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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

Earl Shoemaker. of this city. bought
nut the interest OF the Grand Union
Tea and Coffee couipany's business
'ront r. A. Day of North Man
tato. The Grand Union Is an
bid standby TO many people OF this
ity and the company has done
BUSINESS, here for eighteen years.
\. II. Allen OF this city started the
usiness here at that time. The COM
any handles teas, .coffees. soaps, ex-
racts. baking powders. rice, etc. and
II are the best Of goods. They give
beral presents for purchase Of goods.
nd strange 10 say. this does not ne
essitate a cheaper grade of goods.
Ir. Shoemaker Is well known in this
ity, and his many friends predict for
lin successful business. He was
ormerly connected with the Pruden-
ial Life Insurance company I'm this
,ity. -'s d.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

L. j. Elder visited for few days
this week I'm st. Paul where he was
accompanied by his mother, who will
make her home I'm the cities with her
daughter, Mrs. Sherman Kettle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22
Eootball rhIa Ait...s..

This was the afternoon for The HE
football game to be played at the
Mankato fair grounds between the
teams sf stb0I Naffkafo srom,nerciar
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22
mankato Man to Marry winnebaac
adv


Winnebago Enterprise: A happy
event will be observed next Monday
October is, when Miss Ruby l.. Marsh
VIII be united in marriage to L. c
Person OF Mankato. The wedding
will take place at five O'Clock I'm the
afternoon at the home OF the bride
about three and One-half miles south
west Of Amboy. Mr. Picrsbn is employed
as railroad mechanic in Mankato
A cordial invitation is given to all,
both friends and relatives, who wish
to attend the wedding. On the morn
ing following the ceremony the happy
couple VIII leave for ST. Paul and
other points where they will spend
their honeymoon. They expect to
make their future home in Mankato
and II is the earnest and sincere wish
OF many friends that they enjoy a
long and happy married life. The
bride Is we'll and favorably known in
this community having lived here
since childhood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

visiting knights are required to be
at the castle hall at Z p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22
Wettersren Anderson.

JohE Victor Anderson, formerly Of
kasota, and Miss Mable wettergren
OF st. Peter we're united IN marriage
Yesterday afternoon at the Swedish
CONGREGATIONAL parsonage by Rev. A.
j. Peterson. the pastor They were
attended by Wilfred Anderson, a
brother OF the groom, and Miss Ellen
Anderson, sister of the groom. Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson will make their
home in New Richland, where thu.
groom holds position with a lumber
company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22
from Fridays UaI,y.

from Fridays Daily. {
President A. J.. vsiuei Of tine
mankato Commercial club today
appointed n. A. 'Patterson, r. {.
crandaii and =. N. cprrier and
President A. c. Edwsrds Of the
North Manksto Commercial club
appointed w. z. Stewart, j. b.
Coy and =. w. lossow to consti.
tute the joint committee, which
Is TO hire the engineer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22
FROM erlea,,. Daily.

.
"A nice delegation OF folks from
Garden City came over to the Chris
tlan church meeting last night. Rev.
j. A. Olmsted was their pilot and he
with NJ, weare. former minister. at
Pleasant Grove and the two ministers
OK the meeting. made II quite a
preachers gathering last night, The
meeting was full of interest.
The black board sermon by Mr..
Burgess concerning steps Unto
Heaven or "The Gospel Bridge was
one OF the very best the evangelist
has given his hearers. He used as his
text II Peter i.5-s. Said he. "The
way Of Salvation Is so plaju that a
wayfarink man though he be fool
need not err therein II seems to me
hat God has made the way Of saliva
ion so plain. Without faith II IN
10 i,1ease him for be Sthaf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22
From Frldax's Daily.


III. Z. Barnum. representing the
John E. Burcher company OF st. Paul.
was in the city today and paid The
Free Press Office a pleasant cali. Mr..
Barnum is in the land business and
has large tracts OF excellent prairie
land In Montana which he Is dispos-
ing OF to settlers. The land is being
rapidly taken up and homeseekers
who formerly went 10 Canada, are
now seeing the rich opportunities in
Montana, and emigrating to that state
OF golden promise.
Montana, where he went with group
Of about fourteen business men of ST.
Peter, who formed a syndicate and
bought COCO acres of land near what is
known as Judith's Gap. The new
syndicate is called the Judith Gap
syndicate. and they took up the land
for investment purposes. Business
men of st. Peter have bought the
bank at Judith Gap. and the sanity
little city win be well represented in
Montana. Ten land seekers from St
Peter are going 10 Montana with Mr..
Barnum Monday with the object Of
purchasing land. ~e'-
There are about 1000 acres near
Great Falls, Montana. and few years
ago these lands could be purchased at
from s12 to SIS an acre. The same
land is now selling for as high as SIS
IN acre, and is rapidly increasing In
value. There has been no crop failure
FOR the past eight years, and this sec
ton Is said TO be a fine agricultural
district So ..r. a.
Farmers have taken blue ribbons at
he San Francisco fair on everything
exhibited. Winter wheat Is among
the finest crops raised anywhere. Mr..
Barnum is enthusiastic over the Mon
ana lands. and believes that holdings
here would be a wise investment for
anyone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

Archie Zuel had tho misfortune ia
fall and break bone In his right arm
on Sunday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

Dismissal OF an action against VIII
lam Rufus Edwards. st. Paul lum-
,erman, for attorney fees OF $40, 900,
alleged to be due his former counsel,
owen Morris, well-known In Mankato,
was filed in Ramsey county district
court today. The case Is said to have
oeen settled for about $4,000. Morris
vas Edwards attorney in litigation
INVOLVING a breach OF promise suit and
procedure under the Mann act brought
by Miss Ada Cox, who was finally
awarded verdict of si7.450. In Octo-
Der. 1913, action under the Mann act
vas begun against Edwards on COM
plant OF Miss Cox and this resulted
N an indictment. The case is set for
hearing In Chicago this month.
Attorney Ivan Bowen. who some
lime ago made application to the
itate railroad and warehouse commits
jion for an order to compel the North
western railroad to put In a stock
scale at the Cambria station. today
received a letter from Thomas Yapp,
he assistant secretary of the board,
stating that the board was powerless.
The law giving the board the power
10 order In such scales had been de-
clared unconstitutiona by the United
States supreme court. Some time ago
he board investigated the Cambria
scale proposition and was favorable |
o II. The law was killed on case |
brought up from Bertha. MINI
N =
None OF the local teachers have
pplied for pensions under the new
eachers' pension law as yet, and !
hey have until 1917 to do so. Two !.
4 the local teachers would now be |
iieible for pensions, and several /
tore will be eligible Within two or
hree years. Three teachers who
ave never taught in the state be-
pre- are Obliged In bncnlua mon,hera
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

The village council purchased set
OF stage scenery for the opera house
from Daniels and Street and with the
drop curtain that they. are placing
decorated with advertising cards of
our different business men. II will
make stage that we all should be
proud Of.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

O. Miss Mildred .Eygabroad,r grand
ofqSIrs and Mrs. A. ID. Beach
II this city and now living with her
mother. !MrsguE} M.iiIsygabroad, 8 ut
sosl ABgslesIBC aHf. nisn making, am en-
riable reputation alas Rn;. auto driY-
r,bd ss the following from I the hos
ANGELES Examiner will testify ii0niy
sixteen yearsu lSl slim trim sand grace
uI.l that describes, Mildred, thsgAuto
b iirrsof Van Ness arenueI Is this .city
- ihe sable 10 drive the most difti-
iult mountain or desert roads and has
ustnproyed III by, taking her mother
md Beighbor for a t2.Q0a1milej mot
n trip into the high Sierras. Never
nee ON this daring all-feminine drive
lid the three women have the help
u man. They have Just reached
.os Angeles safe and sound. Mil
lred, the Auto Girl lives with her
mother, Mrs. Z. NJ. Eygabroad, at
rs South Van Ness avenue, this city.
'he has acquired a reputation of be-
ng one of the most skilled automo-
lie drivers in this region"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

Secretary +. +. Soaring OF the
Iankato Commercial club and Frank
J. Maligan yesterday afternoon mark
ed that portion Of the Black and
Yellow trail that crosses Blue Earth
'ounty. The mark consists of two
light inch black stripes between them.
tainted on telephone poles. and this
marking was done from the Mime
ota river bridge to the city limits OF
'ancsville. Sc. -..t.. g.
This marking extends across most
4 the counties of the state, but the
marking has never been done in
Hue Earth county. although the road
as been we'll graded. From the
]uskey corner on the Madison Lake
cad the graveling has not been done
IS far as GAINESVILLE, but Il probably
yill be in the near future.
When this trail has been marked all
he way through II will mean a lot
more OF tourist travel TO Mankato
nd to all the towns along the route.
10 II is 10 the interest of all Of these
owns TO see that ID Is marked, rr.r
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

There has been quite fight amongs
different parties In trying to secur,
Madison. Duck and Valentine lake.
for fishing purposes during the winte
months. and II came TO an end on Sat
urday when the permit was given I,
Nathan Tankinoff. st. Paul; Mix,
Mollick. Hastings and Jas. Mape o.
Madison Lake who will start opera
tons next month. All fish except
game fish will be put on the market
These gentlemen have handled the
lakes here before and are known to be
experts IN the business as well as be-
Ing good clean business men. This
business will be a good industry for
,rr town as Il will give employment
10 about twelve men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

John ond Joseph Deglhiann and
families have departed for Priceton
where they win make their homes on
the farms they recently purchased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22

Arrangements have been made
whereby we will receive Sunday
morning mail UP to this time all we
could receive would be the twin city
papers but besides this we now are
able to get Mankato papers as well
as letter mail.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-17

e fallo del Jurado Califica-
5o- de: Concurso de "La Prem
3" es IN 3ocumento digno del
PRESTIGE Intellectual de las Per-
soEas 9ue 10 firman.
Les seaores Jurados han yea
lizado un trakajo de alto me-
ito cue tsndra que trasceuder
:orzosa y necesariameate mas
ALA de ia m&rgen derecha del
10 Brevo, y que constituira,
oasado 81 tempo, una pagina
-cvelado-a de 10 que ha sido
n estes momentcs de doio:
para Ia 2atcia, eI esfueTzo rea-
l;zado per les elanentos me-
xicaaos que residen en- los Es-
tados del Sur &c la Union
Americana, en- reLaclon coz e.
decatido problenna de IA paz
u2c:ona!.
D;ficil era IA labor de los Sc
zcree Ju-ados. De per s., ci te-
IA del Corcurso era escabroso
y 81 4 este Sc agrega ell consi-
azraS!e -G-aero de solucioRes
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-17

(Pasa a la 4a.)
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-17
iPaso Franco a la Verdad!

les listed afectc a Ia. CIENCIAS ocULTAs
y desea saber Ia verbal respecto de elias? En-
vfenos 80 centsvos ell estampillas de q 2 cts.
y a vueita de correo lie rernitiremos explicacio-
mes smplias. claras y ciertas sobre Taiisms-
mes, Warns de San lgnacio y Varas Mzgicas:
Polyos Orientales. Celestinos y Crema prepa-
radios: aqua de Amor. Elixir de Amor y Perfu-
me Mistico; Piedra Imam y tinta para pac.os:
papel y tinta magnetizados; a~nteojos Move
dad" Mesnerismo. ocultisno. Espiritismo
etc.-Nuestros informes ahorraran a listed item
po y dineyo.-T. ALCALA Cia.-7R DoIo-
rosa St.-SaE Antonio. Texas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-17
SECCION EDITORIAL
fallo del Jurado Calificador

que iuvieron que examiner
ninuciosarnente y la diversi-
dad de opiniones = criterios en-
rue Sc informan Ia mayor par
se de elias, debemos convenir
en- Que cram necesarias toda
la labo:ios;dad y toda la attn
gencia de que han dado repe-
tidas muestras los senores Ia
mariz, Elguero y Viesca y A
Ripe, para producer 81 fallo
1ue damos q Ia publicidad en-
otco lugar de este periodico.
Ese veredicto pasara a Ia
posteridad. Por primera veg en-
Ia historic del periodismo me-
xicano Sc entrega al debate pu-
blico IN teraa de tan alta tras-
cendencia como Ell que do ma
terra Z nucstro Concurso y por
Drimera vcE Sc ha dado Ell ca
so de aue los miembros de un
Jurado Calificador hayan te-
nido que enfrentarse, antes de
pronunciar 81 fallo, con todos
los problemss de orden poll
tico y social que hasta la fecha
han pernarecido insolubies en-
nuestca patria.
e esfuerzo esta realizado. ST
las finalidades practicas del
problema debatidc estan toda-
via auy lejos de aicanzarse
por raz6a de las proEundas
diy;sioncs qIo existen en- ell Sc
10 de Ia gran fanilia nexica-
IA = pc- Ia imposibilidad que
hay dc que, dadas las condi-
clones del monento, pueda
em-re-dcrse COZ probn5ilida-
des de b@cn Gxito, ainguna Ia
bor de union . acercaZniento
-, La d;ya-sss facciones re-
volucionarias, cs cvidelte que
zsta debate cue henos provo
/ ado co7stituira, en- cierto mo-
30, per las ideas que han sa-
lido a iu= : por el encauza-
&aicat2 ne la deuaarcado en-
Ia opinion publica sensata,
n base para las futuras ten
tativas qvc Sc emprendan en-
favor de la paz 2 Prosperidad
: MSxico.
Essamos satisfechoo. FL es-
fue-zo rcaIizado ha superado
= todas nuestras esperanzas.
iVayan, Pues, nuest@as fe-
I:citeciones mas sinceras a los
;-;uncadores de este certamen,
Dorque es a clos a quienes CO.
.Zrcspo7de, en- primer termiao,
J galard6n del exito alcanza-
% = nuestros parabienes y a.
gradccimientos a los distingui-
dos rnicmbros del Jurado Ca
Iificadcr que cor tanta attn
sencia y patriotismo Sc sirvie-
ron desempenar la dificil ia
rea que nos permitimos enco-
riendarles.i
A nosotros nos queda la a
tisfaccion del deber cumplido.
No ambicionamos mas. De-
masiado tenemos con los bon
dadosos conceptos con que Sc
han servido favorecernos los
senores Tamariz, Elguero y
Yiesca y Arizpe y que repro
d~ucirnos, para cerrar este ar
ticulo, en- este lugar preferen-
te de "La Prensa."
Gel Concurso--dicen-ha
tenido un complete exito, pueS
Ell solo hecho de que IN hume
70 tan considerable de per-
sonas haya acudido al llama
niento de listed, senior Direc-
Tor, con un espiritu de alto
Datriotismo para poner al SER
yicio de todos ell contingente
de sus ideas pe-sonales acerca
del remedio de nuestra tristi-
sina situacion, puede estimar-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-17

81 a I'd. lie parece conveniente,
senor Director, Sc siTva otorgar
premios a aquellos que heTnos
conceptuado mas dignos de to-
marse en- consideration, va por
su forma literaria, va por ell
buen sentido que los norma,
va por les dotes de observa-
cion que revelan.
Y, desde estos puntos de WIS.,
ia, nos hemos fijado en- los ar
ticulos, cuyos analisis sucinto,
hacemos en- seguida.
e. articulo encabezado con
ell rubro: ia Question es de
vida o muerte.-To be or
not to be" y que esta calza-
do con las i~niciales "A. J. r"
llama desde luego Ia atenclon
por su metodo, por la amplitud
de SUI criterio, por la exactitud
de algunas de sus apreciacio-
mes y por su forma literarla;
y ST bien Gentlemen algunas ex-
presiones y algunos calificati-
vos duros en- demasia, esta es-
critic con Ynenos parcialidad q
la mayor parse de los q hemos
analizado. BESIDE luego, y con
muy buen sentido, hace la ad-
yertencia 81 autor de que nc
cree "que pueda encontrarse
en- una formula fila c invarla-
be Ia solucion de los variados
1robIemas de indole diverSa
7ue cntrana ell nal que aque-
ia a Ia Naci6n Mexicana". In
dica que, per 10 rismo, Sc con-
cyctard a "e-nitiT algunas ideas
cue pudieran paIiar, va que
aliviar seria puEito menos que
impossible, csc nal al que
antes aludiers.
En- seguida, busca en- el pa
sado las causas que generan
Ia actual situacion, y observa
7ue, desde que Sc inicio nues-
ira Independence, Ell pueblo
mexicano ha estado en- CONT
nuas revueItas y luchas fratri-
cidas, cambiardo frecuente-
mente la forma de gobierno,
1ue ora fue federal, ora CEN
trail, O tentativas de estable-
cimiento de cfimeros imPerlos.
Afirma que en- esas constantes
rebeliones Sc %pretendio esta-
blecer, por medic de la fuer-
"a, determinada instruction, o
Sc procuraron saciar punibles
codicies o ambiciones de man.
do. Hace resaltar el Pepel pa
sivo del pueblo en- esas luchas
a que era arrastrado a ceusa
de SUI isnorancia, para setisfa-
Ger las ambiciones de los I'M
provisados jefes. Califica la
paz de treinta amos de "dicta-
dura po~rfirista, como artificial
c impuesta, y, por consigulen-
tie, como transitional. Senala Ell
entusiasmo del Pueblo cuando
Madero lie hizo entrever" ell
surgimiento de una aurora de
dicha por medic de la conquis-
ts de los derechos politicos, de
la repatriation de tierras, de Ia
reduction de las horas de ira
bajo y del aumento del sala-
rio" Pero--agrega--"caido ell
General Diaz y triunfante la
revolution, ell pueblo sufrio I'm
nuevo desengano, y, vista la
facilidad con que triunfo Ma
dero, surgieron nuevos caudi-
Hos que renovaron las mismas
promesas."
Y, sigue exponiendo ell arti-
culista, "caido, traicionado y
asesinado el senor Madero, el
General Huerta aparecio como
paladin del honor n~acional,
como Juarez, aunque sin tener
las cualidades de este Patri-
cio."-No estudia, nj califica
ell autor, 10 que fus ell gobierno
del General Huerta, y sc llmI-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-17
(Viene de Ia lra.)

Ell CcncurSo, al tratar de re-
solver la question propuesta
por GA PRENSA", debe de
atenderse a dos problemas dis
tintos, aunque intimamente IL
gados entire 81: uno urgente,
Immediate, de caracter pura-
mente material, y que Sc redu-
&c al empleo de la ~fuerza; y
otro, mediate, complicado,
compuesto de una serie indefi-
nida de problemas secunda-
rios del orden juridico, social,
economico y educativo. De la
resolution acertada de este
segunda parte de Ia question
depende el que en- Mexico.
pueda tener asiento una paz
definitiva y estable.
En- muchos de los trabajos
presentados, Sc advierte CO.
nocimiento bastante complete
de nuestro medic y acertado
juicio acerca de las principal
les causas de nueStros males.
En- todos, la parte que pudie-
"a llamarse "expoSitiva" es
la que Sc halia tratada con
mas claridad y en- forma mas
satisfactoria. Pero al senalar
los concursantes los medios por
los cue ha de solucionarse tan
dificil situacion, no demues-
tran va, a nuestro juicio, y sin
u este envuelva para eiios
un reproche, la misma clarivi-
dencia, nj la misma seguridad
en- i deduccioRcs; al iEega-
a csc punto, que e. 81 esenoial,
decaen notablemente tales ira
bajos en- cuanto al fondo y
aun en- cuanto a la forma. s.
hemos de cumplir con sinceri-
dad y honradez nuestro encar-
90, debemos declarar que mir
guna de las soluciones propue5-
tas nos convence y satisface.
Ouiza seamos nosotros los que
estemos eauivocados, pero TO
podemos menos que ohedecer
a 10 que nos indica nuestro
propio c~riterio.
No queremos declarar Por
este que les trabajos presen-
tados no tengan valor al8uno.
No solamente no los calitlca-
mos como inaceptables o CO.
mo indignos de tomarse en-
consideration, sino que, nos
noa complace manifestar que
en- varios campea buen estilo
Y sc expresan conceptoS verda-
deramente ingeniosos.
ST en- opinion nueStra, no
han Iogrado satisfacer las con
dic.i del c c ur s o,
cs porque ell problema es en-
ST de dificil;sima r~esoiucon y
porque generalmente los con-
cursnntes no Sc preocuparon
Dor comprenderlo en- toda su
maanitud e integridad. Algu-
nos, muchos mas bien, propo-
nen un plan ideal dc gobierno,
conforme al cual desaparece-
ran las desigualdsdes sociales,
la prosperidud volvera a rel
mar en- TODD ell pals, sc meJora-
"a Ia condicion material, inte-
Iectual y moral de los mexica-
nos, y Ia justicia reinara en-
toda la extension del terrific
rio. Evidentemente que hacla
la consecucion de csc ideal de-
ben tender nuestros esfuerzos,
pero antics hay que indicar los
medios por 10 que habra de
aIcazarse. Ell Concurso de
GA PRENSA" Sc inicio, a
nuestro entender, precisamen-
tie para investigar cuales son
esos medios.
Otros trabajos, en- Gambia,
Sc fundan en- bases mas posi-
twas y procuran sus autores
investiger cual debe ser esa So
Iucion en- ell orden practice;