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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
MESMERIZED.
A Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used.

Many people are brought up to be-
and the strong hold that the drug has
on the system makes it hard to loosen
its grip even when one realizes its in
furious effects.
A lady in Baraboo writes: q had
used coffee for years; it seemed one
of the necessities of life. a few
months ago, my health, which had been
slowly failing, became more impaired,
and | knew that unless relief came
from some source, | would soon be a
physical wreck.
Il was weak and nervous, had sick
headaches, no ambition, and felt tired
of life. My husband was also losing
his health. He was troubled so much
with Indigestion that at times he
could eat only few mouthfuls of dry
bread.
1--WE concluded that coffee was slow
ly poisoning us, and stopped it and
used hot water. We felt somewhat
better, but it wasn't satisfactory.
Finally, we saw Postum advertised,
and bought a package. | followed d.
rections for making carefully, allowing
it to boil twenty minutes after it
came to the boiling point, and added
cream, which turned it to the love-
liest rich-looking and tasting drink
ever saw served at any table, and we
have used Postum ever since
81 gained five pounds in weight in
as many weeks, and now feel we'll and
strong in every respect. My headaches
have gone, and | am a new woman.
My husbands Indigestion has left him.
and he can now eat anything
There's Reason"
Read sThe Road to Wellville," in
pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
LUMBER AND GLOVE DUTIES
important Conference Takes Place at
White House.

Washington, July ga conference
between the president and eleven
prominent members of the house, in
Guiding Stevens and Tawney of Min.
nesota and Martin of South Dakota
was held at the White House. It's
result threatens to tip over once more
q conference tariff agreement which
substantially had been reached.
1t was hides before. Now it is lum-
Der. More than incidentally gloves
play part.
1t is declared that Mr.. Payne has
been bolstered up to a determination
not to sign a conference report that
provides for the senate rate of $50
per thousand on rough lumber. Presi-
dent Taft has told him to stand firm.
1t was pointed out by the members
in the conference that free lumber
failed to pass thS.hou by only eight
votes and that Ave members of the
ways and means committee who failed
to vote for it. although they favored
Republicans who framed the original
tariff measure.
At the conference the presidents
position as to gloves was emphasized
once more and all those present
acquiesced, including two of the house
conferees.
The presidents and Chairman
Payne's position is that while there is
equity in the house provision raising
the duty on gloves it is bad politics
to originate protection for new in
FAINT industry at this time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
MOORE FORGING AHEAD
FORMER MANKATO RAILROAD MAN
DOING WELL IN WEST.
Letter From Fred D. Clements Tells OF
Trip He Took to the Twin
Falls Country.

Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Clements are in
receipt of a letter from their son Fred
ID. Clements. who is at Pocatello, Ida
no. where he is assistant cashier of
the Bannock National bank and assist
ant city treasurer. The letter was
, written on July %, and the thermom-
eter registered at 90 in the shade, but
at that people do not feel the heat
any more than residents of Mankato
when the thermometer registers 80.
4 enclose clipping which will tell
You that l have been doing consider
able work in the way of figuring in
terest on old city warrants, over 500
of them l was pretty well worn out
and it was arranged that l take a
rest of two days and 90 into the Twin
Falls country. Twin Falls, four years
ago was little village situated in a
desert. Owing to the building of i'm
mense bitches and laterals, the country
is now one of, if not the best, farming
sections in America, land selling as
high as $500 per acre. Twin Falls
has grown to be a city of 5000 and
is booming. The leading capitalist is
Mr.. Perrine and Jim Moore is his
right hand man. Moore has fine OPP
portunity and is forging ahead. He
did everything possible to make my
stay in Twin Falls pleasant. / en-
gagged team and driver and made
the trip of six miles to Shoshone
Falls. The most wonderful scenery
have ever seen was unfolded to me.
The Snake river flows over preci-
pice PIP feet high, throwing the spray
higher than the falls themselves. The
canyon where the falls are located is
! about 300 feet wide and has perpendi-
cular sides of granite over 900 feet
| high. These is a nice little hotel at
the falls and after taking dinner there
/ / crossed the river on the ferry, drove
along the canyon five miles and taking
n trail only wide enough for one team,
went down into the canyon. Taking
a sudden turn in the trail you sud
denly come upon the Blue Lakes, i'm
, mediately below you 300 feet. Words
cannot begin to tell of their beauty.
Every shade of blue is shown in their
waters, rivaling that of the heavens.
"The water comes out OF the ground
| flows about ten feet, forms a little
lake, then runs in a channel for a
few feet when another lake is formed
I leaving which, the water disappears
into the ground again to appear once
| more a little farther on as a beautiful
mountain stream, simply alive with
/ trout All this is located on an estate
of Mr.. Perrine's. Twenty five years ago
he let himself down into this canyon
of 900 feet with a rope and to get
out. he had to build trail. Today,
| he has hundred or more acres of
beautiful orchard there and it was a
sight to see the abundance of apples.
cherries and peaches hanging from the
I trees. Crossing the river again, | took
the train up the canyon and passed
back of a beautiful waterfall 375 feet
high that had been in view during
nearly all of my drive l left my
hotel about s a. M, and did not get
back until 6 p. m, so you see | had
a fine outing"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.

New Ulm Review: The building
committee of the DIR. Martin Luther
college held a meeting last Saturday
at Mankato. 1t was decided to erect
an entire concrete four story building
l54-37 in size and all material to be
furnished, as far as possible, by New
Ulm industries. Architect Schippel of
Mankato will furnish the plans and
specifications.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
CUT ELL|0TT's PAY
AUDITOR WILL ISSUE NO MORE
WARRANTS TO JUDGE.
His Salary for the Philippine Position
Has Commenced and Mr.. Iverson
Is of the Belief That He No
Longer Is a Servant of the People
of Minnesota; Resignation Received
By the Governor.

Minneapolis, July 2s.-Judge Charles
B. Eliott's resignation from the SUI
preme bench of Minnesota reached the
state capitol today As previously
stated, the resignation is to take effect
Sept /. - 1t was mailed at San Fran
cisco and in note Judge Elliott ex-
plains that he mad intended mailing it
before leaving Minneapolis, but packed
lit i'll his trunk by mistake.
Governor Johnson is away from st.
Paul, but he will appoint Thomas ID.
O'Brien to the vacancy at the first OPP
portunity, the appointment to date
from Sept. /, unless Judge Elliotts
term is shortened in some manner.
Judge Elliott mas already drawn sal
airy from the state for the entire month
|of July, although, according to war de-
Ipartment authorities, his salary as a
judge in the Philippine islands began
July 10, when he left Minneapolis for
Manila.
Auditor to Stand Pat.
While the Minneapolis jurist may
draw double salary for twelve days,
the practice will not be allowed to
continue State Auditor S. G. Ner-
son declared yesterday that he will
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
.k|DsD0 As HEYL|KE
HOW A MODEL SCHOOL is CON
BUSTED AT COLUMBIA, MO.
Pupils Are Allowed to Talk and Walk
About as Pleases Their Fancy;
Visit the Workshops and Write
Essays on What Has Been Seen
No Straight Backed Seats and No
Prison Discipline.

Columbia, Mo-, July 28.-An ele-
mentary school, in which no formal
work is done in arithmetic, geography,
spelling or any of the bugbears of the
old-time grammar school. is maintained
by the Teachers College of Missouri
university.
The school is nnder the super
vision of Professor j. L. Merriam,
and under application of scientific
methods devised by the Missouri Uni
versAty Teachers College faculty, the
children in the elementary school make
much more rapid progress than in a
school of the ordinary prevalent type
in American cities. The system is,
briefly, to let the child do things it
likes to do, and although doing these
things, educate itself
No course of study is followed
Formal reading lessons, writing lessons
number work, language or arithmetic
are not given the first year, and yet
pupils have been known to read as
high as twenty four books during the
first year in school, and the children
can do number work that would task
an ordinary third grade pupil.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Makes Successful Flight in
Aerop|ane at Fort Myer.
PRESIDENT TAFT A WITNESS
Both Time and Distance Records Are
Smashed by Noted Aeronaut With
Army Officer as Passenger-Chief
Executive Leads in Cheering and
Personally congratuIates the Broth
ers Upon Their Success.

Washington, July 28-The worlds
aeroplane record for two men, as to
both time and distance, was broken
by Orville Wright at Fort Myer The
aeronaut made beautiful flight of
1 hour, II minutes and 40 seconds,
travelling upwards of fifty miles, at a
speed averaging about forty miles an
hour He was accompanied by Lieu
tenant Frank P. Lahm of the army
signal corps as passenger. The pre-
vious record was made last year by
his brother, Wilbur Wright, joint in
ventor with him of the machine in
which both achievements were per-
formed, at Lemans, France, with
Professor Painleve of the French in
stitute as passenger. That flight was
hour, minutes and 81 seconds.
The cheering which heralded the
setting of a new mark in the con-
quest of the air was led by President
Taft in person, who had sat an in
tensely interested spectators through
out the flight and who insisted at it's
conclusion upon personally congratu-
lating the brothers upon their sue
cess
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Allowed to Move and Talk.

To one who has not seen the act
ual results achieved mere recital of
the system sounds as if it would
breed anarchy if applied in an ordinary
schOol-room, and it would for these
children are trained according to "the
system" from the time they first start
to school. Pupils are free to move
about and talk so long as they do not
interfere with some one else The
children learn self control and are never
idle.
A thorough study of local and ma
tional industries is a feature of the
system. The fourth grade pupils study
industries entirely. Teachers take the
youngsters to the postoffice, black
smith shops, water and light plant, fire
department, planning mills, shoe factory
and other plants located in Columbia
They figure on the cost of production
and write articles describing what
they see on the excursions.
Industries at large engage the fifth
and sixth grade pupils. who study
numbering, mining, farming, manufac-
turing, means of transportation, com
merce and government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
To Prevent Fraudulent Statements.

Washington, July 2S.-To prevent
fraudulent statements regarding the
value OF stocks, bonds and other Sc
curities from being circulated and
sent through the mails or transmitted
In interstate commerce is the purpose
OF a bill introduced in the house by
Mr.. Parsons IN. W.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30

Albert Lea Times Enterprise: The
political stopping around of The Du-
mth News Tribune since the disappear
ance of Mary McFadden gives emphas-
is to the inquiry what is home with
out a mother?''
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30
Numbers Taught BY Games.

Arithmetic and number work is
taught by games. very popular
number game includes throwing rubber
balls at basket several feet away,
each ball counting so many points, ac-
cording to the distance it is thrown
from, marks on the floor indicating
the various throwing stations. There
are seven of these lines in all. and
the score-keeping accordingly requires
no little multiplication and addition.
The game is an interesting one when
several are playing, and the children
do multiplication offhand that seems
marvellous. If the player makes a
mistake in announcing his score it
calls forth an instant chorus of cor
rection from the others in the game
who nave followed his play and kept
track of his score as well as their
own.
The entire scheme of schooling the
children is informal. They do not unt
dergo the prison discipline of read
rise, pass" that has dulled the spirit
of so many Youngsters in city schools.
No straight backed seats are used, and
nobody is bound down by hard and
fast rules
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30

1t is hoped that the mothers of the
children of the primary department
connected with the Methodist Sunday
school will make an especial effort to
accompany the children tomorrow, if
possible, at the picnic which takes place
at Sibley park.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30

Mrs. Frank p HiXon of La Crosse
Mankato, died at Rochester Monday
evening, following an operation. Mrs.
HiXon had been in ill-health for some
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30

The Young Ladies' society of the
Swedish Lutheran church will give an
ice cream social on l.. p. Carlson's
lawn, 324 North Broad street, this
evening, beginning at 1870. Music by
the orchestra. Everybody invited Ten
cents pays for everything.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-30

The Hubbard & Palmer elevator at
Amboy took fire Saturday afternoon
and but for the prompt action of the
fire department, would undoubtedly
have been consumed. The loss is about
5000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-29
WABASH TRAIN WAS
MANY HOURS LATE
Number is Delayed by the Snow SO
that Progress Was Almost I'm
possible.


With it's crew worn out and hungry
after a run Of many hours more than
the schedule calls for, following a
battle with drifted SNOW, Wabash
train number Is, which leaves Bluffs,
ILL.,. shortly after six o'clock in the
morning, being due to arrive here at
9:S5 p. M, did not pull in at the sta
ton until 1880 this morning, ten
hours behind time.
In spite of the fact that two en-
gines were pulling the cars, Roadway
was almost impossible under the con-
ditions which had to lie confronted.
It was battle with the drifted snow
between Meredosia and Elvaston, a
distance of about seventy miles, and
delay after delay was met, while when
the wheels did move the progress was
very slow.
AS result the passenger crew
working SO long, the crew from the
freight train which leaves here at
$40 each morning had to take out
the passenger train, leaving at 4:40
and the freight had to be abandoned
for the day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-29
FIRE BUG TRIES TO
BURN ICE HOUSE
Attempt to Destroy Big Ice House at
Quincy, ILL.,, Last Nieht-Nar-
row Escape.

Quincy Wing: That an attempt was
made yesterday afternoon to destroy
by the fire route the principal ice
house owned by the Blickhans was
made known to the Wing last night by
Mr.. Blickhan, who, without mincing
words, stated that 1t was hds belief
the act of incendiarism was commit
ted by one of people envious of our
prosperity and he adopted this dirty
and criminal means of Gripping our
operations
The ice house against which the
alleged firebugs were operating Is 10,
Gated on Bay Island, in the lower bay,
and it was 5:35 in the afternoon that
the fire was discovered, Mr.. Blickhan
attributing 1t to a lucky chance that
the entire building was not destroyed
leaving the company without the
requisite facilities for storing ice for
the remainder of the season. Even
though it was discovered within few
moments after the blaze had started
the loss, according to the estimate o.
Mr.. Blickhan. will amount to at leas
! $3.50
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-29
CARTHAGE.
. . { . = . . = . . = ;,

Misses Lulu Ayers and Inez Stowe
are visiting the formers sister, Mrs.
Henry, of Moline, Ill
Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. J. E. Brown of
Augusta who spent Christmas with
the ladys mother, Mrs Sarah Carroll
of this city, returned home Mordey.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Whitcomb 81, ent
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs.
w. E. Kimball of Nauvoo.
Bert Conklin of Chicago is visiting
relatives In the city.
Bruce Westfall is now located at
this place, having accepted position
with the Wabash railroad company
in their station, as assistant to Mr.
Unglaub.
Mr.. Gray and family of Quincy are
spending the holidays with Frank
Gray and family, north of the city.
Geo. Evans and daughter, Miss Mel
lie, of Bentley, have moved into the
Wilson property in this city.
Miss Helen Laffey is spending two
weeks vacation with her parents, near
West Point.
Mr. Brown and son, OF near Rich
Hill, Mo-, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
w. d. Egbers, and other friends in
this city.
Wallace Bros. of Elvaston, were
business visitors to the city Tuesday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-29
Sherlff's Talk Taken to Heart.

An extraordinary scene occurred at
the county jail of Duchess county, N.
Y, the other morning, when the retir-
ing sheriff broke all precedents by
delivering farewell speech to the
prisoners. Boys" he said. you're
too fine lot to be in here. Most of
you came here through drink Cut it
out. Be decent. We all make mis-
takes. You have made them and SO
have |. Don't make the same mistake
twice. That's the point. Make up
your minds to be right and stick to
it. Everybody will respect you then.
Behave as we'll outside as you do in
side and nobody will have any kick
coming. Have banana and cigar
with me-" All the prisoners came up
and shook hands with the sheriff.
Some of them were crying and many
promised they would try and reform.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-29
City Council Will Hold Meeting This
Evening to Pass an Ordinance
For Water Power
Purposes.
AFFECT WATER STREET
In Case the Dam is Built Portions Of
Water Street and Third Street
viii be Over
flowed.

A special meeting of the city coun-
Gil has been called for this evening
for the purpose Of passing an ordin-
ance to vacate portions of Water
street and other streets to be used for
water power purposes-in case the
dam is built. This ordinance, If pass
ed. as it certainly will be, becomes
void if the contract between the gov
eminent and the Keokuk and Hamil-
ton Water Power Co. expires. Land
on Water street from Concert to
Orleans will be damaged and also a
part of the Third street road will be
overlooked.
1t is in order to acquire possession
of the overflowed property the special
session of the council is called. En-
gineer Cooper requesting such action
as speedily as possible in order to
facilitate his work and reach a defin-
lite conclusion at the earliest possible
moment.
1t is gratifying to recall in connec-
ton with the water power develop
ments that the Keokuk city council
has responded most readily and in the
broadcast public spirited manner to the
request of ths men who are trying in
the hardest and most consl lticus way
to get tie enterprise in shape to at
tract the necessary capital that will
be required to build the dam, and
while The Gate City cannot speak for
the city council yet this paper feels
perfectly safe in max .ng the prophecy
that the action tonight will be along
the lines of former legislation and
that Mr.. Cooper and his associates
will be given the heartiest assistance
and encouragement
Mr.. Cooper is expected to return to
Kedkuk tomorrow or Thursday to con
-,nue the work of option taking and
sother matters in connection with the
dam He will probably be accompanied
by men interested in the project.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-29
COOLEST run
FOR A YEAR
Fire department Answered Two
Alarms Of Fire at the Same Time
This Morning at Nine
O'Clock.
BURNING FLUEs CAUSE IT
Several Changes Made in the Depart
ment and Men are Shifted
on Account of III
ness
BURNING FLUES CAUSE IT

The fire department had two cold
runs two of those nothing doing"
runs this morning at nine o'clock, the
first alarm coming from the residence
of Mrs. l.. e. Covington at 722 Frank
lin street and a few moments later,
before the reels and apparatus had
reached the first pace, am alarm was
sent In from the LaFaber residence. at.
Fifteenth and Carroll streets. Several
minute men were left in charge of the
Covington residence to see that no
serious blaze resulted from the burn
ing flue.
At the LaFaber residence, no fire
could be discovered though the rooms
of the dwelling were filled with
smoke, probably from a choked flue.
The horses of the department we're
wet with sweat from their long cold
run, the sharp piercing wind, cutting
the breath Of man or beast on a day
like this witt, the mercury four below
and making progress in the thorough
fares difficult.
Driver McAndrew OF the West end
reel is Ill at his home and his place
is being taken by John Fisher OF the
Sixth street engine house. Driver
Yeager of the chemical engine is en-
ira man on the Tenth street reel a.
present. The West Keokuk reel re-
sponded to the second alarm at FIT
teenth and Carroll this morning, hav-
| ing long hard pull, over the hills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-29
SATURDAY WILL
BE THE FINISH
The Ice Supply Will Be Up BY that
Time--Averane 100 Cars Per Day
Working at Louisiana.

The ice harvest will probably be
over with by the end of the week and
if it turns out that way the supply
will all be stored before it is usually
started. Today the product is about
a foot thick and Of the best quality.
1t is thought certain that II Of the
houses near the scene of the cutting
will be filed by Saturday although a
few situated UP town may require a
few days more time before they are
loaded
At present an average of a hun.
bred cars of ice day are being put
UP by all engaged, this being equal to
1000 tons.
So hard has the river frozen that
ice is being cut south of here and as
a result local dealers will not be able
to sell so much. At Louisiana they
are cutting it and have been for the
last few days This is something that
has rarely been done there in late
years owing to the mildness of the
winters. The c., B. & @. supplied
about fifty cars to that place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-29
MOTOR BOAT MEN
ELECT OFFICERS
Burlington Organization Elected Off
GERS for the Coming Year Monday
Evening.

The election of officers was held by
the Burlington Launch club Monday
evening, resulting as follows:
Commodore. w. Dixon.
Vice Commodore-H. A. Amber.
Rear Commodor &C. w. Lawhead.
Financial Secretary-H Herbert Kehn.
Treasurer Lltz.
Trustee-Dr H. H. Stevens.
Fleet Captain-W. A. williamson.
Fleet Surgeou-Dr. o. w. Boatman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-29
A Willows Discovery.

The Look on the Bright Side Society
got down its ledger this afternoon and
enrolled among the members the name
of newly made widow. II missed
John so much when l sat down to
meals" she said, that began eating
off the pantry shelf, and find in this
way do not have to clean my dining
room more than once week. and it
makes my work SO Much Lighter.
Atchison Globe.