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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06
HAS TAME SESSION.

Outside of the usual monthly state ments of city officers and the auditing and allowing of the regular monthly accounts, nothing of interest develop. ed at the regular meeting of the city council last night.
 A rebate of $lO in water rents was allowed E. J. F. Horne, agent for the Crapo Flats, upon the showing that the meter readings were increased b. leak in a water pipe under one of the porches.
 City Physician Day reported eigat births and only seven deaths in the city during December, although the number of what he was pleased to term "hot air merchants" had visibly increased in the last two weeks.
 Treasurer Lockhart's report showed a balance of s4,954.52 in the treasury and the city recorder reported the col lection of s204 in fines.
 Assessor and Tax Collector Williams reported the following collections dur ing the month which were turned into the treasury; Taxes $90.s9, rent of Duke ranch sl50, sale of mule si62O water rents s4,i72.35, and licenses s275.5O.
 Waterworks Superintendent Hal reported that 2,735,952 gallons were pumped into the reservoir from De Rio, 3144,375 gallons flowed into tho reservoir through the Miller pipe lin' and railroad was furnished 9,96t, ,434 gallons at Del Rio. of this 3,lss, ,l3t gallons flowed through Prescott met CTS, 7G4 ,456 through the Fort Whippl' meter, l5o,000 gallons were used ir sprinkling the streets, the sheep eamI was furnished 39,600 gallons and I, 06i, ,s2l gallons were charged to loss
 The water billed through Prescott meters amounted to $2,l7s.s0, througl Fort whippIe meter s76.45, the sneeI camp sl7.s5, and the railroad compan! at Del Rio sI,295.37, making the to tai receipts s3,56s.+7. The expense was t1,795.06.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06
WILD DOGS CHASE
 PRESCOTT MAN IN SWAMP
tFrom Sundays Dauy)


 Chased by wild dogs while hunting on the Gila River during his honey. moon recently was the peculiar expe rience of C. D. Harvey, who arrived home yesterday from n tour of south. ern Arizona with his bride. MT. and Mrs. Harvey were married in Tempe December 2i. They visited Roosevelt and other places of interest in the southern counties and returning ,o Tempe a few days ago, be left with a friend on a hunting trip on the Gils River.
 Twenty miles below Phoenix, in the swamps of the Gila, the hunters were attacked by D horde of wild dogs tha, infests tba, locality. The canines were led by large wild mastin They chased the hunters several miles througn the undergrowth into the open plain, snnrling and biting at the heels of the saddle horses. Owing to the thick brush Harvey and his fellow hunter were unable to use their guns with effect. When they reached the open plain they opened fire but tns dogs sought shelter and escaped, only few being wounded.
 Mir. Harvey says that the wild dogs are larger than coyotes and much ferc CT. He believes that hc and his friend would not have escaped without being bitten and possibly devourcd were they not mounted on swift steeds.
 The Gila swamps are known to he inhabited by wild dogs for several years. The dog population of that dis trict is increasing annually. They prey on calves and sheep and are ( menace to the stock interests of that region. Hunters seldom venture int the Gila River swamps, fearing attacf by the ferocious brutes.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06
SUNSET GROUP or
 MINES LOOKS PROMISING

Ed Shumate arrived home yesterday morning from his Sunset group of mines in the Wendcn district. where hc started a small force of miners run ming a tunnel on the principal vein of his locations. The strike of the ledge is northery and southerly. He has good ore exposed in six different open ings in distance of 2,100 feet. The ore assays high in copper with small values in gold. The vein cuts through a prccipitous mountain. The tunnel will gain almost foot in depth Tor every foot run. The width between walls mas not been proven. streak' of ore averaging in thickness from three to twelve inches, lying closely show in the conglomerate filling of the vein in all the shallow shafts.
 The property is located three'qua ters of mile notheast of Cottonwood Springs, adjacent to the whitehous' and Snapp and Spencer groups and several locations owned by George Wood of this city, in all of which very pro missing ore showings are exposed.
 shumate says that there is great nc tivity in the mining industry in thai section of Yuma county and that op orators, miners and prospeetors located there are enthusiastic over the outlooi for n period of unprecedented prosper | ity there.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06
COPPER PRODUCERS
 CONTEMPLATE ORGANIZATION

At the meeting last week in New York, at the offices of Phelps, Dodge & O., there was a very large representa-. tion of the prominent copper producers of this country called together to con. sider ways and means of rehabilitating the Copper Producers Association and to expand if possible the scope and in. fluence of the old rganization, says the Boston News Bureau.
 There was present at the meeting representatives of producing and sell. ing interests who, in the aggregate. control at least 90 per cent of the to. tai output of the country. 1t was the unanimous vote of those present that it would be advisable to organize an association patterned after the old as sociation of which the late John Stan ton was secretary. so far as yet de- veloped, however, the ideas of those present was that the organization should be purely statistical in charac. ter, those having membership furnish ing to some one individual the figures of monthly output, these figures to be sub divided into groups and made pub. lie every thirty days.
 For the present, however, it appears that membership in the association will be confined purely to producing in | tcrests.
 Among those present at last week 's meeting were representatives of the United Metals Selling Co.,, the Amcri. can Metal Co.,, Calumet & Hecla, l.. Vogelstein & O., Phelps, Dodge & Co.,, the Stanton group of mines, the Quin. ey Mining Co.,, and, in fact, all con. cerns conspicuous in the copper produc. ing industry.
 The impression mas gone out that the new association would seek to reg. ulate in some manner the price of cop. per. Such an inference, however, has no basis in fact, the desire of the or ganization being primarily to prevent "iNsfftht'' """ rl'"""'iNc auNaucc, and declines in he metal. These fluc. tuniions have done much during the past few years seriously to upset the calculations of manufacturing inter csts. who object, not So much 10 n sta. ble l5 or l6 cent price, as to a market subject to quick and radical changes and upon wnieh it is difficult to base specifications.
 IL is needless to say the Calumet & Hccla interests and others well known to the copper trade, would not for a moment tolerate any suggestion of price control.
 The suggestion at last weeks meet ing was that n revival of the old cop per producers association would be n the interest of helpful publicity, ant it met with the most cordial assent by all those present,
 Committees were apointed to devise ways and means to carry on the organ ization and these committees will re port at a meeting to be held early il January.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06
FEARS IMAGINARY ENEMY
Insane Mexican Jumps Through Car
 Window at Ash Fork
(From Sundays Daily)

Violently insane at intervals in the fear that he will be killed by an imag' mary enemy, Francisco Colon was brought here from Ash Fork yesterday evening by Deputy Charles Mainze and lodged in the county jail He jumped through a window of ear on one of the Santa Fe overland trains near Nelson yesterday morning, receiv' ing painful injuries in the face and head.
 Colon was on his way home to Mex leo City from San Francisco, when he was attacked by dementia' He IS n spaniard and apparently well edueat' ed. He converses fairly well in Eng fish. Documents found on his person and among his effects indicate that he is man of prominence in Mexico
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06
Monday Club.

After the holiday vacation, the Mon. day Club will meet Jan. at the usual time and place.
 After the general club business is over, the Music Section will hold it's session. Dudley Buck is the subject with Miss Claire Cline the leader for the day.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06

ore in the big low grade mines of Butte (the writer has worked in sew eral of the big mines of Bu,te) and as in the Butte mines the ore lies between granite walls.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06
 He Social Mirror

Ward has accepted q position with the Grass Valley railroad.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06

When your "fad" grows old sell it through . Journal.Ainer want d
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
PRIZES FOR MINNESOTA CORN
Exhibits to Be Made at the National
Corn Show

While Minnesota is not rated as a
great corn state, more than eighty
prizes are listed in the premium list
of the National Corn exposition, just
published, which are to be paid to ex-
hibitors from this state for corn. Min
nesota has stretched the corn belt and
these prizes will be pretty well dis
tributed over the state, as they are for
both dent and flint corns. They range
from ST to $50 each.
The list offers thirty-fve prizes for
wheat from ST to $25 each; thirty for
barley from 81 to $40 each, and TWEEN
ty -five for oats from 81 to $40 each.
Besides these, Minnesota can, of
course, enter the world classes, where
there is an opportunity for the state
to win more than $4,000 in prizes and
several handsome trophies.
1t will be remembered that James
IT, Hill early joined those behind the
1909 corn show and offered prizes in
gold for grains and grasses grown
within twenty-five miles of the Great
Northern railway. Sixty-fve of these
prizes are offered in Minnesota. Mr..
Hill goes to Omaha to speak at the ex-
position, and his prizes are among the
most attractive special prizes Offered.
All exhibits must be in Omaha Nov.
81, the exposition opening Dec. 6 and
closing Dec. Is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
CAN TALK BACK TO GRAND JURY
That's What An Ohio Judge Has De-
cided: the Reason

Ironton, Ohio, Nov. THAT man
may tell members of grand jury that
it is "none of their damn business"
when asked about delicate affairs, was
decided in circuit court, Judge Jones
ruling in the case of C. M. Humes, To-
cal attorney.
Humes was called as a witness in a
liquor investigation and was asked if
he got his whisky at Cattlettsburg,
Ky, to which he made the reply that
caused Judge Corn to sentence him to
thirty days. Humes appealed and The
higher court decided the verdict was
unwarranted because too severe, and
because the judge was evidently actu-
ated by rumors outside of the evil
dence presented.
On account of the inelegance OF
Humes' reply he was assessed costs,
although the court held this was pro-
vocation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
WILL HOLD MEET IN CHICAGO
Board of Methodist Bishops Declines
the Winona Invitation.

the W1n0na invitation.
Winona, Nov. 2.-The efforts made
by Winona Methodists to have the
board of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church of the United States
meet in Winona next May have come
to naught While the bishops would
like to come here the holding of othd
meetings in Chicago which they desire
to attend in connection with their own
meeting has influenced them to decide
in favor of Chicago as the meeting
place. In declining the invitation to
meet here Rev. Frank Doran is in re-
ceipt of letter from II. B. Wilson,
secretary of the board of bishops of
the Methodist Episcopal church, dated
at Binghamton, N. Y, on Oct. 80,
reading as follows:
My Dear Brother: The board of
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church is in receipt of your kind in
vitation to hold it's next semi-annual
conference in your church. [ am in
structed to express to you the appre-
citation of the board but to say that
in view of certain important meetings
to be held in Chicago during the early
days of May, especially the gathering
of those interested in the laymen's
missionary movement, it has been
deemed wise to hold the spring con-
ference of the bishops in that city. ]
thank you on behalf of the board Of
bishops for your courtesy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB TOPICS
Program Approved; To Discuss Many
Subjects of Interest.

SUBJECTS or interest.
The following program has been APP
proved by the Social Science club for
its meetings of the current year:
Nov. 8, "Psychotherapy," DR.. j. S.
Holbrook and Rev. r. R. Paden. La
dies night
Nov. %, "The Higher Criticism -
Rev. E. L. Heermance and G. E. Net
Teton.
Dec. 7, ''Bases of Physical Eff
ciency," DR.. Benham and M. A. Nichols
Dec. 81, "Our Monetary SYSTEM" W.
d. Willard and C. R. Butler.
Jan. IL, Advances in Biological
Science" DIR. Roy Andrews and C.
F. c. Riley.
Jan. 25, Progress in Beautifying
Cities" DR.. ]. w. Andrews and A. J.
Smith. Ladies' night.
Feb. s, "Polar Exploration" w. F.
Brooks and c. J. Posey.
Feb. %, illegal Reform" Judge Loren
Cray and A. o. Eberhart. Mems night
March s, Conservation of Our Ma
tional Resources" S. D. Works and
w. F. Jameson
March %, "The Negro Problem, Pro.
fessor Frost and Father Hughes.
April II, National and State Pro
motion of Agriculture" c. E. Wise
and F. j. Sperry
April 26, Reviews of the Leading
Works on Biography and Social Sci
'ence," c. R. Osgood and w. j. Pen
Ladies' night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
BAR THE BLACK BOY
OBJECT OF CHANGE IN MARYLAND
CONSTITUTION.
Democrats of State Are Strong in
Move to Keep Colored Men From
Privilege of Voting; Booze Is the
Issue in Virginia and the Contest in
Rhode Island Is Regarded as Close;
Fight in the West.

Baltimore, Nov. illumination OF
the colored vote is the great issue in
today's election in Maryland, with the
election of a comptroller as a side is
sue. The democrats of the state, al
most to man are back of the consti-
tutional amendment which will prac-
tically render all negroes incapable of
exercising the franchise, while republi-
cans generally are voting against it.
1t is likely that the amendment will
be adopted, and the result will doubt
less be to place Maryland prominently
in the democratic column in all future
state and national elections. A some
what similar amendment was rejected
in 1905.
Booze Issue in Virginia.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 2.-Liquor is the
greatest issue in Virgnia's state cleo
ton. Along with other southern states,
Virginia has felt the influence of the
Anti-Saloon league in its prohibition
propaganda, and in consequence party
lines have been obliterated to an eX-
tent that renders a republican victory
possible, although hardly probable.
Judge Mann, the democratic nominee
for governor, favors prohibition, and
his stand has allenated many votes.
The republicans, headed by Kent for
governor, have taken the local option
side of the controversy. The municipal
campaigns have also been holly waged.
What the Vote Has Been.
The Virginia republicans have made
an active campaign and expect to cast
a larger vote than usual for their state
ticket Since the new constitution has
been in force the republican party has
heen reorganized and strengthened. 1t
has capable leader in Representative
Slemp and has attracted substantial
support in those parts of the state in
which the white population largely pre-
dominates. The democratic vote has
varied little in the last three campaigns.
1t was 1854 for Governor Swanson
in 1905 For Judge Parker in 1904 it
was S0,63S, and for Mr.. Bryan in 1908,
S2,946. The republican total has in
creased. 1t was 46,450 for Mr.. Roose-
Welt in 1904, 1915 for Mr.. Lewis in
1905, and 52,573 for Mr.. Taft in 1908.
Providence, r. l., Nov. although
the democrats are today claiming the
election of their ticket, headed by Oh
ney Arnold for governor, indications
point to republican victory by a close
margin. Greatest interest attaches to
the vote on three constitutional amend
ments, giving the governor the veto
power, providing for the district sys-
tenn of election and giving the lieuten-
ant governor the right to preside over
the senate These amendments have
been the issues of the campaign, the
democrats opposing especially the re-
districting amendment. Rhode Island
is always uncertain in a state election.
The present governor is a republican,
but his predecessor was a democrat, and
the latter party also elected governors
in 1902, 1903 and 1906.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
SEEK PRACTICAL RESULTS.
Conservation Congress Lays Out It's
Plans for Action


New Orleans, La, Nov believing
that the time has come for definite
action looking to the conservation of
the nations great natural resources,
leaders in this movement from all parts
of the country have gathered here and
today are taking the first steps to-
ward putting the principles of conser-
walton into practical effect.
The governors and the chairmen of
conservation commissions of fourteen
southern states, Clifford Pinchot, chief
forester and chairman of the joint
committee on conservation, j. ID. White,
chairman of the executive committee of
the National Conservation congress, and
others will take part in the proceed
ings.
Tonight the chairmen of the state
conservation commissions will confer
with Mr.. Pinchot on methods of work,
difficulties encountered and results ac-
eomplished by the commissions repre-
scented.
The keynote of the meeting will be
practical results" The deliberations
of the convention will have an i'm
portant bearing on conservation in all
parts of the country, particularly in
the south. 1t is expected that recon-
mendations will be made for adoption
by the state legislatures of laws for
the purpose of arresting the great
waste now going on in the natural re-
sources of the south.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
Garden City


The October meetings of the w. c..
L. Z. of Garden City were of UNI
usual interest. At the first meeting
there was presented character sketch
of the noble Miss Clara Barton, of the
Red Cross society, whose life work has
been to relieve suffering wherever it
may be found. The last October meet
ing was mothers meeting. The topics
upon which papers were prepared and
discussions held were, Teaching the
Child Truthfulness;" Securing Obedi-
ence;" Training From Financial
Standpoint;" Religious Training of
the Child" 1t was very helpful
meeting. A few minutes have been
taken up at each meeting with parlia-
drill, current temperance
events are discussed Every one in
the community is invited to attend
these meetings. A special invitation is
extended to the young mothers of the
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Eta Wolverton, Nov. 8.
Subject, ''What the National w. c..
T. U. Has Accomplished"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
Pleasant Mounds

Ray Stratton and family visited
with relatives at Amboy Sunday.
Burton Tyler made trip to Yer
non Sunday to visit his daughter, Mrs
Charles A. Rodgers.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Chris
tian church met at the home of Mrs
Frank Briggs Thursday.
Mrs. Freeman Salsbery of Winnebago
spent few days with friends and
relatives the first of the week
The party at Homer Babcock's last
Friday night was well attended and
every one reports good time.
Miss Ida Bixby and Miss Gladys
Randall of Garden City spent Friday
and Saturday with their friend, Miss
Genevieve Swan.
John Bowen and the Fox brothers
have eacn purchased a corn husker.
Huskers are quite a curiosity in this
section. Many more would buy if ma
chimes could be secured.
There were no services in either of
the churches here Sunday on account
of the Sunday school convention at
Amboy. Many prominent Sunday
school workers were present, and a
good session was the result.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
GODDESS TO TAKE ON SCALES
Justice Will Be More Evenly Balanced;
Steeple Jack Arrives.

A steeple jack arrived this afternoon
from st. Paul to replace the scales
that the goddess of justice over the
court house tower lost in wind storm
some years ago. County Surveyor
Brooks was busy today, designing a
new pair of scales, to be made of cop
per. The old scales, instead of being
replaced at once, were stored in the
basement of the court house for sew
eral years, and were finally stolen and
sold for old copper Now the county
mas to go to the expense of making
new scales. This is the cost of a
shiftless policy.
During the past years the figure
over the court house has not repre-
sented anything, not having the SYM
Dol of her office. The present county
board is to be commended for restoring
the scales and giving the figure a
meaning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
ORREN HELD TO GRAND Jury
He Is Charged With Having Fired His
Own Home tffS

OWH aOL1G.
Blue Earth, Nov. deputy Sheriff
Thomas. .Orren of Wells wasIs bound
over to the grand jury on a charge of
setting fire to mis- own home after a
three day hearing here eliminating in
bitter testimony and conflicts between
attorneys. o.
The charges preferred allege that
Orren soaked in Kerosene cotton bat
ting his wife had PURCHASED and scat
tered it through various pafts of his
house, then igniting it. ,lOrren turned
in the alarm and the fire. department
put the fire out before it had done any
great damage. The fire complained of
occurred at three o'clock in the morn
ing ten days ago. Orren was jailed
three days later. g
Orren's house is worth $4,000, ac-
cording to testimony; it is insured for
$500. The prosecution alleges that
Orren set fire to the house to meet a
payment yet due on it.
Orren is brother of former Mayor
Eric 0. Orren of Wells, has been dep.
uty sheriff eight years and is forty.
five years old, a married man with a
wife and two small children, who were
in the house at the time of the dis
covery of the fire.
State Senator Putnam represents Or.
rem. Political conspiracy to discredit
the Orrens is charged.
County Attorney Bulls and Byron
Hughes appeared for the state.
M. w. Brewster is one of the attor.
lneys for the defense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-05
NEWS FROM THE GRIDIRON
Normal School Team to Play at Fan
bault Next Saturday.

The normal school football team will
play the deaf and dumb school of
Faribault at Faribault, next Saturday
The lineup will practically be the
same as at the previous games.
Twelve of the normal football boys
enjoyed the big game at Minneapolis
on Saturday IS guests of Coach Nichols
who presented each member of the
team with a ticket.
Mankato high school team will play
the Faribault high school at Man
kato fair grounds on Saturday. Their
lineup will probably be changed some
what, but is not yet definitely decided
The boys will put in some vigorous
practice this week, if the weather does
not prevent, and expect to play a
winning game.