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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
GRAND LARCENY CHARGE

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Sheriff Anton Osten left on the
Northwestern train for Winona this
morning to return with A. S. Hallam,
thirty-seven years old, who was TAX
en- into custody by the sheriff of
Winena county near Witoka, little
village ten miles south of Winona.
Hallam is charged with grand lar
ceny in the second degree on a war
rant sworn out by M. o. Sundt, the
merchant tailor of this city, who
claims that Hallam went away with
a new tailor-made suit of clothes
costing $50, but 1t is alleged that he
has not paid for it.
Hallam was feather cleaner in
this city, with his shop near the
Sundt tailoring establishment He
came here last fall and was we'll
known to Mr.. Sundt. Some time ago
he ordered a suit of clothes from Mr..
Sundt and the latter finished the
suit last Saturday. Hallam, when he
was about to get the suit, said that
he forgot his checkDook, and took
ahV S'ut Win WhCiI HC iCll .'.i.
Sundts store. That was the last that
Mr.. Sundt saw of him, and when
Hallam did not return he had
warrant sworn out for his arrest.
The matter was placed in the
hands of the authorities here, and
all the surrounding cities and towns
were notified to be on the lookout.
Hallam had evidently planned to
leave the city as he took with him
his wife, his three horses, light
spring wagon, buggy, etc., and leav-
ing nothing behind.
Last Wednesday he was seen
seven miles east of Rochester and
Sheriff Osten was on his trail from
that time on. Finally Winona was
wired to- with instructions to guard
the bridge going across the boun-
Diary line to Wisconsin. He had got
as far, as Witoka on the old terri
torial road, ten miles south of WI
mona and was camping near the little
village, when the sheriff of Winona
county placed him in custody and
wired Sheriff Osten. The latter will
return with Mr.. Hallam this evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
GILBERT E. ROWE, LAWYER, SHOWS
THAT NOMLNA TON OF TAFT WAS q.
OBTAINED FAIRLY AND HONESTLY

That William Howard Taft was fairly NOM
mated for president in the republican nation
al convention is borne out by the declaration
of Gilbert E. Roe, lawyer of note, who has
examined the evidence before the committees
and the convention, state by state and i'm an
article prepared by him for La Follette's
Weekly he gives his conclusions: nd 5n as
From the brief analysis of the evidence
/ have given, it is not possible to determine
the merit of all these contests, nor would it
be possible to do so even if all the evidence
before the national committee could be set
out. s#.E~
Amy fair-minded person, however, who will
examine the facts | have set forth, will
agree that there is absolutely no basis for the
claim that a majority of the delegates hon
estIy elected to the national convention were
for Colonel Roosevelt. ..a
"Even if the entire seventy-two contained in
the Had ey resolution had been given to Col
onel Roosevelt, he would not have had enough
to nominate him.
But these seventy-two must be Immediate
ly reduced by two from fifth Arkansas, one
from eleventh Kentucky and two from elev
enth Texas, for the reasons pointed out above
10 IneSe nVe SflOulu De adQeQ TWO from Ala
bama, two from Indiana, two each from the
seventh and eighth Kentucky, six from Michi-
gan at large, and four from Tennessee,
twenty-three in ALL
I'm many of these a roll call was not even
demanded and the evidence leaves little if
any, room to doubt the correctness of the
decision of the national committee.
"This leaves forty-nine delegates in the
tional convention the maximum number
which given to President Taft by the
national committee and which could the
evidence fairly have been given to Colonel
Roosevelt. -..... g..
81 do not by any means say from my
animation of the record that all of these for
ty-nne should have been counted Roose-
welt delegates, but I do say that justification
could be found in the evidence for so doing.
Now if these forty-nine be added to the
466 which represented the maximum posi-
blity of Roosevelt's strength in the conven-
ton, as it made up, you have 515. These
figures fairly be reduced They cannot
with the least show of fairness be increased.
They show that Roosevelt never had any
thing like majority of the honestly elected
delegates TO the convention. They show, Also
when the temper of the delegates pledged to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
OFFICERS RAID WASECA
!. SALOON; BOOZE SEIZED

Waseca. August 9.-Sheriff Melon
ough and Policeman Corners made
raid on Henry Manthey's saloon,
with results that proved disastrous
to the proprietor. Mr.. Manthey con-
Quoted a licensed saloon until the
saloons were closed on July /. He
then took out a wholesale license
and had since been selling liquor at
Wholesale.
1t had been rumOred of late that
Mr.. Manthey's business was not con-
fined exclusively to the wholesale
trade. On Monday Mayor Watson
made a complaint before Judge Gal
lagher, who issued warrant for
the arrest of Mr.. Manthey on the
charge of running an unlicensed
drinking place-that is, selling liquor
in quantities of less than five gal
Ions and permitting it to be drunk
on the premises. Under the COM
plant, Judge Gallagher also issued a
search warrant which empowered the
officers to search the premises and
take possession of the stock and
fixtures.
Court Session Behind Closed Doors.
The sheriff, his deputy and Officer
Corners went to Manthey's place
early Tuesday afternoon, took pos
session of the premises and locked
the building. Mr.. Manthey was home
at the time. The officers placed him
under arrest and brought him to the
municipal court, where Mayor Wat
son appeared as complaining witness.
The county attorney was also pres
ent. A private session was held be-
hind locked doors, which resulted in
Mr.. Manthey's pleading guilty to the
charge of conducting an unlicensed
drinking place. Judge Gallagher fined
him SIS and costs, which was
promptly paid.
County Attorney Sem stated that
in such cases the law provides that
the liquor should be destroyed, but
there seems to be some doubt on
the subject, ewing to the fact that
Mr.. Manthey had wholesale Ii
cense. The stock is valued at about
$1,000. If it is dumped into the sew
er there will be many a heartache
in this city at the thought of good
liquor going to waste.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
Cambria

The church lot is located on the
north side of T. L. Griffith's resi-
dence and is so by 140 feet in size
The Rev. Mr.. Roberts of Waseca
preached in Salem Congregations
church Sunday morning in WEIGH
and in the evening in English
There were good audiences at both
services.
1t is understood that Rollie Evans
nome is nearly completed and is an
ornament to the village. 1t is a
nine room house, and doubtless the
two families who will occupy the
house will add to the social life oil
Cambria.
D. NJ. Jones and his sister, Miss
Edith, held one of their entertaining
concerts here a while ago and Mr.
Jones has visited the township since
selling pianos. Mrs. William w. Har
ris and Miss Thomas have each q
beautiful instrument in consequence
Cambria village is making prog
ress both materially and socially
At the last report to The Free Press
it was stated that the village would
only need the proverbial blacksmith
and a church to make it assume
the dignity of village. We are
pleased to say that the blacksmith
shop has materialized and church
lot has been secured.
A meeting of the residents was
called some weeks ago and this 10
cation was chosen and has since
been endorsed by the town com
pany, and the deed will be given
gratis when the church is erected
When the building will be built is
subject to circumstances, but the
residents thought it proper to Sc
cure a lot before the most suitable
lots shall be taken up for other pur-
poses. That the church will ult
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
FRATERNAL INSURANCE

A recent complication shows that
fraternal insurance companies of
the United States have, since organ
ization, paid benefits aggregating
$1,47S,904,2 02. This enormous sum
indicates the importance of these or
CARNATIONS with a membership of
100000 considerably more than
half the total voting population of
the United States. The financial re-
sponsibility of these fraternal insur-
ance societies is matter of direct
interest to over half the people of
the United States. 1t is therefore
the duty of public authority to re-
quire that they shall issue equitable
contracts and make adequate previ-
sion for their redemption on matur-
ity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
YOUTHS CHARGED WITH
PLACING TIES ON TRACK

Rochester, Mimi, August Slight
from nine TO thirteen years, have
been placed under arrest for stealing
rides on Northwestern freight and
on the charge of maliciously destroy
ing property, the boys, it is alleged,
having hurled stones at the insula-
tors on the Northwestern company
telegraph poles.
Last Sunday two ties We're placed
on the Northwestern tracks in the vi
cinity of the state hospital, and the
matter was reported to the officials.
James Prindigle, Chicago detective,
was sent here to investigate, and
while in the neighborhoOd of the
state hospital he discovered the boys.
Seven of the youths pleaded guilty
OF stealing ride and were each
given fine of 81. They also plead
ed guilty to throwing stones at the
insulators and We're given a fine of
SIS each, sentence being suspended
and the boys put on probation.
More Serious Charge.
AS result of the arrest, it is al
legged that it has been found that
two boys, one member of the party
under arrest, placed the ties on the
track, and the case may be reported
10 the grand jury.
Ii is asserted that the boys made
statements that these two youths
placed a tie on the track to cause a
train TO slow down that they might
catch a ride to the city. One end
was placed on the track to avoid a
wreck, and after it had been dis
placed by a freight while the boys
were hiding in the weeds near by
another tie was placed on the track
and the boys left. The second tie
was found by section foreman and
an investigation followed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
RIDER FATALLY INJURED

From Fridays Daily.
Frank Knitter, aged about twenty
one, was probably fatally injured
late last night when he drove his
motorcycle at terrific speed into g
light buggy occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Ehlers. The accident
took place near the corner of Broad
way and Grand streets in Winona
The buggy and motorcycle were par
TALLY wrecked and the driver of the
motor was hurled several feet, fall
ing heavily in the roadway near the
curbing. He was hurried to the hos
pital in a passing automobile anC
the attending physician holds Out
little hope for his recovery He re
manned unconscious up to an early
hour today and it is believed he is
internally injured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16

mately be necessary goes without
saying, as the nearest church is
about two miles distant and uphill.
The blacksmith came some four
or five weeks ago from Dakota and
has built substantial building "a
by "a feet of cement blocks. He
has installed six horse power gas
oline engine, trip hammer, circu-
lar saw, drills and other tools and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
VETOED THE WOOL BILL

Washington, D. c., August 9.-For
the second time within year, Pres
ident Taft today vetoed the bill to
revise the wool tariff. With his mes
sage of disapproval the president re-
turned to congress the bill evolved
as compromise between the house
and senate, holding that its low
rates would bring disaster to home
industries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
POTATO CROP Of STATE
!. VALUE At s20,OOO,O0O

8 With a yield amounting to approx
habitant of the state and valued at
more than $20,000,000, the first ac-
tive shipments incident to marketing
MinnesOta's potato crop, estimated at
| from 36,000,000 to 100000 bushels,
will begin this week. The first crops
to be marketed are grown in sandy
soil and later produce grown in
heavier soils will be ready for dig
ging the latter part of August and
the first of September, SO that the
actual work of harvesting the enor-
nous crop, the largest in the history
of the state, will last until early Dc
tOber. Thousands of men and teams
| are engaged in digging and hauling
the crop to shipping points and miles
of loaded cars are used in transport
ing it to various markets.
Minnesota Ranks Fifth.
Minnesota ranks fifth among the
states of the union in the number of
acres planted to potatoes this year.
Growers and dealers, who have in
lvestigated the yield, declare that the
state is among the first in amount of
bushels raised per acre. According
to government report issued by the
secretary of agriculture July /, Min
nesota is credited with 245,00O acres
| of potatoes, approximately 20 per
cent greater than the acreage last
year. With promised yield of from
| 125 to $50 bushels an acre, buyers
are preparing to handle a crop vari-
onsly estimated from 5000, 900 to IA,
! 100000 bushels greater than last
years crop, 26,0OO,0OO bushels.
Number of Cars Required.
To move this immense crop it
will take $1,000 cars and if in one
train it would be more than 700
miles long and reach from Minneapo-
| lis to Detroit, Mich. Allowing twen-
ty pounds of starch to the bushel,
the Minnesota potato crop would pro,
.duce 735, 100000 pounds of starch or
enough to supply the world for
more than half the year. The Min
nesota crop would supply the tables
of the world for more than a month.
| 70 take care of this immense crop.
sidetracks have been built and loading
stations established in more than 200
more places in the various districts
than last year.
Farmers will have shorter hauls to
the cars and buyers expect to be
able to handle the output in much
quicker time than last year. Prices,
according to the shippers, will be from
20 to 40 cents lower than last year.
but the increased yield, it is said
will give the farmer more money
than last years crop. According to
buyers, the grower will realize from
35 to so cents a bushel at shipping
time, according to grade. Last year
the quotations were from SIS cents to
| 81 bushel, delivered at the car on
, the nearest siding. Large quantities
of the crop will find an outlet on the
/ Chicago market, but, as in former
years, the southern market will con-
sumo most of the Minnesota crop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
FIGURES FROM THE FARM.

There are in the United States
6.3G1, SOP farms, containing a total
of S78,798,000 acres, of which 49,
$4,000 acres are improved. The
land in farms represents somewhat
less than one-half, 4G.2 per cent, of
the total land area of the country,
while the improved land represents
romewhat over one-half, 54.4 per
cent, of the total acreage of land in
farms. Improved land thus repre-
sents almost exactly one-fourth of
the total land area of the country.
The average size of a farm is 1881
acres, of which, on the average,
1872 acres are improved.
The total value of farm property
reaches the enormous sum of $40,-
991, 100000. of which over twothirds
represents the value of land, about
one-sixth the value of buildings, and
about another one-sixth the com
bined value of implements and ma
chinery and of live stock. The av.
erage value of all farm property per
farm reporting is $6,444. The aver
age value Of all farm property per
acre of land i'm farms is S46.64. and
the average value of the land it.
self per acre is $32.40.
1t is a significant fact that where,
as the total population increased Fl
per cent between 1900 and 1910, the
urban population increased 34.8 per
cent and the rural population only
11.2 per cent. The number and
acreage of farms increased much
less rapidly than the total popula.
ton, but the growth in the mum.
Der of farms nearly kept pace with
the movement of the rural pOpula.
ton, amounting to 1913 per cent
The total farm acreage on the other
hand, increased only AS per cent.
This, however, is less significant
! than the increase in acreage of I'M
proved farm land, which amounted
to 15.4 per cent, showing a greater
percentage of increase than the num-
Der of farms or rural population but
still falling appreciably behind the
increase in total population.
The average size of a farm de-
creased from 1862 acres in 1900 to
1881 in 1910, but the average acre
age of improved land per farm was
somewhat greater in the later year
than in the earlier. 20
The total value of farm property
little more than doubled during
the decade 1900 to 1910. The greater
part of this extraordinary increase
has been in farm land, the value
of which increased no less than
1881 per cent, and this in turn was
due largely to the advance in the
price of land, the average value per
acre being more than twice as high
! in 1910 as in 1900-$3240 as com
pared with $l5.57.
There have been remarkable In
creases, also, in the value of farm
buildings and equipment, the value
of buildings having increased IT'S
per cent, that of implements and
machinery 6S.7 per cent, and thai
of live stock COL per cent. In
| spite of the decrease in the average
size of farms, the value of all farm
property per farm increased from
! $3,563 in 1900 to $6,444 in 1910, OF
| 500 per cent. Another indication oi
republican prosperity
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
SENATOR PUCH BETTER
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From FRIDAYS Daily.
Senator Thomas H. Pugh of Du-
luth, who is i'll with heart and
stomach troubles at the old home
stead in Judson, is improving gradu-
ally. Today he was in a fairly well
condition. DR.. ]. w. Andrews report
ed that if he continues to improve
as he has done in the last few days,
he will be taken home next Sunday
afternoon on the No. Omaha train.
He will go as far as st. Paul that
day, and will then be taken to the
Merchants hotel, where he will re-
main for a day, before proceeding to
his home at Duluth on Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
THROWN FROM A CYCLE
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
While practicing for the coming
races at the fair grounds yesterday
afternoon, Ray Earle sprained his
ankle, suffered a few bruises and
broke the pedal on his motorcycle.
He was riding on an Excelsior rae
ing with Burt Mahowald, who also
drove a motorcycle They had gone
around the track twice, and in pass,
ing the third time, Mr.. Earle's pedal
struck a small pole, throwing him
off, and shooting the motorcycle
ahead. After he was able to rise,
he went over and, stopped the mo-
tor, which was still running, al
though the cycle had fallen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16

conveniences to do good and last
ing work He is also an expert
mechanic in the prime of life and
will doubtless be well employed.
He is son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs
Hugh Hughes, prominent farmers,
late of Garvin neighborhood. Mr.
and Mrs. Weed have one child and
will live in part of the new house
just built by Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie
Evans until they can build a home
for themselves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
Spring Island

Miss Hazel Phillips is spending
the week with relatives in this neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Nicolas Paulson entertained
the Ladies Aid of the Rapidan Nor
wegian Lutheran church Wednesda,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
PRIMARY LAW IS VALID

st. Paul, August 9.-The primary
law passed at the special session of
the legislature with provisions for a
second choice and classification, is
valid, according to a decision of the
state supreme court
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16

the other candidates is considered, that Roos
evelts nomination impossible even if
every delegate to which he had any shadow
of claim which could be regarded as doubt
full be counted for him.
1.-The charge that the action of the national
commit tee in seating some Taft delegates
where Roosevelt delegates should have been q
seated ttwas theft robbery plain stealing .
etc., comes with poor grace from those who
are making it, At the worst, the national
committee seated less than fifty Taft dele
gates on insufficient evidence. Those in
charge of the Roosevelt campaign tried to
seat more than $50 Roosevelt delegates with
out any evidence at all. 3l,--r& ers.
But more than this-the knowingly false
claims put forward by the Roosevelt man.
ayers to more than $50 delegates, for weeks
prior to the convention were made with the
deliberate purpose of deceiving the republi-
cans of the country into the belief that Roose-
velt's nomination was assured and that there
fore it was better to give him support, hoping
that he would prove to be halfway pro-
gressive, rather than to support real pro.
gressive candidate whom the voter personally
preferred but had been led to believe could
not be nominated. s3, o <.i"
ut is not possible to determine how many
delegates were captured for Roosevelt by this
falsehood, but there certainly were some: and
the ialsehood taints his entire campaign.
During the last few weeks preceding the
convention this claim that the nomination
was cinched' the stock argument in favor
of Roosevelts candidacy; indeed, it was the
only reason heard advanced by progressive
republicans for supporting him. avis ars ~.
"Astute political managers would never
have spent the time and money necessary to
get up these fake contests unless they
known to have very real value in delegates.
"If the command Thou shalt not steal is
to have place in the platform of the new
party, l suggest that the promise We will
not steal be coupled with it. The promise
would certainly be as appropriate as the COM
mand and would be more reassuring to the
country" ,.-. .....s F..
Mr.. Roe is as impartial witness as per- r.
haps could be found in the whole country.
He favored neither Taft Roosevelt for
the nomination, but supported La Toilette.
There is not the slightest evidence that
Theodore Roosevelt was defrauded of the
nomination. His assertions to that affect sub
jects him to the castigation of that short and
ugly word. ,r
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-16
PARK TO BE DEDICATED

The seat of government of the
state of Minnesota will be moved
from St. Paul to Fort Ridgely on
August 90 and % when the Fort
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-06-29

Go to Alamosa to celebrate.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-06-29
DEATH OF CURTIS GOUDY

The many friends in the valley
of the Cloudy family will be panied
to learn of the death of Curtis A.
Goudy, which occurred at the fam
lily residence, in Denver at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Death came after long illness
with spinal trouble. Mr.. Cloudy
was twenty-seven years old. While
attending the University of Mich
igan at Ann Arbor be contracted
the disease five years ago. He
gradually grew better and on
tered the University of Southern
California in the law department.
1t WAS while attending his study
there that he was stricken the
second time.