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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
Books in Perfect Shape.

Prof. J. r. Brandrup, for the auditing
committee, reported that it had exam
ined the secretary's books and found
them i'll perfect shape, with no discrep-
ancies whatever, and $370.23 cash i'll the
bank as reported. The report was APP
proved.
w. \. Funk nominated John Nyquist
for vice president, and he was elected
by acclamation.
Prof. Brandrup nominated George w.
Sugden for treasurer, and W. ID. Will
lard named Mic Petersen to succeed
himself, as a representative oflthe north
part of the city. Mr.. Sugden withdrew
SO that the officers might be better dis
tributed, and Mr.. Petersen was then re-
elected by reclamation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-19
North Mankato Wants 1t.

ed, but will grow whether it gets a street
car line or not. Property valuations
there will advance.
President Brett said that there was
no desire to keep North Mankato back.
W. A. Funk said that he saw 10 OBJ
lection to the use of the bridge. He had
always favored a line running into North
Mankato, and would as soon give the
use of the bridge to the street car line
exclusively, SO that another bridge will
have to be built somewhere where there
are not so many railway tracks. Mr.
Funk said that he thought that the
council should retain the right to "a voice
as to where the lines should run, to
insure the best service to the people. He
had also objected to the feature that re-
lieved the company of the furnishing OF
q bond unless the entire $4,000 local
subscriptions are collectable. With the
limitations suggested he was heartily in
favor of the granting of the franchise on
the most liberal terms that are, compat-
able with the interests of the city.
Should Be Posted.
DIR. Schmauss suggested that If COM
mittee is appointed to meet with the
council it should study the franchise be-
fore hand. and not blindly favor it. He
was heartily in favor of a street car
line, but the-"franehise has some objec-
tionable features. For instance, the
granting of the use of the alleys is OBJ
iectionable.
Mr., Jackson said that if ten Objec-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22
ARE YoU PRoGREssIvEY

In a,langthy sdia0Elal the Journal
opposes cement sidewalks and tells
the psOpis they are too expensive. It
! wants H. ". EaaIlon elected
20 aprevena the .abAiiding of these
walks. N mys This. IL forcing an
Unnecessary expense ON the people. :"
The walks will .add more- than their
: cost 90 Ahs'valus 'oG the.pFOperty and
the expense will be distributed over q
period o9 ten or twelve years, making
the payments very easy.
The government will not establish
fFaa delivery until sidewalks are laid
/. and they will add more to the appear.
ance Of the town than any other i'm
,provsmeut that can be made.
Do our citiRens wiah 10 DO progress
slve, or shall We oontinue TO wade
through Maud, do without free deliv-
cry and continue our village appear
ance for Rhs sAAEs OF having = wide
'upon town and $1,000 In 'iines''
money In the treasury at the end Of
DR.. scallon . term Of once. Shall
Ne aAandon sidewalks and ether i'm
lpsevements. OF will Occur d'AlSne
Z eontinns 70 Do pEOgressivsf IL 10 ny
! Co theppsople.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

proof. and then the careful housewife
sets her own Judgment above the mar
ket expert The strange cows milk
also passes the ordeal OF test. Germs
are not thought of in all this process
OF selection and exclusion, but that is
only the scientific name for something
that makes ordinary folks particular.
As with drinking water and some
foods, 30 with milk. Everybody can
not indulge to the same extent. The
healthy person viii eat and drink of
everything and laugh at the idea that
there h harm In 1t for anybody. Such
a person has germs, too-health germs
that make way with the disease germs
in the food and drink. But the partaker
who 10 less robust eats or drinks to
ruin. Then the disease germs destroy
the health germs. 1t ID well known
that the best OF milk is distasteful TO
some persons and to some an lmpossi-
BILE diet Germs or not, the system APP
pealed to haltS at milk. This Is when
the health germs are not working up to
mark The oRgans know 1t and ward
or the evil. Impure city air. nervous
pressure and other lila no doubt keep
human health germs working overtime
without adding the extra strain of d.
gesting milk germs. The very same
milk that country children, with fresh
air and exercise, thrive on may work
woe to city children. This Ia common
sense to every American mother, and
no scientific diagram Is needed 10
show how 1t can be.
II the germs In cows milk, or In the
cows that give the milk. or In the food
that feeds the cows, or in the house
that shelters the COWS, could be con-
troiled scientifically 1t would be boon.
But this cannot be done. A case was
reported recently where SIX blooded
COWS In one herd were passed as sound
by eminent experts. yet within two
years they had all been killed OF, one
by one, ON mere suspicion, and each
had been found In the last stages Of
consumption almost before the Ink was
dry ON the expert certificate Of perfect
health, The owners family consumed
all the product OF the cows without
harm apparently, Yet these cows
might have sent another family to un-
timely graves
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

TIE fact that eminent specialists
souarely contradict one another as to
the possibility OF milk carrying disease
from COWS to human beings Is good
reason for caution on the part OF CON
aumers, especially those who cannot
know exactly where their milk supply
comes from. An ounce Of prevention
b worth pound OF cure" 1t ia I'M
wise to pin our faith hllndly upon this
Or that school of scientists, for In this
age OF Investigation one authority soon
pushes another from the stool and
makes good the claim of pre-eminenee.
Il 10 appalling to think that the princi-
pal food OF children may carry the
germs OF death when 1t ls Intended to
bear the elixir OF health.
Most people get reconciled to the
idea that each Individual must ''eat a
peck Of 0lrt'' In the course OF q life
time. No one however wants that
peck overcharged with germs that will
produce early death. The beat way Is
10 be safe on the kind OF dirt and not
make too sure that anything Will do II
the limit Il peck. We may not be
thinking OF germs as science measures
and tabulates them all the time, but
most grown folks are particular about
the water they drink. Ii Is the FIRST
question In buying a new farm or set.
Ting In new place. Healthy inhab-
ltants on the spot do not prove that
tho water they drink win do for all
newcomers "Mhat is one mans meat
10 another mans poison." The water
drunk freely without harm by jewellers
in certain localities that might be
named plays mischief with the stranger
who comes within the gates II In 20
with some solid foods.
Nest people are particular, too. about
nold foods, especially meat and tish.
= ~ dealers essas Easa 10 Phi to
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22
Stylish Trimmed Hats

An exclusive Easter line. Each hat is
one of the finest examples of the milliner's art
and represents new ideas. The latest shapes
trimmed in shades and co1orings, such as Cop
enhagen blue, sulphur, copper and leather, and
artistically applied. There are willow plumes,
aigrettes and French flowers, and Persian rib"
bons. See the special window display.
Prices from
$40 to $35
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

WeiaEe unable to tall Just who has
snasumed aaitoFlal MANAGEMENT Of the
Journal for the city campaign, but
wiah 70 congratulate that paper and
the new editor ON the great improve
ment beth In quantity aad quality
Of the editorials. The improved
grammatical construction Of the edi.
toi lals h % very noticeable ~ 10
preclude the possibility OF their ha y
Ing bean written By any Of the regu-
lar staR.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

Some people measure morality, re-
lliaion, public daty and all other
tehlnRs By dellsrs. We do not believe
The people Of Occur d'Alsns have
sAaeemse % mareenaFy - that. Such
people are, always threatening ven.
eRaanne against any Who oppose them.
= 1heir vteN isEAarEoW and will never
win against these who are broad In
thaiFIldsas.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

Ruef, the Boss Tweed of San Fran
cisco, seems to be one of the greatest
grafters OF recent years, The
city, corporations and indivi-
duals seem to be his victims, and
Mayor Schmitz will have a hard time
keeping free from the clutches Of
the law. There seems to be a bad
nest In San Francisco.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

city cleo tion. Every citizen ought to
take advantage of the opportunity to
cast ballot at the first city elotion
Il will be something to look back
to In years to come when Occur d
Alene Is q city of $4,000.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

II Is asserted that when DIR. soallon
retired from office two years ago he
left $1,000 in the treasury. The
correct amount was less than $1,000.
We believe that Is true. but where
did the money come fromS
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

The poetess who rejected the son OF
an editor just to be quits for the ed
ttors rejection Of her verse must In
tend to lay down the pen or else she Ia
very reckless. That editor may be the
mogul Of a poetry trust.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

Something IKE 100000 more voter.
went 10 the polls In Germany this time
than in the last previous parliamentary
elections there, Now the people know
what the kaiser can do when he calls
cut the reserves.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22

.The voters q Oour d,Alsne should
remember that Il IL necessary to reg
later II thar would vote at the nrst
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22
More New
Tailored Hats

The display includes a
magnificent collection of
this line. In these are
introduced many uniqne
effects in shapes, trim
ming and methods Of
combining them; trim
med in flowers, ribbons,
wings and quilts. Prices
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-22
MILLINERY

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08
SOAKED IN COFFEE
Until Too Stiff to Bend over.

when l drank coffee l often had
sick headaches, nervousness and bill
iousness much of the time, but when
went to visit friend / got in the habit
of drinking Postum.
II gave up coffee entirely and the re-
suit has been that have been entire
ly relieved of all my stomach and ner-
vous trouble.
my mother was just the same way.
We all drink Postum now, and with
out coffee in the house for 2 years, we
are all we'll.
"A neighbor of mine, a great coffee
drinker, was troubled with pains in
her side for years and was an invalid
She was not able TO do her work and
could not even mend clothes or do any
thing at all where she would have to
bend forward. If she tried to do a
little hard work she would get such
pains that she would have to lie down
for the rest of the day.
"At last l persuaded her to stop
drinking coffee and try Postum Food
Coffee and she did so and has used
Postum ever since; the result has been
that she can now do her work. can
sit for a whole day and mend and can
sew on the machine and she never
feels the least bit of pain in her side,
in fact, she has got well and it shows
coffee was the cause of the whole trou-
BILE.
Il could also tell you about several
other neighbors Who have been cured
by quitting coffee and using Postum
in its place" There's Reason"
Look in pkg. for the famous little book,
The Road to MELVILLE"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08
A Defective system.

That part of the Pere Marquette
Salem inquest verdict in which the dis
patching system was held defective
is practically indorsed, and in the
strongest terms, by the Railroad Gaz
cite. the leading railroad paper Of the
country. The system should be done
away with entirely and the automatic
block substituted, asserts the Gazette.
After a summary of the facts, Illus
trated with fac-simile of the train
order, and the dismissal. because light
ming calculator train dispatchers are
rare, of the theory that the dispatcher
might have prevented the collision, the
Gazette says:
THE causes of this collision have
been given in detail; not because It
is proposed to discuss the faults in the
details and the means of correcting
them, but simply as an interesting ex-
hibit of how the time-honored Ameri-
can train dispatching system breaks
down Our train dispatching system is,
indeed, time-honored, but it is not
worthy of confidence. The non-auto-
matte block system is suitable for
roads of the lightest traffic and cannot
be reasonably objected TO because of
its cost. Ii is not free from chances of
error, but it is simplicity itself COM
pared with the dispatching system.
and simplicity tends to enhance SAT.
ety.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08
SPAIN FAR BEHIND NATIONS.
IIIiteracy Prevails There to a Most
Amazing Extent.

or the 100000 people inhabiting
Spain, only about 80 per cent can
read and write; another two and one
half per cent. of the population can
read without being able to write, but
the remaining 62h per cent are abb
solute illiterates. In the south of
Spain ii is impossible to get a serv-
ant who can read and write, and
many OF the postmen are unable to
tell to whom The letters they carry
are addressed. They bring a bun
die Of letters to house and the
owner looks through them and takes
those which are Tor which he thinks
are) addressed to him. The Spanish
postmen are not paid by the state;
the recipient Of the letters have to
remunerate them according to the
amount of their correspondence, and
each letter costs the addressee at
least one cent. 1t is a joke among
the easy-going Spaniards that he who
treats the postmen best receives the
most letters-whether they are in
tended for him or not.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08

able to indulge In the presumption
that in this case the defendant was
convicted of its virgin offense." When
the reading had been concluded, Judge
Lands turned to Attorney Starr and
declared that he was ready to hear
what he had TO say.
Mr.. Starr said that il had been
promised that there would be a delay
in the execution of the judgment, but
the court denied this positively. AT
ter some debate between the Judge
and the attorneys for the government
and the company. il was agreed that
the attorneys for the defense should
be given GO days in which to file a
bill of exceptions.
The court is as anxious to have
this case taken to the court of APP
peals as anybody" said Judge Lands,
and | am willing that sufficient time
be given. II must go to the higher
court through the regular channels.
No exception will issue until the GER
titicate has been presented to the
court and fully examined
II is expected that the case will be
heard during the January term of
the United States court of appeals
Under seven indictments still pend
ing against the Standard Oil Co, an
additional fine amounting to SSS,440-
600 may be levied against the com
pany if il is found guilty on trial
There are in these seven indictments
total Of 4,i22 counts. and the maxi
mum fine on each would be $4,000.
John ID. Rockefeller was enthusiasts
tically engaged in game of golf, his
usual morning exercise, when word
was received that the Standard OIL
Co. had been fined $29, 100000 by the
federal court in Chicago. A little af-
ter IL o'clock a message was handed
to him telling of the big fine As he
read the missive with almost a mere
glance, not a muscle of his face
twitched in a manner that would in
dictate any Feeling Not a word did
he speak. Later Mr.. Rockefeller sta
ted that he would not discuss the ac-
ton of the court int even the slight
est degree. After reading the mes
sage Mr.. Rockefeller resumed his
game. laughing and joking as he
played. With even renewed energy
he continued the game until he won
victory from his opponents.
Asked whether he had anything to
say on Judge Lands decision, Fl. H..
Rogers, who is at his summer home
at Fair Haven. Mass. said he had no
comment TO make.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08

Judge Kenesaw NJ Lands in the
United States district court, Chicago,
fined the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana
$29,240.000 for violations of the law
against accepting rebates from rail-
roads. The fine is the largest ever
assessed against any individuals or
any corporation in the history OF
American criminal Jurisprudence, and
is slightly more than 131 times as
great as the amount received by the
company through its rebating opera
tons. The case will be carried to
the higher courts by the defendant
company.
The penalty imposed is the maxi
mum permitted under the law and il
was announced at the end of long
opinion in which the methods and
practices of the Standard Oil Co. were
mercilessly scored. The Judge. in fact
declared in his opinion that the Off
Gals Of the Standard Oil Co. who were
responsible for the practices of which
The corporation was found guilty,
were no better than counterfeiters and
thieves, his exact language being:
I'VE may as well look at this stu
alton squarsly. The men who thus
deliberately violate this law wound
society more deeply than does he who
counterfeits the coin or steals letters
from the mails"
He viewed the facts in the case,
took UP the arguments of the attor-
neys for the defense and answered
them, and then passed judgment on
the company which he declared viola
ted the law for the sole purpose of
swelling its dividends. He also held
that the railroads have no more right
to make a secret rate for shipper
than a board of assessors would have
to make a secret assessment of any
particular piece of property.
Judge Lands expressed regret that
the law failed to provide more serious
punishment than a fine. but insisted
that the penalty should be sufficiently
large to act as a deterrent and not of
such a size as to encourage the often
der to persist in lawlessness.
At the conclusion Of his opinion,
and after announcing the amount of
the fine, Judge Lands directed that a
special grand jury be called for the
purpose of inquiring into the acts of
the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co, It
having proved in the case just closed
that the oil company accepted rebates
from that corporation This jury Is
summoned for August ID.
This caustic reference to the rebate
system of the oil company was re.
ceived with applause: when after
all the circumstances of the trial have
been brought out and the defendant
persistently maintains that the con
stitution of the United States guaran-
tees to it the right to make a private
contract for a railroad rate. this court
is obliged to confess that he is un-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08
THE NEW YORK LlFE's PROGRAM.
Economy, Publicity and the Paramount
Interest of Pollcyholders.

President Kingsley, of the New
York Life Insurance Company, says,
in an address to the policyholders,
that his plan Of administration in
wolves these points:
First: Strict economy; second,
the widest, fairest and fullest public
ity; third, the continuance of the New
York Life as a worldwide institution;
fourth, such an amount of new bust
ness under the law as we can secure
while practicing intelligent economy,
and enforcing the idea that the inter-
est of the policy.holder is paramount"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08
Too Much EXPOSURE.

Elsie is a laundress of color. She
is we'll past youth, wears Parental
smile and sports single front tooth
of much prominence. Recently she
missed one of her visits TO a patron,
and when she next put in an appear
ance she was suffering from a bad
cold When asked how she took such
a serious cold she said:
During the recent festivities our
club gave ball. The gentleman
what's paying attention to me is very
particular, so | had to go in full even
ing dress, and / had to leave off
a few pieces, and it got me-"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08
Watching the Knife Play.

There is an awful fascination
about seeing people eat with their
knives said he who has just spent
week on the farm for this health,
with retrospective look in his eyes.
a knife is such an unexpected in
strument. You never know just where
it is going to strike. You can't keep
your eyes off You are afraid to look
for fear it might slip and cut the
mouth half in two, and you are afraid
ii YOU don't look it might happen and
you won't get to see it,"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08
STEPHENSON is DEAD.
A Strong Man and His Work That
Was Well Done.

Following a fall as he stepped from
carriage, Samuel NJ. Stephenson, ex-
congressman and multi-millionaire
lumberman, died in Menominee We'd
nesday. He was a brother of United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson, Of
Marinette, Wis.
The deceased was born In New
Brunswick in 1881 in the environment
of the lumber industry. When a boy
he came to the lumber district of the
upper peninsula and worked in lumber
camps for years. He was enterprising
and thrifty, and from his savings he
established lumber business In a
small way 1t later became one of the
largest in the world and yielded i'm
mense profits.
He was member of the fifty-first,
fifty-second, fifty-third and fifty-fourth
congresses and as a member of the
rivers and harbors committee promot-
ed many Improvements of the channels
OF the great lakes and connecting riv-
ers. Before going TO congress he
served as state senator and represent
ative and at one time was prominently
mentioned for a United States senator
ship.
The school house education that the
brothers received was meager, but
both were men OF striking personality
and force who were never known to
duck fight, physically, financially or
politically, from the days they began
rs red-shirted lumber jacks in the dis
tricts where they won their fortunes
on through their entire careers.
sam was a man of his word and
liked good companionship. Underneath
his harsh, uncultured surface his col
leagues in congress saw a real dia-
mond and that's why they liked him.
After bitter fight that was carried
20 the courts he was defeated in 1898
by Carl Sheldon, of Houghton, for
domination for fifth term. After that
ne was not active in politics.
The cherry crop is plentiful and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-08-08

NJ. B. Norwood, of Toledo, was ar
rested in Kalamazoo while cursing the
American flag. He is believed to be
deranged.
Letters from many railroads to
Commissioner Glasgow announce that
the roads will have their new SEIZED
ules ready and put in effect the new
two-cent rate, which takes effect Sep
TENDER %. IL is understood at the
commissioner Office that one or two
OF the larger roads will test the law.
The department of justice at Wash
ington has ordered a vigorous prose-
cution of the men who kidnapped Man.
uel Sarabina, a Mexican, from the
Jail at Douglas, Ariz., and took him
across the line into Mexico while he
was awaiting extradition proceedings.
He has been returned to. the Arizona
prison by Mexican authorities.