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usall Cottage. Mrs. J. F. Hinckley's
brother, Mr.. F. A. Hinckley and son
Eugene w. Hinckley of Providence,
Rhode Island, are also visiting there
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Howatt of
Portland are at the Craney Crow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal spent the week.
end in their town house in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Glazier of Som
erville spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Bartlett in the Hill Cot
tage.
Miss Katherine Tisdale of Med
ford, Mass, is visiting Miss Virginia
Glazier in the Oak Grove Cottage.
Mrs. L. o. Van Doren, Miss Isabel
N. Van Doren, of New York, and
cousin, Miss Mary TORI of Philadel-
phia, and maid, have arrived to spend
their seventeenth summer on the is
land.
Miss Helen Booth of Germantown.
Pennsylvania, Miss Carolyn Black
stone of Philadelphia, Mss Julia
Weely of Philadelphia are spending
their fourth season at the Sea -breeze
Cottage.
The socially inclined Of the Island
enjoyed a Bungalow Dance Monday
and Tuesday evenings and a barn
dance Thursday evening in addition to
the regular Saturday night barn
dance.
Mr.. Shirley r. Mitchell spent Sun
day at the Hillcrest Cottage.
Saturday evening many Joined one
of the frequent excursions from Lit
tlejohn's Island to Peaks.
Mrs. Roy Murdoch and son, of Ev-
erett, Mass, are guests of Mrs. G..
harrington, at the Pynek1yff.
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When You Have Married a Wife

When you have married a wife, you
would think you were got upon a hill.
top, and might begin to go down by
an easy slope. But you have only end.
ed counting to begin marriage. Fall.
ing in love and winning love are often
difficult tasks to overbearing and re.
beliious spirits; but to keep in love
is also a business Of some importance,
TO which man and wife must bring
Kindness and good will.-Robert Louis
Stevenson.
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LONG ISLAND FISH MARKET

ALBERT JOHNSON. Prop.
Fresh fish OF all kinds and at right
prices. We can supply you with any
thing desired. Order from Grocery team
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Arranninn EInNunrn

Iris Is most effective in tall glass
vase. Almost all flowers have great
beauty In their stems, hence glass
vases give them the greatest beauty
when they are cut, by showing the
stems. Iris should be arranged only
with its own foliage Wild flowers
should always be loosely arranged,
and they should be placed by them.
selyes-not In close proximity to the
highly cultivated garden sort.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1915-07-22

Mr.. James Bean of Medford Hill
side spent the weekend at the For
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Found LONG Lost Brother.

Minneapolis, Minn.-James Forman
of st. Paul has found the brother he
has not seen in 20 years. He located
him in Minneapolis municipal court
facing a vagrancy charge. The broth
ers had a family reunion at James
Forman's home in st. Paul,
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comfortabIe ned for nabv

Babies are carried on, or rather In,
long pillows by the peasant women in
Hungary. A baby is laid on the pillow,
the end is Tapped over and is usually
long enough to come up to the infants
chin. A string is then tied around the
pillow, holding 1t close about tho
youngster, thus making snug and
comfortable little bed.
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More noId Ronna.n

Chickasha, okla.--While making ex-
cavations at Shanoan Springs, w. A.
Hopkins of Chickasha unearthed sew.
eral large bones which apparently are
the remains of mastodon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31

neapolis will spend Christmas at the
home of J. r. Ream.
All members of the Degree of
Honor lodge are requested to be pres
ent next Tuesday evening. December
%, as several new members will be
initiated.
Mrs. Marie Peterson and son,
Gerald, left Friday for Waseca to
visit relatives over Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. Moulton was a Mankato
shopper Tuesday
Mrs. Mary ]. Mention left We'd
nesday for New York to visit a sister
Miss Celia Pulver OF Mankato Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Pulver.
Mrs. Peter Hangen has gone to
Missouri to visit indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Davis and chill
dren will go to Ottawa to spend
Christmas with Mrs Davis parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller.
Clifford Babcock of Wisconsin came
home the first of the week to remain
for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Fawcett of st.
Paul. Mr.. and Mrs. b. o. Rinkel and
children of Winona and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Matthes and daughter of
Graceville are making a week end
visit at the Buell. home.
Rev. F. C. Bailey and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. s. Turritin and
family will be Christmas dinner
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. w. Clapp.
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ersm Fridays Daily.

John Bauer passed away this aft
crnoon about 1915 at his home ON
North Sixth street, death following
an illness of many years duration.
While working in the Mankato quar-
ries about seven years ago Mr.. Bauer
was overcome by sunstroke. and has
never been able TO do any hard work
since. being confined to his bed for
a large share Of the time. He was
born In Wasond, Austria, May 2.
1850. an was sixty-five years of age
at the time of his death. He came
to America thirty-fve years ago next
May and settled I'm Mankato. which
has been his home ever since. An
industrious and worthy man. and n
member of st. Peter and Paul's Mems
society and st. Peter and Paul's Be
nevolent society. Mr. Bauer was re-
spected by all who knew him. He Is
survived by his widow. sons George
OF Milwaukee, Frank and Joseph OF
Mankato, and daughters, Mrs. Henry
Wittreck. and Misses Mary. Catherine
and Rosella of Mankato and one sister
in Austria. Funeral announcements
will be made later.
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Mspleton
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Arrangements for the high school
alumni meeting are progressing rap
idly. Mr.. V. ]. Griemer has caught
the infection and offered his large
new store building for their use free
Of charge. President Hanson and his
committees will leave no stone I'M
turned that will help to make this the
best meeting ever held. The first
part of the evening will be given over
to program given entirely by alum
nj, who understand the art of en-
tertaining. An orchestra will be at
hand to furnish music and the re-
mainder of the evening will be spent
playing games or dancing as best
suits the company. The attendance
will be large as many more than usual
have come home to spend the Christ
mas vacation.
Miss Laura Griemer came down
from her North Dakota home to spend
Christmas with her brothers family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Emmerson and
family will eat turkey with John
Bachtle of Easton.
Edward Schimmele, who teaches
manual training in the Pine City
school, is at home for the holidays.
Miss Florence Hanna comes home
tonight from Anoka.
The funeral of the late William
Wishart will be held in the Congre-
gational church of which he was n
member. on Friday at two p. m. Rev.
George Brown will officiate. Mr.. Wis
hart belonged to the local I. o. o. F.
and was beloved by all who knew
him. He leaves two. sons, William
and Clark. and one daughter. Joyce,
| to mourn kind and loving father.
A card from william Wilde says
that he will not be able to attend the
Napoleon Burns club celebration this
year. Although in good health, for
his age, ninety-six. he does not think
| II wise to make the trip. His home
! Is with his daughter at Williams,
Beltrami county, Mimi.
Loren and Letha Cooper were Man
kato visitors Tuesday.
Andrew Hill returned last evening
! from his western trip. He does not
want to trade his chunk OF Blue Earth
county for anything he saw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Borchert and
daughter. Phyllis of Minnesota Lake.
will spend Christmas at the r. b.
| Hanna home.
Misses Martha and Mabel Severson
are at the home Of Charles Schwiet-
ger
Miss Blanche Hanna is expected
home today.
Christmas exercises i'm the Congre-
gational church this evening, in the
IA mist and Tutheran Friday and M
, the Catholic Saturday morning.
Mr.. Howard Of the University Farm
school will speak in the Tivoli school
house Monday evening. December q.
on the Farmers club. All are invit-
ed. Supper will be served after the
! lecture. Those who wish to stay for
supper are requested to bring either
cake, sandwiches or pickles. Coffee
will be furnished by the school.
Please bring cups.
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From days Daily.
Presented A Csntata.


Last evening the Sunday school
pupils OF the First Baptist church
presented a very pretty Christmas
cantata entitled, IAN Interrupted
Program" i'm the church which was
handsomely decorated for the occG-
sion with large Christmas tree IL
lumined with colored electric lights.
and Christmas colors of red and
green. A capacity audience of par
ents and friends assembled to hear
the program, which was enthusiastic
ally received. About thirty-five chill
dren of the Sunday school, represent
ing a Sunday school that was trying
to give program under the diff
culties OF frequent Interruptions. were
being led by G.. NJ Palmer. who took
the part of the Sunday school super
intendent of the school. The exer-
cises were nicely started, when two
little street waits. impersonated by
Marion Daley and Fern Moore, en-
tered. supposedly from the cold street
where they had been trying to sell
matches. They sang song so ap-
peafngly that they we're invited to
remain with the Sunday school, which
they did, and the programs of reel
tations by the pupils was once more
started Ii had not proceeded very
far when there came another inter
ruption as little bootblack, imper-
sonated by Ralph Moore, entered
shivering from the street, and sang
q solo OF his woes. The sympathetic
Sunday school pupils at once invited
him to remain, and again started
their program and were getting along
very nicely when Santa Claus enter
ed, Harold Hobbs taking this part.
He talked to the children and sang
songs. making quite a hit with them
and the audience also. He then called
his little carpenters, whom he had
kept so busy making toys for the
children. and a dozen little boys,
dressed in overalls. and carry their
carpenter tools, entered, and sang
their carpenter song. Santa then
called Jack Frost. who came In white
and shimmering. Earl Pepper i'm
personating this chilly individual.
Jack Frost then called his frost fair
les and fifteen little girls came dane
ing in, dressed in white sparkling
costumes. and sang a pretty song
After all these Interruptions the
Sunday school completed the Christ.
mas program. Candy was then dis
fributed. and the usual White Christ
mas" custom. which has been fol-
lowed by the Baptist church for a
number of years past, was observed.
the children giving collection to be
presented to the pastor to be used
during the year for the needy people.
The largest collection ever realized
for this purpose by the Sunday school
was given last night. Following the
taking OF the collection the Sunshine
class presented Rev. r. w. Hobbs,
the pastor. with two sums OF money
In separate envelopes. one for the
regular church budget, and one for
the benevolent collection. The class
then presented TO the Sunday school
superintendent. Elmer Glenn. for the
SUNDAY school room. large and very
beaut!s1, picture of Jesus Christ,
handsomely framed. and Mr.. Glenn
rsadq annrnnriate resnonse for the
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kasota

e(bm Fridays UaIiv.
Laura Buell. visited her sister. Ruth
at Henderson from Wednesday unit
Thursday.
Miss Gertrude Sandberg, who
teaches at Willmar, Is at home for thu
holidays.
The following will be entertained a
the e. r. Anderson home over Christ
mas: Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Nave:
and son, George, of Minneapolis
Donald Ostrander of Walker. MINI.
and Miss Bernice Ostrander of Clio.
quet.
Albert Grip. Dan Gardner ant
Charles Johnson were initiated intc
the A. w. U. w. lodge last Tuesday
evening.
Frank Clapp OF the state university
is spending Christmas at home.
Phone No. S2 has just recent,
been installed in the Hogan johnson
residence.
The second chapter of the seria
picture, THE Diamond from the Sky
will be given Saturday evening.
Mrs. Henry Crist and children Of
Minneapolis arrived Wednesday tc
spend Christmas with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Mason, Mr.. Crisi
is expected Saturday.
Joe Mulligan left Tuesday for his
home in st. Paul.
Miss Edith Gloss of Cordova visit
ed at the home of DIR. and Mrs. W.
II. Powell Wednesday.
Albert Berqulst and Sam Fowler Of
Mankato were callers in town We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Patterson
and son. Purcell, of Saltwater are ex-
pected guests at the ]. E. Davies home
over Christmas.
Earl Ray of Tracy visited at the
home OF his aunt, Mrs. w. b. Pulvei
from Tuesday until Thursday.
Edwin and Charles Olson of st
Paul are making a week end visit al
home.
The Christmas program by the
Presbyterian Sunday school will bt
given Monday evening at 1880.
Henry Johnson left Friday for his
home In Dunell. Mimi, to visit ovei
Christmas with his parents.
Misses Leona Moulton of Peters.
burg. Pearl Mann of Tracy, Nors
Pulver of Elysian. Emma Swenson
of Luverne. Ida and Minnie Nelson o.
Worthington and Margaret johnson
of Window arrived home Friday fol
the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Mary Way of Minneapolis !!
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c
]. Hamnstedt and other relatives g
a few days.
I Little Hartley Anderson suffe-
n painful accident Monday by havin,
a finger crushed in the washin,
machine. DR.. Powell attended tn
injury.
Clarence Ream and family Of Min
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Vernon Center
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Misses Marie Brown, Winifred
Graham and Dorothy Barnes, normal
students, are expected home this
evening to spend the holidays with
their parents.
Miss Blanch Burdick left Thursday
morning for her old home in Maynard,
Iowa to spend Christmas with her
parents. Her brother, the genial
editor of the News, had to deny the
pleasure of going with her. owing to a
large amount of business to attend to
in his section.
call to Rev. Eastman OF Iowa, which
Mr.. Eastman accepted and will fill
the Baptist pulpit next Sunday morn
ing. He will move his family here the
following week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Richter and
Hobert Petrich and r. G. Champlin
spent a few hours between trains
Wednesday I'm the city.
Miles Porter went to Chicago Mon
day with two carloads of sheep.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowell OF Fair
mont will arrive this evening to spend
the Christmas season with the for
mer's parents.
Miss Leila Brown of Omaha, Neb.,
arrived last evening to spend two
weeks vacation with her mother and
family in Old Town.
Senator and Mrs. Frank Clague of
Redwood Falls and Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles Porter and daughters of Man
kato are back to their mothers home
for the Christmas holiday.
Miss Alice Gossard, who is attend
ing Commercial college in Mankato
will spend her vacation with her
brother, Fred, and sister, Mrs. e. A.
Pervis and family.
Mrs. A. w. Petrich returned We'd
nesday evening from Rochester very
much improved and feeling fine, hav-
ing made a splendid recovery from d
very serious operation.
Mrs. Vivian Gossard and little son
spent yesterday in Amhoy with
friends.
Mrs. Brown of Old Town Is a
shopper in Mankato TO-DAY.
The Ladies' Study club OF North
Vernon met with Mrs. Ed Annis on
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Mrs. Eliza Hughes Passed
Away n Pasadena
from Thursdays Daily.

FROM lnufSdayS Odts.
Attorney Thomas Hughes and
Judge Evan Hughes received mes
sages today announcing the sorrow
ful news OF the death OF their moth
err, Mrs. Eliza Hughes, who passed
away at her home in Pasadena, CAM,
this morning. death being caused by
a general breakdown due to old age.
Mrs. Hughes was one Of the sturdy
pioneer women OF early Minnesota
days, and was very well known In
Mankato, Cambria, and throughout
section. where she lived Tor ..
years. Her death marks the taking
away OF another of those estimable
women who came to Minnesota when
the country was young, and raised
most worthy family to do continued
honor to the memory of noble moth
er, and an estimable woman.
Mrs. Hughes was born in Llanarth
Cardinshire, Wales. in July 1881 and
came TO America with her mother
and brothers in 1851. Her maiden
name was Eliza Davies. The family
first settled in the state of Ohio, and
she was married there to Henry
Hughes in the fall of 1853. They came
10 Minnesota i'm the fall of 1855, and
settled on a claim I'm Cambria, where
they remained until 1899. building up
a prosperous and cultivated farm
from the land they had reclaimed
from the wild.
After the many years Of industry
on the farm, Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes
decided to retire from active farm
work and had a residence built In
Mankato. where they made their home
until 1909, when the removed To
Pasadena. Calf. where Mr.. Hughes
died in 1912 After the death of her
husband, Mrs Hughes continued TO
make her home with her two daugh-
tiers. Misses Alice and Lizzie, who
were with her until the end.
Those who survive to mourn the
loss of a loving mother are Evan
Hughes of this city. judge of probate,
Attorney Thomas Hughes of this city:
Albert n. Hughes of Wadena, Mimi:
II. ]. Hughes OF Cambria, Mrs. Evan
Price of Cambria. and Misses Alice
and Lizzie Hughes of Pasadena, Cal
ifornia.
Judge Evan Hughes left this noon
for Pasadena to attend the funeral
OF his mother, II he can reach there
in time The remains will De
in the family lot in the cemetery
there, besides those of the deceased
husband.
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From fridays osiiv.

From fridays 0siiv.
81 was the real discoverer of the
plot of Sanders and Murray, the train
robbers, TO get out of the Blue Earth
county JAIL" was statement made
this morning by Mike Reilly, a float
or, who spent the night at the po-
lice station as the result of drunk
en- spree.
II was about ten years ago, when
Bennett Williams was sheriff, that
the attempted Jail delivery took place
There were about fourteen prisoners
I'm the Jail at the time. Sanders and
Murray had held up train at Min
neopa. In the Jail they fashioned
some saws, by denting teeth into
clock springs. With these they had
many locks and bars sawed I'm two
Their plot to rush for freedom was
almost complete. They had several
iron bars, ready for use as clubs. and
they were going to use locks as slugs
in stockings.
Both of the robbers were sent &c
the state prison at Saltwater. Here
Sanders, the older OF the two, COM
mitted suicide by hanging. Murray
became a member of the prison or
chestra.
II saw Murray few days ago."
said Reilly this morning. HE IL
running a shoe repair shop in Min
neapolis. recognized him but he
did not recognize me. said moth
ing to him about the old time rob-
berry. What was the use? I didn''
want to get him started at that
again"
Reilly said he had been harvesting
and doing other farm work In the
west. but had to stop 1t on account OF
rheumatism.
at takes brains to do such detec-
tive work as I did" said Reilly. as
just went to the jail for a visit, and
| spotted what was going on right
away. 1t was l who put the officers
next"
Investigation had developed the
fact that Reilly is entitled to no
credit for the discovery of the Jail
delivery plot. He claimed such cred
II at the time. He was serving a
sentence of ninety days. Later he
furnished the authorities with a, az
fidavit, which is still on file, to the
effect that he did not deserve the
credit for preventing the Jail deliv-
cry. and had nothing to do with put
ting Sheriff Williams and his depu-
ties wise to the affair.
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Spring Island
from FRIDAYS DaI,v.

FFO" FFfudNs c6fv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fredenberg
are the happy parents Of twin sons
born Tuesday. The youngsters weigh
seven and a half and five and half
pounds respectively.
A fine son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Knutson Friday of last
week.
The newly made grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Holden are rejoicing
over the arrival of a handsome grand
! daughter, the child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. GRANDSON.
Edmund Hultengren has gone back
to Montana.
Claud Crandall has been quite Ill
with the grippe.
A good job of graveling has been
done on the stretch of road between
| the bridge and school house.
Mr.. z. L. Dornberg is confined TO
| his. room with a severe neuralgia
attack.
Appropriate Christmas exercises
were held I'm the school DO e
! nesday evening before a o. - au-
dience. The walls of the Sc - -onm
were decorated with eve-treens.
Win dhu
bells. the work of the children. A
/ glowing Christmas tree was the Gen.
ter attraction. Mr.. Emil Jesse i'm
personated Santa Claus. successfully.
Miss Taylor and pupils gave an in
| teresting program of songs and reel
tations. A very enjoyable social hour
followed in which Mr.. Richard Jones
auctioned the sale of boxes. which
4 brought SIS. The pupils had prepared
! a Quilt and crocheted towels. which
added s12 IN - amount rsised. The
schoc' '--r rel =. Fred
Sc" VI p aulsor rsrr special
IN e. N'sir l. ri wor'' In re-
',cing the -ickety seats with new
''esl,s sri .stalling q new heating
nlant. The faithful teacher. Miss
Taylor. backed by an energetic board
of directors. are certainly doing good
work this winter.
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Sunday school. Credit Is due to the
committee having last nights pro-
gram in charge. as II was very well
carried out and entertaining. The
committee was composed of Miss
yesta Moore, Mrs. c. A. Pepper, and
Miss Voc.
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viii Usher in Christmas Day.

VIII Usher in Christmas Day.
Beginning at eleven o'clock tonight
the st. Johns Episcopal church will
hold a midnight service to usher in
Christmas day. Mrs. George Ner-
bovig, choir leader, will he in charge
Of the musical part of the program,
and Miss Dorothy Scott will be or
ganist, Messrs. F. w. Skog and
Charles Schwanenberg being violinists
for the occasion. The church choir
will give a program of beautiful
Christmas music. Members of the
choir are Mesdames r. w. Owen and
Fred Manderfeld, Misses Mildred and
Loretta Olson, Eunice Hughes, Kath-
crime Wise. Katherine Brown, Laura
Van Wrinkle, Gertrude and Louise
Nerbovig, Hester Black. Helen Craig,
Marjorie Gerlach, Eleanor Johnson,
Messrs. Howard Johnson, George
Black, Clarence Parker and Paul
Ford.
The Sunday school will hold a
Christmas festival at the church to-
night, beginning at seven o'clock
sharp. Rev. Charles Schutt will give
q short sermon. after which fourteen
small boys will give a pleasing num-
her. Seventeen little girls under the
direction OF Miss Marjorie Gerlach
will present a play entitled Gifts
for the Master" Special numbers
will be given by Miss Louise Nerbo-
Wig. vocalist: Miss Lucille Fisher,
violinist. Gather Round the Christ
mas Tree" will be sung and the pro-
gram will close with the distribution
of gifts from the Christmas tree, a
closing hymn and benediction.
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Program at the Swedish Lutheran
Church.

Church. ,...
During early Christmas services at
the Swedish Lutheran church tomor-
row morning, the following musical
program will be given: Hosanna.
volger. o Komen Trogna. ]. Read
ing; Lofsang, John T. Erickson; An
gelus Bon, Hamilton Gray. solo by r.
Johnson: Brightest and Best of the
Sons OF the Morning, Finley Lyon.