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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
RECOVERED THE SPARKLER
NJ. MuiIen,s Diamond Restored to
Him by St. Paul Police.

From SATURDAY Daily.
More fortunate than the average vic
tim of light fingered lminglers in crowds,
Thursday morning NJ. Mullen had his
diamond shirt stud, restored to him by
F. w. Johnson of the Dakota House,
However,, the diamond no more shone
from a shirt ornament, but was on
finger ring. Mr.. johnson had telephoned'
the St. Paul police the next morning
after the Gov. johnson ratification meet
ing in st. Peter last week of the loss of
Mullen's diamond pin and gave de-
scription of it, and it's recovery was
no doubt through the st. Paul police
detective force, as the package came
from the police department without name
or particulars. 1t is said that there
were plain clothes" men on the train
from st. Paul to ST. Peter the evening
of the ratification, and that they spotted
some pocket pickers among the pas
sengers. These doubtless were Swallowed
on returning to st. Paul and the pin
was thus traced.--New Ulm News.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
PAY FROM START.
Eastern People Misled Mankato
People About Street Railways.
Prom Sat,,rdav's Daily

Henry E. Hance, having disposed of
his clothing business, will from now on
give his entire time to pushing through
the street railway enterprise thath and
w. L.. Hixon are engaged in. He said
today when asked about the matter: II
am fully convinced that the railway viii
be good thing for Nankato as "a bnsi-
ness builder, but if the people Stand by
me with their money and it VIII take
only a littles they will get it back with
interest. Parts of the city are ait pres
ent worthless, but with railway connec-
ton will be turned into good paying pro-
perty. Towns that have rapid transit
.haw people with capital, who make in
yestments that the towns could not 9th
wise get. Mankato is struggling to get
manufacturing plants, but it will be
much easier to- get them with rapid tran
sit.
"All that | ask is that the people who
take an interest in Mankato loan me a
helping hand and make their subscrip-
tion list bankable, and there will be a
car line built as eastern parties have
agreed to put in money if the local peo-,
pie who have subscribed will do this.
"The car line will not cost nearly as
much money as the eastern people have
always made us believe that it would
cost. By putting up dollar for dollar,
here is no question but what the road
will pay interest and running expenses
right from the start. Lots of people
have no confidence in the investment, sbe-
ing a paying one, but I have found out
that in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio electric
lines in towns of 5000 to 5000 ipopulat ton
are paying. The reason for this is that
at the present time the cost of construc-
ton and operation is no nearly what it
used to be, on account of the improved
machinery and methods used.
'While was away in the east recent
ly placed conditional orders for rails
and other materials pending good at this
end. I have got a man who is willing to
come to Mankato and associate himself
with the enterprise. He is practical
railroad builder and operator, who has
made a success of every venture that he
has ever taken hold of, and has had over
twenty years experience" 4
Mr.. Hance chung to the Citizens Tele-
phone enterprise when others gave up.
If he makes success of the railroad,
he will devote his time to developing the
industries of Mankato, and has already
negotiations midway with shoe fac
tory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
Elmore Elated Over Man
ufacturing Industry
3. P. HANSON Is IN CHARGE
Proposes TO- Put Manure Loader on
the Market; 1t Has Proved to
Be a Success.
Especial to The Free Press.1

Elmore, Nov 24.--When it is COM
pleted and running to its fullest capacity,
EImore will have one of the largest
manufacturing establishments in this
part OF the state. b. F. Hanson, at one
time a photographer here, has decided to
locate here with his manure loader
manufacturing establishment. Some of
the machinery for the plant has already
been shipped in and has been put in
place in the plant and the rest of the
machinery will be, Installed as soon as
Mr.. Hanson's orders can be filled. 1t
will occupy one Of the largest wooden
buildings in. the city, which is located on
the west side. of the track and close to
it SO as; to, make it handy in shipping.
Mr.. Hanson has put in all of his
spare. time on the loader for the last
few years SO as, to make sure that it
would not make a failure as many of
the other leaders have done that have
been put on the market. Some months
ago he made up his mind that his inven-
ton was a success and he had the same
patented. After he received his papers
on the same, he made some of them and
put them out among the farmers here
and they gave them a good trial. After
he had shown them how they worked
the farmers had no trouble in loading
the average spreader in three minutes.
The loader is worked by the same team
that is on the tongue. and they do not
have to be unhitched 1t is also very
convenient as shed can be cleaned with
it as well as pile can be taken away,
and with no more manual labor. There
is no more to handle to it than there is
to a. common dump road scraper whep
1T is attached to the spreader.
The Gilmore bank of this place is back
ing Hanson and the work will be pushed
as. fast as possible so that the plant
will be open by the first of January.
Then there will be salesman put on
the road to cover this state and Iowa
and as soon as the business is under
full development there will be salesman
all over the country.
At the present time there are about
four hundred of the leaders contracted
for and besides that they have sold
nearly a hundred spreaders and leaders
complete. This has been done in the
last month or so and by the time that
they have the plant in working order
they will have nearly thousand sold.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
WAS ci6sE CALL.
Mankato Was Nearer Losing Tub
Factory IheA Was Supposed.

Factory 4 haA Was Supposed.
From Fridays Daily.
Work on the tub factory buildings is
progressing nicely, and two of them
have been enclosed, and the foundation
is in for the third. Manager Robb ex-
poets that the factory can start up in
its new location about Jan. l. The
buildings are to be heated by hot air
forced in by fans just under the cell
irgs.
Mankato people do not realize how
near the factory came to leaving the
city. Had the agitation for securing
new site for the factory not been started
when it was, or had the Armour plant
been located in Minneapolis sooner than
it was, the factory would have been
moved to the midway district, at the
twin cities. Manager Cooper was in
favor of moving it, and had everything
figured out to show that there would
be considerable saving in freight
charges by locating there. General
Manager Higgs was Indifferent as to
whether it remained in Mankato or was
moved Then the agitation of the citi-
zens came, with Mr.. Higes' promise to
the Commercial club. Matters had pro-
crossed to a considerable extent to-
ward getting the new location, when the
Armour company decided to locate its
plant at Minneapolis. This company
secured from the railroads the agree
ment to abandon all switch charges, and
to be fair with other concerns, the roads:
decided to cut out these charges for all
other factories. This made the Midway
proposition much better for the location
of the tub factory than Mr.. Cooper had
figured it, and had it not been that Cen
eral Manager Higgs had given his prom
Use, the factory would surely have been
located in the Midway district. Here
was a case where fortune favored Man
kato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
SCHOOLS ARE DOING WELL
What the State Superintendent's Re-
port Will Show.

port Will Show.
From Saturdays Daily. .
Figures now, being compiled by j. W.
Olson, state superintendent of instruc-
ticn, for his annual report show some
interesting things in connection with
state school work.
Receipts of Independent and special
school districts throughout Minnesota
for the state fiscal year ending July 81
last, were $6,452 ,627.67. At the end of
the year these schools have come out
with a total cash balance on hand of
$949, l3O.25.
throughout the state during the same
twelve months were 1884 ,59627 and
these institutions came out the end of
the year with an aggregate cash bal
ance of $l,6sO,75s.
: Items under the head of receipts of
independent and special school districts,
which include the large cities, are as
follows: Cash on hand at beginning of
year, Sl,O23, 1854; received from appor
tionment, ssl3,3ls.43; from special tax
collections. $3,l26,925O7; from local one
mill tax, $2SS, 64459; from special state
aid, $275 ,O74.29; received from bonds
sold and all other sources, s925,23
The indebtedness of the PIP independ-
cnt and special districts in the state
totals S4,325, 4O375.
Disbursements in the aggregate of
Independent and special school districts
for the year, are as follows: Teachers
wages and board, s2,975,707.9 81; fuel and
school supplies, s3l5,O75.7O; repairs and
improving grounds, $lSl079.S4; new
school houses and sites. $83l.839.l7;
bonds and interest, $394.5lS.l3; library
books, $l6,S627S; text books, $780,
1880; apparatus. $29,624.36; transpor-
tation of pupils. $2,279l0; all other
purposes, $659.5S7.27.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
Will Pay for Broken Stone
and Gravel
FARMERS TO DO HAULING
Property Owners are About Evenly
Divided as to the Proposed e
EiapIeton Ditch.
From Fridays Daily.

from Ffioay'S Daily. a
The county board yesterday afternoon
voted to stand the expense of broken
stone and gravel to be used in repairing
the Mapleton road, if a plan is adopted
for the Improvement. The farmers agree
to haul the stone and gravel free of
cost, as stated by The Free Press yes
terday. 1t is likely that County Sur
veyOr Brooks services will be secured
to oversee the work.
The hearing on ditch petition No. l6,
from Mapleton, took place today, and
twenty or thirty farmers from Maple
ton and adjoining townships were pres
ent to favor OF oppose the ditch. The
sentiment this forenoon seemed to be
opposed to the ditch, but some changed
their minds, and this afternoon the two
sides seemed to be about evenly divided.
County Surveyor Brooks estimated
the cost of the ditch at 1912, and the
benefits $l4,54S, with no damages. The
ditch will be about three miles long,
and would drain into the Cobb river in
Danville. 1t would drain several
marshes and considerable wet land, and
also afford drainage for several roads
that are low and wet.
The school petition of Albert Schtii
was granted.
An auctioneer's license was granted to
Gilbert Guttersen of Lake Crystal, who
was Congressman McCleary's opponent
at the primaries. .s
John F. Larson and William F. Nantz
Of St. Clair applied for liquor icensfs,
and the hearing was set for Thursday,
Dec. 81, at 2 p. m 80
DR.. G. E. Bigelow was appointed
county physician at Madison Lake to.
succeed DR.. H. G. Parker, at the same
salary.
Dr.. Macbeth was appointed county
physician at St. Clair to succeed Dr. +.
u. Davis. at. the same salary. - .s
The scho5f petition OF AZ I. johnson,
asking to be set over from district No
66 to district No 100 was read and the
hearing set for Dee. q at 2 p. m.
The chairman and auditor were au.
thorized to borrow $4,000 for the ditch
fund.
The next meeting of the board viii be
held Dec. 81, to wind up the business o.
the old board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
FARMERS ELECTRIC ROAD
North and South Line From Iowa 70
Duluth Proposed.


The Minneota Mascot tells of north
and south electric railroad that has
been offered the people. The road will
cross Swift county.
Frank Haskins of Minneapolis spoke
to crowded house at Leo on the rail
road question. The speech was very in
ton throughout The plan is to or
ganize a Farmers Mutual Railroad
company and to build an electric rail.
road to be controlled by farmers only.
1t was to be an enterprise where farm
ers have charge of things.
The project as outlined by the speak
er contemplates the building of am cleo
trio line of railroad from northwestern
Iowa, running north and west of range
43, or nearly so, to and through the
Red River valley. He showed that by
shipping wheat on such line, by the
worth from three to five cents more per
bushel to the farmers of northwestern
Minnesota. Also an independent line
mutually owned could and would make
low rates both on passenger and freight
traffic. He estimated about $4,000 per
mile would put such line into opera.
ton and he advocates the organization
of 10000 farmers to pay in $25 per year
for succession of years to build it.
When 1000 members are secured per-
manent organization will be effected
with local branches along the line. 1t
is intended to tap the coal fields of Iowa
and go to Duluth, also a branch line
will be run to Minot, N. D. The farm
ers in general around st. Leo are ju.
bilant over the prospect of getting some
redress from the most gigantic monopo-
ly this country ever had or perhaps the
world ever saw-the railroad monopoly.
The farmer pays them double tax,
first, on everything he brings onto the
farm, second, on everything he sends off
n
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
CLAY WASN'T OLD ENOUGH
Barred From Senate Because He
Was Only Twenty nine.

From Mondays Daily.
At the beginning of almost every ses-
sion of congress questions arise as to the
eligibility of men elected to one house
or the other, says a Washington special
to The st. Paul Pioneer Press. These
questions usually arise with reference to
whether representatives elected are of
proper age, have been naturalized, or
some issue involving the right of mem
bership, such as the Mormon question. 1t
is only at rare intervals that questions
arise regarding ages of senators or rep
resentatives.
One of the professional "diggers into
political history" around the national
capital has Just unearthed fact regard
ING the early career of Henry Clay as a
member of the United States senate.
The case of Clay is said to be the only
one in the annals of congress where a
man was elected to congress and served
the term for which he was elected, al
though not eligible for want of the age
required by the provisions of the United
States Constitution. The facts regard
ing Mr.. Clay's age and his election to
the senate have been overlooked by most
dealers in the gossip of political history
around congress, as it was certainly
overlooked by public men of that time.
Mr.. Clay was born in TIT. He was
elected to the United States senate from
Kentucky in 1906, or in the early winter
preceding, to fill the uneXpired term of
a senator Mr.. Clay was only twenty
nine years old when elected, and he did
rot reach the age of thirty until more
than a month after the expiration of
the term for which he was chosen. His
term of office expired on March 4, and
he became thirty years old in the fol-
lowing April. No attention appears to
have been paid to the fact by the SEN
ate at the time This is a practical
illustration of the difference between
conditions hundreS years ago in the
republic and today 1t probably would
be impossible for senator or member
chosen at this time to be sworn in and
hold his office if he had not reached the
age limit required by the Constitution,
which is thirty years for senators and
twenty-five for representatives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
SUES THE SHERIFF.
Owner OF Hooking Tea Company Z
Stock Wants ST. 200 Damages.


r. B. Robinson of Minneapolis, who
recently secured a bill OF sale OF the
stock and fixtures of the Hooking TalG
company of this city, has commenced
an action against Sheriff Williams and
his two bondsmen, David E. Evans and
Humphrey j. Roberts, to recover 81 ,200
as alleged damages sustained by reason
Of the recent attachment by the sheriff
of the stock, on a writ secured by the
Iowa Soap company. The latter COM
pany did not furnish an indemnity bond
promptly, and upon the advice OF its atty
torney, Benjamin Taylor, the sheriff re-
leased the stock.
Mr.. Robinson claims that the business
of the store was damaged to the extent
named in the complaint, which was
served upon Sheriff Williams and his.
hondsmen today by Chief Donahue.
Henderson, Wonderlick & Henderson 0fs
Minneapolis are Mi Robinson's attorsss
neys. So
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
DENIES HIS OLD MOTHER
Alexander Petscbnikoff,vi oiinist, Acts
Like Unfeeiing. Brute.
From Mondays Daily.

'ciil nlotudy IcSilys
Alexander Petschnikoff, yiolinist of
worldwide fame, idol of Russian society,
and husband of a wealthy Chicago wom-
an, is guest at ali expensive hotel in
New York city, where he is preparing
for his next recital at Carnegie hall.
Far removed from his hotel in a bare,
cold tenement room at 1877 Madison ave
nue., there is a little old gray haired
woman living in abiect poverty and sor-
row. She is Petschnikolf's mother, dis
owned by the great yiolinist. What q
brutei
Age and sorrow have bent the old
woman. Years of hard work have scar
ed her face and distorted her shriveled
hands. Slowly and crying all the time
she told the story of her sons conduct
She told how, from the time Of his
birth to his twenty frst year, she had
gathered wood and sold it in the streets
o. Moscow to provide Alexandria Petsch-
nikof with the bread, meat and shelter
that even musical genius cannot do
without. Left penniless widow at
thirty-three. She had supported herself
and her eleven children as long as she
was able Only when Alexandria had
won fame and affluence, did she appeal
to him for aid
The appeal was in vain. But, as she
told her story. it was plain that Petsch-
nikoff's refusal to support were not her
greatest sorrows.
''He won't see me-" she sobbed in her
Yiddish- English. ''He refuses to see his
mother-my little Alexandria that I
worked so hard for. Think of it. He
denies his mother"
eyes," interrupted Petschnikoff's sis
ter, Mrs. Rose Zenter. with whom the
mother lives. eve wrote him last week
THAT mother would like to see him and
that, if he was ashamed of her. she
would meet him in the street somewhere
and nobody need know of it. But his
wife sent a letter in reply. saying he had
no wish to see his mother and must
not annoy him any more" And yet this
unfeeling wretch is being petted by shall
low society women and hare Drained
men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
PASSES TO LEGISLATORS
Western Roads Propose to Favor the
Law Makers.

From Saturdays Daily.
Executive officials of the western
roads met yesterday in Chicago and en-
tered into a new pass agreement. The
roads were unable to agree to the abo-
lition of all interstate transportation
but did agree to abolish all transporta-
ton which could in any way affect traf-
fic.
An effort was made to get an agree
ment to do away with political trans
portation, but it was unsuccessful.
The roads will continue if they see fit
t. issue passes to members of legisla-
lures and to politicians. Tn the main,
however, the issuance of all transporta-
ton will be materially restricted over
that of last year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
WEIGHTS ESCAPE.
Insane Man Slips Away From Hos
pitaI and Makes Trouble.

From MOnday'S Daily.
Fred Weigelt, an insane man who was
some time ago sent to the asylum at
his escape Saturday morning and reach
ed home that night. He made dis
turbance and had to be locked up. He
was brought to this city, and was held
until the AS p. m. Omaha train, when
he was taken back by guard from
the ASYLUM He refused at first to go
with the guard, and the police had to
take him to the train. Weights escape
was not noticed at the hospital until
the authorities there had been asked
whether he had not escaped.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
Henry Wallras.
From Mondays Daiiy.

From Mondays Daliy. -"
Henry Walifas died 1t liza. m. todayv
at the residence of Mis- son, Joseph, at
$50 North Sixth street, of old age, hias
age being ninety-one. He is survived
by two sons and two daughters, Josephe
Wallras, who is q contractor, one son
in Germany, Mrs. Jacob Sontag and
Mrs. August Blissenbach. He had been
resident of Mankato for twenty-five
years, and leaves many friends. FuneraiS
services will be held at st. Peter and
Pauls church Wednesday at a. ma
and the interment will be made in CAL
vary cemetery M K.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
Eloped From Worthington.

Fro,-1 Saturdays Dailv.
Worthington is iagog over the reported
elopement of Col J. n. Holbrook, an auc-
tioneer, and Mrs. Will Thompson, the
wife of a restaurant man. The couple
were seen few days ago at Mitchell,
S. d.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
TWO STORIES HIGH.
Fowler C Pay Will Increase Size OF
New Fu'Idirg Being Erected.


From Saturdays Daily ~ ss~
Fowler & Pay have decided to make
the larger of the two new buildings that
they are erecting on North Front street
two stories instead of one, as originally
contemplated. The building will be "A
by 100 feet, of brick, and the first floor
has been leased to Schwender Brothers
as garage. The second floor will be
used as private boarding house, hav-
ing been leased for that purpose. 1t will
be pleasing to all to know that two
story building instead of a one-story
structure is to go up.
The other building which the firm is
erecting has a frontage of % feet, and
will be one story high. 1t is understood
that it is to be occupied by junk
dealer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
DEDICATED THE BuILplNea
Y. NJ. c. a. Structure at Rochester
Given Over to Its Work.

Y. N. c. A. Structure at Rochester
Given Over to Its Work.
Rochester, Nov. 23.-The ceremonies
connected with the laying of the corner
stone for the new $4,000 Y. M. C. A.
building were held today at 1880
o'clock. Hon. Cyrus Northrop spoke at
the exercises. City papers which con-
tanned an announcement of the original
meeting when it was decided to erect
the building; plate upon which are en-
graved the names of the trustees and
set on polished mahogany block and
one Of the Y. NJ. C. A.. buttons are
among the articles which were placed in
the stone. The public schools attended
the exercises in body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
THREE PETITIONS.
Estates Get Started Through the Pro-
bate Court.

From Fridays Daily.
Three petitions for the administration
of estates were filed with Judge Hughes
today. They were the estates of Eliza
beth Kopp, consisting of $1,000 worth of
personal property, with two sons as
heirs; John Gottlieb Schatz's estate,
amounting to $1,000 of personal proper
ty and $4,000 of real estate, with FIVE
sons, five daughters, three grandsons
and four granddaughters sheirs; and
the estate of John c. Mccarthy, con-
sisting of $4,000 of personal property
and $4,000 of real estate, with the wife
and one son as heirs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
TWO VETERANS PASS AWAY
GAINESVILLE Loses BY Death Two Old
~ ~ Soldiers.
Co DoS g.

From Saturdays Daily.
= j. E. Gerry, one of the pioneer resi-
dents of Waseca county, died at his
home. seven miles south of GAINESVILLE
last night after a protracted illness. He
was soldier in the Civil war and at
the time of his death fas a member of
M. L. Devereaux post, q. A. R., in
GAINESVILLE.
Patrick Hogan, eighty seven years OF
age died of cancer of the bowels, and
will be buried from the Catholic church
at GAINESVILLE. He was one of Janesville's
earliest settlers and is survived by his
wife and several children.