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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-04
, Entire stock Of
White Pique

less than New York cost.
Long Cloth, 12yard pieces, formerly 1.20,
now soc.
Long Cloth. 12-yard pieces, formerly $50
now TO.
Long Cloth, l2-yard pieces, formerly 1.8O
now l.45.
No cuts. Only sold in pieces of y yards.
Our entire stock Of Face Towels
One lot each at . w . .~.~ . ..~..,~..~.~,,~.. &c
One lot each at . .... .. ... ... -. .~..~-..~7c
'One lot former price 800 per doz now 1925
One lot, former price $50 to 3.75 per doz 2.75
One lot, former price $50 per doz now $50
Bath towels, former price zoe each, now 12I12c
Bath towels, former price 25c each, now zoe
Bath towels, former price 40c each, now 30c
Bath towels, former price SOC each, now 40c
Mems Suits, 1850 tn 1900 value,
this sale $1,000
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-04
Store Will Promptly O'clock Every Evening Except Sat-

Paris Lawn, IS to SO inches, former price
40c, this sale 30c.
Paris Lawn IS to so inches, former price
45c this sale 35c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03

Heritage Thursday, Strawberries and
ice-cream were served all report a
glorious time.
Miss May Abels came up from Man.
kato Saturday to help in Children's
day exercises at Willow Creek Chris
tian church and was the guest of Miss
Eva Briggs over Sunday. She returned
to Mankato on Monday.
Miss Laura Day arrived from Man.
kato Saturday for a short visit with
relatives and many friends at home.
She is much improved in health.
f. Wilder and family took dinner
at the home of Frank Briggs Sunday.
Baptismal services were observed on
the Wilder farm Sunday afternoon,
Four obeyed their Lord in Christian
baptism. George B. Brown, pastor OF
the Christian church officiating.
Farmers in this vincinity are very
busy these fine days planting corn.
If the weather is favorable they will
probably get the last planted in time
to husk the first.
Children's day exercises were observed
at the Christian church Sunday even
ing. The church was beautifully dec
Grated and splendid program was
rendered to large congregation.
Mrs. Marks and daughter Sarah OF
Nebraska are here on visit to the
families of Albert and George Marks
and other friends.
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day evening. A doctor was consulted
and pronounced her trouble to be in
fammation of the bowels. She is
somewhat better at this writing.
Hon. William r. Jones returned
some time ago from Kansas, where he
visited several relatives, and is now
staying with his son, Hugh r. Jones.
Conner and Sarah Evans and Jane
Ellen Jones attended the reception of
the newly married couple last We'd
nesday evening at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Eliza Hughes,
Ottawa.
C. V. Peterson started up his saw
mill last week and is making the dust
fly every day except Sundays and
Fridays. The latter he devotes to
grinding feed.
William Crommel is busy as ever
shearing sheep and finds it a hard
task to keep his patrons patient. The
rainy weather has delayed the work.
It's getting late in the season, but
Bill will soon get the wool off when
he gets at it.
Owing to bad roads the mail carrier
on rural route No. ) has reduced his
wheels down to two. He manages to
make his route with this vehicle in
about the same time as when he
had good roads and four wheels.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Pleasant Mounds


John Look of Idaho, is visiting rel
atives and friends in this locality.
The Larkin club. met at the home
of George Brown Saturday night.
Eva Briggs has been helping Mrs.
Lee Look the past few days.
Mr.. Clark gave a very interesting
talk on ''The Auti-Saloon" at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday aft
ernoon.
Bessie Briggs is spending few
days at the home of Jessie Cornish in
Amboy.
J. w. Huffman was ON the sick list
Saturday but is better at this writ
ing.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Chris
ton church will meet with Mrs. j. w.
Heritage on Thursday.
Rev. Kerfoot preached at Willow
Creek Methodist Episcopal church Tues
day evening.
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church met at the home of Mrs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Garden City News

Kate Sinott and friend of Mankato
visited her cousin Mary Campbell this
week
The Ladies' Improvement club met
with Miss Clara Boynton Thursday
afternoon.
June Howard of Amboy is visiting
her sister Mrs. Bessie YACHTS.
Miss Delphine Tressler of Blue Earth
is visiting her sister Mrs. We're Bixby
this week.
Mrs. S. L. Davis and son Harry of
Kasota are visiting at eye Dimmicke.
The Epworth league gave an ice
cream social at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Goodall Tuesday evening.
Robert Champlin of Mankato visi-
ted his cousin, Gus Bixby Wednesday.
G. Wendtland of Vernon Center was
in town Monday.
The Ladies' Aid society of Methodist
Episcopal church served dinner at the
home of Mrs. Nellie Duffield Friday.
Miss Emma Campbell of Parma, Ida
no, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. T. Campbell of this place.
Mrs. James Wolverton, who has been
in the Emmanuel hospital for past six
weeks, returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Ketcham and daughter Lois
of st. Paul are visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity. They re-
turned to their nome Wednesday ac
companied by May Terry.
w. A. Wagner was in Lake Crystal
Wednesday.
Mr.. Oliver Randall and Grandson
Irve Wrightson of Vernon Center were
in town Thursday.
Mrs: Clara John and son Robert
of st. Paul are visiting at the home of
Charles Johns this week.
Mrs. Campbell of Lake Crystal is
visiting her friend, Mrs. Jessie John.
Frank Fairchild was in Mankato
this week.
Mrs. Yates of Minneapolis is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Frank Thurston.
Mrs. Pearson of Waterville, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. George john
this week.
The Ladies' Aid society of Che Chris
tion church will serve ice cream an
strawberries Friday evening at the
home of J. C. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell of Pennsyl-
vania are visiting the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. 7. F. Mills.
Miss Ida Bixby of LIE Sueur Center
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Bixby, this week
Mrs. Marion Morphew and child of
Mankato are visiting at the home of
Robert Norton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03

of horses was taken half mile away
and after the storm was over were
seen grazing where they were drop
lped.
The storm then jumped about two
miles northeast. and struck the home
of HAAS Boidt, killing horse and
destroying house, barns, sheds, every
thing, leaving the family homeless.
This is on the northeast quarter of
section % in Carson. On the south
east quarter G.. C. Hiebert lost cattle
and other stock, hut the buildings just
escaped.
One Child Was Killed
On the northeast quarter of section
% in Carson, George klaassen lost all
his buildings except his house, while
quarter of a mile north, lost a val
liable set of buildings consisting OF
house, barns and granary. also thirteen
cows and morse The stock was scat
tered over the prairie east of the
buildings for considerable distance
and teams busy hauling the dead
animals into pit for burial.
p. C. Klaassen lives on the southeast
quarter of section II in the same
township He lost buildings valued at
s.. 900 or $4,000, together with some
stock. He was not at the house at tn,
time, but his wife was trying to save
her children by going into the cellar,
and mad them all hnddled close to her.
They were caught in the wreck of the
house and all barely escaped with
oh oh
was killed. Some men near the house
saw it succumb to the storm and has
tening there were able to eXtricate
the entire family in an almost smoth-
cred condition.
Besides the one child killed another
had the bones of the foot crushed.
David Hamm, on section Is in Mid
way, lost all his buildings, house, barn,
granary, hoghouse and several other
structures, together with horses and
cattle Jacob During, near neighbor,
lost his home, barns, etc, as well as
large amount of stock. The family
saw the storm approaching and sought
the cellar, in which was about a foot
of water. and when the house left the
foundation the suction was so great
as nearly to drown the people in the
cellar by drawing water up and over
them. .-.
The wind storm seems to have dis
sipated here about three miles north
west of Mountain lake.
Another Man May Die.
Jacob Epp was returning from Noun
tain Lake and was caught in the
neighborhood of the Quirings and was
badly injured by wagon and hen
coop being blown upon him. His in
juries seem to be internal and his
life hangs by very slender chance,
The devastated district is in the
midst of a most prosperous and thrifty
settlement, largely of Mennonites, and
the buildings destroyed were all above
the average of farm houses. Crops
were badly damaged over the entire
trail of the storm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03

Somewhat disfgured but still able
to be in the ring the Hagenbeck-
Wallace circus reached Mankato at
about noon today, after having passed
through a wreck at st. Paul shortly
after midnight.
The accident occurred at the foot of
Chestnut street The circus train was
crashed into by st. Paul freight train.
Eight persons, whose names are given
above, were seriously injured. TWEEN
ty Others of the circus crew limped
out of the coaches slightly bruised and
scratched. Ed Ellinger, engineer OF
the freight train, and Alan Tents, the
fireman, were not injured except for
bruises.
49, Men Packed in Coaches
There were over hundred men
packed in the two coaches of the cir
Gus train and the cook wagon, and it
is miraculous that none was killed
The snow was going through ST..
Paul on the way from New Richmond
to Mankato. The first section in
Guiding two cook wagons, seat wagon
and water wagon, which were loaded
on fiat cars and two sleepers, was pull
ling onto siding.
As the circus train was moving slow.
ly onto the siding heavy freight
came tearing down the incline The
yard crews say that the engine had
lost its air and did not stop at the
Chestnut street crossing. The freight
struck the circus train in the middle,
cutting off the four fiat cars, tossing
them to one side of the tracks. The
mogul engine plowed over the trucks
of the cars and crashed into tae
front of the sleeper, almost telescop-
ing it. The coaches were deraied and
twisted.
The circus hands were sleeping and
they were thrown from their hunks
into the aisles of the cars in pro-
mlscnous heap. screaming and moan
ing. Some were pinioned under seats.
while other were held down by the
pile of men on top of them.
Wreck Was Ablaze.
A fire started in the front of the
sleeper, where so many were strug-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Judson

Henry Seppman is having fine new
barn built on his farm, and when the
structure is finished will improve the
appearance of that locality. E. NJ.
Jones is looking after the work.
E. T. Evans attended the wedding
of his niece, Miss Jane Ann Hughes.
to Mr.. Arthur Evans, at Ottawa last
week.
C. G. Jones took in the Gymanfa at
Minneapolis last week.
Mrs. Jane Lewis of Lake Crystal
came to Judson to spend few days
with her daughter, Mrs. E. n. Jones,
anud was taken severely sick last Fri
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Sterling Center

/"
Lou Secrest's windmill blew down
during the storm on Saturday.
Mrs. Byron Troy and Miss Eliza
beth Troy spent Sunday with Miss
Zada Parks.
Don't forget the leap year dance at
the hall this, Friday, evening, June 26.
Good music and good time. Everybody
invited.
S. M. Grover and C. C. Troy were
Mankato callers last Friday.
Sterling is at last without store,
creamery, blacksmith shop or telephone
central. The latter was taken out last
Saturday.
Miss Hildah Long of Minneapolis is
homie visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Lang
Mrs. Ben Long and Miss Bessie Long
of Madison, S. d., are visiting at the
Long home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03

Cling to escape death, and the fire de
partments was called out. The fire was
quickly extinguished and the fremer
turned in and helped a dozen police
men, VINO had been sent to the scene
by Captain Hanft with an ambulance
and two patrol wagons. As quickly as
possible the injured were assisted from
the cars, while many others crawleG
to the platform and were assisted tc
the ground by the crowd.
One of the injured men was found
with his head through the window and
unable to move The window had tc
be broken to extricate the man. Earl
Williams, who had bot hlegs broken
was found helpless under pile OF
debris. His condition is thought to be
the most serious of those who were
hurt.
Debris Piled High.
The scene about the wreck had the
appearance of utter destruction. Cars
piled on top of each other, and broken
and twisted timbers formed a great
heap of debris and all about was scat
tered snow paraphernalia. 1t is mi
raculous that more of the people in the
cars were not killed in their hunks
Another fortunate feature was that
none of the animal cars were on this
section of the train so that there was
no danger of the animals being turned
loose
The train was in charge of James
Davis, the owners of the show and the
performers and the animals in the fol-
lowing section. Mr.. Davis says that
the damage sustained by the circus
company is extensive.
The work of clearing the wreck was
started at once. The wrecking ma
chinery and big cranes were set to
work and the circus hands helped in
getting the stuff together and picking
out what was usuable. A string of
Chicago Great Western cars was back
ed in to reload what of the circus
property escaped destruction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
JUflU II, TO, 70, TOO
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Ole w. An
derson. deceased
On reading and filing the petition of David
6ostafson. admi nistrator of the estate
Ole ". Anderson. deceased. representing.
among other things. thar he has fully admin
istered said estate and praying that tune
and place be fixed for examining and allow
ing the final account OF his administration.
and for the assign ment of the residue OF said
estate TO The parties entitled thereto by law:
il IL ordered, that said account be exam ined
and SetiiOn heard by this court on at
crday. the 18th day of July. a. D.. 1908. at 10
o., lock a. M. a. the probate Office in the city
of Mankato. In said county.
And it is further ordered. that notice there
OF I've gwen to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of 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 the city Of Mankato. the 4th day
of June. A. ID. 1907.
BY the Count;
probate Court Seall WIN. F. RICHES.
Judge OF Probate.
TfDs HUGHES ATTORNEY
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Circus Men Injured in Wreck
Train Crashed Into By Freight
EAGENBECK WALLACE SHOWS SOMEWHAT DIS
FIGURED BY BAD ACCIDENT
While Pulling Through St Paul After Midnight the Aggregation Met
With Disaster; Eight Persons Are Seriously Hurt And
Others Only Slightly So.

From Thursdays Daily.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
Funeral of Miss Mary Coon.

FROM lueSudy > bdiiy
The funeral of the late Miss Mary
Coon, which was held at two o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. o. o. Pitcher on South Second
street, was largely attended by sor-
rowing friends of the family. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. T. Ross
Paden, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, and were impressive, and the
music touching. The floral offerings
were numerous. The interment was
made at Glenwood cemetery, where the
remains of the father of the deceased
rest. The pail bearers were former
schoolmates.
Lieutenant Everett Hughes went to
Fort Smelling today to take up his
duties there in the army, his furlough
having been completed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03
THE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Earl Williams, both of his
limbs broken and internal in
juries, by being crushed in his
bunk.
E. F. Sutton, back sprained
and bruised.
Lee Craig, spine injured and
face cut.
George Davis, foot crushed and
rib broken.
Charles Young, cut and bruis-
ed, about the shoulders.
c. F. Layfeld, right leg brok-
en- and spine hurt.
Tom Dunn, head cut and feet
crushed.
Il John Mckenzie, back injured
and scalp cut.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-03

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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-07
Id I(DRlALS -
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

approaching train that another train ahead Of his has not
yet passed the next signal tower He Is forbidden to
proceed until the signal shows that the line is clear
One OF the great railway companies In the West tests
Its engineers by setting the signals against them to see
whether they obey the warning 1t is stated that last
year not single engineer by signal Ten engineers
were dismissed for disregarding signals before the
pany succeeded in impressng the the Importance
or obedience There doubtless other railway COM
panes which have established similar discipline among
their men, but too engineers willing to take the
risk of collision.
The adoption of safety devices is expensive There was
time few years ago when all the money the COM
panes could raise needed for laying tracks and buy
Ing cars and locomotives Although immense have
been expended in the Introduction of appliances for
surfing the safety of travellers by rail- experience shows
that much remains to be done. The public is justified
In demanding that safety be considered before dv
dends.-Youth's Companion. 49,.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-07
Grover Clevoland,s Fish Lore,

The unstrenuous, philosophical FISH
ing fraternity does more for humanity
than the strenuous people.
Fishing stories are always to be be-
lIeved.
1t is better to 90 home with nothing
killed than to feel the weight Of a
mean, unsportsmanllke act.
There can be no doubt that the prom
lse Of Industrial business, OF content
ed labor, and Of healthful moderation
in the pursuit of wealth In this demo-
cratic country of ours would be infin-
Itely improved II larger share Of the
time which has been devoted to the con-
coctlon of trusts and business combi-
nations had been spent in fishing
The biggest hsh are always lost.
Fishermen necessarily see and do
wonderful things. II those not men,
bers of the fraternity are unable to as
simulate the recital Of these wonders II
Is because their believing apparatus
has not been properly regulated and
stimulated.
No man can be a completely good FISH
erman unless he ID generous. sympa thet.
ic and honest.-From his book, Fishing
and Shooting.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-07
Hrs RnMARKAnrn TrMr7rrcn.


Going On a Year Since II Was Set
and Not a Second Ont OF the Way.
A man halted in front OF jewelers.
store where there Is a clock regulated
hourly from the Washington observa-
tory, drew his watch half way out Of
his fob pocket, glanced from It to the
store clock, replaced 1t and started on
with stride almost chesty.
Going all right" asked his compan.
ion.
ION the second" said the man.
you seem to take pride In your
timepiece."
$50 l do"
"Costly watch?"
Present to me-"
Good tlmer?'
"Well, couldn't set her more accu-
rately unless l used microscope"
How long since it has been set"
"It's going on year now"
"You don't say. And hasn't been reg
ulated or resetT
Nope"
II suppose you like to compare 1t
with clock you know is showing true
timer
Eyes. haven't got over that habit"
Suppose 1t needed regulating?"
II don't know anyone who would I'M
dertake the job"
"Such intricate works?"
"Well, to have it done by a man
who would undertake 1t would cost al.
most as much as the original price,"
'Well, well! But fortunately, you
don't have to have anything done to II
often-I think you said 1t was going
on year since you had any work done
on itF
eyes"
"Just for curiosity, about how Ions
has 1t been since 1t was set?"
The owner of the watch took another
sly glance at 1t and said:
at is Just now II 80 a. m. At 10 a;
set 1t by the clock we just passed
My wife gave 90 cents for 1t day be
fore yesterday at department store
and yesterday I dropped 1t of from
an elevated railway station. / though
the fall might put 1t out of commits
sion. but 1t seems to be doing all right.
washington Post.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-07
Q|g!!aAaR2SIpRyES
~~~N~~~N~~

Great Britain owns more land of
North America than the United States.
Los Angeles has over thlrty-five wom-
en- who are earning their living as
BARRIERS.
The number of persons to the square
mile In this country is seventeen, while
in England it is 4SO.
A Lander, (Colo.) man, called to
serve on a jury, tried to get off by
claiming he was too big for such work
In Lewiston, Me-, there Is young
woman cobbler. and in New York State
blacksmith shop is run by three WON
en-.
The railroads Of England and Ire
land are of different gauge. Those OF
Ireland are 8 feet 3; of England 4 feel
S1a inches
The new harbor works at Toxic will
cost $10,OOOOO0. The money Is being
raised by the japanese government by
foreign loan.
An engineer in east Java claims tc
have invented an implement with which
two men can cut eighteen tons Of sugar
cane day.
In round figures, the area of India
is 100000 square miles; the United
States 3,5OO,OOO, and Russia, including
Siberia, 100000.
There Ia n factory In Amsterdam
Holland, which cuts and polishes 400,
100 diamonds annually. About twenty
women do most of the actual cutting
of the stones.
Daniel Osiris, the Jewish banker ant
philanthroplst, Of Paris, who recently
died, left a will in which he disposed
Of $13O,OOO,OO0, giving 100000 to thu
Pasteur Institute.
Anthracite coal shipments over thu
various coal roads In June amounted
to 5,944,00O tons, an increase compared
with June last year of 26S,O00 tons. II
the six months Of the year 1907 to DAFT
anthracite tonnage has been 32.SS4, 600
a gain over last year of 100000 tons
The canals at Sault Ste. Marie
Mich, and Ontario for June, 1907
showed eastbound movement reaching
7,O33,626 net tons, as compared will
5,725, 5OS net tons in June, 1906, grain
-four and wheat forming the bulk o
the increase, with iron ore a close sec
ond