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Frldtiy, August 28 1908
MANKATO FREE PRESB
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THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
President William H. Taft of Ohio
Vice President ,
.James S. Sherman of New York
FOR STATE OFFICERS.
Governor,..-.Jacob F. Jacobson
Lieutenant GovernorA. O. Eberhart
Secretary of State... Julius Schmahl
State TreasurerC. C. Dinehart
Attorney General George T. Simpson
Railroad Commissionerlra B. Mills
Railroad Commissioner.. .C. E. Elmquist
JOHN’S TALE OF WOE.
Governor Johnson is of the opinion
that the democrat ic state convention
plated a mean trick on him. Here is
the genial John’s tale of woe: "Set
ting aside any personal consideration
and my own feelings in this matter,
duty to party compels me to make
the race,” said Governor Johnson, “but
I a'siue you it is against my' better
judgment.”
"I have given this matter the closest
thought for the pa*t twenty-four hours
and my first opinion that a third nomi
nation is unwise and against the prin
ciples of £h<* |suty is unchanged, yet 1
hardly see how 1 can get away from
making the race without putting the
in a hole. 1 regret this action
. and wi-h it" had never happened.
"Had tltf committee been named to
inform me of the hbnqr conferred and
a»ked my acceptance, my answer would
hare been prompt, but no Mich oppor
tunity lias been given me. The nomi-
nation has been made, I have been de
clared the nominee and so there you
are. It really leaves me in an embar
rassing [msition and with the party in
a similar position, so you see tho
only thing I can do is to yield.”
An effort was made to secure the
governor's opinion on the reception uf
his accept ion by the public at large
Lidlowing his original declaration to the
effect that he would not Imve the
nomination under any consideration,
but he could not be drawn into any
argument.
“1 d<» not vare whether it makes
inc votes or loses me votes,” said
Governor Johnson. "I said I Al not
want the nomination, the convention
has forced it upon me anil now J
will put up the best tight in my power.
I owe much to the party and if it
thinks I am necessary to its . success
why 1 cannot do anything else but
yield. It has left me without any
other alternative in the matter.”
C ONFESSION OF WEAKNESS.
-Johnson's nomination in spite of
him-clf is. however, an open confes
sion that he is the only man in the
>tate with whom the democratic party
can even hope to. beat Jacobson, says
The- St. Paul Pioneer Press. And his
hesitation, as well as that of his
friends, has unquestionably arisen from
the certainty that even if Jacobson
should Hot beat him he will cut down
the Johnson vote to so small a ma
jority as to ruin Johnson’* prestige as
a vote getter. The fact is. However,
that not only is the Johnson majority
likely to be ent down but. it is more
than likely to be converted into a
Jacobson majority. For Governor John
son is not face to face, as in 1901.
with a republican party split and torn
by a Dunn-Collins Kilkenny cat fight.
He is face to face with a republican
party united, hopeful and determinc-1
to win. His opponent is not a. candi
date who had made bitter enemies la»-
fore the convention and who is likely
to make enemies during the campaign,
lb- is. on the contrary, a man whom
every one in the state respects and
honors whether he agrees with his
views or not. a man who has the con
fidence of the people ami their admira
tion in as great a measure as any re
publican that has ever been named for
an elective office.
Nor has Governor Johnson to encoun
ter this year a man who is compara
tively unknown to the people of the
state. He has to do battle with one
whose name has been familiar in every
home and at every gathering place in
city, village or country for a dozen
vears.
Two years ago. as an analysis of the
•bdinson and Cole votes will show,
Johnson's majority of 78,000 represented
.only an increase of some 20,(MM) votes
over his vote in 1904, the rest of it
being accounted for by a falling off
of 50,(MM) in the republican vote. Those
.50,000 voters will not stay at home
when they have a chance to vote for
Jacobson. They’ will lie at the polls,
not only to vote for him but to vote
for Taft, whose popularity in this
state is such that he is not unlikely trt
sweep the state as Roosevelt did. The
influence of a presidential year is to
l>e taken into account when the re
publican candidate is the nominee not
of a faction but of the. whole party.
San Francisco will entertain the nine
teenth Trans-Mississippi Commercial
congress and the business bodies- of
that city are already preparing to
make the October gathering the big
gest in the history of this important
body. The conservation of the natu
ral resources of the vast territory west
of the Mississippi will be the principal
subject before the congress. Alaska,
Hawaii and the Philippines will also
have representation in the congress.
Plan.- for bringing about closer trade
EVERY FRIDAY.
The Official Paper at
Blue Earth Ceuaty
relations with the orient and the
Latin republics of Central and south
America will be brought to the atten
tion of the delegates.
THAT DEPENDS.
Taft has announced that if elected
he will call a session of congress to
revise the tariff. All well enough. But
how will congress revise it? asks The
St. Cloud Times.
That depends. If congress is re
publican the revision will be safe and
sane. If democratic—well, it is mighty
hard to predict what will be done with
the tariff.
GINGEII OF THE CAMPAIGN
If the campaign between the repub
licans and democrats seems cold to
you, consider what the independence
party is doing for the gaiety of,, the
nation. comments The Minnea;»olis
Journal. Read what Mr. A. Brisbane,
who concocts editorials for William
Randolph Hearst, copyrighted, says:
“If you want to get, into trouble,
elect Bryan. He doesn’t understand
how to conduct any kind of business.
Before he started the Commoner he
might have fooled me into thinking
he could run a newspaper, but it is
a mass of stupidity and egotism.”
What of it? Why should a man
who concocts editorials for William
Randolph Hearst’s jKipers object to
cither stupidity’ or egotism? With
out egotism these papers could not be
published, and without stupidity they
could not be circulated. The Hearst
forces ought not to object to the
things they find in the Commoner, un
less stupidity ami egotism have been
copyrighted also. |
Garden City News
Mrs. Len Johnson />f West Hope,
North Dakota, is visiting relatives in
town.
A dance was given in the hall iZst
Friday evening.
Mrs. J. K. Osgood was 7 in Mankato
last Monday.
Lawrence Warren of Vernon Center
\,s v hit ng at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Bates.
Blanche and Callie Bixby were in
Lake Crystal Monday.
Mrs. Charles. Scott of lake Crystal
was a caller in town last Friday.
Horace Mcßride of Oregon is visiting
his father, Mr. 11. C. Mcßride of this
place.
Clayton John has returned from his
visit in Minneapolis. \ •
Miss Eliza Wilson returned from her
vist with her sister, Mrs. Carlos War
ren of Vernon Center last week.
E. T. Champlin and family who have
been' visiting the former's niece, Mrs.
Gus Bixby, returned to their home in
Mankato. Thursday.
Mrs. Will Roln-rts ami three sons,
Burt. Allen and Pierce, went to Wis
<s>nsin, Tuesday, when* they w'ill visit
Mrs. Robert’s parents.
Agent \V. A. Wiygner attended the
O. R. T. Convention at Sioux City,
Sundaf. „
Mr .and Mrs. Grover Hart ami cliil
ren started to visit relatives
in Tyler. Uike Benton and Elkton
South Dakota.
Ralph Rector is hired as substitute
in Mr. Hart’s place during his absence
in the creamery.
Misses Lois and Eunice Clough at
tended a party at Jhe home of Mrs.
Nora Piper Saturday;
Tile ladies of the Methodist church
will hold a annual fair in the church
Friday, Aug. 28.
Louisa Tressler of Blue Earth visi
ted her sister Mrs. Vere Bixby this
week.
DEATH OF MRS. ANNA MOERI.
Long • Resident of Limetown Dies
of Diabate*.
From Friday's Dall
The death of Mrs. Anna Moeri, wife
of Peter Moeri and one of the oldest
residents of Limetown, occurred this
morning at three o’clock at the family
residence, ami followed a long illness
with diabetes.
Mrs. Moeri was seventy-one years
of age and a native of Switzerland.
Her marriage to Mr. Moeri took place
in that country and they came forty
years ago to America and direct to
Limetown. where they have resided
continuously since. Mrs. Moeri was a
woman of many lovable characteristics
and her death occasions great sorrow
among many acquaintances, especially
the older residents of the locality in
which she lived so many years.
Surviving are the husband, two
daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Schaub of In
dian Jaike, and Mrs. Mary Koch of
Limetown, , and sons, Messrs.
John. Fred and Albert Moeri. all of
whom live in the vicinity- of Madison
Lake and Jacob Moeri of Limetown.
-*Fhe funeral service will take place,
at one o’clock Sunday- afternoon at
the family- residence in Limetown and
interment will be made at Eagle laike.
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.
Advertised list for week ending Aug.
21, 1908.
American Bridge Co., Mrs. Cora An
derson, Maude Anthony, F. A. Bacon,
Mrs. James Byod, W. Brup, Miss
Mae Carlson, . Miss J. Coon, S. C.
Culver, Miss Helen Engebretson (2)
Charles Goerndt, Miss Whine. Grasmon,
J. IL Hoffman, Frank R. Hom, Charles
Johnson, Miss Noamt Kennedy. T. J.
Kline. P. C. May, Minnesota C'olnization
Co., Mrs. G. M. Moore, Henry’ Peder
son, Severt Sletto, P. A. Webber Miss
Cora Wingen, A. W. Wolfe.
Lost Foot in Mower.
-Worthington, Aug. 20.—Tbedive-yearT
old' daughter of Charles Drake,
Brewster, laid her left foot amputated
at Mho ankle, it being severed by a
mower.’ She was hwrtight here and
will recover.
Remove Obstruction.
River Plea of Nor
COUNCIL IS ASKED TO R
DRIVEN IN THE Mlf
Fathers From “Brooklyn” Make 1
Before Aidermen With Requc
1 Resolutions; Speech By M
From Saturday's Daily.
The North Maukato council appeared
in a body before tire Mankato city
council last evening, and presented the
following:
Whereas. During the period of high
water in the Minnesota river the pres
ent season, we. both as citizens and
as public officials, carefully observed
and studied the flood situation with
reference to its effect on the village
of North Mankato, and vicinity, with
a view to lessening the danger there
from in the future, sofaras this village
is concerned, and it is our intention to
follow this up with improvements that
will prevent the river in the future
from rising above the low parts of the
southern or eastern lunik of the river
on the North Mankato side, and
Whereas, It is the sense of this
Imdy that in order to do this most
effectively it will l>e necessary to pay
a gieat deal of attention to the bed
of said river by way of removing ob
structions heretofore placed there by
individuals or corjMirations, which im
pede the free flow of the water to
such an extent that during the late
flo<»d the river overflowed in the western
part of our village, where the elevation
is a foot jor more higher than it Js
in the easterly' part of the village,
where there was no overflow, ami:
Whereas; We are informed that
much of this difficulty is due to ob
structions placed in said river by the
city of Mankato, by way of driving
piles to change the course J'f the water
therein, affd by private Inkiness inter
ests in tilling the channel, the nature
of which acts and obstructions are
more particularly stated in the report
of a member the I nited States
corps of engineers, recently made there
on, the. substance of which report is
hereto attached, ami.
Whereas, We further believe that to
properly protect both the city', of
Mankato, and this village from the ef
fects of floods in the future it is
necessary that all obstructions now
existing’in the bed of the river be
tween the city and village be removed,
so as to give the water in the river
free flowage from bank to bank, aipl
that to accomplish this there should
be friendly co-operation between our
village, and said city of Mankato,
therefore be it:
Resolved, that a copy of these reso
lutions be presented to the city of
Mankato, through its common council,
and that communication be opened,
with the authorities of said city, by
a commitee of this council, to l>e ap
pointed by the president, and be it fur
ther:
Rc»olved. That we do not take this
step with a view to shifting any bur
den from our village, or to put any
great burden or expense on the city
of Mankato, we fully believing that
a neighborly promise from the city of
Mankato to assume the burden a>f so
clearing the channel of the river Hjts
own expense, will lead to a better and
more beneficial feeling between the two
municipalities, and will do away with
tli<’ necessity of our village taking
steps that may UU to unpleasantness
ami lasting friction, and that it will
result in the mutual safety' of both
com yi unities. ‘
OTTO NEITGE,
President.
U. A. KEENE,
' Clerk.
J. KROEGER,
P. W.'LASSOW,
IHOS. WILSON,
Trustees,
ihltrd this Sth day of August, 1908,
United States Engineer Office, St.
Paul, Minn., April 13, 1908. Respect
fully returned to the chief of engineers.
In its original condition the main chan
nel of the Minnesota river at Mankati
was adjacent to the right bank. The dis.
tanee between the low water banks vr.v
about 500 feet, of which 200 feet
next the light bank was occupied by
the main channel, 250 feet by a low
island, and fifty., feet by a narrow
channel adjacent to the left bank. Ihr*
high water section of the river was
about 1,000 feet wide to a height of
sixteen feet \ above mean low water.
When the river rose above the sixteen
foot plane it had an extreme high wa
ter channel of about a tnile in width
.between the Muffs bounding the river
bottom.
This condition of affairs lasted until
a roadway bridge was constructed be
tween Mankato and North Mankato in
1880. By the approaches to this bridge
the river section was reduced to a
width of 525 feet for high stage*, the
only further available outlet under ex
treme flood conditions being through the
village of Jvorth Mankato which is
from fourteen to sixteen feet above
mean low water. Some of uie Tillage
streets have been raised above flood
level, but whenever the river rises to
a sixteen foot plane most of the town’
is submerged.
The bridge in question was con
structed with a draw* opening which in*
j stead of being placed over the main
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MANKATO
FREE PRESS
From
h Mankato
MOVE PILES
MESOTA
"heir Appearance
st in Shape of
r. Lassow.
channel ; waf placed over the minor
channel nexi the left bank. In order
to divert th- channel severdl rows of
piles were driven in the river, inclining
outward fr<«n the right bank. This
bridge was built with funds contrib
uted by tlie various counties and
towns on bpth sides of the river in
the vicinity,! the chief contributor be
ing the- city of Mankato. There is no
record that the authority of the fed
eral government was obtained for this
bridge and it ap|M?ars that ,ae bridge
was built without authority of law
and without any consultation with the
engineer department. The government
is therefore in no Way resjvonsible for
any damage which may have been done
bridge.
in addition to the bridge and its
approaches, a heavy railroad embank
ment, considerably higher than the
highest recorded flood water, has been
con.-trinted along the right bank of
the Viver in -uch a way as greatly
to reduce the extreme high water
section.
The result of these things has been
that the large island above mention'd
between Mankato and North Mankato
has disappeared and fifteen -*>r more
small islands have come into existence
where the main channel formerly ' was,
and that the banks of the river have
been . considerably eroded in the vicin
ity of North Mankato. Francis R.
Shunk, major, corps of engineers.
Mr. Lassow Is Spokesman.
» Alderman Lassow acted as spokes
man for the North Mankato people,
and said:
‘■'l lie paper-- presented to you by
our village president* explain them
selves, still I feel like adding a few
words to it.
‘We entered a complaint last spring
with the government abtTirt the ob
struction of the river light above the
bridge, canted by piles driven in the
bed of the Minnesota river. We labored
under the impression that said piles
were put there by the government
and a-ked the government to remove
them because they proved to l>e an
ever increasing dagger to our safety.
The war department sent an engineer
to investigate the situation and a copy
of his rejiort to the war department
is accompanying our resolutions, pre
sented to you. The investigation of the
engineer proved that the piles had -been
driven by,the city of Mankato ajad had
no business to be there. Wa were
advised to take a different course but
we come to you as neighbors. \\ e be
lieve that our mutual welfare is too
closely interwoven to take any differ
ent steps. The only division between
u.s is a political‘one; from an economi
cal standpoint we are one solid body.
We have the same |>ostoffice, are
served by the same gas ami eleytric
plant, our people walk in bunches to
the Saulpaugli corner and board your
street cars; we are meiulters of the
same churches, all our trading is done
in Mankato, or local stores are getting
their goods from Mankato wholesale
houses, and our building contractors
are a help and a. benefit to Mankato.
Perhaps Mankato people say, ‘but you
do not help pay our taxes.’ This is
true, but it is just as true that you
do not help pay ours. We pay for
our own fire department, our own
school and library, our own justice
nturts. We police our own village,
take care of our )><>or and criminals,
and build our own streets. If we
can add a couple of thousand people
to our population it will be a great
lamefit to Mankato without adding any
additional expense. Mankato is a
Is-autv -jot. The only draw kick to
our growth is the greatly exaggerated
high water, and we are planning to
put an end to this by diking the te*.
maining low parts of our river banks.
In order to make our great undertak
ing w success, we tall t>|xm you to
remove the obstruction in the riier
above the bridge, put there by youi
citv. If those, obstructions had not
been in the river, the water would
not have reached any of/ our streets,
and there would have been more than
two fet less water on Poplar and Min
nesota streets and in your slough dur
ing the late high water. The expense
of pulling the piles will not be great.
1 believe that a stump puller will pull
them and the timber will pay* a big
share of the expense of pulling them.
The work ought to be done —the Sooner
the lietter—anyhow before the ice be
gins to move in the spring because,
if the obstruction should lie the cause
of an ice jam, Mankato, after -being no
tified of the conditions, might be held
responsible for any damage done by
such an ice
War Department’* Approval.
City Engineer Haynes said that he
had 'sent the of the bridge to
St. Paul for approval. They provided
for the draw spun on the ea-4 side,
but the Officials said that they could
not approve them nnhw the draw span
was changed to the west side and the
channel diverted there, so as to have
1,000 feet straight course. Thia change
was made and then the plans yereijied
the approval of the war department. i
Mr. Lassow said that' the war de
partment had no record of this.
Mr. Haynes said that he bad had
charge of the, bridge work and remem
bered well. He bad also superintended
the driving of the piles complained of.
One line was 200 feet long and the
other fifty feet with riprap between.
The piles had served their purjmse
and were .only in the way now. There
was no objection to removing them.
Joint Minting Arranged.
Aid. Aichison moved that the mhyor
and council meet with the North Man
kato council and go over the matter,
and he thought that there was no
doubt but what they would get to
gether. '
City Attorney Schmitt suggested that
a comittee' ought to l*e/appointed first
to investigate. t
Aid. Atchison withdrew his motion
and moved that the hyayor appoint
a* committee of three to investigate,
the-mayor to call a meeting of both
council* later to act, and this was carried.
Mayor Andrews named Aids. Schroeder,
Bradley ami Gary as such committee.
Aid. Atchison Mid that he appreii
ated the great amount of good that
North Mankato is to this city, and
only wished that the river ran on the
oilier - side of the village, but he did
not think that this ever be.
BUYS LAND IN MINNESOTA
Senator Hurburgh Make* Invent*
ment In North Star State.
From Tuesday's Pa Hr.
Senator Hurburgh of Leland, Illin
ois who is in Mankato with Robert H.
Purvis has purchased 2.500 acres of
Red River valley lands. These lands
are near Crookston and are all
well improved farms ranging in size of
from 100 acres to 040 acres in a tract.
Senator Hurburgh is much pleased
w ith the country -'around Mankato and
also with the city of Mankato, and
lie expects to buv property in this city
as an inveshmenf. The senator stated
that lands around Mankato and through
Blue Earth county which he saw on his
tiaji was worth as much today as an
investment as they are in Illinois and
equally as good in quality as lands
that are selling in Illinois at from $125
to $-500 |»er acre. He believes that there
iv a great future for the Red River
valley. While there he took a ride in
an automobile with Robert H. Purvis
traveling . over two hundred miles
through the Red River valley.
Senator Hurburgh will ,go to Crook
ston with Mr. Purvis and the latter
will have a number of people
Illinois to the Red River valley this
coming week and he expects to make
a large sale of lands to them while
there, he has sold over four thousand
acres of land in the Red River valley
in the past thirty days, and those lands
were all sold to Indiau* and Illinois
parties.
Mr. Purvk states that Polk county
is going to have a fine exhibit at the
Minnesota state fair this year, and
that without® doubt it will be one of
the finest exhibits in the state. Mr.
Purvis is very anxious to see lllue
Earth county represented with a fine
exhibit, as it has the material to put
up an excellent exhibit. Ibis county
should be represented, as he cogsiders
Blue Earth county one of /he best
counties in the stile. He believes that
there is going to be a large emigration
into Blue Earth county and the sou
thern part of the state the coming
•year.
NOTHING NEW IS OBTAINED
nqulry Into Mlaa Paterson’a Death Io
Without Requite.
From Saturday's Iraltv.
Chief of Police Osten and Nels Peter
son returned last night from Minne
apolis, where they spent the day itr
vestigating the circumstances surround
ing the death of the late . Miss Effie
Peterson. They were unable to find
anything that would throw new light
upon the matter. Mbs St. (yr, the
nurse at whose house Miss Peterson
died, was questioned by the county at
torney in the presence of Messrs. Osten
and Peterson, but stuck to her first
story.
Miss J’eterson was engaged to be
married to a young man in Minneapo
lis, and he- accompanied the body to
Ijike Crystal and attended the funeral.
It is not likely that anything further
will l»e done in'the matter unless new
developments occur, which the Minne
apolis officials will look out for. The
jjost mortem examination did not
show clearly whether there was an op
eration or not, but death was due to
blood |HH*oning in either case, which
jnobaWy resulted from lack of medical
'attention. Whatever occurred, probably
occurrM six or seven days before Mis*
Peterson’s death, but it is possible
that it might hive occurred Thursday
morning, if her condition was in the
right condition for the rapid develop
ment of blood poisoning- w< ’ nt
to Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon,
but no trace of-her can be found until
Friday evening, when Miss St. Cyr
eavs she came to her house.
Death of Charles Shanley.
diaries F.. Shanley, freight claim
igent of the Omoha road for more than
twenty years and well known through
out the northwest, died at St. Joseph a
Jwspital in St. Paul at 9:30 o’clock
last evening. Death was due to heart
trouble. Mr. Shanley had a number
of friends in Mankato who will regret
to learn of bis death.
New Style of Pen.
The Renta Pen voni|Ntny of Wells
will soon begin the manufacture of a
md.f-filling and self-cleaning pen, based
on an invention nf a jeweler, in Wells.
The company will sell to wholesale
houses only.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS FROM
THE GARDEN CITY FAIR
TO RESIDENTS OF BLUE
tARTH COUNTY.
%
M. H. Galer, $5 for the best written
ami publi-hel article on tXe county
fair of not Jess than words nor more
than 200 words, $2.50 for first; $1.50
to setvnd, and $1 to third. Said ar
ticle to be published in any paper in
the county not later than Sept. 6, 1908,
and'judged by\ judges at the fair.
r. I. Mills, $lO for the best broke
yoke of calves under one year old,
driven by’ a boy under fifteen. First.
$0; second, $4; to Imj judged on the
following points: Bent matched, twen
ty points; best trained to haw, jee, go
ahead and back, twenty |>oint»; quick
est time to go ten rods and back,
twenty points; most couucab arranged
vehicle and team, twenty points; most
comical costume foy driver, twenty
points.
Garden City Cieamcry company, for
the best five pounds of creamery but
ter, $2-5, divided into three prizes, sl2,
SB, $5.
U 1). Mills, sls in nursery stock for
best collcotion of fruit, $lO. $5.
B. I* Put rah, slow race for horse or
mule ome around track; riders to be
exchanged, one SO, three burner Jewel
gasoline stove.
James Bryson, $lO, best lady driver,
$6, 4.
Andrew Friend, for the best display
of grain, $5.
W. J. Osgood, to the person making
the Ix-s-t time in harnessing, hitching
up, and trotting once around the
track, $5.
E. E. Norton, $5 in merchandise at
the .-tore to person who drives once
around the track nearest to five min
utes. ,
By the society, for special farm ex
hibit, SSO; divided into three prizes,
$25. sls. $lO. -
, By Garden City Industrial Society—
Variety of bread net less than four
kinds. $3. $2; VoHcctiorr cannevi fruit,
ten- kinds, $3. $2; collection embroid
ery, six kinds $3, $2. '
By JohnTh
in Merclrandise —Variety of cake, not
less than four kinds, $2.50, $1.50;
variety of cookies, not less than five
kinds, ma/e by girl under sixteen, $2,
$1; best display of pickles, $2, sl.
F. 11. Baffle-. at Furnit ruv Store.
Vernon Center —Best display of. chick
rocker; best display of sheep, $.» suit
case.
Farmers’ Mercantile company, Lake
Crystal, /Minn., to the lady receiving
greatest number of premiums on fancy
work we will give as a premium $5
in merchandise.
Tim lake Crystal Milling company
will give two -acks of flour, one for
the best loaf of bread made from their
Hour and on* 1 sack for the best- sample*
of wheat. t *
Vernon Center Milling company, one
sack of bVst flour for best sample
of wheat.
11., O. Thompson. Vernon Center, l»est
-wekling colt, $3, $2.
BURGLARS ROB AT MADELIA
Enter Meat Market; Afterward They
Hold Up a Stranger.
Madelia, Aug. 22.—-Burglar* Wed
nesday /light entered the general store
of Mullen Brothers Znd the meat mar
ket of George W. Dodge and robbed
the cash drawer at both places. No
other property was molested. The bur
glars crawled through a window in the
wagon shop of R. H. Thomas and
stole h large bit and brace with which
in each instance they forced through
the back door, inserting their hands
in the hole thus made and raising the
lock.
Last night a stranger was held up
by two unknown men at the* water
tank on the railroad station grounds.
He was badly beaten, and $29 in
money, a watch and chain, and other
valuables were taken from him. Two
men were seen to leave here on a
freight train at aliout the hour of the
holdup, and upon telephone advice
they are being held a ( t St. James for
identification.
ANNUAL MEET OF SALESMEN
Standard Oil Traveling Men Get To
gether In This City.
The annual meeting of the salesmen
of the district of the Standard Oil com
pany was held in Mankato today. I*.
Crenshow, general manager of the
Standard (Hl Company of Indiana, B.
T. Thompson, manager of the lubricat
ing department, and W. J. Holton, man
ager of the stove and lamp department
all of Chicago, were present, These
officials are making a tour of in
spection to. the different stations.
Tlie salesmen ]»resent were N. N,
George u E. D. Scott and T. J. Hupp of
Mankato, G. T. Smith of Faribault,
F. M. Munson, of Watertown, S. 1)..
and R. B. Wigley of Pipestou. O. PT
Nason, the company’s agent at Pipe
stone, was also present.
At one o’clock this afternoon, the
entire party was entertained at a black
luiss dinner by Allen Jackson and Mr.
Scott at the Elks club room. The
spread was .greatly enjoyed.
W« on*r On-
THt«:
MANKATO
Manufacturers and - - -
- - - Wholesale Houses
Stone?, Brick, Lime, Cement.
I m 1 sjKHi,
1 jywMPywHj t
fe-L*d_lX^gu :.■ aJ ikfrfov** ■ *4-- Jt” »i ■ ZJ
Engines, Boilers, Pumps, etc.
Mankato Mfg Co.
Manufacturers of
Engines, Boilers, Pumps, Roller
, Peed Mills, Horse Powers
» and Smoke Stacks.
/Ind all kinds of sheet iron work,
grinding and corrugating of flour mill
rollers, steam and hot water heating.
Special attention given to all kinds ot
repairing.
Office ar.d Works, Poplar St, Mankato
Monuments ami Cemetery Work
NUM IMI WORKS
Marble and GraQite Monuments.
A. R. EKLE, Proprietor.
Banks and
Bankers
GEO. M. PALMER, President.
LEO S. LAMM, Vice President.
W. D. WILLARD, \ Cashier.
JOS H. THRO, Assistant Cashier.
First National Bank
OF MANKATO, MINN.
CAPITAL.
SI TII’LVS AND I’NDI
VIDED PROFITS
THE OLDEST BANK IN THE CITY.
G. M. Palmer, F. M. Currier,
1., 8. Lamm. J. 11. Hohmann,
W. I). Willard. John Nyquist,
B. Bangerter, Jr., J. W. Andrews,
Henry Thiilman.
Mankato Savings
MANKATO, MINN.
MONEY LOANED ON REAL
ESTATE SECURITY
INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS.
L. G. M. FLETCHER. President.
G. E. BRETT, Vice President.
W. W. DAVIS, Jr., Cashier.
L. G. M. Fletcher, Benjamin Taylor.
G. E. Brett, W. W. Davis. Jr.. >
Jay Hubbard, John E. Diamond.
Safe Deposit Vault.
Boxes for Rent at Low Rates.
National Bank of
Commerce
CAPITAL
C. L. OLESON. President.
A. U WHEELER. Vice President.
WM. J. FLACHSENHAR. Assistant
Cashier. '
A. O. Oleson.> A. L. Wheeler.
John E. Diamond. 11. R. Wlocking.
8. It. Wilson. Louis Janda.
Peter IJoyd. J- B. Nelsen.
G. C. Huntington. Wm. F. Hughes.
Wm. Jacobson. Jr. J. A. Fllttie.
E. H. Rich. J- R- Brandrup.
C. L. Oleson.
Mankato State Bank
MANKATO, MINN.
CAPITAL $50,000
Surplus & Undivided profits |2s,<M»o
Z. G'. HARRINGTON. President
FRANK FOWLER. Vice President.
JNO- R. THOMAS, Cashier.
E. SCHOYEN, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
Frank Fowler.
Z. G. Harrington.
C. W. Babcock.
Geo. B. Owen.
Fred Kron.
. Reward
cannot be
F. J.
WMvrs cuusd!
$100,000.00
J 50.000.00,
DIRECTORS.
Bank
4 c/
/c
TRUSTEES.
$100,000.00
OFFICERS.
DIRECTORS.
A. G. (4ia<k.
John C. Noe.
Geo. T. Boynton.
John R. Thomas.
Nic Juliar.
M. O. Sundt,