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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-19
Detailed to West Point,

Lieutenant Everett Hughes. son of
Judge w. F. Hughes of this city.
has been detailed to West Point mill
tary academy, and will go there
soon. This is high honor, and
especially so to be detailed there
so soon after graduating. He com
pleted his course there only three
years ago. He is at present at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, and it is hoped
that he will visit Mankato en- route
to West Point.
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apolis is to occur at four o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.

apols is to occur at four o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Fl. |. Howe of Winona was in the
city today.
r. N. Gordon of Elysian was in
the city today
DR.. C. j. Holman departed today
for Rapid City, S. ID.
Mrs. George r. Olson of st. Peter
was in Mankato yesterday
Mrs. French. mother of Mrs. An
drews, departed today for Wellsville,
n. Y.
DR.. w. A. Beach went to the twin
cities today to attend medical con-
vention.
Chris Johnson, agent for the
Northwestern road, was in ST. Paul
yesterday.
Miss Kathleen Hart of Minneapolis
is in the city to attend the Palmer
Conser marriage.
j. o. Jones of Minneapolis. repre-
senting the Northern Casualty COM
pany, is in Mankato.
John A. Johnson was at Garden
City yesterday. and learned that
there has been no rain there this
spring.
Mrs. ]. n. Lang returned last night
from Usage, Iowa, where she has
been for a week. Mr.. Lang's mother,
who was very i'll, is now improved.
DIR. G. r. Curran was called to
Great Falls, Mont, week ago Sat
urday by the serious illness of his
brother with pneumonia. The brother
died Monday morning. DR.. Curran is
expected home Friday of this week
Mayor Charles 7. Taylor, S. B.
Wilson, George Atchison, Fred Kron
and F. w. Hunt went to st. Paul to-
day to confer with State Auditor
lverson relative to securing $500
from the $1,000 appropriated for fairs
in Blue Earth county
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meads and
Earl, Mr.. and Mrs Ray Meads, Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Graft and little Alex
andria, all of Lake Crystal, and Mrs.
Tressler and son of North ManFato
came out TO H. A. Han3ons at
KernS in their fine new touring cars
Sunday afternoon. Also Mr. and
Mrs E. Miles of Nicollet, Miss Carrie
Smith of Attica, Indiana, and Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Pyatt of st. Peter were
visitors the same day.
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Good Thunder

The dance at the Otto Darge home
seems to be well attended and a
good time reported
Sunday must have been auto day
from the way these cars were seen
travelling over the roads.
Mrs. f.. M. Benedict returned Sat
urday from Sterling, where she nurs-
ed her neice, Mrs. E. w. Parks.
Mrs. julie Borchart visited with
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-19
St. Clair

Henry Dooley spent Sunday and
the fore part of the week with his
uncle near Glendale.
Ed. Peterson, the assistant barber,
was thrown from a horse last Sun
day and nearly broke his ankle He
is. barely able to walk with the help
of a cane.
Mr. Chase took his family and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles SchweitZer to Ma
pleton Monday evening. Mr.. Schweit-
ger took charge of the drug store
there for few days.
The Andrews residence will soon
be completed outwardly, at least,
and Mr.. Andrews expects to begin
work on John Fields house by the
latter part of the week.
Irenoueus Lynch and Ethel Foster
took the teachers examination at
Mankato Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday of last week. Ernstine Frank
took the examinations at GAINESVILLE.
Henry Foster has been at st. Paul
for the past few days. He went to
see his wife, who is being cared
for at the hospital 1t is not as yet
known just when Mrs. Foster will
be able to return, but her many
relatives and friends trust it may
be soon
St. Clair Congregational church.
Sunday, May ID. Sabbath school at
1920; Christian Endeavor at 7:15 p.
m; preaching service at 8 p. M.
Freedom Congregational church,
Pemberton, Sunday, May ID. Preach
ing service at II a. M; Sabbath
school at 1915 p. m.
The St. Clair ball team met the
Boston Clothiers on the local dia-
mond last Sunday afternoon. The
game was a good one from first to
last. While the game resulted in
a shutout for Mankato it was no
walk away" for the local team. The
score was to 0, in favor of ST.
Clair.
The service at the st. Clair Con-
gregational church on Sunday even
ing was exceptionally helpful and
pleasing. Reception of large class
of members followed by communion
service was an inspiration both to
pastor and people. The choir rem
dered excellent music which added
much to the service.
At meeting of the st. Clair Con-
gregational church at the parsonage
on Monday evening it was voted to
request the Mankato conference to
allow the st. Clair church to become
an independent church. 1t has been
a branch of the Mankato church, but
the increasing growth of the past
year warrants a separation.
There have been two or three in
stances during the past week where
men and children have been attacked
by dogs that were inclined to be
vicious. One boy was bitten twice.
ST. Clair, like many towns of its size.
has about three times as many
ours" as it really needs. 1t is to
be hoped that the owners OF dogs
that are inclined to bite will see to
it that these animals are kept off the
street
The local school steps and front
campus seem to be a favorite rem
devious for some of our "undesir-
able" citizens. They get their booze
and take it over to the school
grounds and there tank up" They
have effected entrance to the build
ing once or twice and, in some in
stances defaced the building by
breaking off corners of the brick.
If these people must have something
to break, why not send them to the
stone pile? These gentlemen CD are
being watched and if caught they
will be treated as they should be.
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NORTH MANkATO DEPARTMENT.

A great deal of enthusiasm is be-
ing shown in the approaching graded
school meet. Thirty or more boys
were practicing on various parts of
the school grounds. This was made
up largely of small boys. The large
boys were conspicuous by their alb
sence. Perhaps this was the small
boys night.
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Henry Robel, Jr., returned last
evening from Milwaukee where he
went to close the contract for the J.
b. Nelson Construction company for
the construction of the mother house
OF be located in Mankato.
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The boys of the Sunday school will
give an ice cream social on the
church lawn this evening. The re-
ceipts will be used with the money
already raised in paying for the base
ball suits.
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From Thursdays Daily.
Here is consolation to those who
cannot go fishing to at least hear of
successful fishing trips of neighbors
and friends. Messrs. Rohde and
Wheeler and wives in the formers
automobile, o. E. Bennett and wife
in Mr.. Benefits automobile went to
Lake Jefferson to fish yesterday.
Thirty fine large pickerel were
caught and the trip enjoyed except
that a break down occurred to Mr..
Benefits machine on the return
home. No one was injured in the
accident. The car was taken to a
near farm house and Schwender
Bros. were telephoned for and took
the party home. Mr.. Rohde speaks
in praise for the treatment accorded
them by Bauer and He'll at the
Lake. These gentlemen are propri-
etors Of the hotel and have boats to
let. Their rates are very reasonable,
lively runaway occurred on Mic
allet avenue yesterday morning
when the horse driven by w. E.
Murden in the delivery of mail start
ed off on a wild race from in front
of Allan Spears house down Nicollet
avenue to Sherman street, running
north on this street and making a
sudden turn near the residence of O.
Neitge, was finally caught at Kun.
crow & Sinks store The horse
tp1tc tN Ir r.
lieves he took fright at some hogs.
No damage was done and the mail
remained intact.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Nielsen. lately
former residents of the village now
living on their farm on the st. Clair
road were agreeably surprised by
twenty friends of North Mankato
yesterday afternoon.
A trip in the country is always en-
Joyed and this was no exception.
The outing was greatly enjoyed
after partaking of a bountiful sup
per the party returned home about
dusk Mr.. and Mrs. Nielsen were
presented with a memoir of friend.
ship.
A party of nine lady employees of
the Fred Kron department store
drove to the home of Mrs Louis
Schmit in Belgrade Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Schmit was formerly a resident
of North Mankato and employed at
r. Krons. She was taken entirely
by surprise but was equal to the oc-
casion with her usual hospitality,
and the party was given real good
time, enjoying the pleasures of coun-
try life for brief time and return
ing about s O'Clock in the evening.
Senator S. d. Works has let the
contract for the rebuilding of the
house which was recently DESTROYED
by fire to Nels Dubois. The style
and size of the house will be some
what like the one which was burned
Work has been begun and will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible. Mr.. Works has built and
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Fl, C. Small has had a portion of
his land at the foot of A street plat
ted into lots and blocks, three blocks
and twenty-four lots altogether, which
will be known hereafter as SmalPs
addition to North Mankato. While
the plat has not yet been presented
to the council for approval, it no
doubt will be acceptable as the
streets and alleys of the plat have
been placed so as to conform with
streets and alleys of adjoining prop
erty. Gradually the land used for
the raising of corn and garden truck
is being plated and sold in lots
and houses built upon them.
The teachers and officers of the
Sunday school of the Methodist
church held a meeting last evening.
A committee was appointed to pre-
pare a program for children's day
which will be held one Sunday in
June. The exact day will be men
toned later.
Physical Director Allison of the
Y. NJ. c. A. appeared before the
school yesterday noon and invited
the boys to take part in the second
annual grade school athletic meet
which will take place on Saturday,
May %.
leila Eberlein celebrated her
twelfth birthday after school yester.
day. Twelve of her friends were
guests. Each brought present for
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vice of the Knights of Columbus
lodge at New Ulm tomorrow.
Mr.. Allen Spears, who has been
confined to his bed the past ten
days. is able to be out again.
The library board will hold a reg
ular meeting tonight. Important bust
ness is to be considered.
Eric Erickson has been beautify,
ing his home by giving it new coat
of paint.
The evening world., 1911-10-02
MCREA'S BRIDE
LOST $995,000
BY MARRYING
Mrs. Dunlop Forfeited
Her Share of First Hus-
bands Estate.

Beautiful Mrs. Archibald Montgomery
McCrea, 40 she Is now. who las Just
married the son OF James McCrea, Pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Railro cad. IL
poorer personally by $9ss. 900 because Of
the wedding.
Mrs. McCrea was Mrs. David Dunlop
ST., wife OF . wealthy tobacco manufac-
turer Of Petersburg. Va. Mr.. Dunlop
died three years ago. leaving a fortune
of $4,000 one-third Of which he be-
queathed hiA widow on condition that
she should not marry again. The will
provided that should she MARI she
should retain only 5000 OF the million.
tho forfeited poStlon going to her four
little daughters In addition to the $780,
COO that they had already inherited from
their father.
As Mrs. McCrea. however. the for
merly much sought widow has only
exchanged one million for more millions.
Mr.. McCrea Is President OF the Union
/ Springs Manufacturing Company at
Pittsburgh and is a man Of wealth in
his own right.
Mr.. Dunlop vas a horse ~fancier, and
so Is Mr.. McCrea. Mr.. McCrea exhib-
tied a string OF prize winners ana met
Mrs. Dunlop at the horse show. Kindred
tastes were discovered that appealed
more to the Southern beauty than any
thing she had been offered by g. dozen
su!tors who wNfted on her In the days
OF her widowhood. Subsequent meet
ings at Newport and in New York
were followed by news OF the engage
ment.
As Miss Mary CARING Johnston OF
Petersburg, Mrs. McCrea was counted
one OF the most attractive OF the vir.
ginia girls.
The evening world., 1911-10-02
PRAYED TOO LOUD
AND FIGHT STARTED
IN BIG SYNAGOGUE
Police Reserves Ended Battle
and Combatants Were Sent
Back to Warship.

Max Frankelstein Of No. 2s1 East
One Hundredth street. with his wife and
child. were among the early penitents at
tho synagogue to-day AT No. 62 East
Ono Hundred and Fourth street. Shortly
after his advent came William Sharkey
OF No, 1898 Park avenue. Sharkey paid
$50 for a seat and proceeded to offer
pie applications for forgiveness.
Don't pray so loud said Frankel-
stein to his ~nelghbor.
Il paid si.50 for my seat and I will
pray as loud as l want to."T replied
Sharkcy.'
The synagogue was crowded. The
prayers of Irrankelstein and the pray
ers OF Sharkey were changed to I'M
precautions OF the two men mixed in
a fast and furious battle. Other men
and women forgot their prayers to
watch the contest. A rabbi ran for a
policeman.
One policeman responded. He was nc
match for the situation. His hurried
call for aid brought n squad OF reserves
from the East OIe Hundred and Fourth
street station, and tho two combatants
were dragged from tho temple to face
Magistrate Breen, When he heard their
stories, he asked them the ,ignificance
OF the day. They took the hint and ret
fused TO make charges against one an
other.
90 back To the synagogue and pray
for forgiveness and friendship said
me Magistrate. and hey took his ad-
vice.
The evening world., 1911-10-02
IN BURGLAR SCARE
SHOOTS HIMSELF
AND IS ARRESTED
GuardSman Wounds His Fin.
ger and Is Held Under
Sullivan Law.

The al~l-around champion OF the Mil
tary Athletic League thought there was
a burglar In the house early this morn
ing. lie got out his revolver TO shoot
the burglar and shot himself In the nn-
ger instead. but both facts together
didn't keep him from being arralgned
In Harlem Police Court several hours
later under the sullivan anti-weapon
law.
The military athletic champion Il
Fred DeTombe. eighteen. a clerk, OF
No. I? East One Hundred and Sixteenth
street. He Is a member OF the Engi-
neer Corps of tho Twenty-second Regl-
ment. Last week there was a burglar
In phe house. and De Tombe chased hin
over the roofs. 80 when he came home
early this morning, the family being
out, and noted something suspicious
about his bedroom lock. he wondered
II the burglar hadn't come back
Resolved not TO let the thief escape
again, DeTombe went FOR his revolver.
While he was examining IL. It went
off, the bullet going through the fore
fingor of his right hand and burying
itself IN tho wall,
Policeman Ayers, Of the East one
Hundred and Fourth street station.
brought DR.. Martin from the Harlem
Hospital, ard after the physician bound
up the finger, Ayers took DcTombe t.
the station. where Lieut., Hammond put
him under 800 bond for having a weap-
on IN the house without n permit. The
young mans father wen his bail.
The evening world., 1911-10-02
HAWK
\ LITTLE GIRL ON
DECK OF LINER
Punished Bird Tries to Take
Teddy Bear From Child
on the Caledonia.
FLOCK BLOWN ABOARD.
Olympic Passengers Not Per-
mitted to Recover ValuableS
After Crash, They Say.
FLOCK BLOWN ABOARD

Passengers on the Ancho Line steam
ship Caledonia. which docked to-day
After Q rough trip from Glasgow. arc
~recoun.ing a strange Incident they wit
messed when the ship ran into a flock
OF birds a considerable distance of
Nantucket. The nock was made up en-
tirely OF land birds. mostly swallows.
sparrows and hawks.
The birds apparently had been driven
on shore in the westerly gale. and they
made frantic attempts to reach the rig
/, glng OF the vessel.
Little Alice Naws was on deck with
her Teddy Rear when one OF the hun
eTy hawks suddenly pounced upon the
tos. Time siri ass.a t;S S!-a .e- ~
the Teddy Bear. following the child as
4 abe ran frantically about tho deck seek
ing to protect her plaything. Finally
q sailor drove the bird overheard. where
II was caught on the crest OF a huge
wave that carried It tho length OF ths
ship. While the passengers watched the
strong-winged bird surmouE;-i the
wave ana now on.
As the birds flew aboard the ship pas
scnGers approached close enough 10
catch some OF them In their hands.
Women put ups OF fresh water on the
DICK and the thirsty birds drank greed
lily.
Aboard the Caledonia were thirty or
the Olympic's former passengers aud
tmany OF them complained bitterly of
the treatment they received on the
rammed ship. Holman acharr. who has
spent sixteen years trailing big game in
south Africa. said that after the Hawke
,remmed the olympic, he rushed TO his
cabin. which was one OF those wrecked
By the impact. lie tried 20 get posses
ston OF 1900 worth of hides. mons
them the skin OF a black-maned lion.
but the ahip's officers ordered him away
and the skins have not been recovered.
Dr. T.. ". Downton of Scranton. Pa.
who also occupied one of the crushed
stIterooms. attempted to recover sur9i-
Gel instruments valued at $500. but was
net permitted to do so. He lost his IN
ttruments and most OF his clothes. HIS
first question on landing was where he
might purchase a hat before starting
for Scranton.
Gen. Thomas l.. James. former POST
msster-General. who has been abroad
on his wedding trip. returned on the
Caledonia. He said he was out OF pol
itics. but that from what he had read
OF Gov. Wilson OF New Jersey he
thought the Governor should DO teach
ing school instead Of being in poll
tea
The evening world., 1911-10-02
BOY RUNS away
RATHER THAN TAKE
FATHERS LICKING
With His opal" New Jersey
Youth Journeys to Brook
Ign to Seek Fortune.

Rather than go ZONE and take a whip
ping, which his sister Informed him was
In waiting for him. Maurice Manning,
fourteen years old, ran away from his
home In Clifton. y. j. lie and his
twelve-ycar-old travelling companion,
Allen Hubert, also OF Clifton. were ar
ra!gned in the Children's Court. Brook
lyn, to-day and held for their parents.
Manning told the Magistrate he was
employed on the Passaic Herald. lie
was sent out to collect money Satur-
day. He lost It, as well as some money
his mother had given him, he said, and
when his sister told him what was COM
ing TO him. he decided to seek his for
tune elsewhere.
and told him he was going 10 Brooklyn
told tho magistrate "he's my pal.
When he said he was going to run
away, ] said Ia stick to him"
The boys walked from Clifton TO the
D, l.. a. W. ferry at Barclay street,
There they boarded n boat and came
To this city. Allen had opened his bank
and taken from II 30 cents he had saved
to buy II gun.
They called on a Brooklyn friend.
plcdging hin TO secrecy. Instead the
friend told his father. who called Po-
lice man Cunningham OF tho Fourth
avenue station. lie arrested the run
aways.
Manning's mother lives at No. <4s
clinton avenue. Hulbert's home Is q
No. 4s2 Clifton avenue
The evening world., 1911-10-02
POLICEMAN SAVES TWELVE
FROM DEATH At FIRE.
Lowers Families From Window
After Blaze Cuts Of Es-
cape by Stairway.

Policeman Patrick Morris of the Bed
ford avenue station. williamsburg. to-
day saved twelve persons who were
caught in . three-story frame building
q No. ~ Ainslie street, when Are
swspt the structure.
Morris was passing the building early
in tho morning when ne noticed that a
grocery on the ground floor was In
flames. Ho knew hat the grocery was
losnt by Mrs. Caroline Biande. a widow,
mSty years OF age. and that she lived
81 the rear OF the store. He Kicked In
the doors aud dragged the woman. half
Unconscious, from her bed and then
vveat upstairs. where three families In
hhh1ted the two upper floors. The nre
md gained headway rapidly and the
poiiceman had difficulty In making his
way through tho house.
Morris aroused the people on the top
floor and brought them TO the second
aory. Escape had been cut of by the
stairs. Morris called to a crowd OF men
that had assembled In the street to
take the fire refugees as he lowered
them rom a second story window. One
~ ono the policeman lowered lis
charges 10 the street. and then. when all
OF them were safe. lie came out OF the
window himself. lie was badly burned
about the face and hands. The hremen
had no trouble with the blaze. After
II was all over they said that rats had
probably caused tho FIRE by chewing
matches.
The evening world., 1911-10-02
MYSTERY MAN BEQUEATHED
THOUSANDS, LEFT NOTHING.
White Plains Grocers Give Tn
Search for Hidden Wealth of
Rudolph Van Barren.
tsp~cisi TO The Evening World ,

WHITE PLAINS, y. Y, oct. ED.
ward and Frederick Pigsott. proprietors
OF a grocery and meat store. who were
bequeathed 100000 each In the Will of
Rudolph Van Barren. known as the
man OF mystery" OF White Plains. have
given up search for the fortune they
thought Van Barren left. II Is now gem
orally believed that the thousands he
gave away existed only In his disordered
mind and that he didn't have a cent.
Lawyer Henry X. Barrett. represent
Ing the Piggott boys. consulted the
Dutch Minister at Washington. Trea-
sury Department officials and officers OF
banks In Chicago. Washington n New
York In his search for the hidden Sc
curlties a Barren often boosted OF
owning. but not a cent has been found.
Mr.. Barrett found a safety deposit box
Van Barren had rented In a Brooklyn In
stitution. but there was nothing IN It.
h Piggott boys loaned Van Barren
considerable money. which he never re-
paid. They have decided 10 be good
losers, and have given M the idea that
they VIII ever see any OF the mystic
wealth OF Van Barren
The evening world., 1911-10-02
0VERSTUDY AND AMBITION
LAND ACTRESS IN BELLEVUE.
Here From Kansas City, Young
Woman Acts Strangely
in Streets.

overstudy IN an EFFORT to rise IN her
profession and win recognition in New
York was given to-day AS the cause
Of the nervous breakdown that took a
pretty young woman, describing her
self as Nina Lavina Welsh. twenty
i've years old. an actress. 70 Bellevue
Hospital.
Miss Welsh Is said to come from a
prominent family IN Kansas city. Mo-,
where her brother Is a physician. She
has been in New York only "a few
weeks. after successful cngaGe'ncnts
with Western companies. She went to
board with Mrs. !. Boty az No. 455
West Forty-third street. Mrs, Boty
telephoned Police Headquarters yester-
day that the woman's mind was So
affected st was unsafe to allow her to
walk the streets alone. Policeman
epsckenbach NJ the West Forty-seventh
otrost station found Miss Welsh at
yng&y-sscond street and Ninth avenue
- vsS sent to the p~sychopathic ward
- sossrv0t1 oa.
The evening world., 1911-10-02
Train Carrying strike Breakers
stoned b. u Crowd In the south.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, oct. "A carload
OF Illinois Central strike breakers from
Chicago to New Orleans was attacked
by a crowd OF AZ least four hundred per.
sons at McComb. Miss, yesterday, The
car was stoned, most OF the windows
broken and several occupants Slightly
injured. Efforts we're made TO detach
the car. and when special agents saw
what was intended tho engineer was
Ggnalled 20 pull out. II 10 believed
this prevented serious trouble