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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
GOVERNMENT IN NEW ROLE.

The division of information of the
department of commerce and labor has
secured the cooperation of the post
office officials in a plan to aid farmers
and others to employ just the sort
of laborers they need. 1t is proposed
to make the service of two-fo benefit
1t will help to solve the problem of the
employer, and will be of immense
benefit to workingmen seeking employ
ment. The territory to be covered
practically the entire country, will be
wide enough so that it should be pos
sible to secure the best possible results
in equalizing the inequalities of supply
and demand, says The Pioneer Press.
The postmasters will be required to
send to farmers and others in their
districts return postal cards that have
been prepared by the department. The
cards contain blanks, which, when pro-
perly flied, will enable those of the
information division of the department
of commerce and labor to know just
the number and character of workmen
each employer wants. The employer
will state his preference as to nation
atty and an effort will be made to fill
the orders among those who have ar
rived in this country recently. While
the plan is destined to be of much
benefit to the employers it is inten-
ded primarily as an aid to those
workers unacquainted with the country
and its opportunities.
At present there is tendency among
emigrants to congregate in the larg-
err cities, where they live in colonies
This is resulting in an overcrowded
condition of the labor market in those
centers, and consequently in an in
crease in the number of unemployed
in the citiN. especially of the east. 1t
is desirable that these foreigners should
be employed where there is scarcity
of labor, and thus put them in the
way of becoming useful citizens, and
at the same time relieve the con
gestion IN the cities 1t is desirable
also that there should be wider
distribution of the aliens coming to
this country. The present tendency to
gather in colonies in the larger cities
helps to foster the language and Gus.
toms of the fatherland and retard'
the newcomers development as ar
American citizen 1t is better for the
country and for the individual to hav,
him removed from others of his ma
tionality and placed in community
where he will be subjected to in
fluences that are thoroughly American
The government is preparing, to send
out several million of the postal cards
during the next few weeks. and much
is expected of the plan. There seems
every reason to believe that the ex.
pertinent will be success.-.A plan
nationwide in scope, to distribute
surplus labor where it is needed SHOULD
help the employer, benefit those who
= do not know where to seek labor
and solve the problem of the unem.
ployed in the eastern cities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

The dam at the outlet of Crystal
lake is. reported in a weakened condi-
ton and is certain to go out If the
rains continue. The water in the lake
is unusually high and if the dam does
go out Minneopa creek will be turned
into raging torrent flowing into the
Minnesota river and causing that stream
to rise more rapidly than ever. The
flats will be flooded and no end of
damage will be the result. The Free
Press does not wish to create unneces-
sary alarm hut it does take this
means of issninp IL warning to the
jewellers on low lands. They, should
be prepared for the worst. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

Washington, June members of
the Minnesota delegation have arranged
to 60 home quickly. Senators Nelson
and Clapp are now on their way west
Representatives Nye and Tawney>, will
60 to New York for day or two
and will be home by Thursday or
Friday of next week. Stevens will
leave Tuesday night, and Volstead,
Bede, Davis and Hammond Monday.
Stevenson is on his way to Crookston
from Newport, r. l., with the body of
his son and will return here lat
ter part of next week
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Winona, May 3O.-The crops accord
ings to this weeks report from along
the Northwestern road west of Winona
cannot stand much more rain without
damage. The report says: With sew
cral general rains during the past
week, followed each time by warm
days and moderate nights, grain of all
kinds has made excellent growth except
in Eastern Minnesota, where there has
been an excess of rainfall, but with
no damage to seeded crops to date.
However, if the rainfall had continued
longer, damage would have resulted.
Corn planting has been completed
over the entire line except in Eastern
Minnesota, and an unusually large
acreage is planted under favorable con-
ditions, and much of it is now up
above ground. Flax is being seeded
and there is an exceedingly large in
crease in flax acreage and conditions
are excellent for recent seeded flax
acreage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
a prisoner in the county jail yester-
day afternoon stopped a runaway and
perhaps saved the lives of two chill
dren. The children were those of
Frank Schafer, living near Mankato
Junction, and were about eight 20
eleven years old. Their horse had be-
come frightened at an automobile and
was dashing down the street when; the
hard labor gang of prisoners came along
on their way back to the Jail after their
days work One of the prisoners, w.
Marshall, ten day man for drunk
eness, was carrying his coat on his
arm, took in the situation and sprang
to the horses head and threw his coat
over the animals eyes, which quickly
brought it TO Il stop.
1t was Il narrow escape for the chill
dren, and the act. of bravery called
forth expressions of commentator from
those who witnessed it. Marshall
must have some strong points i'm his
makeup, and could make better use
OF hinN elf than he seems to have done
lately.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
From Thursdays DAILY.

The county board, before adjournin9
Tuesday afternoon, decided to place d
limit of $4,000 on the drainage bonds
that are to be issued to replenish tn,
revenue fund and take care of flu
ture drainage projects. - Onet tenth OF
the amount issued is to be redeemcu
each year, as the ditch assessments
are payable in ten annual install
ments.
A collection was made in the as
sessment of couple of pieces of slough
property owned by Mrs. NJ. ". tSoule.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

Walter, the two year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter King of Min
nesota Lake, died in a local hospital
this noon as the result of an accident
that befell it last Thursday. The
child was in the barn and climbed a
ladder and fell off, striking upon its
head. 1t was so seriously hurt that it
was brought to this city Friday and
placed in hospital, but its injuries
proved to be fatal.
The remains will be taken to Min.
nesota Lake tonight by Miss Frances
King, the lads sister, who has been
with him in this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
Royal Neighbors Remove Headquarters.

At the Supreme Camp of Royal
neighbors, held in Chicago, May IL. it
was voted to remove the social head
quarters of that society from Peoria
to Rock Island, and consolidate, ii
with the beneficiary department which
always has been located in that city
The Royal Neighbors are in the Wo,
mems Auxiliary to the Modern Wood,
men of America, and has a member
ship of more than 100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
Judge.A.R. Pau Presiding With
Dignity and Grace.
SIxTY.TWO CASES on "PAD''
Twenty Cases Set for Trial by Jury,
and Nineteen by the Court; Petit
Called Tomorrow Ate rnoon.
From Tresday,s Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Judge Pfau persided with becoming
dignity and grace at the Opening day
of his first term in Mankate. Promptly
at the hour. of ten this forenoon he
called the June term to order, and bus
mess went on as though no change in
the wearer of the judicial ermine had
been made since the last term held In
Blue Earth county.
The bailiffs for the term are Nj. j.
Cuddy for the grand jury and Richard
Hughes and Lee Champlin for the
petit jury.
There are siXty-two cases ON the
civil calendar, but none on the Grim
inal calendar left over from the last
term, although the grand jury is eX-
pected to supply several. The call of
the calendar was had, and twenty
eases were set for trial by jury, with
the prospect of several more when the
peremptory call is made this afternoon,
for several cases were passed. Nineteen
were set for trial by the court. Of
those marked for trial, fifteen will
have to be tried before another judge,
owing to the fact that Judge Pau was
consulted in them before being APP
pointed to the bench.
Cases Disposed Of.
The following cases were disposed
Of:
James B. Swing as trustee, etc.,
VS.. Henry Zimmerman, ST., stricken
from the calendar.
Chamberlain & Bender VS.. Burgess
& Lukyn, continued by consent.
Henry r. Kurth VS.. c. & n. w. rail-
way company, continued OH motion
of defendant.
John Glynn VS.. Hugh M. Roberts,
continued by consent.
Leah Strobel as Administrative of the
estate of Mary OFT, deceased, VS..
George OFT and Barbara Schostag,
stricken from the calendar.
State of Minnesota VS.. Emmett
Carey, dismissed upon motion of the
attorney, because the COM
planning witness has since married.
Standard Lumber company VS.. In
dustrial Construction company of Chi
cago and Charles Evans, continued by
Frank Ressler, minor, ETC., VS.. Ed.
lluDuCl, ScItlCu uloIhlooSQ@
Charles j. Macbeth ct ais. VS.. E. j..
Mycue, continued.
In the matter of the application of
the city treasurer of the city of Man
kato for judgment against certain
lots in Dukes second addition, and
of A. n. Dukes thereto,
settled and dismissed and the assess
ment paid.
Motions were made as follows:
Walter Henry ct ais. VS.. Mary c..
Treanor ct ais, motion for additional
testimony.
Sarah Tocves VS.. J. E. Doran, de-
PENDANT moved to strike from the
calendar.
George T. Toeves VS.. j. L. Doran,
same motion.
Every Juror Present.
When the roll of the grand jury
was called at eleven o'clock, every
juror was in his place, and none asked
to be excused. Judge Pau appointed
Arnc Knutson of Medo foreman, and
gave the customary instructions, after
which the jury retired for work.
The petit jury is summoned for two
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. 1t looks
as though the term might be a long
one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

The Free Press takes satisfaction IN
stating that the charges made by
The Waseca Herald to the effect that
Mankato school boys were mixed NJ
in the small business of passing ex-
animation papers around among them
selves and those in other cities. is
false and is declared to be SO by Sup
erintendent Pickett of Waseca. Sup
erintendent Pickett stated to Superin-
tendent Mcconnell of this city that
the charges, so far as the Mankato
boys were concerned, were entirely un-
founded. The Free Press did not be-
lieve the charge and it hopes that the
Waseca paper viii do the honorable
act and apologize for its unwarranted
statement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

The high water in the Minnesota
river at this place is causing some
alarm among the residents of Shake
pee, and in fact all along the river
to st. Paul. The Free Press was
called up this morning to correct a re
port that the river at this point was
still rising and that further trouble
was feared. AT Shakopee the river
rose four inches during the night.
In this city the river has fallen six
teen inches from the highest point; and
Is going down faster than yesterday.
The fall for the twenty -four hours
ending at a. III. today was 3 of a
foot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
Allison Nominated
For United States
Senator'i11 Iowa
Especial to The Free Press.1

Des Moines, June 3.-According to
he latest returns received~Senater W.
B. Allison is nominated United States
senator by a majority of fully twelve
thousand over Governor A. B. Cum
minis. B. +. Carroll, republican, nomi-
mated for governor by majority of
over fifteen thousand. For lieutenant
governor, George Clarke of Dallas
county is in the lead with Indications
chat he will be named. Congressman
Hull, chairman of the house commit
tee of military affairs is defeated for
denomination.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

A special from Sloan, Iowa, says:
All hailstone records were broken here
Saturday night. Some of them were
as big as baseballs.
The conventional Maidstone, "as big
as Il hens egg" was a common variety.
Corners of yards were piled three feet
deep with the stones and everybody is
freezing ice cream with them today.
The damage to crops and fruit was
almost total
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

The commencement exercises of the
Lake Crystal high school will be held
this evening at union hall. The fol
lowing is the program: x
. Music, High School orchestra; Invo.
cation, Rev. d. Edwards; Chorus
"Voices of the Woods, Girls Glee Club
Address alexander Hamilton, Hon
Jean A. Flittie; Music High School
Orchestra; Presentation of Diplomas
d. A. Reed.
The following is a list of the grad
yates:
Minnie Hanson, Harold Franchere
Fred Franchere, Levi Jones, Walter
Norman, Ellsworth Norman, Charles
Menten, Norman Moe; Class President
Minnie Hanson; Vice President, ELS
worth Norman; Secretary and Urea,
surer, Norman Moe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
Saturdays Memorial Program.

County Attorney w. A. Plymat pre-
sided at the annual Memorial day
exercises at the opera house SatYr-
lay, and gave an eloquent address.
He proved to be the right man for the
place. Ed. Sheldon read the orders
and Miss Ruby Barnes of the Ladies
of the G. A. r., placed the wreath in
memory of the unknown dead of the
Spanish American war. Both attracted
favorable notice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

Wells. May 30.-At the regular meet
ing of the Wells fire department,
Wednesday night. Edward Kuechen-
meister and George Buscho, together
with Chief Hayes, were chosen delegates
to the state firemen's conventions to be
held at Mankato, June . and 10.
/ The company decided to attend the
convention in a body and have enlisted
the services of the Wells Maroon band
to accompany it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

Now is the time to use the road
drag. 1t is being, used on some of the
roads in the country with splendid re-
suits, and doubtless will be used on
all the roads within a day or two.
1t was brought into use on the mud
streets in this city today.
George NJ. Palmer, was talking with
a farmer today who said that there
We're two pieces of road near his place,
one of which had been dragged five
times this spring, and the other only
once. Today the piece that was
dragged five times is smooth and can
be trotted over, while the other one
is about as bad as it can be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

Charles Cheney, the political sage of
The Minneapolis Journal, writes as
follows: ct is reported>in democratic
circles that E. L. Champlin of Vernon
Center, chairman of the state board
of equalization, is willing victim in
case John a johnson does not run
for governor again. MIR. Champlain,
who was speaker of the famous fusion
house in 1891, may be a factor in the
situation"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

Redwood and Brown counties are
soon to have one of the largest judicial
bitches in the state. Judge Olsen
has I'm hand the adjustment of the
damages and assessments, and wheR
he reaches a settlement will order the
big ditch established.
The ditch will be regular canal IN
size. as the following facts and figures
will show. 1t will be seventy miles
long including principal branches. The
open dredge work will be over thirty
miles, About half of the main ditch
will be in each county. The ditch
will drain into the Sleepy Eye creek.
1t starts in Redwood county.
The estimated cost of the ditch is
100000. TT Will directly benefit 300
acres. The profile of the ditch is thir-
ty-two feet long and contains over
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
From Mondays Daily.

The Minnesota river reached its
highest point Saturday night, having
gone up about IS of foot from what
it was at eight O'Clock Saturday
morning. 1t fell 2 of foot by eight
o'clock Sunday morning, and still
further fall of .3 was recorded this
morning. Unless there are more rains,
it is expected to fall rapidly after to-
day.
Park Superintendent Blake reports
the total rainfall for May as 9.27
inches, which is an unusually great fall.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

A. A. Smell for many years connec-
ted with the Mccormick Harvester
machine company and later with the
international Harvester company, died
at Owatonna early this morning. He
suffered a stroke of, apoplexy. Mr..
Smell was well known throughout this
section, having been ON the road for
twenty years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
Toland Team Wins Game.

The baseball team representing Kar
sofa went down to defeat before the
fast Toland team of this city Sunday
Nelson pitching for the locals allowed
only two scattered hits. while Allen of
Kasota was touched up for six safe
ones. Batteries, Mankato, Nelson and
Schwigerd, Kasota, Allen and Pulvcr.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

st. Louis, June l.-June is to be a
month of frequent storm periods, at-
cordlng to the prediction of Rev. Irva
X. Hicks, the ST. Louis weather pro-
phet. The periods, according to Rev.
Mr.. Hicks, will occur from June to
3, IL to ii, 10 to 10, % to "a and
the q to July ,. F..
The reactionary storm of the last
May period will disappear in the east
about June l." says the Hicks pro-
>phecy, t''leaving behind them two or
three days of fair cooler weather. BY
June 4 and 5 the barometer will be
falling in the west, with rising temper-
allure and growing storm clouds"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
Babe Dies of Fright

Tracy May 30.-The two year old
child of NJ. Gilman of this city died
of fright caused by the binding flash
es of tightening i'm a severe electric
storm here. Tightening struck in sew
eral parts of the city and did much
damage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
The Standard Brewing company

The Standard Brewing company of
this city is the principal creditor of
John L. Kroyda, a saloon keeper of
Waterville, who today filed petition
in voluntary bankruptcy. Kroyda's
liabilities are listed at $3,047.42, and
his assets as $50 book accounts and
$3.50 stock. The standard Brewing
eompany's claim is about $1,000. I
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
STORIES FROM HOME AND ELSEWHERE

10000 figures. Actual construction of
the ditch will be begun in july
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
EYEsIeHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Eczema-Baby's Head
a Mass of Itching Rash and Sores
Disease Cured by Cuticura.

"Our little girl was two months old
when she got a rash on her face and
within five days her face and head
were all n sore. We used different
remedies but it got worse instead Of
better and we thought she would turn
blind and that her ears would fall off.
She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came. This
went or until she was five months old,
then l had her under our family doc
tors care, but she continued to grow
worse. He said it was eczema. When
she was seven months old l started
to s the Cuticura Remedies and in
two months u baby was a different
girl. You could not see a sign of a
sore and she was as fair as a new
born baby. She has not had a sign of
the eczema since. Mrs. H. F. Budke,
LeSueur, Mimi, Apr. Is and May 2, 'O7."
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Postofflce Appropriation Attacked.


Washington-The postoffice appro-
priation bill had rough sailing in the
house of representatives Thursday. It's
progress was halted at every turn by
amendments upon which there was
lengthy discussion. The attacks be-
gun on the section relating to the
pneumatic tube service, which was
forced to undergo a change so that ex-
tensions of such service should not
be confined to the several cities named
in the bill, but that they should be
made wherever the postmaster gen.
eral may think best. The house was
a unit for Withholding a portion of the
pay to railroads for transportation of
the mails until a correct system of
weighing should be established, a pro.
vision to that effect being Incorporate
ed in the measure, and finally a Wig
orous, but Intellectual, attack was
made on a proposition by Mr.. Goebel
of Ohio to increase by 1900, 900 the
appropriation for paying the pen
of railway mail clerks while travelling
on business of the department.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
CHINA GIVES IN.
Proposed to Release Japanese Ship
Through Fear Of Superior Force.

Shanghai, China-An official state
ment has been issued by the Chi
nese Government regarding the seiz-
ure OF the Japanese vessel, Tatsu
Maru. 1t is stated that the ship
anchored first off Chun Chow, outside
of Portuguese limits, then changed to
Kin Chow, In Chinese waters. The
Chinese naval police boarded her and
found a cargo of rifles and ammuni-
ton was being discharged. The Jap
anese captain is alleged to have of.
fered brides or to give up the arms
provided the ship was released.
The official statement says: THE
Chinese officers, observing that Portu-
guese police boats were lowering
around the steamer, feared complica-
tons and wrongfully hauled down the
Japanese flag.
AT 4 o'clock on the next afternoon.
no Portuguese officials having boarded
the ship, she proceeded up the Canton
river and the next morning the Chi
nese officials informed the captain of
the steamer that the customs regula-
tions provided for the holding of q
joint inquiry within three days, but
this inquiry was not requested.
China, fearing that Japan was seek
ing a pretext for trouble, apologized
for hauling down the Japanese flag,
and propose t. release the ship, only
recognizing force majeurs.'"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
PRIESTS SLAYER FOUND GUILTY.
Anarchist Ala Convicted Just 10 Days
After Tragedy in Denver.

Denver, Col.-Just eighteen days
after he shot and killed Father Francis
l.. Heinrichs while the priest was ad-
ministering the sacrament at the altar
in ST. Elizabeth's Church, Giuseppe
Alai, anarchist, was found guilty Of
murder In the first degree Friday and
sentenced to be hanged. His only
words when he was informed by an
Interpreter Of the verdict were: "Is
there no appeal?"
Alai's attorney moved Immediately
for a new tlial and was given five days
to file the papers. Under the Colorado
law a convicted murderer cannot be
hanged until 60 days have elapsed at.
ter sentence is pronounced.
There was no demonstration in the
courtroom when the verdict was read
by Foreman D. S. Johnson, a mining
engineer, at PAS o'clock. The finding
had seemed inevitable from the be-
ginning, and the audience received it
in silence, apparently satisfied that
justice had been done.
When the jury had been polled the
Judge thanked them for having done
their duty, and expressed his approval
of the verdict.