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The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
RECEIPTS FROM POULTRY.

Missouri is the state for poultry
do not know what the word poultry
means until they visit Missouri, then
they know. Missouri tells us how much
of poultry and its products it ship
ped abroad last year, but it can tell
us little of the vast amount the
state consumed. 1t sold $l3,S50 443
of poultry alive, $9,l4S,43S of poultry
dressed; $l6,O73, 400 worth of eggs,
S653,l59 worth of feathers. Total, $780,
1875 $50. in lS40 the United States
published the poultry products OF
twenty nine states. This included all
the states and other territory be-
longing to us at the time. The total
value of poultry products was just
$l2,l76.l70. for all this territory. Last
year Missouri alone beats this by
$l,OOO,OOO. It's poultry output in just
one line, poultry sold alive, beats
the whole output of all the states
in 1910. And, as all the states have
been humping themselves since to
emulate Missouri's poultry rise, we
may guess to what values the poultry
industry is climbing, and not be ashamed
to talk chicken, raise chicken, as well
as eat them. Missouri's poultry is to-
day anlone worth three and one
quarter times more than that of the
United States in 1910, the statistics
showing that the state itself gave
but $23O,3S3 worth of poultry abroad
that wear
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
HELPING HAND FOR EDDY.

Hon. Frank Eddy, speaking of his
downfall and regeneration said:
"There is no material difference
between my story and that of hund-
reds and thousands of men placed in
the same position as myself. Born
and brought up on the frontier, work
ing at all kinds of labor, mixing
and mingling with all classes and
conditions of men, nearly all of
whom drank, early in life I naturally
formed the habit of social drinking,
and since I was twenty years of age l
have drunk more or less.
'sFor many years it had no notice
able effect on me, but it grew and
strengthened until I found that L was
incapable of performing either mental
or physical exertion without stimula-
ton. The enevitable result followed.
I lost my grip and sacrificed nearly
everything I possessed that was val
liable to me to crafty my appetite.
"Finally when nearly everything
was gone I did what 1 ought to have
done years ago, appealed to the In
ternational Uplift society and went
to a sanitarium. There took a
thorough course of scientific treat
ment for the disease that l was fool
ish enough to voluntarily fasten up
on myself. I am mentally and physi-
cally better today than I have been
for years.
81 feel and know that my past
course has not only been injurious
and almost ruinous to myself, but
has worked almost irreparable injury
to others. 1t is from stern sense ot
duty that I have interested myself a
series of lectures along the broadest
lines as recompense for the evil
have already wrought"
Everybody who knows the man vii
give him helping hand.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
BUTTER PRIZE WINNERS
WHOLE MILK GLASS is TOPPED
sY EDWIN HE'D.
Recent State Contest Brought Many
Makers to the Front, the List Of
Awards.

st. Paul, Nov 2l-E. X. Slater,
state dairy and food commissioner, yes
terday announced the winners of the
prizes in the butter and chees making
contests which were conducted by the
commission during the summer. Six
contests were held and the prizes went
to those having three highest average
scores for the series in each of the
classes.
The winner of the first prize in
the whole milk butter class is Edwin
He'd of Nicollet, who received an aver
age score of 9529 The prize is
round trip ticket to the New York
city, with stop-over privileges at Chi
cago He will 90 as Minnesota's champ
ion buttermaker.
The second prize a round trip ticket
to Chicago, goes to A. T. Radtke of
Hamburg, who had an average score of
94.79. The third prize goes to Alex
johnson of New Ulm, whose score was
94.75. The prize is free tuition at the
Minnesota dairy school for the pre-
sent term, the prize being donated by
Professor T. l.. Hacker.
There were eighty-two buttermakers
entered, all but seven of whom made
an average score of 92 or better. In ad
dition to these there were IA contes-
ants who participated only in one to
five contests and hence were ineligible
for the prizes.
p. G. Wolhuter of Fairmont won the
first prize in the hand separator but
ter class, with a score of 93.S3 He will
receive a railroad ticket to Chicago
and return i. H. Flagel of Eriskine
won the second prize in this class
with an average of 93.4l and will
visit the six best creameries in the
state at the expense of the de-
partment. The third prize, consisting
of ten years subscription to the Dairy
Record, goes to B. Grundeen of Muir
dock, with score of 93.37. There were
thirty-two contestants in this class
entered in all six contests all of whom
also twelve entered in five contests,
all of whom had 80 or higher.
j. L. Mccarthy of West Concord
won the first prize in the American
cheese contest, with score of 97.2l-
with Fred Miller of Mantorville second,
with a score of 97.O4 and L. L. Strom-
beck of Battle Lake third with score
of 96.S3. The first prize in this class
is trip to Milwaukee to attend the
convention of the Wisconsin cheese
makers on Jan. s, 9, and 10, at the
expense of the department. The second
prize is also a trip to that conven-
tion, but the department in this case
will only pay the railroad fare. The
third prize is ten years subscription
to the Daily Record. Eleven contestants
were entered in the six contests in this
class, the lowest score being "a. Nine
others were entered in two to five con-
tests, the lowest score among these
being Oils for two contests.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
END OF VAUDEVILLE WAR.


One of the topics now discussed by
stage folks is the withdrawal of the
Klaw & Erlanger forces from the
vaudeville war The battle that has
been raging for several months has
been fierce, and both the Klaw & Err
langer and the United Booking offices
have lost tens of thousands OF dol
lars.
Those who know the inside of this
bitter fight claim that Klaw & Er-
langer have been losing over $4,000
q week, and it would seem to be true,
for while that firm spared no pains
or expense to corner the vaudeville
market, still their houses were not
so well patronized as the Keith &
Proctor houses, nor were the bills
anything like as good.
1t has proved a great triumph for
the Keith Proctor Williams Hammer
stein contingent, and although they
| have assumed three millions debt to
be paid Klaw & Erlinger within ten
years, they will lose no sleep over
that, for with mdisputed right OF
way in the vaudeville field, that
amount of money will be merre bag
atelle.
The ending of this war brings grief
to the heart of the actor in vaude-
vile. Competition is ever the life
of trade, and during this fight actors
have been drawing fabulous salaries
which now will fall to their normal
size 1t seems more than ever that
hereafter an act must make good
| on its merit.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
NAIL PENETRATED HER FOOT
Miss Olive Romack Narrowly Escep-
ed Attack Of lockjaw.

Miss Olive Romack accidentally step
ped on a nail last evening, penetrating
the shoe and going as far as the bone.
The pain being so severe she was i'm
mediately taken to Emmanuel hospital
and the wound cut open. A small
piece of the stocking was found
pressed against the bone, carried in by
the nail, which infection would have
caused lockjaw if not removed. She
is resting easily today and the out
look is excellent for speedy recovery
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22

''Yes, the last one just left" re-
sponded the POSTMASTER.
''Then lets be little free with
ourselves. Let's have little heart to
heart talk. But we must keep our
talk to ourselves"
go as far as you like" shouted
several diners.
swell to begin with | think l can
agree largely with our friend Mr.. Ross.
There is entirely too much centraliza-
tion of power in Washington. You
know where the power is and you know
who the power is.
"What is this present government
of ours coming to, anyhow? it is
federal control of this and federal con-
troll of that. They are all the time
making federal control center around
the executive head that he may have
the right to take such initiative as
he thinks best.
Il don't believe in the original state
rights proposition, but l do know that
there are many things that the states
can and should control. And / do
know that they should be allowed to
continue to control them
''Will Roosevelt, be a candidate for
president again?" the ex-senator was
asked.
"The Lord only knows. He has just
said he won't be candidate. He has
said he will be candidate. He is inn
pulsive. He is cratic And, although he
is perfectly honest in his desires,
the man does not live who can say
whether he will run again or not
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
THE MARKET FOR FLAX.

American farmers devote some A.
100000 acres to flax raising, solely for
the seed crop. The flax straw, out
of which linen fibre is made, has al
ways been burned up or thrown away
for the reason that there was no labor
in the United States cheap enough to
warrant its use by the antiquated
methods persued abroad. In view of
this, The Free Press publishes this
article for the farmers benefit.
Now a Massachusetts inventor, Ben
iamin C. Nudge of the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, has per-
fected process that in the space OF
twelve hours transforms flax straw into
pure linen fibre ready for spinning.
The Nudge process in its first stage
is mechanical, the fibre being wrested
from the woody portion of the straw
by means of machines that accomplish
in few hours what the old-world
method of rotting the straw in water
takes weeks to perform. When this
part of the work is done, chemicals are
resorted to for begumming and bleach
ing.
The immediate result of this inven-
tion is to make market for the mil
lions of tons of flax straw wasted
each year and which. according to a
recent bulletin of the department of
agriculture sin quality and length for
the production of fibre far excels the
average straw from which the Rus
sian peasants make the fibre which
chiefly supplies the linen fabrics OF
the world" The Oxford Linen Mills
of Gardiner, Mass, are already pre-
pairing to enter the market for flax
straw.
Instead of sending $22,0OO,0OO year
to Europe for linens, this fibre and
fabric will now be manufactured in
the United States at a cost consider
ably below that of foreign linens, and
besides making new market for the
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
CoNVICTs AND GOOD ROADS.

Those who have advocated the en-
ployment of convicts on the highways
will be interested in this comment by
The Chicago Journal: San important
feature of the experiment is that the
convicts all like the work and want to
keep at it all winter. They work with
hammers and drills with a vim that
free labor could not equal. They enjoy
the open air, the climate, the certain
sense of freedom they possess, the
absence of prison routine and the ex-
cellent bill of fare.
"Who can doubt which will be more
likely to shake off the criminal life on
his return to the world and develop
into a good citizen, the convict who
has been employed in healthful, hope
full labor like this or the man who has
been cooped up in cell with nothing
but his own thoughts for company !?
'.Looked at from the states stand
point, convict labor on roads is equally
desirable. Much money will be saved
by employing it, without competing
with free labor and making it harder
for honest men to earn a living, and
the roads will be improved beyond
conception, to the increase of value of
all farms and to the benefit of country
life generally"
That testimony ought to hasten
the day when a number of the convicts
in the Minnesota state penitentiary
shall be put to work improving the
roadways. 1t would prove benefit to
the state as well as to the prisoners.
The good roads movement would be
given an impetus also. By all means
employ the convicts on road work.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
James M. Warfield Made Saw
age Assault On Police.
Locked in Fierce Combat Men
Fought for Supremacy.
Desperate Struggle, But Priso-
ner Was 0verpowered.

Officer Simmonds fought for his
life early his afternoon, struggling
with man crazed by liquor. The
only spectators were two women in
whose house the struggle took place,
while windows were broken, dishes up
set and broken, and the two men were
locked in fierce combat The officer
came out best, Notwithstanding that
he was handicapped by his fractured
rib that is just knitting, and started
in with his overcoat on, while his as
sailant had stripped his coat and vest.
Officer Simmonds received telephone
message saying that an officer was
wanted at the house of Mrs. Lane
on Poplar street, where stranger
was making disturbance He was
about to start for dinner, and thought
that he would stop at the Lane house
on his way, and not anticipating any
particular trouble did not take the
precaution to take his billy with him.
Reaching the house, Officer Sim
Threatened to Shoot Officer.
monds found j. NJ Warfeld was with
IN, creating trouble. Mrs. Lane and
her daughter informed him that they
did not know the man, who had en-
tered and made improper proposals and
conducted himself in disreputable
manner. When they had said that
they would send for an officer he had
informed them that he would shoot an
officer if he came. The man seemed
beside himself with drink.
When Officer Simmonds entered,
Warield pulled off his coat and vest
and sprang at him, striking him in the
face with his fist and leaving his mark
there. The officer promptly resorted
to natures weapons and knocked him
down and sprank upon him. War
field promised to be good if the officer
would let him up, and Mr. Sim
monds, after first removing his own
overcoat, let Warfeld up. He had no
sooner done so than Warfeld sprang at
him again, saying that he would kill
him. The officer now grappled with
the giant, for Warfeld is a man OF
powerful build, and after a desperate
struggle threw him down, and ehoked
him into submission. In the melee the
small bone in Warfield's right leg just
above the ankle was broken.
Assistance Came to Officer.
The officer asked the women to
call some men who were near by,
and with their assistance Warfeld was
finally placed in the city lookup, strug-
Cling all the way.
There is talk of putting charge
of assault in the second degree against
Warfeld He is desperate character,
and has given the officers good deal
of trouble He first came into the
lime light last spring, soon after he
came to the city from Iowa, when he
drew a revolver upon Mrs. Miller on
North Front street and threatened
to murder her. Since then he has
been mixed up several times, and was
arrested only short time ago and
sent to jail at hard labor His term
expired several days ago. The officers
consider him dangerous character.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
WILL CASH WHEAT CHECKS
Farmers Should Bring Their Grain to
Mankato Right Along.

The local banks and business men
are cashing wheat checks in full and
promptly, and farmers can rest as
sured that when they market their
grain in Mankato they will receive
their pay in the coin of the realm.
This will undoubtedly stimulate the
marketing of the crops, and make
trade brisk in the city again. 1t is
long step forward toward restor-
ING former business conditions, and
means that the financial situation is
once more getting settled and the ef-
fects of the stringency are wearing
off
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
EXPOSED BY A LETTER
MEMBERS OFTHE IOWA NORMAL
FACULTY THRILLING.
Love EpistIe Written BY One to the
Other Was Intercepted; Both
Hand in designations.

Cedar Falls, Iowa, Nov. 20-Two of
the able instructors of the Iowa state
normal school for the past three years
have severed their connection with the
institution and been forbidden to ever
again enter the buildings. Mrs. Kath-
crime E. Gray, of the vocal music de-
partment, and Dr. Thomas w. Todd, of
the oratOrical department, are the
principals in scandal that for it's
duplicity, defiant and open character
is one of the most notorious ever re-
corded in this city.
For some months their actions have
caused food for the gossips. and yet
there was nothing tangible to convict
them of more than indiscretions. Fri
day afternon, when Mrs. Gray missed
her expected letter from her clandes-
tine lover she knew that it must have
fallen into the hands, and immediately
sent i'll her resignation to take effect
at once.
When the contents of the seven
page love letter were read by members
of the faculty and by President Seer
ley, DR.. Todd's dismissal from the in
stitutiOn at once was announced. Both
were members of the faculty at the
Usage, Iowa, seminary before coming
here three years ago, and their friend
ship dates back several years.
Mrs. Gray has had exceptional ad-
vantages, both in this country and in
Europe, and is most successful and
popular instructor. Her classes here
have been very large, and her gracious
manner has made her hosts of friends.
Dr. Todd is a gentleman of culture and
refinement and has frequently occu-
pied the pulpits of different churches
in Cedar Falls and nearby cities since
residing here. He has a devoted wife
and daughter ten years of age, for
whom much sympathy is expressed. He
is about forty years of age and by
his actions has blasted career that
gave promise of great successes. He
has made full confessions of his wrong
doing and is much broken.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
Cheese and Tomato Omelet.

Beat six eggs very light and pour
them into buttered omelet pan and
cook until set, springle with salt and
pepper. When ready to fold, lay on the
omelet slices of tomato and sprinkle
these thickly with cheese. Fold the
omelet upon them, transfer to hot
dish and pour over and around the ONE
let white sauce into which = table
spoonfuls of grated cheese have been
stirred. Serve Immediately.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22

At last the actual preparation OF
plans has been directed for the Baltic
Black Sea Canal AS the project now
stands it is intended for use by 9Oo-
ton barges and in its length of 1923
miles there will be numerous locks ana
canalized river sections as well as
strictly artificial canals. The construc-
tion of this waterway will also permit
a large amount of power to be de-
veloped at several places along the
Dwina and Dnieper rivers.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
BRAIN THRosS FROM KANSAS

Every other man you meet claims
that at one time he thought of being
a preacher
Before doing anything as result
of enthusiasm or excitement see II
your enthusiasm or excitement won't
wear off.
Have you friend on earth Tor in
heaven) to whom you would wish to
have repeated everything you had said
OF thought about him?
You see comedy when you see a
young man trying to appear old; you
see pathos when you see an old man
trying to appear young.
When a young woman tells clerk
in a shoe store that she is not pre-
pared to try on shoes it means that
she has a hole in her stocking.
1t is no more to a mans, credit to
keep changing positions thah III Is 10
woman's credit to have been engaged
to be married a great many times.
It will probably be Admitted that
when woman gets ready for bed
and braids her hair and puts glycerin
on her hands she is not as attractive
as she was at the reception that
evening.
When man loses his money IN
speculation it usually comes about in
this way: He hears that all the other
men are making money in speculation
and feels in justice to his family he
should make some. SO he dips IN and
loses.-Atchison Globe
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
WARNING DERELICT PARENTS

Parents who permit their boys under
the age of fourteen years to handle,
or have in their possession firearms,
whether for hunting or target practice
are guilty of misdemeanor under
the laws of this state, unless such
boys are accompanied by either a
parent or a guardian. The maximum
penaly for a misdemeanor of this sort
is fine of not more than 500 or
imprisonment in the county jail for a
term not to exceed ninety days. The
county attorney at Duluth proposes to
meet out punishment to parents
who violate the law. Other prosecuting
offices throughout the state should
follow his example.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
BOYS STEALING HIS TOOLS
Peter Caris'rom Makes Complaint to
the Police Department..

Peter Carlstrom, the contractor who
is putting in the culvert at Thomp-
sons ravine, in Dukes addition, COM
plains that the boys are taking his
tools and destroying his derrick. If
this work is not stopped, it is said
that arrests will follow, as the par
ties are known.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
Doctor and HearSe.

A Washington physician was recently
walking on Connecticut avenue with
his 5-year-old son, when they were
obliged to stop at side street to
await the passing of funeral pro-
cession.
The youngster had never seen anything
of the kind. His eyes windened. Point
ing to the hearse, he asked: 'Dad,
what's that?'
"That my son." said the physician,
with a grim smile, "is. mistaken
diagnosis. Portland Express.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22

Colonel Henry Watterson would
much rather pen pert paragraphs for
The Louisville Courier Journal than get
a four column speech inserted in The
Congressional Record. Hence he would
prefer remaining in the newspaper bu-
siness than going to the senate. Sen
sible Henry.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22

majority of the people do not have
much sympathy for murderers and
cut-throats who take innocent lives,
and our advice to the Beltrami rep
resentatives of this class is to prepare
for their, end on the eallows.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22
Killed BY Train at Austin.

Charles kaniess, better known as
"Dutch Charlie" was killed in the Mil
waukee yards at Austin yesterday
He was struck by train and death
ensued instantly.
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22

This from The lie Sueur News is
quite pertinent to the occasion: 1--WE
don't understand the money question,
a newspaper man is not supposed to,
but we do not see how business can
be carried on successfully year after
year when prices vary from forty to
seventy per cent without an elastic
currency"
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22

In view of the rowdyism that pre-
vailed after the Minnesota Carlisle
game, will President Northrop make
good his threat and Danish football
from the university?
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22

Bryan was in Chicago the other day
and remained silent. What's come
over the man?
The Mankato free press., 1907-11-22

Have you a friend on earth Tor in
heaven) to whom you would wish to
have repeated everything you had said
or thought about him?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-15
MANY CEHTERS MISSING
DR.. Hyatt Is Doing the Best He Can
for Salt Lake in Spite
of the Strike.

A feature Of the weather chart yester-
day was the fact that good many OBJ
servers reports were missing. I'VE
can't help it," said DR.. Hyatt. IF these
towns are on the absent brother list; we
are trying as hard as we can to get the
reports in. 1 don't like the idea of having
the newspapers lay all the blame on the
local office, for certainly We have been
giving you hot and cold and rain and
wind-anything you want. But it's pretty
hard to get out good map without tele-
graph service, or, rather with inadequate
we can
Phoenix crawled off it's high horse a
trifle yesterday and became rational with
a concession, the thermometer indicating
weather for Yuma.
There was no excessive heat, as ex-
cessve neat is measured in these DAYS
any of the country east of the Missouri
People who live in Chicago put on their
greatest coats, with a temperature of 76
Oklahoma City was fairly warm, it's stock
being quoted at SO above par.
Up in Montana they had rains, and the
barometric pressure extended to this
section, where there was rain, too as
everyone knows who was I'D at the time
DR.. Hyatt says there is going to be
continued fair weather Thursday The
score between the heats and the colds
yesterday was: Maximum, 80: mini
mum 68