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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
NEEDED KNOWLEDGE
Mankato People Should Learn to De-
tect the Approach of Kidney
Disease

The symptoms of kidney trouble are
SO unmistakable that they leave no
ground for dubt Sick kidneys ex-
crete a thick, cloudy, offensive urine,
full of sediment, irregular of passage
or attended by sensation of calding.
The back aches constantly, headaches
and dizzy spells may occur and the vic
tim is often weighed down by feel
ing of languor and fatigue. Neglect
these warnings and there is danger of
dropsy, Bright's Disease, or diabetes.
Anyone of these sysmptoms is warning
enough to begin treating the kidneys
at once. Delay often proves fatal.
You can use no better remedy than
Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's Mankato
proof:
Mrs. Anna Decker, 222 North Front
street, Mankato, Mimi, says: MY
brother was entirely cured of back
ache and other disorders of his kidneys
through the use of Doan's Kidney
Pills. He is a great appreciation of tlis
remedy and often advises its use. When
| know a preparation has proven so
reliable as Doan's Kidney Pills, can
not hesitate to endorse it to other suf-
ferers. This excellent remdey can be
procured from J. c. Thros drng store -
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn company, Buff
falo, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
Young Man Of Twenty Years
Ended Life By Using Trunk
And Drug; Mystery in Suicide

their son in the country, and the way
was clear for him to carry out his
death plans unopposed. Going to the
attic of the house, he removed the tray
and all articles from the trunk, then
crawled in and held a cloth saturated
with chloroform over his mouth and
nostrils until his life had fled.
When Mr. and Mrs. Ramage returned
from the country and had prepared
supper, they made a search for the
missing boy. Eventually the attic was
explored and the dead body found in
the trunk. There was no note i'll eX-
planation; nothing to throw a side
light on the mysterious affair.
Mrs. Minnie Booth, wife of the pros
porous farmer of Seward township,
committed suicide sometime Sunday
night or Monday morning by cutting
her throat with a razor. She was dis
covered lying in her bed with the
clothes pulled over her head. She had
been mentally unbalanced for some
time, and about eight years ago was
an inmate of the st. Peter asylum.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08

From Thursdays Daily.
Worthington, Dec. 3l.-Closely fol
lowing the methods adopted by des-
perate woman at Rochester recently
John Romage, Jr.. a lad of twenty
years, killed himself here some time
yesterday afternoon by crawling into
an old trunk, closing the lid so as to
exclude the air and then inhaling
chloroform.
No motive can be found for the sui
eide. The young man had pleasant
home and was the son of well do
parents. He had been student in the
schools here, but last summer worked
for a brother on farm near town.
He had no bad habits and there was
no love affair. His relatives are thor
ougly at sea to find an explanation
for his deed When they last saw him
he appeared to be happy and con-
tented.
The young man sent a younger broth
Ell to drug store for the chloroform
yesterday afternoon. He wanted it,
he said, to relieve an attack of neu-
ralSla. His parents were visiting
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
Remember Carmack'' RaIlying
Cry Down in Tennessee.
"PR0HlBS" WILL MAKE FIGHT
Liquor Dealers Have Not Given Up
Hope, They Propose to Get In
to Battle Themselves.
TSpecIal to The Free Press.1

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. Gre
member Carmack!" is the rallying cry
of the temperance forces of Tennes.
see, who are gathering in the capital
during the first week of the legislative
session to demand the passage of
prohibition bill that will drive every
saloon from the state. Only three
Tennessee big cities are now left in
which liquor can be legally sold. ard
there is every prospect that before
long Memphis, Nashville and Chatta.
nooga will be rendered "dry.'
Murder Made an Issue.
The assassination of Senator Car
mack, tn editor of a local newspaper,
by a political enemy, has been made
an issue by the friends of statewide
prohibition. Carmaek was last year
a candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination against Governor Patter
son. He ran on prohibition plat
form. but was defeated by narrow
margin after heated campaign in
which the liquor traffic was the prin-
cipal issue. He did not allow his de-
feat at the polls to end the campaign
but kept the prohibition question to
the forefront through editorials in
the newspapers of WHICH he was the
editor. It was his devoted advocacy
of the temperance cause, declared his
friends. that led to his tragic death
in a duel on the streets of Nashville.
Now he is being hailed as martyr to
prohibition, and statewide law pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of
liquor is urged as the most fitting
monument to his memory.
Clamor For a Prohibition Law.
Despite reverses they suffered in
the first conflicts with the liquor ele-
ment, the leaders of the temperance
aTmy are confident that public opinion
viii force the present legislature to
PASS a prohibition law.
It is alleged that the prohibition
bill will have more than the neces-
sary seventeen votes in the senate
and that nearly two-thirds of the mem
bers of the house are state-widers, or
viii eventually be brought to That
way of thinking by the force of pub
lie opinion
The liquor dealers have not vet
given up hope that Tennessee will be
saved from the impending fate of pro-
hibition, and the battle between the
"wets" and ''drys" will be fought to
2 finish. Opponents of prohibition as
sert that the attempt to make the
Carmack murder an issue is absurd
and that the assassination of the
former senator was due to personal
differences and had nothing to do with
the liquor controversy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
BREEDERS AND FANCIERS OF
POULTRY TO HOLD EXHIBIT

The first annual exhibition of the
Breeders and Fanciers' association of
Minnesota will open for entries Fri
day, Jan. 8. Birds must be in show
room by ten o'clock Saturday night.
From inquiries coming in and general
interest manifested, the management
feels warranted in hoping for very
good exhibit Inqures indictte that
this new association has attracted wide
spread attention. Birds are expected
from as far as Anoka, Red Wing, the
twin cities and from the state of Iowa,
as well as many other places. Local
breeders are more than enthusiastic.
Regular cash prizes will be offered as
follows:
First prize, 81; second prize 80 cents
First prize pen, So; second prize pen
81.
Some Coveted Prizes.
Besides regular cash prizes offered by
the association ninety special prizes are
listed in premium book. A few of the
most coveted are the following:
The Mankato Fair association offers
one silver cup for the best display of
Rhode Island Reds, Buff or Black vari-
cciSo' l'hOo nIcIihS ~ pOllIS VI ONcl
according to the rules.
The prominent physicians of Mankato
offer one silver cup to the best dis
play of all white varieties. weight clause
not considered. Birds must score 80
points or over.
Secretary j. w. kollmann offers a
gentleman's gold watch twenty years
guarantee, to the best and largest dis
play of land and water fowls, exhi-
bitor living not less than twenty miles
from Mankato and exhibiting not less
than twenty-tiv fowls.
II. Spicer, the shoetitter, offers $40
gold piece to the ten highest scoring
birds of parti color variety consisting
of two male and eight female birds.
Fred w. Kruse company women and
children's outfitters, offers gold filled
necklace, value 1915, to the highest
scoring pen of Barred Rocks.
Frank koenen, proprietor of Medow
Lawn farm, offers one pair of Pekn
ducks, one setting of Barred Rock eggs,
one setting of White Wyandotte
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
TALK RANGE SHOOTING
OFFICERS OF THE GUARD DIS
CUSS POPULAR TOPIC.
Suggestions Made to Improve Ser
vice, Opinions Of the Heads Of
the Regiments.

ST. Paul. Jan. 6-That national
is better than one which may be able
to perform difficult foot movements
a poor score on the range, is the opinion
of the officers of the Minnesota
National Guard in session at st.
Paul armory. Nearly fifty commission
ed officers from the three regiments of
the infantry, and the artillery service
are in attendance at the convention
which is for the purpose of discussing
means for improving the service.
Yesterdays meeting was taken up
with the discussion of the necessity of
home ranges for the various COM
panies. Without a home range where
the recruits may be taught the fine
points of a rifle and the older men
may get constant practice no company
can hope to 60 onto the state range at
Camp Lakeview and make a respect
able showing. Several companies have
home ranges but there are many, es-
pecially the companies recently added
to increase strength, which are not
provided with home range and the
men get no target practice.
Papers read on home ranges and
their benefits by Captain F. E. West
erberg, Third infantry, and Captain
Albert Pfaender, Second infantry, de-
scribed the home range as one of the
most valuable assets of the Minnesota
national guard and the stepping stone
to craftsmanship. Both officers cited
cases showing how the shooting eff
cheney of various companies had been
/ strengthened tenfold by the home
range.
Col Joseph Bobleter of New Ulm
suggested that an officer be appointed
by the adjutant general to instruct
the men on the home ranges as is
done on the state ranges at Camp
Lakeview. He argued that by this
method the recruits would be started
in the right way and wouldn't have to
learn all over again at the instruction
camp.
general discussion lasting through
out the session followed the reading of
the papers. the unanimous opinion be-
ing that home ranges were indispens
able. Sanitary conditions in Gimp
were also considered.
Lieutenant j. c.. Melville, Battery B,
Minneapolis, was of the opinion that
the national guard and regular estab
lishment as well were inadequately
equipped in field batteries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
Pianos at a Discount of 20 to 40 Per


Planes at a Discount of 20 to 40 Per
Cent.
When Lyon and Healy of Chicago
started i'll to rebuild their big estab-
lishment the entire piano trade of the
United States wondered what Lyon &
Healy could dc with their vast col
lection of fine instruments, for these
We're no cheap factor pianos, but
pianos of makes of the highest reputa
ton
What Lyon g. Healy have done is to
mark pianos, hundreds of them. at a
discount of 20 to 40 per cent. The re
Spouse upon the part of the public is
marvellous.
If YOU know the names of good
standard makes of pianos and the
prices always paid, you will need no
second invitation to write to Lyon q
Healy, 10 Adams street Chicago, for
lists and terms. For you can secure a
genuine $500 upright for $3.50, or other
bargains in proportion.
Lyon & Healy give their own guar
antee with every one of these pianos.
Nothing like this opportunity has ever
been given to music teachers, students
and music lovers heretofore.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08

A railroad wreck occurred at jackson
Saturday night, but fortunately no
lives We're lost and 10 one was ser
iously hurt. The west bound even
ing train was late, but how much was
not definitely learned. A freight train
had just come in from the west and
had started up to run on to the sid
ig when the passenger train pulled in
from the east and head-end coils
ion was the result. Neither train was
running fast or the result would have
been more serious. As it was the two
engines plowed into each other and re-
manned locked together. The mail car
and several freight cars were consid-
erably damaged. 1t is said that the
passenger train did not have it's head
light burning.
When the bump occurred the pas
sengers were thrown about the car
at a lively manner, but all miraculous
ly escaped serious injury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08

eggs, one setting OF White Leghorn eggs
to the exhibitor showing the largest
number of birds and coming over TWEEN !
ty miles.
Egg Department.
A fresh egg department in connec.
ton with a poultry show in Mis- local.
ity will be a new feature in the ex.
hibit. We urge every breeder of pure
bred fowls as well as farmers to
bring in an exhibit
General rules same as in poultry
First prize, ST. second prize, so cents:
third prize, ribbon. No entry fee will
be charged.
The name of the variety that DO.
duced the eggs must accompany each
entry, and the exhibits become the
property of the association.
Exhibitors may compete for PRICES
for: Best dozen white eggs, best dozen
brown eggs, best dozen Brahma eggs,
best dozen Leghorn eggs, best dozen
IWyandotte eggs, best dozen Plymouth
Rock eggs, best dozen any other pure
breed, variety must be named,
best dozen eggs by farmer. best display
of eggs by any one exhibitor, not less
than six varieties, each to be named
Poultry Institute.
1t is the first of the kind ever plan
ned for Mankato.
A new feature of the show this year
will be the poultry institute. There
is a growing demand among poultry
men for more practical methods. In
other parts of the country the insti-
tute is becoming necessary adjunct
of the show.
The association will spare no effort in
making this institute a sure success.
Men of wide experience will be OH the
program and poultrymen and farmers
will receive the most practical hints on
poultry culture and best methods of
producing poultry and eggsfor the market
and securing the highest prices for
same.
The poultry institute is the last step
to the establishment of poultry de-
partment in the State Agricultural col
ege, and poultrymen are looking hope
fully for action to be taken by the
legislature this winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
NEWS FROM HOME AND ELSEWHERE
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Whiskey started a half dozen young
men of Springfield out on a lark
Saturday night, and early Sunday
morning they were holding high carni-
val at the Northwestern passenger
depot in that city. The spree came
very nearly ending in tragedy.
The youths were carrying on some
in the depot and the night operator
Ray Grant, was very much annoyed.
He ordered the boys to leave the
place. Instead of obeying, they "sas-
sed' Marvin Hughitt's handy man at
the keys. He hunted up gun and
at once commenced to shoot promiscu-
ously. One of the bullets flew around
the room and then grazed the knee
OF Jack Rose a member of tthe party,
causing flesh wound.
Grant Under Arrest.
Grant, on learning what he had done
became frightened and prepared to
leave town on an eastbound passen-
ger, which was due in few minutes.
The marshal was informed of the
shooting and placed Grant under ar
rest, and all of yesterday he was an
inmate of the city Jail. This after
noon lie was to have hearing.
Superintendent. Schevenell of the
Northwestern road AMI Attorney Alb
bolt, the company's legal adviser, were
in Springfield today making an in
vestingation into the affair.
Grant is what is termed in rail
road circles as "reliefy operator" and
has been i'll Springfield but little
more than o week.
Rose is young married man. He
is not dangerously hmt.
This afternoon Grant was before a
Springfield Justice on charge of
violating the ordinance prohibiting the
carrying of concealed weapons. He
pleaded guilty and Was fined So and
costs.
Three of the youths WAC created
the disturbance were fined So and
costs each, having pleaded guilty to
the charge of disorderly conduct.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
From SATURDAYS DaIIy.

From SATURDAYS Daily.
Halvor Byro died at his home at
Lake Crystal Thursday, after a long
Illness He had been feeble for long
time, but felt better about three weeks
ago and got up, but fell upon the floor
of his home and fractured his hip. This
sad occurrence put him upon the down.
hill road at an accelerated speed.
Mr.. Byro was sixty years of
age, and for some years had been a
widower, and is survived by two sons
and two daughters, Hans Byro of Aus
tin, Joseph of Lake Crystal, Mrs. o. M.
Osten of Lake Crystal and Mrs. Shelby
of Canada. All were at home at the
time of their fathers death.
Funeral services were held this after
noon, at l::30 at the house and at two
o'clock at the Norwegian Lutheran
church at Lake Crystal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
BROWN SUCCEEDS NEWMAN
Elected President of New York Cen
trial and Hudson River Railroad.

New York, Jan. 6.-At the meeting
today of the directors of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad
the senior vice president of the road,
William C. Brown, was elected presi-
dent to succeed William H. Newman,
who resigned Dec %.
President Brown was born in Her
kimer county, New York, June 90.
1852, and has been engaged in rail
reading since 1859. He began as a
woodcutter on the Iowa railroad and
has worked his way up on several
systems. In 1901 he left the position
of general manager of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy to become first
vice president and general manager
of the Lake Shore, one of the central
lines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
FIREMEN WERE CALLED OUT
But the Blaze Did NJ OF Amount to Very
Much: Small Loss.

The central station firemen were
called out at 2:2O a. III. today by an
alarm from ll8 North Fifth street.
The family thought that there was a
fire in the partition, but the fremen
failed to find any.
The tiremen We're again called out at
$40 a. m. to Evan Hughes residence,
SO4 Pleasant street, where gasoline
stove had blazed up, threatening dam
age to the house. The fire was fortu-
nately extinguished before the fremen
arrived, with no damage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08

There is more Catarrn liz err. section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced 1t q
local disease and prescribed local reme-
dies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. ].
Cheney & Co, Toledo. o.. is tho only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally i'm doses from ten drops
to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. They offer One Hundred Dollars
circulars and testimonials. Address: r.
J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. q.
Sold by druggists, TIC.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
From THURSDAYS Daily.

County Attorney Plymat this after
noon completed his annual report to
the attorney general. During the year
that closes today, there were twenty
three cases in district court, of which
there were eight convictions, three ac-
quittals, eight dismissed on motion of
the county attorney, and four are still
pending. Of those convicted, six
were sent to states prison, one to the
county Jail, and one was fined.
In the municipal and justice courts
there were III cases, of which there
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
Consressmen Davis Makes Changes
in Agricultural Measure.

Washington, JAN 6.-Represenative
Davis has reintroduced his bill for the
creation of agricultural normal and
high schools, with Il change making an
appropriation on the basis of the cen
sus of 1900, at a rate of ten cents for
each person in the United States at That
time. The bill he introduced formerly
did not have this specific basis for com
putting the amount to be allowed for
these schools, and the change was made
ON the suggestion of a senator who
thought there might be some objection
to the measure because the amount to
be provided was indefinite. Mr.. Da-
Wis says that he will do all he can to
have the bill passed in the next con
gress, if nothing is done in the present
short session.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
TAKE NO DEFINITE ACTION
Republican insurgents" Discuss Sit
uation in the House.

the Republican insurgents" sat down
rs the guests at dinner given at the
Metropolitan club by Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts. The guests
were Representatives Anthony, Camp
bell, Madison and Scott of Kansas;
Cooper and Nelson of Wisconsin; Por-
ter of Vermont; Hays of California;
Hubbard of Iowa; Marshall of North
Dakota; Pearre of Maryland: Steen-
erson of Minnesota, and Waldo of
New York.
There was a general discussion of
the situation in the house, but no
definite action, it is understood, was
taken
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08

A wolf hunt was The cause Of con-
siderable excitement in Decoria yester-
day George Hubmer saw large
timber wolf while driving from st.
Clair and Immediately organized a
hunting party. Messrs. Paul and Frank
smith assisting him
They were able to drive within fifteen
rods of the wolf and wounded him at first
shot. He was then easily traced and
Paul Smith killed the animal This
was the first wolf shot in this vicinity
for a number of years and measured
five feet eleven inches from tip to
tip.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
Winona'c Loss By Fires.

Fire Chief Wise Norton of NVinona
has summed up the fire losses of the
past year and finds that they are
less than i'll 1907 by about $4,000.
The losses in 1908 amounted to $29,697
and those i'll 1907, 75,46E. Winona had
fires the past year on property
valued at $59S,19O, causing an in
surance loss of $4,000, COM
pared with those in 1907 on property
valued at $275,590 entailing an in
Surance loss of SAT .627
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

Advertised list for week ending Dec.
%, 1908:
Emil Bersbach.
w. J. Conway.
Mrs. Fitzgerald.
Dora Gardler. J. c.. Glennan.
B. w. Hamilton, Ben Hoffman, Ben.
Hovey.
Humphrey Jones.
Louis Lervick. Sherman Limbert.
Mrs. T.. j. Morgan, Pierce j. Marum.
Ii. T.. Rogers.
Edwin Sanborn, Frank Schweitzer.
Robert Taylor.
Gilbert Van Brunt
John Wagner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
From Tuesdays Daily.

The right kind of a man, says Tie
Minneapolis Star, is the fellow who,
when he drives up to the curb cold
days, jumps out of his rig, unfolds a
big farm blanket and carefully covers
his faithful horse There is big
heart in that man. He is thinking of
something else besides himself, and
he takes as mucl pleasure in caring
for the horses comfort as for himself
On the other hand it makes us sad to
see a great big man, warmly clad
from head to foot, drive a steaming
horse up to the curb, hastily tie him
fast, leave him shivering and make
for the nearest hot stove. There is
something wrong about tlis fellow
He may be a nice man, belong to
church, may not swear, smoke, nor
have any bad habits, but he has no
feeling for a dumb animal and no
idea of economy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08
bikes Are Completed.

The bikes in North Mankato have
been completed, and special meeting
of the council will be called to allow
the contractors in estimate as soon as
County Surveyor Daniels furnishes the
figures. The work of placing riprap
on the river side of the bikes is still
under way, and will probably not be
for some time.