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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15
Story of Blue Earth County in Figures
Told By State Board Of immigration

539 pounds OF butter; also two
cheese factories with an output OF
1889 pounds OF cheese. The live
stock of the county for 1911 was as
follows: Horses, 1854; cattle: 2S,-
67S; sheep, SAP; swine, 1927.
The total assessed valuation of the
county in real property for 1910 was
$13 225,451 and in. personal 1884
ISL.
The county has sixteen banks, the
DEPOSITS of which are $6,G53 .939 so.
There are four high schools, four
Churches of nearly al denomina-
tons.
Industries vary. Natural cement,
brick, tile, flour, knitting mills,
stone quarries, employing hundreds
of hands throughout the entire
year, two breweries, mailing plant
and many others. .-.
Agricultural land is worth from
S75 to 500 per acre, depending up
on its location, though no farm Is
now beyond twelve miles from a
railway station and market.
The Commercial club of Mankato
will attend to all correspondence
and the county will welcome all who
come here to look. with view to
locating. There are twelve newspa-
pers in this county.
This particular locality is noted
for its mild winter, free from snow,
in only three during the past TWEEN
ty-five years has the snow been suf-
fcient for good sleighing. Nearly all
the others have passed without the
ground being covered.
Flowing is often done here during
the last days of November and first
part Of December.
The average value of land in this
county for 1910 was $5049 per acre
number of farms, 2.941. .....
Blue Earth county has probably
done more towards building good
roads than any other county in Min
nesota. Everyone in the county
seems interested in this work and
the result is that practically every
main travelled road in the county is
III good shape at all times of the
year.
Corn. hogs and fat cattle are the
leading farm products.
The crop acreage for 1912 was as
i follows: Corn. 67,157; wheat, S5,5G9;
rye, 1887; potatoes, 1891; oats, 49,
TAP: barley, 12,5S0; fax, 924; hay,
! G3,191.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15

will spend some time as the guest
of his brother, f. w. Hunt and fam
lily.
B. NJ. Price, president of the Pills
bury academy is in the city today. Mr..
Price says that the Pillsbury and
Shattuck football teams will meet
at Faribault tomorrow
Professors J. G. Norby and Mar
tin Anderson of Madison are at
tending the teachers convention.
Professor Norby was formerly prin-
cipal of the high school here
Mrs. Mary F. Pope and Mrs. T.
p. Gere will leave tomorrow for
Chicago, where Mrs! Pope will be
the guest of Mrs. Gere for a time.
Mrs. Pope will then go east for an
extended visit.
! Superintendent J. G. Norby of
Madison, Mimi, arrived in the city
last night to attend the teachers
convention. Mr.. Norby says that
he is enjoying his work in the
schools in Madison and he likes the
town.
Mrs. Rudolph Bierbauer and Miss
Adelaide Bierbauer, who were to
have assisted at a reception given
by Mrs. A. O. Eberhart at st. Paul
this afternoon, were called home
this noon by the serious illness OF
Mrs. Louise Bierbauer, who was
taken sick yesterday.
George l.. Sackett, representing
'Kindling," which will be presented
at Msnkato Theatre November g.
matinee and night, and Al Cross
business manager of The Third De
gree" booked for December 8, were
in Mankato today. Both productions
will be given under the direction OF
the United Players company
Captain F. p Buyer OF the Saliva
ton Army headquarters in this city
has gone to Minneapolis to assist
in the annual Northern Congress OF
that organization which is in SEES
| sion from November to IA. The
meetings will be held at the army
headquarters at 214216 First Ave
nue. South and will be in charge Of
Commissioner and Mrs. Thomas Es-
tell of Chicago. Colonel J. G.. Addie,
the original song writer, and Briga-
der John Flynn, also of Chicago,
will also assist in the meetings.
The congress band will assist in the
open air meetings during this meet
ing as we'll as the indoor meetings.
The congress will be attended by
representatives. Of the army from
all over this part of the country.
lie Sueur Center Leader: H. A.
Patterson, one of the directors of
the First National bank in this vii
lage; H. F. Troost, w. H. Rabe and
J. A. Bergquist, all of Mlnkato, au-
tOed to lie Sueur Center Monday
forenoon and remained with us a
few hours after which they returned
to their home city. Al
bert Schipple, Of Mankato, the archi.
tect who drew the plan of the new
jail and sheriff's residence, and L. G.
Foley, of ST. Paul. one of the mem
bers of the Board of Control, were
in our town last Wednesday on bust
ness pertaining to their respective
vacations. They left here for Man
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15

This county w2s organized in
1858. with the county seat at Man
kato, and is eightysix miles from
St. Paul and Minneapolis, 1870 miles
TO the Wisconsin line. 1870 miles to
the Dakota line and sixty miles to
the Iowa line, this being practically
the exact center OF Southern Mime
sofa.
-Four lines of railway operate here,
Chicjgo, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha, Northwestern, Chicago Great
Western and Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul.
The soil is happy variety of the
pure black loan, clay and sandy
mixtures, which insures production
and guarantees long life without ar
tifcial enrichment. Within its Dor
ders are the Minnesota, Blue Earth,
lie Sueur, WatOnwar, Little and Big
Cobb rivers. There are fifteen large
fishing lakes and numerous small
Cnes, nearly all OF which are sur
rounded by timber, which makes
them attractive and useful.
The upper part of the county was
once heavy timber, most of which
has been cut, but here and there
are virgin timhered tracts which
are delightful to view and very val
liable
The county contains about $50
square miles Of desirable agricul-
tural lands, the lower or south part
of which is prairie. The Minneopa
state park. situated five miles from
Mankato, is one of the most beau
tiful spots under the sun. Within
this park are falls almost the equal
Of Minnehaha, heavy timber of a
dozen varieties, picturesque rocks,
and also a ravine caring for Min
neOpa creek, $50 feet deep.
No very large farms are found,
as the county is cut up into those
of 40 to 800 acres, thus enabling
the population to maintain it's count,
being about $4,000.
Rural delivery routes now reach
practically all parts Of the county,
while telephone service is general
and it is an exception where a
farmer cannot avail himself Of the
opportunity to install one
The population is made up OF
many natiOnalities, Germans pre-
dominating, then Scandinavian and
Welsh
In 1910 the county had nineteen
creamerieS with an output of 1857,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15
AUTO HIT BY STREET CAR
From Saturdays Daily.

Street car No. 5 struck an auto
mobile driven by r. Schoffan late
yesterday afternoon while the auto
was crossing the street ahead OF
the car. Both were going north
and the chauffeur attempted to
cross the tracks ahead of the car,
and evidently did not Judge the
distance and the speed Of the car
accurately enough. The street car
caught up with his machine before
he could set clear Of the tracks.
AS a result the hind axel of the
auto was bent, wheel was torn
off, and the fender badly damaged.
The fender on the front end OF
the street car was also smashed.
Al Lamm was conductor OF the
street car and True Adams was
the motorman. This is the first ac-
cident in which Mr.. Adams has been
involved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15

the ST Peter state
hospital, young women and young
men to take up work as nurses
on the wards. A training school
of long standing is conducted,
giving thorough instruction. Men
may enter also. Women receive
SIS per month, increasing rapidly
to $25. Men receive $23 per month,
increasing rapidly to $50. Gradu.
ates of the school receive farther
increase or go into private nurs-
ing at greatly increased compen-
sation. Board, lodging and laun-
dry free. For detail information,
address r. NJ Phelps, superintend-
ent, st. Peter, Mimi. ADV.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15
Recommend Later Date.
From SATURDAYS Daily,

The special committee appointed
by the Minnesota state fair board
to consider requests for a change
in the date of the fair yesterday
recommended that the fair be held
one week later hereafter, providing
arrangeme for d reimbursement
could be made with the circuit of
which the Minnesota organization
is member.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
TEACHERS HAVE MEET

From Fridays Daily.
Up to eleven o'clock this
morning betkeen $50 and 500
teachers had enrolled at the sec
retary's desk. This is a larger
number than enrolled al the
previous convention. The Y. w.
c. A. of the normal is serving
lunches in the music room, and
various book concerns and agen-
cies have exhibits throughout
the building.
This afternoon was given over
to the sectional meetings. One
of the most interesting meetings
was that of the high school sec
ton, which was in charge or
Superintendent George A. Frank
lin of Austin. This section dis
cussed the recent articles run
in the Ladies Home Journal on
the school system Of America
in the present day.
At four o'clock this afternoon
DR.. Milo B. Price of Pillsbury
academy gave an address on
THE Log of the Mayhower"
and DR.. William H. Fitzpatrick
talked on can Interesting EX-
pertinent in Primary Education"
II. e. Griebenow of Mountain
Lake sang group Of songs at
the opening. of this meeting.
This evening Miss Lora Luis
dorff of this city will sing and
the remainder of the evening
will be devoted to an address
on "A Valuation of the Mon
tessori System" by Dr.. Kilpat-
rick
A reception will be given for
the visitors after the evening
meeting.
The business meeting of the
convention will be held tomor-
row morning at nine o'clock.
Election of officers will be held,
time for the next convention
will be set and the resolutions
committee will report.
DR.. Richard Burton of the uni
versity of Minnesota will give
the closing address on The
Teaching Of Literature"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15
Cracked Safe at Spring Valley.
From SATURDAYS Daily,

Yeggmen cracked a safe in the
Molstad store at Spring Valley early
yesterday morning. They secured
$45 in cash and some valuable pa
pers. No clue to the burglars has
been obtained.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15
Indian Lake

Edgar Mullen is recovering nicely
from his recent illness
Lents Reinbold, who broke his
arm some time ago, is doing nicely
Ralph keenen seems to be recov-
ering nicely, having returned from
the hospital last Sunday.
a good attendance is desired at
Sunday school next Sunday as there
will be important business to be
discussed.
Mrs. Moore OF Mankato and her
daughter, Mrs. Hazel Langhorn, and
the latter's son, spent Sunday al
the home Of Charles A. Loe.
Those who attended the entertain
ment at the school house last Friday
report a good time, but the receipts
were not as large as was hoped
for.
Erick Holberg has been taking
treatment at Emmanuel hospital fol
a bad case of blood poisoning in
his hand, but is recovering now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15

Sleepy Eye Gazette: Newton
George, the grease and gasoline
salesman from Mankato was in town
Monday. Some of the folks around
here know him and have to toler-
ate him for he sells first class
grease. Newton pretends to know
something about penuchlc, but he
don't.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15

Miss Fannie Pitcher, director of
music and drawing III the public
schools, has arranged to have ex-
hibits of the work in drawing and
painting from the public schools
shown in the pubic library building.
This week the exhibit is work of
the pupils of the Franklin school.
1t is an interesting thing for the
people who have been out of school
for a good many years to see what
work is being done. 1t is remark
able what a clear idea Of color, pro-
portion and prospectus is shown in
the work of children in the second
and third grades. Their work is
excellent.
The work of the children in the
upper grades is of course more fin
ished and accurate, and the exhibit
now at the public library building
is well worth going to see.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15
Vernon Center Couple Marry.

Vernon Center Couple Marry.
Mr.. Amel d. KeitZer and Miss
Myrtle NJ Bates, both of Vernon
Center, were quietly married yester-
day at the German Lutheran par
sonage in this city by Rev. w. c..
Nickels. They left Immediately for
a wedding trip to Minneapolis, ST.
Paul and Chicago, after which they
will be at home in Vernon Center.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-15
Entertained at $500"

Entertained at 'oUU. -
DR.. and Mrs. J. p. RosenWald en-
tertained group of friends at
very delightful 900" party last nigh
at their apartments in the Securit.
Flats. .-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29

ed impossible simply had to be solved
by Chief Engineer Hugh L. Cooper.
He picked out the men he consider
ed the greatest turbine experts in the
world and brought them together for
council of war, one of them from
Europe. That council table with
Chief Engineer Cooper at its head
looked like an examination table AZ
one Of the old time contests for the
tripod at Cambridge, the highest
mathematical honor in the world
when the world was satisfied with
ideas instead of realities, with alb
stractions of calculus instead of
achievements in engineering.
When that council of war was
ended, all the problems had been
solved and the drawings We're made
for turbine design which not only
would work under the most adverse
conditions, but would actually give a
higher efficiency of power-get lit
tie closer to the mathematical ideai
of prime mover.
The Problems That PerpIexed.
The problems grew out of the great
increase of size over any precedent;
the restrictions imposed by the war
department on the use of the water
the great variation of water in the
river between dry summers and June
| ~ ot,1
physics of steel
| Reduced to its lowest terms, one
of these turbines is lot of curved
blades sticking out from centra
spindle and the water pressing
against the blades turns the wheel
But that statement is about as neal
description of one of the turbine.
as to say that three cornered piec,
of glass and piece of white papel
is the spectroscope with which tn,
composition of fixed star is determ
| ined.
| To get the greatest amount of pow
ler, the water is conducted to the tu1
bine from all parts of its circun
lCiCnSe dt CuN6 iuu viii tqudl pre-
sure at every point-that required
4 big lot of caluculation and inventio
for one thing.
Holes Like Elephant Warren,
1t was accomplished by making i
the huge concrete mass which is til
basement of the power house col
duits reminding one of three finger
, and thumb, attached to the pail
of a hand. A herd of elephants coul
be driven through these opening
through which the water reaches til
turbines.
f These conduits pass the water I'M
/. a sort of gigantic wash bowl as b
as door yard the floor of whic
!, rises spirally. The result of the shaI
8 and the rest of the mathematic
i curves and habits of water is, that IL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29

for the cakes to rise in the air, falling
and breaking over the top Of the
crib. several feet above the water
level; finally the iron fender and the
huge beams to which it was attached
were torn loose and floated on down
the river. clinging for a while on one
of the bridge piers; the rock filling
of the curb remained. On the center
bridge piers the performance was re-
peated. the cakes raising into the air
to unusual height, then falling to one
side and floating off.
The ice was not even out of sight
before the duck hunters We're OUT
with their skiffs and launches. Sew
eral parties went out during the night
to pitch camp. The river rose sixteen
inches in two hours during the night
but had begun to receed in the morn.
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29
EEOKUK TURBINES
BREAK RECORDS
Was the Solution of the Problems
Presented by condl-
tions Hero.
OF HIGHEST EFFICIENCY
Here Is Case Of the Mil That
orInds With the Water That Is
Past Contrary to the
Poets couplet-

Problems both new and difficult
have been solved In steel and con-
crete m the rather remarkable
achievement OF the turbines OF the
greatest water power installation In
the world here first seemed incapable
OF solution IN the present stage of
the correlated steel industry. They
were solved by first cutting out or
the dictionary the word impossible
and then calling IN the best mathe.
NAUTICAL and mechanical talent OF the
world
The thirty turbines to be Installed
hers IN the largest power house on
earth from which Will go a larger
quantity OF electric power than was
ever generated in one water power
plant before. $4,000 horse power of it
xoss 10 g. Louis end about three times
~ much more 10 factories to be
brought 10 Keokuk, Fort Madison and
Burlington, Iowa; Hamilton ano
Quincy. Illinois; Hannibal. Mo-, and
oehsr cities IN this part OF the world
--thsee turbines Of larger dimensions
BY far than any others ever bun,
ere tho pivotal part OF the great
wu*er power Development here wit
1ts biggest dam in the world, its lars
w power house, It's lock with mucf
larger gates than any one at Panama
M largest dry dock N fresh water
and its SEE, 100000 OF investment.
From Impossible to Near Perfection
Consequently the whole reason TO,
all the rest OF the work is the tur
bines and those problems that seem
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29
year in Vienna and a year in St

year in Vienna and year in ST.
Petersburg, THE Spring Maid was
brought to this country and assured
success. The best possible proof the
saucy love tale has lost nothing OF its
piquancy in the translation into Eng
lish Is that blase New York theatre
demanded a second year of it and its
many tuneful melodies in the metrop-
oils, and that every large city Oh
America has asked its return engage
ment, once it has been heard. Cruz
els have even asserted the Ameri'
can adoption by Harry B. and Robert
B. Smith has brought new sparkle
to the quaint and unusual story. Az
the Grand tonight.
If you intend to see 1.-The Spring
Maid" this evening be sure and ar
rive early as the curtain will hit up
promptly at S:15.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29
REBELS TOOK ALL
OF THE PESOS
Mexican Bank is Closed Since the
Wagon Drove up to the
Door.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, March 20.
The Banco Nacional is closed. The
rebels took the last money on hand
yesterday afternoon and it did not
open for business today.
At IL o'clock yesterday, wagons
drove up and carted off s275,000 IN
pesos, the banks pro-rata of the
forced loan secured by the insured
tos. AS the bank has already sent ali
its paper money to Fl Paso, it closed
its doors after the loan and will
probably not reopen until after the
trouble.
Wagons also called at the Banco
Minero and took $4,000 that .institu
tons pro-rata of the loan
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29
A Good Spring Medicine
n
Is Found in Hoods

Sarsaparlla, the great blood purifier and tonic that
for more than third of century has been taken
needed in thousands and thousands of homes by
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Its wonderful results in cleansing the system Of
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29
ADJUSTMENTS.
"Louisiana LOU

Another one of those musical COM
edies appeared at the Grand last ey-
ening in Louisiana Lou and as usual
the house was well filed with the
lovers Of that character of entertain
ment The star in the performance
was Samuel Liebert who took the
part of>"Jake Lidoffski" in which Jew
ish character he was all there. Victor
Morley's part was not SO conspicuous
as when he appeared here in THE
Girl l Love" in which he was the larg-
er part Of that entertainment. How
ever, Louisiana Lou is one Of the
big musical comedies and it was a
very satisfactory show.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29
How to be Certain of
Curing Constipation

Prejudice is a hard thing to overcome.
but where health is at stake and the
opinion of thousands of reliable people
differs from yours. prejudice then be-
comes your menace and you ought to
est of people suffering from chronic
constipation, and 1t is worthy of their
attention.
In the opinion OF iegions OF reliable
constipation imaginable can be cured
by a brief use Of DIR. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsin. You may not have heard Of 1t
before. but do not doubt It's merits on
that account. or because 1t has not been
blatantly advertised. 1t has sold very
successfully on word Of mouth recon-
their children today who were given II
by their parents. and 1t has been truth
fully said that more druggists use II
personally in their families than any
other laxative.