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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27

The real estate market in Fl Paso
is active" said !. B. Paden- During
the past week sales have been brisk
and there are many inquiries Border
troubles seem 20 have had little effect
on business. and the realty situation is
very satisfactOry."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27
Peace and Prosperity

Mr. Wilson is to campaign on the slogan Peace and
Prosperity Peace because we are not yet II the war
"Hi I- 10 cbose TO back down before rather than
- $3.50 another adversary at time when she al
I IN more than enough. And we in turn
5os to bacl, down before England and her allies So
T5 country was anything but prosperous until the
e;Lt;1o and ruiuation abroad gave US tremendous
s-1-sf At prices never before dreamed Of The IS a
dav copper miners at Bsbee for instance VIII have to
- 49, +bat the Democratic party put the copper in
the Tonnd had thing in the world to do with making
~ t for il or brought its value up to 2s cents.
The abolition Of the protective tartf caused deficit
which all Of special taxes nave Oeen required to
The slogan Of Mr. wilson's supporters may tickle the
care Of The uuthiuking but it lacks basis Of fact.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27

HE FL Paso smelter IS no"
taking practically all the ores
: which have been offered US
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
CHURCH OFFICERS ELECTED
Annual Meeting of Emmanuel Evan
gelicaI Church Was Held.
From MONDAYS Daily.


The Emmanuel Evangelical Luth-
eran church of this city held its
annual meeting yesterday to elect
its officers for the ensuing year. The
following were elected: Joachim
Kroeger, reelected president for
one year; Herman Kranke and JUL
ius Stockmann, reelected deacons
for two years; H. Schneider, mem
Der of the school board for three
years: Professor Hugo Frey, re-
elected recording secretary for one
year; F. Emmler, reelected mem
Der of auditing committee for three
years; Joachim Kroeger, reelected
elder for four years; Henry Vos-
beck, janitor for one year.
The committee for taking care of
the sick was reelected for one year.
The following are members of this
committee: Ludwig Wettlaufer,
Richard Miller, John Schumann,
William Jaeger, George Hartung
and F. Schultz.
The following were reelected as
ushers for one year: Alfred Kroeger,
John Traeger, Walter Vosbeck, Carl
Vosbeck, Ernest SLIDER, Harold Sill
Der, Otto Dethloff, and Edwin Klopp-
mann.
In meeting held last Thursday
evening Mr.. Ludwig Wettlaufer was
elected as trustee for term of
three years.
The term of office of the elected
members will begin January 1, 1917
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
Very Pretty Effect at the YuIe-
Tide Season
PLAN IN LARGER CITIES
Proposed to Inaugurate Same
Thing in Mankato; Appro-
pirate Undertaking
From Mondays Daily.


The beautiful custom Of lighting a
candle on Christmas eve, and allow
ing it to burn until the bells ring out
to announce the coming of the Christ
Child, originated among the peasantry
of Ireland, and is to this day especial
ly in the south as much of rite
among the defendants of these peo-
pie in our own country.
With the setting of the sun, on that
Holy Eve, all work is suspended. The
man of the house lights the candle,
which is Of size and magnifcence in
keeping with his means, and the
watch till midnight is given over to
prayers, and songs of the coming OF
the Christ Child, who is referred to in
the old warm celtic tongue as "the
little white BLOSSOM" "the little white
lamb of my heart"
Bell Rings Out.
At midnight the bell rings out, the
lights are quenched and the people
hurry to church to pour out their
hearts in welcome. The mother is the
last to leave the house and it is her
duty to "quench the light" as a sign
that the true light has come.
In the past few years an effort has
been made to introduce this beautiful
custom in the west. 1t is already well
established in the east. Last year
miles and miles of streets in Min
neapolis blossomed with these herald
lights, and it was no uncommon thing
to find them in the houses of those
who knew neither their meaning nor
their origin, but whose artistic fancy
was caught by the beauty of the GUS
tom.
Let us hope that these little well
comingg stars will some day make the
whole earth beautiful for the Christ
Child's coming.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
From Mondays Daily.

Howard Klein of Mountain Lake is Wis
iting friends in the city.
Engineer Donald Price of Lincoln, Neb.,
who designed the Main street bridge was
in the city today attending to business
matters
Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Fisher, who
spent the weekend with friends in Min
neapolis, returned home last evening.
Roy H. Allison, county surveyor, went
to Butterfeld on business today.
Judge w. l.. Comstock of the district
court was at st. James today holding a
special court term.
o. B. Hovig spent Sunday visiting
friends in Owatonna.
Mrs. Idres Davis of Judson visited in
the city couple of days last week and
was a snest on East Main street.
DIR. Roy Andrews left for Minneapolis
Saturday to attend clinics on childrens
diseases. He will return on Saturday and
will go to Chicago to attend clinics on
children'S diseases.
st. Cloud Journal Press: John c. Cot
ton of Los Angeles, California, formerly
Grocery company. spent the day in the
city visiting with his old partner and
business associate. Hugh Evans Mr..
Cotton is on his way to the cities from
puSlueSS trip III >OIlu DdhOld WHSiS
he owns several thousand acres of farm
land near Bismarck. He has been looking
over his property there. Mr.. Cotton is
very pleasantly remembered by many
people IN st. Cloud. He was especially
pleased that Mr.. Wilson was reelected
president and said he was proud of Cali
fornia and it's record vote for the presi-
dent. Mr.. Cotton noted with much salts
faction the progressive spirit being shown
in St Cloud which is resulting in such a
rapid development of the city. Mrs. Cot
ton is visiting in the east and his son.
Jack is attending college. Mr.. Cotton
goes from here to join them.
p. III. McGraw left this noon on bust
ness trip to Minneapolis.
Charles Cobb, alderman, and Harvey
Dart, city engineer of Owatonna. both
were in the city Saturday looking over
the new Mankato bridge. concrete
bridge of ornamental design is to be
built at Owatonna on the Straight river.
The bond issue of $4,000 has been vot-
ed The visitors were shown over the
new Mankato bridge by the consulting
engineer j. II. BrahtZ.
Donald D. Price. Lincoln, Neb., archi-
feet of the new bridge across the Mime
sofa river at Main street. was IN the
city today to figure out the estimate for
he Widell company of the work done on
the bridge up to close of operations TINS
fan. State Highway Engineer Nagel was
here from st. Paul this after
noon to take part in the same work
e. w. Peck, state Y. M. c. A. Secre-
he local Y. NJ. c.. A. officers today.
Evangelist C. c.. Smith of Chicago was
n town today to see the Mankato min
sters in regard to the series of evange-
istic meetings that will be held in the
city from December 81 to February 1.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
Robbers Steal Dresses Valued
At Above Century Mark
GET AWAY WITH LOOT
Several Homes Have Been En-
tered of Late; No CIeW to
The Thieves
from Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
1t looks as if some thief with a
special proclivity for taking women's
apparel had undertaken TO OBTAIN
possession of all the ladies' clothing
in the neighborhood of Broad and
Mulberry streets.
Several thefts have been commit
ted there and the circumstances
point to the conclusion that the
same thief Or thieves did all the jobs.
When DR.. and Mrs. Henry Vogel-
pohl were away from their home on
Mulberry street several hours yes
terday afternoon and evening, Wis
iting at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. A. V. Denman, in the same
neighborhood, some thief entered
their dwelling and stole practically
all of Mrs. Vogelpohl's cothing that
was in the house. The front door
was open when DR.. and Mrs. Vogel-
pohl returned home last evening
about nine o'clock. 1t was evident
that somebody had obtained en-
trance with a key, as they had left
the door locked.
Dresses Valued at 500.
The thief had gone upstairs and
taken several dresses and other ap-
parel, perhaps worth 500 in all. DR..
Vogelpohl had no small amount of
clothing right at hand, which might
also have been stolen, but it was
not. Downstairs, in the dining
room, about $50 in change lay in
dish in the china closet, but that
was not disturbed.
When Mrs. Denman heard of the
theft, she remembered that about
three months ago thief had enter
ed a shed next to DR.. Denman's gar
age, and stolen some apparel from a
trunk and had taken among other
things, DIR. Denman's overcoat. On
that occasion, entrance was obtain
ed with key, which was found still
in the lock. Last evening, Mrs. Den
man hurried out to the same shed
and found that it had been again
entered and the trunk itself was
taken. 1t contained collection of
patching pieces.
About the time that the first theft
occurred at DR.. Denman's shed, an
other neighbor, Mrs. Charles Eek
man, living on Mulberry street, had
lost a quantity of stockings, which
were taken from a clothesline.
Last Wednesday afternoon or
evening, thief entered shed at
the rear of the residence of Charles
T. Taylor, III North Broad street,
and stole a quantity of women's I'M
derwear, perhaps SIS worth, together
with folding table.
The police are working on these
Train hit an auto.
cases.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
MRS. CHRIS FOELSTER DIES
Death Was Caused BY Diabetes;
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon.
From Tuesdaws OaIlv.

DcdIn was SduSSo ~
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon.
From Tuesdays OaIlv.
Mrs. Ottilie Foelster, wife OF
Chris Foelster of 1921 Third avenue,
died at her home last night, death
being caused by diabetes, with
which she had been ill for some
time. Mrs. Foelster was born April
IS, 1883, and was twenty eight
years, seven months and twenty
three days old at the time of her
death. She was married to Chris
Foelster July Z, 1909, in this city,
and they continued to make their
home here. Surviving relatives are
the widower, two children, Harold
and Edward, at home; the parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Weber, city;
five sisters, Mrs. Amelia Nichols,
city; Mrs. Anna Kriewald, Mime
apolis, Misses Louise, Bertha, and
Ella Weber, city; two brothers,
Paul and August Weber, city. Flu
neral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon, at 1870 o'clock from the
home, 1921 Third avenue; and at
two O'Clock from the German Luth-
eran church, Rev. A. F. Winter Off
ciating. Interment will be made in
the German Lutheran cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
TiivoE

From TUESDAYS DsiIv.
Miss Lauretta Harvey has been on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs George OFT visited with
the formers parents in Mankato Sun
day.
Beulah and Effie Van Buren, visited
Helen buchholtZ Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Mosher visited at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. Larson
Sunday.
Mrs. H. f. Van Buren, and Leilah Har-
vey were Mankato callers Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold its
annual sale and supper at the home OF
P. J. Harvey Friday evening. December
Is. Everyone is cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hubmer and family
of Emrick. N. D., visited at the home
of Mrs. M. Phalen one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Buchholtz visited
at the Barton home Sunday.
On account of the bad weather there
was not very large crowd present at
the parcel shower Friday night.
The Farmers club will hold its next
meeting at the schoolhouse Saturday
evening, December &c..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
FARMERS SEEK REFORMS
Canadian Agriculturalists Want
Amendment to Tariff Laws.

Canadian Aqriculturalists Want
Amendment to Tariff Laws.
UNITED Press Dispatch.]
From Tuesdays Daily.
Winnipeg, Man., December IL
The combined farmers organiza-
lions of all Canada representing
$4,000 affiliated farmers, known as
the council of agriculture, have
adopted a political platform for the
purpose of bringing about political
and social reform. The platform
was announced today.
The reforms aimed at include
the amendment of the tariff laws
by reducing the duty on goods i'm
ported from Great Britain to half
the rates charged under the general
tariff, and further reductions in the
remaining tariffs such as will in
sure complete free trade between
Great Britain anu Canada within
five years.
1t is also urged that the recipro-
city agreement with the United
States will be accepted by the par
lament of Canada and that all food
stuff not included in the reciprocity
agreement of 1911 be placed upon
the free list; that agricultural I'M
Elements, farm machinery, vehicles,
Fertilizer, coal, lumber, cement. IL
Eliminating fuel and lubricating oils
be placed on the free list.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
WORK FOR PENN SOLONS
That Body Will Spend Time Arguing
Over progressive Laws.
IIIpited Press DiSpatCh

UNITED Press Dispatch1
Harrisburg, Pa, December 10
Pennsylvania's biennial general as
sembly, when it convenes in January,
probably will spend most of it's time
arguing over progressive laws which
now exist. In 1913 and 1915 many
progressive laws were enacted-child
labor, female labor, wOrkmen's COM
pensation, elections. Many amend
ments will be proposed, some from
friends; some from enemies. The pro
gressive" elements of all parties are
likely to find their hands full preser-
wing the spirit of the laws as they
exist.
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh will
endeavor to have a housing bill added
to the list. 1t will be his second and
last legislature.
Senator Boiss Penrose, while still
the recognized republican leader or
the state, has nothing but the title.
| He is without patronage-federal,
state or city. Congressman William
S. Ware and his brother, State Senator
Edwin H. Ware, control the Philadel-
phia city administration. Governor
Brumbaugh is aligned with them. 4
warm fight is in prospect over organ
ization of the legislature. Upon the
result may depend the political future
/ of Penrose, although he has five
years yet to serve at Washington.
The session will be engaged With
the biennial battle for passage OF a
county local option bill on the liquor
license question. Granting of liquor
licenses in Pennsylvania now is ex-
clusiyely in the hands of the judges
lof the courts of the several counties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
WINNERS OF THE HOME GARDEN
AND CANNING CONTEST OF STATE

club, Kanabec county; two, Porham
club, Ottertail county; three, Fergus
Falls club, Ottertail county.
Southern Section-one, st. Peter
club, Nicollet county; two, Sleepy
Eye club, Brown county; three, Jor-
dan club, Scott county.
South Central Section-one, Maple
Lake club, Wright county; two, Rush
City club. Chisago. county; three,
Cokato club, Wright county.
The club in each section making
the best record receives as a prize
ten dozen "E 2. Seal" glass jars,
the gift of the Hazel Atlas Glass
company. The club in each district
receiving second prize receives six
dozen jars of the same kind.
The ten boys and girls winning
the ten highest prizes in the state,
aside from the state champion, and
thereby obtaining membership in
the Minnesota State Horticultural
society, were as follows: Leona
Buss, Spring Valley; Elsie McNall,
Sleepy Eye; George Anderson, st.
Peter; Milton Johnson, Cokato, FREE
da Murer, Mora; Harold Darr, Min
neapolis; Homer Kelly, Gladstone;
Elsie Haines, Rush City; Olaf An
derson, Fergus Falls; Martha Palu-
bicki, Perham.
A $4,000 club house to be known
as the Friendship Home" will be
given to the boys and girl club with
the highest record. The donor of
the home will be the w. d. Boyce
company of Chicago. The winner of
this splendid prize has not yet been
announced.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Winners of the home garden and
canning contest of the state carried
on under the direction of the agri-
cultural extension division, of the
University of Minnesota, have been
announced by T. A. Erickson, who
has charge of the boys and girls
contest work. Laura HintZe, Spring
Valley, Fillmore county, wins the
the state championship and received
at the Horticultural society meeting
Thursday, gold medal given by the
United States department of agri-
culture, and $40, the gift of the
State Horticultural society, to COW
er the expenses of her trip to the
meeting of the society.
Winners of the four district prizes
were as follows:
Northern section-Phoebe OAR
ling, Aitken, Mimi.
North centr al section-Edna
Burch, Mora.
Southern section-Carl Potthoff,
Jordan.
South central section-Mary RAJ
mey, Maple Lake.
Each OF these VIII receive free
trip to the boys and girls short
course at university farm, the first
week ir April, transportation being
provided by. the w. d. Boyce Pub
fishing company of Chicago.
Club prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
Northern Section-one, Carlton
o1uh Carlton cOuntv. two Wilton
club, Beltrami county; three, War
rem club, Marshall county.
North Central Section-one, Mora
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
ST. PAUL SLEUTHS ACCUSED
BY CROOK IN THAT CITY
ST. Paul Detectives Said to Have
Got Their Bit From Money Taken
BY Burglars of Fuel Offices.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Lester Buchanan is said to have
made a confession to the Minneapo-
lis police accusing two st. Paul
detectives of having participated
in planning the robbery of the
Leighton Campbell fuel offices,
Minneapolis, where bandits OBJ
tanned $1,000 Saturday night. The
money was to have been shared
with the detectives, the police say.
The same two detectives did re-
ceive part of the money from the
robbery of William Johnson, accord
ing to Buchanan, who said he and
Daniel Mitchell, suspect held with
him, had robbed Johnson of 500.
The detectives got $50 of it, Buchan-
an said.
Chief 4John J. OsConnor4 of the St.
Paul ,mT6lice u force declared last
night that he took no stock in the
story. told by Buchanan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
GONE OUT OF BUSINESS

Newspapers That Cannot Stand the
High Price of Material.
According to the last bulletin pub
lished by the American Newspaper
Publishers association, twenty eight
newspapers in the state of Oklahoma
have been put out of business during
the past few months on account of
the almost prohibitive price of paper
One of the leading publishers of the
northwest predicts that newspapers in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL
Dorothy Madeline Flanagan Died
Following an Operation.
From, Mordav's Daily.

Little Dorothy Madeline, the five
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. D. Flanagan of Mapleton, passed
away last night at eleven o'clock.
death occurring at one of the local
hospitals, where she had been oper-
ated upon for appendicitis. She had
been ill since last Friday, and was
brought to Mankato by her parents
in the hope of saving her life. She
was the eldest child in the family,
and was bright and attractive little
girl, the pride of the household. The
remains were shipped to Mapleton
this afternoon, and funeral services
will be held there Wednesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
Friday, December Is, 1916.

not financially strong enough to
shoulder the losses will fall by the
wayside during the first few months
of the new year In one of the eastern
states a number of publishers have
actually tried to reach an agreement
among themselves to suspend publ
cation for period until conditions
change since even the increase in adj
vertising rates and in the price of
subscriptions will cover only small
part of the loss sustained.
F. H. Barnes of Vernon Center was
in the city yesterday, enroute to Ro-
chester.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
SUIT HAS BEEN STARTED
Action BY Land investment Company
Against Bindigs.
From TUESDAYS OailN.

Suit has been filed by the Farmers
Land and Investment company OF
Rockford, N. D., in the United States
district court at Mankato, against
Carl Bindig and Augusta Bindlg OF
Rapidan, to compel the specific per-
Torrance of an alleged contract. 1t is
claimed that by this contact the COM
pany was to buy for the Bindigs a
16O-acre farm in Wells county, North
Dakota, for $10,250; that part OF this
avs to be paid by turning over the
Bindig farm of so acres in Rapidan;
that the company bought the North
Dakota farm, and that the Bindigs
refused to fulfill their part of the con-
tract. S. B. Wilson is attorney for the
plaintiff company.
4 Architect George Pass, Jr., has re-
turned from business trip to Hunt
ley, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
TWO BOYS WERE BURNED
Robert Goodner and Leslie hummer
Are Victims of Explosion.

Robert Goodner and Leslie hummer
Are Victims of Explosion.
Robert Goodner, nine-year old son
of Charles Goodner, and Leslie Bum
mer, eight years old, had a narrow
escape from being seriously burned
at the Goodner home, S14 West Front
street, late Saturday afternoon. The
two little boys went into the kitchen,
when no one else was in the house,
and the Goodner boy thought he would
build up the fire. He picked up the
two gallon kerosene oil can and
poured oil into the stove. Then he
stepped to the pantry to put away the
oil can, and just at that moment, the
oil in the stove, turned into gas by
live Goals, exploded. A great blaze
shot up and live embers were blown
about the room. The boys rushed out
and cried that the house was on fire
A neighbor turned in an alarm and
the fire department responded. There
was no actual fire damage, however.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Kalkow of De-
CORA and sons Everett and Louis have
returned home from visit 20 South Ia
kota. They report having had a very
nice visit in that state
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
SYRUP FROM SUGAR BETS
Talk of Factory Being Operated Soon
at Eaule Lake.
Especial to Free Press. ]

Especial to Free Press.
Eagle Lake, December ia gent
leman was here last week who is
thinking of starting a syrup factory,
making the same out of sugar beets,
which he claimed can hardly be de-
tected from maple syrup. The present
sorghum mill can be utilized after the
season is over for cane syrup. Some
have already expressed a desire to
take stock in it's manufacture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
DEATH OF EVAN A. EVANS

Former Resident of Mankato Died
at Bismarck, N. D.
From Tuesdays Daily.
d. NJ. Jones of this city received
a message this morning containing
the news of the death of his cousin,
Evan A. Evans at Bismarck, N. D.,
which occurred at one of the hos
pitfalls there last night Mr.. Evans
went to Fessendon, N. D., from here
sixteen years ago to take claim,
having lived there since. A week
ago he was taken to Bismarck to
undergo an operation for appended
tbs.
Mr.. Evans is survived by a wife
and eight small children.
Two brothers, Conner and Edwin
Evans, of Judson, will go to Fes-
sendon to attend the funeral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15
WAS KILLED INSTANTLY

Mrs. Frank Macdonald, Riding Auto,
Struck BY Train.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. Frank Macdonald of Ellen
dale was instantly killed and her
husband was seriously injured when
a Rock Island train struck their car at
Glendale Sunday noon The car was
enclosed and they did not see the on
coming train, which struck the back
seat of the car and smashed it to
pieces. Mrs. Macdonald's body was
mangled in horrible manner Mr..
Macdonald is seriously injured and
little hope is held out for his, recov-
prV