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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-04
To the People of the Ninth Senatorial Dis
trict of Wisconsin.

l hereby announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
the office of Senator of this District.
| do so on the urgent request of a
large number of voters from all parts
of the district who, from their stand
ing in business and politics are en-
titled to the most respectful consid-
eraticn. 1t is rightand proper at this
time to state plainly the platform up
on which l stand.
l am a Republican, and believe that
every voter should. know what each
candidate stands for and what he will
do if elected.
I am for reduction Of the tariff Il
such an extent as will prevent its
fatheriGg of trusts and mOnopolies,
but believe im a tariff that will COM
pensate the laborer for the difference
of wages here and in Europe, if any
such difference exists.
The tariff should not be a po-
litical question. | favor legislation
| placing the making Of tariff schedule.
in the hands of a Board of non-par-
tisan experts.
| | believe that good roads increase
| the vaiue of the farmers crops and
| benefit the whole people and that
reasonable State aid should be Civ
en- to the towns in the work of build
ing good roads throughout the state.
| l believe in the regulation of rail
| roads and other quasi public corpor
atoms by the government to the end
that their rates and charges to the
| public shall be made fair and reason
able and the investors in the stocks
and bonds thereof protected from
fraud and misrepresentation Fol-
| this purpose | believe state and fed
eral commissions should have full pow
| er to investigate such corporations
and to value their property, as on
such valuation must depend the fin
al settlement of the question of the
reasonableness of all rates.
l am in favor of the Conservation
| and preservation of all natural re
sources of the state and nation and
against any further giving away OF
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-04

selling the same but favor their being
| leased on fair terms. | do not how
ever believe in the confiscation OF
any private rights, but believe in
the ascertainment and protection to
! the fullest extent of all rights that
the public have therein.
believe everybody should pay their
! just share of the taxes and l am
| strongly in favor of all reforms in ta>
alton.
/ | favor the employment of the
| States Prisoners in the making of
! binding Irvine as tending to furnish
some competition to the binding twin
! monopoly that now maintains unreas-
onabiy high prices.
| stand for the right of every citi-
zen to cast his vote as his conscience
dictates and without fear or favor,
! and | believe in such legislation as
will prevent all fraud and bribery at
| the polls and put a stop to the illigl-
| innate use ofmoney and promises in
elections.
+! l believe in the Judgment and COM
mon sense of the voters and that
the Senator that they honestly e.
! lect should be their servant to the
/
! their welfare. | shall therefore feel
in duty bound to vote in the legisla-
/ ture for their honest choice for the
! United States Senate
Personally 1 am strong friend
and supporter of Senator La Toilette.
l believe in saloon regulation and
] in the right Of each town or city
to determine for itself the question
Of whether or not, and ON what
terms, and in what manner, if any,
it will permit liquor to be sold.
More than all l believe that the
people are entitled to have the full
time and honest, earnest effort of
every member of the legislature at
all times exerted for the good of the
people.
! Dated Wautoma, Wisconsin, July
18th 1910.
Very respectfully,
EDWARD f. KILEEN.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-04
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
DRUG is MAYORS UND0ING
The Former Executive of Burkeville,
Va, Becomes a Criminal.

Richmond, Va, October l9.-Abra-
ham Ely, former mayor OF Burkeville,
Va, alleged victim OF a strange drug
which has transformed him from use
full, honest man into criminal, will
be released from a Pennsylvania prison
today and at once will be rearrested
and brought here to stand trial for an
other otfense.
year ago the Virginian was arrest
ed, tried, convicted and sentenced to a
year in prison at Philadelphia for
having blackmailed the late President
Cassatt, OF the Pennsylvania railroad.
His term of confinement ends today,
but he will have TO face trial here on
the charge of having used the United
States mails in forwarding threatening
letters.
Relatives and friends of the former
mayor say he is mentally unhinged
from the persistent use of cannabellOe,
a mysterious drug alleged TO have been
discovered and used by the Parsee
priests of India. 1t is alleged that the
tendency OF the potion is to deaden
the sense of moral responsibility, at
the same time exciting the magma
ton. A fund has been raised bv the
Virginia friends of the accused man to
conduct defense Oh these lines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
MARTIN O'MALLEY ON TRIAL
Charged With Feeding Poison to His
Two Step Children.


LIE Sueur Center, Mimi, October 10
The case of Martin OMalley. charg.
ed with poisoning his two step-chiI-
dren, commenced here yesterday. A
brief history of the case is as fol
lows:
Martin O'Malley's first wife died
January %, 1909. Her husband and
eight children survived her, the Oldest
child was about l3 years old and the
youngest few days old. On May Is
1910, OMalley, married widow, Mrs
Elizabeth Bcrgl of Montgomery. who
had three children by her first mar.
riage, the oldest about six years old
and the youngest about 21a. On July
3 the two younger children died after
brief illness. Suspicion of foul play
was aroused and Coroner G. f. Bur.
nett and Sheriff Traxier began an in
vestigation.
The bodies of the two children were
exhumed and the stomachs and liver
sent to st. Paul to be analysed and
were found to contain arsenic. After
two nights of sweating by the detect
i've. 0Malley signed two written con
LESSONS. He stated that he first ad-
ministered the poison in candy which
he gave to the children and for sew.
eral days after that gave it to them
in water. Later ON[alIey changed his
course and asserted he was threatened
by the detective and others, and that
is the reason he gave out the story.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
AUDIENCE WELL PLEASED
Madame Labadie Heard in "The Mer-
chant of Venice" Last Evening.

Only small audience gathered last
evening at the Presbyterian church To
hear Madame Labadic read "The Mer-
chant of Venice" but they were well
repaid for their effort and their money
Madame Labadie reads Shakespeare in
telligently and naturally, and she has
a fine presence and voice. She is able
TO express the characteristics of the
different characters without OVERRIDING
the matter, and the hearers could al
most see fair Portia, cruel Shylock
boisterons Gratiano and sad Antonio
as she rendered their parts. Her stage
presence is fine and she is free from
the Alterations that mar the work OF
SO many readers.
Z The madame was not quite as ia,
miliar with her lines as she should
have been to make the reading effec-
tive; she stated privately that she has
given her whole time recently To the
modern plays. those OF Ibsen and later
writers. and she was disappointed that
she had not been booked here for an
lbsen play. Many of The Free Press
readers will remember her fine rem
dcring Of "The Servant in the House
i'll the Y. VI. G. A. course two years
ago and regret that she could not
have been heard in her favorite line
of work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
CELEBRATE HISTORIC EVENT
Quaint Old Village of Yorktown Enter
tains Large Gathering.

Yorktown, Va, October l9.-This
quaint old village is today the gather
ing place of patriotic hosts come to
celebrate the 10th anniversary OF the
surrender of LOrd CORVALLIS. EXcur-
sions from, Washington, Baltimore,
Richmond and Norfolk and smaller
parties from many other cities have
filled the little town to OVERLOOKING to-
day. The Yorktown Historical society
is in charge of the days program
which included patriotic exercises ana
music and addresses by prominent men
and women. Governor William Hodges
Mann of Virginia, presided.
One of the important features of
the work for the Yorktown His
torical society is the locating and
marking in enduring form the spot
where the official surrender to Gen.
eral Washington by Lord CORVALLIS
took place. This has been a matter of
controversy. Other historical spots to
be marked by the society include the
place where Gen. O'Harra delivered to
General Lincoln the sword of Cornwall
lis: the field in which the British sol
diers laid down their arms and ac-
coutrements; the headquarters of Gen
Washington. Lafayette, Nelson, Roch-
ambeau and Lincoln, and the British
redoubts stormed and taken by detach-
ments under the command of Lafay-
cite and AleXander Hamilton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
TO SUPPORT Mr.. EBERHART
Organized Labor to Stand BY the Gov
ernor This Election.

George b. Howley, president of the
Minnesota State Federation of Labor,
with headquarters in Minneapolis, was
in Mankato today. Mr.. HOwley is
spending few days with relatives in
st. Peter and came here to remain
q few hours to call on friends. Mr..
l1owley stated that while he was not
taking any part in politics. he was
convinced that organized labor in Min
nesota would support Governor Eber-
hart almost to unit During his
public career Mr.. Eberhart has been
'eminently fair to organized labor"
said Mr.. Howley. ''As senator, lieu
tenant governor and governor, he has
treated the interests of the organiza-
tions in a manner that cannot be criti-
cised. During the switchmen's strike
he was fair and impartial. He was
untiring in his efforts to settle the
controversy"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
BIG MEETING HELD AT AMB0Y
Republican Enthusiasm Aroused BY
Speech From Mr.. Ellsworth.

franklin +. Ellsworth addressed a
large gathering at Amboy last night.
Republican enthusiasm was in the air
and the party's candidate for congress
was frequently applauded for his pro-
gressive utteranccs. lie left very
favorable impression and added to his
already large list of friends in that
section OF Blue Earth county.
benjamin Taylor, republican cand-
date for state senator, spoke also and
he, too, made a convincing argument
why he should be elected 10 the upper
branch OF the Minnesota legislature.
The meeting was one of the largest
political gatherings ever held in Am
boy, and it is strong indication of
the big vote that will be cast for the
republican ticket on November s.
Several OF the county republican cam
didates were present and were intro
duced to the audience
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
SOLD HERSELF FOR A TITLE
Miss Eleanor Steele Becomes the Bride
of Comte de la Greze

New York. October l9.-Another in
ternational wedding was celebrated to-
day when Miss Eleanor Steele became
the bride of COmte Jean de la Cree. a
French nObleman. The bride was at
tended by her two beautiful sisters,
while the counts brother, the Vicomte
de Ia Gree, acted as best man. 1t is
rumored that the latter has matrin,o-
NAL intentions on this side of the wa
ter.
This is the second Franco American
marriage within week. Last Satur-
day Miss Annah Ripley, a niece of
Caleb Hyde. the insurance magnate. ac-
quired a title by marrying Comte Pr
ere de Wei Castel.
One of the most noteworthy we'd
dings of the autumn season is definite
ly dated for Saturday of this week,
with Miss ROsalind Fish and John
Cutler in the roles of bride and bride
groom. The alliance represents wealth
and social prominence ON both sides.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
SWEARGEN IS BOUND OVER
Saulpaugh Hotel Employe Is Charged
| With Stealing an Overcoat.

With Stealing an Overcoat.
Glyn Sweargen, former emplOye at
the Saulpaugh, charged with the theft
of an overcoat from the checkroom,
was given his preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge COmstOck this forenoon. He
desired an attorney and called W. r.
Geddes. After consultation, he decided
Deputy Sheriff Phillips. Manager II. II
Hamilton of the hotel and Deputy
Sheriff Klugherz were sworn in turn.
Mr.. Hamilton told of the overcoat
hanging uncalled for in the check room
for more than sixty days, having
been left by some guest. 1t was miss
ed the night that Sweargen left the
employ OF the hotel and was about
to leave to go to another town to
work.
The deputy sheriirs told of Mr.. Phil
lips taking Sweargcn to a room in the
hotel and questioning him. They said
that after some questioning Sweargen
had admitted that he took the over
coat from the check room. He had
said that someone had told him that
the coat had hung there for long
time, but had refused to give the name
of this party.
When the state rested, the defense
waived further examination, and the
court held the defendant to the No
vember term of the district court. and
fixed the bond at $500. Being unable
to furnish the bond, Sweargen was
committed to the county Jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
DEDICATED THE MONUMENT
Memorial at Wood Lake Battlefield Is
Presented to the State.

Granite Falls, Mimi, October 10
Fifteen hundred persons, many OF them
pioneers from various parts of the
state, made a pilgrimage yesterday to
the battlefield OF Wood Lake, where
the state monument concentrating
General Sibley's engagement with the
Indian forces led by Little Crow, was
dedicated. Hundreds of automobiles and
carriages were used in taking the peo-
pie TO the site of the monument,
which is on the farm of c. O. HOmme,
four miles from Wood Lake.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. Gustav Melby OF Granite Falls.
Judge j.. w. Collins of Minneapolis,
president OF the monument commits
sion, presided and made Il few appro-
pirate remarks of introduction. The
address of the day was delivered by
Colonel w. w. Folwel of the faculty
OF the University of Minnesota.
Colonel Folwell traced the history CT
the Sioux nation after and before the
battle at Wood Lake, which really end
ed the lndian war, rs far as Minnesota
was concerned, for the Indians gave
themselves and their capiives up to the
troops at Camp Release soon after the
engagement. The address was scholar
ly and eloquent.
Judge Collins then presented the
monument to the state and Governor
Eberhart accepted it on behalf of the
commonwealth. Short addresses were
made by Major Bowler, V. B. Stewart
and j. n. Johnson and by others who
participated in the battle. The Bryant
Port quartet OF the twin cities sang
several patriotic selections.
The monument is thirty feet in
height and is OF red granite from st.
Cloud
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
W00DCHOPPER is ROBBED
He Claims to Have Been Touched
for Sixty Dollars.

Saturday last one of the men chop
ping wood for ID. T. Bowen in the basin
above the Rapidan dam was robbed of
$50, but did not say anything about
the matter to the officials until yester-
day. Sheriff Donahue went out to the
dam last night and arrested John
Nachowich, a Bohemian, on suspicion
of being connected with it. None OF
the parties can talk much English, and
it was necessary to have an inter
prefer.
Sheriff Donahue learned that the
man who was robbed had hung up his
vest on tree. In one of the pockets
was $50. SiXty-fvc men were en-
ployed in the chopping gang, and they
were back and forth. Two or three
said that they saw Nachowich going
through the vest. AT noon the owner
took the vest down and discovered that
the money was gone.
NachOwich had but $l3 when taken
into custody. He denied the theft of
the money, but was brought to this
city and locked mp over night. Mr..
Bowen was To investigate the matter
further today, and the matter of get
ting out q warrant was left until he
was heard from.
Mr.. Bowen has the contract for
clearing the timber from the basin
that is TO be overlooked
Nachowich was allowed to 60 this
afternoon without charge being
brought against him. The evidence con-
Meeting him with the disappearance
OF the money was considered very
meagre. The county attorney was not
asked to issue a complaint.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
VALUE OF THE NEWSPAPERS
Chicago Judge Commends Them; Can
Assist in SuppreSsing Crime.

Chicago, October l9.-Judge Seaman
in sentencing Thomas Jackson, colored
yesterday to an indeterminate impris-
onment of from year to life, empha-
sized the worth of newspapers to a
community.
IF our newspapers would publish
such sentences crime would diminish
rapidly, said Judge Seaman: eff roS-
bers learned through the newspapers
that they were going to get life impris-
onment when they came over here
neither the robbers nor their pals would
be long in recognizing the best thing
to do
A jury found Jackson guilty OF
thrusting revolver in the faces of
several mattresses in restaurant and
robbing the cash register of $50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
BAD ROADS DO INTERFERE
WITH GOOD ROADS MEET
Secretary Cooley and D. Ward King
Address Audience at the Theatre.

Bad roads and cold weather inter
ferred with the good roads meeting
this afternoon. The attendance at the
meeting in the theatre at two o'clock
was not what the promoters had
right to anticipate in view of the hard
work that has been done during the
past few weeks. Louis w. Hill, presi-
dent of the Great Northern railway,
was unavoidably detained in st. Paul
and could not be at the meeting. How
ever, Secretary Cooley of the state
highway commission, and ID. Ward
King, of road drag fame, were on
hand and delivered addresses.
The dance tonight will no doubt be
largely attended.
A considerable sum of money was
collected by those who sold 'tags."
The Twentieth Century band played
several selections prior to the meet
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
MAKES CHANGE IN BUSINESS
Elmer Glenn Resumes His Former Po-
sition With The Free Press.

Having disposed of his job printing
plant, Elmer Glenn resumes his for
mer position at the head of the Job
department of the Free Press. Mr.
all those who gave him such liberal
patronage and invites them to call on
him with their printing at the Free
Press. Mr.. Glenn is courteous and
Obliging gentleman, a master hand at
the art preventative and his many
friends will be pleased to know tHit he
is well situated in the largest and best
printing establishment in the north
west outside of the three largest cities
of this state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
Death Of John Craver.

John Craver. for twenty-nine years
a resident of Blue Earth county, died
at the residenc, of his daughter, Mrs
Fl. Schindle, in lie Ray township, to-
day. His age was seventy-four and
death was due to complication OF
troubles. He is survived by two sons
Samuel Craver of Delavan and George
Craver of Mankato; also the daughter
The funeral will be held Friday and
interment will be at Eagle Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
Civic Pride at L'Huillier.

The civic pride of the borough oil
LHuillier was manifested Monday
when the town board delivered to each
resident request to remove all OBJ
structions from the streets. Much
credit is due the board and others for
their interest in this matter. L'Huillier
is a good place to build home. 1t
has good water easy to obtain. dry eel
lars and many pretty lawns and resi-
dences.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
FORMER RESIDENT IS DEAD
L. S. Burt, Father of Mrs. GuStaf Wi
dell, Passes Away in California.

J.. S. Burt OF Santa Rosa, CAL, n
former resident OF Blue Earth county,
died on Friday, October IA. Mr. Burt
had been in poor health for the past
year. having had stroke OF paralysis
last April, the second coming in Au-
gusts the third stroke causing his
death.
J.. s. Burt was born September s.
1885, in Shannango county, town of
Deroiter, New York state. He came
TO Minnesota in the spring of 1854 and
settled in Limetown. Blue Earth coun-
ty, where he lived until he went to
California in 1898. his wife having died
in 1895. From 1898 until his death
Mr.. Burt had been making Santa Rosa
his home.
The surviving children are Mrs. Gus
tai Widell, Mankato; Mrs. John Muir
ply, Eureka, CAL; Mrs. Tom McTigh,
Limetown, Mimi; Mrs. George Gabler,
Minneapolis, Mimi; Gilbert Burt, Santa
Rosa, and Roy Burt, Santa Rosa.
The funeral and burial took place
in Santa Rosa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Sessions Will Be Held in Mankato on
=! October 2s and e.


The following is the program for
the Blue Earth County Sunday school
convention, to be held in The Methodist
church in Mankato Tuesday and Wed.
nesday, October % and 90:
Tuesday Evening-7:30, song and
praise service; 8, music Symposium
to be participated in by normal school
teachers. Topic, what have you found
in your experience, that is applicable
in Sunday school work." by Miss Caro-.
Ign NJ. Robbins, Miss Helen NJ. Reyn-
ODDS and Mr.. c.. j. Posey. Address
THE Function and Permanent Value
OF the Sunday School, Rev. r. w
Hobbs. Appointment of committees.
Wednesday Forenoon-9:3O, song and
praise service; TO- short talk by presi-
dent OF county association, DIR. w. IT
Bedwell OF AIankato. "The Efficiency
OF Organized Class" by George NJ
Palmer; music; ''The New Graded Les.
sons" by a. NJ. Locker and L. G.
Argetsinger.
Wednesday Afternoon - 2:l5-2:3O
song and praise service; music: ad
dress, THE Boy for the Boys Sake
by Ernest II. liaag, Tracy, Mimi "The
Problem of the Young Man," by S. L.
Sherwin. Mems Classes by Lorin
Cray. Music. Training Teachers. >
by DIR. j. A. Hancock "Association
Work" by A. NJ. Locker.
Wednesday Evening-7:3O, song and
praise service. Music, by the CRYSTAL
quartet. Address. Music, by the Crys-
tai quartet
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
Will Settle for Broken Window.

About September IS window in the
West Mankato hook and ladder house
was broken by some young men who
were scuffling. Louis Lille, Jr., who
is treasurer of the West Mankato
Hook and ladder company, has been
making an investigation, and has in
formation that Clarence Virgins is the
one who broke the window. 1t was
thought that the matter would get
into court, but it was stated today
that Virgins would replace the window
and that prosecution would be drop
lped.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
WIND BLEW Of MADISON LAKE
Southwestern Struck There at 4:3c
Yesterday Afternoon.

The wind preceding the rain yester.
day afternoon was quite severe at Madi-
son Lake about 80 o'clock Shingles
on the roofs were so parchcd that the
rain drove right through roofs. A large
pane OF glass was blown in at Julius
Reinburg's store and several out;
buildings were blown over. Some trees
lumber moved rapidly in the air.
The wind was the strongest ever
known on Point Pleasant, but no dam.
age whatever was done there. The
storm came from the southwest, and
aside from blowing down a few limbs
did no damage elsewhere, so far rs
known, around the county.