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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

Miss Emma E. Stuart of Boston has
returned to her home after a two
weeks stay with her uncle, George b.
Morse of Lincoln avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Methodist
church met at the home of Mrs. Jennie
Cowan, Oak street, Monday evening to
sew and a very enjoyable evening was
passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

The Ladies' Aid of the First Baptist
church will hold rally this afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Wyman, Pleasant
street. A full attendance is desired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

Granite Lodge, No. so, K. of r., this
evening will have work in the Rank OF
Page at the regular meeting. All
members are requested to be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

The Ladies' Circle of the First Bap'
fist church will hold a supper in X. o
p hall Thursday evening Of this week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

Mrs. George F. Morse and two chill
dren went to Woolwich Saturday for
short visit with Rev. and Mrs. W. L.
Bradeen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26
SKQWHECAN.

George Merriam, Jr., secretary of the
Boys Y. M. G. A. of Portland, passed
sunday here with his parents, Rev
and Mrs. George Merriam.
Miss Clero Wentworth went to West
Baldwin Monday to pass few weeks
Ralph Burrill, paymaster in the
WOODEN mills at Fairfield, passed Sun
lay with mis- mother, Mrs. Charles
Eurrll.
George Parker. a Sophomore at the
University Of Maine, passed Sunday in
own with mis- ia Their, George Parker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

Miss Emma Dunn. a student at Cor
ham Normal School, passed Saturday
and Sunday with her father, No. 81
Greenville street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

The ladies of the First Baptist
church will hold a Rummage sale
somewhere on Water street next Sat
urday. ." t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26
WATERVILLE.

Remnants of all kinds at Mrs. Dun
hams, SO Main street, next door tt
Whitcomb & Crosby'S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

Miss Gertie Hoyt OF Boston is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Margaret Haines
at No. 20 Winthrop street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

James w. Strathearn returned to the
Branch yesterday from a furlough passed
at his home in New York City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

Herbert Cross of Melrose was the guest
yesterday of W. f. Cross, treasurer
clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

The County Sheriff has been booked
for Dec. Il at the Home Opera house
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26
NATIONAL HOME,

officer of the day. Capt w. w. Savage
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

Emery .. Beane returned yesterday
from a professional trip to New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

The r. and L. Club of the FRS
Baptist church will meet at the par
sonage this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26
HitNckLEEY.

Howard Burgess has been very. sick
for the past week. DR.. Earle of Canaan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

this meeting. as there is some very
important business to be discussed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

are in first-c class shape for the league
and other contests. Next Thursday
evening a team from HallOWell viii
NAV here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26
Bowling League Opens Tonight.

The Trolley Bowling League IN
which teams from Gardiner, Augusta,
Waterville and the Taconnets OF WINS
low are entered, will open this evening
and Gardiner opens the schedule with
a game with the Taconnet team. The
Gardiner team will be composed or
Llewellyn Lennen, E. r. Sawyer, Har-
old Harrington. /. G. Harrington ana
Bert Blair. The substitutes will be
Perry. Maxcy and Neal. At the roll
off at the alleys last evening Maxcy
was high man with Perry and Dawson
,aoona and third The scores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
WILL APPEAL AT ONCE.
Case Likely to Be Settled By August
First.

Attorney General George I. Simp-
son said today that appeal would be
taken Immediately to the supreme
court from the order of Judge H. r.
Brill of Ramsey county, granting a
temporary Injunction restraining State
Auditor Iverson from issuing warrants
under the 100000 Sroad and bridge
appropriation. The Minneapolis Journal
says it is hoped to settle the case by
Aug. l, when tie appropriation becomes
available.
"The district courts order is suf-
ficient as far as we are concerned,
said Mr.. Iverson today. Nothing will
be done toward paying warrants from
the revenue fund for roads and bridges
until the decision is reached"
Long distance telephones have been
busy with inquiries from the various
counties where work has been started
anticipating payment of the "pork
barrell' money. George w. Cooley
state highway engineer, says the in
junction will shut off much work that
was to be done under his supervision
All state officers, agree, however, that
the validity of the law should be de-
termined now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
YEGGMEN SWIM the RIVER
AND MAKE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE

Rochester, Mimi, June 9.-The little
town of Millville on the Zumbro river.
about twenty miles north of Rochester,
was the scene of an exciting incident
Two yeggmen have been operating ex-
tensively in the Zumbro valley and, in
consequence, several stores and other
places of business have been robbed.
Town after town suffered from their
depredations. The matter was kept
quiet in the hope that the robbers
might be captured.
At Millville, two men were seen
lettering about and warrants were i'm
mediately made out for their apprehen-
sion. Constable Elgin, with posse,
went to arrest, the two suspects, and
read the warrants at a distance of six
feet from the two men.
Scarcely had he finished when the
strangers drew pistols and began fir
ing The constable and his men an
swered in turn and about thirty shots
were exchanged.
The yeggmen fled and swan the river
without being hit or captured. 1t is
thought they are hiding in one of the
towns in this vicinity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
C. A. R. ENCAMpMENT
VETERANS ARE GATHERING IN
ST. PAUL TODAY.
Annual Campfire One of Main Fea-
lures; w. R. c. and Ladies of
G. A. R. Also Meet.

Grand Army veterans of Minnesota
will gather in St. Paul today for the
annual state encampment, which opens
tomorrow morning. Connected with the
business meetings of the department
are many receptions, campfires and
gatherings of the women's auxiliaries.
The encampment will open at 10 a.
m. tomorrow at the hall of representa-
tives in the old capitol.
There will be two receptions for the
veterans this evening. The Women's
Relief corps will give a reception in
nonor of the department commander
and his staff at the new capitol, while
the Ladies of the G. A. r. will give a
public reception at the Merchants hotel.
The relief corps will have its meetings
at the Central Park NJ. E. church and
the Ladies of the G. A. r. at Odd Fell
lows hall tomorrow morning.
The great event of the encampment
is the annual campfire which the st.
Paul posts have arranged for the en-
tertainment of the visitors. One event
on the program will be the presenta-
ton of medals in the essay contest
on abraham Lincoln"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
STORE IS BURGLARIzED
PEOPLES NEW AND SECOND HAND
STORE ENTERED LAST NIGHT.
Upwards of One Hundred Dollars
Worth of Jewelry Carried Away;
Entered From Rear of Store,

C. n. Shapiro's store at 2l4 North
Front street, known as The Peoples
New and Second Hand Store was burg
larized last night, and goods to the
value of more than 500 were stolen.
Nothing has been missed except jew
elry. Mr.. Shapiro states that seven-
teen watches, five or six watch chains,
three dozen finger rings, six pair of cuff
buttons, one revolver, four knives and
one large knife were stolen. One of
the watches had solid gold case,
four were of filled gold, and the rest
were of silverine. All had Elgin or
Waltham movements except two, which
had Ingersoll movements. The watch
chains, rings and cuff buttons were of
filled gold.
Entrance was gained by removing
the window casing to one of the rear
windows, and raising the sash after
drawing the nails that held it down.
Mr.. Shapiro closed the store at 1890
o'clock last night, and the window
was then nailed down. He discovered
the theft when he opened the store
at six o'clock this morning He at
once notified the police, but there
was no clue to the robbers. A num-
Der of tramps have been going through
the city lately, and lettering about
the railroad yards and river bank.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
CARNEGIE LIBRARY GIFTS
IRON KING HAS NOW PUT UP
1900 LIBRARIES.
Erected o5e In the United States and
gag In England; Nearly One
Hundred in Canada.

New York, June 9.-Andrew Carne-
gle has founded 1900 public libraries,
representing donations of $5l,596,963,
according to his own statement in the
current number of Golfers Weekly.
Up to Dec. 81, 1908, the philan-
thropist says, he erected in the United
States $50 library buildings, with 2OS
branches at cost of $34, S75,745. Eng
land and Wales came second i'll the
list with 329 buildings and fifty nine
branches at cost of $7,S59,55O.
Mr.. Carnegie thinks that, consider
ing the population of the two coun-
tries, he has done almost as much for
Canada as the United States, having
established five branches at an out
lay of $2,059,4l5. He says he is sat
isfed with the results of his expendi-
lures in the library line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
1.-THE PROFESSOR'SLOVE STORY"
This Charming and Delightful Comedy Can be Seen at the
Mankao Opera House Thursday and Friday Evenings
June 10th and 18th; Given Under the Auspices Of
Mankato Lodge of Eks. Seats Are on Sale

From the way the seats for 'The
Professors Love Story" are disappear
inc from the board, it is evident that
Mankato is alive to the fact that as
usual the Elks have Il treat up their
sleeves. Nor are they mistaken in SO
suppOsing, for this year the boys have
tried new style of entertainment
for them and they are determined to
make a ''go" of it,
The majority of the cast are well
known to the public Mr.. Eager, WHO
is producing the comedy, has played
here every summer for five years and
each year he has discovered more talent
to add to the ranks. This year is no
exception to the rule, for he assures
us that he has found two or three
that will leap at once into favor.
The play is that delightful comedy
of j. NJ. Baries which so skillfully
treats of the old, old story of love,
in an intirely novel manner A pro-
fessor of electrical science falls in
love will his secretary and of course
cannot keep his mind on his work.
He has no idea that he is stricken
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11

The Commercial club is experiencing
the same difficulty as in other sum
mers about getting quorum, and last
night only little over half the re-
quired number to do business were
present. Nothing was done, except
to listen to brief address in favor
of river improvement by John ~ Hall
and brief discussion of the subject.
Mr.. Hall said that he sometimes
wondered what the next generation
would think of us for letting the river
60 by us for so many years without
using it. The only excuse is that the
railroads have hypnotized us. If there
were no railroads, our commercial bust
ness would be greater. The city has
been fighting the railroads for years
for cheap freight rates, with but lit
tie success, and the city has paid
100000 to $l50,OOO in extra freight
on coal alone, besides experiencing de-
lays. The water rates average one
sixth of railroad rates. When the
government improved the Savannah ri
yer in Georgia at an expense of $780,
600 the freight rate on cotton dropped
from 30 to lS cents hundred
MIR. Hall maintained that this was
Mankato's opportunity Forty per cent
of the volume of water that passes
st. Paul comes from the Minnesota
river. The country has been backward
about improving its rivers, and the rail
roads have opposed it. The heavier
freighting in the future is going to
be done by steam barges, at little
cost. If the city had water transpor-
tation, Mankato would be a city of 25,-
600 people, with large commercial in
terests. This kind of transportation
would benefit the farmers, by getting
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
BLACK HANDS HEAD
REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN LOcEs
TED AT MARION, o.
Alleged Italian Blackmailers Taken
Into Custody, In Marion, Dennison
and Columbus; Gang Said to Have
Worked Exclusively Upon Italians
In This Country; Sent Money to
ConfederateS In Italy. 4

C1nclnnari, June y.-In severaI ar
rests made in Columbus, Marion and
Dennison, O., local federal inspectors
and detectives who worked In con-
junction with them in the case believe
they have unearthed the biggest and
best organized branch Of the black
hand in this country. Marion, O., be-
ing probably the head of the organiza-
ton. Chief Postoflce Inspectors
Charles Holmes of this city, who ID
in charge of the work which has re-
suited in the arrests so far made, II
authority for the statement that evil
dence has been secured showing that
the gang operated from Marion and
with lines reaching into . number Of
big cities of the country, have fieeceA
different persons In this and other
states out of thousands of dollars in
the past few months by the applicae
ton of black hand methods.
The arrests so far made are Sam
Lima and Joe Rizzo at Marion; An
tonic Ficario at Columbus, and A.
Marfis at Dennison. Inspector Holmes
said he was expecting word from Bel
fontaine, o., of two more arrests, and
these two he said would be equally
as important and probably more SO
than those already made.
Inspector Holmes says that the
gang which conducted it's operations
from Marion was composed of Ital-
fans and worked exclusively upon
their countrymen. He has obtained
evidence that as late as two weeks
ago they sent from Marion, O.. post
office money orders aggregating ST.
900 to confederates In Italy, this being
the division of blackmail funds in one
case. Many such bits of evidence,
II is claimed, are in possession Of the
inspectors
Discussing the case, Inspector
Holmes said.
"The proof we have found against
the Marion gang convinces us that
they have worked their game success
fully on many Italians. principally
well-to-do Sicilians. We have not
found where they went after a single
American. They meant business when
they made demands for money. =
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
IMPROVEMENTS OF THE RIVER
Was the Subject Of Discussion at the Meeting Of the Man.
kato Commercial Club Last Evening; Resolutions to be
Forwarded Senators and Representatives, Urging
Active Cooperation in Promoting Navigation

their products to market cheaper, and
the inland towns, by giving them
cheaper freight rates by river, with the
short haul by rail from Mankato. The
electric railways ought also to favor
it, as they could transport the goods
from the wharves into the country.
Mr.. Hall presented three resolutions
The first declared that river navigation
was of vital Importance to the whole
Minnesota river valley. The second
ior via the st. CroiX river to enable
this section to get coal and other
heavy merchandise cheaper. The third
requested the Minnesota representa-
tives and senators in congress to assist
in getting navigation.
Mr.. Hall said that the whole state
would be benefited Mankato has not
taken much interest in the matter,
and needs waking up. He had no
doubt but what navigation would be
secured eventually, but he did not like
to see Mankato a laggard.
George Z. Brett said that he was
great pleased with the remarks made,
and would like to see the resolutions
sent to the Minnesota representatives
and senators. Alankato people had
not eXerted themselves as much as
they ought to have done.
+. NJ. Zuel favored having special
meeting, at which the captain of the
Steamer Lorene be asked to give an adj
dress.
1t was decided that the advisory
board take up the resolutions, and
it will probably sign them up and
forward them
Nothing else came before the meet
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
WILL CONTEST THE LAW
LESUEUR DON'T WANT TO PAY
THE 10 PER CENT.
Object to Having Liquor Money Paid
Into the General Revenue Fund
of County.

A special to the Minneapolis Journal
whatever of complying. with a law
passed by the last legislature which at
tempts to appropriate 10 per cent of
the liquor License money to the general
revenue fund of the county. This
would cost lie Sueur $4OO year.
The original law provides that all
liquor license money shall be paid into
the general fund of the municipality,
but that the council may appropriate
all, or any part thereof, for school pur
poses within the municipality, or for
the construction, or repair, of roads,
or streets within or adjacent to, or
leading from, the municipality"
This law was incidentally amended,
although not expressly referred to, by
chapter 2SS of the laws of 1907, which
takes per cent of all liquor license
money paid in the state, for the use
of the inebriate farm. 1t was also
amended by chapter 433 of the 1907
laws providing for the disposition of
liquor license money paid to counties.
When chapter $50, laws 1909, was
passed, direct reference was made to
section $50 and to chapter 433 of the
1907 laws, and the whole law was re-
enacted and everything else except the
inebriate farm provision wiped out.
The law was made to exempt from
its terms cities of the first, second
and third classes and apply only to
smaller places, which probably makes
it unconstitutional In the counties in
which Minneapolis, st. Paul, Duluth,
Mankato, Red Wing, Saltwater and
Winona are situated, all the smaller
places have to pay 10 per cent of
their license money into the county
fund, but these cities of the first, sec
ond and third class are exempted from
so doing.
In addition to this unconstitutional
feature, the law is such patchwork
of old and new provisions that, after
the enactment of the clause that the
10 per cent must be paid to the county
treasury, the terms of the old law
are inserted to the effect that any
municipality may, if it desire, appro.
pirate all the license money for its
schools or it's own streets Therefore
all any town has to do to beat the
law is to adopt resolution appro-
priating all the liquor license money
to the construction and repair of its
own streets, or adjacent" streets and
the county treasury will get nothing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
Honor Colonel Harvey.

Lawrence, Kan, June 9.-Editors of
the leading newspapers of Kansas
gathered here today to honor Col
onel George Harvey of New York
editor of the Harper publications, who
delivered the commencement address
at the University of Kansas this morn.
ing. The largest class in the history
of the Sunfower State institution was
graduated.
The past year has been the most
successful the university has ever
known. In anticipation of an even
greater growth in the future, plans
have been made for the first wing of a
new main building to cost $55OOOO
and which will be the beginning of a
new central court for the campus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL HONOR
WILBUR AND 0RviLLE WRIGHT

Washington, June with the
president of the United States as their
host and the White House as the
scene of the great event, Wilbur and
Orville Wright will tomorrow receive
the tributes of an admiring and dis
tinguished multitude of their fellow
countrymen. Final preparations were
concluded today for the occasion which
will mark the presentation to the
uncrowned kings of the air of the
gold medals obtained through public
subscriptions by the Aero club of
America President Taft will preside
at the presentation ceremonies, which
will be witnessed by some of the ma
TONS most distinguished men. The
brothers, who will become national
heroes tomorrow, are looking forward
to the experience with trepidation
such as they have never experienced
in their hazardous flights through the
atmosphere. Both of the inventors
are of singuIarly modest and re-
firing nature, and the public acclaim
is not of their seeking.
Following tomorrow's ceremony, Or
vile Wright will again don his work
ing clothes and make arrangements
for the final trials of the new aero
plane, now at Fort Mayer, necessary
before the Government pays the $685.
900 stipulated in the contract. 1t
is expected that he will finish the
trials before June II, when the city
of Dayton will begin two days cele-
bration in honor of the inventors. He
must make a fight of two hours with
out landing, accompanied by one pas
senger He must also make a speed
trial for five miles across country and
back to Fort Meyer maintaining an
average speed of forty miles an hour.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-11
REPORT OF THE CROPS
SPRING WHEAT CONDITIONS ARE
VERY GOOD.
Estimate of Acreage By the Govern.
ment Crop Reporters Made On
June ISt.

Washington, June 9.-Spring wheat
conditions averaged 952 per cent; win
ter wheat, SOL; acreage sown to spring
wheat 1891 900; rye condition, 800;
oats, SS.7; and barley 90.6.
This, summarized, was the report of
the department of agriculture on crop
conditions on June |, issued today.
The spring wheat condition is COM
pared with 80 per cent year ago and
tenyear average of 800.
The winter wheat average is against
$50 month ago, SO a year ago and a
tcn-yea raverage of sos.
The spring wheat acreage is SO per
cent more than sown last year. The
condition of rye month ago was SO |,
a year ago 9l.3, and averaged S9.4 on
june Z for ten years.
The condition of oats is compared
with 92.9 year ago, and a ten year
average SS.4. The area sown to oats
was about 32,422,OOO acres, or .O2 per
cent more than the area sown last
year
The condition of barley is compared
with S9.7 year ago and a ten-year
average of 900. The area sown to
barley is about 6,S8l,OOO acres, or
3.5 per cent more than sown last year.
For important spring wheat states
the 1909 acreage, the June l condition
and the average on June l for ten
years respectively follow:
Minnesota, 5,73l,OOO and SO and .92
North Dakota, 6,37l 900 and .98
and 90.
South Dakota, 3,l95,OOO and "a and
"a.
Washington 100000 and 93 and "a.
For important winter wheat states
the June condition and ten-year av.
erage respectively follow:
Kansas, ~ and IS; Indiana, .S2
and .73; Nebraska, .7S, and "a; Mis-
souri,, 80 and 80; Illinois, 81 and II:
Pennsylvania, 81 and SO; Ohio, rs
and rs; Oklahoma, .73 and 80; Cali
fornia, 10 and so; Tennessee, .SS and
80; Virginia, .93 and .S3; Maryland,
.93 and SO; Michigan, S6 and ~;
Texas, SO and .73; Kentucky, .SS and
81; Washington, 80 and 90; North
Carolina, 81 and .S3; Oregon, 81 and
~; New York, 80 and "a.