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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01

weather. Planting in the extreme
southern portions was completed
early in April and was progressing
satisfactorily in central districts.
Heavy frost in Texas April killed
considerable cotton. In the low bot
toms of Mississippi the ground was
too wet for planting early in April
Planting began in the more north
ern portions of the belt toward the
middle of April and was growing ia
vorably in the central districts, while
in the southern parts it was reported
to be coming to good stand. Some
replanting was necessary on account
of frost damage through nearly all
the central part of the belt In Texas
replanting was delayed by dry wealth
er and there was a lack of rainfall
in the eastern parts of the belt
Weather was generally favorable
for cotton work in the southeastern
states late in April but it was much
too cool for proper termination and
plant growth, and in some sections
it was also too dry Cut worms
were doing some damage in the lower
Mississippi valley.
Toward the middle of May, warmer
weather prevailed in most Of the
cotton states. and there was a de
cided improvement, except where dry
weather continued. Planting in the
northern parts of the belt was finish
ed toward the end of the month, but
much replanting was necessary. Cul-
tivation of the crop was going on
vigorously is most sections.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01
CONDITION Of
COTTON CROP
Of THE j. 6.
WHICH HAS BEEN AWAITED
WITH INTEREST BY COTTON
TEXTILE AND OTHER INTER
ESTS.

Washington, June 1.-The cotton
crop of the United States showed a
condition of TO per cent of a nor
NAL on May 25, the department of ag-
riculture announced today in its first
condition report of the season, await
ed with interest by cotton, textile
and other interests. That condition
compares with 500 on May 20 last
year, 74.3 in 1914, 791 in 1913 and
79.S, the average of the last ten years
on May %.
Until the governments official re
port estimating the area planted to
cotton this year is issued on July J.,
no calculation will be made by the
departments experts as to the prob
able size of the crop. Unofficial es-
timates place the area planted at
from to 10 per cent more than last
year, when the preliminary estimate
made by the department in July was
81. .535. 900 acres. An increase Of
from to 10 per cent in the area this
year would place the acreage at from
33.A170OO to 34,6SS,5OO acres.
Cotton planting was begun in the
central and southern portions of the
belt late in March and early in April
but some early planted failed to
terminate in Texas because of dry
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01
Visitors from Wichita, Kan.

Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Hardie of Wich-
ita, Kan, are here the guests OF
Mr. IIardie's brother II. d, Hardie
and family. They will remain but a
few days. Mr.. Hardie states that
Wichita is building nicely at this
time The city now has a population
of something like $1,000 people, and
it is getting much of the oil field
patronage from Augusta and Edo
RADIO The closest oil well to the
city is sixteen miles away. Mr.. Har-
die went into that city in 1882. He
was there during the boom days. He
has seen as many as forty thousand
transients at one time in that city.
He was there when property scared
high, and many fortunes were made
in city realty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01
Returning Home From School.

Miss ErChal Creel, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. II. j. Creek Of Ringing,
passed through here today en- route
home from Decatur, Tex, where for
two years she has been in the Baptist
college in that city. She was ac-
companicd home by her sister, Miss
Leila Creel, who visited with her dur
ing commencement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01
BRITISH HAVE BEEN OF
GREAT AID TO FRENCH
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)

Improvement in the different branch
es of the army and in the health of
the armies. He says:
THE sick rate has been consistent
ly low. There has been no serious
epidemic and enteric fever, the bane
of armies in the past, has almost en-
tirely disappeared, owing to prevent
i've measures enebgetically carried
out"
The dispatch closes with a tribute
to Field Marshal French, who, says
General Haig, starting the war with
our small eXpeditionary force. faced
an enemy far superior in numbers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01
20 KILLED
OR WOUNDED
IN VENEZUELA
DURING OUTBREAK AT MARA
CAlBO, VENEZUELA, TROOPS
FIRE UPON CITIZENS, KILLING
TWENTY.

Willemstad, Curacao, June l. -
Twenty persons were killed or
wounded in an outbreak at Maracaibo
Venezuela, against General Garcia,
who has been appointed president of
the state of Zulia.
Troops fired upon citizens who
tried to prevent Garcia from landing
from steamer, which took him to
Maracaibo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01
INJUNCTION is DENIED

Fort Worth, Tex, June Am in
junction restraining the state demo
cratic executive committee from as
ssessing the local candidates to pay
the expenses of the senatorial run-off
primary, was denied in the district
court here today. An appeal was
taken direct to the state supreme
court
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01

Mr.. ]. r. Harrell Jr., has taken
the position of prescriptionist at T.
n. Coleman's popular drug store.
Mr.. Harreld is well known in Ard
more. having held positions with 9th
er drug stores in the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01

A movement has been started to
raise funds for concerts at Central
park during the summer months.
The knights of Pythias SaXophone
Sextette has been spoken of for fur
nishing the music, and definite steps
will probably be taken in a few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01
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Tonight the regular semi-annual
election of officers will be held by
Myrtle lodge No. 107 knights OF
Pythias. Several candidates are in
the field for chancellor commander,
and the election promises to be spir-
tied
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01
Notice.

l must insist on my friends owing
me past due accounts, making imme
diate settlement A big expense ac
count must be met.
T. n. COLEMAN,
l-3 Druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01

all difficulties and before laying down
his responsibilities had the satisfac-
ton of seeing the advantage swing
steadily in our favor. Those who
served under him appreciate the
greatness of his achievement"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-01

and fully prepared for this great
campaign.
During the long and anxious time
needed for the improvisation of the
comparatively large force now serv-
ing in this country, he overcame
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
YEGGMEN ARE BALKED
attempt To ROB SAFE
Blew Strong Box in Great Western
Depot at Rochester, But Door Got
Wedged in Such Manner They Could
Not Open 1t; Got No Cash
United Press Dispatch.l

Rochester, Mimi, December 49,
Burglars between 2:30 and three
o'clock this morning broke into the
Great Western passenger depot at
Rochester, Mimi, and blew the safe
with nitro -glycerine. There was about
500 in cash in the safe, but the
blowing of the safe was a bungling
job, and the inner door was wedgeG
SO tightly that the thieves could not
get it open. AS far as is known they
obtained no booty at all. This morn
ing it took the office employees an
hour and a half to get this inner doc.
open. 5000 a ~
About two and a half years ago a
successful raid was made by burglars
on this depot and some hundreds of
dollars were stolen. Since that time
the office employees have taken the
precaution each Sunday of sending
the money of the office to the st
Paul office. The same precaution was
taken yesterday. with the exception
of the small amount of money in the
safe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
An1boy
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
A number or the children around
and in Amboy have the mumps and
whooping cough.
The Amboy Literary society gave
a good program Friday night at the
high school and the attendance was
good.
The Amboy basketball team went
to Granada Tuesday, and were de-
feated by two points. AS this was
their first game they look for
higher honors before winter is over.
George Fox, while crossing the riv-
er at Days ford with his team, had
the misfortune to break through the
ice, but managed to save both horses,
although it was close call.
The Pleasant Grove school will
give a Christmas entertainment and
box supper at the schoolhouse on
Monday evening. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
Mrs. Josie Reeder of Washington,
who has been visiting relatives in
this vicinity, departed for the north :
ern part of the state to visit her
sister, Mrs Dwight Kelline before
returning home.
Several of the boys and men in this
vicinity were out after foxes on Sat
urday and were fortunate in securing
two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
From Tuesdays Daily.

Charles Thompson of Amboy was a
business caller in the city today.
Rev. G. A. Cahoon went to lie Sueur
today in the interest of Hamline uni
versity.
E. a. Boie spent the day at Truman on
business for the Citizens Loan and
Trust company.
Mr.. and Mrs Silas Dodge of Fairfax
We're shopping and visiting friends in
the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs f. s. Henry and Miss
Veronica Schmidt of Springfield were
Mankato shoppers yesterday. r-
o. H. Warner of JefferS, Mimi, spent
Sunday in Mankato as guest at the
home of his brother-in- law, d. o.
F.. W. Kruse has returned from Chi
cago. where he acted as judge at the
showing of models for spring and sum-
mer styles. - rz4r,,,,
Plato Mounttoy, Washington, D: c..
special examiner of the department of
building today on his routine inspection.
Mrs J. S. Peterson of Ringsted, Iowa,
who was a guest at the home of her
brother and sister-in-law, DR.. and Mrs.
G. p. Peterson. has returned to her
home. 1.&
E. c. Burdick of Milwaukee,. who
spent Sunday visiting his mother, Mrs.
L. F. Burdick, has returned to his home.
Mr.. Burdick was formerly resident of
Mankato.
Lieutenant Herbert Hauck of Com
pany H, now at Llano Grande. Texas.
is expected home on a furlough in a
few days. He intended to leave LlanO
Grande today.
c. Lundquist. roadmaster and A.
Ruge, general foreman of bridges and
buildings, of the Omaha railroad, left
this afternoon for ST. James to attend a
safety-first meeting. u~
j. F. Moore, who has been engaged IN
the implement business at Btenfait.
Canada is home to spend the winter
xx,stI t. Co To will
turn to Canada to resume his work next
March.
Kenneth Tennev. student at the Da-
kota School for BOYS, Dakota, ILL.,. re-
He was met at Freeport, H.. by his
brother Harold and they returned to-
gether. -f tar
St Cloud Journei- Press: Mrs r. ID.
Hubbard will arrive the latter part OF
the week from Mankato. to be guest
during the holidays at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hal Erwin.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Grieger and. George
Grieger of Vesta We're over SUNDAY visit
ors Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Graf and family
and visited their son, Alvin, who is at
tending normal here. They also visited
Mrs. Crafts daughter, Mrs. Gus Missing.
who was operated on at the Emmanuel
hospital. Mrs. Missing is doing nicely
Mr. and Mrs. L1ovd Rowland came
from st. James SUNDAY to spend couple
Of days with their little niece. Marjorie
Gronuuist who was seriously i'll at the
home of Mrs. Henry DevenS, where Mrs.
Cronouist and daughter are makirg
their home. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland viii
return to their home at st. James tie
dav. leaving little Marjorie much i'm
proved.
Walter F. Brooks. former Blue Earth
county surveyor, now United States
senior highway engineer with head
quarters at Owensboro. KY has been
spendine his vacation with his family at
11s Rradlev street. Mr.. Brooks has had
the territory under hts supervisior great
" enlarged so that now 1t includes
twenty counties. Some Of the counties
have made heavy bond issues for road
improvements. One county has issued
bonds to the amount of 100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
following


Champlin never does anything by
halves, and after partaking of the
lunch, his guests enjoyed smoke
social
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Cornish are
now residents of the village, having
been nicely located in their new
home Saturday. A most hearty
welcome is extended to them.
Mrs. Frank Gray and little son of
Clay Center, Kansas, are expected
to arrive in Vernon this evening to
spend the holiday season at the A.
b. Gray home. Mrs. Erickson will
accompany her daughter.
A. G. Gray returned from a bust
ness trip to Burr, Iowa, Wednesday
and took the north bound passen-
ger Saturday afternoon for Winona,
where he will attend to business in
that vicinity.
George Stoner and son, France, of
Welcome mOtored to Vernon Sun
day and spent the day with relatives.
Mrs. l.. c. Rev took the four
o'clock train Monday afternoon for
MankatO to meet her mother, Mrs.
James Pepper, who will arrive that
evening from California. Her neph-
ew, Ruby Thurston, and her mother,
Mrs. Gray, will return with her. The
many friends and old acquaintance
of Grandma Gray, as she is famil-
iarly called by everybody in the
village, will be glad to know that
this dear, old lady, who was so very
i'll last spring that her daughter
was sent for, has regained her
health and is making the trip very
nicely. They started on their home
ward trip last Friday, which was
Grandma Gray's ninety sixth birth
day.
F. T. Pew of Mott, N. D., is visit
ing in the village at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Mary Cornish.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Barnes re-
turned Thursday evening from Ro-
!, chester, where they had spent sew
eral days in consultation with the
Mayo staff pertaining to the formers
condition. Mr.. Barnes has never
gotten over the injury he received
in Mankato last June when the
street car ran into his car. AL
though he has been attending to his
manifold duties since his accident
he has never been a well man and
instead OF improving he seemed to
be getting worse The Mayos say
they have had hundreds of similar
cases, but it takes some watchful
waiting to effect permanent cure
Mr.. Barnes has been confined to his
home since his return, as the doc
tors want him to be very careful
and not take cold.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22

from his bad habit, and communicat-
ing at intervals with his family, who
had located in France
Daughter Escaped to France.
His daughter, Eugene, who was
working for wealthy woman in
Belgium at the time of the worst
days of the present war, had con-
siderable difficulty in escaping TO
France, and an appeal for aid to the
exiled father was not in vain. At
the first news of her distress he sent
money from his store of savings
for her relief, and she finally joined
his mother and sister and brothers in
France. 1t is possible that the fam
lily might have come to America to
join him in time, although they ap-
peared to stay in France. Mr.. Van
denberghe was born in France but
when three years of age had gone to
Belgium with his relatives, and
grew to manhood there. A return
to his native land might also have
been one of his happy dreams for
terday the accident occurred which
cut SnOTC InlS lie Oh STRUGGLES
against odds of all kinds.
Cause Of the Accident.
1t seems that the unfortunate
man wore a new pair of shoes and
when he slipped the heel of one of
them came off, causing him to fall
AS soon as he was found DR.. A. A.
Wohlrabe was called, but the man
only lived a few moments, never
regaining consciousness, and was
dead when the doctor arrived. The
was called and the remains
removed to the undertaker's par
lors. So ended the mans life story.
Desire Depuydt, who had been a
friend of the deceased, was appoint
ed special administrator of his es-
tate. Among the effects was found
a photograph of the wife and chill
dren, and a stamped envelope adj
dressed to Nm. Epr. Vandenberghe,
Rue D Alsasce, Chalet Lorrein,
Bearritz, France. Deceased was in
sured under the workmen's compen-
sation, and with Duluth company.
Funeral services will be held
morning at nine o'clock
from st. Johns Catholic church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
Vernon Center

Mr.. and Mrs Leonard Zumwalt
and Alice and Harold will leave this
afternoon on the southbound train
for Mason City, Iowa, to spend the
Christmas season with their home
people. They will be away two
weeks and before returning will Wis
it relatives in Ames, Nevada, and
other parts of the state.
H. c. Kraus loaded eleven cars of
sheep and one of hogs, his usual
Saturday shipment of stock, which
will be on the Monday morning mar
ket in Chicago. Feeders this year
are receiving a handsome margin on
their investments, buying the lambs
at about eight cents pound and
receiving twelve and a half, Sew
eral farmers accompanied the ship
ment and will spend several days
sight seeing in the Windy City.
Among those were Messrs. Rooney,
Felmlee, Russell, Spence, Ballard.
Harry Bailey and his uncle, Ches-
ter Bailey, are expected home this
evening from Madison, S. D., where
they were called last week by the
death and burial of the formers
father.
Mrs. E. T. Champlin returned on
the late train Saturday from Man
kato where she has been visiting
with her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Champlin.
The four village churches are
busily at work preparing for the
Christmas festivities. The Metho-
dist Sunday school will hold their
exercises Saturday evening, the
Baptist Sunday school on Sunday
evening, with a suitable exercise.
The Lutherans will have their ex-
ercises Christmas night, At st.
Matthews special Christmas services
will be observed Christmas night.
At st. Matthews special Christmas
services will be observed Christmas
morning at seven o'clock. st. Mat
thews choir, who have been learn
ing new mass music, will sing it
for the first time on Christmas morn
ing.
Rev. B. F. Koch at the close of
the church in the town hall in Ger
esco last Sunday afternoon organized
a Sunday school and hereafter there
will be a session every Sunday aft
ernoon.
At the regular meeting of the A.
F. and A. M. last Saturday evening
the officers for the coming year were
installed by Master HI. C. Kraus
L. S. Terry, one of the oldest masons
in the county acted as marshal. AT
the close of the installation the
members were guests of Hon. E. T.
Champlin, who had ordered most
delicious luncheon from Landlord
Wyman, which was nicely served
by Mrs. Wyman and her helpers in
| the Masonic dining room. E. T
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
SELF EXILED FROM HIS BELGIAN HOME, CAME
ACROSS THE WATER TO CONQUER WEAKNESS
Behind the Tragedy That Ended In Death of
Eugene Vandenberghe Was Story of
An Heroic Sacrifice
From TUESDAYS Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Tragedy and self-sacrifice are not
so rare as they might be, and every
day life in a city the size of Man
kato is replete with situations and
happenings which when properly
handled by some genius would make
a "best SELLER or a most thrilling
plot for modern drama
Eugene Vandenberghe, who met a
sudden and tragic death while at
work at the knott mandatory, yes
terday afternoon, left papers and
effects which reveal the vicissitudes
and misfortunes of a man who
fought valiantly against a weakness
and was conquering, although a self
exiled wanderer from his home and
country. Originally from a very
good family that spelled the name
Van den Berghe, he had plenty of
money, was in good circumstances
financially, with happy home cir
Gle consisting of his wife, Octavie,
daughters, Madelein and Eugene,
and sons, Ligon and Henrie.
Had Fondness For Liquor.
But fondness for liquors caused
him to squander considerable Of his
fortune, and resulted in disagree
ments in the home. Feeling that he
was failure the unfortunate man
determined to come to America and
make good" prove that he could
conquer his bad habit, and evidently
dreamed of day when he would be.
happily reunited with wife and chill
dren. He left Belgium and came al
most directly to Manhato where he
secured position as cabinet maker
at the knott factory, and settled
down to his hard work. of expiation
Renting a room at 211 Minnesota
street Mr.. Vandenberghe worked
hard every day, living very frugally,
with practically nothing to break
the somber routine of his days. He
insured his life in favor of his fam
lily, and made his first deposit in
the Mankato Savings bank on May
II, 1914, placing his savings from
his wages in the bank regularly
and having $1,035 to his
account at the time of his death
He was making good, breaking away
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-22
FARMER WAS ROBBED
WHILE FULL OF BEER
Act of Picking His Pocket Witnessed BY
Parties Who Did Not Report Theft to
Police; Victim Found BY Officers On
The Street; Locked Up
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Frank Gass claimed to the Man
kato police that he had been robbed,
and at the same time he admitted
that he had been worshipping at the
shrine of Bacchus. In other words,
he was intoxicated, so the police
say.
Gass, a farmer living two miles
west of Sleepy Eye, was picked up
Saturday night on the street He
spent the night in cell at the sta
ton and the next morning, when he
was in a normal condition, and his be-
longings were checked over, he
missed his grip and his purse, which
contained his railroad ticket and
about SIS.
He had stopped off at Mankato on
his way from Slayton to Racine, and
had gone to the saloon His recollec-
ton was vague, but he thought some
men took him to the saloon. He re-
membered buying several bottles of
beer and placing them in the grin II g
believed he had left his grip in the
saloon.
Sunday afternoon the grip was To-
Gated in a South Front street saloon
by Officer Albrecht. The police ran
down clues and it developed that
some young fellows who were in the
saloon when Gass was there had seen
somebody take the pOcket-book out
of Gass' pocket. Officer Waters
talked with one of these prospective
witnesses and gave him a lacking
up for not reporting the matter to
the police at once.