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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
INJURIES PROVE FATAL
RE|NOLD kUNKEL DEAD
This Popular Rapidan Young
Man Died at Amboy Last
Evening

Reinold Kunkel, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Kunkel of Rapidan, died
about $50 last evening from injuries
sustained in the accident Sunday af
ternoon when he was thrown from
his motorcycle and run over by a
passing automobile. He died with.
out regaining consciousness. Follow
ing the accident, Mr. Kunkel was
taken to Robert Knitterer's residence
in Amboy and where he was at the
time of his death. He will be taken
to Rapidan tomorrow, and the funeral
will be held Friday at the German
Lutheran church in Rapidan Rev
Randi of Good Thunder will have
charge of the ceremonies, and inter
ment will take place at the Ger
man Lutheran cemetery.
Mr.. Kunkel was a very popula,
young man in Rapidan and vicinity
and every one who knew him speaks
of him in the highest esteem. He is
survived by one sister, Miss Minnie
and four brothers, August, Otto
Grover and Paul, besides his mother
and father. All but his brother Otto
who is engaged in the grocery bust
ness in Rapidan, live at home on Z
farm about quarter of a mile
south of Rapidan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
LOST CONTROL OF CAR
WENT into THE DITCH
Automobile Accident Near VII
mona; ]. C. Mayer and Party
Escape Injuries

The Winona Independent of to-
day publishes the following story
which concerns Mr.. and Mrs. J. C
Mayer, former residents of this
city:
Losing control of the machine, in
which were six persons, when he
attempted to avoid a rut in the road
near Ridgeway, jolting his wife
against the steering wheel, ]. G.
Mayer drove the car into a ditch
where it turned turtle. All of the
occupants escaped except Mr.. Mayer
who received an injured hip.
In the, car were the driver and
his wife, Mrs. Marie Sonnelly ant
baby and Mrs. Lulu Streuber ant
daughter. Quick actions. prevented
any of the passengers being pinned
under the overturned machine, two
wheels of which were shattered Mr.
Mayer succeeded in shutting off tn,
power in time to prevent the firms
of the car.
They were' travelling only fv,
miles an hour at the time of TIL
mishap."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
.TENHOURSONH|GHWAy
/. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assistant Attorney General Sub
mits His Brief to AgricuI-
turaI Solicitor

Washington, July 23.-The argu-
ment in favor OF a ten-hour day in
the building of the proposed Scenic
Highway in Minnesota, prepared by
Assistant Attorney General G. Lewis
Weeks or Minnesota vas submitted
to the solicitor Of the department of
agriculture yesterday
Mr.. Weeks contends that as the
road is to be built by the. county
authorities, the soSe1S1neff being In
terested only in supervisory way,
the law of 1912 requiring an eight
hour day on government work does
not apply. Final decision probably
will be made by the department of
justice.
The solicitor for the department
of agriculture is inclined to insist
that the contracts for the road must
be made on an eight-hour- day basis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN
DEFENDS v. ]. BRYAN
She Protests Against Criticism
OF SecretarySof State
PEOPLE SHOULD BE NORMAL
ForcefuIIy Declares That Americans
Are Too Prone to Find Fault
With Public Men
PEOPLE SHOULD BE NORMAL

Washington, July 23.-Mrs. John
A. Logan, secretary William j. Bry
ans landlady, has uttered pro
test against the criticism of her ten
ent for lecturing.
eff the American public continues
to criticize our high government of
fcials because of trivial matters
foreign nations will lose all respect
which they hold for the United
States" said Mrs. Logan.
Mrs. Logan owns Calumet place
which Mr. Bryan rents for $4,000 6
year.
Salaries Are Too Low
I'm the first place." Mrs. Logan
said, "all our public men receive
ridiculously small salaries. None is
paid a salary commensurate with
his responsibilities
"Then l think as long as Mr.
Bryan has been selected by men
who knew his qualifications to I'll
the office of secretary of state they
should credit him with enough sense
to rule his office in his own way
Mr. Bryan is an experienced, con
scientious man. think he would
not neglect his office to fill lecture
engagements.
DepIores Tendency to Criticize.
''The tendency of the modern Am
erican to criticize has been showr
in the great number of investiga
lions of corporations and public men
What must foreign nations think O
a country that criticizes the small
est act of public man, whether i
is for or against the people?
eve shall be great deal bette,
off when the crisis passes, and WI
return to the normal. Then Their,
will not be this baseless, futile crit
icism. The only mistake made b.
Mr.. Bryan was in replying to un
Just criticism :, 44-------z~ y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
LABOR IN THE JUNClES
Good Words Are Spoken For Woman
Who Hands Tracts to the
Wandering WiIIes"

They have a lady in Mankato
who goes to the woods to pray.
She is of the ministering angel
kind of women. She seeks to dc
good to those in life who are max
ing their home in the "Jungles," a
place for the congregating of tramps
in that city This lady peddles out
tracts, and the men are pleased tc
receive such information such as
these little leaflets contain because
it brings to their minds the early
teachings of their childhood, says
The Lake Crystal Union.
This is a queer world of ours Oh
at least there are some funny
things happening right along. We
presume there are those who have
no faith in what this woman is do
ing for that class of individuals whit
seldom enter place where the doc
trine OF Christ is taught or heal
a prayer or a hymn sung.
If this woman is the means o
saving one of those fellows in thu
"Jungles'' and he should prove t.
be a starter and great religious re
suits follow, the hand of providence
would be in it,
If it is as important in saving
souls as we are lead to believs
great is the responsibility of thu
opportunities we let slip that Others
see and utilize that great goot
might be accomplished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
MOVIES WILL DEPICT
RESOURCES OF STATE
Minnesota immigration Board
Is to Have Films Prepared
For Exhibition

The state immigration board has
decided to send out men August
10 take 10000 feet of moving pic
ture films showing Minnesota's re-
sources The films will include
scenes in the iron mines in st.
Louis county, clearing land by dyna-
mite, the lake shipping scene of
Duluth, blowing, seeding, harvest
ing and marketing on Minnesota
farms, and creamery scene.
These films will be shown in con-
nection with the exhibit car which
the commission will send out this
fall to the states south and east of
Minnesota.
The commission also voted to
have a Minnesota exhibit at the
Indiana state fair at Indianapolis
September to II, and at the Hi
nois state fair at Springfield, DC
tober to II.
A communication from w. R. Mac
kenzie, secretary of the Northern
Minnesota Development league, sug-
costing various means of giving
greater publicity to the inquirers
for Minnesota land was received and
placed on file. 1t was stated sew
eral of the suggestions already had
been carried out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
WILLIAM PRICE DEAD
old RESIDENT HERE
He Was Well and Fav0rabl)
|. Known to Large Number of
People In This City

William Price died last night at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Emma
Hughes, $40 South Fifth street, OF
old age and a complication of dis
cases. Mr. Price was born February
II, 1882, in Wales and was the son
of William r. Price and Jane Price.
When ten years of age he came to
this country with his parents and
located at Utica, n. Y. About four
years later the family moved to
Cambria, Wis, where Mr.. Price was
married. His wife died there and
he then went back to New York,
where he followed his trade as an
engineer.
He was employed in that capacity
by the same firm for thirty-eight
years, until the death of his second
wife seven years ago. At that time
his own health began to fail and he
came to Mankato and made his
home with his sister, Mrs. Hughes,
until his death.
He is survived by four sisters and
two brothers. They are Mrs. Mar
garet Jones, Mrs. Henry S. Holman
and Mrs. Emma Hughes of this city,
Mrs. Sophia Foote of Judson and
Edward Price of Winona and D. ],
Price of Lake Crystal.
Mr.. Price was a member of the
Masonic lodge and Eastern Star and
belonged to the Americas Masons of
Utica for thirty years. Blue Earth
Chapter, R. A. NJ, will have charge
of the funeral services which will
be held privately at Landowners I'M
dertaking rooms tomorrow afternoon
at two O'Clock at the request of the
deceased. All Master Masons are
requested to attend. He will be
buried in Minneopa cemetery.
ID. j. Price of Lake Crystal, Mr..
and Mrs. William Wood and Mrs.
John Williams of Minneapolis will
be here for the funeral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
PLEASED WITH LIGHTS
Commercial Club Committee Returns
From Trip to Owatonna; They
Are Dee lighted

The committee of the. Commercial
club appointed to look into the city
lighting question and Councilman G.
R. Bradley spent last evening in Owa-
tonna, and viewed the white way
system In that city. The luminous
arcs are used, five posts to block,
but it is thought that four lights
would be sufficient to make an ad
mirable white way All the, com
mitteemen were much impressed by
the new lights. The cost OF the
Juice to keep the lights going has
not yet been learned, as the lights
have not beea in place for a month
yet. The committee is composed OF
F. M. Currier, chairman, j. r. Brand
rup, A. NJ Stein, H. F. Leonard
Judge Lorin Cray.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
STATE 40. ]. v. LODGE
WINS SIGNAL VICTORY
II Is Given Judgment Against the
Supreme Organization
ORDER HAD SUED F0R$25O, 600
Judge Willard OF United States Court
Has Rendered Decision In I'm
portant Case
ORDER HAD SUED FOR$25O, 900

The grand lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen of Mime
sofa scores a signal victory against
the supreme lodge of the order un.
der a decision made by Judge Will
lard in United States district court
yesterday dismissing the bill OF the
supreme lodge as plaintiffs in the
case.
Suit was brought by the supreme
lodge against the state grand lodge
to enforce the payment of about
100000 which it was claimed had
been collected in Minnesota for pay
ment to the guaranty fund and the
fraternal aid fund of the supreme
lodge and had not been surrendered
August F. Floerkey, grand master
workman at that time, and Charles
E. Larson, grand recorder, and J. F
Mcclure, grand receiver of the state
grand lodge, were co-defendants in
the suit. By this decision Judge
Willard holds that the state grand
lodge is not indebted to the supreme
grand lodge, of which William N
Narvis is supreme master workman
Extract From Willard Decision.
Judge Willard says in his deci
sion:
'The case is bottomed on the
claim that the defendant has actual
ly collected money. for the guaranty
fund and the fraternal aid fun6
Continued on Page Two
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
LAYING A new FLOOR
Very Fine Improvement Is Now BEING
Made In the SauIpaugh Hotel
Lobby

The Twin City Tile and Marble
company has been awarded the CON
tract for the new floor at the Saul
paugh hotel Peter Brescancini of
Minneapolis is here experimenting
the laying of the new floor. It is to
be what is called terrazzo flooring
and is composed of mixture of
marble chips and concrete laid on
a concrete base, then smoothed off
and polished until it has the same
lustre and finish that marble has.
The chips used will be of different
colors. Green Vermont, white Ital-
ian, red Verona, yellow Sienna and
black Belgium marble will be used.
1t will take about week and a
half to lay the floor, and will re-
quire some time to set, dry and to
be polished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
STEAM ROLLER WORKS
FINE, SAYS Mr.. NASH
Democrats In Washington Have
The Best Machine Ever
Operated

Minneapolis, July 23.-"The demo-
Gratis in congress have the best
steam roller l ever saw, said John
P. Nash, former member of the
state legislature, on his return from
Washington. ''The republicans have
no chance at all except to go on rec
ord, and sometimes they can not
even do that. The republicans in
the house succeeded in making just
one change in the tariff bill. and
that was changing semi-colon to a
period, when the democrats were
not looking. The only thing they
can do is to raise the point of no
quorum, and as there is never a
majority of the house present now,
they make this a club to compel
the democrats to allow them to
speak The rules are just as tight
as they ever were; in fact, things
are worse than they were in Joe
Cannon's day."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
DEATH of JOHN WILBUR
The Oldest Resident In Vernon Center
township Died Today After
Lingering illness

John Wilbur, the Oldest resident
of Vernon Center township, died at
ten o'clock this morning at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. William Tall
man. He was eighty-seven years OF
age and had been in failing health
for number of months.
Mr. Wilbur lived in Vernon Center
township for fifty years. During that
period he lived in the village fol-
about fifteen years. His wife died
about six years ago The funeral
services will be held in Vernon Cen
ter on Friday.
j. L. Tallman, who is teacher
in the Mankato Commercial college
is a grandson of Mr.. Wilbur
He was a cousin of A. C. Wilbur
and second cousin of Fred Wilbur
If Vernon Center township.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
SlASHES MADE MERE
MAN BLUSH AWFULLY
Rochester, Pa, City Council Will
Enact Law to Stop Immod-
est Dressing
Especial to The Free press.l

Rochester, Pa. July 23-The "hon-
est and respectable men who blushed
when they saw the transparent cos
tunes of the women" according to
the chairman OF the Rochester city
council, will very likely be spared
further bushes, for the council is
expected to meet within few days
and pass an ordinance prohibiting
the wearing of sIashed skirts, trans
parent hose, short sleeves and tight
fitting dresses. 1t has developed that
previous attempt has been made to
pass such law, but there was
deadlock in the council. No one mas
been bold enough to say, however
who voted against the measure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
BALLOT CAST FOR MRS.
|uSM|TH STARTS CHEERS
Members of the Board of Educa-
ton Pleased With Her
Reelection

Alex Bashaw was elected last
night by the board of education to
fill the uneXpired term OF John r.
Regain, who moved out of the pre-,
cinct which he represented on the
board. There are four meetings be.
tween now and the expiration of the
term, according to law.
The board declared Mr. Bashaw,
Erick Engwaldson, DR.. w. A. Beach
and Mrs. Alice Ayres Smith to be
members of the board for three
years. The announcement of Mrs
Smiths vote was greeted with ap,
plause The election returns OF the
annual school election were can,
vassed and a motion to instruct the
clerk to pay the judges of election
81 each and the clerks of election
So each, carried.
The property and expense com
mittee was instructed to call for
bids for 500 or more tons of coal
the bids to be opened at the next
meeting of the board, two weeks
from now.
Mrs. Smith reported that the mice
had been damaging materials in the
domestic science department, ant
said that the former domestic sci
ence teacher, Miss Elizabeth Jen
nings, had suggested that severa
galvanized iron or tin cans for stoT
Il
ing food stuffs, be purchased for TIL
department. A motion to that ef
feet was carried and the matter wa
left in the hands of the school com
mittee with power to act
A few small bills for supplies
were allowed The next meeting o
the board will be held in two weeks
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
FIFTY PERSONS DIE IN FkAMES
THAT DESTROYED BICCIOTHINC
FACTORYAT BINCHAMPTON, NY.
Many Others Injured; Twenty-Six
Bodies Taken From Ruins By
firemen: Women and Girls
Were Victims of Blaze; Fright,
full Scenes Enacted at This
Heartrending ConfIasration. N

Binghampton, N. Y, July 23.-Fifty
persons were Killed, according to late
estimates, and as many injured, a
dozen of them mortally, in fire
which swept the four-story factory
building of the Binghampton Clothing
company. The victims were chiefly
women and girls.
Twenty-six bodies have been recov.
cred. In the city hospital and in pri.
vste institutions are thirty injured.
Some two score persons are known
TO have escaped as by miracle, from
the building. which burst into fame
like finder box and became a roar
ing furnace in almost no time after
the first alarm was sounded"
About 125 persons were in the fac
tory when the fire broke out. Those
unaccounted for, or most of them, are
believed to be still in the red-hot
ruips of the structure.
Thousands Watch Workers.
Around the scene of the disaster,
the greatest the city has ever known,
thousands watched the workers in the
glare of three big searchlights, many
in the great throng being restrained
only by the close drawn police from
Continued on Page Two
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
DUPED WIDOWS WILL
DWELL IN HARMONY
Women Who We're Married 10
Same Man Propose to Live
together

La Crosse, Wis, July 23.-The Sc,
quel to the exposure of the double
life of Wilfred B. Frost, which came
out at the time of his death in a
Chicago hospital on February %,
came today when the Chicago widow
of Frost came to La Crosse, effected
reconciliation with the La Crosse
widow and left with her and the
latter's children for Chicago, the
two women agreeing to make their
home together for the rest of their
lives.
At Chicago Frost had wife and
two children, son of twenty-one
and daughter of nineteen. At La
Crosse, where he was known as DR.
Wilfred B. Montclair, he had a wife
and two boys of three and two
years. Until his death, each family
was in ignorance of the existence
OF the other, and Frost, or Mont
clair, was considered model hus
band and father, whose business
took him away from home much Of
the time. The revelation of his
double life Frustrated both widows.
After reflection, the Chicago wild
ow decided to do what she could tc
repair her husbands offense by TAX
ing care of the La Crosse widow
young enough to. be Frost's daugh
ter, and his babes The youne
woman was persuaded to accom-
pany the older to Chicago, where
she was promised good home an(
proper bringing up for her little
ones and the two heartbroken WON
| en- left for that city last night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
Five Men From This G. :. ..re
In Safe Ne spas
WERE cA~rUL EN- ROUTE
Sheriff 0sten and Guards Saw P. ].
- HaWIey, John McCIusky and
Others Known Here

Sheriff Anton Osten, Frank Fran
discus and Lawrence Hansen of Lake
Crystal, returned from Saltwater last
night after escorting five prisoners
TO the state prison. They made the
trip without any trouble whatever,
and all the men maintained cheer
full attitude all the way to the prison.
King, Connolly and Lovejoy, who
were charged with grand larceny in
The second degree for stealing a suit
case from the union depot, were per-
fectly resigned to their fate, although
they still hold that Printer Jim"
Weatherford was the man who took
the suitcase from the depot platform
first. Frank Murray, who stole
coat and a gold watch from saloon
not long ago, and Lewis Evans of
Madison Lake, charged with crime
against nature, were also very cheer
ful, and made no trouble whatever,
Saw Several Prisoners.
While there, the officers saw P j.
Hawley and John McClusky, who
were sent from Mankato to Stillwa-
ter last winter after breaking out of
Jail here. Hawley, it will be re-
membered, caused a good deal of
excitement here by passing worth
less checks, and by almost marrying
a telephone operator while his wife
and child were in the city. McClusky
lid several things here, among them
were. a fracas in which he drew a
revolver and threatened his wife, and
theft from the Heinrich hotel.
Hawley is making shoes in Saltwater
Continued on PAGE Two,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
COFFIN ESTATE $4,000
Letters of Administration Have Been
Granted Widow BY the Duluth
Probate Judge

H. w. Coffin, timber and mineral
land dealer, whose death occurred
in Duluth few weeks ago, left an
estate of about $45,00O, encountered
to the extent of $4,000. Letters of
administration were granted by the
probate court to his widow.
Mr.. Coffin was a former resident
of Mankato,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
ENGAGE NO CLAIM AGENT
H. J. Wagon OF the Chicago and North.
western Road Gives Hint to
Public

General Agent II. j. Wagon of
the Chicago and Northwestern road
says there is no need for the serv-
ices of claim gents in collecting re-
funds from railways over the two
cent fare. Persons holding receipts
may either take them direct to the
ticket agents Of the road or send
them to the ticket auditors at Chi.
cago Where receipts are not held
proof by AFFIDAVIT is required.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
BODY IS NOT CLAIMED
BURIED At BISMARCK
"Prince Yellow Boy" Carnival
Freak, Died There of Nor.
phine Poisoning

Bismarck, N. d., July 23.-"Prince
Yellow Boy" the carnival freak, who
died from morphine poisoning, was
buried in the Fairview cemetery.
No word could be received from
his relatives at New York City as
to the disposition of his remains,
neither was there any response to a
message sent to the Johns Hopkins
university at Baltimore, which insti-
tuition was supposed to have paid
the yellow Boy" $500 for his body
to be delivered after death, and it
was decided that it was useless to
hold his remains here any longer.
Prince Yellow Boys" name was
Albert j. Pierce, and he was prob
ably one of the greatest freaks that
ever gave an exhibition in this sec
ton of the country. He had a great
layout of swords of all shapes and
sizes, and gave some wonderful dem
onstrations in swallowing them. He
was also a sensational snake charm
er. and the day before he died he
received a consignment of new
snakes from Texas.
Prince Yellow Boy" was in Man
kato the fore part of June. He was
one of the attractions with All
mans carnival which exhibited here
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
BASS JUMPS INTO BOAT
This Remarkable Story Is Well Related
BY Several Young Fishermen
OF Mankato

Charles Schwanenberg of this city
and Clifford Babcock of Kasota re.
port that a four pound bass jumped
into their boat yesterday at Lake
Washington These two boys with
Louis Widell, are camping near the
Widell cottage at Lake Washington
and the fish joined them in the boat
near the cottage yesterday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
ST. PETER MAN NAMED.
Max Hoefer Is Appointed Member OF
Soldiers Home Board BY
Governor

Governor Eberhart has announced
the appointment of Max Hoefer OF
ST. Peter as member of the Sol
diers' Home board, to succeed A. l.
Sackett of St. Peter, who died re-
Gently.
Richard O'Brien of st. Paul, a
member of the Spanish War Veter-
ans, whose appointment was an
nounced yesterday, succeeds c. c.
Whitney of Marshall, who recently
died.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-07-25
Equalization Board.

The board of equalization is still
in session at the court house, and
plenty of work is being found to do
The board will adjourn this after
noon for few days.