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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-15
was not placed in the house by
Ballinger, but by another.

was not placed in the house by
Ballinger, but by another.
Epson, also charged with arson
still complains of being sick. 1t
was said today that tomorrow after
noon Epson and his wife will be
remarked in order that their union
shall conform to the laws Of the
Catholic church The ceremony is
expected to be performed in the
jail, and it is said that Rev. Father
Hughes will officiate.
1t is expected that following the
ceremony which is to be performed
according to the rites of the Catho-
lie church, Epson will plead guilty
TO the charge of arson and he will
throw himself on the mercy of the
court. Ii is limited that Epson is
about ready to reveal all he knows
about the attempt to burn his home.
1t is reported that he is about pre-
pared to tell all to the county au-
thorities. Epson will plead to the
charge of arson i'm the second de-
gree.
An effort will SO it is understood,
be made to get Ballinger out on
bail
Ii is expected that the case will
develop into one of Brother Against
Brother"
Mrs. Ballinger will return to her
home in st. Paul this evening.
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Good Thunder

Mrs. George Doty is quite ill. DR..
Schlessleman is the attending physi-
clan.
The town board met last Saturday
and attended to several important
business matters.
Threshing is being finished fast in
this vicinity. The yield is good and
none can really complain.
Emil Doehring is having a we'll
drilled, in hopes of a better and more
satisfactory well than he has had in
the past.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Alderman OF Mil
bank, s. D., were brief callers Mon
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From Mondays Daily.
President-Dr. J. S. Hoibrook.
Vice President-George Scherer.


Secretary-E. r. Soaring.
Treasurer-Dr. w. A. Beach.
These were the officers elected
by the board of education at the
meeting on Saturday night.
The salary of the secretary was
fixed at $500, the same as last year,
and the salary of the treasurer was
raised from $3.50 to $500. 1t was
decided that with the extra time
and work required this amount was
small pay for the office.
Truant Officer Reelected.
The matter of electing a truant
officer came up and E. p Rutan
who has had that position for two
years, was reelected and his salary
fixed at $25 a month.
The janitor reported that he with
his helpers, were unable to do the
work for the new high school build
ing and to look after the rooms
used by the Lutheran Seminary. 1t
was decided to have him hire such
help as was necessary and present the
bill to the board, who in turn would
present it to the Lutheran seminary
board The only new member of the
board, j. E. Regain was not present
at the meeting.
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day at the Charles Peterson home.
Monday mornings storm was quite
severe and lightning played sharp
and fast about us. Pat Mountain lost
a fine two year old steer and Henry
Weir valuable horse.
This little village of Good Thun-
der is putting on considerable style
lately with it's newly furnished pub
lie school, improvements on the Luz
theran church, new water tank and
several new homes, makes the old
town look quite perky again.
Mrs. Will Stanford and Miss
Mamie Gainor observed Labor day
right, spending that day with your
correspondent. Wonder how many
of "us women" did the same? What
with fruit canning and myriads of
other work? Who is more or bet
ter entitled to holiday than the
patient, Woodworking housewife,
just now unless it's the editor?
Who's going to get The Free
Press "buzz wagon?" From the looks
of the long list of contestants there's
surely something doing and the busy
vote hunters are keeping us scan
ming papers and cutting coupons for
them. Good luck to ye!" Go after
it. That is the only way to sue
coed, but don't forget to give your
humble vote helpers ride when
Won get yOur car
Dr. Schlessleman has become quite
interested in claim lands in the
southeastern part of Utah, near
Dolores From the interesting de-
scription his brother who is there
at present sends in regard to that
country it must be ideal in many
respects, plenty of coal and oil
there; also it is good farming
community it seems and the eli
mate is excellent. The country is
promising a rich and wealthy devel-
opment in a short while. Well, that
is all right, surely, but We do not
want to get too close proximity with
the mormons.
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Eaqle Lake

c. d. Pickle visited the fair this
week.
Mrs. A. R. Cook was in Mankato
Wednesday.
George Chapman was a Mankatc
visitor Saturday.
Roy and Guy Compton were Man
kato callers Sunday.
Miss jeanette Nelson was Man
kato visitor Thursday.
B. E. Anderson had dental work
done in Mankato Monday.
L. M. Anderson was passenger
to the county seat Tuesday.
George Morse was having denta
work done in Mankato last week.
Miss Edythe Johnston spent Sun
day with friends in Madison Lake
Mesdames Pressnall and Heath
visited at the Compton home Tues
day.
C. S. Braden attended the Labor
day picnic at Madison Lake Mon
day.
A number from here attended the
Catholic picnic at Madison Lake
Monday.
Mrs. John Casper was on the
sick list last week with an attack
of lagrippe.
Miss Eva Nelson of Vernon Cen
ter is visiting with her sister, Miss
Jeanette, for a week.
Mrs. Frank Haskell of Arriba
Colo, arrived Saturday morning fol
a visit with relatives here.
Mrs Lyle Austin of MankatC
spent Tuesday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burgess.
Andrew Jacobson went to the
cities Saturday to visit relatives
and also attend the state fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Anderson ant
daughter, Lois, attended the bal
game at Madison Lake Sunday.
J. A. Anderson is having cisterr
made this week Ernest Johnson
stone mason, is doing the work.
Messrs. Lyle Macbeth, William
Youmans, Jack Pressnall and John
Weir were Madison Lake visitors
Monday.
Mrs. Albert Bunckley returned
from Mankato hospital Friday
where she had been receiving medi
cal aid for the past week or ter
days.
Mrs. G. Chapman and sor
Norman left for TeXico, ILL.,, Thurs
day to visit the formers mother
Mrs. w. Burgess. The latter will
remain to attend school.
Miss Loire Cook, only daughter
iof Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Cook, OF
this place and Mr.. Frank Johnston
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnston
also of this vicinity were married
Tuesday in Waseca. The bride is
graduate of the MankatO high school,
class of 1910. The groom holds a
position with the Mankato Automo
bile company. Both are estimable
young people and their many friends
wish them a long and prosperous
life The couple will make theil
home in Mankato.
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From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Arthur Benack was taken
to Emmanuel hospital in Coys am.
bulance this afternoon after taking
a dose of lysol. She took the drug
shortly before two o'clock. Neigh
bors went Immediately and called a
physician who had her taken to the
hospital At present it is impos.
sible to learn any details, but her
condition is not considered as dan
gerous, although it will be several
days before it will be known def
nitely what the result will be. She
is unable to talk intelligently this
afternoon and nothing can be learned
from her.
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Minnesota Lake, Mimi, September
13.-This village is trying the ex-
pertinent of reducing the number of
saloons by raising the license fee
and limiting the number granted.
Several years ago the village had
six licensed saloons, each paying
$500 into the village treasury. FL
nally, the license was raised to
$3.50 and the saloons were limited
to four. A year ago the council
refused to grant licenses to saloons
owned by brewing companies, and
reduced the number to two, at the
same time raising the license to
$1,250. This left the village short
$500 in license money, and this year
it has been decided to raise the liz
cense fee to $500 and to keep the
number of saloons down to two.
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Even the man who works for a
dollar day has spare hours. These
spare hours certainly have a market
value. How to sell these hours is
would like answered. 1t is answered
admirably by the book, "The Town
Band" which will be sent free to
any man with an inclination to music
and sociability. Address J. w. Pep
per & Son, Box 1922, Philadelphia.
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The Edgerton farm, one and one
half miles southwest of Garden City,
consisting of $40 acres, is to be sold
at public auction at the farm, on
Friday, September %, at 1 p. m. At
the same time and place all the per-
sonal property belonging to the es-
tate of Thomas A. Edgerton will
also be sold.
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How's THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
fer any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known F..
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his firm.
= WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
u6n. ..gs,.e .,,s-.., !. -. 4 !. p.
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]. o. Smith of West Mankato on
Saturday night received the sad
news of the death of his only
brother, l. B. Smith, who passed
away at Unity, Wis, from the ef-
fects of a sunstroke. He had been
sick couple of weeks. He was
seventy-seven years old, veteran of
the Civil war, and leaves a wife
and five grown-up children.
The news of his brothers death
came so late that Mr.. Smith could
not reach Unity in time to attend
the funeral. Mr.. Smith and his
sister, Mrs. Henry J. Snyder of
Oakfield, Wis, are now the only
remaining members of family of
nine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-15

At an informal meeting of the
city council this morning it was de-
cided to pave the intersection of
Byron and Lincoln streets and to
buy piece of the Hunt property
now occupied by Mrs. Fred G.
Zschunke, at that point and add it
to the street. This will also be
paved.
1t was also decided to put in a
storm sewer in the alley opposite
Walnut street and Hickory street
in front of the Milwaukee freight
depot and from there on Hickory
street. This sewer will relieve the
floods on Front and Hickory in time
of storm.
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Edwin Cove, the state deputy for
the Yeomen, who is known to men,
bers of the order in Mankato, drop
ped dead a few days ago in Mime
apolis. He left Fairmont just before
the state fair, intending to return in
a short time. He was man past
middle life.
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From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Zebbie Smith, he of the meek eyes
and the countenance that would
make the sun sit up and take no.
tice, found his fair Alaska" and
Sipes at Fairmont on Saturday.
The troubles of Zebbie were told
through the columns of The Free
Press few days ago. The sequel
is related by The Fairmont Senti-
mel:
THE young man of the troubled
countenance had no difficulty in fol-
lowing the trail of Sipes and the
fake curio Alaska" to Fairmont.
They came in the wake of the big
circus and Alaska" was revealed
to the morbid gaze of the credulous
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From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
doc" Morrow has completed the
baseball program for the fair. There
will be three games played. The
first day, Thursday, the Good Thun
der team will play against Mapleton.
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Below is given the list of grand
and petit jurors for the November
term of court. The petit jurors will
meet at 2 p. m, November Is, and
the grand jurors will meet Novem-
Der 8 at IL a. m.
Petit-Ernest Fallenstein, city;
George Schultz, Mankato township;
B. F. Taylor, Mapleton township;
John Schicklng, Vernon Center
township; James Faley, Medic; Ar
thur Jones, Mapleton township; Tom
Norman, Garden City; A. M. Smith,
city; Malachai Wier, Rapidan; Will
Harris, Cambria; Dave J. Roberts,
Lake Crystal; Henry Strom, Lin
coin; Frank Schwan, Lyra; John
Mullen, city; w. HI. Ward, city; E.
d. Wilmot, city; Guy Ford, ReRay;
Frank Kruse, Decoria; w. L. Dobie,
Sterling; Jake Smith, Decoria; John
A. Golf, Mapleton township; G. B.
Hecker, city; Fred Cords, Decoria /;
II. D. Diamond, city; Ben Deike,
city: Charles Goodhall, Ceresco; w.
l.. Carey, Danville; Henry Kurth,
city; Frank Schuette, city; Thomas
Jones, Butternut Valley.
Grand-Louis BalZer, city; George
s. Hussey, Medo; David Davis, Jud.
son; James Wilson, city; John w.
Johnson. city; Neil Cook, city; Hans
King, Decoria; Henry Fuller, But.
ternut Valley; Christ Steiner, city;
A. G. Meyer, city; S. S. Babcock,
Mcpherson; Carl Larson, Shelby;
Michael Ryan, Danville; Louis
Heinka, Mapleton township; Theo
dore Williams, city; Ed. Lewis, But
ternut Valley; John Mcnamara, LIE
Ray; Fred Wingen, Mcpherson;
Charles E. Brown, Vernon Center
township; E. c. Anderson, Sterling;
A. H. Spaulding, Mankato township;
j. X. Knapp, Madison Lake
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The board of county commissioners
will meet tomorrow afternoon to con-
suit about improvements on the Noys
hill road in Decoria township
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from Tuesdays Daily.
Oscar Larson pleaded guilty to
the charge of petit larceny in the
police court today and he was fined
$15 and costs. Larson was charged
with taking a fence belonging to
the cemetery association.
George Larson, son OF Oscar, will
have his case adjusted on Septem.
Der 80. He is accused of having
torn the fence down.
Following the proceedings in
court this forenoon Larson and his
son went to their home on Glen
wood avenue. According to Mrs.
Larson her husband was in an ugly
mood and threatened to kill her.
She had him arrested. He was ar
raigned before Judge Comstock this
afternoon and his hearing will be
had Tuesday at 10 a. m. Meanwhile
he will remain a guest of Sheriff
Osten, he having refused to give
bail in the sum of 5000.
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From Fridays Daily.
Mayor Charles IT. Taylor and Com
missioner Laurence Henline returned
today from st. Paul where they had
an interview with General Manager
Trenholme of the Omaha road rela-
tive to the removal of the company's
tracks from North Fourth street. Mr.
Trenholm treated Messrs. Taylor and
Henline very courteously, but it
was evident from what he said that
the company would not care to re-
strip forty-five feet wide the length
of four blocks and move the tracks
10 the east several feet. This would,
in Mr.. Trenholm's opinion, give am
Pile room for a roadway.
At Price of $500.
Mayor Taylor called Mr.. Tren-
holm's attention to proposition
made by the company about four
years ago when it offered to sell the
strip to the city for about $4,000. Mr..
Trenholm stated that the directors
of the company will hold a meeting
in Chicago early next week and he
would take the matter up with them.
Mr.. Trenholm was of the opinion
that the directors would stand by
the proposition which was made to
the city four years ago.
Mr.. Trenholm explained that the
company would not care to remove
the tracks because they are of SER
vice to industries now located near
them and would aid in bringing fac
tories into the city. The company
owns land at the south terminal.
North Fourth street is eighty feet
wide and the railroad company owns
the thorOughfare.
The city controls a portion of the
street on the west side of the track
and with the forty-fve feet that can
be secured from the Omaha, road
way of ample width will be obtained
Also sewer into Dukes addition
can be laid.
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From Tuesdays Daily.
No ENntl4- Ds2htNr - -

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. Esther Richter stopped her
automobile in front of the Candy
Kitchen last night and while she
was in the store making some pur-
chases Officer Simmonds came
along. Failing to find the machine
properly lighted, he requested Mrs.
Richter to appear before Judge
Comstock at nine o'clock this morn
ing. The lady followed the instruc-
tons of the officer.
To the Judge Mrs Richter stated
that the lights on her machine were
all burning brightly when she left
it to enter the store, and that the
car had not been standing on the
streets more than thirty minutes. Her
story was corroborated by employees
of the Candy Kitchen and the Judge
decided that Mrs. Richter was not
guilty of having violated the law
which requires that autos be kept
lighted while they are on public
street at night
The police assert that Mrs.
Richter's auto has been frequently
operated at night without lights.
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From Saturdays Daily.
William Halden of Minneapolis
went to sleep at the Clifton house
last night. leaving an automobile
standing in the street in front Of
the hostelry. The lights both front
and rear of the machine, were burn.
ing brightly when he retired to the
arms of his old-time friend Morphe.
us. But later they went out. Hal.
den was arrested and brought be-
fore Judge w. L. Comstock and
he was assessed $40 and costs.
Halden was driving the car from
Minneapolis to Rushmore, and stop
ped over night to rest His sleep
was rather expensive.
Tony Saba today swore to com
plant charging Joe Shama with
having assailed him violently with
abusive language. Both men are
Assyrians. Shama will be given a
hearing before Judge Comstock on
September 20, at 10 a. m.
Warren Mitchell was before Judge
w. L. Cmstock this morning on a
charge of disorderly conduct. He
paid fine of $40 and costs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
END Of OLD REGIME
STANDARD OIL COMPANY PASSES
OUT OF EXISTENCE.
RESULT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS
Work Of ApportlonIne company's
/ Holdings Of Over 30 Subsidiaries
10 Expected TO occupy at
Least Three Months.

New York.-The Standard Oil cons
pany Of New Jersey, the corporation
which has been the storm center OF
antitrust agitation throughout the
country for years, has passed out OF
existence. SO far as It's present form
and functions are concerned.
After Friday this famous corpora,
tion will cease ofiicially to carry on its
operations AZ the head Of a vast orr
ganizatiop whose ,activities extend In,
to almost every part OF the World |
In obedienee TO the decision Of tha
supreme court 1t Is relinauishipg Its
control OF the subsidiary concerns.
and September 1 was the date set for
the ending OF the old regime.
With the. end Of business the com,
pany's books, containing the list '6}
stockholders, will close, and the stock
OF its subsidiaries will be distributed
among the stockholders, in the parent
organization OF record at that time.
The work OF apportloffng the CONT
pany's holdings OF the stock Of moro
than thirty subsidiaries affected will
bccupy at least three months, 1t Is ex'
pected, SO that the readjustment will
not be complete prior TO December I
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
NEWS FROM THE STATE HOUSE

- Valuations Of railroads in Nebraska
for purposes OF terminal taxation
show an increase Of $45O,43O over last
year. A. : o. ~ ~
After sleeping continuously for
twelve days. Sam Polkios, aged twen.
ty.four. a recent immigrant to this
country, died at an Omaha hospital
OF a very rare disease known by the
medical world as poxemia. .,. .,-s
State banks that were called TO &C.
count by the state banking board for
advertising that the state OF Nebras.
ka guarantees deposits under the
guarantee law have all ceased the
methods which the board found fault
with. -,.'
The recent primary drew more
voters to the polls than any previous
election. appearing to indicate that
the primary is bringing out /, more
representative expression Of opinion
as the voters become more familiar
with II.
A portrait OF Champion S. Chase, at.
torney general OF Nebraska from 1867
to 1859, has been presented to the
legal department by Clement Chase
Of Omaha. son OF the former Official.
The portraits of former attorneys
general are now complete. except for
that OF A. S., Churchill, who served
from 1895 to 1897. ., , .., .,
Governor Aldrieh has appointed the
following delegates to attend a public
lands convention to be held at Den.
yer, September 2S to so: G. T.. Pari-
soc, Mlnden; Prof George r. Chat
burn, Lincoln: s. A. Searles. Omaha:
Dan v. Stephens. Fremont ''f' a.
Adjutant General Phelps OF the Ne.
braska national guard has gone to
Oklahoma City to attend the national
meeting OF the United Spanish7Amer.
lean war veterans. He Is past de.
partment commander OF the depart
ment OF Nebraska and Is entitled to a
vote in the national meeting OF the
organization.
The coin turnstiles used at the en-.
france OF the state fair grounds this
year can be operated only by the use
OF 50-cent silver piece. Monday,
September 4. the opening day OF the
fair, Is expected to be one OF the best
days Of the fair. The program will
include the dedication OF the grand.
stand at the race course by Governor
Aldrich. concerts by Liberatrs band
and opera company, an unusually
good program Of races. daylight fire.
works. and the famous Wright
brothers saroplanes In sensational
lights. \ f, iN >,. a.. ea If,
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
Has Annexation In Mind.

Mount Forest. Ont.--The declaration
that President Taft and his friends
have had the idea of future annexas
tion Of Canada In their minds wa4
made in the address Of Sir James
Whitney. premier OF Ontario. He
asserted that the reciprocity agree.
ment was intended by It's advocates IN
the United States ito hamstring and
kill anything in the nature of the con.
centration and consolidation Of thu
British empire" 't.t . g.. ., u,
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
OF THE DAY
BONE PARAGRAPHS OF TIMELY
INTEREST.
ARE BRIEF BUT TO THE POINT
Items Of Events That Are Transpirlno
In Our Own 40 We'll a. In
Foreign Lands - Washing.
ton Political News.
Washington.

President Taft, in his speech at.
tacking the tariff bills. take the view
that the bills were ill.considered and
badly drawn.
Substantial improvement IL noted In
the condition Of Congressman J. l..
Latta, who underwent surgical op.
Grafton last week at a Minnesota san.
itarium.
In his annual report to be laid be.
fore congress In December, Mr.. Hitch
cock will recommend the establish.
ment Of parcels post service on rural
mail routes.
The treasury and the banks will be
called on to finance no less than $94..
100000 in dividend and interest pay
msnts during September. OF that sum
t55. 100000 will be dividends. 4
An order which will eliminate from
the mails absolutely the Red Cross
stamps and the Mcnamara defense
fund stamps has been issued by Past
master General Hitchcock
}, The center of, population OF the
United Sutes is announced by the di.
rector, of the census bureau to be In
the western part of the city Of Bloom
ington. Monroe cohnty. Indiana ~
Women and girls employed in the
bureau Of engraving and printing will
raise money for the assittaAce o. J..
J. Mcnamara, now IN fan at LOS
Angeles, Cali, charged with dynamit.
Ing the Los Angeles Times building.
IN order for the Uulled States to
control the vast resources In its
northern territory. the government
must own one or more railroads iu
Alaska, according to President
,Pinchot OF the conservation congress.