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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21
Rapidan
From thursdays Daily.

Mrs. Christ Johnson went TO Amboy
Monday for a weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Amy Reeder.
8. A. Ruskjer OF Sank Rapids, and
E. L. Sheldon OF Alexandria, the
former field missionary secretary and
the latter field secretary for the
Young Peoples Volunteer Missionary
society were visiting among the
Adyentists Of this vicinity the past
week in the interests of their work.
August Pischner and F. Kastner
autoed to Beauford Sunday, and the
heavy rains made 1t so muddy that
they returned with a horse and
buggy.
Mrs. C.. VI. wager and Mrs. l..
E. Camp spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss HOlbagle OF West Man
kato.
The Rapidan cemetery association
will have an ice cream social at
Christ Strands next Saturday night.
Every n Is invited.
c. w. Camp left Sunday night
for Argus. N. d.
Gus Schendle Is doing the plumb.
ing on the new Just residence.
An eight pound boy arrived at
the William F. Geisthlardt home Sun
day night.
Pete Champaign and family are
visiting at the home OF Mrs. Cham
paign's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Weir.
Mr.. Champaign has been cleaning
a large dam In Indiana.
Miss Susan True Of Truman is
visiting Mrs. o. ]. Kunkle.
The rain Sunday night caught a
great many people who were auto
MODELLING, and there was a general
cleaning Of cars on Monday. Every
one welcomed the rain, however.
Corn would have been a short crop
without 1t and some farmers say
that 1t was too late TO be of much
good. OBI, :
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Bosin enter
tanned two Of the latter's cousins
from Owatonna Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Ruth Scott Of Mankato is
visiting Mrs. Otto Kunkel.
Dorothy Just and Kittie Strand
left Wednesday morning for a visit
at Perham
The creamery Inspector was here
Tuesday and found things as they
should be at the Rapidan cream.
cry.
w. W. Weller Of Mankato was out
at the dam fishing Tuesday, and
took home a, nice string Of fish.
William Swan has become a men,
Der OF the Rapidan band and plays
an alto horn.
Misses Matilda and Hanna Strand
were in Mankato Tuesday.
Frank Nelson Is nursing a very
sore hand, the result OF an acct
dent while putting in plate glass
in the front OF the meat market.
y Paul Kunkel was in Mankato on
business Tuesday.
Miss Olson OF Mankato is sewing
for Mrs. Schendel.
Miss Bertha Holberg is sewing
for Mrs. @, G. johnson this week.
Hog cholera is again reported in
this vicinity.
Miss Emma Kellar IL quite sick
with tonsilitis.
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Silver Tea Was Success.

. The silver tea given AT. the home
OF Mrs. Adolph Mueller Of Dukes ad.
dition yesterday afternoon was a great
success. Mrs, J. R. Brandrup gave. a
very interesting talk on hygiene which
was Of much interest to mothers
and young women. She was heartily
greeted by an enthusiastic gathering.
The hostesses we're Mrs. L. G. Curtis,
Mrs. @. w. Roberts and Mrs. A, Muel.
Ter. Assisting about the rooms were
Mrs. c. s. Mills, Mrs. J. l. Lockerby,
and Miss Lillian Lundbers. Miss Mel.
lie Nitzkowski played several beauti.
full selections and Miss Edythe RIOS.
quist also played during the after.
noon. & , d. I
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of the cattle, without loss to the
feeder. With a steer OF poor quality
and with high-priced feeds. the mar
gin must Of necessity be great. but
with the best quality Of steers and
with cheap feeds. the necessary mar
gin may be very small. /.
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Max Pitman 10 Married.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F, Davis OF Taopi.
Mimi, announce the marriage OF their
daughter Ellen, to Mr.. Max Pitman.
The marriage took place at the home
Of the brides parents yesterday. Mr..
Pitman and. his bride win be at home
in Grand Forks, N. d., after October,
Mr.. Pitman was at the head Of the
manual training department Of the
'Mankato high school for two years,
and has many friends In this city,
He is. similarly engaged in Grand
Forks. n. r. A.,
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Birthday Party.


: Mrs. Theodore Frantz entertained
about twenty ladies at O very de-
lightful social Afternoon yesterday at
her home in Mankato township! The
occasion was Mrs. .Frantz' birthday
and was celebrated In q very happy
manner. At Ave o'colck the hostess
served a very delicious supper. She
received a number OF gifts In honor
OF the event. The guests we're Mrs.
\. Hotaling, Mrs. c. Hotaling. Mrs. r.
Jones, Mrs. w. Thomas, Mrs. j.
Mock, Mrs. II. Foelster, Mrs. J..
Kerns. Mrs. w. Hoffman, Mrs. A.
Spaulding, Mrs. II. Evans, Mrs. j.
Hanel, Mrs. Springer, Mrs. A. Hoff-
man, Mrs. A. Walrath, Mrs. George
Scheurer, Mrs. Schwabe and Miss
Julie Hanel.
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From Thursdays Daily.

st. Paul Daily News: Andrew
Fritz. state public examiner, today re,
ported that the Mankato and Blue
Earth County Fair association had
collected 1896 more from the state
auditor than il had paid in premiums
in 1913. and Mr.. Fritz suggests that
some action be taken to have the
society reimburse the state. Tuesday
the examiner reported that the Chi.
sage county agricultural society had
received during the last five years
s2,43S mor from the state than II
had paid out in premiums. Governor
Eberhart said that the matter would
be referred to Attorney General L.
A. Smith. .
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shown as $~3,az4,sI4. Of which s 1909.
$50 vas done In 1912 and s~1,T14s54
if 1913. I
The cost of engineering, supervi-
sion and administration Of the de-
partment for the same period was
SEES, 234. OF an average Of 7.6 per
cent on actual construction work, or
I5.4 per cent on all work both con.
structed and planned.
According to the report OF @. w.
Cooley, engineer for the department.
embodied In the report of the com.
mission. surveys. plans and speciica.
lions also were prepared for work
TO be completed in 1914 and which
will cost about 1900, 900.
The total amount Of work done In
the period includes 1.663.6s miles of
earth road constructed, 1902 miles OF
graveled road. 35s.03 Of sand clay
road and 1916 miles Of macadam
road, in addition to 2,142.2 acres Of
clearing and grubbing.
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home j Tuesday afternoon for her
guest, Mrs. E. A. Jacobs of New
Hampton. -,
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From Thursdays Daily

In view OF the fact that the new
association. formed the other day at
st. Peter for the purpose of protect
ing game, Is going to cooperate with
the authorities in the enforcement
Of the federal law, %forbidding the
shooting OF game birds in the morning
before sunrise or In the evening be-
fore sunset, hunters will be interest.
ed in knowing just when the sun
rises and just when It sets, during
the fall hunting season. This is shown
by the following table:
September.
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When interviewed today relative
to the above, President Charles T,
Taylor of the fair association stated
that he knew nothing about the mat.
ter. John A. Johnson, the secre-
tary Of the association, is out OF the
city today and will not return until
tomorrow" said Mr.. Taylor. II will
consult him in regard to the state
ment that has been made by Mr..
Fritz. II there Is anything wrong
with our account with the state It
certainly will be righted. II seems
to me that the officers Of the fair
association should have been notified
OF any alleged short comings before
publicity to them we're given In the
twin city newspapers by Mr.. Fritz"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21

Paris, August 13.-An official
declaration Of war by France
on Austria-Hunssry has been
made public here.
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New York, August t3.-con-
Hrmation Of the report that the
German Tank Steamer Leda had
been captured by a British cut.
ter was brought here by the
Steamer Bermudian from Bermu-
da. Officers Of the sermudian
said that when they left Bermuda
the leds was the only prize In
that port.
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Vancouver, August ts.-The
Canadian crusIer Rainbow reach
ed Victoria AZ 9 .. m. conveying
the British man-of.War shearwaL
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N~eiahborhood Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. True enter
tanned at a neighborhood party al
their home at Indian Lake last night
The Indian Lake band was present
and gave a number OF nice selections
There Q thirty.fve people In the
gathering and they spent q most de
lightful evening, games and singing
being enjoyed also. 81
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Hill Top Club Ent.rtaIned.

rIl Top Siup e~ntertaineo
The Hill Top club was delight
fully entertained by Mrs. w. @.
Cowan Tuesday afternoon. II was
the tenth anniversary OF the organ.
ization and the hostess had prepared
a brief but very interesting history
Of the club. Mrs. Cowsn gave the
ladies a great surprise by announcing
that they had sold their home the
day before and would move to Min.
neapolis about September 1. The
many friends Of this worthy couple
will be sorry to have them leave.
They have lived In their present
home twenty-eight years. Very nice
refreshments were served after which
Mrs. Cowan was presented with a
Shakespearean birthday book, by her
guests. who departed wishing her
health and happiness In her new
home. -"
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From THURSDAYS Daily.

From THURSDAYS Daily.
Thomas j. McGovern, residing In
Mankato, but engaged in the business
Of distributing at Madelia electricity
purchased Of the Consumers Power
company, told the Mankato police
this morning Of his narrow escape
from a serious automobile accident,
while coming In his own a back 10
Mankato, not far from the city. He
said he had just steered out OF the way
Of a team and wagon, when he perceiy.
ed lot fifty feet away, another auto
mobile coming towards him, going as
he judged, about forty miles per hour,
To expect this machine to slow up
In so little space vas out OF the ques-
tion, so Mr.. McGovefn simply turned
his own machine into the ditch by
the roadside. He had barely enough
time to get out OF the way before the
other automobile shot between his
own machine and the wagon.
Mr.. McGovern managed to get the
number of the automobile and also
thought he recognized the features Of
a young a he knew In Mankato,
when he looked at the driver. He
brought the number to the police
station, and the records there showed
that the machine belonged to the
father OF this young man. MI. Nc.
Govern seemed undecided about get
ting out a warrant for the young
a#a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21

Brussels, August 13.-German
casualties In yesterdays fighting
at HseIen totaIled 1000 killed
and wounded, according to Le-
soir.
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London, August t3.-The Bril-
fish foreign office today handed
the Austrian ambassador his
passports. This action follows
the declaration Of war and 10 ef.
fective against Austria from mid
night. Orders were at once Is
sued TO the British fleet In the
Mediterranean TO strike at the
Austrian vessels In that vicinity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21

Paris, August 13.-An official
communication states that the
forts at liese are still holding
out and that the Belgian troops
to the west Of the city resumed
the offensive and recaptured the
ground previously lost to the Ger
mans.
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ENTERTAINERS For nrs. jacobs.
Mrs. a. Z. Salisbury. IT.. enter
tained . party Of isdies IT her
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From Thursdays Daily.
Well Pleased With Concert.

GAINESVILLE Argus: The entertain,
ment given at the Princess wednes-
day evening by Miss Edith Maldwyn
Jones and ID. VI. Jones was fairly well
attended by an a%ppreciative audience.
The people, really, did not realize the
character OF the entertainment, for as
q matter az fact II was quite on a par
with the best In the country. II may
not have been realized here but Il Is
a fact nevertheless that talented mu-
steal circles everywhere consider IL
a great privilege to get a date for
Miss Jones. They consider Il a great
privilege to hear her and her services
are In great demand. The fact that
she sang here was owing TO the va.
cation period and TO her brothers re-
lations with musical people here.
Miss Jones has no superior anywhere
in the country as q mezso-contralto.
Her rich pure voice embracing a won.
derful scope and volume Is as charm.
ing as II is beautiful and sweet. II IL
due to say that the audience here ap-
preciated fully her singing as It did
also the singing Of her brother. No finer
concert was ever given In this place.
May We not hope that at some time in
not the remote future they may ap-
pear here again with q more general
attendance On the part OF the people.
Miss Jones leaves this week for an
eight weeks chautauqua tour m the
southern states.
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Brussels, August 13.-Belaian
and French troops have effected
q junction south Of Brussels.
The German advance In the Bel
sian Provlness Of Limburs and
srabant have been checked. The
Germans g bringing up their
heavy artillery against Liese.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21

Washington, August 1s.-The
immediate charter Of six vessels
to 90 TO Europe for Americans
was agreed TO by Secretaries
meAdoo. Garrison, Daniels and
Assistant Secretary Phillips Of
the state department They will
bring back 5000 passengers at
reasonable rates Of passage.
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From Thursday. oany.

From Thursdays oaIiy.
The report OF the state highway
commission for the years 1912 and
1913 is In the hands OF the printer,
and soon viii be submitted to Goys
ernor Eberhart.
The cost OF the work done In the
state under the supervision of the de.
partment in the biennial period Is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21

Brussels, August 13.-lt was
Officially announced this after
noon that the German advance
toward Namur was checked by
the 6eIsian-F forces. The
war office claims that the Ger
man losses are enormous. The
BeIsians captured several Of the
latest model machine guns mount
ed on automobile trucks.
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Birthday Surprise.

Birthday Surprise.
Fifteen ladies surprised Mrs. Charles
Adamson at her home on Patterson
avenue yesterday to celebrate Mrs.
Adamson's birthday. The guests
presented her with . yery fine dinner
set. Nice refreshments were served
and very pleasant time was en-
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Boy Scouts Social.

The Boy Scouts of Mankato wa
give an ice cream social On the
lawn Of the Baptist church Friday
evening Of this week. The proceeds
will be used. to purchase parapher-
MALTA for the organization which Is
now forming In this City. The Scouts
extend an invitation to the public to
attend their social.
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Paris, August 13.-An official
communication published here
says: "A division Of Belgian cav
airy supported by q brigade Of In
fantry and by artillery engaged
and defeated near the fortress Of
Diest, eighteen miles northeast Of
Louvain, q division Of German
cavalry supported by infantry and
artillery. The fighting was eS-
tremeIy fierce and resulted In the
Germans being thrown back to-
ward Hasseit and Strond.'
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Brussels, August 13-Thouah
there 10 a general idea that a
big battle has begun, official
news early today gave no lndi.
cation where the fighting Is TAX.
Ing place. Narrowing stories con.
tinued to be told Of alleged Ger
man brutality. They were &C
eused Of burning and pilIasins
villages and shooting the vilIao-
ers without provoeation. The
French government announces
that only skirmishes between
the outposts Of the German and
French armies have been fought
10 date,
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Dover, via London, August 10.
Heavy e~annonading was heard
here this morning. The reports
came from the northeast. The
firing lasted an hour.
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the probate court, In regard to the
settling up Of the estate Of George
| w. Fletcher. =
Mrs. !. C. Kelly and children went
Ito Lake Washington today to spend
a week at the wadeii cottage. DR..
Kelly will be In Mankato during the
day and can be reached by phone at
the cottage at night.
Mrs. william r. Hughes and son
Robert were expected home at FIVE
lo'clock this afternoon from Odebolt,
Iowa, where Robert has been In a
hospital for several weeks. He is
very much improved in health.
Mrs, F. p. Buyer Of the Salvation
Army has returned to the city after a
two weeks absence. during which time
she visited her mother, Mrs. NJ. w.
Kentworthy, at Greenfield, Iowa, and
her brother, Loren Kenworthy, at
Lincoln, Neb. 49,.
J.. c. Cronin OF Winona, superin-
tendent Of bridges and buildings of
the Chicago and Northwestern rail;
iodus was III luc City w. uuniucSs
yesterday. He left this morning on
the gas car for New Ulm on an
inspection trip. 49,, {
New Ulm Review; Harry Kittle OF
ST. Peter who submitted to an oper!
alton at the Loretto hospital over a
tmonth ago has recovered sufficient:
tly to be able to go out on the road
again He was In the city Monday. He
feels fine but has not quite reeained
his former yigor.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. J. Zimmerman
and their. son, Fred. Himmelman. all
OF the Hotel Heinrich, have returned
from their trip to Milwaukee,. where
2. j. Zimmerman attended a meeting
of the Northwestern Hotel Mems as.
sociation. About three hundred no.
tel mel were present from Mime;
sofa. the Dakotas. Wisconsin. Iowa
and Nebraska. +
Rev. Father Kremer. assistant pas
tor at st. Peter and Paui's church.
during the last two years, left yes
terday afternoon for his new home
at. Toledo. Ohio. On his way Ne
viii stop at La Crosse and visit his
brother Mnpsisnor Kremer. secretary
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Brussels, August 13.-The fight
ing yesterday between the Bel
gian land German armies In the
vicinity Of Diest lasted the en-
tire Gay and constituted the first
considerable battle Of the war.
Il will be known as the battle
Of Haelen. Shells were still fall
ing at 7:30 o'clock In the even
ing and on tie road around Diest.
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London, August IA dispatch
from the French foreign minis
ter, issued by the French en-
bassy here, reiterates that the
French troops behind Muelhaus-
en-, AIsaee, shave not retired but
have vietoriously resisted an en-
tire German army corps"
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at each side OF this double door,
stands an ornamental pillar. On the
outside, about the doors, one a tablet,
Is engraved the name, DIR. Follman.
Mayor A. g. Meyer has the contract
for the construction OF the mauso-
leum and the entire work has been
done under his personal direction.
The casket. containing the body Of
the doctor, was disinterred yesterday,
anc win be placed In the mausoleum.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-17
WELLBoRN NEWS ITEMS.

A. w. Buchanan and Judge Maloney
OF Bryan spoke at the public school
building Thursday, December 10, in
the interest OF crop diyersification.
The weather was exceedingly incle.
ment, and the farmers did not meet
to hear these good speeches. Another
cause for the absence Of our people
was the fact that December 10 was
really the first favorable time for kill.
ing hogs and rending lard. How.
ever. the teachers and public listened
with pleasure TO the earnest words
Of Judge Maloney and Mr. Buchanan.
At later date we hope TO have these
gentlemen with us again, al which
time we will give them a more favor
able hearing.
Mrs. VIII Pool Of Hampstead Is
with her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. p Royder, for the holidays.
Mrs. Goree Medley Is spending the
holidays with home folks, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hensarling.
Mrs. DIR. Lee was shopping in Bryan.
Douglas Royder, Andrew Cothron
and Edell Royder were home Satur.
day and Sunday from the A. & NJ.
College. The reports from these stu.
dents at the end Of the frs. quarter
certainly look good TO parents and
teachers.
Many Of our pupils here are travel.
ing the road 10 success.
The musical which had 10 be post.
roned last Saturday on account Of bad
weather, will be given Saturday.
December 10. at the school building.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Battle Of Bryan
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. W. Royder.
The Wellborn II. & T. c. station
burned on the morning Of December
1G at 3 o'clock. It probably caught
from the fue in one Of the waiting
rooms.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-17
COTTON RECEIPTS.

Cotton has been received in the 10.
cal warehouses this season as fol.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-17

Philip Endler of College was IN
Bryan yesterday on business and paid
The Eagle pleasant call.
One hundred and forty pounds Of
rice bran delivered TO any part Of the
city for Sl40 Phone 4G5
Mrs. o. $. Johnson has returned
to her home in Nayasota, after visit.
ing Mrs Bessie Lawrence.
Mrs T. J. Gloss and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bud Gloss were among the visitors
10 the city today from Edge.
Mrs. Lee Josey retuned TO her
home in Benchley today, after a brief
visit "a relatives in this city.
Mrs 7. T. Irving has returned to
her home in Hampstead, after a pleas.
ont visit to friends in this city.
Miss Elizabeth Meachum OF Austin
VIII be a guest Of her sister, Mrs. J. II.
Howell. for the Christmas holidays.
Something that will last for Christ
mas may be found in our full line OF
tennis and athletic goods. Haswells
81 TX Store.
Mrs. Earl Kent has returned to her
home in Fort Worth. after a visit to
her father. w. NJ. Hudspeth OF Cot.
tonwood, and relatives in this city.
John Maynard, Jack Manning.
George Bingham, VIII Hill, Frank Ro.
sier. Wiley Thurman and others we're
in the city on business today from
Edge.
Mrs. w. r. Howell returned to her
home in Fort Worth today, after a
pleasant visit to her son, ]. r. Howell,
and family.
Did you ever stop to think that a
package Of fresh Crispettes just fit in
that stock and only cost a nickel?
Phone me your Christmas order, 25G.
Fred Cohler.