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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
RoYal Arcanum Picnic.

Mankato Council No. 1920 will OBJ
serve Royal Arcanum Day on We'd
nesday. June %. at Minneopa park.
The start will be made I'm autos from
Otto's store. Draper and Petterson's
and at the corner of Second and Byron
streets. The entertainment committee
has arranged to give the picnickers a
fine time I'm the afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
From Mondays Daily.


President s. F. Kerfoot of Hamline
university, and President ]. ID. Nc
Cormick of Parker college delivered
addresses on the advantages OF an
up-to date and practical education ut
the closing meeting of the Mankato
District Epworth league convention
held I'm the Belgrade avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal church last evening.
The three days of meetings proved
very pleasant and profitable. and were
well attended, the young people show =
ing decided interest I'm the work of
the league. During the business ses-
sion held Saturday afternoon the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Professor Fl. B. RAN
dolph. Winnebago, president: Miss
Margaret Snyder. Amboy. first vice
president: Miss Fanny Wilson. James
vile. second vice president: Miss
Margaret Goodspeed. Waseca, third
vice president: Miss Effie Conklin.
Mankato, fourth vice president; L. +.
Westrum. Albert Lea. secretary; Miss
Hazel Sharp, North Mankato, treas
urer: Miss Fern Johnson, Junior
League superintendent.
Albert Lea was decided upon as the
place for the 1916 meeting Reports
from the different societies represent
ed were read. and the matter OF
finances were discussed.
Served Delicious Dinner.
Saturday noon the young ladies of
the league served a delicious dinner
I'm the church. serving about seventy
five people. The tables were prettily
decorated with flowers: and the fine
spread was given good attention. Fol-
low the afternoon program. which in
cluded talks by Miss Leona Carlton
and Miss Margaret Goodspeed OF Wa
SEGA. the guests were taken to Sibley
park In automobiles. where pleas
ant outing was enjoyed. and an APP
petizing picnic supper served, about
sixty people being present.
]. Sherk had charge OF the Satur-
day evening program. and gave a list
OF stunts TO be used for entertain
ment at parties. The young people
joined I'm PLAYING a number OF the
games. and the evening was greatly
enjoyed. light refreshments being
served at the close of the program of
stunts
Sunrise services at six o'clock Sun
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
From MONDAYS DsiIs

While w. r. Crandall and q gen
tleman friend were returning from
Sibley park about eleven o'clock this
morning In Mr.. Crandalls car and
with that gentleman driving. they
were the victims Of spectacular
head on collision with an automobile
being driven by Doctor w. w. Eber-
hardt, which came down Hubbel ave-
nue. from the West Mankato school
house. Both machines were demol-
'ished and put out OF commission. and
Mr. Crandall was knocked uncon-
scious for about twenty minutes. re-
ceiving a bad bruise on the nose, and
other minor injuries. Mr.. Eberhardt
states that he was driving and that
Mrs. r. o. Eberhardt was with him
In the car. When coming down Hub
bell avenue he saw w. X. Crandall on
West Fourth street and stopped at
the corner to allow Crandall to pass,
hut the Crandall automobile ran into
his car, and the radiator was damaged
and the spring broken.
Mr.. Crandall's remembrance of the
accident Is that he was driving his
friend back to town from Sibley park
I'm his five passenger car, driving
slowly, and that Mr.. Eberhardt, who
was coming rapidly down the hin. ran
directly into his car, tearing off the
two front wheels and breaking the
front OF the radiator and engine. Mr.
Crandall was still much shaken this
afternoon and considers his escape
from more serious injury as very
lucky. He went out to the scene OF
the accident this afternoon to have
his machine brought home, and says
that he will have II repaired.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
Ministers al picnic.

Ministers az PICNIC.
The members of the Ministers club
and q few friends. with their wives
and children, numbering about TWEEN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
From Mondays Daily.

Thomas w. Fox. who graduated at
West Point on June IL last. with the
rank of second lieutenant. has now q
three months leave of absence. and is
back ut his home In Mankato. He has
not yet been assigned to any regl-
ment. but expects to receive his as
signment about the middle of this
summer. As most OF the American
troops are. now down along the Texas
border. he expects TO go there.
He has just completed four-year
course I'm the United States Military
academy. He graduated from the Man
kato high school in 1909. and after
that spent two years at the University
of Illinois.
The last Mankato West Point cadet
was his brother, Milo p. Fox. who
graduated I'm 1912. lie is now with the
corps OF engineers at Washington. ID.
C.. He is serving with the troops In the
Washington barracks.
Mankato's new representative at
West Point In Edward Grippe. Those
who are serving their first year are
not called Freshmen but Plebs.
There can be but one cadet from
each congressional district, In addi-
tion to those appointed by the con-
gresham at large and each Of. the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
Enhancement Announced

DIR. and Mrs. F. ID. Brandenburg,
formerly OF Mankato. now living at
2616 Aldrich avenue south, Minneapo-
lis. announce the engagement OF their
daughter. Miss Lucille. to Mr.. Charles
Sidney Holgren OF Fort Atkinson, Wis.
The wedding will take place Junly 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
Winona Is Favored.

The contest for the city in which
the next convention is to be held was
very spirited. with the cities of WI
mona, st. Cloud, Pipestone and Litch
field in the race. When the ballots
were counted Il was found that Wi
mona was the winner by very large
majority.
Delegates chosen for the national
convention at Detroit. Mich, on Au-
gust 10, IL and II were r. II. Mckay
Rush City; j. II. Long. Detroit; j
H. Drew. Redwing: s. G. Schwartz
bauer, Sank Center; II. J. Heinen
Pennington: F. z. Hesselroth. Bra
ham; A. G.. Rather. Station +, Min
neapolis; Fl. A. petschow, Pipe
stone. During the business sessions q
relief and retirement plan for rural
carriers was adopted. Senator NJ. +
Clapp and Congressman II. Steiner
son were among the distinguished
guests present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
Has Seen Man Before.

Foster says he has seen that same
man i'm the city before. The girls say
they would know him IL they saw him
lie was smooth faced. about five feet
eight inches tall. rather slender. ap-
parently thirty five TO forty years old
and very well dressed. and carried a
1rf.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
From MONDAYS Dsiiv

= rom Monh7N'7 DdHS
George ]. Rose OF Mankato, who
went as delegate from Blue Earth
county TO the thirteenth annual con-
vention of the Minnesota Rural Letter
Carriers association, which was held
at Detroit, Mich, on Friday and Sat
urday, June Is and 10. was elected
president of the association during
election OF officers for the ensuing
year.
About 125 delegates and visitors
were I'm attendance. and Blue Earth
county was represented by Alfred 7
Johnson and George J. Rose of this
city, and Burton Alderman OF Maple
ton. Delegates and visitors were
entertained by the Business Mems
association at banquet and boat
ride which were greatly enjoyed by
all present Following is q complete
list of the officers elected: George
J. Rose. Mankato, president; J. II.
Long. Detroit. vice president: +. T..
Hesselroth, secretary, reelected; +.
II. Hunter, treasurer, reelected; ex-
ecutive board, Thomas Johnson, New
Prague; A. C.. Rather, Minneapolis.
Station +; II. A. Petschon, Pipe
stone,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
sour Greatest Need"

Rev. T. Ross Paden delivered a
comprehensive and eloquent twenty
minute talk ut the Presbyterian church
last evening on "Our Greatest Need"
taking for his text "The woods have
devoured more people than the sword
has devoured." and showing how peo-
pie are lost In the woods OF doubt
and uncertainty. which are more to
be feared than aggressive assaults
against their religious belief. He held
that there was less to fear In the
battle of life from the direct assaults
OF disbelief In God than from the In
ability to distinguish the correct idea
OF right and wrong. and the confusion
Of ideas as to what Christianity is.
Manv people reject Christianity with
ont knowing what u Is. They wander
Ike the men In the woods who have
lost their bearings. and In the battle
of life. and for life. they don't know
what thew believe. more perishing
morally from the dark entanglements
of the forests of disbelief than from
the direct assaults. The remedies
which Rev Paden would apriv are
faith and nbediance TO Chris" unity.
In the woias OF Jesus. ''If any man
follow me. he shall not fall" From
ont Of the darkness of the forests OF
doubt we come TO him TO find our
bear'nos. and when we have made
sure III Christ the other truths fall
into line. Men give ND the essentials
~ the gosnel without knowing II.
The essentials If the gospel are those
things which lead US tn Christ. II
man believe IN the r'eht You will zee
~ In his life" Rev. Paden closed HIS
sermon with an example from Paul.
the apostle, showing that IL Paul had
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
Bids For Crawling.


bids were opened for the grading
end graveling OF Grace court from
Bradley to Lewis and Lewis street
from Byron To Center, as follows:
Thomas Brogan. s927.5O: A. Bashaw.
s9G4.sD: Andrew Crane, s7S6.3O: John
Mccall. SITS. The contract was award
ed TO Mr.. Mccall.
Plans and specifications were pre-
scented by City Engineer Blomquist for
the construction of the storm sewer ON
Elm street and Rock street across
Front and extending 10 the culverts
near the railroad tracks. The pipes
have been bought by the city. The es-
timated cost. In addition to the fur
nisbing Of the pipes, is 1926. II was
decided TO advertise for bids to be
opened on the sixth OF July. II Is not
the intention of the council TO meet on
the fifth as that day will be generally
observed as a holiday.
Permission was granted TO the Red
path Vawter company 10 extend
twelve banners across Front street
during the chautauqua. which will be
held I'm the city from June 30 10 July 7.
AN application by the street car
company to relay its track on Front
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
-HT I--.g-.7 ~ 81
s .l''1;l7a,:;lNpo: x:
Deser we'd
3. S me {:
Those Who r Refuse Vac ination
Should G ontract Disease,
Says Jepso1l. ~

1vIlnHL1NG, Apr; 33-Despite the
fact that a mild form. Of smallpox has
been prevalent in various sections Of
West Virginia for more than two
years, DIR. S. 20. Jepson, ssecreta ry Of
the state board OF health ], Is opposed
to compulsory vaccination
Ny suggestion is to neither COM
pei vaccination or guard infected
houses says DR.. y epson. Vaccin.
alton Is absolute preventative Of
small lpox,, he continued and those
who have sense enough to be vaccin-
ated are in no danger OF. the disease.
Those who refuseSto be Eaccinated,
however. deserve TO- con tract the dis
ease. AS long as authorities protect
them by quarantine. etc, they Will
continue to ignore accination But
If cted houses are simp placard-
ed and left open the disease will
spread and those who refuse now to
be ccinated will soon come to time.
IL Even now. after the disease has
continue q for over two years. there
are Thousands Of unEa ccinated West
5Vf1:Einians AT Spencer Thu. othe lay.
where was called to investigate
smallpox, talked to the school chill
sdren. Ia the school only about seven
per cent had ever been ccinated !. or
those who were not raccinate ed only
about five per cent were willing to
be vaccina ted. M NJ s 3ss & E3 " H
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
WAR MENACES a
NATIONS HEALTH

y y I
scheme OF nature Is to live on Itself
This, however, is mistake. CanIt-
Ebalism is rare and unnatural.
The self preservation of spectea,
means the united effort Of individuals
to that end. When one begins: to 1--we.
on ones self, death follows.
To modify a common but true say
ing, dog cannot eat dog. War xii Is OFF
the healthy and breeds death.
In these days Of advanced health
measures. children should be taught
to take plenty of out door physica1sex5s
5ercise, but it should not be brutal in
character. Their sports should tend.
to cultivate control, tempe r1te thought
and kindness.
As war brings pestilence the hi gh-
ser education should not teach the Teu-
tonic interpretation#of the laws ma
5ture, but that it will lead to the self.
destruction Of the species.
Wars must cease as man over
comes the brute side OF his nature,
although he may be trained IN the
science OF war wi out becoming brut-
al. In this twentieth century, all gqnes-s
lions between nations wi have to be
settled by International courts. The
present war is unteEacting the re-
suits Of great health laws that have
been enforced by spreading Scommuni
cable disease and killing off the able
bodied members Of the lligerents
tons. NJ. Nj:
To attain the highest degree Of
health, militarism must escrushed ''s
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
OIL BOOM IS
ON IN BRAXTON
COUNTY now
Twenty Wells Are Drilling and
Many Locations Are Made
in That County.

F:AlRAONT, Apr g: : An oil boom t,r
is on in Braxton county at Rosedale,
about eighteen miles from Sutton, the
county seat. About twenty wells are
being drilled in at the present time
Twenty more locations have been
made by the South Penn, Mill Fork
and other companies.
| The pool is different from any ever
found in West Virginia. Oil is gem
lerally found in the salt sand. The
wells do not produce more than forty
barrels day, but the flow Is contin-
uous. According to oil men who have
had experience with the salt sand de-
velopments in other states. the wells
will continue steadily for years.
As an example of salt sand devel-
opments the oil men cite the wells
drilled IN on the Lewis Bennett farm
in Braxton county These wells were
drilled in Is years ago and are ktiE
producing 10 to 20 barrels OF crude
la day. The Bennett farm is near the
Rosedale field. The companies that
first drilled the wells made their lo-
cations in the opposite direction from
the way the oil pool went and this.
us the reason the Rosedale field was
never developed until. a few NJ eeks
by prospectors5 who drilled a wild
ca" well as an experiment The eS-.
fperimen t was successful and has caus-
ed considerable excitement among the
residents of Braxton county and at
Sutton, where in the last few weeks
"a number Of oil companies have been
organized. MI Az
Among the Sutton people Who, have
money invested in the new field are
Earl F. Fox, o.. n Sutton and William
r. Frame, who were in Garment last
night. guests at the Aranles The 9th
er Sutton men who have interests are
r.. d. Adams. county clerk or Braxton
county, ex-senator Jake Fisher. G. O.
Rexroad and others.
The South Penn has drilled IN al
well on the VanH orr ia i mat Rosedale
The we'll IS holding mp at 40 barrels
Ia day; the Mil! Fork Company has a
so barrel producer in on the C. NJ
Fsnod grass farm in the same field the
Crooked Fork Company has a % bar
rel producer On the Julia "A. Rider
farm.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
HOUSEWIVES ARE
GIVEN "a WARNING.
Director Says Mosquitoes,
Reaches, Ants and Bed
bugs Are D angeroLs.

PHILADELPHIA, Apr. IarinE
warned househ lders to swat the fly
Director ziesler. Of. the departmentiof
Health and charities, now advises them
To be- equally careful to destroy all
other household insects, all Of which
are sources of unc1eanliness and dis
ease. II. 4
Some Of the insects which Doctor
ziegler believes should be destroyed
are mosquitoes, reaches, ants, heas,
fbedbugs, moths and 1naggots. One Of
them IS Just as bad as the other, Doc
tor MeElcr said. He pointed out that
this is the season when they begin to
make theif appearance, and as much
care should be taken IN destroying
the nests OF the insects as is used III
killing Of thu Insects themselves. Doc:
tor zieEler sad that a little precau-
ton now w lnd oub tedly mean the
5avpidancezof serious tronb1e e for many;
antilles before autumn. %. 81:
AS ieabest means of destroying the
insects Doctor zieEl Ter recommends
En free use of nsecticid as These In
Ecfude pyrethrnn powder or sulphur
for nDsHu htoes;: powdered borax for
reaches: gasoline. benzine ortk kerosene
for ants gpyretllrum powder for sHeasii
blimate in: alcohol. tut-
Epentine. gasoline or kerosene for bed
bugs; naptha lin or tar scamphnr balls
tor oths and bora1 sol ution for mag
Fgpts Fsss "a
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
.Militarism Must Disappear
MANS to Attain Highest
Degree Of Health.

HARRISBURG, Pa To t he pro
tests from other sources against tho
mi1itarism which brought about the
present war in Europe is added the
protest Of the sanitarian by Dr.. Sam
Euel G. Dixon, the state commissioner
OF health, in this weeks Little Talk
on Health and Hygiene
Commits sioner Dixon declares war
unnatural and styles as wrong the
Teutonic teaching that war is neces-
lsarF. He forecasts international
courts of arbitration instead OF in
5ternational wars, while admitting that
man may be trained in wars science
without becoming brutal. ss
But he also states that miHtarism
must disappea If man is to attain the
highest degree Of health.
Doctor Dixon says:
TO maintain the highest degree OF
physical health. it must be taccompan-
led by a healthy brain. One that can
work out its own problems I'm early
intercouEse 4with the rest Of mankind
and cooperate for tile preservation Of
Its own species This is a law OF ma
5ture. y q IA. NJ ss6ss 58s
.sThe Teutonic writer's would have
sEbelieve that war Is necessary to
keep UP the rosperity OF a healthy
nation. claiming that. the whole
w NJ n ( n
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04

Globe. He is risen indeed =,
Have you watched by the bedside
tof a loved one whose increasing weak
ness gave YOU a sharper pans day by
day? With silppered feet have you
rninistered TO his comfort, dreadtng
the hour when "the silver cord shall
be loosed'' and the golden bowl be
broken? Have you felt that when
the Pickering flame shall be exiting
uished q part of your own life will
so out with it and that your lips will
Esing no more songs?
Would YOU >lnakc any sacrifice il
YOU could bring back the old light in
ito those eycs, roll the years away.
and fiji the cheeks with rudy health
once more? And do you trenble when
You think of the parting which Is SO
near at hand?
Listen, then, for through the ages
comes d voice saying 81 am the Res
l5urrection' It does not falter or ~av-
er. but is clear and strong If that
voice Is true, you may even rejoice-at
separation, for the doors Of another
home arc swinging wide, and dear
ones, long since departed, stand at the
threshold 10 welcome the new COM
ct. He who goes on his journey Will
add one more TO the number WHO In
good time await your coming with
!, the same warm welcome.
! o. perhaps a child has left your
tireside-a youth with bright hopes
and promising prospects, upon whose
strong arm you hoped to lean when
the twilight of your days shall be
approaching night. No affection is
harder to bear than that, for the young
seem to have 4 right to many years.
! When they are suddenly summoned,
we are half convinced that a kind OF
wrong has been committed The heart
rebels. and it is next 10 impossible to
submit with resignation.
But iftruth be told, no one has any
claim. The rose may demand to live
as long as the oak; but it is neither
for oak nor rose to protest, for what
lis best is best. and il we differ in
from the Almighty and plead
to have our way, the answered prayer
might work lis greater harm than the
sati1iction we deplore. Gods will is
the only will, and behind that will is
a benedcient purpose. We may not
understand the purpose, but faith
Ecommands us to accept the will OF
| God in place of our own We are not
I God, and do not know as He knows,
but/We are His children and can ac-
Hctpt the decree of His wisdom. So
stands the case. Troubles are many
land SORROWS are bnrdensome. Life
| is a prolonged struggle. and he who
would find content must seek for it
lin firm faith that God makes no mis-
takes Above these troubles, SORROWS,
bereavements. which I'LL the world
with nurmurings and regrets is the
still small voice OF Him who said:
Il so to prepare place for you' To-
day may be tempestuious, but tomor-
row will be calm and bright
Today we visit our graves, but to-
morrow We shall go to heaven and
there discover our dear ones. we can
be quiet, for though life is hard, the
reunion Will give us back aal1 whom
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
.A \ IS Declared
In Wheeling
Homes

WHEELING. Apr. SS:s-Pernlanent
peace has either been established or
an arnlistice declared in Wheeling
homes The number OF divorces have
.slunlpcd something fierce and in cir
cult court when the docket was called
only 80 cases for. a severance OF the
matrimonial bonds we're pending. It
is the first instance in years where
the number Of divorce suits have been
so small. 5 n N.
5 or the cases pending 80 are in
part II aud 53 in part Il. The prin-
:cipaI grounds are de rtipn or cruel
treatment The wives bring 81 OF tho
.sn pending in part ]. while: IN part
III the wives bring % Of the suits,
evidently Indicating that 1t is the hus-
band who la resp onsib BILE for much OF
the domestic unla q