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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10

from it, and saw the accident. He
states that as soon as the North
western train had passed, Mrs. Smith
attempted to cross, without noticing
the Omaha train, that was following
closely after the other, and the en-
CINE struck her. He fastened and
informed his father.
Peter j. Staley was standing beside
his chicken house, 200 feet from the
crossing, and also saw the accident
He states that the Northwestern train
had been gone two minutes before
the Omaha came along. He noted
Mrs. Smith walking up Hubbell avenue
across the track and towards the lat
ter, and saw her step in front of the
engine. She was thrown into the air
and fell beside the track. He thought
that the train was going possibly twelve
miles an hour He had noticed par
ticnlarly that the train did not seem
to be going as fast as usual.
Husband Is Frustrated.
Mr.. Smith was at his home, 800 DIVA
tonna street, block from the Hub
bell avenue crossing, when the accident
occurred He was notified of it within
few moments and started for the
scene, where he saw crowd gathering,
but friends stopped him. He was
greatly Frustrated by the accident
which had in moment robbed him
of his LIES companion, one who was
not only wife, but also nurse to
him.
Coroner Kennedy was notified and
went to the scene at once, and after
viewing the remains turned them over
to the undertaken. They were tlen
taken to the rooms of the Klein Tn
aertaking company. The only visible
injury was cut on the forehead, but
it was not serious one, apparently.
The features were composed. and the
clothing not greatly disarranged
After eating lunch. Mrs. Smith
had washed the dishes and set every
thing in order. and had gone across
the track to Mrs. Lindahls and an
other neighbors to get some eggs and
vegetables, and after being gone for
three fourths of an hour was on her
return home. She was in good health,
and Mr.. Smith states that her hearing
was as good as it had been. She was
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CAN THEY LOVE ONE ANOTHER
Prohibitionists and County 0ptiOnists
May Get Together.

The county optionists and prohibi-
ton party in Minnesota may be
brought together as result of decis-
ion of the Goodhue county prohibition
lists to instruct their legislative candi-
dates to support county option meas
ures, if elected. The decision was
reached at the Goodhue county con-
yention at Redwing, Wednesday
Plans were also made for the most
vigorous campaign in the history Of
the prohibition party in Minnesota. A
strong Organization will be perfected
immediately, and the districts will be
canvassed from one end to the other
in the interests of c. c. Holten, George
H. VoXland, Anton V. Anderson and
Charles A. Sargent. the legislative can
didates.
The Goodhue delegates attending the
state convention in Minneapolis IN
July will support E. f. Lobeck, Alex
andria, for governor
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PRAISE FROM Mr.. HAMILTON
Mayor Meyer Receives Congratulate tons
Former TOwnsman Writes.

The following letter was received by
Mayor A. G. Meyer:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 2, 1910
Hon. A. G. Meyer, Mankato, MINI.
My Dear Mr.. Meyer: | have just
learned of your election as the first
mayor of Mankato under the commits
sion form of government. 1t gives me
great pleasure to be able to congratu-
late You on your election. The COM
mission form of government is now
in vogue i'm this city the second time
and so far has given excellent salts
faction. | do not know much about
the personnel of your council, but
am satisfied if they are as capable
as you are and will give you the prop
er support, you will give the people
an excellent administration. So accept
my hearty congratulations. Yours very
truly, Henry NJ. Hamilton.
1t is needless to say that Mayor
Meyer is highly pleased at receiving
the congratulations of his former
townsman.
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MRS. CALVIN SMITH WAS KILLED AT
THE HUBBELL AVENUE CROSSING
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily
Mrs. Calvin Smith was instantly
killed on the Hubbell avenue crossing
of the Omaha road at shortly before
one o'clock this afternoon She had
been to neighbours on an errand, 60
ing Immediately after dinner, and was
on her way home, when the accident
occurred. 1t was witnessed by Peter
j. Staley, who lives block from the
crossing, and by Seth, son of W. E.
POlzine
The Chicago and Northwestern passen
ger for the west had just pulled out, and
moment or so after it passed Mrs.
Smith walked leisurely across the
track and stepped upon the Omaha
track Just as west bound passenger train
No. was pulling out. She evidently
did not see this train, her attention
having been attracted by the first train
to pass, and it is believed that she
was looking down the track toward the
departing train as she went over the
crossing, all unconscious of the danger
approaching from the other side.
Was Thrown Twenty Feet.
The engine struck Mrs. Smith and
she was carried or thrown twenty feet
or more from the crossing, and fell
to the south of the track, three feet
from it., with her head to the east
and lying on her hack parallel with
the rail. She was dead when found.
The train was in charge of Con
ductor Hart, and Engineer Andrew Lay
ton was at the throttle The train
was not going as fast as usual, al
though few moments late, and was
proceeding at very moderate speed.
1t is evident that Mr.. Layton had no
thought that Mrs. Smith intended
to step upon his track, and after the
engine had struck her he stopped the
train within hundred feet A phys-
clan who was on the train FASTENED
to the spot where the unfortunate
woman was lying. and after making
a hasty examination pronounced life
extinct. The train then pulled out.
The witnesses did not attach any
blame to the engineer.
Attempted to Cross Track.
Seth Polzine was waiting for the
train to pass, on Hubbell avenue. south
of the track, and perhaps fifty feet
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cheerful and happy, and in fact, Mr.
Smith states that she had never had
sick day.
The deceased was born May 3, 1912
at Orleans. New York, and was mar
ried to MIR. Smith in April, 1869, at
Owasso, Mich. That same year they
came to Mankato, and have resided
here ever since. No children have been
born to them, but Mrs. Smith is sur
vived, besides her husband, by two
sisters, Mrs. A. j. Patterson of Owasso,
Mich, and Mrs. Homer jackson, also
of Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Smith re-
turned about month ago from
Corunna, Mich, where they spent the
winter on account of Mr. Smiths
health.
Was An Excellent Woman.
Mrs. Smith was a member of st.
Johns Episcopal church, and was also
a member of the WOman's Relief corps,
and had numerous warm friends, who
will greatly regret her death She was
a faithful and loving wife, and a
good friend and neighbor, and was
highly respected by all Mr. Smith
will have the sympathy of all in his
great loss. Arrangements for the
funeral will be announced later Mr..
Smith is at present staying at the
home of his brother, A. NJ Smith, on
South Broad street.
Coroner Kennedy, after investigating
the circumstances of the accident, could
find no blame attaching to the rail
road and decided, after taking the adj
vice of County Attorney Plymat, to
hold no inquest, as the circumstances
did not seem to warrant one.
The train record at the union depot
shows that No. 3 pulled out at l2:49
p. m. today. 1t is due to leave at
l2:45.
Engineer Layton blew the locomo-
tive whistle half block away from
the crossing but neither he nor his fire
man saw Mrs. Smith until after the
engine struck her.
Mrs. Smiths skull was not frac-
tured. There was an inch and half
tut over the left eye, for inch cut
through the scalp on top of head, left
eg broken at the hip, also at knee.
md twO-inch cut on inner side of
light ankle.
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PIONEER MERCHANT Is DEAD
George R. Finch Passed Away Suddenly
in st. Paul Last Night.

st. Paul, June 2.-George r. Finch
for nearly half century one of the
leading merchants and civic promoters
of st. Paul, died yesterday morning
suddenly at his home, 245 Summit av-
enne, OF an attack of valvular heart
trouble.
His family became aware that he
was i'll and sent for his physician, DR.
John +. Rogers. Mr. Finch passed
away soon after the doctor reached
his bedside
No man in all ST. Paul was better
known than George r. Finch; no man
had played a more active part in the
hard work of establishing the city as
the commercial center OF the north
western country and few men in Min
nesota owned as many warmly at
tached friends as he.
For forty seven years he had been
connected prominently with the dry
goods house of Finch, Van Slyck & ne
Conville and its predecessors, and at
the time of his death was the president
of the corporation.
Mr. Finch was born at the town
of Delaware, Ohio, September "a, 1899,
and would therefore have reached his
seventy first birthday next September
His father was Sherman Finch, dis
tinguished Judge of Ohio, and his
mother Eliza Shepherd Finch.
Mr.. Finch as a lad received his edu-
cation in the public schools and after
acquiring knowledge of general bust
ness became connected with the firm of
Z. l.. Baldwin & Co.. Cleveland, Ohio.
and later with the firm of Woodwork.
Finch & Green in Bellevue Ohio, until
1868, when he came to st. Paul to live
and entered the wholesale drygoOds
firm of ]. L. Forepaugh & CO., of which
Maurice Ayerbach was also mem
Der. This firms successors have come
down to the present time with Mr..
Finch as continuous member
A brother of Mr. Finch died in this
city several years ago.
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DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the
EuStachian Tube. When this tube is
infiamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing. and when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to it's nor
NAL condition. hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by Catarrh. which is nothing
but an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
situation
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FORMER MANKATO RESIDENT
Mrs. Minerva ]. Church, Who Died at
POcatellO. Idaho.

Pocatello Tribune Mrs. Minerva j.
Church, aged eighty, beloved wife of
Joseph A. Church, one of Pocatellos
pioneers, and mother of Mayor Daniel
w. Church, died just before noon today
al the old family home on Hayes and
Center, of old age and rheumatism
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been perfected. The deceased. who was
one of the lovable old ladies in Poca-
tello was born in Kentucky on March
p. 1850, and removed to Idaho in
1888, living first at Shoshone, which
was then the most important railroad
point in the state. coming in 1892
with her family to the Gate City, where
she has been residing continuously
since. She leaves husband, two
daughters, Mrs. c. c. Quinn at River
side, Cal, and Mrs. George H. North
of Pocatello, and two sons, d. W.
Church, mayor of the city, and How
and Church, Short Line machinist.
Mrs. Quinn has been notified by wire
of the death of her mother, and pend
ing her arrival no arrangements for
the funeral will be perfected.
The passing of Mrs. Church removes
from Pocatello woman who as a
pioneer of the Gem state did much in
her wonderfully sweet way TO help
build up this inland empire. She reared
a fine family of boys and girls. who
have made their impress on the COM
munity, and in withstanding the hard
ships of pioneer life she has bequeathed
to them those sterling characteristics
which are so necessary in a new cOun
try. Gentle and sweet dispositiOned
even when suffering most with the
weakness of advanced age and the
pangs of rheumatic complaints, Mrs.
Church was through it all dear, tender
hearted and lovable "Grandma Church.
worshipped by her children and loved
by all who were fortunate enough to
be embraced within the circle of her
friendship.
Out of respect to the memory of
The deceased there will be no meeting
of the city council tomorrow night.
Mr.. and Mrs Church formerly resided
in Mankato
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CHANGE IN NORMAL FACULTY
Misses Robbins to Return From Eu-
rope; c. F. Riley Has Resigned.


Only few changes will be made
in the normal faculty for the coming
year. The Misses Robbins, who have
been IN Europe for the last year on
leave OF absence, will return, which
VIII neeessitate the leSving of Miss
Edna VOss, who has beer in the his
tory department, and Miss Grippe, who
has served as critic in the grammar
department of the model school
Although the many friends of the
Misses Robbins will be very glad to
see them back, all regret to have Miss
Voss and Miss Grippe leave.
Miss Grippe will remain during the
summer term.
I. +. Curtis Riley is retiring, after
three years of most successful work
in the biology department and his place
will be filled by Arthur D. Wahdon
of the st. Louis high school.
Mr.. Wahdon is graduate of Iowa
state university and has had eight
years OF very successful high school
experience.
MISS Myrtle Holmes has resigned her
position as assistant critic in the in
termediate department, to accept
position in the normal at Oshkosh.
WIS. She will be succeeded here by
Miss Eleanor Osborn, who graduated
this spring.
Miss Edith Grannis, who has served
for the last two years as assistant Ii.
braran, has also resigned. She ex-
poets to enter Hamlin college this fall.
Miss Elna Malzahn, also of the grad
uating class, has been elected to this
position.
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IS CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF
Bennett Williams Has Announced Him
self for the Position.

Bennett Williams, the former efficient
sheriff of Blue Earth county. is being
urged hard to enter the race for that
office again. During his incumbency he
made an A No. l sheriff, always on the
alert for criminals, always courteous,
conscientious and economical The
people of Blue Earth county will not
make mistake if they elect him next
fall, and if all of his friends will pull
together for him they will have a
good chance to win"
The above was handed in by friends
of Mr.. Williams today, for publication.
Mr.. Williams has friends all over the
county who are urging him to become
a candidate, and he would undoubtedly
make formidable showing at the
polls.
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Sterling Center

The friends of Miss Mary Fisk gave
her surprise party last Saturday
night.
Mrs. Charles Roberts and daughter
Gustie spent Sunday at the Fred
Roberts home.
Charles Grover arrived home Satur-
day after attending vollege in Amcs,
Iowa, the past year.
Don't forget the old settlers picnic
at the Grover place Tuesday, June 1.
Also the dance in the evening at the
hall Music by Armstrong orchestra.
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Many a Day Is Spoiled.

By a cough which cannot be broken
by ordinary remedies. But why not
try medicine that will cure any
cough that any medicine can cure?
That is Kemp's Balsam. 1t is rec
commended by doctors and nurses, and
it costs only 25 cents at any drug
gist's or dealers. Keep bottle al
ways in the house and YOU will always
be prepared to treat cold or cough
before it causes any suffering at all.
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LIST OF THE GRADUATES.

+ Latin Course-ViOlet Hildred
+ AtchisOn, Anna Amelia Ander-
+ son. Harriet Howe Alters, Mary+
+ Eileen Boucher, @Philip F. Com
+ stock, Herman Eliot Harvard,
+ Mabel Gerthe knott, Edna Vera
+ Mills, Luella Henrietta Olson,
+ Alma Mathia Olsen, Logan Rose
+ willard w. Washburn.
+ Scientific Course-Roy j. Ash.
! ~Aice Gertrude Alworth. Mary
J! Janet Balm, Clarence b. Bur
+ meister. George p Brotherton,
+ David r. Evans. Frances Flow
+ ers. Earl Gilmore Girvin,
+ Florence Pauline Zimmerman,
+ maud Palmer Hart, Merle w.
+ Harter, Robert W. Hughes,
: Louis Edward Janda, Katherine
+ Mae Jones. Edwin Larrabee
+ Kuhn, Francis Vivian Kenney,
+ @Ethel A. KOrsell. Katherine
+ Phillippi Leas, Lulu Mae Lamp.
Jabez Alvin Lloyd, James A.
+ Moore. Lois Jane Mills. Sara
BlOdwen Richards. *Vera b.
Schneider, Kate Sinotte, Alice
; Catherine Shook, Grace NJ.
: Wagon, #Zelora Brown Wells,
Viola A. Weber
Honor students.
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! impart knowledge but she has an OPP
portunity to give her noble character.
Unless she does this she is useless.
The parents give to the child his life
hut the teacher teaches him how to
use it,
The Fine Art of Living
! The fine art of living is to live
beautifully. We cannot separate cul-
ture and character The two must 90
hand in hand before a life is COM
plete. Life must have a purpose Mil
ton, who was filed with that thought,
is remembered today while many 9TH
ers who did not realize that have been
| forgotten.
| IAN artist may start sketch which
gives promise of great things but if
he never finishes it, he has done moth
ing. Beginning thing is not ac-
complishing anything.
We can't all accomplish all we hope
to do. 1t would be grand to be
ten talent man. but it is just as grand
to be a one talent man and use that
taVi' wei.
The fine art of living is to do some
thing WELL whatever or wherever II Il.
Art gives itself The flower which
would not give its beauty, withered
and died, the bird which would not
give its voice for the enjoyment of
Others was deprived of its voice, the
girl who said MY grace of woman
hood shall not be given in any service
faded into useless old woman. There
is no art which does not give. Carlyle
said 1T is beautiful to have made the
world little brighter. little happier
and little better for having lived
in it,"
I'VE call cOlors by what they give
We might as easily call red blue. 1t
simply keeps the blue rays and sends
forth the red. That which we call black
receives all the rays and gives none
and we have accepted this as the sym
boil of evil White receives all and
gives all and we have accepted this as
the symbol of purity
Each one must measure his life by
what he gives. He who gives most
has most to give and in this is the
fine art of living
Governor Presented Diplomas.
Governor Eberhart presented the di-
plomas. In speaking to the class he
said: Our eyes are the windows of
our souls. To make them beautiful
there must be some of shadow with
out and much of light within. For
the student to be an honor to the !
school he must meet and overcome a |
great many obstacles. 1t is only bv |
meeting and overcoming them that |
success is won.
Sometimes it may seem that you
are alone on one end of things with
ne whole world against You on the
other, but in just such cases the stu !
lent has an opportunity to prove his
worth. The field was never better
nor the opportunities greater, for the
eacher than they are today, but the
success will depend on the individual.
The laurels must be wOn.''
Seventy one students received diplo.
mas at this time. During the year
iXty Others received them. making the
number OF graduates for the year l3l.
President c. H. Cooper presided and
introduced the speakers The chapel
vas profusely decorated and the an
hence was large. Twelve hundred peo-
BE must have listened 10 the exercises, !,
winch were so nicely carried out.
Rev. I. Ross Paden gave the invo-
alton and pronounced the benediction.
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her in care of Chief of Police Ad.
Klause. The unfortunate young woman
was later taken to the county jail,
where it developed that she was suf-
fering with a chronic disease. She was
sent to her home at Lake Crystal ON
Monday.
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HODGE IS FOUND NOT GUILTY
Acquitted of the Charge of Starting
Fire at MinneOpa


j. b. Hodge, whose trial took place
yesterday afternoon on the charge of
starting a fire neglgently at Mime
opa, was acquitted after the jury had
been out for three fOurths of an hour.
The jury numbered but three. Six had
been summoned, but three claimed eX-
emption, and the attorneys decided to
proceed with the remaining three, who
were George Hodapp, Henry Klugherz
and Paul Ziegler The jury returned
its verdict soon after six o'clock. The
defendant admitted having had fire
i'm the basement of his building, but
claimed that it was out before he
left. The evidence against him was not
very convincing. He was defended by
G. l.. Benedict and David Severance,
while County Attorney Plymat APP
reared for the state
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South Dakota Bankers.

Yankton S. d.. June S.-Plans for
financing the bumper crop which South
Dakota farmers expect to produce this
year and general discussion of bank
ing topics will occupy the three day
session of the State Bankers Associa
ton, convened here today
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EIGHTEEN GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Graduation Exercises Held in North
MankatO Last Evening.

From Fridays Daily
Eighteen students were graduated
from the North Mankato high school
last evening. An address was delivered
by Rev. W. \. Jameson, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church. 1t was
an eloquent and instructive talk, filed
with MUCH good advice and apt sug-
gestions to the young men and women
who are leaving school,
Mrs. Gray rendered several selections
and Professor l.. E. Mccormick pre-
sented the diplomas.
Rev. J. d. Mccormick pronounced the
invocation and benedction.
A large audience was in attendance.
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HEART DISEASE DEATH CAUSE
Mrs. Katie Scheuer Passed Away Sud-
denly Shortly After Nine O'clock

from saturdays DaiIy.
Mrs. Katie Scheuer, who resided on
North Second street, died suddenly at
9:30 O'Clock this morning of heart dis
ease. Mrs Scheuer had made some
purchases at grovery store and OH
nearing her home was taken with a
fainting spell. She was carried into
the house and died ten minutes later.
Deceased was seventy four years old.
She is survived by husband and
nine children.
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IMPROvINGTHE KOENENROAD
Farmers Are Busy at Work Hauling
Gravel on the Highway.

The farmers are busy graveling and
otherwise improving the Koenen slough
road, and fixing up other parts of the
road to Lake Washington. Broken
stone is being deposited on the road
near the Schultz farm. The farmers
are taking an interest and making the
road better than it ever was before,
and those who drive over it appreciate
what they are doing. Everybody using
the road will be the gamer. and the
farmers use it more than anybody
else.