davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
CUT OUT THE VEHICLES
All Women Must Walk. it They Would
Vote, Says the Attorney
General.

In an opinion rendered yesterday
afternoon Attorney General Smith held
that the new primary law applies to
school election. and therefore the pro-
visions of the corrupt practices act
apply, says The ST. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Question has been raised in several
parts of the state as 10 whether can
didates for school offices were not
permitted TO furnish conveyances for
the women voters. This was brought
out in the recent school election in
Mankato, in which Joseph Blissen-
bach protested against the election of
T. C. Jefferson, because it was charg-
ed he carried a number of women to
the polls
Attorney General Smith. hewever,
inserted the opinion that it was with
in the discretion of the court to de-
eide whether the candidate guilty of
the offense shall forfeit his rights to
hold office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
MODERN MESMER FOUND
Master of Art of Hypnotism Is Located;
His Name Is NeIs Peterson.
Mankato.

The modern Mesmer of hypnotism
has been discovered in Mankato in the
person of Nels Peterson, janitor al
the Coughlan-Hickey building. Dur.
ing the long winter hours. Peterson
could be seen porting over his books
on mesmerism, hypnotism, suggestion
and SO on, while his friends enjoyed
themselves at the theatres. Peterson
was faithful to his studies, even i'm
the spring and hot summer hours.
Mr.. Peterson's labors have not
been without results either, for he
has up to date hypnotized as many
as twenty-five subjects, including
young boys in the building. But what
gives him the most pride is the fact
that he has just received a diploma
from the Belts Publishing company
of Jackson, Mich, having finished a
correspondence course in this sub
ject. The diploma states that Mr..
Peterson is fully competent to give
hypnotic exhibitions, do clinical work
in connection with this subject and
is fully competent to teach others
the art of suggestion. Mr.. Peterson
surely has studied some. He has a
library of magazines and books on
hypnotism several feet high.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
TRIP 70 FORT RIDGELy
An Auto Party Looks Over Old Barricks
That We're Made Famous During
the Indian War.

b. Frank Pay took an auto party
consisting of f. d. Sleight. b. ID.
Pay, Sam Fowler and A. H. Messer
TO Fort Ridgely Sunday The party
left Mankato about ten o'clock in
the morning and went to the Fort by
the way OF CORTLAND and New Ulm.
On their return they came by the
way of Searles, New Ulm and Lake
Crystal.
At the fort they found that all
the old buildings had been torn
down, but number of relics from
them had been put into stone build
ing which has been erected in re.
cent years b. d. Pay was much
interested in the Fort as he was
familiar with it in the early days.
He stated to the Free Press this
morning that his first visit to it
was made in 1858. when he took a
German woman, who could speak
no EhShsh from iaihaeo W the
Fort
Mr. Pay was much interested in
the changes made in the appearance
of the country and said that consider
able harvesting had already been
done. He noticed three farms where
threshing had already been done.
The crops We're the best he had seen
since he came here in the fifties.
While in New Ulm b. d. Pay met
John C. Rudolph, whom he first met
in 1856. Mr. Pay met Mr.. Rudolph
in Mankato and two years later Mr..
Rudolph acted as interpreter for the
German woman whom Mr.. Pay took
to Fort Ridgely, and Mr.. Pay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
TAFT is TO BE NOTIFIED
Committee Win Call On the President
at the White House Tomorrow
Afternoon.
Especial to The Free Press J

Washington. July 3l.-Prominent
republicans, most of them members
of the republican national committee
are gathering here today to be ready
to start for the White House early
tomorrow morning to inform the
President that he was the man
whom the republicans nominated for
president of the United States at
the convention held in Chicago in
June. Many of them have gone ov-
er the speech of acceptance which
they will hear tomorrow as some
thing new, but there remains the
novelty of sitting on the grass be-
low the portico when the President
will stand and hearing Mr.. Taft de-
liver the speech. Among those who
will be present are Senator Root,
Chairman Hilles, Representative Me-
Kinley, Senator Lodge and many OF
the friends of the president who
took part in the fight for his nom
ination at Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
MILL MAY PLEA GUILTY
Arrangements Made So That He Can
Go Before District Judge at
Any Time.

Shakopee, July 31.-Joseph Mill,
the Seighteen-year-old farm hand,
who is charged with having attempted
to assault Mrs. John H. Spandel, the
wife of farmer living near the vii.
lage of Jordon, was arraigned before
Judge Weiland at Shakopee yester.
day. He waived examination and
was held to the grand jury without
bail.
Mrs. Spandel testified to the de.
tails of the attempted assault, and
Sheriff Kopp testified that Mill had
made certain confessions to him.
While Mill cannot be tried until DC.
tober, Judge Weiland said that ar
rangements would probably be made
so that Mill could be arraigned and
given an opportunity to plead guilty
before that time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
DEATH OF A.OTTO HOERR
WelI-Known Citizen Passed Away Sud.
denly Last Evening at His Home
in Dukes Addition.

A. Otto Hoerr, one of the best
known citizens OF Mankato, and a
resident of this city nearly all his
life. died last night at his home.
1903 North Broad street, of heart
trouble. The deceased had not been
well for over two years, and was
compelled to give up work. Al
though he was i'll and had been SO
for long time, death came un'ex-
pectedly about five o'clock last even
ing. AT his home were several of
his relatives, vino knew that he was
not feeling we'll that day.
Deceased was born in 1873 in Man
kato, where he grew TO manhood.
He was educated here and during
his life. held many positions of re-
sponsibility. He was married TO Miss
Julia Gardner, January 10, 1910. Dur
ing the administration of Governor
John A. Johnson, Mr.. Hoerr was dep
uty state bank examiner for two
years, but resigned, owing to his i'll
ness. which dates back about three
years.
He is survived by his wife, two
sisters. Mrs. II. L. Hance and Mrs
f. B. Clements of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
and five brothers, w. G. Hoerr, Frank
p. Hoerr. Ferdinand j. Hoerr, Charles
O. Hoerr and John c. Hoerr.
The funeral will be held at the
ST. Peter and st. Paul's Catholic
church next Friday morning about
nine or ten O'Clock. The remains
will be laid to rest at Calvary Gene
terry.
Mr.. Hoerr enjoyed a large ac-
quaintance during his life, not only In
Mankato. but throughout the state.
His work as bank examiner placed
him in position to know large
number of bankers, and he also held
a position with a bank in Mankato.
He was one of large family of Mr..
and Mrs. John William Hoerr, who
died many years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
PLAN A HARD TAFT FIGHT
Followers of the President Are Prepair.
ing to Battle Quite StrenuousT
For Him.
Especial to The Free Press.l

Baltimore, Nd, July 31-Followers
of President Taft, who are planning
to work especially hard in this state.
because of the victory of Colonel
Roosevelt, have completed plans TO
start the city campaign today or
not later than tomorrow, and to
have the state campaign on in full
swing by the 18th of August The
national committee has supplied the
Baltimore city and state headquarters
with tons of literature, which in
cludes different campaign speeches
and arguments, portraits of the pres
ident and vice-president and candi-
dates for congress, buttons and the
like. Vigorous efforts will be made
from the outset TO present the Taft
view of what occurred at Chicago
The state campaign will be managed
by Chairman John B. HANNAH OF the
state central committee. The city
fight will be in charge of Chairman
John ]. Hanson of the city commit
fee
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
COLLIDED WITH AN AUTO
Archie Zuel, Mail Carrier, Bumped
Into Machine at Madison Lake
During Forenoon.

Fate seems to be following in the
wake of the rural mail carriers that
run out of Madison Lake. Close on
the heels of the accident which befell
James Gilbride and the boy, Wirig, in
that village. Monday evening, when
Mr.. Gilbride- and the youth were
thrown from a motorcycle after col
liding with an automobile, happens
another one similar in character and
at point where the previous one
took place.
About eleven o'clock this forenoon
Archie Zuel. mail carrier, swung
around the corner opposite the store
of julius Rhinesberg and the next
moment he dashed into an auto driv-
en- by John Loeffler. The motorcycle
was smashed almost beyond repair,
SO it is said. Zuel was bruised some
what
The Wirig boy. who was injured
Monday night. is getting along nicely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
OSTBY MAY BE IN DULUTH
Officials at St. Peter Hospital Believe
the Fugitive Is Hiding in That
City Now.

St Peter, Mimi, July 31.-Officials
of the state hospital for the ins Ase
here believe that Bjorn 0stby.s the
insane murderer, who escaped from
the institution last Tuesday night, is
either at his home IN Duluth, or
somewhere in that neIgffborhood.
Ii has been seven days since Ost-
by escaped, and, though every viii
lage marshal in the northern part
of the state has been notified to be
on the lookout for him no clue as
TO his whereabouts has been discoy-
cred.
1t is thought Ostby may have
boarded a freight train the night of
his escape, and made his way out
of the immediate neighborhood. DIR.
George Freeman, assistant superin-
tendent of the institution, is still GER
tain Ostby must be caught soon.
Minneapolis, July 31.-According to
Mrs. Andrew Sweider. who admitted
that it was she who furnished the
L.
Peter hospital for the criminal in
sane last Wednesday. she was the
unwilling tool of the men who plan
ned the escape.
Mrs. Sweider is a Syrian and has
been in America about three years.
She is mere girl, only seventeen
years old
Il didn't go to ST. Peter to help
them get away" she said Il only
/ went to see my husband While we
We're in the hall Bjorn Ostby asked
my husband If he had pencil He
gave Ostby pencil and ne wrote
something on a piece of paper and
gave it to my husband, who gave
it to me.
"Ostby said to take it to the hard
ware store and come back. l went
to the hardware store and got three
files. but / didn't know what they
were for. | didn't know they tried
to get away until had been back in
Minneapolis a week, when some one
read it to me in The Tribune that
Ostby had escaped"
Mrs. Sweider, who is about to be-
come a mother, is living with Mrs.
Mary Lind, 1905 Third street north.
She says she has good home there
and can remais for a few months
until she Is able to work. She said
her husband was pailmaker and
that he made good wages. She at
tributed his downfall to bad asso-
ciates who led him to drink. She
said she desired that her husband
be liberated, but that she did not
wish him to come back a fugitive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
EXECUTE NEGRO WOMAN
She Will Be EIectrocuted Tomorrow.
Unless Governor Mann Interferes
With Proceedings.
Especial TO The rree Pres. ,

Richmond. Va, July 31.-Unless
Governor Mann, at the last minute
commutes her death sentence,
which he says he will not do under
any circumstances. Virginia Chris
tian, the negro woman convicted OF
the murder of Mrs. Ida Belote of
Hampton will be executed tomorrow.
She will be the first woman electro
cuted In the state of Virginia. She
has already been given a respite
and had her case considered in many
ways by Governor Mann. who says
that the evidences of guilt are so
clear that he can not do anything
else in the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
meihodisis Are TO Hold Confer
ance at W0rihingtOn.
DATES, SEPTEMBER ~ TO 80
Prominent Laymen and Diyines Seized
uIed For Addresses; Musical
Program Also.

Methodists will hold their confer
ence in Worthington September "a
TO 80. with Bishop William A. Quayle
presiding, the new resident bishop
in Minnesota. Copies have been re-
ceived in Mankato of the provisional
program for the conference. Bishop
Quayle will give one of his great lee
lures on Friday evening of confer
ence week. 1t is anticipated there
will be about three hundred and
fifty persons attending the confer
ence.
The conference will open on Tues
day, September "a, with examination
of undergraduates, there will be a
reception at four in the afternoon.
and at p. m. there will be mu-
steal program given by Mrs. II. M.
Lamberton of Winona and an ad
dress by Rev. DR.. Frank Doran OF
Winona.
Conference Memorial Sermon.
The conference memorial sermon
by Rev. E. V. Dubois is scheduled
for Wednesday morning. in the aft
ernoon the conference missionary SER
mon will be preached by Rev. ]. r.
Jeffery and the conference semi-cen-
tennial sermon by Rev. Alfred Cres-
sey, formerly stationed in Winona.
The Sunday school and Epworth
League anniversary exercises are set
for Wednesday evening.
trh rrix oH
to the conference on Tuesday morn
ing and in the afternoon will speak
to ministers only. The temperance
anniversary address will also be
made in the Afternoon by DR.. t. c..
Wilson of Topeka, Kansas. DR.. S.
F. Kerfoot, president of Hamline uni
versity and DR.. E. v. Dubois will
make the addresses at the educa-
tional anniversary on Thursday even
ing.
Another Address BY Bishop.
Bishop Quayle will address the
conference again on Friday morning
and that afternoon will speak to
laymen only. The anniversary OF
home missions and church extension
will be held in the afternoon and
Bishop Qnayle will give one of his
lectures in the evening.
Saturday the afternoon will be
given to the anniversary OF dea-
coness work and the evening to the
book concern and Freedmen's Aid
society anniversaries with an address
by IL. c. Jennings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
CUPID USED THE PHONE
Marriage License Was Called For al
Distance OF Thirty-FiYe Miles;
1t Mas Granted.

Minneapolis, July 81 Standing
thirty-fiye miles away from the Min.
neapolis court house, Dr. w. o. Fry
berger of Minneapolis yesterday ask.
ed George Hemperly, deputy clerk
of the Hennepin county district
court, who was Oh the ground floor
of the Minneapolis postoffice, to is
sue him license to wed Miss Mary
L. Hughes OF Minneapolis Mr. Hem
perly heard the physicians voice and
granted his request.
The marriage license issued TO DR.
Fryberger and Miss Hughes was the
first license ever issued by telephone
in Hennepin county. At Miss
Hughes summer home near Buffalo
yesterday, the Minneapolis physician
and Miss Hughes were married, and
today DR.. Fryberger was back to
work in his Minneapolis office.
When DIR. Fryberger, who was di.
voroed January "a last, asked Clerk
OF the District Court futile in Buff
falo to issue him license, he was
told he would have to get the license
IN the county where Miss Hughes
resides. The physician called the
Hennepin county office by telephone,
made an affidavit over the phone,
was identified by Mr.. futile over the
phone, received a permission TO wed
over the phone.
DR.. and Mrs. Fryberger will leave
Sunday for New York, where DR..
Fryberger will spend some time in
hospital work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
Offer to Put Up Money; Series
OF Three Games.
LETTER TO MANAGER SELLECK
Party In Village With Indian Name Is
Willing to Come Across" With
the Long Green.

Although the B. f. y. & w. w.
league went bump" fast games for
Mankato fans on Sunday are 10 be
continued In fact, it is believed
that after the disorganizing of the
league. a few outside teams will be
played, and will furnish faster ball
than the teams in the league. Good
Thunder seems to be the most ag-
gressiye challenger at present. and
Manager E. f. Ulrich of the Good
Thunder aggregation. is bold enough
to think that he can wipe Mankato
off the map. And maybe his braves
can; for there is no such thing as
a certain future in baseball.
Series of Three Games.
Manager Charles l.. Seleck has
received a letter from Manager III
rich, in which the latter says that
he understands that a gentleman
from Good Thunder some time ago
made a proposition TO resident
of Mankato to place bet of $500
on series of three games, these
games to be played as arranged by
the contrasting clubs. From the
statement made between these two,
lit is understood that the two man,
ayers will arrange the games. The
party from Good Thunder further
states, that the players in the three
games are to be the same as have
played in at least three of the games
during the season. previous to July
Z, when the proposition was made
Has the Money.
Manager Ulrich states that the
party from Good Thunder making
the proposition is reliable and has
the money at his disposal and Is
willing to enter into such an ar.
rangement il it can be made The
manager himself takes crack al
the betting proposition and says
that he has no hesitancy in still
further enlarging the side bet by
individually assuming a like bet in
sum of not less than $50 or more
than 500 to a game.
Ii is now up to the Mankato team
to take on the fast Good Thunder
siuggers. The Good Thunder boys
have a colored chap in their camp
who is said to be in the pitching
world what Jeanette is in the prize
ring. and his slab work has been
the winning card for their team in
many a game.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02

Lincoln, Neb., July 31.-Republicans
OF Nebraska parted. held two distinct
conventions, adopted opposite declara-
lions OF principles. selected two state
central committees and paved the way
for two state tickets TO be voted for
In November.
The break came following the seat
ing by the executive committee OF the
old state central committee OF a me-
jority of the progressive delegates.
whose seats had been contested by
the followers of President Taft. This
action gave the Roosevelt progressive
faction control of the convention. The
progressiyes thereupon selected Gov.
ernor Aldrich chairman and one OF his
first rulings was to declare out OF or
der a resolution declaring the test OF
Republicanism to be fealtY to tire ma
tional ticket.
The ruling caused an uproar and
protests and when Chairman Aldrieh
insisted on adhering to II the Taft
delegates to the number of few more
than $50 left the hall to the accom-
paniment of jeers and cheering by the
progressives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
Serious Accident Befell Eugene
kIink; Is Stranger.
WAS RIDING ON TOP OF COACH
Hurrying TO Bedside OF Mother in Cal.
ifornia: Skull Fractured; Cuts,
and Bruises.

Love for his mother in a distant
state and racing with death TO see
her before she passed into another
world, only to have fate throw him
off the train on which he was riding,
with almost fatal results, is the story
told by Eugene klink at the farm
home of Frank Schwartz near Otta-
wa today Klink is in precarious
condition. but may pull through.
He said that while in ST. Paul last
Saturday he received word that his
mother in California was dying. and
wishing to see her before she passed
away, he decided TO hasten there in
spite of all odds, even though he did
not have enough money to even pay
his fare out of Minnesota. His love
for his mother prompted him to start
at once, taking chances on reaching
there.
Bought Ticket to lie Sueur.
Hurrying to the depot, he pur-
chased ticket for lie Sueur, that
being as far as his money would
carry him. After that he did not
know just what to do to get there,
but he had hope and SO he went. He
left St Paul on Omaha passenger
train No. 8, which arrives here at
11:40 on Saturday night. When he
reached lie Sueur, he alighted from
the train. but in the darkness. crawl
ed up on top of one of the pas
senger coaches. thinking to ride
with the same train as far as he
could stand it, or until he was
caught. No one saw him get on, and
he felt safe. but when the train
was swiftly rounding sharp curve
near Ottawa, something happened,
and this incident is keeping him
away from his dying mother
Thrown From Top of Car.
AS the train rounded the sharp
curve klink was thrown off. lie
rolled down twenty-foot embank-
ment. The train passed on, and
Klink lay there all that night, in an
unconscious condition
About noon Sunday he came to
himself and managed to crawl up
the embankment, and to the farm
house of Frank Schwartz, not very
far distant. Here he was picked UP
Continued on Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
On Taft Mems Trail.

Especial to The Free Pressl
Washington, July 31.-Chairman
Black of the United States Civil
Service Commission has completed
plans to investigate the alleged poll
tical activities of federal officehold-
ers in the republican preconvention
campaign and at Chicago Charges
have been made that some seventy
officeholders, most all located in the
south, violated the rules and used
the influence of their offices in poll
tics. The Investigations will proba-
bly, begin tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
Peace For Glass Workers.
Especial to The Free Press.

Especial 70 The Free Press.
Pittsburgh, Pa. July 31.-Differ-
ences that for twenty years have
kept the American Flitt Glass Work
ers union and the Glass Blowers as
sociation apart go out of existence
tonight, for tomorrow, the new agree
ment. recently reached between rep
resentatiyes of both organizations
after a six-day conference. goes in,
to effect. The terms of the settle
ment have been kept secret pending
a referendum vote of the member.
ship of the two associations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
Davis Has Filed.

Representative Charles r. Davis OF
St Peter filed with the secretary
of state yesterday for denomination
from the third district. State Sen
ator Frank Glotzbach will be his
democratic opponent.
pBoI uI9lsaM"nIoN
eql 10 eousLag1 9SIosD lus5y IsIo
eds "a spsm ssM luIgIdmoO $500
puB ere 10 5uU 6gd OF p9ousluss
Eepol sBM 'GusoIBI lnsd 10 s5IBqo
g no 6spInlBS lsBI aInoo IBd!o!unm
u! dn sBA QUA '5InquapsId 6IusH
SIS psu!a 6inqusPsJ5
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
HAS new WAGON SHOP
Two Story Brick Building Completed
BY ]. B. Nielsen Construction
Company.

L. A. Mayer has just completed the
finishing work OF his new wagon shop
at 317 North Second street. This Ia
one of the finest wagon shops of its
kind in the southern part of the
state. 1t is a two story brick building.
constructed by the j. B. Nielsen Con-
struction company. has steel beams
for the second floor, which will hold
ninety tons.
Wagon repair work and automobile
painting win be done at the shop, the
second floor being used for the paint
ing. He has constructed an inclined
plane. up which he will run the ma.
chimes to be painted. A large en-
trance at each end makes it unnec.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-02
Chicago Street Car Crisis.

7 FTFt
Chicago, July 31.-Ten thousand
street and elevated railway employ
es are preparing demands for an in
crease in wages and radical changes
in working conditions. The demands
are to be presented tomorrow Con-
tracts between the employers and
the unions on the surface lines ex-
pire at midnight tonight