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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-19
EN- csss FIashIioht.

The huge revolving Iight which has
been PLACED at the lighthouse on the
island Of Helgoland in the North sea,
- perhaps the most powerful fiashlight
In the world. It is equal to A, 000.0 900
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-11
DEATH OF CIRCUS MAN
Martin Kunzman, Employed BY Ringing
Brothers, Died at Local Hospital
Yesterday Afternoon
From Tuesdays Daily.

Martin Kunzman, employed as one
of the ring men with Ringing
Brothers circus, and who had been ill
in one of the local hospitals ever
since the circus left the city, died
ate the hospital yesterday afternoon.
Physicians thought that the mans
illness might have been caused by
poisoning, as he had all the symp-
toms, and to make sure of the ex-
act cause of death DR.. G. A. Dahl,
coroner, and DR.. c. G. Pratt and DR..
Lloyd held a post norton examina-
ton over the remains about five
o'clock last evening. 1t was found
that death was caused by purulent
pericarditis and meningitis, the
forming of pus around the heart and
other vital organs. Deceased was
forty-six years of age. The remains
will be shipped to Pennsylvania
where relatives will take charge OF
the funeral arrangements.
The remains were shipped from
the undertaking parlors of Kelley,
Harris & Gosewisch late this after
noon, to Pittsburg, Penn.
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Eagle Lake
From Tuesdays Os'Iv.

From Tuesdays OsIIv.
Farmers around here have their
wheat all cut and some have COM
menced stacking.
Walt Boyer and daughter Lucy OF
South Dakota are at the home Of
Thomas Gately.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin and two sons
of Washington visited at the home OF
C. E. Burgess last week.
Mrs. Fred Cook was in the cities
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gately and
Mrs. Harris motored to Comfrey to
attend the funeral of their sisteri in
law, Mrs. w. Boyer.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bremen and
little son, Herold, of Limetown visit
ed at the home of George Hartune
over Sunday.
Ben Burgess who has been with the
Northwestern Telephone company In
Mankato, has gone to Redwing to
work for them there.
Mr.. Hottie of Mankato was buying
calves and chickens in this vicinity
last week.
The late potato crop is almost a
failure on account of dry weather.
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ing in North Mankato Saturday ev-
ening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Evenson are en-
PERTAINING their nephew from Man
kato.
Mrs. C. Severance is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Lindsay spent Monday after
noon with her brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Brown.
Ladies are requested to meet at the
parsonage Friday afternoon for a
sewing bee.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Loucks and sons
and Naomi Randall went to Lake
Emily Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Rist announce
the marriage of their daughter Vina
to Archie Clough of White Fish,
Mont. The wedding will take place
Thursday noon of this week Rev.
J. D. Mccormack will perform the
ceremony.
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leaving his wife a widow for the Sec

leaving his wife a widow for the sec
ond time.
The surviving relatives are the
children, Mrs. Fred Boehmer, Ala
East Main street; John Grininger,
1877 Dayton street, st. Paul; Mrs.
Mary Falkner, APT Park avenue, st.
Paul; Ed Grininger, Mankato; BROTH
ers, Andrew, August and Fred Dan
ger of LIE Sueur; sisters, Mrs. Caro-
line Haney, Omaha, Nebraska; Mrs.
Lizzie Kale, lie Sueur, Mrs. Rose
Beachwod, Washington, D. c.; Mrs.
Ida Redmond of Canada; six grand
children, Mrs. Ralph Mahle, ST..
Paul; Miss Frances Grininger, a
nurse at Bismarck, N. D.; John and
George Gininger, Mrs. A. P. Krost,
city; Mrs. Roy Sexsmith, Bard, Cal
Funeral announcements will be
made later.
The funeral of Mrs. Alexander will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock from the house.
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from her vacation spent at Lake
Francis, and with relatives in North
Mankato, and has resumed her posi-
ton at the offices of Dr. T. C. Kelly
and DR.. M. r. Coulter.
Miss Marie Reichel is spending
her vacation with friends in the
twin cities. The place as office girl
at the offices of Doctors Weyer,
James and Heilscher, is being sup
piled by Miss Volta Peterson
Miss Anna Johnson, who is en-
ployed at the Hubbard Milling COM
pany, and her sister, Hulda, depart
ed this Afternoon for a trip to Buff
falo, N. Y, and Niagara Falls. En-
route they will visit at Detroit, Mich.
They will take boat trip on the
Great Lakes from Buffalo to Chica-
go. They expect to be gone sever
al weeks.
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Indian Lake
From TUESDAYS Daily.


Mrs w. B. Kidder and daughter
Ruth are visiting Mrs. Kidder's BROTH
er in Montana Mrs. Kidder has not
seen her brother for about thirty
years.
Mrs. Robert Stewart and son, AL
len, spent Sunday night and Mon
day with her brother, S. F. keenan,.
Mrs Stewart is spending two weeks
with her mother in West Mankato
and will then return to her home at
Milaca.
Miss Mary Keenan, was given a
very happy surprise on the occasion
of her fourteenth birthday which oc-
Cured one day last week. She was
invited to come for a call to the
home of her brother who lives on the
Spring Valley farm. There she was
greeted by the rest of the family and
the West Mankato relatives. The
presence of Grandma keenan, was the
GROWING joy of the occasion. A birth
day feast was spread in the dining
room which was gayly decorated for
the occasion. In the afternoon all re-
paired to the home of the honor
guest, where supper was served. The
MankatO relatives remained over
night, returning home Monday morn
ing
Milton Dodge has gone to Fair
mont, where he will be employed fol
a few months by one of the building
contractors. His brother will take his
place on his fathers farm.
The new barn on the Wilson place
looms up nicely.
The blackberries are coming on.
They are of a good size and fine
flavor but they are beginning to need
rain.
A. Hoff is repairing and improving
his dwelling
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FORMING NAVAL DIVISION
Younu Men in State Departments Seek.
ing Recruits; Former Mankato
Man Interested
From Tuesdays Daily.

Formation of a Minneapolis and
st. Paul division of the Minnesota
naval militia was begun yesterday by
committee of state department en-
ployees made up OF E. ID. Barens-
field, w. d. Reynolds and r. G. Nc
Dowell, all former members of the
United States navy and already mem
bers of the state naval militia. Mr..
REYNOLDS is a former Mankato boy,
having enlisted in the navy from this
city. Mr.. Barensfeld is former resi-
dent of Redwood Falls.
When prospective recruits have
applied to Mr.. Reynolds, of the state
treasurer's office, a meeting will be
called to perfect the organization.
An annual cruise with the north
Atlantic fleet will be one of the at
fractions urged to recruit men.
A minimum of siXty-five men is
required for the proposed twin city
division.
Upon formal recognition the gov
eminent will supply whale boats and
launches for operation on the Mis-
sissippi river" Mr.. Barensfeld said
Coincident with announcement of
plans for a twin city division came a
report that the Minnesota naval
militia is soon to get the United
States ship Topeka" for it's cruises
on the Great Lakes.
The Gopher" now so used, will be
assigned for service at Ashland
Wis, or Houghton, Mich, according
to informal advices.
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FROM FREE PRESS TH|RTY-F|VE YEARS AGO

C. A. Payne, of this city just re-
turned from an eastern trip took in
the Thousand Islands and Westmin-
ster Parks at Alexandra Bay. river
st. Lawrence on his way.
The children of the Congregational
church gave an interesting concert
last Sunday evening, which was
largely attended.
Melvin Roblee has returned from
Dakota and reports the wheat crops
out there in a worse condition than
in Minnesota.
Rev. Richmond of st. Johns church
has returned home from his eastern
visit.
The Citizens National bank put up
new sign over the front of their
building this week, the work being
done by James Cannon.
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.ENNS HOPING FATHER
WILL SETTLE MATTER
Man Held at County Jail Claims
His Bank Account Was
OVerdraWn
from Nesday's Daily.

That his trouble was merely the
result of his having carelessly over
checked his banking account at Delft
was a declaration made at the county
jail last evening by Frank Ems, the
young man who was arrested Friday
afternoon at Winona on the charge
of stealing an automobile from the
Eckman garage at Mankato.
ct is true that | gave check in
the sum of $3.50 on the State Bank
of Delft, when | did not have that
much money in that bank, and OF
course the bank would not cash the
check" said Ems. at was an act of
carelessness on my part, that was
all.
Business men often overcheck
their bank accounts. l own harness
shop at Delft, and l have frequently
put as much as $50 day into the
bank My father-in-law works for
me in that shop. I own lot in Delft,
and my father, John Ems of Butter
field, has built me a house on it. | am
gradually making payments on the
house to him, and expect to have the
house paid for before long. l own
the tools, machines, furniture, stock
and material in the harness shop.
have a little money in bank at But
terrified. Oh, yes, I am good for the
price of the auto.
Lack of Ready Money.
'It is on account of lack of ready
money that am still here in Jail.
think my father will be here tomor-
row from Butterfield to square
things up for me.
when I was arrested at the hotel
in Winona Friday afternoon. I was
in the corridor, doing. My wife was
there too The auto was in garage
with a lot of our clothes in it, and,
as far as know the auto and clothes
are there yet.
"My wife was here to see me last
evening. She went from here to But
terrified, and think she will come
back here with my father. We have
been married little over four
months. have been located at Delft
for about a year"
Frank Ems has engaged At
torneys Pau e Pau and Harry John
son to handle his case. The matter
will come up for hearing in the
municipal court next Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock.
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Napoleon
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The crowd at the band concert
Saturday evening was the largest
yet, making one think of a Fourth of
July celebration. An extra police was
put on, but the crowd was very ord
erly and seemed to enjoy the music
fully. The cars were parked at the
sides of the streets and many were
in the side streets.
Mrs Eugene BOXberger is enjoying
visit from her two brothers, Mes
sers. Jennesen of Pittsburgh, Penn,
These gentlemen are glass blowers
and are on their vacation. This is
their first visit to the west and are
agreeably surprised to find such a
progressive little town as Mapleton.
The work of cleaning and refitting
the school building has begun The
primary and first grade will be
moved into the large building, while
the domestic science and manual
training departments will occupy the
old building.
I. A. Lownes is offering his fine
new residence completed last year
for sale. Mr.. Lownes expects to
leave the last of the month for parts
of Montana to look up location.
Mapleton dislikes to part with such
estimable people and hopes he may
decide after all that Mapleton is a
good place to live in.
The state officer is keeping his
eagle eye on the Mapleton cigaret
trade Several suspicious characters
were about the streets last week. 1t
is hoped they were not the advance
agents of the l. w. w.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Hotaling and
daughter took the train for the cities
Friday.
/ Mrs. Charles Gilmore and children
| went to Kasota to visit relatives Fri
day.
Miss Alice Bomberger and Charles
| returned from the cities and ELI
river yesterday after two weeks
stay.
Mrs. Tony Penhiter entertained a
small company of ladies at her home
on Silver street on Friday afternoon
Delicious refreshments were served
Rev. Charles McCooley, a former
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pastor of the Baptist church was
calling in and near Mapleton last
week. Rev. McCooley is now located
in Maine.
Miss Blanche Little of Pasadena,
Cal, who has been at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Harry Sprague, has
gone to Mankato and is the guest of
Mrs. C. J. Laurisch.
Several new residences are being
built in East Mapleton.
1t is gratifying to note that almost
without exception every house which
has been repainted this summer has
been painted white, as suggested by
the Woman's Study club.
Miss Carrie Bachtle of Baker,
| Mont, is at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Sam Evans. Miss Bachtle is an
taken up with the west and expects
| to return in a few weeks.
Three little boys got to quarreling
while playing together yesterday
when one threw a large cinder, which
struck the little son of o. V. Karl
berg in the forehead, making large
cash. The doctor was called to dress
the wound and the little fellow will
be as we'll as ever in few days.
Mapleton ball team were the
victors in the ball game at st. Clair
Sunday.
Sunday was the date for the annual
Beauford. The gathering was held at
the home of Mrs. Ward. daughter,
and consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Cram
err, their eleven children and grand
children being about forty in num-
Der. Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer are in
good health and their friends hope
they may live to enjoy many more
such reunions.
Harry Tyler has returned from
Hartford, Conn.
Charles Woman will move his
family to Buffalo. MINI. Mr.. J. e.
Heikert, who owns the house thus
vacated, intends moving from the
farm to town this fall
Henry Wing of South Easten, Iowa,
arrived Saturday and will work for
William Dobie. Mr.. Wing reports
corn and oats better in Iowa than
here.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Howieson, Mr. and
Mrs Ed Sanborn, Mrs. A. Johnson
and Florence picnicked at Minneopa
Falls Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. William PrentZlow
attended the Cramer reunion. Mrs.
Prentzlow was formerly Miss Alice
Cramer.
Walter Clapshaw and party were
Amboy visitors yesterday.
Mrs. John Johnston motored to
Vernon Center and Amboy yesterday
finding the roads in fine shape.
The air has cooled and many are
wishing for shower. The gardens
and cornfields have baked in the sun
and are filled with large cracks The
showers for the last two or three
weeks have passed by.
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Kerns
From Tuesdays Daily.

Rev. George E. Brown preached a
very fine sermon Sunday. There was
a better attendance of children for
Sunday school, The answer to the
question for Sunday school was in
Judges 165. The next question is
"Who considers it an outrage to pay
for wood and water"
Mrs. Lillian Loring is visiting her
sister, Mrs. F. E. Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sharp and
sons and Mrs. Lindsay and daughter
Amy motored to Mapleton Sunday
afternoon and called on friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kolbert took
dinner with Mrs. Lucy Culp Friday.
Mrs Gus Peterson is improving
slowly.
R. E. Grice and family motored to
Rapidan Sunday.
Florence Culp entertained company
from Minneapolis over Sunday.
Haying, harvesting and threshing
are progressing rapidly.
M. M. Cram attended council meet
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A small child of A. R. Pau fell
from the bed one day this week
breaking it's shoulder blade.
Rev. r. K. Wharton of Waukegan,
ILL.,, will preach in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday.
The board of education met We'd
nesday evening and elected Miss
Annie NJ Wells of Sterling, Miss
Anna L. Kendall of Brockton, Mass,
and Miss Mary S. Howe of Antwerp
as additional teachers to the number
previously elected.
Miss Mona Nelson of Rochester is
a guest at the home of j. A. Presley.
Rose e Noe sold this week to Mrs.
L. Coulthard, the dwelling house
formerly owned by Professor G. W.
Hyde on Fourth street for $1400.
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QUITS LOCAL YIN. c. A.
TAKES new POSITION
J. S. FindIey Will Go to Jack
sonviIte, Illinois
PROMOTION IN HIS WORK
Accomplished Great Deal Since
Coming to Mankato Nearly
Four Years Ago
From Tuesdays Daily.

Joseph S. Findley, general secre-
tary of the Mankato Young Mems
Christian association for nearly four
years, has resigned this position Mr..
Findley has accepted the general
secretaryship of the Y. M. G. A. at
Jacksonville, Illinois. He will leave
for that city next Friday.
Mr. Findley's administration of the
duties of his office during his sojourn
in Mankato has been most able and
successful He has won a host of
friends, who, while they deeply regret
his departure cannot but feel that it
is only a justly deserved promotion,
as he now enters a broader and more
responsible field of activity.
The present Y. NJ C. A. building at
Jacksonville was erected in 1880. A
movement has been started there for
the establishment of a new building,
which will better suit the present
needs of the association in that city.
Jacksonville is city of about 10000
people This will mean big task for
Mr.. Findley, but he is going at it
with his characteristic pluck and
energy and will without doubt win
out there as he has elsewhere.
His Work in Mankato.
Mr.. Findley came to Mankato in
September, 1912, to assume the gen
eral secretaryship here. Prior to that
he had been general secretary of the
Y. NJ C. A. at Logansport, Ind, for
three and a half years. This was his
first charge as general secretary. Be
fore that he was a Y. M. G.. A. stu
dent, preparing himself for that line
of work.
When Mr.. F'indley came to Man
kato, the membership of the Y. M. c..
A. here was 240. Since that time it
has grown to 425. When he came the
association was in debt about $4,000.
This debt has been reduced to about
$4,000 These facts furnish fair in
dex of the general character of the
work he has done here.
Mrs. Findley and her little son and
daughter have been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Findleys parents at
Princeton, Ill. They will join Mr.
Findley at Jacksonville shortly after
he arrives there.
The board of directors of the Man
kato Y. M. G. A. recently named three
directors as a committee to look up a
new local general secretary, the COM
mittee consisting of c. H. Cooper,
George H. Palmer and w. D. Willard.
This committee has had particular
man in view for some time and this
man visited Mankato last week with
a view to determining whether or
not to accept the position. It will
probably be known some time next
week whether he will be the next
general secretary here.
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LIVED TO RIPE OLD AGE
Mrs. Mary Alexander, Who Died Last
Evening at Home of Daughter,
Mrs. BOIkmer
from Tuesdays DAILY.

Mrs. Mary Alexander, an aged and
respected resident of the city, hav-
ing made her home in Mankato for
almost forty years, passed away last
evening at $3.50, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Boehmer, Ala
East Main street, death being due to
a general nervous breakdown, COM
plicated by the ailments of advanc-
ing years. She had been confined to
her bed for the past three weeks, and
had been gradually failing in health
for five years past
Deceased was born in Dover, Ohio,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Den
ger, and would have been eighty
years of age the seventeenth of this
month She came to Minnesota with
her parents, and the family settled
on a farm claim at lie Sueur where
they lived for many years. De-
ceased met her first husband, Mr..
John Henry Grininger, at Hender-
son, Mimi, and they were married
there when she was only eighteen
years of age. Mr. Grininger was in
the employ of the government and
they travelled throughout the state for
some time, after which he built a
saw and grist mill at Henderson,
which he operated until the time of
his death.
The widow later married Mr.. AL
exander, and they removed from
Henderson to Mankato about forty
years ago, and made their home at
210 North Broad street for a long
time. Failing health caused Mrs
Alexander to make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Boehmer and she
lived with her steadily for the past
, three years, and for the greater part
of the past five years. Mr.. Alexan-
der passed away some time ago.
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o'clock. The girls present were, the
Misses Esther Keene, Myrtle Cros-
well, Ida, Ellen, Nellie and Florence
Nitzkowski, Mildred Parmelee, Ger
trude Clements, Iva, Marjorie and La
Rue Kendall, Florence Jones, Mar
garet Hoffenhal, Helen Weed and
niece, Dorothy Smith, Gladys Coax.
Ida Conklin, Ethel Elliot, Hazel Ed
wards, Bernice, Norma and Marjorie
Cone, Miss Hughes, Cora Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Mills. A bonfire was
built and coffee and bacon were pre-
pared over it. Delicious fruits, buns,
doughnuts and cakes were served.
Kodaking was in order
After the breakfast, the girls were
taken in autos over to the city ten
mis- courts where they enjoyed the
lovely morning air, playing tennis.
Altogether it was most enjoyable
time and the girls all pronounced the
breakfast real success.