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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-11
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Ira a. Cary has started an action
in court against Charles \. llallman
George Pond and Anton p. Thompson
to recover $50 damages for the killing
of a dog owned by the plaintiff. Tn,
dog was killed last week. Ben amiI
Taylor is the plaintiffs attorney.
The dog had been hanging around Mr.
Hallman's home, barking, and was Il
nuisance, SO he states, and he looked
it up and informed Chief Pond. The
latter states that he was Informed
that the dog was Il tramp, and that it
was killing chickens, and he instructed
Poundmastcr Thompson to go and shoot
the dog, which the latter did. Mr.
Thompson states that the dog was very
lame and appeared nearly starved. On,
Attorney Schmitt will look after tn,
interests of the two city officials il
the suit.
1t is said that the dog was no
licensed.
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From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily
1he funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Mrs Mary J.. Scar.
ing were held at st. Johns Episcopal
church yesterday afternoon at two
O'Clock. The church was filed Will
soTowing friends. The rector, Rev
i. X. Edwards WAS assisted by Rev
IL Ross Paden, pastor of the First
Presby terrain church. A choir com
posed of Mrs. II. l. Parry, Mrs. B. X
Meaghcr, George i. Brett and John R
Thomas sang three selections, includ
ing Abide With Me-" and Nearer
My God, to Thee" which were favor
ites''of the deceased The floral of
fermgs were, Very beautiful, consisting
largely OF roses and clrysalthemums
Organizations sending offerings were
Mankato lodge No. II, A. f. and A
NJ, Blue Earth chapter No. Z, r. A
NJ, ana Mankato commandery No.
X. l., together, and Blue Earth chap
ter d wreath besides, Cereal chapter
No. ., o. +. S., the ladies' guild oil
the Episcopal church, the faculty OF
the state. normal school, the Cicero
class taught by Professor T. L. Scar
ing, and the Agassz club. The flow
ers were afterwards taken to I'm
manuel hospital.
At the conclusion of the formal
Episcopal service, the remains were
taken to Glenwood cemetery, where
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From Mondays Dai!r.

From Mondays Dair.
John He'll died shortly after seven
o'clock yesterday morning at st. Jo-
seph's hospital where he had been for
a few days. His death was due to
chronic dysentery, with which he had
been afflicted for number of years,
having contracted the disease while
serving in the United States army i'll
the Philippines. a
Mr.. He'll was born at Heidelberg,
Mimi, and was educated at st. Thomas
college, st. Paul. He was forty three
years old. He has resided at La
Carlo, Negro Island, for nearly nineteen
years. He served three years as a Red
Cross nurse. He had a number of
thrilling experiences while serving in
the army and as nurse. Prior to his
enlistment he was in the government
service, and also he. conducted a store ut
SO south Front street. OF late years
Mr.. He'll engaged in the manufacture
of tile and cement blocks at La Carlo
He also operated a sugar plant there.
His widow and five children are now
residing in that city. Besides these
Mr.. He'll is survived by three sisters
Mrs. Mary Finnegan, 62S South Broad
street; Mrs. Thomas Keith, Bagley
Mimi: Mrs. J. j. Hennessey, North
port, Washington, and half brother
Joseph Stahl, proprietor of the Stahl
house. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred HpiI reside at IlS nL,m: Straet
The funeral will be held from St
Peter and Paul's church tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock. r.
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At G:3O o'clock last evening. while
p. ii. Jordan and Joseph Wagenhals
were driving OH North Broad street
their buggy was overturned by
going over a pile of dirt in the street
just north of the street car barn. Mr.
Jordan received some scratches on his
face and. bruises, and one of Mr. Wag-
genhals' legs was injured. The buggy
top was wrecked.
The men state that there We're no
lights to indicate the danger. The
dirt was piled there by the street car
company, having been taken from un-
der the rails and replaced with cinders.
II Manager Nance states that he had
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From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily
Willard Decatur Tompkins, one of
the bestknown residents of Alankato,
died. at 1910 a. m. today. He passed
away at his residence, corner of Wal
nut. and iioTlh streets. lie had been
i'll +. seven :, weeks with pernicious
anemia. The funeral will be held We'd
nesday morning at ten o'clock from the
Methodist Episcopal church, and it will
be in charge of the l. o. O. f. lodge, of
which he was. a, member.
Willard Decatur Tompkins was born
in Herkimer county, New York, May
l, 1884. He Heceived his education in
the common schools and Fairfield acad-
envy. In the. spring of 1856 he removed
to Champaign, H., where for eleven
years he. engaged in carpenter work
He was married January IA, 1857, to
Rhoda J.. Phelps. The climate of ILL.,
nois proving very unhealthful he re-
moved with his family to Minnesota,
arriving in Mankato in June, 1867, and
engaged in the manufacture of wooden
pumps in which business he remained
for many years until obliged to retire
from active pursuits.
Nh. Tompkins was converted in
early. youth and joined the Methodist
church of WHICH he continued an ac-
tive,r member until failing health made
it impossible for him longer to attend.
In 1866 he joined the /. o. o. F. lodge,
and continued an active and Jealous
member of the same to the end. He
was also member of the A. O. L. w.
lie was a strong republican and of late
ryeaE .lle had taken considerable in
teiest-sin politics. He was man of
strong convictions He was a man of
unmpeachable character.
Nh. iTompkins was man of strong
fhor;tt character and thorough going
uprightness of conduct, one who could
not be bought or severed by any con-
sldcratlon from what he considered
right.
Surviving widow and two daughters,
Nettic L. Tompkins of this city and
Mrs. Edith Taylor of Hudson, Wis
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Origin Is Unknown.

st. Paul, November On a COM
munication to Governor Eberhart this
morning, Judge p. W. Morrison OF the
district court of lie Sucur county. en-
closed certified copy of the convic-
ton, sentence and evidence i'm the case
of Martin O'Malley, who gave poison
to and killed his two step-children last
July.
OMalley married widow whose
children had been insured by her for
mer husband. 1t was charged that
OMalley gave them trough on rats
to kill them and then collect the in
surancc. Governor Eberhart is asked
to set the date for the hanging as
provided by law.
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From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Fairbanks, Morse 4 Co. have COM
pleted their contract for laying water
mains from the city reservoir to the
Lutheran seminary buildings. and the
mains have been tested and have been
found to stand the test of ninety
pounds required by the specifications.
The contract work has been accepted
by the city. Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
have begun work ON their contract for
extending the water mains up to the
site for the new Catholic mother house
and seminary, and will push it as rap
idly as possible.
The city has commenced the work of
laying $50 feet of water mains OIL
Poplar street to extend the recently
laid mains to c. w. Jessups new
warehouse
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From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Dorothy ArIcmen died early
this morning ut the home of her son,
A. C. Arnemen, 1925 North Broad
street. after, II short illness. She was
sixty-iive years of age, and came to
Mankato from Germany sixteen years
ago. She is survived by her husband,
who is living with their daughter, Mrs.
Aim, at IIipcklcy, and three daughters
and two sons. The daughters are Mrs.
Aim, Mrs. Julius Kaiser of Truman and
Mrs. Daniel Uanel of South Bend, and
the sons are A. c. and L. w. Arnemen
Of this city. -
The deceased had many friends and
her death causes much, SORROW. An
nouncement as to the funeral will be
made later.
Tue funeral will be held Saturday, at
one o'clock from the house and two
O'Clock from the German Lutheran
church.
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From Mondays Daily

From Mondays Daily.
There was some excitement near The
Widell quarry, north of the city yes
terday afternoon. Several lads who ac
companicd the Y. NJ. c. A. hiking
party, strolled to point near The
quarry. Two of the boys, one named
Graf, were in possession of small rifles
One Of the hunters broke his rifle al
the breech and was looking through
the shining interior and moving it il
a circle. While he was performing this
act, Graf discharged into the air tho
rifle that he was handling. Stewart
johnson. Il son of j. =. johnson, q
travelling man for the Patterson Mcr
camille company, thought he was shot
in the head. All the boys were fright
cned, but 1T turned out that no on,
was hurt. The story that the boys il
possession of the rifles pointed then
weapons at the other boys is not wei
founded.
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committees who will ask, permission to
inspect various food factories and
stores, with the purpose of making a
white lst," similar to that maintain
ed by the ladies of Winona.
1t was learned today that one of the
bakers has consulted with Attorney
Geddes, but when Mr.. Geddes was in
terviewed today regarding the matter,
he had nothing to say.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Governor A. o. Eberhart arrived from
st. Paul on the 1890 a. m. train to
vote. He walked from the union depot
up Front street to the fifth ward poll
ing place, where he was registered, and
voted the republican ticket straight. On
his way to the polling place and back
he was accompanied by his friend and
business partner, General Widell, and
met and shook hands with many OF
his friends and acquaintance.
Governor Eberhart declined to place
any estimate OH his majority, while
expressing full confidence in his sue
cess. at the polls today. He stated to
The Free Press that never before in
the state has there been such good
team work done by those in charge of
the republican campaign, particularly
the state central committee.
Governor Eberhart returned to St.
Paul on the one o'clock train.
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At a meeting OF nearly forty rail
way employees, held in the hall over
the MankatO State bank last night
local organization of the Minnesota
State Railway Employees Protective
association was formed. c.. III. johnson
was elected chairman, w. II. Spornitz
vice chairman, f. A. IarwOOd secre-
4ary, and d. +. Walker treasurer
Talks were given by +. Smith, the
state president, G. w. McCrec, the
state secretary, and Mr.. Ryan, all OF
ST. Paul.
The object of the organization is to
work against foolish and vicious anti
work against foolish and vicious anti
this kind passed cuts down the revenue
of the roads, and the employees arc the
principal sufferers, for labor receives
IS cents of every dollar that the rail
ways i'll Minnesota take in. The en-
ployes are Il far more important part
Of the road than are the Stockholders
The stakeholder seldom gets all of his
income from, his investment, but the
employees get all of theirs from the
road employing them. ~.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-11
STATE OF OHIO. City of Toledo, Lu.

cas- County.-ss
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. ].
City of Toledo. County and State afore-.
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY !.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence. this 9Th day OF Decem-
Der. A. d. 1886.
(Seal) A. w. GLEASON
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free. ~
f. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for const'
patton
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Owatoma, November 5.-On. Thurs
day of this week Judge Buckham in a
court order denied the motion of the
Creamery Package company and Owa-
tonna Manufacturing company to
strike out the complaint of d.. E.
Virtue and the Owatonna flaming
Mill company, made against them
some time ago.
On October Is the legal advisors OF
both the plaintiff and defendant com.
panies appeared before Judge Buck
ham TO argue the motion and after
carefully considering the arguments
the above decision was rendered.
The motion TO strike out the com.
plant was made on the ground that
the complaint contained more than one
distinct cause for action, charging
among other things malicious prosecu
ton. conspiracy, violation of the anti
trust laws of the State of Minnesota
As Il result of the above decision the
case will be placed on the calendar
for trial at the December term Of the
district court held i'll Owatoma, al
though owing TO the length of time
which the case will necessarily con
sumo it is extremely doubtful if Judge
Bucllham will begin it. The opinion
seems to prevail that the case will b,
continued to an adjourned term o.
court at which the judge to be elected
November will preside.
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From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
George Stoutingel was before the
court yesterday afternoon on a war
rant charging him with using abusive
and obscene language toward Julia
VOsbeck alleged to have been used Oct.
23 and Roman and Leo Stoutiuper
on the charge of assault in the third
degree upon Reuben Vosbeck, alleged
to have been committed Nov. 2. The
defendants arc children, and the trou-
BILE seems to have been an outcome of
feud between children of II neighbor-
hood Judge Comstock paroled the
three on their good behaviour. Two of
the children 3;tre little tots.
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directed one OF the employees to place
lights on the dirt pile, but that this
man lett it until after he had creased
the track and did not get around to
do it until an hour after dark.
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they were inferred beside those of the
late husband of the deceased, Edward
Soaring Tlleti pallbearers Were George
II. Clark, C. a. Chapman, Edgar
Weaver, ID. L. Rose, w. +. Jewson
and H. S. Holman
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from FRIDAYS Daily.

from FRIDAYS Daily.
Judge Olsen yesterday afternoon lis
tened to the reading of affidavits by
the Mankato Citizens Telephone com
pany i'll opposition to those submitted
recently by the Consumers Power COM
pany, i'll the injunction suit of tie
former against the latter, to prevent
its paralleling The plaintiffs telephone
lines with the power line from the dam
to this city. The matter was argued,
and Judge Olsen took under advise
mcnt the question of whether to ex-
tend the injunction pending the trial
of the action.
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From Saturdays Daily.

The city today purchased stop
watches. for the policemen, and Chief
ginning with Monday morning the new
traffic ordinance will be enforced The
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ordinance has been published and Its
provisions ought to be well digcsted
by this time. One Of its provisions is
that automobiles, motor cycles or other
vehicles are not to 90 at rate to
exceed twelve miles an hour on Front
street on Main between Broad and
the bridge, or on Warren between
Fifth and Broad.
Keep Vehicles on Right Side.
All vehicles are to keep to the right
side of the center of the street, and
when stopping the right side must be
along the curb. Sloy going vehicles are
to keep close to the curb. Owners OF
or drivers of cars are not to leave
them standing in the street unattended
with the motors running. There Is also
another ordinance making it unlawful
to leave horses standing i'll the street
united which will be enforced.
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From Thursdays Daily
The Ladies' Relief society held its
annual meeting Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Carney on Byron
street. The election of officers for the
coming year was voted, and the offices
are filled as follows: Mrs. w. Il.
HiXon, president; Mrs. James, first vice
president; Mrs. r. ID. Hubbard, second
vice president, Mrs. T. III. Summers,
secretary; Mrs. A. J. Veigle, treasurer.
Directresses for first and second wards,
Mesdames James, Hubbard, Currier,
Macbeth, Pond, Stein and Jache. Third
and fourth wards. Miss PiersOn, Mrs.
Carney, Mesdames Wise, j. A. Lewis, j.
f. Hart, Firestone and Pau, Jr.;
fifth and sixth wards. Mesdamcs
Palmer, HiXon. Summers, Jacobs,
Meagher and Miss Look.
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From MONDAYS Daily.


MIR. Harper, who has charge of new
automobile plant at Grilmell. Iowa, was
in the city yesterday, looking over the
Rosenberger patent held by the Four
Traction Automobile company a few
days ago. Mr.. Miller, a technical or con-
sulting engineer, was i'll the city look
ing over the same thing. Both were
highly pleased with the device and
thought that it would be winner if
used in commercial work. such as
trucks. etc
1t is thought that the best thing
to do is to manufacture several sample
cars, with modern shop work, as dem
onstrating cars.
By making an investment sufficient
to employ - to 90 skilled mechanics
and l15 men in all, 800 to 500 cars a
year can be turned out. There is good
money in the manufacture of automo-
bles and one of the principal indus
tries of the city can be built up if
local capitalists will interest them
selves.
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From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily. n
John Nyquist, receiver for the Mae
beth 4 Gardner company, today sold
Che two retail markets in this city,
md the sale was confirmed by Judge
Willard at Minneapolis. \. r. Pau
Jr., having presented the matter to
him. n. w. Hermanson gets the up
per market, at 3l5 South Front street,
and John Marty gets the lower market
at lis North Front street. The sale
eff Ocl- in aacb oaSe
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From Mondays Daily.

from MondayS Daily.
Fire at Madison Lake early last
night destroyed barn owned by
Daniel Brown. Two horses and Il
COW We're burned The fire was dis
covered at S:45 o'clock and efforts
were made to save the contents. A
buggy and cutter We're gotten out. but
it was impossible to save the stock
Mr. Brown is The wcll-known stock
buyer at Madison Lake
Origin Is Unknown.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
but it is suspected that some one un-
der the influence of liquor accidentally.
dropped lighted match i'll or close
to the barn. This is the third barn
in that vicinity that has been de-
stOyed by fire in the past several
years.
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From Saturdays baIIy.


From Saturdays baIly. m
The mass meeting field at the village
hall inrNorth ManlSato last evening,
for the purpose of discussing ways and
means for securing a waterworks sys-
TEN, was attended by about fifty of
the residents, and "a great deal of in
terest was displayed. C. Z. Ball was
elected chairman and Dennis Donahue
secretary.
Several propositions We're discussed,
but the one that met with general ia
vor was to put in. system modelled
after the one in this city, by con-
structing reservoir on the bluff and
laying water mains so as to protect
the principal part of the village i'll
case of fire. Nature has made an ideal
provision for such a plan.
Estimate of Cost.
Henry Robel presented an estimate
on the cost of such plant, which
he thought could be constructed for
$ll 400, including the reservoir, pip
ing down Belgrade avenue, hydrants,
etc, complete, and one artesian well.
! His proposition calls for the use of
electric power. This plan was adopted
without a dissenting voice.
/ 1t VAS decided to hold another meet
ing two weeks from last night, when
the matter of laying mains on side
streets will be discussed. A committee
will also be appointed at that time
to present the matter to the village
council, with the request That it call
an election for Submitting The question
of isstiihg bcndspi, 10 enable the plant
to be built iii tht near future.
Fortunate. in It's Location.
There is hardly village of half
| the size of North Alankato that
does not have its water system ana
fire protection. All of the little places
on the prairie have their elevated
tanks, that are landmarks for miles
! North Malikato is so fortunately sit
uated that it can easily have Il much
more capacious reservoir, aud much
stronger pressure. 1t ought to build
for the future, and make the reservoi
of sufficient capacity 1t would be
well to consult With City Engineer Will
son or some other competent authority
before deciding on how much of a bond
issue to submit to the people, if this
has not been done already.
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Subscriber writes as follows: "Will
you please print the law i'll regard TO
trapping? Some claim the season
opens November l; others November
l5."
The following is the 1909 law, which
amends the laws of 1905 and 1907:
Section 3S. Mink. muskrat and beaver
No person shall take, catch or kill
any beaver at any time or any mink
or muskrat between the fifteenth day
of April and the fifteenth day of No
vember following, and no person shall
modest, injure or destroy any muskrat
house at any time. Provided, that
when any of the animals mentioned in
this section are doing damage to or
destroying any property, the person
whose property is being damaged or
destroyed may kill them at any time"
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Have Been Managers.

Messrs. Hermanson and Marty have
been managing the respective markets
for the company and have made good,
and the patrons of the two markets
will be pleased to know that they are
to continue in charge of them as pro-
prietors. Both are excellent young
men and their many friends wish them
success. ,:
Mr.. Nyquist will proceed to sell the
perishable goods in the packing house,
and that is as far as his present au-
thority to sell anything goes.
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Tickets for. MAN on the Box" OH
sale Saturday morning
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ten best IS each, thirteenth, 3d.; four
teeldh, ~. trA.car az 2
County superintendent are urged Ito
call attention OF teachers and pupils to
this matter at once. and see that a
large number of creditable essays are
Forthcoming from their respective
counties. The subject will furnish a
live topic for written work in the
schools and the generous prizes should
stimulate the boys and girls to do
their best.
Anticipating hearty response from
the pupils of the state, / am, yours in
the work. George f. Howard
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Prizes Will be, awarded as follows:
First, $50; i second, $l5; third. $40; next