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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
From Saturdays Daily.

Mrs. Eliza Farnham Butterfeld
died at her home in Lake Crystal
yesterday at noon. Mrs. Butterfeld
was the daughter of John and Mary
Farnham and was born in Spring
field, Vermont. She was married
there to Charles F. Butterfeld in
1856 and came west in 1857, settling
in Mankato, where they lived -four
years. They then moved to the
Watonwan river, to what is known
as Butterfield Mills. In 1889 they
came to Lake Crystal where they re-
sided since.
Mrs. Butterfield leaves two sons
j. F.. and G.. L. Butterfield
Mrs Butterfield merited, through
her refinement her integrity of pur
pose and retentive intellect, the es
TEEN and love of neighbors and
friends. Her loss to those in her
home town will be greatly felt
The funeral will be held Monday
lat two O'Clock from the residence
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
THIS is A COME BACK

Mankato, Mimi, April 26, 1913
To The Free Press: The communi-
cation which appeared in your daily
of April 25, 1913, anent the deten-
ton hospital for the care of patients
afflicted and suffering from conta-
gious diseases, expresses neither the
action, nor the intention or purpose
of the mayor and the city commits
sioners as understood by the under
signed physicians of Mankato. The
city officials are fully aware of the
imperative need of modern deten-
signed physicians of Mankato. The
ton hospital, and the physicians of
Mankato supported by public sentiment
repeatedly urged the mayor and city
officials to purchase suitable grounds
and erect a modern detention hospi-
tai adequate to meet the present de-
mand. The mayor and city COM
missioners fully appreciate the stu
alton, as did the former city officials,
sought the opinion of the physicians
as to where the detention hospital
should be located. All physicians
agreed that the detention hospital
should be located as near as pos
sible to both of the general hospitals.
The property on corner of Fifth and
Washington streets was available at
very reasonable figure The loca-
ton certainly is ideal Believing
that all public interests would be
best served the council purchased
this property for the small sum of
$4,000. lot 66x15712 TT. and brick
house with modern improvements. It
is the purpose of the mayor and city
commissioners to erect new, mod
ern, up to date detention hospital on
the center and north side of this lot
during this season. The house on the
lot now is to be rented for janitor's
home at about $40 per month The
new building will be heated from the
Emmanuel Hospital at S. per month
and the city will pay either hospital
SIS per week for the care of pa
tents, patients to choose nurses from
the st. Joseph's or Emmanuel hospital
according to their preference.
The undersigned physicians there
fore fully endorse the actions of the
mayor and commissioners believing
their purpose to be to erect mod
ern, up to date detention hospital
during this season. Yours truly, T.
G. Kelly. Hilda Lueck, G.. C. Pratt,
r. N. Andrews, A. r. Sohmer, A. F.
Kemp. j. S. Holbrook, A. G.. Lied
loft, E. W. Benham, j. P. Rosenwald
Geo. r. Curran. Victor |. Miller, G.
A. Dahl, w. A. Beach, Aaron F.
Schmitt, J. W. Andrews, c. ]. Hol-
man, Ida Osborn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
YOUNG LADIES INVESTED
IN THE RELIGIOUS (.ARB

What is considered a ceremony
unique in the history of Mankato
took place today at Good Counsel hill
where band of eighteen postulants
were received into the Novitiate of
the Congregation of School Sisters of
Notre Dame. These young women,
the very flower of Minnesota woman
hood, have been for the past two
years in the training school of the
NOtre Dame Motherhouse, Milwaukee.
Owing to the establishment of the
Provincial Motherhouse in Mankato,
they returned to their native state
to be invested in the religious garb.
Because of limited chapel room,
very few guests. outside the immed-
late relatives of the postulants, were
present at the reception. To those
who were fortunate enough to be adj
mitted, the exercises were intensity
interesting and affecting. The i'm
mediate preparation for the reception
Ia weeks spiritual retreat-had pre-
viously been made under the direc-
ton of Rt. Rev. Monsignor P. NJ. Alb
belen, who for thirty-six years has
been the spiritual director of the en-
tire sisterhood.
Bishop Heffron Here.
Rt. Rev. p. r. Hebron, D. D., bish-
OPP of Winona, who came to Mankato
for the occasion, celebrated mass at
nine o'clock and delivered an i'm
pressive address to the postulants,
after which the ceremony of investi-
ture was conducted by Monsignor
Abbelen. This part of the program
was most touching. Every step in
it, from the prostration of the candi-
dates before the altar to the chant
ing of the TIE Deum by the eighteen
white-veiled, fiower-wreathed novicas,
was beautifully symbolic of heroic
self-sacrifice and cheerful consecra-
ton to high and holy cause. In
these materialistic days of ours it
calls forth a thrill of qualification in
the mind of even an Indifferent OBJ
server to witness such evidences of
devotedness to things spiritual and
divine; it is refreshing to come in
contact occasionally with proofs like
this of the practicability of the ideals
of Christ.
After the inyestiture the nOvices
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
PLAY GROUNDS IN CITY
HAvEUPL|FT INFLUENCE
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The newly appointed commission
on parks, Fairgrounds and public
charities met last night with City
Attorney Schaub to discuss the ordi-
nance governing the work and dut-
les of the commission. The body
acts as an advisory board to the
park superintendent and council on
parks, has complete control of play
grounds and matters pertaining to
public charities. The commission
has been organized with the follow.
ing officers: Chairman, j. e. Rey-
nolds; secretary, r. F. Neubert; treas
urer, Paul A. Dethloff. The city
charter provides for the creation of
the commission. The ordinance out
lining the duties and powers of the
commission will be presented to the
city commissions Monday morning for
their consideration.
Will Select Sites.
The members of the commission
expect to take trip over the city
Fairgrounds which they hope to es-
tablish and fit properly for use of
the children by the time the schools
close for the summer vacation. The
commission is handicapped in it's
work in starting by lack of funds.
1t realizes that the city is not IN
financial condition to make appropria-
ations for the fitting up of play
grounds and the people of the city
will be called upon for contributions.
1t is also planned to establish a
bath house and arrangements will
probably be made so that boys and
girls both may have the use of it.
1t will of course be run under pro-
per supervision and regulations.
No Promiscuous Bathing.
The commission will call upon the
council of this city and of North
Mankato to pass ordinances prohibit
ing bathing in the Minnesota riv-
er within the juridiction of the two
municipalities.
The commission hopes to establish
and fit up Fairgrounds that will APP
peal to the youths of the city and
keep them off the streets and out of
alleys. Play grounds are an aid to
the making of strong, healthy and
upright citizens. They have an up
lifting influence and it is hoped the
commission will be given the hearty
support of citizens in it's labors in
behalf of the young folks who are
sadly in need of places where they
can enjoy clean amusements.
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were led by Rt Rev. Bishop Heff-
ron and clergy to their spacious,
light, and airy novitiate apartments
where His Lordship delivered short
exhortation and gave the episcopal
blessing.
Another Year of Training.
The novices will enter at once up
on another two years of normal train
ing before taking up their life work
as teachers in the Catholic schools
of the state.
In the sanctuary during the exer-
cises were the following clergymen:
Rt Rev. Monsignor Plut of Shakopee,
Mimi, Rev. A. Hartman, S. j., Man
kato, Rev. Chas. Kremer, S. j.,
Mankato, Rev.. Bernard, o. F. NJ,
Jordan, Mimi, Rev. r. Bouska, Ions
dale, Mimi, Rev. A. Miks, st. Mich
aels. Mimi, Rev. Dean Hughes, Man
kato, Rev. A. Dittman, Madison Lake,
Mimi, Rev. J. Kelly, st. Clair,
Mimi, Rev. Schirmer, Cologne, Mimi,
Rev. Goevert, Norwood, Mimi, Rev.
]! M. Solnce. st. Paul, MINI.
Those Who Were Received.
The postnlants received were;
Miss Catherine Deglmann of Man
kato. in religion, Sister Mary Con
Zaga; Miss Theresa Neubert of Man
kato, Sister Mary Xaveria, Miss
Agnes Gaertner of St. Paul, Sister
Mary Caroline, Miss Anna Suerken
of Richmond, Sister Mary Clara, Miss
Susanna Goes of New Trier, Sister
Mary Matthia, Miss Anna Kern of
Wadena, Sister Mary Georgia, Miss
Helen Endres of New Trier, Sister
Mary Magdalen, Miss Maria Beer of
st. Paul, Sister Mary Gertrudis, Miss
Genevieve Anselment of St Michaels.
Sister Mary Josephine, Miss Anna
Saumer of st. Paul, Sister Mary Jo-
hanna, Miss Mary Left of Norwood,
Sister Mary Theresa, Miss Maria
Kuhn of Hampton, Sister Mary Mar
tina, Miss Mary Weber of New Trier,
Sister Mary Christina, Miss Cecilia
Oberle of Mankato, Sister Mary Peter
Claver, Miss Ottilia Witrock of Man.
kato. Sister Mary -Wilhelma, Miss
Margaret Majerus of Shakopee, Sis
ter, Mary Maiella, Miss Susanna Web,
err of Belvidere, Sister Mary Stanis,
laus. Miss Marie Richter, Sister
Mary Fidelis.,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
From Saturdays Daily.

George Scherer. who is a member
of the board of education, is much
interested in the manual training
work of the school and has suggest
ed some very practical additions
that might well be made along that
line as well as along other practical
lines of school work. He said: 81
want first to introduce iron work
into the manual training department
and ] want two phases of that work
-blacksmithing, or forge work, and
machine shop work. | think that
any boy who would work in that de-
partment during the school year
would be able to earn enough at
similar work in garage or ma
chine shop during the, summer to
keep him in school the next year.
81 would also want to establish
an ungraded room in the school to
which boys from fourteen to. twenty
years of age, who are out of school
because they rank mentally with
the ten or twelve year old children,
A cursory census of The city would
show that there are at least forty
boys here who would attend school
in such room.
Class for Business Training.
II want also to introduce a class
absolutely for business training of
boys and girls, a course which
would prepare them to earn their
own living when they finish school.
Such department would not re-
quire the services of another teacher
but any teacher who was competent
to take such work would have
charge and the pupils who were in
the department would not be in
other classes, making them smaller.
! also believe in conducting a night
school to teach practical things, Eng
fish, reading, writing, arithmetic and
spelling. | am sure that there are
at least 100 young men and women
in this city who would be glad of
an opportunity to do that work even
ings."
Mr.. Scherer's idea of high school
education is that it should prepare
the students for life, and he feels
that at present time too many stu
dents get nothing from their high
school training that they can put
to practical money-earning use.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
SCHOOL HOUSE ENTERED
From Saturdays Daily.

from saturdays Oaiy.
County Superintendent o. o. Ulvin
announced to the Free Press this
morning that some person or per.
sons have. developed faculty of
breaking into the school house in
District No. 81, about mile and a
half this side of Eagle Lake. 1t
seems that from time to time, for
several months, the school house has
been entered, and the books and
papers scattered about the room, and
some times destroyed or removed.
The last raid was made, so it is
suspected, by an automobile party,
and the tracks of the car were plain
ly visible where the machine had
stopped at the school house. The
county superintendent says that an
effort will be made to locate the
guilty ones and if they are appre-
hended punishment will be swift
and complete
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
Raising Money for Improvement.
From SATURDAYS DaiIy.

Work of improving and remodeling
the Baptist church will be commenced
next week when the old chapel will
be torn down. The material in the
building has been sold to DIR. ]. S.
Holbrook. The building was erected
in 1864 and has been in constant use
since that time. The members of the
congregation have already raised
$1,000 of the $4,000 which they ex-
pect to put into improvements on
the church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
Ditch Viewers Are Meeting.
rom SATURDAYS DaiIy

Viewers on bitches number 90 and
number 81, are meeting at the court
house this afternoon to make reports
bitches. On ditch number 20 the
viewers are E. Johnson of Judson,
DC. Keith OF Sterling and Thomas
Rooney of Ceresco. On the ditch
number 81 the viewers are ]. w.
Atcherson of Medo, NJ ]. Bowe of
Decoria and A. P. Johnson of Lin
coin. The bitches are located in the
townships from which the viewers
come.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
From Saturdays Daily.
Defense AGAINST Household Pests.

Among the manifold duties which
demand the housekeepers careful at
tention during the spring season
few are more essential than the
proper cleaning and putting away
of winter clothing. 1t is hard work
to clean and brush the heavy wool
Ell garments, but no article sold
for the purpose is certain to save
them from danger of ruin by the
moths unless they are thoroughly
brushed and cleaned before they
are put away. Bags of all sizes
are invaluable for holding articles
that are to be put away until the
cold season has rolled around again
and the unbleached muslin is the
best material to use for these bags
as moth or no other insect can
reach the inside of well-made
muslin sack If properly tied Spread
out the ruffle of the goods above
the tie and fill the cavity with com.
mon table salt and tie again. No
moth will bore through the salt, and
woolens thus put away are as safe
as if hidden in the most expensive
cedar chest and there is no better
way than this for putting away furs
after they have been thoroughly
cleaned. Moths delight in feasting
on bird wings and other ornaments
in millinery, and good way to save
them is to put them in paper boxes
with turpentine or camphor in the
box; then paste strips OF paper
over the joining of the box and
coyera Ita is said that ants can be
kept out of the house by finding
their nests. which are usually in
the ground about or under the house,
and when found, pouring gasoline
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02

into the nest, covering it quickly
with fresh earth to keep the gas
from escaping into the air. 1t is
well to put all small groceries into
tin boxes or glass jars; it preserves
their strength in addition to keep
Ing out insects. Corrosive subli-
mate, half an ounce dissolved in a
pint of wood alcohol, is sure death
to bugs that are found on beds,
but one must be careful in using 1t
as 1T is a deadly. poison. House
Keepers who are trying to EXTERN
mate moths, reaches and ants will
find powdered borax and alum two
important aids Wash floors, closets
and drawers with strong borax
water, then mix well together equal
parts of powdered borax and alum
and sprinkle in all the cracks and
nail holes in the floor and in the
shelves in the closets and in all
the drawers under the coverings
and under the edges of the carpets
To get rid of reaches sprinkle equal
parts of borax and ground red pep
per wherever the pests are likely to
appear, especially in pantry and
kitchen shelves, floors and base
boards and this mixture is especially
good TO destroy and keep away the
large black ants that frequently in
fest pantry and this borax mixture
is not a poison and is perfectly safe
to use anywhere about the house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
kneIt Before Ear and PRAYED.

Plainfield, Wis, April 26-Fifty
men knelt and prayed before the
bar of saloon here last night
while revival meeting was being
conducted by three ministers. Re-
iigious meetings have been held here
nightly for the last two weeks. Sa-
ioonkeepers offered the nse of their
barrooms and last night began a
series OF revivals that are to be con-
Quoted in liquor stores.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
Had Two HEARINGS.

]. A. Flittie, referee in bankrupt
cy had two hearings in his court this
morning, Albert Borning of Wood
Lake and Oscar Mielke of Sleepy
Eye being the bankrupts. Henry N.
Somsyn of Sleepy Eye is the trus-
tee in each case and Mr. Borning's
attorney is Mr. Mathews of Cotton
wood Attorney Albert Hauser Of
New Ulm appeared for Mr. Mielke.
Referee Flittie took both cases I'M
der advisement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
South Dakota Elks.

Mitchell, S. D., April 26.-The
South Dakota Elks' association is in
session here By action of the ex.
ecutive committee of the state asso
citation no more ''roosts," trials" or
dutch lunches" will be held by the
Elks. They will be supplanted by
good sports, including automobile
and motor races, baseball games
two dances each evening and fine
vaudeville entertainment in the
corn palace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
Monthly Class Party.

The monthly class party of the
Young Peoples Forum was held at
the Nitzkowski home, 413 N Broad
street last evening. The decorations
were in garden roses from Arizona.
Miss Bessie Benjamin as chairman
of the program committee delight
fully entertained the large gathering
of young people. The evenings
pleasure was brought to an end
with the serving of delicious refresh
ments. The Misses Nitzkowsh were
assisted by Miss Louise Brensholz
and Miss Grace Park.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
Postoffice Building at Owatonna.
From Safurdavis Dafiu

Work will be started this summer
on the Owatonna postoffice building,
the first appropriation for which
was secured by Hon.. James A. Taw-
ney when a member of congress
from this district. There is now
100000 available for construction
work, and the balance of the total
appropriation of $4,000 will doubt
less be made available at the long
session of congress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
DRUNK BROKE PROMISE
From Saturdays Daily.


Mike German, the man who was
arrested Thursday for drunkenness
after he had been disposing of some
was ordered out of town yesterday
by the chief of police, but he broke
his promise to leave at once and
proceeded to get gloriously drunk
again last night. He was again ar
rested Judge Comstock was very
lenient with him this morning and
gave him another chance to leave
town. However, Officer Nierdahl ac-
companied the man to the station and
put him on the train. He said that
he was going to Kasota.
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From Saturdays Daily. :

Rev. Clark W. Constant of the Con.
gregational church gave the leading
address at the celebration of the
ninety-fourth anniversary of the Odd
Fellows in America last evening.
Rev. Constant dwelt upon the many
benefits which the lodge had afford
ed it's members since it's institution
in this country ninety-four years ago,
and commented upon it's extensive
growth since that time. His re,
marks were of general nature, and
he did not speak especially upon the
local lodge, but upon Oddfellowship
as a national organization, and its
beneficial effect upon the members
in all parts of the United States.
The talk was very interesting to the
large number of Oddfellows and Re-
bekahs who gathered at the hall,
and his forceful, though quiet way of
putting things, made a lasting i'm
preston on their minds. His talk as
a whole made all present glad that
they were members of the organiza-
ton whose ninety-fourth anniversary
they were commemorating. When
the lodge was started here, like all
Others, it was not large nor strong,
nor did it start out with large
charter membership. but it has grown
to be the widespread organization
that it now is, simply upon it's merits
alone. He me-
Made Witty Remarks.
Jean A. Flittie, past noble grand
of the local lodge, presided at the
celebration, and punctuated the pro-
gram with witty remarks and in
Productions. The evening began with
a selection bv VERSIONS orchestra
after which Miss Lucille Fisher earn
ed hearty encore by a violin
solo" She was accompanied by Miss
Hyde at the piano. who afterward
played beautiful piano solo. Miss
Erma Heinze added greatly to the
musical part of the entertainment
by singing a vocal solo, at the con-
clusion of which Rev. Constant made
his address.
Professor ]. A. Hancock and
George w. Scherer gave brief talks
on Oddfellowship, and remarked up
on the prosperity of the local lodge.
and the many benefits which it had
afforded it's members.
Light refreshments were served to
nearly three hundred people, and the
remainder of the evening was spent
in dancing among the younger set,
and while the older ones looked on
and commented upon the pleasing
sight made by the laughing, whirling
couples. VERSIONS orchestra fur
nished music for the ball.
Among those who attended the
entertainment were G. l.. Fitch, H.
H., ]. III. and Craddock III. Jones
of Lake Crystal.
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Goes to Federal Court.

A certificate Of transcript has been
filed in the case of Fred l.. Martin
against the Chicago. st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha Railway COM
pany which was to come up in the
next term of the district court. This
transcript. which was filed by George
Peterson, attorney for the defendant.
removes the case from the district
court to the federal district court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
Law Goes Into Effect May 80.
From Saturdays Daily.

Proprietors OF places used as re-
sorts in Minnesota have until May
80 TO GUST their tenants. On May
30 the Waliace-Fosseen law, designed
to suppress the resort nuisance by
preventing the use of property for
improper purposes, will become eff.
fective. Governor Eberhart an
nounced yesterday. that he would
sign the bill,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
Fined For Forgetting.
From Saturdav,s Daily.

DIR. C. o. Wright of Luverne and
DR.. p. d. Whyte of Hardwick paid
fines of one dollar each in Justice
Reynolds court, Lriverne, Monday for
violating one of the regulations OF
Minnesota's third house Of lawmak
ers, commonly known as the, state
board of health, They failed to, re-
port births and deaths, sg-t
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
pleasant SURPRISE on Mrs. Jensen.

Mrs. Robert Jensen was given a
pleasant surprise at her home on
Pleasant street yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jensen have
moved into their new home and the
party was given by number of
her friends, who left behind many
beautiful remembrances.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02
Entertained Group Of Ladies.

Mrs. F. ]. Sperry entertained a
group of ladies at her home on War
rem street yesterday afternoon for
her sister, Mrs. T. J. G. Pease of
Anoka and Mrs. C. H. Barker of Del
AVIAN, Wis, who is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. r. w. Hobbs. A social
afternoon was spent and delicious
refreshments were served.