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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
limited Press Dispatch. ]

San Antonio, Texas, March 2S.-
Supply trains are being prepared and
rushed on for the use of the soldiers
Everything is being done on large
scale. 1t seems to be the expectation
of the officials that the chase fol
Villa will be long one and that the
soldiers will need much care. More
auto trucks are being rushed here
for the use of the troops.
No reports have been received
here in the past twenty-four hours
tending to show Villas whereabouts
but he is believed to be somewhere
to the south of Ell Oso. He is thought
here to be rushing southwark.
Sheriff Makes Denial.
Ell Paso, Texas, March 2S.-Sheriff
Edwards today denied the report that
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
COLD CAUSED SUFFERING.
American Army in Mexico Encountg
ers Bad Weather.
H. D. JACOBS, UNITED PRESS
ECDnNrnENJu

With the American Army in Next
co, Field Headquarters.-[By Aero
plane to Columbus, N. MI March
5.-[delayed]-T is "the hard
winter of 1916" in the American
army. After more than week of
blazing hot days and cold nights, a
cyclonic wind swept off the Sierra
Madres to the west, carrying sleet,
snow and sand and causing intense
suffering among the members of the
American expedition, sent out to
punish Villa. The driven sand
caused the most intense hardship,
though the men shivered in the cold
and wind under the biting lash OF
the sleet storm.
Loose silt sifted through the tents
into the baggage and impregnated the
food in the commissary. At times it
was impossible to see more than ten
feet through the swirling clouds of
desert dust.
The wind starting at noon Thurs
day was still blowing at noon today.
Detachments to the south and south
west were moving rapidly today.
No communication has been had with
them for some time, however, owing
to the inability of the aeroplanes to
fly in the strong shifting winds.
Mormons in Colonia Dublan, nearby
headquarters, are furnishing the SOL
diers with food and delicacies, chick
ems, preserves, candy, tortillas and
chile daily are brought out to the
American encampment in baskets
and hampers. The Mormons get good
prices for everything.
The colony is a pretty little vii
lage of brick houses surrounded by
apple, plum and peach orchards now
in the full splendor of their spring
bloom. 1t is feared the frost will
blight everything. The turbulent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
From Tuesdays Daily.
DcljuhtfuI Club Meetind.

The members of the Zetetic club
were pleasantly entertained yestei =
day afternoon by the president, Mrs.
G.. R. Long at her home on State
street. This was the last meeting of
the season and large attendance
was present. The rooms were dec
Grated with daffodils and narcisshs
giving dainty springlike effect.
A business meeting was held and
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. c. H. Nerbovig; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. c. R. Long; secretary,
Miss Nellie Burt; treasurer, Mrs. A.
e. Salisbury.
Mrs. A. o. Bjelland, Miss Nellie
Burt and Mrs. G.. H. Nerbovig with
the president, Mrs. Long, were
elected delegates to the district con-
vention to besheld in Fairmont in
June. Mrs. Mile Haggard, Mrs. T.
J. Jones and Mrs. W. r. Hammett
were chosen as alternates. Mrs. f.
c., Hotaling was elected as a dele
gate to the state convention in Sep
ember at Anoka, with Miss May
Fletcher as alternate. Mrs. w. J.
Merchant was chosen as delegate to
the biennial convention in New York
and Mrs. Long was elected as alter
nate.
After the completion of the bust
ness meeting, social hour fol-
lowed, a pleasant feature of which
was a guessing contest prepared in
advance by little Miss Helen Long
and enjoyed by all. At the close of
the afternoon delicious refreshments
mnra cnruad nv, fho Lo,+oco
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
Mac Starts Tour.

st. Paul, Mimi, March U.s.
Twenty Manchester college students
and their director, forming the Mac
Glee club, left today for singing
tour Of the northwest. Towns to be
visited include: Dassel, Litchfield,
Kerkhoven, Willmar, Browns Valley,
Clinton. Wahpeton, N. D., Pelican
Rapids, Fergus Falls, Glenwood,
Sank Center and Mile Laos.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
Napoleon

From TUESDAYS OaIiv.
The Mapleton garage may enlarge
its plant this spring so as to better
care for it's increasing trade. 1t was
apparent with last seasons business
that the quarters were too small, a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
from Tuesdays Daily

\ Washington, March 2S.-By a vote
of 375 to one the house of represent
atives today passed the army def
cheney bill, which appropriates $S,-
GOO 900 for the use of the government
in carrying on the punitive expedition
in Mexico. This measure will enable
the administrator to make many
large purchases of aeroplanes and
other war accoutrement. The one
member who voted against the bill
was the New York socialist, Meyer
London.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
SHERIFF IN A ROUNDUP
Martin County Official and His Deputy
Made Successful Raid At
Triumph, Saturday
From tuesdays Daily.

FIOH1 tuesdays OdliJ.
Sheriff Carver and Deputy Roepke
of Fairmont arrived at Triumph last
Saturday and arrested five alleged
gamblers. one drunk and one saloon
keeper, as follows: F.. B. Collins,
saloon keeper; Jim O'Brien, bar
tender; l.. l.. Macdonald, alleged
gambler, Gus Bork, alleged gambler;
Jess Warren, alleged gambler; Pat
Organ, alleged gambler; Iver Ben
Ike, alleged gambler; Charles Dett-
mer, alleged gambler; John Lyons,
drunk. Collins, the saloon keeper is
charged with selling liquor to minors
and he and the bartender, O'Brien,
were bound over to the district court
on bond of $500. Mcdonald, Bork,
Ryan, Dettmer and Warren pleaded
guilty and paid fines of 500
and costs each. John Lyons, charged
with drunkenness, pleaded guilty
and was fined $40 and costs.
The arrest was made following an
investigation by detective, who had
no difficulty in getting next to the
gang. He was a Pinkerton man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.
From TUESDAYS

From Tuesdays DaIly
William Wrucke of Blue Eartl
county to j. S. Pavey of Hamilton
county, Ohio, east half of northeas
quarter of, section "a, Lyra town
ship, 80 acres, $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
PREPARE FOR QUICK CLOS
ING IN ON VILLA.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Field Headquarters, Colonia
Dublan, March 28.-Prepara-
tions for closing in on Fran
cisco Villa in quick cavalry
drive are being pushed by
General Pershing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
St. Johns Episcopal Ladies Were En-
tertained.

Mrs. Frank Pay entertained the
ladies of the st. Johns Episcopal
church at an all day meeting at her
home today, a large attendance being
present The time was spent in sew
ing for the Sheltering Arms Orphan
age at Minneapolis, and a nice din
ner was served by the hostess. This
was the second meeting of series
- be held during Lent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31

from Tuesdays Daily.
: Several matters were given consid-
Grafton by the advisory board of the
Commercial club yesterday after
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31

E. F. U. Lodge Meeting Last Evening.
The E. F. U. lodge held a very
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31

pleasant meeting last evening, large
attendance being present, and much
interest being taken in the drawing
contest recently inaugurated Mrs. G..
Hodson was the lucky one this month,
her name being the one drawn, and
she will consequently have her lodge
dues paid for the month. A COM
mittee was appointed to purchase ice
cream and waters, which were served
to those present, and the remainder
of the evening was spent in playing
cards and dancing. a.t ...
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
Surprise Shower Party.

Surprise Shower Party.
Mrs. Barnett and Miss Mime Aim
quist were hostesses last evening at
a charmingly appointed surprise
shower party in honor of Miss Alma
Schumacher The affair was held at
the home of the former on North
Fourth street which was prettily dec
Grated with cut flowers, foliage, and
red hearts. the living room being
strung with red hearts, and a large
decorated basket filled with gift par
cells, occupying the center of the floor,
with a chair nearby for the prospec-
tive bride. A color scheme of pink
and white added beauty to the din
ing room, carnations and foliage being
used, and the table appointments and
menu also being in pink and white.
Fourteen guests were present and
awaited the coming of Miss Schu-
macher in the living room, giving her
a thorough surprise when she ar
rived. She was asked to sit in the
throne chair and open the parcels in
the large basket, which she did, dis
closing some very beautiful and use
full gifts. A dainty two course lunch
con was served by the hostesses, and
the remainder of the evening was
pleasantly spent with music and So
cial games.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-31
Girthday Party.

Miss Hildur Johnson was the guest
Of honor last evening at a very pleas
ant surprise party in honor of her
birthday anniversary. the affair being
held at her home, 1924 North Second
street. About twenty guests were
present, and presented her with a
beautiful floral offering in remem-
brance of the day. The evening was
spent with music and games and nice
refreshments were served.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23
Radio Picks Up Australia.

From the huge federal wireless tow
ers wireless record, the second with
in week and which will stand out in
the history of radio telegraphy, was
made recently.
Messages were sent across 4,46S and
4,546 miles of ocean space to the liners
Sonoma and Ventura, between Page
Page and Sydney, Australia.
For more than half an hour the
shore operator and the operators on
the two vessels conversed exchanging
the news of the day and making rec
ords of the weather both here and In
the waters in which the liners were To-
Gated. Through the entire period the
messages came back and forth clear
and true.
A few days before the local Marconi
operator was able to converse with a
Japanese government station near
Yokohama, and II regular service be-
tween the two stations is soon to be
installed-San Francisco Bulletin.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23
countrx,s lowest Death Rate.

The lowest death rate on record for
the registration area of the United
States is shown in the 1915 figures just
complied by the United States bureau
of the census. This rate is 1875 per
1000 estimated population. 1t was
based ON 909,155 deaths returned from
% states Tin one of which, North Caro-
lima. only municipalities of 1000 popu-
lation and over in 1910 We're inclrded)
the District of Columbia and Al cities
in nonregistration states. The total
population of this area in 1915 was es-
timated ut e7,337, 900, or 67.1 per cent
of the total estimated population of the
United States.
The most favorable year prior to 1915
was 1914, for which the rate was 1875
1t was markedly lower than the aver.
age rate for the five-year period 1901
to 1905. which was 1862.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23
THE OLD GARDEN.

Shy buds unfolded hidden sweets
Along each bloodhound way
Where reckless spendthrift thrushes
flung
Their golden notes away:
While, YEARLY, from tree to tree
The gossip breezes crept,
Till drunk with pungent fragrances
Beneath a bough they slept.
Where feet the truant sunbeams
chased
About the fountains rim,
The old stone faun smiled drowsiiy
We know-we spied on him!-
And when strange footballs, light and
clear,
Came dancing through the grass,
To reed-blown melody-'twas Pan
We saw his shadow pass.
| wonder if love wakens there
AS brayely as of old.
If in the peaceful valley still
The same sweet tales are told
And if, within an unknown land
Another heart may stir
To quick remembrance at the breath
OF warmed lavender?
Life.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23
Corrected His Lawyer.

Jsmes Eugie. former judge OF the
Randolph county circuit court, was
once called on to defend at Winches-
ter, the owner of lemon patch who
had shot aa Invader. The only pos
sibie defense for the prisoner was self
defense. The trial had proceeded to
the point where the defendant was on
the stand aud was being questioned on
direct examination by Engle.
q, snow. Sam" said Engle, you say
you shot in self-defeuse. Just tell the
jury all about it in your own way"
'No, sir, Sim," said the witness
"You got that wrong. | didn't say
that, 1t WAS just like l told you in
your office before we come down here.
/ didn't shoot him in self-defense; !
shot him in the back aud he jumped
over the fence. indianapolis News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23
Adjusting Burdens of Women.

An English overseer Of recruiting
expresses the opinion that if -four bags
were only a little less cumbersome
many men would be obtained for the
British army who have now to be ex-
empted because they cannot be spared
from grocers shops. While he adj
mits that successful attempts have
been made to introduce woman assist
ants in grocers shops, they cannot be
expected to shoulder sack Of flour,
much less a bag of potatoes. II APP
pears that strong protests are being
made to the recruiting authorities by
the grocers against the compulsory en-
listment of their male assistants OF
military age. They plead that the
men are necessary, as the sacks OF
-four cannot be lifted by women.
Departure from established stand
ards are reputedly less frequent In the
United Kingdom than in the United
States, but 1t ought to be possible In
the present crisis, when every able
bodied man Is needed in the British
army, to adjust burdens in grocers
shops to the capacity of female backs
without seriously fracturing the I'M
written constitution.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23
Reaainina Lost Speech.

Nearly every day the papers contain
paragraph stating. that some victim
OF shell shock has suddenly recovered
his speech. and the variety of the
methods is curious. the London OBJ
server observes. Here are few:
= I. Grew excited over game OF
= cards.
:, =. Fell downstairs.
5. Had a tooth pulled out ut the
eutist's-without anesthetic.
4. Clicked through inhaling cigarette
smoke.
5. Underwent flashiight photo
graph.
9. Put the wrong end of lighted
cigarette in his mouth
The card cure. on the whole. seems
the least painful,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23
Homes for Rural Teachers.

Though the idea is apparently new
in this country. it has long been the
custom in England, the Scandinavian
countries, Germany, France, Denmark
and Switzerland to furnish residences
for the teachers who are employed by
the year and often lifetime in the
same school.
The teachers cottages greatly facili-
tate the development Of social centers
and lead to the use of the schoolhouse
for many community purposes. The
schoolhouse thus becomes continuous
ly operative plan for better citizen
ship.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23
CLING TO old WAYS
WOMEN SLOW TO ADOPT LABOR.
SAVING DEVICES.
Abolition Of Dish Towel 10 Forbidden
by Traditions Of "Good House
keeping" - Indifferent to
Washing Machines.

Women who 'Just love to cook
often lust hate to wash Dishes" And
no man blames them.
Domestic science teachers have in
vented new methods of dishwashing
which are shorter and easier than 1.-The
way mother did," but really intelligent
women fail to adopt them. There are
no stronger human traditions than
those which govern good housekeep-
ing"
The most sanitary way of washing
dishes takes the dish towel out of the
kitchen. In the best-equipped hotels
and hospitals dishes are sterilized by
steam and dried without handling.
The nearest approach to this meth
cd in the average kitchen is to wash
the dishes with plenty of clean hot
water and soap, to rinse them with
more hot water, stack them on edge
in wire basket, pour kettle of boil
ing water over them and set them
aside to drain dry.
But the feminist who abolishes the
dishclOth from her kitchen too fire.
quently Is sharply denounced by all
the conscientious good" housewives
of her neighborhood.
1t takes woman of courage and
daring to adopt any innovation in do
nestle management as opposed to in
herite6 practice.
1t takes woman with the faith of
Aladdin to buy small mangle which
will "do up" the bed linen and other
flat work of a weeks wash in 30 min
utes.
Women think Aladdin credulous
rather than imaginative. This ac-
counts for their Indifference to wash
ing machines which loosen the dirt
by steam instead of hand rubbing, and
to vacuum cleaners which collect the
dust from carpets instead of redis-
tributing it about the room by the an
cient sweeping process.
But labor-saving machines cost toe
much" explains the housekeeper.
On the other hand, ii may be argued
that labor-saving devices which will
wear ten years cost less than dresses
which will be out of fashion and dis
carded in three months; and that the
use of such conveniences will do away
with the half-educated maid altogeth
er by enabling the housewife to do hel
own work. This will soon be the only
solution of the servant problem II
manufacturing conditions continue t.
attract woman's labor to the shop and
factory.
OF course Saving herself" by any
process, has never been part of the
average woman's theory of duty. I'm
less she can complain every night thai
she has tired herself out in the serv
ice of her dear ones, she feels that she
has somehow failed as wife ant
mother.
This, too, Is an "Old lamp which
ought to be snapped for new one
Atlanta Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23
IN GAY new YORK
HUNGRY BUT RASH MAN DE.
scRIBEs HIS EXPERIENCE.
According to Him, the Fine Art Of
Separating a Man From His
Money 10 Highly Developed
In the Metropolis.

Inspired by hunger, in a rash mo.
ment l entered New York hotel to
get bite to eat. l was accosted by
4 gentleman who opened the door.
'1Ten cents. please" he said.
"What fort"
IL represent. the Metropolitan Door
Opening Syndicate"
After giving him the money l pro-
ceeded la through the corridor. l was
detained by another gentleman.
excuse me, sir; 10 cents, please
"What for?"
"Tor not getting weighed on that
weighing machine over there. l repre-
sent the Metropolitan Delinquent
Weighing Machine company. We have
the right to impose fines on all guests
of this hotel who do not get weighed
as they pass that machine"
Paying him the money passed into
the restaurant, after giving up my hat
and stick to the representative Of the
Metropolitan Headpiece Holdup So
clety. | was about to sit down, but
another functionary appeared.
Half u dollar, please"
"What for2"
an entering the dining-rOom you
neglected to walk up to the headwait-
err aud shake hands with him."
l paid the money and ordered "a
meal. When | had finished another
gentleman came up, and leaning over
In a courteous manner said:
"How much money have you got?"
SIS 1t necessary for me to tell your"
"Yes, sir. A new rule just estab-
iished by the Metropolitan Cash Elk
tracing company requires all guests
Of this hotel to pay all the cash they
have on hand for meals"
Suppose 1 object?"
"You will then be boycotted by every
restaurant in New York aud might
have to have your meals at home"
I paid him the money and prepared
to depart | was accosted by another
functionary, who was accompanied by
officers Of the law.
"You are arrested" he said. ut
will be necessary for you to appear at
the court OF general sessions and put
up a bond or else spend night In
jail"
what fOrT
He smiled deferentially.
''There Is an extra charge here for
all people who have no money on
their person"
But" l protested, how can this
be otherwise uOwr
Itieh l said earnestly:
my dear SIR, | can fully understand
why you charge people for coming
through your doors. l can see why
you wish people to weigh themselves.
l can appreciate the Difference due the
head waiter and can also sympathize
with your desire to extract all the
money that people have. That is not
only business but it breathes the very
spirit OF the metropolis. But 1t strikes
me as being little bit unjust to make
me pay Tor not having any money aft
er this other process has been gone
through with"
"YOu do not understand"
Theo he placed his hand upon my
shoulder.
my dear sir" he said, 81 fear that
you are provincial. Don't you see
that 1t would not do for US to enter
tain people here even for few mo-
meats unless they had money? They
would only take up room without
yielding any e."-New York
sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-12-23

Shoes are going up. and skirts are
still higher
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-10
B. & M. CONCESSIONS
Road Offers Wage Increase to It's EN-.
ployes.

| Boston, June l0,--ln their negotiations
! with the management OF the Boston &
Maine railroad for an increase in wages
for the employees of the road, the COM
mittees that represent the men have met
with some success. They have had nu-
merous conferences with General Manag-
er Benjamin r, Pollock, occasionally par
ticipated in by President James II. Hus-
it's, and have obtained an offer of an in
crease of per cent to substantially all
the classes Of employees whose rates had
not been adjusted recently or are not
notably higher than the standard wages
In this community for that kind of rail
road work.
This readjustment of wages, of course
does not extend 10 the big Four" group
of employees, whose case ia handled in a
larger way by all the railroads of the
To the Boston & Maine this
new wage offer means an increase OF
about 100000 annually, which is equiv
alent to about 2 per cent dividend on
the company's capital stock, though there
have been no dividends paid for two or
three years, and it means an increase of
one cent an hour to certain classes of
employees and cent and half an hour
to other crafts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-10
GROW BUCKWHEAT.
Puts Soil in Fine Mellow Condition and
Destroy Weeds.

Buckwheat Is at present grown in this
country almost wholly in the states east
Of the Mississippi river and north of the
cotton belt. About seven.tenths of the
crop is sown in the two states, New
York and Pennsylvania, but it is impor-
tant in several other states, principally
among which are Michigan, West Vir-
ginia, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Ohio. In
the more northern States bucIwheat can
be sown over practically the entire area
without reference to elevation, but far
Their south it il confined to the uplands
and mountainous sections.
Buckwheat should be sown on land
prepared as for corn. 1t is an excellent
crop to SOW where corn has been planted
but where stand has not been secured,
Best results are obtained where tile land
il plowed early and is well prepared
but fairly good results can be obtained
by sowing Immediately after blowing
and narrowing.
Buckwheat should generally be seeded
at the rate Of three or four pecks per
acre. II the soil is fertile and drill is
used and the seed is Of good vitality, al
little as two pecks may be sufficient. As
much as five pecks are sometimes sown.
1t is best to use a grain drill but this
is not essential, as the seed can be broad
casted and narrowed in with satisfactory
results. 1t should be sown from one
fifth OF an inch to two inches deep, pc
pending ON the condition of the soil.