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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
From Saturdays Daily.

From saturdays Daily.
Christian HOMELAND. known 10 many
Mankato people during the past two
years, having been employed here
from time to time, had a violent at
tack Of epilepsy In, the. police station
last evening. and for a time 1t was
thought that the officers had dy-
ing man on their hands. b..
Early in the evening, HOMELAND
walked into the station, sat down
and conversed with a group that
happened to be there. In a manner
that indicated nothing else than that
he was In. his, usual state OF health
Suddenly one OF the officers noticed
that the man had collapsed in his
seat They tried in vain to wake
him up. He was laid on the couch
where he lay unconscious for abou,
half an hour. having occasional
Fspasms. For time he ceased
breathing. and II was thought that
he was dying. A telephone message
was setn by Desk Sergeant Thomas
Foley to DIR. J. p. Rosenwald and he
Responded to the call.
A side view of Hoyelands head
shows even to the casual observer
that there Is something wrong with
the skull There 81 a deep indenta,
ton In the back, large enough to put
two or three fingers into. This Is
the result OF an injury. HOMELAND
is not sure how the injury occurred,
but he thinks Il Is the result of a
fall that he had years ago from the
mast OF Norwegian merchant ship,
on which he was employed as a
sailor. Then, again, II might have re.
suited from blow dealt with some
weapon.
About two years ago, some Man
kato friends OF HOMELAND made up
a purse to pay his hospital bin. II he
would 60 and have a surgical opera
ton performed to relieve the brain
pressure. caused by the reformation
OF the. skull. DR.. Rosenwald was
willing to perform the operation
without charge. - 49,
At first HOMELAND consented to
have Il done. but later he put IL of,
and has kept putting II OF ever
since. The money is still at hand to
pay the hospital bill. and last night
HOMELAND was strongly urged to have
the operation performed at once. DIR.
Rosenwald has taken some x-ray pic.
lures OF the unfortunate mans head.
showing how the edges of the dis
torted skull are pressed into the
brain.
Two years ago., Hoveland was In
much better health than now. The
debility caused by the injury has
gradually been growing worse. and
he has been losing ground both
and mentally
HOMELAND has had many accidents
since the injury occurred. as he is
not able to take care of himself. Not
long ago he fell on a ladder while
employed at some mechanical work
In the Franklin restaurant
HOMELAND Is a Norwegian by birth
and q about twenty-eisht years old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
Eckstein 10 Reelected.
From. Safurdzws Daily.

!. Attorney Joseph A. Eckstein was
reelected president OF the Brown
County Bar association al the semi
annual meeting held at the court
house. New Ulm. Monday evening
The other officers elected follow:
Vice president, l.. G. Davis OF Sleepy
Eye: secretary. August @. Erickson
of Springfield; treasurer. ,Adolph
Frederiekson of Springfield.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
Death Of Judge Andrews Father.
From, SATURDAYS Daily.

John A. johnson received a letter
from Judge G. N. Andrews ut San
Diego. stating that his father. Robert
Andrews. died In than city on May
10. He was eightq-seven years old.
Judge Andrews Is former resident
Of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
Death Of Or. DooilttIe.
c,surdavse nalfv

Word has been received from
Whiting. Indiana. announcing the
death Of Dr. Burt Dooliitle. young
man who formerly lived IN Manka-
to. He was a nephew Of ". H.
Macbeth of this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29

His mother and a brother-inlaw live
in Albert Lea rFars4
= HOMELAND was taken to the I'm
manuel hospital this morning to
make ready for an operation to be
performed on his bead by the coun-
ty physician, DIR. Rosenwald. The
operation. being OF q very difficult
and dangerous nature. will be looked
upon with great interest by the
medical fraternity, and by the COM
munity In general.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
srom ssturday's Daily.

Hutchinson, May 23.-Eyidenee L.
very strong that several Mcleod
county towns were successfully
worked by a pair OF smooth grafters
pretending to represent the Saliva
ton, army. On one OF the evening
trains Thursday there arrived a
young man and woman who went
to the Merchants hotel and register
ed as #. James and wife, and were
assigned to. room No. %. The next
morning they started out soliciting
the young woman wearing the uni
form of the army and carrying ere
Identials from army Headquarters in
Minneapolis She was OF pleasing
address and quite ready to discuss
the work she, Was engaged in, stat
ing that she and her husband had
canvassed in different, parts OF the
eountry collecting money. for the
good cause. y 90. -g,ar s.-
- Exhibited Record Book.
She also exhibited q record book
In which were the signatures OF
numerous citizens of Glencoe, Sill
yer Lake and Lester Prairie show
ing that they had been quite sue
cessful In gathering In money in
these towns. They had made good
start on q nice business here in
Hutchinson, each Of the three banks
having Clipped In, dollar and sew
eral citizens from 80 cents, to 81.
when they called on Professor b.
b. Farber. Professor Farber was
busy for the moment and wrote out
his. check for q dollar without a
question, as he Is always glad to
aid so worthy an organization. as the
salvation army. Then an inde1n-
able something made him suspicious
and he asked q number OF questions,
the answers to which served to con-
firm his suspicious that possibly the
parties were not what they claimed
to be and later when he had more
leisure he phoned I'm 10 army head
quarters in Minneapolis for informa-
ton regarding the solicitors. -
Psrties Were Unknown.
| The answer was prompt that they
were unknown there and that the
army had no such representatives
In the field Going to the bank he
found that his check had been paid
on the endorsement, Sal. Army.
per F. J. fremont" different name
Il win be noted from the one on
the hotel register. Upon looking
around town for the parties Prof.
Farber found that they had departed
on the noon freight on the Great
Northern and with that he dropped
the matter. .z. O..
II Is recalled by several that this
same pair were soliciting here some
three months ago. They claimed
then that they were a newly mar
ried couple just started in, the work
by the army.
IL has been ascertained since the
above was written that "F. James
and wife" were here during the. first
week In March and, made a systema-
tic begging tour of the business
district. probably gathering up a
nice. roll. They were at the Mer-
chants hotel for day and a night,
registering as F. J. fremont and
wife.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29

ton. On these two farms the family
was raised.
Mr.. Brooks wife died about FIVE
years ago. but he is survived by his
three sons. Walter +. Brooks Of
Mankato. c. ID. Brooks of. Rutherford.
N. J., and DIR. Harlow Brooks Of
New York city. There are also four
grandchildren, three being OF Walter
II. Brooks. and the other a child Of
DIR. Harlow Brooks OF New York city.
After leaving his farm near Maple.
ton, Mr.. Brooks lived fer some time
at Lake Crystal. and later lived at the
home Of his son Walter, except dur.
Ing the colder months OF the year.
when he spent his time I'm the south.
Last winter he spent in Florida.
Arrangements for the funeral VIII
be made after the two sons living
In the east are heard from.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29

Kalamazoo. May 23.-The cases
against p. r. Treau and Ray l..
Chaplin, charged with perjury. re-
sulting from the sale OF stock In
the Lawton Basket company, will
not be heard at the. May term OF
the circuit court starting next Mon
day. - r. ..... 90
The, question of whether the blue
sky law passed by the last legisla.
ture Is constitutional is now before
the Michigan supreme court and until
decision is handed down the two MEN
win not go on trial The higher
court has already ruled that the IN
terstate section Of the law Is not
constitutional. ..s
Treau. one Of the defendants, has
been in the county Jail for nearly
sixty days and II is rumored that
the supreme court may be asked for
a writ giving him his, liberty until
such time as the decision can be
handed down. Chaplin at the present
time Is out on. bail. .-.....-.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
Mrs. H. Q. Parry Entertained.

Mrs. II. I. Parry entertained at her
home in the Security fats last night
for Miss Helen Philips Of Sioux
Falls, s. D., who is the guest of Mrs.
DeFransa Swan while Oh her way to
Minneapolis to be the guest Of her
sister. Mrs. Sullivan and her niece.
Mrs. Crichett:
The guests included the members
of the normal school faculty Who
were associated with Miss Philips
when she taught in the normal
school here. They enjoyed a very
pleasant evening visiting ana talking
over events. of past years when they
were more closely in touch with
each other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
From Saturdays Daily.

From saturdays 0auS.
Reese Thomas whose death oc-
Cured late yesterday afternoon, was
born in Pennsylvania, and would
have been Hfty-six years old in June.
He was married in Pennsylvania and
with his family came to Mankato
twenty.three years ago. With the ex-
ception of a short time spent In Lake
Crystal the family has lived in Man
kato continuously since that time.
More than n year. ago Mr.. Thomas
was taken Ill, with. rheumatism. and
since that time has gradually failed
in health. He was a barber by trade
and owned barber shop here until
his sickness made. IL impossible for
him to continue at his business.
He is survived by his wife and
three daughters, Miss Lillian, who Is
a teacher in Grand Forks. n. d., and
Ethel and Marie at home. One
brother, William lives near Mankato:
sister, Mrs John Jones, lives In
Mankato, and another brother lives
at Rockford. and a sister at Port
land. Oregon -...
The funeral will be held from the
Baptist church OF which Mr.. Thom-
as was a member, Monday at $3.50.
The Eagle and +. F. u. lodges will
attend the services, Mr.. Thomas
having been a member of both or
ders. The burial will take place in the
Lake Crystal cemetery. II
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
From SATURDAYS Daily.


Daniel w. Brooks, one OF the old
est residents OF Blue Earth County,
having lived here since 1870. died
suddenly about noon today at the
home Of his son, Walter r. Brooks.
former county surveyor. The deceased
was seventy-eight years old. Death
was due 10 an acute attack OF neu-
ralgia OF the heart.
Mr.. Brooks rose as usual this morn
ing and ate. hearty breakfast. He
seemed perfectly well. except that
he had contracted quite heavy
cold. He walked in and out of the
house on several errands during the
early part OF the evening and did
not seem TO. feel sick or III AZ ease.
IL was not until ten O'Clock. that he
began TO complain. He had been
reading a newspaper, with his usual
keen interest In current events. when
he told. other members or the family
that he was feeling quite III. He
grew rapidly worse and DR. W. A.
Beach was summoned The doctor
was making preparations to admins.
ter a hypodermic. when Mr.. Brooks
suddenly passed away.
Mr.. Brooks was a native OF Rut-
land, Mass. In 1879 he moved to
Blue Earth county settling with his
After living here for some time. they
ter living here for some time, they
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
Picnic and PROGRAM.


School in District No. 2, known
as the Wittrock district. on rural
route No. 2, closed yesterday with a
delightful program and a picnic sup.
per. Mrs. Cecilia Donahue, who has
been the teacher there for two years,
arranged the program, and everyone
was much pleased with Il. Those
who took part in the exercises were
Cecilia Hagerman. Harry Hagerman,
Agnes Schostag, Eddie Schostag, Es-
,ther. webber, Earl Webber, Archie
Weber, Anna Olson. and Paul Oh
son. a large attendance OF parents
and neighbors attended the gathering.
Mrs. Donahue Is a very popular
teacher. 80
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
From Saturdays Daily.


When Night Operator Lindquist Of
the Omaha road at ST. Peter went on
duty a short time before nine o'clock
Thursday evening he found a man
lying against the southwest corner
OF the passenger depot In a dazed
condition and with a deep cash In
the back. OF his head. He notified
the authorities and Commissioner
jackson had him removed TO Har,
low hospital where his wounds were
attended to by DIR. Mcintyre. Yester-
day morning Sieriff Olson questioned
him as to how he had received his
injuries. He was. still In a dazed
condition and was able to give but a
hazy account but thinks that he was
struck by a wagon while crossing
the road To the section foreman's
house to get a drink of water. He
gives HE name as Frank Caspar and
says that he had worked round Eiysian.
He was with three others that even
Ing but they were not with him at
the time of the accident. When TAX
en- to the hospital no money was
found on him. That he was not
struot by a train is certain as the
last one to pass up to that time was
No. Z at 1880 O'Clock and IL the &c.
cident had happened then he would
have been Sound earlier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29

Mankato today. -..,s
Ed Grogan went to ST. James on
business yesterday. A..
Thurston John of Garden City
spent yesterday here.
Miss A. Froelich of Blue Earth
spent today in Mankato.
George Norman of Lake Crystal
was In Mankato yesterday.
A. r.. Pau, Jr.. left yesterday
afternoon for Chicago on legal bust
ness. -. -
{ :. p. Bartel OF Blue Earth was In
town yesterday on business.
r. Walters of St Peter was a
visitor yesterday in the city.
8. s. Hanson OF waseca was today
a business visitor In. the city.
o.. NJ. Thurber of Chatfeld was
I'm Mankato. on business today
J. r. Hollister of Sleepy Eye was
I'm the city on business today.
r. w. Lewis OF waseca was In
the city, yesterday on business.
Andrew T. Johnson OF Rapldan
was I'm Mankato ON business today.
: J. Morgan of winona called. on
business associates in the city today.
{ Miss Ella JuIson and Miss airline,
Mention are visiting In the twin
cities.
Frank Fairchild and son. Tutin.
OF Good Thunder spent yesterday In
Mankato.
Mrs. Kate Creedon OF Richland
Center. wis. has been In the city
visiting at the home OF her son. J. C..
Creedon. agent at the Milwaukee pas
senger depot
II. n. Stoddard Of Pipestone vas
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
Recital Monday Evening.

The recital which will be given
Monday evening by vocal pupils OF
Katherine Won Ewertsen will be n
complimentary musical and the pub
lie is invited to be. present. 4 II has
been Miss Won Ewertsen's custom to
give one or more OF these compli-
mentary recitals each year. and this
one promises to be one of the most
delightful ones ever given, :
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
Entertained Double Q" Club.

Albert Erickson entertained the
Double D. club at his home In
West Mankato last evening. This
was the last regular meeting OF the
year. After the business, meeting
was over a fine repast was served
and music and story telling were
enjoyed, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Young, who live Eve miles from
Mankato will entertain the members
at their home next Tuesday evening.
A number of good times have been
planned Tor the summer in the way
of recreation. $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29

!. A delightful demonstration Of the
beauty and power OF the music that
can be produced with the magnih-
cent new pipe organ at the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Emmanuel church was
afforded In the concert given at tirn
church last evening Dy Professor Ed
ward Rechiin. concert organlst NJ
New York CITY,, Some of the worlds
greatest masterpieces. composed by
Bach. .Guilmant Nichler. Reuter-.
Jadossohn ana wIdor. were rendered
with an exquisite skill that did fun
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-10-01
Body Ia Unidentified.

Waukesha, Sept 30.-Coroner John
Schaefie has as yet received no infor-
nation which would tend to establish
the identity of the man whose badly
decomposed body was found inN Simon
WoelfeIs woods, near Elm Grove, al
though he has taken every means to
procure line on the dead man and
pending possible developments will
hold the inquest open. Coroner
Schaefle holds to the theory that the
man was a suicide. The theory that
the man was accidentally shot Is
secuted. DIR. ]. P. Ward, who exam
ined the body, says the man had been
dead a month and probably more. A
label in his coat pockets bore the
name of Gid Bros, Cleveland, o.,
and the initials &C. r."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-10-01
GERMAN AIRsHlPS TAKE SHIP
Seven Hydroaeropianes Compel Swed-
ish Captain to Alter His Course
Toward Heigoland.

London, Sept 30.---An unique incl
dent In warfare was reported at
Grimsby by the captain Of the Dutch
trawler Martha, who said he saw
seven German hydroaeroplanes make
the captain of the Swedish steamer
Bodeland alter his course to Helgo-
land. The Dutch captain says the
hydroaeroplanes first approached his
boat, but after satisfying themselves
as to his neutrality flew away and es-
corted the Swedish vessel on it's way
to Helgoland, apparently as pris-
oner. There is no explanation why
the Swedish vessel, which was also
neutral, was diverted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-10-01

The only possible excue for raise in
the water rates would be The belief of
the majority of the people of the city
that it is desirable to retire the bond
issue which it is proposed to make to
extent the mains, build new intake,
and make any other necessary improve
ments in the plant in a much shorter
period of time than would be possible
under the present schedule of rates.
When there is any market for bonds of
any description there will be market
for the bonds of the Kenosha water
company whether there is any raise in
rates or not, so that the contemplated
improvements do not depend on raising
rates. If the last statement of the
company is correct and we presume that
any audit that would be made by any
banking house bidding on bond issue
would find it SO, enough investment and
income is shown by the company to
furnish ample security for any bond is
sue that would be needed If the peo-
pie of the city want to give the com
pany a bigger income go ahead and do
it, but they need not do so under any
misapprehension that needed improve
ments in the plant cannot be made I'M
less the rates are raised, for that is not
the case
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-10-01
THU RsDAY, OCTOBER /, 1914.

Automobile drivers Of Kenosha and
Racine are taking an interest in the
arrest and prosecution OF the four
men who took an automobile from Ra-
cine Saturday evening and left it in a
ditch just outside of this city. They
expect that every effort will be made
by the police Of the two cities to APP
prehend the guilty parties and punish
them, either under a charge of grand
larceny or under the Bishop law
against tampering with the machines.
The auto owners do not care to take
any chances on any indifference OF the
authorities to the first crime of this
nature reported in this section in some
time leading to an epidemic of automo-
bile stealing such as other cities have
passed through and if the guilty par
ties are of sufficient standing to de-
mand that their actions be regarded as
a "ioke" the Bishop law was especial
ly designed to fit their case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-10-01
sPooNER CONCERT DELIGHTFUL

Philip Spooner, famous tenor, son of
ex-senator Spooner, who appeared in
concert at Guild hall Tuesday evening,
was welcomed by very select and APP
preciative audience. The meritorious pro-
gram included songs of varied charac-
ter, which demonstrated his ability for
grand opera, simple ballad, or folk
song, all of which he sang to the piano
accompaniment Of Miss Florence Bet
tray of Racine. Mr.. Spooner not only
has one of the leading tenor voices in
America, but a winning personality as
well, i-lpressing his audience with the
fact that he thoroughly enjoys singing,
and that it was happy occasion. His
first group of songs, "Come to the Gar
den Of Love- by Salter, AT Dawn
ing by Cadman, and ''The Clang of
the Wooden Shoon," by Molloy, as well
as his encores, were 1.-the and gay, and
Mr.. Spooner himself seemed in har-
mony with his selections. The grand
opera selections, Let Her Believe,
from Puccini IS "Girl of the Golden
West and the Ella Donna e Mobile
from Rigoletto by Verdi, proved that
there was no end to this artist S range
of vocal accomplishments. The clos
ing numbers on the program brought
out the sweetness and melodious tones
of Mr.. Spooner S voice, and thorough
ly delighted the audience. The vocal
numbers during the evening were in
terspered with piano selections given
by Miss Florence Bettray, who has be-
come known as most accomplished
pianist. Chopin S Etude E. Major and
Waltz u fla. Tor, together with
Beethoven s Scherzo A Flat Major
made up this young artists first solos,
while as an encore she played "Pan s
Flute, = by Goddard, in her own inter
probation. Miss Bettray' IS skill of exc
cution and technique is remarkable and
SURPRISES that of any other Racine pi-
anist. Her playing of List 'Taran-
tella di Bravara - was brilliant and the
/" Am See by Schubert-Stoye was de-
lightful. As a last encore she gave
her own Etude which proved her clev-
erness and ability as a composer. As
the accompanies for Mr.. spooer,s vocal
solos Miss Bettray added charm to the
enjoyable evening.