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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-05
Napoleon

B. Sheratt and family motored to
Madison Lake Sunday.
H. G.. Hoatling is in Chicago at
tending an editorial convention.
/ A. c.. Fernald and wife of Vernon
Center were Mapleton visitors yes
terday.
Mrs. Dwight Baker and children
are visiting with friends in Amboy
this week.
Mrs. c. A. Davis returned today
from a several weeks visit at Win
Nebago and Amboy.
V. G. Griener, Mapleton's live
merchant, is attending the demo
cratic convention in Baltimore.
A. M. Spaulding departed this
morning for Minneapolis to take up
his duties in the railway mail serv-
ice. 5.
Mrs. Myron Stevenson of Mason
City, Iowa, has been visiting the
past week with Mrs. H. M. Berry OF
this place.
Mapleton lodge, I. o. o. F will
install their officers tonight. A
good time is assured and large
turnout is expected.
The way cement walks and cross
ings are being put in in the village
means that wooden walks will soon
be thing of the past.
Guy Munden, an electrical engineer
in Minneapolis, returned to Maple
ton Saturday night to spend a few
weeks visiting his old home in Medo.
The village of Mapleton has pur-
chased two lots west of the public
library so that hitching posts in the
streets and alleys may be removed
to the lots. This is much need
ed improvement and meets with the
hearty approval of every one.
e. H. Freeman, the hustling sales
man for the Hallet and Davis pianos,
will open an agency for that line OF
Instruments in Mapleton. Mr.. Free
man will be welcome to Mapleton
where he is favorably known as the
representative of the Oliver Type
writer company. s
Mapleton lodge No. PA, Modern
Brotherhood of America, is to hold
a meeting July to take some move
ment in regard to the insurgent
movement started at the Cedar
Rapids convention. This meeting is
also to discuss the question of what
Minnesota lodges ought to do and
may inaugurate the insurgent move
ment in Minnesota.
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JOHN ". SORENSON DEAD
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
John W. Sorenson, aged fifty-fve,
died yesterday afternoon at his
home, S24 North Sixth street, after
an illness of nine weeks from pneu-
monia. Deceased was born in Den
mark and came to this country
thirty years ago, settling In Free
born county. He lived there ten
years and then moved to Mankato,
where he resided until his death.
He is survived by wife and fve
children, a sister, who resides in
Denmark and cousin, j. W. Olsen,
former superintendent of public in
struction of Minnesota. His chill
dren are, Flavia, Ida, Mabel, Dora
and Lloyd, all living at home. De-
ceased was a member of the Eqult-
able Fraternal Union.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at two o'clock from
the house, Rev. T. Ross Paden to
officiate. Interment will be made
at Glenwood cemetery.
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WARNING FROM HEBRON

In the current issue of The VII
mona, Courier Bishop Patrick Hebron
has a timely editorial concerning
the vacation season that expresses
not only Catholic but Protestant
overcoming a tendency to too much
laxness in the vacation season.
The appeal for proper observance
of religious duties in the summer
should apply to all denominations.
Bishop Hebron writes:
''This is prominently vacation
time. This is the torrid season..
While warmth promotes activity and
strengthens vitality, intense heat
generates depression and eXhaus-
ton. Now too are afforded means
which while they counterfeit the eff
fects of temperature present anti
dotes against stagnation by the re-
freshing activities on land and sea,
sources of aesthetic development
in the scenic panorama of travels,
invigorating variety of life in new
associations and social reunions.
Vacation is flight from extremes;
now from the extreme of heat; at
all times from the extreme of stale
ness and enervation consequent on
a too protracted continuity in any
labor, be it physical or mental.
Hence vacation time is not time
of wild abandon of lotus-eating
lethargy. Vacation time is time
for cessation of our yearly labors;
not time of complete idleness,
hut a time for the exercise of more
Il o,,tF rc,f
for strained ones Some activities
can never be wholly abandoned.
There is no vacation from the
table nor from the Sleeping cham
ber'
"We can never, as it were, fold
up the moral code and leave it be-
hind under lock and key while we
wander forth free lances in ire
sponsible enjoyment. In taking va
cation we are striving to conserve
Gods order and harmony. God is
not only the Great Master of the
mart and workshop and the school,
but also Of the camping ground, of
excursion haunts and moonlit prom
enades far from home. The Catho-
lie who in arranging for vacation
time reckons not with religion and
its obligations shows himself indif-
ferent to or reckless of or ignorant
of duty, the performance of which
is not incompatible with vacation
properly understood. The Catholic
who neglects his daily prayers, who
runs into dangerous occasions of
temptations and who takes no care
to attend mass, no matter what the
intensity of his pleasures may be
or his satisfaction with his good
time'-such Catholic has spent
worse than an Improbable vaca-
ton"
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comply with her demands, and he
was allowed to wear the pair of
trousers.
ALE the while Mrs. Smith wept
and denied any theft. The children
at this point began to catch the
significance of this strange entrance
of officers, and started to shed
tears for their parents. 1t truly was
a pitiful sight for a time, as a few
friendly young girls helped wash
and put new dresses on the young
children when the family was told
to get ready for the trip to JAIL
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three
children, one twelve, the other ten,
and the third four years old. How
ever, when they had been placed
in the automobile, their tears dried
quickly into smiles, for their were
to be given a real Joy ride. An
other automobile was used to haul
the carpets, ETC., to the police sta
ton for evidence in the trial. Long
after the officers had left, crowds
of children and even men and wom-
en-, remained about the place
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were brought
oCioiC JuuST ILLS g.
They have retained John E. Regain
as their attorney, and he. requested
that his clients be not asked to
plead until this afternoon. Judge
Comstock read the warrant, how
ever, charging Mr.. Smith with petit
larceny. Warrants had been sworn
out by the Mesdames Margaret
Schmidt, Mary Christensen !, and
Katherine KunZ.
Arraiened This Afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were arraign-
ed this afternoon and both plead
not guilty to the charges of petit
larceny. Attorney Regain demanded
a jury trial, and then began the
drawing of the jury. The name of
Senator S. d. Works was the first
one drawn out by City Recorder F.
w. Bates. The other jurymen who
Gugsberg. William Hodges, Henry
Kruse, Ernest Fallenstein, Frank
Niebel, Albert Roemer, w. G..
Hoerr, Frank Hotaling, Eugene Coy
and George E. Brett.
Wanted to Have Immediate Trial.
Attorney Regan requested trial
at once, but County Attorney
Schmitt would not listen to it, he
waiting the case to be continued.
until next Monday morning After
some argument, Judge Comstock
continued the case until July 8, at
nine O'Clock in the morning, when
the trial will, be held. The defend
ants were ordered to furnish 500
bond or be remanded into the Gus
tody of the officers. County Attor-
ney Schmitt may bring charge of
grand larceny in the second degree.
Mrs. Peter Stemper stated today
that she did not receive any pay
for the clothes that were taken
from her line, but was paid for the
oh
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withdraws the name of Eugene Foss
Wanted Unanimous Action.

WlthdraWS the name or Eugene FOSs
Wanted Unanimous Action.
Mayor Fitzgerald of the Massachu'
-setts- delegation moves that the roll
call be suspended with and that Will
son be unanimously nominated for
president of the United States. The
convention breaks into an uproar
Bryan says: THAT SUITE me-"
Senator Reed of Miss wi objects
to the unanimous action necessary
for Mr.. Fitzgerald's motion to be put
before the house. He says he does
not object because of bitterness but
because the state of Missouri wants
to be recorded on this last ballot for
"Old Champ Clark"
New York's ninety were cast for
Wilson by Murphy.
Total Vote-Forty- ballot:
Wilson, 800; Clark, "a; Harmon, u;
absent, 2.
Senator Stone of Missouri moves
the nomination of Wilson be made
by reclamation, and the nomination
is so made.
The carrying of the motion of
Senator Stone was the signal for
loud and prolonged cheering The
galleries joined by those on the floor
of the convention in wild demon
stration for Wilson.
At 3:42 the convention adjourned
until nine p. m.
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WEST DEcORIA; EAST RAPlDAN.

Grant Cotton took in the sights
at Minneopa Falls last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. D. Little, accom-
panied by Miss Jessie Mitchell, Wis
tied relatives in Tivoli Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Anderson and
family Of Mankato were visitors at
the parental home here Sunday,
coming out in their automobile.
Miss Jessie Mitchell of Mankato is
visiting her friend, Mrs. j. d. Lit
tie. Mrs Mitchell taught her first
term of school in this district some
nine years ago.
Mrs. Lee and her little niece
Helen of Minneapolis are spending
the week end at the Paul Erland-
son home Mrs. Lea was a school
mate of Mrs. GRANDSON, but they
have not met for over twenty
years.
There was Sunday school pic
mic held in the grove at P. Err
landson's Friday afternoon. The aft
ernoon was very warm but all en-
joyed their outing immensely Sup
per was served at five on tables
in the grove.
Inc new organ was placeQ IN lne
school house in district 143 this
week. Much credit should be given
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Swartout, as
they have worked hard to get this
organ, inasmuch as they held two
socials at their place to raise funds
to pay for the instrument, and their
efforts have not been in vain, as
the organ is nearly paid for. Not
only those living in this district
who contributed their mite to help
a good thing along, but those out
side the district should be thanked
as well.
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.SPOONER MAY BRING
STATE LAW TO BEAR

I IN
St Paul, July IA threat of in
junction proceedings to restrain the
secretary Of state from placing the
name of S. Y. Gordon on the pri-
mary ballot as candidate for the
republican nomination for governor
was made yesterday by friends of
L. c.. SpoOner of Morris, another
candidate for the nomination.
Early in the afternoon, soon after
Gordon had filed his affidavit, MFR.
Spooner, accompanied by Gordon
Bright of Minneapolis, one of his
managers, appeared at the secretary
of states office Mr.. Schmahl was
not in, but Mr.. Bright Immediately
demanded of James A., Larson, as
sistant secretary, to know if he
thought that Gordon was a repub-
lican when he had announced that
he would not support the republic
an nominee for president, and also
whether he thought he had right
to accept Gordon's filing.
Spooner Did Not Say Anything.
Mr.. Larson answered that Gordon
in his statement declared that he
had supported the candidates of the
republican party at the last cleo
ton and that as the law was com
monty interpreted, there was moth
ing to do but to accept the filing.
Mr.. Bright then declared that they
probably would institute proceed
ings to test the matter.
Mr.. Spooner was present and
heard the whole conversation, it is
stated by others present, but he
said nothing on that subject
Mr. Gordon could not be reached
last night but J. A. Martin, his
manager, quoted the election laws
as proof of the lieutenant-gover-
nor's party position. Section 1S4 of
the revised statutes, bearing on the
regulations for filing and designat-
ing qualifications for party affilia-
ton, reads as follows:
Law in Case.
"At least twenty days before the
primary election, any person eligi-
BILE and DESTROYS of having his
name placed upon the primary bal
lot as candidate for any office
shall file his affidavit with the sec
Rotary of state when to be voted
for in more than one county, and
with the county auditor when in a
single county, stating his residence.
that he is a qualified voter in the
subdivision where he seeks nOmi-
nation, the name of his party, and
the office for which he desiresf to
be a candidate; that he affiliated
with said party at the last general
election, and either that he did not
vote thereat or voted for major
ity of the candidates of said party
at ~such election and intends to SO
vote at the ensuing election"
Will Vouch For Republicanism.
',Mr. Gordon has been republic
an for twenty years and was elect-s
ed lieutenant governor at the last
election as a republican" said Mr..
Martin. "Mr. Gordon will have no
difficulty in proving that he voted
for a majority of the republica
candidates at the last election, ant
until the men who have tried to
read him out of the party answer
the questions he put to them i'm
mediately after the Chicago con-
vention it is hardly good taste for
them to attack his republicanism.
Perhaps Mr.. Bright is willing to.
have his republicanism thrashed
out in court but Mr.. Gordon is
ready to let his test be made by
the voter at the primary polls
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CIVIC PRIDE IS SHOWN
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily. aSf
One of the evidences of civic
pride is the planting of flower beds
end making miniature park in
the rear of the Saulpaugh hotel by
the owners of this hostelry. The
ground Immediately to the rear of
the hotel has been sodded, and next
to this is roadway, while the
space between the two roadways in
the alley has been parked, and
fenced off with a low iron rail. The
alley drive has been filled with
sand, so that there are no more
mudholes and pools about the place.
Passengers coming on the trains
will view this parkway with delight.
All garbage in the alley, facing the
railroad tracks should be hauled
away.
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TRAIN STOPS At PARK

Omaha train No. 4, eastbound, due
at, Minneopa state park at 4:4O p.
M, will stop there, week days, for
five or more passengers for Mankato
and points east. 1t also stops on
Sunday for any number of passen-
gers.
Train No. 5, westbound, due to
leave Mankato at 10:3O a. M, daily
except Sunday, stops at Minneopa
the same as before. This gives the
public a splendid opportunity to visit
this beautiful spot. e
Many people are planning to spend
the Fourth in this pleasant place.
The park is very pretty now and
delightfully."- cool and the water from
the new flowing well is the best in
the country.
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new HEAD OF LEAGUE

Carl Walden superintendent of
the Mankato district of the Mime
sofa .Anti-Saloon league, has arrived
in Mankato and has leased office
rooms in the Building and Loan as
ISOLATION building, 800 South Front
street. Mr.. Walden succeeds. the
late Rev. Donald Mckenzie as dis
trict superintendent. He had charge
of the northwest district in the last
campaign. He has been in the
league service in this state for over
three years. a
Mr.. Walden's family is in Mime
apolis and will remain there for the
present. 1t is expected that they
will come to Mankato after the
coming campaign is concluded.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Carrie R. Fowler to Frank H. Me
bel, lot 1, 'block 3. Waite and Roeiof-
.ofson's addition, Mankato. Consid-
Grafton, $4,000.
Ida A. Currier to John Ziegler.
neA of nwA of section 20, Decoria
township, containing 39k acres.
Consideration, $1,700.
William J. Wigley to Joshua w.
Wigley, sell of neA, containing 40
acres. Consideration, $4,000.
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PLEASED WITH MEETING
From Tuesdays Daily. !

'S''i t3Soaoy - lazy ..
Delegates returned late yesterday
from Winnebago where they attend
ed the district convention of the
Methodist Epworth league. This
league is composed of the chapters
of the Mankato district, with Pres
ident Ed Hoerger of Faribault, pre-.
siding. Mr.. Bert Leach, secretary
of the league. The convention open
ed with banquet and a reception
Friday evening. followed by lee
ture by DIR. e. V. Du Bots, presi-
dent of Parker college,.
A paper read by Miss Ellen Nitz-
kowski of this city, on Social Life
of the League on Saturday morn,
ing. George Andrews of Winneba-
go read paper on Good Citf
zenship," both papers being largely
discussed. On Saturday afternoon,
Mrs. w. n. Jameson of Mankato
gave an address on Spiritual Life
of the League" which was followed
by conference, in which the en-
tire delegation took part in gen.
eral discussion of Mrs. Jamieson's
topic. s..
The evening was spent in song
and praise, from seven until eight
O'Clock Saturday night, and at eight
o'clock, Mrs. Jameson preached on
Equipment !. for Service"
Sunday was begun with an in
spirational meeting at six o'clock
in the morning, conducted by Mr..
Hoerger and at 1890, DR.. Cowgirl
of the Mahkato district, spoke on
HEROES in Religion" A Bible
school was held at twelve O'Clock,
and at three O'Clock Sunday after
noon, a meeting was conducted by
Rev. Jean Hickman of Albert Lea,
who spoke on world Evangelism"
At seven o'clock general meeting
of all the young people was held,
conducted by one of the young peo-
pie, and followed by service by
DR.. Du Bots. A sacrament of the
Lords supper closed the conference,
which was. largely :, attended and
considered "a success IN every way.
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THEY'LL BILL THE TOWN
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Ringling's advertising car No. 1
will reach Mankato tomorrow. A
crew Of twenty-five men will bill
Mankato and the surrounding coun-
try with posters and flaming sheets
of, paper announcing the visit of
the circus here on July %. Ham
NETT & Donahue have the livery
contract. The car is in charge of
George Goodhardt. Manager Griebel
has had erected 1000 feet of new
steel billboard in order to accommo-
date the circus bills.
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Guilty of Drunkenness.
~ Tuecdau,o natlu

William Freeman pleaded guilty to
the charge of drunkenness in munich
pal court today and was sentenced 60
IS and costs or ten days in Jail, but
suspended sentence until July 8.
Warren Mitchell also pleaded guilty
to the charge of drunkenness and
Ernst Hartmann was fined SIS and
costs for the same charge, while
William Lacey was ordered out of
town upon his plea of getting drunk.
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Files For Chief Justice.
~ Tuasdav,e Daitv ft a-

Charles NJ Start, chief justice of
the supreme court, has filed for the
denomination to that office. Under
the new primary law no official des-
ignation will accompany his name.
The ballot is non-partisan. Chief
Justice Start has been connected with
the supreme bench since 1894, 8
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Grannis VS.. Hitchcock.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

The case of Grannis VS.. Hitch
cock was argued in supreme court
today. This is a case involving
the title to some land near Vernon
Center. Miles Porter is attorney
for the appellant and j. w. and
H. l.. Schmitt are attorneys for the
respondent.
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Died of Diphtheria.
rom TUESDAYS Daily.

Aquilla Barton, son of Frank
Barton, died yesterday at Minneapo-
lis from diphtheria. Mr.. Barton for
merly was in the restaurant bust
ness in Mankato.
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is AGAIN IN THE FIELD
from Iuesday,s Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Register of Deeds j. G.. Fowler
made the announcement today that
he will be a candidate for renomi-
nation Mr. Fowler has a great
many friends in Blue Earth county
who will again be pleased to ten
der him their support. He has made
a competent and courteous official.
Will Have Auto Delivery.
Flo, Pugh & Brockmeyer, the gro
GERS, today purchased an Interna-
tional auto wagon which will be
used IN their delivery service.
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The alarm was sounded in Man
kato, but the democrats failed to
respond with a battery of kilograms,
such as William r. Hearst had
suggested. 1--WE do not care who is
nominated by the convention re-
marked one prominent democrat.
"They are all first-class men and we
could support any one of them. |
feel sore at Bryan. He has made
an unjust and uncalled for attack
on Mr.. Clark. Mr. Bryan has lost
many of his former supporters"
Other democrats spoke in the
same strain. They have lost inter
est in the convention and are ready
to accept any democrat as the NOM
inee They were all Indifferent to
the appeal sent out by The Exami-
ner, and remained as passive as a
stern church deacon who is engaged
in listening to an orthodox sermon
on hell fire and birthstone"
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HEARST SOUNDSALA
PLEA MADE FOR CLARK
From Tuesdays Daily.


That pressure was brought to
bear on democrats throughout the
country to use their influence in
behalf of Champ Clark is evidenced
by the following telegram which
was received by a weI-knoWn poll
tician in Mankato today. 1t was
from The Chicago Examiner, a
newspaper owned by William r.
Hearst, and reads as follows:
"A clear majority of the dele
gates to the democratic ma
tiona convention at Baltimore
showed for eight separate bal
lots that their choice for the
presidential nomination was
Champ Clark. If the delegates
instructed for him do not dsre-
gard their instructions he will
be nominated. Please have every
influential democrat in your ter
ritory rush messages from their
district urging them to vote for
Clark, the only candidate who
has been able to get majority
in the convention and who by
all presidents of the democratic
party is entitled thereby to the
nomination. Quick action is alb
soIuteIy essential"
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A few minutes later, a woman
entered and identified the very pair
of overalls that Mr.. Smith was
wearing, as those of her son, and
she said they cost IS cents She
shook her fist at the now quayer-
ing Mr.. Smith and demanded that
he Immediately take them off. Mr.
Smith backed away into one cor
ner and meekly told her that pro-
priety would not permit him to