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The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
BOB INVADE IS DEAD

Robert McWade, father of Captain
w. S. McWade of Christmas Lake,
Hennepin county, died in New York
yesterday of apopleXy, at the age OF
seyenty-eight. Robert McWade was
one of the Oldest actors in active
service on the American stage, and
was an honored veteran of the Civil
war. For years he played at the
head of his own companies in RIP
Van Winkle," being second only to
Joseph Jefferson in this famous role
AT the time of his sudden death he
was a leading member of motion
picture company at Brooklyn. n. Y,
and was stricken in the harness last
Tuesday. Fortunately two of his sons,
Robert, Jr., and Edward, both of
whom are actors, were i'm New York
and Immediately took their father to
a New York hospital. Funeral serv-
ices were held in New York yester-
day and the body will be inferred in
Baltimore today. In the death of
Mr. McWade passes another of the
few figures left of that revered group
of players headed by Edwin Booth,
Lawrence Barrett and John McCul-
Tough. Mr.. McWade has appeared
before MankatO audiences.
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
OLSON is HELD To JURY

ST. Paul, March S.-Professor Oscar
NJ Olson, confessed slayer of Clyde
N. Darling, whom he declares was
unduly intimate with Mrs. Olson,
was arraigned in the municipal court
this morning on the charge of muir
der. Through his attorney, Stan j.
Donnelly, he waived examination and
was held to the grand jury.
III. e. Hance stated today that Mr.
Olson spent two days in Mankato dur
ing the Crop Breeders and Corn
Growers convention last week. He
was one of the men who judged the
corn and other cereals. Mr. Hance
made his acquaintance and found
him to be very clever gentleman,
quiet and attentive to his duties Mr..
Hance is of the opinion that Mr..
Olson must have had some great
provocation when he shot and killed
Darling.
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
TiivoE

Mr.. Carrel has been hauling wood
10 Eagle Lake.
Miss Lizzie Rose is assisting at the
Reinhardt home.
Miss Anna Macbeth is visiting rel.
atives in the cities
Mr.. and Mrs. Macbeth were Man.
karo visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Armstrong were
Mankato callers Saturday.
Dick Armstrong has been hauling
hay to Mankato this week. ~
The Tivoli Ice company finished
packing their ice last week.
Grandma Dane and Mrs. w. Mac
beth are both on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner visited their
daughter, Mrs. Jensen, Monday.
Miss Lottie Bennett entertained at
a quilting bee" last Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carrel and Miss
Walsh were MankatO callers Satur-
day.
Mr. Ed Van Buren has been as.
sisting Herman Buchholtz the past
week.
Mrs. j. Morse is visiting friends
and relatives in Northfield and Min
neapolis.
Mel Bennett, Mrs. C. Buchholtz
and daughters, Grace and Pearl, were
MankatO callers Saturday
Miss Marie Musser and Miss Lei
lah Harvey spent Saturday and Sun
day at their parental homes
Mrs. Herman Mullerleile has been
very sick with la grippe, but is
now on the road to recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs Carrel and Miss
Walsh were callers at the Herman
Mullerleile home Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. c. Buchholtz and daughters
Grace and Pearl, of st. Clair spent
Saturday and Sunday with Grandma
Bennett
Mel Bennett and G.. Beschnett have
their saw rig in running order and
have been busy the past week saw
ing wood for the neighbors.
The box social and program given
at the Tivoli school house February
22, was great success in every
respect. Much credit is due to Miss
Helen Walsh for the excellent train
ing which the children received. Mel
Bennett sold the boxes and as an
auctiOneer we believe it is hard to
find his equal. The proceeds were
$3785, which will be spent for vari
Gus articles for the school.
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
From Saturdays Daily.
An ENJOYABLE Concert.

An interesting and well executed
program was given at the high
school last night at the annual high
school concert. Among the people
who took part were the Boys Glee
club. the Girls Glee club, the high
school chorus, the high school Or
Schmitt, Miss Katherine Wise and
Miss Mary Deputy, at the piano, and
Misses Irma HeinZe and Eunice
Hughes as soloists, and Charles
Schwanenberg, who gave a violin
solo.
The glee clubs and chorus sang a
number of selections and sang well.
In the "GiDsy Song" and "Uncrown-
ed Kings" particularly they won
very hearty commendation from the
audience. The two glee clubs sang
"Toreador" exceedingly well.
The orchestra, which is composed
entirely of high school students, is
a recently organized body and their
playing last night was thing of
which the school may well be proud.
Charles Schwanenberg, who plays in
the orchestra, played a violin solo
which was very warmly received.
The four young ladies who gave the
piano number played the difficult
number well.
Miss Irma HeinZe and Miss Eunice
Hughes each sang solo and of both
young ladies it may be said that
they possess splendid voices and
sing charmingly. Both young ladies
were urged to give encores but could
not be persuaded TO do so.
The accompanies were Miss Eunice
Hughes and Miss Inez Widell and to
them is due much of the success of
the concert. To Miss Fannie Pitcher,
the musical director of the school,
is of course. given the credit for
the excellent training of the pupils
and it may truthfully be said that
the Mankato high school is develop
ing the musical talent of it's stu
dents in most remarkable way
This concert is an annual affair and
they are always attended by large
numbers of people who are interest
ed in the schools. complimentary
criticism was heard on every hand
last night at the close of the pro-
gram.
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
plays by E. L. sothern and Julia

, plays by E. L.. Sothern and Julia
Marlowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C.. Cain departed
this morning for Minneapolis, where
they will attend the performance of
ben Hur." Mrs. Cain will remain
until next week with relatives.
Miss Mildred Hanson of Lake Ben.
ton is in the city TO visit her moth
er, Mrs. John Hanson, who was
operated upon at the Emmanuel hos
pital several days ago. Mrs. Hanson
is doing very nicely.
O.. l.. Hayden and A. e. Taylor of
Kansas City are here i'm the interests
of the Peet Bros. Soap company.
They will make a house to house
canvass of the city and leave, at each
place free a full sized bar of Ben
Hur soap.
Lawrence Brewer, the high school
iokesmith, and the gentlemanly trap
drummer at the Pastime theatre, left
last night for Huron, S. d., where he
has accepted a position in the Bijou
theatre. Shorty" says he wants 10
see the world.
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14

could not produce the power they
would have you believe.
The great power plant on the Mis-
sissippi river at Keokouk. with all
the fiowage of the Mississippi river,
affords only 1000 continuous horse
power, though they have installed
machinery for 100000 horsepower for
possible long continued floods and
some other reasons. Waterpower is
not always cheaper than steam pow
er but usually it is. Water power
in some of the states is sold as low
as SIS per horse power per annnm,
and i'm some other states of the
Union, from $50 to 500 and $50 per
horsepower per annum.
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
Club Room of Solons
Raided By Bold Police
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. CREAMERY PACKAGE COM.
. PANY BILL TEST VOTE.

An effort was made today to
recommend to the Minnesota
house the passage of what is
known as the Creamery Pack
age company bill. The house
was in committee of the whole
and Representative Miles Port
er made motion that when
the committee arise the bill
be recommended to pass. The
motion was defeated by about
five votes. The bill is still on
general orders and will come
up for consideration some
time next week. Mr.. Porter
expressed the fear today that
the bill will have rocky
road to travel. Several repre-
sentatives who had promised
to speak for the measure fail
ed to "come across" with the
vocabulary exercises.
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The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14

extension of this form of service
for this college. We want to be an
information bureau for the use of the
public in matters of engineering,
whether it be road making, street
paving, building construction or some
other form, so long as the enter
prise be a public and not a private
one.
ALREADY the engineering college
is doing a large share of the ex-
tension work of the university, as it
is done in night classes. We hope
to do more. We propose Offering
correspondence courses next year, if
possible, and look forward to being
of greater usefulness to the state as
a whole from year to year in ways
outside of the instructional work CIV
en- to students who may attend the
institution"
John Ihle, junior student in the
college of agriculture at the state
university, is paralyZed from his
head to his feet and lying in St.
Barnabas hospital, Minneapolis, as a
result of what is practically a brok-
EN- neck. He was injured while
wrestling at an amateur athletic
show given in DR.. E. r. Cooks gym.
nasium, Minneapolis, Thursday night.
lhle's opponent was Martin Ijelley,
an amateur heavyweight wrestler.
County Attorney J. w. Schmitt is
in favor of capital punishment. He
expressed himself today as follows:
II have always favored capital
punishment. At the meeting of the
county attorneys of the state year
ago we drew up resolutions to the
effect that the body favored the re-
storation of the death punishment
for murderers. There are plenty OF
safeguards against such punishment
being used over often The Judge
under the old law, could act, and
the governor can always act. in such
cases. / believe that a man will
hesitate longer before killing an
other man if he knows that he will
probably hang Cor it than he will if
he thinks that he will only be sent
to the penitentiary for life. The
law has a restraining influence"
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
From Saturdays Daily.

VTOW SATURDAY OdIIJ.
A number of railroad officials were
here yesterday and held a meeting
for the purpose of selecting suit
able place to put in a transfer from
the Milwaukee and Great Western
roads to the Omaha road. The Of
ficials decided that the only available
place to make this transfer is near
the Widell quarries and it will pro-
badly be put in there. 1t was neces-
sary to make the change because the
present transfer near Main street
has capacity of only four cars, and
consignments of stone from the
Widell quarries sometimes fill eight
or ten cars. Thus, it was thought
advisable to build the transfer track
with a capacity of fifteen cars near
the Widell quarries as most of the
goods which has to be changed from
one road to the other comes from
this place
Will Not Lessen Switching.
This change will not appreciably
lessen the switching on Main street.
1t is necessary. not often more than
once day, to transfer cars between
the two roads and the most of the
Objectionable switching is done in
the regular work of the Milwaukee
and Great Western roads.
Members of the civil engineering
staff of the Great Western and Mil
waukee roads have been here from
time to time, in accordance with the
resolution passed by the council
some time ago, requiring that the
switching on Main street cease by
April Is. The engineers have gone
over the yards and have drawn some
plans but what these are and whether
they will be put into execution is
not known. Apparently, in order to
stop the switching on Main street, it
will be necessary for the Great West
ern and Milwaukee roads to extend
their yards farther west, from Main
street.
Only Practical Way.
1t is thought by some of the rail-
way officials here that this is the
only way it can be done practically.
If the yards were to be removed to
north of town, and away from the
city, it would be necessary to build
another freight depot near the yards
according to the opinion Of railroad
men. Some of the switching must
be done in the city, and this would
necessitate having a freight depot
here also.
The officials who were here yester-
day are Superintendent Welch of the
Omaha, st. James, Trainmaster John.
son of the Northwestern, Mankato,
e. G. Atkins, superintendent, train
master Holmes and Roadmaster
Hines of the Milwaukee and Super
intendent Carson and Trainmaster
rI~.~-.:s~>,r, oe xl.~ Cheat Wyocfarn
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14

w. A. Warren of Owatonna is in
the city today.
F. F. Ellsworth is in st. James on
business today.
]. A. Jensen of GAINESVILLE spent
yesterday in Mankato.
w. w. Johnson of MilrOy is in the
city today on business.
M. NARROW of Vernon Center spent
yesterday in the city.
Mrs. David Edwards and daughter
spent today in Mankato.
A. Hammerstrom of Madison Lake
visited i'm the city today.
A. e. Schmitt of LIE Sueur was a
Mankato visitor yesterday.
Jack Jones Of Lake Crystal called
on friends here yesterday
w. A. Hartwick of Wabasso is in
the city today on business.
j. III. Jones of Lake Crystal trans
acted business. here yesterday.
Mrs. F. w. Mailer of Springfield
is visiting with friends in the city.
Fl. English. advance agent for ''The
Rosary" was in Mankato yesterday.
George AtchisOn attended meet
ing of the state fair board in st.
Paul yesterday.
Waldemar Scherer and Earl Pay
went to Minneapolis this afternoon
to see ben Hur.'
Misses Bernice and Edna Holly
will spend the normal school spring
vacation in Good Thunder.
Misses Georgia Paddock and Mil.
dred E. Schroeder of New Ulm call
ed on friends here yesterday.
Miss Lyle Cooper and mother are
in Minneapolis today to see ben
Hur." They will return this evening.
DIR. and Mrs. F. l.. Stephan are
home from Minneapolis, where they
witnessed the production of ben
Hur''
Ora Bateen, who has been attend.
ing the Commercial college here. re-
turned yesterday to his home in
Clark, S. d.
Mrs. B. ]. Vandervoort has re.
turned to Mankato after visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Toilet;
son, at Rochester.
Miss Beatrice Tousley and Miss
Elizabeth Dodge of lie Sueur are
guests of Miss Fleeta Tousley and
will return home tomorrow.
r. Burrell departed today for Den
yer, Col, as a delegate to the con-
vention of the Fraternal Union and
while there he will look after min
ing interests.
Joseph Rausch, ST., has left for
Faribault to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Mike Shanahan, who has been oper-
ated on for gall stones in one of the
hospitals in that city.
Earl M. Stratton, associate editor
of The Waupaca Post, is in Mankato.
He is guest at the Saulpaugh. Mr..
Stratton has been to Rochester where
he submitted to an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j.. Laurisch re-
turned last night from Minneapolis,
where they witnessed the production
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
Pless Bill Failed of Passage.

The Pless bill restoring capital
punishment in Minnesota failed to
pass the house yesterday, having fail
ed to secure the required sixty-one
votes. Representatives Porter, Han
son and Just, the Blue Earth county
delegation, voted for the bill
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
From Saturdays Daily.

Springfield entertained delegations
from all of the towns between Man.
kato and the South Dakota line yes.
object of which was to interest the
towns in building the scenic highway
which is to extend through those
towns in its course from Chicago to
Yellowstone Park 1t is hoped to build
that portion of the road between
Mankato and the Dakota line under
the provisions of the Elwell law.
The Northwestern train from the
east which arrives, at Springfield at
$3.50 in the afternoon was met by the
band and the delegates were escort
ed to the music hall where the meet.
ing was Immediately opened with II.
G. Bonnallie of Tracy presiding. Pro-
fessor Fl. c. Holberg, head of the
engineering department of BrOokings
college of Brookings, S. d., gave the
first address on ''The Scenic High
way From Chicago to Yellowstone
Park" Professor HOlberg advocated
the road work this summer, enthusi-
astically.
Senator EiWeII Spoke.
Senator Elwell spoke, explaining the
Elwell good roads law, and then Judge
LOrin Cray of this city further explain
ed the working of the law and gave as
a specific example the work on the
Mankato-Good Thunder road, which
is now in process. After these three
speeches the meeting adjourned until,
seven o'clock, when q banquet was
served. After the banquet the work
was further discussed and more ad-
dresses were delivered.
There was a very large attendance
at the meeting, the hall being over
crowded. Among those present was
delegation from North Mankato
and the entire Nicollet county board
of commissioners.
Against the Ewell Law.
A resolution was adopted opposing
the r. c. Dunn road bill. Senator
Elwell insisted that the Dunn bill
would nullify the Elwell law and
have a deterrent effect on the good
road movement.
The counties of Nicollet, Brown,
Redwood, Lincoln and Lyon were
assessed $100 each to defray the ex-
penses of promoting the east and
west road. President Bonnallie of
the Southern Minnesota Development
league will have charge of this work.
He will name two assistants from
each county.
The evening meeting was interest
ing and instructive from many points
of view. One hundred and seventy
people were at the tables. The re-
port was one of delight. Following
the spread a number of addresses
were made. Among those who spoke
were Mr. Bonnallie, Senator Elwell
and Attorney Robinson of Tracy. A
delightful musical program was rem
dered. s9
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
Social of "Ye Good Old Times"

OH UtSUdy evening, NdfCH II,
there will be a Presbyterian social
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
III. Clark on South Broad. Each
guest will be fined if he is not at.
tired in some old-fashioned way.
There will be no billed shirts" nor
gew-gaws, nor jewelry, unless the
wearer is willing to submit to a fine.
by old-fashioned people.
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
Dan Patch May Carry Mai

Petitions addressed to the second
assistant postmaster general asking
for mail service between Mime
apolis, Savage, Lakeville and North
field. via the Dan Patch Electric line
are being circulated and are meeting
with favor.
The Mankato free press., 1913-03-14
Little Folks at Birthday Party.

Hazel May Anderson entertained
eight of her little friends at her
home yesterday afternoon in honor
of her fourth birthday. Dainty re-
freshments were served.
Gilpin observer., 1913-07-31
FOR THE LITTLE ONES
FASHIONS DICTATES OF THE SEA
SON PERMIT DISPLAY.
Aeeordlon-Pieated Crepe de Chino
Model, Shown Here, Is One Of the
Prettiest That Has Been
Evolved This Year.

This Is an age when elaborate ano
expensive clothes are not only permis
sible but essential to the small child
who is dressed according to fashions
word. To be sure, play clothes and
street frocks are simple, even II they
are expensive, but afternoon clothes
are not only expensive--they are elab
crate as we'll.
The frock illustrated is one of the
charming accordion-pleated crepe de
chine models made for little girls
The dress is simple enough in outline
but the yoke is of real baby Irish lace
and the crepe de chine, to be durable
and yet soft and thin, must be expens
i've.
Some of the frocks for very little
girls, like the one described. have high
waist lines, but many of them have the
belt fastened well below the knees
Ribbon belts are almost exclusively
used for little girls. Sometimes the
crushed and folded ribbon is fastened
about the frock with invisible stitches
sometimes it is run through embroid
cred beading, sometimes through but
tonholed slits in the skirt of the track
Hand tucking and hand embroidery
are combined with expensive lace tc
make children's clothes elaborate. One
lovely frock shows band of tiny pinb
roses embroidered just above the hem
of the fine lawn skirt, another band
about the neck, and others about the
edge of the elbow sleeves. Fine val
lace is set in below the embroidery on
the waist in elaborate design, and the
skirt is finished with hemstitching.
Shepherd checks in black and white
wool are popular for street frocks for
small girls. These frocks are simply
made, sometimes in Norfolk coat
style, with black patent leather belts
and fiat linen collars, sometimes In
Russian blouse style with collars OF
Irish lace.
Leather handbags for children are
sold to match any conceivable colored
frock. They are carefully made OF
good leather and are simpler as well
as smaller than full-sized bags.
Handkerchief linen is used for some
of the daintiest of the small girls
Gilpin observer., 1913-07-31
SLOW DECISION A IA
Too Many Allow Doubts and DIM
cuities to Hamper Them In Doing
Good Work.

II have often noticed" Bismarck
once said, that my will had decided
before my thinking was finished" 1t
may be as wrong to think too much
as to think too little. When there
is need for instant decision and quick
action he who hesitates is lost-and
loses.
The "malady of indecision" is rec
ognized by neurologists. Its victims
need to have their minds made up for
them. Left to themselves. they would
never choose. They would continue
to weigh pros and cons, to raise ridi-
culous objections, to conjure up
bogies, to be assailed by doubts and
years very real and painful to them
selves, though laughed to scorn by
others. If we are physically and
nervously "below par" our minds Seem
to take a fiend's delight in playing
tricks we are ashamed to confess to
anybody, lest we be considered crazy.
We think how fortunate is every one
else we meet who is not SO plagued
and harassed. If we could look into
their minds we should be astonished
to find in many cases chaotic dis
array rivaling the confusion that pre-
walls in our own storehouse OF fact
and fancy.
Much is said today of the control
of the mind over the body. Many
persons hold that the body has no
rights in the pay of disease and de-
crepitude which the mind is bound
to respect. Along with a deal of mis-.
chief much undeniable good is done
by those who hold to this theory. 1t
often does the recalcitrant body good
to be told that there is nothing the
matter with it, complaint must cease
and it must now be up and stirring
courageously. If the mind is to read
a salutary lecture now and then to
the body the mind in turn needs occa.
sionally to be reminded of a few
things by the "unconquerable SOUL"
The mind itself. paradoxically enough.
needs minding.
Gilpin observer., 1913-07-31
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.

Always shrink and set the color
fabric Of children's dresses before
making them up.
Spreading little -four on the top of
q cake will sometimes prevent icing
from running
The most obstinate coffee stains can
be removed by a solution Of lukewarm
water and the yolk of an egg.
Moths lay their eggs from May to
September; therefore, care should be
taken of all wooden garments during
that time.
Sun your mattresses as often a.
you can. Put them on the porch roof
In the hot sun. This will keep them
fresh and clean.
When making apple jelly put a rose
geranium leaf in the bottom of each
glass before putting the jelly in; 1t
will give 1t an excellent flavor.
A convenient use for an old wash
boiler is to stand 1t on the back porch,
put into It all the waste paper and
trash to be burned, and when full, set
q match to 1t.
Swiss chard is profitable vegeta-
BILE fer the garden, because when
very young 1t makes an excellent salad
with French dressing. and when older
It may be boiled for green's.