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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
THE ENERGY OF YOUNG BIRDS
Red Squirrels Are So Pronounced BY
Minneapolis Park Men.

fI"n Mondays Dat,"
Park Superintendent Blakes attcn
ton was called today to the order
that has been issued in Minneapolis to
shoot every red squirrel i'll the parks
of that city because they are the in
veteratc enemy and destroyer.of bird
eggs and young birds, and also because
they war upon the gray squirrels, and
he was asked as to the condition in
the parks of Mankato. He replied that
there are no red squirrels in Sibley
Park, for he has made it a practice
to keep them out, for they drive the
gray squirrels away. He did not think
that the gray squirrels eat the eggs
of birds and kill young birds. He says
that numerous oreols, robins and other
varieties of song birds nest regularly
i'm the park and rear their youn.
ther, without any interference by the
squirrels.
In Minneapolis the question has been
raised as to whether gray squirrels
do not destroy birds eggs and young
birds, and evidence has been produced
to show that this has been known to
happen, but the park superintendent
holds that this is rare and that gray
squirrels that DO this are black sheep
The red squirrels are SO shy that it
| is proving difficult to shoot them. Only
| experienced park men are allowed to
do any shooting, on account of the
| danger of iildiscrimiliate slaughter. or
of hitting people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
WOULD PERMIT THE LID TO TILT.
Chief O'COnner Does Not Look With
Favor UpOn Club LiouOr Bill

st. Paul, March 29.-Chief of Police
j. j. OConnor is reported to have said
that he will not care to make any
special effort to keep down the Sun
day lid on the sale of intoxicatin.
liquors if the lid is to be perforated
with the club bill. which permits
social organizations to dispense liquor
to its members
n protest against the passage of the
club bill, emanating from the Law En-
forcement league of st. Paul, was pre-
sented to the senate today by Senator
j. NJ Hackney in the shape of com
munication. 1t was referred to the
committee on temperance without any
dicussion. The communication con
tains the following:
"MIr. j. j O.'Connor, chief of police
of st. Paul, has stated to the com
mittee of the league that he consid
cred it a vicious procedure to grant
special privileges to the rich as against
the poor in the matter of the sale OF
Intoxicating liquor, and that if this
bill became law, he would not care to
make any effort to enforce the law
requiring saloons to be closed OH Sun
days.
1--WE feel certain that the passage OF
this bill will make law enforcement in
this direction much more difficult even
than it is at present.
The protest was signed by C. w
Young and Harold G. Lains, as prcsi
dent and secretary of the league. The
presentation of this protest was or
dered by the Law Enforcement league
at a meeting held March %.
Chief O'Connor was out of the city
today and could not be seen regardin.
his position i'm the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
YOUNG BOY CAUSES ARTICLES
TO DANCE LIVELY AND EGGS
JUMP OUT OF THEIR BASKETS

Dodgcvillc, Wis. March 29.-The cit
liens of Mount Horeb, twenty miles
east of Dodgeville, have been consider
ably trouble during the last two weeks
by the actions of Fred Brady, eleven
years old. The boy lives with his
grandparents and is of ordinary and of
usual intelligence.
The first strange actions were no.
ticed March .. 1t seems that articles
move about in mysterious manner
and nearly always travel in the direc-
ton of the boy. who is usually on the
opposite side of the room.
One occasion a relative brought a
basket of eggs to the house and set
them on the table. and while he was
talking to the members of the family,
basket, striking the boy in the face.
On another occasion a drawer in a
sewing machine slid out of its place
and went flying through the room,
scattering its contents in every direc-
ton.
IN Old case knife flcw through a
room and struck in the floor near the
old grandmother
An ornament on heating stove was
jerked off and thrown across the room
Books. straps, sausages and other
things in the house have been perform
ing queer antics.
Thinking that the environments of
the home had something to do with
the events, the lad was sent to the
home of relative. three miles i'm the
country, where, it is said the strange
occurrences still are taking place daily
His relatives insist that it is a
case of hypnotism, and have called
doctors to examine the boy, who APP
pears to be normal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
LIVE MANY DAYS UNDER DRIFT
Turkeys and Ducks Thrive Buried Be-
meath the Heavy Snow.

Cottonwood, Mimi, March 29.-Wlilc
leveling sllowdrift i'm his barnyard a
day or SO ago, Joseph Peltier, resid-
ing near this village, found turkey
that was buried in the snow by the
blizzard of Jan. 81. and had remained
there ever since 1t was rescued, 5ut
little the worse for its experience.
Morgan, Mimi, March 29.--During
the great blizzard of Jan. 81, George
Wild lost three ducks on his farm scy-
eral miles east of this place. day
or SO ago he found them undeE a
big bank of snow, while digging
around his wood pile. Two of the
fowls were still alive They were very
Fat when lost, but after being dug out
they weighed but about half pound
each They had subsisted on their own
fat and SNOW water.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
DOING THEIR DUTY
Scores of Mankato Readers Are Learn
ing the Duty of the Kidneys.
To filter the blood is the kidneys'

Scores of Mankato Readers Are Learn
ing the Duty of the Kidneys.
TO filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kidneys
are sick.
Backache ard many kidney ills fol-
low;
Urinary trouble, diabetes
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all.
Mankato people endorse our claim.
2. J. McNNade, 307 North Second
street, Mankato, Mimi, says: 81 can
vouch for Doans Kidney Pills as
reliable kidney remedy. | first learned
of them when living in Waseca. from
people who had been cured through
their use. After moving here, was
afflicted with kidney complaint used
one box of Doan's Kidney Pills, pro
cured from j. c. Thros drug store and
they speedily removed every symptom
of the trouble. | am now enjoying
good health and give Doan's Kidney
Pills the credit"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n.
Y. sale agents for the United States.
Remember the name--Doan's-an
take no other,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
All Teachers Have Accepted.

All of the new teachers elected by
the board of education have accepted.
Alfred NJ Brace thought the offer over
for some time before deciding to take
the position in the high school, for
after his election to the Mankato
hiul school he was chosen to Il posi-
ton on the faculty of Beloit, Wis,
college, which he is attending, at a
slightly larger salary. That he de-
cided to come to Mankato speaks well
for the local schools.
There is the wreck of time!" eX-
claimed Jones, as his clock fell from
the second story window.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
ANOTHER GOLD MINE IN SIGHT.
But the Yellow Dust Is Little Off
COlOr-Mica

Jack Quinn, one of the live farmers
in Ridgely townships Nicolct county,
north of New Tim, VINO was in the
city Monday as advance agent of Il
gold mine discovered very short time
ago OF the Grossam farm in Ridgely,
said he had little or no doubt that
genuine color" had been found in a
gravel pit on the farm, where a cou-
pie hundred wagon loads had been
taken out for road making in the
nei2hborhoOd, says The New Tim
News. The man in the pit or the
had noticed shining sand all through
the gravel, and several samples of it
had been bottled and bought to the
city. Mr.. Quinn directed the writer to
Theodore Mueller. who had u small
bottle OF the precious find. 1t was ex-
amlned. and there was no doubt of
the color" of the sand which resem-
bled gold TO the common eye: but Just
as our enthusiasm was attaining a
high temperaturc-too high for cool
newspaper work-wc exhibited the
bottled gold to Alex. Russell of West
Newton and Henry Bastian, the latter
of whom knows good thing when he
sees it, when our steam valve began
to open. Russell first and Bastian al
| most at the same time sampled the
gold dust, and both said it was mica
| Then to increase our doubt August
Windhorn came into the office and
compared small gold nugget he
| brought from Alaska with the bottled
dust and said it was "off COLOR Finally
Geologist Juni looked at the dust
and he was certain it was mica. That
settled the gold mine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Committed to Hospital.

From Mondays Danv.
George NJ. Matteson, salesman, was
examined as to his sanity before Judge
Hughes this afternoon and was COM
mittcd to the insane asylum at st. Pc
ter for treatment He has been eX-
auined once or twice before, but dis
charged each time. For nearly month
past he has been residing at the poor
farm. 1t is hoped that a course of
Treatment will completely restore him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
NATIONAL MEET OF Y. w. c. A
st. Paul the Place and April 22 t
go Is the Time


st. FauI, March 29-The second BIZ
ennial convention of the National
Young Womcn's Christian association
will be held in ST. Paul from April %
to 2G. Between 1000 and 100 dele
gates are expected to be present. Con-
vention headquarters will be at the
Central Presbyterian church, opposite
the old capitol building.
The program for this years meet
ing includes some OF the most promi-
nent speakers and lecturers in the
United States. Among tI,em will be-:
Miss Mary 4. Wooley, president of
Mount Holyoke college; Professor Wal
ter Rauschembusch of the Baptist Theo-
ogical seminary, Rochester, n. y; Rev
Samuel NJ. Zwemcr, ID. ID. of the Stu
dent Colunteer movement; Rev. Fran
els j. Mcconnell, d. d., president of
De PAW university; Rev. John Dough
less Adam, pastor of the First Pres
bterian church, East Orange, n. j.
On Saturday afternoon, April "a, two
sectional conferences will be held in
Minneapolis. The city delegates will
meet in the Minneapolis Y. w. c. A
building and the student delegation at
Alice SheIvin hall at the state uni
versity.
Thomas S. Gladding of the national
board will speak at vesper services
in st. Paul on the following Sunday
afternoon. The foreign work will be
represented on the program by Miss
Agnes Gale Hill of India
Some of the most important qucs-
tions of the national policy of the Y
w. G. a. are to be discussed at the
coming convention, and it is expected
that the attendance will exceed that
of any previous convention. The ma
tional conference of the employed Of
jiccrs of the association will be held
in Minneapolis April q to 30.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
PROFESSOR STARR DECLARES
TEDDY WILL HAVE THAT TIRED
FEELING AFTER AFRICAN TRIP

Boston. NIarci. 29.-"NIr. Roosevelt
will return changed man, if he re-
turns at al"
This, his latest prognostcation of
the Roosevelt expedition, was made by
Professor Frederick Starr of Chicago
university today at the home of Pro-
fessor Winslow in Brookline.
80 survive the dangers of the eli
mate requires an entire remaking of
the physical nature of the man who
goes into the Jungle" said PROBES
sor Starr. Il have been in the tropics
three times, and were | to attempt the
trip Mr.. Roosevelt is inaugurating, I
think my chances of surviving would
be one out of three, or two out of
three at the most.
1T is extremely dangerous for a man
of fifty years to make a trip into the
jungle If he survives he will be
more sluggish by nature.
II have never prophesied that Mr..
Roosevelt would fall victim to the
slcepin. sickness, or would be eaten
by lions, tigers or cannibals. And if
he confined bis trip to the hunting
region he would probably be safe
enough. 1t is the second stage of his
journey, from the great lakes to the
hcadwatcrS of the Nile. that is men
acing."
perhaps his ,igor will carry him
through" was suggested.
That is natural mistake an
swered Professor Starr. 'His vigOr
will be his worst enemy. His age,
disposition and strength are all against
him -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Situation at New Ulm.
Well! Well!
OF All Thinus

Yes. OF all things, everybody wants
to be well. and keep st--that's
natural, aud the thousands whdI
have taken HOstetter's Stomach
Bitters adopted the best plan forl
keeping well Those who are still
experimenting with this or that
remedy shou!d stop at ones, as they
are only making matters worse.
Get a bottle of HOstetter's Stomach
Bitters today aud give it chance
10 restore you to health again It,
is excellent Ia CAKES Of Sick Head
ache, Bloating, Heartburn, Sour
Risings, Indigestion, COstivcncss,
Spring Ailments and Malaria,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
MANKATO BOY HEADS DEBATE.
Burton E. Hughes Is Member of
Cuccessful College Team.

Burton +. Hughes of Mankato was
the leader Of the Adclphic debate
II unanimous decision in debate held
ut Mortified Friday evening, against
the Philomathan society. The qucs-
ton for debate was resolved, that the
issuing of injunctions by federal courts
in labor disputes should be prohibited
by congress- The Adelphic team of
which Mr.. Hughes is member, sup.
ported the negative of the question.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
FOUGHT INDIAN PENSION BILL
Senator John Moonan Stirs Up Trou-
BILE for the Measures

From MONDAYS Daisr
Senator John Moonan of Waseca
county led an attack in the senate
yesterday on the Wright bill pension
ing citizen soldiers of the Indian out
break of 1862. His fight against the
bill was unavailing, however, and the
bill was recommended to pass. Senator
Moonan introduced an amendment to
the bill which would admit citizen sol
diers of the Indian war to the Soldier
home. The amendment was offered in
an effort to kill the bill and was de-
feated.
The bill would permit the payment
|of state pensions not to exceed $40 Il
month to citizen soldiers who fought
the Indians during the months of Sep
TENDER and October, 1862. 1t is said
that about 100 men will be eligible to
pensions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
lnoraliziug spectacle and unfit for col
lcee sport.
=
DEFEATED THE "U" ATHLETES
Shattuck Boys Put Up Fine Show
ing at the Track Meet

Faribault, March Shattuck' s
track athletes outdid themselves Sat
urday and surprised their own support
ers by decisively defeating the Uni
vcrsity OF Minnesota freshmen i'm the
indoor meet by the score of % to 10.
Shattuck's team secured seven firsts
and eight seconds in eleven events,
while the freshmen took four iirsts
and two seconds. First and second
places counted in each event, except
the relay.
Frank of the freshmen made the
best record of the meet by putting
the twelve-pound shot forty nine feet.
The best competition came in the
quarter, the mile and the 220-yard
dash.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
ROAST FOR THE FOOTBALL GAME
President Eliot of Harvard Declares
the Sport Is De0ralizinp.

Cambridge, Mass, March 29.--In the
last annual report which he will issue
to the overseers of Harvard college
and which covers the year ended Oct
|, 1908. President Eliot of Harvard
again advocates three year course
for bachelor degrees of arts and sci.
ences; notes that Notwithstanding the
hard times, gifts to the university
amounted to 1901 500; and once more
scathingly denounces football as de.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY
DR.. M. J. Taylor of GAINESVILLE Sus
tanned Stroke Saturday Night.

Dir. NJ. j. Taylor, Il well known
GAINESVILLE physician, sustained a stroke
of apoplexy late Saturday night. Yes
terday Dr. j. w. Andrews of this city
and DR.. Cummings of Waseca were
called to consult about his case, and
found his unable TO speak, but able
to move his right arm slightly. They
are of the opinion that he will recover.
His age is fifty two years, and he is a
large. fieshy man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Worst Smell Is In st. Paul.

Mankato has invited Armour to 10.
cate his packing plant in this city. II
Armour knows good thing when.
ever he sees it, he will lose no time
in accepting that Observation-Disclosures
Free Press. We are truly sorry to
have our friends at Mankato disap-
pointed. but Cannon Falls smclled it
first.-Cannon Falls Beacon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
INDIANS OWN THE BANK STOCK
This Financial Institution Is Located
at LaDwa. Idaho.

Spokane, Wash, March 29.-Tndians
of the Mex Perces tribe will he owners
tof four ffths of the stock in new
bank which is being organized at Lap.
iva, Idaho. All the directors but one
will be Nez Pcrces The capital will
be $4,000 One purpose is to take
care of funds coming to the Indians
| from the national government as in
terest on land payments. This years
interest will be about STAT 900,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Railway Postal Clerks Organize.

Winona, March 26.-Railway mail
clerks in this section have organized
by elccting the following officers:
President, William H. Fry; vice presi-
dent, Harvey Taylor; secretary, Anton
Berdnatz. Mr.. Berdnatz was elected a
delegate to the tenth division conven-
ton TO be held on April 80 at Mime
apolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Money for Roads and Bridges.

The road and bridge money has
been apportioned by the legislative
committee and $4,000 will come to
Blue Earth county. That includes
$4,000 that was appropriated at the
last session for the second Minnesota
river bridge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
SMALL SUM IS TAKEN
COLUMBIA CLOTHING COMPANY
STORE ROBBED OF $3.50.
Burglar Visited the Place Last Night;
Gained Entrance By Frying Open
the Rear Door to the Basement;
Left No Clew; Several Thefts of
Late; No Arrests and Prospects
for Same Are Poor.
From Mondays Daily

From Mondays Daily
The Columbia Clothing company's
store was visited by burglar last
night and the cash drawer was robbed
of $3.50. That the amount stolen
was not greater was due to the fore
sight of Mr.. Zschrnke in taking the
greater part of the contents OF the
drawer home with him Saturday night,
No goods are missing, although the
piles seemed to have been overhauled.
Pried Open Rear Door.
Entrance was gained by prying open
the rear door to the basement which
was nailed shut, and christening the
door leading from the basement to the
first floor. This was easily done, as
one of the glass panes in the door
was broken, and it was only necess-
AIRY to reach through and unfasten the
lock-
No Clue to Thief.
The police were informed, and are
looking after young man who APP
piled for work at the store Friday,
saving that he was broke. The young
man was put at work cleaning the
basement, and had an opportunity to
get familiar with the surroundings.
The fact that this is the third store
in the vicinity to be entered i'll the
last month, on the other hand, makes
it look like the work of home talent.
The Mint saloon was entered some
time ago, and Mrs. Eckharts store
was broken into.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Hugh Evans Renominated.

Hugh Evans, formerly of Mankato,
has been renominated for mayor of
ST. Cloud by the democrats. He has
no opposition,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

England's turbine feet already in
Guides sixty-two warships and forty
four vessels of the merchant marine.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-13
AFRICAN PERIL EXAGGERATED
Mr.. Roosevelt Need Not Fear the
Sleeping Sickness"
Gardner F. williams. Mining En-
gfneer. Delivers Interesting Lee
ture Before Geographic Society.

Put away your fears. It will take the
concentrated energies Of an army Of
tsetse flies to give Theodore Roosevelt
the sleeping sickness in the wilds Of
Africa"
Speaking upon The diamond and gold
mines Of South Africa" before the Ma
tionaI Geographic Society. in the Masonic
Temple last night. Gardner F. Williams
made a piquant depression. He gave ut
terance to a condensed and compact phil
osOphy of big game hunting
There isn't so very much danger" he
said. In the Uganda country our for
mer President is not going to place his
life in jeopardy He Is not going over
any territory which is unfamiliar to trav-
elers and explorers. nor TO penetrate TO
any wilds where women whom 1 know
have not gone"
The speaker was for twenty years the
general manager of the De Beers Mines
in Africa. and one OF the trusted coun-
selors OF Cecil Rhodes. His knowledge Of
the Transvaal Is profound.
Mr. Williams commended the work Of
the American Methodist missionary,
Bishop Hartzell, who was recently IN
Washington. He declared the bishop had
contributed 70 the blacks material. as
well as spiritual welfare. by teaching
them cotton and tobacco planting. The
two crops had prOspered
The history of the Cullinan diamond. by
far the largest in the world, was given in
detail. It was found in 1905. and al once
attained international renown. Political
conditions caused a queer reversal Of
viewpoints at the time.
The English Liberal party was in
power" said Mr.. Williams. The chief
Liberal policy was the repatriation OF the
South African Chinese to their native
land The English OF the TransvaaI were
bitter against the home governme nt in
consequence, and when the question OF
presenting the Cullinan diamond to King
Edward came before the South African
Parliament all OF the Beers voted in IA
vOr Of it and the English against. Such
was the change that a few years made -
The Washington herald., 1909-03-13

copy will be sent through Senator J. H
Gallinger and Representative s. ". Smith
10 the members Of the committees which
had the appropriation bin under consid-
Grafton.
Special significance was attached to a
resolution by G. r. Williams dealing
with the dangerous condition Of Colorado
avenue. which Is now known as Piney
Branch road. with the view OF having
the street established. regulated. and
graded from Georgia avenue TO -Four
teenth street
II was unanimously decided that the as
ISOLATION so on record as favoring the
movement to have Congress and the
state legislature change the date OF inau-
gurstion 10 some time IN April
". J. Lambert offered a resolution that
was accepted. commencing Mai. Sylves-
ter. Commissioner West. z. J. SteIl-
wagon, and others who had so much to
do with making the inaugural OF Presi-
dent Taft, in spite OF the many diff
culties. a grand success.
on a motion by W J. Lambert. the as
ISOLATION voiced its approval OF those
pushing the movement for g new auditO-
rum for the city, and called on all mem
hers 70 subscribe for as much stock as