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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-22
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Eagle Lake

Mrs. A. l.. Cnmmins has been very
i'll. ...
Mrs. l.. NJ. Anderson was in Man
kato Friday 4 - as -
Mrs. N. w. Dickinson spent few
days in Elysian. -. -aa
Roy Compton spent Sunday with
friends in st. Peter. ,,.izE
Miss Hulda Jacobson called at w
II. Compton's home Friday. p
Miss Stella Harlem spent Sunday
with relatives in Mankato.
Boyd Englerth, is employed as a
carpenter with Lewis Dahfer. ~
J. N. Compton and daughter Ora
were passengers to Mankato Satur.
day.
Arthur Reynolds and family have
moved into the N. W. Dickinson
house.
Miss Nellie Reed OF Mankato spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Henry
Harlem.
Mrs. Levi Compton spent Sunday
at the home of her son, w. Fl.
Compton.
Mrs. Lottie Englerth spent Sltur-
day and Sunday at the home OF w.
II. Engierth. a ...a r. !.
Emerson Johnston and son George
and Lewis Dahler autoed to Man
kato Monday.
The carpet rag social which was
to have been held Tuesday, was
postponed until next week.
John Casper recently purchased d
fine new $500 automobile, a Michi.
gan. The car is electric LIGHTED and
a self-starter.
DR.. Woodcock, an eye specialist
from Mankato, is in town every
Thursday. His office, while here, is
in the rear of the postoffice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lemon eft
last week for Washington, where
they will spend the winter with their
son, John Lemon and family Their
daughter, Mrs. Grover. Hart of Gar
den City will accompany them.
John Wiedl. the local barber, has
been at his home in New .Ulm for
some time. While there he under
went an operation for appendicitis.
He will return this week. During
Mr.. Wiedps absence John Pickle has
had charge of the barber shop.
Mrs. James Madigan entertained
the May Flower club of the All
Saints church OF Madison Lake at
her home northeast of town We'd
nesday afternoon. About seventy la
dies, all members of the society, at
tended and a most enjoyable time
was had by all present.
Several relatives and friends COM
pletely surprised Mr.. and Mrs. l..
M. Anderson Monday evening, No.
yember IL, it being their thirty-ninth
wedding anniversary Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Anderson
and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. ). Wells
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Johnston and family.
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Judson

Corn husking. is the order of the
day, and the crop is an average one.
G. G. Jones, one of JudsOn's pros.
porous farmers, has had his house
reshingled.
Gwesyn, Fred and Edwin Jones
have purchased new Deere corn
husker of o. F. Jones.
Miss Mamie Cromwell visited a
few days with the Ecklund family
at .Nicollet, returning home Monday
evening.
Fl. J. Roberts of Mankato is on
the farm in Judson helping lay con-
crete floors in his hog house and do
ing other necessary repair work
The many friends of Tudor Jones,
who has been ailing for several
weeks, s.will be- glad to know that
he is somewhat better at this writ
ing. S1ssft 'f.a o.
y CT CT Jones is getting along finely
with hts new automobile. He has
now travelled about $50 miles and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-22
AVIATOR Bennett BUYS
. MOTOR Q! !: R FOR OZONE SHIP
From Thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
! Waseca, November 14-There was
a real, live aviator III town yester-
day and despite his hazardous oc-
cupation, let all hope that he will
continue to live" for many years
Ito come. The skyroamer's name is
ID. #. Bennett and his home is at
Mankato. He is only lad seven.
teen years old and claims the honor
of being the third youngest aviator
in the world. Young Bennett was
born at Hastings, this state, his
folks moving to Mankato short
time ago, and he has been but q
short time in Mankato. He attend.
ed the Curtiss Aviation School at
i Hammondsport, N. Y, for thirteen
months and for the past fourteen
months he has been giving exhibi-
ton flights and acting as "a mechanic
) for famous aviators all over the
country. III. ~
| Building Model BipIane.
! For the past few weeks he has
/ been at his home in Mankato and
is occupied at present in building a
model biplane which he will use in
future flights. He came down to
Waseca yesterday to purchase an NJ
Nj. motor from P. e. Gottschalk
which he will install in his new
machine. This new flying machine,
. he told us, will be known as the
Bennett-Thro model biplane and in
it he expects to make flights to diff.
ferent cities in the vicinity of Man.
kato. He expects to fly to Waseca
in his machine some time in Febru.
airy or March, 1913, and thus give a
majority of the people here their
first view of an aerOplane flight. He
is also DESTROYS of starting an avia.
ton school at Mankato next winter
| Made His Record Flight.
| Mr.. Bennett has given flights In
twelve different states and has made
seventy-eight successful flights. His
record height was 11,578 feet made
in New Jersey on August %, 1912
He has stayed UP in his machine
for, one hour and forty-two minutes
! Mr.. Bennett derided the notion
that awaiting is the most dangerous
occupation in the world. The dan.
ger lies. he said. in going up in an
unfavorable wind and in attempting
the fancy dips He never goes up
in his machine unless the wind is
exactly right and he avoids all
dips" merely going in a straight
line and attempting only to stay UP
as long as possible.
But if it does get me in the end
he said, "Pll try to take it like a
man."
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has not had any trouble nor acct.

has not had any trouble nor acci-
dents.
Miss Susie Jones of Butternut Val
ley spent Sunday at Jerusalem and
was the guest of Miss Annie Grace
Jones, who teaches the Bethel school
this term.
Threshing in this Vicinity has
been completed and the outfits have
all been pulled in for the winter.
Cole e lMcCarger report run of
fifty-three days.
Tom Dackins suffered a very seri-
ous and painful accident about the
time he was finishing up his thresh-
ing work, by running his hand in
the blower gear, tearing off his
thumb and bruising his hand badly.
He is now getting along nicely.
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St. Clair

4
Joe Wingen purchased new corn
picker.
II. c. Dalton called on St Clair
friends Sunday.
Dr. McBeth made q trip to Man
kato Thursday.
George Hussy shipped a carload of
poultry Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Precht were Man
kato callers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs WolcOt were Manka.
to callers last Thursday.
Mrs. G. Schweitzer was a Mankato
caller one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shields made
a trip to Mankato Sunday
Al Near and Mr.. Dickey made a
swift trip to Mankato Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Moede visited friends
at Eagle Lake one day last week.
Mrs. H. Thielman spent Friday
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. p. Phil
lips.
Mrs Stephen Foster and her sis.
ter, Clara HintZe, spent part of last
week visiting with relatives at Map
Teton.
Mr. and Mrs. Chase and Mr.. and
Mrs. f. Malloy visited in Mankato
Monday. - .............
Miss Edith Frank and Fred Schos-
|tage spent Sunday with friends in
GAINESVILLE.
The Congregational Ladies' Aid
society met with Mrs. c. Schweitzer
this week.
Mrs. A. Quinn and Mrs. C.. Pagen.
kopf We're Mankato shoppers one
day last week.
Ralph Hilton, who has been at
Alpha, Mimi, for a few weeks re-
turned Monday.
A number of st. Clair people at
tended the play "The Spring Maid
Sunday evening
Mrs. J. c. Fitzloff, Mrs. Thielman
and Mrs. r. Phillips were Mankato
visitors Saturday.
John Peska of Minneapolis called
ION St. Clair friends and relatives q
FEW days last week.
Mrs. Carrie Bucholtz and two
daughters were visiting at the home
of Mrs. Bennett last week VIZ
Ada Fields and II. C. Dalton were
guests at dinner at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis HintZe Sunday.
Mrs. Wolf and Miss Krause of
Beauford were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hussey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Law and family OF
GAINESVILLE visited at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Fitzioff Sunday.
Chase & Campbell have finished
h IL. Go
the machine ready for the shed.
w. J: FrantZ invested in a brand
new hard coal burner which he pur-
chased from Bows hardware one day
last week.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Lutheran church was entertained at
the home of. Mrs. William J. Frantz
last Thursday.
Miss Eleanor Murphy, a mlliner
from Pemberton, who has been at
the Leary Hotel with a stock since
last Saturday, returned to Pember.
ton Monday, ~ -.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Lutheran church will hold bazaar
at the town hall Saturday, November
%. A chicken pie supper will be
served. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell were plea.
sanity surprised ait their home Sat.
urday evening by about twenty of
their friends. Nice refreshments
were served and a social time enjoy
ed. Mr. Campbell left Tuesday for
the northern part of the state where
he. expects to run saw mill this
winter.
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turned to her home. He was in.
formed that che had not
In an interview with Hawley this
afternoon he said II am In bad. ]
was up against it and needed the
money for my wife. ! positively
will not make any further state.
ment." =, 49,
Hawley-that is the name he
claims is his own-was free to talk
a little later in the afternoon. He
said that he had been employed by
the Interstate Automobile company
of Muncie, Ind, and about two
weeks ago lost his job. He said he
was up against it and needed money
for his wife and baby.
~ would do the same thing again
| for my wife and child" declared
Hawley. The reason why ! got the
SIS check cashed at the Saulpaugf
was to raise money so that | could
go to Minneapolis and see relatives
there who would help me. told
my wife to remain in Mankato and
not to leave until she heard from
left here, and do not know where
SHE 10 HOW. '... '....s
This statement does not agree with
that one he made to the Minneapo
lis police that he expected to meet
his wife in that city and that he
had an idea that she was there
from the fact that hes telephonet
all over town in the hope of locat
ing her. a''@
Tells Of Love Affair.
| When questioned in regard to the
love affair with the young lady who
lives in North Mankato, @Hawley stat
ed that he met the fair maiden ir
! this city about a year ago. He me-
her on the street and Immediately
struck UP an acquaintance. On re
turning to the city about two weeks
ago he looked her up and immedi
ately began to make love to hel
and did propose marriage. "She wa;
/ crazy over me-" remarked Hawley
land she was anxious to get mar
ried and go with me to Minneapolis
never intended to marry her, bu
was leading her on for the purpose
of raising some money for my wife
land child" IT.
| Hawley stated that he formerly
travelled between Tracy and Water
town and has friends in Tracy.
| He claimed that his transactions
| with the National Bank of Com
merce were regular; that man II
Texarkana owed him $875 and hat
promised to deposit it in the bank
| in that city SO that he could draw
on it.. He would not give the name
Of the man who he claimed oweG
| him this money. He said he die
not want to involve anyone else
He claimed to have owned property
in Texarkana and lived there He
said he was acquainted with mos
everybody in that city.
Hawley denied that he was ever
in Syketon, Mo-, and knew nothing
of any illegal transactions there.
Hawley will probably be arraign
ed in court tomorrow.
Efforts are now being directed to
ward locating Mrs. Hawley.,
| Hawley stated in his intervieH
that he assumed the name of He'd
den in order to deceive the cir
whom he was engaged to marry fol
the purpose OF leading her on il
! his money raising scheme. ~
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Vernon Center

Mrs. Tallman shopped in the city
Friday. -. ..~
A. f. Quimby is a business visitor
here this week, 3D..
Mrs. Sadie visited her daughter ir
Lakefield over Sunday. w.. .-. d.
Earl Bates is very sick with in
fiammatory rheumatism.
T. d. Hayes was called to Mime
apolis on business last Friday.
Mrs. Fred Lowell is spending this
week with her daughter in Mankato
Mr. West, the new agent at the
depot, has rented the A. e. Quimb!
house. 81. .-.. ..... r..
Mrs. w. IT. Clement is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Force, a,
Clear Lake. .........
Grandma Warren and Miss Nichol
son visited with friends in Garden
City Saturday. -E.' -. ..,.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Roberts ant
Mrs. Webb were guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. F. l.. Cooper Sunday. ~
Grandma kraus returned home
Sunday afternoon after weeks, visi
with her son and his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Cornisf
have rented the Neil house and arr
now residents of this village.
Mrs. Anna Lehman is quite i'll
with pneumonia. Miss Murphy, {
trained nurse, is in attendance.
f. Fl. Barnes and wife autoed to
the lakes Sunday after church and
took dinner with Mrs. Barnes par
entS. '' -'.. ,' 80. 49,.
Clifford Meade and Frances Stonel
| motored to Madelia Saturday for {
weekend visit with friends and rel
atives. &.- @t%
Mrs. Chef Bates and daughter, al
so Mrs. Myrtle Keitzer, returned
Monday evening from their visit in
New Prague. ~- -n~5a @s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Grey and sor
leave next week for Clay Center
Kansas, for a months visit with
their parents. .%Eee
Mesdames George Robinson and
o. J. Mack took the early train Sat
urday for Sleepy Eye for few
weeks visit with friends.
Mrs. Frank Cooper, who was con
fined to her bed part of last week
with an attack of appendicitis, is re
ported to be much better
| Ira Pierce, who has been sick fol
several months, passed away Wed
nesday at Emmanuel hospital and
was brought here for burial on Fri
day.
Mrs. Gage Clement and the Misses
Ida Bowen and Frances McMichaeI
and Mrs. Evans attended the con
vention in Mankato Friday and Sat
urday.
Mrs. Frances Nelson Rinkle and
children of Anther, N. D., spent par
of last week in Vernon, guests Of
Mrs. Ed Washburn and Mrs. Leafie
Warren.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Baptist church will hold their an
nual fair and chicken pie supper al
the hall on November %. Everyone
is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Keitzer, who
were quietly married in Mankato las
Thursday, will go to housekeeping
next week on the Gottlieb Keitzel
farm west of town. ~
Sam Cornish, the hustling Mon
tana land man, will chaperone a par
| ty Of landseekers to Great Falls
next Tuesday. In the meantime he
| is demonstrating his ability as q
corn tiisker on +. l.. Cooper's farm
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WANTED-By the st. Peter state
hospital, young women and young
men to take up work as nurses
on the wards. A training school
of long standing is conducted,
giving thorough instruction. Men
may enter also. Women receive
$1S per month, increasing rapidly
to $25. Men receive $23 per month,
increasing rapidly to $50. Gradu.
ates of the school receive farther
increase or go into private nurs-
ing at greatly increased compen-
sation. Board, lodging and laun-
dry free. For detail information,
address r. NJ Phelps, superintend-
ert, st. Peter, Minn-Adv.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-22
May Have Another Hotel.
From FRIDAYS Daily,

Sometime ago The Free Press
stated that negotiations were under
way for the purchase of the Marsh
property, corner of Second and Jack
son streets, by parties who desired
to build hotel thereon. Mr. Jen-
sen, who has control of the property,
stated today that he expected a gem
tleman here from, the cities some
time next week to look over the
property with a view to buying. 1t
Is understood that local parties are
interested in the hotel project also
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-11-22
FRANK GLASGOW IS DEAD
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Frank Glasgow, former resident
of Mankato, but for the past few
years resident of Worthinston
died at his home last night OF
Bright's disease. Mr.. Glasgow was
born in New York and came to Man.
kato as a young man. He was EN-
ployed by the Omaha railway and
was superintendent of bridges and
building on this division. He owned
considerable property here and at
Worthington.
He moved away from here several
years ago. He leaves wife and a
son and daughter, all of Worthing.
ton. Mrs. Andrew Glasgow of los
South Sixth street is sister-in-law
of Mr.. Glasgow's. He was a mem.
Der of the Knights of Columbus.
The burial will take place at the
Calvary cemetery tomorrow after
noon at one o'clock.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wiedenheft to
Louis w. Wrucke, for the considera-
ton of $2,6S0.O0, part of section 10 in
Beaufort township.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Ludtke, to
julius A. Schwarz, the nwA of the
neA of section IA, township of Pleas
ant Mound, for the sum of $2,400O0.
Mr. and Mrs. Walden ]. Laird to
F. L. Wolfgram, lot in block /, in
Woods addition to Mankato. for the
sum of $1,200.00.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-04-25

her school at buckingham and re-
turned to Greeley.
Mrs. ]. F. Peck has returned from
Denver where she spent week
visiting sick friend.
Mrs James Jones and daughter,
Martha, visited friends in Gree
ley the last of the week.
j. C. Simth, the horse buyer of
Los Angeles. who has made several
shipments of horses to California by
express this spring, is in Greeley
after another shipment.
l. w. Decker, the father of f. j.
Decker, is recovering nicely from
his recent operation in the Greeley
hospital 1t is thought that he Will
be able to be brought home in a
week.
D. X Wyatt of Ault has pur-
chased the interests o. the Snyder
Brothers in the Ownes Transfer
company and the Snyder Brothers
and Owens Horse company. b. b
and ]. c. Snyder have been partners
with C. V. Owens in the firm which
conducted the two businesses ant
the brothers have retired from the
firm. Mr.. Wyatt takes half inter
est in the firm. .Mr. Wyatt has beer
in the hardware business in Aul'
/ for a number of years. He will move
] to Greeley as soon as suitable
house can be secured.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-04-25
C. H. Williams of Windsor, was in
Greeley Tuesday.

C. H. Williams of Windsor was in
Greeley Tuesday.
Charles Graham returned Tuesday
from trip to Texas and California.
Mrs. w. n Balcom went to -.en-
yer Tuesday for few days stay.
Mrs. Ella j. Dawley, who has been
visiting relatives in the east for several
months, will return to Greeley next
week.
Mrs. Clute of New York City, was in
Greeley Tuesday, the guest of Mrs. A.
E. Beardsley. Mrs. Clute has been Wis
iting in California with her sister, who
is Mrs. Mrs Beardsley's sister-inlaw.
The interior of the Union Pacific
station is being freshly decorated. The
ceilings are painted light green, the
walls darker green, and the woodwork
will be white. The work will be COM
pleted this week and the station will
correspond with the spotless town, since
the spring cleaning.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-04-25
Wednesday

Mrs. V. l.. HuXtable went to Den
yer Tuesday for few days stay.
Mrs. A. II. Goebel of San Diego,
Calf, arrived here Monday for a
visl, with Mr.. and MRS. c. n. Phil
lips.
Mrs. f. Owens of -terling was in
Greeley Tuesday and left for Cen
tralia, ILL.,, where she will visit
friends.
William Lodwick, OsteOpath. Of
flee practice $1.OO per treatment
Hours from o a. m. to 3 p. III.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Johnson have
returned to their home in Hold
redge, Neb., after visit with Mr..
and Mrs. l.. F. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rece and baby
and her mother, Mrs. Giddings OF
Eaton were in Greeley Tuesday,
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. B. Starr.
George McDougal arrived here
Monday to join his wife who has
been visiting relatives for the last
week. They will return to their
home in few days.
]. A. Wetzel has returned to
Greeley from Philadelphia, where
he was married last week. His
wife remained in Denver for few
DAYS before coming to Greeley.
l.. l.. Wyatt returned Tuesday
from California where he has spent
several months. Mrs. Wyatt,
daughter and son arrived home Sum
day. Mr.. Wyatt stopped in Salt
Lake City for few days.
John Whetston, who lives at 81 4
Eleventh street was operated upon
in the Greeley hospital Monday
evening and is getting along nicely.
Mr.. Whetston was in the country
east of Greeley when he was taken
i'll.
Charles Pace, who was arrested
last night on disturbance charge,
will be held pending charges that he
sold a buggy belonging to A. NJ.
Lutes some time last November. 1t
is said that he sold the vehicle for
81 to p. l.. Hudson, and never made
an accounting to the owner.
Mrs. Harrie De Aeimer 1nman.
one of the best known pioneers of
Greeley passed away Monday at
her home in Denver aften an illness
of several months. Mrs. Inman was
the widow of the late Thomas B.
Inman. The family was prominent
in Greeley in the early days.
The Greeley Literary association
held the closing exercises in the
Methodist church Friday evening.
The house was packed and people
turned away The Congregational
Quartette club and Baptist choir
furnished the musical numbers.
Mrs. Price read an essay on the
Woman Question and Mrs. Abbott
gave a recitation. A dialogue Town
Meeting at Grabtown" was anus
ing. Mr.. Gipson. the president
gave an address at the close Of the
evening.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-04-25
Tuesday

Mrs NJ. A. Brink is confined to
her home by illness.
Mrs. Louis Clancy of Dent spent
Monday in Greeley. -
DR.. G. II. Candlin of Eaton was ID
Greeley on business Monday. s.
]. Maxwell Smylie of Masters Is
in Greeley on business today.
Mr.. and Mrs ID. X. Wyatt came
down from Ault Monday afterno0n,
Miss Emma Molander and Wine
Larson were granted license TO
marry Monday. x G.
c. T. Spear left Monday 1or -. o.
Paul. after short visit WIN us
brother. George Spear. ~.
Miss Mamie Murchison OF foE'
Collins spent Sunday with her SIS,
ters Mrs. d. C. Royer and MISE
Laura Murchison.
r b. Thompson and daughter,
Lois returned to their home ~ ~
Canon City Monday after a Vis'S
with his brother, A. Thompson aN'
family.
r. b. Rugh received a phone me- me-
sosa from Norman Fry" from lay
wilde to the effect that there was /"
foot of snow fell in that localiS
from the storm Saturday
IN sunday. April 2S. the notea
,rohibition orator, Eugene w.
rhafin. will speak in Greeley, IN w
,,nrning at the Christian cnul,u;
af M fternoon at the Baptist church an an
IN the evening at tn Method'S'
~S,r rech