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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
j. d. PHILLIPS.

ORDINANCE NO. 50. Authoriz-
ing the Board Of Public service TO
purchase opening for Sugar street.
Be it ordained by the Council Of
the City Of Marion, State Of Ohio /;
Section !. That the Board OF
Public Service be and are hereby
authorized TO purchase AN outlet
for Sugar street to Uncapher ave
nue..
Section 2. That the sum OF $500
be and is hereby appropriated from
street opening fund TO pay the cost
and expenst of the same.
Section 3. This ordinance shall
Re in force from and after its pas
age and legal publication.
Passed August 8, 1907.
j. r. PHILLIPS,
President Pro Tenn Of City Council.
Approved by mayor, Lonis Scherff
Attest: William Fies, City Clerk.
Star S-7-l4-07. Mirror S-8-15-O7.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
MARY STREET.

See. a That a special assessment
be levied against the lots and lands
abutting upon both sides of Mary
Street from Silver street TO Tulley
Street to pay the cost and expense
of constructing sandstone sidewalks
along said street in the sum Of
Sixty-three and Two Tenths (63. .2)
Cents per lineal foot
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
YORK STREET .

Sec. s. That a special assessment
be levied against the lots and lands
abutting upon the south side of
York Street from Scranton Avenue
to Latourette Street to pay the cost
and expense Of constructing sand
stone sidewalks along said street in
The sum Of Sixty-one and Five
Tenths (6l.5) Cents per lineal
foot. IT,uwT1
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08

Section /. That special assess
ment be lie lied against the lots and
lands abutting upon the north side
cf Wilson Avenue from Dix Avenue
to Lincoln Avenue to pay the cost
and exepense of constructing sand
stone sidewalks along said street
in the sum Of Fifty-eight and Five
Tenths $3.50 Cents per lineal foot.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08

See. ?. That a special assessment
be levied against the lots and lands
abutting upon both sides of Senate
Street from Silver street to the
Hooking Valley Railroad to pay the
cost and expense of constructing
sandstone sidewalks along said
street in the sum of Fifty-eight
and One Tenths (5S.1) Cents per
lineal foot.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08
TOLEDO AVENUE .


Sec. 10. That II special assess
ment be levied against the lots and
lands admitting upon the west side
of Silver Street to Blake Ayenue
TO pay the cost and expense of
constructing sandstone sidewalk
along said street, in the sum of
Slxty'one and THfee Pehths (6l. 81
Cents per lineal foot. ps
CLEVELAND AVENUE.
See, IL That special assess
ment be levied upon the lots and
lands abutting upon the east side
OF Cleveland Avenue from Walnut
street to Superior Street, TO pav
the cost and expense of construct
ing sandstone sidewalks along said
street. IN the sum of Sixty-aye
t65) Cents per lineal foot
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08

Continued on Page Three.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-08

President Pro TEN of City Council.
Approved by the Mayor. Louis
5cherff.
Attest William Fies, City Clerk.
Star S-7-14 o. Mirror, S-s-15-O7.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
REFORMING CONGRESS.

We have an unlimited amount of adj
mlratlon for the man who has in
mind the reformation of the house of
representatives, but we do not envy
him his task
Anyone who has ever witnessed IA
session of congress knows that to
try to naugurate the reforms that
have been suggested is something that
would be objected to by almost every
member of that body Most people
who have watched the house while
it is ''deliberating" on the matters
etfecting the country's welfare. do
not have high regard for the man
ner of its procedure.
Congress needs reforming as much
as anything. we know Of But its
a pretty hard matter to persuade some
people to reform themselves. They don't
take kindly suggestions along that
line
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
MANKATO FREE PRESS

&C., I. Barney who plunged the KnielS.
erbrocker Trust company into reckless
real estate Operations. r.
1t was not Theodore Roosevelt but
+. h. Thomas whom Mr.. Flemin" fore
ed to return to the Provident Life
Assurance society the money of the
policy holders which had been deposit
ted i'll Thomas banks for use in Wild
cat speculation.
1t was not Theodore Roosevelt but
Thomas +. Ryan and associates who,
by combination of stock iobbing and
grand larceny, wrecked the most pro-
titable street railway system in the
world
1t was not Theodore Roosevelt but
+. II. Hartman who looted the Al
ton.
1t was not Theodore Roosevelt who
was responsible for a system of in
surance corruption whose exposure
shocked the whole civilized world. but
men who have never spent an hour
i'll ii cell as punishment for their Of
lenses
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08

Washington'sI new union depot will
be ready for occupancy Dee. |. 1t
will be magnificent structure, and
one the travelling public will be com
PEELED to pay for, if the rule establish
ed by the railroads entering therein,
is put into practice. Every passenger
who enters the station will be re-
Iuired to pay twenty-five cents. Ma
trally the people of Washington are
very indignant at this exhibition of
greed. Their action will not lend to
make the people feel any more friend
ly toward them. and now is the time
when the corporations should make the
proper overtures to the public
The railroads entering Washington
have been pretty well treated by
the general government and the Dis
trict of Columbia 1t is given out that
the government and the district have
appropriated $6.OO0,000 for the new
station. In addition to the many gifts
lands We're given. streets widened and
street railway terminals changed to
meet the demands of the new railway
passenger station 1t Is true that the
railway companies have supplemented
the appropriations made by the federal
government and the District of Column
bia by some $l3000.000, the station
being estimated to cost S20O00.00O
when completed.
But the amount set apart by the
railroads for their individual shares
in the building of this magnificent
station by no means compares with
that donated by the federal govern
ment Not content with making money
from the citizens of the United States
and the District of Columbia for the
purpose of erecting this building the
railroads have decided to still further
tax the citizens by demanding Il
twenty-five cent extra charge from all
travellers entering the district This
is regarded as rank imposition and
the citizens of Washington are prepar-
ing to enter Il vigorous protest.
hoping to change the minds of the
railroad managers. pointing out to
them the injustice OF the fee which
it is proposed to impose.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08

shall preserve individual initiatives
competition and the free exercise
of free contract in all business and
industrial relations In connection
With this law the Civic Federation
urges that legislation should modify
the prohibition now existing against
organizations of labor, associations of
farmers and combinations of capital
lists whose business is in the public
interest.
The proposed commission should
make IA thorough inquiry into the sys-
TEN of federal license for incorpora-
ton of interstate concerns. The in
spection and supervision of great pro
ducing corporations should be enlarged
and extended and complete publicity
in the capitalization and operation OF
all such corporations large enough to
have. II monopolistic influence should
be required There was no expression
as to the conflict between the federal
and state courts The convention was
attended by many men prominent in
municipal affairs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
FEDERATION IDEAS.

The National Civic Federation has
made no formal report of its conven-
tion transactions at Chicago recently.
but an idea of what was accOmp-
lished, and the suggestions and rec
concentrations made. can be found iii
the summary of the deliberations of
the committee on resolutions. Congress
is urged to enact new laws for the
conditions width have arisen during
long period of active progress in
the enforcement OF old laws and in
the removal of abuses in the manage
memt of corporations. The changes
suggested are first. to permit agree
ments between railroad corporations. on
reasonable freight and passenger rates
subject to the approval of the inter
state commerce commissions and. see
ond. as the next step in executing the
will of the people to secure Justice
and equally of opportunity for ALL
the creation of Il nonpartisan commits
sion i'll which the interests of capital
labor and of the general public shall
be represented.
This commission should be empow-
cred to deal with the whole subject
of business and labor combinations
and report such plans for the forma-
ton aud .reg9lati Of corporations as
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
TWISTS IN TREE TRUNKS.

Curious twists are observed in many
tree trunks, and the inquiry Just be-
gun in Europe suggests the surpris-
ing conclusion that they are produced
by the earth's rotation. like the twists
of storms and the whirls seen in water
Van den Brock. the Belgian "eol-
ogist. points out that if conditions of
growth We're the cause the torsion
should follow the suns apparent path.
In at least 800 out of 1000 trees the
reverse is true. and it may be that
the twist is usually to the left in the
northern hemisphere and to the right
or with the clock-in the southern
hemisphere. like the turn of the cy-
clonic storms and water worthless. This
difference il due to the earth's rota-
ton. Jean Brlmhes notes that il was
shown some years ago that the winds
due to the earth's motion blow steadi-
~ at season when vegetation is
active and sensitive. and IL slight
continuous bending and turning then
would be likely to effect the tree
permanently.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
MISSION OF STRIKE BLOCKER.

The strike blocker has taken the
place of the strike breaker and he
finds his task a more agreeable one.
According to an article by Allen
Sangree in American Industries. the
newcomer is the man. who when an
industrial crisis approaches i'll amy ine
joins a union, and by comforting with
the employer and then the members
of the union. learns the exact cause
of Athe trouble TO do this says
Sangree. The must have the confidence
of each and to uniOnists of course.
his indentity must not be revealed.
He is the ounce of prevention.
Cangree goes on to say that within
the last year strike blocking concerns
have been established in every indus
trial center of the country. The oper-
atives number thousands and already
more than dozen big strikes have
been averted by them. Their efforts
are directed by men who combine the
abilities of defective and labor leader.
The phrase of the professional blocker
is reason rather than force.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
NOT ROOSEVELT'S FAULT.

The New York World is not as
critical of President Roosevelt as one
would expect. that newspaper never
having been over friendly to the chief
magistrate. The World takes occasion
to rebuke those financiers who have
charged the president with having
precipitated the recent furry
1t was not Theodore Roosevelt who
tried to finance the United Copper
pool with other peoples money but
the Henzts, says the World.
1t was not Theodore Roosevelt. but
HeinZe. Morse and Thomas whom an
honest and indignant clearing house
committee had to scourge from the
banking business. s.
1t was not Theodore Roosevelt but
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
WHAT ROOSEVELT SAID.

This is what President Roosevelt
said on the night of the presidential
election three years ago:
| am deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what | have done and have tried to
do. | appreciate to the full the solemn
responsibility this confidence imposes
upon me, ami 7 shall do all that in my
power lies not to forfeit it. On the 4th
March next | shall have served three
and one-half wears, and this three
and onehalf years constitutes my first
term.
1t will be observed that President
Roosevelt said that he would not be
a candidate for another nomination
Should he be- nominated without being
a candidate he could hardly refuse
to accept
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
THE PRESIDENTS PURPOSE.

President Roosevelt is postmaster
] in the art of coming phrases. His lat
est. successful dishonesty appears to
have strhck the people forcibly and
taken in connection with his other
part of speech which refers to those
who represent the efforts to punish
that kind of dishonesty, ii forms u
sentence which means Il great deal and
conveys to the public his policy of
dealing with those law violators who
have in the past succeeded in cover
ing up their tracks and throwing the
brought to bay.
President. Roosevelt will continue to
prosecute successful dishonesty" with
all the power and vigor at his COM
mand. and lit is up to the people,
to support him as vigorously in his
determination to wipe out the vultures
that have long preyed on the public.
His administration has brought to light
the baneful results of the successful
dishonesty which for years tiourished
ullIeDukeu. ne feNcalaUlOnS are SHOCK
ing and painful, but the good to come
afterward will be like the appear
ance of clear sky after an awful
storm. President Roosevelt is not re-
sponsible for the conditions and he
cannot be frightened now by the crash
of the false financial structures that
have crumbled of late.
President Roosevelt is right in his
purpose. Out of the temporary chaos
will come order. and better and a
more substantial superstructure will be
erected on the site of the ruins 1t
is the same old contention of the presi-
dent who insists upon IL square deal
for all. be he rich or poor. He wants
everybody to receive a fair deal. and
III order to bring that about will set in
motion the machinery of justice cou-
pied with the strong backing of those
people who have the courage to fight
in the open for principle which they
believe to be right. The president and
the people are working along the right
line. The atmosphere will be cleared
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08

the moral lis plains Safety comes from
within, not from without, under such
circumstances, Parental instruction
is the warden which falling asleep
gives the key to juvenile safety and
honorable manhood into the hands of
the warden of the reform school and
the states prison"
There is Il responsibility resting
upon the parents that should not be
treated lightly. While the boy ques-
ton is one of, the most perpleXing
that faces the parents they must as
sumo the difficult task of solving It..
The boy is confronted with all man
ner OF pitfalls and temptations. They
obstruct their pathway and often cause
them to fall by the way sde-to be-
come human derelicts. A word in time
spoken with the proper infection
might be the means of saving the boys.
Long drawnout moralizing will not
accomplish the purpose, but a common
sence. pratical talk, illustrated with
the horrible examples of the wrecks
that strew the journey if life. will
have its weight. If the boy possess
Il grain of common sence he will
soon reach the conclusion that travel
ing the pace that has led many to
the prison and the 9ibbet is not for
him
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
WHO MADE THE RAISE?

The Window Citizen made the claim
that T. j. NIeiehen and Charles
Nasaly OF the state board of equaIi-
zation succeeded in landing on the
taydodging steel trust. These two re-
formers were instrumental in getting
the assessed valuation of the iron
mines raised from $4,000 900 to 1892
O0G. 0OG.
But The Minneapolis Journal tells
a different story: Iron ore valuations
were raised by the state tax commits
sion Sl2l 100000 They were not
raised IA dollar by the board of
equalization. though the two members
mentioned tried to get a 10. per cent
increase. The tax commission seems
to have done all the landing" ON the
steel trust
So the bouquet handed out for
Governor Johnson'S democratic board
of equalization is made to look like
Il bunch of noXious weeds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
Bridge Ma !

j. b. Richards suggested that bids
on the new bridge be obtained, each
bidder to present his own plans and
specifications.
City Engineer Haynes said that all
that is needed is to furnish the COM
panies with a few facts, such as the
width of the driveway the load expect
ed to be carried, height. etc. The
plans and specifications for the piers
of the present bridge will be all right
for the new bridge.
Aid. Atchison moved that the enoi-
neers prepare the main requirements
and send them to bidders. who shall
prepare plans and submit bids at the
meeting Nov. -, and this was car
ried.
The bills included S3.954.Sl to the
Coughlan construction company, of
which $1,000 was on their Fifth street
contract. and the rest for curb and
gutter. walks, etc. elsewhere. Fowler
& Pay were also allowed SSl2.40 for
various cement construction items. The
pay roll was reduced to S536.lG.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
THE BOY QUESTION.

Parental Indifference has been the
cause of many boys downfall and
diseraceful end. Case after case
could be cited of young men who
have gone to the bad all because their
parents did not exercise over them that
influence which tends to right living.
This subject is well and fairly treat
ed by The Portland Oregonian, which
says that 1t passes the comprehension
of the old fashioned sort that lads
in village and farming communities
are allowed to form themselves into
gangs. drink, smoke cirgarets and car
ouse at night, literally running wild
for example. village like Candy,
Il few miles above Oregon City, III
Clackamas county. where boy OF
fifteen wears died in drunken stu
por Saturday nj ht i'll haymow,
where he had been thrown at midnight
to sober up" 1t is possible that the
parents of this boy did not know
of the habits and associates he had
formed! Or. knowing left him to
drift along in the belief that he
would come out all right in the end.
"There is no evidence that the body
had been missed from his bed at
home \ when in the late morning a
companion of the night before, who
had helped throw him OH the hay.
went to the barn to see If he were
still there and found him dead. Such
parental Indifference as this is largely
responsible for keeping up the quota
of incorrigibles in the reform school
and the large percentage OF youths
in the penitentiary. Jaw manifestly
will not reach such cases Win the
saving grace of prevention. at most IL
can only punish the malifactor VINO
violates it by selling liquor to MN
ors. after the irriparable mischief has
been done. Away with the saloons,
exclaims the prohibitionlst Away
with the parental Indifference answers
common sence and prudence. Let boys
be taught to withstand temptation
anu as matter OF coliSclchSe anu VI
principle to respect and revere the
law enacted for their protection.
The mother who ties the gate TO
keep her two year old from wandering
into the highway is forced to seek
some other device for restraining HIM
when he becomes able to climb the
fence IA year later. And the chances
are ten to one that he will outwit her,
and that the neighborhood will be
aroused to help find him before an
other year. Just as later. he will evade
the law forbidding the sale OF liquor
to minors.nenacted for his protection,
and land in the reform school or the
II the story Is simple
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
BUNCH OF SHARP STICKS.

Talkative women are naturally open.
faced.
J Builders of air castles do not have
to worry about labor strikes.
Many Il mans belief in his superior
wisdom makes fool of him.
Ignorance may not be bliss. but it
generates lot of contentment.
Money makes the mare 90 and mar
riage makes the money go.
Some people kick because they are
unable to discover where the shoe
pinches.
Many an otherwise truthful man
claims to- get a larger salary than he
does.
How easy it is to forgive an enemy
when he is in position to do you Il
favor.
A frenzied iinancer out of Il oh is
of as much use to the world as a
last years birds nest.
Instead of hunting trouble many Il
man has had it thrust upon him by
letting a widow lead him to the altar.
4 woman should acknowledge the
financial allowances made her by her
husband by making an allowance for
his shortcomings.
Get on the other side of the street
when you see man approaching who
never fails to inform YOU that the
world is daily growing worse.-Chicago
News
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
LIVE STOCK SHOW.

The first annual live stock show of
the Northwestern Live Stock asso-
citation will be held at the stock yards,
South st. Paul, Nov. ~ to y inclu-
sive. This show promises to make Il
splendid start in the development of
great annual exhibition worthy to
stand as an exponent of the vast
industry of producing and fattening
live stock.
The list of exhibitors at the show
includes names well known in live
stock circles. Therefore it is an assured
fact that the exhibits will be well
worth seeing. Fat stock, feeders and
stockers comprise the classes that will
be shown.
This show will be held in quarters
carefully prepared with Il view to fur
nishing all necessary Accommodations.
The special features will be purely
educational and are intended to assist
the feeders and breeders in building
up their business There will be lee
lures and demonstrations by men
eminent in the profession of animal
husbandry.
The management has spared neither
effort nor expense to make this show
one that shall be worthy of patronage
and support. the benefits to be derived
accrue directly to the farmers and
breeders who reside in its territory.
Therefore. it is confidently expected
that these men will accord their hearty
support and show their appreciation
and interest by their attendance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-08
She Made 1t Easy.

They were a crowd of married men.
says the Youngstown Telegram, rem
iniscent of the days of their court
ship.
"Jim ] don't see how you ever
plucked up courage enough to ask
your wife, you were always such a
bashful sort"
WELL replied jim, 'She made it
pretty easy for me. You know |
shined up to her a long time, and,
of course. she must have known |
meant business. But the only time we
ever made reference to it was one
night we were sitting on the porch. [
said to her. rather casually, so she
wouldn't think | meant anything diff
mite
500 YOU think you'll ever marry
''She said she thought she might, so
| said when
whenever you do, was her quick
retort. and [ said All right So we
fixed it up"