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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-24
EVERY MEMBER CANVASS

committee Of sixty will conduct
an eVery-member canvass of homes of
members of St. Johns Lutheran
Church Sunday. Each home will be
visited between the hours of and
o'clock and a card bearing questions
pertaining TO church work will be
presented.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
From Frida,'s Daily.
Death of Mrs. A. L. Hanson.


Mrs. A. L. Hanson of 420 Nicollet
avenue, died this morning at 2:30 at
one of the local hospitals, after three
weeks serious illness. She was OPP
Grated upon recently in the hope of
saving her life, but continued to fail
until the time of her death Mrs
Hanson's maiden name was Ada E.
Staples, and she was born in Stock
ton, Maine, September 10, 1860, and
celebrated her fifty-fourth birthday
anniversary last September. She was
married about thirty-seven years ago
to Mr.. A. L. Hanson at st. Paul, and
they continued to make that city
their home until about thirteen years
ago, when they removed to North
Mankato, which has been their home
ever since. Mrs. Hanson was we'll
known and estimable woman, mem
Der of the Presbyterian church. and
a member of the w. c.. T. U. She
will be deeply mourned by her rela-
tives and many friends. The surviv-
ing relatives are the widower, one
son Fred, who resides at home, a
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Schmidt of ST.
Paul. and two brothers, Allen Staples
of ST. Paul and Andrew Staples of
Moundville, West Virginia. Funeral
announcements will be made later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Eron fridays CaT..
W. d. Kasper United States natur


w. D. Kasper United States natur
alization examiner, located at st.
Paul, called this morning at the Of
flee Of The Free Press, and announced
that he had managed to secure prom
Uses of fifteen foreign speaking resi-
dents of Mankato to attend a night
school, to be held here for the pur-
pose of educating them in the Ian
guage and institutions of this country.
81 came to Mankato yesterday" said
Mr. Kaspar, land l was told that such
a movement had been taken up by the
local board of education, but the task
of interesting the foreign speaking
people in such a school had proven a
failure | at once went to work and
obtained the definite promises of fif-
teen of these people to attend at the
opening session of such school, I
think at least twenty will be there
ana | have hopes that there will be
twenty five or even thirty.
Soliciting BY Letter.
81 understand that heretofore, about
the only soliciting has been done by
letter, but / went out as l always do,
and saw the people myself and ex-
planned to them that it is the desire
of the United States government to
have the foreign speaking people edu-
Gated in the English language. You
see there are many who apply for citi-
zenship, but are turned down because
they cannot answer the questions that
are put to them. The government is
! interested in the establishment of such
a night school, in order to make it
easier for the foreign born to get nat
uraliZed and become better citizens.
! Arrangements have been made to
have the first session of the night
school open next Tuesday evening at
7:30 o'clock at the Union school, All
the grown people who would like to
attend this school are invited, both
men and women, but boys and girls
are net wanted 1t is to be a school
for adults.
81 have also taken up the matter
with the president and secretary of the
Mankato Comm ercial club, and / un-
derstand that committee of five will
be appointed to canvass the city thor
oughly, and keep up the recruiting, sc
that the night school will always be
well attended. P. j. Slettedahl has
been engaged as the teacher"
Statement of Superintendent.
Frederick J. Sperry, superinten-
dent of schools, stated today that
the announcement that it had been
definitely decided to hold the night
! school was little premature. "We
shall hold a gathering at the Union
school on Tuesday evening at 7:30 oil
all who are interested in the night
school,, said Mr.. Sperry, "and we
shall talk the matter over. If enough
are found interested and anxious to
attend, it is probable that the pro-
| ject will be put through.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Harry Eugene Roberts to Elmer J.
Taylor, both of Blue Earth county,
$4,000, south half of southeast quart
er Of section three and southeast
quarter of northwest quarter and
northwest quarter of southwest quart
er of section ten, Sterling township,
$50 acres.
Elmer J. Taylor to Charles w.
Ward, both of Blue Earth county, $4,-
Geo, southeast quarter of northwest
quarter of section ten, Sterling town.
ship, 40 acres.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Walter and Wilfred Johnston and
Ray McGettrick, three CT the four boy
burglars, who recently confessed that
they had broken into the Day hard
ware store at Eagle Lake and stolen
a quantity Of goods, were due to be
brought before Judge Comstock at 9
late hour this afternoon. 1t was gen.
orally expected that the boys would
be placed on probation. That was
what their attorney, c. E. Phillips.
recently recommended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Leroy QuisgIe.

Miss Hazel Leroy and Mr. Wayne
G. Quiggle, popular young people of
Amboy, were united in marriage this
afternoon at two o'clock at the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
G., A. Cahoon, pastor of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church. They
were unattended, and returned to
Amboy this afternoon, where they
win make their home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Cafeteria suppers Are Popular.

Cafeteria suppers given by the Ia
dies of ST. Johns Episcopal church
are proving very popular affairs this
season. Last evening committee o
thirteen ladies' from the second d
vision of the church served supper al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E
Brown, the hours being from six un
til eight o'clock, and it is estimated
that about one hundred and twenty
people were served. A number of t.
guests remained for dancing party
from eight until eleven o'clock, nice
music for the dance being furnished
by Victrola. All present enjoyed the
affair very much.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

thing needed to take advantage of
the situation, ships, and that Swe-
den and Denmark did not.
Aside from this the Norwegians ap-
pear to have been better business
men than either Swedes or Danes.
They saw their chance and grabbed
it, grabbed it out of the other Scan
dinavian countries hands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
From Fridays Daily.
Eridoe Club Entertained.

Eleven young ladies of the Bridge
club held social meeting last even
ing in honor of Miss Hazel Clark,
who, together with her mother, Mrs.
Thomas Clark, will leave Sunday
for San Francisco, California, and
will visit points of interest along the
coast. The guests spent the forepart
of the evening bowling at Vans
Bowling alleys, and later adjourned
luncheon was served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Steamship is Lost.

London, January 2S.-It is under
stood the steamer ATTAIN has been lost
off the west coast of Africa: The yes
sci has not been heard from since jan
uary II. The British cruiser Tri-
garth has just reported picking up
an empty life boat, which was identi-
fed as being one of those of the At
tan
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Workmen Installed officers.

New officers of Mankato Lodge
No. 80 A. o. u. w. were installed
Wednesday night by Grand Master
Workman w. NJ. Barber of Long
Prairie, Mimi, as follows: Al Hall
man, past master workman; George
Sanford, master workman; F. c..
'Wyckoff, foreman; L. Robel. over
seer; George G.. Krost, recorder;
Herbert Houck, fnancier; w. L..
Roust, receiver; Harry Johnson,
guide; H. S. Betz, l. w; H. Ryner-
son, o. w. Following the ceremonies
of installation social evening was
enjoyed with dancing and cards, and
delicious banquet was served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
SIeighride

SleIchride.
Thirty members of the Christian
Endeavor society of the Christian
church enjoyed merry sleighride
last evening, and rode out to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Randall in
Belgrade, distance of about eight
miles, making the trip in two big bob
sleds A pleasant social evening OF
games and music was passed at the
Randall home and an appetizing sup
per was served. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Loe chaperoned the young people, and
the party was greatly enjoyed by al
present @
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Total British Casualties.

IUnlted Press D1snatch.J
London, Eng, January 2S.--The
total of British casualties up to. jan
uary 10 is officially placed at $50, 1867 !.
Premier Asquith today gave out this
information to the house of commons
in response to an inquiry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
From Fridav's OaIIv.

ST. Paul, Mimi. January 2S.-The
state supreme court today ordered a
new trial of the case of w. Edmonds,
convicted of embezzlement at st.
Peter Edmonds was found guilty of
retaining for his own use $500. which
he collected for the Great Northern
Implement company. The supreme
court reversed the Nicollet county
court, considering that the evidence
did not prove that Edmonds had been
guilt of any wrongful intent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Evenina at cards.

Mrs. J. Kuderle of Fifth street
entertained a company of twelve lady
friends last evening at cards. Five
Hundred was played at three tables,
head prizes being won by Mrs. John
Koch, and foot prize by Mrs. Henry
Spicer. A delicious three course sup
per was served, closing a very pleas
ant evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Belgrade Congregational Church.

SERVICES VIII be held as usual next
Sunday. Morning worship at 1890
with sermon by the pastor on "Pitch-
ing Our Tent Towards Sodom." The
evening young peoples meeting will
be held as usual at 1880. Subject,
"Great Foreign Mission Aries" II Cor.
s. 1928. Leader, Mrs. Laura Ran
dali. The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Miss Ella Hillmar on Friday after
noon, February 4th. 1t is hoped that
there will be large attendance, and
that a goodly number of people will
make a special effort to go up there
and have good time. George E.
Brown, pastor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Ladies of Wells Working For Bazaar

Miss Clara Stahl, who is WORKING
on the German Red Cross committee
has returned from. Wells, and reports
that the ladies of Wells are working
hard, and that all the merchants have
make good donations. Manager Heath
of the Princess theatre has given the
ladies charge of the theatre for this
evening and will give twenty-five per
cent of the proceeds of tonight's
shows to the German Red Cross. Mrs.
Charles Fitzloff of Wells is in charge
of the work of the ladies. and Mr..
Fitzloff will have charge of shipping
the donations to the local German Red
Cross committees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Receiver Is Appointed.

E. A. Thayer has been appointed
receiver of the United Flour Mills
company which was declared bank
rupt Wednesday afternoon. The COM
pany whose offices are at 722 Flour
Exchange. controlled the Sleepy Eye
Flour Mills, the Queen Bee and the
Albert Lea Flour Mills companies. A.
G. Won Hagen, president of the COM
pany, is said to be still out of the
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Mrs. Victor Rydeen of South av-
enue pleasantly entertained the work
committee of the Belgrade Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church at her
home this afternoon. About four
dozen aprons were cut out during the
afternoon, and the hours were profit
ably employed. A delicious lunch was
served by the hostess at the close of
the meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Lasby and Rose of the Mankato
stock farm have donated a Poland
China boar to be given as a prize
at the seed show to be held in Man
kato in February. This firm will sell
at public auction at the farm, Just
over the Windmiller hill, February 10,
afternoon, forty big type Poland China
bred sows. Several daughters of the
famous Sioux Queen the Grand Cham
pion sow at the Minnesota state fair
will be put in this sale as drawing
card and many others of equally as
good breeding. Start lin right, at
tend the sale and get good one.
The kind that spells quality and
quantity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
been given every possible care, but
t. chances for her recovery are slight.
from fridays Daily.

from fridays Daily.
Joseph Hampl went to New Ulrn
today on a business trip.
Walter Daniels went to Cleveland
Minnesota, today on short business
trip.
Attorney j. w. Schmitt is spending
the day on legal business at Fair
mont
Carl E. Young, editor of The Good
Thunder Herald, was a court house
visitor today
Mrs. L. N. Nichols of Blue Earth is
visiting in the city at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Cote.
Mrs. d. E. Cleveland of ST. Peter
returned home today after visiting
her sister, Mrs. T. ]. Sherk.
Mr.. Minga, representing the Col
Inns Publicity Service, is spending
several days on business in the city
Lakefeld Standard: Gus Anderson
was down from Mankato Saturday
looking after the work on the H. c..
Bauer e Son garage. lie says he ex-
poets to have the garage finished in
about three weeks. The firm Whit
son & Andersen landed a contract
for the erection of theatre building
in Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Department of commerce, bureau
of the census. has issued a pamphlet
giving the mortality in cities under
100000 inhabitants showing that in
1914 Mankato had. exclusive of still
births, 10 deaths, making the aver
age death rate for the year 1914
sixteen and six tenths for every L.
900 of population. This is lower than
that of 1913, when the death rate per
LOCO was seventeen and four tenths.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Helena, Mont, January Is
Seven men are known to have per-
isfed with cold during this, the latest
cold spell and the worst known to
history, in this state. At some points
temperature of sixty-t three below
is reported. Appeals for coal have
been received from ten towns, and it
is feared that many will suffer the
pinch of a coal famine
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
w. NJ. N. 7. Club Entertained

Miss Helmina Olson and Mrs. L.
Barnett entertained the young
ladies of the w. M. N. T. club last
evening at their home on North
Fourth street, ten members being
present A social time was enjoyed,
the ladies having brought their
fancywork, and at the close of the
evening a nice lunch was served by
the hostesses. The next meeting
will be held three weeks from date
at the home of the Misses Almquist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
From fridays oailv.
Tea For Madame Rodinoff.


Tea For Madame Rodinoff.
A number of the leading women of
Mankato will be the guests of Madame
Florence Bodinoff tomorrow afternoon
at tea in the Saulpaugh hotel. This
opportunity to meet the singer, for
whom music critics predict a brilliant
future in America, will permit them
to see her in two of the most interest
ing phases of her life, that Of host
ess-and later as an artist.
Mrs. Patterson, Miss Lora Luis
dorff, Miss Fannie Pitcher, Mrs i.
Nerbovig, Mrs. Roy E. Andrews, Mrs.
Minnie Hubbard and Miss Harriet
Johnson are among those who have
accepted the invitations to meet her
Informally.
Richard Czerwonky will arrive in
time for tea and will renew ac-
quaintances and friendships he made
while here on other occasions. Mr..
Czerwonky will play number of his
own compositions and Madame Bod
inoff will sing the arioso cone Fine
Day" from Madame Butterfly as well
as number of German, Scandinavian
and American selections.
The concert will be- given tomorrow
night in the Mankato theatre. And
this will be the last opportunity to see
Madame Bodinoff before she enters
grand opera for a prolonged contract.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Henry Robel, ST., of North Man.
kato, went to st. Peter today to
appear before the board of directors
of the Nicollet County Fair associa-
ton, in order to get the support OF
that body for the retention in office
of the county agricultural agent
Mr. Robel said the agent was very
necessary. He came at any and all
times to administer the anti cholera
serum to hogs that were afflicted
with it, and thus kept the plague
down throughout the county. In view
Of the fact that the county agent had
to pay for his own automobile, Mr..
Robel did not think $4,000 a year
was an unreasonably high salary. He
said it was far better TO have the
county agent handy to administer the
anti -cholera serum than to depend
On the farmers calling a veterinarian,
to whom they would have to pay
fees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

The conference of suffrage workers
held in Albert Lea yesterday and to-
day will close tonight with a BAN
quet and program of toasts to be held
in the Presbyterian church parlors
None of the local suffrage workers
were in attendance at the conference
but reports of what had been accom-
plished by the Blue Earth County
Equal Suffrage association were sent
to the meeting to be read during the
sessions
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Leap Year Dancing Party.
Normal school, girls will entertain
at a leap year dancing party in the
normal school gymnasium this even
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Washington, January 2S.-The
question, who is meant by President
Wilson in his expression, liars on
the Mexican affairs is now dis
-turbine official Washington. Mem
bers of congress are looking doubt
fully at each other and are wondering
whether they are going to be con-
sidered eligible candidates for in
itiation into new Mexican Ananias
club.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mankato Manufactur-
ing company was held at the office Of
the company on Tuesday. January IL.
1t was called to order by President
w H. Wilcox. Reports of officers
were received and the following
stockholders were elected directors
for the ensuing year: W. H. Wilcox
Fred Prouse, William Morgan, J. w
Wilcox, George H. Wilcox. The di-
rectors met on January rs at 1880
p m. and elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows: w. H. Will
cox, president and manager; ]. w
Wilcox, secretary; Fred Prouse, treas
urer
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Waseca, January 2S-Mrs. August
Brandenburg, wife of young farmer
living near Waldorf, was perhaps
fatally injured yesterday morning.
Her husband arose and built the fire
in the kitchen range and went out to
do the chores. When his wife came
to the kitchen, the fire had nearly
burned out and she poured some kerr
oseLe on it to rekindle it. The can
exploded and covered her with burn
ing Oil. She ran out doors with her
clothes on fire. Her husband heard
her cries and hurried from the barn
and smothered the flames, but not IN
til the greater, part of Ter body dad
been scorched and blisIered. Medi-
cal aid was summoned and she has
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Box Social.

Box Social.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of ST.
Peter and PauPs Catholic church
held box social in the Lcyola club
house last evening, about fifty
couples being in attendance. The
early evening was spent in dancing,
and the boxes were offered for sale
about 1O:30, Jack lien acting as
auctioneer, assisted by John Hob
man. An appetizing picnic supper
was served from the boxes, and the
remainder of the evening was spent
in dancing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
FROM Fridays Daily.

st. Paul, Mimi, January %
The Pine county court was reversed
in the suit of Mrs. John Madden
against the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroad companies
for the death of her husband who
was killed at the Duluth Union depot
while crossing the tracks in 1913
The supreme court held that the
victim was himself guilty of contrib
utory negligence.
The supreme court today upheld
the Freedom county court in sus-
tanning a verdict of $7,116 awarded
to George Rein of Albert Lea against
the Minneapolis and st. Louis rail-
road. Rein was injured by tripping
and falling over telegraph wire.
which had been allowed to lie slack
over the company's track.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Blanchard of
Big Timber, Montana, have arrived
for visit at the home of the latter's
mother. Mrs. Elsa Rolf on Nicollet
avenue,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Washington, January 2S.-President
Wilson selected Louis d. Brandeis of
Boston to be associate justice of the
supreme court to succeed the late
Justice Lamar The nomination went
to the senate today. 1t was a sur
prise everywhere in official circles.
Brandeis had not even been men
toned for the vacancy He is Ken
tuckian and was reared in Louis
vile. and educated at Harvard He
will be the first Jew to sit on the
supreme bench. He had been much
in the public eye for the last several
years.
This nomination was received by
the senate at one o'clock this after
noon. 1t caused quite fiutter of ex-
element and no small discomfort
among democratic members. This was
true especially of some southern
members, who spoke of the fact that
the late Justice Lamar was himself 2
southerner, and they did not see why
another southerner should not be
named to succeed him.
Charles Taylor. vice president of
the Mankato Commercial club, and
acting president, today appointed the
following committess:
Automobile Club Good Roads: John
Nyquist, chairman, H. F. Leonard, M,
d. Fritz, Theodore Just, c. H. Saul
paugh
Special committee to look after
draining of Madison Lake road: John
Hohmann, chairman, J. w. Schmitt,
Fred Otto.
Touring: NJ. D. Fritz, chairman, H
A. Patterson, DR.. l.. P. Dodds
Legislative: DR.. j. w. Andrews
chairman, S. B., Wilson, c.. o. Daily
F. NJ. Currier, Judge Lorin Cray.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Curry, Montana, who were guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Strickland on Belgrade avenue, left
this noon for Kasota, where they viii
visit relatives and will go from there
to Cadova, where they will spend six
weeks as guests of their daughter be-
fore returning to their home
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04

Lloyd Gauthier, the young boy who
recently had three ribs. broken while
coasting down hill, is able to attend
school, and is present in his classes
every day.