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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-31

A. y. LendO OF Candy is in town
today
F. J. Kerr of Waseca is in the
city today.
Sam Abraham of Nicollet was in
the city yesterday
F. M. McLaurin transacted business
in Jordan yesterday.
Mrs. c. NJ. Tousley Of lie Sueur
visited here yesterday.
/ W. A. Warren of Owatonna is a
Mankato visitor today.
Ed. Barnes Of Vernon Center was
in Mankato yesterday
Mrs. J. Nelson and daughter of
Amboy spent today in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Tank and daughter
Of Amboy visited here today.
Mrs. Frederick w. Manderfeld went
to Minneapolis last night for a short
visit.
II. B. Pierson, night clerk at the
Saulpaugh, spent yesterday in st.
Paul.
Mrs. G. j. Laurisch win leave to-
morrow for an extended visit in Los
Angeles, Cal.
F. Winter claim agent for the
! Northwestern road who was in Man
l1ato yesterday left for st. Paul this
morning.
Ben Hoerger of Faribault for
mer instructor in the high school
in this city, was in the city for
few hours yesterday.
DR.. C. r. Heidel and his bride of
Chicago are in the city, the guests
of the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. a. T. Heidel ~
Janette Nellie, who is attending
school in this city, left for New Ulm
today, where she will spend Sun
day with her parents.
Miss Elizabeth Dodge of LIE Sucur
visited here today while ON her way
to spend the week end with friends
a Carleton college in Mortified
| Fred w. Kruse left this afternoon
for New York city on his second buy
ing for the Lacrosse and Mankato
stores. He will be away about two
| weeks.
Miss Emma Corbin, daughter of
w. A. Corbin of this city, left yes
terday for Wisconsin,, where she
will spend a number Of weeks
visiting
e. II. Lane, the well-known news
paper man at Sherburn, is in Man
kato today visiting his son Floyd NJ.
Lane, who is attending the CONNER
cial college.
Judge A. R. Pau went to st. Paul
today to visit his daughter, Mrs. ELL
| ridge C. Staples This will be my
first visit to st. Paul in three years"
| remarked the judge today as he was
boarding the train.
NorthfeId News: Ivan Ringstad
was in the city Tuesday. Mr.. Ring
stad has purchased an interest in
and will take the management of the
Midway Lime and Cement company
| located in the twin city Midway dis
trict. His many friends in North
| field and vicinity wish him unbound
ed success and welcome him and
| his family back to Minnesota. Mrs.
Ringstad and daughter Marion are in
Chicago at present but will join Mr..
Ringstad in Minneapolis in the near
| future.
"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-31
CHAPTER II.
Only Three Years.

wv YHEN at last the owner of the
NM store entered the Office his
Wv face showed extreme irrita-
tiOn a..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-31
Prize Winners.

Prize Winners
At Mrs. w. A. Plymat's bridge party
yesterday afternoon Mrs. f. W. Fos-
ter won the head prize and Mrs.
Frank Madigan the foot prize. Red
carnations and roses were used in
the rooms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-31
Wants to join Navy.
: 4 = = 80 4s **4 Z

Melvin P. Merritt, unfortunately
connected with the wrestling match
which resulted SO fatally yesterday
in the " M. C. A. building, made
application today to be admitted into
the United States navy. He placed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-08

are, and out to Camp lincoln. They
took many trolley rides, and even
climbed to the top of the state house
dome, whence, they say, you can
see Rochester and the prairies for
thirty miles around. He brought her
over to the house one or two morn
ings, but not on to the floor as other.
members did their over-dressed wives;
he sent her up to the gallery, where
she sat peering down oyer the railing
at the gang-and her husband, who
took no part in all that was going on.
'The old woman's interest in all
these new things that had come into
her starved life, her ill-concealed
pride in her husbands membership
in such distinguished body of law
givers, were touching to me, and as
looked at him that last night of the
session, and thought of her, the wish
to do something to tighten their lives
came into my heart, but just then,
suddenly. old 'Zeke started from his
chair, grasped his gavel firmly. and
leaned expectantly over his desk At
the same instant the older members
dragged their feet down from their
desks and sat bolt upright. The news
paper men flung away their cigarettes
and adjusted their eyeglasses. The az
sistant clerk, who had been reading,
looked up from the bill then under
what suppose they would have called
consideration, and hurriedly gave his
place at the reading desk to the clerk
of the house. / knew what was COM
ing. I knew that the Bailey bill was
on its way over from the senate. And
I heard Bill Hill call:
Mistah Speakah.'
"At the sound of that voice the up
roar in the chamber ceased. 1t be-
came SO still that the silence tingled
like a numbness through the body;
stiller than it had been any time since
nine o'clock that morning, when they
had paused for the chaplain to say
his prayer. The gang turned around
and stood motionless, painting, in its
shirt-sleeves, as though flashlight
photograph were to be taken. Half
way down the aisle stood Hill. You
know how he would look at such a
time, in his long black coat, his wide
white shirt bosom with the big dia-
mond, his rolling collar and black
string tie, and his long black hair fall
ing to his shoulders. You know how
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-08

There was heavier roar of noes, and
then came the old cry: Ayes and
noes, ayes and noes, Mr.. Speaker,
ayes and noes, damn you, don't you
dare shut off debated But 'Zeke only
smiled and his gavel cracked-and
they were still. Then in the stiffness
he said
Gentlemen are as familiar with
the rules as is the chair. They are
we'll aware that the chair is powerless
to order roll call after viva voce
vote, unless he is in doubt as to the
result the demand for the yeas and
nays not having been preferred before
the question had been put to the
house. In this instance'-and the
splendid old fellow swung his gavel
to his ear, and the smile fiickered out
of his face-.in this instance the chair
is not in doubt. The ayes seem to
have it, the ayes have it, and the main
question is ordered
"'The question is: Shall the house
concur with. the senate in the pas
sage of senate bill No. 106, notwith-
standing the objections of the gov
ernor. Upon this question those IN
favor of the bill will vote aye,
and those opposed will vote no,
when their names are called,
and the clerk will call the roll.
The gavel fell, and the speaker, hold
ing it where it had fallen, leaned half
his length over his desk, and motioned
to Hen Harvey Hen had taken off his
coat and vest and collar-he would
call that roll himself-and as he I'M
buttoned his cuffs, inclining his head
toward the speaker, 'Zeke yelled in his
ear:
Now, Hen, damn it, call that roll
to beat all hell
"Then we knew that the Bailey bill
fight was on TO finish. We had had
our first big battle with the reformers,
and were down together in the last
ditch. Whenever a bill with some
thing in it is about to pass the legisla-
ture, strange quality steals into the
atmosphere, just as there does in the
council chamber in Chicago when any
thing is to be pulled off-don't you
know? There is a forebodement, an
apprehensiveness that electrifies the
nerves and Expresses the lungs. felt
it there that night. We had had
heavy fight to pass the bill in the first
place, and now We had to override 2
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-08

George pointed out members here and
there, and whispered in their ears,
supposed that they were doing great
things in the fight against the bill,
but that was only another time when
they deluded their precious selves.
They did their reforming chiefly at
banquets, but George and the old
man knew a thing or two about poll
tics themselves, and George, standing
back by the Democratic cloak-room,
smoking his little cigarettes, was di-
recting that fight with the party lash
jim his hand, and some of the best
men on the floor of the house to do his
bidding. He was the only private Sec
rotary / ever knew who could set an
army in the field.
"But through it all old 'Zeke stood
there, game as ever, with hard, cold
smile on his face, and you could hear
the sharp, monotonous rap of his CAV
ell, rap, rap, rap, neither fast nor slow.
The tumult did not die during the
reading Of that scathing message, and
when Hens ruined voice ceased, and
he rolled the message up again and
thrust it in his desk, 'Zeke smashed
his gavel down and heard him say:
Will the house be in order?'
"And it was in order, for 'Zeke
knew how to compel order in that
bear-pit when. he<s wanted, to, and he
never raised his voice to do it either,
only his eye and the gayel. And so,
when they were quiet, he said: The
question is: Shall the house concur
with the senate in the passage of SEN
ate bill No 106, notwithstanding the
objections of the GOVERNOR
1.-THE house tried to break away
from him again, but he held it in his
gavel fist, drawing the curb tight, and
turned to recognize old Long John
Riley, who was standing like a tall tree
beside his desk, with his hand up
raised.
The gentleman from Cook!
"'Mr. Speaker said Riley, I move
the previous question.
"There was another roar, but 'Zeke's
gavel fell, and his eyes blazed black
again, and he said:
1.-THE gentleman from Cook moves
the previous question, and the ques-
ton is: Shall the main question be
now put? Those in favor of this ques-
ton will say aye'-there was roar of
ayes-'and those opposed will say no.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-08

he would love such 1noment-and 1t
was his last chance that session He
stood there quietly whole minute,
and then putting foot forward, said
in his great bass voice:
'Mistah Speakah.'
"Old 'Zeke rose and said:
"tMister Doorkeeper.'
ga message from the senate, by its
secretary.
ga message from the senate by its
secretary repeated 'Zeke, and then
Bill had to give way to Sam Pollard.
who stepped forth and said:
"'Mr. Speaker, am directed to in
form the house that the senate has
passed senate bill No. 1861 never
shall forget the number of that bill,
after all the sleepless nights 1t caused
me, and the anxious mornings scan
ming the calendar to see If its black
figures were there-'Senate bill No.
106. A bill for an act to amend an act
entitled: An Act concerning the exer-
else OF the right of eminent domain,
notwithstanding the objections of the
Then, as the speaker said, The clerk
will read the message, Hen Harvey,
who was clerk of the house, stretched
his arm over the narrow desk and
took the file from the page. The old
man was mad when he wrote that
veto message, and he gave both
houses the devil. I never knew the
legislature to get such an unmerciful
lamming in my life; it was outrageous,
for it was good bill, and"
Ought ter pass" interjected Jen-
nings, repeating the trite phrase sem
tentiously.
"But nobody heard it, for when Hen
began to read, the gang took deep
breath and began to howl. From
both sides of the chamber broke forth
a clamor of Mr.. Speaker, Mr.. Speak
err until in the din even these words
were lost. and there was just that
long, heavy roar The boys came over
from the senate. for they had done
their duty and had done it nobly, in
the face of great storm of criticism,
combined with the abuse of the Chi
cago papers, and they wanted to help
lift in the house And with them
came the crowd of reformers from the
Municipal League, and stood about
with George Herrick. the old mans
private secretary. The reformers, as
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-08
Copyright BY The Robbs-M Merrill Company
ALDWIN. the lobby

ALDWIN, the lobby
ist, leaning forward
with his elbows on
his knees, and
swaying with the
train as it swung
out on to the rocky
ledge that paves
the Valley of the
De pl a ines, con-
t e m pl a lively cut
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20
THE BAlEFUL MOVING PIC.
TURES.
Pessimistic Old Codger Tells Why the
Movement to Censor movies" Has
His Endorsement

The present widespread movement
to censor motion pictures has my UNI
qualified Endorsement half defantly
the gentlemen of the Sit and Argue
Club assembled in the Skeedee tavern.
Look at the ruin and havoc that
those inventions of Satan are working
fright along in our midst Why,
actually, they have debased and
degraded some men of my ac-
quaintance to such an extent that they
the enerVating atmosphere of an ac-
cursed nickelodeon and gaze with un-
holy envy upon pictures of a fat man
, with three double chins ON the back
, of his neck comfortably fishing for
crappies nteIspersed now and then
with pouring into his mouth an enemy
, that he well knows is stealing the
brains right out of his stomach, than
to sit for two hours and listen to their
pastor boaSting iii well-modulated
tones of the awful combat he is wag-
ing with Apollyon with a feather dus-
ter
And l have, known several sodden
|wretchcs who had once been men who
had become so diabolcally depraved
that they would sneak away from a
helpful lecture on the lives and, fa-
vorite styles of whiskers of the an
cient Druds and slide through an
alley 70 where. in a moving picture
baanuonnf ~ gtn9maanRIfe ifra
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20
Colby College,
The C's Awarded

It was voted II a meeting II the
Council of the Athletic Association.
Monday evening, to grant The follow
ing track men their IS AIeanix,
Kennedy, Reynolds. Murehic. Royal
and Merrill.
The members of The relay team,
which Won from Bates III the Boston
Athletic Association meet in l'ebru-
arx. Mcanix. Bowen. Small and Roy
holds were also granted their letter.
The following members of tho ten
mis- team, capt. Morse, Foster and
Cushman. were granted their letters.
Payson smith, the State sltperm-
tcndent of schools. Monday evening.
delivered the fifth in his series of
lectures Etf0rc the class in cdaca-
ton taught by President Roberts on
The Relation of the Superintendent
and the. Teacher
ON account of Prof. Henry w
Brown being lnRb To take charge
of his classes. in Freshman rhetoric.
President Roberts has arranged for
some of the students in the Eduea-
ton and advanced rhetoric courses Ia
teach the eiusscs FOR the Remainder
of the year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20

of Napoleon and Amazelie (Girouxl Pa
rent of Fairfield, was held, Monday
morning, at the Sacred Heart church.
ceremony. Another marriage was held
! at the Catholic church Monday morning,
that of Frank j. Colleton, son of Frank
! and Ellen Fagan) Colleton of Fairfield,
and Teresa C. Leary. daughter of Corne-
| Illus and Catharine eBlackl Leary. q
The Woman's Relief Corps Sewing Cir
Gle will meet, Wednesday afternoon. to
sew at the home of Mrs. Eva Blackstone
on Lower Main street
Alfred Dyer visited friends at Augusta,
over sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wescott of Skowhe-
gan We're callers. Monday in town.
Mrs. William Hilton left Monday aft
crnoon, for Lake CobbQsseecontee. where
she will keep boarders. this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ~ c. Ladd are passing
a few days at Augusta. visiting relatives.
Eugene Merchant and Ed Mayberry re-
turned Monday, from Lake Moxie, where
they have been enjoying few days fsh-
ing trip. They brought back some hand
some trout.
Eugene Jewell has entered the employ
Of the postoflicc as assistant
l.. L. Eenner of Boston was n business
caller. Monday in town
Hollis Lewis was fined $40 and costs
Monday morning, before Judge IL. a..
Bfazzel for being intoxicated ana ere
ating a disturbance Saturday evening.
OH Main street Lewis comes from Gin
ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20
Plans for the Next
Teachers Convention

The executive committee of The Eng
lish Section of Maine Teachers Assoc
citation met, Monday afternoon, in Co
burn Classical Institute for the pur-
pose of preparing progrm for the
next annual meeting of the associa-
ton, the last week in October. at Ban
Sor. Plans were discussed at length
as to what the nature of the program
would be but nothing definite has been
announced. The members of the COM
mittee who attended the meeting in
this city. Monday, We're: Prof. w. II.
Davis of Bowdoin. Prof. Thompson of
Y. of NJ, Prof. Jameson of Bates, Prof
IL. G. Libby of Colby and Prof. Drew
7. Hathorn of Cobnrn Classical In
stitute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20
MUNICIPAL COURT.
Lessor Guilty of Pocket Peddlina-
Given Four Months and StOO-AppeaIs

Monday was an unusually busy day
in the municipal court. Five eases for
intoxieation were before Judge Ma
thieu. Three of the offenders paid
their fines. while the other two. who
lacked the necessary funds to secure
their release. will take a short vaca-
ton in Augusta
Charles Lesser. Whe was arrested bY
Officer Porlier on the Plains, Sunday
morning. charged with packet pcddline
YES brought before Judge Matthew in
The municlpal court. Monday morning.
iSicl !. found guilty and sentenced Ia
serve four months in Jail or TO DAYS
.}a fine IF Sl0o Lessor pleaded not
fHi!ty. but did not have an attorney,
a. after he had declined To say any
thing in defense after the evidence was
heard and he was removed from the
court room, he announced that he
wished to appeal the case. Judge Ma
thicu then placed the amount of the
bonds at $2G0
officer Porlicr in his testimony de-
clared that in entering the rear of Per-
kii's restaurant on the Plains Sunday
morning. he saw Lessor pass to Joseph
1.ibbcS pint bottle # WhiSkev and
receive In return 81. The policeman
then placed Lessor Under arrest and in
searehing his person found a half pint
of pure alcehol. Libbey nj once turned
over to Porlier the LIQUOR he had bought
which was used MS evidence in the
trial. Monday morning. Later teStimo-
ny revealed the fact that while Porller
was searching a suit case supposed to
belong To Lessor, the latter passed two
other bottles of liquor to friends who
stood by.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20
Program of Celebration of 5Oth An
niversary of Universalist Church.

The various committees. who have
events which are to mark the celebra-
tion of the 50th anniversary of the
foundation Of the Unitarian church in
this city, have been exceptionally
Lusy perfecting the plans for the great
event, which is to be celebrated the
week of June /. No time nor effort
will be spared 10 make the celebration
one long to he remembered i'll Water
vile church circles. 4 revised pro-
gram of the list events of the week
has Just been announced and is rs
follows:
Sunday. June 1.-SerVice, at 1876 a
NJ. with address by Rev. John A. BEL
lows on Fifty Years of Unitarian
ism Vespers in afternoon. at 4
O'Clock with sermon by Rev. A. G.
Pcttingill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20
THE DEATH DEALING BULlE T.
Character Of Projectiles Used in War
Mo More Leaden Spheres.

At the present moment, When the
combatants in the Balkan peninsula are
binding up their wounds. study of the
proiectilcs to which they are due NIL
not be without interest. For more than
three centuries, counting from the ihVeh-
ton of gunpowder and the use OF hre-
arms. the bullets used in army weapons
remained similar i'm form and compose
ton to those used for shooting game.
that is. they were round and formed en-
tirely of lead.
The ancient bullet, nevertheless, had
drawbacks of different kinds. On ac-
count of its spherical form it offered for
a given weight too large surface to the
resistance of air. and thus rapidly lost
its initial speed. Then, having only blunt
surfaces, it had very slight power OF
penetration through the skin and tissues
of the human frame, so that wounds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20
All People Requested TO
Free Yards from Rubbish.
Kenasth Farr TO Manage High
Bail Team, Gleason Resigned.
ling Runaway-.EnjoyabIe Dance
Personals and Other Notes.

II. f. Kelley has gone to pimmick on
a fishing trip. 4,t
Miss Bessie Nickerson of Portland
passed Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Nickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Wentworth passed
Sunday in Thorndike.
Mrs. Lester Bagley is in Troy visiting
her mother. Mrs. Clara Bagley.
y. o. Burrill and family went to Liver
more Falls, Saturday, for few days.
The chief of the fire department wishes
To call the attention of the people of
Oakland to the rubbish Which many al
low 10 accumulate near their buildings.
This should be taken care of and the
fire taps destroyed. 1t is not only for
the interest of the Individuals that own
the buildings but for the community as
whole that this be done
The moonlight dance at Messaionskee
hall. Friday evening, was Thoroughly en-
ioyea by the 50 couples present. Two
cars were necessary to take the people
back to Waterville Next Friday night.
the Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans
will have dance at the same hall
John Lovejoy of Strong is visiting
his sisters, Mrs. Helen Mares and
Mrs. Edith Atwood,
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Sons of
Veterans viii give Il dance at Messa-
louskee hail. Friday evening.
The Unity Club will meet, Wednes-
day evening, with Mr. and Mrs Thee
dorp Bragg.
Edward Bowman of Boston is visit
ing relatives in town.
Frank Jones of Lewiston was at
home, over Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Murphy of Au-
gusta are at the nome of Mrs. MUIR
lphy's parents, Mr. and Mrs John King
for = few days
Mrs. V. G. Totman has returned
from a visit with relatives in Boston
and vicinity.
William Johnson returned Monday,
to his home at kineo
NJ. l.. Fernald passed Sunday, at his
heme in Franklin.
kenneth Farr has been elected man.
ager of the Oakland High baseball
team i'll place of Judson Gleason. re-
signed.
Or. G. \. Hayden left. Monday. for
Boston, where he will remain about
~ DAYS
e j. Tobias will leave, Tuesday
morning. for Portland on a business
trip.
The horse belonging to Thos. Rey-
neles and pitched to a farm wagon
became frightened. Monday afternoon!
near the Greeley grist mill. He ran
across the crossing and turned up
Church street, at top speed. o. f.
Woodbury.. brakeman on the Somerset
| out, caught the horse by the bride
Railroad, was standing in Martins
stere when the horse passed. He run
and stopped him near the residence
| of Mrs. Small. No damage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-20
Weapon Strikingly Different In Al
most Every Detail from Old Saber.

The new sword Just adopted by
United States army authorities for
cavalry use Is strikingly different III
almost every detail from the old sa-
ber The blade is 357s inches long,
perfectly straight, sharp on both sides
and tapers to u sharp point. Tho
guard is strongly constructed and az
| furds complete protection to the hand.
| The sword itself weighs a tritie more
| than the old saber. but the combined
weight of sword and seabbard Is about
| two ounces less than the old equip
ment. The service scabbard for the
| new sword is of wood covered with
| radhide and canvas. Officers service
scabbards are Of dull-finished steel,
while they will wear blue-steel scab-
bards on garrison duty
| The new sword makes it easier to
train soldiers to use the point instead
of the cutting edge Cavalry expert
enee b;fs demonstrated that the sword
lisa much mores effective for thrusting
than for slashine, although tile ten
dshcsa of the beginner with the sabfr
is To swing -it--as though it We're an
lax or a club A cutting blow, even
with a sharp sword, seldom dismounts
For d.sahits an opponent, while the for
Ward ,1hr,jst withtthe point, even with
icomparatively little force behind II,
usually disables or kills if it reaches
Its mark
The new cavalry tactics adopted for
1.-The use of the new sword give the
"a valrvmau much more effectire
position for the charge. Instead of
sitting upright in the saddle and eX-
posing the body to the enemy the new
position projects the sword beyond the
! barse's nose, while the soldier is pro-
! fected by the animals head and neck.
Technical World Magazine.