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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

Joy for the small boy! A circus
is coming to town! The Adam Fore
paugh and Sells Bros show will be
in Mankato on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 6. A. E. Diggs, advance repre-
sentative, came to the city last
night. He is in charge of advertis-
ing car No. 1 and force of bill
posters that today began plastering
the city with flaming sheets an.
nouncing the coming of the circus
All the barns for miles around were
decorated vita the posters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18


New York, August ia boxing
bout of near-champiOnship calfbre
will be witnessed in New York to
morrow night when the Pittsburg
bearcat, Frank Klaus, will mix
things with Cyclone Johnny Thomp-
son.
The fight will do much to clear
the situation as regards the middle
weight championship of the world.
Thompson claims the title by reason
of defeating Billy Papke in Austral-
ia. Papke had claimed it-and con-
tinues to do so, for that matter-as
rightful Inheritance from the late
Stanley Ketchel.
If Klaus whips Thompson, Papke
will have to meet him or forfeit all
claims on the title. If the Cyclone
wins, he will have to fight Papke
again to satisfy American fight fans.
The fight is being announced "for
the middleweight championship OF
the world" which is bit ambitious
for a ten-round affair. The National
Sporting Club of America will stage
the mill The fighters are to weigh
in at 1853 pounds at six o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

Constantinople, August 16.-By
permission of the Turkish officials,
Captain Montagu Parker and his
party of British explorers will to-
day resume operations in Jerusalem.
Captain Parker, who is brother
of the Earl of Morley was recently
charged with having despoiled the
Mosque of Omar and carrying away
sacred relics. A Turkish commits
sion of inquiry has been appointed
to look into the matter.
Captain Parker's party, in the
course of their excavations, discov-
cred the city of David and relics
of the Jesuite city which preceded
it. The latter. from evidences of the
pottery found, was In existence 1000
years before Davld ! captured the
Of 80
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

Little Rock. Ark, August 16.-Rep-
resentative colored merchants, man.
ufacturers and bankers from all
over the Union are in attendance 1T
the annual convention opened here
today by the National Negro Bust
ness league. DR.. Booker T. Wash
ington is president of the league and
has been largely instrumental in
the progress made by the organiza-
ton in the twelve years of it's ex-
istence. The sessions will continue
three days and will be largely of
the nature of experience meetings,
in which negroes who have won
success in commercial and financial
ventures will explain their methods.
Many of the delegations from dis
tant points came here on special
Pullman cars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

western road dashed into a Milwau,
kee train that was standing on the
crossing track near the union depot
The Milwaukee train was going
north and had stopped at Owatonna
to receive orders. The Northwestern
freight was coming west, and was
descending the hill just the other
side of the city. The engineer saw
the Milwaukee train and made an
effort to apply the brakes, but the
air would not work and his train
dashed into !. the bunk car with con-
siderable force.
Two men we're asleep in the car.
One was slightly injured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

Washington, August 16.-In the
opinion of the experts of the navy.
department, an admiral is not need
ed to command a feet of one. YES
sci and in consequence Rear-Ad-
miral Sidney A. Staunton has been
detached from command of the fifth
division of the Atlantic fleet and, as
signed to duty on the general board,
the order going into effect today:
The vessels of the fifth division
have become scattered all over the
Atlantic on special duty until finally
Admiral Staunton had only one ship
left under his direct orders
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18


Chicago, August ia. wild west
show, circus and a great military
tournament coming along in rapid
succession, proved too great a strain
on the self-control of the boys OF
Chicago, and within two weeks
siXty-eight were reported to the DO
lice as missing from their homes.
How many more disappeared" that
were not reported to the detective
headquarters is conjectural, but the
number is estimated at two or three
times as many. Parents blame two
diseases, "wildwestitis" and army
iberia" The symptoms are the
same, and are manifested in de-
sire to throw clothslines, over the
necks of the family cats, liking
for revolvers, imitation and real"
sombreros, and an energetic desire
to tomahawk the garbage cans.
How the Disease Works.
In many instances the, diseases
work themselves out in the form of
Shows" given for the benefit of
the boys and girls of the neighbor
hood. So far as the parents of the
missing boys are informed, they
we're lured away. from home by the
ambition to be cowboys or gener-
ais. Usually few days away, from
mother and father generates a feel
ing of inconsistencies sufficiently
strong to shove ambition far into
the background. But in many. in
stances the boys have failed to re-
turn and no trace of them has been
found. The police say that the
wanderlust among; boys is almost
exclusively summer complaint.
Cold weather and snow makes home
look so good that there is no chance
for the disposition to wander to
grow rapidly.
Dead Fish Galore. l.,r
The citizens of haywood, suburb
on the Desplaines river, that touches
the western limits of Chicago, are.
facing the problem of sdisposing Of
about 100000 dead fish as the re,
suit of their midnight attack upon
the power dam of the North Shore.
Electric company The river runs
through the town. and the stagnant,
lake formed by it was breeding mos.
quitoes i'm such numbers the citi-
zens decided they could not stand
it. A notice was served on the.
company to remove the dam in five
days, but was ignored. AT mid
night a band of men led by the
town marshal, L. H. Sweeney, arm
ed with picks and shovels, gathered !,
at the townhall, and marched ON
the dam. Next morning there was
no lake, but the ground that once
had been covered with water was
strewn with fish, some still Topping
in the mud but most of them al
ready dead The citizens are now
burying and burning the fish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

One man was hurt and bridge
crew bunk car was damaged at Owa-
tonna last night when a locomotive
pulling a freight train on the North
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

The Harmonic band of this city
held it's semi-annual meeting Mon
day night to elect new officers. The
following were elected for period
of six months: August Wussow
president; Fred GOsewick, vice pres
ident; Ernest Silber secretary; Will
liam Rachle, treasurer; Ernest
Schulz, librarian; Ed. Wussow, Fred
Killing, Alfred Kroeger, auditing
committee.
Mr.. Albert Guemmer, who recently
located here from Sioux Falls, S. D..
and who is an experienced tuba
player, was admitted as member
The band now consists of twenty
nine men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

The North Star Concrete company
has run out of pitch, and for this
reason the work of laying the blocks
on Cherry street has come to q:
halt, as it is not desired to lay the,
blocks much ahead of the pitch.
More pitch has been expected to-
arrive every day, and 1t is suspects
ed that some of it has been delayed
by wreck. The concreting work,
is going forward on North Warren
street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

Swindlers have concOcted a new
scheme whereby they hope to real
ize sums of money from railroad
companies whose agents are not
acquainted with the ways of the
wicked. Two young men dropped
into nearby city with get-rich-
quick scheme that looked like
sure winner. They made their play
and were in the hands of the Off
GERS i'm less than one hour. even II
their game was so new that the
brand was unblemished. In the lam
guage of those who live by their
wits, their plan was "sure thing"
What Their Scheme Is.
II was this way: Three cheap
suit cases were checked to that city
from a point in another state over
trunk road. a young man called
on the baggageman in the city with
a check for one of the cases and
lamented the fact that he had lost
the other two checks. His descrip-
ton, however, was so accurate that
he was permitted to take them.
An hour later another young man
called for the baggage and present
ed the checks. Failing to get them,
he at once claimed $50 on each.
1t was clear that the road was in
for the loss.
But before paying it or promising
to do so-the baggage agent having
"smelt mouse"-the matter was
placed in the hands of the officers.
A little investigation exposed the
game and the two young men fell
into the embrace of the law. Thus
another get-rich-quick-schem came
to naught. 1t is understood that the
same game had been worked sue
cessfully in number OF places,
particularly in Iowa and Illinois.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

The hearing of Hall Green.
charged with the murder of Harry:
Rugg at LIE Seuer, will take place.
at LIE Sueur tomorrow morning at
ten o'clock. The hearing of Pat.
Masterson will take place at the,
same time. but it is quite likely
that the charge of murder that Is
now pending against Masterson will
be withdrawn, and he will be held
as a witness against Green.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

A hobo entered Joseph PrOsser's
barber shop, 607 North Front street,
this morning and got shave and
then said that he had no money to
pay for it. In the course of the con-
versation that followed he was show
ing what a strong hair chain he
had attached to his watch, and took
it off and held the chain by one
end and whirled it around with the
watch dangling at the other end.
The watch slipped out of the eaten,
flew through the window, breaking
a hole in the glass, and landed on
the sidewalk. The hobo then ran
out, seized his watch and ran
away. Mr.. Prosser notified the po-
lice and wanted the man arrested,
and furnished description of him.
Later today it was discovered that
the man who had broken the win
dow was an insane man who escaped
Monday from the asylum at st. Pc
ter, named Daniel Wallin, former
resident of this city. Wallin will be
taken back to st. Peter on the seven
o'clock train this evening by guard
who came after him today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

the Burns celebrations at Mapleton
each year, and was one of the most
welcome visitors from abroad He
was a genial gentleman and loved by
everybody.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

st. Paul, August 16.-The executive
committee of the Minnesota National
Guard association met at the Office
of the adjutant general at the capitol
yesterday and decided to hold the
annual convention at Duluth Septem-
Der rs. 1t will continue for the day
only. 81 (,
The entertainment by the people of
Duluth will include boat ride on !
Lake Superior.
The association is composed OF OIL
GERS of the national guard only.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

Washington, August 16.-Repre-
sentative Richard Bartholdt of st.
Louis, who has won international
fame as an advocate of peace and
arbitration, has left for Europe to
present to the war board of Ger
many and the German people the
replica of the magnificent statue Of
General Baron Won Steuben, unveiled
in this city last December. The
German emperor will receive Con-
gresham Bartholdt some time be-
tween August 80 and September 5.
When President Taft suggested
Mr.. Bartholdt for the mission, he
received speedy assurance from EN-
peror William, through the Ameri-
can ambassador, that the st. Louis
man was "a most acceptable ambas'
sador for this purpose"
Mr.. Bartholdt introduced and Sc
cured the passage of the bill appro
priating $4,000 for the original sta
tue of Won Steuben, which stands
in Lafayette park, near the White
House. Later he secured the en-
actment of bill appropriating
SIS, 900 for the replica, which will
be erected in front of the old cas-
tie at Potsdam, the official residence
of the German emperors, in the
suburbs of Berlin. $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

The Winona Railway and Light
Company of Winona. Mimi, sub
sidiary of the La Crosse Water Pow.
er company, was placed in the hands
of a receiver yesterday afternoon by
Judge C. A. Willard in the federal
district court at Minneapolis. Howard
Morris of Milwaukee, Wis, was APP;
pointed receiver under bonds of $50,
900. The company defaulted in, the.
payment of $12,375 interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18
FIRE IS STOPPED and
LAKE CRYSTAL SAVED

Fire at Lake Crystal yesterday
afternoon resulted in the total de-
struction of the Christensen elevator
and the partial destruction of w. p.
Marston's elevator. a The Christensen
elevator. which had a capacity of
$4,000 bushels, contained only a
few hundred bushels of grain. Some
oats had just been taken in before
the fire. The Marston elevator had
capacity of $1,000 bushels, and
contained 5000 bushels of small
grain of various kinds. The latter
was soaked with the water used in
saving a portion of the building.
Discovered Coming Out of Cupola.
The fire was first discovered COM
ing out of the cupola of the Chris
Jensen elevator, but the cause has
not been discovered. AS soon as
the fire was discovered, the fire COM
pany was called out, and citizens
volunteered their services. During
the progress of the fire. D.. c. Woods
hotel and several barns in the vi
cinity caught fire, but these were
saved by bucket brigades before
much damage was done.
The fire company had two or three
streams going, and saved part of the
Marston elevator, although the Gu
pola and one side burned. 1t was
a splendid stop, and undoubtedly
saved the mill and other buildings.
The firemen and citizens are deserv-
ing Of great credit.
Mr.. Christensen has not yet de-
cided whether to rebuild, but the
Marston elevator will be rebuilt or
put in repair.
Prepared to Send Aid.
During the progress of the fire and
when it seemed impossible for the
Lake Crystal firemen to stay the
flames, Mankato was appealed to for
aid. Mayor Taylor and Chief Luis
dorff had made preparations to send
several men from the Central station
with apparatus to Lake Crystal when
word was received that their services
would not be necessary. The Omaha
road had a train made up to convey
the men and apparatus to Lake Crys-
tai
Mayor Taylor went to Lake Crys-
tai in his auto.
The fire lasted about two hours.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

There is no longer a toll gate IN :
New Jersey, nor a toll road.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

The eleventh annual synod of the
German Evangelical Lutheran church
of several northwestern states open
ed this morning with services in
the Lutheran Emmanuel church,
North Second street. Rev. F.. Soil of
Burlington, Wis, conducted the ser
vices, and was assisted by Rev. A..
F. Winter of the local church.
The formal business of the organ
ization began this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The election of officers,
which was commenced, will continue
through tomorrow morning.
About two hundred ministers, rep
resenting the synods, are expected to
be in attendance. The convention
will extend through tomorrow and
Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

ST. Louis, August 16.-J. T. Har-
per, of Atlanta, is now in training
for novel long-distance swim. He
has announced that late this month
he will leave st. Louis in an attempt
to swim down the Mississippi from
this city to New Orleans.
The conditions are that he is to
swim twelve hours and rest the
same length of time each twenty
four hours required for the per-
Torrance.
Harper has some reputation as a
swimmer in Baltimore, where he
formerly lived. Last year while
abroad he tried to swim the English
channel, but was pulled out exhaust
ed before he had covered half the
distance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

Mrs. A. l.. Hanson and son, Fred
returned from st. Paul last evening
where they have been for number
of weeks visiting friends and rela-
tives and attending to matters of
business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

For all kinds of cabinet work and
repairing, making of windows and
door screens, ETC., call on w. M. Lar
son, located at 235 Belgrade avenue,
next to M. E. Hagen's meat market.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

At the invitation of FIR. and MRS.
Frank Jefferson the ihoir of the
Methodist church were entertained AZ
the formers home ir the country
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

Remember the ice cream social on
Eberlein's lawn this evening.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-17
CURED HER BABY OF ECZEMA

IT can't tell in words how happy the
word 'Cuticura' sounds to me, for it
cured my baby Of itching, t~orturing
eczema. It first came when she was
between three and four weeks old,
appearing ON her head. I used every
thing imaginable and had n doc
tors bill after another, but nothing
cured 1t. Then the eczema broke out
10 badly behind her that ! really
thought her ear would come OF. For
months / doctored 1t but to no avail.
Then 1t began at her nose and her
eyes were nothing but sores I had to
keep her in a dark DOM for two
weeks. The doctor did no good, SO I
stopped him coming.
For about two weeks I had used
Cuticura Soap for her every day,
then got a box Of Cuticura Ointment
and began to use that. In a week
there was a marked improvement. In
all I used two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and one box of Cuticura Ointment and
my baby was cured Of the sores This
was last November; now her hair is
growing out nicely and she has not a
scar on her. I a not praise Cuti-
cura enough, I q take my child any
where and people are amazed to see
her without a sore. From the time
she was four weeks old until she was
three years she was never without the
terrible eruption, but now, thanks to
Cuticura, l have a well child" (Sign
ed) Mrs. H. e. Householder, 1904 VIII
helm st., Baltimore, Md, May 10. 1910
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-17
Has an Old Relic Of Washington

Has an Old Relic Of Washington.
One of the most interesting relics Of
George Washington IL owned by the
city of Salem. It is q medallion in
wood, carved after a sketch from life.
The same artist executed both
sketch and carving, which gives the
relic added value. He was Samuel NC
lntire, native genius with a gift for
.portraiture. He studied Washington
when the father of his country visited
Salem on his tour Of the east, and
made the medallion shortly afterward,
to adorn the arch over the west en-
trance Of Washington square, Salem.
Here the efigy remained from 1907
until 1850, when the arch was taken
down to give place to an iron fence.
still in use.
This Washington relic is kept in the
fireproof room at the Essex institute
Salem, where it is frequently studied
by artists and others as an odd and
striking likeness Of the great Ameri
can whom no two artists pictured
alike.-Boston Globe.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-17
STRANGE ANGLE OF SIGHT
Happy but Perplexed Father Thought
Himself the Possessor Of
Twins.

There's nothing like temperance"
said Mayor Shank at q temperance
dinner in Indianapolis. Take the
case Of John Humphreys.
Humphreys. at a supper, drank
more than was good for him, and ar
rived home at 2 q. m. in a rather un-
fortunate state.
THE family physician met him at
the front door.
Humphrey he said, I ~congratu-
late you. You are a father again
"And the physician led Humphreys
upstairs to the nursery, where the
nurse proudly exhibited a fine infant
But Humphreys, instead Of mani.
Testing R~ooseveltian JOY. frowned,
swore and left the room.
THE next morning. when he again
saw the newborn child, he showed
amazement and ~perplexity.
but, nurse he said, where is the
other one?'"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-17
Always Worrying.

The late John H. Barker of Mich
igan City, who left a fortune Of over
$50, OO0, 900 to his 14-year-old daughter,
was strongly opposed to speculation.
do not speculate" Mr.. Barker once
said in an address to young men.
Spectators stand on shaky ground.
They know no peace"
Mr.. Barker smiled.
I'm fact" he said, "a Spectator is
always worrying about the money
market, while his wife is always wor-
rying about the market Money"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-17
IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF enEAT KID
NEY REMEDY IS SOON REALIZED

According to my experience I DC not
consider there IL anything to equal pr.
6wamp-Root for kidney ahec-
ton. Twice it relieved me when ! va
completely helpless.
The last time I was travelling in Texas,
when my kidneys became affected, and
for ten days I suffered excruciating PAIN
accompanied with severe chills. Several
years previous, having been relieved Of .
similar attack, I naturally sought relie3
~ before, from Swamp-Root.
After using four Of the large size bot
tlss, I was completely restored and went
o my way rejoicing and praising Or.
Kilmers 6wamp-Root. This was three
years ago, and l have had NO indication at
the return Of the affection.
Yours very truly,
]. G. SMITH, Jr.
Jackson, Tenn.
State Of Tennessee
County Of Madison
Subscribed and sworn 70 before M thia
18th day Of July, 1909.
P. @. eTOvALL,
isss.-s. Notary Publis.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-17
Tho Chief Need.

A pale, intellectual-looking chap
wearing eyeglasses and unshorn hair,
visited Tom Volk, the athletic in
structor not long ago and asked ques-
tons until the diplomatic athlete fin
ally became weary.
IF l. take boxing and wrestling les
sons from you, will it require any par
ticular application? ?" he asked.
NO." answered Vok, "but a little
arnica will come in handy."-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-17
ROOFING.

Galvanized Iron Corrugated and Crimp
of best quality for barns, sheds, chicken
houses and residences,-Fire and water
proof, needs no paint. takes care of itself,
lengths, to II feet. Full weight goods.
Send this ad with order. PIDGEON-
THOMAS IRON CO.. 1.-THE Roofing
Folks" ". 90 N. I'd st.. Memphis. Tenn.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-17
Simplicity Of EXPRESSION.

A story was told on Martin Lomas-
ney at the Cape Cod commercial trav-
elers' dinner by Representative Pope
Of Leominster. Last season Tomas
ney was seen talking to some one in
one of the corridors, and as l passed
heard these words: Shall I write
him?' No. said Lomasney; never
write aNthing when you can talk, and
never talk when you a nod your
head boston Record.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-17

TO DRIVE OyT MAtAR "a THE svsrp,r
Take the Old standard GROVE TASTELESS
CHILL Tonic. You know, what you are taking.
showing 1t is simply Quinine and Iron in a taste
less form. The Quinfne drives out the malaria
and the Iron builds up the system. sold BY all
dealers for 80 years. Price 50 cents.