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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01
Horrible to Think of.

The lying tongue of woman caus-
ed the lynching of three negroes in
Missouri recently The facts of the
horrible affair have just been made pub
lie through report prepared by the
grand jury which made an investigation
They found that no attack had been
committed on Mrs. Nina Edwards, as
alleged; that it was impossible for the
two negroes, Duncan and Croker, to
have been at the scene of the alleged as
sault at the time it was committed
that the sheriff and the police depart
ment were negligent in the perform
ance of their duty.
Two of the men who were lynched
were arrested the day after the woman
made public her story. She was do
nestle who came, to Springfield seek
ing employment. According to her story
she was driving with young man when
two negroes beat her escort into msen-
sibility and then dragged her into a
clump of bushes. Her story was doubt
ed at the time, but its publication arous-
The police arrested two negroes. The
woman said she could not identify them
but the men were kept in the county
jail. A mob, inflamed by the story of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

the woman, and by series of crimes
which had stirred up race hatred against
the blacks, attacked the Jail with the
intention of lynching every negro pris-
oner found there.
The two men arrested on the strength
of the young woman's story, now prov
Ell false, were dragged from the jail to
the town square, distance of two
miles. There they were hung to an
electric light pillar and allowed to drop
into bonfire where they burned to
death. The mob then returned to the
Jail and secured another negro who
met the same fate. A mob of several
thousand persons thronged the square
while the negroes were being killed. The
girl who started the trouble witnessed
the lynching, but refused to identify
the negroes.
That woman must possess the heart
of stone and the conscience of satan
if she persists in occupying even the
small space that she does in this world
She is not fit to live. Her presence pol
lutes the very atmosphere.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01
Interested in Road improvements.

The United States department of
agriculture is interesting itself in the
good roads movement and has set about
to secure statistics of the amount of
money that has been expended in the
states for the improvement of highways.
In Iowa there are lO2, 44S miles of pub
lie roads. In 1904 the people of our
neighboring state graveed ], 465 miles
of roadway, 1913 with stone, fourteen
with brick and six with shells, making
a total of LIS miles of improved road.
The amount derived from the proper
ty tax and expended on roads was g.
344, l06.50 in 1904 The cash value of
labor tax, estimated on the basis of $3.50
per day, was 1872, sol, making a total
expenditure of SD, lO6,607. 80. By com
pairing the total expenditure with the to-,
tai mileage of public road and with the
population of the state, it is found that
the funds collected and expended for
road purposes, including the estimated
cash value of the labor tax, amounted
to $3O.32 per mile of public road, or
$l.39, per inhabitant.
In North Carolina there are 49,763
miles of public road. OF this mileage,
43S miles are improved by the use of
sand-clay mixtures, 422 miles are sur
faced with gravel, and 800 miles are
surfaced with stone, making total of
! ,259 miles of improved road. 1t will
be seen from these figures that two and
half per cent of the roads has been
improved. BY comparing the total road
mileage with the area of the state, it
appears that there was a little over
one mile of public road per square mile
of area. A comparison of mileage with
population shows that there was one
mile of road to every thirty eight in
habitants, but only one mile of improv-
ed road to every 1904 inhabitants.
The department of agriculture is
now engaged in securing data of road
improvement in Minnesota. 1t is a
good sign of the times when the gov
eminent goes to the trouble of securing
figures which have to do with road i'm
provement Some time in the near flu
ture congress will no doubt take this
matter up and an appropriation for the
betterent of the highways will be
made by that body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01
The Contest in Iowa.

The contest for the gubernatorial
nomination in Iowa is attracting the at
tention of the country because it is a
clean-cut fight between the progressive
republicans on the one side and the
standpat railroad element on the other
Governor Cummins, the leader of the
progressive forces, is candidate for re-
nomination and he is putting up fight
that commands the admiration of even
his most bitter opponents. George d.
Perkins, the Sioux City newspaper man
is the strong and worthy opponent of
Cummins and he is not novice in the
political game.
Governor Cummins is personally very
popular. He is a handsome man, brainy
energetic, the originator of the Iowa
idea, a strong champion of the policy
of tariff revision and was the advocate
of the primary election law which was
defeated by the standpat element in the
legislature. One thing that is working
to Governor Cummins' disadvantage is
the fact that he is asking for a third
term. Third terms are not popular with
the people, as a general thing, and one
must be Bob La Toilette in order to
secure this honor. However, Governor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01
MANKATOI FREE PRESS

Cummins is showing his metal in the
present struggle.
George Perkins is one of the brightest
men in the republican party of Iowa.
He has been resident of Sioux City
for many years and is editor of The
Journal, one of the leading newspapers
of the state. He is not an infant in
politics by any means and he is
thoroughly conversant with the manner
|Of dealing the cards. He is now a con-
gresham from Iowa and is highly re-
garded by the people of that state. Per
kins is of the standpatter crowd and
looks upon tariff revision through the
same glasses as does our own repre-
sentative, Mr.. McCleary, and would not
change a schedule if the proposition were
left entirely to him.
From a sizeNIp OF the situation in our
|neighboring state we are led to the
conclusion that the fight will end only
! when the ballots are counted after the
vote for governor is taken in the con-
vention. Both men are confident of
victory, but from the county convention
results it looks as if Governor Cum
Minis had small lead over his oppon-
ent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01
Another Campaign Dodge.

A Washington dispatch says: "On
recommendation of Representative Nc
Cleary, Special Agents H. HI. Bennett
and Louis A. Hurst of the department
of agriculture have been sent to Mime,
sofa to make a soil survey and map OF
Blue Earth county. The purpose of the
survey is to determine the nature OF
the soil in every part of the county
with the view of advising the farmers
as to what crops the various sections OF
the county are best adapted to, what
elements need to be supplied by fertili.
GERS, and generally how to get out OF
the soils of the county the best they
are capable of producing.
What a lot of extra expense and fol
de rol! For fifty years the farmers have
titled the soil of Blue Earth county and
we will wager few dollars that there
are any number of them that can give
the supposed experts some information
as to what crops can be produced here
abouts. The sending of the experts is
another smooth campaign dodge that
McCleary is working in his own private
interest at public expense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

How is this for unique form of CO.
operation home making. In Chicago a
Maltese cat and Brown Leghorn hen
were in partnership in a. Manager Be
tween them they have three white kit
tens and eleven eggs. The hen was sit
ting on eight of the eggs and one of the
kittens, and the cat was lying on the
other three eggs and coddling the other
two kittens, when the novel menage was
discovered. When the hen goes to eat
the cat tries to keep all the eggs warm
When the cat goes to seek food she
leaves her kittens in charge of the hen
Apparently the kittens are three OF
four days old, and the eggs, it is judg-
ed, have been in incubation for longer
time. That is almost as fine as love in
a cottage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Occasionally there is really farmer
who finds his way out of the old beat
en- rut. Thus The Council Bluffs Non
pareil tells of farmer living near there
who got the notion that something be
sides wheat, corn and pumpkins might
be raised at a profit. So he tried cucum
Der seed growing. All the cucumbers
were left on the vines until they were
well ripened, and then cleaned of al
the seeds. A few weeks ago he market
ed over $4,000 pounds of the seed. This
amount of seed, when properly cleaned
will net-iim somewhere in the neighbor'
hood of $4,000, for all his work. A net
profit per acre of $72, is the result OF
the seasons work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01
DEPOSITS HAVE SWELLED

st. Paul, May 30.-There has been a
net increase of 800 banking corporations
of which 2l3 are state banks, and l47
national an increase in the aggregate
number of banks of l2S per cent.
The deposits of state and national
banks during this period were swelled
by $92 900, 100000, a growth of over 100
per cent; while the total resources
gained $4,000 or 92 per cent.
During the two years ending with the
call of Nov. TO- 1905, Minnesota's finan-
cial institutions, including savings banks
and trust companies, but not including
private banks from which there are no
official reports, have increased in num-
Der from sol with paid-in capital and
surplus of 1913 ,5OO,OOOOO in 1903, to 65S
with paid capital and surplus of $780,
OOO, 10000 in 1905. The deposits have
grown from $l5S,5SS 100000 in 1903 to
$2O6, 344, 5000 in 1905, net gain of
$47. 756, 100000, or 81 per cent; while
the resources have grown from $2O4,-
100000, to $26O,l7O,OOO, a net gain of
500, 664 900, or 81 per cent.
For the year 1905 alone, there was
net gain of seventy-two in the number
of state and national banks, savings
banks and trust companies, with
approximately $3,OOO,OOO of added capi-
tai and surplus, $27 100000 of increased
deposits, and $32,OOO,OOO of augmented
resources.
Considering the setback which saw
ings banks experienced during the com
mercial depression of 1898, the recent
increase in number of savings bank de-
positors in this state is gratifying; they
report growth as follows: 62,293 deposit
ors in 1902, ,533 in 1903, 76,432 in
1904, and $3.50 in 1905, nincrease of
80 per cent in the past three years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

A lady received the following reply
from neighbor in answer to the ques-
ton why she allowed her children and
husband to litter up every room in the
house, and the sentiment will find lodg-
ment in the heart of every home loving
person in the land "The mark of the
little muddy feet upon the floor can be
easier removed than the stain when
those little feet 60 down into the high
ways of evil. The prints of the little
fingers on the window pane cannot shut
out the sunshine half so much as the
shadow that darkens the mothers heart
over the one who is but name through
the coming years. And if my John finds
his home refuge from care and trouble
and his greatest happiness within its
four walls, he can put his boots in the
rocking chair, and hang his coat up on
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

trunk held the wardrobe of the beauti-
full Virginia girl, and on the side it
bears the words: mistress Dorothy
Madison, care of James Madison, Esq"
Just how old fashioned it is may be
CLEANED from the fact that il is not
covered with q smooth leather. but with
reddish cowskin, with the fuzzy. hair
showing The trunk is i'm remarkably
fine condition. considering the hard
knocks it has undergone. 1t was in the
White House at the fire and bears signs
of scorching in several places.
Princess Ena's wedding cake arrived
from London. The cake is of such enor-
nous proportions that it was impossible
to take it inside the palace without
cutting, and accordingly it was cut in
four pieces and an artist was engaged
to put it together when inside. The
supply of hair dressers in Madrid is SO
limited that many aristocratic women
who expect to attend the wedding fes-
Invites found it necessary to make ar
rangements to have their hair dressed
Tuesday. They will be obliged to sleep
the following two nights in extraordin-
airy positions in order not to disarrange
their coiffures.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01
CHUNKS OF GRAY MATTER.

Roseau Region: While all the candi-
dates for governor are now in favor OF
drainage of swamp lands and the settle
ment of the imoccupied territory, some
of them who were members of recent
legislatures were not conspicuous for
their labors in that direction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

There are in America today more than
two hundred fraternal beneficial orders
with combined membership of over
five million, who are protected to the
extent of about seven billion, five hun
dred million dollars, and have distribut-
ed benefits to disabled members amount
ing to more than eight hundred and
twenty five million dollars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

The suggestion of The Free Press that
James j. Hill be extended an invitation
to open the MankatO fair with an ad-
dress meets with favor from all quarters.
The fair management should get in
touch with Mr. Hill at once as he is a
man who has many engagements and in
order to secure him an invitation must
be sent in early.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Dog Catcher Brooks estimates that
there are a thousand unlicensed dogs
tied up in barns in the city, to judge
from the barking that he has heard
when going through alleys. Thus far
AS have been licensed, he has killed
1873, and IA have been redeemed by pay
ing a fine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

the floor every day in the week. And
if l can stand it and he enjoys it, |
cannot see that it is anybody else's
business"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin and
Former Governor Van SAINT of Mime
sofa are going into Iowa to campaign
for Governor Cummins. 1t is said that
Governor Cummins' throat has given
out, due to his having made so many
speeches.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

A barber advertises: eff you want
your soupstrainers pruned, we will
block them out in any pattern-lip-
ticker, fantails, billygoat or peacher-
MOS. Haircuts of all kinds, from wool
ey willies to ring around a-rosey. Ears
washed without extra charge"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Candy is threatened with a severe
blow. Several citizens who have been
posted" as habitual drunkards, have
complained to the city council and ask
ed to have their names stricken from the
''black list" In case of refusal they
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Minnesotans who contemplate seeing
America should take a trip over their
own state first. There are plenty OF
good things to see right in our own baili-
wick before galavanting all over the
country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Kink Edward is coming to Ameri-
ca. Don't fail to visit MankatO, youl
royal highness. We will show you a
city that cannot be beaten for beauty
enterprise, thrift, prosperity and con-
tented peole.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

4 Ii was domestic in Peoria who man.
:, aged to lay up an indebtedness of about
: $500 on "a per week. She is something
of Napoleoness of finance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

4 John Lowney, a Montana man, used
: a lighted match in his search for
= gas leak. His funeral will be held to-
morrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

i Ninety eight million dollars will be
expended this year by the railroads for
b steel rails.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

d 1t is estimated that between four and
five thousand churches are built each
{, year in this country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

: Redwimg folks contributed nearly sew
I enty five dollars toward the Memorial
day expenses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

The St Peter Tribune is facetious. 1t
= says that depot grounds for the alpha
bet" road have already been selected in
Il that city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

There are one hundred thousand more
men in Egypt than women. Something
like an eastern summer resort.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

If the ear knows when he is well off
he will look for another job.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

examinations, rebates, passes and other
transportation questions will be live is
sues in the campaign in this state this
year and, there is danger that some
candidates will get crushed between the
upper and neither millstones
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Chinese residents who were burned
out during the recent fire at San Fran
cisco will sustain still further loss,
it is said, that may reach as high as
$4,000 or 100000. They must obtain
from the government at Washington
duplicate certificates of legal residence
in the United States About 5000 of
these certificates were destroyed, ac-
cOrding to an estimate made by officials
of the Chinese bureau. This loss falls on
the Chinese alone, as upon them rests
the necessity, when occasion may arise, of
proving the right to remain here. With
out his certificate, any Chinaman be-
longing to the excluded classes would be
subject to deportation at any time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

In the treasure room of the White
house is an old trunk that belonged to
Dolly Madison. This trunk has been
battered from the attic to basement
until Mrs. Roosevelt discovered its his
toric worth. She had the relic renovated,
and now it is one of the receptacles
of the White House silver The old
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Rochester Post and Record: The Ma
haraiah of Gaekwar, who is visiting
this country from India says he wishes
to find out what young men learn at
our colleges. Well the baseball season
is now warming up, and little later
he can witness the strenuousity of a
football education.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

James E. Scripps, founder and for
many years publisher of The Evening
News of Detroit, now combined with the
former Tribune in The Detroit News
and a former director of the Associated
Press died at his home on Trumbull ave-
nue. in that city yesterday after a long
illness, aged seventy one, Myelitis, an
inflammation of the spinal cord, from
which Mr.. Scripps had been suffering
for a year, was the cause of death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

CroOkston Times: The railway rate
bill appears to have been pretty good
thing for Mr.. SmOOt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

When a translation of the Bible which
Rev. T. H. Price, missionary in Guam
is now working on shall have been com
pleted the scriptures, or portions thereof
may be read in $50 different languages
Hitherto the number has been 359. 1t is
estimated by members of the American
Bible company, which will publish Mr.
Prices translation in Chamerre, that
more than 100000 copies of the Bible
were printed and circulated during 1906
From the invention of printing the Bible
has been "the best selling book
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Crookston Times: The South Dakota
primary election appears to be a notable
victory for the people. The insurgents
so called, have won out by a decisive
vote, and the machine will be put on the
scrap heap. When the new machine
gets to working badly like fate will
Overtake it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Aitkin Age: We notice by our eX
changes that several neighboring towns
have organizations known as Harmony
clubs If these aforesaid clubs can sue
coed in producing harmony, every town
ought to have one. socially,
politically, commercially-harmony in
town building, town identifying and bet
terment That's the kind of harmony
that's needed everywhere.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

Grand Marais Herald: Wonder if the
weather man is waiting to make fav-
orable terms with the straw hat fac
tories before bringing on real summer?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-01

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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-12-20

IF you want saddle horses, rigs
or horse feed, come to the Boss Barn.
Lee Thomas and M. R Bowman
left yesterday overland for Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Click, Of Ito,
were visitors in Nezperce Saturday
Plain sewing solicited by the
Ladies Aid Society Of the Christian
church.
w. G.. McLennan returned home
Tuesday from a ten days trip to SPo-
kane.
a good II horse power gasoline
engine TOR sale cheap. Enquire at
the Herald Office.
Farmer friends. you know the
Sellmon boys. Bring your team in
while in Eezpercee
Rev. E. F. Beaudreau is reported
quite sick this week, being thfcaten-
ed with appendicitis.
Sixteen final proofs we're made
before Col. w. w. Hammell last
Friday and Saturday.
Thos. Beauleau and family left
Monday for Connecticut where they
will make their future hone.
The Stellnon boys are running
the Boss Barn. Stop and gel your
horses fed on home grown oats,
A Aue burning out in the Riggs
lodging house Saturday evening caus-
ed a fire alarm to be turned in.
Fine residence lot in Lewiston and
four good lots in Nezperce to trade
for horses or cattle. See Larson.
w. E. Cobie and bride returned
home Sunday from Juliaetta and
other points in the Palouse country.