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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
From Mondays Daily.

FFOUl "fOUudyo cNbts
Judge A. r. Pfau's order that the
city engineer grant a permit TO
Mrs. Mary Z. Austin of North Man
kato to construct the dwelling she
desires on the east side of Jackson
street at the foot OF the hill practic-
ally decides all the questions at Is
sue in regard TO that controversy.
II Is true, tina. there Is another case
before the court concerning the
same matter. and that is an appeal
from the order of the state fire
marshal, forbidding the construc-
ticn OF the dwelling as planned. on
the ground that It Is too great a
fire risk. There is no additional
point In that case. however. for the
court 10 pass upon, and the dlsposi-
ton OF that case must be a mere
matter OF form. the questions at is
sue having already been decided.
The residence Is TO be constructed
cut of what was once a barn. but
Il 10 be renovated and reconstruct
ed into n human habitation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
From Mondays Daily.
Pioneer Minister Dies.

Luverne, Mimi, February 16.-
Rev. Z. II. Bronson, seventy-nine
years old. pioneer Methodist min
lister. died Saturday at his home
here OF apoplexy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
From Mondays Daily.

from Mondays Daily.
In no sense Is the play, "The
Traffic" which was presented at
the Mankato Theatre last evening
entertaining or attractive. II is
solemn. impressive blood curdling
1t is meant to give a vivid pic.
ture OF the traffic in human bodies
and souls. concerning which there
has OF late been such widespread
agitation and universal demand for
reform.
The audience was large and
keenly alive TO the spirit In which
the performance was given. The
applause is in response to the drama.
tic situations, and the more strik
ing lines of the actors. and there
were occasions when the applause
is sadly out Of place.
The performance opened with the
house absolutely dark, while Miss
Bess Sankey. who took the part OF
the heroine, made the following pre-
liminary statement. II was really a
voice coming out OF the darkness:
Il. Agnes Berton. one of the many
thousands come up out of the dark
places Of the world. come up TO
you who are in re light. in the
warm sunlight e light living from
which ! have sen shut ont. I
ask you for help. ask for sympathy
/ ask you for interest. Through me
speak all the many thousands who
have gone down by the short cut
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Colonel Luce Of the Luce Electric
lines will address n meeting OF Lin
coin township farmers in the
Lewis Maker schol house. dis
trict 50, Thursday evening, ut eight
O'Clock. This is the final meeting TO
be held there and Colonel Luce will
try to encourage the sale Of more
stock in that vicinity The sale OF
electric line stock has not been as
strong as the promoters had hoped
for and II the farmers in the several
townships through which the pro.
posed line Is scheduled now do not
come across" with the mazuma, the
route will be changed entirely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
From Mondays Daily.


4. A. Johnson of Winnehago and
II. o. Tompkins Of Amboy were in
the city today on business connect.
ed with the affairs of the Shelby
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance com.
pany. This company has been writing
insurance for the farmers in the
southern end of Blue Earth county
and in part of Martin and Faribault
counties for the past thirty years In
fact, IL has recently completed its
thirtieth year of corporate exist,
ence. and now has an application
fled with the insurance commits.
sioner for renewal of its charter
Mr.. TCmpkins. in talking over the
matter. said he thought but one of
, the original charter members now
survives. That man is William r.
Look, who Is now located im Idaho,
and is president of the Farmers
Mutual company out there.
Mr.. Johnson has been president
and Mr.. Tompkins has been secre-
tary OF the Shelby Farmers Mutual
company for nine years. The COM
rany looks forward TO another thir-
~ years of prosperous and mutual
existence under the new charter
which will shortly be issued to H.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20

American La France Fire Engine
company OF Elmira, ". Y. stating
that the automobile IRE truck, which
the city bought from that company
had been shipped on February II
from Elmira for Mankato. and re
questioning that Il be not unpacked
until an expert. representing the
company should arrive In Mankato C
superintend this work.
City Engineer Blomquist presented
the specifications for the paving OF
Fourth street from Warren to Spring
and Main, Washington. Plum and
Mulberry streets. from Broad to
Fifth. The specifications covered
pavements OF tar macadam, asphalt
macadam, and concrete.
Councilman Bradley objected 70
the concrete specifications. because
they provided for the hard New Ulm
stone, and he declared that the
Mankato stone could be used. he
withdrew this objection, however,
when Mr.. Blomquist said the speci-
fications provided for either Of two
courses. The first course was for
hard stone throughout and second
for a top dressing Of two inches OF
New Ulm stone and four inches OF
Mankato stone. But he remarked at
the meeting that Mapleton had been
using concrete OF Mankato stone ex.
clusively. Mayor Meyer Thought a
top dressing OF two inches of New
Ulm stone was all Of that stone
that would be necessary.
The specifications were approved
and the time set for a hearing was
two weeks hence. on March 2.
A. @. Roemer. Philip Leas and
other owners of property In the
North Broad street district appeared
to protest against the proposed re-
moval OF the barn that had been TAX.
en- on the armory lot to the Sarah
McDonald-Hixon playground on North
Broad street. The barn is now on a
boulevard near the armory. II had
been proposed to remove II to the
play ground. and pse II TO store city's
wagons and machinery. Another
plan proposed has been to take II
to the dumping ground at the foot
of Rock street. The council listened
to the objections. but took no action.
II Is not thought that the barn will
be placed on the playground
Statistical Library Report.
w. ID. Willard Of the city library
board handed in the following sta
tistical report Of the library for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1913:
BOOK ACCOUNT.
Number Of volumes first Of
year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1888
Number of volumes added by
purchase e2S
Number of volumes added BY
GIT .......... ..........-.. ~
Number OF volumes added by
UluutuS 90
Total number Of volumes add
ed during the year ....... 1893
Total number Of volumes at
end OF year .-.......... 1875
REGISTRATION OF BORROWERS.
OF new borrowers
during the year ........ 923
Number reregistered ....... 333
Number Of cards now in force
to date -. ~. $50. s.sss
CIRCULATION STATISTICS.
Number of volumes fiction
lent. home use ........... 27,271
Number OF volumes non fiction
home use ................ 1888
Total number lent for home
use NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1885,
FINANCE.
Total receipts .......... s6,961 Al
Total expenditures ...... $500. Al
Balance on hand. ...... S1,761 .06
From Mondays Daily.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20

The Free Press is in receipt OF
the following letter from one OF
the club women OF St Peter:
ION behalf OF the club women OF
st. Peter who are Interested In the
Roby case. wish 10 thank you
for the publicity YOU gave the case.
We are indignant at the ruling OF
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
From Mondays Daily.
Valentine Entertainment.

The Loyola club will hold a valen.
tine entertainment at the club
house on February II at eight
o'clock. The program includes a
one. act play. entitled. ''Sarah's
Young Man, which will be given
by the same actors as presented
"Esmeralda." A valentine post Office
and card party will be enpoyed.
The Loyola orchestra viii play.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
from Monoay's OaIIN.

erom Monoay's Daily.
Mrs. William Meyer OF Good
Thunder died late Saturday OF asth
ma and heart failure. She was more
than sixty years old. She is sur
viyed by her husband, and three
sons and six daughters, Otto, Gus
tave and William Meyer, all living
In North Dakota; Mrs. Augusta
Meyer, WATERFOWL, Wis; Mrs. Man
ford Benedict, Lyra township: Mrs
Richard Eberhart and Airs. William
Dehring. living near Good Thunder;
and Misses Tillio and Eleanor Mey
or. living at the family home in
Good Thunder Miss Eleanor Meyer
is a teacher at Smiths Mill. II Is
probable that the funeral will be
held on "Wednesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20


Of stock in II. II Is said there is
some division OF sentiment in Nash
vile regarding securing the road.
The general sentiment. however.
favors such a road IL It Is built
on 10 FRirmont and II is thought
Nashville viii give all the support
desired to such a project.
II is said the company has Sc
cured the required assistance and
cooperation In the district between
Nashville and Minneapolis, and that
no effort to interest Falrmont peo-
pie III be made until right of way
and subscriptions OF stock are Sc
cured all along the proposed route
to the north OF this city.
Considerable confusion Is likely
to result throughout the state as a
result Of the changes made in the
town road tax law by the last legls-
lature. Heretofore farmers have
been allowed to work out this tax
on the roads IL they desired, but
now IT must be paid in cash TO the
county treasurer as are other
taxes.
The Dunn good roads law con-
tains the new legislation on this
point. decreeing that AL road
taxes hereafter levied shall be paid
in cash and no highway labor shall
be assessed"
There Will BE Objections.
This changing of a custom OF
many years standing, with little or
no notice, may make it difficult to
enforce the new law. according TO
state highway officials.
Many farmers, II is said, will OBJ
ject strenuously 10 being deprived
Of the chance to work out their tax.
This labor has usually been per-
formed during the months when the
farmers were not otherwise Ell.
gagged and as a result did not prove
hardship.
The town road taxes are levied
at the annual town meetings TO
be held this year on March 10. and
must not exceed Is mills on the
taxable property OF the town.
Hope For Little Confusion.
That there may be as little con-
fusion as possible because of the
changes In the law, the highway
commission probably will send out
bulletin TO the various county
auditors directing them to notify
all town officials of the new leg.
islation.
This is the first year in which
the statewide one-mill tax for good
roads purposes will be levied. The
money is TO be collected. by the
state and turned over TO the coun-
ties as II is needed TO pay for road
work.
Law Apportions the Money.
The law apportions the money re,
ceived from the levy among the
eighty-eight counties, no county TO
receive more than three per cent
of the total nor less than one per
cent.
The total TO bs realized will be
nearly sl.3O0.o00 and no county
can receive less than $4,000 or
more than $4,000 under the pro.
vision for distribution. The coun.
ties must contribute an additional
sum over and above the amour.
apportioned TO them TO be entitled
TO receive this aid.
From Mondays Daily.
a. A. Johnson of winnehago and
II. o. Tompkins of Amboy were in
the city today on business connect.
ed with the affairs of the Shelby
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance com.
pany. This company has been writing
insurance for the farmers in the
southern end of Blue Earth county
and in part Of Martin and Faribault
counties for the past thirty years. In
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
Gave Successful Concert.

Miss Margaret Lloyd, a daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lloyd of this
city. was one of the twelve mem
bers Of the Girls Glee club of the
University OF Minnesota who gave
a very successful concert In Dassel
Friday evening under the direction
OF Professor Carlyle Scott.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20

Sueur on court business today.
r. Leslie Cooper Of Vernon Cen.
ter was In the city on business to
day.
John v. Steiner. who has been In
Chicago for ten days. has returned
home.
0smond osmondson and II. II.
Hanson Of Delavan are in Mankato
today.
Attorney BENJAMIN Taylor went
to worthington on business this
morning.
Carl Hager. county surveyor of
Faribault county. is in the city to-
day on business.
Mayor A. @. Meyer went to Lake
Crystal today to attend the funeral
OF Colonel Neff.
Misses Ella and Bessie Wilson
spent yesterday with the Neff fam
lily In Lake Crystal.
Mrs. Harry Hanson Of Butternut
Valley Is visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. p Saenger.
Chris Steiner and son. Frank. have
returned from a business trip TO
Chicago and Minneapolis.
Mrs w. Seamans left this morn.
ing for the east where she VIII
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
Last Day to Paw Taxes.

FEBRUARY 20 is the last day TO pay
the personal property and credit
taxes to the county treasurer with
out the addition Of a ten per cent
penalty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
Transferred the Licenses.

The saloon license held by George
Klages at 311 North Front street
was transferred by request 10 his
uncle. George Klages. as the nephew
has undertaken to run another saloon
on the same street. The R-Cade sa
loon license, 427 South Front street
was transferred by request from NJ
L. Foss 10 Fred Ross. who recently
purchased the place.
A claim for $4,000 was presented
from Anton Randig. who recently
slipped and fell on the sidewalk In
front of 127 and 12s North Front
street, and broke both bones of one
OF his arms. The communication
stated that the sidewalk was rough
and Icy and In a dangerous con
dhion. because certain city officials
had neglected their duty. The mat
ter was referred TO the city attorney
A letter was received from tbs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
estrymen viii Entertain.

vestrymen Of st. Johns Episcopal
church will entertain the gentlemen
and lady members OF the parish at
the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Frank Pay 215 Clark street tomor.
row night
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20

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All that is mortal Of the late Colo
mel George Washington Nen was
laid 10 rest in lake View cemetery
at Lake Crystal this afternoon. MIR.
Neff died Saturday morning after a
long and active life, deyottd for the
most part 10 newspaper work. This
afternoon a large gathering of his
old and true friends gathered in the
Methodist church in that city to pay
their last tribute 20 him.
The Masonic lodge had charge of
the funeral services. but the sermon
was preached by Rev. T. Ross Paden
OF this city, who was formerly pastor
OF the Presbyterian church in Lake
Crystal. A quartet composed OF Ed
washburn of Vernon Center, Mrs.
NJ. J. Brney OF Lake Crystal. Mrs.
VIII Franchere Of Lake Crystal and
Professor MacGee also OF that town.
sang several anthems, and a solo
was sung by Mr.. Washburn. The
service at the grave was In charge
of the Masons.
The eryice was held at one O'Clock
and every business house was clos.
ed from the hours of enc until
three O'Clock. Many friends OF Mr..
NefTs from Mankato were present
at the services, including a large
delegation Of MasOns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20

From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Martha Jane Doty of Good
Thunder died Saturday at the home
Of her son, Stephen A. Doty, in that
village. Death was due to old age
and kidney trouble. The funeral
will take place next Monday after
noon at two o'clock from the Good
Thunder Baptist church.
Mrs. Doty was born in Delaware
county, Ohio. March 81, 1887. She
was the daughter Of Cyrus and Sarah
Benedict and was the last survivor
OF a family of nine children. She
was united in marriage to George
Doty at Neenah, Wis, on January 1,
1856. They came u Minnesota in
1858. They had three children,
Viola, Malcolm and Stephen. Ste
phen Doty is the only one OF the
three yet living. He resides on the
family farm. The husband. George
Doty, died in 1906. Malcolm and
Viola died before their father.
The couple celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary in 1906.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20

II was decided to appoint a COM
mittee visit Minneapolis and In
spect one of the Luce lines in OPP
Grafton. The committee is to be
guests OF the Luce company while
in Minneapolis and consists of A.
W. Watson. Clifford Jones. Frank
Sperry. w. w. Adams and Charles
Morgan. The committee win In
greet the line thoroughly and as
certain the sentiment OF the farmer
patrons OF 1t while absent. This
trip. Il is thought. will have much
to do with the action taken By the
Nashville township farmers.
Must r. $4,000 From Township.
To secure the proposed line. the
farmers OF each township are re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14
ENGLISH HATS WITH BOWS
IN BACK DISCARDED
tBy Associated Press.)

LONDON, Nov. 14.--English hatters
this fall are Offering no fedoras with
the bow at the back. Neither are the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14
HUGE EXPORTS STILL SHIFT
SCALE HEAVILY IN OUR FAVOR

NEW YORK, Nov. lathe balance
of trade in favor of the United States
continues t. grow. Exports from the
port of New York today had money
value of $4,18O,59O, while the imports
were valued at only $2,614,37S.
Cotton exports were 3O,7S7 bales,
making a total thus far this season of
733, 2S7 bales, against 3,O92,11S last
year. While this is a great discrepancy,
it must be remembered that practically
no cotton was exported during August
and September.
The feature of the cotton market has
been the heavy buying by Japan. So
far this year the Japanese have bought
1OS,S1O bales, as compared with S0,72O
bales last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14

with wire curls that project in front of
the ears. The peasant men also wear
distinctive Flemish costumes-trousers
extremely lose and buttoned to a
short-waisted shirt of the same mater
ial.
Having no work or means of recre-
alton the refugees in Bergen op Zoom
gather about the railway station where
Dutch soldiers stand on guard and
keep the Belgians away from the pas
sages to and from the trains.
Refugees who have lost members of
their families have chalked notices on
the walls of stations in many of the
Dutch towns. Such signs as Jean
Marie de Maries of Antwerp went to
Amsterdam on October Is" or will
Marie de Maries of Antwerp please
write to her mother in care of Roosen-
daal Relief Committee where she is?
may be seen written on the brick walls
of railway buildings or posted in sta
ton windows. Relief committees in
all the towns are flooded with, letters
from persons seeking lost relatives.
The same refugees may be seen in
six different Belgian and Dutch towns
within a week. They walk or ride as
they may, constantly searching for
lost members of their families, eagerly
seeking the lists of various relief COM
mittees for traces of missing relatives
or friends.
There are many Blind persons in the
throngs. Some are without friends or
relatives to lead them, but good Sam
aritains always seem to lend a hand.
The kindly natures of the people are
plainly shown in the present crisis.
Heavy as the burden is upon Holland
there is little disposition on the part
Of the Dutch to urge the eBlgians UNI
duly to return to their own country
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14
PARIS TURNS To CATHE-
ORALS IN TIME OF WAR
(By Associated Press.)

PARIS, Nov. 14.-The cathedrals
of Paris are crowded each Sunday with
persons who have been awakened to
new devoutness by the war Every
day there is continuous file of faith
full to the churches of every parish in
Paris, burning candles to their patron
saints. They are mostly women, but
the men are in far greater proportion
than has been seen in the churches in
many years Among these men are
many wounded, who make their way
painfully to the affairs on crutches in
sorder to perform their devotions.
In the improvised chapel at the Pas
'teur Lyceum building, where the Amer
lean Military hospital is located, an
altar was provided at one end for the
Catholics and at the other end for
members of the Church of England,
while a place was made in the centre
for the Protestant Non conformist SER
vices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14
Big FIRM FORMED To WIN
FUR TRADE TO new YORK

NEW YORK, Nov. IA gigantic
fur corporation, organized as a direct
result of the war, and the purpose of
which is to take advantage of new
trade conditions, has announced the
details of the project for holding in
New York auction sales of furs similar
to those which have been held in Lon
don for years and continuance of which
is now made impossible because of the
war.
The authorized capital stock of the
company is $1,000,000 and subscriptions
for shares is limited to those actually
engaged in the fur business. 1t is pro-
posed to hold three regular sales a
year. Facilities for special sales of
Chinese, Australian, South American,
and Russian furs will also be offered.
1t is proposed to accept throughout
the year shipments from dealers regu-
larly engaged in the fur business and
the usual advances will be made on
furs consigned to the company for
sale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14
All Anxious

However, the other members of the
eleven are anxious to meet Tech and
every player has stated that unless
they beat the Jackets they will not
accept their Gs this year. That is
an example of the logged determine
ton that is sure to have the psy-
Geological effect on the team, from
their last weeks over-confidence. On
Grant Field BILLY" Powell will
make his first real appearance of
the season in his old form. Billy"
has been laid up with fever all the
fall, but is back in the game now and
is sufficiently limbered up to be heard
from.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14

Invigoratlng to the Pale and Sticky
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria enriches the blood and builds the sys-
tenn, true tonic. For adults and children soc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14

soft hats and derbies with feathers in
the band among the fall offerings. The
bow at the back of the hat was fancy
originated by Austria and the father
idea also came from Vienna. Conse
quently English dealers will have no
more of those particular styles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14
REMNANTS To Be AWARDED
FOR BEST RED CROSS SEAL SALE

be given to the county, city, town or
village in each class anywhere in the
United States selling the largest num-
Der of seals per inhabitants.
Last year Cody, Wyoming was among
the largest buyers per capita selling
over $4,000 with a population of 1900.
Some cities in New York, Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and
other states sold from three to six per
resident The National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis, which is carrying on the promo
ton of the sale considers that any city
of 10000 to 100000 population ought to
sell at least three cents worth of seals
per inhabitant.
All Of the proceeds from the sale Of
Red Cross Seals except the expenses
of the sale, go to fight tuberculosis in
the community, state, city, or town
where the Seals are sold.