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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-03

AT first blush it would appear from
a general estimate that all told n
all of the presidential preference
primaries. in fact in all primaries In
all the state, not more than l,oOU.-
600 votes have been cast in this
preliminary battle for the presiden
tial nomination by both democrats
and republicans. This, to the politi-
clans of the two dominant parties,
Is very significant feature in view
of the fact that in the president al
election OF 1905 the popular vote
for all candidates was 14,SSS.it.l
With the increased population ac-
cording to the census OF 1910 there
is every warrant for the belief that
the total popular vote in November
next may be 15,Ooo.C0O
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-03
Copyright, by
Ths Press Publishing Go. lfhs New York World,
Alcibiades, tho Greek Who Threw
Away His Luck

A LCIBlADES-
n the handsOm-
IA est. richest
and clever
est Of Athenian
youths - paid q
fortune for an i'm
ported dog. Then
he proceeded to
spoil the animals
looks by cutting
Off its tail. A
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05

obviated, and the tax rate in the
city be very materially reduced, then
we would suggest a very radical
curtailment of such public improve.
ments as call for expenditures. of
public money, until the city is gotten
upon sound financial basis.
1T was our purpose to report the
condition Of the city finances and the
method of keeping the accounts of
the city, but necessary investigation
will occupy much time, and the ex-
pert accountants who are to examine
the books of the city are to be here
early In January, at which time we
can work jointly with them, and
hence, if this committee be contin-
ued, and be allowed to make a
supplementary report along those
lines at some not very. late date
hereafter, it will do so.
This investigation and report hNs
been made without feeling, and
with an eye only to the welfare of
the city.
What is herein said,' is more
in the way of SUGGESTIONS for the
future, than criticism of the past, and
if it shall result in any good, this
committee will feel well repaid for
it's labors. Respectfully submitted
Lorin Cray, F.. NJ. Currier, w. D..
Willard, Henry F. Leonard, C. f..
Keith, committee"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05
ALL WRONG
The Mistake Is Made BY Many
Mankato Citizens.

Mankato Citizens.
Don't mistake the. cause of back
ache.
To be cured you must know the
cause.
1t is wrong to imagine relief Is
cure.
Backache is kidney ache.
You must cure the kidneys.
A Mankato resident tells you how.
Mrs. Frank r. Marks, 829 North
Fifth street, Mankato, Mimi. says:
"The value of Doan's Kidney Pills
was first proven to me about three
years ago. For n year or more
suffered a great deal from disorder.
ed kidneys. There was dull. heavy
ache across the small of my back
and if / swept or did any work
that brought strain on my loins.
the trouble became almost unendur-
able. My kidneys did not act proper
ly and difficulties existed which
proved that l was in need of
kidney medicine. I was subject to
dizzy spells and whenever ] caught
cold my suffering was increased.
Under the use of Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured at Thro's drug store.
steadily improved and after | had
taken the contents of six bottles,
was we'll. About year and half
ago, when again had need OF
kidney medicine, l procured Doan's
Kidney Pills and they acted as bene.
ficially as before"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05

at all, in that no one outside of the
city is interested in whether or not
we are living under a constitutional
charter Mankato is the city that
is Interested If the charter is un-
constitutional a remedy should be
supplied. If the supreme court should
render a decision against it we
would then have to go back to the
old form of government and would
have to wait a long time before we
could obtain new charter. The
citizens should have kept this thing
quiet until. the constitution is amend
ed and that could be done at the
next election There is no question
hut what the people want the com,
mission form of government because
they have voted for it,
No Outside Parties Concerned.
Attorney Schaub said that this
suit had nothing to do with the PEG,
pie outside Of Mankato, and that
Minneapolis parties were not back
of it. The suit was brought in be-
half of Mankato citizens. 1--WE are
not testing the commission form OF
government as | have explained be-
fore. Other cities like st. Cloud have
the commission form of government
and they are legal. but they have
some differences. We simply want
the executives land legislative body
powers to be. in the hands of differ
ent persons An amendment to the
constitution would not make our char
ter legal. The best thing we can
do ~ f,,1 nf
state and live up to them"
Judge Cray then spoke in a rather
humorous Vein, saying: "Well, If it
is. known all over the state that
we are living under an illegal char
ter, what is the use of bringing this
suit? If some Of the patriotic law
yers would get. together and frame
up an amendment to cure this evil
in our present charter, we would
get out Of 1t all right"
Mr. Veigels motion was carried.
Thereupon the meeting adjourned.
viii Issue a Statement.
When Former Street Commissioner
e. V. Waters was questioned today
as to whether: or not he would push
the recall, he said that he would
make Il statement in a few days.
Because, Of a miXup i'll the 'slugs,
the names Of the parties who have
petitioned the supreme court for a
ruling ;ineilt Mankato's charter, did
not appear where they were intend
ed, but followed another article. The
names of the plaintiffs are August
Blissenbach, Charles J. Hegg, J. B.
Sanger, John d. Duane, A. Bashaw,
E. v Waters, G. A. Detlaff and
George Wiedemann.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05
How,s rnIs

AOW'S THIS.
We oHer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known r.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, To.edo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by ell Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
Han
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05
REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE.

The following is the report made
by the investigating committee to
the Commercial club at it's meeting
last night. 1t was read by Secretary
E.. +. Soaring.
ITO the Commercial Club, Man
kato Minnesota: The undersigned
committee appointed by your body to
investigate certain charges made by
Mr.. " Waters against the com
mon. council of the city and report
back to this club the result of its
Investigations, respectfully report:
That your committee met at the
Commercial club rooms in the city
hall OH December 10, 1911, and
again on the. Goth, 21st and 23rd days
of that month to take evidence in
support OF and against such charges.
The charges were reduced to
writing, twenty-six i'll number, and
are hereto attached numbered from
one to twenty-siX inclusive, and will
not be set out at length in this re-
port.
The charges were taken up by
number III their order, and all testi-
mony offered and statements made
in support of and in answer to said
charges were received and consider
ed. ..-
No information Withheld.
NO effort was made on either
side to withhold any information
which would aid the committee in
reaching a correct conclusion.
The investigation was conducted
with perfect fairness and candor by
both sides.
We find that there has been no
bad faith OF. want of integrity on
the part of the mayor or any mem
Der of the council in any of the
matters herein involved, and We
further find that the improvements
which are charged to have been I'M
lawfully made, were necessary and
proper improvements, and that they
were made with the intent on the
part of the officer in charge, to
possible.
I'VE suggest, however, that in
making these improvements the pro-
visions Of our charter were not ad.
hered to as closely as they should
have been,
''In nearly every instance these i'm
provements were made OH the initia-
tive Of the officer assigned to super,
intend that particular department
and not on the Initiative of the coun
Gil as a body.
Provision Of the Charter.
Section 80, OF, the charter provides
that in The first instance the coun-
Gil shall determine what work shall
be done, and shall estimate tile cost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05

From, TUESDAYS DaIiv
Writs of quo warraDto were
served on the councilmen at their
meeting this morning by Attorney
Arthur Schaub. These writs con-
tanned the charges as recently pub
lished in The Free Press. Council
man Lamm stated that when the
story of the suit brought against
the city to test the validity of the
charter was published members OF
the Joint Improvement association
of Minneapolis called him up OIL
the long distance telephone and Of
fered to give the city attorney any
assistance they could in fighting the
case. It appears that among these
members, were the three men from
Minneapolis who We're here some
time ago to look into the charter
of Mankato.
The writs which were handed to
the councilmen were signed by l.
A. Caswell, clerk of the supreme
court of Minneapolis, and written
by V. C. Pidgeon. deputy clerk.
Mayor Charles T. Taylor was in
receipt of an invitation from the
city of Des Moines. Iowa to be
present at the dedication of the
new municipal building designed for
the special use Of the commission
form of government, which was held
yesterday. The invitation was re-
ceived too late, so that none of the
commissioners attended the dedica-
ton exercises.
Wanted Assessment Corrected.
J. Lynard appeared before the
council and wanted the assessment
of his property corrected. He claim
ed the assessor had evidently made
some mistake, as he was notified
that the net assessment on his prop
erty amounted to $4,000, while the
correct amount should have been
$1,000. He was advised to appear
before the board of equalization or
the county board and secure re-
dr. ess, but it was later decided to
call up the assessor and have him
decide wherein the mistake lay.
Therefore no action was taken at
this meeting.
The bill for $500 from State
Auditor Iverson, to be paid out VI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05

YOUNG MEN: We are ready for a
new class in automobile driving
and repairing. Write for particu.
lars at once. Address Northwest
ern Motor Institute, 22S-232 Wis
,copsin street, Milwaukee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05

that an bipartisan form of govern
ment and other provisions Of our
charter are far superior to the old
form, but l do not believe in the
feature which we are now testing
and some other minor details of our
charter For instance, / think that
some other city officials, at least,
should be elected by the direct vote
of the people," Mr.. Schaub was one
of the most bitter foes of the new
charter during the campaign prior
to it's adoption.
Mr.. Schaub said that these papers
had been sent to the attorney gen.
eral some time ago, and that the at
torney general had promised to petit.
ton the matter in the supreme court.
Mr.. Schaub stated emphatically that
f. V. Waters had had nothing to do
with the matter. However, Mr.. Wat
tiers is one of the petitioners. This
action resulted at the request and
petition of citizens of Mankato whose
names are signed to the petition to
the supreme court. They are:
Statement From City Attorney.
When City Attorney Daley was
seen on the matter he said that he
was sure that the present charter
is legal and that. of course, the
city would fight it. THE charter
is perfectly legal and we will prove
it so. / think it will not come up
until the April term of court, how
ever, as / believe the writ was made
returnable April 2, 1872" he said.
IF the present charter is defeated and
a modified one desired, then the city
will have to go back to the old al
dermanic form of government first
and then vote on the new charter.
The judge Of the district court will
have to appoint a charter commits.
sion to draw up new charter
Does Not Create Alarm.
81 do not believe the supreme
court will overturn our city govern
ment," said one leading taxpayer to-
day. Someone is trying to create
a tempest in a teapot"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-05

heltn, committee.
From Thursdays Daily.
do not see any reason for such
an action. do not think such
suit Is at all necessary. Nothing has
tate a test case. However, ! be-
Iieve the supreme court will decide
that the Mankato form of govern
ment is lesaI.-Mayor Charles T.
Taylor.
Through the attorney general Of
Minnesota the supreme court has
been asked to decide on the validity
of the Mankato form of city govern
ment. This was done upon the ap-
plication OF Attorneys Arthur Schaub
and c. l.. Benedict of Mankato. The
petition which is a quo warrantU-
by what right-petition is the the
beginning of suit to test the legal
ity of the commission form of gov
ernment. 1t is believed that the
case will be argued in this term Of
the supreme court. The papers in the
case We're filed with the supreme
court today.
The petition alleges that the city
of MankatO is 4 municipality made
on January 2, 1909, and the charter
commission appointed by the district
court. On February 4, 1910. the
charter was proposed for adoption
by the city of Mankato. This char
ter was adopted at Il special election
April 26, 1910, and on the second
Tuesday of April, 1910, the present
commissioners were elected. The con.
tention is that they qualified under
such charter and that different de-
partments were assigned to them.
Claims Violation Of Constitution.
The attorneys allege that the
charter SO adopted would be viola
tion of the provision of the consti-
tuition Of the state for the followhis
reasons:
b One. In that the mayor, being q
chief executive of the city is made
a member Of the council and is per-
mitted to participate in all the leg
islative and other powers given to
the council.
Two. In that the council. being
the only legislative body provided
for in the charter. contains also the
provided thereby.
Third. In that the council Of five
members is given legislative, execu-
tive and administrative duties and
functions. H.
Fourth. In that the council is CIV
en- other than purely legislative pow
erS. ~
Asks for Writ.
The petition asks the supreme
court to issue it's writ direct to the
said city and to ask said officers to
show cause why the present organi-
cations should not be declared to be
invalid and to determine why the
officers should not be Ousted from
the exercise and enjoyment of such
franchises and privileges as the
court may decide them not to be
entitled to.
Test Provisions of Charter.
Speaking of this matter, Attorney
Schaub said today: I'VE don't claim
that the commission form of govern
ment should be tested in this action,
but simply to test the provisions
of this charter combining the legis-
lative and executive functions of
government. The government is di-
vided into three departments, the ex-
ecutive, legislative and judicial, and
that is the form of government in
all the state constitutions and the
federal constitution. But we do not
claim that that alone would make
our charter unconstitutional but our
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
ELECTION VOTE BY PRECINCTS
Complete Summary Of Vote Cast at
Primary Election

Below is given the party vote by
precincts Of the presidential primary
election held in Cavalier county on
Tuesday last week. The vote through
light, in reality being only about M
third of what is cast at the general
election in the fall, was decisive and
showed the presidential preference of
the republican voters in no slight
manner. There was no fight on among
the democrats, but their party vote
sufficiently contradicts the peeved COM
plant of certain republicans that the
democrats turned in and helped pile up
LaFollette's majority. The precinct re-
turns of the democratic vote do not
show S votes cast for Champ Clarke in
Waterloo township or the scattering of
5 votes for W. Jennings Bryan in the
precincts of Byron, Hay, Storlie and
The summar, below is from the
returns as being canvassed by
the board this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28

The leasing of public school land in
Cavalier county will be held here in
Langdon at at the Court House on We'd
nesday, April 10th. The leasing of
school lands of the state started with
Stutsman county April End at 10 a. m.
The annual leasing of public school
lands IN various counties in the state
will beheld under the supervision of
the land department. There are 49
counties, in all but one of which a pub
lie leasing will be held this spring. The
exception is Steele county and she has
the distinction of being the only county
in the state since its admission to the
Union that has every tract of state land
under lease and all rentals for the cur.
rent Year paid in advance. This is a
situation never before existing in the
state, for every other county has some
leases that have either experired or been
cancelled for non-payment OF rental.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice Is Hereby Given, That by reason of de-
fault occurring and still existing in the payment
of the principal and interest secured by that
certain mortgage executed and delivered by
Robert L. Elliott and Emma Elliott, his wife,
mortgagors. to James G. Dickson, mortgages
dated the LIST day Of December, 1905, and filed
for record in the office of the Register of Deeds,
of the County of Cavalier and State of North
Dakota, on the 5th day of March, 1912. at four
o'clock p. M, and recorded in Book 81 of Mort
cages at Page $50, said mortgage. will be fore
closed by a sale of the premises in such mort.
gage and hereinafter described at the front
door of the Court house in the City of Langdon
in The County of Cavalier and State of North
Dakota, on the Goth day of April. 1912, at the
hour of two o'clock p. m. to satisfy the amount
due upon such mortgage on the day of sale,
The premises described in snch mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are de.
scr,bed as follows to-wit;
The East forty (40) feet. of Lot twenty-four
(24,) in Block fifteen, Q5) in the Original Town.
site of the City of Langdon, in the County of
Cavalier and State of North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of S253 20, besides the
statutory attorneys fee and the costs of this
foreclosure.
dated at Langdon, North Dakota, this 18th
day of March, 1912. -.
JAMES G.. DICKSON,
DICKSON d DEVANEY, MORTGAGE.
Attorneys for Mortgagee 34.39
LangdOn, North Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Clerk of the District Court,
Langdon, Cavalier County North Dakota.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Default having been made and now existing
in the terms and conditions of that certain real
reason of the failure of the mortgagor 70 pay
the sum of $50. 90 due March 10th, 1910, the sum
Of 5000 due March 10th, 1911 and the sum of
S90.0Odue March 10th, 1872 as interest on The
principal sum secured by said mortgace' and
that said mortgage contained a stipulation that
if default be made in the payment of any one
the sum secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof, that the mortgage named in said
mortgage. or its assigns might declare the
M tbe nre sum ae see sacnre du fot and nd payable and sell
same. and the assignee of said MORTGAGE hav-
ing elected to, and hereby declares the Whole
sun H,t so secured &c hena to be due and payable.
mortgage: executed and deiivered by R, j.
Malone, single Mortgagor to the American
da,r , age a 16,b ln vest M MaCs. 9hmpanyi Moor5gagee
filed for record in the office OF the Register of
Deeds Of the County of Cavalier and State of
1906 and recorded in Book 65 Ct mortgages at
page 162. and assigned by SAID Mortgagee to
E. {; I. Stoli by instr1ment in writing, dated
the Office of the Register of Deeds for said
County on the 18th dag of May 1907 and record
ed in BOOK s. of Mortgages atpage 1888, and
thereafter era assigned by said he, L. stoll to
the 9Th day of May 1907 and filed for record in
the office of the Register of Deeds for said
County on the 4th day of March 1912 and record
ed in Book 81 of Mortgages at page isl and
thereafter re:assigned by said Henry Lesser to
Il, {. L., Stoll by instrument IN writing dated
the LIST day of March 1912 and filed for record
in the office of the Register of Deeds for said
County on the 4th day of March 1912 and
recorded in Book 81 of Mortgages at page 1874,
will be foreclosed by a sale Of the premise
in such mortgage and hereinafter described,
at the front door of the Court house in the
State of North Dakota, at the hour of two
O'Clock in the afternoon, on the 9Th day OF
May A. D., 1912, to satisfy the amount due
upon such mortgage at the date of sale. The
premises described in such mortgage and which
will be sold to satisfy the same fare described
as follows, to-wit: The South half of the
Southeast Quarter (SH SEQ of Section Mn
teen n9) and the North half of the North
east Quarter (NM NED of Section Thirty go,
in Township One Hundred Sixty-three (163j
North. of Range Fifty-seven CD West of tho
Fifth Principal Meridian. il the County OF
Cavalier and State of North Dakota, contain
ing 100 acres, more o. less.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of Eighteen Hundred Two
and 72-l00 Dollars (SlS02. 72) besides the statu.
tory attorneys fee and the costs of this fore
closure.
Dated March 23rd, 1912.
IL. G. l.. SToLL,
DICKSON d DEVANEY. Assignee of Mortgagee
Attorneys for Assignee,
Langdon, North Dakotn. 3G.41