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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10
SAVED FROM GRAVE
Work That's To the Credit of
Anti Suicide Bureau.
Many Have Been Rescued BY
The Salvation Army.

Chicago, Jan 1.-The value of the
walton Army is demonstrated beyond
Il doubt i'll the opinion of Brigadicr
General Alexander Mcmillan, in charge
of the cases handled and suicides pre-
vented since the establishment of the
bureau six months ago
In that time $50 persons have sought
the assistance offered by the bureau,
and of this number Brigadier General
have been saved from self destruction.
A significant fact brought out by
the figures compiled by the brigadier
is that the overwhelming number of
those who applied TO the bureau were
men. Only sixtyfve women availed
themselves of the help and cheering
words of advice which Mrs. Kilby, III
charge of the woman's department.
stood ready to give. In every case
these Respondent and unhappy women
were cheerdd and turned away FROM
their intended purpose of committing
suicide.
From the experience of the bureau
it has been found that the causes of
suicide are domestic unhappiness, lack
of employment, drunkenness and gam
bling. The reasons given. most fire.
quently by the women were desertion,
sickness and lack OF work.
Brigadier Mcmillan discovered that
the causes of suicide may be classified
into ten different heads On this basis
report blanks were prepared, and the
cases handled set down under their re-
spective heads. The following list
shows the number of cases handled
and the reasons given by the appli-
cants for their suicidal intent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10
OFFICES WELL FILLED.

The Madison Independent Press is
of the opinion that there is altogether
too much stress laid on the impor
tance of the office of governor.-~~W Who
shall be attorney general, or state
auditor, or who shall be on the board
of control. These Offices ought to re-
ceive careful consideration at all times
but, unfortunately, are generally lost
sight of by the sham battle gang who
are more interested in securing the
election of man to the governorship
who will make places for them than
they are in the states best inter
ests. So far as state politics are con
cerned what higher honor can be paid
a public official than to say that he
made the best attorney general, or
the best auditor, or that he was the
best man that ever sat on the board
of control? True it is that to be
governor of Minnesota is great honor
but not the greatest.
The suggestions of The Independent
Press is all right. However, the sever
al offices mentioned have always been
occupied by men of ability and in
tegrity. and the present occupants of
those positions are gentlemen of worth
and they have conducted the public
affairs i'll manner eminently satisfac-
tory leaving no room for criticism
Minnesota is fortunate in having had
men in state offices who have not Gre
ated scandal by misdeeds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10
CRIME FOR THEYEAR
Report of the County Attorney,
Mr.. Walter A. PIymat.
There We're Ten Indictments In
District Court Grist.
From THURSDAYS Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
County Attorney Walter A. Plymat
has completed his annual report to the
attorney general, covering the criminal
business of Blue Earth county that
passes through his office. The re-
port shows that in the district court
there were ten indictments during
the past year, with three convic-
lions on trial, three pleaded guilty,
two were acquitted by iuries, and two
were discharged upon motion of the
county attorney. OF the six who
pleaded guilty or were convicted, four
were sentenced to the penetentiary
one to the state reformatory and one
to pay a fine.
In the municipal and justice courts
there were lS2 arrests for the alleged
violation of state laws. al of the
parties arrested pleaded guilty, II
were convicted upon trial, six were ac-
quilted, and eighteen were discharged
upon motion of the county attorney
The-amount of fines assessed was
81 AGO the amount of costs taxed
$l,337.09, and the amount of fines
and costs collected 81 ,654.29
OF the total number of arrest, SS
were for drunkenness, 30 for assault
i'll the third degree, Q for using abu-
sive language, and for violating the
game and fish laws. Smaller mum
bers were charged with committing
crimes of various other sorts.
The record shows busy year in the
county attorneys Office, with an over
whelming proportion of convictions and
pleas of guilty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

During the recent Minnesota Educa-
.tional association meeting one of the
prominent educators of the northwest
held the comic newspaper supplement
up to public scorn. He said that the
highly colored sheets should have no
place i'll the home, as they are work
ing insidiously to pervert the minds
of the young. In the opinion of many
newspaper men, the comic supplement
is an abomination and is productive
of harm. 1t was introduced by pub
ilshers as newspaper seller, but is
1t good policy for newspapers to en-
rich their Golfers through this ques-
tonable medium?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

The organized movement among the
tenement jewellers of the lower East
Side of New York city to force from
landlords lower scale of rents has
taken on mammoth proportions the es-
timated number of particulars varying
from 10000 to 10000. Socialists are
prominent in the leadership and many
meetings have been held, several gath
erings in the open air being broken
up by the police. Many of the land
lords already are scared and some
have made reductions
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10
VICTIMS OF CRIMINAL SYSTEM

Chicago is reaping the harvest of
the criminal seed which has been sown
under loosely conducted administra
tions of the past, and we cannot say
that the present one is any improve
ment over those which have gone
before. The Staying of two detec-
tives in that city has caused the au
thorities to sit up and take notice.
But will they remain active for any
length of time? The officers were
shot down by couple of young des-
peradoes who are the product of the
wideopen, law violating system which
has been permitted to obtain in that
seething mass of vice and corruption.
Rev. w. A.. BARTLETT of the First
Congregational church, Chicago as a
prelude of his Sunday sermon spoke
of the killing of Detectives Mooney
and Callaghan. He said that they were
"the police victims of the system"
He said that the men were victims
of system of disregard of the law,
which had grown up in Chicago, and
declared that Mayor Busse, Chief Ship
Ply, prominent attorneys who had
been defending the Sunday saloon
cases, brewers and the jurors who de-
clared the Sunday saloon men mot
guilty" were responsible. In this con
nection he said:
81 would suggest that all those who
have assisted in defeating the laws
act as honorary pallbearers to these
brave policemen, that they wear Grape
for thirtyedays and that they raise. a
fund forswidows and orphans. because
ita.is as sure '.as there disc God in
the heavens thatdso long as. Chicago
is in ethe power of a., lawless system
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

Governor Hughes has declined to
bend the knee to the American Pro-
tective Tariff league. That orgahiza-
ton has sought to gain an expression
on the tariff question from the New
York executive, but up to the present
writing he has not taken the league
into his confidence, and if we are any
that he will do so at any time in
the future. His refusal to state views
on the tariff has caused the league
to drop Hughes as its presidential
candidate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10
NO CERTIFICATES REQUIRED
North Menkato School Board Not to
Enforce Them.
From Mondays Daily.


The board of education of North
Mankato held regular meeting Satur-
day night
While there has been no cases OF
contagious diseases in the school, as a
matter of precaution it was decided
to require a certificate by the health
officer in the few cases that have de
veloped during the holiday vacation.
II is understood that the local
health board favors the quarantine OF
smallpox, if any cases develop they
will no doubt be quarantined.
Treasurer Ball reported that the
state aid, 1925, had not been received.
The first quarterly conference of the
Belgrade Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church was held at the church last
Friday night.
Treasurer Murden reported the re
ceipts of the three months ending to
have been $349. and the expenditures
1922, of this 800 raised by the La
dies Aid society has been paid on the
debt on the parsonage.
This substantial financial condition
of the church is in keeping with the
progressive condition of North Man.
kato.
Alt8 nlsgG tao --l-aeiao,i
The public library board of North
MankatohmjlIa hold u regular meeting
tonight at the home of Olaf Larson.
Important business will be considered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

The largest playhouse in the Uni
ted States outside of New York is
the new Hippodrome which was opened
at Cleveland on New Years Eve. 1t
seats $500 persons and cost 100000
The stage floor is in sections, operated
by hydraulic lifts, and under it is
455,OOO-g gallon tank for adquatic exhi-
billions. The proscenium arch extends
"A feet beyond the stage and acts as
a megaphone. The stage is 100
feet wide and lO4 feet deep. The
house was built by local capitalists
and will be run as an independent one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

Having been president of these Uni
ted States it would, in the opinion of
some people, be undignifed if Mr..
Roosevelt should engage in an honor
able pursuit for livelihood after he
retires from the White House, or as
one newspaper puts it: '"This not only
places restrictions on how he shall
earn livelihood, but compels a res
pectable and dignifed condition OF
living" Does that newspaper have any
fears that Mr.. Roosevelt or any other
of our ex-presidents will degenerate
into horse thieves!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

only ex-president Grover Cleveland, is
of the opinion that one who has been
the nations executive, should never
stoop to actual labor, that it is be-
meath tn dignity of the man. Perhaps
so, but the man who labors is gen
orally more respected than the man
who loafs"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10
Laws enacted bv the Minnesota loo

Laws enacted by the Minnesota legis-
lature of 1907, becoming effective on
Jan. LIST, 1908, require that: Life
insurance policies must contain the en-
tire contract and no -inducement of
any kind may be offered with the
policy. No company may issue a de-
ferred dividend contract Life insur-
ance companies must apportion accu-
mutations to existing policies by clas-
ses. No form of life insurance policy
may be issued in this state that has
not been approved by the insurance
department. The above laws do not
apply to assessment life companies, of
which there are still few in the
state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

The New Ulm Reviews sense of
humor is aroused. That newspaper
says: Speaker Cannon says 1.-The
house is the only institution under
our constitution where the will of the
people may be expressed with fair
ness approximating scientific accuracy
j. Adam Bede can no longer be re-
garded as the congressional humorist."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10
Charged With Gambling.
From Saturdays Daily

Mayor Edwards has started III to
make clean city of Fairmont. His
chief of police, Mr.. Merritt, is aid
ing in this work. The chief raided an
alleged poker room there the other
day. One Deveraux was arrested and
is now awaiting the action of the
grand jury, his bail being $500
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

Among The Significant "trophles7 cap
tured by the bureau during the six
months of its activity is q collection
of revolvers and bottles of poison, in
Guiding carbolic acid, laudanum and
chloroform. They were given to Brig
adler Mcmillan by applicants who had
started out to end their lives, but had
tarried long enough to make visit
to the army headquarters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

Fred w. Betz of Fairmont is men,
toned for delegate from the second
district to the republican national con-
vention. Mr.. Betz is chairman of the
Martin county board of commissioners,
is a republican of the true blue kind
and a royal good fellow. He GER
tainly would make creditable repre-
sentative to the great republican gath
ering.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

Republicans are now engaged III
watching very interesting fight
which will tear the democratic party
asunder i'm this state. The chesty gen
tlemen who have assumed to take
charge of affairs in the democratic
partv will have to retire to the rear
seats where they will be permitted to
look pleasant but they must not at
tempt to dictate to their betters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10
Tailor Goes Into Bankruptcy.

FROM Sat11r0aV'S DaiJv.
Earl Rhoades of Sleepy Eye, tail
or, today filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, alleging his liabilities at
$2.69S.62, of which $1,000 is secured,
and assets $20S exempt and $96.l0
book accounts. not exempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

ffecognitieIpoof the work of
the American honeymakersS., is found
in an obscure paragraph of the re-
port of the secretary of agriculture on
the farm products of the last year
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

The Chicago Record Herald makes a
vigorous protest against the indis-
criminate sale of weapons. The desire
of many people to carry gun is pro-
ductive of tirightful number of
murders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

The protest of mediums, spiritual
lists and hand readers against the or
dinance passed in Chicago recently for
bidding the advertising of spiritual
ism or necromancy has proved unavali-
ing, and the ordinance was signed by
Mayor Busse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

The Minneapolis Journal agrees that
it is time to agitate for a safe and
sane celebration of Washington's birth
day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

If the newspapers will only refrain
from printing the pictures of Thaw,
his Evelyn and others connected with
the trial, we will nerve ourselves to
put up with the 'horrible details"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10
{ Calendar Is Doing Its Best.

st. LOUISE Globe Democrat. .i The
is doing its best for an elias
tic currency. There will be iveiSatur-
day pay days in February. ,al
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

Several newspaper editors are en-
gagged in war of words over who dis
covered Governor johnson? We ex-
pect later tremendous uproar will
be raised as to who located Frank
Day? He is the man to reckon
with
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

The campaign in Ohio is warm
ing up, having reached the INDUCTION
stage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

Demon Rum is getting his all along
the line. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

Corporal punishment has been revived
in New Works public schools. The
rod does make the schools so aattrac-'
tive. ssiue -, y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

Governor Johnson's press agent is
doing his work well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-10

John johnson has caused ai,William
JenningsaBlto see things in his sleep,
anyway. 10 as4 4 s3qg lesas 81
The Washington times., 1908-03-14
HOLD FUNERAL TO-DAY
FOR DR.. ANNE A.WILSON

The funeral services for DR.. Anne Au-
gusta Wilson, for many years one OF
the leading women physicians OF Wash
ington. who died Thursday evening at
her apartments in the Farragut, after
q brief illness. were held this afternoon
at her apartments. and the body placed
on train TO be taken to Derry, n. H,
her childhood home. where it will be
buried IN the village cemetery.
DR.. Wilson, who is a native % BaIti-
more. practiced medicine IN washington
fourteen years. She received her 3 "a
demic education in a New Hampshire
college, and studied medicine in the
Women's Medical College OF Lon1on,
the medical colleges Of Glasgow and
Edinburgh and received the member
ship OF the Royal College of Physicians
ana Surgeons. She was q prominent
member OF the medical society of the
District.
DR.. Wilson Is survived By her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph q. Wilson, OF Bal
tmore, and two brothers. Boardman
Wilson. OF Canada. and Howard s.
Wilson, Of Connecticut.
The Washington times., 1908-03-14
Charity Worker Dies a Charge
In Charity Ward at Hospital;
Was a Chaplain in Civil War

Mission. but during the last year he
failed rapidly IN health, and even three
months ago IL could be seen that the
end was fast approaching.
Scientific Lecturer.
He was at one time a distinguished
lecturer on scientific and religious sub
jects. and only last summer delivered
a lecture at the Smithsonian Institute
in which he expOunded his theory OF
connection between Christianity and
science. Without Christianity. he was
went to say. the basic principles Of
science would have no foundation. He
devoted much time to the completion
and editing of several manuscripts on
religious, scientific, and phiiosophic sub
jects. but never had the morey 70 pub
lish them. These manuscripts are stin
among his effects at South BrOokland,
where he lived for a few months before
he was taken TO the hospital.
The Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pastor
of t55 B5thany Baptist Church, has
taken charge Of the funeral arrange
ments at Wright's undertaking rooms.
The body Will be inferred at Arlington
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1908-03-14
VETERANS MEET
AT BANQUET TABLE
Second Army Corps Asso-
citation Hears Many IN
teresting Speeches.

Gray-haired veterans harked back last
night at the sixteen n annual banquet
OF the Second Army Corps Association,
at the Arlington Hotel. ID the days Of
TIE civil war, when there were great
leaders loved by their men. and brave
men loved by their leaders.
Among the guests who delivered
speeches were Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
Colonel Spra que, Rear Admiral Chester
George II. Lillebridge, Representative
William a. Sulzer. Captain Kirk, Gen.
George =. Davis, Gen. John G. Black,
Colonel Hopkins. former Senator Thurs
TON. DIT. William Tindall, Major Tyler
and Judge Anderson.
General Miles said that in looking
back 70 the dayS of 81 and 63, and
comparing the problems which existed
then with those of today. the latter
seemed insignificant. He said that The
Second Army Corps had had at its head
the hnest men that ever marshalcd
troops, among them beng Gen. Edwin
j. Summer Gen. Darius y. Crouch, Gen.
Winfield Scott Hancock.
Rear Admiral Chester came TO the
rescue OF the navy in q speech IN which
he vigorously assailed those who have
been making the navy the butt OF crtti-
the statement that only lOl shots out of
leo were counted as hits at Santiago
was untrue. There were many hits, he
said. which had not been counted. lie
said he was proud Of the record OF the
navy. and when he had concluded the
entire assemblage arose and Endorsed
his remarks by three ringing cheers.
The Washington times., 1908-03-14

prescription pharmacy and anyone can
mix them: Compound Kargon, one
ounce. Fluid Extract Daudelion. one
half ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsa-
parilla, three ounces. Shake well IN a
bottle and take IN teaspoOnful doses
after each meal and at bedtime.
This preparation fs said to restore
the natural function OF the kidneys. so
they viii sift and strain the poisonous
waste matter. uric acid, etc, from the
blood, purifying IL and relieving rheu-
matism. BsclSache will be relieved, the
urine viii be neutralized and cleared
ana no longer cause Of irritation
thereby overcoming such symptoms as
weak bladder, painful, frequent. and
other urinary difficulties
This Is worth trying and may prove
just what many people here need. This
is published for the KRrgon Extracting
Co, Cincinnati. Ohio.
The Washington times., 1908-03-14

There was buried from Wrights I'M
dertaking rooms this morning the body
OF an old minister OF the gospel, whose
fate 1t was. after a life spanning more
than foU=score years, to die alone and
in ObscU zity. on a charity cot in the
George Washington University Hospit-
al
AT one time a famous New England
preacher. the Rev. Harris Howard
served throughout the civil war as chap
lain o a Rhode island regiment yet
as the years crept on he became infirm
with age and became a street preacher
and a distributor Of tracts. He had
not a relative in the world, and when
the end came Thursday there was no
one at the bedside but a few hospital
attendants.
In the prime Of mis- life this aged
and obscure itinerant preacher could
sway congregations by his eloquence
and the force of his sermons. He was
sought and admired as a man Of sterl-
ing worth and profound learning, Dur
ing the last few years he had wandered
about Washington, the city which he
left in 1851 as the spiritual adviser OF
the Seventh regiment OF Rhode Island
volunteer militia, distributing tracts and
consoling those who were drinking Of
the bitter sorrows OF life, working
among the prisons and the hospitals.
the missions and the fiotsam and jetsan
of LIES vicissitudes. For many months
he stood just outside the main entrance
10 the patent office Offering tracts 70
those who would deign to notice the
old man bowed with years OF cease
less work in humsnity's cause.
Known in New England.
The name of Harris Howard was
known through all New England as that
Of the ablest minister OF the gospel in
the Free VIII Baptist Church before
the war and during the seventies. lie
was a classmate Of the late Secretary
Of State, John Hay, at Brown University,
and during the 1atters life he was often
urged 10 accept q little aid, but he
would smile in his kindly way and say
he had enough for his meager wants
and a little to aid his fellOwman. The
aged minister drew a pension Of 81 a
month on account Of his service during
the war and he always said this was
sufficient 10 feed and clOthe him and
have q little left over for those who
needed il more. Up 10 within year he
associated himself with the Peoples
The Washington times., 1908-03-14
Can Do Little Good Unless
Taken Just AS Is Directed.
This Well-known Local Authority Says
Many People Wait Until Too Late and
Thus Fail to Get Prompt Results
From the Simple Home Recipe.

Take care OF bacHache. A great many
cases OF kidney complaint are reported
about here. also bladder trouble and
rheumatism.
An authority once stated that pain
in the back, loins or region OF the kid
neys Is the danger signal nature hangs
out to notify the suffer- shat there is
something wrong with tire kidneys,
which should receive immediate atten-
ton Only vegetable treatment should
be administered and absolutely no
strongly alcoholic patent medicines,
which are harmful to the kidneys and
bladder
The following prescription, while
simple, harmless and inexpensive Is
known and recognized as a sovereign
remedy for kidney complaint. The in
gradients can be obtained at any GOOD