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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-15
Kasota

Mrs. J. r. Thomas OF Mankato visit
ed at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Komers and family last Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. weygandt and Mrs.
Edward Lundquist, were shopping at
Mankato last Saturday.
Lionel Johnson OF Deer River Is
visiting bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Johnson.
Mrs. E. E. Boutwell, returned home
Sunday from Dunlap, Iowa, where
she spent three weeks visiting rel
atives.
]. F. Johnson is painting the Emil
Swenson house this week.
Mrs. August Johnson spent a couple
OF days with her mother. Mrs. Mary
Sanger at Mankato last week.
Miss Bertha Johnson began her
duties as school teacher In the Boeh-
land district last Monday.
Mrs. Henry Weygant and children
Of Mankato, visited at the Leverson
home last week.
Misses Mabel and Signe
Hamnstedt returned Monday from a
weeks visit at Tyler and Minneapolis.
Mrs. Mary Davis received the sad
news Saturday of the death of a
brother in-law I'm Illinois.
Mrs. E. b. Nelson and Mrs. TAeo.
Anderson visited Mrs. A. p. Ander-
son at Nicollet last Saturday and
Sunday.
Francis Edge was quite i'll last
week, and unable to attend to his
work. His son Dewey took his place
at the coal chute. .-r.
Arthur Johnson and Z. j. Kottke
made business trip to Gaylord last
Saturday. 600 " E'f
Mrs. O.. Scheeiz and children re-
turned to their home In Wells last
Saturday, after a weeks visit with
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lawton and
daughter of Minneapolis are spending
several days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. l.. Bradshaw.
Raymond Ofenloch and Miss Celia
Klasseus were united in marriage
Tuesday morning at the German
Catholic church In st. Peter in the
/ presence OF near relatives and
friends. They left the same evening
on wedding trip to Duluth. and upon
their return will go to housekeeping
in the home OF the groom's father
]. Ofenloch. The bride and groom are
popular young people. and their many
friends join IN extending best wishes
to them. 80
Those present at the Christian
church revival last evening certainly
had an enjoyable occasion. The choir
furnished two excellent numbers oil
special music and the congregational
singing was fine. The evangelist
spoke about "The Ear-marks OF Dis
ciplesbip." and II was clear and
logical sermon. He declared that rthe
discipleship of doing anything in this
world Is exacting. IL discipieship In
Christ is exacting discipleship In the
better things Of this world Is exacting
Jesus used the word Disciple owe
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-15

the people let through. and the
switching could be resumed when the
train came back and the gates went
down again. Tie committee was
continued a.
A resolution presented by ]. Rey-
nolds was passed Unanimously and
without comment. This provides that
the president appoint a special COM
mittee to confer with the Milwaukee
| railroad officials In regard to the mat
ter OF getting the Alphabet road ex-
tended from st. Clair to Mankato.
Vice President c. T. Taylor pre-
sided over the meeting which followed
nice repast In the Elks' cafe.
From Fridays Daily.
Each fall since the Inauguration Of
Rev. r. w. Hobbs at the Baptist
church, a rally week has been OBJ
served, the first of the services being
held on prayer meei'-S nigh. E.acn
year the attendance has materially
Increased. until the pastor began to
feel that an attendance OF $50 was not
too high q mark TO set for this years
meeting. In order to increase the at :
tendance to this high mark a commit
tee WIS appointed. telephone corps
of a dozen people selected. and an
automobile squad appointed. to sec that
everyone was invited. and that the in
firm. and those living at a distance
might be enabled to come.
Une hundred and fifty expectant
chairs awaited the result Of the cor
dial invitations which had been ex-
tended. BY the time prayer meeting
opened, these chairs were all occu-
pied, and additional seats were
brought IN until the final count showed
an attendance of two hundred and ten.
An evidence OF the enthusiasm Of the
members was shown by the record
number Of twenty-th-ee persons. who
came In company, led by Mrs. George
Lusk of Cherry street. The spirit OF
the meeting showed a much deeper
tone than that OF the mere gathering
of crowd. The pastors keynote was
found i'm the words. Speak unto the
children of Israel that they 60 for
ward" and outlined the crisis which
faced the church, in that its church
renovation with attendant self denial
and effort, was now completed, and a
new objective was now needed. This
objective, Rev. Hobbs declared. would
be found in the deepening Of spiritual
lives and in earnest effort to make
the gospel plain, to win decisions for
Christian life, and the general uplift
OF others. The responses from the
people indicated that they propose to
make. not only the services next Sun
day. which is Rally Sunday. effective.
but the church work effective through
out the year with real ana earnest
labor. II is expected that the serv-
ices next Sunday morning and even
ing. and the afternoon Sunday school,
will be attended by record breaking
numbers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-15
From FRIDAYS Daily.

Warmed by CRATE fire. the new
building of the Mankato Caledonian
Curling club at the Mankato fair
grounds was the scene of q meeting
by that body last evening. From thir-
ty TO forty were present. II was de-
,eided, to Incorporate the club and the,
mastery slsttine the new officers was
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from. fridays pal,y.
Host 70 His Associates.

Karl Granse was host Wednesday
evening to his associate salespeople
Of the +, w, Krufe company store
The time was spent In playing. Ave
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From fridays OAliv.

AL. Veigel, the enterprising farm
er of Indian Lake was again awarded
first premium on wool at the Mime
sofa state fair an honor he has had
before. taking first three years ago
second two years ago and first again
this year. This award was on q
single fleece.
Mr. Veigel has about ninety head
OF Shropshiresr and has raised this
breed fer ten or twelve years past
with much success. His farm Is al
Indian Lake, quarter OF a mile only
from the Indian Lake school house
and on the old road to Rapidan, where
he has 100 acres. n part Of which Is
hillside, ideal pasture for sheep.
County Auditor Kennedy's records
show that the assessors this yeai
listed 3,506 sheep OF all breeds In
Blue Earth county.
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From FridaJ's Daily.

Last evening lodge of Pythian sis
tiers, as an auxiliary of the local
knights of Pythias lodge, was organ
lied during an enthusiastic meeting
Of the ladies at the lodge room. the
starting OF the new lodge having been
managed by Mrs. Catherin c. Helm, of
Minneapolis, Grand Chief of the state.
A large attendance Of knights and
ladies WIS present, about twenty-five
of the latter joined the lodge. OFF,
GERS were elected as follows:
Mrs. Clayton Kennedy, most excel
lent chief; Mrs. l. n. Tompkins, past
chief: Mrs. c. Fl. Nerbovig, most ex-
cellent senior: Mrs. J. II. Bower, most
excellent junior; Mrs. Charles Pepper,
manager: Miss Edith Richards, mis-
tress of records and correspondence |:
Mrs. ID. NJ. Jones, mistress of finance
Mrs. Phelp. inner guard: Mrs. Bout
we'll, outer guard; Mrs. E. J. Himmel-
man. trustee.
Among the out of town people pres
ent were Mrs. Getz of Fairmont. who
acted as manager last evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Hamp of Mapleton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Juliar of Rapi-
dan.
On Thursday evening, October 81,
two weeks from last night, a big meet
ing OF the new lodge of Pythian sis
tiers will be held, and the officers will
be formally installed, the ladies of the
Fairmont Pythian Sisters lodge CON-
ing here to do the work of installa-
ton.
Tho Local lnIon ,,rflI Ln E.-
Mankato Temple No. SO Pythian Sis
tiers, and will meet on the first and
third Thursday of each month in Cas-
tie Hall in the l. Q. o. F. building. Al
the meeting last night Mrs. s. N
Phelps was appointed delegate to the
Grand lodge which will meet I'm Min
neapolis next week. and Mrs. c. L
Kennedy was chosen as alternate.
Fron F-idsy's oaIiv
The Knights OF Pythias lodge held
an important meeting at their lodge
rooms last evening, ard much i'm
| portant business came up for dis
| cussion, A. r. Sutton and w. Fl. Rabe
| the delegates to the meeting Of the
grand lodge, which will be held I'm the
twin cities next Monday, asked fol-
instructions as to any matter which
the Mankato lodge wished presented
to the grand lodge. John r. Bower
said that they should do everything
In their power to boost the local lodge
and invite the grand lodge to meet II
this city at their annual meeting. Mr.
Sutton stated that Secretary z. F
Soaring of the Commercial club hat
told him I'm a recent conversation tha'
IL the grand lodge held its next meet.
Ing In this city the Commercial clul
would combine to assist i'm makinf
the meeting great success. The
delegates were instructed to approach
the grand lodge with the determine
ton to have the next meeting held In
Mankato. J. b. Richards will also at
tend the grand lodge. He goes as 9
| member Of the Pythian home commit.
tee, new project to insure home
for aged and other lodge members In
need. He was instructed to inform
the grand lodge that all the shares
were sold. AS a patriotic citizen oi
Mankato, Mr.. Richards will boost this
! city as an ideal location for such q
home. In two years time il Is thought
that the building of Pythian home
will be well underway, and Mankatc
would be an excellent place to build
It.
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J. Jones, stranger, stealing ride
on an Omaha freight train at LeSueur
yesterday afternoon, fell under the
wheels, and was run over. One arm
and one leg were so badly mangled,
that, after he was brought to Man
kato hospital, Il was found necessary to
amputate both Of these limbs. Jones
stated that he came from Milwaukee.
but refused to tell anything about his
relatives. He would not. even say
whether he was a married man or not.
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from fridays 0arry.

rTom ,FFfoays OsHS. II
st. Cloud, October S.-Because
Catholic Sisters are employed as in
structors In the schools, six districts
In Stearns county have been denied
all state aid, an annual loss oil
s4.3S9 to the districts affected. An
order was issued some months ago
prohibiting the employment of Sis
tiers in the schools when their garh
Is worn. Believing that some com
promise could be effected. six Of the
districts re- employed their teachers
The notification from the state SUI
perintendent says. however, that as q
result aid has been cut of.
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From Fridays Daily.


Parkersburg, w. Va, October s.
Two masked bandits held up the west
bound Baltimore and Ohio passenger
train fifty miles west OF here, un-
coupled the mail and express cars
forced the engineer to run them tc
Tollgate, six miles further west, rified
the mail car and escaped with $1,000,
900 In unsigned currency and $500 In
cash.
Another report is to the effect that
the robbers secured 100000 and over
looked s2,000.000 in gold.
Money 10 Real Good.
Washington. October S.-lf West
Virginia robbers got away with ST.
000, 900 in unsigned paper money, ac-
cording to the comptroller of currency
they got away with just that much
real money. The unsigned money IL
good II put into circulation.
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From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridav's DAILY.
St. Paul, Mimi, October S.-Red and
white currency, upon which few
words have been written, is being
circulated In st. Paul today. II car
be secured at 80 cents on the dollar
Some are finding 1t. II Is the cur
rency of the village of Hibbing-a
village of 10,0O0-which claimed TO be
the richest village in the world. unit
the mining companies there refused tc
pay their taxes and precipitated the vii.
lage into financial embarrassment. a.
stated punishment for the alleged
extravaganza OF the village officials
II is alleged that some of the mining
companies who are responsible fol
the financial liabilities OF Hibbing ar,
buying up red and white currency a
80 cents on the dollar. -
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
Railway Opera House Burns.

Railway. n. J.. Dec. T.-The Silver
Opera House and several homes were
damaged by fire carly today. The loss
was $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
Not a Bite of
Breakfast Until
You Drink Water
says . Einss Of hot water and phOs-
pbate prevents illness and
keeps US ht.

Just as coal. when il burns leaves be-
hind certain amount of incombustibls
material in the form of ashes. so the
food and drink taken day after day
leaves in the ailmentary canal certain
amount of indizestible material. which
m not completely eliminated from the
system each day. becomes food for the
millions OF bacteria which infest the
bowels From this mass of leftover
waste. toxins and ptomain-like poison.
are formed and sucked into the blood.
Men and women who can't get feel
ing right must begin to take inside
baths. Before eating breakfast each
morning drink a glass of real hot water
with a teaspoonful of limestone phos-
phate in it to wash out of the thirty feet
OF bowels the previous days accumula-
ton of poisons and toxins and to keep
the entire ailmentary canal clean, pure
and fresh.
Those who are subject to sick head
ache. colds. biliousness. constipation.
others who wake up with bad taste. fou.
breath. backache. rheumatic stiffness, or
have a sour. gassy stomach after meals.
are urged to get a quarter pound OF lime
stone phosphate from the drug store.
and begin practicinS internal sanitation.
This will cost very little. but is sufficient
to make anyone an enthusiast on the
subject.
Remember inside bathing is more i'm
portant than outside bathing. because
the skin pores do not absorb impurities
into the blood. causing poor health.
while the bowel pores do. Just as SoaE
and hot water cleanseS. sweetens and
freshens the skin, so hot water and lime
stone phosphate act on the stomach. liv'
er. kidneys and bowels.-Advt-
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
CITIZENS fight
FAKE PUBLICITY
Central Body Will Work with
Merchants for Cleaner
Advertising.
MOVE TO FOIL CROOKS
Secretary Mcmahon Will Ask Maj.
Pullman to Afford All-Night Elec-
trio Lights at Viaduct.

The campaign being conducted by the
Retail Merchants Association to stamI
out false advertising was indorsed last
! night by the Central Citizens Association
| at a meeting at the North Capitol Saw
ings Bank, North Capitol and II streets
| northwest. and President NJ. ]. Nc
| Namara was chosen to represent the as
| sociation at the meeting OF the vigilance
committee of the merchants in January
Secretary John McMahon was instruct
ed to request Maj. Pullman to arrange
| to have the electric lights at the viaduc,
OH II street northeast between First and
Second streets burn all night instead OF
until or o'clock. as is the rule a,
present Several recent hold-ups In the
viaduct. speakers declared, warranted
this step.
A resolution offered by W. S. Brady
that Mai. Pullman's recommendation
that the park and crossing policemen be
placed under the control of the Metro
poltan police was referred to the COM
mittee on fire and police protection, after
lengthy discussion. during which the
opinion was divided.
B. F. Rover. president Of the T. A.
Rover Company, brought up the mat
ter of the recent decision of the Pub
lie PRINTER tnat d oS
granted the 1000 employees Of the Gov
ernment Printing Office the day be-
fore Christmas with the understand
ing that they work a full day on Dec
ember 81 The sudden change in plans.
he said had worked a hardship upon
merchants near the Printing Onice.
After they had stocked their stores
up in anticipation OF the business.
which generally is done with the en-
ployes of the big printery. the order
was issued granting a full holiday and
as a consequence the 1000 employees
did not come down to work and bought
their goods in other parts OF the city.
Mr.. Rover suggested that the Public
Printer be asked to notify the msr-
chants in advance when he issued any
order of a similar nature In the future
and the suggestion was approved.
On a resolution by T. ]. Culhane. the
secretary was instructed to take up
with Mai. Pullman the matter Of the
constant violations of the speed law
by automobilists on New Jersey ave-
nue.. between l and X streets north
west Ths speaker said that num-
ber of accidents to pedestrians had
occurred there in the last month.
J. L. Young was admitted to MEM
bership. 90.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
Real Work Starts To-day.

Following the reply OF the Chilean AM
bassador the remaining diplomatic rep
'resentatives made short addresses. after
which the general session dispersed.
This morning the real work Of the con-
gress will commence with the delivery OF
papers and discussions in the nine sec
tions into which the activities of the con-
sress have been subdivided. In addition
to the work Of the congress proper. the
Women's Auxiliary Conference will COM
mence its sessions in Memorial Continen.
tai Hall. Mrs. Robert Lansing. presiding
In the afternoon Mrs. Lansing will be the
hostess at reception in Continental
Hall.
A practical demonstration of the Bleriot
monoplane by Juan Dominion. a Swiss
aviator, who holds the worlds record
for looping -the-loop. will be given for
the benefit of visiting scientists on the
White House Ellipse next Tuesday aft
ernoon at go o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
SCIENTIFIC DELEGATES
WILL ATTEND THEATER
Nearly 1000 Pan-American Repre-.
sentatives Will Be at National
FRIDAY Niaht.

Friday next will be a gala night AT
National Theater. where upwards of l.Oo0
members OF the Pan-American Scientific
Congress will be present to enjoy the music
and drolleries OF .'Sybill'' as interpreted by
the three stars Julia Santerson. Donald
Brian and Joseph Cawthorn. Delegates
from every South American country will
attend. as well as scientists from every
State in the Union.
Inasmuch as the President will not re-
turn from his honeymoon for the event.
he regrets that he cannot be here. but
the Vice President and every Cabinet
member will grace the occasion with
their presences. Diplomats representing
every country on the globe will occupy
the boxes
The theater will be deliberately gar
landed and festooned in honor OF the not
ables, and special features of a timely
nature will diversity the stage per
formance.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

To Cure q Cold In One Day
rate LAXATIVE BR0MO QUlNINE Tablets
Druggists refund money II II fails 70 ouss. .. w.
GROVES Ggnatuza . o. eaeA box 10
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District q Columbia and Maryiand-
Cloudy Tuesday. probably followed b. rain and
colder "Wednesday snow or rain; modente variable
winds, becuming northeriy.
For viryinia-Increasind cloudine~, probably fol
lowed ty rsin Tuesday. "Wednesday snow or ratn
and colder; moderate southerly windA
The temperature will fall Tuesday in the Middle
Atlantic and New England States. the Lower Lake
region, the Ohio Valley Tennessee. and the Gulf
States and Wednesday in the South Atlantic
States.
Cold wave warnings have been Issued for the
Lower MisisipIi Valley and the West Gulf States.
Loc.l Temperature Midnight. .: a. m. .:
a. m g; d m. z: q. m. =; 10 4 m, IS: Il
noon a: p. m. 80; n NJ, %; .. m. -:
n m Is; 10 p. m. Is. Highest SC; lowest, 2.
Relative humidty-s .. m. 30: p. m, $:
r. m "a. Rainfall 10 ?. m. TO p. nj. o. Hours
Of sunshine SIS; per csnt Of prrsible sunshine. -.
Temperature same date last year-Hishest. .;
Lowest 2
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

yress NJ Mothers Mrs. Giles Scot
i Rafter, president of the Congress. yes
terday announced she Will appoint
speciaI committee after the holidays u
handle the question.
The Chamber OF Commerce voiced op'
position to the plan after Representative
Michael F. Conry. Of New York, SAID;
.I believe this recommendation OF your
Commissioners is an effort to Introduce
the spirit OF politics into your educa
tional system.
A special meeting Of the school com
mfttee of tine Board of Trade recently
was called to consider the question. and
a subcommittee was appointed to inves-
ticate the matter. No time WAS set for
the subcommittee report. but IT is be-
lieved its findings will be given TO the
committee early in January.
Herald Disc usses Issuc.
On December Q. the day following pub
Ncation of the Commissioner plan. The
Washington Herald said editorially:
1T is to be confidently expected that
before permanently delegating its control
Of these boards and institutions to the
Commissioners Congress will seek more
light on the subject: and that there will
he opposition to placing the government
OF a triumvirate appointed by the Presl'
dent there can be no doubt.
AT all events the changes urged by
the District Commissioners are so inn
portant and of so radical "A nature that
the citizens ought at least to give them
consideration and express their views
through their various associations. So
that Congress may know what the peo'
pIe want. whether their action Is in.
fIuenced by such knowledge or not"
Discussion Is Urged.
on December 20 The Herald said edi-
torislly:
Matters affecting the public schools
are of direct concern to all OF the cIti-
zcns and they are entitled to the privi-
lege of expressing their views concern
ing the proposal to change the status OF
the Board Of Education from that OF an
administrative body to that of mere Dis
trict employees II the people OF Wash
ington are not in favor of such change
they should certainly take the trouble.
through the various civic organizations.
to make known their position and the
reason for 1t. so that Congress. whether
il acts in accordance with their wishes
or in opposition to them. will not proceed
in ignorance of the situation
The following is an excerpt from an
editorial in The Herald OF December .:
The radical proposal to take control
Of the public schools out of the hands of
n board OF education possessing the au-
thority Of an administrative body and
give 1t to the three Commissioners to
be exercised by them through their own
appointees. whose every act Is TO be
subject to the Commissioners yes OF no.
is one concerning which the citizens of
Washington have every right to speak
If they remain silent and Congress does
the thing they do not want done. it will
not be difficult to place the blame.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
Blair Scholars Present Plays.

Pupils of Blair School recently pre-
sented three plays under direction of
the principal Miss E. +. Goodwin. Sc
lections were given by l.. ]. Duffy. j.
Geiger and Miss NJ. T. Thayer. Those
who assisted in the entertainment were
James Brown, Elizabeth Foley. Cora
Fraser. Sidney Goldstein. Thelma Gun
nell, Jack Hooker. Elsie Jones, Louise
Kelly. Lilly Katz. Emma Lehman. An
ton Leib. Winifred Mcnamara. Ethel
Queen. Victor Reich. Elva Stonnell and
Gladys Wright.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
WRITERS SEE VIEWS OF
NORTHWEST'S WONDERS
Race Between Train and Auto Shown
and Winning Engineer Turns Over
$1,000 to His Wife.

Members Of the National Press club
were given an Interesting entertainme~.
last night by T. Fl. Martin. secretary of
the Tacoma WASH chamber of COM
meTce. who. with the aid OF moving pi, =
lures. showed the wonders of the far
Northwest and Mount Rainer National
Park.
There was an exciting three-reeI race
between train and automobiles from
Tacoma to the entrance of the park Tho
train won and the engineer. who captured
the prize. made big hit when he turned
the bag of sl.0oo in gold over TO his wife.
The pictures are to be shown at tho
Home Club and the University Club