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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-02

Soon after he saw the auto founder
about as he believed Il car would with
all power on in rough road. This
led him to believe that they were try
| ing to so over crossing ahead of train,
or had lost control. He said auto
| turned west little off the road
leaped OH track and stalled. He shut
off steam and applied air and emer-
gency brake, but could not stop train
in time to avoid hitting the machine
| He made stop in about 800 feet when
the brakes were set at emergency and
left there. He considered good stop
on that grade would be in $50 to 300
stopped as quickly as one with more
coaches. The auto was about fifty feet
from the track and the train about
$50 feet from the crossing when the
warning whistle was sounded. Being a
little late he Vas running about thirty
five miles an hour at that point, and
the speed had been reduced to twenty
five miles an hour when the car was
struck.
Boy Was on the Pilot.
Mr. Page saw Beaufort Gordon
wedged on front of engine between
pilot and smoke box, and finding lodg-
ment there is what saved the boys
life. He wanted to get off and 90 to
the lad, but did not have the strength
to do it at that time, as the accident
had unnerved him and he felt nearly
paralyzed. Engineer Page did not leave
the engine here. The boy got off when
! the train came to stop, dazed, but
unhurt.
As more particulars Of the accident
are heard it seems Il wonder that any
of the occupants of the auto escaped
death. What saved them is the fact
that the machine was not square
across the track. When it was hit
Mrs. Gordon and the two little boys
were thrown out of the way, while
Beaufort was lifted on to the pilot,
and the most unfortunate member of
the party, Mrs. Spear, was struck OH
the head in such a manner that her
lifekss form was carried on the front
of 2tle engine fully one hundred feet on
to the cattle guard where the body lay
parallel with the rail while the train
passed this point before it could be
stopped
Little Monroe Spear has recovered
rapidly, and. is about again. as is Beau
fort Gordon. Ralph continues to i'm
prove and was able to leave the house
this week. while Mrs. Gordon is gradu-
ally recovering but is still confined to
her room,,y
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From tuesdays Daily.
Another denlnrahle acc

From tuesdays Daily.
Another deplorable accident happened
on the street car track last evening, re-
suIting in the death of horse, the
breaking up of buggy and the mar.
row escape from death of the driver,
Otto Kinder, a young Turner living
in Decoria, near the Kennedy bridge.
Mr.. Kinder left home about one
o'clock yesterday afternoon, with a
horse and buggy, and drove to the
city to do some trading. He fingered
longer than usual, and at about seven
o'clock in the evening was driving
east OH Pleasant street, and when
near MARSHALL, street car came along,
going i'll the opposite direction, and
struck his buggy and horse and made
quick work of both. ai +
Forced to Shoot Horse.
The horse, "a young farm animal,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-02
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
w. ii. Webster, u freight conduc-
tor on the Omaha road with headauar-
| ters i'll this city, and well known here,
was fatally injured last night at about
ten o'clock i'll the Omaha railroad
yards in Minneapolis. He left Man
kato with his train the middle of the
afternoon, and after arriving in Mime
apolis put his train up, and was in
the act of putting his engine up at
the round house when he was run
| over by another engine that was fol-
lowing, unnoticed by him. He stepped
from the track to let his own engine
pass, and in doing SO stepped upon the
track that the second engine was COM
ing i'll upon and was run over One of
his legs was cut off and his body was
otherwise mangled. He was at once
discovered and was hurried to the
Swedish hospital and everything posi-
bic was done for him, but he died a
short time afterwards.
News Broken to Mrs. Webster.
Mrs. Webster was spending the day
IN st. Paul, with friends, and could
not be found until seven o'clock this
morning, when the news was broken
to her. She fastened to Minneapolis
and took charge of her husbands re-
mains, and will bring them to Man
kato as soon as an inquest is held, if
one is decided upon. Not until her ar.
rival will ~ In rncCiI1n 10 H.
funeral arrangements.
Mr.. Webster was the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Webster. old and
well known residents of Mankato and
vicinity. He was about forty-fye
years of age, and was raised OH the
farm near this city. He afterwards
went to Redwood Falls. where he con
Quoted Il store. His father was drug
gist and he, himself, learned the bust
ness OF pharmacy. After taking up
railroadng a dozen years ago, or so,
he was station agent for the Mil
waukee road at one of its smaller sta
tions. He later went to- work for the
Omaha, and was a faithful employe,
well liked and highly respected by all.
He was of a pleasant, jovial DISPOSE
ton, who made friends readily, and his
sudden taking off is not only great
shock to his wife and relatives, but
is also loss to his friends and ac-
quaintanccs.
Married Mankato Girl.
MIR. Webster was married to a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Hurd, |
of l2G Glenwood avenue eighteen years
ago last September. There are no chill
dren. When boy, he joined the Bap-
list church. His parents are buried
in this city, and the remains will |
doubtless be laid beside them.
The deceased was member of the
Masonic fraternity, and also belonged
to the Order of Railway Conductors.
He carried some life insurance.
Was in Business at Rapidan.
Mr.. Webster was at one time agent !
of the Milwaukee road at Rapidan
and conducted a store there at the
same timese.. His wifes maiden name
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From Fridays Daily.

From fridays Daily. ese
G. 4. Burnett, the county coroner
held an inquest Monday over the deaf
of Mrs. Effie Spear, which occurre
at the time when the auto in whicl
she was riding was struck by u pas
senger train at the Wesley crossing
east of Elysian, ON the afternoon o
November II.
The Elysian Enterprise gives the de
tails of the inquest:
The inquisition brought out no new
evidence, and the circumstances sur
rounding the fatal accident.
The six jurors who heard the evi
dence at the inquest were w. II
Fish, j. R. Beynon, E. d. Chase, N. G
Warburton, p r. Plank and Charles
kidson. The testimony was conclude,
shortly after eight o'clock and the yer
dict was returned within half hou
later. The verdict signed by the 81,
jurors was the same form that hat
been prepared by the coroner, anC
voiced the conclusion that he hat
reached after conducting the investiga
ton. 1t read as follows:
Verdict of the Jury.
1--WE, the jury, after hearing the evi
dence and weighing same, arrive at the
conclusion that Mrs. Eific Spear came
to her death on crossing one and one.
half miles east of Elysian on the aft.
ernoon of November II, 1910, by being
hit by train on the Chicago Great
Western railroad, purely by accident
and we consider same to have been
Judging from the evidence, unavoidable
and we further agree that we cannot
hold anyone responsible for same"
The witnesses who testified at the
inquest were Richard Holiness Beau
fort Gordon, A. II. Landdeck, Clifford
Crook, Frank Carpenter, John Gish
Engineer Page, Conductor Farrell
Brakeman Reynolds, Fireman Blyer, J.
w. Root, Hazel Beardsley, Annie and
Elizabeth Wesley.
The testimony of those who saw the
train approach the crossing was to the
effect that they did not hear the wills.
tie sounded for that crossing, although
the whistle was heard for the Olson
crossing. On the other hand all of the
train crew stated that they heard the
whistle for the crossing, and this was
followed by series of short whistles
used in emergency.
Story Told By Engineer Page.
Engineer Page of Mankato, who was
deeply affected by the fatal accident.
recited his actions at the time of the
collision. He is an experienced driver.
having been in the employ of this road
for twenty years, and passenger en-
gineer for fifteen years. During all Of
that time he says that he never be-
fore hit a person on a crossing or ever
witnessed such fatality while in the
cab. He testified that as usual he
whistled for the curve OH the edge of
town, and whistled for the Wesley
crossing between the Elysian mile post
and the whistling board. The whistling
post here he believed to be about 600
OF 800 feet from the crossing where
the accident occurred. When within
300 feet of the crossing he saw an
auto approaching but that was nothing
unusual, as they are frequently driven
up near to the tracks and stopped
there. Fearing that they might cross
he gave four short whistles, not LOUD.
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/
Charles Hertzberg, Lyra; Edward
| Postel, second ward, city; H. c.
Mcbride, Garden City; Frank T.
| Skuse, second ward, city; c. i.
Burrows, Lake Crystal.
| The trial of Whitford NJ. Hall on
the charge of numbering George A.
Crook at their home on the shore of
Madison Lake on the evening of Octo-
Der l, was taken up late yesterday
afternoon in the district court. The
triers, r. F.. Hunt, d. J. Severance
and J. E. Regain, We're sworn in. The
court instructed the attorneys as to
their rights in the matter of challenges,
and said that the defendant was en-
titled to twenty peremptory challenges
and the state to ten.
Burton Tyler Called
Burton Tyler of Shelby was the first
juror called, but was not satisfactory
to the defense lie had read the ac-
count of the murder in The Free Press
and other papers and had formed an
opinion and did not know whether he
could try the case fairly. The tricrs
found a challenge for actual bias true
and the juror was excused.
Altamont Burlison of Decoria was
the second juror called and it looked
for time as though he would be
accepted. He had read of the case in
The Daily Free Press, but the defense
had no challenge.
DO YOU know of any reason why
you cannot try the case fairly and
impartially according to the evidence
produced in court and the law as the
court gives it to your" asked County
Attorney Plymat.
II have formed an opinion" replied
the JUROR.
"The state has no challenge" an
nounced the county attorney.
Re0pened the Examination.
Mr.. Benedict had pricked up his ears
when he heard the juror mentioned
having formed an opinion, and asked
the court to allow him to reopen, or
III other words to give the defense
another chance with the Juror. The
state objected to this. on the ground
that the court had just plainly stated
the procedure that would be followed.
and to allow the case TO reopen would
be TO set aside at the very outset
the rule, that he. had just made.
Judge Pfau said that he had Just
announced the rule, and did not like
to vary from it, but would set it aside
i'll this instance, this not to be taken
as precedent, however.
The defense then challenged the Juror
for actual bias. Mr.. Burlison said
that he had formed an opinion from
what he had read, but thought that
he could try the case fairly. The
triers found the challenge true.
At this point, court recessed until
this morning, when the examination of
the jurors was resumed.
Arthur Schaub is assisting Mr..
Benedict in conducting the defense.
The regular panel was exhausted at
l2:lO p. m, twenty seven jurors hav.
ing been examined, and the court or
dered a special venire for twenty five
talesmen, returnable at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon, and took recess until
that hour. Sheriff Donahuc summon.
ed city men.
The defense used six of its pcremp-
tory challenges this forenoon, and the
state not any.
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The attorneys for Mr.. Works ex-
pect to have the reply to the Taylor
complaint ready in Il few days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-02
From Tuesdays Dairy.

From Tuesdays Oaay.
This forenoon the following jur-
ors were accepted and sworn:
George r. Gray, Vernon Center;
Ed. More, Mapleton township;
Charles Hertzberg, Lyra; Edward
Postel, second ward, city; H. c.
Mcbride, Garden City; Frank T.
Skuse, second ward, city; c. +.
Burrows, Lake Crystal
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-10

Washington. Sept. 10. Omitted
Press 1T may no longer be as
cribed to an over-zealous anticipa-
ton to say that the beginning of the
end of the giant task of digging the
Panama canal is in sight.
The structure,-it may well be
called that, for the digging of the
great ditch is but one feature of the
work.-in taking such definite shape
that an amateur without the trained
of the engineer for look
ing into the future, can see that the
canal is going to be by running over
the course through the zone from
Colon to Panama.
In the Culebra and Chagres sec
tons where the greatest amount of
excavation is to be done there is a
deep cash through the hills. In the
Culebra section of the $4,000. 900
yards of dirt and stone that were to
be taken out, the steam shovels have
already gouged out more than 5O,-
100000 yards. In the Chagres sec
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-10
PANAMA CANAL PROGRESS

ton of the thirteen million yards of
excavation. ten millions has been
done. in the other sections the work
Of this character is almost complete
with the exception of the deepening
of the canal by the dredges.
In eastern sections of the great
dam at Gatum has been brought up
to the level Of SO feet above the sea.
More than nine million cubic yards
of wet and dry "hll" have been
placed. The barrier which is TO hold
in check the waters to form the lake
from which water Is to be drawn. to
supply the locks, is now so nearly
finished that a sight of 1t conveys an
adequate idea of its tremendous bulk.
The gigantic locks are being out
lined in concrete. The upper or lake
level lock OF the flight at Gatum is
almost completed. The walls have
almost reached their full height and
the towering steel forms will soon be
moved TO the lower locks of which
the floor has been practically COM
pleted.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-10
THE COST OF A STRIKE.

Little Peterkin. were he living.
might put his apt questions to the
veterans of some of our industrial
battles and their famous victories. -
"A strike in the Illinois coal fields.
which involved 10000 miners and
their families for five months.
cost the men-and their fam
ilies-in wages s12, 100000. and
the mine operators $4,000 900,
has been settled by both sides
conceding something. II is true that
the settlement brings us nearer the
acknowledgement of certain definite
principles; but since the settlement
was reached by mutual agreement
finally, of what benefit TO either side
was the expenditure of s27. 900, 600.
the terrible suffering that fell upon
the wives and children OF the miners.
the increased cost of fuel to the city
poor by reason of shutting down the
mines, and the disturbance of the
Industrial balance of the communities
Compulsory arbitration,
would not only protect the public;
but, II seems to us, would be cheaper
for the parties.
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Kentucky Kernels

Louisville advocates the curfew
law.
J. II. Keene out of danger at Lex.
ington.
Two killed in feud battle near
Harlan.
j. Leslie Darnell. Lexington, on
battleship Dakota.
Martin Jackson. IL, dies of diph-
iberia at Owensboro.
Henry Youtsey refused permission
to attend fathers funeral.
Nettie Wheeler asks for divorce
from e. l.. Wheeler, Mayfield,
w. j. Williams, Carlisle. Demo
cratic nominee for congress. i'll.
VIM. Bramblett, Democratic nomi-
nee Ninth Congressional district.
Manager Brassfield, OF Murray in
dependent telephone, will go to Lou
isyille.
Mayor w. o. Head, of Louisville,
canvassing western Kentucky for
governor.
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In Police Court.

The docket In police court TO-DAY
was: Malicious assault, Drew Star
rot. continued TO september ~.
Tony lseman. left open. johnson
colored, continued to September ~
Malicious shooting. sam Hotbs. col.
ored. continued TO September IS
Malicious cutting Miles Stewart
continued To September 10. Breach
of peace-Frod BRYANT aud Edgar
Jcffords. S. each George Britt, col.
ored. continued TO September ~
Petit larceny-Daye Roger. colored
held TO answer. Cruelty TO animals
Archie Scholfield. dismissed Breach
or ordinanoc--Iohnny Bell, five DAYS
m the lookup Tor contempt OF court
Andy Mcclure and Guy Dean. s..
Charles Mcclure. continued breach
OF pcace-John Johnson. Jesse TIL.
man, Jennie Tiliman and Jessie IAg.
gins. continued 10 September -.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-10
THE BIG NOISE

II used to be the custom for bold
adventures back in the days of chain
armor and the arquebuss, when one
stumbled on. to him, an unknown
land, for him to lift his sword
above his head and declare that
everything in sight and everything
behind 1t, that he couldn't see, be-
longed to whatever sovereign the
particular adventurer professed allie
glance to. OF course, the adyenturer
didn't make the land: he didn't con-
|quer II; he didn't utilize Il for the
benefit OF mankind: he might not
even have discovered Il first; but he
said the words and he flourlshed the
sword, and-this is what makes the
circumstance applicable-if some
other fellow had come along about
the same time and waved a like
sword and said the same words In
the name of another sovereign. one
OF them would have been sure to
declare the other had stolen his
thunder"
Thunder is just a noise. That is
what those early adventures made.
and that is what the politician today.
who is always talking about "hls
thunder'-as II a noise could become
subject to property right-makes.
This thunder-noise takes the form
of a platform and speeches dealing
with glittering generalities. re-af-
firming the decalogue and recon
secrating him TO the eternal yerlties
Thenceforward that politician has
pre-empted in the name of his party
all the truth that was ever known
and all that lies behind II, which he
hasn't discovered. The truth was
always there; he probably was not
the first to find Il, or the first TO
pronounce its worth someone else
may even have made some attempt
TO utilize il. But that makes no dlf-
ference. II is the noise he claims.
his thunder" Is all he wishes to
preserve, and so. when some more
seeker after office applies
the principles OF the eternal truth
to contemporary affairs and declares
his achievements upon the hastings.
VIC see the cemGgogue arise and de-
fend his thunder" his big noise.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-10

nificant OF deeper politics than a
mere desire to early nominate a
good man for senator. Lawrence is
executive committeeman from the
First district, and. as a McCreary
man, desires a popular primary. If
he becomes a candidate for state
senator, ne will be forced to retire
from the committee and McCreary
will lose one vote for the primary. as
against the music hall" type of con-
vention, which the Louisville ring
hopes for. So the calling of an early
or primary for state sem
ator looks TO the McCreary support
ers like a trick to reduce the Nc
Creary representation on the state
by one.
Among the candidates besides
Lawrence are Rainey T. Wells. of
who is said to have the sup
port of the Linn organization; John
c. Parsons. of Livingston.
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church Notes.

"A special memorial service will be
held at the First Baptist church
Sept. % both morning and even
ing, in memoriam OF the late J. r.
Puryear. All of the local ministers
will make a short address at these
services.
The Dodd society of the First Bap-
list church will meet Monday even
ing at 7:45 O'Clock at the Baptist
headquarters.
Prof. J. A. Carnagey will address
the Mems Bible class at the Broad
way Methodist church tomorrow
morning. taking for his subject,
brotherhood of Man" The class
extends an invitation to both women
and men to join with this service.
The president of the Pastors AS
ISOLATION makes the request that each
pastor will make a special mention
OF the Torrey Union meeting which
will be held IN this city at the Audi
trium Rink. beginning October Z
and continuing to October 20. The
Rev. X. A. Torrey of Chicago Is a
worldwide known evangelist. Let
each pastor send to Mr.. +. n. Burns.
a list OF all the singers who shall
ioin the revival choir. The song
books have arrived and MI. Burns
wishes to begin the rehearsals as
soon as possible.
The Rev. W. J. Mccoy, presiding
elder of the Paducah district, left this
morning for benton, where he held
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-10
WILLIAM COPELAND
SUCVUMBs To LONG ILLNESS OF
DROlSl.
Native Of wingo. where lie WIN BE
buried Tomorrow
Morning.

Following a prolonged illness OF
dropsy. William Copeland died last
night at 1880 o'clock at his home.
729 Gocbel avenue.
Mr.. Copeland vas born at Wingo.
Ky. and lived there until three
wears ago when he moved TO this
city. where he has made a number OF
friends. lie was a member OF the
Methodist church tie Is survived
by his wife, and three sons. Messrs.
Charles. James and Thomas Cope
land and one daughter. Miss Ruby
Copeland. lie II also survived by his
mother. two brothers and two sis
tiers.
The body will be taken to Virgo
tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock and
burial will take place In the after
noon.
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REAL ESTATE nARGAINs.

Fruit farm Two miles from Padu-
cab on Hinkieviile road: 700 trees.
land high and healthy, , room house.
Ought TO be $1,000 worth OF fruit
next year: $4,000. easy terms.
ice9 IN land Zen notes for $500
cash. make sioO in a day Payment
guaranteed. Well secured by real e.
tate
Harahan Boulevard residence lot
so foot, west side between jefferson
and Monroe. Just south Of the Sugars
residence, $3.50. $3.50 cash lot
worth $1,000.
800 note secured by real estate
for $500 cash.
Second street business lot t21a0
for $500. part cash: between
broadway and jefferson.
Lots on the lnstallment plan IN
different parts Of the city. $40 cash
balance $500 per month. Good way
TO save money.
Two room Mechanlcshurg home.
90 foot lot. vauehanr Addition. near
j. w. Bottoms. $3.50: s25 cash bal
ance 5000 per month.
Ashcraft avenue, Mechanlcsibnrg
5 room house. $3.50: $50 cash bal
anoe $3.50 per month.
wHITrEMORE REAL ESTATE
AGENCY.
Fraternity IIldg. Phone s35.
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Going BACK Of McCrcary?

The Democrats of Kentucky have
had enough of state primary cleo
tions. They don't want any more
of them. They should never have
been introduced and were introduced
only to crafty the political dema-
gogues. An honest convention is
better than an honest primary cleo
ton, but a dishonest primary cleo
tion is the worst of all. Primaries
are too expensive and shuts out all
poor men and corrupts the rich ones.
I-Mayfield Messenger.
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services today at church Grove. sun
day he will preach at Oak Level.
The Rev. ID. W. Fooks returned
this morning from Newburn. Tenn
where he led a revival. The meeting
was a splendid success.
The Rev. Il. l.. Keathly OF Ken
ton. Tenn. accompanied the Rev. Mr..
Fooks home and tomorrow viii
preach at the dedicatory service at
the Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN church.
The Woman's Home Mission so
ciety OF the Broadway Methodist
church will meet Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock In the church parlors.
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S44@+444@@44s
/ AT THE CHURCHES
Episcopal.

Episcopal.
GRACE CHuRCH-The Rev. ID.
C. Wright, rector. Holy communion
1890 a. m. Sunday school will re
open next Sunday, September is. and
there will be no school tomorrow
Morning prayer and sermon 10:45.
No evening service until further no.
tice.
GOOD SHEPHERD HOUSE-'Rev.
=. c. McAlllster. minister. Sunday
school $500 a. m. Evening prayer
and sermon 1880 Wednesday night
service and lecture 1880 p. m.