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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
SOME RECENT HISTORY.
How the Fair Association was Or
ganized and Got Busy.


A brief sketch of the starting of the
fair association which opened its first
annual fair in Malikato today may not
be out of place. The Fourth of July
carnival last year netted $1,000. Alder
man Atchison, John Krost and Henry
Zimmerman brought up the need of a
fair in Mankato, and the idea took so
well among the business men that an
organization was formed Sept 81 last
and site for the fair grounds purchas-
ed. A very desirable piece of land for
the purpose was found in the north part
of the city and was bought from Mrs.
Anna NJ. Willard, for 5000. The sum
OF $1,000 was paid down.
An enthusiastic meeting was held in
September of last year, and 81 900 was
subscribed. A committee was appoint
ed and canvassed for subscriptions and
about $4,000 was raised in ALL The
building of the buildings and race track
was commenced early in the summer
and pushed with vigor until today ev-
is complete and the fair opened
with one of the finest race tracks in the
state and ample buildings, grand stand,
etc. The task of getting the grounds
ready has been herculean one, and
great credit is due to the officers of the
association. particularly President Atch-
ison and Secretary Krost. The expenti-
lures on the improvement of the
grounds has been $1,000
The fair is undoubtedly the best ever
held in southern Minnesota. Premiums to
The amount of $4,000 have been offered,
md $4,000 hung up in purses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP.
Wedding Anniversary, News and
Personal Mention.

Mrs. Sarah Doud of Winnebago, is
visiting at the home of Frank p. Fair
child.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Rev and baby of
Vernon Center visited here fair week.
Dwight Bunce is on the sick list.
+ Miss Agatha Murphy, former Gar
den City girl, married young business
man of FELTON,.
Grandpa Hazel celebrated his ffticth
wedding anniversary, by inviting num-
Der of his friends ON Saturday afternoon
from two to six.
F. P. Fairchild of Iowa, is spending
few days at his home at this place.
Miss Grace NJ Fuller of st. James,
visited her friend, Miss Hertha A. Hop
kins, last week.
Miss Lille Pain of Spring Island is
working at Bert Putrah's.
Roy B. Tyler of AmbOy is visiting
relatives and friends at Garden City.
Miss Merle Richardson, who attends
the state normal school at Mankato,
visited the fair on Thursday.
Mrs. Helen Glow of Triumph, visited
her nephew, John Eaton. and family last
week.
S. NJ. Dickinson of Minneapolis, at
tended the county fair last week.
Harry Wolverton and wife, have
moved into the house vacated by John
G. Bixby.
The babies who received the largest
number of votes at the baby show dur
ing the fair at Garden City fair were
Willis John, We're Thurston and Mildred
Bixby. The three babies each received a
prize. All the other babies who entered
the contest will receive souvenir by
calling at John & Thurstons store in
Garden City.
Mrs. j. Vanslyke of Elmore, was
down to see her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c.. Rector, and took in the fair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
DEATH OF MRS. nOWlES0N.
Pioneer Woman Of Sterling Passes
Away on Sunday.
fN,nr,, r;1 ou,p na,u

riOAh riiudS . Ddiy.
For several weeks it has been known
that Mrs. Andrew Howieson ST.. was
dangerously ill and that her days were
numbered, but nevertheless the news of
her death on Sunday morning came as a
shock to the many friends of the de-
ceased who has lived in the town of
Sterling for nearly forty years and has
been prominent in every good work.
Although brought up a Presbyterian she
united with the Congregational church
of Sterling and was a member of that
denomination until the day of her death.
Janet Henderson was born in Inver-
kiething, Fifshire, Scotland, Jan. 9Th,
1927, being member of family of
nine girls. Her parents passed away in
early life leaving the family orphans
but with the zeal and energy which
has marked her whole life she took up
the responsibilities of the family and
brought them up in the face of adverse
conditions. On the 25th of March, 1857,
she was united in the bonds of marriage
to Andrew Howieson, also native of
Fifshire. Mr.. Howieson had followed the
life of a sailor and in his day navigated
the globe OH three occasions besides sail
ing many times to distant lands. Short
ly after his marriage, however, he gave
up the seas and in company with his
bride removed to America in 1858, To-
eating in Dodge county, Wisconsin, tax
ing up the pursuit of farming. In 1867,
they followed westward to Minnesota.
locating at Sterling on the farm where
they lived for so many years.
Grandma Howieson, as she was gener-
ally known, possessed that strong, rug
ged character which marks so many of
the Scots and i'll her younger days es-
pecially, was actively identified with
every good work, visiting the homes of
her neighbors in the day of adversely
and sickness, contributing her mite to
tighten the burden of woe and suffering.
tCHC NdS SICdliN dCOdCHCu W hSi ShhoiSh
and it was indeed fitting that they
should have all been spared to admins
ter to her wants and care for her in her
old age She had had the pleasure of
seeing her family all grown to manhood
and womanhood and occupying positions
in society, honored and respected.
The children who are left to mourn
the loss of this true and devoted mother
are Thomas, William, Andrew and
James A., and Mrs. w. L. Mcqueen, all
well known in this vicinity.
The funeral was held on Monday aft
ernoon at the Congregational church
where the pastor, Rev. Won Lubken, Off
ciated. The floral offerings were beau
tiful, all testifying to the esteem i'll
which the deceased was held by relatives
and friends.-Mapleton Enterprise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION.
Big Attendance at o. Of n. Meeting
Last Night.
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The district convention of the Degree
of Honor lodges of Mankato and sur
rounding towns was held yesterday aft
ernOon and last evening at the A. o. U.
w. hall, and was attended by about
thirty delegates from outside of the
city, representing the lodges at st.
James, New Ulm, Mapleton, Waseca,
Alma City, lie Sueur aud Madison Lake.
Grand Chief of Honor Myra L. Sprague
of Minneapolis, Grand Recorder Frances
B. Olson of st. Paul, Mrs. Joseph A.
Eckstein of New Ulm and Deputy Grand
Workman Taylor of the A. o. U. w.
were among those present.
The convention was very successful
one, and the two local lodges swelled
the attendance. The convention was
called to order at 23O p. III. and short
addresses of welcome were extended by
Mrs. W. b. Davies and Mayor Charles
L. Taylor, and the response was made
by delegate from Alma City. Each
of the lodges had a paper to present,
and these were discussed. The subject
matter pertained to the interests of the
order. One minute talks on the good of
the order were had, and each lodge pre-
sented brief report of its work dur
ing the past year.
Supper was served by Superior lodge
No. 5, and in the evening the members
of No. 10 accepted an invitation to be
present and delightful evening was
spent. The attendance was nearly two
hundred and fifty and an interesting
program of music and recitations was
carried out A class of fourteen was in
itiated, and ice cream and cake were
served at the conclusion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
EAGLE LAKE ROTATIONS.
John w. Reynolds Called to South
Dakota; News Notes.

HToIH lIuTSOdy y DduN.
The marriage of Fred Pickle and Mrs.
Cora Steinberg took place at the resid-
dence of the brides father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Swartz, Friday evening,
Sept l4th, Rev. J. S. Childs pastor CT
the Christian Church of Fairmont per-
forming the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pickle will make their home in Chicago
where Mr.. Pickle will have position
with the Mccormick Harvester Co.
Horace Cummins received telegram
Sunday announcing the death of David
Jenkins, Mrs. Cummins youngest bro
ther by drowning at Spokane, Wash.
Mr.. Jenkins was in the employ of
Winston Bros, Minneapolis, as a
machinest. He was unmarried. No par
ticulars of his death have yet come to
Mr.. Cummins.
The subject at the Methodist church
Sunday morning will be ''The invitation
of Moses to His Father in law" Sermon
to young men at the evening service.
The services at Tivoli at 2:3O p. m. will
consist of reports given by the children
of the investment of their nickles for
the missionary cause with short ad-
dress by the pastor.
Monday John w. Reynolds, who has
charge of the Eagle Lake creamery, re-
ceived word that his brother living OH a
claim near Chamberlain, S. D., was not
expected to live. Mr. Reynolds and
family left the same day on the $3.50
p. IN. train for South Dakota Mr.. Ras-
mussen of Alden will have charge of the
creamery in Mr.. Reynolds absence.
On Sunday occurred the death of the
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
johnson, who live three miles northeast
of here. The funeral service was con-
Quoted at the house at two o'clock on
Monday, Rev. J.. j. Lutz officiating.
Mrs. Haun, who has spent the past
two months visiting old friends i'm Ohm
stead county reached home Saturday
evening.
Brent Robinson has Just returned
from Alberta whittier he went on al
land seeking excursion. He invested in
a half section of land southwest of CAL
gary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
VOTE IN THE SECOND.
McCIeary's Majority Will Be Less
Than Five Hundred.

From Thursdays Daily.
The following is u corrected vote on
congressman i'm the second district:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
list Of EXHIBITS At kANKATO FAIR

The following is list of exhibits at
the Mankato fair:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
INVITES TO DEBATE.
Congressman Desires Joint Meetings
With w. s. Hammond.
From Thursd;

Congressman McCleary stated this
afternoon that tomorrow he will write
tt Hon. w. S. Hammond of ST. James,
the democratic candidate for congress,
inviting him to participate in series
Of debates through the second district.
MIR. McCleary regards Mr.. Hammond as
one of the best, if not the best, speakers
in the democratic party in Minnesota,
and is hopeful that his invitation will
be accepted. Mr.. Hammond will receive
the invitation before his dates are made,
so that he will doubtless be able to ac
cept.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
OLD BUT VIGOROUS.
Judson Jones Delivered Tenn perance
Addresses Many Yesrs Ago.
Ernn, iI.r-


Fifty-four years ago last March there
arrived at what was then Babcock' $
landing, but now Kasota. young man
from the east whose indignation was
Immediately aroused by the captain of
the boat selling liquor to the Indians,
and at once caused his arrest a few
friends of temperance noticing the
young mans courage invited him to give
an address on temperance that evening
at Traverse de Sioux. For these fifty
four years Judson Jones has been max
ing temperance addresses and last Sun
day evening celebrated his seventy fifth
birthday by delivering an excellent adj
dress in the Baptist church of this place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
STERLING CENTER NEWS.

c.. Williams will put in telephone
in his house.
A. Harthy of Minneapolis is here Wis
iting Ed Hicks.
C. Williams has sold his team to Fred
Boesh of Amboy.
Misses Elizabeth Troy, Zada Parks
and Nellie Grover spent Sunday at Good
Thunder.
Misses Marion Ellis of Mankato and
Laura Terry of Good Thunder, spent
Wednesday at the Center.
Miss Lula Steifenhofer, who has been
visiting her relatives, returned to her
home at Mankato last Monday.
Miss Zada Parks left Friday for Man
kato.
The dance at the hall last Friday
evening was not very well attended on
account of the threatening weather.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
Retires From Business.
From Fridays Daily.

From FridayS Daily.
MIR. Lloyd, the music man, has gone
out of business. He has given bill of
sale for his goods to the First National
bank, and expects to settle all claims.
Dyer Brothers of st. Paul precipitated
the matter by taking their pianos from
Mr.. Lloyd. They claim balance due
them of about 1926, which Mr.. Lloyd in
tends to settle. He will then start in
business somewhere else.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
REV. BLACKS ADDRESS.
First Meeting Of Year at Y. N. C. A.
IL q Success.

The opening meeting OF. the services
for men on Sunday afternoons at the
Y. NJ. c. A. held yesterday was a de-
cided success in every way. The room
was nearly filled and the address given
by Rev. b. V. Black was an intensely
interesting one and was listened to with
great profit by all present. Mrs. A. C..
Gran sang a very acceptable solo, ac-
companied on the piano by Mrs. Harry
IversOn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28

lunch cloth, wooden rug, best burnt
plague, dolls dress.
Mrs. T. c. Peart, best handkerchief,
best turnover collar. best collar, log cab
in quilt.
Mrs. Anna Meyer, drawn work nap
kins, drawn work baby dress, silk en-
broidered sofa pillow.
Mrs. +. Pearson. best collection Bat
tenberg, best Battenberg center piece
best large dolly, Mexican drawn work
lunch cloth, Mexican drawn work hand
kerchief
Mrs. Harry Alleman, knit shawl.
Mrs. j. ID. Little, lunch cloth, waist
cloth, baby dress, landscape picture, ami
NAL picture.
Mrs. A. Little, Mapleton, cross stitch
quilt.
Mrs. T. H. Foley, oil painted land
scape.
Mrs. j. Presley, crochet work, sofa
pillow, cross SIllcu Ill WOTk.
Miss Josie Rosquist, panel copy, land.
scape copy. two kinds; fruit copy, ami
NAL copy, flowers from nature, best col.
lection crochet work.
Miss r. Harkee, pen and ink drawing
crayon drawing.
Mrs. Dick Hammett, nut bowl, plaque
and frame, best sofa pillow and prettiest
handkerchief.
Mrs. T.. j. Gardner, two oil paintings
two, one still life, one beautiful fruit
piece.
Mrs. L. L. Coult, log cabin quilt, hand
knitted lace.
Mrs. J. P. Hays, sofa pillow, silk en-
broidered.
y Mrs. RadIoff, sofa pillow.
Miss Mary Bauer, sofa pillow.
Culinary Department.
Mrs. George Atchison exhibits can
peaches.
o. A. Noble, Belgrade, crab apple, APP
pie and plum jelly.
Mrs. w. L. Wilson, canned cherries,
pineapple, tomatoes, corn, beets, crab
apples, apple, beans, yellow plums, red
plums, raspberries, best loaf rye bread,
best loaf white bread, one dozen dough-
nuts, special best quality doughnuts.
Mrs. L. Hook, Lake Crystal, crab APP
pie and plum jelly, canned apples,
peaches. tomatoes, raspberrics and
strawberries.
Mrs. \. Burlison, Decoria, angel cake
cookies, ginger snaps.
Mrs. Thuemler, angel food cake.
Mrs. Firestone, one dozen doughnuts.
Mrs. C. H. Burmeister, canned toma-
toes, plums and peaches, one dozen
cookies, canned apples and pears.
Fred Deef, wild cranberry, plum and
crab apple jelly.
Mrs. Harry Alleman, goosebery
strawberry, cherry, crab apple, plum
and raspberry jelly.
Mrs. DR.. Maltby, current, apple and
plum jelly, strawberry and tomato pre-
serves.
Miss NJ. Kurrkosski, loaf white bread
Mrs. Z. NJ. Zuel. canned tomatoes
piums, peaches and cherries, plum Jelly
Flower Department.
Frank Schultz, Mankato, exhibits col
lection nasturtiums
Ell. c. Randall, Kerns, sweet peas, fin
est collection.
Ed Zellmer, finest collection nastur-
tiuns, finest collection of old fashioned
flowers, cyclamcn.
Oscar Samuelson, finest collection as
tiers and dahlias, coleus tube roses, fin
est collection of old fashion flowers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28

corn. yellow, fifteen ears; corn, sweet,
fifteen ears.
Jacob Born, rye, one peck.
Mrs. Joseph Beach, dairy butter, one
tuh
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28
Sheep Department.

Sheep Department.
Boucher Bros. Winnebago, exhibit a
yearling, eve, two years and over. eve,
yearling, three lambs; sweep stakes, ram
and four ewes. best display of sheep.
Poultry Department
William Whitrock, Mankato, exhibits
Wyandotte chickens.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
GOOD ROAD TO ST. PAUL
MINNEAPOLIS PRE- ARES TO
PAVE IT'S END OF UNIVERSITY
AVENUE TO THE CITY LIMITS.

: University avenue will probably be
paved next year from Fourteenth ave
nue. Sc to the st. Paul boundary. The
city council has gone on ;frecord as
favoring the improvements by setting
aside, 81 900 for paving from the main
entrance Of the university campus to
Harvard street, beyond Northrop field.
From Harvard to the city limits the
pavement will be provided in the usual
way. - II : sa0s4u liz
- Assurance has been given by St.HPau]
authorities that the work Of macadam.
izing, University avenue now completed
to the midway bridge will be continued
to the Minneapolis limits and if Mime.
apolis does her share there will be- q
good thorofare between, the business
centers Of the two cities. LII =, Gzt-A.,.s
n East of Oak street University, ave.
nue. expands from a normal width of
eighty feet to 100 feet and to make
the pavement of this street easy fol-
the owners Of AUDITING property, City
Engineer Andrew Rinker has prepared
plans by which the width Of the paved
street can be reduced to forty feet :,
To pave University avenue from
Washington avenue to the city limits
with creosoted wood block will : cost
54,053 and with vitrifed brick 1862
Of the latter amount the citv's portion
would amount to about $500, leaving
nearly $4,000 to be assessed against
the abutting property. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
BRYN MAWR PEOPLE 7.
WANT G. N. BUS LINE

If anyone has an old herdic remini-
scent of street railway strike days, he
might sell it to the Great Northern rail-
way. Residents of the Bryn Mawr dis
trict met. Wednesday evening to discuss
the question Of establishing some
means Of transportation between that
place and the city. BY. the closing Of
the Laurel avenue bridge, Bryn Mawr
is cut off from its usual means of com
munication. The only trolley lines
available are those on Hennepin ave-
nue., which may be reached via the Su-
perior avenue bridge and Kenwood
parkway, a distance of a mile, or the
Western avenue line, reached by way
of the Cedar Lake road, and distant
about three-fourths of mile: =;
It was the sense Of the meeting that
the Great Northern railway should es-
tablish bus line from Bryn Mawr to
the Western avenue cars and Aldermen
Merrill and Starkweather were in
structed to bring this matter to the at
tention of the railway company. ..;S%
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12


The Shurba Jury came in at 10
o. clock this morning. The accused boy
was found guilty Of granddaughter in
the first degree for the killing of John
Hamornik on the night of j uly 4. The
young man was indicted for murder in
the first degree. The maximum SEN
tence for the crime Of which he was
conylcted is thirty years in prison.
That is the jury's verdict after list
ening to all the evidence and the law
as given by the. court and celebrating
Sentence will probably be pronounced
=, The strain Of the long trial has told
upon the youthful defendant. He was
very pale when brought into the court
room by Tailor Nels Clausen. He took
seat near the trial table and sat
with downcast eyes and hanging head
while the jurors filed in. During the
time it took them to be seated and the
court to ask for and receive the verdict
from the foreman, Shurba did not move
a muscle nor look up. When the YER
dict was handed to the clerk and he
read the lads fate written there, the
convicted boys head was lowered and
did not make sound. He seemed lit
orally stricken with a realization Of the
trouble he had brought upon himself by
his misdeed. Shurba s sister, who has
been a constant attendant in court,
burst into tears and the boys father
silently wiped his eyes. Everyone, in
Guiding the Jurors, evinced sympathy
for the unlucky youngster, but every
one knew that justice had been meted
out. =
Charles A. Daily, attorney for Shur-
ton. Arguments on the application will
be heard Monday. He would not state
whether an appeal to the supreme court
would be perfected, but intimated that
such course would be taken.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
EGG PRICES WILL SOAR
CONDITIONS POINT TO SCARCITY
AND FEW HELD IN RESERVE.
UP TO THE HEN. .s--:..-: e.

Anything white in color and oval
in shape is due to look good CONNER
cially between Jan.1 and March l Of
the coming winter unless the storage
supply of eggs is greatly increased from
some unexpected source before then.
Along commission row the man who
has q few thousand cases Of eggs tucked
away in dark corner Of the storage
plant is looked upon as sure winner.
just about now is the time the great
American hen takes her vacation after
a summer spent in steady laying.
Should the winter prove mild she may
resume operations a little later; if it
does not she will continue her vacation
till spring. .-..' 's'.~" - So
Several causes have combined ia
shorten this seasons storage supply
First the men who were Sturgeon last
winters attempted corner haveSb5cold
feet. Secondly, the revelations Of pack.
inghouse conditions last summer made
eggs popular. j" .'''1 ,.s..4~:% &
Butter has felt the boosting influence
of the beef trust scandal as well as
eggs and this accounts for a shortage in
the butter supply which will serve as
an excuse for IS cents a pound butter
before the winter is over. Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-12
ROAD WILL HAUL LOG!
MINNESOTA & INTERNATIONAL
RECEDEs FROM POSITION TAX
EN- YESTERDAY AND WILL PUB
TADrrr

j. Now that the state timber sale has
become a thing Of the past, and the
100000 feet Of state timber along the
Minnesota & International road is with
drawn fl rom the market, that road: has
logs. I -. -.
A consultation was held in st. Paul
today between J. M. Hannaford, second
vicepresident Of the Northern Pacific,
which controls the Minnesota & Interna-
tional, the attorneys Of the Northern
Pacific and W.. H. Gemmell, general
manager Of the Minnesota & Interna-
tiona1 .& ~ = -.
It was decided that tariff on logs
should be filed with the state railroad
commission, thus admitting the conten-
ton Of the commission that the road
is common carrier, and cannot desig-
nate what classes Of freight it will Or
will not transport, and must put in q
tariff on logs: =