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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

air will ring with real Merry
Christmas
Charles ]. Shut: One cannot easily
exaggerate the incongruity and the
evil effects of certain habits and GUS
toms which characterize our giving al
Christmas time. We, the American
people, have acquired the bad habit
of concentrating the birthday OF
Christ. We have, many or us, turned
Il into a season of barter and trade,
of give and take, into a special occa-
sion for the display of wealth and for
the winning of favors. Sincerity Is
thrown to the winds. Interior rea-
sons and selfish motives prompt much
of our giving. The answer to What
shall | give?" waits on What shall
get?" and What must | give?" de-
ponds on What has been given?"
We madly rush from store to store
and from counter TO counter, tear
our hair and rack our brains, in
a vain and foolish effort to meet the
unreasonable demands made upon us.
Out of the buster and hustle and
whrl we wake up on Christmas morn
ing tired in body and exhausted i'm
mind, with nerves unstrung and hearts
out of tune, with pockets empty, bills
unpaid and accounts oyerdrawn at the
bank-the joyous message that circles
around the globe from the sacred
grotto Of the Nativity is unheard and
all thought of the Christ child, the
Gift of gifts from God the Father TO
us His children. Is forgotten.
II is high time all good Christian
men and serious minded people were
calling a halt and taking the lead in
doing away with our foolish habits
and meaningless customs. II would be
well for us all to take the sane and
sensible pledge suggested by the edi-
tor of The Pictorial Review: IL will
be brave enough TO give only where
love and sympathy and helpfulness
make giving worth while. | will not
turn Christmas day into a day Of bar
ter and exchange. ! will make those
whom love and who love me happy,
and bring joy. as far as am able, TO
those who otherwise would have no
lDy-to the poor, the lonely, the Ill,
the old, the friendlcss and the help
less"
]. s. Findley: The Christmas gift
idea is a spirit of good will and giving
which has its present day representa-
ton in Santa Claus. II primarily or
iginated with tho birth Of JeSus oh A
when the three Wise Men from the
East were prompted to bring their
gifts expressing their great joy for
this good will that had come to men.
Christ came TO this world because OF
Gods infinite love, so that we may
learn from Him the true way of living
OH earth and thus develop the best
possible characters for us to enjoy
here and in the hereafter Because OF
this great unselfish spirit of good will
toward men, other gifts and acts OF
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Napoleon
from Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Dai'r.
Double the number of tickets to
THE Birth of a Nation" would be sold
If some arrangement could be made
whereby those going down could see
the whole entertainment and return
the same night. Why not have Mil
waukee Line Day" and n special train
The curling rink has been flooded
and soon the curriers' will be able tc
''soop 'er up"
Halle Starkey went to the city
Saturday.
Word has been received here of the
marriage of ID. Benedict Johnston OF
Detroit, Mich, TO Chicago lady. Mr.
Johnston Is grandson OF Mrs
Harriet Benedict of Good Thunder.
Twelve carloads of cattle and other
stock were shipped from here Satur-
day.
L. Troendle bought forty-two coops
Of chickens recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Lusko and son
of Minot, N. d., are visiting their
parents.
The Misses Louis. Beatrice Everald
Troendle and Phyllis Beise are home
from st. Teresa school at Winona.
The ~" students, Jessie Mcqueen
Joseph Dobie, Arnold Albrecht, Mark
Mccarthy and Thomas O'Connor are
home from school for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Evans, who have
been i'm California are expected fol
Christmas.
Miss Edna Stanzel has gone to spend
week with her brother who lives
near Alexandria, MINI.
Mrs. Charles Credicott has gone tc
New Ulm to visit her daughter, Mrs
Ed. Week. Mr.. Credicott will follow
on Friday as he will have two days
vacation from his duties as cashier Of
the First National bank.
| The young man who was hurt last
week at the school house is goins
about with crutches. School work II
| very difficult for both teachers anC
pupils at present. Many of the rooms
are torn up more or less by the work
men and the necessary noise and colo
are annoying to say the least.
The Burns club committee meet this
week to make arrangements for the
place OF meeting.
| The Mapleton High School alumni
which meets on December 20, promises
to be the best in its history.
For some time the Congregations
choir have been practicing under tho
direction of Mr.. G.. G. Fetterman fol
a public entertainment in the form o.
a Christmas cantata, which they will
give In the church Sunday evening
December 26.
The Light Eternal Is very beauti.
full and will be given i'm a manner Il
please the INST critical by Misses Ardi.
Gilmore and verone Dietz as sopranos
Mrs. T.. c. Bhssee and Mrs. Charlie,
Schwietzer, altos, Mr.. Louis Borchert
tenor with Mr.. G. @. Fetterman, bas,
and Mrs. Fetterman at the piano
Those who have heard this choir OF
previous occasions know what rar,
treat Is In store for them. To thos,
who have not, we can only say tina
they may be sure of an evening o
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

Well Known Farmer Of That Section
Died; Resident There For Past
Thirty Years
From Tuesdays Daily.

from ucSudys Sotys
John Johnson, a Belgrade farmer,
and an old resident of Minnesota, hav-
ing lived i'm this vicinity for about
thirty years, died at his home Mon
day morning about one o'clock, death
being caused by a sever illness with
yellow jaundice and heart trouble.
Deceased was born I'm Sweden, No
vember IS, 1881, and was eighty -four
years of age his last birthday. He
was twice married, and is survived by
six children from his first marriage,
who are now widely scattered. Mrs.
Sandstrom of st. Peter, is daugh-
ter, and Mrs. Emily Anderson, a
daughter, and John Johnson, a son,
live In Connecticut. A son and
daughter live IN Rhode Island. In ad-
dition to the above the survivors are
the widow, and four step-children,
Mrs. August Johnson of North Man
kato; Henry and Mabel Johnson, liv-
ing at home, and Miss Amanda John
son OF Winona. Mr.. Johnson lived on
the same farm in Belgrade for about
ten years. Funeral services will be
held from the home in Belgrade to-
morrow afternoon at two O'Clock, Rev.
o. J. Arthur. pastor of the Swedish
Lutheran church, officiating, and in
terment will be made in the Belgrade
cemetery.
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from Tuesdays Daily.

Professor j. r. Brandrup made tho
statement TODAY that he had practi-
cally made up his mind to rebuild on
the site of the old Commercial college
building. 81 may have erected there
on a FIVE story structure" he said.
81 have not fully formulated my
plans, but expect to do SO in a few
days. will have erected modern
and up-to-date structure and one
that will beScredlt to Mankato. ! have
not yet engaged an architect as the
work Of getting the college in opar-
alton I'm temporary quarters has TAX
en- up so much of my time
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An7boy
Grcso TUESDAYS Osiiv.

Frc~ T"esdsv's OsH~.
Joe Kienho!y of Bird Island, the
buyer OF the Amboy Farmer Cooper
alive company will move his family to
Amboy, having rented Mrs. August
Wendt's residence.
Mrs. Wendt and daughter are going
to California to spend the winter.
DR.. Getty will resume his veterinary
practice at Amboy during the holiday
vacation and then will return to col
lege to complete his studies.
Jul Marsh has been doing the plast-
er.ng on George Days new house and
has about completed his work.
Ed Bartholomew went to Chicago
with a couple OF loads OF stock
last week.
The revival meetings at the Presby-
tcrian church closed last Wednesday.
The Amboy high school alumni as
ISOLATION will hold their annual meet
ing and banquet at Morris hotel on the
evening of December 80. About 80
members belong to this club.
The Amboy schools will close We'd
nesday for a two weeks vacation. A
special Christmas program will be
given by the scholars at the opera
house on Wednesday evening.
The Amboy Cooperative company
have shipped several carloads OF
stock and are well pleased with the
prices obtained.
Or. Merrill spent few days in Man
kato on business last week.
Fred Boesch, the cashier OF the First
National Bank Of Amboy. transacted
business In the twin cities last week.
Tho Sunday school at the Willow
Greek Chrirtian church will be closed
until some time in the spring.
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From TUESDAYS CaIiv.

'Eo" tuesdays CdhN
Minneapolis. December 21.-Mrs. z.
VI. LaPenotiere. one Of Minnesota's
best known women. died yesterday ut
the Hotel Waverly after an illness of
more than year. She was the widow
Of +. VI. LaPenot!ere. who was leading
druggist In Minneapolis. Mrs. LaPeno-
there. whose maiden name was Emma
Mckee, was born in Pittsburg, Pa
Her home has been in Minneapolis for
twenty-fOur years. Three sisters, Mrs
NJ. NJ. Pentland. Mrs. o. ]. Evans and
Miss Maude l.. Mckee Of Minneapolis,
one brother. James o. Mckee of Chi
cago, and a nephew, Beecher Mckee
tCochrane of Minneapolis, are her i'm
mediate surviving relatives.
The funeral services will be at the
chapel of the First Presbyterian
church at 2:30 p. r., Wednesday. Mrs.
Larenotiere was Cne Of the most
, active workers of th"t church.
In the death of Mrs. La ponotiere
the Minnesota Federation Of Women
clubs loses one of it's most dis
tinguished members. Mrs. La Peno-
there was thu third president of the
/ federation, serving from 1901 to 1908.
| She was at one time president OF the
| WOman's Christian association and
also served Maternity hospital as
president. When the Minnesota Fed
Grafton OF Women's clubs took up its
new department Of country life" Mrs
La Penotiere was appointed chairman
Of the committee In charge.
Mrs. La Perotiere was member OF
THE Pioneers" CT tn, National Fed
Grafton of WomCn's clubs. an organ
ization composed OF charter members
and organizers of the national fedora
ton. She was a men Der OF the
| Tourist club end of the Minneapolis
colony. Na;iona! society OF New Eng
land Women.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

Mrs. c. BoyntOn of Garden City was
Mankato shopper today.
Mrs. Henry Thielman of st. Clair
was in the city shopping today.
Mrs. Wirig of Madison Lake was a
shopper in the city yesterday.
II. W. Raines of Heron Lake was
in the city on business today.
F. NJ. Zuel and DR.. Holman went to
Minneapolis today on a business trip.
Mrs. Thomas Haley of Madison Lake
was shopping in the city yesterday.
Miss Serena Murphy OF Madison
Lake was shopper in the city yes
terday.
Miss Emma Jensen OF Owatonna Is
in the city rs the guest of Mrs. II. f.
Jensen.
Z. NJ. Lawless. editor of The Water
. vile Sentinel, was in Mankato yester-
, day on a visit.
r. Kearney, roadmaster of the
Z Northwestern, has gone on a business
| trip to Chicago
]. Johnson of Waseca, trainmaster
If the Northwestern, was in the city
/ today on business.
I Mrs. Katherine Won Ewertson de-
parted today for Ontario, Iowa, where
she will remain during the holidays.
Mrs. J. ]. Freeman of St. Paul is
: spending the holidays as the CUES,
of her mother, Mrs. Catherine Schroe-
der.
/ Leonard Johnson of Lake Crystal
was visitor i'm the city last evening
: at the home of his sister, Mrs. r. l.
Jensen.
I Mrs. II. F.. Pcmadt and daughter
Lucille. of Faribault, are spending the
holidays as guests of the formers
mother, Mrs. F. G.. Heinze.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis L. Jones of But.
ternut Valley, Miss Edna Jones anc
others of that neighborhood. hav,
gone on trip to Pasadena, Cal.
II. w. Bartlett, manager of the
| Texas branch of the Keystone Stee
and wire company, Dallas, Texas, re.
turned home yesterday for the holi.
days.
Mrs. Otto Schmidt and daughter
Marie and little son Eugene of Soutl
Haven, Michigan, arrived yesterday Il
spend the holiday with the former,
hAoehtis SCiEOtueT.
Saltwater Gazette: Mr. and Mrs. III
+. Plymat Of Rolla. n. D., are tn,
guests of Mrs. II. r. Davis and Mrs
III. n. Harrison of South saltwater
The ladies are spending today in 81
Paul.
c. Lundquist, roadmaster and A
Ruge, general foreman of the build
ing and bridge department of tn,
Omaha railroad, went to ST. Jane
today to attend a safety first meet
ing OF the western division of thi
road.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Mosher an
children, whose home is at present a
New Ulm, but who are about to NOV
to Waseca, will spend Christmas witt
relatives and friends in Mankato. MI
Mosher went yesterday to Waseca
where he has accepted a position a
second trick operator for the North
western. He has been working a
J third trick operator for the same roa
: at New Ulm.
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Fran, TUESDAYS Oaiiv.

FFNVf uGSCSNS cd'N.
Dr. Roy Andrews has completely
remodeled the building at $40 South
Broad street into handsome fat
building containing four modern fats.
three five room fats with private
baths, and one four room fat with
bath, the apartments having been
handsomely decorated, and hardwood
floors. a new heating plant. and 9TH
or pleasing features having been
added. The work has just been fin
ished at a cost OF about $500. DR..
Andrews has also remodeled his res
idence at SIG Second street, putting
I'm a new basement, hardwood floors,
new heating plant, and new decora-
tons throughout at cost of about
$4,000. The two buildings represen,
an outlay If five thousand dollars to-
ward the building improvements I'm
Mankato the rast year.
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Will Soon Co Into Training.
rom Tuesdax's Daily

Rochester, Mimi, December 81
Fred Fulton. Rocbester's heavyweight
championship aspirant, has departed
for Chicago and will not return TO
Rochester until after meeting VIII
lard at New Orleans. March fourth.
When he, returns he will either be
the champion or the defeated aspir-
ant.
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From T'esd3y's DaIiy

from '"esS7r's OanS
II. VI. Green. president OF the Blue
Earth County Pure Seed association.
has secured the donation of a corn
cultivator and spray pump to be
given as premiums at the coming
corn show and seed fair to be held
In this city next February. The ma
chines were donated by twin city
jo6bers. Premiums from local bust
ness men are still coming in, and the
outlook is that the premium list this
year will be one of the best ever
offered to farmers. Mr.. Green expects
10 call meeting of the executive
board and officers, which will be held
i'm Mankato the first of the year, in
order to complete the program and
get out the full premium list.
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taken.
! BY the end Of the week about twenty
two young ladies and gentlemen who
are either teaching or attending
school will have come home for the
|, Christmas holidays. :
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Fro~, TUESDAYS OaIiv

Frr~' TUESDAYS Oaiiv
The southwestern tuberculosis san
atorium district. composed of the
counties OF Lyon. Lincoln, Cotton
wood, Murray, Pipestone. Jackson.
Rock and Mobiles, is completing a new
100000 building on the north shore
Of Lake Okabena, near worthington.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
From Tuesdays Daily.
nancind Party

Invitations have been issued for a
dancing party to be given by the
Rotary club at the Elks hall on the
evening of December %. This is the
fifth party of the series to be given
by the Rotary club this season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

ID. NJ. Jones: Christmas should
always be a season of gladness and
good will. In some of the old countries
they have customs which tend to pro-
mote a joyous observance of the
Christmas festival Why cannot we
adopt some of those customs, such
as choral singing by bodies OF singers
and music by organized bands OF
players? In San Francisco and some
other cities in the last few years they
have had on Christmas eve community
songs. Might not something of that
kind be possible here? Last year
some of our singers visited Imman-
uel hospital on Christmas eve and
sang carols for the patients, who
much enjoyed the visit. Could not
this idea be extended and worked out
more fully?
Mrs. John s. Hotaling: When we
grown people content ourselves with
giving and receiving cards bearing a
beautiful Christmas sentiment. stou
trying and usually failing to please
each other, and use the money i'm
buying gifts for children, who are
overjoyed with any kind OF a gift. and
in sending Christmas cheer to the
deserving destitute, then the holiday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

Minneapolis, Mimi. December 21.-
The back to the farms" movement
will never have any luck. until bet
ter roads to get back with are built
In the rural districts, George w.
Cooley, state engineer of the Mime
sota highway commission said today.
He launched a movement for better
roads In Minnesota. He cited that II
costs farmer as much to haul grain
nine miles over present country roads,
to market. as II costs the grain mer-
chant to haul II from his Minnesota
market to Liverpool.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

Mrs. y. ID. Smith: If we possess the
true Christmas spirit we shall have q
desire TO make other people happy
one way to do that is TO shop early
rot waiting for the last call. and be
considerable of the clerks and store
keepers. Act out the angels song
BE charitable to all and think the best
OF every Lody Be hopeful. be cheerful
and keep smiling That is my recipe
for a merry Christmas. You cannot
create joy out of gloom and a sad face
never gives light TO another.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-27
Gooseberry Cheese.

Wash and pick, say, six pounds OF
gooseberries, put them in large pan
with about a teacupful of water, just
enough to keep them from sticking:
stir occasionally and cook till quite
soft; rub through sieve, measure
and weigh the pulp and replace in q
clean pan with one pound of preserv-
ing sugar to each pound Of pulp; boil
for about forty minutes until little
tried In saucer will set quite firmly;
put into small pots and cover.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-27
Custard Corn Cake,

Two eggs. one-third cupful OF sugar.
one cupful sweet milk Ito pour over
top), one cupful sour milk. " cupfuls
Indian meal, one-half cupful -four, one
teaspoonful soda, one teaspoonful salt.
pan containing two spoonfuls melted
butter and pour into the center of the
cake, without stirring. the cupful Of
sweet milk mentioned Bake in pip
ing hot oven one-half hour.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-27
USE OF THE CASSEROLE
NOT A SPOONFUL OF ANYTHING
EDIBLE NEED BE WASTED.
Tasty and Nouriehing Dishes Can 30
Prepared From Scraps of Meat
and Vegetables-Hints for
the Cook.

When the making over old colo
meats into warm dishes is in question
consider the casserole By its use
even the smallest scraps of meat vege-
tables, sauces and gravies can be
used up. Not spoonful of anything
edible need go to waste.
When the Sunday joint of roast beef
has been served hot and then cold.
make a delicious lunch or supper or
the remains if there is insufficient for
a dinner. In the bottom OF the cas-
serole put sliced potatoes. a carrot
and couple of onions. small, chopped,
and. il on hand, a few mushrooms.
Over this pour the gravy from the
meat, Or if this has been thrown away.
add water seasoned with pepper and
salt Put on the cover and bake in
a slow oven for an hour. Half an
hour before serving lay the cold meat
on top of the vegetables, replace the
cover, and continue the baking.
Cold roast of lamb will prove very
tasty dish cooked in casserole with
green peas. The peas are boiled and
placed in layers in the casserole alter
nately with slices Of the lamb. The
liquor in which the peas were boiled
is thckened and poured over the cas-
serole being set in the oven until the
meat has heated through. Served with
mashed potatoes, an appetizinS meal
is the result When cold peas or other
vegetables are on hand white sauce
can be poured over. or any gravy
that may be available The liquor
from the peas is not absolutely neces-
sary, though it adds to the nutriment
of the dish.
A very delicate dish for q dainty
lunch or a meal for an invalid is a
combination of chicken and mush-
rooms prepared in a casserole. The
mushrooms are fried in butter very
lightly. then a tablespoonful Of flour
mixed with a scant cupful OF milk Is
poured in and cooked until creamy.
The mushrooms and cold chicken are
| packed into the casserole in alternate
layers and the creamy sauce poured
| over until the contents are heated
| through evenly.
I
A novel way of using up cold rice
| is to cover the bottom of the casserole
| with it in quite thick layer, and re-
| cook 1t with raw eggs. Make as many
| depressions in the rice as there are
| eggs to be cooked and drop one egg
! (broken) into each space. Season with
salt and pepper and pop bits of butter
over rice and eggs.
| still more unusual dish is made
| from cold yea About one cupful OF
the meat diced is mixed with one
dozen almonds chopped and blanched.
salt and pepper to taste and dash
OF paprika. This mixture is held to-
gether with beaten egg and formed
into small balls. These are laid in
a casserole and covered with stewed
tomatoes. The cover is put on and
the dish put into the oven for half
an hour or so.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-27
Leftover Neat Recipe,

Cut up the meat in small pieces.
add onions and colo water to cover
them, let boil until the onions 'cut
up are done, hen add diced potatoes
and the thickened gravy, and salt, il
needed It makes a very easy and
cheap dish of leftovers.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-27
Curried Tomatoes

Chop an onion and an apple fine and
fry them in butter, season to taste
with curry powder and add a cupfnl
of stock or hot water in which beel
cube has been dissolved. Poun over
fried tomatoes and serve very hot
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-27
Peaches and Rice.

Arrange a mound Of boiled rice in
the middle of dish. Have ready on
the ice some sliced. sweetened
peaches Put the peaches around the
rice and pour their Juice, formed with
uear over the mound and rice
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-27
CHAPTER XIX.
q Two Brothers.

y Two Brothers.
. = !. = port, sometimes not
:. e boat at all, moody y,
= irritable. Warrington
,.,, s,s home. There was vas
- $3.50. ,s..s IN the fact that
: 49,, a,sd for mail. Who was
= - Besides. he sought
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-29
REWARDED ANYHOW

REWHKDED AMY HOW
Virtue is its own reward. And the
boy who keeps clean gets washed
just as often as the boy who has a
good time and gets dirty."-Judge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-29

THE REGULAR WAY
First Lawyer we settle this
case out of court for our clients?
Second Ditto-Oh, yes; you get the
property, and Wen divide,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-19

FOR sALE-We have for sale 200
very 6ne, pure bred, unregistered,
Hampshire rams, yearlings and Febru.
aty lambs. Raised on the open range.
These rams are first class in every res.
poet. We also have registered Berk-
shire boar pigs Of the very best
breeding Waits Bros, Box 500, Reno,
Nevada. -~advt1Itf.