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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
HEALTH MUST Be FINE,
ALSO THE GOOD COOK
LAW TO IMPOSE DUTIES ON
WIVES IN OKLAHOMA.
What Members of the Legislature in
Southern State Would Enact In
to Statutes; Bride and Groom
Shall Be Provided With Health
Certificate as Well as Marriage
License.
Especial to The Free Press


Oklahoma City, Ok, January 3D.
A medical examination of sweet
hearts is proposed by Representative
j. V. McClintic of Swanson county,
in measure he introduced recently
in the lower house of the Oklahoma
Legislature, and he will bend every
effort to have the bill enacted into
law prior to the close of the present
session. McClintic believes such a
law would prevent the marriage OF
physically unfit persons and in many
cases forestall divorce.
Must Have Clean Bill of Health.
The measure provides the examina
ton shall include all classes and
forms of illness and disease that
would make a man or woman an I'M
fit husband or wife, father or mother
Under the provisions of the bill il
will be necessary to have a certif
cate of health accompany every mar
riage license. The probate judge
who issues licenses in Oklahoma is
authorized to reject applications un
less accompanied by clean bill of
health.
Mr.. McClintic is not the first Okla
hCma legislator to advocate such a
law. Several years ago DR.. B. f
Nesbit fathered similar measure
Nesbit's bill, however, never got out
of committee.
The Oklahoma courts have held in
accordance with the intent of the
McClintic bill on several occasions
One of the most important decisions
of this kind was by Judge Harry Lee
Fogg of Canadian county, who decid
ed that, if at any time after the mar
riage the husband is declared men
tally weak and incompetent, the mar.
riage is void, no matter if the ad
Judging him to be insane is delayed
twenty years after marriage.
Wife a Good Cook
Not exactly in line with the Nc
Clintic bill, yet with much the same
object in view, that of obtaining hap
Ply homes, is the contention of Rev
superintendent of schools, that more
domestic science in schools would
arrest restlessness and tendency f0
ward divorce. Not only has this
been advocated by Cameron, but the
close of his administration this week
sees domestic science being taught
in all the state educational institu
tions and in a majority of the pub
lie schools of the state.
woman is the natural homekeep
err says Rev. Mr. Cameron. Goo
intended her to be wife and {
mother, the queen of the home.
believe domestic science will! make
our girls want to marry even more
than they do now, and, what is JUS
as important, it will make them stay
married
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
MERSHON PLAN MADE
CLEAR TO THE SOL0NS
BARGE CANAL SCHEME; LEGIS-
LATORS ASK QUESTIONS.
Series of Water Routes That Have
Ending in Mississippi; Dams
and Reservoirs That viii Be
Erected and Created at Different
Points; Seek Expenditure of $780,
900 for investigation.

ST. Paul, January 25.-The Mershon
scheme Of waterways, which L. G..
Spooner of Morris wants the state
to spend $4,000 investigating as to
its feasibility was explained to the
house committees on drainage and
general legislation last night by r.
J. Mershon, the author Of the scheme.
The scheme contemplates a series of
canals from Vermillion lake and Lake
of the Woods TO Big Stone lake, an
other canal from Granite Falls, cross
country to Sank Rapids, and then to
Lake Superior, together with mum.
Der of dams and flood gates which
fill up the valley of the Minnesota
river, from bluff to bluff most of the
distance from Mankato to Browns
Valley.
Members Were QuzzicaI.
The members of the committee
were quizzical as to the commercial
value of the proposed scheme of wa
terways and where the money should
come from. Mr.. Mershon proposes
to make his waterways deep enough
to float barges that could be taken
way down to the Atlantic and the
members wanted to know where he
would get the commerce to make
this profitable. They also wanted
to know what he would do with
the farms, towns, railroad property
and bridges which would be destroyed
by the filling up of the Minnesota
valley. Mr.. Mershon said the state
would have to reimburse them.
Mr.. Mershon admitted there would
not be enough water in the minnesota
valley to fill his reservoirs and make
the waterway possible, but this must
be secured from the Lake of the
Woods country, through the canals.
Dams to Be Built
The climax of the scheme comes in
the twin city. Mr.. Mcrshon suggested
that the present water power develop,
ments are all bOtch work, and said
there should be one big dam ninety
feet high near Minnehaha falls. This
would interfere with the flow Of sew
age from the two cities, but he sug-
gested this could be pumped up into
a septic tank above the dam. The
power generated by the sewage flow
ing over the dam, he figured would
more than pay the cost of pumping.
Mr.. Mershon spent several weeks
trying to get his plan before the
last legislature and failed, and from
the expressions of the members he
will not have better success this year
in getting an appropriation of $4,000
for further investigation of the prof
ect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
FORTUNE FOR A WAITRESS
Left $4,000 BY Man Whom She
Thought Was Joking.


Poughkeepsie, n. Y, January rs
Mrs. Rachael NJ. Osborne, a former
waitress, is heir today to two-thirds
Of a 100000 estate left by Joseph P.
Morris, a civil engineer of Wells
boro, Pa, who had an office in this
city several years ago, and who took
his meals in the restaurant where
Mrs. Osborne, then Miss Doughty,
waited.
Mary Tillitson, the daughter of a
nurse in the Hudson state hospital
for the insane, from which Norris
was once discharged as cured, was
left the remainder of the estate.
About two years ago Morris left
Poughkeepsie. A year later Rachael
Doughty and Albert Osborne were
married. A few months ago Mrs.
Osborne received a letter from her
erstwhile admirer, in which he said
he had made his final will and you
are to have the bulk of my property.
Mary Tillitson, poor little orphan,
is to receive the rest. You see, I
have not forgotten you
Mrs. Osborne did not know exact.
ly what TO think of the letter A
letter to the local chief of police
from Wellsboro lawyer told of the
death of Morris. The young won.
an said today she had thought Nor
ris was joking. Morris inherited his
property from his father, a mining
engineer
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
COMMITTEE TO DRAFT BILL
Reapporticnment to Be Placed
Hands of Nine Men

st. Paul, January Ex-senator J..
NJ. Hackney, chairman of the senate
reapportionment committee, has nam
ed the subcommittee of nine, one
from each congressional district,
which will work with similar
house committee to make up rough
draft for legislative reapportionment
1t is made up as follows:
First district, B. n. Anderson; sec
ond, S. B. Bedford: third, A. J. Rock
ne; fourth, V. l.. Johnson; fifth, Man
ley L. FOsseen; sixth, c. ID. Johnson
seventh, o. A. Linde: eighth, d. NJ
Gum; ninth, A. i. Hanson.
The committee also recommended
the resolution favored by Chairman
Hackney and by Chairman c. A.
COngdOn of the house committee
limiting the new senate to sixty-three
and the house to 1876.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
PHOTO SURVEY OF SKY
Work of the Men Who Study the
Heavens and Planets.

Especial to The Free Press
London, January 25.-One of the
greatest scientific feats ever attempt
cd was reported to be well on the
way to completion at the meeting
today of the Royal Astronomical so.
Ciety. Eighteen observatories in all
parts of the world are taking part in
the work Of taking Photographic
survey of the sky Several years
have been occupied i'm securing
the photographs and when the task
is completed, each observatory will
have taken about 1,2G0 photographs
The information derived is published
in books, number of which have al
ready been printed and circulated
The work is declared to be invalu
able from scientific viewpoint.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

On October 30, 1906, Judge Cray OF
the sixth judicial district ordered jul
dicial ditch No. / of Watonwan and
Brown counties to be constructed on
the strength of a petition that was
submitted to him, says The New
Ulm Review. On January 20, 1907,
a contract was entered into with "A.
w. Schweppe of st. James by the
county auditors of these two coun-
ties at a price of 20 per cent above
the engineers estimate cost of con-
struction for the same, and it was
/ per cent below the amount limited
by law. The contractor, however,
asked for certain stipulations, de-
manding that in case quicksand is
encountered, or if the contractor had
to curb the trench. that he was to
receive extra pay for all such work
and materials as the engineer may
direct.
The work and material was to be
estimated at actual cost with Is
per cent profit.
No Extras Allowed.
County Auditor Vogel and County
Attorney Erickson held that the ditch
law is very plain and explicit in de-
scribing all details and occurrences
incidental to such work and that the
validity of extra bids should not be
entertained. They at once concluded
to stand by the law.
In t,&, $xSrS
auditors until the contractor had re-
ceived nearly $1,000 for extras when
Auditor Vogel refused to make any
further payment for any extras as
ordered by the engineer. The con.
tractor commenced suit against the
auditor of Brown county and County
Attorney Erickson took the matter
into hands on all legal points. The
case was brought before Judge Cray
who ordered payment for part of the
extras. Auditor Vogel, however. was
firm in refusing to make any more
payments for extras.
Taken to Higher Court.
In the meantime Judge Cray re-
signed and the case was brought be-
fore Judge Pau who ordered pay
mcnt over $4,000 for extras, which.
however, was again, refused to be
paid whereupon the county attorney
with the consent of the auditor APP
pealed to the supreme court. The
necessary papers to the higher court
were at once prepared to be for
warded to the higher tribunal. Be
fore the preliminaries had been fin
| ished, however, the petitioners of
ditch No. 1 desired settlement
which was affected with the con-
sent of Auditor Vogel and County
Attorney Erickson According to the
stipulations the contractor receives
$4,000 for his work Of said ditch
and consequently the petitioners saw
ed over $4,000 for extras.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
PROBATE JUDGE SALARIES
Bills Are Presented Judiciary Com
mittees for Introduction.

mltteeS TOR INTRODUCTION.
st. Paul, January pa commit
tee from the State Association of
Judges of Probate, headed by E. w.
Bazille of st. Paul, appeared before
the house judiciary committee and
before the senate judiciary committee
yesterday and presented two bills,
which they asked to be introduced
as committee bills. One proposes a
constitutional amendment making the
term Of the judges six years, the
same as the judges of the district
court. The other readjustS the sal
aries of the probate judges, basing
them on assessed valuation instead of
population.
In number of the southern cOun-
ties the recent census had the effect
of reducing the salaries, although in
the older counties the probate bust
ness is much larger than in the
northern counties. The bill puts the
salaries back to what it was before
the census or in some cases increases
il. No decreases are made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
ANNIVERSARY OF SECESSION
Confederate Veterans Are Cciebrat
ina the Event in South.

fSpecinI to The Free Press.
New Orleans, January 25.-Louisi
ana Confederate veterans today in
formally observed the semi-centen
NAL anniversary of the passing of al
ordinance of secession by this state.
The date is also the anniversary OF
the election of Henry M. Allen as
confederate governor of Louisiana in
1864. The New Orleans Picayune is
today celebrating it's seventy-fourth
birthday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
VETERAN WRITES GOVERNOR
Asks Passage of Bill Giving Indian
Fighters Pension.

Gideon V. Doty, veteran of the
Indian war, has addressed a letter
to Governor Eberhart In which he
appeals to the executive of the state
to use his influence in favor of the
passage of the bill providing for the
pensioning of veterans of the In
dian wars.
The writer is one of the six sur
vivors of the famous Good Thunder
campaign of 1865 He served under
Captain j. J. Lewis. When the Jew
EFT family were murdered at Maple
river Mr.. Doty was seriously wound
ed, but remained in the ranks until
the Indian murderers had been cap
tured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
BLOW AT THE TRANSMITS
Measure Is Designed to Help the
Home Merchant.

rome merchant.
st. Paul, January 25.--As u blow
at transient merchants, bill has
been introduced in the senate pro-
viding that before they may go into
a city where they do not live and
carry Oh their business, they must
obtain transient merchants license
from the county, and in addition pay
into the city treasury where they are
operating an additional sum of $50
a day. The measure provides that
county licenses shall cost $75.
Peddlers's licenses also are regl-
lated by the measure For peddling
on foot or on bicycle, license will
cost $50. For using a single horse
i'll the conduct of business, the Ii
cense will be S35; for business which
requires the use of two horses the IL
sence will cost $50 A penal clause
providing a fine ranging from $25
to 500 for violation of the measure
is attached
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
M'GUCKIAN STARTED ACTION
Well-known Scotch Singer in Suit at
Law; UniQue Case.

Weil-known scotch singer IN SUIT at
Law; Unique Case.
Scotchmen in this vicinity will be
interested in the following story
from The st. Paul Dispatch:
John A. McGuckian, singing brick
layer, known to members of Clan
Campbell as ST. Pauls Harry Lauder,
who, when he was employed as a.
mason on the First National bank
building, was threatened with dis
charge unless he quit causing the
other workmen to cease their labor
to hear him sing, is suing Watson p.
Davidson, owner of the Pioneer
Press building, for $1,000 damages
because, he alleges, he was assault,
operator employed by Mr.. Davidson.
when the Pioneer Press building
was being remodeled last summer
McGuckian was employed as a brick
layer. He says he attempted to en-:
ter the elevator, when a sudden
start threw him against Frandell,
who, it is alleged, knocked McGuck
ian down. The case came to trial
last December, but McGuckian tried
to act as his own attorney, and post,
ponement was necessary. 93.l
"McGuckian divides his time be-
tween bricklaying and singing. He
is on the program for the Robert
Burns celebration of Clan Campbell.
January 27."
McGuckian has been among the
entertainers at the Mapleton Burns
day festivities and those who have
heard him sing will not wonder that
his fellow workmen ceased their Ia
bors whenever he let his voice out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
ENTERTAINMENT AT RAPIDAN
Chalk Talk and Selections BY the
Local Band.

The Ladies' Aid society OF Rapidan
is going to give an entertainment
Saturday evening, at the Woodmen's
hall at Rapidan station. The Rapi-
dan band will play during the even
ing and other music aside from this
will be rendered Gilbert Fletcher
will give chalk talk. An admis-
sion of 25 cents will be charged to
adults; children under fifteen will be
admitted for Is cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
RUSSELL AND KELLEY
SAID TO Be YEGGMEN
EVIDENCE is A FINE KIT OF
BURGLARS TOOLS.
Articles Had Been Left Under q
Haystack; Discovered BY Boy,
Who Informed the Police; Trap
Set, One of the Fellows Nabbed
Handiy; Other Was Captured
Soon AfterWard.

James Russell and J. Il. Kelley,
alleged ''yeggmen," are under arrest
ar Austin. AS evidence against them
the police hold a choice collection
of safe-crackers' tools, consisting OF
nitroglycerin, dynamite fuses, skele-
ton keys, revolvers. dark lanterns,
files and other articles that go with
an up-to-date yeggmans kit.
These articles were discovered by
George, the fourteen year old son of
r. Plazek Of Austin. The young man
found them concealed in a haystack
in the Austin stockyards on Sunday
evening, while he was about his
chores. Railroad Detective Tom
Riley was called into the case by
Chief of Police Gait and when he
saw the bottle contained the syrup
like mixture he quickly declared it
contained enough nitroglycerin to
blow up the largest building in the
city Of Austin. The bottle was care
fully conveyed to bridge spanning
the river and dropped over safely
placing it out of danger.
Police on the Watch.
Watch was then kept on the place
where the various articles had been
concealed and within a few hours
the first crook, Kelley, walked into
the trap. The officers came up with
him and put him under arrest. In
his pocket they found an electric
1ashlight also a crude tin funnel about
an inch and half long. They hur-
ried him to the county Jail and lock
ed him up and then search began
for his companion.
There were plenty who could de-
scribe the fellow, for the. two men
had been seen in each others com
pany He was caught by Officers
Gait and Brown and locked up in
the city lookup. His apparent bust
ness was TO peddlc shOestriugs, which
gave him access to any business
place to plan the robbery. On be-
ing searched Il bar of yellow soap aud
Il potato knife with the blade insert
cd in q piece of soap was found.
When the police looked over the
layout at the stOckyards they could
not account for the absence of soap
which plays an important part in
blowing safes open with nitrogly
cerin.
Kept An Eye on Russell.
1t appears that. when Russell went
over to the stockyards to get the
stuff he was under the eye of one of
the railroad employees, who saw him
kneel down and reach under the
stack. Then he tried to look under.
Thinking he had made mistake in
the hiding place, he sought in an
other place under the stack. Failing
to find the stuff he got hay fork
and reached under with that instru-
ment. Net finding what he wanted
he left the yard and the railroad
man telephoned to the police sta
ton.
Russell told the police that he had
spent Sunday in Owatonna. and had
registered at hotel there, but an
investigation disclosed no such regis
tration at any hotel in Owatonna.
Russell will be given hearing at
Austin next Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

EDITORS ANNUAL MEETING
Gathering vii! Take Place in St
Paul Next Month

The forty-fifth annual meeting of
the Minnesota Editorial association
will be held at st. Paul February 1G
and II.
The president of the association is
ownership of the great water re-
papers and addresses, which will
largely deal with the business inter
ests of the association.
The social features of the cOnven-
ton will be welcome by the gov
ernOr and mayor and response by
president. Thursday evening there
and gentlemen, and later a smoker
and social for men on the roof gar
den Of the ST. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
ROBBED A POSTOFFiCE
Ycsgmcn Follow Crime BY Shooting
Town Police; Escape.
Especial to The Free Press.
ippo, nol;,, MINI Ton,,,,,, oE

Especial to The Free Press
Minneapolis, Mimi, January 25.-
After blowing safe in. the postofficc
at St Boniracius. Lake Minnetonka,
early this morning, and roBbing it
OF S25C worth Of stamps and $S5 in
cash, two bold yeggmen shot the
town marshal, Anton Ladley, through
the knee and escaped with horse
and cutter stolen from the livery
stable. Minneapolis and st. Paul po-
lice were notified and the roads
around the twin cities are being
watched
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
CAN TOMMY COME BACK
Mr.. Murphy Is Given Chance to Re-
Weem Himself.
Especial to The Free Press.l

Especial to The Free Press.l
New York, January 25.-Tommy
Murphy will have a chance to re-
deem himself tonight, when he will
meet Knockout Brown again in a
ten round bout before the Empire
Athletic club. Recently Brown ham
mered Murphy for keeps in the ten
foot ring of the Olympic club, but is
confident that he can repeat the job
at the Empire, despite the different
conditions and the fact that Murphy
has faithfully prepared for the bat,
tie this time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
REMOVED FROM SERVICE
Postma ster General Causes Dismissa
of John L. Thornton; Cause.

Especial to The Free Press.l
st. Paul, Mimi, January 25.-John
l.. Thornton, chairman of the griev-
ance committee of the railway mail
clerks for the tenth division, was
removed from the service because
he sent, in the name of the railway
mail clerks, a telegram to Post
master General Hitchcock, saying
that the mail clerks were dissatisfied
with existing conditions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
Appointed Deputy Sheriff.

Sheriff August Olson has appointed
w. j. Nixon of North Mankato dep
uty sheriff for Nicollet county. Mr..
Nixon has been constable in North
Mankato for several years and has
given general satisfaction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
Granted License to Wed.

Clerk of Court George Krost Is
sued marriage licenses this morning
to Earl G.. Taber and Elva Mosber,
both of lie Ray township, and also
to Harry Marsh of Palmyra, Wis,
and Sarah A. Harris of Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
HENNESSEY is IMPROVED

Attending Physician Thinks Patient
Is Out Of Danger.
Frank Hennessey's condition was
reported improved today. The at
tending physician is of the opinion
that his patient is out of danger.
This will prove good news to Mr..
Hennessey's many friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
Committed to the Hospital.

Edwin Burg, the boy who was
yesterday examined before Judge
Evan Hughes as to his sanity, was
committed to the state hospital at
st. Peter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
SEEKS THE TAYLOR PROPERTY

Will Be Transformed Into a SAM
torium if Deal Goes Through.
1t is understood that Samuel Kas-
simir of Duluth is negotiating for the
old C. d. Taylor residence on South
Front street which will be trans
formed into a sanitorium. Mr. Kas-
smir has spent couple of days in
Mankato and is greatly impressed
with the appearance of the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
MINES IN AN EXPLOSION
Disaster Occurred in Pennsylvania
Many Men Buried.
Especial to The Free

Especial to The Free Press.l
Wilkesbarre, Pa, January 25.-
Six men were fatally injured in an
explosion in the Hughestown No. 10
mine of the Pennsylvania Coal com,
pany at Pittsburg The mine is
burning. Thirty-two miners are
buried in the lower tiers with little
hope of rescue. All of the upper
tier men escaped.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27
MARTIN COLE is NAMED
Placed in Charge of the Free EN-
pIoyment Bureau.

PIOyHIVWt oUfCdUs
The appointment of Martin Cole as
superintendent of the Duluth branch
of the state free employment bureau
was announced by Governor Eber-
hart yesterday. Mr.. Cole is a sea-
man and has been in charge of q
tug in the Duluth harbor. He has
been one of the leaders in the sea-
mems organization, at the upstate
city.