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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

IN iarge sense Il It true tint TIN
good for medIoerel l. m enemy Of the
best" but IN FEW instances l. Il Iruef
than Of Insi far fruit ~ m open mar.
ket IN competition NJ greatly reduced
price With TIM which i IIrzI eIaHz.
IN many apnIe markets tbs spring /
this proving tie eaEe. inferIor-In faet.
eull-HtnfI being Iafels dumped IN tn
market md selling If ~ Inw price
n II seriously afTeef lie zaiea n really
hlgh Crude fruit. ThIz situation l.
primarily tie full II bnYerz aud eom.
mission men. nm Thought bull mnf.
ket Iast faIi would continue anI IN.
able them n sslI n handsome nrofIi
really worthless atnn bought for =
SONG Thiz situation al work hard
ship IN fhe end chiefly FIR The growers.
NHp VII not only Int n Hfand Hpan.
HoF fpF Their mn bur tie mI1dIHmantz
sins n vel.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

It l. an interesting fact Of nafnfa
history TINT small birds are 10 N
found IN large numbers now IN mnnt
sections where there we're few o. none
prior TO their settlement b nm.
While thoughtless men nov and thea
Wantonly destroy birds. notwlthstand
Ing this the Inter hive come 10 Iook
upon MN IN general n friend Of n
least n m enemy Of lafger birds an1
animals that view the small birds n
their legitimate prey.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

The tender barked fruit tree SET /
the Vicinity Of the house aud outbuila.
ings often receives serious Injury FRI
the cat. which seems 10 take delIEI
In burying it CLAWS IN the bark n :.
ripping It down n good length. IL
SORT Of damage my be prevented /.
enelrelIng the tree With several eail
Of wire wrapped loosely enough 20 II
not to interfere With tie growth n
the tree.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

With the coming Of the warm wealth.
er more eafefni aud frequent n
speetion IF Tie poultry and poalif.
quarters Should be made 10 head D.
the lice md mIte pests should thes
appear. NhlteWashIng the house. nesfs
aud outside eeops used for the hens
aud their chicks. fumIaatIon Of the
poultry house With -four Of sulphur
scattered oyer pan Of Ire eoals md
the spraying Of the fnosts. nest boxes
md. Il necessary. the interior 81 tle
house with kerosene Or solution con
taInlng crude petroleum are three
xays IN which these poultry enemies
my be kenf N check.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

The Oldest newspaper IN Belgium i
the Gazette van Gent. which received
the privilege Of printing the GendIscne
poaI-TydInghen On November It. 1876.
ana which naa existed almost conIInu-
onzIy since the first number - nrInL-
I'd On January !. I1G7.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

There would II Ereater eontanfmenI
aud happInesz for fhem md Il larEaf
amount of sunshine fadIafIn. from
Their lIsez Il more gIrls aefed nnon
til conclusion arrived NJ ~ m Inter
eSfIns lite ladf of fourteen. whose
fase eams II The writer's attention HI
long no. who one daY told Ter mother
TIM since she waz persuaded sne
fouId never b. beautiful In faeIal NJ.
peafnnee IN fell she would hnFe II
mike np fof It b. being good. nnaelT.
lsh aud useful. Already this Idea :
bearIng fruit. aud most WInsome
mud wholesome personality Il being
developed Fortunate. Indeed. also :
the girl with he pretty faee md 1T.
traetIve bearIug who haE the wisdom
10 appreciate fhaI. after nj. Il : nc.
flons rnlhnr Tim looks tint make Tor
tie besl elements IN personality and
character md mike ane mosI pTIzeI
By Ms fellows.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

The North Dak0fa experiment FL
fion has recently Issued bulletin -.
b. which confirms Il summary Of the
work Of tie delaenzffifIon faffas
which hive heen IN operation for liz
past three er four years. During IL
interval 1000 Il Nas found possi
bic to increase the yield Of wheat :.
these FIRMS from III To eg.5 bushels
per mere b. nsing good seed. gifine
proper tIllage and adopting q sensible.
system Of crop rotation.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

Il the small boy can In some why be
got to swing hoe handle with one-
half the snip aud energy TINT he does
q baseball bat lot Of weeds viii turn
up their toes IN the garden. L any
render Of this department has recipe
which viii effect this result ne will
be glad to give L publicity.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

: small town ne we're IN the other
day Ind forty ciirs on the main HIreel
and from three to half dozen In eyeif
baek alley. t was apparent tint II
annual dog sax did not exceed a quaf.
ter and TINT the dog poIsoner was NJ
unknown parsonage.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

Growing things n garden ana field
should be cultivated frequently vheth=
CT there be weeds to Kill or not. md
especially Is this true during dry spell
when there Ii rapId evaporation Of II :.
moisture from the soil. Nothing +
more likely to check plant growth TIM
4 hnking and hardening of the soil. an
this frequent cultivation prevents.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

Excluding British Columbia. Cam.
da's Wheat crop IN 190g amounted IN
100000 bushels. Of this total siis..
katchewan and Manitoba raised 13s.=
100000 bushels n against 100000 II
1904. The average yield per acre lasE
season was about twenty-fonr bushels
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

Tor 1885, worth 81 coupons ! wi give
you ) Oyster Forks. for 81 % worth
u coupons : III EIsa you piece Tea
Set. Tor zzz.00 worth oT coupons |
vii EIYe Yon Forks: fnr ii. % worth
d coupons ] VII give IN Knives.
Tor $40 worth oI coupons ~ gIse
yon Is piece Set: for $1,000 worth 81
coupons ! VII give Yon niece Soup
Bet. Tor sp7.10 worth Of coupons |
vii i've yon Z nIece aeI knives and
Forks; Tor $500 worth Of coupons
vii gIYa yon = piece Set
! IN n9Ing tbs means y mere
advertisement loInereaae M business.
md hope - make IhIa the largest year
q NJ business. Remember the silver
wara I'll b gIYen absolutely Tree.
II prices remain - IoH n Ins lowest.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06
GROCERIES.
GROCERIES,
sULLIVAN's GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

yoashp
al
giving md
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

Nov and then the sparrow hunk
grows 10 bold that he vii Invade tie
house lot IN searell u small birds fhai
frequent the shrubs and hedges. IN
case lie does lie should be given
warm reception. for. while this Inv.
destroys munx mice and the small an
mails. he also nreYs extensively npoa
several varieties Of much more useful
birds
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

Anything from nnart ean With
small hole IN Il 70 tie hleaehed sknil
Of n COW Or horse VII be utilized b
The house wren h > home provided i
Il put IN some secure pine few fesI
from the ground. The spring aud
summer aeason. covering The nesting
period If these interesting birds. xili
hive additional enjoyment md cher
for al about the Pine II pair NJ
these little fellows make their bend
quarters On The premises.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

nmGn u lie ITuII grown - UH=IHHH
and central sIafe orchards would Il
better eoI8Ee1 md fetch higher uTIEn
tim i dos + tie eenInaI branches II
bearing tres we're ut out. glFIus
open Iens - thaf lie san would hass
m opportunity = give he frnIf IL
RI ealar which i - popular viii n
buyers 1 i n hi maIIer If color
chiefly tint tie western fruiI. rIneued
b liz EenIal sarezs n many daYz If
sunshine. exeeIz tint produced fariher
east. Where eIaar. bfIsht daYz ane The
exception. perhaps. aH1 Mt he rue.
This cutting ant lie Iopz II fruIf. pr.
fienIafly annIe md pencil fneeH. mn
aefarm he tres for zenHan. huI i
VII IN tie nd n1ean fruit borne lower
down. befief eaIafs1 md more easily
spraYed aud harvested
The eoat Of building : zII0 haa bean
figured on - Il pef eash TN IT
capacity. which would mHka Il -
In sIlo - II lie neiebbarhood u
50. fHa hundred I8nE af ziIage
IA2I5A44 - - II IAA# III AHHa
uf twenty rasz With 4 aIiaEe ration
during lie Yeaf= Hafh II he maIIsr
0f Heenria. aud storing sIIase l. the
cheapest fed produced 81 he firm.
anI IIe Ha4InT L TIM m8Te IaIrymen
md siosk fHIzefz ars nj HHaEs Ia The
advantages Il = derived from IL ~.
Il a menus If providing SUMMER
naflan. xIIsn fed l. zhufI md Dir
are Ind. tie sIIa L acknowledged b
thosR wha hafs Ind experience With
II II be tie bezt and masI economical
msInad Ihaf On N Used.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

The penetrating power Of : CROWN
root L realized when one la Heen
qunek grass noot grown eniIfsI5
through god sled potato Or The r.
u 4 mature OK down fifteen feel aHd
penetrating seeming ImpenetrabIe Il.
noek or hardpan. and tie marvel II
The Inter Instance l. thai tie raaIz
keep their bafE Intact and apparently
uninJured b. tie pressure SUSTAINED
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-06

Then | awoRe aud found that had
been asleep almost ten minutes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
AGE NO BAR.

Everybody in MankatO Is Eligible.
Old people stopped with suffering,
Middle age, courageously fighting,
Youth protesting impatiently;
Children, unable to explain;
All in misery from their kidneys.
Only little backache first.
Comes when you catch a cold
Or when you strain the back.
Many complications follow.
Urinary disorders, diabetes, Brights'
disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure backache.
Cure every form of kidney ills.
Mrs. John A. Jones, 324 State Street
Mimi, says: 'For many years
my family has considered Doan's Kid
ney Pills the best of kidney remedies
My sons have been cured of backache
and other symptoms of kidney com.
plant through their use. ! have taken
Doan's Kidney Pills for years when
in need of tonic for my kidneys and
the results have always been satisfac.
tory. At times the secretions from
my kidneys become irregular in passage
and cause me great annoyance. My
back also ached and any STOPPING OIL
lifting brought on sharp twinges through
my loins. Doan's Kidney Pills, pro
cured from J. c.. Thro's Drug Store
have always promptly corrected these
complaints. / cannot say too much il
favor of this excellent remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster .HIilbrn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-DOan's-an
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18

The county board spent a part OF
this forenoon viewing the new state
road to MinncOpa, which has been COM
pleted. 1t has top dressing of stone
and gravel, and Commissioner Madiean
states that he considers it the best
road in Blue Earth county The board
appeared well satisfied with the work
The town board of Rapidan came in
this afternoon to meet with the county
board in regard to an application for
permission for the Milwaukee road to
run a spur track down the center of
the highway from Rapidan to the dam,
a distance of two miles. The road
would lay this track temporarily to
haul material to the site of the dam.
The county board may 60 to Rapidan
tomorrow to look over the ground,
and also to see about the bridge, which
the Consumers Power company wishes
to keep to place somewhere else, where
the road will be overlooked, it is under
stood.
The board drew the jury list for
the June term of the district court this
forenoon
Pay to Those Who Hauled Gravel.
The board voted $50 to Commissioner
| Madigan to pay to those who hauled
gravel for the GOettl hill on the Ma
pletOn road also $50 to the Mankato
Commercial club to enable it to get up
an exhibit of the county for the
state conservation congress-; also $40 to
the society of the FriendIess, through
Superintendent James Parsons of Min.
neapOlis.
The full board decided to meet at the
! Ludtke bridge in Pleasant Mound April
| ID at 9:30 a. M, where it is wanted
to have the present bridge replaced
posed site three miles northwest of the
Ludtkc bridge.
The bond of the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank of Lake Crystal was APP
proved.
| Louis Haecht and Frank Heller of
Danville appeared and asked for two
bridges one twenty-six feet long, three
miles northwest OF Minnesota Lake.
Eand one forty-six feet long, three miles
northeast of Minnesota Lake. The
board appointed a committee to view
the sites April Is at 10 a. m.
| The board decided to hold its next
meeting Wednesday, April 90. The
present session will not be concluded
before tomorrow afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18

answering inquiries of the most hum
BILE members of our association, as
he would had they been governors OF
cabinet officers. He is one of the most
competent and deserving men in the
employ of our government. The
American people are fortunate in hay
ing such a jndcious and deserving
man in charge of the construction OF
the canal. There should be no ques-
ton about retaining him until the com
pletion of the great undertaking.
ITO Be Continued.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
AN UNNECESSARY INQUIRY

The Free Press does not wish to be
looked upon as a carping critic, but
it feels constrained to say that the IN
quest held over the remains OF robert
Pfifer was entirely unnecessary ana
served no good purpose. 1t SIMPLY
RESUMED in laying bare bad mess
and dragged gruesome skeleton from
the family closet that should have been
left undisturbed.
A coroner's jury inquiry was not
required to determine the bald Tact
that Pfifer had shot his daughter
ard them emptied the remaining con-
tents of his revolver into his own body,
death resulting few hours later.
There was no mystery surrounding
the shooting, and its cause was PLAIN
to those who have a worldly experience.
1t was wholly unnecessary to reveal
the nastiness. in which the case was
steeptd. TO the uninitiated
We have our serious doubts II the
law contemplates the holding OF an IN
quest where the facts surrounding Il
shooting are as apparent as they were
in this deplorable affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
Funeral of the Late George Drake Will
Be Held Tomorrow.
From Monday

The remains of the late George A.
the 4:45 o'clock train this afternoon,
from the south. Two of the sons,
Howard and viii, arrived on the noon
train today. The funeral is TO be I'M
der the auspices of the Knights Temp
lar.
Up to two years ago Mr.. Drake was
a resident of st. Paul, having been
connected with the American Express
company in that city for several years.
He was an agent for this company at
Mankato, and also was connected with
the company as route agent over the
Dakotas. Two years ago he retired
from the service of the company on D
pension, at the age of seventytwo
years. He lived for short time at
Devils Lake, n. d..
Mr. Drake is survived by three sons,
Howard NJ. Drake of the Great North
ern Express company at Devils Lake,
w. L. Drake of Kansas City and John
B. Drake of Provident Guy, Tex, with
whom he was Twin. at the time of his
death.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Johns Episcopal church tomorrow aft
crnoon. The pallbearers selected are
Charles A.. Chapman; c. p. Williams,
+. p. Rutan, |. n. Griffith, O. Odjard
and William Pearson.
1t has been decided to have the
funeral services at two O'Clock tOmOr-
row afternoon. in ease the remains
arrive. The interment vii be made at
Glenwood cemetery. Rev. p. ~. Ed
wards will conduct the services. Sew
eral officials of the American Express
company will attend the funeral,
among them being Superintendent
Franc B. Daniels, General Agent nealy
and Assistant Chief Clerk j. NJ Monk
man and the latter's wife, all of ST.
Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
Becomes Connected With Davis Bust
ness University.

Charles Etzler has severed his con-
nection with the Commercial college to
accept the position of commercial
teacher in the Davis Business univer-
sity. Mr. Etzler is from Detroit, Mich.
He is an experienced instructor, a
pleasant gentleman to meet and will
be a valuable acquisition to the Davis
institution. He is considered a. high
grade penman and is well versed in
bookkeeping, having qualified along
these lines by courses in higher ac-
counting. Also he has, practical expert
ence in auditing. He is a linguist,
speaking several different languages
fuently. His many friends will wish
him success in his new field of labor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
Disgraceful Scene Occurred on Front
Street Last Evening.

From thursdays Daily.
The police were informed last evening
of an assault made by young man
upon his wife, on the side walk on
Front street, near Main. 1t is said by
witness that the young women met
her husband there and made some ag-
gravating remark, and that the hus-
band hauled off and struck mis- wife in
the face such blow that she was
knocked off of the sidewalk and down
upon the pavement, and lay there I'M
conscious, while the young took to his
heels. The wife was picked up and
taken into nearby drug store and
treated. 1t was stated today that
that wife will make no complaint, 81
no arrest is likely. This same couple
has had trouble before, and the hus-
band was recently arrested for non-sup-
port and allowed to go on probation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

Rev c. +. Dykeman, a we'll known
justice at Ashton in Winona county,
has gone carefully through the special
reports in two volumes issued by the
census bureau on marriage and divorce,
and he produces some interesting and
startling figures. According to table
No. 3. there were granted in Minnesota
during the twenty years from 1887 to
1906 for all causes lj,454 divorces. or
this number 4l92 We're granted to hus-
bands and ll,454 to wives. For the
year 1887 there were granted to-
1906, 1865. For a period of forty
years, beginning with 1867 to 1906,
there We're granted to husbands o.
334 and to wives 1895 divorces max
ing a total of 1920 OF the total
number of divorces granted from 1887
to 1906, 1858 there were contested
1851 and OTIS, the remaining number
unknown as to contest. According to
table No. l3, OF the divorces granted
1887 to 1906, S.l94 cases in which
children were reported and COTS in
which no children were involved and
l,374 cases in which no children were
reported. According to the same table
the causes for which divorces were
granted were as follows. Adultery, l.
2S4; cruelty, 1928; desertion, 6,996 !;
drunkenness, SOB.
According to these census reports
there were in Minnesota during the
period from 1887 to 1906, 242,l47 mar
riages, in the year 1887, 1923 and in
the year 1906, $500. The legal
causes for which absolute divorces may
be granted in Minnesota are as follows
first adultry: second, cruel and inhuman
treatment; fourth, when either sub
sequent to the marriage has been sen
fenced to Imprisonment in the state
period of one year; sixth, habitual
drunkenness for the space of one yeal
preceding the filing of the petition.
Divorces are too easily obtained
many separations might be prevented
were judges and lawyers to put forti
humane efforts to bring the misguided
couples together, and under the soften
ing effects of heart to- heart talks
show wife and husband the errors OF
their actions. But the figures furnish
material for thought on the part Of
the student OF social conditions, ant
outof them he may. be able to evolve
remedy that will put stop to thu
wholesale severance of the marital tie
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
MapletOn Police Chief Was Brought
Up on the Carpet.


Mapleton Enterprise: In view of the
many rumors that water rents had
been paid and not turned into the vii
lagc treasury, q special meeting Of the
city fathers was held Wednesday even
ing and the books checked up. 1t was
found that with possibly one exception
the water meters had been read and
recorded correctly by the village mar
shall who was charged with the work
of reading the meters. and collecting
the water rents. 1t was found. how
ever, that he had failed to turn in
water rents collected to the amount
of $32.45. OF this amount SIS was paid
the first of the week and the remain
der has since been settled. Mr.. Oste-
Doe acknowledged that he had appro-
priated the funds, that he had made
a mistake and wished to make amends
for the same. He had had a great
deal of, sickness in. his family and
when short of funds had taken the
few dollars with the expectations OF
making the same good out of his
April salary.
The matter was considered at some
length with the result that the mar
shall was asked to hand over the keys
The selection of a successor necessi-
tated two ballots. The applicants were
IR. Marske, Herb Cornell, A. j.
Knight and w. J. Buck. An informal
ballot resulted, A. j. Knight /, Herb
Cornell 2, w. j. Buck 2. On the for
nal ballot w. j. Buck was named to
fill out the uneXpired term which is
simply the remainder of the present
month, and the salary was fixed on the
basis of $50 per month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
Result He Paid a Fine of Ten Dol
lars and Cost.

Game and Fish Warden Jordan was
at CORTLAND two or three days ago
and arrested Herman Engle on the
charge of cutting into rat houses at
Swan lake and took him to st. Peter.
Engle pleaded guilty and paid. fine
of $40 and costs, amounting to about
$40 in all. Mr.. Jordan states that
he had heard complaint of Engle be-
fore, and once accosted him and warned
him to obey the law, but Engle at
that time denied having violated the
law.
Mr.. Jordan says that the law in
regard to muskrats is being well OBJ
served as general thing, in this sec
ton of the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
"pug" Meets the Governor.

ST. Paul Dispatch: Jack johnson
and Governor Eberhart shook hands
this noon at the capital where the ne
gro fighter had called to pay his re-
spects. He was accompanied by Man.
ager Miller of the Star theatre and
chartered a few minutes with the gov
ernor. The governor remarked that he
was much interested in athletics but
said nothing to indicate that he APP
proved of the business in which his Wis
itor is engaged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18

John Lind is back from the south.
When asked by Il st. Paul newspaper
reporter if he would accept the demo-
was thrust upon him, john sidestep-
ped most gracefully, remarking that
he must not discuss politics. We are
convinced now that Lind will be the
democratic nominee for governor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
Family Were Poisoned.

DR.. l.. A. Faulkner and family were
poisoned with something that they ate
for supper Saturday, and were sick
that night and the following day or
two. He lays it to some canned aspar-
agus tips, and will send a can to the
pure food department to be examined.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18

A monument to John Ericsson, in
ventor of the Monitor Of Civil war
fame, will be erected by the Swed-
ish-American Republican league in
Chicago The league in Galesburg
last week appropriated $1,000 as a
nucleus of fund to be raised by pop
llar subscription among Swedish
Americans of Illinois and the middle
west.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18
VIEW A STATE ROAD
COUNTY BOARD TOOK A TRIP TO
THE MINNEOPA WAY.

Application of Milwaukee Railway
Company to Lay a Track on the
Highway; Voted Money to Those
Who Haul Gravel to the GOettl
Hill; Danville Residents Ask for
Bridges; Other Business By Com
miSsioners.