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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

In the church parlors last evening
arrangements were made for the an
, nual New Years ere program The
matter was placed In the hands of
a committee consisting of Misses
Florence johnson and Selma Mellgren
and Harry Johnson. Waldron Roust
and Clifford Peterson.
Women's Missionary Society.
Mrs. w. y iarlin entertained the
Women's Missionary society of the
Christian church yesterday afternoon
NJ her home on North Broad street.
Married at Madison Lake.
Miss Ella Mnellerleile and Mar.
tin Mettler, were married Tuesday
morning ut the Madison Lake Catho-
lie church. Tho couple will live on
farm two miles west of Smiths
Min. .....
Hans Olson of Garden City was in
Mankato yesterday.
l.. Larson. former roadmaster Of
the Omaha, took n trip TO St Paul
yesterday.
ID. Boyle, Of saltwater was tho
guest yesterday OF his daughter. Mrs.
&. u. Butler.
Mr. Bell OF Lisle. MIMI, returned
To his home after visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Paxton.
Mrs. Mary Jones Is quite sick with
bronchitis and rheumatism ut her
home, PIT state street.
Miss Catherine and Theodore
Mountain OF Good Thunder were Wis
itors In the city yesterday.
Miss Mildred Parmeiee Is spending
ten days visiting friends and relatives
in Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Miss Ida Douglas OF Amboy In
spending few days in the city as
the guest of Mrs. H., ID. Diamond.
Mrs. Charles Collins, Alphonse
Tambernino and the latter's mother
of lie Sueur spent today in Man.
kato.
George Atchison has gone TO Chi
cago to attend the National Con-
vention Of State Fair and EXPOSE
ton Boards.
Joseph Meyer of the local Stan
dard oil Office, returned yesterday
from a hunting trip, and brought
back q deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James fancy Of Aus.
tin are guests of Mankato friends.
Mr.. fancy Is manager of the Fowler
e. Pay cement works In Austin.
Mrs. Charles Conner OF Albert Lea
and her mother. Mrs. Walters OF
Louisiana. were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. !. ". Tompkins yesterday.
NJ. +. Crane. president OF the Gar
den City state bank. will leave this
evening for San Diego. Cal, 10 see
his brother, Lucius. who Is quite
sick.
Mrs. J. u. Griggs OF Truman ar
rived in Mankato this noon and Is
In Emmanuel hospital, where she
expects to undergo surgical op-
Grafton.
c. T. Dixie. general superintend-
ent of the Chicago and Northwes-
tern. with headquarters at Huron,
was a visitor in the city on business
yesterday.
Miss Mabel Paddock, who has spent
the past year in California, Nevada
and Montana, has returned 10 Man
kato Aad is again making her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. ChnmDlin,
Mrs. n brennan, mother OF ID. o.
Tenncy. left last evening for Vine
mont. Alabama. where she will visit
her mother. Mrs. NJ. Meyer. Mrs.
brennan Will be gone about q month.
Mrs r. u. Davis OF Portland, Ore
gon, after visiting n few days In
this city with Mr. and Mrs. W. w.
Davis. returned today. Mrs. Davis
was called To OcontO. Wis. whore
she attended the funeral Of her aunt,
Mrs. Young.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

schmidt, was pleasing part OF the
program
A German dialog. ''Bestrafter
Hochmut." was one IT the most
delightful numbers Of the evening
beins given by Alfred Rroeger, Al
bert Zimmerman, Elnora Eisenlohr,
Fred Hartlg, Carl Dethloff. Me Har.
res, Walter Kehms and Paula Bruss.
A vocal solo by Miss Selma
Schirrschmldt was followed by two
humorous duets. the first by Fred
IIartig and Alfred Kroeger. and the
latter by Miss Paula Bruss and
Alfred Kroeger.
The choir artistically rendered an
other selection and an English dla-
log. THE Spot on the Stairs" was
given by Herbert Brlnkmann, Anna
Hartig. Ernest SLIDER. Louise Rehms,
Clara Frey and Bertha Dethlon.
"Clayton's Grand March," was given
as a piano solo by Miss Esther
Brinkmann.
The program was concluded with
number by the choir. The entire
program was given nnder the diree-
ton of Professor Hugo Frey, and
the proceeds were somewhat over
$50.
An organ recital will be given at
the church next Friday, when there
will be no admission charged. but
"A silver offering will DO taken. This
concert will be given by Professor
Oscar Frey of st. Panl. Every
one IL invited To attend the recital.
the program of which will be printed
later.
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From Thursdays Daily.

Mrs. Katherine webber. Eagle Lake
aged sixty-nine years, died at nine
o'clock last night. She, had been more
or less ailing for some years. with
kidney trouble. but did not go to
bed on account OF her illness until
last Sunday.
Mrs. Weber was widow. She Is
survived by two sons and four
daughters. Philip Webber. Smiths
Mil; George Weber,. living ut the
parental home at Eagle Lake: Mrs.
Kate Holm. Princeton, Mimi: Mrs
Anna Nicklei. GAINESVILLE. Mimi;
Mrs. Mary Rausch, Line town: and
Mrs. Lizzie Romer. Matlison Lake.
The funeral will be held on Satur-
day at nine IN the morning from st.
Peter and Pauls church. The inter
ment will be In Calvary cemetery.
The deceased was native OF
Germany. She came 10 this country
when but twelve years old. The
family lived for a time In st. Paul,
hut soon moved TO Eagle Lake. II
was there that she was married forty
years ago. Her husband died about
twenty years ago. 4
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from Thursdays Daily.

y
School teachers will hereafter. re,
port to the visiting nurse cases oil
children who do not seem to be
properly fed, clothed or otherwise
| cared for at home. This action was
taken at the regular monthly meeting
of the school board at the high school
last evening.
DIR. w. a. Beach reported that the
ladies who have in charge the mat
ter OF having visiting nurse look
after The home conditions OF chill
tlren OF the city had requested him
| to find out whether the school board
wonid be willing 10 have this nurse
get the cooperation OF the teachers
| in finding out cases OF school children
who are not properly cared for. DIR.
Beach said IL was the duty of the
! nurse TO find out whether children
who were not properly cared for were
in that condition on account OF liz.
norance On the part of parents or
| on account OF want. N the cause
was ignorance, the nurse would see
whether something could not he nc.
| complished by instructing the par.
ents II Il was due 10 want of means,
the matter could be brought to the
attention of the Relief society. The
ladies had told Dr. Beach that the
| visiting nurse was making only three
| calls per day, and they did not think
| that was by any means as much as
she might be doing. ..
President w. b. Davies remarked
| that he thought II would be a good
! idea to have the teachers thus co.
1 operate with the nurse. The other
members were of the same opinion
and a motion was passed indorsins
the proposition.
Iowa Lady Elected Teacher.
| Mr.. Sperry reported that Mrs
traitor. teacher Of natural science
in the high school. had asked TO be
1 released on account OF the serious
illness of her son. who needed her
attention. Mr. Spcrry said he had n
list Of six TO eight applicants. out OF
whom he recommended the election
of Miss Alice Morgan or Hamburg
Iowa. Miss Morgan had already as
sumed charge OF the classes on the
basis OF eighty dollars per month
| She was graduate of the uni
versity OF Nebraska and had had
nine years OF high school experience
at Schaller and Whitney. Iowa. The
board elected Miss Morgan and fixed
her salary at eighty dollars per
month. The action was taken unani
mously. There were seven present
Judges Hughes being the only absent
member.
The superintendent also reported
that Mrs. futile. teacher OF the
eighth grade. had been taken ont
OF school for an operation OF ap
pendicitis. Miss May Fletcher had
been substituting in her place Miss
Fletcher had been Teaching for six
weeks aud had Garfield ON the work
OF the classes In ~ able and efficient
manner. She had been paid on the
basis OF the regular paw for substi
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.
from Thursday's oaIlv.

Jane Nichols. widow. 10 Edward
v. Nichols. the VIZ of the 8. w.
a OF the s. e. 4 except four .acres.
in section IS. Rapidan township. ex.
cept a life estate IN the same. and
also the e. 10 acres OF The s. =. y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
From Thursdays Daiiv.
Birthday AnnlXersary.

Mrs. I. n. Tompsins entertained
seven girls nj dinner last evening
for her daughter. Miss Helen, who
was celebrating her birthday an
niversary. A delicious four course
dinner was served nj half past six.
and dainty appointments Of pink
and white were used In the dining
room. Pink candles and ribbon
streamers In pink and white were
nsed on the table. and the center
piece was a birthday cake with
eighteen pink candles. The guests
spent very merry evening follow.
ing the dinner. They were Misses
Helen Schmitt. Margaret Schmitt.
Loretta oleson, Mildred Fritz, Vera
Bierbaner. Jessie Prowse and Cath.
crime Wise.
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From Thursdays psiIs

The Sleepy Eye bowling team met
the Iyerson team last evening on the
Y. NJ. C. A. alleys. The two seams
seemed TO be of OF regular scores.
Glotzbach rolled high score. 2l3.
The Iyerson team won the first and last
games, but Sleepy Eye got the larg-
est number OF pins by forty-three.
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Celebrated Birthday BY Making An
AppIe Pie. ..r

Today Is Mrs. ~ A. Races eighty
fourth birthday. and she celebrated
II by making apple pie for dinner
and serving to her two daughters.
Mrs. ]. ID. Sawyer and Mrs. p X.
Kelly at the home OF Mrs. Kelly. 105
Hanover street. Mrs Race received a
shower of post cards and other gifts
In honor Of the occasion.
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Widow Of Sharpless
Facing Crime Charge
From Thursdays Daily.
MEN WHO WILL DECIDE FATE
or THE WOMAN.

c, d. Westerbura. grocer. 33t5
Pilisbury avenue, married. no
children.
William Baker, farmer, Maple
Plain, married. three children.
o. e. Lane, farmer, Brooklyn
Center, married, children.
Bernard Tuekman. cafe pro-
prietor, 264o LyndaIe avenue
south, married, children.
George Palmer, telephone man.
aser, Bloomington, married, chill
dren.
Albert J. Kayser. decorator,
242s Emerson avenue south,
married. children.
Benjamin r. Benson, grain
salesman. 20o6 Emerson avenue
south, married. children.
George L. Miles, 1899 Bryant
avenue, secretary and manager
Of the Northern Linseed Oil
company.
a. w. Gaghatten, 1885 East
Franklin street, confeetioner.
Frederick Hoae, Hopkins, sales
man for the Minneapolis Thresh-
ing Machine company.
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Battle Lines Active
Heavy Firing Squads

Paris, peee m bers 3>~The
French parliament has bees call.
ed 10 meet In extraordinary ees-
sion at Paris, December 22. The
French cabinet members are 20
leave Bordeaux for Paria next
week, put themselves at the dis
position Of the finance commit.
tee OF the chamber Of deputies.
London, December 3.-The
Rome correspondent OF the Ex-
change Telegraph reports that
at the opening Of the italian
parliament, Premier saiandra
announced that there 10 no new
factor In the situation which
would prompt Italy to aher its
policy Of neutrality.
London. December 3.--Kina
George Of England, who has
been visiting the British lines In
Flanders, went out 20 the hr.
ing line today, according 10 q
telephone message this after.
noon received by The Evening
News from Caiois.
London, December 3.-"The
Australian and New Zealand con.
tinents have disembarked In
Egypt" according to the an
nouncement OF the official bu.
reau, ito assist In the defense
OF that country and complete
their training there. When this
training 10 completed, they will
90 direct TO the front 10 fight
with the other British troops In
Europe"
London, December 3.--The IN
thunder OF guns In tn
OF Ypres and the arriSa
1t Bruges of transports bearin
men. leads to the conelr
sion here that greater degree OF nc
tivity has prevailed In West Elan
iers than had been reported In oil
fetal communications. All report
ngree that In Northern Poland tn
battle Is still undecided and fercel
with the Germans mai
Ing desperate efforts TO resume thei
forward movement In the direction
Of Warsaw. From Petrograd come
the report that General Rennen
kampff has been made scapegoa
on account OF the Napoleonic con-
which enabled the German force
to cut through the encircling Rus
sian Gordon. According to this re
port the dilatoriness OF Genera
RennenkampfI 10 bringing reinforce
ments up made the success OF tn
German move possible. .
Lively Artillery Fire.
Paris. December 3.--The text Of tn
official statement follows. IN Be
gum there wasea rather lively artil
lery fire directed against Nieupor
and to the south OF Ypres. The In
have extended TO the soutl
Of Dixmude. From the Lys TO th
Somme there has been u violen
particularly ut Aix-
To the west of Lena Their
was quiet along the entire front. fror
the Somme TO the aAIsne and &
In the Argonne distric
several attacks on the part OF Oh
enemy were repulsed and we mad
slight progress. In the Woevre di'
trict The German artillery evidence
q certain activity. but with insil
niileant results. In Lorraine and 4
the vosges there Is nothing, I'm
portant to report" 'r..s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
George Davis Married.

Gorge a. Davis, who formerly lived
in Mankato. and who worked in one
of tho Mankato jewelry stores for
some time. was married on Thanks.
giving day to Miss Abigail ID. Swift.
ger OF Minneapolis. Mr.. Davis and
his bride will make their home in
Jackson. MIN.
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Next Monday evening WIN he spe-
cial social program In the Young Mems
Christian association. There will be
q checker contest some expert, bill
lard and pool shooting. gymnasium
class, and stunts. swimming exhibit.
basketball game between the Mankato
Commercial college and Young Mems
Christian association teams, some
special music and refreshments. BE
sure TO bring your mothers. your wives.
your sisters, and your lady friends.
Monday, December Z, at 7:30 O'Clock.
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Planning For New Year.
AT q meeting OF the Swedish Lu,
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WIN Entertain Clerks.

p. c. Morrell. proprietor OF the New
York Department store, has arranged
to entertain forty clerks Of the store
at the concert 10 be given by Enrico
Aresoni. The tenor. next Tuesday
evening. under tho auspices OF Mrs.
Minnie G.. Hubbard.
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UfanU tOtHI, Z2IJ.
The tennis team and the Omaha
team will bowl tonight on their league
schedule.
The Young Mems Bible class will
meet this evening from seven To eight
o'clock. The members are urged to
be present.
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s,,endid CONCERT.

The concert and entertainment
given at the Emmanuel Lutheran
church by the mixed choir. last
night, was q success. II was highly
appreciated by all who attended
The choir opened the program by the
song. -Auf deia Berge." by Ruecker
Ernest Siibcr played n violin solo,
with piano accompaniment by Miss
Anna John. A piano duet. "Iust-
spiel Overture" by Miss Ella
iEcbweitxer and Miss Selma Schirr.
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The regular Sunday Mems meeting
will be held I'm the association hall
Mt three o'clock. The speaker will be
announced later. Special music Is
being arranged for the occasion.
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Ten Days FOR Drunkeensss.
Henry Rosenberg was brought 10
the county jail today from Madison
Lake. and viii serve o ten days ian
sentences for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. ~
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From Thursdays Daily.

Waesca, December 2.-Mr.! and
Mrs. Gust Krassin, who live in the
south part OF the town at the 'ex-
treme end OF Locust street, pluckIly
fought OF a wonld-be burglar. at
their home Wednesday evening", the
intruder finally seeking safety In
when Mr.. Krassin having finished
their supper were still seated at the
table when the burglar bold
ly entered the dining room and al.
vancing to Mr.. Krassin leveled q
revolver ut him and demanded mon
ey. The stranger was or middle age
and of medium build. lie had n
mustache and. his hair, was streakcd
with gray. lie smiled as he demand.
ed the money and Mr.. Kfassina
thought nj first that he was some
old friend trying to play q trick on
him. but he repeated his demand In
German and Mr. Krassln soon saw
that he was In earnest. ~.
demonstrating that he had no
money with him Mr.. Krassin rose to
his feet as " the better to search
his, pockets. and like fash seized
the fellows gun hand. Then tus-
sic commenced. Mrs. Krassin went
to, the assistance of. her husband
nnd grabbed the burglar around the
neck from the rear. They struggled
across the room and ont onto the
east porch. ~
krassin Secures the Gun. -.
Meanwhile Mr.. krassin had Sc
cured the gun and the fellow remark.
ed: That's no good anyway, I've
got something better than that" and
he reached for his hip pocket, but
In the struggle was unable 10 reach
II. On the porch the burglar broke
away. first striking Mrs. Krassin
vicious blow In the face. The blow
dealt by the rascal blackened her
eye and she fell. her head striking
the pavement which rnofpentariiy
dazed her. The assailant raii down
the tracks southwark. - s-gr -
|, AFTER caring for his win, Mr..
Krassin. who emer1ed from .fl,e stru-
gle without q sefatch. notl6ed tine
police and a search was made nm
the Minneapolis and ST. Louis track.
A hobo was found lying along the
track and he was taken intD Gus.
tody. He said he saw the man de-
scribed standing near some willow
trees as he went to town earlier IN
the evening. lie was kept In Jan
over night hut was released In the
morning. The burglar dropped his
hat In the, Krnssin home. II was
n dark SLOUGH hat with the initials
u. 8. A. on the hatband.
a 22 calibre revolver and q dusty
hat remain as souvenirs Of the even
ing call.
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Preserve Shower.

preserve onO"CFs
Miss Stella Hanson was honor
guest ut a preserve shower given last
evening ut the home of Miss SO.
phia Knofr. PA Van Brunt street by
Miss Knofr and Mrs. Leroy Frentz.
The house was very prettily decor
ated with hearts. cupids and red
carnations. The gifts were drawn
into the living room In n little wag-
on. by Charleen Monsoon and Mildred
rass. Delicious refreshments were
served late In the evening. and the
gathering was an altogether pleasant
one.
Miss Hanson will he married on
December IL TO Mr.. Willis Pinkham
of Minneapolis.
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Bowies-Heryberq.

being performed by Rev. Il. Palmer
OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
The bridal party entered the room
Ia the strains Of the I.Ohengrcn Wed.
ding March. white floral carpet
forming pathway between a trel.
lis OF smilaX. The room was pref
THY decorated in pink and white
chrysanthemums.
The bride was charmingly attired
in a gown of ivory satin, handsome
ly trimmed with Brussels lace. and
made entraine, and she wore a veil
in Greek effect. dainty caught with
sprays of orange blossoms. The
brides only ornament was pearl
pendant, the gift of the bridegroom.
The train was carried by Masters
Edwin Bergerson and Tommy Row.
les. wh6 wore suits Of cream satin
with pink sashes I'm Lord Fauntleroy
style. and carried floral crooks. The
brides flowers were n shower bou-
duct Of Iilics 'Of The valley and white
earnat ions. ana she wore a corsage
bouquet al the same flowers.
Miss Ida Bergersen was maid Of
honor and looked very dainty in a
becoming gown Of cream charmeuse
trimmed with point d'esprit, and n
pink satin girdle. She wore a cor
sage bouquet Of pink and white. She
wore the brides gift to her. n hand
some gold bracelet.
Little Miss Emma Bowles carried
the wedding ring in the petals OF a
white chrysanthemum. She was
dressed in cream satin with sash
OF pink and butterfly hair ribbon of
the same color.
The bridegroom's attendant was
Mr.. Robert Bergerson.
The beautiful English hymn, The
Voice That Breathed Ger Eden"
was sung ut the conclusion OF the
ceremony, Miss Celia Cox presiding
at the piano.
A seven course wedding breakfast
was served, in which The color
scheme was pink and white. 4
three tier wedding cake was the
centerpiece OF the brides table.
Mr.. Ilerzberg and his bride left
on the afternoon train for Minnea-
polls. where they will spend their
honeymoon. The bride wore n 60
ing away costume OF dark blue
tlOtH WIN NttNtt VI
trimmed with white aigrettes.
The bride has travelled extensive.
~ In Europe. Asia and Africa. and
only recently came to America. The
groom was a partner In the firm OF
Larkin e. IIerzberg until short
hime ago. and he and his bride will
now reside ON his farm in Decoria,
where he is well known and highly
respected.
The out Of town guests at the we'd.
ding were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ber.
gerson OF Mankato, Mr.. and Mrs.
Washburn Of Vernon Center, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barnes OF Vernon Center, Mr..
and Mrs. Cornish. Miss Sadie Cor.
nish and Sanford Cornish OF Vernon
Center. Hon. Charles Herzberg and
wife of Good Thunder, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. c. Kraus Of Vernon Center.
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Married at Madison Lake.
Miss Ella Mnellerleile and Mar
tin Mettler, were married Tuesday
morning ut the Madison Lake Catho
lie church. Tho couple will live on
farm two miles west of Smiths
Mill ...
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had lust rendered. In most cases much OF the teSti-
monv would have been entirely too pcppcry to he
printed. In the heat OF passion that comes from the
Unborn American desire to win, much is said and done
on the diamond that is greatly regretted later on.
The umpires are usually the targets on the ball field
The double umpire system has come into vogue all over
the country and the two who preside over the
games are regarded in much the same light as the
villain in play The crowd is strong on kissing and
iecring them, but very weak on applause. Every day
these two so called villains the center OF the entire
proceedings, with eighteen regular players two foxy
managers two OF substitutes, and hostile crowd
doing their best to "gct the umpire goat
The successful umpire must be considerable OF
diplomat. He must make study OF the players dis
positions. and know their traits and habits. He can
deal with no two players in exactly lhe same manner
What will get results from fellow may be Just like
waving a red flag at bull to some other chap. He
must be ever ready with answer. the alert for
trickery constantly looking out for the unexpected and
able to use snap judgment. The Judge on the ball field
unlike the Judge at law cannot take problem home
with him and debate II overnight. When a puzzlins
play presents itself he cannot stop the affair refer to
his books. find similar play that establishes prcce-
dent, and then render decision. He must reach de-
ciSon Immediately and if he crrs he LAYS himself open
TO the ridiculc OF the public.
DLAYERS naturally affected differently by de
ciSonS Of the umpire. Next to money the ball
very well tina, fat batting average mcan> "A fat pay