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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-21
Friday, July 81, 1916.
Burnett'S

spent the day with Mrs. Burnetts
brother, Rollo Childs.
Rev. George Brown and wife LOOK
supper with Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Cram
Friday evening.
Mrs. Adolph Heise went to st. faul
Thursday and spent two days there.
She visited her son Louie, at Fort
Smelling. Louie had just been vac
cinated, otherwise was feeling pretty
well.
Mr. Wigley of Lake Crystal and
Mr.. and Mrs. ORIG Noble and daugh-
ter of Mankato visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Cram Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Johnson and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Johnson and Mrs. Westbrook went to
Rapidan Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AdOlph Heise and sons
and their guest, Miss Verley went to
Madison Lake Sunday.
Penelope Hanson spent Friday night
and Saturday at the Mendenhall home
visiting with Catherine Mendenhall OF
Sheldon, ILL.,, who is visiting her
parents.
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ing a new we'll made near his house
j. M. Champman has discarded
his Ford and is again riding an
Overland
c. H. John now owns Richmond
six, which is powerful car with a
fine appearance. 1t is the only
Richmond in the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, Robert
Jones and H. E. Woods of Lake
Crystal spentsSunday evening at the
G. w. John home and of course
singing was the order of the hour,
as the whole group are good singers.
The improvements at the fair
grounds go merrily on. 1t is a fact
which is worth keeping before the
people that this is to be the best
fair in all time and everybody will
plan not to miss it.
The services next Sunday at 1890
a. m. will be most enjoyable on &C
count of the special music, several
numbers being under preparation for
that time. One feature will be a
rousing song by eight or ten male
voices. The sermon will be based
on the thought contained in Matt.
1919 go, AL olC lufllCu W
this service and the Bible school
which follows.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Vefald made a
trip to Bird Island the last of the
week.
The hotel is still the mecca for
parties from Mankato and else
where. A group from Waseca had
dinner there Sunday
Mrs. Cooley from Madelia was the
guest of Mrs. Ida Howard over
Sunday.
L. d. Mills and family motored to
the David Crane home Sunday.
The meeting of the Study club
was held with Miss Clara Boynton
| Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Lucy Gates is enjoying a
visit from her friend, Miss Mary
Glen.
w. A. Roberts and family, Miss
Lizzie Hughes and the Olmsteds
were among the Mankato callers
Saturday.
A misunderstanding caused quite
a number to go to the depot Satur-
day night, who expected to see a
train load of soldiers enroute to the
border.
A great amount of first class hay
has been put up the past week
Crops are making a record growth
these hot days.
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MANkAfo FREE PRESS

has gone to Armstrong, Iowa, for an
indefinite stay.
Mrs. Alfred Carlson went to Wells
today, where she will spend two
weeks with relatives.
Fred Druckenbrod of the Fair store
returned last night from business
trip to the twin cities.
T. S. Mead, real estate dealer of
Baraboo, Wis, was in the city to-
day, looking for office rooms.
F. Newton, representing the F. "A,
Foster & Sons company of Boston,
was calling on trade in the city to-
day.
Miss Matilda Spoorhase of Win
throp, who spent the week end with
Miss Ruthanna Sapey, left for home
today.
Judge w. L. Comstock and Report
er w. B. Davies of the district went
to st. James today to hold a term
of court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Strunk of
Window passed through Mankato yes
terday by automobile, enroute to
Minneapolis.
Miss Elda Schrader of New Ulm is
lIc WCCh 90 thO SoOoS VI
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lille, 429 Van
Brunt street.
J. J. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Clements, and Mrs. w. H. Hamley
motored to Minneapolis this morning
to spend the day.
j. Mcknight of Minneapolis, form
er manager of the Dan Patch railroad,
now in the coal business, was visit
or in the city today.
Miss Minnie Lindfeldt, the Jackson
street milliner, left today for Lake
Chisago, near Chicago, where she will
spend two weeks vacation.
Mrs. ]. N. Albert has returned from
few days visit at Minneapolis, ac-
companied by Miss Patrick of Min
neapolis, who is making return visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius DeVlamenich,
residing on the st. Peter road, are
the happy parents of an eleven and
a half pound son, born yesterday
W. w. Weller will leave Sunday
night for Kansas City on business
connected with the Independent Silo
company. He will be gone four to
five weeks.
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Rspidan>Decor1a
from Thursday's Daily.

Mrs. A. Hoff is enjoying a visit
from her niece, Miss Olson, whose
home is in Michigan -.
Martin Sturm has purchased an
Overland roadster car
Miss Minnie Drlandson was 4. a
caller at the M Matson home Sun
day afternoon e
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Hoff were call
ers at the Paul Erlandson home Sun
day afternoon. They were accom-
panied by the lattef's niece, Mrs.
Olson, and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Broderson and
family were visitors at the Cotton
home Sunday
William Sturm and family accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. M Sturm
and Howard Corey attended church
in Mankato Sunday, making the trip
in the formers news Hudson car.
The Misses Minnie and Ruth Err
landson were pleasant callers at the
Cotton home Sunday evening.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Annie
Bertelson at the Norwegian Luth-
eran church in Rapidan Tuesday.
Mrs. H. l.. Cotton departed for
Glenwood this state Thursday, where
she will visit relatives for a few
days. From there she will go to
jamestown, N. D., where she will
spend few weeks at the home of
her brother and family and before
returning home will spend a few
days with friends in Minneapolis.
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/, the William Davis family last Sat
urday evening
Joe Ballmann and family spent
Sunday with relatives in the vicin-
ity of Cordova.
| Frank Leonard and Miss Anna
| Ballman of Livia visited at the Joe
Ballman home in this village last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Davis and chill
dren motored to Lake Crystal Sun
day and visited friends.
j. HI. Hartman and family. spent
Sunday at the F. B. Everett home in
| the country.
Mrs. Alma Denker and sons, Char
ley and Elmer, spent a few days
during the week with friends at Lake
| Jefferson.
G. w. Davis and family. Parks
Everett and Miss Bessie Hartman
| attended party at the Earl Pettis
home at Lake Emily last Saturday
evening.
Miss Soderquist of LeSueur visited
with Miss Jessie jerks over last
Saturday until Monday.
Clement Groh went to Owatonna
Tuesday on a visit with relatives and
friends.
Misses Soderquist and Jessie jerks
were passengers to LeSueur Center
Monday
The Misses Mabel and Florence
Everett who are attending summer
school at LeSueur visited over Sun
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
F. B. Everett.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Robinson
and son, Charles, and Miss Emma
hester visited over the Fourth with
relatives at Bethel.
E. E. Thomas and family spent the
Fourth at the Lige Biehm home.
o. l.. Ransom made a business
trip to Henderson Sunday afternoon
ANGEL Perkins visited over the
Fourth with Mankato friends.
Mrs. w. o. Shey of Pettis visited at
the John Dickie home Monday after
noon.
w. C. Hunter and family attended
the funeral of the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. Gambold at LeSueu1
Center Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Regina Vogt returned to he1
home in st. Peter Monday evening
after few days visit with the
Henry Stotz family.
Miss Edna Davis and little Helen
Thayer were guests of Mrs. Fred
Davis Monday afternoon.
Fred Davis and wife and son.
Ralph, visited with Mr.. and Mrs
Neal Rogers Sunday evening.
Neal Rogers and family called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Marine Hallock near
Lake Jefferson Sunday afternoon
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Butternut Valley
From Fridays Daily.

J. S. Marsteen is confined to his
home, suffering from the effects OF
the excessive heat of recent days.
Herman Madsen and family enter
tain the Y. p. S. Friday night of this
week
A number of residents autoed to
New Ulm Sunday and picnicked at the
park.
The big thing machine used by the
North Star Concrete company on
Ditch No. 3 was moved to the Salem
vicinity Monday where it will be used
in the construction of No. AZ.
A. G. Jones and William Morris are
busy laying lateral tile into the big
main just constructed, thus converting
their lowlands into Al farm land
People who are skeptical on the value
and practicability of the proper drain
age should investigate the transfer
nation here effected.
In a report from government sta
tisticians it is shown that the average
price paid for butter fat at the Lake
Shore creamery during 1915 was 32.4
cents and that the average for all
the creameries of Minnesota was
29.5 cents. An advantage of three
cents per pound for the local concern.
Some of the members and the male
quartet of the Farmers club went to
Lincoln Tuesday evening and assist
ed in the program given there. The
Lincoln club will reciprocate by as
sisting at the Butternut club meeting
on the evening of July Fl. The topic
for the evening will be Community
Life" S. L. Sherwin of Lake Crystal
will give an address on the subject and
a general discussion follow.
Miss Agnes Thorstad of Minneapo-
lis is visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. M. N. Thorstad.
o. J. Wilson and family of Mankato
spent Sunday here, visiting at the
Chas. Wilson and Gilbert Gilbertson
homes.
Miss Tilda Shaw is visiting friends
in Amboy, MINI.
j. w. Austin Of Lake Crystal is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. ]. E.
Owens, and family.
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Kasota
From Fridays Daily.

F. H. Bauffenbach of Reeseville
was a business caller in town We'd
nesday.
Mrs L. A. Covley of Austin arrived
Wednesday for visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Louis Davis.
R. L. Bradshaw was confined to his
home the first of the week by a
severe attack of neuralgia.
Mrs. r. L. Mcdonald and little
daughter returned Tuesday from their
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Sven
son at Urbana, Ill.
Miss Olive Hartman of Mankato
came Tuesday to spend week as the
guest of Miss Leila Granger at their
cottage at Lake Emily.
Chauncey McAllister accompanied
his daughter, Mrs. Phillip Koenen to
the cities the first of the week, where
she went seeking medical treatment.
Miss Ella Clapp left Tuesday for a
weeks visit with her brother, Frank,
at Duluth.
Miss Marie Ostrander returned
home Monday from Opheim, Mont,
where she has been spending the last
ten months.
Ernest Sjogren arrived Tuesday for
a few days visit at home.
Miss Ethel Wilcox left Thursday
morning for a visit at the home of
R. d. Fawcett in st. Paul.
David Ewerts cut his left wrist
quite severely with a butcher knife
while at work at the meat market
last Tuesday.
P. S. Peters visited his son at Fort
Smelling Sunday.
The ladies of the Crochet club were
entertained by Mrs. John Golfer at
her home in Traverse last Tuesday
afternoon.
A meeting of the township board
was held last Monday afternoon to
open and consider bids for the con-
struction of new concrete bridge to
be built near the Paul McDermott
farm. Lundeen Brothers of Mankato
were awarded the contract.
Mrs. Emil Swenson entertained a
party of Kasota and st. Peter friends
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last Monday evening in honor of her
husbands birthday.
Mrs. G. j. Ecklund of Oshawa has
been a guest at the home of August
Noyd for a few weeks.
Mrs. j. Caroline and daughter, Hell
en-, of st. Paul left the first of the
week after short visit at the home
of Ole Lundgren.
/ The following families enjoyed a
picnic at Lake Emily last Sunday:
Nels Ecklund, Andrew Swenson, Gus
Anderson, Andrew Jacobson and Sven
Ecklund.
The Misses Richmiller and Egbert,
nurses at the Emmanuel hospital at
Mankato, visited at the KOttke home
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Anderson
entertained about twenty guests from
Mankato and Belgrade last Sunday.
Mrs. Ole Johnson has been suffer-
ing from severely sprained ankle.
Mrs. Gus Anderson and two daugh-
, tiers and Mrs. Andrew Jacobson at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Anderson
brother-in-law John Johnson at
Mankato the first of the week.
Ben Warrant returned last week to
the Soldiers home in st. Paul to
remain for month.
Miss Alice Levine of st. Paul was
the guest of Miss Lillian Palmquist
over the week end.
Miss Anna Grant has accepted a
position in the bank at Kasota.
Ernest Otterstrom of Winthrop was
a guest at the home of Peter Hanson
the first of the week
I Miss Frances Bailey was the guest
of Miss Ethel Wilcox at Lake Emily
several days this week.
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Body of the Man Drowned On
tuesday Is Found
LOCATED BY TWO BOYS
Funeral will Be Held at New
RichIand, Mimi, Tomorrow
Afternoon
Prom Thursdays Daily

Floating rapidly down the Mime
sofa river, with portion of the head
shoulders and back projecting above
the surface, the body of Martin J
Laudert, the laborer who was drowned
at the Main street bridge Tuesday
morning, was seen last evening about
1880 O'Clock, by two boys who were
crossing the river near the knitting
mills
The two boys were William Sieben-
Drummer, who runs a finishing ma
chine at the knitting mills, and his
younger brother, Edward, both living
at I'll Maple street. Realizing that ii
was the body of the drowned man.
they hastily went back to the Shore
A piece of wire was obtained, and
then William, together with Henry
Henline, who keeps books at the
German American bank, entered the
canoe and went after the body.
They managed to get the wire at
tached to the body some distance
farther downstream and at length
pulled the body over to the North
Mankato shore, near the end of
Range street, where Henry Will has
q IL
from the bridge.
The authorities were quickly noti-
fed. Deputy Coroner Anderson of
Nicollet county ordered the body re-
moved to the undertaking rooms of
Kelly. Harres & Gosewisch. He came
up from st. Peter to Mankato at once.
The body, owing to the warm
weather, was in badly decomposed
condition, considering the fact that
the drowning was so recent.
Funeral on Morrow.
Arrangements have been made to
hold the funeral tomorrow afternoon
at New Richland. The services will
take place in the New Richland Con-
gregational church, beginning at one
o'clock. The pail bearers will be the
following, all of New Richland, and
all cousins of the deceased: Peter
Breilein, Edward Brelein, Jacob Echt-
ernach, William Echternach, Henry,
neral will be conducted by Rev. Ed
ward Constant of Mankato.
The following relatives of the vic
tim have come to Mankato since the
drowning occurred: William G. Laud-
ert, New Richland, brother; Mrs. Ida
Fromlath, Elliott, N. Oak, sister; Joe
p. Laudert, Lisbon, n. Oak, brother;
Fred Laudert, Lisbon, N Oak, BROTH
err; Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Laudert,
New Richland, father and mother;
William Lang, New Richland, broth
erin law; Jacob H. Discher, New
Richland, cousin to Mrs. Laudert,
wife of the VICTIM Joseph hinges,
Waseca, uncle to Mrs. Laudert; w. j.
Luff, Waseca, brother-in-law of the
deceased, together with his daughter,
Miss Marjorie Luff; and Mrs. Bar
bara Luff and Miss Katie Luff, moth
er and sister of w. ]. Luff
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MRS. LOUIS KRUSE DEAD
She Passed Away This Morning After
Ten Days Illness With Bronchial
Pneumonia
From Thursdays Daily.

Mrs. Louis S. Kruse died this morn
ing about 1915 at her home, ia South
Fourth street, after an illness of ten
days with bronchial pneumonia. AL
though Mrs. Kruse's life was dispaired
of for several days past, the end came
as sorrowful shock to her saddened
relatives and many friends, who had
been hoping for her intimate recov-
cry. The death of this estimable
young matron, whose devotion to her
home and activities in church circles
will long be held in tender remem-
brance, leaves a void in the family
life and among her friends, and caus-
es deepest grief to all. Deceased was
born December 10, 1881, on a farm
near Good Thunder, the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Sperra. She attended school at Good
Thunder for few years, and came
to Mankato when nine years of age
to attend st. Peter and PauPs Catho-
lie school, boarding with the Sisters
of Notre Dame meanwhile. She made
special study of music, and later
attended the Winona Seminary for
two years, after which she taught
muolC dI 0OOu i uuuuoI.. Suc dlSO
served as organist of st. Joseph's
church in Good Thunder for a num-
E Der of years. On August 81, 1906,
she was united in marriage to Mr.
Louis S. Kruse, the ceremony being
performed in st. Joseph's Catholic
church at Good Thunder, and they
then came to Mankato, which has
been their home ever since.
Mrs. Kruse was a member of st.
Peter and Paul's Catholic church and
took an active interest in all church
matters. She belonged to the Ladies'
Sodality and the Holy Family Socie-
ty, and was greatly devoted to her
home and family.
Surviving relatives are the widow
er, Louis S. Kruse, two children,
Cyril, aged eight, and Monica, aged
six, the mother, Mrs. Clara Sperra,
and one brother, Paul D. Sperra of
Good Thunder. The father died in
the month of August, 1904.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday morning at nine o'clock from
st. Peter and Paul's Catholic church.
The pallbearers will be w. C. Hen
lein, Fred Busch, John c. Creedon, and
j. w. Harry of this city,; v. A. Hir-
scher of GAINESVILLE, and R. ]. Schneid-
erham of Good Thunder.
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From Fridays Daily.
Plans For Builders Picnic.

Plans are being arranged by the
BOARD of directors of the Mankato
Builders association for picnic to
be held the latter part of this month.
Eric A. Carlstrom, president; A. E.
Berg, secretary and Sam Fowler, OF
to Neitge, Henry Robel, Jr., Gus
Klienschmidt and Henry W.. Wilcox,
who comprise the board of directors
will decide upon the place and gen.
eral details of the picnic at a direc-
tors meeting to be held next week.
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Judson
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
NJ, w. Hughes and family of Mime
apolis visited at the home of A. G..
Jones the Fourth, making the trip in
their car Mrs. Martin of Chicago was
a visitor at the Jones home also.
Ed V. Jones expects to begin con-
struction on house on the Northern
side of the tract within the next
week.
w. w. White and family spent the
Fourth visiting relatives in Sleepy
Eye
J. P. Graft and wife of Mankato, &C
companied by Miss Florence Murphy
of Sleepy Eye spent few hours in
Judson while en- route for Mankato.
The Lundin Brothers are busy max
ing blocks for their new ,'silo. They
have also completed the basement Of
the Carmel church.
Elmer Johnson has purchased a
Ford roadster from E. w. Bartlett Of
Lake Crystal.
Mrs. Edwards of New Ulm is visit
ing with her son and family, George
Edwards.
Mrs. Ted Lundin, who has been at
the hospital at Mankato has returned
to her home in Judson.
The Ladies' Missionary society Of
Jerusalem met at the home of Mrs. o.
F.. Jones last week. Quite a few mem
bers present, considering the warm
day. They will meet next month at
the home of Miss Esther Evans.
Miss Ethel Markham has been
obliged to be abed for couple Of
days, but is improving.
w. M. Lewis and family of Garden
City took supper with o. F. Jones and
family the first of the week.
Elmer Johnson and wife narrowly
escaped a serious accident while
driving his car on the streets of Man
kato.
Mrs. Richard F. Jones has been con-.
fined to her bed for several days.
W. M. Mitchell and family have
moved into Andrew Swanson's resi-
dence
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Pugh, also Mr..
and Mrs. Rome are rejoicing over the
arrival of baby girl at each of their
homes.
Master Alvin Roberts while spend
country met with an accident to one
of his hands. His uncle G. F. Evans
and aunt. Esther Evans made no de-
lay in taking him home to Lake Cryst-
al where DR.. Hugh Williams dressed
the wound. He is reported as doing
well.
William R. Thomas and his father,
R. w. Thomas, motored to Mankato
Monday.
William L. Lewis and family Of
Garden City went through Judson
Sunday and visited with o. F. Jones
and family.
E. R. Jones of the Peoples State
bank was in the vicinity last week on
business. accompanied by A. C.. Ed
wards of the same place.
Mrs. Claussen and daughter o.
Window are visiting sisters of the
former, Mrs. William Roberts and
Mrs. R. P Williams.
Word was received by relatives Of
Lewelyn Jones, from North Dakota.
stating that he likes that country and
is doing we'll there.
A horse buyer was through this
part last week and bought of M.
Williams, Joseph Roberts and J. E.
Price.
J. Morgan of Ottawa was in Judson
and did some horse trading with
Conner Evans.
Matthias Williams bought a horse
of G. G. Jones.
The members of the Missionary So
ciety met last week with Mrs. o. F.
Jones. They will hold their, annual
supper and sale of work in the near
future. The date has not yet been
decided.
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w. II. o. Club.

Miss Mae Mattin of Blue Earth will
entertain the mebers of the w. H.
o. club at house party at her home
in Blue Earth over Sunday. Those
who will leave Saturday night to at
tend the party are Misses Elsie Rolf,
Edith Herrley, Alkaline Rodapp, Idel
Grue, and Alma Johnson.
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Entertained On Her Birthday.

On Wednesday afternoon, July H.
Mrs. Minnie Kaller entertained a
number of friends in honor of her sis
ter, Mrs. Charlotte Goldberg of Leech-
burg, Pa, who is spending two months
in this city, and celebrated her sew
entieth birthday anniversary We'd
nesday. The home was prettily dec
Grated with sweet peas and nastur-
tiums. A delicious luncheon was
served at five o'clock, covers being
laid for sixteen guests. Mrs. Gold
berg is a sister af Charles Jacobson
of South Bend.
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Entertained for Guest.

Miss Grace Willis entertained at
her home Wednesday afternoon in
honor of her cousin, Miss Carol Con-
lee, who is visiting her from Madi-
son, Wis. The guests participated in
many enjoyable games. Light re-
freshments were served and very
ENJOYABLE time was reported by all.
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Will Be With House Party.

Mrs George Kimble and little
daughter, Miss Mildred, and Mr.. and
Mrs. p L. Kimble and family, ant
Mrs. S. Trainor left today for Lake
Frances where they will spend two
weeks. Mr.. George Kimble will spent
Sunday with the house party.
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From Fridays Daily.

From fridays Daily.
Friebert Nienow of Blue Earth is
visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. Henry Spicer is spending the
week with friends in st. Paul.
Mrs. Fred Druckenbrod is spending
the week with friends in the twin cit
les.
Dr. v. l. Miller spent the day at
Waterville, Minnesota, on professional
business.
Miss Minnie Glasier, trained nurse,