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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

Attorney John C. Sweet, who is a
special attorney for the government,
was in Mankato today. He lived here
at one time, but his home is now in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. w. f. Wilson returned to her
nome at Owatonna today and Miss
Alice Wilson to South St. Paul, where
she is teaching, after spending few
days in the city as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. C.. o. Daley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew III. Humid OF
Mapleton, NEWLY weds," arrived in
this city today. They will visit with
DR.. and Mrs. L. A. Faulkner today
leaving on the nine o'clock train this
evening for their home.
d. w. Brooks of Lake Crystal
father of County Surveyor w. F.
Brooks, leaves tomorrow for New
York City and will spend the win
ter with his son there and also
with son at Rutherford, N. J.
Mrs. John Mohowald and son, Lee
Mahowald and wife, spent Sunday at
Madelia. Tomorrow Leo Mahowald
and wife will leave for Milwaukee
and after visiting a week there will
return to their home at Garrison
N. d.
DR.. and Mrs. Chris Nerbovig and
children have been visiting the Lyons
family at st. Charles, the former
home of the Nerbovigs. The beau
tiful home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons
is called the Lyons Dem" DIR. and
Mrs. Nerbovig spent Thanksgiving day
there, eating turkey.
Vernon Center News: Attorney
Miles Porter and wife of Mankato en-.
tertained a family party consisting OF
Mr.. Porter's mother of Vernon Center
his sister, Mrs. Clague and husband
of Lamberton, and Mrs. Porter's par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Lowell OF
Vernon Center, with Thanksgiving
dinner at their home in Mankato
last Thursday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
From Saturdays Daily.
Murduck-C hriStlanson.

Faribault Republican,: A very pretty
wedding was solemnized at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Brand on the
East Side, on Monday evening at nine
o'clock, when Miss Frederick Amelia
Christianson was married to James
Murduck of Battle Lake, MINI. The
wedding was witnessed by large
number of relatives and a few It'll
mate friends of the bride. Rev. L
lowering officiated and the Episcopa
service was read. Is
The bride and groom we're ATTENDED
by MIS-. George Lang tof Mankato a!
matron of hone, and II. p. Christian
son.
\ wedding supper was served imme
diately after the service in the dinin:
room which was profusely decortet
Mia white chrysanthemums and ferns
The bride and groom left on thu
1890 Milwaukee yesterday morning
for short wedding trip to Altha
Madelia and New Ulm, after whicl
they VII be at home after Dec. l, il
Battle Lake, Mimi
!. !. j
Family Gathering.
The i 'me of Mrs. Z. NJ. Day of SIC
East Lafayette street was the scene
of a good old fashioned family gather
ing on Thanksgiving day, nineteen
guests being present for the very en-.
joyable dinner and supper. The rooms
were prettily and artistically decorated
in flags and chrysanthemums and the
day, which was spent in music and
visiting, passed all too quickly. Wher
the hour for departure arrived, the
guests expressed the wish that Thanks
giving came once month, instead OF
once year. The out of town guests
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Conference Held By Attorneys and
Sheriff in st. Paul Yesterday.

From Tuesdays Daily.
A conference on the Ledbeter MUIR
der case was held at st. Paul yes
terday between Assistant Attorney
General George w. Peterson, County
Attorney Plymat, W. R. Geddes and
Sheriff Donahue. The Smith case was
gone over and the lines of procedure
laid out. Mr. Peterson will assist the
county attorney in the trial of the
case against Smith as well as in the
other trials.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

K. Butler and G. w. Wilcox. The color
scheme of pink and white was carried
out in the decorations and appoint
ments, and also in the refreshments,
which were delicious. Mrs. Butler as
sisted in serving the refreshments. The
affair was most enjoyable one.
Mr.. and Mrs. McGarvey are on their
wedding trip. The bride was formerly
Miss Carrie Wilcox, and visited in
Mankato three years ago and made
many friends through her charming
personality. The couple arrived Friday
to spend a week visiting the family
of the brides uncle, w. H. Wilcox.
Six O'clock Dinner.
Mrs. G.. H. Saulpaugh entertained in
formally last night at six o'clock din
ner in honor of Miss Gertrude Morgan
. of Winona. Five hundred was played
in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox Entertain.
! Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Wilcox enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor
Sherbrooke, Canada. Covers were laid
for twelve.
! r. T. Doud of Winona was in the
F., city today.
| X. d. Donahue of Sleepy Eye was in
Mankato over night.
! E. A. Hutchinson of Waseca spent
last night in Mankato.
L. P. Hunt is expected to arrive in
Mankato about Dec. 10.
F. L. Humiston of Worthington Wis
tied Mankato last evening.
| w. HI. Jaeger of LeSueur Center
was in Mankato last evening.
DR.. G. r. Curran was called to
Mortified yesterday in consultation.
| Mrs. A. E. Quimby of Easton is Wis
iting in the city, having arrived this
noon.
! Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. I. Brown of Pipe
stone were guests in the city over
night.
Sheriff Olson of st. Peter visited
/ the city yesterday afternoon. He re-
ports good order prevailing in his
/ county.
! S. E. Ripe and A. NJ. Aston of
Fairmont were arrivals in Mankato
this forenoon.
Attorney Evan Hughes made bus
mess trip to Lake Crystal yesterday.
Thomas Hughes went to Cambria to-
day on legal business.
Walter Murphy, assistant ticket
agent at the union depot, is confined
to his bed with what seeras to be
blood poisoning in one toe.
Miss Mary McGuiggan spent Thanks
giving with her cousin, Miss Katherine
Roway of South Front street, return
ing last night to her home.
William Gallbraith of Pittsburg, Pa.
spent the Thanksgiving holidays as
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
A. r. Pau, Jr., of Clark street.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McGarvey OF
Sherbrooke, Canada, arrived in the city
Friday evening and will be the guests
of w. HI. and J. w. Wilcox for a
week.
Miss leila Macbeth, who spent hel
Thanksgiving s with2 her parents, Mr.
and Mrs William Macbeth, left toda,
! for, San Francisco to join her com
I pany in which she plays the leading
! role. Miss Macbeth has just finishe,
an engagement in the south and leave
the first of the year for a year abroad
with bar oomnauy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Election of Officers.

Mankato Lodge No. 10, l. o. o. F.,
held its semi-annual election of Off
GERS last evening, resulting in the selec-
ton of Homer Daniels, n. D., Moses
Roberts, V. g., H. R. Wiecking, treas
urer, John R. Bowen, secretary, and
w. H. Wilcox, trustee for eighteen
months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

According to the almanac, this was
the first day of winter, and old King
Boreus was in a mild humor He will
probably make up for it little later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

We pay high price for Hides and
Furs. Sell guns and traps cheap.
Northwestern Hide and Fur Co., Min
neacolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails
Sold by Lack Drug Co., Druggist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

When in Minneapolis stop at the
Beaufort Hotel. Good rooms, IS cents
per day. Choice room, with telephones
and bath, $l.25 and $l.50. ll2 Third
street south.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

Honesty is one of the best excuses
for poverty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

WANTED-Housekeep prefer mid
die aged lady. Address 2. o. Box
404, City.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
Entertain at $500"

Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hickey enter
tanned four tables at 900" last eve
ming at their home, l27 Bradley street,
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. James Gilbert
McGarvey of Sherbrooke, Canada, who
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Will
cox. The prizes were won by Mrs. c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

Colonel Neff on $500"
Lake Crystal Union: Miss Lou Bur
rows and Judge Wood gave a care
party called 800" As to the mean
ing of the game we are as ignorant a,
rabbit. But we. suppose the crowt
keeps ON playing and counting until tn,
number 5000 is reached before thu
end of game is ended. Thel
comes refreshments and a goOt
time with the guests. Talk about
the weather, the latest publication
tie new play, style of wearing you
hair or someone else's If you dom
have hair of your own, is INDUCED
in until the lights go out. Home
ward walk; all used up for the mex
days duties. Maybe this is $500
1t is at least very weighty
To attend party of this kind a
the invitation of the above people a
the Crystal House is like baskin,
in the shadow of the foliage O
some great oak in the good old sum
mer time. 1t is pleasure personifet
and decorated with flowers and ever
green's thrown in.
Miss Burrows is vivacious en-
tertainer and Judge Wood knows how
to entertain. Both are among on
most hospitable people and a brigh
future before them. WHAT regina
WHAT rex!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
INTENSE HUMAN INTEREST
IN SW|TCHMENS STRIKE

Why is the age limit placed upon
the prime of mans life, when he
is in his best years and nearer the
equanimity than at any other time
in his existence?
These are questions that the
switchman, who has worked
through wind and storm, night and
day, winter and summer; subject to
all sorts Of irregularity and killing
exposure, want answered. These
are questions that should occupy a
place of some prominence in the
minds of the Third Party"
At the outset a switchman's life,
or any other trainman's life, for
that matter, is a hard one, and
generally poorly paid when consid-
cred in a few-even very few
of it's phases.
Not often does the public think
of the switchman as he really u.s."
one of the strikers told the report
err. How often does the public
think of us at all.
What do they think when they
see one of us, who are now strik-
ing, plodding down the yards
among the moving trains and en-
gines, constantly in the face of
death? Generally If they think of
it at all they look at the cheerful
side of it-perhaps think it must
be great to be a railroader.
"They don't stop to think that
many of us have families depend
ing on us and worrying about us
when we are late coming home,
and that still we are working for
little more than a mere living"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
AUTO LAMPS
FRUSTRATE
H0LDUP

A bold holdup in the center of
the city was frustrated last night
by the brilliant lights of an auto
mobile which suddenly intruded on
the scene.
w. 8. Hymer was walking home
on Bridge street near the Post
street bridge at about 10 o'clock
when a man jumped in front of
him from the shadows cast by the
buildings. He ordered Hymer to
throw up his hands at the point of
revolver and was just about to
rifle his pockets when an automo-
bile came dashing down the
street and its lights, shining full
upon the masked man and his re-
volver, frightened him away. Hy-
mer says that machine saved him
from losing a large amount of
money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
MOTHER OF ELEVEN DECIDES TO MOTHER TWO
WHO ARE MOTHERLESS

Bridgeport, Pa. She is the mother
of IL children-and a very proud
and dutiful mother. Her husband
wages are small and In these days
of high prices Of life necessities the
care of the family has strained MIR.
and Mrs. Pass every resource. But
the children have been well, they
are pretty and happy and good, and
the price paid for them has been
none too much. Indeed, this father
and mother declare that life with
material luxury would be dull. and
useless without the children-11 Of
them.
The other day woman, neighbor
Of the Passes, died suddenly. She
was a widow and left two children,
three and eight years of age. Of
course these children are penniless.
The town authorities came and
wer about to place the children in
an institution. Mrs. Pass could not
bear to think of the children in a
big, lonesome, motherless asylum.
She talked it over withSMr. Pass
and they decided to adopt the two
as their own.
Now they have 13 youngsters to
support, and If there is any justice
in life there will be no bad luck in
that number for the Passes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
TO DISCUSS
PROPOSED LINES

A gathering of the people of the
north end of the Fourth and Fifth
wards will be held tonight at the
Hamilton school, Wellesley avenue
and Standard street, to discuss the
proposed new car, lines ON North
Division street and North Addison
street.
A number of petitions favorable
to the proposed franchise have
been circulated asking the city
council to grant it on the ground
that the people have for years
clamored for better car service,
and now that it is in sight, the
question of the greatest good to
the greatest number should induce
the granting of the franchise.
The only objection the proposed
car extensions is by property own
ers with corner lots on Lidgerwood
street, from which it is proposed
to shift the present car line east
one block to Addison street. All
are agreed on the Division street
line,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
TAKE off THE FAT
WHERE IT SHOWS

Most women suffer much humil-
iation because of great quantities
of fat, SO located that, no matter
how they dress, everybody sees
that they are abnormal. This is
the day of the slender figure, and
fat women are simply not tolerated
either in business or social affairs.
Women may not know it, but men
when they see a fat woman pass
them on the street or in public
places make all manner of SYM
pathetic remarks about her. They
do not mean to be unkind OF to
seem unmanly, but 1t is natural for
a man to dislike fat on woman
Where fat shows the most there
Is where 1t must be removed, and
as quickly as possible. This sea-
sons dresses seem to be made for
the fat woman's misery, and the
slender woman's delight. They ex-
pose all the charms of woman and
her ugliness as well. Exercise and
diet will not remove fat. This has
becn proved. The famous Mar
moia prescription which has met
WIN nutH Ph0hohichai ouICSoc anu
has 10 many Of our society women
as Its sponsors. is now being sold
In tablet form to meet the demand
II the public for this style of treat
mcnt. These little tablets go into
your system just like food. They
stop the stomach and digestive
apparatus from producing fat and
reduce the fat upon the body at
the rate OF from ~ TO Is ounces
: day. They are harmless and
scan be carried In your purse and
taken even after you have in
duiged In hearty meal away from
home. They are sold at all drug
stores 1T rs cents case, or II You
prefer Won may write the Marmola
e0mnanv. Detroit. Mich.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
MOORE TELLS WHY

MOORE TELLS WHY
"The authorities did not arrest
these boys because they felt that
the atmosphere of the I. w. W.
hall is such that for a boy to visit
such place makes him vicious and
thus a delinquent. What they did
arrest them for is to try to force
from their lips admissions that
may be used against the so-called
conspirators," declared Fred H.
Moore, attorney for the l. w. w.
this morning.
"They took those eight boys into
a room last night and sweated
them for two hours in an effort to
secure testimony which might lead
to the conviction of the men in
prison charged with conspiring
against the laws of the land.
"The authorities to go SO far as
to trump up charge Of delin-
quency against these boys to hold
them in their power is an 4uheard
of act. All of the boys nave the
consent of their parents ~ belong
to the I. w. W., they arc all en-
thusiastic members Of the orsani
cation and to charge them Hith de-
linquency for visiting TIE 81 hail
would mean, if the courtS Upheld
such a charge, that the atmosphere
of the hall is tainted witbsAH that
is vicious and demoralAtng to
youth" IA
The boys who were arrested last
night and lockew up in ha pro-
baton office were: ~
Chester Styffe, Is years Md 1903
Liberty avenue. n Il
Wilbert Johannes, II yearS old,
COG First avenue.
Frank Carnaski, II years old. TIA
Boone avenue.
George Carnaski. IA years old,
TIA Boone avenue.
Joseph Thompson ~ years old,
st. Louis hotel.
Floyd King, IL years old, 50Sh
Front avenue.
Joseph Rush, IA years old, 1904
Glass avenue.
Clarence Briggs, 16 years old,
01313 Post street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
FOCAL OPTION
IN SPOKANE
IS DEAD

"Loeal option in Spokane Is
dead" said w. A. Monten, the
attorney, who recently tried to
secure the cooperation Of the
Anti-SaIoon league In an effort
to close up Spokane.
"The anti-saIoon people have
cold feet and concluded not to
tackle Spokane at this time. !
took the matter up with L. r.
Horton, president Of the league,
In person, and could get but
little encouragement. Finally
he said that the time was not
yet ripe and advised to let the
matter drop. II has been drop
ped, but may be taken up again
at some future date, when
things look more promising"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
CONTINUED
CUNNINGHAM HEARING
FROM PAGE ONE.

Seattle and the defense is now be-
ing heard.
Owing to the late arrival of the
party conducting the Investigation
there was no session of the hearing
this morning. At 10 a. m. the attor-
neys, government officials and in
terested parties gathered in the
federal courtroom and were in
formed by William J. MCGEE, the
commissioner or presiding officer
on behalf of the land office, that no
session would be held until 1870.
Commissioner MCGEE represents
the legal department of the land
office and will make his findings as
to the facts in the case for the gen.
eral land commissioner at Wash
ington, D. c.. with whom the issu-
ance or rejection Of a patent on the
coal lands will rest.
IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATION.
In charge of the investigation as
the governments chief legal repre-
sentative is ]. M. Sheridan of Den
yer, an attorney in the service of
the land office. He is assisted by
w. B. Pugh o Washington, a men,
Der of the law board of the land
office. r. M. Jones Of Portland is
in charge of the field testimony to
be produced in the case, and there
are there stenographers for the
government to take and compile
the testimony.
e. G. Hughes of Seattle Is lead
ing counsel for the claimants and
is assisted by John P. Gray of Wal
lace, Idaho. Hughes and Gray spent
the morning in consultation with
the Spokane witnesses in anticipa-
ton of the opening of the case this
afternoon.
SPOKANE MEN INTERESTED.
The men of Spokane or the ada
cent country who hold claims in
the Cunningham proposition are
John A. Finch, Fred H. Mason, w.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

Grievances Of, the Switchmen's
union, together with the attitude Of
the railroads toward them, have re.
solved themselves into one huge
problem, entitled to more than
passing interest and light discus
sion by the public-the "third
party"-as the railroads have label
cd II In the matter. Beneath the
surface of this fight, features Of in
tense human interest lie almost
concealed.
They mean more to the grim
faced knights of the signal lantern
than any other being. To them it
means a chance or not a chance to
live through the latter half of their
with some certainty of tomorrow
bread. After they have given their
best years to the railroads, and
spent their youthful vitality in the
interest of a public service, what
shall become of them? What is
becoming of them now?
With the railroads and their Off
cials-well. this age limit and this
rigid physical examination. meet
ing with the strenuous objection of
over 10000 switchmen throughout
the country, is being enforced as
q matter or duty to the public. +"
Switchmen will admit that, in part,
as true, but they contend that it Is
an injustice to them and should
be modified.
Why should the loss Of one joint
from a finger incapacitate a man
for further employment as a
switchman, or for any other sort
of position as a railroad trainman,
when he is too old to begin life
all over again and learn some other
means for earning an existence?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
JOINT DEBATE
BY STUDENTS ON
COMMISSION PLAN

A joint debate between the
WaIIa WaiIa and South Gen.
trial high schools will be held
tomorrow night in the audi
torium of the latter school in
this city.
The question will be on the
commission form Of govern
ment, affirmed in this way:
"Resolved, That the cities of
the northwest should adopt a
commission form of govern
ment, modelled after that of
Des Moines."
Spokane will have the az
firmative, and WalIa WaIIa the
negative. The speeches will be
limited to 10 minutes, with the
closing for Spokane. Rev. w.
J. HindIey will preside over
the meeting, and the members
Of the commission that is writ.
ing a new charter for Spokane
will be present as invited
guests.
The Spokane team will con.
sist of Earl Wallace, Myron
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
JAPANESE SLAVE GIRL
TELLS P|T|FUL STORY
Spirited Away From Home She Is Battered and Sold Like
Common Chattel, and She Says She Does Want
So Much to Be a Good Girl

sEArTLE, Dec. 2.-Here is a
story Of real life told by shiozaki
Chiyo, Japanese slave girl, 10 years
old, picked up at the ujini hotel,
Sixth avenue and Washington
street. She told the story through
an interpreter, Rev. lnouye, at po-
lice headquarters today. K. Miami
cto 10 held under 500 bond in con-
neetion with the case.
II was IA years old when l was
happy at home. One day Shikada
Sadahichi came to me with his
smiles. He said he was a San
Francisco merchant and he would
give me good employment in one
of his restaurants.
'My mother let me go.
Eve reached San Francisco, but
instead of working in one of his
eating houses he sold me into
Chinese den.
81 was kept all alone. Nobody
but Chinese came there.
81 tried hard to escape many
times but ] was watched too close
ly. Sometimes they would beat me.
I loathed the life-I hated the peo-
pie. But / couldn't escape.
LIBERATED BY EARTHQUAKE
Some way l lived through it all,
when one day the earthquake came
and l managed to escape from that
awful den, but / didn't get far.
"Takashasi Tokujipro caught me
and made me go to Bellingham.
There land the little girls head
bowed in shame at the remem-
brance) | was forced into a house
on c street.
Before that, Tokuiiro made me
give him all my earnings while at
Astoria and Portland
after awhile this man said he
would let me go away if | gave
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
50 YEARS
OF LOYAL SERVICE

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2.-Complet-
ing so years of sea service, Captain
John Pritchard of the palatial Cum
ard liner Mauretania, now plough
ing away from New York to Liver
pool. will retire when the ship
reaches its berth in this harbor.
Captain Pritchard started his sea
career when aged 10 years as a
cabin boy, on the Walsh, tramp
schooner. He entered the service
of the Cunard line 80 years ago,
and rose rapidly until given COM
mand OF the Mauretania, ship that
has set many speed records for
transatlantic trips.