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New-York tribune., 1911-01-09
Isn't life one grand sweet
song for Youth.

Ism t lie one grand sweet
song for Youth.
Now it's a mark down of all
our youths mixture suits.
Sizes 81 to 3j chest.
1913 suits that were $1,000.
62 suits that were $500.
127 suits that were $4,000.
$3.50 now.
ia suits that were $500.
339 suits that were $4,000.
120 suits that were $1,000.
SIS now.
Is suits that were $4,000.
156 suits that were $4,000.
2O4 suits that were $500.
1903 suits that were $500.
SIS now.
rs suits that were $1,000.
% suits that were $500.
Jl3 suits that were S2S.O0.
100 suits that were $1,000.
$50 now.
Everything men and boys
wear.
ROGERS PEET & COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores
Warren ST. 18th ST. 34th st
New-York tribune., 1911-01-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise. 5:24; sunset 4:5l; moon SETS l.-o.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-09

HIGH WATER.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-09
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
rrn nav
TUEsDAY. JANUARY DO

Galicia Santos, Hamb-An...1f:oO lam 1:OOpm
Allianca, Cristobal, Panama. II 80 a 300 m
Guiana, Trinidad. Quebec. ..11:30 m 800 IN
talabria, Naples, Anchor. -
Mohawk jacksonville. Clyde 100 pm
Z % MOntgomery. saw saw. 800 N
New-York tribune., 1911-01-09

dam November %, Paramaribo December 16
Demerara II, Trinidad 10, Carupano 20
Cumana II. Guanta Il. Laguayra %, Puerto
SSaoello "a 70. Curacao 20, Jacmel y, Aux Cages
~ Jeremie 30, Gonaiyes 81, st Marc 81, Port
au-Prince January I. Petit Goave and Port.
au- Prince Q. 10 Royal Dutch West India Mail
with passengers mails and mdse. Arrived
al the Bar at 80 D m
steamer Huron, Jacksonville January and
Charleston g. TO the Clyde Ss co. with passen-
p m.
steamer jamestown, Newport News and
NortoIk' TO the Old Dominion SIS Co, with pas
2:l0 m.
sandy Hook. " y Jan 9, e;3o D m--Wind
southeast' fresh breeze: raining. light sea.
SAILED.
steamers Furnessla tBr1, Glasgow; Canadian
,brp, Liverpool; Chester (putch). Ghent;
ikarla tbr), Montevideo etc; TapaJor (Braz)
Sant9s, etc; Birdoswald (Br), Cristobal:
rIhCess Anne, Norfolk and Newport News.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10

Alter expressing his thanks to the
committee for the privilege of at
tending the celebration and his ad-
miration of the enterprise and in
telligent prOgressiveness Of the bust
ness men of Madison Lake, the speak
er explained that he had been given
the subject of Minnesota in the
Seventeenth Century" in order that
there would be no danger of his
trenching on the field of political
questions. He explained that he was
willing to leave the discussion OF
political questions for the present to
the distinguished speakers of the day,
who had been worthily honored with
high position by the people of Mime
sofa.
Love for tales of daring and adven-
ture has always been a striking
trait of humanity. The three great
classics of literature are Homer,
Virgil and the Sacred Scriptures. The
first two describe the wanderings and
adventures of the early Greeks and
Trojans and one of the great charms
of the Bible is it's tales of the struggles
and wanderings of the chosen people
during their long march from Egypt
to Canaan. 1t is often said that as
compared with Europe the Americans
have few historical national associa-
tons, that there is little of sentiment
in American history. We find, how
ever, that study of the early history
of the country and especially of the
will remove the above i'm
preston. One of the most interesting
studies of history is the story OF the
struggle between France and Eng
land for the possession of the Missis-
sippi Valley, extending from the Ohio
and the Alleghenies on the east, to
the Rocky Mountains on the west.
The story is we'll told in the facina-
ting pages of Irving, Parkman and
Fiske, and many of it's incidents in
the beautiful verses of LongfelTow.
The policy of France was to explore
the policy of England to colonize.
Towards the last quarter of the
seventeenth century La Sale con-
ceived the project of occupying the
valley and. founding there
a New France. The speaker described
the mystery which in those days en-
veloped the Mississippi river and the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10

entire northwest. The search for the
northwestern passage to the Indies
which had inspired me voyage of
Columbus still lured the explorers.
In 1884 Jean Nicollet came as far
west as Green Bay, Wisconsin, 4
pecting to meet there inhabitants o.
China. In 1873 Marquette and Joliet
came down the Wisconsin into the
Mississippi and went as far south as
the Arkansas river, suspecting, but
not knowing, that the river flowed
into the Ocean. lie Sueur followed
soon after and was the first white
man to mark down the limits of the
Mississippi river as we understand it
into the Atlantic instead of the
Pacific ocean.
1t is difficult for us who live today
to be able to adequately comprehend
the results if France instead of Eng
land had been victorious in the
struggle for the Mississippi valley.
In that event the English colonies on
the eastern sea-coast would have been
wiped out and different civiliza-
ton would have controlled North
America.
The speaker said that it was his
intention to call the attention of the
audience to few incidents in this
struggle which belong to Minnesota
history. After referring briefly to
the explorations of Radisson and
GroSeilliers and their residence on
Prairie Island north of Redwing from
the spring of 1855 to June 1856 and
their romantic adventures during
that period, he called the attention
of the audience to historical events
occurring within the limits of Blue
Earth county. He gave a short his
tory of the career of the Canadian
voyaguer, Pierre Chas. LIE Sueur,
who was the first explorer known to
history on the Minnesota river LIE
Sueur 1895 established a trading post
at Prairie Island. He was the first
white man to make canoe trip far
up the Mississippi having anticipated
by more than one hundred years
Morrison, Pike Beltrami and School
craft.
In 1896 LIE Sueur sailed from Mon
treal to France with samples OF a
blue or green earth found on the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10
GOOD ROAD BUILDING"
GHON. GEORGE M. PALMER

that if a horse can hardly draw a
load on level road of iron rails,
it will require one and one-half
horses on asphalt pavement. three
and one-half horses on the best Bel
GUM block pavement, seven on good
cobble stone pavement, thirteen on
bad cobble stone, twenty on an or
binary earth road and forty in a
sandy road
The resistance in pounds per ton
may he stated as follows: On an
earth road, 224 pounds; on a hard
rolled gravel road, IS pounds, and
on a hard smooth macadam road,
As pounds, the velocity being
pace, This would mean that load
which one horse could draw on
hard. smooth macadam road would
require one and two-thirds horses
on a gravel road and five horses on
an ordinary earth road. Omitting all
comparisons but dirt and gravel
roads. it may be said that the farm
ors of Minnesota are losing millions
OF dollars yearly in hauling their
crops to market as compared with
what the cost would be over good
last year / figured out roughly what
this loss would amount to on one
years crops in Minnesota, based on
government statistics of the cost OF
hauling on good roads as compared
with common dirt roads, and found
it to be from five to six million
dollars a year, though most authors.
ties estimate it at a much higher
figure. There are in Minnesota
about $4,000 miles of country roads.
If it should cost $1,000 per mile
to thoroughly improve these roads
by grading and crawling them, the
interest on this great cost would
only be what the farmers Of this
state are losing annually. Who pays
the bill for poor roads? Mainly you
farmers, though we all do to some
extent.
Il became interested in good roads
from an economic standpoint, as ]
came to realize, in some measure,
what business men lost from poor
roads, as we'll as farmers. Every
one loses in some way from poor
the farmer.
IL Is uOJ OILY Luc IuONCmCuC VI
the ordinary crops grown on our
farms that is to be considered. This
is rapidly becoming a dairy region.
Milk and cream must go to the
creamery, regardless of roads, and
it means much greater use or
the roads than formerly. Much has
been said about the isolation Of
farm life The rural delivery of mail
and the telephone has done much
to improve conditions, but some
things you can't do by mail or over
the telephone. When the family
wants to go to church, or to town
for any purpose, or to visit a
neighbor or relative, rural delivery
or the telephone doesn't count.
When you young men want to call
on your best girl a few miles away,
and maybe take her out for a ride
behind your fine team, it's mighty
handy to make arrangements with
her over the telephone, but the real
genuine thing often depends upon
good roads.
You all know how to build good
roads, or at least all ought to know,
but we see SO many wretched roads
that violate every particle of road
decency, that possibly some road
overseers do not know. Last sum-
mer l got stuck in recently "im-
proved" road in this county at two
o'clock in the morning, and it seems
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10
MADISON LAKE, IN MOST FITTING
MANNER, CELEBRATES RISE FROM
ASHES; PROGRAM FOR OCCASION

held in the Pitcher building. Mayor
H. G. Wirig gave a short address of
welcome. Then followed addresses,
interspersed by band music and song.
At twelve o'clock a picnic Dime,
was served, and this repast proved
to be a most enjoyable feature of
the day.
This afternoon program of sports
was CARED out. There were auto
races, and the speaking program was
resumed.
At four o'clock occurred the >formaI
dedication of the new waterworks
system. The exercises consisted of
planting "Old Glory" on the top OF
the tank and the playing of national
airs by the bands. w. J. Pitcher
made lew appropriate remarks.
This was followed by an old settlers
reunion; then supper and the day
will wind up with festivities to con-
tinue an indefinite period tonight
The instrumental music was fur
nished by the GAINESVILLE, Elysian and
Lake Jefferson bands.
Madison Lake is well CARRIED for
the celebration. The streets are
nicely decorated, the handlWork Oh
Walter A. Anderson of Mankato
Every business house is bedecked
with the nations colors. Many pri
vate residences are in keeping with
the festive occasion.
Putting Up the Flag Pole.
Madison Lake Tribune: One hun
dred and twenty-five feet in the
air, with no footing except Stating
steel roof on a windy day is not
an experience to be enjoyed-but
such was the experience of George
Gay of Memphis, Tenn, who with
Carl Freeburg of Mankato, erected
twelve foot, iron flag pole to the
top of the water tower last Thurs
day.
1t was certainly perilous job and
one not to be especially sought for.
1t was first proposed to have Dan
Brown and P M. Lyons do the
work, but they readily resigned in
favor OF those more experienced.
Attached to the flag pole is a
weather vane, large enough to be
seen easily at distance, and all
nearby can easily tell how the wind
blows in Madison Lake"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10

Madison Lake has come up out of
the ashes better, bigger and hand
somer than ever. Today the enter
prising and pushing people of that
village are celebrating in a manner
BETTING the occasion the rebuilding
of the town and the installation of
its splendid waterworks system. While
the memory of the citiZenry runs
back to that early hour on December
%, 1910, when a conflagration swept
over the village and tales were told
of the destruction of most of the
business section, not vestlge OF
the flames remains today as a sad
reminder of that disaster. Handsome
store and office buildings have been
erected on the sites where only
burning embers were to be found IL
the dawn of that cold, dismal Deem
Der morning. The fire had done It's
worst, much property had been de-
stroyed and a number of people were
rendered homeless.
Couldn't Burn Out Energy.
Daylight broke upon a dishearten-
burned out the spirit, zeal, energy
anu VIII VI Tie pcOplc. auu oo
Phoenix-like Madison Lake rose from
the ashes. Today all join in paying a
tribute to the New Madison Lake,
the enterprise, stability and courage
of her loyal citizenry.
All roads led to Madison Lake.
And several thousand people followed
these highways so they could partici-
pate in the days program. The COM
mittee who had arranged for the
event had left nothing undone. The
minutest detail was carefully looked
after in the preparation of the we'll
gotten up program, and everything
was carried out to the entire salts
faction of the big crowd. 1t was a
happy gathering and filled with fun.
1t was the biggest event in the his
tory of Madison Lake, and that vii
lage has had some great times in
years gone by.
Everybody in Madison Lake was
up early this morning. The program
of the days doings was begun about
$50 and there will be no interruption
until after the dance which will take
place tonight. At $3.50 this forenoon
band concert formally opened the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10
MINNESOTA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY"

Blue Ee 5mewhere near
Manks' .S 81 in France con-
VIM ~ it was a valuable
or w was commissioned by
~ King to open mines in
~ In 100 he sailed from
" with thirty miners and as
\ the Mississippi river from
~ ri in sailing and rowing vessels,
going up the Minnesota river to the
Blue Earth river This was the earli-
est continuous exploration along
practically the whole navigable length
of the Mississippi. The colored earth
was worthless, although great
amount of it was mined and carried
to France. With the same cargo LIE
Sueur also exported an immense guam
tity of beaver and other furs taken in
Minnesota. This is the first recorded
freight shipment on the Minnesota
river.
The Dakota or Sioux tribes who
inhabited the country when the river
was first discovered called it "Sky
Tinted" The Chippeways or Ojibways
who came from the farther north and
from more somber forests called it
''The River of the Green Leaf" The
French named it the st. Pierre, or
st. Peter. 1t was for centuries the
arena of Indian conflicts, afterwards
the battle ground of the Iowas,
Dakotas, Ojibways and white men.
For generations its only craft was
the canoe of the Indian. Then came
the French traders and voyaguers.
Towards the end of the Seventeenth
century it was a mighty avenue of
commerce for Indian goods an0 N8i'
able furs. For over century canoes
and Mackinaw boats piled constantly
along it's entire length. In those days
it was mighty river, but with the
advent of civilization and the conse-
quent absorption of moisture, it's trib-
utaries and the river itself shrunk
to it's present size.
The speaker in closing referred to
the trials and hardships of the early
settlers of Minnesota, who are rapidly
passing to their reward, and con-
cluded by emphasizing the Importance
of the study of the history of early
Minnesota, declaring that the school
authorities should require it to be
taught to the children in the
schools.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10

Before speaking on my topic,
wish to offer my congratulations to
the business men and people of
Madison Lake, on your pluck and
energy in rebuilding your beautiful
village. Good roads mean far more
to every community than l can tell
you in the brief time allotted to me,
but particularly true is it of this
village, situated on this splendid
like, twelve miles from a city like
Mankato without a lake nearer than
the twin cities and on what is
rapidly becoming the main travelled
automobile road from Minneapolis
and st. Paul to the southwest. Given
good permanent roads from these
cities and we can scarcely conceive
the amount of travel you will see
passing through your village and
many guest will linger at your
pleasant summer hotels.
This means money and business to
your village and money and business
means growth and the things that
will make life richer and better. The
Importance of adequate transporta-
ton facilities cannot be Over-esti-
mated. Civilization depends upon the
ease with which the peoples of the
world are able to communicate with
each other. In the olden days, when
there were almost no means, or at
least very meager means of travel
or communication, the world pro-
crossed but slowly. 1t is difficult for
us to realize the slow and expensive
manner in which our forefathers
travelled, and as for transportation
of goods and commodities, it was
almost out of the question.
Suppose you are farmer, living
five or seven lmiles out from this
village. which is your natural point
of obtaining supplies and the nat
ural market for your produce. The
road leading to this place is part
of your equipment or means of car
rying on your business. 1t matters
little what you may produce on
your splendid farm-it must be
hauled to market and turned into
money before it is of much real
value to you. Your cost in hauling
it to market is just as much a part
of the cost of production as plow-
ing, sowing or reaping. If it costs
you too much to produce, you can
not compete with those better sit
uated; If it costs you too much TO
haul, you are at a disadvantage.
You all know that many. times
our roads are almost impossible on
account of mud and often, when dry,
the roads are SO rough and rutty
that it makes their use entirely too
expensive in time, and wear and
tear of equipment. A farmers time
is valuable. 1t is mighty poor
farm where your time and team is
not as valuable as the average team
ster's in town, and every hour saved
on the road by being able to do
your business in a shorter time, or
by hauling Ia greater load in the
same time, Is money saved. What
is needed everywhere is smooth,
hard roads, not seriously affected
by rain, and over which you can
haul heavy load at any time.
Too many fail to realize the diff.
ference in cost of moving loads
over common dirt roads as compared
with good gravel roads. In a recent
speech in congress, Dick l. Morgan
in showing the difference in cost
of moving a load on smooth, hard
roads as compared with inferior
roads, said: Careful tests by the
most eminent engineers have shown
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10
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WHAT THE FIRE DID.

1t is estimated that the to-
tai loss by fire and water at
Madison Lake amounted to
from $4,000 to 100000
which was partially covered
by insurance. The following
merchants suffered losses:
Allyn Bros, $4,000 on build
ing, $4,000 on stock. The
less above insurance amount
ed to about $4,000. James
Mape's estimated loss was
$4,000, with some insurance.
J. J. Brown, $500; $4,000
insurance. Gallagher HeaIey
company carried stock worth
$4,000 and had about $4,000
insurance; w. j. SickIer esti-
mated his loss at $4,000, In
Guiding his drug stock and
fixtures, with about $1,000 in
surance. The Peoples State
bank lost $4,000, with insur-
ance of about $1,000; Madison
Lake Tribune, complete loss
of $1,000 with no insurance.
Thomas SaImon's loss, esti-
mated at about $1,000 on the
building and stock, carried
about $500 insurance. Louis
Pitchers stock Of farm ma
chinery was burned, the loss
being $4,000, with no insur-
ance. Joseph n. Roemer's
losses on his two-story brick
building and saloon and stock,
estimated at $1,000; insur-
ance, $4,000. Engesser Brew
ing company of St. Peter
loss on building, $4,000, with
two-thirds of it insured. The
,postoffice also burned at
loss of between $4,000 or S.
900 on the building and stock
and household goods as the
postmaster lived in the rear
of the postoffice. All the reg
istered mail burned. It was
found necessary to file the
safe open, in order to get
the stamps and valuables.
+ + /. + I. + I. + + + + + +
LIBERATION. Colonel j. nj. Barrel;
ened the ceremonies. which we
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10

Mrs ID. w. Selleck died at $3.50
last night at the home of her son,
C. l.. Selleck at 422 Byron street.
Mrs. Selleck lived with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Otto Kersten at st. Paul
but had been visiting her son, who
is cigarmaker here for the past
three weeks. Paralysis is attributed
as the cause of her death.
She is survived by two sons and
one daughter. These are Frank Sci
leck and Mrs. Otto Kersten of st.
Paul and G.. l.. Selleck of this city.
Mrs. Selleck was "a years of age.
She was born in the state of Maine
in 1S47 and came to Minnesota in
1868. She was married to d. w.
Selleck at Green Bay, Wis, and
three children were born to them.
Mr.. Selleck died four years ago.
The funeral will be held from
the residence, 422 Byron, at two
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev.
w. N. Jameson will conduct the
services. The interment will be at
Eagle Lake by the side of her late
husband.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-10

farmer is the greatest loser from
poor roads. The work and time and
money put on the roads should
bring the greatest possible returns,
but it can never do so under the
methods now in vogue and the soon
er the taxes are paid in cash, work
let by contract, or at least handled
in such a manner that a dollar will
bring the value received in every
case, the better it will be for all
concerned.
A farmers time is valuable, and,
as rule, is worth more in the
conduct of his business than in
working on roads at $50 per day
or So per man and team. The road
work should be done when it is
needed, and when it can be done
most economically, and often it
should be done when no farmer can
or will leave his work. What would
business man or mechanic do with
a system that took him away from
his shop or store to work out taxes
at $15O per day?
Speed the day when this system
is changed to a business-like meth.
cd of paying cash and getting full
value therefrom; when work will
be done under the direction of men
who know how, who take an inter-
est in doing good work and are fur
nished with proper tools for doing
it. Until then we'll have to get
along as best we can with our pres
ent methods.
In closing I want to cite you to
one of the finest examples of CO.
operation in road maintenance that
l have known, and again l lay
special emphasis ION the fifth essen
tial in getting good roads, co-opera-
ton and public spirit. In Iowa they
have an organization for dragging
and maintaining a road from the
Mississippi river to the Missouri
river, clear across the state. After
rain the entire road is dragged
in two or three hours, a splendid,
example of what men can do when
they all pull together.
l sincerely hope that you men
of this community will get busy on
the good roads question and have
such roads in future as you ought
to have, and can have. Let every
man do his part and there will be
such an improvement made as will
surprise everyone. We have one of
the finest farming regions in the
world. would rather live here
than in any place l have ever seen,
but our roads-which mean much
to any place-are not a credit to
us, although we have made a fair
start for something better. Show
more public spirit and more of a
willingness to cooperate with your
neighbors. Put live men in office.
Demand better methods, greater eff
ficiency, and you will soon have bet
ter roads, with all the blessings and
privileges which good roads always
bring.