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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
SETTLE WITH DIRECTORS.
GRANT, BACHELOR No BUcKHAM
TOPaY 100000.
FaribauIt Bank Officials Will Not Have
to Stand an Expensive and Long.
Continued Litigation.

Faribault, Nov. l7.--Lyman d. Baird
has announced that he had submitted
to the comptroller of the currency of
the United States, the agreement which
he had succeeded in making with the
directors of the First National bank of
this city, and that he received instruc-
lions to accept the same. The amount
agreed upon is 100000 and will be paid
by three of the directors, Grant Batch
elder and Buckham. Receiver Baird
believes that this is as fair settlement
as can be effected, and that if accepted
1t Will save thousands of dollars to the
depostors by reducing the cost of the
litigations that they would have had to
go through with and by reducing the
amount of his time necessary to settle
the matter
He further states that one fourth of
the amount of every deposit will be re-
turned within sixty days if the settle
ment is accepted and that more will fol
low.
This is considered by him a good set
Element and a heavy fine for three men
men to pay for neglect of duty, after
they have paid heretofore the 100 per
cent assessment on the stock they had
in the bank and returned to him all
the dividends they had received in the
past six years.
1t now remains for this Judgment to
be approved by the court, and it will
be there that any of the depositors who
feel that the settlement was not for
their best interests to show the court
that a majority of their fellow deposi-
tors feel the same and the approval of
the judgment will be withheld.
Great credit is due to Mr.. Baird for
the painstaking manner in which he has
carried this affair through and for the
agreement he has finally reached. Sew
eral of the depositors have been willing
to settle for a less amount than that
obtained, but Mr. Baird, it is believed
held out for the larger amount, consid-
ering it a fairer settlement.
If this agreement is not approved,
the suits against the directors will have
before the anxious depositors know any
thing about the returns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
BLUE EARTH is ALL ACOC
DRUG CLERK RUNS AWAY WITH
ANOTHER MANS WIFE.
Claude WhiteIock Fell in Love With
Mrs. Nelson, A Dashing Wo-
man of Twenty-six.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The good old town of Blue Earth is
stirred from center to circumference by
a social scandal thai mas set the tongues
of everyone in that peaceful village
a-wagging both ways at once, says The
Fairmont Sentinel.
The talk is all caused by the sudden
and wholly unexpected marriage of
Claude Whitlock, drug clerk aged
twenty-one, and she whom everyone
supposed was Mrs. Nelson, wife of a
saloonkeeper, dashing, handsome and
fascinating with twentysix summers on
her retired list
The couple procured a license late
Tuesday and that night routed out Rev.
Ryan, Methodist. clergyman, were
quietly married and took the midnight
train. Whitlock wrote brief note to
his mother and also one to his employer
affixed special delivery stamps and mail
ed them before leaving. The notes
were alike and merely said: Il have
gone on my wedding trip. Claude Whit
lock-"
1t seems that Nelson had married the
woman in good faith about two years
ago supposing her to be his lawful we'd
ded wife and was quite taken back upon
discovering that she had gone with a
handsomer man. Investigations, how
ever, disclose that when the fair charm
er married Nelson two years ago she
was the wife of another but had COM
menced action for divorce. This divorce
was only granted some three weeks
since, but during all of the interval the
woman and Nelson lived together as
man and wife and were so taken and
accepted among acquaintance and
neighbors. OF course the marriage to
Nelson was bigamous but the bewitching
heroine Seems to have full legal right
to the title of Mrs. Claude Whitlock.
In her guileless girlhood days the
woman bore the name of Pearl Thomas
and lived at Eagle Grove, Iowa. 1t was
here she married Nelson and to this
place she is supposed to have flown
with her new found lover. No effort
will be made to modest or disturb the
united affinities.
Whitlock was raised in Blue Earth
and is of an estimable family. He is
said to have had 5000 coming from his
employer which he drew Monday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
The Duty on Hides.

Tariff revisionists will certainly give
their aid to the movement which has
for its ultimate end the removal of the
duty from hides.
of the duty. 1t is of no benefit to the
farmer or the cattle dealer, statements
of the standpatters to the contrary
notwithstanding
Cattle are sold on the hoof, and the
price received by the farmer varies from
two to three cents per pound. This
includes the hide, which, after its re-
lnoval from the animal, is sold to the
manufacturer of leather, who is forced
to pay the packer from ten to twelve
cents per pound. The packer is the in
dividual that pockets the enormous
profits and not the farmer who raises
and feeds the cattle. The farmer is
robbed at one end of the line and the
public at the other, being compelled to
pay high price for footwear and other
articles manufactured from leather
But the theft is more particularly
shown in the former.
Were the duty to be taken off of
hides the shoe manufacturers would
then be permitted to import the raw
material with a consequent reduction in
the price. This would lessen the cost of
shoes. This certainly would be appre-
ciated by the people.
The removal of the duty from hides
would be in line with sound business
policy, and could do no harm to the in
terests of the cattle raisers. Their
profits could not be reduced. The pres
ent duty on hides has nothing whatever
to do with the price of cattle. You
can stick pin there.
Here is an instance of the injustice
z the people are forced to endure because
of standpattism. Congress could re-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
MERCHANTS MUST DIG UP.
1t Is Certainty That 1t Takes Money
to Conduct Good Fairs.

C. M. Hobart of Hutchinson, who is
spending day or two in the city, is
secretary of the county fair association
of his county, and the fairs are held at
Hutchinson. He states that the holding
of the fairs there has been good thing
for the village, not that they bring
much trade there at the time of the
fair, but because they advertise the
town and make a good feeling toward
it on the part of the farmers. The
stores are only open forenoons during
the fair, and all go to the grounds to
get acquainted and see the exhibits.
This fall the association had $1,000
cash to go into the fair with, and it
came out about 5000 behind. The as
ISOLATION got $500 from the state, 5000
from the county, had $500 on hand, and
got the balance from grand stand re-
ceipts, subscriptions of merchants, etc.
1t takes money to run fair successful
ly, and the merchants must expect to
dig up. At Hutchinson the merchants
subscribed $1,000 for the races alone
At Hutchinson there has always been
a good feeling between the merchants
and the farmers, and two dairymen's
picnics have been held there.
Mr.. Hobart believes that fair in
Mankato ought to be made a success, if
the merchants take hold of it literally
and help every year. He feels that it
ought to be possible to get better horse
races here than at Hutchinson, if large
enough purses are hung up to attract
the owners of outside horses.
The county commissioners of Hutch
inson will be asked to donate the limit
of $500 allowed by the law, next year
This with the $500 received from the
state and liberal subscriptions by the
merchants will cause the fair to come
out even, financially, it is thought.
Where it is sought to have a good fair
Mr.. Hobart has found that there are
expenses at every turn, and there
should be plenty of funds. The county
fair is much better for the town than
a street fair or carnival.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
Two Days Off Each Month.

From Thursdays Daily.
A new order has been issued from
Washington relative to rural mail car.
riers. 1t is that they must not be al.
lowed more than two days off duty
each month. Heretofore they have been
given the privilege of taking a vaca-
ton of few days at any time provid.
ed they secured substitute. An abuse
of this privilege is said to have induced
the department to order the change
The carrier is also ordered to pay the
substitute as in the past.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
MANKAT0 HIGHS LOST.
Fell Down at the Finish and Blue
Earth Got the Scores.

From Mondays Daily.
The game of football Saturday after
noon between the MankatO high school
and the Blue Earth high school teams
did not turn out the way the friends
of the Mankato team had hoped. The
Mankato boys played a fine game up to
the very last, and then fulnbled the ball.
and the Blue Earth boys took advan-
tage of their opportunity and ran up
score. The game stood sixteen for Blue
Earth and nothing for Mankato 1t was
commented upon that the scorer did not
give Mankato due credit for what it
did The game closed the football season
for the Mankato highs.
The normal school basketball team
won honor at ST. James Saturday after
noon. The game resulted in a tie be-
tween the teams of the normal and the
st. James high school, the score being
five to five. The game was then contin-
.ued further, and when it closed The
score was seven for. Mankato and FIVE
for st. James The normal team was
well entertained by the st. James team.
The Franklin football team defeated
the Union school team Saturaays by a
score of six to nothing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
Gustav E. Burg.
From Thur

From Thursdays Daily.
Gustav E. Burg died at midnight last
night at his home, 924 North Sixth
street, of consumption. He was born
in Sweden Aug. Goth, 1913, and had
lived in Mankato for some years. His
wife died seven years ago, but he has
four children, two sons and two daugh-
trs, besides sister in Mankato, Mrs
Alberg, and two sisters in Sweden.
The deceased was stone cutter by
trade and was member of the stone
cutters union. His friends regret his
death. Announcement regarding the flu
neral will be made later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
Doesn't Benefit the Farmer.

In line with the editorial relating to
the duty on hides, which appeared in
The Free Press last evening, the follow
ing from The st. Paul Dispatch will be
of interest TO our farmer friends:
makers of shoes, as distinguished
from shoemakers, something less than
one hundred in number, representing
their industry, met in Washington last
week and, after concluding their bust
ness as an association, called upon the
president to present their grievance in
the Dingley act its taxation of fifteen
per cent on imported hides. They asked
hissaid in securing the transfer of hides
TO the free list and they would assent
TO q prOportionate reduction of the duty
on shoes The president informally eX
pressed interest in their purpose, and
formally referred them to congress.
What should serve to open the eyes
of those farmers who still imagine that
the duty on hides was laid for their spe-
ciaI benefit, was the presence of the vice
president of the Central Leather COM
pany, IN which the greater packers are
combined. which now dominates the sole
leather product, and had recently ad
vanced prices, obliging makers of shoes
to raise prices. In explanation of the
= II Is ba al
or combination, it was stated that this
organization now finds that its inter
ests' win be advanced by getting free
hides, having control of the sole leather
tanneries- of the country.
''Tbe tax on hides was another in
stance of getting the cat to make the
chestnuts out of the fire for the delecta
ton Of the monkey. When the tax of
fifteen per cent was forced upon Ding
ley-for, of course, as a New Englander,
he opposed it as hurtful to the shoe in
dustry there-its support came from the
west, whose congressman, posing as
friends of the farmer, demanded it so
that their constituents might get some
of the pork. The packers were behind
the Scenes, pulling these strings. They
slaughter ninety per cent of all cat
tie : They buy live stock, hides on.
The hide is a by-product of the farm.
1t goes with the steer; its value merg-
ed in the price of cattle per hundred
weight. Live stock prices move entire
~ independently of being influenced by.
hide prices. The tax has not put a
penny in the pockets of the men who
raise the stock. But it has added inn
mensely to the profit of the men who
strip the hides and who now tan them
"When congress convenes and-should
it be permitted-a bill putting hides on
the free list is pending, we may ex-
pect congressman, now that the packers
want free hides, to discover, suddenly,
that, after all, the tax on hides was not
the "fat" thing for the stock growers
that they once fancied. And the bill
will 90 through. That will reinforce that
evisceration of wheat protection, made
by Secretary Shaw in his ruling, and
both may serve to convince even the
dullest farmer that he is only the cat
of the fable"
Gradually, but surely, the farmers of
the northwest are getting acquainted
with the ubiquitous workings of the
unnecessary duty on hides.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24

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for several months, has decided to move
his family from Lamberton about the
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decided whether they will move to
Springfield or Ulen, near his farm.
Many will regret to have the family
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
Great Western Shops.

Wlnona, Nov. 2l.-The Chicago Great
Western railway has inaugurated a
new policy in deciding to make certain
repairs to standard engines on all di-
visions at its Winona shops. The force
employed at the shops has been trebled
and the hours of work increased from
eight to ten day. The shops are well
equipped for doing this repair work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
Admitted to Probate.

From Fridays Daily.
The will of the late James Ellis was
admitted to probate today, and William
Ellis qualified as executor, giving $l5,-
600 bonds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
Poultry Show.

From Thursdays Daily.
The Freedom County Poultry asso-
citation will hold a show on Jan. 10, 20,
20 and %.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-24
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
Fond Offerings of Affection BY Those
Who Survive.


From Mondays Dailvz
The funeral of The late Mrs. NJ. 0.
Sundt was held this afternoon at two
O'Clock from Trinity Lutheran church,
were also held at the residence, l2S
Center street, at 1880 o'clock. The at
tendance was large and the floral offer
ings were very. numerous and beautiful
The interment was had at Glenwood
cemetery.
The Free Press Saturday gave the age
Of Mr.. Sundt's little boy as seven years,
when it should have read three.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Josiah Clark were held from
the residence at two o'clock this after
noon. They were conducted by Rev.
E. M. Martinson, pastor of the First
Baptist church, and were very impress
sive. There were many floral tributes,
and large number of friends and
neighbors followed the remains to the
grave.
The funeral of August Berg was
held from the residence, 924 North
Sixth street, yesterday afternoon at
l:30 o'clock, and from the Swedish Luz
theran church at 2 o'clock. Rev. n. r.
Tuleen conducted the services, which
were largely attended. The Stone Cut
ters union attended in body. The
floral offerings were numerous and hand
some, and the music was very appro-
pirate.