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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
court Seal
VIM. +. Hughes.
Attorney for Petitioner.

! were plentiful. Autos may be all
right In nice weather. but the faith
full old team is the best OF friends
now. as they will travel i'm all kinds
of weather.
The Sunshine club will be enter
tanned by Miss Esther OFT.
Stephen Harvey visited with the
Macbeth boys week ago last FRI.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. l.. Miller visited
friends at Mankato Thursday.
Mrs. G.. Dane, who has been III,
is improving
Your correspondent is sorry to
report that the condition of the little
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Wilkin-
son Is about the same. Doctors Hol-
brook and Pratt OF Mankato were
attending him Thursday night, and
later called at the Bennett home.
Miss Esther OFT visited school
last week Thursday.
We are sorry to hear of the ILL.,
ness of +. J. Russell of Eagle Lake.
as all Tiyoli knows him, and hopes
to see him out again soon.
Miss Weaver spent the weekend
last week with her friend Miss
Leilah Harvey.
Mrs. A. Biggerstaff visited at the
b. l.. Miller home last week OH Mon
day afternoon.
Owing to the bad weather a week
',ago Sunday there was no church or
Sunday school services held.
Looks very much like the farmers
will soon have their wagons and bug.
gies out again.
Mrs. b. l.. Miller visited with
Mrs. ID. J. Musser last Tuesday.
Owing to the teachers convention
those days. and Misses Leilah Har-
vey and Marie Musser spent part
of the time at home.
Miss Ethel Musser called at the
II. Wilkinson home last Friday
|. Despite the rain last week Friday
evening the hard time social held
at the home of A. Jesse was well
attended AMI enjoyed. II is reported
that tho proceeds were twelve dol
lars. This will be used To get new
song books for tho church.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Rbinehart wei.
coined little twelve-pound boy at
their home Saturday evening. Feb
ruary IL. Good luck To Mr.. Rhine.
hart. Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. G. Bucholtz are
enjoying visit from the formers
niece and her husband from North
field. Mimi.
Tivoli friends Of Dan Seaquist ex.
tend hearty congratulations on the
arrival of Mr.. Seaquist. Jr.
The correspondent has received
letter from her sister at Edmonton,
Alberta. Canada, In which the
weather is reported as very nice.
and the doors and windows OF the
residents open all day long. The
war affects Canada greatly. as work
is scarce. and everyone is talking
war so much that they can almost
hear the bullets buzz. There is
beautiful timber around them. and
they can see some OF the mountains.
The friends of n. Cummins or
Eagle Lake will be glad to hear that
he Is home again after being i'm the
hospital at Mankato for some time.
Mrs. b. l.. Miller attended the
Ladies' Aid at the home of A. Ore
last week. near the Kennedy bridge.
Diamond setting from so cents nm:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
From Nor days Daily.
Pleased with OIcott.

Although he had appeared In
Mankato for several years I'm various
plays. Chauncey Olcott Is still rav-
orite here as was evidenced by the
large and enthusiastic audience that
heard him In THE Heart OF Paddy
Whack" at the Mankato Theatre
Saturday evening. Many who heard
him are of the opinion that MIR. OIL
colt has in this new play one that
Is better suited to his acting and
pleases his audience more, II pos.
sible. than any former play given in
Mankato. Mr.. Olcott's songs showed
that The great actor and singer still
retains its sweet and pleasing notes
that charm his hearers. Mr.. Olcott
plays the part OF Dennis O'Malley,
and the scene is laid in small
village near Dublin.
During the intermissions the or.
chestra rendered the following must
cal program, arranged especially by
Cassius Freeborn. musical director
for Mr.. Olcott. Overture. Freedom:
Suite Irish Dances. Ansell: violin
solo. Mother Macree-Olcott and
Ball; Mr.. Pearl: Tang Ojen. Free.
born: Vis-a-Vis, Freedom: During
the action of the play Mr.. Olcott
rendered the following songs. the
music of all Of which Is by Ernest
II. Ball: Irish Eyes OF Love" lyric
by Edward Killalea: "A Broth of a
Boy" lyric by J. Herman Brennan:
"A Little Bit OF Heaven" lyric by
J. Herman Brennan: "Who Knows"
poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26

Diamond setting from so cents up;
watches of all grades cleaned and
repaired from rs cents up; main
springs so cents up. All work guar
anteed first class. orders taken for
high grade jewelry at reasonable
prices. Jacob Hub, 703 North Fourth
street.-Advt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
Mr.. and Mrs. Koehn Entertained.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Koehn enter.
tanned very pleasantly a number OF
friends at their home on South Fifth
street Saturday evening. Mrs. Koehn
served an excellent luncheon to her
guests. The evening was spent in
renewing old acquaintance and In
social conversation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26

Brattleboro. VI. February 22.-
Mrs. Lucretla Miller Walker. ninety
years died in the home of her
nieces. Misses Lou and Hattie
Thayer OF 8 Cottate street. Mrs.
Walker was formerly Of st. Paul,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
Birthday Party.

Birthday Party.
Miss Rose Augustine entertained
about twenty OF her friends last
evening at birthday party. at her
home on North Fourth street.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with flags and hatchets. in keeping
with Washington's birthday. Games
were enjoyed until midnight, after
which three course lunch was
served. All departed at a late hour
wishing Miss Augustine many happy
returns of the day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
From Mondays Daily,

From Mondays Daily.
Listening to ner mother reading
TO her. Miss Dorothea Funk, passed
quietly away late Saturday evening
at her home. 204 South Broad street.
The mother read on. even after life
was CINE from the young woman.
and 1t was only by chance glance
at the face of the girl that Mrs.
Funk discovered that the daughter
was dead.
Miss Funk had been III two weeks
with appendicitis and heart trouble.
She was thirty-three years old. Dur
ing the last thirteen years she was
teacher In the public school OF
North Mankato. She was born IN
Mankato. She graduated from the
Msnkato high school in 1900. being
the valedictorian OF her class. Two
years later she graduated with hon.
ors from the state normal school
Miss Funk is survived by her
mother. Mrs. Margaret Funk; by
three brothers, Captsin ". A. Punk
Of the fire department and James
$40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26

Curtis Snow spent Sunday at New
Ulm.
DIR. Rudolph Of Waseca was in the
city on business today.
J. n. Lang left this noon on a
business trip to Golden.
Eldon Robbins of Redwood Falls
was a Mankato caller today.
Edward Brett has returned from a
purchasing trip to New York.
DR.. A. J. Rudolph of Waseca Wis
tied friends in Mankato today.
MIR. Bochert OF Mapleton spent
the day on business in this city.
Miss Fleeta Towsley and Anna
Welter spent Sunday at lie Sueur,
Miss Hazel Snow spent the week
end with friends at Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Prentice of
waseca visited friends In the city
today.
Charles Swoboda of Faribault spent
Sunday as the guest of Miss Agnes
Fyrand.
Miss Ruth Mclean who has been
friends in the city, returned
TO Amboy today.
County Auditor p. ID. Mcclellan of
Jackson Is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. veigel
Carl j. Kali Of worthington was a
visitor in Mankato today. stopping
1t the Heinrich hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Day and load
Of Eagle Lakers attended the Olcott
play Saturday evening.
s. s. Matson. Gerald Phillips and
J. r. Leas. all of worthington. we're
Mankato visitors today.
II. J. Tillman OF Minneota was
business caller In the city today,
at the Saulpaugh. SD
James Sharp of Sterling town.
ship was doing business in the city
he latter part OF last week. 4nf "a
George w. Black spent yesterday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
D. A. r. Luncheon.

The Daughters of the American
Revolution were entertained at q
one o'clock luncheon today at the
home of Mrs. w. J. Morehart. 10i
Pleasant street. The affair was I'm
the nature of a celebration OF George
Washington's birthday and the dec.
orations and general program was
carried out i'm patriotic manner in
honor 10 the father of his country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26

Benz. Taylor.
Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26

Farewell Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lind were
surprised last Saturday Mt their
home I'm Belgrade. neighbors and
friends rendering them n farewell
party. The time was pleasantly
spent and nice refreshments were
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Lind are
going To move TO New Sweden town
ship March I. Mr.. Lind having rented
a farm there. The company present.
ed Mr. and Mrs. Lind with sum
OF money.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
GOVERNORS Want
BETTER defence
3,sS s -
"U. S. Mentally chloroformed By
Peace Talk Declares
McGovern.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 2S.-A major
ity of governors and former execu-
tiyes at the governors conference
here, agreed the United States is in
adequately prepared to resist inva-
sion by a hostile European force.
Discussion of naval and military
preparedness, selection Of Salt Lake
City as the scene of next years con-
ference and the election of William
Spry, governor Of Utah, as chairman,
were features of the closing session.
Several executives said they felt
certain that all would return to
their states with the intention OF
demanding from their congressman
support in any programme for
strengthening the defense forces
Francis E. McGovern, former gov
ernor of Wisconsin, said:
1--WE have been mentally chloro-
formed by this international propa-
ganda for peace. Our people have
been overpersuaded by this move
ment which has dubbed officers OF
our state militia tin soldiers and
has removed the incentive from Of
fee and man"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
Congressman Woods Here.

Hon. Frank P Woods, Tenth dis
trict congressman, was in the city
Friday on his way to Des Moines
from his home in Estherville. He
was accompanied by his private sec
retary, j. A. Kelly. They were max
ing the trip in Mr.. Woods ANTONIO
bile. The congressman expressed
himself well pleased over the polit-
ical outlook for the republican par
ty and said he expected the nation
al convention to nominate man
for the presidency next year who
would be satisfactory to the progress
sive element of the party. He says
the reactionaries-nea all of them
have surrendered and are now
ready and anxious to cooperate with
progressives.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
That Shooting Accident.

Regarding the accident which
happened several weeks ago to Carl
Wik, who resides with his uncle,
Nels Swanson, six miles south of
this city, the account as told to us
was incorrect in so far as the per-
son who held the revolver is con-
cerned. The young men were dress
ing in the room of Mr.. Wik and the
revolver was in a suit case belonging
to a young man who had been work
ing upon the farm. A neighbor boy
took out the revolver and asked the
owner if it were loaded. He replied
that he did not think so and snap
ping of the trigger by the boy who
asked the question failed to reveal
the presence of any bullet until the
third time it was snapped, when the
shell was expelled. Mr.. Wik was
sitting upon the bed and received
the bullet in the jaw as stated in
the previous account. He is still
at Mercy hospital but is recovering
rapidly from the effect Of the acci-
dent which was regretted as much
by the young man who held the
weapon as by anyone concerned. The
affair was fortunate in that no
greater injury was received by Mr..
Wik.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31

town. He shall perform any duty
specially required of him by the
council, and may be discharged at
the will of the council, without
cause.
Sec. 20. The manager shall take
no part in any election held for the
purpose of electing councilmen, ex-
cept that be may attend at the polls
and cast his vote, if he is quail
fed elector of the city or town, and
any attempt upon his part to pro-
cure the election of any person as
or to induce any elector
to vote for any person for council
man, or any solicitation by such
of any elector to vote for
any person or persons, for the Office
Of councilman, shall be misde-
and upon conviction there
of, he shall be punished as provided
by section 1906 of the code, and in
addition to such punishment, he, may
be removed from Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
Death Of Mrs. Anna Nudge.

Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Anna Nudge, who died
Friday in Rochester, Mimi, was
held Sunday afternoon at one
o'clock at the home of her sister,
Mrs. John schweppe, on the Beisner
farm and at the U. B. church in this
city at 2 o'clock, Rev. R. r. Percy
officiating. Mrs. Nudge was former
ly Miss Anna SPACE of Hamilton
county and lived in this city about
eight years ago. She had been a
resident Of Rochester for the past
year. Three children preceded her
into the great beyond but there are
left beside the husband, father,
three brothers and one sister to
mourn her passing. Death resulted
from complication of kidney and
spinal trouble and was not unexpect-
ed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31

Ito be a fine amateur photographer OF
scenery along the river. The techni-
cal work also appeals to him and the
developing and printing, as well as
the swapping Of the shutter, is done
by him.
There are many others whose
names are unknown at the time Of
writing this, who pursue the art Of
taking pictures with enthusiasm and
interest every year. Many mothers
in the city own and operate a kodak
themselves for the sole purpose of
preserving for their future years the
faces and forms of their children
from infancy UP. For these, the
work has added interest, and to once
work out faithfully picture, from
the time of swapping the shutter to
the final printing, is to be forever a
slave of the kodak, but willing one.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
To Open New Mine.

For some years past there has
been no coal mined in Lehigh, not
even for home consumption. But
they are opening up a new mine
there of what is said to be a fine
quality of coal. The Argus speaks
of it as follows:
Lehigh is to have new coal mine
and work on the slope was begun
Tuesday morning. Sam Mcclure,
Robert P. Orris and VIM. H. Heslop
have formed partnership and the
three men will operate the new
mine. The mine will be located on
the coal land owned by Sam Mcclure
and the entrance of the slope is just
east of the Crooked Creek depot, be-
tween the Crooked Creek Railroad
"Y." The slope will be only 105
feet long with thirty foot drop to
the coal. 1t will probably take two
weeks to drive the slope from the
surface to the coal face and double
shift of men will hasten the driving
of the slope.
|. There are forty acres of coal land
in this place, and large bed of coal
lis known to exist there, for it was
worked for a time by the Crooked
Creek Coal Company, who later NOV
ed the machinery and equipment of
the mine. to the shaft just below
town. The coal is known as the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
Wahkonsa to Change Hands.

Fort Dodge, Aug. S.-Edward
Awe and John B. Julius are today
concluding the purchase of the Wah-
konsa hotel lease and contents at an
approximate cost of 100000, from
Arthur Morton, present leasee of the
hotel Their ownership goes into eff
feet September 1.
The new leases have not as yet
announced the future policy of the
hotel or their plans as to the man
agement. Both men are actively en-
gagged in other business in the city
at present. That they plan to oper-
ate thoroughly up-to-date and pro-
gressive hosiery is assured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
A BIG LAND DEAL
IS C0NSUhATED
Howard Knight Trades His Fine
Cass Township Farm for one
Near Estherville.

One Of the biggest land deals OF
the season in this vicinity was con
Friday when Howard
Knight traded his fine 290 acre farm
ten miles northeast Of Webster City,
in Cass township, for 556 acre
farm near Estherville, owned by A.W.
Wagner of that place. The Knight
farm, which is one of the best i'm
proved in Hamilton county, was put
in at 1925 per acre and the Wagner
farm at $3.50. The exchange will be
made the first of March, when Mr..
Knight expects to remove to the
farm near Estherville. Mr.. Wagner
is a very wealthy man and secures
the knight property as an invest
ment. 1t is likely he will put it up
on the market later on.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
THOUSANDS At
/ FAIR SEE DARING
A|RMAN TUMBLE
Thirty Foot Tumble Near the Grand
stand Does Not Injure
Smith.
HIS MACHINE IS WRECKED
Plane Evidently Was Not Working
Properly and He Was Trying
to Land.
HIS MACHINE IS WRECKED

DeS Moines, Aug. 2S.-Art Smith,
the boy aviator furnished a thrill
for 10000 persons at the state fair
Yesterday afternoon that was not on
the programme when he fell thirty
feet to the ground in making his
second flight of the day.
1t was said that Smith was not in
jured. After having been released
from the machine Smith limping
somewhat hurriedly to his wife who
had tainted in front of the judges
stand by the amphitheater. They
fastened to an automobile and de-,
parted for downtown.
To the great throng which wit
messed Smiths accident it was plain
that something about his machine
was not working properly. He had
made two circles perhaps 400 feet
above the race track when his BIZ
plane suddenly tipped to one side
and then to the other. Some specta-
tors thought he was doing one of
his dare devil stunts, but those ac
quainted with aviation realized
there was something wrong.
Smith appeared to know it. He
first started to drop onto the race
track. After another circle he
steered for a vacant space outside
the track on the west side Of the
grounds. He drove the biplane into
the ground The momentum caused.
the machine to start somersault,
with the result that Smith was on
the ground but an instant.
R. D. Danforth, guardsman from
Winterset, and G.. F. Gerner, Com
pany NJ, Red Oak, rushed to aid
Smith when the machine struck the
earth and prevented it from falling
back on him. He was raised about
two feet by the machine after strik-
ing the ground and was standing
when the guardsmen cut his belt
with bayonets.
Mrs. Smith called the attention of
"a newspaperman that her husbands
machine was going wrong" after
he had been up less than two min
utes. She did not become greatly
alarmed until the machine darted
downward. She buried her face in
her hands when it struck the ground
and then tainted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
That Adel Rest Room.

A week or so ago the Freeman
Tribune, in discussing the Webster
City rest room proposition, observed
that they had a rest room in Adel,
this state, supported by the county.
This called forth a letter from DR..
Barkalow to the Ellsworth News, in
which the doctor secuted the idea
of rest room in Adel, and claimed
to have lived in Adel the past ten
years. Just what the animus that
prompted the doctor to write such a
letter the Freeman-Tribune doesn't
know, but it does know that he is
either ignorant of the facts or pur-
posely misrepresented them. Here is
what the county auditor of Dallas
county says of the matter:
Eds. Freeman-Tribune: The clip
ping from the Freeman-Tribune in
regard to the ladies rest room in the
Dallas county court house, located
al k1ucl, 10 ouUoIohtAoliy SoAACSt, ~
ing open during the day time, but
not at night. The county maintains
the rooms and a toilet for ladies. 1t
is we'll furnished with rugs, easy
chairs, couch, table, etc. OF course
DR.. Barkalow is technically correct,
as Adel itself does not have a rest
room other than the one furnished
and supported by the county in the
court house located in the town of
Adel, but all ladies are welcome to
and do use these rooms and for all
intents and Purposes are just the
same as a rest room in the town fur
nished by the citizens of the town.
Your statement is correct in regard
to the rest room.
Yours truly,
NJ. T. Finley, Co. Aud.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
Interment Here.

The remains of Mrs. N. w. Owens
Of Eagle Grove were brought to this
city overland Saturday and in
tered in Graceland cemetery. Rela-
tives of the deceased woman's hus-
band are also inferred here and the
Foster funeral car went overland to
Eagle Grove that forenoon to bring
the remains here to be placed beside
the others. The funeral services
were held in that place at one
o'clock Saturday. So far as known no
relatives of the deceased woman live
in this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-31
|. \. c. ENCAhPMENT
FOR WEBSTER CITY
Considerable Talk About Securing
State Encampment Next Sum
mer or in 1917.

There has been considerable talk
about the city regarding the pros
poets the town might have for Sc
curing the Iowa National Guard En-
campment for next summer. The
place is as yet undecided, but the
fact that this city once secured the
encampment makes it seem probable
that the thing might be done again.
In 1892 or 1893 the /. N. G. en-
camped upon what is now known as
Lawn Hill. No residences were at
that time built west of the 1000
block on Second street and the place
made an excellent field for the
camp.
Next years camp is to be a bri-
gade encampment which will mean
about three times the size Of the
camp which was stationed this sum-
mer at Clear Lake. The grounds at
Clear Lake which comprised many
acres proved much too small for ma
neuvers and it is thought the camp
will never again be situated there.
If&e suitable spot could be secur-
ed near this city it would doubtless
be possible to have the state en-
campment one year from next sum-
mer in 1917 For regimental
camp a site at least three or four
miles square would be necessary.
Cornfields must not be trespassed
upon and grounds Of this size must
be exclusive of the growing crops. 1t
has been suggested that the tract
upon which the rifle range is now
situated, on the Wilke farm, one
and half miles south of Webster
City, together with the ground on
the north side of the river and q por-
tion Of the Briggs farm, might be OF
sufficient size to accommodate reg
mental camp.
1t is possible that only Camp
Dodge in Des Moines will be large
enough for the brigade camp of next
summer and hence would be the only
site considered, but for the following
summer, Webster City stands just as
good chance as any town in the
state to secure the regimental en-
campment and it would be feather
in our cap, as the securing of any
large convention or encampment al
ways is. Every inducement should
be held out to secure the encamp-
ment for Webster City.