davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1912-04-05
Writes Letter Of
Florida Trip

Left Wibaux, for Florida. Marcl
10th, 1912, on train No. 6, 7:lO
2. M. Met Senator A. l.. Martin
of Sentinel Butte, North Dakott
on the train on his way to Dickin
son, N. d., to hear Mr.. Garfield
speak in behalf of Theodore Roose.
welt. Talked politics with Mr.
Martin ntil he got off the train al
Dickins on. Found him to be ,
strong LaFolettc man. Retired
! about Ii o'clock. Up in the
morning about 9 had breakfast,
met DR.. Wagner. of Min neapolis
who told us a good many things
in regard to Florida as he had
travelled all through the state.
Fargo, N. d., 1925 A. NJ, very
cold, some snow on the ground.
Arrived in st. Paul 6 P. NJ, went
to the Merchants Hotel, checked
our baggage, met Joe Sims, had
Il few drinks with him at the bar;
had supper at the New England
Restaurant. Left for Chicago at
$50 P. M. over the Northwestern.
March llth, 1912. Weather cold.
Outlook for Taft very good so far.
Met 9. II. Pendgree, and his wife,
the famous actress, Eva Fay, who
had travelled in the show business
for the past twenty six years. He
told us considerable of the world.
Went to bed at | | 80 up at s A. M
near Chicago. Find the country
covered with snow from IL to 1S
in Chi in depth. Weather cold.
Met Governor Vessey, Of South
Dakota, had a pleasant visit with
him, after which he gave letter
of introduction to the Governor of
Florida. In Chicago $50 A. NJ,
March 18th, 1912. Weather warm
er. thawing streets very muddy.
Went to the Hotel LaSalle, check
ed baggage, got shaved, had a few
drinks, took walk around the
city and viewed the lake, which
was covered with ice and snow.
Called on Mr.. Ayers. a fruit COM
missioner, to whom DR.. Wagner of
Minneapolis had given us a letter
of Introduction. He was thorough
ly acquainted with the whole state
of Florida and gave us some valu-
able information; he also gave us
letters of introduction to bankers
and different business men in
towns where We expected to stop.
Leaving Chicago 9:lO p. M. over
G. &. E. |. r. R., retired to our
sleepers about 10 p. M. Woke
up in the morning about 6 o'clock.
and were in Evansville, Indiana.
Looked out the car window, and
saw some snow here and there.
and number of negroes going to
and from their work with dinner
pals in their hands. Crossed the
Ohio River into Kentucky, had
breakfast about 7 o'clock, went to
the observation car to view the
country, and found it very noun.
tainous, and very poor. Nothing
could be seen, but old unpainted
buildings, houses that looked as
though they had been built before
the Civil War, and had no i'm.
lrovements on them of any kind
since their erection. Improve
ments of all kinds had disappear
ed, the soil had a reddish color.
and looked to be very poor for
growing crops other than negroes,
who seem to thrive, as they look
very healthy and are very numer-
Gus. Weather cold, cloudy and
rainy. Mud knee deep. in the
roads. No autos in use Ahnut
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1912-04-05
Timely Hints on
Growing Corn

OoIl ID frequently ulenLlOneu Ae
the Billion Dollar Crop, the great
est wealth producer in the United
States, as it is used in whole OF
in part in the manufacture of near.
ly one hundred commercial pro.
ducts. A partial failure of a corn
crop is nearly national calamity.
a total loss would result in disast-
er to farmers as we'll as to business
interests in all parts of the coun-
try. 1t is now generally known
that the best seed from the crop of
1911 is Of low vitality. A very
large proportion Of the seed corn
which has been tested shows a
termination Of less than SO per
cent. When the value Of the corn
crop is compared with the con-
ditiod of seed stocks, the situation
is very alarming to planters as
business men in all lines of trade.
What can be done to secure the
best corn crop possible from the
seed to be had? Use the best seed
obtainab)e regardless of it's price.
Seed corn costing $500 a bushel is
a bargain this year, if it will grow
and is adapted to local conditions.
For planting in North Dakota,
Minnesota or northern Wisconsin
it is unsafe to use seed grown
south of the 44th parallel of lati-
tude. Don't jeopardize the crop
with seed from unknown localities.
Test the seed corn now and every
month before planting time. If
you cannot obtain seed testing 100
per cent, plant the best you can
secure and increase the quantity
per acre to make up the deficiency
in termination so as to secure a
full stand of plants. When an
extra amount of seed has been
used and thinning is necessary,
this work may be done at very
small expense as man can thin a
field with hoe at the rate of an
acre per day. Many weeds may
be destroyed at the ssme time.
When this method is pursued. a
crop yielding IS to IS bushels per
acre ought frequently to be
obtained. A brshel of corn
will plant seven to eight
acres. Increase this quantity in
proportion to the termination
of the seed planted and allow some
extra for cut-worms, birds, gop-
hers, etc. In a season like the
present much seed corn Of so or 60
per cent termination must be used
us nothing better can be obtained.
1t is better to use of this germina-
ton, however, provided it has been
we'll bred and is northern grown.
than to use common, ordinary seed
or seed which was produced in the
South, even though its growth is
comparatively high. Seed corn
obtained from reliable seed houses
in the North will have the germina-
tion marked on a tag attached to
every bag so that the purchaser
may know for himself as to the
amount Of seed which need be
used.
If seed Of low termination is
used, best results will be obtained
when it is planted in drills, using
plenty of seed and thinning the
plants so as to stand ten to fifteen
inches apart when the crop is we'll
established. Thinning may be
done with light harrow or weed
er and finished with a hoe. Where
the fields may be so laid out, the
rows should run North and South
to hermit admission nf the most
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1912-04-05
City Elects Full
Citizens Ticket

. = The city election held on Mon
day apparently resulted most sue
cessful to all concerned. The
entire citizens ticket as nomina-
ted at the city caucaus the week
previous was elected, although
at the eleventh hour S. B. Chap
pell's friends insisted upon USE
ing his name on the ticket for
Mayor, and considering the short
notice, he made a splendid race.
The newly elected officers go
into office the first of the month.
Following are the election re-
turns.
Mayor
T. j. Bushell. II
S. B. Chappell IA
Alderman
Ward /.
w. A. Orgain. ..43
w. H. Rucker. ..38
E. E. Jordan. 2
VIM. Woodburn .........
Ward 2.
j. S. Bilyeu ..19
S. H. Stambaugh. ..18
R. B. Chappell. ..3
DR.. P. P. Ashley ...... .... l
Ward 3
w. O. Schuett. .33
A. ThOrSen .37
j. C. Kinney. 4
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1912-04-05

Grass getting green. Some ever
green trees to be seen about the
homes. Some well painted build
ings and prosperous looking farms
but no sign of spring work on ac-
count of the mud.
Arrived in Nashville ll:2O A.
M. A very fine city. just be-
fore getting into Nashville, we
saw a cemetery in which the SOL
diers had been buried during the
Civil War. Leaving Nashville,
country still looking better. Very
good farms, saw some wheat fields
that were green, soil looking bet
ter. Stopped at a small station
for about five minutes. | stepped
off on the platform. Had a talk
with a negro woman about the
country. She said it had been
raining for tie last week, and that
they had not been able to do any
work in the fields. Conditions
about the same all along the line
until we got to Cowan. There we
are going through the Cumberland
Mountains, which are a beautiful
sight. The scenery was great,
but there didn't appear to be any
industries of any kind outside of
one or two lime kilns for forty or
fifty miles at a distance. Next
stop was Servison, Alabama; trees
beginning to bud. Country still
mountainous. Next saw Lookout
Mountain, noted place during
the Civil War, just before running
into Chattanooga, which is one Of
the leading cities of the South.
Next town Of Importance was At
ianta, Georgia, which is noted as
one of the great cities Of the
Sonth. We arribec.. there s.t aLo,,t
$50 ?. M. only had fifteen
minutes stop, SO had no chance to
see much of the town. Went to
bed at about 10 P. M. Up in the
morning at 6 A. NJ. Found our
selves in Florida, went to obserya.
tion car t, view the country which
is pine forest that produces large
of turpentine, and rosin
taken from the trees, and after the
turpentine and rosin are exhaust
eel the timber is used tor lumber
after which the land is sold for
truck farms. Some of the farms
are very prosperous, and others
poor. The soil is very light color.
ed, sand. 1t must be very poor,
Those farms are just here and there
along the the railroad track, some
thing like an Indian Camp, three
or four miles apart, and perhaps
eight or ten families in a group.
and then you will go perhaps six
Or seven miles before you will see
another. Now and then, we would
run through nice little town with
saw mills and turpentine stills.
ocated in them.
March 18th, 1912. 9 A. M. ar
Tweed in Jacksonville, Flori,Ia. a
beautiful city of 60, 900 population,
he gateway city to the state. In
he afternoon, we went to visit the
ostrich and alligator farms and
must say that this was one Of the
most wonderful sights that l ever
witnessed. Stayed over q day ana
listed Mr.. Jordan's fruit farm,
Who is the mayor of this city. We
net him on the train out of Chic
lgo on his way home, but his bust
less compelled him to stop off one
lay in Chattanooga, Tenn, SO he
prevailed on us to stay over day
md take this trip with him. We
lid so, started out about II A. NJ.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1912-04-05
SnOW'SCOrner Notes

A. w. Snow and family from
Circle, Mont, are visiting the
Shows.
Some of the ladies who attend
ed the last school meeting are
opposed to any smoking so please
bear this in mind brother farm
ers and don't smoke on the pre-
misses while the meeting is in ses-
sion.
Mr.. T. W. Davis is fgureing
with Mr.. McCabe who runs a
a general store at Yates, Mont,
to trade for his stock Of goods.
Our Brenizer post master very
nearly lost his life while trying
to cross the little Beaver last
week. He got his horses down
and had to leave the wagon in
the swim for a few days.
Traffic has been tied up in this
vacinity for the past few days on
account of high water the little
Beaver looks like the Mississippi
and has washed out all the
bridges north of the state line,
there is no chance to get to any
of the towns on the N. P. from
this locality are not showed in
any longer but washed in.
All of the ladies who live in
this school district are preparing
to attend the school meeting on
Saturday and vote for their hus-
bands for Office they all think
that their husbands ought to be
one of the school board.
| am the owner of several sec
tions of land in Golden Valley,
South of Beach, and am desirous
of letting contracts for break
ing portion of this land and get
it into crop this season. Should
be very glad to communicate
with anyone who desires to en-
ter into an arrangement for the
breaking of portions of this land.
Can arrange fields to suit almost
anyone. If interested kindly
direct d. J. Mcmahon, 212 Endi-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
JOIN IN ONE GRAND REUNION
Soldiers of North and South Hold
love-One- Another Meeting.

Providence, r. l., March 13.-Sol-
diers who served under the Stars and
Stripes and those who fought be-
meath the Stars and Bars will join
hands in July, 1913, at the unwilling
of the great peace memorial at Get
tysburg, according to Colonel Lewis
T.. Better, secretary of the Gettys-
burg Memorial association, who is
in charge of the plans.
Colonel Better has recently visit
ed cities all over the country in the
interests of the memorial associa-
ton. He has addressed the state
legislatures of Georgia, Mississippi,
South Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia,
Maryland, Rhode Island and other
states, and his project for great
peace meeting next year has re.
ceived cordial support among both
Confederate and Union veterans.
Among the veterans Colonel Better
visited and whom he expects to see
again at Gettysburg next year are
Governor Brown of Georgia, Cover
nor Mann of Virginia and Governor
MeCreary of Kentucky, all veterans
of the Confederate army.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
FATHER WILL SIGN BOND
Arnold Likely to Be Given Free.
dom Until Court Convenes
in June.

Jack Arnold who was arrested
with Dad" Chittenden and Gus
Eichhorn, early Tuesday morning,
on charge of having broken into
the Mint saloon and stealing some
whisky, and who was bound over to
await the action of the grand jury,
was looking for a release from GUS
tody today. His father, George Ar
mold, has signified a willingness to
sign the bail bond for $500 so that
the boy can gain his freedom until
the district court cOnvenes in June.
Arnold, it will be remembered, was
up in municipal court yesterday aft
ernoon, together with Chittenden and
Eichhorn, all three being charged
with the theft of some whisky from
John Hagen, who conducts the Mint
saloon. Chief of Police Domaine
states that Arnold admitted to him
that the crime had been premedi-
tated and that the Mint saloon had
been chosen as the scene of opera
tons. 1t is also said that he adj
united to the chief that Eichhorn
had told him that he was the one
who, few weeks ago, took $25 from
the Frank Lorenz saloon.
The young men who were arrested
intended to go to Sioux Falls, S. d.,
where they intended to work for
the J. B. Nielsen Construction COM
pany, so Arnold stated, and wanted
to take a supply of wet goods with
them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
WILL PLAN A BIG meet
Committee to Assist in Arranq.
ing Development Associa-
ton Convention.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily
The advisory board of the Man.
kato Commercial club recently au.
thorized President Crandall to ap
point a committee to assist Secre
tary Soaring in the arrangements
for the convention to be held in
this city Tuesday. April 2, to con.
slider the matter of organizing a
Southern Minnesota Development as.
sociation.
Mr.. Soaring, ii will be remember.
ed, was at the recent annual con
vention of the, Minnesota Federation
of Commercial clubs, appointed
chairman of committee to call
such convention if it was thought
proper, and this committee selected
Mankato as the place, upon his invi-
tation, and April as the date.
President Crandall has appointed
as the local committee to assist
Mr.. Soaring, the following: w. d.
r. e. Brown, George Atchison and
Mayor Charles IT. Taylor. The COM
mittee will be called together in a
day or two, but Mr.. Soaring has al
ready consulted with the members
individually.
A circular letter was yesterday
sent by Mr.. Searings committee TO
all of the commercial clubs in the
southern part of the state, some sew
enty in number, calling attention
to the object of the meeting, and
inviting them to be represented.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
SHOW MEN PROTEST
AGAINST THE FILMS
Hearing Is Had Before National
House Committee.
WHAT THE FIGHT IS ALL ABOUT
Claim Made That the Passage of
Amendment Would LegaItze
Play Piracy.
WHAT THE FIGHT IS ALL ABOUT
Especial to Tsa Free Press

I 1-.xlgs h
washington, March f3.-Represent
atives of theatrical interests were
given a hearing today before the
copyright committee of the house al
which they protested against the
passage of bill which they allege
would legalize play piracy by NOV,
ing picture film manufacturers. AT
the hearing Hollis E. Cooley appear
ed as the representative of the Ma
tional' Association of Theatrical Pro.
ducing Managers, Harry P. Mawson
spoke for the dramatists and play
wrights, and Edward Giroux repre-
sented the National Theatre Owners
association. The object of the prot
estants is to defeat the final pass
ing by the house of representatives
of an amendment offered by Con-
gresham E. w. Townsend of New
Jersey, author of "Chimmie Fadden,' -
who is declared to represent the mo-
ton picture interests.
What the Amendment Means.
The amendment is to the effect
that no film company shall be held
liable for infringement of plays,
books, or other literary or dramatic
works, if, in the opinion of the
judge, no infringement was intended,
and, in any case, limiting the amount
of fine for infringement to 500. The
opponents of the measure declare,
with such a limitation of fine le-
gally enforced, all successful plays
and novels would be Immediately
taken up by the moving picture con-
Germs, who would consider a fine OF
$500 exceedingly cheap to pay for
the privilege. Further, this money
would not go to the wronged author,
dramatist or producer, who would
be left absolutely without recourse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
CITY ENGINEER NAMED
John W. Wilson Received Very
Nice Appointment at d.
Iuth, MINI.

John W. Wilson, formerly city en-
Gineer for this city, was last night
to a like position for the
city OF Duluth.
Mr.. Wilson received his appoint
mcnt from Mayor John A. McCuen
3ud he was confirmed by the coun-
Gil at it's session last night.
=, Mr.. Wilson was recommended for
the place by members of the state
board of health and others who are
competent to Judge of an engineers
qualifications.
The salary that goes with the po-
sition is comfortable one.
Mr. Wilson has been acting as as
sistant city engineer in Duluth for
some months. He is regarded as one
of the best sanitary engineers in
the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15

HOLDS STATE LAW INVALID
Cites the Statutes Which Govern
Other Cities; Mayors Vote
One Point.
From Wednesdays Daily.

'S'' NSN"SSdoy . 0otys
Attorney General Smith and Attor
neys Arthur Schaub and C. L. Bene
dict have handed a brief in the quo
warranto proceedings to City Attor
ney c. o. Daley, to test the valid
ity of the city charter. This action
will come up before the supreme
court at the April term. 1t is claim
ed in the brief that the charter
was framed under chapter 10 of the
laws of 1909 and that said laws are
unconstitutional because they con
fiict with the constitutional pro
visions of section Sc, article 4, in
the state constitution which reads
rs follows:
1T shall be feature of all such
charters that there shall be provid
ed, among other things, for a mayor
or chief magistrate, and legislative
body of either one or two houses
because the mayor is permitted to
vote as a member of the council
under the present charter, they claim
that these are violations of the state
constitution; and that the executive
and legislative branches should be
separate.
I. Cites Other City Charters.
Some of the claims made in the
brief may be of interest to many.
This is a case of Interpretation of
the construction of a constitutional
provision. 1t gives a brief history
of the charter of Waseca, and in
part says:
1.-THE charter of the city of Wa
SEGA, like all modern municipal char
tiers, proceeds along the line of dis
tributing the burden of municipal af-
fairs among different departments,
relieving in a large measure the city
council, the legislative body, and
the mayor, the chief executive, Off
Ger, from the details of many of its
proprietary affairs, and casting the
whole burden of responsibility for
specific duties upon boards created
for. that purpose"
Speaking of an amendment re.
Gently made, it says:
The amendment plainly provides
for two sets of officials, one of
which is executive and executive
only, and the other legislative and
legislative only. 1t provides further
how each branch of the government
shall be constituted, first the exec
utive body of a mayor or chief mag
istrate; second, the legislative body
of one or two houses not the mayor
and one or two houses. 1t would be
a loose construction to hold that the
first could be identical with the
second, and the second with the
first
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
GOOD ROAD SPIRIT HAS
TAKEN HOLD OF COUNTY
The People Are Enthusiastic For
More Improved Highways.
CALL MEET FOR LAKE CRYSTAL
CALL MEET FOR LAKE CRYSTAL
Date Is Friday Afternoon; Time
Two O'clock; Results
Obtained.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Blue Earth county is alive with
enthusiasm for good roads and the
year 1912 will see many substan
tial and permanent improvements
made along this line. Lake Crystal
and vicinity is thoroughly alert in
the matter and Il mOnstrOus good
roads meeting will be held there
Friday afternoon at two o'clock in
Woodman hail.
Last winter a good roads associa.
ton was formed in Lake Crystal
with George Osten president, Elliott
Epson vice president and Gen John,
son of Butternut as secretary, Hugh
Norman, treasurer. The Organiza-
ton is known rs the Good Roads
association of Lake Crystal and vi
cinity and takes in the towns of
Lake Crystal, Cambria, Butternut
Valley, Lincoln, Garden City town
ship, South Bend and Judson. The
James and w. s. Hunt, Lake Crys-
tai; w. C. Jones, Dave Bowen, Cam
bria; Fl. Owen, John Wendt, Butter
nut; Fred Fredrickson, Ed. John
son, Lincoln; John Tickling, Charles
Gilman, Garden City; Dave Crane.
John W. Roberts. South Bend: John
Norman, ID. l.. Fl III, Judson.
Has Held Meetings.
The association has held meet
ings in different townships during
the winter and advocated the pay
ment of cash for road taxes. They
have also laid out state road from
Mankato to Lake Crystal and Lake
Crystal to Madelia. The association
appointed committee on each of
these roads to solicit funds and ma
terial, and as a result of this work
four miles of gravel has been do
mated and one thousand loads of
gravel have been hauled on the Man
kato to Lake Crystal road, and on
the Lake Crystal to Madelia road
one thousand loads of gravel have
been donated and considerable mOll-
ey.
At the township elections yester-
day the towns of Cambria, Butter
nut, and Lincoln voted in favor OF
the cash payment of road taxes.
Butternut voted $1,000 for road work
and Lincoln voted $500. They will
also buy a road grader. Judson lost
the cash payment proposition by
vote of five only.
Speakers from Mankato and else
where will address the good roads
meeting in Lake Crystal Friday.
Mankato Citizens Will Attend.
Several citizens of Mankato will
attend the good roads meeting which
will be held at Lake Crystal next
Friday afternoon. Among those who
will be present are John Fl. Hob
mann of this city, and George w.
Allyn of Madison Lake. George M.
Palmer was to be present, but as he
is at Washington, he will be unable
to attend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
DRYS CLAIM THE LONG LEAD
Assert That They Have Made Gains
in the State. -

The Minneapolis Tribune Oh TO-DAY
stated that unofficial returns from
14O out of approximately 200 vii.
lagos in Minnesota which voted yes
terday in the spring elections on the
license issue indicate large gains Tor
the prohibition forces. The earlier
returns showed the "drys" and
"wets" to be running evenly, but
dispatches received after midnight
put the "drys" ahead in the race
by a majority of II, rs villages de-
claring against the saloon as COM
pared with GA in it's favor.
w. G. Calderwood, chairman OF
the prohibition state committee and
other anti-saloon workers assert the
"drys" have gained from 30 to 50
per cent in the state. On the other
hand the leaders of the saloon ele-
ment say the ''wets" will hold their
own, if not make a substantial gain.