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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18

trip to Northern Minnesota. Mr.. Doc
ley is one OF the bright energetic and
hustling young newspaper men of
Southern Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Evans and
daughter returned to their home in
st. Cloud yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by Mrs. d. A. Little al
whose home they spent the week
| end. Miss Evans is student at the
| Bush Conservatory of Music in Chi
cago.
r. F. Duckworth, wife and daughter
| of Boone, Iowa, who were visiting at
| the home of G. E. Black on Bradley
street, returned to their home today,
making the trip by auto. Miss Helen
Black accompanied them home for a
visit. Mr. Duckworth is STEP
brother of Mr. Black.
]. M. Fiero left last night for
Cleveland, Ohio, where he will at
tend the National Monument Makers
convention. Mr.. Fiero will visit Nj
agara Falls and will return by way
of Toledo, where he will meet Mrs.
Fiero and daughter and will return
home about August %.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Dempsey, Mr..
and Mrs. o. w. Walker and Miss
Chamberlain left yesterday morning
in the formers automobile for De-
troit, Mich, expecting to make the
trip in about three days. They ex-
pect to be back Saturday night, if
nothing happens to delay their prog
ress.
Miss Amelia Rausch and little
niece, Marion Phillips, left today for
st. Paul, where they will spend the
day with friends and will take the
trip down the Mississippi to st. Louis
Mo. Miss Rausch will spend several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. F. c.
Phillips and family and will also at
tend the fall fashion shows.
DR.. and Mrs. E. l.. Halves and
family returned Saturday night from
their summer home at Mile Lac
Lake. They made the trip of two
hundred miles in one day, and found
the roads very good this side of
Princeton, it having rained the 9TH
er side of that city. They spent five
/ weeks in their summer cottage and
! had an enjoyable time, sight see
| ing, berry picking, fishing, etc., and
came home well tanned and in SPLEEN
] did health.
! Mrs. j. w. Morse, who resides
near Eagle Lake, and her son, Les
lie H. Morse, and sister, Miss Izella
M. Dart, returned Saturday evening
from a motor trip to Litchfield. The
party left Mankato Tuesday, going
|by way of st. Peter, Gaylord and
Glencoe and returned by way of Min
neapolis, Mortified and Faribault.
While in Litchfield they visited at
the home of Charles H. Dart, a broth
er of Mrs. Morse, and on the return
stopped in Minneapolis for a short
visit with another brother, DR.. Les
lie o. Dart. Miss Dart, who is mem
! Der of the faculty of Lake Erie col
llege, will make short. visit at the
home of Mrs. Morse before return
ling to Ohio for the opening of the
lcQllege, yeaEs = 49,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18

large screen porches are being
built and a furnace will be installed.
When the work is completed this
will be one of the finest farm homes
in the county.
G.. w. John was in Amboy on bus
! mess between trains Monday.
Miss Mae Terry went to Mankato
on Monday. She will be the guest
for few days of her friend, Miss
Margaret Dackins.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hansen have
new baby in their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Child arrived
Sunday and will spend some time at
the home of Mrs. Child's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Fleming.
Professor Hemsworth, wife and
three children came Monday after
noon in their new Ford and are get
ting settled in the house occupied
by C. H. John. Mr.. Hamsworth
will get a line on the community be-
fore school begins. These people are
welcomed to the town.
In the past week there have been
several entertaining functions for a
group of ladies, the final one being
Monday evening at the Warner
home by Mrs. Ray and daughter.
Those present were Hattie Roberts,
Ida Boynton, Lizzie Hughes, Anna
Haxel, Mayte John, Jessie John and
Mary lockwood. The party enjoyed
a most bountiful and delicious even
ing meal.
Earl Duffield was in this commun-
ity over Sunday.
You are invited to attend church
services at the Christian church at
1890 a. m next Sunday. An inter-
esting service will be held and good
music will have place on the pro-
gram.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
FROM FREE PRESS TH|RTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
F, children departed for Milwaukee this
morning for a few days visit.

children departed for Milwaukee this
morning for few days visit.
The wheat crop for this year
(1S8D will not be more than one
half of it's usual yield, or from five
to eight bushels per acre. More stock
will be raised in the future. The
Minneapolis Tribune of the tenth re-
ports the wheat crop of the state as
40,S56,6S5 bushels. The above figures
will probably be cut to about 10000
900 bushels.
Last Monday the railroad fare
from New York to Chicago was re-
duced to ninety-fve cents.
Paul & Coffin dealers in real estate
in and around Mankato advertised
several farms for sale in Blue Earth
at $40 per acre.
At meeting of the council last
| evening bids were received for haul
ing and spreading stones on Front
street. AS low as thirty-s seven cents
a yard was bid for doing the work
George B. Owen left at the Free
Press office last Saturday stalk Of
corn measuring fourteen feet an(
three inches, cut from his fathers
garden in this city. We labelled il
Sample of Minnesota corn" an(
F; placed it outside the door. One Hi.
[ nois farmer gazed at it with a lovins
eye and quietly said: Rather tai
aint it, stranger? Looks a heap like
| lll'ny fodder" Another from the En-
erald Isle said to his companion
Faith, Jamie, gaze at thot; wot al
Elegant fishing pole" 1t is smpl,
immense to say the least and thu
ears on the same were beyond tn,
reach of six footer standing OF
tiptoe.
| Wednesday morning John Rich
ards, who clerks for Frink e. Brown
received a telegram from Conductor
Jack Keller, announcing the drown
ing of his brother, Tom Richards a
Madison, Dakota, Tuesday of thi:
week. 1t was startling news for Johl
and his parents to receive, as well a
the host of intimate friends that h
made while employed in this cit,
under George E. Brett and G.
Lidgerwood. John Richards left TO
Madison Wednesday evening, VII
Sioux City road to get the remains
They will be inferred here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
FARM OF 17s ACRES
SELLS FOR $4,000
Chris Burmeister Properly Near
Red Jacket Bridge Bought
BY Iowa Man
From Tuesdays Daily.


1t required the neat sum of $780,
600 to purchase the ITS acre farm
of highly improved land and hand
some, commodious farm house and
buildings near the Red jacket
bridge, which belonged to Chris
Burmeister and family, and where
they have lived for many years.
The farm is one of the best and
most desirable in this section OF
Minnesota and was sold through the
Atchison Land company to Mr..
erase of Sac City, Sacs county, Iowa,
for his son, who will come to Man
kato some time this fall, so it is re-
ported.
Mr. erase is a furniture dealer of
Sac City, and his son is a modern
and up to date farmer. Possession
will be given to the new owners
March 1, 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burmeister have not
fully decided upon their plans for the
future, but plan on taking a western
trip next spring, and will visit with
the latter's relatives at Fort Benton,
Montana for several weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
EDWARD DUNN IS DEAD
WeII.KnoWn Resident of lie Ray Town.
ship Suddenly Succumbed to Dropsy
Yesterday Afternoon
From TUESDAYS Daily.

Edward Dunn passed away sud-
denly yesterday afternoon, death be-
. ing due to dropsy. While Mrs. Dunn
was away, he became very ill and
sent his little daughter to one of the
neighbors to telephone for a doc
tor, but when the doctor reached the
house Mr.. Dunn had passed away
Mr.. Dunn had lived in LeRay town.
ship for the past twenty-five years
and was about sixty years old. He
was a well known and highly re-
spected citizen. He was a prominent
democrat and was frequently a del
egate to that party's conventions
under the old system of nominating
candidates for office. He is survived
by his wife and three children. The
funeral was held at Tivoli this aft
ernoon at two o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18

lecturer on a variety of subjects, be-
ing the possessOr of marked oratori-
cal ability. He was the county at
torney of Blue Earth county for a
number of years, and held other
county and city offices in Mankato,
also later in st. Peter, where he
lived for a while before retiring to
the little village of Cleveland, in LIE
Sueur county. 1t was in Cleveland
that he accomplished the feat of liv-
ing on ten cents day for number
of months, doing it in order to save
the money he needed to pay for the
publication of the first section of the
Bible, as translated into his unique
spelling.
The booklet contained parts of the
gospel of st. Matthew, and it's title
page was as follows:
KRlST,S SERMUN ON TIL MOUNT.
in Ingglish
Speld az it il spokn
bi Judson JONI
Klevland, Minnesota.
The Lords Prayer, as he tran
scribed it, will indicate how different
his text looked from that to which
we are accustomed. Here it is:
Our Fathr which art in Hevn, Hal
oed be thi nam.
Thi kingdum cum. Thi will be dun
in erth az it IL in Hevn
Civ us this da our DALI bred.
And forgiv us our diets az we for
Civ our deters.
And led US not into temptashun,
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From Mondays Daily.
Surprise Parcel Shower.

Miss Mabel Page entertained Sat-
urday evening at her home at a
pleasant surprise parcel shower, in
honor of Miss Ruth Crane, who will
be bride this month. Sixteen
guests were present and an enjoy
able evening was spent with social
DIVERSIONS, during which Miss Crane
was presented with number of
handsome and useful gifts, wrapped
in dainty parcels, which were piled
in a basket and presented to her one
by one by little Miss Alberta Page.
At the conclusion of the party a
dainty lunch was served by the hos
tess.
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Five dollars is now the railroad
fare from Boston to Chicago. When
they get to cutting down rates in like
proportion in Minnesota, we mean to
take an airing in the countrywide
torial
F'rink G. Brown, proprietors of the
Golden Rule store, carry large ad-
vertisement in this. issue.
The correspondent from Pleasant
Mound township refers to an electri-
cal storm which killed several horses
and struck number of barns. This
is only one of the many vista
tons of this kind in this locality this
season.
The following local advertisement
| appears: "If you wish splendid pair
of spectacles fitted to your eyes, go
to p. X. Wiser who will sell you
better lenses at half the price than
charged by travelling humbugs. "-P.
K. Wiser has been in business ever
since this time in Mankato and re-
tired but few days ago.
The following item appears under
the head of brief mention: There is
an old maid in neighboring town
who in going to bed has to pass
through an entry way where there is
a pile of potatoes in one corner. She
sends a younger brother in advance
during these harvest moonlight
nights to cover the ineyita able bean
before she passes by it, for fear the
potatoes will see her, because they
have eyes.
Charles H. Parson, formerly a dry
goods dealer in this city, will engage
in business at Gilmore, new station
to be started in Faribault county on
the line of the st. Paul and Sioux
City
The editors find it a difficult task
trying to run a greenback paper
when you can't get enough green
backs to buy quart of skinned
milk for your morning coffee But
that seems to be the matter with the
greenback paper lately started at
Fairmont, Martin county, for it's ed
itor announces a lay off until he goes
visiting long enough to make a raise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Lamm ac-
companied by a portion of their
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18

son and Hickory streets, whereby
all of the remaining land there of
the Arnold estate passes into the
hands of others. The Dillner e Hol-
brook company had recently acquir-
ed frontage of fifty-five feet on Sec
ond street, in this property, running
to the alley, lying just north of w.
j. Merchants property, and started
work last week at excavating for a
new garage building. Mr.. Merchant
saw the need of getting more land
for the benefit of the property that
he already held there. and he has
succeeded in buying the thirty feet
just north of his property. The
Dillner & Holbrook company were
taken care of by receiving thirty
feet just north of their original pur-
chase, and will build on the fifty
five feet that they now possess. J.
J. Waddell takes the thirty feet be-
tween Dillner & Holbrook's and the
B. d. Pay residence property, to hold
as an investment. All of these sales
and exchanges were made through
the real estate agency of sWaddell &
Baker. The property is very desir-
able.
Mr.. Morehart proposes to erect a
two or three story building with a
frontage of fifty-two feet on Second
street, whenever he secures tenants
to take the building. This, with the
new garage to be built by Dillner G
Holbrook; will be decided improve
ment and will fill in vacant space
in the center of the city. Mr.. More
hart, in order to build such a build
ing as he plans on doing, will have
to tear down the present building
where the Francis Piano company
is located, and which is still under
lease to Henry. Madison.
Mankato is developing rapidly, and
several other large building projects
are also in the air.
An important real estate transac-
ton has just been closed, in which
County Attorney j. w. Schmitt buys
twenty-five and one half acres OF
land at the head of Baker avenue, in
West Mankato, from the Willard es-
tate, paying $4,000 for it. This land
lies between e. G. Wizards property
and the edge of the slough, and is
nice, level land, and will make an
ideal place for residences. Mr..
Schmitt has employed County Sur
veyor Roy H. Allison to plat the land
into lots, and he will have about
a hundred lots. There is to be a CEN
trail park, circular in form, and the
lots will face this, except row of
lots that will face the slough. Mr..
Schmitt's subdivision will probably
be placed on sale before long, and
the lots ought to go like hot cakes.
Another real estate transaction in
West Mankato was closed Saturday.
when James Bates, driver for the
Cedar Rapids Oil company, bought a
house and new bungalow on LeSueur
street, in Ray and Noes addition, for
$4,000 Mr.. Bates is moving into his
new property today and will be nice
ly located.
Both these sales were made by
Waddell e Baker, the enterprising
land firm.
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Sons of Hermann Enjoyed Picnic.

Sons of Hermann of Mankato
Lodge No. 20 and Sisters of Marlett
Lodge No. 8 enjoyed delightful pic
mic at Lake Ballantyne Sunday, the
affair being the annual outing of the
lodge. About one hundred and TWEEN
ty people were present, the majority
of whom drove out from Mankato in
automobiles, some of the guests ar
irving at about nine o'clock, and 9TH
ers arriving later in the morning. The
picknickers cOngregated on the
grounds near the cottages of F. j.
Mettler and Gus Kleinschmidt, and at
1890 bountiful picnic dinner was
served. The remainder of the day
was spent in boating and fishing, and
the fishermen had yer good luck,
capturing a goodly number of the
finny tribe. They return drive to
Mankato was made about 8 o'clock
last evening.
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Suffrauists Enioyed Picnic.

0U"'d9fStS EHJUySU T'STFIC'
Twenty nine members of the Blue
Earth County Equal Suffrage as
ISOLATION en- ,joyed pleasant picnic
party at Sibley park Saturday even
ing. A social time was had and a
bountiful picnic dinner was served
at $50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
JUDSON JONI.
1831-1920.
Rest In The Lord.

These words on small granite
monument mark the last resting
place of one of Minnesota's most
unusual pioneers, says The Minneap-
oils Tribune. With all the oppor-
tunities which come to the prepos-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
Entertained at House Party.

Misses Agnes Clark, of Elysian,
entertained at house party at her
home on Lake Francis Sunday, the
guests being Misses Gladys and
Bessie Hughes, and Lena Clark of
this city.
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House Party Entertained.

DR.. and Mrs. D. A. Philip, SIS
South Second street, entertained a
house party of friends yesterday. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. f. G.
Brandt and daughter, Eugenia, and
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Siddal of Wells,
who made the trip by automobile.
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$3.50, covers being laid for eleven
guests, and following the dinner a
social evening was enjoyed.
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Observe Birthday Anniversaries.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kurth of 424
North Broad street entertained last
evening at an elegant course dinner
lin honor of their birthday annivers-
aries, which both occur. upon the
lsames date, Dinner was served at
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
Entertained House Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Fowler enter
tanned a house party at their home
on Cherry street yesterday. The
guests came from Fairmont in four
automobiles, returning last night.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. ].
E. Jones and daughter of Kirksville,
Mo-, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Minor of
Canton, S. D., Mrs. w. A. Baker of
Chamberlain, S. D., Mr.. and Mrs. A.
]. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Meal
lister, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Knowlton
and their son and daughter, DIR. Mar
tina Jones, DR.. Ray Jones and wife,
Mrs. Billiard and Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Knowlton, all of Fairmont.
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Were at the Mape Cottage.

Were at the Mape Cottage.
Misses Esther Wagner, Anna Har-
ris, Veronica Huettl, Katherine Lill
|of this city, and Miss Lillian Carroll
|of Huron, S. D., with Mrs. Harvey
Hoffman of this city as chaperone,
|spent several days at the Mape cot
|tage on Duck Lake last week, and
returned to Mankato last evening.
Miss Carroll will return to her home
in Huron tomorrow.
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Charles H. Parson, formerly a dry
goods dealer in this city, will engage
in business at Gilmore, new station
to be started in Faribault county on
the line of the st. Paul and Sioux
City.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
from Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Some stranger broke into the farm
home of Henry Schmidt, eight miles
from this city on the road to Nicol-
let, Friday afternoon sometime be-
tween the hours of one and four, and
stole a watch and chain and took a
large and substantial lunch.
/ An important real estate transact
ton has just been concluded on
South Second street, between Jack
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Farewell Picnic Party.

dTcWGT rICTIIC FdTCy.
Miss Anna Bertrand was the guest
of honor last evening at a farewell
picnic party given by a number of
her friends, the affair being held in
Highland park. A social time was en-
joyed and delicious picnic supper
was served. Those present were the
Misses Anna Bertrand, Anna OAR
SOW, Molly Knaub, Mabel Page, Anna
Welter, and Messrs. Clare Fowler
John and Ollie Osdoba, and Henry
Udelhofen. Miss Bertrand resigned
her position at Brett's store and will
return to her home in Sleepy Eye.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Lamm &C
companied by portion of their
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18

Five dollars is now the railroad
fare from Boston to Chicago. When
they get to cutting down rates in like
in Minnesota, we mean to
take an airing in the countrywide
torial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. A. James, Mrs. +.
Wilson, Mrs. A. C. Sanders and
Rudolph Luich of Owatonna, autoed
to Mankato yesterday to spend the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Sanders
of 2O9 State street.
Misses Ida Rudberg and Emma
Swanson have returned from Alex
andria, Mimi, where they spent two
weeks as guests at the home OF the
formers brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Rudberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Dodge, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Enger and Mr.. and Mrs.
AL Rud drove over from Fairfax
Sunday, returning home in the
evening. They took lunch with
| friends at the Elks' club.
Misses Goldie Helford and Sadie
Appel of Chicago, were guests at the
home of the formers brother in law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Wis
nick on Main street, returning Satur-
| day to their home in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Micheal O'Brien
drove to Faribault yesterday morn
ing in their auto to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. O'Brien's mother, Mrs
Casper, which was held this morn
| ing. They will return this evening.
Joseph Davies and family spent
Sunday at Elysian, as guests of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
b. Davies, at their summer home at
/ Lake Francis. w. B. Davies and
family are spending the month OF
August there. IS.
! Henry Dooley, editor of The
Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch, was in
IMankatQ today en- route home from q
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-24

and all this devils sowing came to
the ripening.
Col RepOvitch was in charge of
the arsenal at Krujevatz. The arse
nal contained models of the new 25-
centimeter gun which was tO.be used
by the Serbian and Russian forces.
If I could procure a model of this
gun, or even the key to the breech
mechanism, l was to receive 100000
rUbles.
1T was sport to me, this testing
with mems lives and nations safety;
and if thought Of it seriously at all !
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-24

The proposal came from the foreign
country, which my father had Sc
cretIy served. I accepted it and it
put me in possession Of a cOmforta-
Bile income.
For years I went up and down
through Russia, gathering infOrma-
ton, until l had covered the land
with a network of intrigue had
agents under me; I was trusted alb
solutely by the foreign country /
served. And then the war broke out