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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-07

to use the drag on that road any more
because an automobile killed his dog.
Mr.. Currier suggested that the secre-
tary buy new dog for the pathmaster,
and DR.. Webster suggested that some
of the dogs that the dog catcher gets
be reserved for such uses.
President HiXon said that several per-
sons had spoken to him about the city
having permanent, salaried street com
missioner. whose duty it would be to
keep the streets in good condition. If one
or two teams were kept employed all
the time fixing the bad places it would
keep the streets in good condition. 1t
is cheaper to keep up what we have
than to make new things, he had found.
The streets can be kept in more pre-
sentabe condition, and especially the
street crossings, which are simply fright
full he said.
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KERNS and HEBRON.
Interes sting Notes From Two NicoIiet
County Towns

Mrs. Young of Pennsylvania, cousin
of Mr.. Brown, is visiting with Pastor
Browns family at the parsonage.
Pastor Brown conducted very inter
esting service last Sunday morning in
connection with the sacramental ser
vice. Two children were baptized.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal of Canada, cousins
of Mrs. A. c. Door, are visiting with Mrs
Door and other relatives in Hebron.
George McCarger and John c. Bruins,
will commence filling their silos this
week. Mr.. McCarger has ordered an en-
|silage cutter from J. Hodson & Co.
c. r. Weller and family visited with
Captain Tidland's family last Sunday.
Mr.. Tidland will go to st. Paul this
week to visit relatives and take in the
state fair.
Grandma Hendley is on the sick list.
The stacking is all done in this sec
ton, and the threshing is progressing
ont of the shock.
Roy Hodson went to the state fair last
Tuesday.
Professor Hancock of the normal fac
ulty and family have returned to Man
llato after spending their vacation in
Hebron this summer.
Judge Gresham and County Attorney
a. A. Stone of st. Peter, called on their
week, looking after the political fences
of Mr. Stone, who is candidate for re-
nomination for county attorney. Mr..
Stone has made good officer, is an old
soldier and the people in this part of
the county will remember The good adj
wise he gave to the county commissioners
of Nicollet county in regard to giving
money to the bridge at Judson, let us
see that he is kept in office
G.. M. Jefferson. who is in the hospital
continues to improve. DR.. George JEFF
ferson will return to his home in Port
land, Ore, on Wednesday or Thursday if
his father continues to improve and moth
ing further sets in.
The old veteran, III. S. Eldred and his
wife, is staying at their sons home,
Rockwell Eldred on Second street at
present.
Miss Lula Hodson will start for Lu-
verne to resume her school work on Sat-
urday.
Herbert Hodson commenced his studies
in the high school at Mankato this week.
Quite a number from this vicinity took
in the Labor day exercises at Mankato
Monday.
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HIGH SCORE FOR BUTTER.
Contest for the Prizes Given BY State
Fair Association

Matt Soundergaard of Hutchinson was
the winner of the first prize in the 1000
premium contest conducted by the state
fair for the best creamery butter, his
score being 9S. Over $50 tubs of butter
were entered in the contest, and they
came from all over the country North
south, east and west-but the ma iority
of the prizes went to Minnesota. A. o.
son of Winston, Mimi, and James Soren-
son of Maple Plain were tied for second,
with 97A, while none of the outsiders
presented butter which could be rated
higher than 9Gh, Herman Ladage of
Waverly, Iowa, having the foreign rec
ord. A. G.. Schandel of st. Clair Sc
cured a score of 97H; Edwin Held, Mic
ollet, 96H; G. II. Schandel, Rapidan,
95h.
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SCARED THE PASSENGERS
What Might Have Been Serious
Wreck Occurs on Gilmore Branch

from FrlQay Daily.
What might have been serious wreck
occurred on the Omaha road Thursday
last. One of the drive wheels of the
engine on the south bound passenger,
due at Winnebago at 1900, came off
when the train was about four miles
north of here. The train was going
fully forty five miles an hour at the
time of the accident, is the story related
by The Winnebago Enterprise. The en-
CINE was badly crippled, the side rods
being broken and the axles bent. The
big drive wheel sped down the embank-
ment through fence and into a corn
field
Conductor Feeny was brought to Win
nebago by James Crays and he tele-
graphed to Mankato for the wrecker
The disabled engine was loaded onto a
flat car and taken to the shops. Traf-
fic was delayed for several hours. The
train was crowded with people coming
to Winnebago to the harvest festival
and many of these walked to town.
No one was hurt, but a number We're
badly scared and they had license to
be. Tt is wonder the train did not
leave the track If it had done so, there
might have been number of fatalities.
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NEW LAND COMPANY.
Corporation Will Have Its Head
quarters in Mankato.


Mankato is to become headquarters
for new corporation to be known as the
Mankato Land Securities company. This
company is being organized by Mankato
and st. Paul real estate men. j. O.
Lysne of ST. Paul will have charge of
the company's business here, with of
fees on basement floor of the Free Press
building
1t is understood that this company
Owns and controls several thousand acres
of land in the Canadian west, the Da-
kotas and Minnesota, and that sales i'll
wholesale and retail tracts will be Of
fered at once. The Vermilion Valley of
Central Alberta will be the principal
place of operation to the smaller inves-
tor since block of $4,000 acres has
been laid aside for colonization pur.
poses exclusively to be sold in tracts of
100 acres and limited to one section to
each person.
Mr.. Lysne, until he became associated
with the farm land and mortage bust
ness exclusively, was formerly active in
southern Minnesota banking and news
paper circles, and is well and favorably
known among "a large circle of acquain-
tances throughout the state
The Free Press has not as vet learned
the names of all the other stockholders,
but those already identified with it lend
be conducted along good business prin-
ciples and that the investments offered
will he of the desira BILE sort
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Z 49, = :
Low Summer Tourist Rates.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will sell round trip tickets at nearly
half tariff rate to points in Minnesota,
North Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado,
Utah, Southern Wyoming and Lower
Michigan resorts. Tickets on sale daily
to Sept. Both, Final return limit Octob-
er 3lst. For further information apply
to any Chicago Great Western agent or
J. p Elmer, G. z. A., ST. Paul, MINI.
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WILL ATTEND SCHOOL.
Eagle Lake Young Folks Who Are
COMING to Maakato' s institutions.

Eagle Lake, Sept. 5-The following
young people of Eagle Lake will spend
the coming year attending the various
Mankato schools: Misses Carmen Pickle,
Lolo Pressnall. Louise Cook, Arlo Miller,
John Cook will enter the normal; Miss
Flora Smith the high school; Misses
Lucy Armstrong, Gertie Macbeth and
Frank and Leslie Morse of the Trooli
neghborhood will also attend the high
school.
The schools. opened Monday with a
small attendance as it was not generally
understood that Labor day would be
observed rs 4 holiday. Prof. L. w. Fox,
late of Madison Lake is principal. Miss
Swanson of Mankato has charge of the
primary department 1t was hoped that
II third teacher would be added to the
force this year.
AL Dearborn. Bert Anderson and A. l..
Cummins left Tuesday for Rhea Heights,
S. d.. at which place is located the large
cattle ranch of j. d. Hummiston, for a
ten days hunt. Another mighty nimrod,
John Cummins of the. firm of Cummins
& Co., left Saturday night for Rush City
for grand hunt.
A meeting of the cemetery association
was held at AZ. B. Cooks drug store
Saturday evening for the purpose of
elccting directors. The following were
elected: Horace Cummins, l. B. Rey
nolls, NJ. B. Cook. A. H. Pressnall, Mrs
Charles Haggard of Mankato and Mrs.
Phelps of st. Paul.
Rev. John Bezoni of Chamois, Mo-, has
been called to the passionate of the Chris
tan church in Eagle Lake and has ac-
cepted.
Rev n. b. Foot will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning.
Evening service by the pastor, subject,
THE True Pole The male quartette
will sing. Services at Trivoli at 2:30 p.
m. Subject, Foreign Missions" Cur
iosities from missionaries in China and
Africa will be exhibited.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
Methodist church will be held Tuesday,
Sept. 18th, at half past two o'clock. Rev.
| Clare will preside.
Martin Nelson is Offering harness sup
plies at discount as he is intending to
open up shop in Tracy. He will move
to that place in the near future.
A large number of Eagle Lakeites at
tended the Labor day exercises at Man
! kato.
| Sunday morning Mr.. and Mrs. George
Reynolds were made happy over the ar
rival of a fine girl baby. They had
beautiful new name ready for her-Nina
/ Elizabeth.
George Van Buren, has just returned
from weeks visit with his people at
Revere. Some of the Eagle Lake people
! thought George would bring somebody
back with him but they were fooled this
mail route in his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner of Friedrich, Wis,
are visiting Mrs. Miners sister, Mrs. A.
i. Cummins.
Rev. n B. Foot has rented the Hilton
residence and is moving this week.
A party was given at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Miller on Saturday
evening by the young people of Eagle
Lake for Samuel Miller who has recently
returned from Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred OFT are enjoying a
visit from Mr. OTIS mother, Mrs. Barth
olonew of Mankato.
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. Summer Tourist Rates to Can
non Valley Lakes.
s'Spc

The Chicago Great Western railway
will sell round trip tickets at very low
rates until Sept. both. as follows: 10
Madison Lake and return Cn sale every
day, 80 cents; limit three days, on Sat
urdays and Sundays, good to return
Mondays; to Elysian and return -
cents; to Waterville and return 81. In
dividual and mafily tickets also on
sale. For fun information apply to w.
d. Farnum, ticket agent at depot.
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CHAMPLIN Is CHAIRMAN.
Vernon Center Man Head of Board Of
Equalization.

IcIll w CuilcSuiiy 5 daily.
Nine members of the state board of
equalization, sufficient to constitute a
quorum, met i'll the art society room on
the third floor of the capitol yesterday
morning, and organized for the work
which is before them for this year.
f. i. Champlin of Vernon Center was
elected chairman of the board. f. G.
Pracna was appointed general clerk of
the board. T. ]. Meighen, w. r. Hodges
and Thomas Weiland were appointed as
a committee to draft resolutions OH the
death of Senator NJ. Nachbor of Jor-
dan. Thomas Weiland some time ago
was appointed 10 Inc vacancy on the
board.
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Lectures to Retailers.

Secretary Spencer read a letter from
Henry Watson Cornell of Chicago, bust
ness expert, who is giving a series of
lectures to educate the merchants in
the fight against the mail- order trade
and in business matters generally. He
desires to come to Mankato next week
and give his course of four lectures for
$3.50, Sept, IL, II, - and ID. He is at
Lacrosse, Wis, this week, and will be
at Winona week after next.
The club members thought that this
was matter for the retailers, none of
whom were present at the meeting. If
they wanted it, the club might try to
boost it.
A letter from an oil company was
read, desiring to make Mankato a dis
tributing point, if a warehouse could be
secured on railway track. Only ker
osene and lubricatng oils would be
handled. 1t was stated that there are
no vacant warehouses at present, but
that possibly Macbeth & Gardner might
find room in their buildings.
Mr. Spencer said that several business
men had spoken to him about the mat
ter of peddler's licenses, requesting that
it be brought up in the meeting, and
a committee appointed to ask the coun-
ell to raise the license to point where
it would be prohibitory and keep the
peddlers out of the city.
President C. H. Cooper's accounting for
the Sll4.5O raised by the club to afford
enterta nent for the state summer
school students was read. it showed thas
l04.6l had been expended for two re-
ceptions, three lectures and band con-
cert, leaving balance of $3.50.
Mr. Spencer said that he had received
maps of the proposed state road system
from Mr.. Cooley, state engineer and Sec
rotary of the state highway commission,
and that they do not include MankatO,
while going through most of the cities
of the state. The roads pass south, north
and east of Mankato.
1t was voted to be the sense of the
meeting that the secretary follow up the
road and peddlers' license matters. It
Was felt that Mankato ought to be on one
of the state roads.
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Summer Tourist Excursions via Chicago
Great Western Railway.

To points in Alberta, Arizona, British
Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, Washington and Mexico City.
Stopovers and side trips allowed Tick
cts on sale daily to Sept. 18th. Final
reurn limit Oct. 3lst. For full infor
nation apply to any Great Western
agent or j. p. Elmer, G. p. A., st. Paul,
Mimi.
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Hard to Cot Factories.

President Hixon asked for a report
from the secretary as to what had been
done toward trying to induce factories
to locate in Mankato.
Mr.. Spencer replied that the club had
subscribed for The Factory Site Bulle
| tin, which comes three times week, and
gives lists of factories seeking new To-
cations. A large number of these had
been corresponded with with poor sue
cess, for this city has not sufficient in
lducements to offer them. A stove factory
employing 800 to 1000 men will 90 to
the first place that raises 100000 stock.
A steel wagon factory wants royalty
or a large part of the stock taken here.
A straw board had made Investigations
and had found the demand for the pro-
duct in the northwest would be but six
tons day, whereas Il factory to produce
forty tons a day would be needed in or
der to pay. TO extend the territory
would be to come into competition with
factories that have cheaper fuel. Five
shoe factories in st. Louis seeking new
locations did not care to come to Man
kato and so it went.
Mr.. Spencer was asked what are the
requirements demanded by factories as
a rule, and replied that they want to 60
where there is plenty of common and
4 4 IL
dom from taxes for at least two years,
cheap fuel, low freight rates, etc.
| President HiXon said that the result
of the efforts of the officers to get fac
tories in coming to Mankato had been
decidedly discouraging. 1t might appear
that Mankato has plenty of advantages,
but when it comes to showing them it
hasn't got them. The city does not have
water power or cheap fuel. In order to
ment must be offered. The different fac
tories have asked that from $4,000 to
100000 in stock be taken. Most fac
tories are looking for a bonus OF the
! large end of the stick and local subscrlb-
ers to take the stock. The matter is
now up to the club for suggestions. There
is still one plan that has not yet been
tried. and that is the one followed at
Peru. Ind There $50 lots in the out
skirts were plated out of acre property
and sold at from SIS to $500, averaging
1878 each. About 100000 was realized,
and this was used in inducing factories
to locate there. The lots were en-
HANGED in value, so that some of the
buyers actually made something, and
others came out even. Stock was taken
in factories, with contracts that they
employ certain number of men, and
| sidetracks were built.
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Garden City Fair.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The dates of the Garden City fair are
Sept. IL, II and H. On the second day
of the fair live stock sale will be held.
Mr.. Cole, republican candidate for gov
erner will speak on that date
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BASE BALL GAME.
Mankato VS.. MapIeton Sunday, Sept.
9; See the Contest.

At Mapleton, Mimi The Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway will run a
special train to Malpeton, leaving Man
kato at 100 p. M, Sunday, Sept. 9th; 50
cents for the round trip. Special will
bring the crowd back after the game.
Tickets can be secured row from the
members of the ball team or at Central
Station.
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FOR STATE SENATOR.

Urged by the advice of 1Ituy good men
of this city and county. / announce N.Y.
self as candidate for the state senate
from this district, subject to the decision
of the republican primaries. l shall make
no canvass for the office. but leave it to
the deliberate judgment of my fellow
citizens. J. H. BAKER.
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Killed His Dog.

1t was stated that the Eagle Lake road
has been designated as the road in this
county for experimental purposes. Mr..
Spencer said that the pathmaster refuses
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Western Excursions

NVER, SPRINGS AND PUEBIO: From Omaha
opndp September
september
Peak public
a
an lard either u hold profit -
uarecO Govern
bond De convinced value irrigated lands Thousands
market Big Basin
North Platte Valley Send to me for irrigation literature
KlNkAD FREE HOTTIES lEADS d. Glen Deaver Agent
stead Information Bureau 10 Fanam Omaha looking
of mixed drying
these lands en- hons dates He and his
vices
CALIFORNIA, PORTLAND AND Sept n
via the Shasta r S62 so
Omaha for s CO., daily to obr 81 to Puget Sound Portland
daily Tourist
conducted TO San Francisco and Los Angeles Thurs
MONTANA, O!1iNG, BIG HORN BASIN.
O 81.
lkas#2SE8X3E$f WAKELEY, G.nersIPa Passenger Agent
[hsSssISaflYssttSl OMAHA, NEB
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hereby announce myself Dis a candi-
date for the office of sheriff of Blue
Earth county. subject to the republican
primaries j. III. THOMPSON.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the republican nomination for
the office of sheriff OF Blue Earth county,
primaries HARVARD d. DIAMPND.
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10 the Public: [ hereby announce my
candidacy as a republican for re-nomina-
ton to the office of county commissioner
attention, to the duties of tine position
the same as in the past Coming to Man
kato in 1852 and making 1t my home ever
since / naturally have great interest in
the city and county and hope my old
time. as we'll as young friends will stand
by me. Thanking all i'm advance.
w w. PADDOCK.
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l am candidate for sheriff subject to
the act on of the republican prnlarleS.
w. E. EDWARDS.
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I take this means of notifying the. vot-
ers of Blue Earth county that / am a
candidate for the office of register of
deeds subject to the approval of the re-
publican primaries. /. N. GRIFFITH.
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I am a candidate for county attorney
and request the support of republicans at
the primaries on Sept. IS.
EVAN HUGHES.
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am a candidate for county commits
SiOner from the second district. Mankato
city. subject tC the action of the repub-
lean primaries. JOHN E. MULLEN.
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I am a candidate Tor county commits
sioner from the fourth district subject
to the action of the republican, primaries.
G.. e. BROWN.
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I hereby announce myself as a candj-
date for the republican nomination for
the office of sheriff of Blue Earth county.
C. A. IIUI.TlSNGRI;N.
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L hereby notify the public that am p
candidate for coroner, subject to the ac-
zion of the republican primaries.
f. II. KENNEDY.
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hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the republican,. nomination for
the office of county attorney OF Blue
Earth county. w. \. FUNK.
Mankato. MINI.
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I take this means 81 notifying the pub
lie that / am candidate for county at
torney subject to the decision of the re-
publican primaries. w. A. CLYMAT.
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I hereby announce myself as candi-
late for sheriff, subject to the republi-
can primaries.
BENNETT WILLIAMS.
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I am candidate for county commits
SiOner from the second district subject
to the action of the republican primaries.
d. p YOUNG
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ers of Blue Earth county that I am n
candidate for the office of register of
deeds, subject to the approval of the re-
publican primaries.
A. c. ENGEBRITSEN.
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take this means Of notifying the yot
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-11-06
Confusion Caused By
Mistake In Sample
Ballots OF Democrats
MANY VOTES MAY BE THROWN OUT IN COUNT

As the result of mistake made by
the managers of the Democratic cam.
reiGn there will probably be a great
deal of confusion when the ballots arc
counted tonight. On the sample bal.
lot furnished to the Democratic work.
crs the candidates for Supcrvisor.at.
Large head the list, followed by the
candidates for District Supervisor.
This is exactly the reverse Of the way
In which the names are placed on the
Official ballot. which has the candidate>
for District Supervisor first. followed
by the names Of the candidates for
Supcrvisor.at.Largc.
The result is sure to mean many
ballots will be spoiled and thrown out
when the count comes. When ma
tive. unable to read well, is given n
Democratic sample ballot to take into