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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-26
FUTURE BLACK WITH CALAMITY

Clifford Howard. writer in Lippin-
colts Magazine, puts us up against a
fresh calamity, AS though we had not
already enough worriment, lodging
automobiles and taking orders from
the cook. we are now told that a hum
drod ard fifty years hence there will
be no more children. Viewed from
either POLE Of The situation, this is
indeed woeful prophecy. If you
are a lover OF children, it makes your
blood run cold 10 realize that they
are so soon TO be added 10 the sched-
ulc OF extinct animals, along with the
6olo and the sabre-toothed tiger; while
if YOU belong TO the opposite class, it
is equally distressing to know that this
promised millennium is so far remote
that Won will not be here to enjoy the
day when Angora cats and bull pups
shall hold undisputed place as house
hold pets.
However. it is useless to bewail the
oracle of statistics. A learned college
professor has computed the rate at
which human births are declining, and
when he announces that they will come
to an end during the next century and
a half we have no alternative but
to accept his dictum. 1t is not a
guess: it is mathematical certainty.
To be sure. he might have kept this
dismal prediction to himself, but 1T
is one of the moral duties of stats
tician to temper the present joys of
life with melancholy auguries. The
horrors of the future are calculated
with the same precision as eclipses of
the moon. Every twelfth marriage
results in a divorce; and yours may
be the twelfth.
Once week, with cloek-like regular
itv, some one is murdered in New
York, and every ten hours somebody
is attacked, every forty eight minutes
a building catches fire, every seven
minutes there is funeral and every
three minutes somebody is arrested;
so that if you can remain in New
York for month without getting
into trouble you are to be congratu-
lated. But even in your own village
home you are not out of danger:
Every two minutes somebody in the
United States is killed by tuberculosis;
and if that fails to daunt you, then
YOU must know that every minute
of the day four and a half persons
are tagged by the undertaken; and if
you are not one of the four you may
be the MALT.
No prophet who conjures with Stats
tics has ever yet predicted anything
pleasant. It's just as we'll, perhaps,
that this is so; for as Father Gre
CORY once remarked, "Peradventure
this world here is made troublesome
unto us. lest we be delighted by the
way and forget whittier we are going"
At all events, we may not plan ahead
for a picnic without remembering that
the day is coming when there will be
no water on the earth, and our Yule-
tide leyity is checked by the knowl-
edge that hundred years from now
there will be no more Christmas trees /;
also, no more coal. Indeed, whichever
way we turn, the future is black with
calamity. There will be no more lum-
Der, no more fuel, no more teeth, and
now, latest on the list, no more child
rem. And if our descendants manage
70 survive these subtractions it will
be merely to look forward to the
time when q slowly cooling sun will
put the ice-man and all his cousins
ont Of business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-26
Bondholders Visit Mankato.

The bondholders of the mailing com
pany were in Mankato the other day
and looked over the plant and were
well pleased with the way that it is
being handled. The present company
will continue to operate it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-26

The Commercial club exhibited its
wisdom in the retention of President
Nyquist and other officers for the en-
suing year. These gentlemen have per-
formed great service for Mankato and
they We're entitled to the vote of con-
fidence from their fellow business men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-26
Meeting of Rondholders.

A meeting of the bondholders of
Mayer Bros. was held yesterday, when
the advisability of closing their plant
was discussed, but no action was tax
en- 1t is understood that some of the
bondholders desire to close the plant
down.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-26
FREE PRESS WANTS.

FOR SALE-A desirable residence known
as the Hodapp residence, on North
Fourth street in Mankato, good loca
ton, within one block of street rail
way; also a valuable farm known as
the Hodapp farm for the last fifty
four years, within two miles of Main
street. This farm comprises ITO acres,
10 under cultivation, 60 in pasture
and timber Terms of sale reasonable.
Apply to Philip Hodapp, No. lGO4
North Fourth street, Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-26
Mankato State Bank
MANkATO, MINI.

MANkATO, MINI.
CAe''AI 5000
Surplus & Undivided profIta s,g NJ
II. q. HARRINGTON, President
FRANK FOWLER, VIco Preaide,
JNo. r. THOMAS, Cashier.
Z. SCHOYEN, Assistant Cashier.
Frank Fowler John q r<>A
z. G. Harrington. A. q. aacs
w, bapcock. Geo. T. Boyntos~
geo: . .; owen John r Thomas.
freo Aron Mic Iuliar.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
TOMMY TRACY'S BUNCH
! MAY BE BROUGHT HERE

If the plans of S.. A. A. c. Of
ficials are realized, boxing and
wrestling will predominant among
the winter sports of Spokane this
year more than ever before. In
addition to the regular inter-club
smokers with Seattle, Portland and
Vancouver, the st. Louis Athletic
club will probably be represented
in smoker here in February;
while Butte, Salt Lake city, Taco.
ma, Washington A. c. of Seattle
and Tommy, Tracey's squad from
Portland, may be seen In the 10.
cal gymnasium before the P. N. A.
meet in April or May. - i,e
While no date outside of the reg.
ular schedule of p. N. A. smokers
havev as yet been made, and sew.
eral of the clubs may decline to
send delegations to this city, at
least two of them are likely to &C.
cept the challenge.
Cisco Bullivant has communi.
Gated with Tommy Tracey in an eff.
fort to pull off a match with some
of his stars and in all probability
Portland will send another squad
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
EVERS WAS PEEVED

= One of the National league .
= athletes told of a funny Incl =
= dent that occurred in game =
= at Cincinnati during the past =
. season, in which Evers, .
. Heiney Zimmerman and John =
= ny Dubuc, recently sold tos<
. Buffalo by the Reds, wefes<
= mixed. =
= Evers didn't join the Cubs .
. until long after the season .
= was under way, and thinner =
= man held down his job on the =
= second cushion. The day =
= that Evers reported to Frank .
= Chance and went back to his =
= old station, Dubuc was sent to =
= the first corner to do a coach .
= ing stunt. .
= The pitcher saw Evers OUT
= there, and, not knowing whoS-<
= he was, yelled out in a SIS .
= prised voice: Hey tn, .
= you! What's the matter with .
= Zimmerman? Is he sick? =
= And they say - that Eyers, .
= who. is crab of the most .
. yirulent type, wanted to fight, .
= he was SO indignant. go. -
. y . . = 80 . = . . . = = . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
FOOTBALL O|SREPUTABLE
SAYS JUDGE WH|TSON

Federal Judge Edward Whitson,
not a prizefighter, declares that
football is more brutal than prize.
fighting. Fighters have made this
statement since time immemorial
but Judge Whitson created a stir
when he voiced similar sentiments
at a banquet at Davenport's last
night in the interests of Spokane
college. -...-.'''.-'
Football is more injurious than
prizefighting and more disreputa-
ble," declared his honor
We disagree with Judge Whitson
on the latter part of his declara.
ton. To the former we agree-the
game of football is undoubtedly
more injurious physically than
prizefighting. But as for the dis
reputable part of it-next to horse
racing, prizefighting Is the most
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

disreputable game on the calendar.
Horse racing and prizefighting
are disreputable, not because 1t is
considered wrong to race horses or
wrong for men to box, but because
of the crookedness of the games.
Fixed races and fixed prizefights-
a pockey and an owner ruled off
the track, a prizefighter confessing
to a crooked deal-are the things
which have brought these great
sports into disrepute with a large
number Of people.
College football is clean-gener-
ally speaking-and while we may
consider the reformer justified In
attacking it for its physical bru-
tality, the term disreputable con-
veys different meaning to the
average citizen, meaning which
cannot be attached to football.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

only consented to make 142 when
| 1t was evident that Matsuda would
post no side bet unless at the less
er weight.
Local fans declare that O'Con-
nell underestimates his opponent
and are wiling to wager that the
man who threw Miller, the Mime
apolis crack, and of whom Bruce
Ashland. lightweight champ, is
afraid, Will prove one big surprise
to the welterweight title holder.
AS the men will wrestle at 142
pounds, the title is not involved. II
Matsuda succeeds in securing two
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
MA TSUDA VS.. O'CONNEL
MPOR7LAND JANUARY 6

Mat Matsuda, the 142 pound ia
panese wrestler, who is recognized
as one of the cleverest mat artists
in the northwest, has been match
ed with Eddie O'Connell, wrestling
instructor Of Multnomah club and
champion welterweight Of the Pa
cific coast. The men will wrestle
in Portland on January for a $500
side bet.
At 142 pounds the local wrestling
men are confident that Matsuda
can overcome the POrtlander.
O'Connell seldom agrees to 60 be-
low las pounds for a match and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

tives to the A. A. u. meet at Sc
attic this year, but both failed to
win a point in the contest. They
claimed that they had been given
raw deal by the Seattleites and
that with an even break they would
have made a much better showing.
1t is planned to send these two
men--a 1875 pound boxer and 15S
pound boxer-along with two more
mitt artists and a couple of wres-
tiers on the tour of the west. =.
With interest in boxing and
wrestling at fever heat in Spokane,
the S. A. A. C. management could
do nothing better than to bring
such an aggregation to this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
JOE REAGER TO ENTER
PROFESSIONAL GAME

siveness, is credited with a"punch
which is capable of sending many a
man to Sunderland.
Reager won the championship of
the S. A. A. c. in 1907 and 1908, and
while he has engaged in few ring
encounters since that time, he has
been keeping in fine fettle and
could enter the ring at six weeks
notice.
There are many local fight fans
who would back Joe to the limit in
a fight with any of the Tacoma
lightweights and the clever young
ster will undoubtedly have a chance
to uncover within short time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
TUESDAYS
ST. LOUIS ATHLETES 70 =
TO APPEAR IN SPOKANE

The st. Louis Athletic club
squad, six strong, will invade Spo-
kane in February in an effort to
idisprove the statement that the
northwestern amateurs are supe-
rior to those from the middle west.
Cisco Bullivant received a commun-
tcation from the st. Louis club yes
terday in regard to a smoker in this
city to form part of the schedule
OF the Missourians on the coast.
An effort will be made to secure a
date between the Vancouver
smoker on January IA and the trip
to Seattle In February.
st. Louis sent two representa-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

Under the management Of Box
ing Instructor Fred Creel of the
8. A. A. c., Joe Reager, the former
lightweight champ of the local club,
will soon make his debut as a pro-
fessional fighter.
Creel intends to match his man
with Louie Long, Roscoe Taylor or
Pete McVeigh within a. couple of
months. the bout to take place in
Tacoma, the pugilistic haven at the
present time.
Reager is considered every bit as
good man as McVeigh, and in ad-
ditiCE to his cleverness and aggres-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

of fighters and wrestlers to Spo
kane within a short time.
The Washington Athletic club OF
Seattle will probably send a team
ito Spokane, and If Jimmy Carroll
of Tacoma can gather together a
bunch who can convince the P. N
"A. officials that they are amateurs
"a meet will be held with CAROLS
crew.
From the large number Of fan.
who attended the last two smokers
the s. A. A. c. officials would be
taking no chances if they imported
half a dozen squads Of athletes dur
ing the next three months.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
OLD-TIME BALL
PLAYER SEIZED
WITH DEMENTIA
Hindie, as Catcher, Was Frequently
Struck on the Head Before
the Days of Masks.


WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 14.-Al-
fred Hindle, aged So, an old-time
baseball player, was taken into Gus
tody by the police today when he
was found to be demented. On the
way to the police station in the
patrol wagon he attempted to cut
his throat with pocket knife. He
will be sent to the Farnhurst asy-
lum tomorrow.
Hindle was manager, captain and
catcher of the Quickstep baseball
team of this city when the team
won the national championship in
1872. He caught behind the bat
when masks and gloves were I'M
known, and was frequently struck
on the head with the ball. 1t is
supposed that he is now suffering
from the effects of those injuries.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14

! falls from the Multnomah man, a
match will be arranged at 145
pounds for the title with a side bet
of $1,000. Pro- e.
Portland is a good wrestling
town, probably the best on the
coast, and the coming affair is
sure to draw we'll. Portland has a
large Japanese colony who will
back Matsuda, while O'Connell can
always secure large backing in his
home town.
In the event that Matsuda wins
the bout, a return match may be
pulled off in this city. e.-'s'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
SULLIVAN TO '=:s:=s ]
flight KAYE

Jimmy Sullivan, new 1875
FOUNDER at the S. A. A. c., will be
matched against Jack Kaye in a
preliminary to the. Vancouver
Spokane smoker On January IA.
Sullivan Is a new man with little
experience at the boxing game and
will be given a chance to make
good against Kaye.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
YALE'S RECORD.

. The Yale football team has
= made remarkable showing 4
= the gridiron since 1884. In.
= the 300 games played up, to
. date the wearers of the blue
. have lost but II. Princeton
= has taken her scalp six times, I
= Harvard four times, Columbia 4
. and West Point one each. Yale I
= has scored 1868 points to her. 4
= opponents 425. The highest Z
= score made by Yale. was. 13e: 4
= to 0, against the Wesleyan Z
= bunch.
. . Q Q 9 . H7A> . . b q q 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-14
Sport SPICE.
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. WINTER
One OF The the National
~Amen moguls their coming sessions will be make
winter ball.
of the most important steps be taken by the National and
their coming will be make
from winter ball.
which
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condition.
the best physical condition. the big
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ball player for the terrific strain
they stale when the others rounding
form
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McAleer
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training
Evening star., 1909-07-10
MUST PlY MS WIFE lulloNv
JUSTICE DAANAlD oAA1T1
SUIT OF MIS- 9. n. TxoNFooN.
Decision Follows That BY Justies
Gould Declaring Invalid Ditsscs
Granted In Virginia. !,

Charles n. Thompson. supervising prtn.
cipai Of the Jefferson Public School In
South Washington. must pay his Wife.
Mrs. Jessie e. Thompson, permanent ALI
mony OF &75 a month. notwithstanding the
decree OF divorce obtained BY him NJ
Leesburg. Va. October 10. leOf. eccsfd-
ing to q decision rendered late yesterday
afternoon by Justice Barnard Of the Die.
trict Supreme Court. Justice Barnasl
follows a decision rendered by Justice
Gould IN the same case declaring invaiid
the Virginia decree. signed attef notice
by publication.
Justice BarnarA's Decision.
In announcing hts decision. Justics
Barnard said:
The evidence disciosss that the par.
ties were married Decsmosf Z. mn. .anS
with some short periods .sf1 ssear1aisn
lived together a. man and wife upt1
June l3. 1907. when. becsues ef alleseA
cruel treatment OF the wife ~ the huo.
to her mothers home. whsrA NeEeenSss
"a. 1907, her child, Louise Bilioet 1hsnp.
son. was born"
Continuing the Justice dselasss he 10
os the q sns e :Ss
port his wife. His ovn tseeimeuy."
says the court, shows that the Ian.
guage used by him te his Sifs's snethsr,
In her presence, at the tine she wa1 III
and at the time Of the Anal parting. ~as
such as no gentleman sheald uao Ia the
presence Of his sick wife; and certainly
man OF mature yeaf1, - he Ssse,
should have had nors patlsncs and cen.
troll OF himself, even n HE wife vAs ir.
ritable under the cicunstances. She
was twenty-five years cid whom they
married and he was nearly twice thai
age. They had known each sehsr for
Ave years, ana should have hssNs With
each others weaknesses With moro pa
tience than the testimony shows they
did"
separation Mr.. Thompson flied . blll fel
divorce, which, was granted Ocxeasr -.
1907. Mrs. Thompson. through Attsfusy
w. M. Levin. brought suit fer ma3n.
tenance In the local court.
Evening star., 1909-07-10

log bridge in the deep shadows OF the
trees was near.
If l can but reach that bridge.
thought Ichabo6, Il shall be safe
Gunpowder sprang upon the bridge; ne
Numbered over the resounding planks: he
gained theopposte side. and now Icha-
bod cast a look behind to see II his pur-
flash of fire and birthstone. Just then
he saw the goblin rise in his stirrups. in
the very act of hurting his head at him.
Ichabod endeavored to dodge the horri-
bic missile. but too late; il encountered
his Uranium with a terrible crash: he
tumbled headlong into the dust. and
Gunpowder and the goblin rider passed
like a whirlwind.
A shattered pumpkin was found in the
afterward led Katrina Van Tassel to the
altar as his bride.
Ichabod was never heard OF afterward.
The story Of The HeadleSs Horse
man was written in England In 1919.
The original of Ichabod Crane was Jesse
Merwin a pedagogue at Kinderhook.
with whom Irving became acquainted
p. Van Ness. who was Aaron Burr's Sec
ond in the duel with Hamilton. President
Martin Van Buren afterward occupied
the house, and both he and Merwin are
buried in the village cemetery. not far
apart Strangers usually take less inter-
est in seeing the grave of an eN-President
than that Of one of Irving's characters.
Over in the Catskills the ca,in that Rip
Van Wrinkle lived in Is pointed out, and
the present occupants find its celebrity Of
pecuniary profit. The drivers Of buck
boards from the hotel will show the pre-
else spot where he took his twentyyear
nap.
Evening star., 1909-07-10
Personal to River Men.

Capt. William Robertson of Lynchs
Point, Westmoreland county, Va, is in
the city renewing acquaintances along the
river front Capt. Robinson will spend q
week or two here.
Capt. George Windsor has been appoint
ed first officer of the Mount Vernon and
Marshall Hall line steamer Charles Mac
alester, succeeding Capt. Frank Luckett,
resigned.
Capt. Bob Brown, who was temporarily
off duty as master of the Taylor tug
William N. Yerkes. Jr.. in consequence OF
sickness, has recovered and is again In
command of his vessel. The return Of
Capt Brown to duty relieves Capt. Frank
Taylor, who was temporarily in charge OF
the tug.
Frederick Dulaney, treasurer Of the Po-
tomac and Chesapeake Steamboat Com.
pany, who has been on a visit to his
former home at Bristol, Va, has returned
and has resumed duty at the headquar-
ters Of his company on the Sth street
wharf.
Evening star., 1909-07-10
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE CLUB
MARYLANDERS RESIDING IN
DISTRICT TAKE ACTION.
Elect William d. Henry President
and Name Other oflcers-Con-
stitution and Bylaws.

The Maryland Republican Club in the
District OF Columbia was organized las~
evening at a meeting of a large number
OF Marylanders P'o reside in the District.
The nneetinE was called to order by
William d. Henry. After remarks by
Edgar C. Snyder. president of the League
of Republican State Clubs, on the aims
of republican state clubs in the District.
the election of officers was In order.
Those chosen were: President. William d.
Henry: vice president, Frank B. Metzerott:
secretary, William B. Severe: treasurer,
W. L. X. Barrett; sergeant-at-arms, Percy
II. veitch: delegates to the League of Re-
publican Clubs William Tyler Page, DAN
iel W. Baker and John Kronmiller, and
committee to draft constitution and by
laws. William Tyler Page, w. M levin.
g. McC. Hawkens, Albert Shoemaker and
ii. j. Mock.
The constitution and bylaws of the
new organization will be modelled after
those of the republican state clubs al
ready in existence.
Evening star., 1909-07-10
DRUGGISTS GIVE OUTING.
Retail Association Members EMO!
Trip to Marshall Hall.

Members of the newly formed Retail
Druggists Association, with their families
and friends. about 1900 In number. re-
turned last night at IL o'clock from their
first annual excursion to Marshall Han.
The outing was under the personal direc-
ton of A. c. Taylor, president OF the
association. and F. c. Weller assisted
by the entertainment committee, COM
posed of Walter Hill, Herbert Easterday.
George Hurlebaus, A. T. Bronough. p. z.
Boyer. c. b. Chamberlain, J. F. Simpson,
Prof. w. H. Bradbury. Charles G. Len
non ]. +. Coblentz. K. A. Richardson
and George Dawson.
The proceeds Of the outing were much
larger than was expected, and will be
used for the advancement of the neE
organization. The program included
dancing, concert by Schroeder's Or
chestra and vocal selections by George
O'Connor.
Evening star., 1909-07-10
Pleasure Craft in Commission.

The power launch Bellerose, belonging
to C. p. Stohlman, is out on the railway
at Benefits boatyard for a general over
hauling and painting preparatory to sail
ing on an extended cruise to river and
bay points. The Bellerose is one of the
largest and fastest boats Of her class
on tie river.
The power launch Grace. one of the
local fleet os pleasure craft. which has
been on the railway at ReganS being
painted and overhauled for the summer
season, has been put overheard and has
gone into commission with the pleasure
fleet. She will sail In few days with
her owner and a party aboard for an
extended cruise on the river.
The launch Mildred Ellen. which was
on the railway with the Grace being
painted and overhaulded, has also been
launched and is ready for service with
the pleasure feet on the river. She will
be used for hunting and fishing trips
on the river during the summer and
fall months.