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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25

From Fridays Daily.
Miss Emma Ada Borchert and Mr..
Clair Cornell were married in Mapleton
on Wednesday evening. The bride is a
daughter of Mayor William Borchert
and the groom is the cashier in the
Napoleon State bank.
i. Il 4
Mrs. Frank E. Jefferson of Kerns
entertained Mr.. A. c. Lindsey and
children of Tampa, Florida, and Mrs.
Arthur Sharp at a six o'clock dinner
at her home last evening. The dinner
was greatly enjoyed, and after it
has been disposed of the remainder
of the evening was devoted to music
and good social time. Mrs. Lindsey
is sister of Mrs. Sharp and has
been here for couple of weeks,
but expects to return home next week.
Miss Gertrude Owen of Chicago is the
guest of Mrs. Edward Hennig.
j. c.. Schnacke of st. Paul grand
scribe, Modern Samaritans, was in
Mankato last evening. He is on a
tour visiting the lodges in Minnesota.
Israel Cole, who has been in st. Jo-
seph's hospital, receiving treatment
for kidney trouble, has improved SO
that he was able to leave today. He
expects to leave this evening for Jan
esville, Wis, to visit brother while
he is recovering
Miss Mary Willard has departed for
Brookings where she will commence
her second year at Pratt Institute.
Resident Director Wise and President
Cooper attended meeting of the state
normal board at st. Paul today.
Owatonna Journal: Mr.. and Mrs. A.
+. Wertzler and Miss Laura Diehl of
Mankato arrived here Wednesday even
ing to visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Diehl on the West Side.
d. C. Davies has so far recovered
from his attact of typhoid fever as
to be able to sit upon the porch. His
brother, Osborne, is not quite so far
advanced toward recovery as that.
B. Rempel and J. Rempel of But
terfield were in Mankato today.
Mrs. H. Donavan of Tracy visited
the city today.
Paul Guertin of st. Peter was in
the city over night.
Hon. James T. McCleary, wife and
son went to st. Paul today, where the
former attended = a meeting of the
state central committee. They expect
to be back tomorrow. Mr. McCleary's
headquarters will be in the Odd Eel
lows block, in the office formerly &C.
cupicd by w. w. Smith.
Oscar Kurth has returned from Full
lerton. N. d., to visit his parents at
st. Clair.
Judge Comstock will be able to re-
turn from st. Paul Sunday. and it
will not be necessary to perform an
operation upon him.
Miss Laura Pitter of Winona, for
merly of Mankato, is visiting in the
city as the guest of Miss Minnie
Maiers.
A. E. Sawyer and s. P. Mall
of Faribault were arrivals in the city
this noon.
j. E. Haycraft and G. H. Drake of
Madelia dined in Mankato today.
Ed. Nyquist of this city is in charge
of certain department at the re-
publican Headquarters in st. Paul
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
From Saturdays Daily.

Miss Emma Gearing of Hastings,
England, a friend of Miss Clark and
Miss Robinson, the New Zealand nurses
who are sojourning in the city, arrived
in the city yesterday. She worked
with the other two in New Zealand.
They will remain here some time, and
then continue on around the world.
She attended the fair yesterday after
noon, and remarked that she had at
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-25
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
On Saturday evening last crowd of
one hundred people mostly relatives,
were most delightfully."- entertained at
a reception given at the farm home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weir, near
Good Thunder, in honor of the for
>mer's nephew, Mr.. Malachi Weir and
bride who had just returned from a
short wedding tour to the Twin Cities.
The affair was complete surprise on
the young couple and was planned and
successfully carried out by the Misses
Katie and Lucy Weir to whom great
credit is due, it being one of tie most
pleasant social affairs held in that
section for some time and heartily en-
ioyed by old and young. Dancing was
INDUCED in by the younger people
while their elders played cards. AT
midnight bountiful lunch was served
to which all did ample justice. One
pleasing feature of the occasion was
the presence of the groom's father en-
tire family of ten brothers and sis
tiers, including their families. The
young couple were the recipients Of
many handsome and useful presents
and they begin married life under most
favorable auspices and with the best
wishes of a large circle of friends.
- 4. y
Mrs. John Thiel of Paynesville,
Mimi, has returned home after visit
ing in the city for the past three
weeks as the guest of Mrs. Grant.
Mrs. F. l.. Holbrook of Huron, S.
D., arrived in Mankato this morning.
F. A. Kingsley of Marshall break-
tasted in the city today.
S. d. 0'Niell of Sherburn was in
Mankato today.
Mrs. 7. H. Foley and Mrs, W. N.
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Prendergast Is Nominated.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From FrfdaV'S JJaIW.
L. w. Prendergast of LIE Sueur
Center received the democratic noni-
nation for county attorney of IH
Sueur county. lie is a oninlaw of
A. r. Pfau, ST., Of this city.
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VOTE ON CONGRESSMAN,
SECOND DISTRICT.


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ondd o him OH
primary election.
and for the
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UNITED STATES DEPosITARY
OFFICERS:
of Mankato, Minnesota

Lorin Cray, President. f. K Meagher vce Pros
Geo. w. Sugden, Cashier H. j. heller Asst Cashier
W. A. Anderson and j. N. Deglmann Tellers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

poor mother was called home. I can't
go to see her, and she can't put her
loving arms around my neck and call
me her cherub, as she used to. Had
And my father is dead. too, and my
brother Jim is dead. I tell you there
is grief and sadness abroad in the
land
Mrs. Bowser looked at him for a full
minute across the table and shifted at
the atmosphere suspiciously and then
said:
I'm sorry about your father and
mother and your brother Jim. but of
course you couldn't expect them to
keep right on living. I have lost my
own father and sister, as you must
know"
Then why amt you sad? What are
you talking about butchers and dog
fights for? Here We sit. in the best of
health and surrounded by happy influ-
ences, and not two blocks away there
are houses of mourning. tell you, Mrs,
Bowser-I tell you"
But before he could tell her she rose
up from the table and he followed her
up stairs. She wanted to do something
to effect a change in him, and she be-
gan to play with the cat. but after TAX
ing two or three turns across the floor
he said:
"And my sister Mary is dead, and
my uncle Jim and my cousin Betty.
Yes. dead and gone. 1 don't 'spose /
could find their gravestones if set out
to look for them. Dead and gone, and
you are playing with that blamed old
yalIer cat as If nothing had happened"
But what do you want me to do?"
she retorted. rs 1t going to bring the
dead to life If / sit down and weep?"
'Hark to that!" he exclaimed after
a moment and without having answer
ed her question. There is a peddler
shouting 'Watermelons,' at the top Of
his voice! Just hear him!"
"Why, you have heard him every ev-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

ening for days and days. He has got
watermelons to sell Probably nine out
of ten of them are as green as grass.
but let him sell them if he can. The
more cholera morbus the better for the
drug stores and doctors"
But the cry goes right to my heart
protested Mr.. Bowser. MY poor father
died after eating a watermelon, and
my uncle Jim because he hadn't any
teeth to eat one with. The peddler
knows it, and is hollering to add to
my grief
Don't be childish, Mr.. Bowser. The
man doesn't even know who lives here.
Did tell you that I wanted to get my
housekeeping next month";"
And now he's yelling 'gooseber-
RESI-"
We'll, let him YELL"
"But I tell you he knows that Bow
ser lives here. and he wants to spite
me by adding to my grief 1t was
gooseberry tarts that killed my sister
Mary, and plain gooseberries that kill
ed my cousin Betty. Betty ate four
quarts of 'em right down, and next day
was no more"
about something more cheerful. Do you
think the next congress is going to take
I'D the tariff question:?
Mr.. Bowser might or might not have
answered the question. but before he
could get around to it a hired girl in
clothes off the line commenced singing
at the top of her voice:
''In Scarlet town, where I was born,
There was a fair maid dwelling;
And she was known both far and near
AS lovely Barbara Allen"
Great snake. but must I submit to
this?'' groaned Mr.. Bowser, as he start
ed up. Here 1 come home loaded down
with grief and sadness, and a peddler
must yell 'Watermelonsi' and goose
berries!' at me from the front, and
hired girl must MARBLE song at me
from the back!"
But have patience" counseled Mrs.
Bowser. "These people know nothing
of your sadness. See-the peddler has
driven on and the girl has stopped sing
ing. Let me ask you a question,
please. Did you partake of any sum
mer tonic today?"
And my sister died after eating
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12
DIXON MONUMENT FINISHED.
A Beautiful Fountain Erected to
Memory of Colored Boxer

New York. Sept 12.-After sever
al delays, the monument for George
Dixon, the late negro boxer and one
time champion feather-weight of the
world, has been erected and now
stands on the corner of Thompson
and Broome streets.
1t was first suggested by the COM
mittee to erect a tombstone over his
grave, but later watering place was
decided on. and after much delay the
permit was finally granted by the city
and the Job has been completed.
Joe Humphreys. the local announ-
Ger, Terry McGovern and Young Cor
bett were the principal factors in col
lecting the bulk of the money do
mated to the memorial fund. When
Terry and Corbett were on the road
doing their little skit under the man
.agement of Humphreys they can
vassed all Of the cities in which they
played and the result was that after
10 weeks on the road a tidy little
sum was brought back for the fund.
At the time all the boxing clubs
were running in full blast in New
York, and collections were taken at
each club, and over $500 was donated
in this manner.
The fountain recently finished is
one of the most beautiful of its kind
in New York. one side facing the
street for horses and the other fac
lg TIE sidewalk with a fountain for
public use.
On the inside wall, surrounded by
a wreath are tho words: "In MEM
ory of George Dixon Erected by his
friends
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She looked at his suspiciously and led
the way down to the dining room and
then started in to tell him that the po-
lice had arrested four boys that after
noon for playing ball in the street.
Yes; but what do four boys and the
police amount to-" he walled out. Mrs.
Bowser, every day around us men and
women are dropping dead and being
borne to their long home"
But that Is what we all expect" she
replied. "They say the butcher on the
corner must fail if the price of meat
doesn't come down."
But what have 1 got to do with the
butcher on the corner and the price of
meat? I tell you there is sadness in
this world-oceans of sadness. As it
says in the Scriptures, we are here to-
day and gone tomorrow. I left the
house in the best of health this morn
ing, but how did you know that I would
return alive? How could you tell that
at this very moment you would not be
a widow with sealding tears of grief
chasing each other down your cheeks 2"
Yes; life is risk but We should not
be sad over it. There came pretty near
being an awful dog fight in front of the
house half an hour ago. 1 wish you had
been here to sick the little dog on
"Oh what's the use?" he said, as he
nibbled as a piece of bread and turned
his face away. when 1 am thinking
of how my dear old mother died do
you think 1 want to hear about dog
fights? Yes, she-she died"
But you were only four years old
then, and you are 40 now"
at don't make any difference. Ny
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

The valuable biography, Richard
Mansfield: The Man and the Actor
by Paul Wilstach, which is one of the
most important books of the fall, will
be brought out in November by the
Scribners. The book will be fully and
finely illustrated, and is Of the great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

The sensation in the book world is
Medill Patterson's Little Brother or
the Rich" published by the Reilly
Britton company. of Chicago.
Since the publication of Mr.. Pat
terson's novel, several young women
of the stage have replied resentfully
to what they mistakenly understand
to be an attack on the morals of their
profession. Thus a New York paper
the other day contained indignant
protests from half a dozen of them
declaring that Mr.. Patterson's pic
ture of life in and the environment Of
the theater is unjust in its selection
of incidents and conditions which are
the exception rather than the rule;
and that trustful public faith in the
correct department of its stage favor
ties is being undermined by cynic-
ally prejudiced observer. The fact
of the matter is that Mr.. Patterson's
scrutiny of the theater and its people
is a very broad and very patient one,
unusually effective through its I'M
compromising fidelity, and though it
reveals the difficulty, frequently the
impossibility, of applying the conven-
tional code to the lives of players, it
presents them more immoral than
immoral, and as vastly superior to
the society class whose conduct he
sees in such mournful aspect.
In fact, the two decent, wholesome
figures in the story are women of the
stage whose lives are governed by
nobility and gentleness of character,
though one has thrown conventions
to the winds and the other is ready
to do so, when she discovers that the
man for whom she is about to make
the sacrifice is not worthy of her.
One Of them, graduate from de-
partment store into musical comedy,
has gone to live with a young mill
lionaire. who has a wife, and has
n n IN their of
peaceful little home in village out
side Of New York The young mil
lionaire in describing to a friend his
domestic misery in his Newport home,
contrasting 1t with his existence with
his mistress, says:
Home, home, do you call this
home? Do you call it home to live
in a marble palace with a woman
who would only bear you one child
and that ones dead-for fear of miss
ing season and spelling her figure;
who tells you to your face in her tan
trums that she only married you for
money; who considers you nothing
but combined pearl fishery and dia-
mond mine; who spends her time
with-Oh, I'm not such a fool as she
and everybody else thinks me. What
! know about her would surprise her.
mo, 1 have been long suffering and
silent, but I have a home. as differ
ent from this as heaven from hell,
where there is a woman that under
stands me and loves me. And I have
friends, a few of them, real friends
for they don't know that my father
has money and they're unlike these
friends and toadies and servants and
sycophants about here, who pretend
to like me for myself. but who
wouldn't give two hurrahs for me if
were John Smith. 1 know, Paul
Potter, I know. Don't interrupt me,
because j know. ] tell Won"
Joseph Medin Patterson comes of
a family of writers. His father is
Robert w. Patterson, present editor
Of the Chicago Tribune, while his
grandfather was Joseph Medill. who
founded that paper. Although less
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12
BOWSER'S SADNESS.
There Are Hours When He Is Over
come.

o-l
Mrs. Bowser and the cat were on
watch for Mr.. Bowser as he came home
the other evening. AS he dropped off
the car at the corner it was seen that
his general attitude was one of dejec-
ton. Half way down to his gate Mrs.
Bowser could see the care-lines in his
face. AS he reached the foot of the
steps she realized that he must have
got word that all his brothers and sis
tiers were dead. He was passing by her
to enter the house, with the most lone
some look imaginable on his face, when
she exclaimed:
"Mr. Bowser. will you tell me what In
the name of goodness has happened?"
"Nawthin'," he drawled out.
But something surely has. Are any
of your relatives dead?"
Il dunno"
Have you lost large amount Of
money!"
No"
Then what is It? You look as if you
hadn't friend left on earth"
"And I haven't" he replied, as he
hung up his hat and tears cine to his
eyes.
But am here-I, your wife"
Yes; but what of it? I tell you Mrs
Bowser, this is a sad old world.
hadn't much to do at the office this
afternoon and I just sat down and
thought of things-sad things. IL feel
as if I could weep"
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NELSON ON THE ROAD.
Manager BIRTHS Plans for the "Bat-
tier" for Next Few Months.

Manager BIRTHS Plans for the "Bat-
tier" for Next Few Months.
San Francisco, Sept. 12.-Willis
Britt, manager of Battling Nelson,
the lightweight champion. said to-
day that he would take the battler
on the road for few months in
conjunction with the moving pic
lures, which were taken of the fight.
Willis thinks the Dane should have
slight let up, and that he is entitled
to derive some of the fruits of his
victory in a theatrical way.
Britt says that both he and Mel
son won quite a snug sum on the
fight They both bet on the number
of rounds, getting most of it down
on twenty-five rounds, although a
little change was lost on twenty
rounds. Cans saved his friends by
stalling and exerting all his clever
ness to last out twenty rounds. He
had $4,000 on himself to stay that
limit and several of his friends had
heavy bets down on the same
proposition.
Bill Papke and Bat Nelson have
signed a compact not to fight any
negroes. This bars out Sam Lang
ford or any other promising negro
that may come up with light or mid
die weight claims
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stage is PEssIMIsTIC.
Says Outlook for Maroon's Football
Eleven Is Worst in Years.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-With the best
football schedule on hand since the
innovation of the reform rules,
Coach Stage. Capt. Steffen and the
University of Chicago have poor
prospects of a winning eleven this
fall. say the fans. There are only
five of last years regulars on the
squad this season. leaving six
vacancies to fill. The material from
last years freshman squad is small
and most of the good ones have
failed to pass in their studies. Coach
Stagg says himself he has the poor
est prospects of good team
since 1903.
Practice will start Sept. 81. Figur-
ing all the possible candidates from
last years regulars, subs and fresh
men, it is thought there will not be
more than twenty-five out for the
eleven The Maroon head will have
two weeks to get together a team to
face the Boilermakers on October 8.
candidates to know the signals or
the first day in order that he may
go right to work perfecting plays
with which to beat the giant teams
from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Cor
nell.
For the first time in years Illinois
rooters are entertaining hopes of de-
feating the Maroons on the gridiron.
The downstate eleven has ten old
men back from last years aggrega-
ton and group of freshmen who
promise to displace some of the
stars of last season. Even some of
the Midway supporters are fearing
Coach Halls mep.
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goosebrry. tarts!" he murmured. as he
wiped his eyes anew.
Answer my questionable you have
any summer tonic this afternoon? Did
any one recommend a tonic to take
your grief away?"
Yes; just little tonic. 1t was for
my lame back I took about table,
spoonful"
.sUm. thought so.''
And it has made me sad-s-a-d"
Il see. Well, let me put you to bed,
and you'll wake up in the morning
feeling all right"
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And I wont be sad no more?"
Not sad. You won't even remem-
Der whether 1t was gooseberry tarts or
pumpkin pie that did the business for
your sister. Come on
'Yesh, will come on. Mrsh Bow
sher, you are sho good-sho g-o-o-d
That I cry for you!'-(Copyright
1908, by T. c. McClure).
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est importance as the first biography
of an American actor to deserve seri-
Gus consid Grafton as an addition to
the history of the stage as well as
the record of one of the greatest
theatrical figures of our time
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-04
F|REMEN FIGHT
BILL THAT GIVES
EXEMPTS MONEY
Measure Doubling Secretary
John S. GibS0n's Salary
Also Scored.
LFron1 a star correspondent.l

TRENTON, March 4.-The executive
committee of the State Firemen's Be-
nevolent Association appeared before
the Senate committee on municipal cor
porations, composed of Senators Mineh,
Bradley and Hinchliffe, yesterday in
opposition to a series of bills introduced
by Senator Samuel K. Robbins on be-
half of the State Association of Exempt
Firemen.
one of the bills provides that the eX-
empts shall receive one-half of the 2
per cent. on collections of premiums
paid over by the fire underwriters to
the fire departments of the various
municipalities, At present the entire
amount goes to the relief association of
the paid fremen.
These are opposed to sharing with
the exempts. Another bill increases the
salary of John S. Gibson, of Newark,
secretary of the Exempt Association,
from $500 to $1,000 a year, and keeps
him in office for life. A third bill ex-
tends the tenure of office act to exempt
firemen, while a fourth bill, introduced
Monday night by Senator Robbins, is
intended to extend the provisions of
,the bill giving the exempts l per cent.
of the collections from the fire insur-
ance companies.
The firemen were assured by Senator
Hinchliffe that the bills will not be re-
ported.