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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17
Funeral of Olav Holberg.

The funeral of the late Olav Holberg
of Rapidan took place at two o'clock
this afternoon at his home, and the
lnterment was made in the Holberg
cemetery. His death occurred Thurs
day morning. He was eighty-two years
of age, and was born in Sweden, but
had been a resident of this county
Tor something like forty-five years. He
is survives by his wife and two sons,
John Holberg of Rapidan and Eric
HOlberg of Mankato.
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GAVE MR.. TAFTAYELL
Continue; -rom Paae One.

goes to jackson, Miss, spending prac-
tically the entire day of November 1
there. He then proceeds in this way:
November 2, Columbus, Miss; Novem-
Der, 3, Birmingham, Ala; November
4, Macon and Savannah, Ga; No
vember 5, Savannah and Charleston,
S. c.; November 6 and Z, Augusta Ca;
with golf; November 8, Columbia, s.
c.; November 0, Wilmington, N. c.;
November 10, Richmond, Va.
The president will reach Washing
ton the night of November 10. He will
leave Washington again, probably on
the 18th, for Middletown, Conn.,, for
the installation of the new president
of Wesleyan university. He also has
engagements at Norfolk and Hampton,
Va, Nov. 10 and 20.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17

summary: Earned runs, o.. Two
base hits, Newgard. First base on
balls, off McC1eary l: off Bales, 8
Struck out, by Bales, Z; by McCleary.
6. left OF bases, Mankato. IL; Wi
mona, l3. First base on errors, Man
kato, B; Winona. b. nit by pitcher,
Corbett. Stolen bases, Fred Wines, 2;
Rognas, Frank Wines. Mailing, Me-
Cleary, Crangle. Sacrifice hits, New
gard, Mailing, McCale, Curtis, Moore.
Corbett. Time, two hours. Umpire.
Schroeder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17
A BAN ON PLAN
LIBERAL LEAGUE is OPPOSED 10
PROPOSED CHARTER.
Meeting Last Night Decided to Make a
Fight Against Commission Form OF
Government; Arthur Schaub Leader
of Movement; Some of the Rea-
sons for the Opposition; Why Sa-
looms Are Against Measure.

The Blue Earth county branch of
the German American Union, better
known as the Liberal league, held a
meeting at the Liedertafel hall last
night, and took action to fight the pro-
posed new charter. The meeting was
SHINY attended, but an effort will be
made to hold a larger meeting two
weeks from last night, at the same
place.
Arthur Schaub the Leader.
After some discussion of the new
charter, and an address against it by
Arthur Schaub, the meeting adopted a
resolution declaring that the union was
opposed to the adoption of the new
charter, and another resolution provid-
ing that the new charter be fought to
a finish and defeated at the coming
special election, Sept. q. President
Martin Walser was directed to appoint
a committee of six to conduct the cam
.paign against the charter, raise funds,
hire teams to work against it on
election day, etc. This committee will
NC HdiiCu III d udy VI CWO.
1t was decided to call a mass meet
ing of the German voters of the city
for the evening of Friday, Sept. "a,
when addresses against the new char
ter will be given.
Some of Their Reasons.
The reasons given in the resolution
for opposing the charter was that it is
opposed to the fundamental principles
OF government" chat it is not for the
best interest Of the Germans of the
city," and that cit has tendencies to
be looked upon with suspicion" In
plain English, it is feared that under
the new charter the saloons would be
held to much stricter account than thev
are at present. and some even profess
a fear that the tendency would be
toward prohibition.
A proposal to invite the charter COM
mission to be present at the meeting to
discuss it was voted down. 1t was
stated today by one of the leaders that
there would be no objection to any of
the members of the commission being
present and discussing the charter if
they would do so in the German Ian
guage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17

I G.. i. Keith attended Il meeting ol
the State Federation council at st
Paul yesterday.
A. F. Myer and Miss Margaret Paul.
son of Belle Plaine visited in Man
kato yesterday.
Walter Plymat departed yesterday
for Omaha where he will attend the
! convention of Eagles.
Miss Lillian Hughes, who has been
attending Carleton college, last week
entered the state university.
Miss Ellen Nitzkowski and Miss An
ma Ash went to st. Paul this morning
to enter Hamline university.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. S~aulpaugh re-
turned yesterday from Minneapolis,
where they spent the week.
G.. r. Bradley, wife and daughter
returned last night from the state fair,
after spending a week there.
Fred Weber has resigned his posi-
ton at Brett's dry goods store, and is
to take a position on the road.
Miss Esther Daniels goes to Ham
line tomorrow to continue her studies
in the university there. She will be a
Junior this year.
Mrs. William III. Young departed
yesterday for Lake Lillian where she
will visit her son and family. She
will remain away about two weeks.
II. r. Kurth left last night for Mich
igan, to purchase a stock of peaches,
pears and plums. He is going to try
to get a supply of blue damsel plums.
Mrs. Joseph S. Davies and Mrs.
Thomas Davidson returned Saturday
night from the twin cities, where they
spent four or five days, visiting the
state fair.
George Wiedeman and Charles Wag-
EN-, Jr., hunted chickens eight miles
south of Lake Crystal yesterday and
brought back a few. William Schwen-
der carried them back and forth.
Miss Amanda William and Harry
Railhle returned yesterday from the
cities, where they enjoyed a weeks va
cation visiting friends and relatives.
They also attended the state fair.
City Attorney Schmitt and j. j.
Waddell have returned from Swan lake
with a few ducks. They report that
the ducks have all been scared from
the lake, on account of so much shoot
ing there.
j. M. Vance and wife left Spokane,
Wash, yesterday for home, according
to a letter received by County Treas
urer Hart, and are expected in Man
kato Wednesday. Mrs. Vance has been
at Seattle since June and is improved
in health. Mr.. Vance has been away
Il month.
Joseph Ruerup left Saturday for
BOzeman, Mont, where he has pur-
chased a theatre. He also contemplates
engaging in some mercantile business
such as a five and 10 cent store or
piano store. His two sons, Joseph H..
and Charles Ruerup, are already To-
Gated at Bozeman and like it there
very much. Mrs. Ruerup will remain
here until their house is sold or rented.
Coroner Kennedy issued a burial per-
init for a five weeks old child that
died Friday two miles south of Smiths
Mill without the attendance of a
physician.
A fire alarm last night was caused
by the wires becoming crossed with
electric light wires, it is thought. To-
day the boxes We're tested again.
Clerk of Court Krost today issued a
marriage license to Lemuel G.. Davis
and Clara DOss, both of Mcpherson.
Sheriff Donahue was called to Am
boy today to bring an insane person
back to the city to be examined.
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Oak Park Horse Show.

Chicago, Sept. l0.-Chicago society
turned out in. force today at the an
nual Oak Park Horse show, which
was held on the grounds of the Rover
Forest Tennis club. The proceeds of
the show will be given to a home for
children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17
John Lang Will in Probate

The will of the late John Lang was
filed for probate today. 1t leaves all
of the property to the widow, who is
appointed executrix. 1t is dated June
II, 1909. The heirs are the widow and
two children, and the property consists
of $500 of personal property and $4,000
of real estate. a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17
Three of a Kind.

Moorhead Independent: 1t is said
that three of tine stingiest men in the
state were in town yesterday. One
of them will not drink as much water
as he wants unless it is from another's
well. The second forbids any of his
family from writing anything but a
small hand" as it is a waste of ink
to make large letters. The third stops
his clock at night in order to save
wear and tear on the machinery. All
of them decline to take their home
county papor on the grounds that it is
ia terrible strain on their spectacles to
read newspapers even in the day time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17
Seventy Years Old.

Rheumatism and neuralgia yield their
pain to Perry Davis Painkiller-so do
sprains, burns, bruises. It cures colds, collie,
diarrhea. For seventy years it has been
doing good. If it's used early suffering is
saved and danger avoided. A 35 cent bot.
tie is the new size; but a SO cent bottle IL
really the ~cheapest-it holds SO much more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17
Shot in the Face.

Harry Grandprey of Meriden received
several shots in his face while hunt
ing near that place Tuesday morning
of this week. He went to Waseca and
had the shots removed, and it is ex-
pected that nothing serious will re-
suit. s,.
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Lillian Russell's PIav.

New York, Sept. lO.-At Spring
field, Mass, tonight Lillian Russell
and her company will appear in the
new comedy, "The Widows Night"
preliminary performances will
be given, tonight and tomorrow night,
at the Court Square Theatre. Miss
Russell will return to New York next
week to begin the Broadway run.
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From Mondays Daily.
Pretty Home Wedding.

A quiet but pretty home wedding oc'
Cured yesterday afternoon when MISS
AIvira +. Kruger became the bride OF
Clement j. Lenway of Faribault. The
ceremony, Il ring service, took place at
the home of the bride, l0l Hanover
street, and was performed by Rev.
Peter Clare of this city. The bridal
couple were accompanied by Miss
Frances Kruger, Il sister of the bride,
and p. V. Arnoldt of this city. The
brides family nave lately moved from
GAINESVILLE to Mankato. Mr.. and Mrs
Lenway are to make their future home
in Faribault.
Lake Crystal Couple Wed.
Miss Addie Geannette Chaffee and
Luke b. Osgood, both of Lake Crys'
tai. were united in marriage Saturday
evening by Judge w. F. Hughes, in
this city.
st. Paul Dispatch: Governor john
son was a Midway attraction in the
Press building yesterday afternoon
when DAD Pease, of the Anoka
Union, induced him, on a bet, to aid
in the distribution of a lot of adver-
Using novelties which Mr.. Pease has
been giving to the children.
"Vhat are these, Pease?" asked
Governor johnson, spotting one of the
toys lying on a table.
Bubbles for the kids" answered
Pease. "Want one?"
"Why don't you give them away
Going TO put them in the safe, !
suppose, and preserve them," was Gov
ern0r Johnson's %rejoinder.
"Weil, I'll make you a proposition
governor said Mr.. Pease. "YOu stand
outside with the box and distribute
them, and T1l give you a dollar"
"Done," vas the governors quick re-
ply, and with his arms loaded with
the toys he stepped to the door, Soor
a crowd was around them, and in five
minutes the supply was exhausted.
"Got any more!" asked the COVER
nor. eff you haven't give me that
dollar"
IcdSe Hdilucu oNeI tHc coiH.
f !. - j
&C. b. Partridge of Tracy was in
Mankato today.
V. j.. Greiner of Mapleton dined il
Mankato yesterday.
w. l.. Hixon returned yesterday
from the twin cities.
P. f.. Holm of Wells visited Man
kato Saturday evening.
Matt and Henry Weir of Good Thun
der were in Mankato today.
A. S. Fowles left today on a bust
ness trip to South Dakota.
Mrs. C. II. Burmeister was the guest
of friends at Rapidan today.
Frank Franciscus returned last even
ing from a trip to St. Paul.
Miss Marian Willard went to North
field today to enter Carleton college.
@. n. Olson and wife of Balator
were in the city Saturday evening.
ID. L. Scott and w. +. Renshaw O.
Rushmore were Mankato visitors yes
terday.
w. j. Hodges succeeded in catching
eleven black bass at Lake Francis yes
terday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17

service commission. It is not ex-
pected that either of the last two
could be persuaded to run. Justice
Gaynor and John A. Bensel, president
OF the board of water supply, are
being considered, but there is said to
be little chance of either receiving
serious consideration by the republi-
conferrees.
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DIET WAS QUITE THIN
Continued From Page One.

erpoOl. No; it is not settled officially
yet. / am hoping to find here some
word from the French authorities.
"There is one thing l am going to
do added Mr.. Frelin, picking up his
suitcase and umbrella. 81 am going to
take this thing up with the German
government before | go over again.
They will be after me there next"
Professor Frelin was warmly greeted
when he made his appearance on the
university campus. He will meet his
classes tomorrow.
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The Count in Maine.

The 945 enumeratOrs in Maine, in
1900, averaged about twenty days. AS
a large proportion of the population
The Dolores star., 1909-11-12
Her Phantom
Lover
Copyright. by w. q. Chapman.)
By HARRIET Z. MALLOW

+ Copyright. by w. q. Chapman.)
JaA slender figure robed in clinging
'NhfEe stole softly down the wide stair.
case into the dimly lit hall. 1t was
Alice Maitland. first Of the Hallow.
cen maskers to appear on the scene
Of the destined revels.
She glided into the big room. glad
to find It empty and secure in the
knowledge that none Of the guests
had arrived. Standing by the nre-
place, she pushed aside her mask and
gaSed into the red flames that brought
sad memories of another fireside Of
Just q year ago. Things had been SO
different then-she was not alone.
Frank sat beside her in the little par
lor in the dear old home and her
father. in the library adjoining. pored
over the ancient volumes 30 dear to
the heart of the student.
It all came back to her so clearly.
They were talking Of Halloween super
stitions and laughing over the belief
that on this one night evil things
might creep up and ghosts walk
abroad unchallenged. She had smiled
incredulously. with her hand resting
ON Franks broad shoulder and his
arm around her. But now?
She shuddered and hid her face In
her hands. For in the flames she
seemed to see the history Of the
twelve months-the quarrel and
Franks sullen departure for the
Orient-his silence and then the news
Of the loss with all hands OF the
Evening Star and among the passen-
ger lists his name-Frank Ellis. Then
came her fathers death and these
weary months Of being passed from
one relation to another like an un-
claimed parcel. Pray. heaven that
her sad ghosts might not walk and
suffer at sight Of her unhappiness.
She raised a startled face at the
The Dolores star., 1909-11-12

Of conventional welcome. but the high
pitched voice was cordial. and the
dark eyes. as youthful As those of her
son. looked out In pleased surprise.
The rest of the face framed in the
shawl was scanned with care and hard
work. 1t beamed with good -humor
and concern as she watched Uncle
Eben. who. having descended from
the high wagon with deliberation. was
helping Aunt Jerusha to alight. The
old lady hitched cautiously along the
seat. put one ample foot tentatively
on the step. glanced suspiciously at
the motiOnless Jack. and was at last
deposited on the ground.
With q smile on his lips the young
man watched the absurd figure. sup
and Uncle Eben. waddle up to the
front door. But as he turned towards the
barn with Jack the smile disappeared
and the listless look returned.
He was fighting his first real battle.
Hard work. poverty. the heavy mort
gage, had not served to darken his
spirit. But tonight as he came by
Emily Hutton's he had seen q yellow
wheeled buggy at the gate. 1t meant
that Edwards. the storekeeper from
Plainfeld. was in the house, was per-
haps at this minute talking to Emily.
Richards eyes smarted at the thought.
He turned the hay-cutter swiftly and
mixed old Jacks supper.
Perhaps Jack was surprised, a mo-
ment later. to feel an arm thrown
about his neck. He turned his head
inquiringly. munching. But there was
no one else to see-the boy was ween-
ing out the bitterness Of his heart
She had smiled at him with her big.
black eyes. and once. on sleighing
party. her head had rested for q mo-
ment on his shoulder. His heart beat
faster with the thought. And now Ed
wards-this was the third time this
week. She would marry him A
sob ended the thought
Jack turned his head with q soft
whinny. The boy raised his head.
half-shamefaced. His hat had fallen
to the floor and his eyes we're full Of
tears. He looked very boyish to be
crying for q lost love.
ne tuTSW ulS aTIu again aCTOSS
Jacks neck and stood for a moment
with his face pressed in the thick fur.
Then he Strengthened himself and
clenched his hands. He would rather
die than have the folks in the house
know about It! His lips we're firmly
closed as he stepped into the fading
light, wooden pail in each hand. and
crossed the barnyard to the old pump.
When he had filled the pals he
dashed the water over his face and
eyes He turned back to the barn. his
head erect, and whistling softly under
his breath.
"There!"-he thrust the brimming
pail under old Jacks nose. and patted
the thick coat-"drtnk that. It's well
salted. 1t ought to agree with you"
With a smile of somewhat determined
cheerfulness he turned away to finish
the chores.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-12

hrge and dark. but they were dreamy
instead Of bright: the lips were full
and flexible instead Of thin and close
y set: and the broad forehead, even
when the shading hand pushed back
the hair impatiently. could not be
called high. In both dark faces was
. certain sturdiness Of character. But
the girls face bore the stamp Of fully
eeveloped powers. and the other that
q powers yet uniformed.
Something was struggling in II. The
youth was striving blindly to hold to Q
belief in his love for the face before
him. That she was lost to him he
had accepted without struggle. But
that his love for her should 20, too,
that he should not love her always
his poet nature shrank from the
thought. 1t was sacrilege. She had
been SO long enthroned in his heart
she belonged there. She might be-
come the wife Of another man. let Ed
wards win her she was still his. His
ideal of her should not be torn from
him He could not bear It. II should
not be.
And over his idealism. and around
and under 1t, ran a conviction, q
strange certainty, that love was al
ready dead.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-12
CHAPTER II.
the chores

Within doors, in the warm kitchen.
Mrs. Derring was getting supper.
Aunt Jerusha's chair was drawn up
to the stove. With her brown merino
skirt turned safely back from the
heat and her large feet resting COM
fortably in front of the oven door. she
beamed over her gold-bowed spec
tacles, the picture of comfort Uncle
Eben, with knees drawn up and boot
heels on the round of straight wood
en- chair, rubbed his fingers and
chuckled into the conversation.
"Is that Edwards man going with
Emily Hutton?" demanded Aunt Je-
rusha over her spectacles. II saw his
team hitched there as we came along :"
Mrs. Derring was STOPPING to put
wood in the fire. She lifted flushed
face. well. do know" She hesi-
tated. Hes been there once or twice.
l believe"
II thought she was Dicks gall
cackled Uncle Eben from his high
seat.
Both women looked at him sternly-
Aunt Jerusha on principle. Mrs. Derr-
ing from the mother-instinct to defend
her young.
'T guess Dick didn't care much
about her." she said decisively. She
began to mix the light biscuit for tea.
Uncle Eben dropped his boot-heels
and rose with a crestfallen air. He
limped towards the sitting room and
buried his ignominy behind the Ash
ton Weekly Press.
He's q dreadful trial sometimes" !"
murmured Aunt Jerusha. with q
glance towards the sitting room door.
The Dolores star., 1909-11-12

Jerusha were always irresistible. But
tonight. as he watched them, the
smile faded. A thought had flashed
across 1t. Would he and Emily-in
30 years? Impossible. Emily's dim
pies deepened to heavy lines-her
laughing eyes behind spectacles. Abb
'surd! Yet Aunt Jerushas manner to
Uncle Eben was grotesquely like. It
all passed in an undercurrent of
thought. scarcely recognized as he
laughed and talked and played the
part of host
Not until the good-bys had been said
and the clumsy wagon had ratified
down the road did he bring the
thought to the light and face It. He
was alone In his room. q small, bare
room-like his life. No carpet on the
floor, no curtain at the window, but
spotlessly clean, from the blue and
white homespun spread on the bed to
the square stand beside It. He sat
on the edge Of the bed, one hand shad-
ing his eyes from the light Of the
small lamp. the other holding a pic
ture on which his eyes rested eagerly.
1t was small tintype-the face Of
young girl-the eyes large, dark, and
bright. the hair soft and curling, the
forehead high. and the lips firmly
closed.
It was like. yet curiously unlike. the
face that was looking down at 1t with
eager inquiry. These eyes, too. were
The Dolores star., 1909-11-12
CHAPTER !.

A young man was walking slowly
along the country road.
His eyes, fixed moodily before him.
sew nothing. But his feet kept to the
narrow path that skirted its edge.
avoiding the wheel-tracks and hoof-
prints of the frozen surface. and keep.
ing well within the line of stiffened
aster and golden-rod that rose on
gray stalks beside the stone wall on
either side.
Beyond the wall fields of stubble
stretched. brown and bare. in the twi-
light. Everywhere hung the cold. un-
varying light. except along the west
ern horizon, where a band Of orange
glowed against the darkening sky. Its
brightness fell upon the shoulders of
the young man. emphasizing the list
less stoop and the slow. dispirited
walk. The air Of detection might have
belonged to a man Of 60.
No human being was in sight. Pres
emily he turned his head and looked
back. listening. The movement
brought his face into the glow of light.
Ut was a strange face. the dark. trou-
bled eyes full Of inquiry. the flexible
lips. slightly parted. waiting upon ST.
lence. Slowly a smile of amusement
crept into the eyes. spread over the
face and drew from the lips q quick
laugh.
Uncle Eben and Aunt Jerusha!"
The listless shoulders Strengthened
themselves. and the young man faced
about. looking back.
Far up the road. outlined against
the orange sky. high farm wagon
was approaching. The old horse made
his way over the hubs with spasmodic.
seesaw. leaps.
The two figures planted firmly ON
the high seat seemed in no way in
commoded by the gait. Both were
bundled In shawls and furs. That one
was q man might be known from the
grayish fringe of beard that depended
from under the blue and white tippet
wound tightly around head and ears.
One hand reaching in front of the
bundled chest. palm down and
knuckles out, giasped the crossed reins
and pulled gently now and then with
q seesaw motion. The other figure,
sitting stifny erect, ended in a brown
veil.
The young man waited till the
clumsy wagon was abreast of him. He
clambered over the end and. kneeling
in the straw. laid an affectionate hand
on each bundled figure.
The brown veil nodded graciously
and stiffiy. "How's the folks, Rich
ard?" came from its folds.
"All we'll. Aren't you frozen?"
There was no reply from the veil.
A whcezy chuckle from Uncle Eben
and a gentle pull on the reins were
the response.
The wagon ratified and bumped In
the silence. The sky had deepened