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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07

To show OF not to show? Joseph
Ruerup, manager of Wonderland, de-
cided not to show, and instead of an
exhibit of moving pictures at his play
house last night, the above announce
ment was conspicuously displayed in
the south window. Pedestrians stop
ped, read the few lines, gave vent to
ordinations of approval orr disappro-
val of the mayors request to the thea
tire manager, and passed OH.
Quite number of people reached
the playhouse at eight o'clock intend
ing to witness the entertainment that
had been advertised and they were
somewhat disappointed when they
learned that the program would not
be carried out. The pictures did not
move and inside the theatre was as
silent as an Egyptian mummy. There
was no rustic of dimes in the box
office.
Arrangements for the Sabbath even
ing performance had been made with
out Mayor Meyers knowledge or con
sent. He knew nothing of the intend.
ed entertainment until he read Manager
Ruerup's announcement in The Free
Press Saturday evening. The city's
executive was not long in getting into
communication with Chief of Police
Pond via the telephone. He instructed
that official to inform Manager Ruer-
up that if ne attempted to open his
playhouse for business on Sunday night
he would be arrested and prosecuted
for violating the law in such case made
and provided. Chief Pond conveyed the
mayors instructions to the Wonderland
manager, who at once declared that
he would run his show on Sunday
night; that his attorney had told him
he could do so, and that settled it.
Would Stand For An Arrest.
Manager Ruerup informed Chief Pond
that he would stand for an arrest,
and that he would test the law. In
fact, the show shop man was in a
mood to fight the authorities to a
finish.
During Saturday evening Mayor Mey
er also had meeting with Mr.. Ruer-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07
THEIR MEET IN JULY.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONVEN-
TON; ST. PAUL THE PLACE.
Ten Thousand Delegates Will Conduct
Song Service on the Steps of the
New State Capitol; Y. w. C. A.
to Erect a Home Which Will Cost
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars;
Now a Building Boom.
Especial to The Free Press.1

st. Paul, May 3.-Delegates repre-
senting 10000 Christian Endeavor socie,
ties in the United States and Canada
with a total membership of 100000
Will meet in st. Paul early in July
Tor their biennial convention. For the
convention meetings the municipal
auditorium, seating l0,500, the drill
hall of the new armOry, and six large
churches have been reserved. Fifteen
other churches and buildings having
meeting halls have been reserved i'm ad-
dition for state and provincial socie.
ties. These figures give an idea of the
number of delegates expected and the
magnitude of the convention and the
work of entertaining the visitors.
Prominent men and women from all
parts of the world will take part in
the programs of convention week. One
of the features of the program will
be song service on the steps of the
new state capitol in which 10000 dele
gates will participate.
New Y. W. C. A. Home.
The new Y. NJ. C. A., costing $780,
600 and recently opened, is to be fol-
flowed Immediately by Il building for
the young women of the Y. w. c. A.
for which ground was broken the other
day by Miss Dodge, president of the
national association. The men of st.
Paul have provided 100000 for the
building the site for which was do
mated by a wealthy resident, and the
women will raise an additional $3.50, 900
or 100000. the building costing com
pleted between $25O,OOO and 100000. 1t
will be one of the handsomest Y. w.
c. A. buildings in the world.
Fine Building Record.
Immediately following the breaking
of ground for the Y. w. C.. A., st.
Paul Masons with quaint and impress
sive ceremonies laid the cornerstone of
their new 100000 home. The buildin.
will house all the cty's lodges and will
be structure of great beauty. A
day or so afterwards the completion of
the subscriptions for the new hotel
was announced. The money is all col
lected, and 5000 surplus, which is an
excellent record The hotel is already
Cnethird built, its great steel frame
towering nine stories high on the old
Windsor site already. 1t will be eleven
stories high.
And this was hardly done before the
Lowry estate announced the construc-
ton of new twelve story physicians
building costing $l,O00,OOO across the
street from the new hotel. st. Paul
is in an expectant frame of mind just
now. The building fever is taking deep
root and a boom of substantial proper
tions in the erection of high class
buildings is already here. No one
knows just what is coming next, but
in all probability it will be an an
nouncement of the completion of the
plans of st. Louis syndicate for the
erection of new sixteen story office
building in the down town district.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

The Commercial college baseball team
has two hard games OH their schedule
this week. Tomorrow the Shattuck
school team of Faribault comes here
to try conclusions with the bookkeepers
and Saturday the fast Hamline uni
versity team is booked. The Com
mercials have greatly strengthened their
lineup and will be represented with
a far better drilled team than that
which faced st. Thomas here week
ago Little has been heard of the
Shattuck team regarding their strength
but it is known that they have in
past years turned out fast and ag-
gressve club and this years team is
no exception. As TO Hamline, it is a
well-known fact that outside of ST.
Thomas and the university team they
they have no peer in intercollegiate
baseball in the northwest. Petersen
south paw, with curves and speed
galore will pitch and Maecham doing
the receiving. Smith will likely go
in to save the day for the locals
Feir or Otis will do the heaving stunt
tomorrow against Shattuck, Lappin
or Livingston as back stops. As this
will practically conclude the big
games on the Commercial schedule
don't miss either of these games, if
you are a loyal enthusiast of the
great national pastime.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07
KILLS QUACK GRASS
INVENTION OF TWO WELL-KNOWN
YOUNG MEN OF MANKATO.
Frank Gobler and H. C. .Pickel Have
Put UP a Device That Is Sure
to Bring to Them Fortune; an
Illinois Newspaper Tells an Inter
esting Story of What Their Brain
Work Has Accomplished.

cts an ill wind that blows nobody
good'-but the wind that fiourishes
the noXious "quack grass" promises
to REDEEM itself in measure by blow
ing neat sum to the credit of two
young men well -known in Mankato.
They are Frank, Gobler, of this city,
and H. C. Pickel, formerly of Eagle
Lake, who is now in the employ of
S. Simon at Monmouth, Illinois, both
of whom were formerly statesmen in
the store of Simon & Rice on South
Front street.
Their Brains Were Working.
While engaged at the Simon & Rice
store, Mr.. Pickel conceived an idea of a
"quack grass exterminator" and Mr..
Gobler assisted him in perfecting his in
vention and according to his statement
assisted in a financial way in securing
patents and in other ways.
That the invention has proven a sue
cess is evidenced by the following ar
ticle which appeared on recent date
in a newspaper at Monmouth, Illinois,
where Mr. Pickel, who is managing the
matter is engaged:
H. C.. Pickel, an employee at the
United States Clothing company's store,
is the inventor of novel farming i'm
plement in the form of pillow to be
used for the determination of "quack
grass which is becoming a source of
inconvenience to the farmers through
out the middle west. Although the
farmers in this vicinity have not been
bothered to any great extent with the
pest, it is more generally known in
the Dakotas and in Minnesota, of
which state Mr.. Pickel is native.
Excites Favorable Comment.
"Alr. Pickles "quack grass exter-
minator' has excited favorable COM
ment among the farmers and manu-
facturers of farming implements
throughout the state. The implement
is built after the fashion of an ordi
nary pillow, with chute attachedment
in the rear, over which an endless belt
is used to carry the sod from the
pillow. At the end of the chute is
revolving cylinder which pulverizes any
sod chunks which have not been sep
arated by the shaking. The object of
the chute and cylinder is to separate
the earth from the field grass which
is left on the top of the plowed furrow
by the new device.
Hard Weed To Kill Off.
Every farmer knows that quack
grass is one of the hardest weeds to
turn out with a pillow, and the tenden-
cy it has to crowd out any other plant.
Mr.. Pickel claims that by the use of
his patent plow the field can be cleared
of the wild grass in short time and
from the fact that he has been offered
royalty amounting to $4,000 for
his invention is would seem that he
had evidence to substantiate his calims.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07
DENIES CHARGE OF ASSAULT.
Theodore Hjerbe's Trial to Take Place
At st. Peter.

From MONDAYS Daily
The Nicollet county district court
will convene tomorrow, and one of the
most important criminal cases to come
before the grand jury will be that of
Theodore Hjerbe son of a farmer liv-
ing four miles west of North Mankato,
who is charged with having commit
ted rape upon Mrs. Johanna Swanson,
widow living short distance this
side of the Hjerbe farm. Young
Hjerbe denies the charge, and will be
defended by C. l.. Benedict of this city.
He will claim an alibi The prosecu-
ton claims that he had been in Man
kato on the evening of the alleged
assault and had been drinking, and
that about one o'clock in the morning
he went to Mrs. Swansons house and
assaulted her. and that she recognized
him when he struck match to see his
way around the house. .a.-. .-,SrsssA -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07
Notice of Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of The Free Press Printing
company will be held at the company's
office, 12l-l23-l25 jackson street, in
the city of Mankato, Minnesota, on
Monday, June I, 1909, at ten o'clock,
for the purpose of electing board of
directors and for the transaction of
any other business.
+. w. HUNT,
President.
NJ. d. FRITZ, !.
Secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07
Twitching of
the Nerves

.6ocaT9e almost .unbearab!o until
Or. A w. Chase's Nerve Pills brought
about q cure.
Tapping of the fingers, restlessness, sleep
lessness, inability to contro. the nerves.
What story of exhausted nerves is told by
these symptoms. Nervous prostration and
paralysis are not far away unless restorative
treatment is used.
The writer ofthis letter was fortunate enough
10 learn about DR.. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills
and tells his experience for the benefit of other
sufferers from diseases of the nerves.
Mr.. ]. w. OAKLEY, Montrose, Pa. writes:-
81 was troubled with nervous exhaustion for
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lie in bed but would walk the floor and my
nerves would draw and twitch until I was
almost wild. tried all sorts of medicines in
vain until used DIR. A. w. Chase's Nerve
Pills. Six boxes cured me and the old trouble
never returned am very grateful to say"
Portrait and signature of A. w. Chase, M. d.
the famous Receipt Book author, on every box
50 cents at all dealers or DR.. A. w. Chase
Medicine Co. Buffalo, Ny.
DR.. w. Chase's
Nerve Pills
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07
Scott S Emulsion


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AS fire turns water to
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07

illustrated Bits: Wagge-Yes, he is
a distant relative of mine. Maudie
How distant? Wagge--Oh, about
10000 pounds removed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07

Chief of Police Pond went to St.
Paul yesterday afternoon to serve
some civil papers,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07

Bellman: Browns an ingenious fell
low" whats he doing now?" Teach
ing iIk worms to sing cocoon songs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07
CALLS OFF HIS SHOW
NOTHING WAS DOING AT THE
WONDERLAND LAST NIGHT.
Manager Joseph Ruerup Obeyed the In
structions of Mayor Meyer Not to
Open Playhouse for Business on
Sunday Evening; Theatre Man De-
Clared He Would Test Law; FL
nal1y Concluded to Lay Down.
From Mondays Daily.
I. i (, + + + I. !. + + I. 1. + I. !

Hon. Mayor has asked me not
to open theatre tonight as he
wants decision of the people if
he should enforce the law to the
letter as he cannot use half
measures. Watch the papers and
help decide.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-07
A Famous Health Builder.

A medicine that will cleanse the
bowels and put them in condition to
do their proper work unaided will do
more than anything else to preserve
health and strength. Such medicine
is the tonic laxative herb tea, Lanes
Family Medicine. Get a 25 cent pack
age today at any druggists or
dealers. No matter what you have
tried before, try this famous herb tea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22

to the corner. Look" she ssid. tri-
umphantly. "the very thing. With the
green streamers tied up In a bow. like
this-do you suppose the child would
mind? / can put five dollars or 80 here
that would buy a dozen OF them
1t was queer AFFAIR Of straw. that
hat. with round crown and a rim that
Topped dismally. With a single move
ment she had turned 1t up At one side
and fitted it to her head. Grotesque by
itself. when she wore it It was a thing
OF joy.
Evidently the lack OF head covering
had troubled her. for she was elated at
her find. She left me. scrawling note
of thanks and pinning it with a. bill to
the tablecloth. and ran upstairs to the
mirror and the promised soap and water.
did not see her when she came down.
had discovered bench with tin
washing. In a helpless. one-sided way.
felt rather than saw that she was stand
ing in the doorway and I made q final
plunge into the basin.
'How is 1t possible for man with
only a right hand to wash his left carr
asked from the roller towel. was dis
| tinctly uncomfortable; men are more
rigidly creatures OF convention than
women. whether they admit it or not.
There is 50 much soap on me still that
with rain water and homemade soap is
like motoring on a slippery road. I only
struck the high places
Then. having achieved a brilliant polish
with the towel. I looked at the girl.
She was leaning against the frame OF
the door, her face perfectly colorless. her
breath coming in slow. difficult respira-
tions The erratic hat was pinned to
place. but 1t had slid raizishly to one side.
When / realized that she was staring.
not at me, but past me to the road along
which we had come. I turned and fol-
lowed her gaze. There was no one in
sight: the lane stretched dust white In
the sun-no moving figure on ii, no sign
Of life.
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nervous haste with which she worked.
When she Joined me again IL was without
explanation. But the cienched fingers
were free now, and while she looked tired
ana worn. the strain had visfbly relaxed
We walked along slowly in the general
direction OF the suburban trolley line.
once a man with an empty wagon Of
Tered US a lift. but after glance at the
springless vehicle I, declined
The ends OF the bone think they are
castanets as 1t u.s. I explained. But the
lady"
The young lady, however, declined and.
We went on together. Once, when tho
trolley line was In sight. she got a pebble
In her low shoe. and we sat down under
tree until she found the cause OF the
trouble.
done without you," / blundered Moral
support .and-and all that. Do you know.
my first conscious thought after the
wreck was OF relief that you had not
been hurt?'
She was sitting beside me. where a big
chestnut tree shaded the road. and sur
prised a look of misery on her face that
certainly my words had not been meant
to produce.
And my first Thought" she said. slow
ly. was regret that THAT I hadn't been
Obliterated, blown out like a candle.
Please don't look like that! ! am-oniy
talking"
But her lips were trembling, and be-
cause the little shams OF society are
forgotten at times like this, I leaned over
and patted her hand lightly, where il
rested on the grass beside me.
You must not say those things" l ex-
pOstulated. Perhaps. after all, your
friends"
Il had no friends on the train" Her
voice was hard again, her tone final.
She drew her hand from under mime. not
quickly. but decisively. a car was in
sight. coming toward us. The steel finger
of civilization. of propriety, of visiting
cards and formal introductions was beck
Oning us in. Miss West put on her shoe.
We said little on the car. lie few pas
sengers stared at US frankly, and dis
cursed the wreck. emphasizing its hoi-
rOrs. The girl did not seem TO hear.
Once she turned to me with the quick.
unexpected movement that was one OF
her charms.
(To be continued tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
National Aid Accepted.

Nearly all the southern states have ac-
cepted the provisions of what is known
as the Nelson act Of Congress passed in
1907. which increases the allowance OF
government money for state expert.
mental station whenever the legislatures
appropriate equal sums.
The legislature of Alabama, largely
through the influence of the women OF
that state and the School Improvement
Association which have been organized
in every county. has recently passed
what Is known as the rural schoolhouse
law. meking an appropriation of one
thousand dollars for repairing and erect
ing schoolhouses In every district where
the people themselves will raise two hum
dred dollars.
The state superintendent reports that
AS new school houses have been erected.
and quite many have been repaired.
since this law was passed. at total cost
of more than four hundred thousand. dol
lars. Six white normal schools and three
colored normal schools have been estab-
lished: the legislature has voted two
thousand dollars year toward the SUD-
port Of an agricultural high school In
AaGh Of the nine congressional districts;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
CHAPTER IX.-Continued.

When we reached the main road we sat
down for a moment, and her hair. which
had been coming loose for some time,
fell over her shoulders in little waves
that were most alluring. 1t seemed pity
! to twist it up again. but when l sug-
gested this, cautiously, she said it was
troublesome and got in her eyes when II
was loose. So she gathered it up. while
/ held row of little shell combs and
pins. and when it was done it was vastly
becoming. too. Funny about hair--a man
never knows he has 1t until he begins
to lose it, but it's different with girl.
Something of the unconventional situa-
ton began to dawn on her as she put In
the last hatpin and patted some stray
locks to place.
Il have not told you my nanle.' she
said. abruptly. II forgot that Lecause
know who you are, you know nothing
about me. l I'm Alison West, and my
home is in Richmond"
SO that was 1t! This was the girl of
the photograph on john Gilmore's bed
side table. The girl Mcknight expected
day. She was on her way back to meet
him! Well what difference did 1t make,
anyhow? We had been thrown together
bv the merest chance. In an hour or two
cation and she would recall me. if she
remembered me at all. as an unshaven
creature in red cravat and TN shoes.
with soiled Pullman sheet>tied around
my neck. drew {, deep breath.
Just a twinge." / said, when she
you to let. me know. Miss West. / have
been hearing delightful things about you
for three months.
From Richey Mcknight?' She was
frankly curious.
Yes. From Richey Mcknight as
scented. Was it any wonder Mcknight
was crazy about her? I dug my heels
into the dust.
Il have been visiting near Cresson in
the mountains" Miss West was spying.
THE person you mentioned. Mrs. Curtis.
was my hostess. We-Were on our way
to Washington together She spoke
slowly. as if she wished to give the mini
mum Of explanation. Across her face
had come again the battling expression
of perpleXity and trouble I had seen be-
fore.
You were on your way home, l sup
pose? Richey-spoke about seeing you.
I tioundered, finding it necessary to say
something. She looked at me with level.
direct eyes.
NO." she returned. quietly. Il did not
intend to go home. well. It doesn't
matter; l am going home now
woman in calico dress. with two
children. each an exact duplicate of the
other. had come, quickly down the road.
She took In the situation at a glance. and
was explosively hospital BILE.
"You poor things she said. IF you'll
take the first road to the left over there.
and turR in at the second pigsty. you
will find breakfast on the table and a
coffee pot on the stove. And there's
plenty of soap and water, too Don't say
one word. There isn't soul there to sec
you
We accepted the invitation and she
hurried on toward the excitement and
the railroad. ] got up carefully and
helped Mics West to lter feet.
AT the second piEsty tv the left"
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CHAPTER Z.
Miss Vests Request.

The surprising change in her held me
speechless. All the animation Of the
breakfast table was gone: there was no
hint Of the response with which. before,
she had met my nonsensical sallies. She
stood there. white-lipped. unsmiling. star
Ing down the dusty road. One hand was
clenched tight over some small object.
Her eyes dropped to 1t from the distant
road. and then closed, with a quick. in
drawn breath.
Her color came back slowly. What
ever had caused the change, she said
nothing. She was anxious to leave at
once almost impatient over my deliberate
masculine way Of getting my things to-
gether. Afterward. I recalled that had
wanted to explore the barn for horse
and some sort Of a vehicle to take us to
the trolley. and that she had refused to
allow me to look. I remembered many
things later that might have helped me
and did not. At the time l was only
completely bewildered- Save the wreck.
the responsibility for which lay between
Providence and the engineer OF the Sec
ond section, all the events Of that strange
morning were logically connected: they
came from one cause and tended un-
erringly to one end. But the cause was
buried. the end not yet in view.
Not until We had left the house we'll
behind did the girls face relax Its tense
lines. 1 was watching her more closely
than 1 had realized. for when We had
gone a little way along the road she
turned to me almost petulantly. PLEASE
don't stare so at me- she said. to my
sudden confusion. II know the hat is
dreadful. Green always makes me look
CHASTITY
Perhaps 1t was the green I was un-
accountably relieved. do you know. Q
few minutes ago you looked almost pallid
to me!''
She glanced at me quickly. but 1 was
gazing ahead. We were out Of sight of
the house now. and with every step away
from it the girl was obviously relieved.
Whatever she held In her hand. she never
glanced at II. But she was conscious OF
it every second. Sine seemed to come to
a decision about ii while we were still In
sight of the gate. for she murmured
something and turned back alone. going
swiftly. her feet stirring up small puYs
of dust at every step. She fastened some
thing to the gate-post-I could see the