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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
LIVE PROJECT AT PRESENT.

The Ortonville Heard Star has been
digging into the files of twenty five
years ago and finds that the project
for making waterway from Big
Stone and Traverse lakes south to
the gulf and north to Hudson Bay
was a live project at that TIME. Both
congress- and the state legislature
were interested at that time. Con
gress was asked to appropriate $35O,OOC
for the purpose of making the Min
nesota navigable, and Representative
Wells introduced a bill in the Min.
nesota legislature asking that con,
gress include Big Stone and traverse
lakes in the reservoirs system of the
upper Mississippi. From what the
papers said at that time, this great
project of connecting the Gulf and
Hudson Bay through Big Stone lake
was considered feasible and enthusiasts
tically received and the project was
apparently as far along in 1884 as in
1909. Later the whole project was
Abandoned, and congress so changed
its policy regarding the Minnesota river
that some years ago, fixed bridges
were allowed to be constructed over
the river at several places. Now the
general agitation for inland water
ways, and especially the floods which
have afflicted the Minnesota river val.
ley since so many drainage ditcnes
have been built have brought the
whole question to the discussing stage
again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
WORK IN THE CLINIC
DENTISTS PUT IN BUSY HOURS:
WILL DANCE TONIGHT.
This Afternoon Local AutOists Give the
Visitors Ride About the City; So
cial Features Are to Engross Their
Attention This Evening; the Ban
quet and Ball; Some OF the More
Prominent Visitors.

From Tuesdays Daily. .
The Southern Minnesota Dental So
ciety is engrossed in the work OF
it's annual meeting, and from sixty
to seventyfv members are in at
tendance. The program is being closely
adhered to. A number of prominent
dentists participated in the clinic yes
terday afternoon. Last evening Presi-
dent w. w. Void of Jackson gave mis-
of the state university spoke upon
"Some Other Things We Need Both
were interesting and instructive.
This forenoon the bridge work was
continued, and a number of dentists
participated in the program. This after
noon Dr. W. n. Murray of Minneapo-
lis was in charge of the program. The
members are getting some valuable post
graduate work out of the practical
work of the convention, and will re-
turn to their offices better equipped
than ever.
At five o'clock this afternoon the
owners of fifteen or twenty automO
bies offered the use of their cars
very generously and took the visiting
members out for q ride about the city,
which was greatly enjoyed. The prin-
cipal sights were pointed out.
This evening a banquet, reception
and dance are the features of the
program, and this promises to be a
delightful affair, as the local members
are sparing no effort to make it a
success.
The convention will continue through
tomorrow, the election of officers taxi
ing place in the afternoon.
The following are some of the out
of town members present: w. G.
Tul of Fairmant, B. Featherstone of
| Redwing, S. f. Whitmore of Marshall,
+. n. Thomson of Tyler, John Burke
of Tracy, O. Durgin of Winnebago,
NJ. c.. Clayton of st. James, c. c.
Demmon of Albert Lea, G. R. Day of
Pennington, j. L. Day of Leroy, w.
F. Bettscher of New Ulm, f. G.. Hager-
man of Madelia, 0. E. Doely of Can
non Falls, c. F. Yates of st. James
A free clinic on extracting teeth
under sonnoform will be given in
parlor D, Saulpaugh Hotel, at 10 A. NJ.
tomorrow. Those wishing to take adj
vantage of it will please report and
call for DR.. Barney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
HOW TO BE AN OPTIMIST.

Here is a leaflet from the creed OF
an Optimist club recently organized
and which is said to be gathering in
many members, has reached the public
1t is a creed based upon the broadcast
religion of humanity, and would, if put
into practice, illumine the darkest
clouds in ife's horizon:
II will endeavor to be kind at al
times, both to mankind and animals
Il will be courteous and consideratt
to the aged, realizing that the burden
of their years makes the lightest bur
den seem heavy.
Il will be gentle to women and
little children, with due regard fol
their weaknesses and frailties. re
the sick and afflicted / will be merci
full and kind
Il will keep my trouble and heart
aches to myself, so that other hearts
will not be burdened by the weight
of my misfortunes.
81 will endeavor a all times to be
cheerful and smile, so that my smile
may be an incentive for others tc
smile. | will endeavor to be unselfsh
not striving for more than what is
mine in all fairness, and realizing that
other people have rights and deserve
consideration. '#
81 will earnestly try to avoid say.
ing unkind things to people and about
them, realizing that SANDER is a blow
from behind, and the act of coward
and / know that kind words have eter
nal life. In short, | will try to make
this sad old world less sad, because
I will never pass this way again
Every influence ignoble or mkind goes
out from me like the vapor from
the bottle and can never be recalled
'This is my resolve, and may the
power that rules the world keep me
steadfast." 'oa2A no jHdp
Such creed would make HEAVIER
of earth, says The Winona Republican
and Herald. There wouldn't be need oil
a religious revival in any community
where its people were members OF
this Optimist club, because such q
creed would be evidence of the exist
ence of the highest Christian attain
ments. This world is not going to the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

The Saltwater Gazette says: Lake
City ladies object to any more street
carnivals at that place. Evidently the
last one left bad taste in the mouth.
We believe the ladies are right; street
carnivals are not a good thing for a
town; are not elevating and attract
great many people to the city that
are not needed. The influence is not
for the best particularly among the
younger element; they breed ill-man-
ners, bring out all the devilment that
is in many only waiting for just such
an opportunity as is afforded by street
carnivals. A town or city is decidedly
better off without them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
Injured While PLAYING Ball.

Phil Setter, wire chief for the North
western Telephone Exchange company
was playing ball on the Milwaukee
tracks yesterday afternoon, when he
stumbled over a rail and fell, and
struck his head. A deep cash was
cut in his forehead, and it was neces-
sary for him to have several stitches
taken.
The truekmen who ornament their
sets of harness with numbers of bone
or ivory rings are only initiating the
Etruscans, save that the latter made
the rings of bronze, and the custom
descended to the early BritOns, who
employed metals of various SORTS
A company capitalized at 100000
has been organized at Atlanta, Ga
for the purpose of manufacturing pa
per from cotton stalks, "A heretofore
useless by product.
Next summer lat Munich the annual
festival performances of operas by
Wagner &and Mozart will be supple
mented by similar series of repre-
sensations of classic German plays
from Goethe, Schiller and Lessing and
of tragedies and comedies from Shakes.
peare.
3
A new implement of warfare is a
shrapnel grenade, weighing over a
pound, which may be fired from the
muzzle of an ordinary rifle.
The banking power of the United
States in 1908, as represented by CAPT
tai, surplus and other profits, deposits
and circulation of national and other
reporting banks, together with esti-
mated amount of funds of this char
acter in reporting banks, is shown
to be $l7,642, 705,274 in the report of
the comptroller of the currency.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
EATGL|DDENTOUR.
MANKATO is ON ROUTE; PATH
FINDER CAR HERE MONDAY.
Mark D. Fancher Will Make One of
the Party That Is to Pick Out
the Route; Expected That at Least
Five Hundred Autos Will Be in
Mankato July 10; What Event
Means for City.
From Tuesdays Dailv.

From Tuesdays Daily
Mankato is on the route of the great
Glidden tour-the biggest event OF the
wear in the automobile world
The pathfinder, an f. M. F. 30, will
pass through Mankato next Monday
en-route from Minneapolis to Elroy,
and Mark d. Fancher of this city will
travel in the car acting as pilot, and
pointing out the best road between
those two cities.
ID. d. Cummins, who is advancing
the interests of the Z. NJ. F. 80 cars
in this city, plans to go to Minneapo-
lis the latter part of the week in one
Iof his demonstrating cars and ac-
company the pathfinder car from Min.
neapolis to this city Monday.
What Tour Means
Just what this tour will mean to
Mankato is not quite grasped by the
citizens The tour is to be one of the
largest to date. 1t will bring 500 or
more autoists from all parts of the
country east of the Mississippi river.
If the country proves to be attractive
there is little doubt but Wisconsin and
Minnesota will be the touring grounds
of automobiles for several years to
come This means much to the two
states. People are beginning to get
tired of New England and it is thought
that the sooner something worth while
is given them in the great northwest,
the better it will prove for motoring
in general.
Here Monday, July 10.
The big Glidden tour will reach Man
kato on Monday, July Is, if present in
formation is correct. The travellers
will spend Sunday in Minneapolis and
leave bright and early Monday morn
ing for this city, reaching the city
during the afternoon.
The route will probably be as follows:
Chicago to Milwaukee, to Madison, to
Lacrosse, to Rochester, to Minneapolis,
to Mankato and beyond to Sioux
City, Omaha, Denver, Kansas City
where the tour will end
Local Automobiles were greatly ella.
ted today when they received letters
announcing the fact that the pathfinder
car would reach the city next Monday
that Mankato is to be on the route
of this greatest of events in the auto
mobile world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
DEATH OF MRS. JAMES BROwNLEE
She Was the Mother of Mrs. F. A.
Cote of Mankato.

Blue Earth Post: Mrs. James
Brownlee died very suddenly at her
home in Blue Earth Saturday morn
ing, April 3, at four o'clock, of heart
failure, aged seventy-four years, five
months and twenty days.
Miss Elizabeth Gordon was born in
Ontario, Canada, Oct l3, 1884. Tn
1856 she came with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Gordon, to Minnesota,
settling near Winona. The deceased
was married to James Brownlee in
September, 1857, and resided in Wi
mona county for the following ten
years.
The deceased leaves to mourn her
loss, her aged husband, James Brown
less. seven daughters, Christina, who
lives at home, Mrs. George Parish of
Badoura, Mimi; Mrs +. A. Cote of
Mankato, Miss Margaret Brownlee and
Mrs. Manuel Harris of Blue Earth,
Miss Effie Brownlee of Fargo, n. d.,
and Mrs. Will Wagner of Pleasant
Prairie. Mimi, and two sons, David of
Blue Earth and VIII who resides on
the old homestead, all of whom were
present at the funeral. She also leaves
two brothers, James Gordon of Silver
ton, Oregon, John of Davidson, Mimi,
and one sister, Anna of st. Chalres,
Mimi, who were unable to be present,
besides twenty-one grand children.
In 1866 Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown
lee came to Faribault county and To-
Gated on 4 homestead i'm ia Davies
township. Here they resided until
about nine years ago when they moved
to this city.
Mrs. Brownies had always enjoyed
fairly good health. She was ailing
but a day and half previous to her
death, but was not considered seri-
ously i'll, and very quietly passed
away. The deceased was we'll and
very favorably known by large cir
Gle of friends and acquaintance.
The funeral was held at the home
at l:30 p. m. Tuesday, and two o'clock
at the Presbyterian church of which
the deceased had been a lifelong and
devoted member, the pastor, Rev. F.
L. Fraser, officiating using as his text
one of her favorite selections from the
book of Job, fifth chapter and twenty
sixth verse. The interment was made
in the Blue Earth cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Former Sleepy Eye Man Arrested il
the West for HOrrihla Crirne

Sleepy Eye, April l3.-Word was re-
ceived here from Portland, Ore, to the
effect that the alleged murderer of
Frank Lamp has been apprehended and
taken back TO the scene of the crime
The murdered man was an old resident
of this city and the son of Lars Lamp
of Evan. The alleged slayer was a
brother-in of his victim. the wife
of Lamp being a sister of the suspect.
The crime was committed two years
ago, and was the result of al long
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
CALENDAR OF CIVIL CASES.
Municipal Court Actions Disposed o
This Morning.

When the calendar of civil cases was
called in the municipal court this
forenoon, the following cases were dis.
posed of.
Draper & Peterson ys. Andrew
kehrer, Judgment for the plaintiff, TO,
$3.50 on grocery BILL
Robert Malzahn to A. l.. Putney
order for Judgment for restitution OF
property.
Northern Land & Realty Company
VS.. Perl Charter, Ole Nelson garnishee
no appearance for the plaintiff and gar
nishee discharged.
John Macbeth vs.. Dan Timpane, c.
G. w. railway company garnishee
garnishee discharged, and trial set for
April ID at 10 a. m.
Henrietta Schlegel vs.. Peter Kintze
and wife, set for trial April 80 at 10
a. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

This bill has been reported for pas
sage in the senate: at shall be un-
lawful for any school director of any
public school in any city having pop
nlation of twenty thousand or more in
habitants, to maintain or allow any
basement room to be used for school
purposes, except rooms used exclusively
for the purpose of teaching domestic
science, manual training or physical
culture, provided, that two basement
rooms, during the year 1910, and one
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

If results at the end of the first
year of operation count for anything,
the plan of municipal government on
trial at Des Moines seems to have
been a success, is the decision of The
Washington Herald. The officials, who
have the administration of Des MONIES
in hand. are still working harmonious
ly, and in spite of the fact, that
under the present charter, the five
members of the commission are paid
salaries of 5000 each, the city now
has a surplus of 10000 instead of a
deficit of $4,000 or more, as in form
er years, under the old municipal
system. These facts would seem to
argue favorably for the new plan of
city administration.
This Des Moines plan is not intri-
cate. Ten per cent of the voters may
petition for an election to decide
whether or not the city shall adopt
the law, and a majority of voters
may adopt it or drop it, after trial.
A mayor and four councilmen consti-
tute the governing commission, which
both makes laws and executes them.
Each member of the commission is
at the head of one of the following
five departments; Public affairs, ac'
counts and finances, public safety, in
Guiding fire and health, parks and
public property and public improve
ments.
Members of the commission are
elected without regard to wards or
other geographical divisions, and with
out regard to party lines The names
of all candidates are placed on the
ballot in alphabetical order The voter
picks his choice and marks the ballot
as many times as there are offices to
be filled
The mayor and the councilmen are
them may be recalled by the voters,
just as the mayor of Los Angeles has
recently been recalled. Likewise, with
regard to legislation, the voters have
power of initiative and referendum, %
per cent of the voters may exercise
tne referendum on any action OF the
commission, positive or negative, and
the decision of such referendum elec.
ton is made binding on members of
the commission. Franchise granting or
dinances must be submitted to the
voters for adoption or rejection.
By enactment of the Iowa legisla-
ture in the spring of 1907, commission
government may be adopted in that
state by cities of $4,000 inhabitants or
more. Des Moines, a city of $4,000
population, instituted the plan soon
after the supreme court of Iowa, in
February, 1908, had upheld its con-
stitutionality. Cedar Rapids has also
elected to try commission government
Very much the same idea has been
in force for several years in Houston
and Galveston, Tex, and California
cities, Los Angeles, notably, have sim
liar provisions, Portland, Or, is fol-
lowing the commission plan, and the
report of Governor Hughes charter
commission in New York contains
many ideas apparently derived from
Des Moines' charter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
Raise Sheriff's Allowance.

Representative +. 7. Whites bill
raising the allowance of .sheriffs, fol
tine boarding of prisoners, from so te
60 cents per day was passed by the
senate yesterday. The argument fol-
the bill was that the increased cost
of living required some relief for sher
ifs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
EADs HOW LOST OUT
OF UNEMPLOYED
SEEKS A NEW CANCEL"
Members of the Great Organization De-
eide That Founders Ideas Are Too
Visionary and Impracticable; COf-
fee and "Sinkers" Give HOBBS That
Awful Tired Feeling; Want the
Money Discussed.

Chicago, H., April l4.-No more free
coffee and "sinkers" for the Chicago
Brotherhood of the Unemployed, at
least until they can find another IAN
gel" Failing in this there is the hor-
rble and suicidal alternative of work
ing for bread. This, however, is the
extreme resort and will not be con-
sidered until all legitimate methods
nave been exhausted
j. Eads How of st: Louis, the bene-
factor of the unemployed" now knows
what ingratitude meaus. He founded
the organization here, paid the hall
rent where the members might meet
and dicuss the best means of getting
something to eat without too great an
outlay of effort, and also provided funds
for coffee and doughnuts.
Had Feed; Didn't Want to Work.
Tt was noticeable that before refresh.
ments We're served there were frantic
demands for work Immediately after
the coffee and doughnuts were passed,
the "brotherhoOd" would have run like
a lot of rabbits il man had broken
into the meeting and offered anybody
job requiring any physical effort.
Today the experts of the "brother-
hood" in solemn debate decided that J.
Eads HOw's ideas were visionary and
Impractical. The speakers proved to
the satisfaction of the brotherhood that
Mr.. How, with all his wealth. knows
nothing of unemployment or of the
unemployed.
Picked Many Flaws.
So much time was devoted to picking
! flaws in Conrad How's plan that the
question of providing employment was
deferred to the next meeting. The prob.
lem might have been reached, eventual
ly, but for the alarming discovery
that their lease on the hall expired
at daylight and no provision had been
made for renewal. 1t was also dis
covered that there was in the treasury
SAP and there were loud howls for its
disbursement
Secretary Treasurer James J. ForstalI
said he would resign if the funds were
to be disbursed. Accordingly, he was
deposed and Ben L. Reitman, champion
of Emma Goldman and self-tyled "Kine
jof the Hobos," was given the position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

thunder on their brows or pessimism
in their hearts. 1t makes them feel
no better and sends chill and gloom
into the lives of their fellow men.
Courtesy in speech and conduct, gen
tleness and kindness in action every
where, thoughtfulness of others and
mselfishness in human relationships
and "the smile that won't come off,
these are the inspirational forces of
life
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
FILED BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS
Messrs. Brown and Clark Have Liabili.
ties Cf Over Four Thousand.

MCoClo. DlOWn dHu Sldlh nave LIdDlll.
ties of Over Four Thousand.
From Tuesdays DaiIv.
Donald j. Brown and William r.
Clark, copartners as Brown & Clark,
and also individually, today filed petit
tions in bankruptcy. The members
were formerly engaged in the saloon
business in Mankato, but are now both
travelling statesmen.
The liabilities of the partnership are
given as $4,677.53, all unsecured, and
the only assets listed are book accounts
to the amount of $780,
Mr.. Brown gives his liabilities as
$500, unsecured, and assets as $500,
household goods exempt and 500 of
stock. Mr.. Clark returns no liabilities
or assets. w. A. Plymat is the at:
torney for the petitioners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
AMB0Y VOTED OUT THE SALOONS.
Seventy-Two Men Cast Their Ballots
For No License

Amboy voted out the saloons yes
terday. In all ZIG votes were cast.
and seventy-four were for a "dry" town
and forty four for license. Amboy has
been license town for some years.
The caucus ticket carried over the
Independent by a small majority. To-
tai vote ll6.
President of council, G. w. Chamber
lain; trustees, N. Stevens, f. A. Tiff
fany and Fred .Apitz; recorder, J. Fl.
Dredge; treasurer, C. ID. OFT; assessor,
Thomas Randall; constable, Walter
Kinney; justices of the peace, n. w.
Sargent and L. w. Reed.
The license question was the real
issue and was a. hard fought battle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

ing about eight inches every twenty
four hours. Critics point out that
physicists and astronomers have known
the fact for long. time, and that if
there is anything new about Flam-
marion's discovery it is the statement
of the amount of the oscillation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

The protection to- lumber press bureau.
located at Washington, is working
overtime in its efforts to convince the
people that the lumber barons of the
west should be retained in the in
FAINT industries class
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16

The biggest leaves in the world are
those of the Inaii palm, which grows
on the banks of the Amazon. They
reach length of thirty to fifty
feet, and are from ten feet to twelve
feet in breadth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
States Births, and Deaths.

Vital statistics for 1908 showed up
well in comparison with those of prev
Gus years. The state department of
public health reports that in the past
year there was 44,274 births and 22,l6O
deaths.
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may be used in any one building"
The only fault with the bill is that
it should cover every town in the
state.