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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
NIGHT LETTER TELECRAMS SERVICE
TO BE GIVEN PEOPLE OF MANKATO

Commencing Monday, March I, the
North American Postal Telegraph COM
pany will establish a might letter SER
vice" between all offices. This new
service will be known as "the nj ght
letter telegram. The charge for night
letter kilograms of fifty words or less
will be tne regular day rate for ten
words and for each additional ten words
or less one fifth of this rate will be
charged. might letter kilograms" must
be written in plain English, code or
cipher is not permitted. They will be
accepted prepaid or collect under the
usual conditions and will be taken at
the counter, by telephone, or collected
by messenger OH call any time during
the day and up to closing time at
night. These messages will be trans
mitted during the night for delivery on
the morning of the next ensuing bust
ness day.
Commencing today, Marcn Z. Western
Union to inauguratc a new service
known as night letters at nominal
rates.
Announcement is made by the West
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11

crn Union Telegraph company that it
Is now prepared to handle long night
messages at the rates cIstomarily
charged for ten-word day messages.
1t appears that the Western Union
has large unemployed mileage of wire
at night which is not earning any
thing. These wires must be maintained
i'll any event to take care of the regll-
lar day business and it is APP
parently the idea of the new in
tercsts i'll the telegraph com,
pany to let the public have the bcnc-
fit of them. The announcement states
that n special night letter service
will be established. The charge for
this service will be the standard day
rate for ten words, for the transmits
sion of fifty words or less, and one
fifth of such standard day rate will
be charged or each additional ten words
or less"
n night letter sent by telegraph will
reach its destination at the opening of
business hours the following morning.
thus saving as much as three or four
days when long distances are involved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
St. Clair

Coal is scarce article in this vi
cinity.
Grant Rasdall is visiting his mother
Mrs. NJ b. RasdaiI.
Mrs. NJ. B. Rasdall visited her sis.
ter at Amboy last wekc.
Mrs. Axetcl went to Madelia Satur-
day to visit her daughter.
Mr.. Walter Pagenkopf has sold his
house to the Evangelical church for Il
parsonage.
Mrs. Schoke and sou of Alma City
were visiting friends here Monday
and Tuesday.
Mr.. Howard Preston was taken into
the Odd Fellows lodge. Tuesday night
of last week.
Mrs. Charley Bestman of st. Paul
is visiting at the home OF Mr. Bcstmall
in this place.
Miss Amanda Beccue went to her
home near Smiths Mill Tuesday for
weeks vacation
The Royal Ncighbors had an open
meeting Thursday night OF last week.
The attendance was good
Mrs. &. Buchholtz, and daughters
enjoyed pleasant visit with relatives
from Nebraska Saturday and Sun
day.
The teachers and pupils of the school
as well as some of the parents lis
tened to debate by the sixth and
seventh grade OH the merits of Wash
ington and Lincoln, last Friday after
noon.
that Mr.. Schultz has sold his store
building to Mr. Schweitzcr and that
Mr.. Schultz will build Il him resi-
dcncc in the near future
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
Garden City


Ward Bixbv WAS in Mankato Oh
business Thursday.
Gus W. Bixby is visiting his daugll-
ter, Mrs. Vcrna Reynolds of Edgeley,
n. ID.
Mr.. Marion Morphcw and family
are moving onto the Joseph Peterson
farm in Lincoln.
A reception was given in the X. p.
hall by the members of that lodge
Thursday evening.
The W. c. 7. L. met with Mrs.
Ella Bixby Tuesday Afternoon, Feb. %.
Roll call quotations from Miss Will
lard.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Van Sickle and
Miss Harriet Van Sickle of Whitehall,
Wis, visited relatives in Garden City
last week.
The dance which was to have been
given in the M. w. A. hall Tuesday
evening was postponed on account of
bad weather.
Miss Ellie Swan, who has been Wis
ting her aunt, Mrs. Ida Thurston of
st. Paul. for the past six weeks, re-
turned Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
An1boy

SELF Brothers offered number of
prizes to boys and girls for the best
designs and drawings illustrating their
popular shoes. Maurice ID. Heritage,
age twelve, won one of these prizes and
received handsome watch for his
design and drawing.
Mrs. Burton Tyler has been the
loaded all winter III the movement
to organize an American WOman's
League" This league is today one of
the largest and most powerful or
CARNATIONS of women in the world
and its membership is growing rapid
ly i'll all sections of the country. It's
single purpose is the educational and
social advancement of its members and
their children.
Reuben Knittcr met with very
painful accident while saving wood at
George Browns last Thursday In try
ing to regulate the governor on the
engine while running, his glove caught
i'll the machine and drew his right
hand into the cog wheels of the
engine, tearing out the middle fin
ger. He hurried to Amboy where
DR.. O'Connor dressed his hand This
will be a double misfortune to Reu-
ben as it will hinder him in playing his
cornet, as he was one of the Amboy
band players.
The spelling match which was -
be held at Green Valley school last
Friday WAS postponed until March 18th
but in spite of the bad roads the school
house III Willow Greek district was
crowded to witness the contests between
Miss Woods and Miss Weirs schools.
j. w. Heritage pronounced the words
and both sides did well until the diff
cult words were given out and Miss
Weir went down with only two remain
ing standing upon Miss Woods side.
There will be another contest next Fri
day night at the Parks district between
the same schools About sixteen dol
lars was realized from the sale of
boxes.
The head of the organization is at
st. Louis and called the Peoples Uni
versity." Upon the payment of 5000
a lady becomes life member and she
has two years in which she can earn
this money by taking subscriptions for
the most popular magazines and news
papers. When a local society has secured
fifteen members the company agrees
to build chapter house of modern
architecture and maintain the expense
Of cOuluctiuU fine samc Mrs Tyler
has secured eleven members and has
the assurance of four more, when
chapter house will be built in Amboy
which will be the first one built in
Minnesota, although there are over
fifty already built and equipped at
present. Mrs. Tyler should be con-
graduated for her untiring efforts
which will be lasting benefit TO the
parents of this vicinity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
Former Public Examiner Takes Nelson
Cure in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, March SIS. T. John
son, whose report as public examiner
under Governor S. II. Van SAINT OH the
conduct of the state auditors office
under Il. G. Dunn, was SO big poll
teal factor in the Dunn Collins contest
filed voluntary bankruptcy petition
with the United States district court
during the week.
The schedules attached to Mr.. john
sons petition show liabilities, mostly
accommodation notes, to the amount of
ST. ,922.1, and assets consisting of a
$4,000 life insurance policy and $4,000
in worthless" stock Most of the ac-
comnodation notes we're involved in
the estate. of Fl. G. Merritt, who died
insolvent,. johnson has been engaged
in INSURANCE; banking and brokerage
business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
View the Site of Proposed Dam at
Rapidan; Clearing Away Old Mill.

c. Ii. Egle, an engineer of Boston,
and w. II. Thompson, an engineer OF
Chicago, arrived in the city late Sat
urday night, to view the site of the
proposed dam and power plant near
Rapidan, on behalf of the Consumers
Power company. They were driven
out to the site by Superintendent
Brown, and viewed the scene Return
ing, they took the 4:45 p. IN. train
for Chicago. What their impressions
were or what plans are under consid-
Grafton, are not known, as 10 one con-
nected with the company cares to give
out anything at this time.
A force of men was put at work
today tearing the machinery from the
mill, and cutting down timber to clear
the ground for operations. Matters
will be moving along now right along.
1t is expected that at least sixty
days will pass before all the land nee
essary to the gigantic improvement at
Rapidan Mills will be acquired The
titles are being passed upon as rap
idly as possible by a. II. Pau, Jr.,
local attorney for the Consumers
Power company. Ii is understood
that between forty and fifty pieces Of
land will be purchased, in all about
1900 acres.
W. f. Brooks is now engaged in
making blue print of the land to be
flooded This blue print is about ten
feet long and three feet wide,
Mr.. Brooks has force of engineers
assisting him i'll this work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
Good Thunder

Joe Weir, assistant mail carrier on
route 3, met with serious mishap
while driving over his route Monday
morning. When he got to the big
slough north of NJ A. Benedict's he
drove i'll an old track which led him
into deep water ditch, horses, rig and
all. Mrs. Duerhing and Mrs. Deciding
saw the horses drop into the water,
and i'll no time aid the neighbOrs sum
moned by phone and help get him
out. Joe Jumped into the water to
MS horses heads and got a good ice
water bath. The mail was dry and not
scattered and nothing injured except by
water. Joe stopped in at NJ. a. Bele-
diets and got OH dry clothing. These
days of terrible roads make it nearly
impossible for mail man to travel
over the roads, in any safety at all.
They have done remarkably well in
bringing the mail and deserve more
than word of praise for their faith
full discharge of their duties and en-
during the hardships Oh tine way.
Several days ago when they were Oh
the route, it was not an uncommon
occurrence to see the mail man unhitch
his faithful horse, lead him over a
bad place in the road, pull his cutter
over, and then hitcn up and go on, and
this four OF five times on this route.
We. trust the roads, will soon be in
safe travelling condition 'f0f all. con-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
An1boy and Vicinity

Mrs. LYDIA Gjvel is spending coul-
pie of weeks with friends in Winnie.
bago.
The mail carriers say the roads are
almost impossible and the mail is
very irregular.
Mrs. Hartman and dauhter, Mrs.
Leona Stratton, were the guests OF
Mrs. Irving Maine on Wednesday.
Last week Wednesday, Nels Grass
had hay hauling bee and several
OF his nc.hbors helped him set his
hay over the river.
Miss Esther McKibbcn gave u birth.
day party to several of her girl
friends on Saturday afternoon to celc'
brate her thirteenth birthday,
Mrs. Spencer Salisbury is still ser
iously ill from an attack of the La
Grippe. She has been sick Tor over
a month, but her friends hope for her
speedy recovery to good health.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
LAUNCH COW SPOON
ERICSSON CLUB TO HAVE A BIG
BANQUET WEDNESDAY,.
Then Will Eberhart's Candidacy for
Nomination to Executive Be Put
Fairly on the Political Seas; Gen.
Cral Gus Widell Is One of the Vice
Presidents of the Minneapolis Or
ganizaticn.

The st. Paul Pioneer Press says:
What probably vii, be the formal
launching of Governor Ebcrhart's can
didacy for the republican nomination
at the next convention is the dollar
dinner" which is announced by the
John Ericsson Republican league,
which will be held at the West hotel,
Minneapolis, next Wednesday evening.
1t is one of the first, perhaps the first,
purely political club which Eberhart
has addressed since he became gov
ernor. The John Ericsson Republican
league is the logical place for the
launching of such candidacy, for the
club is generally known as the orig
inal Eberhart club
When the league was organized a
year ago it was generally understood
that it was started by friends of the
then lieutenant governor to boom him
for governor. The fact that the mem
bers are all of Swedish extraction and
personal friends of Eberhart made this
conclusion inevitable. From the time
the legislature adjourned until now,
however. the league has been dormant.
A large number of Swedish and 9TH
er republicans are expected to attend.
Addresses will be delivered by Gov
ernor Eberhart, C. II. Chinbiom of
Chicago, Railroad Commissioner c. L.
Elmquist, Frank Nelson, president of
Minnesota college, Minneapolis; Rep
resentative j. \. \. Burnquist of st.
Paul and others.
!. c.. Il. Boostrom of Austin is presi-
dent of the club E. A. Nelson of Hal
lock- secretary; T.. l.. Erickson of st.
Paul, assistant secretary; 2. p. QlGst
of Minneapolis, treasurer. The vice
presidents and executive committee
include G. j. Swanson of Fridley, A. G.
Johnson of Minneapolis, Gus Widcll
of Mankato, p. A. Peterson of Cannon
Falls. Frank Nelson of Minneapolis, b.
f. Sundbcrg of Kennedy, Henry Rines
of Mora. n. J: Holmberg of Renvillc,
A. ID. Stephens of Crookston, c. J.
Larson of st. Paul, H. Ivarson of Du-
luth, c. A. Johnson of st. Peter. A.
w. Skog of Minneapolis. c. j. Swcnd-
sen OF s., ans :r,t ~ 7. Rosen of
st. Paul. Mr.. Skog has charge of the
sale of tickets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
Kerns and Hebron

Roy Kcene has been having hard
time with the measles. The rest of the
measley people are improving.
Miss Lucrecia Hendley was brought
home sick with the measles from Man
kato last Thursday. She is now quite
sick.
County option sentiment seems to be
OH the increase in this vicinity since
the big convention at st. Paul last
week.
Pearly Keenc was taken sick with
the measles while attending the high
school in Mankato. He is now in North
Mankato and doing quite WELL
Mr. Anderson has moved his family
onto the farm recently purchased from
b. T. Leverich. Mr.. Leverich will move
his family into South Dakota.
William Mason. a former resident of
Judson, will erect Il store building in
Judson near the creamery and will con-
duct general store this spring.
The wind last Sunday took away
the snow very fast. The water seems
to be going into the ground, as there
is not much running Off and the SHOW
is nearly all gone.
Thomas Hodson has received q com
mission from Governor Eberhart as a
delegate to the conservation congress at
st. Paul next week. He expects to
attend the gathering.
c. $. Thurston went to Chicago with
u ear load of horses last Saturday
night. His son Roy will follow with
cattle Monday morning, and they will
send their hogs to st. Paul
The roads are something fierce, al
most impossible. The carrier on route
came only part way last Friday and
Saturday. The mail was passed along
from one neighbor to another. This is
the first time that Mr.. Ulman has
failed the patrons on route &.
Mrs. j. a. Tidland, while doing some
work about the house one day last
week. fell and struck her foot against
Il piece of furniture and broke bone
in her foot. A doctor was called from
Nicollet and reduced the fracture. She
is no wrestling quite comfortably, but
will be some time before she can use
the injured member.
Mr. Hanson, vino bought G.. w.
Flctcher's farm near Kcrns, moved his
family and stock onto the place last
week. He brought two loads of farm
machinery from James Hodson's last
week. He seems to be hustler and
a very desirable citizen. He has also
purchased Mr.. Fletcher's share of the
stock and all the corn on the place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
Debating Team Is Champion of First
and Second Districts

Houston, Mimi, March j.-The Blue
Earth high school defeated the IIoua-
ton high school debating team last
night The question of debate was;
Resolved, That Minnesota Should
Adopt the Initiative and Referendum"
The debate was conducted under the
auspices of the state debating league.
Blue Earth supported the affirmative
and Houston the negative. The judges
were Mr.. Boostrum of Austin, Super
intendent Lord of Chatfield and Mr.
Kiel of Preston. The decision of the
Judges was two for Blue Earth and
one for Houston.
This gives Blue Earth the champion
ship of the First and Second districts
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
NORTH MANKATO SCHOOL BOARD
MAKES SELECTION.

The North MankatO school board
held Il meeting last night and elected
the teaching corps for the coming year,
as follows
Professor L. E. Mccormick, principal.
Miss Joslin, assistant principal.
Miss Caroline Parker, sixth and sew
enth grades.
Mrs. Ruth futile, fifth and sixth
grades.
Miss Lena Walrod, third and fourth
grades.
Miss Ethel Herrick, second and
third grades.
Miss Dorothca Funk, first grade.
Miss Esther Rud, primary.
Miss Hazel Jewett, the present as
sistant principal, did not apply for a
reelection, as she expects to return to
her home in Illinois. She will be sue
cccded by Miss Joslin, sister of the
dairy and food inspector. Miss ,loslin
has been principal of the Crookston
and other schools, and has had twenty
years experience teaching
Miss Bernicc Footner, who has the
sixth and seventh grades at present,
did. not apply for reelection. Her sue
cessor, Miss Parker, is a normal school
graduate and successful teacher.
Miss Margaret Haigh, who has the
fifth and sixth grades, is planning to
take course in the state university,
and will enter next fall. Mrs. Tuttlc
who succeeds her, is normal school
graduate and has taught before. Her
home was formerly in Belgrade town
ship.
At the request of the teachers, it
was decided to hold the spring vaca-
ton the first week in April.
The usual bills were allowed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11

From Mondays Daily.
The caucus held Saturday night plac
ed in nomination the following ticket
OF village officers: o. Ncitgc, presi-
dent; J. kroeger, Marion Hill, w. 4
Stewart, trustees; ID. Donahue, clerk
Il Smith. treasurer; J. Postels, con
stable. The present assessor q. Lar
son. holds over another year. The
caucus was not as well attended as ut
some former caucuses, owing TO the
fact possibly that there was no de-
cided contest
There no doubt will be another ticket
in the field before the opening OF the
polls tomorrow morning. The polls
will be open for the election tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock and will
be closed at o'clock.
The school board will hold an adj
journed regular meeting tonight.
O. L. Bennett, who has been ill for
number of days, is able to be up
today.
Mrs. j. c.. Walrod, who Is at the
hospital, is reported as improving
nicely.
III. Swabe. who was operated upon
recently. has been taken back to the
hospital for further treatment.
The heavy wind late yesterday aft
eInoon blew in one of the large win
dows of the front of Ii. L. Markytan's
grocery.
Five substantial, modern residences
i'll course of construction, and the
foundation for three others, which will
be built during the summer, gives
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
William Keogh Was Despondent; He
Killed Himself.

Dependency due to sickness and in
ability to support his bride of three
months is thought to be responsible for
the suicide of William Keogh, twenty
six years old, VINO was found dying
today in room on the third floor of
a rooming house conducted by Mrs.
Alexander Heyblom, 80 Thirteenth
street south. Mrs. Keogh had just
left the house when Mrs. Heyblom
heard a shot and the crash of Keogl's
falling body. She ran to the room
and then started for Doctor On the
stairway she met Mrs. Keogh, who had
also heard the shot and surmised
what had HAPPENED. Keogh was taken
to the city hospital in the auto patrol.
He died two hours later
"The ambulance was out on call,
and tine patrol was sent without sur
geon. Mrs. Keogh was in Mysteries
when the officers arrived, and it was
with difficulty she was persuaded to
allow her husband to be taken to the
hospital.
"keogh was a carpenter. Last De-
cember the couple were married in Man
kato and five weeks ago came to Min
neapolis. Keogh was unable to secure
work but he did not worry He was
strong and well and he knew some
kind of employment could he found.
Then he fell sick. The little money
they had was soon gone. The young
husband feared he was to be stricken
with typhoid, and his courage failed.
No arrangements have been made for
the funeral. 1t is thought interment
will he at ,Mankato."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
Old Napoleon

Mrs. Judd Cornell visited in Maple
ton Tuesday.
Judd Cornell made a business trip
10 Mankato Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Proehl entertained
company at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Hicks were visi'
tors at Ed. Hicks Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Iams visited
relatives at Delavan Tuesday.
DIR. L. r. Phelps visited his brother
Frank Phelps, Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson were visiting
their daughter Mrs. Elmer Phelps Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs b. 7. Taylor were
Sunday visitors at the home .. w.
Healy's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will lams visited the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Broas
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Chandler and
children visited at Roy Bowen of Ma
pleton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beujamin Taylor at
tended a party Monday night at Clair
Cornclls in Mapleton.
b. +. Taylor, Joe Bissell and a.
Proehl attended IN auction at Sam
Evans near Delayan Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Taylor ATTENDED,
the surprise party OH Mr.. Will Dobie
last Saturday evening They report Il
pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Stevens attended
the old settlers party ut the Fred
Alderman home Saturday. They re-
port fine time.
Bear i'll mind the annual meeting of
the chase cemetery society which is
to be held at the home of Russell
Annis March Z, 1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mead and
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Cllas. Whit
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Cornell vsi-
ted at the home of Judd Cornell's
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hicks gave u
birthday party Thursday night in hon
or of their son Clark's twenty first
birthday. The evening was enjoyable
spent and refreshments were served
after which the guests departed for
their many homes, but not before
presenting Clark with handsome gold
watch and wishing him many more
such occasions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
Third Infantry Sends Greeting on the
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary.
From Saturdays

Colonel c. i. Johnson of this city,
deputy public bank examiner and col
onel i'm the Minnesota National Guards,
was mus tered into the service twenty
five years ago today, and was re-
minded of the fact today in tee
gram from Duluth, which reads as fol
lows:
Duluth. Mimi, March ), l9lO.-Col-
onel C. +. johnson, Mankato, MINI.
"Olficers of the Third Infantry station,
ed at Duluth desire to extend to you
the warmest congratulations on this
your twentyfifth anniversary of SER
vice. Signedi IL, u. Resche, lieutenant
colonel. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
BELGRADE DOES HANDSOMELY.
Township Votes $4,000 for Improving
the Roads.
From TUESDAYS Daily,

Belgrade township today voted to
raise road fund of 5000, and u
general fund of $500. The enterpris
ing farmers of that township are wide
awake TO the Importance of good roads,
and are to be congratulated OH their
action i'll voting so large sum for
road Improvement. Last year they ex-
pended about $4,000 OH the new road
up the Belgrade HILL
There is Il contest on over supervisor.