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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21
CONCRETE in ROADMAOING.

Recognizing the fact that good roads
are absolutely essential if state OF
community is to progress, Pennsylvania
has enacted laws designed to promote
highway Improvement by providing APP
preparations for work of that charac-
ter.
In developing the good roads move
ment the highway department found
that concrete had become an exceed
ingly important factor, owing to its
great economy and durability, says Co.
ment Age, New York. This has been
shown by practical experience and OBJ
servation, and matters have reached
the point where the state has deemed
it necessary to provide plans and speci-
fications for drains, culverts and
bridges.
The plans are prepared by competent
engineers in order that contractors
may use concrete intelligently and eco
nomincally. Good results are certain
to follow this policy. 1t will mean the
standardization of important work
heretofore conducted on the hit or miss
PLAN 1t was Il difficult matter for the
contractor to build concrete bridges
without previous experience and he
was forced to bid high in order that
he might provide for every contingency,
the result being, in some cases, pro-
hibitive figures so far as concrete
was concerned
Now. however. the whole matter
has become simplifed, and concrete
will undoubtedly become the favorite
in every class of road work
requiring the use of masonry or iron
and terra Gotta piping. This will mean
better work and cheaper work than
has been the rule in the past
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21
Aug. II. q. 2s-lg0s.
ORDER. FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF AID
M1NISTRATOR.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-SS. In Probate Court.
tn the matter of--tfe estate of Thorn as j
Dickson. deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of
Petrene dickson of the county of Brown.
represe nting among other things. that
Thomas j. Dickson late of the county of
Blue Earth. in the State of Minnesota. ON the
3lst day of July A. ID. 1908, at the County OF
Blue Earth died intestate. and being an in
hahitant OF this County at the
time of his death. leaving goods. chat
tells and estate within this county.and that the
said petitioner is the surviving wife of said
decreased. and praying that admnistra-
ton of said estate be to James Dickson
granted:
tits Ordered. that said petition be heard be-
fore said court, on Monday. the eth day Of
September. A. d.. 1908. at 10 o'clock a. M. at the
probate Office. in the court house. in Manka-
TO. in said county. And all persons interested
in said matter are hereby 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 Civ.
en- to the heirs of said deceased and to all per-
sons Interested by publishing this order once
In each week for three successive weeks prior
to said day of hearing. in the Mankato Free
Press, weekly newspaper. printed and pub
liShed at MankatO i'm said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 18th day Of August.
A. D., 1905.
By the Court.
[ Probate Court Seal.l WIN. Il. HUGHES,
Judge Of p-cbe..
A. Frederickson. Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21
FOR STATE OFFICERS.
OPEN THE SCHOOLS.

The Free Press can find no good
reason why the public schools of this
city should not be opened on schedule
time. The health conditions of this
community have so far improved as
to warrant the opening of the educa
tional institutions on the usual date
in September.
The epidemic is at an end. There
have been no new cases of fever re-
ported since Aug. |, and the deaths
have been very few meanwhile. Man.
kato has resumed its normal condition
and there is no real danger of anyone
becoming infected with disease.
Those who have all along contem-
plated attending the schools here
should not hesitate moment to carry
out their original plans. The sanitary
conditions in this city at this time are
far better than they have been for
number of years and the water sup
ply could not be improved upon.
There have been many foolish, alb
surd, ridiculous and wholly unfounded
stories concerning Mankato circulated
of late, and by persons who ought
to have known better than to incubate
such grotesque falsehoods.
These fabrications-the products of
Imaginative brains-have disturbed the
minds of some people, and they have
foolishly looked upon Mankato as a
veritable pest house where disease and
pestilence were stalking abroad search
ing for victims. Merest rot has been
permitted to run riot.
There is nothing the matter with
Mankato. This city is not in the grip
of fever. There is TO great amount
of sickness here-no more than one
will find in any city of the same size.
That being the case the public
schools will open on the date speci
fed. So will all other educational
institutions in this city. Those at
tending school here will be as safe
from disease as they would be in any
city in the country So come to Man
kato.
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Kerns and Hebron

Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ, Jefferson of North
Mankato spent Hast week with the
family of their son, Frank, on the farm
near Kerns. On their return home last
Saturday Mrs jefferson, while getting
out of the wagon, fell and was hurt
so badly she had to be carried into
the house. She is now confined to her
bed Miss Pearl Parsons is taking
care of her. 1t is to be hoped that
Mrs. Jefferson will soon recover.
Miss Edna Sharp is improving slowly
from her attack of typhoid fever.
Theodore HendleyN who has been
very sick with typhoid fever, is slight
" better at this writing.
Mrs. Martha MtGowan, who fell
down the cellarway a week ago. Is
somewhat better. She got quite a
shaking up for an old lady OF her
age.
Miss Birdie Adair of Lisbon. \ d.,
who has been visiting with the Drake
family in Hebron, returned home last
week.
Miss Alice Ketchner of Minneapolis
spent several days last week with the
Drake family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McCarger and
family visited Mrs. McCarger's brother,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21
MORTGAGE FoeecLosuRe SALE.

WHEREAS. there is due ands claim
ed to be due Four Hundred and Five
and $1,000 Dollars (s4O5.SS) for princi
pal and interest upon that certain
mortgage given by Ferdinand Funk and
F.redricka Funk, his wife, mortgagors to
Mankato Savings Bank "a corporation)
mortgage dated July o. 1908. and
recorded July %, 1902 at II o'clock
Deeds for. Blue. Earth County. Minne-
sofa. in Book Forty (4O) of Mortgages
on page ESQ. mortgaging and convey
ing the following described premises
North one-half IN: f12) of the North
west quarter IN. w. Ia of the North
west quarter INV. 1-4) of section five
% in township one hundred seven 900
according to the Government survey
thereof to secure the payment of Three
Hundred Seventy Dollars (s37000l on
July %. 1906. with interest at the rate
annually, Eight and sO-1OO Dollars
$500 of which amount, claimed is to be
due is for the taxes for the year 1905
and 1906 paid on the above described
from the time of payment thereof;
NOW THEREFORE,, notice is hereby
given that said mortgage will be fore
closed and said mortgaged premises
on Saturday Sept 10, 1905 at o'clock
p. NJ by the sheriff of said County at the
Eastery front door of the Court House
in the City of Mankato, Blue Earth
due. thereon for principal and interest.
besides expense of foreclosure includ-
ing Twenty-Five Dollars ts25.O0) attor-
news fees stipulated in said mortgage.
Dated ,Jiily 80. zoos. 4
.Mankato Savings Bank, Mortgage.
Benjamin Taylor. Attorney for Mort
gagee. POI. Odd Fellows Building, Man.
kato, Minnesota,
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Aug, Il. q, 28-l90S.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF
WILL

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss. Inprobate Court.
In the matter of tho estate of Mary NJ
Pierce, deceased.
Whereas. an instrument in writing purport-
ing 10 be The last will and testament of
nary M. Pierce. deceased. late OF said
county has been delivered to this court: \
And Whereas. Anna Williams has
filed Herewith her petition. represent
Ing among other things. that said Mary NJ.
Pierce died in said County, on the 18th day
of July. lJOS. teState, and that said petitioner
is sister and one of the heirs of said de-
may be admitted to probate. and that let
tiers of ad ninistation with the will annexed be
issued thereon to Ira A. Carey. James Wilson
the person named in said Instrument as ex-
ecutOr having refused to act
1t Is Ordered, That the proofs of said in
strument and the said petition be heard be-
fore this Court, at the Probate Office
in the city of Mankato in said county. on Mon
day. the 9TH day of September, A. d.. 1905, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. when all persons in
terested may appear for or contest the pro-
bate OF said instrument:
And 1t Is Further Ordered. That notice of
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 Free Press, weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato. in said
county.
Dated at Mankato. the 4th day of August
A. d., 1908.
BY the Court,
probate Court SeaL] WM.F HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
BENJAMIN Taylor. Attorney.
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Aug. 7-1i-2l-tgoS.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth.--ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Johannes Aug
ust Peterson, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF
o. III. OSmundsen. administrator, of the
estate OF Johannes Angus Peterson.de deceased.
representing. among other things. that he has
fully administered said estate. and praying
that time and place be fixed for examining
and allowing the final account of his admins
tration. and for the assignment of the residue
or SAID estate to the parties entitled thereto
1t is ordered that said account be ex-
ahmed. and petition heard by this Court
on SATURDAY,. the 18th day of August. A, d.
1908, at 10 o'clock a. m, at the Probate
price, in the City of Mankato. in said
And il is further ordered that notice
thereof be given to all perons Interested
by publishing a copy of this order once
IN each week, for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the Man
kato Free Press, a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato in
Dated at the City Of Mankato the list day
OF August. A. D. 1905. - 80
By the Court
Qrobate Court Seal.)
WM. F. HUGHES,
w. W. Smith, Atty,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21
MAN AND A GENTLEMAN.

The editorial writer on The Duluth
News Tribune paints word picture
of the republican candidate for COVER
nor. The Duluth writer does not paint
him with horns, neither does he wear
a forked tail. He is clothed in the
habliments of the modern man and his
speech is that of an American citizen.
Jacob f. Jacobson may lack that
scholastic veneer and those social re-
finements dear to would-be aristocrats,
but he certainly possesses the culture
of genuine manliness. He has the cul
ture of the brain that thinks straight
and of the heart which beats true.
IF trousers which are over volumin
Gus in the region of thoughtlessness
and which display ornate hosiery boot
ed with dainty pumps; if coat that
laps the knees and collar that cuts
the ears are the sole paraphernalia
that mark the gentleman, then Mr..
jacobson is merly man without suf
fix or affiX.
''But is gentleman is a man with
broad sympathies, high ideals, a just
consideration for the rights of others
and who is consecrated to what is good
ard honest, then no one can listen to
Mr. jacobson without granting him the
full title. II is only the pin-head who
carps over a mans mental or personal
methods of reaching right ends, and
Americans are not pin-heads.
''No one who listens to Mr.. Jacob
son in public address or private speech
can fail to accord him lmstinted re-
spect. He is one of those human
phenomenons developed by American
opportunity out of the rugged, strong,
even grarled material which comes to
these shores.
HIIe is God made, but self developed.
and it was pleasure to listen to such
a political speech as he made in this
city Thursday evening. 1t was so emf
nently fair, so straightforward and
manly. He had no more blame for the
increased expenditures, even extrava,
gance of the past four years, for the
democrats than for the republicans
'He did not once intimate that the
democratic administration was respon-
sible' for this. He did not even say
what is the fact. that the governor of
Minnesota has the veto power over
each individual item of Every appro-
priation bill He put the blame
squarely up to the people who so
divided the responsibility as to permit
each party to shirk it, which the demo
Gratis have promptly undertaken to do.
NO one could hear Mr.. jacobson.
moreover, aud not realize that he de-
serves his reputation as a man who
not only will not himself do a dis
honest act, but who will not stand
idle and silent while others attempt to
cheat, deceive and graft.
"They could well believe that this
was the man who in the Legislature
was the terror of all 'leg.pullers,' and
who prevented and exposed more crook,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21

Robel Hanson, last Sunday. who is il
the hospital at Mankato.
Miss Blanche Gleason of Swan LAX,
is visiting with he amt's family, Mrs
Ned Rist, and other relatives.
The Nicollet threshing company are
shock threshing i'm this vicinity. II
is hard to tell just what the yield
will be as it was most all struck by
the hail. One field of wheat went nine
bushels per acre.
Misses Bermce and Blanche Chill.
gren of North Mankato are visiting
their uncle's family. A. c. Vrooman
while their mother is taking care of
Theodore Hendley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Keene and family
of North Mankato spent last Sunday
with relatives in Hebron.
W. f. Drake of Glendive, Mont. is
expected home this week to spend his
vacation.
Peter Johnson, the buttermaker of
udson, has gone to South Boise, Idaho
to look after his mining interests in
that place. He has been receiving
good reports from the mines. He will
be gone two weeks
The annual picnic at Hebron that
should have come off next Saturday is
until the following Thurs
day. Aug. p, OH account of the thresh-
ing in the neighborhood A good pro-
gram will be given in the forenoon.
After dinner ball game and other
A good time is antici
pated
Next week Misses Ella and Lula Hold
son will start for Albuquerque, n. NJ,
to take up their school work in that
place.
The wolves killed three sheep be-
longing to j. L. Hendlev recently.
They are getting quite, bold, coming
out in daylight and carrying off poul-
try. Here is a good chance for some
Of those mighty hunters.
Glen Drake and Charles Goodall will
farm the w. II. Tidland place the
coming year. ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21
AN UNWORTHY APPEAL.

Under the caption ''An Unworthy
Appeal" The .Duluth Herald says: in
the southern part of the state mem
Der of the last Minnesota house OF
representatives is making an appeal for
reelection upon the ground that he had
a large part in defeating the demands
of northern Minnesota for a reappor-
tionment of legislative representation,
which would have reduced the repre-
sentation of southern Minnesota and
increased that of northern Minnesota
if it had gone through.
Gas The Herald has shown before,
Minnesota is greatly in need of a re-
apportionment Since the last one was
made southern Minnesota has not in
creased greatly in population-parts OF
it have decreased-while- northern Min
nesota has increased amazingly. Yet
there has been on change in repre-
sentation, and the southern third of
the state. minority both in area
and population, elects majority of
both branches of the legislature.
'This incident in Southern Minnesota
indicates again the need that northern
Minnesota send to the legislature the
very strongest men it can induce to
run. What it lacks in numerical
strength must be made up by an increase
ir the individual capacity of its rep
resentatiyes. Reapportionment is
crying need, but it will never come
about unless northern Minnesota sends
men who by their personal weight can
make such fight for it as to over
come the voting strength of the south
ern tnird of the state"
The Free Press does not blame The
Herald for expressing its indignation
in the premises. Any man who will
make an appeal to the people for re-
election on the ground that he assisted
in defeating tie demands of any par
ticular section of the state is hardly
of broad enough mind to represent
any district in the legislature. Such
appeals as this man makes tend to
breed i'll feeling between northern and
southern Minnesota and such con-
dition of affairs would hurt the in
terests and growth of the entire state.
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Value of farm property
To No. of PEG. engaged
i'm apricIllture

With the agricultural conditions of
the country in such a fundamentally
sound position as indicated by the
figures which we have given there can
not be any such Ion goiepdro .l.s
not be any such long period of indus
TRIAL depression as we had in former
years when the farmers were the poor
est people in the land. With the GER
tainty of crop yields, which in the
aggregate will give us the greatest
amount of railroad tonnage and the
greatest value to farm products which
we have ever had. nature has laid the
foundation for. IL great expansion OF
industry
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21

edress and effected more reforms thar
any other single man who ever sat in
the Minnesota house or senate.
"This is why he will be elected.
This .-is why the democrats have al
ready conceded his election by their
vain efforts to get candidate against
him"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21

Those young persons of feminine per-
sllasiOn who have set New York's
tongue a-wagging by. their daring ex-
hibitions of the Salome dance will soon
have strong competition. Miss Isadora
Duncan. who gained her Inspiration
from the ancient Greek dancers, there
by attaining to great fame in Europe,
will begin New York season tomor-
row under the management OF Charles
Frohman. AS illustrating the great love
that exists between rival dancers, Miss
Duncan has this to say of Maud Allen,
the famous London SalOme dancer:
"Four years ago Miss Allan came to
me in Berlin and said she was poor
American girl studying dancing, and
it would help her so much to see me.
So | gave her tickets for every even
ing | was dancing. Some weeks after
ward she gave limitations of some of
my dances and announced herself as
my pupil. Now in London she tells an
interviewer that she has never heard
of me before" The idea!
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.


Advertised list for week ending Aug
IA. 1908:
X. 4. McBr1me, Henry Baker, aIaude
Barry. Aug. Bergqvist, James Berrie
Miss II. Bnldc.
Charles J. Carlson, Annabell Golfer,
Karl GOWN
Mrs. Ella Englerth.
T.. Miss Gurtie Fering.
A. w. Cunning Adella German, Win
ME Grasmon.
Henry n. Hart, Mrs. Mary A.
Heintz.
Margaret Iwerk.
Anna Juba.
Mrs. c. Krupp, Martin Kranz, NJ. d.
Wm T. McParlan, Kittie Mont.
John Navin.
Fannie Petersen, 4. +. Powell.
Jean Ries.
Mrs. Robert Scott, A. J. Sweet.
Arthur Van Patten.
!, Helena Wold A. p. Void.
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Gain Is Hard to Comprehend.

pursuits.
Gain Is Hard to Comprehend.
These figures show a. gain, an mere
ment added to the wealth of our farm
ers, SO amazing in it's magnitude as
to be difficult of comprehension No
wonder the mass of farmers south and
west are largely out of debt; no Won
der much of the idle capital in the
country banks of all sections is the
surplus of farmers. This remarkable
advance in the average value of pro-
dlsction per capita and the increase in
farm values has a number of reasons
for its existence.
In 1890 and 1896 the increasing lpov-
erty of the farmers of all sections. due
to low prices, was the subject of al
of farm products were then buying
ait lower cost than they had ever
known before. But the producers. the
farmers of the land, were in dire pow
erty. With the increase in manufac-
turing during the last ten years, and
with the development of railroads and
the large increase in the number of
their employees. making great gain in
the number of consumers of farm pro-
ducts, and the gradual elimination of
the cheap lands of the west by set
Element, and the flood of gold pouring
into the worlds channels of trade, we
have had combination of circum-
stances which have united to bring
about a much higher range of values
The consumer of farm products is no
longer rejoicing in the low prices which
prevailed twelve or fifteen years ago.
The farmer is now having his innings,
and though this condition works a
upon many consumers, it is
a great blessing to the country at
large.
Increase BY Years Is Shown.
Taking the value of farm products as
shown by the following figures, we
have striking illustration of the
wonderful growth now under Way.
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Representative w. S. Hammond. in
an addres to the Watonwan democratic
county convention, stated that he
would prefer to be returned to con.
gress, but would submit to the will
of his party as to his candidacy fol
governor. He was unanimously en-,
dorsed by the convention.
Dick O'Connor does not want Ham
mond nominated for governor He has
not said so in so many words, but
reading between the lines of his in
terviews one can infer as much. The
democratic boss has given it out that
he favors the nomination of Mayor
Armson of Saltwater.
The O'Conner Plan.
The OCOnner plan is this, as ex-
planned by The st. PAUL Pioneer Press:
2 O'Connor does not want to see John
to be kept in the stable and groomed
for the possible presidential lightning
stroke four years from now. Neither
does he want to see Congressman
Hammond of the Second district elm
mated as a continuing congressional
for the democratic party.
Therefore he has picked Mayor j. G.
Armson of Saltwater as the demo
cratic nominee for governor next fall
TO contest the election with the repub-
lean nominee, j. F. jacobson of Lac
lui Parle.
Armson isn't such bad choice,
either. His name is German enough to
be German and it is Scandinavian
enough to keep lots of people guessing.
Armson is good mixer, too, and a
pretty good fellow to talk to and to
ak to voters. When it comes right
lown to brass tacks the chances are
lie can 90 out right now and get more
-otes for governor of Minnesota than
Hammond.
Kitchen Cabinet Is Busy.
Frank Day and. the rest of the
,itchen cabinet, however. could never
zee any sense in trying to save one's
friends. The great attraction in pol
tics for them is the check that the
tate pays them each month. If they
an have their own way they will re-
nominate Governor johnson for third
erm. believing that he has a pretty
rood chance of winning. If they can
lot nominate Johnson-if he Will not
listen to them. but does abide by thel
vell-meant advice of OCOnnor-they |
will turn to Congressman Hammond,
believing that he stands more show
hat. Armson. They are going to try |
o bull the game through, win on lose.
Well, Dick O'Connor is back of Arm
on. he is advising Johnson not to be
candidate, and the chances are that
e wins out. If he does, Day and his
unch will have to 90 back to their
anne of skat in the town lounging
lace.