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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02

general Mr.. Staples had said that the
proposal was not practicable at preset,
as it would be necessary to take an in
ventory of railroad property first, but
the board decided that it was feasible,
and within ten days reduction of ten
per cent on grain, fifteen per cent on
merchandise and twenty per cent on
coal was ordered. "Only two general rate
reductions have taken place in the state,
and these came during the democratic
administrations of Governor Lind and
myself" said Governor johnson.
The insurance situation was next
touched upon, and Governor johnson
told what he had done along that line.
The companies had been compelled to
conform to the legal requirements of
the state or to give up their charters.
The insurance department had been rec
ognized on business basis, and had
been made self sustaining and $4,000
y
penses. As to operations in the national
field, President Roosevelt had given the
governor of Minnesota credit for insti-
tuting the entire movement. 'lf it
stood the test of Roosevelt republi
canism said Mr.. johnson, 18th veiiiMliq
canism it ought to stand the test of
Blue Earth county republicanism," said
Mr. johnson.
Governor johnson referred to the tax
alton question, and paid a tribute to E..
L. Champlin of this county as "the
noblest Roman on the state board of
equalization" The assessment of the
public service corporations had been
raised over $6,OOO,0OO, and the Messabe
range in one year from $3S,OOO,OO0 to
$7O,OOO,OOO.
Governor Johnson referred to the APP
peal for state development being made
by A. L. Cole, and said that the only
objection that he had to it was the libel
on the state that Cole was making. 81
deny here and everywhere" said he,
shat the state is going backward. 1t
has increased in population 100000 in
five years, has maintained its suprem-
acy in many ways and leads all states
in its splendid educational system"
Governor johnson closed by making
an appeal for independence in voting.
After the meeting, Governor Johnson
was rendered reception at the Saul
paugh, where the rotunda was crowded,
and made some pleasant remarks to the
crowd. He left this morning for Anoka
His wife had a seat in one of the boxes
during the meeting at the theatre, hav-
ing come from st. Peter on the train
that brought the delegation from that
city.
| The Concordia band rendered selec-
tions at the depots when the Omaha
and Milwaukee trains arrived, and es-
corted the visitors to the opera house
The st. Peter delegation shot off some
' fireworks on the line of march. The St
| Peter and lie Sueur bands came on the
Omaha train. The former is the Red
Mems band, and the latter the Modern
Woodman band None of the bands
furnished any music in the opera house
| About $50 st. Peter people came in
on the train, l20 from lie Sueur, includ
ing the twenty-five members of the
band, forty-five each from Henderson
and Kasota and ten from Ottawa. These
returned on the special train that left
at 1l:30 p. m. The Milwaukee train
also brought number and the tran
for the south was held until after the
meeting to take those home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
Big Meeting at Mapleton.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From TUESDAY 8 DdIIy.
Congressman Stevens of st. Paul and
General James HI. Baker of Mankato
were the speakers at big meeting held
in Mapleton last night. The hall was
filled and there were many ladies pres.
ent. The band rendered several Sc
lections. The meeting addressed by W.
E. Young and Benjamin Taylor at ST.
Clair Saturday evening was well at
tended
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
CHANGE OF FIRM.
Gus 7. Monson Buys Out Mrs. Dice's
Interest in Grocery Store.
From Tuesdays Daily.


Gus I. Monson last week purchased
Mrs. Carl Dice's interest in the grocery
business of Dice & Monson, and will
hereafter conduct it alone. He has had
twenty-five years. experience in the gro
Gerry business and understands it thor
oughly and has made success of it.
His many friends are pleased to know
that he is to continue in the business.
Mrs. Dice will continue to make
Mankato her home, which will be
pleasing to her many friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
County Board Meets.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The county board met this afternoon,
There is hardly enough business before
it to warrant the session continuing
longer than tomorrow. The business that
is to come up is not of first class i'm.
portanee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
NOTES FROM THE LIBRARY.
Art Exhibit at the Carnegie Building
Wednesday 70 Monday.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The Sunday attendance this week was
fiftysiX.

From Wednesday to Monday there
will be an art exhibit in the children's
room. The collection consists of six
colored prints by Jessie Wilcox Smith.
six of w. L. Taylor's illustrations of
Longfellow's poems, and the following re-
productions of great masterpieces: st.
George and the dragon, st. Barbara,
Sistine Madonna, Hope, Sir Galahad and
Hosea. The public is cordially invited
to see these pictures. The Redwing,
Rochester and Saltwater libraries have
purchased these three sets which consti-
tute itinery picture collections exchange
able among the three libraries owning
them. 1t is hoped that some Carnegie
minded citizen or club of Mankato will
add collection of six good pictures for
the benefit of this library. The Copley
prints representing Alexander's "Evolu-
ton of the book" are especially desir-
able and may be purchased, framed, for
perhaps thirty-five or forty dollars. The
walls of our otherwise beautiful library
lack pictures and the young people, es-
pecially, need the education and inspir-
alton that good pictures bring. The
library should as far as possible make
up for the lack of art museums in our
small cities and towns.
The circulation of German books is
most gratifying. AS soon as recon-
mended list can be secured there will be
books for the Scandinavian portion of
our population also.
1t is interesting to note that the Blue
Earth public library is free to all the
world.
A first and second grade story hour
will be held Saturday morning at ten
o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
Outlook Satisfactory.
rom Tuesdays Daily.

FROM TUESDAY Dally.
ii. E. Hance, who returned yesterday
from the east, states that the street
railway project, for the furtherance of
which he made the trip, is in satisfac-
tory condition in every way. Further
than this he does not care to say at this
time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
Elysian Has Hustlers' Club.

Elysian has organized a Hustlers'
club with c. j. Marboe as president
and Ole stamford as secretary. Every
member is expected to hustle for the
welfare of the village.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02
CASE OF SNAKES.
Whites Strange Actions Found to Be
Due to Too Much Whiskey.
From Saturdays Daily.

FROM saturday s Daily.
A stranger giving the name of White,
and his home as Quebec, was before
Judge Hughes this forenoon and inter-
rogated in an effort to find out his men
tai condition The court concluded that
he was of sound mind, although suffer-
ing from the effects of drink, and al
lowed him to go. The man has been
held at the city hall for couple of
DAYS, and has talked somewhat strange
ly, giving hints of jumping into the
river, begging whisky, and saying this
and that He confidently informed one
party that he went into church in
the city and the statues all turned
their backs upon him. These things
led the police to think that he was un-
balanced, but he talked nationally in
the probate court and admitted having
drank TO the extreme. He said that he
was a train dispatcher and had been in
New York for five years. He was on
his way to st. James to apply for a
job as dispatcher on the Omaha.
Judge Hughes today made an order
allowing the account and entering the
final decree in the case of the estate
of Lizzie Hodge, deceased.
The will of the late Jonah Davis was
admitted to probate today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02

Julius A. Schmahl, candidate for
secretary of state, was born at Tray
erse des Sioux, Nicollet county, Mime
sofa, in 1867 When Julius was three
years old his parents moved to Redwood
Falls and it was there that his early
boyhood was passed. He was given a
common school education, and in the
summer time did farm work. His life
was thus passed until he was fourteen
wears old, when he entered The Redwood
Gazette office as an apprentice to learn
the printers trade. After three years
at that work he went to Fargo and was
employed with The Argus for two years.
Later he came to st. Paul as reporter
and was employed on the daily papers
in the capital city, where he proved
very energetic and Industrious, so much
so that he was several times rendered
positions on papers other than the one
he represented. In 1892 he returned to
Redwood and purchased an interest in
the Gazette, the paper from which he
learned the trade. This paper is now
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02

one of the substantial county newspa-
pers of the state, owing its own build
ing and as complete a printing outfit
as any newspaper in the state in a
town of the same population as Red
wood Falls. In 1901 he was elected
chief clerk of the house of representa-
tives, serving at the extra session of
1902, and was again elected to the same
position in 1903 and 1905. In this pos
ition Mr. Schmahl proved himself mas
ter in executive work. When e-elected
he did not have to ask the vote or sup
port of any member who had served in
the house while he was chief clerk
There is no officer in the house, not
even the speaker who has more to do
with keeping the threads Of legislation
from becoming tangled than has the
chief clerk. Always active and oblig
ing, and fully informed of the condition
and location of every bill, he was al
most certain of being chosen again and
again for that position, if he had not
aspired for the higher place for which he
is now a candidate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02

1t is interesting to note that the Blue
Earth public library is free to all the
world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02

A first and second grade story hour
will be held Saturday morning at ten
o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02

The will of the late Jonah Davis was
admitted to probate today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-02

The Fairmont high school foot ball
team contested with the Parker College
team at Winnebago this afternoon.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-26

Right Rev. ". A. Gallagher, bish-
op Of Galveston, held confirmation
services Mt the Italian Catholic
church in this city yesterday morn
ing and administered confirmation
on a class Of eighty-flve. He was
assisted by Revs. Milletello OF Bryan
Damiani OF Beaumont and Machan
OF Bremond.
The Home Missionary Society Of
/ the Methodist church will give "A
! tacky party, In the courthouse yard
Friday afternoon at o'clock. Ad-
mission 10 cents at the gate. Prizes
will be awarded TO tackiest individ-
ual and tackiest couple. Lemonade
will be served. 30.
BlApkets-20 per cent lower than
they'll be three months from now
blanket time 10 only a few wee ks
away. Big cotton blankets 81 cents.
Pure lambs wool blankets, worth
81 o. now ~ IL. sis % California
blankets sl3.s7. DIFF
Mrs. Mary Lawrence.
Mrs. G. r Brogdon and children
Of Fl. Worth, who have been visit
ing az Bedias and Houston. arrived
yesterday and are guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Il. Brogdon.
n. T. Wade Of Union Springs.
Ala, II the guest OF his brother. I.
r.. Wade. OF Wellboru. They have
not met before in thirty seven years
Vegetation il rank and the mos
quitoes numerous. Now IL a good
time 10 inAugurate a general sAni-
tary campaign.
Mrs. u. q. Rhodes aud Master
Gholson left yesterday morning 10
visit Denver and other points in
Colorado.
prof, II. W. South has returned
from a visit 10 Houston and Beau
mont ia the interest of Allen AcA-
deny.
All sl.50 aud sl.75 silk gloves. ell !
bow length, black and white-g5c.
dtt Mrs. Mary Lawrence
Mrs. V. W. Newberry and chill. |
dren 81 Mart arrived yesterday 10 /
visit relatives In the country.
Mrs. :. G. Hoyle AID son, sam. OF |
Montgomery, Ala, are guests OF /
Judge and Mrs. a. c. Board.
Mrs r, b. Brogdou and children !
90 Houston are guests of Mr. aud |
Mrs &. 4. Patterson.
Mrs. - r.. Corey snd Mrs. J. W. |
Burrows We're Visitors from Alleu- |
farm yesterday.
Mr. aud Mr.. r a. smith were /
visitors from Fountain yesterday
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-26
KENNEDY SAYS DEAL WILL BE OFF
u hos' for the Bryan College Trolley
Lis Not Raised BY Tonight.

II Us Not Raised by Tonight.
Mr.. l VI Law received the fol
lowing iPconic telegram from Mr.
ia KENNEDY Of Houston yesterday
afternoon, and all will agree thai
II talks pain and to the point:
Deal will be off unless money
10 raised by tomorrow (Thursdayl
u'gn'' Ed Kennedy"
Mr.. Kennedy visited Bryan some
time since and made proposition
to finance and construct the trolly
line II the people Of Bryan will
subscribe $4,000 stock to the en-.
,erprise. The proposition has a
twenty days limit aud Mr.. Ken
nedys telegram il a forcible re-
minder that the time limit expires
tonight.
The collecting committee has
made a very good showing to-
wards The amount, a. was noted
IN The Eagle Yesterday morning,
but the matter 10 still far from
accomplishment and il will take a
determined and united effort to.
day to make coed. DO it by all
means. Stop thinking about the
present cost moment and con.
slider the future multiplying ben.
eats. The valuable results 10
Bryan cannot be computed in dol.
lars and cents.
The committee was not out yes.
terday for the very good reason
that so many people were out Of
town attending the barbecue. but
the Eagle learns that the commit
tee will be out in force today, and
we sincerely hope that everybody
will speedily arrive at a favorable
decision this morning and lend a
generous helping hand when the
committee calls.
The Eagle believes the advan.
tages Of the trolley line have been
set forth until they are thoroughly
understood and generally admitted.
II will be the beet possible aid TO
the town, the schools and colleges
and all local enterprises, and the
first link in trolley system Of
which Bryan would be the logical
center.
Let not the sun descend upon
Bryan tonight without the money
raised or assured, and the trolley
line cinched.
Lsier-Mr. Law phoned Mr..
Kennedy at Houston late yester-
day afternoon, after the re.
eeipt of the above telegram. and
told him that on account Of &c
many Of our people being diverted
by politics and other hindrences
that the committee bad been un.
able 20 finish the canvass. Mr..
Kennedy expressed his apprecia-
ton Of the existing difficulties and
at Mr.. Laws earnest solicitation
agreed to a brief extension Of time.
He did this although by 50 doing
he was obliged 20 lose some valua-
bic options on rails and other
equipments.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-26
BRYAN, TEXAs, JULY 20, 1906.

Rev. Gleissner left yesterday fol
Caldwell.
V. c. Mark returned to Marlin
yesterday.
Jack Graham was In from Harvey
yesterday.
d. ;. Lloyd OF Reliance was in the
city yesterday.
Joe spell has position with
Lawrence x Co.
f. p. Miller Of hiuican was in
the city yesterday.
J.B. Neeley Of wellborn was In
the city yesterday.
DR.. q. +. Lee Of wellbOrn was In
the city yesterday.
&. II. IL. Graham Of Harvey was
in the city yesterday.
:. ;. Clay was visitor from
Allenfarm yesterday.
2. l.. Barron was visitor from
Rock Prairie yesterday.
Capt. ?. II Dawson was visitor
from Wellborn yesterday.
J. l.. BATE aud family left yester.
day 90 visit 40 somerville.
Larry Stevens returned yesterday
after visit 90 Cameron and Naya-
sofa
Mr.. Seth Kinney of Houston ar.
rived yesterday 60 visit Mr.. aud Mr..
T. Z. BOyett.
Manager Rogers oi the Carson &
smith farm was iu from the Brazos
bottom yesterday.
The rain storm yesterday after
noon was gully washer and a.
ground soaker
Lost--S day uigh:, between
HOLMES & Wiiey's sui the Colonial
hotel, q large ruby shirt stud Re-
ward ior return to thr Eagle office.
aOi
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-26
THE BIG BARBECUE.
The clothiers.

An immense crowd, estimated
at $500 to 5000 people, attended
the Hndspeth's Park babeeue yes
terday and was entertained with
public speaking. a shoot and ball
game and served with a splendid
barbecue dinner. All went well
until the rainstorm came on in the
afternoon just shout the time the
D ople were beginning TO leave for
their homes. Many Of the Bryan
ties came in drenched from the
copious downpour.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-26
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

There will bee speaking by the
county candidates nc the court
house on July p at Sd. m. The
ladies and children are especially
invited 20 bee present. dos
afrsrfIsrrrrf
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-07-26
a HOME ENDORSEMENT.
COrsicana, Texas, July 9, 1906

To Democrats of The Sixth Congressional District
We the undersigned constituting thiry-seven ont OF
the orythree members of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee and for Navarro County knowing the merits of
our fellow citizen, Hon Richard Mays take this method Of
commenting him to your favorable consideration.
Mr.. Mays seeks your hands the democratic nominal
ton for congress in this district We know him well aud
unhestatnsly endorse him for the position he desires He
came among boy some twenty years ago, and
through energy and ability has fought his way and stands
today i'll the front ranks of the prominent lawyers Texas
He has established character for honesty and
age. Being democrat he has fought the battles of the
party and followed it in victory and in defeat Whilst he
has always expressed his and advocated policies he
has yet failed to yield the will of the party
pressed in convention or at the polls
He has legislative ability and experience which we'll
qualify him for the position he seeks For four years he
has represented Navarro County in the legislature and
battle fought and every vote cast by him that body
was in the interest of the common people.
Ii he is elected unhesatngly say that every inter-
est in the Sixth Congressional District will be safe in his
hands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
| AW FOB chAuEEEuRs.

Judge Bland of the st. Louis court
of appeals has made ruling as to the
responsibility Of chauffeurs for injury
to victims of automobile accidents that
is of Importance to every owner of a
machine. Mrs. Annie Z. McFern sued
f. d. Gardner for causing the death of
her husband and got a verdict for IS 000
The case was appealed and, in affirming
the judgment of the lower court, Judge
Bland held that an automobile is a
menace to public safety and that the
driver of a machine must exercise the
same caution as the motorman of a
street car, or be held responsible for
damages inflicted by his machine.
The Jurisprudence of the country has
not been called on to establish rules of
law in many cases involving motor ae-
cidents because the advent of the ma
chine is comparatively recent, but this
opinion establishes a precedent it would
be well for autoists to remember. Here
in Salt Lake as elsewhere the careless
ness of machine drivers has been as
tonishing. and although there have been
few accidents and only one death so
far, good luck more than conservative
driving has kept the list of accidents
down. The public, which is always toll
Grant, demands protection from reckless
drivers, and it behooves the owners of
machines to see that more care is taken
in traveTsing the city streets, particu-
larry in the crowded business districts,
unless they want to risk heavy assess
ments for personal injuries.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
GREAT sRITAiN's CRISIS.

Because the house of lords has re-
jected the liberal ministrys education
bill, and has refused to consider it's
adoption in anything like acceptable
form, the people of the country have
manifested their indignation in a series
Of public meetings such as the nation
has not seen in many years.
If one may judge from the cabled re-
ports, the original education bill as an
issue has been lost sight of in the great
er issue raised by the house of peers in
overruling the will of the people as ex-
pressed by the house of commons. Just
how serious the crisis is may be in
ferred from extracts of Premier Camp
bell-Bannerman letter To the general
committee of the National Liberal Fed
Grafton, in which he said it was certain
the house of lords would assert itself as
the instrument of unionism as soon as
the country rendered a verdict against
the unionist government and unionist
policy. 'StiH," he continues. eve NAV
plead guilty to a certain sense of sur
prise at the violence of the manifesta-
ton, now that it has come. The edu-
cation bill as passed by the house of
commons was a bill which the country
demanded in unmistakable terms at the
general election. 1t now seems to have
been turned into a travesty of it's orig
inal form. As amended it perpetuates,
if it does not extend, the very griev-
mces and wrongs fixed upon the coun-
try by the act of 1902. Of one
thing you may rest assured. we will
have no tampering with the main prin-
ciples upon which our bill is founded.
If within those limits an Arrangement
can be reached, all we'll and good: if
not it Will be for us TO see that on this
question of education and on others a
way is found by which the wishes of
the country may be made to prevail"
History is only repeating itself in this
issue. but times have changed and the
sentiment of Great Britain has adj
vanced since the day when the upper
house settled adversely the fate Of
NtAeltA7NOl4C AlOillt iult VII anu DIdCIl-
cally ended his great career. Then the
obstruction of the lords was accepted,
not without protest, but still with less
violent feeling than has been aroused
in this case. But. in that day. there
was no labor party in parliament, the
right of the people to demand accent
ance of their measures as adopted by
the commons was less strenuously as
serted, and regard for the traditional
privileges of the peers was more in ev-
idence.
What the end of this present confro-
versy may be no one may foreteH: but
it is plain that veneration of tradition.
respect for the opinions and rights of
the house of lords. are fast giving vav
to the belief that the anomaly Of repre-
sentation by right Of birth or from the
creation of titles by the crown. must
eventually be abolished. Democracy is
making fast Roadway in Britain. and
the stubborn refusal of the lords TO az
cept the inevitable is only fastening
the day when their power will be either
wiped out or so restrained that it will
be only shadow Of the over-iordshiu
its owners held in former DAYS.