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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-02
Contest Notice
Office.

Department of the Interior United States Land
Office.
Carson aiS;Ij. CD2GS
Carson City. Nevada. December ~ 400
y sufficient contest AFFIDAVIT having been filed
ia This uilcc by John ". Pucit. contestant
aEainst liz m"stcad No. G+. Serial Entry No.
uiS:i mad" April I. lHc;. for W! NV! Src:inn
2T. Township -: North. Rang =! T.. NJ D. Nc.
IluiaH. 10 John X. NagClI. tDi.it>it, in yI,rn
Il - alleged that ~lia John H. NagCll has abuUd.
"",d SJ!3 Hand tor NOR" tian siN month last
past and Immediately proceeding. I he date there.
III: i!l:il i" lbs Dot u"tu UlHq said land since,
the date of his said homestead entry: that he.
has never OCCUPIED or improved or cultivated
SHid ''rd from tn" dnic ~ his said homestead
entry: ltitt IN" hI~ I,Nvg Established his resi-
cupN said land. nor has Il" his residence cs,nl.
hSh"' thereon. "Iid PARTIES nr" h"rchv notified
To appear. respond. ana Offer evidence touching
~..'i al, CAT luu ~ luuC.prk q. un February
49, i''' IT, i.G' iG' county vrTl; Of F,lku Cp,lr}iy
at his office AT Elko Nevada. (iind thai final
hearing will 1T hclha " O'Clock y. ~. an Fen
ruarN -. 1910. hrForC) tho REGISTER and HCrCi,-
81 ~ ihr tni'Cu states Land Oirr ~ Carson
GUY. Nevada.
The said contestant having. in a proper am.
daEii. iiica Dee. l.. 1871. set forth facts which
~ho" that after due di''."uc" personal service
~ this not ic,. can not h'. made !; i hereby or
due and proper publication.
Louis j. Cuhn. Register.
Earl w. fremont. Il, cCivcr.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-02
Baby HGnds

will get into mischief often it means Il
burn or cut or Scald. Apply Eallard's
Snow Linim"nt Just as soon as the ac-
cid"nt happens, and the pain will be re-
iiev"d while the wound will heal quickly
and nicely. \ sure cure for >pr;ins.
Rheumatism and i'll pains
Pr:c" 80. Soc Hud 81 90 per bnttl".
Sold by Lilo DrU. Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-02
Wanted 70 Let OF Steam.

Little Elmer accompanied his moth.
er to church. and on the way had been
cautioned 10 keep very quiet during
the service. But Elmer became rest
less and said in an audible whisper:
Mamma. when we home can I 90
out in the back va. ! boiler lust
once?"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-02
Worn Out

That $ the way you feel about the lungs
when You have hacking cough. It's
foolishncsS to let it 60 on and trust to
luck to get over it, when Ballard s
Horchound Syrup will stop the cough
and heal the lungs.
Price DC, SOC and S1.OO
Sold by Elko Drug 60.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-02
IN Cav Parne

what kind of an eating house do
you cal this?" asked the man from
Chicago as he entered n oueer.Iootfnn
establishment in Paris. '"'''7
This Is one horse restaurant mon,
s'eur' explained garcon. lyon can
nave 70 horsefiesh in any style. How
would you like yours?" ''"
"orse In any style, Ell? Well. sun
pose You have mine currIed."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30

i'll this city February IL to ID are
going on apace and the program
will soon be completed and an
nounced
State Secretary Edward w. Peck
of Minneapolis, was in Albert Lea
Wednesday attending to some of the
details of the preparations and spent
some time with DR.. e. e. Long, chair
man of the local committee on ar
rangements. Mr.. Peck was enthusi-
astic about the prospects for the
convention and declared that he ex-
pected the coming convention to be
one of the best in the history of the
association in Minnesota.
Will Be Practical Program.
The program will not be theoreti.
cal but practical and leading bust.
ness and professional men of the
country will deliver addresses, on
practical subjects and the public is
invited to come to the meetings and
hear these men talk.
One of the features of the program
will be the singing and music. The
national association quartet which
has some of the best singers in the
country in it, will furnish many Sc
lections.
The Opening Address.
The opening address OF the conven
ton will be delivered by Rev. George
l.. Robinson, PHI. ID. D., of Chicago
Mr.. Robinson is one of the ablest
speakers in the country on Y. M. C
A. and college work and has de
livered addresses in every section Of
the world. He was one of the speak
ers at the International Y M. c.. A
convention at Toronto last year.
Friday evening L. F. Bower of Mil
waukee, vice president of the Allis
Chambers company, and Frank Dyer
of New York, national secretary o.
the Congregational Brotherhood, will
deliver addresses and Saturday even
ing which is Railroad Night" thu
convention will be addressed by X
A. Shumaker, state secretary of tn,
Illinois Y. NJ. G. A., and A. G. Knebe
of New York, international secre
tary of the railroad department..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
NEW IRRIGATION SCHEME

Irrigation has been made a house
hold art in Chicago for the winter
care of potted plants by an ingenious
provision for a water reservoir I'M
der the dirt.
AS result the old fashioned floral
displays in windows exposed to the
sun have become sufficiently con-
venient in flats to give a new I'M
petus to the growing of geraniums
and things.
The wives who live in flats, with
little homework and many allure
ments to bridge parties and theatres,
now can go off for week II they
want to and leave the watering Of
their flowers to a sponge which con-
meets the reservoir below with the
soil in which the flower roots eat,
drink and are merry.
The preference of Chicagoans for
flats and apartment buildings was q
blow at many old fashioned customs,
dear to feminine hearts, but by the
sub-irrigation method the window
flower custom is reviving, florists
say.
Incidentally, the ingenuity which
applied itself to this homely task
promises to be rewarded as generous
" as was the vendor of the teddy
bear" and the inventor of chewing
o,Im
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
PIONEER WOMAN is DEAD
Mrs. Aaron S. Rouse Passed Away
at Home of Son.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Aaron S. Rouse died today at
the home of her son, Sherman S.
Rouse, S26 South Front street. Size
was eighty-five years, eight months
and six days old.
Lydia Anna Kingsley was born
near Hamilton, Madison county, New
York, April 16, 1925. She was one
Of family of seven girls When
she was nine years old the family
moved to Big Rock Creek, Ill. After
making their home on farm there
for sixteen years they returned to
New York state. -Four years later
the subject of this story was mar
ried at Silver Creek to Aaron s.
Rouse. Three years later the cou-
pie moved to near Beaver Dam.
Wis. Their oldest son was born
there in 1851.
In 1861 the family moved further
west, settling in Shelby, Blue Earth
county. 1t was here that their son
Bertram Rouse was born. He is now
living in Los Angeles, Cal. In 1879
the family moved to Mankato. Mr..
Rouse died thirteen years ago and
since that time the widow has made
her home with her son Sherman.
Mrs. Rouse was Il member of the
Christian church for many years,
and was a regular attendant until
within few weeks of her death.
She is survived by the two sons,
and step-daughter, Mrs. Clara
Smith of AmbOy, and one sister,
Mrs. Mary NJ. Sherk of Rock Island,
ILL.,; also five grandchildren, Mar
shall, Howard, Mildred, Walter
Smith and Mrs. Cora Corbett; a
step-granddaughter, Mrs. Faith Dock
stader of Minneapolis. Mrs. Rouse
was one of the few pioneer mothers
who remained and connected the
present generation with the past
She will be greatly missed by many.
The funeral will be held at the
home of her son Sherman tomorrow
at one o'clock in the afternoon. Rev
c. B. Osgood will conduct the SER
vices. The remains will be inter-
red at Glenwood
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
HAS A CONFERENCE
WITH PRESIDENT.
Prompt Action Is Expected From the
Hands of the Executive, Who Is
Expected to Issue an Order Re-
stricting the Operations of the
Ediet Issued BY BaIlinger.

Washington, December 22.-Presi-
dent Taft discussed the Minnesota
liquor situation yesterday afternoon
with representatives of temperance
and religious organizations. The con-
ference took place at three o'clock
and among those who were scheduled
to talk to the president on the sub
ject were Henry w. Blair, president
of the International Reform bureau;
Rev. w. S. Crafts, Washington, rep
resentative of that organization; S.
H. Nicholson, legislative agent of the
Anti-Saloon league of America; E. c.
Dineviddie, who will appear for GER
tain religious organization, and Mrs.
Shelton of the local w. c. T. U.
Let the State Have Its Way.
1t was stated that the argu-
ment of this delegation before the
president would sustain the conten-
ton of the Minnesota members that
the state should be left to exercise it's
ence by the federal government 1t
was urged that liquor should be kept
away from the Indians at all haz-
ards and that if the state officials
fail to enforce the law in this regard,
the federal government would be JUS
tilted in resorting to extreme meas
ures, such as are contemplated in
the Ballinger order.
Views of Spokesman.
This is the view of Mr.. Blair,
speaking for the International Reform
bureau, and of Mr. Nicholson of the
Anti-Saloon league, who says he is
being willing to leave to the state
the enforcement of its own laws re-
garding the sale of liquor.
In taking this stand Mr.. Nicholson
is repeating the arguments made in
their campaigns against the saloons
in all the states in which they have
been active. Beyond conceding the
/ right of the state to regulate the Ii
/ quor traffic within it's borders the
reformers will urge upon the presi
dent that liquor should be kept from
the Indians if not by the state, then
by the exercise of the federal power
j Brief Is Filed.
To complete the presentation OF
| the case to President Taft, Lew
Cook, counsel of the Wholesale In
quor Dealers association, has filed
brief i'll behalf of that Organiza
/ ton protesting against the usurpa
ton of state police authority in
Minnesota by the federal govern
ment.
The indications are that the presi
dent will act promptly in the Mime
sofa case. Unless there is change
of program he will issue an order
restricting the operations of the
1 Ballinger order to limited territory
that will be defined.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
THE MARRYING PARSON

Rev. S. X. King has married over
5000 couples and lives to tell the
story and receive birthday congratu-
lations on his siXty-fifth birthday to-
day. Rev. King is the unique char
acter in the matrimonial world and
the right hand man Of Cupid. He is
one of the landmarks of the city of
Columbus, Ohio. The newsboysi know
him and smile at him and give him a
knowing wink if loving couple is in
sight. The policemen know him and
tip their helmets and salute with
their clubs. The politicians know
him and know that a good word from
the marrying parson" will mean
many votes for them.
Rev. King is an optimist and he be-
lieves in marriage, and his boast is
that very few of the couples whom
he has united have sought the di-
vorce courts. 81 believe in marriage,
and l take it as sure sign OF the
approval of the First Great Lover
that he sanctions marriage for He
Aloo pei lhiIICo iAC W pei lOi III ~
many ceremonies. The cosy cottage
on West State street, Columbus, oc-
cupied by Rev. King and his wife has
been the scene of many weddings,
while others have taken place at the
homes of brides. Still others have
been solemnized at the court house,
where Rev. King is often called.
Runaway couples, bent on eluding
IN" PARENTS are always put
through the third degree" before
hand, although they find friend in
the "Marrying parson." Not infre.
quently the insistent questioning OF
Rev. King has led to opening the
eyes of some gullible young girls,
who were persuaded against theil
will to become the bride of an un
scrurulcus man. inexperienced
youths have also escaped unhappy
and illegal unions through the mar
velous intuition of Rev. King. Mrs
King usually acts as witness and
matron of honor. She takes a
delight in helping her husband
unite loving couples and fire.
quently cultivates the friendship OIL
those who will accept her as theil
friend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
FOOLISH MILITARY CONFIDENCE

In January a mass meeting is to
be held in New York to protest
against any appropriation for army
and navy extension and Improvement
on the lines urged by the military
and naval chiefs, says The st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. Undoubtedly some
of the speakers at that gathering
will quote the words of an unnamed
military attache of some European
government, stationed at Washing
ton, who says that america is pro-
tected by its own isolation" He de-
clareS that although its coasts are
long in number of miles, they are
be utilized for the landing of troops"
Evidently this expert overlooks the
5000 miles of our northern boundary,
along every mile of which we would
be open to attack from England, if
we were at war with that country,
England and France have naval bas.
es in the Caribbean. Then, too, there
are Hawaii and the Philippines, and
likewise Porto Rico, as well as Alas
ka's thousand islands extending thou
sands of miles into the Pacific. In
a war with great naval power
they would need some protection
from us. There was a scare Oh the
Atlantic Coast in 1898 when Ger.
vera's feet started across the Allan.
tic to go to Cuba. What would be
the feeling if a strong naval power
like England or France had been in
SPANS place at that time?
1t would be folly for the United
States to rely implicitly on its ''isola
ton" as a protection. Our weakest
side would be on the Pacific. Until
the Panama canal is opened four OF
five years hence our weakness there
will continue, regardless of the ex
tension and improvement in our fight.
ing forces which may take place il
the interval. The canal will give us
a chance to send vessels from one
coast to the other in few weeks
time, and thus will strengthen us
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
DEATH OF DR.. CUMMINGS
Prominent Physician at Waseca Died
Christmas Day.

Waseca, Mimi, December 27-Dr.
ID. S. Cummings, who was the oldest
resident physician in Waseca and
one OF the most noted eye and ear
specialists in the northwest, died at
his st. Luke'S hospital in St Paul
Sunday. DR.. Cummings had been at
Colfax Springs for the past few
months, but failed to improve and
finally, his condition made it neces-
sary for him to go to the hospital in
ST. Paul
Dr. Cummings had resided in MIN.
nesota since 1856 and had practiced
at Waseca since 1876 He served
two terms as county superintendent
of schools and was mayor CT the city
OF Waseca for six terms. During his
term as mayor Waseca's municipal
water and light plant was installed
largely through his efforts. He has
been president of the school board for
twenty-five years and at the time of
his death was a member of the board
OF control for the state school at Owa-
tonna, having been appointed TO that
position by Governor Johnson. DIR.
Cummings for years had been the
local surgeon for the Minneapolis and
st. Louis Railroad company and the
physician for the Minnesota division
of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad company He also had
charge of the. telephone lines in Wa
Fseca county, having personally plan
med and supervised the local .tele-
Fphone system = IN 4 scr he was mar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30

against attack on either coast. But
it is to be presumed that we will
want to defend our island posses
siOns, and also the mainland of
Alaska. There would come the tug
of war, as against any strong naval
power. On paper the United States
stands second to England in naval
strength, and the navy would be our
first line of defense. But the num-
Der of vulnerable points in our pos
sessions, and the vast distances
which separate them from each other
and from our coast cities, would
make the problem of defending them
exceedingly difficult. While we are
listening to the peace talk from Mr.
Tawney in congress and from the ora
tors at the coming big gathering at
New York, let us also give some
heed to what the president and the
heads of the war and navy depart
ments recommend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
so DID THE NEWSPAPERS WHO
ARE HOPING SOME.
One Newspaper in That City Sug-
gests the Creation Of a New OF.
flee, That of Crown lnquisitor"
Whose Duty 1t Shall Be to Find
Out the Intentions of Certain
People,

Referring TO j. S. Harvey, The st.
Peter Herald says: Harvey located
at Mankato last fall, and when he
refused to comply with the ordinance
relating to transient merchants, was
arrested and fined $50 Later he was
rearrested, but the matter was adj
justed by his furnishing a bond of
$500 to continue in business for a
year.
Can Read Human Nature.
HE opened his store in this city
in October. Mr.. Harvey is guile.
less, open-faced person, and when he
approached the local scribes, any one
of whom will admit that he Is a
shrewd judge of human nature and
can spot an honest man at fifty
PAGES, they accepted his big adver.
tisements with thankful hearts and
overlooking confidence. Even the
municipality took him to its bosom,
and furnished free light and water.
Fuel was supplied on the same ba
sis.
was tf1cTC DIT INTERVALS.
Harvey visited the store only al
intervals, and of late when collectors
went to call upon him they were told
by the clerks in charge that he was
being treated in hospital at Man.
katO. 1t is claimed that he is In
Minneapolis, but all efforts to locate
him have been unsuccessful. 1t now
appears that he has not been seen
cember 10, and only sneaking sus.
picions were entertained locally un.
til Saturday night, when a represen.
tative of the jobbers' bureau visited
this city and decorated the front
door OF the store with two large
able-bOdied padlocks.
May Create New Office.
None of the st. Peter creditors
questions Mr.. Harvey's integrity
They believe he will pay his bills
but to avoid possible complications
in the future there is talk of ere.
ating a new Office-that of town in,
quisitOr, whose duty it shall be to
wait upon merchants of this class
and require them to furnish certili
Gates of moral and spiritual recti
tude, as well as All iron-clad decla
ration of intention"
The Free Press endorses The Her
AIDS suggestion-the office of "town
inquisitOr" should be created.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
Wall FROM ST. PETER
That Burg Does Not Want to Lose
North Mankato,

ST. Peter Free Press. OF course,
of course. That is an old story and
has been agitated for years. Man
kato wants to become a big city and
the easiest way to accomplish that is
to annex surrounding territory.
North Mankato is thriving town,
right across the river, and it would
make splendid acquisition for tax
ridden NIankato. For number of
years the latter place has been
scheming to gobble up their neigh
bOrs in Nicollet county and it now
thinks that conditions are ripe for
a final move, to close up the deal.
The reason for it's confidence in
the realization of it's aim is q petit
ton signed by citizens of North Man,
kato requesting the legislature to
pass an act permitting the changing
of the boundary line between Blue
Earth and Nicollet counties. "HThe
leading men Of the village were
among the first to attach their names
to the petition and encouraged their
Ii W w llhCNl liz
Mankato Free Press. Now most OF
the leading men of whom The Free
Press speaks are to all intents and
purposes Mankato men and expect
to be materially benefited by the
move. Instead it may be said tina,
most of them are the very parties
that have been behind the move fol-
some time past and were even trying
to change the Minnesota river, to
gain their ends.
The people of Nicollet county
however, will hardly consent to have
thriving town attached to an ad
joining county, merely to help out g
large real estate deal. Neither viii
the legislature be apt to lend it's ale
in a scheme of that nature, nor is il
very probable that majority of the
voters of North Mankato cast theil
ballot in favor of that move, that has
out design known only to the init
ated The people of North MankatC
are now in position to manage theil
own affairs, but they will have very
little to say in case of annexation
They should remember that promises
are too often made solely for the
purpose of gaining point. NOrtl
MankatO would be juicy plum fol
Mankato-the people of North Man
kato would probably have to be sat
isfied with the peel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
ONE WAY TO AVOID LITIGATION

There are some defects in the
brick paving on South Front between
Jackson and Cherry streets.
Some day these defects will be
the cause Of an accident to either
man or beast.
Then the city will be held liable
for damages.
Would it not be just as we'll for
the city to cure the defects now?
A stitch in time may save the mu-
nicipality from expensive litigation.
This is merely kindly suggestion
to the guardians of the taxpayers in
terests-not a carping criticism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-30
MOTHER OF MRS. WILL VOLk
Mrs. Rebecea Wollam, Who Died in
St. Peter.

From Thursdays Daily.
In the death of Mrs. Rebecca VOL
lam which occurred on Friday morn
ing last, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. o. Layton, one of the
earlier residents of the state passed
away, says The ST. Peter Tribune.
She had been in poor health for a
number of years. On Friday, week
previous to her. death, she suffered
a paralytic stroke. Very little hope
for her recovery was entertained
from the first, and she gradually and
quietly passed away at 2:30 o'clock
Friday morning.
Mrs. Wollam was born in Ale
gheny county. Penn, April 16, 1926,
and was eighty-four years and s
months old at the time of her death
When she was nineteen years of age,
she moved with her parents to Fred
-ericktown, Ohio, where she was uni-
ted in marriage to Thomas Wollam
i'm 1S47
In 1858, she came with her family
to Minnesota, and settled in Ira
verse. Mrs. Wollam was one of the
best known OF the older residents of
this section. She was of generous
and social nature, and her death
leaves a void in the ranks of the pio-
neers. She was member of the
Presbyterian church for many years
Her husband died ten years ago, and
she is survived by one brother and
one sister, who reside i'm Ohio. There
are six children left to mourn her
death They are as follows: Mrs.
William Volk. Mankato; II. B. VOL
lam, Argyle, Mimi; Mrs. H. C. Davis,
Cleveland; Mrs. w. o. Layton, Mrs.
Ella Simpson. and Thomas C. VOL
lam of st. Peter.
There are eleven grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held at the home
of w. o. Layton last Sunday after
noon, DR.. Woodworth officiating, and
the interment was made, in Green
I lii. ecu