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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
WILL GROW IN STRENGTH.

The state republican committee held
a very interesting and profitable meet
ing in st. Paul yesterday. Plans for
the campaign were discussed and sew
eral excellent suggestions were APP
proved. Every member of the commit
tee realizes the Importance of putting
forth individual efforts in behalf of
the ticket, and each will endeavor to
enlist the active support of every
party man in the work. Reports from
different sections of the state indicate
more harmonious feeling among re-
publicans than has existed for sew
eral years. No dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed toward the ticket, and there is
every reason to believe that the vic.
tory on election day will be one
that the republicans will have every
reason to feel proud of.
Mr. Jacobson, the candidate for gov
ernor, was invited to speak and he
responded with a brief but crisp adj
dress that bristled with the spirit of
true republicanism, and he at once i'm
pressed the committeeman as man
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
ONE OF THE FOOLISH YARNS
What Fort Dodge Newspaper Says
Of the Mankafo Epidemic. n.

This is one OF the foolish stories
being printed abroad about MTankato
The following is from a Fort Dodge
Iowa, paper: ~ '' r'
The typhoid fever epidemic ait Man,
kato which has been mentioned in the
press dispatches as being of most
alarming proportions has light thrown
upon it, as to the cause, by a recent
item in the Webster City FreemanTri-
.bune, which says: .r all
''Mrs. George Yaus arrived home yes
terday from Mankato, Minnesota
where she was called some time ago
on account of the illness of her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Was
son who are among the victims of
the terrible typhoid fever scourge
now raging in that city. Mr.. Was
son is improving, but the wife's con-
diton is almost hopeless.
$50 far there have been about six
hundred deaths at Mankato since
the present scourge of typhoid fever
set in. There are now about one
thousand cases of the disease in the
place, according to the reports of ply
cisians. Mrs. Yaus says there were
some fifty burials there Thursday.
"Many of the stores and business
places of the town are closed be-
cause of the proprietors and employees
are down with typhoid.
"The dead bodies of horses, hogs,
chickens, etc., which were drowned
in the recent high water at Manka-
to were strewn about the town and
before the wreckage and refuse of
the devastating flood could be clear
cd away, the germs, of typhoid had
begun their deadly work. One of
the railroads leading into Mankato
passes through a deep cut near the
city cemetery, and the high water
rushing Through this cut widened it
and washed dccaying human bodies
from their resting places and pieces
of ceffins were found in different
places about the town after the high
water had subsidized.
ga sadder or more menacing con-
dition of affairs can hardly be con-
ceived than that which has over
taken Mankato.'
The article is made up of tissue
of falsehoods and we are surprised
that anyone should circulate such
stuff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
ST. PETER SPORTS FLEE
Must Pay the Penalty for, Acting Dis
orderly In Mankato.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Night before last Officers Edward.
and Simmonds had a lively chase fol
a party of young sports from st
Peter, who drove to Mankato in a
hack and were having the time OF
their lives at house ON Agency hill
occupied by Mrs. Belle McMasters
Neighbors made complaint of the go
ings on there, and the officers respond
ed. just as they arrived, the four
young men made a dash, and the Off
GERS gave chase and fired their re-
volvers at the fleeing St. Peterites.
The Saints (?) were the best sprinters
and made good their escape.
Later one of the party was arrested.
He was the man who drove the hack,
and he was arrested as he was start
ing to drive home. He gave the name
of Edward Olson, and was charged
with disorderly conduct, and pleaded
guilty and paid fine of So and
costs. He gave the names of the
rest of the party, and they were to
come to Mankato this noon and an
swer to the charge of disorderly con-
duct They are said to belong to
well known st. Peter families. They
did not appear, and the officers will
be obliged to 60 after them, and it
will cost them more.
Mrs. McMasters was charged with
conduct, but the case was
not pushed upon her agreeing to leave
the city by tomorrow noon. She was
ordered to leave town year ago
last May, after being fined for disor-
redly conduct, and moved to North
Mankato. When the high water came
in June she moved back.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
July 3.-Aug. Z, II.
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 estate of
Mary Ann OFT, see sed. representing,
among other things. that he has fully admin
istered said estate and praying that a 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 9th day of August. 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
a copy of this order once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day OF hearing
in the Mankato Free Press, weekly news
paper printed and published at Maokato in
said county.
Dated at the city OF Mankato, the 23rd day of
July, A. ID. 1908.
By the Court
VIM. L HUGHES
probate Court Seal.) Judge Of Probate.
s. b. Wilson. Atty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

The following news dispatch from
Madison, Wis, will lie of local interest
to the many who witnessed the feature
act of Ringing Bro TIERS circus when
they were here: Gas! the announcer of
Ringling's circus was calling the at
tention of the $1,000 people in the
audience here today to Patty, who
walks on his head, Patty was beating
his brother, who is his property mar,
with a heavy hardwood stake. He
would have killed him had not a
score of employees restrained him. The
brother is in a serious condition"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
ROAD SYSTEMS FOR FORESTS.

The office of public roads of the
department of agriculture is to CO.
operate with the forest service in
drawing up plans for comprehensive
systems of roads and trails on national
forests.
For the last two years congress
has provided funds for permanent i'm
provements on national forests, and
large part of the money thus made
available has been and is being used
for road and trail building The
amount is too small, however, in COM
parison with the total area of the
forests, to make possible more than a
very small beginning. With thicker
settlement and increasing use of the
forests, good roads will become more
and more a crying necessity.
The object of securing the help of
the office of good roads is to make
the work take the line that will not
merely serve temporary convenience,
but also count for most in the end.
By building each year with reference
to carefully worked out plan the
danger of indirected effort will be
escaped.
During the present summer an en-,
gineer of the office of roads will go
over the ground on several of the
forests, and draw up plans which will
be submitted to the forester, and will
serve to guide subsequent work.
Where the roads planned for cannot
be built, trails will, so far as pos
sible be made to follow the courses
laid out, with the expectation that
later they will be converted into
roads.
The roads, trails, telephone lines,
and fire lines already constructed on
forests are proving of great
value both in the work of fire pro-
lection and in serving the conven-
fence of the public. The further this
work can be carried the greater will
be the usefulness of the forests to
the surrounding regions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

The remains of the late Thomas
j. Dickson were taken to Springfield
last night for burial. Harry Footner,
E. R. Kennedy, Perry Wysong, Alex
ander Scott, john c. Wise and w. S.
Garner acted as pail bearers, being
chosen from Mas,kato commandery, X.
T., and escorted the remains to the de-
pot. They will go to Springfield to-
night to act as pallbearers at the
funeral tomorrow.
Besides the above, thiyty or forty
members of the lElks lodge acted as
escort to the depot last night. &
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
Kerns and Hebron

Mrs. Henry Trask who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. L. r. Ho-
bart of Lake Crystal for some time
returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rockwell Eldred and
son of Mankato have been visiting
with F. E. Jefferson's family the past
week and will spend the next week
with Charles and Frank Loucks fam
lilies.
Mr.. Kerfoot of Mankato spent sew
eral days last week with Jesse Keenes
family in Hebron.
Mrs. John Kerns of Decoria and three
children visited with their grand,
mother, Mrs. NJ. B .Trask, and their
aunt, Mrs. l.. ]. Belts, last Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Johnson who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. Cora John
son of Watertown S. D., for two weeks
returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rash and Mr..
and Mrs. George Culp spent last Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jones of
Rush Lake.
Mrs. Anna Childgren of North Man
kato and her daughter, Mrs. Thordahl
of South Dakota, spent several days
with the VIM. Spear family near
Kerns.
Mrs. Howard from near Springfield
a niece of L. Burrill, is visiting with
the Burrill family of Hebron.
Minneapolis last week where she had
been for treatment.
Mrs. C. A. Whitcomb of Evans
vile, Illinois, but formerly of Hebron,
is visiting with her brothers family,
A. c. Vrooman and other relatives
in this vicinity.
The Misses Harrow of Rockford, Iowa
sisters of Mrs. E. j.. Rood and Mrs.
j. w. McPhail of Nicollet, are visiting
the families of their sisters and may
return home this coming week.
A. w. Rood and son are remodeling
and charging their barn; it will be
a great improvement when completed.
The rain last Sunday will put a stop
to haying and the harvesting that was
nicely in this section where
the hail had not entirsly taken the
crop.
Rev. Beacon of Kerns church has
bought a horse and buggy SO he can
now get around better among the
people.
L. Hodson offers his entire herd of
registered Shorthorn cattle for sale;
also two good teams. He intends to
quit farming.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
TRIM UP KASOTA BOYS
LAKE HANGS ANOTH-
Err SCALP TO BELT.
score, Five to Three; Features OF the
Game, Fielding OF Herman; Bat
ting Of Lake DweIIers.
Especial to The Free Press.1


Madison Lake, Aug. 2-The locals
addei another scalp to their long list
OF victories today by taking Kasota
into camp and trimming them to the
tune of 3 to 5. Kasota put Aim ON
the mound to deliver the goods. and
the locals found him for eight safe
ones. Loeffler performed for the
Grays and allowed five hits and struck
out ten men. The features of the
game were the fielding of Herman at
first for Kasota and the batting of
the Lake Dwellers. Manager Pitcher
was a Jonah" at the stick, getting
three complementary passes to first
out of four times at bat.
This makes eleven games Madison
Lake has played this season, having
lost but one and that being in the
GAINESVILLE series.
The following is the tabulated score:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
WILL KNOW THE VOTERS.

Chairman Frank III. Hitchcock is go,
ing to introduce the "card index" sys-
TEN into the present campaign. In
other words he will keep a tab on all
the voters in the country. He will
know in advance of election day
what sort of vote William H. Taft
will receive. The suggestion was made
by National Committeeman Victor
Rosewater and State Chairman VIII
lam Hayward of Nebraska, who told
how the index system has worked in
their state.
On the cards is placed information
regarding the voters, including facts
concerning religion, nativity and politi-
cal affiliations of the voter. Mr..
Goodrich explained the system in In
diana and, as a result, combination
of the two methods will be used in
every middle western and far western
state and probably in the eastern
states.
In Nebraska the republican commit,
teemen have the names of all the vot-
ers and a full history of the politics
of each man. They know how he has
stood on local issues and how he has
stood on national issues, whether OF
not he always has been a republican
and to what line of argument he is
open. The system has made victory
in the past in many Nebraska dis
tricts and on one or two occasions, it
is claimed, in the state itself.
The Nebraska system involves less
work than at first thought it would
seem possible. The towns and cities
are divided into units of the least area
possible and each unit is given in
charge of a man known to be trust
worthy and energetic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

Winona, Mimi, Aug. A young
man, Anton Pellowski, last night at
midnight struck match in an effort
to find leak in a gas tank in the
purifying building of the Winona Gas
company, with the result that terrific
explosion followed, setting fire to the
building. The city is left without gas
light.
The four walls of the structure were
blown out and the roof shattered to
splinters.
The fire was extinguished after a
hard fight. Three men were injured
one perhaps fatally, as followsr
Anton Pellowski, the boy who struck
match, burned about hands and face.
Hans jacobson, night foreman for the
gas company, thrown several yards by
the explosion and badly burned, taken
@ hospital; condition critical.
NJ. Mcdonald, badly burned about the
hands and face
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
July 81 Aug. 7-i5-190S.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County OF Blue
Earth.-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Charles f.
Zimmerman. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Emma
L. Zimmerman. admlnistratrix of the estate of
Charles +. Zimmerman. deceased. represent
ing among other things. that She has
re med her said trust and
praying that time and place be fixed
for examining ar allowing the final account
OF her administration. and that her resigna-
tion be accepted.
1t is ordered. that said account be examined.
and IetitiCn heard. by this court. on Thursday.
the luth day of September. A. ID. 1908. at 10
O'Clock a. M. at the probate office in the city
OF MankatO. in said county, 49, -.
And 1T Is further ordered. that notice there
of,be given to all persons interested by pub
ilshing copy OF this order once in each week.
for three successive weeks prior to said day of
nearing, in the Mankato Free Press. a
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Mankato in said county e2'T7s'a
Dated at the city OF Mankato. the 10th aav
OF July. A. ID. 1908.
BY the Court
probate Court Seal.l WIN. +. HUGHES.
W. w. Smith, Atty,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

Struck out, by Aim, 6; by A. Loef
fler, 10; bases on balls, off A. Loci
fler, l.; off Aim, d; left on bases,
Madison Lake, g.; Kasota, 6: passed
ball, Buskey; stolen bases, Mahoney,
McNiel, q; II. Biehn, F. Stag; sacri=
flee hits, P. Biehn, 2; ii. Bichn; first
base on errors, Kasota, 2; Madison
Lake, 3; double plays, Mccall to Ma
honey; Herman to, Mahoney. Time of
game, .1:25, Umpire, L. IIittle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

Cures permanently the cases he undertakes
fee from the,, Th,s =; .aKn ie
visits year after year, while other doctors have
made a few visits and stopped. DR.. Jones is
an eminently successful specialist in all chron.
&c diseases, proven by the many cures effected
In chronic cases which have baff1ed the skill OF
Otner physicians His hospital experience and
extensive practice have made him SO proficient
That he can name and locate disease in q few
minutes q
Treats all durable cases of Catarrf and Lung
diseases, Consumption in early stage, Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, Gravel, Rheu,
mnatlsm, Paralysis, Neuralgia, Nervous, Heart
BLOOD and Skin Diseases, Epilepsy, Goiter
Appendicitis. Rupture and Brights 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, 1908-08-07

James I. McCleary, second assistant
postmaster general and candidate for
congress, who has just returned from
review of the situation in Minnesota
and Wisconsin, spent Sunday here. Mr..
McCleary assured Mr.. Taft that, in his
opinion, the republican affairs in Min
nesota are inn excellent shape. IS
In wisconsin,! Mr. AIcCleary says, he
can see the good effect of the speech
of acceptance already. The handling
by Mr.. Taft of the railroad question,
he says, has pleased the La Toilette
wing of the party in the state.
Arthur |. Vorys, Taft's western chief
of staff, will come to Hot Springs some
time this week and report on the prog
ress of the harmony movement in Ohio.
National Chairman Hitchcock and Sec
rotary Elmer Dover of the national
committee will be here at the. same
time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
LAST RITES HELD
Three Funerals Of Typhoid Fever Vic
Tins Held Todey.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Several funerals occurred today, of
typhoid fever victims. The services
in each instance were largely attended
by sorrowing friends of the deceased
and their families, and the floral offer
ings were many and very beautiful.
The services were also impressive, and
the music touching.
The services over the remains of the
late Frank Flanagan were held = at
nine o'clock at st. Johns Catholic
church, Rev. Father Hughes officiating,
and the remains were then taken to
the undertaking rooms of Landkamer
Bros. & Davidson, where they lay in
state until $3.50 o'clock this afternoon,
and were viewed by many. They were
taken to Albert Lea on the afternoon
train for interment, accompanied by
his family and number of relatives.
The services over the remains of
the late John Reichel took place at
9 a. M, at st. Peter and Pauls Catho-
lie church, and the remains were in
tered in calvary cemetery. The fun
eral was held under the auspices OF
st. Joseph's court No. 552, c. o. f.,
of which the deceased was a member,
and it attended in a body.
The services over the remains OF
the late John Franklin Ash were held
at the Methodist Episcopal church at
l:l5 p. m, and were conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Peter Clare. The remains
were then taken to Elysian on the
$40 p. M train, for Ninterment, and
were accompanied by the relatives OF
the deceased, Rev. Clare and others.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
SPORNITz NOW IN COMMAND
william Is in Charge Of the Union De-
pot Ticket Office.

l William R. Spronitz is today First in
command" at the ticket office in the
union depot. AN auditor yesterday
checked the account of Olaf /. john
son and he gave up his railroad duties
last night to enter upon his work at
the Mankato Mills company's office
this morning S..{ ~
Walter B. Murphy, who for some
time past has been employed as an
operator in the Northwestern freight
depot, has been advanced TO the posi-
ton of night ticket agent, succeeding
Mr.. Spornitzs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
BROUGHT YOUNG MEN BACK
Alleged to Have Crested Disturbance
on AGENCY Hill.

Armed with warrant chaging Bent
Gault, Louis Erickson and one Gre
mont with disorderly conduct, Chief
of Police Osten went this afternoon to
st. Peter to apprehend and bring back
the three young men. u
The police believe that three young
fellows created the disturbance at
the McMasters woman's house on Agen
cy hill Monday night, and they refuse
to let the offense go unrecognized.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

John johnson, a we'll known resident
of Rapidan, died at noon today of
heart disease. He was aged seventy
six years. He was a blacksmith by
trade. He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Mary Lineberg of Mankato, and
two sons, Frank Johnson of Denver
and Alfred Johnson of California.
The funeral will be held on Mon
day. ur9! natafi ta iH
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

Charles Borchert of Mapleton, for
mer county commissioner, is a can
didate for the legislat ure. He. flee
with the county auditor today. Mr.
Borchert is well-known in Blue Earth
county and has many friends who
will be glad to support him at the re.
publican primaries. He made an ex-
cellent record as county commissioner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Karl j. Nelson,
three year old son of MIR. and Mrs
Charles w. Nelson, and grandson of
John A. Nelson of this city, took
place at the family home. 2S0l Ell
lot avenue south, Minneapolis, at ten
o'clock yesterday forenoon and the
interment was made at st. Marys
corner of forty fourth street and CHI
cago avenue. The flowers were many
and beautiful, and included large
pillow from Mr.. Nelson's fellow EN-,
ployes at the Bureau of engraving.
Among the relatives who attended the
funeral were Mrs. William Vaughn of
Chicago, mother of Mrs. Nelson, and
John A. Nelson and Miss Mabel Mel
son of this city.
The child's death occurred Monday
of pneumonia. Z
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07
crom FRIDAYS Daily.

crom FRIDAYS Daily.
This morning a passenger car on
the Chicago & Northwestern road
was switched beyond the end OF the
track at the pumping station, and
bumped into the side of the building,
bullying the brick wall a couple of
inchess Engineer .Koke at once re-
ported the matter to the board of
public works, so that it could take
prompt steps to have repairs made, in
case the stability of the building might
be affected Teh expense repairs WILL
undoubtedly be paid by the railway
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

J. c. James, the popular hardware
merchant of Lake Crystal, is the latest
republican aspirant for legislative hon
ors, having annpunced his candidacy to-
day Mr.. James is formerly a Blue
Earth county man having been born
in Lake Crystal. He formerly resided
in. aJudsonqt where he was town clerk,
a member of the town board and secre-
tary and manager of the creamery.
Should he be nominated he would not
only add great. strength to the republi-
can ticket, but would represent Blue
Earth county, well in the lower house
of The legislature. He has. strong back
ing in his town. ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

Faribault, Aug. A large ware
house at Warsaw, belonging to the
Sheffield King Milling company of this
city, was destroyed by fire today. The
building contained considerable grain.
Several box cars on the Chicago Great
Western tracks also were burned. The
loss is about $4,000. The fire was
started by spark from passing
freight engine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

p. II. Kelley of Minneapolis arrived
today for short visit here with lis
brother, w. r. Kelley and his Mankato
friends,