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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

This accident was caused by the
failure of Flagman- Law to properly
protect his train. contributing
cause was Train Dispatcher Moo
mans directing the operator at juno
ton switch to clear Second No. IS
when he knew that First No. Is was
not out OF the block
"Three other persons are also at
fault: Conductor White, Operator
Montell, Operator Adams
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Debate on Income Tax.

TSrecfaI TO The Fr+e 'Tess'
Washington, April 2C.-Whether or
rot the united states should have an
income tax law will be deflnlteiy
determined tonight, when the matter
will be settled by the debating teams
of Washington and Lee and George
Washingtons universities. The debate
viii he a double. affair. with one
George Washington team meeting
Washington and Lee here and an
other going to Lexington for yer:
bal battle at that place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Remains Reach Mankato.
From Saturdays Daily,

The remains of Miss Mamie Hayes
who died at her home at Butte
Mont, arrived i'm the city on the
1855 Milwaukee train this afternoon
and were brought to the home OF
her brother, j. P. Hayes at los
Ryan street. Miss Hayes was the
daughter of Dennis Hayes formerly
of this city. The funeral will be
held Monday morning at nine o'clock
from the st. Johns Catholic church
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
enaineers Send ultlmatum.

New York, April 20.-W. S. Stone.
head of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers. has sent an ultimatum
to the conferente committee of East
ern managers giving them until Mon
day to accede to the engineers de-
mands for higher wages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Mrs. Taft Entertains.

tSreciaI to rho Free Prns.y
Washington, April 20.-Mrs. Taft
gave a reception at the White House
this afternoon, at which Miss Louisa
A. Williams, of Georgia, famed as
an elocutionist, entertained the social
leaders of the capital with songs and
stories of the antebellum South
The affair was given for the benef
of kindergarten.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Seiners Are Convicted.

Gus Seeing, f. M. Lepinski, George
Alderman, Benny Early, George Eek
man, Lloyd Anderson ard Sofies Han
son were convicted by jury in
Judge Samuel S. Rector's court at
Truman, on Thursday on the charge
of illegal fishing. The defendants
were fined SO and costs each.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
YOUNG MEN CLEAN UP THE LOT
Place Had Long Been an Eyesore
to the Public.

Place Had Long Been an Eyesore
TO the Public.
The vacant lot between Madson's
store and the B. ID. Pay residence
on South Second street which has
long been an eyesore to the citizens
of Mankato is being cleaned up to-
day. There has been a tennis court
at the rear of the lot and the young
men who use the court are busy
today cleaning up the entire lot,
which will make great improve
ment i'll the appearance OF that
block. The tents court will be made
more attractive and the lot will add
to the general attractiveness of the
whole block
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
One of the Exhibitions at French
Show in New York.
'DRAMMER' BY TRIANGLE CLUB
William ]. Bryan Has a New Lecture;
Collegiate Athletic Championship;
Gotham Gossip.
Especial to The Free Press.l


New York, April 20.-Anna Held
is a great lover of dogs and has
recently imported fine pair of
French bulldogs which are on exhi-
bition today at the annual show of
the Frensh Bulldog club of America
at the hotel Astor. Enrice Caruso,
the great tenor, is also an exhibitor
and hopes to land a prize with
French bulldog. Mrs. o. II. P. Bel
mont has benched her famous dog
dollar" at today's show. This an
imal is among the most valuable of
the CANNES of the world and prob
ably no amount of money would
induce Mrs. Belmont to part with
him. Miss Billie Burke is another
actress who is an admirer of the
Gallo bulls and she has a fine
example OF the breed in 'Ninette."
Eddie Foy, the comedian, expects to
capture a prize with his "Rachello."
William Jennings Bryan will de-
liver his new lecture, THE Signs OF
the Times" at the First Methodist
Church in Montclair, N. j., this
evening.
Main Street. is the title of the
"drammer" the Triangle club, Prince
tons dramatic organization, viii pull
on a metropolitan audience tonight
at the Hotel Astor. The production
is described as a musical comedy,
with seventy people, mostly imlta'
ton girls, comprising. the cast.
MAIN Street does not, as might be
imagined, deal with the Shining
Sluice, but with the principal thor
oughfare of small western village.
1t is the day Of great celebration oil
the seventy-fifth anniversary OF the
founding of the city, the feature of
which, of course, is homecoming
week. Enter upon the scene numer-
Gus young ladies-bOgus-and many
young men, who proceed to renew
acauantances, first and hand out the
heart interest, the comedy thing, and
all that bally rot, don't you know.
From the advance agents descrlp-
ton the thing is probably not much
better than the professional article
One would expect a little original
ity from college students.
Il S.
Columbus is the host OF practi-
cally all of the colleges of the great
err city in the metropolitan collegiate
athletic championship meet to be
held this afternoon on South fleld.
It is the first time such champion
ship meet has ever been held. the.
competing colleges include Columbia
New York University, Fordham Uni
versity, College of the City OF New
York, Brooklyn Polytechnic and Pratt
Institute.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
LAYING New Rails.

The Chicago, Milwaukee and st
Paul railroad is. relaying considear
able new track in the railroad yards
A large part of the old track is be
ing pulled out and heavier rails put
in. Several carloads of rails arrived
recently and a large crew of men is
about to be put on the job of re-
pairing the tracks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Petition in Probate Court.

from SdtuiudJ Lazy #--
James Thomas petitioned in pro-
bate court today, asking that he be
appointed executor in the estate OF
James N. Jones of Lake Crystal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

Will Address MadeIia Meeting.
From Saturdays Daily.
George NJ Palmer has been invit-
ed to deliver an address at good
roads meeting which will be held
at Madelia Thursday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
INC Manure Spreadel
Kemp 10th Century
Corn King or
Cloverleaf

The | II 6 local dealer will
show you good spreader con-
struction and explain why it is
good. When you buy your
spreader from him, he will set
it up for you, show you how to
adjust it, start you off right, and
be right there all the time to
take care of any future needs.
Study fertility; learn why a
good spreader is good. Buy an
INC spreader from your local
dealer-that is the beginning
of the most profitable farming.
International Harvester Company of America
incorporated
INC Service Bureau
The purpose of this Bureau is to furnish.
free of charge TO all, the best information
cbtainabe on better farming. If you have
any worthy Quest ions concerning soils. crops.
land drainage. irrigation. fertilizer. etc,
make your inquiries specific and send them
to HC Service bureau. Harvester Building.
Chicago. u ) A
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Reduce Size of Farms.

By the addition of population, the
farms will be reduced in size, scien-
tific and intensified methods OF agri-
culture will be followed and it is
conceded that the annual production
of wealth will thereby be materially
increased. This we know would
benefit the railroads in the same pro-
portion that it will benefit the other
business interests of this section.
We, of Southern Minnesota, firmly
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
D. g. R. G. Spends Big Sum.

Denver vice president Brown of
the Denved G Rio Grande railroad,
has awarded to various car companies,
for delivery within ninety days. con-
tracts for 700 box cars, 100 stock cars,
$50 coal cars and fifty cabooses, at
cost of s1,10O,000. The box cars will
have a capacity of 100000 pounds; en-
tire framing of steel. Stock cars of
same general construction, capacity
10000 pounds. Coal cars to be of steel
with drop doors so that entire load
of coal or ore may be automatically
Jumped. Cabooses will be of wooden
construction with steel underframe.
This equipment order follows close
ly placing of the order for thirty
freight locomotives with the American
Locomotive Company of Schenectady,
N. Y, and Baldwin Locomotive Works
at Philadelphia.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
Western Federation of Miners.

victor.-By an almost unanimous
vote, the Western Federation OF Min
ers in convention here, decided that
local unions could make long time con-
tracts IL they desired. There were but
two dissenting votes.
The check-off system. whereby min
ing companies pay the dues of each
man to the union, taking the money
out of his pay check, caused lengthy
argument but was accepted.
The flag question. which caused n
heated debate. was settled when the
American flag that waved over the
bull pen in the strike of 1904 was pur-
chased and draped above the presi-
dents chair. motion to change the
name of the federation to the Interna'
tional Miners Union was tabled.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
A WINNING START
A Perfectly Disested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

Everything goes wrong II the break
fast lies in your stomach like a mud
pie. What you eat does harm If you
can't digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this to
be true. even of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast. She
says:
Two years agoI contracted a very
annoying form Of indigestion. My stom-
ach was in such condition that a sim
pie breakfast of fruit. toast and egg
gave me great distress.
81 was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such a simple diet,
but finally had to give it up. and found
great change upon a cup of hot
Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream,
for my morning meal. For more than
year I have held to this course and
have not suffered except when injudi-
ciously varying my diet.
81 have been a teacher for several
years and find that my easily digest
ed breakfast means a saving of nerv-
Gus force for the entire day. My gain
of ten pounds in weight also causes
me to want to testify to the value of
Grape-Nuts.
"Grape-Nuts holds first rank at our
table"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's reason" Read the little
book. "The Road to Wellville." In pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
Drowned on 12.story Roof.

New York-Robert Kinsella, EN-
ployed by corset company at 12O
East Sixteenth street, was drowned on
top OF twelve-story building at tha;
address when he wen. to the roof to
release a foot and a half of water
which had collected there when the
drain pipe became clogged up. He
ran his right arm down into the drain
pipe after he had cleared away the
rubbish at the mouth of the hole. When
the suction of the rushing water
caught him he was drawn into the pipe
up to the shoulder. Despite the eff
forts of three companions to pull him
out the suction held him firm and his
head was drawn into the water. which
still remained on the roof In plain
sight, loking up at them through the
few inches OF water that covered his
face. he was drowned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
TARIFF BILLS WILL BE PUT TO
VOTE AND DELAYED MEAS
UREs ACTED ON.
PANAMA CANAL TOLL
THIS QUESTION MAY BE DE.
FERRED BY COMPROMISE
ARRANGEMENT.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Washington.-The removal of the
tariff as an issue before Congress by
the end of the week will mark an
important step in the progress toward
an early adjournment. Agreements for
votes on the leading tariff bills, cou
pied with understandings that other
important legislation will be disposed
of. indicate that the week will see
some of the most important work OF
the session.
Failure of Congress to agree on the
appropriation bills which should have
been passed before July list, has EN-
barrassed many government depart
ments. Pressure has been brought to
bear on House and Senate to dispos
of the pending measures, and it is ex-
pec:ed much progress will be made in
the next few days.
The agricultural and naval bills are
in conference. Failure to act on the
postoffice appropriation bill has re-
tarded work in that department.
The first of the week will be de.
voted, it is expected. to completion
of the sundry civil appropriation bill
anu llt oii tnt
administration bill in the Senate.
The Democratic wool tariff bill will
be voted on Thursday, the excise tax
bill Friday and the sugar tariff Satur-
day. On each measure the debate will
be limited to the single day set for
the vote.
1t is expected that the House will
take up the tariff again and pass the
cotton bill. as the result of the Sen
ate's determination to submit the
other Democratic measures to vote.
The House will consider measures
regulating employment of seamen on
American ships; the eight-bour law
covering government work: the free
ship" bill, for the admission without
tariff duty of materials used in Amer
lean ships, and the wireless telegraph
measure agreed upon by the two
houses.
The need for immediate legislation
regulating the operation of the Pan
anna canal is fully appreciated in the
Senate. where the fight over free tolls
for American ships threatens to hold
up the bill already passed by the
House. A plan has been broached Ii.
the Senate to pass a temporary meas
ure giving President Taft executive
authority to operate the canal and to
fix a temporary toll rate, leaving the
permanent question to be settled At
the next session.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

George L. Cochran, third-baseman
for the champion Cheyenne Indians,
has been signed by Dale Gear for To-
peka in the Western League.
The total scores at the Olympic
games at Stockholm follows: United
States. 100; Sweden. IL; Great Brit
ain. So; Germany. 26: Finland. 23;
France. 10: South Africa, IL; Den
mark. IL: Norway. 10: Italy. 8: Can
ada. s; Hungary. s: Australia. 9; Rus
sio. Greece. Belgium. Austria each; ;
Holland, 2.
Jack johnson has given out the in.
formation that the ban which the New
York boxing commission had placed
on him is about to be raised. In proof.
Jack showed letter from Billy Glib
son, manager of the Madison Square
Garden. Five bouts are promised John
son II the ban is lifted. First he must
agree to meet Langford and Jeanette.
Then he will have matches with Pal
ger. Burns and Flynn. All are to go
ten rounds. and Johnson is to get $15,-
900 for each match.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
WASHINGTON.

1t is now thought Congress will ad-
iourn Aug. 3.
Herbert Knox Smith has resigned
porations.
AS a measure of economy Congress
will not pass public buildings bill at
this session.
The Senate indirectly rebuked Pres
ident Taft for his course in connection
with the Senator Lorimer case.
Beet sugar manufacturers and ship
pers have begun a fight before the In
terstate Commerce Commission for
lower freight rates.
More than seven-eighths Of the ex-
cavation work on the Panama canal
was completed, June 1, according to
the Canal Record.
The House public buildings commit
tee agreed to report favorably upon
the bill to increase the cost limit of
the Denver public building to $1,000.
900, au addition of 100000 over the
present authorization.
The House passed the bill to create
a department of labor. the secretary of
which shall have place in the Cab
met. The measure long has been
pressed by organized labor. 1t now
goes to the Senate.
Prize fight moving pictures became
a thing of the past in the United
States, when the House passed a Sen
ate bill prohibiting the transportation
of such moving picture films between
the various states and territories or
from foreign countries. The President
is expected to affix his signature to
the measure.
The cash transactions of Lee Nc
Chung, treasurer of the United States,
with the business world during the fis-
cal year 1912, climbed to the enor-
nous total of s4.S37 ,226.3SS, the high.
est in the history of the country. This
amount, s300.000,000 greater than the
previous year. represents the com
bined income and expenditures of the
government.
A bill amending the Sherman anti
trust law in many particulars will be
included in the report of the majority
members of the House special com
mittee of inquiry into the United
States Steel Corporation.
The Senate passed without discus
sion the terror battlesbip" resolution
by Senator Tillman, proposing that
the United States build the greatest
warship possible under modern naval
conditions, to put an end to the race
for naval supremacy" Tilman pro
poses to name the ship the Terror"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

| The Western Federation of Miners
opened it's twentieth annual conven
ion in Victor, Colo, Monday with lis
| present.
Hop growers on the Pacific coast
| nave threatened to cease planting the
| vine so essential to the manufacture
Of beer if transcontinental freight
rates on hops are not reduced.
Kansas City. Kan, is practically
without water supply as the result
Of the dynamiting of a sixteen-inch
How pipe. The explosion occurred at
point where the pipe runs near the
surface.
Mrs. Hiram Waite, twenty-one, of 81.
Louis, her sister. Miss Nellie Ander-
son. twenty-six, and Edward S. New
lin, former sheriff of Lyon county,
we're drowned in the Cottonwood river,
At Emporia, Kan.
To please the dying wishes OF his
sixteen-year-old sweetheart, Anita Ara
gon, Joseph NJ. Ruiz was married to
her at Redwood City, Cal. An hour
after the performance had been com
pleted the youthful bride was dead.
Colorado ranks first in cattle, first
in hogs, first in poultry. second in
horses, second in domestic animals
and second in all livestock among the
eight Rocky Mountain states. accord
ing to the official census bulletin just
issued.
Mrs. n. C. Womack. wife of prom
inent physician of Jackson, Miss, and
daughter of the late Senator A. ]. Nc
Laurin, seized charged electric light
socket at her home and was hurled
against stove and died almost in
stantly from her injuries.
Ten bodies have been recovered and
from five to ten more are believed to
be dead as a result of a cloudburst
thirty miles from Lovelock, Nevada,
which destroyed the mining camp of
Mazuma and partially destroyed the
nearby camp of Seven Troughs.
The convention OF the Master
Plumbers Association of Colorado
New Mexico. Arizona, Idaho. Utah and
Wyoming. which has been in session
in Cheyenne. adjourned after electing
officers. The new officers are: y. w.
Haas, Colorado Springs. president; A.
r. Gumlick. Denver, vice president;
John F. Wallace, Denver. secretary
and treasurer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

July 22 "a. Midsummer Convention
Colorado Stockgrowers' Association
Glenwood Springs.
July 23-25.-Commercial Law League oil
America. Colorado Springs.
July 2I-27.-Western Temperance Colo
RADIO ChautauQua. Boulder.
Aug. 1.-Progressive State Convention
Denver.
July 3l.-Republican State conven-
ton. Denver.
August s.---Democratic State Conven-
tion, Pueblo.
August 6-S. - International Council
knights Of Columbus. Colo. Springs.
August 19-24.-International Photo-En-
gravers' Association. Denver.
Sept. 3.-Convention National Associa-
tion State Game Wardens, Denver.
September 6-"Sugar Beet Day IN
Denver. Delegates from all sugar beet
districts In Colorado will be in attend
ance and participate in special pro-
gram.
Sept. 1s-2O.-San Luis Valley Fair. Ala
mosa.
Sept. 24-26.-CoIorado State Medical
Association, Pueblo.
Sept. 26.-Opening Weld County FAR
Greeley,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
Thought They Were Buying Books.

Greeley.-Charged with working a
confidence game on girl students of
the State Teachers college by which
they obtained from each girl prom
issory note. calling for the,payments OF
$50, the total of which is said to have
reached $4,000, B. A. Keith, Ethel
Archard and Alive oyer. representing
a Kansas City publishing house. were
arrested. The girls say they signed
contracts which they thought were for
the sale of books, but which later de-
yeloped were promissory notes
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
Grand junction to Mine Own Coal

Washington.-Grand Junction, Colo.
will own and operate the first munic!-
pal coal mine in the United States
through direct authority from the gov
ernment, If present plans mature.
Cities and towns in all of the public
land states where coal is to be found
are expected to follow the lead OF
Grand Junction as fast as either state
law or city charters can be amended
authorizing the municipality to go into
the coal business. The result will be
a tremendous saving to the municipal
ity as well as the opening OF many new
coal mines throughout the West.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
Mail Sharks Loot.

Washington. One hundred and
twenty millions dollars was filched
from the American people during the
last fiscal year by swindlers who op-
Grated largely through the mails, ac'
cording to formal report to Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock This was an
increase OF approximately 100000
in the aggregate of the previous year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
viii Repeal Drinking Cup Law.

Trenton, N. 1.-THE law which was
passed a year ago banning public
drinking cups has made it impossible
for the thousands of travellers on Jer-
sey trains to get a drink in this hot
and thirsty weather. In response to
the protests of the thirsty thousands
this law is to be repealed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
Good Prospect for Oil.

Hayden.-One of the oil wells being
drilled near the Dennis ranch. mid
way between Hayden and Steamboat,
is down 5000 feet, and the drill is now
in a loose formation showing some oil.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
FOREIGN.

A special meeting of the Cabinet
with President Madero was called ami
it is probable that federal troops will
Immediately be rushed to the state of
Guanajuato, where cloudbursts have
wrecked two cities and many smaller
towns. Incomplete reports declare that
probably 1000 persons lost their lives,
while the property damage will reach
s5.000.GO0.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
Bow Wins DRroncr Contest.

Gunnison.-Date Scott, nineteen
year-old boy, won the broncho busting
contest at the Cattleman's Day cele-
bration, which closed after two days
of festivities. ending with midsum :
mer ball of the Gunnison County
Stockgrowers' Association.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
$500 for Foot.

Colorado Springs.-A verdict for sS.-
500 was awarded Miss Nellie B. En-
gle by a jury in the District Court in
her $4,000 damage suit against the
Colorado Springs & Interurban Rail-
way Company. Miss Engle's right foot
was cut off by an electric street
sprinkler last January.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
Hunt for Missing Druggist.

Sterling.-Police in all the large
Eastern cities and in Colorado are
trying to locate w. l.. Davis, a wealthy
druggist of Victor. who conducts
stores at Victor. Leadville. Cripple
Creek and Sterling, whose disappear
ance two weeks ago is mysterious. His
relatives fear he is ill or has met with
foul play.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-07-26
Araentlne Sale Mot Approved.

Denver.-Judge H. l.. Shattuck of
the District Court of Denver. has re-
fused to approve the sale of the Argen-
tine Central railroad to VIM. Rogers
for $4,000.