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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-09

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they cali him "Bin Proof
Hts full rsms 10 william Msdors
rTuiu ~. vas born In North pako.
ia. wears hair chaps When hs s on
the range. s a HUSKY. tull bloodsd
citir.n Who eau Jolt an outlas horse
into a ~himper. and has a full bari.
ton. voice that In Montana sounds
like Grand opera
Therefore. beeaus. be ,An plcs ~
some money and likes II. Advertising
and hopes thA. Henry " SAyldse Mill
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-09

put him On the STAGE no Is Tidlns hl.
ps, hors. to Ns~ York on the -ay
he is stopping at 'sSlou. palm room..
say stations aud ihlshd rabaFpt.. aud
ts averaging t1S a --.s. blankets and
CHUCK aud hay Included ~. isr \,
Paul November I. and -lli ride
through AlI~suss.. chicago. iadiss.
apolh CiAeinnAti, Cleveland. nunais
aud Fhllad-lphia Ito ~iil teach Ns-
Nors after tho holiday,
i.ouis W nm. president of tho
Great northern railroad. heard hin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08

| companied by niece and nephew
fof Miss Ida Martin, willard street.
The party put up at the Heinrich,
but were entertained by Miss Mar
tin for two or three days and returned
to Minneapolis this morning. They had
a fine trip, and a beautiful day for
the return trip.
| Attorney Rollo F. Hunt of DEVILS
Lake, N. D., was in the city today
a few hours renewing acquaintance
| and was guest of Attorney c. E..
Phillips with whom he was formerly
associated in business. Mr.. Hunt
was on his way to Blue Earth to
visit his parents, and will again visit
Mankato on his return trip. Mr..
Hunt is now connected with Sena-
tor Middaugh in the practice of law.
and is doing splendid business.
John H. Kock buyer and manager
of the dry goods section of the Geo.
E. Brett store left today for New
York and other eastern cities in the
interest of the various departments
under his management. The reputa-
ton of the Geo. E. Brett store for the
newest and most up to date ideas is
always kept up by these half year
been very successful in securing
many handsome pieces of merchan-
disc. His purchases are of the ex,
elusive and very latest ideas of
fashion.
Mapleton Enterprise: Mrs. Pearl
Holmes, Mrs. S. M. Keith and Attor-
ney Argetsinger were at Mankato
last Friday, all being interested in
the Grove street sidewalk case. No
action was taken, the case being ad-
journed until August 4, in order that
the village may present profile of
the street which has been prepared
by Engineer Thompson, A
quartet of Mankato bustlers- G.
Gerlich, Julius Dewey, VIM. Clark
and City Clerk Bates, were in town
Monday, securing pointers relative to
modern paving. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. j. Waddell went UP to Man.
kato last Saturday to witness the
aerial navigation stunts of Jimmie
Ward, the aviator. Flying machines
are becoming more numerous and by
the way Mr.. Ward handles his ma
chine it will not be long before they
will be. still more common. Frank
Borchert says he is going to buy
one next summer. Miss
ENyon To- hn -
at Mankato, Saturday evening, after
visiting few days with, her friends,
Misses Anna and Mary Fitzpatrick
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08

Mankato at least $4,000. Therefore
he wondered if the subscribers would
not be Handing the village lemon"
in donating the additional tract of
land. Mr.. Lossow said that they did
not intend to keep all the lawns
moved as in the little parks here.
"We want to get on the grass, not
off Of It," said he. He, as well as
Mr. Sharp, Mr.. Regan and Mr.. john
son, thought that the upkeep of the
park would not amount to much, and
that great deal of the work could
be done by the citizens themselves
at odd moments. Mr.. Sewart moved
that committee of three be ap-
pointed to confer with the city ia
theirs on this side of the river to see if
they would help the proposition along,
but his motion did not receive a
second, as it was thought that it
would be useless. He then moved
that committee be appointed to
solicit funds for the purchase of
the additional six and three-fourth
acre tract, all pledges being subject
TO the acceptance of the council
AS three of the members were pres
ent, and the other had expressed his
willingness to help along the park
proposition, it was not thought that
there would be any danger that the
council would not accept the dona-
tion, if it was made. Rev. H. w.
Mitchell suggested that an estimate
of some engineer be secured on the
cost of properly improving the park
site. Otto Neitge, practically the
only person present who did not ia
vor the purchase or maintenance of
a park, thought that Mud lake could
not be properly and sufficiently
dredged for $780, He did not ia
vor the issue of bonds for the pur-
chase of a park, but offered no OBJ
lection to the soliciting Of the ST.
600, although he did not offer to
subscribe.
Forty or fifty people attended the
meeting and all who had talked
with other North Mankato citizens
said that the people generally were
greatly in favor of a park D. Dona-
hue acted as clerk of the meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08

From Fridays OaiIv.
Twenty counties in Minnesota have
reported to the State Highway COM
mission the proposed state road mile
age. The other counties probably
will settle the road question at the
meeting of the county boards in
September. g
This will give Minnesota a system
of 10000 miles of state road" said
George w. Cooley, state highway
commissioner, yesterday. There is
a state fund of 100000 raised an
nually by the 1-mill tax for mainte.
nance.
The roads submitted to the high.
way commission by the county boards
are passed on and established as part
of the state system, by resolution Of
the. commission. y
Winona county has paid for a sur
vey and has started the consideration
Of sixteen miles of concrete roads
that are to connect all the towns in
the county. Eighty miles more are
proposed.
/ Surveys will be made in all the
counties during the winter and con.
tracts let for the state system roads
in the spring. These will be built by
the counties under the direction of the
highway commission.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08
Increase in peposits.

According to telegram sent by
Governor Eberhart in response to a
query from the Outlook magazine.
there has been an increase of S11.717.
104.77 in savings deposits in Mime.
sofa banks in the last two years.
The figures show that the deposit
totals in June, 1911, We're s2S,7OS.
1913. as compared with $40 42o..
25S.9O in June, 1913. Tha ,ceoe.. !
were divided among trust e9enrriaa
savings banks and savings a~rol,n,.,
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Family Thanks the Public.
From Fridays Daily.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Skoog and
family desire to expresg their thanks
to the many who worked so diligent
ly and faithfully in the rescue OF
their son and brother.
The young man is doing as well as
expected. although, he did not rest
well last night, He has special
nurse at Emmanuel hospital. and will
probably be there three months OF
more.
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; + = + + + = + + + + + E Z
WEATHER CONDITIONS
; FOR AUGUST.

+ Second-Cloudy, cool, windy
Z and rain.
+ Fifth-cool, cloudy, windy. !
+ .Nlnth-Fair Thunder show !
+ ers in some places.
+ Thirteenth cold rain, .
+ stormy, fair. :
+ Fifteenth-cooI, cloudy,
+ windy.
+ acknowledgements. Lo-
4. cal. storms. .
+ Twenty-fourth-Fair, If wind !
+ is northwest; rain, II south I
+ or southwest I
+ Observation-Disclosures, hail, !
+ heavy showers.
+ Twenty-seventh-Co light !
+ frost in northern parts. unset I
I. tied, thunderstorms. !
+ MISUNDERSTANDING, fair. I
+ Twenty-ninth-CIoudy. cool,
+ windy, fair.
+ Thirty-first-cloudy, warm, I
+ threatening, afternoon change I
+ able.
+ JOHN M. BRooME. 1
+ J. i I. ;. Z. + ]. /. ]. !. 4. I. = 4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08
loses Valuable Horse.

A valuable horse belonging to HI.
Evans was overcome by the heat of
Wednesday and fell dead while work
ing in the field The animal was
valued at $780, Mr.. Evans recently
purchased the James Wilson farm
on the st: eiaiis road
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From Fridays Daily


Wendell Hodapp's property includ-
ing Mud Lake, north of North Man
kato, was generally considered the
best site for a park for the village.
at the mass meeting held in the
school house last evening, and a
committee of ten was appointed to
solicit $1,000 with which to purchase
six and three-fourth acres adjoining
the lake and the land which Mr.. Ho-
dapp includes in his donation to the
village. Mr.. Hodapp made the same
proposition to the village that he
has made before. He offered to give
to North Mankato Mud lake, which
covers an area of about ten acres,
and about eight acres lying around
all sides of the lake, on condition
that the village spent at least $1,000
in dredging the lake and improving
serves the right to cut ice in the
lake during the winter. 1t was
thought that here was not enough
land in the tract to be donated, and
Mr.. lHodapp was induced to sell six
and three-fourth acres adjoining this
for $1,000 After some discussion, it
was agreed that the village was able
to stand the $1,000 for improvements
in three years, and Professor C. E.
Bail, who presided at the meeting,
advocated very strongly the idea of
raising the amount needed for the
purchase from anyone who should be
public spirited enough to contribute.
The committee consists of the fol
lowing: w. E, Stewart, chairman,
w. H. Sharp, L. L. Larson, C. A.
Keene, Ben Fermleich, T. E. Lind
holm, John Kumerow, ]. B. Nelstn,
c. E. Ball and Henry Robel, Jr. The
committee will report at a meeting
to be held in, the village hall, Fri.
day evening, August s. j
Professor c. E. Ball, who presid-
ed at the meeting, stated at, the
beginning, that the purpose of the
calling of the people together, was
North Mankato was in need of a
suitable place for it's citizens to en-
joy themselves and have picnics. 1t
has no official park or public play
ground so far, and its population of
nearly 1,500 people warrants provid.
ing such place. He. urged the
people to go about the discussion in
a businesslike way, calmly and cody
He urged dispatch in the securing OF
a park, as IN few years all suitable
places will be gone, or too high
priced to purchase for this purpose
The village, he said, was not in con,
dition to spend any great amount
for a park, and therefore the ques
ton of getting a suitable place was a
hard one, Mr.. Ball suggested that
the commercial club incorporate, buy
a plot of land for a park, and main
tain it for term of years, giving
the village an option to buy it al
the expiration of this term at just
what it had cost. This idea, he
said was merely suggestion, and
any other plan would be very vel
come. Fl. RobeI, ST., reported for
committee appointed to look about
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Hold Up Occurs Last Evening On
st. Peter Road Near Luth.
eraa Cemetery
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Three young ladies hired a rig
from a local liveryman yesterday af
ternoon and drove to st. Peter, and
on their return, they claim that two
men stepped bodily from the bushes
alongside the road and grabbed the
horse. The. young ladies were Misses
Vera Piper, Helen Eggerstoffer and An.
ma Thilden. Miss Eggerstoffer had the
presence of mind to strike one OF
the men with the whip, and then the
horse SHE'D to one side, knocking
the other man over They then whip.
ped up the horse and left the dis
gruntled highwaymen in the road
The affair occurred near the German
Lutheran cemetery on the ST. Peter
road shortly after ten o'clock last
evening The girls were thoroughly
frightened and related the story of
the adventure to Liveryman j. H,
Macbeth.
Not since the composition of that
world famous melody, Pm Afraid to
Go Home in the Dark" have the news
papers here been given the oppor-
tunity to chronicle anything like a
robbery in the park, but last night
about nine o'clock a daring and des-
perate holdup was attempted in
Sibley park just at the turn in the
drive near the river, according to
George G. Krost, clerk of the
district court Mr.. Krost his wife
and Captain and Mrs. A. o. Scott
were driving in the park, and at
The point mentioned, two men step
ped from the willow trees along the
road, and one of them shouted,
Hands up," in a business like tone,
but his bluff was a pitiful failure.
Mr.. Krost did not realize at the
moment just what had happened,
but with more than ordinary
presence of mind, he clamped his
foot upon the accelerator and spurted
for the little hill which he was just
approaching The would-be robbers
were seen no more. Mr.. Krost was
rather startled for an instant and
could hardly comprehend how so
daring an attempt could be made in
this peaceful city, but when he had
fully recovered from the shock, his
righteous ire was aroused, and he
drove to the police station and re-
turned Immediately with OFFICERS A.
B. Johnson and Frank Bienapf.
Sheriff Anton OSten was also noti-
fed, and arrived a few moments
later in his car The officers
secuted the vicinity thoroughly, but
no trace of the men could be found.
1t is thought that they waded the
river at this place, and beat it,
for the tall timber" Mr.. Krost
could give no description of the men,
as he caught but a -fleeting glimpse
of them. He thinks they were both
dressed in dark clothes, but does not
not know whether they wore masks
or carried artillery or not.
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Sunday School Picnic.

Next Tuesday the Sunday school
of the Christian church will hold it's
annual picnic at Sibley park. All
members and friends of the church
and Sunday school are urged to
gather, with baskets, promptly at
noon Sports will follow dinner. In
case of serious rain the picnic will
be postponed till Thursday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08
Work Progresses on Apartments.

The work on "OmaIee Place" the
o. w. Walker apartments on Liberty
street is progressing rapidly, and
the bricklaying on the third story is
begun. The building will be ready
for occupancy by September 25.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Work on the Patterson building is
still progressing very rapidly, and
the men are exerting themselves
heroically and working over time to
get the building repaired. The ]. B.
Nelson Construction company is in
charge of the work 1t is estimated
that about 100000 brick will be
needed to rebuild the part that was
torn away by the precipitation of
the big water tank, and the brick
laying will commence Monday. Tenn.
porary housing has been built where
the walls were demolished, to pro.
tect the goods inside.
No adjustments with the insurance
company have as yet been begun,
but H. A. Patterson expects the
adjustor here in the near future.
Ernest Skoog who was buried for
two hours under the fallen building
is recovering rapidly at the I'M
manuel hospital He is bright and
cheerful, in spite of the fact that
both legs are broken and his nerve
is uncomfortable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08
From FRIDAYS DaiIv.

From Fridav;s DaiIv
A man who gives his napae as
John Young was arrested for drunk
enness on the street Wednesday even
ing, and was let go yesterday fore
noon, on condition that he leave town
at once. In less than an hour and
a half the man was hoplessly "pick-
eled" again and was put back be-
hind the bars He does not know
whether his name is Young or
Owens, and says 1T doesn't make
much difference what he is called as
long as he is called in time for break
fast. Neither does he know what
nationality he is. or where he is born,
but says he has been in England,
Ireland, Wales and Normandy, as
well as in the United States He
has claimed to have been working
near MadeIia, but is not very sure
of 1T. He said this morning that he
thought he was Irish, but native of
the "Old Sod who happened to be
present couldn't believe it. He does
not remember being drunk yesterday
at all, but thinks that he walked to
Mankato from Madelia during the
day. Chief of Police Eli Klugherz
bought him ticket to st. James
this morning with part of the change
on his person, and shipped him out
of town.
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From fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. b. F. Pay received word to-
day of the death in st. Paul of her
grandfather, Silas Messer, who was
ninety-four years of age and formerly
resided in. Mankato. The deceased
was the father of A. H. Messer of
this city, who with his wife. has
been in st. Paul for two weeks past.
Grandpa Messer, as he was usually
known was born on May 23d. 1919
and CAME west in the early DAYS
when the forests were uncut and the
Indian, with his teppe was mon.
arch of all he surveyed John Perley
Messer of Cedar Rapids and A. H.
Messer of .Mankato are the only
surviving children of deceased. Mr.
Messer made his home in st. Paul
with Alanson Messer, the popular
Omaha passenger conductor who died
last March.
The funeral services will be held
from the st. Paul residence tomor
row and the. remains will be taken
to Cedar Rapids for burial.
From Fridays Daily.
John Blair, residing mile north
of Bass Lake, near the Blue Earth
county line, has invented a grain
stacking machine that works per
fectly satisfactory, he having had ii
in use for the past two years. 1t
is twenty eight feet long, built in a
half circle, composed of strong sheet
iron with an endless chain, with
steel grippers four inches long, and
little over a foot apart. The car
rier is thirty inches across, and tho
whole is built Somewhat on the prin-
ciple of threshing machine feeder.
1t is built on low truck, and a
two and a half horse power gasoline
engine furnishes the power. The car.
rier is raised or lowered by wind
lass. Mr.. Blair says he could hardly
get along without it, as it is SO
much easier to pitch the bundles
down to the feeder than wasting
strength in pitching them to the top
of high grain stack. With this
continuance the bundles are easily
pitched heads first on to the carrier
in the same place each time and
there is no delay In getting the
bundles to the one doing the stack
ing. "A boy of fifteen or sixteen can
do the pitching easily. He has not
patented the machine, and has made
only the one and when asked why
he did not get a patent on it, he
spoke of so many people threshine
out of shock nowadays that he did
not know if it would pay. but we
believe it would, as the machine is
perfectly made and he having used
it two years with no fault to find
with it. it makes the writer believe
it would meet ready sale. 1t cost
him about 500 for the material
Blue Earth City Register.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08
From Fridays Daily.
Subdued Colors For Fall Wear.

Fan styles in women's wearing ap
parel are interesting and seem to
be very pleasing to the feminine
lover Of good looking clothing. The
materials for all kinds of dresses
for street, afternoon and evening
wear, are in subdued colors and OF
fine texture. Soft silks are particu
larly good and crepe de chimes, crepe
meteors, fine satins, and charmeuse are
particularly good for evening wear
These materials are made with chif
fons and shadow laces
The striking color combinations
which have been so popular will not
be SO good for fall wear Harmoniou;
blending of different tones of the
same color is very good. In blue
the leading shades are navy, Copen
hagen sapphire, Persian and Dutch
blue, Seal, tobacco and cafe tollait
browns are very good: In gray the
two leading tones are taupe and me
tallic greys.
Many shades of red are worn
Burgundy, rose, flame, fuschia, terra
Gotta and mahogany, In the purple
tones prime and wisteria are the
best shades. Only dull green's will
be fashionable for fall and winter
wear. Black will be especially popu
lar and will be the principal color
used with glazing combinations.
The coats are made of the rough
materials. zibelines, loop yarn ia
brics, matelasses and basket weaves
being very good. Many Rre made
with the kimono sleeves drawn into
cuff at the wrist. The collars
come in many new and different
effects.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08
Shower for Miss Knott.

A parcel shower was given for
Miss Mabel knott last evening at
her home. The party was in the
nature of a surprise and was at
tended by about thirty-five young la
dies, most of whom belong to the
young peoples society of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church. Miss
Knott was presented with a number
of very nice gifts and a pleasant
evening was spent by the guests,
Delicious refreshments were served
late in the evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08
BuHernut Valley
From fridays Daiiv.

From fridays Daiiv.
John SWenson has purchased the
Mike Johnson farm of 10 acres at
$4,000 per acre.
Ole HeIlekson has leased his farm
to his sons, Clarence and Melvin, for
the ensuing year.
j. M. Meyer is back from Wiscon-
sin, where he went to, attend the
funeral of a sister recently deceased.
Harry Francis Of Minneapolis Wis.
tied at Nels Johnson's. home over
Sunday. Rapidan Dam was included
in the visit.
Mrs. Chris Johnson of Heron Lake
and daughter, Lily, are guests of
Alec Hansen and family. Mrs. John
son is sister of Mrs. Hansen.
Sunday was hoodoo day for Alec
Hansen. He proceeded to take his
family for an auto ride to Mankato
when he Immediately punctured a
tire. This was soon followed by a
second puncture and again by a
"blow out" The trip was called off
and he returned thoroughly dis
gusted.
Occasionally we note some resi-
dent along a highway who has so far
forgotten his responsibility to and
respect for the community in which
he lives as to deliberately and will
fully obstruct and disfgure a road
way with rubbish and manure, or to
demar, and in part demolish same
by running plows and cultivators
across side bitches so as to fill
these and prevent free drainage.
Such an act is a public offense and
on par with burglary. 1t is no
worse to steal than to wantonly
destroy. It is time the highways
were regarded as public property
and held sacred as such. $.
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Picnic at Minneopa.

Picnic at Minneopa.
Mr. and Mrs. G, H. Trafton and
children Mrs. w. F. Jewson and her
sister, Mrs. c. ]. Mead. Mrs. H. D.
Diamond and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Coy went to Minneopa this noon ITO
picnic. They met party of Lake
Crystal people there and spent the
Afternoon together The Lake Crystal
people were Mr.. and Mrs. H, Nelson,
Misses Lillian and Grace Nelson, Mr..
and Mrs, James Bryson and Miss
Martha Bryson.
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Entertained at Bridal Shower.

Entertained at Bridal Shower
Miss Ruth Bradley was honor guest
at party given this afternoon by
Miss Violet Atchison. Twenty young
ladies were present and spent the
afternoon sewing on linen for Miss
Bradley who will be a bride of
August 16. The house decorations
were very appropriate for a bridal
shower and dainty luncheon was
served so
Pleasant Birthday Picnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Force and
their son and Dr. w. M. Standish
and his family celebrated Mrs
Forces birthday today by picnic at
Sibley park
D Xix of Ottawa is transacting
business here today.
Albert Haugen of st. James spent
yesterday in the city.
Professor Hugo Frey is spending
the day at Madison Lake. ).
T. j.. Kirr of Waseca was in the
city yesterday on business.
Miss Polly Pond of Blue Earth is
calling on friends here today.
A. L.. Hunter of Owatonna trans
acted business here yesterday.
Miss Doris Thompson Of Amboy