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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
SCORED NEW RELIGIOUS MOVE
Bishop Warner Chandler Doesn't Like
the Latest Church Fads.

Baltimore, March 29.-In scathina
terms, Bishop Warren Gambler declared
himself against the "live- like Christ
movements that have been conducted
recently i'll several cities.
He was speaking in the business SEES
sion of the Baltimore annual confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church
of the South. He paid his respects to
the so-called modern movements of tl1e
churches, declaring that the socalled
demands of the twentieth century for
a revision of the religion of Jesus
Christ were foolish and all wrong.
He ridiculed excessive church mach
inery, which SO many ministers nova
days consider a necessity, and pleaded
for a personal religion. He was es-
pecially severe in condemning men who
preached English literature and kind.
red subjects.
"All these socalled movements -
continued the bishop, "to make people
live like what they think Christ would
live, have been failures. From Thomas
Kempis down, all who have tried such
plans have ended by becoming morbid
"Some ministers try to see how
much about Jesus they cannot believe
without being brought to trial. They
whittle the gospel down and then state
the twentieth century demands it.
do not care what tine century demands
only care for what Christ demands y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
HIS MASTERS VOICE

sol hov brought yez talkin' machine,
Mister Finn
Says Marty McCarty; "'twill brighten
yer life"
Says Pat: 'Oi don't made it, Oh won't
let it in;
Oh HOY wan ready, Dim manin' me
wife.
"She talks t. me cvcnins, she talks
t me days,
Her tongue nivver rests; she talks
in her bed;
Oh can't shut her up though Olive
thried nanny ways,
Begorra Dim thinkin' she'll talk
whin she's dead.
Go way wild yer talkin' machines,
Mart NlcCarty;
Arrah 90 wan wild yer, don't bother
SO long cz me Bridget is healthy an
hearty,
Yer talkin' machine isn't in it, We
see.
Says Marty McCarty: "Yez mex me
feel bad.
Yer rashness some day will lead yez
inter crime;
Me talkin machine is a Free Press
want adj,
Jes' like yer dear Bridget, it talks all
tn time"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

While the big mill has been shut
down for two or three days, it has
not been caused by the high water,
and is only temporary.
st. Peter cannot be reached from
Mankato by team except by way OF
Lake Emily or the prairie road across
the river The bluff road across the
river and the valley road are both cut
off by the water.
Local engineers and surveyors do
not lay much blame for the high water
to the drainage bitches. They agree
that the bitches draining into the
river could not possibly make diff
ference of foot in the stage of water.
In fact, the teachings Of the civil en-
cheering courses i'll the universities
is that, when the frost is out OF the
ground, the bitches tend TO prevent
sudden floods, OH the same theory
that sponge squeezed out will hold
far more water than one that is sat
urated, The wet, peaty ground is
drained out and dries, and when rain
falls this ground holds the moisture
and does not give it off rapidly.
The present high water is laid to
the unusual snowfall, which has now
entirely disappeared from the prairie,
filling every little rivulet and stream.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
MOTHER OF FIFTEEN CHILDREN
Little Lady Is But Forty-TwO Years
of Age

Chicago, March 30.--Nlother of fifteen
children, all living, and only forty two
years old at tnat
This was the remarkable record out
lined today by Mrs. Mary Pipcnbrink,
who appeared before Nnian Ii. Welsh,
assistant to Probate Judge Cutting, in
regard to the estate of her late hus-
band, John Piepenbrink.
Mrs. Picpenbrink, who lives in Ar
lington Heights, is a rosy checked Ger
man, in the best of health She is
of medium height and weight. Her
husband died OH April "a, 1908, leaving
Mrs. Picpenbrink and fourteen children
to mourn him. On Nov lG the last
child was born.
The estate had been closed up months
before, except for the proof of heir
ship. This was necessarily delayed
until the arrival of the fifteenth child.
Accompanied by the youngest of the
children, Mrs. Picpenbrink appeared be-
fore Mr.. Welch to prove hcirship.
How many children were born of
the marriage Of you and John Piepcn-
brink" was asked.
''The oldest is Elizabeth, twenty
three years old" Mrs. Piepeubrink an,
swered, speaking with decided Ger
man accent.
Chen Anna, twenty two; William,
1 twenty: Herman, nineteen; John,
seventeen; Fred, sixteen; Emma. four
teen; Caroline, twelve; AIathilde, ten; ;
Edward, nine; George, six; Mary and
/ Henry, four; Martha, three, and Louis,
who was born Nov. IG last"
"How many of these children are
now aliye?"
"All, and III the best of health
Later Mr.. WEIGH said Il don't
think | ever heard of similar case
1t is one of the most remarkable ever
in this court
Piepcnbrink and his wife worked to-
gether from the time of their marriage
and by their joint savings accumulated
$1,000. A good home was provided for
the children by their parents, who saw
nothing remarkable in the fact that
their progeny wore numerous.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
WILL COST wINONA CITY $1,000
| Blowing Of Whistle Caused an Ac-
| cident on the High Bridge.

Blowing OF whistle CauSeQ an AC-
cident on the High Bridge.
Winona, March 3O.-Thc city of
Winona will be compelled to pay
damages of $1,000 as the result of
the accident on the high wagon bridge
two years ago last January, when
James Nichols lost his life and Irene
Botzet was made a cripple for life
The United States court of appeals at
st. Louis, has just affirmed the de-
cision in the trial had at Winona Il
year ago i'll December in the United
States court, before Judge Amidon, in
which jury gave the widow of MIR.
Nichols damages of $4,000 and the
father of Irene Botzet $4,000
Nichols was a Wisconsin farmer, and
on Jan. 8, 1907, at five o'clock in the
afternoon he was driving home over
the high wagon bridge, and Irene Bot
yet, who also lived in Wisconsin, had
climbed into his sleigh for II drive
over.
As the second turn in the bridge was
realized, near to the city watcrworks
building, Oh top of which the fire
alarm whistle is located the whistle
was blown for five o'clock, and this
started the horses into runaway,
and IS they made the next turn both
Nichols and the Botzet girl were
thrown out and fell fifty feet onto the
ice below Nichols died few hours
later and the girl sustained injuries
that stopped the growth OF one OF her
legs to an extent that made her a
cripple.
After Judge Amidon had denied a
motion for new trial the city of
Winona appealed to the United States
court of appeals, and this decision
against the. city ends the case. The
blowing of the whistle by the city was
stopped the day after the accident
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
rton arrived in Mankato this morn

berton arrived in Mankato this morn
ing.
James Hendley spent last week with
relatives in Hebron.
Adam Hertz is improving from the
effects of stroke of paralysis
Miss Louisa Yaeger of Rapdam was
stricken with acute appendicitis last
night.
Charles Nelson of Waseca is spend
ing few days i'll the city, taking
treatment.
Miss Ida Reinke of Vernon Center
daughter of julius Reinke, who has
been i'll Emmanuel hospital, was able
to leave it today.
William Deyling returned last night
from Minneapolis, where he and Mrs
Deyling have been visiting. The lat
ter remained to visit few days
longer.
MIR. and Mrs. Horace Wright and
two daughters, formerly of Mankato
have recently moved to Battle Creek
Mich, where they will make their flu
ture home
l.. E. Heilig and wife of Mandan
n. D., are spending day or two il
the city while OH their way to Roch-
ester They are visiting the formers
niece, Mrs. Bud Cain.
Mrs. c.. A. Richardson of Winona is
spending ten days in the city, and i:
assisting her mother. Mrs. s. j. Curtis
to move to 324 South Second street
in the Merchant block.
Frank Laska and wife moved I,
Winona yesterday, after residence
OF four years in Mankato Mr.. Laska
is fireman on the Great Western
road, and has been transferred to tn,
run between Winona and Usage, Iowa
and will be in Winona every night
hence his moving. The many friend,
of the family will regret their depart
ure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
THE READING BIZ MRS. BEECHER
Event in the Y. M. c. A. Course at
MankatO Theatre Last Night.


From Tuesdav's Dali,
Mrs. Isabel Garghill Beecher gave a
Y. nj. c. A. lecture course entertain
ment last evening at the theatre, re-
citing selections from George Elliot 5
"Thc Mill on the Floss The theatre
was filled by an appreciative audience
The story was a pathetic one, with
nothing to relieve the sadness, and a
good many pocket handkcrchefs were
brought into use, particularly at the
close.
Mrs. Beechcr has appeared in Man
kato before, and OH each occasion has
pleased her hearers, who will hope for
her return at some other time. She
does very capable work.
Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Beccher
gave recital from Barry's peter
Pam" at the theatre, before large
audience, many of whom were students
and also did admirably. Her pleasant
manner and clear enunciation, made
without effort, bringing out the mean
ing so as to make it plain even to the
younger members of the audience, won
her well deserved applause.
The last number on the lecture
course will be given Wednesday even
ing, April IA, when former Governor
Joseph w. Folk of Missouri will give
his lecture on Soldier of Peace" This
number is expected to be one of the
best and more profting to the au-
dience of any on the course, for Gov
ernor Folk has a. national reputation
as u reformer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Medics Did Not Meet.

From TUESDAYS DalBc
The Blue Earth County Medical as
ISOLATION did not hold meeting last
night, owing to the lecture course en-
tertainment, and probably will moi
meet for another month. Tomorrow
afternoon and evening a joint meeting
of the Blue Earth and Brown county
associations will be held at New Ulm
and number of physicians from Man
kato and other points in Blue Eartl
county will attend. Drs. Curran, Hol
brook and Williams of this county ar,
on the program for papers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
DEATH BY ELECTRIC ROUTE
Mrs. Mary Farmer, Murderess, Given
Three Shocks This Morning.
Special TO The Free Press. I

Especial TO The Free Press.l
Auburn, n. Y, March 29.-With hall
closed eyes and murmuTing prayers OF
the Catholic church, Mrs Mary
Farmer walked to the electric chair in
the Auburn prison at six o'clock this
morning and gave her life as a pen
atty for the murder of Sarah Brell-
nan. The electrical execution of the
first woman in Auburn prison and the
second in New York state was with
out extraordinary incident. After
three contacts of the powerful cur
rent the murderess was pronounced
dead. Before going to the scaffold
the woman made statement exon.
Grating her husband, also under sen
tencc of death, from any connection
with the crime.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
From TUESDAYS Daily.
Church Social

From TUESDAYS Daily.
Church Social.
A church social is to be given this
evening at the home of DR.. and Mrs
HOlbrook to which everyone is invited
A very enjoyable evening is in antici.
patton.
Entertained Informally.
Mrs. C. NJ. Masters entertained in.
formally at luncheon for a few friends
on Saturday.
Sam Mace was i'm from Decoria to-
day. '1w
Emil c. Otto of Elysian was in
MankatO today.
+. H. Morlock of Good Thunder was
in Mankato today.
Mrs. Schumacher of Madison Lake
visited in the city today.
Fred Watson of Marshall visited
friends in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orswall of Fairmont
dined i'll Mankato today.
III ~ -. DiSCioN vi hdulSOu Lid he
was in the city last night.
General James H. Baker left today
for short trip to st. Paul.
A. J. Esser and wife of New Ulm
were visitors in the city today.
Mrs. F. H. Miner and Mrs. +. A.
Miner of GAINESVILLE were visitors in the
city last night.
Charles E. Wise reached st. Paul
today on his trip home from the Paci-
fic coast, and will reach Mankato this
evening.
r. Ario returned from LIE Sueur
yesterday, where he visited Mr. and
Mrs. Born. He intends to make LIE
Sueur his future home.
Mrs. Jane Thompson is in the city
on business, as representative of the
Minnesota Children's Home Finder, an
institution for placing orphan children
i'm suitable homes
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Safe ana Sure,

Among the medicines that are rec
commended and endorsed by physicians
and nurses is kemp's Balsam, the best
cough cure. For many years it has
been regarded by doctors as the medi-
cine most likely to cure coughs, and it
has strong hold OH the esteem of
all wellinformed people. When kemp5
Balsam cannot cure cOa--h we shall
be at loss to know wLaG will. At
druggists and dealers. % cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
MAKING GOOD AS CITY RECORDER
A. II. Sherer Is Competent and
Obliging City Official
From T'uesnav's' Dai,v

FROM IueS61NS Do1Sv
a. Ii. Shcrcr is making good as
II city recorded and clerk of the mun-
cipal court. Coming into the office
recently as Il stranger to its duties,
he has shown Il remarkable capability
and today is carrying on its import
ant and complicated duties with the
precision and regularity of an old
official.
Mr.. Sherer is painstaking, obliging,
and accurate. If elected to the office
next Tuesday he has number of
reforms i'm view, to systematic and
simplify the records, that the public
will appreciate. The present system is
no system at all, OF at most is a
very poor one. The gentlemen who
have been investigating the city's books
will undoubtedly recommend that
system of bookkeeping be adopted, in
keeping with the times. Mr. Sherer
has been in close conference with them,
and knows the faults and weaknesses
of the present plan, and would be in
position to put Il new system into
practice without any difficulty.
Mr.. Scherer is reliable, and can be
depended upon to deal honestly with
the city and to account for every
penny expended. Mr.. Robinson, who
had charge of the examination of the
city's books, stated that it would be
easily possible under the present
method of keeping the books for the
city to lose $4,000 a year through
grating, and the tax payers not
know it. This could not easily be
done, of course, with competent and
faithful recorder, and it behooves the
city to get such recorder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Not a Bad Idea.

Ashland Daily Press; Why not solve
the question of taxation by placing 8
tax OH candidates for office? The
treasury department would not be fac
ing big deficit, if candidates for pub
lie office had been taxed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Friday, April 2, t9O9
Social and Personal

their report TO the council at its next
meeting They 80 to Superior next,
and later to Saltwater and other
cities, to do work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
From Wednesdays Dattv
Easter Lunche0ns and Dinners.

Easter luncheons and dinners will
soon be uppermost in the minds of the
hostess who has entertaining of any
sort in view. Green and white always
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

Itch cured in thirty minutes by
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by Lack Drug company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

The Cambria band will give con
cert at Butternut Friday night
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

Party at Eagle Lake.

Farty at Eagle Lake.
Miss Ada Z. Swarts and Bernice C..
Pressnall of Eagle Lake entertained
twenty-eight of their young friends at
March Hare party given at the home
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. c. Pressnall. The evening was
spent very pleasantly, musical con-
test and an auction sale being the
amusement features. After a delicious
three course dinner was served, the
fortune of each guest was told which
caused great amount of merriment
and some embarrassment.
United in Marriage. N
Miss Hattie Moss and Herman
Hacker, both of Mapleton, were united
in marriage early this afternoon by
Judge w. T. Hughes, at the court
house.
Grandma 1aeger of Rapidan is seri
ously ill.
M. T. Randall of Amboy was in the
city yesterday.
A. J. Frambach of Madelia was in
Mankato yesterday.
Sheriff Donahue went to st. Paul
today on business.
o. c. Retslof of Winnebago was in
the city last evening. s.
Attorney Albert Fl. Emerson of Lam
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

Mrs. NJ. j. Eager entertained in
formally at two tables of five hundred
on Friday evening. Prizes were award.
ed and a delicious luncheon was served
- :. =
c. o. Daley took trip to New
plm today.
Emil Doering of Lyra was in the
city today.
Edwin Rosequist has taken the posi-
The evening world., 1909-03-09

intelligence Of our opponents. The good
Doctor accuses us suffragettos Of a love
Of advertising. He imaglnes that We
brave the somewhat peculiar sense OF
humor OF street corner crowds " adj
vert!se ourselves. We brave eats and
mice and other things. including prison.,
Just for advertising? With all due 70.
,pect TO the good Doctor. he reminds W
so much In this instance Of Satan re-
! proving sin.
The crowd emitted a concerted chuckls
and the speaker went on:
''Dr. Parkhurst suggests that It Is q
woman's place 20 be bsloved--to wheedle,
cajole. natter and fool men, In order 70
get their rights. Wa must trade on our
sex II we would follow the good doctor.
What lovely picture for . womanly
woman We want our rights a. women:
We want to obtain them as siraightfor-
ward womanly women. We do not care
for the remedies Of the FOOD Doctor,
which, II 10 said, create . worse evil
sometimes than that which they would
correst (Another chuckle.)
The Doctor suggests that girls In
the labor market initiate the mothers
Of the saints, such as st, Augustine. for
instance. While We are dwelling on the
saints It occurs to me that perhaps
the good Doctor imsglnes himself st.
Anthony"
"Comstock" shouted one OF the lats.
outs on the fringe Of the crowd. but
the speaker was not disturbed.
Acting as though he had Just dis.
covered America, DR.. Parkhurst tells
The evening world., 1909-03-09

us, abe went on there is vast DIFF
ference between kingllness and dueeni-
ness which wo. as well as any one In
ali the Wide world. know quite as well
a. he We also know that womanliness
does not consist In being mere shadows
to whsedls, hsttsr. csjols and fool the
men"
"Gawd bless . wtmmin'," said a
thick voice near the cart tail. "Ray
fer sfrasel"
The enthusiast was run out Of the
crowd by two policemen.
Mrs. Borrman.Wens then sa'd she
was ready for questions. and men In
the crowd asked her about how wom-
ans suffrage worked In Colorado and
other states where Il had been tried.
They were told that II had proved an
unqualified success. especially for the
women and children.
Mss Murphy had opened the speech
making with q short appeal, saying:
Wants American Women FIrst.
"Wo have como here tonight, or
rather this morning, TO make our de-
mand to you personally. We have come
to appeal to you night workers to help
US. We don't want II 10 be said that
the Englisa women will get suffrage be-
fore the American women"
Mrs. I.oebinger, who was the next
speaker. remarked BY way OF introduc.
ton:
You see we are making night OF It
so In one way at least We are your
eounls. l don't know which will 60
home In better shape before the night
Is over, you or We
The evening world., 1909-03-09

mands for the franchise, and held the
crowd well.
Mrs Borrman Wells Is not very tall,
but she has keen, sharply-cut face,
big dark eyes, very black hair and =
way Of making rs out OF her SIS that
adds piquancy to her speaking.
The evening world., 1909-03-09
SUFFRACETTES
| IN WAGON STIR
F." NIGHT TO|LERS
AT 3 A. M. Delegation With
Lanterns and Oratory IN
wade Park Row.

Seven Suffragettes on a be-lanterned
truck, to which was attached q white
horse named Henry, swooped down on
Park row in the early hours to-day and
demanded their rights from $50 night
toilers. A careful search OF pockets BY
the night.toIlers failed to reveal any OF
the demanded rights, but II they had
had EN- there isn't a doubt In the world
that they would have shelled out Incl.
dental to the appeal for suffrage there
was some fun poking at the Rev. DR.,
Parkhurst for his antl.female suffrage
notions.
The stage setting for the early morn
ing truck work was built along patriotic
Ines. TO begin With the truck was
halted right in the shadow OF the statue
OF B. Franklin in Printing House
Square. Then there was gay display
Of much tri-colored bunting and finally
the horse which hauled the truck was
driven by man who answered TO the
name Of Patrick Henry McClusky.
To complete the party Of the horse
the driver and the seven suffragettes,
there were two esuffragettes who did
not participate except to get into the
fashlight picture when II was taken
They were L. S. Davidson and Herbert
Won Forrell, who was described as
German cavalry officer.
Received by Policeman.
The procession started at the head.
quarters Of the American Suffragettes
No. 1872 East Twenty third street, the
seven boarding the truck via a kitchen
chair. Then they ranged along each
side on camp stools for the trip. The
two he-sufragettes made the trip by
subway.
Ten policemen were ready to receive
the truck when It reached the Row at
2so A. NJ. They gathered round as the
night toilers and the downtown out
later collected about the truck. Then
two torches at the back end were
lighted and six Chinese lanterns were
set glowing.
This gave the toilers chance to see
who was seated In the chairs In the
truck. They saw Miss Helen Murphy.
Mrs. Sofa NJ. Loebinger, Miss Marion
Walters, DR., Maude Glasgow, Mrs. S.
C. Aus. Mrs, Annie NJ Tompkins, and
then, smuggling in big brown furs, her
he-ringed fingers buried in muf. Mrs.
D. Boorman-Wells OF England.
Mrs. Wells Chief Orator.
Ing. and she was saved until last, Miss
Murphy, Mrs. LoebInger, DR.. Glasgow
and Miss Walters made stirring de-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05

last two years has been entirely due
to outrages on the forests. The once
productive lands have become deserts
and on those lands still farmed the
rainfall is uncertain, because of an en-
tire change in climatic conditions due
to the stripping bare of mother earth.
There are two interesting conditions
of forest here and there. In the high
mountains, where only rocky crags
meet the eye wherever one turns and
no sprig of vegetation breaks the ever
sional oasis, a patch of primeval for
est hidden away in some mountain
recess untouched. This clump of trees
indicates that here is the rendezvous of
band of hereditary bandits. They
have lived here for centuries, defying
authority, and on the whole have been
little disturbed. When the populace
from the outside have sought to in
trude upon their solitudes and appro-
pirate any of their timber. the in
truders have been dealt with summarily
and their gibbeted corpses have given
an object lesson to all who came that
way afterward. The lesson was soon
learned, and well learned. and as a
result of it the occasional patch Of
timber is left over as a remnant of the
once magnificent forest of the Chinese
empire.
Another occasional remnant is to be
found in the burying grounds. for it
is matter of religious belief that the