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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-30

II. j. Parker, General superintendent.
The second floor of this old building
contains the offices of c. S. Stevens,
who is in charge of the signal depart
ment, George z. Rex, who is in charge
of the tie and timber department, C. F.
w. Folt, chief engineer of the Eastern
Grand division and the Office of c. A
Morse, chief engineer of the system. In
addition to these is the Office of L. NJ.
Jones, superintendent of telegraph
and the general Office telegraph de-
partment. J. NJ. Meade, resident en-
gineer of the system, also maintains
offices on the floor
A force of fourteen are employed in
the Office of the signal departm ent.
This force has general supervision of
all signals along the lines of the sys-
TEN. The signals which control the
operation of trains is one of the most
Important features. It is this depart
ment which has supervision over the
Block signal system. which is used over
the entire system. A manual block
system is maintained while on some
other systems an electrical block sys-
tenn is used. Opinions concerning the
operation of the block system favor the
manual block for the reason that its
,peration cannot be affected by the
weather. The electrical block is often
isabied during extreme weather con-
ditions but this is impossible in the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29
St, Clair

Vina Thielman was a Mankato
visitor Tuesday.
c. J. Pagenkoff received carload
of salt this week
Agent futile was called to Jack.
son, Mimi, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Precht were
shopping at Mankato last Tuesday.
Harry Dumbeck was helping Frank
Brandenberg haul sand last Monday.
Mrs. Asa Andrews and Mrs. A. E.
Near were Mankato shoppers last
Wednesday.
Henry .Thielman, Asa Andrews and
O.. P. Miller were MankatO visitors
last Tuesday.
My, but the roads are rough these
days. If you do not believe us, just
take drive
J. w. Chase and wife and Mrs.
Campbell went to Mankato Wednes-
day in their auto.
Frank Maynard returned last Tues
day from his visit with friends and
relatives in Illinois.
J. w. futile has been spending a
few days at Jackson, Minn.,- and at
Albert Lea this week.
Ml. anu MIS-. IL. II. hhuiC"o iS-
turned last Tuesday from their visit
with friends in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul SchallOw are
contemplating visit TO friends and
relatives in Wisconsin soon.
Professor Dalton will spend his
two weeks vacation at home near
Granada. He will leave for there
Saturday.
Peter Roeigg took care of the ele-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

vator last Wednesday while Mr..
Schields went Christmas shopping
at Mankato
Charles SchweitZer is doing a land
office business these day doing up
Christmas presents, of which he had
fine line.
water tower are making great
Roadway these days, as the weather
man is in favor surely.
j. W. Chase is doing fine work at
his new feed mill where his saw
mill used to be. He will do your
grinding while you wait.
The tower for the water tank is
growing quite rapidly these days. It
will not be long until st. Clair Will
have a good water system.
Charles Schweitzer is having a
grand Christmas sale these days,
getting nicely cleaned up, as he got
only good and substantial things.
Asa Andrews is now putting the
finishing touches on his new house
in the interior. When completed
same will be a dandy and no mis-
take about it. .,
III .-hS ilCi oOfl -hutQdl L ire IuSuI-
ance company win hold their annual
meeting at the town hall January 2,
1912, to which all members are cor
daily invited to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hubmer
have arrived and are moving into
their new home. They will be at
home to their friends January Is, ac-
cording to the announcement cards.
The Creamery association has en-
larged their ice house. Now they
will see if they can get enough in
to run them for next year. They
ran out this year and had to buy
from the Eagle creamery.
The school program given at the
town hall last Friday evening was
q grand success from start to finish,
which is due to the teachers who
have been putting in overtime pre-
pairing for this grand entertainment.
The Laird Norton Yards wish us
to announce that they have gotten
track of three of their large wire
stretchers, but there are still two
out, where they know not. The par
ties having them, please return them
to them.
We now wish all our. readers a
Merry Christmas and may they have
many more very happy ones Also
a happy and healthy and prosperous
New Year. May the year of 1912
be a good year to all, If we could
we would have it so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29
An1bov and Vicinity

Elder Cook has commenced re-
vival meetings at Basey church.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crook are the
proud parents of another girl, which
was born Friday morning.
Mrs. Gjuel came home Saturday
to spend few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Net Latin.
Mrs. Helen Smith will 20 TO st.
Paul Saturday to spend the holidays
with her brother, Henry Briggs.
The ice is in fine shape and the
young people have great sport with
skating parties almost every night
There will be two Christmas trees
at AmbOy, one at the Presbyterian
church and one at the opera house.
Election of officers will be held
next Sunday for the Willow Creek
Christian Sunday school next Sun
day.
A dance will be held at the opera
house in Amboy on Monday night,
December %, and supper will be
served at Dauer's restaurant.
Dan Barley of Waseca failed to
make an appearance at the wrestling
match which was advertised to take
place at the opera house Saturday
night with Carl Gilbertson, but a
match was arranged all right, as
Oscar Oleson took Barkley's place
and won the contest.
Amos Briggs died Friday night
from the shock resulting from thu.
fracture of his hip last Monday. He
was born in Rome, n. Y, in the year
1926, and although deformed from
childhood, was full of ambition and
energy. After teaching three years,
he went to Chicago and became a
contractor and builder and was
quite wealthy until the panic of 81
He was married in 184S to Mrs.
Belden, widow with six children
Hiswife died three years ago, hav-
ing been an invalid for number
of years. After the death of his
wife, he closed his business affairs
in Chicago and went to the eastern
part of Canada where he spent two
years, then came to Minnesota about
year ago and made his home with
his niece, Mrs. A. II. Corbett, until
his death. All his near relatives
have passed away before him, but
there are number of nephews and
nieces to mourn his loss. He united
with the Westminster Presbyterian
church early in life and was a prom
inent and useful member in one of
Chicago's noted churches. He was
always cheerful and made friends
wherever he was called to go. He
was buried in Pleasant View Gene
terry, Elder Langfit and Elder Jones
officiating.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29
Eaqle Lake

Miss Elsie Reed went to Mankato
Friday.
Miss Aline Macbeth spent Sunday
at home.
Mrs George Macbeth was in Man.
katO Friday.
Boyd Englerth was in Mankato
over Sunday.
Mrs. Levi Compton has been on
the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peterson drove
to Mankato Friday
Luella Compton spent Wednesday
with relatives in town.
Mrs. Horace Cummins did shop
ping in Mankato Friday.
Jack Brown spent Saturday even
ing at James Johnston's.
H. Cummins returned Saturday
from trip to Frederick, Wis.
Miss Hulda Jacobson called at the
A. Oehler home Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Compton
and children were in MaDkato Tues
day.
Mrs. Lyle Austin and son of Man
kato are visiting at Charles Bur-
CESS.
Everyone will be glad to learn
that Frank Johnston is slowly i'm
proving.
The Eagle Lake Dramatic club
gave their play in GAINESVILLE Friday
evening.
Miss Agnes Pitcher of Madison
Lake visited at the James Johnston
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson and
sons spent Sunday at the nome OF
L. M. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Compton and
daughter Luella were passengers to
Mankato Friday
Mrs. Lewis Miller and children of
urday and Sunday.
Lou Gilmore went to GAINESVILLE
Friday evening to attend the play
"The Courtship Of the Deacon"
Charles Burgess has had tele.
phone installed in his home by the
Northwestern Telephone company.
The moving picture show that has
been showing in the l. o. o. f. hall
the past week, left Tuesday for OF
tawa.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman, niece OF
Miss Eva Nelson, also Mrs. James
Millar, were passengers to Mankato
Friday evening. E% 80
Miss Elizabeth Johnston left Thurs
day for ,Des Afoines, Iowa, after &
two weeks stay with her parents
Mrs and Mrs. j. Johnston. 2eGS' 3! 5>
Messrs. Jack Weir, John Press
nall, Ray Chapman, Lester Ewing,
George Morse and Lou Gilmore al!
went to- -Mankato "Wednesday 1855
Mrs Arthur Schweidief! and daugl1.
ter-n Of Chicago are here to spend
Christmas with Mrs Schwcid1er's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pickle. @h@t'E
Henry Johnston returned 4home
from Vernon Center Saturday after
d few daYs' visit with his grand.
parents, Mr. ana MRS. u MeMol.
agile. sLa sHcE -5s.eIL 11Nln j,Gs7S.
n MIR. y and Mrs. William Began and
daughter Vivian Of Chicago arrived
last week. IN Eagle Lake. at the home
ofIINIrs. Boegar's parents, t5Mr. and
Mrs. G. NJ. Pickle. they having been
called here by the death of the for,
mer's brother, Mr.. Henry Boegan of
Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29
Good Thunder

Everybody is so busy visiting and
having a good time Christmas chat
there's not much going on" Family
gatherings, friends visiting back and
forth, .sleighing parties, all one
bright round of happy gatherings
and nothing going on.
Citizens in this town We're shock
ed to learn Of the sudden death
Of Ferd Malzahn on Sunday, death
being the least thought of, as he
was in fairly good health. At this
writing it is learned that the funeral
will take place Wednesday at four
O'Clock from the home.
One by one the old settlers are
gathering home and nearly every is
sue of some home paper mentions
a death of one of them. The last
to answer to the final summons was
Frederick Rosenow, ST., once q ia
milar figure ofis the streets, and well
known by young and old. The fu-
neral took place from his home in
town on Saturday and burial in the
Lyra cemetery. He is survived by
his wife and four children, Mrs.
William Fleming, William, Emil and
Fred RosenOw.
Indicating that trouble was brew
ing on Fifth street and Third ave-
nue. North, the fire alarm on Tues
day called out the fire boys with
their usual prOmptness, and faithful
attendance to duty. The cause was
chimney burning out at the home
of Mr.. Sombke. When they arrived
at the scene the chimney was belch-
ing forth the smoke, fire and ashes
like live volcano, but was soon
squelched by the fire boys, leaving
a smoking hot chimney and badly
scared occupants.
Patrons of route No. appreciat-
ing the service of their faithful mail
carrier, George Weir, played Santa
Claus to the extent of presenting
him with fine fur coat. Mr.. Weir
returned the compliment by turning
out as usual Christmas morning and
his familiar figure could be seen
Jogging along the highway as he car
ried the mail full Of Christmas
greetings and presents to the many
patrons. Needless to say we wish
him most happy Christmas and
New Year.
The Good Thunder Herald proudly
states that A. H. Dannheim received
the highest score for butter in the
county, 93A, at the convention held
at Albert Lea last week. That will
make the Sterling and Good Thun-
der patrons smile sure, and we'll it !
may, for it is through their agency
the clean, first-grade cream is
brought to the creamery, furnishing
the right material for the 93R |
grading received. Your correspond
emit extends congratulations to our
popular lbuttermakers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

Washington. December 27.-Wil-
liam Kiser, postmaster at Faribault,
will be reimbursed by congress for
postoffice funds, which he lost
through the failure of the First Ma
tiOnal bank of Faribault in 1906, if
Representative Davis is able to pro-
cure action on a bill which he has
drawn up and intends to introduce
Immediately upon the reconvening OF
congress after the holidays.
! Nearly $4,000 Of government funds
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29
Garden CITY

Mrs. Wolverton was shopping in
Mankato Tuesday.
Rev. Haley was a caller at the
county seat Tuesday.
Rev. G. B. OSgood OF MankatO
was a caller here Wednesday,
4 Mrs; Mae Fleming is quite i'll with
an attack hof tonsilitiS at her home
ELLSWORTH Fleming Of Aberdeen is
visiting with his brother, Lester
Fleming, Tor few days
Mr. and Mrs Fillmore Mills and
daughter Ruth! have gone to Cali
foi'iiia to spent the winter.
J. tM.sChapinan has gone TO North
Yakima, Mash. and other points
where Ene will look at land.
Miss "aSlla Merickle of Mankato
was the guest of Mrs. Effie Peterson
Thursday and Friday of last week.
4 There will lie a Christmas tree
and entertainment at the Baptist
church Saturday evening. All are in
vited. EEIs> ase A
The w. c. T. U. will meet Tues
day, January 2. with Mrs. Cavett.
Mrs. Julia Thurston will have charge
OF the meeting.
Miss Masters returned to her home
at Hurley, S. d., Monday. While
here she was the guest Of her
cousin, Mrs. Laura Clapper.
The Christian church Sunday
school will give a Christmas pro-
gram and have tree at the church
Saturday evening. All are invited.
The services at the Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday morn
ing will be a Christmas program
and treat for the children. All are
welcome.
Mrs. o. C. Rector returned from
Gilmore Friday. She leaves her
daughter, Mrs. Jessie VanSlyke, who
has had run of typhoid fever,
much improved.
The Knights of Pythias and friends
here attended the funeral of the late
Walton Friend at Lake Crystal Sun
day. Interment was made here and
many friends met the funeral party
at the cemetery. Walt as his
friends knew him, lived here most
or his life and was held in high es-
TEEN by all who knew him. He
leaves a wife and one daughter and
one brother in Canada and an uncle,
Andrew Friend, of this place, to
mourn his loss.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

were on deposit in the bank when
it failed. In the last six years, Mr..
Kiser has recovered all but $685. of
this amount, which Mr. Davis be-
lieves the government should make
good to him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

Mr.. Neil Darroch was a Mankato
visitor Monday.
Mrs. Judd Cornell visited in Man.
kato last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Hicks were call
ers at William Mead's Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

Mr. and Mrs. William Iams and
children visited at Delavan a cou-
pie of days last week.
Mrs. B. F. Taylor and Miss Ken
ward went to Mankato Saturday to
do some Christmas shopping.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29
Kasota

Art Swenson is visiting his moth
er and sisters and brothers.
Art Johnson Of Rochester spent
Christmas with his parents.
j. r. Ream left Saturday for Min
neapolis and returned Tuesday.
Mr.. Pressnall and wife spent
Christmas with friends at Austin.
Henry Ofenlock shot his horse
Tuesday. The horse had a sore lip:
, John. White of Madison Lake was
In town ON business Tuesday last.
.Florin Frye OF Minneapolis spent
q few days with his his parents thus
q go,ooadly number of people at
tended a dfsnlfG 'e'ez st st. Peter Tuesday
The, Misses Mary, Agnes aud
Margaret Mulligan are visiting with
their parents -. ~ - - 49, s
Mr.. Smith and family from Stock
holm, Wis, are visiting with Mrs.
Smiths. father. . ~ go 80
Herbert Willcox, WHO attends
school in Minneapolis. returned Mon,
day afternoon. =: - -
j SIN. Granger al and family spent
Chfistmas With .1ohn Gardener = at
Lake Washington:
Robert Johnson will return to
Rochester Thursday. He has been
visiting his parents.
Wallace Peterson Of Winthrop Wis
tied with his uncle, J. August Peter
son, for few days.
The Mankato Manufacturing COM
pany will put up fire escapes on the
school house this week.
Miss Leila Granger has gone to
visit her grandmother near Good
Thunder, for Il few days.
Luther, Appel, who is employed
in the lumber yard at Redwood
Falls, is home for a few days.
The w. o. w. lodge is again re-
viving and having regular meetings
every second and fourth Wednes.
days.
Fred Carson, who preached in the
Presbyterian church during the
summer, is teaching school in Salem,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Powell have gone
to visit the latter's brother, who
lives in the northern part of the
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Horner, who
spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Youatt, left for Chicago Tues
day last
The Knights of Pythias of this
village remembered quite a number
of the poor people by sending them
a Christmas dinner.
Percy and Lionel Johnson, wha
are employed in MankatO, spent a
few days with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. August Johnson.
Miss Anna Carlson. who is the
high school principal of this school,
went to st. Cloud to spend the holi.
days with her parents.
Christmas exercises were held in
the Presbyterian church Tuesday
evening. There was a large crowd
and they enjoyed a good program.
The Swedish Congregational church
OF this village has placed new pews
in their church and everything was
completed just in, time for Christ
mas.
Lewis Davis, mail carrier, has been
quite sick for few days, but is
much improved at this writing.
George Gray, ST., has been doing
Mr.. Davis work
F. S. Atwood, the grand chancellor
of the Knights of Pythlas, will visit
the kasota lodge Monday evening.
January Is. st. Peter and LeSueur
lodges will be invited to attend.
There will be an open meeting when
it is expected that Mr.. Atwood, the
blind optimist, will deliver an ad.
dress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

Pacific AIid-ocean.
Dec. 10Th. - II b e
Foreign Missions
investigation Com
mittee, rs well rs
OF h e + passengers.
had the novel eX-
perience of losing a
day from the calen-
dar-a Sunday at
that. They retired
on Saturday / h e
23d and awakened
in the morning of
December 25th. 1t
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

Mrs. Amiel Proehl returned home
last week after spending a week
with her sister at Clear Lake, Wis.
Mr.. Henry Bachus returned home
Saturday after visiting relatives and
friends in Kansas a couple of weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29
PASTOR RUSSELL
LOSES A SUNDAY
Adjustment Of the Calendar
Responsible,
CHRISTMAS SERMON INSTEAD.

A Novel Experience For the Foreign
Missions investigation Committee on
the Pacific Ocean--Noted Preacher
Points a Morsl-Daneer OF Unwise
Expenditure of Enerny-Compensa
tons That Follow Effort Expended In
the Service of God and Fellow Men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

Joseph Bienaph, who was charged
with assaulting Marshal Sudeith,
was taken before Judge Comstock
this morning and found guilty of as
sault in the third degree. He was
fined SO and costs. w. A. Plymat
appeared as attorney for the plain
tiff and County Attorney Schmidt
was counsel for the state Sudeith
had a warrant sworn out for the ar
rest of Bienapfi some time ago.
charging him with assault. The case
had been continued until this morn
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

Patrick Gaffney has been recon-
meDled for postmaster at Belle
Plane, vice William Nichols, re-
signed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

At the annual meeting Of the Blue
Earth County Medical society, held
last night, DR.. G. ]. Holman, Man
kato, was elected president; DR.. c.
e. Bigelow, Madison Lake, vice pres
ident; DIR. V. J. Hughes. Mankato,
secretary; DR.. Ida Osborn, Man.
kato, treasurer; DIR. f. l.. Bomberger,
Mapleton, member of board of CEN
sors, three years; DIR. a. G. Liedloff,
Mankato, delegate to the state soci-
ETY.; DIR. J. l.. Macbeth, st. Clair, al
ternate. Matters concerning the
medical profession were discussed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

X. A. Bishop, for the past three
and half years agent of the Chi
cago Great Western road in Winona,
has been appointed general agent
of the road in Duluth. the appoint
ment to take effect in January. His
successor here has not yet been
Mr.. Bishop succeeds ut Du-
luth G.. J. Longbotham, who has
been transferred to be general agent
for the Great Western at st. Paul
Mr.. Bishop has rendered the road
good servie in Winona and his pro
motion is deserved
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29
Old Maoleton

A Merry Christmas to ALL
Mrs. Elmer Phelps is on the sick
list
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
NEVER LOCKED THE DOORS
Harris Says They Were Kept
Closed on One Side, However.

Isaac Harris OF Harris Il Blanck. pro-
prietors Of the Triangle Waist Company.
in q statement last night said.
An OF the doors leading 10 the three
lofts in our establishment open inward 1t
is true that We have a foroIady or foreman
stationed a the four doors ON each loft
two Of which lead 10 the elevators and two
20 the stairways. These foreladies are
there TO examine packages that may loo
carried out 10y employees. but the doors are
never locked II is an absolute he that the
doors were locked Nj Blanck and my self
intend 20 investigate the story that was
printed in a morning newspaper TO that
effect.
II will also say that none Of my employees
are ever searched. We confinc our cXami-
nation to packages. one chief reason for
keeping open the doors leading 10 the three
lofts IS that employees are constantly gong
ID and down carrying embroidcries and
other articles from the pressing depart
ment to the shipping department and from
the cutting department 20 the Ofiico We
have never been troubled by any delegates.
After all the employees leave the place At
night Natchrncn take charge of the prem
Uses ana the doors arc never locked.
1T is true that the doors on tho Wash
ineton street side OF tho LuilGing usually
are kept closed, tut they arc never locked.
Their beine kept closed Is due to tn" fact
that this side Of the building is rarely used
boy my employees. They generally use the
Greene street side.
Mr.. Harris added that no had not heard
frcm District ATTORNEY Whitman.