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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-19
RESOLUTIONS BY WILkIN POST.

AT it's last meeting Alexander Will
kin post adopted the following reso-
lutions on the death of the late
John ASHER.
Whereas, the great and Supreme
Father of the Universe, the Creator
of Preserver of all things, has in the
administration of the natural laws
of the universe, removed our COM
rade, John ASHER from the cares
and trials of a transitory existence
to a state of eternal duration, We
are thereby reminded that sooner or
later we, too, must answer to the
final roll call on earth to join the
Grand Army above where suffering
and sorrow and privation and deadly
conflicts are known no more for
ever.
Therefore, be it further resolved,
that in the death of our comrade,
John ASHER, we reverently bow to
the mandate of our Supreme Com
mander, while we recognize the loss
of loyal and self sacrificing COM
rade in arms, who SO Loyalty stood
by freedom and country in her hour
of need.
And be it further resolved that
to the immediate friends and rela-
tives of our Comrade, we the mem
bers of Alex. Wilkins post No. 10,
G.. A. r. do hereby extend our deep
and heartfelt sympathies in this hour
of their bereavement. George E.
hotter, adiutant.
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With appropriate exercises the new
dedicated on Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The following is the
program for the afternoon beginning
at two o'clock:
Orchestra March, Battle of the
Welcome Address ................
........... Mr.. E. T. %Champlin
Quartet, Until the Dawn. j. A. Parks
"Recollections" +. Hon. Lorin Cray
Quartet, Medley from the South"
........ H. H. Pike
Orchestra, Selection, Barry of
Ballymore" ................ .Alcott
Songs and Stories. :. John e. Regain
Orchestra, March, "Order Repub-
TIC .............. ........ Bagley
Quartet, Happy Husbands and Old
Bachelors" George John
Orchestra
The quartet is composed of e. w
Wasburn, George John, H. E. Woods
Joseph Tallman.
Dance in the Evening.
AT four o'clock there will be an
automobile parade, band concert, a
ball game, Amboy VS.. Vernon Cen
ter; tug-of-war, Ceresco VS.. Vernon
Center; banquet at hotel from five
to seven; concert by AmbOy band
Dancing will begin at eight o'clock
I ~ pich hc
music.
Officers of Association.
The Vernon Center Hall associa
ton is made up of citizens of the
village and differed as follows
President, F. H. Barnes; vice presi
dent, c. E. Brown; Secretary, F. c.
WILDER; treasurer, j. J. Flachsenhar
Board of directors, F. d. Fleming
L. l.. Rev, H. C. Kraus, F. H. Barnes
C. F. Force, F. c.. Wendt, G.. E
Brown, j. J. Flachsenhar, F. C. Viii
Der.
Building committee, F. H. Barnes
&c. F. Force, H. c. Kraus.
Special committee, dedication, H
G. Kraus, J. j. Flachsenhar, l.. c.
Rev.
Other committees: Reception, E
T. Champlin, C. M. Warren, F. H
Barnes, F. E. Cooper. Auto parade
H. Francis, c. F. Force. Tickets
Robert G. Champlin,. F., Ray Cooper
w. J. Richter. Ushers, p. E. r. Ken
nedy, Harry, Halverson. Bands, c
H. HalversOn.
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agricultural high schools provided by
the Putnam act.
No Definite REGULATIONS.


the Putnam act.
No Definite Regulations.
While no definite regulations have
been formulated for the schools that
want state aid for consolidation, Mr..
Schulz said he thought they ought
to have a building with all modern
improvements. There should be a
play room in each building and also
an assembly room. The latter should
be large enough not only SO that the
children can get together but should
be sort of meeting place for the
community.
Each of these schools must, of
course, have course in agricul-
ture," said Mr.. Schulz. 81 think that
especially where they have four
rooms the teacher should be a first
class man who can be sort of
leader in the community and teach
not only advanced agriculture, but
give instruction and advice in eco
nomic and other social questions"
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Albert Lea, Mimi, May 12.-The
eleven men indicted for alleged riot
ing at Chenille appeared in court
and filed demurrers to the indict-
ments. The arguments will be made
later. The accused are: Frank
Flusek, Fred Holman, William Sven
son, Walter Knutson. Norman Hull.
Frank Vonick, o. G. Hanson, S. T.
Kirkpatrick, Roy Eckert, Mr.. Nelson
and Harry Kirkpatrick, and all are
we'll known citizens of the little
hamlet, eight miles south of this
city.
The indictments charge riot and as
sault in the second degree. DIR. j.
P. Freeman, for several years the
only physician and druggist in the
place, on the evening of April 10,
was seized by several persons, given
coat of paint and feathers and
then given his liberty
County Attorney Peterson will be
aided in the prosecution by special
attorneys of DR.. Freeman, and
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Nearly five hundred pupils in the
common schools of Blue Earth
county took the county examinations
April IL and 49, The majority pass
ed in some of the subjects, and thir-
ty-nine passed in all subjects and re-
ceived diplomas. Following are the
names of those who received diplo-
mas:
Esther OFT, district 3, Mankato;
Flossie Harbo, district II, Cambria;
Ida Bergerson, district 10, Ceresco;
Emma Smith, district Is, Lincoln;
Edwin Mills, district II, Garden
City; Grace Franklin, district 81,
Garden City; Bessie Briggs, Edna
Day, district 81, Shelby; Jessie
Morris, district 81, Sterling; Edward
Olsen, Clinton Johnson, Bed John
son, district 80, Sterling; Lawrence
Cornell, district 81, Mapleton; Ralph
Gunsolus, Faith Graham, district 80
Joint, Medic; Dorothy Kern, Edith
True, Walter Dodge, district 72,
Mankato; Irene Crook, August Lar
oOu, uiotllCC on, oHSlpy CoNoItuS
Rude, Bertha Rasmussen, district
SIS, Lincoln; Bernice Hislop, district
sc, Beauford; Mary Ballard, district
81, Rapidan; Jay Meyers, district
81, Beaufort; Lille Hubmer, Ida
Steel, district 116, Decoria; Hazel
Wright, district 119, Lincoln; Helen
Frank, district 1870, Ceresco; Olive
Foster, Ella Danberry, district 1888
jamestown; wilma Nyquist, Leila
Tarno, Amanda Tarno, district 1876
LeRay: Pearl Albright, district 1876
Danville; Laura Kruse, district 19S
Decoria; Earl Treanor. district ,139
Decoria; Elsie Read, district 140, LIE
Ray.
The teachers in the above named
districts are: Martha Zehm, Emma
Besteland, Louise Wiberg, Della
Biisser, Lois Mills, Vivian Freisheim
Genevieve Swan, Della Borchert
Margaret O'Connor, Margaret Dobie
Bernice Petrie, Edna Waterman
Emma Weir, Ida Lindsoe, Annie His
llop, Gertrude Mccarthy, Myra Will
son, Ellen Walsh, Mabel Paff, Ragna
Brude, Eunice Taber, Ella Buchholtz
Anna Priem, Sarah Lipp, Luella
BayneS, Freeda Lee.
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cir,,;r Eor, work IN ut.+e
rod No . Q m
Girvin Earl work on ditch
No % 7 ho
Hall A y gravel for Eag,e
Lake road 20 90
Mailman Chas. F.. goods TO
moor 100
Hansen Alec services on
hoard of sudit AZ on
Hansen Alec hearing on ditch 60
Hansen Alec road and bridge
committee Is GO
Unnamed hospital. care of
siok NOR On
Iverson Pan, G. Son goods IN
moor farm 80 AZ
Jaeeer 7 II goods to moor IL 90
Jones. Chas. E.. services on
hoard of audit. Is 90
Jones ChaS F. hearing on
ditch 3 60
Ionec VIM NJ overseer Red
Jacket bridge .133. 25
Jones Conner r. repairs 90
Kennedv T. coroner's fees az
Klein. G. L. meals to Jurors. 3.25
Krost Geo G.. services on
board of audit. so. 90
Madigan, Robert, road and
bridoe committees % Al
Madigan. Robert. hearing on
Madison Lake Tribune. print
ing and blanks 23, 75
Mankato Citizens Telephone
Co.. rental and tolls. 80. Is
Mankato Journal printing no.
tees $40
Morehart e. Atchison. Lake
Washington road work. IA 90
Morphew. James. Justice fees. 10
N. w. Telephone Co.. rental
and tolls 16. IS
Odiard e knott, TYPEWRITER ia
BILE 7.5O
Olson Ole K road and bridge
committee %. 20
Osten, Anton. goods to Jail.
etc. 9 92
Owens. D. T.. goods to poor. II 90
Rowland e II goods to moor < 90
Rudberg. G.. r.. work at court
bouse 90
Sanitary Dairy Co milk for
moor OO
Scherer A H. transcripts 10 70
Scbneebereer A M road and
bridoa committee "a or
Sbenpard s T.. goods TO moor 90
Sherwin. s. L.. goods to poor 10 .O5
Simmons las r labor and
goods to Jail 20. az
Simmons. Jas. r.. work at iail SO go
Sprasue. w. D.. care of sick
moor "a 90
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with them on as easy terms as it
has it in the past.
1--WE shall not stop in Northern
Minnesota. but our Investigations
will compromise every water power
developed, both privately and public
ly owned
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out of school to help plant the large
garden. The father admitted that
the boy was practically expelled
from the school.
The case was continued until this
afternoon.
Mr.. Williams denies that he sold
the bicycle to the boy, and says it
was never in his store. He seldom
deals in bicycles.
The thing that the boy was ex-
PEELED from school for was taking
another boys bicycle and riding it
around and leaving it at a distance,
in the face of the strict injunctions
of the teachers.
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Speaker Dunn and his law partner,
Fl. C. Carlson, will look after the
interests of the defendants. A bond
of $500 was given for all the de-
PENDANTS.
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st. Paul, May IA bulletin tel
ling how to establish consolidated
rural schools, what courses to es-
tablish, how to plan buildings and
other useful information, will be is
sued in the near future by C. G..
Schulz, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction. It is expected that
under the Holmberg act of the last
legislature, providing special state
aid for such schools, that number
of schools will be consolidated this
year and next. safe
Have Looked over Indiana.
Mr.. Schulz and e. M. Philips of
Albert Lea, who has been appointed
rural school commissioner. returned
yesterday morning from visit to
Indiana, where they made inquiries
into the rural school problem.
81 think we can do better here
than they have done with their con-
solidated schools" said Mr.. Schulz.
They have no state supervision, but
each goes on i'm it's own way"
Mr.. Schulz and Mr. Philips also
visited Purdue university and ILL
nois state university, mostly to look
for teachers to take places in the
new consolidated schools and in the
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From Thursdays Daily.


Receiving the full force of heav
lily charged wire while he was at
work on the top of an electric light
pole at Twenty-seventh street and
Stevens avenue south, in Minneapo-
lis last night, George II. Mailman,
an employee of the Minneapolis Gen
eral Electric company, whose home
was in Mankato, was instantly killed.
Several fingers on his right hand
were burned off in the contact with
the wire. He fell over in such posi-
ton that he was prevented from fall
ing to the pavement. Members of
No. 5 truck, fire department, took
the body down. Life was then ex-
tinct
Coroner Seashore made an exami-
nation and had the body removed to
the morgue G. A. Hallman, proprie-
tor of the Eagle Drug company, 100
Fourth street northeast, a relative
was notified.
Born in West Mankato.
The unfortunate young man was
born in West Mankato November 26
1885, and was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Mailman. He was raised
in the city, and attended the high
school, but did not graduate. He
took up electrical work at the age
of sixteen, as he had always shown a
decided preference for this work. He
worked for three years for the Man
kato Gas and Electric Light com
pany, and then entered the employ
of the General Electric company and
was in the employ of that company
for seven years. He took course
at the state university of Wisconsin
two years ago, and returned to the
employ of the Minneapolis company.
About two weeks ago he was given a
promotion with an advance in salary.
The deceased is survived by three
sisters and two brothers, Mrs. A. J.
henson, Miss Matilda, who is teaching
at Evan, Mimi, Miss Ella, who is at
home, Charles A. Mailman of this
city and Henry w. Hallman, who is
foreman of buildings and bridges on
the 500 road, with headquarters in
Minneapolis.
Was Excellent Young Man.
Mr. Hallman belonged to Mankato
lodge No. IL, A. F. and A. NJ, and was
also a member of the Y. M. G.. A.
He carried several thousand dollars
of life insurance. He was most
excellent young man, Industrious and
ambitious, and was rapidly rising in
his chosen occupation, and had a
bright future before him. He was
popular with all, and his death casts
a gloom over the community as well
as sewers heart strings in his own
family circle.
The remains arrived in the city on
the three o'clock train on the Mil
waukee road this afternoon and the
funeral services will be held at two
o'clock Saturday afternoon at the
house 4O3 West Sixth street. The
interment will be made at Minneopa.
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st. Paul, May 12.-Water power
enough to operate every industry In
Minnesota, all at present going to
waste, is being investigated, estimat-
ed, surveyed and reported on by the
state of Minnesota and the United
States government working together
in Northern Minnesota, according to
George A. Ralph, state drainage en-
gineer, and Robert Follansbee, United
States district engineer, with Of
fees in the old capitol.
By the time the next legislature
meets according to Mr.. Ralph, every
water power and water power
site, developed and undevelop-
ed, in Minnesota will have
been investigated and the result en-
bodied in report to the Legislature.
Apportion the Payments.
Mr.. Ralph returned about week
ago from Washington, where he
made arrangements between the
state and the United States as to
what share of the expenses of COM
piling this report each should pay.
Mr.. Follansbee returned yesterday
from Northern Minnesota, where sew
eral parties of engineers are at work
making the investigation.
eve found falls of water of from
200 to 800 feet in the iron range
country" said Mr.. Follansbee. 1--WE
found streams that had drop OF
from 100 to 400 feet in thousand
feet. And all this was within strik-
ing distance of Duluth. When these
water power sites are developed they
will supply juice for every industry
Duluth has or ever will have. Our
report will be one of the most COM
plete ever prepared in any state"
Mr.. Ralph said flowage conditions
would also be thoroughly examined.
eve shall pick out the sites where
reservoirs for storage purposes could
be made" he said.
Can Hold the Water.
when these are constructed we
can hold sufficient supply of water
to keep rivers and streams at their
normal mark even in times of
drouth The Mississippi and all it's
contributary streams, with these res
ervoirs, could be kept high enough
for logging purposes, and those that
are normally navigable could be kept
so, while without these reservoirs
they now become SO low boats can
not be operated.
''This scheme has nothing to do di-
rectly with conservation of natural
resources, but it will tend in that di-
rection | think when the state real
ICES the enormously valuable nature
of the water power and reservoir
sites it still possesses, it will not part
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Are cutworms attacking your gar
den? Are dandelions disfiguring your
lawn? There are remedies-both
from the state experiment station.
To exterminate dandelions, says
Professor A. D. Wilson, use spray
made by dissolving in gallon of
water one and one-half to two
pounds of iron or copper sulphate,
which will cause dandelions to
shrivel up and dry. The chemical is
inexpensive and not poisonous to
handle. After being mixed it should
not be allowed to stand more than
three hours. 1t will not hurt the
grass when sprinkled on lawn, but
will discolor stone, iron and cloth.
Get after the cutworms with poi
son bait, advises F. l.. Washburn,
state entomologist. He says:
How to Exterminate Pests.
mix Paris green with dry bran I'M
til the compound is quite green in
color, and water to make the mass
of the consistency of chicken dough.
If not real green, add more Paris
green Sweeten this with cheap mo-
lasses, or cheap syrup or sugar At
shutdown or shortly after put heap
ing tablespoonfuls of this at intervals
through the garden where Cutworms
are most obnoxious. This stuff should
not be put close to plant, for if
rain should come, and the Paris
green is washed down to the roots
of the plant, it Injuries the plant. A
foot away from any plant would be
safe
place shingles or pieces Of board
at intervals on the ground in the
garden where cut worms are causing
mischief. These worms work at
night, and will hide under these
places of concealment at the ap
proach of daylight, where they can
be found and killed.
Faithful cultivation, killing the
worms when found, is helpful. Ii
plant is cut during the night the
worm can almost invariably be found
an inch or SO from the plant in the
soil"
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From Thursdays Dawy.
On the afternoon of April %. a
ladies' Featherstone bicycle owned
by Harry Pinney was stolen from in
front of G.. M. Masters store. Mr..
Pinney was never able afterwards to
get any trace of it until yesterday
afternoon, although he kept sharp
watch out for the wheel. Yesterday
afternoon he happened to see it as
he was making collections on Front
street. AS he stepped out of a
store he glanced across the street to
Conner Jones store and saw a small
boy pumping up bicycle that he in
stantly recognized as his own.
Boy Made Getaway.
Approaching the boy, Mr.. Pinney
claimed the bicycle and asked the
boy where he got it. The lad claim
ed that he had purchased it from
John S. Williams, the second hand
man, for 81. Mr.. Pinney started
with the boy f. Mr.. Williams store.
to straighten the matter out, but
while on the way the boy gave him
the slip and ran away. Mr.. Pinney
notified the police and the boy was
apprehended this morning and was
brought before the court privately.
Small for His Age.
The boy is eleven years old, and
small for his age, and lives on Glen
wood avenue with his parents, his
father being laboring man. He
seems to have a mania for taking
bicycles, for last week he was found
with wheel belonging to a boy liv-
ing on Jackson street. This wheel
had been gone for several days, and
the boy who owned it one day saw
the other boy riding it and took
possession of it. The tool box was
missing, but the boy who had taken
it promised to return it. He did
not do so, and Chief Donahue went
after it day before yesterday and
got it.
Father Was Summoned.
The father of the boy under ar
rest was summoned to the city hall
this forenoon and questioned and
said that the boy had not paid 81
for the bicycle owned by Mr.. Pinny
but had claimed to have gotten II
from a man living mile beyond
l.. l.. Davis place and that he was
going to work for him to pay for it
He was gone three days. returning
only at night, and the father thought
that he was working to pay for the
bicycle The boy had been pretty
good since two years ago, when he
got into trouble of some kind in TAX
ing his aunt's money.
Took Boy From School.
The father recently took the boy
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From Fridays Daily.
Dr. Ray Humiston died at his hos
pital early Wednesday morning, May
10, after several days of intense sui
fering and hard fight against pneu-
monia, fight rendered hopeless by
heart failure, says The Worthington
Globe.
Dr. Humiston was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. r. Humiston of this
city. He was born in Cleveland,
MINI, March 20, 1868, hence was
forty-three years old. In 1872 he
ton where he has ever since lived.
He graduated in pharmacy short
time before he was twenty-one years
old, and for about ten years engaged
in that business in this city Nearly
all of this time he was member of
the state board of pharmacy. He
finally entered the medical depart
ment of the state university and
graduated with honors eight years
ago and took up the practice of his
profession in his home town, where
he has displayed marked ability and
met with phenomenal success and en-
deared himself to large number of
families in and about Worthington.
Married a Mankato Girl
Eighteen years ago the 18th of last
June the deceased was united in
marriage with Miss Kittie L. Moul-
ton of Mankato, Mimi. Two chill
dren, Burr and Katheryn, were born
to them and will be the comfort of
the bereaved and otherwise lonely
wife and mother Besides these and
the aged parents. the following broth
ers and sisters are left. to mourn his
departure: Fred, Will and John, all
of Worthington, and Mrs. A. E..
Jones of Minneapolis. One brother,
Harry, died nearly seven years ago.
DR. Humiston was one of the lead
ing members of the Congregational
church and was always active in re-
ligious and every other cause which
makes for the betterment of human
ity and the clarifying of God. The
whole city recognized that he was a
good man, an able physician and an
upright citizen and they sympathize
and mourn with the stricken family.
The funeral was held from his late
residence, the service being conduct
ed by DR.. l.. l.. Sowles.
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With appropriate exercises the new
at Vernon Center will be
dedicated on Wednesday afternoon
and evening The following is the
program for the afternoon beginning
n two .n'aIOnly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
Blizzard Follows Cold spen

All day Tuesday light snow fell
and toward evening the wind be-
gan to blow. All night the biz
card made up for its delay in COM
ing. By morning it had cleared
and many wondered where all the
snow had drifted as it seemed to
have disappeared. The 500 was
only a few minutes late in the
morning but did not arrive from
the west until after eight o'clock.
The quick change from a mild
December to a very cold January
may put a stop to all the grippe
germs that seem to be floating
around.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
Another Named

The new county commissioners
have. been in session all week and
transacted the usual routine of
work. All the proceedings have
not been made public as yet: They
named the Wilton News the Of
fetal paper in this district in
place Of the Leader. This will be
the first time in the history of
of this county that the county
seat has not been the official pape I
We congratulate Editor Stewart
and know that he will appreciate
the plum in his early youth in the
newspaper business.