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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
WORKON PATCHL LINE
WORK OF GRADING BEGINS TODAY
NEAR OwATONNA.
Heaviest Grading Has Already Been
Done, and Crew of Men Are Now
Working Between Rochester and
Owatonna; Construction Between
Minneapolis and Owatonna Was
Very Costly.

The people at all points on the line
of the Dan Patch Electric Railroad,
who are interested in seeing the road
built, are highly pleased with the mark
ed increase in activity particularly no.
ticeable during the past week, says the
Owatonna Journal Chronicle.
As previously mentioned in these
columns, this company has completed
its grade from Fifty eighth street, Min
neapolis, all the way through to North
field, distance of about forty-six
miles. This grade is ready for the
rails, with the exception of about a
mile and a quarter at Savage, where
some very heavy grading was encoun-
tered. This, we understand, will be
cleaned up in about ten days, and the
rails may then be put down on this
entire section.
In addition to the work now under
way at Savage, two construction crews
under Mcknight arrived Monday in
Owatonna and grading between here
and Rochester commences Tuesday.
Rochester is the southern terminal of
the first division of the Dan Patch
line and it is therefore very apparent
that the company is making excellent
progress towards completion
Many more miles of road-be could
have been completed by this time had
the management elected to do the
lighter grading first, but it was decided
to get the most difficult work done in
the beginning, leaving the easier work
to the last. 1t is pleasing to learn
that all of the heaviest grading is now
completed, and when the rails are laid
between Minneapolis and Mortified the
work will have cost more than will
be required to build the balance of the
line to Rochester.
President Savage is to be commended
for the conservative policy pursued in
the building of his road and his work
cannot help but rebound to the credit
of the management, and in profit to
the company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
FOURTH BANK IN ROCHESTER
Opened It's Doors to the Public Yes
terday Morning.

Monday morning, the fourth bank
of Rochester, opened its doors to the
general public for business-namely
the First State Bank of Rochester, in
corporated.
The Post-Record says the office of
the bank is located on South Broad.
way, just south of Baihly Bros. meat
market, and certainly presents bust
ness-like appearance. Workmen have
been busy for some time decorating
and arranging the interior and they
did their work well. Practically every
thing has been enameled white, and
the effect is most pleasing The large
Corliss safe is located in the window,
and looks, as Toronto Jimmie dubbed
that make-burglar proof. In the rear
are the large safe for the books, ETC.,
of the institution, and new and mod
ern banking appliances have been in
stalled.
The complete list of officers and di-
rectors has previously been published.
MIR. George b. Doty is cashier, and Mr..
Max ID. Slade of Adrian, brother of
Mrs. Fred Schuster, is bookkeeper. Visi-
tors are keeping them busy explaining
and showing them about, and the ex-
pressions of appreciation of the bank
new quarters are universal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
ADVERTISE FOR POLICEMEN
Burlington, Ia, Wants Department UP
to Standard.

TO keep its police department up
to the standard Burlington, Iowa, has
had to advertise for men This adj
vertisement is being printed in the
burlington papers:
WANTED-Good men for the police
department. The Board of Police and
Fire Commissioners will receive ap-
plications for positions in the police
department, and meeting will be
held in the near future for the ex-
animation of applicants; must be
able to read and write the English
language understandingly and be
residents of the City of Burlington,
Ia, two years, not over forty years
OF age nor under twenty five, and be
at least 5 feet, 8 inches in height in
bare feet, and weigh not less than
80 pounds without clothing. All
those desiring to take tn" cxamina-
ton must secure and fill out APP
plications, which may be had at the
city clerks office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
EVENING AT "THE
BUILDING ON THE CORNER"
Four Hundred Guests Awaited Them
selves of Privilege of Program
Given BY Boys and to Inspect
Building and Decorations; Ban
quet Hall An Inviting Place;
Ground Is Given for Athletic Field

Last evening the Y. NJ. c. A. was
"at home" to all of its members and
friends and the event was gala one.
The reception hours from eight to ten
were greatly enjoyed by large num-
Der of people, about four hundred
guests availing themselves of the priv
ilege of enjoying the program given by
the boys and also of inspecting the
building and the improvements which
have been recently made.
Throughout all of the rooms ported
plants, palms, ferns and autumn boughs
were prettily arranged and a huge
bowl of red SALIVA made pretty color
effect, giving most festive appearance
to the whole scene.
In the banquet hall, where seventy
five members sat down, the tables We're
centered with roses and carnations, the
gift of Florist Nielsen, as were also
all of the potted plants used through
out the building.
A most delicious banquet was served
at six thirty o'clock by the ladies'
auxiliary, under the direction of Mrs.
C. H. Cooper, chairman of the banquet
DIR. George r. Curran, president of
the association, presided at the ban
quet and after few Introductory re-
marks called on Secretary Deerhake
and Physical Director Wirth, who made
for the coming year,
DR.. j. w. Andrews and DIR. L. c.
Kelly also made some remarks regard
ing their Bible classes for the coming
season. George NJ. Palmer was next
asked to announce to the association
the gift from DR.. William +. Lewis.
Mr.. Palmer stated that DR.. Lewis, who
will be remembered as former resi-
dent of this city, had presented to the
Y. NJ. c. A. piece of land for an
athletic field, the gift having been
extended on the date of DR.. Lewis
eightieth birthday. DR.. Lewis is now
in Oakland, CAL. and the telegram
which Mr. Palmer received read as fol-
lows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Mankato Readers Are Learn
ing the Duty of the Kidneys.

10 hitter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills fol-
low;
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them ALL
Mankato people endorse our claim.
+. j. McWade, living at 307 N. Sec
ond ST., Mankato, Mimi, says: 81
can vouch for Doan's Kidney Pills as
reliable kidney remedy. l first learn
ed of them when living in Waseca,
from people who had been cured
through their use. After moving here
l was afflicted with kidney complaint,
used one box of Doan's Kidney Pills.
procured from J. c. Thro's drug store,
and they speedily removed every symp-
tom of the trouble. I am now en-
joying good health and give Doan's
Kidney Pills the credit"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
Profit in Civic Advancement.

eve are coming to understand that
not only should our bridges be beau
tiful, but our public buildings must
be beautiful, our river banks must be
beautiful, the homes of the poor as
well as those of the rich must be
beautiful and, being beautiful, will be
such as the poor as well as the rich
can live in safely, proftably, wisely.
As we clean and beautify and make
splendid the cities and the towns in
which we live, as we tie them together
into more and more efficient corpor
ate units, struggling for the common
welfare of us all, we shall find that
the unlovely things in human nature
in our own nature, the dishonesties, the
foulnesses, the dishonors that have held
back so long and so terribly the prog
ress of mankind, will be more and
more impossible. A city materially
beautiful will be spiritually beautiful
also."-President Flavel S. Luther, Jr.,
of Trinity College, in The Chronicle,
Elyria, Ohio.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
When the Woman Baked,

A Spokane, Wash, woman, Mrs.
John Lester Mann, in filing a petition
for divorce outlined the following as
sample of her daily program fof
four years past:
Rise at 4 o'clock a. m.
Exercise with cross-cut saw on a
pile of logs.
Get breakfast for a threshing crew
of thirty men, each possessed of .
healthy appetite.
After breakfast:
Plant potatoes and other chores.
Clean the barn and chop wood for
the cook stove.
Load several wagons with sacked
grain to take to market.
Cook dinner for thirty threshermen,
with appetites as mentioned.
Afternoon recreation:
Butcher hogs and make sausage.
Chores and wood chopping, also
milking dozen cows.
Prepare supper for the same crew
of hungry harvesters and clean the
house.
Evening at home:
Darn socks, make bread and do
other work till 10 o'clock p. M; bed
on pallet of straw on the floor of
the cook house..
If there is evidence enough to sup
port this formidable array of allega-
tons the case affords practical appli-
cation of the one-time popular song
which advised hearers to "Let the
women do the work" But the wonder
is how any woman with a spark
Of seif-assertion would permit herself
to be SO outrageously imposed upon.
Some of the sympathy that might be
felt for her will be lost in contemplate
ing her slavish submissions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
Home for Aged BARRIERS.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 5.-A plan for
the establishment of home for aged
and incapacitated BARRIERS is one of
the chief objects of the national con-
ventlon of the Journeymen BARRIERS
international union which opened
here today. Delegates representing
10000 union BARRIERS in the United
States, Canada and British Columbia
are attending. President Fisher an
nouneed that the proposed home will
be patterned after that of the printers
at Colorado Springs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
SEVERAL FARMS ARE Sold.
Merchant & Atchison Make the Gales
Want More Farms Listed.

From Tuesdays Daily.
w. j. Merchant and George AtchiSc,
have disposed of several of the fines
farms in this vicinity to Illinois par
ties during the past few days, at good
prices, and the purchasers will take
possession March l. The farms sold
are the George Fletcher farm in Nicol-
let county, the Leverage farm, also
in Nicollet county, and the Campton
farm, near Eagle Lake. The new own
ers will move their families and make
their homes here in the future.
that they have customers for few
more good farms if they are listed at
once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
Three hundred feet square on
this my eightieth birthday
William Frisbie Lewis.
+ !. + + + T. + + :. - +

The gift of land is located on Mound
of Sibley park and will be a most
valuable addition to the Y. M. c. A.
and also of the greatest assistance in
the carrying on of its work along
athletic lines, which up to this time
has been handicapped for want of land
for athletic purposes. This very i'm
portant gift will be called the Lewis
Athletic field
President Curran next called upon
State Secretary Z. w. Peek, who made
a stirring speech on association work
and its activity in other cities and the
possibilities for the Mankato associa-
tion this year.
Following the after banquet talks,
the guests were invited to the gym
nasium, where drill was given by
sixteen boys of the junior department,
all uniformly dressed in gymnasium
costumes with red and orange sashes.
A very interesting tumbling exhibition
was also given by three other mem
bers of the junior department, Grant
and Harold Willard and Lucius Bad
ger All of the gymnasium work was
especially entertaining and reflected
great credit upon all of the boys who
took part.
A baseball game between the Armory
team and the Y. NJ. c. A. boys was
another of the interesting features that
was planned for the entertainment of
the guests, the score being nine to five
in favor of the Y. NJ. G. A. boys.
The Twentieth Century band, under
the direction of Harry 0. Iverson fur
nished a delightful program of music
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
Better Not Take Whiskey.

The next time you have sudden chiil-
you Or any of the folks at home-dontbothe
with whiskey or waste time. Take quickly
a teaspoonful of Perry Davis Painkiller in
half a glass of hot water or milk. Its good
record of 70 years proves reliability. At your
druggists. The new size is 35c. c. Soc. q
Qarger) bottle. You ought to have it on hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
Will Is PrObated,

Mrs. Ingeberg M. Burmeister today
petitioned the probate court to be
appointed administrators of the es-
tate of her husband, the late Andrew J.
Burmcister. The heirs are the widow
and three sons, and the estate con-
sists of personal property to the
amount of $1,000 and real estate to
the amount of $500, being the home
stead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
Sale of Waterloo Museum.

Brussels, Oct. 5.-The sale of the
celebrated museum at Waterloo, con-
training one of the finest collections
OF Napoleonic relics in existence takes
place today. A bid of $4,000 has
been received from an unnamed Bel
gian, which it is believed will be ac
capted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
Want to Split Up State.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 5.-A meet
ing composed of representatives of
civic bodies, industrial associations
and business men from all the south
ern counties of California was held
here today to consider ways and
means of obtaining separate statehood
for the southern part of the state,
This sentiment has been growing
steadily during recent years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
FLOUR MILLS ALL BUSY.
Biggest Business for a Decade Now il
PROGRESS.

PROGRESS.
The Minneapolis flour mills are OPP
Grating at a rate of production not
attained at any time in the past two
years. Today witnessed the putting
into commission of every mill in Min
neapolis in all departments, except
where repair work of other improve
ment under way prevented.
Practically every milling wheel in
the city is now turning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
Death of Twelve Year Old Boy.

The twelve year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bengt johnson, who live in Bel
grade, four miles down the river, died
yesterday noon of infantile paralysis,
after a weeks illness. This is the
second death from this disease in this
vicinity. The funeral will be private,
from the house, and the interment will
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
The Worlds Shipments of Wheat.

American, 4,3l2,OOO; 3,32S,OOO; -
100000. Russia, 6,s72,O00; 100000;
l,Sl6,OO0. Danubian, l,ll2,O00; $780,
900; 2,552,O00. India, $4,000; 100000;
800, 900. Argentine, 10000; 100000;
100000. Australia, 100000; 100000;
10000. Various, l2S,000; 100000; 49,
900. Total, l3,792,OOO; 1l,662,O0O; 49,
$4,000
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08

be made at the Swedish Lutheran
cemetery in Belgrade.
The three year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. johnson also has infantile
paralysis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08
Decoria Cemetery Association.

The Ladies' Cemetery society of De-
coria will meet with Mrs. John
Mathews in Decoria on Thursday aft
ernoon of this week. All members
are urged to be present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-08

FOR SALE-A seven room house, els
tern, good well, barn, good place to
raise chickens. Near car line. In
quire at l23 East Jackson street,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-11-23
UP EARLY-No CIGARETTES.
Sage Advice of Wesleyan Janitor to
Students.

Get up and see the sun rise-and
cut out smoking cigarettes-and you'll
live to be as old as / am, with your
hair half as gray
So saying, Doc Raymond, Wesley
ans octogenarian janitor, added anoth-
er to the numberless clever savings
that have come from his lips since he
first invaded Wesleyan university. The
latest-and it means something when
coming from a living example like Doc
Raymond-came Tuesday afternoon
when the college body. met. to present
the venerable caretaker with a hand
some silver loving cup in. CONNIE ora-
tion Of his s0th birthday. says Mid
dIetown despatch to the Hartford Cou-
rant.
Mr.. Raymond made a neat speech
probably his first before large as
semblage. This makes twice I've been
invited before the college body" said
he. 1.-THE other time was in 1859, when
they invited me into college body
gathering in the form of prayer
meeting.
and said: Doc, I'd give anything If /
was able to grow as old as you are
and keep as rugged / generally turn
to them and say: When did you see
the sun rise last? And they can't tell
me. That's the whole secret. boys.
For the past forty-five years and more
I've STEM the run rise adaily-or was
up in time to see it rise if there was
any. or I was not too busy to look at
it," There was continuous applause
on the part of the undergraduates
when Doc good naturally slammed"
cigarette smoking. He~~ended his re-
marks by inviting the Undergraduates
to visit him when he locates on his
estate near Springfield, Mass. next
spring. even offering to finance the re-
turn trip il necessary.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-11-23
TERRIBLE INDIGESTION
The Lee & 0sgood Co Has a Rem
edy That They Guarantee 10
. Promptly Relieve All
Stomach Distress

People go on suffering from little
stomach troubles for years and mag
inc they have a serious disease.
They over eat or over drink and
force on the stomach lot Of extra
work.
But they never think that the stom-
ach needs extra help to do extra work.
II these people would take a sMi-o-na
tablet with or after meals n would
he a great big help to the stomach
In its strain of overwork.
No matter what you eat or drink
Mona tablets will sweeten your
sour stomach and stop gas belching
in minutes. The heaviness disap-
pears and the stomach is greatly
aided In its work of digestion.
And Mi-o-na not only promptly re-
heves all distress but If taken regu-
larry will absolutely cure Indigestion
Hy building up the fiabby overworked
walls of the stomach and making them
strong enough to digest the most
hearty meal.
The Lee & Osgood Co. sells and
guarantees Mi-o-na. The price is SO
cents large bottle. Leading drug
gists everywhere sell Mi-o-na. Test
sample free from Booths Mi-o-na,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-11-23
Appeal From Se|ectmens Decision
Hearing on Taftvlle Trolley Matter Before Railroad
Commits soners Inde finiteIy Postponed-Was schedui
ed for oday.

Owing to the death Of 0. r. Fyler.
railroad commissioner, the selectmen
have been notified of the indefinite
postponement of the hearing set for
today before the commissioners on the
appeal OF the New Haven road from
the decision of the selectmen regard
ing the electric road tracks at Taft
vile. First Selectman LilliLridga and
Town Counsel ]. T. Tanning, repre-
serting the town, and John EccleS and
Attorney Briscoe. representing the Po-
nemah company and the people of
Taftville, were to go to Hartford for
the hearing.
The railroad is dissatisfied with tho
order of the selectmen which requires
them to pay for the moving Of the tel-
ephone poles in Main street, Tafsville.
The railroad asked to have the priv
lege to lay its tracks in Nam street
from South B to North B Streets and
this privilege was granted. but the
poles of the telephone company were
where the track was to be laid and
the selectmen gave the telephone Cum
pany new locations, but require he
railroad to pay the expense of NOV
ing the poles.
Another section of the appeal is re-
garding the requirement of the COM
pany to furnish hourly cars to Taft
vile, which will run up in front Of the
Ponemah company store in Front
street. This order was passed by the
board of selectmen last May and the
track discontinued in Front street ce-
yond that point and also in North b.
street.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-11-23

There was no appeal from this de-
cision, but in another petition by the
road this fall the same action was
asked for as in May, although the re-
scinding of part of the May action was
asked. To the town counsel at the
hearing given the second petition, the
representative of the road stated that
they intended to give hourly service to
Taftville and run up in, front of the
order by the selectmen.
in May, the employees of the electric
road began to excavate for putting in
the new track distance of several
hundred feet, but 1t was found that
the poles of the telehone company
were in the way and the opened
trench remained through the summer
and until after the hearing in the fall
1t was then expected that the poles
would be moved and the track put
down, but the appeal of the company
prevented that and the trench has
been filed in so that the highway is
not dangerous to travel.
After Governor Weeks appoints a
successor to Railroad Commissioner
Fyler and he takes his Office another
date will be set for the hearing.
The residents of Taftville are great
ly interested in this matter as they
fear the service will not land them in
Front street at the postoffice corner,
but rather in Main street at the foot
of the hill where Providence street
and Main street join.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-11-23
EASIER TO PREVENT

Most physicians are agreed that the
best way to combat most ills is by the
indirect method of stimulating the
body's natural powers in fighting and
destroying the germs of disease. Con-
sumption, for example, is much easier
to prevent than it is to cure, and
throughout the land determined war
fare is being waged to lessen the dam
ger of infection by this insidious dis
ease. Coughs and colds are a prolific
source and should not be neglected.
At the first sign of cold, steps
should be taken to check it at once,
and this can best be done with sim
pie mixture of two ounces of Glycer-
inc. a half-ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine
compound pure and eight ounces of
pure Whisky. These can be mixed
together in a large bottle. Shake well
and take a teaspoonful every four
hours. 1t is claimed by the Leach
Chemical Co., of Cincinnati, who pre-
pare the Virgin Oil of Pine compound
pure for dispensing through druggists,
that this mixture will break up a cold
in twenty-four hours and cure any
cough that is durable.