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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17
Flat Work Ironer

The Eureka Steam Laundry
installed new piece of machin-
cry this week in the form of a
Flat Work Ironer. When going
at full speed it irones seven sheets
per minute. 1t is principally ior
flat pieces although when at a low
pressure GONE other plain pieces
may be ironed. This Ironer has
three rolls OF ironing surface each
roll being la inches long and IA
inches in diameter. This is quite
an addition to the laundry as it
saves both tune and trouble.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17
Guild Given Luncheon

Last Friday afternoon, the
ladies of St. Andrews Episcopal.
Guild we're entertained. at the
Hotel Cimarron by DR.. Francis
Woods, who came over from her
home near Rolla, Kansas for the
occasion. 1t being the opening
day for Nhe Panama Canal, the
following toast was given during
refreshments: The Panama Ca
nal: To those who cOnceived'lt, 10
the ones who achieved it and to
the great event which will eel
ebrate it in 1915"
The Guild has recently been re-
organized and under the efficient
leadership of it's President, Mrs.
f. w, Cav, is studing church his
tory. Besides the several mem
bers present, the following guests
enioyed DR.. Woods hospitality
Mrs. X. L. Nichols, Mrs. George
Creek, Mrs. A. X: Stoufer, Mrs,
f. F. Printz, Miss Kate. Wright
and Mrs. Frank Murphy. a for
mer member. bat now of Meade.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION
The October examination Will b
baid 3,t 40 County Superintendent'
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17
GOOD POULTRY SHOW At LIBER-
AL. KANSAS

The second annual Southwestern
fair held at Liberal, Kansas Septem-
Der II to 20 was . great success. The
poultry department was one OF the
features of the fair. Over COO specl-
mems were on exhibition in the poul-
try building and lot Of quality birds
we're shown. Golden Wyandottes are
a favorite among the Liberal ianci
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17

Mrs. Marion Smith and dsugh-
ter. Miss Florence, we're here
from Jacksonville, Illinois to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. w. +.
Mcclure. Mrs. Smith is a sister
TO the late Mr.. Mcclure. Gran
Vile Moody. of Green City, Mis-
souri,, a brother Of Mrs. Mcclure
and a former resident here came
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17

for the funeral and has been here
this week visiting relatives and
friends.
Tuesday, Mrs. J. F Funk came
home from Hugoton where she
visited the Mccoy family and her
husband few days.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17

pears to be the present view of Mr.
Mann himself He ceased to point
the finger OF scorn few minutes
after he leyeled it at the committee
and since then has done no scorning
either of the audible or visible kind.
st. Louis Republic.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17
FOR SALE

800 good yearling and two-year-
old steers.
$50 mixed she stun, all good quail
ity. ad-10-17-2t
FRED B. HULLET. =
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17

Disease in an abnormal body is
Just as natural as is health when
all parts are in place. The osteo-
pathic physician puts the parts in
place. Nature cures. 1t ad
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17

Fur coats. Sl2. 80 to S35.
Liberal Harness 20
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-17

TEACHERS EXAMINATION
The October examination Will be
held at tie County superintendent Is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-22

General William LIE Due of Hast
ings, well-known IN Minnesota and a
national character, has fallen heir to
a fortune of 100000. This large
sum of money has come to him
through the will of Mrs. Julia Loril-
ard, Butterfield, filed in the surrogate's
court of New York city. Mrs. Butter
field was the wife of General Daniel
Butterfeld, the chum. Her first hus.
band was Frederick P. James, mil
lionaire broker, and the associate of
Russell Sage.
A st. Paul Dispatch reporter con-
veyed the news of the inheritance to
Miss Mable Gardner, a granddaugh-
ter of General lie Due, who lives at
the LIE Due home in Hastings. This
is the first we knew of the bequest,
/ Miss Gardner said, as she half laugh
ed and half cried at is a great sur.
prise. must tell the genearl at
once. hH
mo doubt the reason that Mrs.
Butterfield remembered the general
was that General LIE Due and Gen
eral Butterfield1 were all their lives
the closest of friends. The families
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-22
Found Some E: z. Marks.

From Saturdays Daily.
Two travelling fakirs ran graft
on the bank corner, at Winnebago
Saturday night, pulling in some
$500. One of them claimed to be a
Spanish war veteran. There is
law on the statute book that allows
Spanish veterans to peddle. At
Blue Earth the authorities refused to
permit them to operate. Jackson
was visited by the couple
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From Saturdays DaIiv.

From Saturdays DaIiv.
L. B. Watts died this morning al
one of the local hospitals after an
illness of several months with nerv-
Gus trouble and hardening of the ar
teries, and the immediate cause of
death was hemorrhage.
Mr.. Watts, who was known as
Fay" to his friends and family, was
born in Mankato forty-four years ago.
and has lived in and near this city
all his life. He spent most of his
life time on a farm and was very
energetic and Industrious man. 1t was
his overworking for many years which
brought on his i'll health. He had
been unable to do his farm work
since last spring and his eldest son.
Frank, who is sixteen years old, has
taken charge of the farm in a most
capable manner.
Mr.. Watts is survived by his wife
and seven children. His eldest daugh-
ter is Mrs. Charles E. Loe, and she
lives on farm near her fathers
farm. The other Children are Lora,
Louis, James, Hazel and baby of a
few months, Clara. He also leaves
four brothers, C. W., ]. c., Frank and
James T., all of this city. Mr.. Watts
father, William Watts, died just few
days ago.
Mr.. Watts was member of the
Christian church and of the Woodman
lodge, in which he carried life insur-
ance.
The funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
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vate consumers rates are fair and
low enough"
Nu..S 0se C.a&;an~

vate consumers rates are fair and
low enough"
Ward of Factions.
M. F. Sullivan of the firm of Sulli.
van & Smith, shoe dealers: l am not
in favor of the building of a munich
pal plant. believe the council should
come to a satisfactory understanding
with the Consumers Power company.
That concern has invested large
this section of the state. The build
ing of a municipal plant would mean
| fight between the city and the
company, the creation of factions and
bitter feeling on the part of people
| toward one another that certainly
| could not do this city any good. The
city's welfare would certainly be re.
tarded if such condition should be
generated"
Not Rusiness-like.
One gentleman, who did not wish
| to have his name mentioned for per-
sonal reasons, said to The Free Press
that he was very sorry that the coun-
| Gil had so suddenly terminated nego-
] tiations with the Consumers Power
company. 81 do not think the council
acted in a business-',ke manner" said
this gentleman. 1.-THE council should
have given the rate communication
from the company more courteous
| treatment The council could have at
least met with the representatives of
the company and discussed with them
| the proposition with view to secur.
ing lower rates, if the council con-
.sidered those in the company's com
munication too high. The get-to-
gether spirit should have been permit,
ted to predominant the minds of the
council rather than one of antagonism
ism. The Consumers Power company
was not referred to a council COM
mittee with view to giving the mat
ter further business-like consideration
and so far as l know and am able
to learn, the council has not notified
| The Consumers Power company
the communication had been received
| In my opinion the whole matter has
not been handled as business men
deal with important propositions"
Should Get Together.
Charles H. Griebel: / am one of
the largest consumers of electricity
In Mankatn. and am as deeply in.
terested in this electric lighting ques.
ton as any one. | am property
owner also, and am interested in
the welfare of the city, and it Is
my desire to keep taxes as low as
it is possible to do so, consistent
with good government. ! would sug.
gest that the council and the Con.
sumers Power company get together
and fix upon a rate for electricity
that will be satisfactory all around
l believe that this can be DONE The
Consumers Power company wants
the business and naturally the peo
pie are seeking as low a rate foI
their electricity as is possible for
them to procure. But we all know
what would follow the building OF
a municipal lighting plant. A rate
war would ensue. Could the city of
Mankato stand anything of this kind
Would the taxpayers be willing to
have the city sink thousands of dol
lars in an electric plant? | do no,
believe they would | hope that the
people will follow the suggestion
made by The Free Press a few
days ago: let Us Reason To
gether."
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were always on the most intimate
terms, and after the death of Gen.
eral Butterfield my grandfather kept
up correspondence with Mrs. But
terrified You see, the two men
were boyhood friends, and then they
went through the Civil war as mem
bers of the same army corps"
Pension Not Sufficient.
General LIE Due, whose name is
famous in Minnesota and national
history, has family of three daugh-
tiers and one son. Only recently he
applied for pension, and by spe-
cial act of congress was awarded
$40 month. This was insufficient
to support the members of the proud
family, and it is commonly known
in Hastings that the daughters have
been augmenting the income by
selling their needlework.
Army life came naturally to
General LIE Due. His father was
in the French army. The son, how.
ever, is a native of Ohio. Kenyon
college is his alma mater. ST. Paul
became his habitat in 1850 when he
hung out his shingle.
Once Was Wealthy.
| In 1856, William c. LIE Due moved
to Hastings, engaged in milling and
real estate speculation and became
wealthy. When the Civil war broke ou
he entered as an assistant quarter
master, and after time was pro
NOTED to brevet brigadier general
He resigned in 1865, and returning
to Hastings organized the Hastings
and Dakota Railroad company. When
into office, General LIE Due was
appointed commissioner of agricul
| ture, which is the position now known
, as secretary of agriculture. While in
office he demonstrated that tea anG
sugar cane could be successfully
grown in this country.
The first brick house on Third
street bluff in ST. Paul was built by
General LIE Due in 1853. Later il
became the postoffice, then sd
! lOOI, dlICI WdIu Iuo OhlCS vi Tic Mil
nesotian, then of the Times ant
Minnesotian, then the birthplace o.
the press, and in 1886 again became
saloon.
Large Requests Made.
Mrs. Butterfield, who left tn,
100000 to her husbands chum, diet
at the age of ninety-two years. She
lived at GIG Fifth avenue, New York
She had a country residence a
Craigside, Cold Spring, N. Y. Boil
houses and the furniture will be sold
She made requests of about $500
000 Her lawyer, Albert Francis
Hager of 60 Wall street, was givel
100000. All the servants were re
membered with gifts of from So
to $4,000. Relatives and friend
were remembered with gifts of from
$500 to $4,000. The medals ant
swords of the general were given t.
the Historical society of Utica, N
/ Y. The executors were instructe
to erect colossal statue of Genera
Butterfield in or near Central parl
and to build a library and hos
tpital for the town of Cold Springs
The remainder of the estate is give
to the Young Mems Christian assc
citation
General LIE Due formed the con
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Small Sum For State.

From Saturdays Daily.
The state realized $195 from the
sale late yesterday of firearms. traps
and fishing tackle seized by game
wardens from violators. of the state
game and fish laws. The sale was
conducted at the state fish hatchery
below Mounds park, st. Paul.
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ucts of the land, clover three feet
long, alfalfa, potatoes, etc. and soil
from both upland and lowland Their
land lies near Bert Chase's' and Aus.
tin Church has also bought in that
vicinity. Mrs. Clara White
of Mankato accompanied by Mrs.
Will White of Madelia arrived Thurs.
day evening and spent the week end
at the editors home.
Gus Cedarstrom and Swan Nolan.
der are in Mankato estimating the
gross earnings of the local tele
phone companies They are repre-
sentatives of the state public ex.
aminer.
John CALENDER, who was formerly
car foreman for the Northwestern
road here, is visiting in Mankatc
this week after an absence of eight
years. Mr.. Calander has a claim
in South Dakota
Sleepy Eye Dispatch Mrs. Henry
Meyer an old resident of this place
left last Monday afternoon for Man
kato, where she will make her flu
ture home with her daughter, Mrs
Johnson who resides at that place
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hardy, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Avery, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S
Tibbetts, w. M. Morning, Miss Mon
ring, and Mrs. G. L. Laws of Lincoln
Neb., were in the city yesterday or
an auto trip to the northern part OF
the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Scoville, o
Mankato, are making a visit will
her father, Veteran Henry Walther'
and family at Mendan. Mr.. Scovill,
was formerly resident of Merider
! and for many years was in the
grain and stock business at Meri
den.
New Ulm Journal: The Misses
Jennie and Winnifred Lind, daugh
tiers of former Governor John Lind
who was recently sent to Mexico as
a personal representative of Presi
dent Wilson, as an envoy of peace
visited in New Ulm this week, tn,
guests of DR.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Schoch
They returned Thursday morning tt
Excelsior, where they are spending
the summer at Lake Minnetonka
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Eight Hour Shift
Does Not Apply
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
When John H.. Hohmann was in
formed by The Free Press of the
opinion rendered by Attorney Gen.
eral McReynolds, the father of the
Scenic Highway expressed his plea
sure at hearing the good news. Mr..
Hohmann is at his cottage, Madison
Lake. He said over the long dis
lance phone that the assistant high
way engineer had stated to him that es-
Inmates of the expense of building
the road would be ready by Septem-
Der I, and the several counties
| through which the road will pass
will then advertise for bids. Each
county will receive bids for the work
that is going to be done in that
county. Mr.. Hohmann was of the
opinion that work on the Scenic
Highway will be commenced this
fall.
Washington, August 16.-The eight
hour law does not apply to the con-
struction of the scenic highway
from Minneapolis to Mankato, to-
ward the expense of which the gov
eminent is to contribute $4,000, &C
cording to an opinion rendered by
Attorney General ]. c. McReynolds,
overruling an opinion of the agri-
cultural department. Senator Knute
Nelson and Assistant Attorney Gen
eral C. Louis Weeks had the matter
referred to the attorney general.
AS Viewed in ST. Paul.
ST. Paul, August 16.-The United
States attorney generals office, in
ruling announced at Washington
yesterday, sustains c.. Louis Weeks,
assistant attorney general of Minne-
sofa, in his contention that county
authorities in charge of the con-
struction of the scenic highway from
st. Paul to Mankato may let con-
tracts for the work on ten-hour-a-
day basis. The ruling is contrary, to
that of the department of agricul-
ture. When Mr.. Weeks had the mat
ter up with the secretary of agricul-
ture about two weeks ago, the de-
partment solicitor held that contracts
for the proposed highway would have
to be let on an eight-hour basis as
the government was paying for part
of the road and that federal statutes
requiring an eight-hour day on pub
lie work of the United States would
apply.
Nelson Asked For Ruling.
At the request of Senator Nelson,
the matter was appealed to the de-
partment of justice. Overriding the
solicitor for the department of agri
culture and sustaining Mr. Weeks
argument, the opinion of the attor-
ney general says:
'The act authorizing the construc
ton of the Minnesota highway re
ferred to contemplates that it shall
be built by the state or local mum
cipalities to which it belongs, the
the road to be improved, and, though
the secretary of agriculture super
vises the performance of the work
the cost of the same is to be de
frayed is provided in the act"
He therefore holds that road
so improved is not a public work
of the United States within the
meaning of the act of August
1892. as amended by the act OF
March 3, 1913
The road will not. therefore. be a
contract to which the United States
is party, nor will it be made
''for or on behalf of the United
States" within the meaning of the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-22
From Saturdays Daily.
Will Return to Texas.


Mr. and Mrs. Ward Sheldon of
Electra, Texas, who are now visit
ing in Sleepy Eye with Mrs. Shell
don's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Brown, will leave soon for their
homeward trip to Texas.
Mr.. Sheldon with his sisters, Mrs.
W. H. Gary and Mrs. R. l.. Carpenter,
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. G.
Sheldon, and chauffeur, Foster Rey-
nolds, motored from Electra to
Sleepy Eye in June. They were
joined there by Miss Beulah Brown,
and Mr. Sheldon and Miss Brown
were married in front of the state
capitol at Pierre, S. D., while stand
ing in the automobile. They con-
tinued westward and spent some
time in the Black Hills and in yell
lowstone Park.
In a few days they will start for
their home, where Mr. Sheldon is a
prominent man, and in fact, is the
father of the city.
Until about three years ago Mr..
Sheldon was struggling young pro-
moter, but all at once, his pros
poets frightened and in a few days
he became millionaire with large
holdings in one of the richest oil
districts in the world. He is also
editor of the Electra Daily and
Weekly News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon were the
honored guests at beautiful lawn
party given for them by Mrs. Shell
don's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A.
Brown, on the latters lawn in Sleepy
Eye, last Tuesday evening. The
evening was pleasantly spent and
light refreshments were served.
Pleasant Dinner Party.
very pleasant dinner party was
enjoyed at Coponaning, Lake Madi.
son, last night by group of Man
kato people. They went out in au-
tomobiles and after dinner spent the
evening driving. Those in the party
were Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Lewis,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. A. o. Scott, DR.. and Mrs.
c. D. Snow, Mrs. W. B. Wood, Mrs.
M. R. Bowen, Mrs w. H. Pfeffer.
The ladies in the party are all mem
bers of a club and this was one of
the few occasions when the men are
permitted to meet with them
Get. Together Picnic.
A number of former residents of
Madelia enjoyed a gettogether Ma
della picnic at Minnehaha Park, Min
neapolls, one day last week A de-
lightful time was enjoyed talking
over old times and renewing old ac-
quaintances. Among those present
were Miss Edith Scales, Bridger,
Montana, Mrs. S. A. Scales, Man
kato, Mimi, Miss Eleanor Cove, Boise
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Weekend Party.

Weekend Party.
DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Stephan, DR..
and Mrs. R. N. Andrews, DR.. and
Mrs. M. r. Coulter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Wyatt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Just and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
]. Veigel are enjoying a weekend
party at Buena Vista cottage, Lake
Madison.
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erom Saturdays Daily.


Reports of eighty individual thresh-
ings from twenty stations scattered
throughout Southern and Western
Minnesota compiled by the general
offices of the Northwestern road in
Winona yesterday indicate that the
early estimates of yields in many
instances were short The North
western in its report completes the
compilation of yields and upon it
will base activities for hauling a
comparison with last year shows
gratifying results,
Wheat is running from II to 30
bushels to the acre; barley from
81 to As bushels; oats from 80 to
&c bushels; and rye from 20 to 20
bushels.
Show Large Yields.
At Mankato wheat went from &c
to 80 bushels; at Plainview barley
! threshed % to Al bushels; at Ro.
chester barley showed from Is to 27
bushels; Butterfield reported one
threshing of oats at &c bushels for
an average; Blue Earth turned in a
report of As bushels barley; at Tracy
rye reached maximum of 29 bush
els. The entire section apparently
| is securing excellent yields.
"The weather during the past
week has been favorable for corn,
the report of Mr. Wagon reads. All
small grain has been cut and con
| siderable has been stacked.
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Judge Lewis Out of Danger.
rom SATURDAYS Daily.

It will be some time before Judge
Charles l.. Lewis, former justice of
the Minnesota supreme court, will
be strong enough to leave the
Mounds Park sanitarium, where he
is confined as the result of a nervous
breakdown. According to the sani
tarium officials, Mr. Lewis is out OF
danger, but he still is weak, and il
will be three weeks or a month be
fore he is in proper condition again.
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Given Cordial Reception

The Chicago to Yellowstone Ma
tional Park pathfinders, who left
here yesterday morning, were given
a very cordial reception in Sleepy
Eye yesterday. They stopped there
a short time, and went to Spring
| field for the noon control
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viii Be Married This Evening.

Miss Ruth Bradley and Mr.. Roy
H. Allison will be married at eight
o'clock this evening at the home of
Miss Bradley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. R. Bradley of South Fourth
street. A large number of relatives
and friends will attend the wedding.
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pany that built the Wabasha street
bridge, st. Paul, and laid out the
city of West st. Paul as it is to-
day. He is ninety years old.
The 100000 gift was made by
the widow of General Butterfield in
accordance with the expressed wish
of her husband before his death.
General LIE Due is still strong and
vigorous, both mentally and physi-
cally. He stands straight and makes
it point to walk the mile to town
ut least three times a week. He
does so without using cane.
A year or so ago General LIE Due
took up the study of spiritualism.
Some time later he surprised his
G. A., R. friends by giving them a
three-hour lecture on the subject in
which he presented exhibitions of
spiritualistic table rappings. He is
quoted in Hastings as saying that he
had talked through mediums with
General Grant, President Hayes and
others in the spirit world
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Entertained Dozen Young Ladies'.
Miss Mildred Sawyer entertained
twelve young ladies at dinner at her
home on East Hickory street last
night A three course meal was
served and the guests enjoyed an
evening of music.
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An Honor Guest.

An Honor Guest.
Miss Jessie Simpson of Austin is
visiting in the city as the guest OF
Mrs. Lea Wood and has been the
honor guest at several parties. Mrs
P. w. Barney entertained on We'd
nesday for her and yesterday Mrs
&c. r. Long entertained in compli.
ment to her. Mrs. Charles R. Butler
is giving party this afternoon for
Miss Simpson.