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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Local Lodge Members Have Fine
Outing; Auto Ride Was Greatly
Enioved

From Tuesdays Daily
Thirty side degree members OF
the Catholic Order of Foresters
went to Mapleton last evening in
seven automobiles and conferred the
second or side degree upon a class
of twelve that was entering the
court there. The automobiles left
Mankato at about six o'clock in the
evening, and the roads were found
to be fine, and the crops looking
good. The first ten miles, over the
graveled portion, the roads were
very smooth, but beyond that they
were little rough.
On arriving at Mapleton, the Man,
kato men were taken to the Settling,
erman House, where supper was
served They then went to the
lodge room, and found a large at
tendance of Mapleton members. The
work was put on in good shape, and
paraphernalia from this city was
used.
After the work was over, fine
banquet was served in the lodge
hall by the Mapleton court, and this
was heartily enjoyed. The Man
kato members then left for home
and reached Mankato little after
one o'clock, without mishap. The
evening was a fine one for ride
and the outing was greatly enjoyed
The Mankato members are loud in
their praise of the hospitality ex
tended them by their Mapleton
brethren
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Representative John Dwight OF New
York Is Finally Successful in
His Quest.

Washington, May 31.-Representa-
tive John Dwight of New York. re-
publican whip in the house, has a
comb and brush in his room at the
house office building today. After
a month of waiting his application
for the aforesaid toilet articles has
been allowed, and Dwight is filled
with joy.
Under the republican regime, when
a member wanted any little article
for his office he sent word to the
clerk of the house and the thing
was Immediately forthcoming. But
not now. When Mr.. Dwight express
ed his wish to the clerk, that func-
tionary explained that under the
democratic ruling written request
was absolutely necessary. He acted
on this advice, and the demand for
a comb and brush was placed be-
fore the committee on accounts.
1t was then referred to sub
committee, and one of the members
was designated as an investigator
to find out if Mr.. Dwight has enough
hair to make comb and brush
really necessary. This congressman
reported favorably. and the sub
committee reported back to the full
committee, which issued a requisi-
ton directing the clerk of the
house to direct an order to the
proper authorities for the purchase
and delivery of comb and brush
to Mr.. Dwight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Rev. Norman PIass Called Upon to
Face Charge of Using Mails
n Defraud.

Boston, May 31.-Because the Rev.
Norman Plass dealt in futures
which had to do with this world
rather than the next, he was called
upon today to face trial on an in
dictment charging him with using
the mails to defraud.
The Rev. Mr.. Plass was president
of the Redeemable Investment com
pany, which, it is alleged, was of a
"get rich quick" character.
Plass insists that the company
was legitimate. Charles H. Brooks,
treasurer, and John l. Traphagen,
assistant treasurer, are also under
indictment.
United States District Attorney
Asa P. French is personally conduct
ing the prosecution. The defend
ants are represented by the Hon
Samuel J. Elder and other promi.
nent lawyers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Several Proposals Are Submitted
and Opened in the County Audi
tors Office Today.

From fridays Daily.
Bids were opened at the county
auditors office this afternoon for
erecting a sevetny-foot steel riveted
bridge over the Little Cottonwood
river in section 20, Cambria, and
for a sixty-foot steel riveted bridge
over the Cobb river in section 1S,
Danville: and also for reinforced
concrete arch bridges at the same
places. Six or eight bids were re-
ceived, the bidders on concrete
bridges submitting their own plans.
1t is difficult to say who Is the
lower bidder or who presented the
best plan until the bids and plans
have been studied out.
The j. B. Marsh Engineering com.
pany of Des Moines, which is put
ting in the bridge at Red Jacket
submitted a bid, and the Hennepin
Bridge company also submitted one
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Mankato Won Good.

The Mankato team defeated the
office force from the Omaha head
quarters in st. Paul, at the fair
grounds yesterday afternoon. The
score was II to 4.
knott was on the mound for the
locals and the Little Southpaw had
everything working fine. The visitors
started the scoring in the first in
ming when after the side should
have been retired, they got three
scratches in a row, scoring two runs.
There was nothing doing for them
from this time on until the eighth
when they forced two runs across
The Mankato team scored one run
in the first and took the lead in
the second and were never headed
Hensel secured another home run in
yesterdays game. getting clean
drive into left field that was good
for the circuit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

London, May 31-All roads lead
today to EPSON Downs, which is to
be the scene this afternoon of the
Derby, the greatest racing classic
of the world and the daddy of all
the Derbies." A record breaking
crowd, ranging in it's social gradu-
atoms from King Edward and
Queen Mary down to AIRY and
'Arriet from the beast bend, will
witness the contest for supremacy
between the fastest horses of the
turf Thousands of Americans will
also be among those present" and
they may have reason for patriotic
festivities tonight, as more Ameri-
can candidates have been prepared
for the great race than at any time
since the Yankees invaded the Brit
ish tracks. The colors of Whitney,
Keene, Belmont and Winans are to
be in evidence, but their entries
will have to show unexpected form
if any one of them succeeds in TAX
ing the lead in the remarkable field
of English and French horses which
will go to the post.
Most Prominent of Mays.
Adam Bede, owned by L. w. Win
ans, is considered the most promis-
ing of the American entries, although
quoted at 20 to / in the early bet
ting Other American horses which
are considered to have chance are
Harry Payne Whtney's Iron Mask
II, James r. Keene's Runnymede
and C. CAROLS Night Rider.
Among the French entries which
are being heavily played is Lord
Burgoyne, from the stable of Ed
mond Blame, the foremost of French
horsemen. Lord Burgoyne's sire
was Persimmon, the Derby winner
of fifteen years ago. Lord Carno-
vans Sydmonton is considered
among the best of the English en-
tries.
The 18th Run of Derby.
Today's race is the 127th running
of the Derby. which is the oldest
as well as the greatest of the
Worlds turf classics The winners
for the last twenty-five years are as
follows:
1885, Melton; 1885, Ormondc;
1887, Hampton; 1888, AYRSHIRE:
1889, Donovan; 1890, Sainfoin; 1891,
Common; 1892, Sir Hugo: 1893, Is
inglass; 1894, Ladas; 1895, visto;
1896, Persimmon; 1897, Galtee More;
1898, Jeddah; 1899. Flying Fox:
1900, Diamond Jubilee; 1901, Volod-
yovski; 1902, Ard Patrick: 1908,
Rock Sand; 1904, ST. Armant; 1905,
Cicero; 1906, Spearmint; 1907. Orby;
1908, Signorinetta; 1909, Minoru;
1910, Lemberg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
GLASS EYE EXPLODED;
VICTIM MAY DE-

Allentown, Pa, May 81
} The false eye worn by Build
} ing Inspector Frank r. Minner
} exploded today, as he sat
} chatting with a friend. Min
ner fell in a sWoon.
His companion was at a
loss to know what had hap
pened until blood began to
flow from the inspectors eye
socket.
Minner was rushed to
hospital. II is feared that
particles of glass have pene-
) trated his brain, in which
event serious results are
looked for. He is still uncon-
scious.
The theory is advanced
that ceIIuloid had been sub
stituted for glass in the max
ing of the eye and that the
heat of the body caused the
explosion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Petition in Probate Court.

Albert ]. Lortz of Waseca today
petitioned the probate court to ap-
point his brother, Reuben Lortz OF
Decoria, administrator of the estate
of their father, the late Henry
Lortz. The estate consists OF $1,000
worth of personal property and
$4,000 worth of real estate. The
heirs are three sons and one daugh-
ter. one residing in Waseca and the
others in Decoria.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
To Sentence Bank Wrecker.

New York, May Silt is expected
that. sentence will be passed tomor-
row upon Joseph G. Robin, former
president of the Northern bank of
New York and the Washington Saw
ings bank, who was convicted OF
grand larceny of funds of the lat
ter institution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Sum Of Eighteen Hundred Dollars
Will Be Devoted to Remodeling

From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Residents of the Indian Lake
school district yesterday voted in
favor of issuing bonds in the sum
of $1,000 to remodel the school
house SO that it will meet the re-
quirements of the state board and
entitle the district to state aid. The
bonds carried by majority of
eleven.
The vote yesterday was 43 in IA
vor of the bonds and thirty-one
against. This was the fourth cleo
ton. Two previous elections were
declared illegal, and one contest
was carried by the opponents of
the bond proposition
1t is proposed to have an up-to-
date school house, with modern con-
veniences. An apartment will be
reserved for library and part of
the basement will be given up to a
playrOom.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Storm Sewer on Center Street.

The city has commenced the work
of laying a fifteen-inch storm sewer
on Center street between Lincoln
and Clark, to connect with the
South Broad street storm sewer that
empties into Warren creek. This
extension will take care of the wa
ter that now comes down on to
South Broad street from Clark and
the street above and washes over
the property of the residents on the
under side of the street. The prop
erty owners were given to under
stand that this would be done before
the pavement was laid on South
Broad.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
BOUGHT a Stoddard Auto.

Charles Jones, who runs a cigar
and news stand beside the Clifton
House, has purchased Stoddard
forty horse power auto, and went
to Minneapolis today to bring 1t
home. He bought of the Mankato
Auto company, the local agents.
Charley will not have to take the
dust of any of them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
IobdeIl VS.. lobdelI.

Nellie E. Lobdell has instituted an
action for divorce from Fred W..
Lobdell, charging cruel and inhuman
treatment. Her attorney is S. B..
Wilson The defendant has retained
D. J. Severance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Accepts Fellowship in Chicago GU

Professor C. j. Posey has resigned
from the department of physical SCI
ence and nature study at the Man
kato normal to accept a Fellowship
in the department of geography at
the University of Chicago. PROBES
sor Posey has been connected with
the normal six years and is regard
ed as a competent instructor. The
many friends of the family will re-
gret their leave-taking.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

Rochester, NJ Y, May 31.-Proba
bly, the biggest event at any national
encampment of the Grand Army OF
the Republic since it's inception
nearly a half century ago, will take
place during the big parade at Roch-
ester, N Y, on August %. when
scores of bombs will be shot into
the air, which upon bursting will
release beautiful bright colored
American flags.
The flags will remain in the air
until waited upon the breeze and
carried across the horizon. The
bombs will be fired every two min
utes during the four or five hours
of the parade, and the air will be
filled with these beautiful national
embems These shells are one of
the most unique novelties that has
ever been originated, and will be
the feature of the encampment from
the spectacular viewpoint
Nothing Like 1t Before.
Nothing like it has ever been
seen at a national encampment. The
shells will be made in Japan, the
contract for them having been made
by the executive committee, of which
Colonel Henry S. Redman is ex-
ecutive director. The bombs will
be shipped here from Japan in time
for the encampment.
The bombs will be exploded from
one of the highest buildings in
Rochester and will be shot about
1000 feet into the air when the tri-
colors of Old Glory will break out,
making one of the most beautiful
and inspiring sights ever witnessed.
The silk tissue flags will be twelve
by fifteen feet in size.
Will Be Royalty Entertained.
That the old veterans and mem
bers of the affiliated patriotic asso-
Citations will be royalty entertained
in Rochester, is demonstrated by the
fact that contributions are being
received.
Colonel Redman has returned from
Albany where he interviewed Gov
ernor John A. Dix and Adjutant
General William Verbect of the Ma
tional Guard regarding arrange
ments for the encampment.
Governor Dix will be in Rochester
for the encampment as well as
President Taft, Colonel Roosevelt,
the governors of adjoining states
together with prominent state Off
Gals and Grand Army men.
The Electrical Display.
Adjutant General Verbeck assures
Colonel Redman that the third Reg
iment of the National Guard, the
third battalion of the naval reserves.
and a troop of cavalry from SYRIA
cuse will be on duty during the
national encampment.
The electric display during the
encampment will be one worth trav-
cling across the continent to see.
A small fortune will be expended in
the electric Examinations, and the
streets of the city will be trans
formed by almost countless electric
bulbs in various colors. Beautiful
G. A. r. emblems will be displayed,
experts already being at work in
planning for the big event.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
postmasters Will Meet Here.

Postmaster Lyons of Madison
Lake, secretary of the Southern
Minnesota Postmasters' association.
makes the statement that that organ
ization will hold it's annual conven-
tion in Mankato this summer. Mr..
Lyons is now busy preparing the
program. Congressman Hammond
and Congressman Davis are expect
ed to be in attendance and address
the convention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Will Stop Fast Drivinu.

Mayor Taylor has instructed the
police to put stop to the fast
driving on the Minnesota river
bridge. OF late there has been a
tendency on the part of drivers to
disregard the rules which govern
the speed of vehicles on the bridge,
and an example will be made of
those who do not put the reins on
the neck of reason"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02


children participating in the Orphan
day parade in New York and about
$500 in Boston.
Another effort is being made to
eliminate the wheel tax from the
laws governing the operation of au-
tomobilists in Illinois.
Solid rubber tires we're introduced
in the United States between 1870
and 1880, although patent for a
tire was issued as far back as 1855.
The first patent for pneumatic tire
was taken out in 1864, but the tire
did not become popular until about
1888.
According to the latest estimate,
there are now 100000 registered mo-
tor cars in the United States. New
York leads with approximately TO-
900, Pennsylvania and California
each has about 10000, Ohio, 92,40O
Illinois 10000, Iowa $4,000, Massa-
chusetts $4,000, and Michigan $4,000.
Automobile manufacturers of New
York state are arranging for an in
teresting trade trip. Four of the
middle west states are to be upon
the route of a contest of non-com-
petitive nature, which has been CIV
en- the hearty appreciation of the
forty-three concerns building motor
cars.
King Georges automobile will be
fitted up with quiet luxury and with
due regard to the convenience. The
headlight will not blind and stupefy
the approaching traveller, and the
kings motor horn is compromise
between the. musical hooters and
those which are merely alarming. 1t
will be inoffensive and yet such as
to arrest the attention of the way
farer.
At the last session of the Idaho
legislature $4,000 was appropriated
for the building of the stateroad,
which is to begin at Kootenai and
extend to the Montana line, dis
lance of rs miles, provided Bonner
county could raise a like amount.
Standpoint Commercial club and
Clarks Fork Commercial club has
voted $4,000 toward the project and
the remaining $1,000 is being secured
by subscription.
One reason for Long Island being
the mecca for touring Automobiles,
particularly those from the west,
is the authorities in most of the
towns and villages there they do not
wait till the highways are in an
unusable condition to order re-
pairs for the same. Riverhead, one
of the largest towns on the Island,
is to spend more than $4,000 on
roads during 1911. The largest
items of expenditure are $4,000 for
oil and about $25 a mile to general
maintenance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
THE WHITE LIST.

~ "s 2s -
GabIer Bros, 3O8 South
Front street, restaurant.
SLIDER & Steiner, 300 North
Front street, general store.
n. n. Bergman, 422 South
Front street, meat market.
o. G. OIeson, 1434 North
Broad street, grocers.
North Mankato Bakery,
43s Belgrade avenue.
r. c. Wegner, Second and
Main, dairy and ice cream.
Davies Bros, Jackson and
Second streets, grocers.
Draper e. Petersen, 429
South Front street, grocers.
Mankato Candy Kitchen,
21e South Front street, con-
fectionery.
L. Hauck, 1909 South Front
street, confectionery.
Charles Gunstrom, 801 South
Front street, meat market.
NJ. M. Hermanson, 315 South
Front street, meat market.
J. p. Schweitzer, 319 South
Front street, meat market.
William George, 31S South
Front street, restaurant.
Flo, Pugh & Brockmeyer,
633 South Front, grocers.
=. M. Otto, 1874 South Front
street, grocer.
Mankato Bread company,
220 North Front street, bakers.
There are now seventeen
names on the white list. The
first three names are new
this month. Several other
firms not now on the list
have asked for inspection next
month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Alfonso's Wedding Anniversary.

Madrid, May 31.-King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria today celebrated
their wooden wedding anniversary
and received many novel and valu-
able gifts from members OF their
court and from other monarchs. The
royal pair were married May 81,
1906. and have three children, two
boys and a girl.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Gave Good Show.

Richards & Pringle's minstrel per-
Torrance pleased large audience
at Mankato Theatre last evening.
There were several excellent fea-
lures that deserve praise. * 80
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Y, M, C., A, Defeated,

Two games were played on the
Athletic Field yesterday afternoon
between the team for the Y. M. c.
Paul. The visitors won both games.
First one, to 3; second, 6 to 0. A
large crowd was in attendance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Bostons Were Defeated.

The Boston Clothiers we're de-
feated at st. Clair yesterday. Score
8 to 8. Loeffler pitched for st. Clair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Bankers Won.

The bankers met and defeated
the South Front street business men
on Athletic Field Monday night.
Score, to 4.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

Mrs. o. II. Osmondsen of st. Paul
is the guest of friends in Man
kato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

Sun Star, J. B. Joels horse,
a favorite in the betting, won
the English Derby with ease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

Lots of people who have brains
don't know how to use them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

number of schemes in order to hui
initiate conductors who have been in
their employ for great many
years. FIA b
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

Some men look + upon laws a.
things merely to be broken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
Omaha VS.. OIsons.

The Omaha freight office force
and the Olson grocery boys will
play on Lewis Field this evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
AUTO cHues AND spuRTs

Indications now point to 5000
children participating in the Orphan
day parade in New York and about
$500 in Boston.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

Another effort is being made to
eliminate the wheel tax from the
laws governing the operation of au-
tomobilists in Illinois.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
SENSE OF DANGER.
Developed to a Marked Degree In Men
Who Work In Mines.

Oeve'opeo TO a MARKED Degree In Men
Who Work In Mines.
There is something about mines that
appeals to the superstitions of man.
kind, writes T. Lane Carter in the
Mining and Scientific Press. One OF
the most marked effects he has noticed
in men who have spent most of their
life in mining is sense Of danger that
suddenly comes over them.
"Some would call this faculty the
sixth sense he writes. IF you asked
a miner how he knows there is some.
thing wrong he will reply that he feels
it: I had remarkable illustration OF
this a few years ago.
II was walking along a main drift
with mine captain, man who had
been working in mines for over forty
years, having started as lad in the
mines Of Cornwall. Suddenly he
was wrong.
For the life of me I could not see
a thing amiss. The timbers seemed
solid, and the drive pillars looked Sc
cure. But the captain was not salts.
fed and insisted on climbing into the
stope to Investigate There he found
large crack, running for hundreds OF
feet, indicating movement Of the
strata of serious proportions.
"Had this discovery not been made
in time there would have been a seri.
GUS accident in the mine, with prob
able loss of life. 1 dare say the years
Of experience in the mine had develop
ed a power in him which the men
called superstition, but which was real
~ the faculty of accurate observation,
which to him seemed unconscious"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
A Joke That Went Astrav.

To illustrate the fact that some per
sons are devoid of the sense OF humor
this story was told at a downtown
luncheon club: II forgot to pay my
newsboy last night and when l saw
him this morning gave him the 5 cents
due him and said. 1 thought every
minute last night you'd send collector
for this Nav, not on your life; not
IT you owed me twicst as much An
hour later the boy came to my office,
where he had never been before, wait
ed for me and when came said: Say
I'm awful sorry you thought l was
sore about de nickel. Ye needn't pay
me never till ye want to, and about
sendin' for !t-nix.' thanked him, and
now for trying to crack a joke l have
secured long line of credit"-New
York Tribune