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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-09-23
CIRCUIT COURT TERM CLOSED

follow each other after the close
of the criminal docket, provided
Court did not adjourn finally by
the end of this week.
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RECENT DEATHS
GEORGE v. BACON.

George V. Bacon, former we'll
known Elktonian, who located in
St. Paul, Mimi, in the early eight
les, died suddenly on September
II, at Hobart, Ind, where he had
country residence. For some
years past he had lived in Chi
cago. He was largely interested
in real estate in Gary, Ind, but
had lately met with reverses and
WAS to have appeared in final
bankruptcy proceedings in the
United States Court at Hammond,
Ind, last Saturday. He was found
dead, sitting in a chair at his
home, at Hobart. The authorities
stated tina. his death was due to
natural carses. He married Miss
Charity Perdue, of Chesapeake
City, who survives him with sew
eral children. A brother, Joseph
K. Bacon, of St. Paul, also sur
wives him.
MRS. EMILY E. DeBEET.
Mrs. Emily E. DeBeet, died at
the home of her granddaughter,
Carroll Edgar, with whom she had
resided for several years past, in
Elkton, on Monday, aged 80 yeal $.
She was native of Baltimore and
was twice married. Her first hus-
band was James Keys and her
second Duncan H. DeBeet, who
died II years ago. She spent her
lie in Baltimore and St. Michaels,
Md, finally making her home with
Mr.. Edgar A half sister, Mrs,
Henrietta Arnold, of Baltimore,
survives her.
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the Mankato State bank. was this
morning elected to the position OF
cashier to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of John r. Thomas.
Mr.. Schoyen has served in various
capacities in the bank. starting in
IS bookkeeper twenty-one years ago.
After serving ten years in this ca
pacity he was elected teller. and six
years ago was made assistant cash
Ter. Mr.. Schoyen's banking knowl
edge was recognized by the board
of directors and his appointment
will be pleasing to stockholders and
the public.
The Mankato State Bank is one of
the oldest and strongest banking in
situations in the city and has an
excellent set of officers and direc-
tors.
The officers now are: DR.. q. G.
Harrington, president; Frank Fow-
Ter vice president; E. Schoyen, cash
Ter; T. c. Nicholson. assistant cash
Ter, Silas S. Juliar, tbookkeeper.
A. G.. Lack whose name was con.
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nected with the position of cashier
was not candidate for the place.


With PinkertOn detective emf
ployed Oh the case. the authorities
of LeSueur county hope to solve the
mystery that surrounds the murder
which occurred i'm LeSueur on, Satur-
day night, week ago. The detec-
tive put in an appearance at LIE
Sueur Center yesterday and applied
the pump" to both MastersOn and
Green, who are under lock and key
there.
1t is reported from LeSueur Cen
ter that the PinkertOn man Is of the
opinion that Green, the negro boy,
committed the murder and that Mas
terson knows all about the crime and
participated i'm the spOils.
Masterson's reputation is none too
good i'm Mankato where he has been
in trouble on numerous occasions, as
related in The Free Press few
days ago.
A hired man employed on the farm
of Paul Kuske. Sibley county, has
made the statement that the murder
ed man was Charles Roe; that he
Identifies him by the scars on his
back. He states that Roe was en-
ployed on the Kuske farm and that
he slept with him on the Wednes'
day night preceding the murder. The
hired man has not seen the remains
but Mr. Kuske, his employer, has
and he said positively that Roe and
the murdered man are not one and
the same.
The sheriff, coroner and deputies
are making a search of haystacks in
the vicinity of LeSueur, but the rea
son for this they will not reveal.
The examination of Masterson will
be held on August II.
The same detective that worked
on the O'Malley case is employed on
the present case.
Yesterday Masterson and Green
were locked up in the same cell and
Detective Fielding gave them q
sweating process.
Masterson wanted to know why
Green was attempting to put the
murder on to him.
Green up to yesterday was occupy
ing a cell in the ladies section OF
the jail, but after the session with
the detective he was locked up in
on ordinary cell. This incensed the
colored youth, and he declared thai
the authorities would get no more
out of him. He insisted upon main
tanning a clam-like silence.
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From Mondays Daily.
number of property owners al
fected were present at the council
meeting this forenoon when the paw
ing assessment hearing took place.
They were present to gain infOrma-
ton only, and no objections of any
kinds were raised.
w. r. Geddes appeared for the
official board of the Christian church
and asked where the intersection Of
the streets was determined. and
was informed that it was at the
property lines.
Miles Porter asked whether it was
intended to pave Lincoln street,
and was informed that the council
had at a previous meeting cut that
street out.
An Informal Talk.
An informal talk took place in
regard to the curb and gutter and
boulevards, and Commissioner Hum
iston said that the city would fill
the boulevards with the dirt from
the street The city would take
away the old curb stones if the
property owners did not want them.
The property owners were also en-
titled to the old gutter stones.
The council adopted the resOlu-
tons making the assessments as
prepared by City Engineer Blom-
quist, and the hearing for the con-
firmation of the same will be held
i'm two weeks.
Report Made BY Accountants.
The following communication was
received from Mellis, Pirie & Co.,
the accountants who have examined
the city books: We have had sub
mitted to us statement showing
the amount now due to Ex-City-
Treasurer c. Davies by the city of
MankatO to be $123.30 We have
not audited his accounts i'm detail
but have along with your present
checks by means of totals, and these
tests indicate that all Davies cash
receipts were accounted for. AS
regards the cash disbursements. the
city clerks records act as com
plete check on them. It therefore
appears that the amount now due to
Mr.. Davies is 1923 30.
The report was placed on file
The following report was received
from Health Officer DR.. A. E. Sob
mer: 1.-THE question of regulating
the exposition of fruit and vegetables
on the street for sale, having been
referred to me by your body for in
vestigation, | beg to report as fol
lows:
"Inasmuch as the display of
fruits and vegetables on the streets
exposes them to dust and dirt and
contamination by flies and other in
sects; and inasmuch as investiga-
ton by competent authorities has es-
tabished the fact that flies and in
sects are dangerous disease carri-
ers; and inasmuch as fruits and
vegetables, especially in their sea-
son, are easily contaminated, and
by their nature help to cause dis
eases of the digestive tract, and in
fictitious fevers; and inasmuch as
the proper regulation of their sale
would not cause hardships to the
dealers; but in fact, make their
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sale cheaper and easier. respectfully
and sincerely recommend an ordi.
nance to be drawn ard passed and
made a law TO prohibit exhibiting
fruits and vegetables and other cas-
lily infected foodstuffs on public
streets. and that they must be kept
indoors and properly protected from
flies and dust"
The report was placed on file, and
on motion of Commissioner Ban
gerter the city attorney was re-
quested to draw up such an order.
The council voted to pay the $40
annual dues i'm the League of Ameri-
can Municipalities until September,
1911. and to discontinue the city's
membership i'm the league after
that.
Lincoln Park Fountain.
Commissioner Bangerter stated
that he had received a communica-
ton from a lady asking why the
water was not turned on the foun-
tain in Lincoln park. He said that
he had the water turned on for a
few days, and somebody had stuck
stone down into the overflow
pipe. Then somebody had broken
the gun on the statute, and he had
become disguised and shut off the
water. He would like to accommo-
date the residents. but it seemed
should take pride and try to keep
boys away from the fountain 1t
would cost the city $40 to SIS to
dig up the overflow pipe and get
the stone out
Commissioner HumistOn said that
it was hard to find the miscreants.
Commissioner Bangerter said that
the ears had been broken from the
rams heads about the fountain and
destructive acts done from time to
time.
1t was decided to fix up the fOun-
tain and turn the water on again.
Appeared for Traction Company.
A. r. Pau, Jr., appeared for the
Mankato Electric Traction company,
and presented a profile for extend
ing the street car track down Will
lard street from Pleasant to Front
prepared by the city engineer, and a
blue print presented by the COM
pdHy. L lie company eApeCleu 10 III
crease it's patronage on the hill dis
trict line by this extension. 1t would
be necessary to fill the depression
on Willard street between State
and Front. The company expected
to make improvements elsewhere in
the city, and the city should help it
to make this first one.
The matter of grading up the
street was left to Commissioner
Humiston, who said that some dirt
from the Second street grading could
be used there.
The report of the city clerk for
July was approved and a synopsis
of it will be published.
The bills were allowed.
The council voted to award the
contract for constructing the Gem
ent walk on Mound avenue and
Poplar street to G.. E. Charland,
the lowest bidder. at 3-4 cents
per square foot. The other bids re-
ceived at the last meeting for these
and other streets were rejected.
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DO|NGS IN SOCIETY
N. w. 80 cHIzens 21s


David Terwilliger was called from
Albert Lea today to transact some
business in this city. He states that
he and William Wittmers are enjoy
ing fine business with their newly
purchased transfer line there. They
also like the city. and report hardly
house for rent there.
DR.. Lewis of Watonwan was i'm
Mankato today.
Mrs. J. ii. Garfield of st. Paul
arrived yesterday to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hedberg,
for a couple of weeks
Oliver Olson and son. Emory, re-
turned last evening from Point Pleas
ant, where they spent week most
enjoyably in the Lewis cottage.
Emory is recovering from an attack
of pneumonia.
George Barnes of Wells was in
Mankato today.
Charles f. Wise will go to Med
ford, Ore, next week to join his fam
lily, and expects to be gone the rest
of the month.
Edward H. MoehlenbrOck of Owa-
tonna visited in the city yesterday
with his father Frederick Moehlen-
brock, ST.. Mr. Moehlenbrock is gen.
eral manager of the Black Swan
company of Waseca.
T. H. Summers departed for Den
yer, Col He is one of the delegates
to the supreme convention of the
Modern Brotherhood of America.
which will be in session there. He
will go over the Milwaukee extension
by way of Seattle and look after
his fruit ranch at North Yakima.
DR.. o. H. McMichael- of Vernon
Center was in Mankato yesterday.
DR.. John Williams of Lake Crys-
tai spent short time in the city
yesterday.
Henry G. Nelson, deputy sheriff at
Eau Claire, Wis.,, passed through the
city yesterday en- route home from
Council Bluffs with a prisoner who is
charged with an assault on citizen
of Eau Claire.
Mrs. Rosie NJ. Dyer of Boston ar
rived in Mankato today to visit her
sister, Mrs. l.. G. NJ. Fletcher.
Mrs. Quiggle has returned to ST.
Paul after brief visit with her
parents, General and Mrs. Gustave
Widell.
Charles A. Owen went to Fairmont
today where he will remain over
Sunday with his family who are Wis
iting friends there.
T. B. Taylor, wife and daughter
Gertrude of Mapleton passed through
the city today ell route home from a
trip to Pacific coast points. They
spent some time in Seattle where
they visited Mr.. Taylor's brother and
also were interested spectators of the
"potloch" carnival in progress there.
They were absent five weeks.
E. Schoyen and daughter were in
Minneapolis yesterday.
Rev. p. X. Edwards, rector of ST.
Johns Episcopal church, went to st,
Paul today where he will on the
morrow preach i'm Christ's church
H. J. Wagon and family arrived
in Mankato last evening in Mr..
Wagons private car. They will visit
friends here over Sunday.
Miss Margaret Gable returned last
evening from Marquette, Mich, where
she has been teaching in the normal
school. She will spend her vacation
at home. returning to Marquette the
last of September to resume her du-
ties.
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500 REWARD, 500.

The readers Of this paper VIII be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the oDlv positive cur now K,,v;---
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing constitutional disease. requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the foun-
paent engtb hv bn ahH giving the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in it's curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, .75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton,
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house and senate. ...... 16i
How All Sections Voted
{: Geographically 1.-THE poll indicates
no sectional preferences except, per-
haps. in the case of Underwood.
whose adherents are almost without
exception. from the south Wilson
and Harmon have champions in
every section of the country. Mar.
shall and Folk are native sons
candidates. and their followers are
held together by convention or prl-
mary pledges.
Those who are for Wilson say:
HE is progressive without being
radical, or, in Governor Wilson's own
language, "a conservative with q
move on He is safe, sane and lis
tens to reason"
The views of those voting for
Harmon may be summed up about
as follows:
"He has been elected governor OF
Ohio, and in the face of republican
opposition within the state has
achieved wonders The time is ripe
for conservative democrats to again
assume control of the party. The
ultra-progressiyes have shown that
their plotting leads the party to
breakers. Governor Harmon is nearer
being the man of the hour that
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, tender a. Mic Kleinschmidt's saloon.
Entertained for Professor odIand.

Entertained for Professor Odland.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Sundt enter,
tanned at six o'clock dinner last
evening i'm honor OF Professor Cd
land of Christiania, Norway, who is
taking trip through America with
a view to visiting the schools and
studying the educational system.
Covers for ten were laid, and the
dinner was served in three courses,
and was very enjoyable. Professor
Odland left this morning.
Parcel Shower at Judson.
Sixty-two neighbors and friends
were entertained at a surprise parcel
shower last Saturday afternoon,
given by Misses Mary Ellen Evans
and Jennie Williams, at the home of
the latter, in honor of Miss Ellen
Pritchard, whose wedding occurs Au-
gust 9. The rooms were prettily
decorated for the occasion, the color
scheme being blue and white. The
many pretty and useful gifts were
presented in an express wagon drawn
by two little girls in blue, Elsie
Evans and Eleanor Roberts. The
parcels were opened by the bride
to-be and passed through the hands
of the guests, for which she ex-
pressed her appreciation in few
we'll chosen words. The guests were
then invited to the dining room and
partook of a delicious three course
luncheon. All departed reporting a
good time, and wishing Miss Pritch-
ard a long and happy life in the
f1t,lrp a in the mast
The guests from away were Mrs.
Roberts and Elizabeth of Lake
Crystal; Misses Katherine Roberts,
Eliza Firestone of MankatO; Jennie
Roberts, Wales, Wis; Nellie Jones.
Ottawa, and Mrs. Hollander and chill
dren of Minneapolis.
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Window Citizen: Henry Heineman
came down from Mankato Friday to
attend the funeral of Henry Traut-
fether They were chums together
in the old country and had been to-
gether a greater part of the time in
this country.
Al Wysong and Fred Force were
in Wells yesterday afternoon.
/. l.. Stone of the UNIQUE theatre
was in Austin yesterday.
Mrs. Jesse Keene of Belgrade and
her guest, Mrs. Louis Allen and
daughter, Miss Margaret Allen, OF
Zumbrota. visited Mankato yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Weicking have
gone to Lansing, Iowa, to visit for
three or four weeks.
Rev. w e. Evans will leave to-
morrow for Milwaukee, to enjoy .
months vacation.
Miss Laura Klein will return TO-
morrow from her trip to Colfax
Springs, Iowa. and Minneapolis.
Mrs. Albert Schwan and Miss
Louise Graham of Good Thunder paic,
Mankato friends a visit yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Schweiger of Spring
field is visiting i'm the city.
r. J. Dunn of Candy was an ar
rival i'm the city this morning.
F. E. Caldwell of Blue Earth was
in the city over night.
Rev. George c. Tanner of Faribault
spent a few hours in Mankato yeE-
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas LEFT
twin RI lei
will return in a week or two.
Miss Ruth Bradley is visiting
friends in South Dakota.
r. A. Turrell and son, Ross, of
Spokane, Wash, arrived yesterday to
visit his brother-inlaw. E. F. Soaring.
and family for couple of days, at
Point Pleasant.
Mrs. S. P Meredith left Monday
for Cleveland, Ohio, to visit her par
ents for a month.
George May of Mount Angel, Ore.
arrived last night to visit in this
city and vicinity for couple of
months. On the evening he left Port
land he met D. T. Bowen. who sad
that he would return to MankatO in
about three weeks.
Detective G. G. Phillips returned
last night from a three weeks alb
sence, during which he visited Ohio
and illinois He will leave tonight
for Wisconsin.
Frank P Zschunke and wife of
New Ulm and Carl C. Zschunke and
wife of Springfield arrived yesterday
to attend the funeral today of their
brother, the late Fred. C.. Zschunke.
C.. Nj. Black of Lake Crystal was
in the city last evening.
Frank e. Little of Minneapolis was
in the city today on business. He
is a former travelling man, now in
terested in mining.
County Attorney Albert H. Ener-
son, Postmaster A. J. Gerhard. Leon
ard Redding, cashier of bank, and
Percy Eykyn of Lamberton arrived
this morning to attend the funeral
of the late Fred. C.. Zschunke. They
are members of the Lamberton lodge
of MaSons. Some other members
planned on coming by automobile.
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BIatterman-PoIIei Wedding.

Miss Annie Blatterman and Gust
Pollei are to be married at the home
of the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Blatterman, on the st. Peter
road, at four o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Mr.. Pollei is brother of Po-
liceman Charles Pollei, and is bar
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A. J. Good Of Minneapolis address
ed large audience at the Christian
church last evening and let the lime,
light spread over the vices that exist
in Mankato. Mr.. Good has devoted
great deal of his life TO "slum-
ming" and finding out the bad there
is in communities. He devoted sew
eral nights to going down the line
in Mankato and discovered a num-
Der of things that in his opinion
need Strengthening out.
Police Force Too Small.
Mr. Good is of the opinion that
this city is not policed as well as il
should be, but he does not lay the
blame for this dereliction entirely
on the police department. The force
is not large enough to enable the
policing of the parks and the outly'
ing residential districts. Too many
young folks are permitted to roam
the parks o'nights; also some of the
residential streets are transformed
into lovers lanes. In his opinion too
many young girls are permitted on
home under the watchful eyes of
their mothers.
Found Many Jass.
The saloons are not pOliced in the
manner they should be, is an opinion
of Mr.. Good. In his stunning" ex-
petitions Thursday and Friday nights
Mr.. Good found great deal Of In
toxication in the saloons. On Thurs
day night he counted fifty 'jags" In
the thirst emporiums he visited and
on Friday night the number had in
creased to eighty. A number of these.
Mr.. Good asserted, were habitual
drunkards, who obtained their liquor
with ease, although their names are
on the prescribed list. In two sa-
looms he found women drinking
liquor.
Lid Was Lifted.
During his preambulations around
town Sunday morning Mr.. Good dis
covered the lid was lifted from sew
eral saloons and that liquor could be
obtained providing the person de-
string it had the price.
In a private conversation with one
of the local ministers, Mr.. Good stat
ed that he had found obscene pic
lures in several slot machines.
The Corrective Measure.
AS a means of correcting the evils
and vices complained of Mr.. Good
advocated the organization of an anti
vice commission to be composed of
of the churches. This
commission could take up the matter
of law enforcement and put ia opera
ton such measures as will put
stop to law violations and aid the
police department in the perform
ance of it duty.
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Fall Term Opens Monday, August e, at the
Rochester, MINI. Business College and School
Of Telegraphy. TO PARENTS, TO YOUNG MEN AND
YOUNG WOMEN who seeking thoro
work. this school
the thoo training schools the Northwest
limiting which
qualified Write for Caaog
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Washington, August SIN a straw
vote taken by the democrats in both
houses of congress, not one favored
w. j. Bryan for the presidential NOM
ination in 1912.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey leads with fOrty-five.
TEN
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China Under the Empress Dow
ager" is another of the recent popu-
lar books of more than passing in
tereSt.
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The library has an excellent collec-
ton of popular dramas, American
and English.
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One of the most interesting of re-
cent books is Cartoons Zone Way
Out" interesting alike to men and
women young and old.
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The following scores were made
at the Gun club shoot last evening:
Neitge, II; Bennett, 10, 81; c. A..
Keene, II; Eggersdorfer. II; Koppen.
Is, 10; G.. E. Ball, Is; E. Hensel, 10;
Mcclure, II, 90; /. Hensel, 19; X.
Keene, 20; Clayton. ID; B. Ball, 10;
Darson, 10; Ed Langes, IS; Theis-
sen, Is; Pagel, 10; Edwards, 10.
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Bernice Chilgren is visiting friends
at Nicollet. She will be gone about
two weeks.
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During the electrical storm Sunday
evening lightning struck house on
East Wheeler avenue. The stroke
entered by way of the chimney, scat
tering the SCOT about the room. Two
holes were made in the floor by the
lightning, but otherwise no damage
was done to The building and no one
was injured.
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Judge |. M. Olsen has issued an
order restraining Dwane Stewart
from doing violence to his wife and
also that an alimony of $12 month
be paid by him to his wife. Stewart
was released from the county Jail
lately after serving term for
threatening violence to his wife and
otherwise abusing her.