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The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
MAN RECOVERING FROM
 MOST SHOCKING ACCIDENT

Fairbanks, Dec. 1O-stir alive af- ter being imprisoned under load of supplies for 2l hours, with the temperature below zero. John Der nard, a civil engineer, Is fighting against death at the hospital in Fort Gibbon. Imprisoned under the same load was Jack Noble. the we'll known frelghter. who now lies buried in the little cemetery at Hot Springs. Both were caught under a load of goods that tipped over near Hot Springs Thursday, November 2l, and which was found by a hush CT the next day.
 Noble left Hot Springs with a load Of goods for Tofty, and on the way over he overlook Bernard and asked him to ride with him on the load, which was pulled by two horses and two mules. When the loaded sled came to a small cutoff, made where a washout had removed the original roadbed, the horses took the old road and the runners struck the deep ruts. This action caused the load to spill over and then right itself partially. Noble was completely buried by the load and died within an hour. Bernard was thrown far enough SO that his head protruded from the bottom of the load. He was in this position for 2l hours, when Joe Perrin came along the trail and spoke to the horses. His voice was heard by Bernard. who yelled feebly. but loud enough for the musher to hear
 Perrin eytricated Bernard and then he managed to get out the body of Noble. A team was sent to the relief of the injured man from Tofty by Kelly & Anderson. He was taken to the springs by Tom Davis. the freighter, and from there to the hospital at Fort Gibhon.
 Bernard's feet were badly frozen and his hands torn and cut by 'ren- zied efforts Co free himself from
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
PENSION FUND CREATED
 BY RAILROAD MIN

SC. Louis, Dec 2O-Twenty-five thousand employees Of the Frisco" railroad system have been granted old age pensions. which will become operative on January | Arrange ment for the payment Of pensions Co employees who have served for a specified number Of years with the company and who have reached the age of retirement, are provided for by the creation Of a fund from the net receipts Of the company, Co which Is added a small assessment from the pay of the men.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
SOME CHRISTMAS REFLEc-
 TONS.
m YuIe be wiser for.

This Yuis be wiser for.
 ", following his nocturnal eb- servations, Santa Claus were to give away as much ss he keeps to himself, there would be ssv- eral scandals in Bohemia.
 Keeping Christmas is generally done at a loss.
 One touch of Christmas makes the whole world grin,
 One swallow doesn't make a Christmas.
 Nor does a snow bank.
 Even the stockings must yawn and stretch on Christmas morn- ing.
 Christmas had been a weak day without the punch. Aae1a hAAAAAAAaAAs
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20

Mrs. c. c. Miller was taken with a sudden attack of appendicitis and removed to the White Pass hospital. It Is reported today that she is im- proving and indications are that she will be out within a few days.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
BRITISH 'RUIsER BRINGS
 HOME THE BODY OF REID

Portsmouth. Dec. 2O-Through the courtes, Of the British govern mert. che armoured cruiser Natal has been ordered to convey the body of cN-Ambassador Whitelaw Reid to his home in America Upon it's arrivaI there the dead statesman will be buried with national honors
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
PEACE BOARD ADJOURNS
 UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY

London, Dec. 2O-Instructions ar irving this morning from COnstantin ople inform the British government that the peace conference has ad- jourued until Saturday.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
GREEK VICE ADMIRAL
 KILLED IN NAVAL BATTLE

Athens, Dec 2O-In a naval bat tie off the Dardenelles between the Turkish and Greek battleships. Vice Admiral HaHI of the Greek navy was killed yesterday by a bursting shell
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
HOLIDAY RECESS LEAVES
 CONGRESS HALLS VACANT

Washington, Dec. 2O-Yesterday congress took its holiday recess and the members are hurrying home for Christmas.
 Judge Archibald is to take the stand on January third to answer Co impeachment charges being argu-
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20

Los Angeles, Dec. 2O-Horace Keaney the aviator. and Chester Lawrence the newspaper man, who accompanied him on. the attempt Co lly Co San Francisco, died in the waters of the Pacific. This morn Ing their dead bodies were washed ashore on the beach at Redondo,
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
BLIZZARD TEARS LOSE
 IN MIDDLE STATES

Grand Forks, Dec. 2O-The states of North and South Dakota and Minnesota are being blizzard swept today, with the thermometer hover ing around the zero mark.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
FLOWERY KINGDOM GETS
 NEW CABINET MINISTER

Tokio, Dec. 2O-The Japanese I'm perial cabinet has been reorganized with Count Katsur as premier.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20

the crushing burden that weighted him to the ground His lower limbs are useless. SO it is believed that h suffered an injury to his spine by the accident
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-20
ed against him

ed against him.
 The president yesterday appoint ed an air craft board, to become a part of the army department, whose duties will be to aid, investigate, and superintend the flying maneu- yers of the air going branch of the country's dGfenses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

conferences the Laymen's Missionary
Movement, the general one of the
campaigns of two years ago, appears
as cooperating agency.
SecretariaI Council Something New.
The scCretarial council is some
thing new. 1t represents the move
ments in the principal bodies, and is
officered by them. In some measure
it supersedes the general missionary
movement, and it radically changes
that movements aims. in that 1t in
cludcs home as well as foreign mis-
siOns. In some instances it welcomes
city missions. The forming Of this
council, while it attracts little no
tice, really marks, it is said, an ex-
traordinary change in emphasis, in
that it puts in federation. and leaves
out a movement that only two or
three years since was all powerful
and all prominent. 1t is said that
the movement in question did not
include the men who were doing the
missionary work of the churches, and
that the new council does include
them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

and part of the middle and rear will
be hospital, completely equipped.
A nurses room will be fitted up at
one side, with a small kitchenette,
while the main hospital will be a
ward for six beds. The hospital will
also have separate toilet and bath
rooms, while to one side of this
will be the trunk room. The serv-
ants will also have several rooms in
the south wing of the third floor.
The exterior of the new dormitory
will give an imposing view, as the
old Maryland colonial style will be
used throughout, a style that has
proven very popular of late. All
the windows will have the old fash
toned shutters. The exterior wall
from foOtings to the grade and the
backing of the exterior walls from
the grade to the underside of the
first floor will be Of selected quality
local stone, with rubble masonry and
Portland cement mortar used.
Cut stone will be used throughout
the exterior, which must be of first
quality Buff Bedford, Indiana, lime
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

stone, and the base course will be
built of approved Minnesota gray
granite. For the outside brick, the
best hard burned, kiln run, Chaska,
or equally approved brick will be
used. The face brick will be the
Twin City Colonial"
The two main flights of stairs from
the basement to the top floor will
be Of iron, steel and stone, while
skylights will serve to give light
to the upper stories.
The inside finish throughout will
be Of white oak except in the lobby,
reception room, the deans office,
bedrooms and sitting rooms on the
first floor, which will be of clear
birch for enamel.
The architects have overlooked
nothing in making this one of the
finest buildings of its kind in the
northwest, with every outlook for the
comfort and safety of its future oc-
cupants A hand lift elevator will
be used with brake and automatic
safety devices. The bids. for this
new building will be opened on
May 6.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

and commodious dining rooms, with
kitchens. There will be an outside
entrance for students not rooming in
the building, and with a lobby. The
entire space in the basement will be
taken up with the store rooms, these
two dining rooms, lobby, servants
rooms janitor's rooms, laundry, re-
frigerators, heating plant, and the
kitchens.
The first floor will have the deans
office, his private room, reception
room and general living room. On
the left of the large entrance from
the outside, is the reception room,
to the right, the deans office, and
in the rear and middle, large and
spacious sitting room with a fire.
place. There will be two wings for
bedrooms and baths, etc, and the
matron's private room.
The second floor will be entirely
for dormitory rooms and baths, ex-
cept for small sitting room that
opens on tlla~ screeneaseporch.
The north wing of the third floor
will be used for students room
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
RINGLlNCS WILL SHOW HERE
Date Is July 25; Contracts Made For
the Bread.

Providing the license fee is re-
duced to their liking, Ringing Bros.
circus will pitch it's tents in Mankato
this season. The date is July 25,
The bread contract has been given
to the F. G. Heinze bakery. About
400 loaves are called for.
Ringlings have just concluded an
engagement in Chicago and will
make a tour of Illinois.
The circus this year has several
new features. One of these is a
spectacular production, Joan Of Arc, "
which is said to be very fine. This
was a strong drawing feature in
Chicago.
1t is not at all likely the license
fee will be reduced as the schedule
was fixed by the commissioners In
conformity with the request OF the
Ringlings themselves. Besides. pub
lie sentiment upholds the stand
against a reduction that has been
taken by the council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

Plans for the new dormitory OF
the normal school of this city have
been received from the architect, c.
H. Johnston of st. Paul, and were
on file in President C. H. Cooper's
office yesterday. The new dormitory
will be one of the finest of it's kind
in the state, and more money will
be put in the new building than in
many of the larger dormitories at
other normal schools. 1t will be
similar to the ones at Winona and
Moorhead and the new hospital at
st Peter, the plans of which were
drawn by the same architect. The
building will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000, which is the amount
of the appropriation.
The site as selected will be a
triangular space in the block bound
ed by Warren, Fourth, Ramsey and
the Silver ravine road, the building
to face Fourth street. The fOunda-
ton will be 1921 feet by sc feet
and eight inches, and will be prac-
tically three stories high.
In the basement will be two large
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Carload Is Distributed at Points Along
the Chicago and Northwestern
-. Railway.
From Wednesdays Daily.


Sugar beet culture is on the in
crease in Southern Minnesota from
Winona westward. A carload of beet
sugar workers from Milwaukee came
over the Northwestern road yester-
day. The men were distributed at
points en- route, Plainview, Dodge
Center, Owatonna and Mankato.
With the growth Of the beet sugar
factory at Eau Claire the cultivation
of sugar beets in this section of Min
nesota is on the increase. More than
fifty carloads of sugar beets were
last fall at this city transferred
from the Northwestern to the Mil
waukee and st. Paul railway at Wi
mona. Those who have been engag-
ed in growing the beets have dem
onstrated to their own satisfaction
that it pays to do this.
A recent development in sugar
beet culture is the use that is made
of the pulp that is left after the
sugar qualities of the beets have
been extracted. This pulp is now
tried and sold for feed purposes,
ranking little lower than bran for
this purpose.
The use Of the pulp in this man
ner makes valuable by-product for
beet sugar factory. If factory
were located in Winona or near here
it is maintained the growing of sugar
beets could be very largely increased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
DEATH OF MRS. MARY [. MANN
Mother of Mrs. n. c. Hotaiing Died
at Mapleton.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. Mary L. Mann, aged seventy
four, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. H. c. Hotaling, wife
of Editor Hotaling of the Enterprise,
at Mapleton, at about eight o'clock
this morning of kidney and heart
trouble.
Mrs. Mann was a native of Ell
mira, N. Y. Her maiden name was
Simson and she came west with her
four years old. They located in
Dane county half way between Madi-
son and Sank where her father con-
Quoted a hotel. Later they moved
to Lodi, where Mr.. Simons opened
the first hotel in that village. In
1856 she was married to M. G..
Mann and i'm 1880 the couple came
to Mcleod county, Minnesota, settl-
ing at Brownstown, where Mr.. Mann
died in 1889.
There are three children, Mrs. IL.
C. Hotaling, Mapleton; Miss Fannie
Mann, Mapleton; J. G. Mann, CASTOR,
Oregon.
Mrs. Mann was member of the
Congregational church at Hutchin-
son, and affiliated with the Rebekahs.
The remains will be taken to
Brownton where the funeral will be
held Saturday morning, Rev. Hill,
pastor of the Congregational church
at Hutchinson, officiating.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
ACCEPTS PLACE WITH MORRIS
w. c. KEGS Will Have Charge Of
Undertaking Department.

Undertaking departments.
w. G. KEGS has accepted the posi-
ton of funeral director for S. M.
Morris, 314-31G South Front street,
succeeding F. J. Burke, who will
soon leave for Blue Earth where he
has decided to go into business for
himself Mr.. KEGS is thoroughly
competent i'm his line of work and
since his stay in Mankato has made
large number of friends. He was
formerly in the employ of a large
undertaking establishment in Min
neapolis, and is highly recommended
by that concern. The many friends
of Mr.. KEGS will be glad to learn
that he is to remain in Mankato.
Mrs. KEGS will assist Mr.. KEGS in
the undertaking department, paying
particular attention to preparing the
remains of women and children for
burial
Mr.. KEGS will have entire charge
of the undertaking department for
Mr.. Morris, whose time will be TAX
en- up with his large furniture store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
ATTEMPT To DERAIL CAR
Youngsters Resorting to Vicious Acts:
They Ought to Be Severely
Punished.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Chief of Police Donahue spent d
greater part of the day yesterday in
trying to apprehend some youngsters
the street car tracks in front of the
court house. The youngsters, it seems
pulled up the post near the court
house and tried to derail the car as
it came along by placing the hollow
post on the tracks, together with a
large stone. However, the motorman
observed the obstacles and threw off
the current, but could not stop the
car, which passed over the post
smashing it, but the car did not
leave the track, although the escape
was very narrow.
Last Halloween several boys
creased the street car tracks on the
Main street hill, and what might have
happened is only for conjecture. Re
Gently several boys in Dukes addi
ton have been stealing brass and
breaking planks at the airdome
which is being torn down by the
Electric Traction company. Large
fine sixteen feet planks were taken
and placed on saw horses, and brok.
en- into pieces.
The management of the Mankato
Electric Traction company suggests
that the city employ a plain clothes
man as means of protecting the
city.
Watching things as they have
been going on for the last three
years, | am fully convinced that the
local police are not able to cope
with the bad youngsters and the
only way to stop their work would
be to have a plain clothes man. The
mere knowledge that theer was a
live detective here would help a
great deal to keep them in check
Of course, such a man would have
to be live one and a tactful one
do not wish to be understood as
blaming the police, but simply that
this work is beyond them.
ct seems that parents forget that
the street car company has many
lives in their hands, and If they al
low their boys to commit such acts
as those of Monday, they may find
some day that their own relatives
are the victims of their pranks."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
CHECKER EXPERTS AT PLAY
United States Marshal Grimshaw
Contest With Quartet.
From Wednesdays Daily.

United States Marshall William h.
Grimshaw, the checker expert of the
northwest, had four players on the
go last night at the Y. M. c. A. He
played four men at the same time,
making a move on each board at q
time. His opponents were w. d.
Keith, the checker expert of this
city, John r. Bowen, Victor Tenney
and Fred Mccall, all experts. Mar
shall Grimshaw won twelve games,
lost four and played four draws in
series. He played John A. White
while here few days ago, and
beat him, although Mr.. White sue
ceeded in putting Il game or two
over the marshal also. MIR. Grim
shaw makes it a point to have a
game or two with Mr.. White every
time he comes to Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
AUTO DRIVERS EXAMINATION
viii Be Held in Mankato on May
10; Chief Notified.
From Wednesday's Dajly

Chief of Police Donahue today re-
ceived letter from Secretary Of
State julius Schmahl asking that he
see the council at its next meeting
about obtaining suitable rooms, for
the purpose Of holding an examina-
ton on May 16. At that time w.
o. Larson, a member of the state
board of examiners, will come to
Mankato to hold the examination.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
KICKS ON ROLLER SKATING
Mankato Citizen Makes Strong
Complaint to Governor.

This mornings st. Paul Pioneer
Press says:
1--WE might just as well have q
steam engine passing our doors as
children on roller skates, wrote a
citizen of Mankato to Governor Eber.
hart, in protesting that there should
be a law against roller skating on
sidewalks.
"The writer said that the COVER.
nor, during recent speech at Man.
kato, offered to do anything he could
to help the town, and that the OPP
portunity has now arrived. He wants
state law passed"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Dates For the Fairs.

The Short Ship circuit fairs will
be held during the month of Sep
TENDER on the following dates: New
Ulm, 5-6-7; st. Peter, 9-10-11; Man
-kato, .12-13-14; Tyler, 16-17-1S; Mar
shall, 19-20-21; Redwood Falls, %
24.25; Candy, 26-27-2S.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Meeting at MadeIia.
From Wednesdays Daily.

A good roads meeting will be held
at Madelia tomorrow, at which
George M. Palmer, the good roads
of the state, will speak. He will
also speak at good roads meeting
at Sleepy Eye on Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Tawney Not a Candidate.

port that he is candidate for dele
gate from the first district to the re-
publican national convention. A story
was published in a st. Paul newspa-
per that he sought the honor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Brown County Boosters Organize.

The Brown County Better Devel-
opment association has been organ
lied with the following officers: AL
bert Hauser, president w. G.. Frank.
Springfield, vice president; E. G..
Hage, secretary; Hans Mo, Sleepy
held at New Ulm Friday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Paul Kunkel to Robert Speck. e
1872 acres of Is acres of neH OF
nwA of 2.37 acres of swH of ne
n and 90 acres of S 10 acres OF
one acre of neA, consideration
Isl, 200.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
GAVE VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY
Case of United States Against
George Rentz of Wells.
From Wednesdays Daily,


The jury in the case of the United
States VS.. George Rentz returned a
verdict of not guilty. The case was
given to the jury at about twelve
o'clock. About three o'clock the
verdict was rendered
Other business in the federal court
was:
Immediately after, the case in the
matter of Rollin M. West, alleged
bankrupt, was taken up. w. r.
Herring is attorney for the petition
ing creditors assisted by ]. L. Lob
ben. Edward H. Croker is attorney
for the intervening creditors and
Albert Hauser for the alleged bank
rupt. F
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Case Was Settled.

From wednesdays Daily.
The case of Ed Barnes VS.. X. J.
Bergman, which was to have been
tried in the municipal court this
morning, was settled before the, par
ties came to court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26
Hearing on Ditch Petition.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The county commissioners held d
hearing today on ditch No. 2S. II
this ditch is made, the benefit will
amount to about $4,000 as 1,751.f
acres will be drained through a low
chain of sloughs in Lincoln town
ship.