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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
FriaAs, june es, 1915

business at Mankato. was visitor In
the city today.
G. l.. Oleson. president OF the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce. made a
flying trip to Wells last night and re-
turned this morning
Miss Helen Green. stenographer at
the National Citizens bank, left yes
terday for Kalispell. Mont. where she
will spend her vacation.
Phil G.. Heintz of Los Angeles.
formerly partner OF A. G.. Lack in
the drug business at Mankato, was
visitor In town today.
Mrs. I. N. Griffith and Mrs. Rich
ard Jones, the latter of Spring Island.
| went to Judson today where they
will attend the Welsh Synod.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wornsen of
OF Brookings. s. D.. have moved to
Mankato. and are getting settled In
| their new home I'm West Mankato.
Miss Ethel Wilcox and Mile Hag
gard of this city and Mr.. and Mrs.
, Chester Stewart of st. Paul. are spend :
ing ten days at points OF interest in
Texas.
Clarence Dodds. who was home on
vacation from Carleton college. left
yesterday for Lake Geneva. where nc
/ will attend the ten day Y. NJ. C.. A.
! conference.
Mrs. ". l.. Hurst Of Minneapolis,
wife Of the Minneapolis Representa-
| tive OF the Free Press Printing com
rany. came To the city last evening TO
visit relatives.
| J. II. Putnam and family have gone
to Champaign. ILL.,. to visit for two
weeks or more. Mr.. Putnam has ar
ranged to have another man take care
OF his auto-bus calls.
! Mrs. Felix Hultgren returned to her
home i'm Waterville yesterday. after
having spent week as the guest OF
her mother. Mrs. G. 4. Anderson, and
friends in this vicinity.
| r. II. Guptill. who has been in Man
kato to attend the shooting tourna
ment, left last night for his home a
WatertOwn. s. ID. He represents the
Remington Arms U. NJ. G. shells.
Miss Sarah F. Balm arrived home last
night from Clifton. Arizona. coming
by steamer from New Orleans t.
| New York. where she spent a week
and stopping at Chicago for few day!
, visit cnrouta home.
Center Chain Correspondence o
| The Fairmont Sentinel: Mrs. +. l.
| lIcermance OF International Falls with
her three children. Edith. Theodore
Woolsey and Robert Livingston. arriv-
ed at Tall Oaks on Saturday for few
weeks vacation. Mrs. II. came by wa,
' OF Mortified where she attended the
. tenth annual reunion OF her class in
college.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Barlow of Des Moines
Iowa, who has been visiting in Man
! kato at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Atchison. has gone
: to Wells for short visit with Miss
Dorothy Draper, her former college
chum.
/ Frank J. Piekenbroch, a shoe man.
ufacturer Of Dubuque. Iowa. and q
member Of the park board of that city
has been visiting in Mankato. ant
says this Is ono Of the prettiest. clean.
est and best kept cities he has seer
for many a day.
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Vernon Center
From Thursdays Daily.

e. NJ. Warren. secretary OF the Yer
non Center Creamery association, has
received pamphlet from the United
States department of agriculture at
Washington. y. c.. giving a report OF
675 OF the 500 creameries In Mime
sofa that reported to the agricultur-
al department. The following portions
Of the report will be of interest to
cries elsewhere:
Average pounds OF butter made.
152.9S2.
Average pounds Of butter made i'm
Vernon Center. 10I309.
Average price of butter fat. 1856.
Average price OF butter fat in Yer
non Center. 1859.
Average cost of making a pound OF
butter, .0271.
Average cost Of making q pound OF
butter I'm Vernon Center. .0249.
Average over-run. 2l50 per cent.
Average over-run. Vernon Center.
22.52 per cent.
These SIS creameries made 10O.-
900 900 pounds OF butter in 1915. The
other creameries and private dairies.
IL reported. must have made nearly
1O0.000.0c0 more. Dairying In this
county is only side issue and Min
nesota could rank first I'm the union
In the dairy business II farmers would
only awaken to the fact of the great
wealth In dairying I'm this state. where
grasses of all kinds grow and thrive
so abundantly. The Vernon Cream
cry. while "A little under the average
OF pounds of butter made were way
above the average paid for butter
, fat. and under average in cost Of
making. the overrun being above the
average. This creamery is in -four
ishing condition and farmers are in
creasing and grading up their dairy
herds every year. The creamery has
bought a new churn costing 1920 and
dug a well which cost S275. includ-
ing pumps.
A six year old mare belonging to
Edward Mertersdorf was struck by
lightning Friday morning and killed
The horse with her five weeks old
colt. were In the pasture about six
rods from the fence when found
shortly after the bolt fell, and the
mare had n mouthful OF clover and
the little colt unharued. was stand
ing by her side. G. G. Cornish of Ger
CISCO was called and valued the ami
nal at s15a. giving a check for that
amount. Mr.. Mertersdorf is holding
insurance in the Shelby Farmers Mu-
tual Insurance company.
Mrs. w g. Lehman of winnebago
and mother. Mrs. George. Phelps Of
Mapleton. have been guests during
the week at the George Mertersdorf
home.
Mrs. william Ellis of Mankato and
Mrs william Franklin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Pomaranka OF Good Thun-
der were Sunday guests at the Ed
ward Annis home In North Vernon.
Alvers Francis drove to South Ma
pleton Sunday and spent the day with
the young folks at the George Lang
home.
Mrs Peter Mertersdorf was In Man
kato Wednesday for consultation for
eye trouble. Sha was accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Fred Merters-
dorf.
Mrs Marie Evans and Master Cbes-
ter are spending couple of weeks
with Mrs. Blanche Mertersdorf in the
country.
The Sweden brothers have moved
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Rspidan
From THURSDAYS Daily

From THURSDAYS Osify
Mrs. August Bosin and mother have
left for the northern part OF the state
for an extended visit.
Mrs. Kendell of Garden City. who
has been visiting her sons and their
families for several days has re-
turned to her home.
Bruno Bosin and wife have return
ed to their home at Walters. MINI.
after spending some time here with
the formers mother AM sister.
LILLY Weir. who has hncn teaching
school at Beardsley. Mimi, Is home
to spend her vacation.
Mrs. L. ]. temple. nurse from
Lamberton. is spending a few days
with her friend. Mrs. Dollie Nelson.
Mrs. Ahlquest of st. Cloud. Is Wis
iting nj the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Weller.
Mr.. Weir who is serving on the Jury
I'm Mankato. came bone SATURDAY.
evening to spend Sunday with his
family.
The many frienHs ~ Mrs. Henry
Fox. who formerly lived bore, but who
now resides near Lake Crystal. will
be pleased TO l"arn that she is i'm
proving in health. Her sister-in law.
Mrs. l.. temple OF Lamberton. was the
attending nurse.
Mrs. John Kosbob. who has been
seriously Ill for the past week. was
taken to Mankato hospital Sunday
morning for treatment.
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MANkATo FREE PRESS
From Thursdays DaiIs

| From Thursdays DAILY
John r. Bohlke was today awarded
jury verdict In the sum OF $40. 20
I'm the district court against Robert
Powell. The plaintiff sued for COM
mission on a land deal.
The next suit to be taken up for
trial was that of c. A. Carlson OF
Pennington against Thomas l.. Rog-
ers OF Garden City to recover $40.
claimed as commission for the sale OF
the mill at Minnesota Lake. Alfred
y. Rietz of Montgomery Is attorney
for the plaintiff and Thomas Hughes
for the defendant.
The suit of Edward Gugusberg and
Hiram s. Coz against Frank A. Witt
rock was announced as settled.
Settlement has been reached In the
four civil suits brought by Philip G.
Morrell of the New York store against
Moses Kaufman and William ID. Kauf-
man. II Is believed that as the civil
side OF the controversy has been dis
posed Of the criminal prosecution OF
William ID. Kaufman will be dropped.
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Nelson In Kasota at high noon yes
terday. occurred the marriage of Miss
Alphild r. Carlson TO Mr. August J.
Wolter of Wolter, Mimi, Rev. Luther
Malmberg of st. Peter performing the
ceremony. The bride was given In
marriage by her father. G. J. Carlson.
and was attended by Miss Amelia
Wolter. sister of the groom. who act
ed as bridesmaid. Mr.. Alvar Carlson.
of Minneapolis. brother OF the bride,
acted as best man. AS the bridal party
entered the parlor and took their
places under the arch Of ferns, white
roses and peonics. Miss Grace Spiess
OF st. Peter played Mendelssohn's
wedding march. Immediately after the
ceremony Miss Lucille Moses sang BE
loved. II is Morn" The bride wore a
beautiful gown of white silk crepe with
silk lace and pearl trimming. and a
long veil caught with lilies OF the val
ley. Her bouquet was a shower OF
brides roses. Following the service a
wedding dinner was served. The dec
orations In the dining room were ferns.
pink roses. and peonies, the table
NtuttTpleCe UelUB n Udbhtt VI DE1udl
wreath and roses. The bride Is a pop
ular young lady OF Kasota and
graduated from the high school In
1908. She graduated from Mankato
normal. school. and for the past six
years has taught successfully I'm the
schools at Morton and Kasota. The
groom is prosperous farmer Of Nor
ton. and Is held I'm esteem In his com =
munity A host Of friends join In ex
tending hearty wishes To the bride and
groom for a long and happy married
life. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolter left Wednes-
day afternoon for a short visit at the
twin cities, and will be at home 10
their friends on the groom's farm two
miles east of Morton after July 16.
Out of town relatives who attend
ed the wedding were Herman Wolter
Winthrop; Edwin Carlson. Minneapo-
lis: Mrs. w. ID. Thomas. Minneapolis
Mrs. II. Carlson, GAINESVILLE: Rue
Smith. Kasson; Mr.. and Mrs. Wolter
and family OF Morton; Harold Carl
son and family. st. Paul; Alvar Carl
son, Minneapolis.
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their saving outfit to the Fred Mer-
tersdorf farm, where large num-
Der of logs will be made into lumber.
Mr.. Randall OF Waupun, WIS., 10
here on a visit to relatives.
Babe Spence is driving a fine au-
tomobile, which he purchased TINS
week from local dealers.
Miss Ethel Francis, who attended
| school I'm Nebraska the past year. is
spending the vacation at home.
Miss Ruth Cornish returned to YER
non from Norwood last Saturday
evening. Her mother. who spent the
past nine months with her daughter
In Great Falls, accompanied her
home. where they will spend the
greater part OF the summer. They
have moved out to their cottage which
was occupied by Mrs. Evans.
Father Colbert Is enjoying visit
| from an old classmate who atten-
ded college at Washington. ID. G. at
| the same time he did. Rev. Father
| Husser of Louisiana. who Is spending
| his vacation In the north. Father Hus-
ser has Travelled extensively and Is
very entertaining and interesting man.
he conducted services at st. Mat
thew's church last Sunday morning.
Godfrey Wendiandt lost 400
pound steer last Saturday He had
Sc fine steers and was feeding them
for top market price. using ground
feed and II seems that he was feed
, ing them too much as the entire herd
was sick. DR.. l.. e. Dodds was called
and have them all with the excep-
ton of one.
Miss Anna Glaubbitz is in a very
critical condition and was taken to
the Rochester hospital last Monday
night. Mr. Busby taking her as far as
Mankato in his car. Her Illness is
said to result from an operation for
appendicitis performed In Mankato
about a year ago. the wound never
having healed. and seeming to have
poisoned her whole system. as her
face, hands. and practically her entire
body would be covered with white
! listers. which would break and turn
into sores. She cannot eat any solid
food. nor speak. on account OF sores
in and around her mouth She In I'm n
very pitiful condition. and there are
slight hopes Of Improvement.
Misses Patch and Award finished
their years work at Redwing last
week. and have arrived in Vernon.
The former will spend the summer
with the Misses Louise and Elizabeth
Award in the village.
The young people Of North Vernon
enjoyed party at the Tom Burke
home last Saturday evening
Mrs. Winifred Graham and Celia
Russell went to Mankato Monday
morning to attend normal summer
school.
George Johnson OF Fargo is I'm town
visiting his brother and other rel
ativcs.
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Champlin spent
Sunday in Vernon.
George Thew is looking after his
land holdings in Michigan this week.
Miss Karn Johnson. eldest daugh
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Edward John
son. Is i'll with diphtheria in light
form.
The Friendly Fellows" class Of the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school
held their picnic on Strawberry Point.
Mrs. Liefu Warren. the teacher finds
that looking after thirteen young
sters. ranging I'm age from eight to
twelve years. Is rather strenuous
work. hut the boys thoroughly enjoy
/ ed their outing and also a big eat"
which are some of boys ideas OF
happy times.
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Here on Their Honeymoon.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Biebl. a new
~ married couple from ST. George. a
village not far from New Ulm. are
In Mankato on their honeymoon. Wis
iting at the home Of the brides cous-
in. Martin Walser. Mr.. Walser was
present at the wedding. which took
plare on Tuesday. June Is. at $50
a. m. at the st. George Catholic
church. Both the young people are
of that neighborhood The maiden
name Of the bride was Miss Mary A.
Walser. They will continue their
wedding trip to the Pacific coast
They will make their home on a farm
at ST. George.
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ed Tor the occasion with wild roses
and syringas.
Before the entrance OF the bridal
party. Mrs. Evan Hughes sang %
Promise Me-" accompanied by Pro-
lessor William r. Thomas upon the
organ. The Lohengrin wedding march
was played as the bridal party en-
tered and took their places under an
arch OF flowers and ferns. where the
officiating clergyman. Rev. w. o,
Jones. awaited them.
The ushers were Mr.. Henry L.
Bowen. brother of the bride, and MIR.
Oswald Jones. a brother OF the groom
The groom was attended by another
brother. Mr.. Alvin Jones, as best man,
and the brides two sisters. the Misses
Esther and Miriam Bowen. were the
bridesmaids. The little Misses Helen
Long and Ruth Alice Hughes oil Man
kato were the flower girls.
The bride was charming In gown
OF white organdie trimmed with lace.
She carried a shower bouquet OF
brides roses and wore lilies OF the
valley In her hair. The bride was
given In marriage by her father, and
the service was very beautiful and
impressive. At the conclusion OF the
marriage service Mrs. Hughes sang
Il Love You Truly" and the Mendel-
ssohn wedding march was played by
Professor Thomas as a occasional.
A reception followed at the home OF
the brides father and delicious
luncheon was served upon the lawn
to a large number of relatives and
friends of the contracting parties.
A number of girl friends OF the
bride. most OF them former school
mates In the Mankato high school.
were present aud assisted In serving.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
David Il. Bowen, prominent resident
reared In Cambria. hut spent four
years at the Mankato high school,
from which she graduated two years
ago.
The groom Is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis l.. Jones. esteemed resi-
dents of Butternut Valley, and a
grandson of the late John c. Jones
of Mankato. The young couple viii
make their home upon the farm now
occupied by the groOm's father. who,
with his family will depart for Cali
fornia in the near future.
Many beautiful and useful gifts
were received I'm token OF the high
esteem In which the bride and groom
are held. and they will be followed
by the cordial good wishes OF many
friends.
Among the out of town guests
were DR. and Mrs. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. l.. Evans. Mr. Evan J. Davis
and Miss Jennie James of Lake Crys-
tai Mrs. A. B. Hughes OF Wadena,
Miss Gertrude Piper or Minneapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. John l.. Bowen, Mrs.
c. r. Long and daughter Helen, Judge
and Mrs. Evan Hughes and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes and
the Misses Doris Curran, Francisco
Smith. Katherine and Agnes Janda
and Emma Wiccking, all from Man
kato.
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Horses Are Stolen
Sheriff In Pursuit
From Thursdays Daily.

from thursdays ostiy.
His hired man gone to parts un.
known. the best team and top bugg,
missing. some jewelry, clothing and
other articles OF the house not TO be
found-this was the state OF affairs
that confronted Jake LaFountaine, q
farmer living in Nicollet county ter
miles west OF Mankato, when he re-
turned home at five o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. LaFountaine and his sister, Miss
Jennie LaFountaine, the only residents
OF the place in addition to the hired
man. came 10 Mankato yesterday To
meet another sister. Mrs. Ed Geer. and
her husband. both Of Fargo. They
left the farm In charge Of the hired
man. Clarence Bernhardt. who had
come TO that place from Vernon Cen
ter.
DELAYED In the Trip.
n bad been intended by Mr.. and
Miss LaFountaine to leave for Man
kato early In the morning. They
made preparations 10 do this and sent
the hired man TO plant corn In field
near by. He took with him the corn
planter II happened that MIR. and
Miss LaFountaine we're delayed In
getting of. They did not get started
until about ten o'clock.
or course the fired man did not
know this. Unexpectedly he appeared
around the house about the middle OF
the morning. His excuse for coming
back that entire mile was that he
had broken the corn planter. IL was
only q slight break and was soon re-
paired.
Mr.. LaFountaine is a son OF Joe
LaFouniainc. living at 722 North
Fifth street
Stolen Team Seen.
The stolen team was seen at three
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. A man
was driving II through CORTLAND In
the direction Of New Ulm. Sheriff
August Olson set out in pursuit with
an automobile II was reported that
the man turned with the team to 20
north Of New Ulm and that he stayed
on the north side Of the Minnesota
river. The sheriff continued the pur-
suit with an automobile today.
Description Furnished.
Sheriff Of counties through this part
Of the state have been furnished with
the following description OF Clarence
Barnard: Age. twenty: height. five
feet. nine inches: weight. l65 ponds;
hair. black: eyes. dark; crosse eyed:
complexion. dark; had brown suit
ease: large scar on his arm next
tn the elbow. caused by burn.
The missing team consists Of two
bay horses with white star on the
head. The mare is fifteen years old
and the horse FIVE. The buggy has a
black top and looks old.
Late this afternoon the wanted man
had not yet been captured. II was re-
ported that he had been seen east Of
New Ulm.
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HAVE ORGANIZED SOCIETY.

Last night about twenty two drug
less practitioners from Mankato and
nearby cities met I'm the Offices of
DIR. w. o. Henry Paul and formed the
Southern Minnesota Naturopathic as
ISOLATION. The following officers were
elected: Toilet Solverud, Mankato
president; Stephen Foster. st. Clair
vice president; w. o. Henry Paul
Mankato. secretary and treasurer: C.
n. Nerbovig. ]. J. Fallahee and w. G.
Wits. board OF directors.
The object OF the association is to
require a high educational standard
OF all practitioners and the elimiua
ton Of the unfit and the protection
OF qualified practitioners from per-
secution OF prosecution on trumped
up charges.
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no one was seriously injured. although
some bruises and minor cuts result
ed. In the car with Mr.. Spenser were
his son Billy. little Celest Carney,
Mary Helen Meagher and Mertice and
Margaret Schmitt.
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Pretty Wedding.

Yesterday afternoon at two o'clock
a pretty wedding was solemnized at
the Evangelical German church, when
and Mrs. 4. II. Schmitz of North
Second street. was united I'm mar
riage to Carl Edward Werthenbach.
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Fl. Plantikow. In the presence OF
a large assembly of relatives and
friends. The bride wore a handsome
gown of white embroidered net and
veil caught with sweet peas. Her
bouquet was shower OF brides
roses and sweet peas. Following the
ceremony a wedding luncheon was
served at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Werthenbach left
on the evening train for a wedding
trip to Minneapolis and other points
of interest and will be at home after
August at 526 North Second street
Out of town guests present were Mr..
and Mrs. Forest Schmitz and Mrs. w
Watterson, Minneapolis: Miss Nola
Smith. Mrs. William Smith, Misses
Emma and Lucille Sheldon. Of Belle
PLANE; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Weber
of lie Sueur. Miss Esther Werthen-
bach of Dodge Center: Mr.. and Mrs.
A. b. Schmitz of Laverne. Ia, Mrs. w.
w. Ahrens, Miss Floy Ahrens, Mrs.
John Stork of Garner, Ia. and Mr..
and Mrs. V. II. Stork. Morristown,
MINI: Messrs. Jake and Leslie
Faltzgraff. Dumont. la.
DIR. Heron of Comfrey was a visitor
I'm the city today.
Miss Mayme Jorgenson OF Wells is
the guest of Mrs. ID. p. Philip.
Mrs. NJ. Fallenstein Is spending the
week with friends at Minneapolis.
Miss Daisy Vial of Winnebago is
attending summer school at normal
Attorney n. l.. Schmitt Of Minneap-
oils is I'm the city on short visit
home.
George l.. Thornton and wife of Es-
therville. Iowa, were visitor I'm Man
kato today.
DIR. A. V. Denman has gone to New
York to take a post graduate course
I'm medicine.
Mrs. Albert Moses Of Wadena Is a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. l.. Moses.
Mrs. o. w. Walker and son left to-
day for Minneapolis, where they will
visit for several days.
II. G. Roberts went to Judson today
tn attend the synod of the Welsh CAL
whistle Methodist church.
Mrs. NJ. N. George and son Fred
eric went to Delavan to spend a week
with friends and relatives.
C. A. Carlson. A. Z. Drew and A.
+. RietZ. all of Pennington. were
guests at the Saulpaugh hotel today.
Mrs. George Busser. who has been
the guest of her mother, Mrs. A. Mos
ser. returned today to her home I'm
Madelia.
Miss Alkaline Dernst OF Brookings.
s. D.. was the guest between trains
Yesterday of Misses Leona Bier and
Helen Green.
George Mitchell. candy merchant OF
Waseca, formerly engaged In the same
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Dancing Party.

Young men of the Loyola club had
very enjoyable social dance at the
club house last evening.
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Automobile Parties.

AutomobIIe Parties.
/ Two automobile parties arrived at
the Hotel Heinrich last evening. one
from Minneapolis. consisting OF ]. H.
Mosha and family and Mrs. c. l..
Campbell and the other consisting
OF Mr.. and Mrs. August Wolter OF
Morton and Miss Elizabeth NJ. Martin
of aCkson.
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From THURSDAYS oal,,

About twelve o'clock this noon an
exciting automobile smash up occur
red at the intersection OF Byron and
Front streets. when the automobile
driven by James Spencer rounded the
corner. just as the street car. In charge
OF Motorman Phares Purdy approach
ed from the opposite direction. AS
soon as Mr.. Spencer saw the street
car lee endeavored to turn his ma
chine and leave the tracks, and as
neither automobile nor street car
could be stopped in time a head -on
collision resulted. breaking the fen
der on the street car. and smashing
the front Of the automobile. Luckily