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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
TAKING CENSUS OF THE FISH.
Stories of Ike Walton Will Fill the
Public Documents.

Fred Maybe, a representative of tine
department of commerce and labor, and
the bureau of shore and boat fisheries
is in Minnesota for the purpose OF
taking fish census for the United
States government.
This census will show upon its com
pletion the number of pounds of fish
caught in the United States, the diff
ferent kind, and the amount of money
each fisherman has received for his
labor for the year 1908.
There are forty four men now trav
cling over the United States doing this
work, and as this is the first census
taken in the last ten years, it viii
probably be some time before the tasI
is finished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
DECREASE IN the NUMBER OF
KILLED AND INJURED ON RAIL

Washington, d. c.. April 81
There were 1874 people killed and
1924 injured in train accidents
during the three months ending
Dec. 81 last, according to the in
terstate commerce commission re-
port today. Other kinds of acct
dents. including those to en-
ployes while at work and to pas
sengers i'll getting on or off ears,
etc, bring the total number of
casualties up to l7,G44 (79S
killed and 1886 injured). This
shows decrease of 2.SlI in the
total number as compared with
the same period year ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
LESS THAN ESTIMATE
COST OF PACIFIC COAST EXTEN
SION OF MILWAUKEE, ROAD.
Many Months Yet Before Through
Train Service Will Be At
tempted on the Line.

Chicago, April 2l.-While track lay
inc on the main line of the. Pacific
coast extension of the Milwaukee has
been completed, much work still re-
mains to be done in the way of bal
lasting, etc, so that it will be many
months before any attempt is made to
begin the operation of through passen-
ger service.
Perhaps there never has been a road
built in which the original estimates
of cost ,and time required for construc-
ton proved to be SO nearly correct as
in the case of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound road. It's main line
has been constructed, connected and
made ready for operation for less than
$lOOO0OOO0, as was originally esti-
mated.
At present the Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound in conjunction with
the Union Pacific, is building branch
line to Grays Harbor, q distance of 100
miles. This branch is estimated to
cost $2,5OO,OOO, and the expense is to
be divided equally between the two
roads.
The shops of the company are run
ming full time, turning out freight cars
and locomotives. The shops at West
Milwaukee are biiiding 10000 pound
freight cars at the rate of forty-two
cars day, while those at South Min.
neapolis are constructing 100000 pound
gondola cars at the rate of eight a
day, and those at Dubuque, Iowa, are
doing as we'll
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
OLD BILLS AGAINST THE CITY.
Accounts Being Investigated; Claimed
They Were Overlooked

The city is investigating two old bills
that have come i'll recently. One is for
a nozzle delivered five years ago
amounting to $25, and the other is
for coal delivered five years ago, and
is for $l04. Each firm writes that the
account got overlooked on its books.
1t is hardly likely that either bill
will be paid, unless the claimants can
prove beyond doubt the justice of their
claims.
The coal bill was not balance OH
the contract for 1000 tons of coal, to
be delivered at the rate of seventy
to ninety tons a month. This was all
paid for. The city is now using forty
five to fifty tons month of coal of an
inferior quality than that contracted
for. This is certainly IA great saving.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
TlLLMAN PROVES HIMSELF TO
BE A LONG DISTANCE FIGHTER

Washington, April Ex-senator
Tillman made his first visit to
President Taft yesterday. He walk
ed to the White House and was in
the executive office about fifteen
minutes. He came out smiling
broadly. Though | really had to
pay my respects he said, "and
Pm glad / did it. This is my
first visit to the White House /
thought | would wait until gentle
man got there | came up inciden
tally to see if the office-seekers
had forced any fat off the presi-
dent and | discovered they had not
got a pound"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23

Washington, April 2O-One of the
problems with which the president has
been confronted is the complex one of
finding suitable men willing to enter
the high foreign service of the govern
ment.
1t is known that Dr. Eliot's declna
ton of the post at the court of St.
James was deep disappointment to
Mr.. Taft. The reasons that led to the
Harvard educators decision naturally
will have weight with others whom the
president may have in mind for the
place. DR.. Eliots income is not large
enough to permit him to take posi-
ton which would cost large sum to
maintain as it has been maintained by
former ambassadors to Great Britain.
Must Have Money Galore.
London newspapers are giving heed
to the peculiar position in which the
president finds himself. English cor
respondents in Washington are telling
their newspaper bluntly that under
present conditions no man can be made
ambassador to Great Britain unless he
correspondents also say that in Ameri
ca great fortunes and diplomatic abil
ity are not always found together
England would have welcomed DR..
Eliot, and the expression of disappoint-
ment over his declination are many
and apparently sincere. The question
who is to succeed Witeaw Reid is one
of absorbing interest to Englshmen of
all parties.
Presidents Offers Declined.
Not often has president of the
United States with gifts in his hand
found within six weeks so many per-
sons reluctant to accept his largess.
DR.. Eliot has declined to go to Eng
land; Judge Meyer Sulsberger of the
court of common pleas at Philadelphia
has said that he cannot 90 to Turkey:
ex-senator Hemenway of Indiana found
no attraction i'll the offer of the mis-
sion to Picking; Representative Nor
rell of Pennsylvania has decided that
he cannot 90 TO st. Petersberg, and
ex Representative Watson of Indiana
has turned away twice from the offer
of the mission to Cuba.
Fulton Declines Also.
President Taft received message
from former Senator Fulton of Ore
9on stating that he regretted that his
personal affairs would prevent his ac-
ceptance of the mission to China, which
was rendered him ten days ago No
other name has been considered at the
White House with reference to the post
1t costs more money to keep up
precedent appearances" in London than
at any of the other capitals, but no
man without money of his own can
take one of the leading foreign posts
and do justice to it, as the foreigners
look at justice, without the aid of a
heavy purse. This matter has been
thrashed out time and again. Congress
knows all about it, but it has declined
to pay attention to executive recon-
mendations that the salaries of minis
ters and ambassadors be increased. It
has refused also to appropriate money
to build homes for our representatives
abroad so that they may be relieved
of the necessity of paying out all of
their salaries in rent. The foreign land
lord takes it for granted that any man
who writes Ambassador after his
name is man of millions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
Wouldn't Stand For Cut.

New Ulm, Mimi, April 2l.-Because
the city council reduced mis- salary
from 1925 to 800 month, Adolph
Wagner, a member of the executive
of the Minnesota Electri-
clans association, rendered his resig-
nation as superintendent of the city
water and electric light plant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
Burglars Secure But Nine Cents.

Burglars are busy at Rochester.
During the past six weeks they have
piled their trade, but the rewards
have not been great. Monday night
the grocery store of Campbell & Hol
land was invaded. but the loot
amounted to but nine cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
Organize Ball Association.

| Owatonna has raised 5000 for her
ball club and the work of organizing
All association is under way.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
MUST HAVE THE CASH
SURE COSTS MONEY TO HOLD
POSITION OF AMBASSADOR.

One Great Reason Why President Eliot
Declined the Mission to st. lanes.
There Are Others Who Have Not
the Where With-All to Warrant
Them in Accepting Places in Diplo-
matte Service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
BAN ON KING Ed VII.
STORY FORM LONDON THAT HE
WILL LOSE SOFT JOB.

Organized Conspiracy Said to Exist;
His Place to Be Taken By the
Duchess of Modena, Who Is the
Wife of Prince Louis of Bavaria;
Head of the Country Not Worry
ing Himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23

Continued On Page Eight.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-10-09

Father August Thedault return
ed home last Frida, after having
spent four months in France with
his relatives. On his return home
he WAS met by large delegation
of the Knights of Columbus, the
children of the schools of the Con-
vent of Mercy and large number
of ladi and gentlemen who as
sembled Oh the church square to
bid welcome to their pastor. Fa-
thsr Thebault WAS deeply touched
by this demonstration on the part
of the members of his church and
in a few words expressed his gra-
titude aud appreciation. The trip
proved profitable to Father The
bault who returned much Impro-
we'd in health
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-10-09

The electric lights, were again
turned out at about eleven o'clock
Tuesday night; on iuquir!ng the
cause at the Power House We were
told that there was no fuel oil. 1t
is claimed that oil was ordered in
ample time, bat the car did not
reach here in due time. We be-
lleve that there is some negligence
somewhere, because oil should be
ordered before the supply gets So
low. In ordering fuel oil, it should
always he considered that such
shipments are always su bJect to
delays, and their own experience
II few weeks ago when the lights
had to he cut ont for several nights
at midnight on OccOunt of light
supply of oil due to DELAYS on the
cars reaching here. We believe
this should not happen, there is
no reason for it, oil should be or
dered before the supply is exhaus-
ted; if this was done. there would
he no shortage of fuel and no cut
out of the lights.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-10-09
Frightful Fate Averted.

Il would have been cripple for lie.
from IA terrible cut on my knee cap,
writes Frank Disberry. Kelliher. MINI.
without Bucklen's Arnica Saive. which
soon cured me-" Infallible for wounds,
cuts and bruises. il soon cures Burns,
Seal Ids. Old Sores. BOils. Skin EruptiOns.
Worlds best for Piles. 23c AT I.abbe's.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-10-09
'Treasurer's Quarterly Report.

Treasurer's Quarterly Report,
STATE Of Louisiana. Parish OF st. Martin.
Leo NJ. Favrot. Treasurer Of school funds.
Bal on hand July -. 1909. .... .$lO75l. 30
Receipts for the quarter:
Rent Of School lands e. 81 1863
: Fines aud forfpitures.. 10000
3 Interest dailv balances. 23S ~
1 All other sources:
(a) Poll 2 jury appropriation
old warrants ............. ,O.On
(b) Teachers funds. (to correct
error in lraIlscriptiOn). 1,M
Total receipts for quarter 56o.i2
Receipts from all sources during
year to date. 81
Disbursements for the Quarter.
| Rent. .................. 2O.e'
, Repairs ................. lo'.b3
3 Building new school h0r-
seS. .............. 2lgJ.W
1 School furnishings. 2.Jo
> Per diem school directors 1860 =
6 Superintendent's salary 5000
Assessors commission. l56.22
. Tax collectors commission 800
9 Incidental expenses.
(a) Office printing. postage.
messages and teachers exa-
minatiOI committee. .64.36
(b) Beneficiary cadet .......l25.W
(cl Survey 18th section..... 40.g5
CD New transfer wagon aud
repairs tO old ......... l2l.UO
(e) Filing damage suit. 1000
0) Travelling expensS supervi-
sOr music and drawing 26.O5
Total disbursements for the
Bal. on hand October |, 1909 $SU26.2l
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
AIl cermIcides Not Good.

OF late many countries have been
making official tests as to the value Of
germicides. AS a result it is declared
that the public should be careful in the
selection of disinfectant, for there
are in the market many which have
no germicidal action whatever Prof
Hewlett, as a result of his tests, says
that not only is the public defrauded,
but there is also a grave danger intro
Auced when person believed he was
using something which would totally
destroy germs and was thereby lulled
into sense of security when in reali-
~ no sense of security was justified.
He claims that for many years past
sanitary authorities have been living
IN a FOOLS paradise vainly imagining
that the fluids they have been sprink-
Sing around have been dealing death
and destruction to all germs and bac-
fsrial intruders His advice is that
before buying a germicide the public
should insist on receiving with it a
copy of report on it's value by bac-
teriologist or properly qualified medi.
cal man of standing.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
THREE WORDS WORTH ss,ooo,oo
Death Of st. Louis Woman Whose In.
tuition Made Husband Wealthy.

st. Louis.-Three words spoken by
Mrs. Sue Mcclure Clark, who died OF
pneumonia recently, made her hus-
band, Charles Clark, a millionaire.
The words were: Let's keep them, -
and each syllable was worth 81 OOO, 900.
At that time, nearly 20 years ago.
mr.. Clark was well to do but he was
only private In the army of finance.
ple had bought and held for a long
ffme several hundred shares of stock
In the Granite Mountain Silver mine
near Phillipsburg, Mont.
1t had deprecated until it was worth
lonly few cents a share. Going
Through his desk at his home one day
Mr. Clark found the practically worth
Hess certificates in a pigeon hole.
TN throw these away" he said to
[his wife, They take up desk room.
and the brokers' fee for selling them
would amount to more than their mar
ket value"
He was about to tear them up and
drop them into the waste basket when
Mrs. Clark laid a restraining hand on
his arm. With a woman's intuition
kshe said:
lets keep them"
So that they would not be in her
husbands way, she put them in her
desk. Less than two years later the
shares were worth $3,O0O,OOO and Mr..
lClark was one of the richest men in
st. Louis position in which he is
still secure
Mrs Clark, who had been i'll several
weeks, was 50 years old.
She was noted for her charitable
works. She was the mother of Charles
Mcclure Clark of ST. Louis and Vaughn
Clark of New York, both well-known
stock and bond brokers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
The Board of
Supervisors
oil


the towns of Woodland and HouIka be
released from road tax.
Ordered that the place for holding
all courts and district courts hereafter
be changed from the temporary place,
as now designated to the new Houston
court house.
Ordered that j. H. Stone be author
lied to take all necessary steps to open
up Okolona and Tupelo road from
Okolona to end of pike on right of
way given by the city Of Okolona and
B. j. Abbott.
Ordered that land in the western
part OF the county belonging to the
following named pa lies, be added to
the stock law district Of Calhoun
county: L. r. Clark, j. M. Doss, T.
0, Lester, j, A. Lowery, Mrs. Fannie
Nance, A. j. Funderburk, F. M. Bar
nett j. c. Clark. j. H, Warwick, G.
W. Lovelace, j, B, Perry and T. M.
lsbell.
Ordered that the clerk publise notice
that urless two-thirds Of the. land own
ers who are not in a stock law dis
trict, petition the board to levy a tax
on their land to build county line
fence, the whole of Chickasaw county
shall be declared stock law district
from and after Jan. 8, 1909, to take ef-
feet four months from this date.
Supervisors Trenor, Wilson, and
Atkins Is ere appointed to inspect COW
ering on Cain Greek Umberson pike.
Accounts continued-C. H. Glenn
epts, j. c. Perry. Foote & Davis, j. |
C. Moore, Geo. D. Barnard & Co.
Accounts dismissed--H. A. Pyron.
S. H. Higgins, E. H. CbennauIt.
Petitions continued-J. w. Peden
ct al, T. H. CIopton, A. Orr ct al R.
A, Chapman ct al. Sam Jolly ct al
Petitions dismisse II. H. Aston
ct al. j. NJ. Valiant ct al, j. w. Aber-
nethy ct al, j. w. Pratt Ell al.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
Maine Sexton for sixty-six Years

After sc consecutive years service
Obed w. Russell has resigned as SEX
ton of the Union church in the town
of Phillips, and. he is probably the
dean of Maine sections. And for all
these services he has never accepted
a cent in payment.
All the old Phillips families of his
time have been greeted by the sound
of the bell rung by Mr.. Russelfs
steady hand, and when the last scene
of all came it was Mr.. Russell who
sounded the knen. In those days
there was custom to signalize the
departure of each member of the
church by tolling the bell at intervals
of about 80 seconds to the number of
the departed's years, and on many
occasions Mr.. Russell has been called
from his warm bed to climb the
steeple in all sorts of weather.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
A WY They Have.
What This OkolOna Cit
Zen Says Only Corrobates
the Story of
Thousands

The particulars related by this re-
preventative citizen of Okoona are
similar to hundreds of others in this
city When there are scores Of peo-
pie; all anxious to Tell about the bene-
fits received from the use Of Doan' S
Kidney Pills, The greatest skeptic in
Okolona must be convinced. Read
the following:
Gilbert Ivy. living on Gatlin ST.,
Oxolona, Miss. says; Some four
years ago was in such a condition
from kidney disease that | was forced
to give to my work. There seemed to
De sharp, darling pains in every part
Of my body and even thu slightest exer-
ton caused my suffering to be intense
fed. Many fines the pains through
my loins were so severe and my back
w is so lame and sore that | could
scare ~ arise from chair, or put my
arms above my head. | spent a great
deal of money in doctoring, and using
different remedies. but in spite OF all
| obtained no relief. Then Doan's
Kidney Pills were recommenoe] to me
and procured box at the drug store.
They helped me in very short time
and | steadily improved until at last |
was completely curef. The fact that
the cure has proven TO be permanent
one. YES me even mere confidence in
Doan Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
Stp'es.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
RANK FOOLISHNESS

When attacked be a cough or &
cold or when your throat is sore, it is
rank foolishness to take any other
medicine than DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery," says c. 0. Eldridge of En-
pire. D.. Il used New Discovery
seven years and | know it is the best
remedy on earth for coughs and colds,
Group. and all throat and lung troubles.
My children are subject to Group, but
New Discovery quickly cures every
attack" Known the world over as
the King of throat and lung remedies.
Sold under guarantee at all drug
stores. Soc and S1.00. Trial bottle
free.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
pure Iron at Last.

Chemically pure iron has never been
obtained until very recently; 1t has
been found almost impossible to re-
move the last traces of impurities, es-
pecially of sulphur But a German
chemist, DR.. H. Kreusler, has finally,
by long series of Ingenious pro-
cesses, partly chemical and partly
electrical, succeeded in isolating the
pure metal, the properties of which he
reports to differ greatly from those of
the impure iron that we know. Iron
prepared by Krcuslar's process resem-
bles platinum.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20

covering tor pike on Houston anc
McCondy road in Houlka bottom.
Petition Of W. A. Turner. asking
for public road, was continued, and
Messrs Wilson and Trenor appointed
to inspect proposed route
Tie bid of Ulen, Southerlin & Co..
Of Kansas City, for the $4,000 addi-
tionaI court house bonds was accept
ed.
The bid Of Robert A. Wilson to paint
the interior OF the new court house tor
S325 was accepted.
Supervisors Atkins, Wilson, and
Stone were appointed, in company
with building commissioners, to in.
spect new court house and report at
the January meeting. Building was
reported built according to plans and
specifications with the exception Of
small amount of work remaining to be
dore, and it was recommended that
balance be paid contractor, less 500,
reserved until all work was finished,
The Clerk Of the board was author
lied 10 issue to Wallace Brown a du-
pIicate warrant for S7.75, the original
having been lost or misplaced.
Supervisors Stone, Atkins and Viii
son we're appointed to examine map Of
county made by n. |, Randolph. Same
was done and it was found carefully
made, and payment for same was re-
commended and made.
Ordered that parties presenting to
he sheriff receipts for street taxes in
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
THE FASHIONS
Sbatty Letter Tells Of
Modes Of the no.
mept in Paris

IN the first place, and speaking
broadly. rough tweeds are quite de
mode, says Paris letter. They are
all very well for the mountain or the
| moor" but they won't do at all for the
town. All the fashionable tweeds are
smooth-faced surface, and are very
fine in texture, with rich, dark effects
of color and stripe. Stripes are as
popular as ever, some diagonal, some
chevron, but most of them two-toned
and ombre. Very few tartans are to
be seen, though hear they are still
very fashionable. The color and cloth
of dress is, however, not of so much
Importance as that it should be supple
and soft. That 10 the most important
thing; because of the soft drapings of
the directoire style of gown. All dress.
es are clinging and supple, whether
they are made of tweed or cashmere.
Striped winceys are very popular, too,
and so serviceable; they stand all
sorts of rough wear, and come up smil-
ing after being out in the heaviest
rains. / was going to say being soaked
with rain, but most of them are water.
proof and can't get soaked; And there
is a lovely fabric for party frocks,"
which is new pale mirror velveteen,
a perfectly inimitable imitation of mir
ror velvet; but, of course, not nearly
so costly, and you don't need to be
told how splendidly it will make up in
to any of the modern styles. Equal in
beauty and usefulness with this is the
"Charmeuse SATIN which is so very
limp and clinging and has been in.I
vented on purpose to suit the present !
day dress-satin. Directoire is another
of the same texture. Those who wish |
to be very smart, have skin-tight I'M
derskirts, made of one or other of !
these satins, over which is a yelling |
of some transparent gauze or chiffon
fabric. The nett result" of which be-
ing, that very little of the figure is left
to the imagination.
Some OF the new bordered ninons are
a perfect dream! especially those with
crere de chine borders; they drape so
beautifully and wear really very well.
considering their delicate texture. The
newest soft satins have velvet borders.
of oriental patterns. and some of the
face cloths are ornamented with silk
which give very dressy
effect; but | found, on closely examin-
ing them, that these borders were
insertion Of colored silk or
chenelle embroidery on a net ground
laid on ito the edge Of the delaine or
cashmere with Wl.Lh they were worn