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

George W. Dodge is hauling lum-
Der to build an addition to his
house.
Miss Anna Anderson has been
sick with the grip ever since New
Years. ..,..
There is some talk of organizing
a birthday club in this neighbor-
hood. This club, however, has not
advanced beyond the talk stage.
The ten months old babe of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Plumb has been quite
sick for some days with cold and
Indigestion. The infant is some
what improved.
Stephen Murphy, who recently
sold the old Erickson place and who
lived there formerly, has bought a
good farm near Good Thunder and
is hauling lumber from Mankato to
build. ......,.....
The ice harvest is nearly complet-
ed in this vicinity. Most of the
farmers have secured a good sup
ply. No Good Thunder mail on
Thursday as result of the heavy
snow drifts.
More gravel is going on to the
PoOi lol III ioou NlhtCis oOOu,
gentlemen, keep it up.
Good roads, good bread, ..,...
Good friends who smile .-. ..,.,...
God for toward making, Life worth
while.
The service at the school house
was very well attended last Sunday.
All are very thankful to the young
people who came out to help the
local people sing, and to Mrs. w.
N. Jameson who gave us such an
inspiring sermon.
Some of the near neighbors OF
Mrs. Lee Plumb gave her a pleas
ant surprise party on the occasion
of her birthday which was on Janu.
airy 80. A postal card shower, in
the morning mail, and some very
beautiful presents were part of
the surprise. .......-. .....
!, The Indian Lake Literary society
sWill hold leap year shadow box
social at the school house. The
men will bring the boxes and the
women will buy them. Now let the
men folks look out for their pocket
books on Friday night. This social
will take place on Saturday even
ing, February 3. Come all and have
a good laugh.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-09
Sterling Center

Fred Kenholtz is laid up with a
sore eye.
Miss Bessie Long is sewing for
Mrs. o. K. Olson.
Miss Edna Neenow is working for
Mrs. S. M. Grover.
Miss Della Borchert spent Tuesday
with Mr.. and Mrs, II. Fisk.
Mrs. Clara Ambrose and son were
Mankato callers last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Borchert were
Mankato callers last Saturday
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Reshe, baby boy, last Friday.
Miss Ida Fisher went Saturday to
st. James to visit her sister Anna.
Mrs. Lizzie Rims of Park Rapids
is here visiting her brother, Charles
Troy.
A bunch of the young folks spent
Saturday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs E. w. Parks and
daughter Zada were Mankato callers
last Saturday.
Floyd Reynolds of Jud, N. d., is
home visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark REYNOLDS.
Miss Emma Prill returned to her
home at Fairmont after visit with
her uncle, Ernest Schilling.
Charlie Brewer returned to his stud
les in the college at Ames, Iowa,
after months vacation at home
Tim Clifford and wife of Farming
ton are home visiting the formers
parents. Tim is passenger conductor
on the Milwaukee running west from
Pennington
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Vernon Center

Mrs. S. J. Minis is recovering from
a severe cold.
Miss Frances McMichael spent
Saturday with Mankato friends.
Charles Wagon spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives in Vernon.
Little Donald Grey, who is serious
ly i'll, is reported a little better to.
day.
Mrs. Kate Johnston of st. James
is in town for few weeks visit
with relatives. -.... ..-...
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Stark have
a baby boy at their home, that ar
rived Saturday afternoon.
o. P. McElmeel of Great Falls
spent Sunday with his brother-in-
law, H. C. Kraus, and family. r..
Mrs. Frank Clague of Redwood
Falls is. in town this week on a
visit to her mother and brother
Mr.. and Mrs. Brit Stratton are
greatly elated over the arrival Of a
little daughter at their home Sunday.
T. D. Hays attended the funeral
of his aunt, Mrs. Haslip, in Eagle
Lake Sunday, returning home Mon
day noon.
"OitO WI do oulS " SohS
to town Monday, having been con.
fined to the house for the past six
weeks by illness.
MIR. and Mrs. Bert Barnes were
called to Minneapolis Saturday by
a phone message announcing the
death of Mr.. Barnes uncle. They
returned Tuesday.
Mrs. McElmeel, who has been
spending q month at the Kraus home.
has decided to remain another week
until her two children recover from
the whooping cough.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Kraus. Andy
Pfeffer and ]. j. Flachsenhar were
among those from here who attended
the funeral of Father Culliton at
St. Mary's Wednesday.
A letter received this week from
w. C. Weeks of Minor, N. D., in
forms the writer that he has pur-
chased a farm near Perham, Mimi,
and will in all probability move onto
] it in the spring.
Mrs. Eta Tallman entertained the
Mission Study club and Epworth
league at her home Saturday even.
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Lake Crystal

Lake Crystal, the Home" is a
pleasant expression. That this place
was designed by nature for mans
recreation, located as we are in
Southern Minnesota. Our fields, lakes
and streams abound in plenty, where
| the poor man may build and pro-
vide for a shanty. Following up the
king of waters in 1855 those Stall
| wart pioneers on these prairies did
arrive. They hewed down the for
est and plowed up the fields and
their work was rewarded by abun-
| dant yields. The shipping facilities
| in those days were poor. There
were no railroads running right by
| the doors. The wheat had to be
hauled to Winona they say, and you
couldn't get back until the tenth
day. In place of the old fashioned
OK team with their slow swing tread
is now the four cylinder automobile.
The Omaha railroad runs through
this town Five miles to the South
is the Watonwan river, five miles to
the east is the Blue Earth river, six
miles to the north the Minnesota
river wends it's way. Loon and
Crystal lakes are right at our doors
and are surrounded by heavy timber.
| The Byllesby company with their
power at Rapidan will furnish cleo
| tricity. Do you know OF any other
place with such great advantages at
| hand?
Lake Crystal is to have a, new
charter. A petition has been signed
and sent to Judge A. r. Pau asking
| him to appoint a charter commission
| to draft new charter for the vii
lage. This will fill along needed
want at Lake Crystal, like many
other towns, was started over forty
years ago. The requirements OF a
charter in those days will not fill
| the wants of the town today. The
village has grown from a mere spot
on tho map to a town of 1,4OO pop
ulauon.
The Minnesota Sugar Beet COM
pany will hold a meeting in the A.
10. U. w. hall Thursday, February
8, for the purpose of explaining to
the farmers the advantages to be
derived from raising sugar beets
All the boys around town have
quit smoking cigarets since the re-
cent roundup in Mankato. In fact,
various games have been abandoned.
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the good roads" social and are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. urrill.
The friends of Clifford Cole will
be pleased to hear that he has sc
fully recovered from his recent op
Grafton as to be able to come home
F. E. Jefferson had the misfor
tune to get a finger caught in the
machinery while grinding feed last
Tuesday, and consequently has a
very sore finger.
A box social for the benefit OF
the band will be held at the home
of Adolph Heiser Friday evening
February 9. This date also being
Louie Heiser's birthday, good time
is anticipated.
Mrs F. E. Jefferson entertained
the Aid society Thursday afternoon
Though the weather was cold and
stormy, good crowd attended
There was an interesting business
meeting, after which the hostess
served an oyster supper, which was
greatly enjoyed.
Friday evening, with beautiful
moonlight, fine sleighing and bracins
cold weather, nice crowd attended
the long talked about good roads
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Len Burrill. F. e. Jefferson, an en-
thusiast for good roads, was auc
tioneer for the boxes and made thu
boys IBID up" There was plenty OF
music and an especially good time
was had by every one present. The
good work go on.
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Kerns

Henry Smith is quite sick.
Mrs. Ned Rist and Esther Keene
are sick.
Walter Burrill had an exciting ruiz.
away in North Mankato Friday even,
ing.
II. A. Hanson was passing cigars
last week Monday and said ut is a
boy"
Irene jefferson and Naomi Ran
dali were home the latter part of the
week.
George Johnson and Elmer Bur
nett drove to st. Peter for bran
last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson OF
Madelia have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs Charlie Johnson.
Mrs. Lucy Culp is rejoicing ovel
the completion Of her new well
which is 1876 feet deep.
Rev and Mrs. Farce of Hebron
took tea with Jesse keene and fam
lily one evening last week.
Jack Brown of North Mankatc
came out last Friday evening to at
tend the good roads" social
The Culp brothers are helping
Charles Seppman move his well dig
ding machine to Minneopa park.
Mrs. Lindsay and the children
came out from North Mankato Fri
day and spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Sharp.
Mrs. Bromling received a tele
phone message last Saturday even
ing, saying that her grandfather in
Mankato was very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs Sherman Rouse and
son Of Mankato scame out to attend
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Kasota

Jacob Halvorson, an old settler OF
Kasota township, died at his hons
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Halvorson
was born in Christiana, Norway, in
1884. He came to America in 1853,
went to the south for short time,
but finally settled in Minnesota in
1866. In 1861 he married Miss Char
lotte' Barnacle. Mr.. Halvorson served
for some time in the Indian wars.
The deceased leaves to mourn him.
his wife and three children, two
sons, William and Albert, of this
place, and one daughter, Mrs. Lantz
of Walnut Grove, Minnesota, also
one sister, Mrs. Martin Madison OF
kasota, Mr. Halvorson has been
sick with lingering illness for a
year or more SO his death was not
unexpected. Services were held from
the Baptist church, at two o'clock
Thursday by Rev. Nelson. Interment
at the Kasota cemetery. Mr.. Hal.
vorson will be missed by a large
number of his old friends and ac-
quaintances.
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Mapleton

George H. Scott OF Minneapolis was
in Tuesday visiting friends.
Rev. Clark commenced upon his
pastoral duties at the Congregational
church Sunday.
Mrs. r. S. Annis of Winnebago has
been spending the past week among
her friends here. .. e..
Tallman' and Daily, the independ.
ent oil men, are disposing of a car
this week to their patrons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cooper are re-
joicing over the arrival of seven
pound baby girl at their home this
week. -
Glenn DeRemer returned Saturday
from Winnebago where he attended
the funeral of his wife's grand
mother.
All the stores are continuing their
sales this week and judging by TIE
people in town, they must be doing
big business.
Halle Starkey and Louis Dietz,
who are attending business college
In Mankato, were home over Sunday
visiting their friends.
Herman Soluble and III. G. Ho.
falling took the morning train for
the county seat, where they were
drawn as grand jurors.
]. +. Knight, the Mapleton ice man,
finished his ice harvest this week.
Others who are putting up ice are
'hustlfhgf to get same put up before
a thaw sets in.
Despite the weather the mail car.
riers are able to get around their
routes, although they say their trop-
bles will begin when the snow be.
gins to melt, leaving a muddy road.
The Baptist Sunday school enter
tanned its members with a banquet
at the Mapleton house last Friday
evening. A short program was given
and following which games were
played, Landlord Staffer having kind
| ly turned over to the school his
large sample rooms for the occasion,
besides his dining room. All report
a jolly time.
Rev. Father Hughes of Mankato
was in town Monday and aided in
conducting the services for Father
Culliton. At the conclusion of the
service Father Hughes preached a
touching sermon upon the life of his
friend, he having known Father Gull
iton from boyhood. The church was
filed with his admirers for although
he had been with his people only a
year, he was universally loved and
admired.
The funeral of Elmer Hanson was
held Tuesday afternoon at the Con-
gregational church, Rev. Moore of AL
| den, former pastor Of the Metho-
dist church at Mapleton, conducted
the services, assisted by Rev. Hotch-
kiss. The floral offerings were many
and beautiful and there was a large
attendance of friends, showing how
| the young man was esteemed in the
community who knew him we'll. TfI
pallbearers were his classmates of
the class of 1911.
Despite the stormy day last Sun-
day a family reunion of the we'll
known Healy family was. held at the
beautiful home in Grapeland of Mr..
Emery Healy. This farm is a part
of the old homestead of Mr.. Ozias
Healy of Mapleton and the childhood
home of those present who now are
prosperous business men. Among
those present were OZias Healy and
wife and Mrs. Wilde of Mapleton,
Ralph Healy and family of Beauford,
Oscar Healy and family of the Ma
pie, Edward and Albert Hea]y of
Glenburn, N. d., and Herbert Healy
| and family of Grapeland.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-09
Telephone Company Officers.

The annual meeting of the Amboy-
Willow Creek Telephone company
was held Tuesday at the Amboy
opera house. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
]. Winch, president; F. NJ. Schwarz,
vice president; c. ID. OFT, secretary;
George Strong, treasurer; E. T
Francis, w. r. Benton, Fred Owens,
directors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-09
Deaths of Twin City Men.

A. E. Mccartney, prominent in
st. Paul, died suddenly yesterday
morning of heart trouble. George B.
Howley. former president of the
State Federation of Labor, died early
yesterday after a brief illness. 4
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Financial Statement.
The financial statement will be
found on the inside pages: -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
One-Round Hogan
Out in Tenth
BY Wv. SAIGHToS

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Sept. p
Oakland. s.. San Francisco, O.
This is net a baseball score. 1t Is
a tab on the knoekdowns in the box
ing contest between Frankie Barns
and 2.'0ne- Round Hogan. Five
times. in all. Hogan was sent to the
ffoor-three times in the second round
and twice in the tenth. On the last
occasion of all the San Francisco
lightweight was spread under the
ropes, AS fiat and motionless as a. de-
fGnct butterfly pinned to a card.
While the bout had a strong Burns
favor in eight of the ten rounds
boxed. the aspect of affairs changed
Hogan began dropping under the Oak
land lads 'triphammer rights In the
| third three minute spell, it looked
as though the end was mighty near.
| Hogan was bleeding and bedraggled
| his knees We're bending and his bod,
sagging.
| In the fifth round Hogan suddenly
fa,raeesf himself. and to the surprise Of
Burns and Burns seconds. ripped in
! a couple of right uppercuts which
caused F'fankie's head To toss.
They went at each ether fiercels
but Burns for while took worse than
he gave. going back to his angle with
1 his left-eNe showing the effects oil
rough usage,
! After that Hogan did not shine K
any extent until th. eighth =rttnnd=hu.
in that round he worked CONSIDERABLE,
havoc with a short right uppercut de
| lieered at close quarters. The Saf
Francisco hoy was purely on his met,
tie in the round referred TO.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
Arrest Made AS
Result of Bugs
Raymond S Death

CHICAGO. Sept. s.--Arthur l..
Raymond, known To thousands OF
baseball fans as Bugs Raymond,
erstwhiie famous National league
pitcher, died as a result OF g. brutal
assault, according to evidence gath
cred by Coroner Hoffman today. Fred
tIgranz was arrested, charged with
being responsible for his death,
A post mortem examination show
ed that Raymond's skull had been
fractured and that a eerebal hem
orage had preceded death. The for
mer baseball star was found dead
in the Hotel Very SATURDAY night. and
was believed to have died of heart
failure. superinduced by heat.
CigranZ. WHEN arrested, admitted
having attacked and beaten Raymond
week ago last Sunday, while the
two were ding an amateur bal
game. He Is said to have kicked
Raymond repeatedly in the head.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10

NEW YORK. Sept. BY defea'-
Ing the Dodgers twice today, me
Giants increased their lead over the
Cabs 70 nine games, and practically
einched their hold ON tbs pennahl
scores. a-to j. and TO :.
The Giants won the first game,
pitchers' battle between Jeff Tese-
reau and Nap RsiessH, y men Murray
stole home in the fourth inning with
Becker on third. Murray "n second,
and the score tied. Herzag bounaea
TO Kirkpatrick, and while the boager
.asna tassuau wnE running dow
Becker, Murray sneaked past him, ana
scored the winning run.
Mathew son. wte pitched sas sex
ond. won his fourth stratsn, game
Nat.x blankea the Dodgers through
,be arss eight rounds. but he ga SEE
nm In the ninth. With two runs
.--,fr@aay scored ard two en the lass
wilson won the game by hoir'c TT l
smasb into the left field piessehais
The seOrGgs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
F renchnan Wins
Aeroplane Trophy
in Second Time

CHICAGO, Sept 9.--Racing under
a blazing sun at a rate OF more tnan
105 miles an hour, Jules Nedrines'
worlds champion airman, won the
Gordon Bennett international trophy
at Clearing. ILL.,, and viii carry back
10 France the emblem significant OF
the aviation classic of the age. His
time for two hundred rneters-1ai,s
ntiIes@uas hour 10 minutes $3.50
seconds.
Maurice Provost. another member
OF the French team, completed the
course in l hour 3 minutes l0.s2
seconds. No other contestants COM
pieted the course. Andre Frey. the
third member of the French team,
came to earth ON his twenty-third
! lap. but he WAS already hopelessly
beaten by Provost. who flew low and
steadily. and made beautiful race,
Frey said his engine was missing fire.
| and he was compelled 70 come down.
| For the United States, Max Lille.
/ flying as the entrant OF the Chicago
! Examiner. saved this country the ig-
nominy of not even having a flyer on
the field.
/ yedrInes few In his own pet -Deper-
| dussin 140 horsepower monopiane,
| with the exception OF the engine
the same general type OF machine IN
which he won his worfd-famed Paris
to Madrid race
Provost also flew Deperdussin. but
1t was equipped with Atefsa-
/ power engine. Frey used iot
horsepower Harriet monoplane.
IL aefrtHss- tuok-ttte IT. e. 3 t-sAl-M
(unofficial timee and finished al
1a:41:5s.
Demonstrating the fact that he car
quickly come to- high speed. Nedrlnes
completed the first lap of little mort
than four miles in 2:24:a9 and n
sree the hopes Of sne Americans be-
gan to flicker Except the American
defender. which was withdrawn tHt
davs ago, they knew that no Amerf
can machine could possibly equal suct
speed.
FLYING so low that he at times ap
peared 70 be scarcely above the linz
OF the steel pylons marking the course
he flew steadily and consistently
Only four times did he consume NOR
than two minutes and twenty -fon
seconds in rounding the course.
Every lap ranged from a:eo;2s. tn
fastest to a.94.51, the first lap, Thi
!, meant that the famous French airmal
!. Was. roaring around, the. course az
general speed Of considerably NOR
than one hundred miles an hour,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
Killing Made On
Ell. Lexington Track

LEXINGTON. KY, Sept. s.-E. II.
Bradley engineered the largest killing
of the Kentucky fall season at this
track today. Bell Horse. which ran
unplaced in his last previous effort.
was made the medium of Rradiey's
plunge.
1T Is conservatively estimated that
those in on the know cleaned up
In the, neiEhborhpod of SIS 900. The
Gferst connections also pat over a
coup with New Haven as the medium,
Doneraii an unknown quality. upset
the beans in the fifth race. by beating
Prince Hermis the tep-heavy favorite,
in easy fashion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
New 7 ork dice
Seek Bob Rurman

SOUTH NORWALk. CONN. Sept
Bob Burman, the speed king whoes
LATEST performance was To win the
big automobile race at Brighton
Beach last Saturday. lis liable to be
suspended from ali auto driving for
a while by reason of trick he per-
petrated on the local police.
Burman was arrested for not hay-
ing number. Then it was found
that he had no license with him.
and while 1he police We're willing IL,
accept $50 bond Tor not having mis-
numbers, they would not let Bob's
three hundred horse Benz out of dur
anee vile until he got his license.
Burman then went to a friend, Ed
ward Carpenter. borrowed his license
and swore to the police that was his
name Burman jumped bond when
. thss case came up this morning. When
the police learned the truth they got
real peevish and are now after both
thurman and Carpenter, and have
preferred charges against them with
the secretary of State
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
Motoring Notes,
Good Road News
and Trade Matter

President ]. r. palmatary of the
Richmond Automobile club has just
received this interesting letter from
Greensboro, n. c.:
The Central Carolina Fair will give,
II you think advisable, something new
n the way OF automoofle prizes. say
1890 in the following manner: 800
20 the automobile club bringing in the
largest number OF cars. "a follows:
800 to first club, $50 TO second, not
ess than two clubs TO enter and not
.ess than twenty cars to the club. OF
course, as many more as possible can
come. One hundred dollars to the
most handsomely decorated car, d.
.ided as follows: $40 first. $50 SAG
md. $40 third, $40 fourth. These
decoration you can buy from Chi
ago Artificial Flower company. Is
Worth Fortieth avenue, Chicago, ILL.,.
who make a speciAfty OF automobile
decorations.
The most attractive prize will be
$50 to the car bringing In the three
most beautiful iadies--t25 first, SIS
second and $40 third. II your club
y interested, I VIII be glad to hear
from you. as i do not want TO offer
hits money unless / can make a 80
| Of II, and we propose TO give this
Friday OF our fair. IL this is a suc-
eess, we will give a marshals' ball
hat n-Garrs-nsit-tttr Sovta;
| md OF 1t. We will have running races
| free attractions, etc, to amuse the
| tisitors. Your club might take II up
| 20 the extent OF giving cup TO the
| Ear making the best run into Green's
| boro. not in speed. but in points OF
| oil. gasoline. etc. NOT run under thu
auspices OF the A. A. A.. but by your
| 7wn club. a. we made our run II, Rex.
boro, Henderson and Charlotte some
thirty days ago. l think II amakes q
| good ad- for Greensboro To make
these runs into other cities. and
.hink you will find 1t a wood ad. 10,
| your city. as well as making a pleas.
| ant trip in the fall. You will meei
clubs and automobiiiSts from all owe,
| the STATE. / think we can make i
= gala day with your cooperation.
Thanking you for prompt reply.
- Yours truly,
| CENTRAL CAROLINA FAIR
ASSOCIATION
/ BY Garland Daniel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
ROSE PTTNOFr ABANDONs NJ
IDEA OF SWIMMING CHANNEL

LONDON. Sept s.--Miss Rose Pito-
noff. the Boston mermaid, has ahtsin-
I'd permission frem the authorities
of the port OF London to swim from
Blackwell pier to Gravesend Shelf
she viii stArt al 4 80 tomorrow at
ternoon. The distance IL about TWEEN
" miles, and the swim has never
been made BY woman. though Mon
Nv Hclhesn ana nne other ma d hnrs