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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
DEATH ENDs.HIs sUFFERINGs
Zeno Wenner Dies From Tubercuol
sis After q Long illness.

From Fridays Daily. ~. 4Es f-
The death, of .Zeno Wenner oc-
cured at one O'Clock this morning at
his residence at l27 McMahan street,
and was due to tuberculosis with
which the young man had suffered a
long time. - sos -
Mr.. Wenner enjoyed a. large ac.
quaintance in Mankato and vicinity
large number of friends. This is the
second death that mas occurred in the
Wenner home, daughter of the de-
ceased having been buried only last
Saturday.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
August G. Wenner and just past TWEEN
ty-fve years of age, Mr.. Wenner has
lived in this county all his life. He
was born Dec %, 1882, in Mankato
township, where he spent his boy
hood days, and later attended st.
Peter and st. Pau's parochial school
in this city. He worked upon farm
near this city for some time and a
few years ago moved to Mankato
to engage in the carpenter business
He is survived by ais wife, whom he
married three years ago, and one in
FAINT child, also by two sisters and
two brothers and number of uncles
and aunts.
Mr.. Wenner was a member of st
Peter and st. Paul's Catholic church
and member of the local lodge OF
Catholic Order of Foresters, which or.
ganization will take charge of the
funeral He was man of fine char.
acter and enjoyed the respect of al
who knew him.
Funeral services will take place Mon,
day morning at st. Peter and St
Paurs Catholic church and interment
will be made at Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
LIVESTOCK SHOW THIS FALL
Will BE, Held at South St. Paul on
/ November II to 20.

From fridays Daily.
The Northwestern Livestock associa-
ton, which entered the field with a
successful show at the Union Stock
yards in South st. Paul last year,
will present its second annual show at
the same place Nov. II to 20, 1905.
This show is conducted in the inter
ests of the farmers and feeders and is
not open in competitive classes to agri.
cultural colleges, with its course of lee
lures and demonstrations it is designed
to furnish much valuable information
on the subject of animal husbandry.
The classes in the premium list
cover individuals, pen lots and car
lots in cattle, hogs and sheep. There
are six prizes in each class for the
single cattle, and five prizes in each
class for swine and sheep singles;
while in the car lot division there are
four prizes for all kinds in each
class. f
In all there are nearly $1,000 in
premiums; and the small farmer and
feeder has good chance to win
some of these: prizes. 2
The territory of the show is limited
to Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana,
the northern part of South Dakota,
and the northern part of Wisconsin,
Also there are no classes in the
premium list for breeding stock. There
fore. the farmers and feeders of this
territory will not be brought into COM
petition with the professional herds
shown at the big fairs.
The management of the show has
felt that there is field for it in
this territory, and believe that the
farmers and feeders will readily ap-
preciate the advantages that will az
crue to them through the building up
of show of this character.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Sterling Center

Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Parks were Man
kato visitors last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Grover were in
Mankato last Thursday.
Miss Clara Matteson of Decoria is
spending a week with her sister, Miss
Byron Troy.
E. w. Parks and S. NJ Grover We're
delegates to the republican convention
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Randall of Am
Mr.. and Mrs. Helm spent Sunday with
the Poliske family
boy spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
ii. NJ. Fisk.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Troy and Mr..
and Mrs. S. n. Grover spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Parks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10

Cures permanently the cases he undertake.
afee from them. This is why he continues his
visits year after year, while other doctors have
made few visits and stopped DIR. Jones Is
an eminently successful specialistin all chron.
lie diseases, proven by the many cures effected
In chronic cases which have baffied the skill ot
other physicians. His hospital experience and
extensive practice have made him SO proficient
that he can name and locates disease IN few
minutes. o 81 ssSfss, ~ ffsass
Treats all durable cases OF Catarfhs and Lung
Diseases, Consumption in early stage, Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, Gravel, Rheu.
matism, Paralysis, Neuralgia, Nervous, Heart
Blood and Skin Diseases, Epilepsy, Golfer
Appendicitis Rupture and Bright's Disease.
Diseases of Bladder and Female Organs.
Absorption treatment given for Cataract and
formulated Eyelids. SSee#
Special attention given TO all Surgical
cases, and all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat.
Cross Eyes Strengthened without pain.
Glasses fitted and guaranteed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Crops and Roads in Bad Shape.
ron, T,,acdov,c no

Crops AROUND Lake Washington that
were not destroyed by hail have been
washed out, according to w. J. More
.nart, who returned last evening after
having spent a few days with his
family at their cottage near Cliff
Inn. Mr.. Morehart says the roads are
in very bad condition, and he sue
ceeded in getting to Mankato by driv-
ing to Madison Lake and taking the
train there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Defeated Garden City.
From Mondays Daily.

The Boston Clothing house team of
this city defeated Garden City in a
game of base ball Saturday afternoon
by score of to 4. Batteries: Man
kato, Nelson and Schwigerd; Garden
City, Rev and Eckerson. Umpire.
johnson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10

All that shouting at Denver by the
Gopher contingent will not Joansonize
a Organized convention. The Lincoln
man has the convention in his hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Wonderful Cures

Perfected in old cases which have been neg
lected or unskillfuIly treated. No experiments
or failures. We undertake no iucurable cases
but cure thousands given up to die.
Consultation Free and Confidential.
Reference, Drexel State Bank.
Address DIR. ADDISON-JONES,
las lakewood Blvd. Chicago
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10

Are you nervous and respondent; weak and
debilitated; tired mornings; no ambition
able and irritable; eyes sunken, red and
plurreo; plmples on face; restless; haggard
looking; weak back; deposit in urine ano
drains at stool distrustful want Of confidence
lack of energy and strength?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Died SuddenIv at ST. Peter.

Mr.. Cooke, restaurant man, died
suddenly at st. Peter Saturday morn
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Special Diseases of Men and
r. Women a Specialty

Blood Poison, Syphilis, Structure, elect, Sper
matorrhea, Varicocele, Hydrocele, and the
effects of early Vice or Excess, producing De.
bility, Nervousness. Defective Memory, etc.
which ruin mind and body, positively cured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Piles, Fissure,
Fistula, Hydrocele
Nervous Debility

Guaranteed Cured Without the Knife OF
Detention From Business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10

Joseph Underleak of Chatfield nomi-
mated A. c. Aady of Rock Dell, Ohm
stead county, and W. H. Mcbride of
Fergus Falls nominated John H. Grass
of that city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
NOW SAFE IN JAIL
sHERrFF wfTM PRISONER FOEtUEl { WAY TlEnOUGM MOB.
FFqalk Sehnaqn, q Nears Azuxarrer, Held FVnae af Bay All Mtght and All
 Day, Bat Finally " s.asS. NmNnemH HNRalz. ss3. s

l.sll f
 Ciasksburk. W,va., March s.-@With drawn rifles company of deputy sher- i3s around Frank Johnson. negro Innr- dersr. In charge of sheriR Flanagan. forced way through a mob Of 1000 people who surrounded the county jail, at o'clock this evening and the pris- oner was safely taken through the parior of the sKeriff's residence Unto the prison.
 So quickly was the prisoner hurried through the crowd that there was lit- tie opportunity for. demanstration or the violence that had been feared. John- son surrendered to Sheriff Flanagan in the middle of the afternoon by vol- Mntarily coming out of the log barn Ron the Yates farm, on sycamore Creek, nine miles from here. and giving him. self up to the big posse that had sur rendered the place and held the negro fH siege since last night, exchanging many shots with him.
 The three members of the posse who were shot during the attacks on the barn early in the day will recover. They are: William Matheney, a school teach ct, who waS1shot in the lead. IT. Cook. q farmer, who was wounded in the arm, and James WamsIey. a farmer, who was also wounded :p the arm.
 Johnson yelled danantiy to the posse all night and all day that he would not surrender. and that he would die first. but when the sheriff and his deputies began making preparations to blow the barn to pieces with dynamite. the me- gro gave himseff up. The Harrison County jail is the strongest in the State, and 1t :a not thought that an attempt will be made O storm 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
WOMEN WON'T BE ALLOWED
 TO VOTE, SAYS COMMITTEE

Washington, March 4--The House Committee on the Judiciary will report adversely the joint resolution by MT. Davey of Louisiana, to so amend the constitution of the United States as to confer upon women the right to vote. The committee action will be taken Friday of this week. Tn discussing the proposition Chairman Jenkins said:
 ~Our girl friends seem to think that the duty of this committee very easy and that it is a very simple matter to amend the constitution of the United States. Those in favor of this proposi- tion overlook the fact that the Federal Government was created by the states. and the states expressly reserved unto themselves the power and the right to say who shall vote and who shall not vote Now, why should the FedeF61 government undertake to force upon the states. something they do not want? To Illustrate. New York refuses the right of the suffrage to women. Why should they join in crusade to in- sist that the right of suffrage upon women should be conferred in the state of Georgia?
 'STho right to vote is exercised under what we commonly call the police power of the staes. and 1t Is n serious question whether we should attempt to divide that power? So far 1t has been proved that IL IS pest 10 lShFs it entirely with the states.
 "Rut insistence on suffrage is -only a step. that is followed by marriage and divorce and several other senti. mental propositions.
 When the question is fairly pre- scented as to whether women shall vote or not. we shall have to argue the question on different lines. I am per fectly willing to say that since l have been in Congress: 9ave never seen a member of the committee on the Judiciary who favorably inclined to this proposed act"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
CRUELTY IS CHARGED
MRS. BAUM CAUSES SENSATION IN
 sfIssIssTPPI.
Widow Of Rich Merchant aa nEersaian sWears She Hns Been TmpRisemea. Her Sanity la 0ues-
 et0mea.

Mobile March a.--Mrs. Sidonia Baum, widow of Sol Baum. one time Q promi- nent merchant in Meridian. Miss. who died in New York some time ago. to- day created a sensation in her testf- mony in the trial of the case of lunacy instituted against her by members of the Meyer and Greenwald families at Meridian.
 Mrs. Baum is heiress to a large part of the fortune of the late Jacob Meyer Of Meridian, step-father of Joe and Sam Greenwald. and father of Joe and Sam Meyers. All people are prominent in Eastern Mississippi.
 Mrs. Baum testified that just before her husbands death she was hurried to hospital in New York bg sam Greenwald. and held there ss close con- fnement until taken to Meridian and that In Meridian she has been a pris- oner. cruelty treated af fi6h harshly dealt with by her kinsmen.
 Two months ago she escaped from th e house where she claims % have been prisoner and applied for pre- tection to M. Winner. one of Maridian'a weslthiest business men, and he hecnma her guardian.
 She swore that her relatives have repeatedly endeayored to forca her 60 sign papers giving up her inheritance. and that her brother knocked her down because she refused Co do his bidding. She charges that her relafires hnTe naisappropriated her money and used her jewels.
 Her mother lives in Phnadeiahls. 1hecaao was ncs eomplnsaA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
PRACTICE IS
 INTOLERABLE MT. Sims Scores N. Y. Cotton Exchange. FAv0Rs BURLES0N BILL And Urges Its Passage in the House. Thi- srea.are rrohib't- the Use of Mails. TeIesraph aud Teiephere
 service in Dealins Ia Cotton
 Futures.

Washington, March 4-Deelar.fg that the practices of the New York Cotton Exchange were Intolerable, and that the cotton growers of the South had determined to use all lawful means to end them. Mir. sims of Tennessee tcday' in the House of Representatives. advo- cated the passage of the Burleson biil. prohibiting the use of the mails, tele. graph and telephone service in denliis in Fcotton futures" where the delivery and acceptance of actual cotton .s not intended.
 He said if there was any good left in the New York Cotton Exchange. It was so overshadowed by the bad as to make 1t desirable to wipe out the good rather than to tolerate the bad and the effects of it's practice"
 Mir. Sims asserted that there was no legitimate benefit to the cotton in-. dustry of the United States in any form growing out of transactions on the Cotton Exchanges of this country as now conducted. Dealing In cotton futures was denounced as 'ian unnliti- gated evil. with no compensatfnE ad- vafitages He said the largest crop of cotton ever grown :n the Unitsa sEates was if, round numbers i3, 800 900 bales, ana in the same year this crop was grown, the sales for future delivery Of cotton on the New York Cotton E<- schanee vas between 1000 .000 aud f00, 100000 bales: that exceeding per cent of these sales were not in any way connected with the actual cotton transactions fully sb per can't of 'all tho sales of futures cn the geston speculative and would fall under the ban Of the law If the Burlesons Dill were passed,
 He said the grades of cotton that were delivered on contracts as dealt tn ofl the New. York Cotton Exchange were such ab to. offer atpremium on low grades undesirable cotton. The result was that large amount of this class of unmerchaftabie cotton acct- initiated in the warehouses In New York instead of going into consumption and was delivered and redeiiyered on contracts The effect of this practice. he said. was to cause holders of con- tracts of any particular month to sell at any rate before the month of so- livery arrived, r~ther than take shts low grade undesirable cotton that could be used in no other way than re- delivery on some other future cotton contract. "The logical and practical effecf.Y he declared. .'is to depress the price of futures for the nearest month which in turn depresses the price of actual or spot cotton.
 He charged that by the successful manipulation of the future market. the near or immediate spot price of cotton was controlled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
lhn PANIC SEXES CHILDREN AT OHIO SCHOOL nEAn
 lUU WHEN FIERCE FIRE SWEEPS THE BUILDING DI7D

in the most frantic ,her with the hope of saving a feRs lfe lives. They were unsuccessfui..~s ..~ none, was taken ativo from the rzsy / after the floors collapsed. FragE is of incinerated limbs. skulls. ~ / bones were found almost at eve v kurn, and these things were piled <ther in a little heap as ren one tns tos,,n Suiio,"g; t &. ,,,e bodies Y were taken from the ruins were b. <d beyond all possible recog- milton. And it Is no small part of the sorrow which Is bearing down the people of North Coliinwocd that posi- tive identification of many of the children win never be made.
 Besides the children who were killed Inside the building. three little girls, Mary Ridgeway. Apna Roth and Ger trude Davis were instantly killed by Ieaping from the attic to the ground. ~ Miss Ethel Rose. a teacher on the first floor of the building. whose pupils were youngest in the school. managed to get all but three of her charges out of the building in safety Two of the smaller ones she carried in her arms.
 Miss Anna Moran. the principal of the school. and two of the teachers. Miss Golfmar and Miss Rowley escaped by one of the windows In the rear. They remained with the panic stricken children until they could doSno more for them and then sought their own safety.
 Miss Laura aodet. the only teacher on the third floor, formed her pupils In line and marched them down to the second floor. where. finding the flames rushing up the stairway. she turned them around and hurried them back again to the third floor. She here broke a window with a chair and getting onto the platform of the fire escape. lifted out her pupils one by one and sent them down. Four or ]; five children who broke from the line she had formed had ran down the stairway and were killed.
 A Little Heroine.
 One of the heroines of the catas- trophe was little Marie witman of 5217 Lake Street. She ran through the smoke filled halls and grasped her iit- tie brother whom she managed to drag from the room and take out through a window both of them being nearly strangied with smoke.
 Another teacher. Mss Pearl Lynn, narrowly escaped death She was car ried toward the rear entrance by the fr ~s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
AN ABRUPT ENDING
CASE AGAINST HARTJE AND
 WELCHsON DISMISSED.
Juage Instructed Jury to Bring ia Verdict of Acauiftal As Prose-
 cutlOn Had Failed fO Make Out

PittsburE. March 5.--August Hartje, a millionaire, John L Welchsons, a hardware merchant and friend. of Hart ie, and Clifford Hooe. the negro coach l. man who have been on trial In crim- final court, charged with conspiracy to . blacken the character of Mrs Mary Scott Hartje, were all acquitted today, Binding instructions having been Etv- en to the jury to find such, verdict. and place the cost of the case upon
 The dispositjoa of the case was not unexpected and Is the first victory, for Mir. HartJe since the beginning three years ago of the famous and unsuc cessfuI litigation against his wife to secure divorce.
 It is now stated that Mrs. Hartte will push her action to obtain a div orce from her husband. The case will be called within few weeks.
 When Hartje sued for a divorce. EIooe, the negro, was named cores pondentl and made . deposition to the effect that he and Mrs. Hartje had had improper relations Hartje lost the case and later. Hooe. who left town. was captured by detectives in Youngstowh. Ohio. and made three confessions. in which he said he lied in charging intimate relations between Mrs. Hartie and himself. He was plac- cd on trial for perjury and convicted and is now serving a seven year sem tence in the western penitentIary. Charges were then made against Hart te and his friend. welchsOns. alleging they bad conspired with the negro in making charges against Mrs. Hartje.
 The case was placed on trial Mon day a week ago and the prosecution suddenly rested yesterday afternoon. The defendants immediately asked the court to discharge the, defendants. al- isging thars was not sufficient evil asnce to support the charge that Hart ie and Welchsons had conspired with the negro. Arguments on the motion were made yesterday afternoon and Judge MacFariare announced he would Hahe his decision today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
MURDERED
AND HIS WIFE FATALLY INJURED
 BY UNKNOWN PERSONS.
An EAxe Was Used And Hart Head Was Crushed Two Ne. grOeA Arrested and Lynehtng
 May Follow.

HawkinsvilIe. Ga. March l.--warren Hart, a farmer. living near Empire, was killed while going to feed his stock early today and his wife probably fatsily injured while preparing break fast in the kitchen of their home by un- known persons.
 Robbery Is believed to have been the motive. Both Hart and wife were attacked with an axe. Hart's head being badly crushed. Excitement In that section is said to be at fever heat. Two negroes have been arrest ed charged with the crime and lynch ing may follow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
IN SUPPORT or BILL.
Coal Dealers Desire PaassGe or smIth
 Measure.

Washington. March 4.--James D, Cohdy. representing the Illinois and Wisconsin Coal Dealers Association. and Milton E. Robinson, a coal dealer of Chicago. appeared today before the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and asked for a favorable report on the bill introduced by Mr. Smith, of Texas. to compel rail- road companies to furnish to inter state shippers as many freight cars as they may require
 It was explained to rne commission in illustration of the need of such leg islation. that failure of railroad corn- panies to supply cars In which to move from the "anokeIess" fields ofrwest Virginia and the anthracite aelds of Pennsylvania. the thousands of tons of coal which are bought In the spring and summer months for deiivery in September and october, have been mainly due to the coal fsmines of the naset Ha@ra.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
F0RAKER IS ACTIVE
BUT HE DID NOT ATTEND OHIO
 CONVENTION.
Friends Of Senator still Hopeful He WilI Get Some Southern Dele Eates--AIidMhipman DuBOse
 Detained nt Academy.

Washington. D. C., March 4.--(Spe- ciaL)-It appeared strange that sena- tor Foraker should have been here when an Ohio Republican convention was in session today at Columbus and In Presidential election year. He has been commanding figure in such
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
ENGINE ExrLoDEs.

Engsneer and . Negro HrusSennan Are
 Fatally scnIaed.
 Roberts. Ga. March 4.-rTiie engine of the Southern Railway freisht train. while traveling at twenty miles an hour. exploded at Champion, two miles below here early today fataliy acaIdinx engineer Charles o'NeiI. of Fort Valley. and a negro brakeman.
 Another negro tTain hand was badly scalded. The track was torn up for e considerable distance, The cause of the explosion is not yet known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
ALL ARE FOR BRYAN
NEBRAslxA STATE DnMOCRAEIC
 CONVENTION MEETS TuDAY.
Deneernafe Leaders and nsieBnsen Ar riying In uniaha Apa issery Hotel in Crovraea--ferfec
 Harmeny Prevails.


 Omaha. Neb., March 4Ae penocratic leaders and delegates ko the state Cen vention which meets in Umaha Thurs day. have becp arfavfng here all day today, and every hotel is crowqed- 1t 10 a Bryan crowd from first to last. and nothing but harmony pre- vatiB. Mr. Bryan and his party VIII arrive from Lincoln tonight. Mfr. Bryan has been suffering with d slight attack of grippe. but Is reported in pettsr condition this evening.
 National officers of the Bryan Volun- teers arrived today and opened head qua rters. The Volunteers expect a great boost ct the convention tomor- So thoroughly is Bryan in the mas tery of the situation that no arrange ments have been made for officers 0f the convention. nor is word being aaid on the matter of a platform. It Is recognized among the Democrats that the platform wi1l be just as Bryan wishes it and will reflect Bryans wishes as to the national platform. The convention will not be called to order until 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon and will continue through the evening when Bryan will address the delegates. Every county is sending tts full quota of representatives and in many cases the alternates are also in attendance. Many who are not delegates are in the city also.