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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
AMERICAN ENGINEER LOST
Was Passenger on Ship Sunk by Ger
man Submarine.

London. March 31.-Oficial an.
nouncement is made that among the
missing passengers OF the steamer
Falaba. which was sunk by German
submarine. is Leon Chester Thrasher
an American engineer. who had been
living for the past year on the gulf
coast, British West, Africa, .'st ..,.
Thrasher had an American passport
and in the form he was required to
iii out before embarking described
himself as an American citizen. hut
gave no American address. He was
employed by the Broomassie Mines,
Ltd.
Inquiry at the Offices of the. com.
eany Ia London elected the informa.
ton that nothing had been heard
from Thrasher and that il Is prcsum.
ed he was drowned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
THREE BILLS OVERLOOKED
Measures Passed Were Never Sent
for Enrolment.

Bismarck. y. d.. March 3l.-Care-
lessness cost the life of three bills at
the recent session of the Legislature
here. II has been discovered that sch
ate bill 100, relating to township OF
GERS bonds. while II passed both the
house and senate, was never sent to
the enrolling force.
Senator Englund's concurrent reso.
luton memoralizing congress TO allow
former citizens their rights after one
years residence in this country on
return from Canada was the second
one missed and Representative WIN.
Jams concurrent resolution asking
congress TO. take steps toward aba,e-
rent of the. Mississippi river foods
was the third.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
AUTO SklDS OFF BRIDGE
Four Persons Are Drowned Under the
Wreckaae.

Seattle. March ,3i.-Four persons
of prominent Seattle fami
lies, were drowned I'm the Duwamish
river wher an automobile belonging
10 Mrs. Morgan j. Carkeck ran on a
bridge nj Allentown. ten miles south
of Seattle. Allin the car except Mrs
Carkeek and her Japanese chauffeur
lost their lives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Prosch,
Miss Margaret Lenora Denny and Mrs.
Harriet Foster Beecher. an artist.
were killed.
The party, a delegation from the
Seattle Historical society. was going
TO Tacoma TO inspect the exhibit of
the State Historical society.
The chauffeur, Paul KAMA. applied
the brakes suddenly as the car ran
on the slippery approach tn the
bridge.
The automobile skidded. crashed
through the railing and tiirred com.
piete somersault as IL fell thirty feet
&c the river below. The four Who
perish were caught in the wreckage
OF the car
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
From Wednesdays Daily.

81. Paul. March 31.-State depart
ments OF Minnesota will have $780,
III less TO spend during the next two
fiscal years than during the present
biennium IL recommendations OF the
senate finance committee. submitted
today. are adopted.
The committee gives all state de-
partments an aggregate of s5.5s3,S29
during the biennial period ending
August /. 1917. as against $S.0iS. O9O
allowed two years ago.
The state board Of controls appro-
priation which is separate from the
departmental budget. is cut by the
committee approximately $500, 900.
The committee allows the board the
uses of s4.Si3.00G as. against s5.54S..
600 allowed two years ago. BY these
cuts the committee has saved the tax.
payers of the state over sl,l0O,000.
Cut Highway Commission.
Among the state departments which
viii have to worry along on reduced
appropriations are the forestry board
which has been cut $4,000: the high.
way commission. 100000: advisory
commission for state sanitarium for
consumptives. cut s250,000. However.
the state board of visitors. for which
no provision was made by the last
legislature, will have $4,000 to carry
on its work for the next two years.
The minimum wage commission viii
not go out of existence for want of
funds either. as $4,000 was appro-
priated for its use.
Reduce State Fair Board Amout.
The state fair board suffers cut.
IL was allowed $4,000 for improve
ments. although Il asked s290,000.
There win be no study of school
hygiene nor district health organiza.
ton he created. as the committee cut
from the budget all appropriations
asked by the state board or health for
these purposes. The State Art socie-
~ Is cut out altogether In the past
ii has had an appropriation of $4,000.
For the suppression OF the hoof and
mouth. disease s50,0o0 liz set aside.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

ter. Annetta. of Menomine. Wis. are
spending the Easter vacation with her
parents Rev. and Mrs. C. Kruger.
William ID. Beavens.' former book
keeper at the National Bank OF Com
merce. lefi last night for Beaver
Creek. where he has accepted bank
cashiership.
Mrs. Christopher Sommerfeldt OF
Sleepy Eye is at Emmanuel hospital
recovering from an operation perform
ed this morning. for the removal Of
functionless gall bladder.
Miss Lucy Kruse. teacher in the
schools at Window. viii arrive in the
city tomorrow TO spend the rest of
this week and all next week nj the
home OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gotffried Kruse.
Lawrence Roebke. son Of T. Roeb-
Ike. proprietor of the Mankato Bread
company. eco North Front street, will
go next week to Fargo to look over
the situation with view tn estab-
fishing new bakery there.
Alfred Larson. who has been EN-.
ployed as elevator boy I'm the Citizens
bank building. has resigned his posi-
ton. and win learn the carpenter
trade with Contractor Kleinschmidi.
His place IN the elevator has been
accepted by David Schweiger.
J. b. Olney of Marshalll Mich, rep
resentatiye Of the Austin Western com
pany. dealer in road machinery held
meeting at the Hotel Heinrich to-
day with the members OF the Decoria
town board. with reference selling
road machinery TO that town.
Blue Earth Post Alvin GuttersUn.
son of Hon. Gilbert Gutterson. viii
locate in Blue Earth and devote his
attention 10 the land business. being
connected with a syndicate owning
large tracts of Wisconsin land. He
will work northern Iowa from this
point. He is anxious TO rent small
house and II you know OF such kindly
inform Walter Elder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
WILL DROP C0NSUL's, CASE
State Department Desires That Prose.
cution Be Discontinued.

Seattle. March SILT was an.
nounced here that the prosecution OF
DR.. Wilhelm Mueller. German consul
at Seattle, and B. Max Schultz. his
secretary. charged with conspiracy
10 bride an employee of the Seattle
Construction and Drydock company
to reveal secrets Of his employers
business. will be dropped within a
few days.
The state department at Washing
ton desires that the prosecution, I'M
der a state law, be discontinued.
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April 2-9-16
Citation fer Hearing. on, Petition for
prohats Of Will

Probats OF Will.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. In Probate Court.
I'm the Matter OF the Estate OF
Charles c. Scott, Bccedent:
The State OF Minnesota to Lydia
NJ. Scott. and all persons interested
IN the allowance and probate OF the
will OF said dacedent. The petition
of Lincoln +. Scott. Icing duly filed
in this court, representing that
Charles c. Scott. then resident OF
the County OF Blue Earth. State OF
Minnesota. died on the 9Th day OF
February. 1913. leaving a, last win
and testament which is presented to
this court with said petition. and
praying that said instrument be nj.
lowed as the last will and tesla
ment of said deeedent. aud that
letters testamentary on said estate
he issued thereon TO Lydia NJ Scott.
Now. Therefore. you. and each OF
YOU. are hereby cited and required
to show canse II any You have. he
fore this court. ut the Probate Court
Rooms I'm the Court House. in Man
kato. County of Blue Earth. State OF
hiUftt soad, ui 'Ht -btb ucs W hpIil.
1915. AT ten o'clock a. m. why the
prayer OF said petition should not he
granted.
Witness The Honorable Evan
Hughes Judge OF said Court. and the
seal Of said Court. this Goth day or
March 1915
tCourf SealJ EVAN HUGHES. -
Judge.
C. T. Gilmore.
Attorney for Petitioner
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
BURNS KILL MAN IN WRECK
Driver Of Auto Truck Loses Life When
Train Hits Machine.

Davenport, la. March 3l.-Ernest
Sohl. forty years old. q. driver en-
pioyed by a local brewery company.
died after being burned in gasoline
explosion when Rock Island pas.
seneer train struck his automobile
truck
The impact Was followed by the ex-
rlosion of the gasoline tank and
sohl's clothing was burned from his
body and the flesh charred before he
could be. extricated. from the wreck.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

LYME -
During last nights performance al
the Grand. Manager Harry French
announced the prize winners in the 10
cal contest for the best solutions "a
the Million Dollar Mystery. the first
prize being awarded To Miss Loretta
bly,. 52S North Front street. The
method pursued i'm deciding the win
ners was fair and impartial. Each so
luton that came I'm was carefully type
written. and sent 10 the judges without
any name being attached, being dis
tineuished by numbers. and we're de,
cided on their merits only. A total Oi
ten prizes were thus awarded. the
winners to choose their prize from the
list offered. the first prize winner 10
have her choice OF all the prizes. the
second prize winner to have his choice
Of the remaining prizes, aud so on
down the scale. Following is the com.
plete list of prize winners:
Miss Loretta Bly. SOS North
Front street.
L. schweitzer. 2a9 Belgrade
avenue.
Mrs. Bert Funk. i27 South
Front street
Mrs. F. Brown 325 Belgrade ave-
me-
Miss Ruby westenhaver. 324 Mic.
Cllet avenue ....
Miss Rose F. lost. 1920 North
Third street.
Miss Mabel Sweeney. Daniel
Buck hall.
Afreda Cattrell. 500 Record
street.
Stella Schuman. 32S Wheeler
avenue.
o. II. Rinde. 4Oi Belgrade ave-
The business houses offered prizes
were:
otto's Grocery. twenty pounds of
Otto blend coffee.
Madison Launderers & Dry Cleaners.
SO In trade.
Gacke & Son. one large refriger-
ator
Mankato Candy Kitchen, one large
basket of candy.
Nyquist Clothing company. SIS Har,
Schahner & Marx. mackinaw.
;. VI. Morris. brass bed.
Byrnes Brothers. two tons of coal.
Wood & Sterling. two pairs of five
dollar shoes.
j. b. ID Richards. lady's suit.
Young Lady Was Surprised.
Miss Loretta Bly was a very aston.
ished and pleased young lady this
morning, when visited, NJ her home.
52S North Front street. and informed.
by a Free Press representative. that
she had won first prize In the million
Dollar Mystery" contest held In this
city under the auspices OF the Grand
theatre management, and in which
prominent business concerns of the
city had offered prizes. Miss Bly's
synopsis was brief and TO the point.
and only differed In one particular
from the solution which won the s10.-
600 from the Thanhauser Film com.
pany as the plot upon which the last
episode of the pictured story was to
be written. When Braine. the arch
william. was accidently shot by Prin.
cess OLGA, II being stated that he was
killed. Miss BLY, allowed him to re-
main dead. and sent Olga alone TO
Siberia, whereas the $4,000 answer
resusciated him and sent him with
the princess.
Il won the priye?r Miss BLY, repeat.
ed. did reaily? Well. I am sur.
prised. tt has been so long since I
sent In my solution that had almost
forgotten it,
Miss bly, likes moving pictures. and
attended the million Dollar Mystery
serial regularly. only missing two or
three installments. She Is sopho-
more In Mankato. high school. and Is
Studying to he teacher. One of her
chief pleasures II music. and she ia
quite an accomplished oreanist, her
talent being natural as she. has not
had the necessary opportunities OF
stndy which she would have liked to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
April 2-9-i6.
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Probate Of Will.

VFoUdtc Or VIII.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF An.
gust l.. Wendt. Becedent:
The State OF Minnesota to Fred
Apitz. and null persons interested in
the allowance and probate OF the will
of said decedent. The petition OF
Clara "A. wendt. being duly filed I'm
this. court. representing that august
l.. Wendt. then resident of the
County of Blue Earth. State of Min
nesota. died on the 9Th day os March.
1915. leaving last will and tesla
ment. which Is presented to this
court with said petition and praying
that said instrument be allowed MS
the last will and. testament OF said
'decedent. and that letters testamen,
tary on said estate he issued thereon
to Efed Apitz. Now, Therefore, you,
and each OF YOU. are, hereby cited
and required to show canse n any
you have. before this court. at the
Probate Court Rooms In the Court
House. In Mankato. County OF Blue
Earth. State OF Minnesota, on the
26th day OF April, 1915. Mt ten O'Clock
a. m. why, the prayer. of said petition
should not be granted. NJ
Witness the Honorable Evan
Hughes Judge OF said Court. ana
the; sfsl Of sa4',. Court, This 29ih day
(court seal) EVAN HUGHES. :
Judge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
A new FUEL
FOR AUTOMOBILES

The alleged discovery of this new
gas will exert a most potent influence
on commercial conditions and II IL
VIII do the work OF gasoline. at such
cheap cost. the solution of the power
problem viii be solved.
The proper solution TO the. great
health problem is largely matter Of
keeping the stomach. liver and bowels
in proper condition and always work
ing in harmony.
There will be times. however. when
weakness will develop when help
must be given, and n Is then you
should try Hostetter's Stomach Bit,
tiers. 80 - --.l 1919
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
YOUNG BOXER IS. KILLED
Pittsburg Lightweight Dies From &c.
feets Of Blow.

Steubenville.. o.. March 31,-Special
Delivery Tully. Pittsburg lightweight
boxer. is dead as result of injuries
sustained when he was knocked out
by Banty Sharp in the first round OF
their bout here Monday night.
Tully was pronounced in good con.
dition before the scrap started. lie
went down when right was planted
above his heart.
Sharp vas freed on $500 bail after
a coroners jury had decided .Tully's
death was due to a weak heart The
promoters also were, released. !,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
Boom WednesdaY.s paIIy.

On May Is and 10 there VIII be held
i'm Minneapolis. the nftieth annual
Grand conclave of the Grand Comman-
derry Of knights Templar OF Minneso-
10. This being the semi.centennial
Of the institution Of this body. the
sir Knights composing Il have deter
mined TO celebrate the event In man
ner BETTING the OCCASION.
with that idea in view the Grand
Commanders at its last session ap-
pointed a committee of three. consist.
ine OF Very Eminent Sir Jehiel w.
Chamberlin. Right Eminent Sir VIII
Hayes Laird and Right Eminent Sir
Harry r. Whitney. this committee 20
co-operate with committee OF nj.
teen Sir knights OF Minneapolis-fiye
from each of the three Communicates
of which Eminent Sir Frank J. Mey.
- is general chairman; Eminent Sir
V. D. Jones. secretary. and J. Frank
Walker. corresponding secretary.
The Local Hosts. -.
As the celebration Is TO he held in
Minneapolis the Sir Knights OF the
Minneapolis Communicates. consist.
ing of Zion Commandery No. 2. Dari-
MS Commandery No. and Mounted
Commandery No. %. viii act as local
hosts
On the evening Of May Is there
will be a grand parade. and II is pre-
dicted that no less than 5000 Sir
Knights will be i'm line. Elaborate
preparations are being made for this
anair. and IL Is believed that IL will
he the most spectacular of It's kind
that has even been seen in the north
west
Then the Banquet.
The parade will end at the banquet
nah where grand banquet will be
spread.
The second day will he devoted 10
the husiness-of the Grand Command
cry and the entertainment of visitors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
PLUMBERS SEEK NEW TRIAL
Attorney Says Evidence Was Insults,
cient for Blanket Verdict.

Des Moines. March Si.-I. c. Boyle,
attorney for the tbirty-six master
plumbers convicted in federal court
here Feb. "a last on the charge OF
violating the Sherman antitrust law,
declared before Judge John c. Pol
lock that the evidence in the trial
was rot sufficient to warrant the
blanket verdict of the jury.
Claude X. Porter. district attorney,
gill argue against the granting OF
the motion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
From Wednesdays Daily.

What was claimed TO have been
one OF the largest sales of horses
ever occurring in Mankato took place
Yesterday afternoon AZ the Monks
barn on Liberty street. The auction.
eer was Fat Mcclure OF Holstein,
iowa. who represented Quirin. Miller
q Brown OF lie Mars. Iowa. Twenty.
nine horses were sold and about SIS.
0Co changed hands The sale was at
tended by, about 400 people. Some
came all the way from Missouri and
others from Ohio to attend the sale.
The animals sold were IAN Perche.
rons. including stations, mares and
colts The highest price paid for a
tsalhon Nas $3.50 and the highest
price for a mare. was $3.50: Ran So..
eeant OF Mndelin bought a $500 mare
and Mr.. Schieveil 81 Madeiia p,,r.
chased two stations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
FORMER BANKER IS GUILTY
Man Convicted Of Misapplying Funds
Of the Depositors.

Portland, Ore. March 3l.-Thomas
r. Sheridan. former president OF the
First National bank OF Roseburg.
Gre, was found guilty in the United
States district court on two counts
OF misappiying funds of depositors..
The minimum penalty is FIVE years In
prison on each count.
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weeks at his home is again working
for c. III. Loucks.
The Ladies' Aid society Is post
.aoned for one week.
ABOUT thirty-hve friends surprised
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Burnett ut the
house of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Burnett
Monday evening. The young couple
received number of nice presents.
All present had fine time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
From Wednesdays psl,y.

From, Wednesdays Daily.
Robert Kane to Ernest c. Kane.
south half of north half OF southeast
quarter OF section 80, Eyra, $4,000.
Upper Michigan Land company tn
Bertha Peterson. lots I. 2. 3. 4, 8 and
G. block 4. Amboy. $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
AWARDS FRENCH. AIR
CORPS GRAND PRIZE.

Paris. March 31.--Acting on.
the suggestion of General Iof.
FIRE. the French communicating
chief. the Academy of Sports
has awarded the grand prize
Of 10000 francs ts2.00O) to the
military aviation corps.
Minister. OF War AIillerand
has undertaken to distribute
money among the families, OF
the. French. airmen who have
hcch killed during The war,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
SLEEPING CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH.

Des Moines, March 3l.-Two
sleeping children were burned
10 death and their. mother,
Mira. Charles o'Brien. was
perhaps fatally burned in an
explosion and fire which
wrecked the O'Brien home.
The dead are: Forest
O'Brien. aged ten years. and
Rose O'Brien. nine years old.
The cause of the explosion
is a mystery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
From Wednesdays Daily,
Celebrated Her Birthday.

Miss Eleanor Quimby entertained
party OF friends last evening at her
home. 800 Clark street, celebrating
her fifteenth birthday. The quests sat
NJ three tables. Mrs. \. =. Quimby
was hostess. 4 large part of the even
ing WIS spent with music. 4 delight.
iul time was enjoyed by all
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

undertake. Quiet and unaffected In
manner. an attractive and pretty Man
kato school girl. Miss BLY, well de-
serves her good fortune.
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we're united in marriage al the Ger.
man Methodist parsonage Tuesday
evening. Rev. Carl Kruger. the pas
tor. performing the ceremony.
Miss Esther Daniels Is the guest OF
friends I'm ST. Paul.
Mrs. Ryan of Blue Earth was In the
city shopping today.
Mrs. Busse OF Mapleton was a
guest in the city today.
Mrs. Bertha Jordan Of Amboy was
o guest in the city last evening.
Mrs. Thomas Hamp of Mapleton
was In the city today on business.
Miss Masdalene Swartwood Of Wa.
SEGA was shopper in the city yes
icrday
Rev. Edward Constant went TO
Waseca today where he will preach
This evening.
Miss Harriet Herbst Is confined TO
her home this week by severe at.
tack Of grippe.
Mrs. ]. l.. Cummings and Mrs.
Queen Cook of Eagle Lake went to
Minneapolis today.
Miss Marie AmundsOn has gone TO
Frost. Mimi. where she will visit
over the Easter holidays.
Fred lliff of Winnebago was the
guest yesterday OF Mr. and Mrs. 4. H..
Spauldine of The Buckeye Farm"
DR.. and Mrs. A. r. Strickler and
daughter and Miss Rogers of Sleepy
Eye. were shoppers in the city today.
Mrs. II. u. Uden OF Minneapolis is
the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Ahrens on Second street.
Miss June Van Wrinkle has returned
from Morris. MINI. where she has
been teaching classes in agriculture.
Miss Maude Geddes left for st. Pet
or today. where she will transact
business for the Peterson Land com.
pany.
John Yeo has gone To Mapleton.
whore he will spend two weeks on
Inc farm with his sons. Albert and
Thomas.
AIR. and Mrs. Harry Holmes have
gone 10 Bemidji near which place
they expect 10 locate on a farm for
the summer
Charles X. Otto of. Valley City. y.
D.. arrived last evening and Is a guest
NJ the home of his brother. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. W. Otto.
Mrs. ID. J. Funk has gone to Min.
neapolis to see her brother. Ed. Foley
who was recently injured in an auto
mobile accident.
Attorney II. l.. Schmitt left for Min
neapolis last evening TO make arrange
ments for the removal of his law of.
flee TO that city.
Mrs. Joseph Homer and son. Gordon
left for st. Paul today TO visit her
mother, Mrs. c. w. Quinn of Macales.
ter park. over Sunday.
J. =. Craig Of Tracy Is in Mankato
enroute TO Chicago. where he will at
tend the dog show. While here he
visited with DR.. r. VI Dodds.
Mrs. Ernest Mense and little daueh.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
GERMAN CAMP. TAKEN
IN SOUTHWEST AFRICA.

London. March, si.NA Cape
Town dispatch to Reuters
Telegram company says that
a German camp at Plattben,
fifty miles northeast OF uka-
mas, German Southwest AZ
RIGA. has been captured by the
British. II contained great
quantities Of supplies, horses
andzlive stock. - - !.
~ laI "a III q. y.
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Williams.

ltZ."tliidms.
Miss Emily T. Piltz and Mr.. George
Williams. both OF Minnesota Lake
we're united in marriage at the Ger.
man Methodist parsonage Tuesday
evening. Rev Carl Kruger. the pas
tor. performing the ceremony