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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
PROMISES UNDER THE BAN
Candidates for Speaker Must Not
Trade for Votes.
From Tuesdays Dali,


Speakerslip candidates and others in
terested in the fights for positions in
the Minnesota. legislature are prohibited
by law from making promises of COM
mittee or other appointments previous
to the session, says The Minneapolis
Journal. This fact, brought out by a
legislator in st. Pa. yesterday, may
prevent to an extent the indiscriminate
promises and pledges which have marked
speakership campaigns at previous legls-
lative sessions.
The law bearing upon the subject is
a session law of 1905, and reads as fol-
lows:
A person who gives or offers, or causes
to be given or offered a bribe or any
money. property or value of any kind
O.; anv promise or agreement therefor,
to member of lie legislature, or any
person who has been elected a member
of the. legislature. or attempts, directly
or indirectly, by menace, deceit, suppress
sion Of truth or other corrupt means. to
influence a member or person who has
been SO. elected a member, to give; or
withhold his vote or to absent himself
from the house of which he is mem
Der or to which he has been elected a
member, or from any committee thereof,
is punishable by.,imprisonmeM III the
state prison for not more =, than ten
wears or bv fine of not more than
$1,000, or both.
This was bill fathered by M. ID.
Flower of st. Paul. and was designed
to reach and prevent ''boodling" sena-
toral contest. 1t applies equally to
candidates for speaker.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
CLOSED HALF A DAY
Winona Saloon Keepers Adopt Lid
for Few Hours on Sunday.


WinOna saloons were closed Oh Sunday
up to noon, this being the result of a
voluntary agreement among the saloon
keepers, who, it is said, were discussing
this plan before the Law and Order lea
que began its campaign for enforcing the
Sunday laws. The league is not salts
fed with this halliday closing and wants
the saloons shut the entire day and says
it is going to secure this. While Sunday
laws against the saloons are not enforc-
ed it is argued by those in favor of com
promise that the laws in general against
the saloons have never been better en-
forced than in the past two years and
that if the Law and Order league con-
tinues its present campaign it will re-
suit in wide open administration being
elected at the city election in April.
The Winona Ministerial association
met Monday morning and received j
communication from Manager o. F. Bur-
lingame, of the opera house in which he
expresses his firm belief in Sunday en-
tertainments. He offers to give the OPP.
era house to the ministers for Sunday
evening services at half usual rates, pro.
vided no collection is taken up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
REPORT BY EASTMAN
President Of Normal School Board
Praises Work Of Schools.

From Tuesdays Daily.
President Alvah Eastman of the state
normal board has made his report to the
governor. Among other things he says:
'The standard of graduatior~ (by the
normal schools) is placed ~ high, both
as to scholarship and good character,
that but two-lifths of one per cent OF
failures have been reported among those
on whom diplomas have been conferred
which, in itself. is Il remarkable testl'
monial to the high quality and efficiency
of the work of the normal schools.
within two years the five schools
have graduated" Mr.. Eastman says,
"l,O3S students. In the year l90i-Oo the
enrolment in the schools was 1856 for
the normal department and 931 for the
practice department: in the year 1900
1906. 1904 for the normal and JOG foi
the practice department.
Notwithstanding the greater number
of graduates. the demand for teachers
exceeds the supply by several hundred
per cent. Although the several schools
have increased both in size and etficien-
CIV. they still fall short of keeping pace
with the rapid development of the
state.
The attendance at those of the state
summer schools which were held ~ the
normal school buildings amounted, in
1905, to l,660, and increased, in 1906, to
2,l95. Seventy-siX out of the eighty
three counties in the state were repre-
scented in these summer schools. The
average cost to the state for each pupil
each week was 80 cents. Mr.. Eastman
adds that more teachers and n wider
curriculum are needed to develop the tull
efficiency of the summer schools.
mo new buildings" the report con-
tinues, will be requested for the ST.
Cloud or the Duluth schools, but the
schools at Winona. Mankato and Moor.
head need additional buildings for their
training departments. committee al
ready at work will report Dec. 36 as to
the absolute necessity, if any for these
new buildings"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
LARGER SWITCH BOARD.
CitIxens' T telephone Company Again
Wears Limit Of Present Facilities.
From TUESDAYS Daily.


AT the last meeting of the directors
of the Mankato Citizens Telephone com
pany it was reported by Manager Rooms
that only 35 more phones could be in
stalled, and then the limit of the pres
ent switch board would have Decn ex-
hausted. The switch board has ca
pacity of 1850, and when the last addi-
ton of 200 was made to it it was thought
that this would be as much as the city
would ever need. This was the third
time that the company has had this be-
lief when making additions to the board.
The largest number of phones that
any city has in proportion to the pOpu-
lation is one phone to eight people. This
record bids fair to be equalled or sur
passed in Mankato by the Citizens COM
pany, and in view of this the directors
voted to purchase new section of switch
board, to accommodate 24O more phones.
The order has been placed with the
Stromberg Carlson company of Chicago,
and it is expected to arrive by Feb: |.
The Citizens company has just Of
fcred the citizens of Eagle Lake free
service, which has resulted in increasing
the size of the exchange there more than
double. and a number of farmers have
asked that Il line be built into the coun-
try to reach them.
The Citizens company never had it's
plant i'll better or more efficient shape
than now. From the highest floor to
the basement everything is in the pink
of condition, and the company is to be
congratulated upon its plant. The en-
ployes are efficient and courteous.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
MORTGAGE BURNED.
Episcopalians Rejoice in Their Free
dom From Debt.
oxy,o T,oiY


The mortgage that has hung over
st. Johns Episcopal church foi twelve
years past was burned with apropri-
ate exercises last evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Oleson on Pleas
ant street. About $50 members of the
church and friends were present, and tlr,
affair was joyous one. DIR. Tanner of
Faribault, former rector of the church,
gave history of the early years of
the church, and w. b. Davies gave a
history of the church debt that had just
been paid off by the ladies. 1t was ere
ated twelve years ago, and represented
money put into the new chancel and the
rectory.
Bishop Edsall of Minneapolis gave u
pleasant talk, and then Rector Fillmore
touched match to the note and mort
gage and they were consumed.
Miss Kathleen Hart rendered vocal
solo, and Miss Louise OIeson a piano
solo, both in highly creditabe and ar
tistic manner that was greatly en-
joyed.
Refreshments were served by the la
dies of the church, and the remainder
of the evening was spent in social con-
versation and in congratulations upon
being free from debt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
CAME WEST IN EARLY DAYS.
Mrs. Catherine McGrath, Who Died
Hero Last Evening.

Mrs. Catherine McGrath, mother of
Phil McGrath, the plumber, died last
evening at 1880 o'clock. Old age and
general debility was the cause of death.
She was in her seventy-fft year. Mrs.
McGrath was born i'm Ireland and came
to America when thirteen years of age.
1t was In Troy, n Y, where she married
Patrick McGrath, and the couple moved
to LIE Sueur county years ago, being
among the early settlers. She came to
Mankato thirteen years ago and has re-
sided here continuously since Mr.. Me-
Grath died number of years ago. She
was an excellent woman and well thought
of by all who knew her.
The surviving children are Phil Nc.
Grath, Mankato; James McGrath, Du-
luth; Mrs. Nora Brotherton, Mrs. J. J..
Meighen, Mankato, Miss Mary McGrath,
Fargo.
The remains will be taken to lie Sueur
at seven o'clock Thursday morning and
the funeral will be held in the Catholic
church in that city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
PREPARE FOR BURNS DAY
Committees Appointed to Arrange for
the Big Event.

MapletOn Enterprise: Plains are pro-
crossing for tn eanual Burns day cele-
bration and that it will be one of the
best gatherings ever held is apparent
from the character of the talent select
ed for places on the program. The an
nual address is to be delivered by DR..
James b. Watson, one of the most dis
tinguished lecturers on the platform to-
day. He is a Scotsman of magnificent
physique, being six feet six inches tall
and built in proportion. He is an orator
of wonderful power as was apparent by
his Decoration day address at Canton,
Ohio, where he addressed five thousand
people and then all heard what he had
to say.
Major Sinclair, the piper, another stall
wart Scotsman, will again be present
with his accomplished daughter. Pro-
fessor Z. r. Moses has also consented to
contribute a number to the program in
addition to which will be others by local
talent.
AT a meeting of the executive COM
mittee last Saturday the supper matter
was canvassed at some length, and it is
hoped to develop some plan whereby this
feature of the celebration will not have
to be omitted.
The following committees were APP
pointed at Saturdays meeting:
Reception-H. c. Hotaling, David
Will, Thomas B. Taylor, Mrs. Il. b. lay
lor, Miss Jennie Mcqueen, Miss Nellie
Hanna.
Flnances-James S. Taylor, W. W.
Taylor. James Will, H. NJ. Fisk, vii.
liam Howieson, james A. Howieson.
Table-W. II. Davis, Thomas Leroy,
George Sharp, John Oyer, Charles W.
Ellis, Charles Will, G. c. Keith. r. b.
Hanna, William Hall, Neil Darroch. b.
+. McGregOr, Horace Wishart, William
i. Dobie. Mrs. Nj. NJ Pratt, Mrs. B.
f. Taylor, Mrs. William Howieson, Mrs.
). ii. Dobie, Mrs. Il. b. Taylor, Mrs.
Jessie Bissell, Mrs. Robert Morrow, Miss
Jennie Mcqueen, Miss Agnes Darroch,
Miss Jennie Fish, Miss Mary Sharp, Miss
Euphima Little, Miss Cassie Ellis.
HagSls-Mrs. A. j. Ellis, Mrs. John
Taylor, Mrs. William Millikin, Mrs.
Janet Taylor.
Haggis Bearers-WiTIiam l.. Mcqueen.
William Morrow
lnvitation-A. j. Ellis, j. S. Taylor.
Z. ). Ellis, w. L. Mcqueen, James A.
(HOwieson.
Dance-Garield Ellis, Norman Dobie.
William Morrow, B. f. Taylor, c. L.
Sellers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
CHILD'S SUDDEN END.
Gladys Knapp Passes Away After Few
Hours illness.
From Tuesdays Daily.

FROM tuesday Ddlly.
Gladys, the four year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Knapp, who reside
on South Fifth street, near Glenwood
avenue, died unexpectedly yesterday
Afternoon. The family recently moved to
the city from Mapleton, and Mr.. Knapp
is employed as an engineer at Kasota
He was stopped at the depot in the
morning just as he was going to his
work, by the message that his daughter
was ILL., The child had never been ro-
bust. but possessed very sweet dis
post ion and was greatly loved by ALL.
She was the youngest child in the fam
ily, and when she was found to be only
semi conscious yesterday morning a
physician was summoned, but she grew
rapidly worse and passed away shortly
afternoon. Death seems to have been
due to brain fever.
The remains will be taken to Sterling
tomorrow morning and buried besi lie
those of another child that the family
has lost. The parents have the sym.
pathy of all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
From Tuesdays Daily.

Henry J. Boegan was engaged in
painting the south brick wall of the
German American bank building yester-
day afternoon when miniature cyclone
came along and blew the ladder on which
he was standing out from under him.
He dropped to the ground below, a dis
lance of twenty eight feet, but luckily
he struck right side up and squarely on
his feet. He was considerably Jared
but escaped serious injury, He was re-
moved to his home and there he is con-
fined with pair of swollen feet and suf-
fering some pain. He is pleased that the
accident did not result in broken bones
or his death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
GOES TO THE WALL
Broker Cummings is Now
Out of Business.

st. Paul, Dec. 1.-THE Cummings
Commission company, one of the largest
and best known brokerage, houses in st.
Paul and Minneapolis, suspended bust
ness yesterday morning.
The following statement, sent out this
morning to all eof the Cummings offices
throughout this state, the Dakotas and
as far north as Winnipeg, sums up
briefly the; cause of the failure:
q. "The systematic " knocking that has
been going ON against this company for
some time has created such a condition
of affairs that our attorneys advise us
to close up all accounts at the close OF
todav's market, so as to protect III a
measure all alike. 1t will be a few
DAYS before we can give results. Cum
mings Commission Co., by A. j. Cum
mings."
The failure has come about simply be-
cause business has fallen off and heavy
expenses have eaten up the resources OF
the company.
The Cummings Commission company
is what is known as Il private wire
house with multitude of offices in the
towns and cities of the northwest, ca
tering to the country speculative trade.
1t will be seen at a glance that the
expenses of such a system, with its
necessary wire rents, office expenses,
salaries of operators, agents and travel
ing men. are enormous. The office at
any given point, for instance, must be
kept up whether business falls off to
practically nothing or not.
Mr.. Cummings embodied the above
in a statement and added:
81 am glad to say that my liabilities
are comparatively small, because dur
ing the past six weeks l have paid off
q large number of accounts. 1 have eX-
hausted every resource in doing this,
even to the selling of my home some
weeks ago.
any accounts with banks and brokers
are absolutely clean, 1 owe none of
them. And 1 have no open accounts in
st. Paul or Minneapolis, all those still
remaining being with country custom
ers.
Business has been very dull for the
past few months. My income fell off,
but expenses kept up just the same"
Mr.. Cummings is member of the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and
the Duluth Grain Exchange.
In the course of many years i'm the
business Mr.. Cummings has built up the
reputation of nothing but square deal
ing. There is no feeling but sympathy
among his many warm friends, for his
misfortune, which has come about as
naturally as in the case of any mer-
chant whose sales of his commodities
are not sufficient to provide for his ex-
penses.
Mr.. Cummings was i'll receipt of many
kilograms from Minneapolis and all Sec
tiOns of Minnesota and the Dakotas, eX-
pressing the warmest feelings of sym
pathy and offering substantial help. The
following are samples of the general
tenor:
my last cent is yours to help you.
My deepest sympathy to the kindest
man I oyor tnauy
"Very sorry. | would be very indif
ferent not to acknowledge my apprecia
ton of your many kindnesses."
Will Operate in Mankato.
The Wisconsin Grain & Stock COM
pany, successors to Edwards Wood X
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
WILL RAISE TRUCK.
Minnesota Farmers Buy Land Near
Ardmore, Oklahoma.

From Fridays Daily.
Ardmore Ardmorite: From bleak
Minnesota to ArdmOre is long Jump,
but nevertheless, two experienced truck;
and fruit farmers have made the trip
from that state to Ardmore, bought
land, and will engage in the business of
raising fruit and vegetables.
i. A. Phelps of Mapleton, Mimi, and
o. G.. Litchfield of Mankato, Mimi. two
experienced fruit and truck men. have
bought adjoining twenty acre farms
about three miles east of the city and
will engage in fruit and vegetable farm
ing next year.
l.. a. Phelps arrived in Ardmore last
Friday week ago on prospecting trip
with a view of locating in this state
and having heard so mucn of the section
of country around Ardmore, concluded to
stop over and view the land with the
result that within day or so deal
was closed. Mr.. Phelps is a man of fam
lily and will return to Minnesota so as
to move his family and penates to this
his new home. He expressed himself as
being well pleased with the outlook ant;
will endeavor to induce others to come.
MIR. Litchfield has been here for some
time prospecting and when his friend
arrived the two concluded to buy neigh
boring places.
MIR. Litchfeld has been here about two
weeks and has given the soil a careful
study as to its fitness for truck grow.
ing
The advent of these two men NAV
mean much for this section of the
country, and should their move be :;
profitable one, it will mean the move
ment of large number of people to
this section, and as a result instead OF
few farms surrounding the CITY, small
truck farms will abound and bring I'M
told wealth to this section of the coun-
try. and cause Ardmore to grow as new.
er before.
Bleak Minnesota is misnomer. Here
IS where the sun shines brightly and
the crops include all those products
which are raised in the banana belt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
KILLED At CROSSING
Peter Zerwass Hit By Il
Milwaukee Train
From Fridays Daily.

Peter Zerwass, a farmer, was hit by
a north bound Milwaukee train last
evening and instantly killed. The ac-
cident occurred OH what is known as the
Mills crossing in Kasota, a short dis
lance north of the station. The man was
driving across the track and the train
had assumed full Roadway when the col
lision occurred. Zerwass was. thrown
about 100 feet and death must have
been instantaneous. One of his horses
was killed also and the wagon Was
smashed completely. ..,.
!. Zerwass was thirtyfive years, Of age
and single. He lived with his mother on
a farm mile east of Kasota.
The train was in charge of Cor luctor
Murphy with Engineer Brook in the 10
connective cab. The engine was No. 17G
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21

Minneapolis Journal: On his retire
ment from the state treasurer's office
JAM l, Julius III. Block will become gen
eral agent for the Commercial Life In
ssurance company of Chicago, ILL.,, in the
territory of Minnesota, North Dakota
and South Dakota. He is also interested
in the Minnesota Varnish company.
which is establishing a factory at Col
umbia Heights. Mr. Block will continue
to live in st. Anthony Park, and will no
longer be counted as resident of St.
Peter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Will Honor Miss Sanford.
From MONDAYS Daily.

Professor Maria l.. Sanford will be
honored at "a reception by the Women's
league of the University of Minnesota
on Wednesday at p. m. in Alice Shev-
lin hall on the 81" campus. Dec. -
was chosen because on that date Miss
Sanford completes three score years and
ten. She has been the teacher of rhetor-
ic in the state university for twenty
six years. She is well-known in the
state and much thought of.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mayor Taylor has moved into his new
building on Main street, and has had
the telephones connected, and is doing
business there. He moved this morning.
When the finishing touches have been
placed upon the building he will have
as neat a place as can be found i'm the
city. Mayor Taylor has steam heat in
the building and all modern improve
Inents. The room that he has vacated
in the Saulpaugh block has not yet been
rented.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
George Wilson.

George Wilson, an inmate of the poor
farm, died at $3.50 o'clock this morning
OF old age. He was seventy nine years
old, and had been an inmate of the poor
farm from time to time since the
eighties. He left no relatives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Harness Maker Fails.

Bernhard NJ. Erickson of ST. James. a
harness maker, today filed petition in
bankruptcy, alleging his liabilities to be
81 ,632.63, practically all unsecured, and
his assets as an $500 stock, $2l7.SO in
book accounts, and $3.50 exempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Penalty Will Be Added.

The five per cent penalty will be adj
ded to all unpaid 1905 real estate tax
after Jan. 5, 1907.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21

Bleak Minnesota is Il missioner. Here
IS where the sun shines brightly and
the crops include all those product,
which are raised in the banana belt.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-20
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION.

Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the articles of incor- poration and of the bylaws of the Salt
 River Valley Water Users association and in pursuance thereof, an election by the qualified electors of said asso- citation will be held on Tuesday, April third C3rd), 1906, from o'clock a. m.
 of said day to o'clock p. m. of said day at the various polling places to be hereafter designated by resolution or
 the board of governors of said assOci- alton. for the election of the following officers of said association, that is to say:
 A president and a vice-president for the term of two years; one member of
 the council in each of the ten council districts into which the reservoir dis trict is divided, for the term of three wears: and one member of the board of governors from each of said council districts. each for the term of one year; also in council district Number Six, one councilman to serve for the term of two years, to fill vacancy.
 The said several terms of said off, cers to begin on the first Monday in
 May, 1906.
 The said president and vice-presi- dent to be elected by the electors Of
 the reservoir district.
 Members of the council and of the board of governors are to be elected
 bv the electors of the reservoir district who are qualified to vote in the seV- eraI district council respectively for members of the council and of the board of governors to be elected in said districts respectively.
 Witness my hand and seal of said association, at Phoenix this second day
 of March, A. D. 1906. (SeaD FRANK H. PARKER,
 Secretary of s. R. V. W. U. Associa- ton.