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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
GOES TO THE HEAD.
Blue Earth County Boy Gains Promi-
hence at the University.

From Thursdays Daily.
A. ID. Evans, who is assistant superin-
tendent of the city hospital at Minneap-
oils, and who is attending the senior
night law class at the state university
has been placed at the head of the
new athletic board of control at the uni
versity. He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
ID. Evans of South Bend, and a nephew
of d. d. Evans of this city. He was
born and raised in South Bend, and at
tended the business college in this city
some years ago. Since entering the uni
versity he has been prominently identi-
fled with athletics there. He was law
representative on the old board of con-
troll.
Mr.. Evans has many friends in this
county who are glad to hear of his ad-
vancement. Tuesdays Minneapolis Times
published a good picture of him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

The family of Mr.. and Mrs. Shanahan
held reunion at the old homestead
in jamestown yesterday. All four of the
sons were at home, the first time they
have been together in ten years. Mrs.
Shanahan is not enjoying the best of
health and Mr.. Shanahan suffered a
slight attack of pneumonia. He is
troubled somewhat with asthma. Mr..
Shanahan is one of the rock-ribbed Re-
publicans of jamestown.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
MEMBERS ARE ENDORSING THE
SCHOOL.

Mankato, Jan. l6, l904.-We are tax
ing instructions at the College of Dress
making at Schiller hall, Free Press build
ing, and like the work very much. We
are taught to draft all the different
kinds of garments in simple and easy
manner We have found the system and
course of instructions just as represented
to us, and we recommend the school to
all our friends.
ELIZABETH SCHROEDER,
ANNIE ZIMMERMAN,
ELIZABETH LAMM,
MINNIE M. LANG,
IDA CURTISS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
STEELE COUNTY is FIRST.
1t Is Awarded the Prize for the Best
Butter,

The state dairy and food department
yesterday announced the following prize
winners in the third monthly butter
scoring contest:
First Prize, Ssh. j. Rosenau, Meri-
den, Steele county; score 81.
Second Prize, $3-M. G. Koepsell,
Ridgeway, Winona county; score, 961a.
Third Prize, $2-F. w. Steinke, Com
frey, Brown county; score, 96A.
There were ITO contestants, and the
average score was about 90. G. j. Bang of
Elmore got score of 96, thus being a
close contestant for the third prize.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
EXPLOSION OF GAS.
Marion, Ind, Hotel Demolished Three
People Killed.
Especial to The Free Press.l

Especial to The Free Press.l
Marion, Ind, Jan. 2l.-The Seitz Hotel,
near here was wrecked by an explosion
of natural gas. Of the thirty persons in
the building, three are dead, two fatally
injured, and ten are badly hurt. The
explosion blew out the walls of the SCI,
ond floor and the roof falling on the
first floor, crushing the inmates in the
wreckage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
RESIDENCE BID OPENED.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Jay Hubbard opened bids last night
for the erection of his new house at the
corner of Lincoln and Center streets, as
follows: Kleinschmidt Bros, $4,475; A.
E. Salisbury, $4,650; j. B. Nielsen & Co.,
$5,075. The bids do not include the
foundation, plumbing, heating, painting
or hardware. The cost of the building,
will be about $1,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

1t isn't how much cold cream wom-
an puts on her face but how much
Rocky Mountain Tea she takes inside
that brings on real beauty. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea compilations stay.
IS cents, tea or tablets. j. c. Thro.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

The Central Minnesota Poultry asso-
citation held meeting Saturday after
noon. The financial report of the recent
poultry show indicated that the associa-
ton came out about even on it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
CONCERT COMPANY.

Several of the young men living in
Lyra are talking of organizing con-
cert company with Aaron Pratt as mana
ger. They will give concerts at the
Johnson school house during the winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

The National Association of beauty
seekers will never acknowledge that any
beauty ills are incurable as long as they
have HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sensible women. 35 cents. j. G. Thro.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

The Lake Crystal school will give an
exhibition on Feb. o. Miss Jennie
Hughes is training, chorus of forty
voices, also a double and male quartet
that will take part.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
Bold Robbers Attack a Southern Pa
cific Express Car.
Garry Away Safe Containing Big Roll
Of Money.
Hotel Near Marion, Ind Blown Up BY
Gas Explosion.
Three People Were Killed and Many
Others Injured.
Especial to The Free Press.]

San Luis Obispo, CAL, Jan. 2l.-An ex
press car on Southern Pacific train
was entered by robbers. The safe, said
to contain $4,000, was carried off.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

Another carload of cedar posts just
arrived. Prices right. Morris Bros, COL
South Front street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

Dan Kimball of Rapidan is seriousl,
i'll with inflammation of the bowels.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

Elmer Strom, who has been for the
past three years soldier in the twenty
fifth infantry, Company c, stationed in
the Philippines, came home on visit
last week. He has re-inlisted, and will
remain in st. Paul for awhile. Elmer
has not the most favorable reports of the
Philippines, nor the native inhabitants.
In his opinion they are inclined to do
nothing, merely enough to keep soul
and body together. The country thus
far produces nothing but rice, hemp,
pineapples and bananas. In our opinion
the whole business is of the experimental
idea, verging on the English idea of
Snowflake Crystal Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

Minneapolis cash close
NO. l Hard 9iA No. Northern 91M,
to arrive 90: No. Northern ST., to
arrive ~: No. 8 y, rthern 1925
No. 3 Yellow corn, 1914 No. corn. IS,
: o. corn. 38d39.
No. 3 White o.ts So. No. Boats ga 81.
Barley. 81 to 30.
Rye, 57M.
Minueapolis-
Flax Markets
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
LAKE CRYSTAL NOTES.

The Pioneer Mercantile company held
their annual meeting Monday, Jan. 18th.
The management and the results were
pronounced very satisfactory by the
stockholders. The new board elected is
as follows: A. w. johnson, Theo. Shell
by, A. Folsom, o. F. Goldenstar, FL. o.
Thompson, Jacob Jones, Geo. Gilman,
David L. Jones, w. E. Thomas, R. G.
Roberts and G. G. jenkins who met, or
ganized, and elected the following Off
GERS: A. w. Johnson, president; Theo-
dore Shelby, vice president; G. G. Jen-
kins, manager; R. C. Roberts, treasurer /;
Ole Osten, secretary for the ensuing
year.-Lake Crystal Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

Grain and stock markets corrected daily
issue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

publicans of jamestown.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22
TREND OF TRADE
GRAIN QUOTATIONS
r Reported Dsily by Edwards, Wood & CO.,
Room IL, Hunt Building.
Small selling in corn.
Oats were active.
Flax strong and higher.
GRAIN QUOTATIONS

Mankato MINES a, Jan. 81. 1914
Opening High Low Close
Nil neapolis-
July wheat. .e9A e9A so SSx0S9
May wheat. .9JM 9UA S9M 90AOS
hicaso-
July wheat e4A 84h SIX S3Z
May wheat. .9lS 9eh COX s1x@92
July corn .4oss6M 4S1s 47@0% Asa
May conn.,. 50An.* 50H 49x 49s050
July oats. $50 37S 3Sls 37A 37*
May OATS. AWA 42h All s2A@A
May'pork ....1327 1881 1872 1872
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-22

List of letIe-> remaining mcalled for
week ending Jen. 81, 1904:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21
A Strong cart

Is assured by perfect digestion.
Indigestion swells the stomach and
puffs it up against the heart. This
causes shortness of breath, palpita-
ton Of the heart and general weak
ness. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures
indigestion, relieves the stomach,
takes the strain off the heart and re-
stores it TO full performance of it's
function naturally. Kodol increases
the strength by enabling the stom-
ach and digestive organs to digest,
assimilate and appropriate to the
blood and tissues ali of the food
nutriment. Tones the stomach
and digestive organs. Sold by Fox
Bros.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21

Annual Pilgrimage. Ste. Anhe de Beaupre
On Thursday, July 21st, the D. S.
S. & A. railway will sell round trip
tickets for $25. 90 from Saxon to ST..
Anne, good to return up to and in
Guiding August 31st, 1904. Stop
overs will be allowed on the goin g
ard return trips at any point in
Canada and on the return trip at
any station on the D. S. S. q A.
railway. Sleeping cars will run
through to Ste. Anne; berths in
palace sleeper 5000; in tourist
sleeper $500. AS the berths will be
at premium long before the date
of departure of the excursion reser-
vations must be made at once with
remittance to cover. For further
particulars apply to A. B. Noble,
ticket agent. 303 West second street
Ashland.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21

newspapers and their publish
ers like they would other bust
ness interests they will find that
the newspapers will give value
received in every instance where
they have business with the
public.
The board that seeks to sup
press publishing it's proceedings
for fear of some comment that
it's members are being worked
by the printers has a very false
notion Of it's duty to the public,
A newspaper is entitled to be
treated in as decent a manner as
any other business institution,
and they are going to be, too,
right here in Washburn, or some
of the demagogues who are re-
sponsible for this agitation that
is finding voice on public boards
will not have to listen very atten'
lively to hear something drop.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21
He Could Hardly Get Up.

p. Fl. Duffy of Ashley, ILL.,, writes.
"This is to certify that I have taken
two bottles of Foley's Kidney ur e
and it has helped me more than any
other medicine. I tried many al.
vertised remedies, but none of them
gave me any relief. My Druggist
recommended Foley's Kidney cure
and it has cured me. Before com
mencing it's use / was in such a
a shape that I could hardly get up
when once down." Sold by Frost &
Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21
Notice Of Bids

Washburn, Wis. July 18th, 1904
Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received up to and including
Friday, July 10Th, 1904, by Bayfield,
county, for the purchase of from ter
to fifteen of the bonds of said couE.
ty, issued in aid of the Washburn,
Bayfield, 4 Iron River Railway Com.
pand and other railr Dad aid bonds.
Bids may be filed with the County
Clerk, Washburn. Wisconsin. or
with any member of the undersigned
finance committee OF said board.
The finance committee reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
P. J. Peterson, Washburn. Wis.
F. HI. Drummond, Drummond :"
7. J, Stevenson, Cornucopia, :"
Finance Committee.
Attest.
N. NJ. Oscar, County Clerk.
Washburn, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21
Notice to Cut ThiStleS.

You are hereby notified to re-
moved all thistles and obnoxious
weeds in and surrounding your pro-
perty in the City of Washburn by
July 18th, 1904, or same will be re-
moved by the Street Commissioned
and the expense charged up to your
property on the tax roll.
Dated July 18th, 1904.
z. A. Herring, City Clerk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21
WILL BE WITH SUPREME COURT.

WHILE numerous newspapers
are hosting their political flags
the policy of The TIMES may be
of interest. This paper always
has and always will be republi-
can, and it IS going to support
the ticket which the Supreme
court declares legal.
IT is up to the Cook ticket to
bring it's matter before the
supreme court at the August
term. and to demonstrate that it
is the regular ticket, as claimed
or there will be an awful scat
tering of republicans. This
ques ton of which is the legal
ticket must be decided in
order that republicans may
continue to remain with their
party, and until that is done
there are two distinct republi-
can organizations in the state,
each with a case so badly un-
proven that the voter has no
other alternative than to decide
for himself-and this decision if
left to the individual voter can.
not help but elect a democratic
governor for Wisconsin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21
MODERN WOODMEN.

Bayview Camp No. 1929.
Meets Oh the Second and Fourth
Fridays of each month at Wood
men hall. Visiting Woodmen are
cordially invited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21
PUBLISHING OF .PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS.

bnlng or sentiment worked up
against the papers the past few
weeks that has found particular
voice in the public bodies organi-
zed since the new form ofgovern-
ment went into effect last spring.
Some blatant fools who do not
know what they are talking
about have been yelling ''graft, .
and all that sort of thing, and
printers bills are scrutinized with
a vision that would put the mag
-nifying rays of a microscope to
shame. So far as THE TIMES is
concerned it offers no objection
to this as the examination Of
public accounts will never show
a single instance of a charge to
the public treasury in excess of
that charged to private iudivid-
nals.
The first out-cropping of what
seems to be a warfare on the
printers came to light in the &C.
tiOn of the common council or
dering the discontinuance of the
publication of their proceedings.
This action seems to have been
due principally to a misunder-
standing on the part of some of
the councilmen. who had been
led to believe that there might be
some truth in the statement of
an alderman, who had no idea of
what he was talking about and
was simply exercising himself in
order that his colleagues might
not forget that he was on the
council, that the printers bills
would run at least twelve humid
red dollars this year. Members
of the printing committee who
have investigated and found that
publishing proceedings and or
dinances in two papers would
cost in the neighborhood of
three hundred dollars a year are
wondering where the knowing
alderman came by his informa-
ton, and the council will likely
reconsider their action in some
manner and provide for the pro-
per publication of their pro-
ceedings.
The county board which last
year spent $444, divided between
four county newspapers, also
suffers from the reform move
ment and have advertised for
bids to publish the proceedings
in but one paper in the county.
The board knows that one paper
will not entirely cover the differ
ent parts of the county, but it
wanted to do something to take a
hit at the newspapers that are
booming tie county year in and
year out, and SO have concluded
that it does not make so much
difference whether the public are
properly informed of what the
board does just solong as the law
compelling county boards to
publish their proceeding is COM
piled with.
The climax, however, in this
laughable farce was reached
Monday night when the Board of
School Commissioners had their
attention called to the matter CT
publishing their proceedings.
Perhaps there has beenno public
body in years that have done SO
many interesting. things as the
present school board. and their
shyness of the public gaze is
really astonishing, The board
in past years has paid The TIMES
on an average of thirtyfve to
fifty dollars year to print their
proceedings. It has been COM
paritively inexpensive thing for
the board to inform the pu bile of
what they are doing, and of what
the public are entitled to know.
The TIMES has again and again
been informed when asking for
information about school matters
that the board did not want the I
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-21


tic give the public any news re.
garding this body. And the
public have been demanding to
know, and the newspapers who
wished to keep their readers in
formed have not been permitted
to inform them through getting
the news in the usual channels
which prevail in public matters.
So THE TIMES wrote a short
letter to the board calling their
attention to the fact that their
proceedings were not being made
known to the public, and suggest
ing that the arrangement made in
previous years of thirty cents a
folio would be agreeable to THE
TIMES to keep the public in
formed. 1t is said by our inform
ant that theschool board received
the communication as a sort of a
joke, it was treated with all sorts
of sarcastic comments, and final
ly thrown aside without any &C
ton. 1t matters not to The
TIMES whether this interesting
public body publishes it's pro-
ceedings or not-the few dollars
that they would pay for it would
be earned and it is doubtful
whether there would be cent of
profit in the work, but it is a little
aggravating to have board like
this treat business matter with
about as much con sideration as
they would give the application of
a horse thief for a position in the
public schools. Perhaps the
board intends to pursue through
out it's existence the star cham
Der method which it has given to
many mattersin which the public
are entitled to knowledge, and If
so the treatment given the COM
munication Of THE TIMES ought
to be taken in silence.
There seems to be mortal
fear prevailing among some men
who are in public positions in
Washburn of spending a dollar of
public money with the news
papers. Bills for one and two
hundred dollars for supplies that
could be furnished locally coming
from concerns in Milwaukee and
the Twin Cities do not attract
their attention. It has been the
policy of the school board for
many years to buy nearly all of
their school supplies from out
side houses and local printers and
stationers who could give just as
good price on these supplies are
not even given chance to fur
nish a figure. But Of course
this is all right for the man in
the city to make the profit-any.
thing so long as the local print
er does not get a share of this
legitimate business.
The newspapers are supposed
to say that these men in public
positions are doing great things
for the comm unity, they are
supposed to puff Mr.. So and So,
and tell what real good fellow
he is, and what splendid officer
be is; they are supposed to write
column after column of articles
saying the schools of Washburn
are just a little better than other
schools. to say to the public
when the board is in a hole over
some matter that they are act.
ing as they think best, that the
enterprise of the town is great
er than of any other com munity;
that the thousand of dollars they
are spending is not being wasted
not penny of it. They are sup
posed to print pages of articles
saying that the san diest and
most sbarren part Of Bayfield,
county is more productive than
the rich black soil of any other
community-they are supposed
to put the bright side on every
@I,;,o r. o,J loooc4 opI liz oho,,4 Tho
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-21
The Gallery Gods Query.

1T isn't always the comedian that gets
the biggest laugh i'll the theater,' said
Thomas q, Seahrooke. who plays August
Melon in Pm, paG. Pouf." I'm never
forget one time when got a laugh that
WAS before | became an actor"
"Of course, NJ. Scahrooke; hut go ON. :"
Il was Young fellow in Cedar Rap
ids then. My brother was seriously i'll ut
home and was about to he operated upon
for appendicitis. The family was To keep
me informed ms Ia my brothers condition
and, if the worst was expected. they were
to wire me.
Nov. | had date to accompany the
Young woman of my choice to a matinee.
While ! did want To know about my
brother ms soon as possible. | could hard
~ see my way clear TO break the en-
gagcmcm. ! knew the telegraph opcr-
atnr, aud ! went to him with my troubles
You see. | impressed upon him. she's a
wizard, old man. ! can't stay here and
wait for that message so made ar.
engagements to have him send the trle-
gram to the thcatrr if it brought bad
news.
"When the curtain fen On the first act
n man stepped ont in front with the
dreaded yellow envelope in his hand
Is Thomas q. Seabroukc in the
house, he said, very loudly and solemuly
With my heart in my mouth. | walked
up the main aisle and reached over the
iooillghtS. Without waiting to return
10 my seat. | tore the envelope open.
The house was still. and nh eyes were
on me. The expression of fear with
which | opened the telegram turned to
amusement and ! laughed loudly. This
is what read:
" If shes such It wizard. Kiss her once
for me, Pete
AS | was returning 10 my girl small
l,s.a 9 H., Il B