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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

last Monday and the teachers are
much pleased with the interest
shown in the matter.
Mrs. J. @. Olmsted Is improving
at this time, under the surgical and
medical treatment of DIR. Lloyd oil
Lake Crystal. Friends of Mrs.
Lloyd will be sorry to learn that
she is quite seriously III at her home
In Lake Crystal.
Spur Thomson. a brother Of B. o,
Thompson, is paying his relatives q
visit.
Committees have all been ap
pointed for work I'm connection with
the fair and supper in the church
basement, Saturday. December g
There will be articles OF all Kinds
for sale, also excellent food which
may be purchased Tor the Sunday
dinner. Supper will be served be
ginning at FIVE o'clock and continu
ing until all are served. Put the
date and other data down on your
calendar. and don't miss It. II YOU
enjoy seeing and having pretty
things remember the time and attend
the bazaar.
Unless past Thanksgiving expert
ences have taught everybody les
son. the doctors will probably have
busy day Friday.
The correspondent has been quite
busy the past week with the sick
so II the item you would like to SCI
does not appear. you may guess why
Frank Thurston and son Franz
were in Mankato on Monday.
Mrs. Charles Boyntons finger
which was quite badly injured II
corn shelter about two weeks ago
doesn't improve as II should.
Miss Myrtle Van Sickle has re
turned home from her stay with he
sister, Mrs. Ralph Sheldon, in Usage
Iowa.
Charles Boynton expects his sol
Ellsworth and family to spen,
Thanksgiving in Garden City.
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PETERSON IS MANAGER
Former Manager Of WooIwofth Store
Here, Now 10 Ironwood,
Michigan

IF. w. Woolworth company will
soon be ready to open their new
store at 200 Suffolk street. The prop.
erty in which the store Is located
has been constructed so as TO make
a very modern store. A basement
was excavated under the entire
building, modern heating plant was
put In and an adequate stock room
made for this store. Mr.. Dewey Is
entitled to credit for having CO
operated with the F. w. woolworth
company in getting such a fine i'm
provement for Ironwood. An up to
the minute front, steel ceiling and
electric lighting system has been
put In the new store, which will
make a decided Improvement In the
business district. The f. w. Wool.
worth company have over $50 stores,
and are in a good position to give
the people OF Ironwood and vicinity
good service and big values.
Mr.. Peterson from Mankato Is to
be the manager. and with his ex.
.perience in the business he will en-.
deayor to make Il worth while for
the people to make this store the
shopping center of Ironwood. All
the necessary little items you need
around your home for sewing, cook.
Ing and decorating, items needed
for writing to your relatives and
friends. ribbons, laces embroidery
hosiery, and neckwear, at a. price
within the reach OF all can be Sc.
cured. Candy that is, always pure
and fresh will be on sale. A tire.
mendous assortment of merchandise
win be carried by this store" Mr.
Peterson has many friends here who
will be glad to hear OF his continued
success. He was formerly manager
at the Woolworth store in this city
and his promotion is due to HIS good
work here.
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Garden CITY
From Wednesdays Daily.

A new son came to live at the
home of A. ID. Mccormack on Novem-
Der 10. All are doing nicely.
II. o. Thompson of Amboy, rep
resentative-elect from Blue Earth
county, was at the l.. ID. Mills home
last week on his return from the
twin cities where he had been for
the purpose of boosting for a county
optionist for speaker OF the house
of representatives.
Word has been received that ".
l.. Booher, who formerly lived on the
old l.. ID. Mills farm, has lately been
married. The name OF the lady has
not been learned by people here,
but congratulations are extended.
Mr.. Booher's home is i'm Nevada, la.
Miss Ruth Richardson is spending
a week with her sister. Mrs: Melvin
Scoville, in Minneapolis. Mr.. Sco-
willie has secured position as bank
cashier at Silver Lake and the family
will soon locate in that town.
The kipp orchestra was secured as
an extra number on the lecture
course. Their program was given
Wednesday evening. November Is,
to a fair house. Those who attended
say it was fairly good program.
Ella Bixby attended the good roads
convention i'm st. Paul last week.
Mrs. Julia Thurston has been III
for a number OF days, but she Is
now improving each day. .
The r. Eager family has been
having a siege of old fashioned
grippe.
s. w. Shafton motored to Willow
Creek last Sunday after church and
Bible school here In Garden City.
taking with him Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
John and son, Willis. Mr.. Buckles
treated the Willow Creek folks to
a paper on Sunday school work. Mr..
and Mrs. John pleased the congre.
CATION with their music.
A Thanksgiving program was given
this afternoon at the school
Skating has been enjoyed by the
young people the past week. Be
careful of weak spots in the ice.
Corn husking is still going on.
but each day seems one all fin.
ished up. ~ 81
Ash Davis. cartoonist, gave the sec.
ona hC6aAot hnito0i WI thu itItdt e
course on Monday night In the Chris
tian church. The church was filed,
and II Is reported that his work
was Of the best. The lessons drawn
from the cartoons impressed the
audience greatly.
Mrs. B. o. Thomson returned from
Rochester on Tuesday. November IS.
She is feeling better than when she
went away and hopes to improve
from now on.
A parcel shower was given at the
home OF Mrs. William Schultz on
Saturday afternoon. November q. in
honor of Miss Myra Wilson. A
number of ladies we're present and
the gifts we're numerous and beau
|tiful.
/ The banking proposition for the
children of the school was started
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kasota
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Nels Johnson was brought home
Monday from the Emmanuel hospital
in Mankato, where he has been con
fined with a broken leg. He is re.
covering nicely.
Mrs. Ingrid Johnson was a Man.
kato caller on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Norris Of Yer
non Center and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Vernon were entertained at the Z.
l.. Vernon home last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Brown re.
joice over the birth of a daughter,
born November Is.
Miss Hannah Berquist was n st.
Peter business caller on Tuesday.
Remember the Thanksgiving dance
in the hall Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Dean and
daughter, Mary Ellen, of Minneapo-
lis arrived today for a visit with the
J. r. Ream and Charles Aim fami-
hes.
Miss Edna Peterson leaves today
to spend the remainder of the week
with her sister, Mrs. George Pulver
and family at Waseca.
| J. z. Davies went to Mankato
Tuesday and entered Emmanuel hos.
pital where he Is taking treatment
for throat trouble.
Charles Davies and Fred Monsoon
of Mankato called at the J. E. Davies
home Monday evening.
Misses Edna and Mary Warrant
were guests last Sunday at the W.
r. Skipton home in the country.
Peter Evert and family will spend
Thanksgiving with relatives at Min.
nesota Lake.
Marvin Johnson OF Lake Crystal
is visiting at the home of Emil
Gedde and family.
Mrs. Mary Davis, who has been
visiting relatives in Missouri and II
linois for the past three months, re-
turned home Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Wettergren OF Ira
verse Is visiting at the E. p. Ander.
son home few days this week.
Ernest Ryberg met with a painful
accident last Saturday evening while
handling his rife, which was acct
dentally discharged. The bullet pass
ed through his left hand.
The Mankato normal school stu
dents came home today for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
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Vernon Center

From Wednesdays Daily. s
Cards are out announcing the
coming marriage of Mr.. William
Herzberg OF Decoria and Miss Ruth
-Boles. of Vernon Center The we'd
ding will be solemnized at the home
OF the brides brother, Thomas Boles,
on December 2 at high noon.
Rev. w. r. Palmer began a series
OF special meetings in the Methodist
church Sunday evening. The meet.
ings will continue for two weeks,
and Mr.. Palmer will be assisted by
his brother-in-law, Rev. Mr.. Hanne-
man OF Lake. Benton. Mr.. Haune-
man is splendid musician and is
In charge of the music during the
meetings. A song service precedes
the sermon each evening and much
interest is being manifested by the
vicinity in general in the services.
The attendance is increasing each
night.
Misses Nellie and Caflie Butler of
Winnebago are guests OF their
cousin, Miss Frances Butler at Cen
traPs this week.
Mesdames Hattie washburn and
Lulu Rich spent Thursday and Fri
| day with their sister-in-law, Mrs. Lii
lian Barnes and her daughters in
Mapleton.
Miss Lucy Weir has accepted a
position In the Martinson general
store at this place, and began her
work Monday morning.
Messrs. F. II. Barnes and q. G..
Mead and their wives spent few
hours Sunday afternoon at the Gene
Mead home In Lake Crystal. They
report Mr.. Mead's condition to be
favorable, and that the bones in his
leg are beginning to knit. He Is
resting comfortably
T. ID. Hays transacted business In
Mankato Saturday.
A. F. Holt of Webster City. Iowa.
visited from Friday until Monday at
the Willard Busby home in West Yer
mon. Mr.. Holt is a very intimate
friend of the Busby family and the
visit was very enjoyable.
The heating is being installed in
the new Lutheran church this week.
Franc Stoner stopped on Monday
on his way to his home in Welcome
from the twin cities. for short visit
, with his mother and sister. Mr..
Stoner Is engaged in the automobile
business in Welcome with his father.
and had been in the city to buy cars.
He drove home In a new 81 Over.
land.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. w y. Richter and
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Halyerson mo-
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Eagle Lake
From Wednesdays Daily.

from wednesdays Daiiv.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John N.
Compton. nine pound son, on No
vember 20. Mother and son are
doing well.
Miss Jenny Peterson and Mr.. An
drew jacobson are to be married at
high noon on Thanksgiving day at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Peterson. The bride
and groom to be were both reared
near Eagle Lake and come of highly
respected and prosperous families.
They win no doubt make their
home on Mr.. Jacobson's valuable
land north OF the village. Their
many friends will be glad to have
them remain In this community
where they are held in such high
regard.
While sliding and skating on the
lake the little son OF Edward Jack
son broke through the ice on Tues
day. Other boys near by pulled
him out with the rope hitched to his
sled. No doubt the little boy would
have drowned had help not gone
to him Immediately.
A man from Iowa who has visited
the locality supposed TO be af.
fected by hog cholera, where so
many hogs have died. opened sew
eral of the dead animals and found
the stomachs and intestines, as well
as the lower part Of the lungs and
spleen, to be literally \aIive with
worms. which varied In size from al
most invisible ones to twelve inches
long. The man had remedy which
relieved the sick ones and prevented
others from becoming sick on, ac-
count of the work. He claims To
have cured thousands In Iowa and
may In Minnesota save many hogs
from the affect of this worm. He
had certificates from many hog au-
thorities who now claim that but
little cholera has existed since 1877.
but that much sickness had existed
from these worms, which thrive on
grass and clover and o.tcr sub
stances which hoss eat.
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Kerns
From Wednesdays Dsiiy.

From wednesdays UaHN
The ladies OF the Belgrade Farm
ers' club are requested TO meet with
Mrs. w. VI. Strader at "The Jungle"
Friday afternoon at two o'clock to
do work for the Red Cross society.
Each lady Is asked to take a pair OF
scissors and ten cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Busby called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston at Judson
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller and
baby, who live near Eagle Lake,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cole.
Miss Mary Steel of North Mankato
and Misses Marjorie Dayton and
Hazel Scott of Mankato spent Sun
day with Miss Cora Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Steel were
entertained by the Cole family at
dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Cadwallader of Faribault
spent several days last week with
her brother, VI. NJ. Cram, and Mrs.
Cram.
Mrs. Robert Grice and son, Clar-
ence took Sunday dinner with Miss
Kate Smith.
NJ. NJ. Cram went to New Ulm
Saturday with c. o. Daley on pro.
fessional business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Goodridge's
baby is very sick
Friends in the neghborhood have
received from Camas, Cal. news
that Mrs. Reuben Purrier is much
improved since leaving here.
The sock social Friday evening
was a success and a very pleasant
affair. The fortune teller certainly
won her share of praise for her
work during the evening, and the
young men who served the supper
did their duty well. The Christian
Endeayor society made $1S from
the social.
Special meetings are to be held I'm
the church every evening this week,
except Saturday.
Charlie Mas has Just purchased
a fine new REQ car.
Mrs. Arden Jones and her father,
Mr.. Rash, were entertained at din.
ner by Mrs. Lucy Cuip Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Rist who sold
their farm to Illinois people a short
time ago. have decided to hold an
auction sale Thursday, December 3.
The sale Is largely advertised and
will be attended by a large crowd.
Mr. and Mrs. Rist have worked faith
fully and have built for themselves
q beautiful home. But now. as their
three daughters are away from
home and they are Alone they are
wise enough TO make a change and
enjoy well earned rest They have
always opened their doors to friends
and strangers, who have been made
welcome, and they will be greatly
missed by their relatives and numer.
Gus friends, who wish them success
in the future.
Russell BurrilI visited Joe Hodg-
son Saturday night and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Loucks Sunday. Mr.. Bur-
rill expects to leave for his new
home in Washington the latter part
of this week. .E. III
Roscoe. Eldred and son, Herbert,
OF Mankato, spent the weekend at
the Jefferson home.
John Peterson is building a fine
large barn. HB1
Arthur Sharp has started feed
mill at the Kerns creamery building
and will grind feed every Tuesday.
This is welcome news to many who
are In need OF having feed ground.
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THE FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE IS STOPPED
Washington Reports Say the
Middle West Has Suffered
Least and Is In Best
Condition

Washington, November 25.-The
lifting of the quarantine against
Canada because of the foot and mouth
disease is regarded by officials OF
the department of agriculture as en-.
couraging evidence that they are
ION the outside OF the disease"
This MEANS" says statement
today by the department, that there
are grounds for the belief that
guarantees already declared have
been sufficient TO stop the move.
ment OF infected cattle and that the
disease can now be held within the
limits OF the areas already quaran.
tined.
Washington Safe.
Another cause for encourage.
ment is the fact that although a
shipment of infected cattle reached
Spokane, Wash. some days ago
no new cases have since been re
ported from that state, thus fore
stalling quarantine.
AT the present time the states
most seriously affected are Ohio
Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania
Outside OF this belt the states oil
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massa
chusetts are perhaps the subject Of
the greatest concern. Although this
actual number OF cattle already In
fected is comparatively small, II
will probably be some time before
any of the quarantine can be lifted
in this region"
Middle States Encouraginq
The greatest encouragement oil
all. however, is probably found In
Michigan" the statement continues
The outbreak originated In Michi
gan and 1t first spread fast Now
however. IL is believed all infected
stock have been buried and the state
IL Is hoped Is really clean. In lows
and Wisconsin. the infected areas
appear to be definitely defined and
portions OF these states may soor
be released from quarantine.
East ST. Louis. November 25.-In
dicauons that the scissors recort
for livestock receipts would be ap
preached and perhaps broken toda,
we're evident early today from th'
heavy consignments which poured
into the city as the result Of {
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from Wednesdays OaIly.

From Wednesdays Oallv.
That The Hague tribunal Is not
a failure was the position taken by
George VI. Palmer in a paper on that
subject read at last evenings meeting
of the Social Science club In the
library or DIR. ]. w. Andrews. The
after discussion showed that the gem
eral trend OF opinion was I'm that d.
rection. Mr.. Palmer said In part:
1t is a matter In which the PEG.
pie Of this country may take much
pride, that the first case before The
Hague court vas the case between
the United States and Mexico, known
as the Pious fund claim. This mat.
ter had been in controversy for near
" half a century and had baffled
the efforts OF diplomats, who were
we'll disposed. but unable TO come
10 an agreement. The case was sub
mitted to The Hague court and sat
isfactorfiy adjusted While IL was
only a money claim, il was vexa.
liuus one. ~
The world did not wait long
before another claim was submitted.
Great Britain, Germany and Italy
we're engaged in fragrant hostilities
against Venezuela, but, though not
a party 10 the convention, Venezuela
appealed TO Il for determination of
the question The allied powers,
though all members of The Hague
convention. asked President Roose-
Welt 10 become the sole arbiter of
the controversy. To Mr.. Roosevelts
everlasting credit, be IL said, that
although the offer was a very nat
tering one. he declined IL, and point.
ed 10 the Hague court as the prop
or tribunal
Distinguished Array Of Nations.
When the case was heard, there
was a most distinguished array OF
nations at The Hague. Russia, Aus
tria. Venezuela, Great Britain, Ger
many. Italy, France, Spain, Belgium,
the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway,
the United States and Mexico all ap-
peared as interested parties. The
award although criticized. was ac-
Cepted. and the world has occasion
to rejoice over the progress made.
The conference at The Hague in
1899 adjourned, without provision
for the calling OF a second confer
tllNN. lG Va hhV
liamentary union at ST. Louis in
1904 suggested another meeting, SIM
liar to the first, and that the presi-
dent OF the United States be request
ed TO ask the advice of the powers
as TO the ACCESSIBILITY OF calling such
a conference. The call finally came
from Russia in 1906, and at that
time forty-seven states were invited,
of whom forty-four accepted. Our
American degelates were Jos. II.
Choats. L. NJ. Rose, Horace Porter,
David J. Hill. George B. Davis, c. b.
Sperry and w. I. Buckingham. The
objects TO be considered were arbi.
tration: improvements and system
OF law and customs of land, warfare,
opening of hostilities; rights and
obligations of neutrals: lombard
ment of ports, cities and villages by
a naval force; the laying Of mines:
rights OF vessels Of belligerents in
neutral ports; contrabands OF war
and blockades.
States Reserved Right.
AT this conference, disarmament
was not on the program, but in &C
cepting the invitation, several states
reserved the right to bring in other
questions. and the matter OF disarm
ament was most eloquently supported
by Great Britain, the United States
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state canvassino Board Meets.

The State Canvassing board met
In the secretary Of states Office
yesterday to canvass the official
ballot cast at the general election,
November 3. The members OF the
board are Julius A. Schmahl, secre-
tary OF state; Chief Justice c. L.
Brown. Associate Justice Oscar Hal
lam, Judge w. c. Leary, Hennepin
county district court; Judge r. N.
Dickson, Ramsey county district
court. -
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|CIFT FOR D. 0. TENNEY
Employees Of the Omaha Road Had
Prepared to Buy Barrel for the
! Operator

From Wednesdays oaIiv.
Here is a conception Of an act of
charity that was intended by the
employees az the Omaha passenger
depot, when the telegraph operator,
ID. o. Tenney, lost his trousers. They
actually started movement for a
subscription to buy him barrel.
Fortunately this was not necessary,
for the boy who was responsible for
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the disappearance of the muc!l-want-
ed garment was met by Mr.. Tenney
and taken to task about the affair.
The boy soon explained that he had
hy mistake taken the trousers to the
Clifton house, instead OF the tailor
shop. He was. sent at once to get
them and all ended happily.
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From Wednesdays Daily.

The Decoria Cemetary society will
meet with Mrs. Anil Tilman at her
home IN Decoria, on Thursday aft
ernoon, December 5th.
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partial lifting of the federal quar-.
antine on interstate shipments of
livestock
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From Wednesdays Daily.
PLEASING Concert.

The New York Metropolitan com.
pany gave a conceri In the Mankato
Theatre to a very small house last
evening. In the company were Ruth
Marshall Dye, mezzo soprano; Marie
Ellerbrook, eontralto; Alice McClung.
pianist, ]. Francis Smith, tenor, and
Axel Skovgaard, violinist.
The program included several Sc
lections from the operas, some of
which were sung In costume, and
other equally pleasing selections.
Miss Dye in her Japanese suite gave
great pleasure to the audience, as
she did in her succeeding appear
ances. Mr.. Smiths singing was very
pleasing and his selections proved
to be popular with the audience.
The work OF Miss Ellerbrook was
also most excellent. as was that OF
the violinist who played an inter.
esting group of solos. The pianist
furnished very pleasing part OF
the program, and her work was
highly appreciated by the audience,
In spite of the fact that so few
people heard the concert, those who
were present were enthusiastic In
their applause, and made up in in
terest what they lacked in numbers
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Will Entertain at Dinner.

VIII Entertain at Dinner.
DR.. and Mrs. c. ID. Snow will en-
terrain at dinner tomorrow Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Snow and their sons,
Donald and Clarence, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Snow, also Mrs. w.
d. Snow of lie Sueur, and Ne. anu
Mrs. r. A. Cole of this city.
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Forsbera-E venson.

Forsbera- Evenson.
Last evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. J. Forsberg, In Belgrade
township. occurred the wedding of
their youngest daughter, Miss Emma
Forsberg, to Oscar Evenson, also of
Belgrade. The couple were united
in marriage by Rev. o. j. Arthur OF
Mankato. Miss Larson of the state
normal school played the wedding
march. The attendants were Miss
Ruth Olson of Belgrade and Fred
Forsberg. brother OF the bride.
About seventy-five were present.
After the ceremony a wedding din
ner was served.
Mr.. Evenson was born and raised
I'm Belgrade township. He and his
wife will live on the old family
homestead which was his boyhood
home. His parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Evenson, have moved to
another farm In the neighborhood.
The bride is a native OF Mankato,
but she has spent most OF her life
in Belgrade township.