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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
Mayor Andrews Issues A Reauest Of
Dealers.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mayor j. w. Andrews today issued
the following which is self explanatory:
Mankato, Mimi, May %, l9O7.-No-
tice to Grocers: A few days since com
mittee>> from the grocers of this city
called upon the mayor asking that the
grocery stores be closed on the Sab
bath day. Individual grocers have since
talked to me expressing the same desire.
! The law provides that this shall be done,
therefore it is my order that on and
after June 2, 1907, all grocery stores,
! in the city of Mankato, shall be closed
during the entire Sabbath day. This
! order applies to the small grocery stores
on the back streets as well as the larger
ones on Front street The order will
be strictly enforced. The grocers feel
they need day of rest, and an OPP
portunity to be with their families the
same as other business men and that
their patrons can as well procure their
groceries Saturday or Saturday night. In
kindly consideration to this class of our
business men 1 express the hope that
| the public will cheerfully accommodate
themselves to this new order. Respect
fully, j. w. Andrews, mayor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
GOOD MAN GONE
w. w. Mobiles Passes Away At Lake
Crystal.

From FRIDAY S DAILY.
w. w. Mobiles, il former well known
resident of Lake Crystal, died there at
4:3O o'clock yesterday morning after
an illness of about six weeks of soft
ening of the brain. He was about
fortv-five wears of age, and had been Il
resident of the county since boyhood.
His father, Walter Mobiles, still lives
at Lake Crystal, and the deceased also
leaves a Wife son and daughter, and a
sister, Mrs. Gene Mead of Lake Crys-
tai
The deceased was a member OF the
Lake Crystal school board for several
years, and always took an active in
terest in the community. He belong
ed to the Lake Crystal lodge OF
Knights of Pythias. Some time ago
he moved TO Lyon county, where he
has farm. When his illness came on
he visited the Rochester hospital for
treatment, and then returned to Lake
Crystal. His death was not only a
shock to the community in which he
lived, but also to his numerous friends
and acquaintance in Mankato. He
was a good man, and his loss will be
deeply felt.
Funeral services will be held at 1870
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and some
OF the members of Mankato lodge No.
80, *. of p, will attend
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
FOUND WOLF CUBS
Decoria Farmer Is Paid S24 Bounty
BY County Auditor.

from MONDAY daily.
William Matthews of Decoria this
morning brought to the court house a
litter of eight young wolves that he dug
out of nest Saturday afternoon. Seven
of the little fellows were alive and one
dead, and they were no larger than little
pups. The old wolves got away, although
u watch was kept for them. MIR.
Mathews was paid SD each for the cubs,
or $24 in all, by Auditor Weaver as
bounty.
1t is stated that there are more wolves
in the county today than at any time
during the past twenty-five or thirty
years. One reason given for this is that
there is more timber on the prairie now
than ever before. Wolves have been seen
the last winter in packs of six or e.snt,
and they are said to abound along the
LeSueur river, in the ravines seldom Wis
tied by human beings.
In Medo it is thought that it was
wolves that attacked George Blaisdell's
sheep one night two months ago and
killed or injured or drowned forty of
them by running them into the river.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
OLSEN WILL TALK ALSO
State Superintendento on Program o.
the NJ. &. A. Meeting.
4, -. Ill
From Fridays Ds

The program for the annual convcn-
ton of the National Educational asso-
citation to be held at Los Angeles July
s to II is being mailed to educators all
over the country from the office in Wi
mona of Dr. Irwin Shepard, the secre-
tary.
The address of welcome will be made
by Rev. Robert J. Burdette, with re-
Spouse by. w. L. Harris of Washington,
d. c. The annual address of the pres
ident, Nathan c. Schaiier, will be on
the topic How Can the School Aid the
Peace Movement" There will be Il
greeting from a sister republic by Senior
Justo Sierra, minister of public instruc-
ton, Mexico. +. G. Cooley, superintend-
ent of the schools of Chicago, will speak
on "Shall Teachers Salaries Be Graded
OH Merit or by the Clock?" j. W..
Olsen. state superintendent of public in
struction in Minneapolis, is down for an
address on The School and the Ii
brary."
The elementary education department
sessions will be presided over by Mrs.
Alice Woodworth Cooley of Grand Forks,
\. ID.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
DONALD M'GREGOR DEAD
He Was One of the Pioneers of Grape
land, Here in 1853.


One by one the sturdy pioneers who
| first settled this section Of the country
are being called to their long home, says
The Mapleton Enterprise On Sunday
afternoon Donald McGregor, of Grape
, land, passed quietly away after an ill
! ness which had c&tinued for number
of weeks. MIR. McGregor was one of
those rugged, honest Scotch characters
whom it was an honor to know and who
enjoyed the respect and confidence of all.
He was born at Cromerty, Scotland, on
the 18th day of June, 1929, and was
therefore nearly seventy-eight years of
age. When but a boy he left his native
home to follow the life of Il sailor and
for nine years he faced the mast on YES
sells which piled the waves of the Allan
tic, visiting many ports and eniar9ing
his knowledge of the world. He then
came to America and for three years fol-
lowed the life of a sailor on the Great
Lakes and while thus employed was ship
wrecked on Lake Erie, and was given up
for lost, but luckily was picked up by
life boat. He then returned to his
native land only to find that his fam
lily had moved to Canada, and he soon
followed to Ontario.
In 1858 Mr.. McGregor came to Mime
sofa, taking a homestead, the farm on
which his son Alex now lives. Later he
removed to Faribault county, where he
continued to reside until the day of his
death. He was married in 1862 to Mar
tina Latourell and was the father of
three sons and one daughter, John Alex
ander and William, who live in this COM
munity, and Mrs. Belle Corliss of St.
James. There are also two step-children,
Charles Latourell who lives on the home
place with his mother, and Mrs. G. b.
Turner of Fulda.
The deceased was a man who was held
in high regard, and the best tribute that
can be paid to his honor is that he was
an honest man. He was of quiet,
home loving dispositions, and of late
wears verv seldom left his own fireside,
prefering to spend his time in reading
and looking after the little duties which
he considered his own about the farm
home. In his younger days he had seen
the world in all its allurements and was
satisfied and content that all the world
round there was no place that had more
true enjoyment than the home itself.
! Mr.. McGregor was brother of the
late Frazier McGregor, and is survived
by his noble wife, besides three brothers
and two sisters who reside in Ontario.
He was one of family of ten children
and early learned the lesson of fighting
his own battles. He was "a good mana
ger and during his long life accumulated
sufficient of this worlds goods SO as to
be able to spend his declining days in
comfortable surroundings.
The funeral was held on Tuesday aft
ernoon Rev. F. H. Bolton of the Bap-
list church officiating. Interment was
i'll the union cemetery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
Fine New Business Block on Front
Street Assured.

from MOndaN S Daily.
The sale of the last of Mrs. S. +. Bar
ney's lots between Mention & Smiths
restaurant and Lamm q Hohmann' 5
building was closed today. 1t is the lot
just north of Mention & Smiths res
taurant, and was bought by Mrs. Eliza
beth Warren and Mrs. Minnie Mention.
The price was $500. The lot just south
of Lamm & ..iohmann's building was
bought the other day by S. A. Swanson,
as exclusively announced by The Free
Press at the time. The new owners of
both of the lats will erect two story bus
mess blocks upon them this season, and
plans are now being prepared by Arch
itect Schippel. Both buildings will be
constructed alike in front. giving the APP
pearance of one double store. This will
close one of the last gaps on that part
of the street.
Both of these sales were made through
Christensen 4 Johnson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
GRAIN GROWERS MEET.
Convention Will Be Held in Omaha
on June 5, 6, Z.

indianapolis, Ind, May 25.-Persuant
to call by the American Society of
Equity, with headquarters at Indian
apolis, Ind, the grain growers of the
country are invited to meet in national
convention at Omaha, Neb., June >, 6
and Z, 1907.
The object of this convention is to
organize permanent department OF
grain growers, whose officers will repre-
sent the hundreds of thousands of pro-
ducers in all matters affecting their in
, terests.
\ Also to adopt a system of marketing
the grain crops that will insure steady
supply going to market, equitable and
profitable prices, free the country from
the evils of speculation and all other
things as may be good for agriculture
and other interests dependent on it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP
Notes and Personal Mention: Muxxle
the Dogs.

trOm Monday s Dally.
Francis Thurston went to EckelsOn,
North Dakota, last week on a visit re-
turning the latter part of the week.
VIII Hager went to Mortified Mon
day.
Miss Laura Tressler visited her par
ents i'm Blue Earth Saturday.
Mr.. Samuel Virgins has his two
brothers visiting him from Walnut
Grove.
Tuesday early in the morning mad,
dog coming from the north ran around
the vicinity of Garden City doing some
damage in Rapidan then biting the dog
owned by Mrs. Nettie Wilson so that
it had to be shot. 1t then came to Her
man Schultz's, biting his dog. He
then visited the home of Mr.. George
Richardson, biting some of his hogs.
1t also bit Will Duffield's dog.
He not heard of then until
word was received that he had been shot
in the vicinity of Ceresco. 81
The town board met and ordered all
dogs to be tied or muzzled for sixty
days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
WHAT FOSTER PREDICTS
Washington Weather Man Tells OF
What Is Coming.

| From Tuesdays Daily.
.'That June will be as hot as April
was cold" is the declaration of Prof.
William L. Foster, the Washington
weather ph6phet, in his latest bulletin.
He says that the climatic conditions will
be very unfavorable to crops, but adds
that good crop weather will prevail later
on. His bulletin and crop dissertation
follows in part:
Moderate temperatures will prevail
during the passage of this disturbance
across the continent while the force or
intensity of all weather features will
greatly increase.
About and Immediately after May %
the cool wave, which will be almost if
not quite cold wave, will be in the
northwestern states and eastern pro-
vinces and following it we may expect
old winter to disappear. About May 81
the unseasOnabIy cold weather will begin
to disappear west of meridian 90 and
better crop weather will prevail.
Much replanting of corn will be nee
essary and farmers should spare no eff
forts in preparing for very much bet
ter crop weather June will be as hot
as April was cold. Don't forget that l
gave almost perfect forecasts of April
weather, particularly as to its unusually
low temperatures. | believe that my
forecasts of an unusually hot June will
prove to be equally correct.
am expecting dry weather from
western Iowa to southwestern Texas
and the hot weather of June will prob
ably not be good for that section, there
fore i'm planting and replanting corn in
that section better calculate on the dry
weather following May %, while from
Peoria to Pittsburg about the upper
lakes and thence northwestward. hot and
wet weather may be expected during the
last part of May.
Look out for a June drought in the
corn belt. Farmers who will have cribs
of corn will be the fortunate ones. Bad
weather for June viii cause a scarcity
in the corn trade. l have not indicated
weather that drought will continue be-
yond June This forecast about the June
drought is given to enable farmers to
conduct their corn and other cultivation
to fit the weather of that month. From
this distance the corn weather of June
looks bad.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
NEW BRIDGE SITE
Effort Being Made to Have it in North
Part Of City.

From Saturdays DAILY.
An agitation is being started to have
the second bridge crossing the Minnesota
river located in the north part of the
city not far from Rock street. People
owning property in North Mankato
where such bridge site would be are
said to be willing to subscribe $500 to-
ward the cost of the bridge. One prom
inent resident said that he would HIM
self subscribe $500. North Front street
business men would also subscribe liber-
ally, and it is thought that consid-
cradle part of the cost would thus be
taken care of by private subscription.
County Surveyor Brooks and City En-
ginecr Haynes have written County
Surveyor Daniels at ST. Peter saying
that if he will name day after June
> they will meet with him, and the
three will view different sites and pre-
pare an estimate of the cost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
Estimated Cost Of New Road to NJ In .
neopa Park is Sc 900.
From Saturdays Daily.

FTUTII odIUTUay 5 DaIIY.
County Surveyor Brooks states that
to use the Omaha right of way for Il
wagon road to Minneopa, and cut
through the four hundred feet of bluff
sixty feet high, would involve an ex-
pense of $4,000. This is his estimate
and was also the estimate of III. P
Barlow, the right of way agent for the
Omaha road. 1t is evident that the
present road will have to be retained
and Mrs. Brooks suggests several i'm
provements that will make it fairly sat
isfactory, cutting out the steep grades.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
Five Cases on Calendar in District
Court Today.
From Mondays Daily.

A special term of the district court
was held this afternoon by Judge Cray
of this city and Judge j. FL. Quinn of
Fairmont. The following was the cal
endar:
Robert Beck vs.. Mae Beck, motion for
alimony.
Frederick NJ. Schwarz VS.. Edwin A.
Reed and others, action to quiet title.
and others, action to quiet title.
Carl T. Murray vs.. Thomas +. Hughes
and others, motion for security for
costs.
Margaret Hoerr and others VS.. the Ma
tional Citizens bank and others, order to
show cause.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
ElOping Pair Are Sent to
States Prison.
HUS0M ENTERS GUILTY PLEA
Interesting Civil suit Tried Before
Judge Cray at 81. James; Damage
Case of Depue.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Judge Cray and Court Reporter Davies
returned yesterday afternoon from st.
James, court having taken Il recess UNI
til Tuesday.
Yesterday Judge Cray sentenced John
Z. HusOm and Mrs. Nerson to one year
each at Saltwater, they having previous
" pleaded guilty to indictments charg-
ing them with adultery. 1t will be re-
membcred that the regular grand jury
failed to indict Husom. The vote stood
eleven for indicting, six against and one
refusing TO vote but it takes twelve
votes to indict. The reason it did not
return an Indictment was because no
charge had been presented against Mrs.
Nerson. and it did not think that HUI
som ought to be given the worst OF 1T
and let Mrs. INersOn who was equally
guilty, to their mind, 90 free. As to
this. it might be said that Mr.. lversOn
ut first charged both his wife and HUI
som with the offense, but his wife per-
suaded him to weaken as to her and she
returned to live with him.
Judge Cray knew that HuSOm had
desired to plead guilty and take his sell
tence at once, and could not understand
why the grand jury under such circum-
stances had not indicted him. He there
fore discharged the jury, as stated some
time ago by The Free Press, and at once
summoned another grand jury and in
structed it to take evidence on the case.
This jury brought in indictments against
both Mrs. Iverson and Husom, as the
county attorney revived the original
charge made by Mr.. lverson, unknown to
the court. Both defendants then pleaded
guilty. There was no other criminal
business before the court.
The most interesting of the civil
cases went to the jury yesterday after
noon. 1t was the $1,000 damage suit
of Orlando Depue VS.. John Plateau and
son, to recover for injuries said to have
been sustained by him in returning to
his home from the Flatow residence
while sick. He maintained that the
Flatows should have cared for him in
stead of allowing him to 90 in the condi-
: tier, lasst he claims to have been.,-.At
the first trial of the case the court in
structed that verdict be rendered for
the defendant, but an appeal was taken
by the plaintiff and the supreme court
sent the case back with instructions
that it should be allowed to 90 to the
jury. The second trial was completed
yesterday, and after the jury retired
the court took Il recess until Tuesday.
After Judge Cray had left for home, the
jury agreed upon Il sealed verdict, at
$50 p. m., after being out two and Il
half hours. This verdict will not be
opened until court assemblies Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
Big Secretary FavOrs Re.
vision of the Tariff.
REFUSED TO OBEY LEAGUE
Change In Business Conditions Neces.
states An Amendment of the
Schedules, He Declares.

Washington, May ga representa-
tive of the Protective Tariff league, saw
Secretary Taft last week and told him
that he could not expect any support
from that organization unless he de-
clared for the stand pat policy.
This interview took place in the office
of the secretary after his return from
New Haven Mr.. Taft declined to de-
clare for the stand pat policy for the
reason that he believes the country needs
a revision of the tariff. Mr. Taft frank
" said that he believed the people will
! demand revision of the tariff so strong
ly that it will be disastrous to the party
unless definite promise of revision is
given.
In discussing this interview and the
action of the protective tariff league, the
secretary of war said:
Il am tariff revisionist. No man can
win the next election, who does not
favor changes in the tariff. | agree with
the position taken by the American Man.
ufacturers' association, which recently
declared in favor of revision"
During the interview with the repre-
sentative of the Protective Tariff league,
the secretary of war gave him a copy
of his speech delivered at Bath, Maine,
in which he outlined his views on the
tariff:
''The following is the language of Sec
rotary Taft in advocating tariff reform:
Speaking my individual opinion and
for no one else, ] believe that since the
passage of the Dingley bill, there has
been a change in the business conditions
of the country, making it wise and just
to revise the schedules of the existing
tariff. The sentiment in favor of re-
vision of the tariff is growing in the re-
publican party and in the near future
the members of the party will doubtless
be able to agree OH reasonable plan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
Nearly Hundred Children Get Their
First Communion.

from MOnuay Daily.
A class composed of forty-eight boys
dressed in black, and fortysix girls
dressed in white, participated in their
first communion service at st. Peter
and Paul's church yesterday morning
The service was conducted by Rev
Father Hegemann, assisted by several
other priests, and began at nine o'clock
There was large attendance, and
numerous flowers and candles added to
the effectiveness of the scene. The ser
vices was beautiful one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
Trustee Leonard VIII Continue to
Conduct Mayer Bros. Plant.
From Mondays !

III. +. Leonard, trustee for the bond
holders of Mayer Bros, Inc, intends to
conduct the plant as long as possible. He
states that the plant is making money.
He does not desire that there be seven
trustees, as the trust deed provides for
but one and he feels capable of hand
ling the plant alone.
Now that Trustee Leonard has COM
menced foreclosure proceedings, it is not
believed that the bondholders will pre-
sent their request to Judge Cray that
he appoint seven other trustees to assist
in running the plant. The foreclosure
proceedings will be carried through, and
when the bondholders get title to the
property they will probably look about
for purchaser.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31

MAPLETON, MIMI
Iento Robert, Edwart

James the eldest is a in Ear county,
and in Polk county, MINI. John is
a daho Charles
with the old folks the home place Peter likewise,
is of Herman,
in headquarters Forks N Will
physician practices Bertha, in this
vile student the University of Minnesota. Robert
is just of and is still at home.
David the father born II i'll Dundee. his
his Perthshire.
married at Wis, In
county, Mimi. have lived there They
is widely celebrated the spirit
inc Kindness and hospitality which it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31

The Minneapolis, Red Lake & Mani
toba Railroad company had hearing be-
fore the railroad and warehouse commits
sion today on their complaint that the
putting into effect of the commodity
rates on June | would practically mean
the Fconfiscation of the road The two
cent fare has cut into the receipts of
this road materially. Members of the
commission state that the passenger rate
reduction has reduced the receipts of the
smaller roads, but as they have no pow
er to abrogate that law, the rate must
stand, but it is quite likely that an ex-
ception will be made in the case of the
commodity rate so far as the complain
ing company is concerned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31

President Roosevelt would doubt be delight ed to take OFF
his hat the Will family AapLton, MINI. the ten alwa
which herewith The family numbers trteen the
father mother and daughter addition to the Tie at
uy of the popular disreuc into which the number thirteen
Illustrated this Scotch
has been unucky and member of it has been called by
death.
Recently all the Wills home the first time
the taken.
In still another picture all the members the family
The combined of the family is SIG of al
40 Mr. and Mrs. Will natives Scotland and Their
boys well favored and awa of which Old Scotia
can q
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
Watch Your Bills.
From Saturdays Daily.

iVIIT
Rochester Post and Record: More
confederate bills of the $40 denomina-
ton. Tom Hart, transient at Man
kato, tried to pass one in that city, but
was caught. He said he had received
it of another stranger to whom he sold
a watch. Punk graft. Watch your bills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31
Bankruptcy Petition.

From MONDAYS Daily.
Theodore H. Haugan of New Richland
today filed petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy with clerk Eberhart. alleging his
liabilities as Sl,7SS.30, all unsecured, and
his assets as 5000, all exempt.