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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
STOPS ANY ITCHING.
Doan's Ointment Cures Eczema and
Itching Piles. Mankato People
Recommend It.,

One application of Doan's Ointment
stops any itching. Short treatment
cures eczema, itching piles, salt rheum
any skin eruption or skin itching. 1t
is the cheapest remedy to use, because
so little of it is required to bring re-
lief and cure. Here is Mankato tes-
timony to prove it:
Mrs. j. Jessup, of 408 Poplar St.,
Mankato, Mimi, says: 81 consider
Doan's Ointment most reliable pre-
paration for any itching skin affliction
or eruption, and 1 have known it to
cure several different cases. A few
years ago one of the members of our
family suffered from a breaking out
or an irritation which we called rash.
1t burned like fire and the more it
was rubbed the worse it became. He
had been doctoring for it for some time
before we got Doan's Ointment at j..
c. Thro's drug store, but the trouble
got worse and worse. When he applied
Doan's Ointment the relief was inn
mediate and in short time he was
cured. I recommended Doan's Ointment
some years ago and am glad to state
that l still think highly of it. 1t is
worthy of all the praise | can give it."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
take no other
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26

Warren street, was struck by light
ming. Half of the chimney was
knocked off, and part, of the bricks
fell down inside the fue. The wall
paper on the chimney was burned,
but no other damage was done. The
bolt seemed to have glanced off onto
the telephone wire and gone out of
the house without reaching the base
ment. SCOT and ashes flew all around
two of the rooms, but none of the
members of the family sustained any
shock.
The only storm fatality reported is
that from Brown county. Carl Gra-
menza, farmer in Burns township.
Brown county was killed by stroke
of tightening which set fire to his barn.
The barn was burned together with
several mead of horses and cattle. The
farmers daughter saved her fathers
body from being incinerated. The
storm of Saturday covered Blue Earth,
Dodge, Steele, Waseca, Faribault, Wat
onwan and Olmsted.
Mower county and the city of Austin
appear to have suffered the most. The
storm struck there at just four o'clock
Saturday afternoon, following an OPP
pressively warm day. There was no
sign of a cyclonic formation, but for
forty minutes the wind blew with the
speed of an express train and the air
was filled with debris-limbs of trees.
roofs torn from houses and bits of
lumber and other articles picked up
by the force of the storm.
During the forty minutes that the
worst of the, storm laste,. the wind
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
WOODMEN ELECT OFFICERS
A. r. Talbot Is Again Chosen Head
Consul Of the Order,

Peoria, ILL.,, June l9.-The second
day of the head camp sessions of the
Modern Woodmen of America was
consumed by the selection of officers,
in fight to reopen the proposition to
make the pay of the delegates $40 per
diem and 10 cents a mile going and
coming, and grand inspection of the
5000 foresters by the head officers.
The fight against the raising of the
pay of the delegates was lost. Buffalo
has lead for the next convention,
with Denver and Omaha fighting hard.
The following officers were reelected:
Head consul, A. r. Talbot, Lincoln,
Neb; past head consul, w. A. North
colt, Springfield, ILL.,; head clerk,
Charles w. Halves, Rock Island; head
banker, R. R. Dorns, Des Moines, Iowa;
heal chaplain, Rev. Henry Duning, AL
bany, N. Y; head Waterman, w. c..
Van Glider, Berthoud, Colo; head es-
cort, J. G. Dickson, Spokane, Wash;
head sentry, F. A. Ward, Newport, R.
1; board of directors, R. B. Smith,
chairman, Brookfeld, Mo-; E. E. Muir
ply, Leavenworth, KAN; DR.. j. A.
Rutlege, Elgin, ILL.,; A. N. Bort, Beloit,
Wis; C. j. Byrnes, Lansing, Mich;
board of auditors, L. w. Otto, chair
main, Charlottesville, Ind; NJ. r. Car
rrier, Lansing Mich; Fred w. Parrott,
Clay Center, Kan. A. L. Reeves, Steel
vile, Mo-; E. B. Thomas, Columbus,
Ohio; Martin O'Brien, Crookston,
Mimi; George 1. Bowman, Kingfsher,
Okla.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
SOUND IDEAS FOR
T|LLERs OF EARTH
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Progressive farmers to the number
of hundred or more today profted
materially by attending two sessions of
the farmers institute being held in
the A. O. U. w. hall over Brett's
store.
Topics of greatest interest to farm
ers who are striving to keep up with
the most modern methods were dis
cussed and there is every indication
that the institute will be the most
successful ever held in Mankato.
Hon. w. w. P. Mcconnell is con-
ductor of the institute and the corps
of speakers includes also Forest Henry
of Dover, A. Bracket of Excelsior
and Miss Bull of the state school of
agriculture at St. Anthony Park.
Mayor j. w. Andrews made an ad-
dress at the opening of the institute
this forenoon, welcoming the farmers
to Mankato and adding his cordial
endorsement to the farmers institute
movement. The response was made by
Conductor Mcconnell.
The first regular topic on the pro-
gram, Cultivation of Soil to In
crease Fertility" was handled in a
maner both interesting and instruc-
tive by Mr. Henry. Farm Orchards"
was the subject of talk by Mr..
Bracket and Mis- Bull followed with
an interesting discussion of "Home
Sanitation" The morning session
closed with Mr.. Henry's address on the
value of clover on the farm and Mr..
Brackets talk on spraying. The
discussions were lively and an inter
esting feature of the session.
At the session this afternoon a SINH
lar range of subjects of interest to
all farmers was being covered in a
This afternoon the visitors were
given an auto ride.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
VERY ILL WITH DIPHTHERIA
Little Daughter Of Mic krantz Is
Stricken With Disease.

Catherine, the eight year old daugh-
ter of Mic Krantz, is critically ill
with diphtheria. She was taken sick
Friday evening with a sore throat,
but physician was not called until
the next evening Sunday morning a
consultation was called, and it was
decr4cu that the only hope lay in
tracheotomy, which is an incision into
the windpipe to supply air and pre-
vent strangulation. This was per-
formed at once, and the little patient
placed in the isolation ward of ST..
Joseph's hospital. Diptheretic anti
toxin is being administered every
four hours, and the patient is rest
ing well, although the chances are still
against her. If she RECEIVERS it will be
a remarkable feat of surgery.
There are eight other children in
the family, and each has been given
an immunizing dose.
Yesterday afternoon the attending
physician sent to DIR. Wesbrook of the
state chemical laboratory culture
from the girls throat, and at 10 a.
m. today received telegram confirm
ing the diagnosis of diphtheria.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
Damage Done All Over Southern
Minnesota 1.-The Crops Are
HurtBy the Hail.
Brown County Man Killed BY
lightning; Austin Was in
Path of the Wild.
From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
As the details of the damage
wrought by Saturday afternoons storm
come in, it is realized that it was
quite general over the southern part
of the state. In some places more
damage was done than at Mankato
and at other places less. Austin seems
to have been about the hardest hit
of ALL Fowler & Pay sustained a
loss to their cement works there.
Father Daniel Hughes, formerly of
Mankato, who was preaching weeks
mission there, did heroic service in
preventing panic in crowded
church.
The rainfall during the little more
than an hour that the storm lasted
in this city was l.S5 inches, according
to the government guage at Sibley
park. 1t was the heaviest downpour
in years in so short space of time.
In Belgrade it is reported that the
residence of Messrs. Goodwin and Root
We're struck by lightning, but no
great damage done.
Reports from st. Peter are to the
effect that very little rain fell there.
The wind moved the residence at
600 Record street about an inch.
The residence of j. E. Stanley, 32l
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26

blown down, and several sections of
picket fence went down before the
fierce blast.
The roof of the state normal school
was loosened.
A tree on Jay Hubbard's residence
lot was blown down.
Between Mankato and st. Peter
many of the telegraph and telephone
phone poles were blown down and
the wires were badly twisted up. Trees
were broken and the crops pounded
into the ground.
The storm was bad at Madison Lake
and more hail fell there than here,
the ground being covered to depth
of three inches in places. The storm
came up so slowly that everybody
cot off of the lake, but several had
to remain across the lake through it
all. One of these was O. w. Morrow
of this city.
A heavy rain and wind was reported
at New Ulm this morning.
The west end of the Chicago and
Northwestern road, near Watertown,
S. D., is reported tied up.
The damage to crops along the line
of the Chicago & Northwestern, west
of Mankato, will not exceed 20 per-
cent.
At least fifty telephone poles this
side of Kasota were laid low.
A strip of country two miles wide
and extending from Kasota to the
lakes was visited by hail on Saturday.
The growing grain was beaten into
the ground, leaving Mother Earth
bare. The hail stones same down so
fiercely that they broke board in one
building near Kasota. Any number
of window lights were broken out.
The wind carried off the rack of
Sam Wilde's wagon and twisted the
rear wheel so they look like ropes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
OMAHA BOTHERED
BY BIC LANDSLIDE
From Wednesdays Daily.


When the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Omaha Railroad company
Strengthened its tracks through South
Bend and Minneopa the large cut
made near the Minneopa depot and
adjoining the cemetery was supposedly
left in such shape as to withstand
the elements, but the heavy rains of
the past few days and especially the
one of Sunday night started the whole
bank to slide and as a result the
Omaha track is covered with earth
for distance of 80 feet. east of
the Minneopa depot The slide began
two weeks ago and the Omaha people
relaid rails on the old right of way
near there in anticipation of further
trouble.
A gang of sixty laboring men fron
Milwaukee are now clearing the newly
laid track of the dirt and also assist
Ding the steam shovel and a second
gang in clearing the new right of way.
When the track is again cleared the
company will build a stone embank-
ment $50 feet long and from twelve
to sixteen feet high, which will pre-
vent a repetition of the trouble. The
steam shovel is attached to engine
No. 81 and another or third track is
now being laid around and below the
slide, which will be used for loading
the dirt cars The earth from the
slide will be brought to Mankato and
dumped on the river side of the Oma-
ha track. The steam shovel began
work there today, under the direction
of an engineer and surveyors.
w. R. Williams, sexton al Mime
opa cemetery, was obliged to remove
the remains of young man by the
name of Dunkley, whose grave was at
the top of the slide in the cemetery.
The remainder of the cemetery will
not be affected by the land slide.
Falls Are Pretty Sight.
Minneopa Falls look pretty now and
the water in the creek is higher than
II has been in twenty odd years. w.
r, Williams, superintendent of the
state park, SAYS that he has lived adj
joining the fails for twenty five years
and never has he seen so much water
tumbling over the falls as now. The
walkway recently built, which con-
meets the picnic grounds with the
fenced part near the depot, is entirely
submerged, and the cement bridge on
the wagon road at the depot is taxed
to it's full capacity in caring for tne
water.
w. r. Williams is looking after the
state park with all possible care and
has recently erected neat refresh
ment stand near the depot. In August
the $4,000 appropriated by the last
legislature will be available and will
be used in the purchase of additional
ground.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
PRIZE STORM STORY.

Two cows in the storm per-
formed deeds of animal hero
ism, likely to make nature
fakirs take notice, although the
kline did not live to give any
thrilling descriptions of how
they saved a passenger train
from a bad wreck.
The storm blew a box car
from the yards at New Rich
land and when the car was
bowling along at high speed,
propelled by the force of the
wind, four miles and a half
from town, it hit a cow and
was slowed down by the col
lision.
Coming in the opposite direc-
ton from Hartland was
Minneapolis & st. Louis pas
senger train in charge of Con-
ductor Duffy. Another cow,
quite as vahent as the one that
stayed the onward rush of
the box car, got in the way of
the train. The engineer slow
ed down in order to hit bossy
as gently as possible and be-
fore the train had regained
much speed the box car was
sighted; the train was stopped
and serious collision was
averted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
HURRY UP CALL FOR DR.. MAYO
Summoned to Attend James s. Sher-
man at Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland, June 24.-Owing to tle
fact that DIR. Finney of Baltimore,
could not come to the bedside of Mr.
Sherman, an effort was made to reach
DIR. William Mayo of Rochester, Mimi,
a noted specialist and surgeon, who
Mr.. Sherman hoped would be able to
attend in case an operation was deemed
necessary. H. E. Devendorf, Mr.. Sher-
mans private secretary, telegraphei
Congressman Tawney asking him to
have DR.. Mayo come to Cleveland at
once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
DIR. A. w. Chase's
Kidney and Liver Pills

Help most promptly and cure most thorough
" on account Of their direct and combined
action on liver. kidneys and bowels. They
are the most popular medicine the famous
Receipt Book author ever introduced, and are
guaranteed by his portrait and signature on the
box. One pill dose. Is cents box, at all
dealers. or DR.. A. w. Chase Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
MIR. Sylvester Pappert, III South
Main ST. Shenandoah, Pa, states:
"For twenty years was troubled with con-
sipaton and kidney troubles. and could get
no relief; since using DR.. A. w. Chase's
Kidney and Liver Pills the pains and aches
have gone, the action Of the kidneys'is nor
NAL and the bowels regular
LACK DRUG CO.. MANkATo. MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
Doing Good Work.
From Mondays Daily.

Sheriff Donahue has six boarders at
the county Jail, and three of them are
working for their keep. These three
have been employed on the Silver
ravine road, clearing away cavern
that resulted from the rains.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
The
Great
''beano''

brought direct from the Win
ger garden, Berlin to this
country. His marvellous act is
unequeled in the world for his
skill, daring, mystery and
beauty. H a ir Raising and
Comedy Feats alternating to
periods of breathless interest.
This great act was never b e.
fore seen in America.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26

The, wind wrought havoc in the rear
of the J. A. Presley building, the first
floor of which is occupied by Mrs.
Phelps millinery store. 1t tore down
a shed in the rear and carried solid
section of it, IL by % feet, up over
the building and over p. X. Wiser's
building and landed it in Front street
in front of Andrew Anderson's building.
The iron roof at the rear of the main
building was rolled up, exposing the
rear rooms to the flow of all of the
water from the building. These rooms
are occupied by two elderly ladies,
Mrs. Goodrich and Miss Hanna, and
foot of water accumulated on the
floor in their rooms, doing a good deal
of damage. The water also ran down
into the first floor
AT Sibley park several trees were
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26
aims of the Aged
ARE OVERCOME.

Almost daily we hear Of people Of advanced
years whose pains and aches have been over
come, and whose life has been made more
comfortable by the use Of Dr.. A. w. Chases
Kidney and Liver Pills.
Because the liver, kidneys and bowels be-
come sluggish In action. poisonous waste
matter is left in the blood, and this brings
the pains and aches, the stuff joints. lame back
and rheumatism.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
CONGRESS WARNED
BY PRESIDENT
Vetoes Rainy River Project and
in Vigorous Style Ex=
plains His Reasons.
MUST CONSERVE RESOURCES
interest of All People Pleaded in Sup
port of Presidents Stream
Rights Policy.

Washington, April 15-In a special
message vetoing dam BILL President
Roosevelt yesterday warned congress
that there are pending in this session
bills which propose to give away with
out price stream rights capable of de-
veloping 100000 horsepower, the
production of which would equal an
nually the production of 100000 tons
of coal The president urged in Wig
orous terms the establishment of a
policy, such as the filibustering minor
ity in the house demands, which
would safeguard the granting of
bridge and dam privileges, and re-
quire the grantees to pay for them.
He definitely announced a future
policy on his part with regard to
prompt. utilization of construction
privileges by refusing his signature to
bill giving an additional three years
to the Rainy River Improvement COM
pany of Minnesota within which to
build a dam in the Rainy river.
Policy Is Set Forth.
'In place Of the present haphazard
policy of permanently alternating valu-
able property" said the president,
I'VE should substitute a definite poli-
cy along the following lines:
"First-There should be a limited
or carefully guarded grant in the ma
ture of an option Or opportunity af-
forded within reasonable time for de-
velopment of plans and for execution
of the project.
"Second-Such a grant or conces-
sion should be accompanied in the act
making the grant by a provision ex-
pressly making it the duty of the des-
ignated official to annul the grant if
the work is not begun or plans are not
carried on in accordance with the au,
thority granted.
In Interest of Public.
"Third-It should also be the duty
of some designated official to see to it
that in approving the plans the maxi
mum development of the navigation
and power is assured, or at least in
making the plans these may not be so
deveoped as ultimately to interfere
with the better utilization of the wa
ter or complete development Of the
power
"Fourth-There should be a license
fee or charge which, though small or
nominal at the outset, can in the flu
ture be adjusted so as to secure a
control in the interest of the public
Fifth - Provision should be made
for the termination of the grant or
privilege at definite time, leaving to
future generations the power or au-
thority to renew or extend the conces-
sion in accordance with the conditions
which may prevail at that time"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
People Talked About.

Riley Grammar, the we'll known
sporting man, is dead at Rawhide,
Neb., after a Long illness.
Judge James K. Cantrill of George
town, KY, died at Frankfort after a
long illness. He presided at the two
first trials of Caleb Powers.
Bishop J. Mortimer lowering, presi-
dent of the provincial elders confer
ence of the northern province of the
Moravian church of America, is dead
at Bethlehem, Pa.
George F. Pollock, formerly assist
ant commissioner of the general land
Office and more recently chief Of lands
in the forest service, has resigned to
enter private business.
Rev. c. P. Tinker, field secretary of
the New York Church Extension and
Missionary society, announced at the
conference of the Methodist church
that he had withdrawn from the con-
ference and is about to embrace the
Episcopal faith.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
Wednesday,.

Washington, April Is. Applause
that smothered the pounding of the
vice presidents gavel attested the
warmth of the reception given by the
crowded galleries of the senate to the
speech of Senator Foraker in defense
OF the colored soldiers discharged
without honor by the president lie
cause of their supposed connection
with the Brownsville affair. The day
was made notable in the annals d
senatorial oratory. Never in the his
tory OF the senate have the galleries
so fully surrendered to representa-
tives of the negro race, more than
half of the crowd that filled every
available seat and standing room be
ing occupied by them.
"A message was received from the
president advocating the building OF
four more battleships.
The expected fight in the house OF
representatives over the question
whether there shall be two or fOul
battleships authorized for the coming
year did not materializG yesterday
while the naval appropriation bill was
under consideration. Instead most OF
the session was devoted to a lively de.
bate in regard to naval stations in the
Philippines. The supporters of the
Subig bay station, led by Messrs Foss
and HohSOn. were victorious.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-16
RIOTERS STONE STATE POLICE.
Importation of Strikebreskers Causes
Serious Rioting.

in1pOrtarion or StFIkcpFGGkGFS SaUSCS
Serious Rioting.
Chester, Pa, April ia strike of
conductors, motormen and other en-
ployes of the Chester Traction COM
pany, followed by the importation of
about $50 strikebreakers and the sum-
moning of detachment of the state
constabulary to assist the local police
in preventing violence, precipitated a
series of clashes between strike SYM
pathizers and state police yesterday.
The state police were stoned and sew
eral officers and civilians were hurt,
though none dangerously.
The events of the day have aroused
the entire populace, and the town is
practically under martial law.
Mob Charges Police.
The trouble started when a mob pre-
pared to stop the running of cars by
strikebreakers The first car out of
the barn was stoned and every window
in it broken. This absolutely tied up
every line of cars in Chester. While
the strikers held themselves in readi-
ness to prevent the operation of cars,
a detachment Of twenty state police
came upon the scene. Their appear
ance aroused the ire of the strikers
and the officers were stoned and rush
ed by the mob, but were finally driven
back
Several times thereafter the mount
ed police were compelled to charge
the crowds and there were incipient
riots, but the worst disturbance came
at nightfall, when the strikers, aug
mented by several thousand men and
women, charged the mounted police.
Turn Hose on Mob.
Some one turned in an alarm of fire
and the engine came changing through
the crowded streets, driving the peo-
pie right and left. The firemen were
instructed to turn the water on the
strikers and they we're finally sub
dued. Half a dozen arrests were
made
The situation, while serious, is be-
lio~ed to presage no great trouble, and
an effort will be made to-day to arbi-
trate the differences with the strikers.
The strike was precipitated by the
traction company announcing 10
ner cent reduction in wages.