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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
GREAT FRIEND OF DAN CUPID
Maurice Salmonson, the Marriage Ii
cense Clerk in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. Balancing the books
at the end of twenty seven years eX-
perience, Cupid's partner today an
nounced that marriage is not fail
ure. Skeptics who compile divorce sta
tistics are respectfully referred to the
bromide that exceptions prove a rule.
Maurice Salmonson is the affiant
Today he celebrated his twenty seventh
anniversary as marriage clerk of Cook
county. The licenses he has issued
run into the tens of thousands. Young
and old, native and foreigner have
stood before this kindly man of sixty
seven years, and taken their prelimi-
nary oaths. And he's frankly glad
they did.
cts rather strange, perhaps" he said
today, when asked if he had regretted
any of the innumerable marriage Ii
censes he has issued. every few of
the papers l have granted have led to
the divorce courts. On the contrary
couple who had been divorced. They
had kissed and made up after an es-
arrangement of three or four years. The
oldest couple to whom l issued Ii
cense this year gave their ages as
eightyfiy and seventysix. Two weeks
after their marriage they died. The
youngest couple were eighteen and six
teen. | guess they're happy now.
'I'm not exactly celebrating today
lie continued. 81 shall not celebrate
officially until l am seventy years old
three years from now. Then l shall
assemble many of my friends, people
who remember me and who like me
and we will celebrate together. Then
after it is all over 1 will quit my
office position and let some new man
take my place. All this, of course
providing I hold my position"
There are hundreds of happy couples
in Chicago who sincerely hope the
celebration will take place three years
hence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
WITNESS PAINLESS
DR.. William J. Mayo was Present at a
Remarkable Demonstration.

New York, Dec. S.-Before an audi
ence of distinguished surgeons Profess
sor Thomas Jonnesco, the Roumanian
scientist, today demonstrated that pain
less operations could be performed up
on patients while they remained con-
scious. Instead of rendering the pa
tient unconscious with ether, Professor
Jonnesco hypodermically injects sto-
vaine into the spine, at the same time
administering strychnine to strengthen
the heart. Three children and wom-
an were operated upon by local sur
geons after DR.. Jonnesco had applied
the stovaine. Without feeling the
least pain, the patients watched the
operations and conversed with the
surgeons while they operated. DIR.
William j. Mayo, of Rochester, Mimi,
attended the demonstration as the spe
cial guest of Professor Jonnesco.
Dr. Mayo was SO impressed that he
invited the Roumanian scientist to
visit the west and demonstrate the
discovery. DR.. Jonnesco accepted the
invitation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10

mittee of scientists seeks information
on breeding fur bearing animals that
they might be improved while David
Starr Jordan heads committee on
''eugenics," and will report on heredity
in the human race.
Committees Present Reports
All the various committees have pre-
scented reports to the present conven-
ton. They show how heredity, like
electricity, is coming rapidly into mans
hand to increase production. They
say it is an energy, which when har-
messed will give the United States
$2,000,000,000 of new wealth each year
on the farms of the country alone
Electrical energy has given the world
Enthusiastically is force capable of
giving the world more wealth than
electricity, says the committees of this
association.
Wilson Heads the Organization.
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son heads this organization, while
Willet NJ. Hays, the assistant secre-
tary, is one of the organizers and its
executive secretary. William George of
Aurora, ILL.,, gives it his influence and
financial support; Luther Burbank
contributes to the reports, while James
y. Hill, builder of the northwest, is
one of the speakers at the meeting
Mr.. Hill is expected to deliver his
address tomorrow, at a joint session OF
the American Breeders association
and the National Corn Exposition as.
sOciat iou
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
There Was No Fire.

The fire department was called out
at lilo o'clock last night by an
alarm turned in from box 26. A gaso-
line stove in the room over the shoot
ing gallery on South Front street, had
blazed up little and a person across
the street noticed it and thought from
the reflection on the window that
there was fire in the room. Another
VINO heard the cry of fire pulled the
alarm. 1t turned out that there was
nothing wrong
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
WIFE SEEKS AID OF POLICE
TO FIND HUSBAND.

Mrs. V. Byers called at the
police station today and solicit
ed the assistance of the police
III finding her husband, who
disappeared Monday, and has
not since shown up at their
home, 30S Wilton street, in
West Mankato. She said that
The man seen wandering about
IN West Mankato yesterday,
with violin and cornet case,
; was her husband.
; Yesterday afternoon Officer
, Riley of the jail force, went
: over to West Mankato, in re-
: Spouse to messages from resi-
; dents there, and found Byers,
and took him to the Jail. The
, man was wandering aimlessly
, about the streets, and claimed
) to be looking for a horse. He
; was released after being detain-
; ed two hours, as nothing much
; seemed to be the matter with
, him. He did not return home
; last night, hence the call by his
; wife at the police station to-
: day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
WILL BE BEVERAGE
Pure and Sparkling Stuff at the Prohi-
bition Banquet Tonight.
Especial to The Free Press

Minneapolis, Dec. Water, pure
and sparkling water, will be the
beverage consumed at the fourteenth
annual banquet of the Minnesota
prohibitionists here tonight. Several
hundreds will gather about the ban
quet board and conspire together on
ways and means for driving the rum
demon from the state. Quincy Leo
Morrow of South Dakota will tell how
the demon" has been put on the rum
in his state, and other prominent adj
vocates of the "dry" cause will make
speeches far from dry. On the grim
gray dawn of the morning after the
prohibitionists will gather for con-
ference for the development of plans
for the impending legislative cam.
,paign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
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MR.. GUNCKEL WILL TELL
YOU ALL ABOUT 1T.

; How would you enjoy taking
; siXtytive neWsboys to Wash
; ington and be responsible for
: their conduct in the inaugural
: parade? President John Z.
> Gunckel did it and the public
> declaration was that sixty
; five newsboys let loose in the
> city of Washington during the
> inaugural ceremonies would
> cause the men in charge more
> trouble and disgrace to the city
; represented than the honor
, gained. Here is what was said
: afterward: "The Newsboys'
> band and cadets made the hit
> of the day IN the parade, and
; made thousands of friends
; throughout the United States.
> President Roosevelt was inn
; mensely pleased. They were an
> object lesson of very remark
; able character, which is calcu-
; lated to arouse in them a
higher degree of patriotism and
) love for their country" Mr.
) Gunckel understands the boy,
; that was how it happened.
; Hear Mr.. Gunckel Saturday
, night at the Y. M. C. A.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
Benefit FOR REED SISTERS
Relatives of the Late Comedian Are
Living in AFFECT Poverty.
Especial to The Free Press1

Philadelphia, Dec. Touched by
the tragic plight of the sisters of the
late Roland Reed, the eminent Ameri-
can comedian, sympathizers in the
theatrical circles of this city, and New
York, will give a big performance at
the Chestnut street Opera House this
afternoon.
A short time ago it became known
that the Reed sisters were living in
abject poverty, and that they were ac-
tually spending their nights in howell
in the Tenderloin district of this city.
AS soon as any endeavor was made to
help them they would "movo on,
wishing to avoid any notorinty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
IMPROVE the BREED I'M. HOGS;
ALSO In HUMAN BEINGS AND CORN
Especial to The Free Press

Omaha, Neb. Dec. S.-To improve the
breeds of hogs and humans, cattle and
corn, and other animals and cereals,
some of the most distinguished scien-
lists of the country assembled today
at the convention of the American
Breeders association. Heredity is the
principal topic of discussion, and un-
der this general theme many impor-
tant discoveries are expected to be an
nounced.
Wider knowledge of Heredity.
1t is declared that til edelegates to
this convention have a wider knowl-
edge of heredity than was contained
in all the libraries of the world only
a decade or two ago. 1t is expected
that "eugenies," which is a new name
for new science having TO do with
breeding better babies" of the human
species, will occupy much time and
attention.
A dozen years ago even the univer-
stiles did not teach much on the sub
ject of heredity because not enough
was known about it to justify instruc-
ton.
Study Laws of Nature.
Divided into more than score of
committees, the leaders of the Ameri-
can Breeders association have been
making sweeping investigation OF
the laws of nature as applied TO here
dity. While one committee is investi-
eating fish breeding, another expert
ments with roses; still another com
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
Especial to The free Press.l

Washington. Dee. S.-Either a $780,
OO0. 600 bond issue, or an annual con-
gressional appropriation of $50,OOO,-
coo for the improvement of the wa
terways of the country, is the demand
if the sixth National Rivers and Har-
bors congress, which convened in Wash
ington today.
With President Taft as the principal
speaker of the day with Secretary of
War Dickinson and Count Won Bern
storff, the German ambassador, also
slated for addresses, with governors
from many states, and delegates from
nearly all states in attendance, the
opening of the congress is most aus
picious. The president is an enthusi
astic advocate of improved waterways,
and in his address has gone most
thoroughly into all phases of the gil
gantic part.
President Pledges Himself.
President Taft has appeared at pre-
vious meetings of the congress and
has pledged himself to the movement.
He has but recently taken occasion
to express himself upon the general
al policy of conservation of the ma
tions natural resources, placing wa
terway improvements at the head of
of the list. Secretary Dickinson is
greatly impressed with the necessity
of deepening the rivers and harbors
Upon him, as secretary of war, would
fall the duty of carrying out any con
certed plan for waterway improve
ments.
Count Won BerTstorff comes from
the country that probably knows more
of waterway improvement than any.
other, her rivers and harbors enjoying
higher grade of development than
any in the world. This commerce is
developed and controlled by the cen
trail government and its encourage
ment has proven a great success.
Stands for General Developments.
The National Rivers and Harbors
congress stands for the general APP
preparation of fifty millions a year for
the internal deseopment of the rivers,
harbors and canals of the United
States, to be distributed on the
various projects which have the APP
prevail of the engineer corps of the
army. Should current revenues be
insufficient to make such an appropri-
alton possible then the congress urges
the authorization of five hundred mil
lions of waterway bonds at low rate
of interest, with the same conditions
surrounding these bonds as surround
the Panama canal bonds, said bonds
however, are not to be issued unless
current revenues prove inadequate to
carry out such a policy. 1t is not con-
templated that these bonds shall be is
sued at any one time but only as the
needs of waterway and improvements
make their issuance imperative.
The National Rivers and Harbors
congress was founded in Baltimore in
October, 1901, at which some six hun
dred delegates were present. AT the
last convention held in the city of
Washington last December nearly thir-
ty-five hundred delegates were present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
Petition Probate Court

ANel S. jacobson today petitioned
the probate court to be appointed
administrator of the estate of his
mother, the late Mrs. Maria H. Jacob
son of Judson. The heirs are daugh-
ter and five sons, and the estate COM
.prises $500 of personal property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
STORY OF THE H. J. LEDBETER MURDER
WILL BE TOLD FROM WITNESS STAND
Trial of Frank Smith, the Hired
Man, Proceeds; Jury is
Secured
Twelve Men Good and True
Selected to Decide Guilt
or Innocence
J. I. + i j. i i. !. I. J. j. + +
JURORS TO TRY SMITH

!. JURORS TO TRY SMITH.
= William II. Macbeth, Man !
+ kato, retired merchant and I
j miller.
j. Henry Hodapp, Decoria, farm !
1. er.
: Ed. Bender, Lake Crystal, I
+ stock buyer. !
+ Thomas Rooney, Ceresco, i
:. farmer.
= John C. BiXby, Garden City, !
+ hotel keeper. !
j. John Howard, Amboy, a !
= painter. !
+ X. f. Stankey, Shelby, a !
+ farmer I
+ Charles Moses, Lake Crys- {
+ tai, farmer. !
+ Thomas c. Norman, Garden I
j. City, farmer. ]
+ L. II. Moses, Garden City, !
- farmer. !
+ Patrick II. Jordan, Mankato, :
i game warden. I
+ Erick Shaw, Butternut Val j
+ ley, farmer. i
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10
ASKS FOR A BIC SUM
RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS
SEEKS SANS AID.

Session Opened Today in Washington
President Taft the Principal Speak
or; Secretary Of War Dickinson
and Count ven Bernstorff, the Ger
man Ambassador, Are Also Slated
fer Addresses; Purpose of Meet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14
Orrfne Does Cure
DRUNKENNESS

This is a positive fact known TO tens
ot thousands OF wives and mothers Of this
land. They know orrine is a reliable
remedy for the cure OF drunkenness, be-
cause II has restored their loved ones TO
ives OF sobriety and usefulness Every
one OF these women bought Orrine with
or their money would be refunded to
thcm If IL failed. This guarantee Is in
each box. No other remedy for the cure
II drunkenness Is sold with this liberal
guarantee. but Orrine has been so uni
,ormly successful that Tie makers want
The buyers to know that they have fuTl
protection II II should fall in any In
stance. We never publish letters OF na
tients but recently this letter came TO
rs from DIR. Nolte. Sth and Race sts'
Philadelphia, Pa. Read II and Won will
readily appreciate why orrine is so we'll
thought Of
II have had a remarkable case OF
!nebriacy under my personal observatio
The patient drank heavily for fifteen
Years and reached a degraded condition,
which caused the breaking up OF his fam
ily and separation from his wife Every
hope was given up of ever saving the
man from his strong desire for drink.
and only mothers interest finally per-
$uaded him TO voluntarily take treatment
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pleasure 10 recommend OrrIne, Your
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and the patient is now in a healthy CON
dition and still abstans from the nse of
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IL TO be satisfactory. / believe you have
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14
DEBATE TO BE HELD
At !. N. c. A. TO-DAY
Speeches to Be lnterspersed
With Several Musical
Selections.

Many young men Of Salt Lake believe
that they can be consistent followers of
Christ without afiliating with any
church, others do not, it is conteuded.
The young men of Salt Lake need train
ing in the art of thinking on their feet
in debates and other forms OF public
speaking, and Prof. Fred M. Reynolds,
of the University of Utah, and Frank
Burlington, a young member of the Y.
Nj. G. A., will meet A. d. Mcclure. pres
ident Of the Ad club, and John Evans,
another young member Of the Y NJ
G. A, in a debate that embodies this
question. The debate will take place in
the library Of tho Y. NJ, c. 4. at 4:30
o clock this Sunday afternoon.
Before the debate there will be a
short song service. Between the speech
es the following musical programme
will be rendered: Pearl Allenbaugh,
contralto solo; Mrs. W s. Loomis, piano
solo; Oge Jorgensen, cello solo; Claud
j. Ncttleton, violin solo.
The debate for next Sunday afternoon
will be: Resolved: That no man should
marry before he is twenty-five years
old" The subjects for the December
debates will be selected from the vital
points of interest in the institutions
of gambling, citizenship, theater- going,
divorce, Sabbath observance
and the like.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14
BOTH GOOD AND BAD
FOODS TO BE SHOWN

One of the most important develop.
ments IN connection with arrangements
for the coming Greater Salt Lake Food
& Industrial exposition to be held here
November % to December 4 is the
appropriation announced Saturday Of
liberal sum Of money for an exhibit
by tho state food and dairy commits
siouer. The exhibit will be in the
charge of Willard Hansen, state food
and dairy commissioner, and Herman
Harms, state and city chemist In the
display will be samples of the adultera.
tions used in foods, including the much,
talked,of bonzoate of soda. All the
ingredients Of both puro and impure
foods will be shown.
Manager A. A. Tremp of the OK
position has announced that he is look
ing for some one to appear at the
exposition, under the surveillance of
detective, in the two weeks of the af.
fair, under an agreement that he Will
partake of no food during the exposi-
tion except that served there in the
way of samples and foods used for dem
onstration purposes. The benefits of
the foods consumed will be left to the
Judgment Of the general public, All
contestants in this affair will be
weighed at the opening Of the fair.
and weighed again at It's conclusion
This is expected to be one Of the at.
tractiye features of the fair. and ap-
plicants are requested TO come early
and avoid the rush.
Mayor Bransford has agreed to open
the show Tuesday afternoon, Novcm.
her %
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14
"1OBO' CAUSE OF EXCITEMENT
ON PRESIDENTS PRIVATE CAR

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA mean,
dering "hobo," seeking shelter from a
ticket-hunting conductor on board the
Federal Express bound from Bos-
ton to Washington last night wan
dered haplcssly INTO President Taft S
private car, the Mayflower, locked
himself in the kitchen and created the
greatest excitement Of all the presi-
dent Is travels.
"Jimmie' Sloan of the secret ser.
vice was given the opportunity of dis
tinguishing himself by making a real
arrest, while VIII Anderson and Ed
Letcher, the two presidential porters
in tho Pullman service, became real
heroes.
The incident occurred just outside Of
Bridgeport, aud it was TO the authori-
tics of that town that the "bobo' was
delivered by the intrepid Sloan.
President Taft car was switched
onto the Federal Express at New
Haven shortly after midnight. Two
local day coaches had been placed on
the express ahead Of tho president S
car, and it was from one of these that
the "hobo' found his way into the
front end of the Mayflower,
Letcber. who discovered the Hhobo'
crouched in corner of the kitchen, al
most turned white, but in another min
ute he had pounced on the wanderer
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14
CHAOfEURS' ANNUAL
BALL IS BIG SUCCESS
Four Hundred Cars Entered
Tandem and No Mishaps
Are Recorded.

About 400 cars, running tandem. were
entered in the eighteen events pulled
of at tho Unity hall motor speedway
Saturday night, when the chaufeurs Of
Salt Lake gave their second annual
ball. Every machine was six-cylin-
der, scvcnty-horsepower. Tho carbur.
etors were IN fine working order and
nary Q. spark plug blew out. The
steering gear on every flyer responded
to the merest touch of the wheel.
The speedway was as smooth as glass
and never a machine skiddcd, The
course in each event was three laps
Naturally, with each tandem everything
depended on the clutch, and not once
during tho whole night did this i'm
portant mechanism get out of order
At the end of each race the handle
went back TO neutral, whence it was
started anew at low speed. this in
creasIng by degrees as the circuits were
made. Az the conclusion of the three
lap going there was IL hrcc-point sus.
pension.
The power for the four hundred cars
was furnished by Nichols musical gem
orator. and there was never any back
fire from this end. In fact, everything
was in superb condition for the tourna.
L,
wheel base. the frame, tho axlcs, the
springs, the tires, tho gasoline tanks,
the hood the fender, the mud pan. the
body and all the rest of it were in
upequaled shape. The events. in the
tournament were: ''Piercc Arrow two
step, p" Stoddard Dayton waltz, " Goa
dillae twostep. ''Republic Tire
waltz, y Chesapeake twostep. - "Firc-
stone Tire waltz. -" Prayer Miller two
step, "Studebaker waltz, - ''Thomas
FLYER .twostep.' "Jackson waltz
waltz, = "GliR twostcp," "Wintom
waltz, HGasolne twostcpD and
"Spark Plug waltz Two consola.
ton races for nonwinners wero added
a large number of spectators sat in
the tonneau and watched the swift
and graceful machines as they glided
past them. The chauffeurs and their
friends did not leave for the run 10
the garage until well toward 9 O clock
this morning.
Tho drivers for the meet were: Harry
Kaar, Lee Moore. Harry OLYMPUS.
Claud Donaldson. Rag Levy and Jack
McCooey.