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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17
From Mondays Daily.

Philip Leas, chief of the fire de-
partment today submitted to the city
council his annual report for the fis-
cal year ending April 5. 1914.
The chief says that the discipline
of the force is good. No complaints
I'm regard to the conduct of the men
have been received. They have tried
to be courteous and helping to all and
have done their work faithfully and
in an efficient manner. The department
consists of the chief, first assistant
chief, second assistant chief, seven
paid men and eighty volunteers. -
During the year just closed the
department has received eight-six
calls. Nineteen of these we're for
chimney fire. or the runs made
three were to points outside of the
city limits, all being fires I'm North
Mankato.
Losses on Buildings, $25,6oo.
The total OF the losses on buildings
in the city during the year was s25.
600. On these same buildings the
amount of insurance carried was $40,
TAO. The total amount of loss OF
contents OF the buildings was $17.S25
The total of insurance on the con
tents of these same buildings was
$10,5OO.
The total cost OF running the fire
department for the year was sS,S10.76,
The principal item was for salaries,
amounting to s6.S66.40.
During the year a number OF
betterments were made. including the
addition Of the American La France
triple combination motor car. known
as Engine 2. This piece OF apparatus
will prove a valuable addition to the
department. One thousand feet OF
double jacketed two and half inches
FIRE hose were purchased, FIVE hun.
dred feet of which have already been
delivered. A number OF much need.
ed repairs were made around the
stations, including NV plumbing fix.
turs, cement stairs and floor. painting
and vanishing at the Central Sta
ton: and new wooden floor at Sta
ton No 8.
suggested Volunteer Company.
Judge w. L.. Comstock observed In
this connection that It might be
well to organize a volunteer fire
company In East Mankato. He said
the present apparatus Of the fire de-
partment could go to that part OF
the city very quickly. II the streets
were such as TO be readily appas-
able,, but they were not. He sug-
gested that part OF the apparatus
OF the fire department might be sta
toned in that part of the city. for
the use OF the volunteers. whenever
an occasion might arise.
The report was accepted and
placed on file and judge Comstock's
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17

in the river, unless special mechani-
cal safeguards we're provided.
At length II was agreed to put the
whole matter over to the meeting
next week.
Increase In Salaries.
A few salaries were raised. The
mayor said he would like to have a
general raise of the salaries of the
policemen and foremen, but there
we're no funds for It at present. The
council took the same view. How
ever, the salary of Chief of Police
Klugherz was increased from SIS to
sS5 per month. that of Park Overseer
Clarence Staley from $40 to SIS per
month and that of Street Commits
sioner Magin fro $50 to sS5. Z. v.
Walters, city traffic officer, was In.
creased from $50 to sos per month
but the duties OF health inspector
heretofore performed by Wilbur Cor,
bin, at a salary Of s45 per month, were
placed on Mr.. Waters. s..
Bids were opened on the scari6er
that the council contemplates buying
The Austin Western Road Machin
cry company of st. Paul offered tc
furnish such an apparatus for s45C
and The Russell Grader Manufacturing
company one for 1898. The matter oi
awarding the contract was laid over
TO next Monday.
An application by Mrs. c. II. Saul
paugh for permission to m Ike 9
park of the ground back of the hotel
with the request that people be pre-
vented from dumping there, was
granted.
A motion by Councilman Lack was
carried, providing that the plan for 9
lagoon In Sibley park be abandoned fol
the present, and the space be covered
with sod.
It was agreed TO have the portion
OF Spring street, which was recent,
opened, from Fourth to Fifth, filed il
with the earth obtained by excavatin,
OF Fourth street.
Written Agreement.
A -written agreement presented b!
DIR. c. A. Pratt, city health officer
for the accommodation OF patients a
the detention hospital, with the hell
lof the service at the Immanual hospi
/ tai, was approved. The hospital Il
to get SIS per week for every nurs'
that Is In service at the detention
board of every patient. These charge
hospital, and S. per week for tn,
are to be paid by the city. TIL
city will charge patients who are abb
to pay $3.50 per week for thei
care. DR.. Pratt said whatever eS
pense was borne by the city in KEEP
ing up the hospital, would be share
equally by the county, under tn
law.
r. Il. Lusk was granted licens
to hold a public dance on the even
ing of Friday, April IL.
The city clerk was instructed t
advertise for bids for a sanitar.
sewer on Washington street iron
Fourth to Fifth.
Joseph Blissenbach raised a com
plant about property in Che lowe
end of town being used as repositories
| for great piles Of rubbish. He spok
particularly Of rubbish that he beef
made by tearing down the Himmel
man buildings. The mayor said tn
best way to get at such matters wa
not to grant permits and licenses 70
such privileges.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17
viii Appear In Musical.

Mrs. Kathleen Hart Bfbb is one of
the vocalists who will appear in the
associate section program Of the
Thursday musical in Minneapolis on
Thursday OF this week. The annual
luncheon Of that section will be held
at the bennington and will be the
last affair the club will hold this year.
Mrs. Bibb will sing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17

Clifford 6oynton Will Entertain.
Several Of the Mankato people
who will attend grand opera in st.
Paul will be guests of Clifford Boyn-
ton on Monday evening following the
opera. Mr.. Boynton win entertain
about fifty people at the Minnesota
club.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17
The Gas Consumed.

From Consumers Power com
pany exhibit "Iv," there appears tc
have been gas consumed IN the city
OF Mankato during the past -four
,.oo., A.. g,tIz,...
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17
TWO MEMBERS OF
RATE BODY WANT
GAS AT $l.1O
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The report Of the rate commission
was read before the council this
morning, accepted and placed on file
The members will make a thorough
study Of Il before proceeding fur
ther In the matter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18
WEST sHAErseuRY

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Reed were in
Troy last Thursday.
Bessie Bronson is caring for Mrs.
Harlan Bottum. who is i'll.
Charles Perkins called on friends
in Salisbury Valley Sunday.
Mrs. Elmer Amidon and daughter
Lena we're in Bennington Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Tinsham and
children were in Bennington Saiur-
day.
Mrs. /. NJ. Loomls visited Mrs.
Ward in Arlington several days last
week
Alice and Kenneth Potter visited
their uncle. Andrew Niles last sat
urday.
Mrs. Newell Bennett called on her
uncle. Henry Bartlett. in Hinsdiliy.ile
sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Perkins OF Airing.
ten were at Charles Perkins one day
las week.
George Waite Of williamstown can
ed On friends in the neighborhood
last week
Mrs. Carl Matuson and Mrs Chas.
solomon were at r G.. Tinkham's
last week Thursday.
Miss Alice Peters OF South Shafts
hurry j. visiting her brother. James
Peters. r.. for several DAYS
Martin Drury had the misfortune
to cut one Of his eyes last Saturday
While catching a horse the halter
broke his glasses cutting his right
eye bail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18
Benninaton's Explanation

The Bennington Banner hits from
the shoulder in telling the result
Tuesday, when the one big town OF
the state that had always voted Ii
cense by big majorities went no by
the narrow margin Of two votes.
Here is the story from the news
columns of the contemporary.
ITO say that the town was dumb
founded is putting it mildly Even the
ardent no-license workers expected
only to reduce the majority, and
quite a number of supporters of no.
license within five minutes walk Of
the hail did not vote, thinking their
cause was hopeless. At the same
time many license voters were so
sure of winning that they did not
bother to vote.
"Hindsight is always valuable and
today everybody is telling how L
happened The best theory seems to
be that the result is a protest at the
way the business has been handled
here. rather than any test on the H.
cense issue.
The fragrant violation of the law
relative to selling to people when
they were intoxicated by two or
three dealers, the fact that habitual
drunkards made continual nuisance
on the streets practically every day,
the selling to minors and posted men
which has been going ON here with
out restraint, and the feeling that lie
ense commissioners or majority OF
them were not doing their duty
caused Il reaction against license.
1T is not the no.license workers or
their literature that had any great ef-
feet, but the excuses of some few of
the license holders and their frieads
which carried Bennington for no IL
cense
From the Banners confession Ben
nington needs more than no-license
vote. Some Of its men with little
sand ought to see that something is
done about giving public officials who
do not enforce the laws a taste of the
medicine which the statutes provide
for dereliction in duty. The claim in
behalf of license has always been
that under it the traffic could be
regulated. Benningtons story is not
an argument in this direction brat
tleboro Reformer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18
HEAD ITCHED
AND BURNED
Dandruff Could Be Seen PIainIyin
Hair and on Coat Collar, Lots Of
Hair Fell Out. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment Cured in Four Weeks.

ia Dudley ST.. Dorchester. Mass -
My trouble began with dandrllff It
caused me much trouble and after while
my hair began falling out. Tho dandruiT
could be seen very plainly in my hair and
also on my coat collar. II caused my head
to get itchy. The itching and burning
caused scratching and left sores on my
mead. lost much sleep through the night.
Every time combed my hair lots of hair
would fall out.
tried -- and two other remedies
without success. | suffered almost two
years until | used Cuticura Soap and Oint-
meDt. Then l got sample Of Cuticura
soap and Ointment and ! was relieved
little bit. Then | got full-sized cake of
Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura ONT
ment and in four weeks was all cured"
tSigneO James Mahoney. May /, 1913.
For pimples and blackheads tho following
is most effective and economical treatment:
Gently smear the affected parts with Cuti-
cura Ointment. on the end of the finger, but
do not rub. Wash Off the Cuticura Ointment
in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot
water and continue bathing for some min
NVoo' Inns elc1uluS"u 10 DOao VII tioAA.S "Hd
retiring. At other times use Cuticura Soap
freely for the toilet and bath, to assist in pre-
venting Inflammation, irritation and clog
ging of the pores. Cuticura Soap (25c.) and
Cuticura Ointment (50c) are sold through
ont the world. Liberal sample OF each mailed
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cu;icura, Dept 7. Boston,.
G9-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura Scap viii 1nd it best FOR 1kin and scalp,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18

The annual village meeting yester-
day was one of the liveliest affairs
of the kind held in Bennington in
many years but it was also another
demonstration of thes fact that the
New England system of government is
one of the best in the world. A plan
of government whereby the indlvidu
al voter is given an opportunity TO
discuss public affairs in open meet
ing is about as representative as any
scheme that has as yet been devised
Yesterday there was considerable
feeling in evidence over one OF the
proposals in the warning and the
house was closely divided on the
question. Once it was demonstrated,
however, that one element possessed
a majority Of the voters present, the
friction ceased
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18
PERU

Quite spring Ike al present.
Some are beginning sugaring.
Mra and Mrs. NJ b. Lyon, who have
been spending most Of the winter in
Barre, are expected home On Tues
day.
Mrs. NJ. J. Hapgood, who has been
spending several weeks in Florida, re
turns TO her home this week.
IT is expected that Rev Willis
Rand of Hubbardton. VT, viii preach
as a candidate az the Congregational
church next Sunday.
John Russell has been on the re-
tired list for 4 few days. owing to an
injured shoulder ard arm, result OF
being caught under falling barn
door while doing chores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18
EAST ARLINGTON

Maurice Buck passed the week end
in Troy.
A. E. Buck, who has been i'll for a
few days is out again.
The enterprise society met with
Miss Nellie Grout Tuesday afternoon
this week.
Miss Martha Lawrence is very i'll
with pneumonia, two trained nurses
are in attendance.
Miss Daisy Green of Chicago is
visiting her mother, Mrs. A. II. Rob
ertson OF this place.
George Budro is slightly improved
from his illness. He was out doors
short time Monday
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ.
E. church meet at the parsonage on
Thursday Of this week
Mrs. Robert Parkinson is not inn
proving from her illness as fast as
her friends could wish.
Supt. J. G. Whittier gave very in
teresting illustrated lecture at the
Congregational church Monday even
ing, it was well attended
Raymond Moore, Leon Cole and
Harold Blair students of the T. c. A.
of Poultney, are home for a weeks
vacation.
MI ,,.,,o1 oynpin, earvina uill Mo
held at the NJ. e. church next Sun.
day evening Subject, David Liv-
ingstone" Special music will be rem
dered
Miss Anna Robinson entertained
the members OF her Sunday school
class at the NJ. E. parsonage last
Saturday afternoon. Refreshments
were served
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18
SALISBURY VALLEY

Edwin Fillmore is on the sick list.
Harrison Millington was in Ben
nington Friday.
f. w. Fuller. who has been i'll, is
able to be out.
Edward Bouplon was in Benning-
ton on business Saturday
Sullivan Center visited at the
home of Albert Amldon's recently.
Mrs James Bouplon and daughter
Bertha were in Hoosick Falls Satur-
day.
Miss Eva Stanley spent Sunday
and Monday at the home Of her par
ents.
Newell Bennett of Salisbury is
numbering quite extensively in the
place
Albert Amidon Of SALISBURY visit
ed his daughter, Mrs. Sullivan Center
Thursday.
Edward Cone OF South SALISBURY
has moved into Frank Fuller's tene-
ment house.
Miss Mary Geary spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home in North
White Greek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Reed visited
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs Geosg e
Blouplon Sunday.
Mrs. John Bennett visited her
sister Mrs. Edward Green in Ben
nington Saturday.
George Flavens of North White
Greek, moved last week to the Ar
thur Peters house.
clyde Fuller attended the play
"a Butterfly on the Wheel in Ben
nington Friday night.
Mrs. Ernest Stanley of SALISBURY
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adelbert Woodland Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rice and family
OF South SALISBURY were Sunday
guests at the home of James Bou-
plon. q
Mrs. Henry Spencer of North Ben
nirgton, visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. f. w Fuller Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Allard of Bennington
was a week end guest at the home OF
her Father Frank Boupion and also
Mrs. Jane Smith.
Supt J. d. Whittier will give a
stereopticon lecture on miscellane
Gus subjects ut the Valley school
house Thursday evening, March 10
under the auspices OF the schools
no admission. a collection will be
aiken. All are welcome.
Mrs. Morris Finn Of Erie, Penn.
called on friends and visited at The
home Of her aun. Mrs. Eliza Milling
ten Thursday and Friday Mir. and
Mrs NJ Finn we're former residents
of the Valley He has been in poor
health, having two attacks Of typhoid
Fever. but IS better and able to work
some
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18

al the school house last week Tues
day evening. Mr. Whittier was pres-
ent and showed views with the radi-
optican and there were recitaticns,
dialogues and songs by the pupils,
and a sale Of fancy articles. Ice
cream and cake were served. About
seven dollars was realized which Viii
be used to improve the school house
and grounds
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18

There is moro Catarrh in this section OF
The country than all other diseases nut
together and until the last few years
was supposed 70 be incurabla. For great
many years DOCTORS pronounced II local
disease and prescribed local remedies. and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment. prclou1Cod IL incurablc. Sci
ence has proven C1iarrh q be I cons'i-
tutional disease. c1i therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hairs Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by I. 7. Cheney &
Co. Tolcco. Ohio. Is t.c only Constiiu-
tional cure on thc fs-s.sCt. II t. taken In
teruallv in dcrcr f-r-l - c-,ps 10 tea
spoonful. II acts C-r'ct'v 81 the blood
offer ono hundred Crl'--g f0r an COS, ~
iails N crr,. Send &; -.-cu.ari and tcr-
umonialr.
Aie-c-a;' =. T. Cs-r--..-.a . Co, Toledo, o.
Sold = To- -. -.
Take Hall'a ra--Ny rius FOR constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18
DON'T GO BY

slip into the Tale restaurant on
Main street and get a cup OF coffee TO
improve your state Of mind. We are
perfectly willing to discuss the wealth
er IL you feel the need OF that asiweil
as something good 10 eat at most any
old time, day OF night. Cooking is
What makes things taste good and
when it comes to cooking there is no
other place in town that can produce
better. la Fortunes restaurant on
Main street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18
THE EVENING BANNER
FRANK E. HOWE. Editor and Pub,
BENNINGTON. VT. MARCH IS, 1911

Because of the failure to receive
white paper from the mill, the Ban
ner today is only four pages and is
crowded with advertising. For the
same reason it has been necessary to
postpone the publication of the APP
peal of the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company from the rul-
ing of the public service commission
until tomorrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-18
No widows mite

is equal. quite. to heavy costs Of striv-
ing. Insure today. while yet you
may. and ease The strain OF striving.
National Life lns. Co, OF Vt. tMu-
ualD Earle 5. Kinsley. General
Agent. Mead Building. Rutland. VI.
ADV.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-07-06
BOMB BLOW SEYES OUT
Tailor Who Picked Up Explosives
Badly Hurt and Brother Slightly.

New York, July 6.-Meyer Lehr-
man and his brother Isador, tailors,
narrowly escaped death yesterday
when Meyer picked up a bomb with
a burnig fuse in front of No. 4O2
Marcy avenue, Williamsburg. The
bomb exploded with a roar that could
be heard for several blocks and threw
both men to the sidewalk unconscious.
The bomb was round, and weighed
about one and half pounds.
. The men were taken to a hospital
where it was found that three fingers
his right eye severely lacerated and
of Meyers right hand were blown off,
the sight destroyed. 1sador's face
and neck were lacerated
The police cannot account for the
bomb being in the neighborhood.
There is a s:rtall colony of Italians
three blocks from the scene of the
explosion. iSs:zi
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-07-06
PIPE CRACKER FATAL
One of Makers Killed, Other Loses
Arm in Explosion.

Towanda, Pa, July Gone dead
and one crippled for life is the sum-
mary of Fourth of July accidents in
Bradford county. Harry Wagner,
aged 50. died last night in the Packer
Hospital at Sayre, and in the same
institution, Clarence Ferguson, aged
%, submitted to the amputatlon OF
his left arm at the elbow
j,9The two men improvised giant
,frecracker from Il section of iron
casting. This they loaded with rail-
road torpedoes and other explosives
While they were adjusting the cap
and fuse, an explosion occurred and
Wagnel's body was tornopen. he
lived seven hours. Ferguson. who
was holding the casing, lost his left
hand.
Several other men, standing near,
by, were painfully but not seriously
injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-07-06
PLAYGROUND CONTRIBUTORS
Aleyandrians Show Liberality in Sup
port of New Institution. :.

Although Alexandria has been
called upon to subscribe considerable
sums of money to various public and
charitable enterprises recently, that
thew are still willing to help all good
enterprises is shown by the fact that
the money to support the new chill
dren's playground is being gener-
ously given. The following $ubscrip-
tions have been received+by the COM
mittee:
William 3. slnoot, $40; Mrs. Viii
liam 3. Smoot; $40; Mrs. T. a.
Fisher, S5; Roberts S. Jones, So; Mrs.
John Leadbeater, SIS; Mt. Vernon
Chapter D. AR, S.; Mrs. Hugh Nc
Guire. So; Mrs. T. Clifton Howard,
50; Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Boothe, 50;
81 each from the following:
Mrs. C. c. Carlin, Mrs. Robinson
Moncure, Mrs. j. D. Howell, Tom Nu-
gent, Sam Pitts, Mrs. Is. WEI, MIS-.
Mrs. G. Cox, Mrs. ]. c. Cockey, Mrs.
G. R. Hill Miss Bashford, Mrs.
Bradley. Mrs. Stewart Jamison, Dir.
Elliott, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs. S. G.
Breeit, Mrs. H. Bloch, Mrs. Jacob
Brill, Mrs. E. A. German Mrs. w. A.
Smoot, Mrs. E. E. Lawler, Mrs.
Davis. Capt. Tucker, Mrs. HoblE-
zell, Mrs. Downey, Mrs. Worth HUI
fish, Mrs. C. C. Smoot, Miss L. Smoot,
Miss Cora Smoot, Miss Mary John
son, Dr.. Tom Cochran Mrs. J. Lead
beater l.. Ruben, Miss Grigg, Mrs.
Ger!acker, soc; Mr. iShuman, 25c;
Mrs. J. Magner, 25c, Mrs. II. APP
pich, Csc.