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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

From Mondays Daily.
Several nights the latter part OF
last night residents on the Main
street hill were terrorized by the
vicious actions Of a strange man
who prowled around among the
brush not far from the sidewalk.
From his point of vantage he hurled
stones and rock at passersby, caus-
ing them to hunt for places OF safe
ty. One boy was struck on the head
and painfully hurt.
The strange individual has usu-
ally made known his presence about
ten O'Clock at night, and he has re-
NAMED in the brush as late as two
o'clock in the morning. Eary Sat
urday morning parties returning to
their homes from dance were at
tackled by the fellow, who hurled
stones and rocks at them. Several of
the young men in the party observed
the stranger crawling on his hands
and knees, but being unarmed, they
did not care to attempt his capture.
The fellows first appearance was
on Wednesday night.
Last evening the police depart
ment was notified Of what has hap
pened and at about ten o'clock Off
GERS Andengaard and Lundberg went
to the spot where the fellow has
been operating his battery. The
minions of the law searched the
premises thoroughly, but found moth
ing. The police are of the opinion
that some one who is wrong in his
upper story has been annoying peo-
nle
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

Lanesboro, Mimi. August 24.-News
was received here yesterday OF the
death at Friday Harbor, Wash, OF
pioneer settler of LanesbOrO and for
mer prominent Minnesota man. Oscar
Garrett Wall.
Mr.. Wall was born in Indiana in
1845. When he was ten years old
his parents located on farm near
Chatfield this county. In 1861 he as.
sisted in publishing at Preston the
first newspaper printed there. He
was among those who defended Fort
Ridgley during the Sioux outbreak
In 1862.
After the war he was for many
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Two patrols of boy scouts were
in the city for a few hours today.
The boys walked from Granite Falls,
passing through Redwood Falls and
New Ulm. The route so far has
followed the Minnesota river and
their plans are to continue to St.
Paul then to Saltwater, from which
place they will strike out across
country to their home town. Four
teen boys are in the marching line
and they are headed by Attorney
Tolley Hartwick, young lawyer OF
Granite Falls. The scout master
reports that his brigade is in excel
lent marching order and that after
the first two days on the road were
done the boys continued the trip
without any WEAKNESS. Up to date
12O miles have been covered but the
total march will probably exceed
400 miles. The brigade is accom-
panied by a luggage wagon that car
ries full supply of eatables and
tents. All of the boys are good
cooks and they take turns in pre-
pairing the meals. That the meals
are good is shown by the good con-
dition that the boys are in after the
hard march, Some of the youthful
mixers are eleven years old and al
though they are small they have the
iron makeup that is acquired by
children of the open air. The boys
stopped at the Y. M. c. A. and
greatly enjoyed the liberties of the
baths and pool which the local in
stitution extended to them
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
From TUESDAYS DaIjy.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Shortly before two o'clock this
afternoon the department was called
out to suppress fire in the rear of
the building at $40 South Front
street, up to yesterday occupied by
H. B. Perrin & Son as garage.
Boxes and boards lying just out
side of the building caught fire, but
how is not known, and were burn
ing briskly when discovered by en-
ployes of the Laird-Norton Lumber
company. An alarm was sent to
Central station. A number of bar
rels filed with oil were rolled to
places of safety. No great damage
was done to the building, which is
owned by T. A. Sherk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
Kasota

Mrs. Stark of Mankato spent Sun
day at the Babcock home.
Charles Gilmore of Mapleton
spent Sunday with Ben Rinkle and
wife.
Miss Grace Gordon entertained
party of ladies at dinner Saturday
evening.
Ribert Brady and family of Man
kato spent Sunday at the Orstran-
der home.
Miss Esther Rud, who visited at
the Nelson home week, returned
to Mankato.
Mr.. Mcdonald, who is visiting with
Hy. Vernon, will leave for Arkan-
sas this week.
Mrs. Zimmerman and sister Mar
garet spent few days with rela-
tives in Mankato last week.
Miss Hazel Babcock will teach a
charity school of colored girls at
Darling, Pa, the coming term.
Charley Erickson and the two
Rhymes brothers have bought a
moving picture outfit and are going
on the road.
School will open September 4.
Rooms for manual training and do
nestle science will be ready before
school opens.
Mrs. Frank Mann of Lake Wash
ington will move into one OF c. n.
Warrants cottages or Summit ave-
nue. this week.
Samuel Hastings, cut stone con-
tractor of Minneapolis, and family
were here visiting with Mr.. c. w.
Babcock for a few days.
Miss Elsa Meister was delegate
to the district convention OF the
Presbyterian Christian Endeaver
which was held at Waseca.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jefferson and
Mr.. and Mrs Fl. S. Eldred OF Man
kato came over in their auto and
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Griffin.
Rev. Carson Of the Presbyterian
church will preach his farewell
sermon next Sunday after which he
will leave for Chicago where he will
attend college.
Mrs. G. E. Textor, who has been
here for some time visiting with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ofenlock, returned to her home at
Granite Falls Saturday last.
The Swedish Lutheran Aid society
! of Kasota will be entertained by
the Swedish Lutheran Aid society
of st. Peter at their twenty-fifth
anniversary Thursday night.
! Miss Norma Horper, who has
been visiting with her parents in
Sioux City, Iowa, returned last week
accompanied by her sister to at
| tend school here this coming term.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Bondwant Will
| leave this week for Wabasha, Mimi.
where Mr.. Bondwant will start to
work the first of next month. Best
wishes go with them from their
many friends of this place.
The district convention OF the
Swedish Congregational church which
has been held here closed Sunday
evening last. A good many out
siders have been in attendance.
Many good speakers were present.
Morgan Moulton, aged about four
years. who has been sick some
time with the whooping cough, died
Saturday morning at one O'Clock.
The funeral services were held
from the house Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock. Rev. Clark OF st.
Peter officiating. Interment at the
/ KaSota cemetery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
From Mondays Daily.

Two strangers, who had been can
vassing Hanska and vicinity with
pictures and picture frames for
several days, got into a bad mess
there, which should teach them a
lesson in moral conduct, says The
Brown County Journal. Last Sat
urday night they attended coun-
try dance on a farm near Hanska
village, and during the progress of
the social hop it is claimed they
made insulting remarks to some of
the ladies present.
Learning of this, two Hanska
young men became indignant and
demanded that they apologize for
their misconduct. This they refused
to do, however and instead told
the young men, who had endeavored
to defend the good name and char
acter of their lady friends, to meet
them at Hotel Hanska next day
Sunday.
True to their tryst, the young
men called upon the strangers, who
had challenged them, at the popu-
lar hostelry, and the demands for
an apology were renewed, which
led to a lively fistic combat, and
before the latter was ended the
strangers found themselves lying
out on the sidewalk, somewhat bat
tered up, having received the worst
of it in the fight.
The picture men appealed to JUS.
tice A. r. Eggensperger for assist
ance and he referred them to
Sheriff w. j. Julius, in whose prov
ince the case rightfully belonged
and they Immediately called the lat.
ter officer up over the long distance
telephone. asking him to come to
Hanska and protect them. Shortly
afterward they again called up the
sheriff and notified him that his
services were not needed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
500 REWARD. 500.

The readers Of this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that Is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the ONLY positive cur now RnoT.a
10 the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing q constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. thereby destroying the foun-
dalton of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work The proprietors have so
mich faith in it's curative powers that
thew offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address: F. ]. CHENEY CO., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sid by all Druggists. 75c.
Take IIalrs Family Pulls for "0nsti-
patton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Sheriff Osten's office this after
noon received telephone message
from Christ Strom, farmer of Han
ska, stating that a team and buggy
were stolen from his barn at eleven
o'clock last night by unknown par
ties. The team is described as a
bay mare, five years old, bob-tailed
and a dark bay horse, slim build
weighing $50 to 1000 each, with old
harness and short leather fly net
The buggy is described as being a
new one, with high single seat, au
tomobile shape, with dark red boz
and wine colored wheels.
A buggy answering this description
was seen in this city this forenoon
going west on Front street. The
state offers a reward of 5000 for the
arrest and conviction of horse
thieves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

No business OF Importance waa
brought before the meeting of the
Blue Earth County Bar association
last night. The banquet will be held
at the Elks' cafe on the night of
September 20 or 80. The date will
be fixed to suit the convenience of
C. A. Severance of st. Paul, who is
to deliver the address.
The association decided to have a
dry banquet.
A committee will arrange to have
portrait of Judge Lorin Cray hung
on the court room wall with the
portraits of other district judges.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Down in the body of the new
automobile code that the last legis-
lature passed and which will be
effective after January l, there is
imbedded. it has been discovered,
paragraph which will compel all
vehicles other than motors that go
out after dark to carry "a white
light" A team driver under the
new code will have to carry a
light that will show both front
and rear. If he does not, and an
automobile runs into him, he is
barred, under the new code, from
recovering damages, says The Min
neapolis Journal.
"All the vehicles in Minnesota
must carry white light" is the
literal import of the code as laid
down. That every vehicle must be
provided with such light is the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. John Reichl died yesterday
noon at her home, on Adams street,
of tuberculosis of the lungs, after
an illness of two years. She was
twenty-six years of age and is Sur.
vived by her husband and one child
and also by several brothers and
sisters, one Of her brothers being
Joseph Prosser of this city. She was
highly esteemed by a large circle of
friends, who regret her taking off at
one of the best periods of life.
Funeral services will be held at
nine o'clock Monday morning at st.
Peter and Paul's Catholic church,
aud the interment will be made at
Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

From Saturdays Daily.
Yesterday afternoon Albert Peter
son, who has been working for a
couple of weeks in the city on the
street paving force, entered John
Pluto's shoe store, on North Front
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

years identified with the newspaper
profession in Minnesota. In 1875 he
was appointed deputy collector of in.
ternal revenue, and was postmaster
of Lanesboro for several years.
He was the author of the His
tory of the Sioux Massacre" and also
of book of poems.
Joseph Yenish Dead.
Joseph Yenish died at his home at
ST. Clair at ten o'clock yesterday OF
cancer of the stomach, after long
illness. He was sixty-seven years CT
age and leaves wife and family
Funeral services will be held there
at ten o'clock Friday forenoon, at the
Catholic church, and the interment
will be made there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

St Paul, August 29.-Dr. Tilrs
at least two victims besides Mrs
Anton Boesch of st. Paul, according
to the death records in the office
of Dr. Ii. NJ. Bracken, secretary OF
the state board of health. 1t is prob
able that these records will have an
important part in the active inves
tigation and prosecution Of the Wis
consin healer which will start to-
day.
Fairfax Man a Victim.
Jacob p. Palmer of Fairfax died
April IA, 1907 The cause Of his
death as certified by DR.. w. P. Lee
of Mortified was septicaemia caused
by a plaster applied by DR.. Till OF
Somerset, Wisconsin" Palmer was
fifty years old, married, and was
sick for only five days.
The other case on record is the
death of Heinrich Dammann, a farm
err who lived in Marshall township
Mower county. He was sick only
five days. In his report of the death
DIR. G. j. Schotter of Dexter gives
the cause as ''pyaemia following
Tilrs plaster Dammann was forty
five years old and sufferer from
diabetes.
Statement BY Or. Bracken.
"The plasters, he said, "are usu
ally applied on skin that has moi
been properly cleansed. They arc
dirty, too, infection begins at once
and the patients die from sepsis
PHYSICIANS have been called to trea
some terrible backs" said DIR
Bracken.
The local authorities are hesitat
ing about taking legal steps unit
County Attorney Nelson o. Varnun
of st. Croix county, Wisconsin. ar
rives here from Hudson. Wisconsin
laws do not accept evidence in
case of this kind from nonresident:
and County Attorney O'Brien ant
Coroner Jones think the best plal
will be to await the arrival OF Mr.
Varnum with a physician from tina
state.
Chain Of Evidence Weak.
AS to criminal prosecution as
result of the death of Mrs. Boescn
County Attorney O'Brien said yes
terday:
"The evidence against Till, as W.
have it now, is none too strong
Mrs. Boesch suffered from Bright
disease four or five years preced
ing her death We do not know he
condition Of health at the time sh'
visited Dr. Till, nor any of tn
details of the treatment he is al
legged to have administered.
"If Mrs. Boesch had made full
ante-mortem statement we nigh
have had grounds for vigorou
prosecution. Her only statement be
fore death regarding the plaste
treatment was brief and incomplete
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

Owatonna and Waseca met on the
diamond at Owatonna Sunday. Nc
Cleary was in the box for Waseca
as long as the first inning, but after
that his place as twirler was filled
by Gallagher. The Owatonna Jour
nal, in it's story of the game, says:
1.-THE game looked like an air
tight affair when Olson, the first
batter up, went out by grounder.
Then Costello drew a pass, Steven
son came to bat and the fireworks
commenced. Stevenson slammed a
two-bagger to center. Kehoe hit out
another two-sacker, and Solberg fol-
lowed with single. Then the
mighty McCleary bowed his head to
fate and motioned Gallagher to come
out and take his place in the box.
Just to show that the Red Sox didn't
have it in for Mac, Shields slammed
out another single, off Mr.. Gallagher
Both Solberg's and Shields hits were
thrown in wild by Newgard, and
McGonagle muffed the throw on
Johnson's little grounder, SO the
three errors and four hits netted
the nice total of four scores which
put the game on ice for the Red
Sox'
The game resulted in victory
for Owatonna. Score, 5 to. 0. This
was the third of series between
the two clubs. Owatonna won the
championship.
At Lewis park last night the Y.
NJ. c. A. team lost to South Front
street by a score of II to 2. The
Y. NJ. C. A. boys lineup was shot
to pieces, having only part of their
players and were unable to put up
their best game. knott of the South
Front street club pitched a good
game, having only one bad inning
Tomorrow night both teams will get
together for the second game
Game will be called at six o'clock
sharp.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Members of the House of David,
Benton Harbor. Mich, who have
been conducting street meetings at
the corner of Front and Jackson
street during the evening hours,
were "bawled out" last night by an
elderly gentleman, a stranger IN this
city, who took exception to some
of their statements and criticised the
manner in which they quoted Scrip
ture. The elderly man waited until
the Israelites had concluded their
exhortations; then he proceeded to
quote lines from the Scriptures with
explanatory foot-notes. The Israel
ties answered in kind, and for a
number of minutes there was some
thing doing" of interest to the large
crowd of spectators and interested
listeners. Brother Walter and the
elderly man engaged in a joint de-
bate that really ought to have been
staged and an admission fee
charged.
Question and Answer.
"Do you know what Paul said?"
inquired Brother Walter.
Eyes, l do replied the stranger.
"He said beware of false prophets;
also beware OF long-haired men and
shOrt-haired women"
And the gaping crowd laughed,
then subsidized. All was quiet, and
at this dramatic moment Mrs. Aiken,
the woman evangelist, spoke up, and
it was her diplomatic entrance into
the debate that prevented further
heated and gesticulating discussion
between the stranger and the Israel
ties. A soft answer always turns
away wrath, and likewise music
hath charms that Gains down the
savage brow.
Mrs. Aiken Sang Songs.
Mrs. Aiken spoke kindly to the
elderly gentleman and he with true
Chesterfeldian politeness treated
her with as much courtesy as If
she had been Queen Elizabeth. Mrs.
Aiken sang a couple of songs in
her own sweet way, and her voice
at once Gained the heated discus
sion. After while the elderly man
passed on, the crowd dispersed and
the Israelites went their way. And
the moon rose in it's glory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

Fowler & Pay have finished ma
the block on Jackson
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-22
PUNCHING HIS HARD LUCK
Sufferer From Toothache Summoned
Philosophy to His Aid During
Period Of Trouble.

philosophers are not all dead yet"
said the dentist. II met one this
morning who knocked me out Of two
hours work ON day when I have
nothing to do anyhow, and will make
me work overtime tomorrow, when
shall be crowded with engagements.
He was bowling with toothache.
Better come around and have 1t at
tended to-" I said.
Cant do 1t today" he said. I'm too
busy"
But you can't work when you are
crazy with the toothache," I argued.
"Oh, yes can." said he. There
are half a dozen other things want
done to me that hurt pretty bad, and
II I have them done when my tooth
is on the rampage they won't seem SO
bad, because one hurt will neutralize
the other. I always take advantage
Of toothache to dispatch those dis
agreeable jobs"
maybe not many people could
stand that kind of philosophy, but ap-
parently that man is going to get
away with it."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-22

What is true of Illinois ia true
throughout the central west.
In order to make suggestions that
will be of value one must assume
some typical conditions and indicate
what it is best to do to improve the
roads under them.
In road improvement the first and
most important step is drainage.
Without proper drainage every effort
will fail Water is the only natural
enemy of roads, and water is a cow
ard and will run away if given a
chance, hence get the water off the
road and away from the road as
quickly as possible. This may be
done either by surface or sub-surface
drainage, by side bitches with ample
fall and proper outlet to carry the
water away from the highway, or by
tile. If the latter is done nothing
less than four inch tile ought to be
used and 1t should be very carefully
laid, and should be put on each side
Of the road, particularly where the
drainage is most needed. Be sure
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-22

the ruts must be iliisa as soon as
made.
When grade is once established
the surface thereafter should never
be disturbed except the top two or
three inches in order to smooth it
out with a road drag or harrow.
We will assume that the fill has
been made preparatory to putting
gravel or crushed stone upon the
highway, and thus have a permanent
Improvement.
The following suggestions will be
of benefit to the inexperienced road
builder, who has simply farm tools to
use.
1t is not designed to suggest to the
experienced builder, having improved
road machinery to use.
Where roads are graveled, it has
been very common for the farmers to
haul the gravel and dump it down in
a winrow, and leave it to be spread
and compacted by traffic. Every
driver avoids this winrow until soft
weather compels him to drive over
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-22
,ly farther down hill than the In.

bly, farther down hill than the in
take.
Where culverts are necessary have
them of ample size, and 1t is equally
important to give the culvert sufficient
fall. A twelve inch culvert, twenty
four feet long with fall Of four
inches, is better than one twice the
size with a fall Of two inches. The
rapid flow through the culvert with
a greater fall will keep the culvert
clean. In one where the flow is slug
gish, deposits will form and soon Will
choke the flow. Be sure to leave am
pie outlet so the water can move
freely after passing through the cua-
vert.
In grading to make fill do not al
low any weeds or sod to get into the
roadway. These will decay and make
all kinds Of trouble. It is much bet
ter to keep them out in the first in
stance.
If, in making the fill, the material
must be moved six hundred feet or
less, 1t will be advantageous to do
this with scrapers-wheel type pre-
ferred. But If the material must be
moved more than that it will be
cheaper to put 1t upon wagons. Any
filling Of this nature should be made
early in the spring, preferably as soon
as the frost is out Of the ground, so
1t will have ample time to compact
and settle by the summer rains and
the traffic. By proper handling dur
ing the summer season, fill sew
eral feet deep can be put in shape
for the road. A fill Of this kind should
be dragged with split log drag or
it's equivalent after rains in order to
keep the fills smooth and rounded SO
the water will run off quickly. The
main thing is to prevent this fill from
becoming water yoaked. If this is
done 1t will be thoroughly dried out
and in good condition before the win
ter sets in, and 1t can be kept COM
paratively dry, if the tiles are kept
open at the side and water is kept
off the surface. In order to do this
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-22
What Was She Wearing?

The new fireman was telling HIS
wife about the fire.
ut broke out at midnight in the
Won Differs house on the avenue" he
said, "and just as we got there Miss
Won Biffer came stumbling out Of the
flames and smoke carrying her little
niece all wrapped up in her arms. 1t
was the bravest act l ever saw"
what was she wearing?" inquired
the freman's wife.