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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
HELD TO THE GRAND JURY
George w. Henniger, Who Charged
With An Assault.

The preliminary examination of
George w. Henniger of Vernon Center
on the charge of assault in the second
degree upon h. S. Hemingway of
the same place took place in the
municipal court today. The defendant
was represented by Eckhart & Otto,
while County Attorney Plymat APP
peared for the state. After the state
had rested, the defense moved to dis
miss on the ground that criminal
offense had not been proven, and the
court Overruled this. Henniger did not
offer any testimony, and was held to
the grand jury i'm the sum of $1,000.
The dispute, as has been before
stated, started over hay rake, which
Henniger is alleged to have agreed to
buy year and a half ago, but never
paid for it, and Hemingway went Tor
the money several times, and finally
started to take the rake home, when
Henniger is said to have struck him
over the back of the head with a
club as he was reaching down to pick
up the tongue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
GIVEN A BIG BOOST
Hospital Project Pushed Along
BY Those Interested.

The matter of the proposed now
hospital IN Mankato was given a boost
today by the arrival of several pastors
and directors from out of town. Those
present were Revs. j. T. GonpelI of
the Waseca church, Rev. August Reek
OF the Wells church, Rev. II. Manthey
of the LIE Sueur church, and Director
). ID. Burmeister of Wells. Local
members are Presiding Elder Utzinger
OF Mankato district, and Director Me
Juliar.
Entertained at Dinner.
All of these gentlemen were enter
| tanned at dinner at the Elks club
| rooms today by the members of the
| temporary committee of the CONNER.
! cial club. Several locations were also
looked at, but no prices have as yet
been asked for. All of the gentlemen
representing the Evangelical association
are said to be enthusiastic about
| Mankato as the location of the hos
pital, and favorable to the city in case
it will furnish site and substan-
tial cash donation.
The building committee numbers
four, and Elder Utzinger is men,
ber There are fifteen directors, but
every pastor will have vote The
location will be decided upon at the
annual meeting of the Minnesota con-
ference, which is to be held at Pres
ton the first of May. st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Rochester are the other
cities that are seriously considered,
and st. Paul has offered some induce
ments.
Supported BY Conferences.
When the hospital is built it will
be supported by the conferences of
Minnesota, Iowa, North and South
Dakota and Wisconsin, as the associa-
ton has no hospital in these states.
This will mean that the hospital
would not interfere with the success
of the present hospitals, because it
would draw its patronage largely from
the church membership, and this will
go to the hospital, wherever it is
located. Mankato has advantages as
a railroad center, and because of
cheaper building material prices, and
because it is an educational center
and nice, clean city, and these have
themselves to the associ-
alton members.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
COL. NEFF IS DIsC0Ns0LATE
Doesn't Like Idea Of Teachers Being
Hired Away From His Town.

Lake Crystal Union: The board OF
education in Mankato held a meeting
to elect teachers last Thursday night
In the list of those elected, Miss
Irving for the West Mankato school
and Miss Under in the Union building,
are among the number chosen. The
latter was teacher in our school this
year.
What attracted our attention more
particularly, was Mr.. Boss of De-
troit, has been engaged at salary
of $50 per month for the manual
training department.. In other words
Boss of the athletes.
In early days the men of the west
were proficient. in everything but de-
feat, and why our noble state cannot
produce bunco athletes with the uni
versity back of us like the one near
Minneapolis, deterioration has set in.
Why were we so early done for when
we have just begun. But going away
from home seems to be fashionable
even if we have the best of teachers.
Our school is losing some awful nice
teachers. A jolly set of girls as ever
spanked kid or pulled molasses can
DIV. About the time we get acquaint-
ed with our teachers they fly the coop
and 90 to some other place to gladden.
the hearts of the rising generation.
Mr.. Boss will find the western boys
a mighty nice lot of youngsters, if
there is not too much bossism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
STERLING CENTER.


Lewis Nienon and family of Maple
ton spent Sunday at the George keltl
home.
Ia. Fisk left Tuesday for st. Paul
Born, to. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ochs
a baby boy.
About thirty young people attend
ed the party given at the home Of
A. ]. Ellis last Friday evening. Dane
ing and cards were INDUCED in. Light
refreshments were served and all re
port jolly time.
Byron Carey of Mankato spent Sun
day with his cousin, S. M. Grover.
Mrs. C.. G.. Troy left Saturday rol
Minneapolis to visit relatives.
Mrs. Will 'Ochs is very ill will
smallpox.
AT the annual town meeting Tues
day the propositlofi of paying roat
taxes instead of work was defeated by
a vote of IS to "a. Eight hundred
dollars was voted for town purposes
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
SUBJECTED WITH SOCIETIES.

Heaven defend us! Another exclusive
society-another stride in the direction
of aristocracy. What is to become o.
us?
Speaker Cannon's daughter is t.
head an exclusive society, namely that
of Daughters of Senators and Repre-
sentatives,' according to The Indian,
apolis News.
The society expects to cut swath
socially. These societies, based on
hereditary qualifications, are getting
to be so numerous that there will have
to be special blue book issued for
them.
1t was not long ago that the Society
of Christeners of Warships-we be-
lieve that is the title was formed of
those that had smashed bottles over
the noses of United States ships.
But as this is democratic, it does
not enter the lists with the various
hereditary" societies which therein
are essentially aristocratic. But may
be the bottle smashers will organize
a Daughters of Ship Christeners' So
ciety.
They will have to keep up the pace.
Next thing we shall have to have
government regulation of the various
Sons and Daughters. They are get
ting to be AS thick as thistles.
What fools we mortals be? The
society we need the most is that one
which will promote common sense
among the people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
WILL ENRICH CITY TREASURY
March Settlement Places S16, us. 80
in the Strong Box.

The March settlement or distribu-
ton of taxes has been completed, and
the city of Mankato will receive $751;
1880; Gage Lake, $ll467; Madison
Lake, 1898; Mapleton, $369.l9; Good
Thunder, $52.65; Amboy, $l65.22; YER
non Center, $322.63; Lake Crystal,
$S9Sl5.
The city school district will re-
ceive SlO,5O279; Garden City, $lSS.3o;
Lake Crystal, $l,637.06; Vernon Cen
ter, $4s347; Eagle Lake, $2Ol.32; Mad
ison Lake, $3SS.79; Good Thunder,
$5202l; Mapleton, $l,24l.32; Amboy,
ST. .25296; st. Clair, $324.6S.
The amount of taxes distributed
was $7a,Oll.57. The mortgage regis
try tax has to be prorated out to the
different funds in the same manner
as the other taxes, which doubles the
labor of the county auditor and treas
urer in making settlements.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
PARTING WITH THEIR PASTOR
kerns Church Folks Give Rev. and
Mrs. Brown Reception.
From Tuesdays Daily.


Mr.. and Mrs. John Steel of Me
Pherson spent several days last week
visiting relatives and friends in this
section.
The funeral of Mrs. William A. Clark
was held last Saturday afternoon from
the Kerns church, Rev. Brown ofriciat-
ing the church was very beautifully
decorated and drapcd for the occa
sion, and the floral offerings were
fine, and in great abundance The large
concourse of friends and neighbors
assembled showed the esteem i'm which
the deceased was held Rev Brown
paid glowing tribute to the Christian
character of Mrs. Clark. good woman
has gone to her reward. Interment was
at the Hebron cemetery.
The sociable given last Friday night,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Loucks in honor of Rev. and Mr.. Brown
on the eve of their departure for an
other field of labor was well attended
and pronounced a success considering
| the condition of the roads. Rev and
Mrs. Brown were presented with a
beautiful rug gift from the people of
this parish
Appropriate remarks were made by
E. jefferson. Rev. Brown responded
very feelingly. Nice refreshments were
served. The Kerns orchestra rendered
few selections. Miss Irene Jefferson
gave piano solo, and others gave reel
tations. Altogether it was very plea
SAINT gathering. All joined in wish
ing Rev. and Mrs. Brown great sue
cess i'm their new field. More than a
hundred people were present.
tanned the officers of the Kerns church
with Rev. and Mrs. Brown last Mon
day evening, business of the church
was gone over. Also pleasant social
time. Refreshments were served. Mr..
Brown starts with his goods on Tues
day. Mrs. Brown will go later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Miller and Miss
Ida Darr of Mankato are spending a
few days with w. A. Clark's family.
Also Mr.. Al Dahl of Winnebago an
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark has been spending several days
with the family.
La Forest Burrill of Springfield at
tended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs.
Clark, and visited relatives in this vi
entity few days last week.
A very large congregation assembled
last Sunday morning at the Kerns
church to listen to the last sermon of
Pastor Brown. He delivered a very
appropriate sermon from this text.
Fear not, little flock, it is your fathers
good pleasure to give you his King
DOM"
Uncle James Hendley of Mankato
came out Sunday to visit relatives in
this section. Mrs. William Hendley
and son Eddie visited in Mankato
Saturday and Sunday.
Wesley Vrooman spent Saturday and
Sunday in Mankato.
Miss Viola Hodson visited in Man
kato few days, last week.
T. Hodson attended the club meet
ing at the Congregational church last
Friday evening. A club may be or
ganized at the Kerns church.. At least
it ought to be. There should be one
in every church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
MAPLETON SCHOOL CLOSED
Case Of Oiphtheria Causes Board Of
Education to Act.

Mapleton's public school will be
closed for week, pending the Dip
iberia scare which has caused some
thing of connection there. Lille,
the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kruger, was taken down with
the disease while in school, Her old
er sister, Sophie, was i'll with the
disease at home. Now the house is
quarantined
Yesterday afternoon the board OF
education held a meeting and decided
to close the school for one week. Mean
while the building will be fumigated.
Mrs. Andrew Ostoboe is i'll with the
disease also.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

~ The National Model License league
with headquarters at st. Louis, has
started in on its national fight against
the anti-saloon and local option forces
by issuing a circular directed solely
against prohibition. 1t comedies that
the "lawless saloon is fruitful source
of human wretchedness." 1t says that
Grant died from smoking, habit he
formed because of a prohibitory law,
and that prohibition increases the num-
,ber of liquor dealers, causes more
crime and public corruption and de-
prives the state of its largest source
of revenue. 1t charges that under
the prohibitory law kansas has de-
,clined from wealth to poverty and
degradation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

of building a road through his farm
eight miles north of st. Paul and
offered instead $500 to build the
road around it. The offer was ac-
cepted."
Frequently men have protested
against Hills plan of building a road
through their farms and did not have
$1,000 with which to persuade him
to build the road around them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

The supreme court of Missouri has
decided that city ordinances prohibit.
ing persons from lounging on street
!, corners are unconstitutional. The case
came from st. Louis where Jacob
.Gloner was fined for standing on a
street corner doing picket duty during
d a strike in 1905. The supreme court
ordered the defendant released, holding
that the city had no right to pass an
ordinance prohibiting persons from
standing on streets and not obstruct-
ing traffic or interfering with other
persons or with business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
WILL BE A FULL BABY CART
Mrs. John Brevie, Near Madelia,
Gives Birth to Triplets.

Madelia, March lS.-Mrs. John
Brevig, living five. miles north OF here,
has given birth to triplets. The ba-
bies are all girls. Two of them weigh
four pounds each and the third SIX
pounds. The attending physician re-
ports all in good health and with
every chance for living of ordinary
babies These are the first trlplets
ever born in this vicinity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

johnson men are buoyed up by
the report that Bryan is liable to step
aside and give their man a chance
for the nomination. When Bryan does
that, the devil will indulge in a holy
water scrub.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

nj This short story was taken from the
columns of one of the Twin City
newspapers: a
"James j. Hill, before meeting
of Ramsey county commissioners yes
terday protested against their plan
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

Sunday drinks in Minneapolis are
not regarded in the light of common
q jags. On the contrary they are lux
uries and come high. The courts in
the flour city assess victims of Sun
day sprees $40 and costs, but the week
day "buns" are let off with fine of
S. and costs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

"a man in Moorland, Iowa, can un.
load eighty tons of coal in ten hours,
is the boast of the denizens of that
village. That's nothing-just watch
our coal stove do its stunt. The coal
is unloaded so fast that the bin
charges double price for working over.
time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

Says the LIE Seueur News: Bryan
was endorsed in Nebraska, where he
did not carry the state, his own
county, city or precinct" What does
Billie care as long as he can carry
his own state convention?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised list for week ending
March ID, 1908:
Robert Bott.
Bert Chandler.
Hi Dobbins.
Miss Pearl Foss.
Miss Sadie Johnson.
Miss Martha Kilhin.
Mrs. o. l.. Larkin, b. C.. Isurckl.
,Johan Schauner.
Frank Upton.
Albert Vrihota.
w. A. Warner, Mr. Wood, Mrs NJ.
Williams.
In calling tor the above letters ,lease
say advertised" and name the diy OF
this list. One cent extra will be sharg.
ed for each advertised letter. Letters re.
naming unclaimed at the expiration OF
Is days from date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
A. j. vEIGEL, Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
Poorest Kind of a Friend.

LIE Sueur Sentinel: The poorest
kind of citizen is the one who wants
to reform affairs only when they
affect the price of his lots, his job
or his three squares a day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

The Duluth News Tribune refers to
1t as "the unhappy second" Far from
being unhappy. Rather the second is
as happy as clam at high tide and
as joyous as the man who has tarried
long at the sweat of the STILL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

The Mortified News thus describes
q plutocrat: ga plutocrat is man
who can sleep until he is ready to
arise and take as much time as he
likes to eat his breakfast" We are
not one of 'em.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

OF course those rioting, law-break-
ing students at Ann Arbor, are sons
Of respectable parents. But that fact
should not stand in the way of the
proper punishment of the young hood
lums.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

McKibben and Lawler. These are
the gentlemen nominated by the lead
ing political parties in st. Paul for
the mayoralty. The primaries were
held yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

s The governors Kitchen cabinet" is
.trying to pour oil on the troubled
waters that are surging through the
capitol just now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

! Chicago authorities hope to put a
stop to indiscriminate shooting by hav-
ing the council pass an anti-gun ordi-
nance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

= The, populists will start the presi-
dental ball rolling by nominating SEN
,ator La Toilette of Wisconsin, who is
strong republican.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

: No one with any degree of intel
ligence will dispute the assertion that
Texas will go democratic at the next
presidential election.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

~ The country press certainly is say
ing some nice things about Joel P.
Heatwole and his candidacy for gov
ernor. How can the boys refrain from
speaking well of their friend
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
When Opportunity Knocks.

Mortified News: Opportunity often
knocks at the back door while a man
is entertaining company in the parlor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

50 Gar Nicholas of Russia is thinking
Seriously of sending his crown to Joe
! Cannon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

= The report is circulated that the sup
ply of hickory is falling short. The
Small boy doesn't care.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

Ks Those robins that appeared on the
Scene several days ago must have
got cold feet today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
when The Lid Goes On.

Brainard Tribune: The lid goes on
with bang, at 1890 every night
over in Duluth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20

- We need St. Patrick who will
drive the anarchists out of the coun-
try.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-02-27
READ THIS.

The DEMOCRAT has some
thing like 50, due it. Itmay
be that you owe US only one
dollar but we hope you will,
come in and pay that as we
need the money. We have just
bought a new job press and 9th.
er material and we want to pay
for it and all else that we owe.
In order that we may do so we
must collect what is due us. 1t
is not necessary to ask those
whom we owe to call as they
will do that without the asking
and we want to pay all we owe
and can easily do so if the peo-
pie whom we have favored will
do the right thing and settle
promptly. Don't wait for auoth.
er invitation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-02-27
Great Find.

Hiram Clough, of near War
rem. was in the city Monday
afternoon euroute to st. Louis,
in his Sunday best, with a bag
of pure, or nearly 80, lead in his
hand, to see an assayer.
During the civil war it was
known by the Federals that the
"Johnnies" and .Bushwackers'
of Marion county had an mex
haustible supply of lead for
bullets. Mr.. Clough has acci
IDENTIFY stumbled onto the "old
drift" in deep wooded ravine
and unearthed a fortune, for the
metal he had with him Monday
was practically pure.
Mr.. Clough is almost as we'll
known over Marion county as
in Monroe City, for a few years
ago he made the race for sher.
if of the county. Good luck to
Hiram and may his brightest
dreams oe realized.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-02-27

W L Reid, United Stale
postc flee inspector. is in the
CIV ma king thorough inspec.
ton OF the postoffice at this
place. Mr.. Reid has been four
teen years in the service and is
accounted as one of the most ex.
pert men III the service He is
largely responsible for the late
order that has put newspapers
upon a practically cash basis.
He is much pleased at the re-
suits already achieved under
this order and the approval
with which it has been received
by both newspapers and patrons
thereof. He was formerly a
newspaper man blmself and
knows from experience many of
The trials aud tribulations con.
nected herewith M o berly
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-02-27

T J. White, OF ElIisville, ILL.,,
'ormerly resident of Monroe
mas heen a business visitor In
the city. The first rattle-out.
of-the-box was: Say. what is
the matter with you people,
you look just like you did when
I moved back to Illinois; you
don't look day older and I've
a notion to come back here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-02-27
J e Christian always sells
aroc cries right.
Gone Again

Dan s Sharp and family have
again moved to ST.. Louis. where
Dan is in commission business
m the National Stock Yards.
Ii is a very estimiabIe family.
one that will be missed here in
social and church circles W, A.
Barton and family, of west at
rhe city, have moved into the
very desirable home vacated ny
the Sharps. Welcome to the
city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-02-27
Warning.

To msmher~ of Camp No 1886
M. W. OF A. II your Assessments
are not paid by the last day If
each month. l will be compelled
to suspend you as have sever
al receipts on hand that l have
paid for members.
W. B. SPALDING,
Clerk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-02-27

MISS Allie Fdby, one of Shells
incest girls, was in the citv
Monday enroute 10 Qninc>
where after a peep at fuss ana
feathers, she will z" wh-re she
spent last season. Knox City.
or the millinery season.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. Kendrick
and pretty daughter, Miss
Regenia, of Vandalia, have been
the plea sing guests of their
Monroe relatives. While in the
CITY Mr. Ker6ricB paid the
DEMOCRAT Office an appreciated
visit.