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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

every number on the program. The
reading of Cookies Fin de Steele" by
MIR. Boyd H. Fuller was inimitabIe in
It's humor, creating much merriment
as did also Riey's Liz town Humorist. .
also given by Mr. Fuller, who is very
happy and wonderfully clever in his
Improvisation of the typical country
store lOunger. Miss Jessie NJ Law
! the violinist. rendered two selections
III very pleasing manner. and it is
doubtful if the grand piano, which is
usually used for accompaniments, was
ever treated to so dainty and charm
ing bit of music as Dvoraks "Hu-
moreske" and Alabief LISTS "Nightin
gale" as played by Miss Minnie HeIlek.
son.
One of the most enjoyable numbers,
and one that was most highly appre-
clated by everyone were the college
songs, which formed the last group
of the first part of the concert, when
the boys seated in studied carelessness
around the stage, and with the lights
turned low, sung their favorite melo,
dies in a cleverly adjusted medley, re-
introducing, old time airs of "Twink
ling Stars" ''Forsaken," Aura Lee"
and Farewell, Farewell. Ny Own
True Love-" besides MANY others
equally well known in college life.
That everyone was thoroughly glad
that the evening was one of keen
enjoyment from beginning to end was
plainly noticeable from the happy ex-
pressions throughout the audience and
their kindly applause, which was felt
and appreciated by the Carleton boys.
The Excalibre club. as is generally
known, is an organization, mostly OF
high school students, who have formed
the club to promote good citizenship,
and to this end are studying matters
of civic Importance, with the desire to
further all that stands for the best
ideals of citizenship. With them i'm
this praiseworthy undertaking several
OF the high school faculty are assoc-
ated and the meetings thus far have
been most beneficial
The concert last night was also a
success from financial standpoint
and great credit is due the Excali-
bre boys, who managed the affairs so
creditably, as regards arrangements,
advertising and the selling of ticktes.
Many of the members entertained one
of the Glee club at his home and this
morning escorted the Carleton boys to
an early train.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

Office. He has numerous friends in
Mankato. who will commend the an.
pointmcnt.. Mr.. Pond will no doubt
make good" in every sense of the
word
Mayor Meyer had previously an
nounced the selection of Messrs. Call
and Ballenger, but the appointment
OF Mr.. Jones was a surprise MIR.
Jones served in the force for several
years some years ago, and recently
as special policeman. He succeeds Of
charged for cause. He succeeds Officer
Garberding, who was dropped. Mr.
Garberding has not decided what to
do.
Mr.. Scovel succeeds Alex Mcdonald,
who is one of the oldest men on
the force, both in point of service and
in years. Mr. Scovel will, it is pre-.
dicted, make a faithful official who
will intelligently fill the duties of the
position.
Mr. Penhale has been employed with
E. }. Sheldon in doing landscape work,
and no doubt will give satisfaction as
park superintendent, when he has ia
mlliarized himself with the duties of
the position. Mr.. Blake, who retires
after filling the office for fifteen years,
was the first park superintendent that
Mankato has had, and so well has he
performed the duties of the position
that he has been retained by each
succeeding administration until the
present one. He has given faithful
service, and his retirement will cause
much regret. He has not decided what
to engage in.
A big crowd filled the council cham
Der last night, attracted by the events
expected to accompany the coming in
to power of a new administration.
Mayor Meyer presided, and Aldermen
Hampl, Mahowald, Wiltgen, Lloyd,
Pass and Eichstaedt answered to their
names at roll call.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
CONCERT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Carleton Glee Club Pleased Very
Large Audience Last Night.

College songs that made one think
of 'When we were in college," hui
morous readings that called forth
laughter and applause; sweet music
from the strings of violin played
by an artist; these were what the
large and very apprecative audience
heard last night at the Carlton Glee
Club concert. given in the Presbyterian
church, under the auspices of the Elk
calibre club. Too much praise cannot
be given the chorus of sixteen Carl
ton college students, who make up the
singing part of the Glec club. Their
songs are harmonious and tuneful
throughout, and their work is artistic
to a degree, "a was evidenced by the
appreciative listeners who enthusiastic
cally and deservedly encored nearly
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
Officers of Launderers' Association.

Officers of the Northwestern Laun-
derers association are elected as fol
lows; President, H. o. Bernbrock
Waterloo, Iowa; vice president, Frank
Kelly, Minneapolis; secretary, James
Nankiwell. st. Paul: treasurer. Arthur
Nevins Minneapolis; sergeant at arms
). Z. Sheppard, Grand Forks. N. d.
The next convention will he held in
Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
DEED OF CRAZY MAN
HE SHOT HIS WIFE, STEP DAUGH-
TER AND HIMSELF.
Tragedy Occurred at KieSter, Small
Town in Faribault County; Fellow
Married a Widow and They Did
Not Get Along Happily; The Gil
max Was Reached on Monday
Evening" All May Die.

Brooding over domestic troubles and
mad with drink T. c. Olson, at Kies
ter on Monday evening shot his wife.
his wife's eight year-old daughter and
himself All three will probably die.
Olson, who although desperately wound
ed, is still violent and is under guard
IN the upper room of his restaurant,
wnere the shooting occurred.
Olson is forty years of age and has
lived in hiester for about wear.
Formerly he resided at Bricelyn. Mimi.
where he was employed as a bartender
by \, c. Starbuck. He was widower.
Some six months ago he married
Minnie Pence, a widow aged thirty
eight, who had two children, Grace.
about twelve years of age, and Vida
aged eight. The family settled in
hlester, where Olson opened a res.
taurant. They were not happy to,
gether and quarrels were frequent.
Business Men Heard Shots.
]. d. Robertson. q prominent impIe
meht dealer of southern Minnesota
and mayor of Kiester, with several
other citizens, were standing in front
of Mr.. Robertson's place of business
shortly before the shooting. They
heard screams, followed by two loud
reports. Rushing towards Olson's res
taurant, they saw him dash up the
stairs with shotgun in his hand
leaving a trail of blood behind him.
Mr. Robertson and c. n Smith fol
lowed Olson upstairs, where Mr. Rob
ertson disarmed him. Olson then col
lapsed and fell upon the bed and it
was seen he was badly wounded in
the stomach
Mother and Daughter Wounded.
Other members of the party entered
the restaurant and found Mrs. Olson
lying on the floor in pool of blood.
with the left side of her face shot
away. Vida, the youngest daughter.
mad been shot through the face by
part of the first discharge, as Olson
fired first one barrel at his wife and
then turned the other against himself.
The child apparently had rushed to
her mothers arms i'm time to receive
some of the discharge. Grace, the other
daughter, was on the sidewalk outside
when the trajedy occurred, and was
unframed.
The town is shocked by what is not
only the worst occurrence in its his.
tory, but one of the bloodiest shoot
ing affairs in the annals of southern
Minnesota.
Kiester is small town on the Chi
cago and Northwestern road in Fari-
bault county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
RAE FAMOUS CELL
PRISON WHERE MORGAN WAS
HELD TO BE TORN DOWN.
Story of How the Border Raider and
Terror to the People of Ohio Let
Himself Be Led Into Trap; His
Escape Via Tunnel Dug Under His
Bunk; Tale of MI. Dean, Who
Knows Whereof He Doth Speak.

Columbus, Ohio, April l4.-Wher
the old east cell block is RACED in the
course of the remodeling work at the
1 Ohio penitentiary, the cell from which
the Confederate raider, General John
Morgan, escaped will be destroyed
along with several hundred other cell:
, i'll that great mass of masonry and
iron. With the destruction of the
Morgan cell, one of the show places OF
the big prison will have passed away
a show place that has been viewed
with curiosity by thousands upon thou
sands of visitors in the past forty.
five years. No more will the visitors
conductor tell the story of the escape
and show the patch in the stone floor
under the bunk, where the tunnel was
dug through.
How 1t Was Done.
This little cell is the only monument
to the memory of Morgan and his
raiders who terForized the southern sec
tons of Ohio, but rode at last into a
trap. The notice above the door ex
plains that it was through this cell
that the famous general and his com
panions escaped on the night of Nov.
81 1868 A tunnel was made through
an air chamber beneath the cells. and
after months of work done in secrecy,
the hole was finally opened in the fe-
male department yard whence the
party escaped by means of rope and
hook thrown upon the wall.
Was Then on Duty.
William Dean subeuard at the
prison Is the only officer now living,
it is said who was at work in the
institution at the time of the escape.
MIR. Dean declares that the escape of
Morgan and his associates was Just as
described and stories that he walked
out the front entrance are false. Mr..
Dean says that the prisoners. of course.
did not work in those days, and were
shut up in their cells day and night.
This gave them an opportunity to
work almost continually Morgan him
self was confined in tier above the
one from which he escaped. but his
brother, also prisoner. changed places
with him on the night of the escape
The old east cell block weighs thou
sands OF tons. 1t is built of stone
and cement. The walls are seven feet
thick in the middle and between the
cells they are about two feet thick.
he block was constructed i'm 1910 or
thereabouts. The cell block i'm the
west hall was constructed in 1884. 1t
will also be RACED. The work will pro-
badly not be started until next fall.
1t can be done in the winter time, the
halls being heated
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
Injury to His Finger.

ii. W. Harlem, foreman of the Omaha
section crew. had the misfortune a day
OF SO ago to lose the end of the sec
ond finger OH his right hand He was
helping to load some car wheels into
car, when his finger got caught be-
tween one of the wheels and the rail
IN which they were being run, and was
SO badly mashed that DIR. Warner found
it necessary to take it off at the first
joint.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

Mayor Meyer shook the plum tree
last night, and several of the tempt
ing fruit fell into waiting hands.
George Pond was appointed chief of
police, Edwin NJ Call, William S.
Ballenger and William Jones, patrol
men. Charles b. Scovel desk SER
geant, and John c. Penhale park SUI
perintendent The appointments were
all confirmed, and these officials have
already entered upon their duties.
The selection of Mr.. Pond for chief
of police created no surprise, as it
was conceded in well informed circles
the past few days that Mr. Ponds
was to be selected for the responsible
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
LEONARD A. ROSINC DEAD
WAS CHAIRMAN or The STATE
BOARD OF CONTROL
Democratic Ticket; Long Been
~; An Operation Last Week.
Especial to The Free Press.1

st. Paul April l4.-Leonard A. Ros-
ING, chairman of the state board of
control. and once candidate for COVER
nor Oh the democratic ticket. died at
st. Joseph's hospital at $3.50 o'clock
this morning. MIR. Rosing mad been
ill several months. Last week he un-
derwent an operation and since then
has not fully regained consciousness
The operation was of serious ma
ture. involving the removal of a eliot
of blood from the brain Mr.. Rosing
was fortyeight years old
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
LUTHERAN TEACHERS MEETING
Conference Is Being Held in Mankato:
Professor Kirsch Presiding.

Teachers of the Evangelical Luther
an schools of Minnesota and South
Dakota are holding conference in
Mankato. Between seventy and eighty
are In attendance. Professor Kirsch of
Faribault is presiding. The conference
will continue in session tomorrow and
Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
Has Applied For a Pardon.

Temple, the man who committed an
assault on a girl in the Willow Creek
district, and who was sent to states
prison because of his act, has made APP
plcation to the state board for par.
DON.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
Chance For a First Class Man.

The village of Silver Lake, Mimi,
wants bang-up good man for mar
shall He must be one who rides the
water wagon, who is not afraid to
deliver command and who will not
make friends when on duty, and use
everybody alike, playing no favorites..
Here is change for first-class man,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
UNDER THE PLUM TREE

Chief OF Police George Pond.
Patrolmen-E. VI. Call, w. s.
Ballenger, William Jones.
Desk Sergeant-C. B. Scoville.
Park Experimentation c.
Pennale.
City Attorney. W. Schmitt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
How He Lost His Voice

Chicago Tribune: Popular sympathy
for Caruso in the loss of his voice
received check when the fact leaked
out that he lost it by singing it into
monographs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
ONE LAWYER WHO IS CHESTy
ABOUT PHYSICAL STRENGTH


r. La Crosse, Wis. April H.
Z c. l.. Hood. one OF the best
+ known attorneys in the north
: west. has issued challenge,
: through the newspapers, that
he can whip. outrun or out
+ jump any man OF amy age in
3 the United States. The chal-
+ lenge was issued in Il humor-
+ Gus vein and came about when
he spoke of his wonderful
: physical strength as the result
; of plenty of exercise received
, in going to and from the city
each day. Mr.. Hood having for
, number of years resided on
: farm near the city. He is
now siNty-two years of age. :
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
AN OLD MAN WOULD DO TnE
WALK STUNT ACROSS COUNTRY


+ st. Paul, April list Paul I
+ has . rival for Edward Payson 4
r Weston. r. Alortenson, living
+ at S47 Rainey street, in this I
+ city, is seyenty-four years old,
+ but he thinks he can do few
+ Marathon stunts himself. The {
+ report of man being paid Z
+ $500 to walk from st. Paul to I
= Seattle in ninety days has 4
+ aroused Mr.. Mortenson's pride Z
+ and he says that he is ready I
+ TO start out tomorrow to do .
+ this same trick if any one will 4
+ give him $500 for it. Who'll 4
+ put this old gentleman in the Z
+ walking class! Z
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
Is Case of Treason

Baltimore Sun: What do those tariff
thinkers mean by putting higher duty
ON hat trimmings! That is absolute
treason.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
HANDS GUT PLUMS
MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL DIS
TRIBUTE A FEW NICE ONES.

w. Schmitt Reelected City Attor-
ney, the Vote Being Unanimous;
George Pond Appointed Chief of
Police; Patrolmen Named; Charles
ScOville Desk Sergeant; Some
Other Places Filled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
STANDS FOR Will WILSON SON
CLUB ASKS REAP
POINTMENT OF ENGINEER.

Unanimous Action Was Taken By the
Business Mems Organization Last
Night; John Nyqust Accepts the
Presidency; Push Along Fourth of
July Celebration; Addition to the
Committee; Rest Room.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

A sustaining membership costs $25,
an active membership SO and an as
sociate membership $5-this is the
new membership schedule adopted by
the commercial club last evening.
The committee appointed to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of sliding scale of
membership, reported to this effect,
adding the recommendation that asso-
ciate members be permitted to enter
discussions at meetings but to have
no vote.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-08

Books with cattle bills of sale
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-08
ERATH COUNTY FARMER PLEASED.
Experienced Texas Farmer Delighted With
Visit to Randall Couny-May Poss-
bly, Locate.

Among the people from the
lower portions Of the state who
have been visiting in Randall
county during the past week is
f. Carneal of Huckabay, in Erath
county, who has been here on a
visit with the family of John A.
Wallace in this city.
When asked as to his impress
Sions about the country Mr.. Car
neal said that he had travelled
around a great deal since he was
a boy and that this town and
county is the very best that he
had ever seen.
When asked in what respect il
excelled other places he said:
In every respect. Consider
ing its age Canyon City is the
best developed town of which |
know. The location is simply
fine, the water good and the
morality Of the people is noted;
during my entire stay here |
have not heard an oath nor have
l smelled whiskey upon the
breath Of any person. Your eli
mate j. tne-you ought not to
want better. l feel more rested
here after a nights sleep than |
have felt for many years.
L like this country. 1t is go
ing ahead and that rapidly, and
it is a great farming county. l
Expect to return to my home in
I,hort time and if | can dispose
Of my property there at any
thing like its reasonable value |
shall certainly move out here
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-08
Conducting a Business,

Conducting a business is like
rolling a huge boulder up hill.
The minute you cease to push it,
the moment you take your Shout
der from it and think you will
rest and take it easy, the boulder
begins to crawl back upon you,
and if you are not careful it will
either run over you or get away
from you altogether and go to
the bottom with a crash. 1t is
necessary to be everlastingly
pushing, following up the bOul-
der, keeping it going, in order to
keep it at the top Of the hill.
One of the greatest dangers of
early prosperity in any line is a
tendency to relax effort Many
a man ceases to grow when his
salary is raised or when he is
advanced to a better position.
Many a business man, after he
has built up a large business,
ceases to exert himself, and the
moment he pauses in his cam
paign of struggling, the moment
he begins to relax in giving his
close personal attention, his bust
ness ceases to advance, and a ia
tai dry rot sets in-one Of the
worst diseases that can sieze on
any individual or concern.
The man who attempts to run
a business, large or small, must
keep his finger constantly on its
pulse in order to detect any rise
or fall of temperature, any irreg-
ularity or any jar in the machin-
cry. When the head of a firm
is trying to take it easy, there
is usually trouble somewhere. -
Farwell Banner.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-08
KAFFlR CORN FED TO CATTLE.
Randall County Product Fed to Beef Steers
Which Bring Very High Price
on the Market

"A week or two ago the News
reported that Il. +. Gatewood of
Cleburne had used Randall
county alfalfa and kaffir corn
chops last year for the purpose
of feeding his show cattle and
the beef steers which he mar
keted last year. We also re-
ported that Mr.. Gatewood had
shipped quantity of the chops
made from kaffir corn together
with alfalfa hay to his ranch
near Cleburne for the purpose of
feeding again this year.
Last year Mr.. Gatewood got
splendid results from his feed
and thought so highly of it that
he decided to use it again which
he did.
Last Monday Mr.. Gatewood
placed a car consisting of TWEEN
ty-one head of beef steers upon
the market at Fort Worth. They
averaged 1862 pounds each and
brought six cents per pound or
SS1.72 per head. They were re-
ported to have been very fine in
shape and in fairness and such
stock are in demand on that
market.
1t is not uncommon for ship
pers from this portion of the
state to receive as high as $3.50
TO 1919 per hundred. a car re-
Gently shipped from here bring
ing 1915.
There is no question but that
the kaf1ir and milo maize chops
make very fine feed for cattle.
In fact it excells corn in this
that there is no tiinty portion
which is not digested. With the
kaffir and milo chops every par
ticle goes into weight, and the
meat produced is of the finest
flavor placed on the market.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-08
A Sprained Ankle,

AS a rule a man will feel well
satisfied if he can hobble around
On crutcheS in two or three
weeks after sDraining his ankle,
and it is often two or three
weeks before he is fully recoy-
cred. This is an unnecessary
Ioss of time, as by applying
Cham berlain's Liniment, as di-
rected, a cure may as a rule be
Effected in less than one week 5
zine, and in many cases within
three days. Chamberlain's Lin
iment also affords great relief in
cases of chronic and muscular
rheumatism. twenty-five and
fifty cent bottles. Sold by the
City Pharmacy.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-08
Our Umbarger Bachelor.

That bachelor from Umbarger
was in town again yesterday and
the News reporter struck him
for some news items. He stat
ed, among other things, that he
had just made a trip over the
northwestern portion of this
county and uhe eastern portion
of Deaf Smith county and that
he saw more nice, healthy, pretty,
laughing babies in that portion
of the country than he had ever
before seen in the same sized
territory before in his life.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-01-08

Will Word has returned to
Waxahachie where he has been
attending school.
Mrs. L. G. White of Bowie has
come to live with her brother,
Rev. j. II. Burnett.
Mrs. B. T. Johnson and daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie visited in ANA
rillo Thursday and Friday.
w. C.Johnson and Miss Emma
Harder returned to Waco Mon
day to resume their duties at
school.
Clyde Baird and his sister,
Miss Avis, have gone to Waco to
re-enter school for the remainder
of the year.
Misses Annie and Iva Buie en-
tertained their friend Mrs. W.
A. Askew of Amarillo, during
the holidays.
Miss Lola Word left Monday
for WaXahachie in order to at
tend the spring session of school
at that place.