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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
HALF OF AMOUNT WANTED
Decided to Lay Balance of
the Track This Fall.
SPAN WIRES BEING STRETCHED
Line Will Be Pushed Across Slough.
Route in West Mankato to Be
Determined.

M. M. Wood, resident engineer for
the street railway company, has meas
ured the street car track now laid
and ready for service, and finds that
there is now two and two-thirds miles
laid. Under the terms of the SUBJ
scriptions to the preferred stock of
the company, one-half of the amount
subscribed was due and payable when
two and half miles of track was
laid and ready for service. The first
half of the subscriptions are therefore
now due and payable:
The Measurements.
Engineer Woods measurements are
as follows: From the end of the
line in Dukes addition to the be-
ginning of the brick pavement at the
Hubbard mill, GOAL feet; from the
south end of the pavement to the
slough, 20s3 feet; from the corner
of Pleasant and Willard streets to
the corner of Fifth and Main streets,
5,9371s feet, total, l4,l611h feet.
The span wires are being stretched,
and when these are up the trolley
wires will be put on, when the line
will be ready to operate.
Will Push Across Slough.
1t has been decided to lay the rest
of the five miles of track this fall,
and the work will 60 ahead as fast
as possible. The line will be pushed
across the slough on Front street
to Sibley park, but which way it
will go has not yet been determined.
What route it will take through
West Mankato will depend upon the
property owners there. 1t is likely
that the line will 60 where the most
inducements are offered, also taking
into consideration the business likely
to develop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
leges, all with the intent and purpose

leges, all with the intent and purpose
of putting the firms to great ex-
pense for catalogues, samples, post
age and clerk hire, and with no in
tent to enter into business relations.
War to the Hit.
The indicted lumbermen will have
the entire sympathy of other lines of
trade that have been in competition
with the Chicago mail order houses,
it is clear. S. w. Hurry, of the
Hurry Simmons Hardware company, de-
clares that every line of wholesale,
jobbing and retail trade has been az
much or more concerned in a united
effort to drive out the combined houses
as the lumbermen. Hurry declares
that the catalogue houses should in
turn be indicted for obtaining money
under false pretenses through the
medium of advertising in their cata-
logue.
The same sentiment is voiced by w.
w. Heffelfnger, vice president of the
North Star Shoe company, who says
the sending for catalogues has been
general. If the federal courts are to
be made the battle ground for trade
competition, he, too, believes that the
catalogue houses should be prosecuted
criminally.
Gathering the Evidence.
1t is claimed that the Waterman
Hunter company, of Minneapolis, was
forced out of business by these little
black book" methods.
The r. NJ. Roberts Cooperative Sup
ply company, it is limited, was forced
to discontinue dealing in lumber, sash
and doors as condition that it be let
alone and not mentioned in the cir
culars got out by the alleged con-
spirators to the managers of their
line yards.
The Gordon VanTine company, Dav-
export, Iowa, at whose instance the
investigation was started, was hard
hit, it is claimed. It's financial stand
ing was inquired into after every two
weeks, it is said, to watch the result
of the scheme.
Assistant United States District At
torney Paul A. Ewert conducted the
investigation before the federal grand
jury. Much of the evidence was gath
cred by the postoffice inspectors, H.
O. Smith and M. Noele, R. D. Simmons
and ]. T. Boylan, who searched four
states.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
MOTHER CUTS THE FLAMES
Seized Children and Maue
Her Way to Safety.
TWO BUILDINGS WERE ABLAZE
Department Puts Up a Hard Fight,
One Family Lost Much Of Their
Furniture, Damages.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Fire drove the family of Edward
Renstrom from their living rooms Oh
the second floor of the building at
All South Front street, at about
eleven o'clock this forenoon. The
youngest child, nine months old, was
asleep on bed and the flames had
approached uncomfortably close when
its mother seized and carried the in
FAINT to place of safety in the street
below. With one child in her arms
and dragging the other, boy OF
two years by the hand, the fright
ened mother fastened down the stairs
battling with the forked tongues OF
flame en- route. Happily she and the
children escaped an awful fate. She
was assisted in her escape by an EN-;
ploye of McLauren & Northrop, who
relieved her of the oldest child.
Two Buildings Were Ablaze.
Two buildings were ablaze. The fire
originated in the frame structure oc-
cupied by the Minneapolis Threshing
Machine company and spread to the
two story frame structure to the
north, the ground floor being occupied
by McLaurin & Northrop.
An alarm was sent In from box
35, and in spite of the quick re-
spouse of the department, the flames
had spread rapidly. Nearly two hours
work was required to lay low the
fire.
Where Fire Started.
The fire seems to have started be-
tween the two buildings near the roof
and once 1T worked its way under the
tin roof of the Pumping shop, resisted
all efforts of the firemen to extin-
guish it until the tin roof was par
tally torn off. The stock of Nc
Laurin & Northrup, the plumbers, was
carried out as was part of that in the
Threshing Machine company's build
ing.
The loss ON McLaurin & Northrup's
stock is placed at about $4,000. No
estimate was made on the machine
company's loss.
Losses Covered By Insurance.
The losses are all covered by in
surance except that of Mr. Renstrom's,
which he places at about $780,
j. E. Hickey owns the building
leased by the Minneapolis Threshing
Machine company. 1t is a story and
a half structure, a ramshackle af
fair and it is now badly Quilted by
the fire.
The other building is owned by
L. G. NJ Fletcher. The damage to
it amounts to about $1,000, fully
covered by insurance. The upper
floor of this building is known to old
settlers as Shoemaker's hall. Both
buildings have been under fire before.
Much of the Renstrom family fur
niture was carried out of the building,
and in the excitement several mirrors
were broken and other damage was
done. This family suffered heavier
loss than anyone else concerned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
COMMENDS THE new HEAD
A. .. Wilson Recently Appointed ~
Leader Of Farmers Institutes.

The recent appointment of A. d.
Wilson as superintendent of the state
farmers Institutes is one well de-
served. Mr.. Wilson succeeds o. G.
Gregg and is graduate of the state
agricultural college at st. Anthony
Park, st. Paul. He is competent
and practical young man, and his APP
pointment gives general satisfaction.
The board of administration of the
farmers institute is former Lieuten.
ant Governor A. E. Rice, president;
Samuel B. Green, secretary; B. F.
Nelson, s. M. Owen, A. w. Trow
and G.. N. Cosgrove.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Evan *. Rue to Walter Kenney
lot 2, block IL, Amboy, for $l,050.
Jacob ALL to Henry Boeck, neA.
nwH, section IL, Pleasant Mound, for
$4,000.
Jacob Ali to Wilhelm +. Urban,
seA. nwA, and swH, neA, section IL,
Pleasant Mound, for $4,000.
Louis Nicholson to Ole L. Void, lot
3, block 2, Amboy, for 1915.
Lars E. Floren to liver L. Grae,
lot 3, block 26, Mankato City, for
ST 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
In the Marriage Ceremony.

Somewhere before the benediction of
the marriage ceremony might be well
inserted Amiel's beautifully cadenced
words to women facing their great
lifework: Never to tire, never to
grow cold; to be patient, sympathetic,
tender; to look for the budding flower
and the opening heart; to hope always;
like God, to love always-this is
duty."--Anna A. Rogers, in the Allan
tic Monthly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
really means it for the good of
humanity there is no doubt in my
mind that he will accomplish results"
View of a Catholic Divine.

|
View of Catholic Divine.
Rev. Spirig, German Catholic: Il
do not believe that intemperance in
drinking should be rallied against
from the pulpit and from the lecture
platform. The idea that wine and
beer are creations of the devil is
! heresy in the German Catholic church
and has been considered so for eigh-
teen hundred years Temperance is
a virtue by temperance, | mean not
only i'll drinking but in all things.
man or woman should of course
be virtuous, hence he or she will be
temperate. We 90 to church to wor-
ship God and to learn about Christ S
doctrines and teachings. Christ says
be moderate in all things. By this
he means not only for us to abstain
from intoxication but to subdue all
our appetites or passions. There are
some men who abstain from drink
who give way to other passions in
finitely worse. Total abstinence is
not right 1t has no future. Why
can a man not take glass of beer
or wine without becoming drunk
ard? Men of weak character should
abstain totally; but men of strong
minds do not need to do so. We must
remember though that intoxication is
not the only form of intemperance.
Rev. Hopkins is right about the Chi
cago society women. a woman's place
is her home. She should stay at home
and teach her children to be good, to
fear God and to love their country
that they may become worthy mem
bers of the church and state. The
only way woman should appear pub
licly is as church worker where she
may work for the good of humanity
and at he same time be faithful and
helpful wife and mother. Women who
have time and money on their hands,
who 90 to clubs to indulge in almost
every form of vice are a disgrace
and an abomination. What is
their conversation at these clubs?
Horse racing, scandal, love stories,
divorces, etc, things which poison
their minds and lower their men
tai calibre rather than elevate
them. The question before the peo-
pie of this country now is whether it
is possible to indulge in liquor in a
moderate degree without becoming
drunkards or must we all be de-
prived of our glass of beer in order
to keep the weaker ones from becom
ing sots."
Doesn't Approve Sensationalism.
Rev. Fillmore, Episcopal: 81 do not
care to 90 into details in this matter
because / have not followed it very
closely. In fact, | have only casual
" observed it. | would not approve
of using the methods adopted by Rev.
Hopkins in Mankato. However, the
circumstances in Chicago may justify
it. But as to that | do not know for
sure. Certainly intemperance should
be denounced but the same methods of
doing it would not apply every place.
If strenuous measures are required in
the case of these Chicago society wom-
en- then strenuous measures should be
adopted. I do not know that Rev.
Hopkins is trying to be sensational;
but / will say that / do not approve
of sensationalism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Icelandic Boy Shot.

Ivanhoe, Mimi, Oct. Carl Peter.
son, the sixteen-year-old son of an
Icelandic farmer residing six miles
north of Ivanhoe, was accidentally
shot in the arm and side by his
brother, fourteen years of age, while
hunting. He will lose his arm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
| WANTS $500. 90 FOR INJURIES
Action 10 Started Against Standard
Brewing Company

Eleanor Jewett has started dam
age suit against the Standard Brew
ing company and William Irving, ask.
ing 100000 damages. She alleges that
on Dec. "a last she fell on the side
walk in front of the Tivoli saloon
and sustained serious injuries. She al.
leges that the sidewalk was defective
The Standard was interested in the
saloon and Mr.. Irving owns the side
walk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
TEN LIENS ON BRICKYARD
Workmen Will BE Protected Against
Wage Loss.

Attorney Evan Hughes visited st.
Peter yesterday and filed ten liens
upon the machinery and stock of the
North Mankato brick yard owned by
Oscar Bierbauer, the liens aggregating
$432, and representing the wages due
and unpaid to ten workmen.
The heirs of the late A. j. Morrison,
whose estate is in the hands Of Mr..
Bierbauer as executor, are fully pro.
tected by two bonds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Tomato Sauce.

With roast veal or pork, or with
baked beans in place of vinegar. Cook
six or eight tomatoes with chopped
onion, rub through a coarse sieve
or fine colander to remove the seeds,
and add to plain white sauce. Canned
tomatoes may be used.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Grape Juice.

Stem six quarts of grapes, put them
over the fire with quart of water.
Bring slowly to boil, strain and re-
turn the juice to the fire, boil up again
bottle and seal Immediately.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Garments of Men and Women Alike

The chinese garments worn by the
natives females are exactly similar
to those worn by the native males,
cosisting simply of blouse and trou-
sers. The trousers are fastened with
a tight ligature around the waist, and
the blous or jacket is worn loosely and
reaching, slightly below the hips, is
not tight or fastened in any wayat the
bottom.
The evening world., 1907-12-12

to think the man jumped after his hat
and that his death was accidental.
Tho tragedy resulted in tying up tho
Third avenue road and crippling the
Second avenue line for more than an
hour. a xrea, .tironr gathered In the
street. blocking Third avenue agninst
all possibility OF traffic moving. and the
police reserves from several stations
fought with the crowds for half an hour
before a way could be cleared.
An ambulance from Flower Hospital
was blocked In trying TO get TO Forty
seVenth street AMI the driver and John
d.n'eory. conductor pr a street car. came
Z, blows orer-tire f'giAs OF way. The
conductor was arrested for obstruct.nE
tho. street and FOR assapk.
The jead man was Identified through
numbered hItgo issued by the New
England ReSistry Bureau. OF Boston.
The poace wired the number 10 that
city and they learned late last nixht
That the. NUMBER wLs issued 10 Water
Charles Goidburn. iorsy-tince ycArs old,
OF Nc -. E,as, S!nety-ninth Hrhet.
New Y0rS He wns de6criDcdsas being
n laborer. employed nj the Custom
HouRe. The description Issued With the
certificate tailed with that OF the dead
man.
Tho registry bureau will notify Mar,
relative. nj tho Ninety
ninth atreet address.
The evening world., 1907-12-12
JUMPS TO O'DEATH
BEFORE TRAIN
ON I ROAD.
Two Cars Pass Over Body of
Man Identified as Walter
G. Goldburn.

Passengers In tho first car on m FL
tain approaching tho downtown sta
,ion At For.y-sepen.h stree, and
Third avenue. las. evening. saw a
man tanp from the platform upon
the tracks. alotorman William q. Huh
Ter did mot see. tho man. and the rain
VAS no, stopped un,il ,ao cars had
paxsed over the body.
Thomas I.amprcs. one or the passen-
sers- said he SAW the man throw HIS ha,
Into the air as .he ,raln approached and
lsnp to The racks, The police seemed
The evening world., 1907-12-12
Shop as Early

IN the day as possibie: l, means more sat.
factory and appropriate. gii,s and you
VII con!ei grca, favor on onr ens~
pioyees We suggest ,ha, you use
Shopping Cafd--i, facilitates your sesv-s
ace We promise promp, deiiveriey. but
respectfully request that you take small
parcels with you.
The evening world., 1907-12-12
nutterm,1k and rol,t.c..

From IN. ch!tngo SewsD
Harkcr-You don't call for butternilk
any more when you lunch.
Barker-You be; don't Every t.rns
called for but,ermilk everybody crnncd
their necka as II they though was
about TO start a boom for Fairbanks,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-07

in the direction of the chambers of
Judge Lands. 1t was his apparent OBJ
Ject to leave the courtroom and had
pushed the gate half open when the
bailiff spied him and pushed the gate
Shut with Rockefeller still on the in
side. The two men gazed at each other
for an instant, but no word was spoken,
Mr.. Rockefeller then turned and walked
back TO his seat. He made no effort
to leave it during the remainder of the
hearing,
The court then recalled Mr.. Ham, of
whom he asked few questions regard
ing freight rates and schedules and
after obtaining the desired information
turned to the attorneys for the defense
and asked;
'.Is there anything you would like
to introduced
Absolutely nothing, your Honor" "
replied Attorney Rosenthal.
''Do you desire,' asked Judge Ian
dis, ''to offer any evidence tending to
show that the defendant in this case or
the Standard Oil company Of New Jer
morce law before. L will hear it and
consider it in connection with this
NATTER
''We will consider what your Honor
has said replied Mr.. Rosenthal. ''We
make no reply to that suggestion now.
we Will IaRS IL unQeT cOnSlueTdUlohs
"Will you reply Monday mornlng?'
HWe will, your Honor
Ignores Curious Crowd.
This concluded the hearing, and
Judge Lands at once left the bench
while the crowd filed out. Mr.. Rookie
feller, William Rockefeller, Mr., Arch
bold. and Mr.. Pratt and the other Of
fcials of the Standard Oil company
passed into the chambers of Judge
Lands and from there into the hall. A
large crowd was waiting to see him
pass, but he paid no attention to any
Of the people who pressed closely upon
him and apparently did not recognize
tho fact that he was an object Of Gu.
riosity, At tho door of the Federal
building he was greeted by another
crowd Of people who eyed him with in
terest, Entering the automobile in
which he came to the court, he was
taken at once to the residence of
Harold f. Mccormick, his son-in-law.
He may remain in the city for several
days, and the time Of his departure is
uncertain.
After the conclusion of the hearing
| the following statement was given TO
| the Associated Press by John D..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-07

Rockefeller as president and John D.
Archbold as vice president of the Stand
ard Oil company:
Statement Of Company.
Since the enactment of the inter
state commerce law in 1887 the Stand
ard Oil company has most carefully OBJ
served its provisions, and in no case
has wifully violated that law 1t well
coined the passage of the law and the
principle of equality which was em-
bodied in it. The old system of spe-
cial rates and rebates were obnoxious,
and was never a source of profit to the
company. The net rate paid for freight
was always used as a basis for the
selling price in the market, and the
consumer uniformly had the benefit of
it, Moreover, every shipper could OBJ
tam such special rates, and il was no
unusual experience for the Standard
Oil company to discover that its com
petitors had lower rates than it was
shipping under. The assertion, often
made by careless and senseless writers
and critics, that rebates were the basis
Of Standard Oil prosperity, is absolutely
untrue. Its prosperity has come
through its correct apprehension of the
possible magnitude and Importance of
the petroleum business, and having
more economical methods for doing
business than its competitors, and
through better service to the public
in price and quality than others have
given. 1t has made the petroleum in
dustry great; has held it for this coun-
try as against foreign competitors; and,
we assert, has been n blessing and not
bane to the country It's downfall
through any cause would be national
disaster -
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Mr., Rockefeller if he was familiar with
the circumstances surrounding the or
ganlZation of the Standard Oil COM
pany OF Indiana, but Judge Lands de-
clared that he did not care for the iu-
formation.
The court then asked the witness
what officer of the Standard Oil COM
pany, OF New Jersey would be able to
tell him the amount OF the net earn
ings of the company during the years of
1903, 1904 and 1905.
The witness replied;
81 really do not think | could tell
you. Undoubtedly one Of the gentle
men sqbpoenaed Is here present who
could
Judge Landis said that Secretary
Pratt of the Standard Oil company of
present in the court and asked Mr..
Rockefeller if he or any of the others
could give the desired information.
sI should think so, sir, y
The court then said; "Then call Mr.,
Pratt. That is all for the present, Mr..
Rockefeller
The witness instead of leaving the
chair, sank back into it as though he
intended to remain there, A baili1f
stepped up and told him that his ex-
animation was concluded and that he
could leave the stand. Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter then rose and walked briskly to the
seat he had occupied before being
called.
Secretary on Stand.
Charles NJ Pratt, the secretary of the
company who followed Mr.. Rockefeller
upon the stand, was asked by the judge
if the estimates given by Mr.. Rockefel,
ler as to the outstanding capital stock
of the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey was correct-about 100000,
600. The witness replied:
'fI think it is not quite that. 1t il
about s9S,000,0o0. Something like that
That is, within few dollars Of the
AMOUNT
"Did you hear his statement as tc
the approximate amount of dividends
paid by the company during the years
1903, 1904 and 1905?"
"I did"
"He was uncertain as to the exacr
amount: He stated forty per cent
81 think that was correct. you
honor. That was the average
'SDo you remember the net earning
Of the company during those years =
~ do very clearly, your honor.
| think for the first year they were $Sl,
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DONALDSON FOUND
GUILTY BY A JURY
Continued from Page One.

Continued from Page One.
for the crimes of all the others who
participated in the undoing Of the Nc
Whirters. The O'Briens have fed
Parent, for turning States evidence
and swearing to string OF stuff to in
voive Chief Sheets in the mess. has
been given a promise Of immunity by
County Attorney Willard Hanson--a
promise to which Mr.. Loofbourow de-
nies vigorously that he is q party, but
which he is unable to prevent Mr.. Han
son from carrying out. Bell, the only