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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
BOLD ROBBERY AT Tiv0LI.
Home of John Romack Entered; Fifty
Dollars Taken.

On Friday of last week bold robbery
was committed ut Tivoli The home of
John Romack was entered while the
family was absent. The thief made
away with $50 and some due bills on
Carlstrom's grocery.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Armstrong of
Mcpherson visited at the home of B.
Armstrong.
Grandma Macbeth has recovered from
her illness so that she is able to take
short drive.
Mr. and Mrs W. Bennett visited with
their daughter, Mrs. Carrie Buchholtz, in
Mcpherson Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Buchholtz returned
home from Winthrop last week where
they had been visiting their daughter,
Mrs. John splinter
Mr. Albert Lortz of Mankato is Wis
ting at the Hoagland home.
Miss Edith Hoagland has returned
home from Mankato where she has been
attending the summer school
Frank Morse had the misfortune to
cut his left foot last Monday with an
axe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
RAPIDAN MILLS NEWS.

The dance in Woodmen's hall at
Rapidan station Saturday evening turn
ed out fine. A large crowd was pres
ent and all report a very enjoyable
time.
Rapidan's popular baseball team de-
feated nine, composed mostly of nor
mai summer school students Saturday
by a score of 20 to s. How's that?
William Dodge is home and is i'm
proving the looks of his building by
coat of paint.
Harrie Davis is working in the cream
cry at Rapidan.
Bert Ferris has accepted a position in
a creamery at Aberdeen, S. ID.
Mrs. Emma Larvick, the oldest daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Bertheson,
died Saturday afternoon. The deceased
was young. having been married about
a year and was well thought of by
all who knew her. The funeral was held
Monday.
Miss Lottie Bennett of Eagle Lake
called on friends here, Friday.
Miss Sylvia Birtmark is visiting with
Miss Lena E. Just.
Mr.. E. Knutson and wife, of Lake
Crystal, visited friends in this vicin-
ity last week
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
1t Was Hung In Governors Re-
ception Room Yesterday.
Historic Event Is Beautifully
Portrayed BY Artist.
He Will Walk Over the District
Where Event Occurred.

From Saturdays Daily.
Francis ID. Millet's painting, "The
Signing of the Treaty of Traverse des
Sioux" was hung yesterday in the gov
ernor's reception room The painting oc-
cupies the panel in the west end of the
room 1t is a broad conception of that
historic event when the Sioux decided
to the government and eventually to
Minnesota twofifths of its present
area.
The painting has for a setting spot
two miles from st. Peter, soon to be
marked by a monument erected by the
state In the background of the picture
is the Minnesota river from whose
shores there arises gently a series of
hills. Here and there canoes are outlined
darting up and down the river.
Under a canopy of oak boughs are the
central figures of the picture. At the
far end of the space under the canopy is
a raised platform upon which stands
Colonel Luke Lee, Governor Ramsey,
General Sibley and other officials repre-
senting the government. Opposite them,
with his head held proudly, is Chief
Iron Bear. He is clasping the hand of
Luke Lea, Indicative that the treaty
has been contaminated
To the right sixty Sioux are grouped,
some sitting on the ground others on
their ponies against background of
teppes. They are typical Indians re-
splendent in their war paint and feath-
ers.
To the left are the whites, some thir-
ty in number In their midst is table
with another treaty about to be made
by the Indians with the traders in
which the Sioux agree to pay them
what they owe for trinkets and other
goods.
Mr.. Millet states that he made his
painting from a sketch made by Frank
B. Magyar, Maryland painter who was
present. dI CHe Jllle anu spent Iuucll
time in sketching those who participat
ed in it. The sketch now hangs upon
the walls of the state historical society.
81 made my sketches of the Indians"
said Mr.. N1illet, from casts in the
Smithsonian institute and number of
months was spent in going over the diff
ferent records of the state to have the
features of the picture historically cor
rect"
The painting cost $4,000 and forms
the second in series of six which will
decorate the walls of the governors re-
ception room. The artist will visit the
scene of the signing of the treaty to-
morrow He states that he desires to
walk over the district where the treaty
was signed.
Mr.. Alillet is accompanied by his son,
Lawrence, who is a student at Oxford
university. He stated that he thought
the capitol was one of the finest build
ings in the country and the finest state
capitol he had ever seen. The picture
received much favorable comment yes
terday and hundreds streamed into the
governors reception room to view it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
KERNS AND HEBRON.
Harvest Is In Full Blast; Other News
of Interest.

his cool weather is all right for the
grain. Most of it will be in the shock
this week. Quite number of oat
fields were cut last week.
The harvest of wheat and oats is
now in full blast in this vicinity Some
of the heavier fields are somewhat
lodged by the recent rains.
The Hebron school board has secured
Miss Rose Mallow as teacher for the
coming school year
Pastor Brown delivered an able SER
mon last Sunday morning to an appre-
ciatiye audience. The church was very
beautifully decorated with flowers and
plants.
Rev. Allen gave an interesting mis-
sionary sermon last Sunday morning
at the Hebron church.
Rev. Griffith of Cambria preached in
the Judson school house last Sunday
evening. There will be no more services
for six weeks at that place.
William Sharp is remodeling his
house. The carpenters are now at work.
Mrs. Bert Tidland of North Mankato
is visiting this week with Jesse Keene's
family.
Duncan MCGOWAN of Scotland and
nephew of Mrs. Martha MCGOWAN, and
cousin of Mrs Herman Heiser. ar
rived at the Heiser home last Thursday
for an extended visit with his relatives
T. Hodson's sons, Roy and Herbert.
have completed large new machine
she'd 20X36, on their farm
Miss Anna Remele of Minneapolis is
spending a few days with t. Hodson's
family. She is teacher in the Min
neapolis schools.
Mrs. Oscar Door expects relatives
from Barrie Ontario, Canada this week,
for an extended visit
Misses Una and Florence Hodson re-
turned last Wednesday from their out
ing at Tetonka.
Mrs. C. Goodridge of North Mankato
visited with her sister, Mrs. William
Clark, last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
ROUTE OF THE ECLIPSE.
Event Will Not Be Observed In Man
kato; Its Course.

Astronomers are at present busily en-
gagged in making preparations for a
great event on Aug. 80 next. On that
day there viii be total eclipse of the
sun.
Just nineteen minutes before noon on
Aug. 80 Greenwich time, the shadow
cone of the moon cast by the sun, after
rapidly moving through space, first
strikes this earth. The place so honored
is about Winnipeg. The shadow has
fallen on the earth and now as a black
spot about 100 miles in diameter it COM
mences an eastern rush at headlong
space scross our continent and oceans.
In two OF three minutes after its arrival
it has crossed Hudson's bay, and then
just five minutes before noon in Lon
don, the shadow launches from the coast
of Labrador upon the Atlantic
Over the Atlantic the black spot
rushes. AS the Greenwich clock shows
ten minutes to one, the Atlantic Jour
ney is over, and the shadow enters
Europe near Cape Finisterre. For
about twenty-five minutes the course
lies through Spain, and then the Medi-
teranean is reached. This sea is crossed
till Tunis is entered about lao Then
again follows a passage over the sea
until Egypt is entered at 2:O4. Tween
ty minutes later there is a crossing of
the Red sea, and now the earthly Jour
ney of the shadow is drawing TO ckOse,
and it ends in Arabia at 2:32, having
occupied two hours and forty SIX min
utes in its course from Canada. At
the ends of its track the duration of
the totality is about two minutes, and
it is nearly double as long in the cen
trail part of the track.
OF course, without leaving our own
homes the eclipse of next August will
be visible TO some extent. 1t will be
visible over the whole of Europe, and
Uhe greater part OF Africa. LII VIII ne
visible over the north Atlantic, and over
a great part of Canada, and doubtless
will be noted by many hundreds of
thousands of observers. 1t is with the
object of getting into the track of the
shadow that astronomers are now pre-
pairing for visit to Spain, or to Tunis,
or to Egypt for the line passes through
these other countries as well as through
Spain. The width of the shadow track
is approximately 100 miles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP.
Personal Notes and Happenings in the
County Fair Town.

SOunty = ar own.
Mrs. Wesley Martell and children of
Wisconsin and Mrs. Sidney Frazier and
children are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Buck of this place.
William Shaver and family have
moved to the William Stevens farm,
west of town. Mr.. Shaver will work
for Floyd Wilson, who rents that place.
Or. Brpndenburg and family Sunday
ed with Ora Swan and family. Misses
Lucille and Lahore will continue their
visit for /; few days.
A few young people from Vernon Cen
ter attended the dance at the hall Fri
day evening.
George Wolverton of Amboy spent
Sunday in town.
Mrs. Iarkin and daughter Ella of
Mankato are visitors at the Piper home.
Miss Madge Clerk of Mankato visited
the Misses Bixby over Sunday.
Madelia are visiting at the home of Mr..
Fillmore Mills
Irvc Bemis, a former resident of Gar
den City, is visiting old acquaintance.
The Misses lockwood of Minneapolis,
who have been visiting their aunt Mrs.
John Chapman, have gone to Madelia to
visit at the home of Mr.. Eli lockwood
and family, who reside near that place.
Miss Francis Pepper of Mankato is
visiting at the home of her grand moth
er, Mrs, Gerry.
Rev. Atwood, Rev. Black and wife,
Mrs. Fairchild and Mrs. Blue and Mr.
Blacks Sunday school class have been
camping rear Lake Crystal the past
week
Cleveland Murphy and sister, Sarah,
of Anoka, are visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Carl Larvick and infant died
Saturday night. Mr.. Larvick has the
sympathy of his many friends in his
sad bereavement The funeral was held
at the house on Monday. The remains
will be inferred in the Norwegian GENE
terry at Rapidan. l.a
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ NJ. Clough and son,
Maynard of Mankato visited in town
over Sunday.
Mrs. Hart was a Mankato caller Fri
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Irve Mcbride of Chi
cago, are visiting the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mcbride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ell Warner of st. Paul
are visiting at the home of the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Warner.
Miss Morse of Mankato is assisting j.
X. Osgood at The store.
Mrs George Yates of Minneapolis is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Thurston,
of this place.
Mrs. Howard Hazel and Hazel Dorr
started for Everett, Wash, the first of
the week. They will visit the exposi
ton before returning home.
The Lake Crystal and Garden City
ball teams played ball at the fair
grounds Saturday. Score to in fav
or of Lake Crystal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
That's the Kind of Talk.

We notice by the st. Paul newspa-
pers that Private Secretary Frank Day
hollered hurrah when Gotteschalk com
mitted suicide and cheated the gallows.
This shows that even a good democrat
will go wrong once in while. If there
were more illegal murders" there would
be fewer illegal rs.-Fairmont
Sentinel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
Mrs. I. Bolstin.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. J. Bolstin. who formerly lived in
Mankato, died at her home in Sioux
City on July 8. She was i'll three days
with blood poison. The news of the
lady's death was received in this city
today and it proved to be painful
shock to her friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
Indian Population Increasing.

From Thursdays Daily.
Minnesota's Indian population has in
creased the past five years nearly so
per cent, contrary to the general belief
that the Indians are dying off. In 1900
the total Indian population was 6,942
1t is announced by the census bureau as
1925, an increase of 1928.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

to restore this important organ to its
wonted vigor. Then why not start
today? For over SO years it has been
curing Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Co.'S
iiveness, BiIiouspess, Poor Appetite,
Cramps and Diarrh9a. Try it and see.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
TO EAT

But no appetite, well describes the
condition of thousands of persons.
Their Stomachs have ''gOne back on
them" but it only requires fair trial
of the famous
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04

There is some speculation on the fu-
ture of Charlie Mitchell, whose news
paper, The Fairmont News, has been
consolidated with The Independent of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04

Ed. Swartout farmer, of Rapidan,
has already threshed all his barley and
rye, and has plowed seventeen acres for
next years crop
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
Railroad Rate Legislation.

Testifying before the Senate Con- mittee at Washington, Inter- State Commerce Commissioner Prouty said in discussing the proposition to give to that Commission the power to reg ulate railway rates:
 "I think the railways should make their own rates. think they should be allowed to develop their own bus mess. 1 have never advocated any law, and 1 am not now in favor of any law, which would put the rate making power into the hands of any commission or any court. While it may be necessary to do that some time, while that is done in some states at the present time, while it is done ip some countries, l am op- posed to it. < The railway rate is property. It is all the property that the railway has got. The rest of it's property is not good for anything unless it can charge rate. Now it has always seemed to me that when a rate was fixed, if that rate YVES an unreasonable rate, it deprives the railroad company of its property pro tanto. It is not necessary that you should conAscate the property of a railroad; it is not necessary that you should say that it shall not earn three per cent. or four per cent. When you put in a rate that is inherently un- reasonable, you have deprived that company of its rights, of its proper ty. and the circuit court of the United States has jurisdiction under the fourteenth amendment to restrain that. *** have looked at these cases great many times, and can only come to the conclusion that rail road company is entitled to charge fair and reasonable rate, and if any order of commission, if any statute of state legislature takes away that rate, the fourteenth amendment pro tects the railway company.
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
Wanted Some Himself.

A travelling agent for large whole sale grocery house was selling bill of goods to one of his customers, a grocer in little village. "Now," he said, "to wind up with, don't you want a few cans of our maple sirup? You'll find it the best you have ever kept in stock"
 "No," said the grocer, "I've got plen- ty of maple sirup."
 "When did you get 1t? I don't re- member selling you any when was here on my last trip"
 You didn't. I got this in the coun- try"
 "Is 1t the real stuff?"
 "That's what it is. My brother made it in his own camp. He's got five hundred trees"
 "I'd like to taste it."
 A sample of the country maple sirup was brought out. He tasted it, and took the grocer to one side.
 "Say," he said, in low tone, "I'm not going back on the strictly pure goods I sell. of course, but I want a gallon of this stuff for my own use." Youths Companion.
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
Odd Animal Laws.

When a dog was unlawfully killed in countries differing so widely as Ger many and Arabia the owner of the an- imal used to be indemnified in the fol- lowing manner: The dog was hung up by the tail, with the point of its muz- gle touching the ground, and the man who had committed the offense was obliged to pour over 1t corn or flour until the carcass was completely hid den by the heap. This heap then be. came the property of the man who owned the dog.
 In Syria there was specially curi- ous variation, for if it were street dog that was killed the flour was made into bread and given to its fel- lows. No doubt this arose from the value atttached in those old parts to street dogs as scavengers. By the old Welsh laws of Howel the damages for killing an animal belonging to another were assessed in the same odd man. ner.
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
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Front Yard Planting.

The very commonest mistake Is to fill ones front yard with all sorts of highly colored abnormal things, says the Garden Magazine variegated elder, purple-leaved plum, weeping willow, double-fowered almonds, smoke tree, cut leaved maple, red-fowered horse chestnut and that piercingly magenta outrage on the optic nerve-Spiraea Anthony Waterer. Often you will see all these things in one small yard. It is just as bad to cover ones lawn with such things as to sprinkle fourteen kinds of spice all over ones food.
 Use native kinds chiefly, or species that fit into our landscape. The "hor- ticultural forms are only for accent. Don't scatter shrubs or plants of any kind over lawn. Avoid isolated spec linens. Group them. Shrubs are for the borders of place. Don't plant one of each in long row. You will get a much better effect by having big solid mass of one or few things in the back ground, with whatever spice in front you think necessary. Don't plant shrubs in straight lines because straight lines are not the rule of nature. If you hire man to plant, and fail to watch him, he will surely set your plants in straight lines.
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
Inst as Well.

q was talking with a merchant in his store in Southern town when a colored man came in and asked for the colored porter. He was told that Jim had been sent to town about five miles away and would not be home until after dark.
 "'Is it anything special?' added the merchant.
 Mighty speshual, sah.'
 Cant you tell it to me"
 "'Yes, sah, I reckon it will be jest de same. When Jim comes home you tell him dat you have sot spring-gun on your smoke-house doah and dat if he goes foolin' around dar tonight dar'll be 'sploshun dat will 'bolish his disarrangements so quick dat his prevaricashun won't know what hurt 'em.'"
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
"Hail, Columbian"

A certain Congressman-Harper's Weekly does not mention names in connection with the story, but says that he takes an interest in musical matters-presented bill advocating a larger appropriation for the care of the music in the Congressional Li- brary.
 He spoke briefly on the subject, and after the session fellow Congress- man approached him confidentially.
 q say" he said, in a low voice, T like that bill of yours; but tell me, what sort of music does the govern ment have over there in the library? Is it band or just hand-organ"
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
A Dry Country.

A practical illustration of the cur rent saying, "as broad as it is long," comes from the Denver Republican.
 A man who drove across the country last summer to little town in Vest ern Kansas met a farmer hauling a wagon load of water.
 "Where do you get water| he asked.
 up the road about seven miles," the farmer replied.
 And you haul water seven miles for your family and stockW
 "Yep."
 "Why in the world don't you dig . well?" asked the traveller, excitedly.
 Because, stranger" the farmer said, calmly, tits just as fur one way as the other"
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
Two Kinds of Reading.

If we make the pages of our books merely a sort of pleasant maze in which to set our minds to wandering during idle hours we in reading shall have acquired pastime that is usual ly harmless. But there is a vast diff ference between such way of spend- ing our time and the reading that teaches us to think as the greatest and wisest men and women have thought. Words stand in our minds for certain ideas or images. From what we read we learn to make these plain or hay, clearly drawn pictures or carelessly ex- ecuted sketches, and thus our powers of thinking are directly trained by our method of reading.-St. Nicholas.
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
An Error.

I've been on the bench for years," said Judge Boggs, "but I performed my first marriage ceremony this morn- ing"
 Did you do it nicely?" asked Mrs. Boggs.
 "Well, mo-" admitted the judge, rue fully. q started in all right; asked the woman, Do you take this man to be your lawfully welded husband, etc. And she said, I will Then I turned to the man, and" |.
 "Well, what did you say?"
 "'Prisoner at the bar, have you any. thing to say why the sentence of the law should not be passed upon your" Cleveland Leader. ~"
Holbrook argus., 1905-06-17
Different Now.

"'Be sure you are right, then go ahead is my motto,' said the bach elor.
 Tt used to be mine also before I got married" rejoined the scanty haired man with large, open-faced sigh.
 And now?" queried the bachelor.
 "Now," replied the other, q make sure that I am right, then do as my wife tells me-"