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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-02
Farmers Letter.
BY CAPT. T. F. PECK

1A11~ SAN AARV VA tAt y OaA w
tention has been given to the
Legislature by the people Of the
State generally. The Depart.
Eent Of Agriculture has been
interested in legislation that
would enable the Department
to more efficiently serve the
farmers Of tho State. Some of
this legislation we have secured,
some we have not. All who
have read Talks to Farmers
know Of our plans to secure
County Demonstration farms.
This bill has passed two read.
ings in both houses and has been
recommended for passage by the
Agricultural Committees of both
Houses, but it looks now that it
will get no further. This is to
be regretted because the de.
monstration farm conducted on
practical lines would have been
of great value to the farmers Of
the State, would have been a
strong factor in improving rural
life conditions.
But because We do not get all
we want or oil We need is no
reason for letting the opportuni-
ties we have 60 to waste. We
still have the cooperation Of
the newspapers for discriminating
information. We can continue
our Farmers Institutes. The
railroads are interested in the
agricultural development of the
State and will lend valuable as.
sistance. The commercial or.
CARNATIONS, when they under.
stand that the development Of
the agricultural industry means
prosperity for them, will lend
their aid in the work of devel-
opment.
And you, brother farmers, are
more directly interested. When
you stop and look over the situa-
tion with the experience you
have had in the past, knowing
the methods you have practiced
with the results you have Sc
cured as compared with the re.
suits of Others who started un.
der more unfavorable conditions
thsn yours. who have built up
their soils and made money,
don't you think it is worth while
to do little practical thinking
for yourself when it means indie,
pendence and prosperity for you
and yours?
1t is not expected for you to
master all of the science of agri.
culture at once, but you know
that you have been trying to
cultivate more land than you
could cultivate as it should be !;
you know that you have been
blowing shallow when you ought
to pillow deep. You have planted
your ground before you had pre-
pared good seed bed. You had
80, much ground to 90 over that
before you could get over your
crop, weeds had q foothold in !
your corn and you let them share
in the little plant food.
When your crop was ready to
harvest you have taken all off the
soil and if the weeds and corn
stalks would interfere with the
next crop you would rake anu
burn them. You know how you
have let the barnyard manure
20 to waste. We could go on
enumerating the things that you
know yourself is not good farm
practice.
Now really. brother farmer,
when you get right down to the
facts, is there not a lot Of things
that you are doing and q lot more
that you are not doing that you
could do and il you would do
would make big difference in
your crops? Your own good
common sense will tell you what
Is best in the majority Of cases.
Yon have more interest in vour T
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neapolis signified its wish by letter

neapolis signified its wish by letter
to furnish white way" poles, pro-
viding a white way" is constructed.
A letter from ]. L. Druar, a con
sulting engineer with the Oscar
Claussen Engineering company OF
Minneapolis, estimated that mum.
cipal lighting plant could be built
for 100000 and the city water
pumped by the electricity generated
He also told of some of the engi
neering feats lie had helped to &C
complish.
A hearing on the curbing and gut.
tering in various portions of the
city, which has been decided upon
for this year will be given at the
next meeting of the council, which
will be a week from tomorrow,
Tuesday, September 2, on account
of the fact that Labor day. next
Monday, is legal holiday.
On a request by Councilman Ger
Itch, it was decided to allow Sis
for decorating the city for the Man
kato fair, and also enough money to
secure band music for the last two
days of the fair.
City Clerk F. w. Bates was au-
thorized to replenish the different
funds as necessary, as this is the
last meeting in the month.
The culvert on Poplar street needs
cleaning, and Councilman Gerlich,
commissioner of streets and alleges,
was authorized to secure the serv-
ices of one James Gavin, who was
arrested Saturday, in a condition
that indicated that he was not in
need of a drink. 1t seems that Ca
vim was begging on the streets, and
had one arm in his coat pocket in
such manner that people thought
that he was minus one wing"
When this fraud was discovered at
the police station, Gavin said that
he had tuberculosis in this arm, but
today he seems to be able to use
the arm well enough to handle a
knife and fork, and thus as result
of his deception, he will serve ten
days, part of which time will be
consumed in improving Mankato's
thoroughfares.
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From Mondays Daily.

from mondays DAILY.
The full measure berry box law,
passed by the last legislature, will
go into effect September /. The ber-
ry season being almost over, how
ever, it's enforcement at this time
will not greatly affect the sales this
year.
The law provides that when ber-
ries or small fruits are sold in less
than bushel quantities, they must be
sold by the quart, pint or half pint,
OF standard dry measure, or null
tiples of quart The bill specifcal-
ly provides that it shall apply to
raspberries, blackberries. blueberries,
currants, gooseberries, strawberries,
plums and cherries.
After September 1 all berries and
fruits named in the law will be out
OF season except plums and small
quantities of blackberries and blue
berries.
The law also prohibits refilling
berry boxes. 1t provides that pos.
session of short measure boxes shall
be construed as intent to use or sell
them. October / the workmen's
compensation act and a companion
bill relating to safety appliances go
into effect.
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Green Bay, Wis, August 25.-The
plan for the amalgamation of the
Luther synods of Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Michigan will go through
according to the joint convention of
those bodies Friday.
The Nebraska Synod has as yet
been unable to take any action, but
meeting will be held next week.
when it is thought the plan will be
favored. No definite action was TAX
en- at this time, but the question will
again be brought up after all the
elections have been made.
The following officers were elect
ed, secretary, A. C. Haase, st.
Paul; treasurer, H. Knuth; treasurer
of church paper, Adolph Baebenroth;
committee on indian missions, G. E.
Bergemann and Charles Dobidat;
secretary of transportation, A. C.
Haase; board of regents of the teach.
ers' seminary, F. Retzlaff; board of
regents of the home for the aged,
j. Kulischeck and F. Koehler; board
of regents at the seminary at Sagi-
nav, Mich, F. A. Richter, six years;
Claus Gieschen, four years, and F.
Schuette, two years.
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Girl Entitled to Medal.
rom MONDAYS Daily.

Stewartville, Mimi, August 25.-
Dorothy Vail of this village, who is
only ten years old, is entitled to a
Carnegie medal. AS she stood on
the boat landing at Lake Florence
ready for a dive, she saw Ralph
Towey go under the water, and
heard his call for help as he came
to the surface. She dove. off and
caught him as he went down for
the third time and swan to shore
with him,
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Entitled to Refund.

He who actually paid the freight
is entitled to refund under the de-
cision of the United States supreme
court in the Minnesota rate case.
This is the opinion of Attorney Gen
eral Lyndon A. Smith submitted Sat
urday to the state board of railroad
and warehouse commissioners.
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Bad Fire at Hedwinq.

Redwing, Mimi, August 25.-Fac
tory "B" of the Redwng Sewer Pipe
company was DESTROYED by fire at
midnight Saturday,, with a loss
OF $4,000. Insurance of $4,000
was carried on the builiing and stock
and $4,000 on machinery and ap.
paratus T sEt
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PAYS Tax of Seo. 446. 70

The Chicago and Northwestern
Railway company earned $1,7SS,934.O1
on Minnesota business during the
first six months of 1913, according
to its report of gross earnings filed
Saturday with the state tax commits
sion. The tax is $89,446.78.
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WROTE HIS OWN SERMON;
1T WAS READ At Gl-
ANTS FUNERAL.

) Sioux Falls, S. o., August
) 25.-Friends in South Dakota
) have been advised of the
; death at his new home at
) Christobal, Tex, Of Cation
) Hoblitt, who for many years
. was a resident of Clark coun-
. ty, and who, during his resi-
; dence there, enjoyed the dis
; tinction of being the largest
; man in South Dakota. He was
. enormous in size tipping the
: scales at SIG pounds.
. Hoblitt, as well as being the
largest, was one of the most
peculiar men who ever lived
in South Dakota. One of his
pecuiarities was illustrated at
his funeral, when, at his re-
quest, no clergyman was pres
: ent, and a funeral grafton
: prepared by him during the
, closing days of his life, was
: read, this being practically
the sole ceremony at the fu-
: neral. 49,. .ss.-
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From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily. ..
st. Paul Methodists who compose
several of the largest congregations
will ask Bishop W. A. Quayle to al
low their pastors to remain another
year at their present posts. The an
nual session of the Minnesota con-
ference, which embraces the south
ern portion of the state, will be held
at Mankato during the week begin
ming September "a and Bishop Quayle
will preside. He will conduct the
Northern Minnesota conference the
following week, and during the week
beginning September 3 he will hold
the Swedish Methodist conference at
Lindstrom.
1t is probable that few changes
will be made in ST. Paul, though
some of the more prominent Mime
apolis pastors are said to he slated
for changes. Among the ST. Paul
pastors who will remain in their
present charges if the bishop accedes
to the requests of their congregations
are: DR.. Charles N. Pace, First
church; Dr. F. NJ Rule, Holman
church; DR.. Alexander C. Stevens,
Trinity church; Dr. George w. Lutz,
Clinton Avenue church, and DR.. w.
/. Kern, King Street church. DR..
Kern is out of the city on vaca-
ton, but members of his church, at
business meeting last night, voted
to increase his salary 5000 for next
year and to urgently request the
bishop to return him to the church.
Rev. Frank Doran, district super
intendent, will report at the confer
ence that conditions in St Paul are
encouraging and that the church
membership has increased materially
during the year. &.'
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in Clinton, la. afteraaa three days
auto trip. He says that the roads
in Minnesota were very muddy but
in Iowa they were better
Redwood Falls Sun: Attorney A.
H. Emerson was over from Lander
ton Monday on business connected
with his county office. He left Tues
day for Mankato and from there he
went to the northern lakes for a
vacation, in hopes Iof getting relief
from severe case of hay fever.
Redwood Falls Sun: Mrs. e. F.
Soaring and two sons, Donald and
Stanley, of .Mankato arrived here
Wednesday on a visit of a couple
of weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. l.. Brigham and other rela-
tives and friends, While here they
will help celebrate the, forty-sixth
wedding anniversary of her parents.
Mr.. Soaring is expected to drive up
in his car the last of next week for
few days visit. &c
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From Mondays Daily.
Eennett-Davis.

A wedding which took place at
Martha's Vineyard, Mass, Saturday
at noon is of much interest to so
ciety hereabouts. The bridegroom
was Captain Russell H. Davis,
brother of Mrs. Walter C. Poehler
of Minneapolis, and son of Congress
man Davis of ST. Peter, MINI. The
bride was Mrs. Arthur Ferris Ben
nett of Washington, D. c., formerly
Miss Genssler. Rev. Mr.. Ferris of the
Presbyterian church of Martha S
Vineyard, read the service at the
summer home of the bride in the
presence of relatives and a few
friends. The bride was married in
her travelling costume. The service
was quietly solemnized and there
were no attendants.
Captain Davis is stationed at the
navy yards at Washington. p IT, was
expected he would receive his com.
mission as captain of the Marine
corps on the day of his marriage
His promotion has been talked OF
for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis left for an
extended trip. They will be at home
at the Navy yard at Washington, d.
c., upon their return. Congressman
and Mrs. Davis were the only guests
from Minnesota at tie wedding. The
bride has been prominently identified
for several years with Washington
society. The bridegroom was for
merly stationed in st. Paul.
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Motorcycle Races nankato Day.

Three motorcycle Traces will be
among the principa, features OF
"Mankato day. at the fair next
month. The races viii be for five
ten and fifteen miles each. Entries
must be in not later than September
6, and may be mads with Charles
T. Taylor or John II. Holman.
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Summary: LOyOla, one earned
run, three men walked, three men
struck out; Mankato: two earned
runs, one two base hit, two men
walked, three men struck out, one
double play. Umpires, H. E. and w.
A. Plymat.
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canadian nrunuists Meet.

|. Toronto, Ont, August 25.-The
convention of the pDGminion Drug,
gists' association opened here today
in the central roomoof the college of
pharmacy building of Toronto uni
versity.o.t4,1, PARLIAMENTARY. 6f
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From MONDAYS Daily,

From MONDAYS Daily
Reports from eleven Minnesota
counties show Blue Earth leading in
the estimated yields to the acre for
both wheat and oats. The county is
producing this year twenty-six bush
els of wheat to the acre, and sixty
six bushels of oats.
Nicollet county leads in the corn
estimate, sixty-five bushels to the
acre being the figures.
The reports which have been re-
ceived by Fred D. Sherman, commits
sioner Of immigration, are careful
estimates of the crops in the differ
emit counties: Reports from several
counties in this section of the state
follow:
Nicollet-Corn, IS bushels an acre;
wheat, 81; oats, so; rye, 30; flax,
II; potatoes, ITS: barley, 40; hay.
Az tons.
Rye was affected by the dry spell
in June. The first cutting of hay
was light and the second crop heavy.
Continued favorable weather and
copious rains have kept all crops
jumping since the June dry spell.
Corn never was better and prob
ably never so good as this year The
only betterment would be better
stand where it was planted too
early. The wheat straw is not
heavy, but the grain has filled SPLEEN
didly.
LeSueur = Corn, As bushels an
acre; wheat, "a; oats, 35; rye, 80;
potatoes, 10; barley, 80; hay, PIE
tons.
Blue Earth-Corn, 60 bushels an
acre; wheat, 26; oats, Sc; rye, 80;
flax, %; barley, 80; hay, 2k tons.
There will be abundant yields in
all crops with the largest average
crop in many years.
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Pontiac, ILL.,, August 25.--Head of
fees of the Modern Woodmen, of
America may be removed from Rock
Island, Ill, to an Indiana city, it
was reported here today, in case
the board of review of Livingston
county holds that the 100000 re-
serve fund of the order is amendable
to taxation.
David s. Myers of Pontiac, head
banker of the Modern Woodmen, has
been summoned to appear before the
reviewers on August 20, and show
cause why the reserve fund should
not be made subject to taxation in
this county.
The reserve fund of fraternal or
ders, according to officers of the
Modern Woodmen, is not subject to
taxation in Indiana
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From Mondays Daily.

Baked sand is recommended to
those who suffer with stomach
troubles. 1t would require .copsid-
cradle sand for most people to test
the alleged cure.
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Winona, Mimi, August 25.-Indus-
trial development of Minnesota and
good roads will be two movements
concentrated and merged in Winona
early in October if plans of J. r.
Kinsloe, secretary of the Association
of Commerce, and of persons
throughout the northwest, develop.
The Chicago, Black Hills and Vel
lowstone Park Highway association
has chosen this city as the place for
its convention, the date for which
has not been definitely determined.
Mr.. Kinsloe plans at the same time
to stage in Winona the opening Of
the State Federation of Commercial
clubs three-day, weekend Helping
Business Campaign, which is to ex-
tend all over the state It's object is
to acquaint Minnesotans with Min
nesota products.
BY merging the two meetings, lead.
ers in two of the most wide-awake
movements of the day will be cen
tralized here.
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An Enjoyable Evening.

A large number of young people
spent last Saturday evening very
enjoyably at a dancing party given
at the l.. S. Olinger residence about
three and half miles from Man
kato on the Eagle Lake road The
party was given by Misses Anna
Peters and Josephine Clements, and
their guests were not only provided
with an evenings tripping of "the
light fantastic" but were also treat
ed to an elegant luncheon at mid
night The music was furnished by
the st. Clair orchestra.
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From Mondays Daily.


e. B. Mccormick, mechanical en-
gineer for the department of public
roads at Washington, D. c., arrived
in the city today for the purpose of
making traction tests of the Scenic
Highway between Mankato and Min
neapolis, with the aid of the dyna-
mometer. Lawrence L. Beebe, also
government engineer arrived few
days ago. They will be taken for a
preliminary trip over the road to-
morrow, and will be escorted as far
as LeSueur by John H. Holman.
From there they will be relayed on
to Minneapolis. This trip is to get
the landmarks in mnd so as to be
able to use the dynamometer more
effectively. siE
This machine as explained in prev
ious issues of The Free Press, re-
cords graphically the amount of trac-
ton over the entire road. The data
thus gathered is used by the post
office department in their expert.
ments on different roads to secure
the best possible condition of roads
for rural mail carriers This was
made necessary by the advent of
the parcel pest.a The department OF
public roads uses the information
to compare with differently improved
roads in various parts of the United
States. The machine is run over
the road, fastened to an ordinary
wagon drawn by a team of horses,
before and after the road is i'm
proved. Probably Wednesday the
trip over the road will be begun with
the dynamometer. 1t is expected
that six days will be, required to
make the round trip.
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Rochester. August 25,-The North
western depot was the scene of a
real horse whipping Friday after
noon, when Mrs. Frafk Strain
sought to mete out dire punishment
to her husband, charging pon-support.
Mrs. Strain. who, used a horse whip
for the weapon of her vengeance,
proceeded to lash her spouse, using
the big end of the WHY The affair
lasted but short tine, the whip
breaking before sefi5us develop
ments had followed. they attracted
quite number, taking place at the
time for the arrival of the 4:05
trains. 49, - s'@f
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From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
With its throttle wide open and
under. a full head of steam, an Oma-
ha passenger engine Saturday night
ran away in the st. Paul yards, dash,
ed from the repair shop at Western
avenue and the Omaha tracks,
through Union station trainshed
and sped on for a mile and a half,
stopping only when it crashed into
a switch engine and demolished it.
A quarter of mile away, Mrs.
Frank Gage, 161 Haskell street, st.
Paul, wife of the engineer of the
switch engine, heard the shrek and
thought of her husband, who had
just gone to work. She dropped to
her knees in the yard and prayed
for his deliverance. Later, an am
bulance took him home, bruised, but
not seriously injured.
81 knew it! | knew it," she cried
II knew he would be saved!"
Engineer Stopped to Register.
Just after J. B. Docking, engineer,
stopped the engine to register be-
fore taking it out, it started forward
again. A. T. Anderson, engineer,
jumped to the throttle, which had
been thrown open, but could not
move it. Calling to A. E. Turnrose,
a fireman in the cab Anderson or
dered him to jump. He then tied
down the whistle to exhaust the
steam and give warning and leaped
from the cab.
With a full fire under the boiler,
the whistle failed to slacken the en-
gine's speed. At Sibley street,
George F. Spettel, a switchman, tried
to derail the engine, but failed, but
he turned to switch, sending it down
another track, where it sped on,
Numbered through the trainshed with
a clear track ahead.
Gage Was Bruised.
In the path of the wild engine was
the switch engine with Gage at the
throttle. In the cab and on the
running board were Paul Guyette,
James Grier, ]. E. Heller and A. S.
Vaney. AS the engine bore down on
them the four jumped. Gage stayed
to shut off his throttle and was about
to jump when the wild engine
struck his. Gage was knocked VIC
lently to the ground, stunned and
bruised. All the others escaped in.
jury.
How the throttle of the runaway
became open is mystery, as Dock.
ing declared he had closed it prop.
erly. The engine was badly dam.
aged. General traffic in the yards
was impeded only a short time.
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Pleasant Surprise.

Pleasant Surprise.
About a dozen friends of Miss
Frieda Frey pleasantly surprised her
in honor of her birthday Saturday
afternoon at the home of Miss Alma
Ahrens on North Second street A
number of beautiful and useful gifts
were presented to Miss Frey, and
the afternoon passed very pleasantly.
At six o'clock lawn supper was
served
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j. Hickey went to Minneapolis on
business Saturday
Frank McLaurin returned last
night from the cities.
A. ]. Nelson of Nicollet visited
yesterday in Mankato.
A. E. Berg spent Sunday visiting
with friends at Madelia.
Ivan Bowen spent Sunday with
his brother at Cambria.
S. T. Einen of Madelia is in the
city today on business.
H. G. Borchert of Mapleton visit
ed in Mankato over Sunday.
William C. Wood went to Maple
ton this morning on business.
e. J. Thomas of Zumbrota was in
the city Saturday on business.
Miss Bertha Fletcher of Wells is
calling on Mankato friends. today. s
Henry Clauson of Lamberton was
a business visitor here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. Kjerner and Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Ackle of Rochester