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Mapleton
from thursdays oalIy.

From Thursdays Oaliy. .ua.
Mapleton is glad to know that it's
curriers' have one trophy at least,
which was won by the Russell Annis'
rink to bring home from Mankato. All
report most enjoyable time and are
loud in their praises, of the CaledOn-
ian club of Mankato s t@,
The Hawkeye Glee club gave the
last number of the lecture, course at
the opera house Tuesday night The
house was well filled and judging by
the applause, the entertainment was
well received. The selections were
we'll chosen and suited to the state
of lovers of high grade music. The
saXaphone quartette proved to be art
lists indeed in their line. Superinten-
dent F. Trafzer deserves credit for.
having been the means Of bringing be-
fore the Mapleton people this course
entertainment and, should have had
the support of everyone interested in
the public good
At the hard times" dance Monday
evening, Ralph Hanson secured the
first prize.
Drayman Holbrook and George Rim
heart drove to Minnesota Lake yes
terday and brought back two loads
of hard coal. Rinheart returned for
another load today ~ :~A J.
&, The Baptist Ladies' Aid society was
entertained this afternoon at the
home of Alfred Adams on Smith ave-
nue.. e. 81,
Miss Anna Troendle who has been
in Boston for somo time, returned
yesterday.
Mrs. J. T. Romroy ard Mrs. Will
liam Meiske have been on the sick
list the past week. Both are improv-
ing.
Work on the Sellers building is
progressing rapidly. When complete
Mapleton will have q very good thea
tire and picture show house
The electric light service is pro-
voking, to say the least. About the
middle of the program. Tuesday even
ing the lights went out. leaving ali in
total darkness for some time. After
several lamps had been secured the
good natured Hawkeyes began again
but to the delight of; everyone the
electrics were soon back on the job
for the rest of the evening.
Mr., and Mrs. Hal Starkey have re-
turned from their wedding trip. Thev
were received in regular MapletoS
style.
A party of young people, surprised
John Simon on Wednesday evening,
Just to remind him Of his birthday.
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the First National bank of Biwabik.
Other witnesses win also come up. -
1t was expected that Pickit would
be arraigned late this afternoon. It
was expected that he would plead
guilty in the light Of his confession.
but even If he did, it was the inten-
ton of the state to hold him as wit
ness in the prosecution of Smith.
Perkins, it was expected, would sim
ply be charged with forgery. and
Smith with either forgery or grand
larceny. -.
1t is understood that the county
attorney has an. additional piece of
evidence against Smith in a letter
written on stationery of the st. Paul
hotel, showing correspondence be-
tween Smith and a banker.
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From. thursdays Daily.

The twenty ninth annual session of
the Southern Minnesota Teachers as
sociatien opened in Mankato today, to
continue over Friday and Saturday,
and the incoming trains brought to
the city many teachers and county
superintendent to attend the ses-
'sions.
This morning a conference of the
county superintendent was held in
the music room at the normal school
to discuss work and plans for rural
schools, and a similar session was
held this afternoon, commencing at
1870. This evening the city superin-
tendents and principals will hold their
meeting and the program will open
in the assembly room of the high
school at eight o'clock, Superintend-
,ent C. A. Patchin of Worthington pre-
siding. The address tonight will be
on Educational Measurements and
Standards" and will be delivered by
DR.. Lotus D. Coffman, dean of the COL
lege of education, University of Min
|nesota. A musical program will be
rendered as follows: Piano solo, Miss
Gertrude Nerboyig;, violin solo, Miss
Julia Hub; vocal solo, Miss Eleanor
Johnson, with violin obligato by Miss
Hub. & -HIssl
Tomorrow morning the program
will open at nine O'Clock in the nor
NAL school assembly room, the first
number being chorus by the Man
kato High School Glee clubs. Two
addresses will be given tomorrow
morning, the first. ON Discipline" by
Miss Theda Gildemeister, supervisor
of training, Winona state normal
school, and the second on Three
Purposes of the Public Schools" by
DR.. Lotus d. Coffman, University of
of Minnesota. The semi chorus of
the Mankato normal will also give a
selection. The program will be con-
tinued tomorrow afternoon at the
normal school with musical selections
by the sixth grade and the normal
elementary school. An address on
Ear Training in Language Work.
will be delivered by H. W.. Shryock,
president of Southern Illinois state
normal university.
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HELD ANNUAL MEETING
Rapidan Creamery Association Made
Most Excellent Record During
Past Year
From thursdays Daily.

From Tnurooay.s OaiU'
Tho, annual meeting of the Rapidan
Creamery company was held in
Woodman hall, February g.. The at
tendance was large Notwithstanding a
very unpleasant day. Preceding din
ner, the usual financial statements
were read and the minutes of the
monthly board meeting of, 1915 were
read and approved. A delicious oyster
stew, coffee and sandwiches were
served by the Rapidan ladies at noon.
The afternoon was given to the cleo
ton of officers and transaction of
routine business. The following Off
GERS we're reelected, Paul ,Kunkel,
manager and secretary; George F.
Yaeger, president; William Sturms
and Ernest MatZke, and Carl Mohr.
who was the only new member chosen.
These are all young men of sound
judgment and good business .qualifica-
tions. who will manage the creamery
affairs with energy and discretion.
1t was voted to hold a picnic next
June, for the creamery patrons and
the community alone.
The sale of buttermilk will be left
to the discretion of the board. The
board and patrons are very well sat
isfied with the work of the butter
maker, Mr.. G. c. Pettis.
That the creamery affairs are ca
pably managed the list Of figures will
show:
Milk received, pounds. 49,. 1,S17,759
Cream received pounds. .265, pS6
Average test of milk. ........... 1857
Average test Of cream. ......... .27. 3
Butterfat from milk, pounds. .64, $685.
Buterfat from cream, pounds. e, 1908 3
Total butter fat received,
pounds ..................1 37.301 %
Total butter made, pounds. 1887
Butter sold patrons, pounds. ..22,1O2
Butter shipped, pounds. 1869
Average price paid patrons for
butter fat .................. 1873
Average price obtained for but
ter, cents ....:..... 49,. ...'... ~.
Overrun, 31,44S pounds, per
cent 22.os
Cost per pound of making butt
ter ..............,.. ....... IA
Receipts
On hand from last year. $50. IS
Receipts from butter in
GLIDING patrons 9,4oS. Is
Receipts, buttermilk 80. 191 %
Total ...>......:. $4s,571 Sc
Paid patrons, including
butter sold them. 1890. S44,341 90
Running expenses ....... 3,S19.9 "a
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Eren, Thursdav's Daily.

j. ST. Paul, MinnY February TO-.
Waiter J. Smith, state treas
urer,s new suspected of forgery
and lpeculations from the state
treasury is taking the liquor
cure at Minneapolis institu-
!. ton. He was asked today by
Governor Burnquist to resign,
but he refused, merely remark
ing, II have done nothing
wrong" 1t is also reported
that he has bad cold.
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Charles e. Tonning. a wanderer
without home, was struck by Great
Western freight train near the North
western engine house last evening
between $3.50 and ten o'clock. He is
somewhat deaf in one ear. He thought
he heard the sound of train behind
him, and as he turned, he was struck
by another train approaching in front
of him. His head was cut and his
ankle hurt. He managed to crawl
over to the Northwestern engine
house, where the railroad men took
care of him, and he was sent to. st.
Joseph's hospital. He was turned
over to the county authorities. 80
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old folks, and committee will turn
him over to the proper authorities,
who might send him to the reform
school, where he will learn an i'm
portant lesson to behave himself
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st. Paul, Mimi, February 10
A joint request has been infor-
mally sent by quite number of
the state officials to State Treas
urer Walter ]. Smith to resign
that Office. why should | re-
sign" he says, Il have done moth
ing wrong"
j. A. o. Pr5us, the state auditor,
! has decided hereafter to adopt
{ new system of issuing warrants
Fin favor OF school districts in vari-
tous parts of the state. When a
warrant is issued, he will write
at once to the clerk of the school
district and see whether a real
bona fide reQuisition has been
made for the money. He will also
take care to ascertain that the
proper officer of each school dis
trict has Endorsed the warrant.
i Heretofore, this has not been
done. The warrants have been
paid by banks, and the state
. treasurer's office has had knowl-
edge CT the cashing of the war.
rant, only after the warrant has
! reached that office through the
bank.i .ess....s
Z Mr. Preus was asked in regard
to, reports. that had been circulat-.
= ed to the effect that it was, in
part at least, personal feeling on
Z the part Of Mr.. Preus against Mr..
Smith that led the state auditor
to push his investigations SO Wig
orously.l THAT is not So" said
Mr., .Prers. Il wish only to pro-
tect the peoples money. 1t is
true that Mr. Smith and have
at times had differences of opin-
ion in regard to the question of
what was the proper procedure
in certain matters, but there has
been no personal enmity."
st. Paul, MINI. February 10Th
cases Of Robert G. Pickit, clerk of til
state board of investment and Wal
ter ]. Smith, state treasurer, charge
with forgeries and populations fror
the state treasury to the amount q
$4,000. were today laid before tn
Ramsey county grand jury, by r. I
O'Brien. Ramsey county attorney. ]
was expected that indictments woul
be returned late today. Among tn
witnesses examined were w. j. Stew
enson, assistant attorney general; !.
A. o. Preus, G.. S. O'Brien, deput
state auditor. Matt Desmond, frs
book kaHpersin the state auditors of
f4t g. Erickson deputy state treas
ureE and 81 D, Myers, president {
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Valentine Party.

A Valentine party will be given by
the Young Peoples society Of the
Norwegian Lutheran church. corner of
Carroll and Pleasant streets, tomor-.
row evening. The program will in
clude music and games and coast
ing party. Talks will be- given by,
Rev. N. Nordgaard, and Rev. w. NJ
Fleckenstein and refreshments will
be served by Mrs. Albert Nerdahl
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Parcel POST Social.

The parcel post social held in the
parlors of the German Evangelical
Lutheran church last evening under
the auspices of the Emmanuel Sewing
Circle proved very successful and
enjoyable affair, and was attended by
about fifty people, The parcels had
q brisk sale, and many pretty and use
full articles were found in the pack
ages. Music and games added to the
pleasure of the evening, and nice re-
Treatments We're served. 1
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Lecture Was Interesting.

The lecture of Professor LIE Krinkle
of Watertown, S. D., in the Christian
church last Thursday evening was
we'll attended, considering the wealth
er. 1t certainly was elegantly de-
livered, and showed how we'll the pro-
fessor must have sought out the truths
that surround our American boys and
girls. He pointed. out the snares that
overcome the unsupported youth. 1t
certainly was fortunate to. secure such
an able and talented speaker to de
liver this entertainment. Part of the
old committee and new party of our
enterprising young business men
have taken upon themselves and
guaranteed the Wright Bureau
Of Entertainment the contract for an
other season of these entertainments.
7. S. Cummins, C. D.. Pickle, G.. A /.
Harein. George Macbeth, Nels Ben
net, Rev. r. r. Stephens, John
Compton, George Haigh and others
as boosters are backing the financial
part. The last years receipts were
not equal to the expenses. The above
mentioned men do not stop at trifies
and Eagle Lake as whole does not
appreciate their efforts in furnishing
it with these high class entertain
Yments.
e Hint to One Young Man.
It is rumored that a certain young
man living near Eagle Lake, about
seventeen years of age, has been
treating his father roughly and dis
respectfully. This young man lives at
home and is hardly ever found at
work, but spends his days much about
town, but goes home only to sleep and
eat. The hard earnings of his feeble
father and mother, who earn their
living for themselves and smaller
children by washing and cleaning
houses for others, and this young man
dornineers and runs the whole family
at will. 1t is rumored that just little
more of this kind of treatment of the
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Degree of Honor, are issuing invita-
tons for their Washington's birthday
dancing and card party to be given at
the knights of Columbus hall on Mon
day, February 81. Music will be fur
nished by the Loyola orchestra and
refreshments will be served. All
members of the lodge are requested to
invite their friends. Those wishing
to send invitations can procure same
from Mrs. j. N. Lang, chairman.
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From Thursdays Daily.

Kruger Greiner. -
Miss Alma Kruger. daughter of
Rev and Mrs. C. Kruger, sos North
Broad street, and Mr.. Jacob Greiner
Of tParshall, Nv D., were united in
marriage Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock in the German Methodist
church, the ceremony being performed
by the brides father. Rev. Carl Krue-
ger, pastor OF the local church. Music
was rendered by the Danville church
choir, and Miss Louise Kruger, sis
ter OF the bride, who sang 20 Prom
Use, Me-" The wedding march was
also played by Miss Louise Kruger.
Little Misses Viola Deike and Alice
Smith acted as flower girls, attired
in dainty white dresses, and scat
tered flowers in the path of the bridal
party. Little Miss Anita Mems acted
as ring bearer and Mrs. Ernest Mems
was matron of honor. Mrs. Mems
wore pale blue poplin. Misses Emma
and Clara Kruger, sisters of the
BRIDE acted as bridesmaids, and wore
gowns of pink crepe de chine and
carried pink carnations. Messrs. Os-
car LEM and Alfred Thompson of
Minnesota Lake acted as best
men. The groom entered alone.
Tho bride came in leaning on
the arm of her father and met the
groom at the altar, She was attired
in beautiful gown of white silk, with
a long veil In cap effect. and carried
a bouquet OF yellow and pink roses.
The church was appropriately decor
ated with white flowers and foliage.
An elaborate three course luncheon
was served at the home of the brides
parents, following the church service
covers being laid for one hundred and
twenty-five guests. The Sunday school
classes of the church assisted in serv-
ing. After wedding trip to points
in Wisconsin, Mr.. and Mrs. Greiner
will make their home in Parshall, N
Oak.
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salespeople Held Banquet.

The sales people of the F.,W. Kruse
company store held their semi-annual
banquet last evening, a delicious five
course dinner being served at $50
and music being furnished by a Vic
trola, The young people then formed a
theatre party and attended the. pro-
gram at the Grand, and social dance
closed the pleasant affair.
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Washington Birthday Party.
The ladies of Superior Lodge No.
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Gave Six O'clock Dinner.

Mrs. Henry Deglmann of North
Broad street gave. six O'Clock dinner
last evening in honor of Elmer Doeb-
Ike of North Platte, Nebr.. and Miss
Emma Schumacher, of Sherburne,
MINI.
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Suffrage Meeting.

Suffrage Meeting.
The Blue Earth County Equal Suf-
frage association will hold regular
monthly meeting at the library of DIR.
j. w. Andrews Saturday afternoon,
commencing at three o'clock. Every
member should make it point to
be present at this meeting as inn
portant business will come up for
discussion, and a letter of great in
terest from Mrs. A. Mcmahon will be
read. The study of the United States
constitution will be continued as fol-
lows:
Article l. Section g.
Statement. of the constitution con-
corning immigration and present i'm
migration laws, Mrs. Frank Hotaling.
Through what examination do inn
migrants have to go, before being al
lowed to land, Mrs. w. ]. Merchant
What is being done by various
states and cities for the immigrants,
Miss Una Hodson.
What are the laws of naturalization,
Mrs, H. N. Stoddard.
What necessitates deportation, Mrs.
j. w. Andrews.
How will immigrants be affected
by the Panama canal, Mrs. John Ho-
falling.
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Will Present Play,
The Mankato theater has been en-
Gagged for the evening of March for
the production of der Liebe Onkel,
one of the very finest of German COM
edies, which will be played by local
talent for the benefit of the Red Cross
bazaar recently held. 1t will be one
of the most enjoyable amateur plays
ever produced in this city. 1t con-
sists of only three acts, but is one
long laugh throughout The fun cast
of characters will be announced in a
few days. The play will be produced
under the capable direction of Joseph
Blissenbach, veteran director of
amateur theatricals.
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HowIers Will BANQUET.

BoWIers VIII Banquet. - -.
The Pioneer Bowling league is max
ing arrangements to hold banquet
at the Elks' cafe on Monday even
ing at seven O'Clock. 'a-s
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Dancing Party.

DANCING Farty. -
A social and dancing party will be
held at the Loyola clubhouse tonight.
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-19

the ship on the rope tenders, and
hung there with their heads lust out
OF the water for hours, still as mug
doctor and the padre were busy bury
ing or restoring the victims of the
night. Two more graves were being
dug in the British cemetery across
the Euphrates. ] heard a man in a
gunboat hard by believing like a
heifer. He was unconscious and they
were wrapping him in ice, We would
have given days of our life, Jumps OF
our pay, for one long, hubby iced
drink. The padre told me that three
times during the night he had en-
tirely evaporated, but that toward
dawn the humid atoms had collected
themselves by some miracle OF attrac-
ton. Thus he had survived to min
lister to minds and bodies in greater
peril of dissolution,
Confused Traditions.
Any movement OF the air is re-
storative. Now that tiny breeze
had sprung up it was not too hot to
dispute the identity OF the Biblical
tree. The s. and T. man said that it
was the trunk to which our paddle
steamer was moored, and such was
the general opinion. But this tree
was "Siris' with yellow bean pods,
and | learned, too, that gnarled and
thorny bush down stream was kind
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-19

OF prickly plum, with telegraph pole
in it. This, argued. bore SONG kmd
Of fruit, far from seductive, it " HueS
but it might have dcterorlatcd, 1Evi-
IDENTIFY Eden is not what it was We
inquired OF the people, but found local
tradition confused or indifferent
We explored the streets up TO Rib
road Ewes walk leads into Chariug
Cross. and Scrpent's alley. of course,
into Temptation squG1C. a small inset
III the houses by the quay where half
dozen benches are protected from
the sun by mating ON reed supports
Temptation Tor the Arabs takes the
formed OF timed pincapplcs, Eden
cigarettes, canned salmon. and the
like, which repeat the unhealthy pro-
cess OF Sophislicatlon that was so dis
astrous to our first parents The little
market was almost deserted, Barely
shadow cut the white Garth. The
folk in the cafe sprawled liStlesSly.
There comes a season when il is too
Sultry even Tor the Arab to squat,
when one adhesive member abjuring
the other he sits on high with his feet
dangling alphabetically apart i'll the air,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-19
GARDEN OF EDEN
NO PARADISE NOW
Sand Flies Beset Travellers
and Fierce Heat Makes
Night Hideous,
TEMPT WITHOUT sERPENTs

1t is the Oldest country in the
world, but you will find little or moth
ing that is old in it within $50 miles
OF the sea, writes Edmund Gambler
in the London Times.
On the Euphrates side, Ur, of the
Chaldeans, has left some perceptble
undulations in the mud. Up the
Tigris the Arch of Ctesiphon is the
only monument OF antiquity that
stands. Ezras tomb is not really Ez-
ras tomb and the Garden of Eden, if
there is any truth in legend, is
changed beyond recognition, Five of
us-a padre, doctor, regimental
officer, a supply and transport man
and myself-ought to know, for we
were motored to the Tree of Knowl-
edge of Good and Evil for the greater
part of the last week in June. We
were all bound for Nasiriyeh, on the
Euphrates, and waited, at first eX-
pectantly afterward with little hope,
for a predetermined general in whose
existence we had ceased to believe.
Qurnah, kurna, or Gornah, as it is
variously called, the reputed Su-
merian paradise, lies at the junction
of the Tigris and the old channel Of
the Euphrates. The new channel
flows into the Shatt-al-Arab at Gar
mat Ali few miles above Basra, but
it is the old channel that serves for
our line of communication with the
Euphrates force. The water is clear
and sluggish as Norfolk river; there
seems to be no current at all.
The palm tree and the fig leaf were
the only paradisical things we found
in Eden. Even the serpent was invisi-
Bile, though his works remain and the
knowledge of evil thrives prepostcr-
ously. Man is still chastised in this
spot, and we had reason to be thank
full that the longest day was followed
by the shortest night Our pyjamas
began to sweat before we put them
on. They were wet, not with the dew,
but with the perspration of the night,
the exudations of the palm groves.
We neither slept, nor were we thor
oughly awake. We flung open our
mosquito curtains and threw off our
pyjama jackets, for the air seemed too
heavy for insects. But the hour of the
sandhy was only postponed. They
came toward midnight and persisted in
our sweat like flies in marmaladc.
Praying for Breeze.
We pulled down our nets and
prayed for a breeze. At 5 the sun
came licking over the horizon again
to recharge the atmosphere that had
lost nothing of its retained heat dur
ing the night A message came early
in the morning that the general had
not left Ali Gharbi We could not
start that day. and it was very i'm
probable that we should go away the
next
The great argument for Providence
is that there is always term to I'M
provoked evils, when the menacing
hand is removed, and we remember
that it is Gods will that VIC should be
chastened, but not utterly destroyed
At 10 o'clock breeze sprang up, and
our interest in things revived. Three
Sikhs slid down the burning side Of