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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
Providing the Village Will Fur
nish Site for Building.
Must Raise $500 Per Year
For Maintenance.
Efforts of Editor H. c. hotaling
Prove Successful.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
MapletOn is in a fair way to obtain
5000 from Andrew Carnegie for the
erection of a public library. MIR. Car
negie will make the gift if the village
will agree to maintain a free library
at a cost of not less than $500 per
year and provide suitable site for
the building. In order to raise the
amount annually that Mr.. Carnegie re-
quires for the maintenance of the insti-
tuition, it will be necessary to levy one
more mill in the yearly tax. 1t is be-
lieved that the people will readily con-
sent to this.
Mr.. Carnegie's offer has been secured
only after two years of persistent effort,
as he had made a rule not to give a
smaller sum than $4,000 and to con-
fine his donations to larger places. A
number of the citizens, including H. c.
Hotaling, James Ellis and others, assist
ed by Governor Van SAINT, Senator Clapp
and other public men, have been making
appeals to the ironmaster to recognize
the enterprise of the village in what
had alresady been accomplished in the
way of a library, its circulation and the
interest of the people, not only of the
village itself, but of the surrounding
country as well, and to encourage the
people in their efforts. Their persev
erance has at last been rewarded.
Several sites have been taken into
consideration. Among these are the
corner occupied by the old sheds adjoin-
ing Charles Proehl's place and owned Dy
the village; the block opposite the Luth-
eran church; one of the lots owned by
Geo. R. Crane, now residing in Cali
fornia, who will make such donati /;
4 lot adjoining H. NJ. Quinn's place,
owned by j. w. Sprague, who will give
this; the property adjoining L. Troen-
dies store, a tract that lcan be secured
at very reasonable price; and the lot
next to The Enterprise office. If the
last-named site is selected, Editor Hotal-
ing has manifested his willingness to
give 500 toward the purchase price.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
CITY LINE ALONE.
Electric Railway Company Surrend-
ers ST. Clair Field to Steam Haiiway.

From Mondays Daily.
An officer of the Mankato Railway,
Light and Power company gave the
following interview to The Free Press
today, the several answers to questions
propounded to him being given:
mo, we are in hopes the resurrection
of the Captain Reed steam railway
scheme will not knock Mankato out of
a street railway. The way the country
and city lines were tied together in our
project made separation a difficult
proposition. But when the bogy of
old bond vote to Captain Reeds road
made it clear that we could not get
any aid voted us this year by McPher-
son, we saw that we must give up the
whole thing, or try for the city lines
alone, for the present at least.
eyes, that has been the doubtful
question to overcome, whether a street
railway alone will pay. And on this
account, particularly, we have been
making exhaustive investigations of
central station hot water heating sys-
tens, so as to be sure of a proposition
that will pay. We find that where prop
erly installed these systems are very
popular; and that when installed with
fair sized electric railway OF electric
light plants, utilizing the exhaust
steam, and thus minimizing expenses,
they are invariably making money !.
'That is what we have in mind, to
combine the two, and so give Mankato
more than was hoped for last year. Aft
er having the situation here looked over
by the best experts in the country,
along these lines, we have concluded to
put up more money, hoping to secure
such a combined plant.
swell, the strongest thing can say
as to whether we shall secure it is that
we last month arranged with an emf
nent Chicago engineer to thoroughly 60
over the whole situation here, ascertain
the cost of construction, equipment and
operation of such combined plant,
and its proboble earnings, and to en-
body these, together with full and de-
tailed plans and specifications of the
whole proposition, in report to the
company.
"Why, yes, we have already put up
considerable money on this engineer con-
tract and shall have to put up good
deal more when the report comes in.
And 1 think this fact ought to satisfy
most people that we expect the work to
be done this year."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
MANKATO BOYS VICTORIOUS.
They Win a Ball Game From the
GAINESVILLE Team.

From Mondays Daily.
Nankato boys won signalvictory from
the baseball team of the GAINESVILLE high
school at that village last Saturday
afternoon, the score standing at Is to
4. 1t must be said, however, in JUS
tice to the GAINESVILLE boys that the
score would not have run so high for
the visitors had not the ground been
in very poor condition, making it diff
ficult to fan out. This was the first
game of the season for both teams.
Mankato's victory is not to be credited
to any particular institution, as the
team was picked up from the players
of the normal and the two business
colleges.
Mankato's batting showed up excel
lently. James Giblin led the batting,
getting two base hits, one single
and two bases-on- balls out of five times
up to bat. Joseph Mach, the left-hand-
ed batter, did good hitting Mankato's
battery did splendid work with Ed Bros
nan at pitch and AL Krost at catch.
GAINESVILLE got three hits only on Bros
nan. Hjalmer Anderson on first base
and Bob Kramer at center field, play
ed fast game. Wilter Plymat made a
highly satisfactory umpire, and receiv-
ed the compliments of the GAINESVILLE
boys. The GAINESVILLE umpire was an old
player by the name of Timlan.
The visitors were excellently treated
and came home in the best of spirits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
MORGAN is SELECTED.
German Methodists Will Hold the
Next Conference There.

Next Conference There.
From Fridays Daily.
Morgan, Mimi, was selected yesterday
the southern Minnesota district, assem-
bled in conference at the German Meth
odist church in the city, as the next
place of meeting year hence.
Only three of the ministers scheduled
to appear on the long program that was
published in a recent issue of The Free
Press failed to attend. These were Rev.
j. j. Hoffman % BioorEing Grove; Rev.
Daniel Pfaff of Waseca and Rev. Henry
Clement of Albert Lea. Mr.. Clement
was i'll and the other two had illness in
their families.
The ministers were SO much pleased
with large missionary map, twelve by
six feet, which Rev. F. H. Sheets of chi
cago used to illustrate his lecture, that
they took up collection and purchased
the same as gift to the Mankato
church. The map is an excellent piece
of work, indicating by means of the diff
ferent colors just where the various re-
ligions have taken hold on the world,
and making manifest the large amount
of labor that missionaries still have to
do, the cOlors showing the vast empires
where heathenism and Mohametanism
still hold dominant sway. The present
was a very acceptable one and will long
remain as a reminder of the visit that
these brothers of the pulpit paid to
Mankato
Resolutions of thanks were adopted
last evening by the assemblage to all
their entertainers, to Rev. John Hauck,
the presiding elder; to the pastor of
the church, Rev. f. j. Weigand; and to
the church choir, that furnished beauti-
full music from time to time.
Quite a number of the local residents
joined the ministers last evening to
hear the lecture on missions by Mr..
Sheets, secretary of the Methodist
Missionary society. MIR. Sheets gave
very entertaining talk, recounting what
the missionaries had accomplished in
the world during the past hundred
years, showing what the world was a
century ago and how it appears in COM
parison today. He made plain also
the fact that much is yet to be done,
and great regions of the world must
still be brought into the kingdom of
Christ.
Rev. Charles B. Hill, missionary to In
dia, pronounced the benediction in the
Burmese tongue.
The American Bible Society.
Rev. S. w. Dickinson of st. Paul,
field secretary of the American Bible So
ciety, spoke at the German District
conference yesterday afternoon. The
work of the society is world wide, sup
plying the scriptures to missions in all
lands. Ten million copies are printed
and distributed each year by the var
ious Bible societies in America and
Europe in four hundred and ffty-two
living languages. The Bible society APP
peals to Christian people of all denomi-
nations for funds to carry on it's work.
One dollar will send five Bibles to the
foreign field. The society was never
more prosperous than now, but it needs
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
this year to meet the demands upon it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
MISSION SOCIETY OFFICERS
Mankato Presbytery Ladies Elect at
Pipestone Yesterday.
From Fridays Dali!

FROM Il Tiudy Ddiiy
At the convention of the Woman's
Home Missionary society of the Man
kato presbytery, held at Pipestone, the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. L. J. Taylor, LIE Sueur; first
vice president, Mrs. L. H. Hall, st. Pet
er; second vice president, Mrs. w. Bar
ron, Rushmore; third, Mrs. Wilhelm,
Balaton; fourth, Mrs. j. p. Watson,
Marshall; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Ruth Reiss, LIE Sueur; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Josephine Plank, Pipestone;
treasurer, Miss Carrie Minor, Winnipeg;
G. Z. secretary, Miss Carrie Halves, Lu-
verne; secretary literature, Mrs. j. w.
Cowing, jackson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
Paper Is In Able Hands.
From Mondays Daily.

Western Farmer and Dairyman, a
new farm paper, comes to our desk
this week. The paper is edited by w.
w. p. Mcconnell and all who are ac-
quainted with this gentleman know the
paper is in able hands.
The price for single copy is but so
cents per year.-Chatfeld News-D Demo-
crat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
An Interesting Publication.

From Thursdays Daily.
We acknowledge the receipt of the
first issue of the Western Farmer and
Dairyman, published by The Free Press
Printing company of Mankato, w. w.
p. Mcconnell, editor. 1t is a thirty
two page publication, filed with inter-
esting matter for the farmer.-StilIwat-
er Gazette.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
company
North Mankato Will Assist.
From Thursdays Daily.

FTUll IHurSudy Daily.
Henry Robel stated today that the
people of North Mankato will give their
assistance to the construction of the
electric line. Already they have $1,000
pledged to the proposed enterprise and
would raise more if necessary. The
people in Brooklyn are anxious that the
line be built.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
CONTRACT AWARDED.
]. 8. Nielsen q Co. Will Put Up J. B. &
D. Richards New Building.

-. rtCndroS NOW Ouu0sU0s
From Mondays Daily
j. B. & D. Richards today awarded to
J. B. Nielsen & Co. the contract
for erecting new building on the site
of the Glass Block property. Work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible, and
the building is to be completed by Aug.
18th. The plans and specifications have
been completed. The walls will be strong
enough to support a three story build
ing, but it has not yet been decided
whether to build more than two stories
at this time. In case the third floor can
be leased soon, it will be built.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14

Judge Hughes made an order today
admitting the will of the late William
J.. Jones to probate, and confirming the
son, Arthur Jones, as executor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-14
TWO PETITIONS FILED.
Farmers Take Advantage Of the Bank
ruptcy Law.

From Thursdays Daily.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were
filed with Clerk Eberhart this morning.
One was by Charles j. Holt, farmer
of Belgrade township, Nicollet county,
who places his liabilities at ss979O, of
which $430 is secured. The assets foot
up to $3,3Sl.G0, of which $1,000 is real
estate, and $3,349 is exempt. w. w.
Smith is the attorney for the bank
rupt.
James Clinton Hubert, farmer and
day laborer of Wells, also filed petit
ton. His liabilities are given as ST.
47S.26, of which 1865 is secured, and
the assets as 1894, of which $500 is
exempt. M. w. Brewster of Wells is
mis- attorney.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08

the disaster, and it is sincerely hoped
that the two officers will be able to
make a satisfactory defense before q
courtmartial.
An interesting document has been
received at the State Department from
Consul General Sammons at New.
chwang on subject of American trade
after the war. This report states that
there is good opening in the country
for wagons and agricultural machinery
besides many other articles of mer-
chandise. 1t makes the very pertinent
remark that it seems almost useless to
remind American manufacturers that
good commercial representatives IA
miliar with the language should be
sent into the country and that they
would more than pay for the expense
OF employing them. But it says that
this opening should not be overlooked
even If the manufacturers will only
send price lists and pictures of their
wares. The state of the interior is
still disturbed and there is evidence OF
the awful extent Of the fighting that
in many spots the farmers are afraid
to cultivate their fields owing to the
frequent fatalities from the pillow strik.
ing live shells in the ground. Many
of the peasants have already been
killed in this way. DEN.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08

Some average crops are thus given
about Davenport, in this State: John
Carroll has threshed an entire section
OF wheat six miles south of Creston,
which averaged 81 bushels to the acre.
This is the first large field in this vi.
cinity the total yield of which is def
nitely known. Thirty-one bushels an
acre for every acre in a section, is .
remarkable showing. This means
that the $40 acres produced for their
owner 1880 bushels OF the staple Ger.
cal. Most OF the crop around Creston
was sold by contract at figure around
% cents. At that rate this one sec.
ton gave up $l2,S9 of wealth. At
$50 an acre the section would be worth
$12,SO0. This is 500 less than one
seasOn's crop commands in the mar.
ket of the world. These figures seem
marvellous, yet they are based on &C.
tual facts. A field of wheat one and
half miles south OF Creston, farmed by
Plank & Brown, also yielded 81 bush.
els on the average. These farmers
tbreshed oats going 55 bushels and
barley yielding 65 bushels. A remark.
able yield of oats is reported from
southwest of Harrington. George
Witt cut 40 acres OF oats on his farm
with a combined harvester. The
farm yielded $500 bushels, or an
average of 80 bushels.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08
CHANGES Proprietors.

The Olyn,pian has passed from
the hands of Crawford & Cork, who
have conducted it the past six months
or more into the ownership of David
w. King and Charles M. Hartwell
Mr.. King has been editor of the paper
during that time and has made it q
credit to the town and q fair repre-
sentative of the field Of journalism il
fills. Quite . number Of changes are
contemplated, all Of which will stimu'
late endeavor and advance its standing
as the best local paper ever printed in
Olympia. It will, about the 18th inst,
move into the hoffman brick build.
ing, corner OF Washington and Fifth,
where elegant quarters are being pre-.
pared with all the modern accessories
for convenience and perfect work. II
will be near the State capitol and the
political and business center of the
town.
The STANDARD extends its congratu
lations. and predicts a high degree oil
success, 40 Mr.. King has shown HIM
self to be a thorough newspaper man,
and he has a valued aid in Mr.. Hart.
we'll. his partner, who possesses splen-
did business qualifications.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES y
= Gatherings by the Wayside I
y :" Know Not What the Truth Nay Be-
y I'll Tell II as twas Told to Me- I
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Victoria is the last Of the Australian
States to grant full suffrage to wo.
men. All of Federated Australia now
vote.
The printers in nineteen of the
largest job Offices in Chicago struck on
the 31st ult.. for eight hours and
"closed shop"
Thomas Mitchell, the original Nc
Kinley man." died in Brooklyn last
week, at the age of Y years. He was
Commissioner OF Immigration of the
port of New York, but retired some
time ago from ill health.
Minnesota has made mothers CO..
guardians with fathers, if their minor
children within the past year. This
makes thirteen States to grant this
privilege. In the remaining thirty
six States and Territories the father is
still the only guardian.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia has
caused investigation to be made OF
the city's voting lists that reveals over
10000 fraudulent names. These
names are said to account in a large
measure for the ease with which the
corrupt Republican ring has been
able to control elections.
John Baldwin, an aeronaut &c years
of age who had made 1000 ascensions,
was blown to atoms by the explosion
of eight pounds of dynamite, . sub.
stance he was in the habit of taking to
high attitudes to add to the effective
ness of his exhibits by the thunder-like
noise that it made when set off OH
the 28th ult., at Greenville, Ohio. I,
seems that, while at an altitude of
l 600 feet. the eight sticks all explod-
ed simultaneously before they were
thrown from the basket. He was lit.
orally blown to pieces before the eyes
of his wife and two children. The
wife is still in . collapse from the ter.
rible sight.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08

signed his position there. He expects
to 90 out and organic a mining COM
pany; Billy Owens is tending bar
Niger Jim is in town on his uppers,'
and his wife has left him; Todd
Cowlcs has an interest in some good
ground; Leroy Tolier is practicing
lawyer of Fairbanks and looks pros
porous. Jack Donland, who used TO
know DIR. Riley and other Olympia
people. fell down n 90.foOt shaft and
was killed. There are from four to
five thousand business, professional
men anL loaiers here, and only about
l,2O0 miners; plenty of work and
men to do it; wages this winter will
be Sc a day and board 81 to 70 u week.
The new chemical engine had q
trial, Tuesday evening, at the foot of
franklin street, and put out a brisk
flame OF drygoods boxes filled with
shavings and other refuse, in short
order. although handicapped by the
condition that the fire was in open
space, and the special function Of
chemical engines is to smother flames
| Dy Tue gas generated Wltniu CouNueu
limits. The object it subserves is to
reduce the loss of damage by water
where it is used for An extinguisher.
II the city want to make fair test, it
would be we'll to enclose ten or
twelve-foot space and fill it with com.
bustibles, or use one or more of the
condemned shacks at the foot of Main
street, which have been ordered re-
moved, and when thoroughly aflame,
try the chemicals stream on it. There
lie one serious defect in the plan for
installment OF this valuable accessory
to our fire equipment, however. and
that ia in its weight. Councilman
Gottfeld, in support of his motion to
postpone payment pending investiga-
ton, said that the contract had been
for an engine not exceeding $500
pounds in weight, that could be readily
hauled by two horses, and the new
engine weighs considerably more than
that; in fact. enough more to require
an additional horse to effectively han.
die it. So the matter was laid over
till next meeting.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08
A New Atlas

OF the Northwestern, Western and Mid
die Western States with maps of the
island possessions, Japan, China, United
States, and the world, has just been
issued by the Northern Pacific Railway
jointly with the Burlington Route and
the Great Northern Railway. 1t treats
of boundaries, history, population, statis-
tics, school population, State institutions,
families, farm, manufactures, railway
mileage, postoffices, minerals and State
governments of each commonwealth
traversed by the railways mentioned. A
mine of valuable information for $1.00.
A. L. CLELAND, General Passenger Agt.
Northern Pacific Railway, st. Paul,
MINI.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08
NOTICE..
To My PATRONS

10 My PATRONS:
1 wish to inform you that l have just
returned from Chicago, where l have
been learning an entirely new system in
cutting, which l am sure will meet with
your approval. Now I will be enabled
to show you the latest style and cuts,
also the most up-to-date patterns in
woolens. which secured while in Chi
cago. invite you to call and examine
my stock. Yours respectfully,
FRED WEISS.
Olympia's leading tailor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08
Cedar Wood for Sale,

At H. G. Richardson's shingle mill,
Third and Jefferson streets. % cents to
81 per load al the mill.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08

AFTER September excursion tickets
to Portland and return on sale every
day, good 80 days, 1920, children half.
A. E. Stanford, Agent N. P. Il.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08
TN the Superior Court of the State of Washing
i ton for the county of Thurston.
Daisy Low,
Coy Low,


State of Washington to Coy Low, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date of the first publication
of this summons, tO-wit:. within sixty days from
he 4th day of August, 1919. and defend the
above EMIT led action in the court aforesaid. and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve
a copy of your ans wer upon the undersigned, at
torney fer plaintiff at his office below stated ;
End in case of your failure 80 to do, Judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint, which has been filed
action for divorce wherein the plaintiff seeks u
divorce from you on the grounds OF your failure
to provide for and maintain the plaintiff.
q. Z. ISRAEL,
Attorney for Plaintiff
20. Address: Olympia, Thurston county
Washington.
Office suite McKenny Block, in said Olym-
pia ,oo.
J Date of first publication, Aug. 1, 1903.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08
THE SAME OLD GAME
INDICATIONS THAT DO NOT
INDICATE.

The Leaders Get whitewash While the Same
Alleged Malpractice Goes On - The Presi.
dent in Promoting Peace Has Simply Done
His Duty as the Head Of Prominent Mem.
Der Of the Great Family Of Nations. and It
Is in Order for all to Commend the Result
The Bennington Court-tlartial - Americas
Trade in China.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08
For Sale.

Eighty acres. Orchard, house and
outbuildings. Five acres cleared. All
fenced. B. F. DENTON, Olympia. Wash.