The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-01

Hanson. The first word misspelled
was apparatus" which stumped a
little girl the first time she spelled.
Other words misspelled were EAR
gument,' intemperence, 'spheri-
CAL" equipped" "changeable, G"
Nickel" "celluloid.' indispensable"
artillery" militia" discipline" "pri.
vilege," accelerate" When the list
Of 600 familiar words was exhausted
a list Of words which had been pre-.
pared by Mr.. Cosgrove was taken
up. One Of the first words OF this
list pronounced was "Catarrh."
Every one expected little BERTHE Han
son to fail on It, but he Strengthened
his shoulders and spelled It brayely
through without a mistake. His evil
dent satisfaction over making no
mistake In the spelling, caused a
general ripple OF laughter through
the house.
Word militia" Puzzier.
Myrtle Gilbertson won hearty ap.
plause by spelling correctly the word
militia" afer tWL others had fail
ed on Il.
The spelling contest was preceded
by three reels OF motion pictures,
which were very good, and which
were much enjoyed by the children
as we'll as the grownups.
The contestants with the districts
which they represented were: Ro-
land Merkel, As; Gertrude Witty,
81; Verna Larson, SO; Isabel Karl.
slad, s.; Stella Olson, 81; Cecel.
Ia Kanpang, s, Nora Hangen, SO;
Eunlce Roberts, q; Hazel Scott, "a;
Clara Gilberteon, 40; Helen John.
son, Sc; Dorothy Thomas, st. Peter.
Fife Daunheim, So; Winnifred !.
Johnson. S2; Lillian Whim, 10;
Mathew Mans, AZ; Rudolph Daufen-
bach, 8; Lorenz Anthony, 4; Henry
Hahn, II: Irene McGraw. 10; Mabel
Fox. 1: Edgar Hanson, North Man.
kato; BERTHE Hanson, s; Mamie
Quist, 46; Elizabeth Johnson, 49,;
Edith L. Mork, so; Thelma Ander.
son; Gertrude, Torgeson, 10: Der.
nice Keefe, 20: Mathilda Block,
so; Myrtle Gilbertson, 3; Edith
Pierson; Eleanor Gustafson, 26;
Marguerite Miller, So; Julia Wend-
elschaefer, 90; Madeline Pincin, 40.
From Saturdays Daily.
Andrew Wolf, farmer, Mankato
township, aged seventy-seven years.
died at his home at eight o'clock
this morning. after being al with
Gropsy during the last three years.
The funeral will be held from the
family home next Monday afternoon
at 1880. The interment will be at
Glenwood.
The deceased Is survived by his
wife, eight daughters and two sons.
Mrs. Tena Faust, Milwaukee; Mrs.
Charles Oehler, Lime township; Mrs.
Herman Hess and Mrs Rudolph Hess,
st. p"'''' Mrs. Jacob May, Catlin. N.
Oak; Miss Margaret Wolf, teacher
Catlin, N. Oak: Mrs. George Lind
holm South avenue North Mankato;
Mrs. Anna Paddock, st. Peter. and
Michael and Joseph Wolf, both living
at the family home.
From Saturdays Daily.
DIR. J. w. Andrews of this city ad.
dressed the Kennedy's Bridge Farm.
er's club last night on The Panama
Canal and Its Relation to the Com.
merce Of the World" He gave a
history of the futile attempt made by
European nations, especially the
French, and told why the French
failed in their stupendous effort, and
showed that Il was not possible for
company Of private individuals to
accomplish so great a task. DIR.
Andrews told how vessel could
now pass from the Atlantic to the
Pacific ocean In twelve hours, as
against a month or six weeks time
consumed by going round Cape Horn
through the stormy seas.
He stated that the total cost of the
canal to the United States was $685..
000, 900, and that this great work had
/ been completed without one dollar
OF graft, a thing which was most
prominent i'm the failure of the
French.
Preceding DR.. Andrews talk a
communication from a sister club
was read suggesting that all OF the
farmers clubs of the county hold a
picnic during the warm weather. The
suggestion received favorable action.
The secretary brought up the mat.
ter of purchasing binding Irvine, and
! the club decided to secure a con-
siderable quantity Of Irvine at an
early date for the use OF all farm
ers in the club, who spoke hopefully
! OF the chances for good crops this
year.
After some discussion Il was de-
cided to hold box social at the
church on Thursday evening, April
4 so. and at that time c. r. Shumway
will speak on "Seed Corn"
Considering the very muddy roads
there was a good attendance at the
club. and the meeting was a profit.
| able one. -
From Saturdays Daily.
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