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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
SUCCUMBS TO WOUNDS.
James Brown, Who Shot Two Othe
Negroes and Himself, Is Dead.


James Brown, the negro who shot
himself after putting bullets into Mag
gle Reed, his sweetheart, and Charlie
White, his rival, at East Third
street, Minneapolis, Thursday, died at
the city hospital yesterday afternoon
He fired two shots into his own head
Brown was known as 'bad Niger
and had been in lot of trouble. Had
it not been for the bravery and quick
ness of Capt. John Clark of the CEN
trail police station, who happened to
be passing the house at the time OF
the shooting, there is little doubt but
his acts would have caused the death
of several other persons.
Capt. Clark rushed into the building
while the shooting was going on and
quickly brought an end to the gun
practice. There were number of 9th,
err persons there who were making
hasty exits, and none was injured save
the Reed woman and White
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
ENJOYABLE WEEK AT POINT
Barclay Cottages Well Filled and Re-
sort Is Eagerly Sought By Those
Who Want Rest.
From Mondays Daily.

= rom Mondays CdIy'
The past week has been a very en-
joyable one at Point Pleasant. The
weather was fine, and consequently the
patronage was good. The roads were
never better than at present. The boats
come in every day with fish, and the
water is just right for bathing. The
Barclay cottages are all engaged Tor
this week, and more people are ex-
pected from Omaha. With its present
populous condition, the Point is a lively
place.
Mr.. Edholm, the leading jeweler of
Omaha, and his family and several
friends, eight in all, will arrive at tine
Point tomorrow morning to spend the
week at the hotel.
Leroy Bowen, William A. Deyling
and wife, Dr. F. L. Stephan and wife
and w. o. White were among the
guests at the hotel yesterday.
Editor W. X. Wilcox and family of
Elysian spent Sunday on the Point
as guests at the hotel.
E. B. Frank and wife of this city
were among those registered at me
hotel yesterday.
Saturday, George M. Palmer headed
an auto party that visited the Point.
intending to spend the evening, but
the storm coming up they cut their
stay short. Those in the party, aside
from Mr.. Palmer, were Miss Barbara
Mansfield, Earl M. Palmer, Philip and
Donald Works, M. Kimball, john Thew,
Raymond Maybee and Manford John
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
SEND BOYS TO SWIMMING POOL
Minnesota River is Dangerous Below
Mouth of the Sewer.

Henry Oberlander, sixteen year old
boy residing at llO9 North Fifth
street, has come down with typhoid
fever. 1t is the only case that has oc-
Cured in the city for some time, and
its cause has been investigated by the
attending physician. The family has a
well of their own, but while the closet
is located on the upper side of the
clay slope toward it, it is infected
The family also has its own cow and
milk supply, which is believed to be
safe. slT
In looking elsewhere for cause, the
physician learned that the lad was in
swimming in the Minnesota river
about a month ago, some distance be-
low the mouth of the sewer, and that
he was nearly drowned. His mouth
became filled with water and he swal-
lowed and inhaled some. The physi-
clan believes that it was then that
the germs entered his system, for it
is thought that the river water below
the mouth of the sewer is badly con-
taminated and will be for several
years to come, because of last years
epidemic.
This is an additional source of dan
ger to the children who 60 in bathing
in the river below the sewer Between
the danger of drowning and the dan
ger of taking typhoid fever germs, it
would seem that parents would all
send their children to the Y. NJ c. A.
swimming pool, the use of which the
city has arranged for, rather than al
low them to enter the river.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23

winning the only game they played
with the Colored Gophers. So the
base ball fans can rest assured thai
they will be treated to fast base ball
Manager Newgard has made the fol
lowing bookings for August:
July 81 and Aug l, Sleepy Eye;
Aug. and 8, st. Peter; Aug. Il
and Is, Shakopee; Aug. 81 and %
Minneapolis Colored Keystones. He is
now trying to land Redwing and Alex.
andria.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23

Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Hayward ar.
rived from Centerville, S. d., for d
brief visit with local friends.
Messrs. F. E. Crandall, S. Granger
and Jay Hubbard left yesterday on q
tour of inspection of the elevator
line belonging to the Hubbard &
Palmer company. A big crop is ex-
pected at all points where the company
has elevators and special arrangements
are being made to take care of it.
Robert Bradley returned Monday
evening from trip to Minneapolis
which he made in his E. M. F. touring
car. He had not the slightest trou
BILE on the trip, and especially enjoyed
the return, following the confetti trail
of the Gliddenites, and making ex
cellent time.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Norton of Wa.
SEGA and their guests, MIR. and Mrs
&c. +. Stauffer of Eldora, Iowa, drove
to the city yesterday from Waseca
in big touring car, spent the after
noon with friends and returned in the
automobile late in the evening. The
trip was greatly enjoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Woodgate and
child, Mr. and Mrs. James Garrison
and child and Messrs. L. Glanum ant
g. Dougherty, composed party OF
Automobiles who were guests last
evening at the Saulpaugh. They are
out OH a tour of this section of the
state, and arrived here last evening
from Slayton where they all reside.
The United States civil service com
mission announces an examination or
Aug. 4, to secure eligibles from whicl
to make certifcation to fill vacancy
in the position of telephone switch
board operator (male), $40 per annum
quartermaster's department at large
ST. Paul, Mimi, and vacancies requir
ing similar qualifications as they ma,
occur in any branch of the service.
Aug. 4, to secure eligibles from which
to make certification to fill a vacancy
in the position of dental inferno (male}
at $500 per annum, with maintenance
in the government hospital for thu
insane, Washington, d. c., and vacan
cies requiring similar qualifications a
they may occur.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
EDITORS AT SEATTLE EXPOSITION
Seventy-Fourth Annual Meeting of Ma
tional Editorial Association Opens.


Seattle, July l9.-Men who supplied
the publicity necessary to the success
of Seattle's great exposition were the
guests of the fair management today
at the opening of the twenty fourth
annual convention of the National Edi-
torial association All of the states
OF the union We're represented in the
conclave of the knights of the Fourth
Estate. After concert in their hon.
or by the Administration band the edi.
tors assembled in Fine Arts hall, where
the initial business session was held
this morning.
The program arranged for this aft
ernoon included addresses by Governor
Hay on behalf of the state of Wash
ington, Mayor Miller, representing the
city of Seattle; President Chilberg of
the exposition, and President Beaton
of the Seattle Press club Responses
will be made by several prominent
editors among the delegates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
Phone Company Makes Request.

The county board went to Madison
Lake this morning and looked over
some culvert work that is being begun
by a contractor with new forms for
concrete work. 1t is thought that the
culverts will be first class. The board
met this afternoon as board of
equalization, but before taking up this
work it listened to a large delegation
from the Mankato Citizens Telephone
company, who asked that the rate paid
for the use of the company's tele.
phones be advanced to the price paid
for the Northwestern phones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
STEVENS is HoNoRED.
st. Paul Congressman Heads Impcrtan
Transportation Subcommittee.

Washington, July l9.-Representative
Stevens of st. Paul has been appointed
chairman of an important subcommit-
tee of the national waterways commits
sion. He has been placed at the head
of the subcommittee that will have to
do with the relation between waterway
and railway transportation, including
terminals and transfers, competition,
inter-corporate relationships and joint
tariffs.
Announcement of the fact was made
today by Senator Burton of Ohio.
chairman of the commission.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
Death of Miron w. Skinner.

Mortified, July 20.-Miron w. Skin
ner, for fifty years prominent mer-
chant and banker of this city, who
had served two terms as mayor and
was the last surviving member of the
original board of trustees of Carleton
college died Friday night seventy five
years old. The funeral was held Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock from the
Skinner residence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23

Friends of Swan Johnson, former
alderman, will learn with pleasure
that he is making nice convalescence
at his home in West Mankato. About
four, months ago Mr. Johnson was
taken ill with pneumonia and later a
complication Of diseases set in and for
a tind his condition twas considered
critical.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
Real Estate Transfers.

George Degleman to John N Lang.
part of south hs, swA, swA, section
20, Lime, west of center of Mendoza
and Big Sioux military road, for $775.
Charles Ramey to Naiff Aldo, parcel
of land in section Is Msukato town
ship, for $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
HASTINGS FOR TWO GAMES
Boys From Mississippi River Town
Here on Saturday and Sunday.

OutUHVHy UIhV
Hastings will be seen on the local
diamond next Saturday and Sunday
when they line up against the locals
This is the first appearance of this
well-known and fast professional
team.
The. Hastings team has played the
best baseball to date of any of the
southern Minnesota teams, having
broke even in series with the fa's,
Hibbing and Alexandria teams; also
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
HITS At STATE LAW
DECISION ON PORK BARREL"
BILL is WIDESPREAD.
Right of the Highway Commission to
Exist Is Questioned; State Auditor
and Treasurer to Ask Attorney
General Simpson for Opinion as to
Validity of Several Appropriations
Made By the SOlons.

st. Paul, July 2O.-The right of the
state highway commission to exist will
be questioned in letter which State
Treasurer C.. c. Dinehart and State
Auditor S. G. Iverson will submit to
Attorney General G. I. Simpson today.
The letter will ask his opinion on the
legality of "a number of appropriations
made by the last legislature which
may and may not be classed as sin
ternal improvements" under the con-
struction and the meaning of those
words as interpreted in the recent OPP
inion of the court in the "pork -barrel'
case.
Messrs. Dinehart and Iverson reason
that the highway commission is spend.
ing its time on public improvements
in the state. The constitution says
that the state shall not be party
to any public internal improvements.
And while the money which the high
way commission spends on good roads
is taken out of the internal improve.
ment land fund, which the state has
a legal right to spend on roads and
bridges, the $500 which the state
spends annually for salaries and office
expenses of the highway commission
comes out of the general revenue fund.
Other Laws Are Involved.
But according to the court no money
can be spent out of that fund for
internal improvements, and they rea-
son that when the state appropriates
money for the expenses of highway
commission it becomes party to an
internal Improvement or spends money
Tor internal improvements, and the
court holds that this is illegal.
A new opinion will also. be asked
as to the validity of the laws creating
the state live stock sanitary board.
w. B. Douglas, when he was attorney
general, consistently held that the law
was unconstitutional, but no one ever
took the matter to court.
Some of the other appropriations
the validity of which will be question
ed, are the following.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Teachers examinations will be given
Aug. 2, and 4 at Mankato, Lake
Crystal and Mapleton in the hisa
school buildings. Those who wish to
write on first grade subjects must meet
in the county superintendent office
at the specified time. All credit slips
and certificates to be exchanged or re.
newed must be handed in during the
examinations. Applicants must come
prepared with pen and ink
The following program will be strict
ly followed:
Monday, Aug. 2, first grade:
A. M.-8:OO Enrolment.
A. M.-S:l5 Geometry.
A. M.-l0:OO Physics.
p. M.-l:3O Algebra.
P. M.-3:l5 Physical Geography or
General History.
Agriculture may be taken at any of
the above periods, and may be sub
stituted for either Geometry or Physi-
cal Geography.
Tuesday, Aug. 3, second grade:
A. M.-S:OO Enrolment.
A. M.-S:3O Professional Test.
A. M.-9:3O Spelling.
A. M.-l0:OO Arithmetic.
T. Mills Geography.
P. M.-2:45 Composition and PEN
manship.
P. M.-3:2O Reading.
Wednesday, Aug. 4, second grade
continued:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23

A. M.-S:OO United States History.
A. M.-9;45 English Grammar.
A. M-ll:30 Music.
P. M.-l:l5 Physiology Hygiene.
p. M.-2:45-Civics.
P. M.-4:OO Drawing.
0. o. ULVIN,
Superintendent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23


There is approximately $4,000 left
in the state treasury of the road and
bridge appropriation of 1907 which is
Knocked out by the 'pork-barrel' de-
clsion. Several bills were passed by
the 1903 session amending the 1907
"pork-barrel" bill and changing Che
place where the money in certain
counties was to be spent. These bills
are chapter 2l6, relating to Lac qui
Parle; "a, Blue Earth; al, Crow Wing;
Z, Scott; l76, Hennepin; l35, Douglas.
These appropriations were all knock
ed by the recent decision except the
Hennepin item, where the people in
charge of the work hurried UP and
got their money before the suit was
actually started, although it was after
the time the talk of the suit began.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-12
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.

The several states of the union have
a duty TO perform now that the su-
pTeme court has held unconstitutional
a clause in the federal immigration
law making It an offense to harbor
alien girls brought into the country
for immoral purposes. 1t was held BY
the highest tribunal in the land that
the clause was in direct violation Of
the spirit Of the constitution in that
it interfered with the police powers Of
the states.
The government is doing what il can
to prevent the importation Of girls
for immoral purposes. but it rests with
the state authorities to provide punish
ment for those engaged in the traffic in
white slaves.
II all reports are true the number of
girls brought into this country for the
basest of all purposes is exceedingly
large, Notwithstanding the efforts made
10 prevent their importation. and now
that the supreme court has definitely
placed the responsibility for the prose-
cution Of the vampires engaged in this
business. the states should lose no time
in passing the necessary laws.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-12
death TO tbs HOUSE FLY.

The spring campaign against the house
fy has beer commenced in the Dis
trict Of Columbia By Health Officer
Woodward and the health officers Of
other cities are expected to follow suit.
If an ounce of prevention be worth a
pound of cure a fine opportunity is Of
fered each and every one. more par
ticularly the housewives. to save human
lives during the summer months. To
be effective the work must begin at
once Prof George Z. Beyer pays
his respects 10 the pesuferous fy as
follows
The house fy. the dirty fly. the
typhoid and cholera infantum fly will
soon swarm in thousands OF millions.
unless precautions are taken. The house
fy. which we were taught in our child
hood u treat with kindness. has been
exposed Its habits are filthy. It breeds
in stables and garbage pals and carries
the filth it revels in and tracks it across
the sugar. the butter and the beefsteak.
It paddles its horrid feet. gummed with
the vilest rotting matter. in babys milk.
1T probably disseminates every dis
case. It must be exterminated. It can
be driven out OF every city. In an age
of knowledge. screens and cheap disin-
fectsnts there is no excuse for flies in
any household. Clean up your premises
and report to the health department
your neighbor who Goes not. Get rid
of breeding places Of flies and you will
get rid Of the flies"
Living in an age OF progress the
people Of Salt Lake should not fall be-
hind I'm the race for the accomplish
ment Of the greatest good. That the
common house fly causes all kinds OF
diseases no longer admits Of doubt.
The advice Of Prof Boyer should be fol-
lowed and the fly exterminated as far
as possible Let the campaign begin
at once and be pursued reientlessIy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-12

nave been retained 10 make an effort
TO oveTturn the decision Of Dr. Wiley.
such men as John D. Carlisle and
Joseph H Choate have recently been
in conference with President TAFT a.
representatives. Of these manufacturers
who have been using an honest name
for dishonest goods. II is claimed that
most Of the whisky Of commerce con
sists % blends and limitations Even
# this assertion is true. and il prob
ably is. there is no good reason why
il should not be so labeled. These
brands OF liquors are distinctly re-
sponsible for nine-tenths OF the crimes
committed by men while intoxicated. TO
say nothing Of the other effects pro-
duced upon the individual who imbibes
them. II is not known at the present
time whether President Taft will call
Dr. Wiley OF in accordance with the
pleas of Messrs. Carlisle and Ch0ate.
but it is hardly probable that he viii
interfere in the matter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-12
CAREFULLY CLASSIFIED.
youths ComDanionD


Il il usually the ignorant or confused
frequeuters Of a library who are re-
sponsible for amusing mistakes, but
occasionally an over naughty guardian
of literature gives occasion for quiet
smile To those she serves To O re-
quest for ~PrOmeJheus Unbound one
such replied with chilling decisiveness
We have no unbound books.
More recently. a school teacher. wish
ing to extend her rather scanty knoWl-
edge Of the stories Of Edgar Allen Poe,
IN view of the centenary of his birth
inquired al the delivery desk Of a rural
library for The Gold Bug" adding. Il
can't seem to find it in the catalogue
but I'm sure you have it. A friend Of
mine had it out last week"
The librarian glanced at the card
catalogue drawer over which the teach
ct had been porting. and smiled a SUI
perior smile
NO wonder. Miss Jones" she ex-
planned. with patient gertIeness
You're looking under Fiction Turn
20 Entomology and you won't have
ans trouble
Smiling in her turn. a different and
more genial smile. the teacher turned
To Entomology" and there. indeed
duly classified with learned works on
Lepidoptera and ColeOptera she found
the unscie0tific but fascinating insect
invented by that master Of mystery
tales who did not even know that a
beetle Is not d bug
It was almost too good a joke 10
spoil; but instruction and correction be-
come second nature TO a teacher: and
besides. there was her duty TO the pub
lie. When she departed with The Gold
Bug under her arm, she left an en-
lghtened but cTestfaIlen librarian.
Oddly enough. mate 10 this aneedote
comes at almost the same time. from
the other side Of the continent. The
president Of a western WOmau-S club
also brushing up Der knowledge Of Poe
before writing a paper on his life
sought at the local library for that
weird tale of horror. THE Pit and the
Pendulum.
She was referred TO the card cat
alogue, and was advised TO look under
Mechanics" OF "HorOloCy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-12
a NEW TRUST.

While the government is prosecuting
the Standard Oil company. the powder
trust, the tobacco trust and Others ac-
cused Of violating the Sherman anti
trust law the formation of just such
Illegal combinations continues unabat-
cd The latest is a $50, O0O, 900 concern
20 control the output OF the three-ouar-
ters-worsted goods for mems wear.
Philadelphia is the home of the new
candidate for public execration. The
concern is TO be organized along the
lines of the American Wooden company.
which controls the sixty-inch wooden
production Of the country.
Evidently the outcome of the pres
ent government suits is not greatly
feared when SO many new combinations
are being made.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-12
ERsoR DAY.

Jock. when ye hse naething else 10
do. ye may be aye sticking i'm a tree:
it viii be growing. Jock, when ye're
sleeping"
These were the dying words of a
Highland laird 10 his son and
were used oy Sir Walter Scott in the
Heart Of Midlothian. In recent years
the practice of sticking in trees has
received an impetus and branches are
now bending 70 the breezes on the
once bare and desolate prairies Of
Nebraska, Kansas and the other states
not favored by nature with forests.
Nearly forty years ago the late J..
Sterling Morton of Nebraska wrote a
letter to Robert ". Furnas. then gov
ernor Of that state. suggesting that a
day be set apart for the planting Of
trees. Now Governor Furnas was the
owner of a large nursery and probably
the west. with the exception Of Mr..
Morton. the Importance of the sugges-
ton. In his message to the legislature
the governor recommended that action
in the matter be taken and the result
was that April Is. the birthday Of Mr.
Morton. was designated as the time
10 plant trees. II was called Arbor
day also in compliment to Mr.. Morton.
whose home at Nebraska City was
called "Arbor Lodge"
II J, Sterling Morton never accom-
plished anything else in his lifetime
the suggestion which bore fruit in the
creation of Ar6or day was sufficient to
keep his memory green and give him
d place in history. and the late Robert
w. FuTnas. the governor who so read
lily recognized the necessity of plant
ing trees, is entitled TO a share Of the
praise. FuTnas. by the way. defeated
H. c. Lett. long a resident of Salt
Lake. for the office Of governor
OF late there has been much said
regarding the conservation of the
natural resources Of the United States
and an effort is being made to save the
forests from total destruction. Also
we have a forestry bureau in connec-
ton with the department OF agricul-
ture and much attention is being given
TO reforestation. Now that the govern
ment is watching over the forests and
the states have taken up the Arbor
day idea. great good is certain to fol-
low. Above and beyond the observance
Of April Is. however. the advice of
the Highland laird TO be aye sticking
IN a tree" holds good the year round
in some parts Of this broad country.