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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
WAS tIECLPu Two YEATS Ego.
VOTE APPEARS VERY CLOSE
English Miners, Finish Baliotins on
b. Coal Strike.

London, April 3.-The balloting of
the miners on the question of ter
minating the coal strike has finished.
Apparently there will be majority
against the resumption of work. In
der the rules of the miners federation
a twO-thirds majority is necessary to
authorize national strike and it is a
question OF doubt whether q bare ma
jority will suffice for the continuance
of the strike. -. 49, .s... ...,.
Meanwhile more than 10000 miners
have already resumed work and if the
decision is against restarting the
mines it is certain thousands of men
Who are DESTROYS OF working will dis
regard it. @
King Gecree Queen Mary and the
queen mother. Alexandra, have con
tributed $4,000 each for the relief of
the widespread distress.
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Milwaukee. April 3.-Dr G. A. Bad
defeated Mayor Emil Seidel, the So
cialist incumbent, by vote OF 43,177
to 80, 200 Of the thirty-three alder.
men elected tWenty-siX were nonpar.
tisan and seven were Socialists.
With four Socialist follower aldermen
the new Guy council viii be composed
OF twenty-six nonpartisan aldermen
and eleven Socialists.
With flood OF nOnpartisan ballots
Milwaukee voters swept from office
the city's widely known Socialist ad-
mintst-ation, installed = nonpartisan
mayor, board Of aldermen and county
board of supervisors and probably
eliminated every national political
party from participa ton in future mu-
nicipal elections in the state OF Wis
conSin.
For, as result of the nonpartisan
victory in Milwaukee, the state legis-
lature at :. special session TO b. con-
yened Is expected TO pass a distinctly
nonpartisan city election statute. TIL.
Socialists defeated such q measure at
the last SESSION OF the Legislature, but
the Milwaukee rOut was said practical.
ly to have killed Socialist strength in
the state general assembly. s....
The widespread interest in the fight
to unseat the Socialist administration
was indicated by the heavy total vote
of nearly 10000. The highest previous
total vote cast in a municipal election
was .59,4S4, at the: time Mayor Seidel
WAS elect ii two wears 90
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THE PAPER WAS TORN By THE DOGS TEETH.
idyl-their idyl from which they had
been rudely awakened by one in au-
thority.
He laid the last egg reverently back
in its nest Of silver He looked up at
Miss Crutcher with eyes full Of de-
sire. He pushed the box gently to-
ward her. Il want it. Price. please?"
She handed it back neatly done up.
might suggest thai you could have
chosen much prettier ones?" she said
mentioning the price.
None that would have pleased me
so we'll" He laid down the price. Il
suppose you know whose work it is.
"Oh, of course we have to know
names and addresses s.s.sr
'And if one wanted to give an order
IN persona"
Miss Crutcher smiled shrewdly. 1T
would have to be left with us"
He went out with his box and stood
moment thinking. The exchange
faced a small city park. so small that
Worthington did not think he had
ever explored it. He crossed the
street and entered its sparsely shaded
walks. He. faucied be would find a
rusty fountain 10 the center, dripping
q Sneager stream Of water upon a few
languid goldfish. A ring of dingy
green benches surrounded the foun.
tain. He sat down Oh one. At the
moment he did not know why. He
was not tired. Afterward he called
it predestnation. As far as his OBJ
/, seryation went only one other bench
about the fountain was occupied.
Two maids sat on 1t. one. nurse
maid, trying to deceive an innocent
baby into believing it was getting a
ride by showing its perambulator to
arms length and drawing It back,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
HOMESTEAD BILL MAY FAIL
House Conferees Insist 1t Apply to
PENDING Claims.

Washington, April 3.-Western mem
bers fear. that the. three-year home
stead bill, now in conference, will fail
of passage. The house conferees in
sist that the bill shall be amended so
as to apply 10 pending claims. There
is a probability that this amendment
will be adopted. II II is there are
threats that the president win veto
the measure.
In a report to congress Secretary of
the Interior Fisher took exception to
some of the provisions of the three
year homestead bill and he stated
emphatically that he could not give
the measure his approval If it was
made to apply to pending claims.
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NinetY-slx In the Senate.

Washington, April 3.-The senate
became a body Of ninety-six members,
New Mexico and Arizona contributing
the. four additional senator's Thomas
b. Catron and Albert B. Fall of New
Mexico, Republicans, and M. A. Smith
and H.. F. Ashurst of Arizona, Demo-
Gratis, were the new members to take
the oaths on the dais in front of the
vice presidents chair:
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WHEN EASTER COMES.
BY MARGARET E. sANGsTER.

Z AYHEN Easter comes the vio-
) w ,,l les ne e 49,,
Their shyly. hooded faces
Where late the frozen SHOWS
~ adrift
Heaped high the woodland spaces.
When Easter comes thee sunbeams
H. dance - -
On green leaves All aqpiyeg
And grasses rally, Sspcaf and lance.
By ripping brook and river.
When Easter comes the lilies haste
What time the bells are ringing
, To bring their perfumes, pure and
chaste,
From hallowed censers swinging.
Shine dim church aisles on Easter
49,. day
Beneath their serried whiteness,
And happy children kneel and pray
Amid the lilied Brightness.
When Easter comes merry train,
The robin, Wren and starting.
, With song and wing are here again,
And many another darling.
The bluebird and the oriole. ..
The martin and the swallow,
Away" they chant, with grief
and dole! s..t
Here's spring, and summer Il fol-
low"
When Easter comes, when Easter
) comes, ,5
} Then winters spell is over!
Ere long We'll hear the eltin drums
Where bees are deep in clover,
After we catch the swaying lit
, OF wings among the daisies
} And see the rose cups sweetness
split
Among the garden lnaces.
When Easter cotaos-eh happy
) day. e-t-'
} Zen tears like dewdrops s:icten,
And songs climb Up :ite Geayca%ard
way
While angels bend to listen.
, For love and life and joy ~uat.ld
Are in the age long story
That spells itself on harps oftgold
And thrills with endless glory
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 0oooOOOOOS 400
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and the paper bag she carried. frankly
Indifferent to the protruding tin. of a
loaf of bread. Little feet firmly plant
ed lin shabby boots. little hands clasp
ing her loaf of bread in gloves that
had been thinly mended, Il sweet,
sensitive mouth. everything about her
defied her humble errand. Her atti-
tude was one Of listless abstraction.
She glanced up the street and then
down it as if the buying of that loaf
| Of bread had rounded out her days
| program and left her objectless.
A chuckle of childish delight focused
her glance on Mrs. Flynn's front win
dow-the show window about which
! were clustered half dozen happy,
dirty. care free little gamins. Their
freckled faces were pressed close
against the glass. One snub nose was
| turned up TO her.
Look. lady: amt them JUS the gor-
geousest?"
The lady looked She even stepped
down from the doorsil to get better
| view. The children laughed She
! shuddered.
Easter was approaching and the an
| nual miracle had been wrought In
Mrs. Flynn's front window. main
moth wooden hen, comfortably nested
| in curly green excelsior. challenged the
world to admire the fruits Of her In
dustry. Untold quantities of eggs that
ta6 hn ait,h r,u I'm intu
yividness of hue surrounded her-such
puppies, such greens. such yellows az
! were never seen OH land or sea.
! Poor little things.' said the lady un-
! der her breath. sweeping the whole
| joyous group with plying eyes, How
| can they ever learn what beauty
means? She turned away. They
| were monstrosities, those eggs, but
| people bought them. They had given
her an idea. She was glad she had
bought her bread at that particular
| bakery. She stopped at dairy TO add
pint of milk to her menu. She had
! bought her dinner.
The first lesson inculcated by the
| lady managers of the exchange was
smiling courtesy to all corners. Won.
en- always smiled on Tom Worthing-
| ton. HE was such a dear" His big
gray eyes were so clear and kindly and
| bis ruddy brown hair so perfectly crop
| ped. Miss Crutcher smiled on Mr..
Worthington the very next day. She
| had found him bending over the case
! that held the Easter eggs.
81 see you have added to your collec-
ton since was here yesterday" he
| said
1 You mean that box with a dozen in
it? can't say ] admire it rs much as
| ] do the flower and fruits She brought
1t in this morning. She calls it al egg,
shell idyl Why, am sure don't
| know But people like to be puzzled
so it may sell them. The whole dozen
have to go together. That viii be bad
| for the sale"
Her comments fell on unheeding
ears. With barred head Tom was lean
| ing low over the box. A rich flush
had mounted into his cheeks. There
was but one woman in the world who
! could have executed that exquisite idyl.
and be had spent year in futile
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COO. bave watched and waited
long,
for was fam to learn
Che word that wakes the birds to song
Wben life and JOY return.
l, too, must grow and feel my beart
O'erflow With prayer and praise:
Wttb btrds and flowers must take my
part
Hnd hymn the Gaster days.
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The article was racy indeed, Civ
ing an account Of an alleged visit
of the city's executive to Peoria.
The writer read the article in ques-
ton and we are ready to pronounce
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05

lasted a day or so. The trouble was
all caused by the publication in a
weekly newspaper Of an attack on
the mayor of that city, and which
that official ordered suppressed.
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STARTED The RIOT.

Rock Island, H., is resuming its
normal condition-getting back to
the simple life. There was consider
able ;rfeting IN that city, and il
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the apparatus, believing that more
time should be taken to become ia.
mlllar with the machine and be alb
soiuteiy positive that everything was
as represented. 1t was voted to de.
fer action on the matter one waaL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05

stone impressed upon the aldermen
the fact that the engine had been
delivered to the required specifica-
tions and contract The council,
however, was in no hurry to accept
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05

iIRL stood irreS-
on t h e
threshold of Mrs.
Flynn's bakery.
There was a de-
cided incongru-
ity between the
slim elegance. OF
hsNNs AMMAN ns0 lnnn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05

American LaFrance company, max
ers of Rochester's new fire engine,
appeared before the council to Sc
cure the city's acceptance Of the
engine on Monday night. Mr.. John
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05

it one of the most sensational at
lacks on public official that we
ever have seen in print
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Z r.
By PETER M'ARTHUR.

Copyright. 1872 by American Press Association.
~HG Caster sermon Of the flowers
~ Is best of all to know.
obey bear the preaching Of the
showers
Chat speak the one word "Grow !"
obey waited for that glad command
! Cbrougb wtntry storm and strffe,
Hnd now throughout the roustns
: land
obey ettr and wake to life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05

Rochester Post and Record Thorn
as r. tombstone, representing the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
AN EGGSHELL IDYL.
AN EASTER STORY.
BY ]. n. WALWORTH.

copyright. 1912, by American Press Asso-
ella toni ..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
Easter Table Decor. ten.

Place rabbit in center OF table, tie
big bow around his neck and have
narrow ribbon fastened around his
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
paws. At the end of each ribbon tie
an Easter egg for each guest with the
name put on in gilt paint.

Easter Lilies.
o lilies. pure and splendid:
o lilies, holy and white,
] greet with Christians greeting
Your lesson of love and light!
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
BACHELOR CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
One New Member, One Es-
capes and Two are to
Marry Soon.

The members of the Skillet Greek
Bachelors club held a meeting on
Thursday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. WILDER Cahoon. Robert
Hirschinger was introduced to the
mysteries of the order and Albert Mar
tin escaped. There was so much ado
aoout the endurance to be imposed
that Mr.. Martin thought it wise to
postpone the ordeal until another
night. The remainder of the evening,
except enjoying the refreshments, was
devoted to making plans to giving
reception TO Eben Toole and Herman
Zantow when they return with their
brides. Mr.. Zantow has been living
alone for the past ten years and
has taken the third degree in the
bachelor school. Both have been ac-
tive members in the club and will be
re paid with a generous outburst when
they return from their wedding trips.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
HORSE AND BUGGY
GO AT NIGHT
Property of Floyd Newell
Taken From Hitching
Place.

Last night while Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Newell were attending the senior class
play their horse and buggy disal peared
from hitching place near the Y. M.
q. A. When they discovered the theft,
about IL o'clock, the police officers
were notified and search instituted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell reside on East
street, this side of the cemetery, and
as Mrs. Newells health is poorly it is
hard for her to walk, but when they
were unable to find the horse and
buggy they walked to their home.
About O'Clock this morning Officer j.
E. Buckley found the rig tied near
the Baptist church and it was returned
to the owner.
Officer Buckley believes he has a
clue to the thieves and an investiga-
ton will be made. An affair of this
kind is serious offense and should
the criminals be detected they will be
severely punished.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
VALUABLE RAMBLER
TOTALLY WRECKED
Driver Loses Control of
Machine After Fast
Ride.
STRIKES TELEPHONE POLE
Was Demonstrating Seven
Passenger Greyhound On
Maiden Trip.
STRIKES TELEPHONE POLE

Travelling at a rate of possibly
fifty miles an hour, seated behind the
steering wheel of a $4,000, seven pas.
senger, Rambler Greyhound and to
suddenly luse control of the machine
and in less than ten seconds gaze on
the wreckage, was the experience of
w. G.. Schultz of Milwaukee Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. Schultz was sent from the
branch factory of the Rambler auto
mobile company at Milwaukee a few
weeks ago on tour through WiscOn
sin to demonstrate the handsome new
model in the shape of touring car.
He arrived in Baraboo a couple of
weeks ago on his way to the northern
part ofthe state. Yesterday he visited
Reedsburg and late in the afternoon he
left for Baraboo on a homeward trip.
When he struck the paved road
which extends noIthward from
Lyons, Schultz says, 81 opened her
up" On arriving at the turn on the
Lyons road, near the g. M. Dubois
residence, he claims something broke
in the steering apparatus and he lost
control of the machine. The car shot
straight across the Lyons road in
front of the Berkeley store and crashed
headlong into telephone pole and
then against large tree which
brought it to stop. The telephone
pole was moved down and broken in
three places. When the front of the
machine struck the tree the rear was
thrown completely around. The
driver was tossed from his seat when
the collision occurred and landed on
the ground about fifteen feet from the
spot. The fact that he escaped unin-
jured is miracle. County Treasurer
Dubois witnessed the accident and
brought Mr.. Schultz to the Warren
hotel.
The whole front end of the car wss
smashed in, one wheel broken from the
axle and the entire body and mechan-
ism remains in q terribly twisted con-
dition. 1t was hauled to the Prothero~
McGinnis garage where it was de-
clared total wreck and will be ship
ped to the Rambler factory.
The car was new one this being
her maiden tour. The accident oc-
CURED about o'clock last evening.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
(From Fridays Daily.)

William Schultz, the automobile
demonstrator, who used new $4,000
Rambler to NOW down a telephone
pole at the foot of the Fox hill in
Lyons on Wednesday evening, was
arrested on the complaint of Police
officer Charles Butterf1eld and brought
before Justice Halsted yesterday on the
charge of driving his car at an exces-
sive rate of speed and also operating
an automobile when intoxicated. Mr.,
Schultz explained that the fall from
the machine when it struck the pole
had dazed him, but that he was not
drunk. He also said that the steer
ing knuckle of his car broke and he
lost control at the turn. He could not
remember that he was alone in the car
and had no recollection of there being
a hill that he had just descended. He
pleaded guilty to the charge of
driving his car at an excessive
rate of speed and was fined SO and
costs which he paid. The sales mana
ger of the Rambler Automobile COM
pany, who was in the court room,
advised Mr.. Schultz to pay his fine
and to consider himself very fortunate
to fine himself alive. He said that he
had always heard that fools and
drunken men could not get hurt, but
did not state under which head
Schultz came.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
PARTITION SUIT
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Decision Reached in the
Case of Mrs. S. ]. Wells
VS.. J. G. Wells. ,caA
uAsvotA9S
ONE DIVORCE GRANTED
Title Cleared to the Pruyn
Farm in Greenfield,
Recently Sold.
ONE DIVORCE GRANTED

The case of Mrs. Sarah Jane Wells
of New York City VS.. John G. Wells
of Baraboo, from the March term of
the circuit court, was heard before
Judge E. Ray Stevens on Wednesday.
It was PARTITION suit in which the
rents and profits of the Wells farm
west of town were involved. Mrs.
Wells resides in New York City and is
the widow of DR.. George Wells and
sister-in-law of John q. Wells. 1t has
already been decided that Mrs. Wells
about ITO acres and Mr.. Wells is en-
titled to the other two-thirds. The
sale of the farm will occur within the
next few months. Mr.. Wells has re-
sided on the place for about 80 years
but the suit over the rents and profits
cover a period of only six years for it
is impossible to go back of that time
according to the statutes. According
to the decision the rents for the past
six years amounted to about 1,5OO
which was Offset by the improvements
made by Mr.. Wells amounting to
about $500 and taxes paid, about $500
more. Although Mrs. Wells expected
to receive about 81 600 her share was
found to be $71.16. The farm is valued
at something like $4,000 and she will
receive one. third of the value when the
sale is made. The witnesses: j. p.
Witwen, Robert Schneider, e j. Bat
ties, John G. Wells, N. g. Crawley, E.
w. Read, g. II. Russell, John South
ard and Daniel RuggIes.
w. T. Kelsey of Madison was the
attorney for the plaintiff and Ruggles
& Frenz of Baraboo appeared for the
defendant.
Divorce Granted.
A divorce was granted in the case of
Augusta Niebuhr VS.. Henry Nlebuhr
on the ground of desertion. It was stated
that they were married on April 26,
1911, and the groom vanished two
days after. Mrs. Niebuhr said she
had not seen him since.
The case of Mary A. Pruyn VS..
Adelia A. Munroe and others was to
clear the title to the Pruyn farm in
Greenfield. A number of deeds were
missing and the new purchaser de-
sired clear title TO the property.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
FAREWELL SURPRISE
At WELLINGTON
Miss Anna Lueth to Leave
Tonight for Wash
ington.
(From Fridays Daily.)

Miss Anna Lueth was pleasantly
surprised by about twenty-five men,
bers of the German M. E. church and
friends last evening at the Wellington
motel. The guests arrived early in the
evening and the hours were spent in
singing and having a social time. A
luncheon was served in the dining
room of the hotel. The occasion was
given as a farewell for Miss Lueth
who leaves tonight for North Yakima,
Washington, where she will remain
for some time with her brothers, Paul
and Samuel Lueth.
Miss Lueth was presented with a
remembrance of the occasion. The
evening was an enjoyable one. Piano
selections were rendered by Mrs. Otto
Schroeder and Mrs. Henry Won Wald.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
Nufionu1ColorS
1875 Years
Old.
(From Fridays Daily.)

The grand old flag is 135 years old
today. Ever since the Spanish-Amer-
lean war the celebration of Flag Day
has been growing more general. 1t
was on une IA, 1777, that the Con-
tinental Congress iadopted resolution
fixing the national standard as flag
of stars and stripes. Although there
have been some changes the general
design has never changed. At first
the stars were arranged in circle, and
afterward in galaxy, as now. In the
first flag there were thirteen stars.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
Insurance Received.

Mrs. Matte V. Stewart, widow OF
Frank M. Stewart received draft fol
ST. Sol so from the home office of the
Equitable Fraternal Union at Neenan,
Wis, that being the full amount OF
the fraternal certificate the deceased
carried in that society. MIR. Stewart
was engaged in lumber office work
and his death resulted from lesion OF
the spinal cord following a four
months illness. He carried additional
protection of 81 900 in the Beavers and
81, 900 in the New York Life.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
Portage C6oe=
man Becomes
q Oleuf6.

A stranger secured two pairs of shoes
at Dalton's shoe store during the ex-
element of the circus Tuesday under
the pretence that he was railroad
conductor. The fellow made his get
away before Proprietor Dalton realized
the conditions and "Joe" being some
thing of sleuth himself apprehended
the fellow in one of the down town
places imbibing freely. Mr.. Dalton
secured the shoes and the fellow was
later picked up on the street by Chief
of Police Curry who is OBTAINING him
at the police station.-Portage Regis
ter
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-20
VETERAN RANKS
ARE THINNING
Charles S. Briggs of Excel
Or Succumbs at
so Reedsburg.
MEMBER FAMOUS COMP ANY
His Regiment TT ve1e d
Nearly 10000 Miles Dur
ing the Civil War.
MEMBER FAMOUS COMPANY

Charles S. Briggs, resident of the
town of Excelsior and veteran of the
Civil War, died Wednesday, June II,
at Reedsburg. For some time he had
been in falling health from a compli-
cation of disc ases. He was born Au,
gust 80, 1889, at Charleston, Mont
gomery county, New York, and came
west before the sswar. He was almost
70 years old.