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l ENNIS, who is patcman on the
railroad that crosses Cedar

ENNIS, who is eatcman on the
railroad that crosses Cedar
" venue just south OF the
Holly wood West End station. got n
good look nj them The other day. but
then Dennis has exceptional oppO.-
tunities. lie likes To- tell about Il:
"AlonR this big, fine cur. and
says to mesel:. It's them out of
the tail Of mo eye | gee Dick IIalloran
still shuntin' box cars at tho rext
siding. Dennis. It's not every day "
get to hold NJ the President and his
lady say I TO meself. and with thu,
down goes the gates. ! studies them
at me leisure.
There was plenty Of leisure. for
though I gives Halloran the high sign
he doesn't get the idea very quick, he
ing n bit slow in the uptake. hut
finally he comes trundlin' by with old
No. 3 putin AID BLOWN in the asth-
matte style that's all her own. Had
the Presidents car been in her way
she'd have run them down and thcrc'd
have been "A horrible tragedy. yc mind.
"Safey-ty first"
We had u glimpse too. We left Dem
mis-. who grew suspicious when we
asked him his other name. and walked
a quarter milo due west. pass the
grounds Of the Guggenheim eHtate.
past u glass enclosed larruom tcloscd.
nlns.) and II field wnerc young per-
sons swatted at little white halls with
crooked sticks. ana came To the place
made famous on postcards Shadow
Lawn.
Tho shadows are numerous enough.
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Tivoh
rsom Saturdays Daifv.

rsom Saturdays Daily.
G. w. Beschnett has rented land
from G. Ford.
Miss Mary Tacheny is sewing for
Mrs, Conrad Heffner. - =
Congratulations and best wishes are
extended to John Heffner and Miss
Clara Scheurer, whose wedding will
take place May 10.
Mrs. August Schmidt and Mrs. Will
liam Shredder were honor guests at
the Ladies' Aid held with Mrs. Jesse.
Tivoli was well represented al
Mankato Tuesday.
Joe Mosher was an Eagle Lake
caller Wednesday.
Mrs. p. j. Harvey is reported on the
sick list
Mr. and Mrs Herman Buchholt8
and daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Laudly Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Phalen is hostess for
the next Ladies Aid meeting in June.
Members will remember to memoriZe
Bible verse with the word peace.
B. l.. Miller is assisting Olaf Lar
son. -n
The Ladies' Aid held with Mrs A.
Jesse was not very well attended
owing TO busy time. however, a good
time was enjoyed by all present and
refreshments were served
Miss Clara Larson left Wednesday
for Eagle Lake. where she will assist
Mrs. E. Gleason for a short time with
her work
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Macbeth made
a trip to Mankato Wednesday to see
the youngest son, Donald, of Mr.. and
| Mrs. William Macbeth of AIankato
who was reported to be very sick.
The school children are beginning
to count the days till school is out
The last reports are for picnic, which
the little folks always enjoyed.
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per cent of the holdings of the North
ern States Power company are in
Minnesota, but 50 per thousand was
paid on the $1S,000,000, totaling $780,
0OO.;
AS all the properties of the Gen
eral Electric company are in the
state, the full $3.50 was paid on this
s4000,000 mortgage, totaling $4,000.
The properties of the two companies
are in twenty Minnesota counties and
recording fees run about $4,000.
Mr.. Hanke will divide the $4,000
among these twenty counties, each
county's share being based on the
value of the property in that county
Then each county will divide its
share. the state taking one sixth, the
county revenue fund one sixth, the
school district in which the property
is located two-siXths and the town
ship or city in which the property is
located two-sixths.
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attended the box social at the Sugar
Grove schoolhouse Saturday night.
They found the roads in q poor condi-
ton.
Art and Harry Boehland drove to
Mankato Thursday.
Gust Halter will spend the summer
at the Klein home on Lake Villa.
Fred Hanisch motored to Mankato
Wednesday
Miss Mary Shaw went fishing to
Lake Emily last Monday evening.
Leo Lunkenheimer and Miss Bird
get Johnson drove to Kasota We'd
nesday night.
Gust Schumacher intends to buy
Ford car-when the water runs up the
hill %. %.
Ed Guentzel.
Marie Halter is spending the week
end at the Guentzel home.
Miss Frances MEME of St Peter
spent Sunday at home.
Jake Roemer and SON, Romie, have
finished their corn planting.
Mike Lunkenheimer thinks there
will be bumper crop of strawberries
this year.
Moses Schmidt played first violin at
the Wandersee-G uentzel wedding.
Mrs. l.. ID. Mueller visited at the
Klein home Sunday evening.
George Bremen sold his beautiful
driving horse to parties in Iowa.
! Mrs. Mike Lunkenheima visited
Mrs. Gust Schumacher. Tuesday.
/ Mrs. John Ficks is assisting Mrs.
Will Oehler with her housework.
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kasofa
From Saturday. DaUv.

From Saturday. DaUv.
Mrs. Emil Swenson returned Thurs
day evening from st. Paul, where she
has been visiting relatives and friends
for the past week.
Mrs. Roy Baker was Mankato
shopper Tuesday.
Nels Bailey moved his family to
Rochester Wednesday to remain.
Mrs. Amanda Thomas of Minneap-
oils is here to assist in the care oi
her sister, Mrs. E. B. Nelson, who
istill continues very i'll.
Miss Hazel Stockton closed her
|school at Oshawa today.
II. E. Heidel of Mankato was q
business caller in town Wednesday
Miss Lillian Palmquist arrived from
Minneapolis Wednesday called home
by the illness Of her mother, Mrs
John Palmquist
Mrs. Cam Miles has moved to Wis
consin to make her home with hel
son.
Mrs. S. M. Granger returned home
Wednesday from several days visit
with her mother at Good Thunder.
Mrs. H. Stockton entertained a
party of friends last Friday evening
in honor of Mrs. c. J. Swenson OF
Ortonville.
Mrs. w. Fl. Powell visited from
Friday until Tuesday with friends al
Kilkenny.
Mrs. Frank Rice entertained the
Kasota Ladies' Crochet club at her
home in st. Peter Thursday evening
Sven Ecklund and Peter Herman
Jr, have been elected delegates to
the Firemen's convention in Chrisholm
in June.
There will be social ball in The
village hall Friday evening, May 5. A
cordial invitation is extended to ali
to attend this dance. Music will be
furnished by VERSIONS orchestra.
DR.. Gerrit Verkuyl of Minneapolis
will preach in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning, May z.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Babcock have
had a fine set of play ground ap-
paratus set up in the school yard this
week for the benefit of the children
Chris Reed moved on the Nelson
place east of town Wednesday.
Mrs w. g. Cole and children of st
Peter spent the day with relatives
here Thursday.
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NOTHING WAS REVEALED
Niger Liz Died Before Attorney
Gould Reach Her; Secrets Are Buried
With the Dead
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

La Porte, Ind, May 6.-Investiga-
ton OF the cabin of Jennie l.. Smith,
commonly known as %Mgger Liz,
failed to reveal any evidence that the
skull found there was really that OF
Belle Guinness of murder farm no.
toriety, and the authorities are sat
isfied that the skull is not that of the
Guinness woman.
"Nigger Liz" is dead. She had a
reputation as vOodOo doctor and
was supposed to have known more
than any other person about the life
and crimes of Belle Guinness.
She had promised Writ Fl. Worden,
a lawyer, that when she felt that the
end was near she would tell all she
knew of Belle Guinness and the muir
der farm near La Porte, Ind
Accidental burns brought a linger-
ing death. She sent for the lawyer,
but he was found to be in louisiana
and before he returned death had
sealed her lips.
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Mapleton
From SATURDAYS paiis.

from SATURDAYS Dais-
Members of tile 1916 senior class
of the Mapleton high school present.
ed their class play to 4 crowded house
last evening. The evening was warm
and many from the country availed
themselves of the opportunity or en-
joying this evening with the seniors.
The young people were accorded a
royal welcome such as they deserved
and their play, Merchant of Venice
Up-to Date" will long be remembered
as one of the best ever given by any
class. The careful choosing of the
cast and the excellent training of
those taking part made it a grand
success and the young people were
given much applause, showing how
deep interested were their audi
ence. Miss Alice Bomberger as
Portia and Harry Drews as Shy
lock as we'll as Harold Wick as
Antonio, the leading characters could
not have been better. The following
is the cast of characters:
! Duke of Venice. -. Carroll Conrad
Antonio a senior captain of high
school football team. Harold Wick
Bassanio, his friend, sutton to
Portia ........ Lawrence Cornell
GratianO, another friend. .....
Oscar Borchert
Shylock, a wealthy gambler. $50.
Harry DrewS
Tubal, his friend, captain of the
Belmont team, and sutton to
Portia ..............Ea Earl O'Brien
Launcelot Gobbo, a servant to Shy
lock .............. Gerald Greeley
| Professor, an eX-ray photographer
Derby, sutton to Portia Roy Hanson
Warden, notary. ...............
Policeman ... -. Edward Pierce
Portia, a rich heiress. -. .......
........... Alice BombergeT
Nerissa, her friend ...Letha Cooper
Jessica, Shylocks ward Leona Keller
Abbie Threedice, preceptress. -.
Naomi Trafzer
Polly, Portals maid. Ruth Schweer
Mrs. Gobbo, Launcelot's mother.
Alta Alderman
Hilda, stenographer to Warden.
Margaret Dobie
AntoniO's mother -. .Bernice Hislop
Football Players ...... Junior Boys
About $3.50 Saturday morning Ma
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from Saturdays Daily.

Orpheus Club Scored Success.
Mankato Orpheus club scored an
other brilliant success last night
with their concert at Mankato thea
tire, the affair being attended by a
crowded house that showed appre-
citation of the work of this splendid
organization by repeated applause
and demands for encore numbers.
The club is composed of large
number of men, the best male
voices to be procured in the city,
and under the capable leadership OF
Director ID. M. Jones they worked
as one harmonious whole, the pre-
tentious chorus numbers being rem
dered with excellent delivery and
| impressiveness. At $3.50 the curtain
rose revealing the club grouped in
regard to voice range, each man in
full evening dress and wearing rcd
carnation. The popularity Of the or
ganiZation was at once attested by
/ the applause which greeted them.
The first number given was the
Destruction of GAIA" by De Rifle,
and the work of the basses and
tenorS combined TO make this one
! OF the most popular selections of the
evening. AS an encore number the
club sang "Old Folks at Home" the
appealing old melody delighted :. the
audience.
! With the object of giving Mankato
music lovers the opportunity of hear
| ing a popular grand opera star of
genuine merit the Orpheus club had
engaged Miss Cyrena Van Gordon,
prima dona Of the Chicago and
Philadelphia Grand Opera company,
who is fast making a name for her.
self in the musical world. Consider
able interest had attached to the APP
pearance of Miss Van Gordon in this
city, and her audience was not dis
appointed. Her first number was
The Young Warrior" by Burleigh
and she proved at once that she is
| thorough artist of song. Her voice
| is powerful meZZo -contralto of
great range, capable of filling large
auditorium, The lower tones are
| rich and beautiful, and the higher
ones are clear and pure, the entire
range OF voice being under perfect
control. She sang a group of three
songs, including Might" by Helen
Brown, and an aria from Samson
and Delilahe. by Saint Saens. APP
preciative applause evinced the pleas
ure of her audience. The club then
| gave two numbers arranged by Col
lin Coe, the sweet old songs, annie
Laurie and Flow Gently Sweet
Alton" AS an encore number they
sang Nellie Was a Lady" Miss Van
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pleton was aroused from its slumber
by the clang of the fire bell. Parties
who were occupying sleeping porch
had discovered the small barn at the
rear OF the ]. S. Emerson residence to
be in flames. The department had
fire drill of the real sort and were
on hand in short order, but it was
some little time before the fire was
thought to be eNtinguished The
building was not used as q barn,
but for storing purposes. There
Emerson is having his house painted,
also a new set of screens for their
porch, all of which were destroyed
At five o'clock another alarm sound
ed and what was left of the building
was a mass of flames, rising perhaps
from the explosion of can of oil.
There were three other barns very
close to the burning structure and it
was only by using plenty of water and
good management that the fire did
not spread. The Emerson barn and
contents were total loss There
was no insurance.
Miss Rosetta Hendrix, state presi-
dent Of the W. c. T. u, arrived this
morning and will speak this after
noon at a union meeting of the
Grapeland and Mapleton unions at
Mrs. Belle Libbys. At two O'Clock
Sunday afternoon at Grapeland
schoolhouse and at the Mapleton
Congregational church at eight o'clock
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Thies, the new buttermaker,
has moved his family from Easton.
Miss Freda Roseno of Wells and
Mrs. Krengle of st. Paul were the
guests of Miss Olga .Irengle.
Miss Lila Quinn is the new assist
ant operator in the telephone office
in the place of Gertie Rue, who re-
signed.
At the meeting Of the Union Gene
terry society Thursday afternoon the
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, T. p. Hamp; clerk, B. F. Me-
Gregor; treasurer, A. j. Knight A
man from Waseca, who is to be in
Mapleton this summer was hired to
care for the cemetery.
Quite number from Minnesota
Lake attended the class play
Mrs Hattie Wilde went to Man
kato today to attend the funeral OF
the late S. w. Burgess.
Mrs. c. NJ Credicott went to New
Ulm to visit her daughter, Mrs Ed
gar Week.
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FROM FREE PRESS TH|RTY-F|VE YEARS AGO

years old and was assistant at the
county auditors office.
w. r. Geddes has left the city to
teach school in the Cornell district,
town of Sterling.
Judge Dickinson and family came
up from st. Paul last Saturday to
make q brief visit.
8. S. Ingram left for Minneapolis
last week to make that place his fu-
ture home.
Miss Grace Pitcher entertained
number of young people at her par
ent's home last evening.
J. NJ. Egan of the Milwaukee road
was in the city this week.
]. ID. Jones, superintendent of the
boot and shoe department at Neon
nell & Company is off recruiting his
health
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
from Saturdays DalIy.

from Saturdays DalIv.
Sarah A. Roberts to Homer Rob-
erts, both of Blue Earth county, $500,
lot one, block four, Hunts addition
No. 3 to the city of Lake Crystal.
Ulysses G. Ward to Daniel Harri-
gan, both of Blue Earth county, $3.50,
lots one, two, three and four, block
3d. village Of Garden City.
Hiram e. Tenny of Mapleton, adj
ministrator of the estate of Mary
Tenney, to Harry Langenaack of
Mapleton. $500, lot one,. block ten.
Maplewood second addition to vii
lage of Mapleton.
Hugh Norman of Blue Earth coun-
ty to independent school district No.
10 at Lake Crystal, $500, lot nine,
block eight, original town plat of
village of Lake Crystal, now being
the city of Lake Crystal
Troy E. Zimmerman to Roy Fl. Al
lison, both of Blue Earth county.
$500, north 371A feet of north IS feet
OF lot six, block Is, Van Brunt's ad-
dition to the city of Mankato.
Waldemar Anderson to Troy n.
Zimmerman, both of Blue Earth
county, $1,000, north Is feet of LOT
six, block Is, Van Brunt's addition to
city of Mankato
r. Desmouroux to Lutte Jones
both OF Blue Earth county, 81 and
other consideration, lot ne. blck
Is, city of Mankato.
Esther F. Stevens to Henry Tscb-
ON, potn OF Blue Earth county, 81
.oo' lou TOUR and north half of lot five
olocK Is, Davis & Coy's addition to
Mankato
Lutte Jones to Martha Desmouroux
Doth OF Blue Earth county, 81 and
otner consideration, lot one, block Is.
city of Mankato.
IDA c. Cooper to Thomas Johnson.
ooth OF Blue Earth county, 5000, lot
nve, Dlock three, Grannis' addition to
village OF Vernon Center.
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From Saturdays Daily.


The Minneapolis General Electric
company and the Northern States
Power company yesterday paid $751;
500 in fees to record mortgages in
connection with the re-fnancing of
the power company, says The Min
neapolis Tribune.
OF this sum $1,000 was expended
in Chicago on the purchase of in
ternal revenue war tax stamps, $46,-
600 was paid to Henry Hanke, treas
urer of Hennepin county, and $4,000
to the registers of deeds of some
twenty Minnesota counties.
In re- financing the Northern States
Power company gave trustees in New
York mortgage on all it's properties
and in return is authorized to issue
$1OO,O0O,OO0 in bonds, of which but
$lS,OOO,OO0 are issued at this time.
The Minneapolis General Electric
company gave the same trustees a
mortgage for 100000, but the
Northern States Power company will
merely deposit this mortgage with
the trustees as security for it's own
bonds.
The companies paid fees only on
the $18,000,000 and the $4,000 900.
The revenue department demanded
$1,000. The Minnesota mortgage
tax is $3.50 per thousand. AS but so
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SUIT AGAINST MIL WAUKEE
7. A. Heighberqer Seeks to Recover
$4,000 From Railroad Company;
He Alleges CareIessness -
limited Press Dispatch.1

ST. Paul, Mimi, May 6.-Suit for
damages in the sum of $4,000 has
been filed by T. A. Heighberger
against the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad for personal lnjur-
les in the United States district
court The plaintiff alleges that he
was hurt when the train on which
he was riding left the track and ran
into a culvert near Wells. He alleges
that the accident was due to care
lessness on the part of employees OF
the road.
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May Party This Afternoon.

Children of the city enjoyed a
very pretty May party at the Elks'
hall this afternoon, large number
of the young people of the city being
in attendance. A Maypole dance was
given, after which the children were
allowed to dance, and ladies Of the
Episcopal church sold nice refresh
mentS. The hall was beautifully dec
Grated with cherry blossoms, and the
affair was greatly enjoyed by the
children and their elders.
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Lln1efoWn
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Charles Oehler was visitor at the
county seat Tuesday and purchased, a
tricycle. for his son, Lee.
Miss Alice Schmidt is the proud
owner Of Ford car
Ollie and Matt Rausch have re-
turned from college and are bus,
planting sugar beets.
Romie Roemer attended dance at
Mankato Wednesday night.
Ed Boehland and Miss Lille Miller
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Sacred Concert.

Sacred Concert.
Following is the program for a
sacred concert to be given in I'M
Spring street Rev. Winter, pastor, on
Thursday evening, May IL, at eight
o'clock:
Organ Recital.
Andante in G ........... .Batiste
Miss Nellie NitZkowski.
Song.
Come Thou Almighty King Giardini
Bethany Double Quartette
Cayatina Raft
Mrs. Mime Hubbard, Miss Nellie
Nitzkowski, Professor w. F.
Weimar.
Vocal Duet
In Heavenly Love Abiding Pontieus
Miss Lora Lulsdorff, Harold SLIDER.
Violin Solo
Meditation .......... Bach -Gounod
Mrs. Minnie Hubbard.
Song
The Lord is My Shepherd Warhurst
Bethany Double Quartette.
Soprano Solo
Send Out Ty Light ....... .Hawley
Miss Lora LulSdorff.
Trio
Traeumerei ..........-. Schumann
Mrs. Hubbard, Miss Nitzkowski, Pro-
fessor Weimar.
Song
Holy, Holy, Holy Dykes
Bethany Double Quartette
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WILL ERECT new HOME
erom Saturdays Dairy.

The New Ulm Telephone company
decided at their annual meeting held
Thursday, to erect a new one-story,
fire proof exchange building. In con-
nection with new building, new
cable will be strung in the north
end of the city and new switch
board will be installed The entire
expenditure for these improvements
will be about $4,000. New directors
were appointed who elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Fred
Pfaender; vice-president, Alex Rus
sell; secretary, F. II. Retzlaff; as
sistant secretary, A. G. Bierbaum;
treasurer, William James; manager,
Otto Kohn.
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by governors reception and at 80
a grand military ball will take place
Young Peoples Society Meeting.

Last evening a very pleasant meet
ing of the Young Peoples society was
held at the Swedish Lutheran church
and was largely attended A pleasing
program was rendered, including
vocal solos by Floyd Morgan and
Julius Carlson, Mr.. Morgan being ac-
companied by Miss Helen Black, and
piano solo by Miss Mabel Farm
Following the program a sociai even
ing was enjoyed in the church parlors
and nice refreshments were served
the guests being entertained by Miss
Hilda Lundberg and brother, Edwin
Lundberg
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w. r. Hughes and bride returned
to Blue Earth county the first of the
week and will sensibly settle down
upon the farm.
Rev. G. w. Savidge went to St.
paul this morning to attend the COM
mencement exercises of the state
university
A thief entered the residence of e.
G. Collins last Tuesday night and
carried off his vest and watch.
Professor Fearing is building a
new addition to his pleasant resi-
dence on Lincoln street
The Milwaukee depot is being re-
shingled with slate.
The sudden death of 1sac Chesire
last Sunday was a shock to the COM
munity. Mr.. Chesire was fifty-two
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Parcel Shower.

Parcel Shower
Miss Mabel Jones of Cambria was
the guest of honor at pleasant
surprise parcel shower party last
evening, in honor of her approaching
marriage. Among those from Man
katO who attended the affair were
Misses Bernice Williams and Rachel
Davis.