The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
HUNG UP CAR OF OIL,
ST. CLAIR WAS AG0G

a rather dramatic incident last We'd
nesday afternoon. The trouble arose
over car of oil shipped in here. AS
will be recalled, Henry DAILY, repre-.
.senting the Illinois Oil company,
whose headquarters are at Rock Is
land, H.. solicited orders from a
number of farmers in this cOmmu
nifty for kerosene oil, gasoline and
other illuminating substances made
from petroleum. 1t was i'll January
last that Mr.. DAILY received those or
ders: and having sold a carload of
oil, he sent in his orders to the COM
pany. The car of oil left the rein
cry on February 6, but owing to a
series of delays. it did not reach its
destination III st. Clair until April
10, an interval of nearly two and
one-half months TO ship car from
Rock Island, ILL.,, to ST. Clair.
But new epoch of the game be
gan after the arrival of the car in
this place. 1t is claimed that the
local agent was instructed by the
railroad authorities not to give pos
session of the car regardless of
prompt freight payment. The grounds
for these instructions are based on a
Milwaukee railway ruling which
reads: NO oil shall be accepted for
shipment on the Milwaukee railroad
to any place where they have not a
private siding or permanent stOr
age tank" This ruling or ordinance
Is purely Standard Oil doctrine
and safeguard for their interna-
lional interests and alligator greed
The sensational part of the game
came in when Mr.. Welsh, manager
of the oil company. came to take
Having the bill of lading" he pre-
scented it to the railway company's
agent here and he refused to accept
the freight aud give possession OF
the car. but Mr.. Welsh took posses
sion of the car and finally after two
days delay the railway company ac-
ceptcd the freight bill This is one
instance in which the farmers in this
community were refused through
their shipping representative the
privilege of receiving a common sta
pie commodity over a railroad whose
very existence was made possible
by the generous bonus given by the
farmers.
The members of the council went
TO Madison Lake Monday afternoon
in Mr.. Thielman's automobile to look
over the water works system at that
place. They will also visit Maple
ton. Minnesota Lake and other sur
rounding villages to investigate the
inherent plants and take "a model
for one which they intend to install
in st. Clair in the near future. A
water works system is necessity
and without which no town can be
complete, modern and safe.
st. Clair Congregational church.
Sunday, April 3O-Sunday school at
1880 a. m; preaching service at
7:30 p. m, subject, "A Consecrated
Personality" Everybody welcome.
Special services at the Freedom Con-
SregatiOnal church at Pemberton on
Sunday, April 30. at II a. m This
will be the first service feld i'm the
church since being moved into Penn
berton and plans are being made to
have the service one long to be re-
membered.
At the council meeting last Satur
day evening motion was made and
carried prohibiting dice throwing and
the operation of slot machines in the
several places of business i'm town.
This marks new epoch i'm the reg
ulation of business in this village,
and Should be used as model by
surrounding towns where this Gus
tom is still continued
A box social will be given i'm the
Steele district in DecOria Saturday
evening, May 6. The money will go
to purchase new organ. Miss
Walsh, the teacher, has been sue.
cessful in putting on good pro-
gram. A special invitation is ex-
tended to all, especially the ladies'
An interesting game of baseball,
the first of the season, was played
here last Sunday afternoon between
the locals and North Mankato. The
St Clair team was handicapped by
the loss of several of it's best play
ers, thereby sacrificing the game. A
large crowd attended
J. G.. Fitzloff had the misfortune
to have his best horse severely in
jured last Monday afternoon. AS well
as can be learned. the horse, which
was hitched with another horse.
kicked and fell down, thereby iniur
ing himself The buggy tongue was
also broken
A. e. Dumeland, the genial mer.
chant, has purchased New Wintoa
six automobile. He engaged the as
distance of an expert for few days.
but now runs the machine with his
own mechanical genius.
Mr. and Mrs Joe Trutiner and
family, who formerly ran the butcher
shop in this place. but who are now
i'll the same business at Waseca.
were calling on old friends in this
place last Sunday. .@
A. d. Axtell, who has been con
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