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The Mankato free press., 1912-10-11
MANKATO MILLS SOLD:
DULUTH FOLK BUYERS
From Mondays Daily.
Negotiations have just been complet-

Negotiations have just been complet-
ed whereby Duluth interests asso-
ciated with the F. A. Patrick com.
pany, wholesale dry goods, of that
city, have purchased the Mankato
knitting mills.
For some time past it has been
Impossible for the Mankato Mills
company to secure enough female
help to produce the output required
by the increasing demand for the
company's product. For this reason
the company has recently been nego-
tiating both in Minneapolis and at
the head of the lakes for the pur-
chase of a suitable building, with
the intent of moving part Of its
equipment there, where the desired
class of help is available. A deal
for the purchase of ar'building had
been almost completed, when the
Duluth interests learned the situa-
ton. The Duluth people had for
some time been planning to enter
the manufacture of similar lines and
promptly offered to buy the Mankato
plant and install a large part of it's
machinery in a new building already
erected in Duluth.
Offer Was Unsolicited.
The offer came to the Mankato
Mills company without solicitation
and was made contingent upon the
consent of Mr.. Hixon, it's president,
to continue for at least a year as
the chief executive officer of both
the Mankato and the Duluth mills.
Mr.. HixOn spent several days in
Duluth last week and the deal was
closed during his stay there.
A very fiattering inducement was
held out to Mr.. Hixon personally,
for his services, and the price paid
for the plant, while not made public,
is equally satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
A new company will probably be
organized at once, but the work
of moving the machinery to Duluth
will not be commenced until some
time early in the spring when the
knitting machinery in the hosiery
department will be taken there. The
sweater department will probably
be continued here and the remaindr
eof tn plant will continue to run as a
spinning plant to supply yarns to the
Duluth mill. No interruption to the
business will occur.
Payroll Here to Be Cut.
The sale of the property means
distinct loss to Mankato, for while
number of the hands now employ.
ed in the hosiery department will be
transferred to the sweather depart
Ia,
considerably deminished in the flu
ture. However, it is likely that in
connection with the business here a
jobbing depot will be established
from which the new concern will
handle it's jobbing trade in South
ern Minnesota and North Dakota.
The Mankato free press., 1912-10-11

pole at Central Terrace and Wa.
basha street to avoid a smash-up
with a delivery wagon. The front
of the machine was battered, a
wheel was torn off and light
smashed.
The occupants of the car were
thrown out but escaped with a
slight shaking up.
Filled the Petitions.
Bearing a bushel basket full of
petitions and many more in their
arms, a delegation of five progress.
sive party leaders filed the nomina
tions of the Roosevelt presidential
electors and four candidates FOR
state offices at the. secretary OF
states office Saturday The party
included l.. B. Swift of Minneapolis
H. w. Libby of Winona, H. It. Hal.
bert, George Chaplin, James T. Scott
and j. A. Garrity of st. Paul. Those
nominated are:
For GOVERNOR. V. Collins, Min
neapolis, $3.50 signers.
For Secretary of State-M. S. Nor
elius, Lindstrom, $500 signers.
For Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioners-T. j. Sharkey of Staples
and ]. H. Grass of Fergus Falls
each $500 signers.
For Presidential Electors-Ole O.
Canstorp, C. A. Rohrer, w. H. Ha
gle, e. II. Smith, A. V. Rieke, w. A.
Marin, W. T. Coe, j. w. Wright, w
B. Douglas, Wolf Won Schierbrand
Ezra E. McCrea, L. C. Churchill.
Secretary of State julius A.
Schmahl and that the petitions would
be looked over and if there were
the requisite number of names the
names would be placed on the bal
lots as matter of course. ~.
The Mankato free press., 1912-10-11
GUILTY OF DYNAM|7INC

indianapolis, October 7.-Edward
Clark of Cincinnati today pleaded
guilty to the government charges in
the dynamite conspiracy. The pris-
oner was separated from the other
forty-five defendants and taken to
Jail to await the imposing of SEN
tence. Clark pleaded guilty to all
the charges, five counts of conspir-
acy and fifty counts Of being the
principal to the actual illegal in.
terstate shipment of dynamite and
nitrogIycerine.
The Mankato free press., 1912-10-11
Celebrated a Birthday.

At the home of c. l.. Wigen at
South Bend the seventy-seventhb birth.
day of B. ]. Lein was appropriately
celebrated yesterday. The party
lasted all day and sumptuous din
ner was served. About twenty rel
atives and friends were present.
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cover wide and rushing rivers
In his arms he bore the maiden;
Light he thought her as feather
AS a plume upon his headgear."
The Mankato free press., 1912-10-11
COUNCIL PUT THE CITY
TAX BUDGET, $4,000

Seventy-five thousand dollars is the
sum levied upon the taxable property
of Mankato for the year 1913, and
the several funds will be supplied
in the amounts given above. ..
The levy was made by the city
council at its session this morning.
Complaint BY Mrs. Aitkens. +
Mrs. Aitkens, proprietor of the
Minneopa house appeared before the
city council this morning in regard
to a water bill of $11, which was un-
paid and which had been contracted
before she had taken charge of the
property. Last Friday morning the
water had been shut off as is the
rule when water bill is not paid
after it has been due ten days.
George Turrittin, who has the rent
ing of the property promised to pay
the bill some time ago and said that
he would have the money by the
first of the month, and if he didn't
pay he left orders for the city en-.
gineer to shut the water off. The
council decided that it was plainly
matter between Mrs. Aitkens and
Mr. Turrittin and according to the
city ordinance cannot turn the water
on until the bill is paid.
The following building permits
were then read and approved:
Inside Fire Limits-To First Ma
tional bank, east 68 feet of south
Al feet of lot 5, block 13, two story
brick office building, tar-gravel roof,
6S by SO, completed January l, 1913.
Estimated cost $4,000.
Outside Fire Limits-To Leo Held
winkel, lot 8, block 6, Dukes addi-
ton, frame barn, 20 by 80, estimated
cost $500.
To w. S. Goodrich, lot 4, block 13,
Van Brunt's addition, frame dwelling
"a by 2S, estimated cost, $4,000.
To A. E. Carlson, lot 6, block 6,
Warrens addition, remodeling present
dwelling and add porch, estimated
cost, $1,000.
The assessment for the Main street
filling were then heard and it was
decided to take Mrs. Boehmer's
name from the roll on account of
the damage done to her house. The
date for the confirmation of the as
sessment was set for October 21.
A builders bond for $1,000, given
by G. A. Anderson for sidewalk, gut
ter and curbing was then read and
approved. -. ..-.
1t was then decided to advertise
for bids for laying the water main
on Record street from Lewis to Full
ton street The bids will be open on
October q.
The pay rolls of the city employees
were then read and approved
Report of Treasurer.
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Rev. F. B. Cowgirl and his family
left today for their new home in ST.
Paul, where Rev. Mr.. Cowgirl has
been appointed district superintend.
ent of the Methodist Episcopal
church. The family has during their
residence in Mankato made many
friends and will be greatly missed.
The Mankato free press., 1912-10-11

he treasurer report was approx
ed as read
1t was decided to take up certifi.
Gates of Indebtedness for $19,250.12
on the outstanding accounts for local
improvements.
Councilman Lawrence Henline was
not satisfied with the assessment for
the Second street improvements and
claimed that as he was not benefit
ed in any way by the improvements
made he should not be made to pay
for them. The discussion of the
question was postponed until Octo-
ber 21 when the hearing of the
Second street Improvement assess.
ments will be heard.
Assessments for sprinkling were
the chief features at the special
meeting of the North Mankato coun.
Gil Saturday evening.
1t was decided to levy nine mills
per foot on Belgrade avenue from
the bridge west as far as the ave.
nue. had been sprinkled, and on Mic
ollet avenue from Sherman street
east to the bridge, and seven mills
per foot on Nicollet avenue west as
far as it had been sprinkled. The
amount of this levy will include the
cost of sprinkling and the water
used.
There was a good deal of discus.
sion about the plan for next years
sprinkling, but nothing definite was
decided upon. The sprinkling has
been a good deal of an experiment
and has been unsatisfactory in sew
eral respects. One reason for this
was that there had been no one to
take entire charge of the work and
complaints were made to all the
councilmen, the driver of the sprink-
Ter wagon and to William Page.
who had the contract for doing the
work. All these men had their own
ideas about how the work shold be
done and when they all gave orders
to the man who was actually doing
the work satisfactorily, results could
hardly be expected.
Where Complaints Came From.
The principal complaints came
from Nicollet avenue which was
not travelled very much and along
the sides of the roadway weeds
and grass had grown up and
Contractor Page did not think
it was necessary to put as
much water on this street as on
Belgrade avenue where the roadway
was wider and no weeds were in
The Mankato free press., 1912-10-11

been paying too much tax shall
pay less, and he who has been pay
ing too little shall pay his full
share.
The Mankato free press., 1912-10-11
UNWILLING OF A STATUE
BUILT BY LITTLE FOLKS
From Mondays Daily.


Children of the contributors of the
pennies that nineteen years ago
went to purchase the art work may
have been among the crowds of pub
lie school pupils that Saturday wit
messed the unveiling of Fjelde's
statue of Hiawatha at Minnehaha
Falls, says The Minneapolis Journal.
The contributors themselves were
school children at the time the stat
ue was exhibited at the Chicago
worlds fair, in 1898, and shortly
thereafter purchased to occupy a
site at the famous falls. But differ
ences of opinion as to the proper
location of the statue for many
years kept it stored in st. Paul
while the donors of the pennies
with which it was bought grew up
and reared children of their own.
The sculpture shows Hiawatha car
rying Minnehaha in his arms.
Nearly 1000 School Children.
There were nearly 1000 school
children in the crowd that witnessed
the unveiling Saturday. The, exer-
cises took place under the trees
just above the falls, and the day was
ideal for the purpose. President L.
J. Phelps, in brief address, told Of
the work of the committee that had
engineered the original purchase,
and introduced Charles M. Loring,
former president of the park board.
Mr.. Loring told of the work of the
late Mrs. l.. P. Hunt of Mankato,
who, prior to the statues purchase
made the appeal to the thousands
of school children of Minnesota that
resulted in the collection of the
enormous mass of pennies that paid
for the art work. He said it was
cause for regret that Mrs. Hunt,
who died just month ago, could
not have been spared to witness the
ultimate success of the plan which
she originated so many years ago,
and expressed the hope that a
bronze tablet to her memory would
be placed near the Hiawatha statute.
Poem That Inspired Statue.
Mr.. Phelps later explained that
this wish would be carried out, and
Park Superintendent Theodore
Wirth said large boulder directly
across the creek had been selected
to bear the tablet. Another bronze
tablet, bearing the words from
Longfellow's famous poem that in
spired the statue, will be placed
at the base of the sculpture. The
lines are:
The Mankato free press., 1912-10-11
From Mondays Daily.
Entertained Beta Beta Mus.

Miss Emma O'Donnell and Mrs. F.
K. Meagher entertained the Beta
Beta Mus at the home of the for
mer on South Broad Saturday even.
ing. At this gathering of the club
the gentlemen friends of the mem.
bers were also guests and the even.
ing was a very delightful one. Mrs.
Frank Crane of st. Peter was the
only out of town guest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TODAY. z No games scheduled.
GHRISTY MATHEWSON TODAY
 CELEBRATES SEND BIRTHDAY.

Shooting stars there are who flash across the baseball sky, giving the fans brief and brilliant pyrotechnic
 display, only to vanish into the dark
 ness and oblivion of the bush leagues. When the fireworks are over the base
 ball bugs again turn their attention. to the fixed and faithful stars that shine on forever, comparatively speaking Such a baseball star is
 "oId'' Christopher Mathewson, twirler
 of the New York Giants who is today
 celebrating his thirty birth,
 day When Marquard was engaged
 in his sensational and spectacular
 winning streak, good old Big Six
 was for time out of the limelight,
 and ficfIe fans there were-perhaps
 the writer among them-who essayed the role of prophet and predicted that
 with playing second fiddle to M.
 Richard de Marquis. Perhaps he
 may, for no one may say with safety
 what the mighty Rube will accom-
 plish in the months and years to
 come-whether he will prove to be a
 shooting star or a fixed one. But
 Matty's reputation is secure, and 1t IS not at all improbable that he will go on pitching for ten years to come. and so surpass the great record hung up by Cy Young of twenty-one major league years and 506 victories. This year is the thirteenth that Mathew
 son has worn a New York uniform, and he has passed the 300 mark in the, number of games won, christy was born at Factoryville, Pa, Aug. 12. 1a80. His first real baseball ex- perience was on the nine of Keystone 1 Academy Later he played with Buck nell University, of which he is a i graduate On leaving college. he de- termined on a professional baseball career, and played first at .Honesdale, Pa, and later at Taunton, Mass. Next
 he went to Norfolk, in the Virginia
 League, and it was from that city I that he was secured by New York in l19OO That year he pitched one
 complete game and parts of five oth- 1 CT contests for the Giants and lost all of them. That first year with the big league he was very wild, hitting l a. number of batsmen and issuing | free passes with all the prodigalit5 of press agent attempting to "pa- per'' an unsuccessful theatrical pro l auction Tn 1901 Matty came into l his own, winning twenty of thirty 1 seven games. played.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
GENERAL. ELECTRIC MELON
Stockholders to Receive Three-T -Tenths
 of Share for Each Share Held.

New Haven, Aug. 12-New Haven holders of General Electric Company stock, have received notice of a spe- cial meeting of stockholders at the office of the company at noon on Au- gust 29. At the meeting an increase of capital stock win be voted upon. The proposition is to increase the amount of capital stock from s80s000,- 900 to s105, 900, ,000 and the declaration of a. dividend of s30 per share in stock of the company at par. That IS 9 holder of record son December 31, 1912, will receive tthree- tenths of a share of new stock for each share of stock held. A stockholder owning ten shares of stock will receive three shares of new stock.
 The announcement accompanying the notice of the special meeting points out that for a period subsequent tc the panic of 1893 the stockholders rAr iceived no dividend and that although the capital stock was reduced in 189s for the purpose of allowing a. resump- tion of dividends and the shares ther
 surrendered were retired in 1902, the
 stockholders have not as yet been re- Elnembered for the omitted dividends
 The surplus earnings of the, company according to the announcement, aIt
 now sufficient to warrant the bit stock dividend.
 | As General Electric shares on th' market brought 1s2 1-2 on. Saturda. the dividend is actually about $55 share. esar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
CHAPTER VIII.
In Which . Ghost Trespass,

 f~lHE impulse which drove Pencil ope out for the second time that night may be readily ap-
 preciated. Its foundation was fear. Its subordinate emotions were shame, self pity and consciousness of her real feeling toward the man of the house. The true spirit of wolnanhood revolted with its usual waywardness.
 She was flying down the stony road, some distance from the cottage, in the very face of the coming tornado, her heart beating like a triphamnoer, her eyes bent on the little light up the mountain side. before 1t occurred to her that this last flight was not only senseless but perilous. She even laugh ed at herself for a fool as she recalled the telltale hand bag on the porch and the damning presence of Bazelhurst lantern in the hallway.
 The storm which had been raging farther down the valley was at last whirling up to the hilltops, long delay ed as if in gleeful anticipation of catching her alone and unprotected. The little electric saddle lamp that she carried gave out feeble glow, scarce opening the way in the darkness more than ten feet ahead. Rough and irk- some was the road. most stubborn the wall of wind. The second threat of the storm was more terrifying than the first. At any instant it was likely to break forth in all its slashing fury, and she knew not whither she went. Even as she lost heart and was ready to turn wildly back in an effort to reach Shaw's home before the l delnge the lightning flashes revealed to her the presence of dwelling just of the road not POO feet ahead. She stumbled forward. crying like fright ened child. There were no lights The house looked dark. bleak, unfriendiy. 1 Farther up the hillside still gleaned the little light that was, meant to keep Renwood's ghost from disturbing the slumbers of old man Grimes and his | wife. She could not reach that light, that much she knew. Her feet were 1 like hundredweights, her limbs almost devoid of power. Crimes hut appear ed to be couple of miles away. With last. breathless effort she turn ed off the road and foundered through weeds and brush until she came to what proved to be the rear of the darkened house. Long, low, rangy, it reached off into the shadows. chilling in it's loneliness. There was no time left for her to climb the flight of steps and pound on the back door. The rain was swishing in the trees with a hiss that forbade delay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
THIS DATE IN a PUGILISTlC ANNALS

F1s94-Kid Mccoy won decision over Billy Steffens in 10 rounds at CIeve- hand. Steffens was one of the crack
 niddIeweights of the central West, and a few months before McGoy had suffered his first defeat at hns hands. In the first meeting between the pair. Mccoy had been Knocked out in the first round, although he claimed a foul, which was not allowed. When he again met Steffens he was out for reyenre. and administered a thorough thrashing to his opponent. ss 1907--WilTie Beecher knocked out Jack Robinson in ? rounds at New York.
 l9Os.-Ad Wolgast and Dan Good man fought 8-round draw at Racine. wis. This was their second bout, Goodman having been knocked out in the first battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12

(Continued-1
 ssN-no. no-not nowr' she gasped, put a great wave of exaltation swept through her being. He turned and walked away, too dazed to speak. Without knowing it, she followed with hesitating steps. At the edge of the porch he paused and looked into the darkness.
 By love, I must be dreaming" she heard him mutter.
 ANo, you are not" she declared des- perakeiy. sI am here. ask your pro- tectian for the night. I am going away Ito England I couldn't stay there-I just couldn't. I'm sorry \ came here-rm"-
 Thank heaven. sou did come," he exnlaimed turning to her joyously. ssEou are Hke a5fairy-the fairy prin- cens come. true. Ats unbelievable! But --Emt what was itiyou said about Eng landa'' he concluded, suddenly sober.
 1T, am gorgcirgs home. There's no placseelse, IT, oan'tflfve with her, she safasa bif tfefnulonsly.
 s.ToMpsiand 7at once? Your father
 :siE Ntessr tssye no father. ohr wath q 9unaenk start. Her eyes met hf6 Inn ba aah@piess stare. 'T never fhwz6A 4 ihoneSwas at Bazelhurst casts hskfhcme {. can't go there GocG Aesne RhatEam I to do?"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
SPECIAL PURSES AT
 CHARTER OAK PARK.

To the eight grand circuit purses already offered at Charter Oak Park in connection with the big Connectl- cut Fair, opening on Labor Day and continuing to the end of the week the management of the big fair will add seven other popular open class races for which purses will be given. This is for the purpose of making full five day schedule of light har- ness racing, the best ever seen on the American tracks.
 No park or track in the world Is more popular than the ancient, his toric Charter Oak It is the oldest member of the Grand Circuit and some of the most noted events in the history of horse racing have taken place there. There are on record to- day hundreds of sensational finishes between the speediest trotting and pacing horses ever seen in some of the famous Charter Oak and Nutma State stakes.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
nv ksGe eRsss ssa5SAhlale I'm- posfeotIy

4 8s@&%
 RiouAa6a kayfkAalp. Fam at your serv- ice, 91x 6ons.is yours, my right hand also. Ton are fired and wet and nervous. Won't you. come inside? I'll netsa iighh4n.a jifty and Mrs. Ulrich, fmE iDuaaAAaper, shall be with you as 5soon- as 1scan rout her out. Come in, pIeasesstfEhe held back doubtfully, @ trouhled ftains Hook in her eyes. You. wllk understand, won't you?' .khalHskea Sin1tty..
 "Ahd ras questzons asked.'' he said From the doorWHy. Still she held back, her game going involuntarily to the giasses on the table. He interpreted the look of inquiry. sgThere were two of us. The doctor was here picking cut the ahot, that's ali. He's gone. It's all right Wait here and I'll get a light" The flame in her lantern sud- dsnly ended it's feeble life.
 'sDark as Egypt, chi" he called out from the opposite side of the room.
 "Not as dark as the forest, MT. Shaw"
 "Good heavens, what q time you must have had. All alone, were you?'
 "0f course. I was not clipping"
 q beg your pardon,
 Where Weres you zsitting when rarne, up21o7dys2 of 0s6 tS&
 af4ereeiI the dark. i I was waiting for the storm to come and dozed away daresay. l love a storm, don't you ?'' 'sYes, if I'm indoors. Ahv' He had struck match and was lighting the wick of a lamp beside the huge fire place.
 '.I suppose you think I'm perfectly crazy. I'm horrid."
 'tNotz ats all SitHdpNRIhegeso on tho couahro plHases safAEOFg tnhebrful, eh Good Lord, listen to the wind! Yor got here just in time. Now, if you'll excuse me I'll have Mrs. Ulrich dowr in minute. She'll take good care oi you. And I'll make you a nice hot lrink too You need it." In the dool Bf the big living room he turned to her a look Of extreme doubt in his eyes By love, bet do wake up. It can't be uues. She laughed plaintively and sbook her head in humble self abase nenr. Don't be lonesome. I'll bt back ln q minute"
 Don't hurry, she murmured apolo KeticaIly. Then she settled back limp ly in the wide couch and inspected tho room. his footsteps noisily clatterinl aown the long hallway to the left. Sht mMe with some misgiying, that 1t wal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
HER ONLY SON MISSING

Fairfield, Aug ;12-Mrs. Andrew Kathauskene has reported to both the local and Bridgeport authorities the disappearance of her son, John, aged 16 who has been missing from his employed in a Bridgeport factory. Saturday was, pay. day and he neg lected to return home. The young man is the sole support of his mother, who is a. widow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, sS PROBATE COURT.

A sAuSuSLs T. ISIE.
 Estate of Catherine Jordan, late o1 the town of Bridgeport in said Dis trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate fox the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited ane Allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate te exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present theit accounts, properly attested, within said time; will he debarred a reoov- cry. All persons indebted to said Els tate are requested to make immediate s@'' -'-e. JAMES H. JORDAN,
 I. s*p @ Administrator.