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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
ELEGTING A LORD MAYOR
QUAINT PROCEEDINGS IN LONDON
OCCUR TODAY.
No Redhot Campaign Precedes This
Ceremony; He Need Not Do
Handshake Act.
Especial to The Free Press.1

London, Sept. 29.-"All We that are
not liverymen depart this hall on pain
of Imprisonment" With the cry of the
middle ages the solemn mace bearer
opened the quaint proceedings of the
Guildhall today, which will result in
the election of London's next lord
mayor. Unlike all other great NUM-
cipalities, London's lord mayor is not
the choice of the common council or
political clique so there has not
been any hot campaign nor speech
making preceding the election.
This empty ceremony of electing
the chief magistrate of the greatest
city of the world is held on st. Mich
aelmus day each year and is one of
the most quaint and striking survivals
of the middle ages. He must needs
have been elected alderman of his
ward by the ratepayers many years
before being eligible for the mayor
atty.
He must have served as sheriff by
the election of eight thousand livery
men, representing the wealthiest and
most influential citizens. AS sheriff he
must have had the approval of the
king, and to become lord mayor he
must appear again before the livery
men and the king, and on lord may
or's day he must visit the law courts,
and before the judges, the recorder of
the city reeites his past history.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
BIG FEED FOR GUESTS
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR SPREAD
IN NEW YORK CITY.
Twenty-Five Hundred People Will Sit
Down to This Feast; Bar
rels of Champagne.

New York, Sept. 29.-Today was es-
sentially historical day in the cele-
bration of the Hudson Fulton achieve
ments, universities, colleges, schools
museums and learned and patriotic
societies throughout the state partici-
pating in the ceremonies. Over one
million children in Great New York
city joined in the celebration, the city
having been divided into fifty sec
tons with 10000 in each. The most
important exercises were held at Col
umbia university, the College of the
City of New York and the Brooklyn
Institute of Arts and Sciences, some
of the most noted speakers in America
making addresses.
Tonight the largest banquet ever
held in the United States will close
the days festivities at the Hotel AS
tor. Over $500 guests will be served
at cost of $4,000. Of this amount
about $4,000 will 60 for champagne
and floral decorations. The favors for
the distinguished American and for
eign guests cost SIS each, having been
manufactured especially for the ban
quet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
PROBE INDIAN MOUNDS
THOSE NEAR CAMBRIA TO BE IN
vESTIGATED BY EXPERT.
Professor N. H. Winchell, the State
Geologist, Visited the Spot Dur
ing This Afternoon.

Professor n. H. Winclell of Mime
apolis, state geologist, arrived this
forenoon, and took the one o'clock
train for Cambria, accompanied by
General and Mrs. j. Il. Baker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes and
others, to investigate sixteen Indian
reported to exist half mile
from t..-e station. They do not in
tend to make excavations in the
mounds at this time, but to examine
their form and location. Professor
is doing this for the State
society, of which he is a
The results of their inyesti-
cations will be watched with interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
VIEWS FROM AWAY
WHAT THE TWIN CITY PAPERS
SAY OF CHARTER DEFEAT.
The Dispatch of st. Paul and Journal
of Minneapolis Comment on the
Commission Plan and Declare That
It Has Lost None of It's Strength;
No Good Argument Produced
Against 1t.

st. Paul Dispatch: While the voters
of Mankato, by margin of only
twenty eight votes, neglected their op-
portunity to adopt the commission
plan of government as outlined in the
city charter submitted at a special
election yesterday, the result may be
viewed as a victory for the cause of
municipal reform. The commission
plan is, of course, untried in Mime
sofa. 1t is new to most voters and
a very large percentage have only
hazy ideas concerning it. Yet in spite
of it's newness it secured the support
of more than half of those who ex-
pressed an opinion at the polls yester-
day Those in favor of municipal re-
form in Mankato were l56 in the ma
jority, and lost out because of the re-
quirement that four sevenths of the
total vote cast must be favorable in
order to secure the adoption of new
charter.
Was Not Fair Test.
The contest in Mankato was not
fair test of sentiment i'll regard to the
commission plan. The real merits of
the question were obscured by local
considerations and conditions. The
city officials, who did not like the idea
of having to go before the people for
reelection under the terms of new
charter, were responsible for most of
the opposition. They presented no ar
guments in support of their side. They
merely played upon the conservatism
of some, the sectional jealousy of 9TH
ers and the ignorance of still others.
They succeeded in arousing suspicion
and prejudice in the minds of those
who had not read the charter and did
not understand what it means. That,
of course, could have been overcome
had there been time in which to get
Continued On PAGE Six.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
CHILD FELL TO WALK
WILLIAMS SUSTAINED
FATAL INJURIES.
She Was Enjoying a Birthday Romp
With Her Brother When the
Accident Happened

Margaret, the three year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams,
fell from the second story window of
the Daniels block, st. Peter, to the
cement walk below, distance of about
eighteen feet striking on her head,
yesterday afternoon. John Schaefer was
standing about six feet away and in
stantly picked her up and ran up to
DIR. Daniels office with her. She was
unconscious and Drs. Mcintyre and
Strathern were Immediately called. just
how she came to fall is not certain.
She was playing with her five year old
brother in the apartments of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Dandy;
the children were skipping about the
rooms particularly happy over the
little brothers birthday when both
jumped upon chair before the front
window and the little one fell out.
The child died without recovering con-
seriousness at $3.50 last evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
WILL PUT LOTS ON SALE
A. N. DUKES is TO START SOME
THING NEXT WEEK.
Owner of Mankato Addition Has
Number of Plans Which He Will
Put Into Effect.

A. n. Dukes of Peru, Ind, who is
spending few days in the city, is ac-
companied by Mr.. Wellman of Man
ming & Wellman of Ottumwa, Iowa,
and is contemplating holding another
sale of lots in his addition similar
to the one held two years ago. This
will be started next week, if he de-
of lots, including some of the best in
the addition, will be put on sale.
Mr.. Dukes is also contemplating
building several houses in his addition
for sale or rent. He is negotiating,
also, with a syndicate of young bust
ness men who are thinking of TAX
ing block or two and establishing a
community, to be improved nicely, and
make ideal homes.
The baseball management and street
railway management are interested in
getting a baseball and amusement park
in Dukes addition, and this matter
will be taken up at once by Mr..
Dukes, and a fine location is avail
able near the Omaha track, on high
ground, where the grand stand can
pack up against the track and face
east. This will be beyond where it
will interfere with the residence Sec
Zion.
Mr. Wellman will remain in the city
longer than Mr. Dukes, and have
charge of the sale, if one is held.
Mr. Dukes is now constructing a
handsome and substantial hospital,
which he will present to the city of
Peru, to be used as pay and char
ity hospital. The city has no hos
pital now. In order to make it the
most up-todate possible, Mr.. Dukes
will visit the two local hospitals and
get ideas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
MAKEsLEvY $4,000
FIVE THOUSAND FOR A MUNICH
PAL LIGHTING PLANT. TX
Largest Budget in the History Of
Mankato; Haphazard Manner of
Proceeding With Proposition
That Means the Expenditure of
Much of the Peoples Money; I'm
business-Like; Rather Warm Meet.

The city council last night made the
greatest tax levy ever made in the
history of the city. Never since the
city was started has so vast a levy
been made. 1t was voted, four to
two, to impose a tax of $4,000 upon
the property owners of Mankato. One
of the items in the levy is $1,000, to
replace money that has been twice
levied for the improvement of the
Main street hill and used for other
purposes. Two years ago $1,000 was
levied to improve the hill with tar
macadam, but the council disregarded
its own action and used this money
for other purposes. Last year it
made another levy of 1000 to replace
the money thus illegally used, but for
the second time violated the charter
and used the money that the people
had paid for one purpose, for other
purposes. Last night it made levy
of $1,000 to replace the money pre-
viously levied for this fund.- 1t did
not levy enough to replace the entire
sum, and too much to replace the
original sum.
For a Municipal Lighting Plant.
The council also made a levy of
$1,000 to start a fund for erecting
a municipal lighting plant. 1t did
this without any consideration what
ever of whether the plant should be
for street lighting only or for CON-
mercial lighting as well. 1t did it
without any previous investigation of
what plant will cost, or what it
would cost to maintain, or whether it
would save money to the tax payers
or be losing investment, as has
proved the case in many cities. If
$40 crosswalk is to be laid, the
matter is referred to the street COM
mittee to investigate and in the
course of time it will present re-
port, unless it forgets the matter.
But with a matter involving a prob
able expenditure of $4,000 to 100000
no investigation is made, or report
presented. So far as the public knows,
the council is acting entirely in the
dark
If the voters and taxpayers could
have been present at the council meet
ing last night and heard the jangling
and the bad language used, and seen
the lack of business methods followed,
the vote in favor of the commission
form of government would be unani-
nous.
A $4,000 Tax Levy.
The tax levy was not completed
without a good deal of pulling and
hauling Aid. Hampl demanded $4,000
for my lighting plant" but others,
including the mayor, said that it
would be foolish to levy any such
insignificant sum when so vast an
expenditure would be involved. Some
one suggested that if the sum of
$4,000 was levied, he would vote for
it: Then Aid. Hampl offered an
amendment to the levy, which then
did not include anything for light
ing plant, to the effect that $4,000
be added to start fund to establish
a municipal lighting plant The mat
ter was put to a vote without dis
cussion as to the ACCESSIBILITY of such
Continued On Page Three.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
Open NOTE OF WEEK
BELLS TO USHER IN SEVEN DAYS
DOINGS AT ST. LOUIS.
Churches Will Hold Services in Com
memoration of the Incorporation
of the City One Hundred Years
Ago; Religious Development Has
Been Remarkable; Program for
Mayors Who Will Be Guests.
Especial to The Free Press.1

st. Louis, Sept. 29.-Swelling their
reverberations from softly changing
opening note into grand tonal har-
mony, the bells of the 444 churches of
st. Louis will usher in at sunrise
Oct. 3 seven days celebration of the
one hundredth anniversary of the in
corporation of the city
Fitting indeed it is that the bells of
the religious edifices which have had
so important a place in the moulding
of the character of the city should an
nounce to the waking people that 100
years have passed since st. Louis, the
settlement and trading post, became
st. Louis the city.
From the days of the earlier Span
ish settlers, who reared modest Cath
Ollie church, and sturdy pioneers who
erected the first Baptist church, to
the present day when a mammoth
cathedral is in the course of construc-
ton and the tall spires of religious
edifces of many denominations pierce
the sky, church influence ever has
been powerful factor in shaping and
properly directing the growth and ex-
pansion of the city.
Religious Development of City.
The mellow changing of the bells
also will open general celebration
of the religious development of the
city in the century since it was in
corporated. The day will be known
as Church day.
While commemorative ceremonies will
be held in virtually all of the churches
of the city, there will be several
gatherings of particular Importance.
These will include song service in
the afternoon at the new Coliseum,
in which 10000 Sunday school chill
dren, members of $50 Protestant
Continued On Vaqe SIX.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
STORY FOR SPORTS
BOAT RACES DURING THE HUD.
SON-FULTON CARNIVAL.
President Comiskey Grabs of -Four
Players That Have Made Records
With Minneapolis Team; 'Young
Cy Young" Is One of En-; Great
Balloon Stunt; Football Eleven
of University of Pennsylvania.
Especial to The Free Press.l

New York, Sept. 29.-The boat races
for the Hudson Fulton carnival oc-
cupy the most prominent place on the
calendar of sports today. Pulling
races comprise today's feature, while
tomorrow will be devoted to motor
boats. The program starts with a
race between the crews of the foreign
war vessels, the prizes for which are
a silver shield of the Hudson Fulton
design and silver medals for each man
of the winning crew. Those of the Sec
ond crew will receive bronze medals.
Captain A. B. Fry, the chairman of
the committee having this matter in
charge, has among his general aids
Mayor Nathan A. Warren, of Yonkers;
W. j. Mckay of Newberg; William
Butler Duncan, Jr.; Charles B. Tower,
Lieutenant Commander W.. j. Terhune,
U. S. n, and James Pilkington, presi-
dent of the National Association OF
Amateur oarsmen.
Gets Few From Minneapolis.
BY an exchange with the Mineapo-
lis team of the American association
President Charles Comiskey of the Chi
cago American league gets today four
new players for the White Sox next
year. The men are Young Cy
Young" formerly with the Boston and
Pittsburg National league teams, who
was sold to Minneapolis for $500;
Catcher Block, formerly with the
Washington team of the American
league; Pitcher Olmsted who went
from the Chicago Americans to the
Minneapolis team, and First Baseman
Gill, who went to Minneapolis from
the Pittsburg National team at $500.
The Seniors Tournament.
The fifth annual seniors tournament
began today at the Apawamis Golf
club Rye, New York, and will con-
tinue through tomorrow. There were
SO many entries last year, although no
one may play who is under fifty five
years, that the tournament was made
a two-day affair this year. There will
be thirty-six holes of handicap medal
play for four prizes and eighteen-hole
handicap medal play for four prizes.
The prizes are equally divided between
the main event of thirty-six holes, and
each days separate contest, players if
pressed for time having the privilege
of starting in either of the heats, and
to waive the Marathon race.
The Great Balloon Race.
All of the contestants for the great
Gordon Bennett balloon race which
begins at Zurich, Switzerland, next
Saturday gathered today at the Aero
club of Switzerlands headquarters.
Gordon Bennett has added cash prize
of $1,000 for the winner of the cham
pionship cup. The Aero club of Amer
lea has one entry in each event.
The football eleven of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania plays it's only
Wednesday game of the season with
Ursinus today, while Harvard will open
its season with a game with Bates
College at Boston. This is also the
only Wednesday game of the crimson
eleven. The other two important con-
tests are Wesleyan and Yale at New
Haven, and Dartmouth and Massachu-
sets State at Hanover.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
SPEND DAY AT SEATTLE
PRESIDENT TAFT TO BE GUEST
AT THE BIG FAIR.
He Is Expected to Take a Look at
All the Pretty and Wonder
full Things Exhibited.
!specis. to Tho Free Press.1

North Yakima, Wash, Sept. 90
President Taft and party arrived here
this morning and were met by COM
mittee of representative citizens head
ed by city officials who will enter
tain Mr.. Taft and his friends until
this afternoon at two o'clock, when
the party leaves for Seattle.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 29.-All ar
engagements have been completed for
the reception and entertainment of the
president, who is scheduled to arrive
here at Sis this evening. He will be
met by special committee of the ex-
position and city officials and escorted
to the Washington hotel, where he
will spend the night. Tomorrow will
be Taft day at the exposition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
Made Money at Farming.

Gustaf Jesse of South Bend today
sold eight Durham mich cows to MIR.
Meyer, a Belgrade farmer, for 1915.
Mr.. Jesse was formerly employed in
the Hubbard mill at modest wages,
but eleven years ago went to farm
ing, and now owns 240 acres and is
worth $4,000, according to his own
statement. Going upon the farm was
a good move for him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01

HERE is YOUNGSTER WITH
A PROUD RECORD.

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 29-Judge
Richard B. Russell of the
Georgia court of appeals be-
} came father for the thir-
teenth time today. The baby is
) boy with proud record be-
hind him, for he is the thir-
) teenth child of thirteenth
) child on his mothers side and
) the seventh son of seventh
) son on the side of his father.
what name this youngest of the
) Russells will bear has not been
) decided. This is a decision the
) court has not yet handed down,
) for it is not easy matter to
name thirteenth child, let alone
) thirteenth child of thirteenth
) child and a seventh son of a
) seventh son.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
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SHE USED MILK TO QUENCH
THE SWELLING BLAZE.

+ A small quantity of milk to-
+ gether with a considerable guam
: tity of presence of mind were
Z the two important ingredients
Z that averted what would other
+ wise have been serious acct
+ dent in the explosion of gaso-
= line stove at the home of f. E.
2 Barnard on Baker avenue, West
Z Mankato. The stove was not in
good condition and the explosion
: which occurred at about nine
+ o'clock, was unavoidable. Mrs.
: Barnard turned off the gasoline
+ and poured on milk, which ex-
: tinguished the flames so quickly
that no serious damage was
done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
Rev. Zich Will Preach.

Rev. Zich of Sleepy Eye will con-
duct the English services at the Ger
man Lutheran church Sunday evening,
at the twenty fifth anniversary of the
dedication of the building, in the place
of Rev. w. J. Schulze of Saltwater,
who cannot come.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
Death of An Infant.

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Reyland of ll2O North Sixth
street died this morning of pneu-
monia and Group. The funeral services
will be held at two o'clock on Thurs
day at st. Peter and Paul's Catholic
church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
Getting Along Nicely.

A report from the Emmanuel hos
pital this afternoon states that the
little girl, Elsie Honetshlegar, who was
accidently run down by an automobile
on Monday, is doing nicely and will be
able to leave the hospital tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01

Rev. G. A. Cahoon, who has lust
been elevated to the superintend-
ency/ of the Marshall district of
the Methodist church was pastor of
the church at Worthington for six
years. His congregation was anx-
ious for his return, but the bish-
op felt that he was most avail
able man for the position of dis
trict superintendent. Rev. Cahoon
has made most efficient secretary
of the conference for several years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
Hogs and Cattle

South ST. Paul, Sept. 29.-Hoggs, 700;
range, 10 cents lower. Range, $50 to
500; bulk, 7.sO to 100. Cattle, 1900;
steady. Sheep, 1000; steady.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
win Be Inaugurated President.

DIR. Donald j. Cowling viii be in
augurated president of Carleton col
lege on Oct. Is, IT Mortified.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
DROP IN THE TAX LEVY
WIPING OUT OF THE "PORK BAR
REL" is THE CAUSE.
State Rate Is $50 Mills; New Item
in the Budget Is For
Prison Building.

st. Paul, Sept. 29.-The state tax
collectible for 1910 will be $50 mills.
This is against 1888 for the present
year.
Notices to this effect have been sent
to the various county auditors of the
state by State Auditor S. G. Iverson.
They were directed to levy and ex-
tend the same upon all personal and
real property in their respective divis-
ions.
The drop in the levy is due to the
wiping out OF the 100000 road and
bridge fund, known as the "pork bar
REL, and the increase in the personal
valuation of the state by the state
tax commission. The funding tax of
last year is also eliminated.
The tax is distributed as follows:
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-08-05
WIDOW WHILE YET A CHILD
Marriage Customs of China That
Seem Peculiar to the Minds
Of Westerners.

Mrs. Miriam Sinclair Headland. M,
D., writing in the Circle Magazine OF
her experience as a physician among
the court ladies Of China, relates this
interesting incident:
How many sisters are there in
your family-eight, are there not ?"
Mrs. Headland once asked an older
daughter of the household.
Yes. You know, Of course. that
No. was engaged when a child OF
six to the son Of Ii Hung Chang"
NO; 1 was not aware of the fact;
and were they married?"
No, they were never married. The
young man died before they were old
enough to wed. When word of his
death was brought to her, child that
she was, she went to her mother and
told her she must never engage her
TO anyone else. as she meant to live
and die the widow OF this boy"
And did she 60 to Ii Hung Cbane,s
homer"
No. the old viceroy wanted to take
her to his home, build a suite OF
rooms for her and treat her as his
oaushter-in-law, but our parents oh.
)ected because she was so young The
Viceroy loved her very much. and his
eyes often filed with tears as he
spoke Of her and the son who had
passed away. When the viceroy died
she wanted to go and kow-tow at his
funeral. and all his family except the
eldest son were anxious to have her
DO SO, and thus be recoRnixed as one
OF the family. But this son objected
and though Lady Ii knocked her head
on the coffin until it bled he would not
yield, lest she might want her DOR
ton" S'4
And what has become of your sis
ter?"
She withdrew to a small court.
"here she has lived with her women
servants"
AND what does she do?" I asked
How does she employ herself?"
studying, reading, painting and
embroidery. When young Ii refused
10 allow her to attend his fathers
IuneraI her sense Of self-respect was
outraged and she cut on her hair and
threatened to commit suicide She
oIten lasts for week and has tried
on several occasions to take her own
life" "ei OWN
asked them If they did not fear
lnat she might kill herself.
les, we have constant annraban.
slons, but. then, what If she did9 II
would only emphasize her virtne-