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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
Spring Island

Dir. and Mrs. George Yaeger, Who
are enjoying the winter in Los
Angeles, are also enjoying oranges
which they buy from the wagons
ct ten cents pailful, and English
walnuts at ten cents a pound.
Monday--was a long day on the
rural delivery routes. The Oldest
inhabitants. reviewed the weather
disasters since 1887. prophesied a
total crop failure and war with Mex.
leo in 1914, to cheer up the general
gloom. Clouds of blue vapor hung
over the telephones. whose wires
never ceased "cackling,' and the
"rubberers" were wearing blistered
ears this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Jones cele-
brated legal holiday in a strictly
legal way Monday evening. An in.
vasion OF jolly friends descended
upon them, and an exceedingly Jolly
evening was spent playing progress
sive cinch. A delicious supper o,
pemican al a mode and other daih-
ties was served at midnight. The
rest OF the evening was spent sing.
ing songs and In Evolutionary
stunts" furnished mainly by l. NJ
Griffith, and were heartily enjoyed
by the company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
Kerns

Henry Goodridse has been sick
with quincy.
Henry Smith is sick with bron
chial trouble.
Miss Elinor Culp is staying with
Mrs. Robert Grice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Burrill have
moved to the Jessie Keene farm.
Willie Rash of Lake Crystal Ia
visiting relatives in the neighbor
hood.
Mrs. Julia Severance remains about
the same. A trained nurse is caring
for her.
Mrs. Bressler entertained a young
lady friend from Mankato Saturday
land Sunday.
Ed Gistason Is hauling logs TO the
mill and getting lumber ready to
build garage.
Merton Melvin's little children
spent last week with Mrs. Lucy CUP
They returned to their father Mon
day.
The auction sales held last week
BY Len Burrill and Joe Meurer were
attended by large crowds.
Anton Lind spent last week In
Minneapolis as delegate to q
Swedish Lutheran conference.
Mr.. and Mrs George Cole enter.
tanned their son, Howard. and
childron ~ 1,a,.f,1.,, ,,.o.- e,,..<,,x
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
Indian Lake

James Ballard, who has been laid
up with a lame knee, is about again.
Hjamler Hoff. who has been III in
Emmanuel hospital, having had pneu-
monia, is reported as better.
Ice harvest ID nearly completed in
this neighborhood. The ice from the
lake is about fourteen inches thick
and is of excellent quality.
The Indian Lake Farmers club
win meet next Saturday evening TO
listen to an address by F. "a. fisher
upon the subject. "The Middleman. $
The Indian Lake Sunshine club will
meet next Thursday, February 26, at
the home Of Mrs John Duffy. The
visiting ladies will provide a picnic
lunch, which arrangement will be
used another year.
Dayton Cordill of Lake Crystal
and his son Arthur Cordill of Sioux
Falls, s. d., uncle and cousin OF Mrs.
Lee Plumb took their Sunday dinner
with the Plumb family last Sunday.
In the afternoon they returned to
Mankato where they called upon
their relatives, e. II. Hiekok, return.
ing to Lake Crystal in the evening.
Those who were neither absent nor
tardy in the Indian Lake school for
the month ending February 10 are
Earle and Walter Anderson, Harry
and Grace Duffy, Mary keenan,,
Henry Thompson, Helen veigel, Lora,
Louie, Jim, Hazel, Paul, Floyd and
Elmer Watt, Tony Brunder Albert
Schaub, Ruth Edney, Clayton Kidder
and William Reimbold. N@
A few near neighbors and reIa-
tives Of Mrs. Charles o. Loe gather.
ed at her home for a party on
the evening of February 16, that being
the occasion of her birthday. This
was not a birthday club party, but
partook more of the nature of a
family reunion. The people gathered
early and took hearty refreshments
and spent a merry evening. They
were entertained with games and
music until late hour Among her
many beautiful gifts was piano a
present from her husband.
A merry sleigh riding party arrived
at the home OF Win Watts Saturday
evening. The party consisted OF
about fifteen young people, Mrs.
peterson's class in the Sunday school
OF the Christion church In Mankato.
Misses Minnie and Lora Watts are
members OF the class. The sleigh
ride was rendered the class by Frank
Watts, son of Mrs. Agnes Watts,
Who Is also member Of the Sunday
school. The young people had a
merry evening and enjoyed a deli
cious lunch. played games. and sang
songs. On returning home they voted
the party to be the best one yet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
Establish A State
Board OF Education
Continued from Pass One.

have grown up without attempt at
proper correlation or according to
any comprehensive plan. There
has Of late years been O marked dis
position to simplify, correIate and
centralize and several other states
have done as Minnesota has done.
provided for commission to study
the matter and report code.
The first essential in any system
of education would seem to be some
body or board. who should have the
supervision and authority over all
the educational institutions and
agencies of the state. So the first
proposition to be considered was the
provision for a state board OF
education, which board should take
over the functions OF such boards
as the high school board. state
library commission, the boards for
the special schools, such as schools
for the deaf and blind, and probably
the educational functions of the
state training schools. the normal
school board and the board of re-
gents of the university.
"If the plan OF the state board
OF education is adopted, the consen-
sus of opinion is that II should be
a board Of FIVE appointed by the
governor to serve without salary, re-
ceiving only expenses and a per
diem. This plan. the commission
feels, will bring into the board a
higher and more distinguished class
OF men than could be obtained
through a paid board, and would
also keep the system closer to the
people than with a board of paid
experts. who would be mediocre
men. unless the salary was high
and the tenure secure. The board
would appoint the superintendent OF
public instruction and the force OF
inspectors. assistants and examiners.
would prescribe the rules for the
conduct of the schools of the state
and requirements for teaching.
issue all teachers certificates, of
course, through the superintendent
OF public instruction, distribute the
state aid. prepare the budget in
detail for presentation to the leeis-
lature at each session and have a
dozen and one other functions
which we haven't time to 60 into
tonight 49,
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Rapidan

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cole visited
with the formers parents in Belgrade
Sunday.
Charley Reedstrom and his family
visited with K. ]. ewller and family
over Sunday.
Miss Sadie Holberg was a Mankato
visitor Monday. She is taking music
lessons there.
Miss Leona Theolke returned to
Mankato Monday after a short visi.
with Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Just.
A feather stripping bee was the
cause of quite a gathering at the
home, of Charley Swan Monday after
noon.
Miss Bertha Holberg left Monday.
returning to the Hugo shirt factory
in Mankato, where she was formerly
employed.
Miss Dorothy Just returned to
Mankato Monday after a sbert visit
with her parents. She attends Beth.
any college there.
The dance given Saturday evening
by the Rapidan Improvement com
pany was we'll attended and a good
time Is reported.
Notices have been posted warning
dog owners against allowing dogs
to run at large. Everyone should be
willing to do anything that viii tend
to prevent the spread of hog cholera.
Lemuel Daily Is surely testing out
the fresh ar good health proposition
these days. as he walks from Man
kato every morning Inspecting rail-
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Eagle Lake

II there Is any swearing done IL
is about the taxes.
Lewis Compton is having many
loads Of hay hauled to Mankato.
Judge Lorin Cray of Mankato was
in Eagle Lake Saturday evening on
business.
Cummins & Co, just received
another carload of wagons on their
spring shipment.
z. j. Gunsolus of Minneapolis has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. ID. e.
Cleveland since Saturday.
The brick Jail is reported to be
In an insolvent condition, not hay-
ing a lodger for several years.
Claus Eckman drove out his new
Maxwell to his home Friday even
ing, running her like veteran.
The village council met at the
clerks office last Saturday evening
10 make their financial statement for
the year past.
The two children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
AL Neal, for whom little hope was
held out at one time, are now well
on the road to recovery.
A Sunday school convention Is SET
for March Is to be held I'm Eagle
Lake. Mr.. Juliar, vice president OF
the district will be in charge.
Miss Pearl Cleveland spent Sun.
day at home. She has resumed her
position as bookkeeper at Madison's
dye works after several weeks sick
ness.
Those who fail to come TO church
are certainly missing some good and
Interesting sermons by the Calumet
copper mines missionary and engi-
neer, the Rev. Mr.. Skewers.
ID. ID. Cummins ran a thirty-five
horsepower Maxwell car, electric
starting and lighting, from Mime.
apolis last Saturday afternoon. The
car Is thing OF beauty and a joy
forever, making .ninety-six miles
through many snow drifts in about
four and one-half hours.
Andrew stevens OF Chiffon, WIS.,,
is visiting his brother, J. s. Stevens,
OF Highland Park and called upon
his many friends In Eagle Lake. Mr..
Stevens is interested in the bee cult
ure in Wisconsin, where he has three
apiaries. He put away $50 swarms
OF bees into winter quarters. Dur
ing the last season he gathered fifty
five thousand pounds OF comb and ex-
tracted honey. which he sells direct
to merchants. His stock of honey
this year Ia about closed out Mr..
Stevens attends several state fairs
and is considered an authority on
bees. When he was a boy about
twelve or fifteen years Of age Mr..
Stevens lived here with his brother.
the late e. r. Stevens. and is well
known to many of the older set.
tiers In Eagle Lake, and all hope
further success to him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27

t. 8. Wilcox left for the cities
Friday.
Robert L. Bradshaw was in Man
kato Saturday.
William Youatt was a Mankato
visitor Saturday.
s. w. Johnson transacted business
at Mankato Saturday.
Mrs. G. b. Hilyard has returned
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
Gunner Must Pay
The Death Penalty
Continued fror Page One.

Charles Becker said in the death
house" Of Sing Sing prison when he
received the news OF the courts de
cision.
The foy, gunner, Gyp the Blood
Whitley Lewis, Dago Frank Ciroficl
and Lefty Louie Rosenberg. were no
tilted that their conviction had been
affirmed. The warden went to their
cells and said:
81 am sorry, boys. The court has
turned down your application for a
new trial" -
That's all right, warden" said
Lefty Louie. I'VE know the job Is nd
cinch for you."
Dago Frank said:
Goods will be done"
The other two gunner said moth
ing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Cattle-Beeves,
s7.f0@965: Texas steers, $1,000 500:
Western steers. s6.s0GI90; stockers
and feeders, s5.506S.00; cows and
heifers, s3.70dS.55; calves. $500
HOO. Hogs-Light, ss.40GS.65; mix
ed, ss.40dS,67h; heavy, ss.3OGS.60;
rough, sS.3e9s.40: pigs, s7.5OGS.5O.
sheep-Native, s4.soa6.35; yeariings,
Sc O0G730
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Feb. 25.-wheat-Msy,
94ss Gs4Ac; July, $3.50. Corn-May.
6G1sc; July, 66c. Oats-May. 1880
40kc; July, 401sc. Pork-May, S2l.
62: July, s21.65. Butter-Creameries,
2sh a29c. Eggs-25@26c. Poultry
Springs, Ice; hens, Ice.
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Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis. Feb. 25.-Wheat-May
92h ds2%c; July. s3h @s3ssc. Cash
close on track: No. 1 hard, 95ss a
957ac; No. l Northern. s2N@s47sc;
to arrive, 92HGs3sc; No. 2 North
ern. 90% @92Hc; No. 3 Northern,
sSss 690sc; No. 3 yellow corn, $40
57hc; No. corn, 54d56c; No.
white oats, 37hc; No. 3 oats, $40
35isc; barley, 62964c; fax. s1.57is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
ST. Paul Hay,

st. Paul. Feb. 25.--Hay-Choice tim.
othy, $3.50; No. timothy, $4,000
1875; No. 1 clover mixed. $1,000
Ills; No. 1 mixed, s12.00@12.75;
choice upland. s13.50@1425; No.
upland. s12.5od13.25; No. midland
F.50@S.25; No. alfalfa, $4,000
1915.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
South St. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul, Feb. 25.-Cattle-
Steers, s5.75@S.40; cows and heifers,
s4.50@725; calves, s4.50d9.50; stock.
ers and feeders, s4.5od7.00. Hogs
ss.20@S.45. Sheep-Lambs, $3.50
$50; wethers, S3.7565.6O; ewes, s2.75
65.25.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27

FOR sALE--A 24-acre farm eight
niles northeast Of Mankato. three
miles southwest OF St. Peter on
the Bottom road. Price $500.
Oke Peharson, r. /. 81. Peter.
Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27

WAhTED-To exchange with some
one 40acres Blue Earth Co. land.
Can exchange some as part
payment on 100 acres good Inn
proved land also in Blue Earth
county. Inquire OFT and Champ
lin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth. Feb. 25.--Wheat-on track
and to arrive, No. hard. 94ssc; No.
1 Northern, $3.50; No. 2 Northern,
$3.50. Flax-On track and to arrive.
s1.57.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
ACTION TO. lND
JURY SAYS JUDGE

mother than you have here. II is
warm the whole year round where
she is. Oranges and bananas grow
there during the entire year" To
tLIs the boy replied, according to
hts own statement, that he was go
ing to take his brother home with
him and that 1t was good enough
for himself there. Hereupon Alma
replied that Russell was going with
her and he should go too, and he
said that he would not. Then the
priest asked him whether he had
got the letter that had been mailed
to him by Alma some time ago, ad'
dressed to George and Russell. and
he said that he did. Then the
priest replied by saying that he had
mailed Il to him. The boy also
testified that when he came to go
he said he wanted Russell to go
with him and Alma said he could
not go. Alma said, "He can't go
and we have a way to get him
away from here as soon as you
GO" The priest said; well, II you
are not going, keep still for forty
eight hours so as TO give them
a chance to get away" and then the
boy replied: Il am going to tell II
in two minutes II / can" At this
the priest said that would not do
as Il would only raise a stink"
George went on to say that he
then left the premises and went to
the store, where he expected to find
his aunt, Gertrude. Not finding her
there he went on to his home and
met her Ave blocks from the resi-
dence OF the defendant He said he
thought II was five to ten minutes
from the time he left the house Of
the priest before he met his Aunt
Gertrude.
Cross-examined by Father Helper,
the boy stated that the reason that
he did not try to take the boy by
force was that he was afraid OF the
priest.
Miss laurisch on Stand. -
Miss Gertrude Laurisch testified
that she met George and was in.
formed BY him OF what had hap
pened. She then called to the mar
shall and asked him to 60 with her
and he replied that he had to light
HIS lamps first. She then went d.
rectly TO the house of the priest
and arrived at the same time when
William Brecht arrived. Brecht was
asked into the how, by the priest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
Death Of a winnebaso Lady.

from WedncsuaJs udf1Ts
+. Mrs. Alice M. Hill. wife OF l.. A.
Hill OF winnebago, died at one Of the
local hospitals last night and the
body was sent TO winnebago today
for burial. She was fifty-three years
of aye.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27
.MANKATO MFG. co.

MANUFACTURERS OF
Columns. Beams, Trusses,
Girders, Lintels, Post Caps
and Anchors, Sidewalk
Lights and Doors, Coal
Chutes, Coal Hole Rings
and Covers, Iron Stairways
and Fire Escapes, Manhole
Frames and Covers
MANKATo, MINNESOTA
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Mankato State Bank
MANkATO, MINI.

MAMMA ", miNN.
.
surplus and Undivided Profits. -. cs.c0
EDGAR WEAVER, President.
FEED kRON, Vice President.
GEO. q. OWEN. Vice President.
e. SCHOYEN, Cashier.
T. c. NICHOLSON, Asst. Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
Y. @. Harrington Mic Juliar
George Il. owen A. O Bierbauer
Fred Kron Ed. Weaver
M. ID Fritz u. frank PAY
u y. Sundt Charles Schwarois
Geo. Il. Boynton August Schultz
IL. Schoyen
Money, in amounts from 100000
to 100000 TO loan on farms at
lowest rate of interest Five to ten
years with partial principal pay.
ments annually optional. No delays
In getting the money.
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=
AttornGy c. j. Laurisch, uncle OF
the missing boy, told about the con-
Versation he had had with the priest
over the telephone. The substance
OF this conversation was published
exclusively in the Free Press.
The defendant called Christian
Kroeger the marshal. to the stand.
end testified that he called and made
inquiry at the house Of the priest and
did not find any outsiders there.
Defendant On Stand.
The priest testified In his own he
BALI that between one and two o'clock
a lady called at the house, heavily
yelled, and asked whether she could
come in, and IL he would assist her
In arranging for her to meet her
brothers. who were attending school
He stated that he did not know who
she was, whereupon she unveiled
herself and said she was Alma Lau.
risch. She then went into the house
and told him she wanted to see her
brothers. He then called Mike Ka.
pher. his janitor. and asked him II
he knew the boys, and the ianitor
said he did. The priest then said
i want you to go over and tell them
to come to my house and that I
want to see them" After school was
out Alma pointed out Russell TO
him. He then went out upon the
porch and called to Russell and told
him to come over and that he want
&c to see him. Russell came over
and Alma and Russell retired to
another room, where they were for
about twenty minutes. He saw
George in the school yard and he
called him. He said George, Alma
and Russell talked together and he
himself did not In any way by hint.
action or otherwise persuade or ask
either OF the boys to 60 with Alma.
He declared that the little boy had
agreed to 60 and went voluntarily.
He said to them that as IL was get
ting dark they all would have 10
leave the house. and then they all
left and he didn't know what hao
become Of them as he was not in.
terested.
On cross-examinstion the priest
testified that he thought the mother
had a right TO the custody OF the
child. Re said the court had not de-
cided the question who would be en-.
titled TO that custody. He said that
he did not consider II his duty or
business TO call anyone else up
about the matter. He said he did not
send Alma or Russell out Of the
house until after George had gone.
He said II was FIFTEEN minutes. later
when Miss Gertrude and Brecht
came 70 the house. He said he had
called Brecht on some business OF
his own. that Brecht was livery.
man and he had him do bis driving
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-06-13
TRAPPER'S BODY
 FOUND IN CABIN

Nulato, June 9-On June 2 natives came down the Koyukuk river and reported to Commissioner Strangman the finding of the body of a man in cabin about one hun dred miles from the mouth of the koyukuk river, near the Dalbi river The body is supposed to be that of Charles Sexton, who was known to be in that vicinity, trapping and prospecting.
 Up to the present time the local authority has made no attempt to investigate or posi- lively identify the body or made any move toward holding an inquest or bury the re mains The last heard from Sexton was some time in March, when he sent note out by natives asking for his mail
 The commissioner at Nulato being N c. agent, postmaster, and also agent for the America an Yukon Navigation Company, makes it nearly impossible for him to at tend to the duties assigned to the commis- sioners office His plea for delay is lack of funds to pay expenses. Feeling is very strong here, and funds will probably be sub scribed and launch with private citizens sent to investigate
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-06-13
DISTRICT ATTORNEY LEAVES
 TO REPRESENT GOVERNMENT I
Nels Glantz, Prop.

James J. Crossley United States attorney for this district, left Fairbanks April for San Francisco where he will represent the government in several cases sent from the Fourth division.
 The cases which will be prosecuted by MT Crossley in San Francisco are those of The United States vs. the Northern Navl gation Company and the Northern Com mercial Company and the case of the ap peal of Joseph Campbell, now serving a term for murder, who was convicted in Iditarod in 1912. of murderng the Nelson brothers in the kuskokwim country.
 The case against the Northern Naviga ton company involves the claim of the gov ernment for a tonnage license fee of Sl per ton for the carrying capacity of each boat on all freight handled by them on the rivers of Alaska, and amounts to between 5200OO and S24,000. The question involved IS as whether the company is liable for the tax on boats operating out of Yukon territory,
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-06-13
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
 DEMANDED AT DAWSON

Recitng that the rates charged the cltl, zens of Dawson for electrical energy water and telephone service are excessive, and that the service rendered the citizens of Dawson by the public utility corporations furnishing the said electrical energy, water and telephone facilities is highly unsatisfac tory, petition has been circulated for pres entation to the Yukon council acking the enactment of legislation to empower the city of Dawson to install such public utih ties and operate them.
 It is the opinion of the petitioners that the city of Dawson should own and operate it's own plants for the distribution of cleo trical energy, water and telephone to the citizens of Dawson and other consumers, and the commissioners are asked to enact, with the least possible delay, such legisla ton as will empower the city of Dawson to raise sufficient money by the issue of bonds, debentures or otherwise to install all of said utilities for the use of consumers thereof at the earliest possible date.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-06-13

the form of man at least six feet ln height, with long gray hair and beard clad in buckskin and dragging an old-fashioned gun about as long as himself Boys and horses stood as though entranced while the apparltion encircIed them noiseleSsly, though the rifle was seen to strike the rocks The circle about complete, the figure stopped and, still without sound, dropped the butt of the gun to the ground. Then it was the boys departed without delay, to pull up their foaming and trem- bling steeds couple of miles away and de termine it had not been dream.
 Pioneer residents declare the description of the ghost exactly fits that of an old trapper named Wilson, after whom the can yon was named. Eighteen years ago one summer day he wounded a bear and chased it into the canyon. The beast turned back upon him and as he had no charge in his muzzle- loading rifle he climbed into a juniper tree, but not to safety for the bear followed, dragged him by the foot to the ground and killed him.