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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
PROPER SUBJECTF0R INQUIRY
That ls, IL the Association EXISTS AZ
10 Charged.

Lake Crystal Union: There is one
thing The Union will talk about after
the legislature meets and that is to
ask an investigation of the so-called
teachers association operated in Mime.
apolis by that body. BY what au-
thority this association exists and their
claim upon the public schools of tbs
state, which to certain degree COM
pels the unsophisticated school teacher
to join the association in order that
she may get a school.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
James Wortz Transferred.

James Wortz, the popular Omaha con-
ductor, who has been running the ac-
commodation train on the Pipestone-
Heron Lake branch, has been trans
ferred to run between Alton and
Sioux City, Iowa. He will reside at Al
ton; Conductor Klaras has succeeded
to the Heron Lake-Pipestone run.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11
Wanda Elevator Burned.

Lamberton, Mimi, Dec. 9.-The ele-
vator of Spaulding & Foertch at Wan
da, Mimi, was burned Sunday. The
fire started in the office. All con
tents, including the fuel on hand,
were destroyed. The loss is partly
covered by insurance.
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[Continued on Page Four.l
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
MASSACHUSETTS RESULTS
Stampede to Taft Holds Down Prohibition
Presidential Vote

BosroN, MASS, November s-(Special CORE
spondence)-The vote cast for Chain in this
state will be approximately the same as cast for
Swallow. Returns from all but thirty-eight
towns give Chain 400. Swallow received
4,279 The vote for the state ticket con-
siderably above these figures, Wylie for governor
having between 5000 and 5000, but the official
tabulated returns have not yet been given out by
the election commissioners.
1t is evident that the scare cry of business de-
preston in the event of Bryan's election swept
Prohbitonists of their feet into the Taft camp.
Massachusetts, Prohibitionists may be disappoint-
ed, but not discouraged. In many ways we
stronger than we have been for years and the
campaign of 1912 has already opened
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
An Ohio Fight

BELLARE, OHIO, November Especial correspondence
The people of Belmont county in the midst of a
hard fight with the saloons An election is be held
November II. Oliver w. Stewart of Chicago held
three great meetings yesterday. He spoke at o'clock
in the opera house in Beaire and to overflow meet
ing from the steps of the city hall 4 o'clock. He
heard by great audiences both times. In the
ing he addressed union meeting of the churches of
ST. Cairsvile, in the United Presbyterian church, which
packed to the limit. 1t was admitted all sides
that his speeches made votes
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
Wisconsin Fragments

MAR1NErTE, WISCONSIN, November 5-(Specia
correspondence -Marinette county gives Chain
1885, In 1904 Swallow had IA. Otto Nelson for
member of assembly received ga votes out of
total of 1896; the Republican candidate receiving
1912; Prohibition 624 Democratic 500.
SPRING GREEN, WISCONSIN, November 3-(Spe
cial correspondence -This town and village COM
bined cast thirteen votes for Chain, and the
same for w. D. Cox for governor. In 1904
Swallow had three votes Will NJ Cork, the
Prohibition watcher, properly authorized, was ex
cuded from the count and kept outside railing
which was so far from the table that he could
not see how the tickets were marked.
BEAVER DAM WISCONSIN, November 4-(Spe
cal correspondence -Chafn's vote in this city
was forty-three, against thirty for Swallow in
1904
GAINESVILLE, WISCONSIN, November 4-(Special
espondence--Chain received ninetysix votes
in this city, where Swallow in 1904 had only
ffty-nine We had only one meeting, held with
local talent, yet we have this fine gain. Now for
1912
EMERSON, Wis, November 4-(Special CORE
spondence) -Four towns of Iron county, which
four years ago gave Swallow four votes, this
year gave Chain forty-fve votes.
ELKHoRN WISCONSIN, November 9-(Special
correspondence -Complete returns of the cleo
ton in Walworth county show 4Ss for Chain
and Watkins compared with 263 for Swallow
and Carroll in 1904 The state and county
ticket runs from 387 to 449 The Prohibitionists
are greatly encouraged and are now arranging
to keep up the work and make things warm
in the next campaign.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
THE NATIONAL PRoHIBITIoNIsT

dild Ill pldlu uClldICe Vi tIlc law give OWe VOtS
each to the two Republican candidates who had
received no votes upon that ballot robbing the
Prohibition candidate and giving him one vote.
l renewed my protest and made note in my
handbook and was again threatened with election.
few moments later ballot appeared, marked
at the top of the column for the Democratic
ticket but split at the legislative candidates and
marked for one man, the bad" Republican. This,
without moments hesitation, was counted as
three votes for the Republican. I called atten-
ton to the manifest unfairness and got reply
except surly growls, ordering me to keep still"
I may remark that by this time I had compre-
hended the situation we'll enough that I under
stood that nothing but fraud to be expected
and was perfectly willing to be violently elected
for the purpose of making fraud more apparent.
l now sent my colleague to my residence to
telephone the board of election commissioners.
He obtained the complaint department but the
moment he mentioned that his complaint related
to the count of Prohibition candidate, the clerk
in charge of the telephone told him not to waste
his time but to come in and report in person the
next day, and hung up his receiver. I have every
reason to believe that such conduct was not in
accordance with the instructions given by the
election commissioners.
After occupying the usurped place for some
little time, Boone retired, alleging that he had
some affairs at home which needed his attention,
but would return later. While he occupied the
place of judge ten and one-ha1f votes had been
taken from the Prohibition candidate and given
to his Republican opponents.
Wright, the head judge took the position
vacated by Boone and took up the count. The
first ballot split to the Prohibition candidate evil
IDENTIFY embarrassed him. He had been reading
the law in the interim. Putting on as bold
front possible, he announced it as one vote for
the Prohibition candidate. l renewed my protest
which I had not failed to make over every bal
lot that was miscounted and was again told to
keep still |, however, continued the protest, in
sisting that, if they we're so under the DONNA
ton of their petty boss that they could not obey
the law, they could at least be certain that, in
event it should seem important to do so, the
votes would be counted again where honest men
would count them. Upon this representation they
yielded, counted the ballot it should be counted
and continued so to count through the remainder
of the night.
What will follow this outrage in the way of
legal retribution do not yet know. If any ave-
nues open along which justice can be Sc
cured or crime punished, I shall follow them. At
present I am concerned with the lessons of the
event, and in particular | want to ask the Pro-
hibitionists of the country to form mental esti-
mate of what this sort of thing, repeated, as it
doubtless was, in large part of the $4,000 polling
precincts of the United States means.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
Posey County, Indiana

Mt VERNON, IND November Especial tele-
gram)-The vote for Swallow in Posey county,
Indiana, was 1874. The vote for Chain is $50.
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November 12, 1908


candidate began to be counted. When this work
began, gentleman who had been present most
yof the evening and concerning whose status I
was in doubt, but had refrained from asking
questions because of desire to avoid agitation,
seated himself at the table and began to call
from the ballots the vote to be recorded by the
clerks
The law of Illinois is slightly peculiar and will
need explanation for readers outside this state.
Three members of the lower house of the legis-
lature are elected from each legislative district and
each voter is entitled to vote vote for each of
three men, one and one-half votes for each of
two men or three votes for one In the
district where | was watching the Republicans
had nominated two candidates, one supposed to
be good" candidate and supposed to be
bad" candidate. The Democrats had nominated
one, the Prohibitionists one, and the other minor
parties each, though there were, so far as I
remember, no split" votes for them and they
did not enter into the question at issue in the
count
The law prescribes that, if ballot be marked
in the circle at the top of any party column and
the voter shall go out of that column and mark
the name of legislative candidate in another
for the legislative candidate so Marked unless
the names of other candidates, in the voters
party column or elsewhere, be Individually marked
in the squares before them.
The first vote to raise trouble was vote
marked at the head of the Republican column
and in the square before the name of the 1egis-
lative candidate of the Prohibition party with
out marks for any other legislative candidate.
By the clear terms of the law posted in dozen
places around us, that was three votes for the
Prohibitionist
The matter was of Importance because large
number of votes were marked in that way.
The intruder, who was counting the ballots,
and who I now have learned is a Republican
near-boss, named Boone, contractor in private
life called this vote zone and one-haf votes for
Dahlberg, the Prohibition candidate. I respect
fully requested him to observe that it was three
votes My first word was the signal for an out
burst. The judge sitting nearest me, Mr.. Wilson,
thrust his head at me aggressively and said:
"Take it from me that you go right out of here.
Well throw you out, if you don't shut up and
stand back" The presiding judge, Wright, came
hurrying across the to give the same
information in somewhat similar language. At
the time someone was shaking his fist in
my face, though I failed to identify the fist in
the melee
I protested that | wanted nothing but what the
law gave my party and my candidate and that
for that | should stand vigorously Threats of
throwing me out were renewed. The presiding
judge informed me that he and his pals had "run
elections for good many years without my
LII. 41,o .I.,34 dox,o so%o~
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12

Professor A. M. Thatcher, who sang through
the campaign with such acceptance before many
large audiences, is available, with his daughter
accompanst, for engagements during the month
of November and may be addressed at the Con-
tinental Hotel Chicago.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
Samples from Minnesota

W1NNEBAco, MINNESOTA, November 7-(Special
correspondence = Prohibitionsts are exultant
over the great increase in their vote in Faribaut
county. Chain received 357 votes Swallow in
1904, 165. This shows increase of more than
one hundred and sixteen percent.
ST. PETER MINNESOTA November 4-This city
yesterday gave Prohibition votes as follows
Chain nine; Haggard (for governor) four; An
derson Qeutenant governor) twenty-six; Damon
(secretary state) twenty-five; Lindsay (railroad
commissioner thirty-six.
T1NTAH, MINNESOTA, November 3 Especial
correspondence There were seven votes cast
for Chain and Watkins in this little town. Four
years ago there were none.
This result is largely due to the efforts of one
man, minister who lectured here and in three
other places and talked with his friends.
HEIBERG, MINI, November 4-(Special CORE
spondence) 1.-The town of Wild Rice, Norman
county, gave Swallow fourteen votes. Chain
had twenty-three votes yesterday
Professor A. M. Thatcher who sang through
Evening journal., 1908-08-19
Personal and Pertinent

what you playing childreng" asked their mother
were playing church I'm the choir and Ruth is the
congregation, and Tommy's the organist"
But who's the Minister"
why mother! We don't have any. It's summer and
all the ministers are in Euro pe"-Brooklyn Life.
For the American had discovered something Brit
ish that better than anything that produced
across the pond" His discovery was fine collie dog
and he at once tried to induce its old shepherd
"wad ye akin' him to American" inquired the old
Scot.
Yes, guess So" said the Yankee
Il thought as muekle' said the shepherd "I couldna
came and to him the shepherd sold the collie for
much less than the American had offered
You told me you wouldn't sell him." said the Yankee
when the purchaser had departed
ma" replied the Scot; 4 said I couidna part WI
him. JocSn be back in day but he couldn't swim
the Atantie."-Detroit Free Press
Capt Pritchard of the record breaking Mauretan,a
told group Of Americans on recent that a sal
lors life was a hard
1T is not hard IL used to be before the coming
Of steam he said but it is st fearfuly hard for all
that In fact. heard of but one man who had
decent excuse for going TO sea-"
And who was he Captain" said Chcagoan
Noah" the captain answered. For II the old fellow
had remained shore he would have been drowned
Washington star
The superintendent OF a Sunday school class in Phil
adelpha recently called upon visitor to SAY few
words TO the class the members OF which are mostly
The visitor a speaker well known for his verbose and
circumiocutory mode Of speech began his address
follows:
This morning children. ] purpose to offer you
epitome Of the life of St. Paul may be. perhaps that
there among too young TO grasp the
the word )itome. Epitome, children is. in its
Specification, synonymous with CONGRATULATIONS
Ledger.
The friends Of young Irish policeman who is a cham
pion athlete much amused a story that is being
told about him short time he assigned TO
look after peddlers in peddler
very troublesome. He refused to keep in line al
though warnd in a gentle way. The policeman who is
noted for his cheerful and genial disposition finally had
his good nature rufied and said;
Go 70 the station
The peddler went and the policeman with him. When
he arragned the lieutenant detectives who
lounged around noticed that the big policeman whom
they all knew, could not control his mrth
What's the ioSe?" asked the lieutenant
Il told this fellow 20 to the station, and he went
Sure 7 the place before myself and didn't
know how to get here"-New York Sun.
Bishop Potter. ecclesiastical dinner IN New York
read Cooperstown schooboy's essay "Clergymen."
The essay. which created much amusement fol-
lows
There are kinds Of clergymen Bshups. recters and
curas. The bishups tell the recters 10 work and the
curats have 10 do H. thin man.
when he is recter he gets fuller longer
sermons and beeums good man.'-Washington Star
Evening journal., 1908-08-19
Notes and Comments

II looks though Mr. Bryan had chance to win but
any day Jen Davis may out with Endorsement.
Chicago Journal
Canned politics" Mr.. Bryan calls it. may be found
TO be "ombamed beef after next November-New York
Evening Post
great feature and the most important in Mr.
Tafts speech of acceptance the paragraph which
he stated he'd take it-Los Angeles Times.
Candidate Hsgen viii not have wait four years TO
get off-Houston Post
young in New York who applied to the
courts to have her legally changed by
the presiding Solomon to do in simpler by
ting married. The oddity OF this item that being
woman, the simplicity and drecness of the idea had
not struck here before.-Baltimore American.
Mr. Croker is to back TO this country TO help
campaign for Mr. Bryan The atters must think
that the situation is Observation-Disclosures American
money, for he is compelled to buy his salvation of a
preacher his health Of doctor and rights of law
yer.-Atanta Georgian.
Mr.. Bryan does not chant hymns Of praise to Mr.
Roosevelt as Mr. Taft does, but his silence eloquent
St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Drop dollar into campaign fund and feel that pa
triotic glow.-chicago News.
Turkey has not yet progressed so far as to preclude
the suspicion that cup Of coffee may disagreed
with a statesman who dies suddenly.-New York world
Evening journal., 1908-08-19
sprinafeId.

New York Sun.
Springfield is distinguished among the
cities OF Illinois as the burial place OF
Abraham Lincoln. Another shrine in
Springfield is the house where Lincoln
lived. which is now reverently maintained
by the state.
Seventy-one years ago Springfield list
ened to an address by Abraham Lincoln
upon mob violence and its menace to the
perpetuity of American institutions Re-
ferring to recent cases Of lynching, in the
North as we'll as in the South. among
them the burning OF negro in the sub
urbs of ST. Louis for shooting a white
man. Mr.. Lincoln said:
such are the effects OF mob law. and
such are the scenes becoming more and
more frequent in this land so lately famed
for love of law and order, and the stories
of which have even now grown too fami-
liar TO attract anything more than an
idle remark But you are perhaps ready
to ask What has this to do with the per-
petuation Of our political institutionsY I
answer Tt has much to do with IT,
I know the American people are
much attached TO their Government; I
know they would suffer much for its
sake; know they would endure evils long
and patiently before they would exchange
It for another-yet, Notwithstanding all
this. II the laws be continually desplsed
and disregarded, II their rights TO be Sc
cure in their persons and property are
held by no better tenure than the caprice
Of a mob. the alienation Of their affections
from the Government is the natural con-
sequence; and TO that sooner or later it
must come"
The Springfield Of Lincoln's young man.
hood was an unkempt country town just
emerging from obscurity. Five years be-
fore his speech it had been incorporated.
and in the year OF his plea for law and or
der It was selected as the State capital.
1t has richly improved in material pros.
perity and the outward symbols OF refine
ment and intelligence sinie M. But in
Lincoln's day 1t was never the scene OF
such an orgy OF mob violence as now dis
graces It in the eyes of the nation.
Evening journal., 1908-08-19
Editorial Opinion
Cats and the Robins.

Chicago Post.
Every time suggestion is made that
the license law should apply to cats
just as IL applies to dogs. the cat own
ers rally and raise a row. They love
their pets, they say, but apparently
they don't love them a dollars worth.
Withsthe same environment one cat
is as good as another, but the alley cat
is condemned for faults not Of its
making. willie the parlor cat is praised
for virtues not its own. A license law
for cats would make for kindness. The
outlaw cat is better off dead than alive.
It leads a miserable existence and no
proof beyond a look at IL is necessary
to prove the point.
The only compensation that comes
to one who has seen three broods Of
robins eaten in succession by prowl-
ing cats is found in the fact that
starving creatures got something to
eat. The cat follows its instincts in
bird killing. but II it is well fed 1t
doesn't care TO go hunting
The enactment of a license law
would solve several problems at once.
Such a law would save yearly the
lives Of thousands OF useful insect
eating birds: 1t would stop many a
nerve and ear-racking midnight con-
cert. and it would put an end TO a lot
of misery. II would be kindness to the
cat
Evening journal., 1908-08-19
WANTS POLICE TO
FIND MISSING WIFE

John Craig, Of POI King street, has
asked the police of this city to help
him in locating his wife, who, with
her infant daughter disappeared from
home, August 8. Craig went home on
the night of August and handed to
his wife his months wages. $50. The
next day the woman left home while
he was at work, saying nothing TO
her other two daughters who were in
the house. She took the youngest child
with her. When Craig returned at
night his wife was not there and when
she did not come back, and as the hour
grew late he began to grow anxious.
The next day he began 10 search for
her but his efforts were of no avail.
Recently he received a letter from a
friend In Mexico, in which it was stated
that his wife was there. Craig is en-
ployed as a boilermaker at the Todd's
Cut shops of the p, B. & W. rail-
road.
Evening journal., 1908-08-19
RECOLLECTIONS OF
WILLIAM A. HUKILL
Article No. II.


Eighteen forty-six was an eventful year
for Cantwells Bridge and one long to be
remembered by myself My father moved
with his family in the spring Of that year
in order to give us children better school
ing which proved of great advantage but
brought with it an event that produced a
pang in my heart and OF which have
never been able to think with any degree
OF federation.
When / first entered school I was put
in the primary department or as It was
called in those days down stairs with
a lady teacher Miss chatham. A few days
before the summer vacation she selected
three or four of those furtherest advanced
and sent them up stairs to the man teach
ed. was among them and assigned a seat
on the end Of a bench near the aisle and
near the big coal stove The first of the
exercises was to read and I had my No.
4 reader, the regular classical reader and
thought / was putting on my best be-
havior. was reading my lesson over pre-
paratory to going with the class to the
recitation and when 1 had taken my seat
the teacher came up and in less time than
II takes to tell II had reached for a
right up TO me. He dressed" me across
my little bare back, for had nothing on
but shirt. trousers and suspenders, with
out the slightest provocation, which al
most broke my heart to say nothing Of the
suffering it caused me. have never been
able to think of that without my blood
warming up and even now feel It.
Polk and Bearton built a new schooner
TO carry grain to market and was to
make her initial trip to Boston. A COM
pany of young men made It up to go with
her to Boston on a pleasure trip including
the teacher, March Banks, also Samuel
Thoi -. George Graft, Theodore Wait
and think. one or two others that can't
remember. The schooner was lost with a ]
on board except Captain Hamilton, who
afterwards came back to tell the story.
DR.. Francis d. Wait was almost beside
himself when he heard of the death OF
his son.
But there are more pleasant things to
relate in this letter of 1916. There is Moth
ing I think Of with more satisfaction than
when I used to sit on the front step of
the bank building and watch the people
go to Old Drawers on Sunday morning,
for there was no Presbyterian church at
Cantwell's Bridge. Middletown or Port
Penn. and I think none at ST. Georges
And IT seems TO me that everybody went
to church. The heads of the family with
their wives and children rode in carriages
but the young men went on horse back
and as they passed our house there was
a troop of horsemen and a string of car
riages. and as Cantwells Bridge and Mid
dletown were noted for their fine horses
as now. It was a fine sight to see them go
by
remember that the late Governor Coch-
ran drove a pair of blood bays, and
Thomas, his pair Of browns TO a drop
foot York wagon. Besides these, people
came down from Port Penn. st. Georges,
Mt. Pleasant and the surrounding coun-
try until there was large congregation.
There was nice grove in front Of the
church at that time, used as a hitching
ground.
William Andrew HulSill.