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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
MONEY FOR GOOD ROADS
Law to Take Effect in January Gives
Counties New Revenue.

st. Paul, Nov. 29.-Through an ap-
parently forgotten law passed by the
last legislature, which will take effect
Jan. l next, the cause of good roads
in Minnesota will receive an unexpect-
ed impetus in the shape of hand
some 'pork barrel" supplied out of
liquor license money paid throughout
the state. Out of this money Blue
Earth county will receive 1870.
The law in question is chapter $50
and it provides that 10 per cent of all
liquor license money paid in towns
and cities of less than 10000 inhabi-
tants shall go to their respective
county treasures for expenditure by
county boards for general road and
bridge improvements. 1t is known as
the Duea law.
Although the various county author
tiles have not as yet made the levy
allowed under the law, fairly accu-
rate estimate, based on reports made
to the state auditor for the collection
of the 2 per cent inebriate asylum
S,-N' SiO"D Choo IhC HCN dCU HtAU year
will realize the cause of good roads
in the state the sum of Sl67 ,59S. This
it should be borne in mind will be in
addition to the present regular allow
ance in the various counties for road
betterments which is exclusive of state
aid, nor does this figure include the
fund of half of the money secured
by county boards through the issu-
ance of liquor licenses outside incor-
porated towns and villages and which
alone amounts to over 100000 annu-
ally.
Taking the figures furnished by the
state auditors books, the amounts
from the 10 per cent law will vary
from nothing in Kandiyohi county,
which has no licensed saloons, to ST.
400 for roads betterments in st.
Louis county. Next to st. Louis
county comes Stearns county, which
will get 1920, and Red Lake county,
$4,000. Even good roads in Ramsey
county share in this new division, it's
portion being 500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
cATARRH CANNOT BE CURED.

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ton,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

Aid. Hampl suggested that the fina
reading 90 over until the next meet
ing, but the other aldermen were il
favor of pushing it Though at once. l
was then given its second reading
after the rules had been suspended.
Aid. Pass said that it would tax,
the big concerns six months to put il
smoke consuming devices.
City Attorney Schmitt said thai
only six weeks were allowed in st
Paul to put in the consumers.
Aid. Hampl said that thirty day.
would be long enough time.
Aid. Mahowald: IF you people LIVED
where 1 do and hang your washing ou
and had to rewash it and hang il
out three or four times, you would say
that thirty days would be enough"
| The ordinance was made to take eff
feet Jan. 81, by unanimous vote
and was adopted, all voting aye ex.
cept Aid. Lloyd.
Snow Ordinance Goes Through.
The committee on ordinances recon-
mended the passage of the ordinance
to enforce the rules of the board OF
public works relating to cleaning side
walks of snow and ice and assessing
the cost if the city has to do it. 1t
was given it's first reading.
Aid. Pass opposed the ordinance, on
the ground that it could not be en-
forced.
Mayer Mayer was heartily in favor
of the ordinance. He said that the
city spent $l34 last winter cleaning
walks, and found that it could not
collect the assessments This ordinance
would surely remedy this.
The rules were suspended and the
ordinance was given its second read
ing. The ordinance passed its final
reading, only Aid. Pass voting "No."
Mayor Meyer: Gentlemen, think
you have done good piece of work.
have received numerous complaints of
walks not cleaned in the center of the
city. l have been informed that there
is a walk in the block leading up to
the normal school that has not been
cleaned for seven years"
Aldermen told of other walks on
well travelled streets, owned by we'll
TODD residents, not cleaned.
Paying for Public Work.
The following estimates were pre-
sented: Fowler & Pay, State street
curb and gutter, $l,O57:50; VIM. Page
street sprinkling, ,$1,794,45; North Star
Concrete Co.,, curb and gutter on Van
Brunt street, $SOS95; I. R. Coughlan
sidewalk on Franklin street, $l5462
T. r. Coughlan, curb and gutter on
Center and Bradley streets, $l,239.O5. A
motion to allow these estimates was
carried.
Mayor Meyer said that the city
would have close sailing, but thought
that with care it could go until March
l without borrowing money. Some of
the aldermen were doubtful upon this
point.
Aid, Mahowald thanked the council
for the floral offering sent to the flu
neral of his father, the late John Ma
EOWald
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
GRAND LODGE MEET
BRIDGE AND BUILDING BROTHER
HOOD IN MANKATO.
Date Is Thursday, Dec. Z; Session
Will Begin at Ten O'clock in the
Morning; Officers for the Ensuing
Year to Be Elected; Other Bust
ness That Will Take Up the
Balance of the Day.

The grand lodge session of the
Bridge and Building Brotherhood will
meet in Mankato Tuesday, Dec. 7.
The first session will be held at 10
a. m. and the reports of the districts
will be taken up in regular order.
Who Composes Organization.
The organization is composed of the
employees of the bridge and building
departments of railways and has a
membership of l,O25 and includes the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, Chi
cago & Northwestern, Chicago Great
Western, Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis & Omaha and the Great North
ern. The officers for the year 1909
are F. w. Hayden, Glencoe, Mimi,
grand foreman; w. w. Hazen, Marion,
Ia, vice grand foreman; w. G. Wheel
er, North McGregor, Ia, grand Sec
rotary and treasurer; E. E. Clothier,
Perry, Ia, editor of the official or
gan, The Bridge and Building Maya
zine.
Will Elect New Officers.
Officers for the year 1910 will be
elected and the selection of a meet
ing place for next year will be the
closing act of the grand lodge. 1t
is thought that the business can be
transacted by Thursday night.
Any member of the order in good
standing is entitled to seat in the
grand lodge, but not to vote.
An invitation is extended to all
brothers who may be able to at
tend, and if you have friends who are
eligible, bring them with you and
the objects of the organization will
be explained to them and how they
may become members.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Blue Earth County Medical Society in
Regular Session.

The Blue Earth County Medical So
ciety held an unusually well attended
meeting last night. DR.. F. j. Bonn
berger of Mapleton read paper on
"Empyema," and DR.. G.. r. Curean
one on Vascular Surgery" The first
paper dealt with assesses in the
plural cavity, and the discussion was
general. DIR. Curran's paper was about
the new practice in surgery of sewing
up arterial wounds, thus making fewer
amputations necessary.
DIR. S. Schmitt's application for
membership was favorab!r acted upon,
and DR.. r. O. Juliar, wiD has just
moved to the city from Mountain
Lake, put in an application fer mem
bership.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Safe and Sure.

Among the medicines that are recon-
mended 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 medicine
most likely to cure coughs, and it has
strong hold on the esteem of all well.
informed people. When Kemp's Balsam
cannot cure cough we shall be at
loss to know what will. At druggists
and dealers, 25 cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Takes Auto Agency.

G. H. Saulpaugh has returned from
Minneapolis, where ne spent day or
two. He has taken the local agency
for the E. M. F. and Studebaker-
Flanders automobiles, and will push
their sale, as well as that of the
Buick cars next year. He expects
to receive his first demonstrating car
in January.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Arguments Were Commenced.

The trial of the $4,000 damage
suit of Daniel E. Garlick VS.. the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway company
is drawing to close, after having
occupied the time of the district court
for more than week. The last OF
the evidence was gotten in this after
noon, and the arguments were com
menced. The suit of bliss Elite Ham
mond VS.. Theodore Just will be the
next one tried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
UP TO MANKATO TO PUSH THE
INTERURBAN LINE ALONG.
Promoters Have Prepared Their Plans
and Are Now Ready to Submit a
Proposition to the People; the
Cost of Construction and Route
Surveyed; What the Enterprise
Would Mean to This City.
MANKATO MUST MAKE MOVE

j. 1t is up to Mankato to make
+ the interurban electric rail
+ way between this city and St.
+ Paul and Minneapolis real
+ ity-not that it is meant that
i Mankato shall assume the bur-
+ den of constructing The entire
+ line, but this city must take
+ the initiative-that is, Man.
+ kato must organize to push
i the proposed enterprise to
+ successful conclusion This is
! the starting point. Will Man
j kato make good in this in
+ stance as she mas in all 9TH
+ ers that she has taken hold
+ of?
+ The building of an electric
+ road between Mankato and the
+ Twin Cities should not be re-
+ garded by anyone as chi
+ merical proposition. 1t is
= business proposition, pure and
+ simple, and can be accomplish
+ ed if the proper efforts are
+ brought to bear. It's practical
+ bility should appeal to men of
+ the most conservative business
! judgment. WHAT has been done
+ in other sections of the coun-
+ try can be carried out in Min
T. nesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
j. + + So + = j. !. !. + !. j. j. :
From Mondays CaIfv.

From Mondays caIrv.
j. ID. Browning and his engineer,
B. c. Woolley, have made prelimi-
nary survey of the proposed route to
the cities, and they are convinced that
a line can be built at one per cent
grade and a light curvature, making
the distance between the terminal
service will be regulated in accordancs
with conditions, but this is a mat
ter of little moment at this time.
Once the road is constructed and cars
are in operation there is no question
but that the service would be made
satisfactory to the public.
Not a Failure Anywhere.
Interurban lines are being rapidly
built in other states and all have
proved to be successful business prop
ositions. In Iowa there are eleven
of these roads, and all have met up
with the expectations of those who
invested their money in them There
are hundreds of interurbans in the
country and not not of them has
proved failure. According to re-
cent electrical publication, there is
something over five and half billion
of dollars invested in interurban and
electrical roads, and there are now
more railways under electrifcation
than at any time since the discovery
| of the value of electricity to the
transportation world Railroad men
are rapidly recognizing that it is the
modern and up-todate manner of
handling travel and traffic.
Map of Proposed Route.
Messrs. Browning and Woolley have
prepared map of the proposed route
of their road. They have not as yet
determined where it will have its
entrance and terminal facilities in
Mankato. The route as now laid out
runs east from Mankato, along the
east shore of Lake Washington, and
the northwest end of Lake Jefferson,
furnishing easy and rapid transporta-
ton to these well-known summer
pleasure and fishing resorts. The line
runs through LIE Sueur Center, thence
to Clear lake and the village of Lex
ington, then along the east shore of
School lake and through the village
of Heidelberg, entering New Prague
from the southwest. From there the
survey touches large number of
lakes, passing through st. Patrick,
Lydia and into the village of Prior
Lake. From this latter point the
survey into st. Paul and Minneapolis
has not as yet been definitely fixed
upon. Suffice to say that practical
route can be had.
Cost to Build and Equip.
This road can be built and equip
ped in first class condition, including
power .house-in fact everything
complete-at an outlay of approx
mately $4,000 per mile.
The promoters of this enterprise
are now prepared to go before the
people of Mankato with their PROPOSE
ton. They are equipped with a suf-
ficient amount of information to ex-
plain in a lucid way what can be
done toward the construction of the
road. Messrs. Browning and Woolley
have spent considerable time in the
preparation of their plans and GER
tainly the people of this city should
| give them hearing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Enjoyed Organ Recital.

The organ recital given last night
at the Methodist church by Professor
Frey was thoroughly enjoyed by every
one who heard it. Professor Frey
showed himself to be thoroughly COM
petent and skillful, especially in the
use of the pedals. The numbers rem
dered were difficult and yet Professor
Frey handled them to the satisfaction
of all who heard him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Makers For Soldiers, Graves.

Twentysix markers for the unmark-
ed graves of old soldiers buried in
cemeteries in this city and vicinity
have reached Mankato. These mark
ers are furnished by the government.
They will be placed over the dust of
the heroic dead in a few days. A. G.
Meyer has the contract
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO DIS.
POSE OF HIGHLAND PARK.
Tie Vote in the Council; Mayor Meyer
Voted "No;" An Anti-Smoke Or
dinance Is Adopted; Also One Com
polling People to Clean Snow
From Their Walks; the City's
Financial Condition; the Prospects.
COUNCIL STORY IN BRIEF.

+ Aid. Pass wanted TO sell
: Highland park, claiming it is of
+ no value to tine city. He would
: expend the money obtained
through its sale on Central
park. Tie vote, Mayor Meyer
voting against the disposition of
; the park.
, The Minnesota river bridge
contract was annulled.
An anti-smoke ordinance was
: adopted with one vote in the
: negative.
The ordinance requiring prop
erty owners to remove snow
from their sidewalks was put
through, but one alderman vot-
ing no. Mayor Meyer compli-
mented the council upon its ac-
ton. Several folks are grill
ed" because their walks have
not been cleaned off following
: snowstorms.
; Mayor Meyer is of the opin-
, ion that the city will have close
; sailing as far as finances are con-
; cerned, until March l. He did
not think the city would have
; to borrow money. The aldermen
) thought otherwise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
H0STETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

adapted for curing such ailments and
for over Sc years has been very success
full. Try bottle for Heartburn, Bel
ching, Bloating, Poor Appetite, Indiges-
ton, Dyspepsia, Colds Grippe and Ma
laria,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

Mothers find Perry Davis Painkiller in
valuable in the nursery, and it should be
kept at hand il case of accident. For pain
in the breast take little Painkiller in
sweetened milk and water, bathing the
breast in it clear at the same time. = If the
milk passages are clogged, from cold or other
causes, bathing in the Painkiller will give
immediate relief. Ask for New Soc. Bottle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Aid. Pass tried to get a motion
through the council at its meeting Sat
urday night to sell Highland park. In
his eyes, the park has no value fol
park purposes, and he wants the city
J to sell it and put the money that is
expended upon it into the improvement
of Central park, on North Fourth
street. He persuaded two other alder.
men to vote for the motion, but Mayor
Meyer saved the day for the park by
casting the deciding vote against the
proposition to sell. In so doing, Mayor
Meyer earned the gratitude of hundreds
of residents who visit the park and
look upon it as in many respects SUI
perior to Sibley park, particularly as
place for having picnics, owing to its
being high, cool and breezy and free
from mosquitoes, which abound in
great quantities in the Sibley park
picnic grounds in summer.
When AID Pass made his motion,
Aid. Hampl seconded it.
Aid. Mahowald objected to the sale
He said that the land was bought by
the city for some good purpose and
there was no good reason for selling it.
Aid. Pass said that the park was a
white elephant, and not intended for
park purposes. The money spent upon
it could be expended upon Central
park. The park was a constant leak
for the park fund.
Aid. Eichstaedt asked the alderman
whether he knew how much was spent
on Highland park in the course of a
year, and then proceeded to inform him
that it was the insignificant sum of
$75.
Nobody else wished to speak on the
subject, and when vote was taken
those voting for the motion were Aids.
Pass, Hampl and Wiltgen, and those
who voted against it were Aids. Eich
staedt, Lloyd and Mahowald.
Mayor Meyer said that he thought
that Mankato would make good in the
pay good price for land for parks.
The whole tendency of cities now is
to get more parks, as he had found on
his recent trip. He voted no.
The council set Dec. II as the time
for the hearing on the petition for the
vacation of certain streets crossing the
site for the ladies' seminary.
Bridge Contract Annulled.
A letter was received from the Hen
nepin Bridge company of Minneapolis,
asking whether it was expected to
proceed with its contract to build a
bridge across the Minnesota river The
supreme court having held the bridge
appropriation unconstitutional, the city
was short of funds to apply for this
purpose, and the company presumed
that the city did not wish the contract
carried out. The company was ready
to go ahead at any time, if the city so
desired.
The council voted to return the COM
pany's check for 5000 which it has
held for two years, and to annul the
contract.
Anti-Smoke Ordinance Passes.
The smoke nuisance ordinance was
brought up and given its first reading
City Attorney Schmitt, answering
questions, said that the ordinance was
based on the st. Paul ordinance, and
applies to locomotive engines as well
as factory smoke stacks. 1t had to
be made general.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
MAKE HASTE

to get bottle of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters when you first notice any symp-
toms of Stomach, Liver or Bowel
troubles and you will save yourself a
lot of unnecessary suffering.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Hogs and Cattle.

South st. Paul, Dec. Hogs, 900;
market steady. Range, 81 to $3.50;
bulk, 800 to $500. Cattle, 300;
steady, Sheep, 300; steady.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Advance in Steel Prices.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. IAN advance
in prices was made known today by
the principal manufacturers of steel
for cars and locomotives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

H. c. Randall has been confined to
the house for several days on account
of slight illness,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

The roads are in terrible shape since
the recent storm.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-03-26
eALLArlN NOTES.

Twenty-four souls added and re.
stored crown the revival at Winches-
ter Street Baptist Church where this
meeting has been in progress for
about twelve days Pastor Vertrees
and Rev. R. D. Ware, preacher, are
both well pleased at the RESULT.
According to program Mrs. V. A,
Broughtbn, of Nashville, closed her
missionary meeting at the above
named church Saturday, goth, and all
were well pleased at the outcome of
the meeting. The brethren partici
pating were Rev. " E. Shipp, of
Nashville; Rev. r. D. Ware, of
Princeton, KY; Rev. P. Vertrees, of
Gallatin From the meeting the in.
vited guests repaired to the residence
of Mrs. B. Moore where they dined
sumptuously to a four-course meal
well BETTING the select party in per
sons of Rev. r. D. Ware, Miss L.
Hammer, Rev. V. q. Ship, Miss A. E
Thompson, Rev. P. Vertrees, Mrs
D. Vertrees, Mrs. V. A. Broughton
Mrs. McCuin, Mrs. F. Wiley and Mrs
F. Ferguson.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-03-26
Y. M. /. c.

On last Monday night, March %,
Mr. Andrew ]. Allison threww open
welcome doors to the members of the
Young Mems Literary Club. The
meeting was almost perfectly attend
ed and Mr.. E. P. Bond spared no ef-
fort that would tend toward a good
literary treat to the club, he being
chairman Of the. Shakespeare Com
mittee, which entertained on this oc-
casion. Several articles of Shake
speare were read and commented
upon and Mr.. H. ]. Stockard read in
a very pleasing manner Shakes
peare's Life and Life Work" But
that which most captiyated the emo
tienal power of all was the charming
style in which Mr.. Bond read Mac
beth (extract), from Shakespeare's
Hamlet. The musical selections,
consisting Of Jubilee songs, were well
chosen for the occasion and all en-
joyed the meeting very highly The
next meeting on the 10Th will be with
Mr.. Overton Carter, 1401 Fourteenth
avenue, South.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-03-26
FIRST ANNIVERSARY.

The first anniversary of the pas
torate of Rev. H. NJ. Burns, of Taber-
nacle Baptist Church and spring rally
was held Sunday afternoon, March q,
The following programme was rem.
dered Music, Kayne Avenue Bap-
fist Church choir; prayer, Scripture
reading, Rev Davis; Duty of mem
bers to church and pastor, DR. c. H.
Clark. D. D.; Why the church needs
a pastor Rev, G. K. Wilson; The
relation of a pastor to the church,
Rev A. w. Porter; Sermon, Rev. ].
c. Lott. Master of ceremonies, Rev.
Moore, pastor of Third Avenue Bap-
fist Church. All the ministers spoke
complimentary of the pastor, Rev.
Burns. and bade him Godspeed. The
pulpit was filled with pastors and
young ministers.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-03-26
EoRMER lREooRp aRokEN.

One would be surprised and posi-
bly, would not understand il they
should hear that q firm in this city
doing business and identified with
the race had received one thousand
eight hundred and twelve letters in
one day. This really was the record
made by the, National Baptist Publish
ing Board at 523 Second avenue,
North, this city h7ast Wednesday,
March "a. The Meter carrier from
the post-office delivered that number
of letters not including the second,
third and fourth-class matter received
by the institution. At the same time
they sent TO the post-office four wag
ons full of mail weighing many thous-
ands of pounds. A Globe reporter
I learns that this is the high water
mark for 1909 Judging from this, II
I is supposed that the June quarter
will reach two thousand letters in on
/ day. The bookkeeping, cashier de-
partments with the mailing depart
ment and counting rooms RENAME,
working until a late hour Wednes
day night opening letters, filling OF
ders and despatching mall on az
count Of the enormous mail that ha
,, been coming in this quarter from a
parts Of the world