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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
Eagle Lake

Miss Ethel Ewing was in Aankato
Tuesday.
Roy Compton was in Mankato Sat
urday.
j. N. Compton went to Mankato Sat
urday.
Mrs. William Compton has been ON
the sick list.
William Buckley was Mankato
caller Tuesday.
John Mcnamara was i'm Smiths
Mill Saturday.
George Morse entertained the Clover
| Huller last week.
The sorghum mill finished their fall
work last week.
Chester Anderson visited Clifford
Compton Sunday.
G. i. Buckley was Mankato visitor
on Saturday last.
Mrs. Levi Compton. who has been
quite i'll, is improving.
w. II. Compton transacted business
at Smiths Mill Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson drove
out to Rapidan dam Sunday.
Louis Compton moved his family
out from Mankato Thursday.
jack Brown of Madison Lake trans.
acted business in town Monday
Mrs. William Qehler returned home
from Wisconsin Tuesday evening. +
Miss Annot Millar was having deatal
work done in Mankato last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Garrison visited
the i. NJ. Anderson home Thursday.
Lester Ewing and Henry Johnston
were in Madison Lake Monday even
ing.
The township board of LeRay. met
at Mineral Springs Wednesday morn
ing.
Miss Bessie Gilmore of Faribault is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Gilmore.
Misses Clara Burgess, Ethel Ewing
and Frank Johnston visited in Madison
Lake Thursday evening.
Misses Edythe Johnston and Lolita
Anderson returned home from a weeks
visit in Madison Lake Sunday.
MISS orra Compton and brother
Archie visited at the home of their
uncle, W. II. Compton, Thursday.
Misses Louie Cook, Aline Macbeth.
Clara Burgess and Frank Johnston at
tended the show at Mankato Saturday
evening.
Mrs. b. Meredith, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. L. Chapman. since
last March, left for her home in Hi
nois Thursday.
Miss Rose Tilman, who for some
time past has been employed at the
Harry Hill home, returned to her home
near Mankato Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
FIRES THREATEN
TO DESTROY HOMES
Rain Badly Needed in Northern
Minnesota.

Walker, Mimi, Oct. 19.-Forest fires
continue to throw people into a state
Of terror in this vicinity. Settlers and
homesteaders are driving into town
from all parts of the country adjacent
to Walker and tell of unconquerable
fires in their neighborhood The
smoke is so dense that these people
have to remain either in doors or else
get OUT of the country.
Richard La Vigne, homesteader
living near the old agency, came in
and tells of big fires less than half a
mile from his settlement. This local
ity has been recently settled up by
farmers from Iowa and Southern Min.
nesota and it is feared that many of
them will lose their homes unless a
favorable change occurs in the wind.
Across the Great Northern track
another fire is burning toward Walker
and in the path of this sweep Of
flames are the homes of several set.
tiers. Fifty men guard the tracks to
prevent the fire from crossing when It
reaches that point. Several farmers
here have abandoned their homes, but
the smoke is too dense to tell if the
fire has deYoured their places.
In the village the fire company has
all fire apparatus in the streets in
readiness to combat the flying embers
should a wind come up to blow these
tirohrandc into tho VILLAGE
The forest fires themselves do not
endanger the town, owing to the
scarcity of standing timber around
the village. and with 10 wind blowing
the. flames will naturally die down
upon approaching the town. But a
south wind will carry sparks easily
into the village.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
PASTORS HOUSE SET ON FIRE
blind Pigsers Supposed to Be Behind
the Outrage.

Lakota, n. D., Oct. 19-Following
closely upon the receipt of letter
threatening dire calamity should he
persist In the prosecution Of blind
piggers' Rev F. M. Stephenson, pas
tor Of the Methodist church of this
city, almost met death in fire which
destroyed part of his home and which
evidence tends to indicate was Of in-
cendiary origin. Awakened by the
smell of smoke he arose from his bed
to find the kitchen a mass of names
aud he just had time to awaken his
children, who were sleeping on the
second floor, and save them from suf
location. The door to the kitchen was
found to be wide open AS there had
been no fire in the kitchen stove for
two weeks the conclusion Is that in
tohdinries were al work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
PRESIDENT TAFT
A LEN|ENT JUDGE
Passes on Gases Of immigrants
at Ellis Island.

New York, Oct l9.-President Taft
had his first, view of that wonderful
piece of machinery on Ellis island
where the aliens of many countries
undergo their first gruelling on the
road to American citizenship. He
spent five hours in the one place in the
United States where the rights of hui
man liberty temporarily are suspend
ed by executive action alone while the
tedious work of separating the mode
rately good immigrants from the Who'll
ly bad goes on day after day.
The human interest side of the worl
at the big immigrant station appealed
to the president keenly He saw the
process of handling the aliens from
the moment of landing, through their
wide-eyed. wondering and dOcile com
pliance with all of the rigid rules OF
mental and physical examination and
segregation. up to the moment of final
discharge when, with tear-streaming
eyes they rushed into the arms OF
waiting friends or relatives
1t was this last phase of the work
which struck the president most deep
ly.
President Lenient Judge.
Mr.. Taft proved lenient judge, and
it was, indeed, a happy fate which
brought nearly score of rejected i'm
migrants to the bar for final decision
on the day of the presidents visit.
The most interesting of all the cases
that came up for appeal was that of a
Welsh miner and his family of seven
motherless children. The president
personally directed that the family be
admitted He said that il he was at
all judge of human nature the seven
children would grow into the best type
of citizens. AS a result of his studies
and observations Mr.. Taft had reached
a pretty definite conclusion on three
points:
First, he believes strong effort
should be made to distribute the in
fiuY of foreigners.
Second. he believes heavier penal.
ties should be exacted of the steam
ship companies for infractioD of the
immigration rules.
Third, he believes that all male i'm
migrants should be put through a
thorough examination as to the condi.
ton of families left behind in Europe
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
0 y r 7 81 PROPO S E d
AMENDMENT.

The fourth proposed Amendment Is
contained in Chapter 500. General Laws
Of Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. by this amendment 1T is
sought to repeal Section Is Of Article
Nv of the Constitution, which section
now reads ms follows:
Section %. The legislature shall
provide by law for an enumeration OF
the inhabitants of this State in the
year one thousand eight hundred and
sixtyfve, and every tenth year there
after. At their first session after each
enumeration so made, and also at their
first session after each enumera ton
made by the authority CT the United
States, the legislature shall have the
power TO prescribe the bounds of con-
gresSional senatorial and representa-
tive districts. and to apportion anew
the senators and representatives among
the several districts according to the
provisions of section second of this
article"
and to substitute therefor the follow
ing:
section %. The legislature shall
provide by law for enumeration of the
inhabitants of this State in the year
1915 and every ten (10) years there
after. At any session after any EMU
meration of the inhabitants of this
StaC maze pursuant TO law and also
at any session after each enumeration
made by the authority of the United
States. the legislature shall have the
power to prescribe the bounds of con-
gressional, senatorial and representa-
tive districts, or any of the same, and
to apportion anew the senator's and
representatives among the several dis
tricts according to the provisions of
section 2 OF this article"
EFFECT. The effect of this Amcnd-
mcnt will he to direct tho legislature
to provide for census Of the inhab-
itapts Of the state In the year 1918,
and every tenth year thereafter, and
will also authorize the legislature to
change the Boundaries Of eongressional.
senatorial and representative districts,
or of any one OF such districts, and to
apportion anew the senators and rep
resentatives among the several dis
tricts, at any session after any State or
Federal census. III adopted, the Iegis-
lature might therefore, IL 1t deems
best, change at amy session the bound
aries Of such districts and apportiou
anew the senators and Representative.
and thus redistrict the state every tive
years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
st. Paul May /, 1910.

st. Paul May 1, 1910.
Mr.. julius A. Schmahl.
Secretary of State.
Dear Sir:-Referring to proposed Con-
stitutional Amendment No. would say:
AS state expert printer 1 have given the
publications involved in this proposed
amendment special thought, and am OF
opinion both these publications are en-
tirely superfluous. The extensive annual
publication ''in a daily newspaper pub
lished at the capital city attracts abb
solutely no attention. The annual re-
port of the state treasurer is published
In book form, and to an extent that
makes It easy for every person special
ly concerned to secure a. copy To con-
form strictly with the law as it is at
present, means the expenditure. under
reasonably favorable printing contracts
of approximately $4,000, sum which
can be used to excellent advantage un-
der conditions which ordinarily suggest
the greatest care and economy upon the
part &C those under whose direction the
printing fund is expended.
Yours respectfully,
]. T. MANNIx.
state Expert Printer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
THIRD PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.
MENT.

The third proposed amen dment II
Contained in Chapter sos of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this nmendm emit 1t IL
proposed to add an entirely new sec
ton to Article TX Of the Constitution,
to be known as Section IL, and which
shall read as follows:
Section II. The legislature may
provide for the payment, by the State
of Minnesota, of damages to growing
crops by hail and wind, or either, and
to provide fund for that purpose in
Guiding the necessary expenses of CIV
Ing effect to this act. may impose a
specific tax upon lands, the owners Of
which, at their option have listed the
same with county auditors for that
purpose. and no payment shall be made
or any such damages except from the
fund so provided"
EFFECT. The effect of this Amend
menf, IL adopted, will be to authorize
the state to become trustee In the
collection and disbursement of a fund
for the payment of damages to grow
Ing crops by hail wind, or either.
This fund is to be created and main
tanned by n specific tax imposed by the
legislature upon the lands of such per-
sons. ONLY, ms shall voluntarily list the
same with their respective county au-
could be no tax for such purpose Inn
posed ON the lands of any owner who
does not consent thereto. The legisln-
ture IL also authorized TO include In
such fund the necessary expenses Of
administration of the law. The adop-
ton of the amendment will authorize
the legislature to direct that the tax
ing machinery of the state be used to
levy and collect the tax necessary to
raise such fund and to provide for the
disbursement of same by the officers
Of the State; but amy payments to be
mnde by the State, by reason of dam
age by hail or wind will have to be
made from such fund and from no
other. In the settlement of any such
damages the State would assume no
liability beyond the amount of sucl,
fund. and could not further be rem
dered liable. A similar amendment
was offered mt the general election of
1905, but not adopted. The amendment
then offered read ~ follows:
Section II. The Legislature may
provide for the payment by the State
of Minnesota of damages to growing
crops by hail and Wind or either, and
to provide fund for that purpose, may
impose specific tax upon lands, the
owners Of which, at their option, have
listed the same with county auditors
for that purpose. and no payment shall
be made OF any such damages except
from the fund so provided"
The mnin difference between the
amendment now offered, and the one
last quoted, being that the legislature
il now to be authorized, in addition to
providing fund for the purpose of
paying damages to growing crops by
hail and wind, or either, to further
provide an additional tax upon the
lands OF the persons 80 listing the
same, to meet the necessary expenses
incurred in the administration of the
law and thus relieve the State there
from. This last provision was not In
cluded In the amendment offered In
1905.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
WILLARD S. WHITMORE DEAD
inventor and Former Minnesota Fub.
Usher Dies in Washinuton.

Washington, Oct. 19.-Willard Ste
phen Whitmore, inventor of the pa
pier mache matrix process Of stereo,
tipping. used by nearly every newspa-
per in the country, and from $hich
he gained no material benefit. is dead
at his home here, aged sixty years,
He was born in Laporte Ind. and was
founder of the Minneapolis Chronicle.
He was an apprentice in the Still.
water (Minn.) Messenger Office in
1860, went to the war and, returning
in 1868, bought the paper on which he
had learned his trade.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
Accidentally Killed by Brother.

Louis St Auburn, aged sixteen. died
from the effect of a gunshot wound
which he received few days ago at
his home near this city. His brother.
Emil. aged eleven, aimed a rifle at him
and pulled the trigger, supposing it
was not loaded. Blood poisoning set
in and completed the deadly work of
the bullet
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21

paper printed at the seat Of govern.
ment, during the f3rst week in jan
uary OF each year, and In the next
volume Of the acts of the legislature
detailed statements of all moneys
drawn from the treasury during the
preceding year, for what purposes and
To- whom paid, and by what law au-
tlsorized; and also of all moneys re-
9eived. and by what authority ana
from whom"
EFFECT. The Constitution requires
the treasurer to publish yearly a de-
tailed statement of the moneys drawn
from the treasury during the proceed
ing year, giving the names of the per
sons to whom paid and the purposes
for which 1t was expended. 1t also re-
qufres q like abatement Of the names Of
the persons, and the sources, a. to
money received, and I'm both cases q
statement of the law under which pay
ments were made, or money paid into
the treasury. The effect of this
Amendment, IL the same be adopted,
VIII be to repeal the section Of the
Constitutioa mentioned and insofar re-
heve the treasurer from such publica-
ton. This change in the Constitution,
however, would not prevent the lcgfsia-
ture from hereafter directing by law
that such, or a different publication, of
the same or other information should
De made by the Treasurer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
Oil Found in Manitoba.

Headingly. Man, Oct. 19.-Neil Cow
a prospector, who has been boring in
this vicinity for several months, has
struck crude oil between here and
Winnipeg. he also found a rich grade
or silver sand within ten miles oil
Winnipeg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21

he. was to make several speeches dur
ing the day Saturday, winding up with
an address at Window in the evening.
Mr. Ellsworth is conducting a whirl-
wind campaign and the reports from
all the points where he has spoken are
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
Fires Kin Forest Birds.

Two Harbors, Mimi, Oct. 19.-With
no rain for some time the woods in
this section are very dry and unless
especial care is taken forest fires will
start and spread easily. Deer and
moose are reported plentiful this sea.
son hut game birds are scarce
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
Will Meet in ST. Paul.

Richmond, Va, Oct 19.-The nomi.
nation of officers for the ensuing year
and the practical choice OF ST. Paul,
Mimi. as the next meeting place were
the chief features of the days session
in the laundrymen's nationa! ccnyen.
tion in session here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21

that he is making a splendid impress.
sion among the voters. Mr.. Ellsworth
is to speak in Pipestone on Wednesday,
October 6. at the Ferris Grand opera
house, and no doubt will have large
audience on that occasion
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
FIFTH PROPOSED AMEND.
MENT.

WAe Afth proposed ansadnsnt II con.
tained In Chapter SO, Laws Of Afinns-
ssta for the year 1909.
PUhPOsE. By this amsnd.asat it a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
SECOND PROPOSED
AMENDMENT

The second proposed amendnae emit IL
eoutsined IN Chapter 5o7 or the Laws
sf lElnnessfa for the year 1909.
PURPosE. ny this amendment Il 10
StStSssa - repeal the pfovisions OF
nsct1oa ii q Article TX OF the Con-
stftutioA, which section now reads n
fslIerss
"sSetion II. There shall be published
BY the treasurer. In at least one news
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21

Pipestone Star: Hon. Franklin F..
Ellsworth of ST. James, republican
nominee for congress, was in Pipestone
Saturday morning en- route from Jas
per. where he spoke. on Friday evening
TO points east on the Omaha line. where
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21

Many a mans apparent dignity is
due to stiff neck.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21
Proposed
Amendments
TO THE
Constitution
OF
Minnesota
BY
The Legislature
General
1909.

st. Paul. Mimi, May /, 1910.
Hon. Julius A. Schmahl, Secretary OF
State
Sir, As required by Section ~ Of the
Revised Laws az amended, 4 have the
honor to furnish you herewith a state
ment Of the purposes and effects OF the
respective amendments proposed to the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota
by the LEGISLATURE of 1909 and which
arc to be submitted TO the electors I'm
said state mt the general election in
1910.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-21

state Expert Printer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24
CLOTHES SATURATED
WITH GASOLINE and
LIFE IS BURNED OUT
Victim Breaks Away From
Friends and Races Through
Street in Flames.

Gregory. $. d.. Feb. 22.-Herbert
Laird. a young man about 20 years old
in the Mckee hardware store was
burned to death yesterday with gaso-
line. He was fixing a pipe in a gaso-
line lighting plant IN the ceiling.
Standing on a step ladder. he set a
lighted torch on the top etep and with
a soldering iron disconnected the pipe
when a stream Of gasoline ran down
Over him and was ignited by the torch.
He sprang down and ran out the door.
Mr.. Mckee tried to put his coat around
him as he went out. but he got out
and ran in a blazing sheet of flames
across the street and to the alley back
of The store. Then he ran into the
side of a barn where he was caught by
the pursuing men. His clothing was
all burned off and he was terribly
burned from the knees up. He lived
only about five hours and suffered ter
ribly. His father was called from his
claim in Tripp county and arrived just
before he died.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24
EIGHT ARE INJURED
N WRECK Of TRAIN
Thrown in Ditch and
One of Passengers May
Not Recover.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Feb. 1S.-Conduc-
tor Walter Christie's passenger train.
running as a double header south from
Madison over the cutoff. this morning.
about IL o'clock, struck a broken rail
n two coaches were thrown into the
ditch, injuring eight people. one Of the
passengers, A. H. Bailey Of Minneapo-
lis. being in a dangerous condition. and
it is not now that he will recover.
Among the others injured were:
N. e. Phillips. Sioux Falls, hurt On
head and back.
r. A. s%hillington. Sioux, Falls. hurt
on back.
Martin johnson, Madison, fingers cut
off.
H. L. Rock, Chester. cut about head.
H. A. Spooner. Of Huron, bruised
about shoulders.
Mrs. Carl Bundy, of Rock Rapids.
Ia, bruised about the body.
A newsboy. name not learned. was
also among the injured. e
A wrecking crew has been sent from
here to clear away the wreckage and
bring the injured people to hospitals
here and at Madison. The wreck oc-
Cured about six miles this side Of
the latter place.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24
COLUMBUS COLLEGE
BURNS T0TAEGR0uND;
SCHOOL TO RESUME
CATHOLIC Institution at Cham
berlain Suffers $4,000 Loss
Without Insurance.

Chamberlain, S. D.. Feb. 23.--The
main building OF Columbus college, the
Catholic institution established here
last fall at the former Indian school,
was destroyed by fire yesterday morn
Ing, entailing a loss of S35. 900, no part
of which was insured. 1t is supposed
that the fire came from, a defective
furnace. 1t was discovered by a stu
lent rooming in tho building, but no
effective effort could be made against
the progress of the Flames, as the 10
cal water service was frozen up n
the buildings are out of the district
covered by the city Waterworks.
4 Father Guillette had a narrow escape,
$being compelled to smash a window
with a pitcher and come down a ladder
clad only in his night clothes. Several
of the students hadsto jump from the
second story to save themselves. but
there were no serious accidents. The
students nave gone to their homes
temporarily, but the school will o
In two weeks i'll some of the other
buildings which will be r%enlodeled for
that purpose. Father Surprenant and
Father Guillette will remain here IND
oversee the preparations for the re-
sumption of work in the school.
The structures comprising the Indian
school were secured by Bishop O'Gor-
maj from the government last summer
when 1t was decided to close the Indian
school, he paying $3.50, 900 for them for
the purpose of establishing the college
which was organized in the fall and
was in fine working order. The re-
naming buildings, when ~remodeled,
will serve the present needs of the COL
lege. Contributions are already coming
in from Knights of Columbus lodges
and the restoration of the burned
structure will follow in the natural
order OF things.