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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Room for improvement.

In opening the meeting. Mr.. Decrhake
said that Nankato is IA beautiful city
but that there was still room for i'm
provement 1t was desired To make the
city one of the most beautiful in the
state, and the Civic Improvement league
was working TO this end.
Mayor Meyer said that such an au-
dience present ON Il stormy night
showed that there is deep interest in
the subject, and he congratulated the
Civic Improvement league. 1t had
cleaned up all parts OF the city. lie
had noticed last year AMI this that
every lot was as clean rs peach
1t was Il pleasure To see how clean The
city is. Mankato is beautiful city
but Il little work like This helps There
Il, was very little sickness last year
which The speaker thought was due TO
the cleanliness OF the city. The city
administration could clean the streets
and alleys, but when il came to clean
ing the lots. the ieagnc could do more.
The paving that is being zone will add
greatly 10 the appearance OF the city.
Washington park IS being beautiiied.
and II landscape artist has been secured
to prepare a plan for the Improvement
OF The lower portion of Sibley park. III
different ways the city is making great
progress. 1t Is not a great commercial
center but is city OF beautiful homes,
which nature has made it,
j. H. Flittie read IN interesting and
well thought out paper on What to
Plant ana How To Plant. on an Ordi
nary CITY Lot"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Then the Laying of Brick on Second
Street Will Follow.


Fielding & Sheplev expect to start
the work of laying concrete on Second
street Monday. They will move the
crushed stone and sand are being placed
near the mixer, and a track has been
laid and a car will he operated on it
by steam. To carry the materials ia
the mixer.
Mr.. Fielding states that much faster
progress would have been made if the
loading machine had not broken down
so many times. He says that it is an
old machine, and that the firm will dis
pose of it and buy another 1t has
been operating on much easier soil to
handle. on Main street. than it had
on Second. Little remains to be taken
out by il aside from tne block by the
postOfiice.
The city has had some excellent forms
constructed of timber for use in making
the reinforced concrete storm sewer or
Mulberry street, and the work of max
ing the sever has begun 1t is expected
later to get some steel forms for work
elsewhere
All those who had to move Their
scales are putting them in elsewhere
The Lampert Lumber company is put
ting them in on the Main street boule
ward. Mr.. He'll is putting his in on tn,
alley near his place, and the Stand
, ard Lumber company is putting its il
on driveway in it's yard.
The MankatO Electric Traction com
pany has torn up its tracks on MAR
street for distance of two blocks
in order that the pavement can he laic
without interference. Cars will be rul
between Broad and the terminus at Will
lard street and transfers will be is
/ sued to the Front street line, bu
, patrons will be forced to walk from
Broad to Front street. A ten-minut,
service will be inau"urated on the From
, street line and this service is eXpecte,
to work satisfactorily. Connections a
Main street will he ample. Cars vii
he met going both ways.
The steam loader went to wOrl
today on the postOffice block.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Prisoner at Winnebago Confesses to
Stealing the Watch.

The adjourned hearing in the case OF
the state of Minnesota against John
Logan, was neld in Winnebago Thurs
day afternoon at two O'Clock, before
Judge S. j. Abbott. County Attorney
Bulls represented the state. The de-
PENDANT waived examination and the in
production of witnesses against him, ac-
knowledging in open court that the
charges against him were true, where
upon the court held him for his APP
pearance to the next Grand jury to
answer to the charge of burglary and
the breaking into the Milwaukee depot
in this city on the night of March %
last. Logan refused to give the name
or names of those connected with him.
Bail bond was fixed at $1,000, and in
default the defendant was committed
to the county Jail, where he was taken
by Sheriff Freer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
John A. Balmes Passed Away at the
Age of Eighty-One

John A. Balmes. former resident
of this city. whose home was in
terday at his home at Phoenix, Arr
zona. where he had lived for two and
a half years past. He was eighty
one years of age. and had been wild
over for six years.
The remains arrived in Mankato
Saturday night accompanied by SON
and were taken to the undertaking
rooms of Tandkamer Bros. & David
son. Funeral services will be held at
at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and
the intcrment vii! be made at Cal
vary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Ronk Given 4 Parole.

Bert Ronk OF Walnut Lake township.
convicted seven years ago in Faribault
county of murder in the second degree
and sentenced to serve twenty years IN
state prison at Saltwater, has been pa
rolled by the state parton board. He is
now employed in printing establish
ment in Minneapolis. 1t is his hope that
he will be granted full pardon in
AUGUST
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Mankato Men Make a Heavy Purchase
in Clearwater County.

George Turritten and John Schoe-
berg. representing a number of Man
kato capitalists, have bought 10000
acres of land in Clearwater county,
Minnesota. from Lounsberry & Sim
mons of Cedar Rapids. Iowa. through
the office OF TruaX & CO.. of this city
SAYS The st. Paul Pioneer Press. The
price paid is reported to be about
1915 per acre. The Mankato people
intend to put this tract on the mar
ket at once in small farms. TO settlers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Boat That Piled the Minnesota La:
Summer, Hit the Rocks.

The steamer LOrene, the vessel that
gave so many Mankato people such
pleasant times last summer, blew out
Il fue early yesterday morning near
the east end of Harriet island, in the
Mississippi river and drifted with the
current high on the rocks above the
Minnesota Boat club, at st. Paul
The fireman who had shipped for
the first time yesterday morning, was
burned about the face and hands by
the escaping steam. A hole was knock
ed in the bottom Of the vessel, but
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
October Term Adjourned.

Deputy United States Marshal Wells
of ST. Paul was in the city today
and adjourned the October term of the
federal court. The April term opens
at ten o'clock tomorrow forenoon. A
grand jury has been summoned as we'll
as petit jury. and it is understood
that there are some matters TO come
before it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29

her owner. Claud Walsingham, said
that she was not badly damaged.
The Lorene met with similar acct
dent the day previous. but was not
damaged The boat runs between ST.
Paul and Fort Smelling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Will Be Transferred to willmar

Dir. II. n. TOmlinson. superintendent
of the state hospital at ST. Peter. is to
leave ST Peter. He has been selected
by the state board of control to take
charge OF the state farm for inebriates,
located near Willmar, and will be trans
ferred to the new institution about a
year hence. DR.. Tomlinson has been
superintendent of the ST. Peter institu.
tion since 1893
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
s1|Rs UP CIVIC PRIDE
CITIZENS EXHIBIT INTEREST IN
BEAUTIFYING TOWN.
Mass Meeting at the Theatre Last
Night Under the Auspices of the
Improvement League Was a De
cided Success; Address By Several
Gentlemen; Glee Club Sings;
Lamm's Orchestra; Slides Displayed
From SATURDAYS Daily.

The mass meeting under the aus
pieces OF the Civic improvement league
1T the opera house last evening drew
] Il full house. Old and young alike
turned out, TO learn what can be done
TO help beautify Mansato The meet
ing was success in every way and
will do much towards The improvement
of back yards. especially. 1t is not too
late to plant seed. and those who were
inspired to do something in the way of
landscape decoration should get tl,ri.
seeds at once. and as soon a, the
weather warns up and the soil gets
warm again plant the seeds and get
something started In the meantime,
this is just the time to clean up the
back yards and alleys, preparatory to
the growing of vines and flowers.
+. NJ. Deerhake. secretary of the e
NJ. G. A.. presided. and Lamm's or
chcstra rendered several selections very
effectively, adding much TO the pleas
ure of the evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Has Sold His Farm.

John Solomon of North Mankato yes
terday disposed of his farm to Adolf
Heise Of Nicollet. The farm is located
about five miles from Mankato in Bel
grade. Nieollet county. 1t contains 240
acres.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29

summary: Home run. BroWn: thrc"
base hits, King, Livingstone; struck
ont by Smith. 9: Demonly, 6; stolen
bases. Commercials. 6: Lake Crystal.
|: base on balls. Smith, ,; Demonly.
4. Umpire. tombstone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
Former Mankato Minister Not Wholly
Opposed to the Stage.

Duluth, April 22.-Rev. Bruce Y
Black, in talk last evening at the
Knights OF Pythias hall on the psychic
logical effect of the theatre, prophesied
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29

Attorney Charles C.. Kolars of lie
Sueu Center was in the city today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-29
All PeSsimists in Mankato.

Just at present NankatO Is IN a
throat cutting state of mind. No out
slider can appreciate the condition re-
sultino from one little murder trial, the
Mrs. Lcdbeter case. Family is divided
against family. and lifelong friends do
not speak as they pass by.
Men who have held county jobs for
more than a decade will, if predictions
hold, be turned ont of office with as
little regret as the epicure hands back
the mince pie in railway restaurant
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
JACK ATKIN is EASY
VICTOR In HANDICAP
By Associated Press.

CIUDAD JUAREz. Mex Dec. 10
Jack Atkin. the heavily played favorite
scored a very easy victory In the Tam
pico handicap six furlongs, at Terrazas
park today. Jack Atkin was the medium
Of a terrific plunge. at post time. From
Round the World set the pace for the
first quarter. when Jack AtlSin went into
the lead and won galloning by three
lengths. Summary.
mendatlon; loa tMurphyl, u to l, won;
Cat 1oe (Molesworth), 10 to !. second;
Baletta. 1903 (Rettig). 9 to 5, third. Time
l:14 as. Stalwart Lad, Juarez. Ara
gomez. Clay. Trafalgar. Southern Light
and Alta Ray afro ran.
cute; 1lS lRettig): TO 5, won: Toyhoy,
1l5 Or. Wilson,: 8 to 8, second; Rio Pc
cos, ia (McCullough) 10 TO /. third
Time. ia Elder and Marcus also ran.
Third race. handicap, one miIe-Injury
los Or. Wilson,. to I, won; Dorants,
los (Ganz). ) 10 !, third, Time, 1.S9 2-5.
Otlo and Lomond also ran.
Fourth race, Tampico handicap. six
furlongs-Jack' Atkin. 12s tMolesworth),
even. won. Helmet, 112 (Ganz). 8 to /.
second. Round the World 1o5 (Murphyl,
ran.
Fifth race, seven furlongs-Miss Cattle.
90 (Allen), 5 to l, won; Marian Casey. 11S
(Arolesworth). S TO o. second: Gladys
i:a7 S-5. Mauretania. Tavors. Alice
George. Ladextra and Manila S. also ran.
Sixth race. selling. FIVE and a half fur
iongs-Hitiden Hand, 112 tRettig). even.
won: Gene Wood, los (Parker), 20 TO /.
second: James Blackstock. 1o7 tMoore).
Roberta. Tom McGrath and The slicker
also
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
TH|EL DECLARES
LEAGUE IS CERTAIN
Says the Union Association Will
Give Salt Lake Some EX-
cellent Baseball.

l.. f. Thiel, owner OF the Salt Lake
franchise In the Union Baseball assc-
ciation. returned from the league meet
Ing at Butte Saturday full OF encourage
ment for the supporters of the new
league. He says that every one Of the
a forfeit Of $500. half the amount re-
qulrcd, and that the other half will be
put up at the next league meeting. to be
held In Salt Lake on January IL.
Mr.. Thiel said that Mike Finn. the new
manager for the Ogden team, would ar
would begin the work of organizing the
Ogden team for the big league season.
Finn already has a line on some good
material and has wired that he will have
team that Will win the Union league
pennant.
Thiel also brought the news that Man
ager Blankenship had reported TO him
the signing of four more players for Salt
Lake. they are Wineholt, catcher
wanted by two Northwestern league clubs
for 1911. stevens. giant southpa%
pitcher. who. in an exhibition game. let
Turk, the outfielder with Portland in the
Coast league last year. and Basano. a
Young infieder who has starred on the
coast.
Tire local club owner stated that he
desired to correct statement which
that ]. w Cody OF Boise had at
tended the meeting. He states that Cody
did not attend the meeting In person.
but that the Boise man wired McCloskey
his proxy and the necessary $500 10 cover
the first half OF the $1,000 forfeit. Cody
was unable TO attend the meeting on
account OF business duties. but wired the
league directors that he is with them
heart and soul, and accompanied this
declaration with $500 as guarantee.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
MEMBERS OF OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE NAMED
Arrangements Being Made for
American Representation at
Stockholm Games.
BY Leased wire to The Tribune.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1o.-Willian r
Sloan OF the International Olympic COM
mittee has received formal notice that
the next Olympic games will be held In
Stockholm. Sweden. in 1912. Through
James e. Sullivan. secretary OF the
American Olympic league. he today made
public the membership of the American
Olympic committee. The executive com
Broolsyn, Barlow S. Weeks New York;
Dr. Luther Halsey Guile, New York;
Gustav T. Kirby, New York: Jotlin w,
Curtis, Yale university, treasurer: Ever
EFT c. Brown. Chicago; Everett J. Wen
dell, New York. John Joseph MacCaoe'
Boston James E, Sullivan. New York.
Among the members are: w F. Hum
otto, San Francisco; Prof F. o'Neill.
Berkeley Cal: Prof. Anderson. Stanford
university. California: D. p. Sullivan.
New Orleans: John Elliott. San Francisco;
ert w. Dodd, San Francisco; r.. II.
Holmes. Denver; 4 S. Goldsmith, Seattle;
Major w. NJ Inglis, Seattle; T. Morris
Dunn. Portland. Or: c; B. stuhl, Spo-
Orleans: L. / Benedtto. New Orleans;
" L. Dudley. Vanderbilt university,
Nashville, Norman Wymard. Georgetown
university, North Carolina; w. \,
Lambeth Charlottesville, Va; Charles ]
Shiel. Naval academy. Annapolis. Nd.
Lieutenant w. j. Stilwell. United States
Military academy. West Point; II. l.. VIII
liams. University OF Minnesota, Mime
apols; Charles f. Painter, Pittsburg,
James r.. Sullivan stated tonight shat,
in all probability. the same methods for
The selection OF an American team for
the olympic games Of 1912 would be FOL
lowed as In previous years. tryouts be-
ing held on the coast. central west. and
In the vicinity of New York. Boston and
Philadelphia. The Boston Marathon will
likely be designated as the official tryoul
Tor Ihe American marathon runners, anu
members OF the committee will take
charge OF the different sports such us
revolver shooting. rifle shooting, gym
nastics and cycling
Also II Is the earnest desire OF the
Iemoers OF the committee that President
TAFT accept the honorary presidency OF
the American committee, and an Invita-
ton VIII be forwarded TO him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
CHAMPION IS
COMING HERE
frankie Conley, Holder of Ban
tamweight Title, VIII Appear
in Salt Lake.
TO MEET JIMMIE REAGAN
IN TEN-R0UND CONTEST
Promoter Harry w. Heagren
Arranges Excellent Holiday
Card for Salt Lake.

frankie Conley, the worlds champion
ban.amweighe pugilist, will be seen In
action at the Colonial theater In Salt
Lake on the night OF December 2S. Ar
raugemenrs were completed late Satur-
day night to bring This star to Salt
Lake 20 box jimmie Reagan ten rounds
on the date announced. Conley is now
In kenoslla. wis. but Will leave there
on December 20 for Salt Lake. arriving
here ON December %. From here Inc
viii 20 TO New orleans. where he will
Reagan has accepted the offer 10 meet
Conicy. and arrived here Saturday from,
Pocatello and Will remain until after his
bout with Con.ry.
rcrtion of Harry W. Eeagrcn, former
manager OF the Salt Palace bicycle track,
who has made such success IN promot-
ing clean athletic affairs Mr.. Heasren
SAYS he believes that the people OF Salt
Lake want 20 sec the little champion
in action and he Will give them this op-
portupits- to witness him in action.
There is no doubt about Conicy's right
70 the tiue Two years ago Jimmie
Walsh was the undisputed bantamweight
champion of the world He lost the title
10 Jimmie Reagan in san Francisco In
twelve rounds. Reagan was knocked out
by Monte Attell. brother of the irwin :
chile Abe and on February % last At
tell was Knocked out = Conloy Re-
t'efltiN NhlSI mas htsain ciallneu tnS til'e.
hu; wlia atevcr claim he had TO the title
was forfeited when he lost a ten-round
bout To Monte .Attell.
Jimmie Reagan has many followers To-
cnlly. Hc has proven himself fast and
beadv boxer Tc won the intermountain
fcatherweight championship by an easy
victory over Peanuts Sinclair. the local
iicl. and was winning from Gene Nc
Govern when be lost the battle on foul.
Reagan is easily the hest In the wesi
al the weight. and the bout between
these two last topnoichcrs should be well
,-.Drtl uslile
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
COLLINS WAITED TWO
YEARS FOR A CHANCE

NEW YORK, Dec 10.-Because young
players nowadays do not get many op-
portunites to play during several seasons
Is no evidence that their career in the
big leagues Is to be short. or that even
tually they Will not Become stars,
The best baseball managers Of the
present have adopted the plan Of holding
onto the most promising youngsters they
have and keeping them on the bench un-
I'll they imbibe just what big league base
10 show they have In thelr minds just
the style of game they are expected TO
play.
The most noticeable player of the kind
Is Eddie Collins. the second baseman OF
the Athletics, who is now considered a
real star In his position and who has
been the sensation OF the American
league both last year and this.
Any youngster who in his frst year as
regular can make such a crack as Ty
Cobb hustle to beat him out In both bat
tng and base running must be wonder.
Wen. this is just what the young Col
umbia college boy has done.
Connie Mack. manager OF the Athletics,
kept Collins on the bench for parts Of
the result was "Collns's grand show
ing
Manager McGraw has adopted the same
plan with Fletcher. Shsfer and Wilson.
He also did with Snodgrass.
Shafer will, without doubt, replace Ar
thur Devlin at third base for the Giants
In time, as will Fletcher take Bridwell' S
place at shorstop-
1t may not be so very long before these
changes take place. Both are splendid
tielders and base runners. and both are
fully up TO Devlin and Brldwcll as hit
ters. 1t is certainty these two un-
derstudies will develop into just as good,
II not better, all -around players than the
stars whom they are bound TO superscde
Wilson, TOO. is sure to become one Of
the best catchcrs in the game and he
will be given a chance to show his speed
next year as one of the two regular
backstops OF the Giants. He would have
had he not been In rather poor health
most OF the year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
MANY BASEBALL MEN
ARE NOW IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO Dec l0-Chicago could al
most put winning major league ball
club on the field OH a moments notice
despite the fact that most OF the Cub
and White Sox stars have hit the trails
for home and the winter freside. The
crop OF big league talent now quartered
in the city Includes Pitchers Reulbach
OF the Cubs. Falkenbucrg of the Maps,
Stack OF the Phillies. Catchers Sullivan
OF the SoX and Sweeney OF the High
landers; Second Baseman Evers of the
Cubs: Shortstop Tinker OF the Cubs and
Third Baseman Hauser Of the Cardinals.
But where would the outfield come from?
The ma jority of the world champion
Athletics hail Philadelphia the old
homo town during all four seasons of
the year Visitors to the comatose city
Will have no trouble right now in locat-
Eddie Collins, Harry Davis. Eddie Plank.
Briscoe Lord and Topsey Hartsel. Con-
ME Mack lives there when he's home.
but just at present the maker Of cham
OF the Atlantic. Jack knight OF the
Yankees Is another native OF the Quaker
CITY.
ST Louis is the prize producer of big
league athletes. having such notables TO
crow over as Ed Konetchv of the Cardi-
nails. Frank Truesdae, Browns: Bobby
Ryrne. Pirates; Campbell: Pirates: Me,
Powell. Browns. Cleveland boasts OF the
following winter campers: Livingstone
and Atkins Athletics; Moore Phlllies;
Schardt Dodgers; Nelson OF the Browns
Lajoie and Jackson of the Maps, Evans
Of the Cardinals: Dclehanty or the IT,
rers: Leach. Pirates: Charley Smith Red
Sox; Paskcrt. Reds; Zmich. Cardinals,
and Austin of the Yankees.
Gotham has its Heine Zimmerman Of
the Cubs: Matty Mcintyre Of the Tigers
and Ira Thomas of the Athletics, as well
as Big Six Mathewson. while the bulk
OF the other big leaguers hail from wide
iy scattered points in the United States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
PLEASANT WEATHER AND
GOOD CARD AT M0NCRIEF
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Dec 10
Pleasant weather and a high class card
we're responsible for some excellent sport
at Moncrief this afternoon.
In the St Augustine handicap today's
feature, Tom Hayward. a 9 to l shot.
won by head from Donald Mcdonald,
who found his weight OF 1913 pounds too
great for the mile and a sixteenth route.
Results;
First race, I'VE and a half furlongs-
Oakley, TO 2. won; Cardiff. to l.
second; Coletta. to 2. third. Time. 1:0S
Second race, seven furlongs-Abrasion.
. to !. won Shapdale. TO l. second (;
r. T. Shipp. TO 1. third. Time. 1:27 3-5.
Third race. nile-Antenor, to /. won
Wash. to /. second Gold Oak, to 5,
third. Time. 1870 as.
Fourth race, St Augustine handicap.
mile and a sixteenth-Tony Hayward, Q
TO !, won; Donald Macdonald. even. sec.
ond; Reybourn. even, third Time.
Fifth race. six furlongs-Alfred the
Great. even. won; Toison Dor TO 10
second: King Avondaie. out. third. Time.
III 3-5.
Sixth race. mile and an eighth-st.
Joseph. 10 70 I. won; Console, even. sec
ond, .Arondack. l to 4, third. Time.
l:43 4-5,