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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15

Bristol, n. H., Oct. l2.-Model hus-
bands soon may be listed in the open
market, and such quotations as blond
es, Go; brunettes, go bid, G2A asked
may become familiar if the following
bill is ever collected:
Mrs. William j. Decato, DR..
"To William j. Decato.
For seven years service as de-
voted husband, $lO,5OO"
This is the bill which William J.
Decato says he will collect from his
wife before she obtains divorce from
him. The suit is pending and will be
heard before the close of the October
term of court at Woodsville
Decato is a professional base ball
pitcher of Bristol. Six feet tall, broad
of shoulder and straight of limb, he
estimates that the services he rem
dered Mrs. Decato in playing Apollo
to her Diana, and in permitting her to
exhibit him on any and all occasions
as docile, devoted and well trained
husband was worth, figuring roughly
800 year, or So a day. Further
more, he says Mrs. Decato practically
has agreed to pay the bill in return
for his promise not to contest hel
action for divorce.
If pressed for an itemized statement
of the alleged indebtedness, Decato
says he can present one longer than
his arm, filled with items like these
Nov. Is, l904-To smiling gayly
through bad breakfast at hotel, $3.50;
picking up dropped fan in hotel lobby
as guests looked on, IS cents; dancing
six times with wife at hop, $2.75; to
tai for day, So.
June %, l9O7-(Rainy Sunday)-Tc
being pleasant around house all day
S..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15

FARM FOR SALE.-A good $50 acre
farm in Blue Earth County for sale,
4 miles southeast from Madelia
Onehalf under cultivation. On easy
terms or low price for cash. For
particulars, write j. Lampert, No.
200 West 34th. st. Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15
Hogs and Cattle.

South st. Paul, Oct. r. Hogs, 1000;
5 cents lower, Range, 1925 to $765;
bulk $40 to $3.50. Cattle, 5000;
steady to 10 cents lower. Sheep, 1900
weak to 10 cents lower.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15
Painters Paint the Town.

Philadelphia, Oct. ELIMINATED by
spirit OF optism, the members of
the National Paint, Oil and Varnish
association convened in twenty second
annual session here today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15

association in the Anti-saloon league.
The representatives are Rev. S. NJ
Humby, pastor of Forest Heights
church, and Rev. Henry Holmes, for
mer pastor of the Lowry Hill church.
The report was read by Mr. Humby
and Immediately DIR. S. G. Smith, pas
tor of the Peoples church, st. Paul,
raised the question whether it is adj
visable that the association continue
its connection with the league. He de-
clared that it is questionable whether
the work of such an organization as
the Anti saloon league, with its state
wide scope, should have the support
of the association when in certain To-
calities there might be question
raised as to the merits of the work of
the league.
This application he made to other
organizations as well, on the same gen
eral principle, including the State Con-
fedence of Charities. Rev. S. Banks
Nelson spoke in favor of continuing
the alliance. DR.. Smith made it plain,
as did others, that the general aim
of the league is approved. The question
was referred to the business commit
tee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15
ALLOW SUNDAY PLAY
MAYOR COMES TO UNDERSTAND
ING WITH THEATRE MANAGER.
Session in Which Mr.. Bill
Kingsley and Rev. E. H. Willisford
Took Prominent Part; Communi-
cation From Stakeholder in Street
Railway Company; What His Hon
or Had to Say

Sunday theatres will be in vogue i'll
Mankato hereafted unless there is too
much objection on the part of the citi-
zens. Manager R. H. Billingsley of the
Wonderland theatre has taken the
matter up with Mayor Meyer, and the
latter has no objections to his opening
Sunday afternoons and evenings provided
he gives high class exhibitions, and
provided the. people of Mankato are
not too much opposed to it. He held
ia meeting with the manager this aft
Iernoon and suggested that he publish
his Sunday program this week in
time for the public to read and criticise
it. Manager Billingsley stated that he
had procured some high class pictures,
that will be inspiring and benefit to
those who see them. He states that
the vaudeville features of the perfor-
mances will hereafter be cut out, and
straight moving pictures shows given.
He will adopt the mayors suggestion.
Rev. f. H. Willisford met with Man.
ager Billingsley yesterday afternoon
and talked the matter over, and both
presented the subject from their points
of view. Mr.. Billingsley was not slow
to tell what he knew about the
churches
Manager Billingsley states that he
had just as soon be arrested for hav-
ing show on Sunday, to make a test
case. At Albert Lea, Austin, Fari-
|bault and Owatonna the theatre mana
gers won out in such cases.
Mayor Meyer stated this afternoon
that he would write to the mayors of
ia couple of these cities to see how
they handle the theatres on Sunday.
He states that in his opinion such
shows will not do near the harm that
shows at the park summer evenings do.
Among four anonymous letters that he
received on his return from st. Louis
was one signed by stakeholder in
Electric Railway company" who pro-
tested against Sunday theatres. 1t was
in answer to this that the mayor made
the remark about the park enter
tamments.
Manager Griebel stated today that
he will open his theatre for Sunday
performances, but he will exercise
great care in the selection of attrac-
tions. He is not decided what date
will inaugurate to Sunday program.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15

The Minneapolis Journal says that
Frank e. Ellworth of ST. James and
L. C. Spooner of Morris are to be can
didates for the republican congressional
nominations in their respective dis
tricts, the second and the seventh Mr..
Ellsworth wants to succeed Congress
man W. S. Hammond, democrat, and
Mr.. Spooner will attempt to defeat
Congressman A. j. Volstead for the re-
publican nomination in the seventh dis
trict.
Both Mr.. Ellsworth and Mr.. Spooner
have been in the twin cities during the
last few days and both of them have
told their intimate friends that they
will seek the congressional nominations.
Mr. Ellsworth said Saturday that
he would undoubtedly enter the race.
Il am looking yer the situatin," he
said, "and at the proper time l shall
annunce my candidacy
Mr. Ellsworth is q lawyer. He has
been city attorney at st. James and
county attorney of Watonwan county.
He is veteran of the Spanish war
and a graduate of the law college at
the University of Minnesota, class of
1901.
Should State Treasurer c. c. Dine
hart and former Congressman j. j.
McCleary decide to enter the race in
the second district, the fight for the
republican nomination will be one of
the most interesting in the political
history of the state MIR. Dinehart and
Mr.. Ellsworth are close friends and at
tended the university at the same
time Both would make the campaign
on an anti Cannon platform.
L. c. Spooner of Morris, who will
also oppose Congressman Volstead, will
also rest his hope of success on an
anti Cannon platform. Congressman
Volstead voted for Cannon for speaker,
although he voted against the Payne
bill Mr.. Spooner is a member of the
Minnesota state legislature and was
one of the republican leaders at the
last session. He is lawyer and is
said to be a millionaire.
Minneapolis, Oct l2.-The opening
sessions of Congregational week" in
Minneapolis were held yesterday in the
Park Avenue Congregational church. 1t
was the fifty-fourth annual meeting of
the General Congregational association
|of Minnesota. Following it came the
centennial convention of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions and the second annual con-
vention of the National Brotherhood
for Congregational Men. The American
board will meet in Plymouth church
and the Brotherhood in the Park Ave
nue. church.
Only about one-third of the Congre-
gationalists who are expected to at
tend were at the opening session, but
the week is so full of Congregational
ism that it was necessary to start the
meeting yesterday morning, despite the
difficulty in pastors and laymen reach
ing Minneapolis from far sections after
their Sunday duties. 1t was necessary
to alter the program of the first ses-
sion considerably. Ia. "a, ...e-.... !.
One of the most interesting develop
'ments of the morning resulted from
the report of the representatives of the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-02
Meade Will have am up-to.date
Water Plant by December.

Tuesday of this week the city
government let the contract for the
new water works plant complete,
from making the wells to the erec-
ton of the tank, and tower, to the
Squires Electric Construction Co.
for $I8,4oo.oo. The Worley & Co.
consulting engineers, of Kansas
City will be engineers of the work.
The Contracting Company agree to
finish the whole plant with the mains
and pipes complete, the tank in po-
sition on ninety-foot tower all
connected up and ready for use by
December 18th, 1909.
As we are informed the plans con
template three 6-lnch wells down to
the artesian water strata. A square
reservoir 20 feet deep, and of 10000
gallons capacity cement lined, will
be made at the wells, and the tank
located up town near the Presbyter-
ian church of the same capacity on
a ninety-foot tower. The elevation
of the tower in addition to the nat
ural fall of the ground is expected
to give sufficient pressure for all
purposes. The mains as planned
will give the city good fire protec-
ton, as well as supplying water for
house, barn or lawn use.
This when in working order will
supply the city with water for all
purposes and place Meade in the
list of county seats with ample fire
protection, which should result in a
big redu ton in fire insurance
rates.
AS the work progresses we ex-
pect to keep the public fully inform
ed of the d:tails.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-02

O. Al. Clouse leaves next Sunday
for Seattle and other coast cities and
to take in the fair at Seattle, and
visit with relatives of Mrs. Clouse,
in California. During his absence
c. c. Perry will be in charge of the
oil business and phone messages at
the Southern hotel will receive
prompt attention by him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-02
Methodist Notes

.'rhis is life eternal, that they
might know thee the only true God
and Jesus Christ whom thou hast
sent ;"
The Ladies Aid Society meets
regularly every first and third Thurs
days of the month. They are work
ing faithfully TO pay for one the
Art Glass window; also for a new
carpet for the church.
There were good congregations at
both services Sunday. 1t is the de-
sire of the pastor to present the
truth of the gospsl as suited to pres
ent needs, and to bring about pres
ent definite result.
Next Monday evening will be the
regular League business meeting.
All members are requested to be
present 1t will be at the parson-
age and a short program will be
given.
Next Sunday is Missionary day
at the Sunday school The full
collection goes to that cause. Let
us be liberal.
\ new class of young girls from
fourteen to sixteen years has been
formed at Sunday School. There
are eight to begin with. Let Others
come.
We have ordered rolling partitions
to put in where the folding doors
are. Thiswill be great improve
ment and will make the class room
much more useful
The Ladies Aid Society has bee,
divided into two sections to work
in the interest of the church. Mrs.
Bakers division will serveite cream
on Thursday P NJ. at Mrs. Camp
bells. This is the regular meeting
of the Society. loc dish will be
charged. All are invited, both men
and women.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
at the residence of H. Llewelyn
Jones, on Wednesday morning by
the Rev. Benstead, OF Dodge-City.
The contracting parties were Miss
Ifa Jones, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. l.. Jones, and Mr.. Frank NJ.
Paul, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ
Paul, of Mertilla. Only the imme-
diate relatives were present. The
young couple viii reside on the
Paul ranch
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-02

DR.. AnSchutz came up Sunday
from his Cimarron ranch, bring.
ing his mother for a visit with
friends here. He also brought
along natural curiosity in the
shape of a large. lava rock. Lava
rock is not of its self great
curiosity, but this he picked W
along a CANYON near his place,
and it is plenty there, even on
the high flats. Query, how did
it get there when there is no
evidence of volcanic action, other
than those lava fragments nearer
than the mountains. This block
has the red of the Permian on
both top and bottom with a wat
er worn grove on each side.
Was there a volcanic outburst
near hear during the Permain,
and these fragments, the only
remnants of a tract once buried
under the flow?
A brother of R. T. Worman came
in Monday from La Junta Colorado
for visit, and with the intention of
locating here if the country looks
good to him. Mr.. Woman is sup
erintendent of the A. T. & S. F.
shops in that city, but has conclud-
ed that country air will suit him
if he finds other things pleas
ant.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-02
Notes From Go. superintendent


Notice is hereby given to school
boards to remove all common drink
ing cups from school houses. Each
pupil must have his own individual
drinking cup.
The first meeting of the Meade
county teadher's association will be
held at the Public School building
in Meade September nth at p. m.
Ats this meeting we will propose
organizing review class in algebra
more especially for the 2nd ard 3rd
grade teachers.
The Reading circle books will be
here by that time. We expect
teachers to buy the books, two of
them, and study them, and be pre-
pared to enter into the discussions.
shall also expect each teacher to
subscribe for the News as l shall
have something to say to you each
week, and this is to be my medium
of communicating with you.
At our recent examination a small
number of our teachers received a
few low grades, We will give an
opportunity to these teachers to i'm
prove these grades by taking these
subjects at the October and Janu-
ary examination. Teachers, begin
now to prepare for examination.
The following were granted GER
tihcates.
PROFESSIONAL
Bessie Mahan, Mertilla.
IST GRADES
Sue Painter, Lakeland, Etna
Thompson, Lakeland, Anna John
ston, Meade, Susie Hughes, Engle-
wood, A. Leroy Cole, Fowler,
| Naomi Park, EnglewoOd.
2ND GRADE
Walter Stevenson, Meade, T. K.
Mahan, Fowler, Millard Akers,
Kismet. Francis Griffin Atwater,
Emma Fowler, Plains, Elizab beth
Doty, Pittsburg Kansas, Nettie
Deck, Nye Oklahoma, Emma Yea
tch, Atwate
2RD GRADE
Violet NJ arshall, Fowler, Daphne
Haigh, Meade, Guy Harvey, Fow-
Ter. Rena CAN'T, Plains, Blanche
West, Englewood, Erwin Latschar,
Meade, Ola Granger, Meade, Lille
Snyder, Minneola, Elsie Meade, At
water. Della Lackey, Fowler, Bruce
Keller, Meade, {. {. Perry, Meade,
Grace Marney, Meade, Nellie
Wright, Plains, Simeon Walker,
Meade, Leon Eastburn, Plains,
Ethan Green, Plains, Nellie Thomp-
son, lakeland, Grace. Graham,
Plains, Estelle Curtis, Plains, Frank
Stout, Mertilla, Nellie Walters,
Meade MATTE J. HAIGH,
Co. Superintendent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-02

DICW dlHuOSl 81 udI ely III LII OdCh
and it was so strong that l could
not walk more than three or four
steps; it forced me into a run. 1
had small grip, containing per-
haps a hundred copies of the
Call. To carry that was the
great problem. When I held it
in either hand at my side the
wind would blow it straight out
ahead, SO l mostly had to hold it
in both hands squarely in front
of me. l remember that one of
the joys CD of the trip was when
l found a small stake from some
freighter's wagon, and with that
l could sling the grip over my
shoulder, which was great re-
lief. But did not find that un-
til was almost at Mulberry.
1t was at Mulberry 1 met Cap.
French. l was up on the bank
and saw d streak of dust a long
way off. l waited and finally
the rig pulled up with sudden
halt almost under me, Cap. stand
ing straight up in the blackboard.
l had never met him, but had
heard of him and knew him from
a description which Mrs. Coffee
had given of him and his team
and buckb 8 rd.
Your account of the drink is
about right, only l must have
drunk at least pint. 1t tasted
like pure water. My mouth was
parched, my lips blistered, my
tongue swollen. l was almost
crazy. 1 could think only of run
ming water and crystal springs.
/ thought of the times l had
lately drunk cool waters from
springs and wells, and thought
what fool | was that I11had not
taken a little more. In my dis
ordered mind l compared water
with gold. and thought how poor
the man was with an abundance
of the latter compared to the man
with plenty of water to drink.
It was in this condition that ]
| tipped the three-gal1on demijohn
to my lips, and took a long, deep
draught that perhaps saved my
life, and gave me more relief than
water would have done, for in my
dangerous condition l probably
would have taken too much of the
latter
In three minutes after l had
taken the drink l noticed the
blackboard, team and Cap. begin
to float in the air, and with little
ceremony told Cap. l must go
on. He tried to argue, but ]
started on towards Dodge. ]
stepped very high. The earth
seemed to be shoulder high in
front of me. Cap. was laughing
but kept on, and he lashed his
team and went shouting over the
hill. The moment he was out of
sight dropped my grip and laid
down with my head against it for
a wind break, and in a moment
was asleep. l slept perhaps ten
or fifteen minutes, and got up
greatly refreshed and plodded
on, with elevenmiles to go. How
ever, you tell the result as it was.
l got to Doc. Galland's hotel
abont II O'Clock in a terrible con-
d1t1On, but better than when L
struck the river at the south end
of where the bridge now is, for l
had there bathed and eased nv
blistered feet, and drank my fill.
You mention that had met a
a freighter on the way and got a
drink. Imet one of the Colgan
boys, Louie Lords brother, just
after striking the Dobie Walls
trail from the Coffee road. l was
pretty thirsty then, but not actu-
ally suffering. He had keg of
water, but it was hot and alkaline
and a taste of 1T almost made me
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-02
"A. Bennett, Bdifor of The
First Paper in Meade,
Looks Backward
Irrigon, Oregon, July 80, 1909,
EDITOR NEWs:-


EDITOR NEws:-
l, this morning received copy
of your issue of the 22nd instant,
and the first thing that attracted
my attention was the article be-
ginning in the first column of the
first page, sketch of John F.
Conrad. It was like leaf from
the past to read of my old friend,
and l assure you | devoured the
words eagerly, and the JOY was
greater because the name of G.
M. Rice was brought in. How
well I remember them! What
struggles they have up there at
the bend of the creek! When /
think of them / am reminded of
many others who lived near them
and their struggles. Many turn
ed tail and left, but those made
of the purer and better stuff, like
John F., held on and have
reaped their reward.
After getting to the top of the
second column of the article l
noticed the familiar heading of
the Pearlette Call! / noticed the
date, 80 years ago on the 18th of
last April. (No Mr.. Benefits
memory is wrong, the News re-
produced the first page of the
Call exact except using right font
type, we ment to produce all
mistakes but the boys used cor
rect type.) l remember how old
/ felt when / worked on that first
issue, sometimes all night, for l
printed 500 copies, and there
were sixteen pages of it, and l
could only print one page at
time. And / only had body type
enough to set one column. You
have nearly two in the page you
. present, but you must have the
first and second, or first and
third pages together. l remem-
Der very we'll had to have one
column of ads on every page, and
you show none. And then | re-
member / had only ten lower
case US, and the two columns
shown have twice that mum Der.
Your account of my trip to
Dodge is mainly true, but it was
made for the purposeof carrying
the first issue of the Call to, (We
followed letter in Fowler
Graphic, the post office, though |
did find my appointment as post
master there. The walk was
over 40 miles, for | went first out
to thePhillips place, then back to
Jed Copeland S and Bob Lawson IS
then up to, (Mr. Bennett has
names mixed. He'll Rowing Brown
was on his route as marked by
him. Hoodo Brown at that time
ran a road ranch on the Jones
and Plumer trail where there is
a small grove on what is now the
John Stalder place southeast of
town, Hoodoo Brown S and Mux-
lows and then down to Dennis
Collins's and the Emerson cross
ing and over to the Coffee place.
| also went to the Smith place,
a mile or so south of the crossing
but / do not remember how l
made that place. l doknow why
I took such a circuitouS route,
however l had no money when
left home and had to sell a few
copies of the paper to get enough
to pay my ferriage across the
river, which was so cents.
AS to the hardships of the trip
no man can overestimate them.
/ came as close to cashing in as l
ever did. 1 walked in my stock
ing feet, in my bare feet, with
boots minus socks, any way to
get over the ground.
But the pain caused by the in
Ghry to my feet was nothing to
that caused by thirst. 1 left
Coffee's about 11o'c1ock in the
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