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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
FRESHMEN LAND IN JAIL
The sophomores of the University
Get Even for the Prank Play
ed on Them Recently.

ed on Them Recently.
College spirit was running high FIJI
day morning and afternoon among
the freshmen and sophomores of the
University, and people down town
who did not understand the situation
were at a loss to know why several
young men wearing handouts, and
who bore a respectable appearance,
we're being placed in a hack and
hurried off TO Jail.
1t was simply a college scrap ia
which the sophomores were endeavor-
Ing to get even for a prank which
was played on them several nights
ago. There is quite a good deal of
rivalry among the classes, and just
at the present time the freshmen and
the sophomores are figliting it out In
a spirit Of good nature. A few even
ings ago the freshmen painted their
colors and the sophomores sent one
OF their number out as a scout to
watch and then hustled up and des-
troyed the colors. The freshmen
caught the scout on guard and tied
him up to a post. When the sopho-
mores went to release hin the fresh
men nabbed them and held them
until a few more sophs came up to
relieve their fellow students. When
the freshies had even of them they
put them in several buggies and
drove them about seven miles in the
country and then dumped OUT in
the road to walk back to town. The
sophs, however, secured the assist
ance OF a farmer who brought them
back to town.
Since then the sophs have been
laying for the freshies and today they
cot even for all past offences. The
sophs enticed several of the freshies
down town in the morning and the
first one who appeared was caught
on The street, handcutfcd and thrust
into a waiting hack and take up to
the county iail, where arrangements
had been made with Sheriff Cook.
The sophs finally landed twelve of the
freshles, all of whom We're given the
same dose of medicine. When the
freshmen were placed in the cells
thev fought like tigers and the sophs
carried away some bloody faces and
badly hit hands. as the result of tile
X pnnruV Nf fEo fr.cIniops tIN.pD ~ = H.
freshmen were chained TO the iron
= GOllS as there was not cell room
enough for them all. and one of
these ot1eied the writer anything If
we would only send him IL file, 81 I,
could escape and yet le-enforc4nents
to liberate the rest of the fresptupn.
The pictures of the freshmen in
their cells were taken during the
afternoon. The freshmen took their
medicine stoicaIly, but they threat, n
; dire vegenanre when they get their
freedom. The sophs feel that they
got their moneys worth when they
landed their foes in Jail, and that
this stunt ought to hold them q
while.
About the middle OF the afternoon
President Nicholson and Prof. Hardy
; took a hand in the situation. They
; discovered four remaining freshies in
the clutches Of the sophs who were
also bound for che jail, tile these
we're liberated on request OF the
president. DR.. Nicholson and Prof.
Hardy then proceeded to the county
!, jail and made a kindly request to let
the freshies out and that the clash
} In the classes be dropped. The sopbs
yielded and let thell prisoners on,
to freedom,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

and west. Corn is late crop in some
localities.
Covering the situation up to today,
the Van Dusen Harrington summary
says:
"Crops of Minnesota and the Da-
kotas, with the exception of corn, are
in excellent condition and making fine
progress. There has been great deal
of rain, but reports received this morn
ing indicate that there has not been too
much except in southeastern Mime
sofa.
"An unusual amount of breaking has
been done in Western North Dakota
and northwestern South Dakota and
much of this land is being sown to
flax and barley, and seeding will CON
tinue for week or ten days.
Wheat shows a fine, even stand,
and seems to have a good start of
the weeds.
"The southeastern counties of Min
nesota and the northern counties Of
Iowa, where the early prospects were
unusually good. have had too much
rain. The farmers have been unable
to complete corn planting, and OH low
grounds both corn and oats have been
drowned out. Early planted corn is
up and looking well on the high
ground, and some fields have already
been worked, but the prospect cannot
be called good for the corn CROP"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
THE GRAND JURY CASES
PLENTY or CRIMINAL WORK TO
COME BEFORE lNQUISlTORS.
Variety Of Charges Preferred, But
None Of Them Of FIrst-CIass
Importance.
From Tuesdays Daily.

| From Tuesdays Daily.
The grand jury that convened this
| forenoon will have good deal of
business. A number of persons have
| been bound over to it, but none OF
| the offenses alleged are of great impor-
tance
George Knapp of Madison Lake and
Frank Phillips of North Dakota are
| charged with grand larcency in the
second degree in the theft of articles
from the cottage of George w. Sug-
den at Madison Lake, on May 6.
Oscar Tanner, a North Front street
second hand dealer and pawnbroker
| is charged with having received a
| watch as security for. loan to Walter
Larson, on March Is, Larson being
under lawful age.
John Graham, stranger is charged
with forgery in the second degree in
getting rid, of some forged checks
for cash and goods at local stores.
Raymond j. Donahur is charged with
grand larceny in the second degree in
stealing money from Ed. Pfeiffer's store
May IL, 1907. He has since been in
the reformatory in Colorado.
George w. Henniger is charged with
assault in the second degree upon
f. S. Hemingway, one of the well
known farmers of Vernon Center. He
is tenant on another farm.
Lester Flemming is charged with
grand larceny in the second degree
in taking two tons of hay from the
barn of Frank Pierce in Vernon Cen
ter township.
William Lang, a stranger is charged
with grand larceny in the second de-
gree in stealing packet of pocket
knives valued at $40 from travelling
man who was stopping at a local no
tel, where Lang was employed.
Besides the criminal cases that will
come before the grand jury, there ar
a couple of semi criminal cases on
the calendar One is that of Emmett
Carey, who has been tried twice and
disagreement had each time. Cora
Bogart of Beauford is his accuser. The
other is the case of George Bogart, fa-
Their of Cora, who is accused by Edna
Bartholomew.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR
STREET CAR DIRECTORS MEET
INCREASING TRAFFIC.
M. c. Ewing, Manager Of Wausau,
Wis.,, Line, Well Pleased With
Business Of Mankato Line.

A meeting of the directors of the
Mankato Electric Traction company
was held last evening, inasmuch as
NJ c. Ewing of Wausau, Wis, was
in the city. 1t was Mr.. Ewing's first
visit since the car line was put in
operation, and he was greatly pleased
with the manner that the public is
patronizing it. He suggested that there
ought to be some more equipment pur-
chased and The directors voted to pur-
chase another new enclosed motor car
This, with the enclosed car that has
not yet been fitted with motors, will
give the company seven enclosed mo-
tor cars. The additional equipment
will make it unnecessary to take from
the service on the Fifth street and
Dukes addition lines on busy days, as
there will be sufficient surplus equip
ment to put onto the Front street line.
If more cars are needed, they will
probably be purchased later.
1t was decided to complete the turn
outs at the ends of the lines at Sib-
ley park and Dukes addition, so as
to facilitate the movement of cars,
anu IL NAY Dt JHaG telepHOn1c COLI
munication will be established for dis
patchers to be stationed at the ends of
the line, to prevent congestion of traf
fic. There is some talk of extending
the double track west ON Front street
to Byron street or beyond, which
would be a great help in handling the
cars on days when business is lively.
The Wausau line, which was opened
for traffic year ago, now extends
to point five miles from the city, and
the company is erecting handsome
pavilion there for pleasure seekers.
Ten cents is the fare charged to this
point. The Wausau line is doing
splendidly. Mr.. Ewing is manager of
the line and director of the company.
His experience will be of great value
to the Mankato company. He was
obliged to return home today, as his
presence is recied there By the con
struction work of his company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

The annual commencement exercises
of the Mankato high school, held at
the opera house last evening, attracted
unusual attention from the public,
showing a growing appreciation on
the part of our people of the efforts
put forth by the faculty and students
to make this important event sue
cess. Mankato has just reason to be
proud of her high school and-its eff
ficient corps of teachers. The record
of this institution during the past year
is one of the best in its history. It's
representatives in athletics have won
many laurels, its debating team made
an enviable record and the graduates
last evening acquitted themselves with
honor
notwithstanding the threatened in
clemency of the weather, a very large
audience saw the curtain raise on the
prettiest scene the graduating eXer-
cises ever presented. The raised seats,
a great improvement over former
years. made it possible to see not
only all the seniors, but every mem
Der of the chorus as we'll The girls
in their dainty white dresses formed. a
and there by huge lunches of roses
carried by some of the young ladies.
The stage was tastefully decorated by
the class of 1910 with the senior col
ors, green and white. Evergreens,
snowballs and palms were used for
this and large green background on
which '0S was worked with snow
balls. hung above the graduates.
All of the speakers did remarkably
well, and elected favorable comments
from the large audience.
The work of the chorus brought
forth many favorable comments for
that body. Under the able direction
of Miss Fanny Pitcher it has made
great progress during the past year
and its work was much better than
at last commencement.
Rev. T. Ross Paden opened the eX-
ercises with a prayer which was fol-
lowed by a selection by the chorus.
This song, Damascus" from Mailman,
was one of the best of the evening,
and well received.
Dealt With the Courts.
Miss Elsie Barton, the first speaker,
chose for her subject 'The Court and
history of juvenile courts from their
establishment to the present time,
pointing out the good qualities of the
system and the excellent results
among the children of the large cities.
The speaker showed familiarity with
these courts that could only come
through exhaustive study and the es-
say was not only instructive, but very
well delivered.
The second paper, Education in It's
Relation to Civic Development" was
given by Mr.. Henry Parsons. He
pointed out the lamentable fact that
the schools of today do not teach act
ual government, that they do not pre-
pare the boys and girls for their
duties as citizens. Mr.. Parsons remedy
for this is ''school city," where the
children of a school carry on min
iature city government with all its
departments, officials and courts. The
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
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Ma y 29-Juns s. IL, 1908.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACC CUNT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blu

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
Earth.-SS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Mary OFT,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Leah
Strobel, admnistratriX of the estate of
Mary OFT. deceased. repre- enting
among other things. that she has
fully administered said estate. and
praying that time and place lie fixed
for examining and allowing the final account
OF her administration. and for the assign
ment of the residue of said estate to the par
ties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered. that said account be ex; mlnei.
and petition heard. by this court. on Monday.
the 22nd day of June. A. ID. 1908. at 10
O'Clock a. m. at the probate Office i'm the city
OF MankatO. in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once i'm each week.
for three successive weeks prior TO said day of
hearing, i'm the Mankato Free Press. q
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Mankato i'm said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato. the 23rd day
of May, A. ID. 1908.
BY the Court:
probate Court Seal. VIM. +. HUGHES.
Judge of Probate
A. r. Pau. Jr. & C. J. Laurisch. Attys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
CORN is SUFFERING
Iowa and Minnesota Crop Will Be
Late.

The clear weather of Sunday and
Monday relieved the apprehensions as
to the crops that followed the heavy
rains of last week, and although the
weather outlook today is uncertain
it is believed no damage will be done
unless further heavy rains fall. Elk
cess moisture in southern Minnesota
bears upon the corn crop rather than
upon wheat, the corn is becoming
more, important every year, as dairy
ing and diversified farming increases
and the wheat fields move farther north
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
EDUCATORS TO MEET.

Cleveland o., June Arrangements
for the national education convention
are now reaching a stage of compile
ton and all will be in readiness some
time before the date set for the
opening, June 80 Invitations to speak
have been accepted by Mayor Tom L.
johnson, Booker Washington, Jane Adj
dams. Andrew S. Draper and scores
of college presidents and state super
inteudents
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
DR.. A. w. .Chase's
Nerve Pills

Gradually. naturally and certainly tho
nervous system is built up by this great restora.
tive treatment until weakness pain and dis
couragement give way to health, strength and
vigor. The portrait and signature of A. w.
Chase. MD: the famous Receipt Book author
are on every box, SO cts. at all dealers or Dr..
A. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo. NY.
Mrs. Richard Torey, Walnut Street
Ashland, Pa, states:
Il was very much nun down and suffered from
severe headaches. DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve
Pills did me world Of good--cured the
headaches. strengthened my nervous system
and enabled me to sleep and rest WELL
LAAck DRUG CO., MANkATo, MINI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
Moved to /. O. O. F. Block.

Zuel & Wood have moved from the
rear of the Old National Citizens
bank building to offices in the l. o. O.
f. building, taking the rooms recently
vacated by Borst & Ellsworth, on the
first floor. William G. Hoerr, who had
Office rooms with Messrs. Zuel &
Wood, will also have desk with
the firm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
Nervous Headache
A WARNING.

Not disease but symptom or sign which
tells Of thin blood aud exhausted nerves. A
warning that nerveforce is becoming exhausted
and that you are IN danger of nervous COL
lapse pros,ration. paralysis. or even worse.
What is to be done Headache powder,
are dangerous and only leave the nervous
system more exhausted than before their use.
New blood must be formed. new nerve
force created. and this is exactly what Is ac-
complished by the use Of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

The fair at Garden City will be held
Sept H., II and Ii. +. H. Barnes, of
Vernon Center is the president and
Thos. A. Roberts of Garden City, the
secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
Fine Class of 81 We're Grad
uated Last Night.
ESSAYS ARE WE'LL RECEIVED.
Diplomas Presented by President
Evan Hughes of Board of Edu.
cation, The Exercises.
From Saturdays Daily.
SCIENTIFIC COURSE.

SCIENTIFIC COURSE.
Helen May Alworth
Margaret 8angerter
Gerald James Caldwell
Lillian Coughlan
Mildred Agnes CoughIan
Alice Katherine Hanson.
Kathleen Hart.
Theresa Catherine kenney
Walter J. koeppen
Isabel McGuckin
Ella Markham
Mildred Merchant
Lillian Kathryn Mountain
WiIheImina c. Olson
Henry A. Parsons
Daisy Pew
George PoIchow
Gladys Poole
Edith Richards
Agnes Studelska
Ellsworth w. Willard
Leona M. Wingen
Robb r. Williams
Eleanor Wood .r
Richard Wood
LATIN COURSE.
Frank BlyIer
Elsie Barton
Frank Ambrose Clifford
Lille A. HarIin
MarceIIa Rose Janda
Emma kathrine kIeinschmidt
Tessie Kirk
Mayme McGovern
Cora Sophia Nicholson
Helen BeuIah Reid
Eta Mae Russell
Martha Meta Wiecking
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05
River Still Falling.

The Minnesota river fell eight in
ches during the twenty four hours end
ing at eight o'clock this morning, and
is still falling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-05

John Q. Adams was granted a license
today to wed Miss Lillian White. Both
are residents of this city.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Out OF Reckoning.

Miss Eve De Chipenham, lecturer
of New York, holds that beautiful
thoughts make beautiful faces and
figures, and that ugly thoughts de-
form, even as unwholesome work
does.
by taking thought" said Miss
De Chipenham, in an interview in
Chicago, ''you cannot perhaps add a
cubit to your stature, but you can
eradicate round shoulders and
sponge wrinkles away.
"Our thoughts mould our faces;
form our expression. Thus they give
us away. They give us away as much
as the spoken thought of Chicago
girl once gave her away
This girl sat in a dim-lit parlor
on a winter evening with a young
man. A fire of oak logs blazed in
the CRATE, and, looking into the pink
and gold heart Of the flame, the girl,
who was very pretty, murmured:
How divine, my dearest Hilary
-
"But the young man frowned and
started.
'Hllary?' he said. You mean
George, don't you, pet?'
1.-THE girl flushed and bit her lip.
"'Oh, DEAR she said how silly OF
me. l thought this was Saturday
night! Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

All who keep up with the trend OF
the live stock industry agree that the
demand for sheep will go on increas-
ing for many years. In referring to
the matter the Shepherds Criterion
has this to say:
Farmers as a class do not yet I'M
derstand sheep we'll enough to pro-
duce them successfully. though the
majority of them raise other things
that require more care and effort and
produce poorer results. While 1t is
true that many are going into sheep
for the first time, and hundreds have
been converted to the right way Of
thinking, still, relatively speaking,
comparatively few of the small farm
ers carry sheep. 1t will take long
time to educate some that sheep are
the best live stock they can raise
best for the land and for the bank
account. In the meantime mutton
consumption will continue to grow
very rapidly, and in our opinion the
time will be far distant when the sup
ply will again overtske the demand.
The great grazing areas of the West
are practically filled to the limit, and
80 there cannot be much expansion in
that direction. The chief increase
must be on the Eastern farms. Here
the dog and the stomach worm have
20 be commended with, and there are
ut the present time very serious
handicaps to the small farmer. II a
man can raise enough sheep to war
rant his special and constant and
special attention, then the dog nuis-
ance can be efrectually eliminated,
but the stomach worm is an enemy
In the dark that cannot be easily con-
quered. All things considered, 1t is
by no means likely that sheep hua-
bandry will advance fast enough to
make the business Improbable for
the next twenty years. As long a.
there is a sensible protective tariff
On wool sheepmen will have strong
announcement, but even IL they had
to depend on mutton quality almost
entirely, they are now we'll enough
fortified to go ahead on profitable
DhblS. IL 10 obIlLnhISO kh0I MY IVA
cent. more mutton is consumed in
this country than twenty years ago.
The annual receipts at Chicago are
more than a million more than In
1897, while there has been a CORE
spending increase at most of the
other Western markets. II under
these circumstances mutton can be
sold at record price, then 1t follows
that 1t has a strong grip on the Amer
lean appetite, which is bound to en-
dure. The slaughter of sheep and
lambs, particularly lambs, is going on
so rapidly that producers are now
much behind the requirements, and
that is why prices are so high. Chi
cago for the first nine months this
year falls 400, 900 head short of last
year, in spite of the fact that more
people have gone into the sheep bust
ness. A supply of 50,O00,000 sheep
is not large enough for a country
with over $4,000, 900 people, with q
million foreigners landed every year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

stracts, how we must diyergel II IL
uncanny Ia realize that each OF us
moves and lives and has his being
in an entirely personal, particular.
original world A place that was
never seen or imagined by any one
else. To realize that, though I may
get help by comparing your notions
with mine, in the last resort l must
throw myself on the mercy of my
ever-changlng impressions.
Which is the better world? The
old one, vague but steadfast and Or
ganic; or this new, real, definite,
anarchic world, with its perpetual
shifting paradox? For, mark you,
there is no world of the spectacles.
The spectacles have opened to me
infinite panorama of worlds all
different, all unbelievable. When
was my state more gracious, think
you-before or after the spectacles?
This question l have not quite de.
Daily Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
FOUND A WAY
To Be Clear of the Coffee Troubles.

Husband and myself both had the
coffee habit and finally his stomach
and kidneys got In such bad condi-
ton that he was compelled to give
up a good position that he had held
for years. He was too sick to work
His skin was yellow, and / hardly
think there was an organ in his body
that was not affected.
81 told him felt sure his sickness
was due to coffee, and after some dis
cussion he decided to give it up.
at was a struggle, because of the
powerful habit. One day we heard
about Postum and concluded to try it.
and then 1t was easy to leave OF cot-
fee.
His fearful headaches grew less
frequent, his complexion began to
clear, kidneys grew better until at
last he was a new man altogether, as
a result of leaving OF coffee AID TAX
ing up Postum. Then began to
drink 1t, too.
Although l was never as bad on
as my husband, was always very
nervous and never at any time very
strong, only weighing IS lbs. before
l began to use Postum. Now weigh
115 lbs. and can do as much work as
any one my size, think.
Many do not use Postum because
they have not taken the trouble to
make 1t right. have successfully
fooled q great many persons who
have drunk It at my table. They
would remark, You must buy high
grade of coffee. One young man
who elerked - a grocery store was
very enthusiastic about my coffee.
When / told him what 1t was he said.
why, I've sold Postum for four years
but I had no idea 1t was like this.
Think I'll drink Postum hereafter "
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
VILE" In pkgs. There's a Reason.