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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
BETTER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
BORN; FEATURED BY HOT pg',,<,AlE
OVER THE SEVEN :, ,,,A10RS ACT
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RESOLUTIONS AS FRAMED. !

Whereas, at the late meet
ing of the Minnesota Fedora
ton of Commercial clubs, a
committee was named with
the object in view of organ
izing development associa-
ton for the southern part of
the state, and
Whereas, it is apparent that
an organization of this char
acter is required to aid in
working out the problems now
before us, therefor be it
Resolved, that we recon-
mend that an organization be
perfected, the paramount OBJ.
iect of which shall be the
promotion and development
of Southern Minnesota in all
material ways possible, among
which issues we regard the
following as the most impor-
tant:
First. Fair and equitable
freight rates, as contemplate
ed in the measure known as
the eastman bill, it being
we'll recognized fact that
Southern Minnesota is gross
Iy Disseminated against in the
matter of freight tariffs.
We strongly favor every
practical movement to the
betterment of highways. To
that end we request our rep
resentatives in congress to
support such legislation as
may provide federal appropri-
atoms for road construction;
we indorse the constitutional
amendment to levy tax Of
one mill for road purposes,
and urge upon everybody who
favors good roads to aid in
promoting this movement.
Third. We demand that rail
road companies give the
southern part of the state
the benefit of stop-over
privileges for homeseekers as
all efforts to secure immigra-
ton are farcicaI without this
concession.
Fourth. AS a means of i'm
proving the rich. agricultural
resources of this section, we
commend the efforts to bring
about the widespread adop-
ton of more intensified farm
ing and dairying; we favor a
thorough soil survey, and rec
ommend the cultivation of
closer social relations between
rural and urban districts.
Fifth. We strongly advo-
cate radical reform of our
public school system, so that
agriculture and other indus
trial training will have their
proper place in the curricu-
Ium of the public schools.
Sixth. We urge upon the
state investment board the
propriety of disposins of for
eign low interest-bearing Sc
curities, and the investment
of all available public funds
in Minnesota securities.
Seventh. We advocate an
adequate appropriation for the
support of the state imni-
grafton department.
We favor the adoption of
the so-called seven-senator
amendment to the constitu-
ton of the state.
Ninth. We desire to work
in cooperation with the Min
nesota Federation of Com
merciaI clubs, the Northern
Minnesota Development asso-
citation and the West Central
Minnesota Development asso-
citation.
Tekth. We extend our thanks
to the good citizens of Man.
kato for many courtesies, and
to Mankato Lodge B. p. o.
E., for the use of their ele-
cant building.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
Traded Residence for Farm.
rom wednesdav's DaiIv

j. w. True has traded his resi-
dence on Hanover street to the
Blackhawk Improvement company of
Iowa, for farm in Lincoln town.
ship. The deal was made through
A. H. Schroeder
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-05
Winds Will Be Favorable.
Candidate for Second place.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Olmsted county will present to the
republican state convention the
name of William B. Richardson,
mayor of Rochester, as candidate
for lieutenant governor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04

To 20 back TO Epictetus:
Let not another's disobedlence ia
nature become an III to you: for you
were not born to be depressed and un-
happy with others. but TO be happy with
them. And II any one is unhappy. re-
member that he Is so for himself: for
God made all men to enjoy felicity and
peace
There is great deal In that. A good.
long sermon for those who think Il their
duty TO be solemn and long-faced be-
cause their friends are melancholy.
In all the good things to remember. !"
written by wise men since the world was
young, there is none that equals those to
be found In the oldest book Of all:
Though I have all faith. 50 that I
could remove mountains. and have not
charity. am nothing"
Another:
Whatsoever things are true. wbatso.
ever things are honest. whatsoever things
are Just. whatsoever things are pure.
whatsoever things are lovely. whatso-
ever things are OF good report: II there
Be any virtue. and n there be any praise
think on these things"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04
The PitfuI Struggle Between the
Husbands Mother and His Wife for
His Undivided LOve--HeaVen Help Both
BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WAITER

woman. a woman whom she may long to
have love her as daughter might? Why
may she not behave to her husbands
mother as she would have her sons wife
to behave TO her.
Or suppose she has no children OF her
own, yet surely she must have some pity
for old age. She could make her husbands
mother fond Of her II she would try to
do so. The elderly woman may be s,ispl-
cious, she may be a bit censorious, but
It must be a very hard and bitter heart
that gentle consideration cannot melt. I
believe that In a vast majority Of the
cases OF unhappiness between mems wives
and mothers the weight OF the response
bility for the misery may be laid upon the
wife. She has all to gain and little to
lose. The mother who loses her son
loses one of the chief Joys of her life.
IF would know what kind Of a wife
a man has, observe how she treats his
mother" said sage student OF human
nature.
Yes, II a man who has been good son
before marriage neglects his mother, the
fault is usually with the wife. She may
not be able to love her mother-in-iaw. but
|, she can. at least insist that her husband
shall show his mother the same love that
he showed her before he married. II she
was worthy Of that love when he was n
bachelor, she is none the less worthy OF
II because he has taken unto himself a
wife.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04
The Manicure Lady

There's no use talking George" said
the Manicure Lady. this here town has
went baseball mad. / never seen any thing
like II. There has been seven gents in
here this morning TO have their nails
did. and all they can talk about is Matty
and Marquard or some such firm. don't
know how much money Matty and Mar
GUARD has invested in baseball. George,
but l don't think two people never
heard of Is worth so much talk"
you don't mean to tell me that you
newever heard OF Mathewson or Mar
quard?' asked the Head Barber.
81 might have heard Of them" ad-
mitted the Maicure Lady. Il got a great
memory for faces. George. but am
punk when 1t comes to remembering
names. Faces Is something that never
forget 1 shall never forget brother Will
fred's face the night that he came home
with one Of his favorite poems. which
had been refused. And I shall never for
get the old gents face when he came
home after having an argument with
q republican. You see, the old gent Is
kind Of strong for Champ Clark. and
there was some republican gent that
said something about Champ Clark. Then
father tied into that republican, and star
ted TO treating him something shameful
until retribution had to come. Fathers
face looked kind OF pensiye after that ar
gument. pensive like Hamburger steak.
But getting back to baseball. George.
~
people keeps thinking about the pas
time. The only customer have had for
week that isn't all the time drooling
about baseball is Archie Gum, the ar
list. and he keeps up the average talk
about cricket
''wIIfred is clear off his head about
baseball. He is writing a series Of base
ball poems for one Of the leading maya
zines, and as soon as they come back
from the editor am going to show them
to you One of them / remember now.
George. IL you want to hear IT,"
"An right" said the Head Barber, re-
signedIy. shoot it"
1T goes something like this said the
Manicure Lady.
What's the greatest game on earth?
Base ball.
What game proves, its sterling worth?
BASE BALI
Years may come and years may go.
Worlds may wabble to and fro,
But I toast one ~ondrous show!
Base ball!
What made Honus Wagner great?
Base BALI
What brings fortunes through q gate7
Base ball,
When we all to heaven go.
II We don't go down below.
What will we all play? I know
Base ball.
Il don't fancy the lines" said the can
did Head Barber.
You don't fancy nothing" asserted
the Manicure Lady. There Amt nothing
refined or fancy about you. George. I'd
rather talk TO one Of my orange sticks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04
Among All the Perils Of the Deep None is
So Unconquerable as the Ireberg,
by GARRETT p. sERvIss.

in the season when the frozen fleet from
Greenland sets out. knows well the kind
OF danger he has 10 face. Those who are
cautious keep away from it-those who
are seeking a record sometimes take
the chance and brave the danger.
Once launched there Is no way In which
man can destroy an iceberg: only the slow
action OF the sunshine and the sea can
do that. II cannot be blown up. II cam |
not be broken to pieces. II cannot be
steered Into another course, II cannot
even be approached with safety. It's Inn
mense frozen mass chiIls the air and the J
water, and In this way the thermometer /
may reveal Its presence even when II
has concealed itself from sight behind
the curtain Of mist and cloud created by
its own cold breath. fcebergs often cruise
In company, and a ship may find itself
suddenly involved In q whole fleet OF
them. some with towering lighting !
tops" and some running almost entirely
submerged. like flotilla Of monstrous
submarines. Some OF the reports Indicate
that the Titanic went down In the midst
Of such a squadron. that was widely
scattered over hundreds OF square miles.
There is no regularity in the setting
out OF Greenland's destroyera In some
seasons the Icy cruisers are relatively
few and small; In other seasons they
come flocking down by thousands. Re-
ports from ships furnish practically thu
only source Of warning to mariners. IL
II were practicable TO establish observing
stations In the north, more effective
warning might be given.
I Greenland Ii a mystery. The existence
Of so vast a mass OF land. completely
buried In ice. at 30 great a distance
from the pole. Ia Unparalleled. II Is not
only by its annual fleet OF lcebergs that
Greenland interferes with the affairs OF
happier and SUMMER lands. for Il Is
probable that the relative GOODNESS OF
duo TO the icy presence of Greenland.
Remove II or strip II of its frozen burden.
and a rise Of several degrees in the mean
temperature OF THIS part Of the world
would most likely. be experienced. Theirs
Is evidence that Greenland has not al
ways been buried by an Ice sheet. but we
do not know through precisely what con-
vulsion Of nature its once congenial cll-
mate was lost.
We have to accept these things as they
are. We know that the Ice king who now
rules Greenland will continue annually
until a new geologic age begins to Iaunoh
his terrible fleet, and the only wise
course is to steer clear of IL; or. II we
will face its dangers then to be prepared
with the means Of saving every life that
our foolhardiness endangers. When
faster ship is built 1t ought to be the
boast OF its owners. We can now taxa
you across the sea. by safe route, in
the same time that the other ships re-
quire in running the gauntlet Of the lee
bergs."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04

buried from shore to shore under q sheet
OF solid Ice that must. in many places.
attain a depth Of a mile or more. From
the lofty central plateau the glaciers
flow toward the sea on all sides. moving
as they near the cast. from fifty TO 100
feet per day. Where they meet the sea
they are sometimes from 1000 90 1000 feet
deep Huge masses arc broken off by the
action Of the waves and then they float
away towering up. sometimes TO a
height OF 30 feet. but with eight-ninths
OF their mass sunken beneath the water.
The total tonnage Of the dreenIand's icy
fleet. annually launched into the sea has
been calculated at not less than a
thousand millions tons.
Many single monsters belonging 10 this
fleet no doubt weigh a million tons. All
the battleships OF the world combined
could not successfully contend with one
or these white Dreadnoughts, which
CLEAN in the moonlight or loom through
fog with ghostly lights and spars Of
tottering Ice Among all the perils of the
deep. none IL so dreadful. 70 unconquer-
abies so hrsoiuteiF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hb y
great Iceberg. II all Its upper part could
be shot away the berg would simply rise
mysteriously out OF the ueptha and be as
formidable as before Sometimes thons-
ands OF tons Of ice are discharged from
the sides OF the melting berg. but Il only
shakes itself or rolls over. churnlng the
ocean to foam. and there Il towers again,
more fearful, perhaps. than at first
The only way in which the peril Of
the ioebergs could be removed would be
by destroying the Ice sheets Of Greenland.
As the bergs are launched from the wes-
tern coast they are caught in the Lahra-
dor current. flowing southwark along
the American shore on the landward slide
Of the gulf stream-whence the Labrador
current "a often called the cold WALL
and then they begin their career OF
menace and destruction by steering d.
recty across the lanes followed by the
ocean liners on their shortest and quick
| est way 10 northern Europe. Every mar
liner who enters that part Of the ocean
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04
HowAas Noy FIXED .
6oa Ts4G sun NtEN:

have Just a. nard n time making their
husband go to the polls with them AS
they now do TO teas.
Which would appear TO indicate that
Ne imagines chorus girl shows can be
run without audiences. -
Experience 10 very useful TO man to
teach him is isn't any use TO him. be-
cause Il doesn't teach him anything.
The way man thinks he shows how
much more he knows In an argument
man the other fellow Is TO get madder
than he does. New York Press.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04
Good Things to Remember
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

There may be among the women and
girls who read this column such a rush
Of necessities during the day that when
night comes they are too tired 10 look
for that In the books which will be Of
great help to them.
For such as these / have taken the
privilege OF getting together few things
that are good to remember.
The most interesting Of modern novels
enthraIling from beginning to end. con-
tains not within all its pages put to-
gether as much Of good as this from
Epictetus:
In a word. neither death, nor exile
nor pain. nor anything Of this kind Is the
real cause Of our doing or not doing any
action. but our. inward opinions and
principles"
said Cowper:
An idler IL a watch that wants both
hands.
As useless IL 1t goes as II II stands
He prayeth best" said Coleridge
who Ioveth best all things both great
and small
And was there ever In any Of the tic
ton which causes the reader TO forget
the cares that infest the day anything
Of as great worth as this:
In nfe's small things be resolute sne
great
To keep thy muscles trained: Knowst
thou when Fate
Thy measure takes, or when she'll say
10 thee.
Il ind thee worthy: do this deed for
ms?''
Il was written BY the much-Ioyed
Lowell He also wrote:
One thorn Of experience is worth 4
whole field Of warning" a saying seldom
appreciated by those who have missed
the thorn.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04
Mining. of an OLD snort.

Trouble always asks for terms vhe,
YOU Fesolutely ignore him.
Never a stranded ship-nor man-would
float II the tide were not always turning.
Wed rather be fiat broke and twenty
five than have a few measbey bones
tucked away in the nank at forty-one.
The fact that opportunity u always Il
a hurry doesn't cause her to become re-
sentful when she Is grabbed around the
Eaist-
We have a psrious hard time Of Il try
ing TO convince ourselves that we're
'1overworked." though that stuff Is easy
World
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04

It's the man who has big balance
who seems to hate to draw a check.
The only man who Is a good husband
is the one whose wife knows how to
manage him.
It's very unmaidenly Of girl to let a
man kiss her against her will with such
a loud smack folk can hear II In the next
room.
Maybe when the woman vote they'll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04

"And is this an heirloom, too" asked
the visitor. picking up a brick that lay
on the center table.
Yes" said the lady Of the house.
That is the brick my mother threw at
the prime minister"
"Ah. indeed how very interesting, ="
said the visitor And whose portrait is
that on the waltz
That Is my mother herself" said the
lady.
II see" said the visitor. '"The power
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04

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ABoUT MhChivERSy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04

The terrible fate of the Titanic has
called attention as II was never called
before to the awful menace Of the Ice
bers that sail the Atlantic main, the
merciless, voiceless, spectral pirates OF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-04
. bachelor. reflections.
Copyright. 1872 Nation

behind the thrown. as II we're" -Harper's
Weekly
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-14

tiers Maud and Beatrice of LeSueur
Center, are visiting with Robert
Bradshaw and family.
Misses Martha Meister, Esther
Bailey, Hive Swenson and Ellen
ing to attend summer school,
The alumni of the Kasota high
school held their annual banquet
Tuesday evening and welcomed the
class of 1912 into their midst
John Geiger, state manager of the
Woodmen of the World, of Omaha,
Neb., will speak here Wednesday
evening on behalf of this order Re-
freshments will be served
The Woodmen of the World held
their annual memorial service at the
Presbyterian church Sunday after
noon, after which they marched in a
body to the cemetery to decorate
their brothers graves.
Misses Julia and Alma Carlson of
NPierre, S. d., were called to Mime
Iapolis, their brother John being very
sick in the hospital there. On their
return they are staying over few
days, visiting their father, Frank
Carlson.
IL Thomas Bartel, who has been
siok for some time, died Friday
evening. He was aged seventeen
years and nine months. The cause
of, his death was enlargement of the
heart The funeral was held from
the. English Catholic church of ST.
Peter" Monday morning at ten
o'cloek Interment i'm the Catholic
cemetkfy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-14
Kasota

Joe Olson of Mankato, came home
Monday evening.
Albert Johnson of Mankato spent
Sunday at home -.'
Miss Gilmore of Pipestone is here
visiting relatives.
Alvin Strom of Chicago is here
visiting relatives.
Albert Berquist came down from
Mankato Thursday.
Mrs. J. E. Davis did business
in Mankato Tuesday.
Miss Alice Allen and Ellen Olson
visited in Mankato Wednesday.
Mrs. A. r. sGodon went to Buffalo,
Mimi, on Monday. to visit friends.
Mr.. Bonderant, formerly of Kasota,
died at his home in Wabasha May 81.
The Carnival company arrived in
Kasota Monday for a weeks engage
ment
Mrs. Mason is here to initiate
several members for the Woodman
circle. ..-.. .... ......
Fred BabcOck went to Madison for
a few days to visit his brother
Frank
Miss Mary Johnson Of st. Peter
spent Sunday with the Nels Johnson
family.
Herman Anderson bought one and
one-half lots from Alfred Johnson
last week. ~.
Miss Margaret Johnson. who has
been at the MankatO hospital, is
home 9glin.
Charles Gustafson has accepted the
position of foreman with the Breen
Stone company.
Quite few people from here at
tended the GOllmar Bros. circus in
st. Peter Friday.
Miss Margaret Wilson came home
Monday from Mortified, where she
has been at school.
Frank Carlson, Jr., of CarrOn, N.
d., is here for a few days visiting
relatives and friends.
Mr.. Wilcox and family are camp
ing at Lake Emily, having erected
new cottage there.
Miss Mildred Gordon returned Sat
urday from Luverne where she has
been teaching the past year
Paul Vetter left Sunday evening
for Anoka, to do some stone work
for the Breen Stone company.
Mrs. w. H. St. John was called
to Pennington Saturday last on &C
count of sickness in her daughters
family.
Edna Peterson and Nora Pulver
left Saturday noon for Waseca to
visit the formers sister, Mrs. George
Pulver.
The Sunday school of the Presby-
oh Wi rhil6rnn'c
day next Sunday, with appropriate
exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs Maves of Minneapo-
lis are spending a few days with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ostrander.
Mrs. Joy Bradshaw and daugh-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-14
From Wednesdays Daily.

Lake Crystal Union: A daughter
of Lee Morphew hung new dress
she had just finished for herself out
on the clothes line at her home, for
short time before putting it away,
last week When she came to get
the dress it had disappeared. The
marshal was notified of the fact too
late to overhaul two tramps who
were seen in that neighborhood, be-
fore they had time to reach Man
kato. If Chief Donahue should see
fellow dressed in nice new dress,
hold him.
Kelley & Jones have purchased
the shop of Treanor Bros. next to
the Minneopa barn. The former
will turn same into hOrse-shoeing
shop. Kelley has been working for
the past ten years in the Foley shop
and Mr.. Jones has been employed
by j. Dougherty., Kelley & Jones
solicit all trade and all work is to
give absolute satisfaction.
Madison Lake Tribune: Con John
ston, our efficient game warden, was
in town Tuesday with a petition
from the state game and fish COM
mission, who are DESTROYS of finding
the sentiment of the people re-
gard the further SEEMING of Lake
Madison. Mr.. Johnston is getting
after those who violate the game
laws.