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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-08

Swift & Company-s sales OF fresh beef
in Washington DC. for the week ending
Saturday, Aus 6, averaged s cts per H.
-Advt.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12

having spent nearly week in the
city looking after the preliminaries to
the erection of the mother house and
girls school for the Sisters of Notre
Dame. He has arranged with Archi-
tect Brillmayer of Milwaukee to pre-
pare the plans for the buildings and
Max Pfaender landscape artist of New
Ulm, is preparing plans for the beau
tiiication of the grounds.
Deals for Ground Closed.
The deals TO rail- of the ground need
ed have been closed. Thirtyfive acres
have been purchased from Mr.. Swenson
fifteen acres have been donated by
A. n. Dukes of Peru, H., three acres
nave been purchased from Mr.. Brueg'
geman. and between nine and ten
acres from Mrs. H. +. Shaw. The deal
for the latter tract was only consum.
mated yesterday. This tract is COM
posed largely of two hills, which, while
not very valuable for anything else
will round out the grounds of the
school property and make most beau
tiful site and provide ample room, and
also allow the buildings to be erected
at point where they can be seen
from any part of the city as well as
having commanding view up and
down the Minnesota Valley.
Plans Will Be Prepared.
Now that all of the land needed has
been arranged for, the architect has
been instructed to prepare the plans
of the buildings at once. The con
tract between Mr. Dukes and the Sis
ters of Notre Dame call for the imme-
date erection of building to cost
not less than 100000 exclusive OF
equipment and exclusive of local do
nations. 1t is therefore likely that the
sisters will expend not less thar
$l5O,000 on the main building. If the
city fixes the road to the grounds and
the architect completes his plans il
time, the foundation may be put il
this fall. otherwise work will begiI
in the spring, the material being hauled
upon the ground during the winter. L
is the intention to open the schoo
next fall.
City Will Open Street.
The city is expected to open ant
extend Juliet street up the hill. Tb'
heavy hauling to the grounds vii
be done up the Thompson ravine road
as the grounds are only about blocl
The completion of the preliminarie
for the erection of this fine school il
Mankato will give satisfaction t
ALL Those in a position to know
expect that the order which is build
ing the school will expend severa
hundred thousand dollars upon
within the next few years.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
SEARCH FOR THE MEN WHO WIS.,
TIED PINKHAM HOME.

From Fridays Daily.
Another outrage was committed at
the A. S. Pinkham home, in Rapidan,
yesterday. When Mr. and Mrs. Pink
ham returned from trip to the city,
they found that the mirror over the
dresser was broken. The fourteen
year old step daughter of Mr.. Pinkham
again reports having seen two men
and that she had again fired at them
with a shotgun.
Mr., Pinkham notified Sheriff Dona
hue, who, with Deputy Sheriff Klugherz
went out at once to the farm and made
an investigation. They found that the
acts of vandalism have been of almost
daily occurrence the past two weeks,
and that Mr.. and Mrs. Pinkham are
greatly wrought up over it, as well as
the 'neighbors, as there is no one to
strongly suspicion.
Officers Talk With Girl.
The officers had talk with the
girl, in the presence of her parents,
and she tried to describe the parties
that she saw. claiming that one wore
a black shirt with white dots and
the other white shirt with black
lots. Later in the conversation, she
asserted that all that she saw was
the bottom of their overalls. She said
that once she saw the two men stand
ing i'll the woods with fish poles taken
from her home, and that she shot at
them with the shotgun and one hol-
lowed, Indicating that he had been hit
The officers could not find any reason
why any neighbor or stranger should
come to the house repeatedly and break
things, standing the very good chance
of being Unidentified and followed by
the girl, who was always at home.
A plan was arranged which may
lead to the right party being revealed
within the next ten days.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
MANKATO FREE PRESS
ing place OF the great singer and his
helpmeet.
BAR ASSOCIATION TAKES ACTION
TO THAT END.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The Minnesota State Bar association
has gone on record as favoring the en-
largement of the membership of the
state supreme court from four to
eight associate justices. The follow
ing resolution, introduced by N. P.
Clapp of St. Paul was adopted
Resolved, that it is the sense of the
Minnesota Bar association that the
state constitution he amended SO that
the Legislature may provide one chief
justice and not more than eight as
sociate justices, and that the associa-
tion's committee on jurisprudence and
law reform draft and present to the
next session of the legislature an
amendment to the constitution"
Need of the Increase.
This action was taken after Calvin
L. Brown, of the supreme court, mad
outlined to the members the work of
the supreme court. Justice Brown
showed that during the year 1909 the
court disposed of 456 cases, and that
the records for 1910 so far show PAL
cases. The vast amount of work con-
tinually confronting the court was en-
phasized by the statement that often
cases are presented containing from
5000 to 1000 printed pages, all Of
which must be carefully read.
Justice Brown did not feel that he
could properly make any suggestion as
to a change, and other members of the
supreme bench present-Justices Jag
gard, Lewis and OBrien-apparently
felt the same way, for they made Tic
remarks.
Appeals From Municipal Court.
The bar association is also in favor
of amending the law 50 that appeals
can be made from municipal courts tc
the district court rather than to the
supreme court direct.
| Duluth is selected as the next place
of meeting
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
GATHERING OF HUSTLERS FOR
THE INTERNATIONAL.
From tuesdays Daily.


The annual ''before harvest" meet
ing of the block men, statesmen and
representatives of the local Interna-
tional Harvester company was held at
the company's Offices in this city yes
terday. Two or. three times each year
the men of this institution gather mere
TO rthe purpose of becoming better ac-
quaintcd, exchanging ideas and listen
ing to remarks on the various lines of
machinery handled.
The Mankato house of the Interna
tional handles the business in Blue
Earth. Lyon, Redwood. Murray, Cot
tonwood, jackson, Steele, Brown, Rice,
Nicollet, LeSueur and Waseca counties.
Addresses Were Made.
During the day addresses were made
by M. T. Menzie of Mason City, Iowa.
OH gasoline engines; B. W. Ashley of
Chicago OH spreaders; w. A. Dayman,
on wagons; Jacob Johnson on traction
engines and threshers; Ed Stevens of
Mankato and Ben Shissler of Bloom
ing Prairie, on cream separators, and
II. III. Tompkins of Mankato, on auto
mobiles.
A. 3. Hancock is assistant superin-
tendent of the company in this city.
F. e. Mcclure, the general agent, is
still in Nebraska at the bedside of
/ his father, whose death is momentar-
lily expected.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
YOUNG WIGEN NONE WORSE FOR
COLLIDING WITH AUTO.
From Saturdays Daily.

From saturdays OaHy
Bettrup Wigen, the twelve year old
boy who was injured Tuesday evening
by coliding with Jay Hubbard's auto
mobile, is up and around again, but
is slightly lame, from bruise on
one leg He has lost one of his lower
.aeth, and three others are loose. bus
efforts are being made to save these.
But One Lamp Lighted.
Miss Wigen, sister of the boy, in
forms The Free Press that her in
quiries of the conductor and motor
man of the street car that was pass
ing at the time ELECTED the fact that
only one of the lights on Mr.. Hub
bard's car was lighted, and this was
the light that the boy collided with.
The automobile was going north on
the left hand side of the street car
track, whereas vehicles going in that
direction are supposed to cross over.
Was Playing With Boys.
Miss Wigen states that her brother
was not trying to catch ride on
the street car, but was playing game
with other boys and ran rapidly across
the street to get a stone while the
street car light was shining on the
ground, thinking to find one before
the car passed. She says that ne
is good boy, who has no wild habits.
He simply ran across the street with
out looking.
The boys friends and friends OF the
family, all regret his accident.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
WILL REST ABOVE GRAVE OF THE
FAMOUS SINGER.

A massive boulder will mark the
last resting place of Asa 3. Hutchin-
son, the famous singer, and from
whom the city of Hutchinson takes its
name.
Mr. Hutchinson cared for no ornate
work of the sculptor, but wished that
mammoth boulder, in the rough as
Nature carved it, mark the spot where
u child of nature was resting and the
difficulty of eXcavating from its bed
and dragging to the cemetery a stone
of the size he indicated would be a
task of such proportions that those
upon whom it would devolve have
deferred it from year to year.
Like the Rock of Gibraltar.
Attorney Sam G. Anderson, grand
son of Mr.. Hutchinson, says he is
satisfied that the rock he would have
chosen for tine headstone at his grave
is. the one in the public square which
marks the site of the stockade which
protected the settlers from the as
sault of the Sioux during the Indian
massacre of 1862. Many a time during
his early boyhood when this giant
boulder rested in the bed of the river
on the old Hutchinson homestead he
mad stood upon it with his grandfather
while they cast their fishlines in the
river. Mr.. Hutchinson admired the
great rock 1t reminded him of the
beetling crags of his "Old Granite
State,' and he chistened it "The Rock
of Gibraltar
Find Another Big Boulder.
AS this rock had been taken by tn,
city, it occurred to Mr.. Anderson ant
his father that the river bed might
contain another big one that woul,
serve the purpose and that they woult
defer no longer the work of erectin:
at the grave of the illustrious pionee
a monument in compliance with hi
wish and they found one, deeply i'm
bedded in the river bed and having
fiat surface suitable for tablet. /
is nearly as big as "The Rock o
Gibraltar" and James Copeland ha
taken the contract to move it to tn
cemetery. The rude and massive ston
will be in marked and pleasing contas
to the other monuments in the GENE
terry and upon it will be riveted tab
i let noting that it marks tine last rest
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
A. S. TINKHAM PLACE VISITED
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Sheriff Donahue was called to the A.
S. Tinkham home in Rapidan today
to investigate the mystery which at
taches to that domicile. Strange men
have frequently visited the place and
left behind them marks of violence,
not to mention the thefts they have
committed. A few days ago The Free
Press contained story which detailed
their depredations.
Another Visit This Afternoon.
About two o'clock this afternoon
while members of the Tinkham family
We're out of the house, two men en-
tered and going into bedroom, smash
ed the mirror on top of the dresser.
The crash awakened the three-year-
old daughter who had been asleep on
the bed. She screamed and this
alarmed the intruders, who quickly
fastened from the house, using the
kitchen door for an exit.
As fast as their legs could carry
them the men made off i'll the direc-
tion of the timber, not far away, and
dropped into ravine.
Followed With Shot Gun.
Edith, the eldest daughter, saw the
men as they emerged from the house
She at once procured a shotgun and
gave chase. So also did Mrs. Tinkham
The mother and daughter followed the
marauders to the river. Edith emptied
both barrels of her weapon, and il
is believed that one of the fellows
was hit, but the fine shot did not
penetrate deep enough to do him any
harm. The strangers escaped.
The two men are described as o,
average height, wore ovcralls, dart
shirts and one OF them had on whit,
stockings. Both wore straw hats.
In passing through the dining room
the fellows grabbed box of matche,
and dumped another box on the floor
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
SHE WAS THE SISTER OF CITY
RECORDER SCHERER.
From Mondays Daily,

From Mondays Daily,
Mrs. Ada Cole died at eleven o'clock
last night at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Seherer, at Lake
Crystal, after lingering illness. She
was born at Arcadia, Ind, June 9,
1857, and came to Minnesota forty
years ago with her parents, locating
in Mankato, and living for some years
where the high school is now located.
She was educated in the city schools,
and after her marriage about twenty
years ago resided for several years in
st. Paul. For the past thirteen years
she made her home with her parents.
One child was born to her. but it died
while young.
The deceased is survived by her par
ents and four brothers, City Recorder
A.. II. Scherer and Oscar Scherer Of
this city, j. h. Scherer OF Candy, and
Frank Scherer Of Lake. Crystal.
Lady Of HiSh Character.
Mrs. Echefef was a lady of high
character, ,fiselish motives and lovable
disposition, and her death causes sorrow
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
FRED Def OF DECORIA HAS
FORMULATED A NOVEL PLAN.


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Fred Def was in from Decoria yes
terday and says the lack of rain this
summer has been serious loss to him
as he depends to large extent on
his strawberry, raspberry and other
fruit crops. He has some wheat, now
ever, that was a splendid crop. Speak
ing of the wheat harvest and yield,
he says that large number of the
farmers We're obliged, through lack of
help at stacking time, to thresh their
grain from the shock. Wheat from the
shock is usually damp and is not
worth in the market within several
cents bushel of the stacked wheat,
on account of dampness. 1t is unsafe
to store the wheat in the granary,
for it will heat. To overcome this
Mr.. Def has adopted plan that sur
mounts this difficulty. He puts fifteen
or eighteen inches of wheat into the
bin, then layer of either brick or tile,
alternating with another layer of wheat.
The moisture in the wheat is drawn
out into the brick and by winter or
spring the wheat will be in first class
condition. The plan is simple and is
worthy of imitation.
Draws Moisture From Potatoes.
Mr.. Def also mas a plan of draw
ing the moisture out of potatoes which
he uses effectively. After digging the
potatoes are placed Oh fresh ground
in the basement of the barn and
twisted straw stood on end in the bin
three or four feet apart. This plan gives
the potatoes air sufficient to dry them
out and when ready to market are
in splendid condition. The plan is sim
pie and requires but little work.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
OLD AND WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Anton Hartung, an old and we'll
known resident of Mankato township,
living on the Eagle Lake road, two
miles east of the city, died Saturday
noon of cancer of the stomach, after a
long illness. He was sixty years of
age, and leaves wife and seveal grown
children. He was farmer, honest,
upright and well liked by all.
Funeral services wre held at nine
o'clock this morning at st. Peter and
Paul's Catholic church, and the inter-
ment was made at Calvary cemetery.
Death Of Welcome Man.
James w. Clark of Welcome, was
taken suddenly sick three weeks ago
with euremia. and was brought to this
city for treatment. He had long been
sufferer from kidney trouble, and
his death occurred at 7:45 o'clock
yesterday morning. His age was six
ty-tnree years, and he is survived by
his wife and several grown children.
He was a building mover by trade.
The remains were taken to Welcome on
the $3.50 a. IN. Milwaukee train today,
and the funeral will be held there to.
morrow.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12

turned with her children to the home
of her parents. No action III divorce
was ever begun by either party. The
final separation came last May.
On the Goth of Jene Shannon took
out marriage license in Floyd county,
Iowa. and was married at Charles City
to Miss Rosella Fingalsen of Nora
Springs. Shannon and wife No. 2 have
since resided with the mother of the
wronged girl at Nora Springs.
Recently wife No. learned of her
erring husbands second venture and
went to Charles City and began Grim
inal proceedings against him, causing
his arrest on the charge of bigamy.
Shortly after the arrival of wife
No. at Charles City she and wife
No. 2 held long conference and be-
tween the common wrong they have
suffered Shannon will have hard time
to escape the consequences of his dia-
boical act Both women, as well as
the mother of wife No. 2, are deter
mlneu Ufal lie Silstll suiieI do 1hc law
contemplates for his crime.
Shannon and his first wife met for
the first time since May 6 in justice
court at his preliminary hearing. They
held long conference in which he
seemed to plead with her to withdraw
her charge. but apparently in vain
The Oldest child recognized its father
aud was romping over him in a very
few moments.
The wronged Floyd county girl is q
Young woman of excellent reputation
and her mother is we'll to do. After
the preliminary hearing mother-i in law
No. 2 refused point blank to sign a
bail bond and Shannon languishes in
The Floyd county Jail waiting the ac
tion of the higher court.
The Thompson family are very high
lv respected here. Wife No. l is 8
handsome woman ano the children are
unusually bright and attractive.
AT the time of his arrest Shannon
had just negotiated the purchase of ;
livery business at Rockford, Iowa, ant
was arranging to move to that place
At the time of his marriage to Mis-
Thompson. Shannon gave his age a
thirty and that of Miss Thompson a
twenty.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
GOVERNOR EBERHART ISSUES
PROCLAMATION.

st. Paul, August G.--The week fol-
lowing the state fair and the conser-
vation congress has been set apart by
Governor Eberhart as seed corn week.
In proclamation issued yesterday the
governor reminds the people of the
state that corn is our more profitable
crop and asserts that the yield could
be doubled if the best kind of seed
were used.
Encourage Corn Planting.
The governor thinks that there is
too little corn planted in the state.
There are only 100000 acres this
year and there should be 100000, he
says. But the seed should be selected
carefully and he urged the farmers to
take one or more days during seed
corn week to go through their corn
fields and select the best ears for seed.
The common practice among farmers
is to select their seed corn from the
crib in the fall after the whole crop is
husked. Some pick their seed corn
without any particular care as to the
quality of the ears they select. Only
the most careful farmers 60 through
the field and select the seed corn from
the stalk, as the governor and the
professors at the state farm advise
all to do.
Will Be An Inspiration.
The state fair, where the results OF
good seed and good cultivation arc
shown, and the conservation congress,
where practical talks will be made on
better farming, are expected to be an
inspiration to the farmers, and as it
happens the week following is the
right time, in most localities, for the
selection of seed corn, it is exected
there will be many out in the fields
looking for fancy ears during seed
! corn week.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12

championship. In baseball and track
work the high school also held big
position.
Large Glass Last Year.
There were l76 more men and boys
in the gymnasium classes the past
year than any previous year; 800
men and boys took part in
the annual gymnasium exhibition; be
side the regular work three basketball
leagues, an outdoor and an indoor attn
letc meet were successfully conducted.
Through the efforts of Mr.. Allison
the first playground work was begun
in Hamilton this year. Six hundred
dollars has been spent for equipment
and funds provided for building an
outdoor swimming pool. Altogether
Mr. Allison has had some three years
experience in playground work, in Ham
ilton and elsewhere.
Allison Has Fine Record.
As an athelete Mr.. Allison has fine
record. He was quarterback on the
high school football team for three
years; member of baseball team for four
years: basketball team for four years
the track team for three years and
still holds the five mile record fol
Ohio.
He is a man of fine qualities. Clean
in his personal habits; interested in
all that goes to make better manhood
and of untiring energy. With the prop
er support, the physical department OF
the association, under his leadership
ought to be able to do good work this
coming season. Mr.. Allison expects to
reach Mankato about September l.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
FRANK ELLSWORTH is SATISFIED
WITH THE SITUATION.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Minneapolis Journal: Franklin L.
Ellsworth of st. James went to the
state capitol today and filed as
republican candidate for congress in
the second district. His only oppo-
nent now is Albert l.. Ward of Fair
mont, but James L. AlcClcary, the
former congressman, is expected back
from the east in a few days, and it is
he wrote to Mr.. Ellsworth proposing
that both of them stand aside in favor
of Mr.. Ward, who had just filed. This
Mr.. Ellsworth refused to do. saying
that he had been in the race since last
October, when he made his announce
ment.
Everything Looking Satisfactory.
Everything is looking satisfactory"
said Mr.. Ellsworth today, and feel
certain of being nominated. would
rather not go into the details OF the
situation" Some time ago Mr.. ELS
worth declared his belief that Mr.. Me-
Clearv would enter and make it a
three-cornered race, in which McCleary
and Ward would split the old Nc
Clearv vote. while Ellsworth would
get the progressive strength.
1t is admitted that the republican
winner will have hard battle with
Congressman ". s. Hammond. but some
interest has been aroused by the back
fire started among the democrats. O..
NJ. Quigley, editor of The WestDrOok
Sentinel, filed recently for the demo-
cratic nomination. and while demo-
cratic leaders insist that it is a Joke
candidacy, Quigley is acting like a
real candidate.
Campaigns in An Automobile.
He has started to campaign by au-
tomobile and has been making a tour
in jackson and Cottonwood counties,
which is later to extend into other
parts of the district.
The Ward campaign is largely one
of advertising, and the district is be-
ing covered with circular letters. The
Fairmont man is also taking liberal
amounts of space III the newspapers OF
the district.
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
GEORGE F. ALLISON OF HAMILTON
is ENGAGED.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
George +. Allison of Hamilton, Ohio,
has been secured to succeed c. A. Wirth
as physical director of the Y. M. c. A.
Mr.. Allison is a young married man,
twenty-sevcn years of age; has been
teaching gymnastics and athletics for
the past seven years and was active in
this line of work for five years before.
During the past year he has had al
most entire charge of the physical
work of the Hamilton, Ohio, association
and that association has had the larg-
est attendance at gymnasium classes
and the most successful athletics in
its history. Beside this he has had the
entire charge of the high school athlet-
les and has produced winning team
in both football and basketball. Both
of these teams won the southern Ohio
The Mankato free press., 1910-08-12
SAD END OF A MARSHALL, MINN.,
GIRL IN BIG CITy.
From, Tuesdays pasiy.


From, Tuesdays Daily.
Minneapolis. August 9.-HidSen in a
suit case, tine dead body of a new
born baby was found in room at
the home of Oscar Nelson, 1887 Fiji
teenth avenue south, early today by
Mrs. Nelson.
On bed in the same room lay the
dead body of Sophia Snyder, eighteen,
Marshall, MINI.
The woman had been employed in a
st. Paul millinery store. She had re-
turned from a two.weeks' vacation
Sunday. She retired early, complain
ing of illness. But she told never a
word of her tragic story, and had
never limited she awaited a crisis. No
more was heard of her until Mrs.
Nelson went to the room today to
awaken her. Her crisis had come
she had faced 1t alone. And she had
died.
DR.. Gilbet Seashore, coroner, says
there is no indication of the commits
sion OF a crime.