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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26

business trip to the northern part
OF the state.
- II. l.. Bradshaw Is spending few
days with relatives Mt lie Sneur Cen
| ter.
Herman Rud left Monday to visit a
brother In Watertown. s. ID.
Mrs. j. II. Ream called on ST. Peter
rricndS lssr Monday.
Mrs. n. Levarson and two children
spent Sunday with Mankato rela-
lives
Miss Hazel Stockton was the guest
of ST. Peter friends over Sunday.
Lewis I.aDue and family moved TO
Minneapolis the latter part of last
week.
The Merry Nh Fus" card club was
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. ia
Lundquist last Saturday evening. 500
was played at four tables. and head
prizes were won by Mrs. Harry Kir.
by and Charles Aim. Foot prizes
went to Miss Anna Boyer and Oscar
Micolai.
'hiitN ~. DNNHStH ". U
Harry Beam and Miss Esther Apell
attended The triai-of the bank rob.
bers al l.c Sueur on Tuesday.
Mrs. j. Adams and son. Harold
were Mankato shoppers last Monday
Mrs. John Glares entertained tho
Aid society of the Lutheran church
on Wednesday afternoon.
!. X. Ream made business trip
to Mankato last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger entertained
Il party of friends AT six o'clock din
ner Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilkinson.
who recently solh Out their business
in Wuodbum. Oregon. arrived in Ka-
sofia Tuesday for AN indefinite visit
with friends and relatives. Airs. vii
kinsnn was krsOta's former post.
mistress. Miss Dolly Thompson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
MAYER BROS. RECEIVE
ORDERS FROM SOUTH
Sales Manager E, W. 'Kamm Is Making
Known Giant Tractor N The
Southern States
from Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The Mayer Brothers company are
Just In receipt OF telegram from
their sales manager +. w. Kamnl,,
instructing them tn ship AT once To
Eaton Rouge, Louisiana, one Model
"A" or large size Lille Giant trac-
tor complete with a six-bottom, four
tcen.ipch automatic gang; and one
Model "B.' or small size, Little
Giant tractor complete with "A four.
bottom, fouriecn.inch automatic gang
pillow.
These automatic gang plows when
used In connection with either size
OF the Little Giant tractor constitute
n strictly one man OUTFIT, because
the Operation OF the plows. which
are patented. is controlled by the
driver ON the seat Of the tractor
by means OF rope extending to IA
trip lever on the gang plOw, which
wien pulled at the end of tho field
lifts the plows one after another i'm
succession forming square and
even end to the furrow: and when
turned around and started on new
lurrow. the driver again pulls the
rope which trips the lowering mech
anish and the plows enter tho
ground one after another I'm such
accurately arranged succession that
the beginning end OF the furrow Is
also square and even.
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, firm.
with whom contract has been closed
for the eastern Louisiana territory
which comprises all of the Mississip-
pi river bottoms and also good
portion OF Western Mississippi. Is
the largest Grm in that territory
handling this class of goods. They
were chosen out of several applica-
tions from jobbing houses I'm that
territory. They are located I'm the
greatest sugar cane and sugar-mak-
ing belt in the United States Cane
cultivation requires very deep and
thorough blowing, and the hauling
OF cane at time of cutting is a very
great. task which. no doubt. the
Little Giant tractor will greatly
lessen.
Mayer Brothers do not manurac
lture the automatic gang piow, or
any other kind Of plow, but handle
these for the manufacturers on a
jobbing basis which nets them a
very handsome profit. The plows
were ordered today from the factory
and upon their arrival toward the
end OF the week, the shipment viii
go forward. This makes up good
big carload.
The orders received from south
ern states for tractors In the past
week. as well. as prospective orders
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
Cattle Market.

st. Paul. February 24.-I1ogs, s.
200; steady: range, $500 to $500;
bulk. s6.5g. Cattle. 1,400; killers, 10
and Is cents higher steers, $4.25 to
$3.50: cows and heifers, $3.50 to
sG.25; calves. steady; $500 to $500:
stockers and feeders, steady: $3.50 to
S6.75: sheep. 200; strong. Lambs. 81 80
to $3.50: wethers, $500 to s6G5; ewes
$3.50 TO 500.
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tremely humorous, and caused much
.merriment. and the songs given by
the Ladies' Glee club were very well
received. Miss Isabel Ballard read d
humorous selection. Following was
the program: Band. three selections;
play, Hans Won Schmash;" select
reading. The One Legged Goose"
play. THE Mischievious Nigger;"
songs. Glee club of six ladies' Band.
two selections. Box social and sale
OF shadows of young ladies'. Ice
cream.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
Lndian Lake
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Myra Dodge returned to her school
duties Monday, after a visit nj home
She was accompanied by her friend.
Miss Maud Cosbid OF the normal.
Mrs. Scott Dodge returned last
week from an extended visit to her
children and friends i'm Albert Lea,
Bertha, WrlghtstowD, and Pine City.
She was absent since Christmas.
Miss Gladys Caldwell was the
guest OF Charles Bortsch's family,
and attended the band boys enter.
tainment ON Saturday. night.
Milton Dodge has returned home.
and will probably remain To assist
his father during the summers work.
Harvey Young, the new oversccr
Of the poor farm, will move his fam
lily there March |.
the band boys entertainment may
find them by calling up S. +. Keen
ans residence over the Northwest.
crn telephone.
William AMI Edward Duty are
visiting at home They have been
gravcling out toward Eagle Lake.
and expect To stay here "a couple
OF weeks. Miss Lillian also visited at
home. but has now returned to her
school.
The Farmers club will meet ON
Saturday evening, that being the last
Saturday insthe month. The program
will consist of some good music
and probably some recitations and n
debate upon popular subject.
The Sunshine club met at the home
of Mrs. S.>Fs keenan, Thursday aft
ernoon. A good Attendance was pres
cnt i'm spite of the bad roads The
ladies enjoyed the work OF helping
one another. and Mrs. Keenan's car
pet rags disappeared like magic un-
der their skillful fingers. Light re-
freshments were served. Several gen.
tlemen were present and amused
themselves with games and crop talk.
The band boys entertainment DC.
currcd ON the evening or the goth.
/. IL had been well advertised, and re-
inembering the good time that the
boys gave Them last year The people
responded well, and sleigh loads Of
happy young folks and expectant old
folks came from far and near. Man
kato. Rapidan Spring Island and De-
CORA. all furnished parties to swell
the crowd, which filed the big school
house to much more than its proper
capacity. The band and its leader,
Mr.. Behrn, we're at their best, and
deserve great credit At last they
were compelled to refuse the de
mands for encores from the clamor.
Gus crowd. who asked for more and
. more. The two plays given were ex.
-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
Rapida11 Lake
from Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays .Daiiv.
An Ice gorge is reported between
here and Garden City. Dynamite was
used TO dislodgc The ice, and a mum.
her OF the reports were heard here.
The roads are in the worst condi-
ton they have been for years
Slush and ice have made theri' al.
most impossible
Ray Willard has moved his family
To his farm In south Irapilan which
he bought Of Mr. Swift recently.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26

from nothern buyers for spring and
summer delivery. already Indicate
that Mayer Brothers will not he able
to manufacture during the coming
year enough Little Giant tractors to
more than supply sone-fifth of the
demand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. Wheat May. ST.
52+; July. s1.25ss. Gorn-May, 73Ec:
July. T5Mc. Oats-May. o6hc; July.
s34c. Pork-May. sl7.52k; July.
$500. Butter-Creameries, 2yd2Jlsc.
Eggs-2O@20hc Poultry-SpriDgs.
l5c; fowls. lii.c.
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CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago. Feb. 23.-Cattle-Steers.
ss.5OmS15: cows and hcifcrs. s3.5om
T.G5. calves. .s1.00Gio.jo. Hogs
Light. $s.5Om6.15; mixed, $6i5M6,IO;
heavy. $6.iJst SIS: rough. S6.15n ESQ:
pigs. $5.50es6d5. sheep Native.
$3.50 80: yearlings. s7a99s15.
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ST. Paul Grain.

81. Paul. Feb. 23-Wheat-N0. I
Northern. s1.4ilsM lfsE: NO. 2
Northern. SI.sossn AZ: No. 2 Mon
tana hard. si,i6d i.4Tss: corn. ssh
Gshc; oats, 523s N 53c: barley. 67n
CSC: rye. st.20n LII: flsx, $i.S4a.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
FORCED sArs-A uHNuiNE BAR

FORCED SALE--A GENUiNE BAR.
GAIN Splendid well improved,
level Ihalf section. only 81 miles
from Barton, Pierce county, n
Oak. (No better farm In the STATED
Black loam with clay sub-soil.
can give immediate possession or
furnish renter. Must be sold be-
fore April LIST. Price $4,000, part
cash easily worth double. This
is YOUR CHANCE. Remember
when you buy land here you get
1t at "Rock Bottom" prices. North
Dakota has never been "Boomed.'
Prices are sure to advance rapidly
for corn is a proven success here
Write me at once. c. H. Gilmore,
Barton, N. D.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Mill City Wheat Close.

Minneapolis, February 24.-The
close i'm the mill city today was:
May. $1.47B; July, s1.42h; Sep
TENDER. s1.17B; No. l Hard,
s1.51ss; No. Northern, s1.47b;
No. Northern. $1.51h.
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Selling Prices.
GRAIN ANDPROvlSiON PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. Feb. 23.-Wheat-On track
and TO arrive. No | hard. sl.iSi:; No.
Northern, sl.4Th; No. Northern.
Flax-On track and
to arrive. Sl.S4H.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
WHITE WAY F'aftsl
GIVEN FAVOR
Continued from Page One.

act in regard TO disposing " space
TO exhibitors in the armory during
this weeks corn show.
The advisory board plans to hold
another meeting Saturday afternoon
as there are Il number of other mat
tiers TO come up for consideration.
II has been decided TO have the
annual meeting of the club at the
Elks cafe. TO follow fifty-cent din
ncr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
First National Bank
OF mANKATo, MIMI.
Mankato State Bank
MANkATo, MIMI.

MANkATO, MIMI.
Surplus and Undivided Profits. :. $4,000
FRED KRoN, President.
GEO. q. OWEN, Vice President.
NJ. o. FRITZ, Vice President.
e. SCHOYEN. Cashier.
T. C. NICHOLSON, Asst Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
u. c. TIarrin.ton Mic Juiiar
Geo u. Owen A. G.. Biertauer
Fred kron II. Frank Pay
NJ. -. Fritz Charles Schwarble
NJ. q. Sundt August Schultz
r.. Schoyen
Money. In amounts from 100000
to S2D,O0V.00 to loan on farms at
6 per cent interest. Five to ten
years with partial principal payments
annually optional. No delays In get
ting the money.
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MFG. CO.

Mai1tllaCturefS OF
Columns, Beams, Trusscs,
-Girders, Lintcls, Post Caps
and Anchors, Sidewalk
lights and Doors, Coal
Chutes, Coal Hole Rings
and Covers, Iron Stairways
and Fire Escapes, Nanhole
Frames and Covers.
Manl1ato, Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
MANKATO BANKS

GEO. M. PALMER, President.
LEO S. LGMM. Vice President
JOS. n. THRo, assistant 4Cssiitsr.
M. n. NICHOLSON. Asst. Cashier
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03

TAKE nice new ball. fresh from the < factory. Roughen a spot on the surface no bigger than a dime, if you wish. and place it in the hand of pitcher with only ordinary speed and still more ordinary curves. Instantly your pitcher becomes more formidable than Walter Johnson or Christy Math- ewson, and he has an article of goods which the greatest batsman in the world can't fathom. He becomes an emery ball" pitcher.
 The latest addition to the baseball category of freak terms is still Greek to most fans. 1t is only lately that the expression has crept into newspaper columns, although the thing which it describes has been known to the wise acres of baseball for the last three or four years. Russell Ford is said to be the discoverer of the new fooler. In a
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03
.Iohnnv E.vers a Valuable Man.

Johnny EVers is the most valuable man to his team of any player in the game. And that statement has the whole souled support of sport writ ers critics, statisticians, just plain fans-and, in fact, every one of those 16. 900 odd spectators who saw the di- minutive dynamo break back into the game against the Giants in New York recently after a nine weeks layoff with an injured ankle.
 New York fans hate Johnny Evers- from a baseball standpoint The rea- son is they fear him. His every ap- pearance is signal for misses, cat calls, hooting everything that the great American fan indulges in when the object of his wrath floats across his vision.
 The Giants and Braves were playing double header. The New Yorks had taken two games from Stallings' crew the day before and had taken the first game of the second double header. As the teams lined up for the second game slim figure slipped from the Boston bench and made his way, limping. to second base. The crowd knew him in- stantly, and there was a veritable bed lam of jeering, hissing and yelling. Johnny Evers was back.
 Johnny Proves Worth.
 When he came in to the bench after the Giants had been retired the crowd around the Boston bench immediately "got on his neck,' riding him unmerci- fully. But Johnny never tucked. He came right back at them, hurling their imprecat1ons back into their teeth jeering at them, ridiculing them, brag- ging of what he would do the first time up and plying them because they had to support the Giants
 He shOuldered his bat and went to
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03
Emery Ball Is a Real Puzzler

confidential mood he passed the secret on to two or three other pitchers, and they in turn gave it to some other twirlers.
 Use Is Crowned On.
 But the sad thing to be noted in con- nection with the emery ball" is that it's use Is drowned on. In the Ameri- can association there is rule that any pitcher detected using the latest mem Der of the deception family will be find $1OO and suspended for thirty days. As far as it is known, this is the only league to take official action with re- gard to the "emery ball." although all umpires have been instructed to main- tain a close watch against it's use.
 The new twister gets it's name from the fact that the roughened surface was first produced by massaging a small spot with piece of sandpaper. 1t was discovered that the act made the horsehide perform gyrations which it had never been known to perform before. It needs to be thrown only with ordinary speed and comes up to the plate straight and true and look ing as fat as a balloon to the waiting batsrnan. as
 Breaks Suddenly Near Plate.
 Now, here is what it does. When within a foot or two of the plate 1t breaks suddenly and goes up or down, according to the way it was thrown, almost perpendicularly. The jump is generally for eight or ten inches, when 1t breaks suddenly again and shoots right across the plate. No batsman in tho world can gauge it. It may go up or down, or the pitcher may make it take a side motion, and unless the catcher is aware of what's coming and the direction it will take he's as help less as the batsnan.
 The element of danger to the bats man is the reason why the new ball is looked upon with disfavor. It breaks so fast that he has no chance of step- ping out of the way should he happen to get in the road of a fast throw. If the ball happened to be high and thrown to break in toward the plate thered be no escape for the batter. He would get as nice beaning as if some one stood over his head and pounded away with a club.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03
Game of Fisticuffs an Uncertain
 Sport.

"FIGHT1NG is just as uncertain a
 sport as polo, baseball or hock- ey,'' said a promoter the other day, commenting on the two recent knock outs in the lightweight ranks.
 "Just think of it! Joe Rivers knock ed out by Frankie Callahan and Sam my Robideau knocking out Gilbert Gal . lant! I don't remember two greater surprises since I've been connected with the game, yet both of these boys are corking hitters.
 That knockout of Rivers is nothing short of a tragedy. I wired him to come on to New York for a bout. He sent back night letter saying that he had started. His wire ran:
 "'On the way. Will fight my way back so that can pocket your expense money. Have a good match in Mill waukee, but will start the ball rolling by pumping off a boob in Memphis. See you soon.'
 And" concluded the promoter, with sad face, Callahan was the boob"
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03
SIDE LIGHTS ON TWO GREATEST SECOND BASEMEN IN c.

those that fans of Cleveland are try ing to wish on to Harry Leibold, the De- troit boy who has taken his managers s place in center field and is regarded as having made good in his first year in major league ball. A place on the Cleveland board of education is the thing referred to-
 At the recent primaries it was found that some of the dyed in the wool bugs of the Forest City had cast ballots for the nomination of Leibold, Larry La joie and Vean Gregg to the board named. None, of course, got any great number of votes. Each in fact, got six, showing that the same fans hand- ed in ballots for each of the players.
 It isn't really material whether all or any of the young men are qualified for the job. None could take it if he were nominated and elected. Leibold lives in Detroit. Gregg in Washington state and Lajoie just outside the corporation limits of Cleveland. Jennings was once suggested for city attorney of Cleveland, but that is as near to po- litical preference as any Detroit player has got.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03
Leave It to Coach Yost

TN Michigan the forward pass, which
 was so long in making a dent in the conservative Yost tactics few sea- sons ago, is now more on the map than at any other school, seemingly. At least Yost is establishing a system tending to make his men thoroughly fa- miliar with handling long throws.
 This system consists of playing base ball with a college football, forcing men to make long, fast and accurate throws across the diamond, as well as accus- toming them to handling the awkward ly shaped leather surely.
 The difference between regular base ball and football baseball is that no catcher is required The man up, in stead of swinging a bat advances to the plate, receives the pitchers pass and then hurs the ball as far as he can in any direction he thinks will be out of reach of all fielders. Then he hikes for first. The play on him is made just as if the sphere had been batted.
 It surely ought to develop facility in handling the old pigskin.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03

batsmen fell down in attempted hit and run plays, and each time Schalk threw to Collins. Neither throw was good, be- cause the batsmen interfered with Schalk, but Collins took both throws in bad positions, yet tagged out the run ners.
 Plays Great Fielding Game.
 'Tn the fourth, when Gardner on third and Thomas on first tried a double steal, Collins took Schalks, throw chased Thomas back toward first, keep ing one eye on Gardner all the time, and suddenly wheeled and threw to third, nipping Gardner off that base. In the sixth, when Speaker tried to steal second after a pass, Collins received low throw, scoopng it off the dirt, and with catlike quickness tagged the great Iris as he slid past. That was follow ed by single and a muffed fly that would have made several runs for Bos- ton but for Collins feat.
 Tn the second game, which Chicago won, Collins got on first every time he came to bat. In the first inning he sim gled with two out, then sneaked to sec- ond when an extremely short passed ball escaped Carrigan. This put him in position to score, but Fournier missed the ball in hit and run play, and Col lins was called out at third by hair.
 r'. Makes Homer on Speed.
 Tn the third Collins came to bat with Weaver on second and one out. This time he mauled a fast liner over sec
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03

ond, and when the ball shot through Speaker, who was running in for a quick throw to the plate, Collins great speed enabled him to complete the cir cult while the ball was being retrieved. And that gave Chicago a lead of two runs. In the fifth Collins was passed with two out and got no farther, but in the eighth he led off with another pass, went to third on Fourniers single to right, where Hooper has a fine whip, and scored on Leibolds fly to Speaker, who barely missed doubling him up at the plate and would have doubled up any one but speed merchant.
 "Defensively Collins had nothing out of the ordinary to do in that second game, because Russells pitching called for little assistance.
 That was just one days work for Collins"
 Collins Not Temperamental.
 Unlike most star ball players, Col lins is not temperamental and is as easy for a manager to handle as mod el youth. His brilliancy has never turned his head, and he is just the same gentlemanly player whether he is winning or losing and whether he is hitting or in slump. Most players of Collins ability. are vastly different in disposition according to the way things are breaking for them.
 Cleveland Wants to Honor Leibold.
 Unusual honors for a ball player are
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03
How Players Shift About.

TEEN years makes big difference in A baseball. For instance, ten years ago:
 Ty Cobb and Eddie Cicotte were playing together in Augusta, Ga.
 Hughey Jennings was shortstop for Baltimore.
 George Moriarity was playing third base for Toledo. dence.
 Birdie Cree was shortstop for the Pennsylvania State college team.
 Jimmy Austin and Dode Paskert were with Dayton.
 Branch Hickey was catching for Dal- las, Tex.
 Larry Mclean and Gavvy Cravath were playing ball in the Pacific coast league cA
New Britain herald., 1915-09-03
Isaac Mackie \ How to Make
 Long Drive

ISAAC MACKIE, the noted
 sional, is considered one of gest drivers among golfers. H| tremendous ball from the tee. usually straight down the something uncommon with q long drivers.
 Mackie explains his idea of n| drive in this way: Tt is a ve| cult thing to give one single Cd drive. When we consider that both its mental and physical sl cannot tell which one particula1| is the most important. ThI about a dozen different thinRd member when you are on the t} first is the advice handed out td ginners, Keep your eye on q keep your head down anal through
 This is, of course, good eu| its way. 1t Is, you might say,| ing at the door. have seen do all three of these things and a poor shot. The real secref| long drive, and also the straig4 is contained in these three wor] the ball. I mean by this to hit squarely and in such a way tl1| will be no suspicion of a glancI]
 Your pupil will invariably s5 sounds easy, but how is it don8 players-and I will include gold advanced in the game-rniss ul really good drive by lifting Il from the ball before 1t has recel full force of the glow. The Il usually a slice or a top. TrJ member to hit deep and put oI the ball. The club should fol ball on a line along the grouni least six to eight inches. This we would call sweeping the b} the tee. The face of the club the ball squarely.