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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
LINCOLN'S USE OF
SIMPLE LANGUAGE

z REMEMBER how when a
mere child | used to get iri1-
tated when anybody talked
to me in a way could not un-
derstand. | can remember going
to my little bedroom after hear
ing the neighbors talk of an
evening with my father and
spending no small part OF the
night walking up and down and
trying to make out what was
the exact meaning of some of
their Ito me) dark sayings.
could not sleep, although | tried
to, when l got on such hunt
for an idea until l had caught
it, and when / thought l had got
it / was not satisfied until | had
repeated it over and over until
/ had put it in language plain
enough, as | thought. for any
boy | knew to comprehend. This
was a kind of passion with me,
and it has stuck by me. for l am
never easy now when L am
handling thought till | have
bounded it north and bounded 1t
south and bounded it east. and
bounded it west.-Abraham Lin
} coin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
BADGER SHOWS SKILL
One of Mankato's Crack Basketball
PLAYERS Won Fame in Carleton
Shattuck Game.
Especial to The Free Press.I

Mortified, February 12.-In re-
cent basketball game between Shat
tuck and Carleton, in which the lat
ter was victorious, Lucius F. Badger,
the son of Rev. and Mrs. l.. F..
Badger of Mankato, won for himself
the admiration of the spectators by
the aggressiveness and skill with
which he played his position at for
ward ON the Carleton team.
Mr.. Badger was recently elected to
membership in the Philomathian Lit
erary society, one of the literary and
fraternal organizations of the men
of the college. Twelve new mem
bers were elected with him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
WITH MALICE
TOWARD NONE

rONDLY do we hope, fervent-
~ do We pray, that this
mighty scourge of war may
speedily pass away. Yet If God
wills that it cofitinue until all the
wealth piled by the bondman's
$50 years rfsts tied tei,2shah I
be sunk AMI until every drop of
blood drawn by the lash shall be
repaid by another drawn with
the sword, as was said 5000
years ago. so still it must be said.
"The judgments of the Lord are
true and righteous altogether
With malice toward none, with
charity for all, with firmness in
the right as God gives us to see
the right, let us strive ON to fin
ish the work we are in, to bind
up the nations wounds, to care
for him who shall have borne
the battle and for his widow and
his orphan-to do all which may
achieve and cherish a Just and
lasting peace among ourselves
and with all nations.
Lincoln, Second Inaugural.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
Has Heart Trouble.

DR.. A. o. Bjelland is again con-
fined to his bed. He is suffering from
heart trouble following an attack of
pneumonia While he is very sick
man, the attending physicians have
every reason to believe that he will
recover. Today DR.. Mark White of
the university faculty in company
with four local physicians, held a
consultation over the doctor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
BOYS Held for BurgIaries.

Sleepy Eye, Mimi, February IL
AS a result of several petty burglar
les within the past two months, the
county authorities, acting with the
local police, have rounded up three
or four youthful transgressors from
twelve to fifteen years old who nave
confessed their guilt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
How Blue Earth Voted.

OF the Blue Earth county delega-
ton, Representatives Hanson and
Porter voted for the woman's 'suf-
frage measure in the house yester-
day Representative Just cast his
vote against it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
Darlington Quits Bull Moose Chair

Especial 10 The Free PTeSS.1
Baltimore, February 12.-At the
meeting of the progressive state
central committee here today, Col
onel Edward C. Darlington resigned
as head. He says that he has serV-
ed only Professionally and has not
the time to give to the position that
it needs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
LILY CREAMERY PUTS
OUT A NICE DIVIDEND

Inc Lilly SIedmeIy COMPANY vi
Lake Crystal held it's annual meet
ing Saturday, February s. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, NJ. b. Hart; secretary, +. c.
Norman; treasurer, G. r. Moses; di-
rectors, f. +. Williams, w. w. Crit
fifth, Charles Randall, and Charles
Gilman. \ five per cent dividend was
declared Buttermilk was sold during
the year for seventy-seven cents per
barrel. Mr. Storvick Of the state
dairy and food department was pres
ent and gave a very interesting and
valuable talk.
The following is a summary pre-
pared by Thomas Norman of the
business done during the year.
Number pounds cream re-
celVed ............... OoU,IZ0
Number pounds milk re-
ceived ............. 551,4iS
Number of pounds butter
fat in milk ....... 2,OS44
Number pounds butter fat
in cream ............ $4,000. s
Total number pounds
butter fat ........... 161,394.2
Pounds of butter shipped. 147,707
Pounds butter sold in town 22,953
Pounds butter sold to pat
rons ........... 22.SO6
Total pounds butter
made ......... 1913, 1855
Number quarts cream sold 2,007
Received from butter ship
ped $44,924 .06
Received from butter sold
in town ................ 1908 70
Received from butter sold
to patrons ........ 7,143. 05
Received from cream sold 404 Is
Received from cream sold
to patrons ............ E.lU
Received from buttermilk
sold to patrons ........ PA 90
Received from buttermilk
sold in town ........ At 40
Total receipts for milk. $59,749 Sc
Reserve for express -. 1855 OF
$56,794 20
Patrons oyerdrawn 49,. ~. 4S
Total amount paid pat
rons ............ $56,S06. II
Paid patrons by check. 1885 O2
Paid patrons by butter. 7,143 65
Paid patrons by buttermilk 224 S5
Paid patrons by cream. 2.lO
Paid patrons by -four and
feed .................. 1913. 70
Paid patrons by credit ac-
counts ............. 10. 20
Paid patrons by coal and
supplies ............ 1870
Total amount paid pat
rons ................ $56,SO6 II
RECEIPTS.
Total cash on hand Janu-
ary ], 1912 .... S2l2 90
Received for milk. ...... 59,749. Sc
Received from sinking
fund Northumberland. 1869 SIS
Received from tank. ..... $50
Received from interest :. 4.03
Received from -four and
feed ............... SOS. 90
Received from accounts. $50
Received from coal ..... 42.1l
Total receipts S62,377. %
Paid patrons for milk. -. $56,SO6.77
Total expenditures ..... 4,791. rs
SCI ,59S. so
Cash balance January
1. 1913 SITS. 10
| Average price paid for butter. 80 g
Average price paid for butter fat. IS 2
| Average cost of making. rs
Average test of milk, per cent. 3.S
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

Cash balance January
/ 1918 ..... SITS. 70
Average price paid for butter. 30 6
Average price paid for butter fat .35. 2
Average cost of making. ......1 rs
Average test of milk, per cent. 3.S
Average test of cream, per cent. 27
Overrun, per cent ............. 20
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

George W. Cooley, engineer OF the
state highway commission. told of
what the commission expects to do
in the future He said that it is
now planned to foster system of
state development, wherein the coun-
ties will bear the expense in the pro-
Continued on Page Two.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-14

Will Brebl returned from Pierre
last Saturday.
The Woodmcn cot together last
Sat. evening and elected the old Of
ficers for 1913 excepting the Adj
yiscr. Neighbor Roy a. Gates be-
ing elected to lill that place.
John Kluth is making prepar-
ations to return to his new home
in few days. He has sold his
launch to Will Brehl and has pur-
chased six good horses to take back
with him.
Sylvan Camp had pleasant
meeting with Mrs. E. Ashley at
the Agency last Sat. and elected
Mrs. Ashley as Oracle in place of
Mrs. j. p. Kluth who has moved
to Montana.
Invitations are abroad in town
inviting the recipients to wedding
dance, to be given at LeBeau Feb.
IA, s p. M, to celebrate the double
wedding of Mr.. William Trsversie
to Miss Eva Wilson and Mr.. Anth-
ony Rivers to Miss Laura Renoist,
Iallznf whom have q @sid = acq,laint-.
ance here and over the Cheyenne
River reservation.
Messrs. Thoryald L. .Jordeth and
l.. II. Higgins of Lebanon were
in town Thursday and Friday on
their way home from threeweeks
tour of the horses ranches on the
river, from Chamberlain to Virgin
creek. having bunch of is head,
mostly colts, to take home with
them. Two of the bunch they
bought of Will Oliver of this
place.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-14
AGENCY DOTS

j.. NJ. Walker is i'm from the
range today.
Ed. Booth left this forenoon for
a visit to his old home at Halfa.
Iowa.
j.. A. Booth has finished his hav
hauling contract with the Matador
people.
Ex Supt. Thos j. King is cx-
pected back from Washington any
day on little business.
Mr. Robinson the school farmer
is about to leave on transfer to
the Sisseton S. D. school.
Mr.. Congdon expects to finish
his hay hauling contract with the
Matador people, this week.
Mr.. Delamater has been under
the weather the past week, but is
now able to'be around again.
Rev. DR.. Ashley and Messrs.
Campbell, Craig, Warnock and
Whitlock went to Gettysburg last
Friday to attend Masonic doings.
The Band is making prepara-
tions to go to Gettysburg Frid-
ay, Feb. 2sth, to give a grand con-
cert, which is to be followed by a
dance.
Boss Farmer Bob Voorhes went
to LaPlant Tuesday to take Mr..
Madden and family to the railroad
station, Mr.. Madden having been
transferd to a new position at
Standing Rock Agency.
{ Continued on last page
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-14
$3.50 PER ANNux

Mothers Can Safely Buy Lr.
Kings New Discovery and give it
to the little ones when ailing and
suffering with colds, coughs, throat
or lnngtroublcs, tastes nice, harm
less. once used, always used. Mrs.
Bruce Crawford, Niagara, Mo.
writes: ''Dl Kings New Discovery
changed our boy from a pale weak
sick boy to the picture of health.
Always helps. Buy ii at the drug
store.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-14
WHITE COAL FOR CHEAP EN-.
ERGY.
State Action Now Will Save untoIe
Benefit for Future Generations

DlUGtll IVl kutolA NSliGl utlUUS
Falling water turning wheels di-
rect connected to generators Gre
ates electricity. This Juice is
conveyed everywhere by wires,
and is available for light, power
and heat. 1t makes no smoke or
dust, hence is called white coal.
The rivers flow on forever. At
each successive fall the water is
used over again. Reservoirs may
store the floods insthe upper reach
cs. prevent overHpws below, af-
ford surplus watsr-for navigation,
power and irrigation during dry
times, says the editor of Farm and
Home. Electricity will pump
water onto parched fields at night
when the power is not in use other
wise, or will extract nitrogen from
the air for fertilizer (cyanamid.
Cheap power. heat and light will
transform agriculture and every
other industry.
The white coal supply should be
owned and controlled, developed
and operated by each state for all
!
the people. Donu let the hydro
electric trust monopolize white
coal. The trusts have monopoIizcd
black coal until its price is well
nigh prohibitive. Let state and
nation convert flowing water into
white coal that shall pay all costs
of river improvements and power
developments, make the public
independent of the black coal trust
supply navigation, and insure
wealth and health to all the people
Ask Your legislature to act in tbi:
! behalf.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-14
CASE OF INTENSIVE FARMING

a CASE OF INTENSIVE FARMING
Tipcstonc. Mimi, Feb. III.
-Four things arc necessary in or
der TO get Il large yield of corn
from an acre. and it will apply
Just as we'll to hundred acres.
namely, good soil, good prcpara-
ton, good seed, and coed cultiya
ton, says Vernon Adams, the
only prize winner from the south
crn part of tho state in the recent
Minnesota state corn contest.
Young Adams raised 11ss bu-
shells OF corn on one acre of his
fathers farm. The soil which he
cultivated was deep black loam
over clay subsoll, like nearly eve,
ry foot Of the farm land in the
southern part Of the state. The
land was we'll drained. 1T had
been cropt continuously nearly
forty years without pasturing or
having clover on it and had been
fertllized out four times. Part of
the ground was potatoe ground.
and part corn ground, from the
year before. The potato ground
yielded the best. The ground was
plowcd May LIST, eight inches
deep. Adams believes deep plow-
ING had more to do with his sue
cess than amy other one thing he
did.
81 used Golden Jewel secd."
says Adams, ''and it was selected
from seed patch, pickt early and
stored in the garrct. 1t germinat-
ed perfectly, and | think there
was more In the selection of the
seed than in the variety planted.
The seed was selected with great
care.
cit was a cold, wet spring, and
the corn was slow i'm getting a
start, but as soon as the blades be-
gan to shov thru the ground [ he
Gan to harrow it each way, and
then followed with the corn pillow
in few days, plowing deep and
close to the corn. ! plowed it
four times. u little shallower each
time, and after that pulled the
weeds out of it, which would not
have been necessary on fall plow-
ing.
II kept careful record Of all of
the expense of raising the prize
corn and it cost few cents over
SD to raise The acre. don't sec
amy reason why the yield could not
be made nearly as large ON Il big
field.
Young, Adams believes conditions
can still be improved. Glover
ground plowcd in the fall, he says
\ would he one Improvement, anC
The ROWS should run north and
south instead OF cast and west anC
be not less than three feet wild,
and eight inches apart. These are
some of the improvements he in
tends to make when he prepare!
!, fol the corn contest this year
Watertown Daily Public Opinion
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-14

If the Star of Empire is not per-
manently located in the west it
will feel like locating there in 1915.
when it is expected by President
ID. G. Collier that 2O,OO0,OO0 will
visit the San Diego Exposition.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-14

Wanted Barber, to locate in
Forest City, or Cheyenne Agency.
Good outfit Hydraulic chaiD to he
had cheap, also other inducements.
DIR. King New Discovery soothes
irritated throat and lungs. stops
chronic and hacking cough, relieves
tickling throat, tastes nice. fake
no other; once used, always used.
Buy it at the drug Store
The board of Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors has made a
very strong report in favor of fur
ther improving San Diego Harbor,
and Congress will probably make
an appropriation for it, in view of
the fact that San Diego is the first
por. of call in the United States
for ships west bound going through
the canal, and that the Exposition,
opening in 1915, will cause a large
amount of traffic in that direction.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-14

There arc certain bills pending
at Pierre which are of the greatest
Importance to the State Fair, and
which, of course, are of i'm
portance to every interest
within the state. You should see
that your representatives at Pierre
haye good strong word from the
heme people which is of great
assistance where il is given in the
best of faith.
No Need To Stop Work. When
the doctor orders you to stop work
it staggers you. can't you say.
You know you are weak, run down
and failing in health day by day.
but you must work as long as you
can stand. What you need is Elec-
trio Bitters to give tone, strength
and vigor to your system, to pre-
vent break down and build you up.
Don't be weak. sickly or ailine
when Electric Bitters will benefit
you from the first dose. Thousands
bless them for their glorious health
and strength. Try them. Evry bot
tie is sguaranteed to satisfy. Only5C
| cents, ut the drug store
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-14

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New-York tribune., 1913-02-23
WALDO POURS HOT SHOT
INTO POLICE DEFAMERS
Declares at lieutenantS' Dinner
Witnesses Were of Most
Degraded Character.
TAFT DROPS IN TO SPEAK
Nine Hundred Whistles Whirr
for Mccall, While Nearly All
Greet Inspector Sweeney
at Table No. %.

Commissioner Waldo and Edward t.
Mccall. chairman of the Puolic Service
Commission. joined forces last night at
the annual dinner Of the police lieutenatts
in praising the police force az whole
It's efficiency. honesty and bravery ano
attacking. in a veiled manner. those who
they said had tried to discredt the entire
body because of the falings If a few
1T is the easiest thing I'm the world. if
sensationalsm is what is sought. 10 pick
out isolated cases or individual incidents
and so picture and nout them that they
possibly, in the deception that would be
practised. encompass and AFFECT the en-
tire body of men, the Commissioner said.
But that is not so with thinking men,
and | believe tina, it is not 30 with the
community OF citizens that constitute this
proud municipality.
1t makes my blood run cold wnen | see
men of long experience as police officers
called into a room and there be compelled
10 meet and face the character OF wit
nesses that have been presented To our
view in recent weeks and subjected 10 the
humiliation and degradation of being
forced TO believe that The City of New
York believes for one moment that AS
against that kind Of witnesses there can
be no witnesses of character ior them
New-York tribune., 1913-02-23
FOG AIDS FOUR IN FLIGHT
Mexicans, Denying Madero Kin
ship, Board Liner in Bay.

Almost an hour after the Lamport d.
Holt liner Vasari left port yesterday for
Rrazu and the Argentine, four prosperous
uexicars rushed TO the pier and asked
tor the best accommodations on the ship.
They had just arrived from Vera Cruz
in the Ward liner Moro Castle. and were
determined to get away TO South Amer
lea at any cost.
In buying their tickets the men gave
tho names Of Jose Montega, Ignacio
za,da Sebastian Battalla and Martinez
Munz
Nontcca. IL was said, was relative or
E,aucesco Madero, the d"poSed MeXican
President but he denied 1t.
one Of the Mexicans. OF learning that
,ho vasari lad sailed, became excited and
offered Il 900 TO any one who would put
him al oard the steamer. He was ADVISED
,o Loen ouiet and was told that wireless
message would be sent to Captain Pen
,;ce IN hold the vessel II possible.
Az the fog had forced the skipper to
anchor off Liberty Island. he replied thit
he would wait for the four Mcxicans.
A DalzeR tug was chartered and put the
,o,r men aboard. They left Vera Cruz as
storage passengers on the Moro castle
h,,, an their arrival here yesterday they
doffed their old clothing and in fine attire
h,r,ed n pier 8 to board the Vasari.
The vessel carried $4,000 In gold spe-
Gle for banks in Buenos Ayres and RIO de
Janeiro.
New-York tribune., 1913-02-23

citation. the Lake Mohonk Conference
on International Arbitration. the Carnegie
Endowment for international Peace. so
ciety for Judicial Settlement of Gnterna-
tonal Disputes. the World Peace Founda-
ton. American School Peace League. the
International Peace Forum. the New York
Peace Society. ,ihe Buffalo Peace Society,
the Maryland Peace Society. the Massa-
chusftts Peace Society. the Pennsylvania
Arbitration and Peace Society. the Ameri-
can Peace Congress. the New York Press
Club. New York Chamber of Commerce,
the Board of Trade and Transportation
the Union League Club. Of Philadelphia: {:
the Republican Club. of New York: the
New-York tribune., 1913-02-23

Ohio Society of New York. the Pennsyl'
vania Society of New York. the Southern
Society of New York. the Sons or the
Revolutions Grand Army OF the Republic
Confederate Veterans, the American CiV.c
Alliance. the National Red Cross, -.
Andrews Society. the Canadian club OF
New York. the Pilgrims of tine United
States the China Society of America, the
Japan Society of New York. the Pan-
American Union. the Yale Harvard. Cor
nell and Princeton CLUBS
Letters of regret were received from
Woodrow Wilson. President-elect; AM
bassador Jusserand. of France; Andrew
Carnegie and others Colonel Roosevelt
New-York tribune., 1913-02-23
WILSON TO SEE TAFT AIDS
Will Consult Cabinet on Mex
lean and Canal Situations.

Washington. Feb. % 22-President-elect
Wilson is to familarize himself with the
Mexican situation and the Panama Canal
negotiations with Great Britain AT a con
ference with members Of President Tart s
Cabinet arranged for next week.
II was said to-day that the President
elect had kept in touch with both mat
ters through third persons. but in view
of the events he will be called upon to
face when he takes Office he has deter
mined to inform himself directly by con-
sultation with the Cabinet members hav-
ing the subjects in charge.
New-York tribune., 1913-02-23
ASSERTS GOMEZ WON OVER
Adalpe Says the Self Declared
President Accepts Huerta.

San Antonio. Tex, Feb. 22-Manuel
Cara Adalpe. Minister Of Agriculture in
the Cabinet of President Huerta. who re-
turned here from two days conference
with Emilio Vasquez Gomez. General
Inez Salazar and representatives OF Pas
cual Orozco, said to-day that these three,
as well as all the revolutionists In North
ern Mexico. had agreed 10 lay down their
arms and accept the new government.
VasaueZ Gomez, he said, had agreed to
relinauish his claims Provisional Pres
ident. David de la Fuente. he declared.
had accepted the appointment as Minister
of Communications under Huerta.
Adalpe was called to the provisional
capital Of Vasquez Gomez. at Palomas, IN
be offered a Cabinet Office under Gomez.
Instead. he converted Gomez ana the
northern rebels to the Huerta cause.