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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

ent courses of study in highway engi-
neering and, where such courses are
entirely lacking, to introduce them. 1t
it probable that next winter a short
course of lectures by a representative
of the office of public roads WI be d.
livered at Columbia university at New
York, and probably some of the other
large eastern schools. The office re-
eeives numerous requests each year to
recommend engineers for appointment
to state and county engineering posi-
tions. The present state engineer for
Illinois was formerly highway engi-
neer of the office of public roads.
There is room in this country for
several thousand road engineers, and
there is a great demand for them. One
is needed in every country and the To-
cal authorities are gradually becoming
convinced that they pay their way not
only by showing people how to make
better roads, but by introducing vari-
GUS economies which make the money
90 farther than would be possible in
the hands of inexperienced men. Some
of the graduates of the school are now
receiving salaries of $4,000 and 3d.
600, so great is the demand for them.
The number of students is limited be-
cause of the lack of money, and it is
hoped that congress will appreciate the
Importance of the college and increase
its facilities. The present class come
mostly from the middle west, and are
all graduates of schools of engineer
ing. The way to get into the college
is to apply to the civil service COM
Washington, d. c., for cir
culars of instruction, and it should
be done at once, because the next ex-
animation takes place this month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
WAS A PLEASING CONCERT
The Misses Stockdill, Rice and Ack-
erman Sinq at IA. e. church.

AT the Centenary Methodist Epis-
copal church, Miss Carlotta Stockdill,
Miss Beryl Rice and Miss Hazel Ack-
erman gave an entertainment of unus-
ual excellence to large and appre-
ciative audience Miss Stockdill has
contralto voice of extraordinary
power, thoroughly cultivated and un-
der perfect control. Nearly every num-
Der was encored. Miss Beryl Rice
was received with great favor and de-
lightfully entertained the audience
with her select reading, which were
varied and well chosen. She, too, was
repeatedly recalled. Miss Alderman,
the accompanist, plays with fine taste
and touch. They are all artists of
rare merit and if they return to
Mankato will be sure of a cordial re-
reception. The entertainment was Civ
en- under the auspices of the Sunday
school.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
INSPECT SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Officials Asked by M ayor Andrews to
Report on Fire Escapes.

Mayor Andrews today requested Chief
Kleinschmidt of the fire department
and Chief of Police Osten to make an
inspection of the various school build
ings in the city, with a view to see
ing whether they have fire escapes and
doors opening outward, and absence of
crooks and turns in the Railways that
would confuse and catch the pupils in
crowds in case of fire.
The public schools have a fire drill,
and doubtless this will be recommend
ed to any of the other schools that
do not have it.
The action of the mayor is timely,
and if anything is needed to safe
guard the pupils in the schools it
should be done. 1t might also be wei!
to examine the heating plants and
steps taken to prevent fires in base
ments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
TAKEN UNDER Amusement
Special Court Hears Attorney Harris
Argument in Own Behalf.

st. Paul, Mimi, March ll.-Sensa-
tional to degree was the final hear
ing in the disbarment proceedings
brought against Francis B. Hart of
Minneapolis, at the instigation of state
board of law examiners, and held be-
fore the special court in the supreme
court room at the state capitol yes
terday.
His words fairly tingled with sar-
casm, and every sentence whip, the
ash of which he cut to the very quick.
Captain Hart informed the court that
he did not care what they did in his
case. He knew they could do him no
harm and what the outcome might be
was immaterial as far as he person
ally was concerned.
eff this unblushing disregard of the
law and the authorities is, to continue
it is time | was disbarred,," said Cap
tain Hart, facing the court and point
ing his finger at his accusers.
81 want to be disbarred," he added
with vehemence.
81 am through practicing before this
court, through inveigling people into
nv office and taking their good money
and then have the supreme court
treat me as it has DONE 1t is not fair
to me and it is not fair TO my clients.
81 am through with the supreme
court as long as the present state of
affairs continue.
"You can disbar me, and may, but
know that it will not do me any
wrong.
"At my age and with my experience,
my conscience and my reputation are
my chief assets, and, God helping me,
hope to keep them mtarnished.'
The silence was death-like as the
aged practitioner arraigned the SUI
preme court and his voice, pitched
high, filled the court room.
Defantly he stood through it all,
and no one made any effort to OBJ
ject. In conclusion, he said he did not
want to be taken as attacking the
court as individuals or impunging cor
ruption as individuals. 1t was simply
their findings, their disregard for the
law and their assumption of legislative
functions with which he was at war.
Edward Lees of Winona, made the
closing speech for the prosecution att
err which the court took the case un-
der Amusement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

In addition, to the foregoing Mr..
Lavesson, the Lake Benton Milling
company, and other citizens have re-
ceived i numerous foul, defamatory and
threatening letters through the mails
at different, times during the past four
or five months.
There is every reason to believe that
one individual is. responsible for all
the letters and warnings, as the pen
work and addressing of the envelopes
show the same Characteristic studied
crudities. With a cunning and shrewd-
ness, which seem to- be prevailing traits
of these snake like characters, this
Black Handler uses clippings from an
archistic publications, only marking
them with printed letters or drawings
of studied crudeness. The warning,
which we reproduce. in this article,
consisted of two clippings from news
paper, pasted on sheet of paper, with
a crude pen drawing of skull and
crossbones, which is the recognized
death warning of these night crawling
reptiles.
Something should be done to run
this hound out of town or give him
a dose that will jar some of the slime
from his conductor better still, do
both
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

By a majority vote, and not with
out a lively fight, the Democratic
state committee of Minnesota has in
dorsed and recommended Governor
John A. johnson for the presidential
nomination. This action, which is
politically important for more than
one reason, is believed locally to
have been taken with the full knowl-
edge and approval of the Minnesota
executive. 1t this be the case Mr.
johnson may be considered real
factor in the national democratic stu
alton, says the Chica'- post
1t is true that he has twice de-
clared himself to be a supporter OF
MIR. Bryan and disclaimed any inten-
ton of standing" for the nomination
of his party. But he never said that
he should decline to be a candidate
if, without any efforts ON his part
democrats of his own and other states
should insist on presenting his name
d L..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

Albert Lea Tribune: The school
board at Mankato is considering in
sailing a cooking department in the
nigh school for the young ladies. They
have had representatives visit st.
James high school where instruction in
cooking has been included in the high
school work for some time past. The
people at st. James are very much
pleased with the results of the instruc-
ton. One prominent citizen said that
the cooking instruction his daughter
received in the high school was worth
more to her than money could buy.
1t has been figured out by the st.
James board that the cost per pupil
for instruction, not counting the in
stallation of the gas stoves or the
teachers salary, amounts to about
II cents per pupil. If the high schools
can turn out good cooks as well as
educated women, they will have ac-
complished much more than the most
optimistic ever dared to hope for.
Happy the estate of the future man,
with a wife who is beautiful, well
educated and an artistic cook.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
To the Republican Electors of the Coun-
ty OF Blue Earth:

To the Republican Electors of the Coun-
ty OF Blue Earth:
Pursuant to the established custom
and laws of the State of Minnesota, the
Republican County Committee hereby is
sues its official call for delegate Coun-
ty Convention for the Republican cleo
tors of the county to be held In the city
hall in the City of Mankato on Thurs
in the forenoon of that day, for the
purpose of electing nineteen delegates
to represent the republicans or Blue
Earth County in the Republican State
Convention to be held in the auditorium
in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota,
on Thursday. April 10th, 1908. at 11:00
O'Clock in the forenoon for the purpose
of electing four delegates at large and
their alternateS to represent the repub-
licans of Minnesota in the Republican
National Convention to be held in the
City of Chicago on June 10th. 1908, and
for the purpose of nominating eleven
electors to be voted for at the general
election, Tuesday, November Bird, 1908,
and for tranSacting any such other bust
ness as may properly come before said
convention.
The basis of representation in said
County Convention shall be the average
of all the votes cast for the repuoncan
candidates for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. Secretary of State. Auditor,
Treasurer and Attorney General, at the
general election in 1906.
Every voting precinct shall be en-
titled to one delegate for every twenty
five votes of said average votes cast in
the respective precincts, and to one
delegate for any additional fraction of
said vote.
The republican electors will hold their
primaries for the purpose of electing
delegates to said County Convention at
the usual places in said village pre-
cincts on Tuesday, April 9TH, 1908, from
six o'clock p. m, to eight o'clock p. m.
The member or members of the County
Committee residing in the village pre-
cincts will determine and decide any
question in reference to the place where
the primaries shall be held
All Republican electors of the County
of Blue Earth and all other electors of
said county. without regard to past
political affiliation, who believe in the
principles of the Republican Party and
endorse it's policies are cordially invited
to unite under this call in the selection
Of delegates to said County Convention.
The various precincts are entitled to
representatives as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
GOOD ROADS INSTRUCTION.

The federal government is inter.
esting itself in the good roads move
ment.. A college for the education of
young men in highway betterment is
maintained at Washington. OF this
institution William Z. Curtis writes in
terestingly. Soon after Secretary Will
son got the good roads movement
thoroughly started he discovered that
1t would be necessary to educate men
to handle it, and that it was of vital
Importance that the money appropri.
ated for the improvement of roads
should be expended in an economical
and scientific manner. He argued
that unscientific and defective methods
OF road building would mean not on
ly a waste in the particular case in
point, but that the effect would result
in retarding road building there and
elsewhere for an indefinite period.
Therefore, there was only one conclu-
sion which was that if the national
government undertook to facilitate and
encourage the improvement of the high
ways of this country it's first and most
important duty was to furnish a sup
ply of competent engineers to instruct
and direct local officials in their work.
The office of public roads has met
the situation in an admirable manner,
so far as its means will permit, by
providing oneyears course of gradu-
ate instruction in highway engineering
A competitive examination is held
every year under the auspices of the
civil service commission at Washington,
whic his open to graduates of engi-
neering schools or to members of the
senior classes of such schools, and upon
a successful passing of the examina
ton the student is rendered position
as civil engineer student in the bureau
at a salary of $50 per month and
field expenses. At the end of one year
he is given certificate stating that
he has completed the graduate course
He may, however, be retained in the
service and promoted to the position OF
assistant engineer without further ex-
animation. This course is divided into
laboratory instruction and practical
field work under trained engineers.
Another phase of the work of the
bureau is that of direct cooperation
with the various schools and colleges
in celebrating and improving their pres
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Sends Threatening and Insult
ing Letters to Citizens.
Effort Being Made to Locate the
Fellow; "Raus Mit''.
Paper Bears the Skull and Cross
Bones; Writer Sought.

Lake Benton, March Cit is not gen
orally known, but it is true, that this
quiet, peaceful village has within its
limits a mortal, whose envy and hate
have become so envomed with his own
crookedness and anarchistic propensi-
ties, that he has adopted "Black Hand'
methods of annoying. several citizens.
The following warning was found post
ed on the doorstep of Hans Lavesson's
residence Monday morning and is a
sample of his work:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Mar 10. 20. q 1908,
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blu,
Earth-ss In Probate Court.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate OF Henry y.
Hauer. deceased - -
On reading and filing the petition of L. ii.
Hauer. administrator. of the estate of Henry
C. Hauer. deceased, representing. among
other things that he has fully administered
said estate, and praying that a time ana
place be fixed for examining and allowing
the final account of his administration. aDo
for the assignment of the residue of said estate
TO the parties entitled thereto by law:
1t Is ordered. that said account bs exam
med, and petition heard by this court; o on
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. at the probate ofdce' In
the city of Mankato. in said county.
And 1t is further ordered. that notice there
OF be given to all persons interested by pup
fishing copy of this order once In each weeH \;
for three successive weeks prior to said day or
hearing in the Mankato Free Press. weekly
newspaper printed and published at ManKato.
in said county. ,
Dated at the City of Mankato the 18th day
of February. A. y. 1905.
BY the Court.
probate Court Judge OF Probate.
Seal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Concert a Success.

The concert given at the Swedish
Lutheran church last evening was well
attended, and was treat in every
way. The musical numbers were wor-
thy of high praise, both the vocal
and instrumental, and the remarks by
Lieutenant Governor Eberhart were IN
teresting. The church cleared neat
sum.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
Hanska Goes DRY"
lllIndred

Hanska, town of four hundred
population, i'm Brown county, yester-
day voted out four saloons, by
majority of l5 This is the first town
in Brown county to go dry There
are five breweries in that county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

George w. Somerville of Sleepy Eye,
whose name has been mantioned as a
possible candidate for attorney general,
has decided not to enter the race, but
would like district delegateship to
the national republican convention. He
would honor the district.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

FOR SALE-The west half of Jacob
Magly sixteen acres, section ID,
township lOS, north range 26. For
particulars write to Fred Schaefer,
734 North II street, Seattle, Wash.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

Even you good people who
have what you facetiously call
independent MEANS" are more
or less rascals. A great deal of
the means, you enjoy was made
in raScally way, even those
which / see in so many beautiful
hats and costumes before me.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

A marriage license was granted to-
day to Bert L. Meadows of Sheridan,
Iowa, and Anna N. Knutson of this
citv
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13

1Otei III
Dated this 5th day of March, A. D.
1908.
S. B. WILSON,
Chairman Republican County Committee
JOHN WIGLEY,
Secretary County Committee
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-13
GA crude pen drawing of skull
and crossbones was placed here.)

The wrongdOer, the man who
swindles and cheats, whether on
a big scale or a little one, shall
receive at our hands mercy as
scant as if he committed crimes
of violence, or brutality.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-12
SETTLEMENT IN ESTATE
OF MRS. GAAR MADE
Administrator S. w. Gaar
Files Papers.

The final settlement papers of S.
w Gaar, administrator Of the estate
of Agnes Gaar, deceased nave been fill
ed with the county clerk. They show
the total amount charged TO the estate
is $111,793.23. Mrs. Gaar was the
mother Of Glenn Gaar. Oliver and Sam
uel Gaar and Mrs. S. S Strattan. She
was a public spirited woman and
among her bequeaths were: $1,000 to
the Home for Friendless Women;
$500 to the Preachers Aid society Of
the Methodist church; $1,000 to the
Reid Memorial hospital and $1,000 to
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-12
WHEN IS a MAN q?
Think Moment Before You Attempt
to Answer the Question.

1T is often said that law is applied
common sense said 4 professor Of the
Yale Law school the other day. while
it is true that law principles originated
in common sense. the law itself is the
combined experience OF many men, for
no two men uninstrucced in law viii
agree as to what is applied common
sense.
Then there are many rules Of law
which undoubtedly have common
sense origin. but, conditions having
changed, history fails to disclose this
origin. Yet these very rules must be
retained in order not to shake personal
and property rights. Therefore no man
can depend Oh his own uninstructed
common sense TO know the law.
To drive this statement home have
frequently put TO IN incoming law
class the question, When does an in
FAINT become Of ago?' The answer is
always unanimous. When he is TWEEN
ty-0ne years old
The next question appears ridicu-
lous to some and makes them laugh,
while others set their alleged common
sense at work and never with correct
result, When is a man tventy-one
years old
"One student says. On his twenty
first birthday but Of course he does
not mean it, for he is about a year out
of the way. Another ventures. ON the
twenty-frst anniversary OF his birth
day This sounds better. but even If
correct is not specific enough. When
he has completed his twentyfrst ami
versar.'' AT the beginning Of that day
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-12
LOCKE PAROLEO
FROM PRISON
Convicted Three Years Ago
On a Charge of Hog
Stealing.
HIS FAMILY IS HAPPY.
DETAILS OF HIS TRIAL AND CON-
VICTION BROUGHT UP ONCE
MORE BRINGS WORD BACK
FROM JOHN KNAPP.

Hagerst0vn, Ind, June 12.-It is
safe to say there is not happier fam
lily in the county than that of Mil
ton Locke. father of Sol Locke. who
has just been paroled from Michigan
City prison.
Sol was convicted three years ago
in the Wayne circuit court upOn the
evidence of two men who received i'm
munity from punishment for doing so
The charge was stealing hogs from eX-
Commissioner John Macy. After a
trial in which practically all the tes
timony offered was that OF the TWO
men who turned states evidence
Locke was convicted and sentenced to
from two TO fourteen years. The very
name of Locke at that time was al
most enough to send Sol TO prison
for his trial followed closely after the
thrilling escape his brother John
made from the sheriff and a half dOz
one Sunday afternoon 10 arrest him
In the face of a heavy fire from revol
vers and guns, John Locke made his
escape in broad daylight when the
house was surrounded,
Sol LOcke's trial soon followed, and
he was convicted His father and
mother took his two children and car
ed for them. II was shown to the sat
isfaction of the board that Sol Locke
had no actual part in the hog stealing
case and he was set free. His home
coming was a joyful day for all con
cerned. In prison he met John Knapp
who is life prisoner, he having kill
ed Marshal Geiser in this town three
years ago, Sol says Knapp is a good
prisoner and has hopes Of being sci
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