The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08

that the burns might prove fatal, but
the attending physician stated yester
day that he expected the little girl to
recover. The accident happened while
her grandmother was temporarily out
of the kitchen for some wood for the
stove. There was small fire in the
stove and her dress sleeve caught
pieces of wood or some paper in the
stove and her dress sleeve caught on
fire. She screamed and Mrs FORSYTH
rushed to her assistance and wrapping
her skirts about her smothered out
the fire, but the little girl was badly
burned about the arms and face.
Marshall News Messenger: Mr.. H. B.
Gary was called to the home of his
niece in Winona county last week by
the sudden death of his brother, Mar
tin Gary, who was eighty-one years
old. The deceased was a resident of
Michigan, but was spending a short
period with his daughter, and later
had intended to visit his relatives at
Mankato and Marshall. Being much in
terested in the stock on the farm he
went out to the barn on the morning
returning, member of the family
went out and found him dead on the
barn floor, heart failure being the
icause of death. The Gary family are
railroad people, and Martin was for
forty years an engineer on the Mich
igan Central road, and later assistant
master mechanic at Ipsilanti and Hills
dale. He leaves one son and four
daughters. The son is an engineer
on the Michigan Southern road and
for many years has run between Chi
cago and Elkhart. The four daugh-
tiers all married engineers and con-
ductors. 1t is well known that the
brother, III. B. Gary, is veteran rail
road man, having run the first train
on the Northwestern road into Mar
snail thirty-seven years ago. His son
George is working on the Great North
ern road.
st. James Plaindealer: Hon. James
T. McCleary of Manakto was in St.
James Wednesday on business. Mr..
McCleary is looking the picture of
health and his step was as sprightly
as a man of twenty-fv years of age.
When seen for few minutes by a
Plaindealer representative Mr.. Me
Clearly stated that he was out of poll
tics for the present and tending
strictly to business. He has secured
land in several places in this district
and was out looking after that. He
also stated that he had business in
terests with others in Oklahoma and
in South America, and that his ener-
gies now were all devoted to making
money. When asked with reference to
the new tariff law he said that in his
opinion it would make good, and the
popular wave at present against it in
this state would soon subside when
the law had a chance to show its good
features. Mr.. McCleary liked Presi-
dent Taft's Winona speech and thought
that James Tawney would be reelected.
Tn referring to Governor Johnson he
spoke fee1ingly of the excellent traits
of the late governor, saying there was
but one Johnson in the state. He
thought Congressman Hammond the
logical and strongest candidate the
democrats could put up for governor.
just as Mr. McCleary was boarding
the train he said. "But don't forget
that my nome is in Mankato."
Elmore Eye: Several weeks ago
James Young made trip to Missouri
where he has brother living. His
purpose was to visit and to look over
the country thoroughly. He visited
the great Kushonong peach country,
said to be the best in the United
States. He has returned and says
that he would not take the land down
there as gift if he had to 90 and
live on it, We do not wonder at it
at ALL A man who has farmed in
Minnesota will not be satisfied any
where else. Those who visited the
the display of apples was better than
at the state fair. G.. f. Reynolds
who has travelled over the country
quite extensively this summer said at
the county fair that the corn exhibit
ed there was better than any seen
in his travels That is why outside
parties will buy up the Faribault
county farms as fast as the owners
decide to sell them. NJ. E. Monson
us Friday that he had sold
all the farms listed with him and
could have sold more. Those who
have returned from the west all seem
better pleased than ever with south
eIn Minnesota, and are going to con-
tinue to make their homes here. Every
has its drawbacks, and this
section is not an exception, but when
you come to sum up all the points,
good and bad, you will find that
southern Minnesota cannot be beaten
for farming-no irrigation, no dust
and no crop failure. What more do
you want?
We sell guns and traps cheap.
Northwestern Hide and Fur Co., Min
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