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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
DIED OF BLOOD POISONING
Mrs. w. Jensen, Sister Of Mrs. r.
Temple of This City.

Mrs. w. Jensen died at Gilmore a
few days ago of blood poisoning. She
was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T..
X. Gard and was born at Morris,
ILL.,, September II, 1874, and moved
when young girl to this township
with her parents. On February 20,
1907. she was married at the home
of her parents to Waldemar Jensen
and have, since their marriage, re-
sided on the same farm where her
parents live. One son, now child
OF three years old, came to bless
this union. She has been mem
Der of the Norwegian Lutheran
church since childhood and was no.
bic Christian woman. Besides her
husband and little son she leaves her
aged parents, one brother, X. T.
Gard of this village, and four sis.
tiers, Mrs. r. Temple of Mankato,
Mrs. Carl Larson, who lives near her
parents in the country, Miss Mary
Gaard, the millner at this place.
and Miss Dora Gard, who still re-
sides at home. The death of Mrs.
Jensen, so well known and beloved
by all who knew her, is especially
sad. as it follows several deaths
which have occurred i'm the Gard
families during the past few years
and the sOrrowing relatives have the
sympathy of all their acquaintance
The funeral was held at the home at
l p. IN. on Saturday, her pastor, Rev.
Overland, had charge of the services
which were largely attended. The
interment took place in the cemetery
near the country church where she
was in the habit of attending ser
vices
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
ARTHUR \. vE|TH, THE
BAKER, PASSED AWAY
A WEUI-kNOWN RESIDENT OF
NORTH MANkATO, is DEAD.
~ With Pneumonia and Followed BY
an Attack of rheumatism of the
Heart; Hardworking, Industrious
Man Who Was Building Up a
Fine Business: Had Been a
Painter in St. Peter.

Arthur ii. Veith, the North Manka-
1920 o'clock yesterday afternoon after
an illness of seventeen days dura-
ton. He was operated upon, to
begin with, and this was followed
rheumatism, of the heart succeeded,
and this is what caused the fatal
termination of the illness.
Born at st. Peter.
thirty-two years of age had he
lived until April 6, next. He was born
at st. Peter, and mis- parents still
have their home there, although his
father, Fred Veith, is employed in
st. Paul. He was married there a
couple of years ago, and is survived
by his wife, but no children. He
came to MankatO two and half
years ago and was employed by his
brother in the bakery. About a year
ago he succeeded to the proprietor
ship of the business, and has been
it since so successfully
that when Mrs. Sarah Bartlett Crane
visited the city last fall she gave
Mr.. Veith's bakery the highest recon-
mendation of any.
Painter BY Trade.
The deceased was by trade paint
err, and followed that trade at ST.
Peter, before coming to North Man
katO. He was a member of the Cath
Ole Order of Foresters, and carried
$1,000 of life insurance in the order.
He leaves the following brothers and
sisters: Fred A., of Granite Falls;
Rudolph, of South Dakota; Claudio
F., of ST. Peter; Mrs. E. A. Foot of
Mitchell, S. d., George H. d. of
Mimi; Marcus Charles and
Floyd Freeman of st. Peter.
Building Up Fine Business.
Mr.. Veith was always Industrious,
worked hard, and was building up
a fine business. He was good and
kind husband, neighbor and friend
and was highly respected by all.
His death is shock to his many
friends, and his wife will have the
sympathy of all in her great loss.
Funeral services will be held at
st. Peter and Paurs Catholic church
tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock,
and the interment will be made at
Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
INCREASED BUTTER OUTPUT
Mankato Cooperative Creamery Do
ing Nice Business.


ing Nice Business.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mankato Cooperative
Dairy association was held yesterday
afternoon at the creamery in this
city. William WittrOck was elected
president, August Schultz vice presi-
dent, Anton Oberle secretary, and
John Miller treasurer, and these, with
b. A. Farr, George Scherer and A. l..
Veigel board of directors. Mr..
Wittrock succeeds Mr. Schweigert as
president, and Mr.. Scherer succeeds
him on the board of directors. This
is the only change made. Mr.. Veigel
was reelected manager, and Fred.
WOller remains another year as but
termaker.
The creamery has done larger
and more profitable business the past
year than ever before since it was
started.
The following figures are compiled
from the annual report of the officers
for the year 1910:
Pounds of cream received, 374,
300; pounds of milk received, 2,0S2,.
917; pounds of butter made, 213,65S;
pounds of butter fat, 1906; average
test of milk 81, cream 26R; over
run per cent, 81; price paid patrons
for butter fat, SO: receipts from all
sales, $65,766; total sinking fund,
$3,O61; paid for wages, $2,6S2; paid
patrons, $57,084; other expenses, tubs,
fuel, salt, etc, $2.457.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
HOG PRICE IS BAR TO
TRADE OVER THE SEA
AMERICAN PIG MUST STAND
ASIDE FOR OTHERS.
Story Told BY r. c. Sawyer of the
Chicago Board of Trade, Who
Has Spent Several Months
Abroad in an Investigation of
Conditions; the Fat Ones From
China.

Chicago, February 15.-Thc hog of
Hungary, Italy, France, England,
and Scotland sells for less money
than the American hog, according
to F. G.. Sawyer of the Chicago
Board of Trade. who has spent sew
eral months investigating European
markets for American provision"
and other hog products. According
TO Mr.. Sawyer's report the high
price for the American hog reflected
in the price Of the products of the
American porker is shutting out ex-
port trade. 1T would not make
much difference if our prices were
reduced considerably as we would
still be undersold," Mr. Sawyer's re-
port declares. "ln some countries
hogs are now and cents lower
than in the United States.
Chinese Hogs a Factor.
THE Chinese hogs and hog prod
ucts are getting to be an important
factor in the European markets.
China is coming to be big factor
in the provisions trade, and exports
from that country are steadily in.
crcasing. The meats shipped are of
good quality and there is less preju
dice against them than formerly"
Mr. Sawycr's investigations were
very thorough in all OF the European
countries mentioned, and he found
the situation about the same in all
of them, the disparity of prices be-
ing in favor of the European hog
Mr.. Sawyer went abroad i'm Novem-
Der, the report of the department of
commerce and labor for that month
showing an alarming reduction in
the exports of hog products as well
as reductions of grain exports.
Value of Hog Products.
The value OF the hog products en-
ported for the eleven months end
in November had declined from $22,-
427,073 in 1908 to $20,45O,672 in 1909,
and then dropped to $16,374,346 in
1910. This loss of the foreign mar
kets, owing to the abnormally high
prices received by the farmers, has
created problem concerning the flu
ture prosperity Of the country which
bankers as well as farmers organic.
ations have taken cognizance Of The
growth of population and home con.
sumption in the United States rapid
ly is causing the loss of exports of
all forms of food products. and this
will have, economists believe, an i'm
portant bearing on the future cost of
living which no other considerations
can effect
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
MANY TWINS IN TEXAS
No indication of Race Suicide in Lone
Star State.

San Antonio, Texas, February Is.
During the month of December, ac-
cOrding to the Texas state board OF
health fifty-seven sets of twins and
two sets of triplets were born in
this state. Those into whose homes
the triplets and twins came may
have assumed that the duty devolved
upon them to put Texas in the
fourth place in 1920 in the matter of
population. But whether this be
true or not, the report shows that
there is no indication of race suicide
in the Lone Star state. Today
Texas has in round numbers 4,000,-
OOG inhabitants. Taking the Deem
Der increase by birth alone as an
average, 1000 per month will raise
the population of 100000 ten years
hence. So it is quite evident tina:
by natural processes alone Texas
will be in at the count when the
next census is taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
ART EXHIBIT AT THE NORMAL
Fine Collections; Public Invited to
Look 1t Over.

LOOK u over.
Many art lovers of Mankato are
taking advantage of the art exhibit
now on display at the normal school.
The collection of pictures contains
some of the best landscapes, several
fine portraits, other beautifully col
ored prints and colored landscapes.
1t includes a fine collection of the
famous Copley prints. The kinder
garten rooms in which the display is
hung, is particularly adapted as a
gallery, having good light on the
one side, the other three walls being
completely filled.
A special attraction at the exhibit
is copy of Blashfield's Source of
the Mississippi" in black and white.
This is a copy of the famous paint
ing in the state capitol at st. Paul
which has received SO much favor
able artistic criticism of late.
Great enthusiasm has been mani
tested by all of the students of both
the normal and the elementary
school. Up to the present time about
900 tickets have been sold by the
students who will receive the bene-
fits and who hope to procure several
handsome pictures in this way.
The display is open tonight from
1880 until nine as well as on TO-
morrow afternoon between 100 and
$50.
Altogether this is a fine exhibit,
representing as it does more than
100 of the finest pictures that the
Beard Art company of Minneapolis
could collect
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
MONUMENT TO soMERs
Admiral Was Shipwrecked Thre
Hundred Years Aqo.

st. Georges Bermuda, February
15.-With Governor Kitchener and
other British notables in attendance.
a monument was unveiled in the
Public Gardens here to the memory
of Sir George SOmers, who made the
Bermudas an English colony.
Admiral Somers and his ship the
Sea Venture, en- route to Virginia
with party of colonists, was ship
wrecked on Bermuda three hundred
years ago. The islands were then
uninhabited. and were claimed by
Somers for the British crown. Next
year Bermuda will celebrate the ter.
centenary of the establishment OF
the first permanent settlement in the
islands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
Limits BIG CITIES TO
-FOUR IN THE SENATE
NEW PLAN TO CUT REPRESEN
TATiON IN UPPER HOUSE.
Bill Framed BY Duxbury, Moonan,
Haycraft and Weis; Was Intro
duced Yesterday and Attracted
Great Amount of Attention.; Con-
stitutionaI Amendment Is Pro-
posed BY Legislators.

st. Paul, February 15.-More dras
measures which have yet appeared
is one introduced in the senate yes
terday by DuXbury, Moonan, Hay
craft and Weis. The bill provides fol
a vote on constitutional amend
ment which will limit to four the
number of senators from any one
county, and the total membership OF
this branch of the legislature to six
ty-three. This is placing the great
est restriction on the representation
from the cities of any bill yet intro
duced.
At present ST. Paul has five sena
tors, Minneapolis seven and Duluth
two. st. Paul and Minneapolis would
lose four should the amendment be
adopted.
Bill Attracted Attention.
The bill attracted more than usual
attention when read by the secretary
of the senate, because it has the
backing of Senators Moonan and
Haycraft, who have been looked up
on as especially fair in their attitude
toward legislation heretofore intro
duced and enacted. Senator Haycraft
is chairman of the elections commit.
tee.
The measure they have backed
besides limiting the number of sena,
tors to sixty-three, prescrbes that
the representation in the house shall
be such as is provided by law
Senator Haycraft said: 81 am in
favor of the general provisions OF
the bill, but am not ready to say
that the representation from any one
county should be limited to four sen.
ators. | believe there should be a
limitation of some sort, but will not
say now that | am decided upon
what that representation should be-
Senator Haycraft said Senator Dux.
bury drew the bill. Senator Moonan
asked that he be not requested to
talk of the measure, but did say he
favored a reasonable limitation on
representation from congested dis
tricts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
REINFORCEMENT BILL is AID.
ED BY COMMITTEE.
Seventeen Members Vote Recon-
mendation to Pass; Four Op.
pose Measure.

ST. Paul. February 15.-Reappor
tionment is now directly before the
Legislature for consideration The
fully digested and prepared measure
was submitted yesterday by the sub
committee to the general house com
mittee and was adopted and recon-
mended for passage by vote of II
to a. Those who voted for were Len
non. Bouck, Davis, Holmberg, Knapp
Mckenzie, Mattson, Mcneil, O'Neil
Perry. Ole Peterson. Rice, Rines
Spooner. c. e. Stone, White and
CongdOn.
The Doughty Four.
The doughty four who stood out
against the bill for various reasons
were Liberia, Frankson, Knutson and
Westcott. Liberia, Frankson and
Knutson advanced various reasons
for not voting for the bill, but Rep
resentative Westcott cOntented him.
self with simply voting without
comment.
The absentees from the committee
were Lydiard, Greene, Henion, S. N
Lee and Pfaender.
The committee also recommended
that he bill be made special order
for Friday of this week, at eleven
o'clock.
This means that like county option
the Legislators will take the matter
up and dispose of it at once and
without delay.
Expected to Pass House.
In the house, where the bill is eX
pected to pass by strong majority
opposition on the part of such men
as Frankson and others, has devel
oped. 1t is understood they will
endeavor to hitch the question up
with the initiative and referendum
question. ~~@
The policy Of the reapportionment
committee has been to abjure all en-
tangling alliances. Their position has
been that reapportionment is a ques
ton by itself and must be so con
sidered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
Securing Good Seed Wheat.
CANGFORO VS.. LANG
Society Women Will Witness the
Fight Between EN-.

London, February 15.-London
sporting men are manifesting great
interest today in the battle arranged
by Hugh Mcintosh between Sam
Langford, the American negro pugil-
list, and Bill Lang, which will be
staged in the Olympia. A great
crowd is expected to witness the en-
counter. and a number of society
women have engaged boxes
Langford is a pronounced favOrite
with the majority of ring followers,
but it is expected that Lang will put
up still defense against the "Bos-
ton tar baby" If he is victorious
Langford will probably go after
Kaufman and Jack Johnson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
TEXAS CITIES WILL HAVE CLEAN
UP DAY, MARCH II.
Women's Clubs in the Lone Star
State Have Been CIamoring for
Neater Burqs.

San Antonio, Texas, February Is.
March II has been set aside as
official clean up" day and every
city and town of any size in Texas
will, metaphorically speaking, get
out with scrubbing brush and
broom. A great many cities in this
state are preparing to go at this
"clean up work in most system
attic manner. Many mayors have
named committees to take the lead
in section of their town and thus
insure that every part will be looked
after carefully. But while the peo-
pie of the state are preparing to put
real spring polish on everything it
must be admitted that this move.
ment is not the result of the activity
of the men.
Women's Clubs Active.
For some time the women's clubs
all over the state have been cIamor-
ing for cleaner cities and towns and
the general state wide movement is
due in large measure to their eff
forts. In this town cleaning, just as
In the home, when woman euuips
/ herself with a dust cap made out OF
a towel and goes forth with a dust
pan and broom, cleanliness is the
! result. 1t is safe to assume that
| with the wOmen's clubs of the state
as an exciting cause, Texas will be
clean from the Red river to the gulf
and from Orange to Ell PasO after
March IL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
TRIBUTE TO DEAD JURlST
Governor Eberhart Speaks Highly of
Late Judge Jagaard.

Late Judge Jaggard.
Governor Eberhart did not learn
of the death of the late Judge E.
A. Jaggard of the supreme bench un-
til his train reached Mankato. He
was shocked by the unexpected news.
In speaking of the late jurist, Cover
nor Eberhart said to The Free Press:
His death is great loss to the
state. He was not only an able jur-
list, but he was one of the most low
able characters that the state has
produced, and his death is greatly to
be regretted" aa1
Governor Eberhart said that it
would become his duty to fill the
vacancy by appointment until the
next election, and that he had al
ready received several telephone calls
about the matter. He anticipated
that there would be several candi.
dates. and that if the matter was
left open any considerable time it
would cause warm rivalry, and for
that reason he expected to quickly
fill the vacancy. This was also neces-
sary, as the other judges on the SUI
preme bench are overworked, he
said
Governor Eberhart remained In the
city over night, and returned to st.
Paul this morning
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
MADE A GREAT SHOWING
Group Picture of the Students a
Mankato Commercial ColIeue.

Group Picture of the Students at
Mankato Commercial College.
Few people of MankatO realize
what large body of students are in
attendance at the Mankato CONNER
cial college. Yesterday Brandrup &
NettletOn took the entire school,
over 800 strong to the court house
square to have a group picture taken
The students made a line over three
blocks long, three and four abreast in
solid phalanX from Front street to
the court house square. Messrs
Brandrup & Nettleton certainly have
reason to be gratified with their
magnificent school. 1t is one OF
Mankato's greatest institutions and
every citizen is proud of it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
WANTS A LAW FOR FASHIONS
North Carolina Legislator Puts Up
Real "Freak" Bill.

Raleigh, n. c., February 15.-The
senators of North Carolina general
assembly today experienced sensa-
ton when Major John w. Graham
ST., introduced a petition asking the
legislature to establish permanent
and economical fashions for men,
women and children of the state.
The petition specified as reason
for the legislation the fact that fash
ions change so often that farmer
with wife and several daughters to
keep fashionably dressed is always
in financial trouble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
NORMAL BOARD MEETING
Several Committees Are Named; No
Business of Importance.

John C. Wise returned last even.
ing from ST. Paul where he attended
a meeting of the normal board. No
business of importance was trans.
acted by the board. The usual es-
Inmates were allowed, and com
mittees appointed as follows: Teach
ers' committee for Mankato normal /:
Messrs. Washburn and Wise; text
books, Messrs. Schultz, Thompson,
Washburn and Wise; legislative
Messrs. Washburn, Huntoon, Somsen,
Jones. The next meeting will be held
in WinOna in May.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
ALLYN BROS. DISSOLVE

w. n. Has Sold His Interest in Bust
ness to Brother George.
w. H. Allyn, one of the Oldest and
best known business men in Madison
Lake, has sold his interest in the
Allyn Bros. store to his brother
George w. Allyn.
w. HI. Allyn entered into partner
ship with his brother over nineteen
years ago. He will probably seek a
new location, but at present has nc
idea where it will be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
JUDGE JAeeARD's LAST WORK
1t Was the Opinion in the Typhoie
Fever Cases.

VSNST SdSSS.
The last work Justice +. A. Jag
gard did in connection with the SUI
preme court was the opinion in con-
nection with the cases for damages
growing out of the typhoid fever
epidemic in Mankato several years
ago. Last December Justice Jaggard
wrote the opinion of the court in
those cases, establishing the new
principle in the law of Minnesota,
and in most states of the Union,
that cities are responsible for the
quality of the water furnished citi-
ZenS.
The opinion in the original deci
sion of the court was one which at
tracted attention all over the coun-
try. 1t has been mentioned in many
of the law papers of the United
States and requests are still com
ing to the clerk of the supreme court
for copies of this opinion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
CARD FROM JUDGE JAeGARD
One Is Received BY n. l. Schmitt
Sent From Bermuda.

H. L. Schmitt this morning re
ceived a postcard from the late Judge
Jaggard, written at Bermuda Febru
airy s. 1t has the picture of some
fish swimming in the water, and also
the following note from the sender:
please show to the youngsters. The
yellow on the living fish is brilliant
as FURNISHED gold. Am improving
steadily. Edwin A. Jaggard."
This may have been the last mes
sage that the deceased sent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
Real Estate Transfers.

Gustave Blattermann to Oswin
Heiner, south S 21-100 acres of neA
nwA, section 6, MankatO, for $500.
Oswin Heiner to Gustave Batter
mann, south 1914 acres of sen, sell
section S, jamestown, for $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
PUTS 1T UP TO THE SENATE
eastman Bill Is Recommended BY
Committee for Passage.

The eastman distance tariff bill
committee for passage. The vote
was eleven to six. 1t is said that
of the eleven who voted for the rec
ommendation, several will not vote
for it's adoption when the bill is up
for final action
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
Force of Habit.

saltwater Gazette: Possibly a
number of Minnesotas legislators
may make the statement, so often
heard in a poker game, 81 pass"
when the reapportionment bill
comes to the surface
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17
PUTS CONVICTS TO WORK
They Should Be Employed Bettering
the Highways.

st. Paul, February 15.-Charles
Bouck of Royalton would like to see
the inmates of the state prison
put to work on the state roads. He
has introduced a bill calling for
this. He proposes that the convicts
be used on the roads near the insti-
and that the work be done under the
direction of the highway commission.