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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Cleveland
From Thursdays Daily.

Ms. r. Thomas. who has been very
Ill for the past week and half will
bronchitis and heart trouble. is very
much better.
Gussie Ballman. eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Ballman, Is still
critically i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Flowers were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Flowers
Sunday at dinner.
Mrs. Mary Kramer, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hobson and children were
Sunday guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Keenan,.
Mr.. Elmer Dinker, who for the past
so seriously iii for the past three
weeks. is slowly gaining.
Mr.. Elmer Denker. who for the past
three weeks has been confined at
home on account of illness Is able to
be out egain.
The M.sses Rose and Elizabeth
Dickie visited with their sister. Mrs.
William Davis. last Wednesday.
The musical program given by the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17

Misses Hodapp Of Mankato at the
community club meeting Friday even
ing was beautifully rendered and
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. VIII Goldsmith returned to his
home at Mora, Mimi. Monday after, a
two weeks visit with relatives and
friends at this place.
Last Friday evening at the com
mu1ity club meeting 1t was voted Ia
have a community Christmas tree al
the Cleveland town hall Thursday
December 90.
A number of Mrs. Spangenbergs
friends gave her a pleasant surprise
at her home last Wednesday evening
in honor OF her birthday.
Miss Jessie jerks was entertained
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cheadle Thursday at six o'clock din
ner.
Miss Ruth Flowers spent few days
'this week at Mankato visiting her
aunt.
Miss Grace Matthews left for Wat
kins, Mimi, last Saturday where she
will spend couple of weeks visiting
friends.
Miss Hattie Siebert is spending this
week with Mrs. L. Thomas.
The Misses Emma Kircher and
Hodapps of Mankato were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Kircher Friday
evening and Saturday.
Mrs. Bartlett entertained Miss
Jessie jerks and Mr.. VIII Goldsmith
at tea Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Steering. Sr.
and Jr., and Hugo Sterling Of Water
vile Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ponwith and
family were entertained at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Korn Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Groh were visiting
relatives at Waterville Sunday.
Frank Matejcek and Ben Hale o.
Owatonna ere spending a few days
with the Groh family this week.
The Misses Helen ard France
MEME of Mankato spent Sunday witt
friends here
The funeral services of Mrs. Dave
Marsh will be held at the Methods
, church Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock II her brother. Mr.. George w
VI ollIlNu, w .s., Cdl
reach here bv that time
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL NEWS
4 program will be held i'm the az.
sembiy room on next Friday evening
December 10, each grade taking part
The high school will be Represented
by play entitled Two of a Kind.
Admission Is and Is cents.
The English pupils are busy thes,
days preparing short speeches TO
class work. They must have beel
, good otherwise the juniors and semi
| ors would have been allowed to hea
them.
The toys and girls have organize,
individual basket ball teams and viii
start playing this week. The boy
will play Kascta at Cleveland Satur
day.
: A crowd of young people wen
skating Sunday evening on Scotcl
Lake.
! Things that can't be done" Fresh
men swelling eighth Grade down.
freshman getting 100 in Algebra. Sit
ting FIR more than three hours i'm
car this time of the year w!thou
taking cold.
: Mr.. Frebilcock. the manual train
ing teacher visited the Clevelan,
suburbs last Friday evening.
Herman Puffpaff entered the fresh
man class Monday morning making
total enrolment Of 45 students.
! Parks Everett the janitor. was sec
in st. Peter. Saturday doing hi
! Christmas shopping at the Ten cen
/ store"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17

DIR. V. I. Miller spent the day on
business i'm st. Paul.
q. c. Keith OF Annoy was a bust
ness caller I'm the city today.
| Mrs. ]. X. Brinsvold OF Amboy was
in the city on business today.
l.. B. Mantor returned yesterday
from business trip to Good Thun-
der.
c. w. Bachertz, of the Mankato
Broom factory, is spending a few days
on business in the twin cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. N. Tompkins lef,
yesterday for Chicago. where they
will spend a week or ten days.
Golightly Thomson of Chicago. dis
| trict passenger agent of the Pennsyl-
vania line. is in the city today calling
on friends.
VI. NJ. Simms, travelling passenger
agent of the Louisville and Nashville
Railway company is in the city today
His headquarters are I'm Birmingham
Ala.
turned to their home In Vernon Cen
ter last night, after several days
visit with their son and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Champlin.
Mrs. Durant Barclay and her little
daughter Frances, of Coleraine Min
nesota, arrived i'm the city today, in
tending to spend two weeks with the
Misses Minor of 212 Locke street.
A. ]. Praxel, grand chancellor oI
the Knights of Pythias lodge spent
Monday night at Vernon Center
Tuesday night at Lake Crystal, and
| Wednesday night at Fairmont, visiting
the lodges at those places.
Mrs. Ellen Porter and Mrs. Frank
| Clagues were i'm the city between
trains yesterday. enroute from Red
wood Falls to Minneapolis.
Miss Vesonica Zimmeth has re.
turned home from q visit ut Ro-
| chester MINI.
Alois II. Clarke, representing Tho
bonding department or the Harri.
Trust and Savings Bank OF Chicago
was in the city today on business fol
his firm. and stated that as Blue Eartl
county is known to be the riches
county i'm the state, the company will
start work here as socn as possible.
Rochester Prst and Rec I'D: L.
Forest B'yler has arrived from Man.
kGto end has entered upon his duties
as ticket clerk at the Chicago and
Northwes tern { tail n. Mr. Blyler re.
places no one at tfis depot, but Is al
add ton to the regular force. witt
an increased force, the Northwestern
should be able to give its patrons
the best of service in tie future
Agent Riley is ever alert to the needs
Of the Rochester office.
| G. l.. A. Thomson. district passenger
agent of the Pittsburgh. Cincinnati
Chicago and st. Louis railroad. other
wise known as the Pan Handle route
was a business visitor in the city TO-
day. Mr.. Thompson makes his head
quarters in Chicago. He is advertis
ing a new train that the Pennsylvani;
has just i'si tuted between Chicag,
and Jacksonville. Florida, via Cincin
natl, Knoxville and Macon. The new
train is rarred The Southland, anu 4
claimed TO be the fastest train goin,
from Ch'c"go to Florida. The trail
leaves Chicago at 1917 a. NJ, and ar
rives at Jacksonville thirty-two hour
and forty-fOur minutes later. On IN.
return II leaves Jacksonville at S:2I
p. III. and arrives In Chicago thirty
five hours and twenty-five minute!
later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Real Estate Transfer.

Register of Deeds Gabler today re-
corded the following real estate trans
fer: Sivert Olson, representing the
estate of Lars Mathison, deceased, to
Carl o. johnson of Mankato, $500, lot
3, block Is, city Of Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Will Hold Fair.

VIII Hold Fair.
The Y. w. G.. A. girls of the
normal school will hold fair on Fri
day evening of this week, from seven
until ten o'clock. and are making
preparations for the event. at which
many nice articles will be offered
for sale There will be candy and
flower booths, gifts made in japan.
two penny shows. and a fortune tell
er. and the Kitchen orchestra" will
furnish music. Guests may come In
fancy gowns. dressed as for a country
fair. Hdg r"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Removal Of Distractions From the
Sidewalks Was the Subject Up
For Discussion
From ThursdaY,s Daily.

From THURSDAYS Daily.
Mayor A. G. Meyer and Chief Ell
KlugherZ late yesterday afternoon
visited all of the merchants OF Front
street from Liberty to Vine. who had
Instructions on the sidewalk. to which
the mayor found objection. The may
or did not insist on things being done
right up TO the letter of existing or
dinance. because the council is now
in the process OF drafting a new or.
dinance covering that very subject,
but he approached the various busi-
ness men in q spirit Of friendliness
and got them to do without any Diff
fculty what he considered necessary
in the interest of caring for the side
walk traffic.
Set Back Barber Poles.
The barber poles are to be moved
back from the curb line close to the
buildings. Many OF the hitching posts
are going to be taken out. though
there was no insistence upon this,
"a an ordinance in force specifically
allows the posts to stand. Some OF
the North Front street business men
will retain the hitching posts, be-
cause these are wanted by farmers
who come to town to trade. II Is
the desire of the mayor to have oil
signs and distractions removed, I'M
les they are within two feet OF the
property line. or eleven feet above
the sidewalk. Signs that are more
than eleven feet up he Il willing to
have Pre- ject out as much as seven
feet. An existing ordinance does now
allow any but cloth or canvas signs
to project out over the sidewalk at
all. but this law has long been for
gotten. and Il is not being strictly
enforced now.
Those Gasoline Tanks.
As to gasoline tanks. that Is still
an unsettled matter The city coun-
ell has repeatedly had that matter
under discussion. There has been
great deal of objection to allowing
the tanks to stand out on the edge
of the sidewalk. while the clearing
away of other distractions Is being
insisted upon. but the solution OF this
difficulty has not yet been worked
out Some of tho courc'lmen have
reen considering the plan of placing
the tanks under the sidewalks, so
that they can be reached from the
curb through some kind Of an open
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Auction Bridge PLAYED.

The Octagon club was entertained
Wednesday evening by Mrs. e. NJ.
Stevens, EOS Broad street. The even
ing was spent playing auction bridge.
the honors being won by Mrs. L. w.
Foster. Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess and a pleasant
evening enjoyed by all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17

acres for potatoes this year, as against
100000 acres In 1914. The yield this
year shows a gain OF five bushels to
the acre, from ia bushels to 119 BUSH
els.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Miss Andrews Married.

"Iss Vnurews MdrrIcu.
Waseca Journal Radical: Miss Cath
crime Andrews. daughter Of Attorney
and Mrs. r. h. Andrews OF San Diego.
California, formerly wer-xnown local
residents. was married on November
IL to Mr.. Potter. The latter is en-
ployed by an oil company at Fullerton.
Cal, where the couple will reside. The
many local friends OF the bride will
wish her happy welded life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Pleasant Surprise,

Mrs. Phil Klugherz was pleasantly
surprised at her home yesterday after
noon by a party Of sixteen lady friends
who came to spend a social after
neon. The affair was greatly enjoyed
by all present. and a nice luncheon
was served
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17

I'm New Ulm yesterday afternoon.
going down on the noon train and re-
turning last night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17

Minnesota lovers of potatoes will
have 4,5s6,476 bushels more to digest
this year than in 1914. according to
figures made public by Fred ID. Sher-
man. immigration commissioner. yes
terday. The total production this year
was 35.376.476 bushels and the farm
value $17.6S8,23s.
Farmers OF Minnesota used 3O4, 42l
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17

Vernon Center's Optimist club is
steadily increasing in membership
and good results are everywhere in
evidence. Up to date only one fine
has been collected for member
making discouraging remark. and
1t is prophesied that everyone IL the
village will soon have forgotten all
about hard times" and vail proceed
to get rich next year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Those Gasoline Tanks.
crom ImursdaY's Daily.

About twelve o'clock last night, a
girl ran screaming into South Front
street store. She asked protection
from a young man. Outside was the
young man and another couple. This
young man said the girl had IS that
belonged TO him. The storekeeper
managed to get policeman to the
scene, and II developed that the girl
did have the IS. which was turned
over to the young man. All four OF
the young people seemed very much
excited. They had been at a restaur-
ant and II seems that the young man
laid the money on the table just TO
see IL the girl would take dare to
grab II. II seemed to the police Off
Ger that there was no occasion for en-
arrest The girl went TO her home
alone. while the other couple started
in the direction OF Minnesota street.
Minneapolis. December 9.-Embit-
tered by the accusation made against
him by Charles ID. Etchison, who Is
accused Jointly with him of murder
i'm the first degree. Frederick T. Price,
in his cell In the Ramsey county jail
declared war on Etchison today. Price
states that although Etchison has
made his statement and II may look
! black for him. he will make a state
| ment In the next day or so that will
make Etchison's hair stand up, and
that Is viii be true and no fabrication
like the story that Etchison told. When
| Etchison head what Price had said
he smiled slightly. and i'm reply to
| his threat said, HE can't get me into
any worse trouble than he has al
ready gotten me into"
Wife Stands Ely Him.
In the court room yesterday Etchi-
son showed the effect of the strain.
His wife was not there. as the strain
Of the trip from Chicago. following
her husbands arrest was too much for
her. She stated. however. that what
| ever the verdict In the case would be.
she would stand by her husband. HE
is good man who made a mistake"
she says, land Is trying to right IT,"
Etchison pleaded not guilty I'm the
! court today and was taken back to his
| cell. The date of the trial has not
been set, as Price demanded sep
arate trial and 1t was set for Janu-
airy ,.
Assistant County Attorney George
Armstrong. late yesterday announced
that the fourth wife OF Frederick T.
Price has been located at Neenah,
Wis, Prices old home. Price, how
ever, denied today that he was ever
married TO Miss Olson at all, and
says to leave her out of the case.
Scene Of Woman's Death.
Although tired by his trip from
Chicago and the ordeal Of relating
the details Of the death of Mrs. Price,
Etchi-on took Assistant County Attor-
ney George w. Armstrong. to the
scene CT the woman's death yester-
day and showed them the place where
he said the woman was hurled to her
death. and then took the party to the
river level below and showed them
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Mankato commandery to Celebrate
Its Anniversary

Mankato Commandery No. 4
knights Templar. which will celebrate
the fiftieth anniversary of its organi-
zation on Monday evening, December
Is. was granted its dispensaticn or
April s, 1865, by B. b. French, grand
master. The charter was issued Sep
TENDER 7. 1866, by the grand encamp-
ment, and the cOmmandery was con-
stituted on October 4, 1865, by Sir A
T. Person Since that time there
have been twenty-four commanders
as follows: benjamin F. Smith
1863; Chas. \. Chapman, 1901;
William c. Durkee, 1924, 1880;
Clark KeysOr, 1855; s. +. Barney
1878, 1875; Thomas Montgom-
cry, 1851; George w. Slade, 1856
William Jacoby. 1889: Hugh McMur-
trie, 1901; w. s. Howe, 1925
1900: George w. Mead, 1S94-7, 1899;
p. w. Pitcher, 1898; p. l.. Vranizan
1901; Jos. A. Eckstein, 1923; F
l.. Stephan. 1904: William F. Jew
son, 1866: +. l.. Soaring. 1907; Z
p. Rutan, 1905; Z. c. Ollerman, 1909
J. N. Day. 1910: A. o. Scott, 1911-12;
Alex Scott, 1913; C.. l.. Kennedy
lSlf, .. D. TldCHoCHidl, 1JlJ
Delightful Wedding Supper.
A delightful wedding supper wa:
served at the home of Rev. and Mrs
NJ. w. Fleckenstein, of South Second
street, last evening to the bridal par.
ty, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II
Wendt, Miss Louise Peter, sister o.
the bride, and Mr.. ]. Wendt, brother
of the groom.
The bride, Miss Emma Marths
Peter, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Car
Peter CT GAINESVILLE, Mimi, was united
I'm marriage to Mr.. G. III. Wendt In
the Lutheran church of GAINESVILLE. by
Rev. NJ. Winter Wednesday forenoon
and, stopping over at the Fleckensteir
home for a special wedding supper
were entertained with recitations and
music. The bride presented a mos
beautiful appearance in her white en-
broidered silk wedding gown, will
long veil, draped deliberately with or
ange blossoms. Miss Louise Peter a.
bridesmaid wore a pale blue organd!
gown, whilst the groom and his broth.
er wore the conventional black. Leav,
ing on the eight o'clock Omaha train
the party was literally showered will
rice by some friends, and thus wen
on their way rejoicing to Lake Crys-
tai where Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Wend
will make their future home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Attended Card Party.

Mesdames II. Sy'met. l.. Blum. E.
Jacobs. and A. H. Stein were in at
tendance ut, an afternoon card party
at the home of Mrs. Emil Metzinger
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17
Postponed the Meeting.

fostponeu the meeting.
The literary meeting Of the Man
kato Commercial College Literary
society, which was to have been held
Friday night, has been postponed
aud will take place on Saturday night
OF this week instead
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17

Frank Ireland. living seven and a
half miles southeast of Mankato, to-
day called ut the Free Press office
with a large eagle, which he shot
last Tuesday on the farm OF Rev.
Father Hughes near by. The eagle
was being chased by flock of crows.
MIR. Ireland will have the bird
mounted
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-17

From Thurscs,s osiis.
Resolved, That we 90 on record az
favorine government ownership OF
telegraph, telephone, railroads, and
money.
Resolved, That we believe In ma
tionai defense, but favor the govern
ment making its own ammunition and
battleships.
Signed, John Carey, George o'Grcs-
KY, Tom Hayslef, committee on rcoo-
lutions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-21
The Real Cause of
Most Bad Compilations

1t is q stern fact that no truly
beautiful complexion ever came out
of jars or bottles; the longer one
uses cosmetics the worse the COM
plexion becomes. Skin, to be
healthy. must breathe. 1t also
must expel, through the pores, Its
share of the body's effete material.
Creams and powders clog the pores.
interfering both with elimination
and breathing. IL more women un-
derstood this. there would be fewer
self-ruined compilations. II they
would use ordinary mercolized wax
instead of cosmetics, they would
have natural, healthy compilations.
This remarkable substance actually
absarbs a bad skin, also uncioggtng
the pores. Result: The fresher,
younger underskin is permitted to
breathe and to show itself. An sx-
qiiisite new complexion gradually
peeps out. one free from any ap-
pearance of artificiality. Get an
ounce OF mercolized wax at your
druggists and try 1t. Apply night
~ like cold cream for a week or so,
washing Ii off mornings.
To eradicate wrinkles, here's a
marvelously effective treatment
which also acts naturally ana harm
lessly: Dissolve 1 OF. powdered
saxolite in " pit. witch hazel and
use as a wash lotion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-21
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-21
"SEA WOLF" GREAT DRAMA,
RETURNS TO THE LIBERTY

sence of a year and one-half, the
great perturbation of Jack Lon
don's powerful novel, "Tne Sea
Wolf" This is a new film, one
that has not been displayed time
and time again until 1t has be-
come worn and damaged, and is
as clear as the first print from
the negative. Hobart Bosworth,
the great California star, Is fca-
tured in the title role. Jack Lon
don appeared in several scenes.
There has been considerable de-
mand for return engagement of
1.-THE Sea Wolf" and capacity aud
fences are expected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-21
SPECIAL FEATURES OF INTEREST TO WOMEN READER
Confessions ofaWife

to the eve of the most fastidious.
There was shell pink in Mary's
cheeks. however, and suffused
CLEAN OF interest In her beautiful
blue eyes that l had not seen
since the first weeks of her mar
riage to Jack.
why should you be sorry for
herr" / asked. Everyone seems
to be eommiserating Mollie when,
just at present, she is having the
time OF her existence. Probably
never again will life hold the ex-
citing and engrossing hour for her
that 1t does now"
But" expostulated Mary, "she
must be very unhappy"
Now, Mary, my dear. own up.
Was ever a woman unhappy IL she
were sure that two men were in
love with her? You certainly
have found out by this time that
the greatest want in a woman q
heart is the want to be wanted.
The moment girl finds out that
some on or two or three want her
life begins to look rosy. The
greatest smart a married woman
has to bear is the feeling that her
husband usually has put other
wants in the place Of the want OF
her."
Aren't you rather cynical this
morning, dear?" asked Mary.
IL don't think so; am just
honest and matter of fact. We
women, Mary, allow so many lit.
tie things to mar our happiness
and perhaps it is because we only
have one interest and its name is
MAN. Mollie Just now has a most
engrossing interest in what she
Ia writing for the paper. She is
the storm center of a big political
deal, and she is young, clever and
beautiful, and 1t is very probable
that two men think they are in
love with her.
"Of course, / would feel worse
for Mollie If she were head over
heels in love with Mr.. Hatton, but
she is not. She is just flattered
by the attention of both Mr.. Hat
ton and Mr.. Sullivan. Naturally
because Hatton Is the unattain-
able man, she thinks she is in
love with him, and she will prob
ably worry about the situation a
lot before 1t is made over to her
satisfaction.
you, Mary, IL you will forgive
me for saying 1t, are in a much
worse dilemma.
Mary blushed, which made me
ask myself II it could be possible
that she was interested in that
young Patterson who was so