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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-13
Republican Caucus in Session.
OPEN PROPOSALS
TO BUILD CANAL
Lowest Bidders Will Make
Sc, 100000 if They Are
Awarded Contract.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The proposals
opened by the canal commission today for
the entire construction of the Panama
canal were as low as had been expected
by experts on construction work For
some time it has been known that several
members of the commission believed I
per cent on the estimated ,cost OF con-
structlon would be a fair remuneration
for contractor under the form prepared
that of William j. Oliver of Knoxville
Tenn, and Arson NJ Bangs of New York
City. who offered to do the work for SIS
per cent on the estimated cost. is lower
than had been expected.
Granting that the estimate of S140O00. 600
for the construction of the canal. which
has been frequently spoken of in con-
gress. is accurate, the remuneration OF
the Oliver-Bangs combination would be
S949O.OOO in case ii was TO be awarded the
contract. Much discussion has been
caused by the great difference in the
only four bids received, as they ranged
from 6.75 to % per cent
William J. Oliver and Arson NJ. Bangs
have been in the contracting business for
many years, and the statements they fur
nished with their proposal show that they
nave done much important work Mr.
Oliver states that he has completed SIS
100000 worth of work in ten years, and
now has $3l 10000 worth OF work in prog
ress. He gives his assets at $3,00OO0O.
Mr.. Bangs gives his assets at 81 600 600
and states that he was the contractor for
the 800" lock at Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.
Delaware breakwater and Buffalo break
water. the contract price for each of these
being S2500.OO0.
Bidders were requested to accompany
their proposals with a certified check of
S200.OO0 and the successful bidder will be
required to give bond in the sum of
$2,OOo.0Oo to protect the government from
any loss.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-13
HARRY JOSEPH, SPEAKER,
LOVE PRESIDES in SENATE
Slate Slips Through House Caucus, Ru-
ralDistricts Taking Most of the
Minor Offices.
The Senate Returns to Its Old Love in Session Held Behind
Closed Doors.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-13
Senate Meets in Secret.

The senatorial ''aristocrats" were quite
exclusive in their demeanor. barring out
the newspaper men from their caucus.
They then proceeded to work two sur
prises in the nomination of Stephen Fl.
Love for president and Robert S Camp
bell. former general manager of the Utah
Light q Railway company and an old
time clerk in territorial days, as secre-
taTy of the body. II. l.. Cummings had
been tipped as a sure successor to him
self as secretary of the senate. 1t is
understood that Campbell was drafted
into the service. not being an applicant
for the position.
o. J. Salisbury. chairman of the state
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
AN UNDESIRABLE FISH.

Hugh NJ. Smith, deputy United States
commissioner of fisheries, is friend OF
that much despised fish, the carp, If we
are to Judge from an article which APP
pears under his name in The National
Geographic Magazine. Mr.. Smith is
free to confess that the carp has re
ceived any amount of unfavorable crit
icism, but contends that the vituperation
that is heaped upon this particular in,
habitant of the water is wholly uncalled
for Most of the attacks on the carp's
reputation have been unfair, declares Mr..
Smith, who pretends to know something
of fish. In Europe the carp ranks with
the trout as an article of food.
In America some of the best judges
of fish will not admit that the carp
furnishes wholesome article of food
and fishermen hereaboutss claim, and
with much justice, too, that the carp
destroy the spawn of other and better
fish: at least that is the most serious
complaint made against them in this sec
ton, and that is one reason why fisher
men are trying to eliminate that varie'
tv from Eagle and Madison lakes. The
carp is, according to the disciples OF
Issac Walton, an undesirable fish. He
does more to lessen the number of fish
i'm the lakes mentioned than all the men
who catch for the markets in violation
of the law. The fishermen who drop
their lines in the water of Eagle and
Madison lake want nothing to do with
carp.
Quoting from learned professor, MIR.
Smith writes that carp will grow
with great rapidity, sometimes attaining
a weight of three or four pounds" 1t
is quite evident that the professor has
never gazed in admiration upon carp
that were caught in Eagle lake. To Il
layman they look like whales and APP
pear as if they weighed ton. They are
monsters and really the terrors of the
lakes. All other fish must get out OF
their way quickly else they will fur
nish the food for rapacious maws.
Those who fish in southern Minnesota
waters are willing that all other states
shall take pride in the number of carp
their lakes produce, and if those COM
monweaths will but remove the mot
wanted from our own fishing resorts
their labors will be appreciated. III
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
UNDER RUINS OF MI

Excavations now going on in the
Roman forum have just resulted in the
disclosure of important relics which tend
to carry back the beginning of Roman
history and to change in some respects
the accepted story of the founding OF
Rome. Below the wall, which has been
shown to date back to the fifth or sixth
century, b. c., the spades have now re-
vealed evidence of e-existing NEGRO
polls on the same spot over which the
wall was built.
The most commonly received legend of
Rome's foundation places that event
about twenty-siX centuries ago, in the
tomb thus brought to light were found
remains of human bones and drinking
cup of earthenware.
This vase may cause the ancient his
tory of Rome to be rewritten, and the
excavations thus far show that Rome
was not built on virgin soil, but on the
remains of an older civilization. The
famous Traian column has also come in
for further excavation. The foundation
having been excavated, terra Gotta jars,
lamps, bones and paved street have
been disclosed, al dating over 100 years
before Trajan's time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
HER MANN SONS AT FESTIVAL
New Ulm Entertained Members Of
Order From All Over State.

New Ulm, June l7--The Sons of
Hermann of the state yesterday held
their annual summer festival under the
shadow OF their national monument on
Hermann heights. Over 1000 visitors
from all over the state arrived here
shortly after noon. The park and mon
ument were profusely decorated with
the Stars and Stripes, emblems of the
order and the colors of the fatherland.
The principal feature of the festival
was the presentation of an autograph
portrait of Emperor William of Ger
many by the imperial German CONSUL
Hams Grunow of st. Paul. Consul
Grunow was presented to the assemb-
laee by Otto kuelfner of st. Paul.
In the course OF his remarks the con-
sui said that while visiting i'll Germany
last year he prevailed upon the emperor
to present slight token as Il remem-
brancc and he deemed it most appropri
ate that in the typical German city of
New Clm there should repose i'll the art
room of the national monument like
ness of the ruler of the fatherland. 1t
afforded him great pleasure to present
the gift to the state grand lodge in the
name of the German emperor.
Fritz Ziegler of Saltwater, grand
president of the state lodge, accepted
the portrait and expressed his thanks
and hoped that it would always remind
the Hermann Sons of German unity and
customs and hoped they would be per-
petuated in their land of adoption.
National Grand President William
Foelsen of st. Paul acknowledged the
token on hebalf of the national organ
ization. He pictured Emperor William
as one of the greatest statesmen of the
age and said no foreign nation proceed
ed to carry out any policies without
first consulting him. He presented to
the state grand lodge a likeness of
Abraham Lincoln in bas relief.
The Second Regiment band played
1.-The Watch on the Rhine" followed by
America" and the singing of the two
national songs and three cheers each for
Emperor William, Abraham Lincoln and
President Roosevelt.
Nearly all the officers of the grand
lodge were present, and among the other
notable Germans present was Hans won
Lorenz formerly captain in the NAVY of
Germany. t''''''' ~ y f-'.'i'
-. ISL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
RESIDENCE is BURGLARlZED
Rev, NJ. Nordgaard,'s Little Dog Pre-
vents Much of a Robbery. .:p !.
EIror,, Mopday'S. Dailv

The, residence of Rev. N. Nordgaard,
ll06 Pleasant street. was !burglarized last
night. The family had, forgotten to
put down the dining room window, and
left a light burning in the room. This
gave, the, theta view of the inside, and
he had little difficulty in removing the
screen and getting in. The family dog,
though little fellow, barked so Justify
that the thief was frightened away be-
fore he succeeded in getting much. The
childrens bank, standing on the side
board near the, window, appears to have lE
been the only thing Stolen. The bark
ing of the dog aroused the family, and
Mr.. Nordgaard made an investigation.
He did not notice the loss OF the bank
until later.
Deputy Postmaster |. n. Griffith early
this morning found bank used In the
savings department of the National
Bank of Commerce lying on the SIDE
walk in front of his residence on South
Front street. 1t was No. l6S, and the
front fastening had been torn or blown
off, so that the door opened ana let the
money out There was nothing In the
bank, and it was later turned over to
the National Bank of Commerce, which
ascertained it to be the property OF Rev.
Nordgaard. There is 20 clue to the
thief.
During this week householders should
use every precaution to prevent pnrS-
laries. There will no doubt be num-
Der of undesirable characters IN the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
DR.. j. E.. DORIAN
Medical Block, St. Paul, Minnesota
SALE OF pITcHING JOBS.

Notice lis Hereby Given, That on the
9Th day of July. 1907. at II O'Clock
a. M, at Auditors Office in the City
of Mankato, AIinn., l will sell the jobs
of digging and constructing the Ditch
No. 10 of Bite Earth County. establish
ed by the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County, State of Min
nesota, by their order bearing date May
Sth, 1907, viz: In sections of 100 feet
each, each of said, sections to be known
and numbered by stakes, as shown by
the report of the viewers in said mat
ter which is also the Engineers Re
port. t -..l t. ruF.
$500 cubic yards.
steel highway culverts.
To the lowest responsible bidder or
bidders said work to be completes
within the time required. and in the
manner specified in said viewers re-
port And no bid will be entertained which
exceeds more than thirty (So) per cent
over and above the estimated cost of
the construction, in any case, as stated
in the said order: and the successful
bidder will be required to give a salts
factory bond, with two freehold securi-
ties for the faithful performance ana
fufillment of his contract. and to pay
all damages that may accrue by Tea-
son of his failure to complete the Jop
within the time required in the contract
The said order and estimates and pro-
file are on file and may be seen at
my office.
The right to reject any and all bias
is hereby reserved.
Dated Mankato, June Sth. 1907.
(SEAI,) EDGAR WEAVER
County Auditor of Blue Earth County,
State of Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
FAMOUS DRIVERS IN RACES
Endurance Contests to Be Held at
Fair Ground June 20 and 20.

st. Paul, June l9-With a twenty
four hour endurance race as the chief
attraction and a good list of other
events the automobile racing meet to be
held at the state fair grounds on June
90 and % promises to be great sue
cess and one of the largest meets ever
held in the country. Several of the most
prominent automobiles in the country
will participate in the endurance race.
A telegram received yesterday by II.
S. johnson, secretary of the st. Paul
Automobile club from w. III. Pickering
racing manager of the United States
motor racing circuit stated that the fol-
lowing entries had been received for the
race; Eddie Bald with his Mitchell car;
Monguini, the Italian mOtorist with his
Giant Kifer;" Coey, the Chicago mil
lionaire motorist; Kid Mccoy, former
pueilist, with his $4,000 racer; Mrs.
Cuneo of New York, the most spectacu
lar woman driver in the country with
her "Gold Dragon, and Marian Eager
of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
| The local events vii be run on Friday
afternoon and in the evening between s
and 10 O'Clock The endurance race will
| be started at 10 o'clock and will con-
tinue until 10 o'clock Saturday night. A
number of searchlights will be placed
around the track. and each car will be
followed by flood of light, which will
show the progress of the race as well
as daylight would.
One of. the important races will be
that for the twin city cup, which was
won in 1905 by the st. Paul club. The
ears i'm this event must be driven by the
owners or the regularly employed driv-
ers.
The meet will be conducted by the
United States racing board under the
auspices of the st. Paul club. The
Twenty four hour endurance race will be
the third of its kind ever run in the
country, the other two being the one in
Philadelphia May "a and 25, and the
one now being held at Detroit, Mich. An
effort will be made to break the record
established at Columbus, Ohio, in 1908
bv the Soues brother, which has not
since been equaled. With the excellent
;, track at the fair grounds it is believed
that the chance of breaking this record
is good.
The proceeds of this racing meet will
be used by the st. Paul club in furnish
, inc their new clubhouse, which soon viii
be under course of construction or
Fourth street, between Cedar and Min
nesota streets. The deal between the
club and Oscar L. Taylor, who is to erect
: the building, has been closed, and the
work of putting up the building will be
!, commenced without delay. The building
will be fitted out for Il garage on the
first floor with the club rooms on The
second floor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
SUNDAYS PECULIAR METHODS

Rev. William A. Sunday is catching"
it again from newspaper writers who do
not like his style of religious pitching"
His home state papers are going after
him more severely than those in other
states where the eX-baseball player has
preached. Here is sample of the
criticisms:
Knoxville Express: In spite of the
fact that Billy Sunday makes the peo-
pie laugh half of the time, by telling
funny stories and throwing slang bunch
es at his auditors, the result is pessl-
mism of a deep dye. Men and women
come out of the audience Srieved.
Cedar Rapids Republican: To most
men religion is still something sweet
and sacred. 1t is to do with reverence.
with love and heaven. But men like
Sunday make it a jest to the thought
full 1t does not matter how many
converts they may count, they are
debating the religious currency is every
sermon that they preach. Audiences
which are amused with funny stories
and startled with slang may be thrown
into Mysteries but they can not be de-
veloped in spiritually. 1t may be that
the world has outgrown the old theolo
pv. and the trite sermon from the pull
pits. but we do not believe that the
church can regain its position or main
tain it by commissions of laughter Owe
funny stories and by sweltering in Sian;
and Mysteries.
Quincy Herald: We can congratulate
Quincy on not having Billy Sunday herr
in spite of the misguided efforts of thu
ministers union. From all reports he i
growing more vulgar and slangy thai
ever, and is trailing religion in the in
decency of low sensationalism.
Notwithstanding the "berating" tina
William receives from the press and III
other critics. this sensationalistic evan
gelist manages to convert a great man
people, and it is fact that numbe
of them hew to the line, walk tn
straight and narrow path of righteous
ness. and Others fall by the waysidt
but they certainly are no worse tina
they were before they tried to folloN
in the Lords footsteps. Sunday is on
of those who believes in the strenuou
performance of duty If you canno
lead man away from his evil way
and fill him full of the religion tina
should be in him, then sieze him by tn
shoulder and force him. to take Il
pound it into him with the strong fore
of logic. Sunday is hard hitter an
wants to make home run every tim
he goes to bat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
June 7-4-21. 1867
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.--SS. In probate court.
In the matter of the estate OF James Lunu-
uuiSt deceased.
Whereas an instrument in writing. puf-
porting TO he the last will and testament of
James Iunduuist deceased late of said Coun-
ty. has been delivered to this court:
And whereas Anna l.. Lundquist has filed
Herewith her petition. representing among
other things that said James Lundquist. died
i'm said county on the 10th day of April. 190i.
testate and that no Executor is named i'm said
last Will and Testament. and praying that the
said instrument may be admitted to probate.
and that letters of administration with the
will annexed be issued thereon to Nils Nyqulst.
1t is ordered that the proofs of said instru-
ment and the said petition be heard before
this court. at the Probate Office in the
city of Mankato. i'm said county on
Monday. the 1st day of July. A; d.. i9o'.
at 10 O'Clock i'm the forenoon, when all persons
interested may appear for or contest the pro-
bate of said instruments:
And il is further ordered, tn at notice OF Tue
| time and place of said hearing be given 10 All
persons interested, by publishing this oluer
| once in each week for three successive weeks
| prior to said day of hearing. in the Mankato
Free Press. weekly newspaper ptihoeo
| and published at Mankato in said county,
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day OF May
! A. ID. 1907.
| BY the Court.
| Iprobate Court Seal WIN. i. HUGHES,
| Judge of Probate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
KERNS AND HEBRON.
Reuben Purrier Purchases the Farm
Owned by His Brother.

FROM 1ueSdayS Dally.
Reuben Purrier purchased the farm
owned by his brother, Peter Purrier, and
will move his family upon it. His son
Chester will move onto the old home
stead next year.
Nh. and Mrs. Peter Purrier and son
on visiting in Duluth with his sisters
| family, and 90 from there to Ulen to Wis
it his brothers family. They expect to
month.
Il. Hodson returned from the g. A. Il
encamrment at st. Paul last week and
reports one of the best state encamp-
ments ever held.
The sympathy of this community was
aroused by the death of Mrs. Andrew
| Swanson of Judson which occurred last
Saturday night of pneumonia and heart
failure. Mrs. Swanson had been in pool
health for some time Mr.. and Mrs
Swanson were married over a year age
and they were just completing nice
little home near the bridge at Judson
Mrs Swanson had made many friends
in the short time she had lived here
being of very amiable disposition. She
was good woman and Mr.. Swanson
has the sympathy of the community in
his great loss.
The funeral was held at the Swedish
Lutheran church in .Judson on Monday
afternoon. Rev. Tuleen of Mankato Of
floating. Interment i'll the Hebron
cemetery.
The corn crop seems likely to be d
| failure and farmers are selling then
young stock, hogs and young cattle
Many of the pastures are covered with
water so that cattle cannot feed, and
the hay is all gone. Small grain is look
ing fairly well on high land.
| Miss Emma Hodson will start for Los
| Angeles, this week to attend the Nation
| al Educational convention and will visit
friends and take i'll the sights and re
turn by Yellowstone park. Miss Ger
lach of Good Thunder will accompany
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN.
~ ttfi
Minneapolis and st. Paul Offers Plenty
of Work With Good Pay to Good
3... Workers. d z. f...t.-.


Special to The Free Press:
Minneapolis, Mimi, June l4.-There
never was time when young men were
offered such work opportunities in the
Twin Cities as at the present time
Every business is crying out for good
men. For instance, The Minneapolis 4
ST. Paul Street Railway systems have
opened so many new lines and put on
so many new cars during the past year
that any number of young men of good
habits who wish to engage in the clean
interesting business of transportation
can secure good, permanent work at
good pay. AOtOrmen are wanted and
conductors are wanted. The work is
particularly attractive at this time be-
cause the company's new wage scale
twenty one cents an hour for the first
year, twenty-five cents for second year,
twenty-three cents for third year, TWEEN
ty four cents for the fourth year and
twent y-five cents for five or more years
service. There is no business in the
world which has such brilliant future
as the electric transportation business
and young men of energy and ambition
can find unlimited fields of usefulness in
that line. The street car superinten-
dent in Minneapolis is authority for his
statement and he is man of his word.
He said to a reporter: Tell the boys
to write to me and III show them"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
BASEBALL Is ENJ0INED
Judge Kingsley Renders a Decision
in Albert Lea Case.

Albert Lea, June l3.-There Will be
no more Sunday ball playing on the
fair grounds just outside this city,
as Judge Kingsley has made perma-
nent the Injunction secured tort
night ago The court held that 1t IS
clearly unlawful to play ball anywhere
on Sunday, and the decision also
makes hunting, fishing, running
launches, etc, offenses under the sun
day observation statute.
The decision has greatly discouraged
the baseball fans, but others do not
take the matter very seriously. 1t Is
not known whether the baseball people
will make any further effort to play
ball Sundays. They have rented
ground in another isolated place ana
announced game for last Sunday,
but the heavy rain prevented playing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-21
SUIT CASE GONE.
Mrs. Edna &. Thompson OF vernon
Center Robbed at Union Depot
From Mondays Daily.

From MOnday S DaI1V.
Mrs. Edna E. Thompson of Vernon
Center, niece of J. r. Thompson, was
at the union depot. this forenoon, walt
ing for the lO:45 a. IN. Omaha passenger
train, when she stepped to the baggage
room to check two telescope vallces.
When she went back to the ladies' walt
inc room her suit case. that she had left
there. was gone. When she went out
,of the room only few ladies were
present. 1t is possible but not proba-
BILE that one of these took the case by
mistake. She reported the matter TO
the police.