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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
MINNESOTA MEN AT A DINNER
Plans For An Elaborate Event to Be
Given in Chicago Dec. 2.


Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. l0.-Minnesota
"Expatriates" to the number of seven
ty five, including many men prominent
in business, club and political life, as
sembled at Minnesota dinner last
night at the Grand Pacific hotel. The
ferns and palms and with many mot.
toes peculiar to Minnesota.
The banquet last night was in the
nature of curtain raiser for a much
more elaborate affair, which will take
place Dec 2. Plans for this event were
taken up after the cigars had been
passed last night and satisfactorily
worked out. Congressman, state Off
Gals and other prominent citizens of
Minnesota will be guests of honor at
that time.
At the "stag" dinner last night it
was decided to hold the annual affair
at the Grand Pacific hotel. Bernard j.
Mullaney, secretary to Mayor Busse,
and president of the club, was host
at the dinner last night.
The speakers at the annual banquet
will probably be Congressman James A.
Tawney of Winona, w. S. Hammond
of st. James, and Charles r. Davis of
st. Peter. The club will endeavor to
persuade Governor Eberhart to at
tend. He will be the guest of honor.
The plans of the annual function
were gone over in detail last night.
An elaborate musical program will be
prepared and the feature in this re-
spect will be a chorus of fifty voices
which will be provided by Thomas
Taylor Drill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
UNITE ON POSTAL SAVINGS.
National Concerted Plan to Be Inau-
gurated BY League.

Chicago, Nov. I0.-Efforts to unite
friends of the postal savings bank
measure in national concerted cam
paign have brought to the Postal Saw
ings Bank league headquarters in Chi
cago specific cases showing the results
of Uncle Sans conspicuous failure to
provide any saving made-easy system.
One woman contrasted of conditions in
the United States with those in Great
Britain, where the postal savings de-
positors number about 100000 and
the deposits totaled no less than $780,
474,l2 in 1907. She wrote: I'm 1880
my husband, self and seven children
landed in America from England with
81 800, after paying our fares, with
the money | alone saved in postal
savings bank and in the Cooperative
society. I can truthfully say since
came here, owing to conditions of the
country, have not been able to save
anything. 1t is disgrace for such
conditions to exist" A Chicago bank
is advertising for deposits saying: "A
little iron savings bank, said to con
tain $3.50, disappeared in the ruins OF
house destroyed by fire the other
evening in Fremont, Nebraska-and a
search has failed to find it. Money
is so easily lost by carelessness, theft
or fire." Nevertheless the inability
conveniently to reach a sound bank tc
make the deposits or distrust of banks
! or natural reluctance to enter 8
palatial bank with an insignificant sun
to start savings account have beer
reasons potent enough to make thu
total sum withheld from banks no less
than $6O0,0O0,0O0. Other countries ano
Uncle Sam himself in the case of thu
Philippines have established the posta
savings system to care for the begin
nings of savings accounts" seeding
savings" they have aptly been called.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12

entertainments in both New York
and Philadelphia.
The first rehearsal is called for
7:l5 this evening at the opera
house. Many of the prominent
vocalists of Mankato and score
of the unsteady inclined members
of tie Elks have gladly awaited
themselves of this opportunity to
work under coach of Mr.. Mac
Donald's ability.
The Detroit Free Press calls Mr..
Macdonald ''the belasca of the
amateurs" brim full of energy good
nature and enthusiasm. He works
like a Creator at the top of his
enthusiasm"
Those who are to take part can
expect to enjoy themselves tho
roughly throughout all the rehear-
sails and the training received I'M
der so able coach will of cours
prove highly profitable to each and
every member of the cast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12

Mankato is to have a flower show
next week.
To afford the people of Mankato
an opportunity to see the thousands
of beautiful chrysanthemums, roses,
carnations and myriads of other
flowers now in bloom at their
large enhouses, and as an evil
dence of enterprise, the Windmiller
company will hold a, grand flower
show at the Mankato Theatre next
week Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Chicago, New York, the twin cities
in brief, all the larger cities. of
the country-have enjoyed for some
time past these events which create
wonderful interest and always re-
ceived a large attendance, but it re-
manned for the Windmiller company
to attempt the great undertaking in
Mankato.
Countless Exquisite Flowers.
Plans for the flower show were
laid months ago by the Windmiller
company. Miss Pauline Windmill
Ter made trips to the east to Sc
cure the finest varieties of flowers
for propagation and the result
is the Windmller greenhouses on
Rhine street are now bowers of
beauty filled to capacity with the
grandest display of flowers ever
grown in the west. The first flow
er show must be wonderful to in
sure the success of similar events
in the future and no expense or
work was spared during the sum-
mer and fail to make sure of the
finest displays of flowers of all
kinds.
Every bed in the extensive green
houses is packed to capacity and
the aisles are also filled with plants
of all kinds.
To Feature Chrysanthemums.
Three sections of the large glass
houses are crowded with chrysan-
themums. Big yellow Appletons-
the largest chrysanthemums and
most difficult to grow, are shown
in abundance, some of them over
eight inches in diameter. Major
formations, with their graceful
formal incurve big ragged Golden
Weddings and Golden CLOVIS are
also among the yellow varieties.
In the pink chrsanthe
NUNS the Mary Mann, A. j. Bal
four and DIR. Enguehard are varie-
ties ranking in size in the order
they are named.
Big NUNS and Little Ones.
J he displays of white clrysanthc-
NUNS which are very extensive,
include the Touset, the Virginia
Poehlmann- the newest variety
and beautiful quilted flower
and the Alice Byron. There are
also beautiful specimens of the
Autumn Glory, rich bronze tinted
flower and the deep red or maroon
Bloodgood chrysanthemums.
lntermlngling are millions of
blossoms or Pom-Poms or button
hole chrysanthemums These little
flowers are in all colors, white,
cream, yellow, pink and lavendar.
The delicate little cosmos-or I'M
developed mum will be used in
profusion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12

Donald Macdonald arrived in
Mankato yesterday from Chicago to
commence rehearsals for the Elks'
production of the big New York
revue, Cup and Down Broadway"
"Up and Down Broadway" has
taken by storm every city in which
it has been produced.
1t is to be presented here Nov.
90 and "a under the auspices of the
Mankato Lodge of Elks and it will,
undoubtedly, meet with the same
enthusiastic success here that it
has everywhere else. Immediately
after the production here, Mr. Mac
Donald will go to Detroit, Mich,
where he will put the play on for a
four nights return engagement.
Mr.. Macdonald is one of the bril-
liant dramatic coaches of the coun-
try. His success with college and
society productions of this sort has
been phenomenal. He has staged
some of the most exclusive society
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
Course in Agriculture.

At a meeting of the normal board
held in st. Paul the presidents of the
five normals formulated plan for
a special course in agriculture and
domestic science, to prepare students
desiring the same so that they shall
be prepared to take up the work in
this line in the county schools which
will prepare teachers for the rural
schools. The presidents will report at
the next meeting of the board which
will be held in Winona.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
Died of Blood Poisoning.

Edna Moeri. the ffteen-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Moeri,
of Jamestown, died during the forenoon
of blood poisoning. Some time ago
she sprained her ankle, blood poisoning
developed and resulted in her death.
The funeral will be held on Friday
afternoon from the home, at one o'clock
and from the German Lutheran church
at l: 80 o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12

And every blossom to be seen is
perfect and every variety the finest
making a showing surprising des-
cription.
There are also unusually fine beds
of roses, carnations, lilies, palms
flowers and plants and foliage of
every kind-all of which will be
used in the decorations for the
flower show.
To Deck Out the Theatre.
The interior of the theatre will
be wonderfully decorated. The bal
cony will be hung with long fes-
toons, the walls banked with flow
ers-the whole interior of the
opera house will be converted into
a most enhancing bower of flowers
and foliage. There will be special
displays, also, the idea being to
demonstrate methods of floral dec
orations, and among other will
be table decoration In lilies of
the valley.
The flower show will open Tues
day and continue afternoons and
evenings until late Thursday even
ing, all displays remaining un-
changed until the close of the
show.
No flowers shown at the theatre
will be sold until after the show
arrangements having been made to
fill orders received from special
reserve stock.
Will Attract Hundreds.
The event will be advertised eX-
tensively and promises not only
to be a feature attraction of the
winter in Mankato but to attract
visitors from out of town, all the
country around having been adj
vertised in advance of the grand
flower show.
The undertaking involves heavy
expense and the Windmiller COM
pany is compelled to change small
admission fee. Adults will be add
mitted during the afternoons for
twenty-five cents and in the even
ing when concerts will be rendered
by Lamm's orchestra the admission
will be fifty cents. In order that
the young people may profit by the
educational element of the show
students will be admitted for TWEEN
ty-five cents, and children under
twelve years of age, for ten cents.
Worthy CT Best Support.
A feature of the advertising cam
paign for the flower show will be
a beautifully decorated float in
in which an orchestra will tour
the downtown section of the city
early Monday afternoon. People
are asked to watch for the float
at that time.
The fiowerloving public of Man.
kato and vicinity are urged to ac-
cord this enterprise on the part
of the Windmiller company unre-
served support. The object is to
afford flower treat more than for
financial gain, as can be seen that
the admission fee usual for an
event of this kind is $3.50 in many
places.
Plan to see the flower show the
first day and you will 60 again
the second and third days-next
week, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
"Detec" as Gridiron Artist.

Montgomery, Mo-, Nov. l0.-Lester
Thorp, wanted in st. Louis and ST.
Charles, and in this city, was captured
in game of football. The officers
entered the game as players and dur
ing scramble for the ball they grab
bed the fugitive and took him to jail
Fear of fight inspired the officers
to this unusual method.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
Card of Thanks.

We wish to take this opportunity
to thank our many friends and neigh
hors for their many acts of kindness
during the illness and death of our
beloved wife and mother. Anton Gabler
and family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
G1LLICK ENTERED GUILTY PLEA
Pronouncing of Sentence Is Postponed
for an Investigation.

Just before the district court opened
this forenoon, L. S. Gillick went be-
fore Judge Pau and pleaded guilty to
the charge of grand larceny in the
second degree. He is the man who
was suspicioned of having stolen goods
from I. Blum, Martin & Hoerr and
T. j. Lappin.
Judge Pfau stated that he desired
to investigate the case, and would
not pronounce sentence until Monday
next County Attorney Plymat also
said that he desired to get letter
from a person that he had written to
about Gillick.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
Jay HENRY VERY MUCH ALIVE
Not Dead as an Insurance Company
Would Have Him.

Jay Henry Long formerly of Man
kato, now of Brainerd, Mimi, is busy
assuring friends that he is alive in
spite of the report coming from
the office of the Minnesota Mutual
Life Insurance company of st. Paul
that he is dead.
The company received information
that Long had been killed and the Of
ficials were about to pay his policy as
soon as proof of death had been re-
ceived.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
Lecture BY Miss Hendrix.

Miss Rosetta Hendrix of Minneapolis,
state president of the w. c. T. T.,
will speak to the ladies at a parlor
meeting to be held at the home of
Mrs. ]. c. Joslyn, North NIankato,
Thursday afternoon at three o'clock.
Miss Hendrix will also give lecture in
Belgrade Methodist church, Thursday
evening at eight o'clock. All are cor
daily welcomed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
Wants to Meet Mankato.

New Richland, Nov. l0.-The Austin
high school team was defeated by
New Richland high, 2 to 0. New Rich
land would like to make arrangements
for game with Mankato, Wells,
Dodge Center, or any fast high school
team for Nov 20 or ~. New Rich
land plays Faribault next Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
BUTTONS ARE THE PASSPORTS
Visiting Butter and Cheese Men Recog-
niZed By Street Car Company.

The Mankato Electric Traction com
pany mas very kindly invited the Wis
iting buttermakers and cheesemakers
to ride on the street cars at their
pleasure The buttons worn by the
visitors will be recognized by conduc
tors as free passports to any point
on the street car line. This generous
act on the part of the Traction COM
pany is appreciated by not only the
butter and cheese men, but by the
committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the convention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
FOURTEEN WERE KILLED
Freight Train Runs Into Crowded
Interurban Car.
ESPECIAL 70 The Free Press1

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. l0.-A runa
way freight car crashed into crowded
passenger car on the British Columbia
Electric Railway companys interurban
line and fourteen persons were killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
Found Dandelions.

Donald Owen thought it was spring
instead of almost winter, when he found
dandelions in bloom in his yard this
afternoon at 623 South Broad street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
7. N. MCCORMICK WILL
LECTURE TONIGHT.

You are invited to attend the
lecture at the Presbyterian
church this evening. DR.. J. n.
Mccormack will begin speaking
at 1870. His subject is one in
which all should exhibit a deep
interest. The lecture is free.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
Real Estate Transfers.

Thomas Hicks to Casper H. Letter
mann, eh, neH, section 3, Mapleton
for $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
MANKAT0 TO REvEL I'm BEAUTY
OFAFL0WER SHOW next week
WindmiIIer Company to Transform the Mankato
Theatre Into veritabIe Garden Where Sweet
Blossoms Will Give Forth Fragrance.

Mankato is to have flower show
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
AND TWO OTHERS INJURED
Fire in Bed Chamber of Home In
Sharpsburg, Pa, Ends
Fatally

PITTSBURG, March 29.-Mrs. Marian
Bergen of Sharpsburg, suburb, was
burned to death and her daughter, Mrs.
Lena Young, AND her son-in-law, Fred
Hemke, were seriously burned in a
fire which destroyed their home early
today. The fire started in some UNI
known manner in Mrs. Bergen's room
while she was sleeping.
When 1t was discovered the other oc-
cupants rushed in to rescue the elder
woman, but the flames threatened their
lives and they could not find her in the
burning room. With blistered faces
and clothing afire, they gave up the
search.
Mrs. Bergen's body was found later
in a hallway, where she had fled for
safety. When firemen reached the
scene the stairway was in flames and
escape was entirely cut off for those on
the upper floor, who were rescued with
ladders.
Mrs. Hemke and two children were
taken from the roof of porch, where
they had climbed through a window to
escape the flames
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30
BOY SAYS WARBLING
DROVE HIM FROM HOME
Five Singing Sisters Got on His
Nerves-He< Asserts He Walked
from Brooklyn to Yonkers

NEW YORK, March 29.-It is very
we'll for boy to have sisters. but to
have five sisters. all of whom hope to
be great opera singers and insist upon
practicing at home when the one
brother is struggling with geography
is too much. That is why Willie Nc
Laughlin left home, why he fled from
the mad scene of Lucia" and worse
things at his fathers house, BAL Lex
ington avenue, Brooklyn, and didn't
stop walking until he got to Yonkers.
In his more determined moments
along the way Willie strobe on to the
imaginary music of an anvil chorus.
Even when it was past supper time
and Willie was so footsore that he
crossed the Yonkers city line humming
the dead march from Saul he had no
idea of ever seeing the folks again.
He had 20 cents with him and his
fathers fishing tackle, and was IA years
old.
He told himself that 20 cents would
keep him going till he could catch
some fish, and even If they didn't bite
we'll he felt sure it would be easier
to make fortune travelling about the
world than it would be to learn about
the world out of his grammar school
geography, while Bertha, Mary. Hen
rietta, Judith and Sarah We're grouped
about the piano in the same sitting
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30
SUMMER LEAGUE
IS ORGANIZED
SEVEN CLUBS ENTERED; ONE
MORE WANTED
New Officers Are EIected--season's
Scheduled Games VIII Begin
April II and Close
July 20

The California summer, league prac-
tically reorganized last night at its
meeting held at 524 South Spring street.
The teams which made application 10
tbe.league are the Santa FEES OF san
Bernardino and the San Pedro Mer-
chants, making 1t an eight-cluD league
The Dolgeville' team manager. "A. y.
Andres, sought to join the league, put
his application was refused because
he did not have inclosed grounds. An
dres made an excellent plea on behalt
of the felt workers aggregation, put
to no avail as q majority of the d.
rectors were opposed to his club en-
tering, as they could not receive
"cut" such as the promoters desired
Covina, which was touted by Secre-
tary George M. Ward as willing to
enter the league, failed to be repre-
sented and it was stated by Acting
President J. p. Mccormick that they
would not enter for the present.
What knocked the chip off the shoul-
der in the Covina camp was the fact
nc, inclosed grounds are available as
the bylaws demand, and therefore Co
VIVA decided to join league winch
would not compel 1t to have an eight
foot fence.
New officers were elected. Hand
some" Jack Doyle of the Vernon Ath-
letic club was chosen president; George
M. Ward was elected secretary, While
Red Perkins, who had been elected at
a former meeting as treasurer. was
succeeded by A. II. Hawley of the
Santa Ana team. When Acting Presi-
dent Mccormick asked Representative
Hawley of the Santa Ana team IL there
was any possible chance OF the team
not entering the league, Hawley said:
"Well. you know how it is. Ed Crolio,
manager, does not feel like taking $25
out of his pocket to join, and there
fore he could not say with any degree
of accuracy whether Santa Ana would
Join, although he thought Crolic would
apply later.
, on accountof the Illness of the baby
of Secretary George M. Ward he fall
ed to appear and Red Perkins was
asked by Acting Chairman Mccormick
to act as recording secretary for the
evening. Manager Glenn of San Ber-
nardino asked Perkins to take vacant
chair. Newton of San Pedro, in Jest
ing manner, remarked "Oh, 1t doesn't
make any difference where he sits; he
writes upside down, anyway; and what
he doesn't write he keeps in his head
Now that seven clubs are entered,
the league desires an eighth team and
are waiting with open arms to hear
from the Tufts-Lyon club of Los An
geles to join the ranks. A committee
. + three, consisting of Mccormick,
Benlkert and Thomas, was appointed
to try to secure another team. The
league will open April IL and close July
20.
Exhibition games scheduled for next
Sunday are: Woodill- Hulse VS.. Santa
Ana at Santa Ana:. McCormicks VS..
Maiers at Vernon. The meeting adj
journed to next Monday night at the
same place.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30

dent Roosevelt as a member of the
strenuous executives tennis cabinet.
Washington society expects much OF
Secretary Meyer in a social way, for
his tastes run in that direction, and his
wealth enables him to entertain ele-
gantly. During his residence abroad as
minister to Italy and Russia he learned
the value of social life as an accom-
paniment of office holding and in Bos-
ton he was socially inclined. His home
probably will be the center of cabinet
society.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30
WANTS NATION TO BORROW
BIG SUM FOR WATERWAYS
Louisianan Would Have Secretary
Procure Loan of Five Hundred
Million Dollars

WASHINGTON, March 29-Repre-
sentative Ransdell of Louisiana has in
troduced a bill providing means for
obtaining money for waterway i'm
provements.
1t authorizes the secretary of the
treasury to borrow $500,000,000, but not
to exceed $50,OO0,0O0 in any certain ifs
cal year, to defray expenditures here
provements.
The secretary is also authorized 10
issue 2 per cent coupon or registered
United States bonds, redeemable ten
years from issuing date, and payable
thirty years from such date. The
bonds will be exempt from all taxes.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30

room, all trying to be Carmen at once.
He had got only 81 per cent in his
geography test at public school No. a
and his father had reprimanded him
and told him to get busy on the capes
and islands at home. That was what
he tried to do, but as soon as he had
got the five grand divisions of the
earth's surface spread out in front of
him the. five sisters spread themselves
round the piano.
Willie tried to be studious, and even
experimented with setting the capes
from Maine to Florida to the music. By
hanging hard and long to the Point he
managed to make Cr-a-n-ber-ry
Point. Just south of Tunk Pond, fit in
very well with "Heaven-ly- A-i-da," as
done andantino and with expression.
But Beauty re-splen-dent" was
stranded on Matinicus islands, AMI
Kennebunkport.
whats the use Of education?" he
muttered. He shook down his savings
and stole away.
1t was early in the evening that the
boy reached Yonkers. He asked a po-
liceman where he could sleep, was
taken to the police station and the
New York police were notified. Willie
got home the same night after the five
sisters were all abed and dreaming of
tumultuous applause from the proscen-
ium boxes.
Willie's father is employed in
wholesale leather house as an in
spector of hides.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30

Commander Peary and his party. returning
famished from their futile dash for the pole in
1906 slaughtered herd Of seven musk oxen
on Hazen island. off the extreme north OF
Greenland For two days and nights thereafter
they crouched inside their snow nuts. eating
continuously.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-30
NERVOUSNESS

AREN'T you always little nervous when you
receive telegraphic message?' asked the
huttery woman
mot nervous" answered the member Of
congress, "as when We receive presidential
message. '-Washington Star