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The Mankato free press., 1916-04-14
Judson
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
March went out like lamb.
April showers are slow,
Due to continuation Of snow.
Born last week a fine baby girl at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Kukuk.
Al Dane has moved into one of
Mrs. Augusta AndersOn's houses.
Doughlas Little and wife of Man
kato spent Sunday with w. II. Mel
sons family.
Bunyan c.. Williams of Butternut
Valley was in town Saturday.
Miss Florence Johnson and Miss
Ethel Griffiths were New Ulm visitors
last week Miss Griffiths was the
guest of Miss Johnson.
Miss Hazel Scott spent few days
with Maude Morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G.. Jones
spent Saturday evening at Mankato.
Mrs. Luther Roberts and baby
visited with her mother, Mrs. c. S.
Thurston several days last week.
o. F. Jones made business trip
to Minneapolis Monday.
George Roberts of Cambria sold
and delivered fine team of horses at
Judson, Monday to Harry Burgh:rdy
of Courtland. Mr.. Burghardy will
soon move to North Dakota.
The sale of Gabriel Lloyd's last
Friday was well attended. Mr.. Lloyd
expects to retire from active opera
tions on the farm, and make his home
at NJ an kato. His SON law,
Matthias Williams has rented the
farm
Professor c.. c.. Swain will dis
cuss the consolidated school problem
and a large attendance is expected
The Mankato free press., 1916-04-14
Vernon Center
from Thursdays Daily.


Will H. Dennison will finish haul
ing logs to the Gus Schwieder saw
mill today. Mr.. Dennison has a
large amount of valuable timber on
his farm and for the past winter has
had large number of oak and elm
trees cut down, which will be con-
verted into material for large barn
36X6S on a cement basement of con-
/. crete blocks, which will be built this
season. All beams and inside ma
terial will be of oak, and when COM
: pleted will be one of the best barns
in the community where coed barns
are much in evidence.
Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Annis and
two children from South Sterling
, have returned to their homes after
several days visit with their nu-
merous relatives in and around town.
George Brown was a county seat
visitor Wednesday.
Walter Cox had the misfortune to
lose valuable horse this week and
Mrs Zumwalt her fine driving
; horse. In both cases the loss is
greatly felt and occurred on ad-
joining farms.
John Bowen, the busy auto man
made a trip to Mankato Tuesday on
business.
to Ceresco Saturday for an over
Sunday visit with the latter's broth
er, Ed Meixell, and family.
Chris Hanson seems to be having
, the time of his life since he dis
posed of his restaurant business and
| came back to the simple life. He is
| the handy man about town, always
| busy and expert in many lines of
| work He will try farm life for
month, having hired out to c.. NJ.
Warren.
Vernon takes justifiable pride in
it's little "song bird" Audrey Meixell,
who possesses a beautiful sweet voice
| far beyond the ordinary range of
childish voices. She is only eight
years old and is wonder in both
vocal and instrumental music. Hear
! her sing 81 Want Somebody to Play
| With Me" and playing Hockey" at
the opera house Friday evening,
April Z.
Miss Francis Butler, the assistant
| at central has resigned the position
and will leave Friday for an in
definite stay in Truman.
| Hear "Take a Little Tip From
Fathor" at tho opera house Friday
evening by Lester Cox and Lulu An
. mis-, and also the group of songs by
Mrs. Fate and the instrumental
duet by Mrs Grace Brown and Miss
Gladys Cooper. The musical pro-
gram is worth the price of admis-
sion.
Miss Alice Gossard has been max
ing frequent visits to Mankato for
the past two weeks, where she has
, been having large amount of dent
/ al work done.
! Mrs. Charles Fleming and daugh-
| ter, Miss Marie, are spending the
week at Wells, Mimi, guests Of the
| formers brothers, Fred and Will
I Rosenow and families.
Miss May Robinson left on the
! carly train Saturday morning to re-
I sumo her teaching in the public
schools at Plainview, Mimi, after
/ spending the vacation with her par
J ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Robinson
! Mrs. Ed Annis returns today from
! Sterling, where she has been helping
her brother, Mel Keith and family
get settled on the old Keith home
, stead, which the youngest son of the
/ family has recently purchased.
The Mankato free press., 1916-04-14

club at their home Saturday evening
The time was spent socially with
| crocheting and tatting, after which
light refreshments were served and
all adjourned. Miss Margaret O'Con-
nor will entertain the club on Sat-
urday evening, April Is.
Mrs. George Heinshrot and baby
spent few days last week with her
folks, Mr.. and Mrs Will Geckler of
ST. Clair
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Froehlich
and children were guests at the
| home of Mrs. Frank Sunday
Mrs. Greene spent Sunday after
| noon with Mrs: Andy Quinn.
Mrs. Frank and son, Leo were at
GAINESVILLE on business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Fitzloff and
daughter spent Sunday with their
folks at st. Clair.
DR.. J. NJ. Macbeth is staying with
| his brother at Mankato few days
| this week.
Dr.. R. Juliar made a call to Penn
berton Friday afternoon.
Miss Ida Andrews spent few days
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hail of Alma City.
Miss Evelyn Kollos will assist Mrs.
Fred Zimmerman with housework for
a few weeks
Mrs. Miller will entertain the La
dies Aid society April 13.
A. R. Preston with the assistance
of neighbors, was loading his car of
household goods to be moved to
Hewitt, Mimi.
Matt Lynch, who has had a hard
siege of sickness, necessitating two
operations at st. Joseph's hospital in
Mankato, returned to his home in
Mcpherson Thursday, very much i'm
proved and will soon be in his usual
vigorous good health.
Frances O'Connor went to join
the army in the Commisary depart
ment. Frances is an expert chef and
could hand out the boys t h e real
Mulligan's Chill Carne or any other
fancy dish, and as far as for game,
he could trim Villa any time.
Robert Schoestag and crew are
busy tearing down the old barns pre-
paratory to the erection of his large
modern and up-tO-date barn.
Paul Schuneman will have the
rooms over the O'Connor building re-
modelled repapered and painted and
will move in soon.
John Fitzloff sold his thorough
driving team in Mankato last week.
Peter Schmidt and family will move
from the II. Bruel's residence to
rooms over the Leo Hardware COM
pany until their new home is ready.
Mr. Schmidt plans on building ii
modern home as soon as possible to
get at the work in the spring.
Edward Peterson and family will
move to Canada in the near future.
B. w. Rugg, district manager for
the Minnesota Mutual Insurance COM
pany of ST. Paul, was soliciting in
surance in the village last week and
will work this territory later.
James O'Leary of GAINESVILLE was
visiting old friends in the village
Tuesday.
Sidney Fitzloff has resigned his po-
sition with Robert Shostag. SiGney
is ready and waiting for the call
Clarence McCracken's famous spe-
cial engine in his Ford car is in
perfect condition. He was able to
start it right off after cranking it
fifteen minutes, and was in perfect
condition, except for regrinding the
valves and repacking the crank shafts,
putting in new pistons, new carpu-
rotor, complete new transmission
and he plans later to get new tires
and the car will then be in perfect
shape.
The Mankato free press., 1916-04-14
St. Clair
From Thursday's Daily.
Mayor as Jester.

Mayor as Jester.
For twenty-three years Mayor
Thielman has perpetrated some of
the smoothest April fool deceptions
upon his innocent and unsuspecting
townsmen that have ever been re-
corded in the ANIMALS of king jester
but this years experiences have
caused him to place strict ban upon
any future April fools jokes in this
village.
Last Saturday while on his tour o.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-02
VANDEVENS HOLD
SILVER JUBILEE
Friends and Relatives From All
Parts of County Attend
Affair.

Three score relatives and friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Vandeven as
sembled at their home Sunday after
noon and evening from all parts of
Cape County to celebrate the couples
silver, or twenty-fifth, wedding ami
versary.
The exact date of the wedding ami
versary was Sunday, May q, but the
celebration of the jubilee was deferred
by the Vandevens until day before
yesterday. The couple received many
gifts from their many friends and
relatives.
Mr.. Vandeven is known to the
farmers throughout the County and
this part of South east Missouri as the
proprietor of the general mercantile
establishment that bears his name, on
upper Broadway.
In order to be of convenience to
their many friends from the country,
the supper was served from early in
the afternoon till long after nightfall.
He and Mrs Vandeven have lived
in this city nearly all their lives. They
have five children, all of whom were
present at the celebration. But one
of their children is married-Walter
Vandeven, who now resides on a farm
about three miles west of the Cape.
The other children live at home and
are: Edward, Alma, George and VIII
liam Vandeven. Walter Vandeven has
son, named after his grandfather.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-02
SAVES TWO DROWNING MEN.

The story of how F. R. lessee, at
torney, naturalist and expert SWIM
mer, Sunday afternoon saved the lives
of two men who were drowning in
Cape LaCroix creek, was told yester-
day in the Cape. The men who owe
their lives to Mr.. Jesse are Albert
Rubel, an employee at the Ruehmann
scrap iron yard, and Arthur Sanders,
West End grocer.
The two men were fishing in the
creek near the point where the main
diversion channel cuts it, near the
Mississippi river. Rubel started to
swim the creek with trout line tied
about his neck. The water at that
point is about seven feet deep.
Rubel became angled up in the line
and went under. His companion leap
ed in after him. Both men got tangled
in the line and Rubel dragged Sanders
under with him.
Mr.. Jesse, who had been walking
nearby along the rivers band, was
summoned by the screams of boy.
When he reached the place where the
men were struggling in the water, he
waded into the water and held out a
pole to Sanders. Sanders seized the
proffered life-saver and Mr.. Jesse
hauled both men to the shore and
aided in restoring them.
The men were reluctant to talk of
the matter yesterday, and in the aft
ernoon Mr.. Jesse departed for St.
Louis.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-02
SEEK NAMES OF AID
SOCIETY FOUNDERS
Mrs. Willer Tells Eight Out OF
Nine Who Formed so Year
Old Lutheran Order.

The question of the identity of the
nine women who first formed the
Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity German
Lutheran church formed the most
important query Sunday afternoon
among the scores of men and women
who assembled to celebrate the golden
jubilee of the founding of the women's
organization.
Mrs. F. w. Pott, of 82G Themis
street, was the only living member
present who aided in forming the
society, and she told reporter for
The Tribune that she could not recall
exactly the names of all those who
co-operated with her in forming the
organization.
Several of the other women who
have been members for a long time
told their best recollection. Among
them was Mrs. w. H. Willer, president
of the society, whose mother was one
of the organizers and who has been a
member herself for many years.
The first meeting was held at the
instance of Mrs. F. w. Pott and Mrs.
Raedel, wife of the minister at that
time. According to the recollection of
Mrs. Willer, those who were with
them at the first meeting were: Mrs.
f. D. Engelnann, Mrs. Willer's moth
err, Mrs. Adolph Paar, mother of
Judge William Paar of Jackson; Mrs.
Edward Happel, who was a young
married woman; Mrs. August Russ
kamp, Mrs. William Regenhardt, the
mother of former L. S. Marshal Edw.
F .Regenhardt, and Mrs. Pott, mother
in-law of Mrs. F. w. Pott. There was
one more, whose name was not
recalled.
The golden jubilee celebration was
one of the most elaborate affairs ever
held in the Cape. The Trinity church
was packed for the special services in
IilC al ICI HOOilg anu at itiEllN nan
hundreds of people attended the recep-
ton given by the Junior Ladies' Aid
Society.
The original organization has be-
come known as the Senior Ladies' Aid
Society. Throughout its entire his
tory no meetings have been missed
and the membership has steadily
grown.
The church and Trinity hall were
artistically decorated in white and gol-
den flowers. A special bower had been
made for the reception of Mrs. Pott
and Mrs. Willer, the president.
Rev. A. Wilder preached a sermon,
and several musical numbers were
on the program. Visitors attended the
affair from virtually all parts of the
County. limo, Gordonville, Jackson
and Hanover churches were especially
well represented.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-02
DRUMMERS TRIP
ADVERTISED CAPE
Business Men Reap Much Benefit
Although DesotO Got 1917
Convention.

DR.. w. C. Patton last night, on his
return from Poplar Bluff, where he
delivered the Cape's invitation to the
Southeast Missouri Drummers' AssO-
citation to make this city their conven-
ton site next spring, declared he
believed the Cape's special train Erl-
day was one of the greatest advertise
ments the business men have INDUCED
in, and said that he felt sure the con-
vention city for next year had been
fixed" before many of the drummers
reached Poplar Bluff.
"DeSoto never has had the drum
mers' convention and she has been
asking for it every year for the last
twenty years." the doctor said. at
seems reasonable to me to think that,
although the drummers as individuals
were friends of the Cape, they felt
they had to accord DeSoto the cOur
tesy of their convention.
"But the Cape made the best show
ing. That Schuchert band and the
Cape delegation of men and women
marching up the streets of Poplar
Bluff, made an impressive sight to the
people of that city.
at was easy to say our turnout
was a compliment to Poplar Bluff, and
l know we have cemented business
relations with those people that never
before existed"
By vote of So to "a, the drummers
determined to go to DeSoto for their
1917 conclave. Charlottesville received
5 votes.
The officers elected are as follows:
Adam Joerder, president; E. w. Wac
ker, st. Louis, secretary; Hugh John
son, Cairo, vice-president; ]. P. Hort
mann, st. Louis, treasurer; and E. c.
Coleman, DeSoto, warden.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-02
5000 SEE SCHOOL
PAGEANT AT PARK
1900 Pupils Present Riot OfFutu.
rist Abundance of
COlOrs.

Color almost in futuriSt abundance
and luxurianee, animated by 1900
school children who wore the brilliant
costumes, yesterday afternoon formed
the most interesting theme of the
Shakespearean pageant and masque
at Fairgrounds park.
The pageant no doubt was the most
stupendous and complete spectacle
ever witnessed in this city, and q
crowd of about 5000 men. women and
children filled the grandstand and
lined the bank about the east side of
the race track to watch the children
perform.
The program was executed without
hitch, and as the closing scenes were
presented, words of praise for the
teachers of the public schools who had
managed and trained the pageant
actors, were upon the lips of everyone
who saw any part of the performance.
The classes Of boys and girls who
were CARRIED to represent flowers We're
arranged on the green sward of the
outer stage in large groups that at a
distance gave the appearance of a
tremendous flower.
When they rose to their feet to take
part in their dances, grace charac-
terized the movement of every pair
of green-stockinged legs, and the little
tots as we'll as their older companions
took part with an interest and fervor
that could not help but spell success
for the pageant.
To describe the costumes is hope
less. There were daisies, peoples and,
it seemed, myriads of other flowers of
the fields. There were clowns, cour-
tiers, soldiers, belted knights, little
bo-peeps, spinters, gentlewomen Of
the days of Queen Elizabeth, and viz
tually a whole community such as
must nave turned out for the Queens
jousts in the days when knights
donned arlnOr and prodded at each
other with lances from horseback
Witches also formed an interesting
part of the pageant.
1t was a Shakespearean tercente-
nary memorial and was admirably
executed. the figure of Shakespeare
himself was present. AS part of the
masque, the English play writer
dreamed, and the dances and songs
that were produced became parts of
his dream.
Another section of the program gave
sketches from his plays and illustrated
many of the most important passages
in the mans works.
The green on which the masque was
given was partly shaded from the aft
ernoon sun by background made of
tree boughs fashioned into an arbor.
The entire pageant, from start to
finish, vas beyond description.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-02
AUGUST HEISLER
dies SUDDENLY
AT FARM Home
Well Known Farmer Sue
cumbs to Heart Trouble
Ill Two Years
WAS FONDLING SON AS
HE SUFFERED STROKE
Doctors Arrive In Autos to Find
Him Dead-Was 81
Years Old

August Heisler, a farmer living on
the Jackson Gravel road, near Three
Mile hill, died suddenly about 6 o'clock
yesterday evening at his home, the
result of a sudden attack of heart
trouble. He was entertaining his two
year-old son in the yard when he sud-
denly became i'll.
By time Mr.. ::!!-;star reached the
house his condition was such that he
died shortly after being put to bed
Two doctors were summoned from the
Cape when he first became i'll, but by
the time they arrived in their cars
Mr. Heisler had expired.
He had been a sufferer with heart
disease for two years and in recent
weeks was subject to bad sinking
spells.
Mr.. Heisler came to the Cape yes
terday morning to transact business
and to visit friends. He remained in
town till after 8 O'Clock in the after
noon. After his return home he did
considerably work about the farm and
after turning his cows into the pas
ture was preparing for his evening
meal.
The supper was not quite ready and
he sat down near the house to play
with his little son, August, Jr. As he
fOndled the boy he suddenly became
i'll. He rose to walk to the house and
had to be assisted by his sister. Mrs.
Caroline Rouden, who lives nearby and
who happened to be going to the HE'S
Ter home at the same time. She took
him to his bedroom and, assisted by
Mrs. Heisler, put him to bed.
Mr.. Heisler was II years old and
had lived in Cape County nearly all
his life, having been born in this
county. He had been married but
three years and is survived by his
wife and two-year-old son. A brother.
William Heisler. lives in California,
while two sisters, Mrs. ROuden and
Mrs. Mary Schrack, reside in this
county, the former on Il farm near the
Heisler home, and the latter in the
Cape.
No funeral arrangements had been
made last night.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-02
MRS. CARL BAUER ENTERTAINS.
Five Prizes Were Awarded at Euchre
at Bauer Home Thursday.

Mrs. Carl Bauer entertained large
number of friends Thursday afternoon
with a euchre party at her home, zoo
Broadway. Five prizes were awarded
as follows: Miss Josie Freese, first;
Miss Ella Clippard, second; Mrs. Leo
Bruening, third; Mrs. Ben Sunderman,
consolation, and Miss Sophia Basel.
draw prize.
After the card playing light lunch
con was served. Those present were:
Mrs. Theodore Bauerle, Mrs. Ben Sun
derman, Mrs. Frank Hohler, Mrs. John
Vandeven, Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Fischer,
Mrs. Leo Bruening, Mrs. Joe Baum
gaertner, Miss Anna Steimle, Miss
Elma Vandeven, Miss Ella Clippard
Miss Josie Freese, Miss Clotida Seib,
Miss Bertha Basel and Miss Sophia
Basel.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-02
THREE BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS
FILED WITH REFEREE kNEHANS
DeLisle Family of New Madrid County
Declare Identical Liability; Each
is Possessed of $40 Watch.

Three bankruptcy petitions have
been fled in the U. S. District Court
and referred to Referee o. A. Knc-
hans. Each of the petitions recites the
same liability in the schedule of as
seas and liabilities.
The petitions were filed by members
of family named DeLisle living in
New Madrid County. Norman S. De
Isle and his wife, Ida NJ. DeLislc,
filed two petitions, and Richard De
Lisle the third. The first named par
ties reside at Portageville, and the
other lives at Point Pleasant.
The claims against their individual
estates consist of a Judgment obtained
May %, 1915, by the Equitable Life
Assurance Co., of New York, for the
sum of $2873.
Norman DsLisle declares he has $40
in cash and a watch worth so. Rich
ard DeLisle says he has S25 cash and
a SO watch as his assets; while Id@
NJ. DeLisle has an undivided half of
New Madrid County farm, encountered
by a $4,000 mortgage and deed Of
trust; $12O cash, $3.50 worth of furni-
ture, and so watch.
AS "head of the family" Mrs. De
Lisle claims the exemption of the
homestead.
Tom Gallivan is attorney for the
three bankrupts and a creditors meet
ing has been set for June II.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-02
MAY ELIMINATE
CHAFFEE AS A
DIVISION POINT
Frisco General Superinten-
dent Cuts Out Lay Over
of Locomotives.
MEANS SHOP FORCE
WILL BE CUT IN HALF
Change was Made in Passenger
Service 2 Weeks AgO-Freigbt
to Follow.

Chaffee as a freight and passenger
division point on the Frisco will be
eliminated and the force OF men work
ing in the shops there will be cut in
half, according to information circu-
lated in railroad circles in the Cape
yesterday.
The change and reduction in the
shop employees is being made by the
new general superintendent, Dunlap,
of Springfield, as a means of reducing
operating expenses; and it is said the
alteration in the division point has
been carried so far that it is war
ranted success and is considered out
OF the experimental stage.
The change, when totally consum-
mated, will make the Chaffee shops of
a magnitude equal to that in the Cape.
Nearly all the shop employees in Chat
fee are expecting transfers to other
points on the line on June ! or shortly
afterward, according to reports that
have been received here.
Two months ago it became known
that large majority Of the clerks in
the Frisco offices at Chaffee will be
transferred to Springfield within a
short time, and under the new regime
that is recognizing the railroad in
every department, these employees also
expect a change.
For the last two weeks the elimina-
ton of Chaffee as a passenger division
point has been tried out and found to
be successful, railroad men say.
Formerly two engines used to be
operated in the run between st. Louis
and Memphis. The change in motive
power was made at Chaffee on both
the north and sOuthbOund trips. The
lay-over in Chaffee for the engines
required shop where the locomotives
could be overhauled and put in shape
for service.
Under the new scheme but one en-
CINE of a much heavier type will be
used in the service between St Louis
and Memphis, which will make the
run between these two cities without
change. This has been done on the
passenger trains 70" the last two
weeks, and now the road is preparing
to introduce the same character of
service in the freight department.
Heavier locomotives will be put in
service through the Cape and they will
make no lay-over at Chaffee.
This system means a saving of sew
eral thousand dollars annually to the
road, it is said, and forms the main
reason for the alteration. 1t likewise
attains a higher degree of efficiency
on the operation of the road.
The elimination of the division
points in Missouri by the Frisco sys-
TEN, was first tried on the line between
St. Louis and Springfield. Stops SINH
lar to those made at Chaffee were
being made at town called NeWburg.
Railroad men in Chaffee declare that
the change has been commonly dis
Cussed for some time, and that the
alteration in the operation of the pas
senger engines constitutes the first
concrete assurance that the change
for freight service is instore also.