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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14

Neb., both of whom are insurance
inspectors. $50.
The body will arrive in Mankato
Wednesday noon and will be taken
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Palmer, where funeral service
will be conducted at two o'clock.
The burial will take place at Glen
wood cemetery, where the Masonic
lodge will have charge of the service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
BUILDING County Ditch.

The building of county ditch No.
33 was awarded to the North Star
Concrete company of this city their
800 lower than any of the other,
bidders. This ditch is, in Vernon
Center township ,-14 ~ ga..s'.a .3z3.
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From Mondays Daily.
Mas Third Offense.

John Miller was called before the
municipal court this morning to an
swer to the cahrge of drunkenness.
This being the third offense the
court sentenced Miller to spend the
next ten days in the county baStilc.
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Miss Amy Opsal of GAINESVILLE Wis.
tied in Mankato today.
A. ]. Mellinthin of Sleepy Eye was
in the city over Sunday
r. J.. Kerr and wife of Waseca
were in the city yesterday.
Richard +. Wood visited with
friends in lie Sueur Yesterday.
Mrs. Glenn Loft and daughter, Mar
ian are visiting in Winnebago.
Attorney J. e. Regain went to ST.
James on legal business today.
r. G. Cbamplin OF Vernon Center
was Sunday visitor in this city.
Mrs. James Bryson and daughter
of Lake Crystal visited in Mankato
today
County Attorney George T. Olson,
of Nicollet county spent the day in
the city.
DR.. j. H. James is attending the
national medical convention in Chi.
cago.
T. H. Simmons, a real estate man
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was in Man
katO over Sunday.
F. K Porter and wife and Helen
Porter of Fairmont took dinner at
the Saulpaugh yesterday
Miss Edythc Andersen was the
guest of her aunt, Mrs T. d. Lewis
of Minneopa over Sunday.
Charles Battle of Minneapolis was
in Mankato> Saturday on business
with the Mankato Fruit company.
Charles Bradfield. in advance of
Lillian Russell. and II. S. Pearson,
with the Stop Thief" company, were
in Mankato today.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Atchison will
leave tomorrow for Cclfax, Iowa,
where Mr.. Atchison will take treat.
ments for ten days.
Robert Madigan, superintendent of
the county poor farm. went to. the
northern part of the state Saturday
night to hunt big game.
Paul Ford Of this city has gone
to Minneapolis where he has accept
ed position with the j. =. Savage
catalogue house of that city.
DR.. j. w. Andrews, Dr. George r.
Curran and DR.. "A E. Sohmer left
Saturday night for Chicago to at
tend surgeons convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Peart left Man
kato Saturday to spend the winter
months in Minneapolis with their
daughter Mrs John o. Parry.
Mrs. r. Burrill returned from
Waterloo, Ia, last night where she
has spent the past week visiting
Mrs. J. II. Stewart of that city.
Willis Eldredge,, who has been in
Montana for several months, arrived
here Saturday for visit with
friends. Mr.. Eldredge was formerly
employed in this city.
J. w. True, who has been in
Mankato for a few days, went to
Minneapolis this morning to stay
day or two and will then return
to his home in Oklahoma City. Okla
Mrs. c. F.. Whitcomb of Mime
apolis, with her two little girls
came on Friday evening to visit hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |. w. Bur
CESS. They returned home Sunday
evening.
Harry Brown of Lincoln. Neb.. il
spending a few days with his sister
Mrs. Alvin Ness, while on his way
west. He will visit at points along
! the coast and return to his home b.
way of Texas.
j. B. Radcliff of Amboy, who has
been reader of The Free Press fol
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-14
issued MARRIAGE License.

Clerk of Court George G. KrOst
toay issued marriage license to
Alfred E. Morrow and Margaret L.
Gabler both of this city.
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Reception ror Students.

The normal students boarding at
Daniel Buck hall were hostasses to
the other students of the school on
Saturday evening, The hall was
thrown open for inspection and the
students were taken through. Re
freshments were served in the din
ing rooms. Several teachers assist
ed in receiving. A large number of
students attended the function.
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Frn~, MONDAYS Daily.

F-n-' MONDAYS Daily.
Minneopa is to have farmers
club. On Saturday evening meet
ing of the farmers of that vicinity
was held at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. ID. Lewis and G.. r. Shumway
of this city attended and outlined the
work of farmers clubs. their object
and benefits. About twenty-five
people were present at the meeting
and asked all about the details of
such club. which Mr.. Shumway
carefully explained. They were not
ready to organize the club Saturday
evening but another meeting will be
held i'm about two weeks, and at
that time it is expected that an
organization will be effected.
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u
were Immediately set to work on
the trail. it being a moonlight night.
The dogs were taken to the room
that the lady had occupied the night
that she disappeared and were given
chance to smell of kimona that
she had worn. The dogs got hold of
the scent at once and made dash
for the window, They attempted to
crawl througbt the window, but their
masters took them outside where they
again took up the scent under the
window. Then the hounds started in
the direction Of Buffalo Lake. After
travelling for some distance the dogs
left the road and went into a farm
yard and between two of the build.
ings, then across a slough and to
the railroad tracks. The men hold.
ing the dogs did not believe that it
was possible that the woman had
taken this course and pulled them
back several times but tho dogs in
sisted on the course through the
slough. After reaching the tracks
the dogs led the way straight to
Stewart the next town beyond Buff
falo Lake. Here they entered the
n5ila ON otfedh and ....cCP!to o
waiting room of the depot and led
straight to the ticket window and
then back to the depot platform
where the trail ended.
Ticket Agent Gave CIeW.
The ticket agent was questioned.
He said that woman who an
swered the description of the one
that they were hunting for had
come to the ticket office at four
o'clock in the morning and bought
a ticket for Blanco, the next sta
ton beyond Stewart. After she
had reached this place she seemed
to have changed her mind about
leaving home and had tried to tele-
phone to her folks to let them
know that she was going to return.
1t cannot be learned whether she
walked back from Blanco or wheth.
er she returned to Stewart by way
of the train. Anyway, she walked a
distance of about twenty miles dur
ing the time she was absent and
arrived home very weak from the
effects of the trip.
Both of the dogs followed the
same trail and did excellent work.
Mr.. Nerdahl, in speaking Of the
chase this morning. was strong in
his praises of Sheriff o. T. Sunday
and said that he was enc of the
best specimens of men that sec.
ton for he had followed the dogs
for eight miles and was in the
best OF condition at the end of
the chase. The people of Renyille
county are greatly pleased with his
administration as he has been pains
taking in all the matters of the of
flee, to the very last degree.
Enroute home the auto skidded,
turned half way round on the road
and Deputy Sheriff Nerdahl was shot
out of the machine striking his head
on the hard ground. However, he
was not injured.
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rom Mondays Daily.

eron, Mondays Daily. s4
Five Corners" at the head of
Second street, was the scene of an
automobile accident yesterday in
which two automobiles and a horse
and buggy played the leading parts.
r. b. Gentry was coming down the
Byron street hill in Ford runabout
and had reached Second street. when
J. c. Joshlyn came in from Van Brunt
street and i'm making the circle to
bring him onto Second street. he
crashed into the side Of the car
driven by Gentry. The Ford machine
did not suffer much damage but the
machine driven by Joshlyn was Sc
verely twisted in the left steering
knuckle This swung it round in a
circle and onto the boulevard in
front of the residence of C. E. Wise.
The Ford car was able to get away
under its own power but the other
car was unsafe for travel as the in
jury to the steering apparatus
caused it to run in circles.
At the time the accident happened.
a single rig containing Henry Muir
laugh and Henry Buchhaus came
south along Second street and for
moment the danger was great that
the horse and rig would be crushed
between the cars as they collided.
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BeiIiss Is Acquitted.

Kiev. Russia, November 10-Men.
delh R2iliss accused Of the ritual
murder, was acquitted by a jury,
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Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Jewson will
entertain a few friends at dinner
this evening. in celebration of their
thirtyeightb wedding anniversary. F.
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With Deputy Sheriff Albert Ner-
dahl, Sehriff O. r. Sunday OF Rem
vile county holding the leashes, the
Blue, Earth county blood hounds
achieved another victory to go with
their long record when they trailed
down a sick woman who had wan
dered away from her home in the
neighborhood of Buffalo Lake.
AT noon on Saturday the sheriff
of Renville county, called up Sheriff
Anton Osteh and said, that there
might possibly be aeneed of the dogs
there and wanted to know If they
could be had later ON, in the day if
it was necessary to use them. Mr..
Osten said, that the dogs would be
sent if the occasion demanded. About
five o'clock the second call came say
ing that the dogs should be sent
as scon as possible. Deputy Sheriff
Jacob Hilgers was imediately noti-
fed and he got an automobile in
readiness.
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from MONDAYS Daily.

from Mondays Daily.
H. F. Green Of Lake Crystal, presi-
dent of the Blue Earth county Seed
Growers association. and c. d. Whit
ney of Mapleton, met in the office
of the Mankato Commercial club
Saturday afternoon with Professor c..
r. Shumway of the high school of
this city. and made arrangements
for a full meetings of the committee
that will be held in this city next
Saturday. 1t is hoped that bank
ers' and~farmers' meeting can be ar
ranged at the same time to take up
the matter Of engaging an agricul-
tural agent for this, county.
Mr.. Shumway who is secretary of
the association. will make all of the
arrangements for the coming meet
ing which will probably lie. held in
the city hall
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Dr. Delbert F. Dumas, paroled Fri.
day from the state penitentiary after
serving fourteen months OF SEN
tence for arson, will probably return
to Cass Lake, Mimi, where he was
former mayor. 1t is understood he
will resume the practice of medicine
there.
DR.. Dumas was driven from Still
water to Minneapolis, early Saturday
evening to his fathers home. 1887
living avenue south Frederick Du-
mas, the father, refused to discuss
any of his sons plans.
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From Mondays Daiiv


} State Treasurer Walter j. Smith
hasoprepared statement showing that
while the cash balance in his hands
in all funds at the termination of the
quarter ended October 81, 1912, was
but $715,592.96, for the correspond
ing quarter this year it was $2,04O,-
0S4.7S. This increase is principally
due to the law enacted by the last
Legislature requiring the railroads to
pay their gross earnings tax in semi.
annual instead of annual install
mentS.
From this source $2,509,39794 was
obtained on September 1, while last
year there were no receipts from this
source during the first quarter of the
states fiscal year.
The receipts for 1912 during this
quarter were sL94S,0S3.21 and this
year they were $5,797 722.0S. The
disbursements were $5,336, 49195, in
Guiding $1,111.27315 in loans, in 1912,
and $5,G00,O05
This year no money has been bor-
rowed because of the new gross
earnings law. thus saving the state
a considerable amount Of interest.
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Soon En- Route to Scene.

Deputy IIilgers, Nerdal and the
dogs were on their way at about
half past five. The machine reached
Buffalo Lake at. 1920 and the dogs
The Ordway new era., 1913-07-25
BUILDING OF PUBLIC ROADS
Old Idea That Highways Should Be
Constructed and Maintained BY
Farmer 10 disappearing.

That the movement for federal par
ticipation In highways construction is
not confined to motorists. but Is also
being agitated by the farmers. Is ono
OF the most hopeful Indications OF It's
ultimate success.
On this point the recent convention
Of the National Grange. Patrons OF
Husbandry. the Oldest and most In
duential of the farmers organizations.
took a decidedly favorable stand. Hon.
Oliver Wilson. Master of the National
Grange. In his annual address stated:
THE public highway Is matter OF
general concern. The old idea hat
the country road should be construct
ed and maintained by the farmer has
disappeared. 1t Is now recognized that
good roads are OF as much importance
to the consumer as to the producer, as
anything that lessons the cost OF trans
portation Is n benefit to the consumer.
THE Grange stands for and advo-
Gates federal aid for road improve
ment. There can be no good reason
given why the government should not
appropriate money for the maintain
ing and the improving of the public
highway. the same as for our public
The Ordway new era., 1913-07-25
HIGH VALUE OF GOOD ROADS
Sufficient to Justify Construction as
Rapidly as Possible Under
Economical System.

No one questions the statement that
pood roads have a high money value
TO. the farmers of the nation. and 1t
NAV be said that this alone is sufh-
cient to Justify the cost of their con-
struction as rapidly as practicable un-
der an efficient, economical equitable
system of highway Improvement.
The big point in favor OF this ex-
penditure is the economy Of time and
force in transportation between farm
and market, enabling the growers to
take advantage of fluctuations In buy
Ing and selling. as well as enhancing
the value of real estate. 1t Is est-
mated that the average annual loss
from poor roads Is 76 cents an acre.
while the estimated average increase
resulting from improving all the pub
lie roads Is 50.
The losses in five years would ag-
eregate $2,432 for every section OF
land or more than enough to improve
two miles of public highway. The
necessity Of good roads is obvious. as
Ia would enhance the value Of each
section of land about $5.760. or more
than double the estimated cost OF two
miles Of improved highway, which
constitutes the quota for $40 acres OF
land.
The Ordway new era., 1913-07-25
STEPPED OFF SOCIAL LADDER
Couple Gave Up Struggle for Some
thing That Really Was Not Worth
All II Was Costing.

The night that a young man and his
wife decided to quit the struggle for
social position ia described In Harper's
Bazaar in 1.-THE Confessions Of a
Climber" as follows:
"It was morning before we had
talked over all our plans. Wisely. we
left the dead past to bury Its dead.
for there were corpses Of failure in
each Of our paths we could serve no
good end by dragging into view. 1t
was the living, livable future that con-
cerned us.
by ten o'clock that morning had
resigned from the membership Of my
fourteen clubs and had broken every
social engagement on my list. said
simply that had found myself de-
voting too much time and money to
my social life and had decided to
withdraw. Don't think 1t was easy to
do; after spending years of energy,
effort and struggle at riveting on this
gilded chain, 1t came hard to wrench
1t link from link. The light in Johns
eyes was the pillar Of fire that kept
me in the road.
More than one friend hurried
around to expostulate before I should
have ruined myself; each one left
with a brand.new thought germ. Some
admitted it was dogs life. but
One pretty climber cried real tears be-
cause she didn't have my grit
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ing eyes, and then her father rode of
on business to station twenty miles
north. while Ruth re-entered the
house, singing like lark.
Well she might. for this was the
very happiest day of her life. Before
the evening was over she expected to
welcome her lover, Rodney Morse.
How she loved him! How tender and
true he had been! A month previ-
ous he had gone back east to sell out
his interests there and take up q
ranch, with Ruth as its mistress.
1t must have been half an hour later
when there came timid tap at the
door. Coyote Pete. his threadbare
cap in his hand. stood on the step In
an humble attitude.
"Why. won't you come in?" asked
Ruth In her usual cheerful. generous
way. "You look tired. and-perhaps
hungry" she insinuated gently.
mot this time. Miss" replied Pete.
"You see your father don't welcome
me very heartily. and don't want to
intrude. But you're the only critter
on the range ever takes time to give
Iu0 Dlt6 WHICH, uccu IT, uhu Wohs
ed to do you folks a good turn. Your
father wouldn't listen to me after I'd
tramped twenty miles to give you a
warning"
"A warning1" repeated Ruth vague
ly.
II understand your young man and
some friends are coming through on
the stage this EVENING""
"Why-yes," replied Ruth slowly.
"well, overheard two halfbreeds
down on the Taylor place talking
early this morning. planning to Join
two other hard characters. hide be-
tween here and the railroad. and hold
up the stage coach. They know some
strangers are coming. and you see
strangers are taken as free picking in
this district"
In q moment Ruth became alarmed.
Within a quarter Of an hour she and
Pete had arranged to outwtt the ban
dts. His plan was to take the one
horse left on the place and start down
the trail to meet and warn the COM
ing stage coach. He had been gone
two hours when the horse he had
gone away with came back riderless.
Instantly Ruth was on her mettie.
She could only theorize that the ami
NAL had thrown Pete, or that he had
met the bandits. She quickly buckled
belt about her slender waist. sprang
TO the saddle. and was soon on the
The Ordway new era., 1913-07-25

water works. Seventy-five per cent
of the product of our country must
pass over the public highway before 1t
can be transported over our railway
or water systems. While the govern
ment has spent millions of dollars for
highway Improvement our foreign
possessions, 1t has never appropriated
one dollar to be used on the highway
in continental United States.
1.-THE Grange membership is unani-
mously In favor of congress making
suitable appropriations for highway
construction and maintenance. This
appropriation should be expended by
national highway commission or
board. working In conjunction with
similar commissions from the states.
THE legislative committee OF the
National Grange should be instructed
to use all the influence of the Grange
upon congress- for the passage OF
bill appropriating a sufficient sum un-
der proper regulations for the I'm
provement of our public highways.
The Ordway new era., 1913-07-25
A Frontier HEROINE.
Her knowledge Of Outlaws Meth
ods and Quick Work Prevent
ed Stage Coach Hold-Up.
BY AUGUSTUS GOODRICH sHER.
WIN.

6y %SAO0 70 0SSSntS' oHGn
WIN.
You had better get out Of here. II
you don't want trouble
I've got something to tell you. II
you don't want trouble yourself. you
had better listen to me-"
What! Threatening me, are your
vamose. or I'll quicken up that dog
trot habit Of yours considerably. Git!"
and Martin Bayne made a run for the
doorstep where his ride lay.
With detected air. but quite
sprightly. ragged, limping Coyote Pete
hastened his steps from on the Bayno
domain. He had disappeared by the
time its proprietor had turned around
ready to carry out his threat. Bayne
shrugged his shoulders and resumed
tightening the girths Of his horse. Hc
had acted brusQuely for good reasons,
he told himself. II was the frontier
Montana rule. To his way of think
ing Coyote Pete and his ilk belonged
to the rubbish heap. 80 he had made
short work Of him.
why, father. wasn't that rather
rude?" inquired his daughter. Ruth,
stepping through the doorway She
was pretty as a picture. Her sleeves
were rolled up, and her shapely arms
showed dimpled and smooth. Her long,
neat apron was fecked with -four. for
this busy maid was both mistress and
cook of the lonely Bayne home.
"Rude!" repeated the ranchman
carelessly. "It's the only way to treat
such cattle as that. There isn't a
worse loafer on the range. He's been
wire-cutter, raider. and is a beggar
when he isn't on the verge Of the de-
lirium tremens. It's all your faul:.
his coming here. You encourage him
by giving him snack whenever he
takes the fancy to wander by, and
now he's making a regular station
of It. I'll be back before midnight.
Expect your company about dark,
don't your"
II think SO; hope So" replied
Ruth with quick blush and brighten.
The Ordway new era., 1913-07-25

Benefits Universal.
Good roads benefit every class aud
every section.
The Ordway new era., 1913-07-25
Things Might Be Worse.

Don't kick because you have to but
ton your wife's waist. Be glad your
wife has a waist, and doubly glad you
have q wife to button q waist for.
Some mems wives have no waists to
button, Some mems wives waists
have no buttons on to button. Some
mems wives waists who have but.
tons on to button don't care conti-
mental whether they are buttoned or
not. Some men don't have any wives
with buttons on to button any more
than q rabbit.-Camden Advance.
The Ordway new era., 1913-07-25
Buried Upside Down.

On Box Hill. in Surrey, England,
may be seen the tomb of man who
was, by his own special request,
buried upside-down in a coffin placed
In marble casing. With his head to
the earth and his feet to the sky, he
calmly awaits the Judgment Day. so
the story runs. In the belief that heav.
en- is under, the ground, and that. be-
lieving this, 1t was his duty to bs
buried with his head towards Il