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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
We Need Markets.

The Breeders Gazette says that Am
orleans are great consumers of their
own products, but they cannot utilize
the entire output. We have the soil and
the brains to produce necessities and
luxuries for millions of people besides
our own, but without a healthy trade
with continental Europe the incentive to
maximum production in this country is
wanting. American agriculture is by
no means coming up to its possibilities.
Given an outlet for the result of its
activities it would increase its yield of
food. We need markets wherever our
wares can be sold at profit. Our agri-
culture is especially wanting in that
keen activity which would come with
the establishment of foreign markets to
take our enormous surplus of farm pro-
ducts. We need men in high places who
know that President Mckinley did not
unbosom an idle platitude when he said:
Reciprocity treaties are in harmony
with the spirit of the times"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
STERLING CENTER.

Mrs. John Sanborn, an old resident of
this town, died last Tuesday morning
from a stroke of paralysis Her husband
died some years ago. She was mother
of six children, four of whom survive
her. These four are Mrs. Florence Bis
sell of Iowa; Mrs. William Webb of
Sandstone, Mimi; Luis Sanborn of
Sandstone; and Ed Sanborn of Sterling.
The funeral took place on Wednesday.
Cyrus Williams visited his daughter,
Mrs. McColum, at Cumberland, Wis,
last week
Mrs. U. f. Fuller and daughter, Nor
ma, of Amboy, spent Friday with Mrs.
William Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hendrickson of
Amboy spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
f. w. Parks.
G.. G. Troy arrived home Friday from
Park Rapids, where he attended the flu
Rima.
III. Hazel of Garden City is here Wis
iting his son, Grant.
Henry long is working for f. w
Parks during the haying season.
Miss Eva Neye and her niece, Miss
Alta Neye, left last Wednesday for
Hayward, Wis.
s. NJ. Grover is having his house
newly painted.
George Johnson of Vernon is working
for Lou Secrest.
The dance that was given by Russell
Sprague at the hall last Friday night
was well attended. The Avril orches
ira furnished the music. All who were
there report a swell time.
Mrs. Minnette Broderick of Salem
S. d.. is expected home this week tc
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ellis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28

throughout the state against the demo-
cratic candidate.
"As | said before, l do not believe
that there are any factions in the re-
publican party in Minnesota. l have
men many of the prominent republican
leaders of the state, some of them sup
ported Judge Collins in the last cam
paign and some of them supported Mr..
Dunn, but with all | found no bitter
feeling and only desire to land the
republican party victorious at the polls
when the next state election is held
''The republican party of the state
is united party and as republican
| rejoice in the knowledge of the fact"
Mr.. Anderson's interview has the
right ring. 1t is the pure article and
if all republicans would talk in the
same strain it would be much better
for the party organization. Minnesota
is a republican state. 1t will redeem
itself in 1906 by electing a republican
governor. All hands should be piped
to the main deck, which should be
cleared for action.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
FINDING OF BARTH'S BODY.
Joe Item, Jr. Of lie Suenr and Compan-
ion Make Discovery.

From thursdays Daily.
Between nine and ten o'clock yester-
day morning two young men of lie
Sueur, Joe Item, Jr., and companion,
happened to be on the river bank, when
they noticed what seemed to be float
ing body, moving down stream with the
current. They had read about the
drowning of John Barth of Mankato
and were much Interested as they saw
the floating corpse caught in the
branches of a tree by the waters edge,
a few feet below the bridge.
The report spread quickly, and the
result was the telephone conversation
between the mayor of lie Sueur and the
chief of police of Mankato, as given in
Yesterdays Free Press. Michael Barth.
father of the boy, and Undertaken Glen
Chittenden, went to lie Sueur on the
noon train. The body was identified by
the father by means of the scars and
marks that he knew. At eight O'Clock
luSU tNtHlIlS MI. Dill III stil'i wi. ohlo7
tenden returned with the body, which
was placed in Lamm & Landowners
morgue.
This morning the funeral took place
from the undertaking rooms at nine
o'clock The service was conducted by
Rev. A. F. Winter, pastor of the German
Lutheran church. The remains were in
tered in the German Lutheran ceme-
tery.
The ten dollars, offered by the city as
| reward for the finding of the body,
will be forwarded to lie Sueur, and will
De divided between the two young
men who first saw the body in the
liver, Joseph Item, Jr, and his compan-
on, both employees at the elevator
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
LANDED A WATCH THIEF.
Deputy Sheriff kiImer of Amboy Got
After the Fellow.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Gust Hanson was brought to the
city yesterday afternoon to serve a
sentence OF ninety days i'll the county
Jail for the theft of watch from the
house of Andrew Estbold. Il bachelor
farmer living east of Amboy, near
Jackson lake. Marshal b. Q. Killmer
of Amboy brought him. Hanson admit
ted the theft and told where he had
thrown the watch into some bushes.
Search was made and the watch was
found Just where he had said that iit
was.
Mr.. Killmer had searched all night
for Hanson, but had failed to find him
and cot home at a. IN. He there
found note from Night Waterman
Tackles, saying that Hanson had found
the door OF the lookup open and had en-
tered and gone TO sleep. Mr.. Tackles
had turned the key in the door and had
the prisoner safe.
Hanson is said to be the party who
got into trouble year or so ago in
North AIankato in connection with the
theft of a bicycle. He is twenty eight
wears old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
TRAMPATTEMPTS AN ASSAULT
St. Peter People Excited Over An Oc-
currance There Yesterday


In plain sight of several people.
George McNlurray, a tramp, attempted
an assault upon Dora Amen, the twelve
year old daughter of John Almen, at st.
Peter, about four o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. After an exciting chase he was
captured by citizens, and is now Ian
gushing in the county jail.
McAfurray met the child as she was
returning from a berry picking eXcur-
sion. He dragged her under a rail
way culvert. In struggling with her
assailant, the little girl was terribly
beaten and bruised Her cries attracted
the attention of several women, who
telephoned for assistance. From a dis
lance they watched the brute overpow-
er his victim, but before he could SER
iously iniure her Philip Young appeared
McMurray desisted. Pursued by
Young, the tramp fled up the track and
nearly succeeded in effecting an escape
by concealing himself in ravine. A
short search, however. revealed his hid
ing place. Young held the man until
others could reach them.
On the way to the jail a crowd col
lected, and threats were made, but the
offender was turned over to the sheriff.
McMurray is a dissipated looking
t.
his home is in Ohio, but steadfastly re-
fuses to tell the officials his real name
or native city, but claims to be well
connected
In the cell he is arrogantly boastful,
and refuses to listen to the suggestion
that he avail himself of the new law
and enter a plea of guilty without wait
ing to be indicted by the grand jury
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.
Man Takes After Servant Girl With {
Revolver.

lie Sueur, July 20.-An incident, little
short of tragedy which occurred at
Henderson yesterday, shows how ser
ious the problem of domestic service has
become.
One Lewis MaItz of Henderson had
taken to wife a woman whose maiden
name was Petersdorf, and, as part OF
their domestic establishment, they had
a sister of the bride doing the house
work. She quit their service and re-
turned to her home. Maltz went after
her and strove to induce her to return
but she refused.
He drew a revolver and threatened
to shoot her. and did do some shooting
but did not iniure her. and then the
mother-in-law entered into the strife
and strove to wrest the weapon from
the Infatuated man.
In the struggle the revolver was dis
charged and the bullet cut two fingers
off the left hand of Maltz and he ceased
his persuasive efforts and returned
home not only without domestic SER
want, but with only eight fingers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
Has the True Rinq.

Hon. w. B. Anderson of Winona, one
of the prominent republicans of the
state, told Duluth News-Tribune re-
porter that ''there are no factions in the
republican party in Minnesota and the
next gubernatorial campaign will see
party leaders, who are recognized as
either Dunn or Collins men in the last
campaign working hard as true repub-
licans and carrying no banner other than
that of the party candidate in the
fight to again place a republican gov
ernor in the state capitol"
That is the way we like to hear re-
publicans talk. All true blue party men
favor get-together policy. Forget the
past, and look to the future. Nothing
can be gained by re-opening old sores
and sprinkling upon the bare flesh the
bitterness of party feuds.
In the course of the interview, Mr..
Anderson said: ''There are no party
factions he replied. 'sThere is only a
united republican party in Minnesota.
/ do not believe that the fact that the
candidate for either Dunn or Collins
will figure in the next campaign. The
republicans are united and they will
work as united party to elect re-
publican governor.
"The candidate, l believe, can be
either a Dunn or a Collins man, but he
must have tire qualifications. First,
he must be a man with a good clean
record; second, he must be man of
ability, and lastly, he must be man to
take the stump and make campaign
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
RiQhts of a Child.

The Minnesota state supreme court
has just rendered an important decision
and one which involves the rights of
children-or in legal parlance infants.
The ruling is that negligence of a par
ent, servant or any custodion of a
child in guarding it from injury cannot
in the future be imputed to the child or
bar it from recovering damages from
the person or corporation responsible for
any injuries it may sustain. The opin-
ion reverses the famous case of Fitz-
gerald against the st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis & Manitoba Railway company which
since 1882 has been the test case in
Minnesota for suits of this nature. I'm
der it infants and children who have
not yet reached their majority were
unable to recover damages for injuries
received where it was shown that the
parents had been negligent in allowing
them to stray into danger.
The case in which this rule of law is
reversed is that of Charles Mattson, re-
spondent, against the Minneapolis &
North Wisconsin Railroad company,
appellant, in which the verdict of the
lower court awarded the child of the re-
lower court akarded the child of the re-
spondent 81 1000 damages for injuries re-
ceived by the explosion of a stick of
dynamite.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
FAKE PURE AND SIMPLE.
No Confession Was Made BY Mrs.
Schwartz; Who Started Yarn?

From Tuesday DalIy.
For some days report has been in
circulation that Mrs. Schwartz, formerly
of Willow Creek, had, while on her
death bed, confessed to the killing of
her son. crime for which Lentz was
convicted and sentenced to life impris-
onment. but who was afterward pardon
ed. This story reached The Free Press
and this paper took pains to ferret its
source. From what could be learned the
report had its origin in Waterville. 1t
was told to parties in Amboy and Post
master Cross of that village, instituted
an investigation. He finds that there is
no foundation for the confession story;
that the Schwartz family is living in
Montevideo. Mrs. Schwartz is alive and
well and has not made the confession
reported
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
FRIGHTENED BY A BUBBLE"
Farmer Anderson Makes Complaint
Against an Automobile.


j. A. Anderson, farmer, living on the
farther side of Eagle Lake, complained
TO the authorities at Mankato today
about the driver of an automobile,
which caused his horse to run away on
the Madison Lake road between here
and Point Pleasant The buggy was
smashed the harness torn to pieces and
Mr. Andersons little son, who was in
the buggy, hurt. The automobile, Mr..
Anderson complained, did not turn out
or make room for the horse to get by.
1t was a good horse, not at all liable to
run away, hut the fact that the auto
was not turned as it should have been,
and persistently occupied the middle of
the road, frightened the animal. The
number of the automobile was 2295.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
CLAIM He SWINDLED.
William Peterson Will be Taken to
Redwood Falls.

Sioux City, Iowa, July 2l.-William
'eterson. wanted at Redwood Falls,
linn, his home town, for swindling
leighbors and business men out OF 81
800 worth of cash. has been arrested on
l farm twelve miles from Sioux City
md brought here. Sheriff Schulls will
AXE him to Minnesota. Peterson is
harged with forging his brothers name
o a check for 5000. with coming a coal
nan out of $685., and getting $500 from
bank by false pretenses and secured
he balance of the money by various
lever schemes. He made no effort to
hide his identity and says his actions
will be explained away satisfactorily.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
McCIeary and the Tariff.


The Martin County Independent does
not believe that Congressman McCleary
is welded to the ''stand pat" doctrine.
Mr.. McCleary has repeatedly announc-
ed that he is stand patter, and
would if he could revise the tariff up
ward instead of downward. He is we'd
ded to standpatism now as much as he
was welded to free tradism prior to
his election to congress. He will stick
to the high tariff policy with as much
tenacity as a dog hangs on to bone.
He has told the people of the second
congressional district that the tariff
must not be revised. and that the pres
ent schedules have nothing to do with
the formation of trusts. 1t was Mr..
McCleary himself who denounced the re-
publican tariff revisionists as aids of
the democratic party. He even went so
far as to say that they We're enemies of
the republican party and spat upon
them.
Time and again Mr.. McCleary has
been appealed to by commercial bodies
and individuals throughout the second
district to use his vote and influence for
the removal of the tariff from lumber,
but these appeals have fallen upon deaf
ears. His reply has invariably been that
"the people do not understand these
questions" But the people are begin
ing to understand Mr. McCleary The
Independent knows that there is no
good reason for maintaining the heavy
tariff on lumber. The Independent
knows that this country can stand
safe and sane revision of the tariff
schedules, and that such revision could
not result in business upheavel nor
cause disaster to its strong industries.
Honest competition will do no harm to
the industries of the United States.
The Free Press agrees with the tariff
policy of President Roosevelt; that
schedules should be revised to meet
changed conditions. Mr.. McCleary does
not sanction this declaration, although
it was the tariff plank adopted by the
republican national convention year
ago. The Free Press reiterates its as
sertion that Mr.. McCleary is not in
favor of tariff revision-not even that
which President Roosevelt, the idol of
the people. would have were he given the
opportunity to amend the existing sched
ules.
The Independent must not overlook
the fact that when the primaries were
held last September forty per cent of
the republican voters in the second dis
trict cast their ballots in favor of the
nomination of Bert Miller of Luverne,
whose candidacy was founded upon a
platform in favor of revision of the
tariff. That revision sentiment is not
on the wane, but is growing steadily
each day, each week, each month, and
eventually the republicans will demand
that standpatism shall be relegated to
the rear and that they be given relief
from the burdens which are now i'm
posed upon them by combinations which
have taken undue advantage of some
of the tariff schedules to commit high
way robbery.
The Independent, with child-like in
rural routes, created by Mr.. McCleary,
than any other in the state. We are
like the man from Missouri The indie
pendent will have to show us.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
KEEP The DIARIES CLEAN.
Dairy Commissioners Slater to Prose
cute Law violators.

From Thursdays Daily.
f. X. Slater. state dairy and food
commissioner, is making an active cam
paign against filthy diaries, and dairy
men who are negligent in this respect
are being prosecuted. One dairyman at
Springfield was fined $25 and costs for
rot keeping his creamery clean. An
other at Mantorville was fined &25 and
costs because he did not scrub his cans
clean. A third case is now under con
sideration by the commission.
No special complaints have been made
this time that the dairymen are negli-
gent, but some of them have ceased to
be as careful as they should. 1t is not
only necessary that all utensils should
be above reproach, but that the cream
cries and dairies should be as cerefully
kept as a parlor. No rubbish must be
allowed to gather in the establishments
or in the vicinity,
ave are not going to allow anybody
to make butter or cheese under unsani-
tary conditions" said Commissioner
Slater. at is our intention to inspect
all creameries and cheese factories in
the state If the inspectors find that
the first farming has not been needed
they will Immediately prosecute the of
tenders. There is no excuse for letting
creameries get filthy, and we intend to
protect tho consumers from any such
conditions
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
BRIDGE CONTRACT AWARDED
Mayer Bros. of Mankato Secure Lake
Madison Structure.


The county board yesterday opened
bids for three bridges. Several bids
were received, and contracts were
awarded as follows: c. S. Erickson
stonework and filling for Good Thunder
bridge. $397 Sc: stone and concrete
work for Madison Lake bridge, $345;
stonework for Morrow bridge at Beau
ford $49G.
J.. H. johnson of Minneapolis secured
the contract for the steel floor system
and steel approach to the Good Thunder
bridge for $l,59S.
Mayer Bros. of Mankato got the con
tract for putting in the steel bridge at
Lake Madison, for $G39
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
Reports Received From Points
South Are Good.
Crops Appear TO Be In Best
Possible Condition.
Stories to Contrary Circulated
for Speculative Purposes.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Interested in the subject of rust in the
wheat by an article appearing last
evening in The Minneapolis Journal, r.
d. Hubbard and f. T. Crandall. the lat
ter being secretary of the Hubbard &
Palmer company, last night took a drive
out in the country for about twenty
miles to ascertain whether there are
really any signs of rust in the crops as
they are in the vicinity of this city
Their ride was mostly northeast of
town. They found no trace of rust any
where, but all of the crops appeared to
be in the best imaginable condition. In
deed the grain seemed perfect. They
demonstrated to their own satisfaction
that there is no rust in the wheat in
the vicinity of this city.
Reports have been received from the
Hubbard & Palmer line of elevators
along the Omaha railroad as far as Ell
more, of no rust. The same reports
come from the line Of elevators that the
company has between here and Mitchell,
$. ID. The company is satisfied that
there is no rust in the region between
Mitchell and Worthington.
Following is what The Minneapolis
Journaly has to say on the subject:
THE Osborne Mcmillan company and
Cummings & Co., had samples in from
Cokato, Mimi, but from different parts
than represented in the Cokato reports
of earlier in the week. These had black
rust. f. S. Woodwork & Co. had
fourteen telegraphic reports of rust
from Minnesota and North and South
Dakota, principally from Minnesota.
John Warfield, who was at Alexandria,
Mimi, sent in samples that were very
bad. Tower City, on the Northern Pa
cifc, sent samples, and Sherac was an
other new point reporting it. Bad news
from Wright county came in early. Ben
son. Mimi, wired that rust infected
stalks were brought in this morning by
farmers. Comstock reported rust sew
eral days ago, and Geographic advices
to c. +. Lewis this morning confirmed
it. Poehler & Co. had a message from
Hawarden. Iowa, near the Minnesota
line, that black rust had been found
there and a sample forwarded for an
alysis.
Numerous inquiries went out to the
big bonanza farms for information as
to the prospect. Clark Dalrymple of
the Dalrymple farm wired from Hills
boro n. d., that the rain of this morn
ing increased the nervousness of the
farmers, who fear the rust will spread.
n. G. Larimore of the big Elk Valley
farm, who has nine square miles in
wheat, wired from Larimore, n. d.,
that no black rust had appeared, nor
was there any west, but some rumors
had been heard of rust in spots to the
south A. G.. Chambers had advices
from Fergus Falls and Kelso of rain this
morning and additional nervousness.
Ashby and Dalton, Mimi, got the scare,
and samples came in for analysis.
Mitchell. Aberdeen and Webster, S. d.,
sent in rusted wheat following the re-
ports of Yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
NOT AFRAID OF AN INQUIRY.
EDGAR Weaver Writes Governor john
son Regarding Investigation.

From Thursdays Daily.
Edgar Weaver of Mankato, auditor of
Blue Earth county, and a member of
the state capitol commission, has writ
ten Governor Johnson commencing his
action in ordering an examination of the
commissions accounts.
81 write this to assure you that |
approve and commend in every way
your action in ordering an examination
of our official accounts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
Body Unclaimed.
rom Tnesdav's Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The body of James Murray, drowned
at Waseca a week ago last Sunday. n
man who claimed to know many people
in Manllato, and that he was born and
raised near Eagle Lake, still remains
at Waseca in the tombs, unclaimed by
any relatives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
Dead From Lockjaw.

lie Sueur, July Matt Cantwell of
e Sueur, a painter and photographer, is
lead from lockiaw. resulting from the
occidental breaking of both arms above
he wrists by falling from tree while
attempting to hive swarm of bees.
lie soon was to have been married to
Miss Laura Cox of lie Sueur.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28

Mr. Bruels and companion, right
of-way agents, called on f. d. Seaman
yesterday and endeavored to arrange
the right ofw way through the latter's
farm in Freedom. We understand they
offered seven hundred dollars while a
thousand was asked. The company is
paying from sixty to hundred dollars
an acre-Janesville Argus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
Took Off Three Fingers.

From Tuesdays Daily.
John Cooney, farmer, living near
Good Thunder, yesterday caught his left
hand in a feed mill in an attempt to re-
move an obstruction, and lost the three
first fingers.