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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Money Is Distributed to
knowledge Institutions.
ATTENDANCE ON DECREASE
Supt. Olson Will Try to Learn Reason
Why; Seventeen Hundred ThOus-
and Dollars for Pupils.

State Superintendent of Schools j.
w. Olsen has issued report showing
the October semi-annual apportionment
of the current school fund and special
state aid to school districts, including
the deficiency aid for last year and
two years ago.
The October apportionment of the
current school fund amounts to $685.
46l92. The total state enrolment is
3749l9 pupils, and the fund is dis
tributed on the basis of $3.50 per cap
tia.
The enrolment for this year is
about 5000 below that of last year
Superintendent Olsen was not prepared
to give a reason for the falling off in
the attendance. He said he intended to
make an investigation so that he could
ascertain the cause, if possible.
Asked if it was due to the pupils
leaving the rural for the city schools,
he said he did not think so, as the
city schools also show falling off
in the attendance over last year.
The special state aid fund of $780,
sl4 is distributed among six divisions
of schools.
Each of the pol high schools of the
state is allowed $l,45O for this year,
and $500 for 1905 and $500 for 1906
as deficiency aid, making total of
$3.50 which is distributed to each
high school for this year. The total
amount allotted to the high schools is
$4O7 1907.
There are eleven high schools giving
normal instruction in common branches
and each of these is allowed $3.50
making total of $3.50 distributed to
these schools.
There are l47 graded schools in the
state and these are allowed 1925 each
making the total allowance for this
years apportionment $77,l75. The de-
ficiency aid to this decision for the
past two years totals $500.
There are $50 schools classed as
semi graded schools, each of which
has been apportioned $3.50 for this
year, bringing the total up to $4,000
The deficiency aid for this class OF
schools foots up to $l6,334.
The total number of first-class rural
schools is LBS. They are allowed
|$l20 each for this year, making a
total appropriation to this class of
$l38,600. The deficiency aid for this
division amounts to $s6,Sll for the
past two years.
There are sos second-class rural
schools, each of which is allowed $48
bringing the total up to $26,640. The
deficiency aid for this class of schools
for the two years past is $l2,497.
The total distribution of both the
current school fund and the special
state aid amounts to $l,794,275.92.
Blue Earth county's apportionment
is $l3,747.5O, the number of pupils en-,
titled to aid being 5,499.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL
Health Is Worth Saving, and Some
Mankato People Know How
to Save II

Many Mankato people take their
lives in their hands by neglecting the
kidneys when they knew these organs
need help. Sick kidneys are response
BILE for a vast amount of suffering
and i'll health, but there is no need
to suffer nor to remain in danger
when all diseases and aches and pains
due to weak kidneys can be quickly
and permanently cured by the use of
Doan's Kidney Pills. Here is state.
ment of a Mankato citizen who has
reclaimed good health by the use of
this remedy:
Andrew johnson, of OILS North
Fourth street, Mankato, Mimi, says:
Il have been an unusually healthy
man in my time and was never
sick day in my life until / was laid
up with kidney complaint and back
ache. l began to have an unac-
counted for weakness in my back and
pains so severe that my back would
seem as though it was breaking in
two. The pains would come on me
suddenly and knock me out for the
time being. l doctored and used
quite number of remedies, and
several times I thought l had struck
good liniment, but the benefit was
not permanent. If l did little ex-
ira lifting or caught cold the old
complaint would come back on me in
a more severe form. The trouble be-
gan to grow very serious and l lost
time and money, but when friend
advised me to use Doan's Kidney Pills
| got them at j. C. Thro's drug store.
1 had little faith in them, however,
but began using them. In forty eight
hours my trouble began to get better
and was finally entirely removed. l
went back to work, and kept on
taking them until had used three
boxes. That was eighteen months
ago and there has been no return of
the trouble since. 1 have been free
from every symptom of kidney COM
plaint.'
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP
People Going and Coming: General
General News Of Interest.

Ellis Tyler of Mankato was in town
Monday.
Mrs. Julia Thurston is visiting in
Minneapolis.
Myrtle c. Hopkins, who has been
visiting relatives in the village the
past five or six weeks, returned to. her
home in st. James Monday.
John NJ. Chapman went to Idaho,
Tuesday.
Mrs. E. T. Champlin went to st.
Paul, Monday, to visit relatives.
Mrs E. E. Norton and sons Bernard
and Cecil went to Amboy, Monday.
Julius Fallbeck of Mahtowa, Mimi,
who has been visiting here the past
three weeks, left Monday for St. Paul.
where he will visit few days before
returning to his home. Mrs. Fallbeck
and daughter will visit a week or two
longer before going home.
Hertha Hopkins and Blanche Bixby
were in Lake Crystal, Monday.
Mrs. Will Roberts was in Lake Crys-
tai, Tuesday.
Professor Bell made a trip to the
western part of the state, Monday.
Superintendent Ulvin visited schools
here Monday.
Alfred Meservey Jr. has moved the
house occupied by Will Shaver onto
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Oct. 4-I1-lS-1907.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth-sS. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate OF Charles Il.
Zimmerman deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate or
said deceased being this day granted unto
Emma l., Zimmerman. of said county:
!. 1t is ordered. that all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this Court. for examination and allowance.
at the Probate Office in the City of Mankato
i'm said Blue Earth County. on the following
day. viz: Monday. the Both day OF March
A. D.. 1908. at ten o'clock in the forenoon OF
said day.
1t is further ordered, that six months. from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors TO
present their claims against said estate at the
expiration of which tim, all claims not pre-
sented to said Court. or not proven to its sat
isfaction. shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publ
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press. a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said County.
Dated at Mankato.th 2sth day of September
A. ID. 1907.
BY the Court:
Probate Court Seal WIN. +. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate.
W. W. SMITH. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
CLERGY EAT TOO MUCH
EVANGELIST EARL FLYNN CALLS
THEM TO TIME.
Declares That When Preschers Over
Feed the Congregation Suffers;
Don't Sin Against Stomach.

Minneapolis, Oct. 9.-Ministers eat
too much. This at least is the opin-
ion of w. Earl Flynn who is con-
Quoting a revival along the lines OF
health culture in this city.
"Some of them," he says, ''are like
the old cart horse on the farm. You
can feed him as much hay as you will
He will take care of it. Such minis
tiers eat hay, preach hay sermons and
live hay" so there.
Thus Mr.. Flynn illustrated the eff
feet of eating more than the stomach
requires upon the mental product of
the brain worker. When the minister
eats more than he needs the congre-
CATION suffers. To get the best out
of life great care must be used in
the matter of diet. Whatever is SUI
perfluous in diet tends to minimize the
mental power.
Besides the care of the stomach,
there must be care of the lungs. Fresh
air is vital to the physical well-being
of the man.
Correct diet, plenty of fresh air,
with a lung expansion of five and a
half inches, are the secrets of sue
cess and happiness in this life. Sup
posing there is no after life at all,
Mr.. Flynn believes that health culture
is worth while for the Joy it brings
up in this world.
1t is as wicked to sin against the
stomach as against the judgment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Oct. 4-I1-18
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Maria
F. Walker. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of Euphe-
mia NJ. Walker. executrix of the estate
Of Maria F. Walker. deceased, representing
among other things. that she has
fully administered said estate. and
praying that time and place be liked
for examining and allowing the final account
of her administration. and for the assign
ment of the residue of said estate to the par
ties entitled thereto by law.
1t IS ordered. that said account be examined.
and petition heard. by this court. on Satur-
day. the 18th day of october. A. ID: 1907, at III
o'clock a. M. at the probate Office in the city
of Mankato. i'm said county.
And it is further ordered. that notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once in each week.
for three successive weeks prior to said day OF
hearing. in the Manlkato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Of September. A. ID. 1907
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal WIN. f. HUGHES.
s. b. WILSON. Atty. Judge of Probate
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W. W. Smith
Larger and Notary Public
MANKATO MINI.

Lake Crystal Union: A shower party
was given at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Austin, Friday evening for
Miss Anna Amundson of Mankato,
who is to be married to Mr.. d. DeFoe
of that city, this month. The rooms
were very lastly decorated in red
hearts, autumn leaves and sweet
peas. Miss Amundson received many
beautiful and useful gifts. A very
tasty lunch was served, after which
the guests departed, having spent a
very enjoyable evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Nervous From a
Little Child UD
Today she is strong and healthy
as result of the use of DR.. A. w.
Chase's Nerve Pills.

The genuine DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve
Pills put up in round fiat box with
blue and yellow label never fail. when
intelligently used, to cure any and all
childhood troubles caused by a run
down exhausted condition of the nerv-
Gus system. They give strength,
steadiness, natural sleep and general
vigor. Just as Mrs. Mary Ballert of
s21 Dearborn ST., Buffalo, N. Y, says
they did in her daughters case. She
says: From a little child up, my
daughter-ncw 81 years Of age-has
been exceedingly nervous, fidgety and
restless-even of late years, work has
been out of the question. Any exertion
played her out-her sleep was far from
good and constantly broken. I was adj
yised TO try DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve
Pills. l got some and used them with
fine results. The Improvement was
most marked-today she is in comfort
feels strong and better in every way
and sleeps well. The eyesight is better
and stronger-none of the old watering
Of the eyes. 1t certainly is splendid
medicine" soc box at all dealers or
DR.. A. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo,
n. Y
LAAck DRUG CO.. MANkATo, MIMI.
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his farm west of town. Will Shaver
and family will move into the Meservey
house.
Some good work has been done on
the streets in the past weeks.
A. Wagner and wife of Waterville
visited the formers brother, Walter
Wagner, of this place over Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Diamond Land Company

The John E. Diamond Land and
Loan company, of Minneapolis, has
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state. The capital stock is
$4,000, which is also the extent of
their highest amount of indebtedness.
The incorporators are John +. Bessie
NJ, Lewis c., and Harry J. Diamond,
all of Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
HoM,S EAISc

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
fer any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. j.
CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by his
firm. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Toledo 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon tn the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimon-
ials sent free. Price rs cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
tfop
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11

C. L. Kennedy returned last night
from st. Paul, where he attended a
meeting of the grand chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons for Minnesota, as
the representative of Blue Earth Chap
ter No. I.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Memorial for Judge Severance.

General James H. Baker read
memorial for Martin J. Severance at
the meeting of the Loyal Legion in
st. Paul last night. E. T. Champlin
was a guest at the banquet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11
Roxbury Tarts.

Quarter and stew twelve tart apples.
Rub through a sieve and. to each cup
full of the pulp add cupful of sugar,
one-half cupful of melted butter, juice
and grated rind of lemon, one cup
full of milk and three eggs, and a
bali of nutmeg. Beat all together
Bake in one crust as custard pie.
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pany. was at work, when fellow
workman accidentally struck him up
on the back of one hand with pick,
making bad flesh wound. 1t was
dressed by physician.
]. w. Sales of Fairport, Mo-, who
is engaged in the culvert work being
done by the Chicago Great Western
road near Bradley's crossing, met with
painful accident Thursday. A stone
was being swung by a derrick, when
lit struck his left leg and crushed the
flesh and perforated the calf of the
left leg. No bones were broken. A
physician took some stitches in the
wound.
w. w. Weller of Rapidan was in to-
day and reported the finding of a curl
osity in his chicken coop. 1t was an
egg as large as goose egg, and in
side of it was another egg. Mr.. We'll
Ter declares that he did not hatch up
this story, but has the goods at home
that will prove what he says.
Someone entered L. J. Colson's store
last night on Jackson street but it
has not yet been ascertained that any
thing was taken. Entrance was gained
| by opening the basement door, and
going up the basement stairs. The door
at the head of these stairs was not
| locked.
Some silver money was lying in plain
sight in glass case. and there was q
little change in the cash register,
but none of it was disturbed, neither
are any of the cigars missing. APP
parently the intruder was frightened
and left. The police discovered that
the outer basement door was open
at two o'clock this morning, and noti-
| fled Mr.. Colson.
Samuel Mace, a prominent farmer of
Decoria, was badly hurt Thursday while
at work in his field. He was plow-
| ing with four horses when the front
| team turned and caused the pillow to
overturn on him. One leg was broken,
the knee was put out of joint, and
he was badly bruised. He managed
to unhitch the horses and climbed upon
the back of one and rode home, but it
was two or three hours before medi-
cal assistance arrived. He will be con-
| fined to his bed for some weeks.
The department was called to the
u. A. Lewis building on Front and
Cherry streets at Gals this afternoon
to squelch fire that had burst out
in the attic. How the fire started
cannot be determined definitely, but
| it is suspected that it originated from
a ball of fire that came down through
| the roof during the electrical storm
Wednesday night. The ball of fire
descended the candelier rod in the
sleeping apartments of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis, who live on the second floor
of the building. As no damage was
done and there was no indications of
a fire, nothing more was thought of
the electrical visitor. However, this
afternoon smoke was observed issu-
ing from the roof, of the building and
an alarm was sent in from box 35.
The j. A. Lewis & Son hardware
firm occupies the ground floor of the
building.
Without much difficulty the fire was
subdued. The damage to the building
amounts to between $75 and 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11

Farmers-We solicit your patronage.
You will save money by coming to
the Rapidan mill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11

Attorney w. ID. Abbott and W. j..
Jackson of Winona were in Mankato
today.
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From SATURDAYS Daily.

From SATURDAYS Daily.
The Watonwan county grand jury
returend an Indictment against Harris
Winburgh, who is accused of attempt.
ling to burn his stock of clothing at
Madelia. 1t is understood that Thomas
r. Kane, ex-county attorney of Ram
sey county, has been employed by Win.
burgh to conduct the defense.
Yesterday morning, Henry Olson, an
employee of the street railway COM
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pany, was at work, when fellow
workman accidentally struck him up
on the back of one hand with pick,
making a bad flesh wound. 1t was
dressed by physician.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-11

i'm this city. Mrs. Fields left on the
twelve o'clock train last night to at
tend the funeral.
The county board went to Rapidar
this afternoon, in company with Coun.
ty Surveyor Brooks, and viewed the
proposed new road up the Rapidan hill
Mr.. Brooks finds that an eight pei
cent grade can be secured, instead OF
seventeen, as now, and estimates the
cost of the improvement at $1,000.
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w. w. Weller of Rapidan was in to-
day and reported the finding of curl
osity in his chicken coop. 1t was an
egg as large as goose egg, and in
side of it was another egg. Mr.. We'll
Ter declares that he did not hatch up
this story, but has the goods at home
that will prove what he says.
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From FRIDAYS Daily.
Rapidan folks are engaged in a red
hot chase after mad dog that made
it's appearance at John Holders place
last evening. The frenzied canine
killed Mr.. Holders dog and attacked
several others in the neighborhood.
The animal then took to the woods
and has not been seen since. 1t was
ia large dog and the Holders do not
know who owns it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK. June 5-FLOUR--Steady
Rye Flour-F!rm. Cornmeal-F!rm. Rye
Dull: No. western nominal. c. e. Buff
falo. Wheat--Spot Arm. No. red. s100M
elevator. Options lsakc. net ndyance; July,
81 c3E; September, sloA; December. 81 05T.
Corn--S,sady: No. 2, G+c. elevator. Options
unchanged; July. s2Nc.; September e2Ac
Oats--Easy; mixed. b0hc.
Beef and Cut Meats---Steady. Lard
Easy: western prime, 1906 89l5; refined,
easy; Continent, 80 80: compound, s9@9.25.
Pork-Barely ncady; short clear, .sl7.2t@
1925. Tallow--Firm; country, 6k16hc.
Pctroleum--Steady, Rosin-Stcady; strain-
ed, common TO good, $3.50. Turpentine--
Quiet.
Rice and ENTHUSIASTICALLY. sugar--Raw.
steady: fair refining, S.34c.: centrifugal. 90
test, SIC; molasses sugar. 3.0oc.; refined.
steady. Coffec--Spot quiet: Rio. No. 7.
GAc.; Santos. No. 4, nc: mild. dull: Cor.
doya, 90 i2Hc, Futures unchanged to s
points higher.
Frc!Rhts and Pcanuts--Steady and un-
changed. Fotatoes-Firm: new per barrel
s3lG50; old, sl.b0Mo.bo. Cnbbnges-steady
at Sl264l,5 SO per crate. Cottonsccd OIL
Easier under professional ceiling and lack
! OF bull support, Prime crude, I. o. b, mills
49@boc. prime summer yellow. GOGslc
off summer yellow, b7g 59hc.: good on
summer. yellow, 5oQsec.; prime white and
prime winter yellow. G3a65c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-06
HEAVY ] 1 OPERATORS / ]
ARE D|STRuSTFUL
Early Drop i'll Prices Caused
Them to Cut Dealings to
Nominal.
HARTMAN MATTER UP AGAIN
Effort to Rally Market by Ad-
vancing Reading Met With
Failure.

NEW YORK, June 5.-The carly drop
in prices OF stocks to-day served to
throw discrcdit on yesterdays upward
movement. When this fact had taken
hold of the minds of operators they
became profoundly distrustful, and re-
luced their transactions to almost nom
inal proportions. It was taken as a
bad sign OF the tone OF the speculation
that the increase of the dividend on
American Smelling should be followed
by q sharp decline IN the stock An
other potent factor in the reversal of
form was the semi official denial from
Washington of the rumors that pro-
oeedings against the Hartman combi-
nation of railroads were to be aban-
doned; for that was the significance
given to the formal statement that suit
was to be begun to compel Mr.. Har-
riman to answer questions which he
declined to do before the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The large pro-.
portion Of the dealings and the wider
comparative price movements in Amer
lean Smelling and Union Pacific are
very significant of the large part played
by these two episodes in shaping the
days events. The news otherwise did
not have an important bearing on
financial conditions, and was not of
much effect in moving prices.
The announcement that work on eS-
tensions oficthe Erie system in New
York State was to be resumed was
given some Importance as a possible
index to returning confidence in the
amount of, capital available for i'm
provement work. American Car and
Foundry rose further on the strength
of the resumption Of It's dividend, and
this had some favorable sympathetic
effect on other iron and steel indus
trials. An effort was made to rally
the market by advancing Reading late
in the day, but the movement proved
abortive. and the closing tone was easy.
Bonds We're irregular. Total sales,
par value, s1ol0.O00. United States
bonds were unchanged on call. Total
sales to-day, 502,20O shares.
Il NEW YORK, June 5.-Money on call
easy, l q o.: ruling rate, 2; closing bid,
Ia offered at 2. Time loans dull and
easy for short maturitics; sixty days.
31s @3a; ninety days, 4 per cent; six
months 4s4@5 per cent. Close: Prime
mercantile paper, 5@5A per cent.
Sterling exchange steady. with actual
business in bankers bills at s4.S6s00
s4.S6s5 for demand. and at s4.S36O@
s4.S365 for sixty day bills. Posted
rates s4.s41h@s4.s7h. Commercial
bills, s4.s3ss @s4.s3h. Bar silver, 67A
Mexican dollars. 52b.