The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-24

ter ana 0tnef SOOu tnlnSS from tnelr
farm home. Every member of the
family had broad and happy smile
on his or her face, and seemed thor
oughly contented with life. Doubtless
other farmers who own machines were
in. but the reported did not happen
to see or know them.
1t seemed good to see these farmers
using the latest and most luxurious
appliances for annihilating distance.
With good roads and their machines,
they practically live on the outskirts
Of Mankato. A matter of eight or ten
miles is nothing 1t will not be long
before other of the up-to-date farmers
will be owning their cars and touring
about the country. They can aqord
it as well as any class of people, and
are certainly entitled to the enjoyment
of it. When the day comes when
most of the farmers have their autos,
as it will come in few years, the
good roads problem will be at an end,
and everybody will work in harmony
to get the best possible roads and
keep them graveled and dragged.
Philadelphia, Sept. 2O.-Quaker City
society expects few sensations during
the hearing of the divorce action
brought by Lily Cortelyou Palmer Nc
Ilvaine against her husband, J. Gibson
Mcllvaine, Jr., millionaire lumber
man. The writ is returnable in the
common pleas court today. Mrs. Nc
1lvaine alleges cruel and barbarous
treatment as the basis of her COM
plant. She declares that her husband
has endangered her life, and offered
such indignities as to render her con-
dition intolerable" The couple were
married in Brooklyn in 1904. Mrs. Me-
Ilvaine left her husbands home on
Nov. 18th last. They have no chill
dren.
McIlvaine has many friends, who de-
fend him. Inquiry in West Philadel-
pha elected the information that he
had spent great sums of money for the
health and comfort of his wife, who
was an. invalid. 1t is asserted that
Mrs. McIlvaine was stricken with
nervousness while she was in Wash
ington on her wedding tour. 1t is said
also that she was i'll in the capital
city for month, and that upon the
return of the couple to No. 1926 Pow
elton avenue-the first address they
had in this city-AIrs. McIlvaine was
i'll for a long time.
Her husband did everything possible
to have her regain her health. his
friends say. He obtained the services
of several specialists in nervous dis
orders and employed nurses and gave
his wife the best attention.
Montreal, Sept. 90 Montreal, cor
rupt but not contented, it today the
scene of a battle of ballots which
will decide the question of reducing
the number of aldermen to half,
and of establishing board of COM
missioners to administer the city af-
fairs, subject to the approval of the
council.
There is every probability of the
propositions being adopted, as the
English speaking voters generally IA
vor the board of control, as does
large element of the French voters.
Opposition is largely from the French
workmen.
Testimony showing that the city of
Montreal has lost millions of dollars
in contract work and that official po-
sitions of all kinds have been bought
and sold for years was brought out
by the investigation into the city's af-
fairs begun by the provincial govern
ment some time ago.
In the fire and police departments
it was shown that appointments were
openly dealt in at price of 200 each,
and that promotions were likewise
open to purchase.
In the public works department
contracts were awarded through a
certain middle man who conducted ne
gotiations between the Aldermen and
the contractors On contracts let this
year and totalling $66O,O00 it was
shown that the excess price amounted
to $4,000.
Judge Pau today handed out sew
eral decisions and orders. In the case
of j. B. Hodge VS.. the Mercantile Fire
and Marine Insurance company, he or
dered a new trial as to one of the
policies and denies the motion as to
the other In the case of the same
plaintiff VS.. the Franklin Fire Insur-
ance company, new trial is granted
as to the insurance on the building,
but denied as to that on the personal
effects.
A motion for a change of venue in
the case of M. S. Stevens VS.. w. u.
Hoerr is denied.
In the case of the National Citizens
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