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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
CONVICTED OF ASSAULT.
Mrs. August Niebei Tried for Pound :
ing Paul kintze.


The trial of Mrs. August Niebel on
the charge of having assaulted Paul
Kintze a. week ago Sunday evening was
tried in the police court this forenoon,
taking up the entire forenoon. Kintze
claimed that he and Mr.. Michel went to
the home of a widow named Mrs.
Schmidt to set UP a stove, when Mrs.
Niebel followed and started a fuss and
Mrs. Schmidt asked her to leave the
house. He then opened the door for her
to 90 out, but did not touch her. When
she entered the house, Mrs. Michel pick
ed up a heavy iron caster and when or
dered TO leave she struck Kintze over
the head cutting through one ear and
making a bad scalp wound.
Mrs Michel claimed that she did not
pick up the castor until ordered to leave,
and said that Kintze took hold of her
and pushed her towarJ the door to make
her leave. She then struck him.
The other evidence corroborated
Kintze, and the court found the defend
ant guilty but deferred passing sentence
until next Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
ARE THEY IN CAH00TS?
Proposes to Find Relationship Be-
tween Elevators and Railroads.


Under the terms of the resolution OPP
posed by the United States senate last
winter at the request of Senator La
Toilette, Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners Lane and Prouty have started
west TO begin hearings in the northwest
tn ascertain the relations of the rail
roads with the grain elevator companies
In presenting the resolution last win
ter, Mr.. La Toilette charged that an in
vestigation would disclose that the Of
ficers of many western and northwestern
railroads had a stock interest in, or con-
t1Olled, certain elevators at big grain
shipping centers. He eontended that
this relationship of railroads with eleva-
tor companies resulted in the discrim-
nations against independent concerns
and imposed hardships upon the ship
pers. He insisted that thorough investi-
cation should be made by the interstate
commerce commission, and accordingly
his resolution was passed
The commission some weeks ago sent
ont circular letter to the railroad com
panies who were supposed to have
knowledge of the facts. After the hear
ings have been concluded in Milwaukee
which open on Nov. 20; in Minneapolis,
Nov. %. and Duluth, Nov %, they will
probably be extended to other cities in
the Northwest.
Whether the commission will be able
to make a report to congress on the sen
ate resolution this winter is problem
atical. A great deal of work remains to
be done under the Tillman-Gellespie re-
solution which authorized an inquiry to
determine what relations, if any, exist
between the railroads and the coal and
oil industries. Public hearings have
been held on the subject and they are
to be continued in the western coal fields
during the next few weeks. The indica-
tions are that only a partial report on
this resolution will be made at the
coming session.
Judging from statement made today
by a member of the commission, it is
evident that if the federal body intends
to inquire into the operations of the
Hartman combination of railroads,no ac
ton will be taken for several months. The
men charged with the duty of enforcing
the new railroad rate act are mp to their
ears in work, not only with the business
incident to the enforcement of that law,
but also with special inquiries authorized
by congress, such as that relating to the
coal and oil industries and grain trade.
Messrs. Lane and Prouty, who are to
appear in Minneapolis and Duluth next
week, are picturesque members of the in
terstate commerce commission. Mr..
Prouty is a down east Yankee, tall and
attenuated. Mr.. Lane comes from the
Pacific coast and is round and fat. Mr..
Prouty is at his best when interrogating
witnesses. He is sharp and incisive, and
bites off his words at the rate of about
300 minute. Mr.. Lane is good natured
and persuasive. The two make an in
teresting contrast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
OLD MAPLETON NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Morrow of Beau
ford visited at B. Taylor's Saturday.
George Phelps went to Mankato We'd
nesday to act on the jury.
There was quite a snow storm Tues
day evening which makes the people
think that winter is coming.
L. 4. Phelps expects to move to the
Yaeger house the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toothacher of Beaufort
were visitors at the G. II. Phelps home
on Sunday.
The farmers are busy finishing up
their fall work Threshing is completed
and most of the farmers have their corn
husked in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Engebritson and his crew depart
ed for Amboy Tuesday afternoon. They
had to stop thing until warmer weather
sets in.
Miss Pearl Hartman of Mapleton was
a caller in the neighborhood Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
SCHOOLS NEED MORE ROOM.
Normais Wish to Expand Their Man
uai Training Departments.

st. Paul, Nov 2l.-New model train
ing school buildings are. wanted at the
state normal schools in Winona, Manka-
to and Moorhead, and it is probable that
the state normal board will recommend
TO the next legislature that appropria
lions be made for that purpose A com
mittee, composed OF j. l.. Washburn of
Duluth, W. $. Hammond Of St James,
Ell Torrance OF Minneapolis, j. W. Olsen
and w. l.. Hoard, was appointed to visit
the schools and report upon the needs OF
such buildings. The committee will re-
port at the meeting of the board, to be
held in Minneapolis on the evening of
Dec. &c, during the teachers convention.
The three schools have been growing
rapidly, and the room now used by the
model departments is needed for the reg
ular classes. Separate buildings for the
model schools are considered advisable.
and these three schools want appropria-
lions for that. purpose The ST. Cloud
and Duluth schools will not ask any APP
preparations for buildings the next two
years.
The board also will ask some increase
in the annual appropriation for the sup
port Of the schools. An additional 81 900
is wanted for the Winona normal and
the same for Manl,ato; $1,000 is wanted
foG St. Cloud and 81 600 for Moorhead
Tie increase in appropriation is not so
large proportionately as the increase in
the attendance.
The following shows the estimates for
support allowed for the current quarter
end the amount remaining of the appro-
pFiation after ielnctirg the estimate for
this quarter:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
BURNED FIRE APPARATUS.
Serious Affair in Red at GAINESVILLE;
The Loss is Heavy.


The large skating rink, occupied by
the III. A. Comstock Poultry & Produce
company, and also the village fire de.
partment, was burned at GAINESVILLE. Not
a piece of fire apparatus could be saved
and the work of fighting the flames had
to be done entirely by a bucket brigade.
The law office of Anthony O'Grady was
soon in flames and destroyed, but the
library was saved.
But for the work of volunteers and
the fact that all buildings were thor
oughly soaked with rain, the prevailing
high wind would have caused one of the
worst CONGREGATIONS in the history of
the village. Incendiarism is suspected.
The losses were Mrs. NJ. j. Taylor, rink
building, $1,000, insurance 5000; H. A.
Comstock $500, no insurance; Anthony
O'Grady, law office, $500. While fight
ing fire Ferdinand Arnold fell from a
building and broke three ribs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
program. Papers will be read by j. NJ.

program. Papers will be read by j. NJ.
Underwood of Lake City, Clarence
Wedge of Albert Lea, Professor Andrew
Boss of st. Anthony Papk, Charles G..
Patten of Charles City, Iowa, Professor
Il A. Emerson of Lincoln, Neb., and
Professor S. b. Green of st. Anthony
Park. The convention will close with
the report of committees on obituaries
and official resolutions, two minute
speeches by the members and the clos
ing remarks of the president.
The Minnesota Bee Keepers associa-
tion will hold separate sessions on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday for which
programs have been prOvid-
ed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
MEET AGAIN IN 1903.
Grand Council of the Modern San.ar-
tians Adjourns.

After a protraoted session. the dele
gates to the convention of the Order of
Modern Samaritans adjourned after hav-
ing disposed of all the business left
over from last Wednesdays session.
Most OF the delegates left st. Paul for
their homes
Final settlement was reached in re-
gard to getting revenue for the mainte-
nance of the new grand council. The
reports of the different committees, in
Guiding the committee on bylaws for
the grand council, were received and
passed upon. The new officers of the
grand council were formally installed
by Imperial Scribe w. A. Hicllen of Du-
luth. Minneapolis was selected as the
meeting place of the grand council in
June, 1908.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23

Transvaal, making many rich strikes for
his employers but finding no opportunity
for lettering his condition.
The very fact that he was finding
gold, however, kept up his spirits and
aggravated the fever. The rugged life
gave him great strength, and he eX-
plored places where others could not 90.
Just when he was in fair way TO be
advanced by the company to a position
that might have enabled him to satisfy
the craving of years, he fell from a
bluff, fracturing his hip and causing per-
manent internal injuries. Then enforced
idleness brought back the Rheumatism.
Unable to keep up >the fight, he was
compelled to admit his defeat and leave
the field.
AS soon as he was able, he came
back TO America and to Minneapolis.
His wife had left the city. He walked
about the streets several days before
anyone knew him. Finally he ran across
some of his MORE intimate friends, who
stopped him~aBd asked him if he was
not Baxter He admitted cheerfuly that
he was, and to those who questioned
him he readily told the story OF his
wanderings and how the gold had nearly
caused his ruin.
Having recovered from his illness suf-
fciently to work, he obtained position
as engineer.
Though not talking man, Baxter
avoids nothing, and said he would be
glad to have all his acquaintance know
about his return as to save time when
he meets them.
Il haven't got over the fever yet" he
said, ''and I'm going out after the gold
again as soon as l get well. | know
when | see it. There is more gold hid
den in uneXplored places than has ever
been mined, and some day all | want of
i shall be mine.
'My wife is going to quit the road,
and as soon as we get little money
ahead we will start. She'll get the fever
too, when she starts, and then perhaps
there will be another mystery when the
two of us disappear"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
DEATH OF LOUIS Killing.
He Was the Victim CT William But
chett,e's Grave Error.


The following dispatch from Brainerd
refers to the shooting of Louis King,
whose relatives reside in Blue Earth
county:
Louis King, an engineer employed by
the Cross Lake Logging company, was
fatally shot yesterday by William
Butchette, who was hunting deer. King
was shot through the abdomen. He was
alive today, but death is momentarily
expected. King is twenty-nine years old
and single. He was raised in Blue
Earth county. His brother left Manka
to today for Pequot and will take the
remains home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

c. c. Scott to Charles L. Scott, lot
/, block 4, Hunts addition No. 3, Lake
Crystal, for $1,000.
Charles L. Scott to c.. c. Scott, lot 2,
block s, Hunts addition, Lake Crystal
for $1,000.
Nicholaus Petersen to Robert NAL
zahm, lots 3 and 4, block 3, Good Thun-
der, for 1925.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
VOTE FOR NEW COUNTY.
Another in Northern Part OF State
Known as koockickinc.


The proposition to create new coun
ty to be called Koochiching out of the
northern part of Itasca county has car
RED by a good majority. T tabulation
of the vote was received by Secretary
of State p. +. Hanson yesterday and
shows 1870 votes in favor OF it and
1913 against. A majority of the votes
east on the proposition is all that, is ne
cessary to carry the county division.
international Falls is the county seat
of the new county and the principal OPP
position to the division came from other
towns that wanted to have the county
seat. 1t is believed that they will con-
test the result on the ground that the
order calling the election was not prop
er.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
Merchant Goes Bankrupt.
From Thursdays Daily.

From IhurSday Daily.
Edwin G. Edwards, a merchant of
Rushmore, Mobiles county, filed petit
ton in bankruptcy today, with liabili-
ties amounting to $2,075.72, of which
$1,000 is secured, and assets consisting
of $500 in stock, 5000 in securities, 500
IN accounts, and $l05 exempt r. "
Lewis of Wilmot is attorney for the
bankrupt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
DON'T SILVER
ALL WINTER

just because your blood is in an i'm
poverished condition. Take a dose of
the Bitters before eacs. meal. 1t will
assist the stomach in it's work Of di-
gestion. make plenty Of rich, warm
blood and prevent ChiliS snd Colds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23

The Mankato normal was allowed
$3.50 for library purposes, leaving a
balance of l,4O3 in that appropriation
Nominal sums We're allowed to all
schools for repairs and Improvements.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
Visitors to st. Peter Made
Big Racket.
ALL BECAUSE OF JOHNSON.
Democratic R Ratification Meeting Was
a Success and Everybody was
Happy AID TO-! fed Much

st. Peter, Nov. l5.-Cheering thou
sands in st. Peter manifested their APP
prevail of Gov. John A. Johnson's re-
election and made its celebration the
greatest thing of its kind ever held III
Minnesota. 1T was Il monster demon
stration. Fully ten thousand people par
ticipated in it.
From early evening until late at night
the blare of bands and the continual
blowing of horns kept up deafening
din that at times drowned the voices of
the orators and made conversation i'm
possible.
In spite of the frowns of the weather
man the local merchants and business
men decorated deliberately. Flags were
strung across Minnesota avenue and dis
played from all of the larger buildings.
Bunting was used profusely and every
show window boosted johnson picture
draped with the national colors and dis
played conspicuously. Transparencies OF
the governor were suspended over the
streets and electrical designs repeated
the campaign slogan, 'He Has Made
light.
Passenger trains brought crowds from
every direction.
After the parade had disbanded Gov
ernor Johnson made two brief speeches,
the first from the portico of the opera
house and the second from a stand near
Masonic hall. He was followed by Con
gressman- elect w. S. Hammond of st.
James and James c. Haynes, mayor
elect of Minneapolis.
The crowd that went from Mankato
was less than half what was expected,
perhaps owing to the weather or the
fact that the Concordia band was not
engaged for the occasion. The band had
expected to be hired up to almost the
last moment, but was not signed for.
The special train that went through the
city at G:30 p. m. contained some ten
or twelve coaches, but the crowd was
light. and only POI tickets were sold
in this city. About twenty-five went
on the 4:45 p. m. train, but all re,
turned on the special at about midnight.
The streets were so muddy that peo-
pie had to cling to the sidewalks, and
the latter were OvercrOWded
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23
H0STETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

also cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Cosiiveness, Female Ills, B.lsnusneSs,
FlatulenCy ard TaIaria. Fry it today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-23

Transvaal, making many rich strikes for
his employers but finding no opportunity
for lettering his condition.
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
TWo Great Tunnel Builders

Since the completion Of the Simplon
tunnel through the Aims. and leaving
out the Panama Canal, the greatest
public works going forward today are
the two srnsylvania railroad tunnels
connecting Manhattan Island with the
mainland, running under the Hudson
river. the four "McAdoo" tunnels for
trolley cars under the Hudson. the
four more Pennsylvania tunnels con-
Meeting Manhattan with Long Island,
the city's two subway tunnels to
Brooklyn under the East river, and
the Belmont tunnel. which is being
laid under the same estuary. No such
extensive tunneling of tbs sort has
ever been projected elsewhere
Charles NJ Jacobs. who. as engineer
in charge, has built the four Nc
Adoo" tunnels. now almost completed
and who now has charge OF the
Pennsylvania tunnels under the Hud-
son river, has often been called the
foremost tunnel builder IN the world.
He is an Englishman. rather more
than sixty. of striking appearance. a
roundish face. a fun mustache, a bare
top head and pleasant manners. So
far as America goes he was discovered
in London by the late Austin Corbin
fifteen or sixteen years ago. when the
latter was planning a system OF East
and Hudson river tunnels that he
didn't live to see bored.
Corbin brought Jacobs to the United
States. and he worked out the plans
for the tunnels which Corbin had IN
mind; that they were never dug was
due 70 no fault OF Jacobs. but rather,
possibly, to Corbin's death. Jacobs.
however. did the tunnel between Man
haitian and Astoria for the passage OF
gas pipes. When McAdoo and his back
ers got ready 70 take hold OF the Hud-
son river tunnels now known by Nc
Adoo's name. which had been abandon
ed and full OF water more than twenty
years. except for a little while in 1892.
Jacobs was the man 10 take charge of
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
Worlds Biggest Contractor.

So far Nr Jacobs has had no serious
trouble with any of the Hudson river
tunnels. all the recent difficulties hav-
ing been manifested in the East river
tunnels.
AS contractor, Sir Weetman Dickson
Pearson is building the four railroad
tunnels 10 Brooklyn. His chief annoy
anccs-pretty costly annoyances they
have been. tOo-have been caused by
the tendency Of the compressed air in
the tunnels 10 blow holes in the river
bottom. He had the same sort or tr1u-
ble before. IN London, when tunneling
under the Thames Sir Weetnan- hv
the way. did work for a while in lSs2
on the first tunnel ever begun under
the Hudson. which Jacobs. as chief en-
ginee-. opened in 1904
Sir Weetman Dickson Pearson IS de-
scribed as the greatest contractor in
the world. Besides the four East
River tunnels. he has in hand or las
built no end Of great public works IN
many parts Of the world. II is he wlo
built the Tehuantepec railway across
Mexico in partnership with the gov
eminent, to compete for business with
the Panama Canal He is now drelg-
ing the harbors at Ccatzaeoalc0s AT
lantic port), and Salina Cruz 6Pacifo
porU. He has built great docks at
various British ports and at Malta ard
Halifax. He also drained the valley
and city OF Mexico, one OF tie most
difficult engineering feats in history.
He is said always TO have from }65.-
100000 10 $50. Co., 90 Of contracts in hand
He's a very big man IN England,
YheTe his achievements as a captain Of
industry won for him the title Of barO-
net years age. and where for a dozea
years or more he has been a member
of parliament.
His firm-Pearson & Son-is an in
heritance. 1t was founded by his
grandfather, the father OF WeeJman
being the orisinal "son" in the c'n-
Germ. II is little less than an insut1-
tion whei ever the British nag IS lung
to the breeze.
Sir Weetman is now somewhat above
middle age. a Yorkshire man IN ap-
pearance. as ne is la fact, horid, "eil
nourished and hearty. he has no eAo
OF money. Ills London house IL on
Carlton Terrace. where ne tnterJains
q good deal. Liberal paIden parties
he is a Liberal i'm politics being lis
favorite form OF entertainment S"cR
functions are practically unkno"H on
this side Of the water. but those given
by Sir Weetman axe described as
gorgeous.
Sir weetman looks Ike a captain OF
industry. He is a simple man and
amused all social and political Eng
land. acc riding TO q society journal
Continued on . ~.th Page)
n 4
The Washington times., 1906-07-08

the work as chief engineer and push
them through TO completion.
The failure OF the FIRST tunnel build
eTs who attacked the Hudson b0res
was due partly 10 fnemlcienCy and
partly 20 lack OF cash. but. McAdoO
having arranged for the cash. Jscobs
showed himself 10 b. provided with
the efficiency by opening the first q
the four tunnels ln March. 1901 On
September - Of last year he opened
the second-which was the one the
original engineers began with, by the
way-by knocking down with a hy-
draulic jack in the presence OF quite
a company the last seven inches of
the seven-foot brick bIIkhead with
which the original builders had closed
the bore when they abandoned IT, They
had worked from New York westward,
and had only gone few hundred feet
when thev ceased operations. Jacobs
worked from the Jersey shore eastward
and had 10 dig about a mile under The
river before reaching the brick bulk
head.
Every one who has given any a1ten-
ton 10 the Pennsylvania Hudson
river tunnels remembers that it was
Jacobs ingenuity that solved the prob
lem OF construction satisfactorily 10
the railroad authorities. in the form or
tubular bridges. which are being driven
through the soft silt Of which the
HudsOn's bottom is formed Great
screws pass through the bottom Of the
tubes 10 the solid rock unde- the silt.
so as 10 form piers for the support OF
the sshr{Sp pesH and fla heavy raf--.ad
trains which are 10 trave-se them.
Mr. Jacobs has done some tunnelng
IN London. too. bur not 10 compare
with the bores he IS constructing under
the waters about New York.
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
, GIzzzfLZI u eIlCL75@ ZZE
LIL4TEK2ZPT TZIIEEL 8 .
m ZZzE HLzRLD 9

badly hurt There was nc further
trouble OF that sort
General Dodge made a record as a
railroad builder on the Union Pacific.
In the flTsJ twelve months he located
built and equipped So miles OF road
Transporting everything ties, rzus,
bridge timbers and suppnes-an aver
age Of SEQ miles west OF the Missouri
river. In the last twelve months 754
miles of line was graded.
The last spike. a golden one. uniting
the Union and Central Pacific divis-
ions. was driven with great ceremony
on May 10, 1859. only a few days more
than three years after he began the
work. II was many years before his
record was beaten.
The Washington times., 1906-07-08

Gen. Orene NJ Dodge, Who Built the First Pacific Railroad
Charles M. Jacobs and Sir Weetnan Dickson Pearson
Two English Builders Of American Tunnels-John B. Nc
Donald the Irish Peasants Son. Who Built the New York
Subway-Stewart the American Who Stirred Up England
Lord Cromer and the AssuaR Dam. + y r