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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-03
BRILLIANT SCHEME. But

At a railway banquet in Chicago
the counsel for one of the big roads
urged the formation of new party.
to be devoted entirely to the defense
of railway interests.
He says it ought to be easy to
organize the 100000 railway en-
ployes into party which would OPP
pose such harmful legislation against
the roads as has been enacted in many
states in the past two years.
'Only one man." said this gentle
man. ''can stop the anti-railroad legis-
lation which prevails, and he is the
voter. We should organize railway men
into compact political party, and !
believe competent leader will arise
if we sound this call now"
Now wouldn't that he brilliant
scheme Just think of it-more than
Il million men in this country brow
beaten into organizing a new political
party That is what it would amount
to.
Railroad employees are interested in
the legitimate success of the great
enterprises of which they are in part
and parcel, but they are not in SYM
pathy with many of the deplorable
tactics which railroads resort to.
The employees would hardly be in
sympathy with the formation of a
new party such as is suggested by the
man at the banquet.
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HILL HAS THE BLUES.

James J. Hill is filled with gloom
The railroad magnate cannot see a
bright light ahead. He was inter
viewed in New York the other day
and said that he could not predict al
early revival of business.
while l cannot permit myself to
be too optimistic" he said, 81 am try
ing no ito be pessimistic. The general
recovery in business which has been
predicted has not yet manifested itself
to any remarkable degree and it is
not to be expected that it should.
"The prevailing conditions were nc.
brought about overnight, they are the
result of events of many months, and
a revival will no doubt be correspond
ingly graduated
Mr.. Hill ought to take something
for that bilious feeling. He always
has crouch and is holding up the
dark side of life before the public.
Men like Hill should talk more Opti-
mistically and create feeling of con-
lidence among the people. .....5
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OLD MAPLET0N NoTATIoNS.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Taylor and Mr.
Schultz of Mapleton were callers al
B. +. 1aylor's Sunday.
Ole. Peterson is working for Nei
Darroch again this year.
Mrs. Mary Cornell and youngest sor
Leslie of Ainboy, Mr.. Jess Rcko ant
sister Of Ross, n d., visited at til,
bomc of Judd Cornell Thursday.
Misses Nellie and Laura Chase o.
Mapleton and ; Miss Cleo Taylor o.
Sterling visited at d. L. TayIor's q
few days last week, -.
George Lang and daughter were call;
ers at Mrs. Darroch's Sunday.
Mrs. Elmer Phelps and son visited
at her fathers, Mr.. Olson, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Cornell were
Mankato visitors Monday.
Miss, Edith Sprague closed her win.
ter term of school last Friday with q
program. She expects to have a. short
vacation.
Jim Slater brought over a bunch o.
western horses Sunday afternoon and
stopped over night at Neil Darroch's
Mr. and Mrs. George Phelps spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. n
j. Mullen of Mapleton.
/, Charley Stevens is reported Ito b
on, the gain. iarss so
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-03
ST. PAU WANTS HOSPITAL
EyaHq eiical Churches In That City
" Hold q Mass Mestirs.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
! The Sunday st. Paul Pioneer Press
contained the following:
A mass meeting of the Evangeli.
.,cal church members of ST.. Paul was
held at the West Side Evangelical
church, Wilifrcd and Bancroft streets
for the purpose of arousing interest
in behalf of the location in st. Paul
|of the 100000 hospital and deaconess'
home 1t is the intention of the Evan
gelical churches of the state to etsab-
lish such an institution, and St. Paul
Minneapolis and Mankato are in the
lead as applicants for the honor of
being the home of the institution. The
meeting of members of the st. Paul
churches was marked by large at.
tendance and much enthusiasm was
manifested in behalf of st. Paul. and
as result committee of inf,uen.
tial business men was appointed TO
work with the Commercial club and
business league to help secure the
institution for this city.
Reports were received showing that
Minneapolis and Mankato arc making
an active canvass, and it was found
that it will be necessary for the people
of st. Paul to put their shoulders to
the wheel and help out the church
members. Rev j. NJ Baitinger. pre-
siding elder of the. st. Paul district,
was chairman of the meeting. Rev c.
X. Rachel. pastor of the First church
of st. Paul. spoke at some length on
the reasons why the Minnesota confer
.cnoc of the Evangelical church es-
tablish the hospital. Rev. George
Spaeth, pastor of the Winifred street
church delivered an address on the
ACCESSIBILITY of locating the institution
in st. Paul, calling attention to its
many advantages, and laying special
stress on its splendid water supply
and well known healthful conditions,
as well as its pleasing scenic surround
inos.
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Kerns and Hebron

Roscoe Eldred and son Herbert of
Iankato visited with his sister, Mrs.
+. E. jefferson, Saturday and Sunday.
Herman Ditbumer of Madison Lake
visited with his brother at the Kerns
store last week.
Mrs. Ellis Grice is in the hospital at
Mankato for treatment.
The Ladies' Aid of Kems will meet
with Mrs. Charles Loucks next Friday.
Mrs. William Spears is visiting with
her parents in North Mankato for a
few days while having her hand treat
ed, which has been troubling her for
some, time.
The chicken pie supper that was
given at Oscar Doors last Friday
night, was well attended considering
the weather. About fifty were pres
ent. All had good time. The pro-
ceeds will 60 to the Hebron church
r. Hodson had the misfortune to
fall week ago last Saturday and
fracture one of his ribs, which has
been causing him considerable trou,
BILE. He is still suffering from the
same thing.
Evan Thomas and Miss Lizzie of
Mankato visited with T. Hodson's fam.
lily last week.
Mrs. A. Nj. Clements and children
of Mankato visited with b. L. brakes
family last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tidland are visit
ing relatives in this vicinity.
Fred Strong of the MankatO post.
office and Miss Helen Meyer visited
with T. Hodson's family last Sunday
in Hebron.
Seeding commenced last week in this
vicinity, but took cold last Friday III
the snow storm.
Word has been received from L
Burrill i'm Los Angeles that Mrs Bur
rill was improving rapidly, but the
1 wife of their son Archie was quite siel
and had to be taken to the hospita
for an operation. Their infant chile
was being cared for by friends. Their
many friends will hope for Mrs. Bur
rill's speedy recovery.
! Mrs. b. I. Leverich is improved
slightly.
1t is understood that Hebron is tt
have a Sunday school once more
which is a good move.
i t. T.. Jefferson has made about
fifty gallons. of fine maple syrup ant
the season is only about half over.
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DR.. j. E. DORIAN
Medical Block, st. Paul, Minnesota

Mar 15 20, 81, Apr. 8, 10, Il.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth Ju-
dicial District.
Josephine NJ. Alstad, plaintiff vs.. e. ii.
Smith John A. Willard, Anna NJ.
Willard w. ID. Willard. III. Willard,
Robert Willard James r. Tinkcom,
Ellis f. Ellis, Griffith o. Williams,
Samuel j. Wilkin, and all other per
sons and parties unknown claiming
any right, title, estate, lien or interest
in the real estate described in the
complaint herein. Defendants
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-
DANTS:
You and each of you are hereby
summoned and required to answer the
complaint of the plaintiff in the above
entitled action. which complaint has
said district Cls.t :. tha. fftv OF Man
kato in the County of Blue Earth an;
state of Minnesota. and to serve copy
of your answer to said complaint on
the subscribers at their office in the
City of Mankato in said County of
Blue Earth within twenty days after
the service of this summons upon you,
exclusive of the day of such service,
and if you fail to answer the said COM
plant within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff in this action will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in said
complaint together with plaintiffs costs
and disbursements.
Dated January 2 1908.
THOS. HUGHES and EVAN HUGHES,
Plaintiffs Attorneys, Mankato, Mimi.
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farms is accomplished. Modern inven-
ton quickly supplied host of power

farms is accomplished. Modern inven-
ton quickly Supplied host of power
driven machines for the farmer and all
that was needed was suitable power.
The trolleys furnish this power and
the result is larger and better crops,
less hours of arduous toll and less
backache. On several of these farms
the milking, separating and chuning is
done by electricity and the butter is
hurried to the market by electric ex-
press. Electricity heats the incubators
and breeders; ice is even manufactured
as required by small, motor-driven,
refrigerating machine, the feed for cat
tie and chickens is chopped and ground
in motor driven mills; hay is unloaded,
stored and pressed with electric pow
er; water is pumped and all the small
machinery about the buildings from the
portable forge and grind stone, to the
tanning mill is motor driven. Incan-
descent lamps light the barns. wagon
houses, sheds, yards and even the farm
house itself. During the rush of har-
vest it has even been found practical
to install temporary arc lights and cob
tinue the work nights.
The electrical current has befriended
the farmers good wife fully as much
as il has him. Incandesccnts have
banished the old oil lamps. Electric
radiators have been installed to sup
plememt the wood stove on cold Win
ter nights and the electric fan is no
stranger in the farm house on the
hot days of July. The sewing machine
is motor-driven and the electric cook
inc devices are also used very success
fully. The necessary crrrs.:t is OBJ
tanned from the trolley company at a
rate far below the cost of running
steam or gas engines.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised list for week ending
March 27-2s. Miss Clara +. Baldwin
Miss Florence Foster, Jack FELTON,, Wm
a. Goldberg, Miss Agnes Hartman
Miss Marjorie Hall, John Hartland. A
NJ. Johnson, Miss Jennie Jones, A. w
Leeseman, b. Leland, Mrs. Anna Mag
huson. Kathryn Moban, Johan Schau
|ncr, George o. VALANCE, Fred Vogeli
C.. w. Wagner. James d. Walters
Miss Lura Wells.
i In calling Tor the above letters please
Say advertised" and name the day Of
this list. One cent extra will be charg.
ed for each Advertised letter. Letters re.
naming unclaimed 1t the expiration Of
Is days from date viii be sent to the
dead letter office,
A. J. vE1GEL. Postmaster.
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STERLING CENTER NEWS.

Mrs. c. c. Troy returned home from
fher two weeks visit at Minneapolis
S. NJ. Grover and family spent Sun
day at the NJ. A. Benedict home, Coco
Thunder
+. Brontz sold horse to A. Rem
ferd of Amboy for $40.
Mr. and Mrs. +. w. Parks spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. George
lStrong at Amboy.
Luie Brontz is sporting a fine new
rubber tire buggy.
Miss Clarebcl Matteson of kasots
visited over Sunday with her sister
Mrs. Byron Troy.
S. j. MandeIl purchased a team OF
bronoos of George Secrest of Amboy
Mr. and MHrs. Fleming of Vernon
spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs
Long.
Peter Benedict returned to his homo
at Minor, n. d.. after three weeks
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Williams have
returned to their home after spending
the winter with their children in the
Black Hills and Wisconsin.
About forty young people spent
pleasant evening at the home of MIR
and Mrs. Greedy Dobie last Friday
Cards and dancing were the amuse
ments of the evening. Light refresh
ments were served.
Mr.. Mandctl has a new piano fol
| sale at a low price.
There were several from here who
took in the home talent play, ''Dees
trick Schulz" at Alnboy last Tues
day night.
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THE FARMER AND THE TROLLEY

The interurban trolley, which has
done done so much for the farmer in
hurrying his produce to market and
in placing him in easy communica-
ton with the cities and larger towns,
now volunteers to furnish the resi-
dents of the country living along its
lines with power, light and heat. 1t
is true that this movement has but
just started in this country but the
possibilities are such as cannot fail
to appeal to every trolley road in the
country which passes through farm
ing section and has the necessary cur
rent to spare. And the farmers, recog-
nizing the value of electricity in their
work and home lives, will welcome
with on accord the chance to substitute
the mystic powers of electricity for the
grumbling and uncertain hired man.
The Aurora, El.in & Chicago railway
was one of the first to start a cam
pai.n for new business among the
farmers and small consumers along its
line. This road runs through some OF
the best farm land in the country
and the farmers in that section have
proven the value of electricity as ap
piled to farm work and many of then
are now using motors for thrcshing
grinding feed, pumping water and 9
dozen and one other jobs. So success
full has this company been in disposins
of its surplus current at a fair price
that other railways are rapidly follow
ing its example.
Trolley lines were first extended into
the country districts in New England
and contrary to the prophesics o
many an engineer the farmer PROVED
such an excellent customer that tn,
electric lines Of every city began t.
reach out for the rural trade. In TIN
middle west, where the trolley finds it
creates field for interurban activity
electric roads were rapidly construc
ted until today the middle states ar
net work of trolley lines. Tn
benefits of this movement to the farm
crs and residents of small country vii
lagos were legion. With the comm;
of the trolley the farmer hadNa read!
market to the nearest city for hi
small produce. As if by magic h
could order things from town by tele
phone or letter and the trolley brough
them to his door a few hours later
With his family lie could visit the cit.
and distant friends and relatives a
will without a long and irksomc jour
ney behind the "team." 1t bettered til
mail service, made him independent o
the nearest railroad station, excep
for the shipment of large produce, an
for the first time in his life tn
resident of the country felt as thong
he was not isolated entirely from th
busy world.
"a visitor among these Illinois farm
ers who has tapped" the trolley trans
mission lines for current will be SUI
prised to see fhe ease and spec
with which the hardest work about tn
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LIS PENOENS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth Jul
dcial District.
r. Josephine NJ. Alstad. plaintiff. vs.. +.
II. Smith. John \. Willard Anna NJ
Willard, w. d. Willard II. Willard,
Robert Willard, James II. Tinkcom.
Ellis L. Ellis Griffith g. Williams,
Samuel j. Wilkin. and all other per
sons and parties unknown claiming
any right. title. estate, lien or inter
est i'm the real estate described in the
complaint herein. defendants.
Notice is hereby given that an action
has been commenced in this court by
the above named plaintiff against the
above named defendants; that the OBJ
ject of said action is that the adverse
claims of the defendants and of each
of them, to the land herein described
be determined, and that it be adJudSed
that plaintiff is the owner i'm fee OF
said land free and discharged OF any
claims on the part of the defendants,
and that the defendants and each or
them have no estate title right. claim:
lien or interest whatsoever therein; ana
that the premises affected by this action
are situated in the County of Blue
Earth and State of Minnesota. and are
described as follows: Lot five t5) and
all that portion of lot four CD which
lies south of Warren's creek on said lot,
all of and in block twelve CD OF Bran
sons Addition to rMankato according to
i'm the office. of the Register of Deeds
of said Blue Earth County.
Dated January I'd. 1908
THOS. HUGHES and EVAN. HUGHES.
Plaintiffs Attorneys, Mankato. MINI.
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Feb. 30. Mar. 6. Is. 20, %. Apr. 9.
-..,. SUMMONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth.-ss. District Court Sixth
Judicial District.
Heinrich Blume. Plaintiff. vs. John
Hauck and Mrs. j. Hauck. Defend
ants.
The State of Minnesota, to the above
named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
auired to answer the complaint of the
Plaintiff in the above entitled action
which has been fled In the office of
the Clerk of the District Court of the
County and State aforesaid and to
serve a copy of your answer to the
said complaint on the subscriber. at
his office lin the City OF Henderson.
Sibley iSounty, Mimi. in said County:
within twenty days after the service of
this summons upon YOU. exclusive of
the day OF such service; and If you
fail to answer the said complaint with
in the time aforesaid. the Plaintiff in
this action will take judgment against
YOU for the sum of five hundred dol
lars with interest at the rate of per
cent per annum from February 4th.
1907 and costs of this action.
Dated February 21st. A. d. 1908
50. w. II. LEHMAN.
Plaintiffs Attorney Henderson, Mimi.
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Dec, Jan, Feb. and March. 5S O(
Mankato Gas { +. l. Co. light
| Ing. at court house and JAIL. 2S 80
Mccall, Jola, hauling gravel. -. 81. AZ
McCollum. H. L., quarantine ex.
! pense ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80. OC
Mention & Smith, meals to Jurors ca
Mettler, Jos. hauling gravel. 59Ba
Mock, Joe, hauling gravel. 80. sc. 10
Moore, +. j., goods to poor farm 2.6j
Mullen, Cora, labor at poor farm 10 .Od
Mynard, Mrs. Nettie, care of e
sick poor .,...,......... p. 90
National Citizens bank, trans.
portation of poor .... IL 10
N. W. School Supply Co, goods !,
to county superintendent 49,. %. 90
n. w. Telephone Co., rental at
court house for February ... 600
n. w. Telephone Co., rental 1T =
jail for March ........ 1926
Osborn, DR.. Ida, assisting in
operation .............. 500
Painter, Tony, hauling ice to
poor farm ................ q 10
Painter, George, wood to poor
farm ................... 100. 0c
Peterson, p, wood to poor. 49,. 8 90
Penhale, Howard, work OH roads "a 90
Randall, Thos. & Son, goods to
poor :.................. As .oU
.Rapidan Milling Co., goods to
poor 80. ......-.... ......... 1855
|J. B. & d. Richards, goods to
poor farm .....!............ 2.92
Roberts. r. c., goods to poor. -. 10. 90
Saunder, Martha NJ, copying on
tract index ..,.............. 81. 90
Schroeder & Murphy, goods to
poor farm manning. I .O5
Siebert, Wm.. goods to poor. " 500
Silber & Steiner, goods to poor IL 90
Sorenscn, A., cutting wood for
poor Observation-Disclosures. 800
Stahl. JOS. meals to jurors " 4 55
f. Strunk Lumber Co., coal to
poor Observation-Disclosures. 50
Stutgen, Leonard, hauling gravel l2 90
st. Joseph's hospital, care of
sick poor .......... % 90
Thomas, John r.. burial of poor II 90
Thilsen, Philip, hauling gravel. .l65. 50
Thorson, jay, wood to poor. 500
Thorne, Stephen, clerk of court
fees ................... 1875 60
Tiflman, c.. hauling gravel. -. 40. so
.Ulvin, o. O., postage, etc. 10. Al
Wells, Mrs. H., washing for poor 500
Wenner, Louis, hauling gravel. Al 90
White & Dredse, coal to poor. 20. 10
Williams, Bennett, meals to
Jurors 1900. U. ~
Wilder, Fayettc, furnishing gravel 81. 10
1yilmes, Anton, hauling gravel 40. so
Wise. j. C.. & Sons, publishing
delinquent tax list ..........1ll .05
Wise, J. c. & Son, printing no.
On motion board adjourned.
ALEC HANSEN,
Chairman Board of County Commits
sioners, Blue Earth County, MINI.
Attest:
EDGAR WEAVER,
County Auditor and ExOfficio.
=; Clerk Of Board. ....
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Buys His Mothers Property.
~.

A. Anderson has bought of his moth
er the brick house at 53l Nicollet av-
enue in North Mankato. Mr.. Ander-
son will make it his home as soon
as improvements underway are COM
pleted which he expects will be about
q month hence Wilbur Murden has
leased the house which Mr. Anderson
will vacate.
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Wild West at st. Peter.

From Fridays Dali
An advance man for the Buffalo Bill
Wild West show was in st. Peter last
week and it is likely that the attrac-
ton will be exhibited there during
the summer.
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FOR SALE-Two hundred bushels Of
good white oats. Address John
Wisley, 800 State street.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

There Is more Catarrh In this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be ineurable. For q great many
years doctors pronounced It q local disease
stantIy falling TO cure with local treatment.
pronounced II incurable. Science has proven
catarrb to be a constitutional disease and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
hairs Catarrh Cure, manufactured by II. y.
Cheney x Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the only con-
stitutional cure on the market. 1t ls taken
internally In doses from 10 drops 10 q tea
spoonful. IL acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. They oRer
one hundred dollars for any case II falls to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold BY Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
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What Aarieulture Moods.
From Prof. L. H. Bailey's college Mel
as Farm Managers" In the Novem-
w. Der Century.

From Prof. L. H. Bailey's college Men
as Farm Managers" In the Novem-
.r Der Century.
Agriculture must rise to meet the
college man. The leading agricultural
colleges ara nov so well established,
and are teaching in such direct and ap-
plicable ways, that they are creating
q body of ability and sentiment touch
Ing country life hat has never been
known before. This ability and senti-
ment Is bound to express itself. The
influence of these colleges and expert,
ment stations will surely remake agri-
culture and redirect Ii.
This redirection will not show itself
in increasing the prod~uctiveness OF the
earth only, although this must be the
fundamental effort and result. It must
consist as well in recognizing the
business or commercial interests OF ag-
riculture, and in a radical change In
the ideals and modes OF living. We
shall be able to Increase the profitable
ness of farming when we have learned
to apply our science, and TO organize
It as a part OF good business systems.
We are now in the epoch of laudation
of science itself, as II the mere knowl-
edge OF the laws underlying good crop
and animal production q make q
rood farmer.