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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
MRS. SHERK REMEMBERED
w. CT. u. Ladies Present Her With
Many Birthday Gifts.

From Saturday. Daily.
The w. C. I. U. met with Mrs. L.
J. Sherk yesterday afternoon with the
largest attendance for some time, there
being about thirty present. The sub
ject of the meeting was "Systematit
Giving" and was led by Mrs. w. S
Albrant 1.-THE giving was fully ex
planned by leaflets read by different ones
and more deeply impressed on the mind
by beautiful poem which Mrs. Albrant
read. At the close of this part of the
meeting Mrs. Read arose and presente'
Mrs. Sherk with china creamer and
sugar bowl in behalf of the members o
the union and Mrs. Smith presented her
with a china cracker jar in behalf of thu
visitors. Someone had found out prev
iously that this was Mrs. Sherk's birth
day After dainty refreshments were
served the guests departed to thei
homes saying, 1T was good for me t'
have been there"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
URGES G. A. r. TO ACTION.
Department Commander Macdonald
Issues an Order to Posts.

From Saturdays Dailv.
C. F. Macdonald, department comman-
der of the G. A. R., has issued general
order from st. Paul to the various G.
A. R. posts urging the holding of post
campfires to stir up activity among the
old soldiers. The order says in part:
'The coming year will be an import
ant one to the department of Minneso-
ia. The national encampment is to
be held within our borders, and the hon.
or and credit of our department is at
stake. We will be Judged as a depart
ment by the number present in the
grand parade. Posts should now decide
to attend in body and their officers
and members should unite in efforts to
increase their membership by muster
and reinstatement of suspended mem
bers. Get every veteran onto the rolls.
By the June census there were 9,79S
veterans of the civil war in Minneso-
ia. We have 5,497 on our rolls. There
fore, there are 1000 veterans in the de-
partment who are not now members of
the Grand Army of the Republic; who
have no right to wear the little bronze
BUTTON" the worlds most honOred mark
of distinction, and one which only mem
beers in good standing of the Grand
Army of the Republic can wear
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
ENTERS BANKING BUSINESS
j. Henry Cross of Amboy to Move to
Redwing.

from SATURDAY ) DdHy.
1t will be a great surprise to the
people of this community to learn that
j. Henry Cross has decided to retire
from the mercantile business and enter
the banking business at Redwing.
He has bought an interest in one of the
old established banks of that city, and
will enter on his duties there January
lst.
Mr.. Cross is at present undecided as
to what plan he will pursue in closing
out his stock of merchandise which is
large. He would prefer to sell the
stock out and out to someone who
would continue the business, and it is
not improbable that he may do so.
In the meantime, Judging from his
ad this week, it is his intention to put
a retail price on his goods that will
make quick sale of them.
Mr. Cross has been engaged in the
mercantile business here for sixteen
years and has been very successful, in
creasing his trade from year to year.
He is in every sense a thorough business
man and will step into the banking bus
mess well qualified for it. This an
nouncement will be read with sincere re-
greet by the host of friends of Mr.. Cross,
who has been so long identified with the
best interests of the place. -Amboy
Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
'FLAvORsD HEN FRUIT.
New Thing at Zion City; What a Dea.
con Has Done.

New Thing at ZION City; what Oea-
con Has Done.
Chicago. Nov. 3.-Deacon Sloan of
Zion City says there IS no reason why
a man should not have an egg with the
favor of an orange. for breakfast every
morning if his taste leads in that direc-
ton
Simply question of feeding" says
the deacon.
The deacon's list of egg flavor is not
exhausted when he speaks of the orange.
A man can have an egg bitter as vinegar
or sharp as lemon. He can have one
that is sickening in its sweetness or in
toxicating in its aroma. In short, there
is no flavor known to man that cannot
be reproduced in eggs if the theories of
Deacon Sloan are correct.
The deacon has been the friend of the
chicken for many years, but his friend
ship did not ripen into companionship
until one year ago.
Then came the discovery of the dea
con- He learned that by giving them one
kind of food that a certain flavor could
be detected in the eggs. When he
changed the food, the flavor changed. He
began to experiment. Success was his
own. And then came mystery. The
eggs provided by the deacon were diff
ferent in flavor from all other eggs
found in Zion. The deacon was re-
quested to divulge his secret. He was
standing at the entrance to the hen
yard.
Eggs have different favors," he be-
gan.
That was not news. All Zion will at
test to that.
almost any flavor can be secured"
he continued. "The secret lies in the
feeding. As many favors can be Sc
cured as are found in fruits There is
no end to the variation to be found in
the egg. One can almost insert the pep
per and salt through the medium of
the food"
The success of Deacon Sloan has made
chicken raisers of half the city of Zion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
RIGHT OF WAY DEEDS.
First Bunch Filed For Record BY c..
M. & ST. p. Railway Company.

The first batch of right of way
'eeds acquired by the Chicago, Mil
yaukee & st. Paul Railway COM
oany, for its extension from Good
Thunder eastward through the county,
was filed for record with the register
of deeds today. They call for strip
of land 100 feet wide, and are as fol-
lows:
j. R. Schneiderhan to the railway
company, across nA, MY, swA, section
Ia, Lyra, for $40.
Carl Willie to railway company, across
10, swA, section l6, Beauford, for 5000.
Frank Steinberg to railway company,
,cross swA, section l3, Lyra, for S605.
Herman Willie and others to railway
company, across neA, section 81, Beau
ford, for $3.50.
Gitlieb Doering to railway company,
across SELF, section Ia, Lyra, for $6lO.
Philip Duff to railway company,
across swA, section Is, Beauford, for
$500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
POPULATION FIGURES.
Minnesota Gould Support Sixteen
Million People; How So?


Minnesota's 79,205 square miles OF
territory support a population of APP
proximately twenty-five persons to the
square mile While in the southern
counties this proportion is greatly ex-
ceeded, in many northern counties the
average is much less.
Cass county has an average of only
four persons to the square mile. In
many European countries the average is
200. In Bohemia there are 300 people
to the square mile.
On the basis of 200 people to the
square mile, Minnesota could support
100000 people. This would give
Itasca county and st. Louis county over
100000 each.
These figures were given out by the
state census bureau.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
JOLT FOR THE COMMISSION.
Supreme Court Says Hides Can Be
Sent Out Of the State.

From Saturdays Daily.
Deer and moose skins, purchased in
good faith from persons who have taken
them from animals legally killed, may
be lawfully shipped out of the state for
tanning purposes.
The supreme court, in decision yes
terday so holds, and further denies the
right of the game and fish commission to
confscate such hides so shipped. The
court in it's findings, which are written
by Justice Elliott, says:
son the authority of Linden VS.. Me-
Cormick, 90 MINI. 337, held that a per-
son who in good faith lawfully purchases
deer and moose skins, taken from ami
mails lawfully killed, for the purpose of
being tanned and returned to the ship
per for use in manufacturing gloves and
mittens. Order affirmed.
The case on which the decision is bas-
ed came over from Grow Wing county,
where C. A. Albright, as executor of the
estate of L. E. Warren deceased, ship
ped seventy deer and moose hides to
New York to be tanned.
This was during the closed season, but
despite his statement and proof that
they were from animals killed during the
open season, they were confiscated by
the state, they being taken while in the
possession of the Northern Pacific road.
Albright brought suit against the
road and was given verdict in the low
er court. This verdict the supreme court
sustains.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
WILL OBSERVE THE DAY.
Gustavus Adoiphus College to Pay
Tribute to the Patriot.

From saturdays Daily.
Gustavus Adolphus Day, Nov. 6, COM
memorating the death of the Swedish
observed with more than usual cere-
mony at Gustavus Adolphus college this
year. Through the efforts of DIR. NJ.
Wahlstrom of Chicago, former president
of the institution, King Oscar of Swe-
den made a personal gift of Swedish
flag, and next Tuesday it will be for
mally presented to the school. Professor
X. A. Kilander of the college faculty
will speak in behalf of the King of
Sweden, and the acceptance will be Civ
en- by President P. A. Mattson.
Other addresses will be given by DR..
E. Norelius of Vasa, Mimi, president
/ of the Augustana synod and the founder
of Gustavus Adolphus college, and Rev.
C. B. L. Boman of Bernadotte, former
president of the college board. The mu
steal portion of the program will include
numbers by DR.. R. Lakerstrom, PROBES
sor Paul A. Zaumbach of st. Paul and
Professor J. Victor Bergquist of Mime
apolis.
When the banner is unfurled, the un
ion ensign will be missing and it will be
the flag flown by Sweden before the al
lance with Norway nearly century
ago. 1t will be the first time the
Swedish flag has ever been raised in the
United States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
Louis Thole.

From Saturdays Daily.
Louis Thole, well known resident
Jamestown, near Eagle Lake, died
four o'clock this morning after an i'll
ness of but thirty hours. He was fifty
five years of age, and leaves family
consisting of wife and several chill
dren. He had resided in jamestown
farm for many years, and had man
friends who will regret his death. HI
was a member of the Sons of Herman
lodge of this city and carried $1,000 life
insurance in the order. The lodge vii
have charge of the funeral, which vii
occur from the house Sunday at 2
M, and the interment will be had i
the Eagle Lake cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEAL.
Cannon Falls Company Buys the Plant
at Northfield.

From Fridays Daily.
A deal has been completed by which
the Cannon River Electric Power COM
pany of Cannon Falls has become the
owner of the Mortified Light, Heat &
Power company. The plant of North
field will be managed by its present
owners for a year. when it will pass in
to possession of the purchasers. Power
for the plant at Mortified and also the
local plant, will eventually be trans
mitted from the dam to be built across
the Cannon river one mile west of the
Falls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
WILL ASK NEW TRIAL. u
Attorneys for Thomas g. Clement to
Appeal to the Court.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Judge Page Morris of the United
States district court, is to be in st.
Paul Friday to sentence Thomas B.
Clement, the convicted Faribault bank
er
G. n. Baxter and Daniel W. Lawler,
Clements counsel, have filed their no
tice of motion for new trial, which will
be argued the same day.
A number of reasons why new trial
should be granted are set forth, run
ming through all of them being a plea
for the giving of second opportu-
nifty to the accused. who, it is intimat-
ed, was too i'll to defend himself at the
former trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
CONCRETE AND STEEL.
Bids on Both Kinds Of Work to be
Secured For Vernon Bridge.

From Saturday S Daily.
The county commissioners will visit
the site of the proposed bridge near Yer
non Center Wednesday next, in COM
pany with j. B. Marsh of Des Moines,
Iowa, who is president of the Marsh
bridge company, constructors of concrete
bridges. Mr.. Marsh comes to this coun-
ty voluntarily, and will give the COM
missioners an approximates estimate OF
the cost of constructing the bidge. 1t
is likely that the commissioners will
then advertise for bids for the bridge,
on both steel and concrete construction.
1t is the intention to begin work on the
bridge this fall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
After Ten Years
Suffering, Wife of Prominent Attorney is Relieved IN
Most Peculiar Manner.

Friends of Herbert E. Day. wife of the prominent attorney
OF that name living Minneapolis marvel
ING at the wonder II appearance
about with affection OF the
which
worse until looked very unlike her former self
When Cooper phlanthopst, recently visited Mime
apo whole city talking about his medical wonder
Mrs Day that being effected with
New Discovery
to the wonderful
benefit she In a she said:
disappearing After wakeu nights
appetite appreciate the good refreshing rest that have
Medicine and have
appetite digestion indeed blessing
My eneralh S improved"
Trouble Kidney Trouble,
Catar dollar
per Coopers Quick Relief the assistant remedy fifty
cents
Coorers special agents for Mnkato, have
the medic on sale.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
HORSES STOLEN.
Thieves Get in Their Work Near Mic
oiiet Station.

The police department was notified
his morning of the stealing of two
lorses near Nicollet Sunday night. 1t is
bought that they were taken by horse
raiders. One is described as white
oroneho, and the other as a three year
I'D black colt a deputy sheriff from
st. Peter went to Lake Crystal this
morning to look for the horses, and will
We in Mankato this evening. The police
ire on the lookout.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10
Game Called Off.

rom SATURDAYS Daily.
The football game advertised for this
afternoon between the Mankato and lie
Sueur high school teams was called off
because of the illness of one of the LIE
Sueur players.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10

Five hundred thousand housewives
say ''Swift's Pride Soap" when asked as
to the best laundry soap. Sold by ev-
cry frst-class grocer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-10

Mankato has endorsed the order of May
or Jones closing the saloons of Mime
apolis on the Sabbath. This saloonman
made the statement that the saloons
ought to be able to do enough business
from five o'clock in the morning until
twelve at night six days in the week.
He would like to see the Jones order
become universal.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

suggested that mining companies
be taxed according to the produc.
ton OF their properties, which In.
wolves the same principle. Ibe
Miner does not pose as IN author
ity on constitutional law, yet 1t
ventures the second hand opinion
that In the case OF mining companies,
such q law would not be declared
valid, should Il be tested In the
courts.
All who have lived In mining re-.
gions, where the taxation Of mines
has been generally discussed. know
that this system of taxation has
always been proposed and are
familiar with the constitutional
objection to y Some people here
abouts, no sever, have evidently
never heard the case stated. The
way the lawyer put IL is that, 10
the eyes Of the Inv, mining prop
erty 10 real estate; the same ~
farm lands. They say that 1t is an
established principle Of law that
there must be no discriminatiOn
between citizens on any proposition;
nor against one property, In favor
OF another; or, In other words, all
men and property are equal In the
eyes of the law. This being the
case, II n state taxes miues on
their output, then farms must pay
taxes on the same basis; IL farmers
are not 40 taxed, then miners cannot
be forced To contribute to the states
revenues on that basis.
Just think of the indignant howl
that the farmers would utter against
such Nh iniquitous law
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

New Jersey IL making u light on
the insurance company combine In
Newark. Just why NeW Jersey should
interfere with u trust of any kind,
that state being their fnvorite breed.
lug place. aud they the states chief
product, ITS fnvorite infant PRODIGY
industry deponent doth not say, but
tie invest tiastion IL revealing some
Interesting alleged facts, The com
panies declare. without u wink Of
either eye. that they ARE only making
their little two per cent profit; also
tina, In certain western states. where
the companies are not permitted to
get tosthor tn arrange schedules OF
ciassi hca,ion, rates are necessarily
higher. That In doubtless an appro.
pirate piece ~ information 10 convey
To the marines, but no man who has
Nature, given license To reside outside
at mn insane asylum can he made To
believe that competition raises prices,
that n law which really prevents "a
mbine. which necessarily stimu-
lates competition, increases rates,
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

Members Of the general assembly
OF Nevada have received word from
the interior department st Washing.
ton that that state will he expected to
take steps nj the next session of tho
Legislature to stop the sale of liquor
along the line ut the irrigation
CANALS that are being constructed In
connection with the reclamation
work. The department Insists that
tho various states that are enjoying
the benefits Of the reclamation acts
must give b ,ed To tbs suggestion.
ns the presence Of liquor resorts
along the line of tho canal ha, re.
suited In many acts of crime aud
seriously interferod with the prose
cution Of work.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

DR. j. X. Whiteside hts returned
tn Phoenix. Arizona. from u trip In
to the Zig Bend country to the
northwest Of Chloride. lie Ia Of the
opinion that there exists many
rich veins Il gold aud silver ores
which were worked by u prehistoric
race In the turquois mine are to
be found numbers of crude imple-
ments with which the ancient mined
the precious stone. These mines are
In the most secluded spot In the
United States. IL IL DR.. Whiteside's
intention To return To the mines when
tho : Gather moderates., aud pursue
further his antiquarian researches.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

danRerou, Further east. where they
have studied the science Of doing
the public longer than we have out
here. they have gained greater skill
aud proficiency, and do thinRs
differently. A form Of graft 10 pub
lie lands which has heretofore attract
I'd little attention, Las been recently
brought to the notice of the
government. An effort Is being
made by certain interests, especially
In South Dakota aud Colorado.
practically to anuul the old home.
stead law and substitute for 1t a
64O.acre or square mile homestead.
rhe movement Is not In accordance
with the homestead idea at all, but
Is brought about by the desire OF
cattlemeu to get possession OF large
tracts Of land for grazing purposes.
In his address before the Forestry
Congress last week, President Roose.
velt denounced the men who are bent
on "skinninR the land" instead OF
developing the country.
Near the end OF the last session OF
congress, u bill was passed substi-
tuting a square mile homestead In
place of the 100 acre homestead, but
was made to apply only to western
At the present session
two similar bills have been intro
duced by Representatives Brooks and
applying the same provision
to Colorado and the western part Of
South Dakota.
Il IL charged that these measures
are In the interest of stocknien AMI
will prove a serious detriment to real
and development. The
Nebraska law contains a provision
hat In case a man had already filed
on 100 acres as homesteads, be-
should be entitled to take up an
adjoining 4SO acres; and statements
have come even from Nebraska that
owboys had In advance secured
filings on l60-acre tract . and were
thus enabled to take the additional
i8O acre tracts for the benefit OF
while the real settlers
took second chance.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

The product of the mines of the
area included In the Louisiana Pur-
chase. according to the United States
bureau Of Statistics, IL as Follows
The coal produced in this area In
1902 amounted 10 20. 900. 600 tons.
against II, 900. 900 In 1890; the iron
ore to be 10. 500, 600 tons In 1902,
against l, 269, 900 tons In 1890; the
silver product OF '02 To s37, s37, $40
In coininH value, against sii, 100, 99s
In 1890. aud gold s39. SAL, 900 In
1902, against tl0, $50, 600 In 1890.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

The East -Oregonian calls attention
Of Legislators from tho western por-
ton of tho state tn the fact that
eastern Oregon has always helped
them To get big appropriations for
their state institutions, and other
CRAFTS. aud besoeches them to recipro
cate now by assisting eastern Oregon
10 secure legislation necessary tn In
sur. tho communication ut proposed
irrigation projects. Ignoring her"
the pnlpablo fact that this is sucker
poiitics: that the way To get polttt.
chi favor, is to demand them on
oomb,re strength that can be de-
livered at the present or In the I'M
medinte future. aud not beg for
them on tho ground OF past favors,
The Miner WI ,hes To suggest to the
Fast .Or.xonian that its own policy OF
Knocking tho miuinH interests ~ not
the acme ot wisdom, to ssy the least,
mildly expressed.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

There are at present 1000 coal
miners on strike In Germany, with
the probability Of 5000 more join
ing in tho movement soon. King
William, of course, has butted In aud
will endeavor to strsighten things
out. There 10 a chance for him to
employ his long Idle army, give II
something 1t hasn't had for many
years, some real fighting. Let the
miners take their position In the coal
bins. with their contents as ammuni-
tion aud their strong right a1ms as
Weapons, and see II the German army
aaa i&islodgs. them, A.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

Between 1900 and 1910, the
worlds PRODUCTION OF silver was
, bout 4 to l In value, as compared
with the production of gold. When
In 1894 the new California and few
years later the Australian gold finds
were made, the annual output OF gold
80 increased that the yellow metal
output WAS soon more than 3 to ]
In value, compared with the silver
output. and during this great change
In relative production the commercial
rates remained comparatively stable.
due To the fact that the mints OF the
world took the precious metals aud
made them into currency.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

One Colorado mine, the Bassick,
Custer county, IL celeb rated for
having produced 5000, 600, aud
being nothing more nor less than the
crater Of MI OK ,inct volcano, filled
with boulders In size from tiny
pebbles to huge rocks iity feet
across. These, coated with scale
of tellurium ore, are often rich In
gold, giving as high values as $40
per pound. Scientists suppose Sthis
scale was deposited by the gases Of
the volcauo, aud this IL the only
place In tho world where the evi.
dence seems to show that such min.
srai deposit from gases has been
made.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-01-18

j. p. McManus, OF the Pilot Rock
Record. takes the proposed reorRani
zation of the Golconda rs a ext for a
general roast OF mining men aud
met hods, several prominent men OF
Sumpter being among thuse con
demned. Though inaccurate In his
statements and away off In his con
clusions. the story makes entertain
ing, IL not edifyinR aud Instructive,
reading matter which Is doubtless
what he wa, endeavoring to produce.