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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25
Curling Games Last Night.

Two curling games, played at the
fair grounds last evening, resulted as
follows: First game-Theodore Just,
skip: Al Quimby, DR.. F. L. Stephan
and Harry Perrin, 10; Fred Otto,
skip; Elmer Glenn, Ed Ormoth and
Will Rabe, 8. Second CAMEO. F.
Morrow, skip; William Bangerter,
Henry Kircher and John Regan, 10;
l. N. Tompkins, skip; Ed. Nyqust,
Sam Fowler and Ed. Shoemaker, L.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25

Winnipeg February 7G Colonel
Eappan. in command of the Winni-
3 military district, has authorized
Tho raising of an American regiment
in Winnipeg for service in the Euro
pean war; - Z.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25
Miiler.Euerett

Miller Everett. sr D
Miss Jeanee Miller, a former resi-
dent of Waseca, and E. A. Everett of
that place, were married at the home
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25

rupted by Father Cashim, who ap-
peared scandalized, but Schmidt went
on until he had finished, "-~,''~:.. a. q
Schmidt slept soundly all night
He was awakened at five o'clock for
breakfast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25

of the bride in Minneapolis. Wednes-
day. They will be at home in Wa
SEGA after a six weeks wedding trip
to the eastern and southern states
The couple have friends I'M this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25
Piano Recital.

Piano Recital.
The following is the program for
piano recital which will be given by
the pupils of Miss Nellie Nitzkowski
this evening at eight o'clock:
Invitation to the Dance. ..... Weber
MazuTka de Concert .,... ;. Passard
Gerald Greeley.
In the Lovely Month of May .Merkel
Marcel OPP. &C, No. 6........ GODDARD
Minnie Docken.
Novelette, in F.. .... Schumann
Murmuring Zephyrs. ...... .Fensen
Gerald Greeley.
Moonlight Sonata (Adagio Move
ment) Beethoven
Second Nocturne, OPP. II. LeschetiZky
Gladys McAllen.
Two Larks Leschetizky
LIE Cavalier Fantastique. -. GODDARD
Gerald Greeley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25

Three prominent business men of
Eagle, Lake have advanced the mon
ey for the purchase of community
piano for that place. A $3.50 Holland
piano has been selected and is now at
Morris hall. This piano is to be used
for various public gatherings in that
town. The community will pay back
to the business men what has been
advanced as soon as the money can
be raised.
Last evening the piano was used
for the first time at musical and
literary program given in Morris
hall. There were more than a dozen
on the program, ranging from tiny
tots to gray haired matrons. E. A..
Francis, the Mankato man who sold
the piano to the people, rendered some
selections in Swedish and Italian dia-
lect.
The piano will next be used on a
similar occasion in the Eagle Lake
school house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25

Judge Walter Plymat of the NUM-
cipal court has under consideration
lawsuit. recently tried, brought by
Merle and Clarence Dawson against
Henry Pagel, all of the parties being
OF Mapleton. The plaintiff sued for
$50, alleging that the defendant con-
verified to his own use some hogs and
cow belonging to them The de-
PENDANT put in comterclaim in. the
sum of $102,' alleging that the plain
TINS converted to their own use some
farm implements that he owned. John
j. Regain is attorney for the plaintiffs
and c. ]. Laurisch for the defendant.
Miss Eda Thompson, twenty seven
years old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Thompson, had bad fall and
was injured on the ice in Thompson's
rayine, about two blocks from the
family home this morning about
1880 o'clock. Miss Thompson was on
her way to work and was in the COM
rsny of two other young women, one
of whom was her sister. Her in
jury was on the left side, just below
the hip, and was intensely painful.
She was carried back to the house
and physician was called, but, on
account of her great suffering, an ex-
animation could not be made at once
to determine just what was the ma
ture of her injury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25

Beautiful and impressive funeral
services were held for the late Mrs.
r. B. Jones, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Shoemaker of 1875 Shaubut
street, yesterday afternoon at two
O'Clock at the Christian church. Rev.
Clark w. Comstock, the pastor,
preached a touching and appropriate
sermon on the life of the deceased,
and the unfailing hope in the life be-
yond the grave, and quartet, COM
posed of Misses Volta Peterson,
Gladys Morrison and Messrs. Earl
Scherer and Charles Pendelton, sang
several beautiful hymns, including,
Under His Wings" and beautiful
Isle" The pallbearers were DR.. w.
P. Seaquist, o. A. Scherer, o. E..
iPlowman, Sterling Morrison, Ray
Cummings, and Frank Watts. Rela-
tives present from out of town were
the widower, Rev. R. B. Jones, a sis
tor, Mrs. II. j. Hill of HUMBOLDT, Neb.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fox, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. E. Fox, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Spencer,
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Peterson, Lake
Crystal; Mrs. j. H. Jaeger, and J.
Ward Cragun, Jordan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25

Mr.. Schlingerman has relatives in
Mankato
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
RETURNS TO DATE
GIVE HOUSE TO
REPUBLICANS
Official Figures Not Encouraging
for Democrats
G. O.P. HAS MARGIN OF FIVE
Possible That Complete Canvass in
Three States May Reverse situa.
tion in Favor OF Democrats

Washington. Nov. 17.-No change
in the apparent political alignment of
the Go the Congress has occurred thus
far as a result OF uncompleted can
vases of the votes in close districts.
Democratic leaders who had hoped to
gain one member in the Sd Louisiana
district were disappointed last night
when announcement was made of com
plete Official returns showing that
Whit p Martin, progressive, had
been elected over Wade Martin by SO
votes. In the 10th North Carolina dis
trict, where democratic leaders are
predicting that canvass of the returns
in Buncombe county will show Repre-
sentative J, j. Britt republican, to
have been defeated by Zebulon Weav-
er, democrat, the result still Is in
been instituted by the republican can
didate which will delay the canvass
until next week.
Hopes of the democrats for a gain
of one vote in Michigan and possibly
two in Pennsylvania have not been
abandoned Representative Beakes of
the I'd Michigan district, who appar-
entity was defeated on the unofficial
returns. telegraphed yesterday that
an error had been found in Jackson
county which if corrected would give
him the election by majority of IA
votes over Mark r. Bacon. republican
In the Both Pennsylvania district yes
terday the canvass showed NJ Clyde
Kelly, progressive, gaining on William
II. Coleman, republican, and the demo
Gratis still have some hope of over
turning the result in the 21st Pen.
nsylvania district where C. r. Row
land, republican, now has slight ma
jority over William e. Tobias, demo-
crat
Last night the new House still
seemed to stand. Republicans 217,
democrats 212, others 6. If the demo
Gratis win the 10th North Carolina
and I'd Michigan districts they will
have PA and the republicans 2l5.
Should Kelly and Tobias also win in
Pennsylvania the House would stand :
Republicans 213, democrates 215, pro-
gressives 3, neutrality-suspicious.
/. independent l. socialist l, prohibi-
zionist |.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
An old Drouoht Cure.

An old time specific for drought was
simple enough. 1t was only necessary
to burn fern. An interesting reference
to this belief occurs in a manuscript
letter preserved in the Pococke collec-
ton in the British museum. II is dated
Aug. /, 1896. 1t runs: ITO My Very
Loving Friend. the High Sheriff Of the
County of Stalford-Sr.: HIS majesty.
having taken notice of an opinion en-
tertained in Staifordshire that the burn
ing Of fern doth draw down rain and
being desirous that the country and
himself may enjoy fair weather as long
ns he remains in those parts, hath com
manded me TO write unto you TO cause
all burning Of fern to be forborne -
London Spectator.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
DEUTSCHLAND CUT.
DOWN TUG, FIVE
LIVES LOST
Submarines Attempted Dash to
Sea Ends in Disaster
COlLIDEs WITH ia. SCOTT, JR.
Towing Craft Cut in Two and Goes
Down Immediately In $50 Feet
Of Water.

New London, Nov 17.-An attempt
ed dash for the open sea by the Ger
man submarine freighter Deutschland
early this morning ended in the loss
of the tug T. A. Scott. jr, the killing
of her captain and the drowning of
four of the members of the tugs crew.
The accident happened between
Fishers island and Gull light, one of
the most dangerous spots on the
coast, a narrow pass known as "The
Race" The channel is $50 feet deep.
The collision took place while the
tug was attempting to cross the sub
marines bow. The stiff current drew
the vessels together, the tug was cut
in two and sank in three minutes
The captain is believed to have been
crushed to death in the pilot house.
gal ti.sisl OF The Eastern For
warding company, which owns the
Deutschland, was on board the tug at
the time but he jumped overheard and
was rescued b. members of the Deut-
schland's crew.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
HOME MOST ,'ses[[D
SPOT ON EAS
SAYS SUNDAY !
Filled Tabernacle Hears fvange-
lists Famous Sermon
PARENTS SEVERELY AURAlGxED
Fathers and Mothers Blamed Because
Children Fail to Lead Honest
and Useful Lives.

Boston, Nov. 16.-"Billy'' Sunday
was heard at his best tonight when he
spoke on Home, sweet home be-
fore an audience that filled the great
new tabernacle to the doors. 1t is one
of the athletic baseball evangelists
finest sermons and he delivered It in
mastery style. At times thousands i'll
the vast congregation shed tears, and
at other times he moved them to
smiles as he told of the importance
OF the home and how peace and hap
piness should surround it, together
with all that is moral and religious.
Pacing back and forth on his
rostrum and laundering out his
words as he gesticulated with great
rapidly, the evangelist severely ar
raigned parents who, allow their chill
dren to be brought up in idleness
with unrestrained expenditure of
money and who are only remembered
when they go to an early grave for
the dissolute lives they lived.
Fully 10000 people attended the aft
ernoon meeting when the evangelist
in his aggressive style tore into the
churchgoers who are not sincere. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Sunday, the churches
cannot accomplish the work of God
until the leaders have the right idea
of their mission and practice it fear
lessly.
Mr. Sunday was greeted by the larg
est crowd that has yet turned out to
hear him when he reached the taber-
nacle this evening. The great build
ing was completely filed
Reservations have been made for
1900 Harvard students and about 1000
Wellesley students for tomorrow eve
ming, which will be students night,
In his sermon on the home tonight
Mr.. Sunday said in part.
II would like to throw myself to.
night upon your prayful sympathy.
that / may arrest the attention of
this audience and grip the hearts to
go with me to the most sacred spot
on this globe-the spot around which
cluster more sweet associations and
precious memories than any other
place in all the world-the home.
THE longer | live and the more
visit up and down this land and see
the joys and sorrows, the successes
and failures of men and women, the
more thoroughly do become inn
pressed with the fact that the great
est institution of the American peo-
pie today is the home, and every
home should be the center of all that
is elevating, inspiring and uplifting,
and every home should be dead to any
thing that disgraces and pollutes.
81 think the proper or improper
settlement of the home question,
whether it is a house of joy or sor-
row, veal or woe, is more with the
man or woman than any other prob
lem.
'You can build your palaces, you
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
Cart and Horse.

A certain man, being much vexed
by politicians, made bold at length TO
speak his mind.
You put the cart before the horse"
iIe insisted. mo man ought to belong
20 party. The party is mere con-
yenience and it ought to belong TO the
man, like any other convenience, to
serve him rs it may or give way to
something else as 1t may not"
But the politicians hadn't been in the
business all these years for nothing.
They were by no means to be talked
out of n good thing. We confront n
condition aud not theory" they made
answer. The horse is so used TO
working that way he doesn't know
there's any other. New York Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
FUNSTON PICKS TROOPS
Reducing Border Guard is Puzzle to
officers In Texas.

h San Antonio, Tex, Nov. 16.-The
infantry regiments ordered home
/the border today by the war de-
o1, fment were selected by General
,qunston from the troops on patrol
duty at the request of the department
to designate that number of organiza-
tions for release.
Staff officers tonight professed ig-
norance Of the reason for the return
movement at this time. They were al
so at a loss to know whether the Or
der is the beginning of a general re-
turn movement of state troops engag-
ed in border patrol work. 1t was ad-
mitted in military circles that there
are state troops to take the place of
those relieved unless regiments that
have already seen border service are
sent back. All troops remaining in
state mobilization camps were ex-
hausted under the last call when
$4,000 guardsmen were sent to re
lieve some Of the organizations that
had been on the border for several
months.
General Funston has asked the war
uSPe'i sHiOiI W dulhOi AAS tthO SAPShhl-
ture of $4,000 for floor tents and make
other improvements in the camp of
the expeditionary force in Mexico
General Pershing's command has been
living in the field since last March
and is without many of the comforts
that are usually provided for semi
permanent camp.
Aside from the question of need ,ac
tion on the request officials believe.
will indicate the policy of the war de-
partment regarding troops in Mexico.
If it is the intention to keep them
there indefinitely the requested inn
provements will be authorized, it was
said
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
JUNIOR DRAMATlcS
Welfare Association Takes Up New
Activity.

NSliNltJs
Under the dramatic committee of
the Welfare association Junior
Dramatic Club has recently been
formed and officers for the first
three months have been elected. This
club will be allied with the Education
al Dramatic association of America,
and will receive help and advice from
the New York headquarters.
Because Of the excess of girls at
the first two meetings, the fair sex
carried off most of the election hon
ors, but it is not a feminist move
ment. and as many boys as girls are
hoped for. The officers are as fol-
lows: President, Doris Harbour; vice
president, Agnes Jackson: boys
monitor, Marshall Russell; girls
monitor, Cecile Jackson
There are no dues at present, but
a system of fines for absence at re
hearsals, tardiness and disturbances
at meetings has been voted upon.
The next meeting of the club, and
the third reading OF the play, Master
Skylark." will be tomorrow, Saturday
morning at 1890 o'clock at Library
hall. Every boy or girl between the
ages OF and 13 interested in drama
tics is eligible to the club. and Is
asked to be present at tomorrow's re-
hearsal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
GREEN MOUNTAIN SONG.
University Of Vermont AIumnus Of
fers $25 Prize for Best One.

Burlington, Nov. 15.-An award OF
S25 for the best original song. written
by any former or present student of
the University of Vermont. upon the
theme Of the college and it's Green
Mountain background. a song that
will celebrate the glories of the hills
as Fishers ''Champlain" has chanted
the praises of the lake, has been of
fered by an alumnus of the university.
Each almunus or undergraduate com
peting for the prize must present his
contribution, accompanied by the au-
thors name in an enclosed sealed en-
velope, before May l, 1917, to com
mittee of award consisting of Prof.
Frederick Tupper, Prof, w. E. Aiken,
'0l. and Levi p. Smith, '0S The decis
ion of the judges will be announced
at the 1917 commencement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
ESTATE OF JOHN Il. LEAHY

STATE OF VERMONT, The, Honorable
- District of Bennington, ss. Probate Court
For The District OF Bennington:
To all persons interested in the estate OF
John Leaty late of Bennington. in said Dis
trlct, deceased. GREETING;
Alta rebate Court, holden at Bennington,
within ana for said District on the u d day OF
November 10 o. an instrument purporting to
be the last " i'll and TIE lament of JOhnH Leahy
late of Benuin ton in said Dist let, decea e1
was pTesented TO the Court Aforesaid, tor Pro
ba'e.
And Il Is ordered by said Court that the 24'h
day OF Novemhec 1915, at the Probate Office in
said Bennineton, b, assigned for proving
said instrument, and that notice thereof be giv-
en- to all parsons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully In the Ben
nington Evening Banner, newsDai er circu.
lating in that vi iniiy in said district, previous
TO the time app inted
THE EFORE. you are hereby notified to
appear be'ors saiu Court, at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the prJb. te Of said
VIII II y u have cause
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at Bennington
in said district, this end day of November. 1915
AMY Fl. HARBOUR,
Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
EASTERN THEATRE
NOW IMPORTANT
WAR FIELD
Scale of Operations Assuming
Large Proportions
SERBS PUSHING ON TO MONASTIR
Recent Operations in Pennsylvania
Appear to Favor Cause of Teu-
tons and Their Allies.

London. Nov 16.--ln the Mace
donian theatre the entente troops
continue to press the Teutonic allies
in the Cerna river region, and, accord
ing to the Serbian war office, have ser
iously broken their line both east and
west of the Cerna, southeast OF Mon
astir, capturing four additional vii
lagos east of the river and on the
western side driving them back from
several points toward Monastir. Ber-
lin admits that in the Cerna region
the Bulgar-German forces have left
old and occupied newly prepared posi-
tions. To the east the British have
taken the town of Karakaska, on the
east side of Lake Tahinos
The AustroGerman armies in the
Transylvania theatre, in the Alt and
jul valleys. have forced a further re-
tirement of the Rumanians and also
have made progress in the Rothen-
thurm and Szurduk pass regions, TAX
ing 1900 men prisoner. On the west
Moldavia front Russian attacks east
of the Putna valley were put down by
the Teutonic allies. as also was an
offensive in the vicinity of the Oituz
pass.
While Berlin asserts that there
have been only minor engagements in
Dobrudja, Petrograd reports that the
Russians have made further progress
southwark and that the Teutonic al
lies continue to retreat, burning vii
lagos behind them. Denial is made by
Berlin OF the assertions that the Ru-
manians have captured the town of
Bonasoio on the Danube.
Bombardmente are taking place
along the entire eastern front in Rus
sla and Galicia. according to the Pet
rograd war office. Berlin reports a
repulse of Russian attack southeast
of Riga
The situation east of Gorilla is
made obscure by the variant claims
OF the Vienna and Rome war offices,
both of which record successes for
their respective armies Vienna as
serts that the Austrians have captured
another Italian trench in this district,
trict. together with sixty prisoners
and two machine guns. while Rome
|
evacuated by the Italians Tuesday
In the Ancre region OF France.
where, since Monday. the British have
made notable gains over the Germans
the fighting apparently has lessened
greatly in violence, the latest British
official communication reporting only
bombardments by the Germans OF
their newly won front to the north Of
the stream. An additional six officers
and 297 men have been made prison
er by the British in this region in the
last twenty-four hours.
To the southeast at Saillisel, where
the Germans had occupied a group OF
houses northeast of the village, the
French have driven them out in a
counter-attack. according to the
French official communication On the
rest of the front in France, especially
in the regions of Ablaincourt and be-
tween Lesars and Gueddecourt there
were violent bombardments of British
and French positions by the Germans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
Preachinn and rraetiee.

The noted Danish astronomer Tycho
Brahe used to condemn with the Sc
verest contempt those persons who
ascribe6 anv .rracn or presage 10
seelipses OF the sun or moon. to comets.
the aurora borealis or other appear
ances In the heavens He himself was
so superstitious that II he CHANGED TO
meet an old woman In his morning
walk he Mt once retraced his steps
home, fearing that such meeting
might bring disaster.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
CHURCH CENSUS
Committee Finds Second Congregation
al Society Has Nearly 500 Members.


al Society Has Nearly 500 Members.
Several weeks ago a plan was
adopted for making a canvass Of the
village by districts and making a
census of all families who considered
the Second Congregational church
their church home The committee
have practically completed their work
and present the following facts:
Total number of families 293 The
church has a membership of nearly
500. of which 315 are now resident.
There are "A children under five years
of age, and 161 between five and
twenty-one years inclusive. The
total number of persons in the parish
aggregates 69s
The village has been divided into
seven districts and a card index has
been made for the use Of the calling
committee and there is form on the
back of each card to register each call
made. A complete card index system
has been made for the entire parish.
This is to be kept in the chapel where
it may be used by the Sunday school
and other church organizations in
their search for information and ma
terial The church is now better ac-
quainted with its people and has this
census as basis on which to work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-17
1.-THE GREAT IivIDE"

Joseph w. Payton Stock Company
Continues Its Successes.
At the opera house Thursday even
ing large number enjoyed a fine
presentation OF The Great Divide"
play of Western life, combining a
modern problem with an interesting
story of the plains. Miss Russell as
Ruth Jordan and Douglass Dumbrille
as Stephen Client merit the most
praise, but each member of the cast
played his role in excellent style.
The scenery of this play was especial
ly fine. This evening the attraction
will be a repetition of The Story of
the Rosary which was played at the
matinee Wednesday.