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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
YELL AIDED cORBETT
TO DEFEAT SULLIVAN.

i James j. COrbett was in a I
I. Fifth avenue (New York; hotel I
! short time ago when little old :
i Irishman made his way through I
+ the crowd Of Corbett admirers :
+ and, grabbing the famous pugi- :
!. list by the hand, said: :
+ Say, don't you know me. Mr..
+ Corbettw
4 Don't know that | remember
f you," replied Gentleman Jim.
+ well. you certainly ought to
4 remember me. Look again."
+ Corbett sized the fellow up
I. critically. but could not place
i him.
4 why, Jim Corbett, I'm the
4 fellow who sat back of your cor
+ ner at New Orleans twenty-fOur
+ years ago and yelled at you,
4 You're not Irish If you don't
+ lick him in the next round And
+ you jumped from your corner at
+ the sound. of the bell and with
+ right hand jolt knocked Sullivan
+ out and became the champion Of
+ the world. ] always will believe
+ that l made you the champion"
+ Say, do remember some one
+ yelling that at me-" exclaimed
+ Corbett. And, by the way, it
+ was twenty-four years ago that
+ l knocked out Sullivan and be-
+ came the new champion"
+
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
Kerns

The answer to the last question at
Sunday school was found in Jerimiah
38-11.
Pearl Parsons is spending the week
at Hebron with her sister, Mrs. Jim
Hendley.
George Cole and his sons captured
three foxes and a wolf last week.
Virgil Kaneff has been very sick
with mumps and is not able to be out
of doors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nourie and family and
Paul and Marie Glad spent Sunday
at the Hanson home.
Mrs. Robert Busby is able to be up
again and will soon be back in her
own home.
Mrs. Vesta Ballou, who has been
visiting Mrs. Lucy Culp has gone to
Mankato to visit Mr. and Mrs. J.
Hodson.
Marietta and Ruth Kaneff have the
mumps.
The box social and program an
nounced to be given Friday night at
the Landgren schoolhouse will be
postponed on account of the illness
of Miss Kaneff.
John Culp returned from Lake
Crystal Saturday, where he had
spent the week with Arden Jones.
Marie Wussow spent the week end
with Marcella Parsons.
e. W. Johnson, H. Hilmer. II. Al
lery, o. B. Door of this neighborhood
went to Faribault Saturday to at
tend the dedication of the new pack
ing plant.
Little Earl Grice, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Grice, fell down the cell
lar stairs Monday evening and broke
his arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnson went to
Vernon Center the first of last week
to visit a nephew.
Julia Johnson spent one day last
week with Mrs. Holmgren.
Erwin Culp and sister, Lucy. and
Cecil Wright spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Cole.
Mrs. Charlie Severance spent Sat.
urday afternoon with Mrs. Robert
Busby.
The children at the Kerns school
and their teacher, Miss Stella Steel
are busy getting ready for the enter
tainmnt they are to give at the church
/ Thursday evening The following nro-
gram will be given at 1880 o'clock:
| Song. silent Night
Christmas Greeting, Doris johnson,
Blanche Michels, Maude Smith.
Dialogue, Squire Hawley's Christi
mas"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
SHORT MEASURE CHARGE
r. J. WieIand Pleaded Guilty In the
Municipal Court.

On the complaint of Soren p. Jep-
son, state inspector of weights and
F. j. Wieland, who came to
the city with a carload of potatoes
for sale, was brought before the mu-
nicipal court late yesterday after
noon on the charge of short measure,
it being alleged that he was five
pounds short on two and half BUSH
els. Judge Plymat imposed fine of
500 and costs, or $2365, the defend
ant having pleaded guilty.
Wieland paid his fine of $23.65, and
moved on with his potatoes. He came
here from Wadena
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
DATED FOR The SERVICES
Where Rev. Henry Moss Will Hold the
Christmas Exercises.

Rev. Henry Moss will conduct Christ
mas services as follows: Sunday, De-
cember "a, English forenoon Christmas
services at Mankato and English after
noon Christmas services at Lake Crystal
Monday, December %. Norwegian fore
noon Christmas services at Mankato.
Norwegian Christmas services in the aft
ernoon and Christmas tree. Services in
the evening at Lake Crystal. Tuesday,
December 26, Norwegian forenoon Christ
mas services at Decoria and Christmas
tree services at Mankato in the evening.
Thursday, December %, the Ladies' Aid
society will be entertained at the church
parlors by Mrs. Ole, Nelson. Friday, De-
cember 20, the Ladies' Aid and Young
Peoples league of Lake Crystal will be
entertained at the home of Mrs. Law
renee Hanson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
Farm Loan Banks. !,

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Washington December 20.-The federal
farm loan board expects to announce
within few days the location of the
twelve loan banks to be established
throughout the country. An announce
ment of the location had been expected
today, but it was said the districts and
locations in some instances were still
undetermined.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22

Robert Hair of New York is in the
city for the holiday season. He is Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hair, in
West Mankato.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10

a home on this desoTate island. Fol
my part have great confidence in the
man and his scheme. | believe he will
be able to carry it through successful.
ly, and we shall be very rich"
ut is you, my DEAR" replied the
man. who have been infatuated by
this man who they say can win any
woman. am engaged in a scheme
with one whom i have never seen. but
who has won you to 1t and through
you me. Suppose some Of the persons
he has taken into his confidence
l heard no more then. Whether
dozed In the interim don't know. but
presently heard voices again. one
the freshman, the other man who
spoke In melodious tones.
I'VE must give out that the land
speculation is our real purpose" said
the latter. land offer hundred acres
to each and all of our adherents."
but suppose there is no war with
SPAIN suggested the freshman.
I'VE must bring on war. The gen
erar'-
Again there was an interim or q
slumber from which + was awakened
by crash. Starting up. went into
the hall in time to see that men with
muskets, having broken down the front
door. We're pushing into the house.
Some children at the head of the main
staircase were looking down In terror.
Then followed scene of destruction
that shall never forget. The sol
diers-for such they seemed to be-
we're roaring about the house. most of
them drunk and all helping themselves
to what they wanted. Then suddenly
the Irish lady appeared and was pro.
testing. when suddenly | found my.
self lying on the ground shivering. II
was coming dawn. and | saw that
was amid ruin, the only surviving
thing being a well house,
Returning TO my boat, | dropped
down the river and at the first landing
place told my strange experience to a
man to whom sold bill Of goods.
Great heavens!' he exclaimed. "You
must have slept on Blennerhassett's is
land"
What's Blennerhassett's island?"
1.-THE place where Aaron Burr's con-
spiracy of 1906 was Matched. You have
experienced or dreamed scenes that
were enacted more than a hundred
years ago. You have seen "Blanny,''
as they called him In those days, his
wife and children, and Aaron Burr him
self"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
COMMISSIONERS
MUST TURN OVER
ROAD MONIES
Supreme Court Grants Writ of
Mandamus Directing Leon
County Officers to Pay Over
Money to State

Tallahassee-Upon the petition
or Attorney General Thos. f.
West the Supreme Court of Flori-
da has granted a writ of man
damus against the members of the
Board of County Commissioners
and the tax collector of Leon
county requiring those officials to
pay over to the State Treasurer
fifteen per cent of all monies col
lected up to date as a license tax
ON automobiles and other motor
driven vehicles, said fifteen per
cent. to be kept in the special
fund by the State Treasurer for
the maintenance of the State
Road Department or to show
cause on February Is why same
has not been paid.
Chapter 1888, Laws of Florida,
enacted at the last session of the
Legislature, creates the State
Road Department. and provides
that fifteen per cent. of the Ii
cense tax on all motor driven We
hicles in each county be RENTED
to the State Treasurer, as other
tax monies are RENTED. Leon
county officials have failed to pay
this fifteen per cent. and as thirty
other counties have failed to COM
ply with the law, the State Road
Department had the Attorney
General to bring action against
Leon county so as to get decis-
ion of the Supreme Court upon
the constitutionality of the law
The petition was pranted by
the Supreme Court and the coun-
ty officials were ordered to pay
over the money or to show cause
why they have not done so, before
the Supreme Court at 10 O'Clock
a. m. ON February Is. Service OF
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
Commissioners Exonerated

The Arcadia News of Tuesday
afternoon published in full the re-
port of State Auditor Earnest
Amos concerning ten formal
charges of incompetence, graft,
malfeasance etc, made by Judge
G. C. Morgan of Fort Ogden, a
gainst the commissioners of De-
Soto county. The charges were
presented to Governor Trammell,
who ordered Auditor Amos to
make an investigation and report.
This the auditor did, and his re-
port is dated Jan. 18th, 1916. 1t
lis too voluminous for the limited
space of The Herald, for it in
cludes great many details which
are given in full and were evil
IDENTIFY compiled with much care.
The first five specifications of
the complaint against the COM
missioners involve questions OF
payments of costs arising in JUS
ltice Morgan's court. In these
the commissioners followed the
advice of their attorney acting as
auditor. In one case, however
that of John Daughtry, jr., the
failure to pay the costs was evi
IDENTIFY an oversight and not an in
tentional omission. If, howev
er, a cost bill is unjustly turneC
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10

the writ, which was issued last
Friday, was accepted by Col.
Fred T. Myers, county attorney,
who will argue the case for the
county while the State will be
represented by Attorney General
West.
The State Road Department
consists of five members appoint
ed by the Governor, one from
each congressional district and
one from the State at large. The
present membership consists Of
Ed. Scott of Arcadia, chairman;
j. D, Smith of Mariana, secre-
tary; f. O. Miller of Jacksonville,
Capt. w. j. Hillman of Live Oak,
and M. M. Smith of Orlando.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10

parents were entitled to all the
credit.
When he was in his early TWEEN
ties he got married, and we men,
toned that, including the name of
the bride and the preacher and
the relatives from somewhere
when the time comes and tell you
who were at the funeral. We will
even give him special prominence,
although we honestly believe he
will be the most unimportant per-
son there.
At the same time, we are afraid
we will have to go right ahead
mentioning these people that we
have been mentioning with such
frequency. They have habit of
boosting the board of trade, and
helping the church, and mixing in
politics, and getting up parades,
and financing the baseball team,
and running the lodges, and lot
of other things, SO their names
are bound to creep into the paper.
But, come to think of it, that
isn't news about them so much as
it is news about the town. For
lit is such things as these that are
making the town life and the
town progress; and, if we left
their names out, we would pretty
nearly have to leave out the name
of the town. And we won't do
that-not if we lose two subscrib-
ers.-Community Building Bulle-
tin.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
Mentioning Names

Not long ago a man came INTO
this office and stopped his paper
because he said it was always
printing a lot of news about the
same people and he was sick OF 1t.
Now, when something goes
wrong with the country the Gov
eminent appoints commission to
investigate and find cut what is
the matter. And the first thing
the commission investigates is the
man who made the boiler to see
if the boiler was reasonable hol-
Ter.
So we appointed g commission
consisting of ourself to investi-
We never mentioned the fact
that he ever won any premiums
at the county fair, because he
never exhibited anything. We
never included his name in a list
of committees because he never
attended anything. We never
printed his name in list of dom
ors to anything, because he never
donated so much as a doughnut.
We certainly have been treat
ing this man shameful. But we
will agree to run a nice obituary
else. In fact we mentioned ev-
erything but the preachers fee,
which was hardly worth mention
ing.
We must confess that the only
time we have ever mentioned him
since was to say that he was wear
ing a broad smile because of the
arrival of boy or a girl. We
searched our files but we must
own up that the only time he ev-
er broke into the paper was by
the help of somebody else.
gate this man. We didn't have
to go out anywhere to do it. We
just sat in the editors uneasy
chair and followed that mans ca
reer ever since we knew him.
The first thing that happened
to that man was that he was born,
but he had nothing to do with
that. However, we mentioned it,
and mentioned him, although his
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
WAS 1T A
DREAM?
BY WILLIAM CHANDLER

l am a commercial traveller. die
not in my youth receive much educa-
ton and am lamentably ignorant of
American history. These, things !
mention because they bear upon the
experience / am about to relate. New.
er having heard or read of the char.
acters | shall mention, 1t is impossible
that should have conjured them up
from memory.
One autumn left my home for n
tour in the middle west Reaching
Pittsburgh. made IT surfing point
for visiting Ohio river towns between
1t and Cincinnati. The Ohio. which
the early French settlers named LII
Belle Riviere beautiful river. afforded
such attractive scenery that at Mari
eta i left regular modes of travel,
hired rowboat and. putting my bag
gnge In Ii. principally n trunk full Of
samples. drifted-there was no need OF
pulling-down the river. intending 10
take In the principal towns by the way,
Shortly before nightfall came to nj
island SO beautiful that i was tempted
to land and inspect it. Tying my boat
to the point that formed its upper end,
| made my way through underbrush
and clearings. There was no one on
this part of the island. and | was OPP
pressed by u feeling of loneliness. Re
turning to my boat, supped from the
contents of lunch basket | had
bought for myself on the shore. wrap
ped myself in my blankets and turn
ed In.
The night was chilly. and failed to
keep warm. Rising to walk about for
a few minutes, looking southwark
saw a large dwelling house. most of
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10

the windows of which were illuminat-
ed. i thought 1t strange that had
not seen 1t during my walk at night
fall. Hoping to secure q warm bed.
went to the house, which was perhaps
a quarter of a mile distant. AS APP
preached I saw that 1t was Of colonial
build, with pair of wings. Before 1t
was a lawn and behind 1t were trees.
Knocking. / was admitted by an old
darby, and on my asking If could
get lodging for the night he called
his mistress, who came out into the
spacious hall. She was pleasant
looking lady about thirty years old
and of courtly manners. When l ask.
ed her II could be accommodated for
the night she replied with the accent
Of an Irish lady of high degree that
would be welcome to the best her
home afforded and invited me into the
living room.
was struck at once with the furni-
ture. which had either been there for
q hundred years or had been purchased
from some dealer In curios. There was
a large fireplace In the room. in which
burned cheerful blaze to take Off the
chill autumn air. The lady left me to
order some refreshment. and. all being
still. | could hear voices in an adjoin-
ing room separated by thin parti-
ton. One was the voice of the lady
who had left me. the other that of
man with the same inflection-an Irish
gentleman.
II fear" he said, that the colonel is
about to lead us all into a wild
scheme"
at can be no more visionary than
our coming across an ocean to build
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10

down, the official presenting it
may sue the county under Sec.
975, Revised Statutes.
The sixth specification COM
plains that the circuit clerk, as
county auditor and clerk of the
board, is paid too much, $4,000
a month. This, Auditor Amos
states, is lawful and is justified
by the immense increase in the
work of the clerk forcing him to
employ extra help.
Special fees allowed the clerk
for cost bills, copies of indict-
ments, transcribing and indexing
records, were found to be legal
and correct.
The seventh specification deals
with the employment of county
prosecuting attorney, which was
found to be regular and legal.
The eighth and TENN specifica-
tons complain of the Fort Ogden
and Murdoch drainage operations
in which the State Auditor found
the commissioners innocent OF
any infraction of the law.
What Auditor Amos says of the
ninth specification and his con-
clusion as to all the ten charges,
being of special local interest, IS
given in full as follows;
GAS to the remaining specifica-
ton which is the ninth, about the.
management of the work in the
Punta Gorda Special Road Dis
trict: the board has competent
engineer employed to look after
the work, and the grubbing and
clearing of the same was let out
by competitive bids. In all 9TH
er respects, the board seems to be
keeping in touch with the work
and proceeding in accordance
with law.
"While no doubt it would be
practically impossible to find
person who would agree with the
board as to every detail of all the
work now going on, ! am satisfied
that in the matters complained OF,
as well as in all others, each mem
Der of the board did what he con-
scientiously believed to be his du-
ty in the premises and for the
best interest of the county.
find no substantial merit in any
of the charges filed in this pro-
ceeding and respectfully recon-
mend that the same be dismiss
ed"
The auditor also reported on
the work done by the county au-
thorities on the streets of Arcadia.
He found that, including mater
ials furnished, the total cost OF
the work was $5,235,20, for which
the city and its citizens had re-
imbursed the county with $l,359.-
so cash, to which should be add
ed $1,O95.25 half of the road tax
due the city, leaving $3.50
Is due from the city to the coun-
ty. which is covered by unpaid
city warrants. The unpaid a
mount is owed the Arcadia road
district, No, 4.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
SEEING Ships at SEQ.

Ships can be recognized when
they are thirty miles out at sea if
searchlights are directed upon
them, the silhouette of the ship
which is thrown up by this light
being sufficient guide for naval ex.
perts, who by the mere outline Of
the vessel can tell her name.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-27
New York Cotton.


New York, oct 26.-Thc cotton
market showed renewed activity and
excitement early today and there
were further wide fluctuations. The
opening was easy at decline of y
points on December. which sold at
1876, and 90pl0 points on later de-
livcries. Cables were better than
due. but there appeared to be big
accumulation of overnight selling
orders, and January broke to lS.90c
after the call while May sold off to
19l6c or about l9M22 points net
lower The market was then stead
led by covering and support from
other sources, with prize Us showing
rallies to about last nights closing
toward the end of the first hour
Liverpool was relatively steady and
the early buying was encouraged by
bullish private spot advices from the
South.
The early rally carried January up
10 10. l6c and May to 1900, or about
slm2G points from the low level of
the morning.. This advance was
quickly followed by renewed weak
ness, however, under another furry
broke to 1S.7Sc early in the noon
hour. with May selling at l9oic or
about 31GI3l points below yesterdays
closing figures. This decline car
ried prices back to within s or 9
points of the lowest level reached on
the break of yesterday afternoon.
Increased liquidation was felt from
fithe middle of snc morning on and to-
ward noon prices were at Il net de
cline of 3O032 points.
! Slight noon hour rallies were fol-
lowed by renewed weakness, with
January selling off TO 1S.G3c or into
new low grounds for the movement
and about Al points under last nights
close before 3 o'clock. Talk of UNI
settled spot markets contributed 20
the decline
Cotton closed steady. The range:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-27
REPORTS OF
MARKETS
COTTON-GRAIN-LIVESTOCK.

December and May both at $1,79M1.8 80
were followed by little further sag,
then a temporary bulge. with a suisse
quent fresh setback.
Corn weakened with wheat. The
movement of new corn from first
hands acted also as a bear factor
After opening unchanged to 1c lower
the market showed some capacity to
recover but not relatively so much
as wheat.
Oats were directly depressed to
some extent by the Argentine rains.
For the most part, however, prides
were governed chiefly by the action
of other grain.
down provisions. Selling, however,
was not heavy.
Bear aegressiveness increased later
especially after word came of big
drop in prices at Buenos Aires. There
We're predictions that the rainfall
would be general throughout Argen-
tina Just before the close. however.
liberal export business was reported
and a quick rally ensued The finish
was unsettled at the same as yester
days latest figures % 1-2c higher.
with December at $1.S0M1.S0 and May
at 81 .S00l1 80 "a
Fine weather and enlarged country
ofcirs prevented dorm from making
as good late upturn as wheat. The
/ close was nervous at 12M3-4c net
decline.
| The leading features ranged as fol-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-27
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Oct 26--Rains in Argen-
tina gave an advantage today to the
bears in wheat. Although the recent
break in prices was the signal for re-
newed buying, which caused a sharp
upturn in the market. the strength
failed TO last. It did not appear that
y general ending of the drouth had
taken place in Argentina, but the tact
that some moisture had been supplied
seemed to diminish greatly. at least
for the time being, the speculative
buying power in the pit. Opening
prices. which ranged from the same
as yesterdays finish to Lei lower, with
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-27
SHIP FOUNDERS; 3 SURVIVORS.

New Orleans, Oct. 23.-The steamer
L. Edward Hines, which sailed from
New Orleans Oct. Z, with lumber for
Cristobal, was sunk in the hurricane
of Oct. IS, off the coast of British
Honduras, and of the crew of Is,
only three were saved, according to
a wireless message here today.
She was owned by the Hines Steam
ship company of Wilmington, Del, and
was under charter to the Otis Manu-
featuring company of New Orleans. A
brief message to her charter holders
said A. l.. Halstrom, chief engineer,
and two others of the crew, were res
,6ued from raft near Belize ana that
these were the only survivors. Capt.
s. NJ. McKeye was master of the yes
sci.