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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-22
ROBBERY IS CHARGED.
Negroes Hold old Man Up For Jug
 of MhIakeY.


 Florence, Feb. 21.-(Special. )-Three burly negroes. John Harris, John In gram alias Blue John and Henderson Beasley were arraigned in the magis- trate's court yesterday morning on a charge of highway robbery. The allaged offense was committed Friday night at 11:3O o'clock near the heart Of the city.
 Coleman Houston. an old negro about 65 years old. had just returned from Shefa cid with a jug of whiskey. One of tL. negroes asked him to let him carry the jug and when the old man refused he was knocked down, his whiskey taken from him and his pockets rified of all his change, which amounted to $3.
 The negroes when arrested the next morning. took the affair as a great joke, but sobered down when they learned that they had committed a capital crime.
 The case was continued at the re- quest of their attorney and the prelimi- nary hearing set for Thursday morn ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-22
GOVERNOR INVITED.
OpeIikn Schools Want Cunningham AS
 CIOaInE ExerelMea.

Opelika, Feb. 21.-(SpeeiaL) )--Gov- ernor R. M Cunningham has been in- vited to deliver the commencement ad- dress at the closing exercises of the Opelika public school in Ope'ika this year.
 He has many warm personal and political friends here. who admire his courage, intellect, patriotism devotion to education and scholarly attainments. who hope that-he can accept the invi- tation. He delivered brilliant and magnificent address at the laying of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-22
Ercnr.lon Ratea to New Yorl..

The Central Of GeorBia RAILWAY Company will sell on February as. round trip tickets via Savannah and Ocean Steamship Company, Co New York at S33.75, final limit March 1s. 1905. Tickets include meals and berth in first-cIass state room aboard ships in both directions.
 For further information telephone. telegraph or write Fred 3. White. Com mercial Agent No. 4 Commerce Street Montgomery. Ala adv-tf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-22

amount of fertilizers sold and carried away is smaller than at this time of year for many seasons past.
 The Bell Telephone people are here and actively engaged in putting in a local exchange in competition with MT J. H. Hill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-22
WILL SMITH BOUND OVER.
Negro Aceused of Assault to Mur-

9'Sh". '.'' ders
 Yesterday afternoon in the Record CTS Court win Smith. alias Will Townsend. alias Rotten Foot" a ne- gro, was bound over in the sum of SS0o to await the action of the grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to murder.
 About a year. ago, Smith shot and slightly wounded a negress, Sallie Watts, and. immediately left the city,
 The shooting occurred In North Montgomery where Police Officers Tay- Tor and Crossland made the arrest yes terday morning after having learned that the willy Smith had returned to Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-22
ItH Early narH.

The patriotic citizens of Ozark lay claim to 2.500 inhabitants and to a much lager business than even that number of citizens would justify. The census of 1900 does not give the town so many people, but the Ozark man claims that the town has grown steadily and con- sistently since the last census was taken.
 The growth of the town has been since the close of the war. It's first prosperity came in the years imme- diately following the war, the years in which the broken and defeated South was working to supply the worlds demand for cotton, a demand due to the great cotton famine caused by the war. There was. however, in war times and even before village three-quarters of a mile from the pre- sent site of the city along the Louis vile road.
 had a talk. with Eugene Andrews one of the oldest citizens of Dale County and who knew the place years before the war. MT. Andrews is now one of the best known figures in Ozark. The keeper of a boarding house, he meets each train that comes to the deport at Ozark with exact punctuall- ty. It Is said of him that he has met all passenger trains that have come into Ozark since the railroads were built in 1888.
 He knew the place where Ozark now is in the 40's and .J's when there was an old fashioned muster ground for the militia on the site of the Atlantic Coast Line depot and when the prin- cipal building whereabouts was Mer- rick's grocery, some distance up the Louisville road. About 1867 MT. An drews says there were four stores and little settlement three-quarters of a mile up the Louisville road. The place was known as Merrick's Grocery. Tn 1887 or 1868 the movement towards the present site of Ozark began, MT. Anr drews was among the first to build a house and that house was built within few feet of his present home. Wood
 Matthews had the principal store there
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23

take advantage of wet season. Prep
arations for the transplanting will be
begun Immediately, so that quick work
can be done the first favorable season
after the seedlings are old enough
In the whole of the Santa Barbara
forest reserve, which contains nearly
two million acres, there are only two
groves of any size. There is, therefore
a large opportunity for the extension of
the work of tree planting, if it proves
successful.
In Nebraska the bureau of forestry
has demonstrated its ability to solve
the same kind of difficulties with which
| it is confronted in California, and has
successfully established forest planta-
tions at an extremely low cost. If II
c m do the same in southern California
it will be an important work for the
welfare of the region.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
Eberhart and the Goyernorship.

Jim Ruane was prompted to say this
in mis- newspaper, The Slayton Gazette:
'The latest mention for gubernatorial
honors for next year is Senator Eber-
hart of Mankato. The senator's friends
are making capital out of his anti
railroad record in the last Legislature.
1t is little early to pick guberna-
torial candidates, but it will not hurt
to have the Barkises pass in review
before the public gaze for inspection .
1t is not capital" that the friends
of Senator Eberhart are making out of
his stand anent the railroads. Simply a
case of giving the public nothing but the
unvalnished truth. Senator Eberhart
made an excellent record during the late
session of the, Minnesota upper house,
and his friends are not going to allow
his good works to 90 unnoticed. The
evil that men do is more often spread
broadcast, while the good is not men
toned. This is all wrong. The good
should be made known in order that
the public may be given an opportunity
to reward those men who have accom-
plished the good.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
PIANO SOCIAL AT THE MILLS.
Rapidan Folks Will Dance on Friday
Evening.

The ice cream social at Spring Island
Saturday evening, was a grand success
The proceeds amounted TO about $lS
A number from this place attended.
Miss Grace Lindberg of Mankato is
spending a few days with the Misses
Weller.
Jessie Scow celebrated the compile
ton of a fine new barn by a dance last
Saturday evening. A large crowd was
present and all had a very enjoyable
time. Music was furnished by tne Tor
genson brothers.
F. C. Davis is home for a short vaca-
ton
L. l.. Rodgers went to st. Paul, Fri
day.
The piano committee will give socia
dance at Rapidan station in NJ. w. A
hall next Friday evening. Ice cream, lem
onade and strawberries will be served
4 fishing pond viii also be had in con
nection. Everybody invited.
Misses Bessie and Ruth Mention Of
Lake Crystal are spending a few week:
with f. c. Davis family.
Harry Davis went to Madelia, Mon.
day
Alvin Salisbury of Mankato is stay
ing at c. II. Piper's.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
FALLS SHORT.
Enumeration Of the First Ward is
Completed.

FROM Thursday s. Daily. sst1s
w. H. Gary has completed the emu
meratiOn of the first ward, and mis- fig
IRE is 2,O56, which is % short of five
years ago. Mr.. Gary said this morning:
ut seems strange that the figure should
fall short. There is not vacant house
in the ward, and dozens of new houses
have been erected during the past five
years There are 24O children under five
years of age. | am positive that the
population is $50 greater than what it
actually was five years ago"
The population of the ward must
have surely grown during the past five
years, but if an honest and thorough
count does not raise the figure over
what it was then, it would appear that
something was wrong with the count
five years ago. 4 7I ra iad
If there is any person residing in the
first ward who has reason to think that
he has not been enumerated he should
make known that fact to Mr.. Gary
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
Will Institute a Reform.

President Roosevelt will now proceed
to get after the governmental depart
ments. He is of the opinion that the
country is paying too much money for
much of the labor that is performed.
Also that the government is the vie
tim of a combine which is charging a
higher price for supplies than private
parties pay for like articles.
Other abuses will be investigat-
ed. There has been a COM
Portable practice in many of the depart
ments for bureau chiefs and other sub
ordinates to take advantage of the least
excuse to go on junketing trips. One
case discovered by the commission re-
lates to the delivery of an important
document to a point in the southwest,
when a registered letter would have
sufficed Another case cited is that
of an official in the treasury department.
who wanted to take his wife and fam
lily to a western city, decided that the
furniture in the new federal building
there needed his personal inspection.
This practice is to be stopped, and no.
tice has been served to the effect on all
bureau heads.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23

America?' Thus was the name selected
the Modern Woodmen of America"
At this particular time some facts
concerning this widespread organization
will prove interesting, as the national
convention will convene in Milwaukee
on June 10 and remain in session until
June %. Thirtyfeight states will be
represented at this convention, bringing
together thousands of foresters. 1t is es-
timated that from 10000 to $4,000 will
take partiin the doiigs.
The society has now membership OF
over 744,000, with insurance in force
of 81 ,2OOO00,000. 1t has paid out 26,.
900 death claims amounting to about
$4,000, 900, !. At the headquarters il
Rock Island over $50 clerks are employ
ed to transact the organizations ever
increasing business. The head officers
are paid fairly lucrative salaries. The
office of head consul, pays $4,000 3
year; mead clerk, 1880; head banker
So 600; two general attorneys, %4,20t
each; five directors. about $4,000 each
three supreme medical directors, S4,
900 each; editor of the official paper
So, 900. Hon. b. d. Smith of Mankato is
one of the general attorneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
Modern Woodmen Organization.

One of the leading fraternal and in
surance organizations of this country is
the Modern Woodmen of America, or
ganized at Lyons, Iowa, Jan. 5, 1888.
Joseph Cullen Root, the present sover-
eign commander, was the founder of the
organization Mr.. Root has told the
story of the origin of the Modern
Woodmen in book. He says the So
@ciety 'was the offspring of much
thought, study, and investigation, dat
ing for its beginning back to the year
$780," lie explains that ''nis first
problem was to select a name," and
then he tells how it happened.
One Sunday in July, while listening
to a sermon by the Rev. Sidney Craw-
ford, in the First Congregational church
at Lyons, he heard the preacher speak
of "woodmen clearing away the forests"
Says Mr.. Root: at was like the APP
pearance of rainbow of beauty and
promise after summer shower. The
Woodmen! The name suggested a use
full employment. 1t suggested sturdy
health, vigor, and life. 1t was a new
name for a fraternal organizations and,
therefore, Modern 1t was indigenous
to the soil of the land, so what could
be more appropriate than to add of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
WON The MEDAL.
Miss Clara Cooper of Napoleon, Oh.
'iA -tj gtairs an Honor.

Sterling Center, June l5.a-Miss Clara
Cooper of Mapleton won the medal at
the declamatory contest last Tuesday
night. All the speakers did finely, but
the audience was not large.
A dance will take place at the hall on
Friday, June 10. Everybody come.
Arnold Hearth of Ames, Iowa, is a
guest at the home of c. C. Troy.
Miss Elva Williams left Tuesday for
Hayward, Wisconsin, to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. McCollum.
A number from here attended the pic
mic at Fairmont last Tuesday.
Hiram Golf of Grapeland was caller
at the Troy home last Thursday.
Miss Celia 'Secrest of Amboy is
spending few days with her brother
Lou.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
Has Elevated His Country.

Hon Joseph H. Choate, lats ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, at dinner giv-
Ell in his honor by the New York Union
league club, paid a deserved tribute to
President Roosevelt referring particu-
larly to his action in bringing about an
armistice between Russia and Japan.
1T is the latest splendid achievement of
our youthful president at Washington .
said Mr.. Choate. "IIistory has no paral-
lei of such work accomplished in so
quiet and graceful and delightful a
manner. We never gave him the credit
of being his own diplomatist. And see
what he has done While all the other
nations were holding their breaths and
biting their lips and wondering why in
their spirit of despair nothing could be
done, he steps forward with one grace
full bound and tenders the olive branch
to both of these terrible combatants
and puts an immediate stop to this
frightful scene of carnage and slaugh-
ter that for the last year has been a
disgrace to our common humanity"
| Mr. Choate said that one had to 90
abroad to understand how much inter
ested foreigners are in President Roose-
velt, in whom he said they nave more
interest and have more admiration than
4 D.. f.. q -
for any American living or dead. = +
Il do not think it is. too much to
say" he said, shat this one man by the
| force Of his strong personality of his
inherent virtues, has actually elevated
his country in the eyes of the world. =
"And at home has ne not done some
thing to raise the inherent character?
think he has I think he has set an ex-
ample in his own person to the young
men Of the country, especially that the
best thing that they can do with their
powers, brains, hearts and their lives
| is to devote them to the service of their
country" noon - 11'77 e
4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP.
Wedding Anniversary, Personal Men
ton and News Notes.

Misses Lois and Eunice Clough of
Manlato are visiting relatives and
friends in town.
Mrs. Laura Cavanaugn grand chief of
the Rathbone Sister lodge, visited the
Garden City lodge last Monday evening.
j. c, Bixby and family have moved
into the house owned by Wallace Friend.
Mrs Hannah Thomas visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Jones, of Lake Crystal over
Sunday.
James Church was a Nlankato caller
Saturday.
Miss Kate Sinotte of Mankato is vis-
iting relatives and friends in town.
Mrs Hart and children who have been
visiting relatives at Eagle Lake the past
week have returned home.
Lyle Norton, who has been working
at Wells, mas returned home
Mrs. Charles Boynton went to Roches-
ter Wednesday, to be treated
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Van Sickle
gave dance in their barn Friday night.
All reported an excellent time.
Rev. Black was AIankato caller
Thursday.
Mrs. William Morphew visited her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Norton, last
week.
Joseph Dilley, Mr.. VIII Stevens and
family of Idaho, old residents of Car
den City, are visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. Hart, the buttermaker spent a
few days last week in northern Wiscon-
sin on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s0sgood celebrated
their twentieth wedding anniversary
June 10Th. They were the recipients of
-sai~e-+at-ef-aish frana those who at
tended the happy affair.
NJ. NJ. Clough Of Mankato was in
town Monday.
A. w. Bixby and two daughters were
in Lake Crystal Monday.
Sadie Close has moved into her own
house near the depot.
Rev. lack and wife were callers in
Nlankato at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clough.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
When the Roads Are Bad.

For the benefit of the patrons along
the rural routes, The Free Press pro-
duces several sections from the free
delivery service regulations on the sub
iect of '.wnen the roads are bad"
Section /. The department. looks to
patrons and road officials to see high
ways covered by rural routes are main
tanned in such condition that they can
be travelled at all seasons. Indifference
i'm this matter will be considered suffi-
Gent cause for the withdrawal of rural
service from a community.
Section 2. A rural carrier is not eX
pected to seriously imperil his life or
his animals, nor to endanger the Z. S.
mails or his equipment in an attempt
to serve his route under extraordinary
conditions of weather.
Section 8. At such times the carrier
must report at the postofficesat the reg
ular.s hour and make every reasonable
effort to serve the route. If some pOr-
tions of the, same are found to be alb
solutely impossible, carrier is allowed to
deviate from the official route to such
extent as may be necessary to reach
all patrons by other roads, provided
only partial service could be given
were no deviation made.
Section 4. Each day the carrier does
not completely cover his entire route
the same should be reported to the post
master of the initial office with def
mite statement as to what portion was
not served, stating reasons therefor, and
the postmaster should make complete
report, to- the department. k4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
Gods Greatest Blessing.

Here is an eloquent tribute paid to
that greatest of blessings, work. All
men and women, aside from the slug
CARDS, will say Amen to this excellent
article from The Minneapolis Times:
Success in life comes largely from
satisfaction in and desire for work.
''This is a serious study to undertake
with the afternoon sun beating in at
the windows and deep longing in the
soul for sylvan glades, babbling brooks
and the solace of long ice-cooled drinks.
"Work is the Inheritance of the great
majority of men and women. A few,
born with silver spoons in their mouths,
have escaped toll but these are gener-
ally useless personages to whom effort
would be unproductive in result
''The normally healthy man demands
reasonable amount of work in order
that he may the more thoroughly enjoy
the hours of rest when to him they
come. Because man is Independently
y 81 F E :
rich is no reason why he should con-
slider the days of his usefulness over
and the majority of the successful men
of the world. all their monetary ambi-
lions realized, hope to complete the cy-
Gle of their years in harness. Retire
ment is distressing to contemplate.
"The lack of work makes men moody,
low spirited and respondent, according
to the degree of financial stress into
which it plunges them. A man may
complain of the burdens of his position
or job, but once the prospect of losing
it looms up, its desirability grows larger
There is something inexpressibly sad to
a man out of employment; to pass
again and again the place where he has
spent much of his time and with it
gain and profit as well as friends, and
to know that he is no longer a factor
there ~ 90 eigtsii eii4
"And the average worker, man OIL
woman, is usually a comfortably hon
est parsonage They have not reached
the stage where the craze, for money and
the power that e it gives, has dwarf
ed the joy of living, and where the in
! toxication of wealth overrides their fell
low men; where the laws are cut all
| too closely and where the right of might
| is used to the detriment of the public
welfare!
''What weary world it would be
without work! Idleness is conducive
to discomfort, poverty and wickedness
Work is conducive to happy homes
Honest toll is a priceless boon to hui
manity.
''In the enjoyment of work one may
forget trouble; the hours of separation
from dear ones pass all the more quick
| ly when one is busy, and the thought
of honest, independent manhood that
comes with honest toll transforms the
so-called curse into blessing in dis
guise. Work is one of Gods greatest
gifts to man."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
$I2.25 to Buffalo, N. Y.

And return, via Nickel Plate road
from Chicago, July Sth, 9th and 10th
with extreme return limit of August
4th, by depositing ticket. Stopover al
lowed at Chautauqua Lake points. Also
lowest rates to Ft. Wayne, Cleveland
Erie and other eastern points. Three
trains daily, with first class equipment
Meals served in Nickel Plate dining
cars, on American club meal plan, rang
ing in price from 80 cents to $l.00; also
service a la carte. No excess fare
charged on any train on the Nickel
Plate road. If contemplating an east
ern trip, write John Y. Callahan, gen
eral agent, ll3 Adams street, Room 29S,
Chicago, I'll. Chicago depot, corner Van
Buren, and La Sale street, the only pas
senger station in Chicago on the Elevat-
ed railway loop
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-06-23
THORPE ARRAIGNED.
Alleged Burglar Asked for Immediate
Hearing.

From Thursdays Daily.
D. S. Thorpe, the jewelry peddler
whom Deputy Sheriff Osten brought
back from Lakefeld on suspicion of
having burglarized T. II. Barnes
house at Vernon Center, was arraigned
before Judge Comstock this afternoon
on warrant sworn out by Mr.. Osten
charging him with grand larceny in
the first degree. He asked for an
immediate hearing, but County Attor-
ney Wilson asked for an adjournment
and the hearing was set for Monday at
9 a. IN. Being unable to furnish $500
bail, the defendant was committed to
the county Jail.