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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30
Was Pleasantly Surprised.

Miss Olivia Glitter was pleasantly
surprised last evening by number
OF her friends who gave her shower
In honor of her approaching marriage
to Mr.. John Mayer of this city. which
will take place May 4. The affair
was held NJ the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Mayer, 1874 River street.
the party assembling there before the
arrival of Miss Glitter. who had been
invited to spend a social evening. The
rooms were darkened. and as Miss
Glitter entered she was greeted by a
chorus of voices crying Surprise"
Lights were then turned on and Miss
Glitter was seated I'm bridal chair
aud presented with many handsome
and useful presents The etenlng
was spent with dancing and ruusic,
and at eleven o'clock a delicious sup
per was served. The affair was voted
most enjoyable one by all present.
Pleasant Trip to Falrmont.
Faribault Republican: A box car
nicely entertained the Mankato dele
cation OF Odd Fellows at the meet
Ing for special work held in the
l.. o. o. r. building In Fair
mont last evening. The early part
of the evening was taken up with
lodge work and a large class was ini-
tiated, three degrees being given. The
work was put on by the degree staff
OF Blue Earth Encampment No s, l.
o. o. F. Grand Chief Patriarch Edwin
C A. Johnson. OF Virginia. Mimi. was
present, and gave an inspiring address
on the work OF the order. and Grand
Scribe Frank Fastener OF Minneapo-
lis was also an honored guest and
gave an interesting talk. The Fair
mont lodge rendered the guests de-
licious eight course banquet at the
Billiard hotel, which was served at
twelve o'clock, following the program
of initlatory work and speeches. The
affair was successfully carried out,
and was enjoyed by the lodge mem
hers The members of the Mankato
lodge who attended the meeting ar
rived home early this morning.
L. NJ. Childs of lainberton visited
friends in the city yesterday.
Attorney Miles Porter has returned
from visit at Vernon Center.
Harold Fletcher returned yesterday
from trip to Sioux Falls. s. ID.
DIR. ID. l.. Harrison spent the day ON
professional business Mt Nicoliet.
w. c. Reifsteck of Winona called
on business associates In Mankato to-
day.
Miss Edna Stewart of Fairfax is
spending the weekend with friends
here.
MIR. and Mrs. william Robinson Of
Cleveland were guests In the city last
evening.
Miss Mabel selle and Mrs. Osten
OF Lake Crystal were shoppers In the
city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Barr left this
afternoon for Minneapolis 10 spend
Sunday visiting friends.
Attorney H.. l.. Schmitt will arrive
home from Minneapolis tonight 10
spend sunday with his family.
c. l.. Holmes win depart on Tues
dayIfor Hamilton, MuntsS where he
win remain through the summer.
r. c.. pcart. n former resident IL in
Mankato for u few days. Mr. and
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From Saturdays Daily.
BOY STRUCK BY BOLT.
Victor pIetmeier Was Killed

lightning Thursday Afternoon.
Lightning struck with fatal results
In the south part OF Pipestone county
during the storm Thursday afternoon.
Victor Dietmeier. the sixteen year old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ". Dietmeier.
of Elmer township. being the victim
of the bolt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30
from Saturdays Daily.
The May Festival.

May; the month OF flowers and sun
shine, will be welcomed, In with APP
propriate festivities next Saturday. a
May festival having been arranged by
the ladies OF the st. Johns Episcopal
church. to take place at the Elk's club.
At the last annual business meeting
of the Ladies' guild II was decided
to make the May festival an annual
custom, and this year the celebration
will continue two days. opening Sat-
urday afternoon. and being resumed
Monday to continue throughout the
day. The ladies have been working
diligently for some time past on their
plan OF decoration. which Is In charge
of Mrs. II. 4. Brown. and some very
beautiful decorative effects. are In
prospect. as the large hall will be
profusely trimmed with branches OF
the prettiest flowers and foliage OF the
spring season. One admission admits
to the entire program, which will be
varied with stunts to please both the
young people and their elders. A cab
aret show will be given which Is
strictly high class, as well as enter
tanning. and a pretty Maypole dance
will be held in charge OF Miss Edna
Fisher OF the normal school faculty.
The program will be continuous. and
the different acts will be interspersed
with beautiful musical selections. The
waxwork living models will no doubt
attract much attention. and there VIII
be a number of attractive booths in
charge. Of the ladies. where candy and
fancy work win be sold. Mrs. j. A.
johnson. president OF the guild, has
charge OF all arrangements. The att
ernoon performance will be repeated
Saturday evening The following Mon
day afternoon will be devoted to en-
tertainmeut for the ladies'. with In
teresting diversions. and q nice lunch
con. and Monday evening an invita-
ton dancing party will be given. The
affair Is planned 10 be the biggest So
ciai event given by the church this
season.
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From saturdays Daily.

From saturdays Daily.
Senator J. w. Andrews addressed
the board OF county commissioners
this morning on the matter OF ask
Ing the state ntituberculosis advis
DRY board to reserve money with
which to help along the project of
joint sanitarium for Blue Earth and
other counties. DR.. Andrews urged
that the board make a declaration
OF its intention TO. carry such pro-
ject to successful conclusion. Tile
senator stated that the state board
had left. unappropriated as he had
been informed, $4,000 Of the money
set aside and placed In its hands for
these sanitariums. The county board
deferred action on the matter as
Il was expected that DR.. A. r.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30
Wiener Roast.

The FIVE adult classes of the
Presbyterian Sunday school had de-
ligitful wienerwurst roast at High
land park last night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30

nth. A. o. Scott. Conner Jones. Pierce
Jones.
Selection. CIRCUITS orchestra.
Reading. Mr.. Archibald.
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At meeting of the Fairmont Me-
mortal association the following oifi-
GERS were elected: President. II. &.
Sydow; vice president. j. n. Swear
ineen; secretary, Ben Ballou.. II was
voted TO invite Alfred Torngrsn to
deliver the Memorial Day address.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30
Great Musical Festival.

The Pacific coast In general. and
San Francisco and Los Angeles in
particular. are the great drawing
magnets this summer for national
conventions of every creed and kind
None OF the great gatherings sched-
uled for 1915 is attracting more ma
tion wide attention than the biennial
festival of the National Federation
OF Musical Clubs which will open In
Los Angeles June 81 and will cul-
inmate with the production OF the
$4,000 prize American Opera Fairy
land" the composition Of Horatio w
Parker. dean OF music mt Yale uni
versiiy n IL conseryatisely estimated
that fully 100000 musicians from al
over the country will make q pilgrim
age to Los Angeles for this festival
which is conceded to be the most
pretentious ever attempted west OF
100 picked voices for the opera are
New York Rehearsal OF the chorus OF
now In progress under the direction
Of Louis Gottschaik. the author oi
the music of the "Tik Tok Man oI
Or" who will be the stage director
of ''F'airyland." Alfred Hertz. direc-
tor of the Metropolitan Grand Opera
company will conduct the opera and
will come 10 Los Angeles to direct re-
hearsals as soon as the opera season
is over In New York, which is April
26, "Fairyland." Il will.be remember
ed. Is the FIRST of the prize operas to
be produced since the American
Opera association was formed for the
purpose OF encouraging home com
posers. II Is the second prize opera
OF the United States and II is rather
remarkable that Horatio w. Parker
also won the first prize of $4,000
given by the Metropolitan Opera
company OF New York, I'm 1911.
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Our rugged stand has won us
every foot we have gained and we
know that the organization Is bank
rupt In this field. while the big men
i'm the union are al swords points be
cause of their failure here; 30 to
move from our stand at the time that
defeat seems certain for the enemy
would be decidedly unwise.
The political gang at Washington
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30
Time Was lnoppor.une.

On August is. Mr.. Bowers wrote
Mr.. Rockefeller. giving reasons why
the writer considered the time for the
establishment of such an organization
inopportune. Dir. Bowers feared that
the union leaders would advertise
such step as having been forced
from the companies by the strike,
He added:
AT the proper time the writer will
give his cordial support and will take
an active part in formulating such a
scheme and help to make Il valuable
TO both miners and the company
alike. not only to forestall trouble
but to bring about better feelings and
conditions for the mutual benefit OF
all concerned"
ITO take this up at the moment
would be most unwise In MY opinion
/ from every viewpoint: I feel certain
other operators would balk, the So
cialist papers would charge us with
lodging and hiding behind the
eleventh hour scheme to save ouI
faces. The union leaders use II AZ
a club to drive US into some other
+, corner.
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The Only Question.

The main question and in fact the
only matter between the United Mine
Workers OF America and the Colora-
do Fuel and Iron company. Is recog-
milton of the union. which we fatty
refuse to do. or even meet with those
agitators TO discuss or take up this
question directly or indirectly"
Mr.. Bowers referred to the labor
troubles In Northern COLORADO, which
he blamed upon "oppressice" rules OF
the union and said that there were
many objections IN union labor in
Southern Colorado.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-30
Birthday Anniversary.


Mrs. e. p. Cole was pleasantly sur
prised at her home. 457 Lily street
yesterday by party OF friends. In
honor, OF her birthday anniversary.
She was presented with lHrge num-
Der OF beautiful gifts as tokens OF
remembrance OF tire day. and social
time was enjoyed. after which dainty
refreshments we're served.
Fraternai Union Anniversary.
The Equitable Fraternal Union will
celebrate its fifteehth anniversary
next Monday evening at the new
knights OF Columbus hall. and spe-
cial program OF musical selections will
be given. Guests are expected from
the assemblies at Lake Crystal. ST.
Peter. Wateryille, and Eiysian. and
after the program has been given a
large class will be initiated and a buff
fet luncheon viii be served. Follow
ing Is the program
Group OF songs. Floyd Morgan.
Quartette. Mrs. Evan Hughes, Miss
Parinalee. Mr. Evan Hughes. Mr..
Sleight.
Plano duet, Misses Edna Lundquist
aud Esther Nyuuist.
Violin selection, Mrs. Minnie Hub
bard
Vocal solo. l. N. Griffithsa 'te1 %
Diet, Mrs. Hdghes, Mr. Sieisht.
Reading. Miss Hannah Nelson.
Snxaphone uuartette. Meredith Grill
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legislature has adjourned the new
schedules will be made.
Figured on the report OF the rail-
road commission for the year 1913,
the roads should acquire nearly ST.
100000 more revenue through this
new rate provision. I'm that year 49,
407,079 passengers were carried,
which II has been estimated would
give the roads $S12,150.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
SPORT.

At Boston the University of Penn.
sylvania was defeated by Dartmouth,
!. stoss3s-~ss-fs. ~ ~
At Cheyenne, Wyo., the Mines
Freshmen defeated Cheyenne High,
II to 0.
At West Point, N. Y, the Army lost
to Notre Dame, to 0, in well-played
and hard-fought game.
The New Mexico Collese of Agricul-
ture and Mechanical Arts took a high
position in the Southwestern cham
pionship race by defeating the Uni
versity of Arizona. to 0, at Las
Cruces.
frankie Burns of Jersey City has
agreed to terms to meet Kid Williams
of Baltimore, the bantamweight cham
pion, in a twenty-round bout for the
worlds bantamweight title at New
Orleans Nov. 80.
The Harvard University football
team defeated the Princeton eleven at
Princeton, N. j., 10 to 6. 1t was the
fourth consecutive victory for the
Crimson over the Tigers since 1912 at
Princeton, N. ].
Results of Colorado football games
Saturday: Greeley 13, Loveland 6.
La Junta IA, Lamar 0; Boulder Preps
30, Eaton 0; Colorado Springs 9.
Rocky Ford 0; Longmont 4S, Fort Col.
Inns Z; Gunnison 50, Montrose IA.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
GENERAL.

A Chicago jury will have to decide
whether it was worth $1,000 to Ber-
nard Mahon, wealthy contractor. to
have a nosebleed stopped. That's
what DR.. R. ]. Tivne charged.
Hywel Davies, former president of
the Kentucky Coal Operators Associa.
ton, whose home is in Lexington. was
notified by Secretary of Labor Wilson
of his appointment as arbitrator in the
Arizona Copper Mine strike.
John Finlayson, 1O3 years old, dis
coverer OF Finlayson river and Fin.
layson lake. in Yukon territory, has
applied to the board of trustees of
the Pioneers home at Sitka, Alaska,
for pension under the Alaska terri.
torial law providing for aged pioneers
John d. Rockefeller rendered an il
vitation to all Of Cleve'and's 92.33s
school children to attend the Cleve.
land flower show as his guests. 1t is
estimated that at the regular charge
for children the party will cost Mr.
Rockefeller S23,OS4.
At least 100000 has been expended
IN carrying out alleged German plots
in this country in an effort to prevent
war munitions from reaching the al.
lies, according to statement made in
New York by one of the officials in.
vestigating the case of Robert Fay.
who claimed to be German armv
lieutenant, and five alleged accom-.
plices.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
FOREIGN.

At Berlin it is announced that thu
Reichstag will meet on Nov. 80.
The Danish government is taking
steps to mine coal in Greenland more
intensively
Japan's export trade in toys ha:
made remarkable progress since the
outbreak of the war.
Fifteen of the eighteen provinces oi
China are said by the government to
have voted in favor of monarchy.
The British steamer, Rio Lagos, re-
ported on fire at sea, arrived at Hall
fax, n. S. The fire in No hold was
burning briskly
A return to the monarchical form
of government in China with Presi-
dent Yuan Shi Kai as Emperor is
practically assured.
The progress of Emperor Yoshihito
from Toxic to Nagoya, tie first stage
of his journey to Kioto for the corona
tion ceremonies, was marked by re-
markable display of national loyalty.
Some of the Swedish provincial
journals say that the Swedish gov
ernment will soon convene peace
congress at The Hague or at Malmo,
according to a dispatch from Copen-
hagen.
The prediction that the Serbian
campaign will be ended in two or
three weeks is made by NJ Toncheff,
Bulgarian minister of finance, in an
interview published by the Berlin
Tageblatt.
Pauperism shows a decline over
last year in England and Wales, ac-
cording to an official report. On July
81 of last year, 61S,GS5 paupers were
in receipt of relief, as against 76,106
for this year.
A statue to the late Capt Robert F.
Scott, the Antarctic explorer, was un-
veiled in Waterloo place, London, by
A. ]. Balfour, first lord of the ad-
miralty. The statue was executed by
Lady Scott, widow of the explorer.
An Athens dispatch to the Havas
Agency dated Nov. says that an Of
ficial statement issued by the Serbian
legation estimates the Bulgarian
losses In killed and wounded up to the
present at 100000. In the course of
their defeat at Babuna pass, the Bull
gars left in the hands of the Serbians
500 prisoners who have arrived at
Manastir.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
ZeppeIins or Spiders?

A story IS told of young French
woman who observed with punctilious-
ness the wartime precautions ordered
by the police.
She kept the shutters closed at
nightfall and the curtains pulled down,
so that not a speck of light would es-
cape from her apartments. But one
night, when reading the newspaper,
she said that she had reached the
fmit.
The newspapers said that If the
Zeppelins came all persons must go
into the cellars. She told her friends
she would not go down into the cellar.
Il do not care fig for the Zep-
pelins," she said. "It is no use ask
ing me. will not go down into the
cellar
.sS.aa.1-
cause" she replied, Il am afraid of
spiders"
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
1 Do
Not
Think l
Ever Felt
Much
Better
OFFICER REALLY TO BLAME
Law officer Looked So Much Like
Husband That Woman Simply
Could Not Stop Scoiding.

A woman from the pineland belt,
who had seen a railroad only once,
and who had ridden In to Atlanta's
Decatur street on her husbands wag-
on. was arrested for talking back to
an officer of the law.
"She jabbered steadily for a half
hour, when ! told her she must not
stand SO long, squarely in the middle
of the street." explained the officer
who had made the arrest. Il couldn't
even get word in edgewise. 1t was
the most awful CAB ever heard"
Turning to the prisoner the judge
said:
What have you to say for yourself,
madam"
Couldn't hep it, jedge," responded
the offender, tried TO- ter shet up
but tn officer looked SO much like my
husban' / jes' couldn't find tn heart t
stop!"-Case and Comment.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
WESTERN.

The European earwig las been dis.
covered in rose gardens in widely sep
arated portions of Seattle.
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld
an injunction stopping the payment of
the salaries of los state employees, to.
falling $262,34S.
The late Mrs. Fannie Mast Gamble
of Cincinnati left $125,0oO to the pen
sion fund for preachers OF the Method
ist Episcopal church.
Villa has ordered the release of Drs.
Thigpen and Miller and two chauf-
feurs, all Americans, according to a
message received at Douglas, Arlz.
The entire plant and building of the
News and Observer, owned by the sec,
retary of the navy, Josephus Daniels,
was destroyed by fire at Raleigh, N. C.
c. c. Moore, president of the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition at San Fran
cisco, has sent a telegram to Denver
stating the big fair will positively close
on the night of Dec. 4.
When the Liberty bell goes to Dal-
las on its return from San Francisco
to Philadelphia, it will be conveyed on
its trip through portion of the state
by squadron of aeroplares.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
TURN OVER TIME
When Nature Hints About the Food

When there's no relish to food and
all that one eats doesn't seem to dc
any good then is the time to make a
turnover in the diet, for that's Ma
lures way of dropping hint that the
food isn't the kind required.
For number of years l followed
railroad work, much Of it being office
work of trying nature Meal times
were our busiest; and eating too much
and too quickly of food such as is
commonly served in hotels and res
taurants, together with the sedentary
haplts, were not long in giving me dys-
pepsia and stomach trouble which re-
duced my weight from 2O5 to 100
pounds.
There was little relish in any food
ana none Of it seemed to do me any
eood. 1t seemed the more | ate the
poorer | got and was always hungry
before another meal, no matter how
much l had eaten.
linen l commenced a trial of Crane.
Nuts food, and was surprised how q
W
small saucer of it would carry mo.
along, strong, and with satisfied anne.
tite, until the next NEAL with no sen.
salons of hunger, weakness or dis.
tress as before.
l have been following this die. nou,
lor several months and my Imnrove.
ineht has been so great all the others
IN my family have taken up the use
oi 'rape-Nuts with complete satisfac.
tlon and much Improvement in health
Most people eat hurriedlv have
io'S OF worry, thus hindering digestion
ana therefore need food that is nro-
ulgested and concentrated in no,,rish.
ment." iioui ISL
Iheres a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Ratt,o
Creek, Mich. w. na''ie
,ra er rcnd the above Ict,cr,
&c mppehrs from time to limo rev new
I'M sno'he' true, and full "f ney
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
-FOUR KILLED AS
TRAIN HITS AUTO
FORCE OF CRASH HURLS BODIES
OF VICTIMS OVER HUN
DRED FEET.
AT uT1LETON CROSSING
BANKER, WIFE AND FRIENDS
LOSE LIVES AT SCENE OF
MANY FATALITIES.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Four persons were killed,
one man and three women, when an
inward-bound stock train crashed into
an automobile at West Mexico avenue
and Cherokee street Monday after
noon. Only the four persons were in
the car.
William Shellabarger, 67 years old,
Colorado pioneer and vice president
of the First National Bank of Little
ton, was behind the wheel. Mrs. kath-
crime Broemmel, 20, of Littleton, was
on the seat beside him. Both met in
slant death. Mrs. Shellabarger, 62,
who sat on the back seat, died at the
county hospital at o'clock, and Miss
Mary Broemmel, 36 who was in the
tonneau with her, died an hour later.
Within one square of the place,
George ,Shellabarger, brother OF the
dead man, was killed in runaway
accident seventeen years ago, when
the horses he was driving took fright
at locomotive travelling in the same
direction as Mondays fatal train.
The force of the crash was terrific.
Mrs. Broemmel's body was picked up
100 feet from the crossing. Mr..
Shellabarger was found 80 feet away.
Mrs. Shellabarger and Miss Broemmel
were beside the heap of junk iron
that had been tie frame of the auto
mobile. Pieces of twisted steel and
splintered wood were scattered over
a half-acre of ground. One of the
cushions from the front seat had
landed $50 feet from the spot where
the car was struck The muffler OF
the machine was found near cattle
chute 300 feet away
The Holly chieftain., 1915-11-12
WASHINGTON.

The United States, in its latest note
to Great Britain, covering exhaustive
ly British interference with American
trade since the beginning of the Euro
pean war, declares tie so-called
blockade" instituted by the allies
against enemy countries on March II
is ineffective, illegal end indefen-
sible.' Notice is served that the Amer
ican government Cannot submit to
the curtailment of its neutral rights"
and it Cannot with complaisance suf,
fer further subordination of its rights.