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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-09
Entertained Lady Maecabees.

.. Mrs. Charles II. Mohr entertained
the members Of the Lady Maccabees
at her home at $50 North Fifth
street last evening. An: elegant sup
per was served at six O'clock. afte.
which the evening was spent in a
oscial way, cards forming the chief
diversion ...... - ..
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Mrs. oujouIe Entertains.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: Mrs. II.
S. QuiggIc, GO Milton street. enter.
tanned at luncheon yesterday. The
guests of honor were Mrs. w. w.
Remington, Mrs. Colson and Miss
Damon of Winnebago, Mimi. Among
the guests were Mrs. A. o. Eberhart,
Mrs. William Regan, Mrs. c. II.
Wrese, Mrs. s. J. Burchard and Mrs.
Kelsey Chase. 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-09
From Saturdays Daily.
Students Gave a Dance.

Students of the high school and
normal gave a dance at the Elks
club building last night. Forty
couples were present. A light
luncheon was served at midnight
successful dances given by the stu
dents in Mankato, being chaperoned
by members of the faculty. Scherer' s
orchestra furnished the, music.
Dances Last Night. >.E - I.
The Sons Of Herman had mas
querade dance last night. The
Loyola orchestra - furnished the
music. Refreshments We're served.
Another dance was given at the
Davis Business university last night
and another by the Crescent Dane.
ing club at the Knights of Columbus
hall. .,.e
: Conner Jones will leave tomorrow
afternoon for Chicago.
J. II. Webster of Winona visited
friends in Mankato today.
c.. II. Saulpaugh returned last
night from the twin cities.
Mrs. H. Roberts of Lake Crystal
spent yesterday in the city.
w. d. Pabst of Lake Crystal Wis
tied friends in Mankato today.
F. F. Smith of Plainview. trans
acted business in the city today.
V. A. Maloney OF Waseca trans
acted business in Mankato today.
Miss Jennie McCool of Winona
visited friends in Mankato today
C. Z. Beise Of Smiths Will paid
Mankato business visit yesterday
C. M. Oleson returned last night
from a business trip to South Da
kota.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bracket of Excel
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Birthday Party,

Little Miss Violet Amundson enter
tanned at birthday party at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Clifford
sheldon, yesterday afternoon. A
number of her little friends were
present and had good time playing
games. A delicious lunch was served
to the little folks before their de-
parture. Violet received a number of
pretty gifts from her guests. 3
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Lean Year Ball.

invitations have been issued for a
Leap Year ball to be given at the
Saulpaugh hall on Friday evening,
February 9. The hostesses are ten
girls of the younger set and the
guests will be of that number and
the young married people. -. =.
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From Mondays Daily.
Bartzch-Stavenzu Wedding.

6arfZcn-StaVen2u WeuQsng.
Mr.. Lotus A.. Stavenau and Miss
Caroline Bartzeh were married today
at the home. of the groom
parents at Good Thunder. They
will ( make their future home at
Rapidan where Afr. Stavenau has
a fine farm The young man has
spent most of his life in Good Thun-
der and Rapidan while the bride
has lived here a short time. coming
from Germany.
Dinner Party. Sc - 50 $50 80
Judge and Mrs. Lorin Cray enter
tanned about sixteen friends at a
dinner party Saturday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Noe,
who will soon depart Tor Ontario
Cal This Is one of d series OF
farewell dinner parties given for
Mr.. and Mrs. Noe.
Miss Mary Stroth Of lie Sueur Cen
ter is visiting friends here.
Miss Anna Welter spent Sunday
with friends at lie Sueur
r. C. Brown OF Madelia was In
the city yesterday with friends. /.
III. SdIIit ~. WSSk, LILY y y ssPo>St'xi
list of Minneapolis. Is in the city,
Mrs. L. IT. Show of Chicago spent
yesterday in Mankato with friends.
Earl J. Retkwill Of lie. Sueur trans
acted business in Mankato this morn.
ing.
William c.. Johnson of Judson call
ed. on friends at the court house to-
day.
Attorney Charles Thompson OF
Amboy Is in Mankato on business
today. 50 y
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. +. Nye of Sleepy
Eye were guests of friends here yes
terday.
e. Welshons of st. Paul Is spend
ing several days in the city with
friends.
Miss Leila Black who Is a student
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a business caller in Mankato yes
terday and today.
| Mr.. and Mrs. David Jones of Stark
weather, N D., are the guests OF
] friends in the city today.
w. N. Curtis and II. F. Matson
of Minneapolis are spending several
days, in the city on business.
]. r. Merely of Owatonna spent
! yesterday in tMankato calling on his
| friends and transacting business.
Miss Frida, frost, who has been
attending the ladies seminary. has
returned to her home at TT. Dodge,
Iowa
Mrs. S. B.. Wilson and Mrs. Ru.
dolph Bierbauer returned last even,
Ing. from st. Paul where they attend
ed grand opera.
II. A. Patterson is expected to
return home Sunday. from Valley
City, N. D., where he has spent
several days on business. yes. b
Mrs. T. e. Walling and Miss Ida
Douglas of Amboy were the guests
of Mrs. Harvard Diamond. Miss
Douglas returned to her home last
night. l..
Josie Groh left yesterday for
Waterville, where he will visit for
a day or So and then return with
his mother who, will spend some
time in Mankato. 81. II.
p. J. Nfadsen of s Hutchinson,
Mimi, state agent for the Open
Door Silo, was in Mankato yester-
day. Mr.. Madsan Is n nephew OF
II. r. Jensen OF this city. 5,
Joseph Sturm stopped over in the
city this noon on his way back to
Good Thunder from St. Mary's
where he attended the funeral Of
Father Culliton which. was held
yesterday. +. 4 =, Is. al. - s.
NJ. l.. Vaughn, representing the
Minneapolis Tribune, has rented one
Of the Lamm-Hohmann houses ON
North Fifth street and will move his
family here about the fifteenth OF
this month. 40. -. ..s.,,a.. ii ~,
II. G. Hawkins ! Of Mason City.
Iowa, representing the Decker and
Sons packing house, was in the city
today calling on the trade. He has
just resumed his run in this ter
ritory after an absence of about ten
months. 49,. '.-'''. -,
The Misses frost, Bremen and
Schweppe left for their homes in
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Ocheyedan, Iowa,
and St. James, Minnesota, respect
lively, after having completed the
work for the first semester at the
ladies' seminary.
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Eckhardt.Jenson Wedding.

6Ckhdrut.JtHsoH" W6uuIHg' =
The marriage of Mr.. jens Jensop
and Miss Mabel Eckhardt took place
Tuesday at Boyd, MINI, Miss Eek.
hardt's parents live atBlue Earth, but
she has been making her home at
Boyd for some time. Mr.. Jenson is
a buttermaker at the Mankato SAM.
tary dairy company and is a son OF
Peter Jensen of North Mankato: Both
are highly respected young people.
They will make. their home on. South
Front. ~. - --.... &C.,. p
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James. Hickey went to Tracy on
business yesterday.
E. NJ. Zuel went to Ashland, Wis,
yesterday on bIrsiness.
George e. Owen returned yester-
day from a western trip. .-H-,
Sheriff Anton Osten was in Lake
Crystal on business today ~-:',a
Mrs. S.. J. Fariss OF Owatonna is
in the city calling on friends. =,
VI. Douglas of Amboy visited. friends
in Mankato yesterday afternoon
J.. J. Lewis Of Minneapolis trans.
acted business in Mankato today.
Attorney BENJAMIN Taylor went to
Faribault on business this afternoon.
Charles Jacobson Of Rochester was
in the city this morning on business.
Frank Morrill, of Pipestone paid
Mankato business visit yesterday.
e. j. Boomer. OF Willmar numered
among the business visitors tn Man.
kato today. as Il. IS = ,sss.
Mrs. Paul Barney returned today
from st. Paul, where. she enjoyed
grand opera.
A. L. Law Of Minneapolis, form
erly Of Mankato, is, visiting friends
here for a days. -
II. G. Wahlers. of lie Sueur. Center
attended to several business matters
in the city today.
Andrew Osteboe of Mapleton num-
bered among the business visitors
in Mankato yesterday.
Mrs. ]. W.. Vickere and sister OF
Galesbury. H., are spending a few
days in Mankato with friends.
Mrs. VI. w. Sheehan left yesterday
afternoon for Waseca where she will
visit friends and relatives for o few
days.
z. PROOFS, representing the s
Borchardt & Co. shoe firm of New
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Checker Party.

= William C. Wood entertained Tues
day evening at a checker party. The
guests were w. ID. Kieth, John White,
John r. Bowen, Victor Tenney, F. O..
Swaine and III. S. Cot. Mr.. White and
Mr. Keith tied for high score. :.
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Entertained for Mr.. and Mrs. Noe.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Noe were en-
tertained at n dinner party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Will
lard on South Broad street last even
ing. About twenty-one friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Noe were. present. Mr..
George Clark. Judge Cray and DR..
Harrington favored those present with
n choice lot of stories. This Is one
of the series of parties being given
for Mr.. and Mrs. Noe before their
departure for. Ontario, Cal. The next
party will be held at the home of
Judge and Mrs. Cray on Saturday
evening: r~'. -. ~.
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DO|NGS IN SOCIETY
From Thursdays Daily.
Birthday Party.

TTVHF TWuTSudy odtIys
Birthday Party. .... {
Mrs. F. A. Woller gave a six
o'clock dinner to some of her friends
in honor of her father, Captain John
A. Tidland, on his seventy-eighth
birthday. The dining room was dec.
Grated with flags, flowers and ever.
greens, seventy-eight candles in red.
white and blue in patriotic design OF
the G. A. r. were placed around the
birthday cake. Captain Tidland re.
ceived many tokens of remembrance
and affection from his children and
friends. Music and social chat round.
ed out o. pleasant evening and all
had a good time. Captain Tidland
has hosts of friends who wish him
many more pleasant birthdays. .
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Miss Dougherty is an excellent
young woman and possesses a
charming personality. She has a
great many friends in this city who
will wish her much joy.
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young ladies' are charming hostesses.
George Hoerr left today for. Lee
banon. Ore. @ 81.
Mrs. Carl ,Osgood of Garden City
visited in Mankato yesterday.
y. NJ. Huntington of Winona spent
the day in the city on business.
Fl. T. u. Tucker of ST.; Paul was a
business visitor in Mankato today.
r. A. McClintock of New Ulm was
a business visitor i'm the city today.
|. Mrs. A. c. White of Adair, Okla,
is visiting friends in Mankato today.
Attorney C. o. Daily left for
Sleepy. Eye last night on legal bust.
ness. 1sea' -
W.. j. Armstrong of Minnesota Lake
was a business visitor in Mankato
today.
t The Misses Helen and Ida just
of Rapidan are in the city visiting
/ friends.
o. Thorson of Good Thunder
transacted business in Mankatc
today.
| John Deegan returned to Mankatc
last night from Waseca to visit here
few days. 81,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. d. Zempel Of
Preston are in the city. visiting
friends here.
/ ]. w. Brown of Lamberton number
ed among the business visitors II
| the city today. 49,,
! s. L. Severson of GAINESVILLE was
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Given Birthday Surprise.
Mrs. !. J. Romack was pleasantly
surprised last evening at her home
on Glenwood avenue by number
of friends in honor of her birthday.
Games were played and refreshments
served. Mrs. Romack was presented
with beautiful gold pin.
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Social Dance.
Invitations have been issued for a
social dance to be given by the
students of the Mankato Commercial
college at the Knights of Columbus
hall on Friday evening. Music will
be furnished by the Loyola ,orches.
ira.
I NJ. S. Martin OF Zumbrota is in
the city today on business.
Attorney c. j. Laurisch is in Pitts.
burgh. Pa. on legal business.
E. D. Dieudonne of Janesville trans
acted business In the city today.
A. N. Boiler OF Winnebago was a
business visitor In Mankato yester.
day.
W. Huska of lie Sueur Center
transacted business In Mankato to-
day. .a{
Robert C. MacCulloch of Portage.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16
Rags Wanted

Wanted.-Clean Tags, suitable for
cleaning machinery. Imperial Vale
reSS
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16

rial valley has been a dream, vision.
a hope, a promise, a realization. To
the pioneer farmer it has been work,
a fight, test, hardship, victory.
TO the pioneer business man il has
been a venture, prospect, risk, an
opportunity, an investment. TO the
people beyond our mountain walls it
has been a gamble, speculation, a
chance, a scheme, romance, an ad-
venture, a joke. But today, Imperial
valley is.
This is the justification of every eff
fort, the fulfilmcnt of every promise,
the reward of every struggle. This
is the answer to every criticism, the
reply to every argument, the retort
TO every jeer, the rebuke to every
srcer. the triumphant, unanswerable
answer: Imperial valley is.
Tecolote Rancho, December 2, 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16
flow in acre feet for the past four to
Annual flow

Total annual flow. acre feet so. .il1 900
Leaving out Of consideration The W.
ter supply available in the creeks and
smaller rivers. so, 600 900 acre feet OF
water is sufficient to cover the IA 1000,
900 acres Of agricultural land in Cali
fornia 10 depth of more than 30
inches. which is ample for the growth
of all crops. This vast quantity OF
water can never be entirely used IL
irrigation, because il cannot be fully
controlled, but the statement of il
shows the tremendous potentialities of
California irrigated agriculture.
Irrigation in California has increased
S4.3 per cent in len years. The irri
CATION systems have cost S12,445, ,G6@,
or S2O.02 per irrigated acre.
From the returns made by assessors
and The shipment Of products out OF
! the state ii is possible to form an ap-
prONimate estimate of the value of a
| part Of the irrigated product. or the
| 500 900 acres in vines and the 300. 900
acres i'll orchards, the annual gross re
! turns to the growers would not vary
| far from $3.50 per acre. or 500, 900 ,O0U
| III all. Then, in addition, there is al =
! falfa, vegetables. small fruits and Othe:
crops, the greater part Of which are
il irrigated. The gross returns from these
would be Si5.O00.0 900 a year. MAKING
in all gross return of Si35, 600. 900
q year from 500. 900 acres of irrigated
| land, a most profitable result.
In Southern California the develop
Ecnt of irrigation has been rapid. CON
tinuing with bounds until the water
supply available in the streams was
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16
Tho Grandfathers

We're all of MS loudly bewailinS the
fact
That the Srandmothers, gentle and
gray,
With their silver bowed spectacles,
aprons and caps,
Have utterly vanished away.
In their places are we'll preserved
matrons in styles
Dsiressingly giddy and new,
With tresses that show not a glimmer
But. where are the grandfathers.
too?
The kindly old men with their garru-
lous tales
Who delighted to doze by the hearth,
The honest old fellows with wrinkles
and pipes,
White bearded, the salt of the earth.
There are plenty Of bald headed sports
with cigars.
Auto cars, and fur coats, it is true.
But while we lament for the grand =
mothers gone.
Oh where are The SrandfatherS,
too?
-Minna Irving in New York Times.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16
IMPERIAL VALLEY Is

Harold Bell Wright in Los Angeles
Tribune Imperial valley edition: Th@
Imperial valley is. That time Wneh
we were not lies within the memory
of the eighth grade. The Colorado
desert was here. but Imperial valley
had place only in the minds of a few
optimistic promoters. imaginative en-
gineers and hopeful adventurers.
To the dweuers outside we have
been a topic for light conversation
We have. to those who did not know
grown most luXuriantly in the pro
moters' pamphlets and in the real e,
tate circulars. We have belonged. IN
the mind of the real world. to thai
hearsay world where facts and fancie-
are 50 blended that the true seems
false and the false seems true. But
today Imperial valley is.
Our principal crops are net NOW
grown upon the fertile pages Of the
promoters literature. but i'll fields to
which the farmers hold their somewhat
tardy patents. Alfalfa. corn. cotton
horses, hogs and cattle are facts. Til
Imperial farm is.
The producing Speculator. the
poachinS land grahher. the get-rich-
quick farmer Of the farmers, are going
the way Of the disappearing coyote
the vanishing fox aud the dying rabbit
Against these nUXiuus parasites thl'
seek always to fatten upon new lands
and against all their thieving kin oul
fields are being fenced. The Impcri1
farmer is.
Commercial tramps. financial vagd-
bonds, shifty peddlers Of hot air are
fast taking the road that leads out
The gates are being closed. The op-
portunities now offered to capital art
the opportunities Of the woodpile. Thc
days Of the asy handout are no more
Imperial business is
No longer does the sweating pioneer
swinging to the Johnson bar OF hi
fresno, keep alive his courage Will
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16
oUARANTEE OF CIRCULATION

cuniured visions of smooth lawns and
we'll kept fields, of rose hedges and
flowers, of gardens, groves and or
chardS. No more does the tired set
tier, when the night has come, dream
of substantial houses and barns. Of
full granaries, Of bountiful tables and
comfortable Deds. The rude tent house,
| The arrowweed ramade, the rough
board shack, the fire and bed under
the mesquite and the shelterless camp
on the desert sands have passed into
! the keeping of the historian and the
novelist. The Imperial home is.
The hardy, dust grimed. mud caked.
Sunburned reclaimer of the desert no
dOnger makes his lonely fire and with
his own rude hand prepares the bacon
frijoles, tlapjacks and coffee for hE
solitary meal. No more does his hun
CRY heart know only the comprehensive
Of his team and the fellowship of his
dog. He need not now plod those
weary miles to the uncertain post
| Office craving news from the dear ones
who wait somewhere beyond the rim
of the barren plain. The Imperial wo
man, wife and mother, is.
The folk who have made this Land
have as truly been made by this land.
into the spirit of those who have
wrought this work of reclamation the
spirit of the desert they have con-
quered has entered deeply. The pro-
cess Of nature that laid bare the bot
tom of the sea and through the long
centuries created the desert was d
sitting process that permitted no life
to remain save that which it fitted aud
trained to endure. The process by
which this desert has been reclaimed
and the Imperial valley won for the
world has been sitting process that
has permitted only the mt to survive.
That the Imperial valley is evidences
10 the thinking world the character
Of the Imperial valley people. The
Imperial citizen is.
To the home hungry settler Impe
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16
inspiration

uUSpUoStOH
| show men things they do not see.
So oft they pass them by:
And some have found new things 10
love.
New splendors in the sky.
| pull the veil from Mystery,
And show how cynics smile:
Men look foolish look, and feel
They knew her all the while.
give a youth the power to tell
Old lore that is like new:
The wise men wag their heads and
frown
And know his words are true.
a beggar played his violine
Where wind folk sob and sing:
whispered to his heart, and now
He plays before the king.
The crowd saw but the parts of stec'
Piled high before their eyes:
Long to the builders heart | came
He saw his tower rise.
am guest that comes and goes
Not lured by throne or mart;
give to Man the love Of Life
Or else | break his heart.
-Ainslee's Magazine.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16
NOTICE-ENGINEER WANTED

NOtIce IS hereby given that All The
regular meeting of the Board OF Di-
rectors OF the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict, held on December 10th, the FOL
lowing motion was duly put and car
Moved that the Secretary be, and is
papers in Imperial Valley a notice
stating that the Imperial Irrigation
District desires to employ an engineer
man and also a craftsman. at a saIarv
not to exceed one hundred and seven
ty-hve S!750O dollars per month
sucn service to begin January 1, 191.
ranged. "e ai
GEORGE L. MELTON.
secretary imperial Irrigation District
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16

practically exhausted. Since the irri-
gated area has been extended only by
resort to pumping from wells and by
endeavorins successfully so) to make
the water already diverted irrigate twL
acres where it only irrigated one acre
before.
Irrigation projects in the state cover
3,i9O,6 acres, Of which about 20 per
cent are actually irrigated. Outside OF
Southern California the principal areas
irrigated from wells and springs are
located in the San Joaquin, the Sacra-
mentO and the Santa Clara valleys. IT.
riSated agriculture is the dominant in
GuStry Of California
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16
NATURALIZATION IMPERIAL IR-
RIGATlON DISTRICT
To the Electors of imperial IrFig alton

NOTiCE-ELECTION IMPERIAL IR-
RIGATiON DISTRICT
To the Electors of Imperial Irrigation
District:
Your notice is hereby called TO the
election to be held Wednesday. Febru :
AIRY s. 1913, at which time the follow =
ing officers will be chosen:
One director from the CaleXico pre-
cinct.
One director from the Imperial pre-
cinct.
One director from the Hol,ville pre-
cinct.
An assessor and collector uhe two
offices have been combined.
treasurer.
The directors are chosen for four
years, the other officers for two years.
Not less than ten days before the
election, any ten or more electors II.
the district may file with the board
of directors petition, requestin- that
certain persons. specified in such peti
tion be placed on the ballot as candi-
dates for the office named In the peti
ton. The names proposed by the vari
Gus petitions so filed. and no others,
shall be printed on the ballots. But
there will be sufficient blank space
er names II they so desire. The peu-
of the secretary of the district.
Qualification Of Directors
freeholder of the irrigation district,
but not necessarily of the division for
which he is elected.
Qualifications of Voters
Any person is qualified to vote al
this election provided he is entitled TO
vote at a general election.
Be sure your name is on the Great
Register at least forty days prior to
the date Of 'sis GEoseE sisfsiGn' L. MELTON,
Secretary Imperial Irrigation District
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-16
Champion Non Sold

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Dec. 10
Lady ShowyOu, Illinois champion hen.
has been sold for $500 TO James A.
Bell Of Chicago by ]. A. Bickerdike of
Millersville. The fowl has record
OF 81 eggs in SO days and 28i eggs
for last year