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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
BLAME IT TO BUFFALO GNAT
insect Is Cause of Infantile Paralysis,
Say Physicians.


Council Bluffs, Iowa, August l6.-
Physicians here are convinced that
they have discovered the cause of in
fantile paralysis that has reached the
contagion stage in many localities in
Iowa Now they will search for a
remedy for the disease.
After laboring for weeks, they unite
in announcing that in their opinion
the disease is produced by a small fly
ing insect known throughout the west
as the buffalo gnat, which makes its
appearance during June and disappears
with the coming of the first frost in
autumn.
In report which they will file with
the Iowa state board of health the
doctors say the buffalo gnat is similar
to the mosquito which carries the
germs of yellow fever. They say
it is the only winged insect that will
crawl under the covers of the couch
of its sleeping victims or find the
skin of a person in daylight by creep
ing under the clothing.
The buffalo gnat, the physicians say,
has the short antennae characteristic
CT the yellow fever mosquito, and
when placed under a powerful lens
shows a long, slender, two edged lance
small saw and the nose of the dis
ease breeding mosquito. 1t carries a
set of muscles that compress the
glands and squeeze from a small sack
in the head the paralysis germs, in
iecting them into the system of its
victim
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19

P0LANDER WAKES TO FIND HE
HAD INHALED STUFF.
Companion Locked Him in Room to
Sober Off; There Was Excitement
When it Was Found That the Fell
low Could not Get Out; Crime
SuspiciOned; But All Is Explained
to Police.

Two Polanders arrived in the city
last evening, from South Dakota, with
tickets for st. Paul. and had to re-
main over night To catch an Omaha
train north. One of them got drunk
and the other hired two rooms for the
night, over Gust Peterson's saloon, and
put his companion in one and slept in
the other himself.
This morning somebody i'll the sa-
loon heard pounding upstairs, and on
going up found the room that held the
drunken man locked and the smell of
escaping gas from it. The man was
trying to get out, but could not, as
the door had been locked on the out
side. His companion was awakened
and produced the key and the man
was let out He was sobered off, and
not much the worse for innaling the
gas, but would have been had he stayed
in the room much longer.
Story Learned Through Interpreter.
Those who gathered about suspected
that the sober Polander had robbed his
companion and locked MIN in the room,
after turning the gas on, and they no.
titled the police. The latter took the
suspected man into custody, but it
was necessary to procure an inter
prefer before the stories of the two
men could be learned From the state
ment sof the men it would appear that
they have been close friends for two
years, travelling and working together
When one got drunk last night. the
other feared that he might be robbed,
so took his money amounting to about
SIG, and locked his friend in his room,
so that nobody could get in to him
He denies that he turned on the gas.
He merely intended to keep the money
until this morning and then restore it
to the owner, which he did. He had
some money of his own. The gas be-
came turned on in some unknown way,
perhaps by the occupant of the room
trying to light it or touching the fix
ture accidentally.
As the officers were convinced that
no crime had been intended, they al
lowed the suspected man to 90, and
the two friends left on the next Omaha
train for the north.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
CENTER OF POPULATION
MOVES ON WITH A RUSH
STARTED IN VIRGINIA; NOW is
IN ILLINOIS.
In 1000 1t Was Down in Ohio; Where
1t Will be One Hundred Years
From Now Is Hard to Say, But
Wiseacres Think 1t Is Likely to
Take Up It's Residence in South
west
Especial to The Free Press.l

Chicago. August 1.-THE center of
population of the United States has
moved westward from Ohio, cleared
Indiana with jump and landed in III
inois unless the census bureau experts
are mistaken. Between 1890 and 1900
the population center, then down in
Ohio, changed less than during the
100 years preceding. The change
landed it at a point in Ohio in a
hickory grove six miles southeast of
Columbus, Ind TO reach Illinois it
will have to move some seventy miles
but it exceeded that distance in the
decade between 1850 and 1860 when
it left the vicinity of Parkersburg,
West Virginia, to roost twenty miles
south of Chillicothe, Ohio. The ''star
of empire" has marched almost due
westward since it got its start in
1890 east Of Baltimore about twenty
three miles. BY 1910 it was forty
miles northwest of Washington, ID.
c. BY 1920 it was near Woodstock
Va, and then the migrations to west
tlH W IlOit buC Ctlltl
westward into West Virginia at a
lively clip.
Was Near Cincinnati
In 1880 the theoretical or rather
mathematical center was in southern
Ohio, only eight miles southwest of
CINCINNATI Just where the next cen
sus and those ten, twenty and fifty
years in the future will locate that
population center is matter of keen
interest to southern and western
states. Remarkable growth of popula-
ton in the southwest and west are
shown by the present census. Dur
ING the last two weeks figures for
Texas have been made public. and
they show that counties that ten
years ago were sparsely settled now
have from $1,000 to $4,000 popula
ton each. The remarkable increase in
the population in Oklahoma must also
be taken into consideration in spec
ulation as to where the center Of
population is likely to eight" But
there have been large increases in
population in the east particularly in
the larger cities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
BYLLESBY BUYS A HEAT
PLANT IN SANITY CITY
TRANSFER WILL TAKE PLACE AT
ONCE; THE DETAILS.
Northern Heating and Lighting Com
pany Becomes the Property Of
Concern That Operates the Electric
and Gas Works in Mankato; City
Apparatus to Be Connected Up
With the Power at Rapidan.

st. Paul Dispatch: Papers will be
signed Thursday in Chicago transfer
ring to H. NJ. Byllesby & Co. of Chi
cago the controlling interest i'm the
Northern Heating and Electric com
pany of this city. This statement
was authorized this morning by Fred
eric w. Stearns of Chicago, general
counsel for the Byllesby company, who
is in the city arranging local details
He refused to intimate the extent of
the control secured by the Chicago
concern, nor the price paid, but adj
mitted that there would be no changes
in the local management and that the
name would remain the same. There
will be extensive improvements and
extensions of both the heating and
electric business of the company, ac-
cording to Mr.! Stearns, although he
professed to be ignorant of the details
of these extensions
Confirms Original Story.
The official announcement of the
sale confirms the reports The Dispatch
has printed for the past ten days
Both the brokers for the Byllesby COM
pany and the officers of the local com
pany were very much disinclined to
discuss the alleged transfer the last
few days, although the Bylesby com
pany had been offering for sale stocks
and bonds in holding companies, giving
as the reason for selling stock that it
Was 1aH 10 Of la
Northern Heating and Electric COM
pany.
This is one of the biggest changes
in local business circles that has taken
place for many months.
Water Power to Be Used.
The Chicago concern has already Sc
cured control of small plants in the
vicinity of this city, and has ample
water power rights not far away One
of the improvements which may be
determined upon is the connection of
the local plant with the water power
rights at Cannon Falls, Mankato or
Apple River.
The st. Paul Gas Light company
secures economical operation by use
of both water and steam plants when
the water is low. Development of the
water power rights recently secured
by the Byllesby company will enable
the Northern Heating company to fol-
low the same economical arrangement.
Hurrying Work on Mankato Plant.
The plant at Blue Earth river. nine
miles from Mankato. will be ready
for use next year, according to the
Chicago company. Day and night
shifts are being used, and everything
possible is being done to hurry the
completion of the work
The Byllesby company has two wa
ter power rights on the Apple river,
and can easily use that power to OPP
crate the lights of the company here
during the summer months.
The possession OF the large local
plant will enable the Northern States
Power company, which is the name of
the purchasing concern, represented by
the Byllesby company, to send power
to White Bear in the summer, when
more is needed there. and use sur
plus power in South st. Paul when
more exhaust steam is needed in this
city to operate the heating system.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
GOOD COOKING is AN AID
MADE A WOMAN Halter SMILE;
THEN PROPOSE.
How Chicago Lady Won the Heart
of Man Who Had Never Cared
for the Fair Sex.

Add four eggs to Il quart of
milk, a half cup of sugar, and
little vanilla. Bake half an hour.
until it sets. Serve hot with cream
and sugar.
Take one and onehalf cups of
sugar, one cup of sour milk or
cream, two eggs, one teaspOOnful
of soda, one cup of butter, and
flour to mix soft. Add vanilla
favoring and bake until cookies
are delicious brown.
Chicago, August l7.-These are the
recipes with which Mrs. Adeline Gut
sehaw of Austin won a smile from a
man who had reputation for never
smiling. and cured what was regarded
as a hopeless woman Halter. The
man, August Mittlestaedt, will be mar
ried to Mrs. Gutsehaw next Saturday
evening.
Told Beware of the Man
When Mrs. Gutsehaw joined the
choir of the North Berwyn Congrega-
tional church last winter she was told
of the woman hater i'm the organiza
ton and warned to beware of crossing
his path. But Mrs. Gutsehaw is moth
ing if not brave, and she dearly loves
the excitement of danger She is
also well known in the suburbs as
an expert cook, and she determined
to break the chronic case of anti
feminitis" of Mittlestaedt.
Cookies Led the Way Also.
Her celebrated "baked custard' and
her well known "sOur cream cookies
were the allies she chose. Mrs. Gut
sehaw knew all about "the way to a
mans heart is through his stomach
So she brought some cookies to choir
practice one night and Mittlestaedt
ate more than any of the other sing
ers. The next time she tried out the
"baked cnstard," and then it was all
off. Mittlestaedt not only smiled but
asked to be allowed to accompany
Mrs. Gutsehaw to her residence.
He has been going regularly since
then, and the old reputation of being
a woman hater has disappeared. Mittle-
staedt is going to get married in
stead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
HOBO PENS GROSS LIBEL
WRITES FARMERS PUT HOGS
ABOVE THE CHILDREN.
He Has Been SmplOyed Near New
Ulm; Letter to An Association
In st. Louis.

st. Louis. August l7.-That Mime
worse than hogs, is an allegation made
in letter written by millionaire
Hobo" Stewart Brown from New Ulm,
Mimi, and read Sunday at Drud's
hall before the Brotherhood Welfare
association. Brown, at present, is
working for a farmer in the north
west, and his letter told of his eX-
periences. He has been in st. Louis
and is we'll known to the How fol-
lowers here.
Raise Children for Profit.
ts''The farmers in this country raise
their children for profit the former
hobo says in the letter, '.just like
they do hogs, only they treat the
hogs better They make them get up
before it is light, and force them to
work long after it is dark. When
they are sick. and unable to work
more, they are sometimes driven off
the place
''The word mother is unknown here,
the boss of the kitchen always being
known as old woman Probably the
younger generation use this as a form
of retaliation for the cruel treatment
they receive
Favor Strike Against Farmers.
The letter was received by Secre-
tary Irwin of the association. In it
Brown declares that the reason for
tramps is the small salary and long
hours which farmers oblige their
workmen to adhere to. Some men
work on farms for less than thirty
cents a day, for twenty hours in the
working day, he said. Brown said
there was no scarcity of farm labor il
good wages were paid. The hobos
were aroused over the letter, and de-
clared a strike should be declared on
all farmers who didn't give fair wages
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
DIGGING FOR STORM SEWER
Will Be Constructed on Walnut Street
Between Second and Broad.

The city put a force OF men at
work this morning eXcavating for the
storm sewer on Walnut street between
Second and Broad streets. A line Of
large pipe will be laid four or five
feet deep, and will catch the flow of
water that heretofore has come down
to the candy factory corner.
Mrs Margaret Funk is also putting
in Il cement curb and gutter along the
storm sewer will pass under this. The
drainage ON Walnut street will be
solved when this work is completed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
Day Will Not Go West.

Frank Day has changed his mind.
He will not go west to meet John
Lind. He will wait until the latter
returns to Minneapolis before con
ferring with him relative to his ac-
ceptance of the nomination.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
DANCED FROM
POCKETS Of SIR KNIGHT
CHICAGO REAPED WELL FROM
THE LATE CONCLAVE.
Estimated That Two Hundred Thou
sand Visitors and Fifty Thousand
Templars Spent 100000 in the
Windy City; Jingle of Coin Was
Heard By Hotels and Restaurant
Keepers; the Store Trade.
Especial to The Free Press.1


Chicago, August l7.-Nine million
dollars spent i'll Chicago by 100000
visitors during the spectacular thirty
first grand encampment of the knights
Templar and by $4,000 Knights, that
is the menevsTtturn for the enter
a virtual general abandonment of bust
ness during the day of the great
parade At least that is the estima
ted sum expended, the figures used
seeming conservative. In the matter
of living expenses the estimate is
based upon SD day for four days
for the Knights and their ladies',
50, 100000. The living expenses of
100000 other visitors at So for four
DAYS adds $3.O00.000. The sum of $40
each from 100000 people is the price
of the shopping done, according to the
estimate.
Chicago Folks Spent Freely.
As Chicago people spent freely in
entertaining the retail stores did an
extra business during the conclave
far above S2000,000 and the sums for
flowers, autos. theatres, cigars and
other items no doubt exceeded the
estimated 81 100000 These sums to-
tai $S,9O0,O0O Consequently Curt M.
Treat. head of the convention bureau
of the association of commerce which
secured the conclave is in great local
popularity Bankers had more of
their correspondents in to see them
than evere before. The record made
will set difficult pace for Denver
and the other cities where the CON
clave NAV be held.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
SHOULD u Be USED AS
POLITICAL FOOT BALL?
MR. MCLEARY HITS AT JOHN
LIND IN INTERVIEW.
Declares That Presidency of Institu-
ton Should Not Be Mere Paun of
a Plotting Politician; Friends of
States Institution Should Be on
Their Guard; Is Serious Matter
and Important to People.

Hon. James T. McCleary objects to
the state university being used rs Il
football by politicians. He insists that
the presidency OF that institution
should not become the paun of II plot
ting politician, TO be used in an effort
TO win a seat in the United States
senate. JIiaI
Mr.. McCleary came TO Mankato to-
day, and in an interview he said:
Most Important Question.
The most important public question
in Minnesota today is not who snail
represent The second district in the
sixty second congress or even who shall
be the governor of the state for the
next two years, highly important
though those questions are. Transcend
ing them in far-reaching Importance
is the question, Shall the University of
Minnesota be dragged into politics!
shall the presidency of the state
university be allowed to become the
mere pawn of plotting politician,
be be used in an effort to win a
seat in the United States senate?
"Shall political expediency be per-
mitted To place at the head of our
great university Il man wholly untitled
could not on its own merits command
serious consideration for the headship
OF the smallest college in the land?
shall John Lind's scheme to work
himsef in, through political manipula-
ton, as the successor OF President
Northrop be permitted to succeed?
Are we ready to 60 from the sublime
to the ridiculous?
Matter Should Be Watched
Notwithstanding the utter absurd
ity of the idea of John Linds can
didacy for such a place, the friends
OF the university would do well to
look into the. matter carefully and
take effective action to protect the
university before it is too late. They
should not allow themselves to be
mlled into false feeling of security
either by silanoe Mr. Lind's part
this safest coirse) or by his protesta-
tons that he is mot a candidate" for
the position. The embarrassing stu
alton of the democratic party in the
state today, through Mr.. Lind's life
long habit OF backing and filling, should
he a warning. If Il mans best friends
cannot know what he means by what
he says, what reliance can any one
place in his announcements?
The menace to our state university
is a real one, one that cannot safely
be ignored
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
HOPPERS ARRIVE IN MANKATO
Swarm Of the Bugs Come to Town;
Due to Dry Weather.

Yesterday a swarm OF grasshoppers
struck Mankato, and they were to be
seen everywhere in the afternoon. The
sidewalks on both sides of Front
street abounded with them and they
alighted upon peoples clothing and
were no respector of persons. 1t is
apparent that if next year is as dry
as this one has been grasshoppers
may be numerous enough to do dam
age. But a season as dry as this
one has been seldom occurs. so no
trouble need be borrowed against the
future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
FELLOW WAS A HUMAN BANK
Drunken Man Had Money in Every
Pocket. His Rolls

Officer Ballinger locked up drunk
this morning, whose pockets all held
money. In searching him, every pock-
ct produced something. The last
pocket to be looked into was his in
side vest pocket, and from this an old
tobacco bag, wadded up, was taken.
The officer was about to throw it
away, but noticed that the prisoner
kept reaching for it, so he decided to
look into it, and there he found $35 in
bills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
Meeting of Tenth Regiment.

The Tenth Regiment, Minnesota Vol
unteers. will hold a meeting on We'd
nesday, September 7, at 10 a. m, in
the Veterans association hall. old cap
itol building, st. Paul. This will be
the twenty-four annual meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
Public Is Not "Rubberneckinq.n

st. Louis Globe Democrat: A new
comet has been discovered by an as
tronomer at Cambridge, Mass, but the
public at present is not inclined TO in
dulge any great expectations in this
line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19

Mrs. C. 0. Daley and daughters
returned last evening from Owatonna,
where they have been visiting the for.
mer's parents for several weeNx-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19

B. Benson and wife and Ole Benson
of Lamberton were in Mankato yes
terday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19

Henry Fasnacht of Madison Lake
was in the city yesterday, on bust
ness.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANKS
Reports at COmptrOIIer's office in
TabuIated Form.

Reports at COmptrOIIer's office in
TabuIated Form.
be WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s-Allen r. Cow
gill is in washington for few days. He
has passed his entrance examination salts
factorily and begins his military career
March l.
Allen r. Cowgirl is in Washington for a
few days. He has passed his entrance ex-
aminatons satisfactorily and begins his
military career March 1.
Attorney John F. Stout of Omaha was in
Washington today enroute west. Mr.. Stout
has been in Dover, Del. on matter con-
nected with the suit of W. r. Bennett
against David Baum
r. ]. Clancy of the Union Pacific is in
the city on business with the Interior de-
partment.
General Superintendent w. l.. Park of the
Union Pacific, who has been in Washington
several days is attending hearings on the
sixteen-hour bill affecting live stock ship
ments, left for New York tonight
The abstract of the condition of national
berks Of Nebraska exclusive of reserve
cities at the close of business January 81
81 ows the average reserve held at 1920 per
cent against 1863 per cent November IL.
Loans and discounts have increased from
'S4S, ,261, ,S25 to $4S,52S $780, Gold coin from
s151S29O to S1581O97. Lawful money re-
serve decreased from $364s,7Ss to So 35S4 4as
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
increased from s47, ,674, SOS

Individual deposits increased from s47, SOS
to $40, T4,517.
The First National bank of Bayard, Neb.,
has been authorized to begin business with
$25,000 capital. w. II. Ostenberg is presi-
dent; C. o. Morrison, vice president; p. Cl
Hampton, cashier.
The First National bank of Omaha was
approved as a reserve agent for the First
National bank of Naper, Neb.
Rural carriers appointed are as follows:
Nebraska-Berlin, route l, c. c. Miller,
carrier; j. c. Miller, substitute. Bloom
field route q d. ID. Darrow. carrier; no
substitute; route 8, W. p. Groat, carrier;
A. F, Turechek, substitute. Dunbar route
2, II. C. Money carrier; no substitute.
Giltner, route 2, r. A. Wilson, carrier; no
substitute.
Iowa postmasters were appointed as fol-
lows: Kiron, Crawford county, Charles s.
Billings, vice f. E. Clauson removed,
Whittier, Linn county, Edmu3d S. Smith,
vice N. P. Hall, resigned.
The president sent to the senate today
the nominations of Joseph Lyttle of wyo-
ming to be register, and Cyrus E. Carpen-
ter of Wyoming to be receiver at the Sun
dance, Wyo land office
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
SHELDON NOT A CANDIDATE
Declares He Will Not Take Initiative
in Coming Campaign.
OUTLINES HIS LIQUOR BELIEFS
Sends Letter to "SheIdOn ShORteFs''
i'm which He DisclOses His
Ideas for Regulation of
Traffic.
From a staff Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Feb. 1S.-(Special Telegram.)-
In a letter to Major John T. Dierks, presi-
dent of the sheldon Shouters," a political
organization of the University of Nebraska
former Governor George L. Sheldon last
night made public his views on the regula-
tion of the liquor traffic. He said further
that he was not candidate for office and
would not be one of his own iniative.
In his letter ex-governor Sheldon said:
I'm the coming campaign the liquor ques-
tion will be the controlling issue. 1t was
a factor in determining the last election. 1t
will determine the next election. No candi-
date no party carrying the dark lantern,
can hope to succeed. The searchlight will
be turned on
ut is the duty of those who propose
measures for the public welfare to consider
what is best for the common good rather
than their personal desires or preferences
Considering the liquor question from this
standpoint, l have reached the following
conclusions and hold them to be the best
solution of this perplexing question:;