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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
SAMUEL ROSS OF MiNNEAPO.
LIS INTERESTED IN CROP.
, The Farmers OF Southern Minnesota
Would DO Well to investigate
This Matter.

From Saturdays Daily.
Samuel Ross of Minneapolis was
registered at the Saulpaugh yester-
day. Mr.. Ross is representing the
mortgage loan department of one of
the great life insurance companies
of New Jersey.
Mr.. Ross has large land interests
in North Dakota, where a large
acreage is being planted to fax this
season There was shortage OF
100000 bushels of flax seed in the
United States last season, and the
prices will undoubtedly be high
again Oh flax seed this season.
Mr.. Ross was successful in get
ting crop of flax raised III North
Dakota last year which produced
eight bushels per acre, for which
he received $2.55 per bushel, or
5000 per acre.
Sees Fortune in Crop.
Mr.. Ross sees fortune in raising
flax this season, and is interested
with other parties at Austin in 1000
acres of the low land, which has
recently been drained by large
county ditch. Mr.. Ross has steam
pillow at work breaking up this land,
and will crop it to fax this spring,
and if the crop will average OH this
new land eight bushels per acre and
if relatively high prices could be
obtained this season, it would GER
tainly be good record for 1900
acres of the Southern Minnesota re-
claimed land.
Farmers of Southern Minnesota
would do well to put meadow land
into flax this year, or use old ground
that has not been planted in flax
for five or six years.
Farmers Can Get information.
Farmers of Southern Minnesota
who wish to get Information regard
ing the rotation of planting flax on
old ground would do we'll to apply
to the Minnesota State Agricultural
college at st. Anthony Park, for
special information as to treating the
seed.
Professor F. Ii. Bolley of the North
Dakota State. Agricultural college at
Fargo has issued booklet upon
the proper treatment of fax seed
and anyone applying by mail to him
will be furnished gratis with one
of these booklets. The lnseed oil
and paint manufacturing interests
of the country are behind the move
ment of putting full acreage into
flax this season to make up for the
shortage of last year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Twenty High Schools Receive Aid
for Agricultural Training.

Twenty high schools Of the state
have been designated by the state
high school board as beneficiaries OF
the Putnam act, passed by the last
legislature, allowing $4,000 state aid
to that many schools on their pro.
viding courses i'm agriculture, man
ual training, and domestice science
The schools designated are as fol.
lowing:
Bemidji, Cloquet, Deer River Fer.
gus Falls, Hector, KassOn, Litch-
field, Little Falls, Madison, Milaca
Mortified, st. James. Sleepy Eye,
Spring valley, Thief River Falls,
Warren, Westbrook, Wheaton, Will
mar and Worthington.
The ten high schools, which have
been working under the law passed
two years ago, providing similar
aid under the same conditions, are
those of Albert Lea, Alexandria, Can
by, Cokato, Glencoe, Hinckley, Lew
iston, Mcintosh, Redwing and Wells
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Two Young Men Run Onto a Shack
North of CITY,

Two young men while out on a
tramp yesterday discovered q strange
shack some three miles north of
MankatO. The abode is built on the
red cedar cliffs that face the old
channel Of the Minnesota river, It
is built much after the wigwam style
and the covering is old prepared
roofing. The floor space which is
covered with an old mattress. is
scarcely four feet square and the
man who inhabited this place must
from appearances have curled up i'm
her dog fashion. In the rear of this
tent affair pergOla-like construction
has been erected. This is some ten
feet long and at the end of this
there is large fireplace with a
broad stone seat beside it, A careful
examination of the premises fails to
reveal the nature of the man who
erected this strange structure.
Under the mattress there was
found a recent magazine on health.
The margins of it's pages were
marked with copying pencil, but
the names written there were mean
lngless. The structure and it's ele-
waited position are both SO novel and
rude that it is thing that attracts
more than passing interest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Local Manager Has Received No
Word From Chjcaoo

The management of the local fac
tory of the Creamery Package Man
company has received no
word as yet from Chicago in regard
to closing or keeping open, since
the bill by which it could be per-
mitted to remain open failed to pass
the legislature.
The factory is employing fifty men
at present. and the monthly payroll
is not far from $4,000, and if the
factory should be closed it would
be great loss to the city. There is
some talk, however. to the effect
that it might be operated under
some other management, and the
product sold TO the Creamery Pack
age Manufacturing company This
is matter that the Commercial
club might we'll interest itself in.
Senator Works states that as near
ly as he can ascertain the factory
will have TO close unless it can be
sold to parties who will run it. The
bill that would have permitted the
company to continue to operate il
passed the senate, and it had enough
votes pedge for it i'm the house to
have passed it there, but through
some lack of good floor management
IL did not get to a vote.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Mrs. John Dryer Died of Heart
Failure Last Evening.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. John Dwycr died at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. Julius Finger.
S17 North Front street, last evening,
very suddenly, of heart trouble. Mr..
and Mrs. Finger have been working
for several years i'm Charles Sci.
lecks cigar factory, and Mrs. Dryer
got the supper last evening and ap-
peared happy and well. She ate as
usual, and after supper said that she
would wipe the dishes. She then
turned and gave a little cry and
said Il am dying" Her daughter
caught her i'm her arms and placed
her in a chair, and she expired i'm.
mediately. Two physicians were
summoned but were unable TO re.
vive her, and said that her death
was probably due to heart trouble.
Mrs. Dryers maiden name was
Mary Brophy, and she was born and
spent most of her life at st. Column.
ban, Canada. and was seventy.fjve
years of age. Her husband has
been dead for some years, and Mrs
Finger is her only child. She had
a nephew, Patrick White of James
vile, who arrived this noon. She
had made her residence in Man
kato for seven or eight years. She
was devout member of st. Johns
Catholic church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Well.knoWn Citizen Died Yesterday
Morning Of Cancer.

From Mondays Daily.
Peter J. Staley died early Sunday
morning at his home, 3O4 Owatouna
street He had been i'll for num-
Der of months and his death was
not unexpected. He was born Sep
TENDER z, 1851, near Kalamazoo
Mich. His father and mother died
when he WAS few weeks old. He
came to Owatonna i'm about 1866.
where he learned the marble cut
ter's trade. Then came to Mankato
and worked for u number of years
in the marble works of Sullivan &
Terry. Later he was in the employ
OF the Milwaukee Railroad company.
Until within a few months of his
death he has followed the trade of
engineer. He was married at Man.
kato December 20, 1873, to jose
phinc Little. He is survived by a
wife and three children, Mrs. Her.
man Held of New Ulm, Clarence G..
and Miss Rose OF this city; also by
three brothers and one sister, Wal
ter of Michigan, Erastus of Spear
fish, S. d., Aaron of ST. Anthony.
Idaho, and Mrs. Fanny Van Deusen
of Tracy. The cause of Mr.. Staley's
death was cancer of the stomach.
He went to Rochester two months
ago, hoping to get relief, but an Ope-
ration was found impossible.
The funeral services will be held
at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
the family residence.
Mr. Staley was a most excellent
citizen and working, indus
trious man. He enjoyed a large cir
Gle of friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
VIEWS OF SOME PROPERTY OWN.
ERS ON SECOND STREET.
New Charter Permits the Council to
Issue Certificates of Indebt-
edness For intersections,

From Saturdays Daily.
While there is opposition on the
part of some of the property own
ers on South Second street to paving,
some of them are in favor of narrow
ing the driveway in case the street
should be paved, SO as to reduce the
cost of paving and to give a wider
grass plot, and so improve the ap-
pearance of their property.
The driveway is now fifty-six feet,
and if reduced to forty feet. which is
about as narrow as anybody favors
it for that street, it would widen the
boulevards eight feet, and this would
add greately to the appearance. The
only objection raised to this is that
ter of the boulevards, but this could
be remedied gradually in making re-
paintings. Much of the present curb
ing is worthless, but where it is good
the city would have to replace it.
Pressure is being brought to bear
on the commissioners to extend the
district down Lincoln from Broad to
Second, to make loop, and also on
Liberty from Broad to Second for
the same purpose.
The commissioners plan to do con
siderable paving in the north part
Of the city next year. and to extend
the Front street paving both ways,
and the Second street paving north.
The new charter allows the council
to issue certificates of Indebtedness
to the amount of $4,000 to pay for
street intersections, and if any have
to be issued provision for taking
them up can be made in the next tax
levy.
The paving program has given a
great deal of pleasure to the people
the city in general. although some
who will have to stand large assess
ments are not so enthusiastic. How
ever, the present charter allows
these to be paid over term of ten
years at low rate of interest, so that
the hardship will not be acute in
any case. The city will pay for
street intersections and along Lin
coin park.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
BOLD THEFT OCCURRED AT 10.
CAL CLOTHING STORE.
Bad Gang of Hoboes Have Been
Lettering About Lately; Peter
sen to Have Hearing.

From Fridays Daily.
Yesterday forenoon two strangers
entered the clothing store of Nyquist,
Deyling q Davis and looked over
some of the stock, engaging the at
tention of the only clerk who hap,
pencd To- be there at the time. One
had on Il long OvercOat. but it was
the other who did most of the talk
ing. After their departure IT. was
discovered that five pairs OF men s
trousers and as many vests TO match
were missing, and il was ut once
suspected that the mau with the
long OvcrcOat had slipped them un-
der his coat before his departure.
Fellow Under Influence of Liquor.
The police station was at once
notified. and Chief Donahue sent his
men out to look for parties answer
ing the description given of the two
men who were in the store. Officer
Swedberg found the one who did
not have an overcOat. He was at the
Milwaukee depot, under the influ-
ence or liquor, and the officer locked
him up. He had new pair Of pan
falcons on, closely resembling those
that had been stolen, but upon close
comparison it was found that they
were not the same. He was iden-
titled as one of the men who were
in the store, and gave the name Of
William Parsons.
En- 10 Aoi
Parsons proved to be an ugly Gus
toner, with u generally vicious ap-
pearance. When asked by reporter
whether he had any objection to
stating where he secured the trou-
sers that he was wearing, he snarled
out: What is it to your" and when
the question was repeated he snap
ped back: That's my business"
The charge of drunkenness was
placed against Parsons and he was
given ten days in the county jail
The object of this was to hold him
in the hope that it would develop
whether he stole the trousers some
where else, that he was wearing,
anu III IuC IOpC tJdL HIS
might be located. The officers are
Of the opinion that the fellow be-
longs to a bad gang of hoboes that
has been in the city for several
days, stealing and carousing. They
believe that the man, Harry Peter
son, who was arrested after selling
solue shoes from John Plutos store
is a member of the same gang.
Charged With Grand Larceny.
Peterson was arraigned yesterday
afternoon, charged with grand lar
ceny in the second degree, and his
hearing was set for April &c
1t has been suggested that the
county ought to own first class
camera, so as to mug" the various
suspicious characters locked up there
and send their pictures to the ST.
Paul police department, where pic
lures of all of the criminals in the
country arc kept. This would seem
to be q good idea
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Second Sunday in May Is the Time
Fixed Upon.

Governor Eberhart has issued a
proclamation designating the second
Sunday i'm May for the observance of
Mothers day.
The proclamation follows:
"The beautiful custom of setting
apart one day i'm each year to pay
tribute to our mothers should not be
abandoned or be forgotten. No ele,
ment in either national or domestic
life is more important than the moth
ers of our country. Home virtues
are the safeguard of our existence.
Our mothers are their highest eX-
emplification.
81 recommend, therefore, that the
second Sunday in May be SO observ-
ed as to make it of practical service
to mankind, to give it permanent
place in the list of Minnesota hOli
day
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
:. e. Nash to Succeed William
WaIliser on Northwestern.

William Walliser, for few years
superintendent of the Minnesota di-
vision Of the Chicago and North.
western road, with headquarters in
WinOna, has been transferred to the
superintendency of the Eastern Iowa
division. His headquarters will be at
Belle PLANE, Iowa. Mr.. Waliser is
a popular official. He was well liked
by the men, all of whom regarded
him as their friend.
e. E. Nash of Chicago, former as
sistant superintendent on the Omaha
road. with headquarter asst Eau
Claire, will succeed Mr. Walliser as
superintendent. The new man has
IA reputation in the life OF the North.
western system. For several months
he has been doing special work in
the Chicago headquarters.
The change will take effect May T..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
j. r.. JACKSON, WHO WAS AR.
RESTED BY Mr.. CHANDLER.
Might Have Succeeded in Obtaining
Money From Local Bank on
an Endorsement.

From Saturdays Daily
J. III. Jackson, alias l.. Nj. Davis,
who was arrested yesterday and
taken to st. Paul by Detective
Chandler. posed during his short
man for the Kimball Piano. company.
He was in Mankato year ago and
gave his name then as IL. NJ. Davis
and called on local weekly news
paper office and talked advertising.
When he entered the office again
Thursday afternoon the editor soon
recognized him. Davis" said that
he desired to do some extensive adj
vertising for the Kimball Piano COM
pany, and terms were arranged and
he wrote out an advertisement,
showing that he was familiar with
this kind of work. The advertising
was to cost $3S and was run in the
paper printed yesterday, and the edi-
tor has charged it to profit and loss.
Was to Call on Friday.
Davis told the editor that he
would call Friday and pay for the
advertising. The editor thought this
unusual, as these bills generally go
to the house, but he was glad at
the thought of getting his money so
soon. The arrest of Davis" yester-
day morning may have nipped in the
bud very adroit scheme to defraud,
for it is believed that the man would
have presented worthless check or
draft for the editor to endorse, ex-
pecting to get his money at the
bank on the strength of this endorse
ment. pay for the advertising. and
leave. the city before the paper was
returned.
In order to allay any suspicion.
Davis called at the local Kimball
piano house and left his card and
expaiued that he had been sent here
by the company to do a little work.
The man probably expected that ill.,
quires as to his standing might be
made at the Kimball office. and
would not want to have it said there
that nothing was known of him
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Wcll-known Printer Passed Away
Quickly in ST. Paul.

From Mondays Daily
Amcl C. Deike. better known as
Joe" Deike. died suddenly at St.
Paul Saturday evening at S:45
o'clock. He scratched pimple Oh
his neck and was taken sick Friday
with blood poisoning. and grew
worse SO rapidly that he was placed
in the city hospital, where he died
that evening He was visiting at
home from week ago Saturday un-
til last Tuesday afternoon. and APP
he felt fine.
Mr.. Deike was a son of August
Deike. the well-known drayman. liv.
ing at 1113 North Front street. and
was born and raised in Mankato,
and was twenty-seven years of age
last September. He learned the
printers trade in the Free Press Of
flee and rose through the various
grades to makeup" which he held
for several years. A few years ago
he resigned and went to st. Paul
and was a makeup" and advertise
ment setter on The St. Paul Daily
News at the time of his death lie
was member of the Equitable Fra
terDal Union. and carried $1,000 life
insurance i'm that order, and was d
member of the German Methodist
church. He was single man.
The deceased is survived by hi;
father August Deike and nv ST,
brothers and four sisters, Chale.
and William, who work in the Sot
shops in Minneapolis, August, Ben
Fred and Arthur, who live in Man
kato, Mrs. E. r. X. Fenske, and Mrs. w
III. Fischer of-this CITY, and Misses
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
FIRE DESTROYS PROPERTY OF
JOHN PAGE IN BELGRADE.
Aged Couple Rendered Homeless;
Live in Tent; Remain to Care
for the Livestock.


Fire swept away the home and
several other buildings on the farm
of John Page, ST., in Belgrade town
ship, NicOllet county, late Saturday
afternoon. The loss is considerable.
Some insurance was carried on the
property.
Awoke to Find Fire.
Mr.. Page drove to MankatO Satur-
day afternoon, leaving Mrs. Page
home alone. During the afternoon
she laid down to take a nap. She
awOke to find the barn in flames.
She tried to put out the fire and
while engaged in this difficult task
the house, One-stOry cottage, caught
fire. The flames spread to other
buildings and nothing could be done
to stay the flames.
NeighbOrs rushed to the assistance
of Mrs. Page, but all they could
do was to save few of the house
hold goods. No livestock was burned,
but about 800 bushels of grain in
the barn was destroyed.
Now Live in Tent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Page are now max
ing their home i'm tent, remaining
on the farm to look after the live
stock
Mr.. Page is in the eighties and
Mrs. Page is well along i'm years.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Page are the par
ents of John and William Page Of
this city. They formerly lived here
and in North Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28

Washington, April 26.-Although a
further concession was made to
the progressive republicans by the
senate committee on committees, the
executive session of the committee
broke up abruptly today with the an
nouncement by the progressives that
they would appeal to caucus to be
held later today and if necessary to
an open senate tomorrow. The con-
cessiOn made was the selection of
Senator Jonathan Boune. Jr., for a
place on the committee on appropri-
.atiohs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Knows Nothing of Newspaper Ven
turc at lie Sucur Center.

Governor Eberhart has told The
Minneapolis Tribune that he has no
connection either directly or ind-
rectly with the new weekly paper
to be established at LIE Sueur Cen.
ter, which was said to have been
projected by progressive republicans
of the state.
The governor said yesterday:
Neither myself nor anyone else in
this office has any knowledge of the
establishment of this paper, and |
cannot understand why this informa-
ton should have been given out bv
the promoters. The story that Mr..
Widell was financially interested in
the paper must be branded as alb.
surd. Mr.. Widell has many business
interests which demand his atten-
ton. So far as know no state official
is interested or even contemplates
being interested in newspaper ven.
ture'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Leg Caught in Buggy Wheel and
Is Broken.

rom MOnuayS Odtly.
Walter WOlfenden of Lake CryS-
tai met with bad accident yester-
day while driving from Nicollet sta
ton to Judson. He was in company
with Lewis M. Lewis, also of Lake
Crystal, and when near J. l.. Hend-
ley's place the horse became scared
and acted as though it was going TO
run. Mr.. Wolfenden tried to jump
from the buggy. but one of his legs
became entangled in the buggy wheel
and was broken i'm two places near
the ankle. and the ankle was dis
located. The other leg was also
hurt.
The injured man was carried into
the nearest residence, that of Caleb
Foote, and DIR. w. r. Cullen of Lake
Crystal was summoned and treated
the injuries. AS soon as Mr.. Wof
fenden can be moved he will he
taken home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Uncle Sans Investigators Still Prob
ing the O'NeiiI Case.

The grand jury in the United
States court did not complete its
consideration of the O'Neill case yes
terday, but was busy again today
examining witnesses in this case.
number of witnesses from various
places we're examined, and it is
thought that a report will probably
be forthcoming some time this aft
ernoon. The O'Neill case was given
extensive publication at the time of
the arrest of O'Neill.
Miss Mamie Carlson, the deputy
clerk was taken sick with the grip
last night and was unable to be in
her office today.
The grand jury has returned five
indictments, and is still at work on
other cases, of minor Importance, it
is believed. with the chances of adj
journing today.
Attorney Samuel ID. O'Neill and
William A. Borchardt of Sherburn
and Felix l.. PcrriZO of Delavan have
been indicted jointly for alleged con
spiracy to commit an offense against
the postal laws, tO-wit, by using the
mails in connection with an attempt
to defraud. O'Neill and PerrizO were
arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
Borchardt has not yet been located
and is not under arrest.
Three other indictments were re-
turned against the three parties
Jointly, on the charge in each case
OF the use OF the mails i'm connection
with scheme to defraud. The two
who are i'm custody were arraigned
and given until 4 p. m. to plead. One
of these indictments charges that
they were attempting to defraud
Berndt III. Larson of Foreman, n. d.,
another Mike Ceske of DeGraff,
Mimi, and another Charles Lonergan
of New Richand.
The fifth indictment is against
Manly G. Thayer and Borchardt and
charges them with the use of the
mails i'm connection with scheme
to defraud George w. Hubbell of
Ada.
E. S. Oakley, assistant United
States district attorney. who has
been active i'm these cases, states
that it is believed that numerous
farmers have been duped.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
Subject to Be Before the Knights
Of Minnesota.

minneapolis, April 26.-The annual
conclave of the state grand com.
mandery, knights Templars, opened
this morning in Masonic temple, Min
neapOlis. Besides the promotion of
officers of the cOmmandery the ques.
ton of locating Templars park in
Minnesota was to be the most impOr-
tant matter acted upon.
The proposed park may cover 100
acres and will be equipped with
buildings and features which will
provide for the encampment along
the same lines as the Knights have
in Iowa and other states.
Sites near Walker Litchfield And
Lake City have been proffered to
the cOmmandery.