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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Commercial College Resumes
Work In Fine Shape
from MONDAYS Daily.

''OFn S0'S'
Out of 500 students enrolled in the
Mankato Commercial college before
the fire that destroyed the Brandrup
building, i'm which the college was To-
Gated, $50 re-enrolled during Friday
and Saturday of that same week
About half of that number went home
for the holidays and will return after
New Years day. There have been
1876 students in attendance at the
business department in the Richards
block and 175 in the shorthand de-
partment in the Draper & Petersen
building, since the fire.
The regular schedule of studies was
started on Monday morning OF last
week at nine o'clock and was carried
on throughout the week. Books and
all other equipment were lost in the
fire, and yet Friday was the only day
that was lost to the school work.
J. Il. Brandrup and George E. Net
Teton were in Chicago Saturday pur-
chasing a full equipment OF college
furniture. II is expected that at least
part of this will be installed before
New Years day. The school rooms
will be better equipped than they were
before the fire.
Many Prospective Students.
a large number of inquiries has
been received from prospective stu
dents and a good enrolment OF new
students is expected.
All student activities other than
school work have ceased until after
the holidays. All basketball games
have been called off and literary and
orchestra work has been discontinued
for the present.
In the school work itself there will
be no holidays. The school will con-
tinue right along as usual, except on
Saturday, Christmas day, and on Sat
urday. New Years day. All the class
work will go on as usual, but on these
two days the school will be closed
AS a rule. students come to the school
on Saturday for study, but there are
no classes.
Work at picking and shoveling out
the debris I'm the basement of the
Brandrup building continued over
Sunday. 1t is slow work, and ii is de-
sired to get the basement cleaned out
as soon as possible. Ever since the
fire, the ruins have been smouldering
and the fire department has made
several futile attempts to extinguisf
them. The police sent call to the
fire station at 7:50 Saturday evening
reporting that the ruins were blazing
up and seemed dangerous. The fire.
men came over and quenched the fire
to some extent in two hours work
but the embers were so protected by
the great mass Of non combustible
rubbish, that II was impossible to get
the fire entirely out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

to place in Sibley park. The matter
was left in the hands Of Park Com
missioner Lack.
At the suggestion of Mayor Meyer
all the city employees were granted
their pay next Friday. in order that
they might have money enough TO
celebrate Christmas properly.
Park Commissioner Lack suggest
ed that license fee Of SIS per year
be required of merchants who have
gasoline tanks out on the sidewalks
for automobiles. The idea seemed to
meet with general favor, but no &C.
ton was taken.
Mayor A. G. Meyer remarked that
he had been informed that the coun-
ell had arranged to purchase a new
auto truck for light work by the fire
department. He approved of this. but
he said the police needed somethir 8
CT the kind for their work. Council
man Lamm thought a motto; cycle
would be a good thing. No action
was taken on the matter today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Fran 49,. days Damv.

FRAN NJ. days Da,v.
William luns Of Sterling is in the
city today on business.
Thomas Osborn OF Madelia visited
friends in this city Sunday
Mrs. w. +. Carol of Huron. s. d.,
was 4 shopper in the city today
+. \. Almquist of Madelia was
shopping in the city last Saturday.
Edward Wise. who attends the
state university, Is home for the holi-
days.
Mildred Crawford. who is attending
the university. is at home for the holi-
days.
Mrs. Adolph Muelleilie of Madison
Lake was shopping in the city last
Saturday
a. b. Secrist of Sterling spent a
few hours in the city the latter part
OF last week.
Carlos BGynton Of st. Paul was in
Mankato Saturday visiting acquaint-
ances and friends,
Miss Elizabeth DCd Is. who teaches
school in st. Cloud, is home to spend
the holiday vacation.
Miss Marie Herbst Of Lake Crys-
tai spent Sunday as the guest OF her
sister, Miss Hattie Herbst.
Miss Eleanor Osborn, who teaches
school in the st. Cloud normal, Is
home to spend the holidays.
Miss Josie Manderfeld of Albert
Lee is in the city, the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Joseph Manderfeld.
Miss Vera Bierbauer, who attends
Downer college, will arrive home
Thursday to spend the Christmas
vacation.
Earl Seely. who attends Manchester
college, visited friends here over
Sunday, while enroute to his home I'm
Worthington.
Miss Margaret Lloyd, who teaches
school at Hibbing, is home to spend
the holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Lloyd.
Miss Olwen Evans Is home from,
lie Sueur. where she teaches school.
to spend the vacation with her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. w. r. Evans.
Miss Palmer of Vernon Center, who
attends Wisconsin state university at
Madison, Wis, was in the city be-
tween trains Saturday, enroute home.
Miss Marie Nelson, who attends
State university at Menominee, Wis:
and Christ Nelson, who attends the
state university. are home for the
holidays.
Robert Johnson, Mankato, engineer
on the Omaha, and wife. and Fred
Morgan OF Winona, conductor on the
Northwestern, left yesterday on a trip
to California.
Miss Eleanor Widell. who attends
the state university and Inez and
Lewis Widell, who attend Carleton
college. are home to spend the holi-
day vacation. '...
Dr.. and Mrs. G. ii. Ner5ovig. who
spent the weekend as guests of the
formers brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. III. II. Nerbovlg 1T Sheldon, Ia.
returned horne today.
Mr.. b. G.. Brode-ick and daurh-
ter, Miss Bonnie. arrived early this
morning from Waterfowl, s. d.. for
n visit with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Ellis, during the
holidays.
Fed II. Kroerer, bin clerk at the
Milwaukee freight depot, left Satur-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
From Mondays Daily.

John Eltgroth and his wife left
mont. II appeared today that he had
given up the idea of having a war
rant issued for his wife's arrest on
the same charge as that on which
Charles Wakey, also of Fairmont
will have his hearing tomorrow morn
ing at ten o'clock The husband must
file the complaint or no warrant can
be issued.
Last Saturday afternoon, Eltgroth
stepped into the city clerks office to
find out what he must do, in case he
decided to have that warrant issued
for his wife's arrest. Mrs. Eltgroth
also came in and there was q con-
versation between them, of rather an
acid flavor.
You had better 60 to your sis
ter's," he said. ....
This is as good a place to wait as
any," she replied.
Il don't want any of your darned
sass" said he. ...
Il amt giving you any. I am go
ing home with you" was the reply.
We'll, / will be down at the train
and If you are there, you can co. he
said.
She was there and she went.
II appeared today that the prose-
cution was a closed incident, as far
as Mrs. Eltgroth was concerned, when
her fine of s103.65 was paid last Sat-
urday afternoon after she pleaded
guilty to the charge of disorderly
conduct. Charles Wakey had to pay
like fine for himself. as well as pay
ing for the woman, and he also man
aged to get a surety bond in, the sum
OF $1,000 to guarantee his appear
ance at the time OF his examination
tomorrow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
witty . Schrodt Wedding.

Nicollct Leader: The marriage CT
William N. Witty of Nicollet, and
Miss Louise Schrodt OF New Ulm,
took place at the home OF the brides
brother at Mankato, Tuesday after
neon al three O'Clock, Rev. T. r Pa
den. pastor of the Presbyterian
church, performing the ceremony. The
bride was attended by Miss Pauline
Windmiller of Mankato, and Henry
Witty CT St. Peter. brother of the
groom, acted az best man. Fellow
ing the ceremony an elegant wedding
supper was served at the home OF the
brides brother, John Schrodt. The
groom is a son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Witty of st. Peter. He is an indus
trious young man and one of the
county's most progressive farmers.
The bride Is most esteemed in her
home city, where she was deputy res
lister of deeds for many years. Mr..
and Mrs. Witty arrived from Mankato
Tuesday evening and will reside on
the Harry Witty farm Just south Of
this village. The Leader joins In
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Engagement Of Miss Robertson Is An
nounced

Mrs. John s. Robertson of San
Diego. Cal, formerly. of Mankato. an
nounCes the engagement of her
daughter. Mildred. to Thomas Flour
noy Cobbs of Shanghai. China. The
wedding will take place In Japan in
April Mrs. Robertson and her niece.
Miss Ruth Presley Of this city will
attend.
Mrs. Robertson nd her late hus-
band formerly owned and occupied
the home of Mrs. Oliver Dalrymple.
2G5 Summit avenue. ST. Paul. Mr..
Robertson was prominently identified
with the commercial interests of st.
Paul twenty years ago
Mr.. Cobbs belongs to an old Vir-
ginia family and Is associated with
the British American Tobacco com
pany al Shanghai.
Mrs. Robertson is the daughter OF
J. \. Presley OF this city and sis
ter OF Miss Charlotte Presley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

Included In the mot classified" are
native whites whose parents were
born I'm different countries; for ex-
ample, one parent in Norway and the
other I'm Sweden.
The total number of dwellings in
Minnesota Is 3S0,sO9, and the total
number of families 416,453. The aver
age number of persons per dwelling
is 55 and the average number per
family, 5.
The parentage of foreign born or
foreign parentage is TIA per cent.
and the native born of native parents
PIT per cent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
MAY Draft John Lind.

Fr>w Mon17s-s SattS
In case ID. w. Iawler is appointed
ambassador to Chile. the democrats
of Minnesota may induce John Lind
to become a candidate for Un ted
States senator. s.a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
From Mondays Ds!Iv
Tenth Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. 80i Mrs. William Marquardt
were plea Gntly surpri"' d last even
ing ~ Marty of thir' leighbors and
friends 10 ! h~H'~ their tenth wed
ding anniyersa. J. The evening was
spent in a social manner after which
a dainty lunch was served They were
presented with several beautiful
gifts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
elimination Of Pretty Romance.

Aitkin Independent Age: a we'd
ding occurred Wednesday evening,
December 8. in St. Paul which is the
elimination of a pretty romance OF
years ego in bonnie Scotland. The
participants were Miss Mary Young
Ferguson and William Phillips, the
bride q daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Wrliam Ferguson of Bonneville. and
the wedding took place at the home
Cf the brides sister, Mrs. William
P,avlock
When William Ferguson and his
wife came TO America and 10 Ben
MELVILLE. Mimi. they left behind in
Scotland their eldest daughter, Polly
TO care for Mr.. Ferguson's parents,
who were old and feeble and could
not endure the thought OF all their
descendants going to n far-off land.
Polly had a devoted sweetheart, but
facing the possibility of years of care
of two old people, she felt that she
could not marry, so William Phillips
babe her goodbye and started for
Australia. The years slipped away,
fourteen of them, and the home that
these two young people planned
seemed more and more of q dream.
Some months ago. Polly's grand
parents passed away. When William
Phillips heard that Folly was free he
Immediately set forth from Australia
for Scotland, arriving there only to
find that his old sweetheart had en-
barked for America. Nothing daunt-
ed, and believing that the years had
not altered Polly Ferguson's senti-
ments, he crossed the ocean and half
crossed a continent to find the girl
of his youth He arrived I'm st. Paul
but a few days ago and claimed his
bride.
The young lady mentioned in the
foregoing account is a sister of Will
liam and Duncan Ferguson, OF Wah-
kOn. Mimi, and Peter Ferguson, man
ager OF the Citizens Telephone COM
pany in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed today in the Office of c.
Z. Bredeson, deputy clerk OF the
federal district court. by Emil and
Willie Christensen, brothers and bus
mess partners, of Round Lake. Jack
sen county; liabilities S3,999. As, all
unsecured; assets, $40, all claimed
exempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Death OF John Johnson.

e-~~> Ncu0av's JAW 49,.
John Johnson OF Belgrade township
died at his home last night aged
eighty -four years. Full particulars
and funeral announcements will be
made later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Very Pleasing Program.

The primary department OF The
Methodist Sunday school held very
pleasing and entertaining Christmas
exercises at the usual Sunday school
hour yesterday morning. Many rela-
tives and friends and also little
members of the cradle roll attended
and were well pleased with the signs
and applications of the little ones.
and enjoyed the visit of Santa Claus
with well filled basket of gifts for
all little folks present.
The teachers and pupils of the pri-
mary department are requested TO
meet in the Sunday school room at
seven o'clock Thursday evening to
take part in the exercises of the old =
er pupils in the auditorium of the
church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
from Mondays Dailv

from Mondays Daiiv
Someone has compiled the nation
ality figures on Minnesota's population
at the government census of 1910. The
figures are interesting as showing the
nationality of the people of this state
Total population ......,. 2,075, 7OS
Native white of native par
entage ............. 575,0S1
White of foreign birth or
foreign parentage ..... 1.4S4.146
The different foreign nationalities
and the number of each are as fol-
lows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
wishing William and his bride a long
ana happy married life.
Farewell Party.

Farewell Party.
Miss Charlotte Balzer was the guest
of homer last evening at a farewell
party given by Miss Tena Mayer at
her home in North Mankato. Twelve
young ladies were present and a So
cial evening was enjoyed with games
and music, after which q nice lunch
was served by the hostess. The dec
orations Nere In flowers and foliage
Miss Balzer will leave Thursday for
St Francis college, in Wisconsin,
where she will enter the convent, join
ing the order of Franciscan sisters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

wounded detective Is COOL, although
his wounds are painful. especially an
injury to his right lung.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Expected to Give Some Testi
may About That lucre

San Antonio, Texas, December
20.-unitcd States District At
torney Camp stated today that
the government was preparing to
prosc-ue General victoriano Hu-
erta on the charge Of violation Of
American neutrality laws. II Is
believed that the matter will be
taken up by the federal grand
jury which meets here on Janu-
airy 4.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-01
THE ocALA KNITTING FACTORY

The Star told several weeks ago of
the installing in the third floor of his
cotton gin and warehouse by George
Giles of one of the latest models of
knitting machines for knitting ladies'
underwear This was to be the fore
runner of a knitting factory in Ocala,
and a good many people have visited
the building and seen the machine in
operation.
Since that time Giles has been busy
on the plan, but has said little or
nothing about it. A Star man, in look
ing for news the other day, found
workmen fixing up the 30x60-foot
store room on South Main. street that
was formerly occupied by A. M. Bob
bitt, and as one of the, Giles COM
panies, the Metropolitan Realty and
Investment Company, owns this en-
tire block, we inquired of him what
was to be done with it.
Giles said: ''Lets go and see," so a
visit was made to the place, where it
was found to have been fixed up nicely
for new tenants. Several large and
very heavy tables had been made for
workmen and on which will be placed
the sewing machines and other ma
chimes used by the cutters and filters
of garments when they come from the
knitting machines. Supports and posts
and frames for shafts and pulleys
were in place. A big electric motor to
drive the machinery had arrived. and
/ was on the floor, Grated up, ready to
be placed where it will transmit its
energy to the busy machines. Other
machines were in transit, so Giles in.
formed us, and the big knitting ma
chine will be brought into it's new
quarters soon, where it will be set up
the first of others to follow and it viii
only be short time till the Ocals
Knitting Factory will be doing bust
ness.
This will be the first of the many
good things he has exploited, that
Giles will ask the white race to assist
in. He is going to make stock prop
osition, incorporate the Ocala Knitting
Factory and the stock will be for sale
to those, white and black, who believe
in "doing things, rather than talk
ing, always talking" In this way
the factory will be added to and Other
machines put in from time to time.
In its humble way the Star will d.
all that it can to assist the enterprise
both financially and with publicit!
and if it succeeds as well as Georg'
Giles other enterprises, those wht
invest in the company will not regre
it.
There is every reason why cottol
knitting factory in Ocala can succeed
and no reason why it cannot. AM
there is ready demand for the finish
ed product. 1t will give employment
to good many hands, consume 0cal;
electricity and water and cause man.
dollars to circulate here.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-01
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THE UNITED STATES?
BY HERBERT N. cAssoN
Associated
Advertising Clubs the World)

What is the matter with the Unit
ed States ?"
As I have been residing in London
since the beginning of the war, / have
been hearing this question asked on
all sides. l have never heard any
satisfactory answer. No one seems
to know.
Why are the American factories
not running night and day? Why are
the railroads not opening up new ter
ritories and getting ready for the mil
lions of immigrants who have al
ready made up their minds to leave
Europe as soon as the war is over?
Why are there not fifty American
drummers in London right now, try
ing to sell $500, 600, 900 worth of Am
erican goods in place of the goods
that were bought last year from Ger
many and Austria?
Why have advertisers become quit
tiers, just at the time when their ad
vertisements were most needed an
most effective in cheering on the bus
mess forces of the United States?
From the European point of view
the United States is a haven of peac
and security and prosperity. 1t ha
no troubles that it dare mention t
Belgium or Austria or France or Ger
many or Servia or Great Britain c
Russia.
Every tenth Briton has enliste'
Every tenth Frenchman is at til
front. Every tenth Belgian is dea'
What does the United States know {
! trouble?
Il If I could afford it, / would charts
I the Mauretania and Lusitania, ar
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-01

The council is considering installing
safety signs at the most frequented
street crossings, as requested by Chief
of Police Adams. The chiefs sugges-
ton is a good one and should be ac-
ceded to. He wants the signs put at
the crossings of Fort King and Main,
Fort King and Magnolia, Broadway
and Main, Broadway and Magnolia
and Washington lCarn-Thomas' cor
ner). All these places are dangerous
and some people have already named
the intersection of Fort King and
Main dead Mans Crossing" in view
of the fatal accident that is bound tt
occur there If people do not stop VIC
lating the rules Of the road.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-01

The Star observes considerable
criticism in some of the state papers
of the carnival shows touring Florida;
so much that some of it must be de-
served. We are not sure but that it
would be good policy for the fair asso-
citation to cut carnivals off its list of
amusements. It certainly will be if it
can secure anything better. A fair
can't run very well without good
amusement features, but the carnivals
that have been here have been very
Objectionable in some respects. AL
carry what are virtually gambling
schemes, forbidden by the state law,
and some of their shows are positively
indecent.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-01

date that will not conflict with any of
the county fairs now in operation. A
state fair on the same date with that
of Marion, Alachua, Orange, Polk or
any other county east of the Suwanee
or north of Tampa would blanket
the smaller exposition in such way
as to cause it TO lose a considerable
part of its attendance. On the other
hand, the counties should do their
best to arrange their dates so as tc
not conflict with the state fair. We
should all try to work SO as to helT
each other as much as possible.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-01

convey a party of 5000 American adj
vertisers to Europe for a trip of edu-
cation. Iwould give them a week in
London, week in Paris, and week
in Antwerp.
/ would let them look at the United
States from the scene of war. would
give them look at real trouble. I
would let them see trains ten at a
time, five minutes apart, packed with
the MANNED and the dying.
l would let them hear, from frag-
mentary survivors, the Incredible
story of battlefields $50 miles wide,
and armies that are greater than the
entire population of Texas.
would let them see graves 100
yards long and full, and Belgium,
the country that was, nothing now
but 10000 square miles of wreckage.
Then, when they began to under
stand, to some slight extent, the
magnitude and awfulness of this war,
] would say to them:
Now go back and appreciate the
United States. Realize your oppor-
tunities. Don't start digging trenches
when nobody is firing at you. Don't
fall down when you have not been hit
] Don't be blind to the most glorious
J chance you have ever had in your life
go back and advertise. Get ready
: for the most tremendous bushes.
boom that any nation ever had. BuilC
. your factories bigger. Train mor'
; statesmen. Borrow more money. CT
ahead, and thank God that you ar,
alive, and that your family is alive
and that you are living in a land tina
r is at peace, at time when nearly tn,
i whole world is at war"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-01

Some editors are still sticking to the
old belief that there is law in Flor
ida against shooting buzzards. There
is no such law-St. Augustine Re
cord.
The buzzard is in the list of birds
published as protected by the Florida
Audubon Society. County Judge
Smith of Marion, however, says that
he has looked the books over in vain
for any such statute.