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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
RECEIVE THEIR REWARD.

The rise of Barrett B. Mitchell from
the lowly position of bill clerk at SO
per week to that of general freight
traffic manager of the entire Wander
indication that corporations do not close
the door of opportunity to those who are
possessed of the energy and ability to
make their way to the front. Mitchell
began work just forty years ago with
the Blue Line at Detroit, Mich, one of
the holdings of the Vanderbilt system,
as a way bill clerk at So week. His
latest promotion carries with it some-
thing more than $500 a week, the man
agement of many men and the entire
responsibility for safety movement of
the freight handled by the roads COM
prising the Vanderbilt system. Nit
chell will make his headquarters in Chi
cago, which is considered the great
freight center.
Mitchell was nineteen when he
started in as the So week clerk. He
didn't have pull of any sort, but he
was a hustler even for railroad man,
and it wasn't many years before he
was made general freight manager of
the Blue Line Promotion came fast
after this-frst general freight agent
"a
traffic manager for the New York Cen
trail, and, until yesterdays promotion
freight traffic manager of the New York
Central Lines. Mitchell's friends say
that he has received about all the de-
grees there are for freight handling.
One of the many things that won him
his recent promotion was the reducing
of freight congestion eighty-fve per
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
NEWS FROM THE POINT
What's Doing At the Madison Lake
Summer Resort.

From Tuesdays Daiiy.
Ideal weather prevails and the Poin
guests are enjoying themselves to thu
limit. The gnats and bugs that infested
the air the last week have nearly al
disappeared.
The noon train brought Mrs. A. b
Cults, wife of the general passenger
and ticket agent of the st. Louis road
and little son Arson Bailey Cults Jr
They will spend several weeks here.
| Mr. and Mrs. j. C. Miller and dau9h,
| ter Louise of st. Louis arrived today
for several weeks outing, being driv-
| en- out of their southern home by the
heat. They are annual visitors at
| Point Pleasant
Mr. and Mrs. C.. w. Baker of San An
tonic, Texas, arrived Monday to enjoy
the delights of our Minnesota climate
This is their first visit here.
Philip Ray, who is guest of Gen
eral Baker and family, performed quite
swimming feat this morning He swan
across the lake from the Point to Idle
wood, distance of three-quarters of a
mile and back, making a total swim
of one and a half miles.
g. A.. Lulsdorf and wife accompanied
by Mr.. Morawitz and Miss Graham,
came over in the formers auto yester-
day. Misfortune overlook them and two
new tires were the result.
Mrs. j. E. Seaver made flying trip
to Minneapolis today.
Commodore Barclays new launch is
the delight of all. 1t glides over the
waters so smoothly that the most timid
have no fears of accident. 1t carries
thirty people and makes regular trips.
1t returns in ample time for those de-
string to take the evening train to be
landed safely at the new dock on the
village side of the lake. This launch
is something Madison lake has long been
in need of.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Nyquist, DIR. F. L..
Stephan, Miss Peterson and Miss Cora
Kieffer arrived this morning for an out
ing at Uneda Rest cottage.
County Auditor Weaver and wife and
the Misses Wise are at their cottage for
July.
Paul Donald Nerbovig is a very re-
cent arrival at the Nerbovig cottage.
He expects to take his first ride on
the cars next week, and journey to Man.
kato, where he will rule the household
in the future.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Fritz and daughter, Mil
dred are spending few days at the
Barclay hotel.
Mrs. Louise Mansfield and Miss Bar
bara Mansfield will spend the week at
their cottage.
DR.. and Mrs. George Nerbovig of
Faribault, spent Sunday on the Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p Young and Miss
Dora Young came out Monday to spend
some time on Christensen's Point.
Professor Dick and DR.. g. H. Free
man of st. Peter. and Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Finlay and daughter Sundayed at Ho-
tel Barclay.
Harry Lewis of Mankato arrived last
evening with a party in his automobile
Mayor F. w. Brown, DR.. George Cullen
and F. j. Bradshaw of Lincoln, Neb.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER
Village Marshall at Truman Assaiied;
Som ething of Mixup.

Fairmont, July County Attorney
Palmer and +. A. Mathwig went to
Truman Monday morning to present the
opposite legal phases of little mix
! up which occurred there Saturday night.
| 1t is said that Marshal Wallace start
ed to mhitch and care for a team which
for many hours had stood on the street
While he was in the act the owner of
the team, man named Eichhorse
jumped onto the marshal and for brief
space of time it was horse on him, but
the officer soon got where he could
swing his club and Eichhorse went
down and stayed there. He was so
badly hurt that doctor was summon
ed from Lewisville to treat him.
1t is said that the state will prose-
cute the marshal for striking so hard
Ger, and the injured man will prose
cut the marshal for striking so hard
when he aims at mans head. 1t
promises to be quite legal squabble.
Delmer Davis sharpened his fish spear
Monday morning and started out alone
in boat to hunt for Buffalo fish The
spear lay in the boat with the prongs
near him. While rowing at good speed
the end of the handle which projected
out over the end of the boat struck a
limb of tree, which quickly forced
one of the prongs through his shoe and
half way through his foot on the side
little in front of the ankle joint. He
could not pull the spear out, then with
rare grit he cut away the flesh with
his pocket knife until the cruel steel
could be extracted. Delmer has been
weak and sick all of the spring and
says all he feared was that he would
faint away and bleed to death, but he
kept his head and hurried to town for
medical assistance. He will be lame for
long time but if blood poisoning can
be avoided it is thought that nothing
more serious will result.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
DUE TO THE bitches
They Will Cause Increasing High
Water In the Rivers.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From TUESDAY y Daily.
City Engineer Haynes, who has had
as much experience as anyone else IN
the state in the matter of county
bitches, is inclined to be of the opinion
that the bitches are in some measure
responsible for the high water in the
rivers. He says that the rainfall that
was formerly confined in sloughs and
marshes until it soaked in or evapo-
rated is now drained rapidly into the
rivers He looks for higher level for
the rivers at all times than formerly,
and extreme high water more frequently
than in the past. The more bitches are
constructed the greater will be the vol
nme of water carried off and the greater
the freshets. At present there are not
enough bitches to affect the rivers to
any great extent, but more bitches are
being built every season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
VOTE FOR YOUR FAv0RITE.
Free Press Plano Contest Is Creating
Much Excitement.

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Those who wish to help their favor
tie win in the exciting Free Press
piano contest will have an opportunity
to do SO commencing Monday. From
that day until the close of the contest,
July 80, anyone paying his subscription
at the Free Press office or by mail
will be given a certificate of votes which
may be cast for his favorite contestant
The number of votes given depends on
the length of time the subscription is
paid for.
The contest is and promises to be a
close and exciting race. Each confess
tant is determined to win and all are
working day and night. If you would
help your favorite, subscribe now and
cast your votes where they count most
A larger number of votes is given If
subscriptions are paid before July 10.
The contestants are: Roy Andrews
for Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church, Mankato; Miss Elizabeth Men
ton, Lake Crystal and Miss Lucia
Spaulding, Mapleton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
PETITION PRESENTED
Action On Second Bridge Matter Is
Della, ed At St. Peter.

From IueSuay 5 I;hN. ...
Ole Grue of North Mankato yester-
day appeared before the Nicollet county
board at st. Peter and presented pc
tition from North Mankato asking the
board to instruct the county surveyor
to meet with the county surveyor of
Blue Earth county and the city engineer
of Mankato and select a site for a sec
ond bridge over the Minnesota river,
and prepare estimates of the cost. The
board took no action on the matter, but
laid the petition on the table. 1t is
expected that later in the session the
board will take the matter up and grant
the petition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
AN UNCOMMON MAN.


ably and at some length on story o.
more than ordinary interest which was
published in The Atlanta Constitution
1t is a story out of the ordinary and il
concerns a man and woman, one type
of which is uncommon and the Other
is altogether too common. The MAI
was a manufacturer, employing more
than two hundred men. He had risen
from the ranks, and was an employee
before he became an employer. A little
past his prime, and after he had be-
come wealthy, he married the woman.
She was much younger than himself,
and was devoted to society and dis
play. Her natural charm and her tai
ent for leadership carried her to the
top of the "set" which controlled the
society" of the town in which she
lived.
Meanwhile her husband, giving little
thought to these matters, but through
pride in his wife's beauty and attain.
ments supplying her with the financial
ammunition needed to carry on hei
campaign, kept on in his plain way, add
ding more stories to his fortune, and
developing his business. Then, very
likely because his wife deemed it neces-
sary to her position in society, he de-
ciH 70 hlil1 w
overshadow everything of the sort in
that neighborhood. When the hand
some building was completed, of course
there had to be a house warming, and
here comes in the feature that makes
the common story uncommon.
The fashionable wife planned, with
great enthusiasm and joy, an elabor-
ate reception, which would bring into
the new home the socially elect of the
town. Greatly to her surprise, her hus-
band baked, and baked hard. He said
that the house warming was going to
be given to the two hundred employees
that had served him so long and SO faith
fully. He didn't care anything about
the socially elect; they had done moth
ing for him, and he owed them nothing.
But his employees had done much for
him, and he wanted to recognize 1t
"The people who helped to build my
fortune he said, "and who made pos
sibe this extravagant house, are-my
friends. The housewarming will be a
reception to the men and women whose
labor has laid the foundation for your
luxuries and your social success, as
well as my commercial prominence"
Let a veil drop over that fashionable
wife's dismay and horror 1t is enough
to say that the housewarming was
postponed upon one preteXt or another,
for two years, during which she tried
in vain to sway him to her way OF
thinking, and to substitute her fashion
able friends for his useful ones. But
the house was finally thrown open the
reception was given to the two hundred
and more employees who had, as he said
laid the foundation of his wife's luxur.
les and his own business success. And
it was a great success, too. Those en-
ployes swear by their employer, and
yon couldn't get up a strike among
them if you tried. The brotherhood of
man and the proper relations of en-
ployer and employees would be more
quickly realized if there were more such
incidents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
Mrs. Bridget Murtaugh.

Mrs. Bridget Murtaugh, who lives
near Madison Lake, died at her home
at six o'clock yesterday afternoon of
cancer. Her age was sixty-five years,
and she was widow, but is survived
by several grown sons and daughters
She was well liked by all, and her
death causes much sorrow. Funeral SER
vices will be held at. ten o'clock tomor-
row forenoon at the Catholic church at
Marysburg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
ACCIDENTS IN "sRO0KLYN.
Willie McGrath's Eyes Badly Injured
BY Exploding Powder.
From Fridays Dali,

Fourth of July happiness in North
Mankato was dampened by two acct
dents. Willie, the young son of Dennis
McGrath, was playing with some other
lads in the afternoon, and filled bot
tie with powder. When the powder
went off, it almost took Willie off, also.
As it was, both eyes were badly injured
by the powder and broken glass. One
eve was burned more than the other,
and the attending physician is not sure
of saving the sight of at least one of
the eyes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-12
Berry Crop Short.

From Tuesdays Daily.
One of the local berry raisers stated
today that this week will just about
finish the strawberries, on account of
the dry weather. As to raspberries, he
does not expect that there will be half
a crop.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

We are selling our
line of box writing
paper at cost. See our
window.
StrOup 4 Fuller.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

sired drainage, and estimate the cost OF
the work. A complete report regarding
the proposed work will he submitted TO
the interested parties.
Mr.. Elliott stated that in this valley
conditions were suitable for securing
needed drainage more easily than in any
other locality he had visited. Still tho
necessary work could only he done at
some cost and he urged the property
owners to incur the expense which
would subsequently prove very profit
able.
At the conclusion of his address. q
vote Of thanks was rendered Mr.. Elliott
and a committee was appointed to con-
fer and advise with the government
engineers, to receive their reports and to
call public meeting to consider the
matter whenever such should be desir-
able The committee consists Of L. H.
Cheney, Monte Vista; VIM. Nof1singer,
Center; Judge W. r. Pike, Hooper; NJ.
s. Knapp, Monte Vista; and f. Worth,
Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29
St. Jshn's Day.

The St. Johns Day celebration at Del
Norte Monday attracted large number
Of people from Creede and the Valley
towns.
The day WAS pleasantly spent by the
Masons and their friends in music,
speech making and field sports. The
base ball game in the afternoon resulted
in victory for Creede, score to :.
The runs were all made IN the fourth
inning Will Cochran had his leg broken
in this inning while sliding into second
base.
The Cowboy band from Creede fur
nished excellent music during the day.
A grand ball was given at the Opera
house in the evening.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29
n Town Ordnance.

Sec. 80 (l2y. Whoever shall discharge
any gun, pistol or other fire arms OF any
description or fire or explode or set OF
any squib, fire-crAcker or other thing
containing powder or other explosive
material, without permission in writing
from the mayor or board Of trustees
which permission shall be limited in
time not exceeding forty eight hours.
shall upon conviction, be fined in sum
not exceeding fifty dollars.
W. H. PooLK, Mayor Protein.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29
The Magic Ne. Z.

Number three is = wonderful mascot
for Geo. II. Paris, Of Cedar Grove. No.,
according TO letter which reads: "Aftss
suffering much with liver and kidney
trouble. and becoming greatly discour-
xRed by the failure 10 find relief. tried
Electric Bitters. snd - . result I sm .
veil man today. Tho hrst bottIs ~.
lieved and three hotties complsted ths
cure" Guaranteed bast remedy for
stomach. liver and kidney trouble. by oil
druggists. hOc.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29
semethias New.

A Summer Garden right in the
business center of Monte Vista.
Come . runuen", aud see the ar
tistic design, aud while there look
at the wonderful bargains Poole
hes TO offer in fine Watches, Dia-
monds and Jewelry at Stroup &
Fuller's old stand.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29
Remarkable Reaeue.

That truth IL stranger than fiction, has
once more been demonstrated 10 the
little town Of Fedora, Tenn, the rssi.
dence II c. V. Pepper. He writes: n
was In bed, entirely diasblsd With hem.
orrhsges Of the lungs and thrnat Doctors
failed to help mo, sod oil hope had I'D
when ] b~ssn taking Dr.. Kine's New
Discovery. Then instant rsliss came
The coughing soon ceassd; the bleeding
dimiuished rapidly. and In three weeks I
was able ~ 70 ~ work.
Guaranteed for coughs aud colds 00c
aud olW. al drug storss, TRIAL boatls
frUs.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

Miss Lydia Nashlund, sister
of Mrs. Sanford Anderson, accom-
panied by her ne,ce, Gertie Nash
lund, came in from Durango Tues
day morning to attend the
kolAuder-Anderson wedding aud
will remain until after the 4th.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

Some forty young men we're ex-
smined last week by the state
board of pharmacy at Denver and
Gross Medical college, only fifteen
OF whom passed successfully; one
being William G.. Palmer, of
Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

For sale set of single. harness
and shafts. Bargains in Singer
Sewing Machines down ~ low az
IS. One new Davis Sewing Ma
chine $25. Call at Singer Sewing
Machine store.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29
We have q big new
line Or souvenir post
cards OF Monte Vista
subjects.
StrOup & Fuller.
D. xee Xeeless - Chilarss.

AZ the ssaaos a the veas tAs Ina 90.
natural Ioossseas a . ehildt bowels
sAould have lnasdiess attention. Ths
best thing thse 90 b givsa b Chau.
hesiaia's Culia ohslsei ssd DtasrAoaa
Rsos1y fe,lewed b easeoe oil - &ssstsd
WITH eaaA hee11e q ~ rsosdy. For
sals ~ ~ 0eenUio1A
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

Mrs. s. W. 8. Woods went 70
Colorado Sprioes Monday night to
meet her sister who will stop Oh
there . few days on her way to
Cal,fornis.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

Read between the lines Of
Orchards confession, and you will
see where it pays 10 buy every
known variety Of feed from
c. N. THOMAS Blue 1863.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

w. w. Reilly came in from
Denver Friday morning. During
his absence the past weak he ~
visited Montrose and il moro than
ever satisfied with the San Luis
valley. The Uncompaghre park 10
not to be compared with this val.
ley in the way of sure and abund.
ant crops.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

For we'll kept eating potatoes
address C. C. Grsybill. Monte
Vista, Colo.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29
CeMent Walks.

Cement Walks.
See W. Shaffsr for sidewalk
work. The price will he way
down and work guaranteed.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-29

John Doris was up from the ranch
Thursday. He says the river is very
high and the mosquitoes on the river
ranch are making life burden To cattle
and horses.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
GREATER YIELD OF WHEAT
India Trade Journal Hopes to see
Heavier Crops in the
Empire.

BOMBAY, March 1e.-(special )-some re-
markable figures are given in the Indian
Trade Journal regarding the effect of in
creasing the yield of wheat per acre. In
the United States an additional three bush
els per acre is spoken Of as a moderate
increase and It bears very low relation
to what has been accomplished in the
United Kingdom.
The Journal remarks, EFF we assume for
the moment that an additional three bushels
per acre could be obtained ON midas
100000 acres, the additional output would
exceed 25OOOOO short tons. and that again
largely exceeds the total quantity of wheat
exported from India in the record year Of
l9O4-O5"
The Agricultural department is devoting
some of Its energy to popularlzing improved
methods of cultivation, and IL 1t is sue
cessful in increasing the average yield per
acre even one or two bushels, the quantity
OF Indian wheat available for expectation
should rise year by year until the COM
petition of other countries need not be
seriously regarded.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
Come and Go GossiP.

Mrs. Walter Noise is visiting in Los
Angeles.
Mrs J. NJ. Edwards OF Kansas City Is
the guest Of Mrs. David Cole.
Euclid Martin has returned from o three
weeks stay in Los Angeles, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Cosd have gone TO
San Antonio. Tex. to be gone until April l.
Mrs. J. l.. Reid Of Portland, ore, is the
guest Of her mother, Mrs Cornish
Hertsche.
Miss Holdrege and Miss Susan Holdrege
returned today from a few days visit in
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed snider Of Kansas City
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ].
Burgess.
Mr. and Mrs. McGilton and little daugh-
ter, Gilmore, are In Lincoln the guests Of
Governor and Mrs. Sheldon.
Mr.. w. ]. Coad has returned from New
York City, but will leave Sunday for a
short trip 20 Salt Lake City.
Mrs. Henry W. Yates has returned from
a ten days visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Edward Smith Of St. Joseph.
Mrs George s. Smith of San Jose, Cal,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L.
Thomas and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis f.
White.
II. w Dixon leaves this evening for
New York, where he will spend six
months cruising on the east shore in his
new yacht.
Miss Irene Cole is home from De Paw
university and is spending her spring va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
David Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith
will leave this week for Europe, where
they will spend two months for the bene-
At of Mr. Smiths health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby Cleveland arrived
Sunday, to be the guests Of Miss Edith
Thomas. Mrs Cleveland was formerly Miss
Sara Alexander of Omaha.
Miss Gertrude Dietrich, who has been
convalescing at the Wise hospital from APP
pendicitis, left today and will be the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs Hodrege for a week.
Mrs John z. Summers jr., and Mrs.
John Wilbur have gone to New York and
will sail for Europe to meet Mrs. George
A. Hoagland who is returning from her
trip abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Megeath leave to-
day for New York, from where, with Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Megeath Of Franklin, Penn.
they VIII sail for Europe, March q. They
will be gone about two months,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17

Of Mr.. Redman's birthday. The guests all
came In character costume: most o. them
were funny and Ell Of them well carried
out. cards and dancing Afforded atnuse-
meut for the evening and for the card
game prizes we're won by Mrs. ". T. Edg-
hill and Mr.. w. y. stockham. Consola-
tion prizes we're awarded to Mr. w 1.
EdehHl and Miss Lillian Magill. Those
present we're. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Could
if Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Carter Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Baum, Mr. and Mrs. w. r.
stockham. Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. EdghnL
Mr. and Mrs Harry Counsman, Miss LII
llan Magil and Mr.. Shirley McGill.