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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
MADE PROUD FATHER AT SIXTEEN
Son Will Be in School Before Papa is
Old Enough to Vote.

st. Louis, Feb 2J-A father at six
teen. Ben amin Burke, a brick worker
of II7l Vista avenue, will have a son
old enough to send to school before
he himself is old enough to vote. Burke
is probably the youngest and smallest
of st. Louis papas. He is but foul
feet ten inches tall and wcighes less
than 100 pounds, looking more like d
schoolboy than man.
The child, which has been christened
Virgil Burke, was born five days age
and weighs nine pounds, or about one
mother is but seventeen years old ant
is little if any larger than the father
The couple were married almost q
year ago at Clayton by a justice OF
the peace The marriage license clerk
thought they were children and theil
parents were required to make affidavit
giving consent.
The youth of the pair. particularly
the father, resulted in some misunder
landings on the part of the medical
attendants. Burke was mistaken fol
messenger boy by Mrs. Annie S
Brown, a midwife, and told in a moth
erly way that he could not remain ii
the room. Accepting the verdict, Ben
jainin withdrew. but after the storl
had delivered the son and had gone hi
returned to the room and took The
baby i'm his arms. Mrs. Brown TOLD
him he must not do that and agar
told him to leave the room He triet
to tell her that he was the father o.
the baby, but Mrs. Brown refused t.
believe it until his mother iliterceded il
his behalf. Little Virgil makes til,
fourth generation of the family nov
| living
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
STAND BY THE BOARD
JOHNSON SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD
UPHOLD FAIR MANAGERS.
State Executive Declares That Red
Tape Cannot Be Permitted to
Block the Giving of First-Class
Exhibition; Does Not Believe Graft
Exists; His Views.

st. Paul, Feb. Ex-Governor John
son claims to know something about
running Il fair, having been secretary
of the Nicollct county show for fifteen
years, and therefore he does not sym
pathize with the criticism that is be-
ing beaped on the board of state fail
managers. Said the governor:
"The public should not condemn the
management of the Minnesota state
fair merely on evidence such as may
leak through from anonymous sources
in connection with legislative inves-
tigating committee. The whole people
of the state are proud of the state
fair. 1t is the greatest fair held i'll
the country, and / believe it to be
free from graft OF extravaganza worthy
of the name.
Makeup of Board.
"Thc board of managers consists of
nine representative men OF the state
| think not more than one is a mem
Der of my political faith. |, therefore
cannot be accused of partisanship il
expressing my belief in their honesty
and in the value of their services tC
the agricultural society and to til,
state at large.
FOR fifteen years ! was secretary
and the practical manager of the Mic
ollet County Fair association and
know something about the business OF
operating fair | know that meth
DDS employed in banking or similar
business enterprises cannot obtain il
the management of n fair. A larg,
part of the work connected with til,
fair is centcred into week or tw,
weeks, and everything is done in $,
great rush that needless red tape is
dispensed with, in the interest of re
suits. .'j'
No Graft, He Says.
''rhc. fair people, if | am not incor
'rectly advised, have been Jealous ant
enterprising, and | believe they are as
honest and as patriotic as any like
body of men.
Il sincerely hope that our pcopl,
will not be stpe quick to condemn tn,
management of the fair. The legisla
tive committee may report some find
ings which will, i'll al measure, reflect
upon the business management of the
organization, but | am confident in the
belief that the fair managers have beer
liable, earnest and self sacrificing"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
ASK STATE TO ACT
MINNESOTA RIVER IMPROVEMENT
LEAGUE SEEKS CASH AID.
1t is Not Believed That the Federal
Government Will Come to the
Rescue of the Farmers in This
Valley; Hope to Stop the An
nual Floods.

st. Paul, Feb. 2G-Peading for re-
lief from the floods caused by the
Minnesota River along its valley each
year, about seventy five members of
the Minnesota River Improvement lea
que, composed of business men and
farmers i'll the valley, met i'm special
session at the st. Paul Commercial
club yesterday afternoon and adopted
a resolution asking the legislature for
sufficient appropriation to control the
waters of the Minnesota
George Ralph, state drainage engi-
necr, said that the survey recently or
dcred will not be complete until the
middle of March and therefore he could
give no exact figures.
The project is the dredging of the
river from Big Stone Lake to st. Paul
The river overfows it's banks each
year, causing, it is said, $l,O0O,OOC
damage each year. With the building
of reservoirs dams and the like, Mr.
Ralph expressed hope that the work
will be effective, adding however that
he believed that, owing to conditions
existing, the flood could not be stopped
entirely
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
MONEY FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Amounts Will Be Distributed By the
State Auditor.

From Tuesdays Daily.
C. G. Schulz, superintendent of pub
lie instruction, yesterday certified to
the state auditor the semi annual APP
portionment of the current school fund
The total amount distributed is $685.
375-made on the basis of 3Sl.S1o pu-
pills at the rate of $l.20 each.
Some of the larger amounts distrib-
uted to counties are:
Hennepin, 4s,374 pupils, $S7,473.2o
Ramsey, 23s,437 pupils, $l5,l77.6O. st
Louis. 22,34G pupils, $4O,222.sO.
The smallest amounts are: Nah
monen, I39 pupils, $4,000. Cook, 2ls
pupils, $394.20.
The rate last year was Sl.9O pei
pupil but the number entitled t.
share was CORRESPONDENCE smaller
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
pFEIFFER WILL BAR THE BOYS
Case Brought Against Him in Munich
pal Court Is Dropped.

From Mondays Uauy
When the case against Ed. Pfeiller
charged with allowing a minor to play
cards in his restaurant on the Sab
bath, was called in the municipal court
this morning, it was dismissed upon
motion of City Attorney Schmitt, OH
the ground that there was no cause
for further prosecution. Mr.. Pfciffcr
has cut the boys out of his place of
business on Sundays.
Ed. Swartout's case came up, but
the trial was put off until March 8.
He is charged with using abusive lam
|guage. aa b:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
DEATH OF HARRY L. CLARK
He Was SOn-in-Law Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. A. Lewis of This City.

Crora ThUrSdaV'S DaiIV.
Harry l.. Clark, son-in- law of Mr..
and Mrs. J. \. Lewis, died this morn
ing at Port Arthur, Texas, to which
place he went last fall in the hope
of benefiting his health. He had been
sick for several years and had spent
some time in Colorado. He is survived
by Il wife, who before her marriage,
was Jessie Lewis. She was with her
husband when he died, as was her
mother also. Mr. Clark as about thirty
years of age. He was a resident o!
st. Paul for number of years. AT
this writing no arrangements have been
made for the funeral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
$4,000 IN Prizes
BOWLERS ARE TO COMPETE FOR
THESE HIGH STAKES.
Ten-pin Men From All Over the Coun-
try Will Meet in Pittsburg; All
the Experts to Be Present; Games
Pulled off in the Best Equipped
Building
Especial to The Free Press.l

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 27.-From all
over the united States and from
Canada the ten-pin men are gathering
today with the Smoky City as their
Mecca, attracted by the ninth interna
tional tournament of the American
Bowling congress. The congress of
the bowlers will be formally opened
in Duquesne Gardens this evening and
play will be commenced in earnest on
Monday. II is excepted that before
March 20, the concluding day of the
meeting, nearly 500 bowling teams will
have participated and $4,000 in prizes
awarded. The visiting teams were given
Il cordial reception by the local com
mittees. Every train into Pittsburg
today bore its quota of bowlers and
all were met by local men and given
the glad hand Many ladies are among
the visitors and special arrangements
have been made for their entertain
ment.
Best in the Country.
Duquene Garden, located in the
best residence district of Pittsburg,
midway between the downtown Sec
tion and what is known as the cast
end, is without comparison the best
equipped building that ever has been
secured for a tournament by repre-
sentatives of the American Bowling.
congress. 1t faces ON beautiful
boulevard with frontage of 200 feet
and is 400 feet i'll length.
During the past dozen years this
building practically has been the audi
forum of Pittsburg, where the flower
shows. auto shows summer opera and
winter hockey games have been neld.
The interior arrangements of the
garden are perfect. The spacious en-
trance is equipped with ticket win
dows on each side to accommodate
any size crowd, and the turnstiles are
handled by competent and regular gar
den help, they being experts i'll their
line.
Not Detail Overlooked
Immediately upon entering the gar,
den the visitor Is confronted with a
beautiful fountain of marble which is
forty feet in height. TO the right and
left of the main entrance are check
rooms with efficient garden help who
are employed the year through. The
situated to the left of the main en-
trance and are extremely spacious, being
fully - by 100 feet square.
Neatly capped and gowned maids
are in attendance at the call of lady
visitors. The entire lower floor, in
Guiding the parors. dressing rooms and
lobby. are carpetcd and made com
Portable with lounsins chairs and set
tees.
The meetings Of the congress will
be held during the second week of the
tournament, when the delegates will
decided where the next tournament will
90 and who shall have control of the
active offices for another.
From talk and gossip the tourna-
ment will probably go west and Gary
HERMAN will remain at the head as
he has practically put the A. B. C. on
| the may during the past two years. as
the premier bowling body of the world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
|REDHEADED SOCIETY AT THE ~"
1t Will Be An Exclusive Organization,
You May Be Sure.

Minneapolis, March They are go
inc to form "Red headed" club al
the - Those effected are asked
to take notice. It's to be the ultra
exclusive club on the campus.
The brick-tops have begun to realize
the popularity of auburn locks as q
result of the election of Frank Bibb as
the best looking "stude' on the cam
pus.
Tue Bibb brothers are at the head
of the turnip-head movement. Sun
shine Aurora" "Brcktop," "Pinkus'
are some of the names suggested for
the club.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
BRAKEMAN KILLED AT WINDOW
Daniel J. Crane Fell From a Box Car
Body Was Mangled

Window, March 2.-Daniel j. Crane,
aged twenty four, brakeman OH the
Omaha railroad, fell from the top of
boxcar and had his left leg and
arm mangled and died three hours
after the accident. His parents live
in Iowa. His body was taken to
st. James, Mimi, for burial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
WILLIAM HENRY GOES TO BAsTIL
Failed to Leave the City AS He Had
Promised the Judge.
From Saturdays nai,v

FrFn S'1IFfrnANS TIHfIV
The police station contained two in
mates this morning, William Henry, a
man who yesterday escaped sen
tcnce by promising to leave the city,
and Henry Suess. otherwise known as
"Buckskin Henry" The latter has been
sleeping at the police station for more
than a week, and the authorities are
tired of him. He has lived in this
|section since 1866.
Judge Comstock sentenced William
Henry to serve ten days in the coun-
ty jail, which means that he will
shovel snow. Suess was allowed to go
on his promise to forthwith leave the
city,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
"Doc" Till Has a Rival.

DOC" Till has rival. His name
is George Bright and he is located at
Hanley Falls, Mimi. He uses the plas.
ter in his cureall stunt. 1t is said
that many people are en- route to Han
ley Falls looking for IA cure for theil
troubles,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
SMALLPOX AT T1LL'S PLACE
Plaster-on- Back Man Slept With One
of the Victims.

Fl I'M MONDAYS Dativ.
Barron. Wis, March John Till
the plaster on the back" healer, at
Almena, was quarantined for smallpox
yesterday. 1T is said the disease mas
existed in his pospital for the past
three weeks, and that Till slept with
one of the smallpox patients the past
few nights and treated his usual mum
Der of l75 to 200 regular patients dur
ing the day.
Till is immune from the disease
having had it some years ago.
Farmers living in the vicinity of the
hospital mades the complaint
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
Negotiations Are Completed.

The trustees of the Presbyterian
church held a meeting OH Saturday
and voted to direct the president and
secretary of the board to complete tine
purchase of the property on South
Broad street. owned by w. NJ. Farr
as provided for by the resolutions pass
ed by the meeting of the congregation
at the church Oh Thursday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
CITY WATER is TO THE GOOD
February Test By State Board of
Health Is Very Favorable.

Health Officer BjelIand has received
the returns from the February test of
the city water, which was made by
the state board of healths chemical
laboratory, and it shows the water to
be pure and healthful This is the
same report that has come back for
several months past, but the monthly
tests will be maintained,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
Young Baby Passes Away.

Henry Alfred Appert, the eleven
days old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Appert of kasota township, died
Sunday, and the funeral will take
place at the Catholic church in this
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
HIGHS MET DEFEAT AT ST.JAMES
Score Was Close, However; Necessary
to Play Extra Basket.

90 nay INtf" D's'>et'
From Saturdays f,anv. .a
The. high school basketball team
met defeat at the hands of the st.
James high school team at the latter
place last night. The game was a
tie when time was called at the end
and it was necessary to play an extra
basket, and the Mankato boys lost this.
They returned to Mankato on the
early morning train today. Professor
Crawford accompanied the team to ST.
James.
The game is said to have been a
good one. The home team naturally
had a little advantage i'm being ia
mliar with the size and shape Of its
hall. The final score was 81 for St
james and 80 for MankatO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
DIRECTORS.
Mankato State Bank
MANkATO, MINI.

CAPITAL sho M
Surplus a Undivided profits szsW
z. q. HARRINGTON, Pres dent
FRANK FOWLER, Vico Preside,
JNo. r.. THOMAS, Cashier.
Z. SCHoYEN, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS
Frank Fowler. John q r<>>
z. G.. Harrington. A. a. IeacS
|C. w. Babcock. Geo. IT Rovnt
Geo. B. Owen. John r TIn.
Fred Kron. Mic Juiiar nas.
u. O. Sundt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05

Some people would have to work
overtime if they practiced half what
they preach,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05

Some actors who claim to be welded
to their art have good grounds for a
divorce.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
National Bank of
Commerce
CAPITAL 500. oo0os
OFFICERS.

c. L. OLESON, President.
a. L. WHEELER. Vice President.
WIN. J. FLACHSENHAR, Assistant
Cashier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
Don't Expect Federal Aid.

Senator II. G. harrington of orion
vile, advised the members not to eX-
pcct help from the government, as the
government now faces Il deficiency. lie
said that the best action that could be
taken would be to show the state leg
stature that the improvement OF the
valley was of Il great deal more benefit
than the many requests for apppropri-
ations now before that body which, he
said, now amount to ten times as much
as will be granted.
A. b. karcher of Ortonville urged
immediate relief from the conditions
which couSe thp floods
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
The Resolution Adopted.

The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted and will be presented
at once to the legislature.
Whereas, the Minnesota River valley
has been sub icct to annual overtlOws
for years past which have been mater
tally increased by the construction OF
over 5000 miles of bitches, whereby
approximately $4,000 acres of farming
lands are rendered useless and "a large
amount of damage done to roads and
bridges, aggregating over $l,OO0,O00 an
nually; and,
Whereas, State Engineer George
Ralph, under direction of the state
drainage commission, has SO far com
pleted a survey of the Minnesota river
as to develop Il plan for the construc-
ton of reservoirs at Big Stone Lake
and other points which, i'll his opinion
will give immediate and permanent
relief;
Therefore, be is resolved by the
Minnesota River Improvement league
assembled at the st. Paul Commercial
club, that the legislature OF the state
of Minnesota be and is hereby urg-
emily requested at the present session
to pass an appropriation bill making
an appropriate appropriations
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05
GEORGE STRATEMEYER DIES
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS

Shortly after the noon hour yesterday
George c. Stratemeyer died at the resi-
dence of Senator and Mrs. Charles +.
Chillingworth, King street, of heart
failure, superinduced by paralysis,
from which he had been a sufferer for
nearly two years. The funeral Will
take place this afternoon at clock
from the undertaking parlors of H..
Williams, Fort street, under the aus
pieces of Pacific Lodge of Masons, of
which the deceased had been member.
About II o'clock Mrs. ChillingwOr.h
notified Mr.. Stratemeyer that lunch
was ready. He made his daughter un-
derstand that he was not feeling we'll,
complaining of pain in his left side.
Mrs. Chillingworth offered him stimu-
liant, but he refused it, and as she turn
ed and set down a tumbler, she heard
him sliding from his chair. She caught
him and supported him, and he died in
her arms. DR., George Herbert was
summoned, and he pronounced death
due to heart failure.
Mr.. Stratemeyer would have been fifty
four years Of age on Saturday next. He
was born at Elizabeth, New Jersey, and
quite young was employed at the
famous old Bowery Theater in New
York as paint boy. About thirty-fve
years ago Mr.. Stratemeyer came here,
and the man under whom he worked
came later and painted the scenery for
the present Hawaiian Opera House. De-
ceased was, for many years, a we'll
known signpainter aud designer. He
designed and painted most of the deco
ratiye features for the home coming of
King kalakaua in 1891, but these, of
course. were hurriedly removed and
crepe substituted when the U. s. S.
Charleston came into port with the
dead body of the King, who had died
in San Francisco. Stratemeyer won the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05

competitive prize for designs for deco,
rating the city on the first Fourth of
July celebration after Hawaii became
a Republic.
Mr.. Stratemeyer was an ardent an
neXatlonist and was active in the revo-
luticnarv affairs of '93. He was among
those who slept in the Judiciary build.
ing in the later affair of 80 as a
member of the citizen soldiery.
After the monarchy was overthrow,
Mr.. Stratemeyer received the appoint.
ment of Surveyor of the Port of Homo.
lulu, and held that position until Mr..
+. b. McStociser reliDqushed the office
of Collector of the Port. Mr.. Strate.
meyer is understood to have refused to
fill the vacancy, and thus the appoint.
ment went to Mr.. Stackable, the in
cnmbent. He went to Olaa, Hawaii,
and a few years since went to Califor.
niai In Fresno he was stricken with
paralysis, which affected his right side
and deprived him of the power of
speech. This was in August, 1907. He
was brought back TO Honolulu and has
since resided with his daughter, Mrs.
Charles Chillingworth.
Mr.. Stratemeyer, because he came
from New Jersey, was known to his
familiars years ago as FJersey." He
has two brothers living in the
States. One is writer. author
of many books of thrilling adven.
ture for boys. He also has a
married sister in the States. Besides
his daughter, Mrs. Chillingworth, he
leaves surviving him son, Edward
living in Berkeley; George, resident
OF San Francisco; Anne, attending
kamehameha School for Girls, and Gus
ter attending the Kamehameha School
for Boys, and Morris and Nora, who
are with the Chillingworths.
Ed. Paris, Master of Pacific Lodge.
will ofieiate at the Masonic ceremony.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05
Modest Amount.

Kinney presented the first money or
der of the day, asking for $500 fol
new jailer's cottage at Hauula, Koo
lauloa This was laid on the table to
await the appropriation bill.
Annual Awa Art
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05

The Honolulu bowling team has won
the championship of the recent series
and is now the holder of the Hotel Cup
They have not lost single game and
came out with a percentage of ono
thousand. The highest personal aver
age during the series was that of Serg-
cant Simons and the highest team score
was made by the Punahous. 1887.
The series has been pronounced
success in every way. 1t has promoted
the good sport of bowling and hsR
induced many desultory players to get
in and work for place on team. II
is to be hoped that there will be an
other tournament of the same kind in
the near future.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05

The Judiciary Committee reported on
five bills, recommending one for pas
sage, three for the table and advising
the introducer of the fifth to petition
the Governor and not bother the House
with the wants of Kawaihae regarding
polling booth.
The one bill which passed the scru-
tinizing eye of the legal lights in safe
ty is an old friend in the Legislature,
being one presented by Moanauli to
prevent anyone from drawing pay for
two separate jobs in either the Terri.
tory, county or municipality. This bill
was recommended for passage.
Kinney's grotesque request that n
bill be drafted 'tto prohibit the habit
Of selling FISH and meat openly in the
ishm0iket," was returned with rec.