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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04

kee road. If this is so it will need no
other terminals The railroads general
| ly work one town against another. Sur
veys have been made to ST.. Peter and to
Mankato The fact that no effort has
been made to get into Mankato leads
| to the belief that the Milwaukee owns
| it.
Judge Plymat said that the very fact
| that we know so little of the roads
purposes shows the danger, and it is
time to take off our coats and get busy
and find out what they propose. We
want the railway.
Mr. Atchison said that survey had
been run through Mankato.
Rev. Heermance said that Messrs.
Bruels and Tobie say that the road is
not controlled by the Milwaukee. 1t
is an even thing whether the line comes
to Mankato or goes to st. Peter. A
travelling man had informed him that
Mankato has lost fifty travelling men
because of a change in the running time
on the Chicago & Northwestern road,
and that if the alphabet" road should
90 north and not through Mankato the
city would lose thirty per cent of the
travelling men who are left here. If
this club is to be a success it must take
an optimistic view of matters and not
cast doubts, or it will accomplish moth
ing and the city will stay where it has
been during the last five years.
DR.. Andrews favored getting busy.
President HiXon said that the officers
would use their best efforts to get the
road through Mankato.
Rev. Heermance's motion was carried
UNANIMOUSLY.
Time Something Was Done.
DR.. Schmauss asked as to the status
of the affairs regarding the purchase of
Minneopa park. He had heard nothing
lately and it was time that something
was done, for summer is coming on
again.
DR.. Andrews said that the Board of
Trade committee has everything ready
for the transfer, South Bend has vot-
ed unanimously to sell its portion, and
when E. J.. Buck returns from Califor
MIA it will not take twenty four hours
to close the deal
MankatO Stone.
Mr.. Hance said that Architect Cass
Gilbert had made the statement that he
was willing to talk for and endorse
Mankato stone for interior decoration.
The club should take the matter up with
the stone quarrymen and give the mat
ter boost. Samples should be placed
in every great city. He would like to
see the matter taken up.
Mr.. Atchison said that Mr.. Gilbert has
made the statement that this country is
now importing stone from foreign coun-
tries that is not equal to Mankato stone
and will not take the polish.
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Paper Has Not Been Sold.
From Saturdays Daily.

Some of our, exchanges credit The
Citizen with having been purchased by
Congressman McCleary. Such is not the
case. This paper is still owned by
Churchill & Dunnicliff, and it will be
conducted in political way the same as
it has been in the past, advocating prin-
ciples which it believes are for the bene-
fit of the masses instead of for the few.
Window Citizen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
Propositions Brought to The At
tention of Organization.
MOVE MANKAT0 TO FRONT
Local Stone TO Be Thoroughly AID.
ver!ised; Talk Of a Fourth
OF IuIy Celebration.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Something more than a quorum was
present at the diourned meeting of the
Mankato Commercial club yesterday af-
ternoon. and good deal of business was
not always present, but on two PROPOSE
tons there were no two sides-the mat
ter of turning down the proposition OF
c. W. McDade of Ceylon for a mer-
chants commercial union, and the mat,
ter to assisting the alphabet" road in
getting through this city rather than
allow it to 90 to st, Peter through de
fault
1t was Ais p. m. before a quarum APP
peared and then President Hixon called
the club to order, and Secretary Taylor
read the minutes of several previous
meetings, which We're approved.
Tn designations of c. n. Andrews and
W. A. Funk from the executive board
Were received and accepted. Both re-
signed because they felt that there
should be retailers on the board. AS con
stituted, there were no retailers upon
it.
DIR. Schmauss said that law questions
are apt to arise and a lawyer is need
ed on the board.
Judge Plymat presented the name of
George f. Brett as a member of the
board, II. f. Hance presented the name
OF j. H. Holman, and DR.. Schmauss
presented the name of Benjamin Tay-
lor.
DIR. Andrews moved that the secretary
be instructed to cast the ballot of the
club for Mr.. Holman.
George Atchison said that this would
not be fair, as three candidates had been
chances of the other two without taking
a ballot.
Mr. Brett said that he would like to
withdraw his name.
Mr.. Taylor said that there ought to
be business men on the board. There
was no necessity for legal counsel, and
if there should be there were plenty of
attorneys in the association who would
be ready to assist.
The motion was then put and carried.
Mr.. Brett withdrew in favor of H. A.
Patterson, whom he named. On motion
of Judge Plymat, the secretary was in
structed to cast the ballot for Mr.. Pat
tersOn.
Change of Meeting Time.
President Hixon brought up the mat
ter of the frequency of holding meet
ings, saying that some preferred to meet
once in three or four weeks.
Mr.. Taylor gave notice of his in
tention to present an amendment to the
bylaw at the next meeting to provide
to holding monthly meetings of the
club.
This brought out an extended discus
sion. Dr. |. ID. Webster was opposed
to the change, saying that if there was
anything for the club to do there would
be enough for it to meet every two
weeks He thought that the whole trou-
BILE about the difficulty of getting a
quorum Law in the hour for holding the
meetings. He favored meeting in the
evening.
Mr.. Funk favored meeting every two
weeks, and Mr.. Hance favored evening
meetings.
DIR. Andrews gave notice of his in
tention to offer two amendments TO the
by laws at the next meeting, one to re-
duce the number to constitute quorum
to fifteen. and the other to change the
hour for meeting to Monday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
COLEMAN IN TROUBLE. .
Detective 10 Accused Of Crooked Deal,
Known in Mankato.


From Mondays Daily.
The following story from The st.
Paul Pioneer Press will be read with in.
terest in Mankato:
Thomas J. Coleman, who has operat-
ed for number of years as private
detective in Minneapolis, was arrested
yesterday at noon on. a charge of ex,
tortion. The warrant in the case is is
sued by AL. j. Smith, county attorney,
and the complainant is William d. Pen.
ell of Rochester, MIMI, from whom, it
is alleged, he extorted 800 as the price
of his silence regarding certain things
he knew about Mr. Pencil. ..>.
"Mr. Pencil is defendant in a divorce
suit, and it is alleged that Coleman
when employed to secure evidence for
the plaintiffs attorney entered into a
conspiracy with Louise .Oelkers of
Rochester to involve Pencil in COM
promising situation, and that when
Coleman appeared upon the scene thus
arranged he agreed to sell out his en-
ployers for 5000 and a note for 500
and remain silent regarding the import
ant evidence which he had arranged"
Coleman is not a stranger in Manka-
to- He was connected with case here
several years ago, having caused the
arrest of two brothers whom he charged
with setting fire to barn near Ma
pleton. The men were discharged after
the municipal court judge had listened
to the evidence produced by the detec-
| tive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money II Ii fails
on each box. 25c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
Free Delivery at st. Peter.

From Saturdays Daily.
Free mail delivery will be inaugu
rated at st. Peter on Tuesday.
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Subscriptions Not Plenty.

"Alphabet" road, and said that it was
now assured, but it was not certain
whether it was coming to Mankato. 1t
might 90 to st. Peter This question
three weeks. He moved that the club
offer its services to the management OF
the road to aid it in securing terminals
in this city.
Mr.. Atchison said that this was a mat
ter that he had intended to bring up
Nothing was being done toward getting
the road to come to Mankato. Brit
ton, Iowa, some years ago sat down like
Mankato is doing and as result lost a
railroad, which started another town a
few miles away We must look out OIL
we will be losing the alphabet" road
The people of Mankato have got to dc
something.
President Hixon said that he had beer
surprised that the road had not ap
preached the citizens on the matter.
Mayor Taylor said that the road had
done something. He had been approach
ed several times by the officials, who
had informed him that they had tried
to make an. arrangement with the Mil
waukee road, but had been turned down
They had asked whether the council
could not assist them, and he had sale
that it would do what it could. Since
then he had heard nothing.
Mr.. Hixon said that he had heard il
said and denied and reasserted that the
road had been bought by the Milwau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-28
ST so to So Pair.

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On Charge Of Robbery.

James Parks a marine. was locked Up
this afternoon by Detectives Hartigan ana
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that he be deprived CT his days on Tor
sixty days. and warned as to his future
conduct. as q penalty According to the
testimony In the case an alarm OF fire was
sounded on the tight o. December 20. ana
Garner did not slide down the pole from
ths dorrai.orics until after the truck had
gone out of quarters. anc instead Oh run
Tho Chief also reported that INC triai
hoard found Michael J. Barry OF Nc. IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-28
BANNER ON BUILDING.
New Municipal Home to Have Hand
some Flag Pole.

One of the features of the new District
building, when 1t Is completed and the seat
of the local government becomes estab-
lished within its walls. will be large white
fagpole with a mammoth American nag
huttering to the winds. This announcement
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FAILED TO RESPOND.
Fireman Garner Deprived OF Days On
and Warned.

Chief Belt of the fire department rep'r.ed
10 the Commissioners this morning. ,nat
patrick J. Farmer, driver OF No. Truck
Company. has been found guilty by triai
,.oard of falling to respond with his com.
pany to an alarm OF tire, and RECOMMENDED
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Engine Company guilty of reporting at the
engine house on December 20 last thirty
minutes late. and with being under the m
fluence of liquor. The charges we're pre-
company and the accused fire fighter plead
ed guilty to them. AS penalty CHIEF Beie
has recommended that he be deprived OF
his days off for six months
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Baur to answer a charge of having robbed
the government of six blankets. Parks, X
is said, was a member of the Baltimore po-
lice force several years ago, and he is also
said to have served a short time In the
Moundsville penitentiary for grand larceny.
He deserted from the marine barracks and
went to Scranton. Pa. where he was ar
rested Parks denies that he stole the
blankets but admits that he sold them. He
will be given hearing In the Police Court
tomorrow.
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was made by the Commissioner today.
The pole will be one of the largest In the
city. It is their idea to have it fifty feet
high.
The kind of timber to be used for this
pole has not been determined by the Com
missioners, nor has the kind or size of the
flag been decided upon. 1t has been limited
that Commissioner Mcfarland will donate
the flag for the new stan. The details o.
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the erection OF the pole. which VIII De one
of the nermnnent ornaments OF the new
building, will be loft to Col. Bladie, the En-
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West Point vel! equipped him In such
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Women's Shoes, $3.50 Pail

Women with tender feet will find in DIR. Edison's
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Lace and button styles. in all sizes
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The Washington times., 1906-01-14
Interiors Advancing
With Rapid Strides
MAKING Runaway Race in Departmental
Bowling League-Lemmon Again
Reaches 100 Average.

Without a break in its steady stride
the Interior ouint in the Departmental
Bowling League continues on its march
an the percentage ladder. anneNing
game after game until il now has a
margin of almost hundred points over
the Farmers. its nearest competitor
Each team still has about thirty-three
games vet TO play. but without marked
reversal of form by the leaders. none
OF the other teams has much OF a look
in for the championship. The Farmers
have been hitting 'em up "A few, their
triple defeat Of the Printers, and a dou-
bic dose 10 the Warriors. landing them
In second place. but the Sailors. whom
they displaced, are close behind.
Right in line with his team is Charlie
Lennon, OF the Interiors. Week after
week he has led the bunch OF individ-
uals with averages varying from 1S9
10 49, but in the last few weeks, the In
terror crack has been plugging the pins
so accurately that he has again It ached
the l90 point. Holman stin hangs on
persistently. and his average of 1S7 gives
him a comfortable margin for second
place.
Turkeys and quadA are coming fast
these days to Bowsher, of the Sailors
Fhis Navy Yard expert since his return
10 the straight-aWay course down the
pine has been bowling the game OF his
life In the match against the Bureau
he went crazy" entirely. and helpe d
along his strike habit with some splen-
did spare work. which netted him the
The Washington times., 1906-01-14

first clean" set OF the season, and in
cidentally punctured the high set honor
held by his team mate, O'Donnell. by
stringing up go. four pins better than
Dams best squirt. 1t viii be impossible
for him 10 land any average prizes,
however as forty-eight games are nee
essary to qualify. and Bowsher, should
he continue 10 head the list and bowl
every game would lose out, as he can
only reach a total OF forty-five games.
Commerce and Labor have been trail
ing hopelessly In the rear. but I'm its last
match with War. Il bumped IL for two.
and with thirty-thTee games yet to go,
the Statisticians may Yet chuck the
Warriors into the cellar
Another new record was made by the
Interiors whose set OF :. 923 is eighty
three pins better than the previous &C.
set made by the Navy Yard. The Treas
ury squad ran new high game with 945
and beat its former best set of 2,e72 with
2,692.
Following are the standings and aver
ages. the former covering games TO Sat
urday, and the latter TO Friday.
Team Standing,
The Washington times., 1906-01-14

They were from $3.50 to $500.
The Goats and Refers are in blue.
Oxford, and fancy mixtures-sizes
p, 3, 4, 5, IA, IS, and 10 years.
Make it a point to see this line if
there's a size in it you can use.
The Washington times., 1906-01-14
CALIFORNIA MOVES
SLOWLY IN FOOTBALL

Scott, captain-elect of the Stanford
football team, said this week: Il do
not look for any radical action on the
part of Berkeley and Stanford looking
toward a change in football methods,
unless the national committee fails to
make the changes that are demanded
Then there might be a break The Cali
fornian committee Will await the action
of Walter Camp and his associates be-
fore going ahead. In the first place
there will be a conference. or several
of them, and no man can tell what the
future will bring FORTH
The Washington times., 1906-01-14
GEERS AND PATCH
HARNESS hARvELS
Driver and Horse Unequal
ed Last Season.

CHICAGO. Jan I3--Interest in events
in the light harness world promises to
be keen during 1896. The grad circuit
is sure 10 offer many fine attractions
for trotters and PAGERS and drivers VIII
receive their share of the attention.
What 1905 did in the world OF trOtter
and PAGER is now history. but the work
of one man and one horse now stands
out as the most brilliant Ed Geers. the
"siient man from Tennessee" VINO has
driven many a champion trOtteT 10 vic
tory and records during his many years
on the turf. comes out at the top OF the
list or winning drivers. In the grand cir
cult races he scored sixteen firsts, sew
enteen seconds, nine thirds. fourteen
fourths. and was unplaced but fifteen
times, The prize money he won amount
ed to S.2.9e4 His nearest rival was
Lou McDoaald. who won sZAl50 IN
stakrs anc purses.
Iyh1ie Geers' record is hardly I'D to
that OF the year before. nevertheless ne
has laid further claim 10 the distinction
OF being the best driver the country has
seen Ia years. He IS past the three
score mark IN years. but today ranks
with the cleveresL young drivers in the
country. The years have not robbed
him OF any Of his cunning. and 1896 Il
sure TO land him we'll Up among the
tOp-Hotchers.
or all PAGERS none has there been 10
compare with Dan Patch. Great as
was his sire. Joe PaJchen. he never
compared with his get. During 1905 Dan
Patch pSced thirty-siX miles in from
5.0l1z 10 1.55i<. the latter being the
worlds record.
In nine Of the thirty-six miles the
stallion averaged I;57lz. and in six 9th
eTs l.58 He did no less than seven
miles in under 2:0s. He began his sea
sons campaign In September and IN
sixty-siX DAYS broke four world $ rec
OTds. During the career Of the horse on
the turf he never lost race. and OF
fifty-siX heats he lost but two.
The Washington times., 1906-01-14
PRIZES AND SHOWS
NEEDED FOR DOGS
Not Though Inducements
for American Fanciers.

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-This country
Is far behind England in the number
and Importance Of its dog shows. and as
a consequence breeders and fanciers suf-
Ter.
There is no reason Ia the world why
America should be behind any country
in its breeding in any Of the standard
classes. and yet il must be admitted
that the very t0pnotchers are imported
On the other side of the water there
are vast numbers Of shows for special
breeds. and as "a consequence the indl-
Vidual classes attract not only the un-
divided attention Of those who are par
ticuiarly Interested among dog lovers IN
general, bar bring additional adherents
10 certain class, whether il be bull
dog or pointer, spaniel or greyhound.
Then again, there can be no doubt
OF the efficacy OF a valuable stake in de-
YelOping the good points ln a certain
breed. There are not enough of these
n America. There are cups and plates
galore-and, unfortunately many OF
these are intended more 10 advertise the
donor than to immortalize the dog.
Only recently the writer was IN con-
VersauOn with the part donor of a cup
TOR bull terriers that has been COM
peted for yearly az one of the big New
York shows, and was greatly surprised
10 learn that this gentleman was under
the impression that the cup had been
disposed OF years before. Such was his
interest in the breed.
The Sporting Spaniel Society OF Lon
. don mas just arranged Tor A speclaI
stake of $50 10 be competed for BY
spaniels some months hence. An ar
rangement % this kind must induce
shooting men 10 give special attention
10 their little dogs, 50 that they may
perfect the spsniels in their particular
branch Of work.
That is a prize worth trying for, and
the spaniel, the setter. the pointer, and
the other sporting dogs are worth all
the efforts expended on them.
The Washington times., 1906-01-14
JAKE STAHL WANTS
PRIZE SCHOOLBOY
Toledo Y0ungster Offered
Washington Contract.
EXPERIENCE OF ONE YEAR
Made Reputation Last Season With
Toledo High School-Michiga
Hot on His Trail.
EXPERIENCE OF ONE YEAR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 13-With one
years experience as a high school play
eF Fred Merkle, the Toledo Highs third
baseman, has the remarkable offer Of a
contract TO play with the Washington
club, OF the American League.
Such thing is almost without pre-
cedent in the history of baseball the
only similar case being that of Johnny
knight. OF the Philadelphia Americans,
but he has played ball for several
years. Merkle never broke into the
local national game limeIight until last
spring, when he started out as a sue
cessor on first base TO Dad Clarke. the
Case football and basketball player
Plays Third Base.
Although a big chap Merkle proved
too fast for the initial sack, and was
changed to third base, where he played
a phenomenal game all year. His hit
ting also developed, and toward the end
of the season he was the high school S
mightiest sticker.
He then went into the City League
and played great ball all summer.
President Grillo of the local club. saw
Merlzle perform and was so struck with
his natural ability that he offered 90
Toledo club, and give him a thorough
trying-Out.
Merkle's ability has become nOised
about the Western colleges, and he has
had a dozen propositions from prOmi-
nent institutions Offering him induce
ments if he would matriculate there.
Stahl Got Tip.
Michigan has been persistent in its
efforts. and last November when Jake
Stahl was at Ann Arbor acting as head
Iinesman in the Michigan WI scOnsin
game baseball man tipped him off
with the result that this week Merkle
received a contract from Washington.
He is undecided whether he will accept
the chance to go to Washington OF
to enter some college.
In addition to his baseball ability
Merkle is a crack football player, and
was the unanimous choice for one of
the tackles on the mythical All-Ohio
interscholastic eleven.