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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
Good Roads and Game Laws.

The Sank Center Herald calls atten
ton to the fact that the farmers and
wage eaners constitute eighty per cent
of the population of the country, but
they constitute only three per cent OF
the legislators. This is the real reason
that five times as much public none!
IS -ent for the Preservation of game
nd fish laws than is spent for good
70 5.
the farmers and wage-earners were tC
ct an organization as compact as thai
Nach has succeeded in getting through
TIE legislature laws which are intended
t preserve the game, but which in thei
operation work an injustice upon Tho
PEOPLE at large, something could be done
. advance the causes of good roads
: he farmers and the wage-earners have
themselves to blame for the lack OF
IGNITION on the part of the legislature
toward measures which, if they were
made into laws, would result in good
ads. The people have allowed the few
t. dictate to the legislature as to wha
SHOULD be done regarding the enactment
c unnecessary and unjust game laws
and the question of good roads has to
large extent, been lost sight Of 1t
i: up to the people to organize and de
nand of their servants that less of the
ate's money be expended on trivial
matters and more on the essentials.
Here is another view of the good
roads question, and it is founded on
md philosophy. The Mortified News
s9ys Good roads cost money, but bad
ros6a cost great deal more. This is
fa-t that seems TO have escaped the
notice of the people who are standing
tie expense OF poor roads"
In this state we have game and
fish commission that is costing the peo-
pie thousands of dollars annually for
its maintenance. Game wardens are paid
annually to move about here and there
for the purpose of protecting game.
Their expenses are paid out of the mon
ey contributed by the people to keep
the machinery of government moving.
And Notwithstanding this gigantic ex-
penditure, but comparatively few PEG
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
Charles E. Churchill.

From Fridays Daily
c. F. Thomas received word this
morning of the death of his uncle,
Charles L. Churchill at the Soldiers
Home at Minnehaha and has gone there
to accompany the remains to Stockton,
his old home for burial. Charles Church
i'll was we'll known by most of the old
settlers at Stockton, Lewiston, Mime
sofa City and Winona, having come
here in 1856 with his father Jabez
Churchill and his brother-in-law the late
Albert Thomas, the families following
the following spring.
Mr. Churchill enlisted with his broth
er, the late William Churchill in the
First Minnesota, but was taken sick
at Fort Smelling and after recovering
from protracted and serious case OF
typhoid fever was sent west to Fort
Ridgley and joined General Sibley's
troops, who went on a chase to the
Missouri river to capture Little Crow
and his hostile band of Indians, after
the massacre at Fort Ridgley, and New
Ulm, thirty eight of whom were hanged
at Mankato.-Winona Republican and
Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
Council Holds Special Meeting
and Forwards Franchise.
Privileges of Both Companies
to Expire Feb. IL, 1906.
Then One Making Best Show
ing Will Get Extension.

From Saturdays Daily.
A special meeting of the council was
held last evening, at the request of the
Mankato and st. Peter Railway and
lighting company, whose franchise would
have expired tomorrow. The company,
paid the expense of the meeting, and
it was called late yesterday afternoon
by Vice President Atchison, in the alb
sence of Mayor Taylor.
Aid. Atchison presided, and all the
aldermen were present. Fred kron, W..
L. Hixon, w. G. Hoerr and H. E. Hance
were present, representing the COM
pany. Mr.. Kron spoke first and present
ed an ordinance extending the time for
the company TO have five miles of road
in operation until Nov. /, 1906. He said
that the company had gone into the
matter in good faith, had had the money
promised, and had expected to push the
enterprise, but it had been handicapped
by the presence in the field of the other
company. 1t had offered to give the
Willard company stock for the expense
which it had been to, but the proposition
lad not been accepted. His company
wanted the same show as the Willard
company. 1t still has the money in
sight if the other company were out of
the way The eastern end is all right,
but the company could not make good
It this end, the Willard company having
he subscriptions.
1t appeared from the discussion that
The company did not want to forfeit
its bond, and wanted to have the same
show as the Willard company as regards
time for building the line.
Aid Heinze suggested that an extern
,ion be given until May lst, but the
other aldermen thought that the extern
sion should only be until Feb 18th,
which is the time that the franchise of
| he Willard company will expire. Then,
he company that is able to make the
BEST showing will be given an extern
sion, and the franchise of the other will
be repealed. The aldermen do not want
20 collect either bond now up, but will
.equire larger bond when the extern
sion is given, and the company getting
it must fish or cut bait. All agreed to
his.
The council passed the ordinance UNI
Ter suspension of the rules.
1t provides that the franchise be
amended so that on or before Feb. 18th,
1906, the company must have laid and
active operation with sufficient cars
lot less than five miles of railway and
| power house.
There was no other business taken up,
| md the session did not last more than
| lalf an hour
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
SPEAKS OUT AGAINST AMEN.
Rev. Hanson Creates a Sensation in
Iowa Baptist Convention.

Sioux City, Oct. Is, Nothing short of
sensation was created at the Baptist
state convention at Ottumwa this week
when Rev. Rowland Hanson suddenly
paused in the midst of an address and
fairly shouted at brother minister in
the audience, who had enthusiastically
given vent to fervant amen"
"WilI you kindly cease saying that !?
| am not used to it, and do not like it. .
Rev. Mr.. Hanson, who occupies lead
ing pulpit in Des Moines, was one of
the leaders at the convention. He had
been assigned to one of the best posi-
tions on the program, and was given the
subiect: "How' to Get An Audience
In the course of Ills address he said:
Il cannot emphasize too strongly my
disapproval of the old custom of some of
our brethren of making remarks during
the progress of Il sermon, such as Yes,
Lordl' and 'Amen' 1t is the product
of emotionalism, rather than reason, is
usually interjected at the most inoppor
tune moment, is calculated to disgust
the thinking hearer, and is utterly non
sensical, viewed from any standpoint.
Religion should appeal to the reason of
man, instead of seeking to sweep him
along on wave of emotion"
He Oausad for n moment and n was
here that the unfortunate brother gave
vent to his feelings by shouting "Amen!"
The freezing response of the speaker
completely squelched him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
CLAPP SEES SUCCESS AHEAD
Is Sure That There VIII Be a Rate
Bill Passed.


Washington, D. c., Oct. 2S.-Speaking
of railroad rate legislation and the pros.
poets of bill getting through the SEN
ate, this coming session, Senator Clapp
said:
Il regard it as certain that there will
be bill put through and | do not share
the opinion of some that there will be
a long and bitter fight over it, either
am of opinion that there is very big
preponderanee of sentiment in the sem
ate favorable to President Roosevelt s
policy of extending the power to adj
just rates to an administrative body,
and that of course, means the interstate
commerce commission. 1t is quite prob
able that the committee will make two
or three reports, and that there will be
several bills introduced by members OF
that committee, but | expect to see the
administration bill passed.
THE people are with Roosevelt ON
this question, and he will have pretty
nearly solid democratic support in both
senate and house. 1t seems to me that
opposition will be poor policy. If the
bill enacted does not work all right, why
it can be amended, but the people are
in earnest on the question, and it be-
hooses congress to give the country leg
islation as demanded"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
CARD FROM MR.. T0WNE.
Game Warden Gives His Side OF the
Claude Osgood Case.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily
To the Editor of The Free Press: In
answer to the unjust and malicious
criticisms of the various papers in re-
gard to the Claude Osgood case of Lake
Crystal, / would state that there was
very little truth in any statement that
saw and what little did escape the
eagle eye of the editor and steal its
way into the article was SO juggled that
it was hardly recognizable.
The facts are as follows: / had been
notified several times by as many as
three different men, who by the way,
are men of veracity, and whose reputa-
lions are as good as any in the state,
that this man Osgood, and he is a man
of twenty-one years and not boy of
fifteen as the papers stated, had been
for several years and still was selling
game of different kinds-ducks and quail
especially. | was at Loon Lake about
the first of October and was told that
the day before he and his brother had
killed and skinned on the bank of the
lake twenty muskrats. This is Illegal.
He was warned to stop or he would be
prosecuted and not to continue the kill
ing OF rats as the paper stated, which
! is a lie of the first water which must
the editor who first wrote up the case
| | was at Loon lake again on the 10th
of October, and in the company of a
man of the best reputation, saw this
man Osgood sitting on the bank of the
lake with one duck that he said he
wanted to sell, that he wanted 80 cents
for it and that he was shooting fol
the market and sold his game. | bought
the duck from him and paid so cent,
for it.
| might possibly have had someone
else buy the duck and thereby gotter
somebody else implicated in the case, but
as | am paid salary by the state tc
do this work and | will say here, that
| do not get any part of any fine paid
by any violator, as the papers said, but
all such fines 90 to the county,
thought it best not to mix anybody else
up in the case. There are several other
things that | might say in this article
which would be of interest to the public
but which probably would better be
left lnsaid.
As to the game law, which every fair
minded person knows to be just and
good law, will be enforced to the letter,
irrespective of who the violator may be
and | think it the duty of every good
citizen to help enforce this law and
thereby preserve our game.
G. C. TOWNE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
StiCkney and Rate Legislation.

President A. B. Stickney of the Chi
cago Great Western road, was one of
the speakers at the Roosevelt club ban
quet in st. Paul Friday night Summed
up briefly his remarks were in the fol-
lowing strain:
The rebate system is the offspring
of competition.
The rebate system consists in col
leo1ing from all shippers exactly the
me full tariff rates.
Llter a portion of the money, some
aes . per cent, sometimes so per
:, is returned to some shippers, but
il to all.
10 make the scheme work the rebate
i ist be kept a close secret.
The merchant who has prospered
rough the rebate system more fire.
emily makes rebates than the rail
IDS.
The rebate system, if the railroads
private corporations engaged in man.
lcturing and selling commodity call
transportation, is entirely justified by
recognized principles of trade.
f. on the other hand, railroad COM
ny is a public corporation, owning and
rating a public highway and perform
a public service, as the highest courts
i've held, such system is entirely un-
titled by principles of trade or law,
uity or good morals,
No manufacturing or mercantile bust
ess is safe while the reabte sytem en-
ures.
The interstate commerce law that all
shall be reasonable and just, en-
ne only by the courts, is of little
.cal value.
The rebate system is not a square
deal" \ square deal is a square deal
Just as much for the rich man as for
the poor man, DuC III Hlole.
If the law is so amended on the basis
of a square deal the arbitration COM
mission must be given authority to de-
eide as to the reasonableness of rates
between the railways and the railway,
as we'll as between the railway and the
people; must have authority to raise
rates which are unreasonably low as
well as to lower rates that are too
high In no other way can Symmetrical
and just rates be obtained which shall
give to every locality and every indus
try its dues.
President Stickney differs from most
railroad heads. He is not fearful of
government supervision of railroad rates
but rather encourages plans which would
be the means to that end He does not
agree wholly with President Roosevelt
but offers several good suggestions which
might be considered. Mr.. Stickney fav-
ors the appointment of board of arbi'
traitors whose duty it would be to raise
and lower rates as the eXigeneies of the
case demanded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
On With the Debates.

The Beaver Creek Banner wants a
Joint debate arranged between Governor
La Toilette of Wisconsin and Congress
man McCleary, in case the former
should come into this district to lend aid
TO Editor Miller, who is talked of as a
candidate for the republican nomination
against the present incumbent. The
Banner says there is nothing the people
ike better than to hear two able men
debate a question of great public IN
terest. Certainly debate between the
two gentlemen would excite great pub
lie interest.
In this connection it might be stated
that Governor La Toilette and Mr.. Mill
er are personal friends, having known
each other for a term of years. This
and the reason that Governor La Foil
cite is not an ardent standpatter, and,
100, he feels that the people in the sec
ond district could be enlightened some
what regarding the methods pursued by
machine politicians, impelled him to
offer his services to Mr. Miller, in the
event that the Luverne man made an
other try for the congressional nomina-
ton.
Governor Ia Toilette is a forceful
speaker, quick in debate and he would
be able to hold his own with the pres
emit representative from this district
The people would welcome the debates.
We say let the discussions proceed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
ONLY THREE
MORE WEEKS
Of Cas-ka Free Treat
ment; Read What Two
More Mankato People
Say.
Say.

This is the fifth week of the Cas-Ka
free treatments. You can 90 into but
few if any stores or business houses in
Mankato but what you will find some
one in them that is trying Cas-Ka.
After being here this length of time we
have given Cas-Ka to between 800 and
600 people every day, claiming to re-
lieve rheumatism and catanh in ten
days. 1t will not take You five minutes
to find plenty of people that are test
ing this medicine and You will also find
that nine out of every ten will tell
you that they are going TO get more
before the price goes up to 81 bottle.
Come to A. G. Lack & Co.'S drug store
and see the testimonials and names of
Mankato people that Caska has helped.
Mrs. II. Griffin, POI Sibley street, cor
ner Sixth-"There has not been night
in four years until lately but what |
have been kept awake by catarrh and
was obliged to get up from my bed
three or four times a night with that
itching pain between the eyes. l have
taken one bottle of Cas-Ka and now
that trouble has left me and / know
Cas-Ka did it."
Chas. Rausch, 32S Mulberry street,
have been bothered with neuralgia and
weak kidneys and have never taken
any medicine that brought relief to me
as has Cas-Ka"
1t only takes one week to show what
Cas-ka is for. That dull pain between
the eyes, clogging up of throat at night
and vomiting spells caused by eatarrh.
If you are so situated that you can
not came twice a day to try Cas-Ka
free, you can get one OF the 81 bottles
for 80 cents, and if you don't notice
any benefit for catarrh or rheumatism
take the bottle back and get your mon
ey. And in ten days if we don't relieve
your stomach, kidney or liver trouble,
we refund your money.
Sick headache, female weakness or
getting up nights, caused by weak kid
neys, relieved in four or five days. You
can use part or the entire bottle as
test. Now you don't have to spend even
So cents to find this is true, as you
can come twice a day and try it free
until Nov. Is.
Cas-Ka does these things by making
the blood pure.
Call and see your friends take Cas-
Ka at Lacks drug store.
If you have the catarrh and want TO
try Cas-Ka under the guarantee get it
this week and if you don't see any re-
lief bring back the bottle and get your
money. We have over 500 testimonials
of Mankato people that have been re-
lieved of catarrh and rheumatism by
Cas-Ka.
Owing to increased mail orders we
have established mail order depart
ment at a. G. Lack & Co.'S drug store.
Three bottles is the smallest order We
viii ship.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
BAN ON THIRD TERM.
President Roosevelt Says He Is Serv.
ing His Last One.


Washington, Oct. 2S.-Members of the
presidents party have returned from
Memphis, where they lett the executive
Wednesday evening. The homeward jour
ney was uneventful. Before parting
from the party the president gave a
farewell dinner in the Signet.
He expressed himself as immensely
pleased with his reception throughout
the south and said it would be the last
he would make during his administra-
ton Some one suggested that he
would probably make number OF
journeys during his next term"
There will not be any next term for
me-, he said | am now serving my
last"
but suppose you're nominated any
wayf"
81 will not be nominated" he ex-
claimed. ~
As the farewells were given one of
the party expressed the hope that the
president would not be seasick on the
homeward voyage
"Will you tell me-" he said, when
I've ever been on a ship and not been
seasick. But Mr.. Loeb will be just
as bad off as l. When | see him at his
worst, no matter how sick Z am my
self, / shall offer him some pork, beans
and sauerkraut."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
LECTURES BY RIDDELL.
Series Begins Sunday Evening, Nov
18th at Presbyterian Church.

'IOHl Sudy bdily
The Ministerial association of the city
las arranged for course of ten lectures
o be given in the Presbyterian church
,egining November 18th, as follows:
Sunday Evening, November 18th
science of Religion.
Monday Evening, Nov. l3th-From
Nature to Natures Cod
Tuesday Evening Building and
Soul Growth.
Wednesday Evening Sense, Soul and
Spirit.
Thursday Evening Devil, Sin
md the Fall.
Friday Evening-Heredity and Pre-
fatal Culture.
Saturday Evening-The Psychology of
Success.
Sunday, Nov. l9-The New Man. 3
P. m.
Monday Evening Realization of Hea-
zen Within.
Wednesday Evening Paradise
Regained.
The Riddell lectures represent years
IF study and the investment of thous-
ands of dollars. They are conceded to
be among the foremost productions of
the age. They command the highest
price paid for ten consecutive days at
the Chautaquas. They fully sustain
the leading star courses where patrons
pay so cents to 81 for single admission
That none may be deprived of the OPP
portunity of attending, silver collec-
ton will be taken each evening to de-
fray the expenses. Everyone is expect
ed at least to pay FIVE or ten cents each
evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
SUGAR FACTORY AT CHASKA.
1t VIII Have Capacity of Six Hun
dred Tons.

- 800 q ~St~
dred Tons.
From Fridays Daily.
For several years past, farmers OF
some sections of Minnesota have realiz-
ed considerable amount of money
from the culture OF sugar beets, and
when the factory at ST. Louis Park
was DESTROYED by fire last spring gem
eral feeling OF regret was manifest.
Now factory is to be erected at Chas-
ka and a greater demand for beets will
be created than ever before The new
factory will have a capacity of GOO tons
and will consume as many beets as Car
yer and adjoining counties can produce
The farmers in the vicinity of Chaska
have contracted for ! 800 acres and the
list is still growing. Many farmers in
lie Sueur county have made money rails
ing sugar beets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
MRS. MOORE SEEKS DIVORCE.
Her Husband Was Sent to Prison For
Committing a Forgery.

'TUIH FTIudy Daily.
Edith Moore has instituted divorce
rom John l. Moore who was convicted
everal years ago in the district court
# Blue Earth county of the crime OF
orgery and sentenced to term OF
Tears in the penitentiary. Mrs. Moore
IS resident of st. Paul and her suit
las been started there. She is twenty
line years old and Moore is forty-nine
They were married in July, 1000, al
Minneapolis. There is one child.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03

The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. Fancher at three o'clock Friday at,
:ernoon. The ladies' thimble bee will
be entertained by Mrs. Wade AMI Mrs.
Fancher at the home of Mrs. Fancher
1T four O'Clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
VIII Meet at ST. Peter.

From FRIDAYS Daily.
The Christian Endeavor state con-
vention will meet at st. Peter next
summer, the executive committee having
decided so at meeting held in st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
PLEA Of VAN SAINT
Former Governor Grows Elo-|
quent in Rate Conference.
Strong Pledge Is Taken BY the
Bacon Delegates.
Presidents Policy Is Endorsed
in the Resolution.
Number of Minnesota Boilers
Join Parry Crowd.


The following was the pledge
signed by the Bacon delegates to
the Bacon rate reform conference:
We, the undersigned delegates,
for ourselves and for the associa-
ton or organization which we rep
resent, indorse the principles of
the foregoing call for the inter
state commerce law convention,
and and indorse and agree to sup
port the legislation as outlined IN
the presidents last annual message
to congress, to so amend the in
terstate commerce law that the
interstate commerce commission
shall be given the power, where
given rate has been challenged,
and after full hearing, found to
have been unlawful, to prescribe
what shall be the lawful and prop
er rate to take its place; the rul-
ing of the commission to take eff
feet Immediately.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03

Division Superintendent w. d. Beck
of the Chicago & Northwestern road,
was in Mankato this afternoon.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-07-08
The Glorious Fourth.

The 4,h Of July celebrations here
were appropriate. The booming Of
tie cannon, in the early morn, an
nounced the l2sth Dir hday Of the
Declaration of Independence, The
tiremer gave creiit,ble parade,
particps ei in by America No. 2,
Yves, End N. 6 and the colored
Hook and Ladder boys NJ. 3, with
their apparatus lastly decorated.
At Iberia Park a series of races
and refreshmen sold by the fire
msn) constituted the pastltne. The
rains considerably marred the
pleasures of the afternoon.
Al the hall of America No. 2, in
the evening brilliant ball was
gwen. Miss Fel,c.e Dau,r,eve was
crowned Queen of the bail a Il Mr..
Gilbert Kahn as K'rg. M. A }
Camms ck delivered the address OF
the evening, which was veil re
ceived. The day was Al enjoyable
one to all participants. All the
leading merchants closed their busl
mes, houses during the afternoon.