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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
HIS TIME TOO MUCH OCCUPIED
WRITES A LETTER.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
President ii. A. Patterson of the
Commercial club recently wrote to Presi
dent James j. Hill Of the Great
Northern railway, asking him to give
the address at the coming fair in this
city. and this morning received the
following reply from him:
Writes a Letter.
''Your favor of the sixteenth instant
received and noted. While it would
give me much pleasure to be present
at the Mankato fair next Septembr
L regret to say my time is SO fully
occupied with important business mat
tiers that it will be impossible for me
to accept your kind invitation. Thank,
ing you sincerely, am" etc.
May Come to Harvest Festival.
1t may be that Mr.. Hill will be
asked to give the address at the har-
vest festival which it is proposed to
hold in this city in October. This is
a matter that will come up at the
meeting to be held tomorrow evening
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
High School Is Crowded; Conditions if
Other Buildings.
q 49,.


The public and normal schools open
ed today with large attendance. The
present high school building will be
very much crowded. The enrolment in
this building is about 252 for the high
school, and lOS for the eighth grade,
which is more in both departments
than year ago. The building was
greatly otercrowded last year, and
conditions will be worse this year.
The enrolment in the Pleasant Grove
was 3ls. which is about tine same as
a year ago; 23D in the Franklin, which
is slightly less titan last year; 2lS
in the Union, which is slight gain !;
and l4l in the West Mankato school.
which Is about the same as a year
ago today.
Tile enrolment at the normal was
very large, and it was thought that
It would considerably exceed that OF
the opening day d year ago. A sig
niHeant feature was the fact that a
mitch greater number Of long term
students were enrolled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09

He seems to have gone to the dam fol
the purpose of collecting his pay, and
when he asked Meyer for the money
the latter seems to have told him that
he could not get it until he got mis-
own check, which would be this after
noon or evening.
What further provocation Cole had
this paper was not able to learn, but
it appears that he flew at Mover ant
gave him a terrific pounding, cutting
up his face and perhaps breaking two
or three ribs. Meyer was removed to
house near the dam and doctor
from Mankato was telephoned for. Cole
secured his money and left.
One account is that Meyer told Cole
that he intended to pay the money tc
Mrs. Cole. and that this was the
cause of the trouble. Cole and his
wife have had some trouble in tine
past, it is said.
Several teamsters are said to have
witnessed the assault without offering
to assist Meyer, and one gentleman
opokeH Will thiS dllcIuooH REMARKED
that the teamsters gave as an excuse
that they thought that Meyer hat
gotten what was coming to him.
These teamsters had claimed to have
had some trouble about getting theil
pay, and to have found Meyer hard to
get along with.
Doubtless there are two sides to the
story. and that the sheriff will get al
the right of the matter before return
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
Secretary of Agriculture Says Mime
sofa Exhibition Greatest In Country.
From MONDAYS Dsltv.


James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
tnre, arrived in st. Paul yesterday
afternoon, and was Immediately driven
to- The Saint Paul, where he met
Secretary Sllipp of the National Con
servation congress and other officials
After dinner Mr.. Wilson retired, and
until last night, did not respond to
repeated Knocking on the door of his
room or the ring of the telephone bel
within.
Shortly after eleven o'clock he an
swered the telephone and said he had
beer asleep.
MIR. Wilson said in his opinion the
Minnesota state fair is one of thu
greatest if not the greatest in tht
country. He said he expected to visit
tile fair during his stay in st. Paul
The crops this year are good, yer,
good" he said. when asked what dam
age had been done by the droiith. 30
course the pastures were burned il
places, hut grain did mol suffer To any
great extent. The crops this year com
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
Public Examiner Schafe: Objects to
State Paying Cigar Bill.

Pioneer Press: Cigars are not a
necessity for members of q state board
in the discharge of then official duties,
and the item of $70.45 for this luxury
which was found among the eXpendi-
lures of the state board of medical
examiners Public Examiner Anton
Schafer does not consider necessary
expenditure or proper charge against
the fund set aside for the board. This
is one of the several faults which the
examiner finds and sets forth i'm Il re-
port made yesterday to Governor Eber-
hart.
The board collected $500 from A. C..
Moorhead two years ago when he was
reinstated into practice. The examiner
says he finds no warrant i'm law for
the collection of such fee. The $500
was paid out to the members as fol-
lows: Margaret Koch, 1920; w. S.
Fullerton, $40; Thomas Lowe, 5000;
Oswald Leicnt, $5S.S2; II. L. Leonard,
$G2; P. A. Hilbert, $3.50; F. c. Bra
bee, SG3.35. The board also paid w. r.
Duxbury 1915 in attorneys fees for
handling its case against MOOrhead in
the courts, and this also the examiner
considers unwarranted by law.
The money paid the members of the
board out of the $500 collected from
Moorhead was in the form of per diem
for the time the members spent in
hearings on Moorhead's application for
Z 70 ~, n,I ~,
tanning to his case. The board mem
bers are allowed a per diem under the
law, and the examiner finds no fault
with the payment of these bills, but
he thinks that the $40 collected from
each applicant for a physicians license
is all the law allows the board for per
diem and expenses; that the fees col
lected from midwives and from physi-
clans of other states should be turned
into the treasury, and that the board
had no right to collect the $4OO fee
/ from Moorhead.
! The only money which the board
ought to apply to its own use is the
$40 collected from each person exam
/ ined for doctors certificate. A fee
of $50 is authorized by law to be paid
/ by doctors in other states who want
/ to practice in Minnesota and fee oil
81 and So is charged for examination
of midwives, but the examiner at
taches an opinion from the attorney
general that this money should be
turned into the treasury and not useo
! by the board. 1t is held that the re-
turn of the $40 fee to certain appli
cants who did not pass is not warrant
ed by law; neither is the board war.
ranted in reducing the $50 fee to bt
charged physicians of other states u,
it mas done.
The purchase of Christmas presents
for employees from the funds of The
board the examiner thinks just as i'm
proper as the buying of cigars at stat,
expense. Several minor Discrepancies.
in the accounts are mentioned, but tn,
examiner says that they have been &C
counted for and Strengthened out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09

and the Yale trademark had been re-
moved Mr.. Sheldon identified the
wheel and took it. The boy was not
at home, but went to the police station
this morning.
Story Told BY Boy.
The lads story was that he met a
strange boy Wednesday afternoon at
about one o'clock on Broad street,
who offered him the bicycle for $4
CATER says that he bought the bicycle
for So, from the boy and went to work
and picked up rags in the alley be-
tween Front and Second street until be-
tween three and four o'clock, by which
time he had gathered up several bags
full and sold them to Max Wishniek
for $l.50. which money he paid down
on the bicycle to the boy. He says that
the seat was too hard. so he bought
new one. and the trademarks was
nearly off. so he pulled it entirely off
Later in the forenoon Mr.. Sheldon
signed complaint charging young
CATER with petit larceny. The CATER
boy has been in trouble before.
Mr. Sheldon values the bicycle at
$25.
Mr. Wishnick stated to The Free
Press this afternoon that he had pur-
chased 10 such amount of rags as
claimed to have been sold to him by
the CATER boy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
Ducks and Chickens Are Plentiful in
This Vicinity.

From Mondays Daily.
The hunting season opens Wednes-
day, and the local hunters who are
so fortunately situated as to be able
to get away for the day are preparing
to 90 out and get Il little game, if
they can. Reports are to the effect
that waterfowl. while not more plenti-
full than heretofore. are more punched,
as their feeding ground is restricted
by the dry season, and are to be
found in greater numbers OH the larger
lakes. For the reason that the small
sloughs are dried up. the dacks are
forced to cOngregate in the lakes, and
hunters will have some good sport
there Wednesday.
Prairie chickens are reported more
numerous than for some time, because
they have had good season to nest
and breed, with no high water to
drown the nests and young chicks, or
wet weather to spoil the seggs. Hunt.
ers will rot be able to get these birds
in any great numbers, for. owing to
SO much fall blowing having been
done. they will take to the corn fields,
where they have good cover. The corn
is so high that no one can shoot
over it when bird rises.
As usual, the hard working hunters
will get the biggest bags, but luck also
cuts some figure. Hunting is a sport
where skill and chance combine to in
sure success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
Stockland and McDermott Are Signed
BY Sullivan.

From Fridays Daily.
Manager Sullivan has announced
that he has signed two new men who
will finish the season with the locals
Stockland, this year with the Monte
video team, will cover second base and
McDermott will play left field.
Stockland is an old University star
and has been making good in profes-
sional ball, having had very success
full season with the fast Montevideo
team where he caught second base. He
is very valuable man for in addition
to being fast second baseman is al
so first class receiver and good
Bate.
McDermott has been playing all sea-
son with the Valley City. North Da-
katO team, and has been hitting about
800 besides playing a brilliant fielding
game.
The addition of these two men
strengthens the team to great ex-
tent and the locals should give good
account of themselves in the coming
series with the Colored Gophers.
Mankato's line up for the three
grimes will be as follows: Catcher,
Kinkel; first base, Rognas; second
base, Stockland: third base. Freddy
Wines: shortstop; Kennedy; left field
McDcrmott; center field. Newgard
right field, Carlisle; pitchers, Gene
Ford, Claude Lamb and McCleary; util.
ity, Hensel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
How Good Thunder Trimmed Up
Ball Team From Mankato.
From Eridav's Dali

Good Thunder Herald: The contem,
plated ball game for the 2Sth with
Sullivan's professional illustrators.
did not materialize. That gentleman
was evidently afraid, there being no
Sunday train service OH the branch,
the receipts at the box office would
not be large. This with him, is evil.
IDENTIFY greater consideration than a
friendly and well played game and
as result the hoped for exhibition
was not pulled off.
Local fans were not disappointed
however: the independents or silk
stockinged brigade, comprising the elite
ball twirlers of the windy city, ag.
gregation that have defeated Madelia.
Lake Crystal, Podunk Center and sew
eral junk water tribes. came here with
all the arrogance of conceit and past
victories. A great clustering wind jam
ming. overgrown rabble of innocent
children. as far as knowing anything
about the national game. The slaugh-
ter was something fierce. single in
ming suiiicing to win the game. Each
player took a swipe at the sphere in
this inning. some of them two: they
chased around the amphitheater in
reckless abandon, while the Israelites
wallOwed in the mud and their i'm
maculate linen became soiled indeed
1t was all over. the one inning left
our boys eight to the good and from
then OF Mankato could not get look
in. 1t was the softest snap we have
yet bumped up against and have been
defeated but once this season. The
players Sunday are representative OF
Mankato's best. Sully's aggregation are
not; they are all paid players. not a
single one claiming Mankato as his
residence, and while we don't profess
to shine i'm their bright orbit, we
do believe we could put up an inter
esting game with them
Mankato has our kindly feeling al
all times, but please don't send your
babies to whip us i'm a hall game.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
MANKATO FREE PRESS


Register of Deeds-Peter +. Fay
tD) st. Peter; John c. Kettner, tR)
st. Peter
Sheriff Andrew Young, tD) Lake
Prairie; Ernest Zieske, tD) Traverse
August Olson. (R) st. Peter; Charles
A. Key, tR) st. Peter.
Coroner-Dr. Geo. f. Merritt, (Rl
St. Peter;
Harry w. Daniels, CD st
Peter.
Superintendent of Schools-Melvillt
r. Davis. tR) st. Peter; Benjamin w
Zieske, (R) CORTLAND
Commissioner, End Dist.-Ed. A. Leon
ard, (D) Traverse; Frank S. Wolfe
tR) Traverse; Ben. A. Briggs, (R)
Traverse.
Commissioner, 4tb Dist-Claus A
Swanson, (D) Lafayette.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
POULTRY AT MANKATO FAIR.
Suggestions BY the Superintendent of
the Poultry Exhibit.

Poultry men please take notice that
the fair begins the 10Th of September
and that all poultry must be at the
grounds at 2 o'clock p. m. Birds must
be entered in trios, one male and two
females. Chicks will compete by them
selves in each breed, same as old fowls.
Bring birds, if possible. in exhibition
coops. if you have none the fair as
ISOLATION will furnish them free of
charge,
No charge for entries, feed or care.
The Judging will commence Tuesday
morning, the Goth. The Judges will
answer any question you may ask as
to Judging or mating fowls. Adver
Using on coops will not be allowed
until fowls are judged. As county
fair our exhibit of poultry mas been
second to none i'm the state, let us KEEP
this reputation and bring your birds.
For further information address j. W.
kollmann. Superintendent, sol North
Second street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
PATRONS ALONG VARIOUS ROUTES
COMPLY WITH REQUEST.
From Saturdays Daily.

\ short time ago circular letter
was mailed to all of the patrons on
the rural routes out of MankatO ask
img them to have their mail boxes
and posts painted white, to have the
boxes fastened to good posts with a
projecting arm, and to have their
names and box numbers placed on the
boxes in neat and conspicuous black
letters and numbers.
There are seven hundred and seven
ty-three boxes on the eight Mankato
routes, and every one of them, ard
the posts, have now been painted, and
the patrons name and box number is
on every single box.
This is certainly great improve
ment. And when it is remembered
that the patrons were not required
but simply requested, to do this work
they are to be congratulated and heart
lily thanked for the public spirit they
have shown in this matter
The boxes and posts not only pre-
sent much heater appearance, but il
Is u great convenience to the public
and especially to the substitute car,
Iiers, to have the names and numbers
on the boxes.
y big majority of the patrons also
put up new posts, with the projecting
arms. This is a great convenience t.
the carriers, as it is so much easier
to drive up to them. On one route
there were seventy-cight new post,
erected. and about two-thirds of al
the posts are now new, and most o
the Others were in good condition.
Besides the patrons, the rural car
riers are also entitled to great dea
of credit for their efforts to have tlii,
work done promptly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
AGE Nc 0AR.

Everybody in Mankato Is Eligible.
Old people stopped with suffering,
Middle age, courageously fighting,
Youth protesting impatiently;
Children, unable to explain;
All in misery from their kidneys.
Only little backacho first.
Comes when you catch cold.
Or when you strain the back.
Many complications follow.
Urinary disorders, diabetes, Brisbis,
disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure backarhc.
cure every FORM Of kidney ills.
Mrs. John A. Jones, 324 State Street,
Mankato, Mimi, says: "For many years
my family has considered Doan's Kid
ney Pills the best o. kidney remedies.
My sons have been cured of backacle
and other symptoms of kidney com
plant through their use. | have taken
Doan's Kidney Pills for years when
III nccI. - = .--..- - .,idneys and
the results have always been satisfac-
tory. At times the secretions from
my kidneys become irregular in passage
and cause me great annoyance. My
back also ached and any STOPPING or
lifting brought on sharp twinges through
my lons. Doan's Kidney Pills, pro-
cured from j. c. Thro's Drug Store,
have always promptly corrected these
complaints. l cannot say too much in
favor of this excellent remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster tlilbrn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
DR.. H. A. Cleveland Died in St. James
Last Week

DR.. II. A. Cleveland, pastor of tine
Methodist Episcopal church in this city
some ten years ago, died in the st
James sanitarium last Thursday of
paralysis at the age of seventy six
years.
Rev. Cleveland gave up the ministry
last April and had a charge at Parkers
Prairie prior to that time.
The remains passed through Man
kato Saturday on the way to Howard
Lake, where his wife is buried.
DIR. Cleveland was scholarly gentle
man and was well liked here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
Mrs. Rosetta Hendrix Chosen Presi
dent; An Increased Membership.

Blue Earth, Mimi, September AT
yesterdays session of the Minnesota
w. C. 7. u. here the following officers
were chosen:
President. Mrs. Rosetta Hendrix
vice president. Mrs. Bessie Laythe
Scoville; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Kate Kercher; recording secretary
Mrs. Belle Nj. Welch; treasurer, Mrs
Dala r. Mandigo. Mrs. Mandigo is a
st. Paul woman. but all of the Others
are of Minneapolis. The Main feature
of yesterdays session was the local
presidents union jubilee. NiEe unions
have doubled their membership in the
year Just passed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
MANKATO GUN CLUB EVENT WAS
PULLED OFF YESTERDAY.
From thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily
The trophy shoot of the Mankato
gun club was held yesterday afternoon,
for the four splendid trophies offered.
The eight or ten weekly shoots held
during the summer determined who
was entitled to enter for the trophy
shoot, and handicaps were given. The
shoot yesterday was at fifty clay tar
gets at unknown angles, and the fol-
lowing scores weer made, with the
handicaps added
The Scores Made.
+. c. Brehm. no handicap, score, 40:
DIR. c. p. Peterson, handicap 4, score
80; DIR. G. A. Dahl. handicap q, score
%; Theodore Just, handicap 4. score
II; Ed. Brett. handicap 4, score 30;
John Nyquist, handicap q, score 40;
Henry Kruse, no handicap, score 50;
Alfred johnson, handicap ), score SO;
c. l.. Benedict, no handicap, score 81;
F. NJ. Otto, handicap ,, score 2S; ID. j.
Severance. handicap II. score 22; Will
liam Deyling, handicap ., score "a; G
\. Lewis, no handicap, score 80; DR.. f.
+. Heidle handicap ), score 81: J. w.
Schmidt, no handicap, score Sc: DIR. f.
l.. Stephan handicap 3, score AZ.
List of the Winners.
This gave john Nyqpist the frst
trophy, which was $40 Ithica shot
gun, offered by the Ithica Arms com,
pany; the third trophy to +. c. Brehm,
cigar case, donated by Parker Bros !;
the fourth trophy to G. A. Lewis, a
sterling silver watch fob, offered by
the Dupont Powder company; and left
the second trophy, handsome vase,
tied between Theodore Just and Dr.
Stephan. The two latter gentlemen
shot off the tie. Mr.. just with a
handicap of two, scoring %, and Dr.
Stephan with a handicap of ", scor-
ing 2lH. Each broke twenty targets,
but the difference in the handicap gave
the vase to Mr.. Just This was a close
and exciting contest. Each scored the
last five shots straight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
Farmer Pounded at Rapidan Dam By
Fatty Cole.
Erono Mopdav,s nattv

Sheriff Donahue was called to the
vicinity of the Rapidan dam this noon
by a report that was teleplloned him
that II. A. Meyer had been pounded
up and perhaps killed. 1t seems that
Mr.. Meyers son had caused the sher'
itf to be notified, and was very much
excited.
As near as The Free Press has beer
able to learn from parties at the dam
over the telephone, Mr. Meyer, who
is farmer and has been furnishing
several teams for work at the dam
owed Il young man known as FATTY
Cole. of this city, money for labor
performed at or near the dam. 1t APP
pears that Cole has not been working
for Meyer lately, hui that he expcctc,
to be paid on pay day, which is today
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
KNOWLEDGE CONCERN AT ROCH.
ESTER IN RUINS.

Rochester, September 2-Roclester
was visited by one of the most disas-
trous fires in its history late yesterday
afternoon, when the central school
building was almost totally destroyed.
The fire was caused. it is thought, from
defective flue, as short time prev
ious the jaiitor of the building had
built a trial fire in the furnace with
some old papers and the blaze orig-
mated in the roof. The building is an
old one and its ornamental roof was
an easy prey to the flames, which were
discovered by Superintendent G. l..
Wood6cld, who had been informed by
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
]. M. Barclay Has Disposed of Prop
erty on Point Pleasant.

j. Nj. Barclay has sold five lots on
Point Pleasant and vicinity during the
last few days, and has parties after
the remaining vacant lots that he
OWLS. w. w. Besser has purchased the
lot just north of his cottage, and
Hams Hanson has purchased the lot
Just north of the one that Mr. Bessei
has purchased. T. J. McDermOtt has
purchased the two in the angle of
the road. and Joseph Turk has pur.
chased a lot near the X. j. Straw
property. There is hardly anything left
for sale on Point Pleasant now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09

John 7. May states that he was
driving his auto at speed of less
than twelve miles an hour yester-
day when the street car ran into him.
He states that the street car was go
ing at such speed that the motor
man went ninety feet past the automo-
bile before he could stop the ear.
Neither Mr.. May nor the motorman
saw the other until it was too late
to stop. although both made strcnu
GUS efforts to do so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-09
o. C. Litchfeld Has Purchased Harper
Property; Fourth and Jackson.

Q. c. Litchfield has purchased the
Harper property, consisting of lots and
dwelling houses, on the corner Of
Fourth and jackson streets. The con-
sideration was $1,000. trading Mrs
Harper half section of land in Can
ada, valued at $G,5OO Mr.. Litchfield
will live in the corner house. Mr.
Litcbiield departed for Ardmore. Okla.
where his family is residing. He will
return in about three weeks, and his
family will return with him.