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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
COURT HANDS DOWN ORDER
in THE SUIT BROUGHT BY THE
CITY AGAINST OMAHA ROAD

assessment. even if the law would adj
nit Of the balance of the property
being assessed its proportionate share,
and although not lying next to and ad,
lacent to the said sidewalk"
The suit of Fred III. Hanel VS.. Julius
Hanel, as administrator of the estate
of Christian Hanel, deceased, is decided
in favor of the plaintiff. The snit is
brought to get title to forty acres OF
land which the deceased on Nov. 20
1901, contracted to sell to the plaintiff
for 500, and he seeks to get title
to the land The court orders that the
plaintiff pay within sixty days the
unpaid balance due on the contract,
S6l0, and interest at five per cent from
Nov 20. 1903, and that then the de-
PENDANT execute q warranty deed To
him. In ease he does not pay this
balance he is to lose any interest In
the land.
The court finds for the plaintiff in
the case of Henry A. Fuller vs.. Lucius
ID. Mills and others. 1t appears that
Fuller traded 800 acres of land fro the
defendants nursery stock and got most
of the stock, hut had to sue for the
balance, according to the finding OF
the court The court finds for the
plaintiff and gives hi mjudsment fol
|$5l9.23 with interest from Oct. 20
1908. at six per cent, or $56S.23 in all
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
TWO HUNDRED men WILL BE
PUT AT WORK BUILDING DAM

two hundred men would be sent out
over the road to work on the dam.
The trains run we'll for those who wiSl
to sleep in this city. They can 60
out on the $50 a. m. train and return
on the p. m. train, getting all their
meals at the camp, or only taking
dinner there, if they prefer The dis
lance by rail is only seven miles, so
the round trip costs but twenty eight
cents. No doubt someone will start
buss line from the station to the dam.
1t is probable that nearly all OF
the money paid out for wages will
find its way into channels of circulation
in this city. and enrich the Golfers
of the merchants.
Two more deeds were filed today,
transferring land to the Consumers
Power company, in the Rapidan district
Peter Peterson sells 2S.3 acres i'm EIb
swH section I, south of the river,
Rapidan, for $l,4l5; and William
Schultz sells 10 acres in the west
half of the sw4, section I, Rapdan,
for $3.50.
Superintendent Smith is enthusiastic
over the water power project and Won
ders that the people of Mankato let it
lie idle so long. He says that it is
far ahead of many that have been de-
veloped and have paid well.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
SPELLING MATCH WAS REMINDER
OF SCHOOL DAYS; FUN IN PLENTY

Mr.. Willard decided whether the word
was spelled correctly.
One after another went down before
a hard or comparatively easy word,
until only NJ. G. Willard remained in
the fifth divisions line. He remained
some time, but finally got for an $
i'm the word "chastise" and instantly
corrected himself, but it was too late,
and he had to sit down. Six were
still standing on the side of the second
division, Miss Farr, George H. Clark,
Mrs. NJ. c. Willard, Mrs w. X Buffam,
Mrs. Beiri and Miss Belle Beatty
The match recalled school days, and
was cause of much merriment as
one after another failed. Light refresh
ments were served, and all wished
that there might be more of the Old
time spelling contests.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
From Mondays Daily,

From Mondays Daily.
Judge Pau today filed decisions in
three suits that have been pending be.
fore him. In the matter OF the appli
cation of the City of AIankato for
judgment against certain real estate be-
longing to the Omaha road, on account
of the assessment for cement sidewalk,
the court finds in favor OF the railway
company. The assessment was made
in 1908 against n portion of lot /,
block a.. Burners plat, and the ives
terly fifty feet of lots 2. ,, 4 and 5
same block, located on North Fourth
street. The railway company pleaded
that it was exempt because the prop
erty assessed is used as railroad prop
erty and that the company has paid
q gross earning tax in lien of al
assessments or other taxes. NIe
court holds that this is the case, and
orders the assessment set aside and va
Gated to fractional block a..
The following memorandum accom-
panies the order: Il do not find that
the entire block in question is used
for railway purposes, but as find that
all that portion of the block lying
next to and along which the sidewalks
i'm question was laid, is so used,
think that such finding vitiates the
entire assessment rs to said block.
find no authority under which the
court can at this time modify such
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
MANKATO FREE PRESS

strong church; with the organized body
of personal workers; believe it will
be more than million before the end
of the year.
China and Japan and Russia have
all acknowledged that Korea is the
strategic point of the Far East. We
can well believe that. it is also the
strategic point religiously; and to win
Korea now means to win the FaI
East"
1t is said that the prayers of one
woman in Texas started the great re.
vival which has been sweeping over
South China. Will not Christian peo.
pie everywhere unite in crying ear.
nestly to God for the million souls in
Korea. The following are some sug
gestions for prayer:
One. From little prayer.circles OF
groups among your friends. and each
day both with others and alone plead
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
Supreme Court Renders Opinion in the
Famous Churn Case.

In the appeal which Reuben A. Dis
brow. inventor of the "Disbrow" churn
recently took from the decision OF
Judge Buckham, the supreme court on
Friday handed down decision revers-
ING the decision of the lower court and
admitting the case to trial. thus scoring
first blood for Mr.. Disbrow.
The case is the old familiar one OF
Disbrow versus the Creamery Package
Manufacturing company Disbrow
claims that he is the inventor of the
church in question and that the defend
ant company usurped his patents and
illegally used them in the manufacture
of their churns, in connection will
other subsidiary companies.
In the district court was held that
inasmuch as the complaint had shown
that the patent rights had been trans
of the Creamery Package company
there was no ground for action. From
this decision DisDrow appealed ant
the case will now come TO trial.
The decision is rs follows:
Reuben S. Disbrow, appellant, VS.
The Creamery Package Manufacturing
company, ct al, respondents.
syllabus: First-A defendant ma.
demur and allege that any amended
complaint states no cause of actor
although that ground was not assigned
upon. demurrer to the original com
plant.
Second-An appeal from a judg
ment entered upon a demurrer ate
leave to amend is denied brings up TO
review the order sustaining the de
murrer as well as that denying leav
to amend
Thrd-A claim will not be enforce,
which arises from and is for a shar
of the profits resulting from an illega
or fraudulent transaction to which tn
claimant was party, but where tn
claimant has valid demand independ
ent OF the illegal act, an action upo
it will be entertained notwithstanding
the commission of illegal acts durin
the course of the business.
Fourth Complaint held to state
single cause of action for some relie
not barred by the statute of limits
tons.
Judgment reversed. O'Brien,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The spelling match at the Presby-
terrain church last evening between
the second and fifth divisions of the
Ladies' society was one of the most
entertaining things that any of the
divisions have carried out for a long
time. A gOodly attendance was out
and Mrs. II. /. Parry acted the role of
teacher, and w. ID. Willard lexico-
grapher. Miss Alice Far and Miss Har-
riet Mckenzie were the captains of the
two sides. They drew from the church
membership and congregation present
until twenty seven were lined up on a
side, and then the fun began. Mrs
Parry called the rames as she would
those of pupils in an intermediate
school, and gave each a word to spell
Each contestant had but one chance
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
A contractor was in the city recent
ly, arranging at local hotel for the
accommodation of sixty men Willie on
their way TO Rapidan to work on the
dam, later. 1t is said that about 2Oo
men will be at work on the dam and
power plant there as soon as the frost
goes out of the ground, and the work
will be pushed rapidly until it is com
pletcd, which will be late in the fall,
possibly some time in November.
Sixty-Foot Dam Is Planned.
As Il sixty foot dam is planned, it
will necessarily raise the water of the
lake above the present county bridge
over the river, which is above the site
of the dam. IL is reported that the
water will stand about twelve feet
higher than this dam. In order to ac-
commodate the travel ii will be neces-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
DATES FOR SHORT SHIP CIRCUIT
FAIRS ARE FIXED BY OFFICIALS

The Southern Minnesota Short Ship
circuit held its annual meeting in this
city Saturday evening, and elected Off
GERS and set the date for the county
fairs in the six counties belonging to
it. The officers elected were George
Atchison of this city, president; A. c.
Burmeister of New Ulm, vice president;
and E. +. Miller of St. Peter, secretary.
The dates for the various fairs wcl'
fixed as follows: st. Peter, Sept. II, -,
and ID; New Ulm, Sept. 10, Ii and IL;
Mankato, Sept. 10. 20 and 81; Austin,
Sept. %, % and "a; Kasson, Sept.
26, q and %; Rochester, Sept 20, and
30 and Oct. /.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04

with God for million converts in
Korea by October Q, 1910.
Two. Pray that the Korean Chris
tians, church officers and leaders, and
the missionaries, may be so filled with
the Holy Spirit that they may have
power to win the heather to Christ.
Three. Pray that the hearts of the
heather may be prepared by the Holy
Esprit to receive the truth and be
saved.
Four. Pray that Gods Spirit may
be poured out upon the land so might.
| lily that the entire nation may speedily
| turn to God, and thus the prophecy
be qualified of nation born in q
day"
In another article hope to tell how
the Korean Christians and missionar'
les are praying and working with thrill.
Hing heroism to win "a million this
year"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The Unique and Wonderland theatres
each gave three public performances
yesterday, and all were well patronzed
and, so far as reported, were clean
orderly performances. The sequel oe'
Cured today, when Mayor A. G. Meyer
signed complaint calling for the ar
rest of ID. w. Chamberlain on the
charge of Sabbath breaking. The
complaint says that on Feb. 20 MI
Chamberlain did run and operate a
public show for hire and did admit the
public thereto generally for an admis'
sion fee of ten cents each"
Makes Chamberlain the Defendant.
1t was the intention TO serve the
warrant this afternoon. Mr.. Chamber
lain will be represented by Attorney
c. F. Phillips, and it is understood
that he will plead not guilty and make
defense.
When asked why both theatrical man
ayers were not included in the prosecu-
ton, Mayor Meyer replied that Mr.
Billingslcy was prosecuted the last
time. and it was decided to fight il
out with Mr.. Chamberlain this time
as he started the trouble.
Written Opinion of City Attorney.
Last Friday, Mayor Meyer asked City
Attorney Schmitt to prepare a written
opinion as to whether the running OF
the theatres on Sunday was a violation
of the law. and Saturday evening Mr.
Schmitt handed him an opinion to the
effect that it was, and that it was the
duty of the county attorney TO issue
Il warrant when a complaint was made
Mr.. Meyer this morning called npor
the county attorney and made complain
and the papers were promptly issued
Mr.. Meyer was in the theatre himself
on Sunday. Feb. 20, and was witness
of the performance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04

Worthington and Window withdrew
from last years circuit and have Joined
Il western one. I'm their places, Kasson
and Rochester have been secured, which
have larger fairs, so the exchange is
considered advantageous.
The officers of the Mankato Fair
and Blue Earth County Agricultural
society were present for this city, A.
c. Burmeister and Fred Crone of
New Ulm, Mr.. Hanson of Rochester.
+. +. Miller of st. Peter; and b. A.
Shaver OF kasson. a letter was re-
ceived from the Austin association saw
ing that it would stand for whatever
was done.
Some good races are expected
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
From Fridays Daily.


At the adjourned meeting of the city
council last night some progress was
made towards the adoption of bet
ter form of local government. Mayor
Meyer presided and all of the aldermen
were present. The contract for print
ing the proposed new charter in pam
phlct form was awarded to The Man
kato Post. to be completed in three
weeks. The time for holding the
special election for submitting the
charter, as required by law, was not
fixed, but it was pretty definitely set
tied that the time will be fixed at the
next regular meeting. Only two of the
aldermen, Pass and Hamp, stood out
against calling special election. Aid
Mabowald stated that if it is the law
that the council is directed to call a
special election within ninety days, he
would so vote at the next meeting
This. is the law, and it is as plain as
words can make it, so it seems to be
practically settled that the council
next week Friday night will call a
special election to be held the latter
part of March or first part of April
A number of business men who are
interested in the adoption of better
form of local government were present
at the meeting, and the sentiment
among these was unanimous in favor
OF holding special election for the
submission of the new charter.
Charter to Be Printed.
The first think done at the meet
ing was to open the bids for print
ing the new charter, and they were as
follows:
Free Press Printing company land
John c. Wise & Sons, an eight page
seven column newspaper supplement
5000 copies, $500 copies to be circu'
lated to readers in the city and son
| copies to be turned over to the city
recorder, $l4S.50. In pamphlet form
5000 copies, $ls4.75
Mankato Post, 1900 copies in pam
phlet form, $l75; the same number ir
newspaper form and copy delivered
| to every residence in the city and the
balance turned over to the city re
corder, 500.
Ledger Publishing company, 5000
copies in newspaper form, sll9.50;
$500 copies in the same form. $l22
5000 copies in pamphlet form, $3.50
Mayor Meyer and Aid. Mahowalt
favored having the charter printed il
pamphlet form.
In reply to question, Editor Bills
senbach of The Post stated that his
company could print the new charter
in pamphlet form in three or fou
weeks, or in newspaper form in two
weeks.
Aid. Hampl did not see any rusl
about the matter, and moved that i
be laid on the table, to be taken vi
at the next meeting. He did not STATE
what good the $l2 spent for the extr;
meeting would have accomplished il
that case.
Aids. Eichstaedt, Pass and Mahowalt
favored acting on the bids at once, il
| fairness to the bidders.
Aid. Lloyd asked when The Free
Press and The Review could get TIL
charter out in pamphlet form, and J
w. True stated that it could be de
livered next Tuesday or Wednesday, !
desired.
Aid. Hampls motion was put to
'vote and lost, five to one, he being TIL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04
PETTY TACTICS EMPLOYED TO DELAY
SUBMISSION OF CHARTER TO VOTE

only one voting for it.
Aid. Mahowald moved that the con-
tract be awarded TO The Mankato
Post at its bid. to furnish 5000 copies
of the proposed new charter in PAM
phlet form, to be delivered within three
weeks.
Played for Time.
Aid. Hampl again played for more time
his tactics being to get the election
delayed until the general election in
the fall, when the opponents of the
charter hope to defeat it, whereas they
fear that it will carry if submitted
at a special election. AID Hampl said
that it had not been decided yet
| whether there was going to be a
special election. and he did not see the
need of awarding the contract until
that was decided.
| Aid. Pass said that he would like
to know what the council was going
to do about calling a special election
He said that there was a petition on
the table against calling one.
l hlu. hdHONdluS IlOCiou hdS pun W
a vote and carried unanimously.
Mayor Meyer then said: Gentle
men, do you wish to set date for
holding the election2''
Editor Quane's Remonstrance
| Aid. Pass again gave voice to de-
sire to have the petition against a
special election read. He seemed to
think that this would prove a crush
ing blow to those who want the coun-
ell to obey the law and call special
election as it requires. This petition
was one that John d. Duane, editor
Iof The Mankato Ledger, which is
strongly opposed to thu. new charter
has been circulating. Mr.. Duane rep
PRESENTED to the council that it con
ttained the signatures of 240 people, but
Aid. Lloyd counted the names and dis
covered that there were just 10 names
on it, or one-half what was repre-
scented. Comment was made that thu
names were mostly those of people
unknown to the aldermen.
/ AID Nlahowald said that he would
like to have the fixing of the date
for the election put off until the next
meeting.
i Aid Pass again called for the read
ing of the petition, but Mr.. DUANE
said that he was not ready to pre-
sent it. This petition is so worded
as to leave the impression that &
special election would cost $500
Whereas the truth is that the las
special election cost about $3.50, aside
from the cost of printing the charter
: Some of those who are opposing thu
charter, and consequently specia
, ELECTION, are resorting to misrepresenta
ton of various kinds in order to gail
their ends.
i Business Men Want Election.
i Mayor Meyer called upon various
. ZONES in the audience for remarks.
j DIR. J. A. Hancock spoke briefly, ex
! lpressing the wish that special cleo
ition might be called soon.
Judge Lorin Cray said that TIL
people of the city were almost unan
imous in wishing to have form o
, government that is easily understood
, places the responsibility where i
. should be, and is more satisfactory il
general than the present. There hat
been a demand for years for new
charter, and the present charter com
/ mission had spent a great amom
!, iof time making study of the matter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-04

From the beginning of the movement
the blessing of God has rested upon it
in signal manner Within Il few
hours after the council has passed the
motion, Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman and
Mr. Charles NJ Alexander and their
party arrived in Seoul, in the course
of their tour of the orient, to conduct
a series of special meetings for the
missionaries and Koreans. For five days
they conducted conference which was
n source of untold blessing to all who
attended it. The atmosphere of heav-
en- was in the meetings and everyone
gained new faith and courage for the
great work before them. Mr.. Robert
Hardness, the pianist and composer of
the Chapman-Alexander party, became
SO enthusiastic over the million cam
paign that he set it to music by writ
ing special hymn entitled: "a Mil
lion Souls for Jesus" 1t was at once
translated into Korean, and is being
sung in churches and homes through
out the land. The chorus is:
"A million souls for Jesus,
Lord, grant our hearts desire:
A million souls for Jesus,
Lord, spread the gospel fire."
Another contribution of the Chap
man Alexander party to the movmeent
was the Pocket Testament league
which was adopted by the general
council as one of the methods OF
winning the million souls. Mr.. Hugh
Miller, agent of the British and For.
eign Bible society, was placed in charge
of the work in Korean.
The million movement was born Of
faith, and it is by faith that it is be-
ing carried forward AT the close oil
the Chapman-AleXander conference
call was sent to the churches for two
weeks of united prayer; and the mis-
sionaries are now asking Christian
people throughout the world to unite
with them, and with the Korean church
for a great out-pouring of Gods Spirit
upon the land.
When | asked DIR. Horace G. Tn.
derwood of Seoul, who is one of the
! founders of the Korean church, having
been there for a quarter of a century
for his opinion of the million move
ment, he said: "'e
"The prayer for million souls fol
Christ in Korea this year, is not as
impossible as the prayer offered al
the first watch-night service held ir
Korea on the last day of December
1885. There were then less than ter
missionaries in Korea, including thu
women and children. The first prayer
offered was for souls for Christ il
Korea the coming year. 1t seemed
impossible that such request should
be granted in Korea, the Hermit
Land the last of the nations to opet
its doors to the gospel. In Japan they
had to wait six years before they
baptised their first convert, and twelve
years before they had six members
with which to organize their frs
church; while in China they had t.
wait nearly score of years for thei
| first convert.
"Weak indeed was our faith, but W,
plead with God to strengthen it, w,
baptised two converts that year. A
the next watch-night service we wer'
led to ask for score of souls, ant
before the end of 1887 there were q
baptised believers. With strengthene,
faith the next year we plead with CO.
for hundred, and before the end o
the year there were l25 processing
Christians. And now with the numbe
of missionaries in Korea; with tn
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Word From Havana, Cuba.

John +. Diamond writes from Hava-
ma, Cuba, under date of Feb. 25: All
well, fine harbor, beautiful city of
10000, good electric cars, big crowd
OF tourists. superb weather Just like
June in Minnesota, will sail Feb. 2S
Regards to all