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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
BOARD OPENS BID FOR COAL
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The county board yesterday after
noon opened bids for furnishing the
county with Hooking Valley coal as fol-
lows: G. w. Monks Lumber COM
pany, $685.; a. Bashaw So; Charles T.
Taylor, $6.25 to $3.50; Laird Norton
Yards, $6.25 to $3.50; Lampert Lumber
company, $685. to $500; Hayes Lucas
Lumber company, $500 to $685.. The
contract was awarded to the Monks
Lumber company, to furnish Sunday
creek screened lump Hooking Valley
coal.
Bids for constructing the old and
new bridges at Vernon Center were
opened, as follows: Minneapolis Steel
and Machinery company, both bridges
$4,000; Marsh Engineering company,
both $500; North Star Concrete COM
pany of Mankato, old bridge $3.50,
new bridge, $l,l6S; C. S. Erickson, both
$5,266; Penn Bridge company, both
$5,437; Security Bridge company, both,
S5.437; Security Bridge company, both
po,UUU. L lie contract was awarded 10
the North Star Concrete company, $500
to be deducted from the bid in case
piling is found to be unnecessary.
The Garden City Fair association
asked for an appropriation of $500,
and E. I. Champlin made personal
appeal for it, but no action was taken.
1t will be considered later.
The hearing OH the Merickle ditch
petition was set for Nov. % at
p. m.
1t was decided to hold session Nov
90 at a. m.
The hearing on the Strobel road pc
tition was set for the October meet
ing. There was no appearance ON
either side.
The county auditor was directed to
secure bids for cleaning out 2,l00 yards
from ditch No. T.
The Red Jacket bridge matter was
laid over to the October meeting
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now with the Hoy Construction COM
pany, will be general manager of the
line He is experienced in railway con-
struction.
Efforts were made by the promoters
to keep matters quiet for short time,
and little has been said about the pro-
ject, although it has been in process OF
formulation for several months.
Articles of incorporation were filed
last Friday under the name of st.
Paul Railway Promotion company,
which gives the incorporators the right
to build and operate any kind of a
railway as well as construct and OPP
crate power plants anywhere in the
state
Capital Stock Is 100000.
The parent company is Incorporated
for 100000. but the limit of its liza
bilities is placed at $2,000,OO0. This
amount is to be used in financing the
construction company, but places no
limit on the amount of capital stock
which may be issued for the work OF
the railway.
The signatures to the articles of in
corporation include the names of W. j.
Hoy, II. c. Struchen. w. L. Sontag, E
j. Dunnigan. John ID. Davidson, c. E
Van Kirk, Kay Alexander, Walter L.
Van Ormun, c. L. Converse and A. c.
Orthausen. Most of these names were
placed on the articles in order to con-
form with the requirements of the law
although all, with the exception of Mr.
Hoy, are empowered by the men back
of the project.
General Offices in St. Paul.
The general offices of the company
will be in st. Paul, and this city will
derive large benefits from the proposed
line. A line will undoubtedly be built
into Minneapolis, where it will connect
with the Minneapolis Street Railway
company, but the main line will rui
into st. Paul.
The persons interested control enough
capital to built many hundred mile.
of railroad without selling any stock
AiIHouSn IL Is eAPeelco thoe oeoSh WI
be offered the public as an investment
enough of it will be retained by st
Paul people to keep the control in tins
city.
A meeting of those interested vii
be held some time this week, at which
it is expected the plans of procedure
will be formulated.
Mr.. Sontag, who is interested in the
proposed line has visited Mankato FIRE
quently of late and sized up the situa
ton from this end. He has discussed
the project with Manager Hance o
the Mankato Electric Traction company
That gentleman stated today that HI
was not fully informed on what the st
Paul man and his co-capitalists intend
ed to do.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30

From thursdays Daily.
Quite bad accident happened in
Cambria early yesterday morning. One
of the Harris brothers, storekeepers
at Cambria, had started for Mankato
in his automobile, to attend TIE fair,
and had stopped at farm house.
When starting up again, team of
horses belonging to VIM. S. Evaps and
driven by his hired man, John Green.
ley. hitched to Il lumber wagon. be-
came frightened and jumped into a
buggy that was just ahead of them, in
which was Rowland Evans. Mr..
Evans was thrown out and was rem
dercd unconscious. I'm some way Mr..
Greenley got kicked in the chest bv
one OF the horses and was badly hurt.
Two doctors were summoned to dress
the injuries Of the two men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised letters for the week eBi-
ing September %, 1910:
Miss Ada ComstOck.
Mr.. M. Foster
Mr.. and Mrs. Cearsher.
Mr.. Herman.
Mr.. Earl johnson (2).
juan Kuomalan.
Mr.. L. l.. Lebdole.
Mr.. Eally Morris.
Mr. Platt.
w. 0. Smith, Ted Swift ~.
f. E. Thayer.
Mr.. Charles wilkins.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
THREE NEW DISTRICT JUDGES

Three new district judges for the
country districts were developed by
the primaries Tuesday. In the fifth
district A. b. Childress of Faribault
defeated Judge T. S. Buckham of
Faribault and two other candidates by
a decisive vote John W. Mason of
Fergus Falls won the republican nomi-
nation in the seventh district to sue
coed Judge l.. L. Baxter, who is re-
firing. He will have to contest in the
election with c. A. Nye of Moorhead,
the democratic candidate.
The thirteenth district, where Judge
Philip L. Brown retires to 60 on the
supreme bench, witnessed contest
among five republicans, and the win
ner was a surprise. Captain L. S. Mel
son of Slayton got heavy vote in
Murray and Rock counties, and is con-
coded winner. j. S. Town of Worth
ington had been favorite in the race
with D. A. Stewart of Window also
having chance. There is demo
cratic candidate in that district, j.
S. Redding of Window.
Judge Albert johnson of Redwing
who was appointed last year by Gov
ernor Johnson, won the republican
nominatio in the first district ovel
Frank NJ. Wilson, carrying both Good.
hue and Dakota counties.
Judicial candidates in the entire
state follow. Those marked with a =
being now on the bench:
First District Albert johnson, Red
wing, (rep.).
Second District-*Oscar Hallam, st
Paul (rep.); &C. L. Bum, st. Paul
(dem.). Two to elect.
Fourth District Day Smith
Fl. D. Dickinson, #Andrew Holt, #W
E. Hale, c. L. Smith (reps.); *Wilbul
+. Booth, Benjamin Davenport, Will.
lam II. Vanderburgh, M. f. Hanley, L
Il. Larson (dems.), all of Minneapolis
Fifth District-A. B. Childress (rep)
Faribault; c. P. Carpenter (dem.)
Mortified.
Seventh District-John w. Mason
Fergus Falls (rep.); c. A. Nye (dem.)
Moorhead.
Eighth District-*P. w. Morrison
(dem.), Norwood.
Eleventh District Homer 3. Dibcl
(rep.), Duluth; *Martin Hughes (dem.)
Hibbing. Two to elect.
Twelfth District-#Gauthe E. Qvals
(rep). Willmar; Alva r. Hunt (ind.)
Litchfield.
Thirteenth District. S. Nelson
(rep.), Slayton; j. S. Redding (dem.)
Window.
Fourteenth District-*William Watts
(rep.), Crookston; #Andrew Grindelant
(repD, Warren.
Fifteenth District-*C. NJ. Stanton
tind.). Bemidji; Thomas Keefe (rep.)
Bagley.
Sixteenth District. II. Quinn
(rep.), Fairmont.
Seventeenth District-tA. L. Gid
dings (rep), Anoka.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH

From thursdays Daily.
Yesterday was the first anniversary
of the death of Governor John Albert
Johnson. Every Minnesotan remem-
bers the days of anxiety at this time
last year, eliminating early i'll the
morning of the twenty first of Sep,
TENDER i'll the death of the governor
at the Mayo hospital at Rochester
Mimi, where he had undergone al
operation.
The governors body was taken to
st. Paul the same day, and carried tt
the state capitol 1t lay i'll state all
day on September %, thousands OF
people passing in respectful silence by
the coffin in the rotunda of the CAPT.
toll On the following day, September
%, the dead executive was given a
great state funeral in st. Paul and al
st. Peter, where he was buried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
DEATH OF A ST. CLAIR LADY

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Helena Franz of st. Clair died
this morning of kidney trouble and
complications, aged eighty seven years
She was a widow and leaves one SON
Fred Franz of st. Clair. She was one
of the old residents Of that part of
the county, well liked by all, and her
death causes much regret.
Funeral services will be held at two
o'clock tomorrow afternoon ut the Lu-
theran church at st. Clair.
How some folks do enjoy rolling up
their sleeves, and then-bossing the
job that somebody else does.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
Funeral of Mrs. Rausch.

TOM THUTSOdyS OdIIys
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Mrs. j. c. Rausch
will be held at two o'clock Saturday
afternoon at the home of +. w. Postle-
waite, 2l6 South Broad street, and the
interment will be made at Glenwood
cemetery. The funeral services will be
in charge of the Rebakah lodge of Odd
Fellows, and Rev. L. r. Paden will
conduct the services.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
How,s THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.fJ. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known F..
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
iieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
naily, acting directly upon the blood
Testinonials sent free Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
Uau
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
Real Estate Transfers

John G. Gerlich and others to Her
man A. Hubmer, east l20 acres of Sc
"A, section IL, Decoria, for $500.
Nicholas V. Lux to Michael Lux, lot 3,
block Is, Van Brunt's third addition
for 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30

we sell guns and traps cheap. Buv
furs and hides. Write for catalop
Northwestern Hide and Fur Co. Min.
neapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30

+ WHEN THE FIRST SNOW is
+ DUE HEREABOUTS.

: Brother Broome, the local !
! weather prognosticator, states
: that the first real snowstorm
: will occur in this neck of the
woods one week before Christ
; mas, probably between the Sat- !
urday and Monday preceding
: the appearance of old st. Nick.
+ + + + + = + 1. + + + + !. + +
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30

Frank Ellsworth's majority at the
recent primaries in Mankato was 26O
This will be increased considerably at
the election that is to be held in No
yember. Z
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
Northwestern
Conservatory
80 instructors
600 Students

AL branches of Music Art and Dramatic Art.
ORCHESTRAL and Band Instruments. Normal Courses
IN fu6lic School Music. Art. Piano. Physical Train
ing Domestic Science Terms Reasonable cataIof Free
.. A. EVERS. Pres. Minneapolis. MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
ASK RETURN OF THEIR
PASTOR FOR The YEAR
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The fourth quarterly conference,
which is the annual meeting of the
church of the Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church, occurred last night.
Rev. F. B. Cowgirl was in the chair
The following is brief summary OF
the financial condition of the charge and
the amounts raised for church work
within the various societies in the
body:
For ministerial support 81 1868 W
For missions home and foreign 632 90
For Sunday schools. ........ 234. 90
Current expense, sexton, light,
fuel. etc. 900. 90
Ladies' Aid societies. ........ 700 90
Other benevolences .......... 400 90
IOtal ............ .pf,ooH. w
The following officers and commit
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30

Gather and burn the rubbish,
The Washington times., 1910-07-18
LICENSES ARE ASKED
BYCAPITAL BARRIERS

As a means OF placing their craft
upon a more scientific and practical
plane. the BARRIERS Of Washington are
anxious to be governed by board Of
examiners. as IN the cases of pEysi-
clans. dentists. pharmacists, and vet
eriuaridns-
The JOurneymen Barriers Alliance Of
the District of Columbia Is fathcring
the movement and has asked the Cham
Der Of Commerce 10 indOrse 1t before the
matter Is placed before the District
Commissioners for action
\ letter from Theodore A Leckert,
president Of the Alliance, asking for an
examining board. was considered By the
executive committee Of the Chamber OF
Commerce today, and Il was referred to
the committee on public health Tor a
report
The executive committee also consid-
cred plans for the euterta Inment OF
Marshal De FOnssCa, president-elect Of
Brazil who IS expected 10 WISH " ASH
iuztOu during August President Guide
Henry s. r Mcfarland. and Capt
James r Oyster were Tlamed as q Spe-
ciaI committee TO cooperate in the mat
rerr with a similar committee Of the
Board Of Trade. which Is composed OF
Gen O II Harries, D J. Callahan. and
A B Browne
TIE Chambers champion baseball
team VIII make a trip 70 Richmond. Va
Wednesday. July =, 10 play the Rich
rnond cOlleEiates-
The Washington times., 1910-07-18
LINERICKS COMING
FROM NEAR AND FAR
Contribution TO Contest Re
ceived From Shores of
Cape Cod.

If the citizens OF Washington who are
compelled 70 remain in the city during
the summer are not careful they may
see the prizes for Iimericks sent 10 their
more fortunate neighbors who are
spending the heated term at the sea
shore and in the mountains. The vic
tins Of the closed cars are not the only
ones who are making the limerick con
test a great success.
This mornings mail brought in a big,
ia envelope, bearing the date line
''BOuTnedale Mass" Up on the shores
% cape Cod a group Of Washington res
iGenJS EOt together and decided to com
pete for the limerick prize. This little
colony of WashingtOnians Il receiving
The Times every day and is watching
with interest the fight being made Tor
open street cars. one of the letters re-
ceived from cape Cod this morning was
from Mrs X L Curtis
Absent, But Interested.
Enclosed ind four IinTericks from
observation-disclosures who are summerinE in
New Eng I'D writes Mrs. Curtis, but
who az. nCue the less. interested IT.
this question # open street cars, which
concerns the welfare OF those who must
remain in the city It certainly does
seem a pity TO crowd heated people into
closed cars in the summer time"
Those who have Tot vet sent in their
Iimerirzs should remember that the
contest IS drawing TO a close. only two
more DAYS remain before the prize win
ner is picked The contest. remember.
viii close at ) O'Clock Wednesday even
ing r-very candidate for the prizes
must have his contributions ia The
Times office before that hour
Il Viii be impossible To consider those
received after 8. owing to the fact that
the number already received IS so EreaI
that the judges VIII find it difficult
matter TO 20 through the hundreds o.
IimericIzs ard seIect the prize winners
IL time TO announce them IN The Times
Thursday afternoon
Remember The prize for the line 20
20 with the unC0mpleted limerick Is s..
while the best original Limerick WI get
the $40 prize It Is even possible for
one person 20 win both prizes
Some Original Limericks.
Here are some more Of the original
limericks received in this morning
mail
The Washington people are Wild
They refuse TO be recouciled
To the Stuffy closed car.
Their comfort to mar,
They rebel, each man. woman and child.
10 Chcrch street northwest
There was an old lady named Kahn.
she tried 10 get out OF the rain.
So she got on car,
But didn't go far.
And murmured We'll, pe<er again.
AUNT IDA RNBI-LL-
SE Indiana avenue northwest
Did vU1 ever see sweIterinE Tom
In a closed car sealed ike a bomb2
AT some distant day
He'll be slipping frappe
Z In the spiritIand, happy and calm
TOM SAWYER
/ There was -ouug man named ACSeat
People said that he was q dead beat
He got IN a closed car
And was not going Tar,
The Washington times., 1910-07-18
OPEN CAR SITUATION
EXPLAINED BY EDDY
Secretary of DistricS Com
mission In Conference With
Chairman Knapp.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today resumed consideration Of
the complaints against the washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
and the Capital Traction Company,
called to its attention By the District
Railway Commission, with the re-
quest that an opinion be rendered as
70 whether the traction companies
can be compelled to operate open cars
OF cars Of a conference.-the type
Early this morning Chairman Knapp
sent for Secretary Eddy, Of the Dis
trict Railway Commission Mr.. Eddy
arrived at the chairman's Office short
y after 10 o'clock and was in con-
ference for more than an hour
Mr.. Knapp had looked into the rail-
road side Of the case in his conference
with George F. Hamilton, president Of
the Capital Traction Company. and he
was anxious to obtain from Secretary
Eddy first-band testimony as to the
conditions prevailing on both lines IN
this city.
Special Inquiry Made
When complaints against the closed
cars began to reach Mr.. EDDY two or
three weeks ago, he made a special in
vestigation. and the information he
gained at that time was given 10 Chair
man Knapp in some detail today.
At she conclusion OF the conference
between Chairman Knapp and Secre-
tarE Eddy neither was willing 70 discuss
the street car situation for publication
This street car business said Char
man knapp lis still under cODsidera-
ton BY the commission We hope 10
have something definite 10 say II short
I time"
Legality Is Asserted
Il is learned that counsel for the com
mission Is still engaged on the case
wiki a view to determining just how
broadly the commission may construe
the law giving il jurisdiction over the
street railways.
! Members OF the commission are not
The Washington times., 1910-07-18
FALSE ALARM GIVEN
NEW Works. POLICE

NEW YORK, July Is - Considerable
excitement was created at police head
quarters here today when a wireless
dispatch was received from the steam
ship MInnetOnlza stating that Dr. H H
Crippen was believed TO be on board
Detectives Moody and Lesson, VINO
have been searching ocean liners Tor
the missing pair hurried out 10 quaraIl-
tine on q revenue cutter and. boarded
the MinnetOnka. which sailed from
London on July e. the DAY Dr. CTippeu
and Miss Leneve disappeared
We thought we had the man., PurS-
er A H Norfolk said 10 the detectives,
but I guess We were mtSta ken
The man who had been picked out As
DR.. Crippen was Milton J Burns, who
Is connected with G New York theatTl-
cal newspaper After he had explained
hls identity he took the mistake as a
great joke
When the 1Tinnetonka locked Mrs
Robert H Mills. sister Of Belle ElmOre
and Nine Frank emmett, a friend o.
the murdered woman, boarded the boat
and aided in the search for the doctor
In the wireless dispatches that We =
sent out today asking captains Of liners
TO keep a watch for Dr. Crippen and
Miss Leneve, II was stated that Iue
physician might be dressed as EO-
man
The Washington times., 1910-07-18
CONYICTS ESCAPE
FROM CAMDEN JAIL

CAMDEN, y J., July 1S--Two con-
victs escaped from the local jail today
and fed through the city in a motor
car The police pursued then in other
automobiles.
One Of the men who escaped is a
convicted fOTgeT. William Fields Gil
Iespie- who escaped from the TOmbS,
New York, in 1904 He vas recently
sentenced TO seven years impTisou-
ment for forgery Gillespie accord
ing 10 the authorities. is wanted on
s. forgery charge by the Colonial and
Fifth Avenue Avenue Trust Company
The two men slipped through a cor
ridOr window, from which two bars
had been broken, and slid down q rain
spout. They jumped into motor car
which had stopped in front of the jail
Just before the two men got out
Gillespie. who Is also known under
the name Of Brown. and his cOmpzE-
ion. Charles Burger, a pickpOcket,
rode 20 the nearest car line. and there
Burger jumped out and boarded
trolley car
The police. bafled in their efforts to
OveTtake the men. notified neiEhbOr-
ing towns and cities 10 look out for
them and Immediately began search
here for their accOmphces.
The Washington times., 1910-07-18

Twas a very hot ride.
But I'm sure he'd decide
That the heat in q closed car IS greater.
JAMES H FOWLE.
1870 r street northwest.
From the heat Of the city they fed.
Let's 90 for a car ride they said;
But as all were opposed
To car that was CLOSED
They went in an auto instead
MISS MARTHA r HOYT.
30 Indiana avenue.
There Is q poor organization,
Running cars at the seat Of the Nation,
Their patrons for a nickel
With heat they would pickle
And then scon at the sad situation
A G. STURGIS,
70S Twentieth street northwest
The Devil once needed a change:
SO he wandered of OF his range.
And he r0amed near and far
TIL he struck a closed car,
Then he said. Home again: amt #
stranger
W. II. HICKS. the Champlain.
The traction company played Ike q
When it put on the ''pay-enter" box:
They'll get rich quick
On this prize gold brick-Of
No summer cars and all fares under
lock.
ROBERT W BEALIL
G52Z Thirteenth street northwest
There was an old man who stood look
ing
At the Mt Pleasant passengers cooking
When invited 20 ride.
Not inside" ne replied
I'd rather be looking than cooking
c. S PARTRIDGE.
1906 @ street
The Washington times., 1910-07-18

concerning themselves over the assertion
that Sne District Railway Commission
= an h4e8ai body and therefore cannot
eliLoLCe orders OF regulations They
LleLeiS point TO the fact that the mem
DSls OF Ine local commission received
their appointments 49, uc-e-fs 80 -
sillliIetss and assert that the act Great
ING the Interstate Commerce C,or~~1Fs-
sLo-L expressly authorizes the appoint
ment or suCh employees
- Lne commissions attorneys aEnd
mat TOE law IS such as would arff1,~~Fze
Ifiat BODY 20 islrue orders -eZar5fr-e fEo
t4Pe on car 10 be operated. 4 IS prob
an order IN the near future ana e.
stTuct the District Commission n. mt
It into effect forthwith.
The Washington times., 1910-07-18
BABY ONE YEAR OLD
GOT ECZEMA

Got eczema on hands, face,
nose and mOuth-Hard crust
formed, cracked and blood
ran out-Itched frjghtfully-
Could not rest - Mitts on
hands to prevent scratching
Mother forced to sit with
baby day and night-Used
Cuticura Soap and Ointment
as directed-In three days
crust began to come off
In a week there was no more
scab Now baby is cured
without a mark - Sleeps
soundly In her cradle and
parents in their bed - No
more sleepless nights because
of baby's sufering-Cuticura
seems a wonderful remedy
for this disease.
Extract from the letter Of Mr.. Henry NJ
FOgeI, RID l, Bath, Pa, December g 1909.
Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout the
civilized -orid, Cuticura Soap (c5c-), Cuticura
Ointment (5Oc.) Cuticura Rcsolvent C5Oc-) and
CuticUTa Pills (25c-)- Potter Drug Z Chem
Corp, sole Props. I35 Columbus Ave. BOS-
ton EsrMaiIed free 32-page CUdCuTI Book
on HCv % treat the Skin and Scalp.