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The Dickinson press., 1909-10-09
GREAT AMERICAN PLAY
paid IN FULL"

Local theatrical interest will be stim-
ulated by the coming of Paid in Full, "
Eugene Walters masterpiece of con-
temporaneous American drama, which
the Wagenhals g. Kemper Company
will offer at the opera house. Thursday
October IA, with cast of exceptional
talent. This famous play. exceeding in
popularity any other of the present
generation. has revolutionized modern
drama. Its author is a pioneer in a
style of playmakine which incomparably
combining worth and entertainment has
won such resounding applause that
other dramatists are striving to follow
HE pace.
Mr.. Walter was the first playwright
with sufficient daring, and as it has
prcxea, foresight, to cut adrift from
conventionality and tradition and drive
right at the heart of things He had
a story to tell. most interesting story
of actual persons in the real world of
today. 1t was narrative of love and
ambition, of loyalty and envy. such as
is running its course every hour all
about us. With striking directness
the author went straight at his subject
He brou ght forward his men and women
and had them live their lives right be-
fore us. He had their actions tell his
story. By this means he has made
Paid in Full" vivid and graphic. A
dramatic critic. emphasizing the real
istic impression produced by the play,
wrote: lone does not seem to be at
the theatre, looking upon stage fiction.
Rather ii is as if the front wall of a
house had been removed, opening to
view the secret lives of those within. -
So happily did this writer describe the
realism of paid in Full" that his
description has been widely quoted by
other critics to express the compelling
strength of the play. 1t captivates in.
terest. Everybody enjoys it. Already
more than 2. 500, 900 have done so. That
was the record up to the close of last
season. made by the unprecedented
number of five companies that appeared
in it.. and that are playing il again
this season. See paid in Full Dc
not miss the chance. Take the assur.
ance of 2. 500. 600 persons and of ever,
dramatic critic in this county that il
is the American play of the age.
The Dickinson press., 1909-10-09
STRENUOUS TIMES OUT
At "cALAMITY FARM

Misses Currie and Alcott arc thinking
seriously of remaining their happy home
Calamity Farm
On Monday, the day before the one
set for the grand opening dance in their
new granary. their man-of-all-work,
Mr.. Simmons, had the misfortune to fall
from q load of lumber and break his
collar bone. He was brought to the city
for repairs and the afternoon of the
same day, the pig fell into the well.
A neighbor was summoned who had
to 60 down in the well and tie a rope
around the pigs body and haul him out,
and then all the water in the well had
to be drawn out by the bucket route. as
it is the only source of water supply OH
the place. .... .....,....
These untoward events. however, did
not in the least affect the success of
the dance on Tuesday evening.
The granary was prettily decorated
with Japanese lanterns. draperies. etc.
The music was furnished by a neighbor
who played the accordeon. with organ
accompaniment by everyone who could
''play chords. About sixty were pres
ent. including the neighboring farmers
and people from this city. A. T. Crowl
and E. A. Currie went out in a single
rig; and the merry party who enjoyed
straw ride out to the farm were
Misses Stewart, van der Las. Mckinley,
Wahl, Boulger. Rowell and Deffebach
and Messrs. Hueseen. Paeenkoff, Jessen,
Richard and John Bouleer and Dr.. E. j.
Hauser.
Delicious refreshments were served
during the evening and everyone who
was present reports a most enjoyable
time.
AS most of our readers are Doubt ess
aware, Miss Eva Alcott, who was a well
known and successful teacher of vocal
music in the Twin cities two years ago.
and Miss Margaret Currie. who was con-
nected with Twin CITY publishing
house in the capacity of bookeeper, are
farming on quite an extensive scale this
year. They own half-section of land
six miles southeast Of the city, part Of
which was put into crops last spring,
from which they will have a bumper
yield. It was for the storing of this
crop that the new granary was built
which was so happily dedicated on Tues
day night.
The Dickinson press., 1909-10-09
YOUNG MAN INSTANTLY
KILLED IN ACCIDENT

Ole 0verlee, young homesteader in
section 34-145-93, was Instantly killed
last Tuesday evening while on his way
home from Taylor with load of .lum-
Der.
Just how the accident occurred in
which the young man met his death
will never be known as there were no
eye witnesses.
August Huseby was driving a team
ahead of Mr.. Overlee and when coming
down sleep grade north of liver Eng
bretson' g place. Mr.. Huseby noticed that
Overlee's team had gotten away from
him and the load of lumber was scatter
ed along the hillside. Huseby hitched
his team to run and render assistance
to Overlee. who was lying in the road.
When Huseby reached him he was dead
and from the wounds in the head it ap-
peared that death was instantaneous.
The coroner was summoned but did
not arrive on the scene until the fol-
lowing morning. when the body was
removed to Taylor.
The lumber was not tied or staked on
the wagon and it is supposed that in
going down the hill some of the boards
slipped and in trying to put them in
place again he either fell from the
wagon and was kicked by one of the
horses or the wagon ran over him.
Deceased was aged about Is years
and had been in Dunn county about 7
years. He was born in Norway, but
had relatives in Minnesota, who were
notified of his death.
The Dickinson press., 1909-10-09

A Chicago dispatch of October from
Paris & Co. states that the firm has
sold two cars of Montana Grass fed
beef steers at SIS per hundred live
weight, beating their worlds record OF
$7.40 for the George Harkins steers in
1902.
The message did not give weights
but if those steers we,e anything like
the 1,424 weight Harkins steers they
The Dickinson press., 1909-10-09

netled their owner over 500 per head.
OF about 81, 200 per car load.
This places Paris & Co. at the head
for big market prices thus far this year.
The highest 1909 received up to this
time was $7.15 per cwt. It also takes
the palm away from North Dakota for
high priced beef steers as the World s
record of S7.40 belonged to the Cedar
river country, former rich grazing
cattle section south of Dickinson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
POLICE SCOUT The TALE
DECLARE THAT ESTHER MUELLER
WAS NOT KIDNAPPED.
New Ulm Officers Make Careful Inves.
tlgation and Soon Reach
That Conclusion.

New Ulm, April 2S.-The police have
carefully sifted the story of kidnapping
told by Esther Mueller, and are con-
WINGED that she is the victim of a
strange delusion or framed ND the
story in order to get away from school
and to visit an aunt in the country
A half dozen persons have been found
who saw the girl several times after
8 a. m. yesterday. Once she was seen
walking on the railway track. The girl
sticks to her original story, but it is
generally believed, Notwithstanding
that no attempt at kidnapping was
made. No suspect has been found, al
though diIigent search has been
made. Contrary to kilograms sent
from here last night to the twin city
press, her body bears no marks of
violence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
POURED OUT HOT SHOT
BILLY SUNDAYS BROADSIDES AT
MARSHALLTOWN, Ia.
Takes Fall Out of the Booze Parlors
and DenOunces the Hypocrites
in the Churches.

MaIsnalltown, Iowa, April 2S.-"Bil
ly" Sunday preached to 10000 people
on the first day of his five weeks re-
vival campaign in this city. Broad.
side after broadside of hot shot was
hurled into opposition to law and the
general good of the community.
IF ] can't rip that cursed business,
speaking against the liquor traffic
from stem to gizzard, | will pack my
trunk and leave" declared the evan
gelist. IF | can't shoot that business
so full OF noles that it will hold neither
booze nor water, / will lie down."
The hypocrites i'm the churches, the
inactive church members and other re-
ligious drones came i'm for their share
of the general faying. He advised
them to show their colors or else get
into hiding. The opening days collec-
tions netted nearly 5000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
THINKS NEGRO A LEMON
JIM CORBETT BELIEVES JEFFRIES
WILL "DO" HIM IN PLENTY.
Declares the Black Man Will Run Fast
When He Sees the Big Bear
Making For Him.

New York, April 2S.-James j. Cor
bett, who repeatedly challenged Jack
Johnson, is another pugilist who be-
Heves the negro will not have a chance
with Jim Jeffries.
COrbett thinks Johnson is the big
gest lemon i'll the pugilistic lime
light and that Jeffries will give him
the big squeeze in hurry.
Its all a question of how long it
will taffe jeff to catch Johnson" Cor
bett said today. johnson may stand
still with other fighters" said Cor
bett, but when he sees that big bear
coming for him he'll run so fast he'll
burn his shoes. He may think he can
keep away until jeff gets winded, fig
uring on the big fellow being out of
condition, but jeff is all right.
JEFF is always aggressive. He never
let's you rest for a moment And he
has an awful left. When he hit me
j thought my ribs were caved in. |
was sore for months where he hit me
Ill our last fight. Jeff's stomach punch
will get Johnson
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
WILL TALK FOR PEACE
DELEGATION THAT is TO ATTEND
CHICAGO CONFERENCE.
Situation in Turkey May Receive At.
tention; Prominent Speakers to
Be in Attendance.

st. Paul, April Ex-Governor John A
johnson has commissioned the follow
ing delegates to the second national
Peace congress in Chicago, May 3 to 5:
A. T. Ankeny, Rev. G. l.. Morrill, and
DIR. }. H. Gray, Minneapolis; F. B.
Pudding, st. Paul; p II. Nelson, Hib-
bling; j. H. SellwOod, Duluth; DR.
j. A. Du Bots, Sank Center; w. p
Parsons, Fergus Falls, and j. F. d.
Meighen, Albert Lea.
The first congress was in New York
in 1907. j. NJ. Dickinson. now secre-
tary of war, is president, and repre-
sentatives are expected to attend from
Japan, Germany, England, France
Sweden, China and Turkey. Among
the speakers will be Governor Deneen
of Illinois, DR.. David Starr Jordan
William j. Bryan, Samuel Gompers,
Governor Gillett of California, Arch
bishop John Ireland, James A. Tawney
and Elihu Root. 1t is likely that
the situation in Turkey will be given
especial attention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
MOVING DRINK PARLORS
FLOATING SALOONS ON THE MIS-
SISSIPPI RIVER.
1t Is a Scheme to Defeat the Prohi
bitiOn Laws of Several of
the Border States.

Memphis, April 2s.-If plans of
wholesale and retail liquor men do
not fail, floating palaces for thirty
people will be furnished on the Mis-
sissippi river after July |, the date
set by action of the Tennessee gen.
yeral~ assembly fore this state~zto- line
up with Mississippi and other south.
ern states in the "dry" column.
Inquiry among river men developed
that there is not a boat left available
for summer excursions by moonlight
usually promited by benevolent peo-
pie for church and charity benefits.
The Louisiana and other big boats
have been leased for indefinite periods
The statement is made that, in anti
cipation of no interference from United
States revenue men, under recent rul-
ing, the liquor traffic will boom on
the river when Tennessee is closed.
Federal licenses to deal in alcoholics
will be taken out it is claimed
Boats will not touch Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi or Tennessee shores when in
the act of selling. Launches will carry
patrons to and from the middle of the
stream, and with hopes that state Of
ficers will not be able to determine
the exact spot the liquor people pre-
tend to be able to ply their trade.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
MUST OBSERVE THE Law
CLUB BUFFETS HAVE TO PUT
LID ON Al ELEVEN.
Drinks Cannot Be Served on the Sab
bath Day; That's What Cor
pOratiOn Attorney Says.

st. Paul, April 2S.-When the Min
nesota and the Commercial clubs are
given retail liquor licenses by the com
mon council their Bullets will be sa.
looms i'll the eyes of the law. That
is the opinion of Corporation Attorney
}. {. Michael, but he says it does not
necessarily follow sieat ordinary sa-
loon methods need prevail.
For instance, the bullets of the clubs
need not be open to the general public
for, in the opinion of Mr. Michael a
saloon is not in the same class with q
hotel or public eating house, and
therefore, all people do not have a con.
stitutional right to patronize them
The corporation attorney said the
point is a new one to him, but he is
strongly of the opinion that rules
limiting patronage to members of the
clubs will hold.
But the club Bullets will come un-
der the general laws and regulations
affecting saloons They will be re-
quired under the law to close at eleven
o'clock at night and to remain closed
on Sunday, and all the other regula
tons affecting saloons will be in force.
The closing law will not require the
club itself to lock up and 90 to bed
at eleven o'clock, but the buffet must
be locked, and if it is not it will be
up to the police to bring prosecution
the same as in the ease of saloon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
LAY. AND ROT IN JAIL"
DECLARATION OF THE MAN WHO
WOULD NOT GIVE A BOND.
Cal M. Dull, Accused of Furnishing a
Blacklisted Man at Fairmont
With Liquor Is Held.

Fairmont, April 2S.-Cal M. Dull,
who was arrested on a charge of fur
nishing Dan Dale on the black list.
with liquor, had his hearing before
Judge Gamble Tuesday morning. The
judge considered the evidence strong
enough to hold him to the grand jury.
Bonds were fixed in the sum of 1000,
but Dull declared that while he could
get bonds for 81 600 if he wanted
them he would clay and rot in jail'
before he would furnish bonds in any
sum. He was taken to jail and it is
generally believed that after few
days of confinement he will furnish
the bond if he can.
Dull is the older man who did the
fishing with a sein here last year.
His arrest resulted from the detec-
tive work of Mayor Edwards and
Marshal Ebben who discovered fire.
quent meetings between Dull and Dale.
The arrest was made on Sunday when
the two came together and Dale had
a bottle of liquor, still full, and it is
said the officials will try and find out
where the stuff was secured on the
Sabbath day, and there ma ybe other
arrests.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
GIFT OF The ROSE HILL
STRANGEST AND RAREST FLOWER
KNOWN TO SCIENCE.
1t Is a Gigantic Blossom of Solid
Wood; 1t Grows on Extreme
Edges of Volcanoes.
Especial to The Free Press.l

Los Angeles, Cal, April 2S.-
Through the gift OF friend who Wis
tied the remote region where it grows
Herman Silver of Los Angeles has
come into the possession of speci-
men of the strangest and rarest flower
known to scientists.
1t is the Rose of He'll" a gigantic
blossom of solid wood, which grows
only on the edges of Central Ameri
can volcano and gets it name from
the Indians, who believe the crater is
the entrance of Hades and the bios
som a native of the regions inside.
Mr.. Silver's specimen is one of few
that have ever been brought to this
country, and perhaps the finest. At
first appearance it seems to be a tough
gnarled knot of a tree which has been
splntered, but closer examination dis
closes the fact that it has petals of
wood and bark and the rough outlines
of a flower. The pearls concave in
form, are arranged much like the
peatels of half blown rose. Their
inside surfaces are covered with fine
lines, which have the delicacy of a
fine hand carving. The stem, which is
about foot long, is of some unusual
wood, which is light and strong. 1t is
covered with heavy bark, which seems
to have been cracked by heat. Both
flower and stem are dark brown-the
color of weather beaten boughs and
dry as finder. The flower grows on a
tree of great size and strength The
blossom measures about twelve inches
across.
The trees grow in the crevasses on
the sides of Mount Aqua, high peak
among the rugged mountains of Cen
tral America and near the volcano of
Fuego. The Gutamalan Indians have
known of it for long time and have
associated it with the fiery vengeance
of the subterranean regions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL TOPICS
ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD MEETING
HERE ON FRIDAY.
Banquet to Be Served at The Presby-
terrain Church; the Program
for the Evening.

The following is the program of the
Sunday School association which meet.
on Friday evening at the Presbyterian
church.
Dinner served by the ladies of the
church at 6:l5; music, Mrs. DR.. Ed
wards.
Addresses on "The Sunday School
and Missions" Mr.. r. w. Mcleod
superintendent Presbyterian Sunday
school at st. Peter; Rev. DR.. Dick
pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Epis.
copal church, at Minneapolis; music
Mr.. Joseph Tallman; general discussion
closing hymn.
Mr.. Mcleod has met with a great
degree of success in his church work
and has taken an active part recently
in the missionary movement in mems
clubs. He will have much of interest
to say.
DR.. Dick is so widely known that
special mention of him is hardly neces-
sary.
c. II. Cooper is president of the Sun
day School association.
The proceeds of the dinner will 90
to the Presbyterian church. The
dinner will be served at 25 cents per
plate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
SHORT TERM COURT
PRESENT FEDERAL TERM WILL
NOT REQUIRE MANY DAYS.
Case of Beecher H. Ward vs. the John
d. Young Lumber Company Was
On Trial Today Before a Jury;
Monks Mckinley Action Will Be
Heard BY the Judge; Jurors Not
Working Are Excused

Yesterday afternoon in the fedora
court, when the plaintiff in the suit
of William Ballinger VS.. Jacob L
Schoch rested the defense moved that
the court direct a verdict for the de
PENDANT, and the court granted the mo
tfOn. The suit was one brought by
the plaintiff to recover $4,000 on some
certificates.
The trial of the suit of Beecher II
Ward VS.. the John ID. Young Lumber
Company was begun, and jury Sc
cured. This morning the Jurors not
on this panel were excused for the
term, it having been agreed to try the
Monks & Mckinley and G. w. Monks
bankruptcy case without jury.
Brother Against Sister.
Mr.. Ward, who is a wealthy resident
of Fairmont, is suing the lumber
company to recover about $4,000 of
rent of real estate upon which the de-
PENDANTS lumber yard at Fairmont
was located, covering period from
1894 to 1906. Mr. Young is dead
but his widow, who is a sister of Mr.
Ward, owns most of the stock in the
company, so the suit is practically that
OF brother against a sister.
The defense puts in a counter claim
for about $4,000 which it alleges that
Mr.. Ward, when he was manager of the
lumber company, paid as a guaranty
ia al hIiI Il.
and which is now Mr. Wards property.
1t appears that the lumber COMPANY
and Others were anxious that this build
ing be constructed and guaranteed it,
and We're called upon to make pay
ments.
Claims He Received No Rent.
Mr.. Ward claims that he received no
rent for the use of his ground for the
lumber yard, while the defense claim
that he Was not to receive any. The
case is being closely contested and has
attracted great deal of attention at
falrmont ON account of the prominence
there OF the parties to the suit. A. r.
Allen of FairmOnt is the attorney for
the plaintiff and George Gordon of
Lacrosse, Wis, and Mathwig & Sasse
OF Fairmont are The attorneys for the
defendant
The plaintiffs witnesses are Mr.. Ward
Elmer Houghtaling, John Allison and
Max Feustel; and the witnesses for the
defendant are Mrs. Young and NJ. l..
bJormstad of Lacrosse, Wis, George
Lester }. |. Daffer, H. d. Gerth. c.
n. Peterson, Scobe King and Clerk of
Court +. r. Flygare, of Fairmont.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
FELL BY THE WAY SIDE
FATE OF HUBBY WHO SPENT HIS
HONEYMOON IN BLUE EARTH.
Tarried Too Long in the Saloons; and
Raised Money By Means of
PhOney Checks.

Blue Earth, April 2S.-Love may
laugh at locksmiths'' but not at Judge
Sprouts court in this city A young
couple from Swea City, Iowa came
TO Blue Earth week before last
on their honeymoon trip, and the
groom having been resident of the
prohibition state so long that the
aroma arising from our seven thou
and dollar thirst parlors was too much
for him-and he fell He spent much
of his time i'm these places to the
neglect of her whom he had promised
TO love, cherish and be constant
helper; he even went so far as to
-obtain $40 by false Misrepresentation
sof one of the good mothers of the
town, and last week fell into the
hands of the law for this ofrense. He
was to have hearing Monday, but
in the hope of procuring funds to
make good, the case was adjourned
until tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
TIGHT HUG BROKE A RIB
YOUNG SWAIN WHO WAS TOO
STRENUOUS IN LOVE.
This manner of Showing Ones Aztec
ton Has Caused a Decided
Slump in CareSs Market.

Pungoteague, Va, April -(Spec-
ial)-The popularity of the hug as a
farewell caress between sweethearts has
taken decided slump in this market
since Elwood Scott last night broke
his watch and a rib belonging to his
inamorata in bidding her goodby at
the gate.
Miss Lola Westcott is one of the
best looking girls in the neighborhood
and she has caused futterings in the
breast of many swain hereabouts.
But it apparently wasn't until young
Scott crossed her path that she lost
her heart and now she almost wishes
she hadn't.
The boys round about Pungoteague
all are nifty examples of physical size
and symmetry, but Elwood is a Her
cules among Herculeses He belongs to
the Brobdingnag species and when he
does anything he does it on a generous
basis.
He fell in love with Lola and his
love was big. The old folks in this
Already look not with disfavor upon
cooings and billings, but they limit
EN- to p. M. or a few moments later.
So a couple of hours after he came
over the relentless cuckoo clock in the
mantel piece told Elwood it was his
move. Lola went with him out into
the cleaning and when in the moon
hight he gazed down into her limpid
eyes and realized he would not see
her again until the next night his
heart was filled with sadness and his
soul with infinite yearning.
Her little hand touched his shoulder
ana all the pentup longing within him
found escape in the ardor with which
he grasped her about the waist. The
girl yelled and then fell in a swoon.
Scott ran for doctor, whose dag
nosis showed a compound fracture of
the fifth dorsal vertebra.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
MEAT PRICES Do SOAR
LOCAL MARKET MEN HAVE TO
ASK MORE OF CONSUMERS.
Figures Will Not Be Reduced Until
Grass Fed Cattle Are Offered
to the Packers.

The price of meat is advancing, and
the local dealers are obliged to ad-
vance the retail price to correspond with
the wholesale price. A local dealer
got in four pieces of meat from Swift
& Co., yesterday, and was obliged to
pay nine and half cents pound.
the four pieces costing $615O. The
dealer observed that people are com
planning of the high price of meat, but
he would like to have one of them
take MS market and run it until Au-
gust for what there is in it, He does
not look for lower meat until grass
fed cattle are offered on the market
again.