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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28
Eagle Lake
from Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
After the late rains the farmers are
again busy in the fields making hay.
Mrs. Pau of Mankato and cousin
from Texas, who taught the Burgess
school thirty-five years ago, called at
the Charles Burgess home Wednesday
evening and recalled old memories.
Mrs. Joe Huisinge, neice of Mrs.
Charles Burgess, arrived last Satur-
day night for a few days visit, from
Sibley, Iowa, and will return Thursday
noon.
Thomas Galley and family motored
to Truman, visiting relatives in that
part of the country and returned in
the evening.
John Harris and wife will leave
Monday for North Dakota for a short
visit with their daughter, Mrs. Wicle.
Mrs. Ed Jackson's sister is here
visiting at the Jackson home from the
northern part of the state.
Glenn Burgess of Eagle Lake, who
has been working in Mankato for the
Bell Telephone company since school
closed, has been transferred to Red
wing as assistant time keeper.
Charles Freeman of Mankato trans
acted business in the village Tues
day.
George Hartung was in Mankato
Wednesday.
Art Fisher and wife were Mankato
lcallers Saturday.
The dance at Eagle Lake Wednes-
day night was well attended and
everyone had a good time.
The winter wheat in this part of
the county is ready for cutting, but
owing to the low lands, the farmers
j are unable to cut it.
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FROM FREE PRESS THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Governor Pillsbury has selected
Hon. Daniel Buck of this city as one
of the counsel to represent the state
before the bond tribunal, which
meets July 26.
The Misses Cora and Meta Smith,
daughters of A. M. Smith, gave their
young friends an elaborate reception
last evening at the home of their
parents on Third street. The lawn
was beautifully illuminated by the
mellow light of Chinese lanterns,
while temporary platform was
erected upon which the evening was
spent dancing.
Miss Kristen Louisa Karlson and
Mr.. August Johnson were married at
the home of c. w. Hermann July
II by Rev. NJ. Borge.
The Methodist conference convened
at the Methodist church in this city
last Tuesday evening and listened
to an able sermon from Bishop Foss,
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GROWTH OF M1ANKATO

street. Boats landed here nearly
every day during the boating season.
Sometimes three or four were tied
up at the levee at once. The boats
which came oftenest were the Frank
Steel, Jeanette Roberts, Time and
Tide, of which in joke it was said
that although time and tide waits for
no man, this Time and Tide would
wait for every woman; the Favorite
and Isaac Shelby. Some of the boats
made regular trips during the boat
ing season. One steamboat is said
to have sailed over Cummings Adj
dition at a time of high water, going
up as far as where the street crosses
the slough.
"In one of the early years, after
1867, however, when the bridge had
been washed out by flood, steam
boat assembled the Blue Earth river
to the mouth of the LeSueur, and
| took on cargo of flour at what was
known as the Red Jacket MILL
"The Jail in 1857 and some years
afterward, was a log and frame
affair, standing at the northeast cor
ner of the court house square. In
| 1858 the county built stone office
| for the use of the auditor and reg
lister of deeds, the office being erected
ON the court house square near the
corner of Fourth and Hickory streets.
| 1t was a one story building about
20x24 feet in size, all in one room,
with stone vault for records in the
rear of the room. This vault was
built in the shape of an oven, and
was supposed to be fireproof, but
as it had wooden door covered with
sheet iron and crevice under the
door wide enough to admit mice to
| feast on the books and papers, it
could hardly be considered safe.
TN the fifties, and for several
years after the war, the b~t,on
land across the Minnesota river, now
! known as North Mankato, was en-
/! tirely covered by thick growth of
| trees and bushes, and there were no
| inhabitants there The ground be-
| tween Front street and the river,
and south of Walnut street was in
the same condition. What is now
covered with railroads was only
| few feet above the river bed, and
was inundated nearly every spring.
In the spring of 1858 all of these
lowlands were under water and in
August of the same year second
rise occurred, owing to heavy rains,
which flooded all the West Mankato
and LIE Hitler bottoms and Cum
ming's addition. The river rose
nearly to the level of Front street
"The Mankato House was the
leading hotel in those days 1t stood
on the corner of Front and Hickory
streets in block IL. 1t was two
stories high with the gable toward
Hickory street, and on the peak of
the roof a bell hung, to call the
boarders to meals. The we'll known
picture of the hanging of the thirty
eight Sioux Indians gives a tolerably
accurate view of the buildings along
the east side of Front street from
the Mankato House in the extreme
south to Mulberry street."
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+ d. d. The church was not large
enought to accommodate the number
gathered. A large number from the
country and different parts of the
state attended.
The new Methodist church at He
bron, Nicollet county, will be dedi-
Gated next Sunday morning, July "a,
at 1920 by C d. Foss, d. D., one of
the bishops of the Methodist church.
Butter is listed at fifteen cents in
the market report and eggs at twelve
cents.
The county commissioners finished
their business Wednesday noon and
adjourned.
Senator Edgerton and daughter
spent last Sunday and Monday at
Point Pleasant, Lake Madison. Sum
day afternoon the Winona guards,
who are in camp near there, gave
the senator a reception.
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Some idea of the growth of Man
kato during the past fifty -eight years
can be obtained from the following
description of Mankato in the fifties
by Charles A. Chapman:
'In 1857 the boundaries OF the
settled portions of Mankato might be
defined as extending from Cherry
street on the south to Vine street
on the north, and on the east to
about Fifth street. These limits in
cluded practically the whole of the
settled portions of the town, and even
within this area the blocks near the
outside were very thinly occupied,
end the streets were hardly dis
tinguishable. Outside of these limits
there were a few settlers, such as
George Maxfield, Theron Parsons and
Rev. James Thomson on the north +;
John S. Hinckley on the Agency
road; Thomas Warren and the Van
Brunt family on what afterwards be-
came Warren's and Van Brunts
Additions; and the Hanna family
west of the slough. They all lived
on farms which are now within the
| city limits.
"Warren's addition was mostly tim
| Der, and Warren himself lived in a
| log house at about the site now
known as 52S South Second street
In his grove, within the area now
bounded by Warren, Second, Broad
and Liberty streets, camp meetings
were held. -
Evan Brunt's addition was ar
open field where corn and potatoes
grew. The road running along the
top of the bank of the slough. From
street was not opened on it's present
site through the addition until sew
eral years later.
"West Mankato, first named LIZ
Hitler, was laid out in 1857, ant
the stone office, now in ruins, of the
town site company, was built, alst
one or two wooden stores and {
hotel on the high ground on LIE Sueu1
street, in Blocks 161 and 162, all o.
which were subsequently moved away
There were no houses on the bottom
the first house being the Hanna
house this side of the slough.
/ LII MdnhdtO d PUN tlCC SIOV'
extended from about Jackson stree
north along Second and Broad streets
Some descendants of these plum
trees are still to be seen in the gar
dens in that neighborhood. Along
Second street from Hickory stree
north for two of three blocks was /;
long depression filled with water il
the spring and after heavy rains
making at such times a respectable
lake, navigable for small boats.
"The starting point for all surveys
was the cedar post set on the banl
of the river at the foot of Main street
This became unreliable after awhile
having been pulled out several times
by steam boats tied to it, but there
was stone buried at the nOrthwes
corner of block IA, which became the
acknowledged base for all measure
ments.
"The levee in front of blocks l.
and Is was the landing place fol
steamboats,. Then the river at thi
point came within few feet of From
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MANKATO FREE PhESS

will arrive here from st. Paul next
Thursday and proceed to Cambria
where he will make further investi-
cations of the defunct Indian villages
in that section.
Mr. and Mrs. Kalbow and son
Everett, and Mr.. and Mrs. Swartout
and family drove to Minneopa Park
last Saturday and on to Rapidar
Dam. The trip was most enjoy
able one.
Attorney and Mrs. Miles Porter
and family, and Attorney BENJAMIN
Taylor, motored to Fairmont yester-
day and spent Sunday at the home
of Frank Day, where Mrs. Taylor
and children have been visiting for a
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Dovre ant
daughters, Misses Mable, Stella ant
Louise, and guests, Miss Cora John
son of Ottawa, and Miss Stella Lund
berg of Madelia, went to Point Plea
SAINT, Madison Lake, Sunday morning
and enjoyed days outing and pic
mic dinner.
Harold Piper, who has been spend
ing two weeks vacation at the Point
Pleasant hotel, Madison Lake, re-
turned to his home in Minneapolis
yesterday. Mr.. Piper is a graduate OF
the Mankato high school, He is en-
ployed in the First and Security Ma
tional bank in Minneapolis.
DR.. F.. L. Stephen, DR.. M. R. Coul-
ter, DR.. C. P. Peterson, and DR.. F. E :.
Heidel spent Saturday at Hazel
mere and Fairmont attending the
meeting of the executive committee
of the Dental Association and outlined
the program of work for the annual
meeting of the association to be held
in this city next April. Next years
program promises to be filled with
interest for the dentists, and will be
one of the best ever given The
Mankato dentists returned home last
night.
Miss Harriet Herbst is spending
her vacation with a party of friends
at Madison Lake. During her absence
her place as cashier at J. B. and d.
Richards store is being supplied by
Miss Elsie Olson.
Rudy Thompson is spending his
vacation in Minneapolis.
Ernest F'orsberg of Kasota spent
last evening with friends in the city.
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week, and mother, Mrs. Catherine
Mahowald, who has been visiting at
st. Paul, arrived home today.
Attorney Simmons of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, was a business caller in the
city today
Miss Lucy Kruse left yesterday for
Minneapolis to spend a week visiting
| friends.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Harris, who
were guests of the latter's mother,
Mrs. G. w. Ellsbury, returned last
night to their home in Blue Earth.
Mrs. William E. Edwards, two
daughters and little son, of Columbus,
Edwards, 229 Locke street
Henry Stein is home from Exeter,
N. H., where he has been taking up
preparatory work in the Phillips acad-
envy. He will attend the state univers-
ity in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Knapp and son
and Mrs. Max Hargesheimer of Ro-
chester motored to Mankato yester-
day, returning in the afternoon. They
were guests at the Heinrich hotel for
lunch. Miss Myrtle Hooper, a sister of
Mrs. Knapp and who has been attend
ing the summer school, returned with
them. Mrs. Qnapp made the trip of
ninety three mileh in four hours and
reports the roads in splendid condi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hanson left for
StPaul today, where they will spend
a few days with relatives and friends.
Frank Baker of Duluth was the
guest of DR.. C. H. Nerbovig yester-
day, while enroute home from
Winona.
Miss West of Rochester is spend
ing several days in the city as the
guest of Miss Nystuen
DR.. A. J. Wentworth left for Min
neapolis this afternoon on business
] trip.
| Mr. and Mrs Walter Peterson and
family of Waterloo, Iowa, are visit
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From Mondays Dany.
Kjmble. Jones.

Miss Birdie May Kimble, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kimble OF
405 Hickory street, and Mr.. Lynn
Charles Jones, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eli Jones of Luverne, were united in
marriage about 80 Saturday evening
at the Baptist parsonage, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. r. w
Hobbs, the pastor. They were attended
by Miss Ruth Kimble, sister of the
bride, and Mr.. George w. Scherer, Jr
The bride wore a handsome suit OF
shaded blue silk, with black picture
hat and dress accessories to match
and the bridesmaid also wore pretty
suit. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are popular
young people and have a large
circle of friends who join in con-
CALCULATIONS and best wishes. The
bride grew up in Mankato and re-
ceived her education in the city
schools, and has held the position of
bookkeeper at the E. w. Owen Music
store for some time past. The groom,
who is graduate of the special
course at Stout University, Menom-
onie, Wis, was formerly an instructor
of forging in the manual training
department of the Mankato high
school, and is now travelling sales
man for the G. A. Lewis company of
the Minneopa garage. They will go to
housekeeping at once in the fat which
is already prepared for them at 1888
Security Flats.
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Three men were killed and two in
jured at Fairmont late Saturday aft
ernoon. The party of five was in an
automobile and started from Fair
mont to go to Welcome. The Sen
tinel of Fairmont relates briefly the
story of the tragedy enacted:
"The Milwaukee eastbOund passen-
ger train due at Fair'~nt at 3:19 Sat-
urday afternoon ran n'ihto an auto
driven by Martin Smith at the Lake
avenue crossing, near the old DR..
Rice place. With Mr.. Smith were four
companions and the party was bound
for Welcome.
"The Messenger train was moving at
a SIX --lo' l->-..-reports indicle that
the aul. oanio Maipass proceeding slowly,
not to ex exits MiFlteen or twenty miles
an hour.
"The approach of the train from the
west is hidden from view almost en-
tirely, until the railway track is reach
| ed. 1t has long been known as a dan
gerous crossing and the company has
been repeatedly warned to that effect.
"There is quite an Upgrade lead
ing to the railway track and the ap-
proach of the train doubtless confused
the driver and he brought his car to
a stop in the middle of the track. The
railway train stopped after the COLI
sion at about 1875 feet.
"The scene presented at the wreck
was one of the most CHASTITY ever seen
in Fairmont.
"The dead and dying were horribly
mangled.
Relief came Immediately. The
dead were taken to Erase & Beyer's
undertaking parlors and the injured
we're taken to DR.. Johnson's office,
except Mr. Nelson who himself re-
ported at the Fairmont hospital.
''The scene was one of confusion
and horror"
The coroner's jury held an in
quest today and returned a verdict
holding the Milwaukee Railroad COM
pany responsible for the death of
the three men.
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Enjoying Selves at EIysian.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Vance, Mr..
and Mrs. William Tator, Mr.. and
Mrs. Simmonds, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Allen and daughter Virginia Of
Kansas City Missouri, are spending
two weeks as an outing party at Ely
sian, Mr.. and Mrs Vance being host
and hostess to the out of-town peo-
pie, who motored here from Kansas
City, enjoying very pleasant trip,
no accidents of any kind occurring
to mar the journey.
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THREE men KILLED
AND Two INJURED
From Mondays Daily.
THE DEAD.

Martin Smith, wealthy farmer, Dane
living south of Fairmont, died ten
minutes after accident.
Esper Esperson, tiIer partner of
Peter C.. Nelson, forty-five years old,
born in Denmark, killed instantly.
Tom sSorenson, farmer in East
Chain, brains oozed out, leg broken,
body badly mutilated.G
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FUNERAL OF: IVA RIsT
One of the Most Largely Attended Held
In Mankato; Beautiful and Impress
sive Services
From SATURDAYS pay,v,

What is declared by many to have
been the most largely attended flu
neral ever held at the Centenary
Methodist church and one that drew
Ia larger attendance than any other
young persons funeral held in the
city for years past took place in that
church at two o'clock yesterday aft
|ernoon. This was the funeral of Miss
Iva Rist, the sixteen-year- old girl
who lost her life by falling into the
creek at Minneopa park The church
could not hold the throng and many
stood out on the sidewalks.
A service first took place at 1:3(
at the Rist family residence, $50
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THE INJURED.

August Nelson, in employ of Mar
tin Smith, conscious, leg broken, in
jured but not fatally. Relatives in
East Chain.
Pete c. Nelson, known as "Canada
Pete," jumped from auto, badly shak
en- up and bruised little, so badly
frightened he could not talk.
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turned home Sunday.
Chief of Police KlugherZ was back
at his post this morning after brief
vacation. 5
Miss Margaret Lundquist has gone
to Lampson, Wisconsin, to visit
friends.
e. w. Goldenstar and Fl. B. Crane
spent the afternoon on business at
Owatonna.
Attorney William F. Hughes re-
turned last night from business trip
to Matoon, Ill.
Misses Maud Hoy and Alma john
son spent Sunday with friends at
Lake Crystal
Peter Lloyd spent portion of last
week in Redwood county looking aft
er his land interests.
Miss Marguerite Francis of Chica-
go is visiting in the city as the guest
of Mrs W. ]. Morehart.
Miss Flossie Thomkins of Isanti is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. I. N.
Tompkins on Van Brunt street.
Mrs. Margaret Nelson and little
son, Julius, of Hopkins are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Girvin.
Mrs. A. ]. Fernholtz and Miss
Madge Shoemaker of Springfield
were shoppers in the city last Sat-
urday
Miss Emma Throdahl is spending
her vacation with friends in North
Dakota, and will visit at jamestown
and Devils Lake.
Miss Anna Weber and Marie Neu-
bert and Harvey Anderson enjoyed a
| fine trip to st. Peter yesterday, 60
ing down the river in a canoe.
| Mr. and Mrs. Poster Basey anG
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Ecklund of Kasots
spent yesterday as guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Schumacher.
| A. B. Moffatt of st. 10, Michigan is
spending few days as guest at the
home Of DR.. and Mrs. C. D. Snow
while enroute home from Glacier
park.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Curtiss of Oma-
ha, Neb., spent Sunday in the city az
guests at the homes of Mr.. and Mrs
e. A. Cole and Dr. and Mrs. c. d
Snow.
| Miss Minnie Dethloff, clerk in the
office of the city treasurer, has re-
turned from her vacation of two
weeks, spent at the Interlaken Inn a
Fairmont.
! Mr.. Nickerson, the archeologist
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Picnic at Minneopa.

Twelve picnickers from Mankato
and North Mankato went to Minneopa
State park on the morning train yes
terday, and spent the day, having a
delicious picnic dinner, and returning
home on the evening train. Those in
the party were Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Lusk, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lenertz,
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Rydeen, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Schultz, Mrs. Roy Lusk,
Misses Laura Larson, Clara Altman,
Ella Fricke and Clarence Clark.
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ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
p. Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pass will spend
Sunday visiting friends at Ottawa.
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Pleasant Lawn Social.

Pleasant Lawn Social.
A lawn social was given last even
ing by the Young Peoples alliance OF
st. Clair on the Evangelical church
lawn. The lawn was decorated with
Japanese lanterns and the tables
were decorated with sweet peas and
roses. Ice cream and cake were served
The affair was largely attended. Those
in charge were Rev. H. Zieske, Miss
LaJune Foster, Miss Linnea Hubner
and Irving Juliar. ao8
Rev. T. Ross Paden, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church, left a few days
ago for a months vacation with his
brothers on the old home farm near
Pittsburg, Pa. Mr.. Paden's family
left here about a month ago for the
same place.
Mrs. B. C. Parmaleej has been visit
ing away from Mankato during the
past four weeks and will probably be
gone three or four weeks more She
has been visiting relatives and friends
at Savannah, ILL.,, Moline, ILL.,, Chicago,
and Clinton, la. She will visit at La
Crosse and Winona before returning
to Mankato.
Nels Nyquist of LIE Ray township
was a visitor at the court house Fri
day.
The Rev. Edward Constant and
Mrs. Constant leave home on Mon
day afternoon for a trip to Portland,
Oregon, going by way of the Great
Northern and the Glacier park.
Glenn H. Bowe is taking the place
of Ray Chesser as demurrage clerk
at the Northwestern railroad freight
office. Mr.. Chesser has gone to
Waseca to work for the same road
as fireman.
R. E. Jensen, transit clerk of the
Chicago and Northwestern, together
with his wife and son, left this morn
ing on a trip to Carpenter, Iowa.
]. Degnan of Waseca, road foreman
of engines of the Northwestern road,
was in the city today on business.
C. E. Helmer of Winona, assistant
superintendent of the Northwestern
road, was in the city today calling on
business associates.
George Keene, the photographer,
left last night on business trip to
Salt Lake City.
J. j. Clark motored to Minneapolis
yesterday.
Rev. George Mahowald, who has
been visiting relatives at Garrison
and Max, North Dakota for the pasi
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Report of Theft.

One of the men working for
Leonard Beise on the ditching job in
Mcpherson township disappeared
Sunday, taking with him some cloth
ing and other small articles that did
not belong to him, so it is alleged. II
was reported that an auto had been
stolen from the place but this Is de-
MED by Mr.. Beise.
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Were Entertained.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Jones, who were
guests of honor Sunday at house
party of relatives and friends who are
spending several weeks at Lake
Francis. A delightful day was en-
joyed, and an elegant course dinner
was served at noon. Those in the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, Mr..
and Mrs George Kimble, Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Kimble, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester Trainor, Dr. and Mrs. A.
Wohlrabe, Misses Faith Lester. Ruth
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From Saturdays Daily.

Picnic at Traverse des Sioux.
Today being the sixty fifth annivers-
airy of the signing of the treaty of
Traverse des Sioux, large party of
Mankato people, including those who
appeared in the scene at the Mankato
Historical Pageant, mOtored to the
treaty grounds short distance the
other side of st. Peter about four
o'clock this afternoon, and enjoyed a
pleasant picnic on this historic spot.
Among those in attendance are At
torney Thomas Hughes and family;
Attorney Evan Hughes and family,
Professor j. M. Mcconnell and fam
lily; Theodore Williams and family;
Professor j. r. Brandrup and family;
President c. H. Cooper and family;
Judge Lorin Cray and family; Misses
Minnie and Carolyn Parker, and a
number of others.
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Mankato Club to Picnic.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: The Man.
kato club of st. Paul and Minneapolis
will hold it's annual picnic Thursday
at Minnehaha Falls. Members will
meet at the old pavilion at 1870 a. m.
All persons living at Mankato are
welcome to picnic with the club. 1t
will be basket picnic, and will be
attended by entire families of men,
bers.