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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
RUSHING WORK AT THE DAM
Bridge Will Be Completed Middle OF
Next Week.

The timber has all been cut way
from the reservoir back of the dam
at Rapidan, up to the water line. and
it will be removed from the basin
in few days and the brush all
burned Everything that will ever
be likely to cause trouble for the
dam has been taken out.
Manager Brown expects that the
new bridge over the dam will be
thrown open for travel on December
81 or %. The work of completing
the dam is going steadily and rapidly
along, including the work on the
power house at the west end of the
dam. The water in the basin has
been raised as high as it can safely
be raised until the buildings have
been taken out.
Tomorrow afternoon at one o'clock
there will be an auction sale of some
of the buildings and other property.
The mill, among others, will be sold.
When sold, the buildings must be
torn down at once and removed, SO
that the basin can be filled. 1t is
expected that there will be a large
crowd at the auction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
REAL HOLIDAY APPEARANCE
Stores Have Beautiful Displays;
Handsome Christmas Stocks.

Many of the stores on Front street
have taken on truly holiday ap-
pearance. They have beautiful dis.
plays in their windows, which at
tract old and young alike and re.
mind them of how near Christmas
now is. The enterprising merchants
who are advertising their wares
through the columns of the newspa-
pers and backing it up with hand
some displays in their windows and
on their shelves and counters are
drawing goodly trade, not only
from this city but from neighboring
towns as well.
Each afternoon sees the stores well
filled, and extra clerks waiting on
customers. The weather has been sc
unusually fine that the farmers have
stayed at home to do work around
the farms while they could, and for
this reason the trade of the farmers
have been somewhat light thus far
but there is no doubt but that it will
come in next week, regardless of the
weather.
This has been great year for
everybody in this section, and peck
etbooks are generally well lined
There has been plenty of work at
good wages, and few days have been
lost on account of bad weather, and
the season has been the longest ever
known. The farmers have raised
bumper crops and received bumper
prices for them. The merchants and
business men generally have felt the
benefit all summer and fall. This
ought to be Christmas of unusual
gift giving, and the stocks of the
merchants will no doubt be cleaned
out by the end of next week.
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cost, leaving out the brick wall for
the present of 5000.
Mr.. Davies moved that the report of
the committee be accepted and the
committee authorized TO carry it out,
and this was carried unanimously.
Smoke Consumer Favored.
Mr.. Schercr brought up the matter
of the smoke consumer and fuel econ
omizer, and recommended that a water
arch system be installed under the
boilers. He moved that the committee
be Empowered to have twin fire fur
mace placed under the three new boil
ers, provided it could get a satisfactory
rebate from the contractor, and this
was carried, Mr.. Flint, representing
this furnace, was present and spoke
briefly.
Mr.. Scherer said that he had taken
ont building permit for the new
building, and that the committee had
placed builders risk of $4,000 fire
insurance on the building for one year,
the premium being S437 so Under the
contract the owners have to insure the
building.
Dr. Beach said that he had decided
to send for $4,000 more from the
state loan, and thought that he had
better make it $4,000. He called at
tcniion to the West disinfectant ap-
paratns for sanitary appliances in
schools, and would like personally to
recommend the use of liquid soap and
sanitary towels.
Sanitary Appliances Adopted.
Mr. Hayes, representing these, adj
dressed the board and showed samples
OF the glass and nickel soap dispensers,
and said that the soap was made from
vegetable oil and would not hurt, the
hands. The globes shut off automat-
ically if turned over. They were in
use in the Saulpaugh. The soap costs
$50 per gallon, and each gallon con-
tans enough for $500 washings, with
two diversions of the globe for each
washing. The company leased the dis
pcnsers to the district IA long as il
p, buys the soap from it, without charge
and replaces all globes that arc
broken. He also handled floor oil that
has been in use here, and where this
is not desired he has disinfectan,
to put in the soap snds for hopping
that will kill all germs.
On motion of Mr.. Davies it wa:
voted TO authorize the committee or
property and expense to get what
floor oil it needs and to secure thir
teen soap dispensers and a half bar
rel of liquid soap.
Mr. Hayes said that the sanitary
towels come at $3.50 per thousand anC
the holders are fifty cents each. Thu
fLeSueur schools had bought 10000 o
these towels. The company replaced
broken holders free of charge. No ac
ton was taken on this, as the primary
children have their individual towels
and clean roller towels arc thought Il
he all right for the older pupils.
The bills were allowed, including tn
first estimate of $4,000 to c. NJ. Mas
tiers on the plumbing and heating con
tract .-.,..t--.., ...
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new HEAD OF STATES
BIC SCHOOL YALE man
Continued From Page One.

house, in Southeast Minneapolis. The
Chute house was later moved and
the NOrthrops continued to live in
Florence Court until their new, home
at $40 Tenth Avenue Southeast was
completed, two years after their
coming to Minneapolis.
Governor Pillsbury as regent went
east early in 1884 to secure Profess
sor Northrop from Yale, where he
had been professor of English and
rhetoric for twenty-one years. Pre-
vious to that time he was editor of
The Palladium in New Haven.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16

and Mt. Vernon, Evansville and
Eastern, and Evansville Terminal.
This from an officer of a very strong
and important business concern there
ought to give any community con-
fidence In Mr.. Sonntag's ability along
this line, and even inspire enthusi-
asm in his proposition.
Gives Mr.. Sonntag Praise.
1--WE have known Mr.. SOnntag for
a good many years, and we under
stand he promoted all the lines, and
interested therein some OF our very
best citizens. We know nothing of
the methods pursued in the handling
of these propositions or how he
managed to float them, but they are
all good traction lines, and have
done our city more good than any
thing that ever happened in a bust.
ness way rs
This, and the fact that several
st. Paul millionaires are Mr.. Som
tags associates in his proposition
here looks like there should he
something to it,
You are doing good thing to
keep people in this locality informed
as to what the river towns are do
ing, and / think you naturally favor
the proposition. You are also rem
dering this section and the state
good service by the publication OF
such articles as appeared in that
same Thursdays paper on the
value of the Interurban," including
''hOw important the new Transports
| ton is to the interior may be illus
| trated by the fact that farms in the
| Mohawk valley which have been
brought into touch with the cities
by the trolley have increased in
value from $4,000 to $4,000 in q
few years. m. G. Willard.
Lake City Gives Franchise.
At meeting last week at Lake
City between representatives of the
ST. Paul Electric Railway company
and prominent citizens, including
the council of that town, the estab
| lishment of an electric line between
st. Paul and Lake City was dis
cussed and unanimously recommend
ed. The subscription necessary fol
survey between Redwing to mile
below Lake City was then made.
1t is the intention of the st. Pau
syndicate to build the railroad dur
ing the coming summer in case the
proper franchises are procured be
fore April i, 1911. The road will
then be completed by December 81
(l9l1.
A public meeting will be held a
Hastings next Thursday, a right o
way through that city having alread.
been secured.
The First Step.
This line between st. Paul ant
Lake City, when materialized, will
be the first step toward establishing
a road TO Mankato, which has beef
planned for a long time. AccOrdin.
to II. l.. Ware, there has been
great demand on the part of othe
cities in the southern part of tn,
state, including Mankato and Wi
mona, for an extension of the lin,
farther than Lake City, but the com
pany does not feel that il can com
plete more than one line during tn
coming season.
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ing February q, and the same day
went to Jerusalem. March 2, Da-
mascus was reached; the 10th Con.
stantinople; 18th, Athens; 22d, Sic
lily; 23d, returned to Naples. where
they took their touring car (Which
had been shipped to this place from
America) and travelled about 1900
miles in Italy, visiting Rome, Flor
ence, Milan, Venice and Italian Lakes
spending considerable time in the
hill towns. They drove the Italian
Rivera from Pisa to Monte Carlo.
Crossed the Alps over the old Bren-
ner Pass, going through the Tyrol.
Saw the Passion Play June -.
Toured about GOO miles in Switzer'
land, visiting Falls of Rhine, Lu.
cerne, Interlaken, Visp and Mar
tigny, the last two places to see the
Matterhorn and Mount Blanc, &C.
neva, Neuchatel and Basic. Reen-
tered Germany July 8, visiting the
Black Forest, Baden Baden and other
places in Black Forest; Munich,
Dresden, Berlin and Hanover, doing
some 1850 miles in Germany.
July 30 entered Holland, visiting
Arnhem, Apeldoorn, Teist and Ant
werp.
Entering Holland.
August 2, 3, and visited the Brus-
sells Exposition. August arrived
at Paris, August % shipped car
from Boulogne to Folkestone, then
visited Canterbury, London, Windsor,
Oxford, Stratford, Kenelworth, Bir'
mingham.
Passed into Wales, visited Corwen,
Bettys-y-Coed, Conway and Llandud,
no. Returned to England Sept. Z,
visiting Chester, Liverpool. Amole-
side and English Lakes.
September ~ entered Scotland,
visiting Melrose, Abbottsford. Edin-
burgh, Perth, Highlands of Scotland,
Scottish Lakes and Trossachs, Glas-
gov, Ayre, Strauraer.
Crossing to Larne in Ireland they
visited Giants Causeway, London
derry, Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Glengar-
riff, Lakes of Killarney, and Lime
rick; then back to Dublin, doing
some 1850 miles in England, Scot
land and Wales and 925 in Ireland
Shipped car from Dublin to Liver.
pool. Sailed for home on steamer
Campania, arriving in New York
October lbs a fsa ae
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QUAINT PLAY IS GIVEN;
STORY OF THE CHRIST
continued From Page One.

causes many times the display of
great emotion and real tears. In no
sense is there any irreverence at
tached to the comic relief of the
funny" characters.
When the shepherds kneel at the
altar they lay at the feet of the
Christchild their most priced pos
sessions. These gifts include little
baskets, ribbons, cakes, wild honey.
comb, a game called perinola, a
lamb "as white as snow and some
times a cradle TO rock the infant
Saviour to sleep.
In lullaby, exquisite in its ten
der simplicity, the finale comes when
the shepherds bid the Christ-child
farewell:
Hush-a-bye my little son,
Mush.a-bye my heart of gold;
Softly slumber, little one,
The night is dark and the winds
blow cold.
I1uSu-d-Dye, DdUy olCCp ali hi6ht,
The shepherds watch thee with de.
light,
S-h! S-h! Blinking owl from willow
shoot
Thou wakest my baby with thy boot
Affairs Erected in Homes.
In addition to the Pastores, the
altar of the Christ-child is erected iI
every Mexican home. 1t is covered
with a cloth canopy, from which
also images of angels and archan
gels, besides articles of household
use. Bright-hued darperies cover
the image, of the Christ-child and
chains of vari-colored beads are
hung around.
The Mexican people also hang
lanterns from tall poles about theil
doorways for twelve nights during
Christmas as a symbol of the stal
that was seen in the east, and sc
that if the Christchild should come
seeking shelter in any home. He
would be shown the way. A circle
OF ashes is also scattered a5out the
house to keep away evil spirits anf
the sign of the cross is made on the
Intel of the door for devils are sup
posed to be perniciously active a
Christmas time.
These quaint old.world custom.
preserve to San Antonio its ancien
Spanish atmosphere and prove per
enially attractive to the winter tour
lists who throng this city at thi.
season of the year. In Yact, The
Pastores of San Antonio are SECOND
only in interest to the Oberammer
gau play and is unquestionably tn,
most interesting festival of its kim
in America
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
PROPOSITION MADE BY M.
WILLARD OF MANkATO
From Mondays Daily.
tBY M. G. WILLARD


To The Free Press: 1t appears
that my views expressed in The
Free Press two weeks ago anent
the proposed interurban from St.
Paul by way of the lakes and sew.
eral prosperous towns and through a
magnificent country, has excited
some interest in MankatO, and that
more of our people than l thought
realize the benefits such a line are
to both town and country. Since
then l have been so impressed with
the Importance to us Of securing
that line-or of securing for our
selves what the Mississippi towns
seem determined to get for them.
selves-for nobody can expect both
to be built next year-that I have
offered Mr.. Sonntag's company land
on Glenwood avenue that last year
! proposed to give to the county for
a tuberculosis hospital, sanitarium
and camp, as little counter induce
ment to come here, and have writ.
ten him that our people are really
more interested in this proposition
than they appear to be.
River Towns Enthusiastic.
1t is evident from the tone of his
answer that he thinks them far less
interested than the river towns folks,
and that their expressions of inter
est are compelling the attention of
the company, for he answers: "Your
two letters received and we thank
you for the interest displayed by
you, but at the present the writer
is busy along the line of the St
PaulRedwing proposed line, where
money is being freely given for sur
veys, entire right of way being
pledged, and large subscriptions
promised.
AS to delegation visiting us at
st. Paul, that depends on just how
much the Mankato people are inter
ested. We have had several delega
tons in from the district south OF
us. who showed so much interest
and offered such large inducements
that we could not do otherwise than
give them favorable consideration.
Attitude Is Explained.
Your reference in Thursdays Free
Press to the efforts being made by
st. Paul Park, Redwing and Hast
ings explains the attitude of his
company. The towns that go fol
such things are the ones that usu
ally get them, unfortunately for us
perhaps. The feeling quite prevalent
here that this proposition has nc
greater promise of success than sc
many before that have been fail
ures, does not seem to worry those
river towns. They may have looked
up Mr.. Sonntag's record in promot
ing and building interurbans, as is
being done here some now. Here
is something that don't look like a
promise of failure. as the answer
to a Mankato inquiry concerning
Mr.. Sonntag's work at Evansville
Ind, in connection with the Evans
vile and Princeton line, Evansville
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
ALLEGED THEFT OF a FLYER
Charles Pegors Secured a Warrant
for James Hurley.

Officer Ballinger today arrested
Jim Hurley, who claims that his
home is at Bird Island, on a warrant
gotten out by Charles Pegors, charg-
ing the theft of SIS. The two men
have been staying at the MinneOpa
House, and Pegors left the money
in his room, and claims that Hurley
entered the room and decamped with
the money.
Officer Ballinger found Hurley at
house at the lower end of Second
street, and the man was good
deal under the influence of liquor.
He denies the theft 1t is said that
he had been drinking for a week or
two. He will be taken before the
court when he sobers off sufficiently.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
PLEASANT MOUND NOTES.

Miss Alma Hunter, teacher at Will
low Creek, spent Saturday and Sun
day with her friend, Miss Maher,
teacher in this vicinity.
A very pleasant surprise was held
at the l.. Tabatt home Sunday even
ing. 1t was sprung by the young
folks of this vicinity on their much
esteemed teacher, Miss Maher, in
honor of her birthday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
REMoDELlNG OF CITY HALL
Proposed Spending Several Thou
sand Dollars on Structure.

oahu oOiIdIS Ou 0kTuCtuTCs
The front doors and windows of
the city hall have been renewed and
fixed up. The commissioners are
talking of expanding $4,000 to $4,000
in remodeling the city hail. There
is a general feeling that any amount
Of remOdeling would not make it a
good building for the purpose or do
away with the noisy location, due to
the railway yards in the rear. 1t has
been suggested that this money had
better be put into building fund
for a new city hall. If all the mon
ey that has been spent on the old
building in the last twenty years had
been put into a building fund there
would be enough now to erect a
handsome building in good loca-
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
John Edwards Sells Farm.

John Edwards has sold his FARM
near Lake Crystal for SIS per acre
to Iowa parties. He homesteaded the
land in 1865. Mr.. Edwards and fam
lily will remove to Mankato to re-
side. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards
have earned a long rest. They are
worthy people and have many
friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
Diseased Rabbits on Market.

Complaint was made to the health
officer today that diseased jack rab.
bits are being offered for sale on
Front street. The party reporting
the matter said that the rabbits had
punches on them, which when open
ed, were full of a stringly substance,
which eventually causes the death of
the rabbits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
SISTER OF THE ARCHBISHOP
Mrs. c. |. Mccarthy, Who Died i
ST. Paul Last Evening.

st. Paul, December 14.-Mrs.
Charles /. Mccarthy, sister of
Archbishop Ireland, and one of the
very early settlers of st. Paul, hav-
ing come here in 1852 from her ma
tive home in Ireland. died last even
ing after an illness of about six
weeks, at her home at 420 Holly
avenue. She is survived by her
husband and large family of grown
children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-16
How Advertising Pays.

Winona Independent: Spokane has
about three times as many people
now as it had ten years ago. It
pays to advertise. s& ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-15
PERSONALS.

Mrs. ELY Wescott, of Sumner, Ia,
arrived in the city this morning,
where she will visit during the holt
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. N. Verlnillion.
Mrs. Edward Moore departed for
Ottumwa this morning where she will
spend brief visit with friends and
relatives.
. B. v. Lemi1 of Webster, HI, was
called to this city yesterday on le-
gal business.
d. D. Johnson, Of LAGRANGE, was
in the city this morning with friends.
S. ]. Padgett Of Arbela, Mo-, was
In the city today on business.
e. Baldwin, OF Downing, Mo-, was
in the city today on a short business
trip.
e. J. Kelley of Valley Junction was
local caller in the city today.
N. E. Craig of Carthage, was in
the city yesterday on business.
William Fratag of Hillsboro, Ia,
was in the city yesterday visiting
friends and transacting business.
Harry Crapnell of Joy, H., was In
the city yesterday on brief business
stay.
G. T. sanquist and c. S. carothing
of Burlington were in the city yester.
day transacting business and visiting
friends.
Nicholas Snider of Keota, H., was
in the city this morning with friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. .Iaques of laCrew,
Ia, were in the city this morning
shopping.
p. 10. Mckee of Cantril, Iowa, was
in the city this morning on business
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-15
What Might Have Been.

Laughingly Mr.. Brobst tells of a
lot Of money that he might have had
had it not been that his grand-dad
hadn't immigrated to this country be-
fore he had served his second time
after being drafted into the German
army. The German government viii!
never relinquish it's hold on the sum,
SO what else could jolly, happy
fellow like Mr.. Brobst do, but laugh
at Kaiserian orders.
To remain away from Keolluk since
1856, and then suddenly drop in on
us and see what wonderful progress
has been made in the upbuilding of
city, whose future is on the eve
or In terms more euphonious, the
dawn Of prosperity that has never
before lowered over her and would
have seemed like an idle, empty
dream, to the Brobst boy, as he land
ed many years ago, back in August
of '46 and saw Just "log cabins
against the bank" To repeat he is
superlatively interesting youngish
old gentleman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-15

The Maid of NIAGARA.

At Dodges tomorrow night will be
shown the much talked OF picture,
"The Maid of Niagara" The film
opens with love scenes between Els
oomgit, a young warrior of the Iro-
quois tribe, and Red Doe, a chiefs
daughter, and one of the most beau
tiful of the Iroquois tribe. They re-
turn 10 the great camp, and Els.
oorngit seeks out her father, but he
refuses his consent to her marriage
with Esoomgit, stating that only a
chief should marry his daughter.
Great rivalry existed between the Ir-
oquois and the Bison Indians, SO
when at meeting of the two tribes
Esoomgit excels himself by winning
not only the craftsmanship competi-
ton, but also the riding and swim
ming contest, it is only natural that
he should be proclaimed chief, and
his marriage to Red Doe sanctioned
by her father. 1t was now time for
the annual sacrifice to propitate the
Spirit of the Cataract. This ceremony
consisted in the selection by lot OF
one of the most beautiful daughters
of the 1roquois and placing her in
canoe to float to death over the falls.
The maidens take their seats in a
circle. An arrow is shot high in the
air. 1t falls at the feet of Red Doe.
Esmoogit is Mortified. His bride-to-
be is the one selected for the sacri-
fee. He tried to 'dissuade her. Her
strong sense of honor and duty to her
tribe, however, prevails. She enters
her canoe and paddles out from the
shore. The swift current carries her
along. She approaches the great Falls
of Niagara. She is soon on the brink
and then goes over the edge, en-
quilted in the great mass Of water, te
be ultimately dashed upon the rocks
below lifeless corpse. Esoomgit fol
lows down the banks Of the river dis
consulate. He finally reaches hel
dead body. lis life is spoiled. He
wades out in the raging torrent ano