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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
RAPIDAN MILLS RIPLETS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schendal of Blue
Earth visited with Mr. and Mrs. G. III
Schendal of this place Saturday anc
Sunday.
Miss Eunice Clough of Mankato visit
ed with Miss Nina Davis last week.
The invincible seconds played fast
game of ball with Judson Sunday anc
defeated them by a score of 2 to 9. The
batteries were Judson, Lobby and
Hook; Rapidan, kunkel and Bosin.
John Just and Ed. Hodapp of Man.
kato visited at the formers home in
Rapidan Sunday.
Preaching services are held in the NJ
w A. hall every Sunday evening at
eight O'Clock by Rev. Heermance OF
Mankato.
For Il good time the Fourth of July
attend the grand ball at Rapidan We'd
nesday evening. Fine up-to-date music
will be furnished by the Symphony or,
chestra of Mankato.
S. S. kuntson returned from two
weeks visit in lIlanska recently
w. w. Weller was Mankato caller
Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
Miners, Organized and Unorganized

At the recent session of the Interna-
tional Miners congress in Europe the
report of the credential committee was
to the effect that there are 7OS, 200 min
ers in Great Britain, of whom 100000
were organized, and had elected fourteen
members to the house of commons. In
France there are about 100000 miners,
and 100000 are organized; they had two
members in the French Parliament. In
Belgium there are 1876 900 miners, Co.
600 of whom are organized, and they
had two members in the Belgian parlia-
ment. In Germany there are 100000
miners, of whom 10000 belong to the
German Miners Federation and 10000
belong to the German Christian Miners
Federation. Austria has $4,000 miners,
of whom 10000 were organized in un-
ions. The United States has $4,000
miners, 365.00O of whom belong to
unions. 1t was therefore claimed that
out of something like two and one
fourth million miners l 2S2 900 were or
ganized in trade unions, and had sent
ll6 delegates to the congress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
THREW EN- THE SCARE.
Saioonmen at St. Cloud Were Given
an Awful Fright.

Somebody played practical joke on
the st. Cloud saloon keepers yesterday
and which worked quite effectually in
putting on the lid for few hours.
This Joker intimated to one of the sa-
loon keepers that the old licenses expir-
ed Saturday at midnight, and July |
being Sunday the, new licenses granted
by the council Friday night did not 90
into effect until Monday morning. The
vendors of liquids kept at the life saw
ing stations" got the scare proper, and
they were busy closing up right away,
and took time to get acquainted with
their families for the first time on a
Sunday since Mayor Benson went out
of office
All but two or three put on the lid.
The joke is certainly on the saloon
men. As a theory of law they had just
as much license to sell yesterday as
they had for the ffty-two Sundays of
last year, or the fifty-one Sundays COM
ing this year. The old license expired
Saturday at II p. M, and the new ones
went into effect as soon as the clock
had licked off thirty seconds.
As matter of fact the saloons which
keep open Sundays do so without au-
thority and in direct violation of the
law.-St. Cloud Journal Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
TROUBLES OF A DENTIST
Peek Boo Waist Got Dr.. Schneir,
His Case in Court.

New York, July 3.-Dr. Jacob Schneir,
short, fat and of jovial disposition, who
makes speciality of extracting teeth
without pain, was complaining wit
ness in summons case In 1orkville
court today. Miss Adelina Weissman
was the defendant.
'AIiss Weissman is making life miser-
able for me, your honor" declared the
dentist. ''She is fascinating woman
Judge, and-and- ladies with those dark
dreamy eyes are extremely dangerous
They sometimes catch man unawares
Then, too, your honor, that awfully
peek boo waist she wears is so tan
taIizing. Why, judge, She
''Oh, come, doctor, tell your story" in
terrupted Magistrate Whitman, his face
reddening, as did also pretty Adelina's
swell, Judge, its this way" continued
the little dentist, as he tried to catch
his rapidly waning breath. 81 am losing
all my good customers on account OF
the actions of this young woman and
her people.
Lately it has been getting terrible
Miss Weissman occupies the room di-
rectly over my apartment. Whenever
have customers in my office she com
mences to throw dishpans, saucepans
tomato cans and every other kind OF
can down the stovepipe hole. Then she
dances on the floor and, oh, oh, my
Judge, the customers rush out of the of
fee"
Magistrate Whitman adjourned the
case for two weeks, telling the dentist
to watch out for dishpans and cans and
let him know when the case comes W
again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
Johnny Bulls Are Scared.

The Britishers are hot after the Amer
lean packers. The newspapers OF the
kings domain are advising the Johnny
Bulls to patronize the products OF home
industries rather than take chances of
poisoning themselves by eating the gar
bage" sent them from the packing CEN
tiers of America. As a sample of the
roasting the great Chicago industries
are receiving from the English publica.
tions, the following is cited from The
Creamery Journal:
Seldom have the feelings of people
throughout the world been stirred so
deeply as has been the case over the
scandalous exposures in connection with
food preparation in America. 1t is no
new story, indeed, that has been reveal
ed, as the methods of American packers
have long been apparent to those whose
business it is to understand these things
in this country. The horrible manipula-
ton of garbage so as to make it appear
to be something it is not is quite in
censonance with other traditions of the
wretehed business. The dressing up of
food in fancy costume so as to deceive
both eye and palate is referred to in
some of the communications as an art!
d. 10 .,
long one now There will be frightful
effort made to make us believe that
things are not always what they seem,
and that the statements have been eX-
aggerated Those, however, who have
experienced the ptomaine poisoning re-
sulting from eating some of the garbage
las is the case with the present writer)
are not likely to touch American pro-
duce again, or any of the mysteries
packed in tins which hail from that
country. Support British products,
whether they are bacon, butter, or other
provisions, is what we say! We have
some semblance of honest inspection
here, and many honest men amongst
our manufacturers who would not be
associated with sending out death deal
ing foods such as emanate from Amer
lean packing centers for all the ill-got-
ten money of all the packers combined"
We are of the opinion that our Eng
lish cousins are rather too severe in
their condemnation of things American.
The situation at the packing houses
was bad enough, but not so worse" as
described by The Creamery Journal.
The Englishmen should not cut out
American meats. They are the best to
be found on earth and conditions at
the packing centers will improve with
the rigid inspection which will be inaug-
urated by the government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
FOUR ARRESTS.
The North Mankato Bicycle Riders
Caught on the Walks.

This forenoon Constable Nixon of
North Mankato arrested four bicycle
riders who were violating the ordinance
by riding on the sidewalk when the road
was in good condition. They were son
of Nels HIGHLAND, Nels Dubois, c. A.
Anderson and Paul Lehman. HIGHLAND
appeared before Justice Whitcomb at
noon and was fined Sc and costs, and
the Others are expected to get the same
sentence when they appear.
Constable Nixon states that he in
tends to see that the ordinance is en-
plant of riding on the sidewalks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
PERTAINING TO PEOPLE.

DR.. J. S. Holbrook went to Northfield
today to remain over the Fourth HIS
family has been visiting there for a
week.
Mrs. Viva Mechelke went to Amboy
today to spend the Fourth with her sis
ter, Mrs. L. w. Wells.
Col f. B. Kent returned last night
from Minneapolis.
II. L. Nixon returned last evening
from the twin cities, where he went Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Emily Webb of Sandstone is Wis
iting her sister-in-law, Mrs Charles
Sanborn, for few days.
Mrs. w. S. Farnum returned yester-
day from Virginia, where she visited for
seven weeks She was met at Chicago
by her husband.
Miss Emma Durkee of st. Paul is
spending vacation in the city.
DIR. Ira Bishop of Mapleton was in
the city yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kopfer of Frank
fort, Ind. are in the city, visiting
their daughter. Mrs. Z. Jacobs. for the
summer.
Mrs. Alex Carlson and children of
Minneapolis arrived in the city last night
to visit her sister, Mrs. Fred l.. Clark
and her husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. p. Carlson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
PARK PURCHASE ASSURED.
Commission Presents Favorable Re-
port to Recorder Hodapp.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
A meeting of the commission appoint
ed by City Recorder Hodapp to pass up
on the lists of names of tax payers who
favor buying the North Fourth street
property for park purposes was held
this afternoon. The only member who
refused to serve was County Auditor
Weaver. Benjamin Taylor represented
the Civic improvement league, and the
other members were all present. The
lists were found to contain about 200
names, most of the signers being tax
payers.
After going over the lists and discuss
ing the matter briefly. the committee
prepared the following report, which
was handed to Mr.. Hodapp:
''We. the undersigned, ma jority of
the committee named by the city re-
corder, have examined the list of sign
ers to the petitions for the purchase
of the two half blocks from the Hon.
Lorin Cray for park purposes, and from
such examination it is our Judgment that
a large majority of the voters and tax
payers of the city of Mankato are in
favor of the purchase of the property as
voted by the council Charles I. Tay-
lor, Benjamin Taylor, i. w. Hart, c.
Kleinschmidt, James II. Spencer, p. II.
Jordan"
City Recorder Hodapp is satisfied with
the report and states that he will sign
the contract for the city when it is pre-
scented to him. The contract has not
vet been prepared. This will dispose OF
the matter unless the threatened injunc-
ton suit is started
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
More Evidence of the Useful
ness on Road.
Mr.. RANCALL'S EXPERIENCE
Writes an Interesting Letter to George
M. Palmer; Some Pointers on
Highway Building.

More evidence as to the road making
qualities of the split-log drag is found
in the following interesting letter:
Route 6, Mankato, June 20, 1906: :
Mr.. Geo. Nj. Palmer, Mankato, MINI.
Dear Sir: In answer to your inquiry
as to how / run my road scraper or
King drag to the best advantage will
give you my method of making a good
road.
The open link chain used to hitch to
allows one to hitch in any link so that
the drag can be run at an angle of for
tyfive degrees or more. This will have
to be adjusted as the work proceeds so
that the dirt will leave the drag and
not pile up and shove in front of the
plank. 1t should clean itself of the sur
plus dirt and leave same in center of
ward the center it should be filled up
to give it slope toward the outside.
had to load my drag with 200 pounds
of stone beside the driver, at first to
move the dirt toward the center. There
must be a slope so that the water will
run off freely or the roads will be full
of ruts. [ am never satisfied with go
ba IL hn nd
even the third time gives it the race
course finish that is pleasing to the eye
and a delight to ride over. 1t is a won
derful little thing if worked in the right
way and at the right time.
After these heavy rains the roads are
bound to be cut up by the heavy milk
wagons going to and from the creamery.
If left too long the mud thrown up by
the wheels becomes hard as rock and
difficult to handle. There is where / adj
vocate that every taxpayer should have
one of these scrapers on his farm always
ready to hitch on to and not be oblig
gu W Wall loI I'VE VI SIN VI llIS IelSH-
bors to hitch on the big grader and then
sometimes two or three days elapse be
fore help, can be gotten together. The
road is then past help, it. has become
hard and the chunks do not fill the
ruts and many times the roads are
worse off than before working.
After the roads are finished the trav-
cling public often makes the mistake of
driving on one side or the other instead
of the center. This is great detriment
to the road as it packs the dirt on the
outer edges making it difficult to bring
the soft dirt up to the middle the next
time it is wragged. 1t is the center
that should be kept packed.
The few in this vicinity who have Civ
EN- the drag fair trial are well sat
isfied with the work accomplished, al
though used under most unfayorable
conditions on account of the excessive
rains.
One of the best recommends for the
King drag was given, by stranger from
the west, who when he reached the
road improved by the drag said that it
was the first piece of road he had found
in the last twenty miles over which he
could trot his horses. Yours truly, H. c.
Randall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
First Accident Happens.

Kenneth Kerfoot, eight years old, met
with painful accident this afternoon
while starting in on his Fourth of July
celebration. He set fire to some powder
In paper and it flashed up and burned
his hair, eye brows and eye lashes. His
eyes were fortunately not injured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
RIGHr-0F-W WAY SECURED.
Alphabet Arranges for Route Out of
Albert Lea.

The right of way of the Duluth, st.
Cloud, Glencoe & Mankato Railway
company's line from this city to the
point in Manchester at which the grade
was commenced last summer has been
completed and the ground is all purchas-
ed. Considering the close proximity to
the city there were only Il few property
owners and the work of securing the
right to run the line where desired was
Il task of short DURATION says The Al
bert Lea Tribune. The distance between
the points mentioned is nearly four
miles and the contract has been let for
grading practically all of this strip.
The line will start at the VANDERBILT
farm in Manchester and run south,
leaving the Minneapolis & st. Louis
track to the east. 1t passes at the
head of school section lake, through the
Schoenhofen farm, along the east side
and parallel with Whites lake, through
the Blackmer- Nelson farm, striking the
right of way of the Milwaukee at the
cemetery west of this city. From that
point the line runs just north of the Mil
waukee southwest of the round house
in the union yards, passing to the south
east and utilizing the piece of grade
south of the Milwaukee track and east
of the Minneapolis & st. Louis line.
The track will pass through the old ball
park on the extreme end of Clark street
and the hundred feet right of way will
make big inroad on the golf grounds.
| The route is said to be a feasible one
and as free from curves and grades as
it is possible to make this distance. 1t
is expected some sort of an agreement
will have depot facilities at the union
station in this city.
Fl. F. Balch & CO., the original con.
tractors, have sub-let to a gentleman
named Hubner and he is rapidly put
ting his camp in order and it is locat
ed at the Schoenhofen farm northwest
of this city. Part of the outfit is here
and the contractor has secured the SER
vices of Geo. Alsing as time keeper. The
work of grading the four miles has been
contracted to be finished in ninety days
and the contractor wants to get the
work commenced as soon as possible.
1t will thus bee seen that the new
line has secured a very good route out
of the city and the grades and curves
will in no case be excessive, while the
material taken from the cuts will fill the
grades, thus making one hand wash the
other in that regard With the terminus
of the new road at the junction of the st.
Louis and Milwaukee it might not be
too much to expect that the three lines
might at some time in the near future
get together and occupy one great I'M
ion station, something that would be
welcome change for the travelling pub
lie and be more convenient for all con-
cerned. This would have but one other
station i'll the city, the Rock Island, and
as that is in the eXtrsme eastern part
of the city a change would not be so
easy, although the line; from the south
and southwest could lie accommodated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
Electing United States Senators.

A Chaska newspaper which worships
at the shrine of a former congressman
who hopes to reach higher pinnacle
OF fame, complains because the Duluth
convention nominated Hon. Knute Mel
son for reelection to the United States
senate, and declares that the constitu-
ton provides that it shall be the duty
: of the state legislature to nominate and
elect the representatives of the people to
the upper house of congress.
No one who is wise and acquainted
with the provisions of that sacred doc
ument will attempt to dispute that
statement, but if our disgruntled friend
IN Chaska will point out anything
chapter or section, sentence or a
paragraph-in the constitution which pro-
hlbits the people from expressing their
preference in the premises and suggest
ing to the legislature the name of the
man whom they would like to have
chosen United States senator. we will
take off our hat to him-sage of the
burg where mineral water gushes forth
from the earth with the ease that bright
thoughts slip from the thinking appara-
tus OF the youthful yet energetic editor
of that bailiwick.
VI late years the people have taken
it upon themselves to suggest or advise
the legislature on matters of such grave
Importance as the election of United
States senator. The habit of coaching
the legislative members on subjects
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06

Jerry Rarden was today released from
the county Jail, having served his ten
DAYS sentence fer drunkenness. He was
wildly insane when placed i'll the Jail,
but has recovered completely, showing
that his mental arrangement was due to
alcoholism. ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
CURIOUS FIND.
Gold Band Ring Found Embedded in
Horses Hoof.

Yesterday, while examining the hoof
of one of his horses that had gone lame,
A. ID. Scullen found solid gold band
ring firmly imbedded in one of the corks
of the SHOE 1t had the appearance of
having been there for several days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.

United States Senator.
knute Nelson. Douglas Sounty
Supreme Court Justice.
Charles M. Start. Olmstead County
Governor
Lieutenant Governor.
A. o. Eberhart. Blue Earth county
Treasurer.
Secretary of State.
JuIIus SchmarI... Redwood County
Auditor.
a G. Jverson. Fillmore County
Attorney General.
z T. Young. swift Couhty
Clerk of Supreme Court.
c. A. Pidgeon. ........ .Wri9ne Souh'y
Railroad Commissioner
c. r. Staples. ............. Dakota county
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL

The marriage of Miss Mary NJ. Nc
Hale and John G. Rothermel. both of
Minneapolis, was soemnized at St
| Johns Catholic church in this city at
nine o'clock this morning, Rev. Father
Daniel Hughes of ST. Paul officiating. A
the contracting parties were present
A reception followed at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin McHale, in Mankato township, and
was attended by about twenty-five rel
atives and intimate friends. A sumptu-
Gus wedding dinner was served there.
The rooms were beautifully decorated
with smilaX and cut flowers. carrying
out the color scheme of green and white.
The brides wedding gown was white
net over silk, and she carried brides
roses. The bridesmaid was Miss Sadie
McHale sister of the bride, and she was
! also gowned in white and carried pink
roses. John Sullivan of Mapleton was
the best man. The wedding gifts were
numerous and very pretty, and included
| cut glass, given chiefly by druggists, dos
tors and patients, who hold the bride in
high esteem.
The bride was raised and educated in
Mankato, but for the last five years has
resided in Minneapolis, where she has
Followed the profession of nurse with
much success. She is an estimable
young lady, with large circle of
friends. The groom is a popular young
business man of Minneapolis. After an
/ extended wedding tour the couple will
return to Minneapolis to make it their
home. They will be accompanied by
the best wishes of all.
Margaret Kerfoot was five years old
today, and in honor of the occasion
fifteen of her young friends gave her
very pleasant surprise party this al
ternoon at her home. Each of the
! guests was presented with pretty fan
and some popcorn, and nice refresh
ments were served.
Last evening a farewell party was
given at the German Lutheran school
house to Prof. G. Taggartz by the mem
bers of the church choir and friends to
the number of thirty five. A very pleas
ant evening was had, and Prof. Taggartz
was presented with handsome chair
in recognition of his services as leader
of the choir. Refreshments were serv-
ed Prof. Taggartz and family will
move to Gaylord next Monday, where
he will teach i'll the parochial school.
The many friends of the family will re-
greet their departure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
Where He Belongs.

Marshal Ben Davis of Lake Crystal
this morning brought Evan Thorstad to
the city and placed him in the county
Jail to serve sentence of thirty days
for exposing his person in Lake Crystal
The offense was committed yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06

General Apathy has killed a good
many things and it is liable to put the
finishing touches on Mankato's electric
railway proposition. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18

bility for the crimes OF which his as.
socrates are admittedly guilty. for the
crimes which he and those associates
are teaching To their following. for the
treason which characterizes The rule of
the church over the political action of
It's people, and for the violation OF
Constitution. law and covenant made
with this country. II the Senate has
no moral or legal right 10 investigate
Reed Smoot on these counts, if mere
election by the State Legislature con.
sttutes tho entire qualifications then
a foreigner, an anarchist sworn to the
destruction of this Government. might
be elected and might hold his seat
against the absolute knowledge OF the
Senate that he occupied his place for
the purpose Of plotting the overthrow
of the Republic.
The sooner publicists get rid Of the
notion that any fight against religious
belief is involved in tho protest against
Reed Smoot, the sooner they will be
able TO give sensible consideration TO
one of the great questions OF the times