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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19
The Fate of Salaried Men.
(From Washington Letter to the
Milwaukee Journal.)

NAA hCO ooul
Wage earners and millionaires
are the only people who are en-
joying the present era of proc.
perity. Farmers fall into one or
other of these classifications. The
Government bureau of labor has
just issued lot of statistics
about wages and the cost Of llv.
ing. Some people have been mis-
led into thinking that the figures
show that incomes have increas.
ed more than the cost OF food
This is true only for that fortu.
nate class known as "wage earn
ers )" they and the very rich.
But there are several million
of salaried men In the United
States. They are the clerks, the
bookkeepers, the Government
employees, policemen, fireme en-,
BARRIERS, barkeepers andreporters
What the salaried man has suf
fered in the frightful prosperity
which has afflicted the country
he only knows. He has no un.
ions, and he never strikes; so his
salary remains stationary while
the cost of living scars.
The way the cost of living has
increased in the past 16 years is
enough to make q mans hair
turn gray. Take as a standard
the average cost of commodities
during the 10-year period from
1890 to 1899, and look at a few
staple articles of food. Bacon
has gone up 3SS per cent,
eggs 31.6 per cent, fresh pork 26.
6 per cent. chickens % 6 per cent,
corn meal 22.2 per cent, flour 10.
9 per cent, salt ham 1873 per cent
and SO on all through the list.
As compared with the cost of
food 10 years ago, the average
cost of food has increased IT.
per cent. This is the finding OF
the labor bureau, based on care
full and conservative investiga-
ton.
Unless a mans salary has
been advanced 1T during the
past five years he has not been
getting his share Of the prosDeri
ty. In fact, he has been suffer
ing as much az if he had beer
reduced by that per cent.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19
Two Hundred Cotton Ware
houses being Built in Tex
as.

Dallas, Texas,-lt is said by
officials of the Texas Farmers
union at the state headquarters
in Dallas that in Texas there will
be ready within few weeks
about 200 cotton warehouses.
La these it is intended to store a
large part of the cotton crop of
the state, to furnish steady and
level supply to buyers, especially
for the direct selling to spinners
and weavers. 1t is estimated
that it will be possible to store
indefinitely, Unnecessary, as much
as 650,0O0 to 100000 bales of
cotton. Next year as much as
100000 bales may be stored.
Many of the farmers are ready to
store large quantities on their
own farms.
The advantage for the ware
house is said to be that a reason
able advance in money will be
made to any farmer who is unable
to carry his crop without finan-
cial assistance. Practically all of
the warehouses are bonded, and
thus prepared for the loaning
feature. Adequate insurance &C
commodations are arranged for
by President Calvin for all of the
warehouses, through q Dallas in
surance agency.
SIN NO previous year have the
farmers of Texas been In such a
position for holding their cotton"
declared A. H. O'Keefe, state
business agent.
Talk of a surplus crop Is fool
ish. feel sure that if it were a
100000 bale crop we could
hold the market to a reasonable
price level, and could, through
the warehouses furnish spiuners
and consumers with cotton just as
they should demand it. This
would save them the expense of
advance buying, storing and in
surfing, and the middleman's
profit; and we have no fear of a
slump at any sort Of a crop.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19
Adulteration of Cereal Break
fast Foods.
{ From the Scientific American.

The cereal breakfast foods as
a class, according to DIR. Charles
ID. Woods and Prof. Harry B.
Snyder in a bulletin issued by
the Department of Agriculture
are ordinarily free from adulter
alton. Various experiment sta
ton chemists and public analy-
slsts In States having pure food
avs have examined the brands
IN the market, as indeed they
examine all classes of food at
frequent intervals, and found
that as general rule they were
made from good, sound grain
without admiXture of harmful !
substances. Some may be made
from coarse milling products,
such as wheat middlings, and
some doubtless contain m0lasses,
glucose, or other similar ma terra Is
which do not appear in the man
ufacturer's description, but which
are not injurious.
Occasionally the percentage of
ash or mineral matter in break
fast foods Is abnormally hIgh,
but this Is apparently due to
common salt added to give flavor
and not as an adulterant. 10 geu-
eral 1T may be SAID that there Is
every reason to suppose that the
manufacturers endeavOr to nee
wholesome materials, and that
ii an lmpurlty IS occasionally
found IN their goods il is accideL.
tai rather than Intentional. Fur
thermOre, cereal breakfast FOODS.
as rtviously noted, are general
ly made from weli-cleaned grain
and are mari eted in a cleanly
way. In the case Of the package
goods the form of marketing af-I
fOrds special prOtcrticu WhIie
the goods are III the Dealers
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19
In Self Defence

Major Hamm. editor and Manager of the
Eminence Ky. when
he WAS fiercely attacked, four years aga,
by Piles, bought n box of BLcklen's Arnlca
Saive, of which he says: 1T cured me in
ten days and no trouble since" Quickest
EHG!or of Burns, Sores. Cuts aud Wounds
2hc at J. f Nackey Co., Crawford Bros.
Pharmacy.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19

hands and also in the household,
where they are very commonly
kept in the original cardboard
box or package.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
ASSESSMENTS MADE.
Board OF Public Works Gets Busy
This Afternoon.

From Saturdays Daily.
The board of public works held an
important meeting this afternoon and
worked off considerable business.
The assessment for curbing and gut
tering Jackson street between Fourth
and Fifth was made, the total amount
assessed being $6O7.93. The assessment
per foot was 961s cents.
The assessment for curbing and gut
tering Clark street between Byron and
Center was made. The amount assessed
was $64l.s0, and the assessment per &C
foot lot was $780,
The sprinkling assessment was made,
amounting to GIG cents per front foot
on Front street, All cents in. the re-
mainder of the sprinkling district ex-
cept Broad street, and .7S cents on
Broad street. The cost of the sprink-
ling this year was $2,397, as compared
with $2,4SO.sO last year. The difference
in favor Of this year is accounted for
by the fact that the fall has been SO
wet that the sprinkling was stopped a
week earlier than last fall.
The water frontage tax of five cents
front foot was levied, where the water
mains have not been laid more than ten
years.
The making of the rest of the as
sessments was put off for one week, un-
til Nov. II.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
MAMMOTH FIGURES.
Million Dollar Corporations Form ed
In Four States During October.


Capital to the amount of $llO,6OO,OOO
was represented by the companies that
filed papers of incorporation for 81 ,OOO,-
600 or more during October i'm the states
of Maine, New York, New Jersey and
Delaware. The total is more than $50
100000 less than the amount of the
preceding month";, but more than $4O,-
100000 above the amount of the CORE
spending month of last year. The fall
ing off in capitalization this month is
said to be partly caused by the I'M
settled conditions in the political sit
uation, but this is natural in pre-elec-
ton periods. In October, 1904, however,
which was the presidential election year,
the total amount for the above named
states aggregated more than $200,000,-
00O
Investment of capital this month
largely represented money for the devel
opment of mining lands, as has been the
case for the past six months. More
than one-third of the total this month
Went into mining ventures. Railway
building was another investment which
caused the incorporation of several
large companies.
Maine, with twenty three companies,
showing combined capitalization of
$66,000,000, retained the lead i'm the
number of Incorporated companies. The
total compares with a total of $l34,-
100000, which represented twenty com
panies in September. Last month Maine
had $64,0O0,O00 company, which made
the unusual large total. Without this
big concern the aggregate amount for
this month would be much greater than
the preceding month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
NEW "SlT" FOR FRANK DAY
May Be Appointed Member OF Board
Of Control.
From Tuesdays Daily.

CToHl IueSudy Ddlly.
The term of Judge O. B. Gould of
Winona as a member of the state board
of control expires next spring, which
will mark the completion of the sixth
year of the existence of the board,
Judge Gould was appointed to a place
by Governor S. R. Van SAINT. He was
not one of the original appointees to the
board, but has served practically the
full six years, as he was named to suc-
coed the late c. A. Morey of Winona as
member of the board when Mr. Morey
retired few months after his appoint
ment on account of the fall he sustained.
i'll the old capitol building.
The reelection of Governor johnson
for another term as chief executive of
the state means that he will have the
appointment of the successor to Judge
Gould on the board of control, and it
is now given out that he has determined
to appoint Frank A. Day, his private
secretary and chairman of the demo-
cratic state campaign committee dur
ing both the Johnson campaigns. This
appointment will make the board solidly
democratic.
Mr.. Rosing, who was appointed by
Governor johnson at the beginning of
his first term, is democrat, and S. w.
Leavitt, the other member, was appoint
ed as a democrat by Governor Van
SAINT.
While the bill authorizing the board
of control was originally drawn to pre-
vent more than two members of one
political party serving thereon, as pass
ed by the legislature there is nothing
to prevent this. The appointment of
Frank Day would be a recognition of
faithful services rendered the governor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
MINNESOTA CANNeRlES
Their Growth in MINES ota Is
Evident.


August j. Anderson, who was recent
~ detailed by E. X. Slater, state dairy
and food commissioner, to make an ex-
animation of the, canning factories of
the state, has submitted his report
This is the first time that the canning
industry has been inspected. There are
Gwenty-six canneries in the state, and
the inspector reports that the sanitary
conditions surrounding the canning of
the various products are very good. He
urges the passage of law that would
insure the true labelling of the goods,
stating the name of the factory and the
place where it is located, says the St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
''There are now in this state twenty
six factories; three of these did not OPP
crate this season, one is under con-
struction to be ready early next season
for peas; one is located in Iowa, near
the Minnesota line but desires to be un-
der Minnesota inspection. During this
season fourteen packed corn only, the
Others packed in addition to corn other
vegetables and fruits, such as peas,
string beans, baked beans, tomatoes,
spinach squash, PUMPKINS, succotash,
kraut, berries and some corn on cob.
''Of the plants and factories operated
this and last year we find the first one
built in 1888, but the majority have
been in operation from one tn four
years, so this industry is comparatively
new in this state, but generally speak
ing, they have all met with fair success,
although for the past two years the
price of corn has been entirely too slow
to admit of any profit to the manage
ment unless many so-called food hos
foods bought cheap because of the swell
ing of cans.
cit will be seen from this report that
this industry is not in its infancy. 1t
gives employment to young men and
women in small villages and pays well
to farmers who live adjacent on small
farms. 1t has the tendency of keeping
a portion of the growing generation en-
ployed at home in more congenial vo
cation than the labor in various factor
les in the cities.
81 suggest that this commission urge
the passage of law by the next legis
lature that would insure proper label
ing of goods, showing and stating on
label the true name of factory and place
where located. This, / believe will be
the ruling under the national food law,
and can be done in way so that any
iobber's label could also be used. The
Gamers, jobbers and brokers can no
doubt agree upon something, as their
interests are indentical. Such law
cold include inspection provisions not on
Is of canning factories but various 9th
er plants and factories where food and
drinks are prepared and manufactured"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
KERNS ANO HEBRON.
Main Event Of Week Was he Con-
Greg ationai Conference.

from TUESDAY s DAILY
Election is over, and many from this
section are well pleased; many are dis
appointed, and many don't care and had
not interest enough to 60 and vote.
The main event in this section last
week was the Congregational conference
of the Mankato district The delegates
were conveyed to and from Mankato
,and were well cared for, not withstand
ing the bad roads, by the generous peo-
pie of the community, and all spoke in
the highest praise of their treatment
and entertainment. DR.. George r. Mer-
rill, state superintendent of home mis-
sionary work, gave an excellent address
on the work in northern Minnesota.
DR.. r. P. Herrick, state superintendent
of Sunday schools for eighteen years,
gave an address with stereopticon views,
on northern Minnesota, assisted by
Professor Holtz of the normal faculty,
which was very interesting. Mrs. w. S.
Pell of Mankato gave an able address
on the ideal missionary society, which
was well received. Rev. DUNCAN of Fair
mont was moderator. All the papers and
addresses were of high order and it
was said by those present to be the best
ha1 II c,1oo sc
from start to finish. 1t was decided to
hold the next conference at Worthington
next spring
Mrs. John Belts and children will join
Mr. Belts on their homestead in North
Dakota this week Mr. Belts has been
there about month building a house
and barn.
Mr.. G. NJ. jefferson continues to i'm
prove slowly. His son, F. E. Jefferson,
went to Rochester last week to consult
the Drs. Mayo in regard to his fathers
case. They told him he was doing as
well as could be expected.
Miss Ella Hodson, teacher in Manka-
to, spent Saturday and Sunday at her
home in Hebron.
C. r. Weller and family of Nicollet
spent Sunday with Captain Tidland and
family in Hebron.
Mr.. John Williams, teacher at Kerns,
visited in Hebron last Sunday
Rev. Emery of North Mankato gave
an able discourse at the Hebron church
last Sunday afternoon; subject, ''Vic-
tory Is Possible in Spite of Hindrance."
He will preach this again next Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 unless a new minister
is sent; Sunday school at l:30.
Farmers in the Hebron valley COM
menced threshing last Wednesday, and
will finish this week, weather permit
ting.
w. H. Tidland of North Mankato
came out to his farm on Tuesday to
receive his share of the grain from the
threshing machine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
EARLY SETTLER GONE.
Mrs. Elizabeth kopp Passes Alvey
At Ripe Old Age.

~ SbtpC wv ~SSs
From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kopp died at her home,
corner of Fourth and Main streets. at
one o'clock this morning, of bronchitis.
She had been unwell all summer, and
for the past five days had been confined
to her bed. She was eighty-seven years
old one month ago, and was born at
Lohnweiler, Bavaria, coming to America
in 1887. She first located in Boston,
Mass, and in 1874 was married at
Worcester, Mass. The family moved
to Mankato in 1857, and continued to
live here. Mr.. Kopp died in November,
1879. Mrs. Koppis survived by two
sons, Julius, who lives in San Francisco,
Cal, and George, who lives at home.
One other son was drowned.
Mrs Kopp was member of the Ger
man Lutheran church, and in her young
er days was active in church work. She
was raised from childhood Christian,
and was an estimable lady, with a wide
acquaintance among the older residents,
and her death is regretted by all.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence Monday afternoon at two
o'clock, and the interment will be made
at the Germany Lutheran cemetery.
Rev. A. F. Winter will conduct the SER
vices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
NORTH MANKAT0.
Int restinq Church and Social Events
Across the River.

The services at the North Mankato
Methodist church last evening were ex-
ceptionally good. The theme of Rev.
Emery's sermon was "victory in Spite
of Hindrances." Miss Anna Crane rem
dered solo, with sweet and well
trained voice. The choir did its part
splendidly.
The "hunt" social held at the North
Mankato school Saturday evening was
well attended Over 300 tickets had been
sold and every feature passed off well.
The receipts were about $685. The pro-
gram was most excellent, all taking part
aequitting themselves exceedingly we'll
The North Mankato band added greatly
to the pleasure of the occasion by play
ing several of its best selections.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16

and third floors have solariums or sun
rooms, in the large bay at the south end
of the building, for patients who are
convalescent, with a splendid view up
the Minnesota valley. On the fourth
floor this is an open balcony, with a
four foot iron railing. On the third
corner, with six beds, and male ward
opposite in the southwest corner with
six beds. Each has a linen closet with
drawers and shelves. On this floor is
also the first treatment room, with an
X-ray coil, for machine that will
be put in as soon as possible. There
is also the main treatment room. Glow
& Sons vitrified porcelain ware is used
throughout, although very expensive.
The water closets and bath room for
men and women take up the remainder
of this floor.
Nurses Accommodations.
The fourth or top floor has a light
and well arranged kitchen. There are
sideboards, ranges, etc. The nurses
dining room in the northwest corner is
large and airy. There are also three
bedrooms for nurses, with wardrobe
closets, and bathroom. On this floor
is also a detention ward, should a case
OF contagious disease develop. There
are two rooms, with gas range, closets,
ETC., so that one nurse can be isolated
with the patient.
The ventilating pipes rur to vent
chamber III the attic, and thence the
foul air goes out of doors. Each room
is supplied with a "buzzer" for the pur-
pose of calling nurses. There is moth
ing lacking to make the hospital first
class in every respect. Every bit of
room has been utilized, and there is an
air of neatness about the building that
is pleasing.
Miss Clara L. Gross, graduate of
the st. Louis training school for nurses,
has arrived in the city and will be the
head nurse. Her home is in New Jersey.
Two other trained nurses will arrive
Tuesday, Miss Linda Hertrich, gradu-
ate of the school at Springfield, ILL.,, and
Miss Kopp, a graduate of the school at
Sioux City, Iowa. A school for nurses
is to be stated at once, and there are
five applicants already. The class will
number six to begin with.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
Peter Stein.

Peter Stein died at his residence, 1921
North Broad street, at two o'clock yes
terday afternoon, of old age. He was
ninety-one years and six months old,
and had been widower for forty years.
He is survived by three sons, John, who
lives in this city, and Peter and Anton,
who live in Germany. He had been a
resident of Mankato for eighteen years.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Peter and Paul's Catholic church at nine
o'clock Monday morning. and the inter
ment will be made at Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
Like Meeting An Old Friend.

From Mondays Daily.
The Free Press is in receipt of a let
ter from our former county treasurer
j. A. Ewing, who is now manager of
the Peoples Cooperative Mercantile
company at Boise, Idaho, who says that
getting The Free Press each day is
like meeting an old friend, and our
hearts still beat warm for the people of
our old home"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
Found Deans Dead Body.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Arthur Dean, resident of Fairmont,
was found dead in slough near Gran
ada He had been taking treatment for
the liquor habit. Last Friday night he
wandered away from the hotel and was
lost in the slough.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
Will Build a Hosnital.

From Thursdays Daily.
T. Kloss of ST. Peter and his brother,
j. Kloss of Superior, Wis.,, will spend
in the neighborhood of $4,000 establish
ing a hospital and sanitarium in st.
Peter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching. Blind Bleeding. Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money IL PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure in 6 to IA days. soc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
One DAYS Collections.

From Fridays Daily.
The current fax collections at the court.
house Oct. 81 were $24.569.S2, delin-
quent tax $77.33, and ditch tax SS9.S6.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
Two operating Rooms.

The feature of the third floor is the
operating rooms, with their adjuncts.
There are two operating rooms, in the
northeast and northwest corners of the
building, one duplicate of the other.
This will allow of two operations GO
ing on at the same time in case of
emergency. Between these rooms are the
sterilizing room and the anaesthetic
room. These are large enough to sup
ply both operating rooms. The steril-
izing room has hot water and prepara-
tions for sterilizing utensils and instru-
ments. The operating rooms have tile
floors, ample side lights on the two
sides and roof light. Each contains a
surgeons scrub sink. Just off of the
northwest operating room is the drug
room, with cases for five sets of in
struments, closets for the dressings, etc
Then comes the doctors room, with
shower bath, a washbowl and row of
lockers. 1t should be mentioned in con-
nection with the operating rooms that
they are supplied with one Minnesota
operating table, similar to the one used
in the hospital at Rochester. and one
other. There are also stretchers on
wheels for carrying patients back and
forth between the operating rooms and
the bedrooms.
Each floor has a diet kitchen, with a
dumb waiter leading from the main
kitchen on the fourth floor The second
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-16
Four Stories High.

The building towers up four stories
above high basement at the corner
of Fourth and Washington streets. Up
to the second story windows the walls
are of Mankato cut stone, and above
that of Mankato hard burned brick from
Oscar Bierbauer's North Mankato brick
yard, trimmed with Clipped brick. Any