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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
Rich in Thankfulness.

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw tells
the people that there is no occasion for
alarm. Our only anxiety need be lest
we fail of facilities to properly garner,
store and market our multiplied bless
ings. Let every man be conservative in
everything but thankfulness." The sec
rotary feels that the American people
have much to be thankful for And they
have, notwithstanding the hue and cry
of the pessimist. This country is rich
in the number of it's resources, rich in
patriotism which far surpasses that of
any other nation. The government it
self is resting on a solid financial fOun.
dation. The secretary's figures give some
idea of the magnitude of the business
carried on by this great government.
The surplus receipts over expenditures
for the six months are $25,OOO,OOO, com
pared with deficits of SS,OOO,OOO for the
corresponding months of the previous
fiscal year. A great change for the bet
ter.
The cash in the treasury is $l90,000,-
600 compared with $l7l 100000, year
ago. Cash in national bank depositor-
les Sl59yOO0,OOO, compared with $780,
600 year ago. Total cash in general
fund $356,0O0,O00, against $242,0OO,OOO a
year ago. Against this cash there are
liabilities at present of $l3,000,OO0 great
er than at the same time last year.
Available cash balance has increased
during the year SOL 100000 With a
general fund standing of 1927 100000 Mr.
Shaw remarks that bonds maturing July
|, 1907, can be paid, if it shall be deem
ed wise and still leave working bal
ance of more than $l20,00O,0OO.
During the last twelve months the
money in actual circulation, exclusive of
the amount in the treasury, has increas-
ed more than $2OO,OOO,OOO. OF this in
crease $l45, 100000 is available for bank
reserve and $60,0O0,O0O in national bank
circulation. This" Mr.. Shaw says,
seems to be complete answer to the
oft-repeated and ill-advised criticism
that the independent treasury system
necessarily results in contraction when
money is most needed" The secretary
is quick to recognize that there is room
for reform in our currency system.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
Jan. 1l-lS-25, Feby. IS-154
MOrtgag e Foreclosure Sale

Default having been made in the conditions OF a
cetraIn mortgage executed by Mary A. Thurston
and Cyrus b. rhurston her husband Mortgagors,
to Marie Gollmar, Mortgage, dated June 18th,
1904, and recorded in the Office of the register of
deeds in and for the County of Blue Earth and
State OF Minnesota, on the lst day of July, A. D.
l9O4, at 3O O'Clock p. m. in book SO of mortgages
on poge 33i, which said mortgage together with
the debt secured thereby was duly signed by said
mortgage to Nicholas Juliar by written assign
ment dated the Gath day of November, 1905. and
recorded in the office of said register OF deeds on
the 9th, day Of December 1906. at $3.50 O'Clock p
m. in book 50 of mortgages on page 490, and by
which said mortgage there conveyed and
granted the following described real estate sit
uated in said Blue Earth County, Minnesoa to-wit
The west one-haf of the northeast quarter, ex-
cept that portion thereof lying of the Waton-
wan River; also the east half of the northwest
quarter and the east half of the west half of the
northwest quarter and the east C0) acres of the
west half of the half of the northwest quarter
and the theast quarter of the southwest quarter
| and the east Twelve and one half Q21a acres of
the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter,
all in section number twenty-four ca, in Town
ship number One Hundred Seven Q0I) north, of
Range number Twenty eight (2S west.
The amount claimed to be dueion said mortgage
at this drte is the sum of Scveny-two(S72) Dollars
being the interest for year the of SC per
annum on the principal sum of $500 secured by
said mortgage, which interest was due June
18th. 1905, and the total amount remaining unpaid
oa "a d mortgage indebtness being said principal
sum of $500 with interest thereon at the rate OF SC
per annum from June 18th, 1905.
Now, therefor, by virtue of the power OF sale
contained in said mortgage. and pursuant to the
statute in such case made and provided said mort
gage will be foreclosed, by the sale OF said pre-
misses at public vendue to the highest bidder for
cash, by the Sheriff of Blue Earth County. Mimi
esota at the easterly rear) main entrance door of
the court house, in the City OF Mankato, Blue
Earth County, Minnesota, on the 10th, day of Feb.
ruary. A. d. 1907, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon Of
said day to satisfy the amount of said mortgage
debt then due aud unpaid together with the costs
and expenses of such foreclosure proceedings, in
Guiding $50 attorneys fees. stipulated in said
| mortgage and the said mortgage will be thereby
| foreclosed.
Dated December 81, 1906.
NICHOLAS JUIIAR.
Assignee of Mortgages.
II, L. & j. w. SCHMIDT.
Mankato, MINI.
Affnrnavs for Assicnee of MnArfo
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
immigration and Good Roads

Since it has been decided that states
may bring immigrants from Europe I'M
der contract, and since the southern
states are making arrangements to bring
them in large numbers, we look with
confidence for an acceleration of the pro-
gress the south has been making for
years. In fact, we expect the year 1907
TO mark the opening of new era of
prosperity for the southern states, and
we are anxious to see Florida get the
share to which her wonderful possibili-
ties entitle her, is an opinion expressed
by The Winona Independent.
At first immigrants will be brought
over by the states, but soon the success
of those who have come will induce
others to come. In ten years time no
effort will be required to draw the flow
of immigration southwark. Immigrants
will come of their own volition seeking
success like that which others have ach-
ieved
That community will succeed best in
attracting homeseekers that shows the
most manifest evidence of progress and
to-dateness. Nothing will strike the
prospective immigrant more favorable as
proof of thrift and progress than good
roads. We have now double reason for
road building. We need good roads for
the people already here, and as an in
ducement to others to come. Bad roads
will produce even more unfavorable
impression on an immigrant than on our
own people. Europe, with her old civil
lization and her dense population, is COW
ropeans are accustomed to them, and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
BILL TO ABOLISH TRUSTEES
Measure Which II Passed, Will Az
feet Soldiers Homo.

An effort VIII be made at the coni4
ing session of the legislature to abolish
the board of trustees of the state Sol
diers' Home at Minnehaha, and put the
home under the state board of control,
together with all other state instItu-
tions but the university and normal
schools, says The Minneapolis Journal,
Representative w. l. Nolan has agreed
10 introduce the bill and will make a
fight for it. The home is in his district
and he is representing the inmates of
the home. There has been feeling against
the trustees fox several years, because
the board is opposed to letting the vet
Grams in the home have control of their
pension money. A fight on this point
was made four years ago, and because
of the opposition of the ruling powers
in the state G.. A. r.. the effort to give
the veterans their pension money unre-
stricted was defeated. The inmates of
the home, and those who side with them
in the contest, maintain that the state
G. A. Il. and the Soldiers home trustees
are dominated by the silk. stocking"
element. Complaints are made many
times against the management of the
home and while no charges of any con-
sequence have ever been substantiated,
the "kicllers" say they would rather
take their chances under the board of
control than under board of trustees
composed of their own comrades.
The move will probably develop quite
a struggle in the ranks Of the veterans,
and in the legislature.
I'm connection with this bill. it is
likely that legislation will also be at.
tempted to abolish the local boards in
charge of the institute for detectives at
Faribault, and the state school at Owa-
tonna. The board of control now has
financial supervision sof these institu.
tions, but the local boards look after
the educational side, and the claim is
made that this divided. responsibility
does not give the best results.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
Cash and Road improvements.

The Farm Stock and Home thinks it
is surprising that so few towns in Min
nesota have taken advantage of the
road law that permits any town to de
eide by vote whether it will do its road
work in the old method of, working out
the road tax or by paying the tax in
cash and hiring the work done, under
contract or otherwise, by hired labor
1t is surprising because the towns that
have adopted the cash system have found
it a great improvement over the old
method, and have no thought of return
ing to the last.
The advantages of the cash system
are many. A chief one is that roads
can be worked earlier in the spring than
farmers can do it, by reason of the other
work that presses them hard until the
first of June, delaying the matchmaking
until that time, which is too late for
best results. Roads should be worked
earlier Before the soil has become dry
and hard, ard the making Of huge mud
holes and deep ruts prevented, instead
of attempted curing later on: As the
number of towns that adopt the better
system increases road making experts
will develop, and by them systematic
and uniform methods of working will be
adopted, and one man under such condi-
tions will be as effective as three under
prevailing conditions and methods.
A prominent farmer in southern Min
nesota county estimates that two men
with six horses, a road grader and a
splitlog or plank drag, can keep the
roads of whole town in better condi-
tion thar they are kept by the makebe-
lieve road work that is now the rule
This greater efficiency will be due large
ly to the ability of the hired road max
ers to get at their work when the roads
require it, instead of waiting till the
springs farm work is done, by which
time much more labor is required to do Il
given amount of effective work. Why
not agitate this subject at odd times
during the winter so rs to be prepared
to vote upon it next spring at town
meeting? .,5 le5ss
The poll tax system of working the
roads is a relic of the days when farm-
ers were not as. well supplied with this
worlds goods as they now are. With
their Bothered financial condition and
the demand for improved highways, the
cash system of paying for these i'm
provements should prevail-especially in
an old and thickly settled community
like southern Minnesota. Once the cash
system is adopted, the farmers would
not want to return to the poll tax and
its delusions. a. 4,a,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
ENJOYED THE RACES
Big Crowd Witnessed the Matinee at
Indian Lake Yesterday.

For ice racing the weather was at its
very best yesterday and while the fields
were small and the time not sensa-
tional, the races were on a par with the
first ice races of each season and served
their purpose which was to be curtain
raiser for the balance OF the winter. d.
GHumiston's horse, King Russell, showed
lots of speed and in the heats he paced
led his field half of the way at very
merry clip. I'm the first heat he was
unfortunate, catching his quarterboot
and almost going on his head. In the
second heat he was leading and became
over excited by the other drivers call.
ing for more speed, and left his feet.
He is a good prospect and has nice
way of going. TetOnka, as usual was
on his good behavior and carried off his
race although in the second heat Sunny
Boy beat him by half length in the
best heat of the dav.
Keno was a good second in the 2 30
race which was won by Baby L., a
fine strong Young PAGER owned by J. w.
Stevens. This was her first appear
ance and she made good. Pompier won
a good race with Amy c.. about the
frest gated little trotter in the town.
record. With more work she will make
trotters 90 some to beat her. Air
Ship gave an exhibition half but no
time was taken. A good crowd saw the
races. Fully one hundred teams were
out. The following are the summaries:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
Mrs. Mary HartY.

Mary, wife of John Harty, died at
her home four miles east of Marysburg.
in lie Sueur county, Monday, and the
funeral occurred yesterday forenoon,
services being held in the Catholic church
at Marysburg at 1880 o'clock, Father
McCabe conducting them. Mrs. Harty
was seventy four years of age, and is
survived by her husband, four sons and
one daughter. Her marriage occurred in
the Catholic church in this city in 1860
and she lived ever since on the place
where her death occurred. She was re-
speeted by all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
BONDS ARE APPROVED
County Commits sioners Look Over
the Sureties Of Officials.
From, Eridav's DaiIv

The old county board transacted a
good deal of business at it's final ses-
sion yesterday afternoon.
The liquor license applications of Will
liam Frantz and Henry Hokermeyer of
st. Clair were granted, there being no
objection. In the case of the application
of John +. Larson for a liquor license
at st. Clair, two letters protesting
against granting the application were
read. Three witnesses were sworn in
the matter, and on motion of Commits
sioner Madigan the license was granted.
The hearing on the school petition OF
A. 7. Johnson to be set over from dis
trict No &C to district 10. 100 was had.
No opposition developed, and the petit
ton was granted. ail - =
The following bonds were approved
Vernon center State bank, for the de-
post of $4,000 of county funds, with
Edward A. Barnes, Edward W. Wash
burn, Adelbert c. Wilder, Oliver III.
McMichael, Henry 0. Thompson, John
T. Schwartz as slTeties.
Minnesota State bank of Amboy, for
5000 of county deposits, with the Amer
lean Surety Co. of New York as sure
ty.
j. Bangerter Jr., $1,000, as register of
deeds, with John Lulsdorf, Oscar Bier
bauer and Benedict Bangerter Sr. as
sureties.
William F. Hughes, $1,000 as judge
of probate, with Jean A. Flittie and
Carl L. Oleson as sureties.
Edgar Weaver, $1,000 as auditor. with
Charles E. Wise and John c. Wise Jr.
as sureties.
John w. Donahue, $1,000 ais sheriff,
with Thomas Rooney, John E. Ireland,
Patrick McTighe, Charles T. Taylor and
+. X. Meagher as sureties.
Walter F. Brooks, $1,000 as county
surveyor, with Neil Cook and John C..
Noe as sureties.
Edward X. Kennedy. 900 as coron.
er, with William Budde and John HI.
Moore as sureties.
Walter A. Plymat, $4,000 as county
attorney, with Christopher O. Daley
and William n. Plymat as sureties.
Jessie l.. Olsen, $1,000 as deputy for
probate judge, with Thomas w. Hart
and William F. Hughes as sureties.
Thomas w. Hart, 100000 as county
treasurer, with August G. Meyer, Will
liam J. Merchant, Julian A. Hielscher,
Lawrence Henline, William E. Young,
William n. Plymat, Charles n. Andrews,
Joseph Manderfeld, Carl L. Oleson,
Henry Zimmerman Jr., Peter Lloyd,
John w. Andrews, Thomas Hughes and
William G. Hoerr as sureties.
The auditor was directed 10 advertise
Tor bids for so cords of dry maple, 80
cords of dry mixed wood, so cords of
green maple and IS cords of green mixed
wood, to be opened at the January
meeting.
The auditor was also directed to adj
vertlse for bids for furnishing and haul
ing about fifteen cords of stone to the
outlet of Rice lake. in section Is, Me-
Pherson, to be opened at the January
meeting.
1t was voted to receive printing bias
up to noon of Jan. o.
The new board meets JAMS to organ
ize and transact the business coming be-
fore it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
,, will be blinded to the advantages of &
country that is without them.

will be blinded to the advantages of a
country that is without them.
This may seem long look ahead,
but it is not as far as the more skepti-
cal may think. The north is stirred
over the subject of immigration, and is
working for it in a way that will be sure
of success and of great success. With
the enormous demand for labor in this
section, the demand for work in Europe
and the states bringing the two together,
more will be accomplished in year than
would under ordinary conditions have
been accomplished in fifty. But we need
not depend on home seekers as an in-
dncement to improve our roads. Bad
roads are wasteful, and it is time to un-
tie to put and end TO this waste in Min
nesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
THOMAS GRIFFITH DEAD
Was a Lake Crystal Resident and
Formerly Of Mankato.

Thomas r. Griffith of Lake Crystal,
vas buried yesterday. Mr.. Griffith came
tc the state from Pittsburg in 1852 and
l. Gated m Darville, Blue Earth county,
" here he resided for some time, after
ward engaging in the grocery business
at Mankato, from whence he moved and
located near Lake Crystal. He was
sixty eight years old. A widow and
three sons survive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04

The sugar beet crop In this country
this year will yield $40,00O,000 worth
of sugar. Seven years ago the item
was only $7,0O0,OO0. Irrigation, as it
is extensively supplied, will stimulate
the beet-sugar interests. Colorado now
leads with an output this year of 3OO,-
100000 pounds, California is second with
20O,O0O,OOO pounds, and Michigan, Utah
and Idaho follow in order.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
CHARLES MOORE STABBED
Brother OF One of the ProprIeters Of
the Majestic The atre.

Fostofice Inspector Charles \. Moore
at Chicago, formerly of Watertown,
Wis, while examining prisoner named
Cox, in Jail at Dubuque, Iowa, last Fri
day, was severely stabbed in the face
and neck by the prisoner with>a 1ocket
knife. His juglar vein came nerr be-
ing cut.
The injured man is brother os iIar,
ry Moore, one of the proprietors of the
Majestic Theatre of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
WILLOUGHBY CHILDREN
Proceedings to Have Three Of Them
Sent TO State School.

Three of the Willoughby children were
cited to appear before the probate court
this afternoon in proceedings instituted
by parties to have them sent to the
state public school at Owatonna. Rev.
Savage of the Children's Home arrived
OH the afternoon train to take a hand
in the proceedings.
1t was reported that the Willoughbys
had moved to Faribault county, but Ill.
vestigation has shown that the family
has moved into house on the Mime.
opa Dairy farm III South Bend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
Praise for American Schools.

School teachers, who have recently Wis
tied the United States and Canada, un
der the Mosely scheme, have returned
to England and in interviews give THEN
opinion of the American schools and the
systems therein.
Some of the country teachers were en-
raptured by the appearance of the Amer
lean schools and the completeness OF
their appointments. Others contendet
that many English schools were equal, il
not superior, to any of those visited by
them in America. All praised the meth
DDS of American supervisors in giving
hints of advice and encouragement tt
backward teachers, instead of destruc
tive criticism, like that of the insDec
tors of England.
Some American teaching methods ara
declared to be much superior to the Brit
ish, but some of the travellers could moi
understand why education in America is
called free, if in reality these children
have to buy books, pencils and paper.
1t is also thought that American teach
ers suffer a heavy drain upon their peck
cts, through providing their children
with material for fancy work for Christ
mas and Thanksgiving presents.
All the members of the Mosely com
mission unrpSerypd nraiSed tho Amor;oor
school buildings. In many cases they
found them better than the British, and
wherever they went they found structur,
tural improvements being carried out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
ARRESTED AGAIN.
George w. Clark Demands a Jury
Trial in Police Court.

from friday s Daily.
When George w. Clark was brought
into the police court this forenoon to
have his hearing on the charge of de-
sertion and non support of his wife, he
vas served with another warrant charg-
ing that on Dec. he failed to provide
for the support of his child. He plead
ed not guilty and demanded jury trial,
and venire for twelve jurors was is
SEED, returnable at one o'clock this att
erroon. The first charge still stands on
the records.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04

Weeks ago the council, through city
Attorney Daley, called the attention of
the Milwaukee road to the need of a
hagman at the Poplar street crossing.
The railroad company has since been
thinking the matter over, and will con-
tinue to do a thinking part until the
council takes summary action in the
premises.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
Annual Church Meeting.

The annual meeting of the First Bap-
fist church, for the report Of the diler-
ent societies and for the election of Of
ficers for the ensuing yea, will he held
in the chapel Thursday, Jan. 3, begin
ming at 1880 p. m. Every member
should be present at that time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04

Simon Guggenheim is slated to be ell
ected United States senator from Colora-
do. As Mr.. Guggenheim is connected
with some of the prominent corporations
in the state of Colorado, it is quite evil
dent even from this distance that his in
terest in the enactment of legislation
which would be beneficial to the people
can be distinguished only with the aid
of microscope.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04

Have you Indigestion, constipation
headache, backache, kidney trouble
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
make you well. If it fails, get youl
money back. That's fair. Tea or Tab
lets form. 35 cents. John c. Thro.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES,
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles, Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure in to IA days. soc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04

The Elk River Star-News reaches the
conclusion that public sentiment is
very uncertain quantity and the endeav-
or to cater to it makes more demagogues
than good citizens. The one who chases
after the favor of public sentiment has
II Ech!e constituency and is necessarily
IA follower rather than leader.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
CHUNKS OF GRAY-MATTER.
The lie Sueur News says that trust
busting is only fad and politics.

"The only lid which Duluth expects
this winter is the one which has been
placed on its harbor by the Lord, and
even in that many cracks are noticeable,
is an observation by The Princeton Tn
ion.