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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

was their slogan, slavery they deitied
and their battle cry was the same old
helI-born shrek, Let well enough alone"
which has been the watchword of those
who stood for special privileges for spec
ia classes since the world began and
will continue to be as long as the world
stands The grand army that answered
the call of the immortal Lincoln and
swept southwark like an angry sea were
the reyisionsts of their day and age.
They burned the detestabe doctrine of
states rights that had threatened the
existence of this government from its
beginning into nothingness III the flames
that sprang from thousands of brazen
th1oated cannon. They hurled the hide
one Slave God from his high pedestal
of power and trampled his body into
shapeless mass beneath the iron shod
hoofs of their countless cavalry horses.
These blue-coated "reyisionists" digged
Il PIT ana ulSScu IL Nlue anu dcCP WIN
Il myriad of baynoets, and in it they
consigned and buried the monster Irea
son. buried him 50 deep that he wall
trouble the American people no more
in all the ages to come They revised
political discrimination ont of our land
forever and forever.
The revisionists Of today stand i'll
line with the revisionists of that day
and oppose discriminating legislation of
every kind and character. That our
tariff schedules today do discriminate
every man knows. That there are many
other instances of discriminating legis-
Iation is seIf-eyident, and mark well
that sooner or later this discrimination
will be wiped out and it will be wiped
out by republicans and as the official
action of the republican party even as
the old political discriminating laws were
wiped out by the official action of the
same great organization and those
statesmen or pretended statesmen who
stand in the pathway of such action
will be swept into political Oblivion just
as surely as the pine single which the
playful child casts into the mighty
Father of Waters will be swept into
the Gulf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24
PROGRAM EVERY DAY.
Mankato Fair Will Run Three Full
Days.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily
A meeting of the Mankato Fair associ-
alton was held last night, and several
matters connected with the coming fair
were considered 1t was decided to have
three full fair days, one as full of events
as another
The general custom where there is a
three day fair announced is for the first
day to be taken up with entering the
exhibits and getting them in place This
will not be the case at the coming Man
kato fair. All exhibits must be gotten in
place the day before the first of the
three days of the fair.
A race program is to be carried out
the first day with 4 special purse. There
will be not less than two good races.
There will be ball game each day of
the fair, besides races. A purse will be
hung up for the games.
1t may be that the first day will be
designated as Mankato day, and an es-
pecial effort made to get the Mankato
people out there. The others will follow
the next two days.
No arrangements have been made to
get speakers and this important subject
was not considered last night. The Gar
den City fair has scooped the Mankato
fair on speakers so far.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24
jumps and the prospects are much better
than few weeks ago
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP.
News Roundup for the Week In That
VILLAGE

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Crane went to
Minneapolis Tuesday to attend the fu-
neral of one of Mrs. Cranes cousins.
Ralph Sinot of Mankato made reIa-
tives a visit last week.
Oscar Over is visiting relatives and
friends in town.
The iron wagon bridge that is built
over the river at the foot of the Gerry
Hill is very nearly completed
Mrs. Len Miller visited relatives and
friends in Mankato last week
Mrs John Eaton and daughter, Mar
garet, have been visiting the formers
brother, Marion Morphew.
Rush Coffman is to be the new pro-
prietor of the Commercial hotel.
Threshing is in full blast in this vi
entity Wheat yields as high as TWEEN
ty bushels on some places. H. Olsen
tmeshed flax that went twenty four
bushels to the acre.
his brother, Grover Hart, last week.
Mrs. Eta May Brown of Sack City,
Iowa, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Mcbride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wolverton were
Mankato callers one day last week
Mrs Ora Swan and Mrs. A. W. Blk
by visited relatives in st. Paul last
week.
Mrs. George Goodall is on the sick
list.
Mr. and Mrs William Morphew of
Watonwan are visiting relatives in
town.
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
church gave fried chicken supper at
the parsonage Friday. There was a
good attendance.
Miss Minnie DuffieId went to West
Hope, n. d., Saturday, to visit her Sis
ter, Mrs. Lenhard johnson.
Miss Minnie Fleming, who has been
visiting in Minneapolis, returned Mon
day.
John Chapman has hired a crew of
men from this place TO grade on the
Northwestern railroad about four miles
north of Lake Crystal
William Over and family of Clear
Lake, 5. d., are visiting at the home of
n. F. John.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Advertised Letters for Week Ending
Friday, Aug. 10, 1906.

Advertised Letters for Week Ending
Friday, Aug. 10, 1906.
Beard, Miss Myrtle.
Cooper, j. c.; Cook, L. c.; Crandle,
c. f.
Fletcher, Clarence.
Lexey, Nelson; Luy, S.
Mccall, Miss Allie; Miller, Edw.;
Moody & Erickson.
Norman, c. II.
O'Meer, Frank.
Pew, Miss Elizabeth L.
Reynolds, Miss Pauline; Riaze, W.
j.; Russell, Miss Clara.
Shossow, Joe; Smith, Mrs; Snyder,
Miss Veriam; Swanson, Miss Minnie.
Warner, Miss Eleanor; Wendlendt,
julius; Weir, Miss Lilly; Williams,
Mrs. Laura; Williams, Mrs. John;
Wood, Joseph i.
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised" and name the day of
this list. One cent extra will be charg-
ed for each advertised letter. Letters re-
naming unclaimed at the expiration of
Is days from date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
c. l.. BENEDICT, Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24
THERE'LL BE GOOD HUNTING.
Executive Agent Fullerton Holds c ut
Hope for Sportsmen.

Hunting this season will be excellent,
in fact as good as it was since the
time the country was in its wild state.
Reports from ali parts of the state says
S. F. Fullerton, executive agent of the
state game and fish commission, indicate
that duck and chicken shooting will be
better than it ever was.
''The abundance of water and the pro-
hibition of spring shooting are the main
reasons for the increase of the game, -
he said yesterday. "The reports indicate
that the ducks have been nesting at al
most every little lake and slough in the
state, and when this is done and the
hunters are kept from shooting during
the spring so the eggs can hatch and
the young grow, there is bound to be
plenty of game"
"There has been a marked increase of
ducks since spring shooting was pro-
hibited. If the states around here would
pass laws making similar prohibitions it
would make our laws more effective /
am assured that North Dakota will pass
such a law soon. Their game wardens
are interested and working for such a
law and l believe Governor Sarles also
is in favor of such laws.
Reports from different parts of the
state also tell of poachers. At several
places wagon loads of people with guns
and dogs have been seen driving out
from the towns. The game wardens
have been busy and convictions are re-
ported every day, but they are unable
to be in every corner at the same time.
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McCleary, Washington, and the Secss
ond District.

Down at the national capitol the I'M
preston prevails that Representative
McCleary devotes more of his time to
looking after the local affairs of the
city of Washington than he does to the
interests of the second district.
1t is well known fact, and the con-
gresham will not of course gainsay
the statement, that he advocated and
espoused provisions in the annual ap-
preparation bill for the District of Col
umbia, and in several instances secured
the adoption of provisions in this bill,
which have since been annuled and can
celed.
If the city council of Mankato should
pass an ordinance for keeping the Min
nesota river free from ice, along the
banks contiguous to the city, the voters
and taxpayers would certainly make a
vigorous protest. But our congressman
introduced measures to keep the Poto-
mac river free from ice within the con-
fines of the District of Columbia.
When the legality, not to say the
propriety, of passing such legislation was
questioned, Mr.. McCleary brought for
ward certain documents from Marbor
Master Sutton of the Potomac river
front. AS rule the United States en-
gineers' corps attends to the navigable
waters, and the money required for the
proper attention to rivers and harbors
is appropriated for in the river and har-
Dor bill. But Notwithstanding this fact
Harbor Master Sutton and McCleary sue
ceeded in passing resolution or in fact
two resolutions to free the Potomac
river from ice.
And local politicians in the District
OF Columbia do say it is cold day
in Washington when Harbor Master SUIT
ton gets left regardless of the fact of
whether or not there is any ice to cut,
either in the Potomac river or up at the
capitol building.
Mr.. McCleary advocated paying the
superintendent of the street cleaning
force salary larger than is paid to any
county official in the second district
with possibly one exception. The next
year after this salary was voted there
developed scandal of no mean proper
lions in the street cleaning force of
washington. The superintendent of
streets was ousted and out went the
superintendent of the "force."
McCieary was called sharply to ac-
count on many extraordinary expenses
which were provided for in the local dis
trict bills which he reported. 1t is nc
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END OF ALL.
Remains Of Mrs. e. w. Benhan In
tered at Clenwood.

tered at Glenwood.
From Thursdays Daily.
The funeral of the late Mrs. E. w.
Benham took place from the residence
of County Treasurer T. w. Hart at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon, and was at
tended by large number of friends
and neighbors of the deceased. The floral
offerings were numerous and beautiful
and testified the high esteem in which
the deceased was held. The music was
touching, and impressive services were
conducted by Rev. B. V. Black, assisted
by Rev. j. M. Brown.
The interment was had at Glenwood
cemetery, and long line of carriages
accompanied the remains to that beauti-
full spot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24
Wells Church Struck By Lightning.

From Fridays Daily.
A severe electrical storm passed over
Wells Wednesday morning. The steeples
of the Catholic, Presbyterian and Meth
odist churches were all struck by light
ming doing considerable damage to them,
fortunately no fire was started.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

Many shattered and torn battle
flags made their appearance in the
ranks. They were carried by gray
bearded old veterans who held them
aloft as proudly as they did when
marching in the ranks years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

FOR SALE-Twenty two hundred
acres of our lands; can be sold in small
tracts; located on east and west shores
of Round lake, Hayward, Sawyer coun-
ty, Wisconsin, in neighborhood where
large colony OF Germans are locating di-
rect from Germany this summer. Why
not buy where there is prospect of
making good money on your investment
IN the near future? Write for map
showing description. O. II. Osmundsen
Land company, Mankato, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

1t is estimated that at least 100000
people witnessed the parade. They
crowded the streets and sidewalks. Ev
cry available nook and corner was occu-
the parade from building tops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

Minnesota, as expected, had the larg-
est number of veterans in the parade
There We're 5000 men in line represent
with a welcome even more enthusiastic
than that extended to their guests. The
men represented every post i'll the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

Probably no one man attracted more
attention while the c. A. X. parade was
forming than George G. Burlingame, of
Cleveland. He appeared wearing the
hat clothes and accOutrements and ear
rying the rifle which he used in the
civil war over forty years ago.
The hat is riddled with bullet holes,
the knapsack and canteen show the
marks of long and hard usage, and
the rifle still contains a charge which
was loaded into it before Petersburg,
Va, just before the close of the war
and which Buringame never had oc-
casion to fire
The hat still bears the marks of a
shell through the explosion of which
Burlingame was badly wounded and
his chum killed at the battle of IIatch's
Run.
1t is estimated that $4,000 persons
rode on the st. Paul and Minneapolis
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

Many of the old boys were com
PEELED to seek quarters at the emergency
hospital yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

WANTED Light feeding hogs, weigh
ing from IS to $50 pounds. Address
Henry Potz, Eagle Lake Citizens Tel
ephone &C.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24
John Duane, Eighty-SiX,
Kept Up the Pace.
WALKED LIKE A YOUNGSTER.
incidents OF the Great Feature OF the
EncampmentW Week; The Boys
in Blue.

From Thursdays Daily.
One of the oldest men who participat
Minneapolis yesterday was John Duane
of Mankato, a veteran Of eightysiX
them. Mr.. Duane marched with Will<in
post and kept up the pace from the
the march was over that he felt fine and
could have walked on indefinitely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

two empty pocketbooks were gathered
together.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

1t is estimated that $4,000 persons
rode on the ST. Paul and Minneapolis
interurban lines Yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

Minneapolis has been infested during
the week with a lot of pickpockets. At
one spot in the heart of the city thirty
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

Wilkin post made a fine showing in
the parade, but could have made bet
ter one had the Concordia band marched
at their head.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

Thomas III. Martin, commander of the
Department of the Potomac, fell in the
ranks, was at once removed to a hos
pital, but death was victor soon after
ward
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24

The parade occupied three hours and
forty minutes in passing given point.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-06
MACHINERY
HAS ARRIVED
Saw Mill, Hoist and Engine Ad-
ded to Buster Equipment
the Past Week.

Heavy shipments of machinery have
arrived at the Buster within the past
week, which will be used in the develop
ment work now being done by Fred w.
Bradley who has bond on the prop
erty. A hoist, part of an engine and
a saw mill were included in the ship
ments. Another engine and large boiler
which were ordered by Mr.. Smith when
he was in Spokane have not yet arrived.
The preparations made for installing
the new machinery and the buildings
that will be necessary has given en-
ployment to about half dozen more
men, and several more are on their way
here to be added to the company's pay
roll There are no idle men in Elk at
present.
Surveyor w. C. McNutt has been en-
ployed for several days surveying land
that will be used by the company own
ing the Buster when more room is
needed
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-06

gathered around the 'Father of
the Camp" on Thursday evening
and recounted with him the deeds
of the early days, and deep feel
ing was shown in more than one
case as the hands of old friends
pressed his and wishes of God
speed were given. Mr.. Michael
son is, without doubt, one of the
best known prospectors in Idaho,
and it is said of him that he has
helped to build more bitches than
any man in this district. He
goes to California to look after
property he owns near Reddand,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-06
Fifty Dollars Reward.

Will be paid for information
resulting in the arrest and con-
viction of grand larceny or rob-
berry of the party or parties who
forcibly broke into the cabin of
the Imperial Corona Gold Mining
Company at the Elk City-Dixie
wagon road, and near the bridge
over the American river, and car
ried away the mining nipple
ments, tools and supplies of the
company. An additional reward
will be paid for the recovery of
these mining implements. tools,
and supplies surreptitiously car
ried away.
Imperial Corona Gold Mining Go.
P. G. KULLMAN, Secy.,
68 Wall St., New York.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-06
SOME GAME LAW.
Game Warden M. S. Mason Sheds
Light in Dark Places.

Standard-News: M. S. Mason,
deputy game warden for Idaho
county, has just received a letter
from the fish and game depart
ment at Boise, in which is ex-
planned some interesting ques-
tions asked by the old soldiers
and prospectors. w. N. Steph-
ems, state game warden, says:
In regard to a discharged soldier
having a right to fish and hunt
without a license is all foolish
ness. He can fish and hunt in
the state of Idaho by securing a
license, but has no right to do so
without one, any more than any
one else. The government would
not presume, in my opinion, to do
such a thing. In regard to men
catching and selling salmon in
this state, the law is very plain
on this matter. A man has a
perfect right to sell them as will
be seen by reading Section A of
fish and game law. In regard to
prospectors being willing to take
out licenses, but are too hard up,
will say: If they do not take out
licenses they must not fish OF
hunt, as poverty is no excuse fol
a man violating the law"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-06

A report comes from Lewiston
that the Butterfly mine, in the
Orogrande district, owned by
Lewiston capitalists, is about to
be sold for $4,000.
Meadows Eagle: A young lady
of this place lost her watch a few
days ago and came to the Eagle
Office to have it advertised. She
then went home and found the
missing timepiece. 1t certainly
pays to advertise.
The Big Baldy company in the
Buffalo Hump district, has given
out that it will install a supply
power plant next year on its prop
erty on Crooked creek, for the
use of companies operating there
and on Salmon river.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-06
STRIKE AT MOTHER LODE
Big Ore Body in Buffalo Hump Prop
erty Struck Recently.

F. French, superintendent for
the Boston-Concord Mining COM
pany, which owns the Mother
Lode, in the Buffalo Hump dis
trict, tells the Spokane Chronicle
of a new strike recently made on
the property. 1t is reported that
it is on the 300 foot level and
there is a large volume in sight.
The superintendent says the
company will install 40 stamp
mill and cyanide plant on the
property next year.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-06
ORE AT THE FAIR.
Lewiston Charleston People Want Elk
District Represented There.


District Represented There.
Lewiston, Ida. Sept. IL, 1906.
ELK CRY MINING News:
About October 9th the Big
lewiston Charleston fair will open
it's gates to the public. The
writer has been engaged by the
fair association to make a mineral
display. Last year when the
News asked the miners of Elk
City and vicinity to contribute
their mite for the Portland fair
they responded so nobly that it
makes me feel guilty to ask them
for another contribution. The
collection they sent to Portland
is now at the state house in Boise
in permanent exhibit.
If any one in the Elk City dis
triot desires to make a display of
his ores at the Lewiston-Clark-
ston fair we would be very much
pleased if they would bring in a
few samples when they come to
Lewiston or send them down by
some friend and leave them at
J. B. Jones' assay office.
We think a little printers ink
and a display of our mineral re-
sources might create a revival in
some of our mining circles.
Very respectfully,
l.. F. WILLIAMS.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-06
Mountain House Change.
Mountain House, Sept. IA.

Mountain HOUSE, Sept. II.
Having leased the Mountain
House to Fields & Franklin for
one year, parties indebted to me
will please settle with the above
firm, who will receipt them, or
mail to me at Cottonwood, Idaho.
Thanking the public for their lib
eral patronage, l remain,
JAMES G. YANDELL.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-06
THEUSES OF WEALTH
Illustrated in Life and Death of
Belt and Sage.
TWO KINDS OF ABILITY
Belt Used Money to Construct Sage
Was Merely AccumuIstive Genius.

In the contemporaneous life
and death of two Of our modern
financiers, Alfred Belt of London
and Russell Sage of New York
City, we have contrasted in the
highest degree two opposite
phases of the use of wealth. In
the former we have it's applica-
ton, in the latter it's mere ac-
emulation, says the Mining Re-
porter. How differently these
attitudes toward wealth affected
their possessors and the world
around them, is best seen in the
effect produced by the demise of
each and in the esteem in which
the memory of each is now held.
Mr.. Belt was an organizer and
constructive genius, putting his
own and others money into
enterprises, many of them of ma
tional and some of international
Importance. In his hands wealth
took various forms and yet was
reproductive in even a greater
degree than was the case with
Mr.. Sage. Mr.. Belt regarded
money more as a force than as
something to be desired in and of
itself, and his genius lay in his
ability to so direct that force that
it accumulated energy while it
contributed to the worlds pro-
gress.
Naturally the passing of such
a man meant the removal from
the financial and commercial
arena of a vital force not readily
replaced. Mr.. Belts death re-
moved a tangible asset from the
many enterprises of which he
was a part. His genius, ability
and force are gone and the vast
wealth which was at their com
mand is temporarily inactive.
Contrast these facts with com
parable phases of Mr.. Sage's life
and death. He was not known
. among financiers or to the WORLD
in general as builder or organ
izer. His peculiar ability lay ii
his judgment, which enabled hin
to supply others with the capita
with which enterprises were
launched and kept afoat. Prob
ably the largest private money
lender in the world, his wealth
was to him only a means of ac
cumulating more wealth as such
in only an indirect manner wa'
it constructive.
Money and the ability to &C
cumulate it being his only power
it was only natural that the deatl
Of Mr.. Sage should not affect th'
world of commerce and industr.
strongly. He left behind hin
the wealth which others had uset
I
in various enterprises and which
may still be used with equally a
good effect. In passing, he lef
that which made him what h
was, in strong contrast to Mr.
Belt, who, in dying, took some
thing away.
1t is the loss of men of con
;. structive ability which is mos
, felt in the professional world
, There is little fear that none
:. will not be forthcoming to bac
enterprises which men of abilit
show to be feasible. and eve
though the owners of the none
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