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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-23
REPUBLICANS AND FARMERS.

In what is called his first speech
of the presidential campaign Candi-
date Wilson can hardly be said to
have made a hit. 1t was delivered
at Gloucester, in Professor Wilson's
home state, and it was made to
gathering of farmers. Here we are
alta farmers picnic" said the candi-
date. "and on this day ] suppose
we might say that the farmers oc-
cupy the center of the stage When
did the farmers ever occupy the
center -of the stage in our politics?
i don't remember any time. have
seen the interests of a great many
classes specially regarded in legisla-
ton, but must frankly say that 81
have. seldom seen the interests of
the farmers specially regarded in
Here is where Professor Wilson
was incautious, remarks the ST.
Louis Globe Democrat. His remarks,
as he ought to have known, would
be likely to get into the newspapers,
and thus give an opportunity to
some of his political enemies to
counter on him. AS a historian,
Professor Wilson must have seen
some mention of the free-homes act,
which was enacted by a republican
congress and president in 1862. He
must also have come across some
reference to the legislation of the
same year which gave rise to the
agricultural colleges in the shape in
which we know them today, which
are good deal more numerous than
the states, and which have equipped
thousands of men to be scientific
farmers. He must have heard some
thing, ALSO about the agricultural
experiment stations under the gov
ernment's auspices, which are doing
! a grand work for the tillers of the
soil. The national irrigation law of
1902, which is reclaiming the arid
West and planting tens of thousands
OF homes there, is something which
somebody must have told him of.
Then there is the rural free delivery,
which operates on more than $4,000
routes, and which serves 100000
Of people. All these" aids to the
farmer are creations of legislation
and all are republican legislation.
zone of the greatest impositions
upon the farmers of this country
that has ever been devised is the
present tariff legislation of the Unit
ed States" says Professor Wilson.
!, The tariff has placed the factory be-
side the farm, has planted cotton
| mills in the neighborhood of cotton
+ plantations, and has thus enabled
| the producer to get much higher
prices for the things he raises than
he would If he had to send them to
distant markets, or to export them
to Europe. Any intelligent farmer
or planter can tell Professor Wilson
all this. This is bad beginning
for the democratic candidate. 1t will
give point to the remark of one of
his quondam democratic friends that
he is too much of a pedagogue to
see things as most of his fellow-citi-
zens see them. In the schoolroom
he was isolated from the people for
SO many years that he has not yet
been able to get in touch with the
vital and familiar things of life.
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From Wednesdays Daily.
Grand Opera in MINNEAPOLIS.

Regardless of what plans ST. Paul
citizens will make for grand opera,
Minneapolis is to have season of
five performances by the Chicago
company in the Auditorium of that
city in the early spring, according to
a statement made by Mrs. F. H.
Snyder, the local impressario today,
says The ST.. Paul Dispatch.
Mrs. Snyder said that her plans
have matured so far that she can
say positively that the Chicago Opera
company will appear in the Mill City
on April p, % and %, with possi.
bly, grand concert on April 20.
"A guarantee fund will be put up
by Minneapolis business men," she
said today. at will not have to be
SO large as last year, as the com.
pany is going to the Pacific coast,
and will have to pass through the
Twin City"
Mrs. Snyder said she had studied
the matter Of using the Minneapolis
Auditorium and had discussed il
with the managers of the Chicago
company. while the stage is not
as large as the st. Paul Auditorium
stage, it is satisfactory" she said.
Mrs. Snyder said she had selected
the list of operas tentatively but
that it is likely to be revised. AS |,
stands now, it includes Cricket on
the HEARTH" "Mignon," with Maggie
Teyte, Cinderella" with Mary Gar
den, "Traviata" or Lucia di Lam
mermoor" with Tetrazzini, and, prob
ably, the Jewels of the Madonna.
The Minneapolis season will no
interfere with Mrs. Snyder's season
OF concerts in st. Paul which sh,
will give at the Peoples church Sh;
has contracted for appearances OF
Maggie Teyte, Marie Rappold ant
Louis Persinger in joint recital
George Henochel, Leon Rains, Gott
fried Galston and Max Pauer. Sh,
will bring Geraldine Farrar to Min
neapolis.
The management of series O
light operas at the Shubert theatr,
during the winter will be in Mrs
Snyder's hands. This series will In
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Indian Lake

James Ballard is laid up with
rheumatism.
The voice of the thresher engine
is heard in the land.
Mrs. w. Duffy is slowly recovering
from her recent attack of pneumonia
Mrs. w. B. Kidder left Tuesday for
Rochester, where she will submit her
young son Clayton to medical ex.
animation.
j. M. Balm was calling in this
neighborhood upon business in con
nection with the community exten.
sion services.
The Indian Lake Birthday club
held very happy and successful
meeting at the hime of Mrs. w. B.
Hall on Friday, that being the oc
casion of her birthday. twenty-five
ladies were present and all enjoyed
the meeting very much. Mrs. vii
liam Harland of Mankato, lifelong
friend of Mrs. Hall, was present and
stayed over Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-23
BOYS DESTROYING SIGNS

Boys who have been destroying ad-
vertising signs of the Mankato fair
association will be prosecuted if fur
Their destruction is reported.o,
The Mankato fair will be such a
big show this year that the associa-
ton wants every one in Southern
Minnesota reminded of the dates,
and to this end has secured mana
ger c. H. Griebef to post signs in
every available place along the lead
ing highways and towns surround
ing this city.
julius Griebel was out today re-
viewing the mutilated signs and plac
ing new ones in their places. How
ever, the wanton destruction of Man
kato fair advertising will not pre-
went people from coming to the big
exhibition this year, which will be
lheld Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, September IL, 13 and IA.
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KEEP THE BARN CLEAN.

The regulations of the state board
of health in regard to stables provide
that all private stables shall be
cleaned once a day and the manure
put in fly proof box and sprinkled
daily with a solution of one pound
of green vitriol to a gallon of wa
ter.
Z The floors of the stable should be
sprinkled with the same mixture
each day after cleaning. This will
prevent flies. Manure should be
hauled away once a week and not
put in dumps to give the flies a
breeding place.
When it is necessary to store
manure, each fresh supply should be
sprinkled with the above solution.
Livery stables can dispose of manure
best by putting it into boxes OH
wheels and this accumulation should
be removed daily when possible.
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pate Evan hughes. MI. ROBERTS was
born and reared in Cambria, but
when young man went to the Unit
versity at Valparaiso, Ind, and there
studied music. After his graduation
he went to California, where he has
spent several years, lately teaching
at Sanford university. He has ac-
cepted the professorship Of music
at the Valparaiso university and viii
go to that city shortly, as the school
term opens September II. Mr.. Rob
erts is brother Of Mrs. John E..
Lloyd of Cambria.
Lake Crystal Union: All of the
old settlers in this city knew Joe
Paddock when he resided here sew
eral years ago. A son of Mr.. Pad
dock in attempting to board an cleo
trio flyer at Long Beach, Cal, in
some manner got under the wheels,
last week His left leg at the knee
and right foot were cut off. At
the last account he was doing we'll
This report came to Mr.. Sherwin
in this place.
GAINESVILLE Argus Last night at
the Commercial club rooms Mr.. H
Nv. Knight of Chicago met number
of our business men and explained
the terms proposed by his company
whereby the line may run directly
through this place. AS there was not a
full representation on account of the
limited notice, another meeting will
be held on Friday evening of this
week at the same place when the
proposition will be more fully ex
planned and set forth. The company
is the Sioux Falls and Southern Min
nesota Traction company, running
from Sioux Falls to the twin cities
designed for both passenger and
freight traffic. 1t is urged and
hoped that every business man in
the village will be present. -.
Pipestone Star: Attorney Paul A
Ewert, formerly Of Pipestone, who
has just resigned his position al
special dSSlSJdHI dIIOINcy ScHcIdi IL
order that he may be free to sup
, port Colonel Roosevelt, writes The
Star that he has opened a law of
flee in Joplin. Mo-, where he, expects
to make his future home. In regard
to his new location Mr.. Ever
writes: This is a city of 10000
people; hecounty containing 100000
Joplin is the center of the! CREATES
metal mining district in the whole
world. It'eproduces sixty per cen
of all the zinc produced in the Unit
led States and twenty per cent o
the entire product of the world. 1
produces lead in almost the sam,
proportion. 1t is a wonderfully ricl
country and it's people are composet
| for the most part of energetic north
ern and eastern business men ant
Investors" Mr. Ewerts recent ac
ton in resigning his federal posi-
tion and Identifying himself will
, Colonel Roosevelt's new party hal
, been the subject of considerabl,
newspaper comment. Mr.. Ewert ha
long been an ardent Roosevelt sup
! porter
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Aug. 1880, Sept. s.

CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TITFON FOR ADMINISTRATION.
STATE, OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue; Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of HUI
bert Rasdall, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per.
sons interested in the granting OF
administration of the estate OF said
decedent: The petition of Jessie
Thielman having been filed in this
court, representing that Hubert Ras'
dali, then d resident of the County
of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota
died intestate on the 10th day OF
July, 1912; and praying that letters
of administration of his estate be
granted to Henry Thielman; and the
court having fixed the time and place
FOR hearing said petition: Therefore
you and each of you,' are hereby
cited and required to show cause, II
any you have, before this court al
the probate court rooms in the court
house in the City of Mankato, In
the County of Blue Earth, State O.
Minnesota, on the 10th day of Sep
TENDER 1912, at 10 O'Clock a. m, why
said petition should not be granted
Witness the Judge of said court
and the seal of said court this 21s
day of August, 1912.
EVAN HUGHES,
~ Probate Judge
| court Seal.)
IS r. Wilson. ~" &
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Aug. 1880, Sept. 6.

Aug. $780, Sept. 6.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate Of
George e. Blake Decedent.
Letters testamentary on said es-
tate this day havinb been granted
to Sadie H. Blake.
1t is ordered, that the time within
which all creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against his estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
six months from and after the date
hereof; and that Thursday, the Goth
day of February, 1913, at 10 o'clock
a. m, in the probate court rooms at
the court house at Mankato, in said
county, be, and the same hereby is,
fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon and the ex-
animation, adjustment and allowance
of such claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Man
kato Free Press as provided by law.
EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
probate Seal)
Dated August II, 1912.
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Entertained For Marie Pfeffer.

Blue Earth Post: Miss Olga Pfeffer
entertained last evening in honor of
Miss Marie Pfeffer of Mankato
/ Ivan Larson of Winnebago is the
guest of friends here.
DR.. C. j. Holman returned last
night from the twin cities.
w. A. Ulrich of Amboy was in
Mankato today on business.
DIR. A. F. Becker of st. Paul called
on the barber trade yesterday.
Benjamin Bangerter made an au
tomobile trip to New Ulm today.
Miss Grace Kinsey of Ottawa spent
part of today with friends here.
]. w. Wigley went to New Ulm
/ today to attend the celebration there
Miss Myrtle Hedberg called or
friends at Vernon Center yesterday
C. F. Spencer of Waseca was g
business visitor in Mankato today
J. d. Martin is in ST. Paul on bust
ness and will return Friday morn
ing.
IMr. Allison of Glencoe has moved
| to Mankato to make his residence
here.
[ w. r. Kelly arrived from Fairmon
today and will take up his residenc,
here.
{ C. H. Saulpaugh and John Wis,
ileft this morning by automobile TO
New Ulm
Mrs. George F.. Schneider is spend
ling a few days with friends a
GAINESVILLE.
| M. Stroebel and c. Alderman o
kMapleton transacted business in Man
kato today.
T. C.. Peart and P. X. Wiser ar
lin New Ulm today, enjoying tn
celebration.
Miss Ada Durfy, clerk at the Sau
raugh hotel cigar counter, left toda
Z, for New Ulm.
II u. E. Atwater and son of Pierre
S. d., called on their friends in tn
! city yesterday
] Mrs. C. J. Johnston of Luvern
is the guest of friends in Mankat
y for a few days.
\ c. w. Miller and party of Ne,
Ulm were guests at the Heinric
hotel yesterday.
! c. c. Holcomb of Green Bay, Wis
numbered among the business vii
: itors in the city.
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ard Edwin Howard died at his home
in Vernon Center.
Mr.. Howard was born in Saratoga
county, New York, May Is. 1881, and
at the time of his death was past
eighty-one years of age. He was
the third of seven children of Peter
and Rhoda (RandalD Howard, old
settlers of Saratoga county. He grew
to manhood on the farm, receiving
his education in the country schools.
He decided to go west in early
manhood, and in 1854 went to Dodge
county, Wisconsin, which was then
regarded as the west. This was not
far enough west, however, to sui:
him, so in 1857 he went to Miami
county, Kansas, attracted there by
the glowing reports and the excite
ment following the passage of the
Kansas-Nebraska bill.
He pre-empted a quarter section
of land five miles from Osawatomi.
Here he lived through the period of
Bleeding Kansas in all it's hor-
rors. AS experienced by him upon
the ground the half of the history
of this period has never been writ
ten. From 1859 to the opening of
the war, he spent in mining near
Pixies Peak and Denver.
At the opening of the war he was
in New Mexico, and from 1862 to
1865 was in the employ of the gov.
eminent in various apacities-on
Notifications, overseer of various de-
partments, in the transportation de-
partment, where, as owner of a
wagon train he made trips overland
across the desert from Laurence
Kansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico
with supplies for the army His adj.
ventures with hostile Indians upon
these trips were indeed thrilling.
At the close of the war he went
to farm in Johnson county, Kan
sas. In 1871 he returned to Dodge
county, Wis, where he married Miss
Minerva Bayley, the daughter oil
Benjamin and Hannah (Horr) Bay
ley. After his marriage he returned
to his home in Kansas, where he re
manned until 1877, when he came
to Minnesota and settled upon his
farm three miles west of the village
of Vernon Center. -. ..-
Here he and his good wife created
a fine farm out of the raw prairie
Here their family grew to woman
hood and manhood, and he and his
wife to maturity of years which
lacked nothing in happiness and con
tentment 4....... ...
In 1906 he laid down the active
duties Of farm management and re
tired to a well-earned rest in hi:
home in Vernon Center, where he
lived until his death.
His family consisted of wife
and seven children, five of whom
survive him, two having died il
infancy. Those surviving him are
his wife, Minerva Howard Mrs. ID
A. Slater and Mrs. L. L. Landbers
of Vernon Center, and Mrs. F. G
Sasse Of Austin, Mimi, his three
daughters, and two sons Edwin r
of Bricelyn, and Ben L., of Willow
City n. ID.
The funeral was held at the fam
lily residence in Vernon Center or
Tuesday, August 20, 1912, and wa
argeiy attended by old settlers AM
friends. Interment was made in tn,
vernon Center cemetery.
The manner in which he wa
watched over and cared for by hi
family in his last long illness show
that his long life spent faithfull
IN behalf of his family was no
spent in vain. He realized to If
fullest extent the harvest of lovin,
kindness and service, fittin
crown for his lifelong devotion a
a husband and father. .....
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. 21,-Wheat-Sept.,
9sssc; Dec, 92ssc; May, S6Ac. Corn
7O%c; Dec, 53es Q5S%c;
May, 53A@53Kc. Oats-Sept., 32hc;
Dec, 32ss May, 34Ac. Pork-Sept.,
s17.92; Jan, $l8.75. Butter-Cream-
cries, 22@24c; dairies, 2f@2Sc. Eggs
Poultry-Turkeys. 12c;
chickens, f3c; springs, 161sc::
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Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, Aug. 21.-Wnoat-
Sept, s1Nc; Dec, s2ssc; May, 1850
Cash close on track: No. hard, WIG;
No. 1 Northern, ss1ac; to arrive, $3.50;
No. q: Northern, sake 70 arr. e,
S5Xc; No. Northern, S1&c; No: 8
yellow corn, 75@75hc; No. I corn, ~
orc; No. 8 white oats, 500 3o4c;
to arrive. .9%c; No. oats. 27i4 ;;
barley, 3S@S7c;; FAX, $3.50; u arri ..
$185. ~ 80"
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chlcaao rive stoeR..

Chicago, Aug. 21-Cattle-Beeves'
$5.s5@1O50; Texas steers, IS. o00s.S5;
western steers, $6.25Vs.75; stockers
and feeders; $425@7.Se;Ss cows and
heifers, s2.S5@s.15.a calves, $6:sO@s..
rs. Hogs-Light, sS.1O@S.721s mixed,
'$7.s5@S7O; heavy, s7::7O@S.6U rough,
H.7O@7sO; pigs, $s.75@S.2O. Sheep-
Native, $S.20@4.26; yeariings, $500
sS5.25; lambs, $4.40@7.o0.. ''
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Robert ]. Just to David l.. Harris.
WIZ of lot 6, block IS, Van Brunt's
addition. Consideration, $500.
Jane Van Aernam to John w. Van
,Aernam, 2-3 of nwA of the neA OF
the swA, section "a, Shelby town
ship. Consideration 81, etc.
Albert E. Quimby to L. C.. Rev,
neA, section IL, range %, containing
160 acres, Vernon Center township.
Consideration 81 etc.
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South ST.. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul, Aug. 21.-Cattle-
Steers, $6.O0@8.50; cows and heifers.
S3.25@7.OO; calves, $3.OO@S.00; feed.
ers, $3.5O@8.25 Hogs SIS. o0QS.Ss.
Sheep-Lambs, $3.60Q6.OO; wethers,
SS.5O@3.85; ewes, $1:25Q3.35.
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fused admission. Three hundred and
fifty people were served.

fused admission Three hundred and
fifty people were served.
After the meal Toastmaster Her
man Heine, one of the Junior Pho
neers, called on the old settlers and
defenders for short talks. Some of
them spoke in English and others in
German. All told of stirring incl
dents Of those terrible days when
Little Crows warriors laid waste
this whole section of the country
and killed more than 800 white
men, women and children in a few
days of slaughter.
Interesting Part of Program.
This was by far the most interest.
ing part of the program. and it was
with difficulty that the POSTMASTER
was able to proceed; they would
have been content to stay there all
night and remind each other of the
parts they played in the tragedy.
After these talks there was short
musical program, consisting of num-
bers by an orchestra, a woman's
trio and male quartet. Then
everybody went to the auditorium on
the floor above, where a woman's
chorus sang under the direction of
A. j. Alvin; an Grafton in German
was given by Anton Leibold of Co
lumbus, Ohio; Mrs. r. Harlin of
Minneapolis and Miss Lydia Ochs
of Springfield sang solos, and DIR.
Daniels of Pomona, CAL, made an
address. There was also short
vaudeville program.
But this did not end the program
for the defenders and pioneers. Far
into the night they remained in the
reception rooms of the hall and in
the rathskeller oblivious to the flight
of time in their pleasure at being
together again. Many had not met
for years, some not since they sep,
arated after the Indian war, and il
took time to adjust themselves to
| 'ach other, to recognize in the wrin,
kle faces those young companions
with whom they suffered and fought
I fifty years ago. ....
Shot Inotan DEAD.
Among other stories related was
one by Henry Smith of Madison
| Lake, who was a boy thirteen years
old, yet so strenuous were the needs
of the settlers that he was armed
and took the part of man in de
Tending the city.
! 81 leaned over the stockade one
day." says Mr.. Smith, land saw an
Indian riding around by himself.
was a pretty good shot and i killed
this Indian. | ran out, got his horse
and led it into the stockade. l an
still breeding horses from the stock
of that Indian pony
At meeting of the German Ma
tional society last night it was decid
ed to send a large delegation tt
I the celebration of the 'fiftieth ami
versary of the Indian massacre al
New Ulm next Sunday, and to at
tend their convention there Monday
Reduced rates on the Northwestern
line of $1.05 for the round trip have
been secured. The train will leave
Mankato Sunday noon and will re
turn in the evening about eigh
o'clock. AS many members of the so
ciety as desire should go. The Har
\ monia band will also accompany tn,
delegation.
German day will be observed in
big way at New Ulm as the last da,
of the celebration, and German
from all over Blue Earth county ex
pect to attend. The German Ma
tional society is state organization
and so members from over the stat
!, will attend the convention next Mon
day
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Mistake in the Initials.

Alexander w. Anderson and not
w. H. Anderson is the person sued
by Oscar Hjerpe for $4,000 damages
for alleged injuries sustained in an
automobile accident in Nicollet coun'
ty on July last. Inadvertently a
mistake was made in the initials.
w. H. Anderson states that he does
not own an auto and never ex
poets to-
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Tall Corn Stalk.

John Loomis, farmer in Man
kato township, brought in a tall
corn stalk to the Schroeder & Muir
ply hardware store today. The stalk
measured twelve feet in height and
is a sample of the kind Of corn
that can be raised in Blue Earth
county.
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GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
puluth WH.at ana FLAX:

Duluth, Aug, 21.-Wheat-On track
NO. hard, $l04k; No. / Northern,
$L0S1s; to arrive, 961sc; Sept. 1890;
Dec, 1890. FlaxA-On track. $i.S7;
To- arrive, $1.S5; Sept, $1.S2 -
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Sunday School Picnic.

The Christian church Sunday
school will hold picnic at Sibley
park tomorrow. Arrangements have
been made to transport lunch bas-
kets and other paraphernalia from
the end Of the street car line to the
picnic grounds
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ST. Louis Globe Democrat: Kansas
is swatting the grasshopper to some
purpose. 1t should turn its attention
also to the freak political microbe,