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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
Food For The
Growing Child
Whole Grain Preparations Declared
of Greatest Value In Develop
ment of Body and Mind.

1.-THE growing child especially needs
those elements that are found In whole
grain preparations" says the writer or
a recent magazine article on The Best
Foods for Growing Children.
Malta-Vita is the perfect whole
wheat food, rich in every nutritive
element demanded by the body of the
child and just as healthful and
strengthening for the child's parents
and older sisters and brothers. Being
pure grain product,-simply the
whole of the best white wheat and a
little salt, mixed with pure barley
malt Observation-Disclosures supplies the
body with all those food elements which
make bone, blood. muscle and brain
and bring perfect health.
The malt extract is added after the
wheat has been thoroughly cooked and
steamed and converts the starch of the
wheat into maltese. or malt sugar.
which is highly nutritious and easily
aSsimilated even by very weak stom-
achs. Physicians recommend maltese
for its strengthening qualities and
Malta-Vita is rich in it. After being
treated with the malt extract. the
wheat, rolled into little wafer f1akes,
goes to the ovens. where it is baked
crisp and brown. delicious beyond de-
scription. All grocers, now 10 cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
Why FOrty-five
Women Died

u ring a single month forty-f1ve
women were reported to have died in
the United States as the direct result
of using Headache powders" The
poisonous and powerful ingredients
caused paralysis of the heart and
nerves, and death followed.
It is not difficult to understand that
- drugs which have such hypnotic
effects as to Immediately stop pain are
deadly in their action on the nervous
system.
In order to thoroughly cure headaches
the nerves must be revitalized and built
up, and there is no way this can so
well be accomplished as by the use OF
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills. the
great nerve restorative.
Dr. A. w. Chases Nerve Pills
do not stop the headache, but cure 1T
by removing the cause. They are not
recommended as a relief for headache.
but as a thorough and positive cure.
Headache, sleeplessness. irritability,
lack Of energy and power to concentrate
the mind, and all the symptoms OF ex-
hausted nerves disappear when this
great restorative treatment Is USED.
Fifty cents box. at all dealers. or DR..
A. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo,
NJ Y.
LACK DRUG, CO., MANkATo, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29

ago Her death was due to a general
breaking down incident to old age,
which had been i'll progress for couple
of months past. She was ninety two
years old Dec. last.
Mrs. Peart was born at Lehn, in
north Ireland, and came to America
with her parents when SIX years of age,
locating in lower Canada. She was
married in New York Jan. 3, 1885, and
moved with her husband and children
to Minnesota in 1857, settling on the
Peart farm in Belgrade township. She
continued to live there until a few years
ago, when she came to Mankato with
her son.
Six sons and two daughters were
born to Mrs. Peart, John and William
Peart, who are dead, Mrs. j. NJ. Hasen
of Minneapolis, T. G.. Peart of this city,
T. r. Peart of Casa Grande, Arizona,
A. l.. Peart of Chatlee, N: d., Mrs.
Emma Loud of Minneapolis, and L. w.
Peart of Sank Center.
Mrs Peart joined the Methodist church
when but eight years of age, and has
been an active member ever since. She
was woman of exalted Christian char
acter, had a lovable disposition, and
made friends of all who knew her. She
was bright and cheerful, well educated,
possessed of good memory, and always
looked on the bright side of life. Her
death is a source of sorrow to all.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been definitely made, but it is prob
able that the services will be held at
two O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
ROUTE OF THE TROLLEY
Minneapolis, Roche ster and Dubu-
que Electric Railway Survey.

rum w ctht'd'| BaIlY.
"A corrected blue print outline of the
/ route of the Minneapolis, Rochester
and Dubuque trolley was placed on eX
hibition III Owatonna on Monday and is
attracting considerable attention This
new blue print shows the route of the
road as outlined and intended from
Shieldsvile to Owatonna The new
line does not strike Faribaut at all but
branch line runs from point near
Cannon Lake to that city, Both French
Lake and Wells Lake are touched at
various points by the line. Running
south from the Vicinity of Faribault,
the line fails to touch either Medford or
Clinton Falls, instead striking off
through the rich farming country to the
west and i'll most instances adhering as
closely as possible to the higher ground.
1t will enter Owatonna, as now intend
ed, from the northwest and will pass
under the Northwestern tracks on nIver-
side avenue, following that street to
Rose street, where it evidently branches
off into the business section of the city,
, leaving the city near its southeast cor
ner and passing through both Pratt and
BiXby, but not touching Blooming
Prairie.
The farmers in the southern part of
the county have already begun agita-
ton for the proposed line and are en-
thusiastic over the prospects of its be
ing built. Offers have been made to the
promoters not only of land for the
right of way, but also of cash bonuses
in many instances.
William p. Mason, the promoter of the
company, is expected to again visit
Owatonna on Saturday of this week and
at that time he believes that he will
be in a position to state definitely the
plans of the company and just what are
the plans i'll regard to the establishment
of the car shops and power plant. A.
L. Ober, the Chatfeld banker, who is one
of the directors of the, road, passed
through Owatonna Monday en- route to
St Paul where he will confer with Nj.
w. Savage, the newly elected president.
The fact that DEBORAH, Iowa, will
make an effort for the shops and plant
will not, i'll the opinion of those close
to the front, make any difference with
the chances of Owatonna, as there will
be power plant for about each one
hundred miles of track.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
LIBERAL PURSES OFFERED
Preparations for the Next Fair In
Mankato Are Begun.

from wednesdays Daily.
| The Mankato Fair and Blue Earth
| County Agricultural association officers
and directors met last night and pre-
pared a list of the races and purses foI
the next annual fair, Sept. II, l3 and
| Ia. For the first day, Sept. IL, the pro
gram includes 2:l5 pace with a purse
of $500; a 2:30 pace with a purse of
$780, and a running race with a purse
of 800.
The second days races include a q: lC
trot and 2:l7 pace, with a purse of
$500; 2:27 trot and 2:35 pace with a
purse of $3.50; and a 2:40 trot with a
purse of 500.
The third days program includes a
free for all pace or trot for purse of
$3.50; 2:F trot and 2:25 pace for a
purse of $500; and a 2:40 trot for a
purse of 800.
The matter of securing attractions
was also considered, and it is expected
to paint floral hail. tile drain the fair
grounds and make gravel roads. The
home stretch on the race track will be
resoied. 1t was decided that all exhib-
it's for the next fair must be in place
the day before the fair opens. The pre-
MUM lists are in the hands of the SUI
perintendents of departments to prepare
at once. -...a
LeSueur has the same purses as Man
kato will hang up, but there is one less
day of racing there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
HEADS OF THE SCHOOLS
School Superintendent s Will Meet al
University Of Minnesota.


% The annual meeting of the depart
ment of superintendent of the Mime
sofa Educational association will be
held Friday and Saturday at the Uni
versity of Minnesota. The superintend-
ents, on Friday, will discuss more defin-
mite organization of the department. of
uperintendence; revision of the state
high school outside of school hours
revision i'll requirements in eighth grade
work; and proposed plans for college
entrance requirements. Friday evening
there will be banquet, at which SUI
perintendent r. L. Denfield will preside
At the session on Saturday morning
the topic to be discussed will be the
college of education and the supply of
high school teachers; industrial training
i'll the grades; teachers meetings YER
sus individual talks with teachers, and
the merit system in fixing teachers sal
aries.
On Thursday a party of the superin-
tendents will visit the Stout Manual
Training school at Menomonie, Wis, re-
turning the same day. The party will
leave Minneapolis at 7:50 p. m. on the
Northwestern road, returning that even
ING. - s--5
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
M. C. C. WINS THE CUP
Succeeded In Defeating the Tigers at
Y. M. G. A. Alley.

From Mondays Daily.
The tie between the Tigers and the
Mankato Commercial college for the lead
ership of the basket ball league, was
broken Saturday night through the de-
feat of the Tigers by the Toland team
The result was unexpected, for the Tigers
had good lead up to the second ha..
and their splendid team work was held to
beSstrong enough to overcome any basket
shooting squirt that their opponents
might make, but the unlocked for run
came and Tolands won with score OF
% to 81.
The Commercial college team won from
the high school and they worked fol
all they got. Score, % to 10.
A decidedly interesting game was
played between the two leading teams
of the Junior league. lie Goose Eggers
captained by Robert Hughes, and the
Juniors, captained by Ray Hughes
played off tie for the Junior League
leadership. The juniors won with score
of 32 to u.
This closes the greatest basket bal
season in the Y. M. c. A. history. With
very few exceptions, the games were
very closely played and the outcome foi
several weeks has hung in the balance
The Commercial college boys are to be
congratulated most highly upon the sue
cesses they have achieved on the field
In recognition of their victories they
will be the holders of the George Lang
trophy cup for one year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Women's Committee Wants the Pro-
per Kind Of Legislation.

The Free Press is in receipt of the
following:
Believing that all the people of Min
nesota are thoroughly interested in the
legislative work undertaken by the Min
nesota Federation of Womans clubs, to
establish new industrial school for
girls on the cottage plan and modelled
after the very best schools of other
progressive states, we beg to call at
tention to the following facts:
For five years, a carefully chosen
committee of well known women of this
state, nearly all of whom have been
residents of the state for many years,
have been closely studying our present
! training school at Redwing, as compared
with the best schools elsewhere The
committee has become convinced that
a bad mistake was made when the girls
and boys schools were established to-
gether. This point has been conceded
by the people of Redwing and they have
offered a site of 100 acres located three
miles from the present training school
for boys. The committee above men
toned would have been glad if this
offer of the Redwing people could have
been accepted but prolonged cores
pondence with experts in correctional
work all over the United States, has
proven to us beyond peradventure that
to accept the Redwing proposition
would be as serious mistake as was
made when the two schools were located
together on their present site.
Indeed we know of no opposition eX-
listing either among the press or peo
pie generally to the bills that have in
troduced into the legislature during the
present session by Senator George p.
Wilson and Representative l.. c..
Spooner and known as Senate File 100,
and House File 81 We need your help
in so arousing public sentiment in favor
of this bill, that the representatives of
the people shall see to it that before
the present session of the legislature
closes, this bill shall have become law
We believe i'll a matter so vitality
affecting the moral welfare of the entire
state, all political trading should be
done away with, selfish local interest
should be set aside, and the bill should
pass on its merits. At present all of
the Judges of the state, except possibly
one or two, having interests connected
with Redwing, are out of sympathy
with our present training school, and
the work of reform instituted by the
state is hereby greatly hindered. We
are prepared to prove every position we
have taken and have nothing what
ever to conceal, we court investigation
from you or any others having doubts
upon this subject Very respectfully
yours, Mrs. Russell r. Dorr, chairman,
3Ol Nelson avenue, st. PAUL. Mrs. c. C..
Higbee, secretary, st. Paul; Mrs. W. B.
Mitchell, st. Cloud; Mrs. l.. A. Rosing,
st. Paul; Mrs. f. II. Barnard, Mime
apolis; Mrs. H. l.. Stark, st. Peter;
Mrs. A. H. Wilkinson, Crookston; Mrs.
H. A. Towne, Minneapolis; Mrs. Chas
E. Game, Morris. E+=
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
SETTLING WITH RAILROADS,
Progress Being Made in the WideIl
Finley Bankruptcy.

IRON wednesday s Daily
The affairs of the Widell- Finley com
pany are gradually becoming disentan-
gled. While i'll Chicago few days
ago Ii. l.. Schmitt closed with the Chi
cagO & Northwestern road for what
was due the company for contract work.
An order has also been secured from
Judge Lochlen requiring the Illinois
Central road TO pay over the balance
that is i'll its hands on or before April
10 or TO show cause why it does not
do so. There are several liens pending
but it is thought that these will be
closed up so that the order of the court
can be complied with.
a suit is pending in the United States
court III Illinois against the Big Four
road, to force a settlement, and this
will come on for trial in September
When the railroad matters are dis
posed of, all that will remain will he the
settlement with the government for the
Belle Fourche work. 1t is likely that q
suit against the government will bt
started in the United States court in
this city to force settlement Things
are in tangled condition over the gov.
eminent contract and a good deal oil
trouble is anticipated i'll Strengthening il
out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
ABANDONED AN INFANT.
ST. Paul Police Have a Mysterious
Case on Their Hands.

st. Paul, March 25.-The body of a
three months old male infant, dressed in
laces and richly embroidered fannels
was found last evening near the home of
John Carr, 1901 West Seventh street
Coroner \. w. Miller was called and the
body of the child was removed to the
morgue.
DIR. Miller says that the child had died
after it had been abandoned, and he re-
ferred the case TO the police department.
Two detectives have been detailed on the
case, and it is said that information al
ready has been obtained that Will lead
to the arrest of those guilty.
A house i'll the neighborhood of Mon
treal avenue and West Seventh street is
III quarantine on account of diphtheria,
and it is said that two women who were
III the house saw a carriage stop on the
roadway. The driver is said to have worn
a livery. A woman dressed in black and
heavily yelled and man with a long,
dark overcoat and a Derby hat alighted
from the rig and left package by the
roadside. The women who saw the Incl
dent were unable to leave the house on
account of the quarantine. During the
day, however, they managed to convey
the information to neiohbors, who found
what looked like bundle of clothing. On
investigation they found a baby wrapped
in silken clothes. Coroner Miller will
hold an autopsy on the body this morn
ing.
The body is that of an infant of good
health, and probably would have had q
light complexion had he lived. The eyes
are light blue and the scant hair on the
top of the head mclines to that of a
blonde.
1t is the opinion of the coroner that
murder was committed in the abandon
ment of the infant. He says that he will
make a thorough investigation into the
case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
QUITS JOB IN DISGUST
Hotel Inspector Ryan Resigns Be
cause He Sees No Salary.

st. Paul. March 27.-J H. Ryan,
state hotel Inspector, who was appoint
ed two years ago, has rendered his resig-
nation to the governor. 1t was stated
at the governors office yesterday that
the resignation would be accepted.
AIR. Ryan was appointed hotel inspec-
tor on fee basis, which at the time
was considered ample salary. He says,
however, that the fees received from
the annual inspection of state hotels did
not cover his travelling expenses and that
he used part of his private means to
carry. on the work
Mr.. Ryan has bill before the legis-
lature providing that an expense account
of approximately $4,000 be honored. No
action as yet has been taken in the mat
ter, although it was recommended III
committee that the amount be cut down
1t has been the hotel inspectors wish
to have the office put on straight sal
airy basis, but being unable to do so and
receiving little satisfaction at the hands
of the legislature he decided to resign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
The Story Told to Legislat-
i've Committee.
PROBING THE LUMBER TRUST
S. l.. Rogers, a Window Banker, Re-
lates How Dealers in His City
Divide the Business.

st. Paul, March 23.-S. L. Rogers, ;
banker from Window, proved an inter
esting witness before the joint commit
tee investigating the coal and lumber in
the lumber business in Window when
there were two other lumber dealers He
said that the retailers there used tC
divide the business of the town be
tween themselves, but he insisted that
the high price was due to combinations
among the wholesale dealers. He did not
know anything about this combination
and admitted that the present higl,
prices might be due i'll a measure to
natural causes.
"Did you ever have an alphabetical
way of determining to whom customers
belonged?" asked Senator III. Z. Hanson
of Window.
"Yes, we did" said Mr.. Rogers.
swell, explain how that worked out. -
well, at our monthly meeting we had
two classes of letters. More names be
gan with s and J than with Y Y and Il.
We sorted those out and made two
classes. We put the good ones in one
book and the others in another, and we
drew from those, and whatever letter we
got in the draw represented our Gus
toners for that month. But later we
selected just the good letters, and l be
lieve we drew from a hat Just before
quit the business"
You were in the mud Just as far as
the other fellows, were you not?' asked
Senator Hanson.
80, yes, sure said Mr.. Rogers.
"And you didn't think you were doing
wrong?"
No, that was legitimate" said Mr..
Rogers, Eve had to have profit"
Representative John Dalzell then I'M
dertook to draw out Mr.. Rogers as to
the reasons for the high prices of lum-
Der.
"From your experience do you think
that the price of lumber is unreasonably
high?" asked Mr. Dalzell.
Il do not believe the retailers get more
than they should; the wholesalers are
too high" said Mr.. Rogers.
''Do you think the retailers make an
unreasonable profit"
mo, do not" said the witness.
"Are the prices of the wholesalers un-
reasonably high?"
yes, they are" said Mr.. Rogers,
"and | think it is due to a combination
of the wholesalers"
''Does not the question of supply and
demand regulate the wholesale price,"
asked Mr.. Dalzell. r."
"They told us it did," said the wit
ness.
Does not the question of transporta
ton bear upon this?''
at may" said Mr.. Rogers. i5 s..
"Would not the fact that the timber
lands are all owned by half dozen
firms enable them to form a combination
where they could name their own price,"
"Yes," said Mr. Rogers. Il think the
timber is all cornered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
Mar. % Apr. 5-12.
y.
Order for Hearing Application for A
IL a -.

Order Tor Hearing Application for APP
sr 1 no'n mE n,N Of Adm,nstrator >,
Blue Eprth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mary
OFT Deceased:
on receiving and films the petition o:
!9cpb OFT of the County of Otter TAN.
State of Minnesota, representing.
among other things. that Mary OFT late
Of tn" County of Blue Earth i'm the
state of Minnesota, ON the 18th day of
March, a. ID. 1907 at the County OF
Rlue Earth died interstate. and being
time of her death, leaving goods. chat
tells. and estate within this County,
and that the said petitioner is a son
of said deceased. and praying that adj
minlstration of said estate be to Leah
Strobel granted;
IT Is ORDERED. That said petition
be heard before said Court. on Satur-
day. the Goth day of April A. -.
1907 at 10 o'clock a. m. at the Pro
bate Office, in the Court house in
sons interested in said matter are here
by required to appear at said time
and place and show cause. If any there
be- why said petition should not be
granted
ORDERED FURTHER. That notice
thereof be given to the heirs of said
deceased and to all persons interested.
by publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks prior
TO said day of hearing. in the Mankato
ed and published at Mankato. i'm said
County.
Dated at Mankato. the 22nd day of
March, A. D. 1907.
BY the Court.
WM F. HUGHES,
probate Court seaI.5
G. J. Laurisch, Atty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
GOOD MAN PASSES AWAY
Andrew IngwaIson, Who Resided
Here for Seventeen Years.


Andrew Invasion, for seventeen
years a respected resident of Mankato,
died last night at 1905 o'clock at the
family home, 1881 North Second street,
of pneumonia. He was born i'll Jarns-
socken, Dalsland, Sweden, sixty five
years ago. He was married i'll 1867 to
Helene Anderson and from their union
came nine children. six of whom are liv-
ing They are Carl, Andrew, Eric, Wen
dali; Mrs. s.. "A. Swanson and Mrs. Ed
Olson of St James, Mrs Ingwalson sur
wives her husband.
Mr.. Ingwalson was employed at the
Widell quarry. Hewas a man of strict
integrity and an honorable, upright citi-
zen, who gave to. Alankato an excellent
family. He, was. member of the Swed-
isI Lutheran church.
The funeral will he held on Friday at
2:30 from the house and from the
church at 2:45.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
HISTORY OF THE PAST
Lives Of the Governors Written BY
General j. n. Baker.

Lives of the Governors of Mime
sota' will be the title of a book which
is about to be published, written by
General James II. Baker of Mankato,
says The st. Paul Dispatch. He is II
prominent member of the Minnesota
Historical society, and has been before
the public for more than fifty years
He has personally known every state
and territorial governor of the state.
Today he was at the rooms of the His
torical society in the new capitol build
ing, gathering material to use in this
valuable work In this book there will
be contained 400 pages. There will be
eighteen sketches of the different gov
ernors, containing the full life of eact
and their contemporaneous history.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
WEDS A BLIND INDECENT.

Fairmont, March 25.-Mrs. Flora
Richards and AXel Swanson of Granada
were married last week. This marriage
is a bit out of the ordinary as the
groom, aged thirty five, is entirely blind
from the result of powder explosion
ten years ago, and up to this time a
county charge. The bride, aged fifty
five, was widowed year ago and owns
a fine farm near this place, which she has
rented and will reside with her husband
in this town. Despite the disparity in
their ages and conditions of life the cou-
pie are devoted to each other, and their
friends expect the marriage to be a hap
by one.