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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-21
fire AT ROCHESTER
EATING UP PROPERTY
Destruction of the Masonic Temple,
Weber & Judd Drug Store and
Other Concerns
From tuesdays CaIIy.


Rochester, Mimi, January 1S.-The
Masonic temple and ether buildings
were destroyed here yesterday after
noon in one of the most serious fires
that ever visited the city.
For a time the blaze threatened to
wipe out the business section. The
estimated loss is $150,000
The fire started at l p. m. and was
still burning at p. m. AS soon as its
serious nature was realized call for
help was sent to Winona, and a spe-
cial relief train rushed equipment and
five members of the Winona fire de-
partment, who Joined in the fight.
Many volunteers worked for hours as
siSting the regular forces.
In addition to the loss of the Mas
ons, the Weber & Judd drug store
suffered a loss of $4,000. DR.. A. c..
Fawcett, a member of the state dental
board, lost his library and office
equipment saving only his book ac-
counts, the A. R. Nachreiner shoe
store was destroyed, and the Sharp
e. Smith surgical firm had a heavy
loss on surgical Instruments.
Other losers were DR.. T. D. Aber-
nethy, dentist; the Western Union
Telegraph company, HalIoran & Man
ahan, lawyers; Thomas Spillane, law
yer; Fosters electric store and
Bragg's floral store. ~
The Masonic orders are the heaviest
losers, their entire equipment as well
as their beautiful home being total
loss The temple was built fifteen
years ago and was not entirely paid
fcr The Weber & Judd Drug COM
pany lost nearly 100000 prescriptions.
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sr-~, T"aedsv's OpUv

e--~, r"Aedsv's De'Iv
A. J. Veigel, president of the Man
kato Commercial club, who was last
Wednesday elected cashier of the
Commercial State hank of ST., Paul
and Immediately took up his duties
there, has written to the secretary OF
the Commercial club as follows:
LAS you have probably noticed in
the papers, was elected cashier of
the Commercial State bank last We'd
nesday, and began work at once. The
bank was moved into fine new quar-
tars at Seven Corners last Monday.
think | will like my work here very
much, although | deeply regret leav-
ing my Mankato friends.
Il hereby resign as president OF
the Commercial club. as, of course, it
will be impossible for me to attend
to my duties as president when here.
wish you would extend to the bus
mess men and people Of Mankato my
sincere thanks for the many favors
and kindnesses they have always
shown me. l appreciate their friend
ship and good will more than | can
tell, and 1. will always have a warm
| do net believe there is another city
with SO many public hearted citizens.
who do so much for the city anu
their friends. -.
q want to thank you personally,
Mr.. Soaring, for the pleasant rela-
tons, we have always had. Mankato
certainly has live secretary CT the
Commercial club. Ii anything ever
comes up in which can be OF any
assistance to the club, perhaps in
looking up matters in st. Paul, do not
fail to call On me-"
Charles T. Taylor, vice president OF
the Mankato Commercial club, will
be the acting president until the club
takes action. An annual meeting win
be held in about six weeks. and it is
not likely that a change of any kind
will be made until then. A club meet
ing may be held some time next
week
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LfnetoWn
From TUESDAYS Daily.

From Tuesdays Oailv.
Ice packing is the business of the
day in Limetown.
Ed Guentzel transacted business in
Mankato Saturday.
Martin Wandersee called at the
home of Mike Lunkenhelmer Sunday
afternoon.
VERNE Oehler has returned to
Mankato, where she is attending
school, after a long siege of the
grip. @
Miss Hattie Schumacher spent
Tuesday afternoon with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Homer.
Ed Boehland made a short cali at
the home of Charles Miller Sunday
afternoon.
Walter Boehland, Oscar Boehland
and Ed Guentzel are engaged in the
ice saving business.
Uncle Bill' has left Limetown for
a short vacation.
Mrs. F. Guentzel and daughter,
Hattie, and Miss Henrietta Wander
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From Tuesdays CaiIv.

Miss Corabel Sill, parole agent of
the Redwing reformatorv, came to
Mankato today to take charge of the
case of Irving Burns, the fourteen
year-Cld boy, who ran away from the
farm, near Hastings, where the re-
formatory authorities had located
him. He was home-sick, and came
to Mankato with the idea Of living
with his mother and supporting her.
However, it is not thought that he is
old enough to undertake such a re-
sponsibil:ty. He will be taken back
to Redwing first and then he will
probably be sent back to the farm
near Hastings.
Willard Pierce, aged fifteen, the
boy Of the OWatCnna state school,
who ran away from another farm
near Hastings, will have his case
taken care of by the Owatonna
school authorities : Since running
away, he has been staying with his
aunt on South Front street.
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From TUESDAYS Osiiv,

from TUESDAYS Daily
Mrs. David F. Simpson of Min
neapolis, president of the Henne-
pin County Suffrage association,
who will speak on woman suffrage
in Mankato on the evening of
January &c, is one of the women
who has been pushed into public
work because of the needs of the
home.
Mrs. Simpson is essentially
home woman. She is the wife Of
Judge David F. Simpson of Min
neapolis and the mother of three
sons. The steps of her public
career as a speaker and worker
for municipal reforms can be
traced by the needs CT her home
and her communitys She went into
the investigating of school plants
as a member of a little club of
mothers formed to study problems
CT childhood. When her children
left the nursery for the
public l,-her intelli-
gent interest went with them, and
her report on Minneapolis school
conditions at that time from
point of view of sanitation, etc.
was a revelation to the commune
ty ard city.
Spoke For Pure Water.
When Minneapolis was strug-
cling along with an utterly mad
equate and impure water supply.
Mrs. Simpson ard several other
public spirited women of her kind
IS vert into the question and it is
stated that it was Mrs. Simpsons
Srench before the legislature
which finally won the vote for
bonding Minneapolis for pure
water supply. Since that time
she has taken up smoke abatment,
CITY planning. school Fairgrounds,
ard the question Of health sur
vey. All of these however. except
smoke abatement. she has given
rp to work directly for the vote
which shall register women's
opin'on and needs in all these
great que~tions.
Mrs. Simpson is brilliant
s0eaFe~ Of the clear headed. sane
th'nkjng type. She has recently
ro'urnel from the state Of New
York, where she did excellent
wo~|1 "stumDing" the state for
suffrage. From Mankato, Mrs,
S'mrson will go to Albert Lea
TO t"ke part in the quarterly suf-
Fraoe conference to be held in
that city on Tan. 81 and 2S. Many
active suffra gists from Mankato
and vicinity will go with Mrs,
Simpson to the conference which
is to be devoted to the needs and
stotus of suffrage in the southern
end CT the state.
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aH' tgs s1s F9HS tRGt GE-f's.
Officers and Trustees Are Elected For
the Ensuing Twelve Months;
Progress of Work
FROM TUESDAYS CaiIv

TTnh ' CdiiS
Trinity Lutheran church held it's
annual meeting at the church parlOrs
last evening, Sixteen souls were
added to the congregation. Rev. Henry
Moss, the pastor of the church, gave
lengthy report showing that the
congregation had prospered in every
sphere of activity during the past
year. Miss Lizzie Martin. Sunday
school superintendent, reported that
never in the history of the church
had the Sunday school been in such a
prosperous condition. The present en-
rollment is 1877. The Young Mems
Bible class led by Mr.. Bert Lee has
membership of, seventeen and the
Young Ladies' Bible class led by Liz
zie Martin has thirty-fve members.
Two things have materially increased
the Sunday school attendance during
the past year, viz: The introduction
of the Graded System and changing
the Sunday school hour from II m. to
9:45 a. m. aA,e a..
Hans Hanson, trustee and treasur-
err of the congregation reported that
after all expenses had been paid there
treasury. Mr. T. Lindsoe gave a
parochial school report stating that
he had collected more than enough to
pay for the teachers salary. The con-
gregation decided)to invite the South
ern Minnesota Inner Mission society
to conduct special evangelistic meet
ings at the church sometime sthis WIN
ter The following officers were
elected for the coming year:
Ole Hanson, secretary; E. Lindsoe,
deacon; Col Johnson, trustee; An
drew Flo, foresinger: lizzie Martin,
organist; T, Kelley, janitor; Lizzie
Martin, Sunday school superinten-
dent; Bert Lee, vice Sunday school
superintendent: e. Lindsoe, R. Jen-
son, parochial school committee; Mrs.
Hans Hanson. Mrs. Ovald Raster,
deaconesses; Bert Lee. Andrew Flo,
auditing committee: Alfred larson,
Robert Jensen, Bert Lee, Sigurd Han
son, ushers.
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schools, setting aside part Of their
time for religious instruction. Speak :
ing of the Gary plan of having the
pupil study each subject with a dis
ferent teacher he thought there was
danger in that of a pupil specializing
too early, and becoming narrowed
down to a speciality, when he ought
to be getting a general education.
DR.. Hancock expressed the wish
that the pupils could be taught to
carry religion right into their every
day life, and that religion could be
injected into their various studies,
such as art, history and others.
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see were entertained at the home of
William Oehler Sunday afternoon.
Louis Homer is confined to the
house with severe attack of the
grip.
The local club of the American So
ciety of Equity will hold its annual
oyster supper at the school house
Monday evening, January "a. After
supper has been served progressive
500 will be played. All members and
their families are invited A jolly
good time is ANTICIPATED.
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STATEMENT is BY WORKS.
Fire Prevention in the Homes;
How It's Done; Suggestions
BY R. Hargadine

from Tuesdays Daily.
Don't put ashes in wooden boxes or
barrels. Use metal cans.
Don't throw hot ashes against
fences or buildings.
Don't fail to burn all rubbish. Watch
it, and be sure the fire is out before
you leave it.
Don't burn rubbish near fences or
buildings.
Don't permit rubbish, paper or
greasy rags TO accumulate.
Don't use coal oil to start slow
fire.
Don't try to start any fire with coal
oil. 1t is dangerous.
Don't polish a stove while it it hot
Don't fill an oil or gasoline stove
after dark. If you must fill them,
never do so while lighted, as the
flame might set fire to the vapor in
the air and ignite the oil, causing an
explosion.
st. Paul, Mimi, January 1S.-TaX-
payers of Minnesota have save
S109,556 since August 1, 1913, when
the plan for the state to write its own
insurance on state buildings became
effective, according to an announce
ment today by Samuel D. Works, state
insurance commissioner.
Mr. Works said that the state now
has S12,089,021 of ineu-ance on its
buildings and that the cost to the
state for carry ng it's own Insurance
has been $16,512 to date. The rate
on the insurance is the same as is
charged By stock companies.
The insurance dcpartm ant in 1917
took in $SS,379 in fees. as compared
with sS1OS3 in 1914, showing an in
crease of 1926. Taxes pad by in
surance companies reporting to the
department in 1914 totaled s459,27O
and in 1915 were s491 061, an increase
of $31.791 for last year.
In 1915 the department licensed 100
stock fire companies. AZ foreign fire
companies. % r'utual fire 158 tow
ship mutuals, 55 level premium. f5
stock casualty, II assessment c2s~
ualty. hail and cyclone. G5 f~ate~nal
and 5 assessment life aid accident
companies. ..
Prevention in the Horne.
The women in the home Of Mime
sofa are assisting the state fire mar
shal's department during the severe
winter weather this year il reducing
the number Of fires, says Robert Har-
gadine, stpte fire marShal. Apparent
ly the wives, daughters ard wCmen
relatives and friends Of both the paid
and volunteer forces of the state ere
conduo ting a campaign in their COM
munities for fire prevention. "Our dep
uties report that in many localities in
Minnesota they have been advised
that these women, who realize pore
than anyone else the dangers that
their fathers, husbands ard brothers
are subjected to in fighting fires, are
spreading the gospel of prevention
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From TUESDAYS DaUv

From TUESDAYS OaDr
News has been received in this
city of the death of DR.. e. j. Collins
at Washington, d. C, He was broth
er of Mrs. George w. Scherer CT this
city, and was formerly located at
New Ulm. His death was very sud-
den and unexpected. DR.. Collins
served as county superintendent of
the schools of Brown county fer years
and also taught in the New Ulm
schools. He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus, and the Hibern-
ian lodges, and was a popular man
with all who knew him. His widow
and one daughter survive.
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Otto Krupp of Gilmore was il the
city on business today.
Adolph Torreson of Amboy was a
business caller in the city today.
Mrs. E. C. Keith, of Payette,
Idaho, is in the city visiting friends.
Miss Katherine Pugh spent yester-
day in the cities attending the style
shows.
IS. f. keenan, of Good Thunder
was business caller in the city
yesterday.
Mesdames Fred Dierke and l.. j.
Horn of Fulda, Mimi, spent the day
in the city on business.
Attorney Otto Harkee Of Hugo
Colorado, is spending several days
in the city on business.
Miss Alma Schumacher returned
last night from ten days vacation
visit spent with friends in Huron
South Dakota.
Harvey Day, Joseph A. LeClaire,
Glenn Dixson, NJ. F. McLaurin, C..
H. Saulpaugh, Alphabet" Smith,
, today.
w. H. Detamore, county superin-
tendent of schools, went today to st.
, Paul, having been called there by the
state department of education on
business.
c. Lundquist, road master, and B
j. Funk, operator at the Omaha pas
senger depot, went to st. James to-
day to attend meeting OF the Local
division safety-first committee.
Henry NJ. Heleniak, of Spokane
contracting agent for the Great
Northern road, was in Mankato yes
terday visiting. He went to Hender-
son, where his mother resides on a
farm. Mr.. Heleniak will be back
again in few days. He is brother
in-law of Mrs. E. FELTON, of this city
and was formerly connected with the
Omaha road in this city.
Robert Meyer, harness maker OF
Albert Lea, came to the city yester-
of his brother, Mayor A. G. Meyer
Another brother, Henry Meyer, of
Ciaremont, Dodge county, retired
farmer, was expected to arrive to-
day The mayor has been confined To
his bed for some days, and his rela-
tiveS are much alarmed at his con-
dition.
DR.. Ida Osborne left yesterday
for Sawtelle, near Los Angeles, CAL,
having received a message Sunday
night that her mother, Mrs Lavinia
Osborne had suffered slight stroke
of apoplexy. DR.. Osborne hopes to
bring her mother back to Mankato
after two or three weeks. Mrs. Os-
borne left for California a few days
ago to visit her two sisters. She re-
ceived the stroke shortly after her
arrival.
Mrs. Lena Malzahn and daughter,
Miss Lucille, and Mrs. George Vos-
beck and daughter, Miss Eleanor,
and sons, Carl, Walter William and
Reuben Vosbeck, were at Good
Thunder last Sunday and attended
the memorial services for the late
George O'Grosky, who died some
time ago of diphtheria. The services
were held in the German Lutheran
church, and the sermon was preached
by Rev. Bode.
Il. A. Francis, the well known piano
man, is leaving for Chicago and points
east to select some Grand pianos, he
has recently sold. Mr. Francis will
attend the annual dinner of the Chi
cago Piano club at the auditorium on
Thursday, January 20, and deliver an
address on advertising as the corner
stone of building business. Mr.. Fran
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From Tuesdays DAILY


Minneapolis, MINI, January 18.-It
is now believed that Charles d. Ell
Gibson, who turned states evidence
in the trial OF Frederick T. Price for
the murder of his wife, cannot be
convicted of any charge at all and
may go scot free. Under the law he
cannot be convicted Of murder on his
own testimony, and if Price. sticks
to the story that he himself is abso-
lutely innocent of the wife's murder,
and as far as he knows she was not
murdered at all, there appears to be
no testimony at hand that can con-
Wet Etchison Of the crime The
county attorney has some hope of
being able to convict Etchison on a
perjury charge, but it is feared that
this, too, may fall through.
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Coming of Macmillan Trio.

Coming of Macmillan Trio.
Mankato has sent forth to repre-
sent her in the great world COVER
nor and a prima donna, but st. Peter
is still ahead for that little city has
produced John A. Johnson, Olive
Fremstad and Macmillan Dick.
There are in Mankato many who
knew Macmillan Dick as boy and
who are still interested in him and in
his career, but those who do not know
him personally will be interested to
hear that this artist on the violin be-
gan his career on the concert stage
at the early age of nine years. This
was as solo violinist at a concert
given in ST. Paul by the Siebert or
chestra, and it was soon after this
that he made his first public appear
ance in Mankato.
The boy, Macmillan, began his
first lessons on the violin when not
quite SIX years old, with his mother
and his uncle Max Hoevel, as his
first instructors and by the time he
was fifteen, he had reached a point
where he must have only the best
instructors the world afforded, so he
was, accordingly, sent to Germany
and entered at the Conservatory at
Leipzig. There he diligently pursued
his study and practice for several
years Returning to his native land,
the young man became member of
the famous Mendelssohn Quintette
club, of Boston, and later of the New
York Philharmonic club.
mi. he nol
trans continental tours as co-Star
with Ellen Beach Yaw the noted So
prano. These tours filed five sea-
sons, covering the entire country
and Canada and, later, a season in
England and France.
After that Mr. Dick returned to
Germany for further study and had
the honor to be appointed concert
meister of the Leipzig Philharmonic
orchestra, one of the greatest SYM
phony orchestraS in the world.
Mr. Dick is now instructor of the
Violin at the University of Minnesota
and limits his concert work to a
few choice engagements.
When the Macmillan Dick Trio ap-
pears at Normal hall Wednesday
evening, many will welcome Mr.. Dick
for the sake of Aud Lang Svne, but
more will look forward to this con-
cert as a rare musical treat knowing
Mr.. Dick as musician of high artis-
tic attainment
Macmillan Dick Trio-MaXimilian
Dick violinist: Edith Adams Dick,
'cellist; Franklin Krieger, pianist.
PROGRAM.
Trio-Opus 40 First movement.
Mendelssohn
Violin-Fourth Concerto. .VieuXtemps
'Cello-Fantasie, lie Desir" 49,.
Gs. ......-....r. ........... SerVoi'
Piano-a. prelude" Rachmaninoff
b. IF l Were a Bird ......
t1cuSctI
Violin-a. Romance" :. .D'Ambrosio
b. Perpetual Motion" .Ries
'Cello-"Romance" ........ Pepper
Trio-Waltz Suite, Fairy Tales
................. Schuett
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From T@esday's Daily.

q
Owing to the stubborn, complacent
demeanor of Raymond Johnston, and
his persistent denials of having had
anything to do with the burglary at
the. Day hardware store at Eagle
Lake Friday night, or rather early
Saturday morning, Judge Walter
Plymat late yesterday changed the
bond required for his appearance for
trial in the district court to $500.
At first the bond was fixed at 5000
for all four of the young men. The
readjustment of the bond require
ments left it so that one bond of 5000
would release the three younger
boys, but it would require another of
$500 to release Raymond Johnsto
alone.
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Bank Officers elected

From TUESDAYS Oailv
All the officers of the First Ma
tional bank were reelected today:
President, George M. Palmer; vice
president, L. S. Lamm; cashier. w.
D. Willard; assistant cashiers, Joseph
H. Thro and M. H. Nicholson.
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Entertained Bridge Club.

Mrs NJ OBrien entertained the
Bridge club at her home, PIT Cherry
street this afternoon at prettily
arranged card party. Bridge was
played at three tables, and following
the games a dainty lunch was served
by the hostess.
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Cafeteria Luncheon.

Ladies of the third division Of St.
Johns Episcopal church will enter
tain this evening at a cafeteria sup
per at the home of Mrs Thomas
Clark on South Broad street. About
sixty invitations have been issued.
and supper will be served from $3.50
until seven o'clock, OR until all are
served.
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Beru- Shannon.

Beru- Shannon.
Miss Mary Berg, daughter CT Mr..
and Mrs. John Berg of Avoca, and
Mr.. LATE Shannon of Fargo, N. d.,
were united in marriage at Mime
apolis last Saturday and will go to
Fargo to make their home. Miss
Berg formerly attended the Mankato
Expert School of Business, and for
the past year has held position
with the Mankato Employment Blu
reau. She departed for Minneapolis
last Saturday morning where she was
met by Mr.. Shannon, who arrived
from Fargo, N. d. Mr.. Shannon was
at one time employed by vacuum
cleaner firm and spent about year
in this city, but he has now engaged
in the silo business at Fargo
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Graft Stocking.

Walter Stocking, salesmanager of
the lighting department of the Mil
waukee Electric Railway and Light
company, was quietly united in mar
riage at Milwaukee yesterday, to Mrs.
Katherine Graft, of that city. The
announcement was received with
surprise by the large number of
friends of Mr. Stocking. but congrat-
ulations will be extended to him and
his bride The newly welded couple
will make Racine their future home.
The bride is well and favorably
known in Mankato.
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Entertained at Dinner.

Mrs G.. B Langman, manager OF
the Viavi company, entertained at a
prettily appointed course luncheon
this noon at the Heinrich hotel. The
guests were DR.. c. NJ. Ustick of St.
Paul, the Viavi physician, Mrs. A.
NJ. Cakes, city manager. Mrs. F. M
MacElrath city; Mrs. John Peterson,
Albert Lea; Mrs. Lydia 1skers,
Waseca; Mrs. George Wolter, Dodge
Center; Mrs Fred Dierke and Mrs.
l.. j. Horn of F'ulda
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Petition in eankruntcv g

Clinton L. Deal of Rushmore. Mobiles
county, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy with Referee J. A. Flittie.
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Y. M. c. a. Will Hold Open House
For Commercial COLLEGE Bows

Leap Year Party.
Misses Mary Ryan, Marguerite
Mccarthy and Beatrice Davies enter