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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-29
Kasota
from Tuesdsy's Daily.

from Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. o. p. Buell. and Mrs. j. Il.
Davies were Mankato visitors Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Ream and son
Roland and Charles Aim and family
autoed to Minneapolis Saturday re-
turning Sunday accompanied by
Clarence Ream and daughter Geral-
dine. Mrs. Ream remained in the
cities to visit indefinitely.
Miss Kathryn Babcock Of Faribault
visited at home over Sunday.
A. Berquist OF Mankato visited at
home between trains Saturday.
Mrs. Harlow Pettis and son Weslie
left for Montrose Friday where the
latter submitted to an operation for
appendicitis. adnoids and tonsils at
the hospital there. ...-... -.
l.. C. Mason and family visited at
the Fred Manske home In the coun-
try Sunday.
Miss Nora Pulver OF Elysian Sun
dayed at. home.
Lionel Youatt and Claire Schu-
macher autoed from Minneapolis
Sunday morning and spent the day
with relatives and friends here In st.
Peter. &c.,. ...... -.
Mrs. J. A. Berquist is seriously III
and under the care Of DR.. Strathcfn
of st. Peter. - -. -..
c. r. Parker and family OF Min
neapolis and Miss Helen Lamberton
of st. Peter were Sunday guests at
the William Jardine home. ..,
A large addition is being added to
the Babcock and Wilcox polishing
plant. 1-H
F. s. Wilcox and family and Mr..
and Mrs. W. II. Moulton autoed to
Rapidan Sunday. ~ %.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Anderson and
children, A. Lamberton and family
and Mrs. M. A. Ostrander were en-
tertained at the J. e. Davies home
Sunday. -.'~ y -s.,',.s
Mr.. and Mrs. George sDunkelbeck
met with serious accident while
returning home Friday night, the
horses became frightened by q pass
ing automobile. Both were thrown
from the buggy. Mr.. Dunkelbeck re-
ceiving severe injuries. His wife
was badly bruised but received no
internal injuries. Drs. Strathern Of
st. Peter is the attending physician.
Charles r. Anderson had the mis-
fortune to lose a fine driving horse
Sunday morning. FW
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c. ID. OFT spent the day on business
al Amboy.
Attorney Miles Porter is spending
several days at Vernon Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ario spent
Sunday with friends at st. Peter.
Attorney F.. 4. Palmer of Fairmont
was in the city On legal business to-
day.
Mrs. NJ. Montgomery with her son
and daughter have motored to Sleepy
Eye.
Miss Loretta Mabee returned Sat
urday from a visit with her sister at
Waseca.
J. y. Lang expects to leave Kansas
City on this evening for home, having
been away two weeks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Deuser will leave
tomorrow for the twin cities to attend
the teachers convention.
Attorney Fl. l.. Schmitt or Min
neapolis is in the city in attendance
at United States court.
Attorneys Meighen and Knudson of
Albert ca were i'm the city attending
tied States court today.
Mrs. II. ID. Diamond has returned
from Nicola. Iowa, where she has been
visiting her cousin, Mrs. A. A. Dorm.
Rev. Nels keenan, of Mortified.
Mimi. and family, are visiting at the
home of Rev. ii. Moss in Mankato.
Messrs. Edward and Ewald Reinke,
of Duluth, are in the city as guests
Of their mother, Mrs. Frank Bienapfi.
Mrs. Margaret Clark of Lake Crys-
tai is in the city visiting at the home
OF Mrs. II. ID. Diamond. Mrs. Clark
will later visit her sister at Madison,
Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Nettleton have
returned from their wedding trip to
Duluth, Minneapolis, st. Paul, and
Bemidji. ..-..- s.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Boeitclar anil
family and Mrs. +. w. Bruss motored
TO Eic,'.let Yesterday aGd called III
friends.
DR.. f.. w. Sem of Owatonna, who
spent Sunday as the guest of DR.. V.
J. Miller, returned to his home this
morning.
Mrs. John Russell. after visiting
relatives in Mankato for several
days returned today to her home in
Brainerd.
H. T. Hickok, who has been the
guest OF his son. Eugene Hickok, de-
parted yesterday for his home in Ka-
lispel. Mont.
Andrew Under of Barrett, Mimi.
spent Sunday as a guest at the home
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From Tuesdays Daily.

Yesterday afternoon the Commercial
club committee, composed of II. A.
Patterson, G.. +. Crandall and +. NJ.
Currier, the North Mankato CONNER
Cial club committee, composed of W.
+. Stewart, +. w. LossOw. and J. b.
Coy, b. NJ. Gallager. City Attorney G.
+. Phillips, and Engineer Rittenhouse
of the Omaha railroad, held q meeting
Mt the Saulpaugh and at the bank of
the Minnesota river near the Main
street bridge. TO discuss the proposed
changes in the river front. and decide
where the filling i'm should be made.
Mr.. Gallagher is making a survey of
the river for some distance on each
side of the bridge, and estimates of
the rivers width and capacity i'm times
OF food. Engineer Rittenhouse thought
that by taking out the little islands
and stone piles from the river bed,
and using this stone and gravel for
filling in the channel on this side, the
''auges could be made to advantage.
II seemed to be the general opinion
Of those present that II would be a
benefit to take this dirt, gravel and
rock from the river to fiji i'm the EN-
bankment on this side.
These changes will divert the main
channel of the river. make u a trifIe
narrower and deeper. and a little
swifter. Engineer Rittenhouse, will
have sketches and estimates made of
the proposed work, and will send them
20 the committee soon. .s.S CO... q.
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Reformation Service.

The Young Peoples league of Trim
ity Lutheran church will give Ref
ormation program at the church next
Sunday evening at 1880. There will
he special music and Rev. NJ. Flecken-
stein will deliver lecture. We in
vite young and old 10 come and listen
to what Mr.. Fleckenstein has TO say
aCout Luther ond what took place on
the 31st day of October. 1917.
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From Tuesdays Dairy.

Judge James II. Quinn of Farmont
held n special term Of the district
court at Mankato today. Judge. w
l.. ComstOck being still III at the I'M
manuel hospital. II is not yet certain
whether Judge Comstock will be able
to leave the hospital without having
an operation first
Judge Quinn this morning tried a
case transferred to this county from
Yellow Medicine county. This vas the
suit Of II. A. Whittier against Joseph
Sampson. This action was brought to
secure some modification of the terms
Of contract for improving state
highway No. I. Meighen & Knudson
of Albert Lea and J. W. Schmitt were
attorneys for the plaintiff and S. b.
Wilson for the defendant County
Auditor G.. H. Wilson of Yellow Medi-
cine county was on the stand this
morning
Another matter before the court at
this term has to do with the suit of
the St Paul Sash. Door and Lumber
company against Edward +. Berk-
ner and others. There is a controversy
among the defendants. This matter is
being handled by Attorney Walter
Richeson Of st. Paul and Attorney
Albert llauser of Sleepy Eye
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From TUESDAYS Daily.

This morning hearing In the case
of Andrew f. Carlson, bankrupt. was
held before Referee J. A. Flittie, the
trustee of the estate making a motion
to compel the bankrupt and his for
mcr attorney, s. ID. O'Neill of Sher-
burn TO turn over his $4,000 worth of
property to his numerous creditors. ].
e. Palmer, member of the firm Hay
craft & Pamler. attorneys. of Fair
mont. has been engaged as attorney
for Carlson, and Morphy, Bradford &
Cummins of st. Paul are attorneys
for the creditors.
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An Afternoon Tea.

Mrs. Eta Coulter Green. Misses
Ethelwyn Phelps. and Martha Balm.
of the normal school faculty. ent'"-
tanned the faculty members at a
prettily appointed afternoon tea to-
day at 4:30. Out OF town guests
were Miss Nathalie Thornton. dean
of women of the Morchcad normal
school. and Miss Dahl. superinten-
dent of the normal school dormitory
at Winona.
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Such questions as these. pro-
pounded by Robert Coleman. chief
naturalization examiner, To candi-
dates for citizenship at the regular
October term of the federal district
court. this morning. were of more
than ordinary interest. because OF the
great war raging I'm Europe.
Judge Wilbur Booth admitted the
following to become citizens: Jacob
Niederkofler. Austrian; Erick Wal
fred Johnson. Joseph Robert Carlson.
Carl Edward Carlson and Solomon
Johnson. Swedes; Karl Unzeitig, Paul
Rudolph and Gerhard Elsel. Germans;
John Olson Sletta. Nils Torgesen and
Nils Nielsen. Norwegians: August
Pomerenke. Russian: Gust Adancio
Boosalis and Athanasios John kalos,
Greeks: and Thomas Jones and Ed
ward NJ. Griffiths, Welsh.
Havoc Made of Calendar.
Havoc was made of the civil Calen-
dar. already small. OF the four civil
cases. one was transferred for trial
at St Paul and two others were dis
missed The transferred case was
that of the United States of America
against the State Farmers Mutual
Hail Insurance company. The two con-
tinued were those of the {. II. Shaw
Wholesale company against John +.
Flynn and Charles +. Sims against +.
VI. Manson.
The charge of Judge Booth to the
grand jury was commonplace. He
merely eXpounded TO them their du-
ties under the law.
Since the last term Of court, and not
including today. four defendants have
been bound over TO the federal court
by Court Commissioner Benjamin
Taylor These are John n. Deglman.
charged with larceny of funds of the
National Banking association; Louis
Spor. New Tim. uttering forged
money order: Swan +. Peterson.
Scarville. Iowa. using the postoffice
for fraud: and Wesley Penny. Owa-
tonna. possessing morphine without
license.
Frank Morgenthaler was to come
up today for trial on the charge of the
larceny of some stamps, belonging 10
the postOffice
Officials conducting the present
session Of the court include the fol-
lowing: e. l.. Spencer. clerk: Will
liam J. Conway, crier: J. NJ. Dickey.
first assistant district attorney: w.
H. Grimshaw. marshal: II. n. Horn.
reporter: and Bennett Williams. w.
II. Anderson and John n. Bowen.
bailiffs.
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Pretty Wedding inaEaale Lake.

One of tho prctticst home weddings
Of the fall season wastsolemnized at
high noon at the home Of the grooms
parents. Mr. and Mrs. N. G.. Peterson
Of Eagle Lake, when Miss Mamie Sniir
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. u. Sniff
OF Willmar. Saska chewan. Canada
and MIR. Clarence Peterson. were unit
ed in marriage by Rev I. X. Stephens.
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church i'm the presence of their par
ents and immediate relatives.
As the wedding march was played
by Mrs Andrew Jacobson the Groom's
only sister the maid Of honor. Miss
Mabel Dresback OF Bayard. Iowa. a
cousin of the bride. and Mr. Floyd
Peterson, brother of the groom. en-
tered the parlor together. followed by
tho groom. who was unattended. The
bride entered on her fathers arm.
When the newlymarried couple had
received CONGRATULATIONS the entire
party sat down to a delicious dinner.
The bride wore dainty gown of
cream satin messaline and carried
brides roses. The maid Of honor wore
embroidered wolfe and also carried
roses.
The guests from away were the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Sniff and tho brides uncle. Mr.. Iohn
Dresback and daughter, Mabel Ores
back, of Bayard. Iowa.
The young couple will go to house
keeping on the groom's farm near
Eagle Lake. which he has recently
purchased and nranared a home for
his bride. where they will be at home
after December |.
The parents of both bride and groom
were friends and neighbors I'm Mis-
souri, their former home.
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From TUESDAYS Daily.

San Francisco. Cal. October &c
The people OF California today held
an election on the passage of an
amendment to the state constitution.
the object of the proposed amendment
being TO make all elections in the
state CT California strictly non par
tisan
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Movie Box Social.

On Friday evening. October % a
Halloween movie box social will be
held In the school house In district
1O1. one mile west Of Lake Washing
ton. Miss Esther Snyder is teacher
i'm this district. and cordial invita-
ton is extended for everyone TO come
and enjoy the social.
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Hostess to Twelve Ladies.

Mrs. s. b. Wilson was hostess to-
day at her summer home. Belvidere.
Madison Lake. TO party Of twelve
ladies from .Mankato. who left for
the cottage this morning and spent
delightful day at the lake.
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w, M. NJ. T. Club Meetin,

The w. NJ. y. T. club held meet
ing last evening at the home OF Miss
Alma Schumacher en- South Broad
street. ten members being present
Two hours were spent socially and
with sewing. and the party then took
hay rack ride to Sibley park. where
wiener roast and picnic supper was
enjoyed.
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From TUESDAYS Daily.

ST. Paul, Mimi, October 26.-George
III. Becker. secretary OF the state
BARRIERS examining board, today ad-
dressed letter to the state eff
cheney and economy commission. de-
claring that this board was unneces-
sary and ought to be abolished. He
thought it's functions could just as
well be performed by an official Of
the state labor department.
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From TUESDAYS Daily.

Deputy State Fire Marshal Martin
was in Mankato today and condemned
buildings as follows: ave. ..
Mrs. NJ. l.. Noble, lf9 Clark street,
two barns. -a-8# .
S. b. Wilson, 51O North Front, street,
frame shed attached to main building.
Must be repaired or torn down.
Mrs. A. N. Riley of Minneapolis,
one story shed at SIP North Front
street. Out buildings to be torn down
or be repaired.
Elyie Riley. Sic North Front street
one and a half story barn.
Mary Hide, 442 North Front street,
one story shed and one and a half
story building. Ordered torn down.
Hamm Brewing company, one and a
half frame warehouse at 604 North
Front street. Repair or tear down.
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Several Cases Were Dismissed and One
Transferred TO ST. Paul; the
Criminal Actions

From Tuesdays Daily.
John DeseIrnan pleaded guilty late
this afternoon In the federal court,
and was sentenced 10 five years In
the Leavenworth prison.
Moraenthaler was fined $50.
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Parcel Shower.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Seppmann
very pleasantly entertained party
of friends at their home near Min
neopa last Saturday. the affair being
n parcel shower in honor Of Miss
Martha Heiser. About fifty guests
were present. and enjoyed the affair
very much. Miss Heiser received
many handsome and useful gifts
from her friends. 4 fine luncheon.
and ice cream and cake were served
the Misses Ida and Ella Hsend and
Mrs. August Heiser. Jr.. assisting in
serving. The guests departed for
their homes at late hour. uniting in
best wishes to Miss Heiser. who will
be bride next month.
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HSlIoMe'en Party.

A delightful Halloween party took
place last night a: the home of Miss
Alkaline Gasser. 314 West Ninth
street. II was masquerade affair.
and the fun was greatly enjoyed by
all present. Games. music and re-
frcshments were in the order Of the
evening About forty were there.
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Session Of Brotherhood.

The Presbyterian Brotherhood held
a regular meeting in the church base
ment last evening, opening with the
serving of an excellent dinner at $3.50,
planned and served by the ladies OF
the first division of the church. Thir-
ty members were present and some
very interesting talks and discussions
were held. J. A. Hancock. the newly
elected president of the Brotherhood
presided, and the speakers OF the
evening were Professor j. II. Bran
drup, F. NJ. Currier. Judge Lorin Cray
and President c. II. Cooper OF the
normal school The subject consid-
cred was the Sermon on the Mount
and its practical application. Messrs.
Brandrup and Currier considered its
application in business life, Judge
Cray its application In law, and Pres
ident Cooper its effect In social rela-
tions. Each of the four speakers
talked for about eight minutes, and
a general discussion followed. The
banquet and meeting proved very
pleasant one, and closed at $3.50.
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From TUESDAYS DaiIy.

Minneapolis. October 25.-JOhn Ku.
pehanko, twenty-one years old. was
killed by holdup men i'm the heart OF
the city early today. He is the sixth
person murdered in the mill city with
in two months and a third man was
found dead in the st. Paul road pas
senger terminal district within a week.
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"wiII you fight against Germany
on behalf Of the United States " nee
essary?"
"WiII you bear arms for this country
against Great Britain IL the occas-
sion arises?"
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diamond disc Edison machine from
Conner Jones Music store. A nice
Halloween luncheon was served by
the refreshment committee. and after
short musical program the guests
departed for their homes. having
spent a very pleasant evening.
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Dan Patch. holder of the worlds
pacing record of 1:55, last night was
reported to be dying. According to
word from. Savage, Mimi, where NJ.
w. Savage has his farm, the famous
stallion caught chill last Saturday,
and Is in a very critical condition.
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Present For Newlyweds.

Present For Newiyweds.
Last. evening the f. F. U. held a
regular business meeting and at the
close OF the session Warner Zenno
presented handsome set of silver
knives and forks to Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Brooks, recently married. on behalf
of lodge members and friends. The
remainder of the evening was spent So
cially, and a number of pleasing Sc
lections wre rendered on new dia-
mond disc Edison machine, loaned for
the evening by Conner Jones'. Mrs.
Roy Lusk also gave pleasing read
ing. The refreshments committee
served a nice lunch. consisting of
sandwiches. pickles and coffee. and
the affair closed with a dancing party,
music being furnished by Grants or
chestra.
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WATCH MAY PROVE
CLEW TO SLAYERS

From tuesdays Daily.
Or. A. c. lieoioff, the coroner,
was asked today whether he
would hold an inquest over the
body, and he replied that his
work was done for the present.
Or. LiedIoff thought from the
shape of the wound that the man
was struck on the head with the
mush room head Of a coupling
pin. The victim was a powerful
young man, and il is believed
that had he been attacked when
awake he would have put up Il
formidable resistance. AS II was,
il seems that he must have been
struck while sleeping.
Il is thought that the ingersoli
watch. which the victim carried,
will be a clue. That was stolen.
The number will be obtained,
and then a sharp lookout will be
kept for the watch of that num-
Der. In this way IL is hoped that
some clue may be obtained,
throwing light on the identity OF
the murderers.
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John Booth. .Ir.. with his uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. w. \ Cameron
an Of 81. Paul. were in Mankato to-
dav. making an investigation into the
details Of the tragic death of John
Booth. Ir's brother. Thomas ID. Booth.
who was picked up dead yesterday
morning at Cray station on the Oma-
ha line. under circumstances that
plainly suggested murder and rob
berry.
The two Booth brothers have been
living with the Cameron family in
-. Paul. The Booth family. however
is Of Sioux City. Iowa. John Booth.
j.. was readily recognized in Man
klto today from his close resemblance
to his dead brother. by all who saw
the corpse. II almost seemed that
the dead boy had come 10 life and
MAS walking the streets.
John is employed i'm 81. Paul as
foreman bv another W. \. Cameron.
contractor and former city as
srmblyman. Thomas was brick
lavcr hy trade. He followed this
trade by day. and went 10 the night
school by night
His aunt stated that he did some
drinking. but not to 4 serious extent
lie was twcnty-une years old and
nativ" Of Sioux City.
Said Men Were Waiting.
II was six o'clock Sunday evening
that Thomas was last seen at the
Cameron home. which is at $50 Tus-
carura avenue. He had on new suit
or clothes. Over this he had put on
some old clothes and went out To at
tend to the horses. He ate his sup
per After supper hc said two men
were waiting for him and he went
away. presumably with them. Who
lhrsc two acquaintance were is
very interesting question. and IL is
greatly 10 be regretted that none or
the other people living at the Cam
cron home saw either of these COM
panions.
That was the last that the Cameron
household saw of Thomas. The med
icine purchase slip. found in tho poCk
It Of Thomas. after the tragedy,
showed that he had bought medicine
a. the Ielinck drug store on West
seventh street in 81. Paul. This
slip led To the discovery of the iden
tity and relatives Of the dead man.
Mr. and Mrs. John Booth. Sr..
IarCnts of the dead man. are still
living Resides John. Jr. there are
three other brothers. Frank. James
and Henry. all living in Sioux City.
There are no sisters.
Mrs. Cameron was pitifully grief
stricken over the Young mans death.
She wcpt today as she talked of him.
Mystery In Movements.
How the young man got away from
81. Paul and in the vicinity of Lake
Crystal was rs much a mystery to
his relatives as TO anybody else. They
seemed tn think. as did other people
that ne had been murdered for the
purpOs" Of robbery. though he did not
have great deal of money on him.
He also carried a cheap watch. He
had money to his credit in a ST. Paul
bank.
II seemed hard To understand why
me would associate with low company
or attempt TO beat his way under
those circumstances. Many ques-
lions OF this kind have suggested
themselves. Here is one; Was he
kidnapped?
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Quartet Is Under
Arrest In Gotham

New York, October 26.-The
federal government has taken hold
OF the alleged conspiracy for the
prevention of the sale of NUM-
tons of war to the enemies OF
Germany. II is alleged that by
blowing up the vessels carrying
these supplies to the allied
countries the conspirators intend
to put a stop to this traffic.
Robert Fay, the alleged German
lieutenant, has made confess
sion, IL Is reported, and he, to-
gether with his brother in law,
Walter Scholtz, have been turned
over by the local authorities at
Weehawken, New Jersey, to the
federal authorities.
Washington, October 26.-When
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor,
arrived in Washington a short
time, he gave out to the reporters
that the purpose Of his visit was
to see about a matter In the in
terest Of labor. II has been learned,
however. that his visit is a most
significant one, having direct
bearing on the war situation. He
had an interview with President
Wilson and laid before him an al
legged plot on the part Of German
agents to tie up the manufacture
of munitions Of war in this coun-
try By operating through the la
Dor organizations.