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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-10-23

the country is assuming more en-
CuurdgInB ASPECT. BeIow we print an
interview by Bishop n. E. Parks oil
the A. NJ +. church.
Our people are loyal to the repub-
lican party and have since Emancipa-
tian, as their record fully and com
pletelv shows. ! am not OF the opinion
that the race willvote with the demo-
cratic party in November. While |
recognize the fact that many of them
in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Missouri ana
Kansas feel very keenly the wrongs
that they have endured as we: as the
indifference which is now being mani
Test toward them, they, nevertheless
understand there is absolutely nothing
ODE gained by gonig to the demo-
cratic party, while there is much TO
be lost
The position of Mr.. Bran and his
party, upon every question involving
the rights and privileges of the Nero
as citizen, are inimicable to our best
interests and those of the republican
party. We can not claim cur self re-
spect and support any parry or man.
legislation in a republican rUrm of
government That the democratic
varty is married to class legislation.
Is fact that no one of its advocates
can deny. The jim Crow law. that is
child Of its creation. stands as Il liv-
ing atteStatiOn of my contention aS
well as the disfranchisement sets
/ placed upCn the statute hooks of yer"
nearly all of the southern cities. That
il is the avowed intention Of the party,
If given power to pass similar acts
OF diSfranchiscment and Jim Crow
/ laws in the western and eastern states
/ Is evipced bv tle position taken b.
/ them in the present campaign in W2st
Virginia and in the recent muGicipal
elections held in Kansas City. %.
Il feel assured that If the national
committee in the eastern and western
states, where the Negro's vote has not
been taken from him by the demo
cratic party, will see to it that propeI
efforts are put forth 70 thoroughly
awaken and cnlighten him upon the
issues in this campaign as wen a.
assure him of the splendid platform o
Mr.. Taft who is no wrunning fol
President, the solid Negro vote vii
count for the republican ticket anC
William II. Taft will be elected wiCi
a republican house TO carr out th'
policies enunciated in his platform.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-10-23


William J. Bryan and his national
democratic campaign committee are
CCvGrtly attempting to secure the sup
port OF nC ,ro voters In this extremity
10 force Mr. Bryau's election upon the
country, his campaign managers find
themsely IS close to powder magA-
zine They fully understand the at
titude Of democrats in southern states
nthe Negroes. MIR. Bryan and MS
manaGers, however. are hopeful tnaiL
the Negro votes in northern demo-
they may utilize certain portion ot
cratic states, and even in northern
republica nstates, without its beinS
discovered by the democratic voter OF
/ the south.
II would he interesting TO know in
detail just what Mr.. Bryan and his
mapagers arc Offering Negroes in cX-
/ change for their votes. If it be pat
ronage, the southern democrat viii
/ have reckoning on that score at Il
later dav. II patronage has been pro-
missed with no intention Of keeping
the promise, Mr.. Bryan and his man
ayers would stand discredited as trick
sters and political swindlers. IT not
patronage, the only other offer would
be money. anad it cannot be believed
that Mr.. Bryan would indulge in that
kind Of thing.
The truth is, Mr.. Bryan ana ms
managers have nothing to ofer the
negro I'm exchange for his vote. The
cannot give the Negroes Office, ana
they would not dare give them any
thing else. chen If the Negro would
be willing to accept it,
Though seeking votes, Mr.. Bran
, does not dare publicly to declare Ms
views on questions that affect the
/ Negro race.
Bruce l.. Keenan, of Tahlequa, nomi'
nee for presidential elector on th'
republican ticket in Oklahoma, al
p dressed not long ago letter to MI
p Bryan that put the latter's sincerit'
{ TO a severe test. Mr.. Bryan received
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-10-23
FOR REPRESENTATIVES
Musk0gee County

JAMES KNOX, Boymton.
ED. MERRlCK, MuskoSee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
RETIRE AT AGE OF SIXTY-FiVE.
international Harvester Company Is
to Pension Its Employees.

Chicago, Sept, 1.-The formation of
a benefit association, with pention
fund for its 10000 employees scattered
around the world, is announced by
the international Harvester company
through its general manager, C. S.
Funk. The scheme is said TO be one
of the most liberal proposed by any
of the large employing organizations.
The company will contribute $4,000
toward the benefit fund provided seven
ty five per cent of the employees join
the association. Should fifty per cent
join $4,000 will be given. Employees
who have worked twenty years are
to be retired at 60 years of age.
Hundreds are said to be eligible now
as Mr.. Funk says that service in the
companies previous to the amalgama.
ton will be taken into consideration.
The plan becomes effective on Tues
day. Five thousand workers have APP
piled for membership in the associa
ton and applications are being re-
ceived by the hundreds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
IMPORTANCE OF DRAINAGE.

With an average of $1,000 tons OF
water falling in the form of rain on
each mile of public road in the United
States annually, it is scarcely to be
marvehed at that the ten command
ments of the road builder con be sum-
med up succinctly in the word drainage .
The saying has truth for basis, as
good drainage is the primary requi-
site for all roads. Even in sand roads
this holds true, for their 'good
drainage" means such as will safely
remove the storm water without ero-
sion or outlying and still retain the
surface moisture.
To secure good drainage one must
take into consideration both the sur
face water and the underground water
The surface water must be> removed
quickly and completely and without
subiecting the road to excessive scOur
or erosion. For this reason, the center
of the road should be raised and the
slope towards the side bitches should be
from " to / inch to each for a dis
lance, or so that the water will run
freely to the side bitches and not
flow down the road to remain in pud-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
HIGH PRAISE FOR JACOBSON

Former Senator +. b. Daugherty of
Duluth, who served in the state legis-
latme with j. +. jacobson has Al
high opinion of the republican candi-
date for governor as public official.
He says:
IL have been asked what / think of
Mr.. jacobson for governor. First OF
best governors that the state of Min
nesota ever had and my reasons for
thinking so are, that / know the man
WELL He became a member of the
house of representatives about the
time | was first elected to the senate
and was a member of the house dur
ING all the time that l was in the SEN
ate. When L did not always agree with
him in legislation, yet | always had
the greatest respect for him because of
his honesty and his constant fight to
keep down the tax levy.
AS chairman of the appropriation
committee of the house, | can certify
that he saved the state, during his
several terms, hundreds of thousands
of dollars, and yet he was not penny
wise but practical. He was a hard
worker and knew about what every in
stitntion ought to have in the way of
appropriation and his strong char
acter kept them from getting more
than was necessary or money that
would be squandsred.
Mr.. Jacobson, from the very time
he entered the house of representa-
tives, became a strong factor in that
body, and soon a leader, and if he was
NOT strong man he could not have
been the republican leader in the
house session after session, as he was.
His long experience on the apprOpria-
ton committee will be of great value
TO him if elected governor, and the
state of Minnesota will have one of the
most business-like administrations that
il ever had
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
Aug. 81. Is Sept 4.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County Of Blue
Earth.-Ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the-eState of Mary Ann
OFT, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of j. W.
Schmitt. administrator of the est a e. OF
Mary Ann OFT. @ &c Sc d. representing,
among other things. that he has fully admin
istered said estate, and praying that time
and place be fixed for examining and allowing
the final account of his administration, and
for the assignment of the residue OF said estate
to the parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, that said account be examined.
and petition heard by this court, on Monday,
the 14th day of September. A, d., 1908, at 10
o'clock a. M, at the probate office in the city OF
Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
copy of this order once in each week. for three
successive weeks prior to said day OF hearing
in the Maukato Free Press. a weekly news
paper printed and published at Mankato in
said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato the 23rd day Of
July, A. d. 1908.
By the Court,
VIM. F. HUGHES
probate Court Seal.) Judge Of Probate.
s. B. Wilson. Atty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
ORGANIZATION OF FARMERS.

The Farmers Educational and CO.
operative union is making great head
way in the south and western CEN
trail states. The organization has a
membership of nearly million MEM
bcrs. II is the largest and most pow
erfu society of the kind in the worlds
history. Its annual meeting is to be
held in Fort Worth, Texas. The I'm
ION was originally organized to main
tain fair price for the south's cotton
crop, but as present constituted it
takes in all classes of farmers.
The union is organized on entirely
different lines from any organization
of farmers ever got together. Instead
of trying to force down the prices of
goods they purchase, except so far as
to cut off the profits of middlemen,
their principal purpose is to get bet
ter prices for the products of the
farm. They have also formed an
alliance with the labor organizations
of the various states and of the
American Federation of Labor.
The union is especially strong in
the south and west, although thou
sands of farmers in the northwest
are joining the organization daily. AS
Il business organization it has over
turned the old order of things as
advanced by the Grange and Farmers
Alliance. 1t believes that the better
the wages paid workingmen the high
er prices the latter can pay for farm
products-and more will be consum-
med. Hence, under the principle OF
business they attempt to bring into
force, the farmer and worker are
brought together in material inter
est instead of being forced apart.
The principal business of the Farm.
ers' union is to make prices for the
products of the farm. In 1894 when
the largest cotton crop in the history
of the world was produced, and the
price was sent down to five cents a
pound at interior points, the Texas
farmers showed what they could dc
through organization They had THEN
cotton until the price was forced back
to ten cents pound. This at the
time was regarded as the greatest in
dustrial victory ever gained by an organi
zation of this character. Since then in an
nual convention they have fixed the
minimum price at which members would
and they always got it-sell cot
ton. Before that spectators fxet
the price.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
DEPOSIT GUARANTY A FAILURE.

Mr.. Taft landed a deft blow upon
Bryan's pet scheme for the guaranty
of bank deposits when he pointed out
that the plan had been tried and found
wanting in New York from 1929 to
1912, says The Chicago Evening Post.
The conservative financial thought of
the country has held from the first that
the Bryan idea is an infallible invita-
ton to reckless banking through its
removal of the proper rewards for safe
and sane methods. To this assertion
the democratic nominee has never Civ
en- direct answer Yesterday, in his
Topeka speech, he again failed to meet
the issue by contenting himself with
the statement that 'all restrictions" on
banking are a tax on the honest
banker"
In New York in 1929 the state guar
anty of deposits simply started an era
of wild banking speculation, the moral
level of which was established not by
the best bankers but by the worst. This
is exactly what the opponents of the
Nebraskan have predicted in the pres
ent case, and they now seem to have
the great preponderance of evidence on
their side
In the judgment of the people the
few months experiment in guaranty
banking made by the border State of
Oklahoma cannot outweigh the lessons
of the thirteen years experience with
it in the State of New York
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
BIG BALANCE IN TREASURY
Deputy Reports Thst the Strong Box
Contains Sc, 513 So

Deputy City Treasurer Miss Durkee
has prepared her report for August
and it shows the receipts of the. city
aside from the balance in the treasury
to have been $l,lS3.77, and the ex-
penditures $l2,22O.O5, leaving net
balance at the end of the month OF
$9,5l3.59.
The following were the receipts:
From sale of fire teams-&250; refunded
for cleaning alleys, $1,000; municipal
court fines and fees, $l55.30; from sale
of picks and shovels, $3.40; refunded
for pavement repaired. $24.l5; special
assessment certificate redeemed, $60.22;
water rents, $47O.l7; water meters
sold, Sl2950; hay and trees sold
Sob. <
The waterworks fund is overdrawn
$6sl.7l, but this is the only fund
oyerdrawn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
Aug. rs. Sept. Ali
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter Of fhe estate of Adeline
Macbeth, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Mary
Leseman admnistratrix. of the estate of Ade-
line Macbeth, deceased. representing. among
other things. that she has fully administered
said estate. and praying that a time and
place be fixed for>examining and allowing
the final account of her administration. and
for the assignment of the residue of said estate
TO the parties entitled thereto by law:
IL, is ordereds that said account be exam
inedt and petition heard by this court. on
Monday, the slst day of September. A. D. 1904
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ at the probate Office, in
the city of Mankato. in said county.
And 1t is further ordered. that notice there
of be given 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 22nd day
of August. A. y. 1898. d
By the Court.
WM. +. HUGHES.
tProbate Court Judge of Probate.
II. L. & ] w. Schmitt. Atty,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
BEEF Trusts RIVAL
IContinued From Page One.1

done in these schools is highly practi-
cal and adapted to the trade that the
pupil intends to follow. Three sub
jects are taught, one of them al
ways being the mother tongue. just
what changes will be made in the Chi
cago system Is as yet uncertain, as
conditions here are so different from
those abroad, but some experiments
in the way of continuation courses
may be made this year. The question
of segreSating children for vacations
and adopting the German industrial
school system will also come up for
action by the board of education,
but nothing definite will be accom-
plished in that line this year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
RAPPIDAN.

Miss Edith McDuffee leaves today
for Dickinson, n. d., where she teaches
in the public schools. Miss McDuffee
will spend several days in the twin
cities shopping and sightseeing at the
fair.
Mrs. L. P. Sandstrom visited at the
home of Mr.. Sandstrom father and
sister recently.
Mrs. Burt Gibbs, who has been SO
seriously sick for some time, is get
ting along very nicely.
Bay Weller, has so far improved
from his recent severe attack of Man
kato" typhoid fever as to be able to
sit up every day.
Carl Flo is about again after siege
of typhoid.
w. L Just and wife have gone back
to Mankato again.
The Misses Edna and Mercy Water
man of Kasota visited at the Weller
home last week.
Mrs. O. j. Lee and Mrs. L. j. Lee
of Mankato visited in Rapidan last
week. .
A parcel shower given in honor OF
Miss Bessie E. Weller last Thursday
afternoon was well attended and num-
erous useful gifts were received. Among
the out of town in attendance were
Misses Edna and Mercy Waterman and
Mesdames o. j. and L. j. Lee OF
Mankato.
A little rain would be appreciated fol
blowing, corn and late potatoes.
At the present rate of threshine
it will not be long until what little
grain there is viii be in the granaries
Miss Alma Sandstrom who has been
doing stenographic work in Washington
d. c., has returned to her home.
Ray Mendenhall of st. Paul is an
over Sunday visitor at the home of his
mother.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
One day only and return O

Cures permanently the cases he undertakes
and sends the incurable home without taking
fee from them. This is why he continues his
visits year after year, while other doctors have
made a few visits and stopped: DR.. Jones Is
an eminently successful specialist in all chron.
.ic diseases, proven by the many cures effected
In chronic cases which have baff1ed the skill OF
other physicians. His hospital experience and
extensive practice have made him so proficient
that he can name and locate disease in few
minutes. % =
Treats allcurable cases of Catarrh and Lung
Diseases, Consumption in early stage, Stomach.
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, Gravel, Rheu.
matism, Paralysis, Neuralgia, Nervous, Heart
Blood and Skin Diseases, Epilepsy, Golfer
Appendicitis, Rupture and Bright's Disease
Diseases of Bladder and Female Organs.
Absorption treatment given for Cataract and
Granulated Eyelids.
Special attention given to all Surgical
cases, and all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat.
Cross Eyes Strengthened without pain.
Glasses fitted and guaranteed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
No Politics in His Speeches at
County Fairs; MANY Dates
At These Shows.
FIN. Eddy and Other minent
G 0. P. Speakers Are to
Appear on Stump.
From Saturday = Daily

From SATURDAY. Daily
No backward steps will be taken in
the conduct of the republican state
campaign, and j. F. jacobson will fol
low his own ideas as to the line OF
argument to be followed, saws The
Minneapolis Journal This much was
determined at conference at repub
lican state committee headquarters yes
terday. Mr.. jacobson was at the
headquarters nearly all of Thursday, or
his way to yWinnebago City, where he
spoke at the street fair yesterday He
conferred with Chairman A. d. Brown
Secretary James A. Martin and Frank
NJ. Eddy, head of the press bureau
and they discussed plans for the cam
paign, especially as to the line of argu
ment to be employed on the st,lml
and by the press bureau
Keynote Will be Economy.
1t is practically decided that thu
keynote of the state campaign will b,
economy, and that Mr. jacobson viii
continue along the line of his recent
speech at Duluth, in which he charged
the increased expenditures for state in
situations to divided responsibility" be
tween a democratic governor and q
republican legislature. Mr. Jacobson
will declare for a pairing down of eX
penses, in accordance with his policy
when he was leader in the legisla
ture and chairman of the appropria
tions committee.
There has been objection to this lin,
of campaign because of it's reflection
on republican members of the house
Mr.. Jacobson, it is understood, adhere
to the economy argument and TIL
council yesterday decided to feature i
right through the campaign. TIL
strong argument for jacobson is hi
legislative record, and among othe
things his work as swatch dog of tn,
treasury and his declaration agains
extravaganza in dealing with state in
stitutions will fit right in with tn,
record.
Mr.. jacobson will not talk politic
in any. of his speeches at fairs. HI
has engagements for several count.
fairs, and will have this field to him
self, as Governor johnson has anpounc
ed his determination to cut out Thu
fairs this time. Open-air speaking a
fairs two years ago injured his voice
and he did not recover it's effectiveness
all through the campaign.
Expected Johnson AS Opponent.
Mr.. jacobson declined to discuss th'
situation except to say that he wa
not at all surprised at the demo
cratic convention. He had always ex
pected Governor johnson to be his OPP
ponent. Henry Feig of Atwater wa
in and announced to Mr.. jacobson tina
the campaign will be opened in Kan
diyohi Friday night with a meeting al
Atwater, at which Frank M. Eddy vii
be the principal speaker, and it will b'
an occasion for starting the Jacobson
wave in that county, which was for i
T. Young before the state convention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-04
Kerns and Hebron

s->>~~~>>>>~e>>
Miss Edith Steel, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Steel, is visiting her
uncle's family, S. B. Steel and H.
c. Randall's family at Kens,
The Ladies' Aid society OF Kerns
will hold their annual meeting at the
home of Mrs. /. b. Steel next Friday
afternoon. A good attendapce is de-
sired
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be observed next Sunday morn
ing at the Kerns church instead of
last Sunday as was announced last
week.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Miss Grace, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. n. A. Door of Hebron to Mr.
w. E. Drake of Glendive, Montana next
"Wednesday Sept. 2 at noon. Rev. Peter
Clare will oliiciate. The young couple
will make, their home at Glendive,
Montanna. Mr. Drake has a good
position in jewelry establishment
at that place. They are very worthy
young people and the. good wishes of
their many friends will follow them
through the journey of life. Both
were born and raised in Hebron.
Mrs. Gleason, mother of Mr.. Z. E..
Gleason of Granby and T. NJ. Glea-
son of Hebron is visiting with her
sons families. Her home is in YER
mont. She is sister of Mrs. l. A.
Pelton of Hebron and Reno Rist
Of Belgrade. Mrs. Pelton's health is
very poor.
The basket picnic at the home of
f. E. Jefferson last Friday evening
was very pleasant affair, the atten-
dance was not so large as the far
.mers were busy, but all had a nice
time.
The picnic at Hebron was quite
well attended last Thursday. Rev.
Beacon was the orator of the day. Rev.
PedicOrd of Hebron, DIR. Ray of
Nicollet and John R. Currier, candidate
for representative also spoke. The sing
ing and music was good and all had
IL SOOu fJlillt lIc Dil SdIHc DcGWtell
the married men and the young batche
lors came off resulting in favor of the
married men.
We are sorry to report that Theo-
dore Hendley, who seemed to be getting
along nicely suffered severe relapse
last week, which is becoming critical. 1t
is to be hoped that a change for the
better will take~>place soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Conkling spent
last Saturday and Sunday with F.
Hodson's family in Hebron.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Gleason and
family of CRANKY spent last Sunday
in Hebron with relatives.
L. Hodson will attend the reunion
of the sixth regiment on Wednesday
at the old Capital ST. Paul and will
take in the State Fair.
The students from this vicinity are
preparing to attend school in Mankato
next week.
Corn in this vicinity is doing well
This fine weather is helping it right
along.
Haying is progressing nicely and is
most all done, owing to this fine wea
Their.