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Heart to Hear,
 Talks.
THE FACES OF THE DEAD.
By EDWIN A. ME.
Copyriyht. 1908. hy Edwin A. We.

4 touching story comes from Buffalo Years ago father lost his only son, a lad of twelve years.
 | When longing for d sight of the boys absent face comes over the man he stands by the school gate and watches the face of every child, He never sees the face he looks for; but cheered by the composite face of boy hood, he takes up his work again.
 Pathetic? Aye. and there is a great teaching in tine story. and consolation.
 In the picture gallery of almost every soul there is the frame Of some dear ] face it shall never see again The minds eye holds the portrait but dim | y. The years are so thick veil be tween! But betines, when the noses of the world are still and memory is quick to do it's office, we almost see them once again-the faces of our loved and lost.
 Ah, the faces!
 Most of all do We see them in our sleep. No able artist Can retouch the faded pictures like the artist of kindly sleep. And how changed the faces. They were pale, worn faces upon which one day we dropped our bitter tears. But 10, these dream faces are beauteous. winsome. smiling, as if they beheld some work of love begun, some deed of kindness done!
 The faces of the dead!
 When we seek to find their counter part in the faces of the living or in the faces of our dreams we are cheered and strengthened. The dead would have it so. They would be remember ed. Aye, but in that remembrance were they to speak their greatest wish they would have their memory conse- crated to the good of the living. And so as we go chastened to our daily task by the remembrance of the dead we find refreshment by the way. And the world is thus made better. All boy hood is dearer to that father in Buffalo because he finds reminders of the facs he lost.
 The faces of the dead!
 Who would bring pain or sorrow to those dead faces fashioned so like our own?
 o son of man, be careful lest when you torture the heart and distort the faces of your fellows you come face to face with the sacred features of your dead,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
The Gospel of Good Cheer
By E. simmons tile Executive Committee of tn
 National Prosperity O Association of st. Louis.

We have formed a organization be called the Ma Prosperity Louihavins for its object the prosperity than might other
 
 of the business men, We believe present ceedngly this The commercialhas been very had typhoid fever but the fever has en- rey remains sick weak that permanent only matter Of tme quicken in healthy is the problem
 
 world large that conditions fnndamen tally sound and healthy and that nothing no" exists but lack o confidence restore full measure Of prosperity such as We aremaking effort through the press and through other travelling sales clearly pathwaand much better than with present poets realized nothing unforeseen in the mme future, question a time until the dn pas will again be full and the unemployed WI" agan De en- poyed there will be reduction in employed We believe there great change of of the United States and that rapidly most quick return of pros of laborng to the benefit o all business interests
 On all sides expressions the railroads and this shall be the departments of justice be allowed to proceed work quiet manner-whch, of course is greatly be desired 1t absolutely essential the welfare Of railroads should again because more and half million in the employ of the railroads their from railroad investments hence is almost impossible that we should full prosperity excepting the railroads par ticipating in the same
 With the cooperation press States with the united the business feel confident degree
 would like have highest without cut There wisdom of this We most heartily in working that endgvng time and money conditions and returning prosperity cooperation of chants elemenn fact, bus ness We ask business commercial and house in this country to join hands in the gospel of sunshine the paths of all whom pessmists, them become opi. optimiss them increase their opti them hunt for sunshine want them to be their dictons-in their hopes and aspirations
 Fundamentally everything is all rghtthe basis of @ and the products the soil have present outlook winter wheat cropwhich that notce-is better history of reports heretofore unknown railroads laid immediately farers these tolers of the soil have the time had enough labor to put in full than before and the planting planting than has beore and reasonable that exceedingly probable that with the rapdty from which went wonderfully short time to a avervl of
 0 everybody the United movemenwhich think merit which has possibilities.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07

Why not let McDaniel & Baugh- man give you an estimate On your window and door frames and all kinds of inside finish. Phone soc. 5-31-1m
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would seem to require an affirma,iy answer 70 these questions.-Americ& Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
is Mr.. &c. DEAN A CANDIDATE
Fairmont Man May Try for the Con
gressionaI Nomination.

Is T.. c.. Dean candidate for con
oress or is he not, is question which
is worrying a few who have asplra-
tions and many others who have
friends who have aspirations, says The
Fairmont Sentinel. The Granada Times
saws Dean is not candidate. When
the writer attempted to ascertain the
truth from the fountain head of Mar
tin county's political rivulet that
trickIes toward Washington, he showed
Mr.. Dean the item in The Times and
asked if he had anything to say about
the matter He declared that while he
had never authorized any one to say
that he would be candidate, he GER
tainly never authorized any one to say
that he would not be: that recent oc-
currences had caused him to consider
the matter of entering the race, but
that he had not fully made up his
mind yet He further stated that ne
thought the item referred to must
have been prompted by some one who
is. or intends to be candidate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
HARD TASK FOR THE WOMEN
They Remain Silent While the Men
Play Checkers.

The Gentlemen's Checker club OF
Rapidan and Spring Island met for
practice ait the home of Fred Mccall
The wives of the senior members of
the club were present and nearly ac-
complished the supposed impossible
feat of refraining from conversation
during the entire session. Mrs. Me-
Call served delicious oyster supper
at midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bates have tax
en- a winning little boy, fourteen
months old for probable adoption.
Henry futile is getting ready to
90 to Tacoma where his future home
will be.
Peter Rip hurt his left arm badly
while handling fractions young stock.
Ernest Croker will move his family
back to Mankato next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Croker will
move back to the farm soon.
Mrs. Broster and Miss Kvam of
llanska are guests of Mrs. Tobias
Brude.
Mrs. John Clark entertained the
Neighbors' Aid club Thursday. The
ladies spent a very pleasant afternoon.
worked busily and enjoyed the fine
luncheon served
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
FANS ARE NOW UP AND DOING
Propose to Have Baseball Club Here
This Season.

The local baseball enthusiasts are
taking steps to start the ball rolling
for the season. Mankato is to be a
member of the league of eight South
ern Minnesota cities. The other cities
in the league are to be Winona, st.
Peter, FaribauIt, Albert Lea, Saltwater
Redwing. and Rochester. Redwing pa
pers claim that the team of that place is
going to win the seasons penant, but
is fails to take into account what the
Mankato team will be doing while their
team is winning penant.
Walter Wimot of Minneapolis, for
mer owner and manager of the Min
neapolis league team, has written to 0.
w Morrow, asking for a chance to
purchase the Mankato baseball fran
chise and manage the team. The local
association has other plans on foot,
however.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
WELL PLEASED WITH TRIP
Winona Fishermen Have Good Words
to Say Of M ankato.

Winona Independent: Deputy Game
Warden Harry P. Felgate and his par
ty of local net fishermen returned
home last night from two days trip
in the vicinity of Mankato. Z
The SEEMING of rough fish at Lake
Winona during the past winter has at
tracted considerable attention through
out the state and Warden Felgate. has
received considerable correspondence
from the difere mt localities where the
rough fish are doing away with game
fish. Among the places is Mankato
Mimi.
After some correspondence with Mr.
P. H. Jordan, a deputy game and
fish warden at that place, the fisher
men decided to make trip to that
there during the coming summer, fall
and winter should the outlook warrant
it.
Warden Felgate says the party came
home feeling amply repaid for their
trip and all satisfied that there are
thousands of tons of fish in the nu-
merous lakes that abound in the vi
entity of AIankato. SEEMING as IA bust
ness has never been CARVED on at
these lakes and the carp and buffalo
have become so numerous that where
the large, beautiful lakes once teemed
with game fish they are now becom
ing infested with carp and buffalo
Should our fishermen decide to 90 out
to these lakes there would probably
be some one hundred or more fisher
men from here 60
The entire party are enthusiastic
over the reception given them at
Mankato.
Not only, they say, did the gentle
men who are interesting themselves
in the game and fish protection ex-
tend the glad hand to them but from
all sources they were treated like
princes and Game Warden Jordan and
the people of Mankato and. vicinity
will always be remembered by Wi
nona's net fishermen for the kindnesses
shown them while there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
NEW BANK AT LAKE CRYSTAL
Farmers Merchants In Organizes Out
of An Old Institution.

Lake Crystal Union: The old and
well known banking firm of Marston,
Larson & Davis in this place has been
superseded by the Farmers Merchants
State bank with capital stock OF
$4,000
The new organization was completed
last week and May the new entel>
prise goes into effect.
w. p. Marston was chosen presi-
dent; ID. T. Owens, vice president /;
Lewis Jones, cashier, and w. Z.
Marston, Jr., assistant cashier.
The old banking firm of Marston
Larson & Davis has been one of many
vars standing the big fire when
we with Others doing business in that
block were burned out in 1887, twenty.
one years ago.
Mr. Welcome, who is interested in
number of banks about the state.
is one of the new organizers. Also
Lewis Jones, cashier, is from out of
town. He will remove here and become
one of citizens.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
Ben Habein's Dead Body Picked
Up Near MOrristown.
SKULL CRUSHED; CASH GONE
Started Last Evening to Visit at Home
of Mr.. O'leary, But Did Not
Reach There.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Evidence of most foul crime was
found two and half miles west of
Morristown this morning.
The dead body of Ben Habein was
discovered alongside the Chicago Great
Western track by the crew operating
the passenger train which left this
station at 6:20 o'clock. His skull was
crushed in as if he had been struck
repeatedly with blunt instrument.
Beside the corpse was Habein's
pocketbook. 1t was open and the
contents had been removed. His hat
was pulled down on his head, having
every appearance of being the work
of other hands than\ those of Habein's.
When found the body was cold i'll
death The man had been dead several
hours. 1t is believed that Habein
was struck down while he was walk
ing along the railroad track, and
robbed by his assailants.
Was to Call on Mr.. O'Leary.
Habein was about twenty years of
age and the son of wellto-do
farmer living few miles southwest
of Morristown. The young man
spent most of yesterday in the village
and last evening about 1870 started
for the home of Mr.. O'Leary, about
three miles west of MorristOwn. That
was the last seen of him until this
morning when his dead body was
found by the train crew. He had
not been to Mr.. O'Leary's at all
during the night.
Habein was a young man of excel
lent standing and he had many
friends. His visit to the O'Leary
home was for the purpose of calling
on Mr.. OLeary's daughter with
whom he was keeping company.
Remains Brought to Town.
Habein's remains were brought to
Morristown and given in charge OF
Erfert, the undertaken. Coroner Day OF
Rice county was summoned from Fari-
bault. Sheriff Geiger is on the ground
Another report is circulated that
Habein was killed while attempting
to board the west bound passenger
train last evening. If this were the
case it is hard to understand how his
hat could have escaped injury, his skull
being crushed in the manner it was
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
KERNs AND HEBRON STORIES
An Able Sermon Preached BY Rev.
Chords on Sunday.


Rev. Robert NJ. Chords of Hasty,
Mimi, preached an interesting sermon
last Sunday morning at the Kens
church, and an address to the young
people in the evening. Mr.. Chords was
a former resident of Amboy and "A
graduate of the Mankato normal.
+. E. Jefferson and family and Viii
liam \. Sharp and family are making
maple syrup.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ausel Goodridge will
work for William G. Clark for the
coming year.
David Brown has hired out to E. j.
Rood for the summer.
We. j. Rood went to lie Sueur Cen
ter on business last Saturday.
Elmer Door is home from the Man
kato normal to assist with the spring
work.
Miss Una Hodson of Blue Earth and
Miss Lula Hodson of Luverne will
spend next week at home in Hebron
for spring vacation. Also Herbert Hold
son. Lester Door, John and Lecreia
Hendley of the high school at Mankato
will spend next week at their home.
Z. r. Kennedy of Mankato visited
with his daughter, Mrs. William Hend-
lev of Hebron last week.
Robert Hansen of Lyle visited last
week with his sister Mrs. George Nc
Carger i'll Hebron.
The roads leading into Alankato from
this vicinity are in good shape, thanks
to the road drag and the parties that
used them. The roads ought to be kept
smooth before the spring rains set in.
Farmers are preparing for seeding
The land will be in nice shape when
the frost is out of the ground.
Evan Jones of Judson is saving
wood for f. j. Rood and I. Hodson
this week.
GUY Trask baled hay for c. s. Thurs
ton last week. The hay will be ship
ped to Chicago. He baled hay for
Arthur McCarger the week before. 9th
er parties will have hay baled this
spring
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Merton Mel
vim on the valley road, Saturday nine
pound son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
WILL SUPPORT Mr.. JENNINGS
Minnesota Methodist Delegation
Wants Him Elected to Bishoprie.

From Fridays Daily.
An event of interest to members of
the Methodist Episcopal church in all
parts of the world is the meeting of
the general conference which is to be
held at Baltimore to legislate for the
entire church. The conference is COM
posed of both lay and ministerial
delegates.
Lay delegates from the Minnesota
conference, embracing the southern half
of the state are; w. A. Sperry,
Owatonna; HI. Z. Woods, Amboy; j.
L. Mitchell, Austin, and F. j. Clemens,
of the First church, st. Paul. In
order to secure full attendance the
following alternates were named: M.
Sullivan, Marshall; ID. NJ. Weld, Win
dom, and C. Z. Southworth, Albert
Lea: Judge II. R. Brill and President
G.. III. Bridgman of Hamline university,
have in the past been honored by be-
ing selected as delegates to the con-
ference
1t will be the duty of the conference
to elect, more than nall dozen d.
shops to fill vacancies caused by death,
and to provide for losses during the
next four years.
Is it generally believed that one OF
the bishops to be elected will be Rev.
Fl. C. Jennings, who some years ago
was pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal church at Waseca. While there
he organized successful summer
Chautaugua and later he was called
to Chicago and made one of the
two business managers of the book
concern of the church. The Minnesota
delegation will earnestly support MIR.
Jennings for elevation.
There may be other men in Mime
sofa who are qualified to be made
bishops and who may be considered, If
not by this, by the next conference.
Among them is Rev. j. f. Stout, the
efficient presiding elder of the st. Paul
district, who is a man of liberal edu-
cation and wide experience as pas
tor, his last charge being the First
church in ST. Paul. He is a man OF
rare spiritual insight
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
DEATH COMES AS A RELIEF
j. N. Wiser Died During the Fore
noon, Funeral to Be Private.

James MaXiield Wiser died at the
hospital in st. Peter at $3.50 O'Clock
today. He had remained in par
italy unconscious condition for IA num-
Der of days and death had been
expected. ----------
Mr.. Wiser was son of p X. Wiser
the pioneer ieweler of Mankato. He
was born in this city Oct. %, 1870, and
made his home here most of his life
time He spent several years in St.
Paul where he engaged in newspaper
work and also was a travelling sales
man for leading dry goods houses in
ST. Paul and Chicago.
A few years ago Mr.. Wiser's health
began to fail He was doubly afflic-
ted with rheumatism and tuberculosis.
His sufferings were great, but he bore
them with cheerfulness that was re-.
markable. He was employed at differ
ent times on local newspapers in a re-
portori al capacity and acted as adver-
Using agent for the state fair. He
possessed bright and active mind
and his capacity for work was great.
He was kind of heart and generous
TO fault. He had great many
friends here and elsewhere. He is
survived by farther and one brother,
Louis Wiser of st. Paul.
The funeral will be held from Klein's
undertaking rooms at ten o'clock Mon
day morning. The services will be
private No flowers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
CAUGHT AT GOOD THUNDER
Case OF Smallpox Discoveries BY the
Health Officer.

From Thursdays Daily.
The Quaker Medicine show is draw
| ing big crowds each night.
Mrs. H. Lehman is visiting with rel
latives around Vernon for couple OF
weeks.
A new baby girl is reported at the
Julius Daluge home.
Pete Benedict of Minor, n. D., is
visiting with friends and relatives
near Good Thunder.
Ralph Campbell is home for the re-
mainder of the week, but will return
to his work at Minneapolis on Mon
day.
Will Meyer is expected home some
time this week for a short visit. Will
has claim and expects to go back
to DEVILS Lake, n. D., to hold his
claim down.
Mrs. H. NJ Benedict was Mankato
caller on Monday and Tuesday.
| Charles Peterson was out fixing up
| the switch at NJ. Gainors one day
this week.
Mrs. George Doty visited with
Grandma Alderman one day last week.
Your correspondent is glad to note
that Mankato is taking so much in
terest in the school buildings and fire
drills There cannot be too much of
| it. The Ohio disaster ought to be
| terrible lesson, never to be forgotten,
and one every school in the land ought
| to profit by. Every precaution should
be taken for the safety of SO many
little innocent lives, all gathered un
der one roof, that they may go and
come safely; that the buildings should
be built right, and make escape easy
so that well and often drilled school
children have chance to escape when
often danger is greater than they i'm
agine. Expense ought not to be con-
sidered for a moment. What is
few dollars compared to the loss of
human life?
The scarlet fever cases in Beauford
are reported as much better.
Health Officer Meilicke of Good
Thunder accidentally stumbled on to
a case of smallpox at the home of
John Taylor on his way out to fumi-
gate Aaron Prat's residence.
"a man by the name of Hauch from
Mankato accidentally fell and broke
his leg while going out of the hotel
"Wednesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
August W. Nelson Took a Queer
Way to Collect a Bill.
CLAIMED THE WAGES DUE HIM
Mankato Man in Jail at Worttine.ob
Charged With Horse Stealing;
How He Was Captured.

Window, March 25.-Peter Jensen
and Carl Ruhberg of Storden captured
an alleged horsethief north of that
village early yesterday morning and
brought him to Window for safe keep
ing until the sheriff at Worthington
arrived.
August w. Nelson is the name given
by the fellow. He is twenty years
old and gave his home as Mankato.
For the past seven months he had been
working for j. F. Moore, a farmer
near Worthington. Sunday night, at
half past twelve, young Nelson took
the team and the cushion-tired rig and
lit out.
Just before supper, as Carl Ruhberg
was returning to Storden from the
north he met a driver with jaded
team. The driver turned out of the
road for him, and as he did SO he
gave the off horse severe cut with
the whip. This drew Mr.. Ruhberg's
attention to him and he noticed the
rubber tires.
Card Gave the Clew.
After supper he went to the bar
Der shop and while there heard Peter
Jensen, the liveryman, read card,
sent from Worthington, describing the
man and rig. Carl remarked that he
had seen the rig, and then Jensen also
recalled that he passed the same team
but had paid no particular attention
to it. They hitched up and started
in pursuit towards Lamberton. They
overlook the man at the Martin Twas
farm, told the fugitive what was up
and brought him to Window.
Nelson explained it all by saying
that Moore owed him $50, and that
what other money he had received
was gotten only through lawyer, so
he decided to kidnap the team and al.
ter getting far enough away notify his
employer that he could regain it only
iby paying him his $50. Nelson will
realize that it is a dangerous way
| to collect debit there was u
debt.
By the capture, Messrs. Ruhberg and
Jensen will get the largest part of
the states 5000 bounty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-27
DAILY DOINGS AT GARDEN CITY
Cominss and Goinss and News Notes
In General.

Cominss and Goings and News Notes
In General.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. <Yarten of Vernon Center was
in town canvassing Monday.
Miss Ollie Osgood, who has been
visiting in Portland, Oregon, for past
year, returned to her home here Satur-
day.
Mr.. Eli and Ellsworth Warner of
Minneapolis visited their sick mother
last week.
Chester Kendall and wife are NOV
ing to Vernon Center this week.
Miss Hertha and Myrtle Hopkins
went. to their home at st. James We'd
nesday.
Miss Ray of Mankato visited at
&C. Van Cickle's last week.
John Stevenson of Mankato was in
town Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buckminister of Man
kato are visiting at Walter Kenison's
Herman Schultz was in Lake Crys-
TAI JnlS week.
Ben Penigree of LIE Sueur is visiting
at Watson Preston's this week.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Thurston went
to Minneapolis to visit her sister Mrs.
Yates Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Hughes were Man
kato callers Tuesday.
John and Bill Hager went to Pipe
stone county Tuesday.
Mrs. Kenison of Montana is visit
ing her son Walter of this place this
week.
H. c. Mcbride is OH the sick list
Mr.. Yooseph, gentlemen from Per-
STA, gave lecture in the Methodist
Epicopal church, Tuesday evening.
The male Quartet consisting of Mr.
Woods, Amboy; Washburn and Toll.
man of Vernon Center; and George
John of this place gave a concert in
the Methodist Episcopal church for the
benefit of the Epworth league. 1t
was well attended and greatly enjoyed
by all
Hubert Kinney, j. Meyer and w
Schmidt of Amboy were in Garden
City Wednesday with their new auto
mobiles.
John Hager has sold his interest in
the hardware store to Bert Patrah.
MIR. Howard of Amboy was in town
Wednesday.
Miss Forester of Fairmont is visit
inc her brother Rev. Forester of this
place Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Mills was Mankato
visitor this week.
Mrs. Warner who has had relapse
is improving.
Miss Bixby returned Wednesday aft
err weeks visit with her sister, Mrs
Reynolds of Amboy
A dinner was held in the basement
of the Christian church Thursday.
School closed Tuesday for week
of spring vacation.
E. E. Morton was Mankato visitor
Friday. -