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The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

From Saturdays Daily.
st. Clair's village council held an
important meeting last night Sew
eral contracts in connection with
the water works system were award
ed. The International Harvester
company will install fifteen horse
power engine at it's bid of $500.
The American Wells works of
Peoria, H., will install a deep we'll
cylinder, pipe and all connections
for $3.50.
No contract was awarded for a
pump house, as the bids were all
considered too high. The specifica-
tions will be amended and new bids
called for.
The W. l.. Lowell company OF
Minneapolis has finished it's contract
for laying the water mains and re.
quests a settlement. About $4,000
is due the company, but the council
wants to hold back about $1,000
The reason for this is that on Octo-
Der 13 claim for $500 was filed
against the village by Casper Ofte-
dahl of Pemberton, who alleges that
owing to the negligence of someone
he drove his horses into the eXcava-
ton made in one of the streets
where the pipe was being laid and
they sustained injuries. The village
council maintains that the contract
ors must assume all responsibility
for such claims Mr.. Oftedahl did
not file claim against Lowell &
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

An official connected with the
public schools stated today:
THE cause of the lack of heat in
the high school building is being
Investigated. The whole trouble
seems to be with the water arch
which was put in by the Water
Arch Furnace company of Chicago.
The fire boxes are so built that they
are supposed to eliminate all smoke,
and the company guaranteed that
this system would save from 20 to
40 per cent on the fuel used
"The trouble is probably caused
by one or all three things. The
building is still somewhat damp,
the lumber and plaster taking con-
siderable time to become thorough
ly dried out. But the thing which
seems most likely to cause the use
of the large amount of fuel is the
fact that about twice as much air
is being heated as the state re.
quires to be used in a building of
this capacity. At the present time
$4,000 feet of cubic heated air is
sent through the building each min
ute, and the amount which is con-
sidered necessary is $1,000 cubic
feet per minute. The speed of the
fans has been lessened, so that they
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

years and eleven months at the
time of her death. Mrs. Bienapf was
borr in Rosshaupt. Austria. She
married there and lived there until
1887, when she came with her fam
lily to Mankato. Her husband had
died number of years before.
Mrs. Bienapfl has always been an
ardent member of the Catholic
church and has taken an active part
in the work of the women's socie-
ties of the church. She was the
mother of Policeman f. J. Bienapf1.
She leaves to mourn her death
seven children, twenty-six grand
children and six great grandchil-
dren. The children are Wenzel,
Frank, J. NJ, and Mrs. Anna Magel
of this city, Mrs. Theresa Hagen
of Milwaukee, Wis, Carl of Superior
and Anton of Boise, Idaho The fu-
neral will be held Thursday morn
ing at nine o'vlock from ST. Peter
and Pauls church.
Heart trouble was the cause of
Mrs. Bienapfl's death. She had
been in good health until last Fri
day when she complained of feeling
i'll. On that day she attended a
meeting of the Ladies' Sodality of
ST. Peter and Paul's church and
was apparently in excellent health
at the time.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

will send less heated air and that
will make considerable difference in
the amount of coal consumed.
Lewis and Kitchen, the engi-
neers who designed the heating
plant originally, say that under the
existing conditions the amount or
coal used is not inordinate, but
after the building is thoroughly dried
out it will require less. c. l.. Pills
bury, consulting engineer for the
state, has been written to and ask
ed what amount of fuel should be
used A reply is expected from
him in a few days. In the main the
article published in The Free Press
yesterday stated the facts"
The boilers, radiators and the re-
mainder Of the plant, which were
put in by c. NJ. Masters of this
city, are entirely satisfactory and
there is no criticism of his work
whatever.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

lance at BUSINESS university.
A dance will be given next Fri
day night at the Davis Business
university.
Hugo Johnson made a business
trip to Minneapolis today.
W. w. Harris of Cambria called
on friends here yesterday.
c. H. Schafer of GAINESVILLE, trans
acted business here yesterday.
R. De Witt of Rochester trans
acted business in the city today.
Freda Haldeman of Winnebago
visited her friends here yesterday.
]. T. Starkey of Mapleton was a
business visitor in the city yester-
day.
A. J. Hartman of Owatonna call
ed on his friends in Mankato to-
day.
Miss Nellie f. Merrill of st. Paul
is the guest of friends in Mankato
today.
Miss Tillie Swan is spending a
few days in ST Paul visiting
friends.
w. H. Gold of Redwood Falls
called on friends in the city this
morning.
NJ C. Christ of Elysian was bus
| mess visitor in Mankato yesterday
afternoon.
Guy Ford of Eagle Lake attended
to several business matters here
yesterday.
John Mckenzie of St Croix Falls,
Wis, is in the city attending dis
trict court.
Judge Lorin Cray returned last
night from a business trip to the
twin cities.
Ed Ryan of Cannon Falls began
his course at the Commercial col
lege yesterday.
Osborne Davies left for the twin
cities last evening where he will
visit few days.
The Misses Gertie Johnson and
Olga Swanson of Kasota were in
Mankato last night.
Miss Margaret Spellman returned
to st. Paul yesterday after visiting
friends here for a week.
Mrs. Benjamin Taylor and children
left for Minneapolis today for a
weeks visit with Mrs. Taylor's
mother, Mrs. Mary F. Pope.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Holder and
family were in the city today pre-
paratory to moving to Iowa.
Mrs. o. w. Healy of Mapleson is
I the guest Of her daughter, Miss
Elizabeth, at 424 South Fifth.
Mrs. Lyle Austin and little son
went to Eagle Lake today to spend
| a short time with relatives.
t Harry Crommett of Warwick, n.
ID, and F. A. Brose of Luverne have
lentered the Commercial college.
Mrs. Fl. A. Deglmann left this
tmorning for Sherburne and other
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

DR.. Jane c. Hughes, who has
been away some time. is at pres
ent in New York. She writes very
Interestingly of her experience
there. my days." she says, pass
rapidly. Some times l wish | had
come to New York at first, and yet
saw Dr. Murphy doing better
things in Chicago than l have yet
seen here. A most interesting thing
is the camp for tubercular children
on the roof of the Vanderbilt clinic.
Every morning the children come
trooping in. A very sweet and beau
tiful sister, one of Protestant Sis
terhood. hears their wants and woes
and inuuires if they have had break
fast. In the winter she tells me,
she gives them cup of hot milk.
There are cots and blankets on the
roof. Some curl themselves up here
and the attendants tuck them in.
Others, who are not so actively tu-
bercular, play for a while until
school is called. The place is COW
cred with cots, playthings and
school furnishings, and it is won
derful how fresh and pure the air
is up seven or eight stories, even
in New York, and also how much
the children improve. When they
are discharged cured they are sent
back into their own ward schools.
They have dinner and supper on
the roof and then scurry home for
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

From Fridays Daily.
Captain Henry Spicer and Alfred
Johnson returned yesterday from
Rapidan where they had gone on a
fox hunt. They returned with three
fox hides which showed the results
of their chase. They went south OF
Rapidan where they were joined by
William McDuffy lwho had invited
them to the hunt.
Wednesday morning bright and
early they started with their four
hounds on the chase. The runs were
good and before eleven o'clock they
bagged three foxes. Mr. Spicer shot
one and Mr. Johnson the other two.
They proved to be very mischievous
foxes too, for during the summer
they have been making raids through
the farm yards. Mrs. McDuffy has
lost all her goslings and chickens
by these animals and was very glad
when the hunters returned with their
game. Only three shots were fired,
each shot bringing down a fox.
After the hunt a delicious duck
dinner was served by Mrs. McDuffy.
When the two hunters returned to
Mankato those who saw the skins
say that they were the finest they
have seen. Mr.. Spicer expects to get
about $24 for them. Mr.. Spicer is
gaining quite a reputation as an ex-
pert wolf and fox hunter Some
years ago he instituted a wolf hunt
in this vicinity that won state wide
interest, and a few weeks ago re-
turned from a most successful wolf
hunt near Amboy
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

Frank Tanke, one of the parties
connected with the Wellner murder
case in this county and who re-
ceived life sentence, is now an ex-
pert electrician, says The st. Peter
Free Press. He took regular
course in that branch through a
correspondence school and is said
to have passed the examination with
high honors. He also invented a
very useful contrivance for solder
ing electric fiat irons.
1t is too bad that man of Tanke's
intelligence was unable to with
stand the temptation of crime At
the time of his conviction he was
young man and in the prime of
health and had he chosen an honor
able life he might have attained
high rank in our mechanical indus
tries. AS it is he probably will got
little chance to reap the full benefit
of his new profession and his in
vention. Possibly that later on he
may procure pardon. But he will
be an old man and beyond the age
of real usefulness.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17
able pushing which should have
been fouled.
PLAYED Fifteen Minute Halves

Played Fifteen Minute Halves.
The game was played in fifteen
minute halves with a ten minute in
termission. The officials were Miss
Fisher of the normal and Miss Lok-
ensgaard of Wells. The spirit
throughout the game was entirely
friendly and no unpleasantness of
any kind was indulged in. Between
halves the supporters OF the two
teams INDUCED in some rousing
school yells for their own teams and
each other Wells had about twen-
ty-five people besides her basketball
team here and the Wells boys kept
up their end as far as team support
was concerned.
Miss kroeeer's Fine Playing.
The playing of Miss Alma Kroe-
ger of the normal team deserves
comment. Miss Kroeger played for,
ward and of the thirty-one scores
made for Mankato, she made TWEEN,
ty-two. Her work was fast and ac.
curate.
The lineup for Mankato was: AL
ma Kroeger and Ella Swanson, for
wards; Myrtle Hedberg and Eunice
Ash, centers; Helen Parker, Luella
Lundstrom and Martha Wachtler,
guards. Wells: Leona Allen and
Marjorie Larson, forwards: Ada
Ganschon and Cora Anderson, cen.
ters; Florence Whipple, Flossie
Brandt and Edna Benedict, guards
The ST. Peter team, which was
TO meet the normal second team,
did not come here because of the
inclement weather.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17


With a view to creating an in
terest in the growing of the finest
grade OF corn in sNicollet and sur
rounding counties, a corn contest
will be held in st. Peter on Decem-
Der 8 and 8. 1t is believed that
several thousand ears of corn will
be placed on exhibition.
E. G.. Davis, instructor in agricul-
ture in the st. Peter high school,
will be in charge of the contest
All entries must be made and
exhibits in the hands of the secretary
on or before November 20, so that
all corn may be tested. Corn may be
left at the Citizens State bank,
Mason Bros store and w. G. Lau-
mann's office.
No exhibitor may make more
than one entry in any one class open
the exhibitor during the season OF
1911.
The sWeepstake prizes include the
following: For the best 25 ears of
corn of any variety: First prize,
$500 silver trophy by Citizens
State bank, to be won in two con-
tests; $500 in gold by Nicollet
County Land company; second prize,
$1,000 in gold by Nicollet County
Land company; third prize, $500 in
gold by business men; fourth prize,
silk umbrella by T. w. Knoll; fifth
prize, one dozen corn dryers and a
corn grader by Mason Bros; sixth
prize, watch fob by Paul Haesecke; I;
one pair baby shoes by A. W.
Schmidt.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17
From Saturdays DaiIl

From saturdays DaiIy.
The ladies of the Kennedy bridge
church held their annual sale at their
church last evening. This is one
of the chief events of the year in
the neighborhood and is well attend
ed by old and young.
The festivities were preceded by
short devotional meeting led by
Rev. Heermance. Then came the
auction sale of the articles which
represented the years work of the
Aid society.
There was the usual assortment of
articles, consisting of quilts, sora
pillows, aprons and fancy articles of
many kinds. Some very dainty hand
embroidered aprons, pillow cases,
etc., were shown.
The bidding was lively and much
merriment was endulged in as the
sale progressed. So far as the writer
could judge, fair prices were real
lied in most cases.
After the sale came the supper,
and here is where the Kennedy
bridge ladies especially shine. A
wagon load from the Mankato Con-
gregational church certainly did am
pie justice to the good things set
before them and came home feeling
that the enjoyment of the evening
repaid them for their cold ride.
The total receipts of the evening
were $47.45.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17
From Saturdays Daily.

Governor A. o. Eberhart gave an
address before a large audience at
the Swedish Lutheran church last
night. His line of talk was largely
along "reminiscences, as the COVER
nor was at one time member OF
the Swedish Lutheran congregation
at Mankato. He spoke Interestingly
OF the congregation some twenty
years ago, and also of the improve
ments Mankato had made since he
had left.
Governor Eberhart was in a hui
morous mood last night and told
a number of funny stories which
took well. He also spoke of the
newsboys of st. Paul to whom he
gave an address a few nights ago,
and made some observations in re-
gard to the care of the young peo-
pie. He thought that il was the
duty Of the church to see that the
boys and young people did not
spend their time on the streets.
Make Church Attractive.
Make the church as attractive
as the moving picture houses and
as good as some of the shows and
there will be no difficulty in keep
ing the boys under good influences.
The church today stands for the
best and cleanest of citizenship, but
let's try to make it d little more
attractive for the young people"
He gave a few statistics of the
number of people attending the
moving picture houses in the three
large cities OF the state and explain
ed why this was so, also that here
was chance for the church TO take
a hand toward leading the youths
TO better ways. He also spoke pas
sionately of the responsibilities of
the parents.
AS he closed the audience show
ed, with what enthusiasm his ad-
dress had been received.
Several Vocal Selections.
Rev. Arthur of the congregation
introduced the governor and gave
few interesting remarks. The vocal
selections were given by Lester Da.
vies, the choir, Katherine Ewertson
Gray, l. n. Griffith and the girls
chorus. These showed excellent
training and were we'll received
Lamm's orchestra, F.. ]. BreZinsky
and Mrs. May Brett-Taylor rendered
few instrumental selections
while the audience paid marked at.
tention. The entire musical program
was rendered in such a way as to
make everyone feel well satisfied
with the concert and the committee
in charge is to be congratulated on
their good work.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17
From Mondays Daily.


Worthington was visited by a bad
fire Saturday night at ten o'clock.
The buildings and stores occupied
by the following firms were burned,
entailing complete loss: F. c..
Brace, jewelry stock; Brammer &
Thompson, meat market; T. A. Pal
mer, music and news stand
The fire is supposed to have origi-
mated in the Palmer store. 1t is
suspected that the fire in the heat
ing stove ignited the wall paper.
The barber shop of E. w. Anthony
was destroyed also.
The building occupied by ]. A.
Snyder, harnessmaker, caught fire,
but the department saved the struc-
ture and Mr.. Snyder did not sustain
much loss on stock.
At one time the new $140,0O0 ho-
tel was threatened.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17
From Tuesdays Daily.


John o. Malcolm of Talmage, Neb.,
fell from scaffold at the water
tank now in the course of construc-
tioh on the hill, this morning and
is now at his room at Hotel Cliff
ton in condition which may prove
serious. He was working on the
scaffolding when he lost his balance
and fell about thirty-five feet to the
ground, landing on his shoulder and
right side in the soft dirt. He was
taken Immediately to the hotel in
the ambulance and DR.. Beach was
summoned to examine him. He
found that he suffered considerable
pain in the region of his liver and
kidney and it will not be known
for few days whether there are
any internal injuries.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17
From Thursdays Daily.
Senator Clapp's Daughter Weds.

Sendtor CTdppS Daughter WeuS.
ST. Paul Pioneer Press: A we'd
ding of great interest both at the
national capital and throughout Min
nesota was that of Miss Ella Clapp,
daughter of United States Senator
Moses e. Clapp and Mrs. Clapp, to
DR.. Roy Adams of Washington, ID.
c., which took place last evening at
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

the night, to return the next morn
ing"
Dr. Hughes expects to return
about November 20. During her alb.
sence her sister, DR.. Helen Hughes
Hielscher, is attending to her work.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

Seven Minneapolis hunters sa,
they found gold in Koochiching
county, Northern Minnesota, last
week, though they doubt whether
the deposit can be reduced CONNER
cially at profit, says The Mime
apolis Journal. The discoverers are
not buying any land or starting any
rush for a new Klondike. The gold
is said to be in township 66, range
%, Koochiching county, just north
of Nett lake, and few miles south
west of Kinmount, on the Duluth,
Rainy Lake & Winnipeg railway.
The party, consisting of o. Brown,
John Rentz, A. Moot, Charles Kro-
nick, E. P. Moorhead, U. G. Dorne
and w. P. Cooper, spent about ten
days in the woods, hunting ducks
and partridges. They report finding
the gold in a bank of sand disinte-
grated from solid granite porphyry
rock, along the bed of an old lake.
When STOPPING to get a drink, Mr..
Brown, who has had experience as
miner in Alaska, caught the CLINT
of the sand and declared that there
was gold in it. The others laughed
at him, but he washed the sand
and showed them, not free gold, but
a heavy black sand which he de-
clared to be rich in gold. The hun..
ers thought enough of it to load up
with thirty or forty pounds of the
sand and bring it home. They ar.
rived Friday, and Mr.. REM, who is
manufacturing jeweler, made a
boraX fluX with an ounce of the
sand and had the product assayed
1t ran at the rate of close to $1O,-
900 a ton, he declares.
The great question is whether
there is any practical way of get,
ting the gold out of the sand. 1t is
no place for placer mining on a
cheap scale, they admit.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

From Tuesdays Daily
Mrs. Kate Bienapfl died last even
ing at her home, 1904 First avenue,
of heart trouble. She was IS
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17
Very Pleasant Party.

Leiferman-Rose Nuptials.
Mr.. George j. Rose and Miss
Mary Leiferman were married this
morning at st. Peter and Paurs
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17
Wedding at MadeIia.

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin S. Dossett of
Madelia announce the marriage of
their oldest daughter, Lila Emma, to
Mr.. Alfred Truman Anderson, which
occurred Tuesday at Madela. Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson will be at home
to their friends after December 1
at Storden, MINI.
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

Catholic church. Mr.. Rose is a
rural delivery carrier and has resid.
ed in Mankato for some time His
bride is a niece of Clement Letter
man of East Main street, with
whom she has made her home for
some time
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17
From Thnrsdav's Dailv.
Governor Eharhart w

From Thnrsdav's Dailv.
Governor Eberhart, while address
ing the Fire Prevention congress
yesterday stated that he would not
call an extra session of the legis-
lature.
Judge Sanborn has ruled,' said
the governor, that the roads of
Minnesota have right to clear Z
per cent. 1t is an open fact that
they are not doing it. Then having
this right, what will be the natural
consequence of raising the gross
earnings tax from 4 to or per
cent? Why, the railroads will simp-
ly take it out Of our hides, as is
perfectly natural.
There is plenty of time to talk
extra session after the supreme
court is heard from, which, it is ex-
pected, will be early in 1912.
Il have also to say something
about criticisms that | did not call
the extra session to pass reappor-
tionment | said | would call such
a session if nothing were done about
reapportionment by the Legislature.
Something was done; so much, in
fact, that it is apparent that to call
an extra session would be mere
folly.
1T might make me popular to go
up and down the state shouting in
favor of extra sessions to increase
railroad gross earning taxes and the
like, but if popularity must come
through being demagogue or en-
ploying muck-rake methods, then /
think there are few of us left who
would prefer to be unpopular"
The Mankato free press., 1911-11-17

Dance at Business University.
A dance will be given next Fri
day night at the Davis Business
university
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-12
MONSTER PUBLIC MEETING
Will REGISTER PROTEST
BEULAH Is TURNED DOWN;
NO CHANCE FOR STAGE

New York Sept. 1.-THE declara.
ton of a booking agent that Beulah
Binford would make her theatrical de-
but in Philadelphia is offset by the
declaration of Director of Public Safe
ty Clay that he would stop her from
performing in that city.
Another setback came from Boston,
where Mayor Fitzgerald was quoted
as saying:
Such spectacles are disgusting and
l do not believe a sensible manager
would attempt to put pictures of Beu-
lah Binford before the public or let
her appear on his stage. If any of
the Boston managers try to we shall
take ali possible measures to stop
them"
John Collier, secretary of the board
of censorship of motion picture shows,
today said that If any company sub
mitted to the board moving pictures
of Beulah Binford or Paul Beattie the
pictures would be condemned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-12
low SEEKS TO ALLAY
AMERICUS ANTACONISM
ARTISTIC GROUNDS ARRANGED
AT BRENAU COLLEGE CAMpT<

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 11.-One Of the
most elaborate and artistic fountains
ever erected anywhere in the south
has pust been completed in the Ital-
ian Garden which forms a part OF the
beautiful campus Of BreRau College
at Gainesville. Ga.
This Italian garden is q triumph of
agricultural architecture, and is aurk
some feet below TIE surface Of the
campus and surrounded by ledge
Of Amoor River privet.
The beautiful fountain itself is built
into the wall of the garden, and is
surmounted by handsome double set
of steps, affording an entrance from
the garden to the driveway entering
the college grounds. The water IS
sues from the mouth of couchat lion,
flowing first into a small pool and
thence to a larger reservoir. The
whole is acknowledged to be Won
derful work of art.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-12
.DENOUNCES ASTOR
AS A VAMPIRE
Catholic Priest ASSaiIS the
RiCh BudgGOn

st. Louis, Motif Sept. 11.-Rev DaV-
id S. Phelan, one of the most fearless
of Catholic writer's, in an editorial in
a weekly newspaper today, prints an
attack on the Astor-Force wedding,
declaring that new Mrs. Astor is a
vampire"
He termed the wedding an outrage
and a degradation He asserted that
the bride was like a cuckoo, who laid
her eggs in another birds nest.
What is the woman who makes
merchandise of herself but human
monster?" he asks "Beattie murder
ed his wife Better man should kill
an innocent wife than immolete her
in divorce court. Beattie was mer-
ciful to his wife.
"The other woman is tyrical of the
woman in every divorce case. She is
8 commercial vampire"