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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-10
Eagle Lake

Will .Youmans is improving after
severe illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hopkins made
business trip to Minneapolis yes
terday.
The Dorcasi society of the Chris
tian. church met yesterday with Mrs.
Clements. m
: Mrs Emma Wagner of Mankato
visited her son, James Wagner q
few days this week..
s C. Peterson received word yester-
day from his wife, that her father
had died at Boone. Iowa.
Mrs. Cornwall and Mrs. Paine re-
turned yesterday from New Richland.
where they visited Editor Brown and
family. s,
Mrs. Tamany moved Thursday from
Cleveland into the house she recently
purchased from NJ. B. Cook. Mrs.
Tamany Is sister Of Mrs. H. Cum
Minis.
A. H. Pressnall has become the
owner of the AL Neal property in
South Eagle Lake and A. G. Hopkins
now owns the old A. Fl. Pressnall
property.
Where is the Eagle Lake literary
society of last year? With as much
good talent; as their is in the town
the. good programs should certainly
be continued. %
The sad news came Thursday af-
ternoon of the death of Mrs. A. L.
Cummins. who has been patient
sufferer for over year. Her death
was not unexpected.
Mrs. John Morgan and children.
who have been visiting at the A. II.
Pressnall home for several weeks,
left yesterday for Waseca, where
the family viii make their home.
School work is progressing nicely.
"A large order has just been given
for primary supplies, text books. and
library books. The teachers and pu-
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Triumph, Mimi. October 4.-One
horse was literally roasted to death,
two others so badly burned that they
cannot live and their driver painful
ly burned in; fire into which the
animals plunged themselves yester.
day afternoon on the farm of John
Groth, near this Village.
Mr.. Groth was plowing in field
and he attempted to drive the three
horses through burning stubble. The
animals took fright and run away.
They dragged pillow and driver over
the stubble. and madly dashed into q
burning straw stack. They became
tangled up in the harness and it
was impossible for them to extri-
cate themselves. Meanwhile the
flames were closing in on the horses.
Mr.. Groth attempted to drag the
animals away from, danger but was
until the harness was
entirely burned off. One horse died
in. the flames. The other two pre-
scented terrible sight with their
names and tail and ears burned off.
Mr.. Groth was burned on the face
and hands, but not seriously so.
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From Saturdays Daily. !

r rom saturdays Odily.
Fatal automobile accidents occur
with sickening frequency. The lat
est is reported from Bancroft, Iowa,
in which Ross Richards of ,Swea City
lost his life.
A party of four, consisting of young
Richards, George Higgins, Frank Ken
nedy and Miss Mary Hainer, had
just started on the return trip from
Bancroft to Swea City. Near the
outskirts of the town, while driving
at a very rapid pace, Richards, who
was driving, either lost control of
the car or something went wrong
with the steering gear. At any rate
the car plunged up high bank at
the road side and was tipped com!
pletely over.
Richards neck was broken and he
was instantly killed. Miss Hainer
received very severe injuries and
was rushed to the hospital at Al
gona. The other two gentlemen were
both painfully, hut not seriously hurt.
The young man who was killed is
the step-son of c.. j. Lenander, the
well-known Swea City capitalist. and
was manager of Mr.. Lenander's ranch
a mile, and half from that town.
There are reports that the parties
were joy riding and that the driver
was intoxicated. Miss Hainer is but
fourteen years of age and went with
Richards in opposition to her moth.
ers' strenuous objections.
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Mr. Tuttle's father is visiting here
for a few days.
Chauncey Wilson of Mankato visit
ed here Sunday. ~
Fred Fisher spent Sunday with
friends in Waterville.
John, Pestka of minneapolis was
here on business Friday.
Miss Amanda Beccue Sundayed at
the Louie Heintze. home.
Miss Edith Oftedahl spent Sunday
at her home ID Pemberton.
Mrs. Frank and son Herman were
Mankato callers Wednesday. "
Miss Elepore Murphy called on
friends in Mankato Monday.
Margaret O'Connor visited Manka.
to on shopping trip Monday.
p Herman F1taloff and daughter.
Leila We're Mankato visitors Friday.
Mr.. White OF La Crosse. Wis. trans
acted business here last Thursday.
Grandma Peak is spending few
days visiting with Mrs. Charles Hill
ton
Sadie Fields and Ernestine Frank
spent their weeks end recess. at their
homes.
Charlie Managie Of Shakopee was
called home by the illness of his
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Thielman and
Libbie Hilton autoed to Mankato
Tuesday.
Amy Norton who has been; teach
ing at Amboy is home for weeks
vacation.
Rev. George of. Mankato rendered
services in the German Lutheran
church Sunday. j..
DR.. Macbeth returned from st. Pau
where he has been visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Redner. ~.
John Casper and family of Madi
son Lake were guests at the Johr
Cords home Sunday.
Mrs. Pitcher and daughter of Man
kato were Sunday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Thielman. eas.
Susan Smith returned to her HON,
after a weeks visit. with friends ant
relatives near Waldorf.
Miss Ebard sister of Mrs. Nc
Cracker returned to: her home a
Dundee, Mimi, Tuesday.
| DR.. Macbeth, Mr. Watson and Mr.
Apell were. pleasantly entertained a
| the Sweitzer home Sunday.
A dance will be given at the ST
Clair hall, Friday evening, octobe
| TO- Music by the Loyola orchestra
| Everybody is cordially invited to al
/ tend. y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton ,Osten, Mr.
and Mrs. Phil Landmark of Mankat'
and Mrs. Engel of Aberdeen, s. D.
visited at. the home of Louis IIeintk,
/ Sunday. :.
| A school meeting was held at tn,
school house one night last week q
which 1t was, decided to put off tn,
installment of 4 new heating plan
until next year when there will 81
| two more rooms added to the bdlld
ing.
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Blood on the overatrs.

Coroner .Liedloff. who returned last
night from Minneapolis, stated today
that an examination of the overalls
found near where the body of the
dead man was discovered last week,
were spotted with blood. A chemi-
cal test had revealed the presence of
blood on the garments. Whather
these overalls had been the prop
erty of the dead man cannot be
determined.
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!, Deputies from the Minnesota do
cese and other Episeopaliars who
will attend the general triennial
convention of the Protestant EpIsco.
pal church In New York October
to 81 expect to leave Minneapolis Sun
day evening. The, deputies and alter
mates chosen at the diocesan council
last May are Rev. Irving p. johnson,
Rev. James f. Freeman, John r.
Vanderlip. C. B. Lyon, Rev. Julius
"A. Schoad. Rev. Il. E. Lofstrom,
Rev. F. w. Remington, w. ID. Law
renee, W. II. Lightner and II. C.
Theobald The sessions OF the con-
vention, with the exception of those
OF the house of bishops, are open
to visitors and a good many Mime
sofa Episcopalians will go as such.
Some of the women who plan to
attend are Mrs. Hector Baxter, Mrs.
C. II. Peake. Mrs. Perry Norris. Mrs.
c. C. Rollit, Miss Maud Alger, Miss
Mary Smith. Mrs. IT. r. Stevens, Mrs.
Frank Bass, Mrs. Oliver Dalrymple.
Mrs. j. w. Chamberlain. Mrs. c. A.
McDougall, Mrs. II. g. Theopold and
Mrs. C. L. Bates.
Bishop Edsall of Minneapolis,
Bishop McEiwair of Faribault and
Rev. Andrew D. Steve, secretary of
the diocese, are some of the diocese
officials who will be there.
Delegates from the Minnesota do
ceaa we're not INSTRUCTED by the eoun-
Gil on the matter OF the proposed
change OF the official church name
one which is, expected to be taken
under consideration at the conven-
ton. Minneapolis Episcopalians. how
ever, say they look for their deputies
/ TO oppose any change in name unless
it should simply be dropping of the
| word Protestant. Suggestions that
| it be called the American Catholic"
church or the american" church, are
said not to meet with favor among
| the local deputies.
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An escape from instant and terrible
death was experienced early Tues
day morning. by threshing crew
on the farm OF Adolph Trebisch, about
six miles from Springfield, when an
eighteen horse power steam engine
was totally destroyed by an explo-
sion. Pieces of iron were strewn
about the farmyard and the escape
of the crew hardly seemed possible.
The engine was owned by Ebert
Meyer and Martin Christensen and
has been used for fifteen years, hav-
ing undergone government inspection
last, July. The injured, although in
several instances serious, are expected
to recover.
Boiler Tossed Some Distance.
The threshing rig was being oper-
ated in the barn yard Two stacks
of grain had been threshed, and
Engineer Arnold Ryan was engaged
in pulling the separator between the
two remaining stacks. The engine
was between the two stacks, around
which were standing the members
OF the, crew. Without warning the
boiler exploded, parts of the engine
being strewn about the yard, and
the boiler was blown into the air and
of fully forty rods, and then dropped
to the ground. The boiler was straight
ened out so that it resembled huge
piece of battered sheetiron, and one
could scarcely imagine that it once
served the purpose of a steam boiler.
The only members of the crew to
escape injury were Engineer Ryan.
Kurt Nelson and George Slatzen.
Were Thrown Against Stack.
Adolph lTrebisch, on whose farm
the accident occurred, and Kurt Nell
son, member of the crew, were near
the engine at the time assisting in
holding the drive belt, but both es-
capped injury, They were thrown
against the stack. but escaped with
out scratch ! &t.s#
That Engineer Ryan was not seri-
ously injured almost passes under
standing. He was at his post of duty
on the engine when the carsh came
and the wrecked hulk of the engine
gives evidence that he must have
been in the very midst of the flying
pieces of iron.
The tank man, George Staten, was
in the act of placing wooden blocks
under the drive wheels of the engine
to prevent them from slipping in the
mud, but despite his close proximity
to the explosion he also escaped seri
Gus injury.
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Were Married in Mason City.

North Mankato' may. not say new
bridge" for a few days, but they
don't forget. This morning bright
and early Henry Robel, Sr.. and j.
d. Coy stationed themselves at the
east end of the bridge and are keep
ing record of ali of the travel that
goes over the bridge. They have
their list arranged so as to record
separately the pedestrians, automo-
biles, teams and motorcycles that
pass over the bridge and the list
also records whether any of this
traffic was delayed by switching on
the Milwaukee road.
Both of these gentlemen were free
to state that they considered that
the new switching depot plans were
a bluff" and that new depot would
not be built for years and years to
come. They are gathering these fig.
llres so that there will be no guess
work in the future as to whether a
new bridge is needed and whether the
switching is still a nuisance.
If the cold-blooded figures are
wanted on the situation they can be
had hereafter.
At ten. o'clock this morning the
record of the number of people that
had used the bridge had reached
375. This does not include the nun.
Der of autos, teams and motorcy.
eles.
Rain stopped the count at 100
this afternoon. Up to that hour
the number of pedestrians. teams, ETC.,
vas as follows: Pedestrians. 920;
teams, 1926; autos, 81; bicycles and
motorcycles, 100.
The count will be continued from
1880 Monday.
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Hearing in Probate Court.
rnr1 SATURDAYS QaiIv

The application of Charles Wagon
to be appointed as the guardian OF
Jacob Wagon was brought before
the Blue Earth county probate court
yesterday afternoon and the hearing
continued till today. The will OF
Bridget Riley was yesterday admitted
to probate in the Blue Earth county
court. Judge Henry Mol of Nicoliet
presided during the hearing.
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Mason City, Iowa, October 4.-One
of the crack main line trains on the
Northwestern road was held for more
than twenty minutes at Belle PLANE
yesterday while q sheriff's posse
searched the cars for two children
supposed to have been kidnapped.
The clue upon which the officers
worked was note that had fiuttered
fro mthe window of the train, and
was handed to the police at Mount
Vernon.
"Help-two Toys are being kid
mapped" was written in a schoolboy's
scrawl. "Our father is wealthy We
live in Detroit. We think we are
being taken to Cedar Rapids. Spare
no means. You will be well paid.
Stop this train" And the signature
was Hall Game"
The sheriff's posse, scrutinizing the
passengers, hit upon Rev. DR.. Wag-
ner, the newly appointed pastor OF
the Methodist church at Mason City,
as the probable kidnapper. DR.. Wag-
ner, who was travelling with his wife
and three children, bantered the sher-
iff for few minutes, then revealed
that his son Gene, twelve years old,
had written the note. Before the
train proceeded the minister searched
and found much-scared boy in hid
ing.
The novels of Hall Game will be
given place beside Sherlock Holmes
works of DR.. A. Conan Doyle, on the
.'fiye-foot shelves" In the Mount Yer
non and Belle PLANE.
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from -safurdax,a sally.

rom e0dIuFu&fS 6dItfs
The following proclamation has
been issued by Mayor A. G. Meyer:
zone of the most important depart.
nents of city government is the one
that is devoted to the extinction of
fires. Realizing this fact our city
has but recently invested q consider.
able sum Of money In modern and
tupto-date fire apparatus. However,
just as In medicine we are paying
more and more attention to. the pre-
yention of disease instead of davot-
ing all of our, time to its cure, so In
the matter of fire-6ghting we have
learned that an ounce of prevention Is
worth pound of cure. 1t has there
fore been suggested by the Mime
sofa State Fire Prevention associa-
tionthat October 8 be set aside as a
day on which lal citizens should de-
vote at least part of their time
for cleaning up easements, yards and
alleys, the removal of all combustible
and inflammable materials to a safe
place, as an inspection of chimneys,
fire places and heating plants, the
destruction of weeds and brush in
vacant or occupied lots, and to gen.
eral precautions against both the in
ception or spread of fires. am
proud to say that there is not a city
in our state which at the present
time surpasses Mankato in the re-
spect of cleanliness and precautions
against fire. but for the purpose of
advancing still further in this par.
ticular and in accordance. with the
| suggestion OF the association ! here
by designate and proclaim Thursday,
October 9 as Fire Prevention and
Cleanup Day"
81 hope that all of our citizens
will observe this day in the spirit
in which this proclamation is made,
and all work in harmony together
to get. out city in such condition
that the danger of fire will be re.
duced to minimum. G. Meyer,
mavor" :. :.r.4-..
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A verdict for S1S,500 by the Ram
sey county district court in favor of
Richard E. Burdiek against. the Chi
cago and Northwestern railway was
sustained by the supreme court yes
terday.
Burdick. brakeman, slipped on a
pile of snow while attempting TO
board moving car near Auburn, Ia.
January 4, 1912. Both his feet had
to be amputated.
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cnanaes in Omaha rime.

Changes in the time of passenger
service of the Chicago. St Paul. Min
neapolis and Omaha railroad will be as
follows: The midnight train for the
cities formerly left here at LOS A.
NJ will now leave at 1:12 a. NJ.
Number that left at 1896 A. M.
viii leave at 10: 40 A.. NJ. and num-
Der II that left at 1905 p. NJ. will
now leave at 11:45 A. VI.
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Miraculous Escape From Instant
Death In the Field
erom Saturdays Daily,
LIST OF THE INJURED.

Herman Rosenau, Wabasso,
age twenty, struck in face by
piece of iron, jaw broken, ear
torn from head, severe scalp
wounds; condition serious.
Charles Wendt. terribly
sealded by escaping steam.
Confined in st. Johns hospital,
condition serious.
Armand Fimeyer, eyes seaid.
ed, and injured in face.
Otto Fimeyer, aged four,
brother of Armand Fimeyer,
scalded about face, head and
feet.
Carl Peterson, face scalded.
Henry Rosenau, shoulder in
jured.
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Eighteen thousand dollars will be
offered for the present city hall and
site. The tender will be made by
George Scherer to The city council
at its meeting Monday morning. May
or Meyer stated today that the offer
will probably be accepted. An offer
of $4,000 was made some time ago.
but it was turned down. the council
being of the opinion that it was too
low. - s5:#.1t. -
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Nav DELAY Appointment.

Sheriff Anton Osten has not as yet
appointed anyone to fill the vacancy
caused by the resigntion of Deputy
Sheriff Ario. Mr.. Osten lsaid today
that he might possibly delay the APP
pointment for a month.
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Win Attend Convention.

The following gentlemen will repre-.
sent the Mankato Commercial, club
at the good roads meeting in Winona
Monday and Tuesday: George M.
Palmer, r. E. Brown and HI. A. Pat
terson. 81 I@
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Dr. 4. r. Kemp ! Delegate.

President r. e. Brown of the Man.
kato automobile club has appointed
DR.. A. f. Kemp as a delegate to
the good roads convention that is
to be held in Winona on October s
and Z.
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Game Called Off.

On account of the rain this after
noon the football game between the
Mankato Commercial college and
the Fairmont high school team has
been called off.
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Dance by High School Boys.

A number of high school boys
were hosts at a dancing party given
in the Elks ball room last night.
About fifty couples attended and the
music was furnished by Lamm' 5
orchestra. This is the first dancing
party the high school people have
enjoyed this season and it was q
very delightful affair
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viii Retire From Roads Employ.

Charles Van Campen, who has been
in the employ of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway company since
1857, will soon retire firm the serv-
ice. For many years he has been
agent at Rochester.
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Miss Peterson Honor Guest.

Miss Velda Peterson was honor
guest at a surprise party given at
her home last evening. There We're
about fifteen guests who had de-
nghtful time. Miss Peterson sang sew.
eral selections during the evening
and other musical numbers were CIV
en- by the guests. A delicious course
luncheon was served
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pills will be better fitted to do their
work with plenty of supplies.
The correspondent visited the or
chard of e. NJ. Pressnall while he
was picking apples yesterday. No
more beautiful sight could be imag.
ined. Such piles of beautiful apples,
and so many varieties. Who says
Minnesota. is not a fruit state?
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Pleasant Gathering.

Vernon Center News: Last Sun.
day occurred happy reunion when
Mr. Henry E. Gerry. q brother of
Mrs. James Pepper, and Miss Maude
e. Gerry, niece, both from Chicago,
Mrs. Maria Gale, an aunt from
Tracy, and Chas. Pepper and wife
of Mankato and L. C. Rev and fam.
lily took dinner together at the Pep.
per home in honor of Mr.. Gerry
who is visiting his mother, ninety
three years old, and who made the
trip from Portland, Oregon, to spend
the summer with her daughter in
this place.
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Delightful Surprise Party.

A very delightful surprise party
was given Miss Jannette Frommes of
119 Jackson street last evening when
twelve of her friends spent the even.
ing with her in celebration of her
sixteenth birthday. Miss, Frommes
was presented with large box Of
bon bons and several beautiful gifts,
The evening was spent in music, and
delicious refreshments were served.
The guests were Misses Agnes K'ug-
herr, Ida Huetu, Rose Peters, Anna
Roemer, Ruth Walser, Delphine JOHN.
son, Marie Krause, Lucille Wester.
meier, Barbara Wittmers, Louise
Kieffe and Anna Bohnert. -.
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Russeli.White.

Miss Blanche Russell and Mr.. Dean
White will be married in Brainerd
next Saturday. Miss Russell is a
former Mankato girl She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rus
sell She is a most excellent young
lady. Her intended husband is a
fine young man., The couple will
have the best wishes of large cir
Gle of friends.
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j. D. HILBERT, prominent resident
of Mountain Lake, died on Wednes-
day of typhoid fever.
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Memher of GIee Club.

Jean Curran of this city has been
made member of the Carleton Col
lege. Glee club.
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Total for twenty-three

g,.. years 1892 ,542 100 %
The number of persons killed
through their own fault or. mischance
was 1850. The number killed in
accidents to trains was 1892, or S.S
per cent of the total.
$50 long as legislators, commits
sions and critics rivet their attention
on steel cars, which. may cause, but
never avert, a collision or Treatment,
the tale of railroad fatalities will
grow along the line of the greatest
percentage OF causes" says the state
ihent which accompanies the figures.
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Mason City, Ia,. October After
telling the police that a mysterious
man with a -four sack over his head
had poisoned her baby and herself,
because she refused !. to place poison
in the food of Louis Chirikos, a
boarder, Mrs. Aida Holcomb Burgess,
nineteen, confessed to the police to-
day. that she killed her child and took
poison herself because of threats
from Chirikos, who was the father
of the child. Mrs. Burgess will be
charged with murder and a warrant
is out for Chiril1os. She is in a hos
pital, Her parents live at Amboy,
Mimi f
Were Married in Mason City.
Mrs. Burgess is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Holcomb, who
live on a farm near Amboy They
are old residents of that section.
Mr.. Burgess was formerly a mail
carrier out of Amboy. He and his
wife separated and divorce re-
suited Less than two years ago
Burgess and Miss Holcomb went to
Mason City and were married there.
Burgess is employed in that city.