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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
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Mrs. Frank Bennett, Mrs. Clayton
Kennedy, Mrs. Richard Hammett,
Gus Wheeler, Mrs. Frank Hotaling,
Mrs. Albert Schippel, Mrs. Reed,
Mrs. Albert Scherer, Mrs. d. r.
Bowen, Mrs. Anna Jones, Mrs. Hag-
gard, Mrs. H. Zimmerman.
Forty-five years ago last night
Mankato Lodge No. Is, I. o. o. F.,
was instituted. B. D. Pay of this
city is the only surviving charter
member
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How pretty seventeen-year-old
working girl with an income Of 81
a week can increase her earnings
to $53 week was explained in the
Minneapolis municipal court yester-
day when Mary Western barred the
story of her shame in the trial of
Mrs. j. c. Friel, formerly OF Man.
katO, whose handsomely furnished
fiat in Chestnut street was the scene
of the society raid" a week ago
Saturday night when besides herself,
high school girl, young girl
pianist wearing fraternity pin, a
married woman whose home is on
Franklin avenue, and two business
men were arrested.
Tagging the floor with the toe of
her tan boot, but looking her in
quisitors straight in the eye, the girl
told from the witness stand her
story. Midnight joy rides with Mrs.
Friel to Medicine Lake resorts,
hurry-up telephone calls for girls
wanted" by visitors at the fiat,
drunken scenes, introductions by
first name to gentlemen" who ar
rived at 2 a. m, were included in
the story told by. the girl who says
she left her parents in Mortified
last March and came to Minneapolis
to work. Mary Western says she
was seventeen years old the seventh
OF last January.
Mr.. Friel, who stated a few days
ago that he married his wife in
Mankato, sat in the court room and
listened TO the story of his wife's
degradation.
Friel says his wife is suing him
for divorce and trying to get a
share Of an estate Of $500 which
he says was left to him.
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of the Centenary Methodist church

of the Centenary Methodist church
will conduct the service.
Mrs. Budde was among the early
settlers Of this part OF the state.
She and her husband, who is high
ly respected citizen, are well and IA
vorably known. She was an excel
lent woman and her death causes
much sorrow among a large number
of friends.
Charles Denney died Saturday
evening at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clara Aitken, at the Min
neopa house. The cause of his
death was heart failure. He had
come with his wife from their home
in Winnebago on Friday and intend
ed to spend the winter here. His
death came very suddenly and was
entirely unexpected. Mr.. Denney
was born in New York in 1929 and
came to Winnebago in 1862, so is
all old settler in this section. He
was a devout Christian man. He
leaves his aged wife, his daughter,
Mrs. Aitken, and three sons and a
daughter in Canada. The funeral
will be held at ten o'clock tomorrow
morning at the Minneopa house,
Rev. II. Ross Paden will have charge
of the service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24

From Saturdays Daily
Madelia is in the hands of the Re-
bekahs. The village capitulated to
the ladies this afternoon A large
delegation from Mankato assisted in
the capture of the place The Ma
della Rebekahs gave as the terms Of
surrender that the invading party
should remain over the night and
assist the Madelia lodge in a cele-
bration of its fifteenth anniversary.
Organized Fifteen Years Ago.
Fifteen years ago a drill team
from Minneopa lodge in this city
Instituted the lodge at Madelia. Now
the drill team is assisting in cele-
brating that suspicious event. The
following members of the Minneopa
Rebekah lodge and the I. o. O. F.
went to Madelia this afternoon.
One of the features of this even
ing's work will be the initiation of
a large class.
The following are those who will
attend from Mankato:
Those in Attendance.
Henry Wilcox, H. S. Wiecking.
Mrs. A. l.. Wheeler, Mrs. w. 70.
Stewart, Mrs. ]. W. Wilcox, Mrs.
w. H. Wilcox, Miss Mary Lar.
son. Mrs. C. L. Benedict, Mrs.
Henry Wiecking, Mrs. James Ben.
nett, Mrs. Oscar Bennett, Mr..
Soren Nelson, Mrs. Chris DanieIson.
Mrs. Theodore Sherk, Mrs. James
Thompson, Mrs. Jessie Clark, Mrs.
]. B. Nielsen, Mrs. Ed. Jones, Mrs.
Emile Rhode, Mrs. Thomas Smith.
j. B. Nielsen, Mrs. Gaylord Lamb,
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table held the central position, from
which streamers of white ribbon
were attached to the chandelier.
The color scheme was pink and
white.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Dossett of
Madelia. She has always lived thee.
having graduated from the Madelia
high school and attended the Macal.
ester School OF Music in st. Paul
for two years. The groom is the
eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Anderson Of Lamberton, Mimi, and
is a man Of sterling qualities. At
present he is employed in the bank
at Storden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson left on the
afternoon train for the cities where
they will visit relatives and friends
for a week and will be at home at
Storden, Mimi, after December l.
Out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. C. III. Anderson and daughter
Naomi and sons Sherman and Nor
ris of Lamberton; Miss Jessie An
derson of Minneapolis and Miss
Audrey Miller of Ely, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24

About twelve friends of b. r.
Vandervoort gathered at the Elks
club last night and gave him a
reception and dinner. A. H. Pioske
acted as POSTMASTER The party
was in the nature of a "tin show
err as Mr.. Vandervoort is to be
married on November 25
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
D0INGS IN SOCIETY
N. w. 80 Citizens 21s

Married at High Noon.
Rev. W.. E. Evans. pastor of the
Calvinistic Methodist church, offici-
ated at ehigh.noon wedding today.
The ceremony was performed at his
residence on State street, and the
contracting parties were Miss Mar
garet j. James and Mr.. Ole Soren-
son of Judson. They were attended
by Mr.. John James, brother of
the bride and Miss Margaret Davis
of Lake Crystal The newly mar
ried couple will reside on a farm in
JudsOn. n
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Informal at Home.

Mrs. Thomas Hamp and Mrs. NJ.
r. Coulter entertained at an in
formal at home yesterday afternoon
at the home OF Mrs. Hamp. About
forty ladies were present. Dainty re-
freshments were served and most
pleasant time was enjoyed.
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Mrs. Jacobs as Hostess.

Mrs. e. Jacobs was hostess at
500 party at the Elks' club this aft
ernoon. Fourteen tables were play
ed and the afternoon was unusually
pleasant. The decorations were sug-
gestive of Thanksgiving and were
very original After the cards a de-
liciOus luncheon was served
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24

The total tax collection and mort
gage register tax collection from
June l, 1911, to October 81, 1911,
was $99,3S3.SS and was distributed
as follows: State revenue, $5,441.31;
state school, $4,549.2S; county rev.
enue, $11,463.54; penalty on delin-
quent taxes, $621.13; poor fund, ST.
960.79; road and bridge, $7,394.38;
town revenue, S9.2531S; delinquent
road, $573.05; town railroad bonds,
$754.S6; village revenue, $2,730.OS;
village special assessments, $307.51;
village railroad bonds, $15.39; inter-
est on state school loans, $4,O94.30;
special school taxes $26,34O.6S; mill
tax, $3,69S.62; city of Mankato lev-
enue, $17,111.72; curb and gutter,
$166.14; sprinkling, $5.07; water
mains, $437.19; county bitches,
$1,465.66.
The total amount collected for the
same period in 1910 was $9S,701.77,
an amount of s6S2.11 less than this
year.
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The following amounts have been
credited to the different school dis
tricts of the county by County Audi
tor Ed Weaver for November set
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Birthday Party.

Birthday Party.
Miss Minnie Dethloff entertained
number of her friends at a birth
day party last evening. The even
ing was spent with music, singing
and playing games. Nice. refresh
ments were served. The. guests pre-
sented her with gifts of fond re-
membrance, and departed at late
hour, all having spent a most en-
joyable evening, and = wishing Miss
Dethloff many happy returns of the
day. .pf s.. g
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From Fridays Daily
Statistics gathered by the Mime
sofa state dairy and food commits
sion show that the dairy industry is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24

From Mondays Daily.
Daniel Kelly, who lives on Rock
street, was seriously hurt early Sun
day morning when he was cut on
the back of his head. He was WIS.,
iting at the house of Ed Flanagan,
short distance from his own home
it is said, and stayed up late with
some friends. Mr.. Flanagan himself
was asleep.
When the accident happened Elan
agan heard a crash and running
down stairs, found Kelly on the floor
bleeding profusely. He Immediately
called up the police station and an
officer was sent to the scene. He
saw that Kelly was in critical
condition from loss of blood and
called hack. Kelly was then taken
to a physician who dressed the
wound.
Hot coffee and other restoratives
were given him until he was able
to talk, although the loss of blood
made him very weak Fully two
quarts of blood flowed through the
wound as it was found that the oc-
cipital artery had been severed.
Didn't Want to Tell.
When asked how it happened,
Kelly remained silent. He was re-
luctant to say anything about it
but when pressed for statement
said that he fell down on the rail-
road track. This statement, how
ever, is doubted as the wound was
a clean-cut one from some sharp
instrument. Had he fallen on the
track he would have suffered more
or less bruises. He would not say
anything further about the accident
The police, however, say that
when Kelly was about to rise from
his chair at the Flanagan home he
leaned on the table, tipping it over,
together with the lamp. He him.
self crashed to the floor and hit his
head on some sharp piece of iron.
After the wound had been dressed
he was taken to st. Joseph's hospi-
tai where he is in precarious con- !
dition, although not fatally hurt.
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Successful Dance.

a successful dance at their hall last
evening.
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The evening times., 1911-07-28
MEMS SHIRTS

Mems summer shirts in the banded or
the negligee; neat, fancy patterns; per-
Gales and madras. Regular $l.25 and $3.50
values. Fair week - 95c
The evening times., 1911-07-28
PREACHERS AS POLITICIANS

That New York will not witness a
revival Of horse racing with all the
old appuretr3 noes Of "bookma king
and gambling is due to the political
sagact!y Of number Of preachers,
who waged their fight against the
wealth and influence Of some of the
biggest men in that state.
Seldom have ministers Of the gos-
pei ever taken so active a part in any
Legislative battle. This particular
group formed themselves into what
they called the Christian lobby" and
they used political methods to beat q
bill which they believed would have
bad effect on the community.
There is nothing in the present New
York law to prevent the racing OF
horses, but there is law against gam.
The evening times., 1911-07-28

(By Bruce

How is the dope, sometimes our
friend and then again as tickle as a
dame from boarding school, going to
act in the next fight that LII Artha
johnson takes part in?
Some chaps who drift around a bit
and keep in touch with many things
that are not printed in newspapers,
and some of them couldn't get in at
that, have come, to this column with
the information 2of the suItry doings
of the big black.
Peter Jackson was but q she'll Of
his former greatness when he en-
gagged in that fight with Jim Jeffries
The giant African had tasted all
those joys Of dear old London town
He had gone several kinds Of pace
and found in the training room that
vitality is something that you must
be kind to, speaking to it gently ev-
try morning.
John Artha. according to some Of
the reports, has been grabbing hand.
fuls of the dust Of dissipation and
scattering it to the high winds, kick.
ing up. all kinds Of violent clouds o1
foamipg fun.
Some say that Sam Langford would
The evening times., 1911-07-28

Prot. Edward Smith gave q concert
In the Hauge Lutheran church.
Court will convene next Tuesday
August l. but the session will un-
doubtedly be short and unimportant
| Mrs. George Johnson OF Faidale
was a guest 1T the wedding of Miss
Gena Bestul and Martin Haugen.
Mrs. Jas. Hau and Mrs. John Kelly
were visitors at the state fair on
Thursday.
| Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Carpenter
spent Wednesday in Grand Forks at
the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. o'Brien, Misses
Mae Mckenzie, Florence and Lottie
0'Brien autoed from here on Wednes-
day and enjoyed the fair at the
Forks.
James Mulloy spent Wednesday in
Grand Forks visiting with friends.
Mrs. H. G. Sprague and Cena re-
turned Wednesday evening from a
two weeks visit with friends at Win
nipeg.
Miss Selma Oberg left last Sstur-
day for Minot where she will make
an extended visit with her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson and Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Owston went to Grand
Forks Thursday and attended the
fair.
Miss H. Safer is ct Edmore visit
|, ing with friends.
At the annual meeting Of the IL
brary directors W. NJ. Chandler was
elected president, W " Reyleck
vice president and Miss Morris was
reelected librarian.
Miss Freeman of Sheldon. n. D.,
will spend the remainder of the sum-
ner vacation with her sister, Mrs
Ottum.
F. H. sprague's family sutoed to
Grand Forks on Thursday to attend
the fair.
]. n. Ottum and family went to
the fair at Grand Forks Thursday,
making the trip by auto.
The public playground is certainly
appreciated it one judges by the num-
Der who patronize it at all hours Of
the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Gray went to
Maple Lake last week to enjoy q
short outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Casey aud Mr..
and Mrs. Guertin autoed to Grand
Forks Thursday and attended the
fair.
Jack Swanson was . Wednesday
visitor at the state fair at Grand
Forks.
Dewey Swiggum left Wednesday
morning for Grand Forks where he
will visit relatives.
TIE funeral of Mrs. George Dyke
was held today from her home. Rev.
stinson conducting the services. The
body was shipped to Minnesota for
interment.
The evening times., 1911-07-28
OUR EXPLOITS IN AERIAL
WARFARE

The military value Of the aeroplane
has been definitely established under
conditions approximating actual war
fare. From the theatre of operations
along the Mexican frontier Maj
6Qmer, chief Of the maneuver divi-
sion of tho United States army. makes
report Of the unqualified success OF
the army aeroplane for scouting and
messenger service.
Tue airmen, Of course. had no part
In. the actual hostlltties they were
sent a1oft TO observe, but 1t is gath
ereds<hat not much more could have
heen accomplished in practical re-
SultehAd the machines been the hands
q the Mexican authorities. The bel
ugerente themselves not being so
eQmped. the handling and effective
ness Of airships in the thick of bat
tie still awaits practical demonstra-
ton. The Advancement of knowledge,
a. It is. has been 80 great that the
foreign military experts stationed
here are eagerly in quest Of the new
data for report to their home govern
ments. Presumably, the foreigners
will be given free acess to everything
relating to the exploits OF the aero
plane service. although it is not clear
thgt the same privilege would be ex-
tended = military attaches under
like circ; distances abroad.
However that may be. it is q source
OF qualification that, after trailing be-
hind other nations in the science of
'serial warfare, our military estab-
lishment had the good fortune to put
the army aeroplane to the proof and
that 1t took advantage of the opening
in right good earnest.
The aviation school at College Park,
Nd, is another sign of official awak-
ening to the Importance of gaining
experience along with theory, and the
assembling Of the best machines of
American make. gives promise OF
further achievements.
The fact is to be noted, however
that we are falling farther and far
ther behind Europe in speed and en-
durance. We have not developed an
engine approaching that which We'd
rine drove at the rate of 175 miles
IN hour for eighty miles. or tina,
which enabled Jordan to fly a dis.
tance Of 4o6 miles inside of twelve
hours without alighting, or even tina,
which was used in Olieslager's fligh,
'of Sss miles in less than seven
hours. Yankee ingenuity is a bad
The evening times., 1911-07-28

bling. No money 10 allowed to change
hands at the race track. The Gittin,
race-track bill was introduced in the
New York legislature for the purpose
Of restoring the financial interest in
races. The hackers Of the racing game
were free in asserting that without
the incentive OF bets, something lost
or won on horses, the interest was
negative. Nobody wanted to see a
race unless he could give himself q
personal interest in it by placing al
least small bet on the result.
Unlimited money was back of the
campaign to pass the. Gittins. bill
There was even considerable public
sentiment behind it, The Christian
lobby" however, seemed to contain
the better politicians. They estab-
lished headquarters at Albany and
made personal visits to all the men,
bers Of the house and senate, warning
them of the dire political conse-
quences that would follow the pass
age Of the bill.
Not until the final hours of the ses-
sion did the advocates of the bill give
up all hope, but the preachers had
them beaten. The: won over to the
opposition enough votes to insure the
doom Of the measure, and it is now
admitted that it oennot be success
fully revived.
Wh5teve may be said of the pro-
priety Of ministers taking part in
politics, the Christian lobby" has
shown that they are powerful when
they get into the game.
The evening times., 1911-07-28
Benner, Begg & Garvin

drive the strength out Of the big buf-
fslo, were the pair of aces to hook
horns at the present time.
Notice some of the lines Hugh Nc
.1ntosh has picked for Artha. One of
the specialities Of Hugh is shaking
the lemon tree and holding the pug
ilistic basket for results, mostly for
little Hugh.
There isn't a fighter in the whole
crowd of prospective opponents that
have been mentioned for the cham
pion. We wouldn't stand for any Of
this kind Of stuff on. this side of the
raging main; but If the English boys,
slow to see jooke, fall for it, you
can't really blame the dinge for reap
ing iron boys. while the reaping is
good.
No man can go the pace without
hearing a. growl from old protesting
nature. Corbett, Jeffries, McGovern,
Mccoy, Lavingne and the rest have
all found that nature outraged will
retaliate with cleaning fangs. Per-
haps in his next fight Johnson will
show woeful falling OF in the form
he showed in that burlesque fight
with fighter who was once great.
That is what the followers Of fight
ers are specializing upon at the pres
ent time. Not 80 long ago man who
had seen Johnson gave to the writer
his opinion upon this very subject.
This man stated that the big black
| was fat and looked clear out Of con-
dition. He also stated thst it was
pretty generally known that he was
hitting down the dissipation pike at
a rate that was leaving the rest Of
the crowd behind.
| Johnson 10 no spring chicken. He
is around the 36-year nnsrk. He has
been knocking around the country,
nibbling here and there ct forbidden
fruit, leading kind OF nomad ex-
istence that is neither good for sleep
or mortals.
He is physical wonder. % most
worlds champion prize lighters are.
But strong as any man 10, wonderful
as his nerves are, good 40 the circula-
ton that distributes the rich blood to
feed and nourish splendid body may
be, some time nature will take toll
and there will be "a reckoning day.
| If half the evil reports Of the course
Johnson 10 takinG are true. he is due
for the scrap heap where sorrowfully
repose the shadows Of former great
ness. All this takes your speculation
gently by tho hand and leads It firm-
II up to the question % to what the
champion will do when he faces his
next opponent, providing that oppon-
ent ID q fighter worthy Of the name.
| Colored lighters have gone the route
LOT dissipation, o. Q rule, and have
failed to stand It 90 we'll ~ their
white brothers. g
George Dixon was pathetic case
of . great fighter dying . wreck. Joe
Cans. lasting longer than many Of the
small men, undoubtedly suffered to-.
ward the end from the dissipations
1he. he'd gone through. Peter jackson,
rated by many followers Of the game
The evening times., 1911-07-28
second, whatever cur dsaigners may
say to the contrary.
FOss' CHANCES OF REELECTION

Gov Foss Of Massachusetts is the
first OF the coterie Of distinguished
Democratic chiefs on the presidential
eligible list to go before the people for
yindication at the polls. He is a can
didate for reelection this fall, stand
ing on his record as governor. He
has been buster in a legislative way
than Woodrow Wilson in Jersey, and
longer on the job, and, in addition, he
has been investigating the depart
ments Of state government He would
prefer to make his campaign on his
achievements as message writer
and vetoist, it is averred, but the Re-
publicans seem determined to hold
him TO account for what he has done
in playing politics. AS an investiga-
tor he has set on foot about as many
problems as the Democrats in con-
gress, having, like that body, adopted
the theory that there must be some
thing wrong anyway about the depart
ments.
Here the governor seems to have
labored under the disadvantage of
not knowing what he was going about
and fell into SO many blunders that
the campaign rather detracted from
his prestige. Last year the governor
made reciprocity and the cost Of liv-
ing his platform, bu. the passage Of
reciprocity has taken both of these
questions OUT of politics. And since
he is committed to protection for the
manufacturer, which is a Democrat
heresy at Washington. there are nc
national issues of great Importance
TO which he could turn when hard
pressed on his gubernatorial record.
In fact, the situation is SO little like
what it was year ago that his
chances this year cannot be predi-
Gated on what happened in 1910.
At that time, too, Foss made much
Of the opposition to Senator Lodge,
and the absence of that question
takes another arrow out of his quiv-
er. The Ames following is no longer
in evidence. either, and on ,he whole
the reasons which moved Republicans
to vote for Foss are, in the opinion
Of Republican managers, practically
non-existant today. While the sur
face indications are not favorable to
Foss' reelection that is no sure way
Of showing that he has lost favor
with the masses, whose support he
won over by his radicalism.
This has been lean year in Massa-
chusetts industrial centers, owing to
the depression in the textile trade,
and IL the labor situation does not
change for the better, Foss has
fighting chance, his boomers for the
presidential nomination claim, to
qualify for that higher aspiration. He
must win in November or take the
count