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The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
NEARLY S2O0,O0O,0DD
IS FOUND N LIVESTOCK

So close tc the 5000, 100000 line
that an increase of only $4lS,OOO
would send it across, the wealth rep.
resented by the value OF farmers OF
livestock on farms of Minnesota mas
reached new record figures. coming
from Sl72.197 900 to $199 ,5S2.000 In =
a year. says The Minneapolis jour
nal. Yet the actual number OF AMI
mails is smaller by 1000. and except
for milch COWS, of which the num-
ber has increased. the valuation ad-
vances are due principally to the
higher cost of living. = l Sl.
Bankers of Minnesota are to dis
cuss in MINNEAPOLIS the plan OIL
President L. w. Decker of the,North'.
western National bank for promoting
the livestock industry through favof-'
ing farmers who own abundant i've
stock in the matter Of loans. AThey
will find much TO consider IN the
fact that while there are 1000 fewer
animals. S273S5,000 more money is
represented by their value to the
farmers. which means higher cost Of,
meat to the consumer in actual dis
tribution. e i ~" ys.aly,,i
Figures have just been issued by,
the department of agriculture az,
Washington covering the fyesteeks
statistics January 1913. for the
United States and the Minnesota fig
ures when picked ont and tabulated
show the above results. ,aaF
Cut in Animals On the Farm. 2
Remarkable in the tabulation is
the showing that there are rea''vi A.
| 900 fewer farm animals Of all kinds
than was the case last wear. the COME,
PARSONS being for J""rarv 4. l9t3
and January I. 1912. But st'll more
significant of changing conditions III
! Minnesota is the fact that wht'" "at-
/ tie on the farms classified IS "other
cattle" and meanin" stock other, than
miIch COWS. decreased IN .nrmbers by
! 10000. the ru;nber or mitch COWS in
] creased bv 22.OAO. indicat ting that the
! trend to,"arls dairvir- h"s not tc"as-
! ed and that the dairy COW is annual
lv -bCcominp moro numerous and a
greater source Of woolth. Tho" we're
/ : 372 600 farm animals Of all Kinds
Januarv I 1912. and 5.3GS,000 Janu
arv I. 1913 r
/ The nrtonrcbilc has reached the
+ stage Of Introduction in coumon, use,
whore tho nunhnr in the state iS
rapidly annroachin" 10000. and the
fact that n'"nv farmcrs own ANTONIO
( bi'ae ha" lo"" hnen commented uD0p
relat'vo 10 .ho prosnoritv of 3gricUl.
tural Nr""~ctn: v"t the horse Is
hero in "rcaicr "rnbers than over,
/ and th""o arc 1f 600 more, or 222,
400 hor"oS ""airet s0G000 year 20.
Tho ev!ipction Cf tn" horse by the
B., incro"e;ro nc" cf mechanica1 mower
on tho ra~m is i'm ~ wise indicated
By the Minnesota f"ures.
states Animal Wealth.
The state can NOW boast .farm ani-
""' wealth rs shown in the table
below: e..
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
MRS. ". B. CARVIN DEAD
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mrs. w. b. Garvin died early this
morning at her home sOn West Fifth
street Of pneumonia after a short
illness She was born in Wisconsin
forty-one years ago. Mrs. Garvin is
survived by her husband, two chill
dren, Edna and Charles, who are
both at home, her mother, Mrs. John
Rosin of Good Thunder; one sister,
Mrs. August Toeding of Good Thun-
der, and five brothers, Henry of Ell!
bow Lake, Mimi. August. Frank, Otto
and Emil of Good Thunder.
Mrs. Garvin was a membeH of the
Baptist church and Rev. r. w. Hobbs
will have charge of the funeral SER
vice. The funeral announcement
will be made later.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Curb on Holding Office.
nm TtIecdav,e Dniiv

A bill prohibiting holders of cleo
tive public office from seeking other
public office is to be introduced In
the legislature by Representative
Frank E. Nimocks of Minneapolis
81 believe that public official who
seeks promotion in public office
should resign and not carry on a
political campaign while he is still
holding Office" said Mr. NimocKs.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Wants commiasion svstem,

A petition is being circulated at
st. Peter requesting Judge Olsen OF
the district court to appoint a COM
mission of fifteen whose duty it
shall be to draft charter which
shall be patterned after the commits.
sion form of government. The peti.
.tiOn has been signed by sixty peO.
pie. Eighty signatures are required
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Philharmonic Society Organized.

\ musical organization, The PnlI-
harmonic society, has been organized
in the Welsh church. There are
about forty members in the society
and the practices are held each Sun
day evening. The officers are John
Hughes, president; Katherine May
Jones, secretary: Hugh Jones, treas
urer. and |. n. Griffith, director. At
the close of the Lenten season the
singers will give concert, probably
a cantata or something of that sort,
appropriate for that time of the year.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
GEORGE SCHFRER FILED
From Tuesdays Daily.

George Scherer is full-iledged,
sure enough candidate for mayor, he
having filed his petition containing
twenty-seven names with City Clerk
Bates this morning. There is no fee
attached to the filing for city Off
GERS.
Mayor Taylor is still in doubtful
mood. He does not know whether
he will be a candidate for reelection.
He likes the job, all right, and like
Roosevelt, has had a bully good
time" holding down the chair of the
chief executive ~
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Girls Paid Their Zines.

Eva Jones and Bessie Smith have
paid their fines and are now ut lib
erty. These women were arrested
Sunday night on charge Of dis
orderly conduct. 1t is said that
friends came to their rescue and
furnished the money. The Jones gir
paid s25 and the Smith woman $50
Joseph Adams paid $25 also. lie
was one of the party arrested
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
From Tuesdays Daily.
Birthday Surprise Party.


About siXty-iivc guests gathered at
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Baumgard in Vernon Center. on Fri
day evening and surprised Mr.. Baum
gard on his siXty-ffth birthday. The
house was decorated with red hearts
and the table was decorated with
hearts and chains. Supper was served
at seven O'Clock. AS a center piece
there was a large birthday cake with
SiXty-iivc candles, which were lighted
as the guests were eating. The rest
of the evening was spent playing
cards and games. At midnight an
oyster supper WAS served Mrs.
Zrmkc and Mrs. Wolschlager were
The cooks and Misses Anna and En-
ma Baumgard and Miss Clara
Ziemke served. The evening was a
very happy one for the host and his
guests as well.
On Saturday evening of this week
the Odd Fellows will give a special
evening for themselves, the members
of the Rebecca lodge and their
families.
A program committee of which c.
e. Ball is chairman has arranged an
interesting program of music and
there will be several addresses, the
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21

In 1906 the official government fig
ures were a little more than 32,000,-
900. AS population within the United
States grew from 1900 to 1910 at the
rate of 100000 year it is seen that
the Christian churches, Protestant
and Catholic together, are not in
creasing as fast as population.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Ihief Steals clnthinn

Mrs. 2. g. Harrington. 52G South
Second street. reported to the police
last evening that some one had stolen
some clothes which were hanging on
the rear porch. The clothing con.
sisted OF fannels, etc. She has no
idea as to whom the thief may be.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
$3.50 800. 900 s172.197 900 3.

:" TV1d' y ~ = ''V''V ~ 7 -,IJ' 'VUU
To+rl increase. $27 3S5,000.
.Swina-raisi"@ in Minnesota holds
its own and neither increases or
decreases sufficiently to make any
aDpreciable difference. and the re;
mort shows first rs manY swine as
last wear. ! 100000 in each instance.
Thisis t""a of mn'os, of which there
are 5000 in the state. But the sheen
industry is rot increasing and the
$4,000 she"" on the Minnesota farms
number 10000 less than lost wear.
Minnesota farm animals in mum.
berS compare as fOllOws..
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21

principal one of which will be given
by Jean A. Flittie, who will speak
on Alexander Hamilton.
Benjamin Taylor, f. +. Ellsworth
and other prominent local men will
also give short talks The program
will be III commemoration of Wash
inston's birthday. Among the mu-
sical numbers will be those by
Lamm's orchestra, vocal solo by
II. ID. Foote and vocal quartet in
charge of w. A. Johnson.
After the program banquet will
be served under the direction of H.
II. Wiecking and the floor will be
cleared for dancing until midnight.
The Masonic lodge of this city will
give a Washington's birthday party
on Saturday evening when they will
entertain the members of their fami-
lies and the members of the Eastern
Star. An interesting program will be
given. The program is:
Music ........ .Iverson's Orchestra
Recitation ....... David NJ. Jones
Song Observation-Disclosures. QuarIetIe
Miss Mildred Oleson, Mrs. Geo. c.
Nerbovig. Richard +. Wood and
Robert +. Jones.
Cello Solo. ...... Mr.. Harry lverson
Mrs. Harry Iverson, Harp Accom-
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Lecture on "concrete .RoadIs.'.

About 800 people were at. the
Mankato Theatre this afternoon to
listen TO the lecture delivered byrMr.
Chubb of Chicago on. Concrete
Roads" The. lecture was illustrated
With slides and moving pictures,
which demonstrated what had been
done in road building in. Wayne
county. Michigan. The lecture was
Instructive. t.-tssl
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21

Mrs. Margaret ANDERSON and daush-
ter Gertie Of Glenwood avenue, re-
turned last evening from Sparta.
Wis, where they had been to attend
the golden wedding anniversary of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Sulli-
van. which was celebrated ut their
home on Thursday of last week.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
5 ass.OoO 5,s7s,OOo

lOtal GecfeaSe 4.OUO., .,,ts ., q. -,
The Prices increase, -,
The cost of living is .hidirg i'm the
figures but may be found by com
parison of prices, While horses, and
mules do not .fi"urn in. it ldirectly
they are more valuable. nevertheless.
the average Minnesota, farm horse
being worth S122 compared with s116.
The average Minnesota nHlle is
worth SIPS against s119. WHOM it
comes to mich cows. the, better
stock is shown. with allowance also
for general advance in valuation
of such animals. and s45 is the aver
age value compared with s36.G0 a
year ago. r 49,
'Other cattle" the kind that con.
tribute an annual norton ! to the
butchers block, stand for an aver
age valuation this year, of $50
against $3.50 last YEAR ard en- aver
age Minnesota sheep worth 81 now,
was worth only 1910 a year ago.
Swine make a biz itc:a in living
cost. for the average Minnesota hog
lis worth s12.7O now. anpS "a year ago
was worth only 5000. ~ t}c ,sI-
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Eva Booth to BE in ,Mtnreaoolis,

Commander Eva Booth of; tho Sal
Walton Army will speak in, Mime
apolis on Wednesday. March 2G. Har
address will be on "My Father" the
Ifoupder of the army. Recently she
spoke at Rochester, ~ Y. and fol-
flowing her address 913 people were
converted to God. Captain Buyer
hopes to have the commander in
MankatO next fall. - - -,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-04-25
For shoes see Brown.

TOT SuOCS sec DlOWu.
Get a ticket and save IS cents.
You can get those unfrosted
oranges at the Pastime. If
L. H. Young, customs officer at
Porthill, was in town on business
Saturday.
Get your fish and game license
at Brody's Pharmacy.
If you plan on painting let Sim
ond's figure your paint bill with
you. He can save you money.
G. A. Buhrow was in Standpoint
Monday looking after the interests
of his clients.
Don't forget the auction sale,
April 20, corner of the Kinnear
block. April 1925
Rose Patnode left Sunday for a
two weeks visit with her parents
at Harlem, Ida.
You can save money IF you take
advantage of our cash prices. Bon
ner Hardware Co.
A lumberjack giving his name
as Jack Wilson was fined ten dol
lars and costs by Justice of Peace
Kent Monday for being drunk and
disorderly.
Found-Chatelain pin. Owner
may recover same by identifying
property and paying for this ad
Inquire Box $50 City.
Manager Belcher of the Utopia
theater has offered the baseball
fans so per cent of the door re-
ceipts of the theater for Thursday
nights providing the fans will pro-
vide amateur vaudeville acts for
these nights.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-04-25

Get ticket and save rs cents.
Carrots, parsnips, turnips and
cabbage at Bush's.
Mrs. Spencer Lewis, of East
port, was a visitor in town last
Saturday.
See that line of pocket knives at
the Pastime; If
Claude Green, one of the old
settlers of the upper Yakt river
district, was a business visitor in
town yesterday.
For Sale-24O acres land about
3 miles southeast of Porthill
For further particulars address
Mrs. William Ryan. Sweet Grass,
Mont. Apr. 4-25c
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-04-25
Baseball supplies at Brody's S.

Every pocket knife guaranteed
at the Pastime. If
P. L. Turgeon is giving a public
dance at Kent's hall this evening.
Try Royal ice cream sold only
at Brody's soda fountain.
Moore's Furniture store will
exchange new stoves and furniture
for old.
Miss Ethel Cheesman returned
Monday from a couple of days visit
with friends in Spokane.
Don't forget the auction sale,
April 20, corner of the Kinnear
block. April 1925
Joe Maddox is building a sub
stantial bungalow on a site he
recently purchased on the North
side.
Your money refunded if you are
not satisfied not only on Schill-
ing's goods but on everything at
Browns.
Lutheran Church, Preaching
services at 100 p. III. Sunday
school every Sunday at 10 a. m.
Come and worship with us. A.
M. Skindlov, pastor.
We have the Acme Paint, Oil,
Brushes and Price, get the painter
! and brighten up. Bonner Hard
ware Co.
We sell clothes tailored to order
by Ed V. Price and Company be-
cause there are none better obtain
able. Moore Bros, Clothiers.
A. K. Hickman, of Spokane
and president and general mana
ger of the Idaho Continental mines
at Porthill, was a business visitor
i'll town yesterday.
The Boomers Ferry Lumber COM
pany has some good farm horses
Tor sale at very reasonable prices.
3 81. If
Mrs. Fred Gleed and son Thomas
left Saturday for Couer d Alene.
Idaho to spend couple of weeks
visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
Grace Stakeholder.
The name Florsheim" on a
shoe or oxford assures one hundred
cents worth of satisfaction for every
dollar invested. The Florsheim
Shoe for the man who cares. For
sale by Moore Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. P. Hawkins
leave tomorrow for Marysville,
Cali, where they will make their
future home and where Mr.. Haw-
kins will enter the abstract bust
ness. During their stay here Mr..
and Mrs. Hawkins made hosts of
warm friends who will regret their
leaving this town.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-04-25
Focal Pitk-nps

Fruit growers Everything i'll
spraying material for your fruit
trees at the lowest prices at Sim
ond's drug store.
See the fine line of cstlery at
the Pastime. If
George R. Gray was a business
visitor in Standpoint last Saturday.
Buy a Garland Polish Top range
from MooFe's Furniture Co.
Let Sinond's figure with you
on your paint. He can save you
money.
You can afford that new buggy
this year at our price. Bonner
Hardware Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. James LaFountain,
of Moyie Springs, were business
visitors in town Monday.
Don't forget the auction sale,
April, 20, corner of the Kinnear
block. April 1925
The St. Mary's Guild will
meet next Thursday at the
home of Mrs. w. o. RIOS ebaugh
Make her happy with a Blue
Flame Oil stove and oven at
Brown S.
Miss Ermine Dawson has been
visiting for the past ten days with
friends in Spokane She is expect
ed home Sunday.
Why not avail yourself of scien-
ti6c methods when your horses or
stock are ailing? When in need of
a veterinarian call for DR., r. w
Weber, Bell phone Main 4S,
Boomers Ferry, Ida. feb 7, If. adv
The herald., 1913-10-30
The Basement
Philosopher
By KENSETT HARRIS
( tCg7yrrbt 1915 by ". c. Caspnan)

AS the jau!tor descended the stairs
rom the corner apartment on the sec.
Jnd floor, be found his Scandinavian
assistant busily polishing the handle
9f the vesubule door. The assistant
looked up with his usual amiable grin
and the janilOr seated himself on the
lowest stair and cleared his throat
with his usual preliminary cough.
''Nels. my friend" said the Janitor
Just 20 show you that ! u good fel-
.ow and amt thinking Of my Own
selfish interests all the time. III tell
you a l!ddle somdings. Speaking as
= friend and a good fellow, It's my
duty 10 tell you that you are one
Lsrgesized mutt Why? Because
when a lady asks YOU 4 you can fx
her forty dollar clock for her you
shake your silly head and tell her
that you cant. Consequently Won
lose her respect and you miss your
chance Of her slipping you any little
sign and token Of it-iike this
The ianitor opened his hand and
displayed a halfdOllar nesting coyly
In the palm: then he stretched his
leg and put the coin into his trousers
pocket
How did you know that you
couldn't fix It till you tried. you
chump2" be inquired. You amt no
clockmaker2 It's pipe you amt, bUr
she amt supposed to know it, is she?
What did ! do? ! looked as II ! Was
The herald., 1913-10-30

WINNING A WELCOME
BY BLANCHE HARPER.

Well, what have you there" ex-
claimed Mrs. Morton as Marjory. all
out of breath. entered the room.
Wait and see" uysteriously an
swered her daughter as she undid the
wrapping paper
a canary" cried Mrs. Morton.
What will you bring home next:
Where and how dId YOU get this bird: ~
Dorothy sent for me- this morning
and SAID that although she was ali
ready TO 20 10 Atlantic City she
couldn't leave until she knew that her
bird would be cared for during the
summer. Her relatives absolutely re-
fused 10 take the poor thing. and she
declared that II was any kind OF a
friend this was my opportunity 10
prove il. SO what could do"
But, my dear, W never owned a
bird. We don't understand anything
about their food, drink. bath OF habits.
And every one says 3 bird is a dread
tll care-they're always catching cold
or Uolting or something"
4 know told Dorothy all that and
so she gave NE written instructions,
cauuoni1g ne 10 follow them i'm
plicitly.
Listen" said Mariory, unfolding
slip Of paper. Bath Mondays and
Thursdays. Cage 10 be covered at
$50 each evening. Small lettuce leaf
Mondays and Wednesdays. Sliced ap-
pie on Tuesdays. Fresh seed and Wa
ter daily. Cage cleaned daily. And
1000 other directions"
Its an imposition" declared Mrs.
Morton. Its not necessary for Dor
othy 10 promenade the boardwalk a.
Atlantic City while We sit al home and
worry over her pet"
After Morton had worked an hour
that evening adiusting q bracket Tor
the cage he said peevishly: one does
impose on ones friends abominsbly.
Here We have rank outsider simply
thrust upon Us through 10 fault Of our
own. Some people haye-wel., what
you might call nerve"
At eight O'Clock the next morning
Marjory's brother Bert came 10 break
fast with a scowhng face.
Where did that blooming bird hail
from he demanded He has kept
ne awake since ave o'clock with his
everlasting singing"
Marjory's married sister soon ran in
with her pet kitten, as was her Gus
The herald., 1913-10-30

tom. She was greeted with q scream
from Marjory. Mildred, don't you
dare to step into this house with that
cat! Can't you see Dorothy's bird!
Please, please go hone-quick!"
Very well" answered Mildred In
icy tones. "It you care more for Dor
othy's silly bird than for me and my
darling Mopsy we shall not trouble
you any more with our unvelcome
presence" Then the irate sister
marched out OF the room
Il wish had never seen that horrid
bird or Dorothy, either!" lamented
Marjory.
After two months absence Dorothy
returned and claimed her canary. The
first evening after the birds departure
Marjory noticed that both her father
and her mother kept gazing at the
empty bracket where the bird had
swung and sung.
Presently Bert exclaimed: '1t beats
all how empty this house seems with
out that bird"
Marjory wiped away tear. I've
had the blues all day." she said. I've
missed Dickie so. II Dorothy had been
the least bit appreciative she would
have let me keep him a few weeks
longer, anyhow"
The next morning Morton on his
way to his office stopped at q bird
store and purchased a canary.
Mrs. Morton, before keeping her ap-
pointment al the dressmaker's, went
to bird dealers and purchased a
canary.
Bert, recollecting the empty braeA-
EFT, on his return from business
dropped in at department store and
purchased a canary.
Marjory, by this time firmly believ-
ing that no family is complete without
a bird, took her savings and purchased
a canary.
That evning each member of the
family entered the dining room carry
ing a bird cage. Then they all beheld
canary in a cage that was hanging
on the bracket. There was a card
attached TO the hook On II Dorothy
had written: u hope this bird will
partly take the place Of the one you
so lovingly cared for"
Let's keep them ALL" exclaimed
Marjory.
All but one" amended Mrs. Morton.
Mildred conhded TO me this morning
that she has given Mopsy away, as she
thinks she would rather have a bird
than a kitten for a pet"-Chicago
Daily News.
The herald., 1913-10-30
MRS. NEWlY lYMADE AT MARKET
Knows What's What-And
the Result

Hints on Going TO Market" nur
INJURED Mrs. Newlymade to herself
running practiced finger down the
index in the back Of the Young
Housekeeper's Friend and Guide"
Here il is, on page 61-h'm, yes.
Green peas," she read, when fresh
and young, have bright green pods.
Never buy those that have become
yellow; they have passed their
prime"
With confident step Mrs. Newly
made entered the corner grocery and
walked up 10 the vegetable counter
She settled her glasses firmly upon her
nose, and scanned with a critical eye
the stock that was displayed. She
frovned q little when she say that
there were no peas with fresh-looking
pods.
y wanted TO get some green peas" :"
replied Mrs. Newlymade, but ! don't
want these; they're not fit to eat when
they're as yellow as that That's q
sure sign they're old. These are 80 old
they're almost pure white. shouldn't
think you'd ever get anybody to buy
such poor-looking things"
Mrs. Newlymade looked very severe
iy al the grocer, who grew very red,
turned away and coughed with en-
barrasment
] should think he would be
ashamed, thought Mrs. Newlymade,
but he needn't think ! don't know
what's what He might Just as well
understand he can't work OF any old
stale stock on me, II / am new at
housekeeping!
The grocer walked down to the end
or the counter and laid his hand on
basket Here's some green peas over
here. ma'am," he said, huskily, wiping
his eyes after his coughing spell.
Them things you're lookn' at there
are wax beans!"-Youth's Companion.
The herald., 1913-10-30

Sure would" declared the jani.
tor. Why noto What would / want
more thar common sense and aver
age honesty. Suppose l amt had no
experience, Who has. that's wanted!
Amt there such things as secreta-
ries?
Bluff, take il as a compliment.
You bet 70 make q bluff al it, and If
| got called wouldn't be in no worse
shape than some OF them that's held
down the Job before me Look around
you Nels. my friend Look around
you and read the papers and then tell
re Il the buffers amt on top Of the
heap Look al the hufing blow
lards that's presiding over the courts
and the brass-bound bluffs that's away
Up in the army and the boodliug bluffs
that's running some OF our city gov
srr- ents' Once IN a while one OF
en- fnds our that all the clock needs
is winding and winds il, and then
men Of high attainments at low sal
they name cigars after him and fol-
low him around with bands OF music;
but the most OF EN- hires modest
men Of high at,ainments al low sal
ary and takes the responsibility and
The money that there is in II and any
credit that their friends give en- and
puts their thumbs IN the armholes Of
their vests. And why mott Why an
a-setting here on the stairs az my
ease and why are you bearing down
on the shaumy with the sweat ruu-
ming down your nose and listening re-
speCtfully 70 my remarks? Because
you're = modest man and In not
That's al for the present, Nels,"
concluded the janitcr. getting up and
pushing his subordinate gently from
the door. Ne and this four bits have
got 81 appointment with Deyeney al
his place Of business and il may keep
me for the rest OF the morning. Think
over what I've said while In gone