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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
VALUE OF NORTHWEST
! CROP IS $522,6

Chicago, August 29-Values of the
crops of the five chief northwestern
states will aggregate over $500,0O0,-
900 this year.
| New bumper crop records, particu-
| larly in wheat, are practically assur-
ed, according to statistics of the Con-
/ tinental and Commercial National
! bank and information gathered by
it's vice president Ralph Van Vech-
| ten.
Mr.. Van Vechten has returned to
Chicago from an automobile trip
through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
| and South Dakota and Montana.
| With him were NJ. B. Cottree and F.
G.. Wicket, president and director
respectively of the Drexel State
bank Their account of the trip is
sermon of optimism, prosperity
prediction.
THE northwest country is a gar
den. / never saw such crops" said
Mr. Van Vechten yesterday. "The
only problem will be for the western
| farmer to obtain enough cars to ship
his products.
Abundant rainfall and lack of hot
winds that caused havoc last year
have brought ideal conditions Crops
of North Dakota and Montana, par
ticularly the wheat crop, will be rec
ord breakers and in the other three
states the result will be far ahead
of that last year.
Dry Farming Success.
THE country west of Aberdeen,
that portion of South Dakota and
Southwestern North Dakota that was
completely dried out last year, is one
vast garden. There is a greater
wheat acreage and this is especially
true in Montana. where dry farming
is being carried on most successfully
on former grazing land.
Everywhere we saw potatoes The
crop of them will be great. We saw
fine corn, except in Montana, which
is not corn state. The fax, bar
ley, oats and rye, in fact all the
crops, are in excellent condition.
And when you remember that these
| statistics do not take into coI.sid-
GRAFTON the value of hay, dairy prod
ucts or live stock, you can readily
realize that the outlook is excel
| lent"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06

noon for her mother, Mrs Peter
Krohn, who left Monday for her
home in Tenstrike, Mimi.
School opens September 2 to en-
roll scholars and lessons will be as.
signed, after which school will be
dismissed for the day. All children
who will be six during the school
year may start in September, as
no first primary will be started after
September.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
AmboY and Vicinity

Miss Hatty Boulter visited her
friend, Miss Ella Dettwyler, over
Sunday.
Mrs. Eva Briggs Cornish visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Briggs, over Sunday
Mr.. Nelson Latin left Monday for
Brookings, S. d., where he will spend
the week with his daughter, Mrs.
Belle Davis. ae
The chicken pie supper which was
to have been held at the home of
E. p. Wilder Friday evening, has
been postponed until later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Latin visited
the formers sister, Mrs. Elias, at
Granada over Sunday Mrs. Elias
is nearly ninety years old but is still
doing her own housework.
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Willow Creek Chris
tian church, which was to be held
this week with Mrs. Fl o. Thorn
son. has been postponed for another
week and will be held Thursday aft
ernoOn, September 5.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
Miohtv Jupiter.

Jupiter. the largest Of the planets. is
1900 times the bulk and 80 times the
mass of the earth. and accomplishes its
rotation on its axis In nine hours fifty
minutes. AS the equatorial crcum.
ference Is 2I5.0O0 miles. the linear rota-
tional velocity of point on the equator
ia nearly eight miles second.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
Something to show.

DO you mean to tell me-" demanded
Mr.. Siilicus angrily. that you actually
ordered $40 worth of groceries Of a to-
tai stranger at prices less than any
wholesale dealer can buy them and
paid for them in advance?"
Yes. that's what l said" replied his
better half.
And you hadn't sense enough to see
that 1t was barefaced swindler
roared Sillicus. well. your moneys
gone now. and you have nothing to
show for it,
why. yes. | have. john" said his
wife. Il have the mans receipt for
the monsy."-Lippincotts
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
Garden city

Mrs. oRdgers of Rapidan was
caller at the Warner home Tuesday.
w. A. Wagner attended, Sunday,
the telegraphers' meeting at Man
kato
Mrs. f.. e. Norton and daughter
Gladys were shoppers at Mankato
Tuesday.
Mrs. C. Davis of Lake Crystal
spent Saturday as the guest of Mrs.
Josie Wood
Mrs. King of Mortified was Wis
itor the first of the week at the
home of her brother, w. A Wagner.
A moving picture show will be
held at the WoOdman hall Friday
evening. Among the pictures shown
will be the Titanic"
Miss Clara Boynton entertained
her Sunday school class at her beau
tiful home last Friday afternoon.
Dainty refreshments were served.
Mrs. Mayte John entertained the
w. F. M. S. at her home Tuesday
afternoon. After program was en-
joyed, dainty refreshments were
served.
Mr.. Mccormick and family of
Kirksville, Mo-, have rented the P.
ID. Reid residence on the west side
and have unloaded their goods from
the car
Mrs. G. E. Hart has been entertain
ing this week her mother and father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemon of Eagle Lake,
and her sister, Mrs Martin, from
Wisconsin.
Mrs. Gilbert and daughter. from
Madison, S. D., and Mrs DR.. Gilbert
OF Tampa Bay, Florida, spent the
first of the week as guest of their
sister, Mrs. Ida Terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Osgood are
rejoicing over the arrival of a fine
baby boy at their home Tuesday.
August 81, and j. X. is wearing the
smile that won't come off.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with
MRS. Thurston next Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 3. The new programs for
next year will no doubt be ready
Tor distribution at that time.
merry crowd of friends enjoyed
a luncheon and melon feed" on the
lawn at the home of Mrs. Effie Pc
lerson Tuesday afternoon and also
helped her to celebrate her natal
day.
Inc shock threshing is nearly
completed and the grain has turned
OUT exceptionally WELL The. oats on
one of Mrs. Florence Parkers' farms
going seVenty-five bushels to the
acre.
The families of Charlie Kelley
Amboy; Clayton Kelley, Vernon:
Frank Pew, of Vernon. and Mrs r
5. Loring and daughter Annie form.
ed a family party who picnicked AT
Rapidan dam Sunday
The handkerchief bazaar and anron
sale Will be held September at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Robarts
IN ms is given under the auspices of
.ne Laales Ala and everyone is cor
daily invited to attend.
MRS. e. S. Loring, while strolling
through the cornfield near her home.
noticed a very high stalk and upon
measuring found it thirteen feet and
ten inches high There were two
ears OF corn on the stalk.
announcements have been received
OF the marriage of Rev. r. B. Jones'
a former pastor here of the Chris
tian church, and Miss Louise Shoe
maker OF Mankato, at her home.
tuesday, August q. They will re-
SIDE at DIN, Iowa, where he has
a pastorate
party from Napoleon autoed over
ana were callers at the Peterson
garden, Monday. This pre-
sehts a pretty sight now, as the
large punches of bright red seed
heads set among the green leaves
make bright appearance. The seed
crop is estimated at about 100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06

w. l.. Harris went to Minnesota
Lake today on business.
j. B. Enstad of Lamberton trans
acted business in the city today.
j. G. ''Robel left today for Mime
apolis on a weeks business trip.
o. c. Moser of Reading called on
the business men in the city yester-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06

United States Senator.
Republican,: Knute Nelson, Alex
andria; James A Peterson, Mime
apolis.
Democrat: Dan w. Lawler, st.
paul
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
From Thursdays Daily.
RridnA PARTY

Bridge Party. e..
st. Peter Tribune: Mrs. II. J. Es-
sler was hostess at bridge party
yesterday afternoon, at which Mrs
A. c. Rosenquist, who leaves soon
for Mercedes, Texas, Mrs. John F
Giles and Miss Henrietta Glissman
of Los Angeles, Cal, were the guests
of honor. Bridge was played at
eight tables. Among the out of town
guests were Mrs. Fl. ~ Drummond
and Mrs. J. G. Tegner, all of Man
kato, Miss Agnes Peterson of St
Paul and Mrs. August Poehler OF
Henderson. Mrs. Essler will enter
tain another group of ladies tomor-
row at thimble bee, also in com.
pliment to Mrs. Rosenquist, Mrs
Giles and Miss Glissman. ~
w. l.. Harris went to Minnesota
Lake today on business.
j. B. Enstad of Lamberton trans
acted business in the city today.
j. G. 'Robel left today for Mime
apolis on weeks business trip.
o. c. Moser of Reading called on
the business men in the city yester
day '" ..-
Miss Vivian Peabody of Redwood
Falls is calling on friends in the
city.
]. E. Piersol and Mrs. J. B. Piersol
of Rockwell are the guests of friends
here.
Mrs. E. T. Welch and daughters
are at Superior, Wis, visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs A. A. Melinn of Chi
cago are visiting friends in Mankato
today.
E. j. Halves of GAINESVILLE, Wis
spent the day in the city with
friends. -t
o. G. Mandt of Madison, Wis, is
spending a. few days here with
friends. e..
Mrs. T. Collins and Mrs. James
Fonger of Gary. are visiting friends
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Ressler of Min
neapolis spent sthe day in the city
with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ May of Ro,
chester are the guests of friends in
Mankato today.
Mrs w. r. Rempel of Mortified
is the guest of friends for a few
days in Mankato.
Miss Jessie Prowse returned last
night from a weeks visit with
friends at Austin.
Rev. and Mrs. g. T. Lawton and
daughter of the twin cities autoed to
Mankato yesterday.
w. B. Cheney arrived in the city
last night from Minneapolis and call
ed on friends here.
Mrs. NJ e. Winsey of Brookings,
S. D., is visiting friends in Man
kato for a, few days.
John F.. Davis of Butternut Valley
was in the city yesterday, with a
view to locating here.
Mrs Charles Fox of Lake Crystal
is spending a few days in the city
wifi friends and relatives.
M. j. Kelly Of Minneapolis number
ed among those who transacted
business in the city today.
C. S. Pollock arrived in the city
last night from Minneapolis and
transacted business here today.
Clement Schroeder is spending
several days in the northern part Of
the state on real estate business.
Miss Helen Black returned last
evening from st. James where she
spent the past week with friends.
Mrs. A. G. Cahoon of Worthing-
ton is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06

their heartfelt sympathy to them and
their sisters and brothers in their
great sorrow. Among those who at.
tended the funeral from ST. Clair
were, Mr.. and Mrs. Pagenkopf, Mrs.
j. Fitzloff, Mrs. Boswell, Mrs. Camp
bell, Mrs. Jake Chase, Mrs. Quinn,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Theilman, and DR..
Ma, Beth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-02
PITTSFIELD.
Jolly SnoWshOeing Party
To |. |. Libby's Camp.
Pleasant W. c 7. u. Meeiing--
Co. As. Military Ball.
Grange Meeting, Saturday Night
Young Girls School Record.

The W. c. T. L. met. Thursday af
trrnoon. in the RarIers Of the Free
BAPTIST church, with Mrs. Gates aad
Mrs. TibbcttS. hostess $. Two new
members were received. Miss Gladys
Sturtevant was elected superintcnd-
ent of the Loyal Temperance Legion,
in place of Mrs Annie Frost. resign
ed. as she is To leave, within Il few
weeks, for Belfast whore the family
will locate \ short program was
given. followed by a social hous, with
refreshments.
Mrs Wm w. James Of Berlin. y.
H.. who was Miss Vivian Laushton Of
St Adams. teacher OF eieeatieu st NJ.
{. l., is the guest Of Miss Lura Wake
field
About % young people enjoyed a
snoWshoe trip. Thursday evening, to
L, J.. Libby's camp.
Pittsfeld Grange will meet, Satur
day evening. with q program. a ques-
ton. what Is the Farmers Interest
in Good Etoads?" viii be opened b5
II. II. Jacobs.
Doris Gray, the 10-year-ol daugh-
ter of Frank GRAY of Palmyra, has a
school record to BE- proud Of During
Tire winter term of 10 weeks size was
not absent or tardy. notwithstanding
the extreme cold weather and
storms
Nh and Mrs. Allen Hackett were
in Bangor, Friday.
Earl spaulding went 10 Robinson,
Thursday, for tWo-weeks visit.
The winter term OF Maine Central
Institute closed. FRIDAY, for two
weeks vacation,
Mrs Chas. Russell and children,
who have been visiting IN Old Town
with Mr.. Bussellis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. !. W. Russell, have returned
home.
col and Mrs Blaine owen of Au-
gusta. who arrived i'll town Friday.
10 attend the Military ball were
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. +. ". Briggs.
Mrs. II. b. Sprague Of Pembroke
arrived Friday. called by the critical
illness of her daughter Miss Bessie
Sprdgue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-02

careful of her clothes in these matron-
~ days, and as she grows older she
becomes more radiantly youthful
No longer does the woman of today
look i'll the glass, see crow's-feet null
tiplying with wrinkling vigor, and
count her gray hairs in despair, think
ing of her place i'll the corner of the
house and conducted and protected
journeys without in bonnet and a
rusty gown. No, she goes to a better
costumer and a thoughtful construc-
tor Of corsets. changes her hairdresser
for a more sRilful craftsman, practises
face massage, and increases her naiili-
ners bill. 1t is the hat that makes the
woman, from the cradle to the grave,
and the bonnet of a generation ago Of
ten aged her and labelled her old and
embarrassing even before she had
stepped ont Of youth. Only women
VINO really like trouble and spend their
lives searching for it wear bonnets to-
day. The wise old woman invents
new ways of hairdressing and gives
her married daughter lessons, in the
superb manner, ON the choice of hats
and in the more difficult matter of
wearing them when they are secured.
Twenty years ago the ageng woman
gave up the battle of life without a
fight and crept off to the fireside in
faded lavender. Survey "a volume of
Punch, which is an admirable record
of our social habits. and you viii see
at IA glance that in the old days only
the young women stood up and oc-
cupied centre seats. Matrons and very
old-looking aged ladies gossiped in
out-of- the-way corners. Today you
cannot tell a woman is aged either by
her manner or her dress, but If she is
attred with becoming youthfulness
and is suspiciously young and fresh in
her range of ideas and her manner of
speech you may begin to suspect she
has passed seventy and is really hid
ing the approach of her eightieth
birthday If the woman is aged and
looks tired and worn, neglected in
dress, even to the point OF frumpiness,
the shrewd obserN az realizes she is APP
preaching the tWenties and has come
face to face with the appalling knoWl-
edge that she Is "A woman, born to the
burden of leading Il once-enslaved sex
To the promised land. The old woman
had become used to the horror and in
Justice implied by being u woman.
She has probably done her share of
leading revolutions and accomplishing
mans work infinitely better than he
ever did it himself. She wins her way
to youth by her age, and in the end
the old woman becomes the young
woman, because she takes up the
charming things young women are ne
giecting in their haste to be manly.
She knows the beautiful trappings
which have deckcd women through all
the ages and made their passage a ri
etnus procession of color III a world
that can be odjously drab may once
have been symbols Of slavery, but un-
der certain conditions can be turned
into signs of freedom and power. She
has begun to take UP when she needs
il most the neglected weapon of her
sex, and to use il with new UNDER
standing and authority which her
younger sisters are nov too busily en-
gagged to attempt to acquire until in
their turn they find themselves grow
ing old.-London Daily Mail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-02
UNIVERSITY CHAT.
OF Sports, of Fraternities and OF the
College Boys Themselves.

orono. Me. Mar Especial AT
recent meeting of the Junior week
committee il was decided definitely to
hold Junior week on May >, :. and ].
The program for the week Will begin
Thursday evening with the Junior
prize declarations followed by an in
formal dance ON Friday afternoon
there will be a baseball game with
New Hampshire and on Friday even
ing will come the Junior prom. Sat
urday afternoon there will be dual
track meet with Colby on Alumni
Field. The week will close with the
play by the Maine Masque. Saturday
evening. Owing to the earliness of
the date the boat ride viii probably
be omitted. The Ivy day exercises
will also be omitted from the Junior
week program but will be held in con-
neetion with the class commencement
next year.
There are a large number of candi-
dates for the varsity baseball team
working out daily under the direction
of Captain Abbott. The practice so
far has been confined mostly to bat
terry candidates. Those who arc
showing up we'll for pitchers posi-
tons are Smith Il. Jones 'tS. Stable
IL Heist IA. Fields IA, Welch -,
richards Is. Blaisdell 10 and Gilman
10. Those trying for the catchers'
position are Captain Abbott Ia. Baker
10, York 10, Newcomb Is. A general
call for candidates was issued ON Mon
day and about thirty-five men re-
sponded. Only light practice will be
INDUCED in until coach Magoon ar
rives the middle of March, when work
will begin in earnest.
There is considerable activity in
track athletics at the present time. A
large number of new men took part in
the inter fraternity meet held last
week. The meet was easily won by
Phi Kappa Sigma. On next Saturday
evening will come the first real meet
of the yeaf-the inter- class meet.
Much interest is being shown and
there is a large number of entries
from all four classes. The discus
and hammer throw will be held in the
afternoon and the remaining events
in the evening. This meet will serve
to give a good line on the material
available for the indoor dual meet
with Colby a week from Saturday.
In the last of the series of class has
ketball games the Juniors defeated
the Seniors and the Sophomores over
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-02
YUAN EXPRESSES REGRET
In Note Issued. Friday Evening, Re-
latiVe to Outbreak.


Pekin, March Yuan Shi kai. this
evening, issued q note addressed to
the foreign missionaries. merchants
and other residents Of the capital, in
the following terms
The disturbance in the capital was
quite unexpected by mo and has filled
me with sorrow. one of my chief
duties is to preserve order in the capi-
tai. and in this | have been hitherto
uniformly successful. Unto you who
are strangers in strange land | wish
particularly to convey my sincere re-
gret for the occurrence. Every meas.
urc of precaution has been taken now
TO prevent a recurrence
In the vicinity Of the legations
everything has been quiet, tonight, but
big fire broke out near the north
cate and some distant shooting was
heard.
a body Of 1900 mutinous troops
Communicated 4 train, this morning.
and departed for HoNan.
The disturbance caused great sur
prise among the foreigners here The
only foreigner who has fallen a vic
tim was a Japanese Owing to the
real cause Of the riots being unknown
opinions are divided in the foreign
quarter as to the outlook for the flu
ture, Some of the most optimistic
consider that nov situation has been
created III order to provide Yuan SIR
hal with an excuse for not proceeding
TO Marking at the request of the re-
publicans Consequently it is thought
that the disorder is not likely to
spread
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whelmed the Freshmen. This gave the
championship to the Seniors with only
one game lost. The Sophomorcs We're
second and the Juniors third.
Several of the fraternitieS on the
campus held enjoyable weekend house
parties last week Among those
which held dinner parties and dances
We're Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Kappa
Sigma and Theta Epsilon.
The Ladies of the Round Table
which includes the wives of the faculty
ana the natrons of the fraternity
houses, presented the farce, ~ Box
OF Monkeys in the gymnasium
Friday evening. The play was fol
lowed by all Informal dance The
Istdics have spent considerable time
in preparation for the play ana II
was one OF the best things yet given
b. the round table.
At Il recent meeting Of the fresh
man class the following committee for
the Freshman banquet was announced,
j. NJ. Dorsey, Augusta; X. NJ. Moore
Biddeford and w. l.. Milliken al
Rridgewatcr The banquet will - hrll
in Bangor the night Of tn" Sophomore
Hop which Will probably be on April
T.
The Freshman class, Friday, elected
as committee in charge of the Military
hop, April 49,. i. c. Richardson. Port
land; +. c. Goodwin, Oakland; J. y. Nc
Denough, Lewiston, and a. +. Mace Of
Aurora.
Professor A. NJ. Grover gave q very
interesting talk in chapel this morning,
on THE Resources of Maine" He en-
phasized especially tue growth in asri-
culture and the development of the
enormous WIsttr power furnished By the
ST. John, Penobseot. Androscoggin and
kennebec rivers.
Everything is in readiness fer the an
nual Farmers week, which will begin
on Monday. March d. Arrangements have
been made to accommodate a large num-
Der as it is expected the attendance will
be the greatest in the history of Farm
ers' week. a very attractive program
has been prepared for the week Tho
program is divided into three sections:
That of farm crops which includes Or
charding and the raising of small grains;
that Of animal industry. which viii III
clude dairying and the raising OF hogs,
sheep and horses: and the womaH,S d.
vision, which will take up domestic
science President Alley will deliver tie
address of welcome, Monday evening.
Among the other prominent men Who.
viii lecture during the Week are Com
missioner of Agriculture Buckley. State
Highway Commissioner Hardison and
f. a Stanford of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. In the We
mems division Professor Laura Com
stock will be assisted by Mrs. Laura
Mason of orono and Miss Colnelia Pal
mer, instructor in domestic science.