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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
FINAL ACTION IN THE JOINT
SESSION YESTERDAY.
Both Houses of the Legislature Meet
Jointly and the Speaker Declares
the EIection; No Vote Neces-
sary; Meeting Ended With a
Vaudeville Program and Songs
BY CoIored Quartet.

st. Paul, January 19.-The election
of Senator Moses Il. iCIapp for an.
other six-year term, beginning March
4 next was completed and ratified
by the house and senate of the Min
nesota legislature in joint session. at
noon yesterday. The ceremony, as
required by the statutes, was gone
through without speechmaking and
the senatorial election with a little
certificate of election will be signed
by the officers Of the two houses and
sent to the'senatof at Washington,
fand duplicated filed with the sec,
rotary OF state. So
The Legislature is now through
with the senatorial elections until
two years from now when the term
OF Senator Knute Nelson expires.
The Final Action.
Shortly before noon the chief clerk
Of the house notified the senate that
the house members were ready for
the joint session. The session was
called to order al! the stroke OF
twelve by Speaker Dunn. The roll
of the senate and house was called
and all members were present ex.
cept r. C. Dunn, who is at home
sick. The chief clerk then read
from the senate and house journals
OF yesterday the record Of the votes
cast for United States senator.
The speaker announced that it an.
peared from the journals that Moses
e. Clapp had majority of all the
votes of the two houses, and there
fore declared him elected.
Telegram From Senator.
The speaker read the following
telegram from the senator at Wash
ington: @a
ALLOW me through you to express
my heartfelt thanks for and deep
appreciation Of the confidence re-
posed and high honor conferred up
on me by your action in reelecting
me to the office of United States
senator. In return want to as
sure you that my grateful apprecia-
ton will be an added incentive to
earnest effort and best judgment in
the discharge of the duties of the
high office to which you have elect
ed me.-Moses e. Clapp"
The legislators celebrated the end
of the election with a vaudeville
program composed of songs and mu-
steal selections by a colored quartet.
Their first song related to the send
ing back Of Senator Clapp to Wash
ington and was loudly applauded.
The house galleries were crowded
during the proceedings, which lasted
about thirty minutes.
On motion Of Representative C.
w. Bouck, telegram was ordered
sent to the senator notifying him of
his election.
No roll call was ordered to ratify
the election Of yesterday The an
nouncement by the speaker COM
pleted the election
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
MADISON LAKE LADY DEAD
Mrs. D. Buckmaster Passes Away at
Home of Her Daughter.
From Saturdays Daily.

Mrs. d. Buckmaster of Madison
Lake died this morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Julia A. John
son, in lie Ray township. Mrs. Buck
master was eighty years old and was
among the earliest settlers in this
county. She leaves large family
of grown children. Mr.. Buckmaster
died few years ago. Mrs. Buck
matser has been in, poor health for
some years and her death is at
tributed to old age. The funeral
services will occur from the John
son residence, Sunday afternoon at
one o'clock
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

MankatO Review: Senator
Works, like many democrats and
progressive epublicans-for Mr..
Clapp belongs TO that class-no
: doubt complimented him upon
his stand on the tariff question,
and had there been contest on
or there was any danger of Mr..
Clapp being defeated, Senator
Works would have voted for and
supported him at the recent cleo
ton.
The Review misses the point. Nc
one cares whether Works voted fol-
Senator Clapp. Those who have made
a study of the characteristics OF
Works did not believe that he woufr
vote for Senator Clapp under any
circumstances or conditions.
But the people of Blue Earth
county would like to know VIII,
Works took occasion to speak ill OF
Senator Clapp during the session OF
the state senate on Tuesday last:
Surely Senator Clapp had not changed
his course. He had given no occa
sion for the Works denunciation-.
and this all happened in the face
OF the fact that during the late cam
paign Works complimented the sena
tor for his tariff stand and declared
he would cast his vote for Mr.. Clapr
II 1t were necessary to reflect
him.
This may be another instance OF
Works changing his mind" 1t will
be recalled that this clever political
acrobat changed his mind" on q
number Of propositions following his
election four years ago-the tonnage
tax, county option and several other
questions on which he had pledged
himself. Works is like the wind
He changes his mind with great fire
quency.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
kASOTAN CRAZED By DRINK
STARTS SOMETHING BAD.
Raises Trouble in His Home;
After Enemies.

Kasota, January 21.-Ole Johnson,
laborer, attempted to kill his wife
and family while in a drunken rage,
yesterday afternoon.
Johnson, who is said to be an
habitual drunkard, has been black
habit of going over to st. Peter,
about three miles from here, and
getting liquor to take home with
him. He has often threatened to kill
his wife and teh persons who had
him blacklisted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

for. Those who have appealed for
the appropriations displayed little
more modesty than is exhibited in
the present instance.
The Free Press is not a prophet,
nor has it established friendly re-
lations with n prophet or the son of
one Of his kind, and, therefore, we
cannot say whether the legislature
will appropriate the sum that has
been requested But our advice
would be, go slow. ye men who rep
resent the. people OF Minnesota.
You are spending the money that
belongs to the taxpayers. They
have a right to protest against this
lavish expenditure, and their pro-
tests should be needed. The state
fair is a great and growing institu-
ton and it should have the support
of all the people. No niggardly pol
icy should be its guide, and on the
other hand it should not be made
the object of endless extravaganza.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

Big Thing for City.

+ IT.. ]. Gardner, senior men, .
i Der of the firm Of Macbeth .
+ & Gardner, has bought the .
+ tools and fixtures of the Man .
+ katO packing plant and has f.
J. rented the building. Mr.. Gard .
4 ner opened up the house to- /.
f. day and will continue to op- .
+ crate il and buy all kinds of .
+ meats, poultry, eggs, etc, .
+ thus furnishing market for /,
j. the farmers of this section.
+ Mr.. Gardner is well known
i to the people of Mankato as Il
+ good business man, honest in :
+ his dealings and all will wish .
+ him success in the operation
!. Of the plant
+ The city is fortunate in hav-
+ ing Mr.. Gardner retain his
+ business interests here
+ The packing plant when
+ running means more, to Man
+ kato than the casual observer
+ realizes. Last year 1000 was
+ paid out i'm wages to employees
+ alone in this city, and the
+ vast sum of $4,000 was paid
+ TO their employees outside of
+ Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

= Minneapolis Journal: Senator S. d.
WORKS proposes q constitutional
amendment allowing the large cities
only half the proportionate represen-
tation in the legislature that the rest
OF the state enjoys. The bill would
be joke, if it were not for the SIMS
ter purpose behind it. 1t is a masked
battery posted on the flank of reap
portiOnment, to defeat a just cause
that is invulnerable to direct attack.
The Works proposition cannot be
considered on it's merits, for it has
no merit or justification. 1t is at
best a plea for a continuation. 1t is
unAmerican and cannot appeal to
fair minded men, whether they live
in country or city. There is no
antagonism between country and city
in Minnesota, save what has been
stirred up by few politicians for
selfish ends.
The basis of our government is
manhood suffrage. That was estab-
lished after long fight to get rid of
the aristocratic plan of votes based
on property qualifications. Now the
poor mans vote is just as big as the
rich mans. But is there any reason
for going to the other extreme, to
disfranchise a man because he has
wealth, or lives in the same com
munity with men of wealth?
The talk about floating popula.
ton is pure buncombe. The tran.
silent element in city like Mime
apolis is small. 1t is confined to a
few downtown precincts. Not one in
ten of the transients votes here
There are, in fact, more floaters in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
ORDINANCE IS NOW IN EFFECT;
CLOSE AT ELEVEN.
Track Lifting on Fourth Street Sub
ject of Letter Received BY
Council and Read This Morning.;
Hearing on Street Vacation Con-
tinued; Size of Fee Licensing Of
Transient Shows Discussed. ~

From Mondays Daily.
Robert Lamm presided at the
meeting of the commissioners, this
morning. Mayor Meyer is absent
from the city and Commissioners Ban
gerter is confined to his home by
illness.
A communication from e. O. Ober,
general freight agent of the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
road, was received and read. The
letter stated that the matter of va
eating the Fourth street right OF
way now occupied by the Omaha
road had been referred to j. c..
Clark, second vice president, and
that he would soon be heard from
This letter was placed on file. The
track that is affected by this is the
old Omaha right of way that con:
meets the Standard Brewing plant
with the Fowler & Pay lime kilns.
The hearing of the petition of the
Sisters of NOtre Dame asking that
certain streets on the newly acquired
property in Dukes addition be va
Gated was continued till next meet
ing
Regulating Pool Halls.
Ordinance No. 142 was adopted
This ordinance places pool and bill
lard rooms under the supervision OF
the police. Places of this character
will hereafter be required to close
promptly at eleven o'clock in the
evening. This ordinance goes into
effect today.
The ordinance regulating the city
license fee of transient shows was
given its first reading. The former
charge was $3.50 year payable in
monthly payments. The license
charge is now 500 and the payments
are to occur quarterly
DR.. Dahl appeared before the
meeting and stated that there were
at present few cases of contagious
diseases in the city but that meas.
ures had been taken to isolate these
cases. The detention hospital had
been put in shape and he anticipated
that there was no danger Of further
trouble.
The commissioners voted to en-
ploy a deputy city recorder.
A very antique freight bill for
some twenty dollars was disallowed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
Piles, Fissure, Fistula

Guaranteed Cured without Surgical
Operation or Detention from Business.
All kinds of piles and rectal seascs treated
bloating and nervousness. Often cause untold sui.
fcring and much loss of blood. Come and see me
even though you have been told surgica operation
was necessary. Hundreds of such ca SEES cured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

The state university has handed
in to the legislature a request for
an appropriation of more than four
million dollars. The university
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
MANkATO SAVINGS BANK
The Officers Are Reelected for the

The UflcerS Are ReeIeCted TOT the
Ensuing Year.
At the annual meeting of the
trustees of the Mankato Savings
bank, the following officers were
reelected: George f. Brett, presi-
dent; Charles A. Chapman, vice
president; William w. Davis, treas
urer and cashier; Walter A. San
born, bookkeeper
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

Corporal John Smeetz viii open a
station at 2OS South Front for the
purpose of recruiting for the Uni
ted States army.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
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M. ]. BOYLE AND II. J. WAGEN
ARE HERE WITH SUNSHINE.
General Agent Discusses the Alfalfa
Crop, But Would Not Venture
Prediction on the Wheat Crop of
1920; He Is Pleased With the
Ice Output and Number of Other
Things.

From Tuesdays Daily.
M. J. Boyle, assistant superintend
ent, and Herman Wagon, general
agent of the Northwestern railroad
were in MankatO today visiting
friends and stirring up smiles wher
ever they happened to stop. Mr.
Wagon has developed into noted
crop expert since leaving Mankato
and his crop bulletins which he is
sues during the summer are very
helpful in the way of tightening farm
work.
Would Not Venture a Guess.
Mr.. Wagon would not venture a
guess as to the wheat crop of 1920
but is very happy over a bumper
cord wood crop that is now being
harvested. He also expects to issue
a snow drift and ice crop bulletin
in the near future.
How Mr.. Wagon gained his knowl
edge Of the ice industry is something
Of deep, dark mystery since he has
resided for many months in Winona
to"ll WlilCIl uOtcS HOC cut ally ice.
Books on Alfalfa.
Mr.. Wagon is now distributing q
book on the raising of alfalfa A
number of these books have been
left at the Free Press office and
will be given to those who are in
terested in this subject These books
are the work of experts i'm alfalfa
growing and are probably as COM
plete a treatise on this subject as
has ever been published. The book
has been well received in Mime
sofa and the Dakotas.
The Northwestern road now has
a $4,000 exhibit at Omaha illustrating
the growing and care of alfalfa and
fax. Besides the exhibit there are
lectures every day and the exhibit
is of great educational value to grow
ers of these crops.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
Chronic Diseases of Men and
Women a Specialty

Space forbids the mention of but n few Of the
Chronic Diseases which treat OF both men aIi
women. III YOU are nervous, eNcitabie and irritable
desponden', weak and easily, tired out. II you hay,
lack of energy, want of confidence deposit urine
or If you are "a woman and have headache. backacM
pain in side, my treatment remarkably success
full. Married ladies' should be accompanied by thci
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
Wonderful Cures

Perfected in old cases which have heen
neglected or unSkiilfully treated No
experiments or failures. We do not nm.
dertake incurable. cases, but cure thou
sands given up to die.
Consultation Free and Confidential
Reference, Drexel State Bank
Address DIR. ADDISON.JONr
764 LAKEWOOD BLVD, CHICAGO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
Or. ADDISON JONES

The regular and reliable Chicago
specialist now making his fifth
years monthly visits to Mankato
will he at
, 1911-07-19
BARBARI5u FOR THE BANBAB0U3

Now it is the stroet-car rowdies in whose
behalf the ra-estoblishment of the whipping
post is suggest .d-by one Of our own read
ers, alas! Why should he or anybody else
think that anything can be accomplished b7
returning to such a we'll tried and thorough
ly discredited device as the lash?
An evildoer. If beaten, and beaten hard
enough, undoubtedly ceases from the trans
gtessiou for a time, longer or shorter, 40
corling to circumstances, but by the con
census of enlightened opinion he is made
worse, not better, while they who do or see
or permit the beating are approciably degra-
ded and brutalizal by every uhlctiou Of the
punishment. The IMP isonment Of offend
ers is not idea. as u reformltiye or IL deter
rent measure, but it is at least deceuter than
logging, aud for the present it is fairly we'll
justified by social nee ssity.
The friend of the whipping post should
recall the conditions that existed when those
engines were to be ound in every land, and
he should compare the countries in which
, 1911-07-19

Lisbon, June 10
The New Republican Constitutional Cham
Der wa, opened at II o'clock tins morning All
the members Of the Government were pre-
sent and the House was crowded. The Pre-
sldent OF the Chamber read the deere
which declares the Monarchy abolished AMI
the Royal Family Of Braganze banished from
Portugal, which was, Of course, unanimously
approved By the Deputies.
He then proceeded to the balcony and
read the decree to the people gathered round
the building, who cheered loudly.
In the afternoon Mr. Lorillard, Charge
d'Afaires Of the United States, waited upon
the Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Fer
ei9n Office and intimated that the Cover
ment Of the United States officially recognr
ed the Government If the P%ortuguese&
public Ibid.
, 1911-07-19
CAUGHT On 20 STORY FALL

One Ironworkor SEXES Another as Ho
Passes in the Air.
Chicago, June 27.-Oue Of the human
flies whose agility and lack Of nerves makes
skyscrapers possible lost his balance to-day
and toppled from The twentieth story Of the
new Helsen Building.
Ordinarily the foregoing statement would
complete tue story, but not SO in the case
Of Patrick E%ustice, for there was a hero at
hand in the person of John Murray, and
Eustice probably will be at work again to-
morrow.
, 1911-07-19
Cloth Goods
AT PRICES.

RNYBODY can have sent to him post free
aaginst cash on delivery / metres of Rus
WOODEN CLOTH, 1870 centimetres broad
(black, blue, brown, or green) for an elegant
durable dress coat (Kjole) or morning coat
(Spadserdragt) for omiy 10 Kr. (2.50 per
metre). Or 81 metres Of black, dark blue or
dark grey (graaristut) modern stuff 1876 ctm,
broad, for a gentleman's handsome, durable
coat (Herrekl@dnine) for only IA Kr. 5
The goods taken back if not as wished.
AARHUS CLOTH FACTORY,
Aarhus, Denmark.
, 1911-07-19

it still fingers with those whence it has
longest banished.-Uid. 'Vp
Newport daily independent., 1911-03-06
Want Bounty on Squirrels.

Since the bounty on squirrels was stopped several years ago the little pests have greatly increased in num- bers until the question of handling them has become of vital importance to the welfare of all growers of grain and vegetables.
 Every farmer has to devote from five to fifteen days each year in fight ing squirrels, and the annual cost of poison to each farmer averages $5.
 During the operation of the former squirrel bounty law the animals be- came quite scarce in this section, for men often made wages in the spring by a systematic campaign against the squirrels. The amount of damage caused each year in this county by squirrels runs into many thousands of dollars, causing a consequent decrease in the amount of grains, grasses and vegetables produced and an increase in the cost of production.-Colv Correspondence Spokane Herald.
Newport daily independent., 1911-03-06

feather would have been my death blow
 Promise to forgive me, and I'll con fess all" she sobbed, burying her head in a sofa pillow
 Its cinch!" I answered; "why, Pm the best little forgiver that ever signed a pardon. Mention the crime and I'll prove an alibi I'll take my affidavit that you were not there at the time specified"
 But I was there, John!" she groaned, and the mystery grew so deep nearly fell in it.
 T went to town'-sob-"w with Aunt Martha to do some shopping"-- sob-"but we went to luncheon frst1- sob-'sand Bunch and Alice"-sob -"and they dared me- sob T mean they coaxed me"-sob-"to go to the races with then" sob and l went"-long series of sobs.
 "Ffdgep said, airily; what's that amount to? Lots of people go to the races. I saw several there-I mean, Pm glad you did go. The ex- citement will do you good. It did me good; that Is it used to do me good!"
 But, John, made you promise me never, never to bet again on a horse race" she continued, solemnly.
 And I've kept my promise faith fully" I answered, whereupon she started crying as though her heart would break
 Finally she controlled herself and said Bunch showed me program, and when I saw a horse named Peaches in a race I became so excited didn't know what to do. Nobody ever called me that but you, John, and-and, well, just couldn't help it!"
 Couldn't help what?" I laughed;
Newport daily independent., 1911-03-06
Elastic Roads in Switzerland.

An interesting experiment has been made with promising results at Zu- rich. Fine gravel, the grains averag- ing from one-twentieth to one-twelfth of an inch in diameter, the whole carefully freed from earthly sub stances, was coated in revolving drum with tar. These pellets were then carefully dried and hardened, and after eight or ten weeks were spread during dry weather in a thick layer upon prepared roadbed and rolled.
 The road thus formed is inexpen- sive, possesses a certain elasticity and is said to withstand well the effects of heavy traffic. The desirability of a slightly elastic road for saving wear and tear and suppressing noise is evil dent.
Newport daily independent., 1911-03-06
The Millionaire and The Boy

were out of service. While the p0i.r ,s- was hastening on this mission' m .ss Flagler was gayly climbing the s'aas ,s.s and shortly appeared on the twsArT w r floor as unconcerned as ever. " ..ad Al Beardsley, MT. Flaglers fisn. asaut man, tells an interesting story aDJr as a messenger boy who was to nase hut u livered message to MT. fiasiea, a,obts who declined to climb tweive nle ths of stairs to do so. How olo is -. boy? ?s asked MT. Beardsley o,aasr neords was the reply. Well" said MT Ds srs ley. you can tell that boy tna' sus,,. old gentleman approaching ms e'eIs ~. first birthday has just ciimpeu .,ns twelve flights of stairs without 'u' MT MT a hair" Turning to MT. flasie'. ..ssr Beardsley remarked: You nave ,adsy's ,aS the conceit out of good many Vs. 'osr1 ljy. So much for good habits ana ris
 ing.-Leslie's.
Newport daily independent., 1911-03-06
Peasant Schools in Russia.

The Russian ministry of agriculture has established fourteen schools in diff ferent parts of the country for the training of instructors in the skoustar- ni," or peasant industries These lines include weaving, carpentry, cooperage, wood carving, sculpture, pottery, tan ming, fur dressing, making agricultural implements and carriages, metal work ing and vanishing. In Vladimir prov ince a school has been established for instruction in toy making, and in Ka- gan for making musical instruments. Orenburg shawls, the silk and cotton laces and embroideries, the work ir hammered brass and copper, and espet cially the Russian enameled jewelry and ornaments. are among the prod ucts.
Newport daily independent., 1911-03-06
Peaches had wonl

Peaches was one of the bunch of ssssuen nags my uncle Owen had willed @0 ne. and which his old trainer, Murf x3igginbottom, had brought from their aid Kentucky home l hadn't dared sell the family anything about it, and x1ad let myself in for bunch of trou- a8sa. and poor old Murf, too, had got Kris from Uncle Peter.
 And now Peaches had won the Gull animation stakes, at 100 to 1, and ESanred that all was out. and that 1 was aasfor more trouble.
 after the big race was run, got s1p and ran myself. There was some gEing in the air that frightened me, ese { climbed car and hiked it for ssorne!
 When l reached Doves Nest villa x found Uncle Peter on the veranda, Eanning himself and telling Mother Goose rhymes to the tame mosqui- gnes.
 What in the world is the matter, -sohn?" he asked in alarm; you look positively i'll; go in and pour your self out a glass of sherry"
 Nix on the pour," answered.; its x1othing; I've been paeenaker for a nightmare, but I'll wake up presently. Where's Clara J.?''
 "She and your Aunt Martha went -sso town: I suppose they'll be out on ahe next train. Try a tumbler of whisky, John; there's some good Eourbon in the sideboard," he ad- wEsed.
 Not me-, answered.; I've had sa dose of Kentucky spirits this after Moon that will last me lifetime, D aand with that I left the old gentleman ayast and struck for the sofa to do a a.nIlaby.
 An hour or so later I awoke from