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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-23

ONE furnished room for couple or two young men; furnace heat and all con-
 veniences 1201 s. 18th st. 11-l9-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-23
FOR RENT-ROOMS

N ADDELL HOU Sl4-Lafse. cunitortaple
 rooms; convenient to business section.
 Is161a 1st avenue. Bell phone 6122 6-24-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-23

MONEY TO LEND-On improved busi-
 ness and residence property; purchase money notes bought. Jemison Real Es-
 tate & Tns.. Co. 7-21-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-23

TWO furnished rooms for light house.
 keeping; also furnished bedroom. 2l00 7th avenue 11-22-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-23

thE Avalon: choice outside rooms; beau tifully furnished modern convenlences;
 moderate prices. 21s0 9th ave. l1-S-tf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28

the furniture store for a short time.
Mr.. Mclaughlin reports A. e. Clark.
at one time member of the Blue
Earth County Bar association, as
one of the leading attorneys of Port
land, and as enjoying a very large
practice. Mr.. Mclaughlin expects
to return to his legal work at Port
land within few months.
Amboy Herald: Mrs. Ans. Mallory
after spending the winter here with
her daughter, Mrs. Mark Randall,
left Wednesday morning for her
home at Castor, Alberta, Canada.
She was accompanied the greater
part of the way by Mrs. j. Mares,
who goes to join her husband on a
claim. Mrs. Mallory has been in
poor health all winter and while
ago went to Shakopee and took a
course of mud bath treatments and
has been benefited thereby. Owing
to her illness Mrs. Mallory was not
able to get around to see her many
friends but there were not many
days but what she had callers. On
Monday Mrs. w. e. Schmidt gave a
party in her honor Her daughter
accompanied her as far as st. Paul.
juneau, Wis, independents: I'm
der Sheriff Martin of Brown county
came down here last Saturday even
ing armed with warrant for the
arrest Of Porter L. Wyman, formerly
of this city but lately of Vernon
Center, Minnesota, on the charge, of
issuing a check on bank knowing
that he had no money on deposit
therein. The accused was located
through Chief of Police William F.
Miller and was arrested at Hustis.
ford Sunday morning. He was
brought here in the afternoon and
lodged in Jail until Monday morn
ing when he was taken to Green
Bay for trial. Wyman was born and
reared in Juneau, leaving here eight
cen years ago. He inherited con.
siderable property from the estate
OF his father, the late John Wyman
and it was reported that he was do
ing well in the cheese business ir
Minnesota. However, it seems thai
he failed in business there some
time ago and since then has been il
straitened circumstances, and finally
fell into criminal ways On the
! strength of his former condition and
standing he was able to secure by
false pretenses, etc, sums of money
from few well meaning people in
Juneau who were willing to extend
! a helping hand
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From Thursdays Daily.
Clio Club Entertained.

In accordance with the custom of
having a presidents day." at which
the members and their husbands are
entertained at the last meeting of
the season by the retiring president,
the Clio club members and their hus-
bands to the number of twenty-eight
in all were entertained at an ele-
CANT $50 o'clock dinner last evening
by Mrs. Evan Hughes, the retiring
president, at her home, S04 Pleasant
street The dinner was served in
five courses, and Mrs. Hughes was
assisted in serving by Mrs. Thomas
Hughes, Mrs. Harry Pinney, Mrs. e.
c. Willard, and Miss Nellie Burt.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with carnations, daffodils and palms.
The remainder of the evening was
spent most enjoyably with playing
games. Each Of the gentlemen were
asked to trim hat for his partner,
all of the materials being furnished,
and w. d. Willard won the prize
for the most artistically trimmed hat.
In a guessing contest of flowers and
birds, Miss Maud van Buren, won the
prize, and in an egg hunting contest
Mrs. ]. S. Holbrook won the prize.
The eggs were concealed all over
the lower part of the house, and
each guest tried to. find the most.
The prizes were flowers. The vari-
Gus games afforded great amount
Of merriment, and the entire evening
was one of unusual enjoyment.
The club will now take its sum-
mer vacation and will not meet
again until October. The new Off
GERS, elected at last weeks meeting,
are Mrs. j. e. Hart, president; Mrs
Roy Holmes, vice president; and
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Crandall, who will spend Sunday
there.
Henry Hanson is expected to re-
turn in a few days from his two
months trip to Texas and the Pacific
coast. He has been visiting num-
Der of points.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisher have
they have been for some months.
Mrs. Fisher has accepted the position
of pianist at the Unique Treatre.
Attorney r. J. McDermott of ST.
Paul was in MankatO yesterday He
was accompanied by Mr.. Hoy of the
Hoy Construction company, who is fig
uring on the contract for the cree
ton of the Catholic mother house.
DR.. j. e. Merrill of Amboy left last
night for San Antonio, Texas, to go
into the observation camp for a cOu-
pie of weeks, with the regulars. He
is assistant surgeon of the second
regiment, M. N. G., with the rank of
first lieutenant.
Madelia Messenger: t. Keech and
family have moved to MankatO,
where Mr.. Keech has found employ
ment in the construction of the new
Lutheran seminary. We trust that the
residence in Mankato will be but
temporary, and that they will event
ually return to Madelia.
George AtchisOn, who has been APP
pointed by Governor Eberhart dele
gate to the development convention
TO be held at Helena, Mont, May 4
and 5, will leave April 80 on special
train on the Great Northern. May
| will be spent in visiting towns
en- route in North Dakota from
Fargo to Minot, and May 2 and 5
will he spent in Montana, visiting
all point between Mondak and Great
Falls The twin cites will be rep
Presented by strong delegations, and
Governor Eberhart expects to go.
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Captain and Mrs. Haigh Spent
Pleasant Winter in Florida.


Captain and Mrs. George w. Haigb
returned home from the south last
evening where they spent the win
| ter. They were at Thomasville
Florida, stopping there with an &C.
quaintance. Mr.. and Mrs. Haigh left
Mankato in December and had a
pleasant trip both ways, the weather
being ideal.
brownsville is a city about half
the size of Mankato, 60 per cent Of
the population being negroes. The
city is almost surrounded with win.
ter homes and large estates of
wealthy people living in various
parts of the country, who maintain
scores OF negroes caring for their
estates. Colonel Payne of the Stand.
ard Oil company, although a bache-
lor. employs about seventy negroes
the year around to keep I'D his es.
tate, while the colonel only spends
few months there, but brings
friends with him every winter to on.
JOY the Injuries of his magnificent
home. Mrs. Morse of New York.
also has a fine estate, said to he
the third largest in the south. The
Mark Hanna estate owns a vast tract
there and the house has been closed
all winter.
The southern resident plantation
owner is much displeased with the
nonresident wealthy property own
ers, as they pay the negro a dollar
a day-much more than the cotton
grower cares to pay.
The farmers still use the primitivo
plow with one small mule bitcbed
to it. The soil is sandy and good
for truck gardening If sufficient fer.
tiliZer is used.
Captain daigh was converted in
his views of the Acknowledgement of
the negro, and declares that the
white people from the north as q
rule are in sympathy with the plan
after. a residence there of a few
months.
Captain and Mrs. Hagh have
been we'll all winter and are pleased
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From Saturdays Daily.
Concert at the Normal.

SOHCcFt dt the NORMAL.
The last of the series of concerts
arranged by Miss Fink will be given
Friday evening, April 20, in Normal
hall.
Mrs. May Williams Gunther, So
prano, will be the soloist, and she
will be assisted by the Triangle
club, the Girls Glee club and a
mixed chorus.
Mrs. Gunther is young singer of
much promise. She has been a mem
Der OF one of the large church choirs
OF Minneapolis and during the past
two years has done some fine work
in OratOriOs. Though comparatively
new in the field of Oratorio and con-
cert, indications point to a brilliant
future.
The first part Of the program will
be song recital by Mrs. Gunther.
followed by the cantata, 1.-THE Leg
end of Miana,' in which Mrs. Gun
Their will sing the solos and the
Girls Glee club the choruses. The
Chorus of Homage" by Gericke will
be rendered by mixed chorus Of
seventy-five voices, with a four hand
piano accompaniment. Neither of
these compositions have been given
here before.
"The Legend of Mana" is by Fl.
de Fontenailles, one of the young
French composers of the day, and is
an exquisite example of the modern
French school of music.
Mana, according to the legend,
has the mysterious power of causing
all nature to bloom merely by the
inspiration of her presence, the flow
ers become more fragrant, the fields
bear abundantly, and the birds unite
IN carnival of melody. To the cou-
pie who have befriended her, She
brings peace and plenty. But, alas.
one day Mana disappears In her
absence a blight seems to fall upon
the country, the birds are silent. the
mowers droon and the harvest di-
FINISHES. Then Mana reappears at
the cottage door, sorrowful. She has
been led away by the Butterfly of
Love and so lost her SOUL and with
II her mysterious influence. With
the spring the fields again become
green and all nature awakes. but
alas, the grain never ripens. the
birds are silent and the flowers
though in bloom, are devoid of fra
GRANGE.
Anderson-Bates Wedding.
Miss Harriet A. Bates and AIbin !
carr Anderson were united in mar
rage at the home of the brides par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Bates, 1OO6
LeSueur street, at two O'Clock this
afternoon, Rev. r. w. Hobbs, pastor
OF the First Baptist church, officiat-
ing. Miss Julia Hagen was brides.
maid and Peter Nelson best man. !
The wedding was quiet one, only /
few relatives being present.
Light refreshments were served
following the ceremony. The bride .
received a number of useful and
beautiful gifts. She was attired in
Alice blue foulard silk, with lace
trimming, and the bridesmaid wore
tan foulard silk. !;
Both bride and groom were born
and raised in Mankato and have
numerous warm friends who will ey-
tend their best wishes and congratu-
lations. The groom is engineer at
the cement works, and his parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nelson,
residing on Moreland avenue. The
young couple left on the afternoon
train for Minneapolis, and after
spending a week there they will re-
turn and take up their residence in
L'Huellier
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U. C.. T. Dance.

MankatO council No. l01, United
Commercial Travellers, gave a most
enjoyable dancing party at the
Knights of Columbus hall last night,
attended by about fifty couples.
Lamm's full orchestra furnished the
music, and nice refreshments were
served. The hall was attractively de-
cOrated with overs, etc. The com
mittee having charge Of the affair
left nothing undone to subserve the
pleasure of the guests A ball at this
time of the year is to be made an an
nual affair hereafter
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From Fridays Daily.
NicoIIet County Young Folks Wed.

Nico'iet county Young FOLKS Wed.
Wedding bells rang loudly and
pleasantly in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Whitcomb over in NicOl-
let township on Tuesday night. The
ceremony was at $50 o'clock, Rev.
j. F. Bacon of the Congregational
church at Kerns, officiating. The
contracting parties are Wesley F.
Vrooman and Ruth Mabel Whitcomb,
young people of most excellent stand
ing in the community. Quite large
company was present, with one ex-
ceptiOn all relatives. There was no
lack of good cheer from beginning
to end. A dainty wedding lunch
con was served Congratulations
were hearty and the young people
were given good send off gen.
orally. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whitcomb
are about to move north to near
Princeton where they have land, and
this was delightful little social
good bye to the old home where
htye have lived a long time happily
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From Mondays Daily.
Married in Mankato.

From Mondays Daily.
Married in Mankato.
Miss Louisa Muck of Fargo, n. d.,
and Harry Sage of Gladstone, ILL.,,
were united in marriage Saturday
afternoon at the office of Judge of
Probate Hughes by the latter. They
were acquainted for some time, but
met at Worthington by appointment
and decided to come to Mankato
and be married. They remained in
>he city until yesterday.
Isaac Holum of Tracy was in Man
kato Saturday.
James Will of Mapleton was in
the city today.
w. II. Evans of Tracy was in
Mankato over night.
r. Blum departed yesterday on a
business trip to Chicago.
r. ]. Straw drove down from Min
neapolis in a Cole car Saturday.
W. c. Wychoff of Minneapolis was
the guest Saturday of b. +. Pay.
Judge A. r. Pau held a special
term of court at ST. James today.
l.. r. Ghalz and wife of Worthing
ton were visitors in Mankato today.
John II. Hohmann went to st. Paul
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Mrs. S. C. Schmitt. secretary and
treasurer.
The menu cards were hand paint
ed and the menu was written in Ger
man. as the club has been studying
German subjects the past year.
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The average tax collector doesn't
ride in a taXi-cab.
H. L. Schmitt took a business trip
to st. Paul today.
Attorney " B. Seward of Marshall
was in Mankato today.
H. f. Woods of AmbOy transacted
business in Mankato today.
e. H. Baker and wife of Tyler
were in the city over night.
Mrs. A. E. Comstock of Miles City,
Mont, was in Mankato today.
Professor r. T. Critchett of Min
neapolis was in the city yesterday.
Rev. w. |. Moore and wife of Ma
pleton spent few hours in the city
yesterday.
Charles Schurz and wife of Mar
shall were Mankato visitors yester-
day and today.
Miss Josie Conway of LeSueur
Center was in Mankato Monday and
Tuesday, visiting friends.
Frank Hatch and wife and Miss
Anna Hatch of Winnebago were in
the city yesterday and today.
F. S. Hanson, cashier of the Gin
ton State bank, is one of the petit
jurors in the United States court.
+. f. Lane of The Sherburn Adj
vance and postmaster of that village
is a witness in the United States
court.
Charles Russell of Madelia was a
MankatO visitor yesterday. He stated
that all of the seeding around his
section has been completed.
Mrs. Esther Hubbard-Richter, her
son, Edward, and Miss Mary Burton
were guests of friends in st. Cloud
this week. They made the trip to
and from st. Cloud in Mrs. Richter's
auto-a Hudson. The distance is 1856
miles. The trip was covered each
way in day and without a mishap.
They returned to Mankato last even
ing.
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ment of an administrator of the es.
tate of Alice l.. Pearce was filed.
in the probate court today.

ment of an administrator OF the es-
tate of Alice l.. Pearce was filed
in the probate court today.
Rev. w. N. Jameson of MankatO
yesterday addressed the meeting Of
the st. Paul Graded Union of Sun
day School Teachers on 1.-The Neces-
sity of Teachers Training Glasses
in Every School" Rev. Jameson dwelt
upon the necessity of well trained
teachers and stated that much of the
poor success of Sunday schools is
due to the fact that the teachers are
! not properly fitted to expound the
doctrines. The annual meeting of
the union will be held April 26, with
a reception for the officers. There
will be a special musical program.
Eugene Coy is installing machine
that will utilize electricity to grind
feed in his hack and bus barn and
also curry the horses and clip them.
This will be great labor saver
Two Chicago men have arrived in
the city to become associated with
Mr.. Coy in the buying and selling
of horses. Horses will be bought and
shipped out, and others sold here,
and the barn will be the headQuart-
ers.
William Duffy, charged by his wife
with non-support, had his trial this
r,,tt hot
he be liberated until May 9 at 10
a. m, on condition that he stop
drinking aud go to work and support
his family as he ought to. tt he
does this the case will probably be
continued indefinitely.
w. j. Murphy and J. w. Murphy
of Blue Earth were in Mankato yes
! terday.
! William NJ. Wigham of MinneapO-
lis, poultry journalist, was in Man
kato yesterday.
Mrs. j. w. Thuemmler of Mime.
apols arrived yesterday to visit her
brother, F. e. Crandall.
| G. w. Strong and wife of Waseca
took dinner in Mankato yesterday.
/ The former is the Waseca miller.
/ Miss Emma Miller of Minneapolis,
! formerly Sleepy Eye girl, is in
the city for couple of days, dem
OnStrating.
! Paul Ogle, who has been here for
/ several days visiting schOolmates
returned to his home in Waterloo,
Iowa, yesterday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Schumacher and
their niece, Miss Irene Boehland OF
Limetown, LETT this morning for Ber
! tina, Mimi, to visit relatives
! County Auditor Weaver departed
for Milton, Wis.,, this afternoon, hav.
/ ing been called there on account
of the death of his unle, William
Weaver
H. Plunkett, Robert Plunkett and
Mrs. o. H. Diercks of Rainy River
and Miss Agnes Mccormack of ST.
Paul were in the city yesterday, hav-
ing come to attend the funeral of
the late Mrs. John Glasgow at ST.
Clair. They returned home today.
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SOCIETY
I. w. 80 Citizens 213
Pleasant Parcel Shower.
Citizens 213
NJ. w. 80

VICdSdHk TdTCCl SIOWCT.
Miss Gertrude j. Huettle, living at
800 West Front street, was very
pleasantly surprised and rendered a
parcel shower last evening, by over
forty of her friends and neighbors.
The evening was spent in playing
cards after which nice refreshments
were served. Miss Annie Wittrock
won the head prize and Miss Marcel
Ia Fricke won the foot prize. The
ladies were then invited to the din
ing room to witness the opening of
the parcels, which filled large
wash basket brought in by Master
Raymond Huettle on an express wag-
on, at the same time, saying: "All
on board for WATERFOWL, S. d." The
parcels contained very pretty and
useful gifts, for which Miss Huettla
extended her thanks and apprecia-
ton. Everyone present enjoyed the
occasion very much, and extend
their best wishes TO Miss HuettlC WHO
will be married next Tuesday, May
2, 1911 at a. m. at st. Peter and
st. Paul's Catholic church to Mr..
Frank ]. Weckmann of Watertown,
S. d., where they will reside.
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Birthday Party.


Birthday Party.
Mr. and Mrs. c.. A. Detlaff, residing
at ST North Fourth street, entertain
ed large party of little folks yester-
day afternoon in honor of their little
daughter, Ethel, who was eight years
old yesterday. The afternoon was
spent with games and various frOlics
and supper was served. Ethel was
presented with number of nice
birthday gifts, and all who were
present had the best kind of time.
R. W. Hughes of LeSueur paid the
city visit yesterday.
Mrs " S. Owen of LeSueur Cen
ter is visiting in the city.
b. p. Robertson of Eagle Lake
was a court house visitor today
/ S. r. Brush CT Amboy, state boiler
Inspector, was in MankatO today.
Attorney C. E. Phillips went to st.
Paul today to remain over Sunday.
J. ]. Mccarthy and wife of Madi
son Lake were in the city yesterday
II. G. Kenward and wife of Mime
sofa Lake were i'll the city Thursday.
c. F. Juliar and wife of St Clair
spent n few hours in the city yes
terday.
Attorny Albert Steinhauser of New
Ulm was an arrival in Mankato this
morning.
Mrs. G. f. Merritt of st. Peter was
the guest of Mrs. W. f. Brooks yes
terday and today.
Miss Ethel Green of Winona was
the guest of friends i'll the city yes
terday and today.
DIR. F. ID. Brandenburg Of Fort
Dodge, Iowa, was an arrival in the
city yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Dick of ST.
Peter were in Mankato yesterday,
coming in their new Bergdol car.
Mrs j. p. Monsel and daughter of
Bancroft, Iowa, were among the out
of town people in the city yesterday.
Sheriff Osten returned today from
trip to Butternut. Deputy Sheriff
Ario was at Eagle Lake today, serv-
ing papers.
Mrs. Nixon returned to her home
in Minneapolis today after a weeks
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. c. Peart.
Joseph S. Davies left this morning
for Lacrosse, Wis, to visit over Sun
day. His wife has been there for
several days.
Mrs. Thuemmler returned to her
home in Minneapolis today, and was
accompanied by her brother +. E.
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Bid Miss Lewis Bon Voyage.

A very pleasant $50 O'Clock din
ner was given last evening by the
Pleasant Grove teachers at the home
of Miss Loura Thomas in honor of
Miss Ida Lewis, who leaves next
week for Europe. Covers were laid
for ten. The decorations were sug-
gestive of the trip. The center
piece being the ''Haberford" the ship
on which Miss Lewis is to sail. The
place cards were dainty hand painted
miniature "Haberfords." A most dc
lightful evening was spent and all
left wishing Miss Lewis "bOn voY-
age"
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Given Farewell Reception.

Mrs. T. F. Larkin was given a
farewell party Monday afternoon by
the members of the Harmonic so.
ciety Mrs. J. C. Holmes, in behalf
of the ladies i'm few well chosen
words, presented her with hand
some gift as token of appreciation
of her faithful work as a member OF
the society. Mrs. Larkin left for
Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday where the
family intend TO make their future
home.
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Musical Club Entertained.

The Musical NJ. G.. club was en-
tertained by Miss DOrothea Rohde
at her home on Belgrade avenue
Monday evening, March II. A bust
ness meeting was held and must
cal program given, after which re
freshments were served.
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Superior Lodge No. 5, Degree of
Honor, gave very enjoyable dance
at the A. O. u. W. hall last even
ing, that was well attended.
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with their visit. They arrived home
on the late train last evening and
went to their farm home in MankatO
township today.
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Henry Zimmerman Jr., filed a pe-
tition in probate this morning asking
for the appointment of Edward J..
Zimmerman as administrator of the
estate OF the late Henry Zimmerman.
ST.. The estate consists of real
property valued at $4,000 and Der.
sonal property valued at $4,000.
The heirs are Rosina A. Engelbret
and Ida X. Schapert, st. Paul Park.
Henry and e. j. Zimmerman, Man.
katO.
A petition asking for the appoint