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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Belgrade Farmers Vote New
Road Down the Bluff.
NO OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
At the Annual Town Meeting Today,
Two Propositions by Mankato
Commercial Club Accepted.

| The Improvement of the roads lead
ing into Mankato from Belgrade town
| ship is assured by action taken at
the annual meeting of the voters OF
the township held today. The meet
ing was attended by George NJ. Palmer
John Nyquist, G. A. Lewis and Secre-
tary j. HI. Spencer of the Commercial
club, representing the good roads
movement inaugurated by that club
Those gentlemen addressed the meet
ing, which was attended by fifty or
sixty farmers, and explained what the
club is doing and urged the need of
better roads. The use of the road
drag and the building of better road
down the bluff We're the points refer
red to in particular.
The Commercial club representatives
proposed that if the principal roads
leading to Mankato were improved by
the judicious use of the road drags
the club would pay one-half of the ex-
pense of doing this work. The work
would be done by contract to insure
its being done at the right times.
This proposition was accepted, and
the roads will be looked after as never
before.
The proposition for a new hill road,
to have only about half of the grade
of the present road, was met with
equal favor by the progressive farmers
of Belgrade township. The CONNER
cial club representatives offered t6
pay $500 toward the construction of
the new road if the road was bnit
The matter was discussed, and the
meeting voted unanimously to favor
the proposition. This involves the is
suing of $4,000 bonds by the town
ship for the purpose.
1t is hoped that town meetings in
Blue Earth county took equally ad-
vanced and enlightened stand on
the good roads matter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
NJ. & St. L. Flyer" Encounters Many
DISTINCTIONS.

The Albert Lea Tribune has tn,
following:
"Three different attempts were made
Saturday night to derail and ditcl
passenger train No known as the
Flyer on the NJ. & st. T.. The
dastardly work was not discovered
until Monday morning when the Sec
ton men found traces beside the
tracks between New RichIand and
Hartland. The first attempt was made
about one fourth of mile this side
/! of New Richand. A tie had been
placed across the track but was thrown
off by the engine. About mile out
of New Richland the second attempt
was where two ties were piled across
the track and the marks in the snow
showed an attempt had been made
to carry rail onto the track. But
fortunately these Instructions were
also knocked out of the way by the
engine. The third attempt at train
wrecking was made about a mile fur
ther south. Here three ties had been
placed across the rails but the en-
CINE threw off two and carried the
third one into Hartland, where it
dropped off the engine. 1t was seen
Sunday but nothing was suspected
until Monday morning when the sec
ton men made their discoveries.
"The railroad authorities were i'm
mediately notified and will no doubt
have men working on the case. The
work appears to have been done by
one man as there are footprints of
only one in the snow near the places
where the distractions were found.
These are large and indicate that a
man of large physique made them. 1t
is said that a strange man of large
build stayed at the hotel in New
Richland and left on the north bound
train Sunday morning. While these
clews are very indefinite it may be
possible that the authorities have 9th
ers and will soon get track of the
miscreant who so recklessly endan-
gered life and property with no ap-
parent object except robbery"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Citizens Telephone Company
Breaks Former Records.
STOCKHOLDERS HAVE FEED
Annual Meeting Last Night Listens to
Good Reports, Elects Directors,
and Enjoys Banquet.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From tuesdays Daitv.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mankato Citizens Tele-
phone company was held last night
and was a very pleasant social affair
as well as business session. 1t was
held in the Young Mems Christian
association building, and was attended
by a hundred of the stockholders, OF
nearly twice as many as attended the
meeting last year. The total number
of stockholders is 275. Among those
present were gentlemen from the var
ions points outside of the city where
the farmers lines run.
The ladies' auxiliary served splen-
did five-course banquet, with the tables
Lamm's orchestra furnished music
while the courses were being served.
After the refreshments had been dis
posed of, a business session was had,
presided over by President Patterson.
Judge Lorin Cray, Lieutenant Governor
A. O. Eberhart, Mic Peterson, j. R.
Brandrup and Martin Bowe were cleo
ted directors for three years, Mr. Bowe
succeeding the late Judge Plymat.
President Patterson, Secretary and
Treasurer W. d. Willard and Manager
Edwards presented their annual reports
which made a very favorable showing
The gain during the year in the num-
Der of subscribers in Mankato alone
was pol, which is the largest gain
made in any one year since the COM
pany was organized just ten years, ago.
The gain in the number of subscri-
bers all over the line was over 400.
The net earnings were about the same
as the previous year.
Talks were made by Judge Cray,
Lieutenant Governor Eberhart, DR.. j.
II. James, w. A. Funk and Mrs. J.
II. James on behalf of the lady stock
holders. Fl. +. Hance filled the place
on the program allotted to d. It. Bowen
who had to he absent from the city.
On motion of Judge Cray, n vote of
thanks was extended to the ladies' aux
iliary for their hospitable treatment
of the stockholders, and it was voted
that the next annual meeting be called
in the same way as this had been.
The growth of the company's bust
ness has been remarkable, and shows
what can be done with right kind
of push.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
FlREMEN COMING IN FORCE
Eight Hundred Delegates Expected
ia Mankato June and 10.

Mic Kleinschmidt, chief of the fire
department, was in Minneapolis yes
terday consulting with Secretary B. L..
Kane of the State Firemen's associa-
ton in regard to the preparations for
the annual convention to be held in
Mankato the present year. The date
set for the convention is June and
10, and the Indications are that the
convention will be the largest ever held
in the state. 1t is expected that 800
delegates will be present, aside from
visitors, and it will be necessary to
secure many rooms in private houses
to care for them The towns around
will be posted asking the travelling
men to not come here on the two days
of the convention, so that there may
be plenty of room in the hotels.
The program has not yet been COM
pleted but viii be one of interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
CONvICTS WORK OVERTIME
More Irvine to Be Manufactured at
the States Penitentiary.

Saltwater, March 6-Prisoners at the
state penitentiary at Saltwater will
work overtime getting out the 'neces-
sary supply of Irvine this year. The
state board of control yesterday passed
Ia resolution authorizing Warden Henry
Wolfer to work the convicts overtime
not to exceed three hours per day. The
resolution provides that the work shall
be voluntary on the part of the in
mates, so none can be compelled to
work overtime. The prisoners are to
be allowed % cents for each three
hours per work while so employed
This order of the board was made
upon the recommendation of the war
den, and was necessitated by the unrsu-
ally large number of orders received.
The board members did not have def
mite figures yesterday, but they said
that the orders were much larger mp to
date than they were at this time a
year ago, and the output of the plant
will be by far the largest in its his
tory.
The warden has made careful esti-
mates of the amount of orders which
may be expected between now and the
close of the season, estimating from re-
ports from dealers and clubs and from
records of previous years. The esti-
mate shows that the supply, above the
required reserve will be exhausted long
L ~
the supply now in hand is practically
contracted for and orders between now
and harvest will have to be filled with
what can be manufactured between
NOW ond thop
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
|B0|Es; SIX MONTHS
Forger Is Let Off With a Light
Sentence by Judge.
Man Tried 10 Secure Enough
Funds to Tide Over.

From Fridav's Daily.
Six months at hard labor in the
penitenitary at Saltwater was the SEN
tence pronounced this afternoon by
Judge Cray on w. A. Boies who
pleaded guilty to forgery in the third
degree, being arraigned on information
furnished by County Attorney Plymat.
Boies was arrested Sunday by Sher-
if Donahue on complaint of L. u.
Smith of the Mankato Nursery in
whose employ Boes was in the capacity
of salesman, and from which concern
he secured commissions on forged
orders for nursery goods.
Eight Dollars Form Crime.
Boies told the court that he realized
only So from the crime, and had Sc
cured that only that he might get
funds with which to tide him over
a dull week. He said he was fifty
FIVE years of age and most of his
life had been employed as travelling
salesman.
Judge Cray remarked that he was
sorry to be compelled to sentence
man of Boies age for such foolish
a crime that he gained so little
by. However, forgery is one of the
most serious crimes on the statutes
in Minnesota, far worse in point of
penalty than larceny. Under the cir
he felt warranted in giving
as light a sentence as possible. He
then sentenced the unfortunate man to
Saltwater for six months
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
RECEIVED COUNTY DIPLOMAS
Four Hundred Pupils Took Part In the
Recent Exam natlons.


County Superintendent o. o. Ulvin
reports that nearly four hundred pu-
pills in the common schools of Blue
Earth county took the county eX-
aminations Feb. IL and Ia. The ma
jority of these passed in some sub
jects, and nine passed in all and re-
ceiyed diplomas which will admit them
to the normal and high schools in the
county.
Following are the names of those
who received diplomas:
w. Lawrence Ellis, District No. 80
Sterling; Hulda Truebenbach, District
l52, Decoria; Arthur Zehm, District
3, Mankato; Earl Oliver, District 20
Pleasant Mounds; Robert Hodapp, Dis
trict ll6, Decoria; Clara Spencer, Dis.
trict 100, Rapidan; Hazel Burlison
Mary Tillman, District III, Decoria
Jennie Johnson, District 10, Lincoln
The teachers in the above named
districts are: j. A. Howieson, District
30; Florence Senesac, District l52;
Julia Norton, District 3; Louise VI.
rich, District 90; Maude Mace. District
ll6; Myrtle Wood. District 100; Ma.
bel Freundl, DISTRICT III; Minnie
Carlson, District 10.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
MAY ISSUE A NEW CALL
Some Dissatisfaction Over Dates OF
State Convention.

| An effort to call the republican
state committee together again, to
cancel the dates already fixed for the
county and state conventions, and ia
issue new call with later dates, is
being made by members of the com
mittee.
The pretext for this effort is the
middle over the call of congressional
district conventions. 1t is found that
the congressional committees in seven
of the nine Minnesota districts are
acting without authority when they
call district conventions, because they
have no standing as committees. In
that event, under the national COM
mittee's ruling, it is up to the state
committee to issue the convention
calls for these districts Congressman
c. K. Davis of the third district dis
covered this state of affairs, and the
third district committee is declining to
act, at least without higher sanction.
The calling of the committee rests
with Secretary Thomas H. Salmon of
Minneapolis, who has been delegated
the authority of chairman by DIR. A.
b. Cole, regular chairman of the COM
mittee, during his absence in Texas.
Mr.. Salmon admitted today that he
had been asked to call another COM
mittee meeting for the purpose of
making a new convention call all
around
GAS far as / am concerned l will
not make the cal,' said Mr.. Salmon.
81 don't believe there is any necessity
for meeting, and l am not going to
ask the members of the committee to
come in here at so much sacrifice of
time and expense. Unless the state
committee steps in, there is no chance
for any contest against these district
conventions"
c. A. Rasmussen of Redwing, chair
man of the third district committee,
was in Minneapolis late yesterday to
confer with Mr.. Salmon. He said that
the committee did not want to take
chances of a contest, and wanted the
state committee to act Mr.. Salmon
said that by resolution of the state
committee, he and the chairman had
been given full power to do anything
else necessary for the proper assem-
bling of the convention. He was will
ing to join with the district commit
tee in calling the third district con-
vention, and believed that by such ac-
tion all question of legality would be
removed. Mr.. Rasmussen was inclined
to think that this would be sufficient.
However, Sumner Ladd, Congressman
Davis secretary, was due to arrive at
Redwing today from Washington for
the special purpose of looking after
the district convention call.
There may be motive behind the
move for another committee meeting.
If the committee met soon, say the
last of this week, it would not be
possible to" get out a convention call
and hold the state convention before
the early part of May. If there is
any movement against Taft in this
state, it would be DESTROYS of holding
the convention off as late as possible,
in the hope that anti-Roosevelt work
in the south would throw some doubt
on Taft's prospects by that time, and
give chance to avoid instructions in
this state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
.EBERHART Is GETTING ACTIVE
Report That Material for His Cam
paisn 10 Being Prepared.
From EridaX'S Daily

| This political story from The st
I Paul Pioneer Press has local interest
There are indications coming to light
that Lieutenant Governor A. o. Eber
hart of Mankato is making an active
gumshoe campaign for governor, work
ing up strength here and there and en-.
listing volunteers who will he ready ia
strike when the time comes.
| One of the stae officials said yes
terday that a MankatO man had called
on him partly to get data from which
to make campaign material for Eber-
hart and partly to get assurances of
his friendship, for the lieutenant gov
ernor. The state official said that he
gathered from the conversation that
there is considerable work being done
! for Eberhart and that friends of Eber-
hart are campaigning for him in sew
eral places in the state. That Eber-
hart had been for some time attending
conventions and working mp an ac-
'quaintance to make use of a favor
able contingency was well known, but
that there was an organized movement
in his behalf is news if it is true
Perhaps this is the latest move of
those who are plotting the double de-
feat of Jacobson and Young. That
there are large number of people who
are not widely enthusiastic over either
of these has been well known, but just
what their plans are is uncertain. For
time it looked as if they were trying
to get Young and Jacobson into fight
to let them kill each other off. But
Jacobson and Young saw through this
plan. Their brotherly love was aroused
and they announced that they would
help each other and not let any dark
horse game 60.
That was some three weeks ago.
There was quiet in political circles for
while, then the word began to come
around that Jacobson was gaining, that
this was Jacobson's year, that they
could not elect any other man any
way, so they might as well all get
around and nominate jacobson and
elect him. This talk was so persistent
that p. G.. Jacobson, brother in law of
j. F., said this week that either Jacob
sons nomination was assured or the
opposition was preparing to throw a
bomshell into their camp. At any
rate, many who were openly opposing
Jacobson two years ago were talking
Jacobson this year.
Now the question, is have they set
tied on Eberhart as the dark horse.
There have been many evidences of
activity in his behalf lately in addition
to the statement of the state official
mentioned. Several prominent politi-
clans, it is said have been reported to
have been asked by MankatO men to
support Eberhart.
On the surface there has been little
activity in the gubernatorial game
lately. Young has been doing no work
but has been letting his campaign rest
with the people, as he said in his an
Jacobson has been quiet
at Madison, although P. G. Jacobson
has been i'm st. Paul most of the time
the last couple of weeks. But he says
he finds no opposition to his man and
has not got into any hot scraps yet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Mr.. wiser's Condition Today.

From THURSDAYS Daily.
The condition of j. NJ. Wiser is
more encouraging today. Physicians
express the opinion that he will re-
cover from the wound, but his mental
condition is not so satisfactory. He
is restless and demands that he be
removed from the hospital. The I'M
fortunate man labors under the delu-
sion that he is the victim of con-
spiracy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Wrestled to a Draw.

Fairmont, Mimi, March lO.-ln
wrestling match at Sherburn, between
Billy Sherrard of Bismark, n. d., and
r. Buckley of Sherburn, the men
wrestled thirty minutes to draw
Buckley proved no novice at the game
only being in two bad holds during the
thirty minutes.
Guy Buckles of Omaha and Sherrard
boxed six rounds after the wrestling
match. Buckles showed up well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Bother Goes Bump.

Fred Vauch, bother of Springfield,
Mimi. filed a petition in bankruptcy
today, alleging his liabilities as 1881 40,
all unsecured, and. his assets as $75, all
exempt. Ed. J. Fernholz of Spring
field is his attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Attending Uncle's Funeral.

Fro,~, Thurs1avs Dafiv.
Edmund r. Bohan went last evening
to Madelia to attend the funeral OF
his uncle, Samuel Bohan, an old and
highly respected resident of the Vi
entity of Madelia. Mr.. Bohan is
brother -in.law of Mrs. E. R. Bohan
of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
DR.. Humes Dead.

Fror, kFondav's Dailv
DR.. Humes of Winnebago died last
night. He was one of the oldest and
most respected physicians in the Min
necota Valley, and his death will be
greatly regretted by those who know
him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
DR.. j. E. DORIAN
Medical Block, st. Paul, Minnesota
Farms for Sale.

OMAN Hazel Farm" including
VI UUU 40 acres of smooth level
land, adjoining the village OF Garden
City, On the Omaha road, 16 miles
south of MaukatO, the county seat,
and 100 miles SOut Invest of the Twin
Cities. This land adjoins two county
roads and is only half mile from the
railroad station. About l20 acres of
this is plOwed and ready for crcp and
20 acres is seeded to clover. The
property is subject to a mortgage of
$4,000, due November l, 1909 with in
terest at 5 per cent. payable semi
annually. Terms SO, 700 cash above
the m rtgage. Ell Sw and West 60
acres of Sci, S. &c, 4. l07, r. %.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

The residents of Spring Island are
today putting up signs on their land
warning hunters and trespassers to re-
frain from shooting or molesting prop
erty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
%840n IN, Miller a.,l Farm" inc including

0QN0n "Millcr Farm" including
VOfUU 1922 acres, black loan soil,
with fine running stream upon the
property. Would make ideal stock
farm. Most of the land is under cul
tivatiOn, with some meadow and pas
ture. Property is on county road,
mile and half from the station of
Garden City. improvements include
"a good house of seven rooms, large
barn 40x50, granary, hen house, tool
shed and other out buildings. Prop
ertv is subject to first mortgage OF
81, 800, due January s, 1910, at PEI
cent, and second mortgage OF Sl.400,
due July Is, 1912, at 6 per cent.
Terms $500 cash above the mort
gage. Land is located in sections %
and "a. T. 107, R. 26.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

acknowledgements Roa<s. McGraw
Co., near Highland park.(
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28
ALABAMA GAME LAWS.
le Wash in eton Post.

From the washington Post
1.-THE game, fish and forest laws of
Alabama are conceded to be the most
effective of any in the United States"
said John III. Wallace, state game and
fish commissioner of that state, at the
Riggs house. Mr.. Wallace is here at
tending the convention of fish men. lie
is the only fch commissioner elected
by the people, and at th e time of his
last election received a large majority.
II am as much interested in the pres
ervation of our fish and birds as | am
in the preservation of our forests, but
upon the preservation of our forests
depends the health, happiness and pros
perity of our people, continued Mr.
Wallace. "A land without trees is one
without inhabitants. The value of our
forests has not been appreciated by our
people because of the erstwhile abund-
ance of timber for utilitarian purpoSes
Sawmills controlled by foreign corpor-
ations have waged relentless crusade
against the forests, and so startling
has become the condition relative to our
future lumber supply that the whole
country has awakened to the reality
that unless a speedy halt is called the
time must inevitably come when a
timber famine will exist"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28
Should clean Chimneys.

1.-THE people of Birmingham should heed
the letters which Chief Bennett of the fire
department addressed to the mayor day
or two ago with reference to the matter
of cleaning chimneys and hues of SCOT
before the winter season sets in said a
former member of the fire department
yesterday.
''Within few weeks it is probable that
fires will have to be built and with the
chimneys and fues full of SCOT the danger
Of fires is imminent. During the summer
months the SCOT in chimneys becomes
fakey, and when the fires are built
in the early fall it catches afire easily.
The sparks fall out on the roofs and
blazes are started.
LAS a former member of the fire de-
partment l know that a great number
of the early winter fires are started on
account of the negligence of citizens to
clean their chimneys. The job is very
small one, as a chimney can be cleaned
very effectively by tying up brick in a
coarse sack of some Kind and dragging it
back and forth through the chimney.
1.-The matter Is one that should receive
the attention of every citizen for his own
protection and for the protection of his
next door neighbor"