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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
Kerns

From Wednesdays Oarv-
There was no meeting OF the
Christian EndeavOr Sunday evening
on account of the storm.
The answer for the question Sum
day was found in Exodus 21-27.
Next Sunday the question will be,
when was oil the means of saving
two boys from slavery"
The members of the Brown families
met at the parsonage for while
Sunday afternoon. There were Rev.
George Brown, Mrs. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Brown and baby. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Sharp and little sons,
Mrs Lindsay and children, Arthur,
Leslie, Amy and Leonard and David
Brown.
Mrs. George w Johnson enter
tanned the Ladies' Aid society Fri
day afternoon, also for Mrs John
Wright. The afternoon was spent in
visiting and lovely supper was
served. Mrs. Brown spoke for
friends and former neighbors and
presented Mrs. Wright with silver
meat fork and some tea spoons. Mrs.
Wright thanked the friends in a very
nice manner and everyone had a good
time. Mrs. Wright's brother George
w. Johnson, and two sisters Mrs. L.
B. Steel and Mrs. Lucy Culp were
present.
Elmer Burnett made business trip
to North Dakota last week.
Arthur Sharp is setting out two
acres OF strawberry plants.
The Cole brothers have been setting
out one thousand black cap raspberry
bushes.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Milett photo.
graphers left Monday for Grand
Rapids, Wis.
Mrs. NJ. w. Cram and Mrs. r. E.
Grice took supper with Mrs. Sharp in
North Mankato Tuesday of last week
Mrs. Charlie Smith visited Mrs
Frank Loucks Thursday
Miss Ella Keene of Spokane, Wash.
is visiting at the home of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Rist
Evelyn Budde and Jane Parry at
tended the birthday party in North
Mankato Thursday evening given by
Mrs. Wesley Hendley for ner twin
daughters Sylvia and Cecil. The girls
reported lovely time.
Mrs Fl. Hanson received telegram
Sunday morning telling of the death
o. her brother, Roy Crockenour at
the family home in Sheldon, Ill.
School will close Friday of this
week and there will be a picnic in
the afternoon. 'If
Miss Marietta Kaneff finished heI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
Rapidan
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Miss Mollie Weir returned home
Monday from Northfield, where she
visited relatives for a few days.
Jake Thorson left Monday for his
home in Montana after visiting lis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans ThorsoH
for some time
School in district 100 closed with a
picnic in Weirs grove near the river
north of the dam Thursday. All had
a fine time.
Hans Frederickson of Hanska spent
Sunday with relatives in this vicinity.
Eugene Weller, Albert and The
ophilus Just returned home Monday
from Montana, where they each took
Ia claim. They were very much pleased
with the country and expect to move
there next spring.
Oscar HoXey and sister of Mankato
were guests at the Weir home Sun
day.
Gerhart Thildren of st. Peter is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Guy Men
denhall for a few days.
Among those who have recently
purchased new automobiles are~Hans
Strand, Buick, Ole Berger, REQ,
land w. A. Just Cadillac.
Will McDuffee, who recently fell
from his silo and fractured his skull,
was taken to Rochester last Monday
1T was also found that he was suffer
ing from other things. He is in a
very precarious condition His sister
Mrs. Frederick Davis is with him.
A large crowd attended the dance
given in Rapidan hall Saturday night.
The music was furnished by Sandon
Brothers of Mankato.
Mrs. Sanger of Lake Crystal is stay
ing few days at the McDuffee home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
n. l. Wilson Declares That the
Manning Boy Was Not
Roughly Handled
From Wednesdays Daily.

HI. L. Wilson, the Northwestern
railroad detective, accused by Cliff
ford Manning. nfteen years old, of
handling him roughly to get an adj
mission out of him in regard to the
box car robberies, today, in an inter-
view With a Free Press representa-
tive, denied that he had done any
rough handling of the boy at all.
81 went to the high school at
eleven O'Clock Friday morning to get
the boy" said he. 81 told the teacher
] wanted to talk with him on legal
matter I took him to the sheriff's
office. He came willingly | asked
the sheriff's wife if | could talk with
the boy in the private office there
and she said it was all right. l ex-
planned to the boy that I knew all of
the circumstances of the case. I told
him if he wanted to talk with me he
could and if he wanted to tell me the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
VETERAN ANSWERS
final SUMMONS
Samuel N. PressnalI, Formerly of Eagle
Lake. Died Saturday at Soldiers
Home
From Tuesdays DsiIv.

from tuesdays Osilv.
Samuel Nj. Pressnall passed away
at the Soldiers Home at Minnehaha
on Saturday. He was a resident OF
Eagle Lake for over thirty years UNI
Til seven years ago when he went to
the Soldiers Home, where he resid-
ed at the time of his death. He was
born June 5, 1887, in Henry county,
Indiana. He enlisted as a volunteer
in the Thirty sixth Indiana regiment
and served three years and three
months in the Civil war In 1866 he
came to Minnesota and settled in
Blue Earth county near the village
OF Eagle Lake, and later he moved
INTO town, and was a resident here
Tor over thirty years. In August,
1855, he was married to Elizabeth
Mccormack of CadiZ, Indiana. Eight
children were born to them, five OF
which are living at the present time.
They are as follows: Phoebe Will
liams of Western Canada, Melvin
Pressnall of Detroit, Mimi, Lulu
Wells of Frederic, Wis, Matte Nor
ris of Fargo, N. d., and LISA Barn
ard of Minneapolis, Mimi. Besides
his children he is survived by nine
teen grandchildren and twenty great
grandchildren.
The funeral services were held from
the Methodist church at Eagle Lake
and interment was made at the Eagle
Lake cemetery. The floral offerings
were very beautiful. Rev. c.. B. Os-
good of Minneapolis preached the fu-
neral sermon and was assisted in
the services by Rev. Nj. Stevens. The
music was in charge of a quartet
consisting Of Mrs. George Macbeth,
Mrs. Alice Cummins, Mr.. Harein and
Mr.. ingalls,. A large gathering OF
friends met to pay their last respects
to their old comrade and neighbor.
The pallbearers were composed of
old soldiers, Lewis Baker, Horace
Cummins, j. ID. Morse, Al Durbour,
G. A. Pickle, Captain L. B. Reynolds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
New Sleeping Car Service Between
Mankato and Chicago Via Chicago
and North Western Ry.

pullman standard sleeping car service
will be inaugurated between Mankato
and Chicago via Milwaukee in both
directions on the Rochester Mankato
special, leaving Mankato $50 p. m.,
daily arriving in Milwaukee at $40
a. M, arriving in Chicago at 900
la. M
Returning service leaves Chicago at
600 D. M, daily arriving in Mankato
at 1000 a. m, daily.
Ticket reservations and full par
ticulars on application to Ticket
Agents, Chicago and North Western
! Ry.- Adyt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
s-om TUESDAYS Daily.

S-om TUESDAYS Daily.
Christine Graemer to John H.
Harter, both of Blue Earth county,
5000, east ~ feet of south so feet OF
lot six, block 60 city of Mankato, be-
ing SO feet in width on North Sixth
street and AZ feet in depth on Null
berry street.
Alfred Anderson to John Anderson
both of Blue Earth county, 81 ETC..
east half of southeast quarter of sec
ton three, Judson township; also
north so acres Of east half of south
east quarter, except north two rods
of northeast quarter of southeast
quarter of section four,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
DEATH OF MISS KRUGGEL
Young Lady Was The Victim OF Cancer;
Funeral Will Be Held On
Thursday
From Tuesdays DAILY.

From Tuesdays OaIly.
Miss Lulu Kruggel passed away
this afternoon at two o'clock, death
being due to cancer. She was born
in Mapleton in October 1894 and was
the daughter of Henry Kruggel. She
is survived by three sisters. Mrs.
Ernest Thurn, Mrs. John LortZ. Ella
Kruggel and two brothers, Ernest
and Ed. Kruggel. The funeral will
be- held from the home of Mrs.
Thrum in Decoria at one o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
BUY A FARM

In the Great Plaza Country, on the 500
Line, 50, miles southwest of Minot, N.
D. Lay of land perfect, rich soil, good
water, one crop equals price of land,
Sl5 to $50 per acre. List free. Address
c. F. Carlson, Plaza, No. Dak.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
lTkIN COUNTY LANDS

COUNTY LANDS FOR
SALE-on the 500 Ry., close to
good markets and good schools.
In large tracts for colonization
purposes or individual pieces of
40 acres or more. Price from $1,000
to $500 per acre. small payment
down and the balance in ten an
nual payments at 6 per cent inter-
est. For further information write
T. r. Foley, Aitkin, Minnesota
Advt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12

man of the ninth district, will have
opposition for denomination, as A. G..
Anderson of Fergus Falls today
| filed against him for nomination on
the republican ticket.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
New and Improved Service Via Chi
cago and Northwestern rail-

cage and Northwestern rail-
way.
A new steel electric lighted train
The Rochester Mankato special is
now in service between Manllato and
Milwaukee and Chicago.
This train leaves Mankato daily al
$3.50 p. m. and arrives at Milwaukee
at $40 a. M, Chicago, 900 a. m.
High grade steel equipment of the
latest type in this train. Similar eX-
cellent service westbound.
For tickets, sleeping car reserva-
tions and full particulars apply to any
ticket agent, Chicago and Northwest
Crn rai!Way-AGvt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12

Stevenson to Have Opposition.
From Wednesdays Daily.
st. Paul, Mimi, May 10.-Halvol
Stevenson of Crookston, congress
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12

Money, in amounts from $1,0000o
to 100000 to loan on farms at 8
per cent interest. Five to ten years
with partial principal payments an
nually optional. No delays in getting
the money.
We sell travellers checks and our
own drafts on all parts Of the world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12
Mankato State Bank
MANkATO, MINI.

CAPITAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .$1oo, 900
Surplus and Undivided Profits. $4,000
FRED kRON, President.
GEO. 3. OWEN, Vice President.
M. .. FRITZ, Vice President.
E.. SCHOYEN, Cashier.
r. c. NICHOLSON, Asst. Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
q. G.. Harrington Mic Juliar
Geo. Il. owen A. G.. Bierbauer
Fred Kron Il. Frank Pay
M. ID. Fritz Charles Schwarbls
M. o. Sundt August Schultz
z. Schoyen
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-12

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. SIS In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Jane
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12

Frank GrOgan was in town Monday
from his Similkameen valley ranch. He
has at last succeeded in organizing Il
strong company, known as the Peerless
Mining and Development company. that
will develop the big group of claims that
Mr.. Grogan has done so much work upon
during the past dozen years, and which
have wonderful fine showing.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12

Nina Wallace left for Oakville,
y last week to join her parents who
moved from Nelson to that place.
Wallace is well known here as she
4he position of piano player in the
knowing picture house for the past
&Here friends here trust she will
>er new home on the coast "A pleas
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12

DIR. Elmer reports the arrival of a
boy at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb
Parrish. This is the first addition to the
household and the proud father is the
happiest man along the border. Mother
and heir reported to be doing finely.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03
4. c. CONNER
CIAL CLUB CON-
ING TO VISIT US
9VER1O1 FIRMS REPRESENTED
Want to Meet as Many of Our
Business Men, Farmers and
Families As Possible.

More than 100 members Of the Kan
sas City Commercial Club, r-YTesent-
;ag the business interests of that city,
with Mr.. E. NJ Clendenins. General
Secretary; R. D. Sangster, Transpor-
tation Commissioner. and Mr.. ". II.
3elchle, Chairman Trade Extension
Committee of the same organization,
viii visit US next week to renew old
friendships, make new ones and to
ell US something of the progress Of
that wonderful c;,y ut the mouth OF
the K2E-- The occasion that brings
them viii be the twenty-sixth annual
trade extension trip of their CONNER
cial Club. They are accompanied by
Rl1ey's Military band Everybody in
town is cordially invited to come out
and welcome them.
Kansas City is the pioneer in. trade
extension work Other large cities
have seen the advantages and fallen
in line. This annual junta creates
and keeps alive spirit of fellowship
between Kansas City and the towns
of the surrounding states that results
in a big increase in business for her
But Kansas City gives as we'll as
takes. The itinerary of each trip is
changed in such a way that in the
course of few years the entire South
west territory has been visited. About
$500, 100000 of invested capital is rep
resented by the Kansas City CONNER
cial Club membership.
The special train that carries the
visitors viii leave Kansas City at 10
O'Clock Sunday evening, June 4 It
will be out one week, returning Satur-
day, June 10th.
The southern destination OF the
Kansas City Trade Extension trip will
be the Oklahoma oil fields around
Gushing, Tulsa and Jennings Kan
sas and Nebraska viii be visited also
One hundred and one towns, with
total population Of 215,65 will be Wis
tied. The entire territory in which
the trip lies has population of $780,
600. It is the desire of the CONNER
cial Club members TO meet as many
of our business and professional men
and farmers personally, as possible.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03
ResoIutiens Of Resnect.

WHEREAS, It has pleased our Heav-
emily Father to remove from our midst
our beloved neighbor, Lucille Miles,
wife of George Miles, and
WHEREAS, We realize that a home
has been bereft of an affectienate wife
and Jain Hays Camp R. N. of A. of q
true neighbor, be it
Resolved. that we extend our heart
felt sympathy to Mr. Miles and that
the Charter of this Camp be draped for
thirty days and copy of these resolu-
tons be spread upon the minutes of the
Camp and copy sent to Mr.. Miles, al
so that copy be published in the local
papers.
Committee: John R. Chittepden
Elizabeth Zeigler
Maggie Pratt
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03
Obituary.

Mrs. DOrothea Augusta Charlotte
Koch Schwaller, mother of Otto Schwal-
Ter of Clay Center, Kansas, and Henry
and Fred Schwaller of this city, died
May 81, 1916, aged 76 years and 81 DAYS.
Mrs SchwalIer was one of the old and
respected residents of this city.
She was born at Mecklenburg, Hage-
now, Germany, May 10, 1910, and was
married to c. Schwaller, June 10, 1860.
Her husband preceded her to the spirit
world several years ago. She was bap-
tlsed IN the Lutheran church in infancy
and was confirmed at the age of ten
years. The family first moved from
Germany to Iowa, then to Wisconsin
and subsequently came to Kansas in
1873 and settled at Walker, afterward
moved to Hays. She was a member of
the Rebekah Lodge.
The funeral was largely attended.
1t was conducted by Rev. West who
took as his text "Christ's Version of
the Golden Rule" from Matthew ia.
Lead Kindly Light and Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere" were sung by the
choir at the funeral services. Three
sons and three daughters survive to
mourn her loss: Otto Schwaller of Clay
Center, Kansas, Mrs. Henry Knoche,
Henry, Fred and Lizzie Schwaller of
this city, and Mrs. Freda Trinkle of
LaCygne, Kansas.
Thus passes from life loving chris
tan mother to home where sin and
death never enter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03

Overland Motor Co. 3 W Ramsey-
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. H b Hlggina
P2rke Davis & Co. 3 A Parsons
Patent FGlcanite Roofing Co. z J Nc
Ginley
PoiBdexter. H T. Francis Poindexter-
Peppa7o seed Co ] G.. J t Peppard-
Ridenour- Baker Gro. Co, s H Shoop
Richards & COnoyer HdE- Co, John A
ConOver.
Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Co.
J. P Miller
Ryan Mig Co, J Leo ryan
Schneider AIMS Co A A Trostler
Schooley Sta & Rtg- Co. A Schooiey
Sewam Paint & Glass Co A c Bale
Spaloinss Commercial College. Geo =
snffh-Res & levitt. Frank s. Rea-
Sunflower Portland c Co. W 2 Fagua
Stove Supply Co. Chas- Z Shonno
W L Buechle-
Swift & Henry l. 3 Com Co. J. P Swift
swift q Co p w Crane
smith AcCoTd-T Townsend D C Co.
A r Beal
liver Laundry Co. F W Porter
,ownley Metal & Hardware Co. J n
ToEnley-
-oIker & Co VIM. h J. Alexander.
sestern Electric Co r B Uhrig-
-teSteFn L Tie Co G W Brownson.
-roGShton, C1iTer, Graphic Arts & Cred
lite Engine Eks = M Tucker
See the Kansas City Commercial
club's regu,2r announcement in this
sue for the time and date that the
peeial train viii be here Every body
cordially Il vited-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03
Methodist Notes.

@-CN@@S~@Ao[ 4N0LG0-
9:45 a. m Sunday School
11:0O a. m. Preaching.
700 p. m. Epworth League.
800 p. M Preaching.
7:30 p. M, Wednesday Prayer meet
ing.
Sunday morning subject: brain
Power" and the evening theme:
Greatness. Z"
Last Sunday 247 were present at
Sunday School.
The following persons were elected
officers of the Epworth League for the
ensuing year: Henry Sandy, president;
Fred Albertson, 1st vice president;
Blanche Connolly, End vice president;
Rose Heller, 3rd vice president; Ben
Williams, 4th vice president; Ada Law,
secretary, and John Mcknight, treas
urer.
c. E. Williams and family, left for
Denver, Colorado, via the automobile
route to visit friends and also to at
tend Decoration Day celebration on
Thursday.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03

sr members than the get out and get
under club, because there are few people
who make good.
A student in the Columbia University
of New York City has announced
through the newspapers of that city
that his name was incorrectly placed in
the unkissed column of Columbia stu
dents and that he takes this method to
inform the world that he has been
kissed. A young man who has to use a
newspaper to tell the girls that he has
been kissed proves himself to be liar
of championship caliber.
5000
Whenever you must seek a level
lower than yourself IN order to be ap-
preciated you have failed in all things
But when you leave lower level be-
cause you could not be appreciated and
seek a higher one, you are at least on
the high road to success
5000
When one person complains of the
contact between two highly involved
or artistic natures, it is an indication
that the person complaining is either
tired of trying to live up to the higher
ideals of the other or that there was
no chance for those ideals to ever be
anything more.
When in doubt about buying a book,
buy it; it will keep some one else who
is more of a fool than yourself from
reading it.
Shakespeare is more abused by the
university professors than by the peo-
pie.
Who upheld the dignity of the faculty
the more, those who resisted or those
who submitted?
tits great satisfaction to get out a
pimple.
Love lives on the errors that it for
gives.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03
SUNFLOWER PETALS.
plucked by the Golden Belt Spectator.

Plucked by the Golden Belt Spectator.
The Spectator has no advice to offer
the librarian of the public library.
5000
1t has been said that almost any book
will convince you that you should not
have read it. This statement is becom-
ing truer every day.
oooo
It is a wonderful thing to be your
self.
The fellow who feels defeat more be-
cause of the people who are backing
him than he feels it for himself, is a
man.
A man tired of Kansas is tired of
life.
Advice is good when it is what you
are going to do.
The dress for the annual all-college
banquet, the Saturday Afternoon Re
ception, the president reception and
the track meet were strikingly similar.
5000
The Spectator wonders whether
st. Peters keys are rusty.
5000
One word definition of man and a
woman:-dog, cat.
When fellow has sprung as many
as two jokes everything he says after
ward is weighed carefully by all nibbled
before.
The preacher is only degree above
the teacher in pettiness.
oooo
If you cannot think of anything else
to do, advertise that you write hail in
surance. Everybody doing it in Hays.
oooo
Every representative of the Normal
School in state contest was given a
morning in assembly and a series of
yells no matter whether winners or not
save the Normal student who repre-
scented the State in an interstate con-
test
James R. Start will not attend the
Normal school next year.
oooo
The fourth year college English class
at the Normal school unanimously voted
the Rev C. F. West to be the most
scholarly man in Hays. This is the
class which is studying the complete
works of Mr.. Browning. The Specta-
tor hastens to assure Mr.. West that
the class has nothing against him.
oooo
A HAYS woman is writing q book to
be entitled 1.-The Efficient Gossip"
The book is sure to have large sale
All women want to know when to and
when not to gossip.
oooo
AS general rule a man who be-
HAYES himself does not do much howl
ing because he does not get justice -
says Ed Howe.
Retaliation is an expensive pastime
and is progress backward.
oooo
Did you ever put your hand under the
chair or seat in public place and feel
a projection and then rub your fingers
ever it fer some time until you discover
that it is somebody's old chewing gum?
eooo
To err on the side of prudery is bet
ter than to err on the side of being too
loose, because in the former you err
toward the good and in the later toward |
evil.
ssGive those who work with ycu,
especially those who work under you,
full credit for everything they do, and
claim none of it yourself, " reads the
formula of many q mans success.
oooo
The get out and get on club has fsw-t
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03

Miller Bros. write Hail Insurance
that really Insures. The Companies
they represent have over SO, 200, 900
Assets When you insure your wheat
why not get the best for your money.
See or phone them today.
Phone Al Miller Brothers,
HAYS, Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03
For Sale.

A secondhand Ford automobile in
good condition. Price reasonable. See
Chas- Riedel.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03
For Sale

A dwelling house, lots, four rooms,
summer kitchen, cement cellar under
kitchen, fruit and shade trees. Pro
perty In good neighborhood. Price
81 600
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03

A exceptionally good milk cow-for
milk and butter Also q good second
hand range. For particulars inquire of
Mrs. c. Baughmaa, Hays. Phone 365.