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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
Six Members of MankatO School
Board at the Meeting.
WATER FOR THE WEST SIDE
Director Hughes Reported On Ses-
sion Of Associated Bodies Held
in ST. Paul Last Week.
From Thursdays Daily.

from thursday 3 DAILY.
The board of education put in a
busy session last evening, with six
members present, those absent being
DR.. Beach and Mr. Blssenbach. Pres
ident Davies reported that the city
had refunded to the school district
the $l5039 that the board had paid
for its assessment in front of the
Pleasant Grove school property The
council mad agreed to extend the
water mains to the west Mankato
school provided the school board stood
one half of the expense. The well has
been condemned, and the school is badly
i'm need of water, and it is also need
ed for sewerage purposes.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Hughes, the
board voted to stand One-half of the
expense, as estimated by City Engineer
Wilson.
President Davies stated that an ell
ectric motor had been installed in the
manual training room, and that some
shafting is needed, that will cost but
little. The matter was referred to the
committee on property and expense
with power to act, on motion of Mr..
| Scherer.
Superintendent Mcconnell wished to
know whether to continue dealing in
books. The saving to the pupils had
been but $40. and Mrs. Smith moved
| that it be discontinued, and this was
carried. Hereafter all books will be
procured at the bookstores. and the
Superintendent will be relieved of con
siderable extra work.
Superintendent Mcconnell said the
the changes made in the heating plant
of the high school had resulted in the
northeast rooms being too cold. This
matter was referred to the committee
on property and expense with power
to act, on motion of Mr.. Hughes.
Mr.. Hughes made report OF The
meeting of the Associated school boards
which he attended as a delegate from
the local board. Forty delegate
were present, representing boards al
over the state, and the meetings was
considered very successful one. Ii
velv discussions followed the readin:
of the various papers. The election
of superintendent and the teaching o
agriculture in the schools were tn
subjects of papers read the first day
At Albert Lea, Candy and Mclntosl
agriculture is taught in the higl
school and given credit. 1t was fel
that it would soon be generally laugh
in the high schools of the state. HI
expected to speak upon his later
"How to Limit the Influence of I'm
moral Pupils" was the subject of thu
best paper of the meeting. read thu
second day. 1t was considered 81
good that it was voted to have i
printed and copies sent to all schoo
boads in the state. What Shall Be
Done With the Truant?" was anOthe
paper read the second day. Mrs
Smith being unable to be present OF
account of sickness i'm her family, nae
sent paper on domestic Science,
and it was discussed freely, and al
were of the opinion that domestl
cience has come to stay and is on
of the very best subjects in the eur
riculum.
The bills were allowed.
The following is the statistical re
port submitted by Superintendent Nc
/ ConnaU for Decpmbpr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

For the first time in many years
the most frequent agency OF suicide
has been the revolver Three thousand,
one hundred and two persons have shot
themselves. In the remaining cases
2,735 died by poison, 1896 by asphyx-
iation, l,04l by hanging, 1904 by
drowning, S25 by cutting throat, 50
leaping from roofs or windows, %
by throwing themselves in front of
engines, 81 by stabbings, p by fire, 3
by dynamite and l by starvation.
Automobile Fatalities IN 1908.
The following table gives a list OF
those who have been killed or severely
injured by automobile accidents of all
kinds during the year 1908 in fifty one
of the large cities of the country. AL
together accidents have happened in
1873 places, as compared with 3G2 in
1907, and 1872 in 1906, showing the ra-
pidly increasing use of these vehicles:
Place Killed Injured
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
Filed Petition in Bankruptcy.
nm Tuesdays T'aiiv.

From IC.IFdN = ] III
Chester C. Stanton, farmer of Alta
Vista township, Lincoln county, today
fled petition i'll bankruptcy his
liabilities are $27 .9S0.19, OF which S2O,-
$40 are secured, and the assets are
real estate $lS.7S5, all mortgaged, cat
tie. So 400, machinery $1,000, and eX-
captions $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
Benites Eligible to Parole.
From Tuesdays Daily

:
Oscar Benites, sentenced from Blue
Earth county to the penitentiary for
twelve years and ten months, has had
his sentence reduced to ten years and
eight months by the board of pardons,
and is eligible to parole.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
From Fridays Daily.

Charles Alva Penhale, son of Mr.
and Mrs. j. K. Penhale of this city
died very suddenly at High River, Al
berta, Canada, yesterday. The cause OF
death is unknown, as the parents have
not yet received the particulars. The
remains will be shipped home and bur
led in Gleenwood cemetery.
The deceased was twenty three years
old and the youngest of six brothers
Last June he went to Canada, taking
up a claim. He is an excellent young
man and had many young friends here
who will regret his sudden demise. The
parents reside on Fulton street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

The proportion OF suicides as be
tween men and women remains about
the same as last year, the record
this year being 1864 males and 2,9So
females Physicians rs usual head the
list among professional men, the mum
Der in 1908 being AZ, as compared with
81 in 1907, 80 in 1906, 81 in 1905, 33
in 1904, 80 in 1903, and 81 in 1902
Fourteen clergymen, 2 artists, ac-
tors, ! architect, 4 musicians and l6
prominent attorneys also committed
suicide during they ear. The suicides
arising from business losses have
greatly increased during the year, be-
ing GA, as compared with l23 last
year. and in this number 81 bankers
and brokers. The causes of these sui
cides are stated as follows, the CLASH
iicatiOn. as in the case of homicides,
Leinu :, general one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

w. II. Anderson was made the sub
ject of a conspicuously located and
tersely written article in local paper
the other day. Some pretty strong
statements were made about him, and
he has taken decided exception to them
and has consulted County Attorney
Plymat to see whether they come
upon the law governing criminal libel
1t is understood that he was advised
that they do not come under this law,
and that the only recourse, conceeding
that the statements had no foundation
in fact would be an action for civil
damages. This Mr.. Anderson does not
care to start.
Mr. Anderson feels that the editor
of the paper has done him an injustice,
end very likely sparks will fly should
they happen to meet before Wallie's
feelings become paciiied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

poses of personal property to the
amount .of $1,000 and real estate to
the value. of $4,000. To the daugh-
ter, Louisa NJ Award, is left the
house and lot in Vernon Center vii
lage and $1,000 in money All of the
rest of the property is left to the
widow of the deceased
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
Suicide Record For 1908 Shows
Much of An Increase.
NUMBER FOOTED UP 1882
Homicides Reached More Than Eight
Thousand, Red Devil Caused Large
Number of Casualties.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-fhe suicide record
shows the same steady increase as it
has done for several years past. The
number for 1908 was 1882, as re-
ported in the public press. The fol-
lowing table shows the steady increase
Of self murder:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
Bucks Application Was Denied.
From Tuesday s Daily.

An application for the parole OF A.
A Buck came before tie board OF
control on Jan. 8, and 1T was dehieu.
There was no hearing i'll Mr.. Buck
behalf before the board today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

Send this advertisement together with name of
paper in which it appears your address and four
cents to cover postage, and We will send you
Complete Handy Atlas Of the World" :: ::
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

San Diego, Cal, Jan. 9.-The fifth
anniversary meeting of former residents
of Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota, which was held at the Mission
Cliff pavilion this week, was a great
success. More than 300 persons who
were formerly residents of the three
states were present.
The members of the society gath
cred early and participated in a
social good time until noon, when all
who had brought baskets joined in an
old Fashioned picnic dinner.
The following officers were elected:
President, f. d. Teale, formerly of Pot
ter county, S. D.; vice president, J. p.
Christensen, formerly of Mankato
Mimi; secretary, o. A. Buckland, re-
elected treasurer, BENJAMIN. Wood
man, reelected.
After receiving more than 100 new
members the meeting adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

A noticeable fea ture of this record
is the steady increase of murder by
highwaymen and thugs, there being l0l
more than in 1907.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
From Saturdays Daily.

The will of the late Nathaniel Al
ward, ST., was filed for probate today.
1T is dated April %, 1908, and dis
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
Canning Factory Destroyed.
rom Th1rSday's Daily

The canning factory at Cannon
Falls was destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon entailing loss of something
ike $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15
Scott Emulsion


does all it does by virtue
of one thing Pcwer-its
power to create power.
AS fire turns water to
steam SO SCOTS Emulsion
transforms thin, impure
blood into pure, rich blood,
giving nourishment and
vital energy to every
organ, every tissue and
every muscle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

In 3S2 smaller towns and villages
throughout the country 1873 have been
killed and 800 injured, making a to-
tai of $50 killed and ia injured as
compared with 324 killed and l,244 in
jured in 1907.
Homicides for Past Year.
The number of deaths by all kinds
of personal violence in 1908, except
suicide and lynching, as reported by
telegraph and recorded in the newspa-
pers of the various states and terri
tories, was 1852, an increase of 240
over 1867, in which year the number
was 63S less than in 1906. The gain,
however, for number of years has
been slow and steady, showing that
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
TRYING OUT THE MOTOR CARS
Rock Island VIII Make Test of Sew
eral for It's Branch Line
Service.

The Rock Island and the Santa Fe have
decided to use motor cars or their branch
lines to cut down operating expenses
through districts where the travel is not
very heavy. The Rock Island has decided
to give the various makes OF cars a test
before buying and TO that end five different
types OF cars will be put in service in COM
petition with the McKeen motor. car, The
General Electric company has built a new
car. from which II expects great things
and it will enter the contest. 1t is a gas
ollne electric car Of $50 horse power. 1t
will be put in service between Chanute
and Plttsburg, Kan, A steam motor car
Of the new type has also been entered In
the competition. One OF the McKeen
motors is now in daily service on the
Northern Pacific and is used to haul a
large passenger coach on its trip over a
branch line.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
WOULDN'T TALK is SET FREE
Experience of Recently Arrived Ger,
man Who Landed in PO-
lice Court.

John Hostter, very recently a subject Of
the kaiser, was brought into police court
Friday morning 70 answer TO the charge OF
being drunk When he was asked If he
was guilty or not guilty. he did not say a
word. The question was repeated several
times and still no answer was forthcoming
The Judge had no time to waste on Hostter
and he was discharged.
Even when discharged Hester did not
know what had been done with him and
he had to be led downstairs and showed
the way back home before he came TO
realize that he was a free man and not a
victim Of lese majesty.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31

A general court martial was convened at
Fort Crook Friday for the trial of such
cases as may be brought before it. The de-
tail for the court Is: Captains w. c, Ben
nett, George d. Guyer, l.. B. Simmonds;
First Lieutenants George H. White, r. w.
Drury, R. ]. West; Second Lieutenants N.
w. Riley, c. X. Nulsen, H. C. Fooks, with
First Lieutenant d. E. Shean as judge ad-
vocate. All the officers are OF the Six
tenth infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
Army Notes

Major Daniel r. Devoe Of the Eleventh
infantry has been ordered to report at
headquarters Of the Department Of the
Missouri for duty as assistant to Adjutant
General Major Chase w. Kennedy, Major
Devoe's assignment will be only temporary.
His new duties will begin with August 8.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31

Honorable discharges from the army by
purchase have been granted Privates Ralph
Rublnacci Of Troop c, Fourth cavalry, and
Luther E. Shelton Of Company G, Six
teeuth infantry.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20

by the seismic disturbances which did
SO much damage 20 the underground
workings of the Quincy.
NEW ARCADlAN-
The second drill hole of the Arcadian
has passed through lode, amygda-
loidal i'm character. showing a width
of over 20 feet and carrying good
copper values and with the trap rock
Immediately above the lode showing
good values i'm copper. also. This find
A. not now as In trenching some years
ago the lode was opened. The purpose
of the drill operation was To show the
dip of the formation. The present
hole is going down at an incline about
perpendicular 10 the lode. When this
work rs finished another drill viii 80
down TO tap the same lode at a depth
of 600 feet thus showing the dip of
the lode ut the lower point of at
tack. The first drill of the Arcadlan
is bottomed IN sandstone.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20
TAMARACk.

The meeting of the stockholders of
the Tamarack Mining Co, called for
the purpose of separating the Cliff
lands from the Tamarack proper, has
been adjourned until Dec. p. pending
instruction from the company's attor-
ney. There were 42,557 shares repre-
scented. George II. Flagg was elected
permanent chairman.
The plan to be voted on is for a
new company with the same manage
ment as Tamarack, with a capital OF
100000 shares (par $3.50, and 100000
shares will be offered to Tamarack
stockholders at $1S per share and as
sessaDle TO the amount of S12. Thus
each share of Tamarack will be enti-
tied To one share of the new com
pany: 10000 shares will be held i'm the
treasury Of the new company.
BY the sale of the $4,000 shares al
S13 per share, the Tamarack Co. will
GOO viii be transferred to the new COM
pany. leaving s6SO,OOO cash of the
Tamarack. or enough to pay off that
company's floating debt and leave close
To 100000 for working capital.
The Kearsarge lode extends through
feet and as this lode is being prohtably
worked on several properties south OF
the Clin lands. it is confidently ex-
pec'ed the Cliff will make valuable
mine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20

that with absolute success, though II
seems a very simple thing to me"
DO you mean that YOU can hold a
perfectly straight course through thick
woods and across broken country with
out compass or sunlight to guide?'
AS straight course as could be
followed in such country"
What is your guide, the moss or
growth on the shaded side of tree
trunks?"
"No. That's not TO be depended on.
Sometimes the dampness collects on
the north side of tree sometimes on
the east side, sometimes on another
slant. You can't depend on il, for ii
may be one thing in one ravine and
Just the opposite where currents of air
and relative positions of tree and Of
water are reversed.
But there is one thing which in
any general stretch of country is infal-
HbIe. That is the inclination Of trees.
Every section has its prevailing wind.
II YOU know what is the prevailing
wind OF the region where you are II
seems TO me that anybody with half an
eye ought 10 be able 10 hold a straight
course.
"Of course. you won't find the trees
r. thick woods bending at decided
angle as you would find those on eX-
posed ground But If you observe
carefully you will detect enough vari-
alton from a straight perpendicular
TO keep YOU going true. That's the Sc
cret of my sense OF direction, and it's
secret every man in the woods can
share. New York sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20
BUILT TO DEFY EARTHQUAKES
Tree Homes of rlexieo Made Of
Twigs and Grass interviewer
With Branches.

In order TO protect their homes
from earthquakes many of the natives
in the territory around Chilpancingo
and other towns in the State of Guer-
rero. Mexico, live in trees. Some OF
these tree homes a.e of large size
and are ingeniously constructed
Reeds and grasses are interviewer
with the twigs and branches of the
tree, much in the manner that bird
builds fits nest.
The severest wind seldom looses
these houses from the tree. Where
the trees are large and stand closely
together houses of two and three
rooms are frequently built in their
branches. These houses also afford
protection from the tigers" and OH
er wild animals which are found in
that region in large numbers. 1t is
claimed that a tiger" will not attack
it's prey unless IL is upon the ground.
The prime object of elevating these
ouses into the trees, however, is to
keep them from being shaken down
by the severe earthquakes which visit
the Guerrero territory at frequent in.
tervals.
The rocking of the earth gives the
trees a-swaying motion that does no
damage to the houses. In some local
tiles whole villages of these tree
homes are to be seen. None of them
suffered damage from the recent
earthquakes which wrought such ruin
TO the buildings on the ground.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20
MINING
CALUMET & ARIZONA.

Exploration of the cave recently
found at the Irish Mag last week shows
IL TO be much larger than first thought,
says the Bisbee Review. IL is more
than 100 feet long aud thirty or forty
feet high. in places. There is "A great
deaf of good oxide ore around the
walls. and large boulders OF it that
have fallen.
At the oliver shaft slight accident
To the hoist occurred Wednesday but
no delay in output resulted. The usual
development work is proceeding with
no new features of particular. interest.
At the Junction shaft of the :. & II.
drifts are cutting sulphide ore on the
4 500 and 500 levels. ON the l.5o0
the ore is a continuation downward
Of the sulphide that has been found on
the 1900. 1900 and l,l0O levels pre-
viously, and il looks as big and strong
on the 500 as on any of the other lev
els. The 1900 ore above is i'm new
country.
During the week the water which
has been flowing i'm the 1,400 drifts
south OF the shaft was tapped by the
1900 drifts, and in a few days the
country between these levels will be
drained enough to permit the develop
ing OF the ore body which is known To
occur between those levels, at the
Hoatson shaft. Development is going
on as usual. with no new discoveries.
At the Cole shaft 9S crosscut on the
1000 level is cutting favorable looking
ground, having passed out of the hard
limestone into leached ground with
copper stains. This crosscut is reach
ing into country of which much is ex-
pected.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20
PAINE. WEBER & co.'s GOSSIP
NEW BALTIC COPPER COMPANY

While the details of the organization /
of the New Baltic Copper company |
have not. as yet been settled upon.
the fact that the new corporation is 4
financed will mean that development /
of the property will commence upon |
an elaborate scale very soon. The !
proposition is good speculation. !
with chance, an excellent chance, of
making a copper mine. There are
five openings on the property, three
in drill holes and two by trenches. In
all five openings there is good copper
showing, very much resembling the
Baltic lode. which is such prolific
producer across the river. The fin
ancing of the new company is fair.
The company has 100000 shares. The
Edwards estate takes 10000 shares for
lands the Arcadian people 10000
shares for a quarter interest with the
Edwards people i'm the lands and the
original exploratory company takes
10 600 shares. OF the fifty thousand
treasury stock. "A Boston firm has taxi
en- 10000 shares at Sc "A share. thus
furnishing the treasury with the funds
necessary for immediate operation.
one of the drill cores is MS fine as
anything ever shown in the Lake dis
trict. The progress of this work will
| be watched with a great deal of inter-
est for il has an important bearing on
La Sale, Franklin, Arcadian and one
co, more particularly on the future Of
the two last named.
COPPER CoMBINATioN-
While very little has been heard
publicly relative to the new copper
combination the scheme is being
worked out nevertheless, and i'm due
time announcements will be made.
| During the week a meeting of the Gug-
| Fenheim interests took place in New
York when further progress was made
i'm the agreement as to the terms upon
which their properties will go into the
merger The Cole Ryan Amalgamat-
ed scheme Of consolidation is now pro-
crossing well. but this work will be
slower and more complicated. IL is
generally conceded, however. that
there is every expectation that the
combination will be brought to a con-
summation anu thot sunni lt1pOridh'
announcements on the subject will be
made early in the new year. The fear
that there might be legal restrictions
working against such a proposition is
now entirely removed.
QUINCY
During the month OF November the
product OF the Quincy mine was re-
! ported as 1850 tons. This is the larg-
est product the quincy mine has ever
shown. although the average has beer
within one hundred tons of this figure
for some time past The December
product will be close to 1900 tons
This high figure for November is par.
III tlcularly nattering To the management
j because OF the interrnn11op OF roci
shipments caused month
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20


A famous Canadian guide. Of whom
his friends assert that you could take
him up i'm "a balloon blndrolded and
drop him into the middle of the wilder
ness and he would find his way out
was asked 10y a New York hunter not
long ago how ne did it.
"Is it true" asked the New York
man. chat you can find your way back
To camp every time and in the straight
est line possible"
That's what they say" admitted
the old guide, aud" he added half
apologetically, Il should be ashamed
of myself if it wasn't pretty close to
the truth"
How do you do it?'
wei. sometimes / know pretty well
where / am mean, In "a general way
and I feel the direction Of the camp
or whatever place il is l want To reach
You know that is AN entirely different
proposition from merely getting out to
forest or section of country. The
man who doesn't know whore he OF
anything else is can always follow tho
streams and get somewhere some time
If ne holds out long enough.
"But that is a different matter from
taking an objective point even mag
mary. and then going straight through
the wilderness TO that point. Perhaps
not many guides themselves can do
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A NATURAL COMPASS.
How Trees Point the Way
Through the Wilderness.

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