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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
HUSBAND AND WIFE ACT PART
OF GOOD SAMARITAN.
Lend Encouragement to the Boys
Turned Loose From the House
OF Correction at Chicago; Tells
Crowd That He Once Was
There, But Had Reformed; His
Gift on Christmas.

Chicago, Decor Der 30.--Twenty.
five men, stolid as despairing out.
casts, crowded the windows of THE
Parting of the Ways Home" at
Twenty-second and Clark streets.
A loud "honk" had attracted their
attention to covered automobile
drawn up before the big home.
A liveried chauffeur opened the
door OF the machine.
A man and woman stepped forth
One of the twenty-five men-al
just freed from the house of cor.
demonstrated to apprise the two
autoists of the mistake they had
made in stopping at this refuge fol
former felons.
Pair Came in Auto.
Before he could reach the door 9
loud knock sounded on it, and the
couple stepped undismayed into the
living room. The twenty-five men
some covering, stood around II
was Christmas day.
Mcbride" said the visitor to Rol
To- Fl. Mcbride, who has charge OF
The Parting OF the Ways Home,
"call the roll"
All the twenty-five men answered
here"
Men," said the mysterious visitor
after a pause, II once sat in this
room, waiting for the authorities tt
get me a job. ! once looked like
you do today. | was prisoner In
the bridewell. as you have been. l,
was not long ago. |, too, was in this
house on Christmas, as you are.
left, this house with no place to go
ragged, no home, no friends, no rela
tives who cared to shelter me. But
decided, rs you have done, tc
turn a new leaf and begin all over
again, to lead a better life.
Comes to Cheer Men,
st was hard at first. but I kept
on. Then saw my way. grew pros
porous. Now / have a good and
beautiful wife. She has come with
me today TO help to cheer you men
Our children, in ignorance. of our
visit her, shout and play with their
Christmas presents at home. never
was so happy in my life.
Now l want to shake hands with
every man here who intends to lead q
better life, and from now on to dc
something worth WHILE
When each man had withdrawn
his hand from the grasp of the
stranger, who departed with HE
wife withholding their identity. he
clasped a 81 bill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
Ed MkiNNEY, HELD At POLICE
STATION, TELLS HIS TALE.
Attended a Dance, Drank Wine. Got
Into Trouble and Was Given a
WaIIop; But There May Have
Been Another Reason Why He
Decided to Quit Town; Story Of
Roll of Money.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Ed Mckinney, who has been mar
aging C. w. Chamoerlain's moving
picture theatre at New Ulm for a
week, left there on the early Sunday
morning train, without notice, ticking
with him between $50 ana $50 be-
longing to Mr.. Chamberlain. He
bought a ticket to st. Paul, but some
one at New Ulm tipped the fact to
Mr.. Stone, local manager for Mr..
Chamberlain, and he was at the de-
pot at $50 q. m. with an officer, and
when the young man stepped Off to
change cars he was placed under ar
rest and locked up at the police sta
ton. He was held there until last
night, when deputy sheriff from
Mckinney states that he has been
working for Luedtke Bros. at st. Pc
ter, and that q week ago he went
to New Ulm to take charge Of the
theatre for Mr.. Chamberlain and to
do few stunts" himself. He had
been acquainted with Mr.. Stone and
assisted the latter in this city before
going to New Ulm.
Attended a Dance; Drank Wine.
Saturday night, SO Mr.. Mckinney
informed Free Press reporter yes
terday, he attended a dance at New
Ulm, and drank little too much
wine. He got into trouble with one
or more parties at the dance, and
struck one and was roughly handled,
and he exhibited swelling on his
forehead as evidence of this. He
said that he was discouraged, and
did not like the town and concluded
to leave. His first thought was to go
to st. Paul. taking the proceeds Of
the previous three days at the thea.
ire, amounting to about $53. While
on the train to Mankato he thought
the matter over and changed his
mind and decided to get off at Man
katO and see Mr.. Stone and turn in
the money. When he went to get off
he found Mr.. Stone and the officer
waiting for him.
Mckinney said that this was the
first time that he was ever arrested,
and he seemed greatly to regret the
matter. He is Young man of plas
ing appearance. He said that Mr.
Chamberlain thought that he had
held back about $40 of the theatre
receipts, and was short that amount
but he denied this. saying that he
had turned in all that he took.
amounting to little over. $25.
After Mckinney left New Ulm the
police in this city were notified by
telephone. Mckinney was anxious
that the case might be settled out
of court
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
CITY COUNCIL HELD A VERY
QUIET SESSION MONDAY.
Mayor A. G. Meyer Did Not Give
Out Any Information as to How
the "Pussyfoots" Worked; Sew
eral Assessments Were Con-
firmed; Settlement of Bill With
the County Is Agreed To.

From Tuesdays Daily
The council put in a busy session
yesterday forenoon. No sensations
developed, but several matters that
have been hanging fire were closed
up. Mayor Meyer presided and all OF
the commissioners were present.
Chief Pond reported seventeen ar
rests and three dodgers during Sep
TENDER, eighteen arrests and thirty
seven dodgers during October, six ar
rests and seventeen dodgers during
November, and twelve arrests and
l02 dodgers during December.
The council voted TO grant a
plumbers license to c. NJ. Masters
The hearing on the petition Of
the Sisters OF Notre Dame for, the
vacation of certain streets and alleys
where the new mother house is to be
located, was adjourned until next
Monday. The streets are parts
of Alvin street, all OF Jul
liet, all of Fifth street north
of Ruth, and all OF Ruth street east
of Fourth, and all of the alley in
Highwood addition. The adjournment
was taken, that Mrs. II. F. Shaw,
the only one injuriously affected, may
be personally notified.
The curb and gutter assessment
against Mrs. Kieffer's property was
confirmed, and interest on deferred
payments fixed at six per cent.
Assessment Was Confirmed.
The assessment for certain side
walks, under local Improvement No.
220, was confirmed, and the interest
rate on deferred payments was fixed
at six per cent
The assessment on Judge Pfau's
property for curb and gutter was
confirmed, with deduction of $500
for old curb.
A settlement with John A. Farmer
was approved, by which he Is to pay
half of his curb and gutter assess.
ment now and the other half when
the defect Is remedied. 1t appears
that certain property owners on the
street thought that they could i'm
prove the city engineers plan, and
were allowed by the last council to
do SO, and as result the water
stands in the gutter
Settlement Agreed To.
Commissioner Lamm moved that
the settlement with the county board
on the hospital typhoid fever bills,
the county to pay $3.50, be approved,
and this was carried
settlement on the Mrs. Azelia
F. Smith assessment was approved,
by which the assessment is appor-
toned. A new assessment was made
and the hearing set for January 16.
The bills were allowed, including
street pay roll of $13025 and a
waterworks pay roll of $50.
The claim of Mrs. McLain for
$4,000 damages for an injury alleged
to have been received by stepping
through an opening on culvert on
Poplar street. was referred to City
Attorney Porter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06

OF five Sioux called to present a
petition to Governor Eberhart.
Among the many handsome paint
ings in. the building is one portray
ing a scene connected with the
Sioux treaty, of 1851. The old braves
were sure they recognized the face
of Sitting Bull in the picture, they
did, but the great chief had no right
in the picture.
Was Not at Pow Wow.
Sitting Bull was not at the pow
WOW but his picture is in the scene
just the same. The artist who paint
ed the picture according to r. T.
Holcomb of the Minnesota Historical
society had 4 photograph of Sitting
Bull and rs he regarded it as par
ticularly strong Indian face drew il
into the picture. The visiting In
dams who had followed the old chief
on the warpath could not be deceiv
ed. They remembered him, but il
any Of them recalled that he was
not present when the pow WOW de
picted by the artist was held they
held their tongue rs is common with
an Indian.
Claim Title to Land.
The Indians came to st. Paul tC
reassert their claim to land along
the Minnesota river. They claim
ten miles on either side of the
stream from Redwood Falls to the
Dakota line. Mr.. Holcomb says The
title to the lands has long since beer
settled and the Indians no longer
have any claim on It.. Mr.. Holcoml
says the land on the north side o.
! the river was sold by the Indians il
1858 and paid for. The government
confiscated the land ON the soutl
side of the river in 1863 by act o
congress because of the Sioux out
| break in 1862
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
EVAN HUGHES SUCCEEDS
JUDGE w. +. HUGHES.
Anton Osten Is Now Sheriff; Andrew
Johnson Takes Up His Duties
as Treasurer; A. M. Schnee-
berger Of Amboy Is Commits
sioner; Miss Catherine Jones
Deputy in the Probate Court.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Several new faces were seen about
the court house today, in the offices.
Evan Hughes sat behind the desk in
the judge of probates office. He has
annexed or prefixed the title of Judge,
and hereafter it will be Judge
Hughes, as in the past, only it will
be another Judge Hughes. A huge
urn OF pink carnations sat on his
desk, the gift yesterday of his good
wife, and gave forth an enchanting
fragrance. The new Judge is getting
initiated into the ways of the office
Judge Hughes expects to appoint
Miss Catherine Jones his deputy. For
two years she has been stenographer
in the bank at Minneota. Her home
is on Glenwood avenue, and she is a
niece Of County Commissioner
jones.
Across the hall was County Treas
urer Johnson, also learning the ways
OF his predecessor, r. w. Hart, who
goes on the road after six years
spent in the office. Mr.. Johnson will
be found behind the treasurer's desk
hereafter.
Schneeberser as Commissioner.
In the commissioners room A. NJ.
Schneeberger of Amboy this after
noon took his seat as the successor
to William Schultz of Garden City.
He has been learning the ways of
the commissioners ever since his
election, and matters will not be en-
tirely new to him. He has good
! look, and no doubt will serve the
county well.
! j. w. Schmitt has succeeded to the
office of county attorney, and will
hereafter look after the county's
criminal business. He will be found
in his office in the Odd Fellows
block. He has been in st. Paul ever
since his term began and has there.
fore not had an opportunity of trans.
acting any official business.
Osten as Sheriff.
Anton Osten has taken possession
of the office of sheriff and at the
same time has taken possession OF
the county jail, and is now nicely
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06

settled there. He has appointed Mrs.
Osten matron, and Ed. Ario jailer
and deputy sheriff The first Off
cial duty Of the sheriff was to re-
ceive man named West today, who
had been sent up from the municipal
court for, thirty days at hard labof
for drunkenness. 1t will be the policy
of the new sheriff to make those
work who are sentenced to hard Ia
bor At present they will work inside
of the Jail, cleaning up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
WEAK SPOTS ARE POINTED OUT
BY DEPARTMENT HEAD.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Has Some Things to Say and
Recommends Number of
Changes; Offers Some Sugges-
tions; How the Truant Officers
Should Be Appointed.

c. G. Schulz, state Superintendent
of public instruction. in issuing his
annual report on school attendance
in the state, copies of which have
been received in MankatO recon.
mends amendments to the present
law. He declares it does not in all
respects secure the end sought
complete and regular attendance, be-
sides working hardships and being
easily evaded. Mr.. Schulz believes
amendments of the law should be
made with certain considerations in
view, and he enumerates them as
follows:
Complete School Census.
First complete school census
of all children in each school dis
trict, between the ages of six and
eighteen years, should be taken each
year. This work should be carried
out by or under the direction % the
school board. This enumeration
should show the child's name, day
month and year of birth, and place
of residence.
Second. In cities of the first, Sec
ond and third class sufficient num-
Der of local truant officers should be
appointed by the school board to see
that all truants are properly account
ed for, and that unless lawfully ex.
cused, they are made to attend
school.
Appointment of Truant Officers.
Third. State truant officers should
be appointed as deputies of the de-
partment of labor, to assist the To-
cal truant officers in enforcing at.
tendance in the larger cities, but
particularly in the smaller towns,
villages and in the rural communi.
ties.
Fourth. A further excuse for alb
sence should be provided for, so that
child of fourteen years of age may
assist in labor on the farm of his
parent or guardian, between April !
and November /.
Parochial School Reports.
Fifth. Private and parochia
schools should be required to report
enrolment and absence, in the same
manner and to the same extent as
public schools.
Sixth. In high schools, absentees
should be reported to the local OF
city superintendent; in graded
schools to the principal; and II
semi-graded and rural schools to tn,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
RESIGNATION AS LIBRARIAN TO
BE TENDEREp.
Efficient Official to Take Up Work
in Wisconsin,; She Is to Enter
Larger Field Of Usefulness; Her
Assistant Miss Hanson Accepts
Position With Franklin Branch
in Minneapolis.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
AT the meeting of the Mankato
public library board on Tuesday
evening Miss Maud van Buren, will
tender her resignation as librarian,
to take effect August 1. This informa-
ton will be received with expires.
sions of regret from the board mem
bers, patrons OF the library and the
public generally, as Miss van Buren,
has proved herself most efficient
official. Not only has her work as
librarian been of high order, but
her influence in all lines of civic en-.
deavor has been for the best. Miss
leave Mankato, but her many friends
will be glad to know that she is to
enter a larger field of usefulness.
Goes to Wisconsin.
Miss van Buren, will go to Wiscon.
sin where she will become inspector
of libraries and engage in publicity
work. Also she will deliver one lee
ture week to those who are inter
ested in the promotion of libraries
She will meet and confer frequently
with library boards and offer sugges
| tons as to the methods that should
be pursued in interesting the public
in libraries. Miss van Buren, will
have the inspection of $50 libraries
| Miss Hanson Goes to Minneapolis.
Miss Hanson who is assistant Ii
brarian, will resign also. She has ac
cepted the position of assistant in
the Franklin branch of the Mime
apolis library. She will take up hei
new duties on Tuesday. Miss Han
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
HOWEVER, EXPERT WILL LOOK
OVER THE SITUATION.
Professor w. G. kirchoffer Of Madi-
son, Wis.,, to Come Here to Con.
suit With Council Regarding the
Proper Location of Water Pro.
ducers; Supply at the Present
Time; Capacity Is Increased.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Professor w. &. kTchOffer. a con-
sulting engineer on waterworks
plants, from Madison, Wis, connect.
ed with the university faculty there;
and said to be one Of the best ex-
perts In the country, will arrive in
Mankato tomorrow in response to an
invitation from Mayor Meyer, to con-
cult with the council about the
proper location for putting down new
wells. and the advisability of lower
ing the old ones, etc.
Lowering Mccarthy Well.
The well men who are lowering
the Mccarthy well have gone down
more than 1000 feet, or 100 feet
lower than the new Hubbard mill
well, and the lower they go the
stronger the flow of water. Since
the measurement the other day there
has been an increase of fifty gallons
a minute. The work OF lowering this
well will probably continue until the
next rock or hardpan is struck.
All of the city wells were meas.
ured by City Engineer Wilson Sat.
urday afternoon, and it was found
that the old we'll flows III gallons
a minute, the Second street or Wind.
miller well 10S gallons a minute. the
Broad street we'll 495 gallons a min
ute, and the Mccarthy well 800, to
which must be added the fifty gallon
increase that has since developed
The Broad street we'll. which was re-
paired by the city at considerable
expense a year or so ago, is the best
enc that it has, and it is only about
eco feet deep.
The Windmiller Well.
The Windmiller well was never
much of success, for the reason
that Max Windmiller lost his drill
in it and was unable to recover it.
The people now lowering the Nc.
earthly we'll want to try to lower
the Windmiller we'll They feel con.
fident that they can recover the lost
drill. and it is possible that the CITY
may allow them to try.
Mayor Meyer states that the flow
OF the city wells combined is now
100000 gallons a day. and that the
highest amount pumped during the
hot and dry summer of 1910 was but
1,40C,000 a day, or a very little more
one day. He believes that the city
will not have to sink another vel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
MANY MACHINES WILL EXHIBIT
s IN ST.. PAUL.
The Tires to Hold Enough Gas to
Float Twenty-Five Balloons From
New York to London; Society
Expected in Finest Toeeery;
Great Show of Jeweiry; Those
Who Are interested.

st. Paul, December 29.-More than
$250,000 worth of automobiles will be
on display at the st. Paul automo
bile show In the armory on January
10 to IA. Owing to the great value
OF the machines special insurance
for the five days will be taken out
by the exhibitors. The premiums
will cost several hundred dollars
One dealer who has mathematical,
mind has done little figuring. He
says II all the tires were taken of
the machines. cut through the center
and spread out they would cover a
space eight feet wide and a mile
long. In the machines to be shown
is enough steel and brass to equip a
Dreadnought. The tires, he declares
would hold enough gas to float TWEEN
ty-five balloons from New York to
London.
Display of Finery.
One night of the show will be set
apart for Governor Eberhart and the
state officials and their families and
on another night Mayor Keller and
all of the city officials will be pres
ent. The stars Of the grand opera
company to be in st. Paul the same
week, including Mary Garden, will
attend one Of the matinees, the ex
hibitors to send special cars to take
them to and from the show. There
is to be society night" when, i,
is believed, there will be display OF
fine gowns the cost of which prob
ably will be greater than the value
Of all of the automobiles.
Great Jewel Exhibits.
Certainly the display of jewels viii
represent far more than $250,000
The flowers to decorate the armory
for the show will cost at least $1,000
Phil w. Herzog, chairman and Reu
ben Warner and F. I. Whitney of the
Public Affairs committee of the st
Paul Commercial club are devotine
much of their time to the prepare
tons for the show and their connec
ton with the enterprise gives it {
civic influence not afforded to mos
auto shows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
INDIAN DISCOVERS OLD CHIEF
IN A PICTURE.
Braves Were Sure the Face Of Noted
Warrior Was Among Those in
the Painting of Sioux Treaty
Of 1851; He Was Not at the Pow
Wow; Claim Title to, Land;
Along the Minnesota River.

st. Paul, December 29.-The Keen
ness of an Indians eye vas demon
strated few days ago at the state
capitol in st. Paul when a committee
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06

Time is saved by doing now mach
of the work usually done in the busy
spring, such as hauling stones. clear
ing away trees and brush, fixing the
grape arbor, etc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06

son is very capable young lady and
she will meet with success in her
new position. Miss Hannah Jones
will succeed Miss Hanson at the
Mankato library.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
Death of An Old Timer.

From thursdays Daily.
Peter Sutherland, resident OF
Minneapolis since 1852, and one OF
the intimate friends OF the late
Bishop Whipple, died in Minneapolis
of heart failure. lie had seen much
service in the Indian wars. He was
at one time associated in business
with Norman Kittson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06

at present. He has also figured how
the city can save a good deal of wa
ter, as compared with last summer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-22
Not q Candidate.

Since the death of T. e. Ryan, who
was a member of the democratic ma
ttonal committee, much has been said
as to who would be his successor, and
many very able men of the party have
been mentioned, among them Fl. III.
Manson, former chairman of the
democratic state central committee.
While Mr.. Manson would make an ex-
cellent member of the committee and
the PILOT would favor him, he has
declined to become a candidate and
favors the candidacy of j. E. Davis,
present chairman of the democratic
state central COMMITTEE. 1t seems
from the present outlook that Mr..
Davis will be appointed to fill the
vacancy. A meeting of the members
of that committee is called and will
be held at the Plankinton house, Mil
waukee, tomorrow afternoon, when
the appointment will be made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-22

If the Lorimer committee, during
its recess, would listen to the voice of
public opinion, it would not take any
more testimony but report the case
immediately upon the opening of the
next session Of congress. Its report
might be as laconic and decisive as
the judgment rendered by Texas
judge. 1t was Monday morning, and
the room was full of negro prisoners,
and any one who is familiar with the
odor of the negro when he has been
perspiring freely will understand the
condition OF the atmosphere in that
i'll ventilated court room that hot
August morning. After disposing of
several cases, al old negro charged
with vagrancy was brought up before
the bar of justice. "What is the
charge against you p queried the
judge. Use charged with fragrancy,
yuh honoh ~ responded the prisoner.
Guilty." cried the judge. Guilty,
by all that's holy! Thirty days in
the workhouse."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-22
Whew! Rough on Stephenson

When republican papers begin to
jump onto those who have been fur
nishing the oil to run the republican
machine, for, 10, these many years, it
is then pertinent for democratic
papers to swell up and say, "We told
you So" The Merrill Herald must
have been cribbing from the old files
of the PILoT. Read what it says in
its last issue:
A good many people in Wisconsin
have long thought that Isaac Ste
phensOn was an old fraud, and there
are getting to be more of them every
day. A good many people thought
Senator LaEollette made blunder
when he favored-or at least did not
vigorously oppose Isaac Stephenson's
election to the senate for the short
term to fill the vacancy caused by
Senator Spooner'S resignation.
The old fraud should have been left
at home, at Marinette, to nurse his
wrath at Spooner, Scofield, Upham
and other republicans who had made
the party name honorable.
However, the ignomy of the traitor
generally falls unerringly on the
traitor himself. StephenSon,S name
might have been honored in the an
nails of the state. BY his own acts he
has made it ignominious-1t is well.