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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
IGooD HABITS; GOOD ASSET.
Ali Men Should Be Clean; IL Helps In
Every Day Life.

Duluth Herald: There was time
when people used to say that the bust
ness world has nothing to do with the
private life of business people.
So long as man attended to his du-
ties during the prescribed period every
day, it was nobody's business what he
did outside of those hours. He might
drink and carouse and equip himself
with dishevelled and disreputable APP
pearance to bear him company at the
opening of business next day, but that
was his private affair, and no business
of anybody else.
Perhaps, in a measure, that is still
true. But practically it is now very far
from the truth.
The business world may have nothing
to do with what business man or an
employee does outside of hours, but what
he does outside of hours has great
deal to do with his conduct in business
hours, and for that reason there has
been a complete revolution in sentiment,
until now good habits are a business
asset just as valuable as capacity and
industry.
A man may dissipate to all hours of
the night, and still come up in time to
begin work at the usual time in the
morning. But he is not the man he
would have been had his night been
spent in clean diversion and in whole
some allowance of sleep. He is worth
very much less after night of dissipa-
ton than he is after a normal night.
This is just as true of employers as
it is of employees. An employer may re-
fuse to hire any employe who dissipates
his energies by night carousing, and the
public may refuse to patronize business
or professional man who does the same
thing.
What is sauce for the goose is sauce
for the gander, and while the realiza.
ton that employees had to live decent
lives to be fit for their best in working
hours came much earlier, the realization
that the same thing is true of lawyers
and doctors and merchants and business
men is now just as keen.
Good habits are business asset.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
CAN PREPARE ORDINANCE
City Attorney Daley Has Been Look
Ing Into Dairy inspection Matter.
From THURSDAYS Daily


When the council was some time ago
considering the matter of passing a
dairy inspection ordinance, City Attor-
ney Daley procured copy of the ordi-
nance in force at Fargo, N. D., which
is considered very good one, and
which he intended to use as guide in
preparing an ordnance for Mankato. He
still has that ordinance, and is able to
prepare an ordinance whenever the
council directs him to do so. He, like
other citizens, believes that the public
is entitled to protection in the matter
of the milk supply of the city.
Nothing has occurred lately that has
occasioned so much agitation as the dis
closures at the packing house, and if
the council needs the general demand
of the people it will lose no time in
passing an ordinance and seeing that it
is enforced. 1t is felt that it would be
better even to have the inspection made
at public cost than to allow matters to
go as they have been going.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
EAGLE LAKE ODD FELLOWS
Install Officers and Enjoy Banquet
Last Night.

FROM lHuISudS bdliy
Lodge No. Sc, l. o. O. f., of Eagle
Lake held Il very pleasant banquet last
night and Installed the following Off
GERS: Ira b. Reynolds, n. G.; j. w.
Reynolds, V. g.; George Van Buen,
secretary; a. l.. Cummins, treasurer.
The appointed officers are a. R. Cook,
warden; NJ. b. Cook, conductor; c. H..
Brown, right support of n. c.; F. NJ.
Otto; left support of n. g.; Mr.. Strong,
inside guard. Then all went down to
the dining room where the feast was en-
joyed. They then returned to the
lodge room and fine program was Civ
en- by Mrs. J. w. Reynolds, G. w. Reyn-
olds and George Van Buren,. The chair
man, A. l.. Cummings, then introduced
for short speeches, Ira B. Reynolds, Hon.
Nels Nyquist and others of the lodge.
Somewhere about the near hours of mid
night the company dispersed feeling
they were well paid for the time given
to the entertainment.
The |. o. o. +. lodge at Eagle Lake
is in flourishing condition. 1t has a
membership of thirty-four. They have
repainted their hall and have just put
down new carpet in the main hall
and have carpeted three ante rooms. The
rooms are lighted with gas, a system
installed recently.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
MUST NOT PLAY HOCKEY
LEGISLATORS Can BE Docked If Absent
From Sessions.

LEGISLATORS Can BE DoCked is Absent
From Sessions.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Members of the legislature will be
"docked" S. for every day they are alb
sent without excuse, says The Mime
apolis Journal. This is the requirement
OF the revised statutes, "woodchuck"
which got away from the members two
years ago, and is likely to create all
sorts of trouble at this session. The
discovery will cause a large-sized row,
il is feared, and the early repeal of the
obnoxious section is predicted.
There was only one member absent
on the opening day of the session, but
the second day, last Wednesday, there
were five senators and ten representa-.
tives absent without excuse, as shown
by the journals of the two houses.
Thursday, the third day, there were six
senators and nineteen house members
recorded as absent without excuse.
The law will be called to the atten-
ton of the members officially this even
ing or tomorrow. About the first thing
members will begin to look over the
journals to see if they got credit for
being present last week. Some who
came in late and did not get in on the
roll call will get busy with demands
to have the journal corrected. The Sec
rotary of the senate and the chief clerk
of the house will be in hot water. They
marked the roll calls, and it falls to
them to make ont the pay roll and
"dock" the members who elected Inem.
The fatal provision is in section Is
of the Revised Statutes of 1905, under
the head of the Legislative branch. l.
says: =
':No member, officer or employee shall
receive pay for the time of any unex-
cused Absence"
The section otherwise provides that
on the eleventh day of the session
which this time will be Jan. IS, and
every ten days thereafter, the secretary
of the senate and the chief clerk of
the house shall certify in duplicate to
the state auditor the amount of COM
pensation due each member, officer and
employee of their respective houses for
the preceding ten days, and the aggre-
gate thereof.
So as the law stands, it is up to the
senate secretary and the house chief
clerk to make note of the mexcused alb
sences, and to dfduct S. in each case
from the $50 TIL h would otherwise be
due each membei on the first pay day
1t is confidently expected that the
members will rasAsl against this .indig-
nifty, and will amend or repeal the stat
ute. 1t happens that the same section
contains another revolutionary measure
postponing the drawing of mileage to
the end of the session. This has al
ways been drawn the first thing, and
members who were depending on their
mileage money for the expenses of the
first few days are disposed to be sore
They are voting the code failure as
far as the legislature is concerned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
Maple River Bonspiel.

The eighth annual bonspiel under the
direction of the Maple River Burns club
will be held at Mapleton on Jan. "a and
20.
First prize, four tam o'shanters, to
the members of the winning rink. Sec.
ond prize, four silk tartan handker.
chiefs.
Second day-frst event-frst prize,
silver trophy presented by the business
men of Mapleton. Second prize, four
pair Scotch mitts.
Second event-consolation match, four
''besoms" to the winners. Second prize
four small s'besoms."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
FARMERS ORGANIZE UNION
Ii is Called the Alliance Federation;
the Officers.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The Farmers Alliance Federation has
been organized. The object of the organi-
cation is to unite the agricultural inter
ests of the state tOwork for their common
good in securing legislation and in Other
ways. The first officers of the fedora
ton, elected are: President, r. j. Hall
Morris; vice president, Fl. L. Bulls
West Concord; secretary, Eric Olson
Dunnell; treasurer, r. J. Meighen, Red
wood Falls; organizer, A. ID. Stewart,
Redwood Falls.
Organizers were also appointed for
each congressional district. They are:
First, A. French, Plainview; second, p
JET. Glogan, st. James; third, NJ. j
Feeney, lie Sueur; fourth, Henry Dose;
fifth, S. NJ. Owen, Minneapolis; sixth,
Andrew Evanson; Strout; seventh, Ham
lin V. Poor, Bird Island; eighth, Tobias
Sauby, Wrensall; ninth, b. E. Sauberg,
Kennedy. The committee ON bylaws. is:
r. ]. Hall, Henry Feig, S. M. Owen,
Thomas Meighen and Eric Olsen.
A meeting is to be held some time
next month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
SUIT FOR $4,000.
Lewis r. Clay Wants Big Sum From
Milwaukee Road,

Austin, Jan. l2-The most impor-
tant case to come before the present
session of the district court here is the
suit of Lewis Rex Clay against the Chi
cago Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company. 1t is to recover $4,000 for in
Juries alleged to have been received by
the plaintiff. Clay's back was broken
in an accident at Lyle and he now is
helpless. There are an even thirty-fiv
cases on the court calendar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
TEACHER is INJURED.
Young Lady FeIIs Against Freight
Owatonna,

Owatonna, Jan. l2.-Miss Clara Sor-
enson of this city met with serious
accident at Waseca yesterday. Miss Sor-
enson is engaged as teacher of music in
the schools at Charles City, Iowa, and
went by way of Waseca intending to
leave for the Iowa city that evening
Miss Sorenson was crowded against the
freight depot when the crowd arrived
and while walking along the side OF
the building stumbled over a coupler
knuckle, falling and striking her head
on the icy pavement. She was taken
to the hotel and surgical aid was hur-
riedly summoned. Later she was re-
moved to this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
Was st. PauPs First Policeman.

The death of Nicholas Miller has oc-
CURED at st. James. Mr.. Miller was
known to the early residents of st. Paul
having the distinction of being the first
police officer of the city. He came to
ST. Paul in 1856. lie was seventy five
years old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
COMPLAINT MADE.
Milk Man Charged With REFUSING to
Keep 6ottIing Vat Clean.

= rOIif NootUIUdy Daily.
!, j. Z. Josnn, a state dairy and food
Inspector, this afternoon filed a com.
plaint in the municipal court praying
for a warrant for the arrest of L. c..
Fletcher on the charge of wilfully neg
lecting and refusing to obey the order
of the agent of the state dairy and food
commission to keep his milk bottling
vat clean
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
Senator Nelson Congratulated.
rom Thursdav,s Daily

From Thursday's Daily.
Senator Knute Nelson received many
congratulations yesterday in Washing
ton on his denomination for senator
When he entered the chamber senators
gathered around him and rendered him
quite a reception.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
Can Do Him Honor.

Lake Crystal Union: DIR. Andrews
OF Mankato has announced himself as
candidate on the republican ticket for
mayor of that city. The doctor is an
old citizen of Mankato and the people
of that town can do honor to a man of
his stripe by electing him to the posi-
tion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
State Veterinary Society Officers.


The following officers were elected by
the State Veterinary association: Pres
ldent, G. McGillivray of Spring Valley;
vice president, w. Amos of Owatonna;
second vice president, o. Rydell of
Wheaton; secretary and treasurer, c.
A Mack of Saltwater; board of direc-
tors, G. c. Cotton, A. j. Lees, M. s.
Whitcomb, j. A. Anderson and c. j.
Eckles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
Real Estate Transfers,

Amel F. Kapenick to Victor b. We,
ert, SWH, block 2, Barnard's addit
to Good Thunder, for $500.
Leander j. Monks to Leary z. SIM
twelve acres in SEH, NEA, section
Mankato, for $500. 2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
Institute and Corn Contest.

FROM TUESDAYS Daily
The second annual farmers institute
and corn contest will be held in Fulton,
S. D., Feb. 4 and 5.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
Historic Toy.

In independence hall at Philadel-
phia there is preserved among not
able revolutionary relics a quaint lit
tie doll dressed in the fashion Of
Louis XVI. Long before there was
a United States this pretty Parisienne
found her way over sea, carrying with
her into William Penn's woodland a
little Of the folly and fashion Of the
old world, for she was not only a
plaything, but the fashion platet of
her time.
Can you picture to yourself the
countless multitude of dolls that has
followed in her way? In the last six
months, for instance, Paris sent over
to New York toys worth $21S,S19-
and over half of that sum was repre-.
sented by dolls. In recent years
France has lost a little of her su-
premacy in the toy market. She can
no longer compete with Germany in
homely toys-the trifles that are sold
for song; but in playthings of a
finer sort she still holds her own.
Not without effort, however. The
local authorities Of Paris offer tempt
ing rewards for the invention of new
toys.-Vance Thompson, in Every
body's.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
MENACE TO ALL
Giant Mail Order Concerns
Are Sapping Country of
Its Wealth.
SMALLER TOWNS CRUSHED
BY Assisting In the Capitalization
Of Wealth, Patro,s Of These In
stitutions Contribute to Their
Own Injury.

Copyright, 1906, by Alfred c. Clark
Every year millions upon millions of
dollars md their way from the towns,
villages and rural districts of the coun-
try to the Golfers of the mail order
houses in the cities, and go to the up
building Of enormous institutions in
the centers of population. Naturally,
the sources from which the contribu-
tions are made suffer accordingly.
Figures ever tell better story than
words. Here are figures which tell
a story 20 stupendous that its full sig
nifcance cannot be grasped in a mo-
ment, but the mere sight of which are
awe inspiring:
In the year 1905 two mail order
houses, located in Chicago, did bust
ness amounting in round numbers to
$SO,OOO,O0O. In the year 1904 these
same concerns did business of about
$62,0OO,0O0, gain of $1S,0OO,O0O or
nearly 30 per cent. in a single year be-
ing thus exhibited.
These figures represent the sale last
year of one dollars worth of merUhan-
disc for every man, woman and child
in the country by two catalogue houses
alone, and those operating from the
same central point. Dozens more of
varying size and Importance are oper-
ating all over the country from coast
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
INTERESTING STATE NEWS
SALARY so SMALL
They Can Get Only Tramps To Attend
the InsaIe Patients.

Cleveland, O.-In the investigation
Of the abuse Of patients by attendants
in the Newburg insane hospital it was
brought out in the testimony that Vim.
Guy was beaten until his brother found
black and blue marks on his body.
Hugh Conway's son testified that
one of Conway's eyes was blackeDed,
and he told his son three Of his ribs
had been broken.
Joseph Minnick said he was beaten
until his arm was black and blue with
yellow stripes and his hips terribly
bruised.
Robert Hohlfelder's mother told OF
the beatings he received She testi-
fled that articles she sent the boy
were stolen.
John McNally's wife Mary corrobo-
rated a reporters account of the beat
ing given to McNally by Attendant
Garrett. She personally examined the
wounded mans back and saw the
welts there.
Secretary H. H. Shirer, Of the state
board of charities, announced that the
board of trustees had decided to limit
the testimony to happenings within
one year.
The trustees admitted that for the
salary allowed, $25 per month, they
were unable to secure anyone for at,
tenGants except tramps.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
Shoes Made in Quick ZINE.

"rhese two-and-a-half Shoes" said
the salesman, were made in 2S min.
utes. All our shoes are turned out in
that time.
you ought to see our plant. There
are 116 men there. Everything is ma
chinery-no handwork for us.
'From the time the leather is laid
on the cutting board it takes two min.
utes to cut 1t out, eight minutes to
stitch it and two minutes to put in the
lasts. In eight minutes more the soles
are sewed on, in six minutes the edge.
setting and farewell touches are com.
pleted, and in two minutes the laces
are inserted and the shoes packed.
Total, 2S minutes.
Think of that" said the salesman.
And yet know people who still pay
$12 and SIS pair for their shoes be.
cause, being handmade, they last a
little longer and look little better"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
RUDE TO HER.

They were on their honeymoon. He
had bought catboat, says writer in
the New York Evening Post, and had
taken her out to show her how we'll
he could handle it. He had put her
to tend the sheet. A puff of wind
came.
Let go that Sheet" he shouted, in
no uncertain tones.
There was no response.
Let go that sheet quick!" he re-
peated.
Still there was no movement. A few
minutes later, when both were cling
ing to the bottom of the overturned
boat, he said:
why didn't you let go that sheet
when l told you to, dear?"
II would have" sobbed the bride,
"if you had not been so rough about
6tpu!N eIom Hvsds o. lqsno noA ilI
to your wife,"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
WITH THE sINEws OF wAA
And In oilSkIn oVeraIIs, MIR. Sweeney
Went Forth Rejoicing.

1t came upon Mr.. Anthony Sweeney,
ironworker. standing at Tooth street
and Second avenue. yesterday after
noon that IL he would maintain the al
coholic status uf the celebration some.
thing must be done at once In the
financial line, says the New York
Herald.
Swaying slightly, he ran over In his
mind his friends and the barkeepers
he knew, with a view to monetary
negotiations. The outlook was posi-.
lively unpromisIng. He had not one
penny anywhere. His watch, a pin
and several other trinkets had gone
long ago.
Over across the street was a pawn.
broking establishment he was wont to
patronize on OCCASION A great idea
came to him. He stiffened up, thought
a moment and then headed for the
place.
There was the usual late Saturday
afternoon crowd in the establishment.
Mr.. Sweeney steered delicate course
through the patrons into little cubby.
hole marked private box" Several
minutes later he thrust forward a
pawnable article and demanded:-
Two dollars on EN-"
What, two dollars-two dollars on
those, / couldn't do it-look, it's cot.
ton, it's Old-one dollar and fifty
cents, and then I'm giving away
money"
Mr. Sweeney took the money. AS
he went out into the store there was
a gasp. Making toward the door was
Mr.. Sweeney, clad as usual as to his
coat, vest, hat and shoes, but the in
tervening space showed a scarcity Of
clothing.
Come back! You can't go out that
way!" asserted the pawnbroker.
Here take back your pants and give
me back my dollar and half"
81 will not" answered Mr.. Sweeney,
calmly.
There was great excitement as Mr..
Sweeney hid himself behind a show
case for further diplomatic conference.
Finally a pair of oilskin overalls were
handed out, and Mr. Sweeney put
them on and walked out into the
world.
81 hope they freeze you!" was the
pawnbroker's parting shot.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
CANDIDATES FOR SHORT TERMS
Are Out For Places on state Board
Of Agriculture.

Columbus, O.-The Ohio Short-Horn
Breeders association elected these Of
ficers: President, Thomas Johnson,
Columbus; vice president, Joseph F.
Staley, Sidney; secretary and treas
urer, Reid Carpenter, Mansfield.
At the meeting Of the Ohio State
association of presidents and secreta-
,Ties of fairs the old officers were re-
elected as follows: President, Charles
H. Ganson, Urbana; vice president, ].
E. Russell, Sidney, and secretary and
treasurer. George w. Carey, Lebanon.
The active campaign for member
ship on the state board of agriculture
continues. 1t is predicted that Chas.
Ganson and A. P. Sandles will be elect
ed to the long term to succeed them
selves. AS to the short terms to fill
the vacancies caused by the resigna-
tion of Thomas Calvert and the death
of r. c. Hinsdale there are half doz-
en- candidates in the field.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
The Puzzle Solved.

Some time ago merchant in Mar
blehead, Mass, was discovered in his
store at a very late hour, and in reply.
ing to inquiries, he said:
My confidential clery is missing"
"And what of it?"
why, I'm looking over the books,
but they seem to be all right"
Have you counted your CASH."
Yes; and it is correct to a dollar"
Looked over your bank book?"
Il have, and 1t is satisfactory.
That's the puzzle, you see. He's
skipped, and I can't make out what
for"
Been home since noon?"
mo"
Perhaps he's eloped with your
wife"
He hurried home. and found this to
be the case.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
RESIGNED
The secretaryshlp Of the Dayton Gas
Company.

Dayton, O.-Secretary George M.
Smart. of the Dayton Gas, Light and
Coke Co., rendered his resignation at
the last meeting of the old board of
directors of the corporation. The new
directors elected R. r. Dickey, jr.,
president; w. X. Callahan vice presi-
dent; w. B. Gebhart, secretary. An
executive committee was chosen, COM
prising, in addition to the above Off
GERS, o. I. Gunckel. The salary of the
Office of secretary was reduced to 5000
per annum. In the future the sole du-
ties OF the office will be to record the
meetings of the board of directors, the
executive and administrative authority
being removed. The new executive
committee was authorized to take ap-
propriate action with reference to re-
cent disclosures of a shortage
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-24
Way-BilI Told Truth.

A scientific gentleman in Washing
ton recently returned from South
America, bringing with him, not as the
fruits of his labors, but merely for the
purpose of science, a collection of Pat
agOnian skulls.
At New York the customs officers
opened the chest containing the skulls,
duly inspected them and informed the
scientist that the consignment must
be classed as animal bones, and as
dutiable at so much per pound.
Whereupon the scientific gentleman
ev!nced great Indignation. After some
parley the customs people agreed to
submit the matter to the treasury de-
partment if the way-bill was revised
in way they suggested. The result
was that the way-blll was altered to
read as follows:
"Chest of native skulls. Personal
effects, already worn"