Mankato Free Press.
VOLUME XLVI
LOOT II MEAT SHOP
Burglars Get Away With $150;
ROBBERY OF LAST EVENING
Safe Was Touched for Amount; Door
to Strong Box Opened Easily by
Thief, No Clue. ,
I . \\. Lobdeli’s meat market was
tin- -vein' of a robbery lust evening,
although it was not discovered until
this morning. Mr. Lubdcll’s helper, A.
,1. Meyer, entered the market, which
is located at 422 South Front street,
at U:3O a. m.. and found the door
to the safe wide open and the boxes
that it contained broken. He at once
notified Mr. Lubdell. who resides over
the store, and the latter made an in
vestigation, and notified the police.
Entered the Front Door.
The robber ‘must have entered the
front dour, as the rear windows were
not disturbed, and he must have had
a key that fit the lock, for the door
was locked this morning. He must
have also had a knowledge of Mr.
Lobdell’s custom of leaving his safe
unlocked. Mr. Lobdell, to save time in
the morning, has been in the habit of
turning the handle and then turning
the knob do the combination very
slightly, but not enough put the
combination in Use. By turning the
knob hack slightly, the handle could
be turned back and the safe opened.
This is what the robber did, and it is
surprising that he knew that the com
bination was not sprung.
Having opened the safe, the robber
seems to have Used a meat cleaver
and pried out the iron inner box, con
taining the caslu and taken, it away.
In doing so. some of the woodwork
adjoining was damaged, and the front
of compartments broken.
Big Sum Taken.
Mr. larbdell states that the amount
stolen was about $l3O, of which $l3O
to $l4O was in cash, and the balance
in checks. All of this was secured
from the safe except $1.85 that was
taken from the cash register.
There is no clue to the burglar.
Mr. Lolalell was in the market last
at 9:20 p. m„ and at 9:45 p. m.
Mrs. Lobdell heard someone walk up
the stairs to her apartments and try
the <loor. She was frightened, but
sang loudly, as though the entire fam
ily was there. She »oou heard roine
—rfr'ltf-w -
that it was her husband. It is at.
this time that the robbery is supposed
to have been committed. The lights in
the market were turned off.
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DEATH OF HALE STANNARD
Former Mankato Man Succumb* to
Heart Disease In Minneapolis.
From Saturday’s Dally.
Hale Stannard, well-known in Man
kato, died at the home of his mother,
Mi'. Florence Stannard, Jarke Harriet,
Minneapolis, last night, of heart disease
from which 11$ has been a sufferer
since last spring.
Mr. Stannard was twenty-nine years
old. When a re.sld.ent of this city he
was employed, by the American Ex
press company. For a time he was
cashier of a bank at Hibbing. He was
married to Miss Julia Klughertz.
The remains will lie brought to Man
kato this evening, and the funeral will
he held from the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Dooley. 727 North sixth
street, at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
The interment will be had at Glen
wood.
Mr. Stannard was a member of the
Royal Arcanum lodge and carried a
SI,OOO life insurance policy in that or
ganization.
DEATH OF MRS. BERGSTEN
She Was a Well-Known Resident o
Belgrade Town.
From Saturdays Daßi.
Mrs. Mary Bergsten died yesterday
afternoon at her home in Belgrade
township of a complication of diseases.
Her last illness lated but a week. She
was born in Sweden Jan. 2, 1834. and
tame to America in 1881. She went
directly to lowa, but came to’Mankato
in the fall of that year. After living
here three years, she moved to Bel
grade, and had-lived there ever since.
Mr«. Bergsten is survived by her hus
band and three daughters, Mrs. C. H.
Crisp of DeMoines, lowa, and Misses
llelma and Anna Bergsten, who liverl
at home. The deceased was a good
woman, and bad many friends who re
gret her death.
Funeral services will be held at the
house in Belgrade at noon Monday, and
at the Swedish Lutheran church at
1:30 o’clock.
GIVEN A VERDICT FOR $l5O
L. T. Jefferson Win* Sult Against the
Chicego Great Western.
The jury before which the case of
L. T. Jefferson ya. the Chicago Great
Western railway company was tried
yesterday afternoon brought in a ver- 1
diet’ for the plaintiff for $l5O. The
suit was brought to recover -damages
for injuries to a horse that was struck
by the train.
This being the last jury case ready
for trial at this term, the petit jurors
were excused for the term.
The motion for a new trial for Alfred
G. Miller was argued before
I’fau this forenoon, but the - court re
served a decision until Dec. 30 at 10
a. m.
The case against Miss Nora LaFavor
was continued until the February term
of the court, and she was allowed to
go upon furnishing a recognizance bond
for SSOO.
F. W. Lobdell Is Loser.
SAM GOMPERS GOES TO
THE PRISON FOR ONE YEAR
[Special to The Free Prtss,]-
♦ Washington, Dec. 23. The ♦
♦ famous contempt case of the ♦
♦ Buck stove and Range company +
♦ against President Gompers, Vice- ♦
+ President Mitchell and Secretary +
+ Morrison of the American Feder- +
♦ ation of Labor, was decided to- ♦
♦ day by Justice Wright of the su- ♦
♦ preme court of the District of +
<fr Columbia, adversely to the fed- 4*
♦ eration of Labor officials. Gom- +
♦ pers was sentenced to twelve +
♦ months imprisonment, Mitchell +
+ to nine months and Morrison to +
+ ! six months. +
♦ +
♦ ♦ <• *
CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO
"NOCHE BUENA” IS SHOUT OF
LITTLE FOLKS.
Festivities Will Be Plentiful Through
out the Broad Land Over Which
President Diez Presides;
[Special to The Free Press.]
City of Mexico. Dec. 23. - “Noche
Buena" the little Mexican children will
-0011 be -hunting with all the fervor
ajul ethu-iasm manifested in the “Merry
Christmas” of the youngsters residing
in the big republic to the north, t hrist
mas is Christmas anywhere, and Hie
land ruled .-<• benefit ently by President
Diaz president in name but dictator
in reality—is not immune from the
spirit with which the amial holiday
is welcomed in all the Christian tt
tiuns of the Globe, if any. doubted
this, will not only be necessary to
visit, the queer shops —queer to the
American or European —where thou
sands of dark-visaged sons and daugh
ters of Mexico are today spending
tiieir hard-earned pesos as freely as if
they were but fallen autumn leaves.
Whatever the Mexican may be, be is
not stinkzy. and today and tomorrow
he will pour out his little hoard un
stintedly in order that he and his may
have on Christmas day all that the
heart and the stomach hungers for.
In the larger shops where the Ameri
can and Eurojiean residents of Mexico
do their shopping, there are the same
scenes of activity - as in the purely
Mexican stores. Although far away
from home and native laud, the ex
patriates of diplomacy and, coiu
.lttCTLX..vvi]l jiave a Joyous ( hyistiuas
and many celebrations <m“ a i.«_■
scale have been arranged for their
especial benefit. For the native Mexi
cans, there will be cock fights and
bull fights and other sanguinary en
counters —although it must be con
fessed that the tourists from America
are much in evidence at these exhibi
t ions.
As an example of the American in
vasion of Mexico, which has had its
effect even upon the youngsters, the
growing supremacy of the Yankee
Santa Clause over the “Three Kings,"
long the patron sails of. the Mexican
children, affords a notable instance.
Although the reindeers and the snow
are necessarily lacking, the Mexican
St. Nicholas lacks none of the general
characteristics of the Santa Claus of
the United States and the Kris Krin
gle of the German fatherland.
STATE STARTS AN ACTION
Would Collect for Mainlining Old
Soldieratthe Home.
Minneapolis, Dec. 23.—Believing that
Colin Buchanan, an old soldier, was
without funds and destitute, the state
of Minnesota- |>aid Colin Buehanan ! s
expenses at the Soldiers’ Home from
181)2 until his death in July last.
Now the state has tiled a claim for
$2,708 against Colin Buchanan’s es
tate. for it appears' from the records
of the Hennepin county probate court
that Buchanan was amply able to pay
his own expenses at the Soldiers’
Home.
Colin Buchanan lived in St. Peter
before he came to the Soldiers’ Up me.
A widow and two sons living in St.
I’eter survive him. He left a will in
which his entire property went to his
son. Henry V ue^anan « «»d named F.
H. Bernard, commandant at the home,
executor. An investigation showed that
Colin Buchanan owned real estate
worth about $0,500, and Ahe' state of
Minnesota, through the attorney gen
eral’s office, has tiled a claim for the
money expended for Colin Buchanan
under the impression that the old sol
dier was unable to care for .himself.
LIVELY DEBATE AT AMBOY
Blu* Earth Win*; Will Come to Man-
kato In F*w Weeks.
Blue. Earth’s debating team won the
debate at Amboy last evening. The
winners discussed the negative end of
the question, Resolved, that the Uni
ted States should annex Cuba. The
judges were Professor Coate of Man
kato, Superintendent Childs of Made
lia and Attorney Palmer of Fairmont.
Blue Earth will debate the Mankato
high school team in this city on the
fourth Friday in January. Mankato
debaters will have the affirmative side
of the question.
This contest will decide the cham
pionship for the second district.
Complaint Is Made.
Some complaint has been made by
Attorney General-ylect Simpson that
important documents and blanks are
signed with the governor’s name, which
signatures are forgeries in effect, though
authorized by the governor. This Messrs;
Day and Grimmer answer by saying
that a , supreme court decision, permits
of no questioning of the governor's sig
nature unless he sees fit to challenge it.
USED HIS FISTHfiRD
Joe Choynski Was Known as the
Man With the Punch.
TOO LIGHT FOR HEAVYWEIGHT
But at That He Could Jab in Such a
Manner That Opponents Thought
the Houae Fell In.
[Special to The Free Press.]
New York, Dec. 23.—Once upon a
time there was a fighter named Joe
(hoyniski, who was known among
other scrappers, and especially those
who had faced him in a ring, as ’’the
man with the punch.” And he certain
ly had it. He never climbed to the
heights pf fame where he might look
down noon the world of pugilists and
call hiilVelf monarch of all he sur
veyed. He was too light for a heavy
weight’ and too heavy for a middle
weight. He came nearer to champion
ship honors, without attaining them,
than any other man living.
Although never a full-fledged cham
pion he gave all of his great opponents
many bad moments, and if there had
been a little more flesh and weight
back of his punches, he would probably
have punched his way to the champion
ship.
Written in Past Tense.
All of this is written in the past
tense, but Joe doesn’t want his, pugilis
tic career spoken of as over and done.
According to reports, he wants to fight
again. He has forgotten the pain and
ignominy that followed the attempt
of the freckled tighter to hold his own
against a. younger and stronger man.
Joe had better reconsider. A record is
better than a prospectus, and Joe’s
record is good enough to satisfy any
fighter, even if lie did fail to attain
to his highest ambition.
More men built records for cham
pionship on victories over Choynski
than any man in the American ring.
Tom Sharkey started his career by
staying eight rounds with Choynski.
Jeffries began his great career in a
twenty-round fight with Joe. .Tim Cor
bett’s victory on the barge at Benecia
after twenty-seven cruel rounds gave
him his first start. Jack Johnson first
tasted defeat from Joe at Galveston,
Tex. Bob Fitziuimons fought the hard
est ami fastest go of his life with
Choynski at Boston.
Jim Jeffries says the hardest punch
ho ever received in his life was from
( hoynski. He was punched in the
■PTtnirh- anT Hfhr-itp-s»-an drirefiMir'
tween his teeth. Billy Delaney was
forced Io cut it away with a pen
knife.
Joe Was a Haidhitter.
Bob ritzimmons says he was hit
so hard by Joe in Boston that he
thought the gallery was falling in on
him. Jack Johnson says the only time
he was ever floored in his life was by
Choynski. and that he thought a
freight train had backed into him.
Tom Sharkey declares than any man
who can knock him out of a ring, two
rows back into the spectators, is good
enough for him. '
Here are,four great big men. They
have met the best men in the world.
They have felt punches from the best
of them. Joe. Choynski is given the
palm by every one of them, even by
the great Jeffries.
The only important kittle on the card
for tonight is that scheduled between
Packy McFarland, the ambitious as
pirant to the lightweight championship,
and "Young Erne’’ of Philadelphia, to
be pulled off in New Orleans. The
tight is to l>e twenty rounds, at catch
weights, with Malachi Hogan as ref
eree. Packy will probably find it easy
money, as the Quaker City boy. on
past performances, does not begin to
class with the stock yards lightweight.
REV.PHILIP VON ROHR IS DEAD
Well-Known Divine Passes Away at
Winona of Cancar of Stomach.
Winona, Dee, 23.4-Rev.
Rohr i* dead.
On account of tin* desire of many
German -Lutheran clergymen in the
northwest to attend the funeral, and
their inability to come here until
after the Christmas and Sunday ser
vices in their churches, the funeral
has been set for next Monday. There
will be a service at the home at nine
o’clock in the morning, and at two
o’clock in the afternoon, from the
church.
Death was due to cancer of the
stomach.
Rev. Von Rohr was well known
throughout the country as a leading
light in the German Lutheran church.
He made a trip to Europe a few years
ago for the benefit of his health, but
received little aid.
In 1897 he was president of the
Wisconsin German Lutheran synod, and
was able to preside. He was for years
pastor of St. Martin’s church at Wi
nona, and his last appearance in the
pulpit there was early in September,
since when he has been confined to his
bed, well knowing that the end was
onlv a matter of a short time. He
first came to Winona in 1856, coming
from Ohio. He was 65 years old.
Was Known in Mankato.
Mr. Kalman son. the peddler whose
body was found in his room at Heron
Lake last Friday, was known to a
good many people in Mankato. He
leaves a family in Philadelphia. He
had been dead several days when his
body was found.
Chances for Recovery Doubtful.
• Attorney Lafayette French, who was
stricken with apoplexy in Albert Lea,
has been removed to his home in Aus
tin. His chances for recovery are in
doubt. . ■ i
MANKATO, MINNESOTA, DECEMBER 25. 1908.
HARD BLOW TO OCTOPUS;
OUSTED FROM MISSOURI
♦ ‘Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 23.- ♦
♦ The supreme court of Missouri +
♦ handed down a decision ousting ♦
♦ the Standard Oil company of In- +
£ diana and the Republic Oil com- ♦
♦ pany from the state of Missouri +
+ and forbidding them ever again 4-
♦ to do business in Missouri, and +
♦ dissolving the Waters-Pierce Oil- +
4. company of St. Louis. In addition +
+ each of companies are fined SSO,- 4>
♦ 000. 1+
♦ . +
+♦+++♦+++++++++
MEN WHO HANDLE COIN
COUNTY TREASURERS HOLD A
MEET IN ST. PAUL.
Several Matters Discussed By These
Gentlemen; J. G. Mitchell Elect
ed Preeldent of Body.
fct. Paul. Dec. 23. J. G. Mitchell of
Fairmont was chosen president at a
meeting bi county trea-urers of the
state held in the council chamber of the
city hall.
Seventeen counties were represented
in the conference, which will probably
be continued till noon tomorrow. E.
A. Highum, Pt’estou, treasurer of Fill
more county, wa-i elected secretary.
One of the most iuqsirtant items dis
cussed relative to the duties of county
treasurers was the mortgage registry
tax. As it now stands, the law provides
for a tax -of o<| cents a SIOO on all
mortgages. iirt’>p<ctive of the length of
time the instrument runs. It was the
general opinion that a change should
be made so as to provide some dis
tinction Itetwi en a one year and a
ten-year-mortgage.
Surety bonds was another subject of
discussion. These bonds run high in
amount, ranging from SBO,OOO to $500,-
000. In the majority of installers, the
county treasurers furnish personal bonds
and bear the expense themselves. It. is
contended that all county treasurer
should furnish surety bonds and that
the expense of the surety should be de
frayed by the county. Some of the
cduuty commissioners are allowing now
for this item of expense, while in most
cases the burden .is being borne by the
treasurers personally.
The following county treasurers were
at the meeting today: J. G. Mitchell,
G. 11. French.-
Bemidji. Beltrami county; Alertly J.
Berg, New Ulm, Brown county; John
Johnston, Center City, Chisago county;
C. Paulson, Moorhead, Clay county;
Mike'J. Haase, Blue Earth, Faribault
county; E. A. Highum, Prestoii. Fill
more county: Henry (’. Hanke, Minne
apolis, Hennepin county; George 11. Sny
der, International Falls. Koochiching
county; Henry Kiewitsch, l.e Sueur
Center, l.e Sueur county; John Harbin
son. Litchfield, Meeker county; Steven
Butler, Fergus Falls. Ottertail county;
A. P. Branae. Glenwood, Pope county;
’.Tess? Foote, St. Paul, Ramsey county;
Godfrey Wicktor, Elk River. Sherburne
county; Christ Schmidt, St. Cloud,
Stearns county; Ben Kalmes, • Winona,
Winona county.
CHANGES MAY FOLLOW
THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A SHAKE
UP ON GREAT WESTERN.
Resignation of A- B. Stickney Has
Started Ml Sorts of Stories in
Railroad Circles.
St. Paul. Dec. 23. —Reports are cur
rent that, more changes will be made
among officials of the Chicago Great
Western road. The resignation of A.
B. Stickney from the receivership and
the appointment of Horace G. Burt
to fill the vacancy has started a long
line of stories in railroad circles.
Philip Voi
Just what changes will follow the
assumption of the duties, of receiver
by Mr. Burt cannot be told until he
takes charge. It is understood that
he was in St. Ix>uis yesterday with
Messrs. A. B. Stickney. C. H. F. Smith.
H. A. Vernet, C. A. Severance and R.
A. Moore, ami it. is probable that he
will return to St. Paul with the party
which will reach here Thursday. **■
Meanwhile an atmosphere of expec
tancy and more or less nervousness
prevades the Great" Western genepl
offices. Those who know- Mr. Burt
and have followed his career say that
he has the reputation of a “shaker-up,”
and will be likely to shift things
around to suit himself when he as
sumes control. ''''• r ” r
It is expected that soon after Mr.
Burt assumes charge here Mr. Stick
ney will go to New York to act as
mediator- between the different classes
of holders in the negotiations preced
ing the reorganisation of 4he road,
which, he has staled, will take place
in the. near future.
Since the return of S. C. Stickney,
general manageri of the Great West
ern, from the east, a rumor has been
current that he was to leave the local
road ami accept a position with the
Erie.- This was given additional color
of plausilglity. when it became known
that his father, A. B. Stickney, had
resigned as receiver, and that other
changes in the management of the
road were, likely to follow.
However, when seen Mr. S. C. Stick
ney absolutely denied the truth Of the
report. He* asserted that he did not
know that any changes were contem
plated. » * i
[Special to The Free Press.]
TALK IIP SPEED BILL
Autoists of the State Hold Lively
Meet in the Flour City.
TAKE INTEREST IN THE ROADS
George M. Palmer of Mankato Made
Member of the National Com
mittee on Highways.
Delegates from different automobile
clubs uf the state met in the Minne
apolis Automobile club rooms in the
Plaza hotel last night to discuss the
proposed automobile bill which is to
be presented at the coming session of
the legislature, says The Minneapolis
Journal. The legislative committee of
the State Automobile association has
been drafting a bill, and at the meet
ing last night the bill was discussed
section bv section..
The most important subject consid
ered in the bill is that of taxation.
No definite decision as to the attitude
of the association on this subject can
be reached until the state -supreme
court files its decision o« the validity
of the wide-open tax amendment.
Should the decision of the supreme
court peimit such a tax the assoeia
tion will favor a state tax on auto
mobiles of from $5 to SOO, graduated
on the weight of the machines, the
proceeds of the lax to go to the state
good roads fund. This tax would be
in the nature of a state tax ami it
would be collected in lieu of the per
sonal property tax on automobiles.
The Speed Clause.
The proposed bill contains a speed
clause modeled after the speed law in
Connecticut, which provides fhat “no
person shall operate a motor vehicle
on the public highways of this state
at a rate of speed greater than is
reasonable and proper, having regard
to the width, condition and use of
the highway at time and the
general and usual rules of the road, or
so as to endanger property or the
lite and limb of any person.”
There are also provisions for the
registration of chauffeurs, an age limit
for drivers, and the exemption from
registration of non-resident owners who
have complied with the law in other
-states.
Colonel F. M. Joyce announced the
appointment of the following five
members of the State Automobile as
sociation as members of the national
good roads committee of the American
-A«:*vm»4'jle assorisfiw.-’ G. A. Will of
Minneapolis, George M. Palmer of
Mankato, W. M. Nutting of Faribault,
E. T. Winship of Owatonna and O. 11.
1 lav ill of St. Cloud.
The men at the meeting last night
were K. S. Chase of Faribault. F. B.'
Lynch of St. Paul, O. 11. Havil of
St. Cloud. Dr. J. W. Andrews of Man
kato, Senator T. E. Cashing of Owa
tonna, A. L. Hinkley of Luverne, and
Harry Pence, F. M. Joyce, G. A. Will,
F. E. Murphy, Dr. C. 11. Kohler and
Dr. W. IL Card of Minneapolis.
PNEUMONIA CAUSES DEATH
William Spaeth Passed Away attho
Home of His Daughter.
William Spaeth died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. J. A. Batto, 429
North Sixth street, at 8:45 o’clock
last evening, of pneumonia. He had
been an invalid for some months past,
and last summer sustained a fracture
of one leg. He came to Mankato in
August, from Peoria. 111., accompanied
by his daughter. Miss Barbara, and
had made his home ever since with his
daughter and family.
Mr. Spaeth was born in Germany,
and was seventy-eight years of age.
His wife died some time ago, but he
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Batto and
Miss Barbara Spaeth, and one son,
Otto Spaeth, who resides in Chicago.
He had many freinds who will regret
his death.
Funeral services will be held Satur
day at 9 a. m., at St. Peter and
Paul’s Catholic church, and the inter
ment will be made at Calvary ceme
tery.
TEST SHOWS WATER IS PURE
Favorable Report Is Received By the
Health Officer, Dr. Bjelland.
Health Officers Bjelland has received
a report from the state board of health
of the testing of the samples of city
water recently sent to its laboratory
hi Minneapolis. The samples were found
to be free from bacteria, and very
clear and healthful. Dr. Bjelland will
have monthly tests made hereafter,
the next one in January. There seems
to be no reason why everybody should
not use the water freely for drinking
purposes. It never was purer than it
is today, and up V* la*t summer’s mis
hap the water was the pride of all
citizens.
Getting Even With Hens
Chicago, Dee. 19.—What some persons
might consider a mean fraud is being
played on the, hens at the poultry show
in the coliseum. The poor creatures
are unable to distinguish betweecn sun
light and the rays of ineadescent lamps.
The result is that they are laying two
eggs every twenty-four hours. Each
lays an egg some time in the day and
then about midnight each lays an
other. Then the lights are extinguish
ed by tjie management so the ambitious
fowls can get some sleep. «
Judge Hughes Elected Prelate.
From Friday's Daily.
The Knights of Pythias .lodge. last
night elected Judge W. F. Hughes pre
late in the place of J. A. Bergquist,
who declined to accept hjs recent elec
tion to that position.
CARRIE NATION ON STAGE;
OFFERS FROM MANAGERS
+ Aberdeen, Scotland, Dec. 23. — ♦
+ Carrie Nation is io be the prin- ♦
+ cipal attraction in London music ♦
<• halls, if negotiations begun by +
+ managers’ are successful. .A ♦
4* proposition has been made to 4*
4> the famous temperance advo- ♦
4* cate to give a series of lectures, ♦
4» the managers guaranteeing her 4*
4* not only protection, but a re- ♦
4* spectful hearing. The financial ♦
4- terms are not stated, but Carrie 4»
4* has wired a tentative accep- ♦
4" tance, pending an investigation 4>
4» into this side of the question. 4*
4* ♦
SWELL RED CROSS FUND
BUYTHE STAMPS NOWON SALE
IN MANKATO.
Another Consignment of Two Thous
and Has Been Received; What
Will Be Done With Money.
I’m the Red (ross Christmas stamp,
Tills that 1 propose is
To summon wealth to light for health
And beat tuberculosis.
Beat the greatest plague of all,
/(hist a pall of sadness,
Treat despair with food and air,
And lift it into gladness.
Buy me! Buy me! I’m your friend,
Help me win my battle!
Help me bring a scourge to end,
Men are more than cattle!
Help me, help the suffering!
I’m their supplication;
Skill that’s brotherly shall bring
Healing to the nation.
Two thousand Red Cross stamps
were received yesterday and are now
on sale. This is the second consign
ment that has been received in Man
kato during the past two weeks.
Every penny realized from the sale
of these little messengers of good cheer
will go into the anti-tuberculosis fuud.
The national society that is lighting
the “great white plague” will have
charge of the distribution of the fund.
The organization has a scope that is
bounded only by the confines of the
country and the amount of good for
tubercular patients that can be done
therein.
It is therefore indicative of one’s
interest in the work that is being
prosecuted for the good of humanity
how many stamps each individual can
afford to buy. The mite is
just as acceptable to the lied Cross
society as the merchant’s check, and,
in fact, more so, since it shows a
keener appreciation of the value of
the work. The necessity of clean liv
ing in “God’s out-of-doors,” careful
nursing and proper dieting for tuber
cular patients has been explained time
and time again. It is sufficient to
say, at this time, that, through the
sale of these little “one-cent-each”
stamps, the prosecution of the work
can be enlarged. Each penny added
to flic fund through the sale of a
stamp adds to the fund. The larger
the fund, the more, the good that
tan accomplished.
The stamps can be obtained at
Doxey’s drug store. Fred W. Kruse's
store. Nelson Weed’s drug store, A.
G. drug store, Stewart &
Holmes’, Ed Tainim's drug store, War
wick’s, John Lamm’s drug store, Mar
tin & Horn’s.
LESUEUR CENTER WON OUT
Make* High School Thera Champions
of Third District.
Le Sueur Center high school having
won the debate with) Farmington Fri
day night gives Le Sueur Center the
championship of the third district.
The judges were Professor Hancock
and Posey of the Normal and Frank
Maloy Anderson of the University.
The decision was unanimous in favor
of affirmative or Le Sueur Center.
The negative based their debate upon
the fact that the Cubans have not
expressed a desire for annexation,
therefore it is wrong to annex them.
The affirmative proved the advantages
of annexation to the United States
and Cuba. The result is partly due
to the over-confidence of the Farm
ington team and the people. Farm
ington accepted the decision gracefully.
It is the filrst debate won by Center
high school and the people there are
feeling good.
Professor Gasink, formerly of the
Mankato high school faculty, is at the
head of the Le Sueur Center schools.
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WILL OF LATE JAMES GLYNN
Document I* Fllsd for Probate’, Df«-
trlbutlon of Estate.
The will of the late James Glynn
of Loon lake was filed for probate to
day. It is dated June 25, 1907, and
the estate comprises S7OO of personal
property and $15,000 of real estate.
A life interest in all of the real
estate is left to the wife. To the
daughter, Mrs. Sarah J. McKinley, is
left the se‘,4, se*4» «nd s l /2, section 2,
and nw%, a *’d north twenty acres
of government lot 2, section |l, Garden
City.
All of the rest of the real property
is left in equal shares to the other
children. Thomas IL Glynn, William J.
Glynn. Mrs. Mary A. Clark, and Mrs.
Bridget Hartnett.
All of the personal property is left
to the (laughter, Mrs. Sarah J. McKin
ney. To the granddaughter,
Glynn Jones, is left the sorrel horse,
Flory.
Mrs. McKinney is to pay S2OO to
Rev. Father Robert Hughes of this
city, to be used in saying masses for
the deceased. She is also named as sole
NUMBER 31
BOOST FDR fl STATE
Federation Commercial Clubs
Will Meet in St. Paul.
DATES ARE JAN. 14 AND 15
Question of Appropriating SIOO,OOO
With Which to Boom Minnesota
to Como Before Gathering.
[Special to The Free Press.]
St. Paul. Dec. 21. —The second annual
convention of the Federation of Com
mercial clubs will be held at the old
capitol in St. Paul Jan. 14-15, opening
on the closing day of the sessions of
the Minnesota Agricultural society and.
following the sessions of the North
Star Daily Press association. These
dates were chosen for the purpose of
permitting the delegates to both of the
other meetings to be present. The pro
gram was decided upon at a session of
the executive committee, held in St.
Paul this week, and will be divided
into general sections, each taking up a
question of great importance to the
state.
Question of Advertising.
Following the opening or the conven
tion and preliminary business, the af
ternon session will be devoted to the
question of advertising Minnesota and
securing farmers for the state’s 20,-
000,000 acres of vacant lands. The
federation bill for an increase of the
state’s advertising funds from 12.500
yearly to SIOO,OOO will be read and
discussed before presentation to the
legislature. Main divisions of the gen
eral question will be presented in ad
dresses each followed by open debate.
The following morning the conven
tion will devote an entire session to
the subject of the work of the federa
tion, building up the strength of local
clubs, and state development subjects.
Good Roads Also.
The afternoon session will be de
voted to the question of good roads
and experts will address the convention
on how to build Minnesota roads that
will be adequate out of the materials
at hand, and at such a cost that the
work may be generally engaged in.
Other interesting subjects will be con
sidered and prominent men will deliver
addresses. The delegates will be ten
dered a reception following the first
day’s session, by leading business men
uf the two cities.
MAY GET MR. LEAVITTS JOB
G«ors» Graff Discussed for Board of
Control Position.
Ivanhoe, • Minn., Dec. 18.—George
Graff, at present clerk of court of
Lincoln county, is being brought out
and indor-ed by his friends throughout
the state for appointment by the gover
nor as a member of the state board of
control to succeed S. W. Leavitt at the
expiration of the latter’s term. Mr.
Graff has resided at Ivanhoe sinee the
town was started. He came here at
that time to open up the First Nation
al bank at this place as its cashier.
Previous to this time he was the
state secretary of the German Catholic
societies of the state and resided at
St. Paul, having been elected to tha
latter office while living at New Ulm,
where for ten years he had been one
of the prominent merchants. Mr. Graff
has at all times taken an active part
in polities and always been a stanch
democrat.
LOCATED WIFE IN MANKATO
Mr. and Mr*. Putz Effect a Reconcil
iation During the Afternoon.
Xlrs. Mary Putz, wife of Otto Putz,
living near Minnesota Lake, disap
peared from home a week ago yes
terday. It was suspected that she had
run off with another man and their
destination was Minneapolis. Yester
day, however. Mrs. Putz was located in
Mankato by her husband and Deputy
Sheriff Hodge of Minnesota Lake. Al
though requested to do so, Mrs.
Putz would not return home with her
husband. As the deputy did not pos
sess the papers necessary to force her
to return Io her home, the officer and
Mr. Putz returned to Minnesota Lake
last night. Today they came to Man
kato armed with the documents. Dur
ing the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.
Putz repaired to a lawyer’s office and
there it was expected a reconciliation
would be effected between the couple
GOOD DINNERS FOR THE POOR
Lad Is s’ Relief Society to Send Outths
Baskets Tomorrow.
The Ladies’ Relief society will send
out the annual Christmas dinners to
the poor tomorrow. Anyone desiring to
contribute to the basket will please send
their donation to the Methodist church
basement tomorrow morning at nine
o’clock.
Will Proceed With the FilL
From Thursday’s Dalfar.
The town board of Belgrade decided
yesterday afternoon not to accept
the Belgrade hill until the largest fill
has been widened, and some little work
done at the base of the hill. It is
understood that Contractor Tidland will
proceed with this at once, and the
matter will then be taken
up again. In Jfte meantime the road
the road is not open for travel. ’ .
Social Science Club Meeting.
Thh Social Science club held a meet
ing last evening, and listened to a
very well prepared and interesting pa
per by Rev. TT Ross Paden, on the
subject, “The Origins of Leadership.’*
The discussion was led by Dr. J. A.
Hancock, and was quite generally par*
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