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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Eagle Lake

Judge Lorin Cray called on fricna J
in the village yesterday.
Dr. NJ. s. Cornish went 10 Vernon
Center on business yesterday.
Mrs. Laura Burgess has sold her
household goods ard will make her
home in Mankato.
Mrs Emma Wagner and daughter
Miss Ruth. spent Sunday at the
James Wagner home.
Miss Ruth Madison Of Mankato
visited at the e. NJ. Pressnall home
Saturday and Sunday.
Timothy Butler, who was quite i'll
last week, is much improved though
he is not yet able to be out.
Grandpa Harrington has not been
at all well of late. His many friends
hope to see him in better health
very soon.
Farmers are enjoying the delight.
full weather. The ground is not
yet frozen hard enough to put a
stop to blowing.
Miss JUNE Dibble who has been
attending business college in Man
kato has had to give up her work
on account of her eyes.
Word has been received here from
Henry Mountaner, formerly of this
place, but now of Glencoe, that his
wife died very recently.
Word comes from Mr.. and Mrs
G. A. Pickle who are on their way
to Los Angeles, Cal, that they are
having a delightful journey
Mr. and Mrs. e. Nj. Pressnall, DR.
and Mrs. Cornish and Miss Lilly
Rotegard, motored to Kasota Sunday
and spent the day at the H. r
Pressnall home.
Rev. r. Nay has been at Howard
Lake and Litch1ield the past two
weeks Howard Lake has Offered
Mr.. Nay the pastorate of its Chris
tan church, but he has not ye
accepted the call.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Kasota


Harry Johnson was in Mankato
Thursday
Mrs. Anna Mester entertained the
Larkin club, Monday evening.
Miss Mildred Gordon went to Min
neapolis Friday to visit friends.
Albert Bergquist of Mankato spent
a few hours with his mother Satur-
day.
Mrs. Louis E. Davis and daughter
Fern were Mankato shoppers, Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sven W. Johnson
and children were Mankato visitors
Saturday.
Joe Norman, Joe Muligen and
Wendell Swenson went to the cities
Saturday.
Albert Johnson was called home
from Mankato Thursday, his father
being hurt.
Charles Meister returned from
Minneapolis Saturday and is visit
ing his mother
Mrs. Aubershon is packing her
household goods preparatory to join
ing her husband near Duluth.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyter-
ian church will be entertained by
Mrs. N. NJ. Reed, Thursday after
noon.
Rev. f. C. Bailey spoke on "Home
Missions" at the Presbyterian church
Sunday this being Home Mission
week throughout the country.
Andrew Dalgren is laid up with
number of cuts and bruises, which
he received when he fell from a
load of ties. The load slipped and
several of the ties fell on Mr.. Dali
gren who was driving.
The Redpath Central Lyceum Blu
reau will furnish q course of enter
tainments this winter again here.
| The first number will be a lecture
| by Alva Morton Reitzel, noted
and very successful platform speak
err on Friday evening, November 81.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Resolved that we imp

Resolved that we implore
through prayer the guidance of the
divine Father, the love and strength
of the peerless Christ, and the
promptings and counsel of the Holy
Spirits heavenly grace upon us as
during the coming days we may
glorify and eXalt the Master by
such lives as will please His great
heart of divine love and hasten
the day when all men shall know
Him whom to know Alright is life
eternal"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Nov. 21-2S-Dec. 5
Citation For Hearing on Final Ac
count and For Distribution

NOV. Zl-lo-DGC. D.
Citation For Hearing on Final Ac-
count and For Distribution.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Estate of
Thomas P. Thomas, Decedent
The State of Minnesota to All Per.
sons Interested in the Above Entitled
Matter: Whereas T. NJ Evans has
filed in this court his final account
of his administration of the estate
of the above named decedent, to-
gether with his petition, praying for
the adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for distribution
of the residue of said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled: It Is
Ordered, that said petition be heard,
and that all persons interested in
said matter be and appear before
this court on the 18th day OF De-
cember, 1918, at ten o'clock, a. M,
at the probate court rooms in the
county, and then and there, or as
soon thereafter as said matter can
be heard, show cause, if any they
have, why said petition should not
be granted; and that this citation
be served by the publication thereof
in The Mankato Free Press according
| to law
Witness The Honorable Evan
| Hughes, Judge of said court, and
| the seal of said court, this 18th day
! OF November, 1913.
| Court Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Judge.
| Thos. Hughes,
Attorney for Petitioner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
From Tuesday,s pa,;y.

From Tuesdays Dairy.
The funeral of r. S. Prit-
chard whose death occurred
Saturday afternoon, was held
this afternoon. A service was
held at the family residence
at one o'clock and a church
service at 1870. Rev. w. E.
Evans was the minister in
charge of the service and the
interment was made in Min
ncopa cemetery. The pail bear
crs were John c. Jones and
Humphrey Roberts of this city,
and Joshua Wigley, Hugh Ed
wards, John Thomas and J.
w. Roberts of Lake Crystal.
The funeral was attended by
great number of Mr.. Prit-
chard's old friends from other
towns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21

+ The following is the city or :
{ dinance which prohibits minors :
! from entering saloons:
!. at shall be unlawful for any
: minor person not accompanied
+ by his parents or lawful guar
+ dian, or one of them, to be, re- :
+ main or loter in any such
+ place or room where any per-
l. son is now or may hereafter
+ be licensed to sell any intoxi-
+ eating liquors, or for any said
+ minor person to mis-represent
i his true age to any such per-
+ son so licensed, or to any of
+ his agents or servants for
I. the purpose of remaining in
+ said room or place, or of OBJ
+ tanning any intoxicating liquor
j. from said person SO licensed,
+ his agents or servants. Any
+ minor person violating any of
+ the provisions of this section
l. of this ordinance, shall, upon
j. conviction thereof in the mu-
+ nicipeI court of the City of
+ Mankato, be punished by
i fine Of not less than SIS, nor
+ more than $25, or on default
+ in the payment thereof by i'm
+ prisonment in the county Jail
i for period not exceeding
4 twenty days."
+ This ordinance will be
l. strictly enforced.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21

The state board of control has
asked Attorney General Smith to
pass on the right of the board to
employ convicts from the Saltwater
prison in the construction of roads
on and leading to state property.
The question also includes the right
of the board to use convicts in the
reclamation and improvement of
state lands. 1t is proposed to take
number of convicts to Walker and
use them in the improvement of the
lands and farm which are part of
the state sanitarium for cOnsump-
tives. The board also desires to en-
ploy the convicts in the making and
Improvement Of roads.
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Going Away Party.

A few of the ladies of the Hilltop V
club were given pleasant surprise
at the residence of Mrs. l.. Nj. Gjes-
trum yesterday afternoon, the party
being given in honor of some of the
ladies of the club who are in the
near future going to leave the city.
The ladies of honor at the occasion
were Mrs. Bruno Neubert who will
go to Montana in the spring, Mrs
Robert Stanke will go to Oklahoma
Mrs. Gray Haigh, who will leave for
Nevada in the spring, Mrs. George
Haigh who will soon go to Michigan
and Mrs. NJ l.. Gjestrum who is al
so going to leave but has as yet not
determined the place to which she
is going. The time of the party was
happily spent and refreshments
were served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Defense Of Militia
Against An Attack

That the national guard is far be-
low its paper strength and war with
Mexico or any other country might
invite at least preliminary disaster
were opinions expressed yesterday to
Pioneer Press representative in
New York by General Robert K.
Evans u S. A, and General Mills,
chief of staff OF the division of mill
tary affairs, U. 5 A. Who commented
especially on what they termed the
deficiency OF the national guard in
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and other
western states.
According to these military eX-
perts, the national guard, instead of
having 10000 trained men ready to
move on Mexico at the drop of the
hat, will be lucky if it can muster
$4,000 ablebodied men.
They contend the western com.
panies are unable to show full
roster; that their strength is unreli-
able, and that poor rifle shooting is
one of their glaring weaknesses.
General Wood Takes Exception.
Adjutant General Fred B. Wood,
commanding the Minnesota national
guard yesterday said he had re-
ceived from General Mills, under
date Of November 8, a letter COM
mendins the Minnesota organiZa-
ton, and the Minnesota command
er took exceptions to the criticisms
of the local guard save in the mat
ter of rifle shooting. He admitted
there is room for Improvement in
this respect.
Number Exceeds Limit.
General Wood said that on No
vember l the three regiments
including artillery, numbered 2,971
men, which exceeds the limit re
quircd by the government, this lin
itation calling for only fifty-eighl
enlisted men aud three officers tc
a company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
From Tuesdays Daily.
Farmers Were the Hosts.

Three hundred people enjoyed the
hospitality and good cheer OF the
Loyola club last night when the
farmers of the st. Peter and PAU S
church were hosts to all other
people of the parish. Those present
played $500, danced the old Ger
man dances and the older people as
we'll as the younger generation had
q splendid time. The mems prize
at cards was won by J. B. Hodapp
and Mrs. Joseph Hodapp won the
ladies' head prize. Lamm's orches'
ira played for the dancers.
At eleven o'clock lunch was served
by the farmers wives and it is
needless to say that it was most
excellent and abundant lunch. The
farmers proved themselves to be
most bospitable hosts and those
present were unanimous in pro-
nouncing the gathering to be one
of the most enjoyable ever held at
the club.
On the evening of November II
a social> evening will be given more
especially for the younger people
and all club members are invited
to attend The Loyola orchestra
will furnish the music on that even.
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Deep Waterway Meeting.

Jacksonville, Fla, November 1S.-
Attended by the governors of sew
eral Atlantic Coast states and mem
bers of congress, the sixth annual
convention of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways association met here to-
day. Congressman J.. Hampton Moore,
president of the : organization presid-
in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Festival Was a Success.

Festival Was a Success.
A harvest social was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. III. Bur
meister near Judson Saturday even
ing for the benefit of the Hebron
Methodist church, which has recently
beer painted.
The ladies OF the congregation
served a bounteous supper in the
basement Of Mr. and Mrs. Burmei
ster's beautiful new home, which was
splendidly equipped for such an af,
fair Allthc cooking and serving was
done in the basement and thirty-twO
people were served at one time.
A candy booth was also conducted
by Mrs. Scherer and Miss Jean Bur
meister A corn contest and a
gypsy fortune teller helped entertain
the guests o. b. Door of Nicollet
county won first prize for the ten
best ears of corn and j. l.. KeenC
of Blue Earth county came in q
close second, dividing honors be
tween the two counties. The gypsy
maid with her bright garments, beads
and jeweiry typical of the tribe, was
evening.
About seventy-five people attended
the supper and $40 was raised fol
the church. The people who are in
terested in the church extend their
thanks to Mr. Burmeister and his
family the gypsy fortune teller ant
the other people who helped to make
the affair such success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
From Tuesdays Daily.

The Consumers Power company,
which under trust deed filed with
the register of deeds was author
lied to issue $75,000,000 worth of
bonds to promote its power plants
throughout the country and which
owns the Rapidan dam plant, will
soon issue 100000 worth of bonds
The state auditor has notified the
register of deeds that $1,000 regis
try tax has been paid into the
treasury of Washington county. a
part OF this tax will be received by
Blue Earth county, as some of the
company's properties are located at
Rapidan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Marriaae License Granted.

Clerk of Court George G. Krost,
today issued marriage licenses to
Arthur H. Sohre of Beaufort and
Martha B. Fisher Of Rapidan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Corn is king in Minnesota and
wheat. which has ranked as the lead
ing crop in the state, is dethroned
this year, in the opinion of Fred ID.
Sherman, state immigration commits
sioner, who has given the matter
much attention. He estimates the
corn crop OF Minnesota for 1913 at
something more than 1OO,0O0,OD0
bushels, and the value on the farm
at $50,000,000. There are no Stats
tics available this year on the wheat
yield, but the federal statistics give
the farm value of wheat in Minneso-
Ia in 1912, at $4S,000,000 and, in the
opinion of Mr.. Sherman, the figures
scarcely will be equalled for 1913.
81 am convinced that corn this year
has passed wheat as the leading crop
of the state" declares Mr.. Sherman,
land l say it with some regret in a
| measure for wheat has made Mime.
sofa rich as well as famous, but we
can't close our eyes or ears to the
fact that corn has been making gi
gantc strides in this state where forty
! years ago, even in the most southern
/ counties, farmer who could raise
| two or three acres of old Indian flint
! corn was regarded as a wonder and
! he himself looked upon his little corn
patch as wonderful achievement.
only three years ago this state
produced only 56,375,OOO bushels OF
000 In 1911 the crop increased
about 100000 bushels, a.out 1000,
600 more in 1912, and this year the
yield will be about 100,000,000 ant
more rather than less than tina
amount. The market value woult
be up toward $7,00O,OOO, but corr
| generally is not marketed in thi!
state, being fed directly TO the stock
and hence we use only the farm
value which will be approximate.
$50, 100000, and this is conservative
really too low. The figures are base(
on reports received from every count.
in Minnesota and the correspondents
all men Of standing and responsibility.
in their communities, were warned t
base their figures on actual yield
and to be extremely conservative
The average yield was found to b.
forty-two bushels to the acre, ant
as the government reported an acre
age of 2,43S,6 66 of corn in Minnesota
the yield easily is figured at 102, 423
792.
while the bulk Of Minnesota
corn crop is still grown in southern
and central Minnesota, the corn bel
is rapidly extending to the north an
northwest. Fully matured and heay
crops are reported from the Re
River valley country. The prize cor
exhibited at the Minnesota state fai
this year was grown in Pine county
sixty miles north of st. Paul.
: yield of 125 bushels to the acre, fror
field of forty acres, is reporte
from Faribault county,"
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Bemidji, Mimi, November 49,
Especial. -Bemidji, or more properly
speaking, the Lincoln Republic club
of Beltrami county, has prepared
plan for general reorganization of
the republican party in Minnesota
and a specialization of the party
spirit destroyed by recent statutes
wiping out the convention system
and party machinery.
The plan proposed here is simple,
and effective and is the outgrowth
of a decision on the part of the
Lincoln club to effect an organization
that would harmonic all factions of
the republican party. The plan re-
ported by a committee appointed for
that purpose has been unanimously
adopted and is as follows:
plan Of republican organization
for each voting precinct, county and
state
The Program Adopted
THE Lincoln Republican club of
BcItrami county ADOPTED the follow
ing program of organization for the
town, village, city, county and state
that seems to be made necessary by
law.
at is proposed that at the coming
direct primaries held in accordance
with the law relating thereto, there
shall be elected by the republican
voters, voting in each precinct, a
precinct committeeman, these COM
mitteemen to constitute the county
committee at large and the county
committee to meet soon after the pri-
maries and select of its number chair
: man, secretary, treasurer and an ex-
ecutive committee of five members.
| The executive committee thus chosen
shall have management of the cam
| Eaign for the election Of our republic
can candidates for county offices
subject to the general direction of
the county committee.
Selection of Committee.
"The state central committee to be
selected as follows: One member
| from each county to be elected by
| the county committee at the same
/ time it elects its officers and execu
/ tive committee. The state central
! committeeman thus chosen in each
/ judicial district shall elect from theil
! number member OF said centra
! committee, such executive committee
! SO chosen shall elect a chairman
/ vice chairman, secretary and treas
urer of the state central committee
| Such executive committee shall have
/ management and control of the cam
! paign for the election of the republi
! can candidates for state offices, sub
/ ject to the control and direction o.
Duty of Committeeman.
1T shall be the duty of each pre-
cinct, county and state committee
man to secure full registration an(
/ vote of all republican voters in the
respective precincts or counties ant
! the state and by all honorable means
advance the best interests of eacl
candidate for office upon the republi
car ticket"
Upon instructions from the club
the secretary has advised the STATE
central committee and copy of thu
proposed plan has been forwarded 4
Ed Smith, chairman of that commit
tee, at Minneapolis. The Beltram
Lincoln club, in presenting a cop.
of the plan to the state central com
mittee, requests the committee t.
put the plan into immediate effect
Eropo TuocIoutc noiIu
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Wedding Anniversary Surprise.

Mr. and Mrs. G.. Il. Bradley were
surprised on Friday evening, their
twenty-Gfth wedding anniversary, by
about twenty-five of their friends.
The party was arranged by Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley's daughter, Mrs Roy
Allison and was a very delightful
affair The guests presented the
host and hostess with dozen silver
knives and forks, Attorney Arthur
Schaub making the presentation
speech.
Games were played during the
evening and a sociable time spent
Delicious refreshments were served
at eleven o'clock
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21

One Idaho county has more than
$50 boys and girls organized in sew
ing, cooking, potato, and corn club
work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
From Tuesdays Daily.

The Farmers Grain Dealers asSo-
citation, which has grown in in
Auence in the past few years and
will have 500 to eco delegates at
its next annual convention, will
meet in Minneapolis February 4 to
6, and will have headquarters at the
West hotel II. r. Meisch of Ar.
Gylc, president, and ]. l.. Demaray
of Pipestone, secretary, arranged
with the Minneapolis Civic and Com
MERGE association for detailed plans
which will make the convention
even more important than that helt
in Minneapolis in last January. Il
! is proposed to make Minneapolis
! the permanent convention city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21

Seattle, November 49, Vilhjal-
mar StefaBsson, the Arctic explorer
and discoverer of the White Eski-
mos, who was aboard the steam
ship karluk when that vessel was
last sighted off Flaxman Island,
August Ii, possibly is lost as is
the vessel and all others on board.
Nothing has been seen or heard of
the vessel since that date though
extensive search was made for it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Entertained at Bridge.

Entertained at 6rId9c.
Mrs. +. l.. BGbcock is entertaining
at bridge this afternoon, and will en-
terrain again tomorrow afternoon.
Sixty invitations have been issued.
Mrs. c. Danielson assisted in receiv,
ing today and Misses Ruth and
/ Hazel Presley assisted in serving.
The decorations in the rooms were
chrysanthemums, yellow being the
keynote of the reception hall and
! living room and pink being used in
! the dining room.
| J. f. Lind of Waseca is in the
city today.
S. F. Murphy of st. James is il
the city today.
r. A. Bonnell of Redwing spent
/ Monday in Mankatc.
Mrs. w. j. Connor of Farihault il
visiting in the city today
Jay Hubbard left today for {
| trip to Port Labaca, Texas.
J. l.. Macbeth of st. Clair was ;
Mankato visitor yesterday afternoon
H. b, Hill of Faribault was in tn
! city for while yesterday after
noon.
p. r. Haden Of North Mankat
was in LIE Sueur yesterday callin
on friends.
Mrs. Samuel Schiller of Merriam
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the meeting in Chicago was one
permeated with enthusiasm.
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