The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-27
PUSH THE GOOD ROADS
CAUSE and STATE hIOS
From Mondays Daily.

mlttee Of the same orgarH;ltiUn,
and President John II. HohHtann of
the Automobile club held injecting
in he office of the secretary4xf the
Commercial club late SATURDAY. after.
noon. Secretary Soaring reaHa let
ter from j. E. Casey, secretary of
the Scott County Good Raags as.
soclation. Mr.. Casey requestel that
Mankato use her influence AG. the
Minnesota valley in ,behalfs sci the
designation of the valley road from
Bloomington to Mankato as y8ne Of
the roads Of the state to be- desig
mated by the state for states sld and
as q model postroad. ~
Money From State.
The road will receive 100000
from the state for fifty miles. Part
of the sum comes from the govern
ment. A request was made llet II del
ogation be sent from Mankatd TO st.
Paul to attend meeting of the state
highway commission on December
81, at which time the road will be
designated. John II. Hohmann has
received similar request from the
Mortified Civic association for SINH
lar aid concerning the road from
the high bridge in St. Paul to North
field. 1t was decided not 10 take
any decisive stand for either road
but TO help both as much as posi-
bic. Mankato will no doubt be rep
resented at St Paul.
Series of Dinners.
The matter of giving a series Of
Commercial club dinners WAS also
preached at the meeting and Ill was
decided to give a dinner in the
Elks cafe on the evening OF the first
Monday in January. Plates will be
sold at so cents each. After the
dinner a regular meeting Of the
club will be held. All theN mem.
bers who can possibly arrange it
are urgently requested to attend the
dinner and meeting of the club.
Similar meetings win be held each
month if this one is sufficiently
successful. The Free Press recently
called attention to the success Of
these dinners in other towns where
they have live business organiza
lions.
In order to stimulate letter writ
ing ability among school children.
the Remington literary committee
has Instituted a unique contest. The
ability to write an excellent letter
is one of the NEST useful gifts to
be cultivated in every child. 1t
teaches accurate observation clear
thinking, and correct expression; its
value remains through life.
Two thousand and two hundred
awards are to be made lby the
Remington Arms-Union Metallic com
pany to those school chihlren who
are successful.
Begins in Few Days.
This great educational contest; is
to be inaugmated within the next
few days. 1t gives every Indication
of becoming one of the IMPORTANT
events of the approaching Holiday
season. More than 1900 awards are
to- be made to school children and
teachers, for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning the literary ability Of chill
dren i'll the public schools Of the
United States. ~
The undertaking is in the nature
of great contest between the
school children of the country for
the American championship in q 500
word prize essay competition. There
are to be 100 cash awards .of S.
each to pupils; 100 cash awards of
?o .SdSH W OSdtHtlS, I,UUU Il llldHV
medals and 1000 engraved diplo.
mas to the winners of the oompe.
tition. These awards have been do
mated by the Remington ArmsfUnion
Metallic Cartridge company of New
York, one of the greatest a oe the
American industrial institutions
Bring Home the Honors..
It is probable that the -. school
fl,il1rpn Of ~
rounding villages will enter the con
test with the intent Of bringing
some Of the honors to our cnmmu-
nifty. It is known that there are
many children here who have shown
exceptional ability in their school
work, and they stand an unuSual,
good opportunity to win one cf the
awards in the national champion
ship. The Remingt on UMC literary
committee, which has charge ~QI the
contest, has its headquarters al ,29c
Broadway, New York
Rochester, Mimi, December %
That Toronto Jimmy was assisted
i'll making his escape from jail
here in 1904 was known to officials,
but no clue to the person or per-
sons who aided him was obtained.
The statement Of his alleged wife,
now held by the Chicago police, is
the first information in regard TO
the mystery
Toronto Jimmy was brought ito
Rochester in January OF 1904,
charged with the robbery of the
bank in Dover, this county, which
took place four years before. Short
ly after his Imprisonment a WOMAN,
purporting to be his wife, arrived
in Rochester. She remained here
five days, visiting the prisoner each
day. Sheriff Vine and the jailers say
they took extra precautions that
the two should have no oppag:In-
ity to outwit them.
Went to Home of Jailer:'
The woman first stopped at the
Rochester hotel, and later stayed
at the home of the jailer. She never
returned here, SO far as knowfy al,
ter her departure. 1t was not until
May 80 that Toronto Jimmy es.
capped. IT was in tho night Thedrill
used and left behind was Identified
at the time as having been stolen
in North Rochester. as
Toronto Jimmys wife was aIi at
tractive young woman, about FIVE
feet and two inches tall She had