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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-11-05
SANTA FE GETS
STAY OF EXECUTION
Sentence for Relating Is Deferred for
Second Time-PIeads for
Leniency.

Los Angeles, Nov 5.--Judge Olin
Wellborn in the United States dis
trict court today postponed the pass
age of sentence on the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe company for re-
batting until Thursday November l..
The delay was ordered after Solicitor
Camp for the railway company, made
an earnest plea for leniency In the
amount OF judgment.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-11-05
ENJOINED FROM
PROSECUTING SUIT
United States Circuit Court Issues In
junction Against George F. Hard
Ing of Chicago.

Chicago, Nov 5-Judge Kohlsaat in
the United States circuit court here
today issued an injunction restraining
George F. Harding of this city, from
prosecuting in the state courts, suit
recently started by Harding for the
appointment of receiver for the Corn
Products company
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
Injustice of the Laws.
blcrs.

The law of Ohio under which poor
man, who opened an unlocked door Oh
a porch and stole five pounds OF corncd
beef for his own. personal use, was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life Is so
grossly severe as to seem incredible
We're it not that the court records OF
Greenville substantiate it and that
petition is even now being prepared Tor
presentation to the governor for NIT
CATION of the fearfully unjust sentence
one would be inclined to credit the story
to some over.enterprsing press cores
pondent, says The Duluth Herald:
That such Il sentence could be I'M
posed in state where banker, VINO
robbed thousands of trusting people OF
hundreds of thousands of dollars, was
sent to prison for only five years, where
men who STAY their fellow mem OF wom-
en- receive light punishment, where those
RESPONSIBLE for such terrible train wrecks
as that of the Twentieth Century Limit
ed near Cleveland were not even punish
ed. is a severe shock to the sense OF
Justice of the people of America.
1t is Just such Grass inJustices as are
to be found, not in Ohio alone, but III
practically all states of the Union, such
fearful libcls on right and wrong, that
have tended to make the people of Am
erica, more than other people i'll the
civilized world, have lax respect for the
laws that are supposed to govern but
ONLY too often. as in this instance, mis-
govern by their grimly ludicrous exces-
sivencss.
If Ohio were not Il state OF this IN
ion and if the life sentence had not been
imposed in the second week OF the year
1907, we would be inclined to believe
that the statute was part of some an
Gent Draconian code. The sooner the
legislature of Ohio shall correct such a
horribly ridiculous law, the better 1t
will be for the enforcement of such sta
tutes as are more nearly based on rea'
son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

sufficient income to support the family
is that of high-class mechanic. 1t
would be the rule to treat the families
of shareholders literally, SO that in no
case would actual proverty be caused by
the cessation of dividends. To those
shareholders who depend on dividends for
their living, the change would be a
benefit. because, instead of the huctuat-
ing income of the stock market, they
would obtain IA fixed and secure payment
under government guarantee. DIR. Wal
lace points out that the plan of buying
the railways with government bonds
would really involvea loss both in IN
come and capital to the great body OF
small shareholders who would have to
find some other safe investment at II
time that values would be sure to rise.
The only people who would possibly re-
ceive less gain on this plan are the stock
exchange spectators, whose operations
would be diminished and finally disap-
pear altogether. but these people, Dr.
Wallace regards as professional gam
hlnrS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
Alfred Russell Wallace's Plan.

Alfred Russell Wallace. the distin.
guished British scientist in leading
article for the January Arena, discusses
how the nation can best obtain complete
possession of the railways 80 as to con-
fer benefit on the community WITHOUT
doing any real injustice TO the share
holders. His method had previously been
put before the people of England. 1t is
founded upon the principle that the UNI
born can have and should have no spe-
cial property rights and that the pres
cnt generation shall not continue TO be
plundered in order that certain unborn
individuals shall be born rich, although
: he does not deny that the present gen
Grafton may properly spend for the bene-
fit of future generations.
DR. Wallace insists that some arrange
mcnt must be made by which all may
start i'll life with an approach to equal
ity in birth. 1t is proposed, therefore
that the government take over the whole
of the railways of the country by a
simple transfer of management, continue
to employ all trained and efficient mel
now in their several stations, with a
probable increase of number for some
time in order that shorter hours of labor
may be adopted and the safety of the
public better guaranteed. He would have
the government continue to pay the av'
erage dividend, which, OH investigation
is shown to have been honestly earned
to all stockholders during their lives
but their interests would revert to the
railway department of the state upor
their death In case of dependent fam
lilies insufficiently provided for, the div
idends might be paid to the widow ant
to unmarried daughters. or to sons unit
the age of twenty one.
: The standard which he suggests as
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
KERNs AND HEBRON
Sunday SCHOOL, Institute; Personal
News and Gossip.

Grandma .Trask has been on the
sick list the past week but is improving
at this writing.
l.. b. Steel and his little daughter
Mary is on the sick list with the grip.
Fern, the little daughter bof Mr.. and
Mrs. L. A. Parsons, is quite sick and
threatened with pneumonia.
Lee Burrill is improving from his re-
cent illness. st~.s
Pastor Brown, William Sharp and II
Hodson took i'll the Burns day celebra-
ton at AIapleton last Friday and re-
port a jolly good time. 1t takes the
Scotch people in that vicinity to do
things up right.
Mrs. William Sharp, who has been
in the hospital at NIankato for four
weeks, returned to her home last We'd
nesday and is doing nicely.
The Kerns creamery held its annual
meeting last Saturday and elected the
following officers: President, o. X.
Door; vice president, F. E. Jeffersonc
treasurer, Joseph Manns; directors,
George w. Johnson, Jesse Keene and A.
f. Evenson.
a family union birthday gathering
was held at the home of Grandma Hend-
ley last Thursday evening.
a family reunion was held at the
home of Captain Tidland last Sunday.
Rev. Handel gave an interesting dis
course last Sunday morning at the He.
bron church on the "Wash Basin," and
next Sundays subject will be "a Walk
Through the Red Sea-"
The Sunday school institute that was
to have been held at Nicollet next We'd
nesday, will be held at the Hebron
church OH Wednesday evening at seven
O'Clock. A good program will be given
with a song service. Miss Longfelow,
one of the state workers, will be pres.
ent. She is an interesting speaker and
very enthusiastic in her line of work.
Every one in this vicinity and Judson
are cordially invited to be present at
this meeting. Miss Longfellow will be
at st. Peter on Thursday and North
Mankato on Friday afternoon and even
ing.
The young folks of Hebron are hav-
ing great time coasting down the hill
near the school house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
WILL DO SOME PROBING
Representatives Think Insane Hos
pitais!Ne ed Looking into.

st. Peter, Jan. 24.-St. Peters state
insane hospital-and for that matter
perhaps, Rochester and the other hospi-
tals-are likely to get a taste of the
undertaking investigation at the hands
of legislative committee this winter.
Friends and relatives of the patients
who have been sent to the hospital are
making a fuss about the battered and
bruised condition of the corpses.
The most recent case, and the one
which is likely to stir up the inquiry,
is that of Archibald Honeyman, former
ly of Golden Gate, who was sent to the
st. Peter institution in December and
was taken home in coffin three weeks
later.
The condition of his body caused a
neighborhood sensation. and his relatives
have been demanding an inquiry.
Another case which has aroused some
local interest was that of a woman for
merly living OH Jessamine street, III the
district of Representative A. G. john
son. Undertaken j. G.. Thaung called the
condition of the woman's body to the
attention of Coroner A. w. Miller, who
DELAYED the funeral for day and made
an examination of the body in company
with other physicians.
Some of the legislators feel that these
cases are coming to light too often.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
FUSED WITH THE LETTERS
Maurice Nelson in Worthington; At
tempts Check Passing.

WOrthnSton, JAM 26.-Maurice Mel
son, who had been employed as chore
boy at the Hotel Worthington about two
weeks, was arrested late Thursday night
of last week bn charge of rifing letters
mailed from the hotel.
1t has long been custom to receive
mail at the hotel, to be mailed either
at the postoflicc OF OH the trains, ac
cordingS to the time of day received. II
was one of the duties of the chore boy
to take the letters down to the night
as well as many local business people
have been in the habit of mailing letters
this way, many of them containin.
checks.
Young Nelson conceived the brilliant
idea of going through the letters and
taking out the checks, drafts and money
where the same was to be found. His de-
lection was largely accidental. He en-
deavored through a confederate to cash
a check drawn by the Biltgen & Stef-
fcns for something over 81 at Charlie
Won's laundry. Charlie reported the
circumstances to the marshal, who at
once took Nelson in custody. Before
going to the county Jail, where he was
turned over to Sheriff Fauskec, Nelson
asked to be permitted to go into the
basement of the hotel to fix the furnace
| fire. While there he destroyed several
discriminating letters and checks, but
overlooked one which was found in his
clothes when he was searched. at the
|jail.
Nelson has made confession to the
sheriff, relating fully his operations. He
implicated others in his crime, but this
| is believed to nave been done to help
his own case. As the letters had not
been mailed when riaed, the case will
not come under the jurisdiction of the
federal government but will be prose-
cuted by the state. The young man
comes of family Of unsavOry reputation.
His brother was arrested rear Brewster.
about year ago on charge of forging
school orders. Nelson will have his hear.'
ing today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
STERLING CENTER NEWS.

s. NJ. Grover and c. G. Troy attended
the grand lodge meeting at Mankato
Monday evening.
The creamery has over thirty patrons
at present.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Al Brontz, a
baby girl.
Louis Runke and Byron Troy spent
last Sunday at Beauford.
George Averi purchased pony OF
Will Ward last week.
Lloyd Geddes is helping Grant Hazel
put up ice. '''
Roy Holmes of Mankato was driving
through this vicinity last week, selling
pianos and organs. 800
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
JOTTINGs FROM JUDs0N
William Thomas Sustained Fracture
of a Leg, Notes.

This community was greatly shocked
death of Thomas Hughes was spread
like wild fire through the neighborhood.
He was young man of excellent hab-
its and was well liked by all who came
i'll contact with him.
Arthur Jones is visiting friends and
| relatives at Wisconsin. We don't doubt
but that he'll buy tickets for two when
he returns.
William Thomas, cousin of II. w.
Thomas, who came out here from Ohio
last fall. had the misfortune to fall on
the ice the other day and break his leg
a little above the ankle. Mr. Thomas
was over in Nicollet county when the
accident happened. A doctor was called
and the fracture replaced and the UNI
fortunate man was brought over to r.
w. Thomas place where he is receiving
the best of care and is doing nicely.
Hugh A. Jones has bought six
horse power gasoline engine and is busy
satisfying his neighbors in getting their
wood sawed.
The dwelling house Oh the farm form
erly owned by w. J. Jones, now owned
by w. J. Wigley, was burned to the
foundation about four o'clock last
Thursday afternoon. Where the fire
started is not known, but it is thought
to have started from the chimney.
Most of the furniture was saved. The
house was insured.
Mrs. Ann Lewis and son Eddie return.
cd last Friday from Wisconsin, where
they attended the funeral of Mrs.
James. She was related to Mrs. Lewis.
c. Conklin is down with pneumonia
and is a very sick man. His little boy
has been very low with the same trou.
bic and just as the boy was improving
the father was taken sick The folks
are new corners to the nci.hborhqod and
are located OH piece of timber land
which they purchased of Grant Lewis.
Another old settler of Judson was re-
moved by death last Saturday after
noon. William W. Thomas, who was
taken sick with pneumonia about
week previous, and during his illness
suffered intensely. Mr.. Thomas was
faithful member and elder of Jerusalem
church and performed his duties as such
to the best of his ability. The funeral
will be held Tuesday. Services at the
church will be conducted by Rev. Ed
wards and the remains will be taken to
Jerusalem cemetery for burial
G. G. Jones was Mankato caller
last Saturday.
r. P. Williams is hauling logs to the
saw mill.
r. T. Jones is hauling material for
new dwelling house to be erected next
spring.
Thirty-thrce cents per pound for but
ter fat was paid the Eureka creamery
patrons this week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

Representative Peterson's attempt to
play up resolution of Endorsement for
Mr.. McCleary was nipped at the start
in the Minnesota house yesterday. The
reason for Sans effort to make Ifav-
orite of the congressman is plain. He Is
candidate for the New Tim postmas
tership and conceived the brilliant idea
of lettering his chances for the place by
introducing resolution praising Me
Cleary. Objection to the procedure
caused the Withdrawal of the resolu
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
Iaymen and LAWYERS.

senator too many useless laws are pass
ed and he announces his determination
of not introducing single bill during
the entire session of the legislature
This leads The Winona Independent to
say that if he should adhere to this de-
termination his constituents might de-
eide that he was of no use to them +;
but if he will stick to it and add TO 1T
a determination to use his influence to
kill all useless bills he may prove to be
the most useful of all the legislators OF
the state.
At any rate this Missouri senator
is right in thinking that too much leg
isation is enacted. The ignorance OF
legislators is largely responsible for the
fact that this is true. Men are sent to
state legislatures and sometimes to con-
orcss who know nothing of the laws al.
ready on the statute book. They see, or
think they see. evils that ueed remedy
ing and do not know, as is often the
case. that ample remedy already exists.
Again Ignorance leads to the passags of
many measures that are demonstrations
al Such measures cause unnecessary
litigation and unnecessary expense and
have no other effect. declares The indie
pendent.
The Independent is right to Il certain
degree but many laws that have been
placed OH our statute books and later
declared unconstitutional were the result
of the brain work of lawyers. We can
recall the fact that not Il great many
wears ago one of the ablcst lawyers in
Minnesota was member of the state
senate He drafted bill which was de-
manded by the people of the state. 1t
was introduced by him. 1t run the
gauntlet of both houses, was signed
by the governor and became part
of the statute. \ few months later
The Judge of one of our municipal courts
declared the act unconstitutional. The
ease was carried to the higher courts,
which i'll turn sustained the lower TIL
hunal During the time the law was IN
jeopardy, the author was heard to de-
reputation as lawyer on the constitu-
tionality of the act. He lost, but If
we were to mention his name those who
were fortunate in his acquaintance would
not saw otherwise but that he was a
very brilliant and learned disciple of
Blackstone.
b OF course, we laymen must take adj
Nice on law points from the attorneys,
MT where one of them will advise you
)nc certain lines another will tell you
do differently. This has occur
N in great many instances. The
~, are considerable of a Chinese
bdAle, and lawyers themselves canno,
alw5vs mravel the tangle. Petty cases
ire often carried up to the higher courts
or AZ decision on a knotty point. Then
is that precedent is established; but
ucceeIdig Judges have been known TO
mock residents into cockcdhat. We
ont Aiow as the lawyers are any more
opabe of preparing law that will hold
water than an intelligent layman. The
attorneys principal forte lies in the fact
that he can draft a measure that is
made up of strange and extraordinary
phrases, verbose in language and as mys.
tifying as set of books kept by an ex-
pert accountant. Our new code ic an eX-
ample of what lawyers can do.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

Representative Stevenson has taken
up with the proposition of appointing a
commission to handle the tariff question
and investigate the need of revision. MIR.
Stevenson does not want REVISION de-
layed until after the presidential cleo
ton, but believes in getting action at
once, doing something now. The people
of the northwest are with Representa-
tive Stevenson in this matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
PRIMARY LAW EXTENSION
Bin Provides For It, Introduces BY
Rockne. -

From ThurSdaVS Daily. "
Extension of the direct primary to the
election of state officers is provided for
in bill introduced in the house by a. j.
Rockne of Geodhuc county. The bill
provides for the primary election OH the
second Thursday of June preceding the
general election and specifies that the
primary shall be for the nomination of
officers for all elective positions except
the officers of towns, villages and cities
of the fourth class. 1t cxenpts also the
members of school, park and library
boards i'm cities of less than 100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

be the action of leaders. The mob yields
readily to leadership and is soon found
to respond to hero, sometimes of their
own creation. The power of the leader
lies largely in the charm of confident
affirmative, frequent repetition and that
other inexplicable force, contagion. In
spire a few, and they by enthusiasm and
contact spread the feeling or emotion
like wildfre' ss3u ~ -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

Tue state board of control is now
solidly democratic as Governor johnson
has appointed p. NJ. Ringdahl of Crook.
ston to succeed o. B. Gould, deceased,
and this is ii state which gave Roose-
welt over l6l 900 republican plurality.
We do not like it. Do you? asks The
Mower County Transcript. Well, what
are we going to do about it?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01
Distance Tariff Bill.
From Friday's Daily.

FTUfH TTIUdy DdIlys y
Senator Works is the author of a dis.
lance tariff bill, providing that the
amount of the rate shall always be
in exact proportion to the distance the
freight is transported" The bill also pro
vides that the railroad and warehouse
commission shall establish new classified.
tions of freight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

In launching a newspaper i'll south
western state, the editor said in his
salutatory: ut is up to you whether we
wear diamonds or whether we eat icicles
three times day" If that editor doesn't
get out and hustle he will surely live Oh
icicles, with snowballs for a sidedish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

Now that the Swettenham incident
has been declared officially at all end,
will someone else please do something
foolish and set the people OH edge for at
least IA fortnight?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

Abll has been introduced in the house
to prohibit the shooting of prairie chick
ems during the years 1907 and 1908.
Have the city sportsmen been heard on
this measure?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

People are reported to be freezing to
death in France and Germany. wonder
if they are blaming the railroads and
car shortage over there?" asks The Du-
luth Herald
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

A Washington dispatch says that
pipe smoking is on the increase in this
country. Is this an insinuation against
newspaper writers?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-01

The house committee favors the anti
cigarette bill. That ought to help some.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-01
STIR ON CLEARWATER.
Extension. of South Fork Found, and
Many Locations Made.

Herman Brown and James Murphy,
who have been prospecting across the
Clearwater, on line with the leads in
the South Fork mine, with the hope of
finding the lead, were successful, and
they have located several claims. The
exposure of the vein is said to be good
and that there can be no doubt as to
the leads being the one that is found in
the rich South Fork mine.
Property in the vicinity of the South
Fork mine is very desirable just at this
time. This is SO for two reasons: the
resuming of milling operations at the
South Fork and the prospect that mill
will be erected this summer on the Esh-
Holborn property. Locators have beer
busy. since the first Of the year. Before
the snow was off every ridge in that
vicinity had been snowshoed by the
more energetic ones, and of late all the
vacant ground for some distance bach
has been snapped up.
They are ready for boom along the
Clearwater.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-01
THE JUNE BUG
rs A RICH ONE
New Discovery Has Five Feet
Ore That Assays Better
Than Eighty Dollars.

John Wells and Frank Baner, who
made the strike which was reported in
these columns two weeks ago, have
proven that the June Bug, az they have
decided to call the property, is bigger
thing than they had expected it to be.
In fact, Mr.. Wells, who is one of the
very best prospectors in central Idaho,
and has located mining claims in nearly
every district in the state, regards the
new strike near the Occident as the best
he has ever made.
The first of the week returns were
received from the assay office on the
samples sent, aid they show $7S. 55 in
gold and SO. 3S in silver.
Late development shows he ledge tc
be Is inches at the point where the
samples were taken. One thousand
feet from that point the ledge is found
to be feet wide, at depth of feet
and pans every bit as much gold as that
which was assayed. More assays viii
be made.
The owners of the new strike will g(
on with their development work.