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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24

purchase forestry land at an average
price of not exceeding $3.50 per acre,
but as the state has some school land
that is only fit for forestry, bnt which
according to the constitution must be
offered for sale at not less than $500
Iper acre, authority should be granted
for paying $500 per acre when neces-
| sary.
The ordinary revenue is not suffi-
cient to permit the legislature to APP
propriate money enough to carry into
effect a plan of reforestation as ex-
tensive as the above. To accomplish
this there should be an additional
tax of three-tenths of one mill on all
taxable property in the State, being
only thirty cents on each thousand
dollars. This would raise about $780,,
600 annual and be sufficient to carry
the plan into effect. That the plan
may be permanent it should be au'
thorized by constitutional amend
ment snch as herewith proposed. That
it may not seem eytravagant let me
mention that for forestry Pennsylvan-
ia appropriates annually 100000 and
New York $55OOOO
If the next legislature were to sub
nit the amendment it could not be
voted on until the general election
in 1911, and if adopted no money
would be available under it sooner
than 1913.
Few states have the natural resourc
es to undertake such system of re-
forestation. MinnesOta's natural add
vantages admit of her doing it. If
she has the public spirit to under
take it she would at once be in the
front rank if not the leader of all
the American states in reforestation.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
TO secure sustained yield of tim
Der for the use of the people of this
state the proper officers shall annually
levy and collect a tax of three tenths
of one mill on each dollar of the tax
able property within this state, the
proceeds of which shall be used for the
PURCHASE Vi ldHu loI Jic Sldte audpJcu
for forest at not over $500 per acre,
and for the production and mainten
ance thereon of forest according to
forestry principles. Unexpended bal
ances shall not lapse but constitute a
fund for forestry purposes. The tim
Der produced thereon shall be sold at |
a fair valuation and the revenue there
from be paid into the state treasury;
except that one quarter of the net :
revenue shall be paid to the towns
in which the land is situated in aid of
public schools and roads. Should any
tract acquired be found better adapted
for any other purpose than the pro- !
luction of timber. it may be sold or
leased and the proceeds used for ac
luiring or developing forestry land.
Until otherwise directed by the legis-
ature, which may supplement these
provisions with necessary enactments,
the state forestry board shall draw
and disburse the money hereby pro-
rided and purchase, manage and con-
troll the lands and forests. No money
shall be paid for any tract until the
attorney general shall certify to the
validity of the tile. 1t shall be com
Detent for two successive regular legis-
atures, by thirds vote of each
house, to alter or repeal any of these
provisions
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24
From THURSDAYS Daily.

George White of Winnebago was in
Mankato yesterday, and at one o'clock
went to the Milwaukee depot and left
his grip in the waiting room. He
went up town again, and two hours
later returned to find that the grip
was gone. He notified the police.
Later he telephoned from home that
people on the train had seen some
boys handling grip that answered
the description, carrying it from place
to place. The police have good de-
scriptions of the boys and expect to
land them.
Mr. White said that the only thing
of value in the grip was a safety
razor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24
FROM FRIDAYS Daily

fFrorn Fridav's Daily
Representative Tawney has settled
the controversy over the postmaster
ship at Albert Lea by recommending
the reappointment of Postmaster Mel
son.
The row at Albert Lea was over the
selection of clerk in the postofflce.
Those who are now opposing Nelson
claimed that he Disseminated in max
ing the selection of one clerk from
the civil service eligible list. 1t is
said here that the civil service com
mission investigated the case and sus-
tanned Postmaster Nelson's action.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24

Time, 81 seconds, 30 seconds.
Gates Phillips drove Dell Mac, and
this horse never started on the ice
before, and he was a surprise to the
crowd, for he won his race easy j.
II. Macbeth, Will Duffy, VIII DeLan-
cey and Gates Phillips of Mankato
attended the races.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24

George w. Cooley, secretary and
state engineer of the state highway
commission, writes a letter to George
NJ. Palmer of the good roads commit
tee of the Commercial club in which
he says:
Il have read with much pleasure the
report of the proceedings of your
meeting and the results of your good
road work. Permit me to congratulate
you. Everywhere / have been through
out the state, they know about the
Mankato plan and other counties and
cities are preparing to follow it in
1908.
II expect that Blue Earth county
will make a good showing next year."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24

Six hundred people enjoyed the ice
races at Minnesota Lake yesterday.
They had two very interesting races
as follows:
Free for all pace, three eighths of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24

The poultry show closed last night
after a very successful three days ex-
hibit. The attendance was up to the
average of previous years, although
yesterday was so stormy that it was
not as great as would have been the
case otherwise. The management is
well satisfied. The exhibits were tax
en- out today, and the room cleared.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24
From Mondays Daily.

From Monday Daily.
Devils Lake, n. d., Jan. 20.-Abont
nine o'clock Friday morning an old
Indian, Napiasu, appeared with his
little boy at the door of Dennis
Doheny's cabin ON Graham's island
and asked for something to eat. This
was given him. He went to Doheny's
granary, n mile from the house, where
he lay down and died.
The little boy, mnch frightened, ran
to Doheny's house for assistance. The
body was taken to Fort Totten.
Napiasu was seventy EIGHT years Old.
He belonged to the Sioux tribe and
was regarded among the Indians on
the reservation as being one of their
most influential men. He spoke no
English. He took an active part in
the massacre. at New Ulm in 1862
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24
Calendars.

When paying your subscription at
The Free Press office ask for calen-
der for 1908. s4$s.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24

Jennie Hunt, a shoe merchant of
Waseca, today filed petition in
bankruptcy in this city. The unse-
cured liabilities are given as $2,299.S2,
and the secured liabilities as $3.50.
The assets consist of a stock valued
at $1,000 and exemptions amounting
to $3.50. Charles Spillane of New
Richland is the petitioners attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-24

The hardware firm of Rue, Peter
son & Co. of Amboy, on Saturday
filed a petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy in the United States court in
this city. The assets are $4,000 of
real estate, which is mortgaged, and
a stock valued at $780, The la
bilities are $l4,4S5.45, and of this
$1,000 is secured. Thomas & Evan
Hughes are the attorneys for the pc
titioners.
This is an old established firm, but
about a year ago it disposed of its
business to X. S. Haroldson, who has
since been conducting it.
The case cannot come before Re-
fierce Flittie for adjudication, as he is
interested in the National Bank of
Commerce, which is one of tho cred
itOrs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15
THEATRICAL SEASONS
CHANGING MATERIALLY

It has come to pass that, in New
York, the theatrical season has neither
beginning nor ending. So far as the
greater part Of the country is con-
cerned, the theaters end their season
with the spring. Travelling companies
bnegln closing in April, and the end Of
May sees most Of them disbanded. :.
few highly successful plays continue
into June, but usually all of that month
is dead. In theatrical sense, as are
July and August, unless there is stock
company in the city
II used to be the same in New York
put now conditions are different. The
spnng productions arc more md moro
important each year, and wniie those
plays that have had long runs usually
snccumo to hot weather, and TIC tnea.
ters they occupied are closed during Sne
dog days. the later productions ofieu
nave vitality enough to last through
the bot weather without q break. Inst
summer Paid in Full" and "Girls"
ing Hour could have continued hal
not the actors demanded month 8 va.
cation. With these spring productions
overlapping the winter ones. with the
increasing number of musical "summer
SHOWS, and with the many "autumn'
productions made in the midst of the
NOT weather IN the hope that they will
'iAS year. lut CDcdII1Cal season
has become virtually year.lone.
lhe explanation for the advancement
or the important openings is sim-le
enough. 1t is chiefly a recognition of
the mercantile buyer and of New
York g popularity as a summer resort.
The summer shows are supported
principally by out-of town peoDie, sup
plemented by a considerable percentap,
OF New Workers who will 90 to thea.
ter under any possible condition, if the
show IS talked about, But the August
productions are for the great army of
merchants and their EMPLOYEES from
all over the country who are in New
York to buy their season IS stocks. They
crowd the hotels; they swell the num-
Der of New York's transient visitors to
300, 1000. These buyers are inveterate
theater- goeTs, and the immediate har-
vest theatrical managers reap from
them Is enormous. If the merchants
and their buyers are pleased, they be.
come SO many advance agents, from
whose voluntary advertising the man
ager of the show has large returns
when he takes his company on tour
Everybody
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15
"A from Page Eight.

,...,tv chapter. met Thurs
1en1;,h - Mrs. F. B. Stephens,
b T,aD Tla roonls we're filled with
!ne lew guests. A very in
isd -anme nm was given. At
b PIX, PIX business meeting, Mrs
rgplS, ave a very entertaining
Esi tsio to Constantinople, il
D, l,h ',ap rnauy beautiful pictures
VIZ n.,.rds Miss Bonnie Miller,
g esru;;i eps,r;isp maid, gave a pretty
20 fSC Ms c. E. Richards read
~ x;.o stories from Aunt Jane,
pD' Miss Edna Bailey gave
a, s.as,,iul vocal solos, two IN Eng
puG n German. The meeting
s's .fter n singing " America. -
soiIowed. The next meeting
~ 's,ntsr mar will be Thursday, De-
<lN,
! v;ov club was delightfully."-
Morday afternoon by Mrs.
F. Errsu. Two interesting papers
INV by Mrs. A. Il. Ensign. and
!. < joues. The next meeting
4 Monday, Il November %, with
4 NtCurtain::
y. meeting of the Shakespeare
IN Thursday afternoon, with
6aaius Page.
"a meeting of the P. E. o So
Il Be Saturday. November 21,
4 NIses Critzer, 50 S street.
|t.r1.os club will meet next
aftenoop with Miss Hague
BALLARD, at GIG East South
4 r,tet. The delegates will give
a u The Utah Federation, at
Magenta club met last Tuesday
n ]. Crabtree, when prizes
4 by Mrs. Moulton, Mrs. Jones
4 Fermsn. The next meeting
4 ftssday, November "a, with
min, 81 West Seventh South
I vii be q meeting at the public
Nsnday afternoon at 3 p. m.
|Taani league.
|.,uanis club Will meet Wednes-
IRON ct the Eagles hall. All
4 re invited. A special enter
3 vii be given.
d. nction OF the Ladies' Liter.
= viii meet Thursday at 1915
4 lie club house, Mrs. Gibson
v paper on Renaissance in
nnst section of the Ladies'
j dub will meet Tuesday at 10
s the club house. Mrs, NJ. A,
Ety vii read q paper on "Peter
b, His Life and Influence
b Aoser will give a paper on
Ekand Mszeppa."
aren't events and current liter
g.Soa Of the Ladies' Literary
q nset at the club house at 2
mday. Miss Katherine Page
h . review Of Robert Herrick IS
kai, Together" and there will
esal discussion on the Balkan
= Europe. led by Mrs. G. V.
&lers' Literary club will meet
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15
Complaints Issued.

Frank Barnes and John Edwards are
charged with cruelty to animals in
driving lame horses, on November Is.
in Il complaint sworn to by Humane
Officer J. A. Lisle and issued by the
county attorney Saturday
A complaint charging Matthew Ny
ers with stealing $20,l0 from Henry
Jones on November II was also is,
sued. The offense charged is grand
larceny.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15

Some cigar dealers prefer to give
their trade the commonest shapes in
the popular brands of cigars because
they cost five or ten dollars less the
thousand. Not so at Jeff's Smoke
House; where the highest grades in the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15

MY PILLoWMoBILE.
It's nay delight,
In the depths Of night,
To speed in my Pillow Car;
To dance perchance
Through sunny France,
Perhaps 10 the Polar Star,
linger long
In the Hills OF Song,
travel to Mandelay;
I board my ship
And take a trip
To glorious Yesterday.
My Pillow train
VIII jump from Spain
To Saturn, perhaps the Moon;
Then take the track
That leads me back
To the Home of Eternal June.
Through old Japan,
Beloochistan,
And Thibet and gay Pekin.
And thence We creep
Through the vasty deep
To the haunts OF the Tribes OF Fin.
My Pillow Cars
Been UP TO Mars,
1t travels both earth and air,
And, like the wind,
1t leaves behind
The City Of Woe and Care.
So come with me,
On pillowy spree,
For the Land OF Dreams awheel;
Through sky and earth,
To Joy and mirth,
In my wonderful Pillowmooile.
John Kendrick Bangs, In Harper's
Weekly.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15
SOCIETY

Tuesday afternoon. November IL with
Sa. Mrs. w. z. Yancy, 1903 West Second
Inc Wasatch Literary circle will not
announcement will be made later, ~
The East Side Card club met Friday
with Mrs: A. r, Neslen. Prizes wnre
won by Mrs. Frank Chamberlain and
Mrs. Q. Z. Beane. The next meet;ne
VIII oe with Mrs, Marriger, Kensingto
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15
A Modern Mother Goose.

Little Bo Peep has lost her sleep
And can't tell where to find 1t;
Leave her alone and It'll come home
With rarebit dream behind IL.
Hickory. Dickory, Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
But oh, 'twis very shocking!
For don't you see
The clock so wee
Was on the lady's stocking.
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
But as Humptys wife
Had insured his life.
She did not care at all.
Old King Cole was q merry old soul.
And merry old soul was he,
When he lost at poker
lie called for his joker.
Come jolly the kitty quoth he.
From the Bohemian Magazine.
Exhaustive tests have proved the new
torpedo nets Of the navy able to withstand
the attacks Of torpedoes fred at the high
est speed OF which any IN the world arc
capable.
Tribune Want Ads
Bell phone 520l Ind. phone 360-34s
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PyroTanhy.

Tables, tabourettes and novelties Of all
Klnds made, designed and burned; also
Leather burning. w. S Zimmerman.
~ west Fifth South street, or 62 Main
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15
Wins Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet,

Mrs. Bert B. Corless, GIL Ninth East
street, won the Hoosier kitchen cabinet
given away by the Greenewald Furni-
ture company last night.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15

Nuts to crack7 We have the cracks
Six picks and one crack at 25c to $3.50
per set. Salt Lake Hardware Co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15

See Daniels 8 big ad today. Ba,
gains In tailor made suits.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15
New Livestock Company.

The Roosevelt Live Stock company is
the title Of new incorporation filed
with the county clerk Saturday, The
purpose of the corporation is TO engage
in general live stock business, with
headquarters in Forest Dale. The capi-
tai stock is 100000, divided into as
many shares, valued at 81 each. Ed
ward Bennion is president; Joseph Lind
say, vice.president; Milton Bennion,
secretary and treasurer. These, with
Mary E. and Cora L, Bennion, form
the board of directors.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15

Though the industry Il still in its in
fancy. the mines OF India give employ
ment to l52. 900 PERSONS.
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Tribune Want Ads
Bell phone 5201. Ind, phone S6034S.
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Hawaiian Troubadours, 553.K.
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Tribune Want Ads.
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Tribune Want Ads.
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Tribune Want Ads.
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The date for tho first production OF 'On
the Eve" Doctor Leopold Kampfs play
AmericanIzed by Martha Morton, has not
Vet been announced by Mr.. Harris. but
IL Will In all probability be some tImo In
December.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-31
CHANCE FOR GILLETTE.
Newly Discovered Evidence Submit.
ted to Gov. Hughes.

Albany, N. Y, March 2S.-Once
more the life of Chester Gillette lies
in the hands of Governor Hughes.
What is claimed to be newly dis
covered evidence was submitted to
the governor today and between now
and tomorrow night he will decide
whether or not he will reprieve the
young man who. without his inter-
ference, would die in the electric
chair at Auburn prison probably in
the dawn OF next Monday morning.
The gist Of evidence which the Gill
lette family proposes to submit to
the court in case the governor gives
them time is to the effect that
Grace Brown, for whose alleged muir
der at Big Moose Lake, July, 1906,
Gillette is sentenced to die, was sub
ject to epileptic seizures, one Of
which it is claimed might account
for the bodily injuries disclosed by
the autopsy; also that the ribbon in
the top of Gillette's straw hat, the
absence of which when the hat was
found beside the boat the day before
the tragedy, appeared to indicate q
hurried effort to remove means OF
Identification was in fact torn from
the mans hat nearly a year before.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-31
TWO FOUND DEAD IN ROOM.
Police Believe That Woman Shot
Ngan and Then Committed Suicide.

Sandusky, o., March 23.-E. J. Glen
denning, Is years old, travelling sales
man for a Cleveland cloak and suit
concern, and Mrs. Katherine Hughes,
40 years old. were found dead today in
the woman's rooms in an apartment
house.
A bullet hole behind Glendinnfng' s
right ear showed where the missile
penetrated his skull, Mrs. Hughes was
shot through an eye, was dead in a
chair in front of writing desk in
front of which was a mirror. Between
the bodies lay a revolver with two
chambers emptey. Both bodies were
garbed in night clothing.
On the bed lay a crumpled. letter
signed Will
Many other letters were found sign
Jack" and ~CNen-" The missives
signed will" evidently was a reply
to an accusation made by Mrs. Hughes
that the man had been talking about
her and was a vigorous denial. The
letters signed Glen were Of q pas
sionate nature
According to the evidence indicated
that Mrs. Hughes first had killed Glen
denning and then committed suicide.
Powder signs were found UPON the wo-
mans forehead, but none about Glen
denning. Mrs. Hughes was a dress
maker, q widow, and had lived here
three years coming from Philadelphia.
Her husband was Phil Hughes = horse
man
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-31
BEACH SEASON HEsR At HAND
Many Cottages Now Being Put In.
to Condition
New Arrangement For Loading and
Unloading Passengers at LuminA.
Tide Water COMPANY Prepares for
Heayy Travel Todax.

The beautiful spring weather ts tax
Ing crowds to the beach to enjoy the
, fine invigorating air at the ocean side.
Many think that the beach Ia finer
al this season OF the year than at any
other time.
Today will probably see more people
at the popular resort than any day So
far this season. The Tidevate- seems
to think SO for they will have nine OF
the1r cars in service today, and this
afternoon will run three car trains ey-
cry half hour.
One resident is already making ready
20 move down TO the beach Others
will probably follow shortly, for many
of the cottages have already bsen put
in condition tvr the season. Residents
can have the waited turned on by no j.
flying the Tidewater Company VINO
have made arrangements 70 supply
water from the tank At Lumina IN
I'll the water company starts I'd its
plant for the season
IN Improvement hat has been az
ded to Luumina this yea. is the new
arrangement for loading aad unload
ing the passenger trains. Tne station
platform has been divided by wire
for passengers leaving the cars and
one for passengers boarding the cars.
The gates through which passengers
board the trains will not be opened
until all the Incoming passengers have
left the train. And as the incoming
passengers leave the cars by differ
oDt set of gates great deal of cCa, fus-
ion will be avoided. A roof has been
put On the station platform, so that
waiting for trains win be
protected from the weather.
A scheme for collecting the beach
fares from passengers that board the
cars at Lumina will be tried. The
beach fares wifi be collected as the
passengers pass through the gates
and as most of the passengers from
the beach board, the cars at Lumina
nearly all Of the beach fares will be
collected in this wsy.- This plan should
save the passengers annoyance, and
will allow the conducted to give more
attention to other duties. o. course
after leaving WrightsviIle tie fares viii
be collected the usual way
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-31

There was no may or's court yester-
day, every cell in the city prison hav-
ing been wide open and not a single
prisoner being incarcerated therein.
There was not a single arrest all
day Friday and not an arrest yester-
day until shortly after o'clock last
night
Before, this time the last prisoner
taken to the city prison was on Thurs
day shortly before one O'Clock.
Early last evening Dave Nixon and
Charles Bergum, colored, were placed
under arrest by Police officer Lane at
the corner of 9th and Dawson. charg-
ed with affray and carrying conceal
cd weapons.
After that hour no further prison.
ers were taken in at least until 1890
this morning, when the reporter visited
Che police station.
This is a pretty good record for a
~wide open" city, with 10000 inhabi-
sants. but 1t is not so very unusual.