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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

An interesting event took place in
Garden City yesterday when two of
the best known young people in this
section were united in matrimony.
The bride was Miss Alice Myrtle Mills.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. ID. Mills
of Garden City and the bridegroom,
Mr.. Ray Rev Thompson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry o. Thompson of Ger
esCo.
Miss Mills had been for Il long time
an active and accomplished church and
Sunday school worker and has gained
the affection and esteem of a large
circle of friends.
) Mr.. Thompson is known by all who
are acquainted with him as a young
man OF sterling worth. Many friends
will join in wishing the young couple
every happiness.
The wedding ceremony was perform
ed at the home of the bride. by the
Rev. f. Foraker of the Christian
church, Garden City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson left for a
short stay in the Twin Cities, and
will be at home at Cercsco after
Feb. ].
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31
Highly interesting Affair At
tracted Large Crowd.
Judges Were All of One Mind;
Reception a Feature.
From Saturdays Daily.
THE DEBATING TEAMS.

Mankato high school students won
the debate at Lake Crystal last night
defeating the state champions of last
year. The decision of the Judges was
unanimous. This makes the Mankato
debaters the champions of the second
district
The contest was held in the opera
house which was prettily decorated
for the event Mankato youths and
maidens wore the letter ''M' in large
letters in conspicuous places and some
carried banners which displayed that
letter in red. These were waived aloft
when the decision was announced. The
Mankato. contingent were quite handy
with the school yell also.
The question debated was:
Resolved, that the federal govern
mcnt should substitute the southern
states for the education of the south
ern negro. Granted that it would be
constitutional and that the southern
whites would not object"
The debate was i'm the following or
der:
Opening Affirmative, Charles Men
ton; negative, Earl King; affirmative,
Minnie Hanson; negative, Walter Keep
pen: affirmative, Levi Jones; negative,
Margaret Marsh
Rebuttal, negative, Earl King; af-
firmative, Charles Mention; negative,
Walter Koeppen; affirmative, Minnie
Honson; negative, Margaret Marsh;
affirmative. Levi Jones.
The judges were Professor F. Nj. An
derson, University of Minnesota; Pro-
fessor c. G. Schultz, assistant state
superintendent; I. p. Kennedy, super
intendent of the schools at st. Peter
There was large attendance, about
80 going from Mankato. The party
included about thirty of the public
school teachers and the balance were
students.
The debate was interesting from
start to finish and each speaker held
the closest attention of the large au-
dience.
Besides the debate an entertaining
program was rendered as follows:
Overture, "Raindrops," high school
orchestra; song, Thinking of Thee, y
double quartet; song, Little Boy
Blue" waltz, "The Only One high
school orchestra, and a song by the
double quartet.
\ pleasant reception was rendered
the debaters and visitors at the high
school.
The Mankato debaters are to be con-
graduated on their victory. They will
next meet the lie Sueur team which
last night defeated the Cannon Falls
team.
Last year Lake Crystal won from
Minneapolis, which was considerable
of an honor. The MankatO team is
deserving of much credit for defeating
such worthy opponents as those in
Lake Crystal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Joseph Ibach died at 1890 O'Clock
this morning at his home in Tinkcom's
addition. He was one of the well
known old settlers, and took an active
part in the business affairs of the com
munity. He was at one time engaged
in the brewing business, and the large
cellars of his brewery can still be seen
in Tinkcom's addition, although the
building itself has long since been
cut up into dwellings,.
Mr.. Ibach was born Feb. Il, 1892
near Baden Baden, Germany and was
the Oldest son of family of twelve
children. He emigrated to Buffalo, n.
Y, in lS49, and the past fifty years
was Il resident of Minnesota. He was
married to Miss Margaret Kramer at
Preston, Mimi, in 1860, and is sur
vived by his wife and six sons ana
daughters Herman j., of Washington,
ID. c., Andrew H., of Chicago, Arthur
W., of this city, Mrs. Anton Oberle
of Decoria, Mrs. T. d. Lewis of judi
son, and Mrs. w. H. Anderson of st.
Paul, formerly of this city. He also
leaves four brothers.
Mr. Ibach was well liked and highly
respected, and his death causes much
regret, Funeral services will be held
from the house Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock.
Mr. Ibach's death was due to an at
tack of the grip complicated with
anemia.
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crom Fridays Daily.

Fairmont Sentinel: Mrs. w w. Ward
has at last received letter from her
husband. the long lost mayor OF Falr-
mont who disappeared on the 29th day
of last September and dropped out of
sight as completely as though the earth
had swallowed him up. This is the hrst
word Mrs. Ward or any other person
in Fairmont has received direct from our
lost mayor since he ,decamped and those
who think they saw him anywhere else
since then, except in the west. are mis-
taken.
He says in the letter that he left st.
Paul for San Francisco Sept 18th. that
he was sick and grew worse on the way,
and lay sick two weeks at Oakland. Cal.
After staying u short time at San Fran
cisco he went to Portland. visited cou-
pie of weeks with his old friend Jack
Kean. at Kent, Washington. He then
went on to Seattle where he was at the
time of writing
Tho Sentinel understands that Mr..
Ward gave no reason for his disappear
ance except that he was all in financially
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

1--WE see by the daily paper that
North Dakota is enjoying a mild
winter People there are enjoying
themselves at picnics under the shade
trees and the dandelions in full bloom
at Redwing, MINI. But Mankato
beats them all Oranges are growing
here in winter Mrs. Aug. Hollmichel,
1923 North Fifth street, has an orange
tree four years old, three feet in
height which has seven oranges, some
of them measure seven inches in cir
cumference and are now ripe. Mrs.
tree and if it is impossible for you
to believe it call at her residence and
be convinced. She will be very glad
to prove to you this fact"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

A decision has been filed in the dis
trict court in the case of Walter
Henry and others against Mary c..
Treanor and others. 1t is an action
to quiet title, and large number of
persons are involved on one side of
the case OF the other.
The court finds that Lois f. Bohlke
is the owner in fee and entitled to the
possession of the nwH, swH, section
%; and that Thomas B. Ballard is the
owner of the eH, swH, and the nwA,
SELF, section 90.
In his memorandum the court says
that he will direct that judicial land
marks be placed at the principal
points if desired
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Mrs Maizena, Erwin died at hoi
home, 1927 North Broad street, at
about seven O'Clock last evening. She
had been in poor health for years.
She was born in Iowa ffty-two years
ago, and had been resident of Man
kato for twenty years.
The deceased is survived by her
husband and two sons. William =,
who is attending the state university,
and Robert c., who is a mail clerk
on the Omaha road running between
the Twin Cities and Omaha. She was
member of the Presbyterian church,
and was lady who was highly es7
teemed by all who knew her. and her
death causes much sorrow.
Funeral services will be held at the
house Monday afternoon at two
o'clock, Rev. r. r. Paden officiating,
and the intermcnt will be made at
Glcnwood cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Representatives of several towns in
this section are in session at Hender-
son discussing plans for the proposed
Minnesota Valley Baseball league. 1t
has been suggested that each team de-
post a forfeit of $50 as guaran-
tee that the rules adopted by the
league will be abidel by, ana each
team will be limited to not more than
three outside players. Belle plaine,
Jordan. Shakopee, Henderson and st:
Peter are likely to make up the cir
cult and it is possible that Mankato
will enter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

c. o. Lipp arrived in the city yes
terday from Chicago to take the
position of local agent for the Stand
ard Lumber company. His home has
been at Aurora, ILL.,. and he is eX-
perienced in the lumber business,
having made that life. work. He
is also a good sash and door man,
and pleasant gentleman to meet,
and ought to make good man for
the company. His family will arrive
as soon as he is able to secure suit
able quarters
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The organ committee of the Metho-
dist church held meeting last even
ing and decided to purchase an Estey
pipe organ for the new church. to be
built into the space reserved for it
There was close contest between the
Estey and Kimball agents, but the
Estey won out, and the new Organ
will be built in Massachusetts. 1t
will take five months to build and in
stall the organ, and it is to be
pumped by water motor.
Hon. Andrew Carnegie donates $1,000
toward the purchase price of the or
gan, as already stated by The Free
Press. He will pay this after the
organ has been installed and the
church has paid the remainder of the
cost price. The church has already
raised its share of the cost in the
form of pledges.
Roy F. Holmes is the local agent
for the Estey organ, and the Over
man Music company represents the
Kimball
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Mis- Rose Nallon, a well known
young lady of this city, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mallon. died
last night. About week ago she
submitted to an operation. Her age
was twentyfour. She was born in
st. Clair, but has lived in Mankato
a number of years. She had taught
school in number of places and
was teaching in Hebron at the time
of her death.
Miss Mallon was highly thought of
by a large number of friends and ac-
quaintances. Besides the parents, she
is survived by two brothers, Frank
of st. Clair and Henry of Mankato.
The funeral will be held from st.
Johns Catholic church of nine o'clock
tomorrow. Interment will be at ST.
Clair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Emma, wife of Charles Rogga, died
at their apartments at 325 Belgrade
avenue last night of pneumonia. The
family moved to North Mankato from
Lamberton two weeks ago, and Mrs.
Rogga contracted cold at the time
that brought OH the attack of ,pneu-
monia. She was twenty-five years of
age and leaves her husband a two
years old daughter.
The former home of Mrs. Rogga
was Norwood, Iowa, and the remains
will be taken there for interment. A
brother is expected to arrive from
Norwood and sister from LANDER
ton before arrangements for the fun
eral are made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Another treat awaits the basket
ball fans, Saturday night. Besides
the regular league games, picked
team will meet the Gustavus Adolf
plus college team of ST. Peter These
men play strictly according to Spald-
ing.
Since the game between New Ulm
and the Commercial college, consid-
cradle discussion has arisen concern
ing the merits of the Y. NJ. C. A.
style of playing. Though all concede
that it is cleaner and requires more
skill in team work, some are under
the impression that it does not bring
scores as does the other style of
play. A test will be made in the
Saturday nights game when the ex-
ponents of the two methods of play
ing will meet in the same game to
establish conviction with the specta-
tors as to which is the more scienti-
fic and produces most in actual re-
suits.
The Commercial college will play
the normal team, and Tolands will
play the high school, All three
games cn be seen for the same price
as previous games, ten cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Jordan. JAN 24-Frank Slavicek aged
forty seven was killed by tree while
working in his wood lot. He was get
ting out sawlogs to cut lumber for
new house. Father and sons felled
huge maple. The bushy top proven
ted the trunk from settling to the
ground and the men were cutting away
the limbs when the accident occurred.
Mr.. Slavicek. was passing under the
tree trunk when it fell and crushed
him to death, II was necessary to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Blue Earth, Jan. 2S-E G. Pratt,
Fred Snyder and Lewis HiIestad of
this city were arrested yesterday af-
ternoon for an assault upon August
Conrad, mayor of Blue Earth, on the
evening of Jan. c2. They were brought
before Justice j. II. Sprout and their
hearing will be Jan. 20 at 10 "a m.
1t is alleged that the smuggling which
the mayor received was due to the
fact that defendants had been placed
on the black list by the city council,
so that they were unable to procure
liquors at any of the local saloons
They all pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Hazel Young, daughter of NJ. A..
Young, died at Wabasha, Tuesday
evening at seven o'clock She had
undergone an operation for append
citis
Hazel was born in Mankato and
had she lived until May l would
have been twelve years old. She and
her two little brothers were taken
to Wabasha last April, after the
death of their mother last February.
The remains of Hazel will reach
Mankato this evening at seven o'clock
and will be taken to the home of X.
Heider, 307 Belgrade avenue. The
funeral will be held at nine o'clock
Friday morning. The interment will
be at Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Waseca, Jan. 2S.-Patfons of the
rural lines of the local telephone COM
pany circulted round-robin letter
which demanded a reduction from Sl.50
to 81 a month. The company refused
to comply and the leaders of the
movement Immediately published no.
tees of a public meeting of phone
users, to be held today for the pur-
pose of organizing. The letter states
that the signers will order the re-
moval of their phones if the rent is
not reduced
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Faribault, Jan. Superintendent V.
l.. Jones of the Faribault schools has
taken census of the boys from the
third grade through to the high school
to find who were users of tobacco. Of
24O boys above the fourth grade TWEEN
ty-four admitted being habitual users
of tobacco, seventy four had used it
within the last six months and 1872 adj
mitted having used it at some time.
Four out of sixteen in third grade
also had used it. In a fourth grade
class of nineteen, eleven admitted hav
ing used it in the last six months.
In the sixth and seventh grades, out
of sixty-two boys thirty three admit
ted having used or that they now are
using tobacco.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Fred Schritt, well known charac,
ter of GAINESVILLE, who is under the
ban in this city for six months, tried
to board the west bound passenger
train at GAINESVILLE last evening, but
was not quite quick enough, for the
train was in motion and the vesti-
bules shut. He chung to the vesti-
bules, and in that way rode as far
as Eagle Lake, when he got inside
of the train. His fingers were frozen.
Schritt is an old soldier, and it is a
wonder that he did not fall off and
was soon at the police station, but
was hustled out of town before morn
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

David Currier, one of the pioneer
residents of Nicollet county, died sud
denly at his home in Cranky, near
Swan Lake, this morning. Mr.. Cur
rier stepped out of his house at about
nine o'clock, intending to 60 to the
barn. He had proceeded but a few
feet when he fell dead.
Mr.. Currier was seventy-five years
old and had lived on the CRANKY farm
for more than fifty years. He was
well and favorably known throughout
this section of the state. He is sur
vived by four sons, John G., +. d.,
Kort and F. Il. Currier, and two
daughters, Mrs. Gleason, with whom he
resided, and Mrs. Ned Rist of Nicol-
let.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Two deaths occurred in Judson
since yesterday at one O'Clock. The
first one was Mrs. William w. Jones,
whose affliction was pneumonia. Her
age was eighty-two. Her funeral will
be held at one O'Clock tomorrow.
Mrs. Evan p. Evans, aged fifty
seven, died early this morning. She
is survived by a husband and eight
children, The funeral will be field
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

has been collected at Belle Fourche.
: Among officials now here and on
their way to the northwest are Ed
ward Brigham, general freight agent,
and c. A. Cairns, general passenger
agent, both of the Northwestern; f..
b. Ober, general freight agent, and
f. r. Macrae, assistant general pas
senger agent, both of the Omaha.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Mrs. Lucy Omsted dicG ut the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Ella Wallace in Min
neapolis, last evening, of pneumonia, al
ter an illness of two weeks. She was
about seventy years of age, and was
for many years well known and highly
respected resident Of Mankato. Two
years ago she. moved to Minneapolis
with her family.
The deceased was member of the
Methodist church, and was active iii
good work, and had a large circle of
warm friends who will learn of hey
death with deep regret. She was sur
vived by two sons and two daughters,
W. r. and Henry Olmsted and Miss
Della OImsted and Mrs Wallace.
Her husband died in this city about
twelve years ago.
The remains will arrive in Mankato
on the noon train tomorrow, and fun
,eral services will be held at the Meth
odist church at two o'clock and the in
terment will be made at Glcnwood GENE
terv. beside the remains of her husband
Another disastrous fire visited Al
II IA I
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Butte, Jan. 23.-That the presence
here of prominent officials of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad COM
pany affords ample evidence that an
extension of the system from Belle
Fourche, S. D., to Miles City, Mont,
thence to the Pacific coast, is being
contemplated, is the opinion prevail
ing in railway circles.
Surveys have been completed to
Miles City, and it is understood that
steel sufficient to build to this point
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

The public ownership party is the
first to file with the secretary of state
its nominations for state officers to
be voted upon at the state election
next November, the nominees are:
For governor, Beecher Moore Ninnea-
polls, for Lieutenant governor, j. f.
Nash, Robbinsdale, for secretary of
state, yohn LIE Fevre, Grand Rapids;
for state treasurer, John Hibbing;
for attorney general, A. W. Uni, St.
Paul.
The nominations were made at Il
convention of the party held in Min
Jan. -.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31
rrom Saturdays Daiiv.

rrom Saturdays Dal,v.
Physicians OF the Nicollet and lie
Sueur Counties Medical society held
their annual meeting at lie Sueur,
one of the chief features being a
paper by DR.. A. II. Freeman, assis-
tant superintendent of the st. Peter
state hospital. The election Of officers
resulted as follows: Dr. G. +. Merritt,
st. Peter, president; DR.. j. Z. LeClerc.
lie Sueur, secretary, and DR.. J. w.
Daniels. st. Peter, treasurer. DR.. f.
p. Strathern of st. Peter was appoint
ed delegate to the annual convention
OF the state medical society.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

The remains of the late Mrs. Lucy
Olmstead arrived from Minneapolis
yesterday noon, and the funeral SER
vices were held at the Centenary Meth
odist church at two o'clock in the
presence of large gathering of friends
and relatives. Rev. Peter Clare, the
pastor, conducted the services, and the
church choir furnished the music. Mum
erous beautiful floral offerings be-
tokened the esteem in which the de-
ceased has ever been held The inter
ment was made at Glenwood cemetery.
This was the first funeral that has
occurred in the new church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31


The postoffice department desires to
call attention to the practice of some
patrons of the rural delivery of plac-
inc loose coins in their boxes each
time they desire to dispatch letters
instead of supplying themselves with
postage in advance of their needs.
This practice imposes undue hardship
Oh rural carriers in removing loose
coins from boxes and delays them on
the service of their routes.
The patrons of the rural free de-
livery, are, therefore, urgently reques-
ted to purchase and keep on hand a
supply of stamps consistent with and
in advance of their needs. 1t is also
very desirable that rural patrons place
able cups of wood or tin in which to
place coins, when necessary, in pur-
chasing supplies of stamps.
Patrons are asked to place them
selves in the carriers position, and
think how they would like to, drive
twenty-five miles or more on cold
winter days, and be compelled to take
off their mittens frequently and ''fish'
for pennies with their bare hands in
the cold metal boxes. 1t is hoped that
patrons who have been thoughtlessly
doing this, will be humane enough to
purchase stamps in advance hereafter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31
From THURSDAYS Daily.

Lieutenant Gov. A. o. Eberhart of
MankatO was in st. Paul Yesterday,
says The Pioneer Press. He is be-
lieved by many to be laying plans for
the governorship. He stated, how
ever, that he is not candidate at
present, and will not be candidate
in the sense of making a fight for
the nomination.
81 want to see harmony in the
party by all MEANS" he said. Il have
been urging harmony all the time,
and SO of course l am not going to
come out as candidate and start
any fight for the nomination."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

With victory perched on their BAN
ner, the Mankato rink returned from
the Mapleton bonspiel last evening.
They brought back the Mapleton bank
trophy, having won from the Ellis,
Mapleton; Sharp, Winnebago, and
Tom Taylor, Mapleton, Kinks. The
scores were Ia to 7, 9 to 6, and
I to 7. The victory barred Mankato
from participation in other events.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31

Architect Pass is preparing plans
for a fourth floor for the new Ma,
tional Citizens bank block, together
with All elevator to all the floors
The bank officials have the improve
ment under serious contemplation
and it will be known definitely in a
few days whether this will be done.
The plans call for handsome Greek
cornice, that will set the building off
WELL
1t is probable that the motive
power of the elevator will be cleo
tricity. The Improvement, if made,
will add materially to the appearance
of the street as well as of the build
ing.