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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
MANKATO FREE PRESS
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS


Teachers examinations will be given
August l, ? and 3 at Mankato, Lake
Crystal and Mapleton in the high
school buildings, Those who wish to
write on first grade subjects must meet
in the county superintendent office at
the specified time. !. All credit slips and
certificates to be exchanged or renewed
must be banded in during the eAamina
tions. Applicants must come prepared
with pen and ink. The following pro-
gram will be strictly followed; ...
Monday, Aug. =, !, First Grade
Studies)-A. NJ: 500, enrolment;
$3.50, geometry. 1915, physics. P NJ:
l:30, algebra; Is, physical geography
or general history Agriculture may
be taken at some one lonly one), of
the above periods, and may be substi-
tuted for either geometry or physical
geography ~.
Tuesday, Aug. ,. (Second Grade
Studies)- A. NJ: 500, enrolment;
$50, professional test; 9:3O, spelling;
1000 arithmetic. p NJ: LIS, geog-
raphy; G:45,' composition and penman
ship; $40, reading
Wednesday, Aug. 3, lSecond Grade
Studies Continued A. NJ: 500, United
States history; 9:45, English gram
mar; 1880, music. P NJ: Ills, phys
iology hygiene; PAS, civics; 400,
drawing.
If professional test consumes less
than sixty minutes, Spelling. and arith-
metic may begin not to exceed thirty
minutes earlier.
o.. o. ULyIN,
"'~"-h 'SunpIi nj pndpnt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
The Tuareus.

In his book across the Sahara"
Hans Vischer writes: ION spot re-
Gently uncovered by the wind picked
up blunt arrowheads and knives, Car
thaginian coins. money lost by Ro-
mans and Arabs, and fragments of
beautifully colored marble slabs which
probably once adorned some Roman
villa on the hills
Strange peoples were met in that
long march across the Sahara-the
Tuaregs, for instance, who need not a
suffragist attack to Bring them to their
senses, for among the Tuaregs 1t is
the man, the brute, who by all the
laws Of tecount.y has to obey the
woman. Descent is traced through
the mother. Woman shows her proud
face to all the world. while the man
goes yelled"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
CANCER WAS DEATH CAUSE
Mrs. Margaret .Staffel Succumbed te
the Affliction; Funeral Today. *

Mrs Margaret Staffel died at her
home on Lafayette street Saturday
noon. of cancer of the stomach,, after Il
long illness She is survived by her
husband and several children. Mankato
and she had many friends who regret
her death. Her age WAS seventy-four
years.
Funeral services were held at nine
o'clock this morning at st. Peter and
Pau's Catholic church, and the inter-
ment was made at Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ hereby announce myself as can
,idate for County Commissioner for tlies
fourth commissioner district subject
to the decision of the republican. pri-.
maries Sept. 20, 1910.
John E. Schwarz
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
PULPIT.
Put Away All
FilthineSS."

Text Having therefore these
promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse
ourselves from all 6lthiness Of the flesh
and spirit, perfectns holiness in the
fear Of God" Gil Corinthians VII. y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
Selling Prices.

WANTED-Engineer, to run traction
engine. A good run guaranteed.
Must be strictly sober and a hustler
No other need apply. Four dollars
per day. Otto Petersen, Amboy
: MINI. Reference First National
Bank, Amboy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
WANTED-Me

to help harvest and
work on threshing machine. A good
run and good wages to the right
fellows. otto Peterson, Amboy,
Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
4M Interest Peso $ 2 :
National Bank of
Commerce

OFFICERS.
G. J.. OLESON. President.
A. l.. WHEELER. Vice President.
j. G.. TEGNER, Cashier.
c. o. HOERR, Assistant Cashier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
GRAIN QUOTATIONS.
VI ANKATO. MINI, july ~ 1910

MINNEAPOLIS,
Op'ng Hi'h Low CIse
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
DANIEL RlCi,s'
CHARLES KICKS.

leaders. left the comforts wh'ch w" ,Ss
had surrounded themselves win III -, ~
iuir valleys OF Utah and came nt1e ,ns
establish brondrr opportunities io' Wv
benefit of thousands. ,,
Hyrum Kicks 4 Sons company in,,,
handled millions of dollars since '',a
beginning here In lands, loans, etc, "' !"
are conceded to be the leading li I,n
their line of business IN the uip
Snake River valley, Their adve'",d
ments in newspapers, magazines Zen 10 10
circulars have averaged from s.s
$1,000 per year alone for the p"''
years. They say: I'VE are honest vns.
we declare that the Upper snake ~
valley affords better opportun'tieS IA
profitable investment In farm la. Inv.
und city property than any other h svS
ton In the United States, and we t pnx.
we cnn verify our statements M
burg as we'll as numerous other 'V ,h.n
In Fremont county hns more :. ID
trobled in population In the ias' :
years. $40 In
WIS have splendid list OF snaps ,sI
well improved farm lands, at from
to 500 per acre. .,o,l
Anyone desiring information n. mpVi ID
the Upper Snake River valley Wa Wa d
we'll to write us. We Will be b'"'
answer all letters. m b
HYRUAI KICKS s. SONS ~
Rexburg, Ida.
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HYHUM RICKS. JK.
WILFORD ISlCKS

Tho real estate business OF liyrum
Kicks Il Sons company was establish
cd at RuxburS. Ida. In the year 1896.
Ever since that time year in and year
out they have been known Us the
"chlci boostrrs' Of the Upper Snake
River valley. Tho senior member of the
firm laid the foundation OF their pres
rnt prosperous business ana his SONS
and associates have taken w with
energy the splendid opportunities at
forded to them in the wonderful
growth and development Of the grand
est irrigated agricultural district of
country in tho world. They have NOT
only shown multitude of people
where and how to make n pleasant
home in this finest valley OF the west
but they are home builders for them
selves. They would not attempt for
moment to take any credit that be-
longs to tile worthy pioneers of this
once barren saEebrush waste. for there
are many who preceded them, built
roads. canals and bridges and opened
the way for tho on-coming Of bankers
and implement dealers some OF whom
would fain call themselves boosters
and founders Of this grand common
wealth when tho fact is. such were
really children In arms when Thomas
t. Kicks, Henry Flnmm. ST., William
Il. Rlsby, and numerous others, MS a
muttcr OF duty obeyed the chill OF their
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
TRANSPORTATION IN CHINA.

Some Chinese merchants OF lila Wing
Chow propose to establish II line of
steam launches to run between lila
Wing Chow and Swallow, and have APP
piled for permission to drcdgo the Han
river, so as to enable ahallow-draft
launches to ply between these two
places The river Is very shallow above
Mei-chi, and IT is feared that tho cap
ital of the company tSlOo,COO) vii! prove
insufficient Ia carry out the necessary
dredging effectively
IT Is reported that n company Is to
be formed with a capital OF $50, 900. 0G0
divided into 1000, 900 shares Of $40 each,
to construct q; line of railway from
ShCn-Chun, on the kowloon Canton
line. running via Shut, liai-fcng,
Lu-fung. Hu-laI. P'uning and Kit
yang to Chaochnw Flu. a distance Of
over 200 miles, The promoters are men
of substance in Kia Wing Chow md
Chaochow Flu, ana ~ large proportion
OF the required capital is said to have
been already promised
Instead OF the electric tram line men
toned in last years report, it Is now
proposed to construct II light railway to
connect Swallow with tho ncighborirf;
city of Ch'eng- hal, about 10 miles dis
tant. Tho cost is estimated ut $3.50 900.
not including the necessary bridge
work, which Is likely to prove cxpen-
sive. ns there are two large branches OF
tho Han river TO cross,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

established In Sugar city Naturally
the first thnt: needed to build = new
town is building material, lumber and
hardware.
In the early spring of 1904, before
Sugar City had an existence, except on
blue prints. this firm commenced busl-
ness on their present location, without
a building. AT that time the demand
for lumber was enormous. Carload aft
er carlond of lumber was hauled from
the ears dircc, to the buildings under
construction. Buildings We're started
everywhere on tho new toWnsitc, ana
in less than two years good sized
town had sprung IN. with dozens of
fine residences. business blocks, school
houses, a stone church. and IL million
dollar sugar factory, one of the best
equipped IN the United States. The
"tlarlwarc." rs tho company is cori-
monty called. added building after
building on their site, until today they
have q; large brick store, and ware
houses and sheds enough to house all
their immense stock OF goods. Their
location Is ideal. being on Main street,
with tho railroad on the west, and Just
opposite tho depot, All goods received
and shipped in carload lots nrc trucked
in and out of the ears, saving all OK
pcnsc OF drayagc.
Sugar City lies In the center of "
large body of the most productive land
in the state Of Idaho. all of which is he
ing gradually cut w INTO smaller
tracts, consequently there is Il good
deal OF building going on all the time.
In and around the town. Tho Hard
ware & Lumber company gets business
for many miles around, and their trade
Is steadily increasing under the able
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

farm land have been taken up on the
foot hills south and southeast of SUI
gar city. and all that Is being farmcd
Is yielding from 20 to 25 bushels OF
wheat to the acre. This industry alone
makes much trade for the merchants
The hay that Is being raised Is COM
handing top prices us all that Is raised
is feyi ut home Haley " Saunders
cattle company are feeding several
thousand head OF cattle and sheep al
this point. and other companies are
feeding ON an extensive scale.
CENTER OF TRAFFIC..
Sugar City is the most central point
for the Teton Basin country. ana many
loads Of freight and passengers 20
ttom here to that part of the country.
The Sugar city depot handles more
business than any railroad point on
the branch
The farmers Of this section Of the
country are turning their attention to
improving their lands and herds More
attention is given to darying than
ever before, as there Is n splendid mar
ket Tor all milk and cream that can be
made. The horses are better each wear
and It Is = rare thing to see poor or
goaa-tor-nothlng animals on the high
ways, Poultry raising has been much
neglected In the past, but many of the
FARMERS are realizing that much money
can be made In raising chickens and
some are turning their attention TO this
industry,
There is still plenty OF room for more
progressive families. The town lots arc
plentiful and cheap, and the Sugar City
ToWnstc company is making induces
ments for home seekers The town Is
ready and pleased to receive ncwcom-
crs and to good honest workers there
Is plenty to do and 1t is an ideal place
for home,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
FACT AND FANCY.

Clicked stockings arc usually watch-
ed.
Bees like blue flowers best.
Nearly every poor artist has a model
wife.
Tho Chinese cultivate an odorlcs,
onion.
Every woman should have n vote or
voter
From the Aztec tchotcolatl comes
our word chocolate.
When man drinks like u fish. hisl
head swims.
The annual consumption of wine IN
France Is twenty-threc gallons head.
To keep in society you must con.
tinually go out.
The British museums library boasts
th!rty-three miles of shelves
Music has been defined as the most
expensive of all noises.
The banana seeds only on one spot on
earth, the Andaman Islands Else,
where the plant is raised from shoots.
Some OF these stump speakers might
be called harangue-otanSs
The diamond called brilliant has
fifty eight facets. A rose diamond Is
faceted only on the top; 1t has u fiat
bottom.
A special providence is that agency
which causes misfortune to befall our!
friends instead of ourselves.
Beer in the middle ages was brewed
in the inconsistencies. Light and heavy
beer come down to us from the fact
that the former was hrcWed for the
nuns and the latter for the monks.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
CREMATION IN GERMANY.

The only parts OF the German en-
pire where cremation Is legal are
Saxony and Hamburg a step forward
IL very short step. has been in''ue
toward legalizing IL in Prussia.
AT present when Il person DIES IN
that kingdom leaving Instructions that
his body shall be cremated, the re-
mains are commonly sent to Hamburg
or Gotha and there burned, the ashes
being brought back to Prussia 10 DC
inurned and deposited In cemetery
where shelves of stone or marble are
reserved for them. The process Is long
and expensive. and for many years an
agitation has been going on TO alter
the law obtaining in Prussia forbid
ding all forms Of disposing OF the
dead save earth burial.
Hitherto the chiCf opponent Of
cremation In Prussia has been me
Protestant church, and twice OF late
years the general synod mas reiuseu
TO listen to petitions on the SUBJECT
This year concession was made. ana
though 1t Is only small advance, II
is hailed as giving hope for the fu-
ture.
The clergy are to be allowed to OIL
nciate in their ecclesiastical robes at
the service for the dead usually heia
over the body before 1t is despatched
to Hamburg or elsewhere tor crehia-
ton Up to this the clergy were per
mitted TO hold such service, but not
In their ecclesiastical robes. Tho gen
cral synod is now willing to abolish the
restriction on the ground that me
sight of a pastor Officiating III ms
ordinary garments may hurt the reel
ings of the relatives of the deceased.
The bodies Of many Americans VINO
die in Germany are cremated and
the ashes sent for burial TO America
New York Sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

I~,nr,, ,.ao, +or,tIta, aro ,ooyipp IN
Sugar City from the surrounding coun-
AZ, ,uS ,,c ~ .Kt vsta ba istrict Is
inIonenaont ani Ia contro,,ed nv a
.I btnl soora ~ civ ne,nhers
,rho ,or,t,,,s 80 smrar C,ity ore al,
,ottinn .h.,, shoro ~ tbe country.
6,,si'as., n.y. s,nc,,s r,',n1 ore nov
~ ~, 49,, 49,. I,,,as ,ra ra,a,oI
Dos,a's ~. ,,.nni 49, ,ru, stI,,o
,t' III 49,, $500 s. " ,, ne 80
1872, 1919 .t'p'e, ia, p.a s,.pl'7' .,,,l
TO- 80, MS ~, 49,. nni
.ns H,i'E., 'nu Wv, Nv l,Is ~ ;',,,.
n.S,'uu2I', M,i'.. y. ~ 1u,S
Tui;pieteu an .ieNat0l, n'iu .ien !'. w.
iths uiiu eoillp'.ly ila'e Jusl chtcIet
VIC !e'u us gram Hhu prouuce i'icF
chailts. hcy nave pulit warehouse
ntui the Cspot ana are Kept nuS! pus
ing ana seiing gram ETC me opera
Rouse Is Wen anu taEoraoly known as
the pest III TINS part OF the state. every
FRIDAY night and on all holidays the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

Saints Church points with pride That
there Is not a soul IN the town that at
the present time needs any financial
help. Tho business men and leading
citizHns are all young mon and women.
IN yet there urc less than six families
rss.!ing in the town who are over 80
,f3ars of age. Note tho fact that this
or.rishing little town IS less than
seven years old 1t IL marvellous the
rap,u srowth that has been made and
the substantial footing II has in the
short space of time 1t has been in OK
istencc. sugar city enjoys the rcpu-
tatlUn of having more Of the comforts
and luXur!cs of life than any of tho
snrroundtnS towns of anywhere near
It's size. incro are good roads lead
Ing 10 and from the town, electric
lights splendid church buildings anl
places OF amusement. large and we'll
kept public park and one OF the best
ball grounds ana athletic zelda in the
state of Idaho.
Sugar city points with pride, and
well she might DO 10 hcr Splrr1Id
school system, The school district has
three buildings ut present, one on the
west Of town. Il substai, .ial brick build
ing in the east end OF town and the
new and handsome rock high school
building near tho depot. The new
building has eight rooms, with up-to-
date heating. lighting and rcntilating,
A corps Of experienced teachers is en-
ployed teaching all the different grades
IN tho graded schools and the first throo
years IN high school work. There Is
domestic science and dress maltin.;
department ana n manual training de-
partment There is also much interest
taken in athletics both among the boys
and girls, and already n good basket
ball tenn has been oragnizcd and
many other sports are INDUCED In.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

There Is a splendid opening here for
capital for II roller mill. as the dry land
wheat is the best In the world and there
Is plenty here and much is shipped away
each year. There Is also IL good open
Ing for creamery. ms butter and
cheese always command good price
and there nre mary herds whose cream
is shipped to idaho Falls. Pocatclo.
Ogden and Salt Lake. There Is an open
Ing for good music teacher and or
chestra leader: in fact there are so
many openings that ii is impossible TO
name them all. There Is Il rock quarry
just few miles from town and build
ing material with the exception of
brick. is plentiful. There Is good
opening for the manufacture OF BRICK
The Commercial! club. which is active
and doing much good, viii be pleased
to answer any communications regard
ing this community or section OF cOun-
try If addressed to the secretary of the
club.
SUGAR CITY HARDWARE e LUM-
Der co.
The Sugar city Hardware & Lumber
company was the first business house
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
B1RDsEYE VIEW OF RExBURG, IDAHO.

with the financial development Of thu
Upper Snake River valley. In the ac-
tive management of the affairs Of tho
First National bank, Mr.. Comstocks
brilliant banking attainments are all
solutely relied upon by the directors,
and the prosperous condition of the in
stituton well shows how exccllcntly tho
policies of the company have succeeded,
The First National Bank OF Rexburs
Is probably the city's most popular
gathering place, dozens ut n time
awaiting their turn at its office win
dows. This we'll bespeaks the financial
standing of Rexburg'a populace. for
where a bank becomes the chief gath
ering place the chances are that pros
perity and industry prevail.
The bank Is we'll housed In ono Of the
finest stone buildings Of Rexburg, and
is in every sense a matter of prids
among tho citizens.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

Pcrmcating the industry and progress
of RcxburG like the warm rays of sun
shine is the affable spirit of Ross j.
Comstock. the president of the First
National Bank of Rexburg, and one OF
the most brilliant iinanccrs of the
Snake River Valley Absorbed as MIR.
Comstock's time Is by the demands Of
n large banking institution, he never
thelcss finds time to promote the well
fare of Rexburg and the Upper Snake
River valley by his enthusiastic serv-
ices He Is always willing If possible
to show the visitor the marvellous de-
vclopmcnt Of the country about Rex
burg
At the head OF the First National
bank are RcXburG capitalists, and they
naturally take great pride in the con-
duct of the banks affairs. All of
them have been intimately connected
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

Among the newer Of the large insti-
tutions OF Sugar City is the mercantile
establishment of West & Heath, a
photograph of which Is shown herewith.
Both Mr.. West and Mr.. Heath are high
ly respected residents of Sugar City.
Mr. Fred j. Heath having for some
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
r CITY, Center of Most Fertile Region

management of Fred Schwendiman'
who was one of the very first settlers
in Sugar City. Their store Is always
chuck full Of bright, new goods, at
tractively displayed. and would 90
credit to any large city. They carry
one of the best stocks of everything
imagInable In hardware and building
p,ntarial
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

City and as can be seen from the
photograph herewith occupies II very,
spacious building, In fact one OF tho
finest in the city. Tho bank takes care
of the utnh-ldaho Sugar company's
business at this point, which In the
autumn amounts to 100000 a month.
The officers Of this prosperous young
bank consists of Mark Austin. prcsi-
dent; G. L. BowCrman, vice president
and +. $. Davis, cashier. These with
Il. j, Comstock, John X. Ornc. Al
fred Kicks and John L. Roberts con.
stitutc the board or directors.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

the power sites are approaching dcvcl-
opnent.
Rexburg needs 10000 more citizens to
help cultivate the fertile and extensive
surrounding farm land. to engage in
raising honey, or fruit. or live stock.
OF sugar beets, or grain.
ReXburg has Just passed the pioneer
days, and Therefore now is truly the
land of opportunity!
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years been employed in the mercantile
, business.
West & Heath company has installed
Il complete line of general merchandise
and on account OF the wide popularity
ana respect they enjoy, their business
has already grown to most satisfying
proportions -