had always affiliated with the
Republican party and represented the
Second district in congress for three
terms as Republican.
with the exceptions I have men
toned the State has been uniformly
controlled by the Republican party
and every candid man will admit that,
on the whole, it's affairs have been
wisely and ably administered. +"