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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
DISPATCH is UNAUTKENTIC.
en-. BobIe!er Mills Sto-Y That
Brigade Will Not Attend Fair.
From M0ndav'a DafIv

from MOn0ays LAZY.
A dispatch was sent to The Minneap-
oils Journal this week from its Lake
City correspondent to the effect that in
all probability the trip to the worlds
fair at st. Louis, which the militia boys
have been figuring on for two years,
would not materialize, and that the
national guard would go into camp at
Lake City as usual this year.
This is pronounced by Brigadier Gen.
eral Joseph Bobleter as being. entirely
unofficial and premature. He says that
at the convention it was voted to 60 to
the fair and that no other arrangements.
have been made. He says it is possible
that the brigade may not go, owing to the
failure of the railroads up to the present
time to make satisfactory rates, but
that there is nothing definite in the mat
ter at ALL
Of course Lake City would dislike to,
see the brigade 60 to the, fair and mot
hold the encampment as usual; as 1T rs
matter of dollars and cents with the
people of that city. The wish is doubt
less father to the thought with The
Journal correspondent Ulm jour
nal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
Melo. Dramatic Scene Enacted at VEr-
non Center This Morning.
Papa Makes Believe He Is Going
West With Mamma.
But He Fools Her and Runs Off
With Their Child.
His Act Throws Passengers Into Fit
Youngsters ''BawI."
Especial to The Free Press.1

Vernon Center, March l5.-Quite a
sensation occurred at the Omaha depot
at this place this morning when the
4:03 train pulled in.
A party composing several families
were about to take the train for Idaho
where they had shipped their house
hold affects, among them being one Mrs.
Herrick, wife of J. B. Herrick, rural mail
carrier at Truman, and her infant child.
1t seems Mrs. Herrick was persuad-
ed to accompany her parents to Idaho,
and this Herrick objected to, driving
over from Truman during the evening.
to see his wife before leaving, telling
her he would accompany her to Lake
Crystal, and return from there to his
duties at Truman.
When the train arrived all the rest of
the party got on except Herrick and his
wife, and when she started to 60 into
the coach Herrick, who had the child
in his arms turned and fed to the Main
street crossing where his brother had a
team in waiting. They then drove rapid
ly west towards Nashville, pursued as
soon as it was discovered that they were
missing, by part of the crowd, the rest
continuing on their journey.
Mrs. Herrick and her father procured
a rig and started in hot pursuit.
The outcome will be watched with in
terest here, as all parties concerned were
pretty well known and speculation was
rife as to the time of her ultimate de-
parture.
When the melodramatic affair occurred
the passengers on the train were thrown
into a fit One woman tainted and the
children commenced To bawl loudly
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

Yesterday. the money of the March set
Element was drawn, giving S6,39O96 to
the overdrawn current fund, and leaving
it S4,046.04 to the good; giving $475.O3
to the sinking fund, raising it to &c.
394.l4; and giving $63S.35 to the special
fund, making it S2,027.l0. The current
fund is far lower than it should be i'm
mediately after a settlement and will
without doubt have to be overdrawn
again before the settlement of June.
Out of this fund the teachers must be
paid S2,529.44 per month and the janitors
S2O2.l2 per month. Surely the fund
will not be long in falling below the
zero point again.
The above mentioned building improve
ment fund is sum set aside to be used
whenever the board gets around to put
ting in the new heating plant into the
Franklin school. The special fund is
used for repairs to buildings and SINH
lar expenses.
The manual training department
costs about $500 per year.
1t is feared that the tax levy will
have to be increased beyond $4,000 If
the district is to keep its finances even.
1t will be seen that the tax levies for
the past few years have not been as large
as those of seven years ago, and also the
sinking fund is of comparatively re-
cent origin. This sinking fund was
created for the purpose of liquidating
bonds when they shall become due.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
BANK SAFE "CRACKED."
Rushm0re Folks Are Given a Touch
of Excitement.
From Wednesdays Daily.


Sometime during Monday night bold
and daring robbery was committed at
the FIRST National bank at Rushmore,
Mimi. A few minutes before nine o'clock,
Tuesday q. N. when Assistant Cashier
ArdAster opened the bank he found
this in bad shape. A hole large
enough to admit a man was hewn
through the south wall of the vault, the
brick plaster being strewn around the
floor. The vault door on the east side
was mutilated by having its combina-
ton blown off-the fuse and grease and
beeswax used for making cavity and
touching off the nitroglycerine was found
a distance back as blown after the
discharge. Within things were consider
ably turned over When the hole was
broken through the vault the safety de
post boxes were stationed. These were
carried to the far side of the vault
and partly rifled However, nothing
seemed to be gone. The safe, which of
course would be the main figure of at
traction, was unbroken, however. 1t
seems that at least two charges were
put against the door. With sledge
the combination was knocked off the
same as the combination on the vault.
Farther than this and the litter no
i m rrai M 6
admittance through back window
which had been nailed down. The tools
used were procured from the Omaha car
house, where the lock was broken and
a pick and bar taken. A heavy sledge
and two chissels and a punch were taken
from the blacksmith shop of w. J..
Dougherty, admittance being gained
through the back door, the lock having
been sprung. By the snow near the
bank it appears that but one man was
present with rather pointed shoe prob
ably about eight in size. One track was
followed in the snow around the west
side of the block to Mr.. Foxes corner
where it seemed to turn west on reach
ing the sidewalk. The only clue at hand
is the small man who was here some
three weeks ago acting peculiar and
visiting the banks for change, etc. How
ever, the matter is very uncertain. The
First National carries a burglar insur
ance which will undoubtedly cover all
s-Worthington Advance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
KEEP UP The BATTLE
Judge Collins Says That Now Is No
Time TO Lie Idle.
EFFORTS the People to Seize The Fruits,
of Merger Decision.
Amy Attempt to Violate the Law
Should Be Opposed.
Bob Dunn Says the Merger Is Now
Out of Politics.
From Wednesdays Daily.


Judge Loren Collins spoke emphaticaE
ly today of his satisfaction with the de-
cision of the supreme court in the merger
case and Furthermore insisted that the
aim of the people should now be to Sc
cure the fruits of that victory and to-
maintain mistaken their attitude against.
illegal combinations. Said the Judge:
''This decision is a complete vindi
cation of the course pursued by the fed
eral and state authorities. 1t must nee
essarily confuse and confound those
who have expressed themselves as being
out of sympathy with the attitude OF.
Gov. Van SAINT. If the corporations obey
the rules laid down, the formation of IL
legal combinations will end. But these
organizations will continue to be formed
unless the people follow up the advan-
tage and secure the fruits of victory
eff it be true, as is reported, that the
directors of this company still propose.
to carry out their scheme of conse nSS4
ton in some other manner, thea a re-
sponsibility is with the people of this
state to see to it that their public serv-
ants are in perfect sympathy with thcir
own views as heretofore expressed
"But now we shall have the cry raised
again that the merger question is nos
longer living issue before the people
If it be SO, why is it that every infa-
ence which has heretofore favored and
supported illegal combinations is now in
voked for the well understood purpose Of
dominating state politics?
'Not only Minnesota, but the entire
country, is engaged in great strugs-
gle to determine whether or not combi-
nations of this character shall be permit
ted to exist and to defy the people, And
as to this, there should be no quibbling
nor lack of backbone on the part of
public servants. Every good citizen.
should oppose to the bitter end alb rat
tempts to evade or override either the
letter or the spirit of the law, and I
am satisfied that the Republican party
of this state is equal to the emergency
and that in convention assembled it wiz
rise to the occasion, in no uncertain
terms denounce such efforts and adopt
means to defeat them"
Dunn's View of the Decision.
Robert c. Dunn, candidate for COVER
nor, said when interviewed on the decis-
ion
81 am glad the supreme court has
handed down this decision. 1t has remoy-
ed the question from politics. 1t was
legal question and had no business in
politics The highest court in the land
has settled the question and defined
clearly and effectually the rights OF the
people and President Roosevelt can be
relied upon to enforce the law in this
and in all other cases of like character.
st. Paul Dispatch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
In SEA SHORE ATTIRE.
Man Wanders Around With Only a
Hat and Overcoat On.

from Mondays Dally.
A man was discovered near Mayer
Bros foundry last night at about eleven
o'clock who had no clothing on except
an overcoat and a hat. He was unable
to give any account of how he happened
to be there or where his clothing was.
He said that his name was Dibble, and
that his home was in this city. He SEEM
ed to be strangely affected mentally.
A couple of young men got him pair
of shoes and assisted him to his home
on North Second street. A policeman
was also summoned, and found that the
man apparently had not been drink
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
FRED DAY ELECTED.
Chosen Captain Of Company H at
Meeting Las! Night.
From Wednesdays Daily.

First Lieutenant F. E. Day was unani-
rlously chosen captain of Company H
last night to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Captain E. R. Brown.
First Sergeant George Rodman was
elected first lieutenant to succeed Cap
tain Day. The captain will appoint a new
first sergeant, and the nom commission
ed officers thusc will be promoted all
along the line. Colonel Wright of Austin
was present to conduct the election and
watched the boys drill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
STOHR GOES UP A PEG.
Appointed General Freight Agent
Chicago Great Western.

from IueSuayS Daily.
S. E. Stohr, assistant general freight
agent of the Chicago Great Western,
with headquarters in Chicago, was today
appointed general freight agent of the
company, with headquarters in st. Paul.
Ee succeeds S. O. Brooks, whose recent
resignation was reported in The Dis
patch. The appointment of Mr.. Stohr
was forecasted at the time. The ap-
pointment was made by P. c. Stohr,
general traffic manager. The appoint
ment becomes effective March %. Mr..
Stohr's successor has not yet been ap-
pointed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
FIRE IN jUDS0N.
r. P. Williams Suffers Heavy Damage
Through Flames.
from Wednesdays Daily.

From wednesdays Dally.
Edwin Evans spent Sunday with his
sister at Mankato.
Miss Minnie Roberts of Cambria visit
ed with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
William Roberts, couple of days last
week.
The school at district No. SO was clos
ed last Friday after term of five
months. Miss Rose Mullon was teacher
and seems to have given good satisfac-
ton. Friday evening an exhibition was
held at the school house. 1t was pro-
nounced an A No. l entertainment
About two hundred were present and
all went home more than pleased. The
Phifer company furnished the music
which was excellent.
This community was greatly shocked
on learning the news of the burning OF
R. P. Williams residence last Saturday.
Mr. Williams had just arrived home
from St. Paul few minutes previous to
the starting of the fire, and had gone to
rest himself on the sofa. The creamery
wagon was at the house delivering milk
about II a. m. and the driver noticed
nothing wrong. A few minutes later
the little girl, hearing some noise, went
out and discovered the whole roof on
one side was on fire and ran in to call
her father. He Immediately started to
carry out some furniture. The atten-
ton of neighbors was also called to the
fire and they came as soon as possible to
render their help in trying to save some
Of the furniture, but the fire had gain
ed such Roadway before any one dis
covered it that but very little was saved
Mr.. Williams clothes were all burned
excepting one suit, besides what cloth
ing he had on Mrs. Williams health
is quite poorly and it is feared she will
have a set back from the accident. Mr..
Ed J. Roberts threw his doors open to
the unfortunate family, where they
probably will remain until temporary
building is erected AS to the loss Mr..
Williams is not able to give a true es-
innate. There are good many little
things that go to make up the house
hold, that are gathered little by little
through years of hard toiling, and to
give a correct estimate of their value In
dollars and cents would be almost i'm
possible. Mr. Williams thinks his loss
will reach six or seven hundred dollars.
It is understood that he had $500 insur-
ance on the house but none on the fur
niture After all Mr.. Williams is not
discouraged but will 60 right ahead and
build again as soon as he can.
Miss Lizzie Jane Jones is quite Ill
with infammatory rheumatism.
William W. Wigley, Edwin Jones,
Walter Meredith ard Arthur Jones de-
liyered horses to Lake Crystal buyer
last Friday.
Owen w. Roberts will sell out at auc-
ton next Thursday, after which he will
move to Lake Crystal. His son, George,
will run the farm
Mr.. Owen r. Owens informs your
correspondent that the coming summer
will be the last on the farm, as he in
tends to move to Lake Crystal in the
fall. Mr.. Owens is one of the old set
tiers in this town and it will be great
loss to the neighborhood to lose him
and Mrs. Owens, but all will wish them
many years of JOY and happiness in
their retired life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
AN INCREASED ENROLMENT.
From Wednesdays Daily.

FrOm wednesdays Daily.
The normal school opened this week
with a very suspicious beginning for
the terms work. There are now over
300 pupils on the grounds. The total en-
rollment for the year so far is 405. The
total enrolment of the last school year
was 30l. Thus the enrolment is already
more than hundred ahead of last years
and will probably be larger before the
year is over. The advertising of the
elementary course is probably response
BILE for this increase.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
WILL ACCEPT FIFTY PER CENT
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
An informal meeting was held at lie
Sueur Saturday by the. creditors of the
insolvent banker, Livingston Quacken-
bush, at which about three hundred per-
sons were present, representing the great
err portion of the $4,000 Indebtedness
It was agreed to accept 1.-THE proposition
made by Mr.. Quackenbush to pay out so
per cent of the claims, and he will make
an effort on his part to furnish a good
bond for this. amount,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Sessions Will Be Held on Friday and
Saturday.

From Wednesdays Daily.
On Friday and Saturday of this week
will be held the farmers institute. The
sessions will be held in Mankato Theatre
and they will be free to all. The state
provides the corps of instructors,
pays them large salaries and equips them
with all the paraphernalia necessary to
carry out a fine program. If the wea-
ther clerk will only be good there should
be large attendance at the meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
pointed

A. Fl. Lossow has received back the
deed given by the administrator of the
Mary White estate to Herman Fitzloff.
It has been approved by the secretary of
the interior
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

Herman Schnell of Minnesota Lake
came to the city today and had por-
tions of three fingers of the right hand
amputated The hand was badly frozen
in fishing excursion on Jan. % last.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Jessie R. Mobiles to Thomas Bowles,
nh, nwA, sec. 81, Ceresco, for 3,S40.
Alfred j. Nelson to Niels Peter Mel
son, east forty feet of lot s, block B,
Mankato, for $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

Shirts with newness, all our spring
styles just in at Henry E. Hance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18

Manhattan shirts $3.50 grade, our
price $1.75. Henry E. Hance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-25
ONLY A HANDFUL.
Very Small Audience Sees
"Twelfth Night" at $1.5O.

A handful and a very small one at
that paid S1.5O per seat to see Marie
Wainwright at the Crawford last
night in Twelfth Night
After giving due credit and commen-
dation to the lines of the play, it is
perfectly fair to say, without fear of
denunciation for being un-Shakespeare
orthodox, that the action is something
like What Happened to Jones' or
The Wrong Mr.. Wright Only the
modern playwrights made their stories
possible, while Mr.. William Shake
speare didn't do that And it is this
kind of a problem that Marie VAIN
wright has to face. She does we'll
enough considering, but the consider
ing is a good deal bigger thing than
her acting. True she wears a mans
clothes, consisting of doublet, hose, ct
al of the Sixteenth century, about as
wear Them but that alone ought not
entitle anybody to be starred. There
are others.
Yet there was a redeeming feature
to the production. and that came IN
the shape of Sir Toby Belch, by ]. K.
Applebee, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek,
by Spottiswoode Aitken. These two
fellows had more fun than ANYBODY.
and both were infinitely better than
ANYBODY in the entire cast. A1tken, de-
spite his prefix Spottiswoode, for which
he may not be to blame. had about
! the craziest makeup. and managed to
spill about the most idiotie expression
around the stage, .at which Topeka
audience has ever laughed. Ap9lebee
can initiate inebriation done in old
English to perfection Francis Conlan
did his part of Malvolio altogether too
we'll. If a character like the one he
portrayed has ever lived, he should
have been preserved and embalmed.
Robert Lee Allen made a good jester,
almost as good as the one who played
that part in Helen Grantley's In the
Palace of the King"
The worst part of the show was the
fact that 81. so was charged for the en-
| tire lower floor, but Topeka theater-
goers ought to be used to that by this
| time One lone usher officiated for the
entire lower floor More were not
needed, but he was needed more He
seemed a good deal more interested IN
watching the performance than seat
| ing the people who came in after the
curtain had been raised.
There are many people IN Topeka
who formerly attended the higher class
theatrical attractions who shun the
Crawford theater as If it were a pest
| house They do not consider 1t safe
and consequently keep away This con-
dition will probably continue until To-
peka frees itself from the Crawford
| tentacles and the Grand is reopened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-25
FREIGHT GRIEVANCES.
An Additional Statement About
Paul MortOn's Plan.

In connection with the recent confer
ence with Paul Morton of the Santa Fe
concerning freight rates in this state T
b Murdoch writes to the State Journal
as follows:
Paul Morton explained or suggested
a solution of the railway traffic disagree
ment in Kansas in what you reprinted
from my statement. He said on his re-
turn from California he would visit a
large number of towns and advertise in
advance of his coming and that he and
his associate would hear every possible
suggestion or grievance concerning tariff
rates and that if it can be shown that
they were honestly discriminating
against any community, they would ap-
ply the remedy if it was possible for them
to do so.
of course not five persons in five hun
dred are interested in return passes to
stock shippers. That is a fad of few
agitators. Stock shipped to market and
consigned to a commission house in Kan
sas City, Chicago or st. Louis is not al
ways or usually accompanied by any
body. but Immediately on arrival of stock
in any of these markets scalpers are on
hand to claim transportation home for
the full number of people entitled to ac-
company the stock, and this transporta-
ton is Immediately put upon the market
When the old rule was in vogue from Is
to 20 scalpers were in business in Kansas
City all the time.
M. Morton will doubtless be in your
town shortly and will remain long enough
to hear of the matters under cOnsidera-
ton. Your people will be given a chance
to he hea I'd .