The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-20


George r. Curran, F. NJ Currier. Mi
chael ID. Fritz. w. Z. Hammett,
Frank Hotaling, T. L. Halves, Thomas
Hughes, L. Jacobs, Fred w Kruse.
F. X. Meagher. George J. Miller. w.
j. Morehart, c. II. Nerbovig, B.
Frank Pay, A. r. Pfau, Jr., ID. ID.
Smith, G. ID. Snow and J. VI. Vance.
and Misses f. +. Carr and Frances
Minor.
From Saturdays Daily.
Pittsburgh. Pa. November 1.-THE
French government has recently
placed an order for 100000 pairs of
shoes with the Mullen Shoe company.
The shoes are to be delivered by
January !. This company Is also ex-
pecting TO receive part of an order
for 100000 pairs OF shoes which is be-
ing placed by the English govern
ment. The shoes contracted for are
to- be made with soles seven-eighths
of an inch thick, with Hungarian nails
driven in the heels and soles. They
weigh about four pounds and it Is
said will last year.
Reading, Pa, November 1i.-An
order has been received from the
English government for $4,000 dozen
hospital shirts for the British army.
s. l-iebervitz & Sons. who received
this order have been informed that
if the first shipments are satisfactory,
the government will place orders
for $4,000 dozen more. The con-
tract will keep the mill in full opera
tiCn for months and the order
means the payment to this firm OF
$3.50 900.
, Yonkers. ~ Y, November IA
The mills OF the Alexander Smith &
Sons Carpet Co. lie biggest industry
of the city, have resumed operations
| on fun time, after running only
| three days a week since August 6.
Seven thousand hands are employed.
The company recently held a sue
cessful auction sale of rugs and ear
, pets in New York city, and this
coupled with ability to get sufficient
dyes, resulted in a return to the
normal schedule of work.
old Rail Fence Corners" is the
title of q history of Minnesota's
early years. issued by the Daughters
OF the American Revolution Of the
state: This history is called the A.
B. C's. of Minnesota history, and
is composed of "reminiscences OF
early settlers in the state. The com.
mittee which had in charge the
compiling of the book was composed
of twenty-four members OF the Min
nesota D. A. r. and one of the mem
bers was Mrs. w. j. Morehart Of
this city, regent of Anthony Wayne
Chapter.
Mrs. Merchants information has
been given second place in the book
and includes "reminiscences of Mrs.
Margaret Rathbun Funk, Mrs. Mary
Pitcher, Mrs. j. r. Beatty, all of
whom came to Mankato i'm 1853:
Mrs. A. NJ. Pfeffer and |. A. Pelton,
who came i'm 1S4S: and John A.
Jones, Mrs. Clark Keysor, Captain
Clark Keysor, and Judge Lorin Cray.
The book will be on sale through
out the state and the proceeds will
be used for d. A. r. work, or per-
haps toward n monument to the
pioneer women of the state.
| George Thomas was the name
given at the police station last even.
ing by a man with wounded hand
who told a pitiful tale, stating tina;
he had had nothing to eat for two
days. A meal was purchased fol-
him and he was given nights
lodging in q cell. This morning
Chief Klugherz recognized him as
one who had lately been locked in
a cell on account of drunkenness
The man acknowledged that he was
the same A bottle of alcohol was
taken from him at that time. The
man was asked whether. he haC
told the night sergeant that he had
not eaten for two days and he said
he did not remember having said
that. He stated that his right name
was Marion >Trusty. He pleaded
guilty In police court TO the charge
lof having been drunk and Special
Judge Plymat gave him a sentence
of ten days in Jail. but gave him Q
lehance to avoid that II he would
thirty days. The man chose to leave
town. H.. 'r s' .-
DR. Fl. NJ. Bracken. secretary o
the state board of health, and DIR. II
w. Hill. secretary of the Minnesota
Public Health association, have beef
aprointed speakers on public healtl
topics by the speakers, bureau of th
American Medical association.
DIR. Bracken will fill six appoint
ments during the winter, speaking
ON the People and Public Health.
and DR.. Hill win fill one appointment
a month between now and June
speaking on Germs and Disease,
Food Up to Date The New Vent
lation' and Tuberculosis.
The other Minnesota speakers al
ncinted by the association are DIR. +
P. Lyon and Thomas @. Lee of Mir
neapolis, DIR. Louis b. Wilson OF Re
chester and DR. j, w. Andrews 0
Mankato.
j.. c. Krusen of Amboy was place
under arrest this afternoon by She
III 0sten, charged with the sale Z
liquor without license. He was al
rested on the -oomnlaint Of Waite
Kinney, and 1t is alleged that Kruse
sold bottle OF whiskey to a ma
whose name is Wilde, Yesterday.
The defendant was this afternoo
brought before Judge Piyrnat OF III
municipal court where he was a
raigned on the charge of selling III