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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
No Show for Good ROaGs.

Good roads legislation viii receive but
sc;un recognition from the present con
grcss. The slogan of economy that has
been sent out by the leaders of both
houses has sounded the deathknell of
special legislation requiring great sums
Of money TO render it effective. Senator
Latimer's idea is embodied in bill fav-
orably reported last session by the COM
mittee on agriculture and now on the
senate calendar. 1t provieds for the
creation of bureau of highways in the
department of agriculture, to be COM
posed of three members, the duty of
which will be to investigate good road
building, and carrying an appropriation
of $2,4OO,OOO.
The movement, which, up to the last
session, had been treated rather jocular-
ly, gained standing through the favor
able report of the committee on agricul-
ture, considered one of the most import
ant III Tie StHdte. DuC IL 10 cAPiohiCu
now that this report was secured
through the efforts of the late Senator
Quay, who. by securing favorable ac-
ton thereon, gained enough democratic
votes in the committee to attach state
hood riders on the regular agricultural
appropriation bill.
Senator Latimer, in the hope that agi-
tation will not harm this measure, will
endeavor to have number of public
hearing. on it, with a view to pushing
the legislation in the next congress.
Of course the river and harbor bill
will receive the usual recognition and
large sums viii be expended on creeks
and useless harbors while requests for
improvement of the highways, which in
themselves are great arteries of com
Imcrce. will be turned toward the wall.
This question of good roads should re-
ceive more serious consideration from
the people. The people should demand
that congress recognize the need of
highway improvement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23

school Entertainment Scheduled for
Friday evenings.

School Entertainment Scheduled for
Friday Evening.
On Friday evening, Dec. %, school
entertainment will be given in the Wood
man hall The program consists of
rectations, singing, a play and other
such features. BE sure TO come
Mr. and Mrs. kimball OF Ripon Wis,
visited at the home Of james Wolsertop
ION Wednesday ''"v
Miss Blanche Bixhv spent Friday ard
Saturday with her uncle. E. T, Charnplin
who lives south Of town.
George Goodall has been quite sick.
Henry Gerry Of Chicago is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Garry, at this place.
Melvin Crane was Mankato caller
Tuesday
John Chapman and his son. Edward,
Stuart Parker and George La Favor
went on the G:2O train Friday for Chi
cago.
John Chapman shipped nine carloads
of sheep and two carloads of cattle, and
Stuart Parker one carload of cattle to
Chicago last Friday evening.
Thomas Edgerton, Melvin Crane, Her
man Schultz and John Chapman went
to Mankato on business on the early
morning train Wednesday.
Miss Violet Gates spent last Sunday
with Miss Virginia Webb in Judson.
Mrs. Carl Conkling and her daughter,
Miss Effie, were Lake Crystal callers
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Scott drove to Lake
Crystal Monday.
Mrs. Pepper of Mankato, who has been
with her daughter, Mrs. Quimby of Yer
non Center the past few weeks, is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Gerry of this
place.
Little Willie Kelly is very sick.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
PRIMARlESLrN JUNE.
Representative Wells Has PROPOSE
ton to Offer Legislators.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Representative Wells Has PROPOSE
ton to Offer Legislators.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Representative Robert j. Wells of
Breckenridge will introduce bill in the
next session of the legislature extend
ing the primary law to all state Off
ers, and changing the date from Septem-
Der until June
Mr. Wells was the author of bill
two years ago extending the law to in
clude state officers, but as majority
of the legislators were of the opinion
that it was best to wait until the pres
Tent system was given more thorough
test, he did not push the measure. He be-
lieves, however, that the time is now
ripe for an extension of the system. The
change in the date, he says, is demand
ed by the farmers of the state, who find
it difficult to attend the primaries in
September on account of the harvest.
81 am satisfied that the law will be re-
pealed entirely or will be made to in
clude all state officers" said Mr.. Wells.
"Two years ago most members of the
house did not think best to make any
changes in the law because it had not
been thoroughly tested, and my bill was
reported for indefinite postponement by
ho al
believe now, however, that the law has
been given good test, and that the
voters favor its extension to cover all
state officers.
"The farmers of the state generally,
think, want the date changed to June.
Under the present law the primaries are
held in the threshing season when ev-
cry farmer is busy. There are usually
ten or twelve threshing machines in
operation in each county at, this time,
and the number of voters kept away
from the primaries is large
"Some people in the cities say that
WOuIu fllOG Dtt CO1lN eHItIG lOI tllclll,
because they usually spend that month
at the lakes. This doesn't appeal to the
people in the country as very valid OBJ
lection. If people have time to spend at
the lakes, they certainly have time to 60
to the primaries, whereas in the case of
the farmers it is question of giving
up his business at the time it needs to
be attended to the most.
"The voters in the Red river valley
are also interested in drainage, and hope
that the legislature will, see fit to give
them liberal appropriation for this
purpose. Every dollar that, is expended
for drainageb on Estate lands adds to
the permanent school fund, opens the
country up for new settlers, increases
the property valuatio for taxation pur
poses, and enriches the state generally
1t is the best investment that the state
can makes because Fr every doltars that
is expended many are returned"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
CHARTER INVOLVED.
Suits TO Set Aside Deeds Given BY the
City Are Tried.

The suit of Mrs. Anna NJ. Willard vs..
John B. Hodapp and the city of Man
kato went to trial this afternoon before
Judge Cray. The suit is really against
Miss Martha Hodapp, daughter of City
Recorder Hodapp, as She is the inter
venor. \. Z. Clark is the attorney for
the plaintiff and C. o. Daley for the
defendant.
The suit involves a number OF legal
points in regard to the charter 1t ap.
pears that some special assessments III
front of Mrs Wizards property in
Parsons addition Mankato city and
lot eight. block three, city. for sidewalks
and street grading, were unpaid. and the
city sold certificates on the same to
Martha Hodapp and gave her deed to
the property. The plaintiff now brings
the action to quiet title and claims
that every part of the proceeding was
defective, from the ordering of the i'm
provement some years ago down to the
giving of the deed for the property
The city claims that it is out of the
case, and that it is for Miss Hodapp
to fight the battle. 1t claims that under
the provisions of the city charter Mrs.
Willard should have raised the question
within one year, whereas it is now over
five years.
Tomorrow the suit of the First Ma
tional bank and Z. c. Willard VS.. the
same defendants will be tried. This suit
involves about the same questions.
Something over $500 is involved in two
suits, as well as the title to the prop
erty. Some of the property is valuable,
one of the lots being located on Front
street, one block below the big mill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
RECEIVED A CALL.
Rev. r. e. r. Miller May Go to Grand
Forks, N. ..
From MONDAYS Dajlv

Rev. F. E. R. Miller, the popular pas
tor of the First Baptist church of this
city, has received a call to fill the pas
torate of the First Baptist church at
Grand Forks, n. D. This call he has
under consideration and will probably
decideI by next Wednesday whether or
not to accept it. The pastorate to which
he is called is very important post.
It is the only Baptist church in Grand
Forks where English is spoken in the
conduct of the service. 1t is the largest
church in the state, having a membership
between three and four hundred. 1t is a
mother church to other Baptist churches
of the state.
1t is understand that the salary of
fered is $4,000 per annum.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
M'DERMOTTIS OIL INSPECTOR
Well Known Candy Man Lands Very
Good Appointment.


j. A. McDermott of Candy was yes
terday selected by Gov.-elect John A..
johnson as state oil inspector. The ap-
pointment was decided upon last evening
and was announced by Private Secretary
Frank A Day.
Mr.. McDermott had the Endorsement
of the various travelling mems organi-
cations. Mr.. McDermott has been a
travelling man in Minnesota for sixteen
years. He was democratic state COM
mittee man from the seventh congress-
ional district during the last campaign,
and did active work in Mr.. Johnson's be-
half, in organizing the district and
bringing him the support of the COM
mercial travellers, who did much for the
democratic candidate for governor.
Mr.. McDermott's appointment gives
one of the best places within the gift of
the governor elect of the seventh dis
trict. which although normally republi-
can BY a large majority, gave Mr.. John
son a handsome vote.
The principal opponent to Mr.. McDer
mitt was Senator Gausewitz, of Owa-
tonna, in the first congressional dis
trict, whose appointment was consider
ed inadvisable, as the first district had
previously received two good appoint
ments, Maj. +. H. Wood of Austin as
adiutant general, and j. w. Olsen, of AL
bert Lea, as state superintendent of
public instruction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
s9SS' ~ fC p e. 4 a'--i
HER cHILDREN'S WELFARE.
Mrs. Clara Stein Makes Provision for
Them i'll, Her Will.

Them i'll tier, VIII.
From Tuesdays Daily.
/. The will of the late Clara Stein was
filed for probate today. She leaves per-
sonal property to the amount of $500
and real estate to the amount of $1,000.
The deceased appoints her brother,
Frank E. Hidde, executor, and he and her
mother, Mrs. Bertha Hide, guardians of
her two minor children, Clara Bruegger-
mann and May Stein.
To Clara and May is left the N.Y., sh,
SELF, section 5, Mankato township. To
Clara is also left lots 5, 6, and 8,
Roelfson's second addition to Mankato.
If either or both of these children die
before they become of age, then the
property is to 60 to Frank E. Hidde,
provided he has supported them, or
to Mrs. Bertha Hidde if she is living and
has supported them.
To the husband of the deceased is left
span of mules, a. wagon, a buggy and a
pillow. All of the rest of the property
is to go to the mother of the deceased
as partial recompense for her tax
ing care of, maintaining and educat-
ing the children after the death of the
deceased
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
HER WORK ENDED.
Mrs. c. .. Taylor Lays Down the Bur-
dens Of Life.

Mrs. c. D. Taylor Lays Down the Bur-
dens of Life.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Lillian Harriet, wife of c. D. Taylor
died at 7:45 o'clock last evening at her
home, S04 South Front street, after an
illness extending five months. 1t was
not until two weeks ago that she was
Obliged to. take to- her bed, and not
until three days ago was hope of her
ultimate recovery abandoned. The SER
ious nature of her illness was not gen,
orally known, and her death came as
a surprise to the community.
The deceased was born at Waterville,
Me-, and was the third daughter of
James and Hannah P. Pearson. She was
united in marriage to Mr.. Taylor at
Marion, ILL.,, Oct. 5th, 1877, and they
moved TO Mankato in 1880, residing here
ever since. Mr.. Taylor engaged in the
jewelry business.
Mrs. Taylor raised an excellent family
of five children, all of whom survive her.
They are Misses Hannah and Edith, who
have been engaged in the teaching pro-
fession, Eugene, who has recently re-
turned from the west, where he ac-
companied a geological survey party,
and Stephen and Philip. All are in the
oft nacidnc fbaco onI har bttc hon6
Mrs. Taylor leaves two sisters and two
brothers, Mrs. A. E. Gregg of Minneap-
formerly of this city, and Charles T..
Pearson of England and Fred w. Pear
son of Dubuque, Iowa.
Mrs. Taylor was an active member of
st. Johns Episcopal church, and also
st. Johns guild. She was at one time
president of the ladies' aid society of
the church, and at all times stood ready
to do what she was able in the line of
charitable work. She was a lady of no.
BILE impulses and lent helpful hand in
all church work. She was loving and
devoted wife and mother and kind
friend, and her death will be a sad loss
to her family as well as shock to all
who knew her.
The funeral services will be held at
three o'clock Wednesday afternoon from
st. Johns Episcopal church, and the in
terment will be had at Glenwood ceme
terry nis
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
LOW SCHOOL TAX RATE.
Mankato Has Record Bested BY
Only One Other District.
Ern, do, INoiI.

Among the many interesting features
of the last annual report of State High
School Inspector Geo.. B.. Alton, one
striking fact is the lowness of Manka-
to's special school tax as compared with
the same tax in other cities. Only one
other high school district in the state,
that of Eveleth, Mimi, has a lower
rate than Mankato. The rate at Eveleth
is sos; next is Mankatd, 1894; third
Minneapolis, sos; fourth Hibbing, Cos;
fifth, st. Paul, 6.23; sixth st. Louis
Park, 7o2; eighth Albert Lea, 7.o7;
ninth Caledonia, 500; tenth Grand Rap
ids, 500. The highest in the state is
East Grand Forks, 1900; the next high
est is Staples, 1900; next come Thief
River Falls and Milaca, each with 5000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
COMES TO MANKATO.
Rue Manufacturing Company Is to
Locate Here.

From Fridays Daily.
1t has become pretty generally known
that the Rue Manufacturing company is
about to move its plant for the manu-
factrwe of its washing machines to Man
kato. \ number of towns endeavored to
secure the enterprise but it went to Man
kato. \ stock company with ample cap
ital has been formed and the output will
be greatly increased. The citizens of
Amboy regret the removal of this plant
as it furnished employment for num-
Der of hands and was in other ways a
benefit to the town. Another source of
regret is that il necessitates the removal
of Ed Rue. the inventor of the ma
chine, to Mankato. He will not, how
ever move his family until spring.-Am
boy Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
Cooper Bill in Brief.

Ooncisely stated the provisions of
the Quarles Cooper bill, designed to give
additional powers to the interstate COM
p.erce commission are as follows:
That the interstate commerce COM
mission be empowered to determine what
rate, regulation or practice shall be sub
stituted for any existing rate for the
transportation of persons or property,
or any regulation or practice affecting
such rate, found, upon full hearing had
on any petition presented pursuant to
the provisions of the "Act to Regulate
Commerce" to be unjust. discrimina-
tive or unrea sonable; the order requir-
ing such substitution to become opera
tive within thirty days after notice, OF,
in case of proceeding for review, then
within sixty days after notice. Such
order may at any time be modified, sus-
pended ar revoked by The commission
upon full hearing of all parties in inter
est
in case of disagreement between car
riers, parties to a Joint rate so substi-
tutcd, upon the apportionment thereof,
the commission is empowered TO deter
mine the portion OF such rate to be re-
ceived BY each. In case OF an order
prescribing the Just relation OF rates
to or from common points on Joint lines,
and the several carriers fail TO agree as
to the changes to be made to produce
the relation prescribed, the commission
is empowered to determine the rates TO
be charged to and from such common
points TO produce that relation.
Every order as to its business, reas-
ouableness and lawfulncss, is renewable
by any circuit court of the United States
having jurisdiction. If, after hearing,
the court shall be of the opinion that
the order Is made under some error Of
law, or is, upon the facts, unjust OF I'M
reasonable it shall modify, set aside
on aunul the order Pending review, the
court may, upon application and hear
ing, if in its opinion the order Is clearly
unlawful on. erroneous suspend such Or
der Any party 60 the case may, within
thirty days after the rendition of Il final
decree of such court, appeal TO the SUI
preme court. but The order of the cir
cult court shall not be stayed OF ous-
pended thereby.
In ease any party shall refuse or neg
lcct to obey or perform any order OF
The commission, obedience and perfol-
nance thereof shah be summarily en-
forced by writ of injunction or othe,
proper process, and in addition thereto
the offending party shall be subject to
a fine of $1,000 for each days con
tinuance of such violation.
Representatives of the railroads have
characterized the proposed legislation as
dangerous, but an examination of the
provisions should convince the timid ones
that there is nothing in them that will
work to the detriment of the transpor-
tation lines. The power to order
changes in rates when found to be un-
reasonable or unjust, which it is pro-
posed to confer upon the commission
could be exercised only after full hear.
ing of all parties in interest, and is re-
stricted to such changes as may be
necessary to bring the carrier complain.
ed of into conformity with the specific
provisions of the interstate commerce
act in the particular case under investi
CATION.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
Hord & Keator Franchise Expired.

From Thursdays Daily.
Even if Hord & keato~ wished to be-
GIN work on street railway now, they
would have no right to turn over one
shovelful of the earth on the street.
Their franchise expired on Dec last.
That was two years from the date of
publication.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
BOTH ARE INDICTED.
Sleepy Eye Cracksmen Up Against 1t
in New UIm.

From Fridays Daily.
The Brown county grand jury indicted
Ed Murphy and Alex Upton, who are al
legged to have blown open and robbed the
safe in Salkowske, Glotzbach & Clau
sens gents furnishing store at Sleepy
Eye, early Saturday morning.
The defendants were arraigned in
court this afternoon, and will plead to-
morrow. j. A. Eckstein was appoint
ed their attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Deutsche Land and Helm Gesellschaft
to Barney Olson, swH, SELF, section "a,
Medic, for $3.50.
Michael Sheehan to George I. Sheehan,
neH. sell, section 20, jamestown, for
$1,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
Cereal Chapter Officers.

From ThurSdays Daily.
Cereal Chapter No. 2, Eastern Star,
last evening elected the following Off
GERS: W. NJ, Mrs. w. n. Plymat; w.
P, DIR. c. H. Nerbovig; A. NJ, Mrs. Anna
Wiecking; secretary, Mrs. M. D. Fritz J;
treasurer, Mrs. c. L. Oleson; conductor,
Mrs. c.. w. G. Wernicke; associate. con-
ductor, Miss Mamie Rodman. The Ma
sons gave the ladies delightful sur
prise in the form or an oyster supper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
Wheelock's New Position.

From Fridays Daily.
Ralph W. Wheelocb of The Minneap-
oils Tribune editorial staff has been
appointed private secretary to Mayor
Jones. His salary will be $500 per
year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
Carley Is Sold.

.From Mondays Daily.
j George Atchison has sold his swift
horse, Carley, whose record is 2:l5 and
who won the ice championship race last
winter, to p Lynch of East Grand Forks.
The consideration was $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
Not a Resident of Mankato.

From Saturdays Daily.
The Miss Lima Christensen who was
murdered in Minneapolis yesterday was
never a resident of Mankato, so far as
can be ascertained, although there have
been reports that she was.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23

DR.. Dodds has just imported a
thoroughbred Llewellan setter from Au-
burn, Ill. ~9
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-02-12

The marble stairway which will occupy
a central position in the Washington
state building at the st. Louis expOsi-
tiOn has now been completed by the
Crystal Marble COmpany of Spokane
and ia ready for shipment. The stair
way will be placed in the center OF the
OctagOnal state building, and around it
will be grouped the Inland Empire ex-
hibit. The steps are cut from solid
marble blocks, and it is a noteworthy
feature that none Of the marble was OBJ
tanned at a greater depth than five feet,
it being taken from the quarries Of the
company at Addy, Stevens county. The
steps are nine in number, and are OF the
variety Of marble known as "patrician
blue" The landing will also be Of
marble, and four solid marble posts, 16
inches square and seven feet high, will
support handrail on each side of the
stairway. The wainscOting along the
stairs will be of offended stripe" and
the tiing of the landing crystal white"
The whole will be plain, but of massive
design,
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-02-12
why They Parted,

"Yis," said Mrs. Clancy, Pat and l
have parted foriver. 1 went to the
hospital to AK after him. I want to
see me husband sez THE man that
got blowed up 'Yez can't see him.
sez the docthor; he's under the infOO-
ence of Ann Estheticks.' i don't know
the lady seq l, mighty dignified loike,
but if me lawful welded husband kin
act Ioike that when he's at dith's door
I'll have a divorce from him"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-02-12

The spotted sandpiper and killdeer
plOver and most Of the other snipe and
ployer lay four eggs at a clutch. The
eggs are arranged in the nest or on the
bare ground with their small ends to-
gether, and as they are pyriform in
shape they join In to perfection The
eggs of the snipe and plover groups
are proportionately exceedingly large
for the size of the bird, and the saving
of space by this arrangement undoubt-
edly answers a purpose
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-02-12
just as q Fire

spreads in dry grass and weeds, so does
an inflammation of the thrOat-the re-
suit of a cold-grOw down into the sensi-
tive air passages of the lungs The cold
like the fire, should be promptly dealt
with When you begin to cough, use
Aliens Lung Balsam. 1t will certainly
heal the sore throat and lungs and it
may save you from consumption.