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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-03
Educational Laws Have Been
improved BY Commission.
Many of the Contradictory Pro-
visions Are Eliminated.
There Are Omissions. But These
Probably 0versights.

st. Paul, Jan. 30 innesota's edu-
cational laws have been improved by the
statute revision commission" said j. w.
Olsen, state superintendent of public in
struction. "Admirabe work has been
done in condensing and harmoniZing the
laws covering different phases. of the
educational system.
THE law in the new code takes up
about third of the space which is de-
voted to it in the old statutes. Many
contradictory provisions have been elimi-
mated and the language has been made
clearer and more concise, especially i'll
regard TO compulsory education. As the
law now stands, the clauses defining
compulsory education are very indefinite
and vague. While the revision does not
make the law more binding than the
old one, the law is more definite and
specific"
C. G. Schulz, assistant superintendent
OF public instruction, was busy examin
ing the code and comparing it with the
present law, to see ii he could detect any
changes detrimental to the department.
He discovered that three appropriations
provided for in the old law have been
taI in, bn 90 hut bo
ion is that it was merely an oversight.
THE revision. she said, "omits the
$4,000 appropriation to aid the schools
of the static in establishing libraries.
The appropriation of $4,000 to maintain
a certain number of summer training
schools in the state has also been left
out of the revision. / have as yet failed
to find the $1,000 year appropriation
for clerk hire.
Il am inclined to think that these
omissions are not intentional, but are
merely oversights, and can be easily
rectified later. The changes have been
noted by the department and the atten-
tion of the proper legislative committee
will be called to them.
1T would be great help to the school
authorities of the state who are now
attempting to enforce the compulsory
education if an entirely new law were
enacted. Minnesota has compulsory
educational law in name only. 1t is
hardly worth the paper it S written on,
if its value is to be judged from the re-
suits following its enforcement by the
school authorities through the state.
''As the law stands now, there are too
many loopholes for the pupils to seek
some form of employment rather than
regular attendance at school read so as
to make every pupil under certain age
attend school and to accept no excuse
whatever except that of sickness, which
should be established by doctors GER
tificate.
Under the present compulsory educa-
final law a child does rot have to at
tend school if he is taught in the COM
mon branches at home. If he can be
employed to better advantage elsewhere
the law makes him exempt from attend
ance at school. These two qualifications
practically nullify the law"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-03
More Oil Inspectors.

From Mondays Daily
Gov. John A. johnson has appointed
Frank Brady oil inspector for Nicolet
county. j. I. Coughlin is named for
Otter Tail county; w. ii. Kitty, Steele
county, and w. p. Black, Polk. county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-03
EXPENSES at the Normal.

From Fridays Daily.
The expense of the Mankato normal
school, according to the report of the
state auditor, for the year ending July
81, 1904, was $36,6sl.22, of which $685.
S04.43 was paid out for salaries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-03
Feb. c-l0-IT, 1905.
ORDER FOR HEARING On CLAIMS.


STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF BLUE
EarJh-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Theodore HeinZe,
deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto Matilda
He'nzs aud George h. Hoerr, of said unity.
1t Is ordered. that all claims and demands of
all pers ms again It SAID estate De presented to
this court for examination and allowance, at
he p -ohate Office in the City OF Ma"kato in
sid Blne Earth county, on the iol oW leg day
viz: Monday the 3lst day Of July, a. H.,
sos st ten O'Clock in The forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered. that six months from
he date hereof be allowed to credi sors to Pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the
expira tion of which time all claims not pre-
sented t. said court. MT prove to its
ssti-fac,ion, shall be forever barred unless for
.eusa shown further time be allowed.
Ordered Their. that notice of he time and
lace of besrieg and examination of said
.laiins and dem stal re gwen by publica-
tian of this order for three successive weeks
rior tn the day appointed for such ex-
animation, in the Mans to free I'ress, q weakly
lew-paper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato, tho 9Th day of January,
\. D., 1906
BY the Court:
wM. F. HUGHES.
probate Coart SeaD Judge of Probate.
Pau & Pfau, attorneys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-03
! GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no
matter of how lond standing. in to IA
days. First application gives ease and
est. so C. If your druggist hasn't it
send soc in stamps and it will be for
warded postpaid by Paris Medicine Co,
ST Louis, Mo.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-03

Miss Jessie Kirk was surprised last
Saturday night by party of twenty
five friends at her home on Belgrade
avenue. Games were played and refresh
ments served and all had the jolliest
kind of time.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26

Died Sunday, July %, at 4:3O
D. m. at the residence of her
father, Mrs. Alcide Leblanc, nee
Marie Helena Peck, aged 81
wears and 8 months.
The remains were taken to
Broussard Monday for inter
ment. Funeral services were
held in the Catholic church OF
that place at $3.50 p. m.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26
NUMBER A..

/. Passengers with or with
out baggage from points intended
in resolutions shall not be ad-
mitted.
2. No merchandise or freight
shall be admitted unless duly
stamped as having been fumi'
gated by the U. S. Marine Hos
pital Service.
1t was moved by P. L. De-
ClOuet and adopted,
That DR.. Geo. G. BabcOck. the
sanitary officer, shall be en-
powered in full to carry out the
resolutions and rules and regula-
tions adopted and to be adopted
by this body, to be fully en-
powered to employ men to assist
him therein, with the co-Opera-
ton of the Council, and to ex-
ercise authority in the discharge
of such duties.
After which the Board ad-
jOurned.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26

Mayor MOuton and the City
Council have begun a vigorous
campaign for thorough clean
ing up of the city, realizing that
every precautionary measure
possible should be taken in view
of the fact that yellow fever ex-
lists in New Orleans, and, from
DR.. Souchon's statement of II
cases and 6 deaths, Of a severe
type. In their efforts to put the
city in the best sanitary condi-
ton possible, they should have
the prompt and vigorous CO.
operation of the citizens. And
while we do not consider the
situation alarming at present,
yet as an act Of prudence we
should take every measure to
prepare for all contingencies.
Every householder should at
once thoroughly clean and dis
infect his premises, drain all
stagnant water, and either
screen his cisterns or put q
small quantity of coal oil in them.
Get the town clean, get rid of
the mosquitoes and we will then
be in splendid shape to ward of
yellow fever. The Boa ! of
Health as will be seen by pecusal
of proceedings in another column
have taken steps tO keep out the
disease and they can be relied
on to do their best in every way
to protect US. But we must
help and help by cleaning up
thoroughly.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26

and the parish of--have quaran-
tined against the city of New Orleans
and all localities infected with yellow
fever and against all nOn-infected
localities which have not quarantined
against New Orleans or other in
fected localities.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26
LATEST NEWS.
Fifty Cases of Fever In New Or.
leans to Date with ~ Un-
der Treatment Now.

The latest news Obtainable in
regard to yellow fever in New
Orleans is that there have been
fifty cases to date with II now
under treatment and 6 deaths.
The authorities are using every
means known to science to re-
strict the disease to the infected
section and stamp it out.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
To Take Measures to Protect City
from Yellow Fever Reported
f0 New Orleans.
Decided to Put ToWn In Best
Sanitary Condition Possible.
Meeting Of Board Of
Health Called.

A special meeting of the COun-
Gil was held Saturday night with
all members present except
Messrs. Girard. Krauss and
COronna. Mayor Mouton stated
that the object of the meeting
was to adopt precautionary
measures for the safety of the
city in view of the reported ex-
istence of yenew fever in New
Orleans.
It was resolved to use every
endeavOr to pnt the town in
good sanitary condition, and the
Mayor was requested by resolu-
ton to issue a proclamation urg-
ing upon the people the necessity
of cooperating with the town
authorities in cleaning up the
city.
F. A. Pyatt, who was appointed
sanitary inspector at a previous
meeting, was also made garbage
man at a salary of $4,000. He ID
to furnish his own team and his
duty will be to pass over town
and remove all garbage which
the citizens are requested and
expected to put in boxes or bar.
rels handy for him to empty as
he makes his rounds.
Els duty as sanitary inspector
will he to inspect all premises in
town and when needed order
them cleaned, and in case OF
failure to comply, to have the
premises cleaned at once and
collect for same.
A committee was appointed to
see about the Brown-News closet
concerning which considerable
complaint has been made.
Messrs. BOudreaux and
Trahan were appointed com
mittee to confer with the rail.
road officials in regard to taking
measures of protection against
yellow fever in New Orleans.
The Board of Health was re-
quested to meet at 4p. m. Monday
to consider the fever situation,
also if necessary, it was decided
to have a called meeting of the
Council Monday night.
The Council then adjourned.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26
VOLUME XII.
PROCLAMATION.
TO tie Citisens of Lafdyette.

TO the Cifisens Of Ldtdyetse.
As per resolution of the Council
at meeting held July p. 1905, you are
hereby notified to have your premises
thoroughly cleaned and disinfected
within five days of this notice, or in
default, be subject to dne and cost
of having same attended to by the
Sanitary Inspector. Sufficient quantity
of lime and disinfectants for the pur-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26

pose will be furnished by the city FREE.
CHAS. o. MOUTON,
Mayor.
Lafayette, July "A, 1905.


For Sale.
A second hand piano in first class
condition, cheap for cash. or on
time. Also new pianos. Pianos
tuned and repaired. Work guar
anteed. Phone PA.
FRED w. SMIDTH,
COnstantin Cottage, Main St.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26

A. T. Comeaux and Jean Boud-
reaux. Of the f0nrth ward, were
business visitors 70. town We'd
(needay.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26

At his residence in Lafayette
Sunday, July %, at 6 p. M,
George Scharrer. Funeral SER
vices were held at st. John s
Catholic church at 3 p. IN.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26

At his residence near
Mouton Switch Friday, July q !.
at 8 q. m. Ernest Bernard, aged
66 years.
Funeral services were held in
the Catholic church in CarencrO
at 5 D. M. Of the same day.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
FIRE CLAIM CONTESTED.
Grand Forks Court Hears Suit of EIe
vator Company.

Grand Forks Court Hears Suit of Ele
vator Company.
Judge Amidon convened a term of
the United States district court at
Grand Forks. The first case called
was that Of the Farmers Independent
Elevator company of Denbigh against
the Insurance Company Of North
America.
The action is brought to recover al.
insurance carried On an elevator and
on the grain that was destroyed by fire
about two years ago. The Edwards
Wood company held a mortgage onthe
grain and appears as the active plant
if in the case The insurance company
contests payment of the amount of the
policies carried on the ground that
there was not the amount of grain in
the elevator as claimed, and that due
diligence was not used in caring for
the grain after the fire. Two other
of a similar character, but
against another insurance company,
have resulted in verdict smuch below
what was asked for by the company.
The other cases will be taken up in
the following order: Mrs. Anna Walsh
against the Great Northern railway;
D. Altman against the city ,of Grand
Forks; Louis Jepkie against the North.
ern Pacific, and William E. Larson,
trustee, against Anton Eckern.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
RATES FOR CONVENTION.
Railroads Give One Fare Rate fos
Round Trip to Tri-State Meeting.

Railroads Give One Fare Rate for
Round Trip to Tri-State Meeting.
J. A. johnson, secretary Of the Tri.
State Grain Growers association, re.
ceived advices from the railroad com.
panies running into Fargo Of the spe'
cial one-fare rate agreed upon, and the
territory, for the annual meeting Of the
association, to be held in Fargo, Jan.
16, II, 10 and 10, at the Fargo opera
house. The rate will be n fare for
the round trip, no certificate required.
The limit will be announced later. Mr..
Johnson says that If cases should arise
where agents decline to sell a round
trip ticket, and there are such every
year, the passenger should buy the
ticket one way and demand a receipt,
so that the difficulty can be adjusted in
Fargo and the passenger returned
free. Every agent will be notified OF
the rate.
On the Milwaukee, tickets will be
sold from M%ontevideo, Mimi, Sioux
Falls, Mitchell and Aberdeen in South
Dakota, to Fargo.
On the Northern Pacific, from Little
Falls and Brainerd west to the Mon
tana line, and on all branches within
that territory.
On the Great Northern, from Will
mar and Sank Center west, including
all points in the two Dakotas.
On the 500, from Glenwood, Mimi,
west and north to Fargo.
Mr.. Johnson says the contract for
the proceedings has been closed, that
5000 copies will be printed, every per
SON attending the convention to re-
ceive a copy, and books will be sent to
all parts of the United States. One'of
the subjects which will be prominently
discussed will be the very important
and live n of drainage. That lis the
subject which President Hill of the
Great Northern wants to have a heart.
to-heart talk about withe the farmers,
and will come to Fargo for the pur-
pose. The outlook is that the coming
convention in many ways will over
shadow previous conventions both in
attendance and the Importance of the
subjects to be discussed. Already
practical suggestions have begun to
reach the offices of Messrs. Worst and
Johnson,> rejecting in wide measure
the widespread interest there is and
the fact that drainage is to be taken
up in a most exhaustive way seems to
have met with very general approval
in all sections of the trio of states.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
Graduated Costs.

The chauffeur had been hauled up
in the rural court for violating the
speed limit.
"How much, your honor?" asked
the prisoner.
"Ten dollars" drawled the long,
whiskered Judge, with a look of i'm,
portance.
But the bailifr needs new pair
Of gum boots for this winter"
Twenty dollars fine"
Sand the constable needs an over
coat and a fur cap"
Thirty dollars fine"
"And the old horse that draws the
lookup wagon needs a blanket"
"Forty dollars fine. And, young
man, you better run while you have
the chance, for if the court finds IT
is in need Of anything else we are
liable to attach your machine"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
The Limit.

A Scotch minister instructed his
clerk, who sat among the congrega.
tion during the service, to give a low
whistle if anything in his sermon ap.
reared to be exaggerated. On hearing
the minister say, "In those days there
were snakes fifty feet long," the clerk
gave a subdued whistle,
II should have said thirty feet" add.
ed the minister.
Another whistle from the clerk.
ION consulting Thompson's Con.
cordance," said the minister, in con-
fusion, 81 see the length is twenty
feet"
Still another whistle; wherein the
preacher leaned over and said in a
stage whisper: "Ye can whistle as
much as We like, Macpherson, but I'll
no take anither foot off for anybody"
-Harper's Weekly.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
MRS. LEONARD HoNoRED.
North Dakota Missionary Society
Elects Officers. Y

Elects OFFICERS. !
The fourth annual session of the
Women's Home Missionary society Of
the Methodist Episcopal church was
closed at Grand Forks, following one
of the most interesting meetings the
society has ever held in this state
There was a large attendance, many OF
the churches of the state being rep
resented. The following officers were
elected:
President, Mrs. H. G. Leonard, Far
go; vice president, Mrs. H. H. Healy,
Grand Forks; recording secretary,
Mrs. G. S. Hills, Bathgate; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. S. Newlove,
Thompson; treasurer, Miss Anna CHS
holm, Fargo.
The conference secretaries elected
s,ere as follows: Young peoples work,
Mrs. H. w. Herdel, Valley City; home
guard and mothers jewels, Mrs. Elmer
Duden, Wallhalla; mite box, Mrs. E. M
Smell, Grand Forks; literature, Mrs.
Wilkins, Thompson.
At the closing session Mrs. H. G.
Leonard of Fargo conducted the devo'
tional exercises and Rev. Elmer Du'
den, Walhalla, delivered an address on
the foundation stones Of the society.
Rev. M. P. Burns, presiding elder OF
the Grand Forks district, delivered an
address on the field and the work OF
the society.
The musical numbers were rendered
by Miss Florence DeWeese, Miss Dolly
Feldkirchner and Mr.. Frank Smell. The
attendance at all sessions of the soci.
ETY. was large and an excellent pro.
gram was carried out. The time and
place for the next apnual meeting was
not fixed.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
Fred Kulewatz had a narrow escap

Fred Kulewatz had a narrow escape
from drowning in Devils Lake. He
was hunting and stepped out on to the
newly formed ice, which he supposed
was safe. He was a mile from shore
and happened to go through the ice
just over a sandbar where the water
reached only to his chin. His escape
from death was miraculous, for had
he been a few feet in either direction
from that place he would have gone
through into deep water.
Neor Churchs Ferry one hunter
would not pay attention to another and
was shot In the leg for his stubborn.
ness. He threatened to sue the shoot.
er and the case was finally settled out
Of court.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
RATS IN CAVALIER COUNTY.
Invasion of the Pests Is Now Threat.
81 ened. I

81 ened. I
Cavalier county is threatened With,
ar invasion of rats. 1t is a fact not
generally known that until a few years
ago these pests were unknown in this
state. They have come from the south
and their progress northward is slow.
They we're abundant in Fargo several
years ago before any had made their
appearance in Grand Forks. Then peo-
pie beganto find them in the interme-
date towns, and Grand Forks at last
received it's visitation. 1t has been the
experience Of most places that rats
are most troublesome about the Sec
ond or third year after their appear
ance in a town. After that they either
diminish in numbers or find o Sc
cure hiding places, as they are not so
often seen. Cavalier appears now to
be in the busy stage of the rat busi-
ness. 97tsF
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
Juror Is Arrested.

Z Capt. Wolagmont of Minot, who has
been in the retail cigar business for
years; was arrested in the court room
on the charge of maintaining a blind
pig at Flaxton. He had just been ac-
cepted as a juror in a district court
case. He denies the charge directly,
and says that his only business at
Flaxton has been in connection with
his farm near that place. Capt. Wo-
lagmont is a Union veteran, having
served honorably under Gen. Thomas,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
NORTH DAKOTA R. F. D. ROUTES.
Statement That tho State Had 5000
Routes a Gross Blunder.

statement mat tho STATE 7ao o,VOU
Routes a Gross Blunder.
Some time ago the statement was
published that there were in North Da-
kota somewhere about 5000 rural de-
livery routes. This statement was
widely copied, but it turns out to be a
gross blunder. Congressman Mar
shall, who has been instrumental in
securing many of the routes for this
state, writes that there were on Nov.
/, 1905, 14S daily routes in the state
and 3S tri-weekly routes, making in all
1874. Service is ordered on is addi-
tional routes, which will make exact
ly 200 routes in the state on Jan. /,
1906.
Congressman Marshall has taken
great interest in the increase of rural
service throughout the state, and dur
ing his terms the number of routes has
increased from about five to the pres
ent number. The application Of the
every-other-day service in this state
has been due to the initiative of MI.
Marshall.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
Bow praooed to Death.

The dead body of George Rill, the
16-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rill, was found on the prairie near
the home of his parents, nea Grand
Forks. The ribs in the left side over
the heart had been broken in and
death had been instantaneous.
The boy had left home on the pre-.
ceding day, mounted on a broncho, to
hunt some cattle. Next morning the
horse was found in a farm yard with
the saddle slipped around underneath.
The boy had undoubtedly been thrown
by the slipping of the saddle and had
been dragged and stepped on.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
Homer Carlson, a young man Of VI

ley City, had a narrow escaue from
being killed at that place. He was
standing on a track unaware OF the
approach of a string of cars from the
rear, when they bumped into him,
knocking him on to the ground. "A
number of people witnessed the acct
dent and supposed he had been killed.
Four cars passed over his body when
the engine stopped and it was discov-
cred he had only suffered several
slight wounds.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
CENSUS OF COUNTIES.

Population Of North Dakota In 1890,
1900 and 1905 Shows Remarkable
Growth.
The following table shows the cen
u returns of North Dakota in 1890,
1900 and 1905 by counties. In some of
the counties the growth in the last five
years has been little short of phenom-
email and in the state the increase in
that period has almost equaled that
of the previous ten years. There is
much Of interest in the table to those
who are interested in the development
If the state:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-30
state Wants Evidence.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Nov. 1.-THE
body of Halvord Nyman. the. old man
WHOM Nels Grenberg admits having
poisoned, has been exhumed by the
coroner and the stomach has been
sent to the state chemist for analysis.