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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
Garden City

Mrs. Rachel Norton is on the sick
list this week.
Charles Peterson was a business
caller at the county seat Wednes-
day
William Maon. Jr of Judson visit
ed friends and relatives here over
Snday.
Mr.. Eugene Cummins, a former
chcesemaker, here, but now OF
Huntley, called on old friends here
Tuesday.
Mrs. Julia Thurston will enter
tain at dinner at her home Thursday
for the Ladies' Aid of the Chris
tian church. Everybody welcome.
Mark Leatherman OF Red Jacket
was in town Tuesday. He reports
that his son Paul is still very low
and small hopes are held out for
his recovery.
Mrs. Anna Johnson very pleasant
ly entertained her Sunday School
class at her home Tuesday after
noon from three to six o'clock.
Dainty refreshments were served.
The afternoon was pleasantly passed
in conversation.
A farewell party and dance was
given in the Woodman hall Tues
day evening for Lyle Norton and
Earl Duffield who leave Wednesday
fer Portland, Ore, where they will
work for some construction company
that employed them at Rapidan.
The local school is working hard
on a comedy "Bess Goes to Europe
which they will present Thursday
evening at the WOOdman hall. The
proceeds go towards getting u Ii
brary. Admission 10 and 20 cents.
Come and help along. Also have a
good laugh
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Eagle Lake

j. n. Compton was in Mankato
Saturday.
Mrs Harry E. Hill has been on
the sick list.
w. H. Compton was in Smiths
Mill Tuesday.
Frank Johnston was seen in this
vicinity Sunday
Mrs. C. S. Braden was visiting her
sister in Chicago.
w. E. Hill left for Colorado
Thursday evening.
Walter Harein of Mankato visited
his parents Sunday.
Miss Nells Schooner visited
friends here last week.
Mrs. Lyle Austin of Mankato is
visiting Mrs. II. e. Hill.
Little Lerene Bradner is suffering
from an attack of measles.
Ed. Stearns, who has been in ST..
Paul returned home last night.
Clark Pickle of st. Paul is visit
ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G..
A. Pickle.
Miss Louie Cook is visiting her
brother, John and wife, at Madi-
son, S. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowles of West Con-
cord visited at the house of Charles
Brown few days.
Miss Agnes Pitcher of Madison
Lake visited Miss Edythe John
ston Sunday of last week.
Mr.. w. A. Harein moved his
family to Mankato where he will
be employed in PattersonS whole
sale house.
Word was received Monday of the
sudden death of Mrs. William
Odell of Winnipeg, Canada. Mrs.
Odell was a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Pressnall, formerly of
this village.
Mrs. Evan Compton died at her
home three miles northeast of this
place Saturday morning at 1890,
her death being caused from com
plication of diseases. Mrs. Compton
was nearly fifty-four years of age
Besides husband she leaves one
daughter, Mrs. John Casper of this
place and son Charles who resides
at home Also one sister and five
brothers to mourn ,her loss. The
funeral was held Monday at two
o'clock in the Christian church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24

this wheat weighs sixty-one pounds
to the bushel,'
J. korhcrr the Inspector.
]. korherr. Il practical miller, is
the mills wheat Inspector, and he
examines all bought by the mill, and
has charge OF the cleaning.
through the cleaner does not de
stroy disease germs, such as smut,
Of which there is a good deal in
the wheat raised around here, but
the farmers can destroy this by the
use of formaldehyde by following
the directions offered by the mill,
and heretofore published by The
Free Press.
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St. Clair

A. NJ Quinn has purchased new
Overland.
Mrs. William Boswell returned
Tuesday from her Dakota trip.
Miss Stella Gerry of Cream spent
a day with friends here last week.
A picture of the school house and
each OF the rooms was taken Tues
day afternoon.
Miss Stella Gerry of Cream was a
visitor at the Congregational parson-
age on Friday
Miss Mary Smith went to Mankato
Saturday where she will work for "A
couple OF weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. G.. Dalton and j.
X. Dalton Of Granada were visiting
relatives here over Sunday
Mr.. Hansen, the old star mail man,
says he will be with us twice Il
week after the fine weather reaches
us.
Messrs Fields, Axtle and O'Con-
nor went to Mankato Wednesday to
get the apparatus for moving the
church at Pemberton
The play Little Buckshot,' given
at the local hall by a Minnesota
local talent company, was fairly well
attended. 1t seemed TO be well
taken.
The funeral service last Sunday
Of Mrs. Aaron Ward was well at
tended. The church was packed to
the doors. Scores of people stood
outside
I The county line Congregational
the new location in Pemberton. A
few more pleasant days will enable
Contractor Johnson to complete the
work.
Several young people attended the
box social given at the MankatO
town hall last Friday evening. The
social was given under the direction
of Miss Margaret O'Connor The pro-
gram was excellent.
Frank Cords and family moved
berton last Tuesday They gave the
public splendid service while at the
telephone office. 1t was with no
small regret that the ST. Clair peo-
pie saw Mr.. and Mrs. Cords leave
them.
Services at ST Clair C0pgrega-
toinal church Sunday. March 26
Sunday school at 1890 and preach,
ing at 1870 p. IN, subject, Child
hood the Standard of Value in
Christ's Kingdom" Rev. Carter will
preach at Kcnnedy's bridge church
on Thursday evening. rra.
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LIVE ORGANIZATION FORMED
ON NORTH SIDE.
Henry Robel, Sr., Selected Vice
President; c. A. keene Secretary;
Thomas Smith Treasurer.

From Mondays Daily.
J. E. Nielsen was elected president
of the North MankatO Commercial
club at a meeting of that Organiza-
ton Saturday night. Henry Robel,
ST., is vice president, c. A. keene
secretary and Thomas Smith treas
urer.
Committees We're appointed to
take up and report on the best
method of advertising North Man
kato; also additional lighting for
the village and the proposed wa
ter supply. These committees will
report on Wednesday evening when
the club will hold another meeting.
The club starts out with an ac
tive membership Of between TWEEN
ty-five and fifty.
The organization proposes to look
after the interests Of North Man
katO and encourage in every leSiti-
mate way the building up of indus
tries and advance the growth of the
community.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
BODY OF PETER WEBS, SCISSORS
GRINDER, is FOUND.
Last Seen of Him Alive Was Latter
Part of December At Wabasso;
Was Intoxicated.

Peter Weis, wandering scissors
grinder was found dead a few
days ago in field about half Il
mile from Belview. He was last
seen alive in Wabasso on Deem
Der %, 1910, on which evening he
started to go to the home of a
farmer southwest of town and was
not seen again until his body was
found lying on the plowed field
Saturday afternoon. The exposed
parts of the body were quite badly
decomposed, otherwise the corpse
was well preserved. His cap and
one mitten were lying beside the
body and one mitten was still on
the hand.
Drank Great Deal.
He was a man who drank a
great deal and the supposition is
that he was under the influence of
liquor when he started out on the
night of his death, which was a
cold night. He was warmly clothed
and may have lain down and be-
come chilled and died from such ex-
posture. A small sum-s3.9 0-in
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Kerns and Hebron

Miss Lucretia lIendley spent sew
cral days in Mankato last week.
Walter Burril has gone to Dolan,
S. d., to work for the summer.
Miss Florence Hcndley is in Man
kato receiving treatment for throat
trouble.
Herbert IIodson came up from ST.
Paul last Friday night and returned
last Sunday.
Mr.. c. II. Rodekhur and daughter
returned from their visit at Morgan
last Thursday.
w. III. Townsville and J, Ii, Doty
of st, Peter visited at the A. w.
Rood home last week.
Roy HodsOn and O.. X. Door shellcd
corn last week and shipped Il car
from ,Iudson to st. Paul
Mrs. }. +. Bacon will preach at
the Kerns church next Sunday morn
ing in the absence Of the pastor.
Mrs. l.. j. Belts. who was Oh the
sick list last week, is improving. A
physician from Mankato was called.
Mrs. futile of Mankato and son
Tom came out to Hebron last Satur-
day to speud Sunday at the Drake
home.
Roscoe Eldred Of Mankato and
family spent several days at the F. Z.
jefferson home last week returning
last Sunday.
Your correspondent is glad to re-
port Grandmother Rood getting bet
ter; also that the little boy, Robert
Rood, much improved.
The kerns school will take state
examinations on Monday and Tues
day OF this week, also the Hebron
school at the same time.
The thrcemonths old baby boy of
Mr.. and Mrs. David GustafsOn Of Jud-
sen died last week and the funeral
took place last Saturday in Belgrade.
The oyster supper last Friday
night at the home of f. L. Jeffer-
Junior band was success. The band
rendered several selections. All had
a good time About SIS was real
lied
Charles b.. Clark, former resi-
dent of Hebron, but of late resi-
dent OF Riverside, Cal. died on Marcel
I9. Mr.. Clark had been in poor health
for some time. He was about sixty
YEARS Of age. His widow is a sister
of f. G. Pew of Belgrade.
At the town meeting at NicOllet
last week o. *. Door was elected
supervisor: John c. Burns, clerk;
Charles w. GoOdell. treasurer: Char
les Wells, assessor: Thomas Hold
son, Justice of the peace; George
+. Peterson, constable. Fifteen hun
dred dollars were voted for town
purposes.
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f.. A. Epson and Ray Meade of
Lake Crystal were in the city yes
tcrday They drove back in new
forty horsepower E. NJ. f. 80 car
which Mr.. Epson purchased.
Mayor Meyer and Commissioners
Bangcrter, Lamm, Henline and Hum
iston are spending the day in the
twin cities. Mr.. Lamm went yes
terday afternoon, and the rest took
the early morning limited over the
Omaha. They will probably remain
over tomorrow, as they have several
matters to look into aside from the
paving.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24

house party She returned to her
school on Monday,
Mrs. Bondurant entertained at a
quilting bee last Tuesday afternoon.
The Misses Ella Clapp and Mar
guerite Tobin were delegates to the
Presbyterian church.
Carl Swenson went to Minueapo-
lis last Monday and purchased a
team Of horses. He expects to so
on his farm in South Dakota soou.
w. c. Starr. editor of The Red.
wood Sun at Redwood Falls, called
on the Ream family last Sunday.
Mr. Starr is brother of Mrs.
Ream.
Mrs. 4, X. Knapp and Mrs. r. Fl
Ssson called on their sister. Mrs
J. Il. Ream, last Sunday while on
their way to Window to see their
mother.
The Degree of Honor lodge will
give an invitation dance at the
lodge hall tomorrow evening. Music
will be furnished by the Star or
chestra OF st. Peter. Refreshments
will be served,
The sophomore class held Il de-
bate last Monday on The Navy
Question" Those who took part in
the debate were: Edwin Olson and
Lionel Youatt. negative; Minnie
Crossfield and Bernice Rapp,. affirm
ative. The affirmative side won.
a card party was given at the
village hall last Saturday evening
by the Bachelor club of kasota.
Cards were played at eighteen Ia
bles. Mr.. Parker delivered speech
that was very humorous and was
very much enjoyed by ALL The sub
jcct was, is Marriage 4 Failurc?''
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
Old MaoIeton

Listen for the wedding bells in
Old Mapleton.
Elmer Phelps was business Wis.,
itor at Mankato Tuesday.
Chris Walters went to Chicago
Saturday to visit relatives.
Miss Hazel Cornell returned to
MankatO Monday after a weeks va
cation.
Merton Phelps surprised his Sis
ter, Mrs. Fay Hicks, by walking
in Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Taylor visited
with Homer Leroy at Good Thun-
der Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGregor and
children of Grapeland visited at the
home of Ned Deckers Sunday.
Mrs. w. Leeman and daughter,
Hattie, of Winnebago visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Phelps.
a few days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mead and
daughter. Myrtle, Miss Cleo Taylor
and Fred Mickey were visitors with
B. +. Taylor Sunday.
Mrs. Elmer Phelps was taken
sick Tuesday afternoon. At this
writing she is some better. Miss
Lena Broute is with her
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mead and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Iams attended the funeral of their
father. Mr. Iams, at Delavan Satur.
day.
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FARMERS ARE QUICK TO REAL
iZE THE BENEFITS.
Is Kept Busy Cleaning Cereal
for Agriculturists.

A visit by Free Press reporter
to the big mill wheat cleaning de-
partment yesterday afternoon show
ed a busy scene. The big cleaner
which handles thirty-five bushels an
hour, was working full capacity, and
farmers were standing around wait
ing, and some had turns as far
ahead as Saturday. Next year the
mill intends to double the capacity
of this cleaner, for the benefit of
the farmers, SO Manager Palmer
stated
The cleaner takes the foul seed
ont Of the grain entirely. and also
the small and shrunken kernels,
leaving only the big. plump ones,
with plenty of nourishment for the
sprouts and ready to reproduce them
selves in big yields. The weed seed
and rejected kernels are caught and
saved and the farmer can sell this
kernels are in this.
What Clean Grain Means.
The use of the cleaned grain will
bring the following crop up in grade,
and by using only cleaned seed year
after year the fields will become
practically free from all foul stuff,
and the yield aud grade raised.
Mr.. Palmer remarked that he never
saw SO much attention paid to seed
wheat by the farmers as this year,
which is certainly a good indication.
! Ernest Boehland, who was present,
| remarked that he used the clean
seed last year and that he secured
| from three to five bushels more
grain per acre on this account He
said that many farmers plant poor
seed corn as well as poor seed
wheat, and therefore do not get the
returns that they might from their
farms, with no extra labor.
Means Much to Community.
This cleaning process means more
to the community than is generally
realized, for it means the breeding
lup of the standard of the wheat
raised in this section, which will
give II q name on the worlds mar
kct. Mr.. Palmer remarked, i'm reply
to question. that his only object
in Offering the farmers the free
use Of the cleaner and in uring
them to plant the best seed possible
was to have more and better wheat
raised in this vicinity, to be mar
keted at the mill Good whea
makes better -four than poor, o
course, and if good wheat can be
lobtained here it will not be neces
sary to send away for it,
Wheat Was in Bad Shape.
The mill has taken in whea
from some of the farmers in tbt
past that it would not have Dough
elsewhere. said Mr.. Palmer. ut wal
black with cookie and wild peas
The latter is getting thick on some
: of the farms now, and is a bat
weed to have.
: I'VE pick out the cream of thu
. wheat that we buy and clean it ant
: offer it for sale for seed wheat
at an advance of only fifteen cent
over the market price. Some Q
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
MEASURE WAS DEFEATED BY
VOTE OF Sc TO e.
Rather Spectacular Fight Over Re-
apportionment Occurred in Up
per House Yesterday.

| naturally am very much dlsap-
pointed over the refusal Of the SCH
ate to recOmmit the bill so as 10
make it acceptable. The question
of an extra session cannot be con-
sidered at thistimc, as there is yet
a chance for the senate to take ac-
ton. felt certain that the bill
would be defeated in its present
form, but hoped there would be
enough sentiment for reappOrtion-
ment to send the bill back to the
committee for amendment, No bill
can be framed without some i'll
cqualities, and the only problem is
sible. But the legislature is abso-
lutely pledged to reapportionment,
and / can see no valid excuse Of a
failure to carry out such pledge at
this session.-A. o. Eberhart, gov
crnor.
The above is the statement made
by Governor Eberhart on hearing Of
the defeat of the reappOrtiOnmcnt
bill.
Death Of the Bill.
By vote of y to sc the reap
portionment bill, drafted by the
house committee, was killed in the
senate late yesterday afternoon.
Then, to make its demise still
more definite, motion to recon
slider was put and lost, thereby end
ing all chance for reviving it at the
thirty-scyenth session.
The fight on the bill was spectac-
ular It's death had been predicted,
was known to be Imminent, and yet
friends of the measure packed the
available standing room and filled
the galleries back OF the president
chair. School children had taken
possession of the galleries in the
other end Of the house and hun
drcd men and women with friends
in the senate had managed TO gain
admission to the floor and for four
hours stcod while they listened tC
the most ueS ted debate seen in the
upper house since its converting.
SleVcr Soup was NTTdHYCu.
Death of the measure was not &C
complished, however, until rather
clever coup had been arranged by
Senator George Ii. Sullivan Of Still
water whereby every member of
the senate was put on record as to
whether or not he wanted reappOr-
| tionment of any sort, or whether he
was willing to send the bill under
discussion back to the committee
where Objectionable features might
be removed BY precisely the same
vote as the one which eventually
killed the bill the recommitment was
refused. The vote on sending it
back was as follows
Nays-Ahmanp, Anderson, Bedford
Benson. Carpenter, eastman, Clague,
Collier, c.. F. Cook, L. o. Cook, Dale
Donaldson, Duea, Duxbury, Eros
haug, Glotzbach, Handlan, Haycraft
Klein, Lende. McGrath, Moonan, Muir
ply, Nelson, Odell, Olson, Peterson
i Poehler, Putnam, Rockne, Schaller
Stebbins, Thoe. Van Hoven, Weis
Works-Total, SO.
i Yeas-Boyle. Cbeadle, Denegre
Dwinnell. Elwel, Fosseen, Gunder
son, Hackney. Hanson, c. d. John
son. V l.. Johnson, Johnston, L'11er
ault, Marden, Pauly, Pugh, Rustad
Sageng, Saugstad, G.. II. Sullivan, ]
I'D. Sullivan. Sundberg, Swanson
, Wallace, Wilson-Total q.
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QUESTION OF ADOPTION RAISED
BEFORE JUDGE.
His Nephews and Nieces Now Oh.
ject to Mrs. Anna Hal! Sharing
in the Property.

From Tuesdays Daily
An important hearing took place
in the probate court this forenoon in
the matter Of the estate of the late
Matthias Stoifel. who was recently
found dead in his house on North
Seventh street. Some time ago Il
Mrs. Anna Hall of Beamer, Neb.,
claiming to be an adopted daughter
of the deceased, petitioned for the
appointment of Joseph Landkamer
as administrator, claiming that she
and her sister, Mrs. Theresa Renner
of Darfur, Mimi, whom she claimed
was also an adopted daughter, were
the heirs of the estate, which
amounts to about $1,000.
Adoption Is Denied.
Now come the nephews and nieces
of the deceased and claim that StOf-
fel never adopted any daughters or
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24

The reception held at the Wood
man hall for Mr. and Mrs. Thomp-
son last Friday evening was greatly
enjoyed by all Dancing was in
dulged in till the wee small hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson are esti-
mable young people and we bid
them welcome here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24

Henry Bacillus, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Kansas and Okla
homa for the last seven weeks, re-
turned home last week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-12
HORSES NAMED
As The HEIRS

LANSING. Mich. Aug. i2.-T. A.
LAWYER. assistant attorney general.
has n communication from Detroit
in which he IL asked question that
has not been raised since he has
been with the department
AZ the time A. l.. Goldberg Of
Detroit died he left a will IN which
1000 was 10 DO used for the care
and maintenance Of Satin Slippers.
racchorno. and $500 Was left for
tho care and maintenance Of Star
Pick. another racehorse owned by
Goldberg.
Tho owner thought great deal
OF the two horses. and desired that
they be given every care possible.
Tho question asked Is how 10 treat
tho legacios In determining the IN.
hsritance tax. LAWYER says that he
has not yet determined how 10
answer the question.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-12
AT THE EMPRESS.


A splendid specimen OF physical
development will be seen at the
Empress the coming week when
Gerald, the heavyweight juggler
steps upon the stage. Gerald
bounces fifty pound balls off bis
shoulders Ike 50 many peas
Dan Mason. German comedian.
win appear in a farce. The New
Chauffeur.
Florence Hughes win -offer a
bunch Of ruushine songs.
Nellie Walters and John Geiger
viii present In the Streets OF
Italy
Two comedy acrobats, Hill and
Alderman. viii furnish the aero
battle feature OF the weeks bill.
Terry and Lambert will present;
character representation act.
Foreign Types as Seen Through
American Eyes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-12
PROPOSED ON
A SkYR0CKET

ST, LOUIS. Aug. ia sky
rocket romance that originated 10
ST. Louis a little more than q year
ago led 20 the marriage in Ashland.
Or. Of George Mold. jr, Of Alton,
and Miss Sophia Ilindell News OF
the wedding has Just been received
by relatives IN Alton.
Mold. while working IN a fire
works factory IA ST. Louis filled
an order consigned 10 George Iiin.
dell. Of Artesia. y. NJ. formerly Of
Alton On rocket he wrote
The Girl who finds this will
be the Girl who Will marry me.
George Mold, 81. Louis.
Miss iiiudoiI unpacked the fire
works. found the rockets, and cried
10 her father.
'Oh. dad. here Ii a letter from the
man | am going 10 marry"
She answered the note and a CORE
spondence started. Later the Bin.
della moved from New Mexico 10
Oregon. July Mold departed for
their new homo and met the girl
for the first time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-12

In Paris a dog named Phanor.
trained by its mistress. a Paris shop
liter, 60 pull her skirt whenever 1,
saw a policeman. IL lying under sen.
tence Of death for theft. The dogs
mistress was caught red-handed BY
. policeman In plain clothes. whom
Phanor could not detect. and was
sentenced 20 term OF imprIson
ment. Phanor was ordered TO be
destroyed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-12

RAILROAD JACK"
t+%4~~~.~+.+.%*+

Ann Phillips will have things all
her own way at the Seattle theatre
next week, starting with the InAti-
nee Sunday. She will be svcn In
tsnc OF her goodnatured. roilicklng
scuhrettc characters that always
please Verne Layton will divide
honofs with Miss Phillips. amt l. kss
character 81 the happy goiucky
tramp In Railroad Jacs~ wiii ere.
ate a new part. In which he v ill 90
comedy as well as pathoa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-12
uAn ONE .JAcv IN e5 YEARS.

The Rev. o. r. CrandaiI, % years
old and perhaps the oldest active
clergyman IN the United states, IN
sermon at the Methodist church
at Ridgebury. n. r., said he was
drunk once when he was a boy.
THAT settled II for me" he said.
Never again since then" He used
tobacco until 40 years ago. lie ac.
counts for his longevity BY saying
he spends much time out OF doors.