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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11
Blue Bell Medicine Co. recently va
Gated by Mrs. O. Neill.

Blue Bell Medicine Co. recently va
Gated by Mrs. O. Neill.
Golden Eagle is the clothing
store where you get biggest value
for your money. Every dollar has
double purchasing power.
Mrs E. C. Lucas and little son
of st. Paul, Mimi, are spending a
short time visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. l.. R. Slawson Of this
city.
The Masonic lodge Of this city is
endeavoring to get up large dele
cation to attend the opening of the
new Masonic temple at Estelline
Dec. II.
Judge Marquis went to Clark
Monday evening, and will open
court at that place. The calendar
contains only a few unimportant
cases.
The Blue Bell Medicine Co. has
installed some new office fxings,
in the shape of a counter and par
tition, which adds to the appear
ance and convenience of the office.
Jack Wygaard in the kindness of
his heart remembered this office
with an elegant box of Wards
candies, the good tasting kind
Thanks, Jack. We appreciate
such remembrances.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

the following officers were elected
for. the ensuing year: f.
Lcucks, chancellor commander:
George B. Elliot, vice chancellor.
F. L. Smith, prelate; F. W..
Schoenberger, master Of work; MI
]. Manton, keeper Of records and,
seal; A. Glen King, master at arms:
j. Carl Southwick, master finance: j.
H. D. Rice, master exchequer; W;
M. Schoenberger and S. B. Dickin-
son, delegates to the grand lodge
GET 1T. At GlLRUTH,s
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

1T would take pages
to enunerate every
article. Best thing, to
do is to come in and
look over. Seeing is
believing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
ELOCUTION RECITAL.
Pupils of Florence University Enter
 tain Large Audience.

Florence, December 5.-(Special)-rhe elocution pupils at the Florence unyer- sity entertained last evening with re- cital of much artistic merit The stage was attractively dressed and each of the Il numbers, which included a piano duet by Misses Oliver and Zeigler, "Midsummer Nights Dream" (Smith) by Miss 1talne Argo and "Schottishe de Concert" by Miss Marie Zeigler, was distinctly pleas ing.
 One of the most pleasing features was the scarf drill given by nine young ladies in Grecian dress, the performers being Misses Oma Randolph, Helen White, Lila Echols eJssie Wilson, Elizabeth VVinzer- ling, Maud soper Jessie Lee, Ruth Reid, Emmett Hall.
 The following readings were given with grace and easy reflecting much credit on Miss Grace Warren, tine elocution teach CT: "Tommy's Christmas Dinner" Miss Jessie Lee; ".Arathusas Torment Miss Helen White When the Moon Rose Miss Ruth Reid; Fast Friends" Misses White and Hall "Sonny's Christening" Miss Maud Soper; How Jimmy Tended the Maby,'' Miss Emmett Hall; "A Pair of Lunatics,' Misses Soper and Reid. The proceeds were for the University Athletic association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
ANNUAL FAIR.
Miss Mary Dykes Is Crowned Queen
 of the Festival.

Union Springs, December 5.-(Special.)- The annual fair under the direction of the Ladies' Library association closed here last night after being open week. A large crowd was present to witness the crowning of the Queen of the Carnival, who had been chosen by vote, Miss Mary Dykes winning. Misses Jennie Hobdy, Lena Mae Harris and Dixie Grady giving her a close race, all receiving a very popular vote. The royal ceremonies took place at S:30 o'clock and as the march pealed forth the maids of the queen en- tered They were Miss Jennie Hobdy and Miss Virginia Pittman. The king, E. E. conducted her to the throne, where, in beautifully chosen words, he crowned her Queen of the Carnival with many willing subjects.
 Another interesting feature of the even- ing was the giving away of the doll to the child receiving the most popular vote. Little Helen Clair Rosenstihl won this, and when Price Rainer presented the doll she put her little arms around his neck and said MT. Price Rainer, l love you with all my heart" then she hugged the doll
 Mrs. J. c. Lawrence won the vase of carnations presented by the Turnip- seed Drug company for guessing the cor rect number of varieties in the vase. The fair is counted a success by the large crowd who attended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
BIG FINE IMPOSED
 FOR REBATING

Richmond, December 5.-By agreement of counsel the Chesapeake and Ohio rail- way and W. R. Johnson & Co., plead guilty to rebating before Judge Waddill late today and were fined by the court, the Chesapeake and Ohio 5000 and John son s45eO
 The railway was fined 5000 each on nine counts and Johnson was fined S1500 on the first and 5000 each on three other counts
 In view of this voluntary proceeding other counts in the indictments were nolle pressed, on motion of Judge l.. L. Lewis, United States district attorney, and John II. Marble, counsel for the interstate the court that their principals knew noth- ing of the violation, as alleged but that the law was so broad they thought convic- ton was certain on the indiscreton of their agents and H. o. Gates, and, there fore, adopted this course.
 This action follows the verdict of the jury In the same court yesterday, finding A. P. Gilbert assistant general freight agent, not guilty
 Gilbert had been on trial for 10 days. H. O. Gates, clerk for Johnson & Co.,, grain dealers. secured immunity from prosecution by turning states evidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
MRS. BISHOP DIES
 AT WASHINGTON
THIS DISTINGUISHED SOUTHERN WOMAN, A NATIVE OF GREEN WILLIE, TENN, PASSES AWAY. WIFE OF NEW YORKER.

The death of Mrs. Nancy Sevier Bishop, which occurred in New York November 25, his caused sincere lament in Washington. D. C., and in the south, where she was known and loved. She was the wife of John M. Bishop, at present and for the past seven years, deputy surveyor of cus- toms at the port of New York, widely known and esteemed in newspaper and business circles. Tender and beautiful tributes have been paid to the departed lady and one of the most compresensive and sympathetic obituary sketches ap- peared in last Sundays Washington Star. from which the following extracts are made;
 Mrs. Bishop, who was a daughter of MT. and Mrs. George E. Jones, now of Washington, residing at r Seaton street northeast, was born in Greenville, Tenn, one of the historic, refined and intellectual communities of the south in 1869. She came of two of the finest and most dis tinguished families of the south. Her father is a grandson of John Sevier, one of the greatest generals of the revolu- tionary war, who fought and won the battle of Kings mountain, one of the de- cisive battles of the revolutionary war and who after the close of the war was placed in command of all that part of the regular army in the whole country south and west of Washington. Her mother whose maiden name was Katherine Lane was daughter of Thomas Lane, who was H descendant of another of the more noted families of the south
 Through her paternal and maternal line of ancestry, therefore, Mrs. Bishop in- herited the pride of ancestors who were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06

suffragettes as altogether and hopelessly oisreputable" they were asking for noth- ing new in Great Britain.
 Tt was only in 1892 that the British women were legally disqualified from full exercise of the right of suffrage. Even now they may vote for every governing and administrative body in the kingdom with the exception of parliament. It is the right to vote for members of parlia- ment that they seek
 Mrs. Snowden explained the difference between the old suffrage society in Great Britain and the new suffragette organiza- tion One of the chief functions of the new society, she declared, is to adver- tlse the movement.
 We have got to keep the subject alive" she said. Apathy is our foe; not opposi- tion. It is in advertising the movement that you perhaps have heard most of us but don't imagine that women are going to prison for the cause; that they are risking their lives at public meeting for the fun of the thing. It is no fun to spend three months in a lonely, cold cell It is no fun to be kicked like football down three or four flights of stairs. have seen pale little women struggling with great brutes of men, feeling that their own little dignities were nothing compared to the dignity of a lofty prin- ciple and mighty cause. You women of America live under greater enlightenment. If American women were treated the way some English women have been there would be lynchings in this country. No insult that you can imagine has been too vile uo be offered to English women ask ing for votes-insults which l cannot re- peat"
 Mrs. Snowden urged the American women to join with their English sisters in the ght for the right to ballot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
BRITISH WOMAN
 TALKS SUFFRAGE

New York, December 5.-An audience of women filling Carnegie hall to the topmost gallery paid enthusiastic tribute to Mrs. Philip Snowden. wife of mem ber of the British parliament and a leader of the cause of woman suffra- gists in England, as she told tonight the story of the fight of the suffra gettes In her native country. Mrs. snowden was the principal speaker at the mass meet ing, which was presided over by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt chairman of the International Woman Suffrage council, and Rev. Charles Aked of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, and Rabbi Stephen Wise were the other speakers. Mrs. snowden, in telling of the picture the newspapers would draw of the do- ings of the suffragettes in England. dls- played a keen sense of humor.
 Dr. Aked in thescourse of his address scored both of the leading American po- litical parties and declared he did not know which was the worse.
 "One if different only in it's attempts to be worse than the other said he. What sort of condition can 1t be that brings justices Of our supreme court and your district attorney to- grovel before a retired rum seller and chief of the Tam many wigwam?'
 Dr. Aked's reference to the recent din- ner to Richard Croker and his declaration that the birth of a new impulse is need ed in American politics won applause.
 Prominent women leaders of New York society occupied many of the boxes to- night, Mrs. Clarence Mackay being one of the organizers of the meeting
 Mrs. Snowdens simply told story of the suffrage movement in Great Britain held her hearers in closest attention. She declared that despite the fact that some of the papers would picture the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Bombardment Begun.

Paris. December 4.-A special dispatch from Vienna says that message from the Cattaro branch of the Austro-Hun- garian bank to the banks Agran branch, stated that Cattaro had been bombarded since 9 o'clock this morning. The dis patch adds that at the ministry of war 1t was said that the ministry had no infor- nation on the subject, but that Tit was impossible to deny the news"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
Fire In New York.

Ne wYorlI, December 5.-A serious fire which necessitated two alarms and called out three fire boats in East River, broke out early today in lumber yard between Twenty-ninth and Thrtyfirst streets, First avenue and the East river. The blaze gained great headway and threat ened the new wing of Bellevue hospital. The police were forced to rout out hun dreds of Italian families from their tene- ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
JOE DANIEL GETS
 DEATH SENTENCE
SECOND TRIAL IN THE MURDER OF .Ex-SHERiFF DRAKE AT GREENSBoRo-PE SEEMTo BE SATISFIED WITH VERDICT.

trial of Joe McDaniel, the second of the negroes to be tried for the murder of ex-Sherin Drake, begun yesterday after noon, was completed this morning at 103O o'clock. The Jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced him to hang.
 State witness Charles Taylor testified that McDaniel acted as watchman during the murder. McDaniel would not con fess.
 The conditions of affairs have been Quleter here since this death sentence The jail is still guarded. The trial of Ed Howard is now in progress. It is be- leved that the state witness, Taylor, will receive a life sentence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06

$23.25 to Washington and return via Southern Railway. Tickets on sale Dec. 5, 6, 2 and 8; limited Dec. 16. Southern Railway, the only afternoon train. Through sleeper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-05-01
WHITES ESTIMATE OF TAFT.

William Allen Whites estimate of
William Howard Taft will appear in
the forthcoming number of The Ameri-
can magazine. His is gloomy tri-
butte to the man who is to be the
republican nominee for president. Will
liam Howard Taft will be the first
Suburban president Off the United
States. In the White House he will
be an embodiment of this familiar
''ncw type of American" writes Mr..
White.
"Taft." says Mr.. White, "belongs to
that class of Americans who, when oc-
casion requires, can hook up their
wives dresses in the back and lace
their own shoes. And this does not
mean necessarily that the Taft's are
'roor but honest They are the kind
of people who most of their lives have
lived in house of nine rooms, on an
income ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 a
year, with one or two servants, a
horse and buggy, and a child in college
The independence of America is in that
class. For the man who does not need
a valet is not much awed by king.
eff Taft should be made president of
this republic he would never cease to
be in the heart of him strap hanger
a commuter, not of the city with its
Grass wealth and biting poverty, nor of
the country-but suburban president
the first of his type. Our presidents
have been curiously reflective of our
national life. A considerable minority
of the men whom this nation has cleo
ted to the presidency since the civil
war-Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, McKin-
ley-have come from the farm. Gle
veland was village-bred, Roosevelt was
city-bred Harrison got his best training
from the inland town.
"But this new type of American
from the suburban community, who as
a boy knew both swimming hole and
pavement, who roamed the woods, and
fought the North End gang, who was
afraid of neither COWS nor cars
that is the new type of man in Amer
lean politics. type that must become
more and more prevalent as the coun-
try grows less and less rural and more
and more urban.
"Taft's whole boyhood career is epito-
mixed in the fact that dozen or so
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-05-01
NOT THE BRIGHTEST EVER.

The Chicago Journal is, holding out
a faint ray of hope to the Johnson
boomers. That newspaper says "whe-
Their the Illinois delegation to the
democratic national convention is for
or against Bryan, it is evident now
that he will not have the requisite
two-thirds of the delegates on the first
ballot This fact at least gives the
candidacy of Governor Johnson some
hope.
There will be 1902 delegates, of
whom Cos are necessary to choice.
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Michigan, New Jersey and Maryland,
together have PA votes. Ohio's dele
CATION will be instructed for Judson
Harmon, and Rhode Island, Maine,
Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
and Massachusetts, will send l2S eth
er anti Bryan or uninstructed dele
gates. ..# .
"This makes 342 delegates opposed
to Bryan, while only 334 standing
against him will prevent his nOmina-
ton. The Minnesota delegation will
be added to these, making fourteen
of the forty-siX states, among them
some that it is most important for
Democrats to carry, which are not in
favor of Bryan's nomination. If
these delegations are resolute, they can
beat Bryan and name finally another
man who probably will be Governor
Johnson"
But the Journal may be wrong
as regards Pennsylvania. That state
is likely to 90 to Bryan, notwithstand-
ing the claim of the ants. And the
situation in New York so far as Bryan
is concerned is not so mixed as it
was week ago. While we would
be pleased to see Neishbor johnson
nominated at the Denver convention,
the signs of the times for such an
event are not altogether bright.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-05-01
Kerns and Hebron

A very pleasant entertainment was
given at the Kerns school house last
Friday evening. Miss Bennett, the
teacher. had charge. There was a
good turn out, considering the rainy
night. "
Miss Grace Door returned from her
two weeks visit with relatives at
Barnum, Mimi, last Monday.
The Sunday school at Hebron was
reorganized last Sunday. after being
closed since last fall. The following
were elected to office: d. B. Door,
superintendent; Miss Florence Hendley,
Secretary and treasurer.
Rev. Pedicord and family moved
into the Hebron parsonage last Fri
day. A reception will be given to the
new pastor and his family next Thurs
day evening at the parsonage. The
ladies of Hebron worked hard last
week ,papering. painting and cleaning
up the parsonage.
Arthur McCarger drove to CRANKY
last Sunday with Rev. Pedicord to
fill his appointments. Mr.. McCarsar
visited his mother and sister, Mrs.
Door. while there. .''
The recent rains have put the roads
i'm bad condition. - .a "
Farmers are preparing the ground
for corn, which will be the next in
order.
Mrs. F.. r. Kennedy of Mankato Wis
tied with her daughter. Mrs. W. +.
Hendley Of Hebron, last week.
F.. j. Rood received a carload
of woven wire last week at Judson,
which was ordered by the farmers.
J. @. Currier of CRANKY has filed
for representative for Nicollet county
also the Hon. Ole Peterson of Brighton,
who has served two terms in the
house. Both men are well fitted for
the place. and the interests of the
county will be well looked after should
either be elected. .-~
There will be regular services at
the Hebron church every Sunday at
IL a. m., Sunday school following the
service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-05-01
OBITUARY.

Maud Avon Harding was born at
Tracy, Lyon county, Feb. II, 1857.
When she was three years old the
family moved to Shakopee. When
she was seven the family moved to
Madison Lake, Blue Earth county,
and from there to Prior Lake, which
has been the family home since eX-
cept one and one-half years at Hector.
Starting her school life at Madison
Lake she continued and closed it at
the Spring Lake school house.
Sept 3, 1902, she was married to
Mr.. Edward O. Miller of Lydia. Or
robust health in childhood and up to
three years ago, she has since then
been a great sufferer from curvature
of the spine. Eight physicians had
treated her and twelve more had been
consulted Ten weeks she spent at
st. Lnke's hospital in st. Paul. where
she died at S:45 a. m. on Thursday,
April %, 1908.
At the close of a series of revival
meetings, conducted~by Rev. Peik and
Rev. KONG year ago last winter
she Joined the Methodist Episcopal
church at Lydia together with twelve
Others and was taken into full MEM
bership six months later. She bore her
many sufferings without a complaint
but was glad to be released and taken
into the home above where sickness,
suffering and death are forever a thing
of the past.
Her departure is sincerely mourned
by her husband, her mother and five
brothers and many other relatives and
friends who look forward to an eternal
reunion.
The funeral was held on Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist church at
Lydio, over 400 people participating.
Rev. f. p Christ officiated and in
terment was made in Concord ceme-
tery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-05-01

stopped and came back to me- 1t con-
tanned companies of 100 day men. They
took me aboard, gave me little
wbiskey, and the chaplain kindly gave
me So. They were all kind to me, took
me to their camp and wanted me to
stay with them. / was anxious to get
back to my old comrades, so ! declined
their kind invitation and started for
camp, two miles from the railroad de-
pot. j reached there about one o'clock
at night and Captain Dane was so re-
joiced that he woke up the boys and
| had to tell them my story. They
gave me food to eat and / was so hun
CRY that ] ate everything, and especi
ally hearty of cold beans. Almost
instantly | was attacked with pains
and became insensible in my sufferings
The surgeon of the seventy second Ohio
attended me. ! was confined to my bed
in camp for about one week, was then
removed to the convalescent camp. and
after partly regaining my strength
was sent home on a furloueh. which
was afterwards extended until Decem-
Der, when being unfit for duty | was
assigned to Fort Smelling. under Captain
Sullivan, in charge of the conscript
camp"
Mr.. Dackins was nine days without
any food except the green apples and
uncooked green corn which he could
find on his perilous journey; he was
emaciated. and his health perma-
nently impaired by his exposure, and
sufferings. He was pronounced unfit
for the duties of soldier, and in July,
1865, mustered out of the service.