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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
PALACE FOR her COWS
ILLINOIS WOMAN TO BUILD
HANDSOME BARN.
To Be Modes Dairy: All Structures
Will Face 4 Park; Flower
Gardens, Etc.

Libertyville, ILL.,. March Cry
far the most elaborate COW stable
in Illinois or the middle west, will
be built this spring by Mrs. Scott
Durand, a wealthy Lake county WOm-
an, who runs 4 dairy and makes
money out of it, Mrs. Durand's farm
buildings were destroyed by fire
last fall.
There will be eleven buildings in
all. They will be constructed of con
crete. Half of the roofs will be of
glass. The style of architecture is to
be Flemish.
In the main building will be the
shipping, washing and bottline rooms.
Adjoining is 10 be the main stable,
in which will be stalled sixty head
Of cows. The other buildings are
for general farm purposes, and will
house cattle, poultry and swine.
The entire plant will be electric
ally lighted. There also will be an
ice factory. All buildings will face
a court in which will be fountain
parked with lawn and flower beds.
In a tower of the main building
will be a big Dutch clock. The SAM
tary feature OF the plant is found
in a concrete sewer. Four feet wide
and as deep.
Mrs. 'Durand attends many meet
ings Of dairyinen and farmers in
stitutes. She has planned a school
in which young men and women will
be taught the first principles of cor
rect dairying. She also has planned
an Italian villa on the lake front.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
HENRY D. LANG, COURT
CLERK, DIES IN DULUTH
WELL.KNOWN IN 4ANkAT0: A
POPULAR GENTLEMAN.
FEDERAL TRIBUNAL ATTACHE
Diabetes Summoned the Official Yes.
terday Afternoon; Found Uncon.
scious in His Room.

Henry D. Lang, clerk of the United
States circuit court since 1897, died
at the St. Louis hotel, Duluth, yes
terday afternoon at $50 o'clock from
an acute attack of diabetes. When
he was found lying in bed in the
room by the hotel attendants, he evil
IDENTIFY had been unconscious for a
long time nor did he revive from the
comatose condition before he died.
Mr.. Lang was known to many people
in Mankato.
Mr.. Lang sent word to his deputy
clerk in Duluth, Thomas H. Press
nell, that he would be in that city
Monday, and left by the 4:30 train
on that day. He failed to call on
Mr.. Pressnell yesterday forenoon,
who concluded Mr.. Lang had not
come as promised. On the way
down town at noon Mr.. Pressnell
called at the st. Louis hotel, to find
Mr.. Langs name on the hotel regis
ter, but no one had seen him that
morning. His door was found locked
and when the room was entered Mfr.
Lang lay unconscious in his bed.
Family Is Notified.
Mr.. Pressnell at once telephoned J.
Nj. Dickey, assistant United States
district attorney in st. Paul, and he,
with Mrs. Lang. Walter Lang. son,
and DR.. w. w. Lewis took the $3.50
train for Duluth. They learned of
the death of Mr. Lang when the
train reached West Duluth. William
A. Lang, brother Of the deceased
took a later afternoon train
Mr.. Lang had been in poor health
for a number of years. He had
recently returned from the south,
where he spent the winter with Mrs.
Lang. Last October he had an at
tack which left him unconscious for
eleven hours. He went south about
December l. when he had in part re-
gained his strength, coming home
March /. m ~ f
Born in st. Paul.
Henry David Lang, the son of
Charles Lang, an old settler of the
WY was DOl ii III Ipl dui INofcul-
Der 13, 1860. and as q boy attended
the public schools and the state nor
NAL school at Winona and gradual
cd from the state university in 1880.
His first business position was a
clerkship with the German-American
Hail Insurance company, conducted
by the late Colonel A. r. Kiefer.
who was later a member of con-
gress and mayor of the city. When
the company was dissolved Mr..
Lang became clerk in the law
office of John b. and w. III. Sanborn
The members of the firm were the
late General John b. Sanborn, Wal.
ter H. Sanborn, now judge of the
United States circuit court, and Ed
ward P. Sanborn. Mr.. Lang remain
ed with this firm until January I,
Continued on Page Seven.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
HONOR FOR AN AUSTIN DIVINE
Rev. Edward n. Devlin Appointed
Papal Domestic PreIate.

The pope has appointed the Very
Rev. Edward TT. Devlin, vicar of
the diocese of WinOna, a papal do
nestle prel3te.
Very Rev. Edward II. Devlin,
was chosen by Bishop IelfrOn as
the vicar general of the Catholic
diocese of Winona last fall. He has
been the pastor OF the church OF
st. Augustine at Austin, Mimi. for
the past fifteen years. and is about
fifty-five years old. The appointment
at Rome was made at the recon-
mendatiOn of Bishop Hebron. who
is now in that city.
The title acquired by Father Dew
lin is an honorary one, and gives
him no additional authority in the
diocese. II gives him the privilege
to wear the purple robes and TO
assist at public functions Of the
Holy Father.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
FINISH MARCH SETTLEMENT
Work Is Completed at the Office of
the County Auditor.

The county auditors office has
completed the March settlement.
The villages get the following
amounts:
ST. Clair $212GO. Eagle Lake
$S4.S3, Madison Lake $63.S9, Maple
ton village $949.26, Good Thunder
$14.15, Amboy $744.14, Vernon Cen
ter village $766.31, Lake Crystal
$1,3S1.61.
School districts City district $12,-
1896. Garden City $223.9S, Lake
Crystal $1,791.59, Vernon Center
$2S7.25, Eagle Lake $15164, Madi-
son Lake S5O9O3, Good Thunder
$4s1.12, Mapleton $1,274.O4, Amboy
$1,281.22. st. Clair $393.19.
The March apportionment from the
state has not yet arrived, but will
be on hand and ready for distribu-
ton Monday, so if school treasurers
will wait until then they can draw
both amounts at the same time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
FIRE LAYS LOW HOME
ANDBARN Lime TOWN
FLAMES COVERED QUITE A TER.
RlTORY LAST NIGHT.
STARTED FROM A BONFIRE
Buildings Owned BY Farmers
Were Endangered.

4 bad fire IAN through quite an
extent of territory in Lime town
ship early last evening, doing good
deal of damage and endangering sew.
eral houses. The fire started from
n bonfire on the Charles Klein
schmidt place and spread through
the meadows and timber so fast that
all Of the farmers for a couple OF
miles around turned ont to help
fight il. Fully twenty-five men work
ed for several hours until they fin
ally got the fire under control. which
was about nine o'clock.
House and Barn Burn.
The most damage was on forty
acre piece owned by John Koch. OF
Brott's store. A house and barn on
this place burned. The house was
vacant and therefore did not have
any insurance upon it. Mr.. Kochs
loss is about $500.
The farms of Charles Kleinschmidt
and Adam Arnold were swept
by the fire. The farm buildings on
these farms were endangered. and
the only way that they were saved
was by back firing.
Stacks of Hay Burned.
Two stacks of hay were burned.
The fire got on to other farms, also.
Fences were burned and the timber
was swept. and fire brands were
blazing all night, so that watchers
had to be alert for fear the flames
would become destructive again.
Fire on John Milier's Farm.
The fire ran upon John Miller's
farm, but the wind shifted in time
TO prevent any serious damage. The
corn field on the Gerlich place got
afire. but the wind also saved this
before il had spread far.
The hardest fight was at the Ar
mold place, where the flames ad
vanced to within hundred feet OF
tho granary and big straw stack.
Telephone calls were sent TO farm.
ers living around and also to this
city. and in this way men got on the
ground quickly. or the Arnold build
ings probably could not have been
saved Automobile fUaus OF people
from this city went out to help fight
the fire. The smoke was dense and
sometimes this and the heat drove
the fighters back.
Mr.. Koch's building was seven
room brick house
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
DECIDE NOT TO REBUILD MILL
Commander Company Has Purchased
Plant at Montgomery.

The Commander Mill company
will not rebuild its mill at Maple
ton. This is definitely decided The
company has either purchased or
leased a 1,200-capacity mill at Mont
gomery. Those who were employed
in the Mapleton plant will be given
positions in the Montgomery mill.
The committee appointed by the
Mapleton Commercial club to inter-
view the members of the Commander
company at Minneapolis, has ADAM
doned their purpose as nothing could
come of the conference.
1t is said that the farmers who
live in the vicinity of Mapleton may
organize company for the purpose
of building an elevator and handling
grain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
CHARGED THAT THE
COMM|TTEESWERE
PACkED;AN UPR0AR
Especial to The Free Press

st. Paul, March 22.-F. L. klemer
house this mornin9 charged that the
committees were packed for the "inter-
ests." dozen members jumped to
their feet and demanded apologies. In
stead of setracting Mr.. kiemer elab
Grated on his charge. saying that the
committees Werss sxoesrnany. He said
that r. C. Dunn, one of the men re-
senting most fierceIy his charge against
the speaker, appointed the tax committee.
a resolution was passed asking the
speaker to appoint a committee to in
quire into MIR. kiemer's charge. The
gentleman from Rice. after the close of
the session. said that he will apologize
in speech tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
FIRE DESTROYS COURT HOUSE
Less at LeaVenWorth Is Estimated
at a Million Dollars.

Leavenworth, Kan, March 22-The
county court house burned to the
ground. Valuable records and dOcu-
ments were destroyed. The loss is a
million dollars.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 22.-Eight
men were killed in the Hazel mine
of the Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal
company at East Cannonsburg. A
motor taking men to work jumped
the track, knocking down the sup
ports and causing the roof to fall in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
DUTCH ARE COMING TO IOWA
Farmers Take Their Passage at
Amsterdam for America.
Especial to The Free Press.

Especial 10 The Free Press
Amsterdam, March 22.-AnOther
exodus of Dutch farmers. the third
in a month. took place today when
about $50 persons boarded liner
TO leave for America, which to the
Dutch agriculturist has only lately
become the land of promise. Most OF
the emigrants are going to Iowa,
where many Dutch colonies have
been highly successful and have
spread the glad tidings among their
relatives and friends at home. If the
exodus continues at the present rate,
the government may take some ac-
ton to induce the farmers TO re-
main in their native land.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
ERECTING A new DWELLING
Mrs. M. Boucher Building Home at
Fifth and Cherry Streets.

Mrs. M. Boucher has purchased
the corner lot on the southwest cor
ner of Fifth and Cherry streets of
Mrs. Gaylord Lamb, and has already
commenced the erection OF a dwell
ing house. Architect Schippel is
preparing the plans, and Mrs. Bou-
cher will put up neat two story
frame dwelling, with eight or nine
rooms, which she will occupy as
her home. The structure will cost
about $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
MAKES OFFER TO SALOON men
South Dakota Pastor Gives Up Pull.
pit to Liquor Dealers.

Rev. j. ID. Mccain of Spearfsh, S.
D., has offered his pulpit to the sa-
loOnmen for a Sunday evening, in
order that they may make their ar
suments for the saloon before the
church people. Should the congre-
cation be favorably impressed by the
plea made, the pastor says, he and
his congregation will withdraw from
the fight that is now being waged
there against the liquor interests.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
Bias ebaII at OWatonna.

Owatonna fans have organized a
baseball association. The following
are the officers: President, "A. J.
Bosshard; ry-treasurer, w. C.
Zamboni; board, of directors, Messrs.
Peller, Staley and Deviny. The board
of directors will elect a manager.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
DITCH VIEWERS APPOINTED
They Will Take Up the Matter of
Canal No. 90.

The county board completed its
work yesterday afternoon and adj
journed until April 5. Ditch petit
ton No. % was progressed, and Da-
vid j. Williams, Joseph Stagmeier
and Nels Alderman were appointed
viewers. They are the same viewers
as acted on the original petition,
known as No. %, which was discon-
tinued, owing to opposition. Yester-
day there was no opposition, but
seven or eight farmers favoring the
ditch were present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
MEAT PACkERS MUST
STANDFOR THE PRISON
SENTENCE AND FINE
Especial to The Free Press. ]

Chicago, March 22.-The meat
packers lost again in the fight
against the government prosecution
when Judge Carpenter handed down
a ruling upholding the indictments
charging conspiracy, combination and
monopoly i'm restraint of trade. The
conviction will carry prison SEN
tence and heavy fine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
NEW ULM LODGE DISBANDS
knights of Pythias in That City
Surrender Their Charter.

SURRENDER tncIr, Cndrters
The lodge of Knights of Pythias,
which was organized in New Ulm
about nineteen years ago, at meet
ing held Monday evening, decided to
disband and surrender their charter
to the grand lodge Lack of inter
est and the conspicuous indifference,
exhibited by number of members
is given as the reason for this step.
Will L. Scism, past supreme repre-
sentative, attended the meeting and
assisted in winding up the local af-
fairs. All property, such as lodge
room furniture, paraphernalia, etc.,
goes to the supreme lodge where it
is held in trust for number of
years in case a local organization is
revived or reorganized. At the time
of the dissolution the local lodge
had membership of about forty
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
DENIES It IS A TRUST,
TUB FACTORY IN PLEA
HEARING ON WORKS BILL BE.
FORE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
SIMPSON MAKES TALK ALSO
Package Company Is Willing to Pay
Triple Fee; Mr.. kneeland
Discusses Measure.

ST. Paul. March 22.-The Cream
cry Package company oil MankatO
told the house judiciary committee
yesterday that it is no longer a
trust. The company virtually admit
ted that at one stage of its career it.
perhaps, deserved the designation Of
a trust. But this is so no longer
The committee had under cOnsid-
Grafton the Works bill 10 set aside
the Judgment of The district and
court and to permit the concern to
continue TO do business at the old
stand.
Willing to Pay Triple Fees.
The company wants to pay triple
fees and retain its license. l.. Vir-
tue of Blooming Prairie started the
trouble and the case was once car
ried TO the state supreme court,
where modification was asked and
refused. Thence it was sent back
to the district court for modification,
which was refused. Al present prep
arations are being made to carry
it to the federal court.
Simpson Before Committee.
Attorney General Simpson appear.
cd before the committee and said
that it seemed TO him the case had
gone beyond the limits Of prOsecu-
ton but he did not attempt to adj
wise the committee as to the merits
of the pending bill. That he said
was matter for the Legislature to
determine.
The matter. will be taken up at
a meeting of the committee in day
or two. Thomas Kneeland, chair.
man Of the committee, says it seems
to him the measure has some merit
but he would not hazard an opinion
as to the final action of the com
mittac
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
GAVE VERDICT TO PLAINTIFF
Suit of johnson VS.. Hall Tried in
the Municipal Court.

The suit of M. G. Johnson VS.. II.
c. Hall was tried yesterday after
noon in the municipal court before
n jury of seven. The jury was out
about three-fOurths of an hour and
then brought in verdict for $44.3O
for the plaintiff, which was the
amount sued for and interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
DEITZ BOYS ARE IN THE TOWN
Come Here to Arrange for Lecture;
Creating Defense Fund.

Clarence and Leslie Deitz, sons of
John Deitz of Cameron dam fame,
arrived in Mankato today. They are
making arrangements to hold a
meeting here in the interest of the
defense fund which they hope to
create for their father.
Manager Charles Griebel informed
the boys that he had no open dates
for his theatre. and they left him
TO arrange for another hall.
Leslie and Clarence will probably
speak at the Wonderland Theatre,
the date to be announced later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
Blue Earth Resident Dead.

Blue Earth, Mimi, March q
Charles w. Hadlick, aged forty-three
years, died here yesterday morning.
He was an old settler Of this coun
ty and had been in the general mer-
camille business for number of
years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
Opened Bids at Window.

Bids were opened at Window last
evening for rebuilding the First Ma
tiOnal bank block, that recently
burned j. b. Nielsen & Co. and Eric
Carlstrom of this city put in bids, but
they were not the lowest bidders.
The contract was not awarded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
Address at Christian Church.

Chancellor William Oeschger of
speak tonight at the Christian church
on Higher Ideals of Education" The
address will begin at eight o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
TRIED TOK|[L H|SN|GHT
WATCH; BEAT AJA|lOR
O'MALLEY, THE MURDERER, is
NOW IN A NEW ROLE.
HURLED CUSPIDOR AT DEPUTY
Prisoner Said to Have Been ACTING
Queerly for Several Weeks; Sen
fenced to Hang.

lie Sueur Center, Mimi, March %.
-Martir O'Malley. who last October
was sentenced to be hanged for the
poisoning of his two step-children,
and who is confined in the LIE Sueur
county Jail, tried Monday night TO
kill his night watch. He hurled a
cuspidor at the keeper, Thomas
MOuldry, but il hit the door and
was broken
MOuldry tried to ring for the
ja;ler but was prevented by O'Mal-
ley, who threw the keepers coat
over his head pnd hurled himself
upon the keepers back, piniOning
his arms.
Intended to Kill MouIdry.
OMalley told MOuldry not to make
an cutlery and qhat he intended to
kill him that night
Mouldry finally threw the coat Off
and called for help. OMalley was
getting the best Of the keeper when
The iailer came in. The iailer called
in the sheriff and handouts were
placed on O'Malley
OMalley has been acting Queerly
for several weeks.
The grand jury of lie Sueur coun-
ty at the February session of court
asked TO have the death sentence
carried out, but the governor has
not yet set date for the hanging.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
SPEAKS HIGHLY OF MISS HART
Rrainerd Paper Refers Nicely t,
Mankato Lady's Singing.

Miss Kathleen Hart sang for the
day. The Dispatch Of that city
speaks very highly of her clever
rendition of number of very diff
cult selections. On Sunday Miss
Hart sang at the Congregational
church
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
Buys Out GaIIashan G. Haley.

G. w. Allyn has purchased the
Gallaghan & Haley stock of hard
ware at Madison Lake. The deal
reduces the number of hardware
stores in that village to one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
Condition Is Unchanged.

The st. Paul Pioneer Press of to
day stated that the condition OF Rob-
ert Smith remained unchanged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
PLAYED GAME BY WIRE
CHECKERS BY LONG DISTANCE;
GRiMSHAW HAS HAND.
United States Marshal and His AS.
sociates Defeat Experts at Win
nipes; Made Moves.

Mankato checker players will be
interested in the following story from
The Minneapolis Journal:
"W. II. Grimshaw, more widely
known through fame as a checker
player than as United States mar
shall, and his associates, Bert Titus
and e. w. Crowell, are chuckling to-
day because the last click of the
telegraph instruments that directed
their moves on checker boards in
Winnipeg, won for them victory over
three of the strongest checker play
ers Of Western Canada. A long
distance game over the wires, that
has been on since last Friday, ter
minated at $3.50 p. m. yesterday
with victory for The Minneapolis
players.
Scene Of the Play.
"The trading room of the Cham
Der of Commerce was the scene of
the contest Friday, Saturday and
Monday afternoons found the Mime
apolis players and a group of friends
before the checker boards. Eyes
were focused on the little squares.
The click of an instrument would
announce the move of Winnipeg
player, and the Minneapolis player
would soon signal over the wire his
move on the Winnipeg board.
II. ID. Norman, the champion
~ 10
games to Mr.. Crowell, Mr.. Grim
shaw tied with J. McCulloch of Win
nipeg, each winning one game, and
Mr.. Titus and Mr.. Christie played
one game to a draw, Mr.. Titus win
ming the other"
Mr. Grimshaw has played the game
here and was generally successful.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
SUIT OF MISS ANNIE FIELDS

damage case Is on Iriai IN the
District Court Today.
The trial Of the suit of Miss Fan
ME Ne Fields VS.. the Mankato Elec-
ing in the district court. Several
witnesses. including the plaintiff
herself, have testified for the plain
tiff. The medical testimony was
gone into today. The case is be-
ing closely contested.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-06-30
FREED FROM SKIN DISEASE

Our boy was born in Toronto on
Oct 13, 1908, and when three months
old a slight rash appeared on his
cheek. What appeared to be a wa
ter blister would form. When 1t
broke, matter would run out, starting
new blisters until his entire face,
head and shoulders were a mass Of
scabs and you could not see a par
ticle of clear skin. Other parts Of
his body were affected, but not to
such an extent. We tried about every
advertised remedy without avail, in
deed some Of them only added to his
suffering and one in particular, the
- Remedy, almost put the infant
into commissions. The family doctor
prescribed for him and told us to
bathe the baby in buttermilk. This
did not do any good, 50 we took him
to hospital. He was treated as an
out-patient twice a week and he got
worse, IL anything. We then called
in another doctor and inside of q
week the boy was, to all appearances.
cured and the doctor said his work
was done. But the very next day 1t
broke out as bad as ever.
I'VE decided that it could not be
cured and must run its course and so
we just kept his arms bandaged to
his side to prevent his tearing his
flesh. We left Toronto and shortly
after our arrival In Duluth, the Cuti-
cura Remedies were recommended.
We started using them in May, 1909,
and soon the cure was complete. You
would not think he was the same
child for Cuticura made his skin per-
fectly clear and he Is entirely free
from the skin disease There has
been no return this time. We still
use only Cuticura Soap for baby's
bath. Robert Mann. Proctor. MINI,
May 5. 1910"