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from the distant points to make
the trip either way. During the
middle of the day the travel is not
so heavy, but along about 5 O'Clock
in the evening the travel becomes
heavy and it is interesting to note
the crowds of people that are rush
ing in both directions. Some of
the larger boats will carry 5000
passengers and they are comforta-
bly, full from 4:30 O'Clock on to 7
O'Clock and in the morning from
$50 to $3.50. The S. P. Boats are
estimated to carry 100000 people
every month and the other routes
a proportionste number, In the
evening, at quitting hour, n can
see q stream of people pouring
down Market street in the direc-
ton If the Ferry Building. II
the time is near the boat hour,
they will begin to hurry. Pretty
soon they will not be satisfied with
simply walking fast-they begin
to run, and the sight of the whole
sidewalk full of people, a mile in
length, all running, like they were
going to a fire, is not at all uncom-
mon. 1t looks fol- all the world
like q band of sheep hurrying over
the bridge across the Platte river
in Saratoga. When you enter the
| Ferry Building you pay l0c and
that will take you to any point in
Oakland, Alameda, Berkerley or
North Brsy-anywhere the subur-
ban trains run that connect with
the ferry boat you ride I've on.
Que very attractive thing about
this country is Its flowers. This
is the spring time in this country
and everything is green, the flow.
ers in full bloom and the lawns
green and velvety. Every where
one goes, both here and in the
City, (but more especially here il
Oakland,) the ladies' effect beauti.
full corsage boquets, sometimes o.
one flower, sometimes of another
II almost takes ones breath away
to see one lady after another 6l'
into a street car and all Of then
, 1912-12-05
A California Letter
Editor Sun.


Oakland, Calf, Nov. q, 1912.
l have been trying to think in
what way I could best convey my
impressions of California without
following the beaten track. You
know it has always been called
Sunny California" Well, it is
sunny all right-a part of the
time, and the rest of the time it
is anything but sunny. You see
you have to account for the fog
and the rain, and now and then
a cloudy day-but we get the sun-
shine-or have been getting it, now
for the past two or three weeks.
Before coming here / had an
idea that it was warm all the time,
but that is a mistake. The nights
and mornings are cool, so cool that
you need two or three pairs of
blankets to sleep under. But the
funny part of it is that they don't
sleep next to blankets hsre-Blank-
cts would be just the thing, but
they furnish such a comfortable
and pleasant home for Aeas that
they caunot be used with comfort.
They put you in between sheets
and they feel cold and clammy
until you get up. 1t makes a man
want to say "damn," tho, until he
finds out that it don't do any good.
Another California attribute that
always doomed up large and por-
tentious to me was the hea. Hear
ing people talk of that pest and
giving me the idea that the coun-
try was simply alive with them
and that you would meet them in
great droves and herds, wondering
around the streets and roadways.
I have been here now for three
weeks, yet have not got sight of
one. l have felt them wondering
around over my person, taking I'M
wanted liberties, and the way they
make themselves at home has con-
WINGED me that it was not go much
their number as their extreme ae-
tivities that had given them such
a reputation. l supposed that the
IDEAS we're SO bad here that a greater
portion of the time of the inhabi-
tants. was taken up in fighting
them, much to the detriment OF
household duties flor l knew that
the male population would never
pay any attention TO a small thing
like a Aea) In all this 1 feel that
my conception of the flea, as well
as the conceptions of nearly every
one else who had heard of Cali.
fornia, yet had never lived her'
have been entirely wrong. There
are lots or people whom they viii
never do anything more than craw
around over and annoy, and l an
glad to say l am one of them. ]
know what the readers of the SUI
will say-but 1 don't care so long
as Mr.. Flea gives me the go by
Il am knocking wood while ! an
, 1912-12-05

ton with an unknown writer or a
newspaper which asserts that l was
or am now gin error" 1 have moth
ing to take back which appeared
III my former letter and can wait
patiently for the statement therein
and herein called for.
w. L. Kuykendall.
, 1912-12-05

Continued on Page Al
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
WILL DISCUSS CITY NEED
Presbyterian Brotherhood Is to Hold
Meet Monday Evening Following
Supper BY Ladies.

The executive committee of the
Presbyterian Brotherhood met last
evening at Judge Cray's office. Rev
J. T. Henderson of Minneapolis met
with them. Arrangements were made
for regular meeting of the Broth
erhOod Monday evening next. Din
ner will be served by the Ladies'
Aid society at $50 Captain Buyer
of the Salvation Army has been in
vited to give the club his impress
sions of "Mankatos Need" An ear
nest discussion will doubtless fol
low.
The committee also arranged fol
the club to conduct the service Sun
day evening, December %. "The OF
toman Empire" will be the general
theme for consideration. President
Cooper will be asked to make the
opening address, Judge Cray will
follow. The committee is planning
to make music a special feature al
these monthly Sunday evening ser
vices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06

Richmond, Va, Dec. 4.-In the name
Of the state of South Carolina, Gov
ernor Blease served notice to the gov
errors conference here that lynchers
of negro assailants of white women
would go unpublished. Governor
Blease warmly defended his use of
pardoning power as well, declaring
that in twenty-five months he had
pardoned or paroled approximately
400 persons and that he hoped the
number at the end of the second term
would be 500.
81 have said all over the state of
South Carolina and l say it again
now" he declared, that / will never
order out the militia to shoot down
their neighbors and protect black
brute who commits the nameless
crime against white woman.
Therefore, in South Carolina, let 1t
be understood that when negro as
saults a white woman all that is
needed is that they get the right man
and they who get him will neither
need nor receive a trial"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
BILLS PUT IN A FRAME
Confederate Money Will Be On Exhibi.
ton in !. 0. O. F. Hall; Belongs
To WiIkin Post.

Commander S. H. Grannis of Will
kin Post, has just received collec
ton of fourteen Confederate bills pre-
sented to him by the United States
government. He has had them put
in a pretty oak finish frame made
by Henry Holman and they will be
on exhibition at the Wilkin posi-
headquarters in the l. o. o. F. hall
The bills range in vlaue from SIS to
$50 and state that two years after
peace should have been made be
tween the Confederate states and the
United States the Confederate gov
eminent would pay to the bearer the
amount of the bill. Nearly all oil
the bills have the picture of the
famous jeff Davis ON them and some
bear illustrations of famous battles
During the war the bills were class
ed as gold by Confederate officials.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
.DAsTARDLY CRIME IS
COMMITTED At KASOTA
Highly Respected Married Woman At.
tackled While Walking On Road at
Outskirts Of Village.

About 1880 this morning a das
tardly crime was committed on ar
eminently respectable married WON
an near Kasota. The young woman
Mrs. Gertrude Winslow, was walk
ing on the road just east of the
village on the way to the home Of
her grandmother, Mrs. Isaac Allen
who lives OH a farm about a mile
east of Kasota, when man jumped
from the bushes along the side Of
the road and struck Mrs. Winslow
on the head. He then carried her in
to the bushes. The young woman
did not get a good look at the vii
lain, but as he came up behind hel
she glanced around and all she re
members is that he was very dark
complexioned and wore a mustache
She was rendered unconscious from
the blow and when she came to
herself about fifteen minutes later
she saw the man just as he was
disappearing over the crest of a hill
north of the place of where the
vile deed was committed. She hur
ried to the home of c. e. Rydeer
near by and going to the phone call
ed up the house of a relative where
she has been visiting.
The village marshal in Kasota no
titled the Mankato department of the
crime and inquired if there were
any bloodhounds in Mankato which
could be used to trace the wretch
Unfortunately there. are none in the
city All the village of Kasota has
tx,,r .,N oe
but up to the present time no trace
of him has been found. The aci
was committed about a quarter of q
mile from the Milwaukee tracks bu
only one train has passed, a pas
senger, since that time. 1t is moi
thought possible that he could have
caught this train as it went through
the village almost at the time the
assault is thought to have been com
mitted. Mo- effort or expense viii
be spared to locate this man ant
judging from the feeling already
aroused in Kasota it will go very
hard with him if he is brought tt
that village.
The nearest house to the scene
of the crime is about block and &
half away. No one observed any
man. follow Mrs. Winslow, as she
proceeded along the road. She car
give no good description of her as
sailant.
Mrs. Winslow lives in Lemon, S
D., where her husband is engaged
in business. She is niece of &
prominent resident of Kasota. She is
twenty years old.
In the struggle her buttons were
torn off her coat
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
JURY GETTING is SLOW
The Trial OF Charles PoIIei Was Begun
In the District Court This
Afternoon.

Proceedings in the Pollei case SO
far have been going at the rate of
sixteen to one. At noon sixteen jur-
ors had been examined and only
one was chosen to sit on the case.
The first jurors name is Charles
Cole of Shelby.
Up to three o'clock this afternoon
the following jurors had been drawn:
Charles Cole of Shelby, Ed Naylor
of Rapidan, David D. Evans of Man
kato, H. w. Madigan of jamestown
and Henry Shallow of Mcpherson.
The state is represented by Coun-
ty. Attorney ]. w. Schmitt and
Hughes & Ellsworth. The attorneys
for the defendant are S. B. Wilson,
c.. j. Laurisch and A. r. Pfau, Jr.
The cases of Michael Neary VS..
Albert Fitzloff and William Freitag
went to the jury yesterday afternoon
and that body returned a verdict in
favor Of the defendant in both cases
this afternoon
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
FILL DEAD MEMS SHOES
Aviator Bennett OF Mankat0 Will 0G
Dates For Birdmen Who Have
s' Been Killed.

Aviator ID. +. Bennett, who has
been building an aeroplane in Man
kato, has now been called upon to
fill dates for fights in the south on
account OF the recent death. of five
of the birdmen in that territory. His
airship, which he intended to finish
soon, will probably not be entirely
completed this winter as aviators
are very scarce and he will probably
be engaged in the southern states
for, some time. A letter from Ben.
nett's manager, w. H. Anderson OF
Wabasha, states that the aviator
will make flights in and around
Mankato this year and Mr.. Ander.
son also promises to keep the PEG.
pie in Mankato posted on the flights
of their aviator through the medium
of the Free Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
BOYS HAVE RETURNED
Lads at the Training School Have Kept
Faith With Their Superintendent,
c. 0. Merica.

Redwing, Mimi, December 4.-The
last of the fiftyfive Redwing train
ing school boys who were permitted
to leave the training school last
Wednesday evening to spend Thanks
giving and Sunday with their par
ents, returned to the. institution yes
terday morning, and kept their faith
with DR.. Charles o. Merica, superin
Ftendent of the Institution since last
July.
There's nothing so extraordinary
in their return" declared DR.. Mer
lea this morning. 'tAnd as 70 letting
them go home, it was only the right
and proper thing to do. Of course
I feel some satisfaction over the
happy outcome of the experiment.
Christmas? Yes, perhaps we shall
try the same thing again."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
DAY WANTS A JOB ALSO
The lrrepressibIe Frank Whose Ha.
), bitat Is Fairmont, Now Seeks
Federal Position.

Frank A. Day wants job in the
treasury department, says The st.
Paul Dispatch. He arrived in ST.
Paul today and conferred with twin
city democrats about his hopes.
Mr.. Day was coy about his ambi.
tions, and would not admit he is
even an applicant. 1t was learned
however, that a post in the revenue
department would be acceptable. and
that Mr.. Day is out after the in
dorsements of several leading demo
Gratis. especially the delegates and
alternates to the Baltimore conven-
ton. 1t is rumored that Mr.. Day
would like Marcus Johnson's post as
collector of customs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Jack Johnson, ne
gro pugilist, was married to Miss Lu-
cile Cameron, the nineteen-year-old
Minneapolis girl who recently APP
peared as a witness against him be-
fore the federal grand jury which re-
turned indictments charging him with
violations of the Mann act.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of Johnson's aged mother on
the South Side by Fl. A. Roberts, a
negro preacher, in the presence of a
dozen guests and several newspaper
reporters.
Miss Cameron wore a tailor made
gray suit of shepherd plaid and a
large black picture hat with purple
plumes. johnson had a suit of the
same material especially made for
the occasion. d..
A curious crowd of nearly 1000 men
and women gathered outside the house
and a squad of police was kept busy
maintaining order.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
WILL OBSERVE AN event
Cigarmakers to Celebrate the Tenth
Anniversary Of Organization; Off
GERS Are Elected.

The local cigarmakers' union, No
351 held their annual meeting Mon
day evening and elected the follow
ing officers: President, Frank Bauer
vice president, j. B. Kicker; record
ing secretary, Charles Schmitt
financial secretary and treasurer
William Erd; trustees, Charles
Schmitt, F. Boeke, j. B. Kicker; ex
ecutive board, William Erd, J. B
Kicker, F.. Bauer, F. Boeke, William
Hazenkamp. This is the tenth yeal
of the union and arrangements are
being made to celebrate appropri
ately the tenth anniversary of Its
organization.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
CAUGHT BY THE. WAYsIDE.

Lakefield Standard: press Moore,
a former prominent resident and
banker of Heron Lake, but more re-
Gently cvonnected with the Rochester
National bank, has resigned and &C.
cepted the position of business man
ager for Mayo Bros, the famous sur.
geons, at a salary of $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Moore is a cousin of Mrs H. M.
Clark and has many other relatives
and friends in this vicinity who con-
graduate him on his success. Mr..
Moore is former resident of Man.
kato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
To Consider oleo Bill.

Washington, December 4.-The
house committee on agriculture to-
day resumes consideration of the
Lever and Haugen bills, relative to
the reduction of internal revenue tax
on oleomargarine. The committee will
report the result of it's deliberations
to the house as soon as it's work is
finished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
THIS CHECK is BELATED
Bank Paper Supposed to Have Been
Written Out BY ]. P. HawIey;
amount, $40 SO.

Chief of Police ]. W. Donahue is
in receipt of a letter from H. H.
Mazur of the Partisan Jewelry of
Minneapolis enclosing another check
which seems to have been signed by
p. j. Hawley. This check, like the
others which he is alleged to have
made out, was drawn on the Com
mercial National bank of Shreve-
port, Ia, made payable to himself
1t called for $1,000. Mr.. Mazur
asks that Chief Donahue try to COL
lect the amount of the check from
Hawley
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
JOHN SHARP IS PLACED !
. UNDER ARREST TODAY !

Especial to The Free Press.]
Dexter, Mimi, December q.
John Sharp, president of
the defunct State Bank of
Commerce at Winnebago, Minn.,
was arrested in this village
this afternoon on a charge Of
having obstructed the state
superintendent of banks in
the discharge Of his duties;
also for signing false state
ments in regard to the con-
dition of the bank last spring
prior to the flight Of II. w.
Parker the cashier. Mr.. Sharp
was arrested by Deputy Sher-
iff John Loft, who came from
Winnebago this morning. Mr..
Sharp was visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. e. Derby. He
will be taken to Blue Earth
where he will be arraigned.
The arrest of Mr.. Sharp was
prompted by the state bank
ing department. The news Of
Mr.. Sharp's arrest will Gre
ate a sensation in Winnebago.
4 4 4 4 L L = l. q l. 4 l. 4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
Papke to Fight Bernard.
Special to The Free Pre-

Paris, December 4.-Billy Papke,
whose fight with Frank Klaus was
recently called off, will meet Bernard,
the former welterweight champion of
France, before the Cirque de Pris to-
night. KLAUS refused to fight Papke
because he wanted easier game.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
consecrate DR.. Hanna Bishop.

= :"
Rochester, N. Y, December A.
Rev. DR.. E. J. Hanna was consecrat.
ed bishop here today at st. Patrick's
cathedral. Apostolic Delegate Bon
zano officiated and there were pre-
lates present from Washington, Bal
timore, New York and Boston.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
MidWeek PRAYER Meetjno.

The mid-week service will be held
at Centenary Methodist, church this
evening at 1880 o'clock. Miss Par
IRISH, missionary from Malaysia,
will address the meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-06
Safe Was Blown.

The safe in the Standard Oil com
pany's office. st. Paul, was blown
Monday night and $3.50 in. cash
taken. i'e as3
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-30
24-HOUR CURRENT.
Question to Be Investigated BY S. W.
L. & l., Company

The semi-annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Stanford Water
Light Il Ice Company was held last
week. MesSrs. l.. VI. Howe, and o.
-. Hes. Of indianapolis. who hold II
large portion of the stock. came
down aud he ped slice the melon. the
usual semi-annual dividend of three
per cent being declared.
A number of improvements to the
local plant and the question Of put
sting on electricity IN II 24-hour chr
rent for the benefit of power users
which would be Il greatly appreciat-
cd move. were discussed. A ren. esen-
tative of the General Electric Com
pany was engaged to investigate the
local situation. aud report as to the
feasibility of making the change. In
view of the fact that the advantages
of electric power are becoming better
understood every day. and that the
demand for it is growing ali the time.
such nm innovation would undoubied-
~. eventually prove n profitable I'M
dertaking in Stanford.
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-30
BR00HEAD FAIR
To Be Hummer This Year Not
withstanding Mt. Vernon

Notwithstanding the fact that Mt.
Vernon is to have a fair and two
fairs will undoubtedly be q plenty
for the good county Of Rockcastie,
the officers for the Brodhead fair are
planning for big exhibition this
year and, as usual, will be literally
patronized from Lincoln.
IL is understood that many of the
leading citizens of Brodhead and the
west end of Rockcastle feel that
there is really no necessity for a fair
at Mt Vernon, in view Of the fact
that Bradhead fair has always been
that Broadhead fair has always been
has always literally and impartially
fulfilled all the requirements of a
county, fair association.
a number of new and special at
fractions have already been booked
for the season. With the present
management the fair this year will
no doubt be a great success. The
officers are Granville Owens. Pres.
II. II. lIamm, Vice Pres :. \. NJ. Hiatt
Sec. and A. f.. Albright. Treasurer.
The board of directors are, DR.. W. f..
Graveley, A. J. lIaggard and j b.
Livesay The date for holding fair
for 1912 is August II, ID and '16.
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-30
LITTLE ONES
Plead For Temperance Votes In I'm
pressive Entertainment.

\ splendid audience. which COM
pletely filled the Christian church
heard an impressive temperance en-
tcrtalnment given by the youngr
children of the Stanford school last
Friday night Mrs. j. j. Dickey act
ed as master Of the ceremonies while
music was furnished by the choirs
of the four churches of the city.
Among those who took part in the
program outside of the choruses bv
the grade. which had been splendid
~ trained by Mrs. Phillips, were joe
on1mes. Sadie Kincaid. Louise Lynn.
Frances Embry, Annie Rogers Rus
sell, Elsie Coleman. Belle Russell.
MatNy Grimes. Adelaide Russell.
Margaret Shanks. katherine Brady.
Josephine Beazley. Jean Paxton. The
same program was repeated at the
Union church at Rowland Sunday
Another entertainment of this kind
"lll be given at the opera house next
FRIDAY evening. with the program be-
M furnished by the larger children
"l the Stanford school All are in.
Nited to attend. a. there is no adj
mission charged.
The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-30

cal produce dcal,' ut so Der ton.
Tiliord and Wilson Alexander bought
some corn by the heap in the field
~ - aud S3.21 per barrel.
The Mrs. l.ennie Naylor sale of
stock and other personal effects hello
last Wednesday was well attended.
the following indicating some of the
prices: \ COW To MIR. ". Lackev
for Si2 Il COW To Ma. l>om for S27 /:
twp hundred pound brood SOW
brought Tl4 II horse sold Ia ". b.
l.a'kei for sl41 ) head of l25 pound
,hoats brought 500 per hundred
j. VI. Cres> bought 60-acre tract
of land adjoining the old Green home
Stead about . miles west of Preach
,r>ville from II Mr.. Barge for 1880.
David Jones sold 4.lIO pounds ot
tobacco at the Shclbourne Warehouse
Lexington the highest grade bringing
% cents, and on, 1 basket, selling
under u cents.
Simpson and u; ace sold 6.G0O III.
- the same house ut an average of
Sl5.45 per hundred. William May
sold 1000 pounds at ~ cents. +. 4.
Ray 5000 pounds ut an average Of
~ ID cents and ". 7. Parsons B.
eco pounds ut / cents.
Mrs. f,mma lIieginboiham is in
Stanford visiting relatives. Mr.. and
Ms. Charles Drnman of Nicholas
lie have been recent guests of Mr.
ard Mr>. Alex West. Miss Lettie
Mae McRoberts il at home after II
Pleasant stay with friends H. Rich
r'urd. Miss Margaret Hooker. of
Niarfmd has been visiting her aunt
Mrs. y, ti'e Duncan. Mr.. j. NJ.
Bash. of Minneapolis has been the
quest of Rev. and Ms. q. y. Bush
M. ana Mrs Ed Walker. of Nicho-
ln~,illc. are with Mr.. aud Mrs. A. X.
Walker for a visit. Miss Ida Potts
has returned Ia Cincinnati after y
ilonth-' STAY with her sister Mrs.
l'av's praler. Miss SaEah Daniel of
Paris il visiting her friend Mrs. John
~. Mount. Misses Elsie thinner and
il Ia relatives in Cincinnati. AIRS.
Annie kish has returned from n Wis
W. %. Rieney was called to Nicholas
4. A.