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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-07
Pleased His Audience.

R. v. Bennett, former tenor soloist
with the Houston Symphony orches-
ira, and a member of the original
Shubert Male quartet, pleased an ap-
preciative audience at the Y. NJ. CA.
yesterday afternoon by rendering the
following program of high class
songs: ,H ~
Tell Me About the Savior. /, Roma
| Hear You Calling Me. 49,. Marshall
The Rosary Nevin
Spring Is Smiling on the Earth.
............. ....... Harrison
Moccooo From Heaven Donno
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-07
From Mondays Daflv

From Mondays DaFv
The conditions of the railroads in
the United States at the present time
is so serious that there is no way of
anticipating how Dong a shipment will
be in transit and there is no prospect
of an early Improvement. 1t is esti-
mated that at the present time there
are about 125,000 cars under-load in
and around New York awaiting oppor-
tunity to reach that terminal and an
additional $4,000 on the New Haven
road along in New England. This had
taken SO many cars out of regular
service that there is marked short
age and railroads are insisting that all
merchandise cars be loaded to their
cubical or tonnage capacity which re-
suits in delaying shipments until cars
at each transfer are so loaded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-07
Council. Then Accepted One From
M. |. & Trust Co. Today
new BRIDGE DISCUSSED
Other Proposals We're Made BY
Companies That Desire 10
Loan Money


As no satisfactory bids were
received for the bridge bonds ad-
vertised for sale on this date the
city council accepted the PROPOSE
ton of the Mankato Loan and
Trust company presented by Mr..
Willard to purchase bonds bear
ing interest at the rate of four
per cent per annum rather than
five per cent, the rate at which
the bonds were advertised for sale
and for which the City had only
one bid which corresponded
with the advertisement for sale.
This bid was par for five per
cent bonds, waving legality. The
net cost to the city on the bid
which. Mr.. Willard submitted is
less than four and three eiehths
per cent basis as Mr.. Willard
agreed to furnish the necessary
. blank bonds free of cost to the
city as well as the attorneys
opinion which of necessity must
accompany bondo of this sort
when offered to the general pub
lie.
The council this afternoon re-
jected all of the bids for the pur-
chase of the bridge bonds. Agents
of the different companies and
: banks were in the council cham
Der offering new propositions. w.
n av4I bel Nf
kato Loan and Trust company
offered to take all of the $4,000
bonds at par, bearing four. per
cent interest, the company being
paid ST 1900 for handling the bonds.
At the adjourned meeting of
the city council this afternoon
Judge Lorin Cray presented a
blue print of the plan for the
building of a return wall along
side of the Omaha right of way,
where the new bridge is to be.
The plans show a return wall and
fill of part of the river bed and
changes in the lay of the tracks.
He said these plans would be
adopted by the railroad company
as soon as it was known that the
city would sell those bonds and
go ahead with the building of the
new bridge.
George w. sugden, represent
ing the Citizens Loan and Trust
company offered to take all of
the bonds at par and charging
$1,175 for handling the bonds.
This is $25 lower he claimed
than. Mr., WiIlard's bid for handI-
ing the bonds. The council, how
ever, by a vote of TO 1, decided
to accept Mr.. Wizards PROPOSE
ton. The one negative vote was
that of Councilman Aaron Bekke.
Hs-.r % .ss E.....
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-07

The city council late this aft
ernoon awarded the contract for
building the new bridge across
the Minnesota river to the WideII
company. All the bids on the city
reservoir were rejected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
OLD CITIZENS
RECALL DAYS
UNDER OLD ELM

All the older citizens of Dublin as
we'll as all the younger generations
have played under the large spreading
elm tree in the school yard at Dublin
where the holiday pleasure seekers
ate dinnertoday.
Several of Tie pioneers are telling
tales of how pieces of those limbs
used to sting. The school campus has
been used for educational purposes
ever since the town was laid out.
First boys academy was located
there. 1t was then that the elm was
young and the limbs were in easy
reaching distance for the teacher.
Then after the girls academy was
disbanded, the old building was used
as general public school.
In 1867 several of the citizens want
ed a new school building but another
faction in the town opposed it. The
progressive men went out and dug un-
der the walls of the old brick academy
building one night in such way that
the walls caved in. Ask S. B. Hud-
dickson who these men were for he
says that he has first hand informa-
ton
Immediately after this the present
large brick structure was erevted. 1t
now contains a commissioned high
school which boasts of having many
prominent graduates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04

Although he is unable to take al
active part in the celebration at Dub
lin today, no one is enjoying it more
than S. B. Huddleston.
He has written much about the his
tory of the historical town and can
trace it's history from the founding up
to the present.
He has papers and certificates to
show that he is a direct descendant
of Alfred the Great of England He
is also descendant from Million
Castle England.
Sells Family Castle.
The way that the family happened
to move to America was because of
indignation and shame at the sale of
the family castle. The estate fell in
to the hands of two old maids who
did not care for it and sold what had
been heritage in the family for 500
years.
Almost the entire family immi-
grated to America. Here they took
active parts in the Revolutionary war
and afterwards the family came west,
one branch going to the south and an
other to the north.
S. B. Huddleston was born in 1843.
He learned to read writing early but
could not read print. He began writ
ing for the newspapers when very
young, in fact, before he could read
the publications. He has been reg
ular contributor ever since although
by trade he was painter.
Writes Dublin History.
His principal work has been on his
toricel writings about Dublin, the
family and poetry He is
the author of book which is publish
ed in his own hand writing, known
as whispers of the MUSES." and at
present History of the Huddleston
Family" of which he is the author,
is being published.
All the railroads have come through
Dublin since he was born and Wayne
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
METHODIST FORMED
FIRST DUBLIN CHURCH
AT FAULKNER HOME

The first church which was organ.
lied in Dublin was the Methodist
Episcopal church, formed in 1894, and
its first minister was Robert Burns
The congregation began by holding
its meetings at the house Of William
Faulkner, but in 1887, they built a
small frame meeting house.
The United Brethren formed a
church in 1887. For several years
they held their meetings in a room
fitted up In the Dublin Foundry. A
brick church, built by them in 1916,
was destroyed by fire ten years later.
The Christian church, organized in
1867 had as its first pastor Daniel R.
Vanbuskirk. They held their meet
ings in the town hall, until their
church building was erected in 1869.
The Universalist church, first or
ganized in 1872, was reorganized in
1863, and their meetings held in the
Academy building. Their first min.
istex was John c. McCune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
ONE MEMBER
NEEDED TO FORM
DUBLIN CHURCH

The Methodist church at Dublin now
has one OF the largest congregations
in the town but when it was organized
it had a difficult time to get the six
necessary members.
The first five came easy but sixth
could not be found. After months Of
searching man of another denomina-
ton who was working on the old Nat
ional road bridge, half mile west Of
Dublin, was found and persuaded to
join.
After the charter was. granted and
the church erected, the sixth man dis
appeared and has never been heard of
since There was considerable worry
for his welfare at first and this grad
ually turned into stories of his mys-
terious appearance at different places
in The form of a ghost.
1t is the general opinion that the
man went to other quarters where he
could pursue his beliefs with his own
denomination. He was liberal minded
enough, he told the members Of the
church when he joined as a charter
member, to break away from his own
denomination long enough to help es-
tablish another church which he be-
lieved to be a good thing for growing
Dublin.
The first church building which
was erected is now the residence at
the west end of Harrison street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
DUBLIN, ALWAYS ALERT,
BACKS EVERY MOVEMENT
FOR IMPROVING COUNTY

Dublin was founded In 1880. At
that time, Harman Davis entered a
halfsection OF land. the north half Of
which is now the present location Of
the old town.
In 1892 the Wits came to Dublin,
and it was largely through their ef-
forts that the town became permanent
In few years. Davis sold out to
Wits, Whippo and Craiger. In 1894
two other prominent workers, Brown
and Huddleston. moved to Dublin.
Huddleston moved into the old log
cabin which is still standing at the
rear of Riser's bakery. Today this
old cabin is furnished in old pioneer
style and Is attracting many specta-
tors.
Pond Surrounds Town.
At the time that this cabin was
built it was surrounded by large and
deep pond which extended from the
place where the postoffice is located
10 the corner on which the Universe.
list church stands. AT the place
where the NJ +. church is located,
morse could De swan at any time or
year.
The first school house, which was a
female seminary, was located across
from the present location of the
Christian church. in 1894 Money for
this institution was raised by popu-
lar subscription. II was sold to the
town and made a public school about
1857. This old seminary building is
still standing, but it has been moved
10 the back Of the Hicks and Hoffman
store, where it is used for a ware
house.
The multiplication tables and some
old sayings which were printed with
white lead over the blackboards.
where all the students could see them,
are still there, and are attracting
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
WATCHED PIONEERS
LAY PENNSYLVANIA

p H Wilson and S. B. Huddleston
were boys when the Pennsylvania
railroad was built through Dublin.
They used to like to go over in the
woods just north Of where the rail
road is now located and watch the
trains bring up the rails as they were
laid down.
One day the steam pressure became
too great and the pop-off valve Of The
engine went off with a bang and this
was followed by long Kissing and
steam.
The men when they grew up de-
lighted the younger generations by
telling the story Of their adventure
and they always added the conclus-
ion that right then and there they
lost all interest In railroad construct
ion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
Names OF DUBLIN men
WELL KNOWN ABOUT 1881

Soon after Dublin was laid out as
n town, settlers began to arrive from
other parts Of Wayne county, and
from the east. Three merchants came
TO Dublin in 1881. They were Sam
'uel Nixon, Thomas Owens. who came.
from Richmond, and Jacob Wore,
whose mercantile career In Dublin eX.
tended over a long period Of years.
The first physician In the town was
John Beatty, who came in 1881. The
earliest school was taught by Mary
Schoolfield. A Female Seminary was
established in 1886 by Caleb w. Witt,
John Wippo, and Jonathan p. Creager.
and Sarah Dickinson became the first
teacher In 1887 the Dublin Academy
was established by joint stock COM
pany,
Samuel School field, who came
from Virginia. kept the first tavern in
Dublin. His sign bore the patriotic
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
Man Hanged Under Span.

Man Hanged Under Span.
II a person does not have the desire
to touch the stone. another chance OF
thrills awaits him. At one time 4
man was hanged under the old cover
ed bridge and at irregular intervals
the villagers claim this man appears
hanging on the rafters late at night.
A girl west of town. has hard time
of ever catching a beau on the east
side Of town just because OF the
bridge.
Many people in Dublin can tell to-
day about their experiences in seeing
the old outlaws ghost hanging from
the rafters.
This bridge is the only one built by
the government when the National
road was pul through which is now
standing between Columbus and In
dianapolis. Although the stones have
weathered until the names Of the men
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
Magic Stone Brings Out Ghosts
Spirit of Man Hanged Returns

ern structure by the Old Trails assoc.
iation. Mr.. Huddleson said that this
would be a shame because it is Of
great value as a relic of the olden days
when this country was yet wilder
ness.
Today the bridge is a mecca for the
holiday pleasure seekers at Dublin. 1t
is of special interest considering
that the celebration is held under the
auspices of the Wayne County branch
Of the Old Trails association. 1t is a
monument of the first work done in
the west for the improvement of
roads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04

comment galore from the spectators
who have seen them.
AS old as the town is, 1t has never
had a saloon. At various times
strong fights have been made by the
church people against blind tigers.
1t was also one of the first towns in
the United States to have an Anti
Saloon League.
The town grew rapidly after the Ma
tional road went through in the early
thirties. Industries sprang up and the
population reached the 900 mark Aft
er the war the town began to become
a retired farmers residence district,
and the industries began to leave. Its
industrial history practically ended
when the Wayne Works moved to
Richmond. Despite the loss of indus
tries, the population did not decrease
Boasts of Schools.
Today it is quiet and retired city
Of home. Especially does it boast of
it's good schools and churches. AL
most every young person is a high
school graduate and many go to col
lege.
The citizens do not want factories.
After the younger generations have
spent their active lives on the farms
in the surrounding country they move
to Dublin to take the places of the
older people who are called into the
future.
Although quiet, the town is not dead.
The people are behind every big
movement, city township, county or
state.
The citizens claim that 1t Is sur
rounded by more good roads than any
other town in the state of Indiana.
In fact. good roads might be called
Dublin's hobby. and one reason why
the people have taken so much inter
est in today's celebration is because It
has for its purpose the establishment
of better roads in Wayne county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04

ut has been the custom In these
Wayne County Fourth Of July cele-
brations for the committee to award
the next years celebration to the
town which makes the best repre-
sentation in the parade said G. w.
Murray today.
Last year. Dublin sent an old
prairie schooner to Centerville. The
old wagon was drawn by two small
burrows and was preceded by trail
blazers on horseback and armed with
old fashioned axes" Mr. Murray ex.
planned.
The old schooner was driven by
two woolly looking men. They car.
ried old flint locks and the wagon
was covered with old fashioned camp
outfits.
These men drew up in the school
yard at Centerville and cooked dinner
with old fashioned utensils and in an
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
HUDDLEST0N SEES FAST AUTOMOBILES
REPL LACE CRAWL L|NCPRAIR|E SCHOONER

county has been changed from a land
OF wilderness and buffalo trails into
an area Of cultivated soil, beautiful
homes, and good roads.
The old prairie schooner with its
tar bucket, swayback bed, and can
vas top which creeped across the
country along the National road has
been replaced by the dashing motor
car and mile-a-minute trains.
The celebration at Dublin today es-
pecially gladdens the hearts of those
whose age is turning the hair gray,
Mr. Huddleston said. 1t recalls the
spirit of the past.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
DECORATED BRIDGES
DRAW MUCH PRAISE

The five large and beautifully con
structed roadway bridges over the
Pennsylvania railroad at Dublin are
drawing special comment from the
thousands of visitors.
Not only do the bridges in their
massiveness add much to the looks of
the town but they also dispose of all
danger of the citizenship getting
struck by the fast trains.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
0LO DUBLIN HALL
PASSED BY STATE

Odd Fellows hall, Dublin, where the
Jitney dance Is being held today, is
constructed In the same way that old
bridges were made.
1t is very old but the state building
inspector says that 1t is one of the
safest buildings in Indiana. On in
vestigation, he found the old wooden
framework in state Of perfect pre-
servation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04

motto, Our country. right or wrong.
Among Dublin's early mechanics
was John Grill, the first blacksmith in
1881. Peck and Matthews, cabinet
makers, were established in Dublin
as early as 1929. Anselam Butler, a
carriage maker, came in 1884. Dub
Inns early carpenters We're Robert
Way, Charles Morgan, Albertson
Chapel, Axum Elliott.
A tannery was built at Dublin by
Reese Ridgeway, in 1882 The Wayne
Agricultural Works had its origin in
foundry established in 1887, by John
Wippo, Caleb W. Witt, and James
Witt. A steam flour mill was built
in 1867.
- = -
Electrical railways Of the United
States represent valuation Of $780,
100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
OLDEST HOOS|ER
BORN IN STATE
IS ALMOST 100

Mrs. Jessie Huddleston, Dublin, is
the oldest Hoosier-born woman who is
now living in Indiana. Although as
she is approaching the century mark.
she is making her home with grand
daughter in Indianapolis, Mrs. Hud-
dleston claims Dublin as her home
town.
Since 1856 she has been a widow.
She was born in Franklin county but
moved to Dublin when ten years old.
Her son, S. B. Huddleston, is the
oldest person Of his age born in Dub
lin. He is now seventy-three years
old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
VIOLIN COLLECTION
ATTRACTS ATTENTION

j. H. Christman's exhibition of
violins in the rear of his home is at
tracing considerable attention from
the people who are attending the Dub
lin Fourth Of July celebration today
For some years he has been a violin
maker being a close follower of the
policies of John Stark, Richmond's S
old instrument maker Mr. Christ.
man worked under Mr.. Clark for sew.
eral years.
The Antoni Stradivan violin which
is being exhibited is valued at about
$4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
OF GRASS
IN DUBLIN Yard
PROTECTS NEST

All the large school campus at Dub
lin is neatly mown today with the
exception of one place about yard
square.
This was spared because a meadow
lark has nest in it. All through the
spring, the school children have
guarded the nest and they were on
hands to see that no harm came to 1t
when the yard was being cleared for
the big Fourth celebration.
Sunday the eggs hatched, and today
six wide mouths await the return of
the mother bird.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
WATCH SMALL BOYS

The marshals at Dublin will watch
closely today to see that no fire
works are shot where they will fright
en- horses or endanger property or
persons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
PROHIBITED

All the speakers at the Dublin Old
Roads celebration today have been
given strict orders that there Is to be
no politics mixed up in the talks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
History and Old Lore of County's Host, Dublin
TELLS HOW DUBLIN WON
THIS YEARS CELEBRATION.

old fashioned way They drew the at
tention of everybody present and this
proved to be the feature of the days
entertainment
Consequently. this year when Dub
lin asked for the Fourth of July cele-
bration none of the representatives of
other cities had the nerve to resist its
selection"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04

who built it have been worn away, it
is still in good condition.
Fears for Land Mark.
s. B. Huddleson expressed the fear
that this old land mark would soon
be torn down and replaced by a mod.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
BY BASIL WALTERS.

Sleepy Hollow
n old
Dublin midnight all Of
1oblns
have tried but after touching the
happened Instead
Wit a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
Richmond, in gala dress, clad in
flags, is celebrating independence

Day Banks, stores, city, county, and
private offices have been closed, and
every one is celebrating the Fourth
in his own way. Many Richmond peo-
pie are attending the celebrations at
Dublin and at other points in the
county Many former residents Of
the city have made this home-com-
ing day, and family picnics and par
ties are among the most popular
forms of observing the Fourth.
A great part of Richmond's popula-
ton has departed, in automobiles, car
riages, trains, interurbans, and on
foot.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
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Cofns ..ve oasa cu,sd aJ ". ii4o,s Hs~ Cora
Ca:c. Al duucs.,s lcc and 25c p:r os.. or sea.,
..'rss 20 Ava<issn C-..m.1 Ca Sdn... Okia
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04

The value of the British army horse
on an average is between 5000 and
$205.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04

Mrs. James Rodie, ninety. of Mel
rose, Mass, says eating candy has
prolonged her life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04

A water-cooled motorcycle engine
has been invented by an Englishman
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-04
END CORN PAINS

NE HUNTS NEW PENETRATION
METHOD
Il res,Asus.s g: Dr.. Hans. ~ Sidnsy, Ohio to
so've the Corn Problem. Folks had tried other
ssmedies with oaly psrr;Al su,sss..
Dr.. Hunts New Ssra Cure 4oss .ts work by
PENETRATION. Tha; Is N.,us.'s Own Way.
Taies the CnS sm ost 10 two 1sy> Ca.r~n,eed
..y marcy h,-
The day book., 1916-08-29
reject arbitration in the garment

workers strike.
The conference of Big Business
was called for the supposed purpose
of drawing up resolutions to send to
Pres. Wilson urging him not to drop
arbitration. But before the meeting
had progressed far it was evident
the manufacturers had gathered to
prepare steps to crush union labor.
Judge Nathaniel French, repre-
senting the Iowa Manufacturers
assn, urged the closing down Of the
factories as a lesson to Labor bosses
who are abusing their power" He
told the manufacturers that al
though they might suffer for awhile,
the lesson would cost the labOring,
men so much that permanent good
for the bosses would be accom-
pIished. His speech received great
applause. H. J
Jos. Ridgeway Grundy, president
Pennsylvania Manufacturers assn,
struck the real note, however, when
he said that the manufacturers must
regard the eight-hour day fight as it
affects them. He warned them that if
railway employees get away with
their fight for an eight-hour day and
time and a half for overtime, the en-
ployers all over the country would
find eight-hour legislation intro
duced in every state in the union.
He also accused the Democratic
administration of seeking to cripple
American industry by arbitrary legis-
lation and by encouraging union la
Dor in it's fight on the employers.
Grundy urged a countrywide organ
lied fight against trades unionists by
the manufacturers. He made a big
hit with the representatives of Big
Biz.
The resolution suggested by Hast
ings and Glenn, which many of the
members said was not strong
enough, concluded as follows: