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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
FIRST MEETING OF THE CABINET.
PRESIDENT and His Advisors Discuss
Number of Subjects.
.cIaI to The Free Press

N, lSpeciaI TO The Free Press.1
Washington, March 1.-THE first
meeting of President Taft and his
cabinet is being held today. The
members expect that the president
VIII outline to some extent the poll
cles which he expects each to devote
himself to i'll his respective depart
ment.
secretary Mabel already has decid-
cd that one of the most difficult
SUBJECTS with which he will have to
deal is that of immigration. The most
cursory examination has shown him
tiat TINS phase of the work has always
proved thorn in the flesh to his
predecessor. Mr. Nagel is convinced
thaC The best interests of the
country can best be subserved bv the
promotion of the widest distribution
'of the thousands of immigrants who
come annually to American ports. and
lie VIII devote considerable time study
ing how this can be effected. As a
lawyer he has, however. some doubt
as to the legality of the government
acting as sort of national employ
ment agency.
There is one point which the presi-
dent has already made clear to all
members of his cabinet and that is
That ne wishes them to seek to effect
every desired end with the least posi-
Die alteration of the STATUTES. He is
so opposed to wholesale changes in
the law that he has minated to them
tlat he expects them to exhaust every
phase of their ingenuity before they
propose to him any such recommenda-
ZION. Ut course when they find that
changes OF the law are absolutely es-
sentlal they will find the president
ready to make necessary recommends
tions to congress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
GREATEST MARATHON CONTEST
Race at Madison Square Garden Shrubb
and Others Booked.
Especial to The Free Press.

New York, March l7.-Easily the
greatest Marathon contest of modern
times will be seen in Madison Square
Garden tonight The competitors in
the race will be Alfred Shrubb, the
greatest distance runner England has
produced; Tom Longboat the famous
Indian runner from Canada; Johnny
Hayes, who won for America the
Olympic Marathon contest i'm London
last summer, and Dorando Pietri, who
scored a nearvictory in the same
event, and won the applause of the
world for his magnificent pluck.
This race should settle for time
at least, the championship of the
world at Marathon racing, or running
twenty six miles 3S5 yards. The
quartet of runners have been noti-
fled sufficiently far in advance to get
i'll perfect condition for the contest,
and the prize put up by the manage
ment for the victor will be big
enough to make any of the four do
his best to win.
The Indian will undoubtedly be the
favorite for the big event on March
IL. He has been running in superb
form during the winter, and his two
easy VICTORIES over Dorando have made
him look invincible to many.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
Played Irish Airs.
CLAIMS DELEGATES WERE DRUNK
Denver Hotel Man-.Angry Because
Board Bills Are Not Paid.

Denver, Colo, March 17-Charging
| that many Pennsylvania delegates to
the democratic national convention did
not pay their hotel bills, Philip f. A.
Ryan of this city is trying to collect
money he claims due him. Ryan, who
was proprietor of the Hotel Tours at
the time of the convention, says when
the delegates from the keystone state
arrived most of them were deplorably
drunk, some so helpless they could not
sign their names. He is not sure all
registered, but says he knows many of
them did not pay their bills.
The rule of Denver hotel men was to
collect half their money when rooms
were engaged for the convention and
the other half when the rooms were oc-
cupied. Mr.. Ryan found collections so
difficult when the delegates arrived
that he appealed to James Kerr, who,
Ryan says, promised to be responsible
for the entire bill.
Mr.. Ryan claims over $1,000, and
says Kerr delegated man named Nut
ger from eastern Pennsylvania to make
collections, but that when the conven-
ton had ended Mutzer had done but lit
tie. When the delegation left the hotel
Ryan says its members were so full
of Denver whisky they did not know
their names. He alleges Mutzer tried
to make delinquents pay their bills, but
that many of them got away without
putting up.
Ryan asserts he has contract signed
by Kerr, who since has died, guarantee
ing the full bill of the delegation, and
Ryan is trying to learn where Kerr re.
sided in order to put in claim against
his estate. Ryan says he has not be.
gun suit over the matter.
Denver democrats, who claim to know
the facts, say that the Pennsylvanans
had secured quarters at the Hotel
Tours, but when they arrived they were
the hotel was full and were
forced to seek rooms elsewhere. Ac-
cording to this story, the hotel, after
turning them away, notified the dele
gates they could have rooms, but they
would not take them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
A FORMER MANKAT0 MAN DEAD.
I. Davis Passed Away at Gardena,
Cal, on Thursday.

Minneapolis Tribune: According to
letter received by Mrs. d. L. Jones,
5llS Park avenue, j. T. Davis, who for
number of years was resident of
Minneapolis. died Thursday at Gardena
Gal. Coming to Minneapolis from Man
kato twehty-scven years ago Mr.. Davis
was member of the firm of Davis
Brothers, meat dealers, who for MANY
years were located on First avenue
south, between Washington avenue and
Third street. Owing to i'll health he
moved to Gardena, Cal, three wears
ago. Mr.. Davis was prominent mem
Der of Westminster Presbyterian church
being for a considerable time one of its
officers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
CLAIMS SHOT INs SELF-DEFENSE
A. d. SaCkctt Has Trouble With One
DCOleY at IaneSYiIle Yesterday.

"A. ID. Sackett, u stock buyer OF
GAINESVILLE, is under bonds of $1,000 to
appear at the next term of the Wa
SEGA county district court, to answer
to the charge of assault with dan
gerous weapon. From what can be
learned Mr. Sackctt was defending him.
self against the attack of j. j. DooIey.
another stockbuyer of that village.
1t Is said that Sackett had bought a
load OF hogs and had started for the
stockyards to unload them when Doolev
Jumped upon the sleigh and seized
Sackett by the throat and struck him
on top of the head. Mr.. Sackett at.
tempted to defend himself. but was
powerless in the hands of his antag
onist. Finally ,Sackett pulled a revoI.
yer and fired. Dooley then pumped off
the sleigh. He claimed that the bullet
Int him Oh the lip. Later he pro-
cured warrant for Sackett's arrest.
The defendant was brought before JUS
tice II. B. Springer, and waived ex.
animation. Mr.. Sackett claims that he
shot i'll self-defense 1t is claimed
ny parties i'll GAINESVILLE that this is
the third time that Dooley has made
an attack OH Sackett.
Sackett procured bondsmen, and he
VIII engage an attorney to defend him
sen when his case comes to trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
GIRL HAD PLANNED THE SUICIDE
Mary Freitag Was Very Despondent;
Coroner Will Not Hold Inquest.

Fairmont, March l7.-Dr Janss. Tho
coroner, arrived on the Tuesday morn
ing train and after a thorough inves
tigation and talking with each member
of the Freitag family in their native
tongue, separately and alone, was Sc
thoroughly satisfied that it was pre-.
meditated suicide that he deemed an
inquest unnecessary.
In the later investigation it devel.
oped that for some time Winnie Freitao
had been very Respondent and at the
laundry where she worked had told
some of the other girls that some day
she would kill herself.
Only few minutes previous to the
tragedy she said to her grandmother
who lives with them: you can tell
mamma good bye for ne; am going
to shoot myself The old lady in
a kind and sympa thetic manner re.
proved the girl for saying such a thing
and to take her thoughts away from
such broodings, showed her the pic
lures she had of some of their rcIa.
While the old lady was putting away
the pictures the fatal shot was fired
in the girls room. The bullet passed
through her body, en- through the cell
ing and was firmly imbedded in a
piece of furniture IN the room below.
The girl evidently laid down upon the
floor before firing the fatal shot.
DIR. Janss secured the bullet which
he now has. The revolver used was
one which the girls father had had
about the house for some time, and
as stated was of thirty eight calibre.
Alter dinner Winnie insisted that
her mother should, 1t down and rest
and let her do up ali OF the housework.
She did everything in nice shape, then
went up stairs, changed all her clothes,
putting on her incest dress and combing
her hair nicely, which showed that even
then she had fully made up her mind
TO end her earthly existence.
There are many stories told as to
The cause of the girl preferring death
to life, but most of. them are idle ru
mors. Mrs. Freitag says that for three
OF tour weeks the girl has spent much
time at her window looking out in ST.
fence. Some of her girl friends believe
she was greatly disappointed when q
young man who had paid her some at
tentlon was married to another girl
not long ago
Whatever the reason NAV have been
now matters not to poor Winnie
freltag, but the stricken family deserve
ana are accorded the deepest sympathy
OF all III the terrible ordeal which
they have been called upon to face.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
WOULD RETURN TO OLD COUNTRY
Man Whose Son-in-law and Daughter
Have Turned Him Adrift.

Chief Osten has written to the daugh
ter at Little Falls of tn cold man whose
son-in law and daughter in this city
turned him out, and who has been
sleeping at the police station. The
old man wishes to return to the old
country, where he has three daughters
who are well to do, and Mr.. Osten
believes that the children in this coun-
try should assist in getting their father
there.
The old man, so Mr.. Osten states.
has been subsisting upon what he can
pick out of the garbage barrels back of
the hotels, while his children are COM
fortably off, He claims to nave let
the soni law in this city have $500,
which he says is unaccounted for. 1t
appears that the old man is little
hard to get along with, Oh account of
being old and childish, which may ac-
count for his being turned out to. SUBJ
sist for himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
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JOHN NELSON IN CRITICAL SHAPE.
Suffering From Cancer of the Stomach;
Is at Rochester

John \. Nelson. proprietor of the
st. Paul House. and an old and respect
ed resident of AIankato, is in the
hospital at Rochester in critical con
dition. He has been suffering from
stomach trouble, and Saturday was
operated upon. and it was found that
he has large cancer of the stomach
He will remain there until he is able
to return home, but a permanent cure
is hardly to be expected. His daughter
Miss Mabel, is with him.
The eleven year old daughter of
Arthur Ore of Decoria. residing eight
miles from the city, met with pain
full accident Sunday afternoon. She
was riding on a pony, when she was
thrown off and struck the ground so
hard that her right arm became doubled
under her and possibly was fractured
at the elbow. She was brought to the
city, and DIR. C.. f. Warner treated
the ALLOW as though is was fractured,
as the swelling was SO great and the
injury SO painful that it was i'm
possible to determine fully whether
there was fracture
Sella, the eleven year old daughter
of Lawrence Henline, is suffering from
an aggravated type of diphtheria. and
her condition is serious There is
paralysis of the throat, and possibly
stomach.
Mrs. Corey. who recently sustained a
fracture of the hip, was yesterday
placed upon fracture bed, and is ex-
pected to gropress more rapidly She
is at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Patrick Kenney.
DIR. Warner is the attending physi-
clan in the above cases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
TWENTY YEARS AS A BISHOP
Rt. Rev. Joseph B. Cotter of the Dio.
Cese of Minnesota.

Winona, March 17.-Rt. Rev. Bishor
Joseph B. Cotter is completing his
twentieth year of service as the first
bishop of the Winona diocese. The
following statistics just issued are OF
interest: Number of priests in Wi
mona diocese, 90. Number of parishes
attended to, 124. Catholic population
i'll diocese, 1925.
There are two academies for the
higher education of young ladies, one
III Winona and the other in Owatonna,
with total membership of 1876.
In 70 parishes of the diocese are
parochial schools, accom-.
in all, 1880.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
MONEY WILL BE PAID TO HEIRS
State to Hand Over Neat Sum TO
People in Sweden.

Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of state
received from Gothenburg, Sweden
about pound of imposing authenti
Gated documents and photographs, up
on the translation and perusal of which
he will authorize the state treasurer to
pay $4,000 to the mother of young
man who died several years ago at
sWorthington.
No heirs appearing at the time, the
mans property escheated to the state
Governor Johnson has signed bill
recently passed by the legislature pro-
Vidlng for the repayment of the money
to the mother, who is rightly entitled
to it,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
TARIFF BILL PUT BEFORE
SQLONS TODAY By Mr.. PAYNE
Especial to The Free Press.J
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special TO The free PreSs'J
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E Washington.-The tariff bill
= was introduced i'll the house to- I
= day by Representative Payne. I
+ 1t provides for an Inheritance !
+ tax, increased internal revenue I
+ tax on cigarettes, $lO0,OOO,000 is I
+ sue of Panama canal bonds, in I
+ creased issue of $l50,000,00O in I
+ treasury certificates and the {
+ imposition of duties OH "a maxi !
+ mum and minimum basis. Coffee, I
+ hides and iron ore on free list. I
+ Boots, shoes, leather goods, steel I
t. and iron products, lumber goods, {
4. steel and iron products, lumber /
+ wood. shoddy and waste and I
+ cheaper grades of third class I
+ wool materially are reduced /
+ Tea is taxed 5 cents per pound /
+ The internal revenue tax on +
J. beer and whisky is not disturb +
1. ed. The bill, it is estimated, /
+ will produce $3OQ,0OOOOO revc- +
f nue. from customs. 1
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
WILL OF ]. w. FOWLER is FILED
Leaves Property Valued at $4,000 to
His Widow.

The will of the late John w. Fowler
was filed in the probate court today.
The personal property amounts to
$1,000, and the real estate to $4,000.
The will is dated Nov. 2, 1895, and
leaves all of the property to the widow,
Mrs. Marcella E. Fowler, and appoints
her executrix.
The will of the late Nels Larson of
Lake Crystal was also filed today for
probate. The estate consists of real
estate of the value of $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
STOLE HORSE AND UNDER ARREST
Former Window Hotel Clerk Is in
Trouble; His Escapades.


Trouble; His Escapades
Window, March l7.-Albert Bowdish
who worked at the Park hotel most
of the winter and suddenly disap-
peared the other day, is now in jail
for stealing horse and some other ar
ticles. From Window he went to the
country and was finally given en-
ployment by Louis Albertson in Storden
township. He was sent to get load
of hay and after burning up portion
of a stack drove towards Murray coun-
ty. After he had gone about two
miles he unhitched the team, turned
one of the horses loose, mounted the
other and struck out for South Dakota.
He got into Murray county, but had to
give up the horse on account of the
roads and continued his journey Oh
foot, finally putting up at Dovrey.
Under instructions from Sheriff Sever
son, the Westbrook marshal got the
boy and held him until Thursday night
when the sheriff went to Wesbrook and
took him i'll tow. Bowdish said it was
his intention to go to South Dakota.
We understand that the young mans
flight was not purely crazy idea for
he had taken other things and doubt
less knew that he would be wanted.
Bowdish is a brother of the Mountain
Lake boy who burned up his employers
barn. He was sent north from Savan-
nah, Georgia, with several other orphan
children and has had knock around
life ever since. The young man is not
well balanced, at one time being unus-
ually religious and then going to the
other extreme, with a headstrong tenn
per to make it worse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
GREEN IS THE COLOR
ST. PATRICK'S DAY FITTINGLY
CELEBRATED IN NEW YORK.
Monster Parade Under the Auspices
of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans; Over Seventy Thousand
Men in Line; City Decorated in
Honor of the Sons and Daughters
of Ireland
Especial to The Free Press.1

New York, March l7.-Although
New York makes no claims to the
luxuriant early spring of the balmy
southland, yet things look pretty
green here today. The Irish flag flies
over city hall along with the flag of
the brave and free, and the green
bunting which the loyal Irshmen re-
serve for this day has been unfurled.
On certain important thoroughfares
one finds nearly every corner, ana
sometimes even a place in the middle
of the block, profusely decorated with
the color SO deV to the Irishman's
heart, and here and there a flag from
Il window or house top.
Under A. o. o. H. Control.
The whole of the arrangements for
the parade were under the control of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians
which is the most powerful, numeri-
cally, of all the Irish socities in the
United States. In order to follow
the time-honored precedent this years
parade had to excel the parade of last
year. The efforts of Grand Marshal
Patrick j. Gilroy were successful
Over 10000 men were in line. The
parade was more of military char
acter than in former years. Each
division assumed battalion formation
under the charge of experienced and
specially chosen officers. The men
marched eight abreast, and consequent
ly took several hours to cover the
route.
Played Irish Airs.
The leading battalions were the
Irish Volunteers, 100 strong, under
command of Colonel Kilgar, and the
Sixty ninth Regiment, commanded by
Colonel Edward Duffy, with their re-
spective bands making the windows
along Fifth avenue rattle with "The
Wearing of the Green and "The Harp
That Once Through Tara's Halls"
as they do but once year on the
seventeenth of March.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
FRIENDLY GAME OF POKER
GETS ONE MAN IN TROUBLE


T. Mason City, March IA
+ friendly game of poker got one
i man in Mason City into a heap !
+ of trouble. James G. Ross, a
+ travelling man, and Earl Gard
+ ner of Mason City were play :
j ing a game of smear, when :
J. Gardner remarked that he wish .
+ ed the game were poker as he :
+ had such an excellent hand. .
u Ross who held four aces .
+ thought that his hand was good :
+ enough also for such game .
+ and bet SIS OH his hand and :
+ as he had no more money laid !
i down his four aces and began .
+ raking i'll the money, when :
+ Gardner showed a royal flush !
4 and took the money. Ross !
+ then became convinced that the .
+ the game was crooked and had .
+ Gardner arrested. Gardner broke :
+ away from the police but was .
+ finally landed and fined $75 for .
+ gambling. He was then arres- .
+ ted for resisting an officer and
+ will in day or SO receive his !
+ punishment for that crime. 1
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
Papke-Flynn Fight Tonight.

Hot Springs, March l7.-Billy Papke
and Jimmy Flynn fight tonight in
Los Angeles. Papke was in active
training in this city from Feb. % to
meet Joe Thomas, but the match was
knocked out by the interference of
the governor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
Lotos Club and Carnegie.

New York, March l7.-This even
ing the Lotos club will give feast
to Andrew Carnegie. He is the first
guest OF honor the club has had in
its new clubhouse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
Hearing on Woman Suffrage.
Especial to The Free Press.l

Hartford Conn.,, March 1.-THE COM
mittee on woman suffrage in the
Connecticut Assembly is hearing to-
day in the hall of the house, advo-
Gates and opponents of the granting
OF suffrage to women. There is a
large attendance and vigorous speak
ers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
WILL BECOME EVANGELIST
AFTER SERVING PRISON TERM


+ Dsnrille, H.. March l7-An- .
Z nouncing his intention to become
Z an evangelist like the Rev. Will i.
Z liam Sunday, Joseph Mccarthy .
confessed in the federal court .
+ that he had blown the safe in .
+ the postoffice at Gale, ILL.,. and .
+ declared that William Strong .
!. and Charles Gallagher, who were /.
arraigned with him, had no part .
+ in the robbery. They probably !
will be set free when Mccarthy .
+ is sentenced by Judge Wright to- !
morrow. Mccarthy says he will !
+ cheerfully serve his sentence at !
: Fort Leavenworth, and in the !
? meantime will prepare himself j
: to enter the evangelistic field ON !
his release from prison. I
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
GRAN TO LEAVE HERE
HE WILL BE SECRETARY OF Y. M.
c. A. AT LA CROSSE, WIS.
Organization There Is to Have One
Hundred Thousand Dollar Building;
Will Be Completed About Septem-
Der First; Fine Promotion for Man
kato Man, Who Deserves 1t; His
LabOIs in Mankato.

La Cross. Wis, March l7.-Abner C..
Gran. secretary of the y. Nj. c. a. of
Mankato, Mimi, has been elected secre-
tary of the La Crosse Y. NJ. C.. A. and
will take charge of the new 100000
building when it is completed on
Sept. |.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
Uplift Not as Pronounced.

st. Louis Democrat: The coun-
try observes with pleasure that the up
lift in eggs is not as pronounced as
it was.
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CONTINUED on Page Eisht.1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-26

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: Alexander CITY. April 25.--(Speclal)
Much interesting talk Is recently be-
ing INDUCED in by the people OF Alex
aiider City. and the farmers in this
vicinity, over the proposed new rail-
road from Montgomery to Alexander
City. with the possibility Of Its extern
sion to tap either the A. b. and A..
Railway at some points north OF This
city. or make it's terminai In Atlanta.
With the vast timber and farming
output over which q road along the
line mentioned would develop and abb
solutsly control. with the thousands of
farms and different Industries IN hearty
accord with, the project all along its
line. with the Immensely Increasing
population and wealth now being de-
veloped, .notwithstandink the. inland
sections have no outlet. with all this
standing to its favor. no reason can be
assigned however. foreign the argu-
ment. but what the road would be an
immense success. "a
But there 10 one drawback. and only
one, that effects thet minds and pocket
books Of capital along the line and
that II this: When a great scheme Of
this character is launched. the people
do not know how sincere are the pro-
rnoters who go along the line OF right
of way. take options of lands. gifts
Of right Of way, substantial gifts and
subscriptions. II 10 remembered by the
people Of Alexander, City. and freely
and notoriously talked. that about ten
years ago certain parties proposing to
erect q railroad from here to Atlanta
and to extendsto Selma, which Is claim
ed TO be one of the most feasible lines
for railroad In the South. obtained all
the right-of-way. most all by gift. and
many thousands of dollars In money
s,lbscriptions and land gifts for town
sites, and all for the sake Of having