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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-06
May 30, 1906.

May 30, 1910.
To the Editor of The Tines Democrat:
AS a friend of the proposed measure
concerning compulsory attendance,
now under consideration in the Cen
eral Assembly, l respectfully submit
the following answer to your editorials
opposing it, and trust you will pub
lish my letter in your column of cor
respondence from the people.
You seem to have formed the idea
that it is the purpose of the proposed
law to punish parents or guardians
for not sending their children to
school. whether there are public
schools provided or not Such an
idea is almost inconceivable, yet in
your editorial of May 20 you say:
''The law. boldly stated, proposes to
spy out the men and women of the
State who fail to send their children
to school, and to punish them for the
failure. and this in the face of the pal
pable and distressing fact that the
State has failed to provide school &C.
commOdations for the children whose
parents are to be thus unjustly Milo
ried for alleged recreancy to public
and parental duty. 1t would be al
most criminal to penalize the failure
of men and women to send their child.
rel to school at a time when the State
has failed to provide schools for the
children to attend" This is indeed
''boldly stated"-if one happens to
have read the proposed law. In fact,
the law proposed entertains no such
purpose, and such a purpose would
be absurd. The purpose of the law is
to compel negligent parents or guar
diaus to take advantage Of such pro-
visions as are made by the State for
the education of their children. There
are thousands of schools in the State
which are not nearly filed to their
capacity, and the effect of this law
would be to fill them-and at almost
NO additional cost whatever. In those
communities where the schools are al
ready filled, or nearly so, the effect
would be, not to punish parents who
did not send their children, but to
awaken public sentiment still more ef.
fectually to the need of additional
school facilities-which would result
In the voting of special taxes in aid
Of the schools, to q far greater extent
than ever before.
In the same passage above quoted
you seem further to assume that what
the State has done and is doing for
Its schools Is the utmost possible that
1t can do. either now or at any future
time. and that nothing additional can
be done by local communities, wards,
school districts and parishes. And
you seem thus TO commit yourself to
the policy not only of stopping our
progress at the point now
reached. and Of building and equip
ping no more schoolhouses and EN-.
no more teachers, but also of
not even utilizing to the fullest extent
the school accommodations already
provided-by 6lling every schoolhouse
with all the pupils it will comfortably
hold. Surely this is not our policy,
but IL may be justly inferred from
your editorial. In fact, it is the most
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-06
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

conspicuous datum of III current his.
tory that Louisiana is increasing its
wealth at an amazingly large ratio,
and that public education is rapidly
becoming the chief concern of our PEG.
pie and our public men. No politician
will now venture upon any platform
that does not make the strongest de-
claratiOn for the schools of the PEG.
pie, and the time is at hand when the
public conscience upon this subject
will not allow nonfulfillment of such
declarations to go unpublished. The
result must inevitably be constantly
increasing appropriations, both State
and local, for education, and a prog
ress in this department of the States
history that will be in keeping with
L~ouisiana's advanced standing among
the Southern States-in every other
respect except as to literacy and edu-
cation.
In your editorial of May % you say:
1--WE should not be content, however,
with the mere failure of the bill to pass
at this session of the Legislature. We
should repudiate the principle of the
measure. Louisiana is scarcely ready
for experiments Of this character.
There are real school problems to be
solved, real blessings to be bestowed
upon neglected children of the State,
real difficulties to be overcome in the
matter of providing school facilities
for the children Of the State before it
undertakes to put the cold hand of au-
thority on parents for alleged recre-
ancy toward their offspring"
Not satisfied to encompass the de-
feat of the measure in the present ses-
sion, you would project your opposi-
ton into the realm of the future and
defeat the plan for all time. And yet
it is evident that you have given but
scant consideration to the matter, for
your confusion of ideas as to the pur-
pose of the law again crops out in
your reference to the primary duty of
facilities before compelling
their use, and again, in a passage a
little further on, in which you say:
SIT is not through any fault of the
children, or the parents of the child
rem, that they do not attend school;
the fault is the States. 1t has failed
to provide for them" If you will take
note of the real purpose of the meas
ure proposed, which is to cause a
larger utilization of the facilities the
State has already provided, and if
you will reconsider the fact that such
laws are in successful effect in thirty
five States and the District Of Colum-
bia, Kentucky and North Carolina be-
ing included in the number, and if you
will make some allowance for the fact
sixteen hundred teachers in the
State Teachers Association
and almost all of the active schoolmen
of the State favor the adoption of such
measure, I al not but believe that
you will reconsider the intention of
maintaining q permanent opposition
10 this progressive movement.
In regard to your suggestion that q
attendance law would be
invasion of the sacred domain of
the home, it is to be remembered
that the only people upon whom such
. law would operate at all would be
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29

There b existing with many people
a wrong idea of The Kecley Cure-they
think it makes one i'll for a few days; or
II destroys the mind at first or last; or
that there are h%ardships connected with
the treatment. In no case is this true.
There is a noticeable improvement from
the start; the mind strengthens and re.
covers its normal condition and as the
drugs or alcohol is eliminated a healthy
condition is builded.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29
Cattle Killed by Lightning.

During the severe storm last Friday
night 5. p. Hunter, living six miles
northeasts of Versailles had four fine
steers killed by lightning. a bunch
of nineteen head of steers were in
the pasture field and during the storm
had moved within seventy-fvc yards
of Mr.. Hunters residence when they
separated and the four killed were
huddled together. The steers aver
aged about 1900 pounds in weight.
During the same night the severe
lightning also killed sixteen head of
fine cattle enclosed in what is known
as Mellow pasture near Barnett.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29
Missouri Pacific Agent.

f.. c. Morgan, wife, and baby
Dorthy, arrived here Monday from
Higginsville. Mr.. Morgan, who had
been in charge of the Missouri Pa
ci6c Railways Office at Higginsville,
has been transferred to Versailles and
will hereafter be the regular agent
here. Agent T. p. Liston, who had
been acting in that capacity was
checked up this week by Travelling
Auditor c. Clayton and Route Agent
II. l.. White of the Missouri Pacific
system, and the Office was yesterday
turned over to the new agent, and
our people will be pleased to see Mr..
Morgan installed in the place, as he
was operator and assistant to former
agent f. N. Simons for more than a
year and made numerous friends in
Versailles while located here. O. ID.
Morgan, brother OF the agent, will as
sist him at the station in handling the
freight and in other duties.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29
Presented q Petition.

The county court was in session
two days this week to transact the
regular business OF the court. The
petition of several citizens relative to
the disagreeablc conditions existing
at the county poor farm was present.
ed by Attorney John F. Gibbs, the
document being in the shape of a
statement in detail sworn to by the
committee presenting it and which
was signed by $50 citizens. A num-
Der talked in favor of reforms at the
institution, and the county court Wis
tied the place Tuesday OF a tour Of
inspection. The only matter OF
record was the courts instruction to
the county clerk to correspond with
the asylum authorities to have the in.
INT inmates removed.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29

CURED HEMORRHAGES OF LUNGS.
Several years siuce my lungs were so
badly affected that had many hemorr.
hayes" writes A. NJ. ARe, of Wood, Ind
81 took treatment with several pliysi.
oians without any benefit. then start.
ell to take Foley's Honey and Tar, and
my lungs are now as sound as a bullet.
| recommend it in advanced stages of
lung trouble, Foley's Honey and Tar
stops the cough aud heals the lungs, and
prevents serious results from a cold
Refuse substitutes. d. c. Hardy.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29

BIG ODD FELLOWS BLOCK.
Ground Broken This Week for An
other Three. Story Brick Struc.
ture in Versailles,

Tuesday noon, June Goth, 1905,
ground. was broken for the big three
story brick and stone block to be
erected on the northeast corner Of
OF court house square recently acquir-
ed by the Odd Fellows Building AS
ISOLATION of which A. Pepper is Presi-
dent, t. p. Harrison Vice President,
Geo. II. Hubbard Treasurer and !.
Vs.. Mills Secretary. The plat of
ground was purchased from the
Nelson heirs, is one of the most desir-
able sites in the city, and is to be made
more beautiful by the erection of this
handsome structure. The block is to
'front.' to the west to occupy 66 feet
along sizner street, and one hundred
bet deep on Newton street. There
Is to be a basement under the entire
block and the foundation will be of
Goncrete.
LIie main body of the structure
will be of brick manufactured at the
Versailles brick plant, while the fac
.ngs will be of rock from our local
auarrics. The first floor will con-
tain IN large room for mercantile
'Ihn parD~ aanr ,.;1
be fitted up as office rooms in suits,
and a large room for public meet
ings. The third floor will be made
into a lodge room, and will be equip
peti with a banquet hall, ladies par
lors, reception roouf. clock rooms.
kitchen and, toilet room. The orgi-
Gsi design and specifications made by
an experienced architect will be fully
sgrriedo out. the sanitary conditions
requiring a light and air shaft
throughout the building to carry off
all impurities will be observed.
The block will be fitted with steam
heat and electric lights and every
thing known 70 modern architecture
wiliDe introduced to make it COM
plcte in every detail. The men hav-
ing the erection Of this block in hand
never do things by halves, hence the
the best may be expected. They
propose to look after the excavation
themselves, while the contract for the
gcnerarwork has been let t Orrin
liamlin one of our home contractors.
The big block will be completed at
once and reflects much credit to the
progressive citizens who take upon
themselves the big undertaking
Hhich entails 4 cost OF more than
$40, 600,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29

II YOU knew the value of Chamber.
lain's Salve you would never wish to be
without it. Here are some of the dis
eases for which it is especially valuable
sore nipples. chapped han1s, burns,
fros, bites, ch'lblains. chronic sore eyes,
itching piles, letter. salt rheum and
eczema. Price Is cents per box. For
sale by Globe Drug Store, c. ID. Hunter
Prop.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29
NEW CURE FOR EPILEPSY.

J. b. Waterman, of Watcrtown, o.,
Eurabfree delivery, writes; My daugh-
ter, afflicted for years with epilepsy, was
cured by Or. Kings New Life Pills.
size has not had an attack for over two
years" Best body clcanse.s and life
swing tonic pills on earth. 25c By
Muntzsl Dug Co..
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29

w. r. Ward, of Dyersburg, Tenn,
writes: This is to certify that I have
used Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup for
chronic constipation, and it has proven,
without a doubt, 10 be a thorough,
practical remedy for this trouble, and it
Is with pleasure I offer my conscientious
reference" y. {. Hardy.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29
WILL CIRlN

A. A. Herrea, Finch, Ark. writes:
''l'oley's ilonsy and Tar is the best pre-.
paration for cough. colds aud hung
trouble. I.snowthat il has cured con.
sumption in the FRS, stages" You never
onl Tar and not being satisfied. y. {.
i4sn'y.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29
Don't Blame Met!

1t is not my faux. have plenty
N good tender Meats. and if YOU will
persist in eating old tough stuff, keep
II yourself. c. II. MASON,
The Get There EntcIer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29

II you will make inquiry i, will be q
revelation to you how many succumbt to
kidney or bladder troubles in one form
or another. II the patient IS aos beyoad
medical Aid, Foley's Kidney Cure will
cure: It never ~aisappoin,s n, G.
Hardy.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29
4 LESSON IN HEALTH.

Healthy kidneys filter the impurities
from the blood. and unless they do this
good health is impossible. roley's
Kidney Cure makes sound kidneys. and
positively cure all forms Of kidney and
bladder disease, 1t strengthens the
whole sy sten. u. c. Hardy.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29

Louis for all Eastern points. At Kansas
City for all points West, South and north
west. Three sleepers on night train for
Colorado and California points.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29

DR.. j. e. BLAINE, Physician 4 Manager.
For 8 years chief Of medical staff at Dwiaht, ~,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-29

Chas. W. Kavanaugh the Abstracter
would like to write your deeds,
mortgages, contracts, etc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
EXTRACT OF SKINNED MILK.
New Industry In Germany That Nets
Promo ters Big Money.

| lOih NhoiiNly l|diys
Northwestern dairyman will be inter
ested in report just received at the de-
partment of commerce from st. Etienne
France, telling of the establishment OF
a new milk industry there. This indus
try is the extraction of casein from
skinned milk When the cream is tax
en- from the milk to manufacture butter
there remains, besides lactose and min
eral elements, a little more than an
ounce of casein per quart. Two eX-
perienced Germans started extracting
casein from milk at st. Etienne some
years ago, and they now are making an
annual profit of about $4,000 from the
business. Nearly all the casein is ex-
ported to Germany, where it is employ
ed in the manufacture of high quail
lty of paper and playing cards, and, when
transformed into special kind of glue
it is used in the stiffening of textiles
In the dyeing industry, it replaces al
bumen to fix the mineral colors, and in
commerce furnishes colors composed of
casein, hydrate of lime, and cOlorins
matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
Swedish Methodist Pastors Close
Their Conference.
From Mondays Daily.


The annual meeting of the pastors OF
the Minneapolis district of the Swedish
Methodist church in this city last night
tors present returned to their homes to-
day. A few went Saturday. The meet,
ings began Wednesday evening and were
held i'm the Swedish Methodist church
on South Fourth street. They opened
with a reception, followed by preaching
Sessions were held Thursday and Fri
day forenoon and afternoon, and one ses-
sion Saturday. Three sermons were
preached Sunday. Essays on theological
subjects were read and discussed.
A sermon was preached each evening
Wednesday evening by Rev. Andrew An
derson of the Second Methodist church
Minneapolis; Thursday evening by Rev
Andrew Farrell, Brainerd, who was pas
tor of the Mankato church six years
ago; Friday evening by Rev. Andrew
Farrell, presiding elder, st. Paul; Sat
urday evening, Rev. L. G. Edegren, Bel
grade.
Yesterday three sermons were preach
ed, in the morning by Rev. G. A. Wag-
ner of Attwater, in the afternoon to the
young people, by Rev. A. N. Rue of
Lund, Wis, and in the evening by Rev.
church, Minneapolis. The attendance
Bernt Howe of the First Methodist
at each of the sermons was excellent,
and last evening the church was filled.
Among those present besides the
above named were Revs. Anthony E.
Lind of Willmar, C. M. Holmberg of
Vasa, j. A. Wilmar of Saltwater, and
Gustaf LindstrOm of LindstrOm. The
latter and Rev. Nelson addressed the
Sunday school yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
BEHR BOUND OVER.
Held to the Grand Jury In the Sum Of
$4,000.

from saturday daily.
The preliminary hearing of William
Behr on the charge of criminal intimacy
with his step-daughter, Rosa Hagemeis-
ter, was held this forenoon in the NUM-
cipal court. c. j. Laurisch appeared for
the defendant, while the state was rep
resented by County Attorney Wilson.
Miss Hagemeister was the only witness
sworn. She told her story in a straight
forward manner. She said that the il
licit relations between herself and her
foster parent had continued for a year
and half.
The defense offered no testimony and
the defendant was then bound over to
the grand jury and his bail placed at
$1,000. Being unable to furnish it, he
was committed to the county Jail.
Behr does not speak English, but
through an interpreter told The Free
Press reporter that there was no truth
to the charge He said that he had had
lot of trouble with his step-children,
who were seemingly agitated about the
descent of the property.
1t is learned that Behr was formerly
he hired man of the Hagemeisters, and
two months after Hagemeister died Behr
married his widow, who has 240 acres of
land in Beauford, well stocked. Mr..
and Mrs. Behr have one child, and there
are five children by her first husband.
1t appears that it was Rosa Hagemeis-
ter's brother and not her uncle who ac-
companied her to the city from the
north for the purpose of seeing that the
prosecution was started.
Mrs. Behr seems to side with her nus
band and feel that he has been unjustly
accused. The officers found the farm
well kept up, the house neat and an APP
pearance of prosperity and thrift pres
ent. They were well treated there, in
vited to dinner. and to put the horses
up, when the arrest was made yester-
day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
HOFFMAN FIRE, ALSO.
Police Believe That Henry posrr Has
| Something to do with that. q

/
From Mondays Daily. M .ss - r55
Henry Doefr pleaded guilty, in the
municipal court late Saturday, after
noon to the charge of drunkenness, at.
ter much hesitation, and was seiltenc-
ed to serve ten days in the county Jail.
By that time it is expected that he will
have recovered from the effects of his
recent rebauch, and be able to answer
questions concerning the recent barn
fires more satisfactorily. IS
Doerr is now believed by the officials
to have set the fire that burned the
Nicollet House barn a couple of weeks
ago, when horse was burned to death.
He admits having spent couple of
nights at the Nicollet House.
DOerr makes some admissions, but
when it comes to the point of who ac-
tually started the different fires he
claims to be in ignorance, saying that it
! looked as though someone had set them.
He denies being in any of the barns.
The police have quite strong chain
of circumstantial evidence drawn around
Doerr. He has been positively identi-
fed as the person seen coming from the
Lamm barn just before the fire was dis
covered there, and he then had some
hay sticking to his clothing. He was
seen going in the direction of the Ar
mold barn just before that was set on
fire. He admits being in the neigh
borhood of the Schorn barn when it was
fired, and the man seen running out of
that barn just before the fire is de-
scribed in a way that answers Doerr's
description. Doerr also had key to
| the Leidertafel hall, and was seen sit
ting on the stairway leading to the hall
the day of the fire. The police say that
he made contradictory statements when
questioned.
Doerr has not worked for the last
three weeks, but said that he expected
to 60 to work this morning. He is
widower and has three children He is
cigar maker by trade.
Doerr had a great craving for liquor
Sunday and a doctor had to be called
twice, but he was better today. He
clings to his denial that he set the fires,
but admits that he was in the Lamm
barn just before the fire. He says that
he went past the barn and noticed
friend at work spading in the garden,
and when he came by again he wanted
to see that party but the latter was
not there. Thinking that be might be
in the barn Doerr went in, and he says
that he came out of the barn and there
was no fire then, so far as he noticed,
nor did he see anyone else in the barn.
He might have gotten some hay on his
coat, as there was some hanging from
the ceiling. He says he went from there
to the Minnesota river bridge with the
idea of crossing to North Mankato to
see friend, when another alarm was
sounded and he looked back and saw the
second fire.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
: Nice Sum For the State.

From Mondays Daily.
The first eight months of the opera
ton of the Somerville inheritance tax
has yielded $5S,lSl.l3 for the state.
Eighteen estates have paid the inheri-
lance tax since the law went into eff
feet Sept IL, 1905. This is graded
tax according to the size of the estate
involved. Inheritances, requests and
gifts up to $4,000 are exempt. From
$4,000 to $4,000 the tax is w per
cent; $4,000 to 100000, per cent;
100000 or over, per cent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
MAYOR SCHMIDT REPLIES.
San Francisco's Mayor Grateful to
Mankato for Contribution.

From Mondays Daily.
Mayor Taylor yesterday received the
following telegram in reply to the one
sent by him to Mayor Schmidt of Sar
Francisco when the $500 appropriated
by the city council was sent. 1t is dat
ed San Francisco, April 9th, and read:
as follows:
eve accept with deep gratitude your
kind expressions of sympathy and of
fers of assistance Contributions of sup.
plies or funds will be most gratefully
accepted. Send all supplies care Major
&c. A. Devol, quartermaster United
States army, and money to James d
Phelan, chairman finance committee
San Francisco. E. E. Schmidt, mayor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
Very Large Attendance.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The giving of the first communion to
the class of eighty four boys and girls
at st. Peter and PauPs Catholic church
yesterday forenoon was very impress
sive event. The church was prettily dec
grated with flowers and palms, and was
filled so full that there was no standing
room left. The class will be confirmed
later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
DR.. Lewis Heard From.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Benjamin Taylor received letter
from DIR. Lewis of Oakland who states
that his family was badly shaken up in
the recent earthquake but none injur-
ed. The house was badly damaged
His son, John, who is lawyer
in San Francisco escaped injury, and his
law office, which is on the ninth floor
of one of the tall buildings, was not
harmed, the fire reaching but to the
third floor