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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-24


large as expected, it was fairly good,
and everyone present had 4 most en-
ioyable time. Progressive cinch was
played, and the sprizes were won
by Mrs. l.. G.. Diamond and Mrs.
Mary V. Huettl. The score cards
were red heart shaped. Nice re-
frcshments were served.
George w. Scherer took trip to
ST. Paul today.
NJ. Douglas of Amboy paid the city
visit yesterday.
F. d. Currier of Nicolet was in
the city yesterday.
H. z. Ewing OF Vernon Center was
in the city yesterday.
Lewis Fl. Mettler OF Sleepy Eye
was in the city over night.
Fl. l.. Nixon of Minneapolis was
a visitor in the city yesterday.
A. c. Barney had business at his
! farm near Good Thunder yesterday
c. S. Ellis. barber of Mapleton,
spent few hours in the city yes
terday.
A. W. Spehr of Sleepy Eye re-
newed acquaintances in the city yes
terday.
Deputy United States Marshall s.
J. Picha of ST. Paul was in Mankato
today.
Architect Chandler of Racine, Wis,
is in the city TO attend the school
board meeting tonight
Misses Julia and Retta Russell and
Susie Sawyer of Jackson arrived this
morning 10 attend the teachers con.
ventiOn.
( Howard Hazel Of Garden City was
in the city the forepart of the week
/ His wife is quite i'll with rheumatism
/ this winter
r. B. Jennings, n business man OF
/ Wanda, was in the city yesterday
on his way to Chicago to attend the
cement show.
Phil Heintz of the large drug firm
of Heintz & Weber. Rochester, is in
the city visiting his Mankato part
ner, A. G. Lack.
Joseph Hengel, a Lamberton gro
Ger, is in the city. His wife is in /:
local hospital and will be operated
upon a little later.
Mrs. Hankin. formerly Miss Isl
! Macbeth, who has been visiting hel
brother, J. Fl. Macbeth and family
expects to leave Monday for hel
home in Denver.
Manager F. f. Mcclure and AS
sistant Manager A. 3. Hancock lef
for Chicago last evening to attend
q meeting of the International Har
voster company managers. They viii
be absent week.
II. A. Patterson and ri. r. Carney
left this afternoon for French Lick
Ind, to remain ten days. W. L
HiXon will accompany them as fal
as Chicago. and may go on to French
Lick with them.
:, Mrs. b. C. Frederick and Mis-:
Bonnie left for their home at Wa
tertOwn, South Dakota, today after ;
very pleasant two weeks visit will
Mrs. Broderick's parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. William Ellis.
st. Peter Tribune: Mr.. and Mrs
G. A. Loomis are packing their goods
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Weekend PartY.

WecEEHu FdEty.
Mrs. r. II. Foley of 113 Pearl
street delightfully."- entertained com
pany OF young ladies at weekend
house party. The event was one
continuous round of surprises which
had been prepared by the hostess.
Judging from the reports of the
young ladies the event was one Of
the most delightful of the season.
Miss Adeline Freeman of Fairmont
and Miss Gertrude Mccarthy of Ma.
pleton were the guests of honor.
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From Saturdays Daily.
Buffet Luncheon.

Buffet Luncheon.
About twenty-five of the ladies of
the normal faculty were most de-
lightfully entertained by the senior
cooking class on Thursday evening
with n buffet supper at six o'clock.
The large dining room of the cook
ing department, declared by everyone
who has seen il to be the most ar
tistic, with it's buff walls and hang
ings and dark-stlined mission furni-
ture, was specially decorated for the
occasion with masses of daffOdils
The supper itself, which was served
by the girls, was excellent and re.
Elected much credit upon the depart
ment.
Later the guests visited the vari.
Gus exhibits on display for the teach.
ers' convention, the articles of the
manual training shop and the sewing
department receiving especial no.
| tice. In both of these lines of in
structlon, the artistic and practical
have been combined and the results
have been cOmmendable indeed.
! Miss Cook OF the Frances Parker
! school CT Chicago was the guest OF
honor.
( Revised Concert Program.
Revised program for the afternoon
concert of the Minneapolis Sym
! phony orchestra Monday afternoon
February 20, at Mankato Theatre:
Moorish March, from "Boabdil".
.............. MOsZkOWSkl
| Overture-"Merry Wives of Wind
| Slow Movement from the Fifth
! Symphony. Beethoven, Peer Gynt,
| Suite No. ........ Griee
q. Morning
| b. Aase's Death
I C. Anitra's Dance
| d.. In the Hall of the Mountain
King. 0mps Chasing Peer Gynt
Violin. Richard CZerwOnky
Harp, Henry j. Williams
Concerto for PianOforte and Or.
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Piles, Fissure, Fistula

Guaranteed Cured Without Surgical
OocratfOn or Detention from business.
All kinds of piles and rectal ScaScS treated
piles iniure the general health produce indigestion
bloatina and nervousness. Often cause nnt"d SUI
forine and much loss Of blood. Come and see me
even though you Ia been told surgical operation
was necessary. Hundreds OF such cases cured.
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Birthday Nicely Observed.

Birthday Nicely Observed.
Mrs. Behymer entertained small
company at dinner Saturday in hon
or of the eighty-sixth birthday an
niversary of her father, c. Correll
The affair was greatly enjoyed. Mr.
Cornell also received 100 post cards
from his friends and relatives, bear
ing congratulations and good wishes.
For this he wishes to thank all in
terested, and would have them know
that he fully appreciates their
thoughts of him.
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Freick-Strobel Wedding.

Lrverne Herald: Invitations have
been issued by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Freick for the marriage of their son,
Edward j. Freick of this city, and
Miss Clara r. Strobel of Mankato,
which will take place in this city
next Tuesday afternoon. The cere-
nony will be performed by Rev. Fl.
w Baumam at three o'clock at
the Norwegian Lutheran Synod
church, and Immediately thereafter
reception will be held at the home
OF the grOOm's parents.
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Entertained for Relief Society.

Entertained for Relief Society.
The following ladies entertained
for the Ladies Relief Society during
the past two weeks: Mrs. Walter
Bessers, Mrs. w. l.. Comstock Mrs.
W. l.. HixOn. Mrs. c. ID. Snow, Mrs.
John A. Willard, Mrs. Paul Barney,
Mrs. NJ. Michaelson, Mrs. Edgar
Weaver, Miss Nell Wise. Mrs. l.. A..
Under, Mrs. Orange Little. The en-
tertainments will continue until
March Is.
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Woodmen Valentine Party.

The WOOdmen Circle gave 4 most
enjoyable Valentine party at their
hall last evening, for the members,
their families and friends. Games and
music and other interesting features
made the evening pass rapidly.
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Entertained Girl and Boy Friends.

Entertained Girl and Boy Friends.
Miss Susie Weimer entertained
twenty-five of her girl and boy friends
at a little birthday party. It was
a pleasant affair.
W. l.. Hixon departed yesterday
for New Orleans.
George Atchison has returned from
a trip to st. Paul.
Mr. John Humer of Limetown was
in the twin cities on business.
Professor Paul w. Boutwell, of the
high school faculty has been called
to Beloit, Wis, to the bedside OF his
aunt, who is dying. After the death
of his parents. this aunt reared him
Henry Hanson left last night on
the 1890 train for three months
stay in California. On his way go.
ing he will stop at San Antonio and
El paso, Texas. But most of his
time will be spent at Riverside and
Los Angeles. En- route home he will
visit San Francisco, Portland, Seat.
tie and return over the Great North.
ern road.
w. E. Burlock, representing the
Sweetest Girl in Paris" was in
Mankato today. His attraction will
be at Mankato Theatre on February
rs. The company is made up of 100
people, requires five cars for its
transportation. There are two sixty
foot baggage ears, two sleepers and
Il day coach. The company will
come here from st. Paul where il
will play an engagement in the Met
rOpOlitan theatre.
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Chronic Diseases of Men and
Women a Specially

Space forbids the mention of but few Of the
Chronic Diseases which treat of bot h men M
women. lfyou are nervous, excitable and irritable
deSpondcnt weak nd easily tired out. Ii You have
lack OF energy, want of confidence, deposit n urine
or If YOU are a woman and have headache. b;ckdcih
or pai side my treatment rema rkdbly success
full. Married ladies should be accompanied by then
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Entertained for Daughter.

Entertained for Daughter.
Mrs. William Shoemaker on Shau-
but street entertained Saturday even
ing in honor of her daughter, Louise,
she being home n few days from
her school near New Richland, Mimi.
About twenty of her young friends
were the guests. The evening was
spent in music and games, after
which dainty refreshments were
served. The out of town guests were
Misses Louise and Clarice Fathers
of OwatOnna
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On Tuesday evening of this week
the North Mankato Musical M. c..
club held their regular meeting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Seversen
on Belgrade avenue After a business
meeting musical program was
rendered. Refreshments were served.
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Private Musical.

FTTVdtc WUSTCdI.
Miss Janney and Miss Mackenzie
gave a musical at the home of Mrs.
l.. A. Under on Liberty street Satur
day afternoon. Miss Elsie Jache as
pianist and Miss Kathleen Hart as
bers, both doing most artistic work
Light refreshments We're served.
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MIS-. NJ. NlclidelSOu, MIS-. EuSar
Weaver, Miss Nell Wise. Mrs. l.. A..
Linder, Mrs Orange Little. The en-
tertainments will continue until
March Is.
L. r. Silkey was in from Smiths
Mill yesterday.
J. A. Andrews of st. Peter visited
Mankato yesterday.
Earl Harvey and wife of Window
were in the city yesterday.
I. II. Davis of Blue Earth was in
the city Thursday evening.
Attorney Carl Strom of Lake Cry
stall was in the city today.
Miss Grace Kennels of Redfield, S.
D., visited in the city yesterday.
Miss Jessie M. Jones Of Monterey
attended the teachers gathering.
A. N. Damon of Alden has spent
the past day or two in the city.
w. b. Thornburg of st. Peter has
spent the past two days in the city.
Professor White of Amboy was
present at the teachers convention
Steve Lamos of Amboy was a Wis.,
itor to Mankato Friday on business
Miss Margaret McAdams of Man
torville attended the teachers meet
ing.
Mrs. c.. J. Beise and children were
the guests of Mrs. w. f. Brooks yes
terday.
r. C. Dalton, principal of the ST
Clair school, attended the convention
of teachers.
+. S. Zimmerman and C. Il. Wood
ring of st. James we're in the city
over night.
p. G. fIintZ, the Rochester druggist
was in the city Thursday, visiting
A. G. Lack.
Miss Fern Wilder, who is teaching
near Lewisville, attended the teach
ers' convention.
Superintendent r. l.. Dills of the
GAINESVILLE schools attended the teach
ers' convention
Miss Reinhart, a clerk in the audi
tors Office at New Ulm, visited il
MankatO today.
Mcssrs. knutc and Hugo johnson
are in Minneapolis where they vii
remain few days visiting friends.
Misses Fricda Kakuscke and Clara
Aberle, Mountain Lake school teach
ers, attended the teachers conven
ton.
Misses Clara E. Woodward and
Perle b. Edwards, st. James teach
ers, spent the past two days in Man
kato
w. c. Miles and Misses Alice Cor
dersOn, Cordelia Pond and Catherine
Glen formed the CeylOn contingent
at the teachers convention.
Misses Bertelle Barker and France.
Black returned to their school wOrl
at Slayton this afternoon. after at
tending the teachers meetings.
Misses Margaret e. Bieri, Jennie
NJ. Owens and Clara Wentker. AM
. also Superintendent A. c. Tibbetts
of the Blue Earth schools. ATTENDED
| the teachers meeting in this city.
Attorney Charles Thompson of Am
boy was transacting business at thu
court house the last of the week ant
was at the lecture by Professor But
Ter at the normal.
NJ. p. Fuller and wife, and Misses
Maude Freeman, Emma Olson AM
, Kathleen H. Rcardon of Albert Lee
! represented that city at the meeting
Of the teachers association.
Judge Henry Moll of st. Peter pre-
, sided in the probate court today Il
the trial of the Jewett cases, Judg
Hughes being disqualified. by reaso
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Birthday Surprise Party.

Miss Magdalin Budde was pleasantly
surprised last evening by sixteen of
her young lady friends, the occasion
being her sixteenth birthday. The
evening was spent in playing diff
being won by Miss Agnes Benapfl
and Miss Anna Mayer carried Off
the foot prize. An elegant supper
was served, after which several Sc
lections on the violin were rendered
by Miss Caroline Schroeder and Miss
Mathilda Kraus, and Miss Ida
Schultz sang suitable selections for
the occasion All departed wishing
Miss Budde many happy birthdays.
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e. C. OlIerman was over from ST.
Peter last night.
Mrs. +. f. Vinton Of PipestOne
visited in the city today.
Otto Schwender is attending the
auto show in Minneapolis.
Sandy Mcdonald and family OF
Blue Earth were in MankatO yester-
day.
Manager Griebel OF the Mankato
Theatre has returned from Fari-
bault
Attorney w. A. Plymat will return
tonight from business trip TO St.
Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. F. Garry of Blue
Earth have been in Mankato the
past two or three days.
c. III. Saulpaugh is among the
Mankato men who are inspecting the
automobile show at Minneapolis.
Attorney c. o. Daley went to
Minneapolis today on business and
no doubt will take in tho auto
show.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Goodsell left
during Inc forenoon lot SIOUX Cily
where they will tonight attend the
o. r. c. dance.
T. o. Fleischbcin departed this
afternoon for ST. Louis. He has
been visiting his sons, Roy c. and
Allan Flcischbein.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. Il. Bradley left
Sunday noon for a two weeks trip
south. They will go as far as Gal
weston. Texas, and make several
side trips.
T.. w. Hicks and wife, c. e.
Woodland and wife, RI. e. Dorothy
and wife and Mrs. J. III. Fowler
were FairmOnt people who were Man
kato visitors Monday and Tuesday.
Martin BOndhus, graduate of
the MankatO Commercial college,
left last Saturday for Bowman.
North Dakota, TO take the position
Of bookkeeper and stenographer in
the bank there.
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Wonderful Cures

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experiments or failures. We do not un'
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sands given up to die.
Consultatio Free and Confidential
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Address DIR. ADDISCN.JON
764 LAKEWOOD BLVD, CHICAGO
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Decree of Honor Party.

Superior Lodge No. 5, Degree of
Honor, gave a valentine card party
at the A. 0. ". W. hall last evening.
While the attendance was not as
large as expected, it was fairly good,
and everyone present had most en-
iOyable time. Progressive cinch was
played, and the Sprizes were won
by Mrs. l.. G.. Diamond and Mrs
Mary V. Huettl. The score cards
were red heart shaped. Nice re
treatments were served.
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Six O'Clock Dinner.
Miss Mamie ROdman entertained
the other court house clerks at her
home on Clark street Saturday even.
ing at a six o'clock dinner, followed
by games and music The decOra-
tons pertained of the Valentine sea-
son. The dinner was delicious
one, and the evening was greatly
enjoyed. Miss Emma Olson proved
herself a candidate for the hall of
fame through the poetry that she
composed.
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Eagles Masquerade.

The masquerade ball given by
Mankato aerie No. 269, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, last evening at the
a. O. q. w. hall, was attended by
about seventy-fve couples and was
q very enjoyable affair. Lamm's
six piece orchestra furnished the
music and most of those present
were masked and cOstumed. Prizes
were won on best and most comical
costumes by Miss Miller and Mrs.
Laird
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pink, white and green, with pink car
nations, pink shades on the candles,
etc, and the ice cream was pink and
white
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-01-12

q ROBABLl nothing ever gave
rise To more comment in Rad
vile than Betty GrahamS de-
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The Fortune
Hunter
Continued from page p

thanks. She held his hand In large
moist palm and beamed upon him.
saving. 'Now't you know the way.
Mr.. Duncan
eyes," Blinky insisted, blinking ro
euishly, drop in any time. Take pot
luck. We're plain people. Mr.. Dun
can, but allus glad to see our friends
Drop in any time"
Josie accompanied him to the front
rate, where etiquette required him to
finger for a parting chat
"Goodby." The girl gave him her
hand. I'm real glad you came-at
last"
1.-The pleasure has been all mine."
insisted the gallant bromide. fishing
the trite phrase desperately from the
gray vacuity of his thoughts.
"You won't forget?"
"Forget what?"
"About tonight"
"Do you imagine could?"
Josie returned to the family con
clave, to interrupt symposium on
Duncan's qualities.
Duncan wrote to Kellogg in his room
that night after church II don't want
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"On her mothers side" suggested
4hfa

ION her mothers side" Suggested
the colonel dryly.
so I'm told. sir. But she's been
neglected. Circumstances have been
against her. She hasn't had real
chance in life but she ought to have
1t. and Pm going to see that she gets it
one way or another"
you haven't dnished?' said the
colonel coldly
Not quite. sir" said Duncan. Good
sign" he told himself He hasn't or.
dered me thrown out yet"
ITO come down to cases. sir. she
ought to be sent to good boarding
school for II few years lt'li make a
new woman Of her-a woman to be
proud Of. She's got that in her. 1t
only needs to be brought out"
And before you leave SIR" said the
colonel with significant precision. Twill
you be so kind as to inform me why
you think this should interest me?"
NO" said Duncan candidly: u
haven't got the nerve to. But what
wanted to propose was this-that you
lend me $500 to cover the expense of
the first year on condition that | rep
resent the money as coming from the
profits of the business and. In short.
keep the transaction between our
selves absolutely quiet. Ii you'll in
quire of Mr.. Kellogg he'll tell you
can be trusted to keep my word. Fur
thermore"-he galloped. suspecting
that his time was perilously short and
desiring to get it all out of his system
-"Tll guarantee you repayment within
year and that you shan't be annoyed
this way a second time"
Bohun looked him over from head to
foot. bowed in silence and. turning
both had stood throughout this pas
sage-grasped bell rope by the chin
ney and pulled it violently.
In the desolate Businesses Of that
dreary house somewhere a bell tinkled
discOrdantly. A moment later the
white headed darby butler opened the
door.
"Suh?" he said.
Colonel Bohun essayed to speak
cleared his throat angrily and indt
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n UMMER slumbered to its close
- drowsy autumn settled upor
~ our valley. in which its tradi
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reserved. She kept her thoughts to
herself. sharing the most intimate not
even with old Sam. who would talk.
But Duncan OWNED that she was IN
happy.
He saw her 60 and come. a wistful
shadow on the borders of his occupa-
lions. self contained, little timid. but
at the same time brave in her own
quiet. accomplishing fashion. And the
distant look In those soft eyes he d.
vined to be one Of longing for that
which she might not possess-the ad-
vantages that other girls had. socially
and educationally; the pleasures they
contrived. the attentions they re-
ceived. the thousand and one slight
things that make existence life for a
woman. He saw her dropping insen-
sibly day by day. growing a little
paler. shade more aloof and listless.
And he became infinitely concerned
for her.
He told himself he had solved the
problem of her disease. but its remedy
remained beyond his reach. The bust
ness was doing very well indeed, but
1t was still young and must be sub
1ected to as few financial drains as
possible. AS 1t ran there was an in
come sufficient to board. lodge and
clothe the three of them. maintain the
credit Of the partnership and now and
again admit of slight but advan-
tageous addition to the stock of fix
lures. Things would certainly be bet.
ter In the course of time. but
1t came to pass that he left the store
early one evening. excusing himself on
the plea Of some slight indisposition,
and lost himself for the space of two
| hours
He found himself shortly after at
pause by the gate to the Bohun place.
An aged negro butler. one of the freed
slaves brought from Virginia by the
Bohuns. admitted him to the hall and
took his card. smot herring his own won.
derment. for in those days nobody
disturbed the silence and the peace of
decay Of the Bohun mansion save its
master Duncan had long to wait.
"Cunnel Bohun will see 20. subj"
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CHAPTER XVI

UMMER slumbered to ITS close
~ A drowsy autumn settled upon
our valley. in which its tradi
tional peace seemed but the
more profound
Josie Lockwood announced that she
was going away to school in New York
Ior the winter. Pete Willing took the
pledge and kept 1t almost a month
WIN Bigelow secured time tables and
iaboriously mapped out his semiannu-
any contemplated trip to the east-like
the others. destined never to come off
Tracey Tanner went to work for Ora
nam q Duncan. Roland Barnette paid
ostentatious attentions to Bess Ga
briel. who tolerated him simply be-
cause she didn't much like Josie; but.
Dlighted by Josie's supreme indiffer-
ence. this budding passion dropped and
failed by mutual consent of both par
ties concerned. Angie Tuthill became
more conspicuously than ever the orb
OF Tracey's universe. Duncan walked
home with Josie on two week day even
lngs and twice on Sundays and learned
now to play halma and parcheesi. The
drug store prospered In moderation.
Sothern & Lee vainly contesting its
conquering campaign. And Duncan
grew thoughtful
One has more time to think unself-
ishly in Radville than In great city.
where there's rarely more time than
enough to think Of ones own concerns
And Duncan was making time to think
about Others notably Betty Graham
The girl was, as usual, shy, reticent.