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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
when the show was over.

when the show was over.
The story was published in the
out of town papers and, of course,
like everything else sensational,
toCk like a duck to. water. The
glaring headlines attracted attention
of former residents and many pro
longed discussions followed as to the
plausibility of the story.
However, it would be hardly fair
to attribute the whole story to the
imagination Of the so-called sensa-
ticnalst. AS a matter of fact there
was foundation upon which to
build story. Upon looking out Of
a north window Of the treasurer's of
flee on any evening you can see
what appears to be building stand
ing on the old opera house site
The building appears to be all
lighted up and to have two lights
out in front. However, the strange
phenomena is easily accounted for
Anyone can readily see that it is the
reflection from koerbitz's bakery
hiVuSii an oSloI "hiuoW anu upon d
north window in the treasurer'S Of
flee. The large window upon the
north side of the bakery appearing
us the large windows on the south
side of the opera house and the cleo
trio lights in Bill Fosters barber
shop showing up in front of the
opera house. Tie people that can
be seen entering the opera house
previous to eight O'Clock, according
| to our novelist" happen to be a
few of our raZorless friends going
into Bill Fosters after a shave. The
shop being closed before ten thirty
at that time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
From Saturdays Daily.
Quiet Home Wedding.

Mortified News: A quiet home
wedding occurred Saturday, Decem.
Der "a. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
a. c. Johnson on Linden street, when
their youngest daughter, Mabel Alice,
was married to Mr.. Earl Udell OF
Wells, MINI. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. N. G.. Peterson at
high noon. The couple were unat-
tended and only the immediate reIa-
tives of both parties were present.
The bride was attired in blue serge
travelling suit, with dainty waist to
match of Persian chiffon over silk.
The groom wore the conventional
black.
The living room and the parlor OF
the Johnson home we're beautifully
decorated In holly. mistletoe and
Christmas bells, and in the dining
room carnations, ferns and smilax
beautified the table. Directly after
the ceremony a sufnptuous four.
course dinner was served, after
which those present enjoyed a pleas
ant social afternoon together
For the past year and a half the
bride has boon employed rs primary
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
PHENOMENA IS EXPLAINED
Waseca Newspaper Tells the Story;
Not All tmauinatjon.

a few years ago scribe known
as the "LeSueur Liar" kept the daily
papers supplied with thrilling and
startling stories of impossible feats
but it appears as though we have
In this city one who could give the
lie Sueur Liar" a half mile start
and beat him out in a one mile race,
says The Waseca Radical.
One day the latter part of last
week the Mankato, Winona and Min
neapolis papers came out with start
ling accounts of what was termed
"the opera house mystery" Accord
ing to the reported accounts upon
looking out of north window OF
the treasurer's office in the court
house you could see the old opera
house, all lighted up, standing on
the spot where it formerly stood.
But the pen artist with the mex
haustible imagination didn't stop
here. He went on and explained
how the lights became visible about
six O'Clock; how they got dim about
eight O'Clock, the time that the cur
tain usually went up, and how after
ten thirty, the usual time for clos
ing the opera house they were no
longer visible. Not to be outdone
by the ."LeSueur Liar" our imagi-
native friend even saw throngs of
people entering the opera house
about eight and before. but strange
to shy. he could soc no one leaving
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06

$1,62574; graveling, $1,576.S3; cul-
verts, $42S.O1; total. s3.63O.SS.
No. 2, Minneopa Road-Grading,
$932.30; 1000 feet bitches. $111.96;
gravel and macadam, $S41.3O; cul-
verts, $1S7.S0; total. s2,073.3G.
No. 3, Rapidan ad-Turnpiking,
$326.97; grading, $l,33S; tile. $6.75;
concrete culvert 1864; piling and
plank revetment for fill. $34S; con
crete wall, $50; total. S2.433.72.
No. a, Cable Mill Road--C ulvert,
SIS; Gable Mill, $l,399.10; ditching.
$55.25; ditching, $2S; thing, 500;
total, s1,657.35.
No. 5, Mapeton Road--Bridge in
Sec. 26, s1,o70.
No. 6, Lake Crystal road to Butter
nut-Grading. $2,701: culverts.
$822.50; total. $3,52394
No. Z, Ambcy-Willow Creek Road
Grading and graveling. 1914; dou-
BILE concrete culvert, $500; total,
1874
No. 8, Mapleton-M Minnesota Lake
Road-Graveling, $1,000; Wilder cul-
vert, $419.S9; concrete gutter, $445.83;
total, $2,6G5.S2.
No. 9, Poor Farm Road-Graveling
$91750; culvert, $279.49; total, 81
1869.
Grand total, $19,l25.76.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06
STORY PRONOUNCED A FAKE

Westbrook Man Was Not Near to
Death; the Facts.
From Fridays Daily
The other day the papers pub
lished dispatch from Westbrook,
Mimi, giving an account of a man
who had taken carbolic acid and
was supposedly dead, and who when
about to be embalmed by an under
taker, had suddenly risen up on the
slab and addressed the undertaken
with Hello, Bill" 1t went ON to
say that the undertaken thereupon
hurriedly summoned a physician.
A. o. Scott, undertaken for the
Klein Undertaking company, thought
the story sounded fishy and wrote to
the undertaken at Westbrook and
asked as 10 the truth of the report.
He today received the following re-
ply:
"Westbrook, Mimi, December IS,
l910.-Dear Sir: In reply to yours
of the 9th, l want to say that the
story alluded to is false from start
to finish. The only foundation for
the article was that man here did
take a small quantity of carbolic
acid and was brought into our
morgue as being the most conven-
lent place. He was revived, and at
no time was unconscious or in any
state resembling death. Yours truly,
w. r. Stedman."
Stories of this kind are published
from time to time, and they cause
an unnecessary amount of fear in
the minds of old or sick people who
fear they may possibly be buried
alive. The stories, when investi-
gated, have invariably been found to
be without foundation, and it seems
heartless to perpetrate a fake of this
kind
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HAS NOT ENDORSED TAFT
Colonel Roosevelt Puts Quietus on
Story Circulated.

Colonel Roosevelt Puts Quietus on
Story Circulated.
New York, December 29.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt has not declared
for. the denomination of President
Taft by the republican party in 1912.
Colonel Roosevelt made this fact
most emphatic at his office yester-
day.
"All of this talk about me sup
porting Mr.. Taft in 1912 is utterly
absurd" Mr.. Roosevelt said. There
has been nothing like that discussed
by me with any one at any time.
"And SO far as the statements are
concerned that Collector Loeb has
become Taft dispenser of patron
age in New York in order to secure
the state delegation for the presi-
dents denomination in 1912, I know
nothing more of the matter than
what l have read in the newspapers.
SO far as / know there is nothing
in it."
The statement followed the publ
cation this morning of dispatch
from Washington setting forth that
Collector Loeb of New York had
been appointed helmsman of the
Taft political fortunes as regards
1912, that Colonel Roosevelt had
made overtures Of peace with Mr..
Taft, and that these Overtures had
been welcomed at the White House.
The dispatch went on to say that
Mr.. Loeb had been handed over the
New York patronage to be used in
the interest Of the denomination of
President Taft.
The Washington dispatch laid
considerable emphasis Oh the state
nent that Colonel Roosevelt had
promised President Taft that he
would i'll no way, shape or form per-
nit his own name to be used in con-
nection with 1912. The story APP
peared to the colonel as having been
inspired in the White House, hence
the promptnesS and terseness of his
denial
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BEYOND TIE MILLION MARK
Number of Immigrants That Came
to America This Year.

Washington, December 29.-The
report of the commissioner-general
OF immigration, made public today,
shows that during the past year the
number CT aliens coming into the
United States AS immigrants was
1,041 $50 AS the later months of the
year show q greater proportionate
Increase than the earlier, it seems
likely that the ensuing year will wit
ness q still nearer approach to the
largest record so far made-that for
the year 1907, viz, 1,285,349.
OF particular interest with regard
to the 1,e41,570 immigrants entering
the country are the following statis-
tics: OF these, 120,509 were under
fourteen years of age, S6S,31O were
between the ages of fourteen and for
ty-four, and 52,751 were forty-five or
over. AS to literacy, 253,569 could
neither read nor write, and 4,571
could read, but not write.
During the year 202,436 aliens
left the United States. Concerning
34,043 of these it has not been pos
sible to secure a record Of the
period during which they have lived
here, as they departed across the
Canadian border. 1t appears that
1874 were less than fourteen, 167,-
440 ranged from fourteen to forty
four, and 21,255 were forty.five years
Of age or over.
1t is still true that the bulk of
our immigration is being drawn from
the countries of southern and east.
ern Europe.N Italy, Austria-Hungary,
Greece, Turkey In Europe and the
smaller principalities adjacent, and
Russia supplied about 68 per cent of
tho immigrants admitted in 1910.
During the year 1t was necessary
to turn back at the ports 24,270
aliens, or about 2 per cent OF the
total number applying for admission.
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.FROWNS UPON CHEAP
BOOKS; GET the BEST
Continued From Page One.

In 1910. philosophy, $50; religion.
SSS; sociology, 1927; language, IL;
science, 1,777; useful arts, 1,464;
fine arts, 2,GS3; literature, 2.5O9;
history. 2,070; travel, 2,419; biog-
raphy, 1,l57
The circulation for the 800 days
the library was open this year was
1884. Forty-five per cent OF this
was non-fiction. But statistics show
only fraction of results. They can
give no measure of understanding
of the benefit of the library to the
ested in his rabbit trap or his mini
azure airship or his private tele-
phone system; to the housemaid or
the inexperienced young homemaker
who are eager to adopt right ways
of doing things; to the engineer
with his peculiar problems; to the
fruit grower, who through the good
offices of several works on "Injuri-
Gus Insects" has saved his melon
crop from utter destruction; to the
day laborer whose leisure is devoted
to ways and means of improving
home surroundings or who enjoys
an occasional hour with the Count
of Monte Cristo or Sherlock Holmes.
Through contact with people at
the desk and socially the members
of the staff learn to know individual
tastes and interests and during the
year many cards and letters were
issued calling the attention of in
dividual patrons to books or articles
along their special line of thought.
Our little printed lists of Books
for the lIousemaid," Sunday School
Helps" and Helps for Mechanics
and Engineers" have brought en-
cCuraging returns as have also the
frequent brief lists published in the
local papers. The value of the lo-
cal press in spreading the gospel
of good books cannot be overesti-
mated and we herewith express our
thanks for courtesies extended.
Cases of from fifty to one hundred
books are III use at the knitting
mills, the West Mankato school, the
jail, the fire station, Emmanuel hos
pital, the Y. NJ. c. A., and Tinkcom-
vile.
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The Saulpaugh kept open house, anu
the affair-the first of its kind ever
held in Manufactures enjoyed TO the
full by everyone who participated in
it. 1t was q pleasing innovation.
The large dining room was beau
tifulIy and artistically decorated
Colors appropriate to the holiday
season were everywhere and in pro-
fusion. Christmas bells were hung
from the ceiling and the sidewalks
were tastefully draped with large
American flags. The stage in one
corner, was nicely CARRIED. The
crowd was happy and the merriment
continued until reasonable and
seasonable hour in the night.
The program was started at ten
O'Clock Those who assisted were
Mrs. Jay Hubbard, violin solo; Henry
NJ Cody, with songs; Gilbert M
Fletcher, chalk talk; Mrs. Burkenn
Of the Unique theatre, in vaudeville
acts; Richard Shaw OF the Wonder
land, monologue artist, and a ghost
dance, by a Sioux Indian, but in
every day life known as Harry Ham
iltcn, manager of the Saulpaugh.
/ The several numbers were well
rendered and the audience was
quick to bestow its appreciation by
+ liberal applause.
The initial house opening of the
Saulpaugh was a pronounced success
and its repetition year hence viii
/ be welcomed.
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WORK DONE ON STATE ROADS
Report is Made BY County
Surveyor Brooks.

County Surveyor Brooks has made
the following statement of work done
on the state roads in this county the
past year, and it makes splendid
showing. The amount of money that
will be received back from the state,
if there is money to the county's
credit there, will half pay for the
new Red Jacket bridge:
No /. Eagle Lake Road Grading.
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Professor J. M. Mcconnell returned
last night from his trip to Pennsyl-
vania.
Miss Esther Larson of Tracy ar
rived in the city last Saturday and
Is visiting her sister, Miss Mary.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Wore, who
have been visiting in the twin cities
during the holidays, returned today.
Miss Leila NJ. Black left yesterday
to spend the remainder of her vaca-
ton visiting friends in Minneapolis.
Miss Grace Brewster, who has been
spending the holidays at home, left
Monday for Menomonee, Wis, where
she is attending school
Mrs. Mary Gardner, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. George
Brewster, 719 South Broad street
since last August, left Monday for
her home in Seattle, Wash.
Miss Eliza S. James of Delavan,
Wis, who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. r. w, Hobbs, at the Bap-
fist parsonage during the holidays,
returned to her home last evening.
Mrs. j. Z. Hart and children leave
today for an extended trip to Cali.
fcrnia, Oregon and Washington to
be gone about eight months. They
will spend the winter in Palo Alto,
Cal. and Mr. Hart will join them
next summer for the balance of the
trip.
Mrs. Mary A. Gardner OF Seattle,
Wash, national chaplain of the Won.
ans Relief corps, has been visiting
in Mankato for two or three days
Since the national convention she
has been in all of the principal
eastern cities, and spent two weeks
in Minneapolis. She goes to her
home from here.
Miss Gertrude Kraus and Miss
Helen Bierbauer, both of this city
and residing on North Sixth street
left this morning for Rochester
Mimi, where they will undergo
operations for appendicitis. Miss
Adelaide Bierbauer, their aunt, ac
ccmpanied them, and will remain
with them until their return.
William Hall Of Mapleton returned
today from Southern. Florida, where
be spent the past two weeks. He
visited the old soldiers colony, where
he has purchased five acre tract
and town lot. He states that il
has built up wonderfully i'm the last
year or two, eight hundred houses
going UP. The climate is salubrious
week ago yesterday it was rs in
the shade at noon
Byron McGregor of Mapleton left
today for Washington state to visi,
relatives
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Was a Pleasing innovation.

While listening to the sweet strains
of music created by Lamm's orches-
ira, and enjoying other delightful
features Of the well-prepared pro-
gram, large crowd bid farefell to
the old year and welcomed the new
at the Saulpaugh on Saturday night.
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has been in Canada four years and
likes it there. Real estate values
beth in Winnipeg and the country
surrounding have advanced material
~ during his residence there. Miss
Irene Just, sister. who has been
in Canada for year, accompanied
him home.
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NEW LOCATION FOR MORRIS
Furniture Man Has Leased the
Spencer Building.

S. NJ. Morris has leased from
J. NJ Spencer the double store
building at 314 and GIG South Front
street, new occupied by Dackins d
Litchfeld, implement dealers, for a
period Of ten years, aud viii move
his furniture and carpet store there.
He takes the entire building, base
ment, first and second floors. The
building will undergo extensive re-
modelling, and it will be May l be-
fore he can get into it. This will
make Mr.. Morris splendid loca-
ton.
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BOTH FEET ARE FROZEN
Normal School Student Suffers &c.
cause Of the Cold.

From Tues days Daily.
Miss Ruth Ecliedo OF GAINESVILLE,
a member of the elementary gradu-
ate class of the state normal school.
who rooms in Ogle & Davis addf-
ticn, missed the street car this morn
ing and walked to the school. and
frosted both of her feet and her face
very badly. When she reached the
school the teachers and students
worked over her fer some time, and
then summoned doctor. Tie lat
ter treated her, and she was later
taken to her home at GAINESVILLE. She
is in bad condition and viii be prob
ABLY laid up fer a couple OF weeks.
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Very Nice Dance.

very NICe OdHCe.
The New Years party given by
Mankato Council u. C. T. No. 101
Saturday night at the X. of G. hall
was a grand success. About fifty
couple were present and a swell ban
quet was served at 1890. The hall
was very prettily decorated and
Lamm's full orchestra was in at
tendance.
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From Fridays Daily.
Pretty Wedding.

A very pretty wedding took place
Wednesday evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan l.. Harris when
their daughter, Hannah, was mar
ricd to j. Henry Swanson of Ipswich
$. ID. The bridal party consisted of
Naomi and Ruth Harris, Effie Swan
son and Clara lIalverson, while Elva
Canniff of St Paul played the Lob
eDgrin bridal chorus. Master Lewis
Harris carried the ring and Masters
Bruce and Wallace Harris held the
ribbons. The bride wore a dainty
dress of white Persian lawn trim
med with all over lace, and carried
white. Rev. e. l.. Heermancc of
MankatO performed the ceremony
The out of town guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. Ncls Johnson of Balaton
Messrs. Frank, August and Ed Swan
sen, and Miss Effie Swanson OF
Siayton, Mimi, Mrs. Bryon Hughes
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Elmer OF
Wells, Mimi, Clara Halverson OF
Revere, Elva ID. Canniff of st. Pau
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hughes OF
Now Ulm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swanson will be al
home at Ipswich, after January Is
Entertained for Cousin.
The Misses Eva and Olive Harri
man entertained number of their
friends on Wednesday evening il
honor of their cousin, Erwin Everett
OF Los Angeles, Cal. The rooms
were prettily decorated with Christ
mas bells. The evening was spen
in playing games. a number Of Sc
! lections were given on the piano
and light refreshments were served
Rev. n. r. Bolton Married.
Rev. III. +. Bolton, pastor of the
Baptist church at Mapleton, ant
Miss Luella A. Davis, were married
at Athens, Ohio, on Wednesday. The
ceremony was performed at the
home of Rev. Bottoms brother The
bride is teacher in the public
schools at Mapleton. She is &
daughter of the late Alfred Davis.
J. A. Bush of Wells paid the city
Il visit today.
c. III. Brace Of Amboy was in the
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teacher i'm the Willmar public
schools. She is graduate of St
Olaf academy and the MankatO nor
NAL school. The groom is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Udell of Wells and
at present has charge of the indus
trial work in the schools at Willmar,
MINI. They are both accomplished
in music, as well as in books, and
will be welcomed back to the social
circles of Willmar, where they will
take up their residence shortly after
New Years.
The happy couple left Saturday aft
ernoon for Wells to spend Christmas
day at the Udell home.
The out-of-town guests ut the we'd
ding were: Mrs. Udell of Wells,
i mother of the groom, and also his
brother, Carl Udell of Minneapolis,
and Professor and Mrs. Joseph G.
Norby and Master Maurice of Man
kato.
a. G. Johnson, father of the bride,
and her brother c. ]. Johnson, ar
rived Friday from Taopi, Mimi, and
Gwinner, n. D., respectively, where
they are at present employed.