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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31
viii Present Dickens christmas

VIII present otckehs SnTHst"ds
Carol"
At the Christian church tonight
commencing at eight o'clock Dick
ems christmas Carol" will be pre-
scented by a cast of young people oi
the church. the play to be appro-
priately staged and costumed. and
with music between each act. Those
taking part and the characters rep
resented are: Scrooge, Cleo Thomp-
son: Marley, Lawrence Pew; Bot
Cratchit, o. Z. Plowman; Tiny Tim
Clinton seaquist: Fred, Percy Shoe
maker; Spirit of the Past, Miss Flos-
sic Jorgensen: Spirit Of the Present
Miss Kate Sinotte. Spirit OF the Flu
ture. Miss Ruth Sinotte.
Sunday school pupils will give a
nice program of Christmas songs. and
the entertainment will be brought 10
a close with the distribution OF can
dies to the pupils.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31
Watch Mint Party.

On New Years eve a watch night
party will be held i'm the dining room
at the Saulpaugh hotel. commencing
at $50, with orchestra music and
singing. invitation cards already hav-
ing been issued. AS 1916 will be
leap year number Of the young men
will keep open house and receive the
ladies who will make the calls. The
days program will close with dane
ing party at the Saulpaugh hotel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31

The Sunday school OF the German
Methodist church viii hold Christmas
exercises in the church tonight, COM
mencing at 1880. The church has been
nicely decorated with large Christ
mas tree, and Christmas colors,
recitations will be given by the chill
dren. after which the candy will be
distributed. Il
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31
Men Will Receive.

New Years Day. 1916, will be de-
cidedly a ladies' day. Men of the
city will on that day stay at their
homes, and receive the calls of their
lady friends, the names of those who
will receive to be announced in The
Free Press. The day will close with
leap year dancing party at the
Saulpaugh hotel, the affair TO be given
by the ladies', who will call for their
gentlemen friends, escort them to the
ball. select partners for the dances
and escort their friends home in true
leap year style Music for the dance
will be furnished by the Grand or
chestra. The party will be one of the
finest ever given in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31
PROGRAMS That VIII Be Given.

The Sunday school of Our Saviour's
Lutheran church will hold Christ
mas prSgram in the church Sunday
evening. commencing at 1880. A pro-
gram Of songs and recitations will be
given by the pupils, and sUecial mu-
sic will be rendered by the church
choir.
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the Sunday school will take part in
the program.

Alumni to Meet.
The annual reception OF the Man
kato High School Alumni association
will be held on Wednesday. Decem-
Der 29, at s p. m, at the school build
ing. DIR. Z. G. Girvin is president
and Miss Dorothy Scott is secretary
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PLEASING Christmas Program.

Pleasing Christmas Program.
Pupils of the Sunday school OF st.
Johns Catholic church presented
very pleasing Christmas program last
evening in the church basement. In
one corner stood a gayly decorated
Christmas tree, reaching to the cell
ing. and the tree and a large table
nearby were loaded with gifts for the
young people. Parents and friends
of the children crowded the hall, and
the young performers, were received
with enthusiastic applause at the
close of the numbers given. The
program opened with a chorus num-
Der, Silent Night" in which the
pupils took part very nicely. Miss
Berdie Butler gave recitation en-
titled "Yuletide," after which a
chorus of six little girls sang Star
OF Bethlehem" Master Jack Spencer
playing the violin obligato. Miss lisa
belle Korherr gave clever little
recitation entitled Poor Santa
Claus" and Miss Alfredo Williamson
sang a pretty Christmas solo. Miss
Katherine McGovern recited a hum
orous but true little piece entitled,
Mothers Always Do" and specially
entitled Bobby BUNDLE" was re-
ceived with laughing applause. The
"Postman's Song" given by four
little boys dressed as postmen was
very good. and was followed by a
recitation entitled THE Love Box,
by Miss Burnett Bassett. Six little
girls gave a pretty song entitled six
Christmas Candles" Three little girls
then sang my Cucumber Dolly" aft
err which George Duncan gave a reci-
tation, Master Jack Spencer rendered
violin selection, and responded to
the applause with an encore, playing
very nicely. A Christmas drill was
then taken part in by number OF
the pupils dressed in costume, repre-
senting the Old Woman WIZ Ted
in Her Shoe. and her family. The
children wanted to stay and see
Santa, and the Old Woman finally
hobbled away, leaving her unruly
children to stay as long as they
pleased. A. snow man speciality was
given, and seven little girls. dressed
as fairies gave very pretty drill.
The closing number on the program
was a piano solo by William Donahue
which was very we'll given, after
which the gifts were distributed. The
Sunday school program was in charge
Of Mrs. ]. Hoy.
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lish Sunday school pupils will hold
their program in the church Sunday
evening, beginning at 1880, and will
give pretty program OF songs and
recitations.
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Trinity Norwegian Lutheran Pupils

Program.
The Sunday school pupils of the
Trinity Norwegian Lutheran church.
Rev. Henry Moss, pastor. will hold
their Christmas program at the church
next Monday evening. commencing at
1880 The program will consist OF
Christmas songs and Rotations by
the pupils. os sss--4i4hb
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31

There win be Christmas tree and
entertainment at the Salvation army
hall Saturday evening at 1880 o'clock
The puhlic Il Invited. Members Of
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Sunday evening. commencing at 1880
the Sunday school pupils of the
Swedish Lutheran church will give a
Christmas program consisting of songs
and recitations. part OF the pro-
gram TO be given I'M Swedish and part
i'm English. A rice. Christmas tree
wal decorate the rooms. and there
will be gifts for the children.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
hold their Christmas program next
Tuesday evening. There will be a nice
Christmas tree. and candy will be
distributed to the children. Special
Christmas music will be given by the
church choir, and each department OF
the Sunday school will give a number
of reciiations. nnd songs. The pupils
'of Hope Chapel will also take part
in the program.
The Evangelical Lutheran church
German parochial school children will
hold Christmas exercises in the
church tonight, commencing at seven
O'Clock. The chHrth will be decorated
with large Christmas tree, and
Christmas colors. and a nice Christmas
program Of recitations and songs will
be given bv the cbildren--.~YheA EnG-.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-13
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd judicial District Cour,-Par-
ish Of St. Mary.
Succession of Ernest Provost, de.
ceased. No. 3611.

Whereas. Geo. J. Provost a resident OF
st. Mary Parish, La. has prtitioned this
Honorable Court for letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of the late
Ernest Provost. deceased, intestate.
Notice is hereby given TO all to whom
il may concern 10 show cause within
ten days from the date Of this notItica-
ton, why the prayer of the said peti-
TONER should not be granted.
In evidence whereof, witness my Off
cial signature and the impress of the
seal of nv office this 9th day of October,
A. D., 1915.
Jos. J. SCHWARTZ.
Deputy Clerk of Court.
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LOST.

One certain promissorv note
dated Nav 9th, due in 80 days.
for s22l 81, signed by the A. c.
Skiles Lumber Co, payable to
the undersigned. and not en-
dorsed. The public is hereby
warned against the purchase OF
same.
E. B. SPILLER & CO.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-13
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial Di trict Court-Par-
ish Of St. Mary.
M:s DeipAinc Ivy W, Charles
j. Davis, q. ais Heirs OF Mrs.
Celcstinc =. Davis, de-
ceased. No. 14O6l,

Under and by virtue OF an order of
seizure and sale issued out of the Hon
o.ahic 23:d Judicial District Court Of
Louisiana. holding sessions in and for
the Parish Of st, Nary, and to me d.
rected in the above entitled and num-
Dered cause. have seized and will Of
ser Tor sale. without appraisement, for
cash, to the last AND highest bidder, ut
the front door of the Court House, in
the Town of Franklin, ST. Mary Parish,
Louisiana. on
SATURDAY. THE 9th DAY OF
NOVEMBER, \. D., 1915,
between the hours Of (elcven) / | o clock
Il. III and four ~ O'Clock p m. the
following described property. to- wit:
That certain tract or parcel of land,
wing and being situated IN the Town of
Patterson, st. Mary Parish, L,u siana.
having Il front on the West side of
Main street Of said Town of eighty-tivc
(S1) feet. by a depth between cOnverging
lines of two hundred and ten (3lO) feet,
more or less, and having u width IN tho
rear or on the Western en- of eighty (s0)
feet: being bounded on the North by
property of Mrs. I. A. Sweeney, on the
East b, said Main street. on the South
by property Of Dr. I. W. Tarleton. and
on the West by the property of J. j.
Davenport. deceased: being known,
designated aud described as Il portion Of
lot No Three ~ Of The lands Of Mrs.
Mary +. Fleurpr. map Of which is OF
record in the X R,CDrdcr's Office of the
Parish Of II. Mary, and being the same
property acquired by the mprlgagor
NrG telaEfIpu T. IIlvicl l,,, nat I,,rn,,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-13

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par-
ish of St. Mary.
Succession of Mrs. Celestine F.
Davis, Deceased. No. 5000

Davis, Deceased. No. 1909
Whereas, Charles George Davis. a
resident of the Parish of st. Mary. La.
has petitioned this Honorable Court
for letters of administration on the
estate of the late Mrs. Celestine f.
Davis, deceased, intestate
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern to show cause within
ten days from the date of this notiti-
cation, why the prayer of the said pc
tltioner should not be granted.
In evidence whereof. witness my Of
fetal signature and the impress OF the
seal OF my office this 22nd day OF
September, A. d.. 1915.
JOS. j. SCHWARTZ.
Deputy Clerk of CUurt
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23Ed Judicial District Court-Par-
ish of st. Mary.
Succession of Bapti-te Olivier,
deceased. No. 1906.

Under and By virtue of an order OF
sale, to paw debts. issued out OF the
Honorable 23rd Judicial District Court
of Louisiana. and to me directed. il
the above numbered and entitled success
sion, | will sell. for cash, 10 the last
and highest bidder, in front %. the
principal front door Of the Court House.
of the Parish of St Mary, Louisiana, in
the town Of Franklin. on
SATURDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, A. d., 1915.
between the hours of IL o'clock A. NJ
and o'clock Z. NJ. the following de-
scribed property. tO-wlt:
That certain lot or tract of land lying
and being situated in Patterson st.
Mary Parish, La. having front Of u
feet on the west side Of lane in the
rear of the Brown addition to Patterson
La. by depth between parallel lines
of 10 feet, being known, designated
and described on map OF the lands Of
Mrs. Maggie ID. Brown. as No. 30, to
gether with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon and all the rights,
ways aud privileges thereto belonging
and appcrtalnIng.
DAVID OLIVIER,
Admin strutor.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of ST. Mary.
Citizens Bank vs.. T. j. Murphy
No. Il, ,054

NO. IA ,Oo4
BY virtue Of an order of seizure and
sale issued ont of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court in and for the
Parish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana,
and to me directed. in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, l have seized
and will offer for sale, for cash, without
appraisement, to the last and highest
bidder. at the front door of the Court
House in the Town Of Franklin, Parish
of ST. Mary, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY. THE 9TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, A. D., 1915,
between the hours Of IL O'Clock IL. m ,
and 1 O'Clock p. m, the following des-
cribed property, tO-wit:
A certain tract of land. with all the
buildings and improvements thereon,
and thereunto belonging. lying and
being situated in the Parish of St
Mary. State of Louisiana, containing
and measuring Ninety acres, and
bounded on the North by Kilgore Plan
tation, South by lanl OF II. Hebert,
East by land Of JaoQuemin, and West
bv land of Ii. Heberi and also Il ri ght
of way CT twenty feet in width over
and across the property Of Honore
Hebert
w. T. FETERMAN, Sheriff.
Sheriff. Office. Parish of st. Mary, La,
October %, 1915.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-22
SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR
DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look>Years Younger! Try Grandma's
.Secipe of Sage and Sulphur ard
Nobody Will Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur properly compound
ed. brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruf. itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make 1t at home, which is
mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy" You will get a
large bottle for about so cents. Every
body uses this old, famous recipe. be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair. as it does It
so naturally and evenly. You dampen
a sponge or soft brush with 1t and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at q time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears. and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
Adv.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-22
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constipated,
give california Syrup
of FiuS"

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! If coat.
ed, or your child is listless, cross. few.
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give
teaspoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry, because it Is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out of the bowels, and you have
well. playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" Is Outlines al
that is necessary. It should be the
f1rst treatment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle of
California Syrup Of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-22
FARMERS NEED THE BIRDS
For Purely Selfish Reasons the De-
struction Of Feathered Songsters
Should Be Stopped

Birds are the chief protectors OF
our trees. Who ever heard of cod
ling moth and San Jose and other
scales when the orchards were full
of birds? Now that these feathered
helpers have been driven out OF wood
and field, man is compelled to resort
to all sorts Of vexatious and difficult
struggles against the enemy of fruit
and tree.
The birds are the very best Destroy
ers Of weeds. Native sparrows, finches.
grosbeaks, redpolls, longspurs, cow
birds, mourning doves and similar
birds feed hungrily upon the fall
weed seeds at time when the crops
have been gathered and they can do
no harm to it.
The best helper farmer can have
Is q host of birds. But instead Of rec
ognizing these efficient helpers, SO
generously provided by nature. we
wantonly slay them by the hundreds
for fun.-Kendallville News-Sun.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-22
Democratizing Agency.

Electrical engineering was eulo-
gized by DR.. A. H. Raf1in in a late
address at the Birmingham university,
as having been perhaps the greatest
of democratizing agencies. It has
shown how to make full use of the ma.
terials and energies available, and by
cheapening production and transporta-
ton has brought to mankind in gen.
eral the commodities and tools that
were the property of the few. It has
replaced manual labor to an ever-in-
creasing extent, thus releasing men,
tai energy for better service. The
emancipation has made science and
knowledge the labor Of the many, and
to it has been largely due the tremen-
dous progress in science of the last
century. Through electrical engineer
ing better understanding and wider
and more efficient use of nearly all
matters and energy have been brought
about. 1t has given better acQuaint-
ance with animal and human organ
isms and their problems, has bridged
space and time and minimized their
influence as obstacles to progress, and
has increased the efficiency Of the in.
dividual and Of society.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-22
HANDY SLING FOR
HANDLING FODDER
Troublesome Task Made Easier
by Use of Device Described
Herewith.

In hauling shocks of corn, fodder
and all, to the barn to shuck it on
rainy days, it is sometimes trouble
some to handle.
An opeL sling will help, in which
the boards are three-fourths by four
inches, four feet long, with a three
quarter-inch. hole two inches from
each end for one-half inch rope.
The ropes in each sling are long
enough to inclose shock OF fodder.
To load the shocks the sings are
placed one by one on the wagon, the
boards lying crosswise, and the ropes
laid back and forward. When one
shock is loaded the ropes are brought
together and Topped, then another
sling is loaded, as before until six
shocks are on the wagon.
The load is driven to the barn, the
hay carrier hooked to the sling, and
the shock is lifted at once to the
barn.
The corn as it is shocked is assorted
and clean well-shaped ears are thrown
into one crib; the "nubbins" are
thrown into the bin next to the
crusher and ground for the cows, the
fodder is cut up on the large cutting
box. The cutting box is run by gaso-
line engine in the pump room.
The fodder, nice, bright and sweet.
is moistened with hot water, mixture
of wheat bran, oil meal, crushed oats
and gluten feed; sufficient salt is
added in season. The pile is forked
over thoroughly and let lie over night,
or from morning to night.
The pith of the stalks that the cows
do not eat is used for bedding, and
is one Of the best absorbents we have.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-22
WINTER KILLING OF
COMMON RED ANTS
Dig Out Heart Of Mounds, Pour
on Water and Let Them
Freeze to Death.
(By G. H. GLITZKE.)

The common red ants do a great
deal of damage to the alfalfa fields in
some sections of the country. The
spots where they kill the alfalfa are
usually only about a square yard or
two from where they build their
mounds, but a great many of these in
the field count for quite a. large patch
where no alfalfa grows.
Some people try to destroy them
by sinking bottles into their mounds
so that the ants fall into them.
This system is not always effective,
as it is hard to trap them all, and as
leng as a few remain the trouble will
continue.
There is nothing quite SO effective
as the winter killing, which consists
in digging out the heart Of the mounds
in the winter, and then pouring water
into the excavation thus maze, so it
soaks into the ground, and freezes
those that may still be living.
This method usually proves very
satisfactory. Out of a large field
where they were killed in this way
during last winter only very few of
the many ant hills had any ants re-
naming in them by spring, and it is
quite evident that if the work had been
done more carefully every one OF them
would have been killed.
|. The work should be done very thor
Eeughly. 1t does not take much dig
ging at each mound, but it should be
done in the winter time, SO there is no
chance for them to rebuild, and tue
weather is SO cold that they must
freeze.
Where other methods have failed
this has done the work.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-22
Magnitude of the Movies.

Some idea of the extent to which
the motion picture business has grown
in the last few years may be gathered
from the announcement that the
Pennsylvania state board of censors
examined more than six million feet,
or about a hundred and fifteen miles,
of film submitted for approval during
the six months from June 1 to the
end of November. Each film averages
a thousand feet in length, and runs
fifteen minutes, so their exhibition
alone would occupy over sixtytwo
full days of twenty-four hours, or one
hundred and eighty-seven working
days OF eight hours each. AS the av-
erage five-cent show includes four
such reels, it can be seen that enough
films have already been inspected to
give at least fifteen hundred such per-
formances without repetition or dupli-
cation. When such facts as these are
brought to light it became clear why
the so-called Legitimate" theatrical
business has struck the worst slump
this season ever known in it's his
tory.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-22
Wood In Aeroplanes.

Many persons are wondering these
days what material is being used in
the construction of aeroplanes Of the
warning nations. Constant flying
service which continues day after day
has caused a belief that metal has
supplanted wood to a considerable
extent.
AS matter of fact, the flying ma
chimes are made almost entirely of
wood The propellers of the aero
planes are in most instances made OF
selected ash, which, In addition to be-
ng strong and light, will not split I'M
Ter vibration or shock Built up lay
RS of spruce with mahogany centers
ire also in use. Spruce is used in the
construction of the frame because 81
rs markedly straight grain and free
iom from hidden defects.