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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-19
Butternut Valley

Mr. and Mrs. A. Kabrud are home
from their sojourn in South Dakota.
Will Johnson has procured large
new corn-sheller And is ready to ac-
commodate the public.
Hog cholera seems to have run it's
course No new cases have devel-
oped during the month past.
The social at Salem church last
Wednesday was well patronized and
very successful, financially and 9TH
otherwise.
Thomas Jones who is a hustling
town supervisor has completed the
graveling of the town-line road run.
ming north from State highway. This
is the result of the neighborhood CO.
operation. Farmers interested have
contributed q part of the labor. Mr.
Hugh Jones of Lake Crystal donated
gravel for one-half mile adjacent to
his farm. Mr. w. e. Thomas has
done likewise and the township sup
piled funds for the balance. We hope
that the town of Judson will now
build their portion early in the spring
and the same be extended to the
river
The turnout for the spelling match
Friday evening broke all records for
anything along this line Fully 300
people from far and wide were on
hand to witness this effort to revive
interest in spelling and the old-time
spelling school. The four schools
represented by teams had trained
with such thoroughness that for
long time they held their ranks solid,
spelling in a manner that would do
credit to any high school. Inc final
result was draw between District
157 and 144 each of these schools
having one speller that simply
wouldn't yield and they demonstrated
so well their ability to spell any and
every word in the spelIer used that
unanimous consent was given to de-
vide honors. The two pupils referred
to are Milda Gilbertson of District
144 and Leona Larson of 157 The
teachers who joined with the farm
er's club in promoting the contest
are Ruth Nostdal of District So,
Mabel Bowen of IA, Martha Miller
of 157 and Rose Mccall >of II. Mu-
steal numbers were rendered by the
orchestra and Jumbo-Jim, a comedy
farce, was given by Miss Miller's
school.
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Winnebago. The roads from Manka.
to to Winnebago are in splendid con-
dition and the weather is ideal for
an auto ride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wills of Nicol-
let are guests in the city, of Mr..
Wills aunt, Mrs. John Schultz, on
North Second street.
Miss Mary Johnson has returned
from st. Peter where she completed
her course of training for nurses
degree at the state hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Leffingwell
of Napa, CAL, are visiting with
Mrs. Leffingwells parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wasgatt of 221 Marshall street
Alfred Kofoad of this city has left
for New York and On December 10
will sail on the American line
steamship "St. Paul. for Copen-
hagen, Denmark.
Mrs. IN. Tompkins left at nooll
today for Manhattan, Kansas, where
she will visit relatives. Mrs Temp.
kins was accompanied by her
mother. Mrs E. F. Conner of Al
bert Lea
B. B. Scripture, the we'll known
conductor on the Northwestern
road, will depart tomorrow night
for California, where he will remain
for three months He will be ac.
companied by Mrs. Scripture
A. w. Annes of Window and A.
L. Bolton of ST. Paul, grand officers
of the Odd Fellows lodge. spent
part of today in Mankato as guests
of George w. Scherer while on their
way to Sanborn on lodge business
H. A. Patterson went to Fart
bault today by automobile and was
accompanied home this afternoon by
his son, Lester, and two or three
CT his Shattuck schoolmates. The
students are now out on their holi,
day vacation.
Edmund E. Hotaling has returned
to St Paul after spending a week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hotaling. He particularly noticed
the many new buildings which
have been going up here since his
last visit about a year ago.
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An1bov

Elder Deal OF Mankato passed
through Amboy Wednesday.
Miss Kate Parks spent a short
time at Blue Earth last week.
The Free Masons will have in
stallation of officers at the hall
Tuesday night.
On Sunday, December 7, little
girl arrived at he home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wendenkamp.
E. NJ. uel, the real estate man
from Mankato, was in Amboy on
business Wednesday Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Shank are
the proud parents of a daughter
who was born last Sunday morn.
ing.
The pupils of Kinney's school dis
trict will give a box supper at the
school house on Thursday night of
this week.
Ray Thompson has been serious
ly ill with quinsey, but is Improving
and hopes to be entirely well by
Christmas.
H. o. Thompson threshed eight
acres of corn fodder on Thursday
and says that the work was done
better than with a corn shredder.
There was large crowd at the
chicken pie supper at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Killmer, Fri.
day night. All report a good time.
A dairy lunch will be a novel
feature of social gathering at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Maine
On December 26. All are cordially
invited.
The date for the corn show at
Mankato is set to commence Janu
airy 20, and number. of farmers
from this community are going
after premiums.
Mrs. Gjuel arrived home from
Starbuck last Monday and was ac-
companied by her sister, Mrs. Nina
Latin and family who will spend
a couple of weeks visiting friends
in this locality.
The Misses leila, Kate and Allie
Chamberlain motored to Mankato
last Thursday to call upon their
friend. Miss Carol Day, who was
operated upon for appendicitis and
was critically ill at the Emmanuel
hospital.
kenning Hennings had the mis-.
fortune OF being run over with a
'sltrey last Friday. His parents
thought his right leg was broken,
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St, Clair

George Hussey is on the sick list.
Grandma ,Kruse is on the sick list
again.
Mrs. Frank was in GAINESVILLE on
business.
Miss Ernestine Frank was at home
over Sunday.
Andy Quinn was Suryman at
Mankato last week.
Miss Ernestine Frank was a Man.
kato visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Stephen Foster was a Man.
kato caller Saturday.
Nuel Nelson of Pemberton was a
ST Clair caller Sunday.
Mrs. August Fisher is visiting her
son Frank at GAINESVILLE.
Earl and Miss Sophia Pagenkopf
were in Mankato Monday.
Charles Schweitzer was in Man
kato one day last week
Fred Kruse and Miss Laura Kruse
were in Mankato last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Chase were in
Mankato one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Dalton spent
Sunday at the Fields home.
Mrs. August Kopke and son were
ManKato visitors Wednesday.
Walter Hagen of GAINESVILLE was a
business visitor here Thursday.
Miss Amanda Beccue has been
visiting her parents in GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mallon were
Mankato visitors last Thursday.
Mr.. and MRS. William Beccue were
in Mankato on business Saturday.
John futile was home in Albert
Lea with his family over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mic Philips were
Mankato visitors one day last week
Frank Fisher of GAINESVILLE was
a ST. Clair caller one day last week
Mr.. Wise is having his house rem.
oviated by paperisg anr painting it.
Miss Cora Wingen and Miss Fran.
ces Wingen were at home over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hodapp
visited at the Joe Kruse home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cords and
daughter called on friends here Sun.
day.
Frank Lossow visited friends and
old acquaintances in st. Clair last
week re
Rev. Mr.. George of Mankato call
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from Tuesdays Daily.
Very Pleasant Party.

Twenty-Five relatives and friends
of Mrs. Rachel Sorenson Of Spring
Island, gathered at her home sSatur-
day to celebrate her birthday The
guests spent very pleasant social
afternoon and evening and "a sump-
tuous supper was served. Mrs. Sor-
enson received number of very
nice gifts from her guests.
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ed at the home of Rev. Mr.. Miller
friday.
Dr.. McBeth went to Mankato to
get his car which had been there for
repairs.
The English service at the Luther
an church was we'll attended Sunday
svening
Mrs. Henry Thielman returned
home from her visit at Welcome
Thursday.
Miss Eleanor Murphy is staying
with her mother, who is quite sick
in Mankato
James and Miss Ida Andrews
will open up their restaurant for
business soon.
Mrs. John Bestman, Jr., and son
visited at the home Of the formers
parents Sunday
Mrs. Eben Hilton of Albert Lea,
attended the funeral of the late
John BuchholtZ.
Miss Maggie Hilton, who has been
visiting in the twin cities, returned
home last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fisher visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. August
Fisher and daughter
r. f. Fisher of Waterville visit
ed his parents and friends here
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fitzloff and
family were in Mankato on business
Saturday of last week.
Mrs. Mike Neary of Pemberton
visited at the home of Peter Roerig
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. VIII Frank who was in the
Emmanuel hospital in Mankato for a
time, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zimmerman of
Pemberton were visitors at the
Fred Precht home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Walser and
family of Mankato were visitors at
the home of Joe Kruse Sunday
Mrs. Henry Thielman and her
mother, Mrs. Randall, visited with
friends and relatives in Mankato.
A. T. Near and his family moved
las, week TO Mankato. They will
run the Commercial house there
A number of young folks attended
the wedding dance given by Lee
Mace in Decoria hall Friday night.
-ar. and Mrs. Peter Roerig and
family and Mrs. Mike Neary and
children were in Mankato Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Amberg and
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Petska were Nam
kato callers Thursday of last week.
John and Miss Leila Fitzloff and
Albert Shonrock We're visitors at the
Randall home al Smiths Mil Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schweitzer
and daughter Louise visited with
relatives and friends in Napoleon
Sunday.
English service will be held at
the Lutheran church on the evening
of December 25. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Krause of
Hankinson, n. D., and Mr. and Mrs.
John Splinter of Mortified, attended
the funeral of Mr.. Buchholtz.
The Ladies' Aid society at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. France was
we'll attepded last Thursday after
noon and all enjoyed a very good
time.
Miss Frances Wingen cordially in
vites all little children above three
years of age, to come to the pri-
mary room Friday afternoon, Deem
Der 10.
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Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, Dec. 17.-Wheat-Dec.,
24ssc; May, S75s @S7%c; July, 1915
@S9Ac. Cash close on track: No. l
hard, S7%c; NO. 1 Northern, $3.50
S79sc; to arrive, s55s @S65sc; No.
Northern, 1895 @S53sc; No. North
ern, S15s @833sc; No. 8 yellow corn,
6O@61c; No. corn, 56@58c; No.
white oats, 36% @37Ac; to arrive, 37c;
No. 3 oats, 34@351ac; barley, 69@66c;
fax. S14614.
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South ST. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul, Dec. 17.-Cattle-
Steers, $5506775; COWS and heifers.
S45006.60' calves, $4.50@9.50; feed
ers, S4.3OM7.00. Hogs-$7.35@7
Sheep-Lambs, $5.50@7.25; wethers,
S3.75@4.50; ewes, $2.5064.35.
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Good Thunder

S. N. Grover and wife of Sterling
visited at the Benedict home Sun.
day.
Mrs. Manford Benedict and baby
son returned Tuesday from Water
town, Wis.
What can one say more for our
delightful weather? This puts all
other climates in the shade, so far
at least.
G. Sonnabend lost number of
hogs by cholera last week. This is
the case with many farmers and
hard loss to bear
Mir. and Mrs. E. W. Parks of Ster-
ling visited one day last week with
their aunt, Mrs. Martin Doty, who
is slowly failing and in feeble
health
Mr. and Mrs. John Roerg who
own prosperous farm just north
west of town were Sunday visitors
husband.
S. Doty attended a special /. o. o..
F. meeting Monday night in Maple
ton. The occasion was a visit of
the grand lodge officers. Nearly
100 members were present.
A card from Mrs. Selma Just
Koehn, from 329 Belmont street,
Glendale, Cal, says that Mr.. and
Mrs. Koehn are well and enjoying
the California weather. They were
guests Thanksgiving at the Glendale
sanatorium southern California
health resort.
Mark McCarty returned home last
Saturday after helping NJ Gainor
close in on fall work Mark is one
of the rustling never sit stir
young men, and has turned off more
work alone than the average two
men would. 1t is understood that
he intends taking course in do
nestle science this winter.
The Good Thunder Mapleton COM
pany held a meeting of officers at
the home of the president, NJ. Gain
or, last week. Bills were settled
and other business attended to. S.
Doty, the secretary was made treas
urer also, in place Of Thomas Howie-
son, who has resigned his position
since his removal to Mapleton.
r. L. Houk has recently COM
pleted mile Of road for which he
took the contract, just east of town.
The farmers feel that they did not
lose anything when they contributed
to the fund for this work, in fact
more have been heard to say that
it was worth while dozen times
over to them than the amount they
paid, just to get the hills cut down.
With this hill leveled to but slight
grade and the road widened, made
solid and evenly graded and gravel
led, this strip of road can scarcely be
recognized as the old bumpty ter
ron that used to be there. Mr..
Houk surely understands road work
and has given this much of his own
time and even took hand himself
when help became scarce. He has
been untiring in his efforts to fur
Their good roads and deserves a
vote of thanks at the least, from all
who in any way derive comfort and
use of the road, he has spent so
much time and labor on. This road
work has been done by subscription
entirely, number of farmers going
down into their own pockets to
make the road what it should be.
Murray! No more broken eggs nor
demolished groceries for the house
wife, as was the case before.
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ST. Paul Hay.

ST. Paul, Dec. 17.-Hay-Choice
timothy, $3.50; No. l timothy, $500
G016.75; No. l clover mixed, 10000
1919; No. I mixed, Sll.OO@1l.75;
choice upland, $14.25 No l upland,
sI3.0O013 50; No. l midland, $1,000
T75; No. alfalfa. S1500@15.75.
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-WheatZ1Dec.,
SS7sc; May, 92Bc; July, sec. Corn
Dec, 70Ac;- May, 7OBc; July, 7O1sc.
Oats-.Dec., 39%c; May, 42Ac; July,
411bc. Pork-Jan., 5000; May, $2O.-
So Butter-Creameries, 33@34c. Eggs
-29031c Poultry-Springs, 12c;
hens. 12hc; turkeys, Ice.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec. .--Cattle-Beeves,
S6.60M9.75; Texas steers, $6.6OW7 80 ;
Western steers, S5.S0@7.65; stockers
and feeders, $490@7.40; cows and
heifers, S330MS.40; calves, $500
1925. Hogs-Light, $7.35M17O; mix
ed, $7.45@7S0: heavy, $T.45@7.S2R /;
rough, S7.45@7.55; pigs, $6.25@7.6o.
Sheep-Native, $4.40G5.75; yearlings,
S5.5OM6S5.
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from Mondays DaIiy.

from mondays OdiIy
The Evangelical Lutheran I'm
manuel church held a meeting yes
terday at which time new officers
were elected as follows: Jochin
Kroe3er, president; Carl Detloff and
Fred Hartig, deacons for two years
A. Debach, member of the school
board for three years; Professor H
Frey recording secretary; committee
tier, Richard Miller, John Schumann
William Jaeger, George Harting, F
Schulz; ushers, Joe TRACER, John
Traegen, Ernest Mahlke, Jr, Erwin
Bruss, Walter Vosbek, Carl Vosbeck;
member of the auditing committee fol-
three years, d. Raclichle; janitor
Henry Vosbek.
AT a meeting held on Tuesday
evening, Ferdinand Kuehne was elect
ed as trustee for a priod of three
years.
The following people were received
into the membership of the church
yesterday: ]. E. Stockmann, William
Seefelt, Christ Bull, Frederick
Strauss, William Schostag, Otto
Lehnert, John Tooth, Henry Timn
William Hottie, Fred L. Vitense, Fred
Struss, Friedrich Mallenge and A
Blatzheim.
An estimate of the new church
was given as follows:
j. B. Nelson's contract, in
Guiding the old church $50, 107. 7(
H. c. Gerlach, plans and
experimenting the work $50. 0(
Heating contract ........ 1882 Od
Carl Reinmann, glass and
windows ............. 1,43O. OC
Plumbing .............. 52S .OC
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w. T. c. Club Entertained.

Miss Marie Funk entertained the
members of the w. T. C. club at
her home on North Fourth street
last evening. A delightful social
evening was spent and refreshments
were served.
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Rap1dan

Miss Lillian Mantor is home from
Faribault to spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cotton visited
friends in Sterling one day last
week
j. e. Swartout disposed of his
threshing outfit last week to Christ
hnutson.
Harvey Young and family are en-.
Toying visit from his sister from
Wisconsin.
Paul GRANDSON was at home over
Sunday from his jury duties at the
county seat
Mrs. Watts Pew and children of
New Ulm have been visiting rela.
tives here the past week.
Mrs. Harvey Young and sister-in.
law were pleasant callers at the J. D.
Little home Sunday afternoon.
There will be program and
Christmas tree in the Anderson
school house Tuesday evening, De
cember %. All are welcome.
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GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Dec. 17.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive, No. 1 hard, S71sc; No.
/ Northern, S6Bc; No. 2 Northern,
S41s 6S45sc. -FlaX-On track and to
arrive, $1.46.
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but the doctor said it was only
a severe bruise and that the boy
would soon be able to attend school
again.
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G. w. Scherer went to Minnea-
polls yesterday.
M. Douglas of Amboy is Man
kato visitor today.
c. D. OFT went to Amboy today
on a business trip.
Mrs. E. ]. Engesser of st. Peter
visited IN the city yesterday
Charles and Chester Griffith were
in this city yesterday on business
S. C. Rue of Vernon Center was
in the city for while yesterday on
business.
Ida Boeck and Amanda Bandeneir
of Vernon Center were in the city
yesterday
e. A. Cole, l.. G. Ives and e. S.
Gleason Of Owatonna were in the
city yesterday.
Miss Grace Weber of Lake Wash.
ington is the guest of her aunt, Miss
Rose Weber for few days.
Troy Himmelman. who has been
in .Plainview, Mimi, for the past
few days will return to this city
tonight
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Spaulding ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. M. D..
Fritz, drove to Winnebago taking
dinner with the Laft family west of
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IOCdI CUSC dDOuI 5000. SFo, I0I UU
1t was also decided to finish the
rooms below the church at once. The
new pipe organ will be installed in
about ten days.
On January 8 or 8 an organ concert
will be given by Professor c. Rup-
precht of Chicago, one of the great
list organists in this country. The
public is invited to attend.
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An Auto Party.

An auto party consisting of Misses
Clara Carlson, Alma Buchholz, Mary
Ward, Mr.. Sidney Ward, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Grue, as chaperone,
mCtored to Rapidan dam Sunday
afternoon and stopped enroute at
the home of Emil Knutson for
lunch.
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MANkATo. MINNESOTA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04
JEFF DAVIS.

Jeff Davis. United States Senator
from Arkansas. who died yesterday,
was a singular figure in Southern poll
ties. 1t was one Of his eccentricities
TO deny that he derived his Christian
name from either Thomas Jefferson or
Jefferson Davis, and instead Of capt
talizing a baptismal similitude with
the sole President of the Confederacy
whose memory is still honored in the
South. he cut away at right angles and
assumed the rather derogatory nick
name thrust upon the statesman who
didn't create a nation by those who
wanted 10 hang him on n sour apple
tree. The character Of the Arkansas
JEFF Davis was full of freakish con
tradictions. lie loved 10 hear himself
called fire eater and "a scourge of
Wall Street" But nobody ever ate
less fire than he did. except for stage
purposes, and nobody could have been
more grateful to Wall Street than he
was for supplying him the accessories
which he needed in doing business
with the simple country folk Of the
back hills Of Arkansas.
Davis was rare type among South
ern politicians, because he seemed to
be entirely conscious Of the humbug
with which he deluded his less intelli-
gent constituents. No one ever talked
and worked more single-mindedly "for
Buncombe" than he did, and when he
wasn't posing in the limelight he never
harbored the idea that he had mis-
sion Of any sort to the outside world
He was simply good vaudeville actor.
and when off the boards no one could
be more harmless or more filled with
charity for himself and others.
1t was this good humored apprecia-
ton of his own role that distinguished
him from other statesmen Of the New
South" with tendencies toward frothy
radicalism. He was not ut all like Till
man In the latter's earlier 'pitchfork'
days, nor like Vardaman. with his
melodramatic Populism. JEFF Davis
was not personally pugnacious and
hated to have any quarrel brought
home to him. He preferred 10 fight
Wall Street or some similar antagonist
a thousand miles away from Arkansas.
Yet be contributed as few others have
donsst upset the old politica order in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04

sioner Waldo would make an inyesti-
CATION Of his own; and, true to the en-
lightened tradition Of the department
that an accused policeman Is likely to
know more than anybody else about
the truth Of complaints against him,
Schlacht was Immediately brought III
contact with the official whom the ped
lers Justly or unjustly blamed for their
woes. The same policy was also pur-
sued in the case Of Becker.
The ingratitude Of Schlacht In turn
ing at this point to Mr.. Buckner Is as
tonishing. No wonder unknown men
are reported to have shadowed him 10
the conference, and that a blackjack
fell on him ont Of the sky. The police
cannot look after man who mus
goes seeking strange counsel and turns
his back on police protection which Is
being afforded 10 him. There are law
less elements in the town beyond the
control Of the authorities. and neither
the Mayor nor the Police Commissioner
can be responsible for men who go
about seeking trouble.