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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-12-31
MRS. BARBARA GIBSON
CALLED BY DEATH

Frank Gibson, of the First Nation
al Bank, of this city, has returned
from McKeesport, Pa, where he and
his brothers and sister were inattend-
ance at the bedside OF their mother,
who died on the 18th of this month.
Anent the death of Mrs. Gibson,
the McKeesport Daily News. has the
following:
Mrs. Barbara Mclaughlin Glib
son. one OF the best known and most
highly respected women of this city.
was called home by death this morn
ing. Mrs. Gibson had been in bad
health for some time and her death
was due to a complication of all
ments. She was the widow of John
T. Gibson, who died on October 14th,
1871. Mrs. Gibson was born June
10. 1870, and was in her seventy
fifth year. In 1866 she was married
and came Immediately to McKees-
port. where she had resided until her
death. Four children. three sons.
William S. Gibson, OF this city; Har-
ry w. Gibson, Of Muskogee. Okla;
Frank Gibson, of Durant, Okla; and
Addie NJ. Gibson. who resides at
home. Two brothers and two sisters
also survive. They are Mrs. Harri-
son Wilson, william Sullenberger
and Mrs. Margaret sullenberger. Of
Westmoreland county, and Alexan-
der T. Sullenberger, of Denver. Col
orado.
For many years Mrs. Gibson re-
sided in the First Ward in Fifth Av-
enue. A few years ago she moved
TO Union and Manor Avenue. where
she died. She was n consistent men,
ber of the First United Presbyterian
Church and was beloved by all who
knew her because of her charitable
and amiable character"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-12-31
SOUTH WARD SCHOOL
SEES SHOW IN A BODY

People down town hardly knew
what was being pulled off Thursday
afternoon soon after dinner. when a
stream of kids two blocks long came
down town, and crowded into the Or
phenm threatre on Third Avenue. II
was soon discovered. however, that
the eight teachers of the South Ward
school were giving their five humid
red odd pupils picture show line
party for a Christmas present. There
was mighty little room for anyone
else when the youngsters all got
seated.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-12-31
DANGER OF INELuENzA

The influenza bacillus is working
overtime in Oklahoma, and by spring
perhaps a third of the population will
have been in bed with influenza.
Many an able bodied man rises in the
morning with vim enough to split
rails. but by evening he is out OF the
running. He has high fever. and
pains enough in his head, bones and
muscles to upset neighborhood. He
shivers with chilly sensations. The
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-12-31
BIG MONEY MADE IN JUNK
oresonIan Hss Cleared over ses, ,oos
In Eight Months of Old
Me al.

pugsas, ors.-The Junk dealers Job
isn't suoh a bad sort of occupation.
according TO the statements Of one
Eugene junk arm that today shipped
it's eleventh carload OF junk collected
in and around Eugene in the past
eight nsnAhs. Tho shipment We to
Seattle.
Two msn with . rickety wagon have
done this collecting and the results
have iasiudsd elsvsa tons OF rubber.
nine toas OF brass and fifteen tons of
copper and other metals. Reosipts
were nssre than s2s.o00.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-12-31
kle.I... Tor NThIrty Years.

MiAsola, N. Warren A. Brown.
defendant in an alienation suit. tssts-
fed that he had gone kissless and hug
less for 30 years. That's his age. He
swore Tat he did pot hold hands WITH
Mrs. et. John Nc sat In her lap oaes
bu hsr hUuhuad Put him thsre.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-12-31
Hunts Brother So Years.

Toledo. O.--After n separation Oh
55 years Mrs. Helen Mccullough, a
widow OF this city. has located her
brother. J. D. Bingham. st Kalamazoo.
Mich.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-12-31

Your druggist will refund meney n pAZo
fails to care sny case Vt ncliug.
Bind BIeadine or IlsotudipE piies h1t ttolfdsyA
rhe hrst appiieatioa gives feSe aua Rest go
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30

self. as the pain was so acute. He
will probably be confined to the house
for some time.
George Nickerson and family OF
Botineau, y. Oak, are guests at the
home of Frank Nickerson
William ludlow of North Dakota
arrived Thursday to join his family
in visit at the home of r. ID. Shaver.
Mrs. f. Masters is visiting rela :
tives in the northern part of the
state.
r. III. Hazel and wife were guests
of the formers brother in Sterling n
few days recently
l.. ID. Mills and family attended the
farewell reception at the Stauifer
farm west OF Amboy i'm honor Of Bur
ton Tyler and family last Monday
night. They report large attendance
and an evening Of pleasure The Am
boy band furnished music for the DC
casion
Edward Ward is demonstrating a
new Saxon car. and it is beauty
While DR., Lloyd was returning to
Lake Crystal last Sunday he had the
misfortune to get into bad hole in
the read with his car. damaging the
front aXel so bad that he had to get
q farmer to take him home. Their,
are quite Il number of such place:
scattered about on the roads.
they certainly should he fixed in or
Ger TO make the roads passable a
least.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
Rapidan>Decoria
From THURSDAYS Daily

Mr.. and Mrs r. ~ BrodersC! and
children vist,'. at the home OF MIR.
ana Mrs. Jchn Anderson last sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Peterson suent
Sunday afternoon al the home OF Mar
tin Sturm.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Cotton spent
SUNDAY afternoon with Mr. and Mrs
Hans Erickson
Peter Erickson has fin shed his ear
penter work on the Nelson Anderson
house in Mankato. and is now On
gagged III putting in a cement founda
ton under Dave Andersons corn
crib
Mrs H. c. Coult was caller at the
Al Gaylord and Cotton homes last
Monda. afternoon.
DR. phiip or Mankato called at the
home OF j. Il Anderson last tuesday
to see a sick horse.
The heavy rains Of last week
washed the road bed out on the Christ
Johnson hill so teams could not travel
over il. On Monday the road was re-
paired and is now passable.
The cross road in Decoria at the
foot Of the steep hill east OF Paul Err
landson's farm is washed entirely out
and the hill is also in very bad shape.
Two young men driving an automo-
bile one evening last week had q mar
row escape from death Not know
ing the road bed was washed out they
drove their car down the hill They
were going al low speed. but the car
dropped over into the washOut. and
hung suspended by the rear wheels
The Young men walked to farm
nearby for help. hnt as il was about
MIDNIGHT they failed to arouse anyone,
so they Went back end STAYED by their
stranded automobile in the midst of
tall weeds and with only mosquitoes
for company until daybreak. when
they succeeded in rouslng Il neigh
lor, who pulled the car out with his
team. and got il to the top Of the hill
again. The springs OF the machine
were broken. and other minor dam
age was done To H. hut the car was
a Ford. which perhaps accounts for
The miraculous escape OF the occu-
pants from instant death, and the ma
chine from total wrcckaee IL is
i0Itti that Inns road viii soon be
repaired. II has been IN this bad
shape for over Two weeks and the
few teams that have ventured To
travel this road have driven through
Mr.. Coult's olt field in order to avoid
the washout
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
Name Is Mabel Pettis; Relates Story
Of Her Walk to Madelia; Thence
to Mankato.
from Thursdays Daily.

Mabel Pettis. as she was called
after the name of her foster parents
or Mabel Hedge. her name by her
real parents. aged thirteen. was
brought by some ladies to the Man
kato police station early this morn
ing. with request for aid in finding
her parental home.
Ii developed that the girl had been
living at the home of a farmer named
Pcttis eight miles from Madelia. II
being the intention of that family IL
adopt her. and had run away from
them. The girl told that she left the
Pettis farm ut ten O'Clock last night
and walked most of the night To Ma !
della There she bought ticket and
took the early train for Mankato.
: The girl said she was badly treated
at the Pettis place. She said she had
TO work hard. carrying Stops TO the
pigs. and the like. and that the reo-
rle she was with were always finding
fault with her and swearing at her.
At last she determined she would
run away. with what little money she
had managed TO save.
Ii developed that the girl had sis
ter Florence Hedge. nineteen years
old. working at the Saulpaugh. HUI
name Officer Charles Smith took the
case in hand and found that the
girls real parents lived at kasota. He
ordered that the child go back to her
own parents. until the case could be
further investigated by the humane
authorities in the twin cities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
MAfGA(ATo FREE PRESS

auto drive to Mankato last Monday
afternoon.
Miss Lou Dillon was a Mankato Wis
itor last Monday.
Mrs. Sam Davis came down from
Minneapolis last Monday evening for
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. c. Hunter
The G. A. r. Post and Circle of ST.
Peter picnic. which was postponed
some three weeks ago on account of
rain was held at the home of Mrs.
NJ. II. Goldsmith last Tuesday. There
were about sixty people present. and
the day was enjoyed by old and
young. A delicious dinner was served
at noon. the meal being served in the
yard. fine supper wa: also served.
During the afternoon Miss Laura
Laumann Of st. Peter gave an ad
dress which was very much enjoyed.
The &. a. II. people were somewhat
disappointed as they expected Hon.
II. II. Flowers to he present and give
an address. After the speaking the
following races were given: First
running race. winner. Mrs. NJ. L.
Kline: second, Mrs. w w. Flowers
ming race: first. winner. Mrs w w
Flowers: second Mrs. Micheal Smith
third. Mrs Simmons Childrens
race-first George Smith second
Annabcllc Cheadle. Fourth race
First. Mrs. j. j. Malloy; second. Mrs
Elmer Goldsmith. Fifth, or Spoon
race First. Elmer Goldsmith Sixth
Spoon race First Mrs. j. ]. Nal
low: second, Mrs. w w. Flowers
Seventh, Apple throwing - James
Clark. winner.
A number OF the Van Anthrop cir
Gle OF this village spent the day with
the st. Peter Post ond Circle. and re-
pert very pleasant time. The Gold
| smith yard was very prettily decor
| atcd with red. white and blue bunting
and flags. After supper the guests
| packed their lunch baskets and de-
| parted for their homes. bidding theil
| hostess. Mrs Goldsmith, goodbye an,
| saying that they had enjoyed one o
| the most pleasant days OF their lives
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
49,. - ~
Friday, July 30, 1913

down in his car, and finding the ROADS
in fairly good shape.
Miss Selma Petrich visited over
Sunday with friends in Amboy
Mrs. Dan Bowen has been conhned
to her home by sickness the past
several days.
Dr. and Mrs. r Gage Clement are
very busy this week attending TO their
regular work, and moving into their
elegant new modern bungalow. The
genial doctor and his accomplished
wife. who has been principal of our
public schools for the past four years,
bringing il ont Of chaos TO its pres
ent high standard. are well deserving
of the best things Of the world, and
their friends hope they may live long
and enjoy the fruits of their labors.
Mrs. Kate Johnston returned Mon
day to her home in St James, after an
extended stay in this vicinity.
visiting Mrs. Harry Iialverson. The
Miss Leonard OF Columbus, Ohio. is
visiting Mrs. Harry Halverson. The
| ladies were former schoOlmates at
Valparaiso, Ind.
Mrs. Lille Cornish OF Minneapolis
! is here on visit to her daughter,
f; Mrs. f. G. Wilbur and family
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. a. Slater left
Saturday evening for Winnebago,
where they visited with relatives.
Misses karn and Clara Carlson
were al Lake Crystal last Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Robinson went
10 Cumberland. Wis, last Mondar.
where they will visit their sister,
Mrs. Arthur Briggs and family.
Mrs. Caller and eldest son, Delford,
are spending part OF the week AT
Marine Mills, Mimi.
r. r. Fate and son, OF Illinois, who
have been here for the past week on
a visit 10 the formers eldest son.
started in their car on the homeward
trip last Tuesday Mrs. II. f. Fate.
Jr.. and little son, went with them,
and will spend month with relatives.
Mrs. NJ e. Thompson OF Stewart,
Wyoming. who is here on visit 10
relatives. is spending the week AT the
home of her brother, George r. Gray
in North Vernon.
; Raymond Spence was thrown from
pony which he was riding. and
struck on barb wire fence being
badly cut on one of his legs and arm
and twelve stitches were required &c
sew up the cash in his arm
Mrs. Abel is expected To arrive from
Winona tonight. and will be Il guest a
the home OF r. $. Hemingway for 9
week
Mrs. Mabie Gray and son Douglas
drove to Good Thunder Saturda
morning going by train from there
TO Mankato. where they spent the day
with friends
Miss Fordysce Bachman OF Nor
= wood Mimi. who attends summer
school at Mankato, spent the week
end as the guest OF Miss Ruth Corn
ish.
Rev Father Iiussar of Louisiana,
Catholic missionary. spoke from tn
pulpit at St Matthews church las
: Sunday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
Cleveland
fr-~, T>"--dav's Oailv.

Mrs. William Hartman end son
Elvin returned home last week from
an extended visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Tcach at Dent
Stevens Winters visited friends at
kasota last Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Christian
church served cake and ice cream at
the town hall last Saturday evening.
GRANDPA and Grandma Dickey en-
tertained company OF relatives at
their hcmc last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. lyman Sapp and fam
lily We're Sunday guests at the home
of Joseph R2llman
Mr. andMrs. Rulll Everett were en-
tertained at the George Carter home
last Sunday
Mrs. c. t. l.anpman and Mrs w.
l.. Procunicr and daughter Helen OF
Chicago. Ill. are guests at the home
of George J.. Ch,adlc
Ben Zackcr oi lie Sueur Center ar
rived in this village last week with
his cement mixing machine, and is
engaged in doing fine piece of worl;
for the Lambert Lumber company.
Emil Gustafson OF Minneapolis re-
with the Rev. Roy Crocker and tam :
lily.
Jesse Hankins and Louis lIankins
just finished putting in fine cement
walk III the N f.. church property.
Last Saturday night the rain fell in
torrents for several hours, accom- :
panied hv wind ard hail. which did
considerable damage 10 the corn and
other grain. Old Cherry Creek rose
| about two feet. and looks more like
q young river than a creek.
Mrs. Charles Cheadlc was the guest
of Mrs. Kate SapD NJ lie Sueur center
the latter part OF last week.
There was school meeting on
| District No. last Saturday evening.
! Mrs. w. {. Davis and Mrs. Jabe
Couch left Monday for Pipestone
where they will visit the formers
! daughters and their families.
| The w. c. T. g. held their regular
meeting last Friday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. Virgil Matthew'S and the
| following officers were elected Mrs
! ~ II. Goldsmith. president: Mrs
| William Hartman. first vice presi
cent: Mrs. Virgil Matthews. second
| vice president. Mrs. w. w. Flowers
| secretary; Miss Edna l.. Davis. treas
| urer.
George Croker and family arrived
| from Madelia Monday. and will make
| this place their future home.
Daughter number five arrived nj
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Runpaif last Saturday. July y.
Thee. Zimmerman Of Timber Lake
! s. d.. is visiting in this vicinity.
Miss Ida iIermel returned To Man
! kafn Mc"t@y 10 resume nursing alter
few weeks visit AT her home in this
| village.
| Mr.. and Mrs. &. A. Pettis of St
| Peter We're week -cn,i guests AT the
I! ..@-csc, home kara
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30

railroad, was Mankato visitor yes
terday
Henry Rice OF Waseca, who is suf-
fering from an abscess on the bone OF
his thigh. is receiving medical treat
ment at Emmanuel hospital.
Chris Zotalis, of the Mankato Can
dy Kitchen, left this morning for
Glacier Park, Montana, where he win
spend two months camping.
Mrs. r. l.. Johnson of st. Paul. who
spent the past week as guest at the
nome OF Mr. and Mrs. ID. II. Eker-
holm. returned to st. Paul today.
Charles Pierce OF Saskatchewan,
Canada. who had been living temper
arlly al Winnebago. is receiving medi =
cal treatment at one of the local hos :
pitfalls.
Miss AIDA Reid OF Mankato was in
Redwood Falls yesterday morning
where she attended the wedding oil
| Miss Cora Anderson and James A.
| Lindsey
John w. Vance of Blue Earth.
judge of probate OF Watonwan coun-
ty is in Mankato as a witness in the
! Kramer case, nov On trial in the
district court.
| Mrs. Minnie Armstrong and sor
| Harold OF Falrmont. MINI. who have
| been visiting Mrs. +. y. Webster. lcf,
today for Minnesota Lake. and Eas-
ton. where they will visit relatives
c. u. Schoelkopf and .dauehtcl
| Hazel. returned from Minneapolis last
evening. whore they rented home
at PTS Como avenue West. and will
move there next Monday, in order to
be near the Agricultural school
| Rev 7. a. Jones OF Owatonna and
Rev. II. F. Alderman of Winnebago
were in the city today in the inter
esis of Parker college. Winnebago
They were guests of Rev. Warner
johnson. pastor of the Belgrade Ave-
nue. Methodist church of North Man
kato.
Mrs A. ~ Erickson recently wen
to Willmar. Mimi. TO visit her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs H. p Hansen
While there she learned OF the ser!
Gus illness Of her sister, Mrs. OH!
! Moen, of Tracy. Mr.. and Mrs. Han
sen have gone To Tracy on this ac
count.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f.. Schwartz
of Memphis. Tenn, were in the cit,
| yesterday and today. the guests O
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lindholm. Sonii
Front street Mr. schwartz is viii
the Chisca hotel in Memphis. and has
never been north before. Mrs
! Schwartz formerly was Emma Baar-
son aud she and her parents resided
here several years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
Bicycle Rider Speeding Down
The Mil Dashed Into
An Auto
Prom Thursdays Dails

On the poor farm read not far from
Tinckomville there is quite hill
with a dangerous curve at the bot
tom The curve has been the more
dangerous by reason of the fact that
weeds and bushes have grown high
aud thick. close up TO the road, pre-
venting the driver of a vehicle on GO
ing down the hill. towards Tinckon-
vile. from seeing what is on the oth-
or side of that curve.
An accident that might have had
very serious results occurred there
last evening. {. II. Saulpaugh. ac-
companied by Mrs. Saulpaugh and two
other ladies'. were driving an auto
mobile across the little bridge at that
place shortly before seven o'clock.
They were on their way 10 berry
farm. On the other side OF the dan
gerous curve. Spur X. l.eatherman.
2 Young carpenter. WAS coasting down
the Hill on a bicycle. MIR. Saulpaugh
was over en- the right side nt the
road Mr. l.eatherman turned tie
curve SO suddenly that he knew moth
ing of the nearnesS of the auto nor
did Nr Saulpaugh see the bicycle
untn il was too late 10 avoid Il col
lisiCu.
Bicycle Rider ctrac< Auto.
Mr.. Saulyaugh turned his machine
still further To the right Mr.. Leather
man. as he stated today. saw that II
he put on his brake il would bring
Linn ia Il halt in front OF the auto.
so he swerved To the right He did
not get clear of the auto. however.
but struck the back part OF il. The
next moment he Was lying helpless
ON the grass.
lie WAS picked uD and taken into
the auto and hurried 10 the Office
al Drs. J. " and Roy Andrews. on
the way he lost consciousness. He
lad suffered a very bad cash over
tie LEFT eye. his left ring finger was
Gislocated and his left side was badly
bruised His injuries We're dressed
and he was taken 10 his home AT l20
Glcnwood avenue. This morning he
was able 10 walk around the house.
Mr. Saulpaugh called the attention
OF County Commissioners Foley To the
dangerous condition OF things on the
road and Mr. Foley took steps To
hIye the brush cut away So that il
will Ia possible in the future for
drivers ON both SIDES Of this curve
Ia see eaCh other.
Mr. eaiherman stated today that
lie realize that he was very reckless
in coasting down that hill without
knowing what he was liable To run
into at the bottom oil IT,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
MS. n. c. Eberhart Died at An
Early Hour Today
From THURSDAYS Dalfv.

Mrs II. C. Eberhart one of the
hOnored pioneers OF early days. and
a lady who has been universally re-
spected and popular with all who were
fortunate enough 10 know her. died
'hi~ morning at go from comph-
cation OF diseases from which she
had been suffering for the past two
weeks, her death occurring al the old
family home on the Eherhart farm
near Good Thunder. on Route . Mrs.
F.berharl' lie was long and useful.
ana her early youth held Il very pref
~ rUmance. She was born in Hes
sen. Germany. January Il. 1894, and
WAS elehty-on years OF age when she
died. When in the flower OF her
young womanhood she became be-
irCthed TO Mr. Eberhart. who came
10 America. the land OF fair promise.
10 seek a home and fortune for his
promised wife. In those days the
ocean trip was made in a small sail
boat. il requiring from three To four
months TO make the perilous voyage.
IS there were no gigantic steamers
or ocean greyhounds TO take one
across the briny deep i'll four or five
days Mr. Eberhart soon sent for his
ricd shortly after she reached Ameri-
ca and settled on a farm in Wiscon-
SIN
Came to Minnesota Long Ago.
Fiity-s!X years ago they came to
Minnesota and located at Garden
CITY and about three years later thew
located ON the present homestead
near Good Thunder which has been
the family home since then. There
were no railroads in the days when
Mr.. and Mrs. Eberhart first settled
i'll Minnesota. and rowing bands OF
warlike Indians roamed over the
country. likely n any time TO attack
nnsuspecting settlers. who braved
The priyations of those pioneer days
10 locate in what then appeared little
better than wilderness Nothing
appeared 10 daunt the sterling cour-
age OF Mr. Eberhar; and his wife.
and they carried out their firm de-
termination 10 make worthy home.
The beautiful farm and handsome
buildings which have developed from
the wild land on which they settled.
giving an up-tOdate and progressive
farm. showed their farsightedness in
knowing that the country was well
worth the effort expended upon il. and
yielded bountiful reward.
Mother OF Twelve Children.
BESIDES undergoing AL :hG hard :
ships OF those early days. Mrs. Eber-
,,... TN