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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-24
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the state does snmenns Ia
$50. 06u 900 worth Of farm l.:.I
business annually. mostly ln"'l
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-23

Wash, is at the home of John A..
Golf. Mrs. Eliza Grey of Wells spent
Wednesday at Mrs. w. Johnston's.
Thomas Howieson took party to
Kenyon in his car Thursday. Among
them were T. B. Taylor and Grant
Hazel.
Norman Dobie of Clear Lake, N
d., came home for the Old Settlers
meeting and to visit his parents,
President and Mrs. J. H. Dobie.
Mrs. Thomas Howieson reports
Mrs. Walter Griggs of Minnesota Lake
slightly improved.
This is the last day the chautauqua
tickets can be purchased for $3.50.
DR.. and Mrs. Bomberger contem-
plate an extended eastern trip soon.
They will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis,
formerly of Mapleton, who now are
located at Pittsburg, Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Hanna are en-
pertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Hanna
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hanna, Mrs. Janet
Jouvenat, Neal Hanna and wife of
Wood Lake, Neb. The Hannas are
also related to Dan Townsend of Min
nesota Lake and Mrs. A. ]. Ellis of
Mapleton.
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Eagle Lake
From FRIDAYS Caily.

From FRIDAYS caily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jones were
gifted with a little daughter, who ar
rived at the home of Mrs. Jones'
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. E. Burgess.
Thomas Gately and family motored
to Mankato Wednesday in their new
Buick car.
George Hartung was in Mankato on
business one day this week.
Maude Austin, who has been teach
ing school at Smiths Mill, is attend
ing summer school at the normal at
Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Burgess of St.
Paul have been visiting with Mr..
Burgess parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Burgess. They left again for ST. Paul
Wednesday.
Leslie Cleveland, who is employed
by the Sherburn Theatrical company,
operating rapid nectinigular NOV
ing picture machine, was in Eagle
Lake one day this week.
Some time in the near future
Glenn Burgess will go to Pierre, s.
D., where he is going into the news
paper business.
DIR. d. R. Philip was called to the
home of c. E. Burgess Tuesday,
June Is, for the purpose of doctoring
a sick cow.
M. Rud is repairing the town well,
which has been out of commission for
about week
L. Pressnall has purchased the old
Foot property of Mr.. Hulce and will
some time this summer build new
bungalow.
A hail storm strGcK, the village
Wednesday, But not much i harm 1, WAS
dole, i1holoJ IS ao1i -o-2
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Mapleton
From Fridays Dairy.

From Fridays Dairy.
An effort is being made to organize
a Building and Loan association
Many towns have these, which have
helped many to build homes, who
could not have done it otherwise, and
! thereby have helped build up the
town.
AS mentioned last week, those in
terested in organizing a band, met at
the town hall on Wednesday evening
Harold Strobel was elected manager
and William Borchert, Jr., secretary;
A. J. Rice, director. Many of the players
were members of the former band
while the new members had had ex-
perience in playing. Mapleton is as
sured of plenty of good music this
summer and perhaps a grand concert
in the fall.
Mrs. Anna Thorn, who has been
making her home with Mrs. William
Johnston, has returned to New York,
where Mr.. Thorn has good position.
Miss Harriet Nerbovig of Mankato
is the guest of Airline Gilmore.
John Sharp and family of Smith S
Mill attended the Old Settlers picnic
Tuesday.
G.. A. Lewis of the Minneopa ga
rage enjoyed the governors speech
Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie Chase Oliver and little
son are at the Orson Chase home Mr..
Oliver also attended the picnic Tues
day.
George Sherman, formerly of Ma
.pleton, brought his family in Ford
in time for the Old Settlers picnic
and is now visiting relatives and
friends.
Mapleton was represented at the
State Fireman's convention by H.
Starkey, R. Albrecht and Fred Rath-
stock.
DR.. and Mrs. Bishop will visit their
son, Ira, at Duluth this week.
Mrs. H. Pagel and John Leopold
entertained the Lutheran Ladies' Aid
society Friday at the church.
Dean X. Wishart and wife of Min
neapolis visited Mrs. Wishart's moth
er, Mrs. Sonve, the first of the week
With good weather quite number
from here will attend the Vernon
, Home Coming.
The Mapleton w. c.. T. U. will
meet Friday afternoon at the Bap-
fist church.
| Easton Rue is attending the I. O.
o. F.. Grand Lodge.
Mrs. Elmer Endfield represents the
Rebeccas at the same meeting
Mrs. Sam McCullen of Mankato is
enjoying a few days at the home o.
her nephew. Russell Annis-
Mrs. Belle Goff Peterson, Seattle
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Kasota
From Fridays Daily.

rom fridays Daily.
Mrs. Belle Davidson left Wednes-
day for visit to relatives and
friends in Wilmington, Ohio, after a
two weeks visit with his brother, J
R. Ream and family.
Rev. F. G. Bailey was in ST. Peter
Wednesday evening on business con-
nected with the calling of a minis
ter to fill the pulpit in the Presby-
terrain church there.
Invitations are out for the Cross
field Henderson wedding, which will
take place at the Crossfield home on
Tuesday, June 27.
for rheumatism at Shakopee this
week.
Master Warner Gripp celebrated
his ninth birthday on Wednesday of
this week and entertained party of
little friends in the afternoon in
honor of the occasion.
Mrs. Anna K Swenson and daugh-
ter, Miss Anna, leave this week for
Stockholm, Wis, to visit relatives
there.
Lily and Ray Leo of Mankato Wis
tied at the home of their aunt, Mrs.
Peter Anderson and family the fore
part of this week.
Miss Ella 'Clapp arrived home
Thursday from st. Paul, where she
attended Manchester college the past
year. sE
Miss Lucille Moses arrived home
this week from Delaware, Ohio, and
will spend the summer at home.
Miss Erna Lehr has been quite ill
the past week.
Mrs. Ed. Sinonette, William Baker
and Miss Kate Baker of LeSueur
Center visited at the Powell home on
Tuesday.
Miss Bernice Ostrander expects to
leave in week for Pheim, Mont, to
visit her sister, Mrs. P. j. Kennedy
and family.
Mrs. J. E. Davis left Thursday for
Couer d'Alene, Idaho, and other
western points to visit relatives and
friends this summer.
Miss Bonita Bailey had the mis-
fortune to run rusty nail in her
foot on Wednesday morning. DR..
Daniels of st. Peter is attending the
injury.
Miss Charlotte Halvorson expects
to attend the summer session of
school at the Mankato normal school
this summer.
C. N Warrant is at work assessing
this week.
Mrs. R. w. Baker spent the week
end with Mrs. J. Alvord at Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Babcock re-
turned from Faribault Wednesday
after attending > the commencement
exercises at st. Mary's college.
Miss Emily McConkey and her
mother of Brewster arrived Thurs
day for a visit at the Powell home.
Claude Moulton is laid up with a
felon on his right hand this week.
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From Thursdays Daily.
Commencement at Lutheran Imman-
uel School.

ucl 0CnOOI.
Last evening the eighth annual
commencement OF the Evangelical
Lutheran Emmanuel school was held
in the basement of the church, the
program commencing at eight o'clock
The large room was prettily deco
rated with spring flowers ad foliage,
and the affair was attended by a
large audience of relatives and friends
of the young people, who received
the numbers of the program with ,ap-
preciative applause. eauri
Rev. John f. MANI delivered the
invocation, and the program opened
with a piano duet, 'Lustspiel Over
by Misses Gertrude Zimmerman and
Alma Zastrow. Miss Marian Welt
laufer recited paul Revere's Ride
and the graduating class united in
singing Herbert Johnson's beautiful
sacred song, Face to Face"
Miss Martha .Hedt gave Zine Alte
Geschichte," after which Miss Al
berta Schumann played piano solo
entitled Garden of Dreams"
die Saechsische Dorfschule," an
entertaining dialog, was presented by
a cast of characters composed OF
Minnie Schneider, Alberta Schumann
Myrtle Bulow, Irene Gosewisch, Sell
ma L. Kroeger and Alfred Lehman
The young people did very well, and
their efforts were enthusiastically re-
ceived.
Miss Clara Hintz played a piano
solo entitled "Silvery Stars" by F.
H. Losey, and Miss Mary Meyer gave
a recitation entitled Beginning
Again" Misses Lydia Kroeger and
Josephine Sosinski sang a duet en-
titled Shadow Time," after which
the class prophecy was read by Jo-
sephine 'Sosinski, and the class con-
fession was given by Harold Boett-
cher Miss Lydia Kroeger played a
piano solo entitled "Nightfall," and
the class then presented a clever di-
alog entitled "The Passenger Car"
Miss Marie Wussow played a piano
solo entitled "The Garden of Flow
ers," and Miss Emma Barth gave the
class history.
During the program Professor H.
on the work which the class had
completed, and the work which was
still ahead of them. The valedictory
was given by Miss Josephine Sosinski
and Rev. A. F. Winter, president OF
the board of education, presented the
diplomas. The class sang Tosti's
Goodbye" as a closing song, and
the benediction was pronounced by
REV. Winter Misses Lydia Kron-
field, Verona Habeck. Florence Har-
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from Eridav's Dai'v.

from Eridav's Daitv.
ST. Paul, Mimi, June 16-The Min
nesota state supreme court places the
value of woman's complexion al
$500. This is the amount allowed to
Helen Wilson of Omaha, Neb., in a
judgment against the Mary T. Gold
man company of ST. Paul. This wom-
an sued for $4,000. The verdict that
she obtained in the district court has
been pared down by the supreme
court, but that court holds that the
complexion dye of the company real
ly is injurious. nsl5 D.
The court rules that a county cam
not hold the bondmen of any of its
officers liable for what these officers
do outside of their official capacity.
An action was brought by Mower
county to recover $4,000 from the
American Bonding company of Balti-
more, on bond of that company Civ
en- by George Robertson.
The court upholds verdict of ST.
800 against the city of ST. Paul,
awarded to Charles H. Jones, who
stepped into bucket of hot tar on
the street.
An injured person need not neces-
sarily display his injury in court in
order to obtain a valid judgment So
the court rules, upholding a judg-
ment obtained by D. D. Evans against
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
railroad. One of Evans hands was
cut off by a Milwaukee train near
Minnehaha falls.
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ron: Fridays Daily

From Fridays Daily
Data has been compiled by the
dairy division of the United States
department of agriculture from $40
annual reports of creameries in Minne-
sofa for the year 1915, a copy of which
was sent to the Mankato Co-Opera-
tive Dairy association for comparison,
which resulted as follows: IS
The average amount of butter made
by creameries in Minnesota during
1915, was 167,9SS pounds; and the
amount made by the local dairy 329,304
pounds. The average price paid to
patrons for one pound of butter fat
was 1856 cents; and the average of
Mankato dairy, 1920 cents. The aver
age cost of making pound of butter
was 2.SS cents; and the average of
Mankato dairy, 2.24 cents. Average
overrun of creameries, % per cent;
average overrun of Mankato dairy,
21.73 per cent.
The details of the report were
based on the 92,225.759 pounds of but
ter, which were made in Minnesota
during the past year.
During the month of May this year
the creamery made 35,94O pounds of
butter and received $10.S0O in cash
for same The number of patrons are
now 275. During last month the COM
pany paid thirty-fve cents per pound
for butter fat.
The association has made a remark
able showing and is one of the strong
institutions of the city.
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Very Pleasant Entertainment.

The Young Peoples society of the
Swedish Congregational church held
very pleasant entertainment last
evening at the home of Miss Selma
Freeman, 522 South Fifth street,
about forty guests being present. The
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-23
From Fridav's Daily.
Alumni of Academy of Orr Lady of
Good Council


Good Council.
Alumni of the Academy of Our
Lady of Good Council held an annu-
al meeting at the academy yesterday
afternoon and during the business
session elected the following officers:
Miss Clotilde Schroeder, president;
Miss Florentine Lamm, vice presi-
dent; Miss Clara Oberle, secretary;
Miss Anna Borgmeier, treasurer;
Misses Gertrude Landkamer, Helen
Masberg, and Laura Bieneman, a
committee of three to arrange for fu-
ture meetings.
Ten new members, the. class of
1916, were formally admitted to the
alumni.
The rooms and tables were hand
somely decorated with roses and
smilax, the table centerpiece being
mass Of sweet peas, with cOrsage
bouquets of sweet peas as favors at
each plate. Covers were laid for
twenty five, and at four o'clock
delicious five course luncheon was
served. During the luncheon tOasts
were given by members of the alum
nj, and talks were given by the Sis
tiers, happy days of past school days
at the academy being recalled and
discussed and a very happy time be-
ing enjoyed by all present.
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From fridays Daliv.

Washinton, June 16-President
Wilson's reply to President Carran-
za's demand for the withdrawal of
the American troops from Mexico is
ready and may be transmitted to the
Mexican government today The
American note is in no sense an ulti-
matum. 1t simply states the American
position that it is necessary to have
the troops where they are for the
protection of the American people
from raids across the border. It is
stated that the Mexican government
has failed to demonstrate it's ability
to control the situation, or to preserve
order. -
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time was spent in playing games and
with music. and light refreshments
were served.

time was spent in playing games and
with music. and light refreshments
were served.
Annual Meeting of n harmonic Society.
The annual meeting of the Har-
monte society was held in the hall
of st. Johns Catholic church yester-
day afternoon, a good attendance be-
ing present, and the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year: Mrs. H. e. Carney, president;
Mrs. /. F. Hinton, vice president; Mrs.
Bert English, secretary; Mrs. M.
O'Brien, treasurer.
1t was planned to hold a social on
the lawn at the home of Mrs. Charles
Griebel next Tuesday evening, wealth
er permitting. After the business
session social hour was enjoyed and
nice lunch was served.
Sermon For Graduates.
Father Mahowald, S. j., preached
an inspiring baccalaureate sermon at
eight O'Clock this morning to the
graduates and students of the Acad-
envy of Our Lady of Good Counsel.
The entire student body entered
chapel together, and occupied seats
near the front. Tonight at eight
o'clock graduation exercises for class
1916 will be held in the chapel.
Anniversary of Church.
On Saturday of next week, June
"a. the, Swedish Lutheran church OF
Belgrade will celebrate the forty
fifth anniversary of it's founding with
an elaborate program which will con-
tinue throughout the following Sun
day. Several prominent speakers will
appear on the program, including DR..
P. A. Mattson of Cannon Falls, pres
ident of the Swedish Lutheran con-
ference and Rev. Gustaf Peterson of
Hinckley, who was pastor of the Bel
grade church many years ago. An
excellent musical program has also
been arranged. On Saturday dinner
will be served to all present.
Box Social Postponed.
The box social which was to have
been held at the home of Charles
Farm in Belgrade last night by the
Young Peoples society of the Swedish
Lutheran church, was postponed on
account of had weather.
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Course Dinner Served.

Mrs. Aloyes Wagner of North Fifth
street entertained at prettily ap-
pointed course dinner party last
evening, covers being laid for nine
guests. The rooms were decorated
with roses and foliage, and hand
some centerpiece of pink roses orna-
mented the table Following the din
.ner a social evening was enjoyed.
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peliahtful Social EVENING.

Pythian Sisters and knights of
Pythias held delightful social even
ing at their hall last night, about six
ty people being in attendance. A
pleasing musical program was given
consisting of solos and humorous
recitation by d. M. Jones, several
vocal duets by Misses Mary Lloyd
and Helen BossLet, and "a vocal solo
by little Miss Luella Jones, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. z. r. Jones OF North
Mankato. Mrs. G.. A. Pepper gave
a recitation, and Attorney Brewster
of Wells delivered an interesting
talk. A bounteous and appetizing
picnic supper was served, and follow
ing the musical program picnic games
were played, and everyone joined in
having a good time.
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Arrangements nave been made to
have Ebert NJ Moffatt, a former
Mankato boy, give an illustrated lee
ture on his travels next Wednesday
evening at the Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Moffatt is son of A. B. Moffatt,
formerly of the Mankato Knitting
Mills company. After leaving the
Mankato high school he graduated at
Dartmouth college. lie was then for
a while Y. M. C. A. secretary in New
York City. He was sent out by the
Y. NJ. C. A. to India where he has
spent five years in association work.
First he was at Calcutta where a
wonderful work has developed under
the association. From there he
went to Allahabad. Friends in the
church and Y. M. C. A. hearing of his
proposed visit to lMankato have
asked him to bring with him his
stereopticon views taken by him per-
sonally in remote seemingly inacces-
sable parts of the Himalaya mount
aims where few American travellers
have had the hardihood to venture.
1t will be a rare treat to follow this
Mankato boy in his travels.
At the meeting of the county board
this morning the following letter was
read from George wv. Cooley, state
highway commissioner:
1--WE note with regret the informa-
ton that has reached this department
that many of the concrete and steel
structures are being -defaced by ad-
vertising signs and ask your coop
Grafton in preventing such practice.
The matter was presented to the state
highway commission in their meeting
of May 26 and the following resolu-
ton was passed: ~
'Be it resolved, by the state high
way commission in session May rs,
1916, that the secretary be instructed
to withhold payments of any state
aid to any county in which state
highway structures are defaced by
sign painting or otherwise until such
Objectionable sign painting or other
DETACHMENT be- entirely obliterated.'
1--WE would be glad if you would
give this matter wide publicity in
order to avoid unpleasant controver-
sy in our settlement"
County Auditor Kennedy said he
did not know of any such structures
being defaced in this county, but, as
the matter would be given
publicity.
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Surprise Shower.

Surprise Shower.
Miss Tillie Krause, daughter of MI.
and Mrs Peter Krause, 724< North
Sixth street, was the guest OF, honor
last night at pleasant surprise
shower party held at her home, in
honor of her approaching marriage to
Mr.. Gerald kamm, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w. Kamm of North Broad
street, which will be solemnized at
ST. Johns Catholic church in Mill
waukee at nine o'clock tomorrow
morning. Fourteen guests were pres
ent at the party last night, and Miss
Krause was presented with many
handsome and valuable wedding gifts.
An evening of games and music was
enjoyed, and delicious luncheon vas
served. Miss Krause will leave for
Milwaukee this evening. Mr. Kamm
now holds a responsible position with
Milwaukee factory as engineer, and
they will make their future home III
that city
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Piaza hotel on Hennepin and Ken
wood park way, opposite Loring park
Messrs. Andrew Esptvit, and Ole
Anderson of Madelia were in the
city today, and purchased travelling
outfits at the Boston Clothing Store
preparatory to trip to their former
home in Christiana, Norway, where
they will visit relatives and friends
They came to America with their
parents when young boys, and have
not revisited the land of their birth
since then. The young men will start
on their trip to Norway next Tues
day.
Rev. Max o. Siewert, pastor of the
Evangelical association, has been
visiting his parents at Clements,
Mimi, and at the same time at
tending the Evangelical meetings
held in one of the country churches
at New Avon. Rev. E. P. Mankof-
sky, evangelist of Berlin, Wis.,, is con-
Quoting the campaign, and the meet
ings were very interesting. Rev. A.
A. Schendel, the former pastor of the
Evangelical church of this city, is
pastor at New Avon. Rev. Siewert re-
turned home today.
Austin Herald: Miss Florence Mac
beth accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Macbeth, arrived in Austin We'd
nesday evening and are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. West
Miss Macbeth planned to visit in our
city after the concert but telegram
from New York calls her east and
she will leave Saturday morning for
Mankato and Saturday evening for
New York, where she is to prepare
three operas for the Chicago opera
season. Miss Macbeth has concert
dates up to Christmas with an almost
solid booking up to that time
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Miss Fritz Entertained For Visitor.
Miss Mildred Fritz entertained a
small company of young ladies yes
terday afternoon at her home, 121
Clark street, in honor of her guest,
were prettily decorated with Ameri-
can flags and pink and white peonies
Miss McDougall will leave for her
home in Pocotello, Idaho, next Sat-
urday.
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ig and Luella Brinkmann acted as

ushers.
1--WE finish to begin" was the class
motto, and the class colors were tur-
quoise and champagne. The class
flower was the sweet pea.
The faculty of the school is COM
posed Of Hugo Frey, principal, Will
liam Seltz, and Mrs. L.. Seifert. The
members of the board of education
are Rev. A. F.. Winter president;
Nicolaus Harris, Otto Brckmeyer, A.
Deebach, Joachim Kroeger, and Hen
ry Feldbusch.
Graduates of 1916 who received
diplomas last night were Emma
Barth, Myrtle Bulow, Harold Boett-
cher, Leroy Bratsch, Irene Gose-
wisch, Clara Hintz, Martha Hedt,
Lydia Kroeger, Selma l. Kroeger,
Selma T. Kroeger, Carl Kuehne, AL
fred Lehman. Mary Meyer, Erie
della Polchow, Josephine Sosinski,
Albert Schumann, Lydia Schirr-
schmidt, Minna Schneider, Gertrude
Zimmerman, Marian Wettlaufer,
Marie Wussow, Walter Wagner and
Alma Zastrow.
Following the program the young
people enjoyed very pleasant social
hour. Games were played and
everyone present took part in the
festivities. At the close of the party
ice cream was served.
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Peonies Were Stolen.

wedding al 0ood Ihunder.
Cards received Saturday evening,
June 10, by Vernon friends ANNOUNCE
ing the marriage of Fanny, the
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Houk of Good Thunder, to
Mr.. Carl Shore of the same village,
came as pleasant surprise and was
received with more than ordinary
interest by the correspondent as the
contracting parties were her former
pupils When teacher in the public
schools in Good Thunder. With the